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Alzheimer's disease is a progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.
It's the most common cause of dementia — a group of brain disorders that results in the loss of intellectual and social skills. These changes are severe enough to interfere with day-to-day life.
In Alzheimer's disease, the brain cells themselves degenerate and die, causing a steady decline in memory and mental function.
Current Alzheimer's disease medications and management strategies may temporarily improve symptoms. This can sometimes help people with Alzheimer's disease maximize function and maintain independence.
But because there's no cure for Alzheimer's disease, it's important to seek supportive services and tap into your support network as early as possible.
At first, increasing forgetfulness or mild confusion may be the only symptoms of Alzheimer's disease that you notice. But over time, the disease robs you of more of your memory, especially recent memories. The rate at which symptoms worsen varies from person to person.
If you have Alzheimer's, you may be the first to notice that you're having unusual difficulty remembering things and organizing your thoughts. Or you may not recognize that anything is wrong, even when changes are noticeable to your family members, close friends or co-workers.
Brain changes associated with Alzheimer's disease lead to growing trouble with:
Everyone has occasional memory lapses. It's normal to lose track of where you put your keys or forget the name of an acquaintance. But the memory loss associated with Alzheimer's disease persists and worsens, affecting your ability to function at work and at home. People with Alzheimer's may:
People with Alzheimer's disease may lose their sense of what day it is, the season, where they are or even their current life circumstances. Alzheimer's may also disrupt your brain's ability to interpret what you see, making it difficult to understand your surroundings. Eventually, these problems may lead to getting lost in familiar places.
Those with Alzheimer's may have trouble finding the right words to identify objects, express thoughts or take part in conversations. Over time, the ability to read and write also declines.
Alzheimer's disease causes difficulty concentrating and thinking, especially about abstract concepts like numbers. It may be challenging to manage finances, balance checkbooks, and keep track of bills and pay them on time. These difficulties may progress to inability to recognize and deal with numbers.
Responding effectively to everyday problems, such as food burning on the stove or unexpected driving situations, becomes increasingly challenging.
Once-routine activities that require sequential steps, such as planning and cooking a meal or playing a favorite game, become a struggle as the disease progresses. Eventually, people with advanced Alzheimer's may forget how to perform basic tasks such as dressing and bathing.
Brain changes that occur in Alzheimer's disease can affect the way you act and how you feel. People with Alzheimer's may experience:
Many important skills are not lost until very late in the disease. These include the ability to read, dance and sing, enjoy old music, engage in crafts and hobbies, tell stories, and reminisce.
This is because information, skills and habits learned early in life are among the last abilities to be lost as the disease progresses. Capitalizing on these abilities can allow you to continue to have successes and maintain a high quality of life even when you are into the moderate phase of the disease.
Scientists believe that for most people, Alzheimer's disease results from a combination of genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors that affect the brain over time.
Less than 5 percent of the time, Alzheimer's is caused by specific genetic changes that virtually guarantee a person will develop the disease.
Although the causes of Alzheimer's are not yet fully understood, its effect on the brain is clear. Alzheimer's disease damages and kills brain cells. A brain affected by Alzheimer's disease has many fewer cells and many fewer connections among surviving cells than does a healthy brain.
As more and more brain cells die, Alzheimer's leads to significant brain shrinkage. When doctors examine Alzheimer's brain tissue under the microscope, they see two types of abnormalities that are considered hallmarks of the disease:
Tangles. Brain cells depend on an internal support and transport system to carry nutrients and other essential materials throughout their long extensions. This system requires the normal structure and functioning of a protein called tau.
In Alzheimer's, threads of tau protein twist into abnormal tangles inside brain cells, leading to failure of the transport system. This failure is also strongly implicated in the decline and death of brain cells.
Increasing age is the greatest known risk factor for Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's is not a part of normal aging, but your risk increases greatly after you reach age 65. Nearly half of those older than age 85 have Alzheimer's.
People with rare genetic changes that virtually guarantee they'll develop Alzheimer's begin experiencing symptoms as early as their 30s.
Your risk of developing Alzheimer's appears to be somewhat higher if a first-degree relative — your parent or sibling — has the disease. Scientists have identified rare changes (mutations) in three genes that virtually guarantee a person who inherits them will develop Alzheimer's. But these mutations account for less than 5 percent of Alzheimer's disease.
Most genetic mechanisms of Alzheimer's among families remain largely unexplained. The strongest risk gene researchers have found so far is apolipoprotein e4 (APOE e4). Other risk genes have been identified but not conclusively confirmed.
Women may be more likely than are men to develop Alzheimer's disease, in part because they live longer.
People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have memory problems or other symptoms of cognitive decline that are worse than might be expected for their age, but not severe enough to be diagnosed as dementia.
Those with MCI have an increased risk — but not a certainty — of later developing dementia. Taking action to develop a healthy lifestyle and strategies to compensate for memory loss at this stage may help delay or prevent the progression to dementia.
People who've had a severe head trauma or repeated head trauma appear to have a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease.
There's no lifestyle factor that's been conclusively shown to reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease.
However, some evidence suggests that the same factors that put you at risk of heart disease also may increase the chance that you'll develop Alzheimer's. Examples include:
These risk factors are also linked to vascular dementia, a type of dementia caused by damaged blood vessels in the brain. Working with your health care team on a plan to control these factors will help protect your heart — and may also help reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
Studies have found an association between lifelong involvement in mentally and socially stimulating activities and reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Factors that may reduce your risk of Alzheimer's include:
Scientists can't yet explain this link. One theory is that using your brain develops more cell-to-cell connections, which protects your brain against the impact of Alzheimer-related changes.
Memory and language loss, impaired judgment, and other cognitive changes caused by Alzheimer's can complicate treatment for other health conditions. A person with Alzheimer's disease may not be able to:
As Alzheimer's disease progresses to its last stages, brain changes begin to affect physical functions, such as swallowing, balance, and bowel and bladder control. These effects can increase vulnerability to additional health problems such as:
Pneumonia and other infections. Difficulty swallowing may cause people with Alzheimer's to inhale (aspirate) food or liquid into their airways and lungs, which can lead to pneumonia.
Inability to control emptying of the bladder (urinary incontinence) may require placement of a tube to drain and collect urine (urinary catheter). Having a catheter increases your risk of urinary tract infections, which can lead to more-serious, life-threatening infections.
