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This eye-catching table lamp is modeled after graceful gourd vases, traditionally crafted of opaque porcelain. Here, brilliantly clear mouthblown glass gives the lamp the bold presence of contemporary sculpture. Accented with a polished nickel finial, a natural parchment shade adds a classic finishing touch.
- French-wired to showcase the clarity of mouthblown glass.
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My apologies to those for whom this brings back bad memories of school-day standardized testing, but I'll start today's ramblings with a multiple choice question.
If you were in charge of McHenry County government for a day and had final say on how to spend, say, $625,000 in rainy day (taxpayer) money, would you:
A. Dedicate it to some road improvement or other capital project that would help the public at large?
B. Find a way to use it to help some of the county's neediest residents?
C. Give it back to taxpayers?
D. Host an all-day grunge-metal music festival and invite the public?
If you answered A, B, or C, it could be argued that you're putting the taxpayer money to reasonably good use.
If you answered D, many would say that you're misusing taxpayer money on a bunch of guys who do nothing but stand on a stage and make a racket.
What's my point in all this?
Well, I'd argue that the special prosecution of Lou Bianchi was nothing more than a couple of guys standing on a stage they created, making a racket.
Let's go back to 2009, when Judge Gordon Graham appointed special prosecutors Henry Tonigan and Thomas McQueen to investigate corruption-related claims against Bianchi.
At the time, Bianchi was McHenry County state's attorney and had a clean record.
But the special prosecutors made a bunch of noise. Bianchi was using the public's office as his campaign headquarters, they proclaimed from their stage. He used his power to give preferential treatment to distant relatives and the distant relatives of staff, they shouted.
The special prosecutors indicted Bianchi and some of his staff on more than 20 counts. Because they had little in the way of evidence, they lost on every single one of them. Some of the counts were dismissed before they even went to trial. The remaining were dismissed by a judge before Bianchi had to present a defense.
Today, a few years after the special prosecution began, Bianchi remains state's attorney. He continues to have a clean record.
We all put up with a bunch of noise, but nothing has changed. Well, almost nothing,
After all that racket, county taxpayers likely will be about $625,000 lighter in the wallet.
An Illinois appellate court ruled last week that the county – i.e., taxpayers – must pay the full amount due to Tonigan and McQueen, who say they still are owed $200,349.
To date, taxpayers already have forked over a net $425,000 for the bungled prosecution of Bianchi. (This number includes a $275,000 settlement with Bianchi and his secretary to help pay their legal fees. But the county recouped $100,000 of Bianchi's fee when Tonigan settled a wrongful prosecution lawsuit filed by Bianchi.)
Though County Board Chairman Ken Koehler vows to appeal the appellate court's ruling to the Illinois Supreme Court, if the county loses there, taxpayers then will have shelled out more than $625,000.
That's $625,000 for a bunch of noise, many, many headaches, and not much else.
That's one expensive racket.
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Pretty in pink: Today is the last day of September. That means tomorrow is Oct. 1, the beginning of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
In addition to seeing NFL players, high school students and many others don pink garments in honor of the month, we'll publish a special pink section in Wednesday's edition. A portion of the proceeds from the special section will go to the Centegra Health System Foundation's Breast Care Fund to benefit the Centegra Gavers Breast Center.
According to the American Cancer Society, about 39,500 women will die of breast cancer this year. And more than 225,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women.
Breast cancer touches nearly everyone of us in some way.
Whatever you can do to help, whether it's donating time or money to an organization that treats breast cancer patients or is seeking a cure, whether it's raising awareness about the importance of early detection through self-examinations and mammograms, please take some action.
The next woman who's saved could be one you love.
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Plan on it: If you're a regular reader of Sidetracks, our Thursday entertainment section, you probably saw Features Editor R. Scott Helmchen's column about the big changes that are coming this week.
Sidetracks and PlanitNorthwest.com are by far the two biggest providers of entertainment news and information in and about McHenry County. PlanitNorthwest also is the place to go for reduced-price vouchers, coupons and other deals from area restaurants, retailers and other McHenry County businesses.
Since Sidetracks and PlanitNorthwest.com both fall under the Northwest Herald umbrella, we are combining the two into one monster of an entertainment hub.
The Thursday Sidetracks section is being renamed PlanitPl@y, and is being expanded to include new features. Sunday Slice will be turned into a magazine-style section called Planit Style. It will include news and features about home, garden, travel, books, fashion and more.
Online, PlanitNorthwest.com now will host all of the great expanded content of Sidetracks, and continue to be the local shopper's paradise that it's been since first launching three years ago.
Please let us know what you think after our launch Thursday.
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Saturday concluded our four-day series on bullying in McHenry County, "Confronting the Bully." Though the series is over, our coverage of this important issue is not.
The sad reality is that bullying is going on in our schools, our neighborhoods and, because of cyberbullying, our homes. If you missed any part of the series, you can still read it and watch videos at www.nwherald.com/projects/bullying.
We also will be co-hosting a special screening of "Finding Kind," a documentary about girl-on-girl bullying and boys' role in it. The event, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at McHenry High School – West Campus.
The makers of "Finding Kind," Lauren Parsekian and Molly Thompson, will be at the screening and talk about their cross-country journey in making the film. They'll also answer questions from the audience.
I hope to see you there.
• Dan McCaleb is senior editor of Northwest Herald. He can be reached at 815-526-4603, or by email at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @NWHeditor.

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The movie universe certainly works in strange ways, and we can only imagine the path acclaimed actress Helen Mirren's career might have taken if she had hit it off with a certain iconic director all those years ago.
But the simple fact of the matter, Mirren told me in a recent interview, was that her first and only encounter with Alfred Hitchcock in the early 1970s was a disaster.
"I met with Hitchcock when I was a very, very young actress just starting out and he was making 'Frenzy' in London and I was sent along to meet with him. He was very, very unimpressed with me and I have to say, I was rather unimpressed with him -- but only because I was an arrogant, ignorant young actress," Mirren said with refreshing honesty.
Ignorant, Mirren added, because she didn't even realize the lasting contributions Hitchcock had already made to cinema at that point.
"I really had no idea who he was. To me, he was old-school. I really wasn't familiar with his movies and don't even think I had seen 'Psycho' at that point," Mirren said. "I don't think I had seen any of his movies, actually."
Of course, Mirren has since become enriched with experience: four decades' worth of memorable film, television and stage performances, including four Oscar nominations and a win for Best Actress for her stunning portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 classic "The Queen."
And now, 40 years after that fateful meeting with Hitchcock, Mirren has found a way to right the ship with her starring role as Alma Reville in "Hitchcock." An unsung talent whose work was often uncredited, Reville was without question Hitchcock's closet collaborator -- and, for 53 years, his faithful wife (they were married until the director's death in 1980; Alma died two years later).
Now playing in limited release and opening wide on Friday, "Hitchcock" -- which also stars Anthony Hopkins in the title role -- is based on author Stephen Rebello's book "Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho." Finally giving her the attention she so richly deserves, "Hitchcock" shows how Alma effectively saved her husband's career on "Psycho" with her foresight, and most importantly, her unwavering faith in The Master of Suspense.
For example, Hitch -- as Hitchcock preferred to be called -- didn't want anything of the blood-curdling staccato string section in the film's iconic shower scene.
That is, until Alma stepped in.
"It was Alma who persuaded Hitch, eventually, to use Bernard Hermann's music. He didn't want to have music and he wouldn't listen to reason. Alma had to work on him several days to persuade him," Mirren said. "Also, Hitch did get sick during the making of the film, and Alma turned up on the set to sort things out. And they also certainly mortgaged their house to pay for the movie. Many of the accounts that we see in the movie really happened."
While "Hitchcock" only chronicles a short window of time in the Hitchcocks' lives, that didn't prevent Mirren from incorporating Alma's life as a whole into the character.
"You have to take the whole life into account. The whole life is terribly important because it informs the fact that Alma and Hitch were together a long time," Mirren said. "All of that is important in the creation of the person that you are to become later on. It's much more important than the specifics of the particular day or particular month you're playing them in."
There's no question that "Hitchcock," directed by Sacha Gervasi and written by John J. McLaughlin, is as much a love letter to Alma as it is to Hitch. Delving into the complexities of their marriage, Gervasi explores how in many ways Alma's and Hitch's love for one another was a partnership, both creatively and personally.
"The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership," said Mirren, who has been married to director Taylor Hackford for nearly 15 years. "There are many, many different ways of being married. I don't think sex was a huge part (of Alma and Hitch's marriage), I think the glue that held them together -- and made this marriage work in a profession where marriages notoriously don't work -- was a mutual love of food and wine, of entertaining people, and a love of movies."
And, perhaps the biggest mutual love Hitch and Alma had, Mirren suspected, was humor.
"I'm sure the humor was at the top of that list, because all the pictures I've seen of Alma, I can see that she's either laugh at or laughing with Hitch -- as if he's just said something that's amused her," Mirren observed. "There's a twinkle in her eyes. She's looking at him like she's thinking, 'Oh, God, you just crack me up.' Humor in a relationship is so important. Many women will say that. Some say if they can make you laugh it's the sexiest thing on earth. "
"Hitchcock" comes merely a year after the release "My Week with Marilyn," a brilliantly-told tale of Marilyn Monroe's and Laurence Olivier's strained working relationship on 1957's "The Prince and the Showgirl."
Mirren, 67, said couldn't be any more thrilled that today's Hollywood is taking a look back on the way the industry was shaped with films like "My Week with Marilyn" and "Hitchcock," and hopes to see more of it.
