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I am going to commit a huge natural parenting faux pas and admit something….
I kind of hate co-sleeping.
I don't actually 100% hate it. There are lots of beautiful things about sleeping with your kids. But, since I am complaining (I will get back to the good stuff later) I should mention some things that make me think I won't miss this stage.
- Being squished
- Waking up numerous times a night as each of the four children wander into our room
- Sleeping sucking my stomach in with my arm at a wonky angle so that I can fit between two kids
- Did I mention that my husband is ginormous?
- Having one half of my marriage sent to the couch because we don't all fit in our bed
|See, one baby can pretty much take over an entire bed!
I know a lot of people talk about co-sleeping like it really saves sleep. This can totally be true, especially when a baby is little. I loved having my first baby sleep with us. Then when he was around six months he started kicking me in the back all night. Then when he was one and I tried to move him out of our bed I realized that signing up for sleeping with a baby might end up being signed up for sleeping with a toddler. When on earth would this end?!
Thus began my love/hate relationship with the "family bed." Sometimes I think that people who speak highly of it are just distant enough from it that they forgot about how little they used to sleep.
One thing that sucks about being me is that I always have to eat crow. For the record, it doesn't taste good.
I remember that distinctive flavor when I started to dislike co-sleeping. I had told a friend that I didn't understand why anybody would NOT co-sleep (this was probably BEFORE I actually had kids). They must have been bad parents. Oops … then I was one of them.
There has pretty much been a baby or toddler in our bed for the last seven years. Let me tell you, it started to get old. Every night my husband would take that long walk out to the couch so that he could get some sleep after a few kids had jumped on board.
And I would start to look forward to that far away day when just my husband and I could sleep in our bed.
And no, it would NEVER smell like urine.
But today, I got to eat crow again.
I went with my hubby to visit a friend who is in a "home." You know those places. Elderly people who are "rehabilitating." A maze of huge hallways, strange noises, distinct odors, and often very lonely grandmothers and grandfathers.
We went late, since that was the only time we could get away together, and most everybody was already tucked in for bed.
I couldn't help but notice that in the room next to our friend was a tiny grandma … but she was co-sleeping!
"What?!" I thought. "Why does this grandma have a baby? And why is it in bed with her?"
A closer look showed that the "baby" was just a doll. Little grandma was tucked in at night with her own life-size baby doll atop her.
Snuggled up, co-sleeping, even though … she didn't have a REAL baby any more.
I showed my husband.
"We need to go home and hug our babies," he says to me.
Oh, the things that get tiresome for parents of young children.
Always being needed. Always getting hugs. Always feeling loved. Always being crawled upon. Always having four people who need to tell you something IMPORTANT — right NOW!
Oh yes, and always having somebody who would rather be in your arms, than anyplace else.
Maybe someday I will be like that little old lady. Maybe I will have my own doll to sleep with me when all my babies are gone and I am forgotten somewhere dreary and lonely.
I hope I at least can take with me warm memories of soft arms and dimpled mouths, and babies that felt best when they were snuggled up next to me.
(This post originally appeared on the natural birth blog, Mama Birth on January 25th, 2012. The top photo was used on that blog post with permission from Kathelyn Demidow whose photography I highly recommend. She is truly gifted and unique. The author, Sarah Clark is a mother of four, a co-sleeper with many, and teaches natural birth classes and trains teachers for Birth Boot Camp. She is even dumb enough to share her real feelings occasionally online. It happens.)
About Sarah Clark
Sarah Clark is a mother of four naturally birthed babies, a wife, a birth instructor, and a board member for Birth Boot Camp, a natural birth company specializing in online and in person birth education.


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Today: Mostly cloudy. 30-50% chance of showers. Highs: Upper 60s to low 70s.
Tonight: 20% chance of a shower, maybe mist or fog. Lows: Upper 50s to low 60s.
Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. 40-50% chance of showers. Highs: Near 70 to low 70s.
Clouds take control this weekend, but all may not be lost. While the risk of an occasional shower is with us pretty much right through Saturday and Sunday, I think a good part of both days may end up dry. As for temperatures, well they are certainly on the cool side of normal, but that's not so cold as we get into the latter part of May here. Warmer air does make a comeback early in the work week as we trend toward a more summery pattern.
