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I like adventure. I find that I am able to think most clearly when I am in the middle of a city I don't know, in a country that is foreign to me, surrounded by people I have never met. Today I found myself standing on the corner of a busy intersection in downtown Seoul having just told my friends to drop me off because the kids were getting fussy and my friends needed to take them home for a nap. So there I was, umbrella in hand and Birkenstocks already soggy, ready for an adventure (it always seems to be raining when I have my best adventures).
When I have no plans and no ideas in mind, I usually find the most interesting things- it must have something to do with minimal expectations. I started walking in the opposite direction of the way I knew took me back to where I am staying. I passed a corner restaurant that made dumplings, and I made a mental note to return because it smelled amazing. I kept walking and when it felt right (I always adventure on the basis of impulse) I took a left hand turn down a side-street, made note of my surroundings, and continued on my way. I walked in the front door of teapot shop filled floor to ceiling with teapots of every make and color, and I walked out the side door onto another side street. When I looked right out of the shop I was surprised to find there was an outdoor market, exactly like what I had been wanting to visit while in Korea! Colorful umbrellas sheltered the vendors from the rainy day. Little old Korean men selling socks, fruit, and other things lined the small street, chattering and looking up with curious eyes. We bowed to each other as I walked past.
I bought a few Korean pears, which are my favorite. If you haven't tried one, it's like a pear and an apple combined in a juicy explosion of perfection. I continued through the nuts, the spices, the meat, and the fish- ohhh the fish. Dead fish, live fish, flat fish, long fish, puffy fish, shellfish, every single kind of fish. While they were amusing, their smells were not. I still stayed over the amount of time I probably should have for the odor-removing power of my homemade laundry detergent back home.
When I had my fill of the market I walked out and found a corner restaurant with Gimbap, the Korean version of Sushi. Of course I had to purchase when I learned it was only 1,200 Korean Won (Roughly $1). They rolled it up in tin-foil and I ate it while walking… fast food, anyone?? At this point I was soaking wet but most certainly content, so I half-hardheartedly decided to find my way home.
Just as soon as I started walking I got distracted again at the possibility of more adventure. I spotted a restaurant where everyone had to take their shoes off at the door. I had just eaten and half of my mind was telling me that I could eat at a similar restaurant later this week, but that would have totally violated my theory of, "If not now, when?"… so I went in.
I was led over to a table and sat on my mat on the floor. I quickly discovered that no one spoke English there, but after a quick game of charades involving myself, the waitress and the two young Korean women at the table next to me, I placed my order. While I waited I checked out the rest of the room and noticed the diversity in ages of everyone sitting in the small restaurant. There was a young couple in the corner with their eyes glued to their smart phones (that's not just a US American thing) and a group of little old women chatting and laughing at the table opposite of me. In the corner of the restaurant a 20-something guy sat by himself reading a book on his phone, and of course there were my silly "friends" at the table next to me who left shortly after that, smiling to me as they left the room.
My food came quickly, but not before the manager came over and adjusted the fan so it was directly on me (I must have looked tired and lost). They unloaded seven different bowls of Kimchi, a traditional food of pickled vegetables, and my bowl of noodles. They must have cooked the soup right in that little black bowl because it came out to me still bubbling. The soup was incredible, just the right amount of flavor, salt, heat and substance. I struggled with the noodles in the bowl, they were a clear rice noodle that were very slippery. Once again, I accidentally dropped my metal chopsticks on the table, making a lot of noise in the quiet restaurant, but I had already made "eye-contact friends" with everyone in the room so they just smiled and giggled with me. I scraped the bowl to the very bottom.
When I finished my food I got up, said "Homsomnidad (thank you)" to the waitress and manager, bowed very low (a sign of respect, especially in the presence of elders) and told them in English how much I loved the food- I think they still got the point. I found my soggy Birkenstocks and set out onto the brick streets, under the dipping trees, looking for the next part of my adventure.


