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When people ask me about careers, I say if you're lucky you'll find work so absorbing that you'll never know what time it is. And you'll be rewarded for what you do well. But the most important part is you'll be in the company of kindred spirits.
It's a bit of a crazy quilt, this life. It's compelling, absorbing, satisfying, stressful and risky.
Like getting fired. I remember every time-at J. Walter Thompson Co., Tatham and Ogilvy & Mather-we got fired. Ninety days and it's over. It's always painful.
We all live through cycles of losing and winning, so mastering new business is crucial. These reviews are aptly called the Dance of Death because the win rate is about one in 10.
You can find yourself doing the weirdest things. Once our team played volleyball all summer with a prospect, as a chemistry check.
At Tatham, we needed a food account. So we invented a presentation called "Food of the Future." The premise was that food and emotions and medicine are connected. We presented it in so many places the charts got tattered. One day, at a Kraft meeting, we were horrified to see Stouffer's still on the presentation.
So here I am, wrapping up the pitch, and I say, to illustrate the attitude, "My body is a temple." Ralph Rydholm, described then as roly-poly, stood up and said, "My body, on the other hand, is an amusement park."
Some of the best and brightest are, unfortunately, your competitors. Since we share clients, the clients always talk about how good the other guy is. Our Sears client commends Y&R; Unilever admires JWT's planning process; Pepsi screens Phil Dusenberry's latest film for me. Even Keith Reinhard of DDB Needham, my buddy, insisted on beating us regularly in Chicago.
At Tatham, we're in this duel with DDB Needham for the Louis Rich turkey business. Yes, we're mounting those tattered old "Food of the Future" charts, and an amazing thing happens-we win. Next day, I receive a box from Keith. I think how grand, how sensitive-this is more like it. Out jumps a live turkey. It's so nervous, it flies around the room making contributions everywhere. I collect these droppings and send them back to my friend Keith.
In advertising, our product is ideas, and you can never prove that an idea is going to work.
I recall a pioneering day, two women presenting, working on a "save the account" idea for shampoo. My partner, Marion Howington, in describing the proposed ad, says, "This scene will give a nice, warm feeling." Hal, our client, interrupts to say, "Listen, girlie, if I want a nice warm feeling, I'll pee down the side of my pants leg."
This, at least, illustrates the very different topography of men and women.
But living with the thought that you can get fired, or living with having to constantly present your soul in new-business presentations, is not a bad way to stay fresh, flexible, inventive.
In such crisis events, you are forced to step out of the thousand daily duties and form your philosophy, and that which defines the character of your company.
Prior to the early, secret dialogues with IBM at O&M, we had spent all year on our vision-to be brand experts. We reorganized the agency network to deliver on this promise. When IBM finally made it clear they were talking about all their ad business, from 46 agencies to one, we were daunted until we realized we had been in preparation for just this kind of test.
If we could take part in the vitality of this remarkable world brand, IBM . . . wouldn't that be a great way to make a living? And it was . . . and it is.
Agencies are defined by their clients, made famous by their clients' brands. We are often in the company of great minds, strong leaders who are involved in their brands. The bonus is, your clients become good friends.
Only five years ago, agencies were being characterized as all alike and brands were thought dead. Today, of course, brands are essential and we are regarded as indispensable partners since brands don't cross borders without a good agency to balance local and international interests.
When Tatham merged with a French agency, the creative star was Jacques Segula. At Procter & Gamble Co., Jacques, in his great French accent, is describing the creative process. It's hard to follow. Finally, we are stunned to understand that he is talking about the fragile path of a spermatazoa as it makes its lonely way up the birth canal . . . a Frenchman's version of the journey of an idea.
The best thing about advertising is that it's a constant study of how people behave.
It's quite a laboratory we work in. We're required to go to plays, concerts, see movies, sit in bars, read, listen and enjoy the great diversity of human beings. Not a bad job description.
Of course, people in advertising-because of this keen insight into human behavior-are more balanced than others, right? Well, not necessarily. A balanced life, it seems to me, is the great goal for women in the '90s.
I know all about balance. I've had it. Just never all at the right time.
In my days at JWT, I worked so fiercely, so intensely, my back would give out in protest. They'd lay me out on the floor or back seat of a car-then prop me up in meetings, as I couldn't stand. Now there's a picture of balance for you.
Then one day I forgot to pick up my daughter after skiing-she was 12. I drove like a madwoman to the train, fearing the worst.
Next day I told my bosses: I need a travel hiatus. I have to be home. My enlightened management said, "Well, OK, but this'll put a scar on your record." They were searching for balance, too.
I move to Tatham from JWT in search of balance. Tatham is smaller, not so glamorous. But I have an ownership stake and I learn we are near bankruptcy . . . I don't sleep through the night for three years.
My husband is not happy . . . we make plans to quit Chicago. I'm trying to imagine life in a Southern city he's picked to relocate to. He realizes, and I reluctantly do, too, that leaving behind such a real part of us, the work we do, is not balancing anything.
And we become a statistic of imbalance . . . divorce.
However, I'm still interested in the concept-a whole life-so, at Tatham in the early '90s, we are doing so well I feel I can now go find out what real life is like. I ask my partners to let me go. They send me off beautifully . . . with great style.
I don't know what I am going to do except go to the dentist . . . but I'll find out who I am outside of The Job.
Five months later, I'm chairman and CEO of O&M. I couldn't resist. I've been training all my life to take part in such an effort.
Our hardy, small band who bonded together to remove the word "beleaguered" from our beloved O&M realize now how fortunate we were. For in these troubled times, we were able to put into practice all our communication and business skills to revive and restore our own brand.
We worked hard and long, making mistakes, trying the new but keeping a regard for the old.
From this time and these people, I learned that:
Consensus is no substitute for leadership.
Character is formed in the midst of people in crisis, not in solitude or in prosperity.
Generosity is the great secret weapon of success in business.
I learned that the whole point of work is to be in the company of kindred spirits.
Just such a kindred spirit is O&M's new chairman-CEO, Shelly Lazarus, and that team's future is so promising, I can leave gratified to have been a part of this great agency.
Each place I have met friends, learned a lot, watched many people grow and thrive. Now I'm off to write a book and . . . invent a new life of balance. I'll be saving a place for you.
Ms. Beers, chairman emeritus of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, was recently presented the Lifetime Achievement Award by Advertising Women of New York. This article was adapted from remarks she made on accepting that award.