You may decide you want to talk to your doctor about memory loss or other cognitive changes, or you may seek care at the urging of a family member who arranges your appointment and goes with you. You'll probably start by seeing your family doctor or general practitioner, who may refer you to a neurologist, psychiatrist, neuropsychologist or other specialist for further evaluation.
Because appointments can be brief and there's often a lot of ground to cover, it's a good idea to prepare ahead of time. Here are some suggestions to help you get ready for your appointment and understand what to expect from your doctor.
Write down all of your symptoms. Your doctor will want to know details about what's causing your concern about your memory or mental function. Make notes about some of the most important examples of forgetfulness or other lapses you want to mention. Do you have trouble finding your keys, or have you found your keys in the freezer?
Try to remember when you first started to suspect that something might be wrong. If you think your difficulties are getting worse, be ready to explain why.
Because time with your doctor is limited, writing down a list of questions will help you make the most of your appointment. If you're seeing your doctor regarding concerns about Alzheimer's disease, some questions to ask include:
In addition to the questions you've prepared ahead of time, don't hesitate to ask your doctor to clarify anything you don't understand.
Your doctor is also likely to have questions for you. Being ready to respond may free up time to focus on any points you want to talk about in-depth. Your doctor may ask:
There's no specific test today that confirms you have Alzheimer's disease. Your doctor will make a judgment about whether Alzheimer's is the most likely cause of your symptoms based on the information you provide and results of various tests that can help clarify the diagnosis.
Doctors can nearly always determine whether you have dementia, and they can often identify whether your dementia is due to Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease can be diagnosed with complete accuracy only after death, when microscopic examination of the brain reveals the characteristic plaques and tangles.
To help distinguish Alzheimer's disease from other causes of memory loss, doctors now typically rely on the following types of tests.
Your doctor will perform a physical exam, and is likely to check your overall neurological health by testing your:
Blood tests may help your doctor rule out other potential causes of memory loss and confusion, such as thyroid disorders or vitamin deficiencies.
Your doctor may conduct a brief mental status test to assess your memory and other thinking skills. Short forms of mental status testing can be done in about 10 minutes.
Your doctor may recommend a more extensive assessment of your thinking and memory. Longer forms of neuropsychological testing, which can take several hours to complete, may provide additional details about your mental function compared with others' of a similar age and education level.
This type of testing may be especially helpful if your doctor thinks you may have a very early stage of Alzheimer's disease or another dementia. These tests may also help identify patterns of change associated with different types of dementia and can help doctors estimate your ability to safely manage important activities, such as financial and medical decision-making.
Images of the brain are now used chiefly to pinpoint visible abnormalities related to conditions other than Alzheimer's disease — such as strokes, trauma or tumors — that may cause cognitive change. New imaging applications — currently used primarily in major medical centers or in clinical trials — may enable doctors to detect specific brain changes caused by Alzheimer's.
Brain-imaging technologies include:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An MRI uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to produce detailed images of your brain. You lie on a narrow table that slides into a tube-shaped MRI machine, which makes loud banging noises while it produces images. MRIs are painless, but some people feel claustrophobic inside the machine and are disturbed by the noise.
MRIs are used to rule out other conditions that may account for or be adding to cognitive symptoms. In addition, they may be used to assess whether shrinkage in brain regions implicated in Alzheimer's disease has occurred.
Positron emission tomography (PET). During a PET scan, you'll be injected in a vein with a low-level radioactive tracer. You'll lie on a table while an overhead scanner tracks the tracer's flow through your brain.
The tracer may be a special form of glucose (sugar) that shows overall activity in various brain regions. This can show which parts of your brain aren't functioning well. New PET techniques may be able to detect your brain level of plaques and tangles, the two hallmark abnormalities linked to Alzheimer's.
Researchers are working with doctors to develop new diagnostic tools to help definitively diagnose Alzheimer's. Another important goal is to detect the disease before it causes the symptoms targeted by current diagnostic techniques — at the stage when Alzheimer's may be most treatable as new drugs are discovered. This stage is called preclinical Alzheimer's disease.
New tools under investigation include:
Current Alzheimer's medications can help for a time with memory symptoms and other cognitive changes. Two types of drugs are currently used to treat cognitive symptoms:
Cholinesterase inhibitors. These drugs work by boosting levels of a cell-to-cell communication chemical depleted in the brain by Alzheimer's disease. Most people can expect to keep their current symptoms at bay for a time.
Less than half of those taking these drugs can expect to have any improvement. Commonly prescribed cholinesterase inhibitors include donepezil (Aricept), galantamine (Razadyne) and rivastigmine (Exelon). The main side effects of these drugs include diarrhea, nausea and sleep disturbances.
Adapting the living situation to the needs of a person with Alzheimer's is an important part of any treatment plan. For someone with Alzheimer's, establishing and strengthening routine habits and minimizing memory-demanding tasks can make life much easier.
You can take these steps to support a person's sense of well-being and continued ability to function:
Regular exercise is an important part of everybody's wellness plan — and those with Alzheimer's are no exception. Activities such as a daily 30-minute walk can help improve mood and maintain the health of your joints, muscles and heart.
Exercise can also promote restful sleep and prevent constipation. Make sure that the person with Alzheimer's carries identification if she or he walks unaccompanied.
People with Alzheimer's who develop trouble walking may still be able to use a stationary bike or participate in chair exercises. You may be able to find exercise programs geared to older adults on TV or on DVDs.
People with Alzheimer's may forget to eat, lose interest in preparing meals or not eat a healthy combination of foods. They may also forget to drink enough, leading to dehydration and constipation.
Certain nutritional supplements are marketed as "medical foods" specifically to treat Alzheimer's disease. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve products marketed as medical foods. Despite marketing claims, there's no definitive data showing that any of these supplements is beneficial or safe.
Study results have been mixed about whether diet, exercise or other healthy lifestyle choices can prevent or reverse cognitive decline. But these healthy choices promote good overall health and may play a role in maintaining cognitive health, so there's no harm in including these strategies in your general wellness plan:
Various herbal mixtures, vitamins and other supplements are widely promoted as preparations that may support cognitive health or prevent or delay Alzheimer's. Currently, there's no strong evidence that any of these therapies slow the progression of cognitive decline.
Some of the treatments that have been studied recently include:
Supplements promoted for cognitive health can interact with medications you're taking for Alzheimer's disease or other health conditions. Work closely with your health care team to create a treatment plan that's right for you. Make sure you understand the risks and benefits of everything it includes.
People with Alzheimer's disease experience a mixture of emotions — confusion, frustration, anger, fear, uncertainty, grief and depression.
