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Mutations in the X-linked gene, methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (Mecp2), underlie a wide range of neuropsychiatric disorders, most commonly, Rett Syndrome (RTT), a severe autism spectrum disorder that affects approximately one in 10,000 female live births. Because mutations in the Mecp2 gene occur in the germ cells with onset of neurological symptoms occurring in early childhood, the role of MeCP2 has been ascribed to brain maturation at a specific developmental window. Here, we show similar kinetics of onset and progression of RTT-like symptoms in mice, including lethality, if MeCP2 is removed postnatally during the developmental stage that coincides with RTT onset, or adult stage. For the first time, we show that brains that lose MeCP2 at these two different stages are actively shrinking, resulting in higher than normal neuronal cell density. Furthermore, we show that mature dendritic arbors of pyramidal neurons are severely retracted and dendritic spine density is dramatically reduced. In addition, hippocampal astrocytes have significantly less complex ramified processes. These changes accompany a striking reduction in the levels of several synaptic proteins, including CaMKII α/β, AMPA, and NMDA receptors, and the synaptic vesicle proteins Vglut and Synapsin, which represent critical modifiers of synaptic function and dendritic arbor structure. Importantly, the mRNA levels of these synaptic proteins remains unchanged, suggesting that MeCP2 likely regulates these synaptic proteins post-transcriptionally, directly or indirectly. Our data suggest a crucial role for MeCP2 in post-transcriptional regulation of critical synaptic proteins involved in maintaining mature neuronal networks during late stages of postnatal brain development.
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Miracle on Farnam Family Fun Day
Gather the whole family for this Miracle on Farnam adventure leading up to the perennial debut of Midtown Crossing's holiday lights at dusk the same evening. Saturday, November 23 2-6 p.m. Midtown Crossing Presented by Omaha Children's Museum, in conjunction with Miracle on Farnam From 2-6 p.m.: •Window-to-window scavenger hunt (Map available in Marcus Midtown Cinema Lobby) •Hot Cocoa Samples and Coloring - Coldstone Creamery •Photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus - Farnam Court (Please bring your camera for photos) •Cookie Decorating - Wohlner's at Midtown Crossing •Carolers - Throughout Farnam Street Scheduled Events: •2-4 pm: Face Painting at Chicago Dawg House •3 pm and 5 pm: Kids Yoga with Elves at Lotus House of Yoga •3:15 pm and 4:15 pm: Holiday Science Show at CRAVE Meeting Room •3:30 pm and 5:30 pm: Storytime w/ Snow Queen at Marcus Midtown Cinema Lobby All activities are free and open to the public. Miracle on Farnam is a season-long celebration of creativity, good cheer and authentic holiday pleasures. Stroll in the glow of sparkling lights, sip hot chocolate, and enjoy Midtown Crossing's newest holiday tradition – a parade of dazzling window displays. More details at: http://www.miracleonfarnam.com/.
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Golf on an 18–hole Pete Dye designed golf course, fishing, horseback riding, shooting, boating, swimming, tennis, bicycling, croquet, kayaking, and hiking are sure to please all sports enthusiasts. Relax in the lovely full-service Spa and enjoy a massage, facial, or beauty treatment. The Sports Barn features a dedicated spinning room, two separate exercise rooms, and the latest in exercise equipment. Instruction and personal trainers are available.
Sixteen miles of roads, trails, and bridle paths encourage exploring on foot, on horseback, or on a bicycle. Enjoy strolling under canopies of 17th century live oaks with swaying curtains of Spanish moss and spotting eagles, alligators, osprey, fox, and more with the resident Naturalist. The variety and quality of amenities and activities at The Ford Plantation are simply beyond compare.


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Simple things around us hide major meanings! Following this simple truth, it's easy to understand the abolition of barriers between cultures. If we simplify and decode this concept, it becomes clear that all things are potential elements for harmonious coexistence and cohesion. They are merely expressed in different manners, through tangible & intangible means.
The great question is how to achieve this connection… To work in this direction we must join forces. Is dialogue between cultures on one common line, one common direction, what we are looking for? Yes, this is our target!
This project aims to show in simple lines, through symbolism, the diversity of things: different colors, fabrics, patterns, sizes, etc. which appear balancing on a common line, a common background, a rope or a thread, form integral parts of ONE unity. Just as different clothes make the clothing of ONE person.
But in order to do that and to acquire the balance that we hope to achieve throughout the world, we need two conditions: the regularization of the background, the untangling of the thread which lies at our feet, before our eyes, so that we can place on that thread all objects from the basket and increase the communication between different regions, cultures, religions. The second condition for the implementation of this universal vision is the existence of a connecting element: UNESCO, which equally brings together these different notions, strengthening ties between people, nations & cultures, building bridges through this common line, through this thread! This thread is supporting & promoting diversity around the world, it is building the common framework for shared values while it fosters dialogue for sustainable development. It is in our hands not to sever this thread!


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I just want to say thanks to the Oasis peeps that commented on my last journal entry.I was kind of having a bad day and being gay was seeming a big part of that.So thanks guys for the advice it did help.
I should really be studying now,but I can't really concentrate.I kind of feel like I need to make a journal.To do some venting as usual!I have to go to a house party tomorrow,and I really don't want to.But alas,I agreed to go and now I can't back out of it =( A girl I work with is throwing a belated halloween party.I tend to avoid work functions.Infact I've avoided nearly all nights out since I started working there a year ago.Its not that I don't like or get a long with my workmates,I think it is more that I am not really into the nights out that they like.Mostly they go to a local club where all the girls dress really sluty and the music is really loud thump thump dance crap,and its just not my thing.I am socialable enough to go to the cinema or get some food if people are going,so they know it is not a case of me being too stuck up to socialize,and I am really quiet anyways so they usually just presume i'm too shy to go anyway.
But anyways back to tomorrow night,I really just am not in the mood of a party.I haven't really been lately at all.It may sound weird but I do like being on my own sometimes and I just feel like that at the moment.It feels like a chore to be around people socializing.I just want some time to myself to sort myself out in my own head.But there is not much I can do right now.Unless something major happens I have to be there.
Wish me luck at looking cheerful and being polite and blah blah blah
PS If you have read this far I'm sorry my journals are always so mundane and kind of whingy.I'm fun sometimes I swear.
Oftentimes. I feel the same way. Like tonight I have a work event too, but I'm not going. Don't get me wrong, I love people and I love to socialize and have fun, but like you I need my alone time, time to get back into my own head.


