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We're as happy as a clown in a kid store for this weekend! Another great year soaking in all the blood at Texas Frightmare Weekend in Dallas. This will be their 12th year and is one of Texas's biggest (perhaps the countries?) biggest horror conventions. Texas Frightmare Weekend (May 4-7) is being presented by Arrow Video (media sponsored by Blumhouse). As usual their featured guests, panels, screenings and vendors are highly impressive.
TFW always has special showcases on some of your favorite horror movies. This year they will be featuring a special Fright Night panel with director Tom Holland, William Ragsdale, Chris Sarandon, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark and FX legend Steve Johnson. For you creature and Carpenter fans, you'll enjoy the 35th anniversary panel for The Thing, featuring Keith David, Wilford Brimley, Thomas Waites and Dean Cundey. And for you hill-hiding mutants, check out the 40th anniversary panel of the The Hills Have Eyes featuring Dee Wallace and Michael Berryman. Not to mention a Ted Raimi Q&A and a secret movie from Charles Band and Full Moon Pictures. Both are bound to be loads of fun. Many, many more cool panels and horror celebs will grace the event — too many to list here — BUT… I've saved the best for last… are you ready?…. Dario "f'n" Argento! Yup. I'm pretty sure this is one of his first US appearances in quite awhile, so this is a must for your giallo fans. He will be there celebrating the 40th anniversary of Suspiria with Barbara Magnolfi, Stefania Casini and Claudio Simonetti. Like I mentioned before, there is way too much to list here, so head over to the site for the full schedule and guests. And don't forget to bring some dollies to load out some killer horror merch available from the vendors and artists selling their bloody hearts out at the convention.
We'll be there as usual haunting the aisles and seeing what horror fun we can get into. Expect to hear the re-cap of the convention on our May podcast episode sometime during the week of May 15th — including a live Hammered Horror and another Elevator Ambush. If you want to live vicariously through us while we're at TFW, follow us on the Instragrams. Several of us will be logged in showing you pics and video of the weekend. If you're planning on heading out, find us and say Hi. We promise we won't bite… too hard.
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Vacation At Sg Madek, Kahang (Reserved Forest) Part 2
999 soap which works very well to prevent leeches from climbing up to our legs. We went in here once in the morning and also once at night time....just the two of us. >o< And by surprise that night..... we have a bunch of visitors opposite our fishing spot. About 5-6 beavers appeared looking for food around the river here. They making loads of noise (very very noisy like market place) and suddenly stopped there once they saw us sitting infront of them. hahaha...... Then they quickly swam into the river and disappeared. I am having so much fun watching their reaction. LOL.
sebarau (Hempala) that morning.
Petai (stink beans) is in season again and many of the local orang asli went in to pick up petai these few weeks. The petai tree is extremely tall and it's suddenly not an easy task at all. They are risking their lives to get these wild beans. He said there's one of their member fell from the tree two months ago and found dead on the spot. :o(
So, that's all for today. Hope you guys will enjoy reading my post. >o<
7 comments:
- Angie Schneider said...
Kristy, glad that you had a wonderful vacation with your family. Beautiful nature clicks. I want some pancakes too.
- August 20, 2013 at 12:57 AM
- Pam said...
Beautiful scenery, Kristy and it sounds like you had a good time. Leeches don't sound so great though. :-)
- August 20, 2013 at 3:57 AM
- TasteHongKong said...
Must be excited to have caught such a huge fish (to me it is huge!), no wonder a big cat was attracted to your site too.
Aren't you going to have delicious durian pancakes soon : )?
- August 21, 2013 at 5:43 PM
- Amelia said...
Hi Kristy, thanks for the tour. Wonderful place for camping and the scenery is beautiful.
Best regards.
- August 22, 2013 at 10:17 AM
- Rosita Vargas said...
Bella reserva forestal me encanta la naturaleza gracias por compartir,hugs,hugs.
- August 25, 2013 at 8:50 AM
- Nammi said...
Hi Kristy, Your camping trip looks fun, :) love the photos :) have a nice day
- August 28, 2013 at 8:52 PM
- Andrea said...
Hi Kristy, Looks & sounds like a wonderful vacation! Thanks for sharing all the the beautiful photos!
- August 29, 2013 at 8:46 PM

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This trip was part of the "Customer Delight " program that GMI has come up with, wherein clients can meet and interact with GMI teams once every quarter. The aim being providing a platform to initiate and streamline coordination processes and crease out communication issues.
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The Tibetan Plateau Seismic Experiment, which began in June 1992, was jointly undertaken by the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of China (MGMR) and the Institut National des Sciences d'Univers (CNRS), France. The experiment was divided into two phases: the first one carried out from July to November 1992, mainly in Tibet, and the second one in Qinghai starting in June and ending in October 1993. A dense seismic array was used to study variations of arrival times, amplitudes, waveforms and polarization of teleseismic body waves. Using these data, the goals of the experiment were to study the deep structure, the physical state of Tibetan lithosphere, the mechanism of crustal thickening and uplift, and to test geodynamic models.
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We aim to provide a wide range of activities including trips, visiting speakers and themed weeks in order to further enhance our curriculum provision. These include Global Curriculum weeks during which time the whole College follows a similar focus but from many diverse curriculum provisions. This approach supports the Every Child Matters Agenda, as well as providing opportunities for experiencing a variety of different learning styles.
The College continues to explore all educational pathways in order to provide individualised learning routes for all of our students which will equip them with the skills and knowledge to flourish during such a demanding and challenging age.
All students in Years 7-9 study a core curriculum of English, Mathematics and Science, which is enhanced by a variety of other subjects: creative activities in Art and Design, Music and Drama; practical subjects such as Design and Technology and ICT; physical activity in Games and PE; languages such as French and Spanish with the addition of Latin and experience of others such as Russian and Japanese; and Humanities such as Geography, Religious Studies and History. During the course of Year 9 students take their Options (through an open Option system) which is then carried forward into Year 10 and 11. Students are encouraged at this time to consider their future needs including Options that are part of their English Baccalaureate.