If you're caring for someone with Alzheimer's, you can help them cope with the disease by being there to listen, reassuring the person that life can still be enjoyed, providing support, and doing your best to help the person retain dignity and self-respect.
A calm and stable home environment can help reduce behavior problems. New situations, noise, large groups of people, being rushed or pressed to remember, or being asked to do complicated tasks can cause anxiety. As a person with Alzheimer's becomes upset, the ability to think clearly declines even more.
Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease is physically and emotionally demanding. Feelings of anger and guilt, stress and discouragement, worry and grief, and social isolation are common.
Caregiving can even take a toll on the caregiver's physical health. But paying attention to your own needs and well-being is one of the most important things you can do for yourself and for the person with Alzheimer's.
If you're a caregiver for someone with Alzheimer's, you can help yourself by:
Many people with Alzheimer's and their families benefit from counseling or local support services. Contact your local Alzheimer's Association affiliate to connect with support groups, doctors, resources and referrals, home care agencies, residential care facilities, a telephone help line, and educational seminars.
Right now, there's no proven way to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Research into prevention strategies is ongoing. The strongest evidence so far suggests that you may be able to lower your risk of Alzheimer's disease by reducing your risk of heart disease.
Many of the same factors that increase your risk of heart disease can also increase your risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Important factors that may be involved include high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, excess weight and diabetes.
New programs targeted to people at high risk of dementia are being developed. These multicomponent programs encourage physical activity, cognitive stimulation, social engagement and a healthy diet.
They also teach memory compensation strategies that help optimize daily function even if brain changes progress. Keeping active — physically, mentally and socially — may make your life more enjoyable and may also help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
Mayo Clinic works with hundreds of insurance companies and is an in-network provider for millions of people. In most cases, Mayo Clinic doesn't require a physician referral. Some insurers require referrals or may have additional requirements for certain medical care. All appointments are prioritized on the basis of medical need.
Doctors trained in neurology, psychiatry and psychology, and other areas treat people who have Alzheimer's disease and related conditions at Mayo Clinic.
Mayo Clinic is part of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, a statewide research collaboration that studies ways to detect, treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 800-446-2279 (toll-free) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
The integrated staff in the Memory Disorder Clinic conducts research and cares for people living in Florida who have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias. The Department of Neuroscience actively conducts research in Alzheimer's disease and related conditions.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 904-953-0853 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
For appointments or more information, call the Central Appointment Office at 507-538-3270 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central time, Monday through Friday or complete an online appointment request form.
See information on patient services at the three Mayo Clinic locations, including transportation options and lodging.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic study Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment and other conditions that affect your memory and thinking skills. Researchers study risk factors, predictors, diagnostic techniques and potential treatments for Alzheimer's disease and other conditions.
The Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's Disease Research Center is jointly based in Rochester, Minnesota, and Jacksonville, Florida. These facilities are two of 29 Alzheimer's Disease Centers in the United States designated and funded by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Mayo Clinic is a key participant in the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium.
You may have the opportunity to participate in clinical trials at Mayo Clinic. Read more about Mayo Clinic Alzheimer's disease research on Alzheimer's disease and inflammation and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis.
See a list of publications by Mayo doctors on Alzheimer's disease on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.
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The deadline to renew tax credits is fast approaching and if you do not complete the forms and return them the HMRC by 31 July you risk losing them entirely, ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) is warning today.
Chas Roy-Chowdhury, ACCA head of taxation said: 'At a time of reduced disposable income for many families tax credits are important for keeping the household finances in order. It's a relatively simple process to complete your tax credits form but if you don't do it, you could end up losing them.
'You must notify HMRC of any changes in circumstances that may affect any monies you receive. The taxman will take a very dim view if they discover your circumstances have changed but you haven't informed them. In extreme circumstances they could decide to prosecute.'
If you are unsure about the information you are submitting you should either speak to HMRC or visit an ACCA accountant. It is important that you get the form right, any mistake could lead to the wrong, or no tax credits being paid.
Visit HMRC's website, via the 'Related Links' section left of this article, for more information.

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Detroit -- It used to be, when Justin Verlander pitched, nothing else mattered. It was gasp, gasp, gasp, gas, gas, gas. The power display was awe-inspiring, easily the main attraction.
Verlander remains fully capable of eliciting awe, don't worry about that. But power is on display just about every night now for the Tigers, from practically any pitcher and any slugger. The Tigers are clear about their formula — a deep starting rotation and a deep batch of hitters who hit it deep.
When Verlander pitches well and is somewhat upstaged, you know the Tigers are rolling. They won their fifth straight Tuesday night, clubbing the Twins, 6-1, and for all the obsession about the speed of Verlander's fastball, did anyone clock the flight of the latest Prince Fielder home run?
With a mighty uppercut, Fielder blasted the ball into the right-field seats, and it was in the air for approximately two seconds. That was just long enough for Miguel Cabrera to take a couple steps on the basepath before turning and pointing in the direction of the ball.
The Tigers clubbed three home runs — Fielder, Cabrera and Alex Avila — and if something was missing from the season's sluggish start, it was power. Well, it's here, as the Tigers have scored 35 runs in the five-game streak and risen to 15-10. Verlander has been holding back too, but he tipped it up to 96 mph or so a few times.
When more is needed, Verlander figures it will be there.
"I know where I'm at, and I feel it's gotten a little bit better every start," he said. "I threw a lot of innings last year and was basically three weeks behind coming into spring training, on purpose. But I learned a valuable lesson in 2008, and that's not trying to create velocity the wrong way. You start trying to throw hard and it creates bad habits that are hard to fix. I know it's a little down, but I'm confident it'll get there."
Best April yet
Verlander went seven innings to improve to 3-2, and his five-hit, eight-strikeout performance was impressive, outside of a rocky second inning. The Tigers starters have set the whiff bar so high, Verlander isn't interested in trying to top it, at least not yet.
This team is highly touted because it has power sources all over the place. For all the talk of the top four in the batting order, the top four in the rotation have been incredible. Jim Leyland gets to deal from a hand of aces these days, from Verlander to Anibal Sanchez (franchise-record 17 strikeouts last outing) to Max Scherzer (10 strikeouts last outing) to Doug Fister (4-0 with a 2.38 ERA).
The Tigers wow with their hitting but they'll win with their pitching. This was the sixth straight game their starter pitched into the seventh inning, which helps protect the bullpen. Verlander developed a blister on his right thumb in his last appearance, but if anyone's concerned about him, that's only because his standard is so high.
