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fluke 1
Unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck: their triumph was no fluke
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- Contrary to what Bettman might think, a fluke occurrence can not be used as precedent: after all, a fluke occurrence is by definition rare.
- We would say, in fact, that B's failure to castle was a fluke, bad luck with the random number generator.
- Luck, in the sense of a fluke occurrence, had nothing to do with it.
chance, coincidence, accident, twist of fate;
piece of luck, stroke of good luck/fortune, serendipity
Mid 19th century (originally a term in games such as billiards denoting a lucky stroke): perhaps a dialect word.
Words that rhyme with flukearchduke, chibouk, duke, Farouk, kook, Luke, nuke, peruke, puke, rebuke, Seljuk, snook, souk, spruik, stook, tuque, zouk
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fluke 2
1A parasitic flatworm that typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance.
- Classes Trematoda and Monogenea, phylum Platyhelminthes . See digenean and monogenean.
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- In Asia the species is known to host parasitic lung flukes, which can infect humans if the crabs are eaten undercooked.
- The medically important flatworms are further divided into the flukes and tapeworms (Cestoda).
- Primary common bile duct stones are more common in Asian populations because of the increased prevalence of flukes and parasitic infections, such as clonorchiasis, fascioliasis and ascariasis.
2chiefly dialect or North American A flatfish, especially a flounder.
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- With flounder, sole, fluke, turbot, halibut, bass, trout, John Dory or orange roughy, we must tread lightly, especially with regard to bitterness.
- Seafood specialties like halibut, fluke, and grouper and the unique world of micro greens have done much to influence his opinion of American food culture.
- The fluke, a flatfish similar to flounder, scratched that special itch for me.
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fluke 3
1A broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor.
Example sentences
- Hanging from the centre of the dome is an anchor shape with red and green lanterns at the end of the anchor flukes.
- On Vanderlin, rubbish left by Asiatics: a wooden anchor with one fluke, three boat rudders of violet wood, remains of blue cotton trousers.
- At Zephyros, in 30m of water, the flukes of a sizeable anchor are visible, the chain running along the base of a cliff which rises spectacularly some 10m off the seabed.
1.1Either of the lobes of a whale's tail.
Example sentences
- And often the tail fluke of a whale or the back fin of a dolphin will show as a dark patch against the paler surface of the sea.
- He said the sculpture would depict a whale with its flukes, or tail, raised in the air but could not say what size the sculpture would be.
- Calambokidis' team has photographed and recognized around 1,500 blue whales by tail fluke and back markings.
Mid 16th century: perhaps from fluke2 (because of the shape).
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Topic: donations
Perhaps we could have a not only a donations page, but also something along the lines of "In Memory/ In Honor Of" where people could donate in the name of loved ones who are or were battling cc. The family could then get a notice of the donation.
Yes, it is tacky to talk of such things, but goodness knows other nonprofits do such things. My friend asked for cancer donations instead of gifts at her wedding and it was a big hit. Plus I have been to several funerals where donations were requested instead of flowers. I think it would be nice to make this easier to do.
I hope I didnt offend anyone by this suggestions. I am just trying to be practical.
36 year old patient with buckets of hope

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Human Drivers Are Headed For History's Exit Ramp, Study Says
Within 20 years or so, many people may look back and wonder what it was like to drive a car – to actually control the vehicle manually with feet on the pedals and hands on the steering wheel.
Self-driving cars, or SDCs, that include a degree of driver control are expected to enter markets around the world by 2025 with purely autonomous cars following around 2030, according to ,"Emerging Technologies: Autonomous Cars—Not If, But When," a study from industry research company IHS Automotive.
IHS expects global sales of self-driving cars to grow from about 230,000 in 2025 to 11.8 million 2035. The company predicts the 2035 sales total will include about 7 million cars with both autonomous and driver control and 4.8 million with autonomous control only. By then there will be nearly 54 million self-driving cars in the road around the world, IHS said.
The study also said almost all the vehicles in use are likely to be self-driving cars or self-driving commercial vehicles "sometime after 2050."
While self-driving technology exists today, integrating it into mass-market passenger vehicles will take time and will not be cheap. IHS said the self-driving price premium will add between $7,000 and $10,000 to a car's sticker price in 2025. However, the figure will to about $5,000 in 2030 and about $3,000 in 2035, when driver controls will no longer be available.
For some motorists the option of automated driving could come sooner. Several automakers have said they will have autonomous cars by 2020 or earlier. Many vehicles available today have adaptive cruise control, collision-avoidance and other driver-assisting features that bring them closer to driving themselves.
While today's driving enthusiasts may bristle at the idea of losing the ability to control their cars, long-distance commuters and other people for whom driving is a chore may look forward to the change. Safety experts have also long pointed to automated vehicles as a way to reduce highway fatalities.
"There are several benefits from self-driving cars to society, drivers and pedestrians," says Egil Juliussen, a principal analyst with IHS. "Accident rates will plunge to near zero for SDCs, although other cars will crash into SDCs, but as the market share of SDCs on the highway grows, overall accident rates will decline steadily," he said.


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The Lost World is a novel released in 1912 by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. The character of Professor Challenger was introduced in this book. Interestingly, for a seminal work of dinosaur-related fiction, the animals only occupy a small portion of the narrative. Much more time is devoted to a war between early human hominids and a vicious tribe of ape-like creatures.
THE LOST WORLD by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE is an adventure of the first water, and as readable today as it was in 1912. The story was original serialized in STRAND magazine.
The main character, Edward Malone, is a young reporter who decides to seek out danger and adventure in order to impress his would-be fiancee. A "dangerous assignment" from his editor brings him into the company of the eccentric scientist Professor Challenger. Challenger's reputation is at risk with the Royal Society, because… (more)
Thanks Feedbooks because I am getting some great reads for my Sony EReader and I can try new (to me) authors without it costing me a fortune or frequent trips to the library. The service you provide is great.
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Published in: 1912
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Herkimer County Community College will conduct its fall open house on Saturday, Oct. 26, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The event will begin with check-in at 9 a.m. After a welcome, students and families can meet the faculty, explore campus and attend financial aid and parent and student question and answer sessions.
Guided tours of campus and on-campus housing will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The HCCC Bookstore will be open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
"Open house is a great opportunity for students and families to visit the campus and learn about the college, the application process and the various aspects of college life. Learn why Herkimer was recently ranked in the Top 100 Community Colleges in the nation for student success," said HCCC Associate Dean for Enrollment Management Robert Palmieri.
Students can sign-up for a drawing to win a $500 scholarship and other prizes. The winner must enroll full-time at HCCC. The scholarship will be applied to the student's account toward tuition, fees and books.
RSVP at herkimer.edu/openhouse. For more information contact the college's Admissions Office at 866-0300, ext. 8278.
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Barrett's Esophagus is a condition that changes the lining of the food pipe over a period of time as it's damaged by heartburn or acid reflux. Dr. Paul Varela at Rush Clinic says patients who suffer this condition have a high risk of developing cancer.
"The people who get Barrett's Esophagus obviously are those that have long standing reflux, perhaps longer than five years," said Dr. Varela. "And interestingly enough, white males. And of course, patients that are 50 years old and above."
Varela says diagnosis requires a biopsy of the tissue. That's why he says anyone who has had repeated heartburn or acid reflux should see a specialist who can take appropriate action.
"This, I hope, is the message that I hope we can get to the public, that Barrett's Esophagus needs to be screened. The very same reason that we're screening for colon polyps trying to prevent colon cancer, likewise in Barrett's, be screened for the presence of Barrett's," Varela said.
Varela says once a diagnosis is made, the damaged lining should be removed. That's done through radio-frequency ablation, which is only available in Meridian at the Rush GI Lab.
Varela says cancer of the esophagus is increasing, and those with Barrett's Esophagus have a much higher chance of developing cancer than, for instance, those who have colon polyps developing colon cancer.
Varela says the chances of cancer developing for those who have high-grade Barrett's Esophagus are astronomical. The best treatment is prevention, he says, because cancer of the esophagus is difficult to treat.
"And the best thing we can offer is screening, and if we find it, eradicate it," said Dr. Varela.
Varela said the procedure takes about an hour, and is done under sedation. Anyone with recurring symptoms of heartburn should be screened.


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STOCKTON - A man who went to a Quail Lakes neighborhood to buy marijuana instead became the victim of an armed robbery, police said.
The robbery occurred about 11:30 p.m. Thursday near Alexandria Place and Cedar Ridge Drive, not far from Lakeside Christian School and Atherton Park, authorities said. The victim was met by two men, one armed with a pistol and the other possibly armed with a stun gun, officers said.
The robbers approached the victim and stole his property, police said. One was described as a Latino man, 5 feet 9 inches tall and 180 pounds with a black jacket, authorities said. There was no description of the second robber.
