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Friday, April 9, 2010
Centsational Girl
44 comments:
- Stephanie @ La Dolce Vita said...
Amazing room! Very well done!
- April 9, 2010 at 9:43 AM
- Morning T said...
Wow- it is beautiful and so serene. Thanks for sharing and have a great weekend!
- April 9, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Anne said...
Oh my, I love this. In fact, I think I may try and copy it! I'm doing little beachy hints of aqua in my living room this summer. I love the sand with the one sea shell on top. So pretty.
- April 9, 2010 at 9:57 AM
- Mary said...
I love the lamp at the bedside...where is that from?
- April 9, 2010 at 9:59 AM
- Nita {ModVintageLife} said...
Oh, I love this room. I'm wanting to paint my bedroom this color. Very very pretty room. I do have that same little ruffle pillow. Guess that could be my start to having a room as lovely as this.
- April 9, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- tinajo said...
It´s lovely and subtle - gives me ideas for my own bedroom. :-)
- April 9, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- Erin said...
Mary, the lamp was a DIY silver leaf...you can read all about it here: http://www.centsationalgirl.com/2010/03/from-bronze-to-silver-lamp-transformed/
- April 9, 2010 at 10:06 AM
- Mary said...
thanks for the info Erin! Love your blog!
- April 9, 2010 at 10:13 AM
Erin you kow Im lovin this room! SO beautiful
- April 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- StunningAnnaK said...
What a spectacular grown up room!
I just love that ruffled pillow!
- April 9, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Centsational Girl said...
Erin, I am in love with your blog, and so flattered and delighted you featured the space ! Have a lovely weekend !
- April 9, 2010 at 11:55 AM
- Kathi said...
- April 9, 2010 at 12:12 PM
- Chic Coles said...
I cannot get over how stunning this space is! I love the hurricane lamps and all the beachy details.
Have a great weekend!
- April 9, 2010 at 12:21 PM
- sue said...
This is one small bedroom that I would never want to leave! So restful and relaxing and so sophisticated for a 17 year old girl. I'm redesigning my 18 year old girl's room right now and I wish I could get her to go for something like this. Thanks for sharing this fantastic room. I love your blog! It's so inspirational!
- April 9, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- Lovely Scribbles said...
What a lucky girl! The room is stunning!!
- April 9, 2010 at 2:26 PM
- Hamptontoes said...
My thoughts instantly: beautiful and calm. To study it is to see a functional room for a lucky young gal!
- April 9, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Helena - A Diary of Lovely said...
ooh Im in love too!
- April 9, 2010 at 6:28 PM
- Lisa Goulet said...
Just beautiful - makes me crave the beach!
- April 9, 2010 at 7:33 PM
- micah @ the yellow front door said...
Gorgeous! Love all the beachy accents!
- April 9, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Did she recover the chair seat? If so, I'd like to have the name of the fabric company/pattern. Beautiful, soothing room!
- April 9, 2010 at 9:53 PM
- Laura Trevey said...
Just beautiful! I love everything from the sweet chandelier to the arrangement of frames on the wall... and of course, the color!
xoxo Laura
- April 10, 2010 at 7:40 AM
- Vicki said...
The question is--- will she still have piles in this room? Sad to say, I would, and so would my daughter!
- April 10, 2010 at 1:27 PM
- LesleySW said...
Stunning! I absolutely love it. Very inspiring.
- April 10, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Twenty Two Flamboyant Street said...
loving the punches of pink and brown accents. Very clever.
- April 10, 2010 at 8:19 PM
- Join the Gossip said...
Wow that is absolutely beautiful! I should get to to pay me a visit and help me redecorate my apartment haha!
Great blog =)
- April 10, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Karena said...
Erin, I loved seeing this room again, love Censational Girl!!
I have an interview up on my site that is fascinating!
Art by Karena
- April 11, 2010 at 10:17 AM
- M-O-M said...
Perfect balance, perfect colours and as always inspiration photos.
- April 11, 2010 at 1:45 PM
- Hampton said...
Great post-I am so in love with turquoise this spring--thanks for sharing! BTW I am now a follower:)
- April 11, 2010 at 4:48 PM
- Cozy Little House said...
Yummy, scrumptious photos! Yes, I love it all!
- April 11, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- twin xl said...
Such a pretty feminine room - love the pops of pink flowers :)
- April 11, 2010 at 9:19 PM
- Kelle Dame said...
I'm smitten! Lovely post and now I think I know what drapes I want in our bedroom!
- April 11, 2010 at 11:26 PM
- Isabella & Max Rooms said...
So happy to see Kate's design featured here, what a fabulous job she did! Janell
- April 12, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- katrina lauren said...
how i love this room....let me count the ways! beautiful....sigh.
- April 12, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- Anne said...
Yummy! Great blog.
We are moving to a new house and its existing dark aqua carpet in the bedrooms has sent me down a color path i'd never taken before... turquoise! (I've always been a cream/green/yellow kinda girl...)
I've painted the bedroom walls a grayish taupe and am going to have a lot of white and silver in there... and turquoise now keeps popping up in other parts of the house...
have you done any posts on powder rooms? I have a tiny one off the kitchen area that needs some inspiration!
- April 12, 2010 at 8:08 PM
- pinkstilettos said...
Loving the bedspread!!
- April 12, 2010 at 8:50 PM
- Lauren said...
I just love it and it looks straight out of a magazine!!!
- April 12, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- sealaura said...
I am drooling, WOW! I don't want to click away, what a lucky young lady. Thanks for the bedroom inspiration! I love the shelves, this was such a lovely virtual tour.
- April 12, 2010 at 10:00 PM
- Splendid Willow said...
OMgosh - so much inspiration here, I don't even know where to start... The headboard, the wall paper, the pillows the bed linen...
Hard to be unhappy in this room!
Much fondness,
- April 13, 2010 at 12:17 AM
- Erin said...
Anon- Yes, she did recover the chair seat and was kind enough to go back to the store to get the info! The fabric is by Home Essentials and is called Bircham in 'Patina'. She got it at Joanns Fabrics.
- April 13, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- alli said...
Can you tell us where she got the slate blue pillows? Thanks!
- April 18, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Erin said...
Kate got the pillows at Marshalls....unfortunately she doesn't have any info on them as they are discontinued! :(
- April 20, 2010 at 10:08 AM
Very appropriate for a tropical location. Such torquise-y feel deserves no less than that place.
