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Chicago Athenaeum at Schaumburg
Part I
Many notable creative periods in literature, art, music, owe their success to finding support and encouragement -- patrons and a public. "Spectrum: Contemporary Art of Chicago" at the Chicago Athenaeum in Schaumburg represents just such support in a city where established museums, galleries, curators increasingly showcase lively and diverse selections of current Chicago art. "Spectrum: Contemporary Art of Chicago" will be at the Chicago Athenaeum in Schaumburg from May 25 through September 1, 2002: Thirty-two Chicago area artists represented by paintings, traditional and digital prints, and three-dimensional work. This exhibition offers quality and variety. "Spectrum" includes artists with prominent reputations, those developing careers, and some new faces.
Frank Piatek is a noted figure in contemporary art, and is represented in this show by two works on loan from Roy Boyd Gallery, Chicago: Drawing-Dyad (Graphic ink on paper) and Self-Portrait With Early Dyad (Acrylic transfer on paper). Both are fine examples of a highly individual idiom which the artist has developed over many years.
The circle may approach Platonic perfection; but cylinders offer far more possibilities. Piatek's art centers on tubular forms, and in his work a surprising array of allusion and suggestiveness emerges through ingenuity and a subtle skill at implying volume, luminosity, and living motion. Today, the Erotic is a rare and endangered quality. So much explicit art, designed to arouse or shock, ends in mere tedium. The sensual may begin in the mind, but it is not cerebral. Drawing-Dyad affirms that eroticism can reside in abstracted forms. (Dyad means 'pair,' and, in genetics, also describes a meiotic chromosome after division.) This work's composition of cylindrical tubes is at once an ensemble of parts, and their intertwining act: yoni or multiple linga; both and neither. Shading and light nuance give it a soft, fleshy dimensionality. The strong symmetry -- in what might seem an impossible and alien sexual coupling -- lends an almost Indian ritualistic, sacred decorum to the work. Self-Portrait With Early Dyad, its companion piece, stands testament that a unique individual conceived the unified expression. Frank Piatek, together with William Conger, Miyoko Ito, and Richard Loving, in 1982, coined the name, Allusive Abstraction, for an art which explores form as a metaphor. His work remains true to that impulse. Piatek is a well-documented artist and his art is discussed in Art Scene:Chicago 2000, Art in Chicago: 1945-1995, and Les Krantz's Chicago Art Review. He was earlier noted in www.artscope.net ("Transcultural Visions":Feb:2001).
Children of the 12th Planet (2002) by Rita Dianni Kaleel is a triptych in oil, wax and gold leaf on canvas. Its muralistic, cloisonnist style evokes Les Nabis (from Hebrew, 'Prophets'), artists such as Maurice Denis, Edouard Vuillard, or their forerunner, Paul Gauguin. That Kaleel's fanciful content should employ a decorativeness reminiscent of Symbolist painters or Les Nabis, is no disparagement. Children of the 12th Planet is excellent, engaging work. Gauguin once noted:
Gauguin fled to Tahiti, in part, in search of those qualities. Nor is it a light matter. Maurice Denis asserted early on that a painting is foremost "a plane surface covered with colors assembled in a certain order." That changed many conceptions of art. In that new awareness, Denis concluded: "What is art if not the disguise of natural objects with their vulgar sensations by icons that are sacred, magical and commanding?" (In "Definition of Neotraditionism" (1890).)
Children of the 12th Planet resonates equally to astronomical fantasy and psychological speculation. Kaleel to some degree drew inspiration from Clive Barker's Weave World, in which a threatened world older than Man is crafted into a carpet and then entrusted to human guardianship. If that world should fall into the wrong hands, its threads -- the interdependent lives of all -- would break apart. (Kaleel's caption, however, comes from an Earth Chronicle volume by a second writer, Zecharia Sitchin.) The theme accords well with Denis's postulate of art cloaking natural objects as magical icons. A natural landscape forms the background of Kaleel's painting, but it is seen through a flowing curtain of french curves, an ectoplasm from which forms and faces emerge and intertwine. In the left panel, a male form huddles and withdraws into self; in the right section, a female form languishes. In the center panel, male and female meet, overseen by a face above. The framing curves, whether carpet, wind, or spirit, counterpoint the work's rectangular format, a division of color and form which unites allegory with art.
Two sculptures by Indira Freitas Johnson bring visual metaphor into three-dimensions. Communication Gap consists of a figurative lower torso, legs crossed in lotus position. This is a finely executed element in the style of classic Indian art. Above this portion, however, is mounted a ceramic insulator. One speculates about the connection implied with a higher power. Recycled Energy combines a lower torso with an inverted meat grinder topped by a curved sausage-like form. Here, images of flesh into flesh come to mind, and are quickly counterpoised by incongruously, unalterably inert materials. In these works, the joining of finely shaped, but incomplete human form with utilitarian objects made by man poses unresolved equations. Either matter (here, human -- with the aid of man-made extensions) aspires to spirit; or physical symbol is merely the visible evidence of something apart, a power which passes on. Both of Freitas Johnson's sculptural works are ceramic with mixed media. Freitas Johnson is profiled in Art in Chicago: 1945-1995.
"Spectrum: Contemporary Art of Chicago" in fact presents a number of artists whose work alludes to or intuits the unseeable in terms of its visible consequence. Yumiko Irei-Gokce is represented by two striking monoprints: Urge of Growth - Sprouting and Urge of Growth - Germination. One finds a balance between detail and general flows of contour in the artist's composition; a sensitivity for form and the process which engenders form. The artist has noted her underlying Buddhist philosophies, and here she seeks out the teeter-totter sense which dualities create: consciousness and unconsciousness, microcosm and macrocosm. In these monoprints, a Zen awareness emerges from expertly rendered detail and it finds a balance of natural patterns, a discreet but vital power. This inspiration does have echoes in the West:
When viewed from sufficient distance, or with eyes slightly unfocused, the monoprints equally capture the shapes and dynamics of nebulae and galaxies. It is the visual masses and implied flux which give the images their arresting presence. Yumiko Irei-Gokce is featured in Art Scene: Chicago 2000.
Underlying pulse and shape need not correspond to exact reality, yet it still commands effect. Jill King is represented in this exhibition by two oils on canvas: Tears for Solomon and Reflecting Pool. The matrix of Tears for Solomon is a frenetic mosaic of tiny visual particles: a weave of diminutive faces, snails, predatory teeth, and what the artist terms mythoglyphic shapes. Three large tear drops resolve out of an seething, underlying 'whole cloth.' Reflecting Pool takes natural forms and creates an alien terrain. Jill King's work appears in Art Scene: Chicago 2000 as well as The Chicago Art Scene (1998). She is also treated in New American Painting (No.35:Vol.6,No.4(Sept.2001)). Jill King was earlier reviewed in www.artscope.net ("Paintings...":July:2001).
Kathleen King's Odd Becomes Even (acrylic, acrylic transfers on canvas) pushes even closer to pure elemental pulse which engenders a patterned order. Kathleen King reinterprets the dynamic matrix of botany, protozoic life, the delicate structures of anatomy, reshaping them into a renewed art. Complexity, here as in biology, evolves out of particulate chaos. Kathleen King appears in Ivy Sundell's Art Scene: Chicago 2000, and was earlier reviewed in www.artscope.net ("Art Scene Chicago 2000":Feb.2001).
Antiqua (Oil on canvas) by Sallie Gilmore Roniss reveals a figurative surrealism through a technique in which clean, precise rendering combines with a spontaneous use of drip, splatter and paint flow. In this composition, heads -- seemingly alter egos -- align along a diagonal compositional axis which draws toward the upper left, while in lower right quarter of the image, a luminous, white spiral dominates the painting's overall palette of strong, deep blues and purple. Roniss has done impressive images through what she terms her 'domino' mirroring of visage. A painted fame-like border along the image edge further unifies what might otherwise seem a vertiginous flow of image elements. Roniss is featured in Art Scene: Chicago 2000 and was earlier reviewed in www.artscope.net ("Art Scene, Chicago 2000":Oct:2000).
Work Place (acrylic on canvas) by Joanna Pinsky is an irregular canvas of 12 edges, and is representative of this artist's paintings. Her use of clean, precise simplification and compositional balance harkens to artists such as Louis Lozowick or Niles Spencer, but her construction of asymmetrical, multi-edged canvas formats emphasizes the painting's geometric abbreviation of form, creating a semaphoric visual idiom. While the artist retains a clearly figurative reference, her laconic, deliberate arrangement of objects, structures, and buildings focus locale as an icon for the activities which comprise urban life. Work Place is a generalized symbol for industrial sites: its bare, utilitarian beamwork, the two mounted funnel tanks, two drum containers at mid foreground; all might equally be found in a quarry as a foundry. Pinsky often begins with sketches rendered from her photographs of scenes, urban and rural. A bright, saturated palette and occasional inclusion of natural materials -- sand, gravel, sawdust, even rock salt -- distance the final images from the more somber realities that were her inspiration. Three of her canvases are reproduced in The Chicago Art Scene. She is represented by Perimeter Gallery.
