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NCI/PDQ® Patients: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Islet Cell Tumors) Treatment (PDQ®) | ||
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors form in hormone-making cells (islet cells) of the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland about 6 inches long that is shaped like a thin pear lying on its side. The wider end of the pancreas is called the head, the middle section is called the body, and the narrow end is called the tail. The pancreas lies behind the stomach and in front of the spine. Anatomy of the pancreas. The pancreas has three areas: head, body, and tail. It is found in the abdomen near the stomach, intestines, and other organs. There are two kinds of cells in the pancreas:
A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) may also be called a pancreatic endocrine tumor (PET), islet cell tumor, islet cell carcinoma, or pancreatic carcinoid. Pancreatic NETs are much less common than pancreatic exocrine tumors and have a better prognosis. Pancreatic NETs may or may not cause symptoms. Pancreatic NETs may be functional (the hormones that are released cause symptoms) or nonfunctional (the hormones that are released do not cause symptoms) tumors:
Most pancreatic NETs are functional tumors. There are different kinds of functional pancreatic NETs. Pancreatic NETs make different kinds of hormones such as gastrin, insulin, and glucagon. Functional pancreatic NETs include the following:
Having certain syndromes can increase the risk of pancreatic NETs. Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not mean that you will get cancer; not having risk factors doesn't mean that you will not get cancer. People who think they may be at risk should discuss this with their doctor. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) syndrome is a risk factor for pancreatic NETs. Different types of pancreatic NETs have different signs and symptoms. Symptoms can be caused by the growth of the tumor and/or by hormones the tumor makes. Some tumors may not cause symptoms. Conditions other than pancreatic NETs can cause the symptoms listed below. Talk to your doctor if any of these problems occur. Signs and symptoms of a non-functional pancreatic NET A non-functional pancreatic NET may grow for a long time without causing symptoms. It may grow large or spread to other parts of the body before it causes symptoms, such as:
Signs and symptoms of a functional pancreatic NET The symptoms of a functional pancreatic NET depend on the type of hormone being made.
Too much vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) may cause:
Too much somatostatin may cause:
Lab tests and imaging tests are used to detect (find) and diagnose pancreatic NETs. The following tests and procedures may be used:
Other kinds of lab tests are used to check for the specific type of pancreatic NETs. The following tests and procedures may be used:
Certain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options. Pancreatic NETs can often be cured. The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following:
The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the pancreas or to other parts of the body is called staging. The results of the tests and procedures used to diagnose pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are also used to find out whether the cancer has spread. See the General Information section for a description of these tests and procedures. Although there is a standard staging system for pancreatic NETs, it is not used to plan treatment. Treatment of pancreatic NETs is based on the following:
There are three ways that cancer spreads in the body. The three ways that cancer spreads in the body are:
When cancer cells break away from the primary (original) tumor and travel through the lymph or blood to other places in the body, another (secondary) tumor may form. This process is called metastasis. The secondary (metastatic) tumor is the same type of cancer as the primary tumor. For example, if breast cancer spreads to the bones, the cancer cells in the bones are actually breast cancer cells. The disease is metastatic breast cancer, not bone cancer.
Recurrent pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are tumors that have recurred (come back) after being treated. The tumors may come back in the pancreas or in other parts of the body.
There are different types of treatment for patients with pancreatic NETs. Different types of treatments are available for patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Some treatments are standard (the currently used treatment), and some are being tested in clinical trials. A treatment clinical trial is a research study meant to help improve current treatments or obtain information on new treatments for patients with cancer. When clinical trials show that a new treatment is better than the standard treatment, the new treatment may become the standard treatment. Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. Some clinical trials are open only to patients who have not started treatment. Six types of standard treatment are used: An operation may be done to remove the tumor. One of the following types of surgery may be used:
Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. When chemotherapy is taken by mouth or injected into a vein or muscle, the drugs enter the bloodstream and can reach cancer cells throughout the body (systemic chemotherapy). When chemotherapy is placed directly into the cerebrospinal fluid, an organ, or a body cavity such as the abdomen, the drugs mainly affect cancer cells in those areas (regional chemotherapy). Combination chemotherapy is the use of more than one anticancer drug. The way the chemotherapy is given depends on the type of the cancer being treated. Hormone therapy is a cancer treatment that removes hormones or blocks their action and stops cancer cells from growing. Hormones are substances made by glands in the body and circulated in the bloodstream. Some hormones can cause certain cancers to grow. If tests show that the cancer cells have places where hormones can attach (receptors), drugs, surgery, or radiation therapy is used to reduce the production of hormones or block them from working. Hepatic arterial occlusion or chemoembolization Hepatic arterial occlusion uses drugs, small particles, or other agents to block or reduce the flow of blood to the liver through the hepatic artery (the major blood vessel that carries blood to the liver). This is done to kill cancer cells growing in the liver. The tumor is prevented from getting the oxygen and nutrients it needs to grow. The liver continues to receive blood from the hepatic portal vein, which carries blood from the stomach and intestine. Chemotherapy delivered during hepatic arterial occlusion is called chemoembolization. The anticancer drug is injected into the hepatic artery through a catheter (thin tube). The drug is mixed with the substance that blocks the artery and cuts off blood flow to the tumor. Most of the anticancer drug is trapped near the tumor and only a small amount of the drug reaches other parts of the body. The blockage may be temporary or permanent, depending on the substance used to block the artery. Targeted therapy is a type of treatment that uses drugs or other substances to identify and attack specific cancer cells without harming normal cells. Certain types of targeted therapies are being studied in the treatment of pancreatic NETs. Supportive care is given to lessen the problems caused by the disease or its treatment. Supportive care for pancreatic NETs may include treatment for the following:
New types of treatment are being tested in clinical trials. Information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site. Patients may want to think about taking part in a clinical trial. For some patients, taking part in a clinical trial may be the best treatment choice. Clinical trials are part of the cancer research process. Clinical trials are done to find out if new cancer treatments are safe and effective or better than the standard treatment. Many of today's standard treatments for cancer are based on earlier clinical trials. Patients who take part in a clinical trial may receive the standard treatment or be among the first to receive a new treatment. Patients who take part in clinical trials also help improve the way cancer will be treated in the future. Even when clinical trials do not lead to effective new treatments, they often answer important questions and help move research forward. Patients can enter clinical trials before, during, or after starting their cancer treatment. Some clinical trials only include patients who have not yet received treatment. Other trials test treatments for patients whose cancer has not gotten better. There are also clinical trials that test new ways to stop cancer from recurring (coming back) or reduce the side effects of cancer treatment. Clinical trials are taking place in many parts of the country. See the Treatment Options section that follows for links to current treatment clinical trials. These have been retrieved from NCI's listing of clinical trials. Follow-up tests may be needed. Some of the tests that were done to diagnose the cancer or to find out the stage of the cancer may be repeated. Some tests will be repeated in order to see how well the treatment is working. Decisions about whether to continue, change, or stop treatment may be based on the results of these tests. This is sometimes called re-staging. Some of the tests will continue to be done from time to time after treatment has ended. The results of these tests can show if your condition has changed or if the cancer has recurred (come back). These tests are sometimes called follow-up tests or check-ups.
