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The present study is the first stage of a research program whose ultimate goal is to conduct a randomized clinical trial involving type 2 diabetics with BMI from 30.0 to 39.9 kg/m2. This program will determine the relative effectiveness of RYGB combined with intensive medical management (IMM), versus IMM alone, in reducing CVD event rates and mortality in patients with poorly controlled diabetes. IMM will include rigorous lifestyle modification for weight loss and stepped pharmacologic treatment for diabetes and other CVD risk factors. The proposed study is a randomized trial which will provide an assessment of the efficacy of treatment, in reducing CVD risk factors and also assessing the feasibility, cost, and safety of a larger trial.
Type 2 Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease
Other: intensive medical management
Other: RYGB & IMM
Phase 4
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Global Randomized Prospective Study of Intensive Medical Management of Type 2 Diabetes, With and Without Gastric Bypass Surgery
- HbA1c < 7.0% [ Time Frame: 12 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Systolic blood pressure < 130 mm Hg [ Time Frame: 12 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- LDL cholesterol < 100 mg/dl [ Time Frame: 12 Months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2008
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2017
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: 1
intensive medical management
Other: intensive medical management
IMM will include rigorous lifestyle modification for weight loss and stepped pharmacologic treatment consistent with standard of care for diabetes and other CVD risk factors.
Active Comparator: 2
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with intensive medical management
Other: RYGB & IMM
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Surgery combined with intensive medical management
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|30 Years to 67 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 30 to 67 years at eligibility visit.
- Diagnosed with T2DM at least 6 months prior to enrollment, under the active care of a doctor for at least the six months prior to enrollment, and HbA1c ≥ 8.0 %.
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30.0 kg/m2 and ≤ 39.9 kg/m2 at eligibility visit.
- Willingness to accept random assignment to either treatment group.
- Expect to live or work within approximately one hour's traveling time from the study clinic for the duration of the two-year trial.
- Willingness to comply with the follow-up protocol and successful completion of the run-in (described below).
- Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cardiovascular event (myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome, coronary artery angioplasty or bypass, stroke) in the past six months.
- Current evidence of congestive heart failure, angina pectoris, or symptomatic peripheral vascular disease.
- Cardiac stress test indicating that surgery or IMM would not be safe.
- Pulmonary embolus or thrombophlebitis in the past six months.
- Cancer of any kind (except basal cell skin cancer or cancer in situ) unless documented to be disease-free for five years.
- Significant anemia (hemoglobin 1.0 g or more below normal range) or history of coagulopathy.
- Serum creatinine ≥ 1.5 mg/dl.
- HbA1c > 14.0%.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00641251
|United States, Minnesota
|University of Minnesota
|Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55414
|Mayo Clinic
|Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
|United States, New York
|Columbia University
|New York City, New York, United States, 10032
|Min-Sheng General Hospital
|Taipei, Taiwan
|National Taiwan University Hospital
|Taipei, Taiwan
|Principal Investigator:
|Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD
|University of Minnesota - Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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|Responsible Party:
|Medtronic - MITG
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00641251 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|February 13, 2008
|Last Updated:
|February 27, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by Medtronic - MITG:
T2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes CVD event rates and mortality
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Endocrine System Diseases
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015


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You know we women always overanalyze what men say and do but they usually mean what they say. So it means he doesn't want a relationship right now. He just wants to have fun so if that isn't what you want, date other men.
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It means he is only looking for sex
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That's odd I was just in the same exact situation. And guess what? We didn't end up dating. Sorry to tell you but he would tell me the same thing but I was dumb enough to sleep with him. And I was dumb enough to hold on and wait to see what happens. I didn't mind fuckim him though bc that's how we both started we decided to be fuck buddies but then I ended up really liking him. Go figure. Just walk away please before you get hurt like I did!! Good luck
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Take what he said for face value. He does NOT want a serious relationship. Everything else is irrelevant.
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I often wonder if it's chance or fate that leads me to the homeless animals I meet; and today, I still wonder about the day I first met the furry little face in the loading dock.
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I got out of my truck, approached the loading dock and peered inside. I couldn't see or hear anything inside it, but I decided to leave a can of cat food there. I drove off, and when I returned later that day, my food offering had been gratefully devoured. And the tiny furry face that I had seen peeking out of it earlier that day had already been etched into my mind.
