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Clinical Research Fellow
School of Immunity and Infection
Dr Peter Eddowes is a clinical research fellow in the Centre for Liver Research. He is currently studying for an MD. His research focuses on the assessment and staging of chronic liver disease with various imaging modalities.
Clinical Lecturer in Ophthalmology
Matt Edmunds is a Clinical Lecturer in the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology, College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
Matt's specialist interest within Ophthalmology is the immunology of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy (also known as Graves' Ophthalmopathy or Thyroid Eye Disease).
Matt is keen to promote awareness of Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy and has previously ...
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Nicky Edwards is a Clinical Lecturer in Cardiovascular Medicine. She splits her time as a clinical specialist registrar in cardiology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham and clinical researcher at the University of Birmingham and the NIHR Wellcome Clinical Research Facility. Her primary research interests involve the use of advanced cardiac imaging modalities (cardiac MRI and ...
Nikolaos is a lecturer in Nursing and leads the Health Research MRes Programme (nursing/midwifery).
Nikolaos is an experienced lecturer and has published research papers in scientific journals in the fields of End-of-Life care, nursing education and Delphi Technique. He has received grants from the European Oncology Nursing Society for research and visiting ...
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Tonight, it is a family that is homeless, with no where to go.
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Wayne Dawson travels to Akron, where a family is struggling to survive.

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Piper ordered to undergo psychiatric assessment
A 23-year-old Olds man charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Airdrie man in January was scheduled to appear for a psychiatric assessment in Calgary on the morning of April 5.
Dustin Piper, who is accused of murdering 40-year-old Garland Curtis, made a brief appearance via closed-circuit television in an Airdrie courtroom on April 4 from the Calgary Remand Centre.
Lawyer Krysia Przepiorka made the request for the assessment on behalf of Piper's council, Rebecca Snukal and Piper received direction from the judge to appear on April 5.
He was denied bail at his April 5 appearance and he will next appear in court in Calgary on May 6 for election and plea.
Crown prosecutor Cameron Jose told the court the Crown is still waiting for the RCMP's major crimes unit to provide it with some outstanding information regarding Piper's case.
After Piper's appearance, Jose told the Olds Albertan the doctor carrying out the assessment on April 5 will determine if a more in-depth assessment is needed and then either the Crown, the defence or the court can apply for a further assessment to take place over the course of 30 days.
Although no details about how Curtis was killed or a possible motive for the murder have been released yet, Jose described the murder as "extremely serious" and said a senior Crown prosecutor will be assigned to the case.
Piper was arrested on March 16 in Didsbury and has been in custody since that date.
Curtis was murdered on Jan. 10, court documents state, and police discovered his body at his Airdrie home during a welfare check two days later.
Curtis's 1994 Saturn sedan was discovered abandoned at a business in Olds nine days after police found his body and investigators said the vehicle was driven there following the murder.
A man who identified himself as Joe and told reporters at Piper's first court appearance on March 21 that he had a relationship with Piper prior to his arrest has said Piper and Curtis had been romantically involved.
While a woman who said she was a cousin of Curtis appeared at Piper's March 21 court appearance, no family members of either the victim or the accused were present on April 4.
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A Whole New Look
Message from Alumni Association President Candy Barr Heimbach '79
my two-year tenure as Alumni Association president, I have been
amazed at the changes on our campus. In addition to the stunning
new admissions center and two additional dormitories, Moravian's
long-awaited academic building will soon provide technologically
advanced instructional facilities for our students. Plans for continued
campus expansion also include a long-range athletics facilities
master plan.
order for all these improvements to take place, we as alumni will
need to make room for some changes as well. The College has already
invested considerable resources in aerating and resodding the football
practice field. As alumni, we have come to identify the practice
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to maintain the field's improved surface and keep it safe for our
players, cars will no longer be permitted to park on it for tailgating.
Have no fear! We have an even better plan in the works. On November
2, 2002, our traditional tailgate will become the first annual "Houndfest,"
offering a smorgasbord of opportunities for alumni to congregate
on the field for Homecoming. Tables and grills will be provided
for those who want to bring their own food, or we can register for
a prepaid picnic buffet or purchase food à la carte throughout
the day. The field will be clearly marked to help us find each other,
reunion classes will gather under reunion tents, and a Kidsfest
area will be provided for our children. Please come back to enjoy
Moravian's new look, including our Homecoming Houndfest. It is,
indeed, an exciting time to be a Hound!
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It's too bad Foxy isn't promoting anything right now, cuz she's got enough juicy bad press going at the moment to sell millions of albums. The rapper was arrested yesterday in New Jersey for giving false information to police after she was pulled over for failing to yield at a stop sign while driving her SUV. When she finally gave her correct info it was revealed that she was driving on a suspended license. She was taken into custody by the cops, given seven(!) traffic tickets and released with a court date in place.
Foxy was recently overheard telling someone that she is pregnant and getting married in September. Her future hubby should start chauffeuring her around or that baby better learn to drive real fast. Foxy needs a driver – and, apparently, a lawyer. [Image: Getty]
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The Easton Area (Penn.) School District is offering some of its longtime employees $5,000 if they submit notice by Friday to resign or retire, a move school officials say could offset teacher layoffs.
Some teachers, support staff and administrative professionals have been offered the incentive. The Easton Area School Board approved the incentive agreements with each group of employees at its May 22 meeting.
The district's 2012-13 $133.4 million budget axes 102 positions, including 49 teachers, 31 full-time support staff positions, 21 part-time support staff positions and one in-school police officer.
