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De Quervain syndrome (Template:IPA-fr; also known as BlackBerry thumb, gamer's thumb, washerwoman's sprain, radial styloid tenosynovitis, de Quervain disease, de Quervain's tenosynovitis, de Quervain's stenosing tenosynovitis, mother's wrist, or mommy thumb), is a tenosynovitis of the sheath or tunnel that surrounds two tendons that control movement of the thumb.[1]
It is named after the Swiss surgeon Fritz de Quervain who first identified it in 1895.[2] It should not be confused with de Quervain's thyroiditis, another condition named after the same person.
Symptoms are chronic pain, spasms, tenderness, occasional burning sensation in the hand, and swelling over the thumb side of the wrist, and difficulty gripping.
The cause of de Quervain's disease is not established. Evidence regarding a possible relation with occupational risk factors is debated.[3][4] A systematic review of potential risk factors discussed in the literature did not find any evidence of a causal relationship with occupational factors.[5] However, researchers in France found personal and work-related factors were associated with de Quervain's disease in the working population; wrist bending and movements associated with the twisting or driving of screws were the most significant of the work-related factors.[6] Proponents of the view that De Quervain syndrome is a repetitive strain injury[7] consider postures where the thumb is held in abduction and extension to be predisposing factors.[3] Workers who perform rapid repetitive activities involving pinching, grasping, pulling or pushing have been considered at increased risk.[4] Specific activities that have been postulated as potential risk factors include intensive mouse/trackball use[3] and typing, as well as some pastimes, including bowling, golf and fly-fishing, piano-playing, and sewing and knitting.[4]
Women are affected more often than men.[4] The syndrome commonly occurs during and after pregnancy.[8] Contributory factors may include hormonal changes, fluid retention and—more debatably—lifting.[8][9]
The two tendons concerned are the tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus muscles. These two muscles, which run side by side, have almost the same function: the movement of the thumb away from the hand in the plane of the hand—so called radial abduction (as opposed to movement of the thumb away from the hand, out of the plane of the hand, or palmar abduction). The tendons run, as do all of the tendons passing the wrist, in synovial sheaths, which contain them and allow them to exercise their function whatever the position of the wrist. Evaluation of histological specimens shows a thickening and myxoid degeneration consistent with a chronic degenerative process.[10] The pathology is identical in de Quervain seen in new mothers.[11]
Finkelstein's test[12] is used to diagnose de Quervain syndrome in people who have wrist pain. To perform the test, the examining physician grasps the thumb and the hand is ulnar deviated sharply, as shown in the image. If sharp pain occurs along the distal radius (top of forearm, about an inch below the wrist; see image), de Quervain's syndrome is likely.
Differential diagnoses[13] include:
- Osteoarthritis of the first carpo-metacarpal joint
- Intersection syndrome—pain will be more towards the middle of the back of the forearm and about 2–3 inches below the wrist
- Wartenberg's syndrome
The management of de Quervain's disease is determined more by convention than scientific data. From the original description of the illness in 1895 until the first description of corticosteroid injection by Jarrod Ismond in 1955,[14] it appears that the only treatment offered was surgery.[14][15][16] Since approximately 1972 the prevailing opinion has been that of McKenzie (1972) who suggested that corticosteroid injection was the first line of treatment and surgery should be reserved for unsuccessful injections.[17] A systematic review and meta-analysis published in 2013 found that corticosteroid injection seems to be an effective form of conservative management of de Quervain's syndrome in approximately 50% of patients, although more research is needed regarding the extent of any clinical benefits.[18] Efficacy data are relatively sparse and it is not clear whether benefits affect the overall natural history of the illness.[medical citation needed]
Most tendinoses are self-limiting and the same is likely to be true of de Quervain's although further study is needed.[medical citation needed]
Palliative treatments include a splint that immobilized the wrist and the thumb to the interphalangeal joint and anti-inflammatory medication or acetaminophen. Systematic review and meta-analysis do not support the use of splinting over steroid injections.[19][20]
Surgery (in which the sheath of the first dorsal compartment is opened longitudinally) is documented to provide relief in most patients.[21] The most important risk is to the radial sensory nerve.
Some physical and occupational therapists suggest alternative lifting mechanics based on the debatable theory that the condition is due to repetitive use of the thumbs during lifting such as seen in new mothers picking up their child. Physical/Occupational therapy can suggest activities to avoid based on the theory that certain activities might exacerbate one's condition, as well as instruct on strengthening exercises based on the theory that this will contribute to better form and use of other muscle groups, which might limit irritation of the tendons. This approach may risk reinforcing catastrophic thinking (pain catastrophizing) and kinesiophobia.[22][medical citation needed]
Some physical and occupational therapists use other treatments based on the rationale that they reduce inflammation and pain and promote healing: UST, SWD, or other deep heat treatments, as well as TENS, dry needling, or infrared light therapy, and cold laser treatments. However, the pathology of the condition is not inflammatory changes to the synovial sheath and inflammation is secondary to the condition from friction.[23] Teaching patients to reduce their secondary inflammation does not treat the underlying condition but may reduce their pain.
See also
- ^ Ilyas A, Ast M, Schaffer AA, Thoder J (2007). "De quervain tenosynovitis of the wrist". J Am Acad Orthop Surg 15 (12): 757–64. PMID 18063716.
- ^ Ahuja NK, Chung KC (2004). "Fritz de Quervain, MD (1868-1940): stenosing tendovaginitis at the radial styloid process". J Hand Surg [Am] 29 (6): 1164–70. PMID 15576233. doi:10.1016/j.jhsa.2004.05.019.