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Winter was now rapidly approaching, and the days and nights were rapidly becoming much colder, so I began worrying more and more about the plight of this loading dock kitten. When I would make a food delivery, I would now often bring an old towel or blanket with me, and I would shove it deep inside her hiding place.
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What a rare and wonderful man, to care so much for a tiny, homeless kitten. How very fortunate for Valentina that you were seeking a lost dog that day--whether you found the dog or not, Valentina certainly found her forever family--thanks to you!!
Anna, Pascal sounds like a perfect little fur-person--once he calmed down, LOL! It just took him awhile to realized that all his dreams had come true!
Thanks for two wonderful animal stories!!
How wonderful you are - and these sweet kitties you've saved!
very touching
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At first we thought this little kitten was a "she" because of a very dainty, pretty face and small body. However, a little later it transpired that "she" was a "he". Pascal grew and grew and grew, and he became a most handsome black panther who loved to give us kisses and who slept on the bed at night. He also LOVED other cats! I adopted two old marmalade gentlemen, Rufus & Rupert, from the nearest cats' home and Pascal adored both of his older "brothers".
I never did manage to find out where Pascal had come from. There were a number of working farms in the area and also a riding stable so I assume he must have come from one of these places.
Very handsome tuxedo cat! Such unusual markings with that pure black tail growing out of a white body and with black facial markings resembling a pair of curtains draped across a window, the way they used to have them in Sweden when I was a child in the 1950s and '60s.
I once rescued a small, pure black feral kitten-cat, ca 6 months old, maybe. This was in very rural middle Sweden some years ago now. He turned up in my garden, very soon after I had moved in, at the beginning of March, when there was still a thick layer of snow on the ground and icicles hanging from the eaves. We spotted him through the kitchen window; he was eating the food we put out for the birds and the wild animals. The liile mite was obviously starving!
After feeding him for about a week, we managed through stealth to grab him by the scruff while he was distracted by Laban, the 1-year-old cat from the neighbour's house. Poor wee soul! Pascal (as I later named him, once we knew it was a "he") screamed and wriggled and put up a very good fight, but my friend did not let go until we were safely inside the kitchen. THEN - the terrified kitten FLEW around the kitchen in a mad frenzy, hurled himself at both windows in turn, howling all the while! We let him be. He went to ground under the shower upstairs, and this is where he stayed for the next several weeks, coming out at night to eat, drink and use the litter tray.
At first we thought this little kitten was a "she" because of a very dainty, pretty
Great story by a patient and sensitive man!
You are a saint! lucky valentina!
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It's only the preseason, but it feels as if it is the middle of league play.
And soon it will be.
It even could be said that a team was too prepared for an opponent, Coach JP Salisbury said it on Friday night. Knowing that Uintah had run the option 75 percent of the time against Juan Diego the previous week, Salisbury drilled the option defense into his team so they would be ready.
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New Covenant Charter School, one of the state's first charter schools, will close its doors at the end of this school year. Read story. What impact will the closure of the New Covenant Charter School have on the Capital Region?
New Covenant closes
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Good riddance! Albany tax payers are sick of getting screwed, paying for two school systems, one private no less! If you want to send your child to a private school, pay for it yourself. The charter schools are proving to be even worse than the city run schools. One down, more to go! Hopefully it cause the city to improve the city run system and stem the flow of tax paying families out of the city.
Not knowing all the facts, just what the TU published, viewing the families affected by the closing… I say What a shame for Albany. If inner city families benifited, children enjoyed learning and were progressing in a positive learning environment can't the Educational system in Albany reach out for more students to attend if that indeed is the primary issue? With the closing of inner city schools that were troublesom here is an opportunity for growth. Monies are being spent for some much less programs. Albany please wake up and take care of your youth.
On the capital region? You jest right? It is widely known that New Covenant should have been closed, in a timely manner, several years ago.
SUNY's involvement in this action leaves much to be desired, as the enticed parents and children in the school are getting "screwed" with closure coming about at such a late date. What options will there be for placement for their kids in other private schools by September?
The only option for most will be to return to the public system.