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Press for Bookec
We had a rough cut of Bookec previously called Wives of War. This version was screened in some areas and created a buzz enough for us to come up with a more befitting name -- Bookec. Hear about the film producer's vision for the film in this Voice of America Impact Africa interview.
A Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Bookec film producer Zubedah Nanfuka. Read more about the producer's number one voted AMA here.
Despite being a former LRA rebel abductee and an HIV-positive mother of three, 30-year-old Beatrice Ajok has trudged on.Read the story in Uganda's The New Vision.

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An Alumni Holiday Message
Posted by Caitlin Joyce on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 1:41 PM PST
Dear Alumni -
It is the holiday season, which has me feeling reflective and grateful. I am grateful tobe a member of such a wonderful and supportive alumni community. I see the passion and commitment you show to your Alma Mater and I feel humbled to be representing you in my position as Assistant Vice President of Alumni Relations for Seattle University.
This year my office has been in a continual transition which has welcomed a transformation aimed at providing you and the SU community with the best possible alumni experience. As I reflect on this year, there are things we've improved and continue to do well and areas in which we have an opportunity to improve. As this year comes to a close I can confidently say that we are more committed than ever to deliver on our vision of being a world class alumni relations office and presence for Seattle University.
In response to direct feedback we have focused on four goals that will create opportunities to engage our alumni and continue to build out a rock solid foundation that will support Seattle U alumni bringing them together with a lifelong community. Improving our marketing and increasing outreach to alumni has been a main focus along with understanding what great benefits and services are needed for our alumni. We have worked consistently to ensure we have a plan that will lead us to success and I encourage you to please review our FY13summary strategic plan.
We will continue to grow and improve our efforts to connect with our alumni, wherever they may be. As I mentioned earlier there were so many accomplishments this year. In the spirit of reflection, I would like to share with you our FY12 status report for reaching our goals.
I thank you for your continued support of Seattle University, and of my office. As always, your thoughts and feedback are encouraged, as you represent the legacy of Seattle University. If you have not yet had an opportunity to attend one of our many offerings, I hope you'll look at our upcoming events and join us, with your friends and family in supporting SU.
I look forward to working with each and everyone one of you in the coming year.
May peace and love surround you and yours this holiday season.
Susan R. Vosper '90, '10


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Boat Show Season Off to a Great Start!
I am writing this week's blog on my flight home from the New York Boat Show, and, what a great show it was!
The New York Boat Show is normally a good show for us, and this year's show was as good as any. We tied our record for the most boats sold, many of which were to first time Nautique buyers.
During the show I had the opportunity to walk around looking at the 2008 products offered by various manufacturers and dealers. It was encouraging to see the new Nautiques side by side with our competitors' boats – once again Nautiques stand out as the product to own.
It was also great to meet with people in our booth and to hear them rave about Nautiques. Those looking to buy were excited to hear about our boat show incentives; not only that, the Nautique branded skis and wakeboards we are giving away to people who purchase boats during a boat show were a hit.
Thanks to our dealers who worked the New York show: Mitch and the crew from Candlewood, Louie and the team from Offshore, Tom and the group from Adirondack; they all did an excellent job giving our new customers a great Nautique sales experience. Watching these dealers interact with our customers on such a professional level reminded me once again of why Correct Craft is consistently rated high in customer service.
I also spoke to our dealers and sales reps at other boat shows around the country including Portland, San Diego, Toledo and Northern California; all of them reported great sales activity and a lot of excitement about the 2008 Nautiques.
There has been legitimate concern in the boating industry regarding the economy and its impact on boat sales in 2008. However, the customers attending the various boat shows this past week loved the 2008 Nautiques and demonstrated it by buying boats. If the first week of boat shows is any indication, it will be a great year for Nautiques.
Later this week I will be off to California to attend the Pleasanton Boat Show. If you are planning to attend that show on Friday stop by the Nautique booth, I would love to meet you.
To those of you who bought new Nautiques at the recent boat shows – Welcome to the Nautique family!
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After many weeks of research, studying tape, reviewing wing span and shuttle run times, capped off by a trip to the combine in Indy, I bring you my 3rd annual, definitive mock draft. I fucking love the draft, plain and simple. However, I am almost constantly disappointed by our beloved Eagles. I wish i could tell you it's going to be different this year, but i am sure it won't be.
If you're asking yourself, who doesn't get excited about trading out of the first round…………..me. It's fucking agonizing. Anyway, here you go:
1. Detroit Lions- Matthew Stafford, QB- Georgia
2. St Louis Rams- Jason Smith, LT – Baylor
3. KC Chiefs – Aaron Curry, LB – Wake Forest
4. Seattle Seahawks – Eugene Monroe, LT – Virginia
5. Cleveland Browns (adios Braylon Edwards) – Michael Crabtree, WR – Texas Tech
6. Cincinnati Bengals – BJ Raji, DT – Boston College
7. Oakland Raiders – Jeremy Maclin, WR – Missouri
8. Jacksonville Jaguars (I'm guessing they will trade out) – Mark "Dirty" Sanchez, QB – USC
9. Green Bay Packers – Brian Orapko, DE/OLB – Texas (this guy is fucking ridiculously huge, like Latimer in "The Program")
