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Susan and Keith Hall were surprised to learn that a caravan played an important role in the first moon landing, back in 1969.
Here is another caravan trivia question for you: which iconic caravan brand was used as a mobile quarantine building to house the astronauts when they returned to earth after the Apollo 11 lunar landing?
As usual, here are some background and clues, so you might be able to work it out for yourself.
The first (and rather obvious) clue is that it was an American caravan brand, so maybe we should call it a "trailer" rather than a caravan. It was an iconic brand that is one of the most recognisable caravans in the world.
This brand started producing caravans in 1920s and is the only caravan brand from that era to survive to the present day. Given its later role in the space programme, it is rather appropriate that this brand was built using materials and design principles from the aircraft industry, as far back as the 1930s. The caravans are made of unpainted aluminium and have a rounded, aerodynamic shape. As a result, enthusiasts often refer to them as "Silver bullets".
During the moon landing missions, there was concern that the astronauts might bring back contagious materials from the moon. So at the end of their mission, the Apollo 11 astronauts — Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins – were quarantined in a specially built caravan.
A doctor and cooking/cleaning assistant also stayed in the caravan, which NASA called the Mobile Quarantine Facility (MQF). After three weeks of testing, they were given medical clearance to leave the van. The same approach was used for the next three lunar landing missions.
And the brand of caravan was… Airstream. You can read more about the history of Airstream here: www.airstream.com/company/facts
We have seen quite a few Airstreams in our travels in Australia, America and Britain. Some were being used as caravans for camping holidays, while others had been turned into mobile radio broadcasting studios, barber shops, cafes and even icecream stalls. Some caravans have all the fun.
Your say: Have you seen any Airstreams in your travels? What did you think of their distinctive design?
Susan and Keith Hall are regular contributors to Caravan World magazine. Check out their latest blog entries at Somewhere Else.


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Failing miserably at exams, he was packed off as a lowly priest to a remote parish in Ars.
He got on very well with the locals, helping them with all their problems — anything from book-keeping to remedies for ailments.
He was so sympathetic at confession time that queues formed and pilgrims came in abundance.
It got to the point that he was spending up to seventeen hours a day on tap. "Bless me father for I have sinned — and can you give me a recipe for bramble jelly?"

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Disease Surveillance Epidemiology Program
Recreational Water Illness (RWI)
Though summer is short in Maine, residents and visitors spend time in pools, lakes, rivers, hot tubs, and at beaches. Staying healthy while enjoying summer activities is important. Keeping our recreational water sources clean is also important. Please read below to discover what you can do to stay healthy this summer and help keep others healthy too. Happy Swimming!
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are RWIs?
- Recreational water illnesses (RWIs) are caused by germs spread by swallowing, breathing in mists or aerosols of, or having contact with contaminated water in swimming pools, hot tubs, water parks, water play areas, interactive fountains, lakes, rivers, or oceans. RWIs can be a wide variety of infections, including stomach, skin, ear, respiratory, eye, neurologic and wound infections. The most commonly reported RWI is diarrhea.
How are RWIs spread?
- Swallowing water that has been contaminated with germs is the primary way RWIs are spread. Water can be contaminated from stool, sewage spills, animal waste and water runoff during rainfall. Some RWIs are caused by germs that live naturally in the environment. Proper disinfectant levels in pools or hot tubs will kill most germs.
Why Doesn't Chlorine Kill Recreational Water Illness (RWI) Germs?
- Chlorine does kill germs that cause RWIs but the time that it takes to kill each germ varies. Some germs, like Cryptosporidium (frequently referred to as Crypto) can survive for days in a properly disinfected pool. This makes it very important to keep the germs out of the water.
Who can most likely get ill from RWI?
- Children, pregnant women, and people with weakened immune systems (people living with AIDS, organ transplants, receiving chemotherapy) can suffer from more severe illness if infected.
How can I prevent RWIs?
- Don't swim when you have diarrhea
- Don't swallow the water
- Wash your hands after using the toilet or changing diapers and shower with soap before swimming
- Take kids on bathroom breaks or check diapers often
- Change diapers in a bathroom or a diaper-changing area
- Wash your child thoroughly (especially the rear end) with soap and water before swimming
Resources for Maine Residents
- Healthy Swimming Fast Facts
- Swim Diapers and Swim Pants
- Diarrhea and Spreading Illness at the Pool
- Chlorine Disinfection: Time Table for Killing Common Germs
- Cleaning Surfaces Around the Pool
- Inflatable and Plastic Pools (Kiddie Pools)
- Water Play Areas and Interactive Fountains
- Breastfeeding in Pools and Hot Tubs/Spas
- CPSC's Staying Safe in Pools and Spas
- Maine Healthy Beaches
- EPA beaches
Resources for Pool Owners
Fact Sheets
Posters, brochures and more
Various posters, brochures, podcasts and other materials are available from the federal CDC at the following websites:
Resources for Health Care Providers
To report a recreational water illness or a related concern please contact the Maine CDC at 1-800-821-5821 or e-mail: email@example.com. More information on reportable diseases


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Red and Red-necked Phalaropes on glassy seas, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
This past weekend I led a pelagic birding trip from Newport, Oregon. The weather and birds were so good and the tour so delightful that I wanted to document it with more than just a simple trip report with list of birds and a photo of rarities.
We boarded the boat, "Misty," and were underway by 7:00 a.m. Numerous Pelagic Cormorants were nesting on the bridge supports and pilings. Seven Brant remained on the mudflats exposed at low tide. Several Pigeon Guillemots swam and flew by. A flock of Brown Pelicans winged their way north over the jetties. As we neared the end of the jetties we spotted a Wandering Tattler high on a rock silhouetted by the sky.
We crossed into the ocean and headed south. Pacific Loons were migrating by near shore, now in breeding plumage. We spotted the blow of a Gray Whale in the shallows near shore but did not pursue a closer look. After about 10 minutes we spotted our quarry--a pair of Marbled Murrelets. Soon another pair flew off the water, and we turned the boat to head offshore. It wasn't long and we were seeing Red-necked Phalaropes sitting on the water and flying around in hyperactive flocks. Our first Sooty Shearwaters appeared and glassing the horizon we could see these pelagic birds flapping and gliding far ahead.
Brandt's Cormorant, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
By the time we had been on the boat an hour our birding tour had made its way offshore about 5 miles and began seeing a change in the bird life. Loons and cormorants ended, while other ocean birds appeared. Over the next two-and-a-half hours we saw Sooty Shearwaters continuously--we tallied 2500 in this section of our trip. We also had Red-necked Phalaropes, estimating at least 1000 here. We were soon picking out Cassin's Auklets and Rhinoceros Auklets on the smooth waters ahead. About 15 miles offshore our Oregon nature tour came across three Humpback Whales splashing and rolling on the surface. The largest of the animals had a terrible wheezing breath, something the veterans on the trip had never heard before, and assume it indicates some kind of medical malady. Smartly-marked Sabine's Gulls flew over the waters. Tiny little Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels fluttered and darted low to the waves. About 20 miles offshore we came to the Stonewall Bank weather buoy. Our first Black-footed Albatrosses appeared here. Also in this area Red Phalaropes appeared and became more common the farther offshore we traveled, while the Red-necked Phalaropes decreased in abundance as we moved farther from land. A couple of Pink-footed Shearwaters were spotted.
Sabine's Gull, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
Humpback Whale, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
Smooth seas allowed us to easily spot seabirds a half mile to either side of the boat and far ahead--nothing was getting past us in a mile-wide swath as we motored on. A bird ahead on the water showed a large head and chunky body--some kind of alcid, probably a puffin. We slowed the boat and... Yes! A Horned Puffin! One of our target rarities for the day. The bird allowed us to circle the boat several times as we obtained numerous photos and great views. In almost 150 trips we have seen this species only five times. A mile farther we spotted our first Tufted Puffin of the day.
Horned Puffin, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
It was 11:00 a.m. when we reached 30 nautical miles offshore. As we continued west bird numbers dropped. The sun came out from the marine layer, and we had sunny skies the remainder of the day. Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels flitted around and Black-footed Albatrosses wheeled up and soared over to investigate us. A floating mat of bull kelp provided a resting place for two Arctic Terns and a couple of Sabine's Gulls. We spotted a few more Tufted Puffins, while Cassin's and Rhinoceros Auklets appeared at irregular intervals. Red Phalaropes outnumbered Red-necked, but neither were plentiful out here.
Black-footed Albatross, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
About 12:30 p.m. we reached 45 miles offshore, where we stopped for a while and chummed. We attracted a half dozen Black-footed Albatrosses, a couple Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels, and a few California Gulls. A new pelagic bird, a Parasitic Jaeger, zoomed in to attack the Sabine's Gulls. We were hoping for additional deep water specialties, but none showed. We headed southeast for an hour, then back east toward shore, spending a total of 3-1/2 hours beyond 30 miles, and about 2 hours beyond 40 miles--not enough to pick up deep water rarities.