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What's Happening with the Center for Music Teaching and Learning? (IUP Community Music School?) National Guild
for Community Arts Education No obligation, just opportunity.... Center For Music Teaching and Learning My job description created by Jane Baumer and Dave Ferguson, January 2013 Want to be involved? You are invited. (IUP Center for Community Music?) Insert clear, concise, marketable, memorable name [HERE] Personnel Financial Administrative Programming DePaul Community Music Division SFA Music Preparatory Division Armstrong Community Music SchoolAustin, TX CCM Preparatory Department Community Music School of MSU MacPhail Center for Music Community Music School of Webster University South Shore Conservatory Community Music Center Settlement Music School SE Missouri Music Academy Lennox Enrichment After School Program Old Town School of Folk Music Concord Community Music School Temple University Music Preparatory Division Crescendo Academy of Music University of Montevallo Community School of Music UMD Fine Arts AcademyDuluth, MN IUPUI Music Academy, Indianapolis, IN NAU Community Music and Dance University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Academy of the Arts Oberlin Community Music School LSU Performing Arts Academy Form an advisory board & convene it
Gather information on students presently teaching applied lessons in Cogswell
determine who they are
secure that those teaching minors have their clearances
Contact IUP faculty and area music teachers for input and ideas for fall programming
Solicit IUP music students to teach in the school in the fall, if needed, with approval and recommendation from an IUP Music Faculty member Progress: Feb. 5, 2013 NONE NONE SOME... NONE - (after Spring Break) Jason - Community Band Ryan - Community Choir Summer K-12 camp?
(area music teachers want to run one) Joe - private voice for...
Teens, adults, non-music IUP students Balkan vocal ensemble? Encore Creativity for Older Adults?
(daytime group, 55 and up) New Horizons Band?
(daytime, 55 and up) •Create a business plan for the center in conjunction with the advisory board
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2) Research Institute
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6) Student Co-op Used by Footlight Players Offers the most flexibility Does not take out taxes : ( May be possible to "task" to Payroll? Used by String Project Interface with webpage? Continuing Ed., Centers & Institutes adult piano class? rock camp for girls? adult string lessons through SP? New
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Marketing (web, print, social media)
Registration (online)
Scheduling (online)
Payment (online)
Change the name of the Center to...
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IUP Center for Community Music?
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Needs admin. leadership
Development Office? (Notes from Meeting with Mike Powers) Basic copy for web pages due to design team end of Feb. Details can be added later (teacher's names, etc.) IUP English Prof. Gail Berlin
is a local expert on this. •Administer the IUP String Project during Dr. Jennings' sabbatical (registration, scheduling, etc.)
•Assist any IUP Music Faculty and students who would like to teach private lessons for the Center immediately (or as soon as payroll details are worked out)
•Plan for summer and/or fall course and lesson offerings
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Dallas, Nov. 2012 The Guild Music Roundtable School Registration Software Keynote:
Gigi Antoni, CEO of Big Thought, Dallas, &
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Cost-Effective Marketing Mentoring w/ Kathy Czerny of the Guild University-based
Music School
Roundtable Benefits of Membership in National Guild Summer Programs National Guild Webpage www.nationalguild.org This book is free on the Guild website. It's short and filled with examples of how successful arts organizations survive and thrive. All documents pertaining to the Center
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Jack Stamp, Linda Jennings,
Jason Worzbyt, Joe Baunoch,
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To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture for labor stimulation.
Nulliparous women at 38 weeks or greater were randomized to Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or usual care only groups. Acupuncture points LI4, SP6, BL32 and BL54 were needled bilaterally. The primary outcome was time from enrollment to delivery. Secondary outcomes included rates of spontaneous labor and cesarean delivery. Medical records were abstracted for maternal demographic, medical, and delivery outcome data. ANOVA, Student's t-test, Chi-square, and Kaplan-Meier statistics were used to compare groups.
89 women were enrolled and randomized. Maternal age, gestational age, prior acupuncture experience, tobacco, alcohol and drug use, gravida, and history of gynecological surgery were similar among the groups. There were no statistically significant differences among groups for time from enrollment to delivery (p=0.20), rates of spontaneous labor (p=0.66), or rates of cesarean delivery (p=0.37). Rates of maternal and neonatal outcomes were not significantly different.
TCM acupuncture was not effective in initiating spontaneous labor or reducing the rate of cesarean delivery compared to sham acupuncture or usual medical care.
Pregnancies that extend beyond the 40thweek of gestation are known to be at greater risk for maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.1 Neonatal post-term complications include death (with twice the risk compared to term deliveries); chronic intrauterine growth restriction due to uteroplacental insufficiency, which occurs in approximately 20% of neonates; meconium aspiration; and intrauterine infection.2–4 Post-date pregnancy increases risk of shoulder dystocia, severe perineal injury, and cesarean delivery.5 Clinical guidelines recommend close fetal monitoring and awaiting cervical favorability from weeks 41 – 42 with labor induction planned based on these factors.3 However, induction of labor is associated with higher rates of cesarean delivery6, which confers increased risk for complications such as endometritis, post-partum hemorrhage, and thromboembolic disease.7 Additionally, the cost of delivery after induction of labor is higher than for spontaneous onset of labor.8 Safer and more effective approaches to increasing the rate of spontaneous onset of labor would likely result in cost savings as well as lower rates of complications associated with cesarean delivery.