Ri is "I May Be Seymour Glass" on Flickr, makes bisaya short films and is partial to Canada flowers
- April 27, 2010 at 12:51 AM
So beautiful. You can use Joann Fabrics coupons to help out with the costs.
- June 15, 2010 at 7:45 PM
- A-Squared said...
I've just renovated a house and now it's time to think about finishing touches. I have 3 bedrooms to do and this is lovely. I adore the mirror. Do you have any info on where to purchase it? Thanks for sharing.
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"Don't cut on the diagonal!" the nail lady reprimanded me of my toes. "See!" she pointed at the third toe on my right foot. "Who cut that!?"
"I don't..." I started, but decided not to even try.
"You cut on diagonal, they cut in you!" she told me.
I nodded, because I understand the whole ingrown-toenail potential with diagonally-cut nails.
But even though it has been two decades since I performed, I have dancer's feet, and my toenails do grow diagonally. I laugh and call my wide feet "hobbit feet" but of course they had to squish into pointe shoes back in the day.
I've told the Reebok story a hundred times, haven't I? The "popular" sleek Reeboks were two narrow for my wide feet. I had real Reeboks, but they were made for wide feet, so appeared like those shoes that nurses wear when they'll be on the floor all night long. People didn't believe me that they were real. (Thank goodness my Guess jeans were authentic and people believed it, although I had a red and white Benetton striped shirt, not the blue and white one most people had.)
I had a similar situation with pointe shoes. Getting pointe shoes is a huge milestone in a dancer's life. I dreamt of going en pointe since I was small, and I was thrilled when a classmate brought some toe shoes to school one day. We tried them on at recess. I seem to remember once locking myself in a dressing room to try on an older dancer's shoes once, too.
As troupe-mates went en pointe, I'd ask my teacher if I was yet ready. She'd look at my feet - and my toes wouldn't yet line up the way they'd like. "Soon, soon" she'd tell me.
And then finally, she told me to go ahead.
But the dance shop had a heck of a time trying to fit my feet. After trying on a variety of toe shoes: pale pink, candy pink, nearly white, I got some wide peach ones that smelled beautiful. (Yes, shoes I actually loved to smell!)
Those shoes meant so much to me. It was magical to dance on them. Sure, it was initially a challenge, but I was up to it.
Years later, I found the shoes, and of course couldn't get up all the way on my toes. I remembered how there was an adult in my "beginning pointe" class and laughed, because that's something I might consider doing if I didn't remember that adult was so not cool for trying to dance with us!
But it doesn't matter that I can't dance on my toes anymore; I've still got the moves in other ways, and I've got my snazzy diagonal nails as evidence of my earlier hobby.


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Slideshow: Week In Photos - August 2, 2011
From Frankel to the Haskell Invitational, lots of racing from last week. Including a special guest appearance on the final slide. View Slideshow
From Frankel to the Haskell Invitational, lots of racing from last week. Including a special guest appearance on the final slide. View Slideshow
An employee of totalizer company Sportech was responsible for incorrect payoffs being posted on the seventh race at Del Mar July 21, 2011, the California Horse Racing Board reported.
After two races paid more than $40 in the sequence, the Del Mar pick six paid out more than $1.1 million dollars to one patron.
Three jockeys involved in a spill in the final race at Del Mar July 24 are returning to action without missing any time.
This week is devoted to Saratoga and Del Mar. View Slideshow
Bourbon Bay, a four-time graded stakes winner in California, looks to get back on track when he leads a field of eight in the Cougar II Handicap (gr. III) July 29 at Del Mar.
Two-time graded stakes winner The Factor, sidelined since May with an ankle injury, returned with his first breeze July 26 at Del Mar.
Claiming activity in Southern California surged at Hollywood Park this summer, a positive indicator for horse ownership as the popular summer meet at Del Mar completes its first week of the 2011 season.
Acclamation could jump to top of class in distance turf division. read blog
Sarah's Secret, undefeated in four starts so far, leads a field of 10 sophomore fillies in the $150,000 San Clemente Handicap (gr. IIT) July 24 at Del Mar.
Jockey Mike Smith, who won the opening-day stakes at Del Mar, was arrested hours later in Torrey Highlands, Calif., on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to local news reports.
The largest crowd in Del Mar history of 46,588 turned out Wednesday, July 20, for the opening day card at the seaside oval in Southern California.
California Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation that increases from 32 to 50 the limit on the daily number of imported races on which a racing association or fair simulcast facility in the state can accept wagers.
TVG, America's Horseracing Network, will be the exclusive broadcast network of the 2011 Del Mar race meet, offering live, on-site coverage beginning opening day, Wednesday, July 20.
Del Mar will continue the so-called "Players Pick 5" bet instituted by Hollywood Park this spring and will add a few new twists to its wagering menu for the meet that begins July 20.
Del Mar president and general manager Craig Fravel has been named to succeed Greg Avioli as president and CEO of Breeders' Cup. His stint will begin July 18.
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has announced a unique incentive program for this summer to encourage owners--both from inside and outside California--to bring horses to the state for Del Mar's 37-day meet beginning July 20.
As it has for the past two seasons, Del Mar again will offer 42 stakes races over the course of a 37-day summer meet that runs from July 20 through Sept. 7.
Lenny and Steve discuss who's going where in the Breeders' Cup, John Shirreffs, and the top 10 changes Mike Pegram will make at Del Mar. Plus, an update on Leftlenythelegend, and Zenyatta and T.O. Watch Video
The City of Del Mar confirmed Oct. 7 that is has struck a preliminary agreement with the state to purchase the 400-acre Del Mar Fairgrounds and racetrack and plans to keep the site in the public domain.
J P's Gusto an impressive winner in Del Mar Futurity.
With only one favorite among the six winning horses, the Del Mar recoord Pick Six pool of $6,656,591 provided payoffs of $35,553.40 to 124 bettors with perfect tickets Sept. 4.
Hollywood Park and the Oak Tree Racing Association have already agreed to a second fall meet in 2011. The racing dates still require approval by the California Horse Racing Board.
Pari-mutuel handle was off by about $100 million in August compared with the same month in 2009, yet another indication any rebound will take longer than some in the industry imagined.
Jockey Rafael Bejarano was released from Scripps-La Jolla Hospital after suffering only bumps and bruises when he was dislodged from his mount early in the third race at Del Mar Aug. 29.
