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Study Objective. Prospectively compare outcomes of robotically assisted and laparoscopic hysterectomy in the process of implementing a new robotic program. Design. Prospectively comparative observational nonrandomized study. Design Classification. II-1. Setting. Tertiary caregiver university hospital. Patients. Data collected consecutively 24 months, 34 patients underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy, 25 patients underwent robotic hysterectomy, and 11 patients underwent vaginal hysterectomy at our institution. Interventions. Outcomes of robotically assisted, laparoscopic, and vaginal complex hysterectomies performed by a single surgeon for noncancerous indications. Measurements and Main Results. Operative times were 208.3 ± 59.01 minutes for laparoscopic, 286.2 ± 82.87 minutes for robotic, and 163.5 ± 61.89 minutes for vaginal (P < .0001). Estimated blood loss for patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery was 242.7 ± 211.37cc, 137.4 ± 107.50cc for robotic surgery, and 243.2 ± 127.52cc for vaginal surgery (P = 0.05). The mean length of stay ranged from 1.8 to 2.3 days for the 3 methods. Association was significant for uterine weight (P = 0.0043) among surgery methods. Conclusion. Robotically assisted hysterectomy is feasible with low morbidity, a shorter hospital stay, and less blood loss. This suggests that robotic assistance facilitates a minimally invasive approach for patients with larger uterine size even during implementing a new robotic program.
Hysterectomy is the second most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States after cesarean delivery [1]. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project reported 518,828 hysterectomies for benign disease in 2005 [2]. A stable rate of 5.1–5.8 hysterectomies per 1,000 female civilian US residents was reported between 1995 and 1999 [3]. The same recent analysis of Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project data showed that abdominal hysterectomy was performed in 64% of cases, followed by the vaginal route in 22% of cases and the laparoscopic route in 14%. Robotic-assisted hysterectomy is emerging as a new technique for hysterectomy [2].
Improved visualization and dexterity in robotic surgery may offer some advantages over conventional laparoscopy [4, 5], and shorter hospital stays and decreased blood loss may also be advantages over laparotomy [6, 7]. Overall, minimally invasive surgical techniques for performing hysterectomy have been shown to reduce patient morbidity and shorten hospital stays [8, 9]. A robotic system (da Vinci Surgical System, Intuitive Surgical, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA) is designed to address many of the limitations of conventional laparoscopy, and these benefits may allow for a minimally invasive approach in more complex cases, demonstrating the feasibility and safety of this technology as effective without increasing morbidity. However, while there have been several pilot studies on alternatives to laparoscopic hysterectomy, to date there have only been 3 larger-scale studies of robotic-assisted total hysterectomy specifically for benign indications [10–12]. In addition, limited data suggest possible advantages of robotic hysterectomy over the laparoscopic approach in complex cases, where the use of conventional laparoscopy is traditionally contraindicated [5, 13]. For example, one study reported success in treating 152 patients with complex benign pathology using robotic-assisted total hysterectomy with good patient outcomes [12]. Another study comparing laparoscopic and robotic myomectomy supported the same conclusion [14].
This prospective study will focus on the intra- and perioperative outcomes of robotically assisted hysterectomy for benign cases in comparison with total laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomy. As the only tertiary teaching institution in the area, the benign cases that we see are often complex ones. In this study, we sought to investigate whether robotic assistance facilitates the surgery and results in low morbidity with acceptable perioperative outcomes.
This prospective study was conducted based on preoperative and perioperative characteristics for 3 operative types. From June 2008 to December 2009, 34 patients underwent laparoscopic hysterectomy (Group A), 25 patients underwent robotic hysterectomy (Group B), and 11 patients underwent vaginal hysterectomy (Group C) at our institution. All of these hysterectomies were performed for noncancerous indications, including adnexal mass, endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, hyperplasia, dysplasia, leiomyomas, chronic pelvic pain, adenomyosis, and pelvic prolapse, among others.
To eliminate surgeon bias in our study, all surgeries were either performed by or supervised by the same surgeon. All laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomy cases were performed by residents under the direct supervision of the first author, with more than 50% of cases performed by residents as first surgeons. In contrast, 40% of robotic cases were teaching cases. In robotic cases, resident participation was primarily in uterine manipulator placement, trocar placement, and vaginal cuff closure.
For our study, hysterectomy with or without bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy was considered to be "type 1." Hysterectomies performed at the same time as additional surgeries were labeled as "type 2 or more." According to this classification, 91% of laparoscopic cases were type 1 versus 84% of robotic hysterectomy cases. Of vaginal hysterectomy cases, 72.73% required 2 or more additional surgeries.
Each case was evaluated for its complexity based on preoperative diagnosis, prior pelvic or abdominal surgery, patient's body mass index (BMI), and uterine weight. Prior pelvic or abdominal surgery was categorized as none, 1 previous surgery, or 2 or more previous surgeries. Patient BMI was categorized as BMI less than 30 or BMI of 30 or greater. Uterine weight was categorized as either <250g or ≥250g. All cases were further categorized as being teaching or nonteaching cases.
Before the initiation of this prospective study, institutional review board approval was obtained from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for data collection on patients who consented for surgery. All the cases were performed by a single surgeon with 7 years of experience in vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy, while the robotic cases were the first 25 cases in his medical career. Residents were involved in all laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomy cases, performing more than 50% of any given case with supervision. Robotic cases were considered to be teaching cases, and resident involvement included only vaginal cuff closing.
Patients with a uterine size not greater than 14 weeks requiring pelvic prolapse surgeries or Grade 2 Baden-Walker uterine descensus in addition to their hysterectomies were selected for the vaginal hysterectomy group. After the decision of minimally invasive hysterectomy was made, the choice between laparoscopy and robotic approach was left solely to the patient's discretion. All cases were performed under general endotracheal anesthesia. Antibiotics were given just before surgery. Patients were placed in the dorsal lithotomy position with Allen stirrups (Allen Medical Systems, Acton MA) for lower extremity positioning.
A Rumi System uterine manipulator with balloon tip (Cooper Surgical) was placed after appropriate preparation and draping. Patients were placed in a steep Trendelenburg position, with arms tucked at the sides and shoulder blocks placed to limit shift on the operating room table. Placement of an oral gastric tube at the beginning of the case was assured to prevent trauma to the stomach. All cases with previous abdominopelvic surgeries were started using a Veress needle to the left upper quadrant for insufflation of CO2 and followed by a 12-mm bladeless trocar introduced from the same location under direct visualization. In cases of no previous abdominopelvic surgeries, the Veress needle was placed in the umbilicus to obtain the necessary insufflation of CO2, and this was followed by introducing a 12-mm bladeless trocar for the camera at the umbilicus. Two additional 8-mm robotic trocars were placed on the patients' abdomens where additional retraction was necessary. The left upper quadrant 12-mm trocar was used on this group as well to allow the bedside surgical assistant to use a grasper or suction irrigation device. The robotic system was then docked at a 45° angle from the patient's left foot side. All cases were performed using monopolar EndoWrist scissors (Intuitive Surgical, Inc.) combined with a PK grasper. Hysterectomies were classified as American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists type IVE, defined as total laparoscopic removal of the uterus and cervix including vaginal cuff closure, and performed using the KOH Colpotomizer System (Cooper Surgical).
All pathologic specimens were removed using 1 of the 3 following methods: direct removal through the vaginal cuff opening, morcellation of the specimen using an endoscopic morcellator, or sectioning of the uterine specimen with the robot using an EndoWrist monopolar cautery instrument (Institutive Surgical, Inc.) to create portions small enough to be delivered vaginally. The vaginal cuff was closed robotically using 0 polyglactin (Vicryl, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc., Cincinnati, OH) on a CT-1 needle in a single separate suture closure.