"He juiced it up to 95-96, and that's pretty good," Leyland said. "If people are talking about a guy going out this early in the season throwing 100 miles per hour, I'm not sure that'd be what the doctor ordered. He showed when he wants it, it's in the tank."
Actually, Verlander capped his best April, finishing with a 1.83 ERA. And while he admits he enjoys putting on a show, he doesn't mind watching the display from others.
Comerica crushers
The Tigers lead the league with eight three-run homers, thus confirming their intentions: See ball, mash ball. Cabrera, the reigning MVP and Triple Crown winner, has 28 RBIs, the most in April by a Tigers since at least 1921. He hit his fourth home run and Fielder drilled his seventh, after beating the Twins the night before with a three-run shot.
The outfield fence is no defense for those blasts, and the sluggers are heating up. This is where the Tigers' across-the-board talent can have a calming effect. Fielder has Cabrera in front of him, and Cabrera has Torii Hunter and Austin Jackson in front of him.
Same thing with the pitching. The starters sometimes jab at each other — the other day, Scherzer playfully called Verlander's strikeout total "average" — and push without pushing too hard.
"Who says I can't still go for the big strikeout?" Verlander said with a grin. "When you get four or five guys rolling in a starting staff, there's going to be competition, guys chirping back and forth, but it's all in good fun."
The Tigers' talent is unmistakable, especially on nights like this. Their power is undeniable, especially on nights like this.
"You're not gonna be hot the whole year, but our talent is gonna take over, and I feel we're starting to show that now," Verlander said. "We got a lot of veterans and they have numbers on the back of their bubblegum cards that say they're gonna do this just about every year."
The point is, it's early, too early to worry about the speed of progress. Verlander fully plans to end up right where he's been, as fast or as long as it takes to get there.


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Plans for new guidance on assessing and reporting on 'going concern' in company accounts are necessary and welcome, but some elements of the proposals may prove difficult to implement by smaller businesses, the ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) has warned.
In responding to the proposals for new guidance issued by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), Paul Moxey, ACCA head of corporate governance and risk management, said: 'The going concern concept is crucial to all companies, including small ones. The new draft guidance is, though, written with the circumstances of companies that have specialist audit and risk committees primarily in mind; the assumption that companies will always have these resources is wholly inappropriate for smaller businesses. The approach adopted will therefore be hard to implement for those many smaller businesses who do not have specialist committees in place.
'Shareholders' main interest in any going concern assessment is to know whether the company will still exist in 12 months time. To meet their needs, and to ensure the guidance is suitable across the board, we would prefer to see a set of good practice principles introduced for all businesses to adhere to, with supplementary guidance provided for larger companies to guide them in reporting on how they apply the principles and comply with the UK Corporate Governance Code.'
An elaborate smoke screen
ACCA says that since the banking crisis, shareholders and other stakeholders are more aware of risk and how it is managed, so the need to keep going concern reporting guidance simple is paramount.
Paul Moxey said: 'While we welcome most of the Sharman Panel's recommendations, the elaborate nature of the FRC's draft guidance could lead to a range of interpretations and runs the risk of giving stakeholders a false sense of assurance.
'There is also the danger that the new guidance is so complex that it could provide a smoke screen for any negligent party in a company failure to claim that they had fully complied. A court or inquiry would be hard pressed to prove otherwise. What companies and auditors need is uniformity in vital financial reporting matters such as this, and wherever there is scope for differences in interpretation, and variations from country to country, this goal risks being undermined.'


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His arm fell lightly on her shoulder and he leaned closer to brush a kiss against her cheek. The kiss was the sort of casual peck they had exchanged on previous occasions, yet she automatically stiffened against him as if in anticipation of what was to come.
"I really admire the way you stood up to Tim tonight," he murmured in her ear. "He can be such a pain. I've never seen you so animated."
Fiona turned to reply, but his mouth immediately sought out hers, smothering her words and swamping her with his directness. Yet, despite everything, she found herself responding passively, as his thin lips parted and moved in a slow, circular fashion before pressing down more forcefully.
Her head was confused, yet her body continued to respond, as though she was oddly powerless to stop. Pushing him away would seem almost…rude. She closed her eyes, still slightly heady from the intoxicating effects of the alcohol, and relaxed momentarily in his embrace. Her senses were curiously roused as his teeth fell lightly against her lips, gently nibbling and, as if by their own volition, her arms slipped around his neck. Then a roll of thunder clapped loudly, making the fabric of the shelter tremble, and she shrank back in alarm. "Looks like it's setting in," she spoke to the air.
"Mmm, good." Jeremy swiftly pulled her back toward him so that her eyes were forced to meet his pale face, still pitted with the scars of adolescent acne, and she glanced at his greasy hair, his wispy little nanny-goat beard, a travesty of the symbol of masculinity it was meant to be.
A wave of panic overtook her, but it was too late. The signals of encouragement had already been sent.
With a leery smile, his gaze dropped to her breasts and a matchstick arm stretched across her waist. She stiffened against him, but he was upon her before she knew it, pressing his lips against hers again, this time harder and roughly. He prised open her mouth and poked his moist tongue inside, probing, at first slowly, but then faster, exploring her orifice. She listened to the sound of his breathing quicken as his kisses grew harder still. A hand cupped one of her breasts, then another, rubbing faster and faster, squeezing her nipples so hard that she let out a sharp yelp. She pulled away, but his hands had already moved to open her blouse, fumbling to undo the fastening of her bra. Cursing the fullness of her nipples, she flopped back helplessly as his mouth plunged on top, sucking like a hungry baby. She should stop him, she knew, but instead, her arms hung by her side like useless rags. She screwed her eyes tightly closed, desperate to block out what was happening.
In the darkness, she could feel his tongue circling the areola of her nipple and she shuddered at an involuntary tingling inside. Then her juices began to flow and she willed them to stop, knowing it was no more than a reflex reaction, yet her response repelled her. She took a long, deep breath of air and concentrated hard, but the movement of a hand across her abdomen, feeling its way over the contours, made her stiffen again. Her heart skipped a beat, then slammed to a halt as he reached the crossroads of her limbs and a pair of straightened fingers began to rub up and down. Instantly, her mind splintered with confusion. She went to push him away, but his reactions were quicker and he grabbed her hand to pull it down on to his arousal instead. She heard the sound of air sucked through his teeth, then felt his hot and steamy breath plunge on to a nipple again.