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Links: · no comments
... you've voted on a bunch of pictures and you're still of the mind to aimlessly click on things, try some ...
19 Sep 2002: Incredible Finds
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Finally made that trip to Goodwill to drop off a bag of clothes (not enough to really earn that sudden feeling of lightness, but hey) and purchase necessary kitchen items. Our kitchen is done up in Classic Bachelor—splotchy linoleum, blandly finishe ...
9 Sep 2002: Expenses
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... but beans for the rest of the year, but I will take great pictures of them. Beautiful, beautiful beans. ...
21 Aug 2002: Old Forgotten Someones
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... on which gave me a bit of an advantage (since I have more pictures in the pool) and it needs to keep going until that's been made ...
: Competitive Photography, Part One
Whimsy: · 4 comments
... need you guys to do me a favor and settle a game: which pictures are better? The status of a dinner date is riding on it, you see. ...
17 Aug 2002: Someone Presents a URL
Meta: monkeys · no comments
... or twice in my life. Reading about something in British picture-books does not make for sticky-sweet cartoon misadventures, so me being ...
28 Jul 2002: dry air
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... to prove to you that I really was in Iowa, there are some pictures of corn and soybeans and pigs over in the ...
8 Jul 2002: Gah Ugh Zoop
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I have just spent six hours forcing linux to accept a new piece of hardware. My head feels full of cheese and my eyes have fallen into my mouth. Plus I'm just a touch cranky. But, now I can download images from my camera again, without having to crawl to ...
2 Jul 2002: Someone Makes Music
Meta: fan mail · no comments
... assume you're referring to the latest background picture - and it's not. It's a wacky noodle that got trimmed a bit in the ...
26 May 2002: Staring Out the Window Again
Whimsy: Pasadena, smog · 4 comments
... with a soft and feminine skyline. There are more pictures in the photoblog, and there's a new loop on gabbro radio, all about ...
23 May 2002: Tomorrow Was Yesterday
Personal: Caltech, Ditch Day, utter glee · no comments
... straight off the Dr. Who costume rack. So we left. Pictures should be up soon. *The loosely themed collections of games the ...
20 May 2002: Someone's At It Again
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... though frankly it's a bit hard to tell from those pictures, making me simple-minded, honest, and prone to temper tantrums. ...
12 May 2002: Mr. Smith Goes to Fallbrook
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... with yellowing photographs of movie stars. There are pictures, as many as I could fit onto my tiny 8MB memory card, which was not ...
9 May 2002: Super Someone
Meta, Whimsy: fan mail, Internet doodads · no comments
... cut my hair, I will first cut it into a mullet and take a picture. Then I will cut the mullet. It's a helluva thing, killing a man. ...
15 Apr 2002: Welcome to Fogeyville
Personal: hair, old fogeyism · 8 comments
... Me The hairs in the picture to the left are both from my head. If you are clever, and not ...
2 Apr 2002: Exploding Toilet
Personal: diary, photoblog, plumbing · 5 comments
... with all of my hastily-shelved items. There are more pictures in the ...
24 Mar 2002: Domestic Manners of the Americans
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... by every reader. Be he pleased, or displeased by the picture brought before him, he feels that the images portrayed are real; and ...
19 Mar 2002: But What About Time Cube?
Links: crackpots · no comments
... of matter from out of random chaos. We feel that this picture along with hundreds of others that we have taken at a Quantum level ...
16 Mar 2002: Someone's a Cruel Landlord
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... nobly resisting the temptation to run upstairs and take a picture of my shoe cupboard. I'd probably wind up taking one of my sock drawer ...
26 Jan 2002: People At My School
Teaching: learning, mathematics, seismology · no comments
... and kinky contour integrals. It means I'll be able to have pictures that solve wave equations, instead of just letters, and I'm a huge fan of math pictures even if I can't manipulate complex 3-D objects in my head. But ...
21 Jan 2002: Silly Hats Only
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... helped lead a hazing ritual that involved making macaroni pictures. Now there's one of them hanging up on the fridge in a communal ... use the BeeGees to teach your kids to read. How about a picture of monkeys doing monkey things? Dude. Dude. It's the Tree of Life, ...
17 Dec 2001: trolls on pigs
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... Christmas cards, why not send silly e-mails with links to pictures of nisser and pigs? Or maybe you have a cosmology exam tomorrow ...
9 Dec 2001: side couples square through
Personal: agnosticism, atheism, cookies, dancing, julefrokost, monkeys, religion, religious conversion, religious preferences, square dancing, unitarian church · 1 comment
... - what happens to my inner hairy-legged feminist? I can't picture her giving up without a fight. Actually, I can't picture anything at all, beyond the obvious changes in my behavior. ...
21 Nov 2001: Consistency? What?
Meta: blogtinkery · no comments
... an ftp gaffe someplace just before bedtime. Anyway, the picture this time is of my great-great-uncle Ole, who spent most of his life ...
20 Nov 2001: the 10-crown store
Personal: search requests, socks · no comments
... find some pretty incredible socks. They're orange, with a picture of a voluptuous disco woman on the top and the words "sool babe" ...
14 Nov 2001: tuitive
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... of Kongens Nytorv will help? There are more old pictures of Copenhagen where those came from. And while we're on the subject of ...
13 Nov 2001: solen skinner så meget
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... I'd better take advantage of the afternoon and grab some pictures of the little mermaid for my mother. Mom wanted to be a mermaid when ...
9 Nov 2001: can't sleep, blog will eat me
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... into a very fun outing tonight. Tomorrow you can expect pictures from Rasmus, whose digital camera was the object of some lust ...
29 Oct 2001: HT for kunst
Human Fuzzies, Whimsy: art criticism, photography, poststructuralism · no comments
... for the record, I would like to state the following: the picture on my bus pass is not simply a funny-looking picture of me. It is art. Through the use of bland fluorescent lighting and ...
22 Oct 2001: Redesign fever
Meta: blogtinkery · no comments
... Does it look funny in your browser? More wacky produce pictures ...
26 Sep 2001: Modern-Day Vikings
Whimsy: denmark, Vikings · no comments
... the northern coasts of Europe once more. I can vividly picture this furry-browed man sitting across from me in a smoky banquet hall, ...
25 Sep 2001: I've given in
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... also down in the bottom left, without the silly pictures and things. ...
13 Sep 2001: justice
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... trained medical personnel. What I truly want is for the pictures of a dazed survivor or the words of a fabulous poet to spread gently ...
22 Jul 2001: Link-O
Meta: blegging, blogtinkery · no comments
... help. A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, I found a picture of an old man, sitting in a typically old-mannish chair, reading a ...
5 Jul 2001: corn with pig dna
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... and functional, even if it doesn't have any cutesy tinted pictures on it. And convincing all you random internet-people to read it will ...

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The main challenge though remains as to whether traditional management, and all businesses for that matter, would be willing to let go that command-and-control attitude and, instead, allow their own employees to become those new leaders of today's interconnected, distributed corporate world. I am sure most folks, at this point in time, would probably be thinking about the risks involved and how to managed them. Me, instead, would be thinking about the huge potential of how social computing is helping define the future of the workplace by co-sharing plenty of that leadership responsibility with people, who were hired for being, and acting, as professionals in the first place. I think it's time for the corporate world to grow up and start treating their various generations at work as who they really are: people. The Social Web.
[EN] How Will You Manage? – Thoughts by @elsua
Very interesting take by my IBM buddy elsua Luis Suarez on future of Management, future of the workplace, future of work and the end of command-and-control? For sure this posting with the YouTube-video "How Will You Manage?" (Put together by Kronos) is worth to read and to discuss. We will use it as an impulse for the upcoming German Lotus JamCamp #LJC. I will post it in the LJC community on ibm.com. Here is the video:


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Most game manufacturers play by a simple rule: Make it cheap and cheerful. And for a few generations, that worked just fine. Then came video games, and let's be honest. When was the last time you even thought about the Scrabble set or checkerboard stowed away in the closet?
Now, however, classic board games such as backgammon and dominoes are making a stylish comeback, not just as playthings but as art objects worthy of a permanent place on the table.
Architect Michael Graves is the latest to join the playgroup. He introduced five games in his 2003 collection for Target, all of them Shaker-chic wooden playing sets: tic-tac-toe, dominoes, Chinese checkers, poker, and chess and checkers. Graves' crowning achievement is a Monopoly set with a pullout cash drawer, redesigned houses and hotels and playing pieces based on his whimsical appliances.
They join a chess set he previously designed for the line. Graves pointed out there is a long history of cutting-edge designers working on games. "One of the problems assigned to beginning students at the Bauhaus in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s was the design of various board games," Graves said.