Today (Saturday): An onshore flow from the southeast spells a mostly cloudy and cooler day with highs stalling in the upper 60s to low 70s. Showers are not a sure bet but there may be some around at times, with chances ranging from 30% for D.C. and points north, to about 50% for the southern suburbs. Breezes are light, from the southeast around 5-10 mph. Confidence: Medium
Tonight: Any full-fledged showers should be limited during the evening and overnight, but we'll keep a 20% chance of one in the forecast just in case, and we may see mist or fog develop. Continued cloudy skies serve to keep our diurnal temperature swing rather small, with lows only down to the upper 50s to low 60s . Confidence: Medium
For related traffic news, check out Dr. Gridlock. Keep reading for the forecast through the weekend…
Tomorrow (Sunday): That same flow from the southeast, or perhaps more from the east, keeps us cloudy and on the cool side with highs topping out near 70 to the low 70s. An occasional shower is possible (40-50% chance) but much of the day may end up dry. Winds remain on the light side, around 10 mph from the east or southeast. Confidence: Low-Medium
Tomorrow night: Mostly cloudy skies persist with a 30% chance of a shower and fairly mild lows from near 60 to the mid-60s (suburbs to city). Some mist or fog is possible as well. Confidence: Medium
The flow turns more from the south on Monday and from the southwest on Tuesday. That means partly sunny skies and increasingly warmer temperatures with Monday highs near 80 and a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, and Tuesday highs in the 80s with a 20% chance of a shower or storm. Confidence: Medium


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More treatments purchased=cheaper price. I bought 12 for $425. each. Everybody will react different because different areas of my own body have. Had 1 treatment on Bra lovehandles, (minimal swelling and pain) They were pretty good size and they were completly gone in 4 days. 1 treatment to neck (swelled huge for 1 week- no redness)5 weeks later it looks great. Inner thighs 1 treatment(swelled huge-bad redness) 4 weeks later not much difference. Left side looks purplish,have nodules. Lovehandles 2 treatments(swelled huge-redness 1 time) 5 weeks later. Could tell difference before 2nd treatment yesterday-now swollen again from treatment) Upper and Lower abs same as lovehandles. 2nd treatment had same pain but did not turn red like sunburn. HRC informed me of all side effects before I had any treatments. They also told me not to expect alot weight loss but inch lose. They said 1in. =1lb of fat loss. I do agree they should tell you more about length of down time. They also give Tramadol for pain and Soma for sleep. These helped alot.
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posted by Jamie Vondruska on 18 April 2012 in Motorcycle News
After weeks of rumors, Audi AG has finally announced their acquisition of Ducati Motor Holding today. The supervisory boards at Volkswagen and Audi approved the acquisition today in Hamburg Germany. Ducati is the third major brand acquired under the Audi AG group which includes Lamborghini and Italdesign. Audi would like us all to believe that the purchase of Ducati would provide Audi with specific knowledge in various engine and lightweight design practices, but in reality Ducati is one of the brands Dr. Ferdinand Piech, VW AG advisory board member, has been after for years. Dr. Piech has said often in the past that he would like to purchase Ducati and has caused the rumor mill to churn quite a few times over the last 15 years. Well, it looks like his wish is complete.
For the Ducatista out there that are worried sick over this buyout, we say fret not. Audi/Volkswagen Group has done a nice job giving Lamborghini the boost financially that it needed to bring its product line up to date. Ducati is in far better shape with their current product lineup, but Audi can still offer quite a bit in regards to engineering resources, wind tunnel expertise, aluminum and carbon fiber experience and much more. And that's without getting into how a little cash and engineering help could certain lend the Ducati MotoGP team some much needed help. Lamborghini has flourished under Audi's umbrella and we expect Ducati will as well.
So will the AMG logos on the nose of the current Ducati MotoGP bike be replaced with four rings next week? We'll see….
The Audi AG press release follows below…
AUDI AG is acquiring from Investindustrial Group the tradition-steeped Italian sports motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A., which has its registered office in Bologna. The transaction will be completed as quickly as possible once authorized by the competition authorities. The Supervisory Boards of AUDI AG and Volkswagen AG approved the acquisition today in Hamburg. Ducati is known worldwide as a leading brand in motorcycle manufacture, with outstanding expertise in engine development and lightweight construction.
Alongside the traditional Italian brands Lamborghini and Italdesign, Ducati is now a third pillar for AUDI AG in Northern Italy. Another building block in the Company's growth strategy thus falls into place. Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, declared: "Ducati is known worldwide as a premium brand among motorcycle manufacturers and has a long tradition of building sporty motorcycles. It has great expertise in high-performance engines and lightweight construction, and is one of the world's most profitable motorcycle manufacturers. That makes Ducati an excellent fit for Audi." The progressive control systems and special combustion chamber process of Ducati engines, their resulting sporty character, and Ducati's extensive know-how in lightweight construction thus offer great potential for AUDI AG and the Volkswagen Group.
Peter Mosch, Chairman of the General Works Council of AUDI AG, explains that the employee representatives of AUDI AG support the Company's sustainable, co-determined growth strategy. "We must use the opportunities offered by globalization for Audi – and that's exactly what we're doing. Everyone at Audi is looking forward to working with our new colleagues from Ducati," commented Mosch.
Ducati is a globally active company and has manufacturing operations at its headquarters in Bologna and at its own factory in Thailand. It maintains a series of importer companies in strategic markets. Experts predict that the motorcycle market will enjoy strong growth over the next few years, especially in Asia. In 2011, Ducati sold around 42,000 motorcycles and generated revenue of some €480 million, employing around 1,100 people.
The company was founded by Adriano and Marcello Ducati in Bologna in 1926. Known originally as Società Scientifica Radiobrevetti Ducati, it initially built parts for radios. It ventured into the manufacture of motorcycles in 1949.
Ducati has been actively involved in motorcycle racing for many decades through its racing division Ducati Corse. Its racing activities are currently focused on the Ducati official factory team in the MotoGP class of the Motorcycle World Championship and in the Superbike World Championship, supporting competitive private teams. Ducati won the manufacturers' championship in this latter class 17 times in 21 championships and the pilots' 14 times.