Sutures were instrument-tied using the robotic instruments. Patients were desufflated, and pedicles were checked at half desufflation for homeostasis. The robotic system was then undocked, and all trocars were removed under direct visualization. The 12-mm trocar sites received a single deep 0-polyglactin suture, and all skin incisions were closed with 4-0 polyglactin subcuticular sutures. Adhesive skin closures (Steri-Strips, 3M, St. Paul, MN) were placed as dressing.
The following times were recorded: docking time, defined as the time from first incision to placement of the robotic instruments into the patient, morcellation time, and total operative time, defined as time from when the patient was brought into the OR until she left the room. In addition, uterine weight, blood loss, conversions, and intraoperative and postoperative complications requiring intervention, as well as length of hospital stay, were monitored and recorded. Cases were stratified based on the level of complexity using BMI, uterine weight, presence of prior pelvic or abdominal surgeries, and preoperative diagnosis. We also reported outcomes for subgroups of patients with uterine weight of ≥250g or BMI ≥ 30.
Laparoscopic hysterectomy cases were done with the same trocar placement technique and locations applied in robotic cases, but, instead of an 8-mm robotic port, 25-mm bladeless trocars were used. Other than docking time, the same parameters were recorded as for robotic cases.
The cervix was grasped with a tenaculum, and the cervicovaginal junction was circumferentially injected with a vasoconstrictive agent. A circumferential incision was made at the cervicovaginal junction, and the vagina was dissected off the cervix for several centimeters. Careful entry into the anterior and posterior cul-de-sacs was done using sharp dissection. Retraction of the bladder anteriorly off the cervix, visualization of the lower edge of the peritoneum, and careful sharp entry into the anterior cul-de-sac minimized the chance of cystotomy. After the peritoneum was entered anteriorly and posteriorly, the uterosacral and cardinal ligament complex was detached from the uterus bilaterally. Downward traction on the cervix brought the uterus and its remaining attachments closer to the operator, where they too could be seen, clamped, and transected under direct visualization.
A McCall's culdoplasty or simple peritoneal closure and intraperitoneal uterosacral ligament plication were performed after a vaginal hysterectomy to prevent vaginal vault prolapse. The vaginal cuff was closed by using 0-polyglactin CT-1 needle in a running suture closure.
Patients' preoperative and operative characteristics were summarized using means, standard deviations and 95% confidence interval for the continuous variables, and proportions for discrete variables among the 3 surgery groups (laparoscopic, robotic, and vaginal). The 1-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to compare the means of continuous variables among the surgery groups. The chi-square test was used to investigate the association between category variable and the surgery groups, and the normality of continuous variables was tested. The tests were assessed at the 0.05 level of significance. Statistical computations were carried out using statistical software, SAS release 9.2.
A total of 70 consecutive patients underwent hysterectomy with laparoscopic, robotic, and vaginal techniques for benign indications in 12 months. Patient characteristics and surgical indications are listed in Table 1. The average age for the patients was 42.5 ± 8.78 years for laparoscopic hysterectomy, 46.6 ± 7.54 years for robotic hysterectomy, and 44.1 ± 10.72 for vaginal hysterectomy. Overall, 58.82% of patients had a BMI equal to or exceeding 30, and percentages for robotic and vaginal hysterectomy were 64.0% and 36.36%, respectively. Cervical dysplasia and leiomyomas were the main indication (67.6%) for laparoscopic hysterectomy patients. Adenomyosis and leiomyomas were the main indications (84%) for robotic hysterectomy patients. Pelvic prolapse and SUI were the only reasons for vaginal hysterectomy (100%). The racial composition of patients included 61.76% white, 20.59% African American, and 17.65% Hispanic for laparoscopic hysterectomy; 40% white, 48% African American, and 12% Hispanic for robotic hysterectomy; 72.73% white, 18.18% African American, and 9.09% Hispanic for vaginal hysterectomy. The majority of laparoscopic hysterectomy patients (76%) had a history of prior abdominal/pelvic surgery. In the same group, 35.29% had undergone 2 or more prior abdominal/pelvic surgeries. Among robotic hysterectomy patients, 76% had a history of prior abdominal/pelvic surgery. Of these women, 32% had undergone multiple prior abdominal/pelvic surgeries. For vaginal hysterectomy patients, more than 45% had undergone prior abdominal/pelvic surgery. Only 18.18% had multiple previous abdominal/pelvic surgeries. Regarding uterine weight, 14.71% of patients in the laparoscopy group had a uterine weight greater than 250g versus 44% for the robotic group. All vaginal hysterectomy cases revealed a uterine weight less than 250g.
Total operative time was, on average, 216.3 minutes, which included morcellation time when applicable for laparoscopic patients (Table 2), 298.8 minutes for robotic patients, and 163.5 minutes for vaginal hysterectomy. When morcellation of the uterus was taken out of the operative time, the mean values were as follows: 208.3 minutes for laparoscopic, 286.2 minutes for robotic, and 163.5 minutes for vaginal cases. Room time was documented independently of operative time, and the mean values were 281.4 minutes for laparoscopic, 378.1 minutes for robotic, and 218.5 minutes for vaginal cases. Uniquely, the docking time was only applicable for robotic cases, and its mean value was 21.5 minutes. Average blood loss for laparoscopic hysterectomy patients in this study was calculated to be 242.7mL (50mL–1000mL), compared to robotic hysterectomy patients with average blood loss of 137.4mL (20mL–400mL) and 243.2mL (50mL–500mL) for vaginal hysterectomy patients.
Laparoscopic patients had an average length of stay of 2.3 ± 1.06 days (range 1–5 days). Robotic patients had an average length of stay of 1.8 ± 0.88 days (range 1–4 days). Vaginal hysterectomy patients had an average length of stay of 2.00 ± 1.00 days (range 1–4 days).
In the robotic and laparoscopic groups, there was 1 serious intraoperative complication in each group. This included 1 ureteral injury and 1 bowel injury. Also, there were 4 cases in the laparoscopic group and 3 in the robotic group who had mild intraoperative complications. These included uterine artery bleeding, vaginal laceration, IV infiltration, incorrect count, serosal bowel injury, and serosal bladder injury. There was no complication in the vaginal hysterectomy cases. Among the laparoscopic cases, the uterine artery bleeding and bowel injury cases were converted to minilaparotomy. Among the robotic cases, 1 case with severe adhesions led to a ureteral injury that was corrected by minilaparotomy. Another case was converted to open due to intolerance of the Trendelenburg position. Two patients from each of the robotic and laparoscopic groups received 2 units of packed RBCs intraoperatively. Among these 4 patients, only 1 required blood due to intraoperative excessive bleeding while the remaining 3 were due to severe preoperative anemia, which was treated by transfusion at the time of surgery.
There were 10 laparoscopic hysterectomy patients with postoperative complications, including urinary retention, irregular blood pressure, deep venous thrombosis, trocar site pain, cuff cellulitis, and urinary tract infection. Among the laparoscopic cases, 1 patient had both cuff cellulitis and anemia, while the remaining 9 cases comprised the rest of the previous complications. In the robotic cases, 5 patients experienced postoperative complications. One of the robotic patients had both cuff cellulitis and trocar site pain. The remaining 4 patients had complications, such as irregular blood pressure, urinary tract infection, and trocar site pain. Among the vaginal hysterectomy cases, 3 patients had postoperative complications. Two of them had urinary tract infections, and 1 had urinary retention. None of our postoperative patients required blood transfusion, and no patient needed to go to the operative room for a second time related to the initial surgery.
The percentage of cases with intraoperative challenges was 35.29% for laparoscopic, 56% for robotic, and 0% for vaginal procedures. Intraoperative challenges included dense pelviabdominal adhesions, lower uterine segment fibroids extending to the uterine artery, morcellated cases, adnexal masses requiring lateral pelvic wall dissection, an inability to obtain an appropriate Trendelenburg position, and malfunction of the instruments.