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Title: The Imperfection of Swans
Author: Brandon Witt
My Rating: A-
Genre: Contemporary Romance (m/m)
Series: -
Main Characters: Kevin and Casper
Release Date: January 2016
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
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Sexual Intensity: spicy
Story Overview:
Extensive renovations to the brownstone, an affair with his ex-husband, family drama with his mothers, and the anxiety of significant life changes push Kevin to the brink of a nervous breakdown. In the midst of stress and uncertainty, Casper becomes more than a business partner, a mutual attraction that adds another layer of intensity and risk.
With their dreams on the verge of reality, Kevin and Casper must find the courage to face the stress of managing their attraction, the gamble of a new business venture, and the resurgence of Kevin's personal demons.
My Review:
This book was one of those books. I started listening to it on audio on a late Sunday night....and stayed up way too late continuing to listen to it. The next day was Monday and began in just that way...so I decided to curl up with the print book and finish reading the book while I ignored the rest of the world happening around me.
It provided a great escape.
This book is truly Kevin's story. The prologue starts when he's a child, showing his anxiety and eating disorder and then jumps ahead to when he's 40...still battling the same things. But the difference is...when he's 40, he's in an even harder place. He's about to abandon the career he's done for the last almost 20 years to pursue his dream of opening a bridal gown shop. But it's a dream that could cost him and all his family everything as they are all risking everything for him.
Casper ends up coming into this venture midway...and becomes a partner, too. The two main characters stay just friends and partners in the business for a lot of the story. The difference is...Casper sees the issues Kevin is going through, and he's the only person who can see how truly serious it's becoming, too. I loved Casper for that and for his courage to face Kevin's issues. That seriously couldn't have been easy.
Their relationship is a slow build and then it's all intertwined with what they're trying to build with the shop...so it's really so much more complicated than just trying to navigate a new romance.
This book delves into some really serious issues, and I felt like the author did a PHENOMENAL job tackling the intricacies of the issues. The book was so, so good. Like I said, it provided me with a much needed escape and captured my attention from page one. This is my first Brandon Witt read, but it definitely won't be my last. This book came highly recommended and I definitely agree with that recommendation.


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Member Spotlight – Lofthouse Tile & Mosaic – April 2017
Lofthouse Tile & Mosaic:
Striving for perfection is worth the investment
Randy Lofthouse is an independent residential contractor, specializing in waterproof showers featuring glass mosaics and large format porcelain. Lofthouse Tile & Mosaic, in Bloomington, Ind., (www.LofthouseTile.com) offers comprehensive service relevant to tile, stone and mosaic installation. This includes demolition, framing, subfloor amendment, sales, design, installation, finish carpentry and associated touch-up necessary to complete the project.
Lofthouse started out in his home state of Texas, first using tile nippers in 2006. The creation of mosaic flower pots and coffee tables helped cultivate an interest in future tile setting.
"I was on a bicycle ride in Fort Worth, Texas, when the window display at Lucasso Stone caught my eye," Lofthouse said. "I walked in at the right time and met the owner; he referred me to an associate who needed a warehouseman. I eventually gained employment with a natural stone importer in Fort Worth. I was responsible for unloading freight including fine stone from Pueblo, Mexico."
The team handled slabs of natural stone, crated dimensional stone, and cases of sheet mosaics. This first hand witnessing of Rojo, Noche, and Fiorito Travertine, Emperador Marble, tumbled, hammer brushed, honed and filled, and all of the terminology fascinated Lofthouse.
"From material handling and general warehouseman I eventually cut and produced sample boards to display at showrooms that offered our stone," he continued. "Eventually, I tiled the entryway to the warehouse with an assortment of travertine — our best selling varieties. The owner was impressed, and compensated me accordingly."
From there, Lofthouse moved into small bathroom flooring remodels, and eventuallyI acquired the correct tools of the trade. "I remember buying my first wet saw at a pawnshop in Irving, Texas." He said. "Timing was perfect. A realtor recommended my services to a pilot that contracted me to tile a second story shower within an aircraft hangar in Saginaw, Texas."
Lofthouse didn't have a sophisticated truck to start – just a 1982 El Camino, which he said was very easy to load but not so fuel efficient. The downturn of the building industry in 2007/2008 brought difficult years. But over time, work picked back up, with Lofthouse considering each project more exciting than the previous.
Joining NTCA
After struggling in the development of my trade, witnessing the failed installations which are so prevalent, and learning to become a much better negotiator, Lofthouse decided to join the NTCA two years ago.
"I've always felt strongly about strengthening the industry," he said. "Even among other tile setters, my question has always been: 'What are you doing to make conditions better?' I've learned to use the word 'NO' whenever necessary. This means turning down projects with insufficient budgets or expectations. With the support of NTCA knowledge and networking, combined with my solid reputation, homeowners recommend my business naturally.
This approach has worked out well for Lofthouse. "With my experience and confidence, I offer a level of service few are willing to match," he said. " The majority of my clients are homeowners wishing to update their existing shower, whether a failed installation or simply out of date. A very small percentage of my work has been new construction; although I am highly experienced and very much appreciate a fresh canvas. I continue to reach out to reputable builders in search of establishing a mutually-beneficial relationship. When I meet that special builder, we will both attain new levels of project efficiency and longevity."
Lofthouse beams with pride in demonstrating professionalism, beginning with the initial quote, procuring materials, staging the project, making timely progress while honoring manufacturers' recommendations, right through grout, caulking, and sealing. He's happy to educate the homeowner if they are curious as to why he installsl tile and stone in such a manner.
"What a great feeling when you are operating your business correctly; the end product is of museum quality," he said. "I have developed the habit of 'service after the sale' (which I learned from a respected jeweler). I follow up with an email describing care and maintenance of the investment, and my warranty is: 'If you should have an issue with your tile, I would like to be the first person you contact.' Thankfully, when a homeowner calls you back, it's for ADDITIONAL WORK!"
Recently, Lofthouse purchased a home about two hours north of Evansville Ind., where he had built his solid reputation. "I feel accomplished, receiving referrals from homeowners to take care of family and friends here in the city of Bloomington, as far as Indianapolis," he said. "Striving for perfection is worth the investment. I truly enjoy my career!"


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An interesting article discussing two very famous Opera Houses.
Could Southern China's new cultural beacon eclipse the Sydney Opera House?
Sydney's official Chinese "sister city" Guangzhou commissioned the design of Darling Harbour's tranquil Chinese Garden of Friendship for the 1988 bicentennial celebrations. But with Guangzhou's new state-of-the-art opera house now open to the public and boasting superior acoustic planning to that of the Sydney Opera House, are the sister cities set to become sibling rivals?
Designed and constructed over the past eight years, Guangzhou Opera House and performing arts complex is one of the major triumphs of award-winning Iraqi-born architect Zaha Hadid, whose firm is also responsible for the Beethoven Concert Hall in Bonn, the New Dance and Music Centre in The Hague, and the JS Bach Chamber Music Hall in Manchester. Hadid's practice is renowned for strikingly contemporary yet naturalistic forms, as seen in the two-boulder structure of the Guangzhou building and in projects as innovative as the Chanel Mobile Art Pavillion, which has toured to Hong Kong, Tokyo, New York and Paris.
Hadid's team worked closely with acousticians from the Melbourne-based Marshall Day firm to ensure that the 1,800-seat Guangzhou hall caters for both Western and Chinese opera, two artforms with vastly different requirements in terms of vocal projection.
The venue, which will stage more than 200 shows a year, officially opened its doors on February 24. The debut performance was a contemporary dance production by British-Bengali Akram Khan, whose fluid gestures and East-meets-West approach complemented the aesthetic of Guangzhou's new architectural marvel.
Overlooking the Pearl River, it is the largest performing arts centre in South China, described by Hadid's firm as "a lasting monument to the New Milennium". It also looks to ancient design principles and Zen philosophy, the flowing exterior inspired by traditional Chinese gardens like the one Guangzhou gifted Sydney.


