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The article published in Academics Review is rather long and dry reading, at the very least, scroll down to the conclusions section and read it. If you want to tackle the whole thing, get comfortable and go for it, it is very comprehensive review of the organic food industry. Such work is rare in today's literature on the subject. I realize there are those who will disagree with portions of the article and others who will refuse to even read past the first quarter of it plunging their heads into the sands of ignorance. We don't have to agree with all or any of it. Let the comments and debate begin:) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Organic Marketing Report article
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Not a lot of people are fans of that article/report/paper/study/whatever. Neither of the guys who authored it have any experience in marketing even if they have experience with food production, genetics, and chemistry. The same reason they have no business writing papers on marketing is the same reason Stephanie Seneff has no business writing about sulfur supplements and herbicides. Besides that, Dr. David Tribe is an embarrassing "anti-organic" crusader who spreads 1/2-truths and outright lies about the industry in between the occasional nugget of well presented fact. Academics Review was founded to collectively eye-roll the grand idiot Jeffrey Smith (speaking of someone who has no business pretending to be an expert), but it very quickly de-evolved into an anti-organic, pro-anything-non-organic weird thing. Thankfully, people who are pro-GMO/pro-chem/etc mostly dismissed and walked away from these guys rather than celebrating their existence or pretending what they're writing is ground breaking research. A lot of people don't have time for intellectual dishonesty no matter how passionate the subject. It would be nice if some who are "anti-GMO/chemical/etc" would vet their own mouthpieces rather than following them off an intellectual cliff because they're saying something they want to hear. |
- Posted by michael357 5b, KS (My Page) on Sun, Aug 10, 14 at 18:39
As a fellow vegetable crops researcher friend said to me recently, "follow the money". it is tragic today that so many are using the organic/GMO/pesticide, etc. topic to make a buck whether it is self professed experts on blogs to media outlets to ag. interests large and small. It's not too shocking to imagine what we all want and need is a safe, nutritious, affordable, available food chain in this country. So many actors are involved in the chain we have and call me a cynic but, I believe the vast majority are in it to line their pockets and/or inflate their egos, damned shame! Keep growing your own folks and never stop learning and searching for truth. A friend of mine once told me that when you're pointing your finger at someone there are 3 of yours pointing back at you, I try to remember that:) |
Growing to eat is the way… |
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Abstract: | Målet er å analysere nytten av den kunstige sfinkterprotesen ved kirurgisk behandling av urininkontinens. Den kunstige sfinkterprotesen ble introdusert på 70-tallet og har blitt annerkjent som det mest effektive og oftest brukte kirurgiske alternativet for behandling av alvorlig inkontinens. Oppgaven inkluderer totalt 31 pasienter som fikk installert urininkontinensprotese ved Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge i perioden 1977 til 2010. Median oppfølgingstid er 91(3-305) måneder. Pasientjournalen til samtlige er gjennomgått for komplikasjoner, total overlevelse av protesen og nytte for pasient. Et anonymisert evalueringsskjema ble utsendt til pasientene for å vurdere deres tilfredshet med protesen. 17 av 31 pasienter har hatt behov for revisjon på grunn av komplikasjoner. Total overlevelse av protesen hos disse pasientene er median 24 måneder. Prosentvis nytte av protesen for 31 pasienter er median 75% av total oppfølgingstid. Det ble registrert stor subjektiv bedring og høy grad av total fornøydhet hos de pasienter som returnerte evalueringsskjemaet. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3994 |
Abstract: | The diel vertical migration (DVM) of Calanus (Calanus finmarchicus, Calanus glacialis and Calanus hyperboreus) and Metridia longa was investigated in August 2008 at six locations to the north and northwest of Svalbard (Rijpfjorden, Ice, Marginal Ice Zone, Shelf break, Shelf and Kongsfjorden). Despite midnight sun conditions, a diel light cycle was clearly observed at all stations. We collected data on zooplankton vertical distribution using a Multi Plankton Sampler (200-μm mesh size) and an EK60 echosounder system (38, 120 and 200 kHz). These were supplemented by environmental data collected using a standard conductivity, temperature and depth (CTD) profiler. The sea ice had recently opened in Rijpfjorden, Ice and Shelf stations, and these stations exhibited phytoplankton bloom conditions with pronounced fluorescence maxima at approximately 30 m. In contrast, Kongsfjorden was more representative of autumn conditions, with the Arctic bloom having culminated 2–3 months prior to sampling. All three Calanus species were found shallower than 50 m on average at Rijpfjorden and the Ice station, while C. glacialis and C. hyperboreus were found deeper than 200 m on average at Kongsfjorden. Shallow water DVM behaviour (<50 m) was observed at Rijpfjorden and the Shelf station, especially among the C. finmarchicus CI-CIII population, which was particularly abundant at the Shelf (>5,000 individuals/m3). A bimodal depth distribution was observed among C. finmarchicus at the Shelf break station, with CI-CIII copepodites dominating at depths shallower than 100 m and CIV-adult stages dominating at depths exceeding 600 m. Statistical analyses revealed significant differences between the day and night 200-kHz data, particularly at specified depth strata (25–50 m) where backscatter intensity was higher during the day, especially in Rijpfjorden and at the Ice station. We conclude that DVM signals exist in the Arctic during late summer/autumn, when a need to feed and an abundant food source exists, and these signals are primarily due to mesozooplankton. |
Description: | This article is part of Anette Wold's doctoral thesis, which is available in Munin at http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4152 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/4036 |
Abstract: | The 2007-2008 election violence in Kenya left more than 1,200 people dead and over half a million internally displaced. There were serious human rights violations, including freedom of movement, freedom of assembly and opinion. A Commission of Inquiry set to investigate the violence has attributed the conflict to unresolved historical grievances. But, the government and international agencies blame some sections of the media for inflaming the violence and ethnic hatred among Kenyans. The media is one of the most vibrant institutions in Kenya. It is vocal on matters of public interest, including political and socio-economic developments. In so far, much has been written on the role of the media in the conflict, but little, on their role in peace-building. Yet, peace-building remains a human rights concern locally and internationally. This thesis looks at how press freedom was used to either enhance conflict or build peace, as exemplified in the mentioned case. It also examines the role of the media as an agenda setter for human rights. This role provides a theoretical assumption of the responsibility of the media in preserving rights and freedoms. I argue that the media agenda to promote human rights can only be achieved within an independent media, guarded by working legislations and effective monitoring systems. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3506 |