A multiple regression model was used to determine the factors influencing operative time. Prior pelvic surgery, classification as a teaching case, and BMI did not affect operative time. The variables that were significantly associated with increased operative time were inclusion in the laparoscopic or robotic groups (Groups A and B), type of surgery, and estimated blood loss (Table 3).
This prospective study presents our initial experience with robotic-assisted total hysterectomies for benign indications in 25 consecutive cases compared to 34 laparoscopic and 11 vaginal hysterectomies, also for benign indications. The inclusion criteria for vaginal hysterectomies were Baden-Walker Grade 2 or higher symptomatic uterine, bladder, or rectum prolapse; required additional vaginal surgeries; and a uterus not greater than 14 weeks in size. Due to this relative selection bias, we could not randomize the patients among the 3 groups. However, the same criteria were used for certain perioperative outcomes, such as recovery time. To prevent surgeon selection bias, the decision to have robotic versus laparoscopic surgery was left to the patients after risks, benefits, and exact procedures were explained in detail.
Robotic gynecologic procedures were FDA approved in March 2005 [1]. Published average times for robotic hysterectomies vary from 122.9 minutes to 242 minutes in mainstream journals [10, 11, 15–17]. The operative time in our study, 286.2 minutes—slightly longer than average—was affected by multiple factors. In our study, operative time was reported from "skin to skin," which is defined as from when the surgeon started to perform the vaginal exam under general anesthesia until the last suture was placed to close the trocar sites, instead of starting from uterine manipulator or skin incision. The single interrupted suture technique used to close the vaginal cuff versus the continuous running suture may have an impact on operating time. Additionally, technical intraoperative problems required changing the camera, cord, and light source, and a visualization problem in the robotic system was included in our operative time.
The robotic cases, reported to explore the learning curve, were the first 25 performed by the surgeon, residents, and the OR team. One observation about the learning curve is that the first 15 cases averaged 308.5 minutes, while the next 10 cases averaged only 252.8 minutes. Room time, used as an indicator of ancillary team efficiency, dropped from 407.8 minutes in the first 15 cases to 333.6 minutes in the following 10 cases. Our data revealed that after the first 15 cases of robotic surgery, operating time was not statistically different from our laparoscopic cases (P = 0.1179). Current data suggests the learning curve to be between 20 and 100 cases, [11, 15, 18] and our study supports the lower side of the variation.
Our experience indicates that initiating a new robotic program requires more team training than any other procedures. This includes technical personnel, scrub nurses, and circulating nurses available in the operating room. The team should be doubled to be able to substitute when needed. Interdepartmental collaboration in the related specialties for combined surgeries and intraoperative consultation needs to be developed simultaneously. Administrative support is also essential to create robotic programs. These are all independent factors that affect operative time and quality of care in robotic surgeries.
In laparoscopy and robotic cases, BMIs higher than 30 were predominant (58% and 64%, resp.), in contrast to vaginal hysterectomies (36%). Uterine weight more than 250g was more common in the robotic group (44%). Estimated blood loss was least in robotic cases, with 137mL. Previous abdominopelvic surgery was more common in robotic and laparoscopic cases compared to vaginal cases (76% and 76.4%, resp., versus 45.4%). Length of hospital stay was least with robotic cases (robotics 1.8 days, vaginal 2.0 days, and laparoscopic 2.3 days). While recognizing that our study included only a limited number of cases, we found that robotic hysterectomy seems to be a good approach for patients with high BMI, a larger uterus, or a history of previous abdominopelvic surgeries. Robotic surgery provides a safe and fast recovery as well.
Robotic hysterectomy has only recently emerged in the gynecology field. Gynecologists need more scientific data to address specific indications, advantages, and disadvantages of different surgical approaches during the informed consent process. Our study is the first to compare robotic, laparoscopic, and vaginal hysterectomies using multiple perioperative criteria performed by a single surgeon. We could not overcome the selection bias in some of our patients on the vaginal approach since additional vaginal surgeries were required. However, our preoperative characteristics other than uterine weight were not statistically different among the 3 groups. Surgery time was shorter in vaginal hysterectomies, even with the additional pelvic surgeries included, compared to laparoscopic cases. These results agree with Falcone, whose review compared laparoscopic, vaginal surgeries, and abdominal hysterectomies. Minimally invasive laparoscopic hysterectomy not only had a longer operation time but also had faster recovery, shorter hospital stays, and lower EBL compared to the abdominal method [1]. Based on these criteria, it is clear to see the superiority of laparoscopic and vaginal hysterectomies over the abdominal approach. Vaginal hysterectomy should be the first choice in selected patients, especially when cost effectiveness is brought into the equation. However, minimally invasive surgeries are increasing their presence nationwide, and there are strong indications to predict that the trend will continue. Laparoscopic versus robotic approaches still require more exploration to identify the patient's characteristics to offer the more suitable surgery between these 2 hysterectomy types.
This study has been presented at the following conferences: Oral Presentation—Second European Symposium in Robotic Gynecological Surgery, Lund, Sweden, September 9–11, 2010, and Scientific Virtual Poster Presentation—The 39th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, AAGL, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 8–12, 2010. None of the authors have financial interest in any aspect of this work, and this prospective study was not supported by grant money.
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I'm embarrassed to say this, but I never noticed until now that logging into this website (apparently!) cannot be done with https -- only with http.
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After a rather interesting discovery of Google SSL encrypted, I'd wager to say it is possible.
But first, let me explain what Google SSL encrypted is. Essentially it provides a more secure means to conduct search results, and from what I remember reading recently, it also can provide a means to block out third party companies from more or less, make a profile of you.
That being said, I do believe in theory it is possible. You might be able to achieve the end result you want with Google SSL encrypted, but you might also be able to do this with a internet add on.
I am not sure about Internet Explorer, Chrome and Safari, but I do know that Fire Fox has some pretty impressive (some more outstanding than others) add on's for their browser, so you might want to check with them if your not having any luck with Google SSL encrypted.
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I recently started using Google SSL encryption and it works fantastic for me. It's well worth using and provides some level of searching Google securely.
Throughout the last month or so, I've been doing some research and there are some add on features for Mozilla Firefox that allow you to connect to a HTTPS version of any given site fairly easily. The first add on is named HTTPS everywhere and it will automatically connect you to a HTTPS version of a site, if one exists.
The second add on is not as easy to work with (although it's not that bad once you understand the core concepts) and like the other add on, it's through Firefox. It's called Force TLS. It's on version 3.0.0 now and it's not exactly up to date, it does do a moderately decent job.
However, while you can make a custom list, if there isn't a HTTPS version of the site that exists, then adding a site to the list will only make said site unavailable to access.
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Dan seriously? I have HTTPS add on for Firefox installed and maybe it's because I have the subscriber line, but I think I might have missed that detail.
With sites such as Youtube, Wikipedia, it's easy to tell I am online their Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure version of the site, merely due to HTTPS everywhere.
However, I also installed Force TLS and a backup should HTTPS every not connect me to a possible https version, but this program isn't always up to date. Recently though, this program did receive a update, so this should connect to https version of ANN, should HTTPS Everywhere should not.
Thank you enabling https to Anime News network Dan, I am certain this was no easy feat, but it's work such as that makes me proud to subscribe to ANN.
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Answerman - Why Aren't Anime/Manga Sales Numbers Public?
Every month we see anime and manga sales charts from Japan, but there's no equivalent in the US - how come we never see sales info anywhere else? Justin gets into it. ― "Oshino Hunter" asks: In Japan exact sales numbers are given for all anime and manga, but in America, we get NO stats on anime sales, and only what has sold better than others for manga. Why is this? Even in Japan, publishers do not ...