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After growing its user base to more than 150 million people, and selling to Facebook Inc. for $1-billion last year, the social network is now charged with becoming "a sustainable business," according to a post on its blog on Thursday.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Dona Ana Community College executive embroiled in controversy since the school's nursing program lost accreditation will retire in early 2014.
President Margie Huerta became a lightning rod for criticism after the nursing program lost its National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission standing in July and students were notified weeks later. They had to scramble to transfer to other schools. Her planned retirement was announced Thursday and the subject of discussion at Friday's New Mexico State University Board of Regent's meeting.
The interim president at NMSU praised Huerta's eight-year tenure for establishing the college as an important force in the region's [auth] economic development. But Manuel Pacheco acknowledged to the Albuquerque Journal (http://bit.ly/12qV07O ) that he'd received calls to fire Huerta, while say he also heard from people who thought she should stay.
Pacheco said Huerta plans to oversee the community college's efforts to regain the nursing program's accreditation. Some faculty with ties to the nursing program objected to that plan Friday.
"Based on past history, I don't think she'd be the appropriate person because of how she handled it the last time," said Earl Nissen, an adjunct professor who teaches a pre-nursing course.
Asked if the nursing program's troubles reflected poorly on Huerta's leadership, Pacheco said: "The best way to answer a question like that is whoever the president is has ultimate responsibility for everything that happens in the institution, but there's no one person who has total and exclusive responsibility for that. . Nobody knowingly or on purpose doesn't meet the criteria that are needed (for accreditation)."
The accreditation loss threatened job prospects for 109 community college nursing students, since most hospitals require nurses to graduate from an accredited program. Eventually, about three-fourths of the students transferred into NMSU's nursing program.
Since then, NMSU President Barbara Couture and executive vice president and provost Wendy Wilkins have resigned.
At the Regents meeting Friday, Brittany Barham, one of the nursing students who had to transfer, criticized Huerta's delayed retirement, saying she and other students were "all plagued by the lack of accountability in our eyes."
She said that none of the former Dona Ana nursing students had been interviewed about the accreditation loss by a university committee investigating the matter.
At the same meeting, seven current or former DACC faculty members praised Huerta's leadership and support for staff. Huerta presided over the construction of satellite campuses in Gadsden, Chaparral, Hatch and on the east side of Las Cruces.
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Discussion in 'November 2013' started by roscoe36, Oct 21, 2013.
He has an agenda against bad stats.
There are no positions in the new Positionless NBA.
Bynum and Datome were the bright spots...(and Andre).
So far "the bun" looks like a better version of JJ.
I like your post. Not going to agree or disagree, but just use it as a good thought starter. Cheeks) Never mind my rotations show no effort on my part, just go out there and do your best with what little I give you. Yeah, midway thru the first, Singler did come in. Can see where you could confuse that for reverse speed. I will give Jennings a break for one reason. Billups is not shooting guard, as old and slow as he is at the moment. Expecting Jennings to run without a shooting guard, and what's worse a guy who really just wants to get ops to do Jennings job for him, is quite an unreasonable expectation indeed. Yes, coach is the one who puts Jennings out there in a bad situation. I can only hope next game it changes. No way he should start Billups. Who is apparently slightly injured - just from playing too much. Something, if anyone noticed, that Billups avoided like the plague during preseason. For very good reason. Billups does not expect to be a huge part of the rotation this year. Coach should get on the right page on this. Billups can be a great asset in practices, and indeed could be quite an asset to us in short stints as our point guard when Jennings sits. Or he can be a huge problem by continuing to start at shooting guard. Coach's choice. PS, of course, Bynum being our designated backup point stops Billups from getting time there. Preaching to the choir on Singler. When he does try to look like part of our front line, its just pure comical. Combining a couple of things. If Pope did half the boneheaded plays that Stuckey does, he would be designated for the D League and never seen again. Pope is a rook, and has an excuse. What is Stuckey's excuse. Last game, Pope played 24 minutes. Quite convenient. And he was minus 1 during those 24 minutes. While in the other half of the game, without Pope, we were minus 17. Pope is young, and could easily play 44 minutes a game for us, or at least until fouls got up to 6. In what world does a coach stick with his "vets" at this point, when a rook clearly shows his worth. Time will tell. Like Friday. Will coach decide to change? Lets all hope so. Forget labels, play rotations that win. Top priority. And 2nd priority, get our young ones developed. I know player development is a dirty word around here to many, but in this case, we can play Pope, and address both priorities. Where are the Drummond pick and roll dunks when Jennings is in? And on that note, I thought Jennings was going to work on his going right. Yeah, Smith was hardly the problem. As far as I am concerned, coach conceded the game to start the 2nd half when he marched Singler out there at small forward. Mitchell looked raw. But it was his first real action this season. Whose fault is it really that he looked quite that raw? But he got 3 rebounds, and was found actually in plays around the basket. Indeed, he was in those plays sometimes well above the rim. Mitchell in for any of our bigs, and you do not notice any drop in physical presence up front. Its the way to go, not playing Singler at small forward. PS, JJ consistently looks better on our front line as a small forward as compared to Singler. To me, JJ has in no way played himself out of the rotation. But rather, its been a coach's bad choice of playing Singler over JJ at small forward just out of stubborness or not wanting to get Bynum out of the rotation. (Because he already has been not playing Pope at shooting guard, how could he then possibly find time for Singler there at this supposedly overcrowded position. A positions, shooting guard, where we actually only have one player on the team who can play the position - and his name is Pope. Singler probably the 2nd best.) If Datome can shoot well, even at shooting guard he might help us. We should be able to hide one slow player on defense. A rotation of Jennings, Pope, Smith, Monroe, Drummond, with a 2nd unit of Siva, Datome, Mitchell, Smith, Monroe could work. There would be an intermediate unit of Jennings, Pope, Datome, Mitchell, Drummond. This is an 8 man rotation, which never features more than one slow of foot player on defense at any one time - with the closest to that if you count Monroe as slow, but note he would be playing center for our 2nd unit, not power forward. CV did not play. So I won't slam his poor defense. Who knows, he may have surprised us and nailed a few threes. Datome did look horrible his first time out, but a whole lot better the 2nd. But the basic problem with CV is that he is even on the team. That is a GM problem.