10. SF 49ers – Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB – Another JoePa NFL bust
11. Buffalo Bills – Andre Smith, LT – Alabama
12. Denver Broncos – Tyson Jackson, DE – LSU
13. Washington Redskins – Michael Oher, LT – Ole Miss
14. New Orleans Saints – Chris Wells, RB – one of Tressel's thugs
15. Houston Texans (I still forget they are an NFL team) – Brian Cushing, LB – USC
16. San Diego Charges – Knowshon Moreno, RB – he should be the eagles pick but they will have to move up.
17. NY Jets – Ray "the Samoan Ray Lewis" Maleuga, MLB
18. Denver Broncos – Malcolm Jenkins – The Overrated Ohio State University
19. Tampa Bay Buccaners – Josh Freeman, QB – Kansas State (will be one of the biggest busts in this draft)
20. Detroit Lions – Eben Britton, LT – Arizona
21. Eagles – Donald Brown, RB – UConn (not making me too excited)
22. Minnesota Vikings – Darius Hayward-Bay, WR – maryland (a huge bust; anyone remember Troy Williamson. this guy had 42 catches last year for the season)
23. NE Patriots – Clay Matthews, Jr, LB – USC
24. Atlanta Falcons – Robert Ayers, DE – Tennessee
25. Miami Dolphins – Everette Brown, DE/OLB – FSU
26. Baltimore Ravens – Kenny Britt, WR – Rutgers
27. Colts – Perria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss
28. Buffalo Bills – Brandon Pettigrew, TE – Oklahoma State (would like to see him in midnight green next year)
29. NY Giants – Hakeem Nicks, WR – UNC
30. Tennessee Titans – Darius Butler, CB – UConn
31. Arizona Cardinals – Ziggy Hood, DT – Missouri
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The many steps involved in furniture delivery and installation can be overwhelming to businesses that do not employ full time facility managers and even for those who do, extra help is sometimes needed. Through our extensive experience in this area, we have developed a system of checks and balances that we put into action in every project that we manage. Among the activities you can count on Kansas City Installers to perform are:
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Tiger Woods wearing a Master's Champion Green Jacket
Sports pundits like John Feinstein have drilled into our brains that Tiger Woods will never be the golfer that he was in the early and mid 2000s. However, what is that supposed to mean exactly? Tiger is still his same old self: He has regained his rightful throne as the number one golfer in the world, he is winning golf tournaments left and right, and he is even involved in another alleged sex scandal. The only thing that has changed is that he has not won a major since the 2008 US Open where he played through a double stress fracture in his left leg and a torn ACL, to defeat Rocco Mediate in an 18 hole playoff. Despite that, most still agree that it is only a matter of time before he wins another major.
So, what is the real difference in Tiger? Confidence. Pride. Swagger. However it is you want to word it, he is lacking the "Wow" factor that he has displayed in so many tough situations. The past few years, Tiger has played very conservative, which did not compliment his consistently poor putting. Augusta is a long course, the only way for him to come out with a win this weekend is to take out his best clubs and swing for the green. Laying Up does nobody a favor but his competition, a lesson the novice golfer, such as myself, learns by playing Wii Sports.
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What's Happening with Retirement Saving and Retirement Incomes? Better Data Tell a Better Story
Americans are doing a much better job of saving for retirement than is commonly supposed. Despite claims of declining retirement-plan coverage, more Americans have retirement plans today than in the so-called golden age of traditional defined benefit pensions, and new 401(k) rules make today's workers much more likely to receive benefits once they retire.
Contributions to retirement plans are at record levels compared to the past. Contrary to claims that employers have abandoned retirement saving, employer contributions to retirement plans are also at a historical peak.
The policy debate over retirement security ignores much of the best data and research available. While better information does not erase the challenges we face in improving our diverse retirement-saving system, it can help inform the debate.


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SunSetter Awning Remote Control
Motorized Awnings
Open and close your SunSetter Motorized Awning from anywhere outside or inside your
Each SunSetter Motorized Awning comes with a pocket-sized Remote Control to use instead of using a wall switch. All you have to do is plug the power cord into any grounded outdoor outlet, and the remote will control your awning. (We recommend a ground-fault interrupter-style outlet for safety). The remote's transmitter works with radio waves, so you will be able to open and close your Motorized Awning safely from anywhere. Now you won't have to be on a "line of sight" with the awning. The remote will open or close the awning completely in seconds, or you can stop the awning when it has extended out as far as you want it to with just a press of the remote. Each Remote Control comes with a cradle that you can mount on the wall and it is this cradle that turns the remote into a wall switch.
The Remote Control is for the SunSetter Motorized Models only.
This item has been discontinued. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Phone: 540.443.3910
Fax: 540.961.2141
Suite 800Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Phone: 434.245.3431
Fax: 434.296.0905
Mike is a shareholder at LeClairRyan and serves as chair of the Firm's Venture Capital practice. He also is a member of the Firm's BioPharma and Energy teams. He focuses his practice on and customarily acts as lead counsel in connection with debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, joint ventures, management buyouts, intellectual property licensing transactions and a variety of domestic and international transactions. Mike currently serves as general counsel to a number of emerging companies, including medical device, bioinformatics, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, manufacturing and distribution, alternative energy, medical information technology, internet, and high-tech research and development companies. He also serves as counsel to a growing angel investor network and has served on the board of directors of client companies. Mike currently serves as co-chair of the Steering Committee for the Greater Roanoke and Blacksburg Regional Innovation Blueprint and Action Plan, a regional initiative of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council.
Mike currently serves as general counsel to two pharmaceutical companies; three medical device companies and two bioinformatics companies; and he has extensive experience in the medical data management field.
He has worked on the following transactions in the BioPharma industry: organization of companies; and employment and incentive compensation agreements; numerous rounds of financing, ranging from friends and family to institutional venture capital; sale of a BioPharma company; numerous licensing deals, including but not limited to outlicensing key science from a variety of universities; contract manufacturing agreements; and clinical trial agreements.
In addition to his extensive general counsel experience in the BioPharma industry, Mike currently serves as general counsel to two companies in the alternative energy field, a France-based biofuel/biochem company building a pilot plant in Southwest Virginia and a fuel emulsion company whose technology reduces NOX, CO2 and particulate emissions. He also represents a company that produces magnetic bearings with applications in the alternative energy field.
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LeClairRyan, Charlottesville and Blacksburg, Virginia, 1993 – present
Thompson & McMullan, Richmond, Virginia, 1989 – 1993
Mays & Valentine, Richmond, Virginia, 1986 – 1989
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- Charlottesville Venture Group (CVG): Board of Directors
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Monday, November 3, 2014
Royal Botanic Gardens - Sydney
A few weeks back my friend Rosa and I went for a walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens here in Sydney. It was a warm Winters day and you could smell that Spring was just around the corner. We only live 10 minutes away from the gardnes but I know I will miss having this beautiful oasis close by (a lot).
Posted by Maria Snell at Monday, November 03, 2014
Labels: Canon AE-1 , Sydney , weekend , winter
3 comments :
- querido diário said...
- November 04, 2014 6:17 AM
- studio meez said...
What a gorgeous place.
- November 05, 2014 2:30 AM
- Debie Grace said...
I'd love to live near such a beautiful oasis!
- November 07, 2014 7:26 PM
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Long after the sun had set on the Dubsdread golf course, the parking lot outside was still crowded.
