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Delirium is a change in mental status. It usually comes on quickly, over hours or days. Delirium is marked by extreme, fluctuating changes, including:
- Changes in perception and sensation
Difficulties with ability to:
- Focus
- Sustain and shift attention
- Think and reason rationally
- Function normally
- Communicate clearly
Hundreds of underlying causes can result in delirium. Some of the most common causes include:
- Serious medical condition (eg, brain tumor, cancer, kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, seizures, low or high blood sugar levels)
- Serious infections (eg, meningitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections )
- Toxic effects of medicines
- Injury (eg, severe head injury, broken bone, or severe pain )
- Alcohol or drug abuse
- Withdrawal from alcohol or drug abuse
- Toxins
Risk Factors
These factors increase your chance of developing delirium:
- Terminal illness, especially just before death
- Serious illness such as AIDS
- Advanced age
- Severe sleep deprivation
- Severe burn
- Central nervous system problems such as stroke , seizures , tumors or dementia
- Surgery
- Hospitalization
- Visual or hearing impairment
- Immobility
- Dehydration
- Severe constipation
- Memory impairment
- Deficiency in certain vitamins
Symptoms usually come on quickly and can last for days, weeks, or longer. They also vary in severity depending on the cause. Symptoms are often worse at night and may include:
- Inability to pay attention
- Confusion
- Memory problems
- Language disturbances
Disorientation, especially about:
- Time of day
- Where one is
- Who one is
Severe symptoms include:
- Misinterpretations—for example, thinking a doctor who is trying to help you is trying to hurt you
- Illusions—for example, thinking someone is someone else
- Hallucinations—seeing, hearing, or feeling things that are not there
- Emotional disturbances—for example, suddenly becoming very angry, fearful, or withdrawn for no apparent reason
The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done and the doctor will ask you questions. The doctor will ask specific questions about:
- Present injury or illness
- Use of medicines or illicit drugs
- Time when mental state changed
- How and how fast the mental state changed
The diagnosis will be made based on what the doctor finds during the exam. To determine a cause your doctor may need to run several tests such as:
Blood tests to:
- Look for signs of infection
- Examine electrolyte levels including sodium , potassium , and calcium
- Determine oxygen levels in the blood
- Determine blood glucose levels
- Determine Level of vitamins such as vitamin B12 , folate , and thiamine
- Assess the level of medication in the blood
- Look for toxins or illicit drugs
- Kidney and liver function tests
- Thyroid function tests
- Spinal tap —to look for signs of infection, inflammation, injury, and/or cancer in the brain or spine
- Urine examination and culture—to look for signs of infection
Images of internal organs may also help to determine a cause. Images may be taken with:
- Chest x-ray to look for pneumonia
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)—to examine the heart's electrical activity for evidence of heart disease
- CT scan
- MRI scan
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)—to look for evidence of seizures
Delirium is first treated by identifying and treating the underlying cause. Then, symptoms are treated through medicine, psychological management, and environmental and supportive intervention.
Treatments may include:
Drugs used to treat symptoms of delirium include:
- High potency antipsychotic medicines
- Benzodiazepines—used to treat delirium caused by alcohol withdrawal
- Cholinergic medicines—used to treat delirium caused by anticholinergic medicines, which are used to treat stomach cramps and spasms in the intestines and bladder, among other conditions
- Vitamins—given if the delirium is caused by low levels of vitamins
If you are taking medication that is worsening your confusion, you may be asked to stop these.
Psychological Management
Psychological therapy may help you:
- Feel safer and more comfortable
- Improve the ability to function
- Calm down and feel less anxious
Environmental and Supportive Intervention
This type of treatment can be done by doctors, nurses, or caretakers. It can help you readjust to your surroundings and reducing anxiety. Examples of this intervention include:
- Placing a clock and calendar in your room.
- Darkening the room at night and providing natural light during the day time hours.
- Maintaining a quiet, noise-free room.
- Reminding you often of the day and time, where you are, and why you are there.
- Placing familiar objects around you such as family photographs or objects from home.
A number of steps have been shown to help prevent delirium in hospitalized patients at risk for delirium. These steps include:
- Using memory orientation aids
- Listening to relaxation tapes
- Doing very light exercise (when possible and if recommended by your doctor)
- Using vision and hearing aids (when necessary)
- Drinking plenty of fluids (to prevent dehydration )
Delirium is difficult to prevent because it has so many causes and it can come on suddenly.
Revision Information
- Reviewer: Rimas Lukas, MD
- Review Date: 09/2013 -
- Update Date: 09/30/2013 -


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Lamar Odom resurfaced yesterday as he paid a visit to Khloe Kardashian at the home they once shared. Photos on TMZ show the NBA star -- who hadn't been seen for days -- looking extremely thin. Sources say Khloe has "drawn a clear line in the sand -- get help or stay away." But Lamar believes he can kick his drug problem on his own. He's also reportedly telling friends that he will sober up and play basketball again this season.
Jwoww has some harsh words for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie for opposing gay marriage.= Last night, the former Jersey Shore star told a TMZ cameraman, "He's retarded. He's a disgrace to Jersey just like we were!" JWoww later apologized on Twitter, saying she regrets her choice of words but not how she feels about the gov. -- calling him "disgusting and judgmental." The two camps have been feuding for awhile, with Christie once saying the MTV reality show was bad for his state.
A family feud was brewing outside Casey Kasem's Beverly Hills mansion. The legendary DJ's children tried to visit their father -- who is said to be in "dire condition" with advanced Parkinson's -- but they were blocked from entering his home by their stepmother, Casey's wife Jean. Casey's kids have been trying to make contact with their 81-year-old dad for three months, to no avail. Kerri Kasem, Casey's oldest daughter, says it's not about money. They have all been excluded from Casey's will and they've known that for a long time. She says she just wants to send a message to her dad: "Your children are here for you. We have not abandoned you."
