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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Before + After Pictures: The Historic House By The Water: Guest Bedroom
33 comments:
- Holly said...
Very pretty, Kelly! Maybe your found drawer pulls should go on the desk?? They could also be really nice mounted in a shadow box.
Oh, and I want that nude beach box!!!
- January 19, 2010 at 7:38 PM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
I like the idea of a shadow box!
As crazy as this sounds, I'd considered adhering them to a wall and using them to hang jewelry from...
- January 19, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- Isabella & Max Rooms said...
I really enjoyed reading this post and seeing all the photos...the room is absolutely good enough for a guest! Love the angle of the photo shot from above the desk and chair directly down. Funny to think about how you got all these photos.
- January 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
Actually, I have a funny little story about that picture, Janell...
I took it by standing on top of the desk and looking down. If you look really closely you can see my toe (I had white socks on) at the edge of the photo.
Anyway, right after I got my shot I managed to slip from the desk onto the floor -- catching my kneecap on the edge of the seat of the chair.
It hurt.
A lot.
And now it's swollen and purple. Like, REALLY swollen.
I swear, I'm like a walking accident.
- January 19, 2010 at 9:04 PM
- Tee said...
I think I would gladly stay in your beautiful guest bedroom. Loving the typewriter.
- January 20, 2010 at 4:47 AM
- Kasey at Thrifty Little Blog said...
What a beautiful space... again, that bed was sooo worth all of the troubles!
- January 20, 2010 at 5:59 AM
- pk @ Room Remix said...
I think you would have a hard time getting guests to leave! :-) Great job.
- January 20, 2010 at 6:35 AM
- Mary said...
What a lovely makeover! I am a huge fan of canopy beds-- and yours looks great with the fabric swagged over it!!
- January 20, 2010 at 10:00 AM
- Mrs. Chic said...
your guest room is LOVELY! I really really like your bedframe it is very Zen -
- January 20, 2010 at 10:01 AM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
Thanks! It's one of my favorite pieces of furniture...
- January 20, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Amanda @ Serenity Now said...
WOW!! You did such a great job with such a small space. It's gorgeous. :) So serene...the perfect place for guests to stay. You better watch out, or they might not want to leave. ;) Thanks for the visit!
- January 20, 2010 at 11:37 AM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
Thanks, Amanda. I figured if I didn't make the space properly USABLE then buyers (or renters) would have a difficult time seeing the potential. I was determined to NOT make it our office or sitting/storage area, since that's all most people would end up thinking of it as. Hopefully, now they'll see it as cozy and charming rather than cramped and closet-like. I wanted to show that at least it's large enough to be comfortable. Well, that was the plan, anyway...
- January 20, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Jen said...
Thanks so much for stopping by {with grace & lace}!! The best part of that is that now I found YOUR blog! Before & Afters of remodels are basically my very most favorite thing so I'm already in love! Your guest would be very lucky to stay in that suite!
- January 20, 2010 at 3:36 PM
- Adrianna said...
Wow this is beautiful! What a HUGE difference. How serene and peaceful. I love how every detail was paid attention too down to the knobs on the door. And the nude beach box is toooo cute! The rug has to be the best find. I love it. Oooh and the billowy look of the linens on the bed with the light glowing through it! Swoon. Totally. such a functional and beautiful space.
- January 20, 2010 at 3:41 PM
- The Sweet Maple Life said...
I love it! Your guests are never going to want to leave :)
- January 20, 2010 at 4:47 PM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
Awww, thanks Sweet Maple and Adrianna.
We've been so tempted to camp out in there ourselves since our master isn't done yet...
- January 20, 2010 at 5:33 PM
- Karen@StrictlySimpleStyle said...
I am so glad you stopped by my blog or I may not have found yours. I love what you are doing here. I've always wanted to buy a house that needed major work and fix it up to re-sell. My husband tells me to have a good time, he won't be helping!
- January 21, 2010 at 6:34 AM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
That's hilarious, Karen! I'm glad you enjoy the blog.
Believe it or not, a lot of the properties I've bought were sold "turn-key". I generally look for the best financial purchase and then improve the things I don't enjoy and/or what prevented the property from quickly selling or renting. A lot of times when homes need MAJOR work they tend to actually not be the best financial purchases -- especially when major systems need to be replaced or additions need to be made.
That said, I've definitely bought my share properties that had to be gutted!
- January 21, 2010 at 6:53 AM
- Kristi W @ Life at the Chateau Whitman said...
Looking good! Lovely, lovely guest bedroom.
- January 21, 2010 at 10:56 AM
- ALM Chandler said...
I would like to be placed on the waiting list for this room :)
- January 21, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Stephanie said...
absolutely beautiful!
- January 21, 2010 at 6:47 PM
- Kelly Muys Wood said...
Thanks, guys. I am now opening it up as a bed and breakfast called One Bed, No Breakfast. I'm still working on the rates...
- January 21, 2010 at 6:57 PM
- Kelly @ Dare to be Domestic said...
I love the canopy treatment. I would love to do that with our bed however I have 2 issues. 1 being our cat. He'd have a field day. 2nd being my boyfriend. He currently uses our canopy bed as a drying rack for his clothing! Boys! :)
- February 19, 2010 at 10:10 AM
- autumn said...
lovely, lovely.
the rug really looks great with all the white, and i love the canopy.
saw your feature at better after!
- February 19, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- Kelly said...
Thanks, Autumn! You'll NEVER believe what we scored that rug for -- TWENTY BUCKS! It's SO soft, too! And the previous owners had never even used it!
- February 19, 2010 at 12:08 PM
- Amanda @ Little House on the Corner said...
Very nice!! We have a small guest bedroom that could use some TLC, too (although thankfully it's not booger-colored).
BTW, saw these pictures made it on Better After! :)
- February 19, 2010 at 6:07 PM
- Kelly said...
Thanks, Amanda! Wasn't the color HORRIBLE? Ugh.
- February 19, 2010 at 6:31 PM
- Angela said...