There is limited evidence in the published literature that suggests that acupuncture may be safe and useful for several indications during pregnancy. Acupuncture has long been used in China and other Asian countries for pregnancy-related conditions, including breech presentation9, labor pains10, and hyperemesis gravidarum11. The Shanghai College of Traditional Medicine recommends acupuncture for labor induction12, and it is used routinely for labor induction in some societies13. Additionally, there do not appear to be significant maternal or fetal risks associated with acupuncture.14–16
The results of a meta-analysis and two recently published randomized controlled trials of acupuncture for labor induction suggest that a short series of acupuncture treatments at or near term may initiate labor or prevent post-term pregnancy. In a Cochrane review, Smith and Crowther concluded that fewer women receiving acupuncture required use of induction methods compared to standard care (RR 1.45, 95% CI 1.08, 1.95; three trials).17 Rabl et al.18 demonstrated that women who receive acupuncture near term show a decrease in time to delivery of approximately three days. Our team of investigators previously conducted a randomized clinical trial that suggests that acupuncture is associated with a lower risk of cesarean delivery (17% vs 39%, p=0.07) and improved spontaneous labor rates (70% vs 50%, p=0.12) compared to usual care only.19 However, neither of these recent trials included a placebo or sham acupuncture comparison. Lack of a sham acupuncture comparison precludes differentiating between specific effects associated with acupuncture needling from non-specific effects associated with the administration of acupuncture treatments. A sham acupuncture comparison is also necessary to mask both patients and their care providers to treatment allocation. Masking care providers is especially important when assessing outcomes that are largely dependent on clinical decision-making, such as whether or when to induce labor or to deliver via cesarean section.
In light of the previously published studies that suggest acupuncture is a safe and potentially effective intervention for inducing labor, and given the lack of placebo-controlled clinical trials of acupuncture for this clinical indication, we conducted a randomized, 3-arm, partially blinded, sham acupuncture-controlled trial designed to evaluate whether outpatient acupuncture treatments can shorten the time from acupuncture to delivery, reduce rates of labor induction, or decrease rates of cesarean delivery in term, nulliparous women.
This study was conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) Family Medicine Center from February 2005 to March 2007. The study protocol was approved by the biomedical Institutional Review Board at the UNC School of Medicine, and all subjects were provided informed written consent to participate on their date of enrollment.
Women were eligible for enrollment if they were nulliparous, between 38 and 41 weeks of gestation, able to communicate in English, and at least 18 years old. Exclusion criteria included uncertain dating as described by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) induction criteria20, transportation difficulties, breech presentation, or a previous inability to tolerate acupuncture.
Eligible subjects were identified through prenatal chart review and through web-based advertising in the local community. Interested and eligible subjects were scheduled for an initial visit, at which time consent was obtained, subjects were randomized, and the first acupuncture treatment was performed for subjects allocated to either of the acupuncture arms. Appointments for four additional acupuncture sessions were scheduled at times convenient for the subject during this visit.
Subjects were randomly allocated to one of three study arms: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or no acupuncture. Study arm assignment was determined by using a list of random numbers generated using Stata (v8, Statacorp, College Station, TX) with equal proportions of blocks of two and four. A consecutively numbered, sealed, manila envelope containing the study arm assignment was opened by the principal investigator for each participant after all entry criteria were confirmed, and after written informed consent was obtained. Subjects were allocated to receive either TCM acupuncture along with routine prenatal care (TCM acupuncture group), sham acupuncture along with routine prenatal care (sham acupuncture group) or routine prenatal care alone (usual care group). Participants were told they would be receiving either TCM or sham acupuncture or no treatment. Prenatal care providers and subjects were masked to the treatment arm assignment if they were receiving acupuncture (TCM or sham acupuncture) but not if they were in the usual care group.
Acupuncture treatments were administered at the UNC Family Medicine Center (FMC) for up to a maximum of five treatments over a two-week period. Acupuncture was performed by one of two licensed acupuncturists (ACR and WC). Acupuncture treatments consisted of the insertion of sterile, single-use, disposable Seirin J-type acupuncture needles (0.16 × 30 mm for hand and leg points, 0.24 × 40 mm for back points). True acupuncture points included LI4, SP6, BL32, and BL54 which are located on the hands, legs, and lower back (see Figure), and needles were advanced or manipulated until 'deqi' was elicited. Sham acupuncture points included non-acupuncture points in the hands, legs, and lower back, and needle insertion at these points was shallow (see Figure). Needles were inserted at all points bilaterally and retained for 30 minutes for both groups. This treatment regimen was devised based on a clinical reference manual commonly used in Chinese acupuncture training and treatment.21 No individualized treatments were performed. All subjects received routine prenatal care as provided by their regular care providers.
The primary outcome measure was time from enrollment (first acupuncture treatment) to time of delivery. Patients receiving either TCM or sham acupuncture were treated within 30 minutes of enrollment. Time of delivery was established by chart review whenever possible or by phone call to the study participant. A sample size of 30 subjects per group was estimated a priori to provide 82% power to detect a 3-day difference between groups with a two-tailed alpha of 0.05. Statistical analyses were performed using STATA software (v9.2, Statacorp, College Station, TX).
Secondary outcome measures included rates of inpatient induction for postterm pregnancy, spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM), c-section, assisted delivery, chorioamnitis, endometritis, post-partum hemorrhage or uterine atony, maternal length of stay (LOS), intrapartum fetal distress, and neonatal outcomes (e.g., Apgar scores, post -delivery oxygen requirement). All charts were reviewed by an investigator who was blinded to treatment arm assignment throughout the data abstraction process.
We used ANOVA to compare means of continuous variables, Student's t-test for pairs, and chi-squared tests to compare categorical outcomes except when the expected number of values per cell was less than five, in which case Fisher's exact test was used. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan–Meier test for equality of survivors; spontaneous labor was used to define failure; survival time was defined as the time from enrollment to delivery. The log-rank test was used to compare Kaplan-Meier curves. Results were considered statistically significant for p-values less than or equal to 0.05. Analyses were performed according to the intent-to-treat principle.
A total of 89 nulliparous women were randomized: 30 to the true acupuncture group, 29 to the sham acupuncture group, and 30 to the control group. One subject in the sham group refused to receive any treatments, and one woman in the routine care group received acupuncture outside of the study, but both participants were analyzed with respect to their assigned group. Complete delivery outcome data were available for all participants and there were no dropouts.