"We're beginning to look at the whole '50s era of Hollywood and what it was like to make movies, and it's quite wonderful because the times were full of personalities and characters," Mirren said. "The movie industry was such a different thing in those days -- that era of filmmaking that was burgeoning into the extraordinary industry that it became. The stories of the moguls who came from Eastern Europe are just amazing. They created this incredible art form and commercial product that has had such a profound effect on the world."


text: El Questro Wilderness Park & Homestead At just over 700,000 acres in size, El Questro is located in Western Australia's untamed Kimberley region and extends for approximately 80 kilometres into its heart, most of which has never been explored. It is one of Australia's last true frontiers.Whilst holidaying at El Questro, you will enjoy activities including barramundi fishing, horse trekking, or exploring remote areas by helicopter that only a select few have ever seen. A day spent with a local Ranger will introduce you to a huge variety of animals and birds – you may even spot a saltwater crocodile!El Questro Wilderness Park offers four types of accommodation, each different in style and catering to a range of budgets: exclusive and five-star luxury at the Homestead, tented cabins nestled into the natural bushland at Emma Gorge Resort, air-conditioned rooms at El Questro Station and riverside camping.For a complete overview of the area, experiences, accommodation options and more of what you can expect from El Questro, please download our brochure.


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Goldie Hawn Gossip
Goldie Hawn gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
People were joining in on that hashtag before they knew what Amy Schumer did – or if she even did anything except, you know, be Amy Schumer. When I looked up the hashtag on Sunday night, I had to scroll for a while before I realized that a) yes, Amy Schumer did something and b) for the love of sweet baby Blue Ivy, I wish I could un-see that something. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, September 2, 2016
When the fortune cookie got it wrong. They got the wrooooong bitch 🦂 Full Story
Singing Lifestyle Blondes
Kate Hudson supported her ma at the annual Goldie's Love In For Kids the other night. I don't know what Goldie Full Story
Smutty Social Media, March 9, 2016
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Same expression I make when a Maroon 5 song is on every goddamn station. This photo is the physical embodiment of how i feel for the first 30 minutes of being awake. I get AWESOME around minute 31. Full Story
Smutty Social Media, Tuesday June 2, 2015
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Timbaland is a moron and Drake Bell is an irrelevant loser who trolls Twitter for hysterical Beliebers. Enough said. Full Story
Kate Hudson for Versace S/S 2015
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Kate Hudson wore that obvious white Versace dress at the Golden Globes, you remember? Click here for my assessment. Basically… too easy. That's all this is. You have a good body? Let's pick a dress to show off how good your body is without any creative design elements. Full Story
Kate & Cara's Thanksgiving
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Cara Delevingne has been in LA all week. The other day she was hanging out with Cody Simpson and model Gigi Hadid. I've attached photos below. Last night though, for US Thanksgiving, she was over at Kate Hudson's, hanging out with the entire family. Goldie, Kurt Russell, Kate's brothers… And dancing. Full Story
Goldie Hawn: The "Cool" Oscars Mom
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It was a night of moms tonight, and it was awesome. Jared Leto's mom was much celebrated and beautiful and it didn't even feel cheesy. Matthew McConaughey's mother was wearing a kick-ass dress and clearly ran him like a train schedule. Steve McQueen's mother standing up at the back of the room was one of my favourite moments of the night. Full Story
Mother Daughter party favours
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Goldie Hawn, life of the party. Kate Hudson, life of the party. Mother and daughter together? It looks like it was a good party. You know it's a good party when someone sits on the ground in her Elie Saab dress which… you see what I mean about Elie Saab? That sh-t is BORING. Goldie and Kate were at the Novak Djokovic Foundation gala last night in London. Full Story
And how was your night?
This is 66 year old Goldie Hawn leaving a London member's club last night after a party for her foundation. The time? Well after 4am. Please.My finger is on your lips, keeping them shut. Because I will not hear it. I don't give a sh-t if you think she's too old.Why? Too old for why? For this much fun?I am 30 years younger than she is and I don't think I've looked like I've had this much fun in years. Full Story
I told you pilot season was fun
The following is not even one full day's casting gossip from the pilot sphere. Leah Remini and Sara Rue, who are, for many of you, the quintessential 'TV people' have each booked pilots that sound exactly like TV-people pilots:- Rue plays a nosy neighbour.Elsewhere, Remini's former The Talk cohosts are cackling. Full Story


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"I was raised Evangelical and just recently started looking, with an open mind, into the Catholic Church. You guys have been instrumental in my leaning more and more towards coming home to the Catholic Church."
"Use your pleasure with me. A reprieve or even a pardon upon your conditions I utterly refuse."


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This was the week I was going to start pumping to up my supply and get ready to go back to work, so of course this is the week we get thrush! I am treating baby and me with diluted grapefruit seed extract for now. If that doesn't work I'll move on to gentian violet (if I can find it) and then to nystatin if need be.
I read somewhere that expressed milk from this time could reinfect us and not to use it. Is that true? As I type this I'm thinking that I should still start pumping just to get the hang of it and start to up my supply. I can't stand the thought of all that pumping work going down the drain (literally!).


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Croydon Arena to Catford Linea
Wednesday 10th October 2012 at 10.00am This is what time the ride will set off. It's best to get to the starting point at least 15 minutes beforehand to avoid missing the start.
|Cycling time
|Ride distance
|Suitable for
|Distance from me
|Ride level
|120 Mins The actual length of time you'll be riding.
|9 Miles The total mileage of the ride.
|Women only Not all rides are suitable for everyone. This will tell you if the ride is suitable for you and/or your friends and family.
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- Starting Point & Postcode
- Croydon Sports Arena Car Park, off Albert Road South Norwood Country Park, South Norwood SE25 4QL
- Overall Duration On a long ride, it's sometimes good to have a little break in the middle, or maybe a catch up at the beginning or end to keep it sociable. This means that the overall ride duration may be longer than the actual cycling time.
- 3 hours 0 mins (2 hours 0 mins cycling)
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- Accessible Route Accessible routes have been British Cycling assessed, with guidance from disability charities - meaning they are suitable for the majority of adaptive bikes. The route will have no or low levels of traffic, there will be plenty of space and will have a good surface throughout
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Behind the scenes of FablehavenThursday, March 26, 2009
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Mary is so right- I am a brunette as well- I love that. :] Thanks for sharing- especially for those of us who don't live near- and were not able to go, even though we wanted to so badly! Got the book that day though, and it was astounding.
Hi Brandon, my child loves your books, once he picks one up he can't put it down, once he read until it was 1:00am!
My son heard that you are going to come his school next year, he is very excited.
Your house is really neat, XD
chao pescao!!! (chilean idiom it means to see you soon)
Hey Brandon.
I love your fablehaven books!
only i have a problem with the fourth. WHY? WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO GAVIN? ! AND TO KENDRA.
It is making me scream.
Things should have worked out for them.
Hi Brandon you rock thanks for the cool video i love your books and can never put them down. i almost got in trouble at school for reading while the teacher is talking. i am in 5th grade and i started your books at the begining of the school year. I stay up til about 5 a.m. reading them i am on the 3rd book and I LOVE IT. Please don't stop writing FABLEHAVEN even though you said the 5th would be the last one how about you write a 6th that would be good. I LOVE YOU BRANDON! by the way your wife is beautiful
Brandon, the party was a lot of fun! I enjoyed it so much. I do like how you try to please everyone and you showed some of your behind the scenes work. It's pretty awesome.
Also, if you have not read some of Brandon Sanderson's books you should. What he says about writers is really true. You just love to torture people. I'm sure it makes you happy when you hear that someone stayed up all night just to read your book. That right there is torture. lol
M.r. Mull
your book was great I love the end twist with gavin. I have read alot of books in my 13 years and this was one of the best it rely made me want to write my own books I can not wait for book 5 keys to the demon prison I am sure it will be a great book
it took a great deal of pestering, but my mother purchased book four the Thursday after it came out- and already it makes the rounds. my whole Seminary class has know read it, and one of the boys tried( and succeeded) to incorporate it into a lesson! for the entire time i read it, my brother asked me' are you done? are you done. two brothers in my ward even had as contest to decide who got to read it first! we may not be in Utah, but you have a loyal following here in Berkeley CA, and it grows larger all the time. when ever anyone asks me what book i would recommend, i first ask. 'do you like fantasy?" if yes, i say without a second thought' Fablehaven.' now most of my cousins have become addicted, and we spend hours on the phone what-if-ing. my favorite so far was posed by a fellow seminary student. " what if Finxie( as we call the sphinx) gets all the artifacts, and opens the demon prison.. and all the demons are engrossed in soap operas? or they got evicted? or.. oh! what if they all play chess!!!"
Book four was veeery well written. I basically had to wrestle my brother to get it out of his hands, and had to sneak it at night, it was so good. Also, with the twist with Gavin, you now have to put another BETTER guy for Kendra!!! Otherwise, I will be strictly appalled!
I started the Fablehaven series when my friend Joy (I think her maiden name is Larson) got me started onto them, only to find that several others have read & enjoyed the series. I ran out on the 25th & got book 4. I LOVED it. My only problem...now I have to wait again for book 5. LOL
I also enjoyed Candy Shop Wars, and have encouraged my 10 yr old son to read them. He's finished book 3 & will start #4 when I get it back from a friend. Thanks for sharing your talents!
so when does book 5 come out?
I LOVED fh4!!!