Abstract: | Mål: Å utforske korttidssresultater ved behandling av pasienter med endetarmskreft ved UNN, Tromsø, i en periode preget av overgang fra åpen til laparoskopisk kirurgi. Introduksjon: Etter å ha gjennomgått en overgang fra noe uorganisert preoperativ håndtering og i hovedsak åpen kirurgi, har gastrokirurgisk avdeling ved UNN, Tromsø gått over til å fokusere på effektiv standardisert preoperativ utredning, der MDT-møter spiller en stor rolle, samt overgang til større grad av standardisert minimal invasiv kirurgi som gjøres av et fåtall erfarne kirurger fra 2007-2012. Det var av interesse å evaluere korttidsresultater og liggetiden for pasientene, særlig med tanke på komplikasjoner og gradering av disse i laparoskopisk versus åpen kirurgi. Det var også av interesse å vite hvor stor andel av rectumcancerkirurgi som tilbys laparoskopisk i Norge. Materiale og Metode: Pasientjournalene ble retrospektivt manuelt gjennomgått og en database ble opprettet som inneholdt pasientdemografi, komorbiditet, pasientens sykehusløp med antall dager mellom mottatt og behandlet henvisning til poliklinikk og operasjon, hvilken type operasjon gjort og kvaliteten på denne målt i antall høstede glandler samt sirkumferensiell reseksjonsmargin. Histologisk gradering, eventuelle komplikasjoner og gradering av disse, samt antall og type operasjoner per kirurg ble også registrert. Det ble innhentet informasjon om hvilke sykehus i Norge som utførte rektumcancerkirurgi laparoskopisk i 2010. Resultater: Median tidsbruk til å gjennomgå henvisning av overlege ble tilnærmet halvert fra 2007-2012. Prosentandel pasienter med komplikasjoner var 32,3% i 2007 da et stort flertall av operasjonene ble gjennomført åpent. I 2012 var denne andelen tilnærmet halvert til 16,4%. Man så også en gradvis nedgang i anastomoselekkasje, fra en topp på 31% i 2007 til 4% i 2012. Liggetiden for pasienter operert åpent var også tilnærmet halvert for pasienter operert laparoskopisk de siste tre årene av studieperioden. 111 av 843 rektumcanceroperasjoner ble utført laparoskopisk i 2010. Konklusjon: Økt fokus på standardisert preoperativ utredning og evaluering i MDT-møter etterfulgt av standardisert minimal invasiv kirurgi, gir gode korttidsresultater, med få komplikasjoner og kort liggetid. Rektumkirurgi bør utføres laparaskopisk av noen selekterte kirurger, og i større grad tilbys i Norge. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/6362 |
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Abstract: | During hypoxic insult, neuronal tissue undergoes an excitotoxic cascade of events leading to cell death. This response involves loss of membrane potential and uncontrolled release of primarily excitatory neurotransmitters. I propose that this fatal cascade is significantly delayed or attenuated in diving species, which are adapted to repeated exposures to hypoxic conditions as a consequence of breath-hold diving. Here I have compared the in vitro overflow/efflux of neurotransmitters from cerebellar slices of a diving bird, the common eider duck (Somateria mollissima) and of the non-diving chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus), using a microperfusion technique as described by Kirschner et al. (2009). Slices were cut in ice cold oxygenated aCSF and stored at room temperature before transfer to custom-made microperfusion chambers. After 20 min equilibration at 37°C, the superfusate was collected while exposing the slices to 20 min hypoxic or normoxic (control) perfusions, before reoxygenation. I used Waters UPLC AAA application solution for physiological amino acids to detect changes in the concentration of the excitatory neurotransmitters Glutamate and Serine and the inhibitory Glycine, in the superfusate. I found that neurotransmitter release, for both eider duck and chicken, tended to increase in hypoxia. In addition, higher levels of neurotrasmitter efflux during the hypoxia, and normoxia exposure were present in the chicken. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/6822 |
Abstract: | Natural transformation is one of the three mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer by which bacteria are able to take up free DNA from the surrounding environment. In natural ecosystems, bacteria preferentially attach to surfaces, forming matrix-enclosed communities known as biofilm. Biofilm cells differ phenotypically and physiologically from their free-floating counterparts. Objective: To estimate transformation frequency in Streptococcus gordonii biofilm and compare that to transformation in a planktonic type of growth. Methods: S. gordonii challis (ATCC 35105) was grown as biofilm in appropriate liquid media. The plasmid vector pVA838 and chromosomal DNA of S. gordonii were used as donor DNA in the transformation assay. Strain-specific synthetic Competence Stimulating Peptide (CSP) was used to induce competence in S. gordonii. The biofilm was grown in polystyrene microtiter wells. Cells in the biofilm were harvested to assess the transformation frequency. Results: The transformation frequency in biofilm bacteria was found to be approximately 6-fold higher than those of planktonic counterparts. Conclusion: This result may either indicate a potential stress-related role of CSP or the fact that CSP participates in the synthesis of bacteriocin-like protein. The finding of enhanced cells in the biofilm in the presence of CSP suggests the involvement of CSP-QS system in the process of biofilm formation. Probably the most confusing finding of this present study was the dramatic increase of the OD value in the liquid culture of S. gordonii after addition of CSP in the early growth phase. This study demonstrated that S. gordonii cells were able to acquire foreign plasmid DNA much more efficiently than their planktonic counterparts in vitro. This finding suggests that biofilm growth mode may provide optimal condition for genetic transformation. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/3529 |
Abstract: | In this study we have tested Bengali adult native speakers' word order choices with respect to information structure and have compared their preferences to the Bengali native children acquirers. The study shows that Bengali word order scrambling is available in various type of sentences like declaratives, wh-questions and focus constructions. The scrambling is not at all optional in this language; in contrast it works as a diagnostic to determine the information structure of the sentence. According to the findings of this research, Bengali adults' word order preferences for declarative sentences are not the same as wh-questions. Moreover, information structure in Bengali motivates the adults to choose different word orders for the focus constructions with respect to wh-questions. For example, large numbers of Bengali adults prefer to put the focus element after the verb while they do not prefer the same thing for wh-questions. However, preverbal base generated and preverbal scrambling focus elements are also prominent in the adult data. In fact, Bengali language allows in-situ contrastive focus (i.e. focus element is base generated) and scrambling contrastive focus (i.e. focus element is moved from its base position). Therefore, Bengali adults use both of these techniques to produce contrastive focus. Since most of the adults prefer scrambling to produce contrastive focus constructions, we can say that the contrastive focus scrambling bear strong information packaging and therefore the constituents of a sentence are rearranged in different word order. The study also revealed that in almost all cases, Bengali children pick up the technique of correlating information structure and word order scrambling quickly and regarding word order choices, they behave in the same way as the adults. However most of the children in our experiment prefer in-situ contrastive focus. Considering all limitations of our experiment we can say that Bengali children acquire the technique of in-situ focus early in compare to the other way of constructing contrastive focus. In this study, we have designed a set of experiments to test the correlation between the word order scrambling and the information structure. Since it is necessary to find out the factors behind this correlation, one experiment has been designed for the adults and the other has been designed for the children. The main objective of these experiments is to collect natural responses from the Bengali adults and the children. Even though two experiments are not entirely identical with each other, we only consider the conclusive data-values to get a relatively concrete result. The present study is concluded with an assumption that the study should be conducted in future with a larger amount of data. As a result, it will be possible to get more convincing answer. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/2780 |