The mean maternal age was 29.6 years (SD 4.8 years) and the mean gestational age at enrollment was 38 5/7 weeks (SD 4.3 days). Eighty percent of participants were naïve to acupuncture treatments. Tobacco use (defined as any use during pregnancy) was reported by two participants, and there was no self-reported drug use. Twelve participants reported alcohol use during pregnancy (defined as any alcohol use). The mean number of acupuncture sessions completed was 3.4 (+/− 1.5) and 3.3 (+/− 1.6) for the TCM and sham groups respectively (p=0.36). Group frequencies are reported in Table 1.
Time to delivery from enrollment tended to be shorter for the sham acupuncture group (9.3 days; 95% CI: 7.1, 11.5) compared to the usual care group (11.9 days; 95% CI: 9.7, 14.2) and the TCM acupuncture group (12.2 days; 95% CI: 10.0, 14.4). However, these differences were not statistically significant (p=0.20, Log-rank test) [Figure 2].
Spontaneous labor occurred in 72% of participants with equally divided proportions among the three groups (Table 2). There were no significant differences among the three groups for maternal peripartum complications such as hemorrhage, uterine atony, chorioamnitis, and endometritis or maternal length of stay (Table 2). Similarly, there were no significant differences found among the groups for neonatal outcomes such as 1-and 5 -minute Apgar scores, post-partum neonatal oxygen requirement, neonatal intensive care unit admission, or neonatal length of stay. The occurrence of intra-partum fetal distress, defined as non-reassuring fetal status documented as variable or late decelerations, was similar among groups (Table 2).
In this randomized controlled trial, we sought to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture for outpatient stimulation of labor compared to both a sham acupuncture intervention and usual care only. We did not find any significant differences among the three study arms for the primary outcome measure. These findings are in contrast to those of our first study (Acumoms 1) where the rate of spontaneous labor improved from 50% in the control group to 70% in the TCM acupuncture group (p=0.12) and the cesarean section delivery rate decreased from 39% in the control group to 17% in the TCM acupuncture group (p=0.07); and those reported by Rabl et al18, which demonstrated a decrease in time to delivery from estimated date of confinement (EDC) of 2.9 days (p=0.03). Both of these studies demonstrated that acupuncture was associated with a decrease in time to delivery for term pregnancies compared to no acupuncture.
Several potentially important differences between the current study and the two prior studies may help to explain the results of this trial. Three important changes were introduced to the treatment protocol for this study, compared to Acumoms 1. First, while electrical stimulation was used in Acumoms 1, we decided to remove it from the treatment protocol in Acumoms 2. This was done to improve the masking between the TCM and sham acupuncture groups since it is difficult to fully simulate electrical stimulation without running a noticeable current. Electrical stimulation is commonly used in acupuncture treatments for labor induction and excluding it may account for the lack of efficacy seen in Acumoms 2. Second, point selection for Acumoms 2 differed slightly from Acumoms 1 based on acupuncture texts for initiation of labor21 (BL54 was substituted for BL31). This change was made in an attempt to improve the efficacy of the protocol. Third, in Acumoms 2 prenatal care providers were masked to study arm allocation for the subjects allocated to either TCM or sham acupuncture, while in Acumoms 1 prenatal care providers were aware of subject allocation. Knowledge of group allocation in Acumoms 1 may have influenced a care provider's decision to prolong the pregnancy, especially if their patient was in the treatment group.
Another difference between the two studies was the gestational age of women included in the studies. In Acumoms 1, the mean gestational age was 40 1/7 weeks. However, in Acumoms 2, the mean gestational age was earlier at 38 5/7 weeks. It is possible that acupuncture administered too early during pregnancy is not effective in initiating labor.
Finally, Acumoms 1 may have included more higher-risk pregnancies. Recruitment for Acumoms 1 was facilitated through the Maternal Fetal Medicine Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and, therefore, there was more access to higher-risk patients who were encouraged to participate. Recruitment for Acumoms 2 was centered primarily at the Family Medicine department, and most likely included few, if any, high-risk pregnancies. This observation is supported by the fact that in Acumoms 1, 27% of all subjects delivered via cesarean section, whereas this was the case for only 12% of subjects in Acumoms 2. Our results may indicate that acupuncture does not further decrease the relatively low risk of cesarean delivery in low-risk pregnancies, but may do so in higher risk pregnancies. However, it is premature to draw strong conclusions concerning acupuncture in low-risk pregnancies since Acumoms 2 was not powered to detect a difference in cesarean rates for the low numbers of women who underwent cesarean section in this study.
Several other factors may limit our findings. Among risk factors for post-term pregnancy, newborn gender22 and maternal weight 23 were not recorded. Additionally, important risk factors for failure of labor induction such as cervical ripeness or Bishop's score were not recorded. Though randomization should have accounted for these factors, they do remain a source of unmeasured potential confounding.
In this study, TCM acupuncture was not effective in stimulating spontaneous labor or reducing the rate of cesarean delivery compared to sham acupuncture or usual medical care. There were several modifications to the protocol in Acumoms 2 which may be responsible for the decrease in measured efficacy of the intervention. These variables are may be important targets of any future research as the success of acupuncture for labor stimulation may rely on acupuncture points used, presence or absence of electrical stimulation, and timing of intervention.
Funding for this research was provided by the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation, the American Academy of Family Physicians, UNC Department of Family Medicine, and the NIH National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (grant K23-AT001194). Additional support was provided by the Verne S. Caviness GCRC at UNC School of Medicine (grant RR00046). The authors wish to thank participants of the UNC NRSA Primary Care Research Fellowship and the K30 Clinical Research Curriculum Scholars for reviews of this manuscript.
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In a city like Chicago where news is often about violence and cruelty, it is a bit comforting to see there are still people willing to lend a helping hand.
