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Organic Cajun Seasoning
Organic Cajun seasoning comes from a style of cooking named for the French-speaking Acadian people deported by the British from Acadia in Canada to the Acadiana region of Louisiana. It is what could be called a rustic cuisine; locally available ingredients predominate and preparation is simple.
An authentic Cajun meal is usually a three-pot affair, with one pot dedicated to the main dish, one dedicated to steamed rice, special made sausages, or some seafood dish, and the third containing whatever vegetable is plentiful or available. Shrimp and pork sausage are staple meats used in a variety of dishes.
The aromatic vegetables green bell pepper (poivron), onion, and celery are called the holy trinity by Cajun chefs in Cajun and Creole cuisines. Roughly diced and combined in cooking, the method is similar to the use of the mirepoix in traditional French cuisine which blends roughly diced onion, celery and carrot. Characteristic aromatics for the Creole version may also include parsley, bay leaf, green onions, dried cayenne pepper, and dried black pepper.
Around 1755, Acadians were forced out of their settlements by the British, and as a result, they migrated in 1755 in what was called le Grand Dérangement, eventually settling in Southern Louisiana. Due to the extreme change in climate, Acadians were unable to cook their original dishes. Soon, their former culinary traditions were lost, and so, these other meals developed to become what is now considered classic Cajun cuisine traditions (not to be confused with the more modern concept associated with Prudhomme's style). Up through the 20th century, the meals were not elaborate but instead, rather basic. The public's false perception of "Cajun" cuisine was based on Prudhomme's style of Cajun cooking, which was spicy, flavorful, and not true to the classic form of the cuisine. Cajun and Creole label have been mistaken to be the same, but the origins of Creole cooking began in New Orleans, and Cajun cooking came 40 years after the establishment of New Orleans down south on the bayou. Today, most restaurants serve dishes that consist of Cajun styles, which Paul Prudhomme dubbed "Louisiana cooking". In home-cooking, these individual styles are still kept separate. However, there are fewer and fewer people cooking the classic Cajun dishes that would have been eaten by the original settlers.
Cajun cooking methods
- Barbecuing – similar to "slow and low" Southern barbecue traditions, but with Creole / Cajun seasoning.
- Baking – direct and indirect dry heat in a furnace or oven, faster than smoking but slower than grilling.
- Grilling – direct heat on a shallow surface, fastest of all variants; sub-variants include:
- Charbroiling – direct dry heat on a solid surface with wide raised ridges.
- Gridironing – direct dry heat on a solid or hollow surface with narrow raised ridges.
- Griddling – direct dry or moist heat along with the use of oils and butter on a flat surface.
- Braising – combining a direct dry heat charbroil-grill or gridiron-grill with a pot filled with broth for direct moist heat, faster than smoking but slower than regular grilling and baking; time starts fast, slows down, then speeds up again to finish.
- Boiling – as in boiling of crabs, crayfish, or shrimp, in seasoned liquid.
- Deep frying
- Smothering – cooking a vegetable or meat with low heat and small amounts of water or stock, similar to braising. Étouffée is a popular variant done with crayfish or shrimp.
- Pan-broiling or pan-frying.
- Injecting – using a large syringe-type setup to place seasoning deep inside large cuts of meat. This technique is much newer than the others on this list, but very common in Cajun Country
- Stewing, also known as fricassée.
Deep-frying of turkeys or oven-roasted turduckens entered southern Louisiana cuisine more recently. Also, blackening of fish or chicken and barbecuing of shrimp in the shell are excluded because they were not prepared in traditional Cajun cuisine. Blackening was actually an invention by chef Paul Prudhomme in the 1970's, becoming associated with Cajun cooking, and presented as such by him, but is not a true historical or traditional Cajun cooking process.

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The Trait system was a feature of Diablo III introduced during BlizzCon 2010. Traits were passive skills that allow character customization and diversifying builds. They altered core character attributes and, to some extent, even mechanics of the class. They were replaced with Passive Skills before the game was released.
Traits were mostly unique to character classes, with some overlap. They were designed specifically to replace the statistics from Diablo II, as this system has become outdated and didn't allow genuine character customization. Since active skills and passive skills (traits) have now been completely separated, players no longer need to feel like they are 'sacrificing' points in order to get permanent benefits and not spectacular skills and abilities.
Traits let players diversify their builds and create characters they want. For example, if a player wished to play a strong and tough Barbarian, they could choose traits like Legendary Might (increases Strength) or Iron Skin (increases Armor). Alternatively, if a player wanted to build a more damage-oriented Berserker Barbarian, they could choose traits that increase attack rate or power of debuffs on their enemies.
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A shocking defense will make enemies ponder the wisdom of their assault.
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"While most orders teach the merits of calming the seas of the soul, the guardians of Arreat have embraced the raging inner storm." - Chronicler Ravgres
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The Boston Architectural College is a dynamic institution on the leading edge of design education. Located in the heart of Boston's Back Bay, the BAC is an independent college of spatial design, founded in 1889. With over 1100 degree program students, the BAC offers accredited undergraduate and graduate programs onsite and online in Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture and Design Studies, and stresses excellence in practice-based professional education, and accessibility to the design professions. BAC Professional & Continuing Education offers classes and certificate programs for design professionals who wish to enhance skills and increase expertise. Within P&CE, The Landscape Institute and the Sustainable Design Institute bring together faculty and students interested in conducting research and learning on subjects of intense interest. The BAC's central location and strong links with the design community make it a strategic educational center.
MISSION The BAC provides excellence in design education emerging from practice and accessible to diverse communities.
VISION To be the recognized leader in the education of design professionals, connecting theory and practice and engaging educators, practitioners, allied professions and the public.
Founded as a club for architects in the Boston area, the BAC has maintained close ties to the professional design community throughout its long history. These ties are especially evident today in the BAC's faculty of practicing professionals, many of whom volunteer their time to teach at the College, serve as mentors and advisors for student projects, and work on various College committees. It is also evident in the BAC's commitment to concurrent academic and practice-based curricula as the cornerstone of a design education. The BAC has remained true to its founding principles of affordability and accessibility, making an education in design available to all those who express an interest and the willingness to complete the program requirements.
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Devils might be on the move
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Updated: January 23, 2004, 2:35 PM ETBy By Jim Wilkie | NHL Insider
Amidst the anticipation of the New York Rangers unnecessarily adding yet another high-priced, declining forward older than 30, the two other teams in the New York City area have some interesting plotlines of their own this weekend.
But as usual, the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils, two teams with less tradition but more Stanley Cups than the Broadway Blueshirts in the past 25 years, were overshadowed by the Rangers' pursuit of Washington Capitals right winger Jaromir Jagr.
Peter Laviolette would love to beat his former team.
On Friday night the Islanders (22-20-4-1) travel to Carolina to face former head coach Peter Laviolette for the first time since he was fired after last season. Laviolette, who took over the Hurricanes from the fired Paul Maurice in December, was dumped after something akin to a players' coup despite leading the Isles to their only two playoff berths in the past nine seasons.
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Fitzroy's famous sports pub has undergone a major refurb under new ownership, but lost a bit of its soul in the process
How you feel about the new look of The Rose will depend a lot on how you felt about the old one. The first review I ever wrote for Time Out Melbourne was a love letter to the old boozer that reminded me of a childhood spent playing under the tables of the pubs in this neighbourhood. The Rose has been a second home to me for years, and it's not the same anymore. But all the nostalgia in the world can't make up for a broken business model, and we can be thankful that The Rose still stands while so many others have been turned into condos.
