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International Research Journal of Public and Environmental Health
Vol.3 (12),pp. 293-298, December 2016
Available online at https://www.journalissues.org/IRJPEH/
Article 16/ID/JPRH100/ 06 pages
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Original Research Article
The study of brain natriuretic peptide level and heart rate turbulence in acute coronary syndrome
Chao Wu*1, Tao Ding2, Weidong Jin1, Yimin Wang1, Lijuan Wu1, Chun Fan1 and Feng Hu1
1Department of Electrocardiograph Wuxi Third People's Hospital, Nantong Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
2Wuxi People 's Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China.
*Corresponding Author Email: wxwuchao(at)163.com
This study aims to investigate the effect of serum brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level and heart rate turbulence (HRT) phenomena on changes in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients, and their roles in predicting the evaluation of recent cardiovascular event. According to clinical diagnosis and coronary artery angiography results, 102 patients were divided into three groups; ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and unstable angina (UA). The BNP and HRT results were determined upon performance of parallel color doppler ultrasound examination. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) during hospitalization and within 90 days after discharge were analyzed. BNP level significantly differed between ACS and control groups (P < 0.05). With ACS degree aggravating, the classification of HRT in HRT2 increased significantly. Comparisons between with and without MACE shows an increase in BNP level, HRT2 ratio and Turbulence Onset (TO) with a decrease in turbulence slope (TS). The levels of BNP in patients with ACS are good indicators of the severity of ACS. HRT phenomenon is associated with ACS type. BNP and HRT are correlated with recent adverse cardiovascular events
Key words: acute coronary syndrome, brain natriuretic peptide, heart rate turbulence, major adverse cardiac events.

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Greg was driving and we were going full blast on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, going south, on a powerful motorcycle, a Kawasaki 1200 I think. It was a beautiful night and just the beginning of it. Greg was a tall black man, and he was a hell of a car mechanic.
In Chicago, I had landed at the edge of Pilsen, by Halsted and 18th, in a neighborhood where there were hardly any blacks to be seen. I was a French wetback but it didn't take me long to see that this black guy was driving around in a Jaguar, or a BMW, or a Porsche or whatever and also driving powerful motorcycles and what not.
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Soarin' - Bird Charm and Purple Glass Beaded Antiqued Brass Earrings by BeadedTail
Love Birds by lauratrevey
Brown felted pouch with an orange birdie says I LOVE YOU with big heart by HandmadebyMia
Dog and Cat Humorous Framed Stitchery by MockaMooseMarket
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Vintage typewriter key pendant - 'Apostrophe above 8' - Ace - 'noble' by teresadeleen
Friday, August 6, 2010
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Soarin' - Bird Charm and Purple Glass Beaded Antiqued Brass Earrings by BeadedTail
32 comments:
- Simba said...
All those 8's! Congratulations on your anniversary. You are spring chickens compared with my folks :-) Do something extra special to celebrate your anniversary.
- August 6, 2010 at 12:19 AM
- Mia said...
Happy Anniversary and lovely weekend, I am sending you loads of sunshine from Finland!
Than you for featuring my birdie!
- August 6, 2010 at 1:10 AM
- Kas said...
Yes congrats on the anniversary and love the items on show especially the earrings.
- August 6, 2010 at 1:17 AM
- Duni said...
What a cool wedding date! My favourite number is 8 - I really like that typewriter key pendant!
wishing you a fab anniversary and lots of fond memories.
- August 6, 2010 at 1:48 AM
- Inigo Flufflebum and d'Artagnan Rumblepurr said...
WOW!! That is amazing, congrats to you guys for 22 years :)
- August 6, 2010 at 2:26 AM
- Catherine said...
Happy 22nd Anniversary! Our 22nd Anniversary is next month. Clearly we were both CHILD brides!!! :)
Love the little birdie pouch!
Enjoy your anniversary friend!
xo Catherine
- August 6, 2010 at 3:50 AM
- The Monkeys said...
Congratulations on your anniversary! I can't imagine being with anyone for 22 years...except a cat! ha ha!
- August 6, 2010 at 4:32 AM
- Russ said...
Congratulation on 22nd and hope you have another blessed 22 plus.
I liked the love birds on the wire.
- August 6, 2010 at 4:44 AM
- Furkidsmom said...
Happy Anniversary! Great Friday Features!
Sniffie and the Florida Furkids
- August 6, 2010 at 5:19 AM
- Roschelle said...
all of them are gorgeous but you know I always have to have a favorite.
Love the vintage typewriter key pendant :)
- August 6, 2010 at 5:57 AM
- Amy and The House of Cats said...
All great choices as always!
- August 6, 2010 at 7:06 AM
- Kristin at My Art and the Mom in Me said...
all 8's! That is impressive!! :)
Happy anniversary and many, many more!
- August 6, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Roses and Lilacs said...
Happy Anniversary!!!
I haven't visited etsy in a while. It's fun to just wander around and look.
- August 6, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- randomcreative said...
Happy anniversary! The 8 pendant is great.
- August 6, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- memoriesforlifescrapbooks said...
Congrats on 22 wonderful years!!!
8♥8♥88 and your 808th post...too cool!
Love the earrings :)
- August 6, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Marg said...
That is so great. Eight just has to be your lucky number. Those are terrific picks. We love the two love birds. Of course the earrings are lovely too. So a very Happy Anniversary this week end. Hope you have something fun planned.
- August 6, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Happy Anniversary! I really like your earrings!
- August 6, 2010 at 10:48 AM
- Sparkle said...
Eight is a good number. I think you should have eight kitties! Well, I don't think Isabella and Angel would agree with that. But then, they have eight legs between them, so maybe that will have to do.
- August 6, 2010 at 11:06 AM
- Milo and Alfie Marshall said...
Happy Anniversary! Have a wonderful weekend.
The antique earrings are fabulous!
- August 6, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Katnip Lounge said...
Happy Anniversary! Ain't love grand?
I like all the eights...and if you turn an eight on it's side it's the symbol for infinity...I've always thought that was a neat thing.
MomKat Trish
- August 6, 2010 at 11:24 AM
- Ann said...
Happy Anniversary to you. That sure is a lot of eights. I love your picks for this week the love birds is probably my favorite although it could also be the dog and cat stitchery.. Oh I just can't decide :)
- August 6, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Debra Taylor said...
Hey happy anniversary!! Have allot of fun. Everything looks great!