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Azzara WANTED is the newest addition to Azzaro's exciting line of fragrances. It is masculine, powerful and ambitious and that immediately reflects off from the bottle that, according to its designers, symbolises high-end watchmaking and engine valves. But it is also very clear that it looks like a cylinder of a revolver loaded with bullets of seduction. (Did we just say that ? ) It reminds us of the western movies where true heroes always took responsibility for their own lives and their own happiness.
In the hand it feels sturdy yet very elegant. Our kind of feel, we would say. 😉 On the olfactory side, there's certainly an ambiguous side about this new fragrance. Warm, woody odor tones and cooling spice tones set a mysterious mood. Key element of the Eau de Toilette is ginger which gives WANTED kind of a lusty sense. (once again, did we just stay that ? ) According to Fabrice Firmenich, perfume specialist from Grasse and developer of Azzaro WANTED, cardamon also plays an important role in WANTED, an at first sight rather feminine odor note. To that Firmenich added notes from citrus of Calabria for complex freshness and a vivid feel. "Overall, for the Azzaro WANTED Eau de Toilette, we wanted to start with a exceptional generous topnote, a small heartnote and a bodybuilded basenote", dixit Fabrice Firmenich. To all that deliciousness, Firemnich added tonka bean (with vanilla, tobacco and almond nuances), Juniper berry (leather like smoky smell) and vetiver (a fresh, woody tone). 'Nough said. Wanna know what Azzaro WANTED is all about ? Go find a perfume store near you, spray it on you and experience it for yourself ! 😉 www.iciparisxl.be


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I got Glutened :(
I've not been well at all these last few days. I got glutened :(
I guess that makes me 'glutarded' http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=glutard
I thought I'd treat myself to a snack size gluten free pizza from Hell pizza during lunch at the end of last week https://www.hellpizza.co.uk/
I thought I'd treat myself to a snack size gluten free pizza from Hell pizza during lunch at the end of last week https://www.hellpizza.co.uk/
I walked in and said to the server – "Do you have the gluten free pizza bases in?" and he said yes, they did. I ordered and said "I'll have the snack size Mischief on a gluten free base please" and the server took my order. Apparently he then forgot to 'tick the box' on the computer to send the gluten free order into the kitchen.
When I was eating my pizza I kept thinking that the base seemed different to last time but as I'd only had one once and I'd asked twice for a gluten free base, I put those thoughts out of my head.
As soon as I got back to the office I was feeling ill. Ever since I've had stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhea and a horrible feeling of fullness even when I haven't eaten for ages. I'll have 2 weeks of this now.
Of course, I emailed and complained and got a reply from the branch the same day. The manager apologized and offered me a free pizza. She said that she thought her staff must be unaware of how gluten can affect some people. I emailed her the link to the Coeliac UK website and also explained my symptoms as someone with wheat intolerance. She said she'd train up her staff straight away.
Thing is, you'd have thought that a company like Hell, who sell gluten free pizzas would train their staff as a matter of routine in exactly why it is that they sell the things in the first place.
I'm more than cross at what happened. I almost didn't post about it but it's not like they sponsor my blog or anything. I'll go back to Hell to eat again as their pizzas are awesome - but I'll be making damn sure they tick that box!!


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Look but don't touch has never been more true... The gods forbade her to love, but love is a powerful force. Acacia has been created purely for Eros' pleasure but discovers within moments of being summoned into his presence that he has no interest in her whatsoever. Rejected, she is banished to Earth to serve as Eros' minion with the task of promoting the blissful state of love among all those around her, a state she must never indulge in with a human being herself on pain of immediate destruction. And then comes Josh, someone whose power of attraction over Acacia is so intense she will find it utterly impossible to resist him. But is he human? Is he a god? Or is he a trick of the gods? And what would happen should they kiss?
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Mike's The Stupid News
REAL (WO)MAN OF GENIUS ... 43-year-old Bonnie Usher of Hooksett, New Hampshire, BADLY botched her attempt to rob a drug store.
Bonnie walked into a Rite-Aid in Manchester, New Hampshire with a hooded sweatshirt and ski mask covering her face, approached an employee, put something metallic to her head, and demanded money.
The employee thought Bonnie had a gun, so she gave her the cash from one of the registers. Bonnie ran out of the store, hopped in her car and drove away, but as she did, a witness noticed that her car had a personalized vanity license plate.
It read "B-USHER." That's right. Bonnie's getaway car was her own car . . . and it had a personalized license plate featuring her first initial and last name. The cops arrested her for armed robbery within a few hours.
NO GINGERBREAD MEN IN ENGLAND ... The holiday season is fast approaching, so we're right on schedule for the annual tradition of politically correct insanity that ruins everyone's Christmas cheer. Here's the first one so far this year.
In Lancashire, England the local county council has decided that the term "GINGERBREAD MAN" isn't politically correct. So this winter, area schools need to serve "gingerbread persons" instead.