I was disgusted with a certain character..........GRRR!!!
ps...Brandon you should get like a fablehaven facebook!!! that would be awesome!!!!
Brandon, just saw pictures of you with my cousins daughter signing all her books. So jealous she got to meet you! Sounds like you had quite the turnout in Boise though... Ever coming to St. George? I can't wait to read #4... my husband and I have listened to all of them on CD so far, all are amazing!
I loved that video. Big hint:
USE THE DESK!!! It's better for your back.
I just posted on my children's lit. blog about book four. It's my favorite so far.
Thanks for posting this video. It was fun and informative to watch.
Good man, remembering to send flowers for Valentine's day. : >
Hey Branodn,
I love your books!!!!! I just found out that you live close to where I used to live! I used to live in Sandy Utah! I think that all your books are awesome, they are right up there with the Harry Potter Series! You rock!
Bailey age 11
this is Bailey again! I just anted to say that I am LDS also Iand i think that it is awesome that you are wrtiting books that appeal to everyone, even if they are not LDS! You are awesome!
It's 3am and I just finished the fourth book! Great idea Mary!(I'm blonde, but tired of the Blonde heroins) I'm a 42 yo mother of a 12 yo boy. I'm trying to get him to start the series because I know he would love them and wouldn't want to put them down.(just like me) He has no interest in reading, but am trying hard! Thank you so much for the magical, clean books. There isn't too much in the way of faries and magic out there that is so exciting. I hope Warren fares well in the last book! I think it is time for Seth to have a crush! I would love to see the series as movies, would be better than HARRY POTTER! There is more action and excitement in the books! I hope that sometime you are in the Harrisburg, PA area so that I can thank you personally and get you to sign my book! What am I gonna do now till the next book is done? I'm going to reread, maybe every night to my son to get him interested, and maybe try the candyshop wars? Are you planning on expanding that to a series? You are a great writer, Mary seems like a great support to you!Please thank her also from me. Keep the books coming!
I think the friendly dragon....should be at fablehaven & help Kendra and Seth with their new adventure! Please don't stop at 5! Your writing is too great for that!
My family and I have enjoyed your books. I've been reading books out loud to my wife and two daughters since the first Harry Potter novel. When we ran out of those, we were close to distraught. "Inkheart" and "Inkspell" filled in admirably, but the last book in that chain was disappointing. Very glad to have found your stories.
When one reads books out loud, it's easier to notice patterns in an author's writing. For example, Cornelia Funke's English translation used the word "flesh" so often, I began automatically to substitute the word "thingy" for absurdity's sake. You had a "flesh" issue too for a couple of books, since then resolved.
Your main outlier is "info," which in reading I typically flip for the full word. Maybe you are trying to sound current, but it doesn't resonate with my youngsters. However, if Seth gets the chance to "pwn" another dragon we'd be all over it.
Sometimes, we chuckle at the minute details you inject to "thingy" out the scene, such as listing every item on the holiday menu (which I tend to elongate to Monty Pythonic proportion).
For some reason, shortly after the introduction of Gavin my wife correctly guessed how he would turn out. She's a veteran; I've been reading out loud to her since "The Stand." She observed a Professor Quirrell parallel in that character.
I had a bigger problem with what I considered to be a major omission. When Kendra escaped from the Sphinx, the issue of letting her parents know she was alive was never confronted. This should have been worth at least part of a chapter. Did you edit this out? It was a weird lapse. A real girl would want her parents to know she was alive, like, immediately. She probably would call them ASAP, as when she was on the run, was she even aware they thought she was dead? The realism of the child-parent relationship fell way out of whack in book four. This was the first part in the whole series that looked obviously rushed.
For the most part, though, we've been impressed with the originality of your stories and your particular flavor of familiar-sounding mythical creatures. And empowering female characters the way you do, bravo! It's rare and terrific.
I've been impressed with how well you have avoided abusing your characters. They all seem to behave in ways consistent with their previous setup, not something easy to do in a series. Your characters are well established and developed, save for a couple of obvious Star Trek security men (you know, the ones who go on the mission so someone can die).
We have been brainstorming on what you can do to end the Fablehaven story line. It's hard to avoid the notion that no prison lasts forever. We thought the best thing would be to throw that frog statue into Zyzzx, go back and pick him up after all the demons are gone.
Seriously, in my mind you have introduced the inevitability of Zyzzx failing, which lessens the dramatic tension around whether the Sphinx can obtain all the keys.
If the conclusion here is simply to defeat the Sphinx, there's still the overhanging threat that Zyzzx might not hold forever. Then it won't feel like much of an ending.
Everybody's leaving book ideas so I thought i might too.
Brandon? Why do you keep going back to unicorns? Maybe you team up kendra, seth...everybody, and raxtus and a UNICORN!!! Lol!!!
i've taken several quizes and on the "which mythical creature are you?"s I'm ALWAYS a unicorn!!!!!!! unicorn's are not only pure and rare. they are faster than a speeding bullet (not copying superman there's no other way to say it.) and courageous! the males are black and use their horns like swords!!!
I also thought...the fairy king had agents, the astrids. maybe the fairy queen has the unicorns. I mean when i picture the fairy queen, I picture pure, noble, and LIGHT. when I picture pure, noble, and light i picture a unicorn. just a thought.
I imagine after every book i read. it helps me absorb it and everything like that. Unicorn was what i got. in my mind, unicorns can become human....i'll spare you...i could talk about it for hours.
PLEEEAASSE don't end the series with zzyzx opening!!!
Hey Brandon, my name is Krysten. Iam 20 years old and i LOVE your books!!! When i was a little girl i used to believe in every magical creature you can name (especially unicorns and faries) I just finished the third book of Fablehaven and i'm on hold at the library for the fourth. I've never read a story like yours and i've never read a book so fast and finished it in less than a week like i have Fablehaven! You are an amazing writer with the best imagination i've seen. I encourage you to keep writting your stories until the end. I also thank everyone who helped to create this magical, nail-biting, heart grasping story!!!....and i haven't even read the 4th yet lol...
AAAAAAAAAahhhhhhh i love your books they are so amazing you are an amazing author i'm so mad that i have to wait for the fith Fablehaven it is going to kill me having to wait i would like to know where i can go to audition for a movie cause i really would love to be in your movie i think it would be the best thing ever well your books are really amazing. it makes me mad what you did to gavin and kendra and the rest and it makes my friends mad too you should make it so somehow that wasn't Gavin and it was like a dragon that could shape shift or something well i love your books
see ya later
AAAAAAAAAahhhhhhh i love your books they are so amazing you are an amazing author i'm so mad that i have to wait for the fith Fablehaven it is going to kill me having to wait i would like to know where i can go to audition for a movie cause i really would love to be in your movie i think it would be the best thing ever well your books are really amazing. it makes me mad what you did to gavin and kendra and the rest and it makes my friends mad too you should make it so somehow that wasn't Gavin and it was like a dragon that could shape shift or something well i love your books
see ya later
I don't know if you said this already, but are you making a movie? If you are then I would be intrested in trying out, how can I do that? How old was Kendra in the first book???? I'm a lmost 12, but people say I look older than I am, would that work?
We were hooked on Fabelhaven from the first chapter of Book 1. It's always stiff competition in our family to see who gets to read the new book first. Each one somehow is better than the last and book four was no exception. Best twist we've encountered in a story. It came out of nowhere and even after it was revealed it took a few more pages before it really sank in. We can't wait for Book 5, or anything else you write. The Candy Shop War was every bit as good as Fablehaven.
Brandon! I love ur books, but wat up with the ending of #4? Gavin was one of my favorite characters! And wat about Warren!
Hello Brandon, I love your books i am currently reading the 4th one and it is amazing! I wish to be an author someday to, I am writng a book called Welcome to Mingin and I hope i will be able to publish it in a couple years even though i am only 13 now i think i am going to go read Fablehaven thanks for being an amazing author! p.s if there is openings for Kendra please tell me because i Love to act! my looks may not be so hot but with some makeup i am good
Hola Brandon!
Queria felicitarte por los increibles livros que escribes y para preguntarte durante que tiempo serviste en Chile y en que sectores. Yo soy de Chile y naci en la ciudad de El Salvador. Ahora vivo en el estado de NM desde hace 1996. Es genial saber que alguien tan importante sirvio una mision en Chile. Lo otro genial es que conozco otro amazing LDS author Obert Skye. Gracias y cuidate.
Angelica G.
Well, I feel like i am about to explode. Litreally. MY HEART SKIPPED A BEAT!!!! the ending was killer. I loved gavin! great character. personally i thought trask was gonna turn on them or mara. But i was wrong. And i thought the sphinx was a dragon i was wrong. I love your books. I even memorized certain sections! i wuld love to try out for kendra! i am just like her! a pesturing little brother i love reading i have somewhat of a 6th sence. I am very timid. A bell would ring and i would scream. sad really. but i adore your books wow i don't think i have ever typed so fast.*looks back at everything writen* Well i got my bff started then she got 7 people including her mom! and baily im lds to!!! and i totaly agree with jojo putin a better guy for kendra!!!! i just got an idea kendra should get amneshia!!!! or however you spell it. it is caused by a tramatic event(s) or being bonked on the head!!! please please don't end the series! i love it to much for it to end. I WILL NOT LET IT DIE. NO NONONONO!!