A link to a list of current clinical trials is included for each treatment section. For some types or stages of cancer, there may not be any trials listed. Check with your doctor for clinical trials that are not listed here but may be right for you. Treatment of gastrinoma may include supportive care and the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with gastrinoma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site. Treatment of insulinoma may include the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with insulinoma. For more specific results, refine the search by using other search features, such as the location of the trial, the type of treatment, or the name of the drug. General information about clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site. Treatment may include the following:
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The first Friday of the month is Coral Gables Gallery Night, free from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. Virginia Miller and the Coral Gables Gallery Association feature a night where local galleries present their artwork to the public.
Take the free trolley to the different galleries or walk from gallery to gallery. Many of the galleries offer free wine.
The free trolley travels along Ponce de Leon Boulevard, between Southwest Eighth Street and the Douglas Road Metro station. For more information Artspace Virginia Miller Galleries, call (305) 444-4493.
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Jack C Crawford
Occupation: Change Agent
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California, USA
Birthday: 01/22
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2013-06-20 05:33:18 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)
The President of the Orange County Rescue Mission and my mentor, +Jim Palmer has graciously posted the opening for a very special opportunity. 2-1-1 OC is a result of the merger of 2-1-1 and the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness. Jim was our board president at OC Partnership where I served with him. Now, I've joined the board of the newly merged organization and we are seeking a CEO for this new non-profit.
Here's my ask: If you or someone you know is right for the job, please send them the link to the posting: http://www.oneoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/OneOC_Job-Posting_211-Orange-County_Chief-Executive-Officer.pdf
Applications (cover letter and resume) are due by July 5, 2013.
Thanks very much in advance for your help!
+Non-Profits +Alia Holyfield +2-1-1 Tampa Bay Cares, Inc. +2-1-1 Fresno County +United Way 2-1-1 +Gideon Rosenblatt +Seatle/King County ... more »
2013-06-18 21:17:49 (19 comments, 2 reshares, 19 +1s)
Watching +Marques Brownlee's cool review of the +Google Chrome Book Pixel inspired me to record a short list of things that I currently cannot do on a Chromebook, but can do on my MacBook Air. I am truly hopeful that ChromeOS updates will one day bridge these gaps. So, without further ado:
Things I can't do on my Chromebook (that I can do on my Mac):
1. Install a native application (except via Chrome browser)
2. Easily select a region of the screen to capture to a graphic file
3. Run an Android app
4. Run iTunes (come on Apple! Where's that Chrome browser app?) BTW, I've moved most of my listening to Google Play
5. Put icons (shortcuts) on the desktop
6. Run another operating system
(it's possible to have linux running at the same time - minor mod required)
7. Drag and drop (files, etc.)
That's all I can think of ... some of ... more »
2013-06-18 16:16:08 (3 comments, 5 reshares, 42 +1s)
2013-06-18 04:59:29 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 15 +1s)
It seems that the world's economists have kept us from getting to worried or excited about anything. Reality has been quite a bit more interesting than their predictions.
Apologies in advance to any economists out there ...
2013-06-18 04:56:15 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)
$129 for a 7" tablet that works with the +Google Play store ...
2013-06-17 14:10:58 (2 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)
This track is available through today on #iTunes Free song of the week in the USA. I loved it.
+Aoife O'Donovan http://www.youtube.com/user/aoifedonovanofficial
2013-06-17 13:55:13 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 17 +1s)
+Dan Schawbel always puts out a great article. This one has just been published in +Forbes
2013-06-17 13:46:28 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)
From our own guru of encountering happiness (from within), +Gretchen Rubin
2013-06-16 21:43:19 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 42 +1s)
With the greatest of sorrow I, +su ann lim , have to inform you that Jonathan Christopher Kendall, my fiancé and love of my life, died suddenly last night on 15 June 2013. Despite the incredible efforts of our friends +Suzanne Jacob +Gaynal Brierley , paramedics and ambulance personnel he could not be revived.
Jonathan lived as he believed, telling it like it is, with wit and humour, enjoying life to the hilt, with honour, directness and compassion. I was incredibly blessed to be the recipient of his immense love, and as each other's beloved, to share unbelievable happiness for too short a time. Jonathan, I LOVE YOU with all my heart and miss you desperately.
One of the favourite activities in his life was to engage with all you here on Google Plus. He thrived on the intellectual challenges, soaked up a vast amou... more »
2013-06-16 18:00:25 (2 comments, 10 reshares, 28 +1s)
Ray Bradbury Predictions Fulfilled via Infographic
So many predictions about technology and the future. Sixty years ago, the great science fiction author started predicting the appearance of various devices, which have now become commonplace. See how he did...