Inside the restaurant and lounge at Dubsdread, 549 W. Par St. in Orlando, 9-irons had given way to six-strings.
A crowd gathered at the tables decorated with gas lamps and fresh flowers, beneath the dark-wood rafters of the restaurant's attractive main room.


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Sun, Sea and a Strawberry Mivvi!
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The four leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, Senate Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-MS), House Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK), and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) met again last week and made significant progress on resolving the differences remaining in the farm bill in an effort to move the bill forward before the end of the year.
Congressmen Lucas and Peterson told the press after the meeting that progress was being made on the bill. Indications are the four leaders have reached a tentative agreement on the commodity title and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). It is now being scored by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to determine the level of savings. The negotiations will continue into this week in an effort to try and complete the bill before Congress leaves for the Christmas recess or does it carry over into next year. Stay tuned. This week is critical.


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Dan Malone '90
Reunions are important milestones and the perfect occasion to commemorate the Villanova experience. Dan Malone '90 is honoring his twenty fifth reunion by supporting an area that has a special significance to him. A member of Villanova's New York Regional Campaign Committee, Dan put a lot of thought into his generous gift not only to honor his four years at Villanova, but to support the current Campaign, For the Greater Great: The Villanova Campaign to Ignite Change, in a meaningful way. Dan was particularly passionate about the Center for Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE Center).
"I feel in this day and age it is imperative for education to go beyond the text book and classroom and for it to take students into real world applications. The collaborative nature of the Center drawing students not just from within VSB but from all other disciplines adds necessary new dimensions to the creative and entrepreneurial process. My Uncle Tom O'Brien '60, a strong supporter of the ICE Center and its goals passed away this past year. I could think of no better way of celebrating his memory than with an endowment honoring him and a part of Villanova in which he too shared a passion."
Although located within Villanova School of Business, the ICE Center has a multi-disciplinary focus and seeks to advance the University's strategy by fostering cross-college learning and embedding entrepreneurial thinking more deeply in the Villanova culture. The Center's signature program, "Pitch Day" brings together students from across campus to have their business plans and entrepreneurial work evaluated by distinguished faculty, alumni, and parent judges.
The ICE Center is one of the many new programs on Campus and we hope will join Villanovans on campus June 4-7 at Reunion 2015 to reconnect with friends and learn about the University today as well as the exciting plans for the future.


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What will Janet say?
The Fed's confab at Jackson Hole used to be a sleepy academic conference. At first blush, it's not the most obvious location for a gathering of monetary policy mavens: it's hard to get to, cell coverage is spotty, and bears can be a problem!
But it has the virtue of being remote. In fact, the striking scenery and remote location are reminiscent of the Bretton Woods global monetary conference of 1944, or even the 1910 meetings on Jekyll Island, South Carolina, where the architecture of the Federal Reserve was originally plotted. Off-site conferences have their advantages.
But getting away from the press is no longer one of them. The views of the mountains rising 6,500 feet above Jackson Lake may be breathtaking, but the conversations around meals and while hiking and fly-fishing are often most interesting to attendees. Sadly, for the rest of us, "Jackson Hole Rules" make these informal remarks off the record. Still, economic history has been made here. Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke both signaled major shifts in policy. But not always: last year, Bernanke didn't even attend.
This year, everyone's looking for clues as to when the Fed will start to raise rates. Will Dr. Yellen's keynote provide them? We'll just have to tune in!
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You might also notice that there is a seam on the red side of the cape, below the word muslin. This is true to the original cape, but the placement is not quite correct yet, as it needs to sit at least 3" higher.
Friday, February 4, 2011
Wonder Woman-Cape
Posted by Lynne Williams at 2/04/2011 11:59:00 AM
Labels: costumes
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Lynne, when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old I received a gift of pastel yellow (with the red bustier and blue shorties printed on)Wonder Woman underoos. I wore those under my clothes all winter until they practically disintegrated and then I wore them all summer as pajamas. You know I think WW is the BEST super hero because she uses accessories as weapons.ReplyDelete
Are you making the Boots as well ?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 26, 2012 at 1:14 AM
I'm passing out, waking up, & passing out again. You are a creative sewing goddess. Where. Are. The. Boots?ReplyDelete
I'm liking you on FB & loving this whole thing. I must have every single bit of it.
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Some time after I had read "I am not just a teacher" on Cecilia Lemos´blog, and watched her online (a very passionate and thought provoking talk at IATEFL 2013), I really don´t know if these words belong to her, but they CERTAINLY came in the right moment, a moment of reflection. This quote has been in my mind since then and now, that I am more convinced than ever that I am not just a teacher, it seems that there is something in the air calling me, signs shining in front of me, even voices whispering in my ear: "Fabiana your best choice was to share all your work, the product of all what you have done with your students along these twenty-six years!". Isn´t that a long time? It really is, taking into account that I was just 23 when I made my debut as an EFL teacher, so... you DO the Math :)). Technology has helped me a whole lot these past years and long gone are those days watching my students´own videos on the VCR!
New challenges, experiences and even risks or bad times have made my life as an educator richer and more interesting.
As I said, reading the News Feed on Facebook, below is the type of sign I mentioned before, in this case posted by Edutopia and shared by Venspired.
I can assure you, I was not the only one to share this fabulous quote/poster! (properly asked for permission first!)
So here I am, proudly blogging one more time about my recent post, not long after I was interviewed by the fantastic Vicky Loras, co-founder of The Loras English Network together with her
sister Eugenia Loras.
My latest post and huge honor was writing to share some of my experiences as a teacher of English as A Foreign Language for Teaching Village, thanks to Barbara Hoskins Sakamoto´s invitation.
This is the link to the post:
Now I am "sitting on the dock of the bay..." on my way to thinking all I can do in return...to thank those who have inspired and supported me...


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My ambitions don't reach as far as world domination like Napoleon Bonnaparte, fragrances suffused with citrus nevertheless feature prominently in my perfume wardrobe. Few aromas are more uplifting and rejuvenating, and their versatility makes colognes an easy fragrance type to adapt to various moods and occasions.
Hermès Eau d'Orange Verte (£69 for 100ml EDC) is as classical as a beige trench coat and crisp white shirt – a blend of lemon, orange and oakmoss. A bracing, slightly austere fragrance, it instantly energises; the bitterness of the orange zest is softened by musk and cedarwood shavings, while a subtle touch of spice brightens the composition further.
