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This isn't a "shock & awe" title to merely draw you in. This also isn't a blanket claim from an "expert" who has never been in the trenches that "social business is dead". Enterprise 2.0 (aka social business) is not dead. Significant progress continues to be made. More and more enterprises have social business strategies and efforts for both marketing & internal collaboration. However, enterprises with several years of Enterprise 2.0 efforts under their belt have failed to reach the tipping point and cross into mainstream adoption of social collaboration . Coincidentally, Dion Hinchcliffe recently noted in The Path to Co-Creating a Social Business, the existence of the fissure with older collaborative channels on one side and the option to voluntarily engage socially on the other. I believe this is a sign post that we must pay attention to and make adjustments or social business could fall deeply into the rabbit hole where knowledge management (KM) efforts of past, already reside.
A little over a year ago I left my role managing the internal social collaboration efforts for a large global enterprise. After two and a half years of efforts to evolve how a corporation gets work done, connects employees and communicates, I needed a serious break. I felt we had reached the maximum adoption we could achieve under the circumstances we were working within. So I returned back to my roots in social media marketing. I left the Enterprise 2.0 program not because I lost passion for social collaboration, but because I realized that the effort had plateaued. The initiative has achieved quite a bit, but my vision & strategy still hasn't been fully reached. We didn't cross the chasm – even after almost three years post deployment. Social collaboration is still voluntary and optional. Based upon discussions around conference "water coolers", I have discovered that our situation isn't unique. I have been doing a lot of reflection to nail down the underlying reason our efforts (collective across the industry) aren't creating an evolution-yet. So, here is my stake in the ground on what is the big failure of Enterprise 2.0 social business:
The big failure of social business is a lack of integration of social tools into the collaborative workflow. A brief web search for "paid app reviews" or similar terms reveals several services selling app reviews and installations to artificially boost the standing of apps in the main app stores.
This is not a newly identified problem. Those of us working on social collaboration efforts for a while recognized that integration is imperative from the beginning. At the beginning, I clearly outlined integration as one of three foundational pillars for our strategy. Unfortunately, various forces created challenges in this space. Social collaboration applications have been immature in this area for years (even after fierce calls for faster integration- i.e. CMS). Enterprises faced fork lift integration efforts to knit applications together. Fork lift efforts get the budget axe when push comes to shove. We managed to do the normal IT deployment model – the very model I fiercely advocated for us not to do. We deployed just another tool amongst a minefield of other collaborative tools – without integration. To make it even harder, we underinvested in transition change management.
Are you surprised that I didn't say lack of overt executive support & leadership for culture change (ala John Chambers mantra at Cisco)? Believe me, tops down support & culture change are two of the largest hurdles social business must conquer for long-term success. IBM, who has been on the bleeding edge for ten years is (finally) recently starting to cross the chasm. As evidenced by the IBM journey, I believe it will be rare that culture change will be one of the first things accomplished or changed in a short period of time. Culture will change as a result of the pervasive use of social tools. Lack of cultural change is not social business's biggest failure. The biggest failure is the lack of workflow integration to drive culture change.
The picture became blatantly clear looking from the outside in. First, there is evidence that IT resources are shifting to other technology priorities. A Gartner CIO survey in 2010 had Web 2.0 ranked as the third highest priority for CIO's. In 2011, it fell to the bottom – number 10. Second, except for email, employees aren't using most internal collaboration tool robustly. I did my own internal research to verify adoption. This trend was established before social tools. I have witnessed teams that cannot even spell video conferencing, who use team meeting & collaboration sites only as document warehouses and engage in collaboration via email ping pong. Third, for teams that "get" social media and are heavily engaged, much of their workflow is within external social tools – Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or multiple tools so they can extend collaboration outside the firewall. They robustly engage with each other where critical mass of collaboration & their network resides- i.e. private Google+ circles or Facebook groups. They have only occasional collaboration leveraging internal tools. When asked why they don't use the internal platform, one responder stated,"Bottom line, we've had a social community internally (for a while) and it doesn't feel natural." Translation: It isn't in their workflow. I personally have struggled with pervasive use of Google+ even thought I really like the product. Why? It is outside of how I get my work done ; my peeps aren't 100% present and it isn't integrated into social aggregation tools, such as Tweetdeck. The foundation for which enterprises are building their social collaborative house is cracked. If you add more layers, the fissures widen. If you don't provide the "easy button" with integrated tools that are "just there" in your workflow, adoption will not cross the chasm. Culture will not change. Enterprise 2.0 social business becomes the bad sequel to Knowledge Management.
So how do we swing the pendulum? I am not advocating that companies abandon their internal social platforms and move to an external service. I fully recognize all the information security, privacy, regulatory challenges with that model. Also, social collaboration tools are finally starting to round the corner with email & content management integration. I also don't believe that the only answer is"integrating" into underutilized & complicated legacy collaborative tools. We must get back to the basics. The effort to robustly use social tools needs to be a natural act. We also need to focus on items that are within our control and can be done now. Following are my getting back to basics recommendations:
Face reality that email is not going away. It has 100% utilization for employee collaboration & communication. It becomes an epicenter for collaboration. The ability to post social content, receive notifications, receive activity digests must tie into email and SMS. If your activity stream could fit into an Outlook window – even better.
Recognize that collaboration doesn't just happen inside your company's walls. Collaboration crosses many boundaries from time, distance and corporate firewalls. Employees are using multiple tools and multiple networks both outside & inside. Adding one more tool to the mix doesn't make life easier. Consider deploying a content/collaboration aggregator to simplify employee's ability to manage various content flows & networks both inside & outside the firewall (Example: Xobni Enterprise)
Collaboration is now form factor agnostic: No longer is one device utilized. Content & collaboration needs to flow across whatever mobile, tablet, desktop, laptop- eventually smart TV device – that an employee utilizes.
Ubiquitous collaboration needs equal opportunity. For example, If employees can get email, internet access, Facebook, Twitter on their mobile devices but only access social collaboration on their laptop- then those most available will be the top collaborative tools. Your internal social platform needs equal access, otherwise it will continue to be Cinderella locked in the attic during the royal ball.
Your intranet should be one in the same with your social platform. If an official portal is the place to get news, updates & find information – your social platform must seamlessly be an integral part of that experience. Don't ship off your employees to a separate site to socially engage & collaborate. The intranet should become the personalized collaborative workspace for employees "one stop shopping."
Rid yourself of multiple employee profiles. One employee = one integrated profile. Do you enjoy managing different profiles across various consumerized tools today? Heck No! That is why the ability to log in with your social ID is widely used on consumer sites. Your internal social profile should be your one corporate profile with the ability for others inside the company to see who you are, what you do and easily discover knowledge you hold along with people you are connected with across the company (and even outside, if appropriate). The social employee profile is critical to enable the Enterprise 2.0 Bullseye that Andrew McAfee began advocating for in 2007.
Technology has matured dramatically over the last five years. Enterprises are getting into the game. My back to basic recommendations don't take super human development cycles or an extended period of time to deploy. Focus on what you can control. Focus on creating a natural collaborative experience. Focus on providing an easy & intuitive user experience. Focus on dissolving collaborative islands- don't create more with social tools. These steps can keep you from falling down the rabbit hole and staying steady on the road to realizing robust social enterprise success while you continue to tackle other longer-term challenges. I believe if we focus more robustly on the basics, we can push this baby over the chasm.


