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Advertisers sign up with Google and create text ads that they would like to be displayed. Google displays these ads on the results pages of searches that people conduct from Google.com. The Google AdSense program allows these advertisements to show up on pages all over the internet.The webmaster simply places a special code in their page and Google AdSense takes care of the rest. The relevancy of ads placed by AdSense varies on all sorts of criteria, but most ads are usually very relevant to the page on which the ad is displayed.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
"Leaving for the Island"
So you may be wondering why now? why this guy? it's still very strange to me that after all the years that have passed that we would not only find each other, but to end up getting married? I truly believe that God had his hand in all of this.
I heard someone say once that "Great love and great achivements involve great risk."
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tissue of an animal transplanted to a human, such as a heart valve from a pig to replace a damaged heart valve in a human.
A graft of tissue from an animal to a human.
zoograft(zō′ō-grăft) [″ + L. graphium, stylus]
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We are visiting a boy named Max.
This picture? Not of Max.
This picture is of Nicholas Beach, who we met at a cafe while we were eating crab- and mushroom-filled omlettes and generally acting goofy.
Together Anne and I become more than the sum of our parts, some kind of endlessly gregarious dynamic duo who make friends wherever we go.
Nicholas was rockin' his second day on the job yesterday, and we salute him and his sassy customer service style.
Anne: Just some constructive criticism?
Nicholas: (skeptical) um, yeah?
Anne: Bring a pen with the check.
Nicholas: . . .
Anne: I'm just sayin'.
Nicholas mistook us for local drama scene divas.
Not so much. See his perfect teeth? He's totally an actor.
Anne says, "Seattle totally wants us to move here, so they can hang out with us all the time."
I totally agree.
Gotta go, there's a baby that needs to be played with.


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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Sole, Luna, e Talia
Ronnie told me to do illustrations for Sleeping Beauty, so I'm doing the 1643 original version and it's much darker than the Disney version. This is where the king calls together his astrologers and they prophesy that Talia, the "heroine's" name, will be endangered by flax seed.
I was told that with a little more definition in the hair, this is done. I don't think I agree, but what do you think?
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Monday, November 2, 2009
The Snow Man
For Artist's Book had to find a book to "deconstruct" and put back together somehow with only text. I found this book of Wallace Stevens' poetry, which turned out instead to be essays about his poetry. Needless to say, I find the idea of writing about something creative instead of doing something creative foolish. So I ripped out all of the pages and glued words onto 15 sheets of acetate into Stevens' "The Snow Man".
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Washington and Carolina have traded TDs early in the third quarter, leaving the Redskins up, 17-9, over Carolina.
The first TD came after a Delhomme throw was picked off by Washington's DeAngelo Hall and run back 44 yards to the Carolina 1. The pass was behind Muhsin Muhammad, but Moose did get both hands on it before deflecting it to Hall.
Washington quickly scored on a 1-yard dive by Clinton Portis to go ahead 17-2.
Carolina finally showed some life after that. Kenny Moore ran the ensuing kickoff back to Washington's 40, and Carolina took only 4 plays to score. The TD came on a 17-yard Delhomme pass to TE Jeff King, who celebrated with a spike through his legs.
That made it 17-9, Washington, with 8:31 left in the third quarter.
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Stephen Behr sent his second shot on the 471-yard, par-4 18th hole to within six feet of the hole in Friday's second round of the South Carolina Amateur and received deserved accolades.
"Best one I've seen there today," Biff Lathrop, the South Carolina Golf Association's director of competition and services, said.
Ben Fogler hit next in threesome of college performers and his shot stopped within three feet of the cup.
"Even better," Lathrop said.
Caleb Sturgeon followed and — yes — he one-upped his playing partners with a beauty that came to rest a couple of feet from the hole.
Lathrop could only shake his head at the display that characterized the threesome's shot-making all day. They played a personal game of Anything-You-Can-Do-I-Can-Do-Better, combining for a dazzling 16-under-par performance.
"I shot (4-under-par) 67 and I'm the high score in the group," Sturgeon, who plays at USC, said afterward and laughed.
Fogler, who plays at Vanderbilt, took the middle spot in the trio with his second consecutive 5-under 66 that opened a four-stroke lead halfway through the 82nd State Amateur at the Members Club's Woodcreek Course in Elgin.
Behr, who plays at Clemson, trumped them all with a tournament-best 7-under 64 that he said could have been better.
Fogler, playing on his home course, took an adventuresome route to his second 66. In contrast to his bogey-free round Thursday, he had four bogeys — and nine birdies — Friday en route to his 132 total. Clemson-bound Carson Young of Pendleton, who shared the first-round lead with Fogler and Jon Mathias, is second at 136 after Friday's 70 with Kamito Hirai (Summerville/Winthrop), Bryce Howell (Blyethwood/Furman) and Jarrett Swan (Mt. Pleasant/Charleston Southern) another stroke back at 137.
Six players, including Mathias and Sturgeon, enter the third round at 138 and another seven, including Behr and defending champion Cody Proveaux, stand at 139. Twenty-three players are under par after 36 holes.
Behr, who climbed 74 places in the standings to a tie for 12th Friday, called his playing partners "pretty stiff competition. There were a lot of good shots out there today and a lot of positive vibes. We grew up playing golf together, we're friends and we enjoy playing with each other."
Fogler punctuated his round by sinking a 20-foot birdie putt on the 474-yard ninth, his final hole. The round, he said, represented a continuation of his good play much of the summer that includes a third-place finish in the Palmetto Invitational.
"I just feel very comfortable out here," said Fogler, who had a feast-or-famine opening nine (the back nine) that featured five birdies and three bogeys. He settled down with a 32 on his finishing nine and noted, "We all birdied the same hole three or four times."


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Monday, May 5, 2008
CedBenson's Version of Gilligan's Island
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale,
A tale of a fateful trip
That started from this Texas lake
Aboard this tiny ship.
CedBen was a mighty sailing man,
The skipper brave and sure.
Twenty-Five passengers set sail that day
For a three hour tour (of drinking), a three hour tour.
The weather started getting rough,
The tiny ship was tossed,
If not for the courage of the fearless fool
The Miller (lite) would be lost, the Miller (lite) would be lost.
The ship set ground on the shore of this well-known desert isle
With Cedric Benson
The Skipper too,
He's a millionaire and he's stoned,
The movie star
The professor and Mary Ann,
Here on CedBen's Isle.
(Carrying on with the music...)
So along came the cops with their pepper spray
and gave Benson a test,
As he failed to float they sprayed his face,
and let go of the rest, let go all the rest.
They brought Benson to stable ground,
Yet he still wasn't able to stand
So they kicked him down to his knees,
and made the bail fourteen grand
CedBenson's out, and he's ready to pout
He's crying this unfair.
But as we've seen with him before,
He's never gonna care...He's never gonna care
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Your song rules, Dr. C! This should make kicking Benson's ass to the curb a bit easier for the Bears.
Lovie Smith as The Professor?
Jerry Angelo as Thurston Howell III?
- May 5, 2008 at 9:05 PM
Roberto Garza as the Skipper
Robbie Gould as Mary Ann
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I'm not making that sound very good but really, we had a fun time. There were plenty of laughs and killer bloody Cesar's, we're all still breathing in-and-out (which is a plus), and grateful for what we have. There are a lot of plans for 2009 and I'm looking forward to taking care of the things I have the power to take care of. In the meantime, here's a wrap-up of my year borrowed from the lovely Sundry.
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and will be enjoying a happy and safe New Year. Since whitey and I are cranky jerks we'll be spending the evening enjoying some Japanese food (sushi for me, Kobe beef for
the wuss him) and just relaxing at the house safe from drunk drivers, cover fees and annoying people. Woot! It's just the way we like it!
1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Photographed two weddings. I'd add "and lost my mind doing it" but only the photographing part hadn't been done before.
2. Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn't. I didn't even write anything down last year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Only to a few dozen cows.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no. The 2 previous years were too full of that crap.