Red-necked Phalarope, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
Where did the sea birds go? Our return pelagic trip was quite slim on birds except for an occasional Rhinoceros Auklet or Cassin's Auklet sitting on the water, or a lone albatross soaring along. Finally, about 12 miles from shore birds picked up. We ran back into numerous Sooty Shearwaters and Red-necked Phalaropes again. Common Murres increased. A large flock of Greater White-fronted Geese were heading north over the ocean to Alaska.
Yaquina Head, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
The following seas with gentle swell aided our seabird cruise in returning to shore ahead of schedule. So we veered north toward the Yaquina Head lighthouse. Murres were abundant, and other birds were increasing. A pale loon deserved a second look, so we turned the boat around.Could it be? Yes! A Yellow-billed Loon--the first ever for our pelagic birding boat trips. It seemed unconcerned with our joy, diving down and coming up with fish. We found 4 more Marbled Murrelets near the jetty. A flock of Bonaparte's Gulls--new for the trip--migrated north near the beach.
Yellow-billed Loon, off Newport, Oregon on 5 May 2012 by Greg Gillson
We entered Yaquina Bay about 6:40 p.m. where we spotted 2 Wandering Tattlers on the jetties. There were several Red-necked Grebes. A couple of people picked out a drake Harlequin Duck against the jetty. The Brant were back where we saw them in the morning--though they must have moved elsewhere during high tide. We docked the boat and disembarked. What a fun day!
The Bird Guide, Inc. leads pelagic birding trips several times per year. Check our schedule to book your next exciting trip today!


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SERIES: Pleasure Pain or Purpose
by Al Daltrey
GENRE: Erotic Romance
RELEASE DATE: November 17, 2016
GOODREADS TBR: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32732767-purpose
"Life is many things, but one thing it isn't, is predictable. At times, pain weighs heavily on the heart, and then…the sky clears, the ground shifts, and happiness and pleasure return."
Billie finally emerges from her emotional slumber. She learns that while David is gone, it doesn't mean that her life can't have restoration. Unless, secrets from
her kinky past threaten the promise of a new future?
Jasmin decides to take a page from Billie's book, and goes on a pilgrimage of her own. Lessons learned on the Camino de Santiago will help frame her outlook on life. Erotic encounters are never far behind.
Vicky fights the good fight against the cancer that has taken root in her body.
Andrew, for all his past discretions, stands by her every step of the way. Together, the battle only makes them stronger.
Life is life, as the three best friends discover. It may not be easy…
but together they find renewed purpose.
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(Reuters) - Unseeded Frenchman Adrian Mannarino upset top seed Marin Cilic 6-7(5) 6-4 6-0 in the Japan Open semi-finals on Saturday to reach his first ATP 500 final.
Mannarino, 29, will face fourth seed David Goffin after the in-form Belgian eked out a 7-6(3) 7-6(6) victory over Argentina's Diego Schwartzman in the first semi-final.
In a fiercely-contested match, Cilic's powerful groundstrokes gave him a 5-3 lead in the first set but Mannarino fought back to force a tiebreak, which the Frenchman led 4-2 before losing five of the next six points.
Mannarino took advantage of Cilic's weaker backhand to take a 5-3 lead and although he lost his next service game, the 29-year-old broke the Croatian's serve to win the second set.
Mannarino won seven straight games to beat world number five Cilic and secure his first win over a player ranked in the world's top five.
Goffin and Schwartzman both saved break points as the first set went to a tiebreak and with the score tied at 4-4, the eighth-seeded Schwartzman made three straight errors to gift his opponent the set.
Belgian Goffin served for the match in the 10th game of the second set but a forehand error enabled Schwartzman to break back and force another tiebreak.
Goffin sealed victory on his second match point to extend his winning streak to eight matches after his Shenzhen Open triumph last week.
He moved up to 10th in the Race to London rankings and is still in contention for a place in the eight-man season-ending tournament.
Reporting by Aditi Prakash in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond


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Yes, that's the Acufeed system, isn't it?Originally Posted by quiltngal
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Yes, that's the Acufeed system, isn't it?Originally Posted by quiltngal
Didn't know that.Originally Posted by quiltngal
Yes, it is called the Acufeed system. I love the way it works. They also have a SITD foot that uses that system and I just tried it. It worked beautifully! I have the the open walking foot, closed walking foot (came with the machine) and the quarter inch foot that all use that system. I now need to get that SITD foot.
My understanding is that the higher end Pfaff are made in Sweden, but still German engineered, and the regular line (still darn expensive) have been outsourced to China.Originally Posted by Loretta
Still German design though, I would hope?Originally Posted by Esqmommy
That's my understanding...I believe Pfaff sold out to Viking, or some other Swedish outfit...I could be wrong. I spent some time on a Pfaff board much like this (only geared to Pfaff users!) and that was the talk.
But are there any machines that AREN'T made in the far east these days? And is that a BAD thing? I've got a machine from a UK supplier - not any particular brand - and it's made in Asia and it's built to last! Like a Land Rover! Solid as a rock.


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Poohbear. In ANYWHERE BUT HERE, high school student Ann August has to
endure her irritating mother, Adele, calling her "poohbear." It's bad
enough that her mother is so unreliable that their electricity keeps
getting turned off because her mother doesn't pay the bills. In a
classic love/hate relationship, Ann barely tolerates her eccentric
mother's mannerisms, but her mother is the only constant in her life.
In an endearing role as Ann, Natalie Portman (who, as Queen Amidala in
STAR WARS EPISODE 1, became this generation's Princess Leia) steals the
show. With lips that advance and recede like ocean surf and with eyes
that roll like ocean swells, she delivers a sweet and delicately nuanced
Much less satisfying is Susan Sarandon as Ann's irritating and
flamboyant mother. The chemistry between them is sometimes interesting
but never quite believable. Sarandon successfully makes her character
unlikable but has trouble making it credible.
Director Wayne Wang (THE JOY LUCK CLUB) has tonal problems from the
film's beginning. A hybrid that the press notes describe as a
"comedy-drama," the movie suffers from never being enough of either.
The tone is that of a drama, yet the memorable lines are those of a
comedy. The result is a drama that doesn't have much emotional impact
and a comedy that produces a few random smiles and almost no laughs.
The plot has the mother-daughter pair (Adele dumps her second husband
for the sin of boredom) leaving a backwater town in Wisconsin for the
flash of an LA lifestyle. The constantly insolvent Adele manages to
live in a string of unpaid apartments in Beverly Hills so that her
daughter can go to the best school in the country. (You know the ZIP
"This is like being kidnapped," Ann complains as they travel west to the
city where everyone wants to be an actor. "I wish somebody would have
kidnapped me when I was your age," her mother retorts. "So do I!" Ann
snaps back. Like an inmate, Ann yearns to escape the clutches of her
mother, whom she finds frequently embarrassing.
"It would be tragic to be wearing the wrong shoes when you meet the
right guy," Adele says after she finally meets a rich, eligible man who
asks her out. "I'm going to go shopping." This attitude of spend more
than you make pretty much sums up Adele's philosophy of life. When you
want to be rich, spend like you are and make up stories about your
wealth. Don't let not having money get in your way.
Some of the more successful individual scenes include a poignant one in
which Ann calls her father, who doesn't want anything to do with her,
and a humorous one in which an awkward boy drops by for a kiss.
Even if the movie has to be categorized as a near miss, Portman's work
in it is completely satisfying in its subtle emotional depth. Watching
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'Abundant' Lies Cited in Report;
President Denies Impeachability
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, September 12, 1998; Page A01
President Clinton betrayed his "constitutional duty to faithfully execute the laws" by engaging in a pattern of "abundant and calculating" lies regarding his relationship with Monica S. Lewinsky, prosecutors charged in an impeachment report overflowing with graphic accounts of sexual escapades in the Oval Office suite.
The extraordinary 453-page document prepared by independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr and made public yesterday by the House of Representatives accused Clinton of becoming sexually involved with "a young subordinate employee" and then orchestrating a cover-up campaign using aides, friends and the resources of the White House. In all, it listed 11 possible grounds for impeachment, including perjury, witness tampering, obstruction of justice and abuse of power.
"In view of the enormous trust and responsibility attendant to his high Office, the President has a manifest duty to ensure that his conduct at all times complies with the law of the land," Starr wrote in the report. Perjury and obstruction "are profoundly serious matters. When such acts are committed by the President of the United States, we believe those acts 'may constitute grounds for an impeachment.''"