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Life is one series of choices after the next. We all have within ourselves the free will to make choices that are good for what we want out of life and we have the free will to make choices that can hurt what we want out of life.
If we determine that we want our marriage to be one of partnership and to be the best it can be, we have to make the choices that will help that to happen. And when it comes to how we handle our friendships, the same "rule" applies.
"Each of us has a choice to make in terms of what we expect out of our friendships with others. You see, some may be content with just hanging out with the boys after a game. It's fine just throwing the ball around, getting dirty, having some laughs, and then going home. For many that's enough; that's what friendship is. But if you want something more for your life, you have to go after it. You need to find people who are looking for the same." (Dave Currie with Glen Hoos)
It's true what the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 15:33:
You can't play with "fire" in going places and doing things with friends that can hurt your marriage and not expect for it to "burn" your marriage so it is severely damaged. If you have friendships that hurt your marriage, then you need to pull back from them, as difficult as that may seem. It's the same principle as "cutting off the hand that causes you to sin."
Years ago I had a friend that enjoyed smoking. And that was fine for that friend. But when she kept trying to get me to smoke, and I determined in my mind that I didn't want to end up a smoker, I had a choice to make. I could either keep up my friendship with this person and eventually become a smoker (because she wouldn't stop pushing the cigarettes at me and I knew I would eventually give in to appease her) or I would cut off our friendship and find another friend.
As difficult as it was to cut off the friendship, I'm now glad I made that choice (especially as I see other friends who are struggling to try to quit smoking).
If you have a friendship that is hurting your marriage, you have a choice to make. Is this friendship more important to you than your spouse and is the vow you made when you married less important than your friendship, or what?
Sometimes we have friendships that are good for us "for a season" but then it's time to move on from there because they just aren't working anymore. A friendship is different than a marriage. With a marriage, you entered into covenant with your spouse and also with God. To leave that marriage for the sake of an outside friendship (no matter how strong the friendship bond was at one time), you are breaking a solemn vow. You need to realize that.


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Stain Masters
Smart tactics to clean by:
- Treat stain as soon as you can, ideally within an hour, to prevent it from becoming a permanent mark.
- Test stain remover on an inconspicuous area of the fabric first to make sure the color won't be affected.
- Avoid rubbing or scrubbing, which may set the stain or fray the fibers.
- Keep a white towel on hand that's designated for using on stains.
- Seek help from your dry cleaner for stains on silk, suede, and leather.
- Read the care label on your garment before attempting to treat a stain.
Pull these stain removers right from your shelves:
- Baking soda
- Club soda
- Distilled white vinegar
- Borax
- Rubbing alcohol
- Talcum powder
- Liquid dish detergent
- Liquid laundry detergent
Clothing & Linens: Flush the area with rubbing alcohol, then rinse with water. Apply liquid dish soap and rinse.
Upholstery & Carpet: Dab liquid laundry detergent directly on spot and let it sit for two hours. Remove detergent with a damp towel.
Red Wine
Clothing & Linens: Gently dab stain with a white towel soaked in club soda, saturating the area. Launder as usual.
Upholstery & Carpet: Apply club soda, towel dry, then treat with a natural carpet cleaner. For furniture, sponge with warm water, cover spot with talcum powder and let sit for several minutes. Gently brush with a soft cloth.
Fruit Juice
Clothing & Linens: Pour boiling water on stain (use warm water for delicate fabrics).
Upholstery & Carpet: Gently blot with one part liquid detergent and two parts warm water. Next, apply a one-to-one mixture of distilled white vinegar and water. Dab again with detergent and water; sponge clean with cold water.
Pet Pee
Clothing & Linens: Soak in a solution of distilled white vinegar and hot water (cold water for delicate fabric) for 30 minutes. Rinse garment, then launder.
Upholstery & Carpet: Use paper towels to absorb as much of the liquid as possible. With a sponge, apply a solution of 1/4 vinegar, several drops of eucalyptus oil, and 1 teaspoon of liquid dish soap. Let stand for 30 minutes, then blot using a damp towel.
Clothing & Linens: Soak fabric in cold water. If stain remains, dab with detergent.
Upholstery & Carpet: Let chocolate harden, then scrape off excess with a dull knife. Blot with one part liquid laundry detergent and two parts tepid water.
Clothing & Linens: Place a white towel underneath the garment to absorb excess ink. Saturate stain with rubbing alcohol, then rinse thoroughly with tepid water.
Upholstery & Carpet: Blot excess ink with a paper towel. Apply rubbing alcohol; dab until gone.
Clothing & Linens: Rinse with cold water, then soak garment in a detergent and cold water solution. If stain remains, pour on distilled white vinegar to saturate stain.
Upholstery & Carpet: Mix together borax and water until you have a thick paste. Place directly on the spot and let sit for a half hour. Remove paste with a damp towel.
Cooking Oil
Clothing & Linens: Remove excess grease with paper towel. Sprinkle with talcum powder to absorb remaining grease and treat with a stain remover.
Upholstery & Carpet: Apply liquid laundry detergent and let stand for a few hours. Scrub clean with a small brush. Wipe away residue with a damp white towel.
Clothing & Linens: Place stain face down on a white towel and soak with rubbing alcohol. Blot on clean area of towel until no lipstick appears on the towel. Launder.
Upholstery & Carpet: Wet with rubbing alcohol, then blot with a white towel until no lipstick remains.
Clothing & Linens: Rinse with warm water, then soak garment in a one-to-one solution of borax and hot water. Continue to treat with the solution until the stain is gone.
Upholstery & Carpet: Soak up with paper towels, then spray with a one-to-three mixture of water and white vinegar. Blot with one part dish soap and two parts tepid water, then rinse.
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the April 17, 2008, issue of Family Circle magazine.


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Premier League: Mikel Arteta reveals Arsene Wenger's fury with Arsenal at Liverpool
Mikel Arteta admits he had never seen Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger as angry as he was at half-time at Anfield on Saturday.
Last Updated: 10/02/14 3:54pm
The Gunners were 4-0 down inside 19 minutes against a rampant Liverpool and eventually went down 5-1.
It was their second heavy defeat of the season after a 6-3 Premier League thrashing at the hands of Manchester City in December.
But they responded to that defeat by taking 20 points from the next 24 available and Arteta says that is Arsenal's new challenge, which starts with a clash at home to a reeling Manchester United on Wednesday.
The Spaniard said: "We know we need to improve and face those games in a different manner because after 19 minutes we were 4-0 down and it was like a car crash.
"The manager was really upset at half-time, that's normal because it wasn't good enough for this football club.
"It was the angriest I have seen him."
But Arteta says there is no point looking back at a result the players can do nothing to change and he feels they have what it takes to bounce back, as they have already proven this season.
"We have had two big crises already," the Spaniard added.
"I think the Manchester United defeat was a different game to this, but City and this one are really hard to take.
"We have to react because there is nothing we can do about this now."