LOVE what you did with the bed. My little girl has a twin bed with smiliar lines. Think I might try this. Great remodel. Your guests will surely feel special.
- February 20, 2010 at 9:06 AM
- Kelly said...
Thank you, Angela! I was happy with the simplicity of it.
You should definitely give it a try. I think it would be lovely in a little girl's room. Let' me know how it turns out!
- February 20, 2010 at 10:38 AM
- Amanda said...
Oh wow, that is pretty much the exact green color that was on the walls of my house when I bought it! That bed is simply breathtaking. It's a pretty small room but you've made it seem huge!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:04 PM
- Kelly said...
Really, Amanda, the same green? What possesses people?!
And, thank you!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Jen said...
It looks beautiful! Love the canopy!
I'm a new follower!
- August 18, 2010 at 7:09 AM
- beth said...
I think it's more than "good enough." I think it's perfect! Love the bed!!
- August 18, 2010 at 1:13 PM


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Carpathians > High Tatras / Vysoké Tatry > Lomnicky Stit > Climber's Log
Lomnicky Stit Climber's Log
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|Tomas Kristofory
|Route climbed: Stary Smokovec - Mala studena - sedlo - connecting ferrata - Teryho kuloar - sedlo za Lomnickym - Jordanka - Lomnicky stit - Lomnicke sedlo - Skalnate pleso - Zamkovskeho chata - Stary Smokovec
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2011
|It was simply wonderful trip.
|Posted Sep 28, 2011 12:47 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2010
|Hrebienok-Téryho chata-couloir to Laštovicia štrbina-Pyšný štít-Lomnický štít (via Jordánova cesta)-Lomnické sedlo-Tatranská Lomnica. Nice weather, the most exhausting place was a snow covered couloir to Laštovicia štrbina - 45 degrees of steepnes. Crampons and ice axes necessary.
|Posted Jul 4, 2010 3:22 pm
|The ridge from Pysny Stit
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2009
|Climbed with Jck and Igi, so not to repeat ourselves, just wanted to share some of our photos from the trip. For me, it was a really good fun!
|Posted Aug 28, 2009 11:51 am
|The ridge from Pysny stit
Date Climbed: Jul 31, 2009
|Interesting, complicated and bit exposed route. The rock is not very good, rotten in some places. Bad visibility sometimes caoused problems with routefinding. The most interesting part is from Pysny stit to the connection with Jordanowa cesta. Further some chains and iron steps kills the fun from climbing.
Descended by the normal route to Lomnicke sedlo.
Climbed with Ania (Mooliczek) and Igor (Igi).
|Posted Aug 1, 2009 3:02 am
|three times
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2009
first ascent: beautiful mountain,nice route but better for descent!Ascent in good dry rock (problems with orientation because of fog),descent by rappeling after heavy rain and storm(slippery rocks and wet chains near the summit make this nice trail very exhausting).I did it with my climbing friend Natalia.
|Posted Jul 6, 2009 11:56 am
|Route Climbed: Jordánova cesta (Jordán Route)
Date Climbed: Sep 13, 2008
|Wonderful route
|Posted Dec 2, 2008 3:37 pm
|From Lomnicke sedlo Date Climbed 2005
|Beautiful views form the top.
|Posted May 12, 2007 1:07 pm
|Tomek Lodowy
|From Velka Zmrzla Valley via Medene Lavky
Date Climbed: Sep 15, 2006
|Legendary route via Medene Lavky(Copper Desks) discovered by Fabry family from Kezmarok town in 18th century. Our ascent was made in absolutely wonderful september weather conditions, that hiking up the ledges hanging in the middle of tremendous Lomnica north face, those views, that exposition...just not to describe, breathtaking summit panorama. Shocking top class Lomnica summit ...restaurant :-)
The route stays quite demanding in good conditions of dry rock(scramble) and visibility : orientation... technically: 2 short couloirs at the entry(key place) to Medene Lavky's lower ledge and another one while crossing form the lower to the upper ledge(UIAA I) - the problems may appear especially in descent(very crumbling!)
In bad weather conditions of rain and fog it becomes surely
a serious and risky challenge, in winter it goes up to extreme(cliffy snow traverses)...
One of the greatest Tatra experiences !
|Posted Sep 19, 2006 10:04 am
Date Climbed: Jul 30, 2005
|Cool ridge between famous summits.
22.06.2013 - Hokejka, unsuccessful
Epic blizzard, escape from the crux in the waterfalls of cold water, I've got a hypothermia during rappels, we've lost a lot of equipment.
|Posted Jan 12, 2006 5:25 pm
|Route Climbed: West Face- Puskas route Date Climbed: Jul of 1988
|Opportunity to be twice a day on the top. First time in the morning after ascent by ordinary route from Lomnickie Sedlo with excellent view for 100 km.
The sky without any cloud.
Then descend by Jordanka route under the wall. Climbing the Puskas route and second visit on the top that day at the afternoon
|Posted Nov 6, 2005 5:32 pm
|Route Climbed: mala studena-sedlo-lomnicky Date Climbed: 8.07.05
|solo climbing,no equipment appart from Ninjas on my feet...up by naked rock,down by chains...good weather,early morning,rising sun,music in my ears,adrenaline in my veins...great time...and nobody from horska sluzba stopped me:)
|Posted Jul 10, 2005 7:27 am
|Route Climbed: Skalnate pleso-Lomnicke sedlo-Lomnicky stit Date Climbed: 8 August 2002
|We eventually got up the mountain , but since the beginning of the easiest ( I ) route was hidden by stones we ended going way off the route , and climbing wet III terrain. The view from the summit was about 5m so the whole trip was probably just for some adrenaline and so we could see the highest phone machine in the Slovak Republic :)
|Posted Oct 23, 2004 6:06 pm


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BELMONT-"I don't get many days like this," Ron Ault, Belmont resident, remarks. "It warms my heart to see everyone-friends, family-here to honor Jesse and his service and to honor others like him."