*twitch* i still can't believe gavin did that. me and my friends all agree gavin was the best other than kendra. Well seth is stating to match up. What if chuck rose really did have a son!!! THAT WOULD BE AWSOME! i just love fablehaven. last night i looked through 625 books and none where as good as fablehaven. I love fablehaven. its amazing its fantasic its FAMASTIC! THIS IS THE FINEST WORK OF LITERITURE EVER ! watch out J.K rowling!! Brandon Mull is here!!!!
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Your books ROCK! This is one of my favorite series.
In book 4, why did you make Gavin Navarog, prince of demons? It was brilliant and terrible at the same time.
I hope that in book 5 Seth has a bigger role than just getting over magical fear and turing invisible. Also, I hope that you give Newel and Doren bigger roles than just greedy satyrs.
Keep writing and thank you for hours of entertainment!
Paul - age 12
I wanna be in the movie! Where could i do that??? I'm 13 but look 15ish....
Litterally. I read nonstop and I've read some of fablehaven 3 times over. My brother is finnally reading fh2!!! Of course mom took it on vacation when he gets to the part with the fog giant and seth and coulter.
i LOVE your books! the part about gavin was sooo surprising! everytime i got my hands on one of the fablehaven books, i couldn't put it down. i read so late into the night until i fell asleep! i think that the fifth secret preserve should be underwater in the bermuda triangle!!!! that would be so cool. you could explain why all of the weird things happen there! that would be awesome! you should also do movies on the fablehaven series. that would be cool unless it got really different from the book. if you do make a movie, i hope you try to make it as much like the book as possible. they are THE BEST series i have ever read!!! i really would hate to see the series end. it would be nice if there could be more books. i can't wait until the 5th book comes out. i hope you read this comment. i wish you would come to our school too! that would be awesome if you went to sinaloa middle school in simi valley, CA or simi valley high.
oh my gosh ur books are soooo good! i stayed up at night reading with the light of my DS to finish the second one and when i read the last page this morning it gave me chills!! :]
i bought the first and second books at a book fair and my friends said they looked like weird books (because obviously your books have some strange covers, but that's okay cuz ur books are hawtt) but then i read em and i was like wow!
i cannot wait to get the 3rd and 4th!! is the sphinx really a traitor? i want to trust vanessa, because she seems like she cud b a really good friend but im also not sure... hmmm
im 13 and im currently writing a story about fairies and other mythical things but im not sure if im writing it well enough. i really want to b a writer like u and all the other good writers, but every time i read a book thats as good as yours it takes a blow at my self esteem and makes me wonder if my stories are even that good. ive written other stories but never really finished them, although this one im working really hard on and planning to finish (do u think maybe i cud get it published? is there such thing as a child author?) ive edited it several times, read it over, and i changed it from 1st person to 3rd person. im having a hard time with a few things, such as when my main character will find out about the fairies and trying not to use repetitive (however u spell that!) words. wen u write ur stories, do you already have it all planned out or does it just come to u as u write it?
if ur reading all ur comments, then cud u plz try to reply to my questions? u dont have 2 if ur super busy writing the other books, but i wud appreciate it. my email is firstname.lastname@example.com
hmm i think thats all i have 2 say
oh yeah one more thing...
i juss read another comment about a fablehaven movie... is that true?? theres going to be a fablehaven movie?? :] yayyy i wanna b kendra!! :] im only 13 but i cud b a 15 yr old... right??
(Sorry about the username)whatever, anyway I had an idea! what if the Gavin in the 3rd was the real Gavin, but the 4th was an impersonator, used to make people think he was bad! and the real Gavin is locked away somewhere! *gasps*
ok i have two criteria for book five and if they don't happen i will be very p.o'd
1) make kendra do some actiony stuff i'm tired of her being the weak one.
2) get kendra another boyfriend for book five one who doesn't turn out to be a demon prince
give seth a girfirend too i think that'll be cute.
why did gavin have to be evil did you get some sick and twisted thrill out of it? i was sooo mad when i found out i started to say some four-lettered words. (of course any book that gets a strong emotion out of you is a good book) but why was it so vital? if you always knew he'd be evil why did you make it seem like he liked kendra, was he lying when he said he was interested in kendra? these are the question i'd like to have answered.
I would love to audition for kendra too!!!!!!!!!! when and where are you holding auditions? You've got me writing a book too!!!!!!!!!! :D it's actually a lot of fun!!!
hey i love your books and the 4th one was awesome but why did you make Gavin the traitor?! why could it not be someone else?! but i loved the traitor twist that was awesome.
i cant wait for the 5th one now!
when is it going to come out?
plus this book would make an awesome movie!
oh yeah i almost forgot about warren, he is my favorite character you cant leave him in a burning knapsack!!! you have to get him out!!!
-an awesome person who reads your awesome books
Last week I picked up the first fablehaven book. It looked interesting so I decided to give it a chance. I finished the book in like, 5 hours! My mom couldn't get me to stop reading! I wouldn't quit bugging her about going back to get the next books! Today i finished the third book! I cannot wait to read the Secret of the Dragon Sanctuary! Brandon, you're a genius! I cannot believe the twists and turns the books were giving me! I think one of the things I really liked, was the fact that there was no foul language. And the fact that the characters were so likeable! I do have my susicions about Gavin though. After what happened with Vanessa, I don't know who to trust! Good luck with the rest of the series!
I absolutly Love your books! it has even inspired me to "try" to write my own novel! it's of coarse horible compaired but I guess it's because im not grown up! either way I can't wait for the 5th to come out!
Hey I really hope you read this!
I absolutely love your books!
And I'm an actress (not professionally) so I am usually very critical. But your books just made me be the character. I was Kendra paddling across the lake as the naiads tried to drag me under. I was Kendra when I was climbing the steps of Lost Mesa! I was Kendra holding hands with Seth and slaying Siletta!
It would make great movie! I would love the experience of play Kendra!
I love the books and can't wait until the fifth one comes out!!!
I love your books! come be a follower of my blog.
hey Bandon so....I'm writing a book. Actually many books. Do you have any advice for a young writer of 16?
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Hey Brandon! So i'm kind of writing a book. Actually many books. Anyways...do you have any advice to a young writer of 16?
Hey me again.I am not being rude here but here is how the conversation would go if kendra were to call her parents:
"Hey mom hey dad,just wanted to let you know I am still alive I was just kidnapped by an insane person bent on opening a demon prison that could destroy the world. I am at fablehaven a magical preserve. You must be thinking how could I still be alive when you saw my body. Well that was a stingbulb a magical friut that(when pricked) it takes your form. So I will be going on anouther yes ANOTHER life threatning mission.My special fairy powers are needed i just hope i am not betrayed again. Also please get seth grounded for sneaking out and talking to demons. Bye!"
(mom or dad):"Is this some kind of sick joke!?!?!??! i AM SOOOOOO HANGING UP"
Plus even if they did understand they would probabely destroy the world trying to protect kendra and seth from going on any missions. But I know if I got A message like that I wouldn't swallow it.
I love the Fablehaven books! I'm 25and have 2 kids of my own so the series isn't just reaching teenagers. I had my husband read them too, and now he's hooked. We can't wait until the 5th book is out!
I love your books mr.mull I am an avid fan of your books. The last post was sort of out of my imagination. Plus it would be a problem if they picked up. ugh. :(
:) You need to make the last book 100,000,000,000,001 pages. That is (i think) in the zillions. :) Then it would like 100 more books YAY! Lolly pop lolly pop oh oh my loly pop bbumdum bump bump *pop*
every night i dream about the betrayal of gavin :( and for some reason it is mixed with sims.. just kidding!
Okay so reading over all of these....wow! ha ha. Way to go LDS! I'm a member too! Let's just say I'm a FREAK for Fablehaven! =) Really with all you girls wanting to try out for Kendra....I'm with you on that!
The ending of the 4th book with Gavin was horrifying! I couldn't get it out of my head for days! But it was great! I agree, Seth should have a crush and Kendra needs a better guy.
FAVORITE books! -Kayla
Hi I have a question why don't you write seven books because there are seven preserves and why not a movie to I think that would be amazing for all of your fans From one of your fans (kali Merkley
Hey! I'm a member too! I so want to try out for Kendra....It helps that i'm her age! So where are the tryouts anyway???....Jk they probably already happened. But if they haven't i would love to know when and where!!!
Hi!!!! I love your books!!! They are so exciting!!
Hi!! I absolutely LOVE the fourth book!! I have never read a more thrilling and plot twisting book. What you did to Gavin at the end, at first I didn't get it! I thought it was cool he could turn into a Dragon, but after he killed Dougan, I knew i would hate him forever more no matter what happened. I have never hated a character, or even a human being, more than I now hate Gavin. I'm glad you killed him. A smart villian wouldn't be fooled by his pride, but that's what happened to Navarog, the stupid. Thankyou for being the BEST writer ever!!!!!
P.S. Do you think you will ever come to Coventry? I know many people here who would LOVE to meet you, or here you make a speech.
Hi!! I absolutely LOVE the fourth book!! I have never read a more thrilling and plot twisting book. What you did to Gavin at the end, at first I didn't get it! I thought it was cool he could turn into a Dragon, but after he killed Dougan, I knew i would hate him forever more no matter what happened. I have never hated a character, or even a human being, more than I now hate Gavin. I'm glad you killed him. A smart villian wouldn't be fooled by his pride, but that's what happened to Navarog, the stupid. Thankyou for being the BEST writer ever!!!!!
P.S. Do you think you will ever come to Coventry? I know many people here who would LOVE to meet you, or here you make a speech.