Proverbially speaking, "You get what you pay for". New Covenant's closure may be the first of several to occur in Albany before all is said and done…parents beware.
ABOUT TIME !!!!!! This school from day stole money from taxpayers while not having to adhere to the taxpayer laws & regulations set forth by the school district. I am an African-American professional born, raised, & lived in Arbor Hill for over 30 years. I refused to enroll my child into New Covenant just because they had uniforms and their own crossing guard, like others I know. Instead I opted for the magnet draft – which resulted in a far better education than any charter school in Albany. Hopefully, we can use the building for a much needed High School of Performing Arts. I hope they close all the charter schools. Antoinette Redmon
What do you expect when the public teachers union is the strongest in the nation. Educators have more time off that ANY spector of careers and ask themselves, "What can we give ourselves next?" I tell every child I encounter BE A TEACHER! Certainly DO NOT be a nurse–Low pay, rotten hours, subservient job, for all the responsibility and education required and NO organization to do anything about it.
It is sad that with the limited number of school choices in many neighborhoods, the school has to close. We've lost so many of the private/Catholic schools over the years that provided an alternative environment to the public schools. Something should be done to protect the Charter schools as well. They are providing a need in local neighborhoods so parents don't have to worry about their children being bused all over the city. Charter schools have a place here too and should be protected. Otherwise, our public schools will be overcrowded and our children will suffer because of it.
I am sorry to hear about New Covenant closing, mostly because of the families involved. I understand that parents want the best education for their children but I do not think creating an alternate system of public education is the anwser. I have talked to numerous educators about this problem, there are no easy fixes. But I believe we need to start with smaller classrooms. Also, the way education is funded in this state is has to changed. Right now, the state formula for aid is to give more money to school districts who pay more State taxes, in other words , more aid goes to the wealthier school districts. In my opinion, more funding needs to got to where the money is most needed, city school districts. The other thing that needs to be changed is parent involvement. When I was growing up, my parents spent alot of time with us working with us to make sure our homework got done,etc. This definitely made a difference in our lives. John Reith Jr., Albany,
About time!!! ….. #2, #5 & #6 haven't the slightest clue what they are talking about!!
Charter schools never did, don't now, and never will work. Despite over 10 years of "cherry picking" students, not a single one in the entire state has been able to show any test improvment over their neighboring public schools.
Charter schools, like all republican ideas, are a complete joke and waste of time and money. They also shows the world that not even our children's education is important enough to the reich-wing to be above politics. To them it's just another baseless opportunity to spew meaningless anti-union rhetoric!
Just more proof the gop is TOTALLY IRRELEVANT!!!!
To #5: I do not know if you work. If you do you probably have a job where you punch out and you are done for the day. I am married to a teacher, that does not have that luxury. She and many teachers I know stay after the time thay are allowed to leave and help students. Nobody asks them to, they do it for the children. There are days I do not see my wife from 7 in the morning until 6 at night. My wife also brings home a ton of work to do on a daily basis. She has planning to do, reports that have to be done, PTO functions she attends (which are held at night) which means she comes home and then goes back to the school where she teaches, sometimes even when she does not even have to etc., etc., ect. And all this is AFTER she leaves work. All this in addition to having to care for and teach the children. Let's not forget also when you mention and I am quoting you "What can we give ourselves next?", that many teachers including my wife pay for a great deal of things for their classroom and their class out of their own pockets. So before you degrade a teacher maybe you should fill their shoes and walk in them for a complete day and night.
I am sick and tired of hearing that the charter schools are taking money away from the public schools. First of all if the public schools were doing there job there wouldn't be a need for charter schools. Secondly, the charter school has only been in existance for 7yrs. The public schools has been failing our kids as far back as I can remeber. I worked for the school system and had to buy students pens and pencils and paper. And yet no charter schools existed. I had to pull my two children out of the failing system. They both graduated from college this year. No thanks to Albany School District. When I work for the school #18 they had children in the six grade that couldn't read or write. I guess that too is the fault of the charter schools. Eva need to take her head out of her butt and wake up to reality. The retirment fund and all those schoold days off during the school year and out of the school year is where the money is being wasted.