Her stomach tightened, then an odious stench of stale urine wafted up on a gust of wind, suddenly seeming to overpower all other sensations and her insides began to churn. Swallowing against an acid taste in her throat, she was unsure what was worse, the foul reek or the equally vile sensation of touching him. Revulsion rapidly turned to panic and she tore her hand away. She stared down at the mousy straggles of hair splayed across her breast and it struck her how his physical attributes had never been particularly relevant before, but how now, in this dark bus shelter, on this cold, wet and windy night, they seemed overwhelmingly significant.
Fiona and Roger are young innocents treading a turbulent path towards self awareness, especially sexual. Idealistic Fiona is headstrong, but even she cannot live up to her own standards and her naivety leads from one compromising situation to another. Roger, on the other hand, is already emotionally scarred, devastated by the loss of his mother, and his encounters only serve to gauge ever deeper wounds, until, that is, he finally meets Fiona. Yet, is the happiness they find too good to be true?
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This upgrade version of CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 will install only if you are a licensed user of previous licensed version of Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite X4 or X5. Please note that upgrade eligibility excludes Academic, Home and Student, OEM and Not for Resale (NFR) versions..
CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 is the technical communication software with sophisticated technical illustration tools, industry-leading file format support, enhanced 3D visualization options and complete solution for visual communication.
Envision with precision
CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 (formerly known as Corel DESIGNER Technical Suite) combines the technical drawing tools of Corel DESIGNER with the graphic design power of CorelDRAW to give you a complete visual communication solution. Take advantage of all-new features to tackle a wide range of technical communication projects, from complex training manuals and intricate parts catalogs to detailed instruction sheets and more.
Repurpose technical design assets
With support for CAD drawings (AutoCAD DWG and DXF), legacy files and images, and more, CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 ensures your information can be delivered or repurposed in all of the industry's leading formats. Enjoy built-in 3D repurposing, plus the option to add on 3D CAD support and advanced 3D visualization.
Create precise technical illustrations
Produce standout technical drawings with dedicated diagramming tools and projected drawing capabilities. With essential callout and dimension tools, robust color styles and harmonies, and more, it's easy to achieve a consistent and complementary visual style throughout any technical document.
Publish to technical communication standards
Create and deliver standardized technical documentation and confidently exchange files with clients thanks to enhanced support for more than 100 leading file formats, including WebCGM 2.x and S1000D, Microsoft Visio (VSD), Microsoft Publisher, SVG, DOCX, EPS, TIFF, PDF and more.
Increase speed and performance
Say goodbye to slowdowns when working with large files. Native 64-bit support gives you a dramatically faster performance, and enhanced multi-core processor support maximizes efficiency when working on multiple projects at once, importing and exporting files, or manipulating large documents.
What's New
New! Precise illustration tools
Add greater levels of detail to your technical illustrations with new projected shape tools, including Thread, Well, Cylinder, and Prism tools. Quickly and easily draw thread and well shapes in projected space for the creation of bolts, nuts and more. The new projected dimension tools also let you quickly and accurately measure objects and distances in projected space.
Enhanced! Faster formatting
The Object Properties docker now gives you object-dependent formatting options to help you refine your designs in less time. Also a huge time saver, new alignment guides let you position objects quickly and efficiently. The guides appear on the fly with suggested alignments to the existing elements on your page.
New! Drawing scale control
Create your illustrations and diagrams in accurate scale with new drawing scale control. View the active drawing scale, switch to another preset or set a custom scale at any time. In addition, Corel DESIGNER X6 now maintains the drawing scale when importing a vector illustration from a 3D model view so that imported views can be placed at a precise scale.
New! 64-bit support and Windows 8 compatibility
Enjoy dramatically minimized wait times with true native 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows 8 applications and enhanced multi-core processor support. The enhanced speed lets you quickly process large files and images. Plus, your system will be more responsive when running several applications simultaneously.
Enhanced! Streamlined callout creation
Track essential design details and key information with dynamic callout tools. The new sticky callouts will connect or"stick" to source objects as they are moved around or modified. You can also link callout text to source shape metadata. Callouts based on object metadata are dynamic, helping you efficiently and consistently implement updates and changes.
Enhanced! Industry standards compliance and file compatibility
Create and deliver standardized technical documentation with support for leading formats, including WebCGM (with S1000D profile support) for Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals (IETM) and Illustrated Parts Catalogs (IPC) creation. Exchanging files is hassle free, thanks to support for more than 100 file formats, including SVG, CGM, PDF and Adobe CS6 (AI, PSD).
Enhanced! Easy access to design assets
Instantly find images on your local network and search online portals and websites. Easily access your content using built-in content assistant Corel CONNECT. Organize assets by type or project in trays that are shared between Corel DESIGNER, CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT and Corel CONNECT for maximum efficiency.
New! Object Styles
Apply a consistent look throughout your projects with Object Styles, Color Styles and Color Harmonies. The new Object Styles docker centralizes style creation and management with everything you need in one place, including Outline, Fill, Hatches, Dimension, Callouts, Halos, Character, Text Frame and Color styles. Group your favorite styles together in Style Sets to format many objects at once.
New! 3D import and visualization tools
Add context to your technical projects by using 3D views and models in your illustrations. With the new integrated XVL Studio 3D, you can create high-quality renderings from 3D views imported from DWG, 3DS, VRML and XVL files, or use the unique new Insert 3D functionality to embed 3D models as editable 3D elements with a high-resolution preview.
New! CorelDRAW X6 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT X6
Take on a wide range of projects with new CorelDRAW X6 and Corel PHOTO-PAINT X6. CorelDRAW X6 offers superior vector illustration and page-layout tools that help you create with confidence. Corel PHOTO-PAINT X6 is an easy-to-use, image-editing application with new and improved features for cutting, retouching and enhancing photos for complementary projects.
New! XVL Studio 3D CAD Add-On (optional)
Work with the latest 3D CAD file formats, including CATIA V5, PTC Creo (formerly Pro/ENGINEER), SolidWorks, Inventor, NX, IGES, STEP, JT and more. The 3D measurement tools and advanced disassembly creation and animation tools included in XVL Studio 3D CAD Corel Edition let you include more detailed information in your drawings and diagrams.