I so want to try out for Kendra....It helps that i'm her age! So where are the auditions? I would love to be an actress, but I doubt I would ever be able to. Or even playing Sabrina in the Sisters Grimm series would be awesome. Or, even better, Annabeth in the Percy Jackson series. I know that they have already shot the movie, but the actress playing Annabeth looks NOTHING LIKE THE CHARACTER!!!!! I am blonde, and just turned 13( which is close enough to 12) and actually know all her lines (from the book) by heart.
I so want to try out for Kendra....It helps that i'm her age! So where are the auditions? I would love to be an actress, but I doubt I would ever be able to. Or even playing Sabrina in the Sisters Grimm series would be awesome. Or, even better, Annabeth in the Percy Jackson series. I know that they have already shot the movie, but the actress playing Annabeth looks NOTHING LIKE THE CHARACTER!!!!! I am blonde, and just turned 13( which is close enough to 12) and actually know all her lines (from the book) by heart.
I want to know where the tryouts are too!!! I am Kendra's age also! I would love to be in the movie of my favorite as my favorite character!! Are they in Utha? I know that is where you live by the discription in your bio in the fist couple about living above the prison cause I live in Utha too! That would be so cool! Please let me know when and where the tryouts are ASAP! Thanks!
Mr. Brandon, I'm Joana Erica Paule from Philippines. 15years old and a Junior Student. I started reading your book just last year. I'm so happy reading it every page of your creation. I even do my assignments early in the morning, like 3am so I can spend my whole night to read it when I go home from school. Now, I'm collecting every book you are making. I hope you can visit our place, and to meet you in person and also to have a picture with you and your kids. thank you so much.
OMG! I looooove Fablehaven! And it would be so cool if i could act in it, I know that the chances arent high and im not even sure if this comment is going to help much but its worth a try.
I just have few questions... WHY did you do that to Warren?! :( He was one of my favourite characters. And why did you do that to kendra and gavin? :(, Oh well I guess a great writer like you must have your reasons...
Thankyou for writing Fablehaven :D
After watching this video, you became an even greater author in my mind. Keep up the great work!
I loved Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary. And unlike some others, I had no problem with Gavin getting bit in half. The whole scene kept me squirming, I was so excited! And the cliffhanger at the end was totally awesome! I hope Kendra and Seth can save their parents and Warren.
I hope you and your family stays safe and healthy. Keep writing!
We think the books just keep getting better! It is fun to have books that my children enjoy and I can't put down. Thanks for the great diversion. Keep up the good work, you have a whole family here that really appreciates your work.


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I haven't read all the other responses.
Is it possible, in your situation to just not mention it for now? I don't mean avoid it - by all means discuss it if it comes up. I just mean that your baby is very young still and as she grows he may get more used to the idea of you breastfeeding, and get used to the relationship you and your daughter have.
When I first had my DD I told my DH (and everyone else who asked) that I'd breastfeed for 6 months. I knew nothing at the time. I thought 6 months was when children switched to solids and she wouldn't need my milk anymore. As time went on, I learned and we nursed accordingly, as did DH. I changed my answer to "well we'll take it as it comes" when people asked me how long I was planning on nursing for. If anyone asked more specifically than that (which in my case didn't really happen) my answer was honest. "I don't know".
The first time we went out in public and the baby needed to be fed, Dh suggested I take her to the bathroom. I looked at him like he was nuts and said "I'm not going to feed her in the bathroom". That was it, he never said anything again and it didn't turn into a fight. He just hadn't thought about it fully until it came up. He got used to me feeding in public. Then once I was comfortable and I got used to it, he even got used to me nursing without a blanket in public.
As our daughter grew, we adjusted. We learned as we went - all of us.
Maybe if you give it some time and just let the relationship naturally progress your DH will be less opposed to it.


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By Bob Huber
It happens every spring — hornets buzz, dirt blows, and I recall my youthful romance with Tangerine Crotchmire. It didn't last — it just wasn't meant to be — but it was a shining moment in my misspent youth, and it comes back every year to haunt me.
Tangerine was the sister of my friend Virgil, and when we were kids, she often carried our weapons to European battlefields on the slopes of the Colorado Rockies. She wasn't old enough to be certified in any weaponry, but she was a good gun bearer.
Her duties came to an end one day when she didn't show up for our latest battle with Nazi invaders. I asked about her, but Virgil just shrugged and said, "She went to live with our grandma in Colorado Springs. You know sisters — they come, and they go."
Then a few years later, Tangerine returned briefly, and it was spring. I should mention that crocuses were blooming, lilacs were budding, and I did a strange thing. With Tangerine in tow, Virgil and I were on our way to the county dump to shoot rats, and I said, "I'll carry the guns, Tangerine. Take my hand. It's stumbly here."
Do I have to delve into the genetic terms that underlie a boy's overnight leap from weird kid to unruly adolescent? I won't, because this is a family newspaper.
But I will say that a boy is one day content to hunt rats at the county dump, even to ponder a career as a safari guide, and next he falls into an abyss labeled "puberty." In other words, he reacts as if a yellow jacket dropped down his shirt.
That's when the world changes. Girls are no longer little sisters and gun bearers. They are soft and fluffy cumulus clouds — with hips and lips!
When I took the guns and Tangerine's hand, Virgil looked at me as though I'd just licked a toad. But Tangerine said, "Oh, thank you," and at that moment my testosterone level went up three notches on the Richter scale.
I should further digress to explain a girl's overnight leap from naïve childhood to glamorous doll, but I won't do that either. If you don't know by now, ask your daughter. They teach it in school.
Suffice it to say, a girl one day is content to tag along with her brother and Super Dummy from down the road — she even considers a career as a professional caddie — and next she ascends to a plateau labeled, for lack of a better word, "Womanhood."
So when we finally reached a hill overlooking the dump, I spread my coat on the ground and said, "Sit here, Tangerine."
"Won't you get cold?"
"Naw, I never get cold," I said, my teeth chattering.
"What grade are you in now?" she asked.
"Ninth," I said.
"Do you play football?"
"Oh sure," I said.
My coach often asked the same question, only he phrased it differently: "Huber, are you playing the same game we are?"
"I could tell," she said. "Why are you shivering?"
"I smell perfume," I said. "I sometimes shiver when I smell it."
She held out her tiny wrist. "It's called 'Frenzy.'" I sniffed and made a mental note to look up the word.
Virgil, meanwhile, had wandered off and was shooting down by the dump, but I didn't care. "I can dance," I told Tangerine in my worldliest manner.
"I'll bet you can," she said.
I held her hand on the way home and stood by her gate, waving feebly as she and Virgil disappeared inside. That was the last time I saw Tangerine. She went back to Colorado Springs the next day and years later married a Bible salesman from Denver.
I too went on my merry way, and many years later was helping my wife Marilyn dig bulbs in her flower garden when she said, "Are you going to lean on that hoe all day, sighing and starring at clouds?"
That's when my annual bout with spring took over. "I can dance," I said.
"I know, silly" Marilyn said, but she looked at me with a little smile on her lips.
"Give me your shovel, Marilyn," I said, "and take my hand. It's stumbly here." Talk about your frenzy.
Bob Huber is a retired journalist living in Portales. He can be contacted at 356-3674.


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Today, guest blogger Joanna Dueweke of the Awesome Mitten brings us 7 reasons to be thankful for the state of Michigan.
With winter just around the corner, November is the perfect time to reflect on just what it is about Michigan that is so grand. Thanksgiving reminds us to be thankful for what we have, and we have so much to be thankful for in this dynamic state.
Seasons – Depending on who you're talking to (namely the staunch summer or winter lovers), the changing of the seasons is one of the most magical aspects of living in the Mitten. We have so much opportunity to diversify in hobbies, wardrobes, moods, and scenery with the passing of the each season. No one can deny that when the heat of an Indian Summer gives way to a crisp fall wind that there isn't some sense of relief. Similarly, we all jump the gun to break out our flip flops and shorts on the first day the weather returns to the high 50s, knowing full well it could still snow the following week.
Variety - Just like Goldilocks, Michiganders are privileged to be able to find a town that is just right for them. We have them in all sizes; from the booming large metropolises to those dainty and quaint villages, there's a city for everyone in the Mitten. That variety lends itself to so many aspects of the state, right down to the diversity of people. We have a conglomeration of beliefs, backgrounds and passions that come together to create a community dedicated to taking care our home.
Water – You can't drive for more than 20 minutes anywhere in the state without running into a body of fresh water, whether it be a great lake, regular lake, river, creek or pond. We are blessed to be positioned in harmony with so many fresh water resources. Whether you like to fish, kayak, swim, sail, you name it, we musn't forget that, "Four out of five Great Lakes prefer Michigan."
Libations – Beer, wine, liquor – the folks in Michigan are doing it all and most likely just down the street from you with ingredients found in our collective backyards. The innovation and enthusiasm coming out of the state's alcohol industry is nothing short of a marvel. We may be relatively young in our development in these industries, but we are making a name for ourselves with haste that tastes fantastic.
Sports – Lions and Tigers and Wings and Pistons, oh my! Our professional sports teams are a point of pride, not to mention the countless high performing college teams showing up every week giving us hope. Michigan is host to some of the most voracious fans which should not be taken lightly. Whether we steal the World Series or take home the Stanley Cup, we are out there (or behind the TV) watching, wishing, and winning.
People – Michiganders are just plain great. We should be grateful for one another. Without that, we wouldn't have a state that is coming back strong from a devastating economic downturn, or creative artists making a name for our state on a global scale, or musicians showing up on awards ceremony stages. No, the people pointing out where they're from and where they've lived with an open palm are the reason this state is flourishing and making noise on a national scale.