Abstract: | Abstract. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the different aspects of the Sakawa Sili indigenous festival where the Sili dance is performed. Modernization and rituals theories are deeply observed to analyze my research questions. The main leading questions are: what is the importance of Sakawa Sili festival in Rai community? How it is celebrated? How is this festival affected by modernization and globalization? How do younger generations understand this festival? And how does this festival help to revitalizing the Rai's culture? These questions will be addressed in this study based on research collected during fieldwork. Basically this traditional indigenous festival is a celebration of praying to the Goddess of nature for good crops and protection from the natural calamities. Its meanings lie in the movements of bodies and how the dancers respond. Viewer can feel its music, sounds, shapes and directions. Every movement has its own senses while performing the dance. This study focused on how these movements are influenced by modernization and globalization. It is visible during the festival period that participants move their body in different ways like fast, slow and mixed. However, the important thing is that it is a way of motions that is found in Kirati land from more than thousands years. Several questions are raised to question the knowledge about the festival such as history, origin, importance and its rituals values. Mainly in order to answers my research questions, several tools and techniques were implemented. Through qualitative data my research questions will be observed and the impacts of modernization in the festival will be analyzed. How the impacts of modernization and globalization could positively and negatively affect the ritual will also be observed from this thesis. Important aspects like its origin, types, importance, rituals values and cultural revitalization are also analyzed in this study. The study examines the impacts of modernization and the complex relationship with globalization. Research closely observed its impacts on the Sakawa Sili festival in multiple ways. This thesis also discusses the fundamental questions about rights of indigenous people, questions of self-determination, indigenous identity and power. However, this study focuses on the impacts of modernization on the festival and examines the impacts on cultural and rituals values in Rai Kirati indigenous community in Nepal. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5105 |
Abstract: | The use of information and communication technology (ICT) in healthcare termed as Telemedicine has acted as a tool to improve access and quality in healthcare. In developing countries where a majority of the population resides in remote areas with no essential health care facilities, telemedicine seems to be a solution. Telemedicine has the potential to not only improve access but also to improve health care delivery by supporting or assisting the rural practitioner or local health care provider through ICT. This study was conducted in Kathmandu Model Hospital (KMH) in Nepal in order to have a better understanding of the role of telemedicine in health care of Nepal and find ways to improve telemedicine programs by identifying challenges and issues. A qualitative, interpretative case study approach was used for this research. The research was also guided by theories in telemedicine and information infrastructure. The findings indicated that telemedicine services provided by Kathmandu Model Hospital has increase access to expertise consultations in remote outreach centers including in KMH. The study also shows that telemedicine can empower and support health practitioners by providing trainings and assistance. However, challenges such as a lack of adequate information infrastructure and lack of training of users leading to underuse of technologies were also found. Despite such challenges telemedicine in KMH is an example that health care delivery can be improved and health care practitioners can be empowered by using simple available technologies for basic telemedicine applications such as teleconsultation and tele-education. . |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5627 |
Abstract: | The thesis consists of four parts and its four main objectives are: (1) to establish a potential link between serpentinization beneath a young sedimented-ocean ridge and carbon release and gas hydrate formation directly above it, (2) to understand the coexistence of free gas and gas-hydrate and to image the geophysical evidence for a geologically controlled gas hydrate, fluid migration pathway and seabed expulsion system, (3) to image the active fluid flow migration path-networks from deep hydrocarbon sources and to assess the distribution of shallow gas accumulation, and (4) to determine in detail the seismic velocity structure of the regions close to the landward limit of hydrate stability zone. The methodology implemented to realize this aims was achieved by integrating 3D seismic imaging, 1D velocity modeling to 2D seismic imaging and bathymetric and oceanographic data mapping. This PhD thesis presents results from four articles that glean into the fluid flow and gas-hydrate systems of the NW-Svalbard and SW-Barents Sea margins. The important results found during this research are: (1) new evidence for carbon release from the deep-seated source rock through the sediments above diapirism and methane capture in the inferred areas of serpentinization at the Knipovich Ridge, (2) new geophysical evidence for gas migration and geologically controlled gas hydrate system offshore NW-Svalbard, where several existing glacigenic debris flow units, which are spatially confined and influence gas migration pathways and hence, the location of gas leakage zones at the seafloor and (3) first findings of the formation of "tilted" bottom-simulating reflector in the SW-Barents Sea. They have formed due to variations in fluid flux along regions of deep-seated fault complexes causing a change in heat flow. The data also provides new evidence for the connection of deep-hydrocarbon and shallow gas hydrate, where existing fault complexes apparently act as pathways for the upward migration of fluids. |
Description: | Papers 2, and 4 of this thesis are not available in Munin: 2. Rajan, A., J. Mienert, and S. Bünz: 'Acoustic evidence for a gas migration and release system in Arctic glaciated continental margins offshore NW-Svalbard', Marine and Petroleum Geology (2012), vol.32(1):36-49. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2011.12.008 3. Anupama Rajan, Stefan Bünz, Jürgen Mienert and. Andrew J. Smith: 'Tilted bottomsimulating reflectors (TBSRs) provide evidence for active fluid flow from deep hydrocarbon sources in the SW-Barents Sea' (manuscript) 4. Anupama Rajan, Tim A. Minshull and Jürgen Mienert: 'Heterogeneous distribution of gashydrate and free gas in glaciated sediments of the NW-Svalbard continental margin inferred from changes in compressional wave velocity' (manuscript). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/5149 |
Abstract: | Exploratory analyses are vital to fully realize the potential for scientific discoveries in large-scale biomedical data compendia. Specifically, most biomedical data analyses require a human expert to interactively explore the data to find novel hypotheses or conclusions. However, recent developments in biotechnology instruments are generating Tera-scale datasets. No interactive biomedical data analysis systems scale to such large datasets. We present the design, implementation and optimization of the SPELL biomedical search algorithm on the Spark framework. We demonstrate the scalability and interactive performance of our Spark-SPELL system. In addition, we demonstrate the performance improvements of our optimizations to the SPELL algorithm and the Spark framework. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/6555 |