5. What countries did you visit?
Fantasyland, Frontierland, Tomorrowland, and Adventureland.
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Decent health.
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 5th - the day I broke my arm.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being the bigger person and repairing the relationship with my mother - and sticking to my guns on how visits will go from now on. Short and sweet. Even if it causes me a little pain that time is short with my elderly father - I'm proud of the way I've handled things and did what was best for me.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Not losing this fucking weight.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes - on a daily freaking basis! Actually, things health-wise got worse this year and I plan on trying to fix what I can and brave my way through icky shit I'll be facing after the 1st. Darnit.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A tie between my car and new washer/dryer combo. Getting those in the same month wasn't the brightest move, though.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Target and doctors.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
I don't think I got thrice excited about anything but our trip to San Fran in Feb jazzed me up quite a bit.
16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder?b) thinner or fatter?c) richer or poorer?
If we're talking about the exact date - things are better, way way better, but I've gone a few steps backwards with most of those - a bit sadder, a bit fatter and a lot poorer.
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Ate junk food.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
At home with family and friends.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
I fall more in love with my boyfriend every year.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
Oh - there are so many. I'd have to say True Blood or Dexter since they were both new to me this year.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Oh, sure. I'm a bitch like that. Although I don't use the word hate often.
24. What was the best book you read?
Water for Elephants - incredible!
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
I'm not a music junkie.
26. What did you want and get?
A new(ish) car.
27. What did you want and not get?
To sell my house and move. :(
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I had a lovely day playing hookie from work, went to the barn and rode my favorite horse, had lunch with friends, a little shopping, then a nice sushi dinner at home with my love. 41 was awesome.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Really getting my shit together and stop acting like I'm a damn teenager who can treat her body however she wants filling it with junk, not getting enough sleep, etc. It's ridiculous. If I could make better decision so I can feel better I'd be extremely satisfied, I'm sure.
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Concept? Like did I invent a pulley system for my tits? I didn't do anything new except find the best hair care products ever.
32. What kept you sane?
Being at home. It's my haven.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I have the warm fuzzies for a lot of people, men and women, but I'd have to say Robert Downey Jr. gets my vote for most awesomest. He walked through the fire and came out the other side full of win! I hope he keeps rocking the shit out of Hollywood for a long, long time.
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Jesus, do I even need to mention it? The whole fucking year was about politics but I'd have to say watching California take a GIANT shit with Prop 8 was devastating. Hopefully that discriminating, unconstitutional bullshit measure will be overturned this year. Equality for all!!
35. Who did you miss?
K. and her mom, D.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
I can't think of anyone.
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
That my mother will always treat me differently than my brother and it's her problem, not mine. There's nothing I can do about it so stop fighting it. Stop feeling terribly about it. I have a lot more control over things than I though.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year
She drives me crazy
Like no one else
She drives me crazy
And I can't help myself
And a bonus 39 by me - What do you continue to hold true?
I'm grateful for every breath I take. Despite my challenges I will continue to live my life to the fullest possible, I love life.
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This is a review of a food subscription box called Hello Fresh. This week we gave all three recipes three out of five stars. The recipes were just ok, nothing special nor worth repeating, though I would make the grilled cheese sandwich again on my own with fresher bread.
Smoky Sloppy Joes with Pickled Red Onion, Shredded Carrot Salad & Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette
Out of the three recipes this one was my favorite. It was a very generous portion, but we needed two more buns since the meat mixture wouldn't fit on just two buns. I love sloppy joes and this was an interesting version since they added jalapeño, cumin and chili powder to make a spicy version. While I love spicy foods, I think I like the original version of this recipe more. The cilantro lime vinaigrette was very tasty and a nice low calorie dressing for salads. It was easy to make and included just a few ingredients: lime juice, cilantro, olive oil, honey and salt & pepper. They included honey from France which was so tasty.
Corn Flake & Honey Crusted Chicken with Parmesan Broccoli & Yellow Rice with Peas
This was our least favorite recipe for the week. We didn't care for the corn flakes, honey, paprika and garlic powder topping for the chicken. The mixture tasted strange. The rice and peas were tasty, but the parmesan cheese on top of the broccoli was unpleasant. We would have preferred cheddar cheese on top of the broccoli instead. The broccoli wasn't very fresh, but I received a store credit when I complained.
Fig & Brie Grilled Cheese with Crispy Mushroom & Arugula Salad
If I couldn't only pick one thing to eat every day I would chose grilled cheese sandwiches, so when I saw this recipe I had to try it. I really enjoyed this sandwich, but the cheese didn't melt enough. The combination of fig jam and brie cheese was wonderful. The bread wasn't very fresh though, so that's one reason this recipe received three stars from me and two out of five stars from Hubby. It was nice that they sent us brie that was made in France. The other issue we had with this recipe was the salad dressing. The mixture of olive oil, balsamic vinegar and salt & pepper wasn't pleasant. The dressing would have tasted better with some lemon or lime juice added to it. The salad had too few ingredients to be enjoyable. The rosemary was dry, so I complained about that also and received a credit. I was also disappointed they didn't include butter since their competition always includes that ingredient when necessary.
Well since this week of recipes wasn't our favorite from Hello Fresh, be sure to check out our last box which was very delicious. Also, be sure to check out my comparison of Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, Home Chef & Plated blog post prior to your departure! It gives you all the information you need to decide which subscription box to try or which one to try next. In addition, you can use it as a cheat sheet when you can't remember something about the ones you are already subscribed to. Which of the four subscription services do you prefer?
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Characterization of Right Ventricular Diastolic Performance After Complete Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot
Restrictive Physiology Predicts Slow Postoperative Recovery
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Background Prolonged postoperative recovery caused by a low cardiac output state occurs in some patients after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Biventricular systolic function is usually well preserved in these patients. The contribution of impaired diastolic function, particularly of the right ventricle, has not been studied in detail; therefore, we performed a prospective study of right ventricular diastolic function in this patient group.
Methods and Results We studied biventricular systolic and diastolic function using Doppler echocardiographic examination. Tricuspid valve, superior vena caval, pulmonary arterial, and mitral valve Doppler spectrals were obtained during the first postoperative day in 35 patients aged 6 months to 45 years who underwent complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Biventricular systolic function was grossly normal in all patients. Isolated restrictive right ventricular physiology characterized by pulmonary arterial antegrade flow coincident with atrial systole and associated with prominent retrograde superior vena caval flow was seen in 17 of the 35 patients (group 1). This flow was augmented during the expiratory phase of positive pressure ventilation and abolished or greatly diminished during the inspiratory phase (P<.001). An increase in the duration of pulmonary regurgitation occurred during the inspiratory phase of positive pressure ventilation in these patients (P<.01). All patients with right ventricular restriction had a clinical picture compatible with a low cardiac output state, requiring prolonged stays in intensive care and the hospital. Clinical improvement was mirrored by resolution of the Doppler markers of right ventricular restriction in most of the patients.
Conclusions Isolated right ventricular restriction is characterized by antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial flow on Doppler echocardiography and is responsible for the slower postoperative course and clinical evidence of low cardiac output state in some patients after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
The postoperative course is uncomplicated in most patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. However, in some patients the postoperative period is associated with episodes of low cardiac output, raised central filling pressures, prolonged ventilation and inotropic support, and the development of pleural effusions and/or ascites. Biventricular systolic function is usually well preserved in these patients, but there are few data concerning diastolic performance.
We1 and others2 have previously demonstrated abnormalities of right ventricular diastolic function in a small number of patients late after repair of severe right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Pulsed Doppler echocardiography demonstrated forward diastolic flow in the pulmonary artery coincident with premature opening of the pulmonary valve during atrial systole.1 2 Simultaneous catheter pressure monitoring demonstrated that this flow occurred when right ventricular end-diastolic pressure equaled or exceeded pulmonary arterial diastolic pressure.2 We proposed that this antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial flow reflected reduced right ventricular diastolic compliance, suggesting that the right ventricle is unfillable and truly "restrictive" at end diastole, so acting as a passive conduit between the right atrium and pulmonary artery during atrial systole.