The victim was not hurt, police said.
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PARKERSBURG - Wood County Schools has announced the winners of the 2012 Wood County Science Fair.
The event, held Dec. 18 at West Virginia University at Parkersburg, featured 145 projects by students in grades 4-8 from the county's public and private schools.
The fair also featured three third-grade exhibition projects from Greenmont, Madison and Williamstown elementary schools.
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Nia Fernandes, a seventh-grader at Jackson Middle School, was named Best of Fair at the 2012 Wood County Science Fair for her project "Gender Differences in Attention in Middle School."
In addition to winners in each project category for each grade level, judges awarded one project with a Best of Fair award. This year the award went to Nia Fernandes, a seventh-grader at Jackson Middle School, for her project "Gender Differences in Attention in Middle School."
The award winners by grade and category were:
Fourth Grade
* Earth and Space Science: First place, Parke Smith, Worthington Elementary, "The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming."
* Life Science: First place, Sierra Mackey, Blennerhassett Elementary, "Does Size Matter...When it Comes to Pitch?"; Second place, Daniel Jones, North Christian School, Does bleach turn every color white?; Third place, Jack Ralsten, Greenmont Elementary, "When Do You See It? Peripheral Vision"; Honorable Mention, Emma Fowler, Criss Elementary, "Flowerpower! Can You Make a Flower Change Colors?"; Honorable Mention, Makalah Williams, Gihon Elementary, "Cinnamon Essence"; Honorable Mention, Ellie Foggin, Lubeck Elementary, "What do Plants like to drink"; Honorable Mention, Hunter Conley, Mineral Wells Elementary, Are deer more active during the daytime or the nighttime?"
* Physical Science: First place, Abby Mullins, Gihon Elementary, "Bubble Buddy"; Second place, Aiden Haroldsen, Worthington Elementary, "The hair raising science of static"; Third place, Braden Peele, Williamstown Elementary, "Paper Airplane Design: It's in the Fold!"; Honorable Mention, Devon Van Allen, Criss Elementary, "What Causes a Top to Spin the Longest?"; Honorable Mention, Faith Davis, Franklin Elementary, "Can a Weighted Ice Cube Float?"; Honorable Mention, Haley Hatfield, Martin Elementary, "What's the best bubble solution?"; Honorable Mention, Jaidyn Madrid, Mineral Wells Elementary, "What Makes An Egg Fluffy?"; Honorable Mention, Zack Meadows, Mineral Wells Elementary, "Food Power!"
* Product Testing: First place, Isabelle Barbarow, Kanawha Elementary, "Brand vs. Generic Batteries"; Second place, Shannon Dickerson, Criss Elementary, "What's Poppin?"; Third place, Dahlia Davis, Neale Elementary, "Pop It Like It's Hot!"
Fifth Grade
* Earth and Space Science" First place, Noah Richardson, Gihon Elementary, "CO2:The Fuel Behind the Greenhouse Effect"; Second place, Shelby Roberts, Vienna Elementary, "The Sky is the Limit- or is it?"
* Life Science: First place, Emma Dailey, Lubeck Elementary, "Do Age or Gender Affect Smell?"; Second place, Jaedyn Rawson, Franklin Elementary, "Sipping or Bathing"; Third place, Sarah Woofter, North Christian School, "Do additives to water keep cut flowers fresher longer?"; Honorable Mention, Ben Haught, Blennerhassett Elementary, "Does Sight Affect Taste"; Honorable Mention, Joey Ledsome, Martin Elementary, "Sand, soil, or dirt: Which one is best?"
* Physical Science: First place, Austin Handley, Vienna Elementary, "What is the effect of boiling on the Vitamin C content in carrots?"; Second place, Arianna Nedeff, Parkersburg Catholic Elementry, "The Pressure Is On: Is water pressure affected by volume?"; Third place, Ellie Mommessin, Greenmont Elementary, "How Wind Angle Affects a Wind Turbine"; Honorable Mention, Lars Nelson, Blennerhassett Elementary, "How does adding different solutes to water change the boiling point, and how much does it do so?"; Honorable Mention, Rebecca Parks, Emerson Elementary, "Wet 2 Dry"; Honorable Mention, Madison Forshey, Emerson Elementary, "The Eggcellent Bouncing Egg"; Honorable Mention, Ileea Sims, Franklin Elementary, "Cabbage Detector"; Honorable Mention, Jennifer Ornellas, Franklin Elementary, "Invisible Ink"; Honorable Mention, Sarah Noorbakhsh, Greenmont Elementary, "Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz"; Honorable Mention, Isaac Plotner, Lubeck Elementary, "Preserving Food"; Honorable Mention, Brayden Cline, Martin Elementary, "How does adding sugar or salt affect the freezing process of water?"; Honorable Mention, Ben Vierheller, Parkersburg Catholic Elementry, "All Fizzled Out - Where did all the fizz go?"; Honorable Mention, Aaron Hardy, Vienna Elementary, "How Fast Can You Chill Water?"; Honorable Mention, Joey Huxley, Worthington Elementary, "Ready for Take-off."
* Product Testing: First place, Addie Smith, Gihon Elementary, "A Bunch of Crunch"; Second place, Josh Skinner, Lubeck Elementary, "Straight Flush: which toilet tissue is the most biodegradable"; Third place, Arianna Parsons, Martin Elementary, "Homemade detergent vs. Tide."
Sixth Grade
* Earth and Space Science, First place, Trenton Newhart, Edison Middle, "Which material insulates best against windchill?"; Second place, Darcy Johnson, Williamstown Elementary, "Air is Exciting."
* Life Science, First place, Madison Wright, Edison Middle, "Who has a bigger lung capacity, a girl runner or a boy runner?"; Second place, Morgan Welsh, Williamstown Elementary,"Body Hydration: Which Fruit Provides Your Body the Most Water?"; Third place, Sydney Bohn, Hamilton Middle, "Does Music Affect the Laying Patterns of Chickens"; Honorable Mention, Jacob "Jake" Johnson, Jackson Middle, "Are fingerprints related?"
* Physical Science, First place, Nate Hutchins, Waverly Elementary, "To determine which 3-D shapes and textures scatter the most light in order to make an aircraft less detectible to radar"; Second place, Tracy Dickerson, Hamilton Middle, ,"Electric Currents,"; Third place, Emilee Hinkle, Williamstown Elementary,"Particle Size of Reatant Vs. Rate of Chemical Reaction"; Honorable Mention, Kaden Lancaster, Edison Middle, ,"Rocket Fuel"; Honorable Mention, David Fruner, Jackson Middle, "The pHacts on Juice"; Honorable Mention, Mitch Miller, Wood County Christian, "The Taller They Are, the Harder They Fall?"
* Product Testing, First place, Marina Wright, Edison Middle, ,"Cooking Spray: A Sticky Situation"; Second place, Aidan Azinger, Jackson Middle, ,"What brand of bubble gum makes the biggest bubbles?"; Third place, Damian Cunningham, Waverly Middle, ,"Can the color of a food or drink affect a person's perception of its taste?"
Seventh Grade
* Earth and Space Science, First place, Dominic Collins, Edison Middle, "Flocculation Speculation"; Second place, Saaketh Kyathari, Jackson Middle, "Porosity and Particle Size."
* Life Science, First place, Nia Fernandes, Jackson Middle, "Gender Differences in Attention in School"; Second place, Wade Powers, Edison Middle, "What's Growing in My Pet's Mouth?!?"; Third place, Jacob Filozof, Hamilton Middle, "Does Sunscreen Harm Aquatic Life?"; Honorable Mention, Ian McKnight, Edison Middle, "Slate, What Have you 'Dung'?"; Honorable Mention, Ian Domenick, Jackson Middle, "Does Color Affect Flavor Identification?"; Honorable Mention, Alexis Jones, Williamstown High, "Does Music Affect Plant Growth?"
* Physical Science, First place, Akshay Sambandham, Jackson Middle, "Does it Matter: Temperature and Solubility"; Second place, Jordan Mader, Edison Middle, "Sweet Surprises"; Third place, Josh Winters, Blennerhassett Middle, "At what temperature does a USB drive work the best?"; Honorable Mention, Hannah Dent, Blennerhassett Middle, A Bottle of Lava"; Honorable Mention, Anna Fatta, Jackson Middle, "The Effect of Temperature on the Strength of Magnets"; Honorable Mention, Michael Barchett, Jackson Middle, "Does hot water freeze faster than cold water?"; Honorable Mention, Julia Ambrozy, Parkersburg Catholic High, "What Materials Absorb the Most Water?"; Honorable Mention, Mitchell Clowes, Parkersburg Catholic High, "Keeping Warm: Wool vs. Cotton,"; Honorable Mention, Kasey McNamara, Williamstown High, "Frozen Colors."