#5 you make me sick. I am a teacher as is my husband as was my grandmother and my father. I challenge you to try it for one day and you'll see how "easy" it is. Teachers are the most underpaid, underappreciated professionals in our society. Give me a break and get a clue.
To #9: There are many lesser paid peoples who also have the same "take your work home obligations", put in more on site hours, and have far less vacation time. I am one of them and I am married to a teacher who works very hard but while he's enjoying his summer time "fun" job I'm putting in 60 hour work weeks and have two weeks paid vacation (fortunate sometimes my work is "fun" too). So while I do not wish to discredit the hard work of many teachers and the issues they face, for the most part they have it pretty good and much better than some of their educator counterparts, such as librarians who are by and large very poorly paid despite their credentials.
What people need to understand is charter schools are taking a traditionally socialist enterprise and applying capitalist rules. Good schools survive, bad schools close. Really bad schools close badly.
Sure New Covenant Charter School students and parent have a good amount of upheaval to deal with in the short term. But they still have the option to attend a successful charter school elsewhere. If not next year, then the next, and have the rest of their education in a *better* school. In the end they come out ahead.
I'm sure more than a few Albany public school students and parents would gladly trade places with the New Covenant refugees. Why would you drive a Ford Pinto when you can drive a Lexus for the same price?
Regarding the quality of teachers, everyone here seems to be generalizing. Never a good idea.
I have several relatives who are teachers. Just like any other job, there is good and bad. The difference maker is tenure.
Trust me, good teachers have much more reason to hate tenure than the rest of us. You don't like to work with slugs and neither do they. While more often than not we watch with amusement as our private sector slugs crash and burn, good teachers sit at their desk looking out the window at their co-workers racing to be the first one out of the parking lot.
People should really be educated before voicing their opinion. I am an employee of New Covenant. The work that we do/did is something most people would not even dare to try. We did not "cherry pick" our students. Some of our students were the one's that couldn't stay in regular classes or in public school. We do not take money from taxpayers (that is what the district is telling you). Money follows the student. If the district is not educating that student, why should the money stay there?
Competition is what made this country great. What would life be if you only had one choice of car to drive, one store to shop from, one college to apply to? Why should your child's education be any different? Competition inspires greatness! We did GREAT things at New Covenant…just ask our students.
To J. Jones: Please don't misunderstand me, I do know that there are many people that do take work home with them and put in many hours. I used to be one of them. I took work home with me too and I worked long hours and I got a one week vacation each year. I was just pointing out to #5 who evidentally does not have a clue what teachers deal with on a daily basis. #5, By the sounds of the comments think teachers are just greedy and looking out for themselves. You being married to a teacher should know that this is not true.
#13 & #14 bringing clueless to all new levels!!!
"Socialist enterprise"?? Are you serious?? …. Ironic someone making statements so stupid would comment on Education!!
#15 …. Sorry, no sympathy here. Spin all you want, charters steal money PERIOD!! The public schools are NOT the problem and it's not the taxpayers problem that Albany is overwhelmed with uninvolved, lazy parents and their spoiled brat kids. If those parents want "choice" (what a joke) they can pay for it themselves. … Or they can stay home from partying enough to help their kids with their schoolwork from time to time, imagine that!
Everytime a school closes another overcrowded school already – becomes more overcrowded.
To # 5 How dare you!!!! You are obviously a bitter ex- nurse. Subservient??!! I beg your pardon? Underpaid? Maybe sometimes. Lousy hours? Sometimes it fits one's lifestyle. I am a college educated nurse. Proud of it and have never been and never will be subservient. What would the health care system be without nurses? You should be ashamed of your comment.
To Bill Fitzgerald: Your comments were understood and I agree but to listen to some, one might be lead to think that teachers have a patent on being underpaid and overworked.
Today's TU Editorial on this issue is a gold medal effort on just not getting the point.
"state officials allowed it to remain open too long."
I'm no expert on the legal issues here, but the *idea* here is not to have the government provide nor protect us from bad education, but to allow free market forces create the best education system possible, and not only let bad schools close, but force them to close with a vengeance.
"another lesson is that charter schools need to meet enrollment targets to remain open"
Yes this statement is technically correct, but it doesn't appear the writer understand this is a basic tenet of capitalism. He/she seems to just observe it as a strange anomaly of charter schools. Using this logic public schools remaining open while their students flee in droves is a "strength".
