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Hello everyone! We're back with our regular car comparisons. This time, we won't get into photo comparisons but instead, we'll show you some video footage from the german tv show Auto Mobil.
The guys there have put the BMW 135i against the Mazda RX8. Even though it's all in german, it is still interesting to see some of the data displayed and also see how the two cars compete against each other. For those of you that speak german, hats off and lucky you :)


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Hello Scrappers…I just wanted to post another really easy stitching tutorial. As you will learn I love the effect stitching adds to almost every scrap project known to me…LOL! I don't know about you, but for me, guy pages can be tough. I struggle so often with keeping the page masculine, so I found a trick. STITCHES!!! As you will see in this LO, I have added very few embellishments and paper left over from another project. The last element here that makes this LO look finished, yet still masculine, are the tilted lines of stitching creating a frame for the photo and title. So there you have a finished masculine LO. The stitching causes interest where I love interest…on the photo.
To achieve this look…
1. I assembled my LO using a couple of rectangle shaped papers behind my photo.
2. Using a 12" Ruler I simple eye-balled my angle desired and drew 4 straight lines creating box. I overlapped each line for a casual effect.
3. I then used a paper piercer and poked holes about every ¼ " to ½ " apart, on all the lines.
4. I used embroidery floss and stitched through the holes in a simple in and out motion.
5. I added the buttons after stitching was complete by just sewing through the button hole and the pierced area already in place.
6. I cut 2 lengths of rickrack, pasted one on top of the other and adhered to the page under the photo.
7. I then added a journal square and a chipboard photo corner.
8. Last I poked 2 rows of 6 holes about ½ "apart in the corner and stitched 3 X's for balance.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Get those Paper Piercers Ready!!!
Posted by Pam Callaghan at 12:51 PM
Labels: Delaina, Technique Tutorial
7 comments:
I love it Delaina!!!!!ReplyDelete
thanks Delaina! I love your instructions ;)ReplyDelete
Great LO, Delaina. I have a hard time with "man" pages too. Stitching never crossed my mind, thank you for the great tutorial.ReplyDelete
I love the shape you used for the stitching! Thanks for a fresh idea for a "boy" page ;)ReplyDelete
Fabulous lo! I too love the look of stitching on los. TFSReplyDelete
I love the way you stitched the x's to add balance! Gorgeous layout! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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Hey Folks this is an after effects test i did with one of my favorite music tracks from DJ Hero. Full Credit goes to these guys. So yeah this is me trying to animate a frequency to the track using after effects this is a good tool to use for my masters film i am doing and will hopefully display it in the story boards.
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This past week we talked about colors. Unfortunately, it was a super crazy week at work and home so I didn't get the opportunity to take many pictures. The owls are from last week.
We read Dog's Colorful Day and bingo stamped the story. I got this idea from A Special Kind of Class. She has a lot of great ideas of activities to do with this book.
We also found color items in the Color Sensory Bottles I had made this past summer and yesterday we painted with marshmallows to make circles and lots of colors (another great fine motor activity). Next week we start Thanksgiving, which is right around the corner! Crazy how fast the time goes! Well, have a fun weekend!


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Eastbourne's all-weather lifeboat Diamond Jubilee was called upon last night (4 Oct) to assist an historic 105 tonne sailing vessel which was dragging its anchor in gale force winds off Sovereign Harbour
Earlier in the day the 102ft brigantine square rigger Lady of Avenel had sailed from Poole in Dorset for an overnight stay in Sovereign Harbour. On her approach to harbour she suffered engine failure and was unable to enter the shelter of the marina unaided. The crew dropped anchor off Langney Point whilst they endeavoured to make repairs. With the strong SW wind forecast to increase to gale force, the vessel's anchor began to drag threatening to drive the ship onto nearby rocks. The skipper requested urgent assistance from HM Coastguard. Aware or the vessel's predicament the volunteer lifeboat crew had already assembled and were able to launch the moment the request was received. Quickly on scene a towline was passed to the casualty and with expert boat handling Coxswain Mark Sawyer manoeuvred the lifeboat to take the strain off the anchor chains so that the anchors could be retrieved. Then the long slow process of carefully towing the casualty into the shelter of the harbour began. The combined length of the casualty and the lifeboat was greater than the harbour locks so a straightforward tow into the locks was not possible and an alternative had to be sought. The increasing wind strength made entry into the locks virtually impossible so Coxswain Mark decided to use the lifeboat's permanent mooring buoys in the outer harbour as a temporary refuge for the casualty. After over two hours of tense and strenuous work from the lifeboat crew the casualty was eventually made safe on the lifeboat moorings. The grateful skipper commended the professionalism and skilful conduct of the volunteer crew before settling down to safely ride out the storm.


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a less traditional wedding...
Recently, my cousin got married.
This, of course, meant I needed to make a card.
I am apparently not very good at making wedding cards. Probably because I don't do it very often... Or maybe I just end up putting too much pressure on myself.. After all, it is SUCH an important day in the lives of the bride and groom, that I want the card to be as incredible as the day...
After far too many scrapped attempts, I decided to go less traditional, and stick with something that just felt right to me. After all, it's my cousin... She's seen some of my work. I might as well be true to me, instead of trying to force something that wasn't me.
Since she I know how much she loves animals, I decided to go with a vintage bird cage image, and build from there.
One of my favorite things to do with gesso on kraft paper... Stamp an image with VersaMark and emboss it with clear embossing powder, then paint over it with gesso. Once the gesso is dry, you can rub it off of the embossed image with a damp rag. It give a great distressed look. For more fun... tint the gesso with some re-inker!
I love little bows with big ribbon... they are so poofy! I also love the lace edging underneath the ribbon... it is a stamp from My Mind's Eye that was embossed... LOVE!
The inside had to look as pretty as the outside!
And a special envelope designed to perfectly fit the gift card! There is a little piece of tape on the flap to seal it so the card will lay flat once the card is inside. Ah, the beauty of handmade cards... you can custom make it to hold gift cards or anything else your heart desires!