Datome is a 3. A player with a speed problem isn't going to thrive at the 2 over the 3. Putting a slow guy on the perimeter is a recipe for disaster.
I agree. We need a 2 that can defend and hit outside shots. Perhaps he is already on our roster.
He has a nice stroke
This guy is used to be an MVP type player. Cheeks better start treating him that way so that he can get into his comfort zone. Give him 2 lockers. Let him skip practice if he wants. Start him. Let him call his own plays, etc.
Sure, and Singler did not play most of his games last year as our starting shooting guard. You must mention what is possible, even though you may have better ideas. Sure, I have said over and over, we just do not have any good option other than Pope at shooting guard. So we have to make do until the GM goes out and gets one.
Good discussion and thoughts from everyone.....but seems like we are writing off the season after seven games. I understand though....so much anticipation after seeing Monroe and Drummond blossom....and then adding Smith and Jennings to the mix you'd think we be 4-3 after seven....but that defense So far based on what I am hearing, these guys are second coming of the U-Con artists Charlie Villanueva and Ben Gordon
I watched the game again. Sure enough, Bynum only played positive in garbage time, after he came in with us down 29 and our opponent going to their bench. Pope was well positive, when played as a shooting guard in the 2nd half. Datome did nothing on defense, but did shoot well - indeed all his shots went toward making Bynum positive in that garbage time. And yes, I got to see Datome hit shots in non - garbage time before I say anything really about how he can help us with his shooting. I doubt it matters where we play him. We are going to have to hide him on defense regardless. Might as well play him at shooting guard as anywhere else, if his shooting is for real. Smith certainly did not hurt us. I broke down defensive play after defensive play, and it was not him hurting us. He took few shots in this game, only making the one layup on a fast break. But he also got a couple of nice assists, and one of his drives in resulted in his miss but an easy slam back by Drummond. I still hold that the coach conceded this game when he decided not to start Smith in the 2nd half. As far as our defense. Pretty bad. I will pick on one player though, for the worst defensive rotation of the game. Bynum came down, and completely passed on covering the shooter, and instead, he and Singler were found double teaming a player over toward the corner while the guy Bynum passed up swished a totally uncontested triple. I watched that several times, trying to see any other reason Bynum did what he did there, other than for being so short, he actually could not have affected the shooter in any case. Now, but that was not the biggest problem though. Too many times, players did not know what to do in a situation. Too many times an extra defender addressed the ball, leaving somebody else for an easy hoop at the basket or a wide open shot. Some of this can certainly be put on the fact the rotations keep changing. But hey, they are changing so much because coach chooses to use rotations that do not work. So, I put it mostly on the coach, although for sure, some players did make some bad decisions.
Yellow sub tweeter Brandon Jennings turned his back and walked away from Steph Curry early in the 1st Q while he was standing in the corner during an inbound play. You won't believe this, but Curry hit the shot.
Jennings was busy plotting his next field goal attempt. ...No time to check Curry.
"Steph Curry isn't a threat from the corner. Its just a bad shot" - Mo Cheeks "Steph Curry explodes with 60 points and sets a record with 30 3pt field goals as the Pistons leave him unmarked in the corner" - ESPN
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Development of a Comprehensive Sequencing Assay for Inherited Cardiac Condition Genes
Clinical genetic testing for inherited cardiac conditions (ICC) began in the late twentieth century and has since rapidly expanded from single gene testing via Sanger sequencing to routinely interrogating large numbers of genes via next-generation sequencing (NGS). Catalyzed by the disruptive innovation of NGS, major paradigm changes have taken place in the medical genetics field. Historically, genetic tests were configured for a single disorder and testing was typically performed after a clinical diagnosis had been established. As genetic testing is more widely adopted in the clinic, it has been increasingly recognized that the phenotypic spectrum of many disorders is larger than appreciated and that sequencing a broader array of genes covering related clinical entities can aid in establishing or refining a clinical diagnosis [1]. For this reason, large multi-disease gene panels are now frequently utilized for disorders with clinical and genetic heterogeneity including many inherited cardiac conditions. For example, gene panels for dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) now typically also include genes associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) as these disorders can be the primary genetic etiology in a patient with DCM [2]. Similarly, sequencing tests for Noonan syndrome initially included only Noonan syndrome genes but today cover overlapping rasopathies [3].