"New Covenant also had to compete, *ironically*, with other charter schools that have opened during the last seven years"
There is nothing ironic about private competition in the charter school model. Quite the opposite, private competition is the whole point.
"many will likely look to the public schools for their education."
What evidence is this assumption based on? I'd be very interested in a TU followup in the fall and a break down of the current New Covenant student body of 429 students and where they end up. In other words: evidence
"Unlike charter schools, which can close up when the going gets rough, district schools must remain open to fulfill their obligation "
Yes, if only New Covenant was a public school, then it could have been forced to remain open. Sure the students would continue to receive a poor education, but the administration would be held accountable and not just lose their jobs. Wha?
To #5 and everyone else that thinks being a teacher is easy. I do not know of any other profession where 20-25 children walk through your door and you have to spring into action as a mom, nurse, psychiatrist, doctor, dentist, caregiver, policeman, and advocate, and this all has to be done before our real jobs kick in; educating these young minds. And this time off you speak of, most people go to work, do their job, clock out and go home. I spend my weekends doing lesson plans, report cards, grading papers, and sometimes in my classroom doing things to make the educational setting more safe and comfortable for my students. Do I get overtime? No, and thats what it means to be a teacher, we are there for the children and no one else.
Regardless of what is said, New Covenant Charter School is a place of learning, and it is making progress. I can tell this in the countless happy faces that walk through our doors everyday. So many people are happy that New Covenant is closing, but they're not seeing the whole picture. We can discuss money all we want, but as I stated earlier, it is about the children. Now, the children are being disserviced. They have to be uprooted and moved around, when stability is such an important thing in their lives. I wish people would stop making remarks they know nothing about. Spend a day in my classroom, then you can comment.
I agree with guymontag that competition in education is good. The Brighter Choice charter schools have done very well compared to other Albany public schools, at least according to the NY State Dept. of Education standard tests.
The charter school laws as written are not perfect and we should work to improve them to prevent an unfair burden on taxpayers. We need a rational way to close underperforming public schools, in effect to make all public schools charter schools.
I don't hate teachers; I think that most teachers work hard and try to make a difference in our children's lives. My daughter has just started a career in teaching.
I do think that the Albany schools have the same problems that all long standing monopolies suffer from. Bloated bureaucracy and a loss of focus on serving the customer is inevitable.


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The first-ever TomorrowWorld festival—the international version of Belgium's renowned TomorrowLand festival—is set to take over a large portion of the rolling hills outside Atlanta, Georgia, this weekend with three days worth of heart-pounding, mind-bending dance music. Boasting a jaw-dropping lineup that includes the likes of Tiësto, Armin Van Buuren, Afrojack, Porter Robinson, Axwell, Steve Aoki, A-Trak, Diplo, and Claude VonStroke (to name a few), TomorrowWorld is certainly not short on top-notch mixmasters. Still, the festival is not merely a top-heavy event full of megastars; there is plenty of depth to the talent TomorrowWorld plans to offer. With this in mind, we've chosen five acts that may not be at the top of every festival-goer's list, but certainly should not be missed by those in attendance at the gathering's inaugural session.
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It was a night of laughs, smiles and delight.
It was also a night of serious business when it comes to the enterprises that fuel the ecomomy in Carbon County.
It was the Carbon County Chamber of Commerce annual board installation banquet.
Outgoing board and officers said goodbye while new ones took their pledges.
It was also a night when the members of the chamber reviewed the year and look ahead to what can be done to improve the community.
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Tiffany says
Love this! What a clever idea. I just moved into a new apartment and was in need of some wall art – I am definitely using this as inspiration!
I love this idea! The napkin framing idea isn't new to me, but the way you've shown different parts of the napkin in each pic is very clever and a new twist! Thanks for this!
cyndi says
What a clever idea! Love how simple it is yet looks super expensive.
Janna says
Love it! I've been trying to figure out a few more things for our walls! Perfect and the perfect price!
Keely Henry says
Love it! So cute & smart!