After the Little League World Series, most sports fans were familiar Chicago's Jackie Robinson West team, which won the US championship game. However, most fans had no idea that 12-year-old Jaheim Benton did not have a home to return to when the team returned from South Williamsport, Pa.
According to the Huffington Post, a Chicago business owner is taking strides to help out, offering to pay a year's rent for Benton's family. Spencer Leak Jr., vice president of Chicago's Leak & Sons Funeral Homes, explained why he decided to help the young boy's family.
Spencer Leak Jr. told The Huffington Post he heard of Benton's situation on the radio Friday morning while holding to phone in for an unrelated story. When it was his turn to talk, the 44-year-old vice president of Chicago's Leak & Sons Funeral Homes said on the air that his family's business would be willing to cover an entire year's rent for the Benton family.
"I just felt for them. I look at my son and my daughter and by the grace of God, they're able to come home to their own beds every night. But that could all end tomorrow," Leak told HuffPost. "God has blessed us, so we have to give back. Whether it be help for a funeral or housing or giving food, we have to step up to do that."
Leak later met privately with Jaheim's mother and talked about some items for the future.
Leak stated that what they are doing is not out of the ordinary, but he hopes his family's kindness will inspire others to help neighbors in need.
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Earlier, I posted the below question.
Now my question is this: Can I find a good Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich in LONDON?
I'd like to use my future layover (and my first time on PA soil) to sample a Philly Cheesesteak Sandwich. Now I understand there are varying opinions on "the best", but I'd like to know if it's possible to get "good" or even "great" in my limited amount of time on the ground between planes.
Time is of the essence. I also don't want to even bother if I have to go someplace 'substandard' because I don't have time. I'd rather skip it and do it next time than waste my time on a substandard sandwich!
ALSO: I see by a couple web site readings that Cheesesteaks are often served w/onions (fried or raw) or mushrooms or other condiments. Can anyone recommend their favorite combination?
Lastly: Will I need a taxi ride? how much will it cost me to get to your recommended cheesesteak establishment?
Let me know what you think!
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Philly Cheese Steak Sandwich Hunt in LONDON. Any suggestions?
Earlier, I posted the below question.
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I'd be surprised if anyone in London even knows what that is. Is it cheese or steak or something else? It's a bit like going to Chicago and wanting to find a jacket potato with baked beans or a yorkshire pudding. Someone from America who has lived in London may know the answer.
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Years and YEARS ago there was a New York (yes I know - not Philly) style deli near Bond street tube station that served a version. But I'm sure it is looooong gone,
My question is WHY do you want a cheese steak in London? Fish & Chips, or Chicken tikka - but cheese steak?
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<<I'd be surprised if anyone in London even knows what that is.>> You'll be surprised to know that there are people in London who know what a Philly cheese steak is, you know the ones that have travelled to the US and eaten them there. Some Londoners have even eaten Philly Cheese steaks in Philly.
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I think he wants one in Philadelphia, it's his first time on PA soil her says. I'm sure they have them at the airport. I like fried onions on mine
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Sorry Doc, I have never heard of this sandwich but judging by your comments on 'good' or 'bad' ones, I can only have it a guess that it all comes down to the quality of the steak.
Personally I think cheese would ruin a good steak sandwich - the onions (cooked) will be OK. Then there is the question of the outer covering......what type of bread? If its the regular sliced 'cottonwool' white bread I'll pass thanks.
Please give us the ingredients and what you perceive to be a good Philly steak sandwich!
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"a New York (yes I know - not Philly) style deli near Bond street tube station"
The Widow Applebaum's in Sth Molton St. Not noticed it lately,but just like you don't notice Aberdeen Steak Houses that doesn't mean it's not there. It was at best adequate in its 1970s heyday (when the Hard Rock was fashionable and we still remembered the Great American Disaster as a place serving reliable food), and I always thought it was a devilish propaganda device by the Russians.
It's fair to say that American is probably the worst represented ethnic cuisine in London: since Wahaca opened it's even possible to get edible Mexican now. But whereas there are better Indian and Cantonese restaurants here than in their native country, a few French restaurants well up to the almost-best Frehnch standards and really good examples of cuisines as terrific as Italian and Eastern Mediterranean and as obscure as Ethiopian, anywhere calling itself American is almost inevitably awful.
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I have to agree with Flanneruk on this one. The N. American food in London is generally dire. There are TGI Fridays (horrible) and even Pizza Huts, but they dont taste the same. I dont eat Caesar salads here either because I am always disappointed.
I have heard of a Philly cheesesteak sandiwch (usually slices of beef with onions/peppers and melted cheese on a baguette type bread I believe) but I would not count on finding one in London, especially if you are looking for a decent one.
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Research the restaurants in the PHL airport. I believe there are one or two places that serve them and actually are a franchise of ones located in PHL.
You do not say how much layover time you have. I wouldn't spend too much time trying to get into and out of that airport because it is one that can have very long lines in customs. And flights going into and out of it can really be off schedule if you are thinking of leaving the airport.
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I would be incredibly interested if anyone can find one ANYWHERE in Europe.
For the uninformed, the cheesesteak is the greatest sandwich ever created. Indeed, it may be the greatest human invention of all time. It is certainly better than the wheel, but it might lose to fire, if only because fire is needed to cook the sandwich.
Here is the wikipedia entry:
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I've never found one, and trust me, I'd be all over it if I did! I think the closest you'll get would be the rather revolting option of Subway.
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Thank god there was an exanation. I thought it was phadelphia cheese and stake sandwich which would be utterly disgusting. Especially hot.
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means London USA. I believe there is one.
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Squze sp fat finger syndrome on I doodah
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Fashionista, even without Philadelphia cheese it still sounds disgusting. Why do Americans put cheese on everything anyway?
Don't answer that or we'll get way off topic. At least I now know what one is and to avoid it if I ever visit Philly
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I LOVE Fodor's! This is the greatest response! Thank you all. I think I will see if I can find a review of a restaurant IN the airport in Philly. The assessment that I mightn't have time to go out and back is probably right.