Clinton has admitted publicly that he carried on an inappropriate relationship with Lewinsky and "misled people, including even my wife," but he has adamantly denied committing any illegal acts. While making no comment on the devastating report cataloguing his activities yesterday, Clinton at a prayer breakfast issued a new and more emotional public apology for his dalliances, saying "I have sinned" and vowing to repent.
Although he agreed that "legal language must not obscure the fact that I have done wrong," Clinton said he had ordered his lawyers to mount a "vigorous defense" and they quickly did just that. Hours before the report was even released, Clinton's lawyers attacked it as an illegitimate excavation of the president's personal life that has nothing to do with his performance in office.
"This private mistake does not amount to an impeachable action," they wrote in a 78-page rebuttal. In the end, the lawyers wrote, the independent counsel generated no genuine case of legal wrongdoing by Clinton and "is left with nothing but the details of a private sexual relationship told in graphic details with the intent to embarrass."
Culminating an eight-month national spectacle that has held Washington up to ridicule on the world stage, Starr's findings were made public following an emotional debate on the House floor about the propriety of releasing a document that none of its members, let alone Clinton or his lawyers, had even read. Within minutes after it was posted on the Internet, millions of Americans jammed Web sites, along with lawmakers and presidential aides who were stunned by the breathtaking amount of detail about Clinton's sexual adventures with Lewinsky.
Never before in American history has a legal document of this sort made its way into public view and never before have a president's sexual habits been so thoroughly exposed to scrutiny. Even the Paula Jones sexual harassment lawsuit, which spawned the Lewinsky investigation, never yielded court papers with this level of crude and unvarnished detail.
With the voluminous document just being absorbed by the members of Congress who ultimately have to determine whether the alleged offenses amount to the "high crimes and misdemeanors" required for impeachment by the Constitution, lawmakers said their initial impression was that the report further damages a president whose public standing has already been severely damaged.
The Starr report depicted a president who engaged in sex acts in the Oval Office suite even as aides or Secret Service guards stood just outside the door and sometimes came close to catching him. All told, it recounted 10 sexual encounters between Clinton and Lewinsky, all in the White House.
On one occasion, it said, they got together on Easter Sunday, at a time that news accounts show he had just returned from church services with Hillary Rodham Clinton. On other occasions, it said, Lewinsky performed oral sex on him while he simultaneously conducted telephone conversations once with political adviser Dick Morris and three other times with different members of Congress. While they never had intercourse, it said, he once used a cigar to sexually satisfy her. Even after they broke up, it said, he stole a quick kiss before rushing off to a state dinner for visiting Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo.
"What in the heck are we doing, making this kind of near-pornographic material available on the Internet with the imprimatur of the U.S. Congress?" Rep. James P. Moran Jr. (D-Va.), who voted against disclosure, said after reviewing the report.
Starr said he had no choice but to include the blunt descriptions of sexual acts because Clinton, even while acknowledging a physical relationship during his grand jury testimony last month, continued to deny that he had "sexual relations" with Lewinsky as defined during his deposition in the Jones case.
Republican leaders signaled that they would resist attempts by the White House to characterize the case as merely an intrusion into private affairs.
"Some will try to make this just a purely sexual matter," said Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah). "But I don't see anything that I've read so far that indicates that Judge Starr is saying that he should be impeached because of a sexual relationship. It's because of other matters that are very significant."
Starr's 11 Counts
The other matters are the 11 counts of Starr claims may be impeachable offenses four allegations of perjury in his Jan. 17 deposition in the Jones case, one charge of perjury in his Aug. 17 grand jury testimony in the Starr investigation, four counts of obstructing justice, one of witness tampering and one of abuse of his office.
To back those up, prosecutors included significant new information and assertions about the affair and the investigation. Among new revelations:
Clinton himself informed Lewinsky that she would be called as a witness during the Jones case during a 2 a.m. telephone call to her Watergate apartment on Dec. 17. She had appeared on a witness list provided to Clinton's lawyer on Dec. 5 and she would not be served with a subpoena until Dec. 19.
Clinton met with his personal secretary, Betty Currie, on a second, previously undisclosed occasion after his Jones deposition in which prosecutors said he appeared to be coaching her to agree with his false characterization of his relationship with Lewinsky. Clinton testified he did not recall that meeting.
Clinton asked White House Chief of Staff Erskine B. Bowles to help provide a job reference for Lewinsky as late as January, shortly before the Starr investigation was launched.
Clinton was told two weeks before he admitted the affair that the stain on a navy blue Gap dress that Lewinsky provided authorities had in fact tested positive for semen. Investigators took a sample of Clinton's blood on Aug. 3 and it later matched the DNA on the dress. Starr contends in the report that Clinton's knowledge that prosecutors possessed the DNA evidence spurred his decision to confess on Aug. 17.
FBI investigators found that some of Linda R. Tripp's 27 secret tapes of her conversations with Lewinsky may have been doctored and Starr said he is investigating whether that happened. Starr said he did not rely on any tapes that appeared to be duplicated for his report.
A Secret Service officer wanted to put Lewinsky on a watch list of people to be banned from the White House because he was concerned about Clinton's reputation, but a commander overruled him, saying it was none of their business.
While the report focused exclusively on the Lewinsky matter, Starr briefly addressed other issues under investigation. He said he is still looking into possible perjury and obstruction of justice related to former White House volunteer Kathleen E. Willey, who accused Clinton of groping her in the Oval Office suite, and into possible misuse of Tripp's personnel records, which were described in part to a journalist by a Pentagon official.
Other phases of his 4½-year investigation, including the Whitewater land deal, the travel office firings and the improper handling of FBI files, "are now nearing completion," Starr wrote, but apparently provided no evidence of impeachable acts.
18 Months, On and Off
Based largely on Lewinsky's account, the report provides the first extensive account of the 18-month, on-and-off affair, from its unusual beginning through several rocky periods and to its eventual demise:
As she recalled it, Lewinsky and the president began flirting in the months after she arrived at the White House as an unpaid intern in July 1995; she tried to put herself in positions to come across him and made eye contact when she could. On Nov. 15, during the federal government shutdown when most regular employees were furloughed and much of the White House was being operated by interns, Lewinsky finally had a chance to approach Clinton.
While they were alone at one point, she flirted, raised her jacket to show him the straps of her thong underwear and later told him she had a crush on him. He invited the 22-year-old woman to the study adjacent to the Oval Office, where they kissed. Hours later, he found her again and suggested she come back to the private enclave and she performed oral sex on him. During their encounter, he took telephone calls from Reps. Jim Chapman (D-Tex.) and John S. Tanner (D-Tenn.), according to her testimony and phone logs.
They had another encounter two days later this time he had a phone call from Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-Ala.) but soon afterward, the government reopened and it was not until New Year's Eve that she got close to him again. She introduced herself in case he forgot her name, but he said he remembered and they went into the study for sex.
After that, most of their rendezvous were on weekends; the president called her to set them up. She carried a folder with her and told aides or Secret Service officers that she was there to deliver papers. It was not until after their sixth encounter, she said, that Clinton spent significant time talking with her and getting to know her. But over the course of their affair, they engaged in telephone sex 10 to 15 times and exchanged gifts she gave him 30, including six neckties, and he gave her 18, including a hat pin, two brooches and a special edition of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." She wrote "mushy" love notes and called him "Handsome," while he called her "Sweetie" and "Dear."
"I just knew he was in love with me," she testified, and she believed he might divorce Hillary Clinton after leaving the White House and marry her.
But too many people began to worry about her attentions on the president and then-deputy chief of staff Evelyn S. Lieberman banished her to a Pentagon job in April 1996. Clinton had tried breaking off their relationship in February, only to resume it weeks later, but her transfer effectively ended their liaisons until after the election.
According to Lewinsky, they had two more encounters in early 1997, though. It was the first of these get-togethers, on Feb. 28, that she was wearing the dress. He ended the relationship for good on May 24, three days before the Supreme Court ruled that Jones's case could go to trial.
Clinton's account of their affair is far sketchier because he would not answer specific questions during his testimony. The president testified that their first sexual encounters did not take place until early 1996 after she had gotten a paid clerk's job and was no longer an intern and he remembered only the first of the two 1997 episodes Lewinsky described.
Intimacy Detailed
To prove Starr's contention that the president perjured himself both in his Jones deposition and his grand jury testimony, the report details many instances when the president fondled Lewinsky's breasts and genitalia, even though Clinton denied such touching in his Aug. 17 testimony and implicitly admitted only receiving oral sex.
Clinton said he did not believe he committed perjury in the Jones case because he did not think the definition of "sexual relations" used by the Jones lawyers included oral sex performed on him.