Jason, Tom, and Les Instone of TwinSpires.com preview the Travers (gr.I) and Pacific Classic (gr.I). Watch Video
The morning line favorite is The Usual Q.T., ridden by Victor Espinoza.
Richard's Kid worked a quick half-mile in :46 4/5 at Del Mar on Aug. 23 as he continued to prep for a defense of his title in the Aug. 28 $1 million Pacific Classic Presented by TVG.
Del Mar reported an increase in average daily attendance and decrease in average daily handle for the first five weeks of its 2010 meet.
Acting Happy put in her final work the morning of Aug. 16 at Saratoga in preparation for the Aug. 21 Betfair TVG Alabama Stakes (gr. I). Guided by jockey Jose Lezcano, she covered five furlongs in 1:02.64.
Trainer John Sadler said the morning of Aug. 15 it's not likely that Sidney's Candy, winner of the Aug. 14 La Jolla Handicap (gr. IIT) will run at Del Mar again this meet.
A crowd of about 350 people turned out to honor trainers Jack Van Berg and Ron McAnally at The Grand Del Mar hotel in Del Mar, Calif. Aug 9 to benefit the Edwin J. Gregson Foundation.
Jockey Joe Talamo suffered a fractured left wrist Aug. 5 at Del Mar after he was unseated during the running of the third race.
J P's Gusto, the odds-on winner of the July 5 Hollywood Juvenile Championship (gr. III), will take the next step on his life's journey Aug. 8 at Del Mar in the Best Pal Stakes (gr. II).
Wesley Ward's unbeaten filly figures to be the choice in the 6 1/2-furlong Sorrento Stakes (gr. III) at Del Mar; faces challenge from a pair of Bob Baffert-trained juveniles
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith will sign limited edition collectible jerseys benefiting Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement and The Race for Education scholarship organization at Del Mar Aug. 7.
Spendthrift Farm's Temple City took advantage of an ideal set-up, going wire-to-wire under Joe Talamo to win the $125,000 Cougar II Handicap (gr. III) on Del Mar's Polytrack July 30.
Preakness Stakes (gr. I) winner Lookin At Lucky, preparing for the IZOD Haskell Invitational (gr. I) Aug. 1 at Monmouth Park, drilled a quick five furlongs July 26 at Del Mar.
California breeders and owners met with the state's Thoroughbred breeders association management for three hours at Del Mar to discuss issues facing the industry.
Southern California trainer Peter Eurton was back at Del Mar on the morning of July 24 after he was savaged three days earlier during a gate training session.
The two premier summer meets get underway with plenty of exciting stakes action. Read Blog
Zenyatta worked six furlongs in 1:12 2/5 July 22 at Hollywood Park as she continues to prepare for her next race.
Del Mar canceled training on its main track the morning of July 22 when it was determined that there had been some separation of its Polytrack materials in the stretch area causing some inconsistencies in the surface makeup.
Lenny and Steve discuss the opening of racing at Del Mar and Saratoga, the 3-year-olds, including a preview of the Haskell, the travels of Rail Trip, and more. Watch Video
A restricted stakes for 3-year-olds on the turf and the "The One and Only Truly Fabulous Hats Contest" on the slate in Southern California can only mean one thing: opening day at Del Mar is just around the corner.
Three-time stakes winner Macias is the most accomplished runner in a field of 10 3-year-olds entered for the $100,000 Oceanside Stakes on opening day of the Del Mar season July 21.
The popular four-man band Weezer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are among the music acts booked for California's Del Mar racing season that begins July 21.
A day after the Oak Tree Racing Association received a one-year reprieve from its landlord at Santa Anita Park, its executive vice president said he's working on a long-term lease arrangement for the autumn meet at Del Mar.
A rule amendment requiring that any person mounted on horseback, riding in a sulky or working as a member of the starting gate crew must wear a safety helmet was passed by the California Horse Racing Board.
The California Horse Racing Board has suspended Jeff Mullins for 30 days effective May 9 and also fined the trainer $2,500 for a TCO2 violation that occurred in 2008.


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More than a dozen St. Augustine Civil Rights "Freedom Fighters" -- all of whom were arrested and fined during the racially turbulent 1960s -- will see their criminal records erased and removed this week and sent to be preserved in the state archives.
Gwendolyn Duncan, president of the 40th ACCORD, which stands for The 40th Anniversary to Commemorate the Civil Rights Demonstrations, credited state Sen. Tony Hill, D, Jacksonville, for "his tireless efforts to get this accomplished."
Hill's efforts resulted in a Commemorative Resolution that is scheduled to be read at the Florida Parole Commission meeting in the Cabinet Meeting Room at 9 a.m. Thursday, she said.
"It's about time, it's past time and long overdue, for Florida, St. Johns County and St. Augustine to say, 'Thank you. I'm sorry for the way we treated you. Your arrest records will be expunged and placed in the archives so that your flight to freedom shall never be forgotten.'" Duncan said.
She said attending will be Dr. Robert B. Hayling, a St. Augustine dentist with a thriving practice serving both black and white patients, who became the leader of the Civil Rights movement in St. Augustine and paid a high cost in seeing his practice destroyed, his dog shot to death and his own body injured badly by racist thugs. He now lives in south Florida.
"He risked his life and the lives of his family to help the less fortunate gain the right to sit down at a lunch counter, use the bathroom during their travels or lay their heads on a nice soft pillow in a bed at any motel or hotel without being beaten, spat upon, cow prodded, hit with a brick (or) bat, arrested, fingerprinted, jailed, put in a sweat box or hung on a tree," she said.
St. Augustine historian David Nolan said the Civil Rights movement was the most important event in St. Augustine's history.
"There's no time to waste in righting this wrong from our past," he said. "Even the youngest (of the foot soldiers of the Civil Rights struggle) are starting to qualify for Social Security and Medicare. These heroes paid a heavy price in later decades every time they sought a job and were turned down because they had been to jail."
Duncan said Hill had convinced outgoing Gov. Charlie Crist to do something no other governor did in half a century: To right an injustice perpetrated on ordinary citizens incarcerated for standing up to rights already afforded them under the Constitution.
Retired attorney Dan R. Warren was State Attorney during those years and has written three books about that era and the viewpoint from his former office.
"This is wonderful news," Warren told Duncan in a message. "It's a long time in coming but perhaps it will right a wrong and bring a small measure of justice to a dark chapter in our nation's and Florida's history."
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To learn more about the 40th ACCORD, visit www.accordfreedomtrail.org.