I'm happy with how it turned out. I hope she like it, and I wish her and her new husband the very best!
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Paper: kraft, DCWV
Ink: VersaMark, Distress Ink, Colorbox Pigment, Archival Ink
Stamps: TPC Studio "Vintage Birdcages" & "Boho Blooms", My Minds Eye "Story", Inkadinkado "Script", Stapendous "Charm Collection", Graphic 45 "Secret Garden"
Dies: Spellbinders "Labels 18"
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Put the 'oh' in opa and embark on an unforgettable exploration of an ancient land of gods and goddesses, myths and legends. Your springboard to your spellbinding holiday is the vibrant capital of Athens, an effortless mix of ancient treasures and modern verve, which you will have an opportunity to explore after being transferred to your hotel. This evening, join your Travel Director and travel companions for a Welcome Reception, including a light meal and welcome drink.
Join your Local Specialist for a guided morning sightseeing tour to the ancient complex that was once the Cradle of Western Civilisation. Along our journey into antiquity, we'll have an opportunity to explore the Acropolis with its treasures. We'll admire the Parthenon, dedicated to the goddess Athena, the Royal Palace, Temple of Zeus and the Agora, once the haunt of Socrates and Plato. 'Dive Into Culture' and see remarkable displays of an ancient world during an included visit to the Acropolis Museum, and see Hadrian's Arch and the stadium where the first modern Olympics took place in 1896. The rest of the day is yours to enjoy on your own. Stroll through the Plaka, people watch in Syntagma Square or go in search of the city's tastiest souvlaki - the choice is yours.
We depart Athens this morning, crossing the mighty Corinth Canal to the wild Peloponnesian Peninsula. Arriving in Corinth, we join a Local Specialist to explore an ancient city that several empires fought over throughout the centuries. We continue to Mycenae, a mighty kingdom of ancient Greece, where we'll see the Beehive Tombs, (the Treasury of Atreus), the Lion Gate and the remains of Agamemnon's Royal Palace, in the company of a Local Specialist. Later, we'll travel to Epidaurus to visit the ancient theatre and view the Sanctuary of Asclepius, the God of Medicine, whose snake-entwined staff remains the symbol of medicine to this day. Arriving in the Venetian town of Nafplion later, we'll dine in our hotel this evening.
We traverse the Mountains of Arcadia to ancient Olympia, the site of the first Olympic Games held in 776 BC. This evening, we 'Connect With Locals' joining the Karambellas family on their olive and wine farm for a Be My Guest dinner, some traditional dancing and characteristic Greek philoxenia.
We join a Local Specialist this morning to delve into centuries of history. We'll visit the ancient Olympic site, the museum and the ruined remains of the Temples of Zeus and Hera. Leaving Olympia, we skirt the coastline north to Patras, crossing the Gulf of Corinth to mainland Greece before continuing to Delphi, our home for the night.
Tread in the footsteps of the ancient Greeks, who would descend on the sanctuary of Delphi to consult with the most important oracle in the classical world. Join your Local Specialist and walk the Sacred Way to the 4th-century Temple of Apollo. View the statues immortalising the strength of the athletes who once competed in the Pythian Games, held in honour of Apollo and the Arts. A scenic afternoon drive brings us to Thermopylae, famous for the heroic defence by Leonidas and his brave Spartans against the invading Persians. We cross the lush Thessaly region, the 'bread basket of Greece', the travel over the Pourmaraki Pass towards Kalambaka.
The UNESCO World Heritage monasteries of Meteora are our first stop today. Join a Local Specialist to visit two of the six Eastern Orthodox monasteries that cling impressively to immense, rounded rock towers overlooking the town. A scenic drive returns us to Athens, where we'll enjoy a rousing Farewell Dinner with our travel companions and reminisce over an incredible journey through Greece.
We depart Athens, boarding our ship to cruise the azure waters of the Aegean, bound for Mykonos. Spend the evening getting lost in its labyrinthine lanes lined by white-washed cottages and tumbling cerise bougainvillea.
Touch the Turkish coastline and visit the port of Kusadasi for a complimentary Shore Experience to the ancient city of Ephesus. We continue to Patmos later, where the Book of Revelations was written by St. John. Here, you could choose to visit the Cave of the Apocalypse on an Optional Experience.
The enchanting Old Town of Rhodes takes centre stage today as we walk in the footsteps of the medieval knights who conquered this land on our Complimentary Shore Experience.
We sail to Heraklion on the island of Crete, where we have the opportunity to delve into the centuries-old culture and heritage of the Minoans at the Palace of Knossos. Our final stop today is the beautiful volcanic island of Santorini with its cliff-top villages, where you might consider an optional Shore Experience to the sun-kissed village of Oia.
This morning, disembark from your ship for your transfer to the airport.
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What I want to suggest here is that clinging strongly to one's freedom to believe anything one wants about something is actually to hold tightly to a kind of slavery.
Let me illustrate what I mean. I read a blog recently criticizing some "churchy phrases" that the author suggested were reasons for millennials leaving the church. In the comments, one person added a phrase that wasn't on the list--something about being "led by God to this church" or something like that--implying that those who use this phrase are carelessly casting aspersion on others who don't necessarily feel or hear a clear sense of God's leading in something.
I pushed back. I have known many people who use language like this without any of that power-play or privileged baggage. I have known some people who use that language with an air of superiority, but I think that a readiness to believe that about all people is a sort of sloppy defensiveness. Some people do, some do not, and it's hard work to figure out who does and how often.
I know what it's like to feel manipulated by others' pretensive spirituality, so I'm not trying to discount someone's reasons for feeling defensive. If you've been hurt by something like this, chances are you'll interpret other things through the lens of that hurt. But you should recognize that that's what you're doing. You might be wrong a majority of the time.
The commenter's response to me was, basically, that they have the freedom to believe that this language is being used in a careless and manipulative way. The freedom to believe. That phrase stuck out to me.