Get ready to say goodbye to one of your favorite Simpsons characters. A producer announced Tuesday that one of them will be killed off during the show's 25th season. He wouldn't say who, but did hint that the actor playing the character won an Emmy for the role -- which doesn't narrow things down much, since most of the cast has won Emmys. This wouldn't be the first time someone died on the hit series. Maude Flanders, Bleeding Gums Murphy and Fat Tony are among the show's deceased characters.

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So....a recap of the last 2 years.
June 2011 got married
Oct 2011 decided to start TTC
Jan 2012 believed I was pregnant....wasn't.
June 2012 saw OB for first time. Told we had to wait til one year trying
Oct 2012 saw OB again...my test results came back fine. DH came back no sperm
Nov 2012 DH saw urologist...all tests came back fine except still no sperm. Our insurance company stated that the testing was covered. 2 weeks later received 700 bill because the testing was not covered. Switched insurances, would not take effect til Jan 2013.
Appt for DH is tomorrow. I hope that this test that is scheduled will tell if he is just blocked....or if we need to look for alternative methods......


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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama is paying tribute to America's veterans by laying a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery. The president also hosted a Veterans Day breakfast Monday at the White House for those who have served in the military and their family members. Obama said in his Veterans Day proclamation that the country's obligations to those who have served "endure long after the battle ends." He said the courage, self-sacrifice and devotion of veterans represent the American character at its best and he encouraged everyone to honor every service member who has ever worn the country's uniforms.(Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)


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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some standardized tests in New York public schools will be eliminated, state Education Commissioner John King has told superintendents in a surprising announcement that cites "a variety of pressures" that may have hurt instruction. The move comes after years of criticism from teachers, parents and other detractors, some of whom said it still fell short.
The first target will be an eighth-grade math test, which comes at the same time as a federally required standardized test in math, King wrote in a letter sent Thursday and obtained by The Associated Press.
The Board of Regents is considering eliminating that test and others where possible in other grades, King said. Some tests, however, are required by the federal government. Grants will be provided to help school districts reduce local standardized tests, the letter states.
Noting that the frequency and number of tests has remained relatively constant over the past 10 years, King wrote that education officials "recognize that a variety of pressures at the state and local level may have resulted in more testing than is needed and in rote test preparation that crowds out quality instruction."
King told the state School Boards Association on Friday that nothing is settled yet but the U.S. Education Department seems receptive to granting the Regents exam's request for a waiver, according to Robert Lowry, spokesman for the New York State Council of School Superintendents, who was in the audience for King's speech.
The move came after an outcry over testing and teacher evaluations linked to the results, which peaked when King was shouted down by critics at an Oct. 10 forum in Poughkeepsie. That confrontation that led to cancellation of other scheduled forums and calls for King's resignation.
This week, King said, the Regents discussed "a comprehensive initiative to keep the focus on teaching."
"The Regents and the department will continue to look for ways to reduce testing that is not needed without sacrificing the valuable information assessments provide," King told superintendents in more than 700 school districts. "We welcome your input."
It's potentially a marked change for the Board of Regents, which has weathered criticism for well over a decade from teachers, their unions and groups of parents as it has tried to improve student performance and instruction. Its steps toward that goal included introduction of so-called school report cards to allow the public to compare similar schools' performance, detailed analysis of test scores to pinpoint weaknesses and best practices in instruction, curriculum revised by experts in math and science, and far more rigorous requirements for graduation from high school to better prepare students for college.
The Regents have often led or were among leaders in these initiatives. Performance in most areas improved, including closing the gap between poor and "average needs" schools. But with the added testing by the state and the federal government now introducing higher standards under its Common Core, there was more concern that students were too stressed and teachers spent time "teaching to the test" rather than instruction.
"Testing is an important part of the instructional cycle and necessary to monitor student academic progress and contribute to decisions at the classroom, school, district, and state levels," King told superintendents. "However, the amount of testing should be the minimum necessary to inform effective decision-making. Test results should be used only as one of multiple measures of progress, and tests should reflect our instructional priorities."
Superintendents welcomed King's move. They were eager to address the double, and sometimes triple, testing of eighth-graders, Lowry said.
"Standardized tests do have a place in education but not for what they're currently being used for," said Teresa Thayer Snyder, superintendent of the Voorheesville Central School District south of Albany. "They're very useful for diagnostics but to use blanket standardized tests over an extended period of time for very young learners is not an appropriate way to represent learning."
The effort is too little and too late for Allies for Public Education, which called for King's resignation this week.
"Eliminating a few standardized tests is like touching up the paint on a car and expecting it will run when in fact it has a faulty engine," said the group's spokesman, Eric Mihelbergel. "Until the high-stakes nature of testing is removed and the collection of private personal student data is halted, our children will continue to be harmed."
"New York's schools have taken hostage by an obsession with testing," said Billy Easton of the Alliance for Quality Education, which has long criticized the tests. "We need less testing, but we also need to freeze all high stakes consequences tied to testing,"
King told superintendents that the first goal is to eliminate double testing for eighth-graders. Students taking accelerated math now take both the Regents algebra exam and the federally required Grade 8 Mathematics exam. The Board of Regents is directing King to secure a waiver to use only the Regents exam.
The immediate effort also looks at reducing tests for English language learners and for disabled students.
"Students are best prepared to succeed academically through rigorous and engaging instruction, not rote test preparation," King said. "Teaching is the core of our work. The goal is not to create more tests or more teaching to the tests."
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A mixture of party enhancing chemicals. One part MDMA and one part Ketamine. This mix was invented in the back of a van in Newcastle, November 2007 during Boss Sounds Reggae Festival. It is now a widely spread "magik mix" adopted by party attendees all over the country. The combination, once snorted through nasal cavities, amplifies the party to go faster and slower at the same time a new cutting edge drug affect known as wonky time. dig it.
1.I pure just caned a big phat line of fandango man..... whoooaaa, its all gettin a bit wonky, whoooa...
2. Go and rack us up a couple of lineskis of Fandango and I'll shove on some deep and heavy dubstep to get wonky to....yas.
2. Go and rack us up a couple of lineskis of Fandango and I'll shove on some deep and heavy dubstep to get wonky to....yas.