To anyone reading this - please visit my blog about a colony of abandoned/feral cats near my home. And you might decide to sign on as a follower to my blog since it has stories and information helpful for cat caretakers everywhere.
Thank you,
Talk to Your Angels
- August 6, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- The Island Cats said...
We liked those alot!!
Happy Anniversary!!
- August 6, 2010 at 12:41 PM
Wonderful features! I love that little brown purse!! And your Anniversary is 8-8-88. . . oh my gosh! There's a town not too far from here called Eighty Eight! And I remember on your anniversary date a lot of people got married there!
- August 6, 2010 at 12:47 PM
- The Army of Four said...
We LOVE Love Birds!!! Very pretty!
- August 6, 2010 at 2:16 PM
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
Fur some reason my mom is sitting here SMILING and khrying happy tears fur a chance!
She also feels silly she ovFURlooked the '88' aspekht
BUT she'll redeem herself by adding our Gotcha Day is 8/26 - and we know 2+6=8 ;-)
Happy GotchVersary!
Khyra, Khousin Merdie, and Khyra's Mom
PeeEssWoo: Hi Sadie - do woo have 'the khats' have special plans fur their Sunday?
- August 6, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Khyra And Sometimes Her Mom said...
AND we were khomment #26 ;-)
- August 6, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- Stacy Hurt said...
too late! the birds are MINE! whoot! and Happieeeee Aniversary kids!
- August 6, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Anna said...
Dear Sharla,
Congratulations on your very special day!
Love the bird + square-earrings. Really cute. Your animal-jewelley is both fun and pretty.
Thanks for visiting and commenting on my blog posts.
- August 6, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- Reeni said...
Happy Anniversary to you and your husband! That is so neat about the 8's. Your earrings are gorgeous! Have a great weekend celebrating!
- August 6, 2010 at 5:25 PM
- Keisha said...
Happy Anniversary! :)
- August 7, 2010 at 9:58 PM
- TiLT said...
I love all the birdies :)
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Samuel admits that he thought the children were Nettie's as well. When Nettie arrived looking for work from them, he thought she really had come in search of the children. Samuel then tells Nettie how he got the children. There was a prosperous black farmer who owned his own property, opened a store, and did very well. The white merchants did not like him taking their customers, so the man's store was burned down and he was hanged. The widow, who was pregnant at the time and already had one small child, never mentally recovered from this. She married again and had more and more children. When she had the last two children, she was too sick to keep them, and these two were Olivia and Adam. The man the widow remarried was named Alfonso—which also means that Alfonso was not Celie's and Nettie's real father.
After reading this news from Nettie, everything becomes very confused for Celie. Shug tells her she must come back to Tennessee with her.
Celie now records her first letter to Nettie. Celie wanted to confront the man they had called Pa, so she went to visit him. Celie and Shug drive up. The flowers are all in bloom, it is very green, and the house looks gorgeous. Pa arrives but does not recognize Celie. Shug tells him who it is, and he invites them inside. Celie confronts him about not being their real father, and he simply says that now she knows. Celie asks where her real father is buried, and he answers that her father is buried next to her mother. They look but cannot find the graves.
In a letter to Celie from Nettie, Nettie relates having told Corrine the truth about Olivia and Adam. When Corinne remembers meeting Celie in the cloth shop all those years ago, she starts to cry. After Corrine's death, Olivia starts to menstruate. They bury Corrine in the Olinka way. But the ritual for Olinka women is too bloody and painful for Nettie to allow Olivia to contemplate it. Samuel gives Nettie all of Corrine's clothes.
In her letter to Nettie, Celie notes that she has stopped writing to God. She tells Shug she has stopped because God has never done anything for her. Shug tells her she is a sinner. Shug asks Celie what God looks like, and Celie replies that he is white with a white beard. Shug laughs, telling her that the white god with the white beard is the god in the white folks' white Bible. Shug instead believes that God is inside everyone, and only those who search for God inside find God. God also is everywhere, she says, and loves the world. God also loves when people admire things, such as the color purple in a field. Reflecting on this conversation and its effects on her, Celie says, "Now that my eyes opening, I feels like a fool…like Shug say, You have to git man off your eyeball, before you can see anything a'tall."
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Eleanor Jane arrives. She is the girl Sofia used to look after. Sofia speaks to her. Sofia finds that she has been called back to sort out the problems in the house.
Celie moves to Memphis with Shug. The house is big, they eat well, and they lie with their arms around each other. Shug is away on tour a lot, and Celie makes pants. Finally, she makes the perfect pair of pants for Shug. Then Squeak wants a pair, and then Celie makes a pair for Odessa's husband Jack. Once Odessa asks for a pair, Celie starts selling pants for money.
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Celie visits Harpo's joint. When she passes Mr. _____, he does not even recognize her. Harpo and Sofia are arguing about Sofia being a pallbearer at her mother's funeral. Sofia gets her way and is one of the pallbearers. At the funeral, no one acts like it is unusual, which makes Celie happy. After the funeral, they all go back to Harpo's. Mr. ______ comes over and starts talking to Celie. He tells her that Henrietta has a blood disease that has made her very ill. Sofia tells Celie that Mr. ______ lived like a pig once Celie left, and Harpo helped him back up again. Sofia once found them asleep together, Harpo holding his father in his arms. This scene made her feel compassion for him again. Once Harpo forced him to send Nettie's letters to Celie again, Mr. ______ started to improve.
Celie has been writing her experiences and feelings on paper to God. Now she is able to write back to Nettie. In her letter to Nettie, Celie describes her feelings as she approaches Pa's house, writing, "Even the sun seem to stand a little longer over our heads." Pa's house is in full bloom and green, and the anthropomorphic description of the sun, lingering over the women's heads, anticipates new warmth in Celie's life. As Celie describes it, the sun stands over them to guard them, acting as a symbol of omnipotent grandeur and love in this garden of paradise. Interestingly, exactly the same phrase is used a couple of paragraphs earlier in a completely different context: Celie remembers the last time she saw Pa, "standing over" May Ellen, "tap tapping on the gravel with his cane." In this case, the tyrannical male figure is a negative, dominating, looming presence who casts a shadow over the female. In her description, however, Celie has escaped into the positive rays of the sun.