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Human Capital Challenges in Asia-Pacific 2011-2013: Strong Brands and Clear Career Paths Help Companies Run the Talent Race
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Talent acquisition and retention are among the most significant human capital challenges facing companies across Asia-Pacific. Companies that effectively meet these challenges do so with strong branding and establishment of clear career paths for employees.
(This Executive Action is the second in a three-part series. The first, Executive Action 363, entitled Human Capital in Asia-Pacific, was released in October 2011. The third, entitled Human Capital Challenges in Asia Pacific 2011-2013: Aligning Employee Learning and Development with Performance Management, is forthcoming.)


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My little man finally went for his 2 month appointment today and here is where he stands...
- He is 12lbs 15oz, which puts him in the 20th percentile and that shocks me because he seems chubby!
- He is now 25" long, which is the 90th percentile so, that means he is actually long and lean! Who knew?!?
- His head was 15" for the 32 percentile...he is on the smaller side like his cousin Presley.
- He is on target for all social and motor development
Oh, I almost forgot, last night after singing a beautiful and apparently rather entertaining rendition of the "Bumble Bee Song" I got my first out loud laugh from Landon. It surprised me so much I had to process it for a minute. I thought my song deserved an encore and guess what...another laugh at the appropriate moment. Which caused me to continue to sing the song about another 100 or so times...with no laugh. That chuckle was probably the cutest thing I have ever seen! Poor daddy has yet to hear it, hopefully he will soon before the magic of the bumble bee wears off!


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Author to speak at Goessel museum
Glen Ediger, author of "Leave No Threshing Stone Unturned," will be a presenter at Mennonite Heritage and Agricultural Museum's annual meeting 1:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Goessel Mennonite Church, 109 S. Church St. in Goessel.
Ediger, a resident of North Newton, is an authority on the threshing stone, a primitive farming tool used for a short time by Mennonites in Kansas following their immigration from Russia in the mid-1870s. The event is free.


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|Nutella Hot Chocolate/Cocoa and a little treasure of heaven awaits you on top! If you follow my blog it's no secret that I love Nutella and Ferrero Rocher candy. Since I am obvious a chocolate lover, this cocoa is the all around perfect pick me up for the colder weather ahead.
Nutella Hot Chocolate/Cocoa Recipe:
1 cup whole milk
3 tablespoons Nutella
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
Whipped creme in a can for garnish, chocolate shavings, chocolate syrup. Optional: 1 shot of Frangelico or Kahlua (Adult version only, smile !)
Ferrero Rocher Candy
In a high quality heavy pan, whisk together the milk, Nutella, cocoa powder. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Serve with a shot of Frangelico or Kaluha (if your an adult), top with whipped creme, crushed Ferrero Rocher candy, chocolate syrup drizzle.
I have to tell you it's so confusing is it Hot Cocoa or do you call it Hot Chocolate? Everyone is different....I just know it's delicious! Cheers :)


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LA PROHIBICIÓN de las bolsas de plástico, ¿un riesgo para la salud?
Are the bacteria living in reusable grocery bags making us sick? A new study finds that plastic bag bans may be causing an uptick in emergency room visits and even deaths from common foodborne bacteria like coliform and E.coli.
The bag bans, which are usually justified on environmental grounds, are increasingly popular around the nation and usually incentivize shoppers to replace plastic with reusable canvas or nylon totes.
The study , by Jonathan Klick of University of Pennsylvania Law School and the Property and Environment Research Center and Joshua D. Wright of the George Mason University School of Law, found that in jurisdictions where plastic bags were banned saw ER visits increase by about one-fourth, with a similar increase in deaths compared with neighboring counties where the bags remained legal.
Basically people were schlepping leaky packages of meat and other foods in their canvas bags, then wadding to the bags somewhere for awhile, leaving bacteria to grow until the next trip, when they tossed celery or other foods likely to be eaten raw in the same bags.
Washing your bags reduces the risk, but let's be honest: who does that?


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- Bride's engagement and wedding rings
- Groom's attire
- Ties and gloves for groom's attendants, if worn and not part of their clothing rental package
- Accommodations for groom's attendants
- Accommodations for groom's parents and siblings
- Bachelor dinner if groom wishes to give one
- All costs of the rehearsal dinner
- Officiant's fee or donation
- Transportation and lodging expenses for officiant if from out of town and invited to officiate by the groom's family
- Marriage license fee
- Transportation for groom and best man to ceremony
- Flowers:
- Bride's bouquet (only in those regions where it is a local custom for the groom to pay for it)
- Boutonnieres for groom's attendants
- Bride's going away corsage, if wearing one
- Corsages for immediate members of both families, unless the bride has included them in her florist's order
- Groom's gift to his bride
- Groom's gifts to his attendants
- Expenses of the honeymoon
And nowadays…
Up to 70 percent of weddings are paid for by the couple themselves, or by some combination which may include the couple, the bride's parents, and the groom's parents. If the costs are being shared, communication is the key to keeping harmony. Any discussion about money should be both dignified and candid. And, if you are receiving financial help, be willing to compromise on some of your wedding wishes. Your wedding is a special day, but it is only one of many special days in your life together. Make a realistic budget and stick to it.


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Solo wrote:Can you explain what you mean by "URL thingy"?Darth Bizzle wrote:It looks pretty good. My only problem is I can't figure out the URL thingy. So maybe make a tutorial for that as this is new for me...the old one was easy though.
But overall 5/5.
Think he meant the BBCode formatting, it's still the same coding as the old one.