- ^ a b c Andréu JL, Otón T, Silva-Fernández L, Sanz J (February 2011). "Hand pain other than carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS): the role of occupational factors". Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 25 (1): 31–42. PMID 21663848. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2010.12.001.
- ^ a b c d O'Neill, Carina J (2008). "de Quervain Tenosynovitis". In Frontera, Walter R; Siver, Julie K; Rizzo, Thomas D. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Musculoskeletal Disorders, Pain, and Rehabilitation. Elsevier Health Sciences. pp. 129–132. ISBN 978-1-4160-4007-1. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Stahl, Stéphane; Vida, Daniel; Meisner, Christoph; Lotter, Oliver; Rothenberger, Jens; Schaller, Hans-Eberhard; Stahl, Adelana Santos (December 2013). "Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Work-Related Cause of de Quervain Tenosynovitis". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 132 (6): 1479–1491. PMID 24005369. doi:10.1097/01.prs.0000434409.32594.1b.
- ^ Scand J Work Environ Health. 2011 Sep;37(5):394-401. doi: 10.5271/sjweh.3160. Epub 2011 Mar 21.
- ^ van Tulder M, Malmivaara A, Koes B (May 2007). "Repetitive strain injury" (PDF). Lancet 369 (9575): 1815–22. PMID 17531890. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60820-4.
- ^ a b Allen, Scott D; Katarincic, Julia A; Weiss, Arnold-Peter C (2004). "Common Disorders of the Hand and Wrist". In Leppert, Phyllis Carolyn; Peipert, Jeffrey F. Primary Care for Women. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 664. ISBN 978-0-7817-3790-6. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.assh.org/Public/HandConditions/Pages/deQuervainsTendonitis.aspx
- ^ Clarke MT, Lyall HA, Grant JW, Matthewson MH (December 1998). "The histopathology of de Quervain's disease". J Hand Surg [Br] 23 (6): 732–4. PMID 9888670.
- ^ Read HS, Hooper G, Davie R (February 2000). "Histological appearances in post-partum de Quervain's disease". J Hand Surg [Br] 25 (1): 70–2. PMID 10763729. doi:10.1054/jhsb.1999.0308.
- ^ Mayo Clinic. "De Quervain's tenosynovitis:Tests and diagnosis".
- ^ Mayo Clinic. "Arm pain: Causes".
- ^ a b . Local hydrocortisone in de Quervain's disease. Br Med J 1955 Jun 25;1(4929):1501–3.
- ^ Piver JD, Raney RB. De Quervain's tendovaginitis. Am J Surg 1952 Mar;83(5):691–4.
- ^ Lamphier TA, Long NG, Dennehy T. De Quervain's disease: an analysis of 52 cases. Ann Surg 1953 Dec;138(6):832–41.
- ^ McKenzie JM. Conservative treatment of de Quervain's disease. Br Med J 1972 Dec 16;4(5841):659–60.
- ^ Ashraf, MO; Devadoss, VG (22 January 2013). "Systematic review and meta-analysis on steroid injection therapy for de Quervain's tenosynovitis in adults". European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology: orthopedie traumatologie 24 (2): 149–57. PMID 23412309. doi:10.1007/s00590-012-1164-z.
- ^ Peters-Veluthamaningal, C; van der Windt, DA; Winters, JC; Meyboom-de Jong, B (8 July 2009). "Corticosteroid injection for de Quervain's tenosynovitis". The Cochrane database of systematic reviews (3): CD005616. PMID 19588376. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD005616.pub2.
- ^ Coldham, F (2006). "The use of splinting in the non-surgical treatment of De Quervains disease: a review of the literature". British Journal of Hand Therapy 11 (2): 48–55. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
- ^ Weiss AP, Akelman E, Tabatabai M. Treatment of de Quervain's disease. J Hand Surg [Am] 1994 Jul;19(4):595–8.
- ^ De, Soumen Das; Vranceanu, Ana-Maria; Ring, David C. (2 January 2013). "Contribution of Kinesophobia and Catastrophic Thinking to Upper-Extremity-Specific Disability". The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) 95 (1): 76. doi:10.2106/JBJS.L.00064.
- ^ Eplasty. 2013; 13: ic52.
External links
- DeQuervain's Syndrome: Medical Imagery - Medical Art and Illustration
- The Sports Medicine Patient Advisor: De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Rehabilitation Exercises
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House Number Wall Planter – Curb Appeal Challenge 2016
It's week #3 of the Curb Appeal Blog Hop 2016!
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If you're new around here, or just haven't visited in awhile, let's recap. I'm participating in a 5-week mini challenge to transform the front porch of my home, together with the lovely Deb at Seeking Lavender Lane and a group of fun and talented bloggers! You can catch up on their work at the bottom of this post!
Week 1 we went over the plan and talked about what I hoped to finish in the next few weeks. Week 2, I shared a tutorial for this straightforward and cute Succulent Wreath and shared our progress.
This week, we're at the halfway mark, and I'm sharing a fun DIY build project for a house number with a planter box.
You may remember on my original board I wanted to add house numbers to the front of the house.
I've played around with some different ideas, but it was during all that thinking – I'm still recovering, believe me – that I remembered that we already had a set of numbers. A unique set at that! These tiles have been living in our garage collecting dust since we moved in. The Mexican tiles were original to the house and were left to us by the previous owners, who were the original owners. We thought they were kind of nifty, but we didn't have a use for them.
Fast forward 9-10 years and a blog and curb appeal challenge later, and voila! Instant use for them. I love that they have a history behind them. I like to add bits and pieces of history or sentimental value to our home and decor.
For a great tutorial on creating your Mexican Talavera tile house numbers, take a look at Paint and Pattern's tutorial on stencilling Mexican Talavera tile. Or, if you're looking for a quick turnaround, you can find them here and here, as well as through numerous vendors on Etsy!