The evidence supporting Lewinsky's account of the trysts included White House logs showing she was in the building on eight of the 10 occasions and telephone records of phone calls. Lewinsky kept detailed calendars noting when she had visited the president.
In addition to the DNA evidence on the dress, Lewinsky told 11 people about the affair, mostly as it happened, including a host of friends, family members and two therapists who provided corroborating testimony. The president, said one of the therapists who urged her to break it off, "became Lewinsky's life."
Clinton also lied when he said in the deposition that he did not recall ever being alone with Lewinsky except when she came to drop off papers briefly, the report argued, and the president acknowledged he had in fact been alone with Lewinsky when asked again about it during his grand jury testimony. Currie, his secretary, testified he was alone with her on at least three occasions and six current or former Secret Service officers guarding the Oval Office said they had observed the two alone together.
The report cast Currie in a more ambiguous light than she has previously been portrayed, a facilitator who testified that she would "sneak" in Lewinsky to see the president, sometimes returning to the White House in the evening solely for that purpose. Currie testified that she would lead Lewinsky to the Oval Office by unusual routes to avoid other aides who she believed would disapprove. Currie used an alias when she paged Lewinsky, and she told the grand jury that she suspected an affair but told Lewinsky she didn't "want to hear it."
Prosecutors argued that the president also lied in his deposition when he said he could not recall any specific gifts he gave Lewinsky, even though he acknowledged last month giving her several just three weeks before the deposition.
Obstruction of Justice
Beyond perjury, Starr outlined a variety of instances where he maintained Clinton committed obstruction of justice in the Jones case and the subsequent criminal investigation, such as coaching one potential witness, lying to others, helping to hide the subpoenaed gifts and arranging for job interviews for Lewinsky to encourage her allegiance.
Much attention in the report focuses on the Dec. 28 White House meeting between Clinton and Lewinsky. In her handwritten, 10-page proffer given to Starr's office on Feb. 1, Lewinsky said she talked to Clinton that day about whether she should hide the gifts and he said he did not know. Shortly afterward, she said, Currie called her at home and said "the president had told her Ms. Lewinsky wanted her to hold on to something for her." Currie later showed up at the Watergate and took a box of gifts.
Currie, the report said, testified she could not remember whether Clinton told her he wanted her to hold on to the gifts. Clinton has denied he instructed Currie to retrieve the gifts.
Starr further contended that when Clinton made his late-night call to Lewinsky to tell her she would be subpoenaed in the Jones case, he urged her to resist testifying by preparing a written affidavit, which she later did. The Jan. 7 affidavit denied any sexual relationship with the president.
That affidavit was then submitted as evidence during Clinton's Jones deposition by his own lawyer, Robert S. Bennett, to try to curtail questioning about Lewinsky. With Clinton listening, Bennett told the federal judge supervising the deposition that Lewinsky had asserted "there is absolutely no sex of any kind in any manner, shape or form" with the president.
Clinton was questioned sharply during his grand jury testimony about how the president could knowingly allow his lawyer to submit the false statement. Clinton said Bennett was speaking only in the present tense and, therefore, made a true statement. "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is," said Clinton, and "actually, in the present tense, that is an accurate statement."
The prosecutor questioning him, Solomon L. Wisenberg, responded, "Do you mean today that because you were not engaging in sexual activity with Ms. Lewinsky during the deposition that the statement of Mr. Bennett might literally be true?"
"No, sir," Clinton said. "I mean that at the time of the deposition, it had been that was well beyond any point of the improper contact between me and Ms. Lewinsky."
The report focuses heavily on Clinton's discussions with Currie in the days after his Jones deposition. After returning to the White House that night, he called Currie at home and asked her to come to work the next day, when he compared his recollections with hers. He told the grand jury he was trying to "refresh my memory"; Starr argued that "he was attempting to enlist a witness to back up his false testimony from the day before."
Currie told the grand jury that the president offered her a series of leading questions. "You were always there when she was there, right? We were never really alone." And, "You could see and hear everything." And, "Monica came on to me, and I never touched her, right?" Currie said she took those to be "more like statements than questions."
In the next two days, the report documents frantic efforts by Currie to contact Lewinsky, including the new information that Currie unsuccessfully paged Lewinsky seven times on Jan. 19 using the alias "Kay" or "Kate."
The report discloses a second, previously unknown meeting between the president and Currie on Jan. 20 or 21 in which he appeared to be urging her to agree with his false testimony about Lewinsky. Currie described it as a "recapitulation of what we had talked about on Sunday you know, 'I was never alone with her' that sort of thing."
In his grand jury testimony, Clinton argued that in talking to Currie he meant to deny that he had any contact with Lewinsky in 1997 only although he never mentioned that time frame to her and it is unclear why he would think the Jones deposition would cover only that year. He also testified to the grand jury that "he did not remember having a second conversation with her along these lines."
His discussions with Currie, the president testified, were spurred by his concern that Lewinsky's name would become public as a result of the Jones deposition. "I was trying to get the facts and try to think of the best defense we could construct in the face of what I thought was going to be a media onslaught."
Lying to Top Aides
In another obstruction count, Starr accused the president of seeking to obstruct justice by lying to his senior aides knowing that they would then repeat his lie to the grand jury. Specifically, the report documented Clinton's denials to four top advisers in the days immediately after the Lewinsky story broke: Bowles, deputy chief of staff John D. Podesta, special assistant Sidney Blumenthal and then-deputy chief of staff Harold M. Ickes.
The report hinted at the speed with which Clinton moved to personally make his denials to the top aides as the political storm grew in the first days of the scandal. On Jan. 21, the day the news broke, Clinton told Bowles in an Oval Office meeting, "Erskine, I want you to know that this story is not true," according to Podesta.
Two days later, Podesta said, Clinton told him that he did not have sex of any "kind, shape or manner" with Lewinsky.
Starr argued these denials by Clinton to his closest advisers "had the effect of presenting a false view of events to the grand jury" and the president knew what he was doing in lying to potential grand jury witnesses.
In several instances, the Starr report detailed what it claims is the White House's lack of full compliance with its subpoenas in the Lewinsky probe.
For example, it noted that Lewinsky gave the president a copy of Nicholson Baker's novel about phone sex, "Vox," which was found on an inventory of the books Clinton kept on the shelf in his private study. But it was never turned over to Starr.
Clinton, the report contended, tried to obstruct justice by helping Lewinsky get a private-sector job in New York "at a time when she would have been a witness against him were she able to tell the truth during the Jones case."
The presidential assistance began after Lewinsky sent him a letter by courier expressing frustration about her job search last October. Two days later, on Oct. 9, Lewinsky got a late-night call from Clinton, who told her he would help her find a job in New York, according to her testimony.
She met with Clinton for over an hour two days later. Clinton agreed to get her a White House reference, enlisting Bowles in the effort, and at Lewinsky's suggestion he called Vernon E. Jordan Jr. to garner his aid.
Lewinsky told Tripp in a taped conversation that she had concerns about involving Bowles in her job search: "Somebody could construe or say, 'Well, they gave her a job to shut her up. . . . And [Bowles] works for the government and shouldn't have done that.' And with the other one [Jordan] you can't say that."
Lewinsky met with Jordan Nov. 5, but the well-connected presidential confidant did not step up efforts on her behalf until December, after the Jones lawyers identified her as a potential witness, the report said. During their second meeting Dec. 11, Lewinsky told Jordan she became upset when Clinton did not "call me enough or see me enough." Lewinsky told the grand jury that Jordan replied, "You're in love, that's what your problem is."
Jordan kept Clinton closely apprised of his substantial efforts on Lewinsky's behalf, and when she landed an offer in early January notified Clinton with the news: "Mission accomplished." Clinton testified in his Jones deposition that he knew only vaguely through his secretary that Jordan was helping Lewinsky look for a job.
Kendall, Clinton's lawyer, told reporters the president "never, never advised her to testify falsely. He has admitted a wrongful relation. And the fact is that in all such wrongful, improper relations, there is a concomitant concealment by its very nature. That's all that is involved here. The independent counsel has extravagantly exaggerated that to try and make allegations of obstruction of justice."
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No, I'm not talking about giving a geranium numerous baths!
Here is the next phase of the initial unflattering geranium that I showed you yesterday. The geranium painting is getting more washes of color in the background and foreground. At least you can get a better idea of where this potted geranium is headed.
I like to gradually build up the values through washes as I develop a painting. Notice the fun shadows that are appearing on the table. It's fascinating to me to see the effects of light on an object. You will see the progression of this natural light's effect as more stages are posted. Enjoy!
Wishing you eyes to see the effects of light,
P.S. Hmm, perhaps some of you don't know what washes are?! They are watered down paint thus allowing for thin layers of color to be put on the substrate.