Melissa says
This is such a great idea! I'm HAVE to do this in our new house. You could always take a pillow sham that matches your bedding and have perfect coordinating wall decor in your bedroom!
susanna says
That is such a cool idea!! I also like your chalkboard.
Renewed Upon a Dream says
Those napkins are so pretty! I love the look of them in those frames. World Market is so amazing isn't it?!
Shannon McHale says
What an amazing idea. I am totally doing this!
Love this great idea!
jeny::jenypenny.com says
Love the colors in the napkins. Looks like a nice work space!
Candice says
I hadn't thought about using fabric napkins! Good idea. You could also use scrapbook paper, magazine pages (free!), or print a digital scrapbook paper. I love that it's so easily interchangable!
Anonymous says
Great! But for some reason I'm thinking if you flip the far right one upside down and put it in place of the 1st, and move the 1st as is to the far right it might give it some balance. Awesome idea nonetheless!
Those napkins are simply gorgeous! You could do this with regular fabric to make it even less expensive.
Amy says
You can also do this with scrapbook paper for an even cheaper project!!! But I like the pillow sham idea for the bedroom too!!! Great stuff!
Amy says
Oops, someone already said that.
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KATE! I love this idea! AND I love how nice and 'crisp' your desk area looks. Did you get a new chair? It looks awesome!
Jeannie says
Love the pattern! These look great!
Shaina says
Love this! Love me some cheap home decor too, now about this desk chair…details please:)
Tiffany says
AWESOME, Im adding this to my to do page!
Meghan Goheen says
Shannon says
I absolutely LOVE this idea!! It's so simple!
krystle porter says
Love this! I'm totally gonna steal it Hope that's ok! 😉
Victoria Munoz says
Where did you get your mousepad? I have the same computer and I use a note pad from michaels as a notepad! haha! I'd like something nicer at some point 😉 Love your post!
Melissa says
I LOVE this! Those napkins match my bedroom perfectly! Looks like a trip to World Market is now on my to-do list! Thanks for sharing!
Heather says
those are adorable! i must do this! thanks for sharing!
Brilliant!! I love that fabric, and you are so smart to mix up what part of the pattern is shown. What a great look!
Melissa says
I love this idea! I have some blank walls that are just perfect for this. Genius I love yours and your sister's blogs!!
I love this idea, it looks really expensive but yet it is cheap and it looks beautiful. Thanks I am going to have to give it a try maybe some frames like that for my desk at work. It needs something to bring it back alive. Thanks
BTW: Today I kind of followed one of your hair tutorials and my hair looks really nice. I need more practice but I liked the outcome. Thank You
Heather says
I really love this look! So clean and chic. Thanks for the tutorial!
cerniks says
Love it! Simiple project that completes the room!
Colleen Sullivan says
Fabric napkins! I love that idea. I've been looking for fabric for my baby's room, but I hadn't thought of using napkins. Thank you!
Natalie W. says
What?! This is almost too easy! I love this idea! I too am 'thrifty' and have been in a major mood to update our bedroom decor… This looks like a good way to start!
Andrea says
What a really great idea! I love how simple this is.
I love that – what a great idea! Your office is so cute!
Nik says
Great color scheme! Your office is perfect! New to your site, and I like it very much!
Tracy says
Lindsey says
I just love this! Thanks so much for sharing! I one day will do this in my kitchen when it gets remodeled!
Vanessa Tachenko says
Genius! Simply genius!
Adriane says
I love this! Thank you.
Happy Runner Girl says
Love this! Also where did you get your KEY key rack? I have some old keys I want to display and that is sooo cute.
Rachel says
Love it! This is aptly timed; I have just inherited a TON of scarves and handkerchiefs from my MIL's significant stash. I have also wanted to make some kind of clever/different decor to accompany a wrought iron decoration I have…this is perfect!
I love this idea! Perfection!
The So-Called Wife says
Love this! It's so clean and simple, and yet so chic. You have excellent taste.
Anonymous says
super cute idea!
One Creative Momma says
I love the print on those napkins! I am actually on my way over to World Market this afternoon to pick up the lumbar pillow that matches. I may have to re-create your framed napkin art as well. Good job!
Savannah says
Love this! Such a cute idea!
chrissy says
I love it!! I'm going to totally do this, I'm in the process of creating a craft room and I have been trying to come up with something for the walls!!! Thanks for the idea!