Some things haven't changed: the rotating blue Carlton clock above the stained glass window in the corner; the 20th century sports memorabilia around the room; a couple of old boys sitting in the corner drinking Coopers. But much has changed, too. The room is far brighter, more modern and far less shabby (or comfortable, depending on your perspective) than it was. Exposed bricks, concrete floors and iron beams create a look somewhere between Flinders Lane eatery and furniture showroom.
Sports are still a thing, with four big screens around the room playing the footy. But in a pub that was once packed with all ages every game day, on a Sunday at the height of the season the sound's not even on, and no one seems to be watching anyway. The children's books are gone from the shelf in the hall, as are the carpeted floors, so hiding under the table seems a bit less inviting.
Beer selection is good and well balanced with Brooklyn, Cavalier and Boatrocker's Alpha Queen (possibly the best American style pale ale ever made) as well as old favourites Coopers and Carlton. The food is still simple and inexpensive, but with more attention to ingredients and presentation. Sausage rolls crusted with fennel seeds make great tomato sauce vehicles while salt'n'vinegar onion rings are as good as they sound; battered hoops dusted with powdered vinegar for addictive munching.
Everything about the new look Rose is perfectly fine. They've retained all the elements that made her a spectacular local, but I'm just not sure how much they believe in those things. Hopefully over time The Rose can regain a bit of its soul.
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For a while there last year, it looked like Emma Thompson's script for the film "Effie" was never going to reach production. The film is based on the true love affair between Victorian artist, architect, poet and political thinker John Ruskin and his wife, Effie Gray, and the mysterious circumstances over why their marriage was never consummated, leaving Effie a virgin until she remarried Ruskin's protege, painter John Everett Millais.
I have to say, Dakota looks almost regal in her flowing slate-coloured skirt her, cream blouse over her corseted waist, and her fur stole around her shoulders.
Filmmaker Richard Laxton has to be relieved, since Effie has been at the centre of some controversy in its long development life. It was gearing up to shoot last year with a cast in place, but was thrown into doubt when playwright Gregory Murphy sued for copyright infringement thanks to his stage take on the marriage, The Countess. But that's now been sorted and the movie is going forward…
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I am just a hobby cake decorator, have only been doing them since the end of march this year for friends and family and I have then only charged for ingredients if at all. Now my cousin's cousin has asked me to make a cake for her sons birthday and I am not sure what to charge her for it, it cost me about £20 for all the ingredients, and as she is kind of family I don't want to charge a lot, but at the same time I would like to start making some money on them to put towards expanding my collection of cake decorating 'stuff'. The cake in question is in my photos and it is the Xbox cake. It is 2 layers of 12 inch by 8 inch sponge with jam and buttercream covered with fondant plus the controllers are cake covered with fondant.
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The Mobile Music World – A Look At Music Lovers From An App Perspective
When we created our headphone cord protection product we always had the mobile music lover in mind. As traveling enthusiasts of music ourselves we were tired of never having the right solution for our earbud and headphone wires and as the famous saying goes in this case "necessity was truly the mother of invention" in this case. Wanting to initially only help ourselves we started to take notice on just how big of a trend mobile music was becoming. Since the beginning of time humans have enjoyed music and now with the creation of the internet and music online we have the ability to enjoy music wherever we are now more then ever before. Mobile music is about enjoying a personal art medium worry and hassle free and that is what we are ultimately about as well. Lets take a look at a few statistics from the app tapjoy network to get a little better idea about we are so excited to be joining the mobile music space and industry.
Encouraging Mobile Music Stat #1: 90% Percentage of Mobile Music Lovers That Have Multiple Music Apps on Their Smartphones, Tablets or Other Mobile Devices
What we really like about this stat is the fact that is shows that people that enjoy mobile music also like variety and are willing to try new products and services. We often feel that if we could only get people to try our product that it is something they would find truly valuable in improving their overall mobile music experience.
Encouraging Mobile Music Stat #2: 1 in 3 People Prefer Their Mobile Device Over The Desktop or Radio When Discovering New Music
This fact really highlights how popular mobile music is truly becoming. People are making the transition to a more mobile world and that means there will be a need for products and services to follow. Headphones are smaller. Listening devices are smaller. Music's ability to be present in our lives in new and unique ways is really driving all the new innovations in that are coming out and we hope that our products will at the very least be a small part of this new mobile music revolution.
Encouraging Mobile Music Stat #3: 62% Spend At Least 3 Hours Per Week Gaming and Listening To Game Music
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Assessing meiofaunal variation among individuals utilising morphological and molecular approaches: an example using the Tardigrada
Meiofauna – multicellular animals captured between sieve size 45 μm and 1000 μm – are a fundamental component of terrestrial, and marine benthic ecosystems, forming an integral element of food webs, and playing a critical roll in nutrient recycling. Most phyla have meiofaunal representatives and studies of these taxa impact on a wide variety of sub-disciplines as well as having social and economic implications. However, studies of variation in meiofauna are presented with several important challenges. Isolating individuals from a sample substrate is a time consuming process, and identification requires increasingly scarce taxonomic expertise. Finding suitable morphological characters in many of these organisms is often difficult even for experts. Molecular markers are extremely useful for identifying variation in morphologically conserved organisms. However, for many species markers need to be developed
To isolate individual tardigrades from their habitat substrate we used a non-toxic density gradient media that did not interfere with downstream biochemical processes. Using a simple DNA release technique and nested polymerase chain reaction with universal primers we were able amplify multi-copy and, to some extent, single copy genes from individual tardigrades. Maximum likelihood trees from ribosomal 18S, mitochondrial
Molecular results obtained from individuals, rather than pooled samples, are a prerequisite to enable levels of variation to be placed into context. In this study we have provided a proof of principle of this approach for meiofaunal tardigrades, an important group of soil biota previously not considered amenable to such studies, thereby paving the way for more comprehensive phylogenetic studies using multiple nuclear markers, and population genetic studies.