"Jesse" is Staff Sergeant Jesse Ault who lost his life one month before the end of his second and final tour of duty in Iraq. It was April 9, 2008, and Jesse had called Ron to wish him a happy birthday.
Tuesday, on the five year anniversary of his sacrifice and on Ron's 60th birthday, nearly 100 people gathered at the eastbound on-ramp at I-70's exit 208 for a ceremony naming five miles of interstate, to exit 213, the "Staff Sergeant Jesse Ault Memorial Highway."
The sign project began 15 months ago when Ron's brother, Tim, saw a similar sign along I-480 and made some inquiries. The Ohio Department of Transportation referred him to State Rep. Al Landis (R-Dover,) who added Jesse's information, now Section 5533.301, to House Bill 325 of the 129th General Assembly. When HB325 came up for vote, the Aults were invited to attend.
"They read out each section of the bill for memorial roadways. There were 53 sections, and each was a story of a fallen soldier or police officer or firefighter," says Tim. Family representatives were asked to stand for their section, and Tim and Ron say that the whole assembly clapped acknowledging the service and the families.
"It was very touching to stand there while people clapped. It made you feel like it was okay and to be proud," Tim adds. "Sometimes you don't know how to feel."
Gov. John Kasich signed the bill on Dec. 20, 2012. Tim notes that Rep. Landis' office "couldn't have been more helpful."
On Tuesday, under blue skies, members of the family, the American Legion color guard, the Patriot Riders, Ohio State Highway Patrol, Belmont County Sheriff's Department, Belmont County Commissioners Ginny Favede and Matt Coffland and representatives from the Governor's Office, Sen. Sherrod Brown's office, Congressman Bill Johnson's office, Sen. Rob Portman's office and ODOT watched the unveiling. The sign was covered with the flag that brought Jesse home. Ron and Debbie Ault then presented the flag to Dave Shaffer of ODOT District 11, a family friend who helped arrange the eastbound and westbound sign installations.
"As a mother of a son, I hope he grows up to be a good man," Commissioner Favede comments. "Jesse was a good man--not only a good man, but a good son, a good husband and a good father." Jesse had finished his military duty, but his wife received orders for Iraq. Jesse took her orders and returned to Iraq, so she could stay with their children.
"This was a very nice ceremony," Commissioner Coffland says. "This is a lasting way to honor all the men and women in the military, not only the fallen, but all who serve."
According to Tim and Ron, that is exactly the family's hope: that the signs will not only honor Jesse, but memorialize the efforts and the sacrifices of other fallen and active servicemen and their families. The Aults presented plaques to the Commissioners and to the state representatives attending a reception after the memorial in appreciation for their support.
Ron and his son-in-law, Dave Phillips, already have plans well underway for the annual Jesse Ault Memorial Golf Scramble at the Crooked Creek Golf Course, which will be held Saturday, June 1. That popular event raises money for scholarships to two high school students, one at Jesse's alma mater in Tyler, West Virginia, and the other at Union Local.
Friends and family are proud as they remember their good-natured, fun-loving Jesse.
"He was a great kid," says Ron. "We never wrote to each other. We always spoke on the phone. We never said goodbye. It was always, 'see you later,' and someday we'll do that."
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- Minnesota - Record Report
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Palawan Peacock Pheasant
Polyplectron emphanum
About This Animal
SIZE: 16-20" (males are longer than females)
RANGE: Endemic (found only in one place) to the island of Palawan in the Philippines
HABITAT: Coastal Low-land forests; humid jungle areas of the Palawan Island, which are rapidly disappearing due to deforestation
DIET: Insects, worms, seeds, grains, nuts, fruits, leaves; they dig with their feet to unearth food
ON EXHIBIT: In the Butterfly Exhibit at Ocean Journey
These birds are pheasants, not peacocks. Their name comes from the colorful tail that is used in a similar fashion as a peacock: to display for a female. The tails are adorned with ocelli (eye spots) that are blue-green in color. Males go through an extensive courting display that includes offering food to the female and strutting around her with the tail feathers out on display.
Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range as well as hunting and capture for trade, the Palawan Peacock Pheasant is classified as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.


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The process of sleep seems to be very disadvantageous to an organism as it is extremely vulnerable to predation for several hours at a time. Why is sleep necessary in so many animals? What advantage did it give the individuals that evolved to have it as an adaptation? When and how did it likely occur in the evolutionary path of animals?
This good non-scholarly article covers some of the usual advantages (rest/regeneration).
One of the research papers they mentioned (they linked to press release) was Conservation of Sleep: Insights from Non-Mammalian Model Systems by John E. Zimmerman, Ph.D.; Trends Neurosci. 2008 July; 31(7): 371–376. Published online 2008 June 5. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2008.05.001; NIHMSID: NIHMS230885. To quote from the press release:
I found this paper by Benington and Heller that expands on the previously mentioned theory of sleep as a mechanism to renew metabolism. They hypothesise that sleep is necessary to replenish glycogen stores (mainly within astrocytes) in the brain. These stores are normally used to supplement blood glucose due to the high energy demands of the brain.
It is suggested that this may also result in the manifestation of feeling sleepy as a consequence of the exhaustion of glycogen supplies in specific small areas of the brain. Brief and localised depletion of glycogen stores mean that cells are operating with less energy than they normally have to work with. This causes an increase in synthesis of adenosine from the breakdown of AMP. The paper maintains that the increased levels of adenosine are detected by adenosine receptors which then triggers or increases (as seen on EEG scans) the feeling of the need for sleep:
In NREM sleep (which may lend some support to the theory as NREM sleep accounts for 80% of sleep and is most physiologically different to waking), this glycogen is most efficiently replaced. During NREM sleep the release of glycogenolysis inducing neurotransmitters is reduced, allowing glycogen-synthase to predominate and glycogen levels to be restored. However, these same neurotransmitters are key in the processing sensory stimuli (by tonically depolarising neurons in the sensory cortex). Therefore glycogen replenishment will always be associated with a (strongly) reduced response to stimuli.