This phenomenon is sometimes seen in adults with restrictive cardiomyopathy but is an inconsistent feature,3 presumably because of biventricular involvement and the presence of pulmonary arterial diastolic hypertension. The increased deceleration rate of early rapid filling has also been proposed as an index of both right and left ventricular restrictive physiology,4 but this may be difficult to measure in children with rapid heart rates and poorly defined early rapid filling and atrial systolic phases. Furthermore, those abnormalities demonstrated during spontaneous respiration may not be directly applicable to the postoperative patient receiving positive pressure ventilation in the immediate postoperative period.
In the present study we used the presence of antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial flow as our index for the presence of severe isolated restrictive right ventricular physiology and related this to other abnormalities of right ventricular diastolic function to assess the relation of diastolic disease to clinical outcome after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
The Royal Brompton Hospital is a supraregional center for neonates, children, and adults with congenital heart defects, with approximately 500 patients undergoing surgery each year. We performed a prospective study of 35 consecutive patients undergoing repair of tetralogy of Fallot (n=28) or tetralogy of Fallot with acquired pulmonary atresia (n=7) at this hospital between March 1992 and June 1993. Table 1⇓ shows anthropometric details, including previous surgery, preoperative hemodynamics, and operative techniques. The foramen ovale was routinely closed by direct suture whenever present. Twenty-seven patients were younger than 3 years (15<1 year; 9 aged 1 to 2 years; 3 aged 2 to 3 years). Four patients were 3 to 10 years old. Four adults (aged 30 to 41 years) underwent operation.
Doppler echocardiographic studies were carried out during the first 24 hours after the operation. All patients were receiving intermittent positive pressure ventilation when the study was performed along with inotropic support with dopamine in the range of 5 to 10 μg/kg per minute and sedation by infusions of morphine (10 to 40 mcg/kg per minute) and midazolam (0.1 to 0.4 mg/kg per hour). No patient had significant right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (Doppler gradient >20 mm Hg) or a residual intracardiac shunt. Fluid administration on the first postoperative day was 0.5 L/m2 as per our standard protocol. Hemodynamic data at the time of study are presented in Table 2⇓.
All patients were studied with either transthoracic or, when there was an inadequate window, transesophageal imaging. Eight patients were studied with both modalities. Transthoracic measurements were made with a 5- or 7.5-MHz transducer, and transesophageal measurements were made with a 5-MHz single- or dual-plane probe interfaced with a Hewlett-Packard Sonus 1500 ultrasound system. All adult patients were studied by transesophageal echocardiography with a 5-MHz transducer (single plane). After routine diagnostic imaging, an M-mode of the left ventricular cavity and the following pulsed Doppler parameters were measured in each patient: (1) superior vena caval Doppler profile (1 to 2 cm proximal to the right atrium); (2) transtricuspid valve characteristics (at the level of the tips of the valve leaflets): E and A wave velocity/integral and E wave deceleration time; (3) transmitral valve characteristics (at the level of the valve leaflets): E and A wave velocity/integral and presence of base-to-apex intraventricular flow during isovolumic relaxation; and (4) pulmonary arterial systolic and diastolic Doppler characteristics. The pulsed Doppler sample volume was placed at the midpoint between the pulmonary valve leaflets and bifurcation.
Measurements were made with simultaneous electrocardiographic, phonocardiogram, and respiratory motion recordings. Spectral recordings were made with minimal filtering on paper at a speed of 100 cm/s2. Doppler recordings were analyzed according to the phase of the respiratory cycle, as previously described.1 Briefly, three consecutive inspiratory and three consecutive expiratory cardiac cycles (defined respectively as the first cardiac cycle after the onset of the inspiratory and expiratory deflection on the respirometer) were analyzed by planimetry and the results for each of the indexes averaged.
Qualitative assessments of superior vena caval Doppler spectrals were made, with particular emphasis on the presence or absence of retrograde diastolic flow. Peak velocity and velocity integral of systolic, diastolic, and retrograde superior vena caval flows coincident with atrial systole were measured. A detailed assessment of right ventricular inflow was performed using transtricuspid valve E and A wave peak velocities, duration, and E wave deceleration times. In some patients (n=17), summation flow was present so that E and A wave filling could not be separated for the purposes of analysis. Systolic and diastolic pulmonary artery antegrade Doppler spectrals (peak velocity, duration, integral) were analyzed, as was the duration of pulmonary regurgitation.
Right Ventricular Area Measurements
Right ventricular area measurements were made in the later part of this study in eight patients in whom excellent border definition was obtained, using the method of acoustic quantification.5 6 Right ventricular area was measured from the four-chamber projection, the region of interest being taken at the level of the tricuspid valve ring, and included the entire cavity outline. The percentage of area change was measured during both ventricular and atrial systole.
Statistical Analysis
Group data are expressed as mean±SD. Student's t tests were used to compare normally distributed variables; otherwise, a Mann-Whitney U test was performed. Statistical significance was inferred at a value of P<.05.
Right ventricular restriction as defined by antegrade diastolic pulmonary blood flow coincident with atrial systole (pulmonary arterial diastolic flow; Table 3⇓) was present in 17 of the 35 patients (group 1, Fig 1⇓). This accounted for 10% to 30% of the total forward pulmonary artery Doppler integral in these patients. The duration of pulmonary regurgitation was significantly shortened in those patients with antegrade pulmonary arterial diastolic flow (214.6±60 versus 153±52 milliseconds, P<.01). There was a marked variation in the Doppler signal and other indexes of diastolic performance with respiratory cycle phase (see below). The remaining 18 patients (group 2) had no evidence of diastolic dysfunction.
There was no significant difference in heart rate at the time of study between the two groups (137±18 versus 128±30 beats per minute, P=.4). All patients were in sinus rhythm at the time of study. Complete right bundle branch block was present on the resting electrocardiograms in all patients.
Right Ventricular Function
Right ventricular systolic function was qualitatively normal in the patient group, with almost complete obliteration of the right ventricular cavity at end systole in most of the patients. Right ventricular systolic area change was measured in eight patients and was greater than 60% in all. None of the patients had more than trivial tricuspid regurgitation detectable by color flow Doppler.
Transtricuspid E and A wave velocities, integrals, and their ratios could be reliably measured in 18 of 35 of the study group (Table 4⇓). There was transtricuspid summation flow in the remainder, making similar analysis impossible. The peak E wave velocity was markedly lower in the restrictive group, during both inspiration and expiration (P<.001). Despite apparent right ventricular "filling" during atrial systole with demonstrable transtricuspid flow in all, right ventricular area change with atrial systole was 5±4% in the restrictive group (group 1) compared with 30±5% (P<.0006) in group 2 when assessed by acoustic quantification. There was no significant difference in systolic right ventricular area change between the two groups (P=.25). In those 8 patients in whom both transthoracic and transesophageal recordings were made, there was no significant difference in the results obtained.
Effect of Positive Pressure Ventilation
In patients with right ventricular restriction (group 1), the inspiratory cycle of positive pressure ventilation led to a decrease in the transtricuspid E wave integral (Fig 2⇓, Table 4⇑) (P<.05) and diminution or total abolition of the antegrade pulmonary artery diastolic spectral signal (Fig 3⇓, Table 3⇑). A concomitant increase in the duration of pulmonary regurgitation occurred during positive pressure inspiration (P<.01). Antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial integral was increased during the expiratory phase (P<.001). There was little change in pulmonary arterial systolic antegrade integral during the respiratory cycle (11.4 versus 12.2 cm, P<.79) and so the total forward flow integral was also significantly increased (P<.05) in the expiratory beats. In patients with restrictive right ventricular physiology, the antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial integral accounted for 7±8% and 22±10% of the total forward pulmonary arterial integral during inspiration and expiration (P<.004), respectively.