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Hi everyone and welcome to this month's Royal Challenge ~
We have a few announcements to make this month that we're really excited about. Our first one is that we've added some new design team members and would love for you to go over to their blogs and show them some love, they are VERY talented. Our second announcement is that we've decided to change things up again around here, we want to keep everyone on their toes! On the 30th of every month we will be putting up our challenge to run for the entire month, so you have plenty of time to get your projects done.
The challenge this month is a "Coloring Book Challenge". What that means is that we've taken an image off the internet from a free "coloring" book and made something with it. Now the challenge is for YOU to take THE image and make something from it. You can make whatever you want ie. card, scrapbook layout, DIY etc but you HAVE TO USE OUR IMAGE HERE.
You'll see how some have used only a portion of the image, which is fine but we have to be able to make out the majority of the image (don't just post the tail...LOL).
Winner will receive a Royal Prize Package !
Winner will receive a Royal Prize Package !
and check out our new designers ~
Thanks for joining us today and we hope you'll get in on the challenge. We will be picking a random winner from all the entries each month to receive a "Royal" package of goodies. This challenge will end on April 29, 2014. When you post your entry you must link to your actual project post on your blog, not just your blog in general.
You must be in the US to win and please no more
than 5 entries per person.
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Private equity companies are offloading assets to sharemarket investors at a rate not seen since before the global financial crisis, as the sector rushes to cash in on strong investor demand.
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association said on Tuesday that PE funds sold $866 million in assets through initial public offerings in the year to June, the highest level in five years.
But the float frenzy in the months since June suggests the milestone will be easily eclipsed in the current financial year, prompting calls for caution among investors who are considering buying the new stocks coming to market.
The association's chief executive, Yasser El-Ansary, said he expected significantly more assets to be divested in 2013-14 compared with 2012-13, in response to the strong market conditions and a perception of greater political stability.
"The outlook for this financial year is a really positive one for the market," Mr El-Ansary said.
"There's a noticeable shift in momentum in business confidence, particularly on the back of the strength in the equities market."
This week alone, private equity-owned Dick Smith will float on Wednesday in a deal worth about $340 million, while credit information provider Veda is planning to raise a similar amount from investors.
Channel Nine will make its much-anticipated sharemarket debut on Friday, in a float worth more than $2 billion, the biggest of the year.
Travel insurer Cover-More, also owned by private equiteers, has also said it would join the rush to float before the end of the year. It plans to raise $521.2 million from investors, with normal trading in its shares set to start on Christmas Eve.
Amid the flood of IPOs, the chairman of fund manager Cadence Capital, Karl Siegling, stressed the need for caution. He said that ordinarily only about three out of 10 companies that listed were successful, and the failure rate was likely to be even higher in the current rush to float.
Some of the private equity companies being listed had been starved of capital, he said, or could not be divested through a trade sale.
He said this suggested investors should be extra-cautious about companies they knew much less about, compared with firms that had been listed for several years.
"It's buyer beware with IPOs, because you're buying something for the first time," Mr Siegling said.
The recent wave of sharemarket listings has occurred against a backdrop of a search for yield, which inevitably prompts investors to take more risk.
While some IPO stocks perform strongly, he said the better investments were often those with less hype surrounding them, which could sneak under the radar of many investors.
"The frenzy at the moment is being driven by sellers," he said.
Although the float market has been heating up lately, it comes after a soft period for private equity.
AVCAL's figures showed private equity funds raised $711 million over the year, a sharp decline from $3 billion in the previous year. New investments were also lower, falling 8 per cent to $2.76 billion.
Sharp rise in IPO offerings as private equity cashes in
Private equity companies are offloading assets to sharemarket investors at a rate not seen since before the global financial crisis, as the sector rushes to cash in on strong investor demand.
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Happy 12th Birthday to R.
Today was R.'s 12th birthday. We began the day with our traditional birthday breakfast of donuts, and then the festivities continued. If you weren't aware, today was Free Comic Day, a day my children look forward to all year long. G. and L. had even picked out special clothes to wear for the occasion. (No, I don't know why, other than it was an occasion.) So, after breakfast, while I taught, J. took the younger half on a walk to the local comic book shop. Having arrived early, they all came home with more than a few comic books. R. even got one that could be colored in, which thrilled her to no end.
For her birthday dinner, we decided to get Chinese take-out. She loves Chinese food more than anything, though we have yet to find the food she doesn't like. We knew this would make her happy, and it did. This was followed by cake (store bought, because they are fancy) and presents.
TM holding her birthday candles. (We didn't put the on them cake, because we learned our lesson last year. She has a little difficult with blowing and it makes the cake seem just a little less appetizing.)
Blowing out her candles.
The hand is J., as he help direct her efforts to blow out the second candle. She actually blew them both out on her own this year, something she couldn't manage last year.
The cake
Then presents!
She received some clothes. I don't know if you can see her expression here, but it was pretty cute.
More clothes
Some books
And the highlight of the gifts, a Fisher Price 'Codeapillar' It is a noisy toy, but I'm hoping that it will get her to play with it. It moves different ways depending on how you put the sections (connected by USB connector) together. I'll be curious how she does with it. She was more than a little overcome by it. First she shrieked and waved her arms all about, and then put her head in her hands and just stared.
I think she likes it.
And there was a Play-Doh set from Grammy.
R. seemed to enjoy her birthday celebration and her gifts. After dinner, when people were washing up and getting ready for bed, R. comes down to the dining room where I was packing some china, and says, "Mommy, me happy!" There was something about this sentence that seemed like one of the first truly genuine statements I've heard her make. Maybe we're all getting somewhere.
So Happy Birthday, my dear child. I truly do hope you are happy here. I want so much for you. I don't really care how much you learn or accomplish, but I want you to know you are a person, a beloved daughter, someone who can have ideas and thoughts and influence your world. I want you to feel safe and loved. I wish I could go back and erase the trauma and neglect of your past, but I can't, but I hope we can redeem what was lost in the years to come.


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I adore this time of year, possibly even more than Christmas Day itself.
I love the anticipation, the preparations, the magic in the air.
I love carol services and nativity plays and visits to Santa.
And I love Advent Calendars, Advent candles (still need to get one for this year) and JYC.
In the past few years, I've made a separate book for JYC and my 12x12 scrapping has suffered. I caught up last year by just blogging JYC and using the prompts to scrap old Christmas photos for different albums.
This year I've decided on a Project Life format which will allow me to do 12x12 pages as well of the big events. It will also fit with my plans to do PL in 2014, but probably just monthly spreads, not weekly. In the same way as JYC interfered with what I love best, I think weekly PL would also stop me scrapbooking in the way I like - 12x12. So I'm going to do a monthly divided protector plus my usual pages . I can do more in the holidays if I want but it should be a good balance. -That's the idea, anyway.
I was keen to get started and I ordered December Documented from Simple Stories and Shimelle's Christmas in a Box (which also contained December Documented so I have rather a lot of duplicates). I cut apart all the sheets of 6x6 and 4x3 and spread them through my 4 weeks of divided page protectors. This will speed up the process but also ensure I use the special cards on special days and don't forget them/waste them..
This is my title page, made with a single sheet of paper from Crate Paper plus 2 journaling cards and Shimelle's business card. The alphas and stickers are December Documented.
I've also made my 4 date cards. I might continue into New Year, but I haven't decided yet.
I like that they are different but all have the chalkboard and glittery gold elements in common.
Can't wait until tomorrow. What are your Advent traditions?


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Surgery for bladder cancer
Most people with bladder cancer will have surgery. The type of surgery you have depends mainly on the size and location of the tumour, the stage of the cancer, if you have more than one tumour and if doctors think the cancer can be removed with surgery (is resectable). When planning surgery, your healthcare team will also consider other factors, such as your age and overall health.
Surgery may be done for different reasons. You may have surgery to:
- completely remove the tumour
- remove as much of the tumour as possible (debulk) before using other treatments
- reduce pain or ease symptoms (palliative treatment)
When possible, doctors will try to do bladder-sparing surgery such as a transurethral resection (TUR) or a partial cystectomy. These surgeries try to keep as much of the bladder as possible so you can urinate normally. These surgeries may be a treatment option for some people who cannot have, or do not want to have, more aggressive surgery, such as a radical cystectomy. The healthcare team monitors people who have bladder-sparing surgery to see if the cancer recurs (comes back). People who have this type of surgery may also have additional treatment with immunotherapy, chemotherapy or radiation therapy.