I ask about london 'cause that's where I'm headed. My question was really a bit tongue-in-cheek but I was genuinely curious and if I found that someone answered yes, I might seek it out for fun!
Why DO we Americans put cheese on everything, anyway? And BAD cheese at that!
OK, so with that behind us...I'll make another posting: Philly Cheese Steak in Philly; Bagels in New York, Sushi in Tokyo...WHAT SHOULD I NOT MISS IN LONDON? AND WHERE?
Thanks all!
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Fish and chips in London
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We really enjoyed our fish and chips lunch 2 years ago at a restaurant named "Rock and Sole Plaice".
Also, we loved Ye Old Cheshire Cheese Pub...
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In my humble opinion. The cheese that goes on PCS is REALLY bad. I think it is part chemical.
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just seeing this puts me off ever wanting to try one.
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Fish and chips, as noted above. Personally, I like North Sea Fish Restaurant, in Bloomsbury. Here is what Time Out has to say:
I would also check out some of the "New British" cooking. Personally, I quite like Arbutus:
I also like some of the modern revamps of Dim Sum that litter London. Yauatcha is great:
I must confess to also being a huge fan of pasties. I find the ones at West Cornwall Pasty company (branches all over) to be decent enough when feeling peckish.
I also enjoy a good doner, though usually I only eat them when drunk. Another great drunk-dining venue is Beigel Bake in Shoreditch.
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Actually when I'm in London, I've found a whole bunch of Japanese restaurants which are reasonable (although we can auibble if they are authentic such as wagamama, satsuma, kulu kulu....)....don't particularly like Indian food....
You can't even find a decent Philly cheesesteak in New York Cityh and we're only 85 miles from Philadelphia!
As far as my dear friend flanneruk, why are the McDonald's in London all so crowded? Seem to do a banner business and most of the clientelle seem to be locals (no different than places such as Munich, Warsaw, Krakow, Prague)......oh wait, I know. They're all there for the free wifi!
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"why are the McDonald's in London all so crowded? "
What's your point?
- that being crowded is unusual in London? Everywhere's crowded.
- that Americans think McD is a stunning example of their ethnic cuisine? Bollocks.
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Oh ... how I miss the Philly Cheese Steak! So many of the above commenters are right, you won't find one like you're looking for anywhere here in the UK.
BUT... Borough Market has a damned good roast beef on a roll that is pretty darn close. You can get it with peppers and onions (no cheese though). It's hot and delicious and juicy. I like mine from the hole-in-the-wall right beneath the bridge.
We've blogged about it before, here:
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There used to be "The Great Philly Cheese Steak Co." restaurant in Gatwick airport's north terminal back in the early nineties, 'round about the same time, there was an Arby's in Haymarket, Wendy's in Oxford St and Taco Bell in the Picadilly area and Earl's Court. TB's timing for fast-food TexMex was not the best as most Brits in the early 90's were wary of something vaguely new. Don't understand why TB never came back for a second go overhere. Instead we get lumbered with the worst US export, Subway (gross).
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I am originally from Pennsylvania and have spent lots of time in Philadelphia. I have had Philly Cheese Steak at the so-called "Best" places for PCS. I have found it a uniformly disgusting mess of ersatz gooey cheese and grey overdone fat-dripping tough beef on a soggy roll. So why anyone would like to go anywhere in search of a Philly Cheese steak baffles me.
Try fish and chips in London.
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Family: floral, powdery
Notes: bergamot, lemon, anise, neroli, hawthorn, rosemary, lavender, lily, orchid, violet, rose, jasmine, heliotrope, orris, sandalwood, vanilla, musk
Pastoral pastel
Period: The Belle Époque years
It's generally agreed that the foundations of modern perfumery were laid by three giants: Paul Parquet of Houbigant (introducing the power of synthetics), Aimé Guerlain (introducing abstraction and depth), and François Coty (introducing perfume as art). Some chroniclers include Jacques Guerlain who had a genius for polishing and beautifying what others had roughed out. "By some magic, Jacques Guerlain was able to make rich products seem light and fresh," says past president of the French Society of Perfumers, Guy Robert. Après l'Ondée, meaning "after the rain shower", was probably Guerlain's finest example of this ability. Jacques Guerlain approached the now prototypical spicy and sweet carnation-violet accord, which both he and his rival François Coty worked on, and devised an amazingly ethereal fragrance. Après l'Ondée has since been called "a thinker's classic", and it's not unlikely that Jacques Guerlain made it in the spirit of his fair-skinned wife Andrée, nicknamed Lily, whom he adored. "She was very distinguished, and with her blonde hair and blue eyes looked quite English or German," recounts Philippe Guerlain. "The fact that she was a Protestant from Alsace, whereas the Guerlains were Catholics, added to her fascination for Jacques."
Apart from his wife, Jacques Guerlain loved the Impressionists. He aimed to adopt their capture of moods and stirrings, like the so-called effets de soir et de matin, a famous impressionist technique which he developed to hermetic perfection in L'Heure Bleue. At the beginning of the 20th century, his style was romantic and pastoral, and very much a product of the Belle Époque, an era of artistic and cultural refinement in Paris. As such, Après l'Ondée was typical. Inspired by the pastel innocence of tender, trembling wildflowers wet with dew and raindrops, their soft, sweet scent in the damp meadow soil, and the pale mist that occurs when silent rain has fallen on a spring day, its name might as well have been the title of an impressionist painting or one of Debussy's piano pieces. And like "Nymphéas" and "Images" were innovative oeuvres in their time, Après l'Ondée — actually exactly contemporary — used the newest aroma-chemicals: ionone (violet scent), eugenol (clove and carnation scent), heliotropin (almond-cherry scent), and anisic aldehyde.