From left: Santa Maria Novella Zagara, £90 for 100ml EDC. Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri, £64 for 75ml EDT. Hermès Eau d'Orange Verte, £69 for 100ml EDC
Roger & Gallet's Bois d'Orange soap (£10) will be well paired with Eau d'Orange Verte . Roger & Gallet has several excellent colognes in its line, including Jean-Marie Farina Extra Vieille (£32 for 100ml EDC), purportedly the same potion favoured by Monsieur Bonaparte. My preference, however, is Bois d'Orange, a vignette of woods and peppery citrus. The Bois d'Orange soap is one of those scented marvels that demonstrates the perfumer's art even in the most quotidian context. Its creamy foam smells of zest and green leaves, with hints of amber and basil that linger on the skin well after the morning shower.
The most popular orange used in colognes is the bitter, or Seville, variety, but many modern compositions rely on sweet orange for a juicy, radiant effect. Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri (£64 for 75ml EDT) adds a whisper of vanilla to its orange cocktail for a teasing gourmand sensation. Atelier Cologne Orange Sanguine ($195 for 200ml Cologne Absolue), on the other hand, explores the natural sweetness of the fruit and amplifies it with musk to create a long-lasting presence. Both fragrances are reminiscent of crushed citrus peel and freshly squeezed juice – an aroma that feels upbeat and exhilarating.
Another part of the orange tree that finds its way into colognes is the flowers. Bitter orange blossoms are especially rich in essential oils, which can be extracted either with volatile solvents, resulting in orange blossom absolute, or steam-distilled to make neroli essence. The former is warm, jasmine-like, with a sweet grape note, while neroli is green and spicy. Zagara (£90 for 100ml EDC) from Santa Maria Novella, one of the oldest Italian pharmacies, uses the two essences for a complex effect, while Serge Lutens Fleurs de Citronnier (€175 for 75ml EDP) counts on the green verve of neroli to make its musky woods radiant. The orange flowers form the main structure of these perfumes and offer a suave complement to the sharp citrus notes.
Those who are not convinced by colognes might like to explore Parfums de Nicolaï Eau d'Eté (€111 for 100ml EDT). Its blend of orange, grapefruit and bergamot is as refreshing as a sip of iced lemonade, but a layer of cinnamon-dusted jasmine adds a sultry touch. From the citrus opening to the drydown of vanilla and musk, Eau d'Eté is elegant but quirky. Appropriately named Summer Water, it's also an ideal winter companion.


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Hello friends this is another magnetic levitation project done with arduino.
The suspended ball is a permanent magnet. Distance of the ball from the electromagnet is measured by a hall effect sensor placed under the coil. The digital control loop is a PID algorithm that modulates a PWM output to energize the electromagnet through a MOSFET. A voltage regulator is used to provide a fixed voltage and to limit the current in the coil.
In simple term when a ball moves away from hall effect sensor the PWM output is increased to cause more current flow in the coil and that produces more magnetic field causing the ball to move upward.
Opposite case: When the ball has come closer to hall effect sensor PWM output by arduino is decreased causing less electromagnetic field, and gravity does rest of the work.
This algorithm can be implemented linearly also but by implementing PID proportional output (when error is higher output is higher , for low error output is lower)
here is a video in action.
Here is the link to the article which describes the operation.


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A pre-competition routine is a systematic step-by-step approach that helps you stay focused, feel prepared and in control. It is a routine that you have learned during training and are very familiar with. No matter where you are you can always duplicate it and use it to help you prepare to compete as best you can.
Advantages of having a pre-competition routine:
- Puts the athlete in the right mindset to perform since it is something they are familiar with.
- It creates task specific behavior thus making useful behavior automatic.
- It creates a feeling of confidence and control since the athlete has done it in practice and in competition many times before.
- A sound routine will keep an athlete from making mistakes as it keeps the athlete engaged, away from being consumed by pressure, distractions and challenges.
How to create general pre-competition routine
- Start your plan from before you compete then work backwards.
- 5 to 10 minutes before competition get mentally ready by using visualization, self-talk or whatever gets you in the right mindset to compete.
- Do a warm up. Depending on the sport it could include a light jog, stretching, technical drills etc. The warm up can be by your-self or with the team, depending on the sport, coach or the athlete's preference.
- Pack your equipment, uniform, water bottle etc. the night before so you do not forget anything, thus minimizing stress levels on the day of competition.
- Create a music list that pumps you up and gets you into competition mood.
An effective pre-competition routine could be how you warm up and how you mentally prepare yourself to concentrate on the task at hand. Having one creates a sense of consistency and gives you confidence that you have done everything necessary to ready yourself for a competition.
References from the SIRC Collection:
1. Bloom G, Durand-Bush N, Salmela J. Pre- and postcompetition routines of expert coaches of team sports. / Procedures pre- et post-competitives d'entraineurs sportifs experts en sports d'equipe. Sport Psychologist. June 1997;11(2):127-141.
2. Malouff J, McGee J, Halford H, Rooke S. Effects of Pre-Competition Positive Imagery and Self-Instructions on Accuracy of Serving in Tennis. Journal Of Sport Behavior. September 2008;31(3):264-275.
3. Pain M, Harwood C, Anderson R. Pre-Competition Imagery and Music: The Impact on Flow and Performance in Competitive Soccer. Sport Psychologist. June 2011;25(2):212-232.
4. Vodičar J, Kovač E, Tušak M. EFFECTIVENESS OF ATHLETES' PRE-COMPETITION MENTAL PREPARATION. / UČINKOVITOST PSIHIČNE PRIPRAVE NA ŠPORTNIKOVA PREDTEKMOVALNA STANJA. Kinesiologia Slovenica. January 2012;18(1):22-37.
5. Wang H. Case study of promopting(sic) active self-talk for elite shooters. Sports Science/Tiyu Kexue. 1994;14(2):89-93.
6. Yeats J, Smith M. High School Volleyball Coaches Instructional Approaches and Perceptions to using Athlete Created Pre-competition Warm-up Music. Sport Science Review. December 2011;20(5/6):127-144.


