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Public Health News Roundup: October 6
EBOLA UPDATE: 5th U.S. Patient Arrives as Dallas Man Remains in 'Critical' Condition
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
As a U.S. man being treated for Ebola in Dallas, Texas, remains in critical condition, a fifth American to have contracted the disease while in West Africa has arrived at the Nebraska Medical Center. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said it will work "very closely" with the Nebraska hospital on the treatment of Ashoka Mukpo, a freelance cameraman for NBC News. It is the same hospital that successfully treated and released Rick Sacra, MD, last month. Meanwhile, Thomas Eric Duncan continues to be treated at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. "Our hopes and prayers are with him. We recognize this is a critical time for him and for his family," said CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD, MPH. Read more on Ebola.
Study: Days of Highest Physical Activity Are Also Days When We Drink the Most
The days when people get the most exercise are also the days when they drink the most alcohol, according to a new study in the journal Health Psychology. Researchers utilized smartphone technology to enable 150 participants ages 18-89 to record their physical activity and alcohol use every day for 21 consecutive days, three times a year. "Perhaps people reward themselves for working out by having more to drink or maybe being physically active leads them to encountering more social situations where alcohol is consumed—we don't know," said David E. Conroy, PhD, professor in Preventive Medicine-Behavioral Medicine at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. "Once we understand the connection between the two variables we can design novel interventions that promote physical activity while curbing alcohol use." Read more on alcohol.
Study: Children in Walkable Communities Have Lower BMIs
Children who live in walkable neighborhoods also have lower average Body Mass Indexes (BMI), a popular measure used to assess physical health, according to a new study in journal Environmental Health Perspectives. Researcher analyzed geocoded residential address data from the electronic health records of nearly 50,000 children and adolescents, ages 4 to 18 years, finding that several links between walkability and healthier weights, including the fact that quartile of children who lived closest to recreational open spaces had lower BMIs that the quartile of children who lived farthest from such spaces. The researchers concluded that modifying existing neighborhoods to make them more walkable could help reduce childhood obesity. Read more on obesity.
Public Health News Roundup: September 24
EBOLA UPDATE: Number of Cases Could Reach 1.4M by January in Worst-Case Scenario
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
As many as 1.4 million people could be infected by the Ebola outbreak in Liberia and Sierra Leone by the end of January, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Earlier this week, a study in the New England Journal of Medicine also "warned that the epidemic might never be fully controlled and that the virus could become endemic," according to The Washington Post. U.S. officials, however, noted that neither of these worst-case scenario estimates take into account public health efforts enacted since August and other planned efforts in the weeks and months ahead. Read more on Ebola.
Health Insurance Marketplace Will Include 77 New Issuers in 2015
Next year will see a 25 percent increase in the number of issuers offering coverage on the Health Insurance Marketplace, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Among the preliminary report's findings:
- In the 44 states for which there is data, 77 issuers will be newly offering coverage in 2015
- The Federal Marketplace states will have 57 more issuers in 2015, a 30 percent net increase over this year
- The eight State-based Marketplaces where data is already available will have a total of six more issuers in 2015, a ten percent net increase over this year
- Four of the 36 states in the Federal Marketplace will have at least double the number of issuers they had in 2014
- In total, 36 states of the 44 will have at least one new issuer next year
Read more on the Affordable Care Act.
Study: The Younger a Person is When they First Drink, the More Likely they'll Develop an Alcohol Problem
The younger a person is when they begin drinking, the more likely they are to develop an alcohol abuse problem, according to a new study in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research. Researchers based their findings on a survey of 295 high school students—163 girls and 132 boys—which asked about when they first tried alcohol, when they first became drunk, how often they drank alcohol in the preceding month and how often they engaged in binge drinking. According to the researchers, their findings can help determine the best methods to stop alcohol abuse problems before they develop. "If age of any use is the primary risk factor, our efforts should be primarily focused on preventing initiation of any use. If, however, age of first intoxication—or delay from first use to first intoxication—is a unique risk factor above and beyond age of first use, prevention efforts should also target those who have already begun drinking in an effort to prevent the transition to heavy drinking," said Meghan E. Morean, assistant professor of psychology at Oberlin College, Ohio and adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, in a release. Read more on alcohol.
Public Health News Roundup: September 9
EBOLA UPDATE: Liberia Experiencing an Exponential Increase in Infections
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that Liberia will see thousands of new Ebola cases over the next several weeks. "Transmission of the Ebola virus in Liberia is already intense and the number of new cases is increasing exponentially," according to a WHO statement. "The number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in Ebola-specific treatment centers." So far, 1,089 people have died of the disease in Liberia—the highest toll for any country. Approximately 2,100 people have been killed overall, and WHO estimates that as many as 20,000 people could be infected before public health workers are able to bring the epidemic under control. Read more on Ebola.
CDC Expands National Violent Death Reporting System to Cover 32 States
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded $7.5 million to expand the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) to cover 32 states. The NVDRS—which currently covers 18 states—links data from law enforcement, coroners, medical examiners, crime laboratories and other sources to help states understand when and how violent deaths occur. "More than 55,000 Americans died because of homicide or suicide in 2011. That's an average of more than six people dying a violent death every hour," said Daniel M. Sosin, MD, MPH, FACP, acting director of CDC's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, in a release. "This is disheartening and we know many of these deaths can be prevented. Participating states will be better able to use state-level data to develop, implement, and evaluate prevention and intervention efforts to stop violent deaths." Read more on violence.
NIAAA to Conduct Trials on New Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) is preparing to conduct clinical trials of a potential treatment for alcohol use disorders. "Current medications for alcohol dependence are effective for some, but not all, patients. New medications are needed to provide effective therapy to a broader spectrum of alcohol dependent individuals," said George F. Koob, PhD, director of the NIAAA, a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in a release. "Prior clinical studies of gabapentin, the active metabolite of the molecule called gabapentin enacarbil, have shown positive results in patients with AUD. We believe that the time is right to conduct a multi-site, well-controlled clinical trial." The NIH estimates that approximately 17 million people in the United States are affected by an alcohol use disorder, with lost productivity, health care costs and property damage costs amounting to an estimated societal cost of $223.5 billion annually. Real more on alcohol.
Public Health News Roundup: September 8
Mandatory Policies Increase Flu Shot Rates for Health Care Workers
Hospitals can improve their flu vaccination rate among health care workers by using a mandatory employee vaccination policy, according to a study by researchers at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. At Henry Ford, getting the flu shot is a condition of employment and the health system now has a 99 percent compliance rate. Nationally, only 63 percent of health care workers were immunized against the flu in the past two years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which poses a risk to patients. The study was presented this weekend at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Washington D.C.
Before making flu vaccination mandatory, the vaccination rate at Henry Ford was between 41 percent and 55 percent. An increasing number of health systems are making flu shots mandatory for employees. At Henry Ford, employees can opt out for religious or medical reasons so long as they have documentation from clergy or a physician and then must take other precautions against the flu, such as wearing a mask when caring for patients.