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Little known 1985 American road film by director Kevin Reynolds staring Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson (among others) and featuring a haunting soundtrack by guitarist Pat Metheny (see Metheny Face).
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Slang term for light-skinned black people (like the paper bag puppets on Fandango ads)
Fandangos: Ludacris, Colin Powell, Ice T
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Internal affairs is investigating two members of the Detroit Police Department. Five-year veteran police officer Devon Peyton is accused of working in a chop shop. 10-year civilian employee James Kerns was caught charging an officer for a copy of his medical records, Chief James Craig says. The police corruption task force set up sting to catch Kerns in the act collecting the second part of the payment, after learning of the initial down payment. "Mr. Kerns was not authorized to solicit or accept payments on behalf of the department, or the city, from any member. Furthermore, the investigation revealed that Mr. Kerns knowingly withheld the payment for his own use," Chief Craig says. Peyton is also facing charges. The patrol officer from the north eastern district is accused of working in a chop shop. After a tip to DPD's commercial auto theft squad that a business on Meyers Street was stripping cars, Craig says the officer was caught red-handed dismantling an engine.Officer Peyton was arraigned and released on a personal bond charged with two felonies, conspiracy to operate a chop shop and conspiracy to receive stolen property of a motor vehicle. Kerns is charged with one felony count of embezzlement of a public official. Both men have been suspended without pay."The actions of these employees are not conducive to those of the men and women who come to work every day and serve the citizens of this city with the utmost level integrity and dedication," Chief Craig adds. VIDEO: Click on the video player above to hear more from Chief Craig in Fox 2's Maurielle Lue's report
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Cervical cancer is a rapid, uncontrolled growth of severely abnormal cells on the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. Most abnormal cervical cell changes that develop into cancer are caused by infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV).
Symptoms of cervical cancer may include:
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Involvement in student organizations is a tremendous opportunity to connect to Ithaca College, develop leadership skills, and gain experiences that will prepare students as professionals and citizens. We encourage all students to participate fully in our co-curricular offerings, as preparation for life in an ever-changing world and look forward to making that connection possible.
The 2014 Fall Student Organization Fair is on September 3 from 10am-3pm in Emerson Suites. Check out over 100 student organizations on campus, speak with current members to find out about opportunities to get involved, and sign up to receive information about the groups that interest you.
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I have this fantasy that in the year 2030 I'll be taking my son to Comerica Park for the unveiling of three new statues in the left-centerfield concourse. Miguel Cabrera, Justin Verlander, and Max Scherzer will all be honored, joining the likes of Al Kaline, Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg as some of Detroit Baseball's greats. But with the Tigers' announcement that Scherzer declined a deal worth roughly $144 million over six seasons, this fantasy is exactly what it what it is, a fantasy. Scherzer, last season's Cy Young Award winner, has evaluated his game to an elite level among starting pitchers in baseball and while the Tigers tried to reward Scherzer for his recent success, the 29-year Scherzer said no.
My question is, how much more is Scherzer expecting? Rumors out of Tigers' camp is that Scherzer was looking for an eight-year deal similar to that of Justin Verlander. And while Scherzer has shown that he is one of the better pitchers in baseball, he hasn't done it long enough in my opinion to warrant a deal similar to JV's. Let's not forget, just a few seasons ago Scherzer struggled so much he was sent down to Triple-A Toledo. That's not the type of long term success that gets rewarded with one of the largest contracts in baseball.
However, a lot of the blame for Scherzer not signing the deal the Tigers offered shouldn't be placed on him. I blame his agent Scott Boras. In case you know nothing about baseball, Boras is the top agent in baseball, and has a history of getting his players paid and paid handsomely. Boras is a prime example of what is wrong with the today's game. Don't get me wrong, Boras is a hell of an agent, and if I were a Major League ball player I'd want him in my corner, but his ridiculous demand for Scherzer is going to price the Tigers out of being able to resign Scherzer.
The Tigers have made every effort to make sure financially they can resign Scherzer. They traded away Prince Fielder and his astronomically large contract and made the very unpopular move of trading Doug Fister to Washington. By making these moves the Tigers freed up enough money to offer Scherzer an extremely fair contract.
I can't hate on Scherzer for wanting to get paid. We all want to get the most money possible while we can and Scherzer is doing the same thing. However, he needs to be realistic. The majority of seven/eight year deals worth over $150 million don't pan out. If you asked any general manager in baseball that has shelled out one of these enormous contracts, most of them would take back the deal if they had the chance. If Scherzer were to be offered an eight year deal, he would be 38 in the final year of the contract. When was the last time there was a pitcher in baseball worth $24 million a year at that age?
If Scherzer truly wanted to be a Tiger for the rest of his career he would have signed the deal. Now we have to enter the season with questions surrounding whether or not Scherzer will resign when the 2014 campaign is over. My biggest fear now is that Scherzer will have another incredible season and some team like the Yankees with deeper pockets than the Tigers will make him an offer he can't refuse. I really hope this isn't the case and that Scherzer does indeed resign with the Tigers, not only for Tigers' fans but for the sake of my future son.


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Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier Dons a New Red Hat
Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier was a regular name in Linux not so long ago. He first appeared on my radar writing for the different websites I visited. It seemed like he wrote for them all, even the ones I eventually began writing for myself. Later, he really solidified his hero status in my book by actually becoming a full-time Novell employee as community manager for openSUSE. But now, after a bit of a sabbatical, he's traded in all his green t-shirts for red hats.
I almost lost track of Zonker after he left openSUSE. I did see some articles by him in the interim, but I finally heard what's he doing now. In a post on his personal blog, Brockmeier said, "Today, I'm going to have the privilege of joining [Red Hat] – and I'm really excited and optimistic about the possibilities." But that was it. I had to find out more. So, in an email interview Brockmeier said he actually started this past Monday. Monday and Tuesday were new-hire orientation in Raleigh, but he says he will be telecommuting from his current residence in St. Louis.