* Product Testing, First place, Kaitlyn Moyer, Edison Middle, "Extra Cheese...Please?"
Eighth Grade
* Earth and Space Science, First place, Scott Barker, Hamilton Middle, "What's the Best Water in our Community."
* Life Science, First place, Sierra Wright, Blennerhassett Middle, "The Moon: Does it Pressure You?"; Second place, Alec Smith, Edison Middle, "Pitch Perfect"; Third place, Elissa Erb, Williamstown High, "Don't Forget to Remember!"; Honorable Mention, Ben White, Edison Middle, "Is ESP Real?"; Honorable Mention, Alec Hinton, Parkersburg Catholic High, "Does UV Light Impact the Growth of Bacterial Cells?"
* Physical Science, First place, Akshay Suresh, Edison Middle, "Fat Content in Cooking Oil"; Second place, Iram Majad, Williamstown High, "Ice Ice Baby"; Third place, Quinton Anderson, Williamstown High, "Balloon Battle"; Honorable Mention, Michael Dawson, Edison Middle, "How does water affect the strength of a magnet on a paper clip?"
* Product Testing, First place, Siara Deem, Williamstown High, "The Strength of Glycerin"; Second place, Elizabeth Parks, Hamilton Middle, "Which Cereal has the most Iron?"


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- This adidas Firebird Jacket is Fierce!
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Our go-to for everyday style.
A style that transcends decades and trends, this classic adidas Originals Firebird track top will stay in our closets for years to come.
Full-zip track jacket with two zippered side pockets and contrasting stripes on the shoulders and sleeves. Embroidered adidas trefoil at left chest and screened across back.
100% polyester.
A brand with a distinctive old-school feel, adidas Originals is a collection of casual sports apparel and is adidas' heritage line. The brand uses the iconic Trefoil logo, which first appeared in 1972. Inspired by adidas' signature 3-Stripes, the flower shape with three stripes running through symbolizes the brand's diversity. It was the corporate symbol until 1997, when the 3 Bars design was adopted. Today, pieces in the adidas Originals collection are based on fashion from the 1960s through the 1990s. From flat bill caps to graphic tees, and from track pants to crewneck sweats, the adidas Originals collection is made to be noticed.
Chaqueta estilo retro que promete llamar la atención. Viene con cierre completo, dos bolsillos laterales con cierre y franjas contrastantes en los hombros y las mangas. Logotipo de adidas bordado sobre el pecho izquierdo y aplicado en la espalda. 100% poli


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LEGO Shop Home Themes Friends Adventure Camper
Adventure Camper
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Head into the wild for exciting vacation fun in the Adventure Camper with surfboards, bikes, a grill, bunk bed and a flat screen TV!
Take the LEGO® Friends fun anywhere with the Adventure Camper!
Olivia and Nicole are packing up the Adventure Camper for summer fun in the wild outdoors. Be sure to pack the trailer with their bikes, then put supplies in the trailer box. Drive the camper to the mountains, the forest, the beach or anywhere your imagination wants to go! Spend the day biking, hiking and surfing! Back at the camper, set the table and fire up the grill for a barbecue feast. Spend the nights hanging out in the Adventure Camper watching the flat screen TV and getting lots of rest in the sleeping bunk. Lift the roof and open the Adventure Camper to play inside. Includes Olivia and Nicole mini-doll figures.
- Includes Olivia and Nicole mini-doll figures
- Accessories include 2 bikes, surfboard, picnic table, barbecue grill, chicken, cups, juice element, a tote bag and the kitchen accessory pack: plates, utensils, bowl, muffins, spatula, frying pan and baking tin
- Open the roof and doors of the camper to play inside!
- Lift the camper cushions to store everything you need!
- Seat both mini-doll figures in the camper's front seats!
- Rebuild and create new ways to play!
- LEGO® Friends pieces are fully compatible with all LEGO System bricks
- Collect all of the LEGO Friends sets for a whole city of LEGO Friends fun!
- LEGO mini-dolls are LEGO minifigures made especially for the world of LEGO Friends, with thousands of customizable fashion and accessory combinations!
- Camper with trailer measure over 3" (8cm) tall, 2" (7cm) wide and 10" (27cm) long
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"Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops have always been great partners, and their generosity never ceases to amaze me," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "The fact that they support DU's mission speaks volumes about the company and their commitment to conservation."
Weekend festivities in Daytona are slated to begin at 4 p.m. on July 4 with NASCAR Sprint Cup practice. Race qualifying will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 5, and the race is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 6.
"As an avid hunter and proud supporter, I'm honored to drive the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops car carrying the DU logo during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona," said NASCAR legend Tony Stewart. "I hope DU's more than 1 million supporters will follow me to the winner's circle on race day."
For more information about the partnership with Bass Pro Shops, visit www.ducks.org.
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First duck stamp, designed by Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist, Jay N. "Ding" Darling, issued.
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Individualized care, new innovations key to stemming the tide of chronic disease
Stemming the Tide of Chronic Disease
07.15.13 | By John Castellani
A chronic disease is detrimental to more than just the person who has it – its impact ripples through the health care system and economy as a whole. According to research by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 80 cents of every dollar spent on health care in the United States goes to treat chronic disease. Its significance cannot be overstated.
Last week, seven health care thought leaders addressed the issue. Our latest 'Conversations' question (When it comes to prevention of chronic disease, what one policy change would have the greatest impact on moving from "promise" to "results?") brought forward insightful and interesting perspectives from the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, the Association of Black Cardiologists, the National Partnership for Women & Families, Research!America, the National Health Council, GlaxoSmithKline and the National Psoriasis Foundation. Despite the different constituencies these organizations serve and represent, they are all striving to reduce rates of chronic illness to help the health of patients. Several trends emerged from their answers to the question.
While it might sound simplistic at first, the most effective way to prevent chronic disease is to help people remain healthy in the first place. Strengthening patient-provider relationships and encouraging providers to work together to develop individualized care plans for specific patients will go a long way to driving down rates of chronic disease. Improving communication between a provider and patient can increase medication adherence rates, leading to better health outcomes and making a dent in the $300 billion non-adherence costs annually. Moreover, recognizing that each individual has different biological, lifestyle and behavioral challenges, a health care plan should be like a fingerprint – everyone has one, but they are all different. With just five percent of Medicaid enrollees accounting for more than 50 percent of all Medicaid spending, individualizing care and focusing on improving delivery to targeted demographics could dramatically improve results and drive down costs.
In addition, research and development of new medical innovations has the potential to open doors to treatments and cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and cancer. Today, there are 215 new medications currently in development to treat heart disease and stroke alone.
By working together, we can improve, extend and save the lives of tens of millions of Americans who suffer daily from chronic disease. We will all feel the impact of these efforts.
We're thrilled with the responses so far, so please keep them coming by joining the conversation.


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Dog Dresses
Now is the time to get your little girl the perfect summer dog dress!
Dog dresses are one of the easiest ways to dress up your dog and make her look absolutely stunning. We carry a large range of dresses- formal, summer, casual, and more! Many of our dog dresses are custom made and we can find just the right one for event that you are looking for.
Dog fashion starts with dresses, we have a large selection of the best fancy dresses on the market. From tiny to large we have one to fit them all! And, don't forget that dog jewelry to go with your designer dog dress!
These are thousands of options out there for dog clothing, but dresses for your little girl are by far the cutest option!
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If you love to pamper and dress up your pretty puppy, you need look no further than our fancy dog dresses. These stylish dog dresses are sure to fill your every desire when it comes to making your small dog look fabulous. Dogs love the attention and bonding dress up time brings, and having a wide selection of fun dog dresses to choose from is a great way to spice up your dog's life and bring a bit of amusement and excitement into your own. With an adorable dog dress, you can turn your pampered pooch into the beautiful little princess that she is truly meant to be.
Dresses for dogs come in just as many styles as regular dress, ranging from cute and quirky to chic and formal. You can even dress your pup in her own wedding gown if you'd like. Weather you are simply taking your pup on a walk about town, or bringing her as your guest to an event, you can be sure that she will look her best in a fancy dog dress.
A small dog dress or large dog dress can also be a great way for you to celebrate special holidays and occasions with your dog. There are costume dog dresses that are great for Halloween. Your dog can dress up as an adorable pint size ballerina, fairy princess, or cheerleader. The two of you would certainly make an adorable pair in coordinated outfits at any gathering. If you are attending or hosting a Christmas party, your pup can be the main attraction in her very own Santa-themed red stylish dog dress. There are puppy dresses available to provide solutions for any occasion. If you cannot initially find what you need, the dress you are looking for can be customized to fit your desires.
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The Raiders are talking with Scott O'Neil, the former president of Madison Square Garden, about a position as team president, according to a tweet Sunday by ESPN's Adam Schefter.