Abstract: | Makrofager kan utgjøre en betydelig del av en kreftsvulst. Det er tidligere vist at monocytter ved differensiering mot makrofager uttrykker økte mengder av enkelte cysteinproteaser. Maligne celler er vist å bruke cysteinproteaser i forbindelse med metastasering, og endogene cysteinproteasehemmere antas å kunne hemme denne prosessen. Det var derfor interessant å studere reguleringen i uttrykk og aktivitet av cystatiner ved differensiering av monocyttiske celler mot makrofager. Det ble etablert en funksjonell metode for måling av inhibitorisk aktivitet mot cysteinproteaser i laboratoriet ved hjelp av fluorometrisk måling med cysteinproteasen papain som enzym. Metoden ble brukt til å måle inhibitorisk aktivitet av cystatiner i THP-1 celler (en human monocyttliknende akutt leukemisk cellelinje), i diverse humane kreftcellelinjer, i diverse xenografter (human/mus), og i cystatin M-transfekterte HEK 293 celler (nyreepitelceller). THP-1 celler ble stimulert med PMA (40 ng/ml) i 24 timer, og dyrket i opptil 10 dager. Ved stimulering med PMA gikk cellene fra å være frittlevende monocytter til å bli adherente makrofager. Grad av inhibitorisk aktivitet ble regnet ut i inhibitoriske enheter per mg totalprotein for cellelysater og inhibitoriske enheter per ml for cellemedier. En inhibitorisk enhet ble definert som den konsentrasjonen som må til for å hemme 50 % av papainaktiviteten. Uttrykk av cystatinene C, M og F ble analysert ved hjelp av immunodeteksjon (Western blotting). Det ble sett på endring av total inhibitorisk aktivitet over tid, og en eventuell sammenheng mellom inhibitorisk aktivitet og uttrykk av cystatin C, F og M. Målingene i medieprøver fra cystatin M-transfekterte celler viste tydelig økt inhibitorisk aktivitet i de transfekterte cellene, noe som bekreftet at metoden fungerte for å måle hemming forårsaket av ekstracellulært cystatin M. Det ble observert en tidsavhengig økning i inhibitorisk aktivitet både i cellelysater og cellemedier. Uttrykk av cystatin C og M ble detektert, men ikke cystatin F. Det ble observert en sammenheng mellom den tidsavhengige økningen i ekstracellulær inhibitorisk aktivitet og uttrykk av ekstracellulært cystatin M. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1187 |
Abstract: | For å verne barnet mot framtidig alvorlig skade kan myndighetene gå til omsorgsovertakelse før omsorgssviktsituasjonen har manifestert seg. Barnevernloven § 4-12 litra d) representerer i så måte en utvidelse av inngrepsmulighetene i forhold til tidligere lovgivning.De materielle vilkårene for inngrep er strenge, og spørsmålet er om de er så strenge at de i praksis fungerer som skranke for riktig hjelp til rett tid. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10037/1517 |
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For those unable to attend this year's edition of This Is Hardcore earlier this July to watch Madball perform their debut classic album Set It Off in full, fear not. The New York hardcore outfit have decided to expand their 20th Anniversary celebration of the album a bit further, hitting eight cities along the East Coast early December with original guitarist Matt Henderson in tow and peers Turnstile, Death Before Dishonor, Take Offense and Downpresser due for support. Peep the tour dates and details below. Continue reading
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TWITCHING TONGUES Announce "On Tour There Is No Law" Tour
Twitching Tongues have recently announced dates for a Fall tour in support of their imminent sophomore full length, In Love There Is No Law. The month-long tour will hit more than thirty cities across the U.S. and Canada and will see direct support incoming from Downpresser and Angel Du$t, with Turnstile due to drop in mid-tour and the legendary Stigmata set to enter the fray for the last couple of California dates as well. Peep the full tour details above and a music video for In Love There Is No Law's title track below. In Love There Is No Law is due out August 20 by way of Closed Casket Activities.
TURNSTILE Debut New Video "Canned Heat"
Baltimore, MD's grooviest metallic hardcore act, Turnstile, have just debuted a video for "Canned Heat", a new track we last saw the group performing live at Florida's Bringin' It Back For The Kids Fest 2: Electric Boogaloo. Strewn together with pro-shot live footage from that very show, we are now treated to a mastered and complete version of the track…along with news that Turnstile will be releasing a new EP/LP/?? possibly entitled Step 2 Rhythm through Reaper Records this year. Metallic hardcore release of the year? I'd put my money on it. Stream "Canned Heat" below. Continue reading
TURNSTILE Debut New Track "Canned Heat"
Back at the devastatingly brutal Florida based Bringin' It Back For The Kids Fest 2: Electric Boogaloo last week, the grooviest band in contemporary hardcore, Turnstile, ended up debuting a new song entitled "Canned Heat". While the current discography for the group has been short(a demo, a 7″, and a spot on the excellent Extermination Compilation), every piece of work has been a pure slice of fried gold. Shredtastic, groovy, and all out fun, Turnstile's relation in the hardcore world mirrors that of Bloodbath's in the death metal world. Both bands contain members of prominent acts within their respective scenes(Turnstile with Trapped Under Ice, Mindset and Bloodbath with Opeth, Katatonia) and both bands I wish were more active than their more popular counterparts. Yes, I like Bloodbath more than Opeth and Katatonia. Anyhow, enough rambling, check out the live shot video for "Canned Heat" and a track from Turnstile's 7″ EP Pressure To Succeed(Reaper Records,pick up here) below. Mosh on. Continue reading
The Extermination Compilation Review
A millennial ago in internet time(circa August 2011), a record label by the name of Flatspot Records announced that the Fall of that fateful year would befall the release of the label's own homage to all the great hardcore compilations of the past, The Extermination Compilation. Consisting of five hardcore heavyweights of this day and age(Backtrack, Turnstile, King Nine, Soul Search, and Suburban Scum), this compilation was to be a legendary release. Trailers were released. Tracks were teased. Adult entertainment was hired as face placards for the satiable product. But this was not to be. With each passing month came another update of "It's almost done". The fire of hope waned as its last embers lay fueled by the lowly gas of promised test presses and problems at the printing plant. 2012 came. School ended. No Extermination Compilation. Eventually, I along with hypothetical others forgot about it. Anticipation of the compilation receded to a dark and undisturbed part of the mind, a place of unexpectancy. Come the afternoon of late July, that part of the mind opened as I saw in my usually empty mailbox, the holy grail of it all, The Extermination Compilation. I've listened. If the saying "Good things come to those who wait" doesn't apply here, I don't know what else does. Continue reading


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The penchant for modernity at o-toro recently caught the eye and taste buds of County Lines magazine's staff, which named it one of Philly's Best New Ventures of 2013. The restaurant's track lighting illuminates a contemporary scene marked by wooden fixtures, vibrant splotches of red and orange, and plates of Japanese cuisine with Mexican, Korean, and American influences. Sushi, sashimi, and specialty rolls—such as the signature o-toro roll with fatty tuna tartar, spicy mayo, and jalapeño—are served alongside tapas-style plates of filet mignon dumplings, duck tacos, and skewers of Korean-style fried chicken. At the polished wooden bar, bartenders pour wine, sake, and craft beer.