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Ancient Giants: Aliens in the Bible & History of Earth's Past (Full documentary)
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This unique special looks at the whole phenomenon of giants from the earliest beginnings of civilization to the present.
Also features interviews of Zecharia Sitchin, author of The Cosmic Code which talks about the content of the Sumerian Tablets and ancient aliens.
According to a scientist's experiment on fish in a biodome with double the atmospheric pressure and a few other conditions, the fish grow to an unbelievable size which is proof that Earth had the right conditions back then to support the idea of Giants ever existing.
Giants: The Mystery and The Myth covers historical, biblical, archeological and mythological accounts of giant human beings.
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DmoniX_The_Destroyer September 9, 2012 1:07:43 PM CEST
So why would the Powers That Be, hide this from us? This would be an amazing historic find, that would give some credence to the Bible if anything. Why hide it? KNowing there were once a race of large humans doesn't do anything to affect history in any way...Society wouldn't go into collapse if they found the bones... Doesn't make much sense...


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The Secret Life of a Stay-At-Home Mom
If you would've told me that I'd one day willingly leave my job to raise a child, I would've laughed in your face (or, at the very least, behind your back). Not only did I love working, I regarded SAHM-hood with as much enthusiasm as a Pap smear. Be home with a baby all day? No way, not me, no thanks.
But after 12 love-soaked weeks with my newborn son, Joshua, I knew I wouldn't be able to go back to the daily grind. So I traded in my BlackBerry for a baby carrier and became a full-fledged at-home mom. Though mostly great, the transition hasn't been without some hiccups. Turns out, being at home isn't as easy as it looks. Here are some surprising things I've learned.
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Even if you hire a cleaning service, you will clean things. Constantly.
The other morning, Joshua and my cat conspired to defile the new area rug. The cat yakked up a big fur ball while my kid dumped a cup full of milk onto the rug, mashing it into the fibers for good measure. Aggravating? You bet. Typical? Oh, yeah. Even if you managed to give birth to the only hygienic kid on earth, wiping up spills, boogers, poop and mystery messes is still a major part of the SAHM gig.
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Pushing a stroller, picking up baby, reaching for fallen sippy cups -- it's no surprise that after a few months of being a SAHM, I was in the best shape of my life. Caring for a child all day is like being in a gym for nine hours straight, but without the muscleheads, throbbing music and sweat-soaked machines. (And can we talk about mommy arms for a second? They're awesome!)
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I don't want to go to a dark place or anything, but there's a nugget of truth in all that Debbie Downer talk about SAHMs feeling isolated. Let's face it: You're spending most of your waking hours with your child, so you're bound to feel more than a little cut off from the adult world. (After all, most of the people you know are at work all day.) The best advice is to get out there and find some other moms you enjoy being around. Some good places to start looking are at a playgroup, the park, church, even in your pediatrician's waiting room.
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Speaking of my pediatrician, I like him and all, but at every well baby visit, I feel like he's judging my mothering skills -- and I'm barely eking out a passing grade. I know it's my first-time mom insecurities rearing their ugly head, but I can't help it. The way I see it, I gave up my job to raise this little boy, so if he's not walking by 12 months or has stopped sleeping through the night, it's clearly because I'm doing something wrong -- and I don't have anyone to blame but myself.
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When Joshua was born, everyone advised me to "sleep when baby sleeps." Um, not a chance. When he's awake, he requires near-constant attention, so naptime is my only opportunity to snag some moments for myself. I like to think of it as my mini vacation, a luxurious stretch of minutes just begging to be filled with fun, frivolity and, okay, an occasional episode of The Real Housewives of Orange County.
You'll think you've got ADD
There's a little-talked-about side effect of caring for a baby full-time: You won't be able to finish anything, from a simple sentence or a bowl of cereal to cleaning the toilet. In the beginning, it's because you're constantly switching gears to stay a step ahead of your little one. But after a while, that pace becomes a habit, a fact that hits you when you look at the pile of dog-eared, half-read magazines waiting patiently on your nightstand.
You'll feel relieved when friends complain about their day care or nanny
I'm not proud to admit this, but when my working-mom friends gripe about their day care center putting on the TV all day or the sitter leaving their child in a wet diaper too long, a little part of me is relieved that my son doesn't have to deal with that. Obviously, I'm not a perfect parent, and of course I'd never want to see harm come to my friends' kids, but knowing that I have total say over my son's day-to-day is pretty comforting.
People will assume you do nothing all day
Some people have asked me, "What do you do all day?" It's a well-intentioned question but totally out of line and can make even the hardest-working SAHM feel like crap. The truth is, I could list every chore, diaper and errand I've tended to that day and how I've been going nonstop since 6 a.m., but unless you've been there, it sounds like child's play.
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When I was in college, I switched majors from animal science to journalism, and no one batted an eye. But when I became a full-time mom, suddenly everyone had something to say. Some were enthusiastic ("You have a new boss now," my mom gushed), but others were skeptical ("Don't you have a master's degree?" a friend asked accusingly). You'd think I was talking about running off to join the circus, instead of taking a few years off to raise my child. I get that it's a touchy subject, but at the end of the day, I'm doing what I think is best for my family. Sometimes you have to remind yourself of that.
Your definition of success will change
I love affirmation and recognition as much as the next gal. But I've got to be honest: I recently watched Joshua take his first steps, and it far surpassed any sense of satisfaction I've ever gotten from a promotion, fancy new job title or bonus. Hands down.
It's not always perfect. But sometimes it is.
When I first became a SAHM, I thought Joshua and I would spend our days frolicking at the playground, strolling adorably through our leafy neighborhood or sitting quietly under a tree reading a book together. Besides the fact that we don't live in a Crewcuts catalog, real life got in the way. As I quickly realized, crying, crankiness and dirty diapers can kill even the best-laid plans. But still, every now and then, the stars align and those picture-perfect days happen. And when they do, I'm overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude that I'm able to spend every moment of them with my boy.