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For most children, stimulant medications are a safe and effective way to relieve ADHD symptoms. As glasses help people focus their eyes to see, these medications help children with ADHD focus their thoughts better and ignore distractions. This makes them more able to pay attention and control their behavior.
Stimulants may be used alone or combined with behavior therapy. Studies show that about 80% of children with ADHD who are treated with stimulants improve a great deal once the right medication and dose are determined.
Two forms of stimulants are available: immediate-release (short-acting) and extended-release (intermediate-acting and long-acting). Immediate-release medications usually are taken every 4 hours, when needed. They are the cheapest of the medications. Extended-release medications usually are taken once in the morning.
Children who use extended-release forms of stimulants can avoid taking medication at school or after school. It is important not to chew or crush extended-release capsules or tablets. However, extended-release capsules that are made up of beads can be opened and sprinkled onto food for children who have difficulties swallowing tablets or capsules.
Non-stimulants can be tried when stimulant medications don't work or cause bothersome side effects.
It may take some time to find the best medication, dosage, and schedule for your child.
Your child may need to try different types of stimulants or other medication. Some children respond to one type of stimulant but not another.
The amount of medication (dosage) that your child needs also may need to be adjusted. The dosage is not based solely on his weight. Your pediatrician will vary the dosage over time to get the best results and control possible side effects.
The medication schedule also may be adjusted depending on the target outcome. For example, if the goal is to get relief from symptoms mostly at school, your child may take the medication only on school days.
It is important for your child to have regular medical checkups to monitor how well the medication is working and check for possible side effects.
Side effects occur sometimes. These tend to happen early in treatment and are usually mild and short-lived, but in rare cases they can be prolonged or more severe.
The most common side effects include:
Some less common side effects include:
The same sleep problems do not exist for atomoxetine, but initially it may make your child sleepy or upset her stomach. There have been very rare cases of atomoxetine needing to be stopped because it was causing liver damage. Rarely atomoxetine increased thoughts of suicide. Guanfacine can cause drowsiness, fatigue, or a decrease in blood pressure.
More than half of children who have tic disorders, such as Tourette syndrome, also have ADHD. Tourette syndrome is an inherited condition associated with frequent tics and unusual vocal sounds. The effect of stimulants on tics is not predictable, although most studies indicate that stimulants are safe for children with ADHD and tic disorders in most cases. It is also possible to use atomoxetine or guanfacine for children with ADHD and Tourette syndrome.
Most side effects can be relieved by:
Close contact with your pediatrician is required until you find the best medication and dose for your child. After that, periodic monitoring by your doctor is important to maintain the best effects. To monitor the effects of the medication, your pediatrician will probably have you and your child's teacher(s) fill out behavior rating scales, observe changes in your child's target goals, notice any side effects, and monitor your child's height, weight, pulse, and blood pressure.
Stimulants, atomoxetine, and guanfacine may not be an option for children who are taking certain other medications or who have some medical conditions, such as congenital heart disease.
When taken as directed by a doctor, there is no evidence that children are getting high on stimulant drugs such as methylphenidate and amphetamine. At therapeutic doses, these drugs also do not sedate or tranquilize children and do not increase the risk of addiction.
Stimulants are classified as Schedule II drugs by the US Drug Enforcement Administration because there is abuse potential of this class of medication. If your child is on medication, it is always best to supervise the use of the medication closely. Atomoxetine and guanfacine are not Schedule II drugs because they don't have abuse potential, even in adults.
People with ADHD are naturally impulsive and tend to take risks. But patients with ADHD who are taking stimulants are not at a greater risk and actually may be at a lower risk of using other drugs. Children and teenagers who have ADHD and also have coexisting conditions may be at higher risk for drug and alcohol abuse, regardless of the medication used. See ADHD and Substance Abuse: The Link Parents Need to Know for more information.
You may have heard media reports or seen advertisements for "miracle cures" for ADHD. Carefully research any such claims. Consider whether the source of the information is valid. At this time, there is no scientifically proven cure for this condition.
The following methods need more scientific evidence to prove that they work:
The following is a list of support groups and additional resources for further information about ADHD. Check with your pediatrician for resources in your community.


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The Tragic Story of Dustin Turner
His Whole Life Changed in an Instant
A murder case that left an innocent man, former Navy SEAL Trainee Dustin Turner, sentenced to 82 years in prison…without parole (parole was abolished in Virginia in 1995).
To understand what really happened, we need to go back to June 19, 1995 and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Dusty was just 20 years old. He and his "swim buddy" Billy Brown, who was 23, were about to complete SEAL Tactical Training at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. They were celebrating at the Bayou nightclub in Virginia Beach. It was around 1:45 a.m. Monday morning and Dusty and Jennifer Evans had been enjoying each other's company for several hours. They walked out to his car to wait for her friends to return from a coffee shop down the road.
Billy Brown had been drinking heavily all night and was very drunk when he staggered out to Dusty's car. He got into the back seat on the passenger side and began insulting Jennifer with obscene comments and pulling her hair. When she slapped his hand away, he suddenly lunged forward in a drunken rage, whipped his arms around her neck in a deadly maneuver that killed her instantly. Dusty instinctively began prying and clawing at Brown's arms, which were locked around Jennifer's neck yelling "Let her go, just let her go!"
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Finally realizing that Jennifer was dead, Dusty was in total shock and disbelief. Brown screamed at him to "Drive! Just f……drive!" Dusty stopped thinking, and in a panic reacted to his intensive SEAL training that screamed to him "always protect your swim buddy" regardless of the cost. His instinct for survival and misplaced loyalty to Brown took over as he started the engine and drove out of the parking lot.
Dusty and Brown drove west from Virginia Beach on I-64 to a park just off the highway. They carried Jennifer's body to a wooded area and covered it with leaves and twigs. They then returned to the car and drove back to Fort A.P. Hill.
For eight days, Dusty agonized about protecting Brown by remaining silent about what had happened that night. Back in Virginia Beach, Jennifer's disappearance was causing a media frenzy. Unable to bear the increasing burden he was carrying, Dusty went to his commanding officer. He told him the truth about what had happened and said that he could protect his swim buddy no longer.
During his trial in 1996, Brown lied in his testimony saying that Dusty alone had murdered Jennifer. Brown was convicted of first degree murder, abduction and attempted rape, and sentenced to 72 years in prison.
Three months later, with an outraged community and media, Dusty was convicted of first degree murder and abduction, and sentenced to 82 years in prison, 10 more years than Brown received! The foreman of the jury later disclosed that several members believed that Dusty was innocent of murder and abduction.
Since he first told his story to his commanding officer, Dusty has steadfastly maintained his innocence, acknowledging that he was guilty only of being an accessory-after-the-fact. His story has never varied or changed. This offense is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 12 months in jail. To date, Dusty has served nearly 23 years in prison, over half of his life.
In 2002, Billy Brown confessed to Jennifer Evans' murder and said that Dusty played no part in it. Dusty then petitioned for a "writ of actual innocence" and his conviction was overturned by a three-judge panel of the Virginia State Court of Appeals. (click here for text). The State Attorney General's Office quickly appealed this decision and the original Court of Appeals ruling was overturned. In 2011, the Supreme Court of Virginia disagreed with the initial Court of Appeals ruling. The Supreme Court decision was based on a newly created theory which suggested that a jury "could believe" that Dusty abducted Jennifer by "deception." This new theory was invented 14 years after the crime in response to one word in the ruling from the same court that convicted Dusty: "...Brown is credible in his assertion that he acted independently in murdering the victim and that Mr. Turner had no role in the murder or in the RESTRAINING of the victim."
Thank you for your interest and support of Dusty's cause. Your efforts will help to free Dusty and bring this good and patriotic young man home.
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Japanese lingerie maker Wacoal is testing vending for retail support.
The machine, which made its first appearance at the company's Une Nana Cool specialty shop in Tokyo's Shibuya shopping district, is on tour and making stops at several company stores. According to local reports, the vending machine dispenses a selection of sizes from the company's Fun Fun Week bra line for about $30 apiece.
One of the advantages of vending, a store manager said, is that customers do not have to confide size to shop personnel. (Vending personal items in Japan is not new, has found favour by eliminating the need for human interaction when purchasing items that might cause embarrassment.)
Wacoal has not announced plans to offer the vender as a shopping option at all its stores. Comments regarding the machine on social media sites in Japan have been mixed, and some speculated the machine is simply one of Wacoal's publicity stunts.