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When dining at this stellar restaurant, you may wonder how you got so lucky. There's the knockout view of the Mediterranean from the stone terrace, the olive tree-shaded setting, and the wonderful Catalonian-accented dishes prepared by Adelina. Cooking is done in the huge silver tabun oven as Spanish music drifts across the dark wooden tables. Try the paella marinara packed with shellfish, roast sirloin with bacon and tarragon, or broccoli cannelloni in a creamy pepper
sauce. Move on to knafe (a local pastry) with pistachio ice cream. The eatery is about 8 km (5 mi) east of Nahariya.
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Largo (from Symphony No. 9, "From the New World") composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Arranged by Robert D. McCashin. For string orchestra. Orchestra. FJH String Orchestra. Grade 3.5. Score and set of parts. Duration 5 minutes. Published by The FJH Music Company Inc (FJ.ST6153).
This unique and thorough arrangement now fills the need of directors who have been looking for a more substantial yet playable version of Dvorak's beloved Largo. As always, McCashin has put a great deal of effort into making sure that other sections of the movement have been included in addition to the opening theme. The result is a wonderful and sonically rich arrangement that truly resembles the original yet is very approachable at the medium level. Lush!
Dvorak's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World" is one of the composer's most beloved, successful, and frequently performed compositions. The symphony, written during his first stay in the United States (1892-1895), was completed in Spillville, Iowa, in 1893. Dvorak, who had been invited to New York by Mrs. Thurber, wife of a wealthy New York merchant, was engaged as the first director of the National Conservatory of Music. Some believe the symphony to be a message back to his native Bohemia expressing his love of and nostalgia for his homeland. During his stay in the United States, Dvorak had immersed himself in the music of African American and Native American cultures, and there is little doubt that the Largo movement was written in the style of some of the early plantation melodies with which he was familiar. Yet it also contains clear reminiscences of the harmonic and melodic warmth found in music of his birth country.
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The chefs at Alicia's Mexican Food & Fruteria ladle tongue-igniting chili sauces over tortillas enveloping fresh meats. Early risers energize for the day ahead with omelets and huevos rancheros, and the afternoon heralds arrivals of quesadillas and burritos. Smoothies and juices temper spicy heat in refreshing fruit combinations, such as a melding of pineapple, mango, coconut, and banana in the Alicia's juice. The eatery also offers catering services to fill scores of bellies at corporate events or birthday parties for piñatas' rights activists.
After the popularity of Anabella and Salvador Corona?s first El Pollo Norteno restaurant in Santa Ana, they began to expand to more locations, each of which serves healthy, homestyle Mexican food. Mesquite charcoal heightens the flavors of charbroiled-chicken dishes, and catering trays liven up parties otherwise filled with awkward silences. Family packs of dinners, along with tacos, burritos, and quesadillas a la carte, feed the entire family.
Settle into the capacious dining area and notice how the colors on the walls perfectly match the salsa, likely meaning it's possible to dip chips in the walls. Snap back to reality and get to appetizing with a pair chicken or steak flautas with chipotle dipping sauce ($6.35) or some carnitas nachos ($4.95). Big burritos comprise the core of the menu—nab the steak species to taste queso fresco and grilled bell pepper ($7.95), the fish to taste chimayo tartar and mahimahi ($7.95), or the California veggie with zucchini and avocado to keep it strictly unmeaty ($5.70). If you prefer unwrapped eats, opt for a shrimp taco ($3.50), the cheese enchiladas ($5.95), or a combination of entrees ($8.99+). Those dining during dinner will receive a free flan for dessert.
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For those who want to eat a little something other than candy this Halloween, try your hand at this 'Worms in Dirt' Halloween recipe. The dish takes only a few minutes to prepare and was featured on the Jimmy Fallon show.
This simple 'Worms in Dirt' recipe serves up to ten people and will make for a great simple dish. Simply slice eight hot dogs lengthwise into thin half-inch thick strips and add to a pot of boiling water. Simmer the strips until they begin to slightly curl, drain, then set to the side. Prepare two cans of drained and chopped black beans and simply add to a large serving bowl. Add strips of hot dogs and rearrange to give the appearance that the strips are emerging from the 'dirt' (bean strips,) and you're ready to serve this dish.
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I just picked up a 4ft tall Lonicera periclymenum 'Scentsation' yellow honeysuckle at Westlake (Ace Hardware) in Tulsa for $15. Woo hoo! I planted it next to the trellis where my 'Serotina' (same species, different variety and a much smaller specimen) is growing. The scent is good but not extremely fragrant...yet. I'm giving it time to settle in before I judge but for that price for such a large specimen I'm not complaining. ;)
I love it when you go plant shopping expecting to never find anything remotely interesting and you score a fragrant plant locally that you didn't have to order online. -Robert |
Here is a link that might be useful: Scentsation Honeysuckle
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- Posted by posyplanter 7, Va (My Page) on Mon, Apr 16, 12 at 9:55
Wow, sounds like you hit the jackpot! I've been trying to find something like that for a while. Most online varieties are sold out, and I haven't found anything even close to that size! We've got wild [Japanese] Honeysuckle growing here and there; a pesky weed, actually, but I love the scent so much, I've been looking for a better behaved variety to plant close to our patio, perhaps to grow over an archway or something. Wonder whether other Ace hardware stores have them? I'm gonna call around!!! In the meantime, Congrats!!! |
- Posted by robert1971 6b (My Page) on Mon, Apr 16, 12 at 10:29
Thank you! Yea the last time I went to Ace they didn't have the honeysuckles so it pays to keep coming back I suppose. ;) The tag is from 'Bloomtastic! Fantastic blooms...every time.' I also have a 'Goldflame' honeysuckle in full bloom right now. It didn't smell that strong last night but for whatever reasons it smelled incredible this morning. Japanese honeysuckle does smell awesome (I once smelled one that smelled just like a gardenia) but as you said it's way too invasive and quite the weed in my neck of the woods. -Robert |
Congratulations on an amazing plant find, Robert! :-) If only they would develop a honeysuckle with the scent of Lonicera japonica that is not such an invasive thug... |
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I consider this to be one of the most beautiful of the once-blooming old roses. The coloring is so rich and the rose is so packed with petals. I've never seen or smelled one but it looks as though it would be so fragrant. Ingrid |
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It's spectacular. Randy |
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twohuskies, thanks for posting these awesome photos! I think, it is one of the most beautiful roses out there! Too bad, that it probably won't do well in my climate. That's why I am even more enjoying your photos :-). |
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During the tour of my garden a couple of weeks ago, a lady rushed up to me and pointed across the lawn, saying, "What's that rose, that dark one, that looks like a peony, tons of blooms, great smell, and it's so beautiful?" She took home a sucker of Charles de Mills, lucky thing. I love those who love the best roses, don't you? Perfect photos, Twohuskies! Thanks for sharing. Sue |
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A lot of students are taking the ACT test in Western Wisconsin and that has made for great test scores when comparing them to the state and natiowide levels. All schools in this area scored higher then both levels. Here are our local school district's score averages:
The West Salem School District 22.8, the district's highest average ACT score in 13 years.