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There was a time when having to wear hearing aids carried the stigma of old age and people avoided admitting their need and seeking help for far too long, thus making the problem worse. Today's hearing aids do not make people look old. In fact hearing loss itself is often more noticeable than hearing aids especially with the tiny discreet hearing aid models that are available today. With the miniaturization of components, the tiniest of hearing aids can accommodate greater hearing losses than they could before.
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By wearing hearing aids you may actually take the attention off your hearing problem. Hearing aids could actually make you feel younger. The benefits of wearing hearing aids are more than better hearing. Hearing aids have been proven to improve ones quality of life. Imagine not having to constantly ask to have things repeated. Imagine not being caught trying to bluff your way through a conversation by pretending to hear and then having to endure the embarrassment.
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I know other dog owners who have expressed similar problems with their dogs, but mine feels the need to bark at everything even resembling any animal on TV. I blame HDTV for making images so real to look at that the dog feels they're actually in the room. This dog actually sits and watches TV and has become so adept at identifying animals in TV commercials that she actually knows some of the TV commercials where dogs will appear. She will even come in from another room when she knows an animal is going to make an appearance. It is at once very annoying and at the same time quite fascinating.
The one I can't figure out is why she barks at the sun. No, not the sun in the sky. The sun that appears in the commercials for Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sandwiches. You know the one, where "the sun" offers a cloud a breakfast sandwich when it's feeling kind of, well, cloudy. That one. No animal is involved. Just doesn't like the sun.
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The 12th actor to play "Doctor Who" will be revealed this weekend during a special half-hour live broadcast. Actor Matt Smith will be leaving the role in the Doctor's annual Christmas special. There are rumors that the new Doctor may be female.
Here's more from the official BBC press release:
Widely regarded as one of the most hotly contested roles in British television, the show's host Zoe Ball will unveil the 12th Doctor in the first ever interview in front of a live studio audience set against the backdrop of a swirling vortex, amongst Daleks and the TARDIS.U.S. fans of the Doctor will be able to watch the live special on BBC America this Sunday at 2pm Eastern/1pm Central.
The half hour show will include live special guests, Doctors old and new, as well as companions and celebrity fans.
Excitement will reach fever pitch as they speculate and recall their favourites, plus feature clips and moments from across the show's 50 year history.
Current Doctor Matt Smith and lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat will both give interviews about one of the biggest roles in TV and set out just what it takes to be the Doctor.
Steven Moffat says: "The decision is made and the time has come to reveal who's taking over the TARDIS. For the last of the Time Lords, the clock is striking twelve."
"Doctor Who" has been extremely popular for years, but excitement is especially high now because the show will celebrate its 50th anniversary in November. Fan favorite David Tennant will return in the anniversary episode. John Hurt will also play a previous incarnation of the Doctor.
Who is your favorite actor to play Doctor Who? Would you like to see a woman as the Doctor? Share your comments below!
Photo credit: Doctor Who official Facebook
Greg Belfrage is an avid Star Trek fan, serious Batman toy collector and hopeless geek. He hosts the morning show on KELO Newstalk 1320 AM / 107.9 FM.


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A veteran member of the Canton Police Department is accused of being on the wrong side of the law.55-year-old Lieutenant Jerry Hardesty is accused of stealing a gun from his own department.Canton's public safety director said his department reported the missing gun to state police earlier this year."It was during [the] investigation that a suspect was developed," Lieutenant Mike Shaw from Michigan State Police said at a news conference Tuesday.That suspect has been with the department for nearly 25 years. Police will only describe the weapon as a long gun, but sources said it was a semi-automatic that was assigned to a member of the SWAT team.Hardesty's attorney said the lieutenant had the gun legitimately."Canton Police Department holds its employees accountable to the high professional standards set by the organization," said Canton Public Safety Director Todd Mutchler.Hardesty has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation and a criminal case.
Hardesty was arraigned Tuesday and is out on bond. He will be back in court next month.
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Two men were arrested after the Monroe County Sheriff's Office says they were caught breaking into semi trailers, and later lead deputies on a chase.
Police say they were called to the Pilot Travel Center, located in the 1000 block of Nadeau Road, around 2:00 a.m. Friday on reports of intruders breaking into the semi trailers.
A witness told police the intruders broke into his empty semi trailer and took off in a black Ford SUV. Deputies later found the vehicle parked at the Travel Center of America, located in the 1000 block of North Dixie Highway.
Police say the men fled on foot when approached. One suspect, a 52-year-old Brownstown man, was apprehended quickly, deputies say. A canine unit had to be called in to find the second suspect, a 51-year-old Detroit man who fled into the woods, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Both men are being charged with breaking and entering. The man that fled into the woods is being charged with resisting arrest and opposing a police officer.
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Origins News Roundup for September 17, 2014
Read about the death of Wolfhart Pannenberg, still debating creation and evolution, and a really big dinosaur discovery.
Ch. 1-2: "Two Books" by God? God's Word and God's World
God invites us to understand his power and nature through studying what has been made.
Series: Fundamentalists, Modernists, and Evolution (3 entries)
Faith after Literalism: An Interview with Michael Gungor
Musician Michael Gungor talks about the recent controversy over the evolution of his views on evolution, science, and biblical authority.
What Do the Arts Have to Do with Evangelism?
The purpose of Jesus's art was to give verbal, visual, and dramatic forms to those complicated and confounding relationships, symmetries, and harmonies between himself, the father and spirit, and between the triune God and the world… Such creative expressions did not and do not make everything clear, but rather resist simple clarity, forcing their hearers to come at the whole complicated truth from a position of intellectual and spiritual humility.
Who's Afraid of Science?
Learning about science has taught me humility about my Bible reading and it has pushed me to think again, to read again, to ask again, and to wonder all over again what the Bible was saying when it was written and how the Bible was heard to its original hearers (so far as the evidence permits us to know such things).
Origins News Roundup for July 23, 2014
This week in origins news, a great collection of articles by key players in the conversation about theology and science, a surprising science fair discovery, and the Apollo 11 anniversary!
No Place Like Home: An interview with ECF grantee Seung-Hwan Kim
Everyone is so worried about success and getting this or that honorable diploma—the people here are smart and understand many complex things perfectly—but it's a long distance from the head to the heart.