What's included
- Corel DESIGNER X6 - precision illustration and technical design software
- CorelDRAW X6 - creative vector illustration and page-layout application
- Corel PHOTO-PAINT X6 - easy-to-use, professional image-editing application
- Corel PowerTRACE X6 - fast, accurate bitmap-to-vector conversion tool
- Corel CAPTURE X6 - one-click screen capture utility
- Corel CONNECT - full-screen browser for searching digital content from your computer, network, external storage device or online sources
- Corel Website Creator X6* - build websites, design web pages and manage web content
- XVL Studio 3D Corel Edition - 3D visualization authoring software
- XVL Player - 3D embedding and viewing component
- Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) - powerful automation tools
- PhotoZoom Pro 2** - photo enlarger plug-in for Corel PHOTO-PAINT
*Corel.com account required to download this application
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Access and repurpose technical design assets
Corel CONNECT X6
Speed up your workflow with Corel CONNECT, a built-in content search tool that helps you quickly find and organize graphical assets, templates, fonts and images located on your local network or online portals and websites.
- New! Multiple trays - work with several trays concurrently and gain the flexibility to organize assets for multiple projects
- New! Search capability - extract images instantly from a client's website by simply typing a web address in the Search box
Corel PowerTRACE X6
Quickly convert scanned bitmaps, such as circuit design blueprints, schematics, hand-drawn illustrations and more, into editable vector graphics with smoother curves and more accurate results.
New! 3D import with XVL Studio 3D
Generate high-quality illustrations from defined and custom 3D model views using the integrated 3D visualization module, XVL Studio 3D Corel Edition. Import DWG, 3DS, VRML and XVL files, and create technical illustrations and renderings from 3D views. New in CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6, interactively place and scale the 3D-sourced illustration on import, eliminating the need to reposition or resize in a separate step.
New! XVL Studio 3D CAD Add-On (optional)
Open and work with the latest 3D CAD file formats, including CATIA V5, PTC Creo (formerly Pro/ENGINEER), SolidWorks, Inventor, NX, IGES, STEP, JT and more. The easy-to-use 3D visualization authoring solution lets you work with a broad range of 3D CAD systems without extensive 3D CAD training. With a full set of animation tools, you can create assembly instructions and maintenance manuals for complex assembly structures efficiently. Publish the results for online and mobile viewing, or as U3D file (for 3D PDF) to create animated instructions and other interactive technical documentation.
New! Insert 3D models with XVL Player
Use the new Insert 3D functionality in XVL Player to embed 3D models as 3D elements into your projects. You can specify views, scale and rendering mode to add context to your technical illustration. When importing vector illustrations from 3D model views, the drawing scale is maintained and imported views are placed at scale. Publish technical illustrations including a high-resolution image of the selected 3D view. With integrated XVL Studio 3D, you can also open XVL files for further editing.
Create technical illustrations with precision
Projected drawing modes
Actively draw on the projected plane to create isometric or other parallel projected illustrations for assembly and maintenance instructions. For existing planar objects, you can also project the objects to a desired plane, rather than calculating a rotation and skew angle manually.
New! Sticky callouts and easy callout text edits
New sticky callouts conveniently link to the source shape as it is moved or modified. Also new in Corel DESIGNER X6, you can easily base callout text on object properties by linking it to the source shape metadata. The callouts linked to object metadata are dynamic, saving you time when updating callouts for iterative modifications of an illustration.
New! Drawing scale control from toolbar
Manipulate the drawing scale from the toolbar at any time for precise technical illustrations. Identify the active drawing scale, switch to any drawing scale preset or set a custom drawing scale for the active document. You don't need to open a dialog box - you'll always know the actual drawing scale because it's displayed in the UI.
New! Alignment guides
New alignment guides help you position objects faster with suggested alignments to the existing elements on your page. The temporary guidelines appear when you create, resize, or move objects in relation to the center or edges of other nearby objects. Plus, the guides interactively connect the centers and the edges of objects.
Enhanced! Advanced dimension tools
Display precise measurement values in build plans and more with advanced dimension tools, including radial and diameter dimensioning. With the new projected dimension options, projected drawings can be easily and efficiently documented with precise and dynamic dimension lines and text, eliminating the need to draw and project dimension objects in multiple steps.
Enhanced! Streamlined graphical transformations
Use the enhanced Transformations docker to apply precise transformations quickly. Move, copy, rotate, resize or scale, mirror and project graphical objects using precise coordinates, with support for onscreen selection or measurement and application of the changes on the fly.
Maintain style and consistency
New! Revised styles engine and docker
The new Object Styles docker simplifies the creation, application, and management of styles for graphical shapes, including symbols, callouts and dimensioning. Take advantage of Style Sets to apply consistent formatting across multiple objects, produce iterative versions, and implement formatting with speed and consistency.
New! Color Styles and Harmonies
Create a Color Style out of the colors used in a document to save you time and effort when implementing a color change throughout a project. By creating a Color Style, you're able to modify colors collectively for speed and consistency. Group a document's color styles together into a Harmony to easily produce recurring designs with varying color schemes.
Enhanced! Halos on curves applied as a style
Halos help ensure your illustrations are easily interpreted and understood. Apply halos to connector lines that cross over each other to make wiring diagrams and flowcharts easier to read, or use halos to highlight the axes of an exploded view with thrust lines. With the new Object Styles docker, you can save halos as part of a preset line style, making it easy to reuse them throughout complex projects.
New! Master Layers
Create page-specific designs for your multi-page documents with the new and improved Master Layers. It's now a breeze to incorporate page-specific headers, footers and page numbers into your technical communication documents.
New! Page numbering
Instantly add page numbers on all pages of a document, starting on a specific page, or starting with a particular number. The numbers are automatically updated when you add or delete pages in your document. This flexibility is ideal when working with multiple files that will eventually become a single publication.
Publish to technical communications standards
Enhanced! File format support and industry standard compliance
Create, share and deliver standardized technical documentation with support for over 100 leading formats, including AutoCAD DWG and DXF, Microsoft Visio (VSD), WebCGM & S1000D, Microsoft Publisher 2010, SVG, DOCX, EPS, TIFF, PDF and more. CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 also offers enhanced support for Adobe products, including Adobe CS6 (PSD, AI) and Adobe Acrobat X.
New! Automated SVG export
Corel DESIGNER X6 can publish SVG, the HTML 5 supported vector graphics file format for online publication of scalable graphics. New with Corel DESIGNER X6, publishing to SVG can be fully automated as a background task, enabling advanced integration with Technical Authoring systems and any Content Management System.
New! Complex script support
A new overhauled text engine offers built-in complex script support to ensure proper typesetting for glyphs used by Asian and Middle Eastern languages. This is particularly useful for multilingual technical documentation and localized technical illustrations with text.