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Makes a Louisiana family feel at home!
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It's close so I went. I had the cobb salad; large but nothing special - I've had better elsewhere. The waiter keep walking back and forth and kept giving us annoying glances. I mean let the people eat. Then we ask for separate checks and the waiter says "we can't do that here". I mean give me a break! Don't know if I'd visit again.
Posted by Motty on 03/05/2011
Nice atmosphere. Seafood Gumbo was very good. Bamana Pudding was amazing. Service was a little below average.
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born and raised in louisiana, been to the best restaraunts in louisiana, this rates up there with the best, even though very casual dining and atmosphere, went at lunch during a saints game, felt like i was on bourbon or decatur, had several appetizers as well as a couple of entrees, favorite was shrimp w/ grits, even though i am not a big grits fan this was the best ever! keep up the good work, i will be back as soon as some of my friends from louisiana come to visit again, maybe sooner! also the catfish is not from china(BIG PLUS)!!!!!! thanks for the great time mr and mrs shuck and dive!
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We went on the reviews of others, I don't know if we went on a bad night, but we started with one waitress got another and the manager finally had to fill our drinks and we had to ask for the ticket. Food was mediocre I had the 1/2 and 1/2 oysters and Shrimp, they were very salty. My friends had the cajun mixed grill and were not at all impressed. I say find another place to dine if you want service!
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Have been through almost the entire menu and can honestly say I like it all. Not a fried food person but the Shrimp and Oysters combo is out of this world. The gumbo is a must but do not forget the specials. Each day is different but the same each week and they have perfected them. Alot of Moma's dishes and this Moma can cook!
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The Nation is excited to extend an invitation to educators, parents, students and anyone else passionate about education to join us on May 17 at 5 PM for a live chat on the role of testing in education reform. Nation writer Dana Goldstein, teacher and blogger Mark Anderson and a representative from the Educators for Excellence network will be on hand to address reader comments and questions on the controversial growth of standardized testing and its effect on educators and students. Nation comments editor Sarah Arnold will moderate. Participants are encouraged to visit Dana's blog prior to the chat to submit preliminary questions or to sign up for an email reminder.
Dana, a Puffin Foundation writing fellow at The Nation Institute and a Schwartz Fellow at the New America Foundation, is one of America's foremost writers on education. She has reported on education policy, politics, women's issues and public health for The Nation, The American Prospect, The Washington Post, The Daily Beast and Slate, among other publications. She is currently working on a book on the political history of American public school teaching. You can follow her work at www.danagoldstein.net.
Mark Anderson is a New York City public school special-education teacher and contributor to the blog Schools as Ecosystems. Educators for Excellence is an educator-lead organization that works on policy issues such as state standards and teacher evaluations and effectiveness.
Please join us at 5 PM at May 17th for what is sure to be a lively, informative discussion.
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Don't be fooled when you see another "educational" company quit ALEC. A couple have now; but, what do we find? We find that they quit ALEC After they have the laws passed; then, they work for the New Right States helping the Governor's implement them and sitting on boards representing...who else..."us". Koch brothers don't need their membership fees - they have their support and financial support and are still doing what they want by ensuring the states dismantle the public school system for "their" on-line, charter schools, etc..
What ALEC and the people who are pushing this don't realize that they cannot stop teachers and others from organizing and striking. States can do that, but not private for-profit entities.
The solution to people who want to hire teachers cheap is not to work for them.
I saw this in El Paso; about 1984 or '85, I went to work for the EPISD. The district had a contract with the Army to provide education services to soldiers on Fort Bliss. When the contract came up for renewal, EPISD was underbid by a company from Massachusetts, if memory serves. They proposed to take the contract and then take over all that EPISD had developed for the program, BSEP. And to hire teachers at near minimum-wage salaries.
They got the contract, but not the program (EPISD took all their materials, and then they transferred all the certified teachers to schools, including me). I got calls from the company that got the contract: "Will you teach the program you developed for the Practical Nurse Course (at William Beaumont Army Hospital)? The Army would really like to see you do that again.
And then I asked what they were offering in salary. And repeatedly refused.
A year later, they had defaulted on the contract they got by underbidding.
I simply wouldn't undervalue my degree. Neither would the other certified teachers.
They people who plan to hire certified, degreed, teachers are going to hit a wall.
Would you, a college graduate, work for minimum wage? If you took the job, would you apply a professional attitude to the work? Or would you simply understand that teaching was like any other job and do what they paid you, no more.
No teacher I knew did that. We all went far above and beyond what was technically required, because the kids needed it.
But I'm damned if I would do that while I was being exploited by a for-profit entity whose managers got a fat salary while I was being exploited.
Look up alecexposed.org; sourcewatch.org; prwatch.org The corporate members of ALEC (i.e. K-12, etc) want online schooling for their personal profit. They write the laws, boilerplate them to New Right governors who pass them through to us. They are against unions, voting, public schools, post office, public prisons, etc.. Theocracy is their ideology and they are killing our life as we once knew it.
There are several main causes behind the demise of public education:
1. The use of state budget shortfalls to justify cuts in public education.
2. The desire to destroy public employee unions, especially teachers' unions because they frequently support liberal candidates for office.
3. The ongoing effort to privatize EVERYTHING for the purpose of PROFIT.
4. Like imperialism, another logical extension of capitalism.
In Indiana, we experience two consecutive $300 million shortfalls in education financing. Later, the money was found by our Republican administration. They want to give that money back to the people and not the schools. I guess voucher money was not enough.
The corporations own congress and they want cheap labor like china! That is why the gop+tea are against education and want to lower everyones wages, but the rich! Wake Up!! That is it in a nutshell!!!!
The example you bring up also showcases a broader and more disturbing trend: the use of Education (an essential public service) as a means to union bust. Teachers are easy targets. Most are so overworked and underpayed that they have little time to challenge the right wing push to dismantle public education. It is rather amazing that the focus is always on how the teachers perform and never on what parents can do to help teachers. Kids spend most of their time at home not at school yet what happens at home is never an issue. If it is going to be about "personal responsibility" then lets involve the parents in the discussions. Enough with beating up on teachers.
Here's an example of what happens to teachers who are highly qualified, paid what they are worth and politically active.
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So You Want to Keep Bees...
So you're thinking about becoming a backyard beekeeper...
What considerations are involved?