Creation for Kids
Children's books are more than stories. They can become familiar narratives children listen to over and over. So it's worth asking - Are the books we're reading doing a good job of portraying God and His Creation?
Creation Unfolding: Reading Genesis in a Historical Setting
For my part, the historical setting of the text plays an important role in how I read. It's not a problem in my view to see the authors of Genesis embedded in their times, writing in the scientific/mythological terms they knew, even if those terms are now obsolete.
Video repost: Chris Tilling on Biblical Genre and Relational Truths
"There are clues in a text as to how the text should be written, so with Genesis, the rhythmic nature of Genesis 1 and 2, the almost poetic, and hymnic, function that it would have played in the liturgy of the earliest Jewish lives… it seems to me that there are clues here that it should be read in a theological way."
Interview with Ronald Osborn
We must press beyond the various creation narratives in the Hebrew Bible, including the final chapters of Job, to the picture of God revealed in the New Testament—the Creator who does not rationally explain away the scandal of suffering but who instead enters into it.
A Review of "Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering" by Ronald E. Osborn
The confident assertion that the Bible trumps science stems from a misunderstanding of the purpose of the scriptures, and a misapplication of the Bible to answer questions that can only be answered by the application of science.
Series: Creation, Evolution, and the Over-Active Imagination (2 entries)
Series: Excerpts from "Evolving: Evangelicals Reflect on Evolution" (13 entries)
We need to hear stories from others who have wrestled with evolution and Christian faith. What arguments made them change their views on science? How did they hold fast to their relationship with God? The essays in this series will eventually comprise a book, provisionally titled, "Evolving: Evangelicals Reflect on Evolution."
New Videos Online from the ECF "Author of Life" Project
When you are in church, do you act and speak differently than when you are in school? Do you tend to compartmentalize what you learn about in Biology class from what you learn about in Sunday School?
The Noah Movie
Russell Crowe as Noah was no superhero. He was very human—perhaps too human for those who'd prefer he remain in the flannel graph world of our Sunday School stories.
"The Language of God" Book Club–Chapter 6
How should we interpret the Bible? What is the role of tradition? What is the role of science? Who gets to decide whether traditional interpretations need to change?
Praying the Psalms: Psalm 19
The Psalmist is saying that when we walk outside and look up, the heavens are telling us two things about God: they tell us about his glory, and they tell us about what his hands can do.


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Our strategy
Address complex natural resource and climate change adaptation issues, with a focus on increasing resiliency in the face of drought and other external shocks.
The context
Poverty is widespread. Frequent drought, unpredictable harvests and sporadic conflicts put families and rural traditions at risk. Millions are still in urgent need of assistance after the worst drought the region has seen for 60 years.
Our work
- Emergency response: Treating malnourished children with mobile health units, distributing water, vaccinating livestock, and providing work rebuilding community assets
- Agriculture & Food: Improving crop yields and income generation of pastoral and farming households
- Water: Building reservoirs and improving wells in drought-prone communities
- Women & Gender: Providing scholarships for girls to continue in secondary school and vocational training to their mothers to generate more income
All stories about Ethiopia
Ethiopia: From hungry to healthy: Saving children in the Horn of Africa October 15, 2013
In the two years since famine ravaged East Africa, our mobile health teams have helped feed more than 70,000 malnourished mothers and children.
Ethiopia: Finding her way through drought May 16, 2013
Fatumo lost ten camels in the drought that ravaged Ethiopia two years ago. She grew more desperate as her children went hungry. But today there are signs of recovery — and Fatumo is relying on each day's collection of milk to rebuild.
Ethiopia: Behind the camera: Eating from the same table March 14, 2013
Kuye's mother, Taiko, is feisty and determined. It's no surprise she's doing everything she can to keep her daughter in school.
Ethiopia: Behind the camera: What it feels like for a girl March 13, 2013
Photographer Joni Kabana's visit with Kuye reveals a girl ready to take on the world — and show what education can do.
Ethiopia: A Girl Can: Kuye's Story March 8, 2013
Mercy Corps scholarships help girls like Kuye complete high school in Ethiopia — and spread the power of their education through family, community and country. See what a girl can do.
Ethiopia: Clean water for Anab December 7, 2012
What can clean water do for women in Ethiopia? Find out how Anab's health — and future — are looking better thanks to the new reservoir Mercy Corps built.
Ethiopia: Emergency food for Nasteho December 6, 2012
What does a mother in remote Ethiopia do to help her malnourished infant? Fadumo found help at a visit from Mercy Corps' mobile health unit.
Ethiopia: A little laughter, a lot of water November 12, 2012
Anab and her friends are getting a kick out of photographer Joni Kabana, who is visiting Mercy Corps programs in Ethiopia this week.
Ethiopia: Coping with drought by building peace October 18, 2012
We sent out a team to research why one drought-stricken community was coping so well. The findings were striking: When local conflict had been addressed, people were far better equipped to survive the drought.
Ethiopia: Feeding hungry babies October 11, 2012
In Ida Adays village, our mobile health team weighed seven-month-old Nasteho Mohamed and found her to be malnourished. She weighed only 4kg, but at her age should be somewhere around 4.8kg.


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I am so excited to be one of the Moda Bake Shop's latest designers! I'm John and I blog at http://www.quiltdad.com/. This is my first project for the Bake Shop, but hopefully not my last!
- 1 Moda Honey Bun -- I used Deb Strain's "Fresh" (note: you will need 36 honey bun strips, so be sure your honey bun has at least that many)
- 1.25 yards of a backing fabric
- 0.5 yards of a binding fabric
Separate your honey bun strips into four sets of 9 strips apiece. Because they followed the colors of the rainbow, the fabrics I selected separated nicely into red/orange/yellow strips, and blue/green strips. You might also group the strips by lights and darks, by colorways, or by tone. They key is to look for similar tones within each strip set, but contrast between them.