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A diplomatic resolution for the Russian entrance into Crimea amidst an Ukranian problem fell apart today. The last minute efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry's efforts have failed to achieve any agreements, reports the New York Times late Friday.
Kerry flew to London on Thursday to meet with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov in order to achieve a peaceful arrangement to Crimea's attempt to exit the Ukraine and annex to Russia.
The crisis has been escalating over the Kremlin's intervention in Crimea in late February after the Ukrainian people overthrew President Yanukovych and he fled to Russia to seek safe haven. Russian 'volunteers' as Putin called them arrived in Crimea and began taking over various building, a hospital, sea port and other areas.
On Wednesday of this week Obama met with interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the White House. They discussed diplomatic efforts to resolve the stand-off and Obama declared that the U.S. would not accept any referendum to be held this coming Sunday to vote for Crimea's exit of the Ukraine.
Obama had spoken with Putin last Saturday and told him that there would be sanctions if Crimea voted to leave the Ukraine and Russia accepted annexation.
After Kerry's meeting today with Lavrov it appears that Putin intends to proceed in his support of Crimea's annexation. 'I presented a number of ideas on behalf of the president,' Kerry said in the news conference after the talks concluded. 'After much discussion, the foreign minister made it clear that President Putin is not prepared to make any decision on Ukraine until after the referendum on Sunday.'
Lavrov declared to Kerry that Russia was firm on its decision to denounce the ouster of Ukraine's former president, Yanukovych, during what he termed a 'coup' and restated the position that Russia will not recognize the new government. It is Russia's stance which Putin had declared on the previous phone calls with Obama that Crimea has a right to its 'self-determination.'
Throughout the talks, Mr. Lavrov held firm to Russia's positions on the crisis, denouncing the ouster of Ukraine's former president, Viktor F. Yanukovych, as a coup, refusing to recognize the new government, opposing the creation of a "contact group" and reiterating Crimea's right to self-determination.
Lavrov stated in the news conference after the five hour meeting with Kerry that Putin would not make any further determinations until the Crimean vote was taken on this coming Sunday. The meeting took place at the American Ambassador's residence in London.
The U.K. Foreign Minister William Mr. Hague said after the vote is determined on Sunday the European Union and the U.K. would advance plans to impose sanctions beginning with travel bans and freezing assets on certain Russian officials. He stated that a meeting of European foreign ministers was planned for Monday.
The U.S. will not recognize the Crimean referendum this Sunday and a vote to secede from the Ukraine. President Obama stressed after the talks ended, 'a strong message to Russia that it should not violate the integrity and sovereignty of its neighbor.'
To find more information about the Ukraine situation see below the articles in Author's suggestions and view the video atop this article with Secretary of State John Kerry's comments on today's meeting in London on Crimea.
Twitter: Victoria Wagner@victoriaross888


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The field of candidates for a FutureGen carbon dioxide storage hub has been narrowed to four, and Fayette County is among that group of candidates.
At last Monday's meeting of the Vandalia City Council, Director of Economic Development and Tourism JoAnn Givens told aldermen that a St. Louis Business Journal story released earlier in the day listed Fayette County as one of the finalists for a carbon dioxide storage site.
Other still in the running are Christian County, Douglas County and Morgan County. Dropped from the competition were Pike County and Quincy.
Three individuals have been charged with methamphetamine offenses, including one that alleges exposing children to the manufacture of the drug.
Niky L. Maness, Melisa S. Maness and Joshua D. Wilson were arrested early this month at a residence northwest of Vandalia in Sharon Township.
All three have been charged with:
• Possession of anhydrous ammonia, with the intent to use it in the manufacture of methamphetamine, a Class 1 felony punishable by up 15 years in prison, or up to 30 years if the person is eligible for an extended term.
Just two weeks after rejecting a zoning change that would have allowed a local church to move into the former home of Rural King, the Vandalia City Council OK'd action that would make the move a possibility.
The council voted 6-2 on Dec. 6 to deny a request to add places of worship as a permitted use in land bearing a general commercial designation.
Fireman's Ball is Jan. 31
The Vandalia Volunteer Fire Department will hold the 127th annual Fireman's Ball from 9 p.m.-1 a.m. at the American Legion Home in Vandalia. "Crazy Horse" will perform. Tickets, $5 each, are available from any firefighter or at the door.
Civil War Era Fashion Show is Jan. 7
A Civil War Era Fashion Show will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 7, at the Mother of Dolors Parish Center, 705 W. St. Clair St., Vandalia.
Thursday, December 23
✔ TOPS IL 2490 will meet from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Ramsey. Weigh-in is from 9-9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Dovie Heaton-Bergin at 283-1729.
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With his nose matching Rudolph's, due to being out in the cold all morning, Darin Brown enthusiastically loaded bags of food into Christmas baskets during the Fayette County Caring & Sharing distribution on Saturday at the Mother of Dolors Catholic Church Parish Center in Vandalia. More than 400 baskets were distributed.
The Vandalia Board of Education at its monthly meeting on Tuesday approved a tax levy that will generate $3,813,270 in local taxes to operate the district in the 2010-11 fiscal year.
Add to that another $1,418,896 for bond and interest payments, and the district's total tax levy for the year will be $5,232,166.
Residents in two of Vandalia's four wards will have a choice when casting aldermanic ballots in April.
As the filing deadline passed on Monday afternoon, races were formed in Wards I and IV. One four-year term is up for election in each of the city's four wards.
In Ward I, incumbent Bret Brosman has three challengers – Jason Paslay, Kenneth Hubler and Neil Clark.
In Ward IV, long-time alderman Larry Cable is being challenged by B. John Clark.
As expected, the Vandalia City Council approved on Monday a new tax levy that's 10 percent higher than the last tax extension.
And as it did so, one alderman pointed out to the sizeable crowd present for Monday's meeting that the city is not depending solely on more tax dollars to solve its budget deficit issues.
The council approved the levy with a 10-percent increase a week after agreeing at a special meeting to have City Attorney Jack Johnston draft such an ordinance.
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To keep your complexion healthy and get rid of blemishes, here are a few home remedies you can try today.
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If you want to lighten dark spots on your skin and even your complexion, lemongrass can definitely help. This essential oil has a bright and invigorating scent that helps to wake up your senses and the antiseptic properties of the oil help to get rid of skin impurities fast. Since lemongrass oil is especially potent, it's best to put a few drops in a bottle of witch hazel and use the solution as an anti-blemish toner.