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Talking Points Memo is reporting that a group of Louisiana Republicans think President Barack Obama is to blame for the federal government's poor response to Hurricane Katrina despite the fact that the storm occurred three years before Obama took office.
They reported:
The latest survey from Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling, provided exclusively to TPM, showed an eye-popping divide among Republicans in the Bayou State when it comes to accountability for the government's post-Katrina blunders.
Twenty-eight percent said they think former President George W. Bush, who was in office at the time, was more responsible for the poor federal response while 29 percent said Obama, who was still a freshman U.S. Senator when the storm battered the Gulf Coast in 2005, was more responsible. Nearly half of Louisiana Republicans — 44 percent — said they aren't sure who to blame.
Bush's approval ratings dramatically dropped in the months following the storm, and his administration has been marred by the tragedy and accusations that race played a role in his response efforts.
Yet, somehow, President Obama has been targeted.
Read the full survey results here.
Why do you think they put blame on President Obama? Let us know in the comment section below.
19 thoughts on "Louisiana Republicans Blame President Obama for Hurricane Katrina Response"
The best way to fix it is to vote. If we start voting at every election from the school board to the city council, any election we can change the way policy is implemented. If you want to scare a racist start showing up at the voting polls. Once this is done and local politicians know their jobs will consist of a 2 year stint we may effect change.
I am born and raised in Louisiana and still lives here. How can he be at fault when he wasn't in office. That's a bunch of bullsh*t. This is the first I ever heard of this since Republican governor Bobby Jindal has closed every state rubbed facility in Louisiana. I'm a registered nurse and having hard time finding employment since the Republicans have messed this state in every way possible.
This just tells me how scared they are and how powerful the POTUS is.
This is the most silly stupid foolishness I have ever seen! Why is President Obama being targeted for Hurricane Katrina when he wasn't in office? It makes no sense for folks to be treating this man like he's some puppet or commodity. He is NOT going to jump at anyone's beck and call. No other US President has dealt with nonsense as our POTUS. This is way beyond stupid, for real.
So people believe that Obama is totally responsible for everything bad that has happened–even those things that occurred before he was even in office–smdh!!!
Thank you. I tell you, we are living in the last and evil days. God is not sleep and He's not dead. He sees all and knows all. Everyone who's coming up against POTUS like this will surely have their day in judgement, publicly, for all to see before the real Judgement Day comes. Watch.
He's probably responsible for the Holocaust, Hurricane Carla(was he even born?) The sad thing is that there are SO many ignorant people in this country. Some even believe he started the war in Iraq. Low-information, smdh!
That is just crazy!
These people are such an embarrassment not only to that state, but to anyone from anywhere who can read! People have no idea the level of ignorance, bigotry and stupidity that is still in the south and in that party and that includes the tea party also. This doesn't pertain to every single person in the south, but all you have to do is watch the news and this speaks for itself!!!
President Obama must be awfully tired or extremely efficient. I just can't imagine how he finds time to do all the things his critics accuse him of doing.
How about stupid, what else can be said.
everything bad a black person did it
Are you kidding me? I guess President Obama is the blame for Kim Kardashian 72 days marriage right? I know. Sounds stupid doesn't it? Just like this article….
This is ridiculous Mayor Nagin ,Gov Blanco, Pres Bush were the main players in Katrina.
It's like in 2010 trying to blame Pres. Bush for the economy.. just wont fly
Umm, actually the latter part of your statement WILL fly. Obama has been pedaling uphill with the economy as a result of the Bush administration. The economy was jacked up prior to Obama taking office. It just hit the fan while he was in.
True when he took office the economy was in free fall
um thing is the 2010 mid term elections (in which the Dem's took a shellacking, Obama's words)
Was a result of the public's belief that he wasn't paddling hard enough or up the right hill
(Obama care instead of getting business/commerce going) and again the Bush's fault defense
would be like Reagan blaming Carter when he took office
But I still say GOP blamming Obama for Katrina can't get anywhere with that nonsense
I honestly don't know how to respond to this asinine claim. I can only shake my head in disbelief.
I am so with you!!! I was rolling on the floor laughing when I read this.
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Title: Rotational Symmetry of Classical Orbits and Angular Momentum Quantization
Speaker: Dr. J.-Q. Liang, Institute of Theoretical Physics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Place: Physics Building, PIC Conference Room
We study the quantum-classical correspondence in terms of coherent wave functions of a charged particle in two-dimensional central-scalar-potentials as well as the gauge field of a magnetic flux in the sense that the probability clouds of wave functions are well localized on classical orbits. For both closed and open classical orbits, the non-integer angular-momentum quantization with the levelspace of angular momentum being greater or less than 1 is determined uniquely by the same rotational symmetry of classical orbits and probability clouds of coherent wave functions, which is not necessarily 2¼-periodic. The gauge potential of a magnetic flux impenetrable to the particle cannot change the quantization rule but is able to shift the spectrum of canonical angular momentum by a flux-dependent value, which results in a common topological phase for all wave functions in the given model.


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After visiting the Karoo Heartland of South Africa we headed towards the Garden Route on the coast. What we thought would be a shorter route ended up being over three hours of driving on a nail biting road called the Prince Alfred Pass. When we looked at our map there appeared to be two choices of how to get to the coast. Choice one was to drive out of our way to the west and drive on the N9 to the city of George and then backtrack to our intended destination of Storms River. We saw a second choice that looked like a much shorter and direct route. It was the route from Uniondale to Knysna on the R339. Once we arrived in Knysna it would be just a short drive to Storms River. Nothing on the map indicated that the R339 was anything other than a main road so we decided it was the best choice.
A Narrow Gravel Road Of Steep Cliffs And Switchbacks
Perhaps we should have inquired with some locals about the drive. The map did not indicate that it was a gravel and dirt road the entire 88 km's. Our lesson learned is not to assume that the shortest distance between two points on a map is going to be the quickest or easiest route. Many sections were only wide enough for a single car width. When the road was first built it was used as an ox cart trail and hasn't advanced much since its first use.
Don't get me wrong, the views were spectacular as we navigated the constant switchbacks along the cliff faces, but the heights were staggering and not for the faint of heart. It was a very tense trip, Jack had to concentrate on driving so he did not have much opportunity to enjoy the views. It's impossible to see if another vehicle is coming on some of the narrow blind corners, you need to honk your horn before proceeding through them. The road crosses over the river seven times and it meanders through the mountainous terrain of forest and farmland. As you approach the coast you can continue on R339 to Knysna or split off onto R340 to Plettenberg Bay. We couldn't be happier to have finally made it to Knysna and get off of the dirt road.


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It's almost time for the floodgates to open on information surrounding Marvel Studios' "Captain America: The First Avenger." Today, Yahoo! Movies nabbed the first look at the film's official poster in advance of its Superbowl-debuting trailer.
The Yahoo! story also contains a gallery of every "Captain America" image released to date. This information comes on the heels of Marvel Comics announcement that they will release a movie tie-in comic for free online on Superbowl Sunday in advance of an eight-part series called "Captain America: First Vengeance" which connects to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
For more, see Yahoo! Movies, and keep it locked to CBR and Spinoff Online for more info on "Captain America: The First Avenger" and is trailer as it becomes available.