At this point it might sound like I'm making a big deal about a random side-thought on one blog's comment thread, but I think it's worth pointing out. If you want to cling tightly to your freedom to believe something about other people, you're holding tightly to a form of enslavement, in captivity to the fiction that my own perspective is the best arbiter of truth about what are in reality complex and varied circumstances.
I am glad that I am beholden to traditions and realities outside of myself for the truth. I am hopeful that I can continue to cultivate this sort of openness in myself, even towards people I cannot agree with or relate to, and perhaps especially towards people that I'm predisposed to misinterpret due to my own baggage.
It is in those situations that I need most desperately to be reminded that I am not, in fact, "free to believe" what I want about them. I am free to be cynical and free to question, but I am not actually free to believe whatever I want about what they say, because that descends me into a particularly acute form of slavery from which it is increasingly difficult to escape.
What I want to suggest here is that clinging strongly to one's freedom to believe anything one wants about something is actually to hold tightly to a kind of slavery.


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Sunday, March 26, 2017
Bookworm Notebook, Tote Bag & Pillow Giveaway
57 comments:
- SolangeMarch 26, 2017 at 12:58 AM
No, I don't have a personal reading goal for this year because I read just for pleasure.ReplyDelete
My personal reading goal is to read and review as many book as I can from my TBR shelf. I keep saying I'll get to them and now I'm serious. There are so many books on there that I want to read.ReplyDelete
I have quite a few unread books on my shelves that were presents, prizes or impulse buys. I aim to work my way through them and decide which to keep for re-reading & which to donate to a charity shop.ReplyDelete
My goal is to take more time out to read.ReplyDelete
I have no goals this year other than reducing that tbr mountainReplyDelete
My personal goal is to read more books from my TBR that have been sitting on my Kindle for some time. I also like to revisit some books, because I rarely rereadReplyDelete
my goal is to get through all my unread booksReplyDelete
With a 4 year old and 8 month old to actually get the time to pick up a book wouldbe a startReplyDelete
I love reading but I don't have a goal for this year just to read has many lovely books has I canReplyDelete
I don't have a personal goal, i read because i love, not for goals! I try to read as much as I can!ReplyDelete
I do have a personal goal - I want to read faster, but at the same time, I want to spend less time reading and more time creating or being productive, if that makes sense.ReplyDelete
So I guess I want to read faster so I could read the same amount of books I read last year, but spend less time reading.
My reading goal is 100 books.. since I travel a good deal of the time I always need a good tote to put all my paper books in and my kindle.. I can read almost anywhere except driving and walking!!ReplyDelete
100 books for the year, and I'll admit I'm behind. We have had a lot going on lately.ReplyDelete
My personal reading goal for this year is to catch up on some of the book series that I have started but not finished.ReplyDelete
I wanna read 350 books, haven't since 3 years ago *sigh*ReplyDelete
to read moreReplyDelete
I read strictly for pleasure and depending on genre, learning. But one goal I have is to stick to my pile of unread books to get througjh them instead of being sidelined by new books comuing out. Thanks for the giveaway. It's awesome. My daughter is a bookworm and looks just like the graphic. :)ReplyDelete
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We moved house several years ago and am still unpacking our books. My goal is to read those books that we are now unpacking that I haven't had the chance to yet AND NOT BUY ANY MORE until I have done so. It will never happen.ReplyDelete
i don't have a specific goal, i just like to read for pleasureReplyDelete
I have a Goodreads goal of 50 for this year. I've set it for 100 the past two years and haven't been able to meet it because I've been so busy.ReplyDelete
Don't have any reading goals as I read far too many anyway. 12 books every 3 weeks at least, so it's hard to keep track of the amount I read. Possibly "finding new authors" might be a good "goal" as I tend to read the authors I know rather than seek out new ones. Joining various groups on FB and following blogs is helping though.ReplyDelete
My goal is to read 50 booksReplyDelete
no, don't make themReplyDelete
My goal is to read all the books I bought for Christmas, for myself, by my birthday in the fall this year :)ReplyDelete
I have a goal to at least read something every day.ReplyDelete
I suppose I try to beat the number of books I have read the previous year but it is becoming impossible as there aren't enough hours in a day.ReplyDelete
- BookLadyMarch 27, 2017 at 10:40 PM
My goal is to read at least one book a week.ReplyDelete
I want to read 12 books this year. It seems like a good amount for me.ReplyDelete
My personal reading goal is to start reading all of The Outlander books.I love the tv series and now want to read all the books and get all of the little details that you don't get on the television.ReplyDelete
My goal is 6 books this year!ReplyDelete
to make a dent in the massive pile of 'to read' books in the front room!ReplyDelete
I don't because I'm not very good at sticking with things.ReplyDelete
My reading goal is just to read as much as possible.ReplyDelete
Yes, I do :) Last year it I've read 275 books of my goal of 110. I gave myself a goal of 120 books this year because we tend to addopt the house (and I probably will have to cut on my reading a bit). I've managed to read 62 books by now.ReplyDelete
I set a reading goal on Goodreads, I set it at 35 so there is no pressure, but I like to keep a record of what I read over the year. Great giveaway, thank you.ReplyDelete
for this year no because my live is completely out of track so i don't know what to expect exactly it's kind of frustrating so i have so much stress already that i don't want to add more if not necessary. i read and that's make me happy will i read more or less i will see it's not capitalReplyDelete
Every book is a Bonus!ReplyDelete
No, I tried to do it in years past but it's too much pressure when it gets busyReplyDelete
I don't have a reading goal. I just enjoy reading books throughout the year.ReplyDelete
My personal reading goal is to read more non-fiction instead of always reading fiction.ReplyDelete
I made my goal on Goodreads 100 books, but I hope to get over that!ReplyDelete
I made a goal of 25 but will probably go more.ReplyDelete
I have a goal of 100 books this year. I am half way there.ReplyDelete
My goal this year is to try and read at least one book a fortnight xReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 13, 2017 at 3:42 PM
EEVERY ONE MOREBOOK I READ IS GOING TOWARDS A NUMBERLESS GOAL, IT WORKS FOR ME!!, LOVE TO WIN, THANKS FOR THE CReplyDelete
I have set a goal of 20 books, but I really need to read moreReplyDelete
i don't have a reading goal. when i have time i read and when there isn't time i don't.ReplyDelete
I don't need a reading goal. I read, and have always, at any and every opportunity.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 14, 2017 at 9:21 PM
No goal for me just want to read what I can when I can stay awake lol.ReplyDelete
However I do read a lot with my son and I plan on finishing The Christmasaurus before the year is our and a few more. I am trying to get him to learn to love reading but he is at the beginning of his reading journey.