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Couple Wins Lottery Three Times…In One Month!
What's that expression about how it's lucky to be better than good?
A Portsmouth, Virginia couple won the lottery three times in a two-week span in March. And we're not talking chump change, either.
Calvin and Zatera Spencer won a pair of $1 million lottery jackpots and then another $50,000, for good measure.
The couple initially won $1 million in a Powerball drawing before Calvin claimed 50 grand two weeks later in the Virginia Lottery Pick 4.
Clearly not familiar with the idea you should walk away when you're ahead, Calvin won another million dollars the very next day in a scratch-off game.
One lottery official was blown away by the couple's good fortune, noting, "I haven't seen anything like it in my 12 years here."


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During the past several decades, researchers have worked toward a more detailed understanding of the brain structures that support memory. Their quest has revealed several of the components that control the storage of memories in brain circuits. Research in 2009 emphasized the molecular underpinnings that play a critical role.
One effort highlighted how the enzyme PKM zeta helps in sustaining long-term memories—and how the inhibition of that enzyme can rapidly erase memories.
Other research demonstrated that the protein CREB can help pinpoint the neurons linked to a particular memory. Findings with a different protein, alpha-CaM kinase II, demonstrated the chemical's ability to erase both short-term and long-term fear memories in a very targeted fashion. Short-term memory (also called working memory) refers to information stored temporarily. Long-term memory occurs when short-term memories are encoded and stored in a more stable form, so the memory can be retrieved several weeks (and not just several minutes) after a learning experience.
In 1953 a patient known as H.M. unwittingly helped launch the modern era of memory research. To alleviate his severe epilepsy, doctors removed much of H.M.'s medial temporal lobe and part of his hippocampus. The surgery successfully halted the seizures. But it had an unexpected outcome too: It dramatically impaired his ability to form new memories.
H.M.'s memory loss set the stage for significant research gains. In years of subsequent study, H.M. and other patients gave scientists a better understanding of which brain regions orchestrate the conversion of short-term memory to long-term.
Recently, molecular neuroscience has gained prominence in the quest for a more precise understanding of the biological schematic of memory storage. This is no small task. In a 1998 Neuron article, researchers Brenda Milner, Larry Squire and Eric Kandel wrote: "In all the fields of all of science, the problems of cognitive neuroscience—the problems of perception, action, memory, attention and consciousness on an intellectually satisfying biological level, offer the most difficult and greatest challenge for the next millennium."1
More than a decade ago, research had already begun to illuminate the vital role of specific proteins in memory storage. One example is cyclic-AMP response element-binding protein, or CREB. In both fruit flies and sea slugs, early studies identified CREB's role in converting short-term memories to long-term ones. By the mid-1990s, studies had already suggested a basic difference in the molecular mechanisms of short-term versus long-term memories: The latter required new protein synthesis, while the former did not.
Most people would like to boost the amount of information they can retain. But for some, the key to improved quality of life rests with the selective erasure of memory. The purpose is not to blot out trivial event recollections—like an awkward blind date—but to alleviate the debilitating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder, phobias and other memory-related clinical conditions.
To that end, recent research suggests that fear memories can be rapidly erased and that specific proteins have significant powers to abolish them. The results help shed light on the underlying mechanisms that govern these memories.
Joe Tsien and colleague conditioned fear in mice, and then successfully deleted the fear memories by overexpressing the protein alpha-CaM kinase II. (Courtesy of Joe Tsien / Medical College of Georgia)
They placed the animals in a chamber where the mice heard a tone and then received a mild shock. That conditioned the mice to fear both the chamber and the tone. Later, the rodents were placed in a different chamber—but before the tone was played again, the researchers caused the overexpression of alpha-CaM kinase II in the animals' brains. This time, the mice did not fear the tone; they seemed to have no memory of it as a precursor to painful electric shocks. The researchers found that when alpha-CaM kinase II was overexpressed in the animals during memory recall, it could erase both short-term and long-term fear memories.
One of the most promising results was the targeted nature of this memory deletion. Tsien and his colleagues found that when alpha-CaM kinase II was overexpressed, the memory being retrieved was the only one affected—other fear memories in the mice remained intact. The selective erasure of a fear memory also opened the door to better understanding of such memories. That was the case with research conducted by the University of Toronto's Sheena Josselyn and her colleagues. Published in March 2009, the research focused on CREB.3 This particular protein served as a marker to help researchers address a long-standing challenge: how to identify the neurons that support a particular memory. Instead of gathering in tidy, easy-to-spot bundles, the neurons linked to a specific memory tend to be scattered throughout a brain region.
Josselyn and her colleagues addressed this challenge with an experiment that trained mice to fear a tone. Josselyn's previous work had suggested that when auditory fear memories form, they tend to recruit amygdala neurons with high levels of CREB. Building on that, the researchers wondered how fear memories would function if those CREB-rich neurons died. In this case, the animals trained to fear the tone were genetically engineered mice, with CREB-rich neurons that could be killed by a diphtheria toxin.
When a random assortment of neurons—not just CREB-rich ones—were eliminated, the mice still feared the tone. But after receiving the toxin that deletes neurons with high CREB levels, the animals stopped fearing the tone. That effect lasted over the twelve days of the experiment, suggesting permanent memory erasure. This didn't impair the animals' overall capacity for learning, however. They continued to encode new memories after the toxin destroyed specific CREB-rich neurons.
Some recent work with human subjects has focused on erasure as well—not of a memory but of its emotional component. Merel Kindt and her colleagues at the University of Amsterdam published a paper on this topic in March 2009.4
Previous studies pioneered by James McGaugh and colleagues at the University of California-Irvine had demonstrated that memories can be artificially altered when they are recalled, or remembered by administering a substance called propanolol. This alteration is possible through a process called reconsolidation—when a memory is retrieved, it temporarily loses stability and can be strengthened or weakened. Kindt and her colleagues studied how reconsolidation might be affected by a beta-blocker called propranolol (Inderal). Approved by the FDA as a blood-pressure drug, Inderal has also been used by musicians and other performers to combat stage fright.
The Dutch researchers didn't force test subjects to perform onstage, but they did create a fear memory by showing them photographs of spiders and then administering a mild electric shock. After subjects had been conditioned to associate spider images with shocks, half of them received a dose of propranolol. Then all of the subjects were exposed again to the spider photos and the shock, reactivating the fear memory. The result: Subjects who received propranolol showed a loss of fear response the next day. The drug dulled the emotional component but did not delete the memory of the experience. The subjects' "declarative" memory, which encompasses facts and events, remained intact.
The propranolol blocks adrenaline receptors concentrated in the amygdala, where fear memories are believed to be stored. By interfering with the reconsolidation of fear memories, additional treatment options may emerge for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and other fear-related conditions.
Graphs a, c, and e show actual fear response over the three days of the experiment, while graphs b, d, and f show fear expectancy over the same period. Three types of stimuli were presented: fear condition (CS1= slide + shock), control (CS2 = slide only), and noise alone (NA = background noise present at all times). Day 1 (acquisition): Participants were shown two different frightening slides of spiders. One image (CS1) was always followed by a shock, while the second (CS2) was not. In noise alone, only background noise was presented. Participants were asked to learn how to predict when they would be shocked.
Day 2 (extinction): Participants were given either propanolol or placebo, and were then shown the slides again. CS1-R (graphs a – d) represents the reactivation of the fear memory before propanolol or placebo was administered, whereas those shown in graphs e – f did not have the memory reactivated. Day 3 (test): After sufficient time for propanolol to be washed from the system, participants were again shown the slides. The lack of startle response by those given propanolol before reactivation of the memory (graph c) shows that the drug affected memory reconsolidation. (Copyright Nature Neuroscience 2009 12:256-258)