My tiles were already adhered to a thin piece of MDF, but I wanted to frame them out to give them, even more, wow factor.
Given that I'm a commitment-phobe when it comes to things like that – I always think I might want to change the project later or re-do it, etc. – I decided not to glue the numbers in but instead used command strip photo hangers.
These babies are like a heavy-duty velcro that you can use to adhere pictures to the wall without a nail and therefore without damage. If I ever want to remove the tiles, it's as easy as pulling them off the frame and removing the command strip!
I used 1×1 pieces of scrap wood that we had hanging around and both glued and nailed them to a 1/2″ board of MDF. After a quick coat of paint, I adhered the tile to the frame with the command strips. I used d-hook picture hooks to hang them on the outside of the house.
I used the masking tape trick to hang the house number frame. The idea is that you put a piece of masking tape across the back of your picture and mark where your nail holes go on the tape. Then, you place the tape on the wall, level it, and drill your holes into the masking tape, remove the tape and hang your picture.
Here is the completed frame hung on the front of the house!
For the planter basket, I used a wire wall basket that I'd picked up at Home Goods some time ago. The fern came from Walmart – $7.
I removed the fern and placed the root ball in a plastic bag. I added drainage holes all around the bag then wrapped the bag in sphagnum peat moss before placing the entire package into the wire basket. Although you can place the root ball right into the peat moss, it eventually looks untidy, as the roots grow into the peat moss!
Once we have our new lights in, and the door painted, it's going to look just fabulous! I can't wait! For it to be done that is.. anyone up for painting a front door?
In other news, not much has been removed off of the list, but I'm determined to make more progress this week!
Here is where we ended up:
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More Rumors about an Apple netbook emerge
There are renewed rumors about Apple working on a small ultra portable notebook. Despite Steve Jobs' comment that he did not know a way of making a computer for $800 that was not a hunk of junk these rumors have persisted.
The latest rumors seem to have some traction though. According to China Times three players in system manufacture have received direct orders from Apple. Dynapack, Wintek, and Foxconn.
The new book should be about 9.7-inches (just to be different) will be a touch screen (ok Multi-Touch) and should be in the $800 range. It is interesting that Foxconn will be making the new book as Quanta has taken over much of the manufacturing for MacBooks.
Of course this is all rumor and might not be a netbook, ultrathin or anything at all resembling one. Apple has a history of doing their own thing and I cannot see them trying to enter and really compete in the netbook market. This is especially considering the "cheap" label that netbooks have in the market.


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Anytime I get an email from Nicole, I kinda squeal opening it. I have photographed this family about three times now and i just fall in love with them more and more each time! They added a fresh little babe to their crew this year, and I could just not wait to squeeze Miss Maggie!!
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MLK Durham Unity Rally Remarks
I am very pleased to be here to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's birthday with you. Today, we honor the courageous efforts not just of Dr. King, but also of other American heroes, like my congressional colleague John Lewis, and Rosa Parks, who made her stand on a Montgomery bus some sixty years ago.
We also honor heroes closer to home, and this year we remember the visionary leadership of Durham's Sharon Elliott-Bynum, who recently passed away. Sharon's work as founder and Executive Director of CAARE touched the lives of thousands – veterans, the homeless, those in need of medical and dental care. She was truly an angel of mercy in our community.
Every year, and especially this year, our memory is sharpened, our gratitude is heightened, for leaders like Dr. King and Sharon Elliott-Bynum, for all of those determined to break down the barriers to equal opportunity, to make our political system and government not obstacles but vehicles, to promote liberty and realize justice. As President Obama said in his Emancipation Day remarks last month, those who transformed America often have been "plain, humble, ordinary people, armed with little but faith: Faith in the Almighty. Faith in each other. And faith in America. Hope in the face so often of all evidence to the contrary, that something better lay around the bend."
I was fortunate enough to come of age politically as the Civil Rights movement spread across the land, first as an undergraduate in Chapel Hill, where the focal point was desegregation of theaters and restaurants, and as a staff member in a Senate office a few years later as the federal government finally responded to the calls for social justice – using those same Constitutional amendments we celebrated last month, finally, 100 years later – to underwrite major civil rights and voting rights laws.
My generation and, one hopes, the generations that have followed, learned firsthand that constitutional and legal protections against discrimination can never be taken for granted. They must be interpreted, implemented, and enforced by each new generation, and in this struggle, politics and government often make the crucial difference. They are not optional: we must engage politically, and in this democracy we must figure out how to make government the instrument of our common purpose.
This is a struggle that never ends. Whether in Ferguson, Chicago, or here in North Carolina, black Americans still face daily discrimination, harassment, and violence. Every American should feel protected, not threatened, by law enforcement, and we must ensure that fair and equal justice is accorded to anyone accused of a crime.
Too many African Americans, and other Americans, are still stuck in a cycle of generational poverty that makes it impossible to fulfill the promise of the American dream. We must redouble our efforts to provide support to low-income Americans so that they can go to college, find a good job, buy a house, and build a brighter future for their children.
And just as importantly, we must protect the precious right to vote. Our state has enacted restrictions that make it harder, not easier, to register and vote, laws that in their effects seem eerily similar to the laws that the civil rights leaders fought so hard to cast off.
So I join you here today to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, to acknowledge his tireless efforts and the work of the thousands more on whose shoulders we stand. May we rededicate ourselves to continuing that work, the struggle for "liberty and justice for all."