I don't have a set goal but do have two books that I plan to read by end of the year. I mainly read when on holiday as work does'nt get in the wayReplyDelete
No, I don't like to feel the pressure when I read. I just enjoy as many books as I can.ReplyDelete
My goal is to start reading more at night as there's lots of repeated boring rubbish on tv think I'd be better with my nose in a good book .ReplyDelete
I set myself a goal of 12 books to encourage me to read more, to have something to aim for. It's only a small amount but something to aim for - I am hoping to beat it by a lotReplyDelete
I want to read more fiction, being reading nothing but non-fiction for the past few yearsReplyDelete


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Minecraft Snapshot 12w30b
We're getting really close to the 1.3 release now, and need to check that everything runs as expected. The plan is to release one or two snapshots, and then the 1.3 pre-release by Wednesday or Thursday. The pre-release is intended to be identical to the official release next week, in order to give modmakers and server admins a week's head start. That's why we need to do a snapshot first, since we can't do changes to the update after the pre-release is out.
This snapshot consists of all the bugfixes that Nathan (@dinnerbone) and Eric (@_grum) have been working on the last two weeks. Get it here:
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- Server: https://assets.minecraft.net/12w30b/minecraft_server.jar (or EXE)
If you havent downloaded Minecraft you can grab it here: www.minecraft.net/download
Please note that the snapshot jar doesn't need to be extracted or unpacked in any way, you simply replace the minecraft.jar file that is located in the ".minecraft/bin" folder.
// The Minecraft Team
UPDATE: There was a bug that prevented people from interacting with blocks (right-clicking) which has been fixed. We also fixed a null pointer exception. The links above have been updated to point to the new version (12w30b).


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Cleveland Corder was taking a cold shower when his boxing future was first decided.
Just 7, Corder had gotten into a little scrum with the new kid in the neighborhood. But before Corder and Joe Bicknese could settle their wrestling dispute, Joe's father, Dan, had thrown the youngsters into his concrete cellar.
"If you guys want to fight," Dan Bicknese told the youths, "you're going to learn how to fight like a man."
Before any blows were thrown, Dan's wife, Betty, came into the cellar and dragged little Cleveland home, where his father immediately tossed him in the shower.
When Cleveland emerged from the shower, his father and Dan Bicknese had decided that Dan would train young Cleveland in the sweet science.
"It was funny. When you're 7, you just don't think. We're wrestling on the ground and the next thing you know we're in the cellar," Corder said.
Now 33, Corder is still boxing and Joe Bicknese is his best friend. Corder even served as the best man at Joe's wedding.
As much as things have stayed the same, they've also changed.
"Back when you're 7, you don't feel anything. You could jump out of trees, jump off houses, anything. Now everything hurts," Corder said.
Corder (33-3) will fight 32-year-old J.J. Corn (44-13-1) tonight as part of Friday Night Fights III at Qwest Arena. Along with Kenny Keene, Corder will headline the six-fight card in front of what should be a near-capacity crowd.
Corn, who has lost his last six fights, weighed in five pounds over the limit Thursday afternoon. Corn came in at 168.6 pounds and had to forfeit $500 of his purse. He attributed his weight problem to having just two weeks to prep for the bout.
And while Corder tries to prepare for Corn, he has his sights set much higher. Corder and fight promoter Kasey Thompson said they have an agreement for Corder to fight Jesse Brinkley for the third time on March 31 in a bout televised on one of the ESPN networks — provided he handles his business tonight.
"There is no big fight unless I win this one," Corder said. "You've got to take one fight at a time, but it sure helps you train harder knowing there are bigger and better things down the road."
Brinkley, who appeared on NBC's boxing reality show "The Contender," has twice beaten Corder. Brinkley won by ninth-round knockout in March 2004, and by first-round technical knockout in June 2003.
"Jesse is the only guy that's beaten me that I've never redeemed. To be able to retire knowing you beat everybody you ever faced, that would be awesome. You could feel great with your career," said Corder, who avenged his only other loss by defeating Ron Johnson in a rematch.
"It's tough to see how Brinkley's career has just skyrocketed since 'The Contender.' I know I can beat him. I can only hope I get the opportunity to prove that."
Corder, who is married and the father of two young children, isn't going to allow his final days in boxing to be decided by others.
He already has a plan.
"My wife (Heather) and I have talked about it. Win this fight. Avenge my loss to Brinkley. Get my title shot. Then I'm out," said Corder, who would like to go back to school to supplement his associate's degree in criminology.
But boxers rarely go out on top. And they rarely go out that easily. Look at Keene, the pioneer of boxing in the Treasure Valley.
Keene, 37, is climbing back in the ring after three years of "retirement," against the advice of many friends and family members.
Once boxing gets in your blood, it doesn't leave. It's certainly in Corder's blood. So even as he discusses his three-fight-and-out plan, he talks about fighting until his "ticket is called" and the big payday comes.
The road to that big payday — one that started with a typical childhood wrestling match and wandered through a national Golden Gloves championship, a silver medal at the Olympic trials, and through 36 (and counting) professional fights — has rarely been as straight and obvious as it is tonight.