Many doctors' offices, pharmacies and clinics already have the flu shot on hand for the upcoming flu season. The HealthMap flu shot locator has been updated for the 2014-2015 flu season.
Read more on the flu.
Study: Alcohol Ad Reminders to "Drink Responsibly" Promote Drinking
A new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health finds that magazine ads from the alcohol industry that advise readers to "drink responsibly" or "enjoy in moderation" fail to convey important information about dangers associated with alcohol consumption.
The study, published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, analyzed all alcohol ads that appeared in U.S. magazines from 2008 to 2010 to determine whether messages about responsibility define responsible drinking or provide clear warnings about the risks associated with alcohol consumption.
According to the study, 87 percent of the ads analyzed included a responsibility message, but none actually defined responsible drinking or promoted abstinence at particular times or in certain situations. When responsibility messages were accompanied by a product tagline or slogan, the messages were displayed in smaller font than the company's tagline or slogan 95 percent of the time.
Responsibility statements are voluntary and are also frequently included in ads appearing in other media including radio and online ads. The researchers say more effective ads would have prominently placed tested warning messages that directly address behaviors and that do not reinforce marketing messages. "We know from experience with tobacco that warning messages on product containers and in advertising can affect consumption of potentially dangerous products," say Katherine Clegg Smith, a professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a lead author of the study. "We should apply that [tobacco ad] knowledge to alcohol ads and provide real warnings about the negative effects of excessive alcohol use."
Read more on alcohol.
NYC Health Department Investigating Meningitis Outbreak among HIV Positive Men
The New York City Health Department is currently investigating a cluster of meningitis cases among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Three cases of meningitis have occurred in Brooklyn and Queens since August 24, with the last two cases reported since early September.
Meningitis is a severe bacterial infection that has a high fatality rate. A previous outbreak of the disease among men who have sex with men ended in February 2013 after 22 cases were reported, including seven fatal cases.
The Health Department recommends meningitis vaccination for all HIV-positive men who have sex with men. Meningitis vaccinations are also recommended for men, regardless of HIV status, who regularly have intimate contact with other men met through a website, digital application ("app"), or at a bar or party.
People living with HIV are at a greater risk than the general population of acquiring meningitis and, if infected, dying from infection. This disease is spread by prolonged close contact with nose or throat discharges from an infected person.
Read more on sexual health.
Public Health News Roundup: August 28
EBOLA UPDATE: Death Toll Passes 1,500 as Outbreak Accelerates
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
The West African Ebola outbreak continues to accelerate, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which today announced there have so far been 3,069 probable and confirmed cases; 1,552 people have died. While most cases remain concentrated in only a few localities, WHO estimates that more than 40 percent of the total cases have occurred within the past 21 days.
In other Ebola news:
- Earlier this week, IDV Solutions released an infographic showing how this Ebola outbreak—the largest in history—compares to previous outbreaks of the disease.
- The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, will begin initial human testing of an Ebola investigational vaccine next week.
Read more on Ebola.
Teens Who Don't Get Enough Sleep Are at Increased Risk of Obesity
Teenagers who don't get enough sleep are at increased risk of being obese by age 21, according to a new study in Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed health information on more than 10,000 teens and young adults at the ages of 16 and 21, finding that the 16-year-olds who reported less than six hours of sleep per night were 20 percent more likely to be obese by age 21. Potential reasons for the link include appetite changes and cravings due to daytime sleepiness and fatigue. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends nine to ten hours of sleep per night for teenagers. Read more on pediatrics.
Study: 'Rules of Thumb' on Pouring Help Reduce Excessive Drinking
Curbing a person's excessive drinking may be as simple as thinking about how much is poured into each glass, according to a new study in the International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers from Iowa State University and Cornell University had 74 college students pour red or white wine in a variety of settings, finding that those students who use a "rule of thumb" to dictate their pours—such as only filling half the glass or leaving space equivalent to two fingers at the top—poured less, regardless of their BMI or gender. "About 70 percent of the people in the sample used the half-glass rule, and they poured significantly less by about 20 percent," said Laura Smarandescu, lead author and an assistant professor of marketing at Iowa State, in a release. "It's a big difference. We would suggest using a rule of thumb with pouring because it makes a big difference in how much people pour and prevents them from overdrinking." Read more on alcohol.
Public Health News Roundup: August 22
EBOLA UPDATE: WHO Planning 6-9 Month Treatment Strategy
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
The World Health Organization (WHO) is putting together a draft strategy to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with a spokesperson saying that while the strategy acknowledges the estimate that the Ebola response will continue into 2015, "Frankly no one knows when this outbreak of Ebola will end." "WHO is working on an Ebola road map document, it's really an operational document how to fight Ebola," WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib told a news briefing in Geneva. "It details the strategy for WHO and partners for six to nine months to come." Read more on Ebola.
HHS Launches 'Million Hearts' Challenge to Identify Successful Blood Pressure Reduction Efforts
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has for the third straight year launched a nationwide challenge to identify and celebrate practices, clinicians and health systems working to reduce high blood pressure and improve heart health. Nine public and private practices and health systems were recognized as Hypertension Control Champions in last year's "Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge"; they cared for more than 8.3 million adult patients overall. "Controlling blood pressure prevents heart attacks and strokes and saves lives," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. "Providers and health care systems that focus on improving hypertension control with their patients get great results. It's important that we recognize those providers and patients that been successful and learn from them." Read more on heart and vascular health.
Study: Counseling Has Little Effect on Young People with Drinking Problems
Motivational interviewing, a common counseling technique used to help people with drinking problems, may have little effect on young people who abuse alcohol, according to a new study in The Cochrane Library. Researchers looked at 66 studies covering almost 18,000 people age 25 and younger, finding that people who underwent counseling had only an average of 1.5 fewer drinks per week than those who did not (12.2 vs. 13.7), had only slightly fewer drinking days per week (2.57 vs. 2.74) and their maximum blood alcohol level fell only slightly (0.144 percent vs. 0.129 percent). "The results suggest that for young people who misuse alcohol there is no substantial, meaningful benefit of motivational interviewing," said lead researcher David Foxcroft, from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom, in a release. "There may be certain groups of young adults for whom motivational interviewing is more successful in preventing alcohol-related problems. But we need to see larger trials in these groups to be able to make any firm conclusions." Read more on alcohol.
New NHTSA Infographic on Safe Summer Driving
Summer is the deadliest time of year to be on the road. In fact, nearly twice as many people are killed in auto accidents during the summer months than are killed during the rest of the year's months combined, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This increase is linked directly to alcohol consumption. According to NHTSA:
- There was a drunken-driving fatality every 51 minutes in 2012
- 35 percent of all drivers in nighttime fatal crashes were alcohol-impaired
- 24 percent of male drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2012 had a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher
- A DUI can cost drivers up to $10,000—or more than three months-worth of income for the average working American
NHTSA has created a new infographic to illustrate the need for drivers to stay sober:
>>Bonus Link: Find more information and resources about drunk driving here.