Honey bee guru Eric Mussen, Extension apiculturist and member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty, has just revised his Bee Brief on "Getting Started in Beekeeping," posted on the department's website.
"One of your most important considerations," Mussen says, "is the safety of family members and neighbors." Indeed, someone might be allergic to bee stings and require immediate medical attention.
"The only way to find out is to ask the neighbors, and this will allow you to find out whether or not there is serious opposition to your keeping bees in the neighborhood," Mussen says.
Among the other considerations:
1. Over how much of the year will nectar and pollens be available to the bees? Will you have to feed the bees to ensure their survival?
2. Over how much of the year will water be available to the bees? They need it every day.
3. What will the bees be flying over to get their food and water? They defecate in flight and bee feces can damage finishes on cars and leave colored spots on everything below them. Also, will they be flying across a pedestrian, bicycle or equestrian pathway? If so, they have to be encouraged to gain altitude quickly by installing fencing or solid, tall plantings near the hives.
4. Is the apiary accessible year around? Flooding at or near the apiary site is the usual problem.
5. Try to avoid low spots. They hold cold, damp air for prolonged periods.
6. Try to avoid hilltops. They tend to be windy.
Mussen goes on to talk about beekeeping equipment, costs, knowledge of diseases, beekeeping journals, and the "bible" on honey bees, the 1324-page book: The Hive and the Honey Bee.
It's a good idea to join a local beekeeping organization and get tips from the veterans.
Beginning beekeeping books? Mussen points out that Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture magazine, recently published a 167-page book, The Backyard Beekeeper, and that UC Davis emeritus professor Norman Gary (and bee wrangler) has written a beekeeping book, The Honey Bee Hobbyist, due out in November or December.
There's a wealth of information out there to help you get started.
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'The Human Bee Hive'
Gary, who received his doctorate in entomology (apiculture) from Cornell University, served as a professor at the University of California, Davis for 32 years, retiring in 1994.
Now 76, he's been a beekeeper for 62 years and a researcher for more than three decades. He's published more 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and four book chapters.
His research on honey bees is well known. Among his accomplishments: he invented a magnetic retrieval capture/recapture system for studying the foraging activities of bees, documenting the distribution and flight range in the field.
He's also well known as a "bee wrangler"--he trains bees to perform action scenes in movies, television shows and commercials. His credits over the last 35 years include 18 films, including "Fried Green Tomatoes"; more than 70 television shows, including the Johnny Carson and Jay Leno shows; six commercials, and hundreds of live Thriller Bee Shows in the Western states.
Gary will appear Thursday, Sept. 16 on a History Channel show wearing 75,000 bees. The show, part of Stan Lee's "Super Humans," is scheduled to be broadcast at 10 p.m., Pacific Time (Channel 64 for local Comcast viewers in the Davis area).
Host-presenter Daniel Browning Smith has billed him as "the human bee hive" and will explore bee behavior and the science behind the bees.
A crew from England filmed Gary in mid-May at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis; at Rick Schubert's Bee Happy Apiaries in Vacaville-Winters; and then in a UC Davis open field where the 75,000 bees clustered his entire body.
"That's about 20 pounds, depending upon how much honey or sugar syrup they have consumed," Gary said. "A hungry bee weighs approximately 90 mg and within a minute of active ingestion she can increase her weight to 150 mgs!"
We watched the entire process. Amazing. Simply amazing.
"Bees are not inclined to sting if they are well fed—happy and content—and are 'under the influence' of powerful synthetic queen bee odors—pheromones—which tend to pacify them," Gary said.
Bees are attracted to pheromones and they cluster on drops of pheromones he places on himself. While at UC Davis, he formulated a pheromone solution that is very effective in controlling bee behavior.
Gary (check out his website) once trained bees to fly into his mouth to collect food from a small sponge saturated with his patented artificial nectar. He holds the Guinness World record (109 bees inside his closed mouth for 10 seconds) for the stunt.
During his career, Norman Gary has worn many hats, including hobby beekeeper, commercial beekeeper, deputy apiary inspector in New York, honey bee research scientist and entomology professor, adult beekeeping education teacher, and author.
His book for beginning beekeepers, "The Honey Bee Hobbyist," is to be published in early December by Bow Tie Press.
Don't be too surprised if he also writes one on bee wrangling.
The next generation can learn a lot from him.
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Monkeys are about as popular as zombies these days, huh? Heck there are even more than a few zombie monkey (monkey zombie?) games out there. Now all bets are off as giant monkeys (the player-controlled Mokoko) face off against vampire monkeys (the aptly named Dr. Apula) to retrieve stolen bananas in Vetasoft's newest creation: Monkey Land.
The title and story are a bit misleading, I have to admit. going in to Monkey Land for the first time, I was expecting something more akin to an adventure game. What I found instead was a rather odd game of whack-a-mole with purchasable upgrades. It's honestly a lot more entertaining that it sounds (or I expected), but the freemium model used here is a little unbalanced.
I am honestly surprised by how much fun I've had with Monkey Land. The classic mechanics feel almost refreshing (almost) thanks to great artwork and some unexpectedly well-animated simians. It's also a nice change of pace to challenge players with bopping the right monkeys as opposed to just knocking everything that shows its face. What I mean is, before a monkey jumps up it peeks over the bushes a little. It gives players an early warning, but at the same time there's no way of knowing if it's a "good" monkey or a "bad" one. The former nets points that will complete the stage once enough have been gathered, and the latter will reduce the player's health by a specified amount (i.e. a half heart, whole heart, etc…). It turns a simple game of reflexes into one of both speed and restraint.
I'm not a big fan of the inability to go back and replay past levels, but I suppose it makes sense because that would make it easier to farm coins. Conversely, I also think that the coin distribution is incredibly unfair. After playing for quite a bit during my initial run, I'd only amassed 20 of the silly things. To put it in perspective, the cheapest item in the shop that isn't a health refill costs 50 coins. Even worse, it would require 750 coins to purchase all of the important items from the store. It almost seems like the free version is merely a taunt, dangling all of the real content just out of the frugal player's reach. Having any coin purchases (100 for $0.99, 250 for $1.99 and 600 for $2.99) also remove ads is a good idea, though.
I'm somewhat conflicted about Monkey Land. It's a fun, albeit simple distraction to be sure. I just think they're a little too stingy with the coins. That and with no way to go back and replay completed stages I question the game's overall replay value, mini-games notwithstanding. Still, it's free and it's pretty entertaining, so at the very least it's worth a curious glance.