#raybradbury #futuretech #futuredesign #future #sciencefiction #smarthomes #bigscreens #smartphone #atm #earphones #virtualreality #cellphone #surveillancesystems #surveillance
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2013-06-16 17:28:04 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 33 +1s)
The Internet of Things ... it's gonna to pervade our lives. Translation: big money for focused startups and the companies that acquire them.
2013-06-16 14:59:34 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 59 +1s)
From the late 1940s.
Yea, I'm smilin'
2013-06-15 22:18:53 (20 comments, 2 reshares, 99 +1s)
+Elisa Ashley Crawford made this for me!
Happy father's day everyone :-)
Thank you daughter!
2013-06-15 04:46:47 (8 comments, 11 reshares, 59 +1s)
2013-06-15 00:55:53 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)
I am strangely comforted ... NOT.
"I think people have gotten the idea that there's an Orwellian state out there that somehow we're operating in. That's far from the case, there are lots of protections built into the system ..."
2013-06-13 01:48:17 (23 comments, 8 reshares, 79 +1s)
2013-06-13 01:46:50 (9 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)
George Orwell's '1984' Book Sales Skyrocket In Wake Of NSA Surveillance Scandal
We all could see this coming, couldn't we?
#georgeorwell #nineteeneightyfour #bigbrother #bigbrotheriswatchingyou #surveillance #NSA #classicbooks #dystopianfuture #future #literature
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2013-06-11 16:24:40 (8 comments, 11 reshares, 39 +1s)
2013-06-11 06:06:09 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)
I've been re-reading a few of my favourite books, and Tribal Leadership is definitely one of them. The hypothesis is really interesting, in essence that language used by people tells you at what stage they are in their personal development in relation to tribes.
The authors propose five stages:
Stage One: The stage most professionals skip, these are tribes whose members are despairingly hostile—they may create scandals, steal from the company, or even threaten violence.
Stage Two: The dominant culture for 25 percent of workplace tribes, this stage includes members who are passively antagonistic, sarcastic, and resistant to new management initiatives.
Stage Three: 49 percent of workplace tribes are in this stage, marked by knowledge hoarders who want to outwork and outthink their competitors on an individual basis. They are lone warriors w... more »
2013-06-11 06:05:10 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)
Looking For Tribal Leaders
Transforming the Organization of the Future-Now
After a lot of trial and error, experimentation, and G+ smart swarming around the many concepts I have for what I generally refer to as the Organizations of the Future, I have settled into an actionable plan for what is a life long journey for those who want to lead the way towards a sustainable and highly distributed prosperous future.
I am breaking this down into two broad categories.
One-- Those who will lead in transforming their careers within their organizations in taking a lead role towards developing the 'organizations of the future.
Two-- Those that have a career based skill set as change agents that transform organizations.
That is, the first works internally within the organization (employed), the second works externally towards the organization (consulting). A... more »
2013-06-11 05:59:26 (3 comments, 6 reshares, 19 +1s)
Apple updates - still playing catch up with everyone else and calling it innovation
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2013-06-10 05:41:19 (5 comments, 4 reshares, 35 +1s)
According to Scott Adams, Google Glass has some competition.
Today's strip from http://dilbert.com
2013-06-08 03:56:04 (15 comments, 15 reshares, 62 +1s)
Real time advertising
I wish I were this good with Photoshop.
via Reddit
2013-06-07 23:12:12 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 23 +1s)
This is one of my favorite videos. It explains how to improve processes using value stream mapping #VSM
It's a simplistic demonstration, but it conveys the most imporant aspect of #LEAN : cut out the bottlenecks and thereby, eliminate waste.
{I'm a fan of using LEAN in corporate functional areas}
2013-06-07 23:16:12 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 10 +1s)
+Cisco Systems's Dave Evans blows my mind everytime I watch him.
I believe that WE are the nodes he describes ... the human network. G+
#TheInternetOfEverything tag +Giselle Minoli
2013-06-07 22:46:52 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)
+trent hand summarizes the question that +Alan Watts posed long ago: "If money were no object, what would you do?"
2013-06-07 06:26:02 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 11 +1s)
Our family was watching +NBC Los Angeles and saw the story of a young man (Manny Rios) who is an inspiration to his graduating classmates.
To continue his pursuits, he's raising funds for a service dog on +YouCaring - Online Fundraising
My son +Andrew D Crawford is just a few years older than Manny. He made a small donation and asked me to share the link here.
Thanks for checking this out. <3
2013-06-07 00:43:18 (1 comments, 5 reshares, 7 +1s)
Let's help out +Catherine Maguire promote her husband's tour! He is the very talented and gracious +Preston Reed.
2013-06-06 17:49:36 (26 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)
In light of today's comments by Senators Feinstein and Saxby. #LifeImitatesArt
Via +CNN International
{Two key senators are defending the NSA's phone surveillance, saying it has been going on for years and it has produced results.
Terrorists "will come after us if they can, and the only thing that we have to deter this is good intelligence to understand that a plot has been hatched and to get there before they get to us," said Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who chairs the Senate intelligence committee.
"It has proved meritorious because we have gathered significant information on bad guys and only on bad guys over the years," says Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, vice chairman of the committee}
2013-06-06 04:46:32 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)
+Deepak Chopra talks about a few illusions. What are illusions? I don't have a dictionary nearby, so I'll just say that an illusion is an idea I've formed in my mind.
"The illusion of inhabiting a separate body.
The illusion of having a separate mind.
The illusion that happiness comes from maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain.
The illusion that we are alone in the universe, cut off from a higher power or intelligence.
The illusion of death as a great ending.
The illusion that life isn't fair, due to random chance and accidents.
The illusion that physical objects are the measure of what is real.