With NGS prices continuing to drop, molecular genetic testing laboratories are beginning to adopt whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing (WES, WGS). Using those assays as a first-line genetic test seems to be within reach, which has recently spurred a debate as to what NGS test is appropriate for which clinical scenario. WES and WGS have thus far been mostly used for patients with complex diagnoses or for patients where other testing options yielded no result. However, these assays still have important drawbacks such as incomplete coverage of critical genes. This tends to be a lesser problem for most gene panels, which may therefore still be the better choice for patients with a well-established diagnosis where complete coverage of the main disease associated genes is paramount.
In this issue of the journal, Pua et al. describe a targeted gene capture panel covering 174 genes for the most prevalent inherited cardiac conditions (including arrhythmias, cardiomyopathies, aortopathies, and hyperlipidemias). Genes were selected to cast a wide net and include well-known disease genes and also genes whose disease association is less well established at this point. An in-depth curation of the level of evidence behind each gene is beyond the scope of this work but is being addressed by expert-driven community efforts such as the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) [4]. The authors describe the analytic performance of this panel using Illumina's Nextera capture assay followed by sequencing on the widely used MiSeq (∼300× mean depth) in addition to the NextSeq500 instrument (∼600×). Additionally, the completeness of coverage of the main disease genes was compared to standard WES (∼70× mean depth), deep WES (∼500×), and WGS (∼70×). At a very high analytical accuracy, their panel clearly (and expectedly) outperformed WES and WGS in terms of completeness of the main disease genes though this difference was less pronounced for deep WES and WGS.
Part of the debate on whether exome sequencing can soon replace gene panels has focused on the increasing rate of disease gene discovery our community has been experiencing, making static gene panels potentially vulnerable to being outdated quickly. On the other hand, it is important to point out that few newly discovered disease genes are immediately supported by a level of evidence that warrants inclusion in clinical diagnostic tests. For most genes, it takes years until the initial discovery is replicated and supported by additional lines of evidence and many represent a rare cause of disease. WES can be a viable alternative to targeted panels, particularly if completed by Sanger fill-in of important disease genes to ensure complete coverage. However, for most diagnostic laboratories, the implementation of WES or WGS assays, let alone their complementation with Sanger fill-in approach assays, is currently still out of reach. Well-designed comprehensive gene panels such as the one developed by Pua et al. are therefore a viable and adequate testing approach for genetically and clinically heterogeneous disorders for the near-term future.


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Metal corner bead separating from wall
Is this a sign of something significant wrong with the structure or just a usual home repair? We are looking at a condo and on the visit we noticed that in several places around condo the metal corner beading is pulling away from one wall or the other. The condo is about 30 years old. My house is 20 years older but does not show the same condition.
Without a picture Im assuming your problem is shrinkage. To fix this problem you can nail the corner bead every 4 inches and avoid flattening the corner bead when fastening the nails. Then cover with drywall mud, sand, prime and paint.
That is a sign if a poorly set metal corner bead---nothing uncommon--just a sloppy drywall guy---
Many times I find lifting metal corner beads. Usually if one side is lifting, it is on the wide side of the stud vs. the narrow edge of that stud. Lumber expands/contracts more on the wider face than on its edge, working the fasteners loose or creating stress there. http://www.paintsource.net/pages/sol...ood_shrink.htm
Around here on older houses (before DIY was popular due to internet), the metal c.b. was applied by pros (and as Mike said- not all pros) with adequate fastening, the seasonal (or indoor by HVAC) changes in humidity can disrupt the finish. Fasteners into the framing at the corners is the problem, use a paper faced metal corner bead that won't have the movement as it is fastened to the drywall only, not the wood framing. This should change your odds that any corner crack/separation won't happen again. The older c.b. has a 3/16" hole every 4" for joint compound to help adhere it to the drywall, the newer ones have holes twice that size and closer spacing (someone learned). http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/cata...gry=SEARCH+ALL
If you refasten, don't use the bigger (mud) holes: http://literature.usg.com/pdf/J1445.pdf
Fig.5, and read "Corner bead" pp.5 and 6: http://bestdrywall.com/files/ReduceCallbacks.pdf
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This is probably not a real bad problem. It can be fixed easily, some say put nails in, but I say put a little mesh over top the crack, and coat it with some mud before repainting. This will fix the crack and it shoud not come back, many great tips can be found on
Mesh tape will show movement faster than paper tape. I would not recommend it for this application.
Just take the old bead off and put new up, make sure you nail and tape it.I have seen alot of amature tapers not tape the bead thats one reason it cracks.
all the corner bead i removed around the window and door openings in my house was nailed every 18 inches and was loose. it's the only real bad workmanship i have found in the whole house. i could measure and find the nails they were so consistant. its faster to use less nails.
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Leonard Edward Walters, 71, of 408 Railroad Ave., died Wednesday (June 18, 2014) at his home.
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At the time, it was referred to as the 'regular formation' and used by every collegiate team. The trend did not last long though, as Glenn 'Pop' Warner's single-wing captured the fancy of coaches across the country. The T-formation was then put on the back burner and nearly forgotten by many within the game.
Skip forward nearly half a century to the Chicago Bears and its founder, owner, and head coach, George 'Papa Bear' Halas. Although every team in the newly-created NFL used a version of the single-wing, Halas stayed true to football's original formation. He used the T with mixed results for 10 seasons before retiring briefly in 1929. Although the Bears had great success during Halas' first stint as head coach, most of it came because of their dominating defense. All that changed with the hiring of two men: Ralph Jones and Clark Shaughnessy.