When Celie finds Nettie's letters, we gain access to Nettie's feelings and experiences. We do not have access to the same kind of documentation for Samuel or others. But what he tells Nettie is recorded by her and incorporated into Celie's diary which, in turn, we read. Nettie's and Celie's documentation of their lives unites them with others and gives voice to their various experiences.
Samuel's story of how he got the children is able to reach Celie through this medium. The information he tells is perhaps the most important news of her life: the man who raped her was not actually her father. The novel records many displacements and separations of families and communities, and now even the family Celie thought she had is no more. The oral tradition on which so many black communities relied is made difficult by so many displacements. But with the tradition of writing one's thoughts and experiences, one creates a written testimonial, making somewhat more permanent the words that would be spoken during storytelling. Thus broken families can communicate from wherever they are in the world, across both space and time.
As Corrine dies, she remembers the day when she met Celie. She finds out where her children came from on her deathbed, having gone so many years doubting whether or not they were Nettie's children. This epiphany is similar to Celie's. After years of believing one thing, she eventually realizes that she has spent a great deal of time with the wrong information. Only the commitment of the two sisters to keep writing one another has enabled the truth to be communicated to Celie.
At this time in the novel, Olivia becomes a woman and starts to menstruate. This celebration of womanhood and the prospect of a new generation comes at just the time when the truth has been uncovered for Corinne and Celie. Again we see blood as a significant aspect of the imagery in the novel. Corinne dies, but we have hope for a new, fresh generation of women who will be educated and who will tell their stories. Olivia is not to go through with the traditional ceremony, further emphasizing the breaking of seemingly destructive and misogynistic traditions.
Clearly this is a central point in the novel, the point at which the color purple is mentioned. The conversation between Shug and Celie here points to Celie's own personal struggles; she is dealing with the fact that she no longer believes in God. Moreover, we see again the novel's preoccupation with color and perception. When challenged, Celie describes God as "big and old and tall and graybearded and white. He wear white robes and go barefoot…[eyes] bluish-gray. Cool. Big though. White lashes." The repetitive structure of the first sentence in this staccato and rhythmic description is childlike. It betrays a naïvely definite view of what God looks like due to the cumulative effect of several and (mostly) monosyllabic adjectives. God is big, old, and tall; his eyes are cool and big. Celie has a fairly clear view of what God looks like in her mind. But Shug, as the novel does on a grander scale, challenges Celie's perception and asks her to really assess why God is white and bearded in her mind. It is interesting that Shug points out to Celie the beauty of the color purple in nature, for this example reinforces the question of whether or not any color can be picked out above any other as beautiful. Celie has associated purple with Shug's beauty; Shug tends to choose red and gold; many individuals who are white or black tend to see white skin or black skin, respectively, as beautiful. Purple is a special color that God uses to add beauty to the world in kindness and love.
When Shug explains what God means to her, she is articulating something that God has become to Celie already. Even though Celie may have been writing "Dear God" to the white, bearded image in her head, her writing also was very personal. In a sense she always was writing for and to herself. The specific white God has now transcended her traditional image of God, becoming much more abstract, as Shug suggests. God is now, for them, on the one hand an internal goodness available to each person, and on the other hand a being who loves everything in the world and who rejoices when people find pleasure in the world and in each other. It is a shame when someone lets something good pass by unadmired, even if it is something like the color purple in a field.
Celie continues to write after she moves to Memphis. Even though she has moved, God is with her, as are her readers. We remain with Celie in her new location. What provides unity of place is the diary itself, for it is the place where all the writings and letters come together. Her writing unites many aspects of her life so that she can remain connected to the world even when others move away from her or she moves to a new city.
In her new, happier existence, she is transforming with new hope and new powers. She is at her most lucrative and starts earning a living from making pants. She now says she really is happy.
We have seen before that pants are a symbol of power in the novel. With Celie in control over pants, her new business symbolizes her huge leap forward toward self-sufficiency. Mr. ______ does not even recognize her when they meet. Men and women alike wear pants, for Memphis is a place for hope in greater equality between the sexes. Clothing has been another significant image and source of thematic material throughout the novel.
Everyone is getting older, and Mr. ______ is no longer like he used to be. But at any age, a person can improve. Celie's conscience improved, after she betrayed Sofia by telling Harpo to beat her, by giving him healthier advice later. Now, Mr. ______ has improved after agreeing to send Celie her sister's letters. Such change is very important because it forces a break with the past and heals the conscience, enabling a character to create a healthier future.
Finally, even though Sofia and Harpo argue about Sofia being a pallbearer at her mother's funeral, she insists. The community accepts her decision and does not reject the idea of a woman carrying the coffin. This makes Celie happy because it confirms her faith in the power of social change in addition to individual change. Women, individually and collectively, are gaining in power as the story progresses.


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Don't ask me why it happens to some folks and not others....if I knew I would tell you. I am talking about the ARB air locker solenoid spitting an oily mist when you disengage the locker. I had my ARBs for about 18 months when my rear air solenoid started spitting a tiny bit of oil. It was hardly enough to notice....a film around the solenoid, that was about it. The other solenoid (for the front locker) was clean and dry.
What I couldn't figure out was why it would spit a little bit of oil when you disengaged the locker. As you know, the ARB lockers requires about 85 ~ 105 PSI of air for the locker to reliably engage. So you shove high pressure air down the blue air line when you turn on the lockers. Some period of time later, you disengage the locker and out spits some oil. Does that make sense? How does the oil get in the air line? And why doesn't the oil blow out somewhere when you push 100 PSI at it?
I spoke with a friend and I think we came up with a possible explanation. When the o-rings begin to fail (leak), they allow oil to seep into the void between the two o-rings. This happens as you are driving, even in 2WD going down the highway. When you then pressurize the locker, the o-rings flex a little bit and seal (as they are suppose to seal) but the oil doesn't go anywhere. (I don't have a leak down problem and can go well over 30 minutes with the locker engaged without the compressor ever cycling). Then, when the locker is disengaged, the air rushes out and with it goes some of that oil up the air line. Eventually, it makes it all the way out to the solenoid and you notice it. In the mean time, a small amount of oil leaks back into the area between the o-rings and entire cycle repeats itself. We may be completely wrong....but until you come up with a better explanation, this is the one I am going with.
I lived with the spitting oily mist for another couple of years until it finally got annoying enough to do something about. In the mean time, the other air solenoid is still clean and oil free. I believe the reason is for one of two reasons....perhaps, my Warn hub kit which keeps the front axle from turning except when I am out wheelin' may have something to do with prolonging the life of the o-rings in the front axle).....OR.....I just had a slightly defective o-ring in the rear locker from day one and it finally started leaking. Doesn't really matter why I guess....it needed to be fixed and that is what this write-up is about.