The President articulated the challenge eloquently in that Emancipation Day speech, and I will conclude with his words:
We would do a disservice to those warriors of justice – Tubman, and Douglass, and Lincoln, and King – were we to deny that the scars of our nation's original sin are still with us today. We condemn ourselves to shackles once more if we fail to answer those who wonder if they're truly equals in their communities, or in their justice systems, or in a job interview. We betray the efforts of the past if we fail to push back against bigotry in all its forms. But we betray our most noble past as well if we were to deny the possibility of movement, the possibility of progress; if we were to let cynicism consume us and fear overwhelm us. If we lost hope. For however slow, however incomplete, however harshly, loudly, rudely challenged at each point along our journey, in America, we can create the change we seek. All it requires is that our generation be willing to do what those who came before us have done: To rise above the cynicism and rise above the fear, to hold fast to our values, to see ourselves in each other, to cherish dignity and opportunity not just for our own children but for somebody else's child. To remember that our freedom is bound up with the freedom of others – regardless of what they look like or where they come from or what their last name is or what faith they practice. To be honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. [As President Lincoln said], to nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of Earth. That is our choice. Today, we affirm hope.


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Tech Seminar @ IIT Roorkee
Yesterday, we had a seminar on Sun Technologies at IIT Roorkee. I spoke along the lines of my session at IIT Bombay last week. I was accompanied by Aakash who spoke on Solaris and its features.
We had a nice audience, mostly CS students who had postponed their lectures for the seminar. It was heartening to see the Head of the CS Department sitting in the front row – Thank you Sir!
The seminar was very well received by the audience and we got a lot of Qs – about Java, Solaris, Internship programs at Sun etc.
After the seminar we met few senior faculty members and distributed OpenSolaris and NetBeans CD/DvDs.
Sun @ TechFest 2007, IIT Bombay
Techfest 2007 – IIT Bombay's Annual International Science and Technology festival began yesterday (Jan 26th) with much fanfare.
The beautiful campus near the Powai lake was jostling with Students and Industry folks alike.
Sun is one of the key sponsors of the festival and has a lot of presence during the entire three-day event –
Technical sessions (interestingly titled Sun Lectures by the TechFest folks 🙂 ),
Quizzes etc.
I was invited to talk.. err.. rather show how to develop applications for different Java plaforms – Java SE, EE and ME.
I was accompanied by Sundar, Moinak and Naveen. We reached the campus in the morning and were taken straight to the lecture hall.
The hall was packed with students and you could feel the excitement in the air.
After being formally introduced we took our seats and Naveen, who takes care of Developer Relations welcomed everyone to the event.
Since, Jan 26th happens to be India's Republic Day, he requested the audience to start the event with the National Anthem.
It was well taken by the audience and within moments the hall was resounding with the student voices singing the Anthem.
Sundar took the first session and spoke on Java – Now and Future .
He shared with the audience some exciting features/work (Scripting support, JRuby etc.) that are currently under development and also explained the effects/benefits of open sourcing Java.
My session was titled – Building Applications for the Desktop, Web and Mobile leveraging NetBeans.
I gave a quick overview of NetBeans and delved straight into the application development bits.
The audience simply loved the ease of use side of Java.
I created a simple desktop application using the Matisse GUI builder and showed the Localization support that aids development of multi-lingual applications.
I demonstrated it using different regional languages viz. Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi etc.
- There were few web application developers in the audience and they were completely smitten by the NetBeans Visual Web Pack plugin especially the validation and pagination features.
Most of the students in the audience had come to see Java ME application development and totally loved NetBeans Mobility Pack.
I showed them couple of games and developed an End-to-End application – A mobile client (Midlet) that accesses a web application (Servlet).
- I followed it up with a brief demo of profiling applications using NetBeans Profiler and how it helps in diagnosing various performance problems.
Moinak took the last session and spoke about Solaris and its features.
He also shared with them information about OpenSolaris and BeleniX – his baby 🙂 .
Many students penned down the URLs and email addresses of various resources and OpenSolaris user groups respectively.
Later, we distributed CDs/DvDs of NetBeans/OpenSolaris to the attendees and took a stroll around the campus.
There were banners/posters of various technologies and companies all over the place.
I instantly understood what Naveen meant in the morning when he said – if you're not here you're not there 🙂 .
On the whole, it was an exciting first day @ TechFest, IIT Bombay.
Sun University Days @ IIT, Roorkee
I was at IIT Roorkee last week participating in the recently held Sun University Days.
It was great to be back among the students… couldn't help getting all nostalgic 🙂
Roorkee is a 5 hour road trip from Delhi.
My colleagues – Amol and Aakash had come over from Bangalore and were looking forward to the trip.
We left late in the evening as I was stuck with some work at a client's place.
Anyway, after a long and tiring ride we reached Roorkee at midnight.
We had been booked in one of the guest houses on the campus.
After a good night's sleep, we were ready for the next day's event.
There were 300+ attendees (students/faculty members).
It was heartening to see some of the students from other local institutes and colleges.
I had 2 sessions; I spoke on "Java – Now and Future" and "Open Source and Open Standards".
Amol talked about Java ME and showed how to develop applications for mobile devices.
Aakash had a session on Solaris/OpenSolaris.
We had also organized a technical contest in the institute and had received a number of good entries viz. Java MP3 player, DTrace examples etc.
Later, we were taken around the campus and were shown the labs.
It was nice to mingle with the students. They had some really interesting questions.
One question that I usually face is – How does Sun intend to make money by open sourcing its software?
After explaining my level best I typically point them to Jonathan's blog .
We left the campus by afternoon as Amol had a late evening flight to Bangalore from Delhi.
It was a really good experience and I look forward to many such events in the future.