Halas chose Jones as his head coach and made Shaughnessy, who was the head coach at the nearby University of Chicago, an advisor to the team. Their constant tweaking of the T-formation, along with a 1933 rule change that allowed passing from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage, turned the long-forgotten formation into an unstoppable force.
The T-formation is a simple set-up that lines three backs in a row behind the quarterback. The QB takes the snap directly from center, which was a big change from the single-wing and its direct snap to the tailback, before handing the ball off to one of his backs. In this day and age, the direct snap from center to QB is taken for granted, but back in the 1930s it was revolutionary. The hand-to-hand snap sped up the action and allowed the running backs to hit the holes at full speed – in the single-wing, the tailback had to wait for the ball to get to him, corral it, and then start running. This slight change had arguably the biggest impact of any innovation in the history of the sport in shaping offense as we currently know it.
Jones and Shaughnessy began sending one back in motion toward the sideline before passing the ball to him. This was revolutionary in itself, as the man in motion up until that time had been used as nothing but a decoy. This spread opposing defenses out and allowed more room to run in the middle of the field. The two men also decided to make the splits between the offensive linemen wider, forcing the defensive line to open up accordingly. On a quick dive play, the staple of the T, the linemen did not have to double-team at the point of attack to move the defender out of the hole as they did in the single-wing. Instead, with the back now hitting the hole so quickly, all the linemen had to do was hold their opponents in place and let the runner slide through the hole already created by the wide splits.
Since most defenses were certain to react to the first move of the quarterback, Halas' coaches created a series of counter, or 'misdirection' plays. The QB would spin away from the line and fake a dive before either handing off or pitching the ball to another back headed in the opposite direction. The fake handoff also came in handy for play-action passes, the only type of pass plays in the T-formation. Opposing defenses not only had to worry about the myriad running plays being run towards either side of the line, but they also had to account for the pass on any given play. It was a far cry from the brute-force game of years past.
The scheme was complicated for its time and often referred to as a gadget offense. It took Halas and his coaches nearly a decade to perfect it. The T-formation's main problem was its dependence on a quarterback who was intelligent, could throw accurately, and can handle the ball deftly. In those days and even still today, players with that skill set were hard to come by – although easier to find than the triple-threat tailback of the single-wing. Halas soon found his man when Chicago chose Columbia University tailback Sid Luckman in the first round of the 1939 draft.
Luckman was the perfect choice to quarterback the newfound T-formation. His quick thinking and ball-handling skills made him a star in the blue and orange. In just his first season, the Bears led the NFL in rushing yardage, passing yardage, and scoring. Nobody in the league paid much attention though as the Bears finished second in the Western Conference to the Packers, who went on to beat the Giants 27-0 for the NFL championship.
But in 1940, people began to notice how potent the T-formation offense was. With a newly perfected offensive scheme and a fantastic quarterback to execute it, the Bears steamrolled through the league. Their final victory that season came in the NFL championship game, where they defeated the Washington Redskins 73-0. After this unheard of blowout, every team in the league went scurrying to copy Halas' T-formation.
That year, Shaughnessy moved on to coach Stanford. He brought with him the T-formation that he had developed with Halas and Jones while in Chicago. But not everyone was impressed with the new offense. Warner, who had found much success with the single-wing, was one of its disbelievers.
Said Warner, "If Stanford ever wins a single game with that crazy formation, you can throw all the football I ever knew into the Pacific Ocean. What they're doing is ridiculous."
Stanford went on to win the Rose Bowl the following season.
Nearly every offensive formation in the current game is an offshoot of the T. Without its resurrection by Halas and the Bears, the game of football as we know it might be completely different. Which is why nearly every Chicagoan sings its praises in one of the final stanzas of the Bears' fight song, Bear Down Chicago Bears:
"We'll never forget the way you thrilled the nation with your T-formation."
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This recipe goes back over 30 years and I still make today, it's the most delicious dependable never-fail moist cake that is so easy to make, just dump everything into one large bowl, there is no need to beat eggs first, if like a slight orange/chocolate flavor use orange juice or you may use half juice and water you could use all water if desired ---my family calls this the Oreo cake as it tastes similar to the chocolate wafer part of an Oreo cookie, I sometimes slice in half and spread a vanilla frosting in the middle --- please make certain to generously grease and flour your pan, I always use my Pan Release, Professional Pan Coating (Better Than Pam Spray!) for this --- this is one cake you will make over and over again and it's perfect to take to a potluck! --- for glaze see my Chocolate Glaze for Cakes (That Hardens)
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This really is one of those dump-it-all-in-at-the-same-time one-bowl cake wonders that is impossible to goof up. The colour is beautifully rich and deep with a flavour to match. I use 1/2 cup strong coffee as part of the water, and omit the juice and orange flavouring just because of a citrus allergy. I like the Hershey's premium extra special cocoa.
One time I tried using 1/2 cup less oil as an experiment and the cake was quite dry for my taste, so the oil in the cake really is necessary for its moist texture. Kittencal knows best.
Being such a reliable, super quick and easy bundt cake, it is one of my go-to's for funerals, and club events. It is mind bogglingly yummy topped with Kittencal's chocolate glaze!