If you read my ARB installation write-up, you will notice that replacing the o-ring is really a portion of the complete ARB installation. To replace the o-rings, the ARB differential needs to be removed, the o-rings replaced, and then the locker installed again. So...now that you know what is going to happen, let's get on with the details. Note that I have a D44 rear axle with disc brakes. The first couple of photos/steps may not match your axle and brake arrangement.
With the tires removed, the disc caliper mounting bolts are removed and the caliper is separated from the mounting bracket. There is no reason to remove the brake hose from the caliper itself. I used some bailing wire to hold the caliper up and out of the way.
Next, the D44 axle shaft must be removed from the axle tube. This is necessary since the splined end of the shaft engages the ARB locker and it would be impossible to remove the locker with the axle shafts still installed. The D44 has 4 nuts that hold the axle retainer in place. As seen in the above photo, a socket on an extension is used to access the nuts (through the hole in the flange). Remove the 4 nuts and set them aside as they will be reused during reassembly.
Sometimes the clearance between the axle retainer and the bolts it mounts on can be tight. I used a small punch to gently move the bolts back and out of the retainer plate. A couple of them were tight and it would have made for a more difficult job. With the bolts out of the way, pull the shaft out of the end of the axle tube. Since I had used some RTV to help seal the oil seal when I last put the axle shafts in, I had to give a gentle tug to break the RTV bond. You will probably get a little oil running out of the tube, this is normal. Have a couple of paper towels handy and use them to plug the end of the tube. Repeat the above steps for the other axle shaft.
At this point, I removed the bolts holding on the diff guard and the diff cover. My D44 has an axle truss on it. The truss is used to provide a mounting point for the triangulated rear upper control arms. A support bracket is attached to the truss and the top 3 bolts diff cover bolts on the housing. The bracket was removed to allow easy access to the diff cover.
With one of the top bolts still slightly holding the cover in place, I used a dead blow hammer to dislodge the cover enough for it to drain into the oil catch container. Did I mention that I cheated this time and put the TJ up on a lift? Standing up to do this is a lot easier than laying under the vehicle (so I found out!) Many thanks to Troy (Toys by Troy) for the use of the lift.
With the cover off, the ARB differential can be seen. Note
the copper air line that brings the air in through the bulk head fitting and
into the seal housing. In the pic above, the bearing cap is covering the
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Sree Vinayaka – Hamsadhwani
Singer : Shri. K.J.Jesudas.
Music : Raveendran
Ragam : Hamsadhwani
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Published: Friday, January 20th, 2012
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The voice is surely that of my beloved Artist
P/Sree KJ Yesudas. What a melodious voice. It is almost a DIVINE Voice for me. Long live KJY. I love his super-melodious voice.


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The team behind the 'Let's Create Something Brilliant Together' campaign by TE Connectivity Ltd. was named the Marketing Team of the Year in the EE Times and EDN 2014 UBM Tech ACE (Annual Creativity in Electronics) Awards.
The awards program honours the people and companies behind the technologies and products that are changing the world of electronics.
Amy Shah, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at TE Connectivity comments that TE is focused on creating the most innovative connectivity solutions that enable customers to see their ideas come to life. She added that more than 7,000 of TE's global engineers come together every day and work with customers to solve some of the world's toughest technological challenges.
In 2013, TE's global marketing team launched a brand platform that featured many of the faces and stories of its engineers across the organisation and around the globe. By bringing these engineering stories to life, TE has been able to explain its collaboration with customers and problem-solving approach to innovation and invention.
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It's overcast and rainy this morning and is making me feel blah..........
Had a good weekend though. Saturday I biked to WW and then ran 6 miles. Okay, huge nutritional mistake. I did not drink much water Friday and ate no breakfast on Saturday. About 4 miles into my run I totally bonked. I ended up walking the remaining miles. It was nice though. I was in downtown Kailua when I bonked so I had lots of little shops to look at as I walked. I got back showered, and proceeded to fall asleep till hubby was ready to go to lunch. By then I was starving.
Sunday I got up and drove to Ala Moana to swim. I did 1000m in 27:24. Actually, since I've lost all ability to sight in open water, I think I went about 1200m. I could not swim a straight line to save my soul yesterday. I was also supposed to ride the Tinman bike course but it was really windy and I totally wimped out. Oh well, next week.
This morning I got up and went swimming even though the weather made me want to stay in bed.
My Ironman watch broke last week and the watch I have totally sucks. It does not do laps or splits or anything. I have gotten a new one off eBay I'm just waiting for it to arrive.
Anyway, my swim. Since I can't really time my laps or anything I decided to just work on form. Turns out that was a pretty good idea since I was totally not into it. I worked on making the things the swim instructor pointed out natural; and it's coming. I just swam easy and worked on kicking and extending for 45 minutes. It was nice.
I was supposed to run too but my right foot is hurting slightly so I decided to rest another day.
That's it. That's all I have to say. Nothing exciting just trying to make forward progress.
10 July 2006
Monday, Monday....
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Sounds like you are definitely making progress! Keep moving forward and be well.
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"It will take a long time and great efforts from other organizations to help us restore our offices," says a CEO whose credit union in Haiti was reduced to rubble by the Jan. 12 earthquake, in a WOCCU video about WOCCU's efforts worldwide.
The video was presented during The 1 Credit Union Conference in Las Vegas.
One CEO is operating a credit union from a tent. Even credit unions with no damage are at risk because of members' losses due to the earthquake.
Microfinance loans are needed. Funds collected from the world's credit unions are creating loans.
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I had 4 pound of ground pork left over from the last run of sausage that I stuck in the freezer and wanted to use it up.
While on the fresh sausage kick, I went with my chicken tomato basil recipe but used pork instead and added some rosemary.
Here's what I did.
4 lbs ground pork butt (1800g))
120 g Sun dried tomato's in oil, drained
19 g Fresh basil
25 g Salt
4 g White pepper
10 g Garlic
70 ml Red Wine
10 g Sun dried tomato paste
6g Rosemary
Stuffed into 30-32 hog casings and spun into 5"-6" links so they fit in a nice homemade bun, which is another story
Here's the ingredients;
close up;
Links headed for the frig to mellow:
I Fried up the sausage left in the stuffer and had a taste, and it's not bad, I'm hoping the rosemary mellows out some and I think it will. After that the wife ate the rest, so it must be alright.