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July 8, 1932 -
W.C. Fields' very funny political satire, Million Dollar Legs, opened on this date.
The film's release was timed to coincide with the Los Angeles Olympics, which began three weeks later.
July 8, 1932 -
Tod Browning's groundbreaking shockfest Freaks, featuring genuine carnival sideshow performers, premieres at the Rialto theater in New York on this date.
This films has a troubled distribution history. It's had several 'premieres' around the country; each time, people were horrified at what they saw and the film was taken back and re-edited. The film has been banned in a number of states and cities in the United States. Although no longer enforced, some of the laws were never officially repealed. Therefore, it is still technically illegal for this film to be shown some areas of the USA.
July 8, 1958 -
The center of the Hollywood Universe was born today in 1958.
Remember even you are only a few degrees away from Kevin Bacon.
July 8, 1964 -
Probably Jerry Lewis' best directorial effort, The Patsy, premiered on this date. (This was Peter Lorre's last film; he died four days after completing his role. Lorre hated the experience and death must have seems a welcome release.)
In the ending, Jerry Lewis' character supposedly falls from the terrace of a tall building then, as Ina Balin's character is bewailing his death, Lewis strolls past the edge of the terrace revealing that the whole thing is a movie set. Lewis and Balin then walk off the set. In an interview Lewis (who both co-wrote and directed) said that he couldn't think of a good ending so he decided to go this way.
July 8, 1966 -
Universal Studios released Frankenstein Conquers the World (Furankenshutain tai chitei kaijû Baragon - Frankenstein vs. Baragon) directed by Ishiro Honda and starring Nick Adams, Tadao Takashima and Kumi Mizuno, to U.S. theaters on this date.
The film was a Japanese-U.S. co-production. The versions released in Japan and the United States were nearly identical, though the U.S. version was about 3 minutes shorter. The international version, for release outside the United States and Japan, was longer and replaced the earthquake ending with Frankenstein battling a giant octopus.
Another book I've never read
Today in History:
July 8, 1115 -
Peter the Hermit died on this date. Peter is notable for his invention of The Crusades and never bathing. He whipped up support for the first Crusade as an attempt to dislodge the Seljuk Turks from Jerusalem: over three hundred thousand Christians perished in less than a year, during which they destroyed hundreds of villages throughout Europe and Asia Minor and killed tens of thousands of European Jews and fellow Christians on their way to a holy land they never reached.
As a result of this astonishing success, the Crusades were serialized and ran for several centuries.
July 8, 1776 -
In Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell rang out from the tower of the Pennsylvania State House (now known as Independence Hall), summoning citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence, by Colonel John Nixon on this date.
The bell had the inscription: proclaim liberty throughout all the land onto all the inhabitants thereof.
July 8, 1800 -
The first smallpox vaccine was administered on this date in the U.S. Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse (no relation to Price) of Massachusetts introduced Edward Jenner's method of vaccination of cowpox serum to his five-year-old son Daniel and a household servant.
July 8, 1822 -
The Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, a month shy of his 30th birthday, along with two others, died on this date, when his boat went down in a sudden storm off the coast of the Gulf of Spezia.
Maybe I shouldn't have shared that part of the story.
July 8, 1856 -
The crank-operated machine gun (US patent #15,315) was patented on this date by C.E. Barnes of Lowell, Massachusetts, and the revolving gun turret was invented exactly six years later by Theodore Timby.
July 8th was a Sunday in 1881, so when a hot young man entered Edward Berner's drugstore in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, and ordered an ice-cream soda, his request was denied. Ice-cream sodas could not be served on the Sabbath owing to the ancient Mosaic injunction against them.
This religious dodge quickly became popular and came to be known as the Ice Cream Sundae. (The spelling was later changed to conceal the heretical origins of the dish.) Since that glorious day, hundreds of millions of Americans have consigned themselves to Hell.
July 8, 1969 -
The U.S. Patent Office issued a patent for the game Twister. (Yes smartpants, the game came out in 1966 but the patent wasn't issued until this date.)
July 8, 1976 -
Former President Richard M. Nixon was disbarred by the New York Bar Association. Nixon attempted to resign voluntarily, as he had from the California and U.S. Supreme Court bars, but New York refused to accept his resignation unless he acknowledged that he had obstructed justice during the Watergate coverup.
July 8, 1999 -
The last electric chair execution in Florida took place, when Allen Lee Davis ordered his last meal and walked his last mile on this date. His execution drew particular attention because his nose bled during the botched execution and he was burned on his leg, groin and head.
(If you sick puppies want to - there are photos on the intraweb of Mr. Davis after his less than professional execution - I'm just not going to link to them.)
And so it goes.


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You want to master your instrument don't you?! This short video reveals a "secret" to unlocking speed and accuracy on your instrument that you never thought were possible. The "secret" is found in a peculiar truth about how God created you. In the video you'll see how to trick your brain into thinking that what you once thought were "Blazing Fast" tempos are really very manageable.
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This is another 2-page spread in my small Dylusions journal. It's filled with textures and rich colors...
Monday, April 13, 2015
Art Journal - Touch the Sky...
This is another 2-page spread in my small Dylusions journal. It's filled with textures and rich colors...
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Wow..I loved the textures..colors and the shading around hearts to add depth makes amazing impact on the design ! Fab Job !ReplyDelete
Fantastic pages. I loved the tip about tracing around the hearts to be able to shade close to them. Cheers AngieReplyDelete
Simply beautiful, loooove it !!!ReplyDelete
Stunning Kathy!! So vibrant and such lovely textures xxReplyDelete
This art journal spread looks amazing.. love the colors and textures, and love the hearts too.. and that reminds me I have not done a journal page for ages!!!ReplyDelete
Beautiful piece!!! I just love it. Amazed with the lace stamp!! Got to get me one of those ❤❤❤ReplyDelete
Fabulous use of stone wall stencil, it has created beautiful texture. Wonderful layers of lindy's, glass glitter as well as stamping in the background. Combination of heart and balloons as a center piece...make this page lovely.ReplyDelete
Another stunning creation, Kathy.