Structure in its precise detail and integrity of solid mass has an aesthetic of its own. Architecture expresses not only its designer and builder, but its time and place as well: Form has its own phenomenology. Roland Kulla's Construction IX and Construction X (oils on canvas) are companion pieces -- bridge turrets, rendered after originals at the Ashland and Fullerton bridge, Chicago. In this set, however, a central focus -- the bridge itself -- is absent; left to the viewer's imagination. Roland Kulla is featured in Art Scene: Chicago 2000, and was reviewed earlier in www.artscope.net ("Art Scene Chicago 2000":Feb:2001).
Affections attach to place. Whether steel mills or farmhouses, buildings shape a childhood love, a sense of place, a belonging. Emotional bonds, a personal world, all this inspires Maria Gedroc's paintings. Her Cityscape (mixed media), literally reflects the coexistence of intimate space within urban boundaries. In Cityscape, enclosed within a muted black border, a paneled window reflects a panorama of high-rise buildings. This painting was also reproduced in Ivy Sundell's The Chicago Art Scene (1998), and is reproduced in www.artscope.net's earlier review: "The Chicago Art Scene":Feb:1999).
Mark Pelnar, in Wind River Range #6 and Moraine Hills #3, reduces landscape to its minimal essence. These paintings are executed in acrylic and gouache on canvas. An earthen palette of low-key blues, iron reds, and subtle greys, is deployed as areas of nearly uniform color. In Pelnar's current work, rough surface textures counter a discreet modeling of shade and light. The paintings' figurative cores (evident in their titles) are subordinate to formal considerations of visual mass and color. One imagines a Barnett Newman attempting a return to representational art upon visiting the American Southwest or the Dakota Badlands. In Wind River Range #6, a narrow horizon (much like Newman's famed bisecting "zip"), divides a clay red terrain from a pacific sky. The upper half of Moraine Hills #3 is a payne's grey color field; a cerulean blue fills the lower half of this image. Mark Pelnar is documented in Art Scene: Chicago 2000 and The Chicago Art Scene (1998). He was reviewed before in www.artscope.net ("Art Scene Chicago 2000":Feb:2001).
Personal effects, ephemera, have for centuries been used to evoke poignant, private emotion. Even before the Dutch 17th Century and the rise of bourgeois sentiment, small mementos stood as talisman for deeply-felt affection. Grace Cole's two entries in "Spectrum" are carbon pencil and mixed media renderings based on paintings by Jan Vermeer. Each of Cole's pieces incorporates photographs, cards, printed ephemera, echoing the selected theme of the 17th Century master. After Vermeer From "Lady Writing a Letter" (32"x22") resurrects Vermeer's young girl, but Cole's addition of artifacts kindred to the lady's own letter bridges 17th and 21st century in a timeless, yet very intimate human nature. This drawing-collage, and its companion, After Vermeer "Girl with a Red Hat (32"x22"), form an extended series. Grace Cole is also featured in Art Scene: Chicago 2000, and was previously reviewed in www.artscope.net ("Art Scene Chicago 2000":Feb:2001).
Judith Geichman's Untitled Scene (2002) (mixed media) is included in "Spectrum" by courtesy of Fassbender-Stevens Gallery. Its light red 'paste paper' configurations recall the compositional dynamics of artists such as Henri Michaux or Mark Tobey. Geichman's painting evokes a pulsing, rippling surface of energy; a quantum field of some half-remembered mental state.
A visitor notes in this show a number of pieces lent from major Chicago galleries, selections from well-known independents, and deeply satisfying accomplishments from young talent. The thirty-two Chicago artists in this exhibition present a wide sampling of current paintings, traditional and digital prints, and three-dimensional work. "Spectrum: Contemporary Art of Chicago" will be at the Chicago Athenaeum at Schaumburg through September 1, 2002. "Spectrum..." is sponsored in part by the Illinois Art Council and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Finis PART I
--G. Jurek Polanski
Editorial Note: Books mentioned in www.artscope.net are often in print and may be purchased through this site's Amazon.com link. Ivy Sundell's Art Scene: Chicago 2000 (2000), and her earlier volume, The Chicago Art Scene (1998), are published by Crow Woods Publishing, Evanston, Illinois. Of additional interest is Art in Chicago: 1945-1995 (Thames and Hudson/Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago:1996); and Les Krantz's now sought-after Chicago Art Review (American References, Inc.:1989). Historian Judith Russi Kirshner notes Allusive Abstraction in Surfaces: Two Decades of Painting in Chicago (Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago:1987). Gauguin and Denis are quoted from Theories of Modern Art: A Source Book by Artists and Critics, compiled by Herschel B. Chipp (University of California:1968). Clive Barker's Weave World was published by Poseidon Press (c1987). William Blake is cited from Romantic Poetry and Prose, edited by Harold Bloom and Lionel Trilling (Oxford University Press:1973).
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GCA/NBS Div2 Tourney Launched
The Georgetown Cricket Association (GCA) has joined hands with the New Building Society (NBS) as they aspire to arrest the decline in Guyana's cricket by providing quality competition for the city's cricketers.
The 40-overs second division competition that will target 14 city teams was yesterday officially launched at the bank's new location on North Road and Avenue of the Republic.
Vice-President of the GCA, former national player Neil Barry disclosed that the competition is a good and timely one to have, since the GCA had recently concluded its two-day version.
Barry explained that the competition will be played on a league basis where points will be allocated.
"A number of new initiatives will be taken during this tournament and one such initiative is the emphasis on developing fast bowlers. We have put conditions in the regulations to mandate that at least 40% of the overs in the game must be bowled by fast bowlers," Barry revealed.
"One bonus point will be issue for the team that passes 100 runs and thereafter the team will collect one bonus point for every 25 runs, also the team will collect a bonus point for every two wickets taken," Barry explained.
The tournament in divided into two zones with GNIC, Third Class, Everest Cricket Club, Vikings-Cricket Club, Georgetown Cricket Club, Gandhi Youth Organization and Guyana Defence Force slated in zone 'A', while zone 'B' consists of Demerara Cricket Club, Transport Cricket Club, Malteenoes Sports Club, University of Guyana, Muslim Youth Organization, Police and Ace Warriors.
The first game is scheduled to bowl off on Saturday, providing weather permits.
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Dr. Frank Anthony in his remarks congratulated the GCA for organising such a tournament. The Minister told the audience, which included a number of NBS officials, Chairman of the West Indies Senior Selection panel Clyde Butts and other prominent cricket personalities, that this tournament is timely and important for the development of the game.
"I want to thank the GCA for taking such leadership in ensuring that we have cricket in Georgetown and its environs so that this beautiful game can continue," Dr. Anthony added.
Anthony further said that NBS should also be congratulated for taking this initiative to sponsoring the tournament.
"Currently, when people from the cricketing fraternity approach business entities, because of the challenges (local) cricket is going through, many of the corporate entities do not want to associate with, or invest in, this area. I am extremely pleased that NBS would show faith in the development of this game by investing in this competition - and not only for a one-off competition, but instead for one that will become a regular event in our sport calendar," Dr. Anthony stressed.
NBS incoming Chairman, Moen Mc Doom in his remarks said that NBS is happy to go ahead with the sponsorship. "As a corporate citizen, it is our duty to assist the society at large in whatever fields are required," Mc Doom said. Mc Doom further stated that discipline in sport is of utmost importance and as such he urged the GCA to be strict in this area when running the tournament. The incoming Chairman expressed the view that cricket needs to get back to where it used to be, saying "we need to get our cricket, lovely cricket back".
President of the GCA and former West Indies vice Captain Roger Harper thanked NBS for so willingly partnering with the GCA in running this tournament and investing in youths. Harper noted that the GCA is focused on the development of young cricketers and also in taking the game to a higher level. He assured that the tournament will be run at the highest standard and the GCA's commitment to NBS will be fulfilled.
The first round matches will see GNIC facing Third Class at GNIC, GCC taking on GYO at GCC; Everest playing Vikings at Everest while GDF has drawn the bye. In Zone 'B' DCC plays Transport at DCC, MYO face Police at MYO and UG face off with MSC at MSC. Ace Warriors have drawn the bye.
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When I first read the brief I knew straight away I wanted to make a crest for my girlfriend and I. She is the reason I got back into the design industry. If it wasn't for her support in the early years of our relationship I wouldn't be where I am today.