It is the second person reportedly involved in discussions with owner Mark Davis about an upper management position, joining NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson.
It is unclear what that position would mean to Raiders CEO Amy Trask and general manager Reggie McKenzie. Trask has been involved strictly on the business side since McKenzie arrived, including leading an effort for a new stadium.
McKenzie was asked about the reports of a team president while talking with local writers Thursday and said, ``That's a Mark Davis deal. I don't want to give any leeway of his line of thinking on that. . . . I don't want to divulge any information in that regard. I'll let Mark answer those questions.
Davis was not available for comment.
O'Neil, 42, resigned his post as Madison Square Garden president in September after four years on the job. His responsibilities included overseeing the season-ticket and marketing operations of the New York Knicks and New York Rangers.
According to the New York Times, O'Neil ``gradually increased his involvement in Knicks' personnel decisions, often to the annoyance of the basketball operations staff.''


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Henry D. Koehn, 82, died Nov. 12, 2012, at the Mercy Hospital.
He was born Nov. 25, 1929, in McPherson County to David and Matilda Becker Koehn. He was a carpenter-farmer. He married Leola Koehn Nov. 16, 1952, at Galva.
Survivors include his wife, Leola, Moundridge; their children, Donalee (Dennis) Becker, Olathe, Colo., Brenda (Weldon) Dyck, Willows, Calif., Thomas (Sandra) Koehn, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Renae (Rodger) Dyck, Delta, Colo., Jeanette (Matthew) Koehn, Pryor, Okla., Howard (Glenda) Wedel, Moundridge and Don (Gaylene) Wedel, Stover, Mo.; brothers, Nathan Koehn, Burns and Weldon Koehn, Monterey, Tenn.; sister, Mary Ann Nightingale, Montezuma; 25 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Lone Tree Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, rural Galva. Visitation will be from 2 until 5 p.m. today at the Moundridge Funeral Home and from 6 until 8 p.m. at the church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Memorial donations are suggested to Gospel Tract and Bible Society, in care of the funeral home.
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The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
Dust (and Original Sin)
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
Dust with a capital D – what is it?
Well, Dust is a kind of invisible residue. That sounds gross, like germs or soap scum or something, but Dust is actually pretty magical and mysterious. It's an elementary particle, just like the electrons, protons, and neutrons you've probably heard about in science class.
In the world of The Golden Compass, Dust accumulates around people when their daemons stop changing – that is, when they go through puberty and grow up. As the radical theologian Rusakov discovers, it's the "physical proof" that something changes when innocence becomes experience (21.120). Dust also accumulates around the Aurora, and it's what makes the alethiometer work. We know that Dust is a big deal because all the scholars in Jordan College have a conniption fit when Lord Asriel shows them photograms of it.
Original Sin
But wait. We know where Dust clusters, but what does it symbolize? In The Golden Compass, Dust is Pullman's device to talk about the Christian concept of original sin.
Sorry, we didn't mean to scream at you, but we needed to take a time out to talk more about this "original sin" business. Lord Asriel also explains it in detail in Chapter 21.
(Poke, poke. That's your hint to open up your book and re-read Chapter 21. It's really, really important.)
Lord Asriel reads us the key part of the Bible – the part of the Book of Genesis when Adam and Eve eat some fruit that God has forbidden, lose their innocence, and get booted out of the Garden of Eden – with the addition of daemons, of course. According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first humans, and therefore this was the first sin ever. Many Christians believe that humans would have been perfect and even lived forever if not for this "original" sin. But because Adam and Eve broke God's rule, they became sinful and handed their sinful nature down to their children, who passed it on to their children, and on and on. That would mean that all humans are born sinful. Got it now?
The Golden Compass adds a twist to the story of Adam and Eve. It says that when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit, their demons stopped shape-shifting and settled into one form. This connects the Bible story to Pullman's world, hinting that there's a link between sinning and the time when children go through puberty and their daemons settle.
Asriel tells Lyra that though no one actually knows what Dust is, the Magisterium concluded that "Dust was the physical evidence for original sin" (21.98). Dust, then, is proof of humankind's inherent sinfulness. Lord Asriel wants to destroy Dust because he claims "sin and shame and death. It came the moment [Adam and Eve's] daemons became fixed" (21.117).
Why trust Dust-haters like Lord Asriel, anyway?
Sin, shame, death – that sure sounds bad, right? At the end of the novel, though, Lyra and Pan decide that maybe Dust isn't quite so bad after all:
"We've heard them all talk about Dust, and they're so afraid of it, and you know what? We believed them, even though we could see that what they were doing was wicked and evil and wrong... We thought Dust must be bad too, because they were grown up and they said so. But what if it isn't? What if it's-"
She said breathlessly, "Yeah! What if it's really good... " (23.100-101)
When Lyra and Pan question whether Dust is actually sinful or not, the book seems to want us to ask ourselves the same question. Perhaps gaining knowledge – and growing from innocence into experience – isn't such a bad thing after all.


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STOCKTON - San Joaquin Regional Transit District buses will run on a weekend timetable for most routes on Martin Luther King Jr. Day instead of operating normal weekday service.
Administrative offices as well as the Downtown Transit Center will be closed on the Jan. 21 holiday.
There will be weekend schedules for Metro Express, Metro, county and dial-a-ride routes, according to the district. The RTD also will run a modified timetable for commuter services. Routes 152 and 165 will not run. An alternate route to Sacramento is Route 163.
Information: (209) 943-1111, (800) HOW-TO-RIDE (469-8674) or sanjoaquinRTD.com.
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Motorists are in store for a potentially messy morning commute today as light snow sticks on area roadways.
The National Weather Service at Mount Holly has issued a winter weather advisory for snow for eastern Pennsylvania, including the Poconos. The area could see between two and four inches of snow.
Light snow is expected to become steady throughout the morning, according to the weather service.
The snow will then mix with or change to rain by afternoon, although will continue to fall throughout the day in the higher elevations. Rain in the lower elevations should change back to snow during the evening.
For all the latest weather information, check back at PoconoRecord.com.
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STANFORD -- Defensive end Henry Anderson has been around Stanford long enough to remember when training camp was all about how the Cardinal planned to replace running back Toby Gerhart.
A year later, Anderson heard the same chatter about Jim Harbaugh's absence.
Then Andrew Luck's.
Then Zach Ertz's ...
"No matter who the player is we need to replace, we have capable guys," Anderson, a fifth-year senior, said Monday after Stanford's first practice of the season.
"It's not like we're throwing guys out there who aren't ready to play. There's no doubt in my mind the defense can be better than last year and the team can be better than last year."
For that to be the case -- for Stanford to not only win the Pac-12 but also reach the inaugural College Football Playoff -- the Cardinal must successfully replace a bevy of all-conference talents on offense and defense, including linebackers Trent Murphy and Shayne Skov.
Time is running short for a process that began in January. The season opener against UC Davis is Aug. 30. Then comes the Week 2 showdown with USC.
"The guys take a lot of pride in not having a drop-off," coach David Shaw said.
But Shaw's response to a question about the pass rush -- "It's Day 1 without pads on; it is what it is" -- could be applied to every facet of the team.
Here are four issues the Cardinal must resolve during camp:
The offensive line -- the unit at the heart of the Cardinal's power running game -- returns just one starter, Andrus Peat, one of the top left tackles in the nation.
Spring practice provided significant clarity, with Joshua Garnett taking over at left guard and Kyle Murphy establishing himself at right tackle. In addition, Graham Shuler became the heavy favorite to start at center and Johnny Caspers at right guard.
Shaw believes this is the most talented line of his coaching tenure, but cohesion is critical up front. How long will it take four first-time starters to coalesce into a unit that functions as one?
The deadline is Sept. 6, when USC All-American Leonard Williams pays a visit.
Tyler Gaffney accounted for 59 percent of Stanford's rushing yards and 70 percent of its rushing touchdowns last season.
The considerable void left by his departure creates an opportunity for the four veteran tailbacks left behind: Kelsey Young, Barry Sanders, Ricky Seale and Remound Wright.
Wright, the most experienced member of the quartet with a whopping 20 carries last fall, was suspended for the second half of spring practice and lost ground relative to his competitors.
The best bet: Stanford starts 2014 just as it started 2013, with a tailback-by-committee approach. Remember, Gaffney didn't take control of the position until October, and that turned out OK.
"If one guy gets more of the lion's share, that means he's earned it, and that will be great," Shaw said.
Stanford not only lost four all-conference defensive players in Skov, Trent Murphy, Ben Gardner and Ed Reynolds but also four immensely respected voices in the locker room.
Safety Jordan Richards and inside linebacker A.J. Tarpley possess the experience and personality to fill the vacuum left by Skov and Co., and both began to assume the role in the offseason. Who else will step forward? And how quickly?