Alcohol Abuse Among Returning U.S. Veterans
The focus on military concerns in the last few weeks has understandably been on events in the Middle East, Ukraine and Afghanistan. But a new study from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University is shining a light on the continuing problems faced by returning U.S. military personnel—in particular their increased risk of abusing alcohol.
The study found that regardless of whether they experienced traumatic events during deployment, returning National Guard soldiers were more likely to develop a drinking problem when faced with civilian life setbacks, including job loss, legal problems, divorce, and serious financial or legal problems. The study authors say these are all very common for military families. The study was published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Previous studies have shown that alcohol abuse is a major concern for reservists returning home. While almost 7 percent of Americans abuse or are dependent on alcohol, the rate of alcohol abuse among reserve soldiers returning from deployment is 14 percent, or almost double that of the civilian population, according to the Mailman researchers.
The study looked at 1,095 Ohio National Guard soldiers who had primarily served in either Iraq or Afghanistan in 2008 and 2009. The soldiers were interviewed three times over three years via telephone about their alcohol use, exposure to deployment-related traumatic events and stressors such as land mines, vehicle crashes, taking enemy fire and witnessing casualties. They were also questioned about any stress related to everyday life since returning from duty.
More than half (60 percent) of the soldiers who responded experienced combat-related trauma, 36 percent of soldiers experienced civilian stressors and 17 percent reported being sexually harassed during their most recent deployment. The researchers found that having at least one civilian stressor or a reported incident of sexual harassment during deployment raised the odds of alcohol use disorders; combat-related traumatic events were only marginally associated with alcohol problems.
Liquor Ads Taking Aim at Young Binge Drinkers
Binge drinking is an increasing concern in the United States. A recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that one in ten adult deaths is linked to binge drinking through illnesses the binge drinker contracts—such as hepatitis—or accidents that happen to the drinker or that he or she causes—including homicide and domestic abuse. The CDC defines binge drinking as five or more drinks in a row for males and four or more drinks in a row for females.
Binge drinking also remains a concern among young adults. A new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Boston University School of Public Health finds that liquor now trumps beer as the drink of choice for underage (ages 13 to 20) binge drinkers, likely because of increased marketing by alcohol companies.
"Spirit firms have taken a page from the beer playbook in their marketing to young people," said David Jernigan, PhD, director of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at Johns Hopkins in a conversation with NewPublicHealth.
The report on youth binge drinking was published in the Journal of Substance Use and found that spirits accounted for 43.8 percent of binge episodes, while beer accounted for less than one-third (31.4 percent) of binge episodes. "The inclusion of some relatively expensive brands in the top twenty-five binge brand list suggests that variables other than price are driving youth brand preferences with respect to binge drinking," said Jernigan.
"Binge drinking accounts for most of the alcohol consumed by youth in the United States, and is associated with a host of negative consequences, including drunk driving, sexual assaults and suicide," according to Timothy Naimi, MD, MPH, a lead author of the study and an associate professor at the Boston University School of Public Health.
Study: Today's Drugged Drivers More Likely to Mix Alcohol and Drugs, Have Taken Multiple Prescription Medicines
The profile of a drugged driver has changed substantially since 1993, according to a new study released today in the journal Public Health Reports, which shows that more drivers are now testing positive for prescription drugs, marijuana and multiple drugs.
"While we've seen a decrease over the years in motor vehicle fatalities involving people under the influence, the nature of those crashes is changing," said study author Fernando Wilson, PhD, an associate professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
The study examines trends in the characteristics of U.S. drivers who were involved in fatal crashes between 1993 and 2010 and tested positive for drugs. The study, funded by the Public Health Law Research program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was set up to investigate the relationship between state laws and the consumption of alcohol and other drugs in fatal car crashes. It found that the percentage of drugged drivers with three or more drugs in their system nearly doubled from 1993 to 2010, increasing from 11.5 percent to 21.5 percent.
"In 1993, about one in eight drivers were using multiple drugs concurrently. By 2010, it was closer to one in five. That's a large increase in drug use," Wilson said. "Beyond that, we're also seeing more and more people using drugs and alcohol together. About 70 percent of drivers who tested positive for cocaine had also been consuming alcohol, and almost 55 percent of drivers who tested positive for cannabis also had alcohol in their systems."
Additional findings:
- Almost 60 percent of cannabis-only users were younger than 30 years.
- Thirty-nine percent of prescription drug users were 50 years old or older, which seems to be in line with an overall increase in the use of prescription drugs by Americans, and the older population in general.
"These trends are likely to continue into the future given the aging U.S. population, an increasing reliance on prescription medications by medical providers and increasing initiatives to legalize marijuana," said Wilson. "However, it is unclear whether current state policies are completely up to the challenge of addressing the growing issue of drugged driving."
NewPublicHealth recently spoke with Wilson about the study. He said he embarked on the research because of the tens of thousands of motor vehicle crashes each year and the need to figure out the most effective policies to curb distracted driving. According to Wilson, eighteen states have zero-tolerance laws for drugged drivers, but recent studies suggest that these laws may not be effective enough in decreasing traffic deaths.


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We've been in for about 3 weeks now and while most of our stuff is unpacked, we're still furniture shopping and tweaking, and we have no window treatments yet. So most of these pics are of empty spaces just before we moved in. Can say that we're loving the house thus far and it exceeds our highest expectations, so the pain of the too-long building process is already diminishing. For those that may not have followed our story, we tore down a house a couple of blocks from the Univ of Okla and built new, but to look as if it's a renovated 1940's era house. One of the very first tear downs here.