For decades, researchers have recognized the instability of newly formed memories—that is, short-term memories are particularly vulnerable to change and can be easily weakened. Still, the molecular and cellular underpinnings of that malleable state have remained unknown. One recent example of progress in this area is Joe Tsien's work with the protein alpha-CaM kinase II in mice.5 Having shown earlier that overexpression of the protein could delete an established fear memory, Tsien wanted to know if elevated levels of the protein could derail short-term memory. That was the case when researchers boosted alpha-CaM kinase II activity in mice within ten minutes of engaging the animals in a learning activity—it stunted short-term memory formation. Researchers found that the timing is critical. When the same alpha-CaM kinase II] alteration took place fifteen minutes after the learning activity, it did not result in a disruption of short-term memory.
In the realm of long-term memory, one molecule that has generated significant interest is PKM zeta. This enzyme became prominent in 2006, when Todd Sacktor and his colleagues at SUNY Downstate Medical Center published a paper suggesting that PKM zeta was needed to maintain long-term memories.6
"It used to be thought that long-term memory was due to structural changes in the brain that were permanent because they were structural," said Sacktor. "The idea was that once you make a synapse, that's it—you can forget about the memory maintenance part."
In contrast, Sacktor's work shows that PKM zeta is an integral part of long-term memories' molecular upkeep. In 2009 he reinforced his previous PKM zeta research with a study that inhibited the enzyme and then assessed the effect on long-term memory.7 Sacktor and his colleagues set this up by creating a taste aversion in rats. They exposed them to a new taste—such as saccharin—and then followed it with a lithium dose that sickened the animals. Not surprisingly, the rats avoided drinking from water bottles with saccharin—that is, until they were injected with a PKM zeta inhibitor, called ZIP. After the rats received a dose of ZIP, their memory of the taste aversion was rapidly erased. The researchers were able to delete three-month-old memories in the rats, but found that inhibiting PKM zeta had no effect on shortterm memory. This bolstered previous work, published by Sacktor and his colleagues in 2007, in which the inhibition of PKM zeta wiped out rats' taste-aversion memories several weeks after they initially formed.8
Using a compound called ZIP to inhibit the memory-maintenance protein PKM zeta, scientists caused rats conditioned with a taste aversion to forget the conditioned stimulus. Rats were trained in a single conditioning session and then given ZIP either 3 or 7 days later, or trained in two sessions one day apart, and given ZIP 25 days later. In all cases, the rats infused with ZIP (black) forgot the conditioning, as indicated by their low level of aversion when compared with rats not injected with ZIP (gray). (Copyright Science 2009)
PKM zeta poses many unanswered questions for researchers. One example is its possible connection with the memory-loss process in Alzheimer's. One study located the enzyme within the tangles found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.9
Sacktor posed a broader question: "Is it possible to enhance people's memories by giving a drug that will increase the synthesis of PKM zeta?" He said it could be, citing other researchers who found that, in fruit flies at least, an influx of PKM zeta can convert shortterm memories into long-term ones.10
Aside from the implications for treating certain disorders, neuropharmacology products that affect memory and cognition are also sought by healthy people looking to improve performance at work or in school.
An online poll, published in April 2008, hints at the desire to find a shortcut to that intellectual edge, particularly in competitive fields. Conducted by Nature, the poll invited academics and scientists to disclose whether they had sought a memory boost via drugs approved for treatment of narcolepsy and ADHD. Of the 1,400 respondents, one in five reported taking methylphenidate (Ritalin), modafinil (Provigil) or beta-blockers to improve memory and concentration.11
Anjan Chatterjee, neurology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, anticipated this trend in 2004 when he published an article titled "Cosmetic Neurology" in a science journal, asserting that government regulation of the development of cognitive enhancers seemed unlikely.12 He expanded on that discussion in 2009, arguing in a British Medical Journal article that it is unacceptable for people to take methylphenidate (Ritalin) for performance-enhancement reasons.13
Aside from ethical concerns, Chatterjee wrote that the most obvious objection to this use of methylphenidate is that "the cognitive benefits are minimal and the medical risks are not." He noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave methylphenidate the most alarming of possible health warnings because of its high potential for abuse as well as risks of sudden death and serious cardiovascular complications. Medical side effects aren't the only potential problem, he noted: "There are also possible cognitive trade-offs. For example, greater focus from long term use of methylphenidate could plausibly produce a loss in creativity, which generally requires a loosening of mental boundaries. Such trade-offs are rarely considered or investigated."
Another treatment that may one day be sought for memory enhancement purposes is deep brain stimulation, which involves implanted electrodes in the brain (see chapter 2, "Deep Brain Stimulation"). Used most commonly for Parkinson's disease, this treatment is also being studied for conditions such as intractable depression, cluster headaches and phantom limb pain. It may also have the potential to enhance the existing memory circuits of early-stage Alzheimer's patients—or give a memory boost to otherwise healthy individuals.
A glimpse of that potential appeared in the Annals of Neurology in January 2008, in a documented case at a Canadian hospital. An obese man sought DBS as a possible treatment to curb his appetite. With the electrodes stimulating his hypothalamus, the man's working memory showed significant improvement—and his IQ increased by nine points.14
Changing a patient's diet could be a less invasive approach to boosting memory, according to a recent study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In Germany, a group of healthy adults ages fifty to eighty demonstrated a 20 percent improvement in verbal memory scores after reducing their calorie intake by 30 percent during a three-month period.15
During the past decade, assumptions about the brain's ability to rewire neurons' connections in response to experience have changed dramatically. Synaptic plasticity was once primarily associated with youth. But research in the late twentieth century—including a 1999 study of neuron growth in the hippocampus of adult monkeys—marked the start of a shift in that scientific outlook.16 Now studies have shown that plasticity can extend well beyond childhood, if only in a relatively diminished capacity.
By studying postnatal mice, researchers have also identified a protein that triggers plasticity in visual systems. Published in August 2008, the research highlighted the role of orthodenticle homeobox 2, or Otx2. This protein facilitates the maturation of parvalbumin cells, located in the visual cortex, which help rewire the brain in response to visual input. Evolutionary biology shows that Otx2 developed from a protein in fruit flies called orthodenticle, which helps determine head development and was first described by researchers R. Finkelstein and N. Perrimon.18 Otx2 is a protein that facilitates the maturation of parvalbumin-expressing cells. Located in the visual cortex, these neurons help rewire the brain in response to visual input.
One surprising result from this study: Otx2 is synthesized by the retina, then migrates to the cortex. Essentially, the eye is dictating plasticity timing for the brain. The study's senior investigator, Takao Hensch of Children's Boston Hospital, speculates that the visual system may not be the only sensory system that includes a molecular plasticity trigger like Otx2. If researchers can one day control the timing of plasticity, they could address a range of needs, such as learning a language or recovering from a stroke.19
The story of memory research has been long and now turns out to be wide as well, involving such disorders as post-traumatic stress disorder, which concerns the persistence of unwanted memories, and Alzheimer's, in which memory deficiency is a symptom of the problem.
For those patients, memory research has dramatic potential to improve quality of life. To that end, scientists continue to work toward bridging the gap between laboratory results and treatments intended for clinical applications. But that's not the only challenge. Scientists—and society at large—must resolve ethical questions that accompany the manipulation of memory. If we do find a drug that can give memory a turbo boost, how should it be regulated—and will it carve out an intellectual divide that creates unfair advantages?
To optimize the way memory functions, scientists must continue to map out its inner workings at the molecular level. Recent research underscores the role of specific proteins for preserving memory. In addition, scientists have shown that rapid erasure of memory may someday become a reality.
As the next chapter of memory research unfolds, scientists like Joe Tsien expect it will be action-packed. "For the next five years, you will really see an explosion of our understanding in terms of the general organizing principles of memory," said Tsien. "Once you understand that, then you can have a whole new way of looking at all sorts of memory disorders. The electrical patterns in the population network of these neurons—that's where I think the interesting things are; that's where the important work lies ahead."
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In New York State's Adirondack State Park lies historical Caroga Lake which is actually two connected lakes, East and West.