Assessing variation within and between species provides information relating to taxonomic relationships
Molecular phylogenetic techniques take advantage of developments in our ability to detect variation in DNA, effectively increasing the resolution available in comparison with morphological or phenotypic variation. This can be particularly useful when dealing with morphologically conserved groups. Each base change in a DNA sequence is analogous to a distinct morphological character in a phylogenetic analysis, which means many hundreds of characters can potentially be included in a single gene analysis. Models have been developed to take rates of evolution and homoplasy into account
An important advantage of molecular data is that independent replication is possible. A phylogeny based on a single gene provides information regarding the history of and relationships between the taxa sampled. However, the information is limited to the occurrence of mutations and results in what is known as the genetree/species tree problem
It is often not appreciated that transferring molecular techniques from the few "model" organisms that are the focus of intense laboratory research to the more numerous but less studied groups is not straightforward. Conversely, molecular ecologists who work on meiofauna and other invertebrates may be surprised when they find their difficulties are not appreciated by the wider scientific community. DNA quantity is a major issue with tiny organisms. To increase DNA yield, the whole organism or, more often several pooled individuals, are used in extractions and, thus, problems with contaminants from gut contents or commensal organisms arise
Tardigrades are found in most terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats, including some remote Antarctic nunataks where they are found in the absence of the otherwise ubiquitous nematodes
In this paper we describe a method that enables the quantitative and qualitative assessment of morphology and genetic variation among individual tardigrades. The method includes a novel technique for separating all organisms from their substrate as compared with "cherry-picking" visible organisms under a dissecting microscope, a simple DNA release technique applicable at the individual level, and a general protocol for amplifying genomic DNA from multicopy and single copy genes. Previous studies have amplified multi-copy 18S and high-copy number (CO1) genes from tardigrades
Results and Discussion
Sample collection and preparation
Separating meiofauna from the substrate can be done in two ways: "cherry-picking" individuals using a pipette or Irwin loop under a microscope, or mechanically separation, usually using a density gradient. "Cherry-picking" is a fast technique if only a few specifically targeted individuals are required and the organisms are easily identifiable from the substrate. However, if quantitative biomass and diversity data are required this technique will be biased towards larger, vagile and more or less pigmented organisms (depending upon which contrasts with the substrate). Where quantitative and qualitative results are required to extract all individuals from a substrate the cherry-picking approach is inappropriate and such studies have adopted mechanical separation using density gradients [see
DNA extraction
Taking into account the limited amount of DNA available in a single tardigrade we opted for a DNA release method rather than an extraction method to maximise the amount of DNA available. We trialled several different release methods (NaOH digestion,
DNA quantification
In order to quantify DNA concentration we used a PicoGreen™ assay (Molecular Probes), a sensitive technique for determining concentrations of DNA in a solution. After extensive optimization to reduce the volumes of template required and level of background fluorescence, we were unable to detect DNA in any of our extractions. However, we were able to successfully amplify ribosomal
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Our strategy for amplifying genomic DNA was to use nested or hemi-nested PCR (see Table
Table 1
Primers used in each reaction combination
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Amp 2
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Fragment 3
Amp 1
Amp 2
Amp 1
Amp 2
Alpha Spectrin
Amp 1
Amp 2
Elongation Factor 1alpha
Amp 1
Amp 2
Each sequence corresponds to one of two oligo-nucleotide primers used for each specific reaction. In addition, all forward primers were tailed with M13_REV (CAGGAAACAGCTATGACC) and all reverse primers were tailed with M13 – 21 (TGTAAAACGACGGCCAGT). Primers for
Phylogenetic reconstruction
Using maximum likelihood methods we have constructed phylogenies from nuclear ribosomal
Figure 1
Tardigrade phylogeny constructed from 18S rRNA
Tardigrade phylogeny constructed from 18S rRNA. Phylogeny produced using maximum likelihood analyses under a GTR+I+Γ model using 884 bases of
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Tardigrade phylogeny constructed from CO1 and Wingless
Tardigrade phylogeny constructed from CO1 and Wingless. Phylogenies produced using maximum likelihood analyses under GTR+I+Γ models using: A. 534 bases of mitochondrial CO1 and B. 321 bases of Wingless. Terminal labels correspond to those described in Figure 1. Support at nodes was generated using 1000 bootstrap pseudoreplicates.
Identifying molecular variation
An important advantage of analysing sequences from individuals rather than a pooled sample is that variation that is difficult to distinguish using morphology is likely to be identified. For example,
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Sample information. Sample information provided includes taxonomic identification, location, sample type and GenBank accession numbers.
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Misidentification in these kinds of studies is not surprising as identification can only be carried out under low power in order not to compromise material for subsequent molecular study (we used 400× inverted microscope). Rigorous taxonomic identification requires permanent mounting and viewing under 1000× magnification (see Methods regarding voucher specimens). Thus the limitation of potential misidentification is common to all current molecular studies of tardigrades. Our protocol allows for individual molecular variation to be assessed. Then, where unexpected variation occurs, an informed re-assessment of morphology can be made. To demonstrate this, we took a second sample of substratum from Jubany Station, re-extracted the tardigrades present and mounted multiple individuals to be observed under high power magnification. In this sample
One other study has used individual tardigrades to explore diversity in environmental samples
Utility for population comparisons
Traditionally in population studies a suite of variable markers are developed and used to screen many individuals to explore intraspecific population structure using allele frequency (genic) and genotype frequency (genotypic) approaches. More recently, studies have taken advantage of the genealogical information available in sequence data to investigate contemporary
We have described a method that allows for extraction of individual meiofaunal specimens from their substratum. Our protocol for assessing between-individual variation is guided by but independent of morphology. We have demonstrated that phylogenetic analyses using data gained from individuals rather than pooled samples allow the detection of hidden diversity and assists in distinguishing true diversity from errors. Sequence data obtained from multiple genes will also have application in improving resolution in population level studies. We are currently employing the techniques described here to conduct large-scale phylogenetic and biogeographic studies of tardigrades.
Sample collection and specimen isolation
Fresh substrata samples of mosses and lichens were collected from walls in St. Maur des Fossés, Paris, France, a type locality for several tardigrade species. Herbarium and frozen samples from sub- and maritime Antarctic islands and from mainland Antarctic nunataks were also examined (See Additional File
Voucher specimens
In any given moss several different taxa were often present. Representatives of each were mounted directly onto slides with de Faure's mounting media
DNA isolation and PCR conditions
Individual specimens were subjected to two rounds of freeze-thaw cycling (-80°C to 55°C) in sealed 0.5 mL microcentrifuge tubes to assist in rupturing the cuticle. To each microcentrifuge tube 40 μL of vortexed 5% Chelex 100 (Biorad) was added and the specimens incubated at 99°C for 20 min. Samples were centrifuged for 1 min at maximum speed in a microcentrifuge (Eppendorf) and stored at -20°C. A blank (5 μL H2O, 40 μL 5% chelex) was treated in the same way and used as a negative control in PCR.
We attempted to quantify the amount of DNA present in the extract using a PicoGreen™ (Molecular Probes) assay. We optimised the assay for 10 μL total volume (5 μL of sample) to minimise background fluorescence with a standard ranging from 1 ng μL-1 to 0.00001 ng μL-1 to be detected on a Q-PCR thermo-cycler (Stratagene). The standard curve detected DNA fluorescence to 0.0005 ng μL-1 after which the relationship between fluorescence and DNA concentration was no longer linear. Our samples did not differ from background fluorescence (<0.0001 ng μL-1).
To increase the yield of PCR products we labelled each primer with an M13 tail, the forward primers with M13 REV and the reverse primers with M13 -21
We amplified the nuclear "multi-copy" gene
Using 2 μL of this reaction mixture we conducted three separate reactions to amplify three overlapping fragments of the gene using the primers SSU 1F/SSU 26R, SSU 22F/SSU 13R and SSU 26F/SSU 82R
The mitochondrial
The second amplification was with the primers LCO_1490 and HCO_2198
A similar nested amplification strategy was applied to the genes
Sequence trace files were base-called and aligned using Codoncode Aligner V1.6.3 (CodonCode Corp). Coding genes were checked for open reading frame and blast searched (tblastx) to assess gene homology. Where highly divergent nucleotide sequences proved difficult to align, sequences were converted to amino acids and aligned by eye and back translated to nucleotide in SE-AL
To determine an appropriate model of sequence evolution we used the iterative optimisation approach suggested by Swofford
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
CJS performed all molecular procedures and analyses and prepared the initial manuscript. PC collected samples from Antarctic environs, contributed to the project design and the manuscript. KL initiated and led the project, contributed the project design, and contributed to the text. SJM collected samples from France, conducted all isolation and taxonomic identification and contributed to the manuscript.
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A recent test conducted by a consumer group named Which? has revealed relative performance of the best known tablets while downloading apps and multi-tasking.
The scores were calculated on the basis of how fast each tablet could complete given tasks, and surprisingly, Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 came out tops.