Adventure – Finally, the Mitten is full of adventure. Whether you're looking for an urban experience steeped in rich cultural heritage, or looking to escape it all and camp beneath the stars, Michigan is the place to be. Not only is there variety in what can be found in the state, but it is supported by quality folks making sure that adventure is not one to be forgotten.
The list could go on and on. Why are you thankful for the state of Michigan?
Joanna Dueweke writes for the Awesome Mitten and is the Interactive Marketing Coordinator for the Detroit Regional Chamber. Born and raised in Traverse City, she is enjoying new adventures in the Detroit area, but also values her roots in Northern Michigan. Exploring the outdoors, sailing, travel, and enjoying the Mitten's beer industry consume her time when she is not pursuing her Master's in Library and Information Science at Wayne State University.


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Since I've had so many comments and emails asking me about my Make-up routine, I decided to make a small video.
Since I've had so many comments and emails asking me about my Make-up routine, I decided to make a small video.
ive already commented on this…but i just realized: you're left handed?! haha random fact about you :pxoxoHolly
I would recommend investing in a foundation brush. So much better than fingers.
Me encantan tus cejas!
Great!I use even less make up than you (usually no make up at all), but my humble tip is using a cream blush either as a blusher either as a lipstick!Kisses!
can I leave you some beauty-tips? First of all:put a moisturiser on your skin, before the foundation! other thing: If a product is more expencive than the others, it doesn't meen that its quality is better! Do you check the ingredients? There are a lot of "vegan" foundations, which are great!!and cheaper.. they don't damage your skin, at the contrary they make it seem better! When you put on your mascara: don't pump it so many times! once is enough! Otherwise some air will enter in your product, which will last much less than it should! I hope to be usefull.. I'm writing from Italy
Quizas puedes hacer que resalten mas tus ojos con un poco de delineador negro por la parte de abajo y un toque de sombra plateada en el lagrimal del ojo!sherulesblog.blogspot.com
great video :D
Oh, cool! "And so easy)Please tell me what is this song?
nice and chic ! check out my beauty channel in utube!http://www.youtube.com/user/JianaStar?feature=mhum
Andy,Thank You so much! I love 80' Purple! Can't wait till the drawing day! With Love, Your Fashion Fan Mary [email protected]
Do you care about animal testing? I saw you used some of the products that are tested on animals.
Nice video! Love the song from Sia! I wear the same make up everyday;)
This video isn't available in my country :( (germany) damn it! i hate youtube! :)
Very pretty! ;-D
wow! great video! thanks for sharing what your routine is, when it comes to applying make-up!
Lovely Andy!!
Hey girl! Your make up routine is a great start :) I noticed that you used a sponge to blend out your foundation – I suggest to get a foundation brush (Say… the MAC 131 brush, its great for liquid foundations) just because I find that the sponge absorbs a lot of the product. Just a tip :) You can try it out and see what works best for you :)xofabricrefined.blogspot.com
Incluso sin maquillaje te vez super linda! un saludo :DAle de http://dailyfashionmx.blogspot.com/
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Andy! you're super! stay humble, that's what makes you special! ♥ you've been my inspiration since last year (and for me that's quite a long time!) xoxo
Nice video!! It's a pretty and easy make-up!!Love your blog and style!! You know I follow you!!Kisses and hugs!!!Laurasweetandfashionworld.blogspot.comPS: Sería un honor para mi que visitars mi blog :) Gracias!
Very usefull video!!How many products!!http://lensanythingelse.blogspot.com/
Thanks for doing this! Love it! If you don't already, put a blow dryer against your eyelash curler for 5 seconds for an even better curl that lasts!
Andy, for you and the readers I would really recommend a two make-up artists sisters Sam and Nic: PIXIWOO!You can learn everything about make-up from these lovely ladies:http://www.youtube.com/user/pixiwooAnd they have a blog too:http://pixiwoo.blogspot.com/Hope this will be useful to someone :)Best regards ^_^
oooookkkk!!!! you like a doll!!!!!
OMG..aperisimo! me encanto! thanks Andy :D
hey Andy! Your are so cute! me gusta mucho tu blog, your style!!!Yo soy from Brasil!!! mirra mi blog por favor! =) http://www.versatilidade.com/Gracias
I cannot watch it. :(
You make it look so easy!! I'm a little bit of a make-up dummy myself…. Last week I bought new Chanel make-up and now that I've seen your video I think I can do it too! I'm going to practice tomorrow! :PGreat blog dear! <3www.lachosemagnifique.blogspot.com
Thanks for ur make-up tips, Andy! I think you look beautiful even without the make-up:)TheOwlsCloset.blogspot.com
Really nice wideo;-)
Hello Andy! I go to amesterdam in march, i would like to know if exist jeffrey campbell store in there! (?) or something like that. I really wanna buy ones ^^(i love your blog) big kiss.
You are so cute!http://sftrend.blogspot.com
really nice! you'r good :)amaliehttp://mitpointofview.blogspot.com/
Cool video!
hi Andy,i must say u know the basics very well,and your 5 minutes technique is good.you might wanna try also highlight,contour and eyeshadow…i reccomend you watch some tutorial videos of carmindy on youtube,like this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPVwKsYAmOQ
This was so helpful! Thank you so MUCH! I can't wait to try it tomorrow morning-The Trendy Fashionistahttp://thetrendyfashionista.blogspot.com
I can't watch the video either :(
I wish I knew more about make-up myself! Where I live though, we can go into big department stores where they do your make-up for free(to try to sell it to you obviously), so I think I might do that. The way you do your make-up is very similar to me:) So I'm not so sure if I have any tips..maybe just play around with it a little more? like try some nice grey or shimmery pink eye shadows:)xoxo Hollywwww.ipsyfashoindiary.blogspot.comlove the video by the way, pretty as always! :D
I feel it's a great routine for you,but in my opinion ,you do not need to fill in your eyebrows.You have great shape and color already :)
pretty pretty nice!! love the video!!!KISSES juliaNYChttp://geeksndfashion.blogspot.com/
It's easy and classy!Saludos esde Chile!
Really like your videos! Thaaaaank you:)
loving that video!thanks for sharing it with us!kisses
andy tell us the song name!!!
Nice video, however I find 5 min quite long for a make up! But the result is great. Do you want to view my "Workshop in Your Closet" project video?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlRvpOUwcS8Have a nice week!
This make up suits you.You shouldn't do something else or it will be too much (:x
oh I like it :)
Hi Andy! You're so cute in this video.. Wich blush color is yours? xx
great video :)sometimes i wearing a same easy make-upeuropevintage.blogspot.com
fun video, enjoyed watching it, loving that simple and natural makeup of yourshttp://elenavasilieva.blogspot.com/x
You don't need all that make-up:). With or without, you are a pretty girl!http://theboydoesnotlikethat.blogspot.com/
You make such cute faces when you put on make-up. I never you so much powder, I guess it doesn't work for me..or maybe I have problems with my pores.
gorgeous! so simple …less is more! love it!http://fashionworldaddicted.blogspot.com/
could you please upload it on your facebook account too ? I'm from england and i can't watch it either.loveee your blog btw
I saw this on Youtube first, but yay so simple. You really don't need to take too much time on Makeup I feel like some people over do it when in reality you need to give your skin a break once in a while.
Really nice video! Although I think you don't need any make-up since your beautiful without too!!Xx Jorienshe–said.blogspot.com
Thank you for sharing your beauty routine.Great video.Alice.NOALICENO.BLOGSPOT.COM
Lovely video!! It´s a great idea to show your daily make up in a video :)Check out my new cap video, you might also like it…Love Barbara fromwww.thelittlesweetheart.blogspot.com
LIKE this video, Andy!xx.lescheveuxblondes.blogspot.com
Thank you so much!!xoxo
Which fundation do you use? The mineral one?
simple and pretty! :) like it!xoxoNereahttp://soyfandeti.blogspot.com
at the end, you look so cute hihi. it was nice to watch!
so funny face :Dthe make up is just perfection <3Loving ithttp://lamodemary.blogspot.com/
humm you kind of disappointed me..you wear too much makeup..but you look pretty anyway..i like the eyes makeup
ahaha! you're grimaces make me laugh!!! :PP
Great video beautiful Andy !!!Love your blogXoxo
Nice vid! I like that you're look is natural
youre so beautifulll <3
so lovely this video , i like it :Dhttp://misscharmaine.blogspot.com/
cant watch it, im from german btw
it's a pity I can't watche the video from here (germany) because I'd love to know about your routine:)
Great vidéo ;))http://deshistoiresdepieds.blogspot.com/2010/11/dessins-sketches.html#links
that was cool!
i can't watch it from germany,too. Because it has
wow Andy, this was amazing… and something new, loved it… Thanks for sharing your make up regime… XXP.S. your facial expressions at the end: very cutecapturingfashionindia.blogspot.com
Nice video, Andy! A basic make-up that makes a face fresh and rested. Thanks =)
i can't watch it from germany,too. Because it has something to do with sony music :-(
Please change the music.I have the same problem,like the others.
can't see the video :-(((
I like it a lot :) Good video!And you're a lot more than me, so you know a little bit more..www.christina-chrislicious.blogspot.com
Love this video! Great job!!thestylesandwich.blogspot.com
when a person's as pretty as you are, there's only one rule – the less, the better;) great, simple make-up.