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It wasn't long ago that I wrote about hemp protein powder as a soy-free protein powder option for dairy-free consumers. Yet it seems that raw foodists are on a continued pursuit for plant based proteins. A new protein powder called Sproutein™ combines the nutrition of sprouts, hemp, fruit & vegetable superfoods. Though sprouts are most certainly the first ingredient (see the ingredient list below), this product does contain hemp protein powder, which I am certain offers a big boost to the overall protein. As for the taste, I haven't tried it myself as of yet, but according to Milke Adams at Natural News … it is a bit gritty, and thus best for blending into a smoothie rather than simply stirring it into water. He said the taste will be liked best by those who are into "hard-core raw foods nutrition," but for others it may be a bit too "green-tasting" and intense. However, he comments that as a superfood supplement, it delivers …
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Jacey and I are going to be playing an hour set at the famous Hotel Utah in SF! Please come out and give us some love!
Howdy Folks,
As mentioned in the previous post, the 10 year Kelp Monkey and Buoy incubation period has come to an end and alas we are now ready to play out in public places on the regular.
Please come support our inverted ground sound generation antics this Wednesday at the ArtBar at the Tannery Art Center in Santa Cruz starting at 7PM. We'll be pumping out couple sets of magic tunage until 9PM so please bring yourself, your friends, your appetite, and yearning for a refreshing beverage.
Location: 1010 River St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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Hello World,
Jacey and I have something very important to share with you: our unfiltered hearts. We've been hiding in the woods, on mountain tops, on the ocean, and in our closets. Though we love and cherish these places we now vow to bring ourselves to you in every way feasible and agreeable way. We are only 2 numerically but we breathe your breath and the breath of those before us. We make things not because we want our pockets to be full but because we must, we have no choice. We dream in harmony to shine a light on love.


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Recipe: Marie's Mulled Wine and Cinnamon TeaTuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Marie
We have an annual tradition to provide mulled wine and hot tea at sunset during Semana Santa - "Holy/Easter week" - for our guests and volunteers. During this time of year the nights are chilly and mulled wine and cinnamon tea are nice warm beverages to comfort all as we enjoy the sunset at Cute Hill.
Mulled Wine ala Marie
Please don't use a nice red wine for this recipe. Mulled wine is a perfect excuse to use crappy dry reds - you'll mask the flavor beautifully by adding the right spices and sweetners. It is a Scandinavian tradition around Christmas time to make mulled wine.
- 1.5 liters dry red wine
- 6 inch cinnamon stick, or 2 T ground cinnamon.
- 2 or 3 cloves
- 1/2 cup brandy
- zest of 1/2 orange
- juice of 1 orange
- honey, piloncillo (unrefined cane sugar), or sugar - to taste
- water, to taste
- optional: vanilla (liquid or pods) and a pinch of ground nutmeg
- Combine all ingredients, minus water, into a large pot. Heat gently until hot. Don't boil.
- Keep on low heat, stirring frequently, and avoiding bringing it to a simmer, for 20 minutes.
- Taste and add more sweetener if necessary, and a bit of water if it is too strong.
- Serve warm.
Cinnamon tea
It is always important to provide alternatives to alcoholic beverages! This tea is lovely, please enjoy no matter the time of year.
- 2 liters water
- 10 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 small handful hibiscus flowers
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- honey - to taste
- Combine all ingredients in a large pot.
- Bring to a simmer, turn off heat, and steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain and serve, accompanied with more honey or sugar for people to add as wanted.
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I just felt the eagerness to write again, although I find it hard to come to terms with the words to express my thoughts. Last night while I was taking a break from school works I spent a good 30 minutes browsing the repository of my old sentiments and memories. Time really flies so fast. It seems like yesterday when I used to ask myself where do broken hearts go. It made me laugh and feel a bit shy though. I never thought I was that corny and heartbroken to have written those words. Gee, I want the earth to swallow me. But I am a living proof that no matter how deep the anger, hate, resentment and hurt is, if you are determined to live a new life, there's a place waiting for you. A place you can call home. And after all those years I can look back to the past, feeling all giddy and happy for all the people who touched my life in both ways.
And if I would be given the chance to go back in the past, I wouldn't take that chance. It's a chance I would not trade the life I am living right now. It is indeed true that the past would bring you steps closer to your happiness.


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Samsung's customized voice assistant Bixby is arriving on Sept 30 to serve India customers, according to some reports online. In India the digital voice assistant will be available for the Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8.
On Sept. 12 2017 Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is launched in India at Rs 67,900. The Galaxy 8 will be available in India from Sept. 21 in two colours – Midnight Black and Maple Gold. The Company has already begun taking pre-orders for the model across selected retail stores and on Samsung shop and Amazon.


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The warning comes as choking air is blanketing a quarter of the mainland and scientists say they are already seeing the detrimental effects. In He's tests, chilli and tomato seeds, which normally take about 20 days to grow into seedlings under artificial light in a laboratory, took more than two months to sprout at a greenhouse farm in Beijing's Changping district.
Membranes and pollutants sticking to the greenhouse's surface cut the amount of light available to the plants by half, He said.
Depriving plants of light means photosynthesis – the process by which plants convert light to chemical energy – can barely be sustained.
Most seedlings at the farm were weak or sick. "They will be lucky to live at all. Now almost every farm is caught in a smog panic," He said, adding that the poor seedling quality would cut agricultural output this year.
And if the smog persisted or intensified, the country's food supply would face devastating consequences, He warned.
"A large number of representatives of agricultural companies have suddenly showed up at academic meetings on photosynthesis in recent months and sought desperately for solutions," He said.
"Our overseas colleagues were shocked by the phenomenon because in their countries nothing like this had ever happened."
Greenhouse farms, which occupy more than four million hectares and supply most of the mainland's vegetables, would be the first to be hit.
via Agriculture feels the choke as China smog starts to foster disastrous conditions | South China Morning Post.


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Carol and I haven't taken a real vacation since I started this blog.
Oh, we've been out of town on long weekends, and that seems like a vacation. But I'm talking about a real, go to a whole different part of the country, be gone at least a week or two (or maybe three), visit people you don't see very often VACATION!