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I listened to my co-workers in the district discuss how they wanted to incorporate play into their day (all first grade teachers). They were stuck. Many said that they could get it in a few times a week, but that was all they had time for it. My 6 year-old heart hurt for them. The 6 year-old inside of me wanted to scream, "Let me run and be joyful! Let me be creative and make a mess! Let me experiment with new materials, toys and ideas! I want to talk loudly with my friends about our play!" The teacher in me said, "I totally get it- there is a lot of curriculum to cover. I have assessments that are required (some twice- long story) and academic interventions to do with them. Sometimes, I feel we have a target on our backs... we can't let anything slide or do any subject at a shallow level. The expectation is so high at times for our little ones."
Then, my own voice came out, "I serve the WHOLE child, not just the cognitive portion. I have a duty to do what is best for them. This is my charge and what parents trust me to do." This can be a scary thing. I even found myself admitting it to my peers out loud. I do not do all of the science or social studies that I could be doing (according to the curriculum- I focus on the state benchmarks for the necessities). The room was pretty silent. The presenter called it the "elephant in the room". How do we do it all? It's simple... we don't. I've come to realize in the last few months that the academic portion of my focus is reading, writing and math foundations. The rest is integrated into the other areas. The rest of the child MUST be looked at and honored. I thought I spoke too soon, when my principal stood up and reinforced my commitment and focus. (Phew! I'm not in trouble when I go in to school tomorrow! She is very much aware and supportive of how I teach and run my room.)
In early childhood/ kindergarten rooms, it is very obvious that the teachers are trying to take in account the whole child when creating the learning experience (social, cognitive, physical, and emotional). This cannot end once they get to first grade (and beyond for that matter!). I am not perfect- I freely admit it. I am trying my best to learn everything I can about my little people and what they need.
So yes, I take them outside every day for another 20 minutes (on top of the lunchtime recess). I make it work. When the weather gets too ugly, I'll switch to 2 days inside play and only 3 days outside. I also have integrated a sense of playfulness into our learning stations for math and literacy. They are playing games related to our content and learning cooperatively (think self-regulation and social skills). Is it my ideal? No. I wish I had more. Maybe once I am more experienced at this level, I will find a way. In the meantime. I'm not sacrificing the little bit that I have to make a canned holiday craft or an extra science unit (said with respect towards my teaching partner who is an awesome science teacher!). Here is a sample schedule for a typical week. I tend to alternate science and social studies (or blend it into something else- like reading non-fiction during a read aloud time). I will also post it on my TeachersPayTeachers account (free), so it can be downloaded if you like the format. (Please ignore the thumbnail pictures- I did something weird, but the file looks like below).


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Fry the garlic and chilli in the olive oil until soft. Add the tomatoes and sugar. Season with salt and pepper and simmer uncovered for about 15 minutes, stirring often, until the tomato sauce has reduced and thickened.
Preheat the oven to 220C.
Place the mushrooms cap side down on a lightly greased baking sheet
Spoon the tomato sauce inside the mushrooms caps and spread the sauce to cover the cap
Tear the Mozzarella into small pieces and dot the tomato sauce with 2 thirds of the cheese
Top the mushrooms with your preferred topping ingredients and dot with the remaining cheese
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relying on his own will, he appointed others, according to his pleasure.
After Easter, Boniface, archbishop of Canterbury, relying on the authority of the Apostolic See, held a provincial council at Lambeth, near London, by the advice of the prelates of his province, to take steps for the execution of the mandate from the Apostolic See against the Tartars, which has already been mentioned, since they had now terribly overrun the greater part of the world, as has been fully related above. And for the effectual removal (by the grace of God) of this scourge of the divine indignation, the holy fathers who assisted at this council, passed a resolution that men ought to recur to processions, and fasts, and other works of piety of this kind, by means of which, if they were offered to the Lord in a spirit of humility and with a contrite heart, the divine anger, which had been kindled to vengeance by the sins of the people, would be appeased, and then they trusted that the faithful people would be mercifully released from their sufferings.
About a fortnight after Easter, the count de Saint Pol came into England, having been, as it was said, invited by the king with about eighty knights and as many guards, who used the cross-bow, but not long afterwards, having failed in attaining his object, he returned with his followers to his own country.
About this time, the itinerant justiciaries held their sittings at Gloucester, and then, intending to sit at Worcester in the week after the festival of Saint John the Baptist, they found no one to come before them on their summons, or to make them any answers as if they were justiciaries, because they were making their circuit within the seven years, before the completion of which period they could not lawfully hold their courts according to the provisions of the kingdom. Moreover, the people of that district were offended at the short notice given by the summons, which did not allow them any sufficient or reasonable time, according to the salutary decisions which have been pronounced in England in former times.
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When I was finally diagnosed with incurable PCa I first told my two children. They had known the cancer diagnosis but we had been hopeful after a CT Scan that it would be on the cureable side. This was abruptly ended when the bone scan revealed bone mets in a number of places. My daughter, naturally upset, confused, angry, came up from London that same evening. The following day I was due to take my son to a wedding reception. I suggested to my daughter that we find a restaurant near to the reception and enjoy a relaxed meal and chat. This was the first visit to a little place in Humberside, Barton upon Humber. We had a lovely meal, shared emerging thoughts about the future, cried, and began the process of getting our collective head around what faced us. I said that night we should return here once a year to mark the passage of time, not knowing how many I could achieve as the prognosis had been 18months to 2 years.
Last night the three of us returned to Barton for the fifth time, celebrating four years survival, enjoying probably our best meal ever and still here, still battling, still living. It also marked the end of the worst couple of weeks I have experienced, the tumour flare, now definitively in remission, just normal aches, pains and tiredness. I hope I can build up my resilience once again.
So four years on and still counting. I have said before I am not under any illusions that this will last forever. I know my circles are decreasing and I know too what Bazza calls the uncertain certainty of the end game will arrive one day. But each year I have a dinner date to remind me I am still going strong and as long as we can we will book our annual dinner, always around Valentines, always in Barton, always at Elio's, to mark the passage of time, the accumulated memories of another year. I am glad of two things here, the restaurant remains open (it is a most inconvenient journey of about one hour from home but it's just fate) and it serves good food, fancy revisiting a place where the food was poor! Appropriately valentines as I am with the two loves of my life, my two children!
Have a good day everyone!
Ok time for an update. For those reading for the first time a brief, hopefully positive summary. It is now 6 years since I was diagnosed. Firstly PSA 7.5; Gleason 9 (5+4) and CT Scan showed no soft tissue spread. In February 2012 a promising curable prognosis was changed when my bone scan revealed bone metastestes. Incurable prognosis and an intitial prognosis of two years. This always seemed a tad pessimistic and six years on feel I may still have a year or two left. You can see the range of treatments I have had on my profile.