Interview: The Cast and Crew of My Hero Academia
The incredible creative talent behind this spring's smash hit My Hero Academia - Director Kenji Nagasaki, producer Wakana Okamura and voice actors Justin Briner and Chris Sabat - go in-depth! ― At Anime Expo this year, we had the opportunity to sit down with the Japanese crew and English cast of My Hero Academia. Director Kenji Nagasaki, producer Wakana Okamura, the voice of Midoriya Justin Briner, a...
Kuromukuro Episodes 1-13 Streaming
This Netflix-licensed spring season anime is finally available for streaming! Was this mecha adventure worth the wait? Theron Martin takes a look. ― We've seen anime about a person from the present being catapulted into the future to become an ace mecha pilot before (see Buddy Complex, among possibly others), but a person from the past coming to the present instead? That's certainly a new twist. It's...
Vice & Luna - #7
just for fun
Vice and Luna's lunchtime odyssey continues when Luna makes a small mistake that winds up changing their entire afternoon... and Luna's love life! ―
UQ Holder! GN 7
As the stakes and strengths of his opponents climb impossibly high, Tota finally finds himself faced with a real challenge in this seventh volume of Ken Akamatsu's action manga. ― UQ Holder has had a rocky journey up until now, and much of that has come down to the manga's awkward fundamental assumptions. Tota lies near the heart of the story's various problems; not only is he actually immortal, but ...
Answerman - Why Don't More Anime Discs Come With Digital Downloads?
Funimation's recent release of Psycho-Pass: The Movie came with a code for a digital version of the film; why don't more anime releases do that? Justin gets into it. ― Joe asks: I recently got the Psycho-Pass Movie on Blu-Ray and instantly noticed something strange on the box - it came with a digital copy of the movie. I've been getting digital copies with most Blu-Rays of Hollywood movies and even ...
Shelf Life - Gasaraki
Paul takes on a blast from anime sci fi past with veteran anime director Ryosuke Takahashi's Gasaraki series. Plus, all this week's new releases! ― I've been too busy working this month to give Pokemon Go a try, and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. On one hand, I've avoided the temptation to start a game that would undoubtedly devour my time like a swarm of starving termites. On t...
Selector Spread WIXOSS BD+DVD
This first installment in the WIXOSS franchise comes to a close, with shocking reveals and mixed results. Theron Martin takes a look at what's in the cards for this series going forward. ― Despite its partial name change, this 12 episode series from the Fall 2014 season is a direct follow-up to Selector Infected Wixoss. It assumes and requires full familiarity with Infected for it to make sense, so t...
The Mike Toole Show - Anthology Chronology
With the release of the newest film in the Project Itoh series, Mike takes a look back at the history of other anime anthologies from the Animatrix to Gotham Knight. ― While I sat there trying to digest the second installment of the Project Itoh film series, Studio 4°C's Harmony (note: it didn't sit well), I kept remembering a conversation I'd had with its director, Michael Arias, way back when he wa...
Genshiken: Second Season GN 8
As Genshiken plows further and further into harem romcom territory, Nick Creamer weighs the pros and cons of putting these characters in an increasingly meta situation. ― Genshiken's claim to fame has always been its ability to capture the unvarnished humanity of its otaku heroes. Whether they were heading to a comics festival or arguing about pairings or introducing one of their members to a new hob...


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Plan a One-Week Glacier National Park Road Trip
Enjoy plenty of activities and exploring the outdoors with this week-long Glacier National Park road trip. Stay in motels or park lodges, or camp out.
Enjoy plenty of activities and exploring the outdoors with this week-long Glacier National Park road trip. Stay in motels or park lodges, or camp out.
Without a doubt, one of the most popular highlights of the Upper Peninsula is history, both military and maritime, especially as it relates to the tragic story of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Devoting your time to exploring that history with this six-day itinerary can be a great deal of fun and intellectually stimulating at the same time. Don't forget your camera!
In a six-day tour, riding 35-45 miles per day, you can cover the length of the Hudson River Valley, hitting key sights, vistas, and attractions on both sides of the river. This suggested itinerary starts in the town of Hudson, in the Upper Hudson River Valley.
This itinerary takes you through southern Ontario's highlights, from Toronto to Niagara Falls, the Muskoka Lakes, Algonquin Provincial Park, and Ottawa, the nation's capital. It's easiest to do if you have a car, or pick up a rental car when you leave Toronto (you won't need it in the city).
With its short distances and efficient public transport, Bermuda reveals much of itself to energetic travelers during a weeklong stay. Look below the surface of this reef-fringed paradox and you'll discover a melting pot of culture, history, and outdoor adventure encompassing all nine parishes.
While Glacier adventures can fill a lifetime, you can taste the best of its wild side–either camping at night or staying in the park's lodges–in seven days.
If you have a more rustic spirit, Michigan's Upper Peninsula is a truly quintessential camping destination. For the truly ambitious, going on a camping tour of the peninsula's most inviting camping destinations is a creative and worthwhile alternative to the traditional one-site basecamp.
Here's a 1-week Florida road trip that makes time for the best of Miami, the Atlantic coast, and Orlando from shopping and sightseeing to where to eat and stay.
Take an iconic California road trip to San Francisco, Yosemite, and Lose Angeles with this six day itinerary featuring places to see, stay, and eat.
This one-week on the Turkish Coast itinerary takes you through ancient cities and on Mediterranean cruises, with plenty of sights, shopping, and relaxation.


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View the Milky Way at 10 million light years from the Earth. Then move through space towards the Earth in successive orders of magnitude until you reach a tall oak tree just outside the buildings of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida. After that, begin to move from the actual size of a leaf into a microscopic world that reveals leaf cell walls, the cell nucleus, chromatin, DNA and finally, into the subatomic universe of electrons and protons.
Isabel Gill, Victorian Stargazer
IN 1877 Isabel Gill visited an inhospitable volcanic blob in the mid-Atlantic to help her husband with ground-breaking astronomical measurements. Then she wrote a wrote a book about it, including an attempt to explain to fellow Victorian ladies the concept of a solar parallax in terms she thought they might be able to grasp:"I myself do not understand mathematical terms, so how could I use them with the hope of explaining these things to my readers? However, I can use knitting-needles, and perhaps they may do just as well."
Wierdly, more than a century later another astronomer visited the site and found the sandy paths which marked the Gill's lava-top camp still undisturbed by the Atlantic winds.
Wierdly, more than a century later another astronomer visited the site and found the sandy paths which marked the Gill's lava-top camp still undisturbed by the Atlantic winds.
Heavens to Murgatroid
Heavens Above! This is a pretty neat website for anybody interested in astronomy. Give it your location (City names work, even my white bread red-neck plains town did) and it'll give you star maps, fly by times and viewing instructions for satellites and so on.
Darkness, sweet darkness
Clear Sky Clocks. How dark is it going to be tonight?
Badgers in (aero)Space!
Shooting Stars
Step away from the computer. Go outside. Have a look. The annual Perseid meteor shower is gracing our skies for the next 48 hours, looking better than ever, as Earth passes through a filament trailing from a comet's tail. (Hopefully, the comet won't smash into us in 2126.)
The Astrolabe: an instrument with a past and a future. You can even download your own Electric Astrolabe. (via finches' wings)
This website exists because astrosociology is not yet a widely recognized subfield of sociology, and therefore it can benefit from a centralized approach. It is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growth of astrosociology from a general state of nonexistence.
As a little known sociologist fights his lonely quixotic battle to introduce a new sociology subfield, some who are stuck in their earthbound paradigm object.
As a little known sociologist fights his lonely quixotic battle to introduce a new sociology subfield, some who are stuck in their earthbound paradigm object.