You know, like Chevy Chase.
No, don't worry. I'm not leaving next week.
What? You weren't worried, and you don't CARE when I leave?? FINE! BE that way.
I'm leaving anyway, and no amount of pleading will make me stay home, so just hush.
Now that both of my daughters are living in new (to them) quarters out of this state, we have a ready-made excuse to go check out their current domiciles. Plus my mother (who lives with my sister in Maryland) just turned 89 this month and I'd like to see her as often as I can. Ergo, long trip ahead!
As of now the plans include driving to Central Florida to see Joy, Johnny, and grandson Trevor. We'll spend a weekend with them and then head north toward Maryland. Since we'll be driving close to and through some prime golf destinations, we'll just HAVE to spend a few days in that activity on the way to Maryland. (Yeah, it's a tough task. But darn it, we may just HAVE to.)
Following a few days of getting caught up on that branch of the family (and as the old saying about relatives and fish goes, two days is probably plenty, and three's the absolute limit), we'll head northwest toward Chicago and check out Amy and Tom's high rise apartment inside the Loop.
Before (hopefully) we've outstayed our welcome there, we'll turn southwest toward Texas. Depending on our mood and dwindling resources we MAY try to find some additional golf venues on the way home. Or we may just boogie to get back in time to rest up before I go back to the office.
Our timing? Oh, we're thinking about leaving just before Labor Day weekend. That'll put us in Chicago in the middle of September, which is (I'm told) the best time of year there. (Viki? Any comment about that, you Chicago-dweller?)
We've got plenty of time to plan, prepare, and gather all the stuff we'll pack along.
Oh, speaking of that, we'll be "packing" our new laptop computer and looking for wireless hotspots or other opportunities to get online along the way, so this blog will not be without fresh postings from time to time. I'll try to keep all (both?) of you regaled with tales of our travels.
Just for Karyn's insomnia I'll try to include some golf scores and stories.
Meanwhile, the planning is almost as much fun as the trip. In some cases, it's more fun. Especially if something bad happens on the trip. Like a breakdown; or a wreck.
Or overstaying our welcome with relatives. (Pee-yew!!)
Stories and events from the life of a retired Human Resources Manager who loves to proofread and edit for other authors. For free.
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Vacation Planning
2 comments:
- Karyn Lyndon said...
Funny you should say that. My husband and son played golf last Friday and I got to hear about EVERY SINGLE HOLE. His story always starts out the same way: "On the first hole..."
He can't remember my birthday but he can recall every club, every swing every divot...zzzzzzzzzzzz...ooops...sorry...
At least your golf stories have cute little baby animals or hummers or something...
- the many Bs said...
That sounds like a good vacation - a road trip with frequent stops to golf and visit folks. Have fun!
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YOU WILL MEET JESUSPublished February 7, 2015 uncategorized 2 Comments
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I saw the above on the back window of a car today. It was obviously meant as a threat. But looking at it, I couldn't help thinking I wouldn't mind meeting Jesus.
I've often imagined how Jesus might be treated if he were to show up in a very large, upscale church. A long-haired, dark-skinned man with a beard. His clothing would be very plain and practical–perhaps somewhat ragged. And he would not likely smell as fresh as the other churchgoers. He wouldn't understand English, and the other folks certainly wouldn't understand his language–Aramaic. I can so easily imagine an usher quietly, condescendingly escorting this strange man out the door–perhaps pointing toward some mission somewhere–having no idea this man is Jesus.
Nevermind what Jesus would do. What would you do if you really met Jesus? How would you treat him?
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Outdoor sheds do come in plenty of variations just like resin sheds. Most storage sheds are designed not just for storage only but they are also designed to be beautiful, sturdy and durable. According to reviews, sheds that are made from resin and those that are made with a combination of resin and wood are among those that are frequently sought after by people who are in dire need of that extra space to store their things. Aside from these, there are for sale accessories as well as deck boxes that can be incorporated into the shed to create a more glamorous looking shed.
Resin Sheds Sizes and Types
The sizes that you can buy can range from 6 x 8 to 10 x 12. Usually you can get this type of shed in kits where you only need to assemble the parts together to form a storage space for your things. If you follow the instructions included in the kit, you will have a resin shed that is well built and is free from cracks, dents or any other problems. If you have a tractor that you want to get indoors, you can look for it that have reinforced flooring. This type of flooring can withstand the weight of your tractor and the tires won't even cause a ding to the flooring.
According to reviews, if you want to have an added security to your shed, look for some that have lockable doors. This can deter burglars from getting inside your shed and stealing anything of value. You can even get this type of shed with windows for that added natural lighting. You might just be surprised with the number of options that you have when looking for such a shed today.
One reason why homeowners choose them are because this type of shed has the ability to withstand all kinds of environmental conditions. Even if your shed is constantly exposed to sun, rain and snow, you won't have to worry about its parts weakening or breaking apart. The best part when you choose this shed is that it is easy to assemble. You don't even have to ask for a contractor to install this shed for you since its parts are made to be convenient for the DIYers.
Resin Sheds Types
Aside from resin sheds there are other kinds of storage sheds that you can add to your landscape. These options are listed below:
• Vertical Sheds – If your landscape is somewhat limited and cannot accommodate your traditional shed, go for vertical sheds instead. This type doesn't take up too much space depending on the design that you will use. There are sizes that are designed to accommodate only your garden tools while others allow you to store much bigger things.
• Horizontal Sheds – The size for this model can range from small to big depending on the items that will be stored. Its flooring is typically reinforced and the frame of the shed is usually weather proof to stay up for years.
• Deck Boxes – If you don't want to ruin your landscape with bulky sheds, then buying deck boxes may just be what you need. This type of storage can house small items that are needed in your yard or play area. There are some designs of this resin storage to be used as a chair or stool when not in use. A multi-functional storage space is always welcome in any household.
These are just a few types that are worth taking a closer look at these days. It is true that many households are already suffering from lack of space. Fortunately, there are sheds that can be assembled quickly to hold most of your stuff that you don't need. You can get these sheds at various prices so if ever you are looking for a place to keep your unwanted things, look for a durable and sturdy storage area.
You won't have a hard time finding them these days because there are plenty of manufacturers that are selling them. All that you have to do is to decide which of the sellers are trustworthy so you can have the guarantee that the shed kits that you will be buying is of excellent quality. Resin sheds can be a good addition to any yard or landscape so you better consider this when looking for an extra storage for your home.