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That first, secret meeting a month ago between Mr. Scott, chief executive of Cordiant (as Saatchi & Saatchi Co. was renamed last week), and the chairman-CEO of Laing Henry led to Ms. Laing's appointment last week as chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising's flagship office here. Her mission is to make sure clients choose to stay at Saatchi and ignore the siren song of founders and now-rivals Maurice and Charles Saatchi.
Vast media coverage has likened Ms. Laing's new job at Saatchi, where she spent 17 years before leaving in 1987 to head her own agency, to the return of the prodigal daughter.
"There's a feeling of coming home," Ms. Laing said.
Ms. Laing likes to point out that she ran Saatchi's London office more recently than the Saatchi brothers did. She was joint chairman of the London agency for seven months in 1987 with former Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising North America Chairman-CEO Bill Muirhead. She now replaces David Kershaw, former chairman-CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi in London. Messrs. Muirhead and Kershaw both left in January to partner with the Saatchi brothers at the New Saatchi Agency.
The Saatchis "were a great and powerful inspiration, and they created a very enduring brand called Saatchi & Saatchi," Ms. Laing said. "But they didn't physically do it themselves; they did it behind good managers. Their physical presence was not that important."
In her climb from trainee to chairman, Ms. Laing was indoctrinated in the Saatchi philosophy, such as the brothers' catchphrase "Nothing is impossible," that she now has to perpetuate without them.
In some ways, the agency to which she returns is very different. When Ms. Laing decamped to Leo Burnett Co. as group account director in 1979 for two years, then-Saatchi Chairman Sir Tim Bell lured her back with a shiny red Ferrari. Sir Tim is now Maurice Saatchi's spokesman, and in these more austere times, Saatchi can only offer her a Toyota, a Saatchi client, and a not outrageous $280,000 salary.
The wooing of Ms. Laing was a long process because she was reluctant to leave her agency, Laing Henry. In the end, Saatchi had to buy it, for $1.8 million. Hard-working and skilled in client relationships, Ms. Laing is a popular choice for the chairman's job. The most negative comment about her has been that she's "a safe choice," a departure from the Saatchi propensity-at least under the brothers-to amaze and astound whenever possible.


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Here are six fruits and veggies to transform your skin in ways you didn't even know.
#1 - Strawberry
You should hardly be surprised that were bringing up this super antioxidant again. Not only will strawberries bring out the radiance in your skin, but it helps to heal those awful blemishes. Plus it produces collagen, helping to strengthen capillaries (blood vessels) supplied by your skin.
#2 - Avocado
Full of Vitamin B and E, the butter pear is a full fledge supporter of healthy skin growth, protecting it from cell damage and containing fatty acids essential for keeping your skin hydrated.
#3 - Grapefruit
No need to wish upon a star anymore, grapefruit is your ultimate gateway to beautiful skin this season! This beauty helps to flush out toxins from all your cells, helping to clear pores and stimulates the production of skin collagen bringing out smoothness and elasticity to your skin. Ow!
#4 - Sweet Potatoes
Did you really think it was only sweet for your taste buds? Containing vitamins A, C and E, Sweet potato improves your complexion for that flawless skin you've longed for. Who said your youthful days had to be over by 21? With this beauty food, you're only just getting started.
#5 - Pumpkin
Filled with vitamins C, E, and A (as well as powerful enzymes), pumpkin helps to cleanse the skin and also has great hydrating properties.
#6 - Papaya
Papaya certainly promises to give your skin a healthy glow this spring! Not only is it a good source of Vitamin A and Papain, but it helps to remove dead skin cells. Plus, the best part about this juicy fruit is it's 'low sodium quality', in other words it helps to keep your skin more than hydrated.
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|Here are some quick questions:
|The answers are sometimes (and possibly only indirectly) contained in the links.
|Let's look at combined defects - double vacancies, impurity atom - vacancy complex (and so on):
|Derive from the mass action law and
write down the essential equations for the
concentrations of
|Now let's do something important. You really should do this, it will teach you a lot!
|Make sketches
of various concentrations in an Arrhenius plot. Try to produce intellegent and
neat sketches with parameters as follows:
|First, produce one Arrhenius diagram showing single and double vacancies.
|Second, produce an Arrhenius diagram for single vacancies, impurities, and impurity atom - vacancy complex
|Third, produce one Arrhenius diagram showing single and double vacancies but assume that the single vacancy concentration cannot decline anymore at some lower temperature.
|Discuss you curves (in particular the 2nd and 3rd), take into account how the temperature changes in "theory" and in "real life"
|Now a few really quick ones:
|If all vacancies present at thernal equilibrium near the melting point at a concentration of cV » 104 end up in vacancy clusters with an average of 100 vacancies, what is the concentration of these clusters? What is their average cluster distance compared to the average vacancy distance (assume a typical lattice constant around 0.3. nm)?
|Given a equilbrium vacancy concentration of cV, an (substitutional) impurity concentration cF, and some binding enthalpy and entropy HC and SC, the concentration cC of vacancy - (substitutional) impurity complexes should be proportional to:........?
|What would you expect for the case of no binding enthalpy and entropy?
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2.2.1 Extrinsic Point Defects and Agglomerates
Solution to Exercise 1.1
Solution to Exercise 2.2-1
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I've had some wonderful mail from online friends this week that I just have to share. Late one afternoon, a courier van pulled up, it's always fun to receive a parcel when you're not expecting anything, and how exciting when you see the return address is Amy Sinibaldi from NanaCompany! I was so surprised and delighted when, after very carefully ripping open the parcel, I found one of her needlebooks inside. A while back I sent Amy a little fabric and she made the needlebook as a thank you. It was a complete surprise as I had most definitely told her that she did not need to repay me in any way.