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Game Day Classic: 20 Chicken Wing Recipes
Deep-fried, baked, buffalo, or teriyaki — whichever way you like them, chicken wings are the ultimate game-day food. We've lined up the best traditional and innovative recipes to take your game-day snacking to the next level.
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Perfect No-Cook Strawberry Ice Cream
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And how. Cooked eggy custards have their place in the ice cream firmament, but in this instance there is nothing that stands in the way of the juicy, ripe immediacy of a much-loved summer fruit. View more of our favorite recipes from this issue.
- 1 lb strawberries, trimmed, halved if large
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups heavy cream
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Coarsely mash strawberries with sugar, lemon juice, and salt using a potato masher in a large bowl. Let stand, stirring and mashing occasionally, 10 minutes.
Transfer half of strawberry mixture to a blender and purée with cream until smooth. Return strawberry cream to bowl with remaining strawberries and chill, stirring occasionally, until very cold, 3 to 6 hours.
Freeze mixture in ice cream maker. Transfer to an airtight container and put in freezer to firm up.
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Make It Rain (Remix) French Montana
Listen to Make It Rain (Remix), a new offering from French Montana, which was released on Saturday, January 15th, 2011.
Stream Make It Rain (Remix), the newest drop from French Montana. The cut was released on Saturday, January 15th, 2011. Things are looking better for French Montana with each new release, which Make It Rain (Remix) has proven yet again. It's worthy addition to the impressive body of work French Montana has been developing over the years. We're looking forward to hearing what's next.
Have you heard French Montana's Choppa Choppa Down (Remix), featuring Slim Thug? Check out French Montana's profile page for the most recent info, news, songs, and mixtapes.
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Holly Energy Partners, L.P. ("HEP") is a Delaware limited partnership engaged principally in the business of operating a system of petroleum product and crude oil pipelines, storage tanks, distribution terminals and loading rack facilities in west Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. HEP was formed in Delaware in 2004 and maintains corporate offices in Dallas, Texas. HollyFrontier Corporation ("HollyFrontier") currently owns a 39% interest in HEP, including the 2% general partner interest.
HEP owns and operates petroleum product and crude oil pipelines and terminal, tankage and loading rack facilities that support HollyFrontier's refining and marketing operations in west Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Washington, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. HEP also owns and operates refined product pipelines and terminals, located primarily in Texas, that service Alon USA, Inc.'s ("Alon") refinery in Big Spring, Texas. Additionally, HEP owns a 25% joint venture interest in a 95-mile intrastate crude oil pipeline system (the "SLC Pipeline") that serves refineries in the Salt Lake City area and a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline, LLC, the owner of an HEP operated refined products pipeline running from Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada and related products terminals.
HEP generates revenues by charging tariffs for transporting petroleum products and crude oil through pipelines, by charging fees for terminalling refined products and other hydrocarbons, and by storing and providing other services at storage tanks and terminals. HEP does not take ownership of products that it transports, terminals or stores, and therefore, is not directly exposed to changes in commodity prices.
HEP assets include the following:
- approximately 810 miles of refined product pipelines, including 340 miles of leased pipelines, that transport gasoline, diesel and jet fuel principally from HFC's Navajo refinery in New Mexico to its customers in the metropolitan and rural areas of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and northern Mexico;
- approximately 510 miles of refined product pipelines that transport refined products from Alon's Big Spring refinery in Texas to its customers in Texas and Oklahoma;
- three 65-mile intermediate pipelines that transport intermediate feedstocks and crude oil from HFC's Navajo refinery crude oil distillation and vacuum facilities in Lovington, New Mexico to its petroleum refinery facilities in Artesia, New Mexico;approximately 960 miles of crude oil trunk, gathering and connection pipelines located in west Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma that deliver crude oil to HFC's Navajo refinery;
- approximately 960 miles of crude oil trunk, gathering and collection pipelines located in west Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma that deliver crude oil to HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery;
- approximately 10 miles of refined product pipelines that support HollyFrontier's Woods Cross refinery located near Salt Lake City, Utah;
- gasoline and diesel connecting pipelines located at HollyFrontier's Tulsa east refinery facility;
- five intermediate product and gas pipelines between HollyFrontier's Tulsa east and west refinery facilities;
- crude receiving assets located at HollyFrontier's Cheyenne refinery;
- a 25% joint venture interest in the SLC pipeline, a 95-mile intrastate crude oil pipeline system that transports crude oil into the Salt Lake City, Utah area from the Utah terminus of the Frontier Pipeline, as well as crude oil flowing from Wyoming and Utah via Plains All American Pipeline, L. P.'s ("Plains") Rocky Mountain Pipeline; and
- a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline, LLC, the owner of a 400-mile refined products pipeline system running from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada.
Refined Product Terminals and Refinery Tankage
- four refined product terminals located in El Paso, Texas; Moriarty and Bloomfield, New Mexico; and Tucson, Arizona, with an aggregate capacity of approximately 1,300,000 barrels, that are integrated with our refined product pipeline system that serves HollyFrontier's Navajo refinery;
- three refined product terminals (two of which are 50% owned), located in Burley and Boise, Idaho and Spokane, Washington, with an aggregate capacity of approximately 500,000 barrels, that serve third-party common carrier pipelines;
- one refined product terminal near Mountain Home, Idaho with a capacity of 120,000 barrels, that serves a nearby United States Air Force Base;
- two refined product terminals, located in Wichita Falls and Abilene, Texas, and one tank farm in Orla, Texas with aggregate capacity of 500,000 barrels, that are integrated with our refined product pipelines that serve Alon's Big Spring refinery;
- a refined product loading rack facility at each of v's refineries, heavy product / asphalt loading rack facilities at HFC's Navajo refinery Lovington facility, Tulsa refinery east facility and the Cheyenne refinery, liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") loading rack facilities at HollyFrontier's Tulsa refinery west facility, Cheyenne refinery and El Dorado refinery, lube oil loading racks at HollyFrontier's Tulsa refinery wast facility and crude oil Leased Automatic Custody Transfer ("LACT") units located at HollyFrontier's Cheyenne refinery;
- a leased jet fuel terminal in Roswell, New Mexico;
- on-site crude oil tankage at HollyFrontier's Navajo, Woods Cross, Tulsa and Cheyenne refineries having an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 1,100,000 barrels; and
- on-site refined and intermediate product tankage at HollyFrontier's Tulsa, Cheyenne and El Dorado refineries having an aggregate storage capacity of approximately 8,200,000 barrels;
HEP has a long-term strategic relationship with HollyFrontier. The HEP growth plan is to continue to pursue purchases of logistic assets within the HollyFrontier asset base and to work with HollyFrontier on logistic asset acquisitions in conjunction with refinery acquisition strategies. Furthermore, HEP will continue to pursue third-party logistic asset acquisitions which are accretive to HEP unitholders and increase the diversity of HEP revenues.