This leads to finally answering the question as to why sleep has an evolutionary advantage, which I will quote verbatim to maintain the authors momentum:
From what I've learned, there are two theories to answer that question:
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Dangers of Extended Radiation Treatment
Last Modified: June 8, 2012
My sister is getting radiation every day- well, supposed to be- but at least once a week or more she takes a day off. Is this harmful?
Alexander Lin, MD, Radiation Oncologist at Penn Medicine, responds:
Yes. All efforts should be made to avoid treatment delays or interruptions. For each day that radiation is extended due to days off, the chance for cure goes down on the order of a few percentage points.
Carolyn Vachani, RN, MSN OncoLink Nurse Educator at Penn Medicine, responds:
SPOHNC is a great support resource to check out.
Tracy Lautenbach, MSW, LCSW, Oncology Social Worker at Penn Medicine, responds:
Oral Head and Neck Cancer Resources:
- The Oral Cancer Foundation
- Head and Neck Cancer Alliance
- Cancer Care
- Cancer Hope Network
- Patient Advocate Foundation
- American Cancer Society
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This KitchenAid 14 Piece Prep Set features all the necessities for preparing everyday meals. The expandable stainless steel colander has handles that pull out to fit securely across the sink. The can opener has a high-carbon stainless steel blade that will open cans with ease. The easy-view measuring cup has a soft, non-slip handle and is ideal for measuring large amounts. The measuring spoons and measuring cups are made of durable plastic. The utility whisk has a stainless steel head and durable, ergonomically designed handle. The shears have ultra sharp stainless steel blades and are great for deboning poultry and separating sausage links.
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If you know someone just starting out, this would be a GREAT housewarming type gift. These are all really good quality items. I'd get it myself but I already have half of it. That strainer is great - fits over the sink. I think I paid $15 for it alone at Ross! The hand can opener is a good one too!
There are some closeout stores near me where I can put this same package together for less money. Maybe not all the exact models, but pretty close.


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Panthers working hard to bounce back
It was an absolute split decision. The first season in head coach Dave Roach's tenure was successful. An 8-2 record, which just missed the playoffs, and plenty of optimism with a strong nucleus returning for 2012.
But things didn't work out that for the Panthers, who lost their first three games and while they did rebound somewhat, their overall record was at a disappointing 4-6, the first subpar record since going 5-5 in 2006 and the first losing season in more than 17 years.
Their 42-22 loss to Oxford on Thanksgiving eve put Roach and his staff in a position to make a lot of offseason evaluations on the state of the program.
"At the conclusion of last year, we broke down what it means to be successful," said Roach. "The words tossed around were 'work hard.'"
Roach added, "I told the kids that we needed to be tough. Tough like rubber! I told them rubber is tough because unlike glass that seems to be hard, it's not tough because when dropped, it shatters and breaks. But rubber, you can bend it and twist it, but it's tough to break. So they then asked me, how does one become tough?"
The solution: Morning workouts Monday through Friday at 6 a.m. Volunteer Kevin Maxen, a 2011 Pomperaug graduate, oversees the weight room while all assistant coaches split up the days opening the doors.
"We had great attendance, so will that equate to wins?," Roach wondered. "To be honest with you, that's not my goal. My goal is teach these young adults to work hard toward something and achieve goals. We are more proud of the dedication, commitment, and work-ethic created over the past eight months. When they leave the Pomperaug football program, we can measure our success not from wins and losses, but from how hard they work."
Roach noted that not one player has a guaranteed starting spot. That includes tri-catpains' Jack Yule (middle linebacker, fullback) and Nico Rosa (tackle, defensive end) and Sam Rubinstein (receiver, defensive back).
Pomperaug's four scrimmages are against Sacred Heart, Bloomfield, Amity and Southington. The Panthers open the season Sept. 12 against Newtown, visit Brookfield on Sept. 20 and host New Milford Sept. 27.
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Let's say I ssh from userA@machine1 to userB@machine2. Now that I'm on machine2, how do I find out the username of userA? I have access (but not always root access) to both machines. Ideally this would not require any special setup on machine1, but if that's not possible then I'm open to any solution.


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Radon and Cancer
Radon gas is the second leading cause of lung cancer. Is it seeping into your basement? And your lungs?
Radon gas permeates one in three homes in New Hampshire to the extent that that the radon level can be classified as "elevated" by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. A colorless, odorless gas, radon is often found in basements. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoke worldwide.
How does radon gas get into my basement?
Radon gas is released as the radioactive mineral called uranium-238 decays in the rocks and soil underneath a house. It can seep in through the basement and foundation and attach to dust particles in the air inside. When inhaled, radon particles generate radiation that damages cells in the lung and can increase your risk of lung cancer. Radon is not just trapped in soil—radon gas can also be found in your home's water source, although this is usually a minor source of risk compared to radon exposure from soil.
Why is radon gas linked to increased lung cancer risk?
When there are high levels of radon gas in the home the risk of lung cancer may increase by 29 percent. If your home has high radon levels and you smoke—or live with a smoker—your risk of lung cancer is especially high.
Smokers are more susceptible to radon gas related lung cancer, since the damage caused by tobacco smoke may increase with radon exposure. Smoking in the home creates more particulates in the air for radon to bind to, potentially increasing exposure and risk for everyone, including children. Some people may have inherited genetic factors that make them particularly susceptible to radon-related lung cancers.
How do I know if there is radon in my basement?
Radon levels in your home are easy to test, and testing kits are available through home improvement stores and agencies like National Radon Program Services. Radon testing is recommended for all New Hampshire homes. The U.S. Surgeon General and the Environmental Protection Agency (PDF) recommend that all residences below the third floor level be tested.
Different types of tests measure the amount of radon in the air:
- A short-term evaluation can be performed by placing a charcoal canister test device in the lowest living area of the home, usually for about a week.
- Long-term tests, over a 3 to 12 month period, provide a more accurate estimate of exposure because levels fluctuate over time. Long-term assessments should include the winter months, when radon may accumulate in higher levels because houses are sealed to minimize heat loss.