Firefighters defend $120 million telescope. Obviously forest fires and telescopes (qtvr) don't mix.
" It was beyond description, really, it was mind-blowing," she said. "I'm surprised at how surprised I am at the beauty and the clarity of these images. They are shocking to me."
Hubble harvest 100 new planets
Hubble harvests 100 new planets during a 7-day sweep of the bulge of the Milky Way.. If confirmed it would almost double the number of known planets to about 230. "I think this work has the potential to be the most significant advance in discovering extra-solar planetary systems since the first planets were discovered in the mid-1990s."
House size meteorite?
Nah, it couldn't be......could it? Was a prediction previously posted to MeFi partially fulfilled, or was it was just an optical illusion?
Great television science presenters and their shows
Great television science presenters and their shows: Tim Hunkin "the Secret Life of Machines", Jacob Bronowski "The Ascent of Man", James Burke "Connections", David Attenborough "Trials of Life" "Blue Planet" etc., Marlin Perkins "Wild Kingdom", Don Herbert "Watch Mr. Wizard", Adam Hart-Davis "Science Shack" "Rough Science", Jack Horkheimer "Star Gazer". Does anyone else have any favorites, past or present?
June 2004...The Beginning Of The End?
this is the end as we know it. Aussie Bloke describes upcoming catastrophic meteor showers. A mysterious Australian astronomer is ranting about something earth shattering in on the horizon, odd naval fleet movement, strange economic activity and interesting meteor activity. Truth or hoax, What does it all mean?
90 Sols in 90 Seconds
With all this talk of wars in distant countries, it's easy to forget that there's exciting things going on just 300 million km from your back porch. NASA has provided 90 second videos of the first 90 sols of the Spirit [5MB .mov] and Opportunity rovers [5MB .mov].
The National Optical Astronomy Observatory gallery of images. 'Cuz sometimes you just need to see dozens of pictures of Spiral Galaxies. Or maybe planetary nebulae. Or even telescopes and observatories. From the website of the NOAO, the national center for ground-based nighttime astronomy in the United States.
Stonehenge Aotearoa will be a full-scale working adaptation of Stonehenge in Wairarapa, New Zealand, intended to inspire interest in ancient technologies and basic astronomy.
Chasing Venus
Chasing Venus Transits of Venus occur every 130 years or so when Venus can be observed passing across the face of the sun. Chasing Venus is an online exhibition by Smithsonian Institution Libraries that tells the story of how the transit has been observed since the 17th century, with early observations in England, illustrated accounts of expeditions by 18th century astronomers to various parts of the world, and early uses of photography to record observations in the 19th century. Includes links to animations of transits reconstructed from Victorian photographs, and details of a lecture series on Thursdays in April and May (first one April 8). The first transit since 1882 is this year.
Life On Mars's Meethane Traces Thought To Be Detected
Life on Mars? Methane has been found in the Martian atmosphere which scientists say could be a sign of present-day life on Mars. It was detected by telescopes on Earth and has recently been confirmed by instruments onboard the European Space Agency's orbiting Mars Express craft. Methane lives for a short time in the Martian atmosphere so it must be being constantly replenished. There are two possible ways to do this. Either active volcanoes, but none have yet been found on Mars, or microbes. The Independent has it as Methane find on Mars may be sign of life. The second group to detect signals of methane in the Martian atmosphere is led by Michael Mumma of Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland, who used powerful spectroscopic telescopes based on Earth. This team is even believed to have detected variations in the concentrations of methane, with a peak coming from the ancient Martian seabed of Meridiani Planum, which is being explored by a Nasa rover. This could indicate a subterranean source of methane which is pumping out the gas, either due to some residual geological activity or because of the presence of living organisms producing it as a waste gas. Asked whether the continual production of methane is strong evidence of a biological origin of the gas, Dr Mumma said: "I think it is, myself personally." As to how...
Astronomy in Japan
Astronomy in Japan by Steve Renshaw and Saori Ihara, describes the cultural history of astronomy in Japan, including lunar and solar New Year festivals, the star lore of Orion and other constellations, star festivals, shrines to meteorites, 17th century observations of a comet, celestial alignments in the urban fabric of early Kyoto, and much else besides.
Observing the five planets
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, the five planets visible to the naked eye, can all be seen simultaneously after sunset over the next few weeks. Viewing details. The next opportunity will be in 2036.
Cash for Killer Asteroids
The Charles "Pete" Conrad Astronomy Awards Act, passed by the House today, authorizes NASA to award $3,000 to amateur astronomers who locate asteroids that may possibly crash into the Earth and destroy life as we know it. Good to know that $3,000 is the going rate for saving the planet.
Harmonia Macrocosmica
Harmonia Macrocosmica. A digitised book of seventeenth-century astronomy.
Mars Rover, Quicktime.
Next Best Thing to Being There. A Quicktime Mars Rover Simulation.
Lunar Photo of the Day
Lunar Photo of the Day started January 1st, 2004 to document human's never ending obsession with the moon. LPOD now joins APOD, MPOD, and ESPOD as quality picture of the day websites.
European Space Agency's webpage about the Mars Express / Beagle 2 project.
Mars ho! In about 24 hours, the Beagle 2 lander will descend to the surface of Mars, courtesy of the European Space Agency. After a few mighty bounces, encased in a giant rubber ball, the lander will open up and allow its instrument payload to start sampling the surface. This is the first in a trifecta of landers destined for Mars during the next month. NASA's landers, Spirit and Opportunity, land on January 3rd and January 24th.
Spitzer Space Telescope
The first images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, formerly known as the Space Infrared Telescope Facility and renamed after astrophysicist Lyman Spitzer, Jr., were released on Thursday. Launched on August 25, it obtains images by detecting the infrared energy radiated by objects in space, and it will drift behind the Earth as the planet orbits the sun.
The Best of Hubble
The Best of Hubble Its mission will end in 2010. Four years later it will re-enter the atmosphere and burn up. Many astronomers are calling for Hubble to be refurbished and its mission extended to 2020. Here are some of it's best pictures.
The Astronomy Nexus
The Astronomy Nexus. Including the Encyclopedia of Suns, Virtual Messier Objects, and the 3D Universe.
planetary photojournal
solar system
solar system [note: requires anark plugin]
A total lunar eclipse will be seen Saturday night, November 8 in the Americas and early the next morning in Europe and elsewhere.
An accurate, real-time planetarium, all made in Flash... Use your mouse to look around the sky (click to start/stop moving). Pointing at stars shows their name, magnitude and constellation (all loaded from an XML file).
Intense Solar Flare
The largest solar flare of the current solar cycle shot off the sun earlier today. After the media latched on to what was predicted to be mostly a non-event last week (probably due to a NASA article released around the same time about a super spacestorm) , it's not making as much news this time. But you should pay attention this time. This could be the best and last chance for a lot of us farther south to see some auroras before the sun dives into solar minimum, assuming all the variables line up correctly this time. I recommend watching the Solar Terrestrial Dispatch, as it is a great all around resource for solar activity and auroras that includes live data and sightings reports by the general public. Unfortunately though, no doubt as word IS spreading, that site is being hammered again and may be quite slow.
Something wonderful
Something wonderful
David Bowman: You see, something's going to happen. You must leave.
Dr. Heywood Floyd: What? What's gonna happen?
David Bowman: "Something wonderful.
David Bowman: You see, something's going to happen. You must leave.
Dr. Heywood Floyd: What? What's gonna happen?
David Bowman: "Something wonderful.
The Dogon of Mali
The beautiful and complex culture of the Dogon tribe of Mali... they may have had advanced astronomical knowledge long before their European counterparts. Particularly, their tribe has had a long mystical association with Sirius, leading some to speculate that their ideas had phenomenal roots. Regardless of the mystery, the tribe is also well known for it's amazing masks and intricate art.