The following are the types of surgery most often used to treat bladder cancer. You may also have other treatments before or after surgery.
|Surgeries for bladder cancer
Transurethral resection (TUR)
A transurethral resection (TUR) is also called a cystoscopic resection or a transurethral resection of bladder tumour (TURBT). It is used as the first treatment for all bladder cancers. It may be the only treatment needed for bladder cancer that hasn't grown into the muscle layer of the bladder wall. For bladder cancer that has grown deeper into the bladder wall, a TUR usually removes most of the tumour and also acts as a biopsy before other treatment is given.
A TUR is done in a hospital. A local, spinal or general anesthesic is given before the surgery. With a general anesthetic, you will be unconscious.
The surgeon passes a cystoscope (a thin, rigid tube with a light and lens) through the urethra and into the bladder. The surgeon then uses a special instrument passed through the cystoscope to remove the tumour along with a margin of normal tissue around it. The surgeon will also take a sample of tissue from the bladder wall. The sample is tested to see if the cancer has grown into the muscle layer of the bladder wall.
The surgeon burns the area from where the tumour was removed with a high-energy electric current (called fulguration) or a laser. This procedure seals off blood vessels and destroys any remaining cancer.
Partial cystectomy
A partial, or segmental, cystectomy removes the tumour and part of the bladder around it. This surgery may be a treatment option for some people, but it is not commonly done. It may be an option if:
- you only have one small tumour that can easily be removed with clear margins (there are no cancer cells in the normal tissue around the tumour that was removed along with the tumour)
- the tumour is in an abnormal pouch on the bladder wall (called a diverticulum)
- you aren't healthy enough to have more extensive surgery
A partial cystectomy is usually considered for high-grade T1 tumours, which means the tumour has grown into the connective tissue (called the lamina propria) but has not spread to the muscle of the bladder wall. It is also considered for small T2 tumours, which means the tumour has grown into the muscle layer of the bladder wall.
Urachal cancer may also be treated with a partial cystectomy. Urachal cancer is a tumour that grows at the very top of the bladder from the urachus, which is a fibrous part left over from a passage for urine in the fetus.
A partial cystectomy is done in a hospital under a general anesthetic (you will be unconscious).
The surgeon makes a cut, or incision, in the abdomen (called a laparotomy) above the bladder. The tumour is removed along with a margin of healthy bladder tissue around it. The surgeon will do a pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) to remove the pelvic lymph nodes because cancer may have spread to them. The cut is closed with stitches.
Radical cystectomy
A radical cystectomy removes all of the bladder along with surrounding fatty tissue and nearby lymph nodes. Some reproductive organs may also be removed. In men, the prostate gland, seminal vesicles and part of the urethra may be removed (called a radical cystoprostatectomy). In women, the uterus, cervix, fallopian tubes, ovaries, front wall of the vagina and urethra may be removed (called an anterior pelvic exenteration). This surgery is done when:
- The tumour has grown into the muscle layer of the bladder wall. This is the most common use of a radical cystectomy.
- Tumours keep coming back in the lining of the bladder after a TUR and intravesical immunotherapy or chemotherapy, especially if they are high grade.
- The tumour can't be removed with a TUR or a partial cystectomy because it has spread to a large area of the bladder or because there is more than one tumour.
A radical cystectomy is done in a hospital under a general anesthetic. The surgeon makes a cut, or incision, in the abdomen (called a laparotomy). In some cases, the surgeon makes small cuts so special instruments can be used to do the surgery (called laparoscopic surgery). The bladder is removed along with other organs in the pelvis. The surgeon will do a pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND) to remove lymph nodes in the pelvis where cancer may have spread.
Urinary diversion
If the bladder is removed, the surgeon needs to create a new pouch to hold urine and a new way for urine to leave the body. This type of reconstructive surgery is called a urinary diversion.
Urinary diversions can be either incontinent (the person can't control urination) or continent (the person can control urination). In rare cases, a urinary diversion may be done without removing the bladder to relieve blocked urine flow if the cancer has spread or cannot be removed by surgery.
Incontinent diversion
With an incontinent diversion, urine is collected in a small bag worn on the outside of the body. This type of diversion is used more often for people who are older or in poor health.
The main type of incontinent diversion is an ileal conduit, or ileal loop, procedure. The surgeon removes a piece of the small or large intestine and uses it as a passageway, or conduit. The ureters are surgically attached to the conduit. The conduit is attached to an opening (called a stoma) in the abdominal wall. The stoma is called a urostomy. Urine drains from the kidneys, through the ureters, into the conduit and then through the stoma. The urine is collected in a small bag attached to the stoma and worn on the outside of the body.
Continent diversion
With a continent diversion, the surgeon creates a reservoir, or pouch, to store urine. The 2 main types of continent diversion are Indiana pouch and orthotopic neobladder.
Indiana pouch
With an Indiana pouch, the surgeon creates a reservoir using the right colon and part of the small intestine. The reservoir is connected to an opening (called a stoma) in the abdominal wall but there is no spontaneous drainage through this stoma and you don't need to wear an external bag outside the body.
Someone with this type of urinary diversion needs to drain the reservoir with a tube, or catheter, 4–6 times throughout the day.
Orthotopic neobladder
With an orthotopic neobladder, the surgeon creates a reservoir (called a neobladder, or new bladder) using part of the small intestine. (In rare cases, part of the large intestine is used.) The ureters are attached to the reservoir and the reservoir is connected to the urethra.
Someone with this type of urinary diversion can urinate normally. The person empties the reservoir by relaxing muscles in the pelvic floor and increasing pressure in the abdomen. There is no need for an external bag or to empty the reservoir with a tube, or catheter.
This surgery cannot be done if the bladder cancer is too close to the urethra where the reservoir will be connected. It is also a more difficult surgery with a higher risk for complications, so it is not typically done in older people or those with other serious medical problems.
Questions to ask about surgery
Find out more about surgery. To make the decisions that are right for you, ask your healthcare team questions about surgery.
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Summer is pretty nearly over; and what a good one it has been! But now the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is upon us and the question is what can you DO with all that flipping fruit? The blackberries have been fantastic and with no sign of any frost yet just keep going. Sloes and plums seem to be a bit patchy but if you look they are out there! The Downsizer Articles Section has the know-how you need, whatever the season - but for autumn, let's start with gathering your Wild food and turning it in to Chutney, Preserved Mushrooms or Jellies and Jam. And don't forget Sloe Gin!
Various dark-winter-night type celebrations are coming up. Make yourself a Graveyard Cake for Halloween and remember to get your Christmas Cake and Christmas Pudding done early enough that you can 'feed' them well before the date. Our forum has a very active Make Your Own ... section, too, with lots of discussion about creating your own presents and decorations for the winter celebrations, as well as lots of people interested in spinning, weaving, knitting, crochet, felting and sewing; from beginners to the very experienced.
Fresh air's important, though, as well as all this inside stuff for the long winter evenings. We have articles on Things To Do On The Plot in September, October and November. Unless, of course, you are South of the Equator, in which case you might like to join in discussing the First signs of Spring.If you haven't come across Downsizer before, please have a look around and find out more About Us!
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Archive for June, 2012
Flashback Friday! (Food For Thought, Part 1)
Every Friday, I post an oldie but a goodie blog for your enjoyment. To those of you who just started reading The Grownup Girl recently, enjoy the "new" blog! To those of you who have been with me from the start, but have memories like mine, enjoy the "new" blog!
And to those who were with me from the start and who already read this blog and burned it into your memory, word for word, photogenically, I say:
What are you doing wasting your time dilly-dallying on my website? Get out there and find me a book deal!
If you hate to read, just click on the audio link, below.
BatSheva (BatSheva Vaknin) – Food For Thought Part ONE – the BLOG
There's dieting, binge eating, picky eating, healthy eating and gorging… and now, gentle readers, I have coined a new phrase you may all feel free to use: Redemptive Eating.
I don't mean eating to prove the worth of one's soul, though that sounds good, too. I'm talking about eating something satisfying and delicious to REDEEM the nightmare piece of crap disguised as food that you ate prior, and now feel sick about.
Por ejemplo: last week, in a rush to "save money and eat healthy," I sautéed some pre-packaged tuna steaks. Popped one in a Tupperware, and took it to work with me, with a red pepper. Perfect!
Except… it was disgusting.
Not bad fish or anything, thank GOD… but I over cooked it a little, and this fish already being of the non-fresh Trader Joe's variety, was none too helped by my overcooking.
I ate almost half until finally giving up. For the next two hours, I was caught in a dilemma: do I now go out and spend money on a second lunch? I wasn't even really hungry anymore. BUT that last food I ate, the tuna? We all know where the phrase "left a terrible taste in my mouth" comes from, right? And you, who read my last blog, you know I like happy endings, right? (If you didn't read it, go take a sec, read it now. I'll wait. Really, go ahead. Enjoy.)