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Aquinas High School in La Crosse averaged 24.7.
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Lansing Bridge ClosedDetour at De Soto... The bridge over the Mississippi between De Soto and Lansing has been closed for emergency repairs. The Iowa D-O-T has found a crack in a floor beam under the bridge deck, during a regular inspection. The closing may last about two or three days. That means people who normally use that bridge will have to go about 30 miles out of their way to cross the river, either at La Crosse or Prairie du Chien. Claire To Run For 95th AssemblyThere is now a primary set for the 95th State Assembly District....even before the election has been ordered. Lacrosse School Board President, Christine Claire, is the second democrat this week to announce that she is running for the seat. And she says life long hard work has set her path for the run to Madison. Claire has been with the Lacrosse School Board for the past 11 years....8 of those as President. Back in 2007, Claire retired from the Wisconsin State Public Defender's office after 18 years in that position. She has also served on the Lacrosse County Domestic Violence Court Committee.......The Lacrosse Area Family Policy Board and the Lacrosse County Poverty Task Force. Head of Catholic Schools ResignsDiana Roberts, the Director of the Office of Catholic Schools for the Diocese of La Crosse has Roberts was hired as the assistant director in 1999 and became the director in 2001. As the director she was responsible for the operation of seven unified school systems, with seven high schools and 31 elementary schools; along with 30 independent schools throughout the diocese. During her tenure, Aquinas High School, along with 5 others, were named Blue Ribbon Schools, meaning the were either academically superior or have demonstrated gains in student achievements. In 2008, Aquinas High School along with 2 others, were selected for the National Catholic High School Honor Roll that annually recognizes the 50 best Catholic secondary schools in the United States. Bliss Road Finally Gets A FaceliftConstruction begins today on the portion of Bliss Road that was damaged late last year by flash flooding. The entire roadway will be removed at the construction site and the road will be completely impassable during most of the project. Bliss Road has been closed for the past year, and continues to be closed during construction. This closure applies not only to vehicles, but also to bicycles, pedestrians, and all other unauthorized persons. The police department has been directed to issue citations to persons violating the road closure. |


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The mothers were responding to a proposal by Swiss Representative Dick Marty to legalize euthanasia in the European Union. The proposal has been tabled until spring.
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On August 20th, the New York Times published an editorial "Surely They Can Read a Spreadsheet." The paper's position is that corporations and their organizations, such as the Chamber of Commerce, performed in a disappointing manner during the recent debate over the federal debt limit. They're right. The corporations sent a message to both congress White House asking for less regulations, lower taxes, reconsideration of entitlements, and more spending on infrastructure, all the while lowering the deficit and national debt. The editorialists wrote:
Last week, the chamber (of commerce) wrote a letter to the Congressional "supercommittee" demanding that it "address entitlements" — meaning cut the benefits of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid — and restructure the tax code. But it said nothing about raising revenues or asking for greater shared sacrifice through higher income and estate taxes for the wealthy.......
The Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable want tax cuts too. But how exactly do these executives imagine this spending would be paid for, if not through higher taxes? Or do they really want the elderly and low-income families to give up some of their safety-net benefits to widen interstate highways, while high-income money managers sacrifice nothing?
Congress is a mess, bogged down by the Tea Party's unwillingness to compromise on any issue but making demands that would destroy the United States' economy and possibly then world's. It seemed as if our last hope was that corporations would use their power to pressure the Republicans to reach a reasonable balance. Instead, they seemed willing to go along with with the most extreme and absurd notions of the Right Wing – finance everything by eviscerating the life-lines of the elderly and poor while cutting taxes for anybody who can afford to pay more. This is a disappointment.
It doesn't take much in the way of education to be a politician, in fact, with the reaction to elitism, a lack of education may be an advantage. Getting elected may owe more to finding the right strategist than having the right policies. On the other hand, success in business usually calls for ability. Sometimes the ability is tempered by nepotism, other times by the ability to play corporate politics, but as a general rule business leaders are those who managed to turn a profit and understand why some systems work and others don't. That's why corporate repetition of GOP talking points is a serious disappointment.
Paying more taxes, providing the government with more revenues, may not make anybody happy, but there are times when the pump has to be primed. Countercyclic budgeting (Keynesian theory) is easier for liberals to understand than it is for conservatives, but with a modest effort it's possible to see why, under some circumstances, economic stimulus is the only way to reverse a downturn.
Government regulation may be more difficult to accept. It's true that government can, and does, tend to micromanage – but it's also worth keeping in mind that government is almost always reactive rather than proactive. Point to a regulation and it will be in response to something. The Food and Drug Act was a response to the elixir sulfanilamides tragedy when hundreds of people were poisoned by a medicine with as toxic solvent. The regulations dictating the width between bars on infants cribs came about only after infants and toddlers died from getting their heads caught between crib bars. Regulations may seem onerous, but they shouldn't be condemned without reviewing their history.
Beyond that, regulations may help protect companies from themselves. The Dodd-Frank Act is a typical example. The current Great Recession, or as it's now being termed Lesser Depression, can be traced to a pattern of banks discovering that they could make a lot of money by doing stupid stuff. For a while it worked, until it didn't. The details still have to be worked out, but the consideration, from the viewpoint of CEOs and CFOs, is that not only have millions of people lost their jobs, thrown the economies of Europe and the United States into disarray, but it also resulted in the failure of some of the companies involved. The members of the Chamber of Commerce may not care about the millions of people facing loss of their homes or the long term unemployed, but they must miss Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers. Merrill Lynch has been folded into Bank of America.; JP Morgan Chase got WaMu (Washington Mutual), Wells Fargo got Wachovia.