"We caution them: 'Don't try to be Shayne Skov, don't try to be somebody else,' " Shaw said. "Lead with your own personality."
The Cardinal was so thin on the defensive line midway through last season that it brought in reinforcements in the form of outside linebacker Blake Lueders and tight end Luke Kaumatule.
The departures of Gardner and Josh Mauro have left Stanford searching for options once again.
Anderson is one of the top ends in the Pac-12, and David Parry emerged last season as a force in the middle. But help is needed at the other end and throughout the second unit.
The options include Lueders, Kaumatule, Aziz Shittu, Ikenna Nwafor, Jordan Watkins and possibly true freshman Solomon Thomas.
For more on college sports, see Jon Wilner's College Hotline at blogs.mercurynews.com/collegesports.


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Want to know if you or someone you love has OCD? Stop by the FREE OCD Texas meeting in Grapevine Saturday
I am so in awe of Katie Kellar, the Dallas teen who stepped up to share with me her story of suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder in the hope that it would help others seek the help they need.
Now, thanks to more people speaking up (does it help, I wonder, that there's a major character on Glee with OCD?), there is more support than ever before for this neuropsychiatric disorder defined by recurring unwelcome thoughts and repetitive behaviors. A local nonprofit, OCD Texas, launched in the fall of 2010 as an affiliate of the International OCD Foundation. The group is having its next meeting Saturday at the Palace Arts Center in Grapevine and it's FREE. You can get the details about the meeting on its website here. And you can read my story about Katie and OCD here.
PHOTO: Audrey Hoff, 7, jumps off the end of a bed while Eli Hoff, 5, jumps on the bed for his turn while babysitter Katie Kellar, 16, holds Cece Hoff, 1, at a Dallas home on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Katie suffered secretly from obsessive compulsive disorder from ages 12-15. Before she got help, she would rush home after babysitting and bathe and change her clothes to disinfect herself from contact with the kids.


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|Stefano Giovannoni says that the most important influence in his life was during the late 1970s, when he attended the University of Florence. There, he encountered the concept of "radical architecture," which left its stamp on the expression of Italian design. The rules were gone, and he could see more possibilities for his creations. Since beginning his first studio, "King-Kong," in the 1980s, he established a reputation based on his cleverness and eye for communication, he has gone on to see many of his products, including Chair First, become commercial success stories for a diverse variety of manufacturers and applications. Having been a professor at several universities, Giovannoni is content now to advise up-and-coming designers to look further than the easy solutions and to focus on research. His work appears in several major museums throughout the world.
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Show Setlist
Friday, 06/22/2012
Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
Set 1: Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, PeachesPeaches en Regalia, Shaggy Dog > Runaway Jim, Light UpLight Up Or Leave Me Alone > Wilson > Alaska, Stash, Llama, Buffalo Bill, Saw It Again > BowieDavid Bowie
Set 2: DwDDown with Disease[1] > GuelahGuelah Papyrus, KDFKill Devil Falls > Twist > Halley'sHalley's Comet > Sand -> Roggae, Carini > CDTChalk Dust Torture, GolgiGolgi Apparatus
Encore: Fluffhead
[1] Unfinished.
· When the Saints Go Marching In tease in Runaway Jim
· Eleanor Rigby and Heaven on Their Minds teases in Twist
· When the Saints Go Marching In tease in Fluffhead
Noteworthy Jams: Kill Devil Falls, Twist (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 35.26
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Shaggy Dog was played for the first time since October 29, 1995 (574 shows). Runaway Jim and Fluffhead contained When the Saints Go Marching In teases from Trey. Following Stash, Poor Heart and Moma Dance were quickly aborted due to Fish mistakes. Trey suggested that they play a song that started with drums and Llama was subsequently played. Trey later said that Buffalo Bill was one of his all time personal favorites that starts with the drums. After Buffalo Bill, Trey said Fish was a master of songs that he starts himself. In the Bowie intro, Trey told the crowd that this was Chris Kuroda's favorite Phish song (having Kuroda give a thumbs up to confirm), adding that "every day back stage, before we walk on, we say 'Chris? What should we play tonight?' and he only says one song. Every night." DWD was unfinished. Twist contained an Eleanor Rigby tease from Trey and a Heaven on Their Minds (from Jesus Christ Superstar) jam. This show featured the first Fluffhead encore since November 3, 1990 (1,124 shows).
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Song Distribution:
4 A Picture of Nectar
3 Junta
2 Farmhouse
2 Stash
2 Hoist
1 Party Time
1 Joy
1 The Story of the Ghost
1 The Man Who Stepped into Yesterday
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MathPad is a general purpose graphing scientific calculator for the Macintosh. It uses text worksheets rather than simulating buttons on a hand held calculator. This live scratchpad interface allows you to see and edit your entire calculation. Formulas can be entered directly and different values can be plugged in for easy "what if" calculating.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: graphing , scientific , calculator , math
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The app has been updated and runs under OSX 10.8! Great!!
This was one of the most rewarding discoveries I made for Mac Classic, and I'm really glad to see it on Mac OS X
This is one of the most powerful freeware ever. Not very intuitive but incredibly rich for calculs, computations or plotting. A kind of small Mathematica.
No reserve. I use it daily for years.
This little app is really good for any (numerical) tasks you can't be bothered to program in C or are not worth buying MatLab/Mathematica/etc. It can do simple computations, function definitions, arrays, matrices, nested loops, plot in 2D, 3D (either the traditional way or by creating a color map of the values). It's pretty fast.
And it has sliders for variable parameters: if you define a slider, you get a little window with a scroll bar, and as soon as you move the it, the new value is used and everything is recomputed. So if you've got a plot depending on a couple of parameters, you can easily experiment with different values.
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Barbara Lynn Reichle of Fort Jones passed away at Madrone Hospice in Yreka on Dec. 9, 2012. She was 69 years old.
Barbara was born on May 4, 1943 in Los Angeles. She moved to Siskiyou County in 1996 from Santa Cruz, Calif. She was a nurse for Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. She was a member of the Sierra Club. She enjoyed sailing, cross country skiing and hiking.
Survivors include her husband Jackson Southern of Fort Jones, her son Robert Reichle of Angels Camp, her daughter Deborah Reichle of Santa Cruz and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at a later date. The Mt. Shasta Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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I want to like Delicious, I really do. I've been using it to trap links of interest for a while now, and as someone who's probably used 10 different computers regularly in the last few years, it seemed a handy way to store content I want to access again later, from anywhere. I installed the Delicious extension in Chrome recently and that made it easier and more likely that I'd share and tag links.
But my days with Delicious are over.
The social networks that have stood the test of time so far ("time" in Internet world meaning more than a year or two) have constantly added functionality, features and new design. Facebook does it every few months, it seems. Delicious, for whatever reason, never seemed to graduate into a really robust, useful platform for people to share and save content. It was hard (nearly impossible) to import and find friends, the interface was ugly and clumsy, and search was frustrating. It earned the moniker "Where links go to die" and that's not too far from the truth, in my case.
It's too late for Delicious. Google Reader has completely lapped it.
Google Reader started as a way to keep track of blog feeds, and I didn't use it much beyond that. But then they began rolling out more useful features. You can tag and star items and organize feeds into folders. Then Google rolled out the "Share" function, which, with one click, allows you to post to your own public feed any item from your reader you wished. Google added the ability to find and follow friends via Google Reader and see, right from within your reader, what they are sharing. You can add notes and comments on items or send an item to someone via eMail. And let's not forget the nifty 'Trends' stats feature (this is Google, after all) that shows you which feeds you're most engaged with. (The official Google Reader blog is a great resource on all these features.)
For a long time, the only thing that kept me saving items to Delicious was the concept of "discovery." Anything I wanted to save, share or tag in Google Reader was limited to feeds I was already subscribed to. If I happened across something on the Web or clicked to a link from Twitter, I didn't have a good way to get it into my reader. Plus, I often found a single post interesting and bookmark-worthy, but had no desire to subscribe to the entire blog.
So, it was a two-party system for me: Google Reader to share and save the most interesting posts from among the feeds I already subscribed to, and Delicious for tagging and saving sites I randomly "found" out on the Web.
But it doesn't have to be this way!
Google Reader has a "Note in Reader" bookmarklet! It does! And it has for two years! Drag the bookmarklet onto your browser's toolbar, and wave goodbye to Delicious. The bookmarklet lets you save and/or share anything you find on the Web into your Google Reader. You can add notes and comments, just like you would on a blog post. I don't know how I missed this feature, but to me, it pretty much means the end of Delicious.