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Really good whiteboard friday, as usual. I would like to show it in my company to explain them how SEO is not exact science. With all the new and things going on, it 's really difficult to be hear in a company. What you say today won't be (totally) true tomorrow and that is difficult to understand.
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Required Ticket | E (Magic Kingdom) D (Tokyo Disneyland) E (Disneyland) | ||||||||||||
Audio-animatronics | 24 (Magic Kingdom) 48 (Disneyland) 50 (Tokyo Disneyland) | ||||||||||||
Sponsor | Pepsi and Frito Lay (1971-1981) (Magic Kingdom) Wonder Bread(1975-1990) (Disneyland) House Foods(Tokyo Disneyland) | ||||||||||||
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The Country Bear Jamboree is an attraction at the Magic Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort and at Tokyo Disneyland in the Tokyo Disney Resort, as well as a former attraction at Disneyland Park. All versions of the attraction are similar.
The attraction is a stage show with audio-animatronic figures. Most of the characters are bears who perform Country music. Characters rise up to the stage on platforms, descend from the ceiling, and appear from behind curtains. The audience includes audio-animatronic animal heads mounted on the walls who interact with characters on stage.
Due to overwhelming popularity, The Country Bear Jamboree was given a "spin-off" show which appeared during the 1984 winter season at Disney World and Disneyland. It was called The Country Bear Christmas Special.
In 2002, a movie titled The Country Bears was released which was based on the attraction and its characters.
The Country Bear Jamboree was originally intended by Walt to be placed at Disney's Mineral King Ski Resort which he was trying to build in the mid 1960s. Walt knew he wanted some sort of show to provide entertainment to the guests at the resort, and he knew he wanted the show to feature some sort of bear band. The project was assigned to imagineer Marc Davis.
Davis, together with Al Bertino, came up with many bear groups, including bear marching bands, bear mariachi bands, and Dixieland bears. One day Davis was working on drawings of the characters in his office. Walt Disney walked in and saw the drawings and laughed because he loved the characters. On Disney's way out he turned to Marc Davis and said good-bye, which he was known never to say. That was the last time Davis saw Disney, who died a few days later on December 15, 1966.
After his death, plans for the show still carried on. The bears would be featured in the resort's Bear Band Restaurant Show, and it was decided that they would have a country twang. But while plans for the show progressed, plans for the ski resort did not. Instead, the Imagineers working on the project decided to place the show in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in time for its grand opening in 1971. Imagineer X Atencio and musical director George Bruns created songs for the bears to sing.
On October 1, 1971, The Country Bear Jamboree opened its doors in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It received so much good feedback that Imagineers immediately planned to make a replica of the show to be placed in Disneyland. The addition to the show in Disneyland inspired a brand new land appropriately titled Bear Country. Because of the tremendous popularity of the show in Walt Disney World, excess capacity was added to the Disneyland incarnation in the form of two identical theaters, each housing a copy of the show in its entirety. The attraction opened at Disneyland on March 4, 1972.
During the 1984 holiday season was the debut of the Country Bear Christmas Special at the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Resort.
In 1986, the Vacation Hoedown debuted at both Disneyland(February) and the Magic Kingdom (May). During the holiday season, the bears still performed their Christmas Show in Florida through 2005. Attendance struggled during the Vacation Hoedown's run in Florida, so for Magic Kingdom's 20th anniversary in 1992, the original show returned to rotate with the Christmas show as it had since 1984.
The attraction closed at Disneyland on September 9, 2001, to make room for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on April 11, 2003.
The Country Bear Christmas Special was the first time an attraction at any Disney theme park became interchangeable during the year. The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown was added a little over 1 1/2 years later. Both the Country Bear Christmas Special and The Country Bear Vacation Hoedown were created, directed, and animated by Dave Feiten and Mike Sprout. The Tokyo Disneyland version of the attraction still features all three versions of the show at different times of the year.
On August 21, 2012, the Walt Disney World version of the Country Bear Jamboree closed for a nearly two-month-long refurbishment. All the characters in the show received new skin, fur, and costumes. The songs "Pretty Little Devilish Mary" and "Fractured Folk Song" and some of the dialogue were removed, while other songs were shortened. The show is now 4 to 5 minutes shorter than it was before. The shorter version of the show opened on October 17, 2012.
Henry- The Master of Ceremonies of the show, Henry is a welcoming and friendly brown bear. He wears a grey top hat, starched shirt front, and a string tie. In some parts of the show, he plays a yellow guitar. It is implied that he and Teddi have some sort of backstage romance. Voiced by Peter Renaday.
Liver Lips McGrowl- Liver Lips is perhaps the funniest-looking bear. He gets his name from his very large lips. He is a brown bear and plays the guitar. Since Florida's 2012 refurb, he has a messy, unkempt head of long hair in the Florida version of the show. He is voiced by Jimmy Stoneman.
Wendell- Wendell is a hyperactive golden brown bear who plays the mandolin. He wears a blue bandanna around his neck and a light brown hat. He also has a massive overbite and buck teeth. He is voiced by Bill Cole. Wendell's role in the Florida version of the show was severely reduced during the October 2012 refurb when "Fractured Folk Song" was removed, and is no longer mentioned by name.
Teddi Barra- Teddi Barra is a unique bear because she never appears on stage. Instead she descends from a hole in the ceiling on her swing, which is decorated with pink roses. She is a brown bear and wears a blue hat with a pink feather (In 2012 of the Florida version of the show, she received a new violet sequined hat) as well as a long pink boa around her neck. She is voiced by Patsy Stoneman.
Ernest- Ernest is a brown bear who plays the fiddle. He wears a derby and a red polka-dot bowtie around his neck. He was voiced by Van Stoneman from October 1971 until July 1975, when his vocals were rerecorded by Randy Sparks. Stoneman's recording can still be heard on the 1971 record and 2003 CD.