I always bake mine in a much used, well greased and floured heavy-weight dark cast Nordic Ware bundt pan and reduce the temperature by 20 degrees (which happens to work best in my oven). Cooled on the rack for 10 minutes, and it falls out effortlessly every time.
One little trick I use is to 'drop' the batter filled pan on the countertop once or twice (only a distance of 1 inch!) to get rid of the largest bubbles just before popping it in the oven. With my really fancy patterned Nordic Ware pans, I find that this particularly helps with the detail. Sometimes some of those highly detailed pans do require a little coaxing around the edges with the fingertips to 'break the suction' and get them out in one piece and is true whatever recipe you use.
This cake is a masterpiece. Thank you again to our wonderful and always reliable Kittencal!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 2⁄3 cup cocoa, sifted
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
- 1 1⁄2 cups unsweetened orange juice (or use 3/4 cup each juice and water or 1-1/2 cups water)
- 3 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1⁄4 cups canola oil or 1 1⁄4 cups vegetable oil
Directions See How It's Made
- Set oven to 350 degrees F.
- Set rack to second-lowest position.
- Generously grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan (I use my Pan Release for this, make certain to well-grease your pan!).
- In an extra large mixing bowl, combine all the cake ingredients; mix on medium speed of an electric mixer for about 3 minutes or until very well combined.
- Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until the cake tests done (if using the streusal the cake will take slightly longer to bake).
- Cool in pan for about 15-20 minutes before removing.
- Frost or glaze if desired when completely cooled.
- STREUSAL; this is only optional and may be sprinkled in the middle of the batter, mix together 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts with 1/4 cup shredded coconut, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon and 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder.


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Great post, I am also commited and carry all the time, even at home.
This is a discussion on Committed or just involved within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; When it comes to breakfast the pig is committed. He becomes a tasty slice of bacon. The chicken on the other hand is just involved. ...
When it comes to breakfast the pig is committed. He becomes a tasty slice of bacon. The chicken on the other hand is just involved. She donates an egg. When it comes to concealed carry are you committed or just involved.
I don't carry at schools or other prohibited places, but I can't remember the last time I went out without being armed. If I'm at home and wearing pants I'm wearing my gun. The only time I'm unarmed is when I'm in bed and at those times my weapon is about one foot away on the nightstand. I don't do this because I'm living in fear. I live and work in very safe communities. I do it because I made a commitment. Here's my logic.
It is an undeniable fact anyone can be a victim of violent crime at any time and any place, therefore any concepts of times or places where you may not be required to fight for your very life at the drop of a hat are just so much cow dung. I'm sure the time is comming when some fair weather cc'er is faced with "the event" and reaches for their gun where it is supposed to be and comes out with nothing but air. Here's my point.
If you havn't yet made a commitment to be armed at all times, (when it's legal and not aginst you're employers policy), get off the fence and do so. Concerns about what other people think or what the sitiuation might be just don't cut it. I personally can't understand the person that will make the decision to carry a loaded weapon, which to me is a very big and serious decision and then decide that on occasion they will not carry.
"You have to answer for Santino, Carlo. You fingered Sonny for the Barzini people."
Great post, I am also commited and carry all the time, even at home.
"Don't be afraid to see what you see.
-Ronald Reagan-
+1 on that. I take my gun ALL the time, even if it's just out to grab the mail. Good post.
Committed! (When and where legal)
ALWAYS carry! - NEVER tell!
"A superior Operator is best defined as someone who uses his superior
judgement to keep himself out of situations that would require a display of his
superior skills."
Mmmmm...what do I think?
OK, I'll side with the committed folks.
Stay armed...stay committed...stay safe!
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Don't forget, some times a little Chicken salad is good also.
Committed, It is with me always when legal.
Yup, same here.
Duty, Honor, Country...MEDIC!!!
¡Cuánto duele crecer, cuan hondo es el dolor de alzarse en puntillas y observar con temblores de angustia, esa cosa tremenda, que es la vida del hombre! - René Marqués
careful calling yourself committed. They might just commit you to the crazyhouse.
I carry everytime I leave the house. If I have to go to the kids school I lock in the safe in the truck and I park off school property.
So I guess COMMITTED!!!!!!
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when I'm at home i may not wear a gun but that doesn't mean there isn't a loaded one on the coffee table
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Loaded firearm in every room of my home and my wife and I always cc
We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police
Trying to differentiate between committed and involved...seems one and the same. Do I carry in the shower...no. Do I believe and practice self-defense...yes.
For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the son of man be. Mathew 24:27
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Interesting posts, to say the least. Perhaps I'm either too old or just plain stupid. However, my life experiences has me thinking of risk vs. threat. Statistically, I feel the chances of someone barging in my home are actually pretty low. Conversely, I feel that my chances of being challenged in public are considerably higher. Based on this simple premise, I've decided that in the home, I'll have a gun readily available vs. immediately available. I want to ensure that if something goes bump in the night I don't instinctively react with deadly force before my cognition is intact.