Scoring a total of 5,069 points, the tablet emerged nearly 20 per cent faster than the giant-in-the-room iPad Air 2 which finished as runners-up with 4,046 points.
Google Nexus 9, Amazon Kindle Fire HDX and the the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro took up the rest of the rankings, scoring 3,537, 3,060 and 2,650 in the competition ahead of an army of tablets.
On the eve of the results, Which? editor Richard Headland said, "Our tablet speed test is a great indication of how fast tablets can run when downloading apps or using multiple functions at once. Nowadays we expect everything in a swipe or a click of the button, so understanding how quickly a tablet is able to process information is important to buyers."
Priced at £639, Microsoft Surface Pro 3, weighing at 800 grams, is a 12-inch tablet armed with the Intel Core™ processor family (i3, i5, i7) which drives its performance. The large screen has an admirable resolution of 2160 x 1440 pixels, better than most tablets. Along with its size, its internal storage capacity is also gigantic in terms of tablets, with options ranging from 64GB to 512GB and a RAM of up to 8GB.
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Helping Your Alcoholic Family Members
One of the most painful experiences in life is watching a friend or family member with an alcohol problem. It's not easy to stand by and see someone you love destroy their health, relationships, and career.
It's also not easy to approach someone you care about and tell them that they need help. This delicate situation is something that can't be rushed into. Your family member is very likely to get angry and defensive, ignore you, or even deny that they have a problem.
It's a good idea to think things through before approaching your family member. Do a little research about alcoholism, ask other family members for support, and deal with the complex emotions you're likely going through yourself.
The following is a short guide on how to deal with an alcoholic member.
How to recognize that your loved one has a problem.
There are some signs to look for in the behavior and habits of your family member to determine if they have an alcohol problem and how serious it may have become. Before taking action, familiarize yourself with the common signs of alcoholism.
If you notice problems developing with your loved one's career responsibilities, finances, relationships, physical and mental health, or general behavior, it's very likely that they have a problem. If these problems have been building up over a period of time and alcohol is still being abused, your family member needs outside intervention.
How to get help and support.
Once you recognize that the family member has a problem, it's time to ask others for support. Staging a successful intervention can't be done alone.
Find a friend or family member that you trust and share your thoughts and observations with them. They may have the concerns as you do.
Decide what the best approach for getting your family member help is going to be. Depending on the situation, you may need to get in contact with an outside source like a counselor, doctor, or other addiction specialist.
They can take the process a step further by identifying your family member's problem and determining what the best course of action should be.
Talking with your family member about their problem.
When it finally comes time to approach the family member about alcoholism, you may be wondering how to bring it up, when you should do, and where along with a million other thoughts going through your mind. To get started, be sure to bring the subject up when the person isn't drunk or under the influence of any drug.
This makes it easier for them to respond calmly and rationally. Set aside enough time to discuss everything that's concerning you and to listen to what the other person has to say.
Be sure to have the discussion in a place where you won't get distracted or interrupted. Also be sure to emphasize that you're confronting them out of the love and concern you have for them.
Be aware of the tone you use and allow the person to speak for themselves so that they don't feel like they're being attacked. It's also important to know that confronting your family member is only the first of many steps that need to be taken toward getting them help.
How to get a family member into treatment.
Once you have the discussed the problem and expressed your concerns with the family member and they've agreed that they need help, it's time to decide what kind of treatment would be best for them. You can also help your family member with this. There are several options for alcoholism treatment out there, including inpatient treatment, detox, outpatient support, and 12 step groups.


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I had to do a part two of the video I posted earlier. Gil Green, a Miami native is no stranger to anyone in the hip-hop world. He's one of the most sought after video directors and has orchestrated dozens of videos in just the last year with all kinds of artists from all over the place. But he also took on a more interesting project – the production of a video intro for the 2009-2010 Miami Heat. I posted the video this morning and I could not stop watching it. And then I run into this story in the Sun Sentinel with Gil Green talking about the project and these amazingly dope portraits (click on the thumbnails above to enlarge). Both the video and the portraits have a "BlueNote/1950/Jazz Album Cover†theme. Read below as the Sun Sentinel catches up with Gil….
Red-hot Miami Heat hoops-stars show Blue Note cool in new intro video
Posted by Rod Hagwood on November 23, 2009 06:11 PM
The Miami Heat are some cool hep cats.
That's the message in the NBA team's new introduction video played at all home games where the visual style being sampled is jazzy Blue Note record albums, circa the 1950s.
"Who does an introduction video like the Miami Heat?" asked director Gil Green. "They go all out. They take it to the next level."
He should know. Already a video auteur in pop music circles for his hip hop and dancehall music videos, Green has also branched out into TV commercials for And 1 athletic shoes starring NBA All-Stars Stephan Marbury and Marcus Camby.
But even doing heavy rotation videos for chart-toppers such as Drake, Usher, Lil Jon, Akon, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Flo Rida and DMX doesn't give him the kind of reaction that doing the video that introduces the Miami Heat to their their fans.
"I think the first time I saw it was opening night against the Knicks," Green said. "I think that was the first time they used the new Jumbotron with high def. I got chills from watching it. I mean 10,000 to 15,000 fans screaming their heads off is very exciting and something totally new for me."
It's the moody milieu blue-green Blue Note album covers that famed art director Reid Miles did for the legendary jazz record label of artists and the dapper dialed-down dandyism of such artists as Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakely, Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane that informs the video and promotion campaign.
"For the Heat players introduction video, we like to make our guys seem larger than life," said executive marketing veep Michael McCullough. "Kind of like rock stars, or in this case, cool jazz icons."
And icons have a signature style.
"Basketball players are a little out of their element in fashion," said wardobe stylist Calyann Barnett. "Most of them have oversized suits and that's about it. No one has anything fashion-forward. They know basketball, not fashion."
So was it tricky getting professional athletes to get in touch with their inner-glam god? Not for Barnett, who is also Dwyane Wade's personal stylist.
"Of course there is always a hesitation, always a back and forth between the players teasing each other," said Barnett. "But that keeps me on my toes. We had a blast on this shoot. We were always laughing. All the players were a little unsure until they got there and then they got what we were doing right away. By the time we got going, only a few were hesitant. Well, one person was not happy. And no, I will not tell you who."
But she did dish that Udonis Haslem is "Just cool. He doesn't want to push it too far; he likes [his fashion] to be clear and simple." As opposed to Mario Chalmers, who's constant tweaking of his look earned him the sobriquet "Mister Know-It-All."
Burgeoning fashion fan Michael Beasley saw a few pieces he wanted to keep and Carlos Arroyo was crazy about his shoes, but it was Dorell Wright's jacket that was the biggest hit with the players. "Dorell's jacket was a big hit. I think it was more cutting edge than they are used to seeing on themselves."
After combing through the player's closets for some basics, Barnett realized she needed some made-to-measure items.
"I got some customized things from Jared M and some pieces I created with my line called Unraveled that I do with Khalilah Williams-Webb. I got the hats – hats are a big part of that look – from Goorin and Bailey's Hats. The glasses came from Carrera, Oliver Peoples, Mosley Tribes and Roberto Cavalli. Oh, and the jeans from Rocawear. They were one of the fewer companies with great-looking jeans in a larger and longer fit."
The videotaping went something like a stylish assembly line.
"I had two cameras and seven mini-sets already lit," said Green. "Then I had a second unit with a green screen. That way each guy only took maybe 15 or 20 minutes."