The "Note in Reader" feature completes the content consumption round trip for me. Using Google Reader I can:
- Subscribe to a blog or Web site's feed to receive all its content
- Arrange and sort feeds into folders and bundles
- Star, tag, like, annotate and share specific items from those feeds to my own public "shared items" feed
- Find and follow friends via my GMail contacts or other social networks, or even search for people via keyword or location, and then see and subscribe to items they are sharing
- View recommendations for new feeds that Google generates by comparing my interests with feeds of users similar to me
- Share and save content into my Google Reader from anywhere on the Web I happen to find it
I haven't tinkered with Google Buzz much, but obviously Reader and Buzz are easily integrated so you can share items across that platform, too.
(I'm not even going to get started on Google Reader Play, which is possibly the biggest time suck I've ever seen – it curates and presents fun and interesting information from the Web it thinks I may like into a visual slideshow type of format and lets you share, like and save right from the screen. I'm talking hours lost here discovering fun stuff.)
So I'm sorry Delicious. I can't even say that it was fun while it lasted, because it was always a bit cumbersome. It's too bad we have to part ways, but with "Note in Reader" and all the other amazing options Google Reader offers, can you blame me?
Check out what I'm reading, saving and sharing via Google Reader here.


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- Feb 13:
- Sharks in Sochi
- Purdy: Intriguing start to Olympic hockey tournament
- Olympics: Men's short program already full of drama
- Purdy: Is U.S. winning or losing these Sochi Games?
- Olympics: Figure skater Jeremy Abbott falls in men's short program
- Olympics: U.S. speedskaters come up short (again) on the long track
- Olympics: U.S. men's hockey team dominates Slovakia
- Olympics: Russia to dismantle venues when Games end
- Olympics: Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, set for Super Combined
- Winter Olympics: Your Thursday morning update
- Olympics: Kenworthy takes home silver medal, and five dogs
- Olympics: U.S. sweeps men's slopestyle skiing
SOCHI, Russia -- Evgeni Plushenko withdrew for medical reasons Thursday from the men's figure skating competition at the Sochi Olympics.
The four-time medalist who helped Russia win the team gold over the weekend fell on a triple axel during warmups for the short program and immediately grabbed his back. He skated toward his coaches while bent over, then tried to loosen up by skating around the Iceberg rink some more.
He then attempted another axel and botched it, shook his head and consulted with coach Alexei Mishin. When Plushenko's name was announced to the crowd seconds later -- to loud applause -- he skated to the event referee and withdrew.
Before leaving the ice, he held up both hands to the crowd as if to say he was sorry, and took a small bow.
He was Russia's only man in the competition, so the host country will have no finisher in the event.
Mishin said Plushenko hurt his back during practice earlier Thursday.
The 31-year-old Plushenko is the first figure skater in the modern era to win medals in four Olympics: gold in 2006 and 2014, silver in 2002 and 2010. He has been plagued by back and knee injuries in recent years, and says he has had 12 surgeries.
Plushenko finished second at the Russian national championships and didn't appear headed for Sochi at all. He was added to the Russian roster late last month after a trial run-through in front of federation officials convinced them he was the country's best men's option.
That decision paid off when he finished second in the team short program and first in the free skate, helping Russia to its first gold of the Sochi Games.
In his final full practice Wednesday, he fell three times, but was laughing and joking with Mishin after two of the flops. Mishin even said Plushenko was "ready" for the men's event.
That changed Thursday, and when Plushenko limped out of the arena, the cheers turned to mild applause from the stunned audience.


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NEW: For a prettier blog interface, see the Wordpress version!
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- More about gmane's blogging interface 20:20
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Now that someone's written the objective report, I can talk a little bit about the people behind the names... =)
2nd place
|Carlos-Miguel D. Arguelles
|Driven to succeed, and with the skills to back up his ambitions. I had so much fun watching the friendly competition between Miguel Arguelles and Jino Noel in class.
|Allan M. Espinosa
|Quiet but occasionally zany, Allan showed up on our radar when we heard about a non-CS geek who was into Linux and C.
|Mark C. Punzalan
|Punzki's another old hand at contests, having joined international programming competitions since high school. Not to be confused with his older brother Punzie (Jerome Punzalan).
|Mike Gonzalez
|Dorm network volunteer with a knack for deadpan humor. Mike also won 3rd place in this year's UGotGame programming competition and has also been into contests since his Ateneo high school years.
|Jino Noel
|Mac geek perpetually competing with Miguel Arguelles. Way into the Mac. Did I mention he likes Macs?
|Christopher Rigor
|Quiet, but creative. Seemed to be fairly laid-back and easy to get along with. Sorry, don't know funky details about Topher. Nothing blackmailable. ;)
|Cliff Lim
|This is the guy who submitted neatly color-coded documentation for his _first year_ project. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that he colored the source code syntax manually. His obsessively complete tendencies have been to his classmates' benefit (ask people who use his notes as reviewers) as well as detriment (ask his groupmates ;) ). He kept my mom up until 3 in the morning with all his questions about the software engineering project they were doing. Very thorough.
|Reinabelle Reyes
|Has joined programming and science competitions since high school, winning an award in the Intel Science and Engineering Fair for her work with neural networks and statistics.
|Charles Yeung
|(Hmm, everyone in this team seems to be of the mostly-quiet-and-serious sort...)
|Erik Uy
|Josh Agarrado
|Russell Santos
|This group probably had the most out-of-contest fun. They can get pretty rowdy (and rather vocal about bugs! ;) ), but they're always great fun.
|Michael Tan
|Kendrick Saavedra
|Akie Mejia
|Mike and Kenny were in my intro CS class, and they picked up concepts faster than I could teach them. They show a lot of promise. =) I've never taught Akie Mejia, so I don't have much to say...
Bah, my blogroll isn't complete. Know where to find these people? Links and more information would be much appreciated.
3. More about gmane's blogging interface: 20:20
I love the way the Internet works. Constant improvement! Of course, there's a little bit of bitrot, but on the whole, a lot of cool ideas get generated and put into practice very quickly.
2. ee-send-to-erc-channel: 11:49
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At the rink last night in Kanata, two players turned the tables on their critics and one player only solidified his already legendary status in this city.
Jason Spezza and Martin Gerber both turned in stellar efforts, with Spezza notching 4 points and Gerber making 34 saves in a big Senators win over the Phoenix Coyotes. Spezza was back to his old self after appearing a little gun-shy from all the overhyped criticism of his flunky turnover against the Penguins in Sweden. The goaltender who failed to bail Spezza out on that same play showed up for the first time last night and the 3 goals he allowed in the third were on great plays that any goalie would have trouble stopping.
Fans can expect bigger and better things from Spezza in the future but Gerber will still have prove himself again and again, especially after Darren Pang went on Ottawa radio Friday morning and called into question Gerber's technical skills in the net.
But last night, it was a good win for Gerber all the same.
Meanwhile, Daniel Alfredsson was again the MAN last night, surgically repaired knee or not. His nearly-blind pass from the back boards to Dany Heatley in the slot for the goal almost shocked me sober. And that was no easy task my friends.
With Jerkko Ruutu getting two goals, he has now scored more goals against Phoenix than against any other team in his career with 5 in 13 games. Spezza also now has 7 points in only 3 career games against the Coyotes. It's too bad the Yotes play in the West.
But don't be fooled by the Coyotes poor play last night. They are in the midst of a road trip and might have been caught looking forward to tonight's game in Montreal. The Coyotes are stacked with youth and Olli Jokinen has been a great addition to a team that should challenge for a playoff spot this year.
Plus they have this guy on their team now - the Cool Bryz.
Best hockey interview ever. "Can you imagine?!"
It was a bummer not to see Brian McGrattan last night. He was one of the few true heavyweights the Senators ever had but it was probably a nod of respect towards the Senators that Gretzky opted for skill in Enver Lisin instead of doing the expected and dressing Gratts for ceremonial purposes.
Would Gratts have been booed? If fans were rational and not prone to believing tabloid style gossip, they would have cheered a guy who spilled a lot of opposition blood in the name of the Ottawa Senators over the years.
People in town bemoaned the loss of Andre Roy when he was traded to Tampa Bay but he left behind a swath of rumours that were much worse than anything McGrattan was accused of. For his part, McGrattan defended himself to Sun reporter Don Brennan:
"McGrattan did allow a little bitterness to seep out when asked about being painted as a bad guy here. "Yeah, it does bother me," he said. "I would never say anything bad about a place that gave me a chance to break into the league. That was kind of an under-the-belt shot. You could probably go and ask every single guy I played with in the organization in six years, and it would be the exact opposite. I guess when you lose, you've got to blame somebody. Blame the guy that played 30 games last year. If they want to do that, let them do that.""Gotta admit. He makes sense.
-Ottawa Sun
Speaking of line-up omissions, where the hell was Christoph Schubert last night? More and more, Schubert is drifting into no-mans land on this team. Not good enough for defense. Not good enough for the fourth line. Maybe he can try his hand at selling those hot beer nuts in the concourse (has anyone else almost broken their jaw on one of those 5 or 6 rock solid nuts that seem to be in every damn pack?)