Superior Vena Caval Flow
In the nonrestrictive patients (group 2), there was antegrade flow during ventricular systole in all but one patient in whom systolic and diastolic flow velocities were equal. Retrograde flow coincident with atrial systole was present in only one patient in this group (6%).
All patients with restrictive right ventricular physiology (group 1) had retrograde superior vena caval flow coincident with atrial systole (mean peak velocity, 23 cm/s). In addition, predominant antegrade flow in the superior vena cava occurred during early diastole in 15 of the 17 patients (Fig 4⇓). Central venous filling pressures were consistently higher in this group than in the nonrestrictive group (14±2 versus 7.1±1 mm Hg, P<.01).
In all but 4 of the 17 patients with restrictive right ventricles, Doppler markers of abnormal diastolic function were completely resolved by the ninth postoperative day, ie, loss of antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial flow and return of predominant systolic antegrade flow in the superior vena cava.
Left Ventricular Function
Despite reversed septal motion in all patients, the left ventricular shortening fraction was normal, ranging from 33% to 50% (median, 44%). There was no evidence of reduced left ventricular diastolic abnormality as deduced from normal transmitral E and A wave velocities, integrals, and ratios in either group nor were there any significant differences between the groups (Table 5⇓). However, careful analysis revealed intraventricular base-to-apex flow in the left ventricular inflow Doppler spectrals during the isovolumic relaxation period, suggesting the presence of incoordinate left ventricular relaxation in 14 of 35 patients.7 8 There was no important mitral valve disease or regurgitation in any of the patients.
Clinical Implications
Patients with restrictive right ventricular physiology had a clinical syndrome of low cardiac output (Table 2⇑) and remained in the intensive care unit (median stay, 7 [range 6 to 45] versus 2 [1 to 41] days; P<.01) and in the hospital (median stay, 12 versus 7 days; P<.05) for a significantly longer period than those who did not demonstrate this pattern. Two patients, one in each group, remained in the intensive care unit for a prolonged period of time because of infective complications. Excluding these two patients from the analysis produced no change in statistical significance for either intensive care or hospital stay between the two groups. In addition, there was a higher incidence of pleural effusions and/or ascites (P<.05) in patients with restrictive right ventricular physiology.
There was no discernible relation between the development of restrictive right ventricular physiology and age, preoperative oxygen saturation, preoperative mean right atrial pressure or right ventricular end-diastolic pressure, length of procedure, or the use of a transannular patch or monocusp homograft (Table 1⇑).
Important abnormalities of right ventricular diastolic function occur in a significant proportion of patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot, and our results explain the prolonged and sometimes difficult postoperative course seen in these patients. The fundamental abnormality is that of restrictive right ventricular physiology characterized by what we consider to be the hallmark of isolated severe right ventricular restriction: antegrade diastolic pulmonary blood flow coincident with atrial systole. In essence, the right ventricle becomes unfillable during atrial systole and acts as a passive conduit. Thus, some or all of the transtricuspid atrial systolic flow, demonstrable by Doppler, results in antegrade pulmonary blood flow, not right ventricular filling. The simultaneous retrograde flow in the superior vena cava and rapid deceleration of the early rapid filling velocity seen in many patients are consistent with a restrictive right ventricle. It is important to recognize that under these circumstances, traditional indexes of restrictive physiology may not be measurable (because of summation flow related to tachycardia) or valid such as atrial "filling" fraction because, to reiterate, not all transtricuspid flow equates to filling.
Similar abnormalities have been described previously in adults with restrictive myocardial processes involving the right ventricle.3 However, these findings have not been consistently documented, presumably because of biventricular restriction and hence elevated left atrial and pulmonary arterial diastolic pressures. Kisanuki et al2 studied three patients after surgery for relief of right ventricular outflow tract obstruction. They showed that antegrade pulmonary diastolic flow on Doppler echocardiography occurred when right ventricular pressure exceeded pulmonary artery pressure using simultaneous catheter measurements, reflecting reduced right ventricular compliance. In the description by Appleton et al3 of the Doppler characteristics of restrictive physiology, 8 of 14 of their patients had a pulmonary arterial diastolic pressure of 20 mm Hg or higher. Under these circumstances, antegrade diastolic flow with atrial systole is made less likely, and very high atrial systolic pressures would be required to generate it. Indeed, only half of their patients demonstrated this phenomenon, almost certainly because of biventricular restriction. Our patients had isolated right ventricular restriction, and the abnormalities of diastolic function are similar to our findings in patients studied late after repair of pulmonary atresia with intact septum.1 Those patients and the patients in our current study demonstrated a marked interdependence of right ventricular hemodynamics and respiration. Previously described indexes in patients with biventricular restrictive physiology may not be either applicable or valid in this subgroup of patients.4 Increased systemic venous return occurs during normal inspiration as well as during the expiratory phase of positive pressure ventilation.9 10 This additional right ventricular volume load shortens E wave deceleration time both in healthy individuals and in our previously reported patients after repair of pulmonary atresia, who also had increased antegrade diastolic pulmonary artery flow on inspiration.1 In the patients in the present study, positive pressure ventilation had the expected opposite effects. Not only did transtricuspid flow fall but the rise in mean airway pressure led to a reduction in antegrade diastolic flow; as a result, the duration of pulmonary regurgitation was prolonged. Thus, there is indirect evidence that cardiac output falls by several mechanisms during the inspiratory phase of positive pressure ventilation.
The clinical implications of our data are clear. Patients with restrictive right ventricles have clinical features of a low cardiac output, require higher filling pressures, and although biventricular systolic performance is well preserved, they often require prolonged inotropic and volume support. This leads to a significantly greater incidence of effusions and a longer stay in intensive care.
Although reflecting adverse hemodynamics, the antegrade diastolic pulmonary arterial flow seen in these patients is important as it contributes to forward flow and shortens the duration of pulmonary regurgitation, making an important contribution to cardiac output. Conversely, anything that diminishes this effect will be detrimental. Thus, maintenance of sinus rhythm is important in patients with restrictive physiology, and the possible beneficial effects of changes in atrioventricular delay by atrioventricular pacing warrant further study. Furthermore, transient loss of these beneficial effects is seen during the inspiratory phase of positive pressure ventilation. We therefore recommend that intermittent positive pressure ventilation with a short inspiratory time and lowest possible mean airway pressure be used in these patients. An alternative strategy that we are currently investigating is the use of negative pressure ventilation, which we have shown to increase pulmonary artery flow in the atrial dependent circulation of patients after the Fontan operation.11
All of these possible therapeutic options are directed at modulating the preexisting abnormal diastolic function and do not directly address the underlying pathophysiology. The cause of the phenomenon is unclear. One might speculate several possible causes for a limited right ventricular end-diastolic volume with reduced late diastolic compliance. Endomyocardial fibrosis has been demonstrated in older patients with tetralogy of Fallot,12 and right ventricular hypertrophy is always present. The superimposition of the effects of cardiopulmonary bypass, ventriculotomy, and myocardial edema and the placement of nonfunctional patches on the ventricular septum and in the right ventricular outflow tract all might be expected to influence the diastolic performance of the right ventricle. The exact relation among these factors remains unknown, but the transient nature of our findings (resolving within 2 weeks in 13 of 17 patients) suggests that, in the short term at least, resolution or adaptation occurs in most patients. Doppler indexes of left ventricular function were normal even in those patients with restrictive right ventricular physiology. Why left ventricular diastolic function should not also be affected in our patient group is less clear. Ventriculotomy is not performed on the left ventricle, nor is noncontractile patch material incorporated into its free wall. It may be that superior left ventricular myocardial protection also plays a part as the right ventricle may be exposed to room temperature and radiant heat from overhead operating lights, despite general hypothermia and topical cooling.13 Whether the pattern we describe therefore reflects a right ventricular equivalent of the stunned myocardium syndrome described for the left ventricle remains to be resolved.14
Study Limitations
Our patient population is unusual in including adults undergoing initial repair at 40 years of age or older but represents the referral pattern to our hospital, which has both pediatric and adult congenital heart units. Nevertheless, it was interesting to note that age at repair was not a significant factor in determining whether restrictive right ventricular physiology developed, occurring as it did across the age spectrum from infancy to adulthood. In addition, our surgeons do not perform neonatal or early total correction (<6 months), preferring when necessary to enhance pulmonary blood flow with a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt in the first instance and performing complete repair in the second year of life. Although not specifically addressed, we would suggest that the improved results of neonatal repair of the patients of DiDonato et al15 in whom a small atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale is left (albeit at the expense of cyanosis caused by a right-to-left shunt at the atrial level) is due to decompression, and hence improved cardiac output, of the restrictive right ventricle in some of those patients.