The last illusion is called materialism, and it's not news that it holds sway in modern culture, with enormous validation from science. If you are a strict materialist, all the other il... more »
2013-06-06 00:02:55 (10 comments, 2 reshares, 8 +1s)
For those of us who have spent much of our lives in technology enablement, the headline is sobering.
2013-06-05 23:19:34 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)
The internet of things .... courtesy of +Cisco Systems #DaveEvans
2013-06-05 20:50:57 (5 comments, 2 reshares, 24 +1s)
Infographic to accompany the prior post. The internet of everything
2013-06-04 05:11:29 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)
Free song of the day on +Google Play (USA only).
+Joss Stone
2013-06-04 05:07:49 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)
You might need something stronger than this Pfizer product if this law gets passed. "The case in Cyprus showed how important it is to have clear procedures for making shareholders, bondholders and ultimately depositors foot the bill," a press release from the committee said after the vote."
2013-06-02 20:48:33 (18 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)
New cover ... Do any of you know the name of the vessel I'm on and where it's docked?
2013-06-02 20:39:55 (5 comments, 16 reshares, 54 +1s)
From +Jim Sinclair's JSMineset http://www.jsmineset.com
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Astronomers peer back into the past with the world's largest telescopes. They see billions of galaxies, and they find indications of evolution and youth. Before the first galaxies, more than ten billion years ago, there were the Dark Ages. And before then, the Big Bang. But there is much of the universe that we cannot probe. Dr. Silk will describe the universe that we see and give an astronomer's perspective on the universe that we cannot see. He will describe the past with some confidence, and will speculate about the future, as perceived by cosmologists.
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As a student studying the internal-combustion engine, Toshio Masuda foresaw a time when engines would be able to change characteristics without replacing systems within them. Later, as Project General Manager of Legacy and Outback for Subaru, he found support for his ideas, and the end result is SI-DRIVE -- an engine control that electronically alters how an engine operates.
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We spent three days there and loved it: True, there are some discomforts, like the humidity (but isn't it to be expected in that region?), the occasional visit of a frog at night, or the lack of electricity in the rooms, but the bungalows were spotless, the park was beautiful and the staff couldn't be nicer, especially Luis the excellent... More
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Land of authenticity with its colourful half-timbered, sloping-roofed houses to be discovered during a stroll along the Alsace Wine Route; land of traditions where festivals combine the charm of folklore with produce from the earth; land of hospitality where Alsatian fare offers myriad delights and specialities to be savoured amongst friends in a wine tavern. A welcome that you will not easily forget! |
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Has Ryan Reynolds ever been on the show? Howard mentioned, that he and Gary talked to Ryan Reynolds............................
Think it was at the infamous Jimmy Kimmel Party he had this conversation with Ryan Reynolds
At the 11:55 mark Howard makes a Freudian slip by bringing up Amanda Peet who is not the female lead in the movie. Robin catches it and even calls him out on it. Then Howard has to still try and insult Amanda.
Does Howard not realize that most listeners know his hatred for Amanda is only because she stole Beth's boyfriend years ago on a movie they were working on. I don't think Amanda has ever been on the show. Yet, if you search her name on Marksfriggin Howard has gone off on her for years for being untalented.
It is such a weird position to be in. You are not mad at Beth's old boyfriend you are mad at the girl he left Beth for. What kind of logic is that?
I missed it! Does he still hang out and give friendly reach arounds to the kid from Silver Spoons?
I heard the clip. People say Turdboy acts like an old man. But to me, he sounds more like an immature brat.
Robin correcting Turdboy about Melissa McCarthy pretty much said it all.
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I stayed here in mid April with a small group of clients. Considering that Key West is an expensive place to stay, this hotel is priced fairly reasonably. But, the property needs work. My room was shabby, meaning old carpet, loose wallpaper, dusty corners, etc. I wished that the property limited smoking such that you didn't have to be surrounded... More
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- The Quality Inn® hotel is conveniently located just minutes from popular attractions like Fort Zachary Taylor, the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, the Gulf of Mexico and Smathers Beach. This Key West, FL hotel is minutes from the charms of Old Town Key West and Duval Street, featuring numerous shops and a variety of restaurants and cocktail lounges. Mallory Square is also nearby.For an exciting deep-sea fishing charter adventure, Key West, Florida offers many nearby marinas with charter boats available. With the only living coral reef in North America extending throughout the Keys, visitors to the area will enjoy scuba diving and snorkeling. Guests of this Key West, FL hotel are invited to enjoy many amenities including: Free deluxe continental breakfast, Free wireless high-speed Internet access, Large outdoor pool and sundeck, Concierge services, Pet-friendly hotel, fees apply. Business travelers will appreciate the copy and fax services offered. A safe is located on the property for additional guest convenience. In addition to standard amenities, some rooms at this smoke-free hotel have coffee makers, hair dryers, irons and ironing boards. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, the Quality Inn hotel provides a convenient location and affordable rates to enjoy all that Key West, Florida has to offer. Make your reservations today. ... more less
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*Knock knock* Anybody out there? Greetings humans and googlebot! I know I said my blog-hibernation would last until September, but I have a very good reason for this post! I am holding a contest for a 4-in-1 Healthy Chef from Lexen Products. The Lexen Healthy Chef is an amazing 4-in-1 kitchen appliance that acts as a food dehydrator, rice cooker, steamer, and yogurt maker all in one. Lexen Products will be supplying the Healthy Chef at no cost to the lucky winner. For more detailed information about the Healthy Chef, or to purchase one click here.
Healthy Chef Giveaway!
Behold the mighty Healthy Chef!
Guidelines for the contest:
- There can only be one winner, though you are all winners in my heart [/end cheese]
- The winner must be located in the US (sorry, my awesome non US readers!) If you're not in the US, you can still nominate your favorite US blogger and give them a chance to win.
- The contest will end on July 8th at midnight. Wing-it Vegan will be 1 year old on July 9th when I will announce the lucky winner!