I've admired Amy's work for so long, and now I can say that her work is every bit as beautiful in real life as it is in the stunning photographs she shares on her blog. If you want to see her beautifully styled photographs of this needlebook, she wrote a really sweet blogpost here! I've included my rotary cutter in my photos so that you can get an idea of the generous size of this needlebook,
And a close-up of some of the sweet details that Amy is renowned for...
I feel a little overwhelmed that Amy paid me back so generously! This needlebook will be treasured for a very long time!
As if that wasn't more than enough, my friend Carmen (_name_taken_ on Flickr) sent me some of my favourite Carolyn Friedlander Botanics prints from her stash. Not only that but she included some Suzuko Koseki prints and the sweetest little Liberty hexi pincushion cover. I'm going to track down some ground walnut shells for the filling, I think they make the best filling!
The final installment of wonderful mail was a fat quarter of this adorable Heather Ross print from my friend Karen (Sew Peachey) that I had won in her #fabricforward giveaway.
Quilty friends really are best! Thank you dear friends, you made my week!!!


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It's about time I shared my Vegan Banoffee Pie recipe. I was set this challenge a while ago and had two attempts before I was satisfied with the creation. The main problem I found in veganising this was creating the right consistency of the toffee, as it tended to be too runny, also fluffy Vegan cream is not an easy creation. Applying trial and error brought me this variation, which was lovely & sugary sweet.
It's a long method, but if you're craving Banoffee, satisfying. This recipe is also literal proof that not all vegan food is healthy as this is a full fat, full sugared delight.
For pie base:
- 250g Vegan Digestive Biscuits (co-op's own brand are, currently, vegan)
- 1 tablespoon of Golden Syrup
- 80g melted vegan butter
- 4oz (115g) brown sugar
- 4oz (115g) margarine
- 1 tbsp golden syrup
- 4floz (100 ml) soya milk
- 1 dessert spoon cornflour
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 3 large bananas
- 375g Full Fat Coconut Cream*
- 3 tablespoons powdered/icing sugar
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- Crush digestives by placing in a bag and crushing with a rolling pin, or pulse in a food processor. Transfer the crushed biscuits to a medium mixing bowl.
- Melt the vegan marg or butter in a small pan and add the syrup, mix until well combined then allow to cool.
- Add melted butter mix to the crushed biscuits and combine well until , then transfer into 9″ – 10″ cake tin or dish and cover the bottom & sides. Chill in the freezer for 20-25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan with sugar thermometer attached, gently heat the sugar, margarine and golden syrup.
- Constantly stirring the mixture with a non plastic spoon, boil up to soft ball stage. Simmer for 5 minutes, to ensuring not to let the temperature go higher.
- Meanwhile, combine soya milk and heaped dessert spoonful of cornflour in small pan until a thick white sauce is made. Stir in half of the vanilla essence.
- Remove toffee from the heat and allow to cool for a couple of minutes. Beat toffee whilst adding the white sauce to it. Mix thoroughly and remove any un-dissolved lumps of cornflour.
- Slice the bananas thinly, then remove cake tin & base from the freezer and line banana slices evenly on the base.
- Once cooled to room temperature, poor the toffee mixture over the top, ensuring you cover the bananas completely, then place back in the fridge until cooled.
- Spoon Coconut Cream into a chilled mixing bowl (preferably a glass bowl) & sift in the powdered sugar and begin whisking with a chilled whisk or electric hand mixer (with chilled beaters). The cream is done when it thickens and soft peaks form when a whisk or beater is lifted. Stiff peaks may be achieved if the coconut milk is particularly high-fat, but don't whip the cream too long as it will warm and liquefy.
- Remove cooled cake base etc from the fridge & pipe or spoon the coconut cream on top of the Banana & Toffee .
- Refrigerate for an hour (longer if possible) before serving. Dust with Cocoa Powder.
* The best way to get thick coconut cream is to refrigerate an unopened can for at least an hour, or freeze for about 20 minutes. Be careful not to agitate the can as you want the full fat cream to rise to the top, leaving thinner coconut liquid underneath. Remove from refrigerator or freezer, and carefully open the can. Using a small spoon, skim the cream from the top, and transfer to a chilled bowl. For this recipe you'll need 2 – 3 cans of full-fat Coconut Milk.


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Modern technology has revolutionized everything that comes in its way. Everything has become fast and efficient. People are able to reach out to each other in a matter of seconds. Things that took days tend now are completed within minutes.
We can't deny the numerous benefits of technology, but at the same time, it does have a negative impact on us as well. Studies have shown that with the introduction of social media, people have become more loners. Instead of interacting with each other, they are on their tablets and devices most of the time. This can have a bad impact on the brain development.
On the contrary, there are studies that show social media is an effective way to share your opinion and speak aloud. Everything has its merits and demerits, it is mostly up to us that which side we use.
How technology changes our thinking
Instagram is an effective platform to share your pictures, memories and happening moments. When you upload a picture, people tend to compliment on it. They give you a positive feedback. This positive feedback tends to have a great impact on your overall personality.
It is human nature that when people like and praise you, you feel more self-confidence. You start to believe in yourself. Instagram is something that provides you the needed confidence. The more followers you have, the happier you feel because more and more people will like and comment on your picture.
The good news is that you can easily increase your Instagram like and followers by kann man likes kaufen. It means you can buy likes and followers. Doing this for a business page is a good marketing technique, however, for individual, this can have a negative impact on his/her thinking process. They might believe that they are famous and loved, however, in reality; they just bought most of those likes. Therefore, for your self-esteem, we suggest you give things time.…


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"Our nation requires an immigration system that marries legal immigration with our long-term economic needs, the principle of family unity, and basic human rights. This will help restore the rule of law to our immigration system. Now, our immigration system accomplishes none of these goals," said Cardinal McCarrick.