We both live in Aberdeen, Scotland. Her mother was born in Glasgow and married a Chilean from Tocopilla. Both my parents were born and married in Coatbridge (just outside of Glasgow). Both families moved to Aberdeen in the 80s.
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Date story was published: Tuesday, January 10, 1984
Joe Hall likes to think of his bench as a means of changing a game's tempo. Last night, the Kentucky coach shifted gears and the Wildcats peeled away to a 76-66 victory over Alabama.
For about 30 minutes, the Cats and Alabama were locked in a tense, bumper- to-bumper race that saw neither team able to nose ahead by more than five points.
At that point, with Dicky Beal, Winston Bennett and James Blackmon inserted into the lineup, UK shifted into overdrive or -- more accurately -- hyperspace.
The trio off the bench combined with Kenny Walker and Melvin Turpin to form a devastating 2-2-1 trapping press. Quicker than you could say "turnover," Alabama committed three straight and the Wildcats were on a roll.
Before it ended, UK had scored 14 straight points (breaking a 52-52 tie and assuming a 66-52 lead) and awaited only a checkered flag.
"We didn't show up tonight until the second half," Hall said. "It was good that we did show up."
The Cats weren't all that bad in the first half. Alabama was nearly flawless -- "As close to playing the way I wanted them to as a coach can expect," Tide Coach Wimp Sanderson said -- yet UK trailed only 34-33 at intermission.
The two teams were deadlocked at 52-52 eight minutes into the second half. After a television timeout at the 11:31 mark, UK sprang its trap.
The press reaped two turnovers immediately, and Walker and Turpin converted with dunks.
Now rattled, Alabama went scoreless for more than five minutes. On 10 possessions, the Tide committed seven turnovers.
When the draught ended, with a jam by Tide center Bobby Lee Hurt, so had the game. An Alabama surge at the end, which narrowed a one-time 18point deficit (74-56) to 10 at the finish, was of small consolation.
"For 35 minutes, we played as hard and as intelligently as we can," Sanderson said. "We then had five very poor minutes against the press and that took us out of the ball game."
The game and Eric Richardson's left ankle turned on the same play.
Richardson, Alabama's only experienced guard, turned his ankle the first time UK applied the press.
As he got the ball near mid-court, Richardson was trapped by Beal and Blackmon. As Walker closed in, the 6foot-3 senior jumped to make a pass. His left foot landed on Blackmon's foot.
His tipped pass went to Walker, who raced downcourt for a twisting "stuff-er-rino," as ESPN announcer Joe Dean probably called it.
"I saw I was in the clear," Walker said. "I said, 'What the heck. I'll get the fans excited and get this game on the road.' "
Richardson, meanwhile, was limping off the court, his trip cut short.
"We had worked against a press," Richardson said afternoon, his left foot soaking in a tub of ice water. "We thought they might use it early. When they did use it, it was a good time for them and a bad time for us.
"We felt we had them playing our tempo. We were trying to be patient and make them work on defense."
UK's press made a shambles of those plans.
The 14 straight points were reminiscent of UK blitzes of Brigham Young (23 straight points) and Purdue (15 straight) earlier this season. The result as an 11th straight victory this season. In the process, the Cats tied Auburn for the early Southeastern Conference lead at 3-0.
Alabama, which ironically lost senior guard Mike Davis to a broken hand at Rupp Arena last season, fell to 8-4 overall and 1-2 in the SEC.
"People who know me know I'm not an alibi coach," Sanderson said. "But, we don't have a lot of people who are ready to play and can't afford to have anyone hurt."
Beal, who had eight assists and eight points in a frenetic 17 minutes of play, make no bones about it.
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Hello, everyone! I am back today with another card for our new challenge over at MHKDesigns! We have a really pretty photo/color inspiration for you this month, and I can't wait to see what you create with it! Take a look at the inspiration...
I am TOTALLY loving this color scheme and the inspiration photo! These colors could go so many different ways--masculine, holiday, floral. Limitless possibilities! I chose to be inspired by both the colors and the photo. Take a peek at what I came up with...
I chose to use the Perfect Poppies digital stamp set from the MHKDesigns Etsy shop for this card. I colored it with Spectrum Noir markers, added liquid pearls to the centers, and put some glitter on the leaves for more texture and shine. I then fussy cut the image out to put on my card base.
The card base was prepped with some paper from the Sunflower Sampler pack, and the sentiment, also from the Perfect Poppies set, was printed onto vellum before adding it to the card. A few pearls accent the sentiment. I kept the layering simple to make the image the highlight of the card.
I decided to add some faux stitching to add a bit more interest to the card. I used Glaze gel pen for a subtle shine. You can't see it in the photo, but it helps ties in the pearls and liquid pearl flower centers. I love this card--I hope you do, too ! Please leave me a comment below to let me know what you think!
Thank you so much for stopping by today, friends! I hope you hop over to join in our monthly challenge at MHKDesigns! There are prizes for each one, and you can use any products you'd like! :) Don't forget to leave some love with the other gals on this wonderful DT, too!
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Maximize your Savings with Aging in Place Renovations
If you love your nest but find getting around in it is becoming a little more difficult, consider changing things up with some renovations so that your home is ready to age as you do. There are a number of
tax credits and other savings you can take advantage of with renovations. The Equifax Finance Blog has some great tips on how to take advantage of these benefits in the article, "
Using Your Home Renovation to Maximize Tax Benefits."
There are a lot of tax credits available for energy efficiency upgrades like installing low flow toilets and energy-saving light fixtures. These upgrades not only help save money on your taxes, but they also help save on monthly utility costs compared to older services. In addition, improved lighting will minimize the risk of slips and fall, making your home safer. (Continued…)


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A sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a type of surgery. It's used to help diagnose and treat breast cancer. It can help your doctor determine the stage of your breast cancer, including whether or not it has spread outside of your breast. The knowledge your doctor gains from this procedure will guide your treatment plan.
To perform a SLNB, your doctor will inject a radioactive tracer or blue dye into your breast. Your body will naturally drain the tracer or dye into the sentinel lymph node. The sentinel node is the node that breast cancer is most likely to travel to first once it leaves the breast. Once your doctor has identified the sentinel node, they will surgically remove it. Then a pathologist will examine it for cancer cells. If they don't find any cancer cells in the sentinel node, the surgeon will not remove any additional nodes. If they do find cancer cells, you may need to undergo an axillary dissection where additional lymph nodes are surgically removed. In some cases, your doctor will identify and remove more than one sentinel lymph node.
The treatment for breast cancer varies, depending on its stage. Your doctor will stage your cancer based on:
- the size of the tumor in your breast
- how many lymph nodes, if any, are found to have cancer cells in them
- if the cancer has spread or metastasized to other distant organs
If your cancer remains in your breast, there's a good chance it can be cured. It can potentially spread to vital organs, such as your brain, liver, or lungs. This process is called metastasis. If it spreads to other parts of your body, the chance of treatment being able to cure it decreases.
Your doctor must learn how far your cancer has spread in order to treat you properly. When cancer cells are "on the move," they typically travel through your lymphatic system. Your lymph nodes are an important part of this system. A SLNB can help your doctor determine if your breast cancer has reached your lymph nodes.
In some cases, your doctor may perform a SLNB as an outpatient procedure. In other cases, you may need to stay overnight in the hospital. Your doctor may perform it at the same time as your breast cancer surgery and breast reconstruction.
After the sentinel lymph node or nodes are identified, you will go to the operating room.
While you're under anesthesia, your doctor will make an incision in your armpit to remove the sentinel lymph node. In some cases, they may remove one or two other lymph nodes as well. A pathologist will examine them for cancer cells. They will likely do this while you're still under anesthesia.
If the pathologist finds cancer cells, your doctor may remove additional lymph nodes. This is called an axillary dissection. In an axillary node dissection, they remove many axillary nodes and test them for cancer. Not all of these nodes will necessarily be cancerous. For example, they may remove 12 nodes and find that five have cancer cells in them.
A SLNB will help your doctor determine the stage of your cancer. If your biopsied lymph nodes are negative for cancer calls, your breast cancer probably hasn't spread outside of the breast. Your follow-up steps will depend on the stage and subtype of your breast cancer. You may or may not need chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or other treatments.
If your biopsied lymph nodes are positive for cancer cells, your doctor will likely remove additional lymph nodes. You may need further imaging tests to look for cancer in other areas of your body. These tests can include a CT scan, MRI, or bone scan. Your treatment will depend on the subtype of your cancer and may include chemotherapy, radiation, or hormone therapy.
Your doctor can help you understand the results of your biopsy and appropriate follow-up steps.