Win. Find a way to beat up Corn. Don't let this chance, perhaps his last best one to make it big, slip away.
His game plan is simple, no more complicated than a 7-year-old's would be.
"Try to rough him up. Box him for two rounds and then get in there and do what I do best — tear him up," Corder said.


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But now, as an adult, it's the shabby little carnivals I like best. The funkier the better. I like the vibe of that seedy underbelly. There're no carnies at Disneyland. It's strictly clean cut.
Here in Singapore, there's a modern, sanitized, family-oriented amusement island called Sentosa. It has Universal Studios, Madame Tussauds, an aquarium, Adventure Cove Waterpark, Dolphin Island, animal shows, insect kingdoms, and way, way more. ..So I hear… I've never been. Why would I go there when I can go to Haw Par Villa?
Haw Par Villa is hands-down my favorite place in Singapore. It's a theme park that was built in 1937 by brothers Aw Boon Haw and Aw Boon Par – the Tiger Balm Boys. They made a fortune in ointment. Clearly men with vision.
The park is over 80 years old and much of it looks its age. It's a mish-mash of statues and dioramas that feature scenes from Chinese mythology and folk tales. As a foreign visitor, I don't begin to understand much of what's depicted. But for me, that's part of the fun. Basically I get to view it through the eyes of a child. And it hits a lot of buttons. It's wonderful, colorful, fanciful, imaginative and beautiful on the one hand, and strange, morbid, violent, dark and grotesque on the other. It's got that Grimm's Fairy Tale vibe going for it. It's difficult to sum it up. I just know it's my kind of weird. And kids dig it too.
I read an interview with Jerry Garcia and David Grisman when they released their children's record called Not For Kids Only. They spoke about not wanting to sanitize the old folk songs for modern "family-friendly" ears. There's a weirdness to those songs that they wanted to preserve. And Garcia spoke about a movie that had a deep, profound impact upon him as a child. That movie was Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Garcia's life long fascination of the bizarre came directly from viewing that film. (Here's a video of Garcia talking about the movie.)
In a way, that's how I feel about Haw Par Villa. I walk around the place feeling like I'm Jerry Garcia watching Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
This is the first time I've written a song with the express intent of making it a video. I've taken a lot of photos at HP Villa that I've wanted to share, so the song is a vehicle for doing that. And I think the song really needs those visuals for it to work. My skills as a lyricist come nowhere close to describing the place. It has to be seen to be believed.
I also want to add a little disclaimer. When I gawk and squawk about the weirdness of the place, I mean no cultural disrespect. In my heart of hearts I feel quite the opposite. And also, when crafting the melody and arrangement I tried to hint at an Asian sound. My recording software features a lot of world instrument sounds, so I may have over indulged on the Chinese cheese a little. Some may view this as cultural appropriation. Again, I mean no disrespect. I'm just playing with my toys.
(and... oh fiddlestix! Another disclaimer is in order. While singing this "rough draft" demo, my dyslexic-trickster muse inspired me to sing "Har Paw" Villa throughout. It's HAW PAR! When I was a kid and pronounced it "Dickeyland" everyone thought it was cute. Not so cute anymore. I'll fix it eventually~)


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It's absolutely the right goal — and political figures are giving it a wide airing lately — that a good university education should be affordable for everyone.
That goal seems to get more out of reach every year. In Texas, the state's largest public universities have announced another round of tuition and fee increases, most of them set to take effect this fall.
And that has spurred another round of protests from some of the state's top political figures, blaming university presidents for needless spending.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Higher Education Committee Chairman Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo, sent a letter to university presidents on March 3 saying the latest increases show that "our state universities have lost sight of their primary mission to provide a high quality education at an affordable cost to Texas families."
Oh, if good universities only grew on trees.
The blame game is predictable. The solutions are not.
Solutions won't come from out of the heated statements that will be made between now and when the Legislature convenes in January.
It's probably too late for state officials to influence what students will have to pay this fall.
The really sober discussions — who knows yet whether actual solutions will be found — will come when House and Senate budget writers get down to deciding how much money they'll give public colleges and universities to fend off future increases.
State officials gave up control over tuition and fees at public universities back in 2003. They faced a budget crunch, couldn't afford to use tax funds to help universities meet their own rising costs and essentially gave the schools free rein to decide how much to charge students.
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Getting the Best Performance from VO Talent.
Your client's approved the copy. You've cast the voiceover talent. You've booked the session. Now, it's time to record. With the talent behind the mic, ready to lay down the track, you wonder, "Will I get the read I hear in my head?"
The best chance at a great read starts the before the session. Regardless of the voice talent's experience, there are things you can do to help the talent give you an exceptional performance.
It all starts with your talent budget. In voiceovers, as in most things purchased, you get what you pay for. In local and regional productions, very often less consideration is given to how the message is delivered, i.e. the voiceover, as opposed to how many times the audience will be exposed to the message. In other words, the client will skimp on production and take the extra few bucks to buy an extra spot; instead of making sure the spot communicates as effectively as possible each and every time it airs. Try foregoing the extra spot. Put the money into securing a more experienced talent and see the positive difference it can make in how your product or service is perceived and how well the ad sells.
The same principal applies to long-form projects. A seasoned talent can provide the extra bit of credibility and confidence to the message you're trying to communicate in a corporate video, online presentation, sales presentation, etc. Naturally, less experienced, less costly talent shouldn't be overlooked, because you might find a great talent who hasn't raised rates yet to reflect his or her value. Still, your production is akin to, say, a baseball game. It's bottom of the ninth, two out, runners on first and third. You need one run to win. Who are you gonna put in--the rookie with a.225 average and 28 RBIs, or the .327 hitter with 123 RBIs, who can slap the ball to any field?
Of course, without good copy even the best talent will have difficulty getting a message across. The good old formula: A.I.D.A. —Attention, Interest, Desire, Action—is still a great template for creating effective copy. Get their attention, get 'em interested, get 'em to want it, and get 'em to go get it. And, of course, people love stories. Tell an interesting story using A.I.D.A. and you'll sell your product, service, or idea.