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Submitted to: Photosynthesis Research
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Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Citation: Gong, P., Wu, G., Ort, D.R. 2006. Slow dark deactivation of Arabidopsis chloroplast ATP synthase caused by a mutation in a nonplastic SAC domain protein. Photosynthesis Research. 88:133-142. Interpretive Summary: The regulation of key enzymes in photosynthesis by light is a central factor in ensuring efficient energy storage in the rapidly changing light environment of natural habitats. The chloroplast coupling factor is one of the important enzymes regulated by light ensuring that ATP synthesis can occur efficiently when amble light is available but preventing the wasteful hydrolysis of ATP at night or when light is very low. There are still central features about the light-regulation of coupling factor activity that remained to be established and mutants of the light regulation process is one useful approach to further understand this process in leaves. In this paper we report on the cloning of mutation that interferes with the normal light regulation of development of coupling factor activity showing that is located in a protein that is involved in phosphoinositidie signaling. This study is relevant to agricultural and plant scientists interested in the regulation of photosynthesis by light.
Technical Abstract: A recessive mutant of Arabidopsis showed anomalous ATP synthase activation/deactivation characteristics as well as a distinct growth phenotype compared to the wild type. The most significant feature of this mutant is that the deactivation of ATP synthase induced by dark adaptation is very slow, indicating interference with ATP synthase regulation. Physical mapping delimited the mutation to a region in a pair of bacterial artificial chromosomes clones T16L24 and F24G16. T-DNA insertion mutants of all 34 putative genes located in this region were analyzed, and two homozygous T-DNA mutant lines of the same gene, At3g59770, had phenotypes indistinquishable from the mutant. Sequence analysis revealed a point mutation of G to A producing an amino acid substitution from Trp to Stop, thereby coding a truncated protein. At3g59770 encodes a protein with a SAC domain, a WW domain, and an ATP/GTP-binding site motif A and is known as SAC9. RT-PCR was used to amplify gene specific fragments and showed that the T-DNA mutants did not have full length transcripts whereas the point mutant fully transcribed the mutated mRNA. The RNA expression levels of the At3g59770 gene in different tissues of wild type plants were further investigated by real-time PCR showing that expression was highest in the leaves. No direct explanation of how dysfunction of the SAC 9 protein interferes with ATP synthase deactivation is apparent but may involve alteration in phosphoinositidies signaling inducing a stress mimicry response.


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Happy New Year! Bonne Année!
I hope you had a wonderful holiday season and a great start to this new year. I relieved myself of the pressure of making special holiday posts and any posts whatsoever last week just to spend more time unencumbered and to get things back in order in my mind, soul, and existence. And because I didn't formally wish you a Merry Christmas here on the blog ... here's the front of our family card:
We enjoyed quite a wonderful Christmas day ...
... with plenty of treats for everyone, including Goldie!
Morning lattes and mimosas along with cinnamon rolls and bacon was a beautiful way to welcome the day, followed by the reading of the Christmas Story, then the opening of the gifts.
Not everything is done to get organized for this new year, but I'm on a trek to make it happen.
This past weekend was full of cleaning things up just as the whole week had been. The cleaning bug bit me on New Year's Day and I did a ton of it. Over the weekend, I got much of the Christmas decor packed up. I'd prefer that our American culture was more forgiving towards leaving it up at least till the Day of Epiphanie, All King's Day, the 12th Day of Christmas (today! January 6!). Our lit tree is still standing and I'll be happy to enjoy that ... especially on cozy evenings with candles burning. We'll keep the season going just a little longer till we find time to get it packed away completely.
It's now Monday morning and we have a full week ahead. Regular schedules at work, deadlines to meet, and to-do lists to accomplish. Hello 2014.
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A large fire destroyed a southern Indiana restaurant, with flames soaring high through the roof as it burned overnight.
Authorities say the fire broke out late Monday at Sam's Food & Spirits in New Albany.
Police tell the News and Tribune that no one was inside at the time and no injuries were immediately reported. It took firefighters about three hours to put out the fire, after an alarm came in from a kitchen sensor.
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Prince Charles seems to be making a habit out of sneaking surprisingly candid announcements out on his new website.
Then there's his obsession for Christmas balls, sneaking into the opera without paying, and discreetly urinating in the street.
After sneaking in under the cover of night, the vandals chose these symbols to deface.
ARIES Trust and satisfy your sneaking suspicions, probing situations for hidden agendas and would-be caveats.
Feeling emboldened, we got into our SUVs and drove right past the fence, going south, as if we were sneaking into Mexico.
But see a gentleman liar or thief at his sneaking, cowardly work, and admiration is impossible.
"There, Squire Fairfield, you can see them sneaking off like sheep-stealers," said Dock.
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1550s (implied in sneakish), perhaps from some dialectal survival of Middle English sniken "to creep, crawl" (c.1200), related to Old English snican "to sneak along, creep, crawl," from Proto-Germanic *sneikanan, which is related to the root of snake (n.). Of feelings, suspicions, etc., from 1748. Transitive sense, "to partake of surreptitiously" is from 1883. Related: Sneaking. Sneak-thief first recorded 1859; sneak-preview is from 1938.
"a sneaking person; mean, contemptible fellow," 1640s, from sneak (v.).
"a sneaking person; mean, contemptible fellow," 1640s, from sneak (v.).
(also sneak preview): After a sneak in Chicago they decided to shelve it
To show a movie unexpectedly to an audience in order to assess its appeal: We sneaked it in several cities (1960s+ Movie studio)