How to reduce radon levels in your home
If you find elevated radon levels in your home, sealing the basement with plastic sheeting and caulking cracks can help prevent radon gas entry, but these measures are not usually sufficient over time. Installing pipes and exhaust fans can vent the radon gas from the home. The National Radon Program Services estimates that the average cost for a contractor to lower radon levels in a home is about $1,200.
Learn more about how to test for elevated radon gas levels in your home, and what to do if you have a problem:
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5 Silly Initiation Rituals of Famous Sinister Organizations
#2. The Hells Angels Smell Like that For a Reason
From their inception in 1948, the Hells Angels have turned the pastime of menacing motorcycle riding into an art. But not the kind of art you'd want to put on the wall, unless you like your art smelling like a neglected baby with a five-day-old diaper, but more on that later.
It wasn't just that this particular biker club scoffed mightily at bourgeois particulars like "laws" and "civility," it was that they've been awful mean about it. And they eventually got organized enough in their criminal extracurriculars to draw comparisons to the mafia.
Pretty soon the dangerous mystique surrounding the beefy bikers overtook their actual deeds. Not that their actual deeds did much to improve their reputations. By the 1960s, one of the rumors about the Hells Angels revolved around their initiation ceremony. It went something like this: For a new initiate to make it into the gang, he had to bring a lady friend to the ceremony. The lady friend would be required to service each member of the charter, and by "service" we are definitely talking about "have sex with, vagina wise."
The Weird-Ass Initiation:
Actually they just doused new members in poop and pee.
And you'll never guess what crackerjack reporter actually got to the bottom of the gang rape falsities.
In what must have been the best idea since Charles Manson went undercover with the Bloods and the Crips, Hunter S. Thompson put a year in with a California chapter of the Hells Angels, culminating in an actual beatdown when they realized he was only in it for the journalism rather than the wackadoodle biker hijinks.
And no wonder, because what Hunter S. Thompson found in his time with his biker friends was slightly different than the public perception of them. Sure, there were good time Sallies who enjoyed a group romp every now and then, but they had nothing to do with the induction of new bikers. Here's how the actual ceremony went:
Step one: Have the new initiate buy some new Levis and a nice new denim jacket
Step two: Collect feces and urine from members
Step three: Dump it on the new initiate
And that'll do 'er. Except the part where the new members are instructed to never ever wash their jacket or jeans, and to follow a prescribed process to air their nasties out. But not to wash them. Because, heaven knows how ridiculous they'd look then.
#1. The Navy Gets Their Freak On
The United States Navy is a force to be reckoned with, and nothing we're going to write in the next few paragraphs will change that fact. It's the largest in the world, with more ships, carriers, submarines and aircraft that you can shake a latently homosexual penis at, and it is capable of deploying all over the planet whenever they damn well feel like it.
And unlike most of the other organizations on this list, these guys aren't just a couple of sinister, high powered bozos canoodling in back rooms and old growth redwood trees. They're the guys who blockaded Cuba during the Cuban missile crisis and defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway. If G.I. Jane taught us anything, besides the fact that G.I.s aren't in the Navy, it's that the Navy SEALs are ultra hardcore and totally serious.
The Weird-Ass Initiation:
Slather up an officer in grease and kitchen condiments, dress him in a diaper and force new sailors to rub their faces into his belly button.
Take a look at that picture. Take a good look at it. That guy, the one who appears to be in his, ohhhh, late 40s wearing the cloth diaper? That's an officer of the United States Navy. He probably went to the Naval Academy. And that guy getting his face smooshed into the officer's belly? He's a new sailor crossing the equator for the first time. This is an ACTUAL RITUAL that was conducted as late as 1997. It's called "Kissing the Royal Belly."' And for once, we wish we were making this stuff up.
But we're not. Because if you Googled the phrase "kissing the royal belly" you'll find dozens of similar pictures. Grown men licking the stomachs of their co-workers. And loving it. Look at the grins on their faces! This is freakin' Space Mountain for these guys. They're having the time of their lives and we have no possible explanation for that fact.
We can't even take the cheap route and say, "Ha ha ha, they're all really gay," because we've never seen a gay person conduct himself in this fashion, or even heard about it happening secondhand. Well, unless he's also in the Navy, then apparently all bets are off.
Look at the pictures one last time. Those guys could be capable of launching a nuclear warhead.
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[PR5] TreePanel and TreeStore how to add new nodes on the fly & keep remote DB update
Hi all,
I see a lot of changes in the Tree code even between PR4 and PR5. Examples shows only fetching data and tree display. What about editing tree structure ?
I am playing with it without any success.
1. I can get data from remote DB with JSON & Ext.data.TreeStore (based on examples)
2. Misteriously when I try to append nodes I see that store in my TreePanel is actually Ext.data.NodeStore and I get only errors and no POST AJAX requests to the server.
In case anybody had luck with it - is there any code examples available ?
What is the best way to add new node to the tree ?
Is it intended to be this.store.create({new-node-details})
and everything will be displayed automagically and stored on remote DB with this.store.sync() ?
How do I point parent for my new node ?
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What is the main implementation of OpenGL? I see GLUT everywhere, but I want to use whatever is closest to an official implementatation, or what ever I will have the most control over. I might not be asking this right since it's contributed to by different parties. Which is why I have been looking at DirectX, but I see more people using OpenGl so I'd like to use that instead.
The "main implementation" of OpenGL is whatever your OS or graphics card vendor provides. For Windows display adapter drivers it's generally OpenGL 3.3 (or at least that's what I got when I updated my driver today). For Mac, it's OpenGL 2.1, or 3.2 if you're on Lion. For iOS it's OpenGL ES 2.0. For Android, it's mostly OpenGL ES 2.0.