Increase performance, speed and efficiency
New! Multi-core processor and native 64-bit support
Enjoy the speed of multi-core processing power and true native 64-bit Windows 7 and Windows 8 applications. The enhanced speed allows you to quickly process larger files and images. Plus, your system will be more responsive when running several applications simultaneously.
New! Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications 7.1
Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA 2.0) allows you to create macros and add-ins. Native 64-bit support for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA 7.1) is also included to perform simple customization tasks. Easily create connections to Content Management Systems (CMS), Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) Systems.
New! Interactive callouts
Callouts are commonly used as hotspots that link to additional data. Now you can apply hotspots manually to complete callout objectsâincluding leader line, text and surrounding haloâto make the entire callout interactive. This capability is particularly handy when publishing your projects to CGM or SVG.
New! Advanced image editing with Corel PHOTO-PAINT X6
Designed to complement Corel DESIGNER and CorelDRAW, Corel PHOTO-PAINT X6 lets you edit images and cut out unwanted objects using the new SmartCarver tool. Plus, new non-destructive editing tools like Clip Mask and Pass Through Merge Mode in layered bitmaps, help create clearly understandable images for visual technical communication.
New! CorelDRAW X6
Take on a wide range of graphics projects with the creative design power of included CorelDRAW X6. This graphics design software gives you powerful vector illustration and page layout tools for completing complementary tasks.
CorelDRAW Technical Suite X6 Vs CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Comparison Matrix
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|Operating System
|Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions), Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows XP (32-bit), all with latest service packs installed
|Min CPU
|Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 or AMD Opteron
|Min HDD
|Min RAM
|1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM on Windows 64-bit)
|Min Screen Requirements
|1024 x 768
|Peripheral Devices
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- Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit or 64-bit Editions), Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows XP (32-bit), all with latest service packs installed
- Intel Pentium 4, AMD Athlon 64 or AMD Opteron
- 1 GB RAM (2 GB RAM on Windows 64-bit)
- 1.5 GB hard disk space (for typical installation without content, additional disk space is required during installation)
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This year we lost stalwart forum member and spam zapper extraordinaire, master knitter Fran Marrs. The originator of the
10-minute rule
, she'd been there, knit that, yet answered every knitter's question as if for the first time. Despite numerous health problems, she lived every day to the fullest, and raised a trio of strong daughters who have continued her legacy of making powerful contributions to their communities.
Lest we remember her for her patience, generosity, and giving spirit alone, I offer this story that she first posted 7 years ago today.
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Originally posted on 11/22/2003
This is the Thanksgiving day memory I am sharing with my children this year. I thought you might enjoy it, too.
One year I was planning a Thanksgiving dinner for my sister�s family (2adults and 10 children), my mother, and my 3 seven year olds. I had just bought the 24 lb turkey and was calculating thawing time when she called and said they could not make it for dinner. I popped the turkey back into the freezer and recalculated my time for a capon for my mother and 3 girls. On Thanksgiving, as we sat down for our dinner, the doorbell rang and in walked my sister and her family saying �surprise, we made it after all�. I looked at my little capon, heated up some hot dogs and said: �We are having our dinner at 6 pm this year. Here have some lunch.�
Now our traditional family dinner is entirely homemade, no shortcuts, with only fresh fruits and veggies, etc. Our only concession was using canned pumpkin, which was allowed only once in a while, and one can of jellied cranberry sauce for the few who would not eat fresh cranberries. I knew that was impossible this year, I had to take shortcuts and convince them I had done it without taking any. My sister and her husband are very critical of me. They love finding my mistakes. The impossible task was dealing with frozen turkey. I looked into my freezer and found a smaller 14 lb. turkey, so I pulled that out instead of the big one. I popped 2 potatoes into the microwave and when they were finished put the turkey in there to thaw and put the potatoes aside. I made pies and put them into the oven and while they were baking mixed bread and put it aside to rise. Then I began to cheat on my menu. I boiled some cranberries with sugar until they popped, dumped in a can of jellied cranberries and placed it into a mold in the refrigerator to cool. I opened cans of yams (instead of fresh), took the liquid, added brown sugar and seasoning and thickened it on the stove top, added the yams and put them into a casserole dish and set that aside. I made that famous green bean casserole made with mushroom soup and canned fried onions and set that aside. I made stuffing and put it into a pan instead of in the turkey, but topped it with a lid so it would not brown on top and look like it came from the inside of the bird. I was not about to peel potatoes for that crowd and even though my brother-in-law swore he could always tell instant potatoes from fresh, I was determined to fool him. I know a few tricks, too. I knew instant potatoes lost that instant taste if they were allowed to sit for about 20 minutes after mixing but that made them too cold, so I added a few more convincers. I made instant potatoes and set them aside, after a half an hour, I added a generous dollop of sour cream, then took those 2 baked potatoes, peeled them and smashed them lightly with a fork and mixed them in with the instant potatoes for instant lumps. I made gravy from powdered mixes and served that. Meanwhile, I had prepared the turkey and was cooking it in the microwave. I baked the bread and dinner rolls and added it to the finished food with the pies. I planned on putting the turkey in the oven for the last 30 minutes to brown while I heated up the vegetable dishes. I topped the yams with marshmallows and put that along with the green beans, potatoes, and stuffing into the oven to reheat. While that was going on I prepared platters of olives, pickles, celery sticks, etc. along with broccoli and cauliflower and dumped ranch dressing into a serving bowl on the platter. I HAD DONE IT. Now it was time for the taste test. I asked for help to carry everything into the dining room and as everyone was sitting at the table, went back into the kitchen to get the turkey. HORRORS. I had forgotten to put it into the oven for browning. There I was alone in the kitchen with this perfectly cooked bird with white wrinkled skin.......yuck. Feeling desperate but ready to face the music, I stuffed the bird with the prepared dressing and put it on its platter surrounded with parsley and small tomatoes. It looked so pathetic,I though of covering it with gravy. Then I got inspired. I grabbed a pastry brush, reached into the cupboard and PAINTED the turkey with Kitchen bouquet sauce. Then I took a deep breath and carried it into the dining room. My brother-in-law just stared at that turkey and I waited for what he was going to say next. After an embarrassingly long pause, he looked up and said: � that is the most perfect turkey I have ever seen, it is browned so evenly with no burned spots. It is absolutely beautiful.� Then we sat down to eat and I waited for my criticism. After all this was my sister ad her family, I knew there would be one. Finally, my brother-in-law said that I had outdone myself this year, everything was perfect. Then he looked at his wife and told her that he still preferred her mashed potatoes to mine because hers were smooth. He had found a lump in mine. As my mother helped me to clear up and do dishes, she asked how I had managed that in so little time and we laughed the night away as I told her each secret of the �made from scratch� dinner.