2. Lavender Oil
Lavender is a relaxing essential oil that also has the ability to naturally remove skin infections. Lavender also lightens blemishes and helps to get rid of cyst-like acne. You can also mix the lavender with witch hazel to create a toner, and you can even spray the solution on your pillow to fight blemishes while you sleep.
3. Black Soap
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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Like the way the Lamy Safari writes but want something a little classier? A little Sexier? How about a Lamy Studio?
Like the way your Lamy Safari writes, but want a sleeker, sexier looking pen for not much more money?
Then take a look at the Studio.
I want to start by saying that this is my 7th Lamy fountain pen, I currently own 6. 4 Lamy Safari's, an AL-Star, and now the Studio.
The Safari was my first fountain pen, and it's difficult for me not to compare all subsequent pens against it- and I don't just own Lamy's. I have two Pelikan M200's and two Sailor's (Sapporo and a full sized 1911 ) that I love just as much as the Lamy's.
I did at one time own a Lamy 2000 that I purchased used, but I ended up selling it because I couldn't get used to it not having some kind of grip for me to grasp the pen. I was concerned that the Studio might be problematic for me in that department, especially with the chrome front section, but I'll get to that in a minute.
The nib on this pen is un-be-liev-abley smooth, and the strange thing is that it's the same nib as the Safari. It's actually smoother than all of my EF & F Safari's, which are all pretty darn smooth in their own right. I can't really put my finger on why this Studio is writing so much smoother than the Safari's, except maybe for the fact that it's it's got more weight behind it.
Look at The Writing Desk on the Lamy exchangeable nibs:
"Genuine steel nibs that are direct replacements for the Accent (95 and 97), Studio (65 and 67), cp1, alu, linea, ST, Joy, Al-Star, Safari, Vista, Smile, abc and other models that are fitted with a standard Lamy steel nib...."
There is no doubt in my mind that this combination blue and silver pen is striking both in it's colors and design.
When you post the pen, it has a stopper built into the cap to keep the cap from marring the body of the pen. Nice touch.
The blue feels more like powder coated metal then the painted aluminum AL-Stars.
Compared to every pen I've ever used, this is a fairly heavy pen. It's balanced quite nicely, whether cap on or off. In my experience with this pen, I'm finding that when I write on a flat surface, I'm gripping the pen tighter than is probably necessary - or it might be due to the weight of the pen and the lack of a distinctive grip - it is balanced quite well, but it just might be heavier than I'm used to. I actually get an indentation in the side of my middle finger when I use this pen on a flat surface. I do NOT have this problem if I am sitting in a chair with the book propped at an angle on my knee. Perhaps the weight counterbalances to a place that's more comfortable to me- and I do spend a lot of time writing in this position.
As for the chrome grip, if my hands are cold & dry, it can get a little slippery. Otherwise, I don't have a problem with it.
Standard Lamy cartridges work in the Studio, and it can also use a Z26 converter, which is supplied when purchasing the pen new.
Close up of Z26 converter.
From the Writing Desk Website: "Finished in soft-touch black (model 67) or brushed stainless steel (model 65) (both with stainless steel nib). All models have a cartridge or converter filling system (converter supplied). This Lamy fountain pen is available with a wide range of nib sizes from EF to B plus oblique (OM and OB), LH (left-handed) and 1.1/1.5/1.9mm italic."
There is also a Palladium version, which includes (at a higher price) a two-toned 14K gold nib with rhodium plating.
$70 seems to be about the going rate for a Blue Lamy Studio. (The prices vary per pen color)
In the US, you can buy the Studio online from Pear Tree Pens or in the UK from The Writing Desk
Lamy Studio Pen Test in Cartesio Journal with Noodler's Bulletproof Black ink.
Lamy Studio Handwritten Pen Test in a Moleskine Journal with Noodler's Bulletproof Black ink.
So do I like it? You bet! The weight will take a little getting used to, but for a metal pen, it's wonderful.
15 comments:
- Speedmaster said...
Not bad at all. Almost seems like an Al-Star level pen dressed up in Lamy 2000 clothes.
- October 13, 2008 at 7:30 AM
- Ann said...
Great review! Now I know it's not for me (I prefer lighter pens). What I'm really waiting for, is your Sailor Sapporo review. ;)
- October 13, 2008 at 8:59 AM
- Biffybeans said...
Hi Ann, I did review the Sapporo here: http://biffybeans.blogspot.com/2008/07/official-handwritten-moleskine-review.html
Not sure I'm going to get around to doing a photo essay on it -pens for me are more difficult to review than paper. The paper either suits my needs or it doesn't. i think pens are much more subjective because there are so many more factors to consider. Design, weight, nib, flow, filling system....
So I have a Medium Sapporo that I really like - it's well balances and a fat wet writer. It is a little on the small side. I also have a Sailor 1911, which is a much larger pen, that has a very fine nib that I like, but I wish I could instead have something that writes in between the Sapporro and the 1911, and I'm not sure that exists.
Hope that's helpful!
- October 13, 2008 at 9:06 AM
- Ann said...
That does help, a lot. I must have missed your Sapporo review, thanks for that link. I heard Sapporo has a bit of flex, do you feel that with yours?
The Sapporo sounds like my ideal pen. I have a Waterman Phileas and Lamy Vista, and while I love Lamy's smoothness, the barrel is uncomfortable to grip. Meanwhile the Phileas is comfy but the nib skips.
You're right, pens are subjective. But of course they're your opinions and where you think it doesn't suit you, it might suit me (case of point: pen heaviness) so I would love to see more pen reviews from you in the future. :)
- October 13, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Hi Biffybeans, I love your blog, the objects you review, your photographs, and your painstaking analysis (and your artwork!), but to my eye the writing sample of the Sailor F 1911 in blue ink still evidences a thinner line than the EF Lamy Studio in Noodler's Bulletproof Black. I think the problem here is that you are comparing apples to oranges, blue ink to black. In my inexperienced opinion, any ink which is highly opaque is likely to result in the APPEARANCE of a thicker line width than inks which are non-opaque and subject to shading. Why this might be the case I haven't the faintest. An interesting test would be to compare these two nibs using the same ink and to see if one could still reasonably make the same objection. I think I understand why you used two different colors for your comparison--in your photo the blue obviously stands out by contrast. But though not as pretty in terms of presentation, you could separate two nib samples using identical ink through the expedient of leaving a blank line above and below the second sample.