Terrence (aka Shaker)- A tall bear with tan fur (in the Disneyland version his fur was grey), Terrence wears a miner's cap, a yellow vest (Since Florida's 2012 refurb), and plays the guitar. He is voiced by Van Stoneman.
Trixie- Trixie is a very large brown bear who wears a blue bow on her head, a blue tutu around her waist, and holds a blue handkerchief in her left hand. She also has a slight crush on Henry. She is voiced by Cheryl Poole.
Big Al- Big Al is the fattest bear. He is grey with a light grey belly (Though his fur was changed to brown in 2012 in the Florida version of the show) and wears a tan hat and a red vest. He plays an always out-of-tune guitar and is voiced by Tex Ritter from his hit album, Blood on the Saddle (1960).
The Sun Bonnet Trio
Gomer- Gomer never sings but instead plays his piano, which has a honeycomb on top of it. He is considered Henry's right-hand bear. He was originally brown, but during the Florida 2012 refurbishment his appearance changed and he is now a deep burgundy red with a blonde goatee and a new hat.
The Five Bear Rugs
Baby Oscar- Oscar appears with The Five Bear Rugs, but plays no instrument. In fact, he never says a word. He is a brown bear and always has his teddy bear to keep him company. In the 1971 album, it is mentioned that Zeb is his father.
Buff- Buff is considered the leader of the mounted animal heads and is also the largest. He is the head portion of an American bison and whistles throughout the show. He is voiced by Disney legend Thurl Ravenscroft.
Max- Max is the head portion of a whitetail buck and is voiced by Peter Renaday.
Melvin- Melvin, a bull moose head, is of the animal head trio. He often makes good-natured jokes and is voiced by Bill Lee.
At Disneyland, Max, Buff, and Melvin currently reside in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which replaced the Country Bear Playhouse in 2003 (Which had closed two years prior). They hang above the entrance to the "Hunny Heaven" room, but riders must turn around in order to see them. The set of Max, Buff & Melvin featured there were not the Audio-Animatronic figures found in either of the Playhouse's two theaters, but rather the static, non-anmatronic ones that were found next door in the Mile Long Bar.
Sammy- Sammy is Henry's raccoon pal who cuddles around Henry's top hat. He acts like a coonskin cap for Henry. He is voiced by Bill Cole. In the Country Bear Vacation Hoedown, Sammy gets replaced by a skunk named Randy.
The show is basically a continuous string of short country songs sung by the various bears. As each bear sings their song, a curtain opens to reveal them, except in the case of Wendell, Gomer, and the Sun Bonnet Trio (all of whom rise from the center stage), and Teddi Barra (who descends from the ceiling).
The show begins with Max, Buff, and Melvin telling Henry to get on with the show. Henry then asks Gomer to give him a "little intro", and the jamboree begins.
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Tokyo Disneyland version:
There are five stages, numbered, from left to right, 1 & 2 (left wing), 3 (main stage), 4 and 5 (right wing). A cast of 18 audio-animatronic bears appear on the various stages and also rise up through the floor and from the ceiling. Stages 1, 2, 4 and 5 are actually turntables with two animatronics each fixed to them. As each scene finishes, the turntable revolves behind curtains and another character will be present on stage when the curtains open again, giving the impression that the performers have "moved" between stages. Approximately one third of each turntable is always visible to the guests, while the remaining two thirds emerge into a backstage area where maintenance can be carried out on the animatronics; even minor maintenance during shows if necessary, as there is approximately a 50-120 second turn around between scenes. The host bear, Henry, actually appears in the form of three separate figures during the show. The main stage has several backgrounds which descend on rails to provide a backdrop to the animatronics performing on the main stage. These backgrounds change when the main stage curtains are closed. The Five Bear Rugs are visible when there is no backdrop and it is their turn to perform. Until the 2012 refurbishment in Florida the Five Bear Rugs used to be on a rolling stage, but the mechanism was removed during the refurb leaving the log in front of them stationary. The rolling platform remains in Tokyo's version and changes seasonally from the Bandstand used in the Original show to the log used in the Vacation & Christmas show (the latter covering the top of the log in cotton to represent snow). Additional figures rise up from the stage floor and from the ceiling on hydraulic platforms when necessary.


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I own an unmanaged LINUX VPS with cpanel
in one websie i'm getting following error
Invalid query: Got a packet bigger than 'max_allowed_packet' bytes
Where to edit and how to edit through whm
You need to edit my.cnf as root and increase the value of max_allowed_packet as per your requirements.
The file is at /etc/my.cnf in root SSH, since the full path wasn't noted previously. Upon making any changes to /etc/my.cnf file, please restart MySQL for those changes to take effect.
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I see this forum gives some information; however, its seems to be lacking easy steps for a beginner. I have an article on this that shows how to cat, nano, and view through shell the my.cnf settings.
The my.cnf may not have the setting in it when you view it through shell.
Viewing the MySQL variables through shell.
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You can also view the settings for MySQL in PhpMyAdmin.
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That way you can get the exact MySQL settings available to edit in the my.cnf as well.
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JesusNEVERexisted wrote:Could it work here? Could the Blues get enough fans? It could be fun. The Blues need more revenue streams so I wonder why Army hasn't thought of this? The article below is from Sports Business Daily.
When John McDonough left the Chicago Cubs for the Blackhawks, he brought one of his best marketing concepts with him — an annual team convention — and now other teams around the NHL are adopting the concept in their own markets.
In addition to the Blackhawks, the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals and Vancouver Canucks all have plans to hold future team conventions. The Kings, which held their first last weekend, the Caps, which will hold their first Sept. 26, and the Canucks, which hope to hold one in 2010, believe an annual fan convention can help make their brands more relevant during the offseason.
Though the costs of the events, which can run into the mid-six figures, are an obstacle, holding a convention can create new sponsorship inventory for teams to sell and help clubs raise their profile at a time when hockey is far from consumers' minds.
"It's quickly becoming a best practice around the league," said Susan Cohig, the NHL's senior vice president, integrated marketing. "From a pure-business perspective, it's a tremendous ticket sales and sponsorship opportunity. It's a new way for fans to engage with the team and a new way for sponsors to be involved in a tent pole event."
glen a richter wrote:You a regular at the Hawks fan conventions, JNE?
STLADOGG wrote:I just got back from Chitcago, I was trolling along with my Blues shirts. I met some terribly bandwagon fans up there.