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Some people love complete silence for their meditation practice, others prefer the gentle backdrop of music, still others love to be outside with the sounds and sights of nature. If you are one of those who has a list of favorite meditation music, or favorite music-to-do-things-by, please leave a comment below and let us know what you listen to. We'd love to hear from you.
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Remodeling on the Web
Using cyberspace can help you improve your place, but there are limitations.
As you probably imagine, the Web will make home remodeling and even routine maintenance and repair easier. In one evening you can get an estimate on remodeling your kitchen, create a list of designers and contractors to do the job, price cabinets and appliances, order catalogs and check out loan rates to bankroll the project. You can even learn how to caulk a bathtub or power wash a deck. All while wearing your pajamas.
But with all that the Web offers, it still can't do some things completely. And it does others poorly. Our road map to remodeling on the Web will lay out its strengths and weakness to keep you from wasting time on wrong turns and dead ends.
What's Out There
Over the past few years, the Web has grown from a novelty to a utility. That means most manufacturers, trade groups and government agencies are now online. And many of their Websites are useful and easy to use. Smart companies have learned that to translate visits into revenue, they have to keep you on their site, and they have to make you want to return.
The result? Websites that provide much more information, and better tools and explanations so you don't have to be a techie to find what you're looking for. Depending on the site, there are several ways to search for specific information: by project, product category, manufacturer, price or features. It's also easier to bypass features you don't want. Many sites also let you save information from visit to visit so you don't have to start over each time. For example, Homeportfolio.com lets you set up your own password-protected portfolio of products you like. You can save these images and e-mail them to friends, architects, designers and contractors for feedback.
In addition, many sites have added interactive features such as chats and message boards. Merillat Cabinets, for example, revamped its site to include a virtual design consultant that serves as a guide to the site and the remodeling process. These interactive features let Web companies offer truly personalized products and services. The "Holy Grail of the Web", ImproveNet, which started as a contractor-locator service, now offers a free project-estimating feature for kitchen and bath remodeling projects and roofing. You enter information about a project and get an estimate based on materials and labor. By changing the parameters—using laminate counters instead of solid surfacing, for example—you'll see how the cost of the project shifts. Lest you think Uncle Sam is behind the times, the U.S. Department of Energy offers an interactive program at www.homeenergysaver.lbl.gov that computes your energy use and makes recommendations for saving energy and money. The more information you enter, the more specific the advice. You even get an ID number, so you can return to review and update your file.
Remember, six months is an eternity on the Web. So if you were unimpressed by a site, go back to it again. The site probably has changed for the better.
The Web and Efficiency
Most people really don't save time working on the Web, they just use it more efficiently and conveniently. Think of the Internet as a giant VCR. Instead of being able to watch TV shows when you want, the Web lets you do research, look at products, get advice, ask questions and set up appointments when you have the time. Online, normal business hours are 24/7. And the information, store, product or service you want comes to you at the pace you set.
"By the time I get home from work, everything is closed. So if I didn't go online, I'd only have weekends," says Amy Vischio-Tebeau, a homeowner who used the Web to remodel her kitchen and a bathroom. She found her kitchen designer online; previewing websites allowed her to get an idea of designers' work before she contacted them. Her designer used a digital camera, design software and e-mail, in addition to face-to-face meetings, to speed up the design process.
In addition, Vischio-Tebeau used the Web to preview products, and she kept an electronic file of her product preferences to show the designer and contractor what she liked. Even though she purchased many of the products online, she saw most of them in person before buying. With the discounts she found online, she was able to buy top-of-the line products that otherwise would have been too expensive for her.
"But you really have to give yourself lots of time if you want to save money," says Vischio-Tebeau, "and you need to leave time so that you can correct a mistake." She speaks from experience. The stain on her kitchen cabinets didn't match the sample she approved, so the cabinets had to be redone. And her kitchen sink did not fit into the cabinet she purchased for it. But, she says, both mistakes could have happened just as easily if she hadn't used the Web. Even though the sink wasn't returnable, the e-tailer took it back because she had bought so much on the site. But it did charge her a restocking fee, which her designer absorbed.
While most of your initial time at a Website will be devoted to evaluating its information, if you're going to actually use any services or have to give out much personal information, you should scrutinize the site itself too. Remember, you wouldn't hire a contractor without checking references, so don't let your guard down online either, especially because many of the traditional cues and boundaries between objective information and advertising or infomercials are harder to spot online.
Luckily, learning more about a Website is as simple as reading its "About Us," privacy policy and, especially, the "Join Us" sections. The latter will give you clues about whom the site is seeking to attract as partners, clients and investors and how it does that.
Finding a Contractor
One of the most important and time-consuming parts of any project is finding the pros who will help you create and complete the job. Many trade groups, like those of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, National Association of Home Builders, the National Kitchen & Bath Association and the American Institute of Architects, have websites where you'll find the names, addresses and credentials of members in your area. They also provide links to homepages these pros have created for themselves. ImproveNet takes its matchmaking service a step further by screening contractors and architects for legal and credit problems, licensing and insurance information. The site also provides links to homepages of recommended pros.
According to a study by the Home Improvement Research Institute, 9 percent of homeowners who hired remodeling pros in 1999 used the Internet to find them.
A website can give you an idea of the projects the firm has handled, but it can't tell you how smoothly the jobs went. In addition, many if not most design and remodeling pros aren't yet online. Finding them often requires word-of-mouth references from friends and neighbors. So, though the Web can help you find more professionals more quickly, it cannot and should not substitute for actually meeting and interviewing them and checking their references.
"A good website means the professional is good at e-technology, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's good at the craft you're hiring him for," says Mark Richardson, president of Case Design/Remodel, a Bethesda, Maryland, remodeling firm with its own nifty website. "Homeowners run a risk if they get ahead of what the Internet can do."
The web also can't convey communication skills. You can only find that out by actually meeting and interviewing people. If you don't have a good rapport with your architect, designer or contractor, you'll be working under a serious handicap. You should never hire someone you don't like or can't talk to, no matter how wonderful an architect, electrician or designer is—or how great that pro's website looks.
Once you have found a pro, the Web can help speed communications. If your architect, designer or contractor has a digital camera, he can take photos of the project area and incorporate them into plans. These plans and any questions can be e-mailed to you and other family members. You can look at them at your convenience, and e-mail comments and questions back to the pro so he can incorporate them. Fewer hard-to-schedule meetings and less phone tag are the result. Vischio-Tebeau's contractor used copies of her e-plans to obtain local permits.