Kristen says
love the pattern!
oh WOW how cool, jeese you know there have been these real cool tea towels at the dollar store that i have been trying to figure out SOMETHING to do with, and now I know!!!!
Kelli says
Super Cute. Can't wait to try it. Thanks for the idea.
Joanna says
I cannot wait to try this! Thank you!!
Anonymous says
Hi – I love your art. I love your blog too and enjoy 'tuning in' – thank you Frances
Erica says
Very, very cute…I will be recreating this for my home as well…thanks for the idea:) Erica
WenDee says
Really really like this idea!!! Very neat and pretty!!! Thanks–also great for my budget!!!
Jeanne says
Great idea! Napkins can be any fabric and I often see something at the thrift store that I can't wear but LOVE the fabric!
simplykristiblog.com says
Gorgeous! This would be a perfect thing for my office. Thanks for the idea. Also, I love your saying on the chalkboard I always love little details like that.
Sobrina Tung says
this is so cute!!
Breanne says
Great idea! I would never have thought of napkins, and World Market always has the cutest. Love your blog. I've got my sister hooked, too. And thank you for sharing info about Birchbox. I'm looking forward to my second box coming any day now!
Kels says
that is so adorable! love love love this idea & your office area
Samantha says
Super cute! I can't wait to start doing little things like this when the hubs moves on from his internship!
Katie says
Love these! Was looking for something simple for our bedroom… I think I will make these this weekend!
Ruth-Ann says
thank you so much for such a great idea!!! i have nothing for my bedroom right now but don't want to commit to certain colours… LOVE IT!!!!!!! and LOVE your blog!!!
goldfish says
cute! I like your color choices
Anonymous says
How do you get your screensaver to look like that?
Kenneth and Kacey says
I love it! I have been lurking on your blog for a while and this is my first comment. I shared your link on Facebook because I just think this blog is so easy and adorable, I just had to share. Plus…I have been a changed girl with all your hair tutorials. My hair is quite a bit longer than yours, but I have been able to do all the styles and get a great look. Thanks for your help!
Love it! I did the same thing but with my old calendar pictures.
Tori Snell says
i have been trying to find inexpensive ideas for decorating our bedroom. i had never heard of this thanks so much i will be using this! i am not a very creative person! thanks a ton =]
Amy says
These turned out great. I love they are all centered on a different spot of the napkin, great points of interest!
Deborah Saaranen says
So cute! Thanks for the idea…I live in Tajikistan, and there are tons of fabulous Ikat fabrics here…gonna have to do some shopping and get at it!
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The stars came out to celebrate with Paul in style at the iconic Abbey Road Studios, where the gang of A-listers can be seen hanging out.
The ex-Beatles musician sits at the piano to perform the song while his pals arrive in succession, beginning with Depp.
The video is also notable for the combination of Depp and Moss, who dated for four years during the '90s, although the former beaus never interact together on-screen.
Paul also unveiled the "making-of" footage from the "Queenie Eye" video, which shows stars like Alice Eve and Tracy Ullman, who also star in the video, talking about meeting and working with the legendary performer.
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Nobody said the format to crown a single champion for the 2010-11 high school boys' basketball season would be perfect. The event, which calls for a 16-team bracket, is the first of its kind, meaning it should be viewed as a litmus test by administrators, coaches and players.
But that hasn't stopped some coaches from the lower divisions in voicing concern on how everything is arranged. The field is broken down so that the first eight slots are awarded to Div. I teams, the next five belong to Div. II, and the last three spaces are set aside for entries from Div. III.
"There's already some complaining in that the No. 1 seed from Division II could play the No. 1 seed in Division I in the second round," explained East Providence head coach Alex Butler. As vice president of the R.I. High School Basketball Coaches' Association, Butler was seated in the war room as the Ocean State's version of a Sweet 16 morphed from a pipe dream into a reality.
While his position on the coaches' board makes him the perfect person to talk about this new and exciting endeavor, Butler understands he's also a lightning rod for those coaches bemoaning the perception that the representatives from Div. II and III are being fed to the wolves in Div. I. As the Townies coach pointed out, this format is only on the docket for only this coming season.