Barnett thinks keeping things moving at a brisk pace was the key to keeping the vibe cool.
"I arrived at like 8 a.m. and the players were there around 11 a.m.," said Barnett. "I think by 6 p.m. they were out. It flowed very smooth. We kept it fun and entertaining. We videotaped at the Arena and when it's their day off these guys want to go home. So it was good that we kept 15 guys only a short time."
Green agrees, but adds that having been a friend of Haslem's also helped.
"Udonis set the tone for the shoot," said Green. "I did a music video with him in Miami with Rick Ross and DJ Khaled. Our fathers played basketbal way back when."
Green also said that as a DJ himself back in the day, he used to sample from Blue Note.
"That was when I was in high school," said the 30-year-old. "I used to go to this record store on 163rd Street in Miami and look for Blue Note records. We used to call it 'diggin in the crates.' So that's how I was so familiar with the artists we were talking about."
Currently Green is working with British Indian rapper Jay Sean and superstars such as Lil Jon and Sean Paul. Last week he was in Fort Lauderdale helming a music video starring newcomer phenom Drake and chart-topper Usher.
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Günstig gelegen, nur wenige Schritte von einem Privatstrand Orient State Park und die Jitney Altestelle, machen dieses elegante und moderne Zuhause Ihren Sommer und Herbst-Oase. Raus aus dem Alltag und genießen Sie North Fork preisgekrönte Weine, Bio-Gemüse aus vielen landwirtschaftlichen Betrieben und die Klänge auf die Bucht und Sound. Orient ist ein Läufer und Biker-Paradies mit dem Orient State Park Vier-Meile Strecke ab nur einen Block entfernt von dem Haus. Greenport ist ein 10 Minuten Autofahrt entfernt und bietet kulinarische Genüsse, fantastischen Einkaufsmöglichkeiten (Antiquitäten und Calypso, ua), Yoga, Maniküre, Massagen und vieles mehr.
Längere Aufenthalte sind bevorzugt, und der Mindestaufenthalt beträgt zwei Wochen.
We enjoyed our stay at Summer Oasis and would recommend it to other families. We spent our days at the private LI Sound beach and the bay beach in the nearby state park. The house was spacious, clean and had everything we needed for barbecues and al fresco dining in the very private yard. We would love to return.
We could not have been happier with this house which we rented for the week of our daughter's wedding in Greenport. Clean, fully appointed and convenient. In a word: perfect!
We stayed at the house for a week in August with our 4 children - 3 of whom are teens. It was one of our nicest vacations in years. The house is just absolutely lovely - elegant and tasteful, but extremely comfortable. Most importantly, it was immaculately clean - no weird beach-house ickiness - just clean and spare and white. It even smelled good. Our kids had friends visit on and off during the week, and there was sufficient extra room for them on the downstairs couch, and it did not feel cramped, even with 8 people staying. One thing to keep in mind is that there is plenty to do within walking distance in the way of outdoor activities - but the only store within walking distance is a couple of miles away, in Orient Village, and the town of Greenport is definitely a drive (my kids biked it one day, but we drove them back!) But the beautiful Orient State Park is a stone's throw from the house, and the little private beach for the community is very close as well. So just bear in mind if you stay that you will want to stock the house, or else plan on driving into Greenport for provisions. All in all, a delightful house that we hope to return to one day soon!
This property is private, well-maintained, clean and very comfortable. The house had all the necessary amenities for a beach house, including access to a private neighborhood beach and a kitchen large enough to move your clam bake indoors should it rain. We particularly enjoyed coffee under the vine-covered pergola in the mornings. The property manager ensured the house was ready when we arrived and helped arrange beach permits in advance. The sunsets over Long Island Sound were breathtaking.
The property is a short drive past farms to Greenport, which offers good restaurants, a vintage carousel and possibly the best coffee bar on the planet. We also caught the ferry to Shelter Island for lunch.
In short, we had a wonderful stay.
I can't say enough good things about this property and its owners. House is sunny, light, bright and tastefully decorated without being intimidating if you have kids. The nearby beach is gorgeous, and we only had to share it with a few people. The owners are lovely. A wonderful place!
I spent a week at this home with my daughter, and two grandaughters, ages 3 and 11 months. I have rented many homes over the years and this home is my favorite so far. It is beautifully decorated inside with comfortable furniture and beds and large backyard for entertainment. Kitchen was supplied with everything we needed. It is located in a beautiful neighborhood and was very quiet. There is a community beach in the neighborhood that is a five minute walk. It is a rocky beach so make sure you wear water shoes. There are also many other beaches in the area sandy and rocky. The owners are wonderful people and they even childproofed the home for us. We are planning to stay again next summer. We were very much at home at this beautiful beach summer house!
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Maruti Car Alto K10
A good news for Alto car lovers.Maruti Suzuki launches 998cc (1000cc) petrol car. We may doubt that Alto is coming to get 10 out of 10 ratings. It is a new version of Alto comes with more power. This car is for who loves Alto and its pick up. New Alto k10 is simply for more power and style compared to Alto car. It has 3 cylinders and 1000cc remember old Alto is 800cc segment.We simply catch the difference by seeing new Alto K10. The main attractions in new bumber, fog lamp and head lamp, these looks nice and feels fresh looks. Simply Alto K10 is focused on muscular beauty,sporty looks and young.Its steering is changed and gear nob also looks nice. Its front seat offers more leg space and it makes convenient. The standard features are Body color,bumper, door trim fabrics, child lock,fog lamp,power window,central lock. And the new Alto k10 offers maximum torque on 90 Nm at 3500 rpm. Fuel tank capacity is 35 liters.
Thanks for this car information.
Hi , Can you tell me something about Maruti RITZ new one
We need a few cars like this in the US. Though, I'll take them American built thank you. Jobs here are a bit tight these days. ;)
Hi Nikita, Very good information about Maruti car range Alto K10 and great pics.
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I'm not sure if we have this model here in the US. There is a Suzuki plant near my home, but I don't recall seeing this one.
thanks nikitha for the review.
Interesting observations on the Alto. No wonder it is the highest seller in the Indian market.
Maruti has done it again!
I love small car. I just wait this car sold in my country. Nice review from you. Vote up


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Pagan Community Notes is a series focused on news originating from within the Pagan community. Reinforcing the idea that what happens to and within our organizations, groups, and events is news, and news-worthy. My hope is that more individuals, especially those working within Pagan organizations, get into the habit of sharing their news with the world. So let's get started!A Breakthrough on the Issue of Trans Inclusion? In Friday's Unleash the Hounds, I reported that questions over transgender inclusion at women-only rituals had become an issue at the then in-progress Pagan Spirit Gathering festival. A situation that echoed incidents at PantheaCon in the past two years. Yesterday, newly … [Read more...]
Pagan Community Notes: Gender Press Conference at PSG, Pagans at NY Pride, Free Pagan Music, and More!
Pagans and Jesus
I'm in the process of reading two very different books about modern Pagans, and how they encounter Jesus, the central (and salvic) figure in Christian religion. The nature of the dialog found in these works point to the centrality and cultural power Christianity possesses, despite claims that this dominant monotheism is endangered in any meaningful way. Perhaps there are works underway about how Christians encounter Dionysis, or how best to explain Hekate to Jesus-followers, and I just haven't heard about them yet? In any case, I think both tomes are revealing and worth examination for anyone interested in how Pagans exist and adapt into a religious world where Jesus is ever-present, and how … [Read more...]