Step 2:
Sew your strip sets together. Press seams (I press mine to one side). You should have four strip sets of 9 strips apiece, and the strip set should measure approximately 9.5" wide.
Step 3:
From each strip set, cut four blocks measuring 9.5". Square up your blocks to 9.5" square each. You should have 16 total blocks. Separate them out into two piles, each containing 8 blocks. Here is where you will separate the blocks by contrasting colors, tones, colorways, etc.
Step 4:
Line up all of the blocks so that the strips are running horizontally, from right to left. From the first pile of 8 blocks, cut each along the 45 degree diagonal line from the block's bottom left corner to the top right corner.
From the second pile of 8 blocks, and this is important, cut each on the diagonal from the top left to the bottom right of the block. Don't cut all 16 blocks the same way -- 8 have to be cut on one diagonal, and the other 8 have to be cut the opposite way.
See the picture for a visual explanation:
When you swap half of one block with half of the other, the strips from each should line up to form a 90 degree angle, like so:
And now you know why I named this the "Turning Corners" table runner!
Step 5:
Sew the blocks back together. Each new block should contain half from your first pile, and half from your second pile. Be sure to line up seams so that the strips match up when they "turn the corner" -- pin them if that is your preferred method.
Square up your blocks again. They should square up to about 9". If yours are a little smaller or a little larger, that's OK ... as long as you square them all up to be the same size.
Step 6:
Now for the fun part. Audition different layouts for your blocks. The contrast you created will let you create stripes ...
Sew all of your blocks together. For the full table runner, lay them out 2 blocks wide by 8 blocks long. To make two shorter table runners, lay each out in a 2 x 4 block format. For a square table topper, lay the blocks out in a 4 x 4 grid.
Step 8:
Baste, quilt, and bind as desired. I free-motion quilted mine with a meandering stipple pattern.
A beautiful new addition to your decor, or a perfect hostess or holiday gift!
I hope you enjoy this tutorial. If you make one, I'd love to see it! And be sure to add it to the MBS Flickr pool.


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Kim's Q & A
Who's your favorite sports team, and why?
Green Bay Packers, my dad is from Wisconsin :)
What's your favorite movie quote?
"I feel the need, the need for speed" Top Gun, love that movie. I want to get my pilot license one day!
What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
Call of Duty. Only if you are really bad...
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
Four piercings on my ears and two tattoos. I have a feather on my side and carpe diem on my foot.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
I have a few Miley Cyrus.
What's your best party trick?
Getting drunk off 5 shots :) I'm a light weight.
What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
I'm not drunk, I'm intoxicated by you. So cheesy haha.
What's the worst job you've ever had?
Haven't had one yet, I have loved all my jobs. Lucky me :)
What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?
I was a hockey goalie in high school, got some intense injuries.
It's 4AM after a crazy night out – what are we eating?
Taco Bell.
What's the strangest thing in your fridge right now?
I have about 6 different cheeses, I'm a full-on cheese head!
What's the naughtiest thing you've ever done in public?
What do you feel sexiest wearing?
Lingerie, or sometimes just my boyfriends t-shirt
Tell us a joke.
Why did the blonde get fired from the M&M factory? She was throwing away all the "w"s! I love dumb blonde jokes, I get most of them ;)


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Studio Art: Printmaking
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree
University of Central Missouri students majoring in studio art and pursuing the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in the areas of either Ceramics, Illustration, Painting, Printmaking, or Sculpture will be expected to demonstrate the highest level of ability in foundation art courses and clearly excel in their chosen area of emphasis.
Studio majors who earn the BFA degree in one of these areas often pursue careers as college or university professors by continuing their education and earning the necessary graduate degrees. Others may work as freelance artists, and in related fields that allow for a lifetime of artistic production.
Studio classes emphasize a strong beginning in foundation art. Upper-level courses push students to specialize in their chosen area of emphasis: ceramics, painting, printmaking, or sculpture. Students use traditional and contemporary forms of expression to develop their unique visual language. Studio art majors in ceramics, painting, printmaking, and sculpture pursue exhibiting their works in museums, commercial art galleries, corporate collections and private homes. If they achieve at a high enough level, their artwork may be commissioned on request from clients, or sold either directly by the artist or through private art galleries or dealers.
Employment of artists and related workers is expected to grow as fast as the average for all occupations.
Because the arts attract many talented people with creative ability, the number of aspiring artists continues to grow.
Studio art majors in ceramics, painting, printmaking, and sculpture at UCM find excellent facilities, individualized working spaces and nationally acclaimed faculty mentors. The department beautifully renovated Gallery of Art & Design schedules diverse exhibitions and provides students opportunities to exhibit their own work, and the opportunity to win awards and scholarship funding through competitive exhibitions of student work. UCM offers studio art majors, and others, a solid visual arts foundation in a richly diverse and creative environment.
University of Central Missouri is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). UCM is the only state-supported 4-year school in Missouri with such accreditation. UCM has held NASAD accreditation continuously since 1986. Of the approximately 2,000 college art programs nationwide, NASAD has approved less than 15 percent, based on proven rigor and content.
Career Services
UCM's Office of Career Services assists students seeking internships, summer and campus jobs, part-time, and full-time employment. They also provide assistance with writing cover letters and resumes and offer a career library, mock interviews, and career counseling. The office also serves representatives of business, government, industry, and education who are looking for prospective employees. Over 700 employers visit UCM each year to conduct interviews on campus. Career Services may be reached at 660- 543-4985 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit their website at www.ucmo.edu/career/students/.
Scholarships & Financial Aid
UCM's Student Financial Services Office offers nearly $7 million in merit-based scholarships each year to students who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership, special talents, or potential in a specific field of study. The primary mission of the office is to help students and their families identify and apply for appropriate financial resources to help pay the educational and living expenses they'll incur to attend UCM. Student Financial Services may be reached at 660-543-8266 or visit their website at www.ucmo.edu/sfs.
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04:30 UTC on Friday 19 September 2014 | Visible, greyscale, Australia
Images from Japan Meteorological Agency satellite MTSAT via Bureau of Meteorology.