"You're not going to keep everyone happy, but if you're going to win a championship, then you're going to have to go through the No. 1 in Division I at some point in time," Butler said. "Some people aren't going to like it, but guess what? If things don't work out after this year and we need to redo it, then we'll redo it for the following year. It's not something that we're locked into a contract for four years where we have to do this."
If the tourney is to become an annual end-of-season rite, it's important to play within the guidelines already in place and see how everything shakes out. Trying to implement a seeding formula based on each team's particular schedule – visions of college basketball's RPI process immediately spring to mind – on the eve of a new season would only create more chaos.
"Scheduling is not even across the board for everyone," Butler said. "For right now I think this just makes the most sense."
When presented a suggestion to set aside the first three seeds in the field of 16 to the top winners from each division, Butler said the idea, "wasn't viewed as an option because of the fact that if you win the regular season, you get an automatic berth. If you win the divisional playoffs, you get an automatic berth. Right then and there, we (the committee) thought that was enough to reward the teams for doing well.
"Could have that been possible? Yes, but then you would have to look at it and say 'OK, who's four then?' Do you go to the second-best team in Division I and say they're a four seed now? That's also a possibility, but then you also look at it and say is it rewarding Division II and III too much by giving them a top three seed?"
How teams are seeded amongst their respective classifications will be based on regular season finishes. That's why Butler said the Coaches' Association implored keeping the league slate at 18 games for all divisions.
"We still wanted to put a lot of emphasis on the regular season. You're playing 18 games for a reason," Butler said.
The bottom line is that this state tournament is a proving ground to see which team is truly the best. That's why it should be embraced rather than questioned, for it's something many people have wanted to see come to fruition.
"If you want to throw teams into a hat and pick names out, we could play that. Then they'll complain that all the Division II teams would play each other in the first round, then knock each other off," Butler said. "This is the best opportunity for teams from II and III to match up with the teams from I, and then you get your chance to see if you can win."
Brushing up with the best
If Brooke Coderre needed a reminder that she's no longer in high school, the Woonsocket native and current freshman received one last Thursday when Division II Franklin Pierce faced perennial women's basketball power Connecticut in an exhibition game in Storrs, Ct.
The final score – 112-41 in favor of the Huskies – doesn't reveal the value Coderre and her Ravens teammates took away from their brush the sport's reigning dynasty. The backbone of the Villa Novans' back-to-back titles, Coderre was charged with running the point for Franklin Pierce, a position that father George mentioned Monday is new to her.
"She didn't back down at all to the level of competition," said George Coderre, the head coach of the Lady Novans. "She took all the pressure and ran the offense without any hesitation."
The stands at Gampel Pavilion included 30 fans rooting on Brooke and the underdog Ravens. In 28 minutes off the bench, she turned the ball over just three times while facing some tenacious Husky pressure.
"They were really proud of Brooke and impressed with her poise," said a proud George Coderre.
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To complete this module, read the explanation; take notes as directed; and complete the exercises. Submit them as directed by your classroom or Writing Center instructor.
What is a thesis?
College writers often feel like they have to make many different points to write a long paper. Yes, you do: but all these points are explanations for one big idea. Whether it's a paragraph or a 900-page book, all expository writing ultimately can be captured in a single statement. That statement, the assertion that constitutes the whole point of your paper, is your thesis. The difference between a book and a paragraph lies in the development. Here are some typical thesis statements:
Arranged marriages are often more successful than love-matches.
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1. Write down the important points in this module for future reference.
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It would be nice to be able to hide the Team Inbox if we don't have a team.
Would be nice to include at least a few custom filters up in the main nav (where Inbox and Next 7 Days is). It is such a pain to have to navigate multiple steps for filters I frequent multiple times per day. For instance, I have a Focus filter which gives me the most pressing stuff. Well, to reach it I have to navigate multiple steps.
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The only time Team Inbox shows is if you are part of a Business Plan. Are you saying you signed up for that and do not have any team members?
Thank you for the suggestions, we will take that into consideration in future updates.
Yes, I'm on biz plan but I don't have any members within my project workflow other than myself. I just think Team Inbox should only show when more than 2 members are in the system.