GLUT is not an OpenGL implementation. It exists alongside OpenGL and acts as a cross-platform windowing library. It's also kind of old. Freeglut is a little more up to date, but it seems as though people are recommending GLFW as a more modern and featureful alternative. For Mac, I'd recommend installing GLFW via Homebrew, MacPorts, or Fink. Or if you'd rather just go with GLUT, version 3.7 is included on Mac. You just need to include it via
If you're running on Mac, freeglut only works under X11. I don't think it's worth trying to get freeglut working with it. I just spent the last couple of days trying to get Nicol Bolas' tutorials to run on Mac, but by the time I was done #ifdef'ing things out, I realized that the shader code is all different versions as well, and I'm not yet ready to understand how to translate that between older and newer versions. Maybe it'll work on Lion if you fiddle enough with it, but I can't back that up.
There's also the "Unofficial OpenGL SDK" which is a bunch of helper libraries (including freeglut, glfw and some asset loaders [note: the version of GLFW bundled with this doesn't cleanly compile on Mac out of the box]). Everything but freeglut and GLFW compile fine on Mac with some header tweaks. To install GLFW on Mac, just use Homebrew.
If you're on Windows, the unofficial OpenGL SDK is actually pretty nice. I'd recommend it. I'm currently working through the aforementioned tutorials with it. I have yet to try OpenGL out on a Linux distribution.


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Born in Switzerland in 1879, Paul Klee is undeniably one of the most creative artists of the 20th century and his body of work is often hard to classify, with nods to Expressionism, Cubism and Futurism.
Perhaps best known for his bold and colourful abstracts, many of Klee's early works were restricted to black and white drawings and etchings. It was not until a trip to Tunisia in 1914 that he found his true passion and command of colour and created his first purely abstract work, soon after
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9 Mind-Blowing Pieces of Art Made With Ridiculous Materials
Definitely the grossest entry on this list. Turns out there are a baffling amount of artists out there who look at old, soggy, stinky cigarette butts and see the building blocks of a fabulous sculpture. Like the dude who made this giant cigarette butt shell:
Via Beach Lovers
The shell is actually 5-feet-wide and 2-feet-tall, and considering the strict smoking laws in that state, may realistically contain every butt discarded there since the Bush administration.
Via Beach Lovers
Or half the ones in Courtney Love's sofa.
The same artist, Tom Deininger, also created this adorable rabbit:
Via Recyclart
... or at least it's adorable until you find out it is made from the filthy, nicotine-filled filters of (you guessed it) discarded cigarette butts.
Via Recyclart
Just looking at this thing might give you cancer.
So, kids -- don't believe movies when they tell you that the life of an artist is all partying and getting laid. If Deininger is anything to go by, it's mostly picking up other people's cigarettes on a beach.
Meanwhile, in Missouri, a public art project combined the natural venn diagram of cigarettes and babies to produce this monstrosity:
Via Roadside America
It's a pacifier, if you can't tell. Yeah, we're not sure what that's about. We're guessing this is meant to put off children from smoking with how horrible it is. It's like something a stereotypical cartoon villain would create to use as bait for the giant baby he's trying to murder.
Via Roadside America
Or maybe something out of a Tim Burton movie.
#3. M&M Mantelpieces
So you're hosting a fancy dinner, but then you realize you forgot to own a mantelpiece. What could you possibly use to cover your dinner table while making it look classy? Hannah Mendelsohn found the perfect alternative: ridiculous amounts of M&M's.
Via Hannah Mendelsohn
What excuse do we, as a race, have for not thinking of this sooner?
Mendelsohn was only in high school when she first started messing around with the idea that by arranging many, many M&M's on a flat surface you could get some pretty cool looking artwork. Eventually her dreams grew wild and her plan evolved into something much more ambitious, as she decided to make a coffee table covered in quasi-symmetrical geometric candy shapes.
Via Hannah Mendelsohn
"A M&Masterpiece!" - Future art history books
She never glues the candy down though (because what kind of maniac glues candy to a table?), so one bump and it could mean starting all over. Also, unlike most of the artists on this list, Mendelsohn doesn't ever have a set plan -- she just separates the different colors of M&M's, thousands in total, and wings it.
Via Hannah Mendelsohn
We think the carpet is made of Nerds
While her friends have encouraged her to get sponsorship for some commissioned artwork from Mars, Inc., so far Mendelsohn hasn't bothered to do that -- which means there is totally a gap in the market that you could be filling. We recommended Starbursts.
#2. Drinking Straw Furniture
The one problem with having a bitchin' M&M's coffee table is that suddenly the rest of your furniture will look pretty lame in comparison. And, sadly, you can't cover a chair with chocolate candy (as we've all found out at some point in our lives). Well, that's what drinking straws are for, it turns out:
Via Webecoist.com
Artist Scott Jarvie says he was inspired by the inside of trees (we're thinking there was some sort of special mushroom growing in there), which naturally led him to create a chair made out of 10,000 straws -- plus a working lamp to match.
Via Webecoist.com
Now, he can't keep coke-head moths away from his house.
And if the thought of thousands of sharp plastic bits stabbing into your ass doesn't sound appealing to you, don't worry, there are more comfortable alternatives out there. Yes, there's more than one person in the world making chairs out of straws.
Via Webecoist.com
Well, obviously.
And if your straw table looks too bare without a straw sculpture on top of it, there is always ... whatever this is:
Via Daily Art Muse
Coral? Jimi Hendrix droppings?
Via Daily Art Muse
Those are 7,000 drinking straws wrapped in 300 yards of wool and crying out in confused shock and panic. Now dunk it in a bath tub full of tequila and let everybody drink through it!
#1. Giant Lite-Brite Portraits
If you were a child in the 1980s you probably had a Lite-Brite. You know, that glowing box with colored pegs you could stick in little holes (or alternatively put in your mouth and choke on, which was way more fun). If you did, you might have tried to make your mom and dad a nice picture, only to have it come off like a disfigured, utterly disappointing mess.
Much like yourself as a child.
Well, one artist named Steve DeFrank never gave up on that dream and made a huge Lite-Brite portrait of his parents called, quite simply, "Mom and Dad."
Via NPG
Luckily for his parents it's hanging in places like the Smithsonian, and not their living room.