One makeup tip, curl lashes after you have applied the mascara, they look much nicer then!FB: Nolita Vintage Shop & Blog—-www.nolitavintage.com—
You look lovely on video! Thanks for sharing:D.check out our fashion illustrations at http://www.illustrated-moodboard.com/ :)
Love this video and I really think the song is lovely.
Hahaha, I love the face you making during the whole process!
Such a cute video! Do you find the MAC translucent powder good?What colour foundation do you use?Sarah XXXXhttp://burntheblonde.blogspot.com
Lovely post! And I don't know that much about make-up either but I like your video!style-in-sight.blogspot.com
Thanks your for your advice !!!your video is quiet goodkisses from franceAnnehttp://www.melledubndidu.com/
I can't see the vid, because it has content of sony entertainments :(
Cool video! The make up is easy and pretty!:Dhttp://ohmystrangebird.blogspot.com/
i can't watch it from germany… says something about sony music content..could you change that or upload it somewhere else?
Beautiful video lady!!!<3
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- Title
- Fabrication of atom chips with femtosecond laser ablation
- Author(s)
- Wolff, H.; Whitlock, S.; Lowe, M.; Wang, J.; Hall, B. V.; Sidovor, A.; Hannaford, P.
- Abstract
- We report on the development of a new microfabrication technique for atom chips which is based on femtosecond laser ablation of thin films and allows the production of arbitrary patterns of microwires. We describe the ablation procedure and present the results of microwire quality analysis, which involves SEM imaging and magnetic field microscopy. We also discuss the designs of magnetic fields above the microwires using particular patterns of wire edges. Simulations of the magnetic fields are compared with the magnetic sensor measurements.
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- Conference poster
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences. Centre for Atom Optics and Ultrafast Spectroscopy
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- Proceedings of 'Quantum-Atom Optics Downunder', the OSA Topical Meeting (OSA/QAO 2007), Wollongong, Australia, 03-06 December 2007
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- 2007
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- Arbitrary patterns of microwires; Atom chips; Femtosecond laser ablation; Magnetic field microscopy; Magnetic sensor measurements; Microfabrication technique; Microwire quality analysis; SEM imaging; Thin films
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- Optical Society of America
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- Copyright © 2007 Optical Society of America. Published version of the paper reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. This paper was published in 'Proceedings of 'Quantum-Atom Optics Downunder', the OSA Topical Meeting (OSA/QAO 2007), Wollongong, Australia, 03-06 December 2007' and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=QAO-2007-QWE4. Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
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Obama remains a polarizing figure
For Barack Obama, his fifth year must seem a dull repeat.
Once more a tour around the country to drum up support for initiatives seemingly permanently stalled in Congress.
To his critics he appears as relevant as Woodrow Wilson when he campaigned for the League of Nations in 1919 or as feckless as Andrew Johnson during his ill-fated "Tour Around the Circle" in 1866.
However, Obama does have reason to repitch his economic ideas. After his victory in 1936, Franklin D. Roosevelt had a losing streak on the Supreme Court. Moreover, he was saddled with a recession, largely fueled by Congressional calls to cut the budget.
John Kennedy in 1962 passed only 26 percent of his major initiatives, bottled up by a coalition of Conservatives, both Democratic and Republican.
Yet in the end, both FDR and JFK, if not in their lifetimes, saw America go their way.
Obama is a tribune, or better still a herald, of a new America to come. Even though his health care bill is besieged by his opponents – the problems of an uneven medical system remains, and if it is not addressed by him someone else, perhaps a Republican, will have to see it through. His call for technological innovation and infrastructure repair no doubt will become reality, and over time even the judiciary will reflect his priorities.
It was his misfortune to come to power while Republicans were facing an identity crisis. Under George W. Bush, they passed drug legislation, extended the Voting Rights Act, and education legislation.
But with Obama's victory in 2008, Republicans suddenly opposed everything they supported under Bush.
Filibusters became the norm and suddenly Republicans lurched so far to the Right that they seemed to be in uncharted territory.
Then, incomprehensively to them, Obama won re-election. For a moment they seemed willing to give way on everything from guns to immigration. The latter is pending but the other is sealed – doomed to defeat. Although some Republicans such as John McCain and Marco Rubio have tried to meet Obama part of the way, the old stubbornness persists. When they have gotten together they defeated a good law reducing the power of the national security state.
So Obama is stuck but he is not out. If anything Republicans have managed to keep Democrats on board. So unfair this partisanship appears that it gives incentive to Democrats to close ranks.
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Despite some doubts about Hillary Clinton, especially by some Democrats on foreign policy, the GOP will probably ensure her nomination and election. Spite is met with spite, partisanship with partisanship and so it goes.
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Move along, not much to see here: the Indians hit seven HRs, most high and deep into the stands on a warm Cleveland night to beat the Phils 14-2.
As quickly as the optimism developed that Roy Halladay had turned the corner (1.71 ERA in his previous three starts), it evaporated three times as quickly. The Tribe got to Doc quickly – Carlos Santana and Mark Reynolds each hit a two-run homer in the first.
Halladay seemingly regained his composure with a smooth second and third innings. Lonnie Chisenhall took Doc deep and Asdrubal Cabrera chased him with a two-run single in the fourth to end his night. Doc's final line? 3.2 IP, 9 H, 8 R (all earned), 2 BB, 3 K, 3 HR. Ouch.
One of the highlights of the weekend sweep of the Mets was the bullpen's standout job. Tonight? Not so much. With the game already out of hand, 8-1, Chad Durbin gave up 4 ER in 1.1 IP and Raul Valdes gave up 2 ER in 2 IP. Aumont pitched a scoreless 8th but narrowly avoided self-inflicted trouble.
In one of the most anticipated, for both good and bad reasons, debuts of the season, Delmon Young delivered. Young went 2-3 with a second inning HR, a single, and a walk. That was a positive. The rest of the offense? The rest of the offense only mustered five more hits, including a Chase Utley solo homer and a Ryan Howard double. John Mayberry Jr. had the only other hit – a single.
Listen, this game was probably the worst game of the season and has the potential to be the game that leaves you with the sickest feeling in your stomach. The Phils seemed to have all the momentum in the world – three wins, Doc righting the ship headed into a pair in Cleveland with Chooch back. This seemed like their's to take. But it wasn't.
The Phils will play the Indians again tomorrow, sending Cliff Lee to the hill against Trevor Bauer. At least it couldn't possibly be worse than today.
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The Cleveland Indians franchise was established in 1901. According to the announcers on their broadcast tonight, this is the first time in team history they have hit 7 home runs in one game. Wow. I so prefer pitching duels.
One of those nights, gotta blow it off and start again tomorrow I guess.
I couldn't believe what I saw tonight. Doc wasn't at his best, for sure, but the Indians were on fire. They have some serious momentum coming out of KC, too. They've scored 33 runs now in their last three games. Hopefully Cliff can cool them off tomorrow, because I don't know if I can stand to listen to all 7 Indians fans that show up to the game tomorrow if he doesn't.
Didn't the Phillies have momentum, too?
Delmon's debut is dynamite with a downtown delivery. Dang!
Bullpen, worst is Durbin and may be time to cut him lose. He has ERA of 7.00 but also allowed 9 of 12 inherited runners to score – just down right bad with lots of walks to boot. Aumont is struggling but has some value especially if he can right the ship. I can see him sent to AAA and DeFratus brought up or so. Valdes well, I don't know. I like how he pitches, just has bad ERA at 7.98 now. Bastardo, Papelbon, & Adams doing good. Maybe time to bring back Savery or even Robles who is dominating in AA
Durbin had a 9.00 ERA and 2.13 WHIP last April and finished the season at 3.10/1.31.
Our old friend Yuniesky Betancourt went yard again tonight and will finish April with 6 HRs, 21 RBIs, and a .848 OPS. Amazing.
.838 OPS in Jul 2006
.897 OPS in Aug 2007
.875 OPS in Aug 2010
.893 OPS in Sep 2008
He's an awful hitter who occasionally gets hot.
I never said he was a great hitter. I just said he had a great April!
Yeah, I know. Between this and a message yesterday I thought you were saying the Phillies should have kept him. In any case, agreed — he did have a great month.
I don't think he would ever have been our old friend, if Jimmy didn't play for team USA. I think he was brought in to fill in for as long as Jimmy needed, and I don't think they ever intended to keep him. He did put on a quite a show in March, so technically, it's been an amazing 2 months, not just one.
All I could think of when watching the Pirate/Brewers game was Yuni's 6 homeruns + his other offense and recalling how upset every blog member was by the Phillies even thinking of using him as he is such a horrible horrible baseball player – a total empty uniform… ? I wonder where they are now ? The Brewers also decided to use him at 3B ?
Smitty, one good month (or even two, as Lefty says), does not change that assessment.
Another day, another HR. It's Yuniesky Mania!
IMO- As long as people understand that the Philles were never actually considering giving Betancourt a starting job, then you can feel better that he would never have performed like this here. He simply would not have gotten the AB's to put up numbers like this. They had already traded Lindblom and Lisaverto, and made the expenditure for Michael Young. And they weren't going to start him over Rollins or Utley.
Additionally, I think there was no way Betancourt wanted to play for the Phils as a back up either. I'm told he spent the entire winter in the Mexican league trying to better his hitting in a full out effort to regain starting status in the bigs.
IMO- This sudden resurgence, be it temporary or not, was going to happen, and it would have happened whether he had spent the spring in the Phils camp or that of any other team.