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You wouldn't think it to look at him, but Spiggy is this year's Calvert You Are Beautiful Volunteer. Yes, Richard 'Dave' Spigler, the guy who added frump to female impersonation by donning a hog nose, big-hair wig and old grandma dress. The very Spiggy whom with a cadre of friends, formed the Washingon Redskins's Hogettes cheering section for 19 years.
The beauty beneath that surface is a big heart dedicated to raising big bucks for good causes.
"Under Dave's guidance and leadership, the Spiggy and Friends fundraising group has raised more than $750,000 for local kids," wrote Maritrese Nash, his nominator for the annual award.
His signature fundraiser has been a three-day weekend of golf ending in a Sunday Redskins' game-day party complete with more stereotypically beautiful Redskins' cheerleaders.
"Dave wears a variety of hats," Nash writes. "He has organized drives, golf events, sat on various boards, emceed at various functions and events, and all for the kids. He has visited sick children throughout the Washington Metro area, cheering them with his jokes and costume. He is also a member of the Core Services Advisory Council that helps ensure adequate mental health services for all county residents.
"Since he retired from the Navy, Dave now works full-time for Calvert's kids."
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01 September 2010
Laundry room complete
Here are the cabinets:
I completely love how this opens. It just feels cool.
Did you notice the little saying by the washer? I painted it as I did the lettering HERE and HERE, and the quote was inspired by this post on calico. Here's a close up.
I used the Suzie's Hand font, italicized, and then googled "bird silhouette" to find a bird image. I love the font because the "s" is just how I sign my name.
We also found this great bar at Ikea that also had cool hooks to hang stuff with. I use it for a towel bar, and then made some fun cans to hold extra stuff in like car keys and dryer balls.
I found that fun metal holder for soap and hand sanitizer at my local thrift store for 50 cents. The fabric lined cans were an inspiration after making a large fruit salad for the 4th of July. I'll post a tutorial later this week on how to make your own. Also hanging from the bar is one of my embellished towels. So nice to have right by the sink!
To the far left you'll find my awesome Noodlehead inspired mail holder, and a decoupaged pencil box.
Anna's mail organizer tutorial was easy to follow. I had the canvas thanks to Bee in My Bonnet's giveaway (the first canvas was made into my Spa Art). Anna even featured it on her blog!
The pencil box was from my childhood...it has held many things through the years. I decided it still had use left, and using decoupage glue, covered it with strips of a shopping bag that otherwise may have been thrown away.
I added a little grosgrain ribbon tag for opening, and then decoupaged paper to the inside. Perfect spot for mobile phone chargers and my husband's pocket stuff.
Last week I showed you how I labeled bins and walls in my laundry room (and throughout the house). Here are the laundry sorter labels in action.
My laundry room is now my favorite space. As we are preparing to move, I hope it will be a fun spot for the new owner, too.
Thanks for letting me play show and tell. All of July while we were on pins and needles with job interviews, and waiting to see what our future would hold. I decided to act like we were moving, and prepared to stage our house as best I could. I considered it a way to show faith that the Lord would answer our prayers.
All the creating gave me an outlet for my worry, and I finally got my house just like I wanted it to be. And it worked. We sold our house in one day. We close next week, and begin a new chapter of our lives soon. We're still waiting to find out when we can move into our new home, which is about 2.5 hours away from our current location. Until then, between packing and taking care of our family, I'll still be sewing a little until everything is packed up.
Linked up to Someday Crafts, Tea Rose Home, Blue Cricket Design, Somewhat Simple, and House of Hepworths, Paisley Passions, Tatertots and Jello, and Madigan Made.
Shared with Someday Craft's Laundry Room Party.
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- Design Esquire said...
It looks beautiful. I know why your home sold so quickly. I wish I had a laundry room like that!
- 01 September, 2010 07:11
- oceangal said...
I LOVE the way those cabinet doors open up. How cool.
- 01 September, 2010 07:59
- Marjorie said...
You did a wonderful job! I especially love the little saying and bird.
- 01 September, 2010 08:00
- casserole said...
I am so jealous of your laundry room! Will you please come and do something with mine??
- 01 September, 2010 08:18
- Creative Decor by Brooke said...
Your laundry looks great. The cabinets are cool. And you did a great job on the saying. Very nice.
- 01 September, 2010 08:35
- Kara said...
Great job!! Great paint job with the saying and the little bird...SO cute!! Love it!
- 01 September, 2010 08:46
- Kelli said...
Cute room. I already love to do laundry and if I had a room like that it would be really great. Everyone is moving...so glad to hear you sold your house. Hope everything goes smoothly.
- 01 September, 2010 09:05
- Tasha said...
Oh, I am just loving this. How sad to have to walk away from it. :( I think the quote is my favorite. Please link this up on Friday....love love love.
- 01 September, 2010 09:34
- Lisa said...
Beautiful! Well done!
- 01 September, 2010 09:52
- Amy@Sassy Scarlett said...
Its beautiful and inspiring for me to get to work on mine. Love the little bird.
- 01 September, 2010 09:54
- Alison said...
Absolutely gorgeous!! It just feels so peaceful!
- 01 September, 2010 14:12
- Melissa said...
It looks great! My laundry room is in serious need of a makeover!! I love the IKEA cabinets, might have to check those out.
- 01 September, 2010 14:57
- Cristin@ Serendipity said...
It looks great! {I wish my laundry room looked that clean and organized!}
...I also love the little saying & birdie...
- 01 September, 2010 17:26
- Sue said...
Hi Chris!
Your laundry is gorgeous and super organized!
Thanks for stopping by Beach Bungalow and for the wonderful compliments. Feels great!
- 01 September, 2010 19:18
- Heather said...
Wow!! Can you come and redecorate mine now? LOL ps. thanks for visiting my blog!
- 01 September, 2010 20:44
- Lei said...
You know, my laundry room should really become my favortie place, too. So I'd, I don't know, get some laundry done once in a while?
Too cute, I love what you've done!!!
- 01 September, 2010 21:10
- Wright's said...
I love your stripes and saying. I'm so glad you painted them and didn't use vinyl.
- 01 September, 2010 21:48
- LambAround said...
You did a great job! I especially love your little bird and quote. Good luck to you with your move! :)
- 02 September, 2010 02:13
- me said...
first of all....LOVE your laundry room! i love the paint job. so cute!
also, i haven't looked at my blogs for a while, but i think we were at the exact same parade in Idaho this fourth! my grandparents live in Rupert and we go every year! and my husband always goes early to get the best seats. we love going! do you mind if i ask where you live? i was actually born in Burley. Crazy! what a small world!
- 02 September, 2010 11:48
- Lori@Paisley Passions said...
LOVE IT!!! I am hosting a Thursday Linky called Thrilling Thursday. I would love for you to stop by and link up!
Thrilling Thursdays @Paisley Passions
- 02 September, 2010 14:45
- Lori@Paisley Passions said...
I SO wish my laundry room looked this good :) Thanks for joining in on the first Thrilling Thursday linky party @ Paisley Passions. I hope you will join in again next week :)
- 02 September, 2010 21:12
- Anna said...
I totally forgot to comment on this Chris! This looks so cool and makes me jealous because my laundry room is in need for some serious tlc. Great job on all of it and the mail sorter is just great!
- 03 September, 2010 06:48
- Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking said...
LOVE the stripes!
- 03 September, 2010 23:18
- Crystal said...
Wow beautiful Laundry room! I love your vinyl okay and pretty much everything.
- 04 September, 2010 14:00
- stephanie@cre8tive said...
I loved reading everything about this post. They way you channeled your nervous energy into something good. I hope you are able to make your new laundry room in your new home just as special as this one. It must of been the selling point for sure! Thank you for coming over and commenting on my sign. I am going to be a new follower for sure. I love your tutorials, so easy to follow, and all your creativeness. I might get a little better a sewing now thanks to you.
- 05 September, 2010 20:45
- Jess said...
congrats on selling your house so quickly! I love the laundry room-that rod with the stuff hooked on it is awesome! I'm thinking of ideas for mine-so this helps so much!
Good luck with your move Chris!
- 06 September, 2010 23:34
- Madigan at madiganmade said...
Thanks for linking up with the Weekend Word Search this month.
Love the little saying and the font. Just a great space.
- 14 September, 2010 21:54
- northern cottage said...
very very nice! I love the pops of color here and there but it is very calm and restful overall as well. I adore the little bird and that quote on the wall...what an unexpected and fun little addition!
- 24 September, 2010 07:48
- Dani @ Just Drops in the Bucket said...
The mail holder is going to work perfectly as an assignment bin in my classroom. Love!
- 07 November, 2010 19:26
- pearse said...
the cabinet looks cool. can you please tell me what the name of it is? i tried ikea website.
- 10 December, 2013 17:23
- chris said...
@pearseHi there. I honestly can't remember what the type of cabinet was. This has been 3 years and 3 moves ago...and my memory is just not that good. :)
- 10 December, 2013 20:46
- pearse said...
no problem. thanks for getting back to me
- 10 December, 2013 20:48