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Posted - 12/05/2012 : 06:39:22 AM
Thank you for posting this, Jane. I've experienced some big life changes, too, since I "met" Fran, and your words describe her legacy just perfectly.
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Posted - 12/04/2012 : 9:40:15 PM
I have not had time for much knitting the last two years, and I've moved several times, so my supplies are a mess. I'm getting started organizing my knitting again and everything seems to remind me of Fran. I have so much gratitude for her generosity, both her knitting advice and her life lessons.
I am still learning from her. As my life has changed dramatically since I joined the KR, she has taught me that you can take both the good and the bad that life brings, and make something wonderful out of it. Every day I can work to bring warmth, knowledge, and love to my little corner of the world, and to banish bitterness, ignorance and hate.
Posted - 11/25/2012 : 02:24:09 AM
Thanks, Luann for re-posting her Thanksgiving experience. When I remember Fran it is with such adoration. With everything she experienced she kept us grounded with the knowledge that everything has a bright side. She has left us a wonderful legacy of love and her knowledge of knitting.
Sharon in NW PA
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Posted - 11/24/2012 : 04:57:44 AM
Luann, I read this a week ago thinking about Fran. I always cook Thankgiving dinner with my Mom, this year she is sick I cooked. alone. We always cook more because someone always shows up? This year it was just two. I hope we all had a Happy Thankgiving. I sure Fran's family had a good laugh as they sat down for dinner. Donna
Posted - 11/23/2012 : 2:11:08 PM
I hope Fran's family comes and visits the forum on occassion. I'm sure they would be pleased to know how Fran impacted so many people beyond her immediate family. I join in as one of the group that misses Fran. I can't believe it has been 3 years.
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Posted - 11/22/2012 : 12:05:04 AM
Thank you so much for bumping this thread. Fran was the most patient, most honest, most accomplished poster. I wish I had the chance to get to know her "off-line"; I bet she was a hoot. I hope her family finds peace and solace in memories of her. Happy Thanksgiving, all.
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Posted - 11/21/2012 : 7:01:15 PM
LuAnn, that's a good idea. I didn't try to read the story again because I remember it so well. Fran was such a wealth of information, and she always freely shared. May we all follow that model. That is what makes KR so special.
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Posted - 11/21/2012 : 09:18:35 AM
Thank you for bumping the thread, Luann!
Fran was an absolute treasure, and I miss her kindness and humor and knowledge. We're so lucky that she shared so much with us here.
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Posted - 11/21/2012 : 08:13:26 AM
My annual tradition is to bump this topic up, as a memorial to our dearly departed Fran and also as a happy thought to assist those of us who are crazily preparing for American Thanksgiving tomorrow. Though she's been gone three years now, and it's been 9 years since she shared this story, I still miss Fran. She was the most giving person, and she's still giving after all this time - I laugh every time I read this. Happy Turkey Day, everyone!
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Posted - 11/24/2011 : 09:23:52 AM
Thanks for sharing Fran's story, Luann. I'm sorry never to have met her, but admire her resourcefulness and cheer. Not sure I'd could pull off a last minute Thanksgiving dinner with such grace, but that's the point of the tale, eh? We knitters can do anything...
Happy Thanksgiving to all those in the kitchen and around the table today.
Martha H.
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 1:17:19 PM
I remember reading this story, maybe a year ago? Very fun to read again. Yes, we lost a really knowledgeable knitter in Fran, and I join those who have benefited from her experience. It was she who helped me transition into Combination knitting by suggesting that I knit a dishcloth that way. Everyone needs a dishcloth, and we don't care how they look (in fact, the current one in the kitchen needs to be replaced now).
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! (And Lord have mercy: I am in Santa Barbara CA this year, cooking dinner
a microwave! My DH just found some metal nuts and a quarter in the garbage disposal--his son just moved here last week--and we have yet to know if the oven works! That plus a 10 lb.
turkey in the fridge from Whole Foods?) Fran must be smiling right now.
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Posted - 11/23/2011 : 09:36:47 AM
Purlewe, thanks for reminding me about that tree. When I read Fran's description of that, it made me feel so warm and happy. She was a wonderful person, and I miss her so much here on the forums.
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Posted - 11/23/2011 : 09:07:12 AM
I remember Fran talking about Magic Loop and how it could be used for most anything. I took her advice whole-heartedly! Her stories and knowledge will live forever within me.
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Posted - 11/23/2011 : 08:55:17 AM
Robinsteph, thanks for your post, it's further proof that Fran lives on here not only in our memories and hearts, but in the collective wisdom of the KR Forums.
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Posted - 11/23/2011 : 08:09:46 AM
Every day I seem to remember something Fran said, but this is probably one of my favorites. This and the story about the tree with all the grafted branches to represent her family.
Life is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming. ~Myrna Loy
Posted - 11/23/2011 : 06:41:07 AM
Thanks, Luann. Fran was a fabulous woman with a huge heart and I was blessed by knowing her on KR.
Donna in VA
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Posted - 11/23/2011 : 12:24:35 AM
When I started posting on the KR forums, I also went back and checked out the archived newsletters, which always had links to what all ya'll were talking about in the forums, all the way back to the beginning. Thus, from January 2011 on, I had an online forum acquaintance with the inimitable Fran Marrs. I enjoyed reading about her ten-minute rule, her tater tots, and all her intricate, expert advice to forum members, and even adopted (and quickly came to love) her ten-minute rule. I was shocked and honestly grieved when I read here about her recent death, as I felt her presence here so strongly.
I do ever so much wish I had been lucky enough to know her, and thank you, Luanne, for posting this wonderful story of hers for us to enjoy. Perhaps Fran would have been touched to know how you who knew and loved her keep her memory alive here.
Different is good. ~Matthew Hoover
Posted - 11/22/2011 : 11:29:31 PM
It's that time of year again, so I'm bumping this story up. Among the many things I am thankful for this year are KR and Clara, without whom I never would have been introduced to the amazing Fran Marrs.
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Posted - 11/27/2010 : 06:53:08 AM
Even my husband, who hates any kind of long story, was cracking up!
As I get older, I prefer to knit. Tracey Ullman
Posted - 11/27/2010 : 03:58:27 AM
Oh, the tater tots story! One of my favorites! I wonder if I can find it...
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