So oncology appointment today. Been on enzalutimide for about 9 months now and clinically it feels good. However PSA has risen each check up though a slow rate. This time up to 10.83 so approaching the baseline of 11.98. Onco keen though not to ignore the clinical progress and for the first time said he would try and keep me on enzalutimide beyond the baseline of clinically progress is maintained. Good to hear. Have upped dexamethosone since last visit to support keeping PSA down. Now proposing in 4 weeks to add zometa/zoledronic acid into the mix. This could support my bones and I know lots of people have this. No experience of it so we shall see how it goes.
Overall some encouragement I think and the journey continues. I do get quite tired and my walking is poor but tiredness does not lead to as much 'fuzzy headiness' I am experienced before and with my scooter I am hoping to stay well enough to enjoy 'scooting',around this summer.
So I hope an optimistic report for those starting their journey especially but also friends on here.
I think you are right to move the thread to a new place as you still have so much life in you. 2014 has been a great year for you - trips back to HK after a long time wondering whether you would ever get there again and like John, you have given your daughter away. Blessings x
I also think you are right to move your thread Paul, dying from pca yes but certainly not yet you have too much life yet to live. You still have many options left on your journey and I for one hope that you have many years yet. I am really glad the new medication is bringing a respite to the UTIs that you have had, it must be such a relief for you.
As always I will be thinking of you next week for your results.
Happy New Year
Julie X
Appropriate relocation. Hope HT continues to do a good job for you. Well done for not letting your inconveniences prevent you from doing what you do.
Happy New Year.
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Very positive, Paul. I hope 2015 brings you everything you hope for!
Great post as always Paul. Definitely the right decision to move the thread. Perhaps there should be a section named 'living life to the full' as many men and their families are on this forum.Everything crossed for the PSA results on the 2nd. Just a thought but if it has risen will you be getting a scan? If so and this shows identifiable mets it may be worth discussing a bit of RT to zap them. Si is having this in the new year.
Anyway here's to a successful and healthy new year. Speak soon
Paul, good decision to move post, fingers crossed next PSA is around where you expected it to be..
To you and all I hope the New year will be all that you want it to be
Good luck, keep strong and keep fighting
Many of my favourite female correspondents, Lyn, Mandy, Allison and Julie saying such lovely things. Thanks so much it's good to get your support and of course everyone else who has responded. Sometimes the journey can get a little lonely and it's good to know when I need it most will come out and support me whatever their own travails. This is the great thing about this community and the people here. Mutual support makes almost anything more bearable.
Hi Paul,
Three years on HT and you still jetting round the world, you have my full respect mate.
I agree about moving out of the dying one, once they renamed it i was gone like a shot, but Julie is still there http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif, so one of us is going to have to go back and get her http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif
Now someone said they like your new avatar but to me it looks like you are standing in the dock awaiting sentence, are you sure you was a good boy in HK.
Seeing Mandy tomorrow to sort out the January bash
See you soon mate.
Love from Ness & the Girls
January bash? More info???
Well it started last year in Newark its called the "no hope triathlon"
It started as just a bit of fun and i am pleased to announce that our first event was won by Paul (yorkhull)
But then it becomes quite competitive, Mo is now at the gym 5 times a week, Brian has gone away for altitude training and Dave gets suspended from the site ( cant wait to hear why)
So after the 10k swim and the 20k bike ride we finish of with a gentle 10k road race, we then all meet in a local vegetarian restaurant for some nice cabbage soup followed by a delicious Tofu dish all washed down with a glass or two of water.
Lyn you are more than welcome to join us, but i must say what started as a fun event has now turned quite competitive.
If i can find some pictures i will post them up
Si xx
Well after three years my CIRCLES just got a little smaller. Had my appointment today, met a new uro who confirmed that my PSA had now risen to 42 and the threatened casodex (50g) starts from tomorrow. It was a bit of a jolt at first as I had been to eight successive appointments in three years and, despite the ups and downs, treatment had continued unchanged. Now I am starting down the road a bit it was a shock though I had half expected it. My main worry relates to the additional side effects and having avoided hot flushes so far whether they might now rear their head or that my level of fatigue might increase impacting on my work. Still I guess I have to suck it and see!
Interestingly this new guy went on to say if/when casodex fails I would move onto aberiterone next not chemo which I had anticipated. It was his view that this is now the preferred approach? Not sure, any views? Anyway he has also referred me to the oncologist so I will pick that up with her when that appointment comes through.
I find it unsettling to have another uro, my third in three successive consultations, and I am unsure of my new one, simply because I don't really know him and his ideas seem to take a different path.
Anyway there it is, life moves forward and in 2015 looks like it will be a bit more complicated for me.
Sorry to hear about the rise in PSA,
Having had both treatments and had good results with both. I would go with Abbi every time.
All the best
Paul, did the uro offer you any RT to the breasts before you start? Do you feel brave enough to put the casodex off until you have seen the onco? I feel anxious for you that the casodex route is being determined by someone who only just met you :-(
Good luck with your treatment. Hope it does what it says on the tin!
Hi Lyn,
I guess this has been on the cards since last June and I did resist on the last two appointments. I was not offered RT for the breasts, not sure I would want to go there unless problems get considerably worse. Have had sore nipples for last couple of years but it has been manageable. I found it more difficult because he did not really review my last three years at least with me. He may of course have thoroughly read my file and he is following what I discussed with two previous uro's. Overall I think it is time to try this medication. I was pleased that he was happy to facilitate aa appointment with an onco, which I haven't had. He also wants to see me in two months so this change will get checked out quickly.
Hi love, I was thinking more that we only found out too late that RT doesn't work unless it is done before the casodex begins :-( I am pleased that you are finally seeing an onco though - I find it mind boggling that you have had to wait this long!
Thanks Allison,
I think my ,boobs' cannot get much more pronounced anyway and I don't feel too concerned about them. I am a big guy so it's par for the course really. I have started casodex so I will see if it develops or changes at all!
I think the decision re Abby first or not is something I had not anticipated as at my previous meeting with a different consultant he had said chemo next! I suppose I did not know whether this new guy was more up-to-date or was new to this work as a new consultant. He has come from Birmingham so he may be bringing new ideas. Anyway I shall await a meeting with an onco and chat it through with her and then go back to him in two months. The casodex journey has begun!