By a halftone dosage of materials, Jacques Guerlain arranged a sort of olfactory watercolour, playing with subtle nuances of temperature, humidity and haziness, without compromising on tenacity. The main accord was a powdery veil of violet, heliotrope and orris root butter, at once cool and warm and slightly earthy, backlit by the bright, crystalline effect of anise, neroli and carnation. As Jacques Guerlain disliked things to be deadpan or bare, he incorporated a rainbow of lily, orchid, jasmine, rose, hawthorn, vanilla and animal musk. The anisic theme, with its association to herbes de Provence, gave to it all the Mediterranean flavour that has stayed with Guerlain to the present day. Après l'Ondée is revered by Guerlain followers as a little crocus standing out among big floral perfumes, an oddity known mainly to a discerning few, yet "one of the twenty greatest perfumes of all time," according to Luca Turin's review. It was Jacques Guerlain's first major success which at its debut managed to get a newspaper mention in La Liberté: "The grandstands full of very pretty women in their spring fashions presented a wonderful sight at the Paris horse show. Whereas citing all the names is impossible, we can say that their elegance was enhanced by the distinguished Guerlain perfume 'Après l'Ondée' whose delicate fragrance has something of the melancholy of a poet's thoughts."
Après l'Ondée was presented in the so-called Louis XVI bottle, which was used for various scents, a cylindrical ribbed bottle in shape of the sort of flower basket that could have belonged to Marie Antoinette — she had by all accounts a particular fondness of the countryside. The bottle stopper was designed to resemble a clover flower, the very symbol of all wildflowers. Until the end of the 1950s, Après l'Ondée could also be had in the less rustic Empire bottle, first made for the perfume Bon Vieux Temps. Nowadays, it comes only as EdT, sold in the bee atomizer.
Parfum, EdT
Up until, say, the 1980s, the truest form of a perfumer's vision was always the Parfum, the matter in which he carried out his trials and his end product. The EdT was considered secondary, often left to lab assistants to derive from the perfumer's ideal model. The Parfum version of Après l'Ondée is sadly no longer around due to European toxicological norms that, if applied to the formula, would disfigure its beauty completely, as Guerlain puts it. Favouring the floral and base essences, the Parfum version illustrated beautifully the sensation of sweet flowers and moist earth, with anise making for a sunny smile. In comparison, the much lighter EdT feels coldly transparent, like a powdery orris drizzle freshened by neroli.
Given the restrictions on materials, today's Après l'Ondée EdT smells surprisingly similar to the older one, if only less soft and florally faceted. Unfortunately, it's also significantly less long-lasting. Read more
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text: Nordstrom to Shutter Two Department Stores Units in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., will close within a year. By Arnold J. Karr on February 5, 2014 Nordstrom Inc. will close two full-line department stores, one in Portland, Ore., and the other in Vancouver, Wash., within a year at a cost of 384 jobs.The Portland store, a 150,000-square-foot unit at Lloyd Center Mall, was opened in 1960, and the Vancouver unit, a 71,000-square-foot store at the Westfield Vancouver, in 1977."These two locations just haven't performed to the level we need them to, and investing in remodels to possibly make them more successful didn't pencil out," said Erik Nordstrom, president of stores at the Seattle-based retail firm. "We never like to close a store, but we came to the difficult conclusion that it doesn't make good business sense to continue operating them after our agreements end."There are 220 nonseasonal employees at the Portland store and 164 in Vancouver.The company operates three other full-line stores in the Portland area, including one downtown, and four Nordstrom Rack units. Nordstrom called the other Portland area stores "amongst some of our most successful in the country."Concurrently, Nordstrom said it would open a 35,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack store in the Christiana Fashion Center in Newark, Del., in the fall of next year, its first Rack store in the state. It's operated a full-line store at The Christiana Mall in Newark since 2011.Nordstrom operates 260 units, including 117 full-line stores and 140 Racks. It recently laid out plans to open six full-line stores in Canada in the next few years.In the 12 months ended Nov. 2, Nordstrom opened 19 Rack stores but no full-line units. It planned to open 11 Racks and relocate one full-line store in the fourth quarter of last year. To access this article, click here to subscribe or click here to log in. load comments blog comments powered by Disqus


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President Barack Obama planned to spend at least part of his 50th birthday in the Oval Office working, before celebrating at the White House with family and friends and a weekend at Camp David.
Celebrations began Wednesday, when he reportedly took aides out for pre-birthday burgers and fries on Capitol Hill. Later that night he hosted a fundraiser for his 2012 campaign in Chicago, where about 2,400 supporters shelled out $50 each to wear birthday hats and listen to the president before performances by Jennifer Hudson, OK Go, and Herbie Hancock.
"It's true that I turn 50 tomorrow," Obama told the crowd, "which means that by the time I wake up I'll have an email from AARP asking me to call President Obama and tell him to protect Medicare."
In the wake of the debt ceiling deal, CBS News writes that Obama already got what he wanted for his birthday:
Back in June, the president told NPR that what he really wanted for his 50th birthday was a debt ceiling deal. He got that gift, of course, just two days ahead of his birthday today. But at a fundraiser that doubled as a birthday celebration last night, the president acknowledged that few are happy with the way the deal was reached.
"Obviously, we've just gone through an extraordinary week in Washington, an extraordinary two weeks in Washington," he told a group of 100 wealthy supporters the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. "It's not the kind of extraordinary the American people are looking for."
Obama defended the debt package as "responsible" in paying down the national debt and added that it's "not going to dismantle our social safety net." He also took a jab at Republicans, remarking, "I give the other side credit. They are single-minded in their focus in wanting to cut programs and shrink government."
The Guardian had opined that with U.S. poll ratings languishing at 43 percent, Obama may not feel much like celebrating.
Indeed, according to the Huffington Post, Obama planned to spend Thursday morning at work as usual in the Oval Office.
However, on Thursday evening senior White House staff were reportedly set to gather in the Blue Room for a toast, and that night, he would celebrate with family and friends, including some coming in for the occasion from his hometown of Chicago.
An administration official said the Obamas would foot the bill for the celebrations.
The president will then spend the weekend at his Camp David retreat in Maryland.