A SLNB can help your doctor stage your breast cancer without removing unnecessary lymph nodes. The more nodes that are removed, the more likely that you will have side effects from the surgery like decreased mobility, lymphedema, numbness, or pain. In an axillary node dissection, several nodes are removed and then reviewed by the pathologist after the surgery. It is not usually known at the time of the surgery if the lymph nodes are cancerous.
Like other forms of surgery, a SLNB poses some risks. For example, you may develop pain, swelling, bruising, or infection at the surgical site. You may also experience nerve injury. Lymphedema may also occur, especially if your doctor removes more than one lymph node. Lymphedema happens when the lymph nodes are damaged or absent and no longer able to promote proper lymphatic drainage. This can result in arm swelling and decreased range of motion. It can be permanent in some cases.
It's also possible to receive a false-negative biopsy result on a SLNB. Errors happen when your pathologist or surgeon makes a mistake or if the dye injection was not done correctly. It's also possible that cancer cells pass through a sentinel node and lodge in another lymph
For most people, the potential benefits of a SLNB outweigh the risks. Your doctor can help you weigh the benefits and risks.
When you have breast cancer, an early and accurate diagnosis can improve your outlook. It will also help guide your treatment plan. A SLNB can help your doctor determine if your cancer has spread to your lymph nodes. They can help you understand the potential benefits and risks of this procedure.


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So as I previously posted this little one is ready to go home. I gave her little freckles as requested and she has a pair of Spraking Slate Hand Painted Glass Eyechips and lovely Silver Rose and Pink Sparkle Pulls.
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Monday, April 29, 2013
Dolly Shelf Sunday
The Roxy's on the shelf yesterday in the Studio. The little one on the right is a commissioned girl and will be leaving to go back home this week. She is such a cutie pie and we hate to see her go! SBL's are a bit harder to get into but they are such a cute mold!
Saturday, April 27, 2013
We Really Mustache!
Amelia and her hairy lipped crew mustache you a question....
never mind, they'll shave it for later!
Amelia is still looking for a home,
visit her listing here if interested.
Have a wonderful Saturday!! xoxo
Friday, April 26, 2013
Sly Little.......
Foxing around on a beautiful Friday afternoon.
Inspired by Poppy Tree Lane's Fox Helmet and a lovelyFantastic Mr. Fox Locket by Mab Graves. We took to the back yard for a little shoot. Mori style Dress by Everything For The Girl and boots by Dollmofee. It is the perfect afternoon for hanging out in the teepee.
In the Bliss Studio This Week
On the table in the studio this week is an SBL Roxy Baby for my dearest La Rose. I love working with her because she generally gives me the creative green light to take the custom wherever I think she lives. Her only request was that she has freckles, and freckles she has! I felt pink would compliment her skin tone, so I gave her frosted pink peal lids and lush lashes. Her mouth has a slight smile and her lips are very shapely and stained with pink. She has a round button nose and slight kiss from the sunk on her nose and cheeks. I will see if her hair will need a chop and if she will need some hand painted eye chips. More pics over the weekend of this little one to come!
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Dolly Shelf Sunday
NY or Bust!
Looking forward to attending Blythe Con in New York this year.
Evangeline is ready to hit the road, too bad it's like 6 month away!
Saturday, April 20, 2013
She Flies
Chevron Rainbows
Roxy in a Rainbow Chevron Dress by Australian Designer, Ellie Moe & Little Hoos.
I love the colorful pop which is perfect on Roxy's sun kissed skin.
Paired with vintage yellow boots and green socks by Vevet.
Saturday Morning in the Bliss Studio.
Friday, April 19, 2013
And lillies white......
such a sweet gesture. The Domo's are such romantics!
Have a great weekend everyone!
Jax is looking ever so cute in a wonderful Little Mustache Set by Vevet
Jax is looking ever so cute in a wonderful Little Mustache Set by Vevet
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
San Fan Manor Dollhouse is almost ready
Poppies Woodshop is almost ready to list this gorgeous 3 level San Francisco Style Dream Dollhouse in the shop soon. This grand dollhouse is 1 1/12th scaled to fit Petite Blythe, Lati Yellow, Real Person Dolls and other similar sized dolls. Features wood floors, 3 stair cases, open on 2 sides, 2 balconies, a full length porch, base and crown molding, astorment of wall papers and interior painted walls and tons of lovely architectural details such as cut out railings, exterior dental moldings, brackets, and painted in a pretty robins egg blue. More pics to come soon!
Backyard Adventures
The little ones decided to have a go in the backyard yesterday. Bare feet in the grass, the sun on their faces, a lovely Spring day. I created a Middie Mondays Group on Flickr, please join in on the fun and snap your Middies and post to the new group hereMiddie Mondays
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Happy Dolly Shelf Sunday!
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Amelia and her Time Out Chair Stand
Introducing Amelia, she is a special One Of A Kind Ethnic Custom Beautiful Brown Blythe Art Doll #19. She is a sweet little girl with a mischievous spirit, don't let her sweet face fool you.
She is at the testing age and is prone to having to cool down in her time out chair which she is not always happy with.
Amelia choses to stand in her TIme Out Chair instead of sitting.
Clarisse travels with some very special treats.
*Kitten Dress by Petite Creayations
*Mohair Bear Helmet by Little Gamusinas
*Rose Pink Sweet Sally Hair Bow by Mab Graves
*Pink Patent Leather Mary Janes by Color4
A Unique OOAK Custom Time Out Chair Stand
~Pink Wooden Winged Back Chair
~Embellished with tulle and rose details
~Cream colored fabric pillow and dusty pink throw blanket
~ Takara metal Stand Stem wrapped in pink tulle
Clarisse is a fully customized
~ CWC Takara Neo Blythe RBL Simply Mango with a
~ Luxuriously Long and Soft Black Love Mission Scalp
She is now available for adoption here:
Friday, April 12, 2013
Amelia, Beautiful Brown Blythe Custom #19
Introducing Amelia, Beautiful Brown Blythe Custom #19. She is a sweet little girl with a mischievous spirit, don't let the sweet face fool you. She is at the testing age and is prone to having to cool down in her time out chair. She is an RBL Simply mango mold on a Pure Neemo A Type Body. She has a long, soft black Love Mission Scalp. She has four sets of special eye chips. Hand Painted G Baby Blues, My Delicious Bliss Signature Hand Painted in Patine Copper, Brain Worm Ice Blue and Smoky Black. SHe has customized Twiggy Twiggy Pulls in Deep Pink with special charms. She will come dresses in a Kitten Dress with white sleeves and Peter Pan Collar by Petite Creayations, A Hand knit Bear Mohair Hat by Little Gamusinas, Rose Pink Sweet Sally Hair Bow by Mab Graves and Pink Patent Leather Mary Janes by Color4. She will also travel with her own Time Out Chair Stand. She will be listed soon in the shop.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Kirra's Journey Home
Sweet little Aboriginal Middie, Kirra will be heading home to Australia later this week for Blythe Fest 2013. I can only hope that she will go to a great home of a person who loves to take photos of her. I intend on stalking her through photos on flickr!!! Many lovely outback walkabouts to you little one.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Luna's Not Alone
I have a feeling I am not the only one.
Sometimes it's not just missing someone, it's wondering if they are missing you too.
It's better when we are together.
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Lott Cary (Carey) Birth Site
Historical Significance
Lott Cary was born enslaved about 1780 in Charles City County at the home of John Bowry, a Methodist minister. In 1804, he was hired out by his owner to work in a Richmond tobacco firm. During this time he taught himself to read and write and converted to Christianity. In 1807 he joined the First Baptist Church of Richmond and later purchased his freedom. In 1813 he became a Baptist minister and, with Collin Teague, founded the African Missionary Society in 1815. Cary also became active in the American Colonization Society, which created small colonies of free blacks on the west coast of Africa in 1819.
In 1821 Cary sailed to Africa as the first black American missionary to Africa. He established Providence Baptist Church in Monrovia, Liberia as well as several schools. An effective political and military leader, Cary helped Liberia survive as a colony of free American blacks. He died there in November 1828.
Physical Description
The original section of the Lott Cary house is a 3 1/2 story structure, enlarged by a one story addition at the north and east elevations. The exterior has been modified with asbestos shingles and tar paper, while the chimney and brick-work are original, 18th-century features. The site was added to the National and State Registers of Historic Places in 1980.
Geographical and Contact Information
At the intersection of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 155) and South Lott Cary Road (Virginia Route 602) on Courthouse Road
Charles City, Virginia


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This ticket is tailored for travelers who would rather explore ancient Rome alone rather than take a tour.
Just don't forget to bring a map, an app, or a good guidebook as there's plenty to see and learn about!
How do I get my ticket?
Shortly after your booking is complete you will receive your e-ticket by email.