Although it would have been useful to have information regarding sequential right ventricular size in our patients, we elected not to attempt right ventricular dimension analysis in view of the methodological problems in interpreting these data, particularly with the transesophageal approach.16 On the other hand, Doppler echocardiographic studies are easily reproduced and reflect changes in overall right ventricular hemodynamics irrespective of absolute right ventricular size. Furthermore, we did not estimate the cross-sectional area of the pulmonary artery at the site of pulsed Doppler interrogation during the cardiac cycle. Although it is possible that change in overall cross-sectional area may contribute to differences in antegrade pulmonary arterial flow velocity integrals during diastole and systole, we would suggest that any minor change would not significantly affect our interpretation of the physiology and would be more than offset by error of its measurement.
We have emphasized the difficulties encountered if one uses traditional indexes of ventricular diastolic function in the assessment of right ventricular performance in these patients. To some extent, the same is true of the left ventricle in these postoperative patients.4 Left ventricular diastolic performance could only be assessed in 60% of our patients. In the remainder, summation rendered analysis of mitral valve inflow velocity impossible. No patient displayed restrictive left ventricular physiology based on analysis of mitral E and A wave velocities. Indeed, there was no discernible difference in these indexes between the two groups of patients (restrictive versus nonrestrictive). Therefore, there does not appear to be a uniform or predictable response in the left ventricle that would support our contention that the poor clinical progress of these patients is largely due to isolated right ventricular diastolic dysfunction. If important biventricular restriction was present, it is highly likely that no antegrade pulmonary arterial diastolic flow would occur because of raised left atrial and pulmonary arterial pressures. This is commonly the case when such conditions exist.3
Finally, we made no attempt to measure absolute cardiac output using any other method. For the same reasons as stated above, we feel that relative changes in Doppler integrals are a valid reflection of beat-by-beat changes in relative cardiac output under the circumstances of our study. Indeed, invasive techniques such as thermodilution are invalid in the presence of important pulmonary incompetence. Furthermore, the patients with restrictive right ventricular physiology had a typical clinical picture of low cardiac output (tachycardia, hypotension, increased core-peripheral temperature gap, oliguria, metabolic acidosis) and were strikingly different from those in the nonrestrictive group.
In summary, right ventricular diastolic function characteristic of restrictive physiology occurs in a significant proportion of patients after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot and is responsible for the slower postoperative course and longer duration of ventilatory requirements in these patients.
We would like to thank Drs M. Connelly, E.A. Shinebourne, M.L. Rigby, J. Somerville, C. Lincoln, and Professor Sir M. Yacoub for allowing us to study their patients.
Presented in part at the 65th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, New Orleans, La, November 1992.
- Received June 10, 1994.
- Revision received October 4, 1994.
- Accepted October 31, 1994.
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Happy Halloween!
I just want to wish everyone a Happy Halloween. Living in the country we don't really get trick or treaters. Except for our neighbors 2 boys and sometimes another neighbors grandkids but I don't think we'll see them this year as they are probably getting too old for it. But, we will have our neighbors 2 little boys…My Dh enjoys scaring the oldest who is 8 now. I remind him that one day he will get even. This year I don't know what he'll do as he's been busy with some home improvements and also fighting a terrible cold. He may just not have it him…but, he's been telling him that he better watch out..so maybe that will be the "trick" part…nothing. But, I'm sure he will come with something before the day is over.
We're having "Indian Summer" here and just some wonderful sunny days…that's after it was down in the 20's earlier this week though…It's so colorful around here now and I need to get my camera out and capture some of that color on my camera before it's too late. Not wanting to think about all the leaves gone from the trees and the drab days of winter sitting in. But, then it's also that much closer to spring!!!
Since it's Halloween I saved these photos to share of "spiders" I took a few weeks back.Call me crazy but spiders don't scare me..well, as long as they are outside and not inside the house. Outside they fascinate me…their webs intrigue me, I stand in awe. I can't imagine how they do it. Over and over again too. So, I leave you with some spiders in their webs…Hope they don't scare you away....
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Due to a strange sensory phenomenon, what we see dominates what we hear. It's called the "McGurk Effect," after Harry McGurk, a Scottish psychologist who first identified this powerful illusion. What's more, even if you know it's an illusion, you can't hear the truthful sound unless you close your eyes.
To better understand the profound McGurk Effect, watch this 3-minutes video featuring Prof. Lawrence Rosenblum.
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Compliments of the taxpayers.
Let's not forget that in 2009 the city of Baltimore received over $1.8 billion from President Barack Obama's stimulus law, including $467.1 million to invest in education and $26.5 million for crime prevention. source
By 2014 the feds were demanding a bunch of that money back since no one seemed to know where it went.
From Baltimore Sun Jan 5, 2016 (emphasis mine)
Calling Baltimore's abandoned row houses "hotbeds for crime," Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced a nearly $700 million plan to tear down thousands of vacant buildings and replace them with new developments — a level of investment in Baltimore's poorest neighborhoods some say is unprecedented.Now there's a solution that's never been tried before. Tear down a bunch of houses that the current residents trashed, and build them brand new ones which they can trash.
In Sandtown-Winchester, where Freddie Gray grew up, the governor joined Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake in pledging $94 million over four years to demolish 4,000 vacant properties citywide and $600 million in subsidies to encourage redevelopment.
The money — most of which will come from the state — will allow a fourfold increase in the demolition of vacant city properties, followed by major new funding to rebuild.
"I don't recall there was ever an infusion of this magnitude," said M.J. "Jay" Brodie, who shepherded redevelopment in Baltimore under four mayors. "This is a great moment for the city. Take advantage of the moment. This is unlikely to happen again."
The Republican governor and Democratic mayor — who have publicly sparred at times — vowed to work together.
Hogan called Baltimore the "core" of Maryland.
"As I walked the streets of this city, people were repeatedly calling out and begging us to help do something about the blight that is all around them," Hogan said. "We have heard your calls for action... I'm a guy on a mission who wants to get things done."
And exactly where are these innocent victims of rogue row houses going to go? If Baltimore is like many other large cities, these section 8 people will be living right next to you, because no one in their right mind would rebuild anything where these houses are going to be torn down.
Are they poor? Being poor has never stopped people from not throwing trash around or sweeping a sidewalk. It certainly hasn't stopped these people from shooting each other, pumping themselves full of drugs, or burning down buildings.
By the time the Democrat honchos of Baltimore get their cut of the 700 million, there won't be a dime left to do anything. But, that's the plan, isn't it?
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Here's what some of the row houses looked like in 1940. Notice all the trash? Yeah, I didn't either.
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Hi lovelies!
It's so sad to here that MOST of the popular gyaru mags are shutting down! What has happened to the gyaru community!? All of these toning down looks is destroying the gyaru looks that I loveeee. I mean I do them sometimes but putting on heavy gyaru makeup is what makes me feel the most gal, if ya understand what I mean. But yes, goodbye to Egg, the one that started it all and Ageha and etc. and hopefully one day they will come back to us gals!!!
Just something to remember by and that gyaru will never die, here's a gyaru eyemake that I've been doing since I first started/known about gyaru. It's an inspired/copy of my favorite ex-gal, Egg model Kanako Kawabata!! My bae 4evah!