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau National Operations Centre
Satellite Notes for the 0000UTC chart on 19 September 2014.
Issued at 12:09 pm EST Friday on 19 September 2014
A cold front just east of Tasmania is producing a cloud band with isolated thunderstorms, while a cool southwesterly airstream behind the trough is resulting in areas of low cloud about the southeast of the country.
Patchy middle level cloud is evident over southern parts of the NT and northern SA. A band of middle and upper level cloud extends over NSW, associated with and upper level disturbance. Some low level cloud is over southwest WA. Patchy high level cloud is crossing the Bight due to a cold front to the south.
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I love half square triangles! They are neither half squares, nor triangles (what's up with that?) yet make an instant and dramatic impact on any quilting project. Additionally, they are simple to make. If you have a fabric line with roughly the same number of light fabrics as dark, it is a match made in Heaven. HSTs were my first thought when I saw Cinnamon Spice.
Can you say, "Wow!" Big blocks and simple construction give each of these prints a place to shine.
This quilt is made from 68 HSTs, and 12 9.5" squares. It is gorgeous and simple.
Gather up your supplies and fall in love with my favorite block!
2 Layer Cakes*
1/3 yd dark fabric*
1/3 yd light fabric*
1/2 yd for binding
5 1/4 yds for backing
*You can substitute 1 Cinnamon & Spice fat quarter bundle plus 2 dark 1/3 yard cuts, and 2 light 1/3 yard cuts for the Layer Cakes and 1/4 yard cuts. If you like a scrappy binding, this choice yields enough scraps to do it.
NOTE: Fat quarter bundles often vary in the number of pieces. You need a total of 80, 10" squares to complete the project. You can get 2 from each fat quarter. A 1/3 yard cut of fabric will yield 4 10" squares. This quilt could be made with 40 fat quarters, or 20 cuts of 1/3 yard.
When using layer cakes you will have enough pieces - Moda is pretty good at keeping the quantity consistent. Each cake has 42 pieces. The extra yardage, 1/3 yd of light and 1/3 yd of dark, listed above is to supplement the number of light and dark blocks if needed.
Fat Quarter method: Follow these instructions if you are using a fat quarter bundle. If not jump to the section labeled "Layer Cake Method"
- Iron each fat quarter
- Cut, according to diagram above,
- 2, 10" squares from each fat quarter
- 3, 2.5" x 22" strips if you are interested in a scrappy binding.
- Cut 4, 10" squares from each 1/3 yard cut of fabric
- You should now have a total of
- 45, 10" squares (There are a couple extra...perhaps for a label?) and
- 105, 2.5" x 22" strips (but only if you chose to cut these)
- Now you have two layer cakes!
- Proceed with layer cake method.
Layer Cake method:
- Open up your layer cakes and separate the light squares from the dark ones. (Take some time to enjoy each of the prints - they are beautiful!)
- Remove 4 dark squares and 8 light squares from the piles. Trim these to 9 1/2" square and set them aside.
- Draw a single line diagonally, from corner to corner, across the wrong side of 34 light squares.
- Pair each of the 34 light squares with a dark square.
- Sew a smidgen less than 1/4" from each side of the drawn lines. I use a 1/4" foot on my sewing machine. When I line up the foot and the diagonal line, the line is just to the inside of the flange. Sewing 1/4" from the line will work as well. (Truthfully, I don't know why I don't. Maybe I don't completely trust that the resulting squares will be big enough. Must be Vader calling to me.)
- Cut on line.
- Open each block and iron seams toward the dark side. (While doing this you can chant, "Come to the Dark Side Luke," but be careful no one is listening. They might take away your sharp toys.)
- Trim blocks to 9 1/2" square. You should now have 68 HSTs.
Now it gets a little more tricky. Keep your wits about you and don't listen to Vader. The pieces have to be arranged just right to make the pattern show up.
To make this easier I've split the task into four sections. Each section is made from 20 blocks arranged in a grid of 4 x 5. If you can get 20 blocks set right 4 times in a row then you've got this quilt conquered. (Much like Vader and Luke.)
You need to make two sections which rise from the left...
|The stripes in this section rise from the left.
and two sections that fall to the right.
|The stripes in this section fall to the right.
This is a good place to break out your design wall/floor/bed/curtain. Find a surface that you can display the blocks on. (The pictures above were taken of my blocks on a design curtain! My dear husband made it from heavy flannel, a length of PVC pipe and some chain link. It hangs at the end of a hall in front of and unsightly boy zone.) I found it helpful to lay out one left and one right section at the same time. Distribute the prints , solids, and colors as desired. Keep in mind that this is going to be a scrappy, random looking quilt.
Sew 5 rows of 4 - one at a time so that you can keep track of what you are doing.
Sew rows together along the long edge to make a quadrant.
Sew quadrants together so that the dark stripes turn 90 degrees at their meeting. I sewed the 5 block sides together first (I don't like to sew really long seams.) Then sew the resulting 8 block sides together to finish your top.
Layer and quilt as desired.
One 72 X 90 Quilt - perfectly sized for a twin bed and ample for snuggling up on the couch while watching a movie. If you go the layer cake route it is a quick make as well.
(Don't forget to take a picture of your finished quilt and post it in the new Tops to Treasures Flickr group.)
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The annual Harris Poll indicates that Tom Hanks is America's Favorite Thespian!
Here's the list.....
- Tom Hanks
- Denzel Washington
- Jennifer Lawrence
- Julia Roberts
- Sandra Bullock
- Johnny Depp
- John Wayne
- Clint Eastwood
- Brad Pitt
- Meryl Streep
More facts from the poll
- John Wayne is the only actor to be on this list every year since 1994 -- even though he has been dead since 1979.
- In 2013, Meryl Streep was the only woman on the top 10 list of favorite actors. This year there are four. This is the highest number of women on the list in any year since the survey began.
- Three celebs dropped off. They are George Clooney, Harrison Ford and Matt Damon.
- While Americans report going to an average of five movies in 2013, 66% report going to the movies less often now than a few years ago.