The cardinal also addressed concerns regarding the rule of law and how it applies to immigration. "In truth, the church position in favor of reform seeks to restore the rule of law and provide order and legality to an otherwise chaotic system," said Cardinal McCarrick, a consultant to the U.S. Bishops' Committee on Migration.
Cardinal McCarrick outlined the key elements the U.S. bishops believe should be addressed in any immigration reform legislation.
- Bring the undocumented population in this country out of the shadows and give them a chance, over time, to achieve permanent residency and citizenship.
- Preserve family unity by strengthening family-based immigration.
- Create legal avenues for migration, so that migrant workers, who labor in many important industries in our nation, are able to enter the country legally and in a safe and orderly fashion.
- Give immigrants their day in court by restoring due process protections removed in 1996 legislation.
- Work with neighboring countries and the international community to address the root causes of migration, so that immigrants and their families ultimately can remain in their home countries and support their families in dignity.
"In our view, our immigration laws ultimately must be judged by how they impact the basic dignity and God-given human rights of the human person," Cardinal McCarrick said.
The cardinal also urged Senators keep the discourse "civil" and to refrain from "labeling and de-humanizing our brothers and sisters" nor "scapegoat them for unrelated economic or social challenges we face."
Cardinal McCarrick also said the Catholic Church stands ready to assist the legislators as they "lead the nation toward a humane and just immigration system which both restores the rule of law and respects the inherent human dignity of the person."
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Bear Creek Mountain Resort ReviewsMacungie, PA US
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Recent Bear Creek Mountain Resort Reviews14 Bear Creek Mountain Resort Review(s), post yours and get a chance to win lift tickets.
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|Overall Averages
(4.43) Overall
(4.50) Skiing / Terrain
(4.36) Value / Prices
(4.57) Service
(4.50) Dining / Bars
Best lodge in the east. My boy learned to snoboard in half day
12/30/2013 by: Joe dolan
I feel like im in colorado when hanging in the lodge
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Super location and value
09/25/2013 by: Michelle Johnson
This is one of my very favorite local mountains- smaller mountain but awesome for intermediate gladers and young people and old a like. The hotel is beautiful, you think you are in Colorado or in Europe!! The amenities are amazing- Pools are beautiful. Cleanest parking lot I have ever seen and I have skied out west- Vermont - and NY. Love it!!! Cannot wait for snow!!!
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Last hoorah for 2011!!!!
03/12/2011 by: Michelle
Very relaxing mid week get away. Hot tubs rock!! Out door heated pool is beautiful. Bear Creek gives you the feeling of being in another country. Smaller mountain, but the resort is absolutely lovely!!! Restaurant - the Grille, well, delicious!!!
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Good for so close
01/14/2011 by: Chris
I got it a ok rating and not lower due to the fact that its in Pennsylvania, and well the lehigh valley so what more can you expect. It is nice that it takes only 20 minutes to get there. It is a good mt to learn on and is well kept. It has a nice terrain park and the staff is always very nice.
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Family Fun
01/12/2011 by: Anonymous
My son and I had a blast snowboarding this past Sunday. We boarded during the 4-10 session. This was our 1st time and found the staff through-out the resort to be very friendly and knowledgable. The architechture and color theme is just beautiful All of the staff memebers were happy in all areas of resort. We've been to other local resorts and found the staff not so happy!!!! Conditions were great, food was great. We'll definitely be back next week If you have never been to this mountain, well worth the trip!!! Happy Shredding!!!!
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01/07/2011 by: Christina
I really like Bear creek. I never snowboarded before until the day before Christmas eve, and I LOVED IT! the resort is nice and comfy, and it was a nice environment to start on. I am going back again tomorrow and I cannot wait. It is not tiny and yet not really big. It is a perfect size!
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Great Place for Ski and Dining
01/20/2010 by: Paula Kehler
Food was excellent and the customer service was pleasant. What a wonderful treat to take the family to enjoy for a day..
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Great night of skiing
01/15/2010 by: Anonymous
Went over for locals night. $17 for evening lift ticket. Great conditions and friendly staff. Perfect night for skiing.
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Learn to Ride was Great
03/14/2009 by: Anonymous
I took the Learn to Ride lessons and the instructors were fantastic. I was up on a snowboard and cutting edges in no time at all. Instructors were very personable and positive. I went back three weekends in a row - I love it.
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Nice getaway
02/18/2008 by: blk
Midweek the values are great. The Half-Day ticket is a real deal. Lots of work in the past year on the slopes and the lodge has paid off. Come and have fun!
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Best Ski Day!
01/31/2007 by: Jeanie Subach
Tuesday at Bear Creek was the best day of the season! No line, well groomed trails and sunshine!
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Lock up your gear!
01/29/2007 by: Anonymous
We love Bear Crek - great staff, great skiers and boarders BUT had a pair of blades and 2 sets of poles stolen while packing up to leave. We use the ski check all the time, but when leaving the blades were pick up out of our pile.
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Snow at last
01/27/2007 by: Anonymous
In spite of the record cold, skiers were on the mountain. The resort was blowing snow in the morning which made for some areas of poor visibility when combined with the breezy conditions. The four hour lift ticket is a bargain. With two quad lifts there is little waiting and conditions were good to excellent. All slopes were groomed. The lodge is the most comfortable at any ski resort in the area. The atmosphere is cozy and friendly.
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Overall good conditions
01/25/2007 by: Rick Bitler
Timberline & Sasquatch icy, Lower extreme thin, but other trails were very good. A very enjoyable night skiing. I would recommend it. Short lift lines.