- droopy eye shape
- make the arch on the center top of lid higher
- either draw in the thicker outer part of the bottom liner or smudging it with a black shadow
- apply false lashes
And that's about it!
Who was your guy's first gal inspo?? Do tell and why you love them!! And don't forget to join my giveaway!


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Gosh has it been so long since I last did a blog post? Hoping to remedy that and return to frequent blogging.
The past year has been a blur of change and adventure for me. A trip to Japan at the beginning of 2014 for 3 weeks as well as a new job. Though whilst this was occurring my animation hasn't been neglected. My Miro Barn scene has had a lot of developments since I last posted about it. Started out with limited amount of objects in and flat textures.


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The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter and is copyright by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter is available at http://www.eogn.com.
Windows users have been plagued for years with viruses, keyloggers, Trojan horse programs, and other forms of malware (malevolent software). During this time, Macintosh users have simply smiled as their computers were safe and secure. Most Mac users don't even bother purchasing anti-virus programs as they have never had a need for such things. This complacency may be ending, however.
A newly discovered Trojan horse spreading through social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, targets Apple's Mac OS X operating system, including the latest version, 10.6 Snow Leopard, by baiting users into clicking a link. Computers become infected when someone visits a social networking site and sees a message that reads, "Is this you in this video?" Clicking the infected link loads an infected file into your computer.
Antivirus firm Intego issued a notice Wednesday suggesting that the Trojan, a Mac version of the "Koobface" worm, carries a "low risk." The security firm said that the current Mac OS X implementation is flawed, though it admitted the threat exists and is likely to become a more legitimate concern in the future. Apple is expected to soon release an operating system update that will block the new Trojan.
The program, called trojan.osx.boonana.a, runs a Java applet that attempts to download files to any Macintosh system. It then automatically launches an installer that modifies system files and allows remote access to all files on the system. It also checks in with control servers to report information from the infected system. The Trojan also automatically runs in the background at startup, and attempts to hide its activities across multiple files. The thieves who write this malware are then free to remotely connect to your computer and copy any files they wish.
If your computer becomes infected, it is easily cured. SecureMac has released a FREE removal tool to eliminate this threat, which can be downloaded by visiting http://www.securemac.com or downloaded directly from http://macscan.securemac.com/files/BTRT.dmg
Intego's VirusBarrier X6 and X5 at http://www.intego.com/virusbarrier/ sells for $49.95 and will detect and remove the malware. It also offers ongoing protection to block future viruses and Trojans, unlike the free SecureMac program that only removes existing problems.
Luckily, the new Trojan is easily avoided. The safest course of action is to not use social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace and Twitter). However, if you insist on using such sites, never click on any messages or links, even if those messages and links that claim to be from people you know. Your friends' names and email addresses are easily forged by malware programs. The message "Is this you in this video?" is an obvious trap but future versions of this malware could easily use different messages.
Users can further protect themselves from infection by turning off Java in their web browser, although this will also block many legitimate web sites. Java can be turned off in Safari by clicking the Security tab under Safari Preferences, and making sure the "Enable Java" checkbox is unchecked. Firefox, Opera, Camino, and other web browsers also can run without Java.
Finally, use the security features built into OS X. Turn on the built-in firewall, especially when a computer is shared by multiple users. Instructions for turning it on may be found on a number of web sites, including at http://www.cmu.edu/computing/doc/security/mac/firewall.html
Again, the simplest and safest solution is to not visit web sites where viruses and Trojans are known to exist. At this time, the highest risk is on the social networking web sites.
Linux computers are not affected by the new Macintosh Trojan or by the various Windows viruses and Trojans.
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World Naked Bike Ride hits London
Naturist, exhibitionist, keen cyclist or just happy to feel the wind around your dangly bits? Get your kit off and on your bike for World Naked Bike Ride this Saturday, a peaceful protest against oil dependency and car culture which takes place in cities across the globe. Meet at 3pm at Hyde Park: the liberating ride follows a leisurely 9 mile route around London's landmarks (clothes must be worn before/after) and body painting is encouraged; you can get decorated on site from 1.30pm.
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The leaves are changing colors. The wind is picking up. I have already started using the "cold weather" clothing I had to pick up after moving here from San Diego. My first New England autumn is underway. I can't believe it is already the end of October.
I also can't believe it is only the end of October. I have worked on so many case studies, readings, problems sets, papers and presentations that it feels like many more months. I am learning a new language – business – through total immersion. Most days I feel my brain is going to explode from the sheer amount of information I have taken in, and I am only half way through the first semester of my dual degree – MBA in Public and Nonprofit Management/MS in Information Systems.
I have already started to use my new skills. This year students in the Public and Nonprofit Management club launched a volunteer consulting program, Collaborative Consulting. I am on one of the MBA student consulting teams working with a nonprofit in the Boston community. Our project is focused on program evaluation and marketing strategies, and I find myself drawing on lectures from each of my professors as we research the organization, analyze data and develop recommendations.
In their current evaluation system are they asking the right questions? I think back to the session from statistics about writing effective surveys. How can they best reach clients? I remember the different marketing models from the marketing class that I can use to evaluate existing promotional strategies. Is the problem what they think it is or is there some other underlying issue? All of the organizational behavior papers whirl around in my brain, as I make sure we really understand all of the issues and needs of this organization.
It's a really interesting and exciting project, and the team of students I am working with is great. I have had the opportunity to meet second year and part time students, in different places in their degrees, and learn from their experience. Best of all, I am already getting hands-on project experience and working towards my personal career goal to go into consulting—in my first semester, just two months into school…
…Which is amazing and gratifying because it is, after all, only the end of October.


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But alas, those were my single days. Now, as an old married woman, I'm not so fun to read about. Mind you, by old, I mean 25. But jeez, do I ever feel older. It's like, the moment I turned 25 I was actually turning 55; as if 25 was the end of my youth altogether and now I actually have to live like an adult...scary.
I got married 6 months ago. And the transition from girl living at home to woman living with boy has been challenging, to say the least. But I live for change, and get high on challenges, so this melange worked out quite nicely for my psyche.
There is, however, more to me than my marital status. How do I describe myself in a few words? Well, if this were a Monster resume title box, I'd say something like "Entrepreneurial marketing/communications specialist/creative writer/fundraiser/event planner/business owner" But err...I reckon there are a bit too many 'slashes' in there to be taken seriously. But it's the truth. Im a Jack(ie) of all trades. Which is part of the reason I can't seem to ever decide on one thing to focus on. (The other reason being that I have ideas coming at me a mile a minute, and it's tough to weed out the bad from the good at times). But, you'll learn all of this in following my blog.
So, before I ramble on any more as you'll notice I do quite regularly, I welcome you to my new, hopefully entertaining blog about an 'old' married woman, seeking to create some excitement, meaning, and fulfillment in her life through work, love, friends, and never losing the passion.


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Mini tomatoes
This method is so cool!
Interesting. One year wifey did a salsa garden and made the best salsa I've ever tasted. I bet your pizza will be as well.
Thanks, Blazer Prophet! A salsa garden sounds really cool as well. I might have to try that. Congrats to your wife on making an awesome salsa! :)


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Coming to grips with being "fearfully and wonderfully made."
I was 25 the year my life finally came together.
I'd been working as a substitute teacher ever since college, and it wasn't exactly my dream gig. I'm sure you never did this, but do you remember the way your classmates tormented subs? Yeah . . . then you know why I hated my job.
Unfortunately, I couldn't live off my good looks, so I kept going to work and pitching resumes. When nothing opened up for three years, I was wondering if my whole career would involve dodging spitballs.
Then, just as I decided that God must hate me, I started volunteering with a character education ministry. It paid peanuts, but it was finally something meaningful! And I was right in the middle of the action from the start. So when the director moved out of state, I started taking over some of his responsibilities — booking schools and planning programs and speaking to teenagers. The board thought some big donors were on the horizon, so I was praying this would be the first step toward a real career.