- I will use a random number generator to pick a winner. If you win, I will ask you to email me your name and address so I can forward it to the Lexen Products representative and they will ship the Healthy Chef immediately.
- To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post telling me what you are most excited to make/dehydrate when you win the Healthy Chef. Lurkers, come on out and de-lurk yourselves!
- To get an extra entry, link to this giveaway on your blog or website. Just leave me a separate comment on this post to give me a heads up!
Healthy Chef Review
I get to try the Healthy Chef too, thank you very much. We are home for a week long (or short) vacation, which means there isn't a lot of time to get properly acquainted with Mr. Healthy Chef. Do you see the irony here? We come home for a vacation-most people leave home instead. We're backwards!
Anyway, the Healthy Chef is an impressive little dude. Its rice-cooking magic keeps me from overcooking rice, which is a chronic problem that I suffer from. Just set the timer for the amount of rice that you want to cook, and when it's done Mr. H.C will beep and let you know that it's done. Effortless! LOVE!
You can also steam veggies without turning them into mush, which is also another one of my chronic problems. One of my favorite things about this product is that you can steam veggies while the rice is cooking for a quick and non-mushy meal. Awesome! I'm really looking forward to using the steamer for homemade vegan sausages too, though I might have to wait until our next vacation for that.
I am not yogurt's biggest fan, but I wanted to try the yogurt making feature anyway just to say that I've made yogurt. It was way better than the store bought stuff, because those are always too sweet for my taste. The little jars that come with the Healthy Chef are great. Instead of one big jar you get six individual servings.
My favorite part about the dehydrator feature is the awesome smell that takes over the house while it's working its magic. I dehydrated some strawberries, oranges, lemons, raspberries, and dates at the same time, and the house smelled like a delicious fruity sorbet! The five trays are very convenient to dehydrate different things at the same time. This was my first time using a dehydrator and it has been so much fun. The Healthy Chef would be ideal for someone that wants to start eating more raw foods, but still enjoy the goodness of steamed veggies and perfectly cooked hot rice.
Another big plus is that it's a piece of cake to use, and cleaning it couldn't be any easier because you can just stick everything in the dishwasher (except for the base - duh!) It's bigger than I expected too. It's not some tiny little toy appliance that makes five apple chips at a time. Our kitchen is rather small, so I keep him in the laundry room. He seems to like it there. Whoever wins this puppy is in for a treat!
Here's what I have cooked up with Mr. Healthy Chef so far:
We had some veggie wraps for dinner. While I made the tortillas, the rice and veggies cooked together in happy unison. Can you see the rice below the tray?
This was my first time ever making yogurt! I was a bit skeptical of my yogurt-making abilities but it turned out excellent. The Healthy Chef comes with six cute jars (and lids) like the one pictured below.
I saw somewhere (can't remember where) that you can make "date sugar" out of dehydrated dates and use it as a sweetener in cereal and smoothies, so here's my attempt. Because of my impatience and instant-gratification issues, the dates weren't entirely done when I removed them from the dehydrator. The result was similar to brown sugar because there was still some moisture in there. Patience, Daniel-san. Wax on, wax off.
I don't have a powerful blender like a Vitamix or Blendtec, so my green smoothies are either lumpy with green chunky stuff floating around, or it's too much work to drain them to make sure they're smooth and not like some icky Fear Factor challenge.
*light bulb over head*
Dehydrated greens ground to a powder + smoothie = lump-free green smoothie!
There are things that I don't like doing when I'm cooking. Zesting stuff is one of them. I have a big beef (or is that a seitan cutlet?) with zesters/graters, but I love what lemon and orange zest can do to spice up recipes.
*light bulb over head*
Dehydrated lemon/orange peel + Magic Bullet = dry zest on call!
I ground the dehydrated peel until it was almost a powder, and I used the orange zest to perk up some orange-cranberry cupcakes. The aromatherapy that was going on while the stuff was in the dehydrator was insane. Now I have orange and lemon zest in a spice jar ready to go whenever I need it.
The lemon zest came in handy when I ran out of fresh lemons for my tea.
I have only had a few days to play with it for now, so I didn't just want to make something too simple like apple and banana chips or dehydrated tomatoes. Everybody knows that dehydrators can do that, I wanted to see what else was possible, and found that the possibilities are endless!
See you guys on July 9th for the big winner announcement! Good luck to everyone! I miss you all, though I have been inconspicuously lurking around your blogs during my blog break. Mwahahaha!
*light bulb over head burns out*


text: Researchers Investigate Marginal Land for Biomass Non-food biomass production coupled with processing plants could create sustainable infrastructure for fuel conversion. Published on: Aug 15, 2012 Tweet Post to Your Wall. Email Story RSS Permalink Print This summer's drought has "stirred the pot" in the fuel vs. food debate, but researchers at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry are collaborating with the U.S. Dept. of Energy to study how second generation biofuels—those from non-fuel crops grown on marginal land—could become profitable and sustainable. Despite finite supplies of fossil fuels, Shibu Jose, director of the Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri and H.E. Garrett Endowed Professor at the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources says creating a vibrant biofuel industry is a "chicken-or-the-egg" problem.Shibu Jose, director of the Center for Agroforestry at the University of Missouri, stands in a test plot of switchgrass. Farmers don't want to invest in these biofuel crops until they know there will be buyers willing to pay a good price for them, he says. "And industrial players like refineries and producers of advanced liquid fuels would like to see sustainable production of biomass crops before they set up shop, which would take millions of dollars of investment." To find solutions to both cropping and processing issues, MU researchers are testing four species of biofuel crops in land that is not or can't be used for other production. In the flood-prone fields along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, the crops are grown in huge trenches that will be flooded to simulate conditions. The fields include 15 different varieties of each of the four candidate crops: willow, switchgrass, cottonwood and high-biomass sorghum. The researchers will compare how well they grow in different types of soil and under different amounts and duration of flood stress. The results will reveal which varieties are likely to perform best in the floodplains. This knowledge will guide breeding programs to create new, improved varieties of biomass crops.