Here's the exterior: Front Door (custom made of knotty alder with custom stain): Here's the kitchen (custom, site-built cabinets):
A better shot of the island:
From kitchen back towards front door, main living space (those are walnut hardwoods):
Follow-Up Postings:
Lovely! I love new "old" homes. From an Aggie to a Sooner, "you did a great job." |
- Posted by luckymom23 (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 0:34
Sooner, Your home is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the pictures. I remember from reading your previous posts you went through alot to get here, Congratulations it sure looks worth it! Hope you enjoy your new home-lucky you in for the Holidays! |
WOW! What a comfortable looking home you have! I am jealous of the bathtub!! Do you mind if I ask what kind? Does it have jets? Does it come in a square 'soaking tub'? I am looking for something that I can really soak some of the pains away!! |
What a lovely home! You should be so pleased. I love all the built ins... esp the landing. Coach Stoops is a "native" of my area ....... still I can't root of the Sooners too much..... being a Buckeye and all! Once again gorgeous home. Persistence has paid off! |
Gorgeous home--I love your floors and kitchen. You did a great job. Hey, I have an Aggie at my house--and a Longhorn. |
I really like it! You did a great job. |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 8:14
Thanks for all the compliments. It is a very livable and comfortable home and suites us perfectly. We hope to be here for a very long time. In response to the question about the bathtub, I've posted a link to their line of tubs. No jets, just soakers and ridiculously expensive. The only reason I ended up with it was because the builder built the shower a little to big for the tub I had speced and it was impossible to find a freestanding and modern-looking tub exactly 5 feet long. Did the builder "eat" the $3000 price difference between what was speced and this tub .... nope! |
Here is a link that might be useful: WetStyle Cube Tubs
- Posted by dixiedoodle (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 8:35
Your home is beautiful! Everything is so classic... Congrats! |
OMG. Are you willing to sell it? Wait--we don't want to move to Oklahoma. Seriously, I was in love with it starting with the front elevation. You done good! My first house was a 1938 bungalow, bought in 1975. I loved it so much. But not the maintenance it would have eventually required. We're doing one of the first teardowns in the area where we'll be building, too. Although we worked with an architect to design something that would look like it had been there from the beginning ('68 to '72), I'm still waiting for the neighbors to hate us from day one. Can't be a happy situation for us to disrupt their quiet neighborhood. |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 9:03
Pinktoes - Hopefully you'll be as surprised as we have been at how welcoming the neighbors are. They really appreciate that we tried to stay true in style to the neighborhood. Lots of folks even say, "I can't even remember what it looked like before you began remodeling." Ha! That's because we tore it down! Thanks for the compliments. Good luck on your build. |
Sooner: Well, you got the ultimate compliment from your neighbors! Thanks for the well-wishes. |
Soonermagic, What stain did you use on your front door? Mine is knotty alder, too, and I want it a dark brown. Yours is just the color I want. |
Very nicely done. You had a storyline and kept to it. |
- Posted by lindybarts (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 9:45
BEAUTIFUL! Everything looks so classic! I really love your stained door with the white trim. Many people have asked that question on Gardenweb (on Decorating too) Yours is a good example of how spectacular that looks. The stain is so rich!!!! Congratulations on your gorgeous new home! |
Oh the detail is what makes this house so fantastic! You didn't miss a beat - just beautiful! |
I am head over heels in love with your house! It is lovely, every single detail is just drop dead gorgeous. Congratulations on making a beautiful home, enjoy it! Ponydoc, GO BUCKS!!! Amy |
soonermagic, Absolutely beautiful! I love all the custom touches. Lots of inspiration in your pictures for my upcoming project. Quick question. Is that a Sharp microwave drawer in the kitchen? If so, have you used it yet and do you like it? Does it have convection or just the "warming drawer" feature? |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 11:33
Oh, these compliments feel so good!!!! As for the questions: Front Door Stain: It's a custom stain that our painter called "Boot Polish Brown," but he made it up. I gave him a picture of what I wanted and on three tries he had it perfect. It's the same stain as the island and all other stained built-ins throughout the house. Microwave: Yes, that's the Sharp Micro Drawer. I don't really use a microwave for much ... warming my coffee every morning after it's lost its heat and my hubby uses it for his Hot Pockets. I honestly can't tell you if it has either convection or warming drawer features ... probably means I should get out the manual. I will say, I got the model where you have to push the button to open and close, not manual open and close. It takes a lot to get used to. I keep finding myself trying to shut it with a push instead of with the button. And I cringe everytime visitors pull the handle to open it. My advice is to get the maual open for sure. |
I have never bothered to sign in to say "Great job." or "Really like what you have done." but I feel compelled to say the above and more! Your pictures are just utterly fabulous and every detail looks superb, jaw-droppingly wonderful. Wow. Oh and just as an aside, Go Buckeyes. |
- Posted by brutuses (email@example.com) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 12:46
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Need I say more? About the micro drawer, you're the second person I've heard suggest the manual door. I'm so glad to know this tidbit since this is what we are planning on (micro drawer). Congratulations, your house is beautiful. Oh wait, I said that already. LOL |
Love it, love it. The white woodwork and dark woods are especially wonderful together . . . The stairs are perfect. |
- Posted by labradoodlelady (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 13:36
Absolutely gorgeous, sooner. I love your cabinetry, and especially the built-ins you've got on the landing (not to mention I'm very jealous of your laundry room!). I grew up a bit to the north, and remember all the lovely old houses on tree-shaded streets. It brings up nice memories. By the way, is Skiatook still the antique capital it used to be? Summer |
- Posted by eventhecatisaboy (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 13:38
Simply gorgeous! I love it! When you think of home, this is what you want to picture! How lucky and blessed! You deserve to feel proud! Many blessings and happy memory making to you and yours! |
- Posted by kateskouros (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 14:37
oh my goodness! this is the house in my head! right now we're still on paper, but i'm telling you THIS IS MY HOUSE! so now that we've already established your impeccable taste, let's talk details (if you're willing to share): do you have a source for walnut floors, and which grade is that? i think i'm using something called common #2. what did you use on your exterior siding? we're looking into nichiha... what windows did you choose? questions, i have questions! please share the details of your lovely home. and above all enjoy it. you did a wonderful job, congratualtions! |
- Posted by emilynewhome (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 14:56
What a 'welcome' and 'comforting' looking home you've created! It's just beautiful! |
- Posted by dallasbill (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 15:56
Very nice! Too weird... we have the same color wide plank flooring, same glass shower enclosure w/ handle and the same faucet you have on the island! You channel good taste very well... ;-) |
- Posted by persnicketydesign (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 17:09
Soonermagic...your build has been one of my favorites to watch. There was so much attention paid to the details that the whole house oozes charm & character. I definitely see why your new neighbors love you. :o) The house is classic, comfortable, and elegant without being stuffy. You did an outstanding job!!! Can you tell I'm smitten? |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 18:11
I'm happy to supply whatever details ya'll ask for. So here goes: Floors - combination of common #1 and common #2 walnut in random widths of 3, 4, 5 inch planks. No stain, just sanded and poly'ed. Exterior Siding is Hardiplank smooth and Hardi shingle (I call it "drunken shingles" but that's certainly not its technical name). Paint is Benjamin Moore in Briarwood. The exterior white trim is real cedar (not hardi) painted to match the windows. The windows are all Kolbe Kolbe. All downstairs windows and all windows facing the front of the house are wood on the inside and alum clad on the outside. The handful of other windows upstairs are vinyl. All windows except the kitchen window and the window above the master bath are double hung (love them). The kitchen window is a casement (adore this window) and the window above master bath is a fixed window. There are some questionable reviews on Kolbe on the windows forum, but I'm very pleased with them and they fit our budget. |