I was also heading up the singles ministry at my church — something like a pastor without the title. I still say it's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done. Sure, it paid nothing. Sure, leading singles is right up there with herding cats. But there was incredible joy in mentoring young adults like me.
On the fun side of life, I was seeing this girl I'd had my eye on for a year. She admitted to some commitment issues, but said she finally wanted to make it Official. She must be The One, I told myself.
Everything was going so well that there was just one flaw in my newfound success: I was terrified.
I know it doesn't make sense. I was using my talents for God, liking a gorgeous girl (who liked me back) and finding a career path that didn't involve taking first graders to the potty. But I was afraid of losing it all. What if my girlfriend dumps me? What if somebody else can lead the singles ministry better than me? What if the character ed organization, which is having financial troubles anyway, goes belly-up?
End result: I was a walking pile of frayed nerves. It's hard to enjoy your ticket to happiness when you're living on adrenaline and borrowed sleep.
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My 26th birthday came that fall, and my girlfriend threw a surprise party. (Yes, I really was surprised.) But my Big Day turned out to be the calm before the storm: Within six months, the world came crashing down.
First, my girlfriend told me she couldn't see the "marriage" thing happening. You know how the speech goes: "You're a great guy, but . . ." After that, there wasn't much point in dating. We broke up Thanksgiving weekend.
Then the character education organization I loved ran out of cash and shut its doors. So much for my career plans. Meanwhile, I found out my church was hiring somebody older and wiser to lead its singles ministry that I'd been overseeing.
By six months after my birthday, I felt completely useless. I was depressed and exhausted and grieving and furious at the same time. It wasn't the only time I've been mad at God, but it was the most intense.
I prayed. They just weren't polite prayers. "Come on, God, what's your deal? Are you seriously taking away everything? I just want a place for my talents that serves you and a relationship to make life worth living. Is my role in your master plan to be a bad example for others?"
But if I was brutally honest, my prayers might've included some other matters, too — things that were a little less flattering. "God, I have to prove I'm better than other people! That's why I'm in leadership. I can't fail; that would mean — well, it would mean I haven't managed to 'be somebody.' Then what will I have left?"
And underneath those selfish thoughts, there was a deeper subtext I wouldn't admit — even to myself. I'm not valuable apart from the ministry I do and the people who like me, I thought. Otherwise, I'm a worthless lump of flesh wasting oxygen. If I don't have a meaningful job and a place to belong . . . I might as well give up on everything.
A few months later, the new guy at church — the pastor who'd taken charge of the singles ministry I used to lead — asked me to teach one week in Sunday School. I agreed. It was better than my semi-constant pity party. So I started digging into Psalm 139, and zeroed in on verse 14: "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well."
That'll preach, I thought.
As I studied the text, however, I discovered that English doesn't do justice to some of the Hebrew words. "Fearfully" is the same word that's used for God Himself in other places and refers to the awe we have for Him. So it's pretty unexpected that in this verse, the author says people are worthy of the same reverence!Not the same degree of reverence that we give to God, but the same type. After all, we're made in His image.
Then two words later, "wonderfully made" refers to crafting something beyond human abilities — in short, a miracle. That says something rather flattering about you and me, don't you think?
In other words, you can say humans are "fearfully and wonderfully made" if you want. But as I prepped my message, I paraphrased the NIV a little bit. I came to realize that I am an awe-inspiring miracle. Not because of my ability to lead or my creative gifts or my gorgeous girlfriend — just because my Daddy-God made me, with Divine design and a purpose mapped out for me every moment from birth to eternity.
Yeah, your life and mine are supernatural works of God. Chew on that for a while and see if it doesn't make you feel special.
Finally it dawned on me — as I looked around at the broken pieces of life — that I'd been doing everything backwards. Ultimate meaning wasn't supposed to come from stuff I did. It came from the God who made me.
Yeah, you already know that. But it's amazing how freeing it can be when you experience it. When you honestly lean on the great things God says about you, because people aren't saying anything but bad. I could acknowledge, "Y'know, I'm not doing anything great and noteworthy (or great and notorious) right now. But that's OK, because God already looks down and says, 'You're my son, and I love you.'"
Then, as time went by, something strange happened: An odd sensation swept over me. It was a complete perspective shift, quite the opposite of anxiety and fear. I think most people call it "relief" . . . or "peace."
It's not that the problems evaporated. It's not that I stopped wishing I could be back in the place I was just months before. It's not that I stopped hurting. But now … the worst had happened, and I was still kickin'.
God was in heaven even while earth was in pieces. I wasn't very happy with the Big Guy, but we were (mostly) on speaking terms. I enjoyed peace a lot more than living on the ragged edge of stress.
Knowing how God felt about me meant I was free from the pressure of impossible expectations; free to grow in grace (with regular backsliding) like the rest of the human race. Free to look at myself not as a bundle of talents and successes and failures … but as an awe-inspiring miracle.
Now let me bring you up to date, because this stuff happened to me about eight years ago. (I know; I'm old.) These days I work for myself as a freelancer, and I can't think of anything I'd rather be doing. I got married (but not to the girl I was dating at 25). My life really has come together — at least for now.
Of course, it could all fall apart tomorrow, and I still worry about that. (Anxiety's a little hobby of mine.) But there is an important difference between Age 33 and Age 25. These days, even when life seems to be ripping at the seams, I still know that God loves me … just because I'm His.
Now, let me make something clear: I'm not telling this story because it makes me feel better, or because I want your sympathy. No, I'm writing because I hope you might realize that you're pretty amazing, too.
Whether you're resting on the mountaintop or lying on Job's dunghill, you're beyond anything a mere human could imagine. You're more than a functionary or a bundle of neuroses or your lonely singlehood. You are an awe-inspiring work of Divine art, simply because you reflect something infinitely valuable — the very face of God.
Oh, I know it's hard to believe you're precious in His sight. I know it doesn't appear that He loves you when you feel like God's bad example to the world.
But remember, the Ruler of the Universe is the one who said you're an awesome miracle. And as the old saying goes, He doesn't make mistakes.
Not even you.
Copyright 2010 George Halitzka. All rights reserved.
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Several years ago I spotted a slogan painted on the door of a box of a building on Highgate Road: "KILL DA JEWS". The "da" was clever, designed to appeal to the would-be South Central LA homeboys. It was soon painted over, of course, but.
I used to work with a project not far from there, that got 15-year-olds off the streets who'd been out of school for some time. We gave them basic maths and English, and practical work in the form of carpentry and joinery (they made some great doll's houses). The idea was to settle them and get them ready for sixth form college so they could get some qualifications and vocational training. It worked well, and still does.
One boy was a very genial lad who wasn't that bright but corrected my bad work when I tried to clean the project's fish tank and filter. He was hooked on cannabis, "bud" or "Bu-ddha" as he would put it. He knew he wasn't going to get anywhere till he kicked it, but giving up was hard. He needed a core, something to surrender to, just as with the twelve-step program. In his case, he decided to get religion.
So he began his daily discipline through Islam, breaking off from study or play to pray at the right intervals. To help him with his meditations, he had an unlabeled recording he'd got from somewhere and we found him a portable player. It was devotional Islamic song and the voice was exquisite, a calm, pure tenor. I listened with him and our minds went into a blue space.
Maybe five or ten minutes after the start, another voice joined in, preaching hatred for the Zionists. The speaker, in his twenties by the sound of it, also had a pleasant voice, and timed the phrases to blend with the hypnotic beauty of the chant. On and on he went.
I was horrified. This decent lad, young, not academic, impressionable, in need of guidance and leadership, was being groomed, I thought. I spoke to the other staff, and they pooh-poohed it - he was such a good-hearted kid that we couldn't imagine him doing any harm to anyone; and they were probably right.