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Bosphorus closed in Turkey
Heavy snowfall in Istanbul paralysed traffic for a third straight day Monday with the Bosphorus closed to shipping traffic and hundreds of flights cancelled again.
With freezing temperatures and heavy winds, the Bosphorus, one of the world's busiest shipping bottlenecks, was closed due to poor visibility, Turkish coastguards said.
All passenger ferry services, popular with commuters between the Asian and European side of Turkey's largest city, were also cancelled, AFP reports.
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On a week's holiday in Marrakech, we spontaneously decided to visit Essaouria and stay over. As this was spontaneous we hadn't booked a hotel so as soon as we arrived we went to a cybercafé to figure out our next stop. We found Riad l'Ayel d'Essaouira and it had excellent reviews. However, it was difficult not to compare it to the riad where we were staying in Marrakech.
We knocked on the door and were 'greeted' by a lady (I think she was the owner). She asked if we had a reservation and between my poor French and her poor English I tried to get across we didn't and would like a room for the night. Throughout this she was huffing and puffing which wasn't a great start to be honest. However, I think we figured each other out as she made a phone call and her attitude changed, and she offered us mint tea and biscuits while arranging a room.
The room itself was small, the bed extremely hard (good pillows though) and there was a window above the door with no curtain. Plus the main light bulb was broken. Didn't report this and in hindsight I should have because the same thing will happen to the next guests.
The breakfast was good, pretty standard as to what a Moroccan riad breakfast it seems. One plus point is the Wi-Fi – absolutely brilliant, worked in the room and on the roof! Plus the location is hard to beat!
Overall, I think the high ratings TA and Booking.com lead to over expectations and again comparing it to our riad in Marrakech, it didn't come close.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- On a peaceful street in the heart of the Medina of Essaouira, Riad Ayel invites you to take advantage of the serenity of this ancient house souiri completely restored according to the purest Moroccan traditions with all the necessary comforts. It is 5 min from the port, the beach and also the souks and the excitement of the medina, while taking advantage of the peace of the street which shelters it. ... more less
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It was worth, in those days, a bank clerk's position or an undergraduate's degree ever to be seen there.
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He worked hard every day at the War Office, and came down to Greenwich in the afternoon like any civil servant or bank clerk.
The bank clerk and the Wood-carver talked earnestly, planned and dreamed.
Another story is that he was born in Pennsylvania of decent parents, was well educated, and in due course became a bank clerk.
I recognised in them the bank clerk and the Professor, and I hailed them.
He had been earning a bank clerk's salary, with no way of spending it.
Some have unawares (like this bank clerk) entertained angels.
I once saw a young Church of Ireland man, a bank clerk in the west of Ireland, thrown in a like trance.
Then Resi told me some more about the bank clerk and his wife, that is not-wife.


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Ive chatted with Dr Dario Juris a few times over Skype and i must say he definitely made me feel super comfortable I absolutely love his vibe. I leave for Bogota July 7th from Boston arriving in Colombia at 1pm. I'm heading straight to clinic for all testing the same day. I am told my surgery will be either the next day or the day after. I welcome you to follow me on this journey and feel free to inbox me anytime with any questions!
I'm 32, No Kids, Having Full Body Liposculpture With Fat transfer to butt and breast lift with Implants. Bogota, Colombia
Ive chatted with Dr Dario Juris a few times over...
Crunch Time!
Just received a email confirming my consultation appointment the day I arrive in Bogota! I am advised my surgery will be July 9th at 7am. The past few days I have been prepping for pre op and post op. I bought some maxi dresses (these dresses are amazing..sooo comfy) scar oil, arnica gel, boppy pillow, iron supplements, wipes, ensure, tylenol and stockings. If anyone can help with anything else I should buy please let me know!
16 more days and I'll be on my way! I'm getting more and more excited I wish it was time already lol.
I can't believe it's almost time. I'm getting sooooo nervous and every time I talk or think about my surgery I get a huge lump in my throat and a mix of butterflies and nausea in my tummy! I'm not going to back out though I am determined to go through with this. I leave next Tuesday oh man!!
All testing normal! I'm ready to rock!
so instead of waiting until I arrived in Bogotá to have my testing done to make sure I am healthy enough for surgery I decided to go here in the states and have everything done seeing that I have insurance and it covered it and plus I want to make sureI am ready for the surgery once I get there and I will not be turned away. My hemoglobin alone came back 14.4! Winning! I will continue to take my iron supplements and I also have started some Bromelain tablets as well plus quit my birth control pills This past Monday. Ugh my period Should be here any day now which def sucks :( most of the mixed emotions have disappeared and I am once again excited and anxious to get to Columbia and start my new journey in life. Just three days left until I leave! My luggage is full of everything I'll need, bills are paid off for the next two months and I'm beyond ready to go!
Almost time to take off!
the day has finally arrived! Leaving out of Boston in less than 12hrs!!! I will continue to keep everyone updated!
About to Board!
I still can't believe I'm doing this. There is No turning back now!
im here and on my way to Dr Juris for my consultation !
hanging out at my second moms :)
Getting ready to go grab my meds and buy another faja plus a few other necessary items before my big day tomorrow. I am lucky to have a support system here it is making this whole journey so much more comfortable!
its time
I'm here. Going in soon ill be sure to update everyone when I'm capable of communicating lol . I chose to go to sleep the entire surgery I don't want to know anything that went down! TTY all soon
im up!
Trying to keep my eyes opened. These nurses are so stingy with pain meds thankfully I brought xanax percs n ibuprofen from the states. Bout to take a nap. Check out my new boobs tho!!!!
I'm in pain
I just came back from my first massage I am in a lot of pain I found out that I have a hematoma in my right breast but the doctor said it will go away on its own. I'm getting ready to take a nap I finally ate my first meal since my surgery here are some pics from from after my massage. I'm also feeling a lot of depression and I don't know why. Also I did not end up staying at the recovery home my girlfriends mother out here did not like it and neither did I so she took me home with her and I am getting the best care possible talk to you all soon
Feeling down today.
I just came from my massage today and for some reason I'm feeling very sad my faja is too tight and everything hurts I'm very swollen I miss home but I do have the best care here I just don't understand why I'm having a breakdown maybe it's just normal I just can't wait to go home
Feeling much better!
well I took a nap and I woke up to go to the bathroom and take a poop but my Faja it was too tight and I had to take it off to go. But when I tried to put it back on it was torture so I called my doctor and he told me to just keep it off for the day and when I go for my massage tomorrow I can put the other one back on that fits good so I feel much better and I'm just sitting here in a diaper and sports bra LOL
By the way ...
my view from my bedroom isn't to shabby at all ???? and here is a pic of my Colombian mommy she is the best I feel so blessed to have her here with me
Kinda bored
Hanging out watching TV with my girlfriend. I just came back from a walk it wasn't that fun I got tired very quickly. My hematoma in my right breast is still hurting every now and then I'm debating on having it drained completely I'm going to give it a few more days. The dr says its up to me. I have some ice packs on my breast they definitely feel good.mmmmm. This journey is definitely a emotional roller coaster . My Colombian mommy gave me a beautiful ring today she told me she made it herself. It definitely lifted my spirits.
Today started out horrible !
omg this morning I had the worst breakdown but once I took my depression pills I was ok. The small hematoma became wayyyyy to much for me to bear it was literally torture today. So I went under again and had everything drained and removed and let me tell you I feel freaking
Amazing! I haven't felt this good since before surgery. I'm cheating eating some ice cream right now. Shhhhh don't tell anyone lol. I've lost 10lbs since surgery I'm still in a XL Faja though. Getting ready for bed soon can't wait to go get my massage tomorrow I'm draining like crazy! I'm also going for a dental consultation this week I'll keep you all posted Ciao!