Interesting copy itself will elicit a better performance from voice talent. It's motivating. But there are other simple things that mean a lot to a voiceover person. Double-spaced copy, NOT IN ALL CAPS, shows you know white space helps move the eye through the copy for easier reading. It also gives the talent room to make any marks for inflection, emphasis, and pace, as well as space to make copy edits, if needed. In long-form scripts, not carrying the last sentence on a page on to the next page is appreciated, too. It results in less paper rustling and eyes losing their place, which can cause a stumble and an unneeded edit.
One of the best things you can do to elicit a superb performance from your voice talent is to have just one director. Sure, have the client, the client's mother, personal trainer, whomever you please at the session, but make sure only one person communicates direction to the talent. The less confusion coming from the control room, the more together the performance of your talent will be. Little things do mean a lot. Attention to the simple things listed here will pay off in a superior performance by your voice over talent.
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Uptown Farrer is a beautiful place to work, live and relax. Uptown Farrer Condo is everyone's dream. Going to work with convenient transportation means, is not a problem. The access is easy; people can shop and relax in modern conditions. The concept "live, work and play" is not a dream anymore. An agglomerated country such as Singapore, to build a residential development is a challenge. Offering beautiful and useful apartments with all necessary commodities, with swimming pools, terraces, shopping centers and medical facilities looks difficult, but not impossible.
A 24-hr Emergency Clinic and a Medical Center are a few minutes away – only walking, for complete medical assistance. There are also a few shopping centers, such as City Square Mall, Centrium Square and Mustafa Center. Uptown at Farrer has a bus stop, right in front of the buildings. Many buses are traveling along Serangoon road, also direct buses from Orchard road.
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Hospital readmission rate is receiving increasing regulatory scrutiny. Patients with cirrhosis have high hospital readmissions rates but the relationship between frequent readmissions and barriers to transplantation remains unexplored. The goal of this study was to determine risk factors for frequent readmissions among patients with cirrhosis and identify barriers to transplantation in this population.
We retrospectively reviewed medical records of 587 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of cirrhosis admitted to a large tertiary care center between May 1, 2008 and May 1, 2009. Demographics, clinical factors, and outcomes were recorded. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify risk factors for high readmission rates. Transplant-related factors were assessed for patients in the high readmission group.
The 587 patients included in the study had 1557 admissions during the study period. A subset of 87 (15%) patients with 5 or more admissions accounted for 672 (43%) admissions. The factors associated with frequent admissions were non-white race (OR = 2.45, p = 0.01), diabetes (OR = 2.04, p = 0.01), higher Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score (OR = 35.10, p<0.0001 for MELD>30) and younger age (OR = 0.98, p = 0.02). Among the 87 patients with ≥5 admissions, only 14 (16%) underwent liver transplantation during the study period. Substance abuse, medical co-morbidities, and low (<15) MELD scores were barriers to transplantation in this group.
Citation: Ganesh S, Rogal SS, Yadav D, Humar A, Behari J (2013) Risk Factors for Frequent Readmissions and Barriers to Transplantation in Patients with Cirrhosis. PLoS ONE 8(1): e55140. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055140
Editor: Matias A. Avila, University of Navarra School of Medicine and Center for Applied Medical Research (CIMA), Spain
Received: October 8, 2012; Accepted: December 24, 2012; Published: January 28, 2013
Copyright: © 2013 Ganesh et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: The authors have no support or funding to report.
Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
The high frequency and cost of readmissions are important factors underlying the increase in healthcare costs in the United States (US). Recent studies have demonstrated that 20% of Medicare beneficiaries are re-hospitalized within 30 days and 34% within 90 days and the majority have medical rather than surgical indications for admission [1]. The estimated cost of unplanned readmissions was $17.4 billion in 2004, which comprised 20% of Medicare's hospital payments [1], [2]. Therefore, readmission rates have been proposed as a national quality indicator and the search for modifiable risk factors for readmissions is considered critical to limiting healthcare spending [3].
Cirrhosis leads to over 150,000 hospitalizations at an annual cost of nearly $4 billion in the US [4]–[6]. A recent study found that the readmission rate among patients with cirrhosis-related complications was 20% at 30 days [7]. Another study found a 30-day readmission rate of 37% among patients with decompensated cirrhosis with an overall rate of 3 hospitalizations per person-year [8]. Since the prevalence of end-stage liver disease is expected to increase due to the increasing burden of hepatitis C- and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, hospitalizations from complications of cirrhosis and the associated risk of readmissions are also likely to increase [9]–[12].
Attempts to decrease frequency of readmissions in patients with cirrhosis are likely to be most cost-effective if they are directed towards patients at the highest risk of readmissions. Thus, we sought to identify risk factors for frequent admissions in cirrhosis patients that may be amenable to targeted interventions. Furthermore, since liver transplantation is the only definitive therapy available for decompensated cirrhosis, we hypothesized that patients with frequent readmissions have significant barriers to liver transplantation. We show here that a relatively small group of cirrhosis patients accounts for a surprisingly large number of hospital admissions and identify potential barriers to transplantation in this cohort.
We queried electronic medical records at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and identified 1,802 patients admitted with the ICD-9 code 571 (chronic liver disease and cirrhosis) between May 1, 2008 and May 1, 2009. After review of each patient's chart by an experienced hepatologist, 823 patients were excluded because they did not have cirrhosis based on imaging studies, liver biopsy, or clinical documentation of a cirrhosis-related complication. To ensure adequate time for follow-up and opportunity for frequent readmissions as well as to homogenize the length of follow-up, 211 patients who did not have at least 90 days of follow-up were also excluded. Patients with total parenteral nutrition (TPN)-induced liver failure (N = 11), fulminant liver failure (N = 44), metastatic or neuroendocrine tumors of the liver (N = 43), prior liver transplant (N = 24), and death or transplant during the index admission (N = 59) were also excluded. Thus, a total of 587 patients with confirmed cirrhosis admitted during the study period were included in the final analysis.