But the intention of whoever had burned that CD was clear. And with a cleverer adolescent, ambitious to get some adult status and respect, it would work, given time. There are many young people without jobs, money or much to do, but they can have coffee at each others' houses, swap recordings, surf the Net. It'll start from where they are, in a teen culture of ghetto-speak and weed, then it'll become more serious and focused, bending the twig as it grows. It's not Hitler's health and exercise bands any more, or the uniformed rallies; it's bedroom fantasyland gradually taking on reality.
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Virtually all of the people in the world today have lived at a time when the most devastating of any weapon of mass destruction, possibly the only real weapon of mass destruction, has been in the hands of much of humanity. The nuclear bomb, now fashionably known as a nuclear deterrent, is a weapon that many countries may deploy if they so choose. Its power lies not just in the destruction it can cause but in the radiation that the explosion of a nuclear bomb releases.
It was the deterrent of the United States of America and the United Kingdom; France and the Soviet Union also embraced the nuclear bomb, as have many other countries. Some nations do so secretly; others are accused of having a nuclear weapons programme and others are experimenting with nuclear bomb technology secretly.
It is hard to see, in the modern world, when a nuclear bomb can be used. The threats that face nations are not so much from other nations but from revolutionaries, insurgents and those who wish to bully nations by terrorism. I cannot see that a nuclear deterrent has any use in the world today, especially for a small nation like the United Kingdom.
Yet the United Kingdom deploys submarines in a way that enables it to have at least one nuclear armed submarine at sea, ready to strike, for twenty four hours on every day of the year. This is a huge financial burden, in maintenance terms, and an even larger financial burden on the taxpayers of the United Kingdom, when the time comes to replace or change the nuclear arsenal.
Such a time is now.
Replacement of the UK's trident missiles will cost at least 20 billion pounds. The United Kingdom has three choices: it can replace the whole nuclear system and maintain a continuous nuclear weapon deterrent, ready to be deployed at any time; it can move to a part time nuclear deterrent, using existing weapons to maintain some nuclear weapon capability, or it can scrap the whole nuclear deterrent and revert to other ways of protecting its citizens.
The United Kingdom is a small nation on the western edge of one of the most politically stable places in the region. I cannot imagine any of our neighbours wishing to invade us; most of them do not have much in the way of armed forces and few have nuclear capability. I cannot see the point of another member of the nuclear club, such as Russia or Pakistan or Israel finding any need to try and take over or threaten the United Kingdom. Indeed, the more I think about it the more I find that there is no reason for the United Kingdom to have a nuclear deterrent of any kind.
I am sure that the taxpayers of the United Kingdom can find a better use for 20 billion pounds. It is time for Poseidon to give up his trident.
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December 10, 2009
New Moon Quilt: The Flight Home
I believe some of this was posted previously but lost in the unfortunate incident we had in Oct. Anyway, here is The Flight Home block I created for the New Moon quilt. I started with the La Push: First Beach block designed by our wonderful Cat Magraith and avaliable at sewhooked.org under guest designers. Cat, thank you for bringing a little bit of magic into my life with all these fantastic PP patterns! And thank you Jennifer for your great website chock full of PP goodies!!!
Then I found this cute Airplane pattern available at Paper Panache. I actually have a degree in Aeronautical Engineering, and while it's true what they say, use it or loose it....I still get a thrill at seeing airplanes, so this one was a fun piecing! I loaded it up with 3 shades of gray/white, all sparkly since it's still high up in the air where the sun could be hitting it above the cloud cover!
I used 3 different tree patterns: The Carlson Pine from Forest Quilting is the tall guy. I just extended the trunk a bit. The two medium bushier trees come from a book I have, "Paper Piecing the Seasons" by Liz Schwartz. It's one of those books that was a gift 10 years ago and I'm not crazy about much in it, but it surprisingly has turned up a couple of good nuggets! The smallest tree was a share by Angie, I believe. It is from 365 Foundation Quilt Blocks by Linda Causee.
Then it was on to the signs. My vision when I signed up for this block was always to have an airplane coming down between La Push and Forks, to show Bella being caught in the middle of her "two good things". But originally I wanted the two signs to be right next to each other under the plane. Well, after I pieced the tall tree I realized I wanted to make it taller, so I just added to the trunk. But then that looked bad, so I decided that I'd relocate the Forks signs to cover it up, and also I didn't really want to cover up half of the smaller tree! I grabbed photos of the two signs from online, resized them, and raw edge, machine stitch appliqued them on. Not crazy about how the Forks sign turned out (I really wanted to use that green star fabric, because it reminds me of Charlie, but overall just not happy with fabric choices), but really like my La Push one. Although the tree behind it bugs me, came out crooked. :(
One last note. The whole thing was a mish-mash of components to begin with, and then I ran into a little problem after I'd completed La Push, the airplane and two trees. I realized I was running out of sky fabric, quick! I didn't want to re-do everything, so my solution was more mish-mash! I actually took apart one of the trees to salvage some of the sky, used a grayer batik to make the right third look like a storm was coming in from the east, and frugally finished piecing the rest. I even dug into my trash for scraps I'd previously thrown away just to crazy piece some of the sections under the airplane! I wasn't even sure if I'd be able to join up La Push with the rest of it! I guess that quote is true, "when life throws you scraps, make a quilt" ! =)
Labels: Alice, Appliqué, Bella, Edward, Embroidery, Iris, New Moon Quilt, Paper Piecing, Sewhooked at 9:04 PM
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Great job, Iris. Your blocks are always so wonderfully detailed and inspired. I love the signs, the trees, just everything about it. I loved reading the story behind the block too.
- December 11, 2009 at 7:59 PM
Thanks, Iris! About that 'crooked' tree . . . actually, it is a bit older than the others surrounding it, and when it was just a sapling, a big storm came through which made it bend a bit. As it has grown, it has made the bend more pronounced. :)
It looks magnificent!
- December 14, 2009 at 9:54 AM
- Catherine said...
Thanks Iris, i love how your description puts a little bitof yourself in each of the blocks
- June 8, 2010 at 6:44 PM
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The House Oversight Committee voted 22-17 Friday that IRS official Lois Lerner got too cute with her profession of innocence during her May 22 appearance before the committee and as a result waived her Fifth Amendment rights.
So she'll be coming back to testify, though it's not clear when.
Lerner, who oversaw the IRS division that targeted right wing groups, tried to somehow invoke her right against self-incrimination while also saying there was nothing to incriminate her about.
"I believe Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment protection," House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) said before the committee vote. "She made four specific denials. Those denials are at the core of the committee's investigation into this matter."
Now she'll have to answer questions. And, I suppose, sue the attorney who told her she could get away with a protestation of innocence while invoking the Fifth.
Here's some video of the moment she screwed up.


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For your consideration is a lovely copy of "Tomie dePaola's Book Of Christmas Carols", published by G. P. Putnamn's Sons, illustrations copyright 1987. The book is now out of print.
Tomie dePaola's love of Christmas and its traditions are evident in the magnificent illustrations he has created for these favorite carols. Vibrant, glowing paintings illuminate every page, and for six of the carols, a foldout page opens up to reveal the carol dramatically illustrated across three pages, in a triptych-like design.
Contents: O Come, O Come Emmanuel, The First Noel, While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear, Once in Royal David's City, Silent Night, Angels We Have Heard On High, Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow, The Friendly Beasts, What Child Is This?, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Away in a Manger, The Coventry Carol, I heard the Bells on Christmas Day, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming, O, Come All Ye Faithful, I Saw Three Ships, O Little Town of Bethlehem, We Three Kings Of Orient Are, Joy to the World, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, The Holly and the Ivy, Deck the Halls, Bring a Torch, Jennette, Isabella!, Good King Wenceslas, O Christmas Tree, The Cherry Tree Carol,, 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime, The Carol of the Bells, The Wassail Song, Go Tell It on the Mountain, We Wish You a Merry Christmas.
81 page children's book in very good condition with no rips, tears, or writing. The dust jacket has some shelf wear and some tears.
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