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Thank you, Paul. Your post meant a lot to me.
Best regards,Lawrence
Thanks Mandy. I am a little nervous of casodex given its fairly bad press on here, though I guess if it causes no problems people do not talk about that. More than that I guess it's a slight movement forward towards castrate resistance and the sticky road after that. So that is unsettling but for now I can continue as before unless or until side effects grow!
As to Abby before chemo the debate on this does seem very confused. I can see the 'benefit' of chemo whilst you are still well as it may be better tolerated. From my point of view I would take time off work (for six months this is on full pay) and see it through. I would then have Abby or enzo in the box. Having said this if Abby gave me another year or more before chemo there are attractions to that if medically this is now the better option. But I have now heard views both ways, not least from my two uro's so it's hard to know what is best.
Look forward to hearing from about the meet up too.
From my limited experience it seems in Doncaster and Sheffield that the emphasis is on velocity rather than the numeric value of the PSA.The oncologist told me they would rather avoid the toxicity of HT until it is definitely required. From what you have said about your rate of increase Paul that sounds about right. However, I would ask for a scan as that does seem overdue. Going to send you a message
Some data on Abiraterone, it is two years old but still interesting reading.
On average Zytiga works for 1 year.
When used earlier in the treatment of prostate cancer before chemotherapy the trials showed that Zytiga worked for an average of 2 years.
If used before chemotherapy Zytiga works for 2 years.
The longest Zytiga survivor is 8 years from the Phase I clinical trials in 2004.
There are several 6 year survivors still taking Zytiga from the Phase II clinical trials.
There are hundreds of 4 year survivors on Zytiga from the 1000 cohort of the Phase III trials.
I hope this helps you to understand the soughts of responses that you get with Zytiga
John hated the casodex enough to stop early but was in a very different situation to you and I suspect the side effects that he struggled so much with have already become your new 'normal' Paul. As far as I can remember from past members, adding casodex to existing HT tended to show itself as an increase in breathlessness rather than anything else.
Who goes to your appointments with you? Do you want Mo and I to come along to intimidate the uro for you?
Formidable 😬
Sorry for not replying earlier I was getting over the mental image of Mo and Lyn confronting my uro! It disturbs the mind! Interestingly for an assertive man at work I am quite quiet and reserved in front of doctors. But for the moment I will keep that one in the locker! I go on my own. I did not want my children to have to go through this though Hannah would have rivalled Lyn for assertiveness. joe would say little!
If I am dilatory in reply it's because I am spending considerable time travelling down to suffolk. My mum, who is 91, had a bad fall just as I was returning to the UK and so first hospital, now respite care has meant frequent trips down the A1. As my brother is away for a month I shall be doing this regularly for Jan and Feb. Just hope the casodex does not strike me down!
If I get no satisfaction from my medics I think just threat of you two would be enough! But I may take you up on it one day!
I am sorry to read about your PSA rise, not what you wanted to here but as you say you had half suspected as much. I have been a bit slack on the forum and have only just caught up . I cannot offer advice on the different treatments but I would gladly join Lyn and Mandy in a show down with your Uro. http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif.
Sorry to hear about your Mum it is always a worry when they get to such a grand age and then have a fall. Life always seems to throw everything at once at you.
Don't forget if you would like the three Muskateers at your next appointment you only have to ask.http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif
Just spotted your response Julie, thanks so much given you have more pressing problems. Perhaps I could send all three of you and not go myself!
GOOD NEWS DAY!! I had my routine diabetes appointment today which unfortunately showed another rise to 59 so I was despatched to the dietician for a lecture on healthy eating. Although when she weighed me I had lost half a stone since I had last been there so I put her on the back foot. All my other measures were fine!
So my wonderful consultant always takes an interest in my PCa and has a PSA test done alongside his tests. It was just 13 days since starting casodex so I was hoping that the rise might have begun to slow down or stop. What a surprise to learn it had gone from 42.87 down to 22.67, almost halving in less than two weeks. I feel like having a double portion of salad for lunch! Six more weeks before I go back to my uro so hopefully this trend might continue. Not bad outcome though!
Great news Paul,
Now you mention the salad after i forced http://community.prostatecanceruk.org/editors/tiny_mce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif you to eat a roast lamb Sunday dinner.
Salad it is next time.
Really Great News Paul,
Hope it continues.
Best Wishes
Excellent. Keep it up!
Brilliant Paul...I will raise a glass of slimline tonic for you ;-)
Now the challenge is too get it lower than your starting PSA at dx
Brilliant news Paul, Trevor did very well on the Casodex bearing in mind his high starting point at 13000 going down to 15 so if it works like that for you and it looks like it might then you should be in the 0000 before you no it.
Nine years since DX.
I am Spartacus - with the strength of iron, a will of steel and the fight to give this disease a real run for its money.
Thanks Steve, Allison, Bri Bazza and Paul for the kind words, I have been pleasantly surprised by this.
Si, I was asked by the dietician to tell her what I ate the previous day, thank goodness I had beans on toast last night. Loads of succulent roast lamb, roast potatoes to die for, roast veg, Yorkshire pudding, rich gravy etc etc may not have gone down well. She said I should try using a smaller plate, I would have needed thre plates to balance that wonderful meal!
Julie, that was an amazing drop for Trevor, so I feel better about casodex now than I did when I started. I was (am) concerned about its negative press and increasing side effects but two weeks in I have not noticed any difference.....yet. I have calculated that if I have the same proportional response it will be a very small number indeed. Lowest I got was 1.56 after diagnosis and HT started and it has risen, very slowly over the three years. I assume my bone mets must be behaving themselves!
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I shall be having a whopping slab of fruit cake to celebrate your news !!
Fiona. x
Now fruit cake or diet bitter cranberry? I'll leave the fruitcake to Fiona and the cranberry juice to Mandy but thanks for your messages! Now where's that chocolate!
Diabetic chocolate, of course :-0
All that research about diet being the reason that men in the Far East have less PCa .... I wonder if your long trip is the real reason for falling PSA although I guess you would have had to eat an awful lot of sushi. Congratulations my dear - this is indeed a good day!
I am now about 18 weeks from my last UTI and I wondered about that but it seems too coincidental and such a big swing it must be the casodex!
For whatever the reason long may the good days continue.
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