Print it out, or show tickets on a mobile device, and bring it with you to the Colosseum main entrance point (Go to "The individual Entrance Gate" at the Colosseum)
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You can only use your ticket once. Each site has a strict no re-entry policy.
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If you queue up at the Colosseum ticket office, the price is 14 Euro. In this case, you must wait to get in. Waiting time can exceed 2 hours.
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Summer Worship Schedule begins Sunday, May 26th, 2019, 9:00 am.
What to Expect
Holy Love is a friendly and welcoming congregation. When you first arrive for worship, you'll likely be greeted by someone at the door ... and, if you look lost, by one or two other people who will help you find what you need.
Feel free to dress in a way that's comfortable for you. You'll see people here wearing suits, and you'll see people wearing t-shirts and shorts.
Worship is liturgical (following an ancient order and structure), and at the same time informal. It's not unusual for the congregation to be perfectly still and quiet, for children to be scurrying about and making some noise, or for almost everyone to be laughing together.
We celebrate the Eucharist (Holy Communion) every Sunday, and everyone (no, really, everyone) is welcome to receive bread and wine, which we recognize to be the Body and Blood of Christ.
"Holy Love Evangelical Lutheran Church is committed to proclaiming and living the good news of God's Love in Jesus Christ as we gather for worship and study, and scatter for witness and service to our neighbors."
Sunday Morning schedule
8:30 - Worship service
9:45 or so - Coffee and hopefully sweet treats
10:00 - Sunday School
11:00 - Worship Service


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Airfeed, available on a tv near you..
Put your tweets on the big screen!
Your Tweets on the big screen.
Stay up to date with your feed by setting Airfeed up on a nearby tv. Airfeed will cycle through your tweets every 15 seconds and refresh every couple of minutes.
The big picture.
Images from tweets are automatically downloaded and displayed along side a tweet. Never miss out on that hilarious cat picture again!
How to download
To download Airfeed, search "Airfeed" on the App Store on your Apple TV. Select it then press download. It's as easy as that to get your Tweets on your Apple TV.


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Preaching the Gospel, Preparing a People
The statements of those who personally knew and were taught by Jesus, and who then wrote most of the New Testament, are thoroughly consistent with Jesus' declarations about Himself.
His disciples were monotheistic Jews. For them to agree that Jesus was God, and then to give their lives for this belief, tells us that they had come to see for themselves that the claims Jesus made about Himself were so convincing as to leave no doubt in their minds.
The first Gospel writer, Matthew, opens with the story of the virgin birth of Jesus. Matthew comments on this miraculous event with the quote from Isaiah 7:14, "'Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel.' Which is translated, "God with us'" (Matthew 1:23). Matthew is making it clear that he understands that this child is God–"God with us."
John is likewise explicit in the prologue to his Gospel: "In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. . . And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:1-14).
Some of the disciples called Jesus God directly. When Thomas saw His wounds, he exclaimed, "My Lord and my God!" (John 20:28). Some view this as simply an expression of surprise. But such profane use of God's name would have been unacceptable among the Jews of that day.
Paul refers to Jesus in Titus 2:13 as "our great God and Savior Jesus Christ." Peter likewise calls Him "our God and Savior Jesus Christ" (2Peter 1:1).
The book of Hebrews is most emphatic that Jesus is God. Hebrews 1:8, applying Psalm 45:6 to Jesus Christ, states: "But to the Son He [the Father] says: 'Your throne, O God, is forever and ever.'" Other parts of Hebrews explain that Jesus is higher than the angels (Hebrews 1:4-13), superior to Moses (Hebrews 3:1-6) and greater than the high priests (Hebrews 4:14-16; Hebrews 5:1-10). He is greater than all these because He is God–along with the Father.


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by Daniel Douek
I wake up groggy, my wife standing over me holding a battered old lantern, our son sleeping with a fever in the bed to my right. Slowly , shakily, I get out of bed, listen to my son sleep and then walk through the gaping hole in the wall. I'm at the foot of a ruined staircase, in a makeshift underground bunker town called Haven—more accurately a series of suburban basements with tunnels connecting them. There is activity all around me: a father and son playing slaps, a woman knitting a sweater for my son, a bashful child drawing on the wall with a crayon ("don't look, I'm not finished" he admonishes me). A radio plays lounge music, conjuring images of leather chairs, drinks on the rocks and grand pianos, contrastingly sharply with this desperate situation.
Desperate. That one word aptly describes the world that Insomniac Games has created for Resistance 3. From the poignant opening minutes described above to the end of the game, it is impossible to escape just how desperate our (meaning humanity's) struggle has really become. The game takes place at the tail end of a war you have already failed to win (especially true if, unlike me, you played Resistance 1 and 2) with 90 percent of the world's population having succumbed to the Chimera virus. The tiny glimmer of hope in all of this rests with a scientist named Dr. Malakov who informs me that he needs to get to New York City to save the world. The details of his plan are a little fuzzy—something about a Chimeran tower that has created a wormhole over the city and is lowering the temperature of the planet—but that doesn't matter. All I need to do is protect Dr. Malakov so he can save the day.
If desperation is the one word to describe the atmosphere, then fun is the one word to describe the gameplay. The stars of the game are the inventive weapons with which you bring the fight to the Chimera. You'll use guns that lock onto enemies to fire around walls, a gun that can shoot through solid objects, a gun that can create black holes (my personal favorite), and a host of others. Some of the guns are so fun, you'll find yourself using them even though there is clearly a better weapon for that situation.
Not everything in the game is aces, though. The enemy AI seems to occasionally be lacking in I and the story loses some of its impact as a result of the fast pacing. Despite these minor failings, the bottom line is that though desperation and fun may seem like an odd mix, in Resistance 3 they are two sides of a very shiny coin—a $60 game worth every cent.


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Houston Campus holds Annual Christmas Gala
Belhaven College, Houston, will celebrate Christmas in style on December 19, 2008. Faculty, staff, students, and prospective students will enjoy traditional holiday music, hors doeuvres, dinner, and door prizes.
Christine Williams, Campus Director, for the Houston campus, says, We feel that now, more than ever, we have so much to give thanks for and to celebrate. In the Spirit of Christ and giving, we hope the Christmas Gala will be uplifting and a time of joyous celebration.
For more information about this event or the Belhaven College Houston Campus, visit http://houston.belhaven.edu or call (281) 579-9977.
For more breaking news, announcements, and upcoming events, visit the Belhaven University News and Information web site.


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Pitmedden Music Festival has announced that this year it will be a Fairtrade event.
The festival, which is being held on June 12 and 13, is a community-run charity and organisers have taken up the challenge to ensure that the majority of the food and drink products they sell will be fairly traded.
It made sense to ensure that as many of the products we use and sell are fairly tradedAngie Stemp Festival Director
Festival director Angie Stemp said: "It made sense to ensure that as many of the products we use and sell are fairly traded.
"So many farmers around the world don't receive a fair price for the produce they sell, so to support the campaign for Fairtrade is the right thing to do.
"It's not difficult these days to source Fairtrade products, and every year more and more become available."
The festival has always had a Fairtrade bar with wines selected for that purpose with the local Formartine Fairtrade Group at the centre of the drive to promote the brand.
Anne Aspden, group chairperson, said "The Formartine Fairtrade group is delighted that the Pitmedden Music Festival is supporting Fairtrade.
"Such a vibrant community project is a perfect place to celebrate trade justice.
"We can enjoy our beer, wine, chocolate and snacks knowing our partners across the world have been paid a fair price and have opportunities to develop their own communities.
"This gives an added bonus to what looks like being a fantastic weekend."
There is a full programme of entertainment and music over the course of the two-day festival, with camping also available.
Tickets start at £4 with under 12's gaining free entry, and no charge for any of the children's activities including bouncy castles.
The festival is being held in the grounds of the picturesque National Trust for Scotland's Pitmedden Garden.
Tickets are available from Aberdeen Box Office.
For more information on the Pitmedden Festival Chorus and Music Festival event visit www.pitmeddenmusicfestival.com or
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Designed for concealing and protecting backflow devices found within the residential or commercial landscape. Two piece design makes installation quick and easy. Base unit can be mounted to an existing concrete base or set into the ground by simply burring flanges located around the outside exterior. Two locking hasps allow for secure and tight fit. Dekorra Rock Enclosures creates the perfect addition to most residential and commercial landscapes by allowing the property owner to blend in unsightly utility devices. Available in two color options including Brown Granite or Green Turf.
- BG or Brown Granite color includes subtle brown granite effects
- Two Piece design allows for easy installation to existing backflow devices
- Installation and ventilation hardware included
- Impact and weather resistant design produced from heavy-duty Polyethylene construction
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and here is my take....