Amazing! I haven't felt this good since before surgery. I'm cheating eating some ice cream right now. Shhhhh don't tell anyone lol. I've lost 10lbs since surgery I'm still in a XL Faja though. Getting ready for bed soon can't wait to go get my massage tomorrow I'm draining like crazy! I'm also going for a dental consultation this week I'll keep you all posted Ciao!
wishing I was home I'm super bored. Just got back from massage and the mall. Walked my ass off and took a hit if some weed and ended up having to take a taxi not even two blocks from the house because I got so tired ,started swelling my boobs started hurting and I started freaking out. I think the bud is what made me bug out lol. Plus I ran out of my Percocet from home and I literally have one Xanax left which I'm saving for bed tonight. The meds here friggin suck I seriously never feel them. I mean I got a shitload of ibuprofen but it's not really great for pain. Oh well what can I do. My massage was kinda enjoyable today I leaked soooooo much fluid. I took a pic check me out I must say man I look amazing so far I can only imagine a month from now never mind 3! Still can't believe I finally did this......
simply amazing
still can't believe I did this! But sooooo glad I did! Everyday gets better can't wait to go home Wednesday
I'm so homesick
finally going home tomorrow I'm so over this place! I haven't been feeling well the past few days because I haven't been drinking water ugh. Yesterday I couldn't stop throwing up so I took milk of magnesia and obviously too much so all day I've had diarrhea. Fml. The struggle lol. I just want my bed and all if MY things! I leave tomorrow at 2 I'm literally driving myself insane counting down the hours -_- here's some pics from this morning I must say I look amazing!
Today after my massage!
All I can say is WOW!
time for a snug size small
None of my fajas fit! Again! Heading out to drop a few off to be taken in. The past few days I have had liquid pockets forming from under my boobs right where the board ends. Taking it out for a few days I hope they go away. Anyone else ever have this problem?
Waiting in the ER
so today I finally decided to come to the hospital. My seroma I developed in Colombia has come back along with a smaller one and I cannot find anybody to drain it for me. My right breast also has been giving me problems as it will not stop leaking a yellowish clear liquid. I was advised by the doctor that my breast is fine And that I just need to give it time but it just has me a little worried. I mean I'm 3 weeks tomorrow. My left breast is doing great. And I know that these Seromas need to be drained or I will form fibrosis. Fun. I'll keep you updated when I get out of here
These people are sooooo dumb :( I just sat in the hospital for five hours for three surgeons to tell me that I did not need my seroma aspirated only to almost be ready to leave and another top surgeon come in and say yes it does need to be. So I got the bigger one of the two drained they won't touch the smaller one and my breast is just fine. It's funny because these people keep telling me not to do my massages and I'm just looking at them like they crazy. Lymphatic drain massages are a must after having Lipo!!! It's funny how different people are in the United States as opposed to going out of the country. Many of my girlfriends have had their body done and not one can tell me that they never went and had their massage postop! AnyWho I'm glad that everything is OK and now I have a follow up physician to go and see and I'm glad that my breast is doing great talk to you all soon
starting to feel alot better
Well for starters my seroma I had drained is now back again. I have a appointment tomorrow with a follow up surgeon so I will find out more about that then. My breast is slowly starting to stop leaking. Finally! The pain from my abdomen lipo hasn't been to bad the past few days but my breasts are still swollen and nowhere near the finish mark. Here's some pics from the past week. I really hope I get son more curves I feel so boxy. :(
Few more pics
can't wait for my massage in a lol bit it makes my skin so smooth afterwards! Tried a pair of jeans on too yesterday they actually fit again lol. Oh and I sooooo wish my butt was bigger. Maybe round two in the future :)
It was worth it
it was all worth it. Even though my butt is smaller than I wanted I'm still liking my results. I look at these before pics and can't believe that was me. Ew. I'm feeling better each day although I am still using Percocet for pain I'm super uncomfortable in my abdomen from the lipo and my breasts usually hurt first thing in the morning. But yesterday we the first day I only had to medicate in the morning only. Hoping today goes the same way. I'm off to my doctors apply at two to address Seromas I'll keep you all updated
Today after my massage
snapped a pic after an amazing massage today. There was a girl I hadn't tried yet and boy I'm glad I did! She even did my breasts for me!. Follow up appt yesterday was bull she did absolutely nothing. At this point I'm just going to continue my massages and pray everything heals up on its own. I had the scare of my life this morning. Last night I took my right breast out to let the air get to it and this morning I woke up and there was no leakage and it had scanned up. So I got up excited like yes no more leaking go to the bathroom next thing I know I looked down and my entire shirt is drenched in liquid. Aggravating. I just wish it would stop already! You can tell in the picture it's behind in healing as my left on is starting to drop and the right is still up there. Oh well I guess all I can do is keep my fingers crossed and continue to keep it dry and the dressings clean. talk to you all soon.
Starting to get scared
so today I had a long talk with Dr. Juris about my breast. I sent him some photos and he says that it's starting to look like my implant is coming out of a small hole. He says he is not sure if this is the problem but it looks like it. He says I need to come back to Colombia ASAP. He says that the worst case scenario is that the breast implant needs to be taken out and I can put it back in 3 to 4 months or he can restitch it if the skin is thick enough. This is super uncommon I read only between 5-7% . Just my luck huh. He even said in all his years he has only seen it once. I advised him if I make the trip back to Colombia I do not want to fix it or come back in 3 to 4 months. I want them both out immediately even though my left one is perfect. I had a bad feeling about putting these implants and I knew I should've just stayed natural. I'm thinking about leaving Tuesday morning I was advised I need to stay for four days this time. I'm so scared. I'm going to go to the hospital here again but I'm going to pick a different one and I'm going to not tell them that I went to Colombia for surgery and say I went to Miami and my doctor is on vacation that way I can find out exactly what is wrong I'm even going to tell them I don't want you to do anything I just want you to tell me if this is in fact my implant showing or not. If it is I'm on the flight at 5:45 AM Tuesday morning back to Bogotá. Here is a pic of my breast I'm sure you can see where the problem is. I will keep you all updated when I leave the hospital here in America tomorrow hopefully they can give me the answers that I'm looking for. It's crazy how no one wants to touch me at all out here
Feeling a lil better
went for my massage today with my normal Colombian chicks. I told them about my conversation with my PS and they took a good look at my breast for me. They are very experienced in the massages so they see lots of girls in my shoes. They assured me it's not my implant showing and I actually had a stitch caught in the weird looking bump. She played with it a lil bit and got it out. They told me I should take some antibiotic and crush it up and put it directly on my incision. I'm giving it a try. One of my other Colombian massage ladies had told me last week to try it so I've heard it before. At this point anything is worth a try!!! I'm so so so so so happy with how my body is turning out!!!!! I still can't believe this is me ! Here's some pics from today. Trying the antibiotic thing as we speak ill let you al, know my progress in the next few days
Woke up like....
yesssss! I finally dried overnight ! The other day I put the medicine directly on my wounds. Now today only 2 days later my breast is dried and scabs are forming. I couldn't be more ecstatic!!! I didn't want my implants out and now it's looking like they are here to stay ????????????