So – I almost made the mistake of ordering an omelet, again. Had it the day prior AND the day before that. A girl can only eat so many eggs. What I really wanted to order was the Ahi tuna salad. (From Blu Jam, on Melrose, they are fantastic.) But it was so expensive! And… you know, I just ate half a tuna already!
In the end, I took a chance, and sprung for the Ahi salad.
Friends, you are reading the blog of one happy customer. Salad was divine. Tuna was perfect. The whole meal? Redemptive.
Redeemed my overcooked Trader Joe's sorry excuse for a piece of tuna, that is.
Made me think about other times I've indulged in redemptive eating – like when a meal is so gross you just have to finish it with a huge latte, or thick piece of chocolate cake.
Anyone else get what I'm saying here?
Sheva (BatSheva Vaknin)
My New Crush
I have a confession to make. I'm cheating on you, Grey's Anatomy. You too, House. Lie to Me, you left before I could say goodbye.
It's just… House, you stretched to its breaking point my patience for falling in love with new interns only to see them kicked to the curb – and then Cutty left. I'm not going to lie and say my personal issues with abandonment may have blocked my ability to enjoy or even watch your final season (I still don't know who the "everybody" is who died in the finale episode entitled Everybody Dies)…
…But then again, as you yourself know all too well, everybody lies.
And Shonda, I tried to go with you to the new territory of Scandal. Sure, Grey's Anatomy has become maddeningly incestuous, with each episode's 'medical mystery' almost exclusively having to do with one of the main cast members.
I mean, come on, a PLANE CRASH? REALLY?
But Scandal was worse, with its almost-but-not-quite Aaron Sorkiian dialogue and didactic, sappy politically correct point of view that was soooooooooooo in my face with every scene that even this dedicated Ivy Leaguer-Democrat-Super Politically Correct gal just couldn't bear to jump onboard that bandwagon.
But lest you desolate readers think these recent desertions of my small screened loyalties left me ONLY in the throws of the occasional Daily Show or Colbert Report… think again.
Because there's a new girl in town. And her name is…
The New Girl.
Or, more accurately, Jess Day. Or, MORE accurately… Zooey Deschanel.
My new crush.
I'm not just crushing on HER, though she admittedly is flawless. I'm crushing on the whole show. I mean, come on, SCHMIDT???
All of you must immediately go out and buy a HULU subscription and watch all episodes of The New Girl, if for nothing else, the character of Schmidt. Who is brilliant.
By the way, if you have never seen the show, I must warn you that you won't like the pilot much, and then you'll be confused and maybe a little angry that the black guy in the pilot gets replaced by a similar but slightly funnier & better looking black guy from episode 2, onwards. It'll take you about 3 episodes to get over it, and then another one or two to fall in love.
But you'll get over it, I promise. Don't give up on it. Her. Them.
And BTW, when you're trying to figure out what to watch with the rest of your Hulu subscription time, might I suggest The B in Apt 23? It's also a new gem, one of those incredibly rare shows that makes me happy and sometimes even laugh out loud.
Touch, on the other hand? I admit, I'm addicted… but it's completely against my will.
Don't get me started….
Sheva (BatSheva Vaknin)
It's in There!
Hey readers who weren't born in the 90's! Yeah, you! Remember that spaghetti sauce commercial, that was like, "I can't believe it has REAL tomatoes and peppers and blah blah blah…!" and the mom would cheerily and smugly reply,
"It's in there!"
Okay, I'm dating myself; if you were born in the 80's you also won't remember that unless you have a photographic memory of your pre-verbal years.
But the POINT IS:
My leather couch.
I cleaned it for the first time since early April. Lifted up the cushions and everything.
Enough pretzels to fill a grocery store sized bag?
It's in there!
Two of my husband's missing yarmulkes?
It's in there!
Enough challah crumbs to feed a bird sanctuary?
It's in there!
Old grapes? Old dried tuna fish? Old chips? Seaweed flakes? Cheerios? Yogurt?
Yup. It's in there!
Does anyone know of a good "once in a while" deep cleaning housekeeper person?
Because… my sanity?
Not sure if it's in there.
Sheva (BatSheva Vaknin)
Flashback Friday! (Happily Ever After)
Every Friday, I post an oldie but a goodie blog for your enjoyment. To those of you who just started reading The Grownup Girl recently, enjoy the "new" blog! To those of you who have been with me from the start, but have memories like mine, enjoy the "new" blog!
And to those who were with me from the start and who already read this blog and burned it into your memory, word for word, photogenically, I say:
What are you doing wasting your time dilly-dallying on my website? Get out there and find me a book deal!
If you hate to read, just click on the audio link, below.
BatSheva (BatSheva Vaknin) – Happily Ever After – the BLOG
Don't talk to me about Blue Valentine. That movie sucked. I love Michelle Williams as much as anyone, and what girl hasn't fallen head over heels for Ryan What's His Name, and actually, there was so much that was so cool about the movie… BUT IT SUCKED.
Did I mention I hate unhappy endings?
What in the world do I want to go and spend 80 bucks on a babysitter, then 28 dollars for two movie tickets, plus another 15 for popcorn, drinks and candy, and we're not even factoring in parking or dinner here…
Just to end the night feeling like shit?
Thanks, but I can stay home, surf the web, look up long-lost friends and boyfriends on Facebook then stare at my bank accounts and credit card debts all night if I want that kind of a night. For FREE.
I like happy endings. A movie can take me through just about anything. Blood, gore, destruction, gut-wrenching sadness, utter stupidity… the whole nine yards. But – if I've got a smile on my face at the end of the damn thing? Worth every penny. AND I'll recommend it to everyone I see.
Moviemakers, are you taking notes?
Enough, already, of these critical darlings that leave you feeling like the world is meaningless and we are all utterly alone. I'll take a by-the-books Romantic Comedy any day.
My kingdom for a Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant reunion! P.S. Friends, there is no better movie than Two Week's Notice.
I feel the same way about every day life, by the way. My day can start out amazing, go along pretty well, but if, at the end of the night, I have a fight with my husband or stare into the abyss of a bank account that seems to shrink by the second? SUCKY SUCKY day.
On the other hand… I can start out with two cranky kids, a short-tempered husband, continue with a rough day at work and three surprise bills… but if I watch an amazing episode of The Good Wife, write a good blog entry, and find out someone wants to produce one of my songs? BEST DAY EVER.
Most nights, if I'm ever too worried about something to be able to fall sleep, I always get up, write a bit to 'take the sting out', then follow it up with anywhere from one hour to three hours of comedy (TV, internet, whatever I can find). For me, getting only two or three hours of sleep can be tough, but beats finishing off my day in a heart-wrenching panic. Not that I'd ever fall asleep in that state anyway.
Feeling better already…
Sheva (BatSheva Vaknin)
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Venue for Funeral wakes
At The Ship we offer the ideal venue for you to meet with friends and relatives after a funeral or memorial service for a funeral wake or reception. We're conveniently located just 7 miles (15mins) from Cromer Crematorium.
The function room has its own entrance, a bar and cloakroom facilities. The room also opens on to a pleasant, fully enclosed garden with a patio area, all for your exclusive use.
We have disabled toilet facilities and easy access for all.
Our flexible function facilities can accommodate up to 40 guests (The pub however can accommodate up to 80 guests please call or email for further details)
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25 Classy High Top Fade Haircut for Black Men
High top fade is a popular black men haircut that remained very popular among African American guys from 1986 to 1993. The fashion of this trendy hairstyle revived after 2000 when the famous black musicians, athletes and singers adopted it. It is also commonly known as flat top haircut because the final look shows flat hair on the top. The hair on the back and sides of head are kept very short while the top hairs are kept longer to form this alluring high top fade haircut.
Different types of fade haircuts were widely adopted by black men in the recent years including comb over fade, low fade and mohawk fade haircuts. The great NBAA players like Nerlens Noel and Norris Cole also supported high top fade haircut and that's another reason for its popularity among African American black men.
For our readers who love to get such simple short faded haircuts, here we are presenting best high top fade haircuts for men.
10 Best High Top Fade Haircut for Black Men
1. The Textured Cut
This is a beautiful combination of high top fade and undercut hairstyles in which the hair on the sides and back are skin faded up to the bottom. The longer hair on top are textured with a water based pomade that gives an ultimate sleek look.
2. The Curly High Top Fade
If you feel difficult to choose between low top fade and high top fade haircut, then this is a perfect choice for you. This haircut is specifically for black men with curly hair on top which are cut to medium length. Fades are given on the sides and back that diminishes around the nape of neck.
3. The High Fade Cut
The high fade looks best on men with long face just like you see in below flat top hairstyle. The top is styled with water based hair product while the sides are given high fade with a clear disconnection between beard and the haircut.