Keeping in mind that I'm just a piker when it comes to fountain pens, I have to ask if you've ever come across the surprisingly smooth Chinese-made Jinhao X450?
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- October 18, 2008 at 1:06 PM
- Biffybeans said...
Hi Ann - I do not think that the Sapporo H-M (Hard Medium) nib has any flex, but it is surely smooth. I'm also finding that I'm starting to prefer thinner nibs. AT some point, I might sell mine for a fine nib.
- October 28, 2008 at 7:34 PM
- Biffybeans said...
Barrel Of A Pencil - thank you for your comments on my reviews!
I agree that in comparing the 1911 to the Studio would have been better if I had used the same inks, but I just wanted to show that the EF Studio was a relatively thin line compared to what I've experienced from their Safari and 2000 nibs. To me, the 1911 F writes very fine compared to all my other pens.
- October 28, 2008 at 7:37 PM
- Brassing Adds Character said...
Hey Steph, I'll bet you could get some of that heatshrink rubber stuff and fit it on to the Studio's section if you wanted to put the slippery-ness issue to bed. I'll bet it'd work great! I'm going to try it on my Conklin Victory and see if it works. I'll let you know!
- October 30, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- Office Supply Geek said...
Wish I saw this review before I bought the same exact pen, I was little apprehensive at first but I've had it for about 2 weeks now and I love it! :)
- December 4, 2008 at 11:37 PM
- Henry said...
Wow, I like this pen. Unfortunately, I already have a Lamy 2000 (which gets a little slippery sometimes), and 1 safari and 1 vista. Maybe It's time for a brand change, no? Or should I go for another lamy?
- May 16, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- Biffybeans said...
Hi Henry -
The Lamy nibs have a particular character to them that I really love. I have Sailor's and Pelikan's and it's just not the same. I think I'm up to 8 Lamy's now....
- May 16, 2009 at 11:49 AM
- Raphael Rosen said...
I want one!
- June 3, 2009 at 3:18 PM
- Wilson Hines said...
Biffy, my Lamy Studio (http://www.lamyusa.com/stststcosoco.html) failed on me right out of the box. Writing with the thing was like carving a turkey.
HOWEVER, I took it back and the only acceptable thing the supplier had was another Studio that was like the one you have reviewed here and it was an upgrade of almost double the money. The difference between yours and mine is the nib is a two tone 14k gold. I don't know what difference the gold makes, other than the cost, but it sure looks nice and WOW, boy, does it write. My wife said, "Now that's a good writing pen!"
I am very happy preferred supplier, Office Supplies & More in Chapel Hill, NC, was a very ethical person. He didn't tell me, "Oh you have to deal with Lamy!" No, ma'am, he took just a couple swipes with my old pen and immediately started pulling some pens out to replace it.
I read you review the night before I took the pen back. I was trying to do some research on what to replace it with and I was almost set against Lamy, but then I had to remember this was my first fountain pen, let's give Lamy another shot. The next day, when I saw him pull "your" pen out of the case, I had to grab it. We dipped some ink and immediately I saw how great it could write!
Thanks for the review, it helped me quite a bit!
- October 5, 2010 at 10:47 AM
- Biffybeans said...
Wilson, glad that you got the issue worked out with the Studio, and that you got the free upgrade to boot! The Safari, Studio & Accent all use the same nib. They are machine made and sometimes you just might get a dud. I had a dud once, sent it off to Pendemonium and had them make it into a cursive italic. Those nibs run about $12 to replace, but yours is not $12.... In fact, your nib might have spoiled you for when you go looking for other pens. Cause we all go looking for other pens. :o)
- October 11, 2010 at 8:20 PM
- FPNBallboy said...
I have this pen in brushed steel and a black rubber grip - no slipping, plus great weight and balance.
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An inch of snow over night, still blowing a gale. More snow due for east so that will be us as nearer that way. OH working in workshop probably all weekend so i shall please myself , on the cards today are bread making, cheese & sp onion scones, maybe pizza dough for a pizza tonight , filing in office, cleaning already changed bed so doing well..
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This process of asking for your stories to illustrate the 'Ingredients of Transition' that I am writing seems to work really well. I just finished the one about 'Ensuring Land Access' and the stories you sent in make the resultant Ingredient really rich and filled with story (as you will see, it will be posted here very soon). I am now doing one looking at how Transition initiatives have worked with their local businesses. Do share your stories, either here, or email me at rob (at) transitionculture.org. How have you engaged local businesses in your Transition initiative, what projects or initiatives have you created together, how have you reached out to the local business community? Thanks for your input….


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This basic series is part of a warm-up sequence called Awakening the Chi. The intention is to move Chi (energy) up from and then back to the dantian, a point two finger widths below the navel that's the body's center of gravity and balance. Do all these actions very slowly; breathe in and out very deeply.


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Elin Nordegren, the ex-wife of Tiger Woods, finished her bachelor degree in psychology with a 3.98 GPA and she took the opportunity as the keynote speaker to send a few light jabs Tiger's way. Nordegren was the equivalent of the valedictorian, but instead called the keynote speaker of the class in a college that caters to continuing education for adults holding down jobs and raising kids, according to Fox Sports on May 11.
It took the mother of two nine years to complete her under graduate education, but Nordegren had more than her fair share of bumps in the road while doing so. Her classmates voted her in as the "most outstanding senior in her class," and she stepped up to the podium to offer some words of encouragement and comical wit when giving her speech at Rollins College. According to the Washington Post, Nordegren had her dad, her kids and her billionaire boyfriend, Chris Cline, in the audience as she gave her speech.
Back in 2005, Nordegren started her college education while she was married to Tiger Woods. At the time she didn't have children yet, but she did take time off later on to have her children. That was a while back as her kids, Sam who is six and Charlie who is now five are in school themselves today. While childbirth and raising kids put her education on hold for a bit, nothing could have been worse for the young wife and mother than when she was thrust into the spotlight at the time Tiger's serial cheating came to light in 2010.
After all that she went back and completed her education, which is something that "no one can take away from you," she said in her speech. She referred to the cheating scandal event as "the wild storm of my personal life" while talking to the graduation audience. Nordegren also said:
"Yes, nine years is a pretty long time," she said. "When I received the honor of speaking today I was happy. I was also a little surprised. I have been called a 'woman with no words' in the media and criticized for not talking very much."