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great to see you this weekend and the rest of the WV crew!! always a treat to see you guys!! glad you broke 8 hours. So Happy dan got his 10th finish. I love the last paragraph of this post.. so true. especially this weekend! MMTR is a very special event..ReplyDelete
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Great post Adam.Like your last paragraph. Where we/I can understand why a 7.58 *50 Mile* finish just wasn't good enough (for you!). It's good, to be able to exist, for a while, in the land where a 50K is "just" a long run. Where you can boast/sand bag with other runners, cheer and jeer others on. It's a small world we get to enter now and then. But it's so good to have, like you said,with others that "get it".ReplyDelete
You are an oddity. I am an oddity. In fact all of us trail people are an oddity. No one gets it but us and that is ok, but just think what relationships and experiences the rest of the world is missing. Tough days make us stronger. If there are no tough days, then there will not be that great day or great race when everything just clicks. Despite your desire to run faster, I know you had a great time. I know I sure did. Always great to see you and Kadra. I was so happy for Dan to be able to finish his 10th Masochist when he was not even sure he was going to even be able to start this year. He certainly proved his toughness Saturday.ReplyDelete
great race report, and i agree with your perspective RE ultrarunners' results and their importance/meaning to those that do not run ultras.ReplyDelete
having said that, i doubt that we are as much of an oddity as we sometimes perceive ourselves to be. i think most people -- especially most high-achievers -- "get" what we are doing, they just cannot fathom doing it themselves.
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well done on a tough day Adam! I wish I had gotten to come out there and hang out for the race. Miss you guys! Please say hi to Kadra for me.ReplyDelete
When are you coming to DC area to do a run out our way?? I'll be volunteering at our local MCRRC 50 miler tomorrow, called Stone Mill. Should be a great day for a run in the woods.


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