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As Nintendo confirmed that the successor to the Wii will be coming out sometime in 2012, I thought it was time to post a thread about it. What we do know is that is will come out no sooner than 2012. Hopefully sooner than the holidays. There will be a playable version at E3 in June. I think that about covers what we actually know.
There are a bunch of rumors which include; it will be backwards compatible with Wii games, supposed to be more powerful than the 360 or the PS3, 1080i, two controlers; one basically like the wiimote and the other has a 6.1 inch touch screen that can stream things to and from the console, and it will be about as big as the 360 slim. It is rumored to be codenamed Project Cafe and will actually be called Nintendo Stream. Of course, that is all just rumor. If true though, it should make for a pretty sweet console and should be able to compete with the other two.
Hopefully they will fix the online and more third party devs will make some good games for it instead of these little party games the Wii has now. Of course, there is the other rumor that GTA 5 is either ready for the new console or will be when it comes out. If that is true, I would say that Nintendo got the Stream right! We will see just what it has and what it can do this June.


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Friday, April 10, 2009
Locked Behind Door #1
For the skimmers in the room, here's the headline: Tyler locked Tucker and me into a bedroom for an hour and a half, and our rescue involved three strangers, three firemen, a fire truck, three police officers, several calls to 9-1-1, and a very brave neighbor.
It's true.
For the lovers of details, here's the scoop.
It was Good Friday. We were in the final stretch of six days without Robb. So, you know, that right there is a recipe for freshness and success all the way around. We had just finished baths. I had finished lotioning and dressing Tyler, and he was running free while I gave Tucker the same post-bath treatment. Tyler is in a door-closing frenzy these days, since he has just learned how to successfully operate the doorknobs entirely. He was opening and closing all the doors in our upstairs, and he casually closed the door to Tucker's bedroom.
I'm not a huge fan of closed doors with small children on the other side, so I asked Tuck to open the door while I picked out his clean clothes. And then I heard him say, "Uh-oh. Locked. Tyler locked it."
Ahem. What? Surely he's gotten it wrong. "No way. He didn't lock it. Try again."
"Nope. It's locked, Mommy. Tyler locked the door."
I tried. He was right. The door was locked. Tyler was on the outside, and Tuck and I were trapped inside. (I'd like to take this moment to give a special nod to the previous owners of this house, who thought it was indeed brilliant to put a lock on the outside of a child's bedroom. Brilliant.)
My cell phone was about eight feet away, on the shelf at the top of the stairs. Far too far away, on the other side of the door. Robb was in Texas. My parents were out of town for the day. Nobody was likely to drop by our home, unannounced, for a very long, long time. I was aware of these realities, but I didn't panic. Yet.
I lay down on the floor, with my face smashed against the carpet. I could see Tyler's little socked feet. I called for him, and he lay down on the floor, inches away from me... only a securely locked door stood between us.
"Hi, Mommy."
"Hi, buddy. Can you unlock the door? Turn the little knob? Please?"
He stood up. He fiddled with the doorknob. I thought it would perhaps be this easy. But then he lay back down, and I could see 1/4 of his sweet little face, pressed against the carpet.
"Hi, Mommy." So, no luck on the lock, then.
"Hi, Ty. Can you get mommy's phone? It's on shelf by the steps. Please, baby. Please."
"Phone? Get Mommy's phone?"
"Yes. Please."
"Okay, Mommy."
I watched his sweet little feet walk down the hallway, stopping just short of the said shelf. But then he took the calendar off the wall and sat down to look at the newest animals born at the zoo. Oh, dear. I could feel panic settling in.
I called for him. Repeatedly. I needed his attention. Right now. This precious second child of mine needed to learn to follow multiple step directions immediately. He was our only hope. But he gave us no hope. He came back to my smashed face calling from the inch crack underneath the door, and he slid his fingers through and smiled at me.
"Hi, Mommy."
Now Tucker chimed in. "Tyler, please. Mommy's phone. On the shelf. Go get it."
We tried this again and again. For a long stretch. I sent Tyler to retrieve the phone, and he found other things to do for a few moments, only to come back and say hi to me. Finally, after many of these rounds, he stopped coming back. The only thing worse than the hopelessness of a child who cannot follow directions is the fear that settles in when he stops answering. I could not see him or hear him, and I began to imagine the worst.
In the meantime, Tucker was pacing. He was walking the length of his bed, again and again, saying, "We'll never get out, Mommy. Never. We'll never get out. Ever."
That's not so helpful. I encouraged him to pray instead. So he folded his hands and paced, saying, "Please, God. Please. Please save us. Or we'll never get out. Ever."
Still, no Tyler. Clearly, he would not be our means of escape. But I needed a plan: fast.
The doorknob was the kind with a hole in the middle of the side opposite the lock, so all I needed was one of those handy little rods to stick in there, designed to unlock the door. (If only.) I dove into Tucker's closet, and I found one wire hanger among hoards of plastic ones. (As a rule, I don't keep the wire ones, since a friend of mine told me her childhood story of being rushed to the ER with a wire hanger protruding from her eyeball. So, we stick to plastics. But I was singing the praises of the one wire hanger I hadn't purged.) I unwound it, and I poked it through the hole. I tinkered and jammed. No luck.
New plan. I looked out the second-story window. I tried to gauge it... could I jump? I happen to store all the family's sheets in Tucker's closet, so I could tie them together and lower myself until I felt safe enough to jump. (I can't imagine feeling safe enough to jump. I'm not your stereotypical risk taker.) I measured the distance and the risk.
A definite option, but just not yet.
Instead, I took the screen out of the window, and I started screaming my head off. Our home backs up to a busy road, and I bellowed to all the passing traffic: "Help! Please help! Anyone!! Anyone?? Help me!" I gathered a white sheet from the closet collection, and I added a flying flag to my SOS calls. Please. Please. Please.