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For this weeks blog post I have decided to make a parody of William Blake's poem London. I decided to use this as a guide in creating my poem of the city where I was raised. This poem was very helpful because it provided a rhyme pattern to follow, abab cdcd. Blake's poem sets a sad tone but still seems sincere in wanting to desire the city. This is the same approach I wanted to take on my poem. I am both showing the negative and positive aspects of the city. I was able to create a sad tone by expressing the way the city is over glamorized. The positive tone is created through showing the beauty of what the city truly is.
The true city of Angeles, where we fly
Not the one that has been glamorized for its Hollywood sign
The real city where we lift each other high
Not the one where everyone is trying to make the headline
The city that is filled with art they like to call graffiti
Where the palm trees stand high
There is not a moment of silence in the city
Because when you look above there is always a helicopter in the sky
The true city of Angeles where we all look different
Where our cultures are mixed into one
Where the Angeles are magnificent
Because we are all kissed by the sun
Don't be fooled by the luxury
Because when you are in deep
You will make the discovery
That in the real city these Angeles never sleep.
-Alondra Morales Aguilar


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Hello Dear readers, b.nanna here doing what I do best: procrastination.
We've all be there at some point. We know a paper is due but it is so hard to do it with everything else becoming far more interesting than what it usually is. Procrastination is what brought me here to you, dear readers, to tell you a journey about your author.
"But. B-" you, the reader, asks silently to the computer screen "Why am I reading your journal?"
My dear reader, is it not the same as why I am here projecting this narrative at you– because you are procrastinating too. Whether it's sleep you are avoiding, or your own thoughts; you are here the same reason I am: Procrastination.
Procrastination is the reason why so much is left undone and so much to do. It suffocates like a hand, stretching out towards your life as if it were a neck. But we need not personify a being that already controls our motivation– or lack there of. So now, with the journal created, the house cleaned, the monsters tucked back under the bed, and the unsatisfied void that is responsibilities roaring loudly in my ear as the digital clock ticks, I have come to a nightly close.
Stay tune- dear readers- for episode 2.


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Definition of Monaural
1. Adjective. Relating to or having or hearing with only one ear. "Monaural deafness"
Antonyms: Binaural
Definition of Monaural
1. Adjective. of, relating to, affecting, or designed for use with one ear <''monaural'' deafness> ¹
2. Adjective. monophonic ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Monaural
1. pertaining to sound transmission, recording, or reproduction involving a single transmission path [adj]
Medical Definition of Monaural
1. Pertaining to one ear. Origin: mono-+ L. Auris, ear (05 Mar 2000)
Monaural Pictures
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Monaural
Literary usage of Monaural
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"At the olivary level, responses are abolished to left monaural ... During cooling, olivary response to right monaural stimulation are not affected. ..."
2. Archives of Otology (1894)
"We distinguish between binaural and monaural ... in the monaural, which is much rarer, a double perception of a single tone is got by one ear alone. ..."
3. Obstetrics, Normal and Operative by George Peaslee Shears (1916)
"No one who knows much about the fetal heart will try to hear it through a towel. FIG. 50.—monaural stethoscope; made of aluminum and can be boiled ..."
4. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1911)
"But for theory, monaural hearing presents a very different case from difference in sensitivity in binaural hearing (when working with monaural hearing the ..."
5. The American Journal of Psychology by Edward Bradford ( Titchener, Granville Stanley Hall (1922)
"monaural and binaural impressions differ in quality and in localisation; intensity and quality depend on attention, which is always locally directed; ..."
6. Control Processes in Modified Hand-writing: An Experimental Study by June Etta Downey (1908)
"There are, however, several interesting contrasts between monaural and ... The accuracy at 9O°r is about the same for a monaural as for a bin- aural person. ..."


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Presented at the 20th Annual Research Conference
Download Handouts: 15.4mb pdf
Session Number: 1 Room: Salon A
Presenting: Trina Osher; Gary Blau ; David Osher ; Marlene Penn ; Jane Adams
All Authors for this paper: Trina Osher; Gary Blau ; David Osher ; Marlene Penn ; Jane Adams ; Geraldine (6th Presenter) Burton; Sandra (7th Presenter) Spencer ; Eric Bruns; Kimberly Hoagwood
Presentation Type: topical discussion
Synopsis: This discussion will trace the transformation of the family involvement leading to the definition of family-driven care and the development of procedures and tools, such as the AmbassadorÕs Guide to Family-driven Care and the National Wraparound InitiativeÕs specification of the family/parent partner role, to insure its implementation with fidelity on a broad scale. A statewide and local example of effective implementation of family-driven care will illustrate this paradigm shift. The Federation of Families for ChildrenÕs Mental Health will describe its efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the AmbassadorÕs Guide followed by open discussion with participants.
Date: Monday, March 5, 2007
Session Time: 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
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Has the shield (and crown) of Alexander the Great been found? Some archaeologists believe they have. Alexander the Great is regarded by many as the greatest general who ever lived. He died young at 32 and probably his biggest mistake was overextending his empire and failing to leave it to a single capable ruler.
An article titled Light cast on ancient Greek tomb has the details. It notes, "Archeologists say an ancient Greek tomb thought to belong to Alexander the Great's father is actually that of Alexander's half brother. Recent studies show that the artifacts found in the tomb are a generation more recent than previously thought, said Eugene N. Borza, professor emeritus of ancient history at Pennsylvania State University. Archeologists say the iron helmet, ceremonial shield and silver crown belonged to Alexander the Great himself but were then claimed by his half brother after his death."
Borza said, "We have several surviving coins issued in his own lifetime showing Alexander holding what appears to be a scepter of about that height."
If true, this is indeed exciting. I realize it is not possible to handle these items but I sure would love to touch something that Alexander owned and used.