- Posted by cookingpassion (My Page) on Tue, Nov 13, 07 at 18:21
Lovely home, Soonermagic!! I love the island in the kitchen and your wood floor is absolutely gorgeous!! I miss Oklahoma and my old University and stomping ground :( Here's wishing a fellow Sooner many years of happy memories. |
ponydoc, beachrat, crossing fingers and toes, channeling Woody Hayes, GO BUCKS!!! Amy |
WOW! I LOVE it! Very charming and you did a wonderful job. I love your hard wood floors and the front door! I can't wait until I am where you are!!! Congrats! Kel |
Soonermagic- Photos of your house evoke feelings of 'HOME' to me. I love your wall colors. Would you mind sharing the paint color you used in your main living area? Thank you and congratulations. :-) Han |
- Posted by onlygirlsmom (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 07 at 18:29
Wow! It looks great! There are so many ideas that we want for our new house - built in bookcases with a window seat in between, steam shower, black/dark island with white cabinets - although we're still leaning towards our lower cabinets being black, wood floors - we're looking at brazillian walnut. Absolutely gorgeous!! great job! |
As hard as it is to congratulate a Sooner I guess this Cowboy will. :) It looks awesome. And I've been in a nice older house down by the university and yours fits right into what I remember about that home. You all did a wonderful job it's beautiful! |
- Posted by totallyblessed (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 07 at 22:49
Oh my goodness, the wait has been well worth it. Your home is just beautiful, Sooner! There is not one thing that I feel should have been done differently! It is spectacular in every way. I love the feeling it evokes... reminds me of a house that Thomas Kinkaid (sp?) would paint... just oozes charm! I especially like your kitchen. That is one beautiful, but subtle space. It doesn't shout "look at me" but demands to be looked upon, none the less. It's just stunning. I too wondered if you would share your paint color selection in the main living area (where the front door is located). Love that shade on my monitor, and I'm choosing paint this weekend. :o) Many happy years in your new, beautiful home. I imagine you will be pinching yourself for sometime to come, waking up in the magical home that you have created. |
- Posted by nc_sandyfeet (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 07 at 23:32
Beautiful home! It looks so warm and cozy and homey-all of which are my favorite qualities in a good home. Good job!! Enjoy :0) Sandy |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 07 at 9:47
Thanks for all the positive comments on the house. We truly love it and it does feel like home ... hopefully home for a very long time and hopefully a home that we'll fill with kids (and soon!). Some of you have asked about the main paint color (in the living and kitchen). It's Sherwin Williams' Pavillion Beige from the new Concepts in Color line. It is the perfect neutral (at least for us with the light in this house). We tried about 10 different neutrals and this was it. I didn't like it on the paint strip and didn't give it to the painter initially, but DH insisted on trying it. I'm glad we did. At first I thought it too dark (when all the white trim was covered up), but the white trim pops beautifully against it and once you fill the house with furniture it simply reads cozy (as many of you have commented!). The white, in case you're interested, is Sherwin Williams alabaster. Used it on all trim and the painted cabinets. As for the color of the stain, I have no idea what the formula is. |
I love it! It is so cozy. Very beautiful home with lots of character. Congratulations! |
I second all the wonderful comments about your new home. What I really love is how the outside captures the charm of the neighborhood. I love your garage doors!! Congratulations on all your efforts. |
soonermagic, these are the first pictures I've seen of your home, haven't been around much lately. Congratulations! For me it embodies the feeling of home perfectly. Not at all like what we just built, but it's the most comfortable and comforting home I've seen in a while. What a beautiful job you've done. |
soonermagic, A much delayed post to this thread, but I'm hoping you might see it.... Would you mind sharing where you got the lights above your island and the matching chandelier. I was just looking at your pictures again and noticed them since I'm thinking of kitchen lighting now. I really like them because they have the clear glass (so I assume they give great light) but they are still beautiful. Thanks so much! |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Tue, Dec 18, 07 at 14:23
Jaymie - I did not do matching light fixtures throughout the house. The island pendants and the dining chandlier are not matching fixtures, but do coordinate nicely. The island pendants are from westelm and are ridiculously affordable. They are my favorite low cost item in the whole house. I just checked westelm's website and it appears that they no longer sell those lights. The chandlier is by Hubbardton Forge, it's an oval fixture and I believe the glass was called rain. It's not seeded and it's not perfectly clear. The link below has opal glass, but that's not what we chose. I get a lot of compliments on the chandlier. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Oval Chandlier
STUNNING - that's all I can say. Everything is just stunning! I would live there in a heartbeat. You have really great taste! |
- Posted by cindylou2006 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 18, 07 at 15:18
soonermagic- I don't know how I missed this post! So beautiful! I really love your choice of siding, it really makes the exterior! Stunning front door too! Great job! |
soonermagic, Thanks for the information on lights. They really did look like they coordinated well. Very nice. I'll check out the websites you provided and see what I can find. Thank you! Jaymie |
Have been following this and others' builds as we travel down this same road. Your project is truly a work of art. One of my favs so far. Congrats all around!! Merry Christmas. LaDonna & Paul |
- Posted by nutherokie (My Page) on Wed, Dec 19, 07 at 11:41
Oh my gosh! Soonermagic, it's just perfect. I love everything but I'm particularly smitten by your front door and your gorgeous kitchen cabinets. I hope you are enjoying every bit of it! |
I love your house. Although we are not doing a tear down, we are building on an infill lot in a historical area. We have not had the plan drafted yet. We bought the lot this fall and hope to start building next summer. Your house has given me many ideas (and questions!) 1. How do you like having the hardwood floors in your master bath? When I showed my husband your pictures, he said he might like that. Our shower will be recessed off of the toilet area so we could tile just that area and use hardwood everywhere else. Like you, we are going to have a modern "spa-like" tub. 2. I noticed that your walls seem textured. Is that real plaster or is that a drywall treatment? A lot of the builders in our area are doing a knock down treatment on the walls, but I don't like it because it looks just like their ceilings. It's too uniform. I'm kinda interested in a textured wall, but I think I want smooth ceilings. 3. Does your detached garage have upstairs storage? I'm thinking about having permanent stairs to a loft area or else a stand up attic above the garage. I'm just a little concerned that it's going to make our detached garage look a little bigger than all of the others on our alley which will then result in a denial from the historical commission. Your garage looks nice. What are the dimensions of your garage? I'm thinking we will have to go long and narrow, probably 22 x 26 to fit properly on our 0.19 acre lot. Thanks for sharing your pictures. I've only recently joined this forum, so forgive me if some of my questions have already been asked/ answered. |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Thu, Dec 27, 07 at 11:47