When the Blues win the cup 2 out of 4 years then the glamorous shit happens like this.
STLADOGG wrote:I just got back from Chitcago, I was trolling along with my Blues shirts. I meet some terribly bandwagon fans up there.
When the Blues win the cup 2 out of 4 years then the glamorous shit happens like this.
STLADOGG wrote:I just got back from Chitcago.
WaukeeBlues wrote:But WHY DID WE TRADE TEH DUG WAITZ?!?!
WaukeeBlues wrote:But WHY DID WE TRADE TEH DUG WAITZ?!?!
cprice12 wrote:What else is there to root for in Chicago this time of year?
The Cubs?
The White Sox?
I assume Bears talk is going on...but even then, training camp hasn't even started yet.
Sports fans in St. Louis have Cardinal fever right now...they always do this time of year...so it's not like we're starving for cool sporting events to go to.
With that said...
I think something like this would draw well for the Blues. They could schedule it when the Cardinals are out of town on a long road trip to draw the Cardinal die hards...and the Blues die hards will show up in droves regardless.
TSUCookieMonster wrote:Would rather have money go towards marketing for a winter classic at Busch vs. Chicago. Two teams at the top of the league, geographically close, great venue and area around the stadium, baseball would be done, football (likely) done for both cities by that point, basketball midseason in Chicago...
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"Jewel of the Sahara" is a droll short film based on an ancient dirty joke. Set in a French Foreign Legion Camp circa 1954, it follows the (mostly) mental adventures of a British Captain, desperately missing his home and wife. With opium stoking the fires of desire created by his wife's lustful love letters and not quite understanding the ways of the Foreign Legion (can we blame him) a drastic misunderstanding leads the Captain to something, well, lets just say you're not going to get the image out of your head anytime soon. The films classic historical drama pacing and set direction (with a touch of Monty Python in the supporting cast) adds to the hilarity.
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Pocket door for bathroom?
We're remodeling our 2nd bathroom (hall/guest/teen daughter bathroom) and trying to find ways to maximize the tiny space.
We're considering installing a pocket door rather than one that would swing in in the space one stands to wash at the sink. We'd use quality Johnson track and a wood panel door.
I've read a lot of people saying they'd never use pocket doors on bathrooms (too hard to latch shut, etc) and I wonder if anyone can offer any further opinions. In our family we never lock bathroom doors, but for guests or resale, I'm sure a securely latching door is important.
My guess is that the locking mechanism is important: can anyone recommend a good (not super-expensive) model?
Thanks for your input. That's one of the things I have read people say.... but I'm looking for opinions based on personal experience. Why do you say that?
...I've also read posts from people who say their pocket doors on their bathrooms are wonderful... so am trying to dig a little deeper. I'll bet PART of it has to do with the quality of the doors. I'm not talking about the cheapo kind from Home Depot that jumps off the single track; I am talking about a higher quality door/hardware set from Johnson.
A pocket door would make the usable space in this tight bathroom a lot bigger. However- if it really makes it a PITA to use, that's not a worthwhile trade-off.
"Pocket doors are for "normally open" doors not doors that get opened and closed on a regular basis."
If you use decent hardware they can be used for bathrooms and other frequently used doors.
Do not use anything less than John sin Hardware 111PD level parts.
The biggest problem with the Johnson hardware are the door guides.
They scratch the face of the door.
Cut a 3/32 groove in the bottom of the door (stopped at the show edge) and use a piece of aluminum angle in the bottom of the pocket to guide the door and prevent swaying.
There are decent privacy lock available for pocket doors.
Try Van Dyke's Restorers (I make my latches in my machine shop).
We have pocket doors all over our house.
They close off hallways, like to the bedroom wing, between the foyer and the family room, in the small guest lav between the toilet and sink areas.
We have them for our master closet and master bath. I put one in to close the kitchen off from the DR.
We have a pocket door to our only bathroom for space reasons as well, and have no issues with privacy or it seeming strange. I do recommend the better Johnson hardware for the slider mechanism, and have had no problems with Big Orange hardware for the actual latch/lock mechanisms. The 2 Johnson pocket doors we have have never had any sliding issues nor have they ever come off the tracks. I love the pocket door in a tight space.
If you can afford quality, do it. Otherwise put a regular 24" door. If its still too tight to open for your tastes, pop the door off and put in a bifold...can always pop the door back on for resale. You can improvise a simple hook / eye lock. It may not be the most elegant but if its your bath and not a guests I would not worry about it. Now if a 24" can not swing open under any circumstances.....your stuck with a bad design I guess.
We have 2 bathrooms and a powder room, and each has a solid core pocket door. The house is 10 years old and I've never had a problem with the doors. I have come to prefer them to hinged doors. In addition, they give you a little more design flexibility, particularly in tight spaces like powder rooms, because you don't have the issue of blocking any cabinet drawers or wall fixtures as you might with a hinged door. Just remember that you can't mount a recessed TP holder on the wall that the door slides into. As long as you use high quality hardware, you should have no problems. My previous house, built in 1952, had a pocket door to the kitchen that was closed every day, and was still working fine when I sold it a couple of years ago.
I have them and they work fantastic WITH good hardware
I would encourage you to look strongly at the better Grant hardware and a solid core door
Here is a link that might be useful: Grant Hdwre
We have two pocket doors in the master bath, one to the main area, which has a lock, and one to the toilet compartment, which doesn't have a lock. They both get opened and closed several times a day. We have had no problem with the main door in the three years it has been installed. The other door needed some adjusting, but opens and closes with no problems now.
Our daughter's bathroom has a two entrances, one from the hall (swing door) and one ajoining the bedroom (pocket). My folks put pocket doors between rooms, as karen belle posted above. I let my builder talk me out of putting them between rooms.
I wish I had put one in the master bath, in the toilet compartment, as it is open (really regret that one) as well as the utility room.
Quality is the key.
The only pocket doors in our house are on our MBR closets.(Open virtually all of the time.)
You gain 'swing space', but lose some space too. The wall has to be built out to accomodate the pocket door, and you can't place electical boxes, etc. that would interfere with the operation of the door.
As a Senior, it is harder for me to exert the horizontal pressure to slide a heavy pocket door. (A lightweight one wouldn't feel very 'secure' on a bathroom.) Our closet doors have 'pulls' mounted in the door edge -- more bothersome to fumble with and hard on arthritic fingers. If you open and close via a groove in the side of the door, doesn't the door need to remain partially open so that you can access the 'handle'? (OK if you have a wide entry to begin with, but could be a squeeze otherwise.)