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IO Interactive's upcoming episodic murder simulator Hitman recently held a closed beta for pre-order customers only. Fortunately, another beta will be coming soon, this time for PlayStation Plus subscribers only.
According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, the PS Plus-exclusive beta will start on the 4th of March and run for the duration of that weekend. The post explains that it's the same beta that was playable two weeks ago and specifically lets players uncover Agent 47's origins with the ICA.
The blog also details the beta livestream, where developers will play through the beta as a guided tour and show off a bunch of secrets and Easter eggs. IO Interactive has also released a new cinematic trailer. Check it out below.
Hitman is due for launch on March 11th for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
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Outdoor Retailer Moves to back to August
Dek: Organizer announces discounts for paddlesports companies
San Diego, Oct. 1 – This week Nielsen Business Media and the Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Paddle Council announced that Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (OR) will move from July to the first week in August 2010. Boat exhibitors also will receive discounted booth space, while paddlesports will have a more prominent location in the Salt Palace convention center.
The changes came in response to a meeting of paddling manufacturers and retailers on the OR floor July 23, in which many paddlesports exhibitors expressed frustration with the July dates, the cost of attending the show, and a number of other issues. Earlier that week, Canoe and Kayak publisher Jim Marsh had announced plans to organize a paddling-only tradeshow in September, 2010 in Minneapolis. In light of Nielsen's rapid and substantive response to paddlesport industry concerns, Marsh announced at a meeting of paddlesports executives last night that he would cancel plans for the Minneapolis show.
"Ten weeks ago I don't think any of us dreamed that this would happen," Marsh said. "My hat is off to Nielsen and the Paddle Council."
The date shift came as a surprise because Nielsen, which organizes the annual tradeshow, already had contracted a July show date for 2010. The company was able to renegotiate that contract to move the date to the first week of August. Outdoor Retailer show director Kenji Haroutunian expects the later date will benefit channels outside paddlesports as well, because fewer retailers are ready to write orders in July than August.
In addition to the later show date, paddlesports companies will be given a more central location in the Salt Palace in 2010 and a substantial discount on space used to exhibit boats.
Space devoted exclusively to boats will be discounted 40 percent. OIA members will receive an addition 8 percent discount in 2010, rising to 10 percent in 2011. The paddlesports demo day will move to Jordanelle State Park.
Nielson also is working to merge its annual Fly Fishing Retailer show with OR. If that move is approved by the American Fly Fishin g Trade Association, fly exhibitors will occupy a space adjacent to the new paddlesports area in the Salt Palace.
The OIA Paddle Council is a 12-person advisory group including representatives of six retailers from different parts of North America and six manufacturers of various sizes. The council's first goal is to foster growth in the paddling industry, particularly among young people.
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I used to be a girl who was very good at dieting. I was even better at gaining it all back. I can't count how many times I've lost and gain the same 30 pounds. When I was dieting, I was very good and keeping a food log and making sure I stayed in my calorie count for the day. To me, a calorie was a calorie whether it came from lettuce or a chocolate bar. I used to love things like instant flavoured oatmeal (with lots of sugar). I then switched to buying plain instant oatmeal, but I still had to use a no calorie sweetener (which most of the ones out there are so bad for you for so many reasons).
I have stopped being a slave to counting calories. Instead, I have focused on putting whole, nutritious, nutrient dense food into my body until I am full. I have also tried to kick the sugar habit.
Some people have said that sugar is as addicting as cocaine. I would believe this to be true. Sugar is hidden in so many packaged and processed foods to make you eat more and buy more. There is sugar hidden in practically everything if you take the time to look. I decided that I was going to try and avoid all sugar where possible.
For my instant oatmeal, I couldn't go sugar free instantly. I started buying the flavoured oatmeal that had 50% of the sugar. Then I started getting plain oatmeal and adding a little honey and cinnamon.
This morning I was out of ingredients to make my usual green smoothie for breakfast, so I decided to stop at Starbucks on the way to work. I wasn't sure if they would have anything I could have for breakfast, but I was pleasantly surprised to find they had steel cut oatmeal with different options for toppings including maple brown sugar and a mixture of nuts and seeds. Along with my large soy latte (my new favorite treat), I ordered the oatmeal without the sugar, just the nuts and seeds. A little sprinkle of cinnamon and it was really good!
As I was eating the oatmeal I realized something ... I was eating oatmeal with absolutely no sugar, and I liked how it tasted! I didn't think that was something that would ever be possible!
I had officially kicked the sugar addiction.


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Hey Friends!
It time for another Challenge at All That Scraps and I got my mojo on. This week I am sharing an image called Drozy's Darlings Dress. I remember playing in my Mother clothes and feeling so grown up. That why I chose this image. This weeks challenge is ANYTHING GOES and it is always a fav of mine as you all know. I hope to see you there.
If you decide to play with us here's what you need to know:
- Your project must use a C.C. Designs stamp, including - AmyR, Drozy's Darlings, Mashi's Muffins, Sweet November, Lil Lads & Lolitas & Webbie's Words. It will be deleted if not.
- Link up with Inlinkz by Apr. 23rd. This challenge will run two weeks.
- Prize for this challenge is 5 C.C. Designs DIGI stamps of the winners choice


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Happy Monday everyone!!! For some it's Happy Memorial Day and for others it's Happy Bank Holiday! But for EVERYONE it's a HAPPY DAY because of the EXCITING NEWS today!!!!
Wild Orchid Crafts has posted a Design Team Call and is in the process of recruiting three talented DT members to join the existing team. If you would like to be considered, just jump right over to the Wild Orchid Crafts Blog to find out all of the details, requirements, and instructions for applying. Initial appointments will cover 6 months – from 1st July to 31st December with the possibility of extending for a second term. The DT call is open to all and will close at 8pm GMT on Sunday, 12th June.
Enjoy your day no matter where you may be!!! Hugs to all!!
Monday, May 30, 2011
4 comments:
- Rhonda Miller said...
Thanks for sharing this.
- May 30, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Carol said...
Oooo how exciting Jacque!!! I've already entered my link, here's holdings thumbs that I'll be lucky enough to possibly be on another dt with you. Hope you've had a good weekend Hun! Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx
- May 30, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Love crafts forever said...
Thank you Jacque. Will go and check. Have a wonderful day.
Hugs Nataliya
- May 30, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- theCook said...
This is so exciting! I know so many talented crafters are excited about this that the chances are minimal, but still, that's exciting, I so love their products!
- May 30, 2011 at 2:48 PM
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A friend of mine shared this on Facebook (not sure who to credit the original with so if you know, do pass the message on to me!).
I like weird people. How about you?
Weird people, in my opinion, are people who have become fully who they are meant to be.
People who have developed their talents and gifts, including the gift of seeing things outside of the box, solving problems outside of the box.
I will stand with fully individuated people over so-called normal people any day!
Yep weird in a nice original way, not weird in a scary way.