NCAmy - Answers to your questions: 1. I love the look of the hardwoods in the master bath. My DH and builder insisted on running the hardwoods into the bath and closet. Neither of them, though, have to clean the floors of course! I'm not concerned about splashing water ruining the floors; we're adults afterall! But, I am concerned about sanitizing the floors. In general, love taking Pinesol to a bathroom and always feel like the bathroom is fresh and clean with that Pinesol smell. Of course, that's not happeningin our master bath. For now, I'm just vacuuming with our wonderful canister vac a few times a week and mopping Method's Good for Wood on the floors every other weekend. Good for Wood makes them shiny, but I doubt it's doing much disinfecting. Another positive about having wood floors, is that the floor is never cold to the touch, as it would have been with a stone or tile floor of some type. As for your modern tub, pick it out *before* framing of the bathroom begins and make sure it will fit your space. My builder arbitrarily decided to give us a larger shower during framing, and the tub I originally picked out wouldn't fit. While I love the one we ended up with, it was absurdly expensive and the only modern tub that I could find that would fit our space. Good luck in your build! |
- Posted by sniffmeister (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 07 at 17:03
GORGEOUS, GORGEOUS! Can I ask the sq footage and what the footprint is? We have a narrow building footprint (30x50) because of wetland restrictions and are having a hard time finding the "right" home for our narrow space. |
- Posted by patty_cakes (My Page) on Fri, Dec 28, 07 at 17:21
I absolutely love your new home!! English cottage is one of my favorite styles. You certainly have been true to the design, right down to the carriage style garage doors!! Your interior choices are just as gorgeous. Love the flagstone path, too. What's not to love about the exterior, interior, and garden? You certainly must have accomplished your dream. ;o) |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Mon, Dec 31, 07 at 9:52
Sniff - The sq footage is just over 2800. We have 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a study, and a gameroom. The original floorplan had the gameroom as a fourth bedroom, but we removed the closet to make room for pool table. I don't have the floorplan with me at the office and don't recall the footprint. But, it is long and narrow. |
- Posted by soonerhouse2007 (My Page) on Tue, Jan 1, 08 at 18:20
Your home is perfectly classic and stunning! My husband and I lived in Norman while he attended OU, so I know that your home fits perfectly with the neighborhood. Congratulations on a job WELL DONE!!! "how 'bout them Sooners?!" |
Im sure you are sick of hearing this but your home is stunning! Not only is it beautiful today but it has an appeal that is timeless. What an amazing job. |
- Posted by tudorlover (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 12:08
Hi one more question, where did you get your foyer light. Love it. Thanks |
- Posted by canobielake (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 14:00
I love your exterior (and interior too!!). Can I ask what products you used. Type of shakes, vinyl (or not) and where did you get your garage doors? I love the way they match.... |
Really beautiful! I love the front door. Very "story book" and inviting. |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 19:32
Hi there! Most of the light fixtures, including the foyer, came from http://www.schoolhouseelectric.com/. The shakes and the siding are all Hardi; the trim is all real cedar. We painted the Hardi and the garage door BM Briarwood. I don't recall the mfg of the garage door, but there are a number of companies that carry this type of "carriage style" garage door. |
- Posted by vancleaveterry (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 21:50
I have to ask... The bronze in the book case... Is that Johnny Appleseed? Who is the artist? Love the house! Terry |
- Posted by jeniferrlynne (My Page) on Wed, Mar 12, 08 at 23:04
Oh my goodness I am so happy I clicked on gardenweb tonight or I would have missed this g-orgeous home. We are getting ready to build in Norman too! You will have to tell me who you used as some of your contractors!!! We are still designing the floorplan but would appreciate any and all advice. Our land is actually off Indian Hills/Broadway, way north on 26 acres. Anyway, TMI----Love Love Love your house! |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Thu, Mar 13, 08 at 13:23
Jenifer - Our builder was Brent Swift. If you don't have a builder yet, check him out. Email me at tspullin at hotmail and I'll share with you our list of subs, but I wholeheartedly recommend Brent. I love Norman this time of year don't you ... the Redbud trees just about to pop and burst with color. Terry - That statute is of the Seedsower ... specific to OU ... the fullsize Seedsower stands at one of the main entrances to the university and the Seedsower appears on the University crest. Something about sowing the seeds of knowledge ... not apples. |
- Posted by vancleaveterry (My Page) on Thu, Mar 13, 08 at 22:00
Thanks! Enjoy your beautiful home! |
- Posted by jeniferrlynne (My Page) on Fri, Mar 14, 08 at 16:31
Sent you an email, Thanks! |
- Posted by millican3581 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 17, 08 at 9:40
Your house is STUNNING! How wide is your Kitchen? |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Tue, Mar 18, 08 at 20:59
I have not actually measured, but the floorplan says the kitchen is 15'4". |
sooner, when did you break ground? It seems that this went together in about nine months, if I remember correctly. (Again, beautiful!) |
- Posted by soonermagic (My Page) on Wed, Mar 19, 08 at 11:26
happykate - It was a dreadfully long process, exaberated by the fact that we lived in a hotel for the first six months and housesat for folks we really didn't know very well for the second six months. We began discussions with the builder in August 2006, the original house was torn down in September 2006, we signed the contract with the builder in October 2006. We moved in at the end of October 2007. Our house will be feature in the local home & garden magazine next month. I'll post pics when the mag hits the stands. |
Hi Soonermagic - we are working on a bathroom remodel and are running into the same issue that you had with your tub -- i.e. the only modern tub that we can find to fit our space is the Wet Cube. We like the WET, but it is very pricey. Now that you have made your purchase and lived with the WET would you buy it again? Is it worth it? Is it comfortable? Do you actually use it? Our alternative is to make a much larger steam shower and not have a tub if we decide not to go with the WET. You are the first person who we have found who actually bought the WET, so we would really appreciate your thoughts on this. Thanks much - L |
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1 Concerning the sons of Ammon. Thus says the LORD : "Does Israel have no sons? Or has he no heirs? Why then has Malcam taken possession of Gad And his people settled in its cities? | 1 Concerning the Ammonites: This is what the LORD says: "Has Israel no sons? Has she no heirs? Why then has Molech taken possession of Gad? Why do his people live in its towns? |
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In addition to their theories on sugar plantations and nitrogen, Brand and Lapointe have a lot in common. They're both romantics as much as scientists. They met some years before at the prestigious Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, when both did research with aquaculture pioneer John Ryther. Ryther's attempts to turn sewage into food attracted young idealists like Brand and Lapointe. Ryther also did a case study of the impacts of nitrogen and farm runoff to coastal bays in Long Island. Not surprisingly, both Brand and Lapointe ended up in Florida fighting similar battles against some of the same enemies.
Lapointe's critics were many, but the most important was a Florida International University biologist named Ron Jones. Jones is a charismatic, outspoken scientist. Where many of his colleagues hesitate carefully before committing to positions, Jones will take firm, unequivocal stances. He's also media-savvy and understands that pithy quotes sell more than thesis statements. On the estuary question, Jones took the position that sugar plantations weren't to blame. Jones is an expert on nitrogen and says there's no data to prove a causal link between agricultural runoff and coral reef degradation. "I went into this wanting to show that nitrogen was causing the problems," Jones says these days. "But as much as I'd like to have my cake and eat it too, I can't, because the sugar industry is not causing this problem."
It's difficult to contradict him. Jones played a major role in the groundbreaking lawsuit that led to CERP. He testified for the federal government's case against the state of Florida, for allowing sugar plantations to pollute the Everglades with phosphorus. Back then he was on the ecology side, "against business as usual." And at the time, Jones's colleagues warned him that his stance against Big Sugar might put his career at FIU in jeopardy. But after Jones's side won the case on phosphorus, he became a hero. He got tenure, national fame, and a steady stream of funding to ensure that sugar would follow through on its promises to reduce phosphorus in wastewater. More important, he became the scientist on restoration. "Ron Jones is a guru," says South Florida Water Management District official Mike Collins, who works with him these days. "He's really a genius."