4. High top Fade with Part
This modern African American hairstyle gives you confident look with a sense of style. A slight low fade is given on the sides with a touch of side part on the top hair that forms an impressive hairstyle for black men.
5. The artistic Designs
First, the top hairs are separated from the center into two sections with varied heights. Stylish and artistic high top fade designs are made on the sides with scissors and razors that make it eye-catching.
6. Natural Fade Cut
You need to grow hair longer for this haircut as the hair on the back of head are not faded. A clear wavy line is made on the sides with razor that separates the high top from the faded sides. The remaining hair are trimmed with scissors to form an even surface on the top and back.
7. High Top Zigzag Fade Haircut
A stylish hipster haircut that suits all men with triangular face shape. A quite longer height is given to the hair while the sides are fully faded with zigzags using razors. A perfect black flat top haircut choice for parties and functions.
8. The Twisted Locks Design
For boys, this haircut is a good choice as it looks funky and stylish at the same time. Although it takes time to style this high top fade with dreads but it's totally worth it. The geometric cut is given at the front while the sides & back are razor styled in two lines after giving a full fade. Short deadlocks are done on top for an edgy look.
9. Curly High Top Fade Cut
This modish black man haircut has been featured in the famous "Star Wars" Film. But you need to be bold enough if you plan to support this boyish haircut. A clean high fade cut is given on the sides up to maximum and a narrow strip of curly hairs is left on top. It is very close to the popular mohawk fade haircut for black men.
10. The Modern Suave Pompadour Hairstyle
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A friend called the other day asking for some advice about a job he'd been offered.
I thought It was a nice problem to have.
Keep the current job, which he likes or take this new opportunity which sounded great.
Either way he wins.
We'd been through this discussion a few times in the past.
"You know how we do this", I said.
"I know, I know. Every job pays a dollar."
"So which one do you want?"
"That's why I called you. I can't decide".
"Oh, thanks. Make it my decision. What if i get it wrong?" I joked.
So we went through an exercise I do with everyone.
First we imagine that the two jobs are equal in pay, one dollar.
We took a piece of paper and put the reasons to stay in one column and the reasons to go in another.
In the end, the reasons to go won out.
When he factored the real money in, the reasons to go became more clear.
By going to the paper first, he was able to make an unemotional decision and see the reasons in black and white.
The one dollar rule gets you focused on what you really want to do with your life, without the distraction of money.
Never make a major decision without working it out on paper first.
Oh, and one more thing.
Sleep on it for a night.


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Do you or your child with diabetes consume foods or beverages that contain artificial sweeteners?
Yes, foods only 2% (17) Yes, beverages only 21% (164) Yes, foods and beverages 66% (517) No, because we don't like the taste 2% (16) No, because we're concerned about artificial sweeteners 5% (43) No, for other reasons 2% (17)
Do you or your child with diabetes consume foods or beverages that contain artificial sweeteners?Poll dates: October 24 - 31, 1999
Total Votes: 774
Prior to carbohydrate counting and fast acting insulin (Humalog), artificial sweeteners were the only way most people with diabetes were able to enjoy sweets and keep to their meal plan. Today, it's possible to incorporate just about any food or beverage into anyone's meal, as carbohydrates are covered with an appropriate amount of Humalog.
For many people, artificial sweeteners are an important part of their life. You need only walk down the soft drink aisle at any grocery store. People with diabetes often use artificial sweeteners, especially in soft drinks, to avoid huge infusions of carbohydrates. A typical sugar-sweetened soft drink contains around 50 grams of sugar per can. That's a lot!
In recent years, rumors have circulated on the Internet about a government and industry conspiracy to hide information about the toxicity of artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame) from the public. However, scientific studies do not support these claims.
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AccuVote TSX
The Accuvote TSX is a Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) voting machine. Voters can use the touch screen to vote and cast their ballot. Headphones and an ADA-style telephone keypad are available for voters who require an audio ballot. When the voter casts a ballot, a receipt is printed to create a verifiable paper record. The Accuvote TSX should be placed on an ADA-compliant table or stand so that a voter in a wheelchair can use a forward or side approach to access the machine.
Accessible Features:
• High contrast font option
• Audio ballot navigation using ADA-style telephone keypad
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Calumet, Dodge, Door, Green, Kenosha, Ozaukee, Sauk, Vilas, Walworth, Washington and Winnebago
Voting Demonstration Video:
Click here to view the video and learn more about voting on the AccuVote TSX voting machine, including information on how to activate the accessible features.
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Crafts! Christmas stuff, paintings for children, sewing projects, lots of glitter!
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Friday, March 31, 2006
Easter so far
This is what I have made for easter so far. Actually made for a magazine so ..... a little more safe and controlled than what I really want! Hope I find time to create -and post- some more wild things before easter.
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Lucky Magazine!
Hey you, let's do a swap!
I'll send you a paperback copy of Snowbear and you can send me a copy of your mag...or not.
I probably won't understand a word, but I bet the pictures are pretty. We can share our love of paper and glitter too. What do you say?
- Saturday, April 01, 2006
- Mette said...
Ja, selvfølgelig måtte der komme lidt lækkert påskepynt fra dig. Indbydende, inspirerende og ikke mindst en påmindelse om at en lille ferie lurer forude. Måske kommer foråret også snart. Hvornår skal vi komme magasinet, som vel er det samme som til jul.....?! k.h. Mette
- Saturday, April 01, 2006
- Pam said...
so pretty! I especially love the fragile flowers at the bottom. Delightful
- Saturday, April 08, 2006
- Anna said...
- Friday, April 14, 2006
- Tongue in Cheek Antiques said...
the napkin holders, paper flowers? So sweet, very clever!
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It's somewhat hard to explain the "story" behind the sauce. As a boy growing up in the south, people were always planting things in their own gardens. The weather in the south is very condusive to numerous plants and vegetables. My mother was one of these people. Once she started growing her own plants and vegetables, she started experimenting on numerous ways to serve them at the dinner table. Her squash and zucchinni casseroles were some of my personal favorites. These were her favorite crops, the ones that gave her the most satisfaction, seeing how everyone would always want more at the dinner table. She was very proud at the enormous size of the vegetable. The larger, the better, as she always would say! She started planting red and green peppers when the first "crops" were planted. These always ended up on our salads, of course, along with carrots, peas, radishes and so forth. I'm sure many people lived through those times as well.
Mom worked for a construction company and it was through her talks with her coworkers, as such, that she learned about hot peppers. Many of the foremen made their own concoction of pepper sauce, or pepper juice, as many of them called it. She learned how to combine peppers with other veggies to make a vinaigrette type dressing. The more peppers, it didn't matter what kind, the better. She let them sit for weeks in a bottle with vinegar. She'd add more peppers as the bottle was used and depleted. A number of guys at work were always talking about the "datil pepper." It soon became apparent that this was the pepper of choice for any sauce of dressing many or dressing many of the guys made. Soon she was planting her first datil pepper plants. The soil in the South is just what these little fellas like.
Her first crop consisted of a couple of bushes. She treated them like gold, and soon in the heat of summer, picked her first batch of peppers. She would put them in many things to add "heat" to the dish. (Some of these dishes are on the recipe page. The spicy boiled peanuts are one of my favorites — need plenty of cold beer — and also, the datil pepper chili is great during football season, and you'll never find a better corn bread with a few datils added!)
As time went along and she was prodded by her coworkers, she set out to make a datil pepper sauce for her friends and coworkers. She asked for many of their recipes and found that many recipes were somewhat different, but yet very similar. The more datils, the hotter the sauce. I remember my brother, sister and myself. Being my mom's "test lab", we'd come home from the beach on the weekends and the whole house was permeated by the smell of datil cooking. It became apparent that too hot was just that — too hot! Sometimes we couldn't use the sauce. It was just too hot to consume.
After what seemed like forever, she came up with a sauce that worked. A hot but yet sweet sauce, good on just about anything. She made this sauce for years for friends and family, especially around Christmas. She would grow peppers in the summer, freeze them, and make the sauce for gifts. We couldn't wait for our Christmas basket with our sauce and crackers. That's how I learned to love datil pepper sauce — crackers, cream cheese, and a dab of datil sauce on top. My brother and I would sit at home during football season and eat that staple through two games.
My mother passed away some 11 years ago and I started making the sauce for my friends and coworkers. I had planted numerous datil bushes over the years and picked enough peppers to take care of everyone. I have about ten bushes now, and one bush is five years old. They are very durable plants. Because the winters are slight here, it's not too much trouble to "save" them during the winter months. They just need (a lot of) sun and water.
My wife and I often wondered how much trouble it would be to bottle mom's sauce. After all the paperwork and with the help of numerous people, we finally succeeded in doing just that.
Our mother would be proud.