The mean number of admissions per person-year in this cohort was 4.25, based on which we divided the patients into the following two groups: those with 4 or fewer admissions (including the initial admission) and those with 5 or more admissions (the "high-readmission" group). Baseline characteristics were calculated for both groups. The etiology of cirrhosis was categorized as due to alcohol, viral hepatitis (with or without alcohol), or other and then as alcohol-related or non-alcohol related. The reason for initial admission was categorized as cirrhosis-related vs. non-cirrhosis related. Among patients with cirrhosis-related admissions, reasons for readmission were categorized as fluid-related (including ascites, hydrothorax, or renal failure related to liver disease), encephalopathy-related and bleeding-related (esophageal or gastric variceal bleeding). The fluid-related problems were collapsed to allow sufficient numbers for inclusion in multivariate regression models. Length of follow-up was calculated for each person from the date of discharge after the index admission until the end of the study period or death. T-tests were used to compare continuous variables, and Chi-square test for categorical variables. For non-normal data, medians and interquartile ranges were calculated and Wilcoxon-Rank Sum test was used for comparisons of medians. Fisher's exact test was used to compare categorical variables with expected cell counts of less than 5.
A logistic regression model was created to compare patients with 5 or more admissions to those with <5 admissions using variables from baseline characteristics with p<0.2 in comparisons and using dummy variables for a priori categories of MELD scores. Race was coded as white vs. non-white for the purposes of logistic regression. The reason for index admission was coded into dummy variables including encephalopathy and volume-related admissions. Length of follow up was included in the model to account for differences, and this variable accounted for time of death. Odds ratios, p values, and 95% confidence intervals were calculated for each variable, and variance inflation factors were checked in the final model to ensure there was no multicollinearity. To create the most parsimonious model, variables were removed in a backward elimination fashion until only significant predictors remained (p<0.05). To control for bias introduced by excluding those with <90 days of follow-up, we also tested a similar model by including these individuals in the analysis. To check the assumptions of the model and avoid picking a cut-point for number of admissions, a linear regression model was created. All covariates were included in the initial model, and a stepwise backwards elimination was completed to leave a parsimonious model with covariates with p<0.1 remaining.
For the 87 patients in the high-readmission group, change in MELD score from the first to the last admission was calculated, and this was used to calculate change in MELD per person per month of follow up. To identify the barriers to liver transplant in this group, we reviewed their charts to ascertain dates of transplant referral, listing, and (if applicable) the reason for their not being referred or listed. The mean number of admissions between referral and listing was calculated for the patients who were evaluated for liver transplantation. The mean time between referral and listing was also calculated for patients that were listed for transplant.
The 587 cirrhosis patients included in the study had a total of 1,557 admissions during the one-year study period. The mean number of admissions per person-year was 4.25±3.8, with a mean absolute number of admissions of 2.7±2.6. A group of 87 patients with 5 or more admissions made up 15% of the study group but contributed 43% (n = 672) of the admissions (high-readmission group; Figure 1).
The percentage of patients with one or more admissions during the study period is shown.
Patients in the high-readmission group were younger and more likely to be non-white (Table 1). They were also more likely to have diabetes, higher baseline MELD scores, and alcohol-related cirrhosis. The mean length of follow up was 232 days in the low-readmission (4 or less total admission) group vs. 281 days in the high-readmission group. The follow-up time difference between the groups was 1.5 months, compared to a median time of follow-up of 9 months. Marital and family situations were similar between the groups. The reason for initial admission in the high-readmission group was more likely to be related to a complication of cirrhosis and more likely to be specifically related to hepatic encephalopathy or volume-related issue (ascites, hydrothorax, and/or renal failure). The high-readmission group had longer initial length of stay and was more likely to die or undergo liver transplantation during the study period.
In the final logistic regression model (Table 2), high readmissions rate was associated with younger age and non-white race (OR = 2.45, 95%CI = 1.19, 4.94). Diabetes also increased the odds of admissions (OR = 2.04, 95%CI = 1.18, 3.54). The high-readmission group had significantly higher MELD scores. The mean change in MELD over the study period was 0.87±4.75 points with a median change of 0 (range = −8 to 18, IQR = −2,3). The change per month was 0.14±0.78, with a median change of 0 (range = −2 to 2.6, IQR = −0.3 to 0.34). A logistic regression model was made including those with <90 day follow-up, and the median follow-up time was expectedly more disparate between those with and without at least 5 admissions (median 286 vs 174 days). By including patients with <90 days of follow-up, only 3 additional patients were added to the high-readmission group and the final model was similar to that obtained by excluding patients with short follow-up time. However, age and cirrhosis-related index admission became non-significant, and alcohol-related etiology of liver disease became a significant factor.
Since liver transplantation is an important indication for patients with decompensated cirrhosis, we determined potential barriers to transplantation for patients in the high-readmission group (Figure 2). Just 14 (16%) patients in this group underwent liver transplantation during the study period and an additional 9 (10%) patients were active on the transplant list, including 6 patients that had MELD score <15. Eight (9%) patients were listed for transplant but either died (5 patients) or inactivated from the transplant list due to acute illness or deconditioning (3 patients). The mean time for all patients between referral to listing was 204±247 days, with a median of 111 days. The 9 patients that were both referred and listed for transplant in the study period had an average of 1.3 (range 0–3) admissions between referral and listing.
Patients deemed to not to be transplant candidates include both referred and non-referred patients. Low MELD score patients had MELD <15.
Fifty-six (64%) of 87 patients in the high-readmission group were deemed unsuitable candidates for transplantation. Nine of these patients died during the study period. Barriers to transplantation in this group of patients included active alcohol and drug use with or without psychiatric co morbidities in 13 (15%) patients, low MELD score (<15) in 11 (20%) patients, and medical comorbidities, advanced age, inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma, or extra hepatic cancers in the remainder. Two patients were not listed for transplant due to lack of health insurance.