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A Brief Overview of Various Shoring Types
Shoring is a process used to help provide temporary support for structures including ships and buildings. The support of a shore is needed for extra support during repairs or to stop it from crumbling down. However, there are various types of shoring you will want to be aware of. Choosing the right shore for a project help to ensure the successful completion of a project. In this post, you will learn more about the three types of shoring.
Three Main Types of Shoring
The process of shoring is divided into three separate classes. These class specifications are based upon where the shore is placed. The three types of shoring are dead, flying, and vertical shore


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Choosing the Right Paint for a Damaged Kitchen Hutch4:30:00 AM
Fusion colors are non-toxic, lead free, virtually odorless and have zero volatile organic compounds (VOC), plus it contains no ammonia or formaldehyde.
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Great job! Not sure from your post if you did use the shellac and then the Fusion, or if only the Fusion was needed?ReplyDeleteReplies
So sorry Elyse, that was confusing... I did not have to use the shellac. The mineral paint sealed the stains with no problem on this piece :)Delete
Love the color you used inside! Love how the two colors compliment each other. Amazing what the right paint can do for a piece!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes it was a good save... it is now ready for a new home!Delete
I sure would have liked to have had that brand on hand for my last project, sweet little piece Susan!ReplyDeleteReplies
Brenda it worked really well and the paint goes on so smoothly!Delete
Beautiful makeover Susan! I love the way the paint turned out. Sometimes we just get so excited, we scoop up stuff, then upon closer inspection we see the REAL story. Happening me today with a desk. :)ReplyDelete
love it!
Yep I may not have bought it if I had time to inspect it closer but all was well in the end :)Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2015 at 3:42 PM
I haven't tried mineral paint yet (although I should confess, my raison d'etre is keeping "stuff" out of the landfill, so I use free paint remnants from a municipal recycling program and make my own chalk paint. but can you give me a quick description on the fusion mineral paint - when and why do you reach for it, as opposed to another kind? (fabulous job, by the way. I live in a seaside community. That colour combination would be snapped up in the blink of an eye!)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you! I reached for it this time because of it's sealing quality. I am going to direct you to the Fusion website www.fustionmineralpaint.com for all the information you need. :) Thanks for your interest.Delete
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Resolving CM-1 in Children: The Question of Duraplasty
May 2015 - Presently, Chiari malformation (CM) is one of the most frequently encountered conditions by neurosurgeons in the pediatric world. Since children are increasingly being diagnosed with CM and its related defects such as syringomyelia, otherwise known as syrinx, hydromyelia, hydrocephalus, spina bifida, tethered cord syndrome, and scoliosis, a prevailing topic of interest is whether posterior fossa decompression (PFD) or posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty (PFDD) should be used for treatment.
By studying demographic information as well as the short-term effects of these two prevalent surgery methods, Dr. Faris Shweikeh and his fellow group of specialists were able to determine the preferred, contemporary approach to managing CM and its associated conditions between 2000 and 2009. Although prior studies regarding pediatric patients with CM strongly supported PFDD surgical intervention, recent research has reported that neurosurgeons now favor PFD to PFDD because of its speedy recovery rate, effective symptom resolution time, and decreased complication rate.
Through analyzing information from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality database as well as statistics from the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), Shaweikeh and his team compiled medical histories of 2,649 CM-I pediatric patients ranging in age from 0 to 20. The number of female and male participants were fairly balanced and a majority did not have any additional conditions other than CM—only 20% had syringomyelia and 2.5% had hydromyelia, the two most common CM associated diagnoses.
Of the 2,649 pediatric subjects, a little over half had PFD surgery while the remaining 1,056 underwent PFDD. Laminectomies, or the removal of one or more vertebrae backings to create more space, were also given to approximately half of the CM-I patients undergoing surgery with or without duraplasty.
Post-operatively, about 82% of the study's newly decompressed pediatric population had successful outcomes. However, there were a total of 486 PFD and PFDD patients who experienced post-op complications (14.6%) and/or required immediate post-op reoperations (1.3%) leading to longer hospital stays (2.5%).
Comparatively, in Shweikeh's study, pediatric subjects who underwent PFDD surgery were three times more likely to need immediate reoperations to correct common post-op problems such as hydrocephalus, pseudomeningocele, and procedure-related complications leading to neurological problems, hemorrhages, and infection. Many individuals who opted for duraplasty were also noted to have a higher rate of additional syringomyelia and laminectomy procedures performed during decompression when compared to PFD patients. However, surgical intervention without duraplasty was not entirely faultless— post-op complications, including hydrocephalus (6.1%), fluid and electrolyte abnormalities (2.9%), along with breathing problems (1.5%).
Shweikeh and his associates concluded that although PFDD surgery provides a better resolution of CM-I symptoms and decreases the likelihood of future operations, its adequacy is tarnished by the possibility of immediate post-op reoperations to correct unsuccessful resolutions of symptoms and/or new complications. Considering this fact, PFDD was also associated with longer hospital stays spanning four days or longer—ultimately leading to an increase of facility-based charges.
Nevertheless, since PFD and PFDD are both considered highly invasive procedures with many possible complications, the best form of surgical intervention is not currently determined. Today, many neurosurgeons have decided to exclude duraplasty from decompression surgeries because PFD substantially reduces the risk of surgical complications, decreases operation time, and allows patients to be discharged from the hospital earlier. However, potential drawbacks—such as inadequate decompression—can lead to higher rates of reoperation. In the future, Shweikeh and his team believe that a completely randomized investigation should be constructed to evaluate the effectiveness of PFD and PFDD in the surgical management of CM.
Since this was a retrospective study, information from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality database and the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) was sometimes limited and factors such as radiological signs and preoperative symptoms were nonexistent. Long-term outcomes, including clinical improvement and symptom relief, could not be determined as well.
Author's Note: To date, the 2,949 patient cases, which were gathered by Dr. Faris Shweikeh and his associates, are said to be part of the largest retrospective investigation researching the surgical management of CM-I in children aged 0 to 20. Some additional demographic information within the study reported that 78% of the subjects were Caucasian, 9% were Hispanic, and 6% were African American. A majority of patients underwent surgery electively, rather than emergently, at teaching, children's hospitals. Furthermore, the average financial burdens—representing the total charge of surgical treatment— faced by the pediatric population's families ranged from $31,500 (without duraplasty) to $35,300 (with duraplasty).
Jennifer Eubanks
Chiari Community Columnist
Ms. Eubanks is a professional writing and researching scholar from Purdue University Northwest. After being diagnosed with a Chiari I Malformation in 2011, she quickly decided that being conquered was not an option—she was committed to fight and pursue a budding love of healthcare/medical writing. Spreading awareness and hope to others battling Chiari is her largest motivator alongside educating others who have not heard about the condition. Reporting for Ideas in Motion Media and tutoring at the Writing Center (Purdue University North Central) has been immensely beneficial to her success as well as all the remarkable individuals who helped her become the composer and analyst she is today.