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Chicka for TCR # 57
and here is my take....
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GORGEOUS! I loveeeeeeee the paint and loveeeeeee that dress form! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)ReplyDelete
Yuz - you can really sew. you must teach me how to. Yes, the brown in the layout is quite clear. The dress form is to die for and very cute photo of your little one :)ReplyDelete
Thanks Julie!ReplyDelete
Mich, of course I can teach you - if I can do so do you...very easy! Thanks for your comment darling.
YUZ... great layout... especially the background and that dress chipboard so pretty!!...YOUR Darling Daughter is too cute.... hugs...xoxoReplyDelete
P/S: me loike Ame's blooms!!!
Such a sassy layout Yuzz, the body form has a dreamy effect..mesmerising indeed, HugsReplyDelete
Whoa! This is soooo artsy! Love the gesso/texture paste. And how awesome is that dressform! And your lovely muse! Gorgeous work!ReplyDelete
Yuzz, I absolutely love that dress form!! Grrr gorgeous gorgeous!! And so does your red page!! Beautiful work, dear!! I am amazed, cus I am just not into sewing. Not even sewing on papers hehe!! Attempted stitching on paper before but aihhh I am just not into it. Ironically, I do not have patience for that huhu!! Take care dear!! It is always nice to visit your blog :)ReplyDelete
wahh you are so talented... can sew too!! gorgeous work.. love that dress!ReplyDelete
Absolutely beautiful layout! Love your mixing medium and lovely da chippie. Your gurl is so cute & cheeky eh! :)ReplyDelete
WOW! Gorgeous work! I love what you have done here.ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS! I love love love the paint and that dress form! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):)ReplyDelete
Hey beb, love ur take on this colour combo! So gorgeous!!! i miss playing with tcr!! hardly have time to scrap!!! :(((ReplyDelete
Beautiful layout Yuz... the colors the photo... everything on it ...simply gorgeous...and that dress...ahhh so sweet!!!.... love this a ton!!..hugs...xoxoReplyDelete
cantik cantik cantik! i love the colors here!ReplyDelete
Beautiful both the photo and the LO. Just love that dressform you used.ReplyDelete
lovely layout gurl!!! love the paint and the ruffle for the dress is beautiful!! :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 15, 2011 at 11:56 PM
This is such a gorgeous, fun LO.. love all the elements here :)ReplyDelete
This is really beautiful Yuzz...Your layouts are amazing! Where did you get that giant dress form die cut??ReplyDelete
beautiful designs,
vibrant colors perfect
Thanks again to all of you, your comments really brighten up my day!ReplyDelete
fab layout :D love all the details and the colorsReplyDelete


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Celebrity breakups of 2018 — so far
Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux broke our hearts when they ended their nearly three-year marriage this year. Then we remembered Aniston and Brad Pitt are single at the same time — let that thought sit in your head for a bit.
They're not the only famous pair to part ways. Rebecca Gayheart filed for divorce from actor Eric Dane after 14 years of marriage. Tisha Campbell-Martin and Duane Martin also ended their marriage. "After 27 years of being together and two amazing children, it pains me to announce that I've filed for divorce," Tisha said in a statement.
On the dating front, Lena Dunham and boyfriend Jack Antonoff called off their five-year relationship. Sarah Silverman and Martin Sheen also split. Silverman announced the breakup on Twitter, writing, "The great Michael Sheen and I consciously uncoupled over Christmas. We just live in different countries & it got hard."


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Accommodation at Strawberry House B&B
En Suite Double, Twin And Family Rooms Available.
All of our rooms contain tea making facilities, wifi, hair dryers, towels, and televisions.
Double Room – £80
- Kingsize bed
- Potential for a third guest with a single bed
- En suite
Twin Room – £80
- Two single beds
- En suite
Family Room
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Windows 8 tips & tricks
1. Lock screen
Launch Windows 8 and you'll first see the Lock screen, which appears whenever your system boots, resumes or you otherwise need to log on. If you have a touch screen, swipe up to clear it and enter your password; otherwise, drag up with the mouse, use the mouse scroll wheel, or just to tap the spacebar to clear it and move on.
2. The Metro home screen
Once you've logged on then the new Metro start screen will appear, packed with tiled apps. So packed you'll probably need to scroll horizontally to see them all (scrolling the mouse wheel, if you have one, will do this for you).
You don't have to put up with this arrangement, though. Click on individual apps to see what they do; press the Windows key at any time to return to the Metro screen; right-click (or swipe down on) apps you don't need and select Unpin to remove them; and drag and drop the other tiles around to organise them as you like.
3. Simplified Start menu
Metro has its own Start menu containing just a few simple options; Settings, Devices, Share and Search. Swipe from the right side of a touch screen, or move the mouse cursor to the bottom left of the screen to view and explore this.
4. Run anything
To run another app, just press the Windows key and start typing its name. The search window will appear (you can also launch this by press Win+F) with any hits, and clicking one will launch it.
Alternatively, hold down the Windows key and press R to open the old Run box, enter notepad.exe (or whatever) and launch it just as before.
5. Task switching
The Metro screen doesn't have a taskbar, so you'll soon lose track of the apps you've run. To see what's running, though, just press Alt+Tab. Pressing Win+Tab will switch from one running app to the next, and on a touch screen, swiping repeatedly from the left also cycles through running apps.
You could also simply launch an app again and, if there's another copy running, that one will be displayed.
If you have a keyboard, repeatedly pressing the Windows key will always toggle you between the Metro screen and the last app.
And if you have a mouse, move its cursor to the far left of the screen (roughly in the centre, vertically) and a thumbnail of the last app you used should appear. Click this to relaunch it.
6. Closing time
Metro apps don't have a "Close" button, and this is intentional: apps are suspended when you switch to something else, and are automatically closed anyway if you need the resources.
If you'd like to keep your system clean, though, you can always close them manually. Press Ctrl+Alt+Esc to launch Task Manager, right-click the surplus application and select End Task.
7. How to shut down
To shut down your system from Metro, call up the Settings dialog (move the mouse cursor to the bottom-left corner of the screen and click Settings, or just hold down the Windows key and press I), click the Power icon, then Shut Down.
Or, in the desktop, you can still press Alt+F4, and choose the Shut Down, Restart, Switch User or Log Off option.
8. Metro Internet Explorer
Click the Internet Explorer Metro pane and a full-screen version of the browser will appear. This is touch-friendly, and has some pluses for mouse users: right-clicking lets you pin a site to your Metro screen, for instance, or open a new browser tab or switch to an old one.
But if you prefer the old-style IE interface, that's available, too - open the desktop and launch it, or just hold down the Windows key and press 1.
9. See more apps
Metro apps normally run full-screen, but if you're using a touch interface it's possible to view two at once: just swipe from the left, drop the thumbnail onto the screen, and one app will display as a sidebar while the other takes the rest. (You can swap these by swiping again, but it's not possible to have each app take half the screen.)
10. Check the Weather
Many of the bundled Metro apps can be reconfigured, and this usually starts with a right-click.
By default the weather app will show the current conditions in Anaheim, California, for instance, but if you'd prefer to view conditions in your local city then click Weather to launch the app, right-click and select Add City, type the name of your nearest city, and choose it from the list, when it appears.
11. Spell check
Metro apps all have spellcheck where relevant, which looks and works much as it does in Microsoft Office. Make a mistake and a wavy red line will appear below the offending word; tap or right-click this to see suggested alternative words, or add the word to your own dictionary if you prefer.
12. Run as Administrator
Some programs need you to run them with Administrator rights before they'll work properly. The old context menu isn't available for a pinned Metro app, but there's something similar not far away: just right-click one of your pinned apps, click Advanced, and if it's appropriate for this app, you'll see a Run As Administrator option.
13. Hibernate or Sleep
By default Hibernate or Sleep won't appear in the Windows 8 shutdown dialogs, however you may be able to restore them.
Launch the Power Options applet (powercfg.cpl) and click "Choose what the power buttons do" in the left-hand pane.
If you see a "Change settings that are current unavailable" link, then click it, check the Sleep and Hibernate options, click Save Changes, and the new options should now appear in your shutdown dialogs.
14. Log in automatically
Tired of manually logging in every time Windows 8 launches?
Hold down the Windows key, press R, type netplwiz and press Enter to launch the User Accounts dialog.
Clear the "Users must enter a user name and password to use this computer" box and click OK.
Enter the user name and password of the account that you'd like to be logged in automatically, click OK, reboot, and you shouldn't be prompted for your login details again.
15. Windows key shortcuts in Windows 8
The Windows Metro interface is primarily designed for touch screens, but it does also support most of the old Windows key shortcuts, many of which are now more useful than ever.