(Still no word from Tyler, but plenty from Tuck. He was pacing and praying and yelling, repeating every single thing I said. Good thing I'm not a cusser. Typically.)
I was pretty confident that a few drivers looked our way, and one passenger even turned her head to look closely as they drove by. But nobody stopped. Come on. Somebody. Please.)
I spotted an older woman walking up the sidewalk. I upped the volume and the frenzy. "Ma'am! Ma'am! Help us! Please!" Thank you, Lord, she heard my voice. She walked up the sidewalk and stood on the other side of our backyard fence. I told her what happened. I asked for her help. I shouted directions to our home (since she would need to turn around, walk the entire length of the fencing to the intersection, turn left, then left again, then up the hill... and she didn't seem confident to jump the fence to rescue us in a shorter route). I told her our house number. I told her our garage code. I screamed the numbers, and I signed them with my hands. Please. Please.
She didn't seem entirely confident, and she also couldn't hear me very well over the din of the traffic. But she was our best hope, thus far. I gave her all my best strategies, and I watched her walk away. In the right direction, but still, away. And that's when it occurred to me: who am I kidding? Why should she help us? She is this little old woman out for a walk to keep her arthritis from acting up, and I have launched her into a rescue mission. And even if she does take the extra hike to our front door, and even if she does find the right house and then remember the garage code, is she actually going to enter the home of someone she doesn't know, only to have so search for us once she's inside??
I'm toast, I thought. Better keep screaming.
Moments later I spotted two teenagers strolling by, this time on the far side of the four-lane busy road. I waved, screamed, and flailed until they looked our way. Pretty sure I had all the signs of a woman in distress, they crossed the street to see what I needed.
"Please call 9-1-1! I need help!" Enough with the lengthy directions. I needed rescuers who were willing and able to break into my home, and you can count on the ones with badges. This sweet girl listened to my pleas, and she called 9-1-1 from her cell phone. She relayed my address twice, withstood four transfers of her call (?!?), and stayed on the line until someone assured her that help was on the way. And even better, she promised to stay within my line of vision until this help arrived.
And that's when I started to cry. Because that's what I do when the crisis is nearly over and it looks like maybe we will be okay. But we weren't yet. And I had a three-year-old in the room who was watching my every move to determine if he should cry as well. So I shut down the waterworks, with promises to do that later. Once I knew Tyler was okay too.
(Still no word from him, by the way. The hallway was s-i-l-e-n-t.)
Fifteen minutes crawled by. I made conversation with the darling girl on the other side of the fence, whom I believe is named Victoria. We waited, and we were all thankful the house wasn't truly on fire as we waited for the fire trucks. (And I didn't let myself really think for even one second about this house on fire with us locked inside and Tyler nowhere to be found... even now, let's change the subject.)
And in that forever of waiting, the bedroom door flew open. In a heroic measure of great fortitude, my neighbor had come to rescue us. And hers was perhaps the most beautiful face I had ever seen. Sweet relief... we were free.
Also, to my greater relief, she was carrying Tyler in her arms. He was covered in mascara. Homeboy had spent the entire hour hanging out in my makeup drawer, painting himself. No wonder he didn't answer me. I was so relieved to see him that I didn't even care about anything else. (But I also didn't laugh. It wasn't funny yet.)
(It still isn't.)
That's when Bean (our neighbor, nicknamed for Sabrina) told me her side of the story. After all my doubts, the sweet old woman really did follow through. She found my house, and she even entered the garage code. The door opened at her command, but she didn't want to go any further, not without someone who at least knew me. So, she went next door.
But from Bean's perspective, this apparently crazy old woman showed up on her front porch. She was insistent that there was a woman next door who was locked in her house, and she needed help. Bean was suspicious. What? Why on earth would Tricia be locked in her house? Who gets locked in their own house? Tricia, smart girl that she is, would open the door and let herself out. Bean was not so apt to help this person, who clearly spoke nonsense.
She called my cell phone: no response. She called Robb's cell phone (in Texas). She told Robb about the crazy woman, to which my husband replied: "You're right. She is crazy. Call the police. I'm sure Tricia is just fine. I haven't heard from her in a while, but I'm sure she's fine. That lady is probably an Alzheimer's patient who has escaped. Don't worry about Tricia, but please take care of yourself."
Oh, sure. This woman is my saving grace, and Robb tells Bean: please ignore and continue on with your day. (To his very loving credit, he had no idea that I was in such great distress.)
Thankfully, the woman persisted. And after Bean was unsuccessful in getting me to answer my phone, she decided she could at least check things out. She came inside our house, to find everything in working order: only the people were missing. Dishes out, iPod playing, laundry half-folded: evidence of daily routines. But no people.
And, bless her heart, that's when she started to feel afraid. She called out for me, but she got no response. (I was too busy yelling for my life and the lives of my children... I couldn't hear her.) She came up the stairs to find all the doors closed (thanks to our masterful door-closer). She didn't know which one to open, and she didn't know what she would find on the other side. She started with our bedroom, and there she found Tyler. Mr. Mascara. My little boy, in drag.
She scooped him up, and she came in search of us. And she found us. I hugged her and hugged her, and I would have for longer...except just then we heard blaring sirens. The firemen had arrived.
Bean took Tyler to the kitchen sink, and she began cleaning him up. I went outside to greet our team of rescuers. Tucker was on my hip, and he was mightily mesmerized by this real, live fire truck, close enough to touch. The firemen listened to my story, and they asked if I felt that my children or our home needed any further care. I promised them that we were okay. I thanked them for their services to my family and our community, and I sent them off to rescue someone else.
I headed back inside, where Tyler was nearly cleaned up. I snapped his picture. It doesn't quite capture the magnitude of the moment, when it was all caked across his nose, cheeks, eyelids, and eyebrows, but it gives you an idea. And at least it is proof.