Does anyone remember how effective Schubert was playing as that crash and bang winger during the Senators run to the Cup final? What happened to that player?
Chris Stevenson morphs into a schoolyard bully in his article today outlining the public opposition to commercial development at Lansdowne Park.
Jeff Hunt, owner of the Ottawa 67's, is trying to bring back a CFL franchise to Ottawa and the revitalization of the park seems to be the pivotal issue in the whole process.
Except Stevenson comes out with guns blazing against people who want Lansdowne, the most cherished publicly owned property in the city, to be hands off to commercial developers.
"Yesterday's press conference to reveal the proposal was turned into a circus by the opponents of doing anything with the Lansdowne site but apparently turning it into one big backyard where they could all link hands and sing Kumbaya. ...
As Hunt put it, this was "step two of 122," but the Glebeites, when they weren't pontificating, wanted details and they wanted them now.
What's going to happen to the interior of the Aberdeen Pavilion?
What about the soil conditions?
Why couldn't the NDP/Liberals/Green Party win every riding in the election? "
If some people want to retain green space in their city over a professional sports team in a dinky backwater league, they shouldn't be lambasted for doing so and they shouldn't have their political affiliations ruminated upon.
Yes, there's a lot of sports fans who would like to see the Rough Riders come back, including me, but you can't just hand over valuable public property to private developers when a loud majority of people are seemingly opposed to it.
Stevenson is usually a great hockey reporter but he should leave the nonsensical hippie-baiting to nutjobs like Lowell Green.


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Ah....at long last. Enjoy the tour!
May I Present: The Dining Room Reveal
Ah....at long last. Enjoy the tour!
92 comments:
- fairmaiden said...
It's SO PRETTY! You have done an amazing transformation!!! So soft and peaceful now. A perfect little room to study in. I love the sheer curtained window with white dresser in front. I would never think to do that either. Looks fabulous! And the empty wall, I like empty. The Beach Cottage is a perfect place for inspiration for beauty in empty walls.
- 3.11.09
- Traci @ Beneath My Heart said...
I absolutely adored this transformation! It so charming and inviting. This is a room I would love to hang out it. I especially love the plate rack with all the birds.
I love it all, and I do think it looks "magazine ready"!
- 3.11.09
- Lou Cinda said...
SO beautiful!! Love the curtains! It looks so dreamy and creamy and pure!
Love it! You did so great!
Lou Cinda :)
- 3.11.09
- Heidi@TheCraftMonkey said...
GORGEOUS! Totally, one hundred percent, without a doubt SO worth the wait (and your hardwork). It is absolutely loverly!
- 3.11.09
- Johanna said...
stunning work! i love it. it turned out great! excellent job! it has the charming look that i love.
- 3.11.09
- Jenglamgirl said...
ABSOLUTLY IN LOVE WITH ALL OF IT. That buffet too, I am drooling! GREAT GREAT JOB! LOVE the photo editing too... soft focus is fab.
- 3.11.09
- Design A-Peele said...
looks soo great! quite impressed!
- 3.11.09
- Brenda@ **Dragonflys and Stars** said...
Beautiful! I will have to go back and study the details. It all flows together so nicely for a great presentation. Good job!
- 3.11.09
- Mimi said...
OMG, that is stunning!
- 3.11.09
- Kate said...
Hey Cindy
wow girl its like a BHG magazine. Very impressive I love it every bit of it. It was worth the wait!!
Love the birds in the shelf!!!!
I can see some of those bird ornaments in this new dining room.
Hugs Kate
- 3.11.09
- Stefanie said...
absolutely amazing and stunningly gorgeous!!!! I want to come over for dinner! :) Hey and thanks for keeping it real!!! I love that we can do that with our bloggy friends!!!
- 3.11.09
- PlantSomeRoots@Lakewood said...
Beautiful job!!!
- 3.11.09
- The White Farmhouse said...
I think you are wrong though. The room does look like a fancy magazine layout! It is absolutely gorgeous! I am soooo glad that you didn't ask for everyone to post what is their fav part, cause I would be dumbfounded. I love everything! Your chairs look amazing! It's hard to beleive that is the same 17.00 hutch. I would have passed that by without a second look! Now, I want it! I can't even imagine what you have in mind for the wall, but I can't wait to see!
- 3.11.09
- Grammy Suzzy and DJ Doran said...
You did just a marvelous job! I am not usually a fan of white, but you did everything so well, so lovely, that...well, new fan here!!
- 3.11.09
- Jennifer Juniper said...
You've made the most of this small space! It's perfectly cottage :)
- 3.11.09
- Karen at Nittany Inspirations said...
Your dining room is so pretty. You did a wonderful job with it.
- 3.11.09
- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Wow it is AMAZINGly beautified!
I love it!
- 3.11.09
- Funky Junk Interiors said...
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- 3.11.09
- Funky Junk Interiors said...
Stunning. In every way possible. Peace is the perfect sign to put in that room!
Love how the whites dance against the dark woods. And you've managed to create a WARM white room, and that is not so easy to accomplish!
Another thing I love is how you didn't find it necessary to box the room in with big furniture. I LOVE how you divided your furnishings up like that! Makes the room appear so much larger.
(busy scribbling notes here...)
I rate this one an A+!!
P.S. I'm totally missing the dusty plastic ivy... will it return??? :)
- 3.11.09
- The DIY Show Off said...
Oh Cindy! It's breathtaking! You did a fantastic job! What a beautiful transformation! Do I see a "show off" feature? You deserve it! I LOVE it!
- 3.11.09
- Allison said...
Oh my word! Beautiful room! I might just steal some of your ideas! Thanks for visiting my blog and yes spray paint covers a lot!
- 3.11.09
DID YOU ALL KOW THAT THIS IS MY SIS-TAAAA??? She got all the decorting talent. I'm the homey with the matchy-matchy furniture and fake bamboo plants. I love it, Cin!! You NEED to go into business doing this for others!
- 3.11.09
- jen said...
what a gorgeous transformation! -it looks so comfortable and inviting. i even love the little candle with the monogram on it -- what did you use for that?
- 3.11.09
- Wanda said...
Wanda @ Two Carolina Nesters
It's just absolutely gorgeous. You're so talented. I'm a new follower!!
- 3.11.09
- Judy said...
I've got one word for your dining room - WOW! I'm slowly but surely going over to the neutral colors in my home. Did you see my dining room in a prior post? I love the contrast of light and dark. My sunroom is going to get a makeover soon, just as soon as I can decide on a wall color, and it will be lots of neutrals and a revamped sideboard.
- 3.11.09
- Pat@Back Porch Musings said...
This is beautiful! Wonderful makeover!
- 3.11.09
- marty (A Stroll Thru Life) said...
Oh wow, what a wonderful transformation. It is just gorgeous. I love the soft tan and all the white. Gives you room to use a lot of colors for accessories. Your drapes are perfect and all the furniture looks wonderful. You should be proud. It is beautiful. Hugs, Marty
- 3.11.09
- Kimm at Reinvented said...
Wow, it's beautiful! great job taking pictures too!
- 3.11.09
- Polly said...
Very pretty! You did a fabulous job!
- 3.11.09
- Nancy said...
It's beautiful!! It really is! Love all the white. It's so fresh and serene looking. Great job!!!!
- 3.11.09
- Ticking and Toile said...
wow Cindy!!! totally amazing!!! you did a fantastic job! First of all...your photography is so beautiful. Where to start...? I love the mirror shot w/ the 1st peak...love all the little vignettes around the room. The painted furniture is scrumptious and THIS will shock you....I lOVE the ticking slipcover!!! :-}
I just can't believe the transformation. Fantastic Fabulous job!
Thanks SOOO much for coming by my blog & for the sweet comment! It is so wonderful to have the support of my bloggy friends when doing all this 'home stuff'!
- 3.11.09
- nannykim at spindle cottage said...
Nice make over. AND you know I really like the little touches. I love the pussy willows--I love love love those. I also love the wire basket with the napkin and silverware--so pretty. Love the white birds on the table. AND I love your plate holder!!
- 3.11.09
- TheOldPostRoad said...
Beautiful! Good job. I love those plates and the plate rack. I hope you are able to keep the kids out!
- 3.11.09
- ALVN of WhisperWood Cottage and Junkologie said...
Now that is a makeover! Well done!!
- 3.11.09
- Mary Ellen (megardengal) said...
Oh my you have done such a marvelous job with your dining room!! I bet you are just lovin it!! I have those little birds on you sweet shelf too! Need to spray paint them!
- 3.11.09
- Isabella & Max Rooms said...
One would never know it was related to the first room! What an outstanding job, very beautiful with a soothing color palette. And as always, stunning photos! Enjoy the new space!