You probably don't remember your Lite-Brite set coming with all those shades of flesh: That's because DeFrank hand-dyed thousands of pieces himself especially for this occasion. Also, did we mention that this is actually a full-body portrait? And no, Mom and Dad are not wearing any clothes, so click at your own risk. (Includes droopy boobs and a tiny penis, all rendered out of children's toy.)
Fortunately, other artists like Joey Syta treat their Lite-Brite art with the respect it deserves, like copying an entire medieval tapestry in 1:3 size.
Via Joey Syta
Because sometimes you just have too many Lite-Brites taking up space.
Syta's website says this was done between 2007 and 2009, which probably means the unicorn alone took him like six months. Another artist named Thorin Nelson used the same materials to create this psychedelic portrait of Elvis:
Via Flickr
The favorite singer of crazy people, apparently.
But none of those compare to this massive, painstaking recreation of Leonardo's "The Last Supper," which was even submitted to the Guinness Book of Records ... and lost to this even more massive shoe.
Via Myspace Photos
You know the shoe people are going to Hell.
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If you've been scouring the internet for some fresh inFamous: Second Son footage then you're in luck as All Games Beta has compiled a 15-minute gameplay video featuring snippets of footage taken from various sources. Don't be put off by the Russian at the beginning of the video as there's some English gameplay further into this compilation clip.
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Challenge 1
Sports interactive (SI)
Challenge 1
Sports interactive (SI)
Challenge #1: Sony
Challenge 1
Santander Banking Group
Challenge #1
Becks (Well known German Beer )
All incorrect guesses I'm afraid. I'm toying with the idea that, in an hour or so, I'll allow all those who have failed to guess a sponsor correctly to have another crack at it. I'll also tell you now, that only four countries have more than one sponsor from their shores, and three of those speak English.
Challenge #1
Challenge #1
Challenge 1 Budweiser
Challenge #1 - Samsung
Challenge #1 - barclays bank
Can those who have guessed guess again?
Guess at Challenge - Nike
Challenge #1: Cadburys
Challenge #1
Budweiser seems like a likely sponsor.
Challenge #1 Virgin Group, Richard Branson loves crazy schemes.
Mangeld - but if that isn't a company, then Allianz!
Challenge #1:
I have to think that Ferrari would be the sponser in Italy.
A hint; failed guesses have included confectioners, banks and vehicle manufactures. There are sponsors remaining unidentified from each of these categories.
Never have I been happier I bought a Samsung TV. I was honestly reading brands I could see from my sofa!Our third winner! Correctly identifying the Samsung Asian Super Cup earns a cool £1M for your club.
2nd Guess: Citibank
Challenge 1: Carlsberg
The answers are gonna be so obvious when they come out but I just can't think of anything else!
2nd Guess: Ikea
Challenge #1 Cadburys
Just a quick question, would it be possible for you to put a list of the competitions, and then when we guess them right you fill in the sponsor, so people have a better idea of what to guess? Its just a suggestion.
Code:Shell European Premier Division ___ European Divisions 1-4 Nestlé European Cup Volkswagen European Super Cup ___ Asian Premier Division Toyota Asian Divisions 1-3 Emirates Asian Cup Samsung Asian Super Cup ___ African Premier Division ___ African Divisions 1-4 MTN African Cup ___ African Super Cup ___ North American Premier Division América Móvil North American Divisions 1 & 2 Coca-Cola North American Cup ___ North American Super Cup Petrobras South American Premier Division ___ South American Cup ___ South American Super Cup Qantas Oceanic Premier Division Foster's Oceanic Cup ___ Oceanic Super Cup Google World Club Cup Virgin Cup Winners' Cup Manngeld Trophy
Last edited by Dave.; 14-04-2012 at 19:31.
Right, next guess: Petrobas
Challenge #1 Samsung
2nd guess: Fly Emirates!
With all this excitement currently filling the thread, if any new readers see this, there are still plenty of spaces in the sign up to fill!
Challenge #1 - MTN ( telecommunications company in SA) has to be one of the african cup or league sponsors
Second guess:
Standard Bank Group
challenge#1 Anglo American Mining
If I'm allowed a second guess now i'll go with Fosters for an Oceanic cup
Do I get anything for the suggestion
Microsoft (Dont think it has been said)
Challenge #1
Come on dave we are waiting in anticipation, and i have two more guesses to come can we have thirds yet?
challenge #1
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Yaay! Go Fosters! I think I've got another one but am I allowed a second guess cos I've already got one right?
what about mine?
Sent you a PM mate, hope you can clear up my thinking. Also thanks for replying and KUTGW
Guess 2: Korea Kwangmyong Trading Group
Challenge #1 Try 2: Etihad
The thing is I have like millions of ideas and can only choose one
Oh sorry about that, with all the replies i missed that..
Challenge #1 Second Guess: BBVA
Missed this .
Or can I have one guess now if the others agree?
Its 18:30 Third and final guess: America Movil/Telemex (Telemex is part of Movil)
If the time has come (and I am assuming it has) my third and final guess for Challenge #1 will be Ford!
Nationality: Lithuania
Name of Club: Žalgiris (Zalgiris if ž does not go well with the editor)
Chairman Name: Andrius Kubilius (current PM)
Chairman stats will be random, with the exception of loyalty. Don't want you leaving, do we?
Home Kit: green(32/192/0) top, yellow(192/192/0) shorts and socks (a stripe on the side)
Away Kit: yellow(192/192/0) top, green(32/192/0) shorts and socks (a stripe on the side)
Stadium Name: Nacionalinis stadionas
Preferred Manager: José Couceiro (arguably most succesful NT manager) or Algimantas Liubinskas (hilarious former NT manager)
Chairmen have been granted £100m each to spend on the following areas:
Youth facilities (£1m per level): 16 --- 84m left
Youth academy (£10m): yes --- 74m left
Training facilities (£1m per level): 16 --- 58m left
Stadium Size (starts at 15000, £5m for each additional 5000): 35k --- 38m left
Reputation (starts at 3000, £4m for each additional 500): 6500 --- 10m left
Transfer Funds: 4m --- 6m left
Bank Balance Whatever is left over: 6m
Last edited by rodesire; 13-04-2012 at 20:27. Reason: realised the stadium was too small
Challenge #1: Google
Third guess:
Third Guess: Amazon
First Guess: Royal Bank of Scotland
Second Guess: BT (British Telecoms)
Third Guess: Guinness (think its spelt correctly)
Ok third guess: Petronas
Ahh i have another in my head which i think could be in with a shout
Second Guess: Nokia
Marlboro ?