She went on to say: "When I entered my student advisor office in the fall of 2005, I was 25 years old, I had just recently moved to America, I was married without children," Nordegren, 34, told students at the Winter Park, Fla., school. "Today, nine years later, I'm a proud American, and I have two beautiful children–but I'm no longer married."
She got a chuckle from the crowd when she said "I'm no longer married." That chuckle quickly turned into applause. Nordegren continued on with her speech throwing little jabs about her marriage to Woods in where she could, but it was all in good taste. She continued saying:
"It was right after I had taken [a class in] communications and the media that I was unexpectedly thrust into the media limelight–and I probably should have taken more notes in that class."
Elin has stayed very quiet about her marriage to Woods and its demise, but Saturday she had her chance. While the jabs were all done in fun, she still had her say, which was long overdue.


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The iconic "Got Milk?" campaign has produced some 1,000 milk mustaches. The curious facial hair has appeared on famous faces while fans have collected their print ads for the two decades that these clever images have appeared on magazines and through other media.
Now, according to NBC News on Feb. 24, the familiar slogan is being replaced by the slogan "Milk Life."
Does that anthem leave you cold? Are you against the change from "Got Milk?"
Consider why this transition is happening in these modern times. According to the powers that be, the fresh mantra is designed to show off the protein benefits of milk, as MilkPep interim CEO Julia Kadison stresses.
Meanwhile, she and all the other "Got Milk?" fans can look back with pleasure at some of the best milk mustaches this campaign has featured over the past twenty years.
The first highlighted Naomi Campbell and a thin milk mustache that graced her pretty face in 2014.
So who else rocked a milk mustache for the "Got Milk?" ad campaign.
There were Bart and Lisa Simpson who wore their cartoon milk mustaches in 1997 and there were Serena and Venus Williams who donned their twin milk mustaches in 1999.
In 2002, rocker Steven Tyler wore one in a scene out of one of his concerts and in 2008 Heidi Klum modeled the milk accessory on her upper lip.
One caveat in the new "Milk Life" change of mottos controversy. This switch won't affect California publications and billboards and such since the original "Got Milk?" campaign will continue in the Golden State, at least for the foreseeable future.


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Ten notes and comments about the New Orleans Saints as they prepare for their Week 14 game against the Carolina Panthers:
1. Plucky Panthers
The Falcons series receives more publicity but historically no division rival plays the Saints tougher than the Panthers. They own a 19-17 advantage in the overall series and have won nine of 17 games at the Superdome. In the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era, five of the games have been decided by a field goal or less. Interestingly, the Sunday night showdown is the first primetime matchup in series history.
2. Backpedaling DB
Ray Lewis and Tedy Bruschi aren't the only ones who think Drew Brees is "soft." Apparently, Panthers safety Mike Mitchell does, too. Or, at least he did.
During an interview with a Los Angeles radio station last month, Mitchell weighed in on Ahmad Brooks' controversial hit on Brees in the Saints' 23-20 win against the 49ers in Week 11.
"Drew Brees is throwing a fit in the postgame interview saying how he got hit in the chin and he was dazed and all this other stuff," Mitchell said in a Fox Sports L.A. podcast. "And it's like, 'Dude, the replay clearly shows he did not even touch you in the chin.' Stop being soft, get up off the ground. You fumbled the football, that's why the only reason you were acting like you were hurt, is so you could draw a flag."
When approached about his comments by local reporters Wednesday, Mitchell, predictably, backed down.
"I don't really think he's a soft player," Mitchell said. "Obviously, he's a very, very, very good quarterback, and I have a lot of respect for what he's done as a player and what he's done in this league. It was really just more of a comment on the rule changes. It was really a 15-minute interview where someone took 45 seconds and made an article out of it."
3. Flagging at Left Tackle?
Charles Brown's first season as the Saints' starting left tackle has been something of a mixed bag. He's started every game and shown durability, which was a question mark entering the season. But he's struggled at times. He's allowed a team-high five sacks and has surrendered 32 quarterback hurries, according to Pro Football Focus.
Moreover, he leads the team in penalties with 10, including a team-high six holding calls. Only Oakland's Khalif Barnes (13) and the Jets' Willie Colon have been penalized more. Brown has been penalized in nine of the Saints' 12 games this season.
4. Another Milestone In Reach
Brees needs 287 passing yards to become only the fifth quarterback in NFL history to reach the 50,000-yard mark. Brees will join select company. The others: Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (63,612), Dan Marino (61,361) and John Elway (51,475). Brees, though, could reach the milestone in 182 games, faster than any QB in league history. Manning reached the milestone in 191 games. Carolina's sixth-ranked passing defense allows just 209 yards a game, while Brees is averaging 356.8 passing yards in six games at the Superdome this season.
5. Encouraging Stat of the Week
With Payton on the sideline, the Saints have not lost consecutive regular-season games since 2009, a span of 44 games. The Saints lost their final three games of that season, but rallied in the postseason to win Super Bowl XLIV.
6. Discouraging Stat of the Week
The red zone has been the dead zone for Panthers' opponents this season. Carolina's defense is on pace to record the lowest red-zone touchdown percentage in the NFL since 2002. Opponents have scored touchdowns on only 32.1 percent of their red-zone possessions (nine of 28). The 2005 Chicago Bears' 32.5 percentage is the lowest of any defense in that span.
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"According to some ppl us athletes aren't suppose to have a normal life we not allowed to play our video games" - Rafael Bush (@rbush36), 10:32 p.m., Dec. 3.
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"I think when I look at last year there's no question, I'm gonna talk about Rob Ryan a minute, there's no question we were rendered almost really helpless as the last part of the (2012) season came along to really be what we wanted to be defensively. We're not that way this year." -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on his twice-weekly radio appearance on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.
9. Quote of the Week II
"That (Saints) offense is very impatient. They want to take chunks. When you make them be patient, it's tough on them." -- Seahawks safety Earl Thomas to the Seattle Times.
10. Fearless Forecast for Week 14
Cam Newton's maturation has been a key element in the Panthers' eight-game winning streak. He's outdueled one of the game's elite quarterbacks (Tom Brady) and shown he can win in a hostile environment in San Francisco. He'll have to do both Sunday against the Saints. There was little on the line during Newton's first two trips to the Superdome. He hasn't played in an environment like he'll encounter this weekend. Saints 26, Panthers 19.