I was traveling and didn't get a chance to see the game tonight. Doesn't sound like I missed much. We better get a couple of the cylinders firing – we can't play the Mets everynight. Same old story, but not sure how we would overcome 8 ER given the way we've been hitting. C'mon Phils, let's pull it together here!
Holy Toledo!
I thought I was watching "Home Run Derby" tonight. Those Indians were on the warpath. Boom! Boom! Count them.. SEVEN HRs for the Indians plus two for the Phillies. They are a hot ballclub winning their third in a row, outscoring opponents 33-5 in that span.
Got to give some credit to their pitcher, Zach McAllister, who kept pounding the strike zone. 70 of his 106 pitches thrown were strikes. Very good ratio. He now has a nice ERA of 3.30. Unfortunately, for the Phillies, Halladay obviously didn't have it tonight. I can see it coming.. the whining doubters will reappear and in unison will shout "he's washed up!" (chuckles)
From watching the game, I say that Halladay had location problems with his pitches. Many of those pitches were right down "Broadway". Very hittable pitches. His velocity was fine (89-92 mph). Again, it's a matter of location and pitch selection. I think Ruiz, after a 25 games suspension, needs a little to time to reconnect with the starters and calling their repertoire of pitches.
I am truly concerned with Ben Revere who returned to the line-up and went hitless in three ABs including a GIDP. He is now hitting .200 and desperately trying to stay above the "Mendoza Line". This is the first year I have seen him played in the NL and I want to give him a benefit of a doubt as he has major league experience and a good track record.
As mentioned by the writer, Ian Riccaboni, we need to forget this game and move on. We have another "ace" waiting in Cliff Lee going against a young pitcher, Trevor Bauer, recently called from the minors. Let's go Phillies!
well Bruce. you said you can see it coming. (about the naysayers saying doc is washed up) now i'm not saying he's washed up, which he isn't. but he's in the washing machine, that's for sure. i think this is what we better get used to. he's gonna pitch some good games, and have games like this. how often i don't know, but certainly a lot more than in the past. he's not the pitcher he once was. he's now an average type pitcher prone to games like this. i sure hope i eat my words.
So I was away for the weekend and missed the Mets series and there was a day off on Monday….so I was pumped to watch this game. Before I even sat down to get "settled in" the freaking thing was over. Jesus.
(I sat and watched it anyway because…well…that's what we do as fans, I suppose.)
Don't take this personally, but Go away again, get the heck out of here. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
No offense taken. I actually thought about it!
Is it me, or is this Ben Revere trade looking really bad? Other than speed and great defense I see him as a 5th OF'er on this team or defensive replacement. His hitting consists of ground balls that sometimes leave the infield and rarely drives the ball.
He has no power, but he hit .294 last year with a .333 OBP. If he can get back to that level of hitting, and I have no reason to think he won't, he'll be fine. And at only 25, he should probably even improve on that over the coming years.
Neither Worley nor May are lighting up the world on fire, so the answer to that is no.
And "other than speed and great defense?" Those two things are HUGE, are you kidding me! He's easily our best defender in the outfield and we need him out there to keep things under control, especially when Delmon Young is in the house.
I remember in the off season when Amaro traded for Revere. My first thought was "you got to be kidding me!"
Defensive late inning replacement at best.
As a remember, there were a lot of better OFers out there to be had.
Unfortunately, I see a fire sale coming. I live and die with this franchise. 61 years old and rooting for them as long as I can remember. This club is going nowhere.
Got to agree with ya Doc but I've been rooting for them from all over the world (Germany, Italy, Korea, Vietnam) and all over the US for 62 years. Hope it changes but I can't see how with this cast of characters they've had for the last 2 years.


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Mr. Peter Turner
Epworth Medical Centre
Richmond, Victoria
Mr. Peter Turner
Epworth Medical Centre
Richmond, Victoria
Lives in Hobart, Australia. Born 1962, developed Idiopathic Scoliosis at around 12 years of age. No bracing, just watch and wait. By 2010 thoracic curve had increased to about 50deg, lumbar to mid 30's. I have had two surgeries: Posterior fusion T4-L1 June 2011 and thoracoplasty (five ribs) July 2012.
Joseph Orchowski
Orthopedic Surgeon
Tripler Army Medical Center
Oahu, Hawaii
Hospital for Special Surgery Manhattan 1979.
I am sure my doctor is long since retired.
But today Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD -
is highly recommended.
My surgeon isn't on here, and I can't sleep, so I thought I'd add him to the list for those of you in northern Illinois! I was treated by and got my spinal fusion done by;
Dr. Michael Roh
Rockford Spine Center
Rockford, IL
Dr. D'Astous
Shriner's Hospital for Children
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
hip hump: age 11/Diagnosis age:14/Current:15/ left thoracolumbar T10-L4 42* caused sideways & anterior pelvic tilt, right upper thoracic compensatory 25*, caused loss of kyphosis, which caused Forward Head Posture 2" forward. Doctors disagree, if congenital, caused by L5 hemi, or idiopathic.
As owners of their bodies, people have more control than they think. I'm tired of surrendering on exam tables and pleading to doctors, "fix me". Do my best with what I can. Face the fact that I can't do everything. Let the doctors do it. People have so much potential in their aching bones, I see it in them, I see it in me. I want to set us free. Even if I become fused, I will stand by that.
My surgical consult was with Rajiv K. Sethi, MD, in Seattle WA (at Virginia Mason hospital). I have a second opinion scheduled with Jens Chapman, MD (also in Seattle at University of Washington). Both were recommended on the SRS site. So far (though I haven't had the surgery yet) I have been happy with Dr. Sethi's demeanor, experience, knowledge. I can post again about Dr. Chapman after my consult with him (and again later after my surgery).
My surgery was done by a team headed by Dr. Curtis Bagley at Duke University Hospital located in Durham, N.C, USA.
I am surprised that I have not seen my husbands doctor here
Dr Lawrence Lenke
Washington University Severe Spine center
St. Louis
I know he is very prominent, but I also know he only takes the worst cases. All the Ortho doctors in GA turned my husband away because he was too severe, then one gave him a list of 3 surgeons that deal with severe cases and Dr. Lenke was the closest to home. With Dr. Lenke you have to show documentation of how severe your scoliosis is before they will even make an appointment, so maybe that is why there are not as many people on here. He seems very receptive up until now but surgery is not until Monday so we will see. He is under serious demand so you can assume you will need to wait 6 months to a year before surgery.
Dr. Lenke has a reputation of being one of the top 10 surgeons in the US. I've seen several patients, like your husband, have a successful surgery with him after being turned by other surgeons.
As you mention, he won't treat patients unless they need his level of skill.
As SSO is based in the UK, the majority of our members are from here and so our experience of US consultants is fairly small. This is why a number of the top US surgeons aren't included in our lists. However, Lawrence Lenke is well known in the scoliosis world and there are a good number of patients at the USA's National Scoliosis Foundation forum who have also been treated by him.
[SIZE="1"]37 years old, diagnosed with infantile idiopathic scoliosis at 6 months old with curves of 62(T) and 40(L) degrees. Casting and Milwaukee braces until surgery at 10 - ant release/pos fusion T1-T12, halo traction. Post op cast and then TLSO. Further surgery at 18 (ant release/pos fusion extended to L3 to include lumbar curve, costoplasty) and 25 (another costoplasty). Fusion extended to L4 at 33 (XLIF with 4 pedicle screws and two short rods). Pre-op curves: 76(T) and 70(L). Post-op curves: 45(T) and 35(L). Diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome aged 34; scoliosis almost certainly due to this rather than being idiopathic.[/SIZE]
Anyone know a Dr. In Edmonton Ab that treats or will look at an adult?
We had a member several years ago who had surgery there, so I'll see if I can find any details from looking up her posts
ETA: I've just had a look, and it was Joy, who had surgery with Dr J Mahood. I don't know if he's still there, but it could be a place to start.
Diagnosed at 15 with 50° curve, but probably juvenile IS. Fused in kyphosis (by non-specialised ortho) with a/p surgery T10-L2 @ 21, posterior only revision surgery to correct kyphosis @ 29. Now 38 with further revision surgery and extension of fusion to sacrum required to correct residual kyphosis, restore lordosis and address spinal stenosis.
Im going to start seeing Yashar Javidan at uc davis in February
Boston Brace 04-15-05-5-25-06
Posterior Spinal Fusion 03-10-10 T4-L2


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Cutler completed 15 of 17 passes for 117 yards in the first half, and the Bears jumped out a big lead after a shaky start on offense.
Forte fumbled on Chicago's first play from scrimmage, leading to a 40-yard field goal by Blair Walsh -- all the scoring the Vikings did in the half.The Bears broke it open late in the second half.
Bush scored from the 1 and holder Adam Podlesh ran in for a 2-point conversion that made it 18-3.
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"The Peach State"
Georgia Souvenirs | Georgia Dinosaur | Georgia State Bear
Georgia was the 4th state in the USA; it became a state on January 2, 1788. Georgia is known as the "Peach State" after its grower's elevated reputation for producing maximum quality fruit. Georgia joined the Confederacy in 1861 and was a big part of the Civil War. Major battles were held at Kennesaw Mountain, Chickamauga and Atlanta. Below you can see all of the available Georgia stuffed bears, the major city of Atlanta and a Georgia dinosaur. Our plush bears are manufactured by Symbolz®, Souvies®, and Peace Pals®. Choose your favorite Georgia state bear and Georgia souvenirs and add them to your cart.