Collins and governmental agencies like to work with Jones because Jones has sought to maintain the fragile equilibrium that holds CERP together. Jones, for instance, talks to the sugar growers and even once worked as a consultant to the sugar industry. He remains part of an oversight committee for CERP. His stature in matters like these also makes Collins's life easier. Following one agreeable scientist is easier than tracking the hypotheses of ten bickering biologists. And in the case of nitrogen, Jones gave the government an escape hatch; it could avoid more lawsuits, something that was critical to the state of Florida following the phosphorus debacle. Collins, who is the chairman of the district's resources advisory commission, says when he was appointed by Jeb Bush to his post, the governor gave him just a few instructions: "Try to keep the people from suing us and get the best science you can."
Lapointe, on the other hand, was a problem. Like Brand's later, his hypothesis that nitrogen was damaging the coral reefs would put the state at risk of another lawsuit. Florida had already lost one on phosphorus and was spending millions of dollars, along with the sugar growers, to clean wastewater. Neither of them could afford to lose another battle. What's more, from the beginning of Everglades restoration, sugar growers have made sure there would be no lawsuits that resembled the one about phosphorus. They know that cleaning phosphorus from the water is hard; cleaning nitrogen is technically impossible and certainly cost-prohibitive. In the late 1980s, for example, when much of the focus was also on cleaning Lake Okeechobee of the phosphorus-laden wastewater from sugar plantations, sugar lobbyists made sure the word "nitrogen" was deleted from the Lake Okeechobee Technical Advisory Committee (LOTAC) report. "The sugar cane people became extremely sensitive over nitrogen," remembered Herb Zebuth, an Environmental Protection Agency consultant who was a member of the advisory committee. "Under pressure from the sugar growers lobby, the LOTAC removed 'nitrogen' from [the] report they sent to the governor."
Before long, two camps emerged. On one side was Lapointe, who sought to connect agricultural runoff, and specifically nitrogen, to the problems in the estuary. On the other was Ron Jones, who limited the problem to the phosphorus runoff in the Everglades itself. Both wanted the Glades restored, but each saw them through different lenses. During the nascent stages of the Everglades project in the early 1990s, the two competing scientists worked together on a technical advisory committee for the Florida Keys. But it was only a matter of time before things got ugly. "Brian Lapointe was causing all kinds of problems," Jones says now. "I was brought in to counter Lapointe." In fact a team of people were "brought in" to argue down Lapointe. They said he lacked the data to prove his hypothesis. And, in many cases, he did.


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The official website for 2K's XCOM has been pulled offline, casting further doubt over the future of the long-delayed shooter.
As you can see by visiting the site here, the page simply displays a '404 Not Found' error. If that wasn't suspicious enough, 2K has marked two of its YouTube videos for the game as private.
XCOM was originally announced in 2010 – we saw it at E3 the following year and it was shaping up nicely – but the game was delayed numerous times and we've heard next to nothing since.
However, Take-Two did confirm back in February that the FPS was still in development. Nonetheless, rumors have persisted that the title has since shifted focus to a third-person, squad-based affair.
Will XCOM ever see the light of day? We'll be sure to keep you in the loop.


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From top to bottom: Connie the Camera Intern; Swooping in on Craft Services
If being an intern on the set of Kill Your Darlings has confirmed one thing for me, it is that, should I fail in film, I do not want to move into law enforcement. Manning lock-ups and giving grips with rigs to break down lessons in quietude is not the stuff that propels you out of bed to face a 15 hour day. Though I have developed a stentorian tone and mellifluous cadence "And we're rolling. Quiet Please" — one set dresser tells me I could do voice over work… boom! — it's my accent that gets me a long way when a request for silence amidst the roar of NYC seems unreasonable. Apparently indistinguishable i and e sounds are pleasing to the ear.
What gets me up when my alarm blasts me awake is that I am right there while Daniel Radcliffe is tapping a bop beat to propel him into his next scene as Allen Ginsberg. I am getting to see actors like Michael C Hall (Dexter) and Ben Foster (The Messenger, X-Men, 3:10 to Yuma, Here) as they drop into the depths of their characters. Foster nails it every time. If I'm off set, I weasel my way close to a monitor. If there is no monitor, I talk to whoever is close by. There are lots of people with interesting stories – both in life and film. Wolfie, one of the grips was a DJ at New Jersey's iconic Stone Pony rock club (stamping ground of Springsteen and others). He is going to be working on a movie featuring himself this summer. Lori, the make-up artist has worked on big-budget films such as Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Last Airbender, and Melinda and Melinda as well as some smaller projects upstate. She has a wealth of stories about life and film: it is interesting hearing about how people got to where they are in the industry. Spencer, Daniel's English assistant, is a filmmaker and former dancer who can be persuaded to morris dance in the wee hours. (Not so Spaze, the Macedonian body-guard… though one night I do force him into a game of set-themed hangman, which he wins). The DP Reed Morano is great to watch: a master of hand-held, she has a lot of sass, two young children, and an enviable career by her early thirties. The director John has unceasing energy: his style is hands on and specific and his concentration over long days is impressive. Being on the AD walkie channel (walkie talkies… a childhood dream!) is an education in itself– levels of tension here are an accurate litmus test of how well the production side of things are going. The fact the Beats stayed up late means a lot of night shooting. By the end of a 70-75 hour week there is some fraying at the edges.
Achieving KYD on what is a small budget for a US indie is an ambitious undertaking. But Killer has a history of making things work within tight financial parameters. Producers (and there are quite a few on this project) cluster around the monitor, break off to pace and talk on their hands-free headsets. At one point when time is tight and a department head is pushed by those on high, a certificate for "free and unlimited go fuck yourself" is handed over. Kudos to the producer who sees the funny side. I see where the points of stress lie. Where there is space to move. See how space is created but also how tight spaces can be easily stumbled into. It's good to be part of a committed crew and have the chance to see both the creative and practical architecture of a Killer indie.
I also spend some time working with first team. I walk talent from the hair and make-up truck to set, keep the vanities informed as well when last looks are up so they can do touch ups before we roll. Time is tight and there isn't room for hunting people down. Different actors have different patterns. The brooders and smokers and those that stick to the green room are no trouble. But then there are also the wanderers. Amongst a stellar crew there is only one actor who gives off a full of himself vibe, all swagger and celebrity entitlement. Everyone else is sweet as. Despite his immense celebrity, Dan is down-to-earth, interested and interesting. One freezing night in Harlem he slums it on the street with the shivering crew though a warm green room is his for the taking. Camaraderie! On an interminable night in Washington Heights, cramped into a small, ratty apartment building, a mud truck (gourmet coffee, hot chocolate etc.) pulls in: Foster has wrapped for the night and called in a morale booster for the crew. For the few days she is on set Lizzie Olsen is luminous but natural and unaffected.