- 3.11.09
- Funky Junk Interiors said...
I couldn't help myself. Your dining room is on my Today's Hot Find for Nov 4/09. It's just that good. :)
Funky Junk Donna
- 4.11.09
- Chloe and Co. said...
Oh so pretty! I also love how you're having the room have a dual-purpose with the study corner. Your photography is great the way captured the details in the room, too.
- 4.11.09
- The Feathered Nest said...
Oh Cindy!!! What a beautiful transformation!! I know you must just love going in there ~ you did a wonderful job!! xxoo, Dawn
- 4.11.09
- Maggie B said...
It is wonderful, so calm and peaceful.
Can't wait to see what you do next.
Thanks for visiting me so often in Normandy and for your lovely comments every time, 'preciate it.
- 4.11.09
- Lisa said...
Amazing transformation. Love the soft creamy colours. It's very serene. I love it!
- 4.11.09
- Candace said...
I love the curtains!
- 4.11.09
- Rita said...
Perfect choice for the wall color, it's amazing what white can do to a room. Happy White Wednesday Ciao Rita from mammabellarte
- 4.11.09
- Fairy Footprints said...
Oh what a wonderful make over it turned out wonderfully.
I hope you are able to stop over and visit me soon, I am having a giveaway.
- 4.11.09
- Debbie @ ribbonwoodcottage.blogspot.com said...
Wow, where to start...I love it. Love the white. The chairs I think look fantastic. Love the plate shelf with the peace sign. Every part of the dining room is elegant, chic, peaceful, inviting. It makes me want to go clean my kitchen! hahaha.
Great post.
- 4.11.09
- Faded Charm said...
Your Dining room look beautiful. Great job and your photos turned out perfect. I love the one showing the room throught the mirror. Sometimes we need that extra pressure to get things done. Thanks for sharing and enjoy your day.
- 4.11.09
- Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle said...
Fabulous transformation and so beautifully photographed as well!
- 4.11.09
- Debra @ Common Ground said...
Hi Cindy, Great job, a beautiful transformation! Being real is the most important thing in decorating. I got sucked into the "having to make fast decisions" when we bought our house. It took me several years and a lot of contemplation to find "ME" in all of it!
- 4.11.09
- Annette said...
That is a beautiful transformation! I especially love what you did with the ladderback chairs.
- 4.11.09
- Gina @ The Shabby Chic Cottage said...
It looks beautiful!
- 4.11.09
- Shannon said...
So much better! I absolutely love it! Great job! Love the slipcover seat, and the pretty white dresser/buffet. So nice!
- 4.11.09
- Gypsy Brocante said...
INCREDIBLE! ... very well done ... I can tell you have put a lot of time and effort into your project, it shows!! Give yourself a big pat on the back!!
- 5.11.09
- REbekah said...
Um, did ya hear that thud?? it was my chin hitting the floor!! WOW WOW WOW!!! What a transformation!!!! Looks beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!
- 5.11.09
- deborah said...
The Peace sign is perfect for this oh-so-peaceful room. GREAT job~ Deborah
- 5.11.09
- Katie@Yoga Gal said...
Oh, it's marvelous! I love the chandelier and the white chairs with the table! Bravo!!!
- 5.11.09
- Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog said...
Congrats!!! I hope you have some big holiday plans so that you can show that sucker off!
- 5.11.09
- Claudia said...
Fabulous - what a transformation! It is really lovely.
- 5.11.09
- Leanne said...
I'm in love with your dining room. I love the contrast of the dark and white. It's just so beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration.
- 5.11.09
- Tara said...
You did a great job. I love all the white! Your plates are so pretty. I am so excited for your new space.
- 5.11.09
- michelle@somedaycrafts said...
Lovely! goodbye ugly wallpaper
- 6.11.09
- pk said...
What a transformation! So pretty now... Great job!
pk @ Room Remix
- 6.11.09
- Hootin' Anni said...
AMAZING makeover.
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- 6.11.09
- Anna said...
beautiful room! I love it, what an amazing transformation
- 6.11.09
- Chris said...
I can't stop staring at it! May I come over for dinner? How about just some coffee? A glass of water? Wonderful, beautiful room!
- 6.11.09
- AnNicole@Our Suburban Cottage said...
Beautiful! There are just so many details to love! I too live in a cottage in the 'burbs (hence, the name of my blog), and so I know what you mean about breathing life into a tract home. You did an amazing job!
- 6.11.09
- glor said...
Your room is absolutely beautiful. What a job you did. Loved looking at every picture!
- 6.11.09
- Chari said...
Ohhh my...this is absolutely gorgeous! What an awesome transformation...doesn't even look like the same room or furniture as far as that goes! I love the wall color that you chose and I like that you kept the chair rail! Now...I know that you have some blood, sweat, and tears in redoing all that furniture but it looks sooo beautiful!!! Isn't it just sooo exciting...completely transforming a room? You did such a terrific job...you should be sooo proud, my friend! Thank you for sharing your "reveal" with us today!!! I loved it...what a sweet treat!!!
Warmest wishes,
Chari @Happy To Design
- 6.11.09
- Leann said...
What a transformation. So simple and classic, I love it!
- 6.11.09
- KellyH said...
You Rocked it! Looks Great!
- 7.11.09
- Sweet Bee Cottage said...
What a marvelous transformation. It looks so warm and inviting.
- 8.11.09
- Funky Junk Interiors said...
It bears repeating... my Nov 3 comment...
Stunning. In every way possible. Peace is the perfect sign to put in that room!
Love how the whites dance against the dark woods. And you've managed to create a WARM white room, and that is not so easy to accomplish!
Another thing I love is how you didn't find it necessary to box the room in with big furniture. I LOVE how you divided your furnishings up like that! Makes the room appear so much larger.
(busy scribbling notes here...)
I rate this one an A+!!
P.S. I'm totally missing the dusty plastic ivy... will it return??? :)
Thanks for linking up to SNS #4!
Funky Junk Donna
- 8.11.09
- Mrs. Nepper said...
Love it. Absolutely love it!
- 8.11.09
- Blue Creek Home said...
It's gorgeous! Every single thing is beautiful. I loved enlarging the photos and checking out all the pretty things up close.
- 8.11.09
What a beautiful job that you did! Thanks for showing us.
- 8.11.09
- Shelia said...
Your room has turned out so beautifully! I coupd spend lots of time hee.
Be a sweetie,
Shelia :)
- 8.11.09
- Sedona @ MyDivineDelights said...
Totally sigh worthy!! Love the space!
- 8.11.09
- Kathy @ Creative Home Expressions said...
Beautiful! Love the table, the drapery, everything works together so nicely. I'd like to know more about the drapery ~ did you make them, did you hang them that way for the top poof?
- 8.11.09
- Funky Junk Interiors said...
Meee again! Wait, don't kick me out yet! Your lovely dining room is on the SNS #4's highlights. I go now. Okay bye... ;)
FJ Donna
- 9.11.09
- Its So Very Cheri said...
What a great transformation. Thanks you for sharing. I will add you to my reader. I hope you will come by for a visit.
- 9.11.09
- Sabrina said...
Great Work! I love the wall color. Super relaxing and inviting.
- 9.11.09
- sweetpicklesandchocolate said...
Beautiful. I love the plate rack and the peace sign. It's very welcoming.
- 9.11.09
- mycitycottage said...
I love everything you did. My dream room you made I became jealous.
- 9.11.09
- Annette @ Designs By A Rose said...
GORGEOUS! It's so peaceful and pretty! I can see sweet romantic dinners and crazy birthday parties in that dining room. What a beautiful reveal! LUV it!!!
- 9.11.09
- At Town Square said...
That is some transformation. Wow! Wow! Wow! Beautiful. Been blogging since Sept. -stop by.
- 9.11.09
- Cindy ~ My Romantic Home said...
Wow! What a difference! 100% better now! It really looks beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
- 11.11.09
- Wendy said...
It is beautiful. Was wondering did you paint the frame on the mirror white? I have a gold mirror that I want to paint and yours looks beautiful.
Love everything!!
- 12.11.09
- Carol said...
I love your blog and this room makeover! Did you make the window treatments or buy them?
- 14.11.09
- Lindsey@creativeattempts said...
Cindy, that's amazing!!! Who woulda thought that room had that potential?!! Great job and nice to 'meet' you :)
- 14.11.09
BEAUTIFUL!! Please, please please tell me about the curtains. I love them!! I have been searching, praying, digging etc. to find some like this for a price in my budget. THANK YOU FOR THE INSPIRATION!! You are amazing!!
- 16.11.09
- Elise said...
Very pretty room!
- 16.11.09
- micheal jackson said...
Metroloftfurniture.com has one of the largest selections of Shabby Chic Dining Room on the web so check it out.
- 22.12.09
- .me. said...
Wow! Your room looks fabulous!!
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