My God, it's full of stars!
Breathtaking Hubble picture of the Sombrero Galaxy (also identified as M104). The Hubble Heritage team took the original images during May and June of this year using the Advanced Camera for Surveys and multiple color filters. They then stitched 6 images together to make the final composite image.
Galileo Dies.
NASA's Official 'Galileo Dies' Page. Galileo is set to crash into Jupiter on Sunday. Responsible for many great images and tons of information, Galileo served well. Find a complete history of the Galileo mission here. Also, don't forget to watch the End of Mission webcast this Sunday at approx. 2 PM EST here.
Chromolithographs of E.L. Trouvelot
The Chromolithographs of E.L. Trouvelot. "Etienne Leopold Trouvelot (1827-1895), a French-born artist and amateur astronomer, spent 15 years observing the heavens and making original drawings from his observations: 'While my aim in this work has been to combine scrupulous fidelity and accuracy in the details, I have also endeavored to preserve the natural elegance and the delicate outlines peculiar to the objects depicted.' To illustrate his observations of celestial objects and phenomena, Trouvelot selected fifteen of his drawings to be reproduced using chromolithography, an illustration process that was at the zenith of its development in the 1880's." Heavens Above is a NYPL exhibit that compares his art and science to contemporary photos by NASA of the same phenomena.
Talk about Johnny One-Note
In space, you can hear a black hole sing (WaPo link). Using the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, astrophysicists have detected a supermassive black hole in the Perseus Cluster which has been "playing" a B-flat for 3 billion years.
Fascinating as this seemingly counterintuitive discovery (sound carrying through space) is, the real significance lies in that these "sound waves" may explain why the superhot gases in such regions aren't cooling down and forming more stars.
Fascinating as this seemingly counterintuitive discovery (sound carrying through space) is, the real significance lies in that these "sound waves" may explain why the superhot gases in such regions aren't cooling down and forming more stars.
Oh, the humanity!
Asteroid orbits Enter the designation or name of any asteroid or comet, and a 3D orbit visualization tool will appear for that object. If Chicken Little had this link he might have calmed down a little. Or not...Find out if your favorite asteroid is about to rock your world.
Oooh my 'roids.
Near Earth Objects A newly discovered 1.2 km wide asteroid has been given a Torino hazard rating of 1. Astronomers will continue to observe the space rock carefully to determine its orbit more accurately. [link via BBC Radio 5]<
2000 EB173 gets a name
Large rock named Huya! 3 years after being discovered a large object (?) orbiting the sun has been named.
Perseid meteor shower
Perseid shower will peak in the (very) small hours of tomorrow morning...
We're in for a treat this year because Mars, at the closest it has been to Earth in almost 60,000 years, is also in sight. But the moon might cause smaller, fainter Perseid objects to be all but invisibile. If you're in Europe or North America, or elsewhere in the north hemisphere, you should be able to see something...
We're in for a treat this year because Mars, at the closest it has been to Earth in almost 60,000 years, is also in sight. But the moon might cause smaller, fainter Perseid objects to be all but invisibile. If you're in Europe or North America, or elsewhere in the north hemisphere, you should be able to see something...
Mars is getting close, real close
"This summer Mars will be the brightest it will ever be in our lifetimes." On August 26–27 Mars will be the closest it has been in 60,000 years. Some viewing tips can be found here. You can generate different viewpoints with NASA's Solar System Simulator as some have done recently.
My God, it's full of stars!
Hubble Heritage Image Gallery. (Be sure to also check out the Index Listing for links to higher resolution versions of each of the images.)
Van Gogh's Moon
Van Gogh's Moon Shines Again This Weekend If you go out this Sunday evening and look up at the Moon, you will see not only our closest celestial neighbor, but a piece of art history as well. The rising full moon will appear exactly the way it did 114 years ago, when Vincent Van Gogh captured the scene in his famous painting "Moonrise.". Also learn how the moon helped date the painting.
Sky for sale
Become a GLM (Galactic Lord and Master) Your chance to invest in an expanding market (or is it steady state now, I forget), the Universe is up for grabs! Do you have a favourite astral body that you'd like to lay claim to? From Newscientist - Feedback.
Sketches at the Eyepiece
Sketches at the Eyepiece. Drawings of the Moon, the Sun, planets and other astronomical objects.
Also The Face of the Moon: Galileo to Apollo. A catalogue of rare books and maps, with images.
Also The Face of the Moon: Galileo to Apollo. A catalogue of rare books and maps, with images.
Mmmm... Jovian Clam Chowdah
From the Sun to Pluto. And beyond lurks the Lobster Nebula...
Aroostook County in Northern Maine has created North America's largest scale model of the Solar System, to be officially unveiled tomorrow (Saturday - June 14, 2003). The model runs along 40 miles of highway with a scale of 1 mile to 1 AU. The project took four years to complete and did not have a budget.
Aroostook County in Northern Maine has created North America's largest scale model of the Solar System, to be officially unveiled tomorrow (Saturday - June 14, 2003). The model runs along 40 miles of highway with a scale of 1 mile to 1 AU. The project took four years to complete and did not have a budget.


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Foxy Goes Pink
Foxy Unveils Pink Drumsticks
By Ivar Slovak Published August 18, 2009
KINGFIELD, MAINE - Pink hair, pink guitars, and, of course, Paris Hilton's wardrobe. Now, Foxy Drummer has announced the immediate availability of its new line of pink drumsticks. Filling a void in colored sticks, Foxy is catering to drummers who are looking to stand out at their next jam session or gig. Foxy's new line of sticks are made in the USA from hand-selected hickory and are available in size 5A (wooden tip). Most other sizes are available for orders of a dozen pairs.
Unlike a lot of colored sticks that use a tumble finish, Foxy employs a slow dipping process that allows for a more even color coating that lasts ridiculously long, according to the company. The dipping process is similar to how Dairy Queen takes ice cream cones and dips it in a chocolate batter. (Foxy would like to remind drummers that their sticks are not edible and should be used for drumming only:)
Foxy's pink drumsticks carry a suggested retail price slightly under $15 a pair. For more information please visit Foxy Drummer.
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Rosalie Dace
August 22 – September 2, 2016
Rosalie Dace is a full time quiltmaker whose work reflects her passion for colour, pattern and texture. She has had a lifelong interest in textiles and embroidery and has a degree in Art and English. While she values the traditions from which our quiltmaking has come, she believes that a quilt should say something about its time and place in history. This and her awareness of being a South African artist give her work its particular character.
Dancing on the Tightrope
How do artists on the edge maintain a balance in a changing world aesthetic while keeping open to the exhilaration of the unknown with the possibility of new discoveries?
Walking The Line
This class celebrates the magic lines and color painted by Friedenreich Hundertwasser. The much admired work of this artist offers us a glimpse into the secrets of his treatment of line and color and how he made them sing. Discover how you can imbue your work with the vitality he achieved, using his work as a starting point to making your own quilt. You may choose to piece, fuse, and applique by hand and/or by machine, using techniques discovered in the line class.
This class is full, but we are still
Pattern, Rhythm and Repetition
We use pattern, rhythm and repetition affect our lives every day, helping us understand and interpret the structure of the world around us. In this class you will discover and experiment with different kinds of pattern, learning how to use them effectively in making several small studies that could be developed into a stunning one-of-a-kind quilt. Make symmetry, asymmetry, abstract, or figurative designs in a variety of repeats that will give you a new appreciation of pattern and the numerous ways it can be repeated. You will fuse or paste exercises, emphasizing pattern, repetition and visual rhythm.