As the debate over healthcare costs intensifies and the issue of hospital readmission rates gets increased regulatory scrutiny, it is important to identify patients who may benefit from targeted interventions to decrease the risk of readmissions. Our study makes three important contributions to the field. First, to the best of our knowledge, our study is the first to show that in a cohort of patients (cirrhotics) at high risk of hospitalization, a relatively small group accounts for a disproportionate number of readmissions. Second, we demonstrate that racial disparities may be contributing to the risk of readmissions in patients with cirrhosis. We also corroborate previous studies that MELD score and diabetes are factors increasing risk of readmission in patients with cirrhosis. Third, we establish that cirrhosis patients with frequent readmission have significant barriers to transplantation that could potentially be targeted to increase access to transplantation and mitigate the high readmission rates.
Recent studies demonstrate that early re-hospitalizations among patients with decompensated cirrhosis are common, with 20–37% of patients being readmitted within 1 month of discharge [7], [8]. Early readmission was associated with MELD score, diabetes, and male gender, while the time to readmission in another study was predicted by MELD score, serum sodium level, and number of medications on discharge [8]. In patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis, readmission rate at 1-year was 45% with a remarkably high admission rate of 73% among patients with hepatic encephalopathy [12]. Taken together, these studies strongly suggest that the prevention of hospital readmissions in patients with end-stage liver disease represents a major unmet healthcare need deserving of the same level of attention from the healthcare community that has been accorded to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or congestive heart failure. Chronic disease management is now a widely accepted to address chronic disease outcomes in patients with heart disease and diabetes [13]. However, while inconsistency of care of cirrhosis has been well-recognized and quality indicators have been put forth for cirrhosis care [14], chronic disease management in cirrhotics has not been well studied or established. The goal of our study was to identify cirrhosis patients at high risk of frequent hospital admissions and identify potential barriers to liver transplantation.
That patients with decompensated cirrhosis have high readmission rates would by itself not be surprising. However, a significant finding of our study was that a relatively small number of patients (not necessarily the medically sickest patients as assessed by conventional scoring criteria) accounted for a disproportionately large percentage of hospital admissions in this population. We found that MELD score was a strong predictor of frequent hospital admissions, a finding that is consistent with prior reports and with the MELD score as being a validated predictor of prognosis in patients with cirrhosis. In addition, race and diabetes were associated with frequent admissions. Prior studies have shown that African-Americans having the highest rates of preventable hospitalization for congestive heart failure, diabetes, and hypertension [15]–[17]. Whether these findings are also true for patients with cirrhosis will require further research, including controlling for potential confounders of educational and socioeconomic status [15], [18]–[21]. Diabetes alone does not explain the racial disparity in readmission; given that race was still a factor despite controlling for diabetes. Given the increased risk of frequent admissions in patients with diabetes, our results raise the question whether better control of diabetes could be a potential intervention in this population to decrease hospitalization. Prior studies have shown that diabetes is also a risk factor for hepatic encephalopathy and may have contributed to frequent hospitalizations in these patients [22], [23]. Our study has implications for clinical practice for healthcare providers as well for hospital administrators, policy makers, and health insurance companies who make decisions regarding allocation of resources towards the care of these patients.
Since liver transplantation is now considered an important therapeutic option in patients with advanced liver disease, we were interested in determining potential barriers to transplantation in the group of patients at the highest risk of admissions. Not surprisingly, we found that this group had significant barriers to transplantation, including active alcohol use and addiction issues. Thus, our results raise the possibility that targeting this group for early and aggressive intervention directed at addiction and psychiatric comorbidities may be an option to decrease hospitalizations and increase access to transplantation. Interestingly, several patients in this group, despite their obviously advanced liver disease, had low MELD scores (<15). Since MELD score of great than 15 is required in the US for deceased donor transplantation, this subgroup represents unique challenges to manage their disease. Thus, it is intriguing to speculate whether interventions such as early transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement in patients with cirrhosis, special considerations in the organ allocation system, or live donor liver transplant in patients with ascites would decrease the frequency of admissions in this group of patients and provide overall more cost-effective care [24]–[26]. Our study identifies groups of patients who are ineligible for liver transplant and at high risk for admissions towards which specific, personalized interventions can be targeted to minimize risk of hospitalization. Indeed, insights gained from our study has led to changes in practice patterns at our institution, including early referral to drug and alcohol treatment programs, aggressive management of fluid status in patients identified on their index admission to be at risk of readmission, and more timely referrals to palliative care.
Some limitations of our study should be considered. We did not have data on education or socioeconomic status to control for potential confounders in terms of the differences we saw in terms of race. Since the goal our study was to discover risk factors for multiple readmissions, time-based analyses could not be used. Therefore, we controlled for non-uniform follow-up interval by including follow-up time in the model. In order to minimize the differences in follow-up time, patients with less than 90 days of follow-up were excluded from the study. Excluding these patients could potentially lead to bias, therefore, we also analyzed the data by including the group with shorter follow-up times and the predictive factors remained the same and just 3 additional patients were included in the hyper-admission group. The choice of 5 admissions for the cut-off was based on the both on the mean number of admissions per person year as well as the fact that this group accounted for half of the total admissions in the study group. These results are of particular interest because we show that targeting this small group of patients and optimizing their transplant status could potentially decrease the risk of half of all admissions.
In summary, a relatively small number of patients with end-stage liver disease account for a disproportionately large number of hospital admissions. Diabetes, race, and MELD score were predictive of high risk of admissions. In this group of patients at the highest risk of admissions significant barriers to transplant exist. Interventions designed to address these factors, including low MELD score despite having decompensated cirrhosis and addiction issues could potentially increase access to transplantation and decrease frequency of hospitalizations.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: SG SR DY JB. Performed the experiments: SG SR DY JB. Analyzed the data: SG SR DY AH JB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SG SR DY JB. Wrote the paper: SG SR DY AH JB.
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