Win + C : displays the "Charms": the Settings, Devices, Share and Search options
Win + D : launches the desktop
Win + E : launches Explorer
Win + F : opens Search
Win + I : opens Settings
Win + L : locks your PC
Win + P : switch your display to a second display or projector
Win + R : opens the Run box
Win + U : open the Ease of Access Centre
Win + W : search your system settings (type POWER for links to all power-related options, say)
Win + Z : displays the right-click context menu when in a full-screen Metro app
Win + + : zoom in
Win + - : zoom out
Win + Tab : switch between running apps
16. Launch programs quickly
If you're working with a keyboard and don't want to have to scroll through Metro tiles to find the program you need, don't worry, Windows 8 still supports a useful old shortcut.
Open the desktop, launch Media Player, right-click its taskbar button and select Pin this program to Taskbar.
Close Media Player, and drag and drop its taskbar icon to the extreme left, so it's next to the taskbar button, then press the Windows key again to return to the Metro interface.
Now hold down the Windows key, press 1, and you'll see the desktop appear and Media Player launch. You can similarly press the Windows key and 2 to launch the second icon (IE, by default), or 3 to launch the third (Explorer), while adding as many others as will fit.
17. View all installed programs
Windows 8 no longer displays a Start menu, which means you can't easily see all the non-Metro programs on the system.
Unless, that is, you hold down the Windows key, and press F to see the Search dialog. Click Apps and you'll be left with an alphabetically-sorted list of installed apps and applications - just click one to launch it, or right-click one and select Pin to add it to the Metro screen for easier access later.
18. Shutdown shortcuts
The fastest way to shut down your PC is via a suitable shortcut.
Launch the desktop app, right-click an empty part of the desktop and click New > Shortcut.
shutdown.exe -s -t 00
to shut down your PC,
shutdown.exe -h -t 00
to hibernate it, and click Next.
Type a shortcut name - Hibernate, say - and click Finish.
Right-click the shortcut and select Pin to Taskbar, or copy the shortcut to the C:\Users\<AccountName>\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder.
Hold down the Windows key and press F to open Search.
Type the name of the shortcut, click Apps beneath the search box, and it should appear on the left.
Finally, right-click the app, select Pin and it should appear on the far right of the Metro screen - just drag it wherever you like.
19. Restore the Start menu
If you've explored Metro but don't like it at all, there's a way to restore a more traditional look.
Launch REGEDIT and browse to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer.
Double-click RPEnabled, and change it from 1 to 0 to remove Metro, the new Task Manager, Start menu and more.
Alternatively, set RPEnabled to 2 to remove Metro, restore the Start menu but keep most of the other improvements.
20. Launch Metro apps from the desktop
Spending most of your time in the desktop doesn't have to mean abandoning Metro apps altogether.
Create a new folder on your desktop called:
Then open it and you'll see icons for every app on your Metro screen, along with other Windows applets. So if you need to open a particular Metro app, open this folder, double-click the icon, and you can launch it without having to switch back to Metro.
21. Install Windows 8 from a USB flash drive
If you'd like to install Windows 8 from a USB flash drive, rather than a DVD, then the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool has been reported to work. Just point the program at your Windows 8 ISO file and it'll create a bootable Windows 8 installer on the USB drive for you.
22. SmartScreen
Windows 8 now uses IE's SmartScreen system-wide, checking downloaded files to ensure they're safe. In general this is a good thing, but if you have any problems then it can be tweaked.
Hold down the Windows key, press R, type control.exe and press Enter to launch the old-style Control Panel.
Open the Action Centre applet, and click Change SmartScreen Settings. Here you can keep the warning, but avoid the requirement for administrator approval, or turn SmartScreen off altogether. Make your choice and click OK to finish.
23. 64-bit IE
If you have the 64-bit version of Windows 8 then its copy of Internet Explorer can also run in 64-bit mode - but only when manually enabled.
Click Tools > Internet Options > Security, choose the security zone you wish to tweak, and check Enable 64-bit Mode. Click OK, restart and you're done.
24. Virtual Machines
Install Windows 8 and you also get Microsoft's Hyper-V, allowing you to create and run virtual machines (as long as you're not running in a virtual machine already). Launch OptionalFeatures.exe, check Hyper-V and click OK to enable the feature. Then switch back to Metro, scroll to the right, find and click on the Hyper-V Manager tile to begin exploring its capabilities.
25. Early Launch Anti-Malware
When your Windows 8 system launches it can now selectively decide which boot drivers to initialise, refusing to load dubious or unknown drivers and so protecting you from some infections.
You need to turn this feature on manually, though. Which may not be a good idea just yet, because if a legitimate driver is blocked then your system may crash, lock up or become unstable.
But if you'd like to try this anyway, launch GPEDIT.MSC, browser to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Early Launch Anti-Malware, double-click Boot-Start Driver Initialisation Policy on the right, and choose your preferred option.
26. Windows 8 File History
Windows 8 includes an excellent File History feature, which can back up your selected files whenever you like. To set this up, go to the desktop Control Panel, and open the File History applet. Click Exclude Folders to decide what you're saving, Advanced Settings to choose the backup frequency, Change Drive to choose the backup destination, and Turn On to enable the feature with your settings.
And once it's been running for a while, you can check on the history for any file in Explorer by selecting it, choosing the Home tab and clicking History.
27. USB drives
You don't need a large external drive to use File History - a USB flash drive will do. Just connect it to your Windows 8 system, choose "Configure this drive for backup using File History" from the menu, and by default your libraries, contacts, favourites and desktop contents will immediately be backed up. (Use the settings options mentioned above to tweak how this works.)
28. Control Panel
The process of customising Windows 8 starts when you click the new Metro Control Panel tile.
Click Personalise, for instance, and you can change your lock screen image in a click or two. Click User Tile at the top of the screen, though, and you can also change the picture representing your account, including grabbing an image from your webcam, if you have one.
29. Picture password
Windows 8 allows you to create a picture password, where you choose an image, then draw on it in a combination of taps, lines and circles - only someone who can reproduce this pattern will be able to log on. Click Control Panel > Users > Create a Picture Password to get started.
30. Simplify Search
By default Windows 8 includes every bundled app in its Search results. If you'll never want to use some of these - the Store app, say - then click Control Panel on the Metro screen, select Search, choose which apps you don't want included, and your search list will be more manageable in future.
31. Touch Keyboard
By default the Touch Keyboard will try to help you out by, for instance, playing sounds as you type, capitalising the first letter of each sentence, adding a period if you double-tap the spacebar, and more. If any of this gets in your way, though, you can turn the relevant feature off: just go to Control Panel > General and customise the keyboard to suit your needs.
32. Sync selectively
Windows 8 can synchronise its settings across every system you have it installed, which sounds great - but can also lead to privacy problems. It will synchronise everything, including internet history and some passwords, for instance, maybe a problem if several people use your PCs. If this doesn't suit your needs then you can customise Sync from the Metro Control Panel: simply click Sync PC Settings and select your preferred options.
33. Full power
If these basic options aren't what you need, then you can scroll to the bottom of the new Control Panel and click More Settings to see all the old applets.
Or, if you're using a keyboard, just hold down the Windows key, press R, type Control.exe and press Enter to launch the full Control Panel directly.
34. An Explorer secret
Windows Explorer now includes a Ribbon interface. This is context-sensitive, which means it displays different sections according to what you're doing - and so until you click on an executable file in Explorer, for instance, you'll never know that it has an Application section. Click this, though, and you'll find options to pin the file to the taskbar, run it as an Administrator, or another user, or troubleshoot compatibility issues if it won't run at all.
Similarly, there's a "Shortcut Tools" which appears when you select a shortcut, although this only has one option: to open whatever folder the shortcut is pointing at.
35. Hiding the Ribbon
If you find the ribbon takes up too much space then there's an easy way to leave it hidden.
Hold down the Windows key, press R, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
Expand the Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Explorer section of the tree.
Double-click "Start Windows Explorer with the Ribbon minimised", set the value to Enabled and click OK.
And if you start Explorer, the ribbon won't be displayed by default. Click the Down arrow to the left of the Help icon if you'd like to see it.
36. Quick Access Toolbar
The latest Explorer features a Quick Access Toolbar immediately above the menu, providing easy access to options like "New Folder", "Minimise", "Undo" and more.
This is customisable, too - click the arrow to the right of the default buttons, in the Explorer window caption bar, and choose whatever options you need. And you can include add any other ribbon option on the Quick Access Toolbar by right-clicking it and selecting Add to Quick Access Toolbar.
37. Disk error checking
Windows 8 now offers an extra option when checking a drive for errors. Right-click the problem drive in Explorer, click Properties > Tools > Check Now and you'll have two choices.