This class is full, but we are still
Fabric Dyeing Workshops Carlene Keller
September 18 – 21
Spend two days learning new dyeing techniques from Carlene Keller! Carlene studied fiber arts at Mendocino Community College for three years beginning in 2001. Dyeing fabrics for quilt shops and shows and teaching dye classes soon followed. She is continually experimenting with new techniques to enhance the creativity of quilts. Carlene currently lives on the Big Island in Hawaii where she continues teaching and making art quilts.
Low Immersion & Ice Dyeing
You will learn to use Procion MX dyes in low water immersion methods. A variety of techniques will be used to manipulate the cotton fabric to produce interesting textures and exciting colors. NO wimpy colors in this class!
The second half of the class will be devoted to ice dyeing. This is an exciting technique using Procion MX dye powder. We will manipulate the fabric in various shapes producing deeply colored and textured pieces. Come prepared to fall in love with your new hand dyed knowledge and fabrics.
Indigo Dyeing
We will dye both cotton and silk in the indigo vat using various types of shaped resist. Folding, stitching, binding, pole wrapping and clamping will result in unique fabrics for your next creation. We will dye silk scarves using chopsticks and slinkies. No kidding! If you haven't tried dyeing in an indigo vat, you're in for a treat. It is truly magic.
This class is full, but we are still taking names for the waiting list.
September 26 – 30, 2016
Rosalie Dace
Here and Now
September 26 –30, 2016
At the Stitchin' Post
Unleash your inner artist and make a quilt that no one else could make as you develop a personal design with your own sense of time and place. Emphasis will be on COLOR and VALUE, LINE, SHAPE and TEXTURE to express your own journey to where you are now in your life. Choose a personal symbol, motif and color to represent your sense of space, time and mood and build a stunning composition using a visual path, and pattern repeat without predictability. Learn to edit, select and simplify to create mystery, drama, richness and security in your work. Whatever you choose to depict, I will provide guidance as you create a successful contemporary visual composition that says "This is me here now!"
This class is full, but we are still taking names
Cynthia Corbin
Composing Composition
September 26 –30, 2016
From Cynthia: I am a quiltmaker. Over the years I have slopped dye onto fabric and discovered I love the accident and the unexpected. I have stitched and stitched with machine, by hand, and with mega machine—my longarm, Millie—and have discovered that I love the errant line, the intuitive following of a muscle memory. In looking for my voice, I have discovered a boundless trove of experiences that has given me the quiet subject matter I explore.
I like being a quiltmaker. There is comfort in the doing. There is understanding in the doing. And I love the feeling of not knowing "how" I am going to do it, but being eager to jump in and find out. All the doors are open to me, ready to explore.
Composing Composition
For every rule about good composition, someone comes along and breaks that rule, and does it well. That is ART. That is the evolution of ART.
This class is full, but you may still request to be added to the waiting list.
Lecture - Rosalie Dace & Cynthia Corbin - Art TalkWednesday, September 28, 2016
6:30 - 7:30 pm
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Jen Kingwell
My Small World
October 9 - 10, 2016
At the Stitchin' Post
This class is full, but we are still taking names
for the waiting list.
Sue Spargo / Tonye Belinda Phillips
October 15 - 19, 2016
Sue Spargo was born in Zambia, raised in South Africa, and later moved to England. This shift between two very different environments and cultures has inspired many of her designs. Sue is particularly influenced by the energy and color of traditional African designs. All these early experiences combined to stir her love of "primitive" arts and crafts, and grew into a focus on folk-art. Sue now lives in the United States, where she has met many wonderful quilt enthusiasts who have added abundantly to her knowledge and creativity.
Tonye Belinda Phillips is a quilt designer living and creating in Camp Sherman, Oregon. Tonye's work is bright, colorful and whimsical. She has always loved the folk art style with a contemporary twist. Tonye works mainly in 100% cotton fabrics but likes to experiment with other fibers too. Her biggest love is needle-turn appliqué, which you will find consistently on most of her quilts. Her first book, Hand Appliquéd Quilts, Whimsical Designs & Simple Techniques, was published in 2008.
Please Note: Sue will be unavailable this October, so Tonye will be teaching in her place.
Folk Art Quilting: Stix & Stones
Join Sue at FivePine Lodge for her newest passion: playing with wool and machine piecing. Sue will guide you along in your journey as you construct uniquely pieced squares that you can develop into a pillow top, tote, or a lap-sized quilt. You'll add a little applique and embellishment to give it that "Sue Spargo" touch.
Creative Stitching (with Tonye Phillips)
Join Sue for for an embroidery workshop like no other! Many of Sue's students have requested a class that concentrates on her emboidery techniques, and this is her response to those requests. Come to class with a finished applique project from one of Sue's classes, and Sue will help you to make decisions on which threads and stitches to use, and where.
This class is full, but we are still taking names for the waiting list.
Jean Wells
October 31 – Nov 4, 2016
At the Stitchin' Post
Follow color wherever it leads you and let it help to tell your story! Being spontaneous with color and at the same time exploring stitch and simple surface design techniques you will create beautiful layered like textured fabrics to use in your quilts. Time will be spent on composition techniques that incorporate this type of textiles. For further ideas review Jean's books from C&T, Intuitive Color and Design and Journey to Inspired Art Quilting.
This class is full, but we are still taking names for the waiting list.
Hilde Morin
November 7 - 11, 2016
Hilde Morin, a fiber artist, looks for drama in the creation of art quilts. Drama in the form of color, texture and pattern. She finds her inspiration in both, natural and in architectural scenes, having a particular interest in cities, towns, buildings and weathered structures. In her natural scenes she represents reality by simplifying or suggesting it through either abstract or primitive designs. Her technique includes the creation of a first layer of improvised pieced fabric with the addition of a second layer of texture thru extensive thread work and surface design. Her creations are influenced by her multi-cultural background and travels.
Hilde was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Of Belgian descent, currently resides in Portland, Oregon, USA. She exhibits at local and international venues including SOFA (Sculptured Objects and Functional Art) Chicago and New York, Museum of the Americas-Florida, Galería Exágono-México, CIART (Centro Integral de Arte Textil) in Argentina, Museum of Contemporary Craft in Portland-Oregon and Oregon Historical Society Museum in Portland, Oregon.
She teaches regularly at her studio and at other venues, promoting the use of free form techniques in the construction of art quilts.
Your Own Village
Design and create your own village…learn improvisational piecing techniques to create huts, houses and curved landscapes. Learn to put it all together into a free form landscape quilt. You will exercise strip and curved piecing techniques to create individual quilt units; design your own quilt diagram and put it all together through improvisational piecing techniques. Size of finished class work varies, I recommend 36" x 36" or 40" x 20" or 20" x 40" approximately.
A Quilt In A Bowl
Create a three dimensional art piece in the shape of a bowl. Starting with heavy duck canvas, you will shape a bowl and then decorate with your own design and embellishments. Size of finished bowl is approximately 16" diameter.
Bobi Sue Herring
Tales of the Tattered Fox
January 23 - 27, 2017
At the Stitchin' Post
Note: Wed, Jan 25, is a student work day only without teacher.
Bobi Sue, who also gave us Magpie Menagerie, weaves an imaginative story into her Tales of the Tattered Fox quilt. Day 1 will be spent on color selection. Day 2 is balancing the log cabin blocks. Day 3 is a student workday. Day 4 and 5 are assembling of the wreath applique.
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Pincushions & Pinpillows
These little pincushions are great little studies in design, wonderful gifts for special friends, and so much fun to create! No one that I know could possibly have too many pincushions! So, have at it, and take warning….you may not be able to stop!
Intro to Wool Applique'
Get started with wool applique using a classic basket shape. Work on one small block, just think of it as a tester. Maybe you have always wanted to try a little wool applique but didn't want to make a big commitment. You will learn the wool applique stitch plus a few other decorative stitches. Your hands will be so soft!