This house was built in 1968. We have several pocket doors. One is between the utility room, and a 3/4 bath. We have no problems with it, and doesnt look like anyone else has ever had a problem with it either. It does have the locking mechanism on it. It is the only one of our pocket doors that does have it. Works fine.
"I would encourage you to look strongly at the better Grant hardware and a solid core door"
The "Grant hardware" is old style and not good at all.
The open track allows the door bogeys to come off the track in the pocket.
The Johnston hardware uses more wheels, and a track that traps the bogeys so they can never come 'off the track.'
The link below is to the 111PD pocket door hardware.
This is what you want.
Here is a link that might be useful: Johnson Hardware
Since ours is original to this 1968 house, it may not help you out much, or maybe isnt even made anymore. The name on the lockset says Weiser. Apparently it is a good one, to have lasted all these years, and that bathroom is well used. I think it always has been, by the condition it was in when we bought the house. (Has since been redone).
I love pocket doors. I have one going into our master bedroom bathroom and it's a nice feature. My only complaint is the builder used those cheap, white doors, "cardboard" doors and I want to replace it with a really nice wood pocket door. I never have problems locking it. There are a few salvage companies that sell the old hardware and doors or you can order a new door, locks etc. Great idea you should do it.
Thanks for the input, everyone. I thought I'd post a layout plan so you can see the specific situation we have. I had been pretty much sold on the pocket door, but realized it WILL be more of a PITA to build (we're DIY) and more costly than a regular door. So now I'm still trying to decide whether that extra is worth it for what we'd gain. What do you think???
We are already planning to move the door opening to a different wall to better utilize the floor space in the small bathroom. If we do a regular door, the swing area will be right where one would stand to wash hands at the sink, but the door would not open against the vanity, but against the opposite wall. In using the bathroom door, one would need to step back away from the vanity (further into the room) in order to operate the door. We're thinking that the pocket door would avoid that.
In our house, locks are rarely, if ever used. And the teenager daughter spends a lot of time at the mirror in the bathroom. We often open the door to tell her to hurry up or she'll miss the bus, etc. With a swinging door we'd hit her with the door. I guess that's not a totally valid reason to choose a pocket door though. it's more that I am theorizing that it will make the bath's interior space feel bigger not to have the door swing taking up literally half the open floor space...
Here's the current layout. Notice how the door and vanity placement mean that the only really useable floor space is directly in front of the toilet, just that tiny spot!
Here's what we are planning to do to maximize the floor space. So... the question is whether a pocket door in this case would make the space more useable? (The pocket door would slide into the wall next to the vanity.)
Your proposed layout is what I have in my master bath. I considered a pocket door, but due to electrical in the wall, I reconsidered. Since I use the sink either with the door all-the-way open, or all-the-way closed, the pocket door would not have given me a great deal of extra space anyway.
One thing that made my bathroom feel more expansive was a shallow wall-hung vanity - the kind where the sink curve projects beyond the cabinet. That put the vanity cabinet farther away from the door opening.
Me too - your proposed layout is what we have in our upstairs guest/kids bathroom (58" wide). We have the same layout in our basement bathroom, only with a pocket door.
Here are my thoughts... Yes, the door can get in the way if you are sharing the bath and others would be in and out when you are using the sink, etc. If you are in there alone it's no big deal - either it's all the way open or all the way closed (mostly closed).
The pocket door is good for the basement, but I really don't think I'd like it for an upstairs main use bathroom. For some reason it doesn't feel as private.. could be a mental thing :)
Having said that, we do plan to put a pocket door in our master bathroom. We have a long, narrow bath and there is no room for it to open into the bathroom and having it open into the room would be strange and we don't have the room for that either. But, I feel like I'm tucked away a bit more in the bedroom and already have a sense of privacy.
Functionally, both work fine.
"When I have the window open (often in Southern California) it moves back and forth in the track and makes a lot of noise. Do the newer doors do this?"
Moves on the track or sways perpendicular to the track?
The sway is a common problem.
Johnson hardware supplies plastic guides to limit sway, but they also scratch the face of the door when it is opened and closed.
A piece of aluminum angle in the floor of the pocket and a small groove in the bottom of the door will prevent sway.
I was doing some research on "pocket doors" and came across this thread -- I know it is a little dated.
Looking at your proposed "layout" -- could you consider keeping the hinged door, but having the sink and toilet locations switch places? Then it would be the exact layout of my childhood bathroom (except our exterior wall was your tub wall and that is where our window was... we had a hot water radiator where your window is... made our towels toasty warm!)
Thanks, Maura!
I actually just finished this bathroom... the post about it is at the link below. It worked out great :)
Here is a link that might be useful: Budget DIY elegant bathroom
I'm looking to redo my bedroom bathroom. The bathroom is VERY tiny and the pocket door would be a great idea. If I were to use the Johnson kit for the pocket door, can I use a standard door or is there a specific door or heavy door that's best used for a pocket door? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated Thanks.
If you get the kit from Johnson, you can use any door you want. We bought composite 5-panel doors from Lowes for our walk-in-closets with pocket doors. There are different Johnson kits for different size/weight doors. We used the standard kit and a pretty standard door. Our doors are NOT hollow, though, and the weight may be why we're happier with them than some people with hollow-core pocket doors that feel flimsy (just a guess).
I linked the Johnson kit below. I used the 1500 series, which Lowes/HomeDepot or your local lumberyard should be able to order for you, or just order it online.
Just remember that you cannot have any plumbing, lightswitches, towel racks, shelves, etc on the wall that the door slides into. You'll have to put the lightswitch on the other side of the door... in a small bathroom, finding wall space for those and using a pocket door can be challenging. (If you really need to have lights/towel racks on that wall, you could build that wall thicker: lay some studs flat along the back of the door pocket, to give you room for a shallow-work electrical box and studs for shelf/rack installation. But that eats into your small bathroom square footage!)
Here is a link that might be useful: Johnson pocket door kits
"I don't think a pocket will work sliding behind the toilet. "
You are going to need an awfully thick wall to have the dor clear the toilet vent.
And them you may have electrical on the other side.
A pocket door in a 2x4 wall already takes up ALL the space, and no junction boxes (switches, receptacles) can be in the pocket area on either side of the pocket.


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