The problem is, one company had a novel idea – lend money to people who can't afford to pay it back, then sell the loan to a sucker who has more money than brains. It was an original notion, contrary to banking tradition, and no doubt many old-line bankers rejected it as contrary to the way things are supposed to be. But...the banks who followed this new and innovative plan started showing immense profits, and soon the more conservative banks and bankers were less profitable than the new, innovative, aggressive banks. When corporations are compared with others in the same group, the comparisons are based on profits, stock price and total return. Maybe a small number of analysts go into enough detail to know whether the profits are the result of good practices or irrational behavior that will turn and bite them like a snake.
Without regulations, competition often turns into a race to the bottom. A classic case was the Ford Pinto, where documents that have been released showed the company compared the estimated costs of fixing the fuel leakage problem was $138 million while settling the costs of injuries, including 180 deaths, was $50 million. Automobile safety regulations set a minimum standard for all manufacturers so that no company could save money by making a more dangerous vehicle. (Note the following from the New York Times: web site 2/25/10 "The Pinto has its defenders. A 1991 Rutgers Law Review article by Gary T. Schwartz, "The Myth of the Ford Pinto Case," maintains that the Pinto was not significantly more dangerous than other cars of the time, and that the internal memo reflected accepted federal safety standards then in place.")
Regulations level the playing field, they protect companies from making unwise decisions, or being forced to follow other companies in order to maintain comparable profits. At the present time. President Obama has a panel reviewing Federal regulations, which will provide a report on which ones can be deleted and simplified. But among those being most bitterly fought is the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, whichn was a response to the accounting scandals at Enron, Tyco International, Adelphia, Peregrine Systems and WorldCom.. These seem like enough examples to show that regulations are called for, and while opponents claim that the law and the related regulations inhibit the United States' ability to compete in world financial markets, another interpretation is that it gives US corporations a competitive edge, since these companies carry a guarantee of honest accounting.
CEOs and CFOs complain about taxes and regulations – they don't appreciate how much worse things would be if they got their way.
Great idea - deregulate EVERYTHING - Let's have anarchy running wild in the streets.
Let's hold a deregulate and anarchy for all, barbecue in the Rose garden of the White House.
Let's hold a deregulate and anarchy for all, barbecue in the Rose garden of the White House.
how far would you get trying to explain quantum mechanics to a medieval aristocracy?
the aim of corporations is profit, not public spirit. as long as you are willing to play by their rules, you lose.
the aim of corporations is profit, not public spirit. as long as you are willing to play by their rules, you lose.
You are right on target Sam. The little we have in effective regulations helps business. They give them guidelines to operate within and not hurt the American people. Without them we will have, as you wrote, a race to the bottom. Corporate America cannot help themselves. They also cannot help lobbying for their ridiculous policies that will destroy our middle class.
I think Al makes an important point. Regardless of the opinion of Mitt Romney and the Supreme Court, corporations aren't people, they're creatures without souls. As in Jewish folklore, they're animated by the power of words, but unlike the golems of folklore, it doesn't take a particularly holy person to animate one -- in fact these days it seems to be just the opposite.


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Remember when Sunday used to be the Lord's day, rose lovers? This week, though, I'm pretty sure God recused himself to avoid being associated with "part one of a special two-night Bachelorette event." Not that I'm blaming Him.
Anyhow, we kick things off in Santa Barbara (#NotOneMore), where Andi awaits the guys at a luxurious product placement resort. (The guys can barely muster a smattering of applause when Harrison reveals their destination. Dude, we don't even get to leave the state?) Nick's name is on the first date card, so he packs up and meets Andi for bike riding and a hike to Lizard's Mouth. While Andrew and Marcus think Nick is too much of a "skeptic" to be a real contender, the shy Software Sales Executive tells Andi he has a crush on her and feels like "a 12-year-old boy" around her. (So, like, mumbly and obsessed with video games?)
At dinner Andi makes it her mission to "dig deeper" and figure out why Nick is still single... when she really should have spent her time digging into what Nick was thinking buying that jacket. "Really -- shoulder and chest pockets? And what's with the upturned collar? Are you shielding yourself from some kind of psychic windstorm only you can feel? Maybe you have a fever – you've got on three layers and I'm just fine in my sleeveless dress..." Andi's archeological dig into Nick's past unearths some interesting relationship fossils: a 7-and-a-half-year romance that began when he was 18, and a "very immature" romance when he was 27, which resulted in a 60-second engagement. Though the words "very immature" and "27-years-old" don't really belong together, Andi decides that she and Nick "have a lot in common -- kind of, like, in a philosophical sense." More importantly, Nick is the kind of guy Andi feels like she can change: "I think that if I develop real feelings for him that I can turn him into a believer." What woman doesn't like a fixer-upper? Totally a good plan, counselor. Rose him!
Brian, Marquel, Cody, Tasos, Brett, Ron, Bradley, Josh, Eric, Andrew, Patrick, and Marcus, please assemble at the Music Academy of the West to await your group date surprise. As the guys file into Hahn Hall, they're greeted by the harmonious stylings of Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman. A giddy Marquel can't believe it --"What? It's Boyz II Men up in there!" – while Eric (God rest his soul) offers the sound bite of the night: "I'm pretty sure I touched my first butt to 'I'll Make Love to You' in seventh grade."
Naturally that's the song Team Bachelorette has chosen for the guys to sing -- and given that it's an incredibly difficult tune requiring tremendous range and harmonizing skills, they all fail in a reliably spectacular fashion. "We've got maybe two [guys] that can carry a tune," says Boyz's Shawn Stockman. "Yeah, carry it up to the water and drown it!" Wanya interjects. (Am I allowed to choose a favorite Boy II Man? If so, it's probably going to be Wanya.) Let's play a quick game of aural word association and see if your answers are the same as mine, rose lovers. Cody: Laryngitis. Brian: Peter Brady. Ron: Just a friend. Marcus: A disembodied singing robot mouth. Andi: "Oh, she sucks." (Okay, Wanya is now officially my favorite Boy.)
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This bright colourful top was a pleasure to make. Very easy to sew and comfortable to wear. I made this blouse using Burda magazine pattern #117, 8/2009.
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Jan 11, 2013, 09.43 AMby iheartfabric
Oh I LOVE this top it's so pretty!! I love the ruffles and everything about it really. I'm sure it looks even nicer on! I'm struggling with the heat atm but back to work on Monday lol so at least it's fully air conned! I don't think I really like spotlight mt gravatt either its a bit hard to find stuff there. Def try logan one I am always finding the best fabric there! They seem to always undercharge me too!!
Jan 11, 2013, 09.58 AMby schnui
Thanks for your sweet comments. This top does look better on me than my dummy but I can never wait to get my daughter to take the photos. I am working on several tops from one pattern at the moment, so I am going to wait for my daughter to come over and then do the lot at once. And when this weather cools, I will head on down to Logan. Have a great weekend and stay cool.