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Effect of Gravitational Context on EEG Dynamics: A Study of Spatial Cognition, Novelty Processing and Sensorimotor Integration (Neurospat) - 03.24.16
The Neurospat experiment is improving our knowledge of how astronaut perception is altered in space, where gravity cannot help with orientation, and what areas of the brain are responsible. This could help in finding / developing countermeasures alleviating any disorientation experienced by astronauts especially during key activities such as spacewalks and docking/undocking of spacecraft.
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L. Balazs, Institute for Psychology of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Guy Cheron, • Biomechanics Faculty of Movement Science, Université Libre de Bruxelles, , Brussels, Belgium
J. Achimowicz, Department of Psychology, Warsaw, Poland
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I. Barkaszi, Hungary
F Leurs, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Ana Bengoetxea, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
Joseph McIntyre, LPPA/CNRS, College de France, Paris, France
Alain Berthoz, LPPA/CNRS-College de France, Paris, France
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Ana Maria Cebolla, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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L. Pató, Hungary
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- Effect of Gravitational Context on EEG Dynamics: A Study of Spatial Cognition, Novelty Processing and Sensorimotor Integration (Neurospat) is composed of two principal experimental tasks: Visual Orientation and Visuomotor Tracking, plus additional, standardized electroencephalogram (EEG) tasks performed as a means of assessing general effects of the space station environment on EEG signals.
Neurospat uses physiological and behavioral measures to assess both the changes in general activation, prefrontal brain function and perceptual reorganization. Indices of electroencephalogram (EEG), event related brain potentials (ERP), reaction time and errors are measured in a spatial orientation task. The stimulus set also contains task irrelevant unique visual stimuli to allow assessment of electrophysiological correlates of novelty processing.
Effect of gravitational context on brain processing: A study of sensorimotor integration using event related EEG dynamics. In this project the purpose is to study brain activity that underlies cognitive processes involved in four different tasks that crewmembers may encounter on a daily basis:
- visuomotor tracking
- perception of self-orientation
- 3D navigation
- discrimination of objects orientation
These tasks are designed to evoke adapted responses of the sensorimotorsystem in the presence or absence of gravity. For each paradigm the involvement of five cognitive processes will be examined: perception, attention, memorization, decision and action. The roles played by gravity on these neural processes will be analyzed by measuring evoked potentials and EEG dynamics methods during virtual reality stimulation.^ back to top
Space Applications
Previous neuroscience research has highlighted various differences between perception on earth and in space. Without gravity to act as a stimulus, some of the most important neural sensors in the body cannot provide the assistance they would normally provide for orientation purposes. Astronauts therefore rely more heavily on visual perception for orientation. For this reason understanding what altered visual perception occurs in weightlessness, and what areas of the brain are responsible, is an important element in making sure that this does not present any issues for undertaking mission activities, especially key activities such as spacewalks and dockings/undockings. Results generated could form a key part of mission planning and therefore optimise the chances of achieving all mission goals and secure optimal mission success. It could also potentially feed into the design of equipment for use in orbit.
Earth Applications
Understanding how the neural processes of perception adapt to weightlessness in turn provides an insight into exactly how perception is altered by the presence of gravity. This research could therefore improve our fundamental knowledge of how the human central nervous system functions on earth. Furthermore drawing similarities between the disorientation experienced by astronauts when first adapting to weightlessness and certain medical conditions on earth where disorientation can be an important symptom, can provide important information of the areas of the brain responsible which could help with the treatment of such conditions. The development of these electrophysiological experimental protocols promises to provide a new tool for clinical testing of spatial cognition, altered in pathological conditions and in normal aging.
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Five long-term subjects are required to complete Neurospat. This experiment is to be performed in a relatively calm environment; i.e. without major activities going on in the same module.
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Cheron G, Leroy A, de Saedeleer C, Bengoetxea A, Lipshits M, Cebolla AM, Servais L, Dan B, Berthoz A, McIntyre J. Effect of Gravity on Human Spontaneous 10-Hz Electroencephalographic Oscillations During the Arrest Reaction. Brain Research. 2006 November; 1121(1): 104-116. DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.098. PMID: 17034767.
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Balazs L, Czigler I, Grosz A, Emri M, Mikecz P, Szakall S, Tron Jr L. Environmental challenge impairs prefrontal brain functions. Journal of Gravitational Physiology. 2005; 12(1): 31-32.
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Canadian astronaut Bob Thirsk gives his crew mate Frank De Winne a helping hand with the European Space Agency experiment NeuroSpat.
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Pat Cashin was born in Huntington, Long Island, New York. She received her B.A. in art from Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York and her M.A. in fine arts from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She studied painting with Henre Goetz at Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts, France as well as taking classes with Albert Mullens of the University of Michigan for two years. Her postgraduate work, printmaking and education, was at Miami University of Ohio.
The paintings of award-winning artist Pat Cashin have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States, including the Cincinnati Art Museum; the Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida; The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor; the Viridian Gallery in New York City; the Joan Hodgel Gallery in Sarasota, Florida and Brena Gallery in Denver Colorado. In addition, her works are in private, public and corporate collections, including those of the University of Colorado in Boulder; Brenau University In Gainesville, Georgia; Lankford & Associates in LaJolla, California, Diatech Diamond Corporation in Charleston, South Carolina, Teco Electric Company in Tampa, Florida and Ojai Spa and Inn in Ojai, CA.
Ms. Cashin is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. She received a generous grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Inc, for the year 2000-2001 and an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation Emergency Assistance Grant 2006-2007.
Of her work, Ms. Cashin states, "My nonobjective abstract paintings are the result of a highly intuitive process. In a sense my work implies the existence of a reality beyond the physical one. It is about the multiple dimensions of this reality and the development of consciousness that I strive for. If possible I hope my work stands to alter or expand the viewer's conception of its meaning.
My paintings grow on the canvas; I am in constant dialog with my work until images start to unfold and finally these images are worked until the painting is complete. Sometimes this process creates color fields and other times symbols. I would like my paintings to expose the viewer to their sensibilities rather than trying to declare it for them."
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Netbeans Enterprise Pack
By cwebster on May 11, 2006
The preview release of the NetBeans Enterprise Pack was just released. This release has JBI composite application support. A BPEL service unit can be created and deployed. This release also offers XML Schema tools which include a where used preview as well as a preview of an author by example feature. The author by example feature lets a developer design an abstract instance document (which represents what the instance document would look like). This feature is not just a one time generation feature but instead allows interactive editing. The download can be found here: http://java.sun.com/javaee/downloads/index.jsp