The first is the regular "Scan drive" option, which conveniently allows you to work while it runs, but may not catch anything.
The second is a new "Scan and repair" option, though. This locks the drive so you can't use it while the operation is running, and may require a reboot, but is more likely to fix all your problems.
38. Improved file copying
Try copying files in Explorer and you'll see an enhanced dialog which provides more information about what's happening. If there's a problem, you can click the Pause button to stop the operation for a while. And, if there are conflicts, deciding which files to keep and which to drop is easier than ever.
39. Mount ISO files in Windows 8
Need to take a closer look at an ISO file? Right-click it in Explorer, click Mount and you can view it as a virtual drive, launch the files it contains, or add more if you like.
40. Windows 8 Folder Options
The Windows Explorer Folder Options has moved: again. There's no Tools menu any more, but if you click File > Change Folder and Search Options then the old dialog will appear.
Alternatively, you can still load it from the old Control Panel. Hold down the Windows key, press R, type Control.exe and press [Enter] to launch Control Panel, choose "Large icons" in the View By list, and click Folder Options to open the dialog.
41. Open in a New Process
Windows 8's Explorer seemed stable to us, but if you find one instance keeps crashing and taking down others then try opening them by clicking File > Open new window > Open new window in new process. Explorer will then run the new window in a separate Explorer.exe process, so if it fails then other Explorer.exe instances are less likely to be affected.
42. Restart Explorer
If Explorer locks up for some reason, then regaining control is now very easy. No need to close the process any more: simply press Ctrl+Alt+Esc, select Explorer in the list and click Restart.
43. Virtual installation issues
If you've tried installing Windows 8 in a virtual machine you may have come across some problems. VMware Workstation 7 isn't up to the task, and Microsoft's own Virtual PC and Virtual Server also fail.
The best free option is to use the latest version of VirtualBox, then. VMware Workstation 8 and Parallels 7 on the Mac are also reported to work.
44. Troubleshoot performance problems
If your Windows 8 system seems sluggish and you don't know why, the new Task Manager may be able to help you uncover the cause.
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch it, or right-click the taskbar and select Start Task Manager,
The Processes tab then gives you a detailed view of what's currently using your CPU time, RAM, hard drive and network bandwidth. The Performance tab gives you a graphical view of resource use, and the App History dialog shows which app is the most resource-hungry.
45. Metro apps won't launch
You click a Metro app, and the time moves but nothing else happens? This may be a display issue. Metro apps don't currently support screen resolutions lower than 1024x768, so increase your resolution if possible (launch the desktop, right-click, select Screen Resolution).
If that's no help, update your video drivers. And user account issues also seem to be a common cause. Try creating a new user account with a different email address to the one you're currently using.
46. Old Task Manager
If the new Task Manager doesn't quite suit your needs, then the old one is still easily accessible. Hold down the Windows key, press R, type TaskMGR and press Enter to launch it. (Typing TM will launch the new version.)
47. 16-bit Applications
Having problems running some ancient 16-bit application? It might be a good time to ask if the program is really essential. But if the answer is "Yes", launch the regular desktop Control Panel, open the 16-bit Application Support applet and click Enable.
48. Windows 8 crashes
When Windows 8 has a blue-screen crash it displays a far less intimidating status message than previous versions of the operating system. It also has much less information about the cause of the problem, though if you look immediately below the "now it needs to restart" message you may see something helpful.
49. Device Manager Events
If you've a driver or hardware-related problem with Windows 8, launch Device Manager, browse to the relevant device, right-click it, select Properties and click the new Events tab. If Windows has installed drivers, related services or carried out other important actions on this device then you'll now see them here, very useful when troubleshooting.
50. Repairing Windows 8
If Windows 8 stops working at some point (quite likely - it's a very early version) then there are new ways to restore normal operations.
If Windows will start, select the Metro Control Panel app, and click "General". Choose the Refresh option to essentially reinstall Windows while keeping your data. Alternatively, choose the Reset option: this restores Windows but removes your data and applications as well.
Windows 8 won't start? Then boot from your original installation disc, instead; choose your language and keyboard; click "Repair your computer", then select "Troubleshoot". Again, you may refresh or reset your PC. Click Advanced Options, though, and you'll find tools to restore Windows from a previous restore point or system image file, as well as an Automatic Repair option which looks for and fixes some common startup issues.
Or, if you don't like Metro, open the new Recovery applet in the old Control Panel: it has all these options and everything else you need to get your system working again.


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So Jesus was a great teacher and example. So were lots of
other people. If this is what Christianity boils down to then it has no
distinctive message at all.
Don P: Comparing Christ to a coworker giving you some advice is a total
misrepresentation of what I said. Of course that's not a first, nor a last.
Now on the other hand, when the boss comes in and tells you how something is
done, you do it. I don't know about you, but I would follow the boss and not
your coworkers. If you can't tell the difference, just look at the paycheck.
In other words, your cute comparison of Christ being just a teacher is just
that, just cute. But you helped to make my point. Christ did bring new
interpretations and aspects to the OT. That is what I said although some
people do not understand English as well as others. But as is the habit, you
are unable to quote a scripture that says Christ abolished the OT. Of course
there is none and that is my point. He came to fulfill and enlighten, and in
the end die for us. He didn't use some new God or teaching, he used the same
OT that the rest of us use. When Christ did as God commanded, he did so
following the OT. Good enough for him, good enough for me.
Don P
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- North Tripura, Kailasahar, Tripura, India
Unakoti is 'Shaiba' (Saivite) pilgrimage and dates back to 7th – 9th centuries if not earlier.The marvellous rock carvings, murals with their primitive beauty, waterfalls are not to be missed. Unakoti means one less than a crore and it is said that these many rock cut carvings are available here.
These carvings are located at a beautifully landscaped forest area with green vegetation all around which add to the beauty of the carvings.The images found at Unakoti are of two types, namely rock-carved figures and stone images. Among the rock cut carvings, the central Shiva head and gigantic Ganesha figures deserve special mention. The central Shiva head known as 'Unakotiswara Kal Bhairava' is about 30 feet high including an embroidered head-dress which itself is 10 feet high. On each side of the head-dress of the central Shiva, there are two full size female figures - one of Durga standing on a lion and another female figure on the other side. In addition three enormous images of Nandi Bull are found half buried in the ground. There are various other stone as well as rock cut images at Unakoti. Every year a big fair popularly known as 'Ashokastami Mela' is held in the month of April which is visited by thousands of pilgrims.
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High School Sports
Football: Lewisville at Ben Lippen
Site: Hathaway-Weeber Stadium. Time: Thursday, 7 p.m.
Lewisville notes: The Lions (1-1) opened the season with a 47-16 romp over Carolina Pride, a North Carolina independent school before being thrashed 48-7 last week by neighboring Chester. Lewisville had no answers for Chester sophomore quarterback Tony McNeal, who completed 19 of 34 passes for 340 yards and five touchdowns … Isaiah Johnson has been Lewisville's most productive offensive player to date. He ran for 74 yards and one touchdowns last week, and opened the season with a 91-yard, two-touchdown performance vs. Carolina Pride … The Lions return six starters on offense and five on defense off a team that went 7-4 last season and won the Region 3-1A championship. But the campaign was not considered a great success because Lewisville was expelled from the 1A Division I playoffs in the first round for the second year in a row.
Ben Lippen notes: The Falcons hammered defending 2A SCISA champion Hilton Head Prep 54-16 last week to improve to 1-1 and give Reggie Shaw his first win as a head coach … BL jumped out to a 20-0 lead by the end of the first quarter and expanded the advantage to 40-0 by halftime … Junior Joey Carter had another big game at quarterback, connecting on 17 of 29 passes for 246 yards and five touchdowns. For the season, Carter is 35-for-59 for 452 yards and seven TDs … But Carter wasn't the only offensive headliner. Xan Mangum caught five passes for 90 yards and three TDs, Robert Keen ran for 159 yards on 15 carries and Drew Stokes had one running score and one TD catch ... Mangum leads the team in scoring with five touchdowns in two games … Carter has spread the wealth. Taylor Wilson has 10 receptions to date with 141 yards, Mitch Deter had 10 catches for 124 yards and Mangum has eight grabs for 121 yards … Gabe Smith had the defensive highlight – a 56-yard interception return for a touchdown. Mic Shoemaker led the team with eight tackles vs. HHP and has a team-high 19 stops on the books.
Series history: The last time the teams met was in 1996 in Ben Lippen's final season as a member of the High School League. The Lions are 2-0 vs. the Falcons with both wins coming in Region 3-1A outings. Lewisville prevailed 34-0 in 1995, and scored a 48-7 win in 1996 on the way to the 1A state title.