I have some ideas if i could give them to people, for good future relationships
PS: Does it matter what our relationships are with other clubs or does it not figure? Could i sell someone to another club, or arrange a friendly or pre season tournaments or loans, or is it all just done by the AI in game?
First guess: mcdonalds
second guess: ea sports/ea games
Second guess:EDIT: already been said
Last edited by mightymariner; 13-04-2012 at 18:47. Reason: already been said
2nd Guess: Edosreis Afro Oil ,gotta be in Africa
third guess: hsbc
3rd guess: Kraft
1st guess: Speedos
2nd Guess: Vegemite
Nationality: Belgian
Name of Club:Bruxelles Sproutes
Chairman Name:Aloysius Esteve Palomer
Chairman stats will be random, with the exception of loyalty. Don't want you leaving, do we?
Home Kit:Same as Barcelona
Away Kit:Brazil Home
Stadium Name: Stade de Palomer
Preferred Manageridier Deschamps
Chairmen have been granted £100m each to spend on the following areas:
Youth facilities (£1m per level): 10 (10M)
Youth academy (£10m): YES (10M)
Training facilities (£1m per level):10 (10M)
Stadium Size (starts at 15000, £5m for each additional 5000): 40000 (25M)
Reputation (starts at 3000, £4m for each additional 500): 6000 (24M)
Transfer Funds:20M
Bank Balance Whatever is left over 1M
I am ashamed to not hit a single sponsor in 3 guesses... wow! Kinda gutted to miss out Coca Cola though as it was the first one that came to my mind.
1st Guess Sky Sports
2nd Guess Red Bull
3rd Guess Sega
Here are my guesses:
BHP Billiton
Rio Tinto
Challenge #1
2nd guess France Telecom
3rd guess IKEA
or am I not allowed any more guesses?
2nd guess for challenge 1 is Starbucks
3rd guess is BHP Billiton Ltd.
Rodesire, I've already mentioned IKEA but it wasn't there.
1st guess- Quantas
2nd guess- Sky
3rd guess- Tesco
Last edited by ri916; 13-04-2012 at 21:02. Reason: already been said
3rd guess ------- KIA
1st- Hyundai
Can people who got it right guess again?
Damn I went out earlier and was going to say google when you opened up second guesses!
Going to try and pick off the Oceania ones...
2cnd guess: Qantas airlines
3rd guess: Origin energy
not sure if I get a 3rd guess but some people have done and I don't want to miss out again!
2nd: Nestlé 3rd: Hershey's
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Hey there guys, glad to be part of these forums as I'm aiming to start a career in 360 degree virtual tours.
I am aware of the tools that I need to do this but the only thing I seem to be missing is the pano head. Because there are so many different types out there, I was wondering if maybe someone on these forums can help me pick my purchase based on what gear I already have.
Currently I have:
Canon 550d (t2i)
Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 Lens
A Tripod
Bubble Level
Flash Units
I'm currently looking at the Nodal Ninja range as it seems this would be the best to suit my budget. I've noticed that there are the starter packs and then there are the packs with a different revolver. Can someone explain what these additions do opposed to the standard starter pack?
Also, with my tokina lens not being a fisheye and being quite large, is there a certain pano head I need to get to help with the weight/size?
Thanks for the help guys and I really look forward to showing you some of my panos.


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Say we have a map, C->D, of relative curves over a Dedekind scheme, S. What are some of the available methods for showing that this map has good reduction, or integral reduction, at some s∈S? By this I mean: what are some popular conditions that imply this? What are the tricks people usually use?
By a map having good reduction I mean that both Cs and Ds are regular integral curves. By integral reduction I mean that both Cs and Ds are integral curves.
You may assume whatever you want, this is part of the question. Assuming, for example, that C->D is generically Galois; or that D is smooth over S; is legitimate. This is pretty open-ended. Hence, community wiki.


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{Garland, Mocha, Ivory + Snow}
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Love this inspiration board!
oh goodness, this is probably my favorite combo. I wish I could redo my wedding right now!
Love it...
Beautiful combination! Love it!
It is so beautiful, this christmas time i am going for a blue and red color theme for our christmasparty and i am so excited, i cant sleep with all the ideas that are popping in my head.
I hope i can pull it off. First we will be celebrating Sinterklaas and then the christmas tree will go up.
Merry christmas for everyone.
Oh wow, this is g-o-r-e-o-u-s!!!
im going to definitely consider this palette for my 2010 Winter wedding. Thank you! You've inspired me, for sure!
so glad you all are enjoying my holiday palettes. they really are fun to make!
Oooh I love this!!
Where can I find the charming dress?
We take our hats off so much talent!
The dresses are very beautiful. i love the designs.


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The usual case to distinguish a pseudorandom function from a random function is to assume that the adversary can choose the plaintext blocks. Is there another case (game) in which the adversary can not choose the plaintext blocks ?
There are various adversary models, in fact it is typical to test our schemes against multiple adversaries to prove various nuances of security.
The most intuitive of all is an adversary that can produce the plaintext (or a part of it) given only the ciphertext. An extension to this model, stronger than the other, is the one you mentioned, letting the adversary select a number of plaintexts $n$ (which could be infinite), give him the ciphertexts and some random data and let him decide which is which.
In general we require the adversary to produce a result in polynomial time because while many of the primitives can in theory be broken, the probability of this happening in polynomial time is considered negligible.
These are called weakly pseudorandom function families.