Cascade Cones
What better idea for a small wall-hanging quilt than Pine Cones? We are surrounded by wonderful textured and shaped cones here in Central Oregon. Keep the shapes simple and practice a bit of hand applique at the same time.
Jean Wells
Connecting With Nature
May 2 - 6, 2017
At the Stitchin' Post
Take a walk, respond to the natural elements around you -- light, water, sky, stone, plants, wind by designing a quilt to capture what you see and feel. Nature's lines, shapes and colors are unique unto themselves. We'll study exaggeration and simplification, natural patterns and visual texture, stitching techniques and block printing. All this while responding to the natural elements you observe.
Rosalie Dace
August 28 – September 8, 2017
Rosalie Dace is a full time quiltmaker whose work reflects her passion for colour, pattern and texture. She has had a lifelong interest in textiles and embroidery and has a degree in Art and English. While she values the traditions from which our quiltmaking has come, she believes that a quilt should say something about its time and place in history. This and her awareness of being a South African artist give her work its particular character.
Dizzy Circles
Add vitality and energy to your work with eccentric circles. Used symbolically in all cultures, circles are a strong design element and focal point. Now discover what happens when you move from perfect whole circles to the unexpected excitement of eccentric circles. Learn to use them confidently by fusing, appliqueing, piecing or stitching them to add movement and direction to your work. Working with a variety of spirals, helixes and other broken circles, you will learn how to add a new graphic quality by stitching or overlapping eccentric circles to make an individual free-wheeling composition. You may choose to work by hand or machine or both.
Matisse Magic
Bring the magic of French painter Henri Matisse into your quilts as you work with large areas of joyful color and sensuous line. After discovering the variety of this celebrated artist's work, students will make a few paper cut-outs before starting a large color-filled composition. Emphasis will be on the use of large areas of pure color, curvilinear line, pattern and clear shapes, all exciting ideas to piece, appliqué or fuse in fabric. This is an ideal approach to simplifying design as well as responding to color, line and shape.
Jeanette Meyer
Color: Compare & Contrast
September 23 - 24, 2017
at the Stitchin' Post
This color class focuses on the manipulation of color contrasts, and is designed for fiber artists. We'll use fiber artist's tools in our class work: fabric, thread, and fusible adhesives. No paint or pantone swatches, so if you're paint-ophobic, this is the color class for you! Spend two days immersing yourself in color while completing a series of hands-on exercises designed to make you understand the power of different kinds of color contrasts. You'll discover that learning to use color contrasts in a purposeful way will allow you to control the mood and emotion as well as the graphic impact of your work.
September 25 – 29, 2017
Rosalie Dace
Promises and Possibilities
Take an in-depth look at the arrangement and organization of visual elements that make a successful composition or design. Study the raw elements of design, and see how they can be put to use in the process of quiltmaking. The class will begin with interactive discussion around the notion that the basic design elements are used in all design universally. Using slides and other visual material, we will study the purposes and different types of design and the process of design before looking closely at the elements of design, namely, line, mark, texture, shape, and color.
Jeanette Meyer
Sheer Play
Discover the design and color world! Open up while composing quilts or fabric collages with layers of luscious silk organza and crisp cotton organdy. We will begin by producing a gem-like palette of translucent fabric with water-based paints and then proceed to the design wall, where new colors and shapes will emerge as the translucent fabrics are layered. We will also produce a technique sampler notebook as we experiment with traditional Korean bojagi, tucks, and other machine and hand-sewn seams to explore the design possibilities different finished and raw edges provide. Design options will expand with discussions of ways to incorporate surface stitchery, printed imagery, and opaque fabrics into your fabric compositions.
Sue Benner
Monoprint the Quilt: Surface Alteration with Textile Paint
October 9-13, 2017
At the Stitchin' Post
Monoprinting with textile paints can dramatically change the surface of your work, pushing your ideas into new creative territory. Using her fusible collage methods, Sue will demonstrate how to paint and print at different levels of construction, from manipulating a single piece of fabric to the entire surface of the quilt. Through experimentation with opaque and metallic paints, each participant will have the opportunity to create two works: one abstract and open-ended, the other more realistic and image-based.
This class is full, but we are still taking names for the waiting list.
Kaffe Fassett - Coming October 2017
Details TBD
Mid October 2017 TBD (includes lunches)
We will announce the details this Fall. Keep watching!
Deposit: $100 [Sign Me Up]
This workshop is full at this time, but we are taking names for the waiting list.
Jean Wells
Exploring Your Own Personal Theme, An Art Quilt Adventure!
November 6-10, 2017
At the Stitchin' Post
Learning to embrace the "critique process" as a means of personal development and discovering innovative ways to design and construct will further you along in the process of finding your own voice in this creative journey you are on. The experience will allow you to develop as a designer and discover new directions for your future work.
Sue Spargo
Workshop #1 TBA
We will announce the details this Fall. Keep watching!
Deposit: $100 [Sign Me Up]
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Deposit: $100 [Sign Me Up]
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Deposit and Payment Policy: When you register for a retreat or workshop, you need to pay one-half of the tuition. This includes a $25 non-refundable deposit. The remaining tuition is due six weeks prior to the retreat or workshop start date. You will receive confirmation, a supply list, and lodging information in the mail.
Cancellation Policy: When you registered, you pay a $25 non-refundable deposit. If you cancel six weeks or less before the workshop or retreat start date, no refund will be given; however, you are welcome to fill your spot with another person (or we will fill it from a waiting list, if there is one).


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This display from Ballard Designs is so pretty with the huge bucket full of branches & baubles. I was waiting for those tiny glass ornaments to go on sale and they already have! We keep it fairly simple with ornaments: assorted silver ones from our wedding, keepsake ones from friends & family, and a little collection of colorful glass baubles handed down from my parents. I'd love to add these to the collection and keep them in the family for years to come.
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- December 6, 2010 at 5:56 PM
- Amanda Swann said...
So beautiful. I'm loving the simple and chic Christmas decor this year.
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- December 6, 2010 at 6:21 PM
- leslie.conner said...
Beautiful idea, thanks!
- December 6, 2010 at 10:26 PM
- Melissa Allam said...
I love that bucket with just plain branches in it and colored ornaments hanging from it.
- December 6, 2010 at 11:39 PM
- Cassie said...
I love those plain branches too and might just have to give it a try in my kitchen. I have been debating between that and getting a mini tree and keeping it bare as there have been some pretty ones displayed like that too. I love Christmas because the ideas are endless!
- December 7, 2010 at 2:39 AM
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so lovely. i adore the colors choices!
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- December 7, 2010 at 1:11 PM
- Casa e Cose said...
Beautiful! Our tree this christmas is our dear palm. Tomorrow i will take some pics and share with you. We allways end up using one of our plants. The real thing is back home :)
- December 7, 2010 at 2:39 PM
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Alli we totally just ordered these via the link you used here. THANK YOU so much for sharing!! I love coming here and seeing what you find. Always such delightful and thoughtful things :)
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I love these! I have the perfect spot for them in my family room in a turquoise murano glass vase. Can't wait to get them--I ordered immediately!!
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"HOORAY" i found your darling blog! i posted about this same thing a while back b/c they are so pretty! love it. xo
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B and I don't have a Christmas tree because we honestly don't have anywhere to put it. I love the idea of the simple twigs with little glass balls. Thanks for the inspiration!
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I love love love this! I hadn't thought of doing multiple single branches like this.
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What do you think, is this the 13" or 16" bucket from Ballard's?
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Lampuuk beach is located on the northwest side of Aceh region, from the main road of Banda Aceh to Meulaboh turn to the right ... at the village of Meunasah Masjid, Aceh Besar district, about 15 KM from the city of Banda Aceh.
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