Dec 2, 2012, 12.07 AMby merche
This is adorable! As per usual, the fabric is just gorgeous. The neck piece makes the blouse really interesting. Lovely!
Dec 2, 2012, 07.03 AMby schnui
Thanks so much Merche. This is going to be great for Christmas parties.
Nov 28, 2012, 05.22 AMby quiltsewsewsue
Very pretty top!
Nov 28, 2012, 06.43 AMby schnui
Thank-you Sue.
Nov 28, 2012, 01.06 AMby nadinebennett
love it! I don't have that edition, I wish they would post this pattern in their store…
Nov 28, 2012, 06.43 AMby schnui
Thank-you Nadine. If you would like this pattern, you can email me with the size you want and I will draft it for you and post it. It is very simple and wouldn't take long to do it. The size range is 34 to 44.
Nov 27, 2012, 01.40 PMby velvetribbon
Beautiful top. I love it:)
Nov 27, 2012, 08.32 PMby schnui
Thank-you for your sweet comment velvet ribbon.
Nov 27, 2012, 07.56 AMby schnui
Thanks again Ralf. I really appreciate your kind words as I know you are very skilled and I admire your beautiful work.
Nov 27, 2012, 07.49 AMby Ralf Schmitz
that is so lovely! both, the material, and what you made out of it! so breezy and light and lovely!
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We are building a house and the builder's price includes the home depot closet systems. Part of his cost is installation.
I saw the Elfa system at the Container Store and like the way it looks but it is more $$. The builder has yet to get back to me as to whether he would charge for installation of the Elfa as it is just one high plate screwed into the studs. Even I could do the rest. My question: Do you think that it is worth the extra $$ to get the Elfa system? All input appreciated. |
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I have Elfa in my daughter's closet and HD in my office. Both have the single bar at the top, with bracket mounting rods that extend down the wall at regular intervals. I also bought a separate standalone unit with wire baskets for smaller items for the office closet. Elfa plusses: Elfa minuses: HD plusses: HD minuses: I think if you enjoy organizing, appreciate details and can afford it, you will enjoy the Elfa system. However, if you view closets as just places to get stuff out of sight, then HD's shelves would be fine. One other thing - I love the wire shelves because they don't collect dust and they provide additional ventilation. My thoughts - hope they help! |
Carlisa, I'm surprised that you say that it took them half a day to assemble the closet. When I was at the store the salesperson but together a bunch of shelves in minutes. I'm counting on the setup to be minimal so that the builder will give me a break on installation. I suppose I could put it together but I'm busy with last minute details so that we'll be ready to move in... |
It took them over three hours - locating studs, leveling, drilling holes and installing the top rail, figuring out where all the shelves go (several different lengths and widths, and separate shelves at both ends of the closet, with a space for the sliding baskets in the middle), installing the brackets and end caps, and assembling the frames for the sliding baskets, plus some other optional fittings. If your builder puts in the top rail, it will save you some time. And if you're only putting in straight shelving with no bells and whistles, then that will go faster. You start with a pile of shelves, rails, brackets, endcaps and hardware (and baskets and basket frames) that you have to sort through. I don't really enjoy that kind of work - would rather be doing other things - I think it's a personal choice. If you have a helper it would make a big difference too. |
- Posted by mcgillicuddy (My Page) on Thu, Aug 17, 06 at 14:55
I haven't used the HD closet stuff, but we have various Elfa systems throughout the house and have the found the quality to be quite good. IMO, the mesh Elfa is better quality than the ventilated wire (but more $$). On the other hand, Consumer Reports just rated DIY closet systems and placed Rubbermaid first, Elfa second. Rubbermaid is cheaper, but has fewer options. |
we let CS design our closets, and some we did the execution with HD supplies, some with CS supplies. HD Plus: cost :-) CS Plus: So we did HD in the toy closet (not a lot of weight, just needed organization. |
I have HD wire shelving in my office - weight capacity (up to a point) depends on how many vertical bracket mounting bars you install across the horizontal bar at the top - as long as the horizontal bar is screwed into the studs securely. I store all my office supplies, including a 5-ream box of printer paper, on these shelves. It is a double closet with 72" shelves and three vertical bars - one at each end and one in the middle. No sagging and I've had the shelves for several years. |
I have HD in an upstairs loft closet, and it holds several (like 7) bags of out-of-season clothes (the sweaters can get heavy, too). Easy to put up, good stability. But I understand the Elfa is more changeable. A few years down the line, take down a few shelves and replace them with 2 hanging bars, that kind of thing. I'm waiting for the CS sale so I can redo my front-hall closet. It's really small, so I want to have more versatility there--being able to hang a few jackets and next to it have lots of shelves and some baskets and other options. I also like the fact that CS has customer service--somebody to do all the cutting (at HD, I had to wander around looking for a salesperson to cut the shelves), to make sure you have everything you need (of course, not everyone's perfect!). |
- Posted by jerseygirl_1 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 19, 07 at 18:16
I just completed 2 closets systems as a DYI. WE have a new home. For the MBR I used FreedomRail System. It is comparable in cost as ElFA. I live in Southern NJ and we are just getting a CS. I bbought the system online from Organizedliving.com. They d list places to buy the components but orgainized living is having a 20% off sale. I also prefer non ventilated drawers since I do not like wire lines. Your builder may be able to get FreedomRail discounted. I used Closetmaid in our second closet which is my BF's closet. It works fine for him and we were able to recycle some of the brackets, etc from the MBR. We only had to buy the shelfs that are required for the railing bracket that allow the closes to move freely. We did not use a mounting bracket for his We also incoporated IKEA chests of drawers into our closets. We are really happy with the results. It helped us save $$ since the drawer components are a little pricey. |
- Posted by jerseygirl_1 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 20, 07 at 11:58
I apologize for all the typos. I thought I had corrected them before submitting. I hope you can make out what I was trying to say. |
- Posted by shelving.com (My Page) on Wed, Oct 24, 07 at 7:41
Steve O, My apologies. This is the first time I've ever blogged on a site. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. The Shelving Guy |
My thoughts on this debate are on this thread for those looking for more current insight on this topic. |
Here is a link that might be useful: closet system reviews
- Posted by HouseRemod (My Page) on Mon, Oct 20, 14 at 15:47
I got the John Louis set at Home Depot. It's not the cheapest, but it was really well thought out and looked a lot better than the Elfa system. A nice closet setup can be a nice selling point. In terms of the instalation, you don't want someone rushing through it. Installing these is easy. Installing them properly so it's all level and doesn't fall apart takes some time. |
- Posted by Helena2013 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 27, 14 at 14:42
I posted my review of my extensive (LOL) use of Elfa at the link Chris has provided. Love it. Their 30% off sale is starting on Dec 23rd, I believe. |
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