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Sadasivanathaswami and Sadhaka Satyanatha in New Delhi
The tone of our journey changes as Sadhaka Satyanatha and I fly up to New Delhi for a day of special meetings with our several publishers. (Note: this report is being typed in the back of a car hurling toward Vellore on an Indian road, this being an appeal for typing anomalies amnesty) The morning is dedicated to Hinduism Today's India Edition team, seen here in a special BPT (blurred photography technology) format designed to create a home-spun sensibility.
The Hawaii team and the Indian team spent hours working out details of the India Edition, which they propose to inaugurate on April 13th, New Year Day. Rajiv Malik, our dapper senior India Correspondent joins in the discussions. We have brought a proposed edition, complete with stories, for their consideration and go through the various articles with them. Not all members of the team could be present, but much progress was made nonetheless. Fourteen months ago this team called Bodhinatha and myself to meet, sharing that they wanted to publish Hinduism Today in India after reading it since 1993. Their appeal went something like this: "Satguru, Hindus of India were once full of cooperation and goodwill toward one another. Now, times have changed and there is conflict and competition between all the groups, all the ashrams and gurus. Only in Hinduism Today do we find an expression of the original heart of the Hindu, a heart of fellowship and support of one another. We need that here. I can tell you that all of us believe that the future of our religion in India may well depend on Hinduism Today. "Rajiv was with us the whole day, looking after details, coordinating. After two hours, we adjourn for lunch, continuing the conversations that will guide the magazine's direction in India. At Bodhinatha's request, I asked each one what future articles they would like the Hawaii team to develop, articles that Indian readers would like to read.
They respond enthusiastically, clearly happy to be involved in the development of content. They know the work ahead for them is massive and challenging. They have to assemble teams of writers and editors, production experts, marketing and advertising specialists and more. But they also know they have a competent team in Hawaii at the ready, there to help.
They suggest we do feature stories on Hinduism in Cambodia, on the wonders of Madurai Meenakshi Temple, plus one that interviews 20 people on the question: How I Became a (good) Hindu.
One of the team members, Ashok Kapoor, is at the UN on this day. But he will visit Kauai Aadheenam in early February on his way back to India.
We summarize the next steps each must take, and say goodbye. Next we meet with Shakti Malick, owner of Abhinav Publications. They are the publishers of our Weaver's Wisdom multi-language edition in India. He brings news of the progress of his next work with us, a full-color edition of "What Is Hinduism?" which is on the press and will be delivered by March. He wants to publish "The Guru Chronicles" (they all do!) and we hand him a copy for his scrutiny. Next an animated 90 minutes with the head of India's most prestigious Indology publishers, Motilal Banarsidass, over 110 years old. Rajeev Jain brings two of his main editors with him and clearly they have spent hours to prepare their long agenda. We tackle them one by one. Rajeev pulls out two finished books, the ink still tacky. He is thrilled to show us Loving Ganesha. MLBD printed the first edition 3 years ago, and sold out. In recent months our team on Kauai gave updated PDF files and he presents the result. He also hands me "Dancing with Siva," the Indian edition. It's in black and white, but that was necessary due to costs. He informs us that "Living with Siva" has gone to the printer and will be ready in March, and then "Merging with Siva" by the end of the year. It's a great day, to see Gurudeva's written legacy move into the Hindu mind in the land where it all began. We are reminded of all the effort Gurudeva put into the trilogy from 1995 to 2001. He drove himself and his team every day, without fail, to write these spiritual masterpieces. Then, on his fasting bed, we brought him the final one, Living with Siva. He held it in his hands, smiled softly as if to say, "We did it. It is complete. "
The next morning Sadhaka and I are off to the airport for the flight back to Bengaluru, and now as said above are heading into Tamil Nadu to visit Sakti Amma at her Golden Temple. Jai Gurudeva!
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Amma Debora says:
January 28th, 2012 at 6:27 am
Good job, dear sons! And I find your sense of humour most invigorating, each day! Blessed be, both of you!
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For our "Great Departure" we prefer to be at home in a religious, uplifting environment, in a clear minded high state of consciousness, having resolved all differences and fulfilled all obligations. There is nothing to fear: "Death is a blissful, light filled transition." We then get settled in the inner worlds with like-minded people of similar religious beliefs.
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Bathrooms layout for small space is very important to have. Small space is the major problems for some people. Have no large land and house might be the reason why they like to build the small bathroom.
Small space bathroom might only take few meters large. Imagining that these few meters large will be filled with the several items such as bath up or bathroom stalls and then cabinet are very complicated. How could you arrange that? Yes and the answer are by having the bathrooms layout first.
When everything come up in your mind, it is an idea, you want to put this on this, that on that, you want to add this and that, all your idea is on your mind. You have no clue at all how long it will take, how big it will be and many other questions relate to the size of the things.
Well in fact, the need of the real shape is really important here, why it is important? Because your bathroom id in the small space. You cannot put anything you want, or your bathroom will ruin at sudden. Thus, again, I emphasize that having the bathrooms layout will be very important for your bathroom decoration.
When idea come up in the mind, it is better to move it on the piece of paper and you will know how it will look after you want to put all your idea. If there is something which is incorrect you can directly fix it and move it or find another way to solve the problem. Then, you will not get difficulty when you build it or even decorate it because everything has already been planned on a piece of paper.
For the layout, you can make by yourself. You can draw the draft at first then after that you can start with serious layout after you finish draws all concepts on your mind. You might be difficult when you get into the real layout. You need to measure the long, wide and soon. You need to use the comparison measure from the one in the picture and the one on the real fact.
It might little bit complicated for you. If you want to take a simple on this thing, you can pay the designer to draw the concept that you want. First you might tell them what you want and they will give you suggestion to put this, to buy this, and soon.
You will not only get the layout but you will also get the advice from the master how to arrange your bathroom into good way. However, using this designer service might take price more expensive than draw it by ourselves.


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