However, e-mail should only complement, not substitute for, the real-time give and take of meetings, especially when plans and contracts are being finalized. Contractor Sylvain Cote, of Absolute Remodeling in Yorktown Heights, New York, blends the two. "Initially, I direct people to my Website to fill out a questionnaire about their project. But I do preliminary plans and estimates in person. From then on, depending on the client, it's a mixture of online communications and face-to-face meetings."
Shopping onLINE
Home improvement e-commerce is still in its infancy. Many products, such as windows, doors, cabinetry, countertops and large appliances, are not sold online. Of those that are available, the best buys are on sinks and faucets, toilets and tubs, lighting and decorative hardware, and especially on high-end products in these categories. As is the case when you buy from a catalog, you'll have to pay shipping charges for many online purchases. If you don't like something once it arrives, you will have to pay to ship it back. That can be expensive on something as large and fragile as a whirlpool tub. Often, special-order products are not returnable, or you have to pay a restocking fee in addition to return-shipping costs. Beware of sites that do not have secured systems to keep your credit card number safe.
Even though you can't buy many things online, you can compare prices. While manufacturers' sites might not contain pricing information, other sites, like Brandwise.com and Productopia.com, do. So at least you have some idea of what products cost. You can also learn which product features are typical and which add to the cost of an item. For example, if you're looking for an appliance, in an hour you could visit most manufacturers' sites to see which brands interest you and request catalogs. Since it's often hard to shuttle between several sites or keep several sites open at once, comparing multiple features and products is still more easily done with catalogs. Once you narrow down your choices and determine if you can buy a product online and at what cost, go to a showroom. Bring your information with you. There you can check out the item, compare prices and haggle.
On-Ramps to the Net
There are so many Websites out there, where do you start? If you know the name of a manufacturer or retailer (say, The Home Depot), type its name followed by .com (homedepot.com). If you know the name of trade or nonprofit group, use its name or initials plus .org. For government agencies, try the initials followed by .gov.
Listed here are some terrific sites for you to check out.
Contractor-licensing information: www.contractors-license.org/.
In alliance with National Association of REALTORS(NAR), www.housenet.com/ offers an archive of how-to and do-it-yourself articles on home improvement, home decorating, lawn and garden and real estate topics.
Seeking to be a full-service portal for home remodeling and repair, www.improvenet.com offers general information, a design gallery of ideas and projects, kitchen and bath estimators and product information. A contractor, architect and designer referral service helps you find prescreened pros, and a personal project coordinator answers your questions and holds your hand during the project.
For general information on home loans and going rates, visit www.bankrate.com.
If you don't have the strongest credit history, www.hsh.com will tell you about "subprime" loans and lenders. It also offers an archive of general information.
If you want to set your own rate and fees, try www.priceline.com.
For information on product recalls, listed by product as well as by company, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov.
The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network, part of the U.S. Department of Energy, offers brochures on making your home more energy efficient as well as an ask-the-energy-expert feature at www.eren.doe.gov/consumerinfo.
The Environmental Protection Agency has articles on indoor air quality at www.epa.gov/iaq.
For general information on home-related topics, visit the Federal Consumer Information Center at www.pueblo.gsa.gov.
Repair and Maintenance
Featuring animated instructions on home improvement projects and the tools you'll need to complete the project, www.cornerhardware.com also lets you talk to a customer service rep via a live-chat feature.
For information on appliance repair and buying parts, try www.repairclinic.com.
Sponsored by the nonprofit United Homeowners Association, www.remodelingcorner.org alerts to you common remodeling problems and offers advice on how to avoid and solve them.
Examples include situations like: What if your contractor does not like to work with your architect, and How to recognize and avoid "remodeling fever" (the urge to keep expanding your project).
Older Homes
For those of you with an older home, online booklets are available from the National Parks Service Preservation Department at www.oldhousejournal.com.
Calling itself a community for old-house owners, www.oldhouseweb.com has articles, products and bulletin boards.
For a source for hard-to-find restoration products and contractors, visit www.restorationcentral.com.


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Senior Master Michael Reid began his martial arts journey in 1988, under the guidance of Elder Master Gary Grooms. As the senior student of Master Grooms, Master Reid established the Chinese Shaolin Center Marietta in 1993, a school which has proudly served Cobb County and metropolitan Atlanta for more than two decades. In his progression to 7th Degree Shaolin Senior Master, Michael Reid has trained with a number of high-level martial artists and healers. Within Shaolin, Master Reid has trained privately with Shaolin Grandmaster Sin Kwang The'. He has also spent a considerable amount of time with 8th Degree Elder Masters Garry Mullins and Tim Nance. Master Reid considers both men to be his martial "uncles" and credits them with freely sharing information and advice about training. Finally, Master Reid credits his "older brother", Sifu Steve Johnson for introducing him to a concept-based approach to martial arts which focuses on principles and refined body mechanics.
Beyond Shaolin, Master Reid is a private student of Pendekar Bahati Mershant, who has exposed him to a number of Indonesian combat and healing systems. He is also under the guidance of Guru Daniel Prasetya in the study of Inti Ombak Silat principles and Pusaka Sakti Mataram Lakutama. In regard to traditional qi gong, Master Reid is a student of Dr. George Love Jr., the lineage holder of a 300 year-old system of Taoist qigong.
As a teacher, Master Reid describes his purpose as "helping others accomplish more, do more and be more!" To this end, he has trained hundreds of students, including five who have reached the rank of 5th Degree Associate Master. He has also served as Shixing, or "older brother" to four students that have also reached the same distinction. In 2004, Master Reid was featured nationally in Inside Kung Fu Magazine. He has also been on Metropolitan Atlanta television and radio. In 2014, Master Reid was inducted into the Martial Arts Masters Hall of Fame, an organization that seeks to honor martial artists from around the world. In 2015, after consulting with Martial Arts Management Group for a year, he made the business decision to join the Premier Martial Arts Family and becomes Reid's Premier Martial Arts of Marietta. While part of PMA, Master Reid began organizing the years of healing and meditative disciplines into a curriculum that he believed would best serve students wanting a complete approach to total wellness. It was out of this concept that AQIS, The Academy of Qigong & Internal Studies, was founded.