One day early on in the shoot hordes of paparazzi turn up in the Brooklyn sun. The scene we are shooting is a dawn scene with a drunken Ginsberg and Carr collapsing on the pavement (or should I say sidewalk); it's the first moment of physical tension and intimacy between the two. Every time we roll, a chorus of camera shutters clatter on continuous shoot mode, ruining the sound. Ken, the sound mixer, is obviously pissed-off. The 1st AD looks like he is going to explode. Jared, the line producer, pleads with the paps to just stop shooting while we roll. There's a nasty tension on Smith Street. Most do stop, but some keep on, invade the actor's eye-lines. Even the hyperventilating schoolchildren who gather and threaten to break the lock-up (not on my watch!) fall into a hushed reverie when we shoot. When the company slides down the block to the next location one particularly brazen paparazzi sticks in the middle, gets in the way. When I ask if he might mind moving on and out of the way of the work (which as I am asking of every pedestrian that lingers – no-one wants a tripod in the face), he snarls and asks "would I mind getting out of the neighborhood?".
The unions are strong in New York. Film runs in families. Emma, master of the superlative and employer of the adjective 'dope', is on set set-dresser and the daughter of two electricians. Rob the electrician is the brother of Frank the gaffer. Rob is being considered for the union at the moment. A union rep visits set to make sure he is up to chop. (He is). Then there is Colleen, the props assistant, who generously lends me her second coat on the night of the Harlem freeze. Colleen is from the Dolan family film dynasty (her grandfather started up the electric union). It is union etiquette to buy interns drinks. When Connie, a camera intern from Austria, is robbed the teamsters pool cash for her.
I get called "kid" and "sugar", "sweetheart" and "New Zealand". I learn department specific jokes "What weighs more than a 35 pound sandbag? "A wet one". Some of these guys can carry an impressive number of sandbags (wet and/or dry). Cries of "points," "watch your back," and "free dental work" resound. I find myself using set language out of context. I dream only about set. And then I get too tired for dreaming. There is high-fiving and fist bumping a plenty. There is a lot of winking. Sadly, I cannot wink back. My whole face shifts, making for an awkward, pained sight. I stick to fist bumping.
On a Thursday night I am protecting c-stands and stingers (much better name for an extension cord) on a grassy knoll in Central Park. Soon I will get the low-down on the unions from electrician John who will come to strike a set that we are not going to make it to tonight. But at midnight my only company is a happy raccoon fossicking in a garbage can. It is brisk but not too cold. I'm almost out of range so the crackle of rushed voices is distant in my earpiece. Impressive apartment buildings rise above the fresh-budded treetops. Their lights are all about the romance of New York. Later, I get to ride on the back of the stake bed truck out of the park and down East Avenue. I look forward to having some time to see more of this city and its offerings (a Rangers game, MoMA, Tribeca Film Festival) but I know I will miss this immersion in the trials and tribulations of independent feature film making in NYC when we wrap.
Catherine Bisley
This internship is made possible with the support of the Film Investment Corporation Foundation and the New Zealand Film Commission.


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Nightlife in Jakarta
These days Jakarta is a buzzing, 24-hour city. The Churchill Bar in Batavia serves cocktails in a Dutch colonial setting which played host to royals and dignitaries, while South Jakarta's X2 Club is where fashionable young things go to party. Kemang District has a busy live music scene. For cultural entertainment, the Bahatra Theatre has traditional Indonesian dance-drama performances which keep audiences of locals and visitors agog.
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Show moreA necklace worn by Jimi Hendrix and one of Eric Clapton's guitars are amongst the memorabilia adorning the walls of the Hard Rock Café in Central Jakarta. Live bands, burgers and beer attract homesick expats and music-loving locals.Show this on mapE-mail this item
Plaza Indonesia, Jl. MH. Thamrin Kav. 13, Jakarta 10350
+62 (0) 21 3199 0164
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Show moreThe Sportsmans Bar was opened in South Jakarta in the 1980s. A friendly crowd of expat sports fans and locals has gathered here ever since to drink beer and play pool. Live sporting events are beamed into the pub-style bar.Show this on mapE-mail this item
8, Jl. Paletehan I, Blok-M, Kebayoran Baru, Jakarta 12160
+62 (0) 21 7204731
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Show moreSet upstairs in Central Jakarta's Café Batavia, Churchill Bar is a colonial haunt. Black-and-white photographs of movie stars and dignitaries peer down from the walls. Uniformed waiters mix up cocktails with names like Borneo Sunset and serve couples and fashionable locals.Show this on mapE-mail this item
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Drones to Monitor Highways and Hand out Speeding Tickets (NOT)
Personally, I hate speed cameras, especially the new mobile ones that are hard to spot. Now, can you imagine drones flying all over the place and handing out speeding tickets if you go over the limit? That would be hell. Actually, these drones aren't designed to issue tickets (yet), but to monitor the highways and save lives.
This flying drone was created by the Georgia Institute of Technology in order to assist human workers safeguard 4 million miles of US highways. Such drones could inspect bridges and roads, performing surveys of land using laser mapping. The drone could also alert officials to traffic jams or accidents. The CONECTech Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology thinks that drones would help humans doing this kind of work for the Department of Transportation.
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The first thing you should do when you get pulled over is NEVER ADMIT YOUR GUILT. I honestly can't stress this enough, this is the single most important thing. If you admit your guilt, the police officer WILL use this against you during your trial. You should simply accept your speeding ticket and just drive away.


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Oh how we love pumpkin season. You did know this gourd-ish squash has its own season, right? Winter, Spring, Summer, Pumpkin.... We anxiously anticipate it every year. ~Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer, October 2010 falling leaves The days may not be so bright and balmy�yet the quiet and melancholy that linger around them is fraught with glory. Over everything connected with autumn there lingers some golden spell�some unseen influence that penetrates the soul with its mysterious power. ~Northern Advocate |
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- Posted by west_gardener (My Page) on Tue, Sep 24, 13 at 18:05
Like the quotes for autumn. Baked a butternut squash , pealed it and cut it into serving size and froze it. Yum. Pumpkins are everywhere and yes, including "Trader Joe's". I'm ready for fall. |
- Posted by anneliese_32 6 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 24, 13 at 20:04
On the way home today we saw a maple tree, half green and half starting to go red and the last two nights there was a noticable nip in the air. Getting hot gain tomorrow or, as we say in German "Altweiber Sommer" ( Old women's summer). |
- Posted by lilosophie none (My Page) on Wed, Sep 25, 13 at 0:36
Ja, here they call it "Indian Summer' but today I got concerned for the night temps,, "official" and my micro-climate are vastly divergent, so if NOAA says 40-something here, it often means 30-something on my place, so I picked all tomatoes, pink and green, putting them into the pantry to ripen. |
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