So pleased
lately I've been so happy with my results! My breast is finally healing after a aggravating 4weeks and my body is looking better everyday! I recommend Dr Juris to everyone he did such an amazing job on me. I can't wait to be a 100%. I think tonight I'll go out for a beer n some hookah I'm going crazy in this house !
Went out last night
went for a few drinks last night but by the time I got to the lounge my stomach was killing me. Stayed for a few drinks but I honestly couldn't wait to get home and put my faja back on! Maybe I'll try again in another week.
just a few pics from my massage today
bad news.
Well it is official. My implant is exposed. I read this is such a rare thing. Lucky me huh. Leaving for Colombia next sunday. I can't wait. I need my life and sanity back.
Freaking out
this whole situation has me so scared. Like this literally happened overnight. I'm going to Colombia Friday instead of Sunday. I've been making sure I keep the open wound cleaned with iodine and covered with nonstick gauze and sports bra. It's so hard for me to look at and totally freaks me out. I just want this to be over!!!! Friday seems so far away and even when I get there I have to wait.... :( I took a picture earlier today not much has changed thank god. I pray it doesn't get bigger.....has anyone else ever been through this experience? Ughhhhhhhhh I just don't get why me :(
Staying in the U.S.
after 6 stressful weeks I'm finally getting my new implants out. Thankfully I have a few friends that have done their breasts with this dr and they speak highly of them. Long story short I met with Dr Rex today and he is willing to help me. I've never felt so alone these past weeks as nobody has wanted to touch me. I'm not going to sit here and bash my surgeon back in Colombia as Dr Rex told me it is not a botch and pretty much my luck. It didn't help that I didn't have a follow up surgeon here so I had no idea my breast was infected as it showed no signs except leakage which even that had no smell. I wS told even. MY left breast has already formed capsular contracture. I alwYs had a bad feeling about putting these in I guess I should've went with my gut. I have surgery tomorrow morning I can't wait to have my life back. Paying another 2400$ to do this. At this point I don't even care I just want my life back.
home sweet home
Surgery went well today. Just home soaking up these comfy sheets in MY own bed! Tired . So happy I get to recover here there's really no place like home
Today I woke up with this weird rash all over my stomach I think it might be from the antibiotics I'm waiting on the doctor to call me back. I took a peek at my boobs yesterday and they seem so small and weird looking. I know it's to early to tell how they will look. At least I hope it's to early because they don't look normal at all lol. This freaking drain is killing me it's probably the only thing that really hurts. I miss my faja which I can't wear right now because of my breasts and drain. My lipo areas in my tummy are so swollen. I'm about to get up and go enjoy a massage with some radio frequency therapy for the inflammation.
So friggin itchyyyyy!!!!!!!!
i've been going crazy the past few days itching my whole back area! I even gave myself a few small cuts from itching so much. The Percocet I been taking for pain doesn't help much either it's make me even more itchy! My stomach and back needs compression soooo bad I can't wait til Monday and this drain gets removed so I can sit in my faja for a few days. I really hate how my breasts look. It makes me sad to look at them. I keep trying to tell myself they aren't going to look like that in a few more weeks. At least I hope they don't. They look so small and weird I really dislike them. I just took some ex lax in hopes of using the bathroom it's been at least 5 days since I've pooped -_- other than that it's life as usual just been getting lots of rest. Can't wait for follow up appointment Monday I'll keep you all posted.
Going through a phase where I don't really know how I feel about my new body. I mean yea its way better than how I used to look but at the same time idk I guess my expectations were higher. Maybe I'm just going through a phase shit my body prolly isn't near finished. I know I'm definitely not loving my small boobs none of my bras even fit. On another note going for a follow up in the morning and praying he takes this drain out. I'll keep y'all posted here's some pics from a little bit ago I feel so square -_-
Just got back into my faja for the first time in over a week im in heaven. Everytime I got up or tried to sit back the skin on my lower back felt like it was ripping off my body! I will enjoy my sleep tonight :)
Finally getting back in the swing of things!
lately life has been great. I'm finally feeling normal again and back to my old self! Got the ok for the gym beach pool whatever my heart desires and I a can enjoy what's left of summer :) this was one hell of ride man let me tell you! Would I do again? the boob part- probably not! the lipo and transfer- definitely lol. It was so worth it! Here's some pics from the past few days I look and feel amazing! Don't ask me where that ass came from it literally seemEd to appear overnight!
what a weekend!
I'm so happy that I finally am back to normal and feeling great! This weekend was awesome I went to the beach and a pool party I had a blast! I couldn't be happier with my results from the liposculpture it was worth every freaking penny I can't wait to do round two next year and achieve the results I've always dreams about :) here's some pics from the weekend!
quick update
i finally had the last few stitches in my boobs cut off the other day and they are starting to actually look normal! To be honest I think I'm going to like them. My right nipple on the other hand has severe scarring and a lot of my areola is gone. I've been looking into areola tattooing I'm very interested but I need to wait 6 months to do it. My lower abdomen still gets super swollen throughout the day and sometimes goes completely numb. I think it's been a little worse the past two days from a massage. Shit was intense because I hadn't gone in almost two weeks. My left thigh has been numb since surgery and hasn't gotten any feeling back yet. My skin still hurts a lot to but these feelings come n go throughout the day. ive been really bad with my faja lately I won't even lie. My butt seems to get bigger every day I hope I don't lose it! Other than that life is still pretty much back to normal and as I said last time I'm beyond happy with my results!
Gotta maintain :)
I'm so in love with my new body!
quick update
My boobs have finally started to drop into there new shape but they are definitely still sorta squarish -_- my stomach still get swollen in my lower abdomen but its going away slowly but shortly. Now that alot of the swelling has gone down im noticing some loose skin. I've already been looking into round two and saving up! I cant wait. I'm going to do what I should've the first time..tummy and another bbl is def on the new menu! I'm thinking next March. Anywho here's some recent pics im still happy with my results but just not 100%!
Went for a massage today and some Mesotherapy injections which I meant to tell you all definitely work! The Colombian chick that does my massages offer them with machine that sucks at your fat too. Pretty amazing. After just 3 sessions my cellulite is starting to disappear and my legs def look thinner. The fact I work out with them is probably adding to the results. Anywho I haven't had much swelling today I madea point to stay away from salty food all day lol. Here's a lil before n after collage I made I love to look at results like this it still amazes me!
Don't know why it didn't upload but here it is
this thang just keeps growing!
but I'm not complaining!!
Update on my breasts
Where as the shape is looking good I'm extremely upset with how my areolas look. I would not recommend Juris for any breast work. Ever. Lipo yes. Hers some updated pics. I'm still going through with round two I've picked Australia Fragoso Baez in DR. March 9th is my new date.
I would not recommend this Dr for any type of breast work but his lipo and fat transfer came out very good.
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I use Sugarshack's recipe and method for making frosting...never had a problem until April. I made the frosting and it was awful, didn't crust, was gritty and greasy. I attributed it to using different ingredients.
This week I have a wedding cake due on Saturday (trying to finish it Friday night for the person to put the flowers on). I started making the frosting. Because they want ivory I used butter flavored crisco for part of the shortening. I always use crisco and so far never had a problem. I need to make a lot so I started making it early. I made two batches, which were perfect, smooth and not greasy or gritty. However on the last batch it turned out greasy and gritty. I followed the exact same instructions, used the same ingredients, so I don't quite understand why that happened.
I am going to have to make several more batches today after I get more ingredients. Can anyone tell me what I might have done or offer suggestions so I don't have that problem again?
Thanks!!! Sandi
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