I called Robb, needing to fill him in on the crisis, alert him of our status, and just listen to his voice. But just then, my doorbell rang. Ferociously. If doorbells can ring as such. Someone wanted in.
I came do the door to find three police officers. To Robb, I said, "Just a minute, honey. The police are here.... Hello, gentlemen."
(Music to his out-of-town ears, I am sure.)
"Hello, ma'am. Was there an emergency here?"
"Well, yes. Yes, there was. We're okay now. You see, my younger son, that one right there? He locked my older son and me into a bedroom. We couldn't get out."
"And were you waving a flag out the window?"
"I was."
"Then that explains it. We received multiple 9-1-1 calls from the neighborhood. People told us a woman was hanging out her window, screaming for help. We didn't all come together - we arrived separately. The dispatcher received numerous calls, and we all came rushing to the scene."
(They did see me! All those people who seemed to casually glance or even look closely as they drove by - they followed through too. They called 9-1-1 for my rescue.)
"Are you okay now, Ma'am?"
"I really am. I'm a little shaken, but I think we'll be okay."
They looked at Tyler. "Ma'am, can you tell us why his eyes are black?"
"Yes. I sure can. You see..." And I told them the story. It had little to do with domestic abuse of any kind. I assured them.
I apologized for the false alarm, but they very quickly and gently assured me: this was no false alarm. I needed help, fast, and I did the right thing. (I can't tell you how much I really needed to hear that.)
They asked if they could do anything before they left. I said, "Could I take your picture? Please? I just have to prove that this really happened. All of it." Without a second's hesitation, they each scooped up my boys, and they smiled for my ever-ready camera.
And with that, they were on their way. Bean stuck around long enough to make sure I was indeed okay, in the real mom-to-mom sense. And she offered to have her husband swing by the liquor store on his way home, if that would help me. I thanked her profusely... but I was pretty sure the adrenaline crash would pacify me.
I put the boys down for their naps, and I crashed into bed. For two hours. I slept hard. The kind of hard sleep that caused me to wake up feeling disoriented... where am I? What time is it? Is the door locked?
Tucker woke me up after his nap, but he didn't really want me to get out of bed. He just wanted to lay beside me. After all, this was his trauma, too. We merely survived the rest of the day, until Robb got home. We were in a dazed stupor, Tucker and me. Tyler was just fine, except for the mascara with lasting power. (Apparently, I buy the best stuff WalMart has. As we can now tell, on Tyler's forever darkened lashes.)
There are many heroes in the story: the firemen, the police officers, and Bean, whom I thanked with everything I had in me. But there are also the other heroes whom I never met, or who disappeared off the scene just as the officials arrived: Victoria and her friend behind my fence, the old woman who took the longest hike of her life, and the many anonymous drive-by callers. If, by chance, you read my blog: Thank you. I wish I could tell you myself.
Tucker has polished the retelling, which is complete with prayers, shouting, and wild arm movements. And he's pretty accurate. He had a hard time going to sleep in the bedroom we had been locked in, and he reminded me that he was very sad... "because Tyler turned the knob." The experience has come with some bad dreams, but he is on the mend.
Tyler is, well, becoming aware of this story in which he is a central character. If you ask him what happened, he says, "I yock a door." He will never, ever live this down, and his wife will hear all about this. With time, it will collect humor, and it already carries grace. But it will stick with him. Every year on Good Friday, as we remember what Jesus did for us, we'll also recall what Tyler did to us.
Robb finally came home. He replaced the doorknob with one that doesn't lock, and I finally had that cry I promised myself. This story isn't quite funny to me yet. But you can laugh if you want to. I will someday.
I promise. It's all true.
10 comments:
- Robyn said...
Oh man, Tricia- that is quite the story! I saw your Facebook status and so I just had to see what happened to you. And I love details so of course I read the entire story. I'm sure that was quite traumatic for you (and Tucker too)! But I am glad that there was a happy ending and that you all are doing well now. Oh and so fun that the officers let you get a photograph. Take care!
- April 11, 2009 at 11:11 PM
- Jeni said...
That IS quite the story! Wow!
- April 12, 2009 at 1:41 AM
- Michaela said...
Oh my goodness, Tricia, what an experience. I literally want to both laugh and cry for you - I can see myself experiencing everything you described. I wish you hadn't had to go through it, but it is, indeed, some pretty incredible fodder for the family oral history. So glad you and the boys are safe - take care of yourself, my sweet friend. Hugs,
Kerri - April 12, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Polly said...
I didn't laugh when you first told me the story on the phone. I didn't laugh the second time, as you told it to your dad on the phone. I only smiled as I told it to Alli on the phone.
But I gotta tell you, as I read this, I laughed out loud. More than once. It's starting to get really funny! - April 12, 2009 at 9:12 PM
- Robin said...
oh tricia. that's all i got.
- April 13, 2009 at 6:45 PM
- Joyce First said...
Tricia, God Bless You, Sweet Girl, I knew this had a happy ending because I've since heard from you. But this is one of the best-written and funniest stories I've read in a l-o-n-g time. (Tyler and Tucker, keep 'em coming! Aunt Joyce loves you guys!)
- April 16, 2009 at 5:33 AM
- Catherine said...
What a story! And very well-written, Tricia. What an emotional rollercoaster!
- April 2, 2010 at 8:30 AM
- Dawn said...
that was a great story...how frightening though!
- April 2, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Terry said...
oh what a good easter gift that you have given to us tricia...i really hope that you will put this story into the book that you will be writing!....happy easter sweet little mother and precious wee boys...love terry
- April 23, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Carolyn said...
I enjoyed your story very much because interestingly enough, I had an experience VERY similar to this. Luckily for me however, no police or firefighters needed...just a screwdriver to disassemble the doorknob!
- October 18, 2011 at 6:53 PM