Easton Area Education Association President Jena Brodhead said 11 teachers -- three of whom were already planning to retire -- accepted the incentive and will retire this year. The retirement option could offset this year's teacher layoffs if enough accept it, she said. About 25 teachers were offered the retirement incentive. Teachers are being notified this week of layoffs, which take effect at the end of the current school year.
Other teachers were interested, but they did not qualify, she said.
"There are some individuals that have many, many years of experience, just not in Easton," Brodhead said.
Teachers who are 55 and have at least 30 years experience, with 25 years in the Easton district, were offered the one-time stipend of $5,000 and a payment of $5,000 into a health reimbursement account each year until they turn 65, Brodhead said.
Teachers who were eligible but declined the incentive in the past are being offered $2,500 or the health reimbursement plan, she said.


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My 25-year-old daughter doesn't have her driver license. If you're from New York City and you just read that sentence, you probably aren't too shocked. Many New Yorkers never learn to drive. There's no need to. Subways and buses, which go to most parts of the five boroughs, run 24/7. (Or not, depending on the on-going service disruptions due subway construction. This recent article from the New York Times captures our sense of entitlement, frustration and dependence.) In fact, I had a much easier time of the teen years than did my friends in the suburbs, ex-urbs or car-dependent urban areas: I did not have to worry about my kids driving drunk. Sure I had to worry about all the other things parents of teens do — teens do stupid things and can end up in trouble, or, worse, hurt. And it wasn't until my son was in college that he mentioned that one night their senior year of high school, his friend Ben had taken his grandparents' car (with permission) and driven them all to Great Adventure down in Jersey. But back to my daughter. While many New York City non-driving kids do learn in college because getting off campus becomes imperative, my daughter went to school outside of Boston, and was within walking distance of the "T." (My daughter had one friend in college at Emory who owned a car before she managed to get her license, and got in trouble at a routine traffic check because she was driving without a license. As I said, young people can have lousy judgment.) So here she is, at age 25, without a driver license and maybe about to move out of New York City. (Yes, I wrote those words, and I'm sick over it, but that's another blog.) Her permit had actually run out. But she took care of that. And now we (and her boyfriend) have been giving her driving lessons. I must say that this time around–she actually did try half-heartedly several years ago–she is fantastic. She steers well, keeps to the speed limit, and shows great confidence and determination. She came upstate for a few days and drove the long way to the supermarket (six miles) and the very long way back. We had even thought of making a trip to the outlet mall in Lee, MA on Friday. I90 may be one of the easiest interstates around. But we woke Friday morning to snow, and that killed our outing. No more driving lessons from us for a while. No outlet bargains for us.
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The One and Only Mahaiwe
1/2/12 On New Year's Eve we went to the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington to hear the Berkshire Bach Ensemble perform all six of J.S. Bach's Brandenburg Concerti. The founder, harpsichordist and conductor, Kenneth Cooper, was his usual ebullient self, giving a really virtuoso performance of the solo in the 5th concerto. And Eugene Drucker is such a fine violinist. The whole troupe, though, was great — and in a festive mood, as was the audience. Although Howard at one point joked that the average age of the audience was 72, and would have been 74 were it not for the two 20-somethings sitting nearby, the spirit was wonderful. Not everyone attending was a connoisseur of baroque music, but it didn't matter. When people applauded in the middle of a movement, or between movements, or after a particularly roaring solo, it all felt so right. And being in the Mahaiwe is such a privilege. Built in 1905, it was the home to vaudeville performers, and is one of the oldest theaters in the country. John Phillips Sousa played there once. In 1930 it became a movie theater, and that's how I knew it when my kids were little. It was dilapidated and freezing in the winter. I saw Saving Private Ryan there, as well as Duck Tales: The Movie (which I deserved a medal for sitting through). At some point the theater suffered a terrible fire, and we figured that was that. But starting in 2005 funds were raised for an amazing and meticulous renovation. My photos do not do it justice. The Mahaiwe is the theater we all dream about: sumptuous details, boxes overhanging the stage. Now on the National Register of Historic Places and featuring incredible acoustics — well, let me say that the next time you're in Western Massachusetts, it's worth a visit.
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street. Great Barrington. MA 01230
Box Office: 413-528-0100
Mahaiwe Box Office Hours:
Wednesday – Saturday: 12noon – 6pm
plus 3 hrs prior to all showtimes
Have you been there? Let me know. Any other historic theaters you love? Tell me about them in the comment box below. As always, I'm at on Twitter @wordwhacker.
I Wish You a Jewish Christmas and a Happy New Year
Jewish Christmas. It's a hashtag on Twitter. @JewishTweets and @JewishConnectiv both asked people about their movie/Chinese food plans. We, of course, had those plans, as we have for years. I can't even remember when we first did this; certainly I didn't get it from my parents. In the 1950s-60s Chinese food was still exotic enough that I don't think I even had some until I was a teen. My mom did buy canned Chung King stuff, though. We also almost never went to the movies when I was little, only drive-ins in the summer.
For many years, when the kids were little, we spent every Christmas vacation in Florida visiting grandparents. There were the weeks when our days completely revolved around the pool and we had such a good time with other young parents and kids similarly visiting their families. Then there were weeks when we bundled up in our winter coats and went to Sea World. Several times the fake waterfall outside my in-laws condo development froze. Even south Florida can get cold in December. But without really knowing that we were on the cutting edge of something that would become A HASHTAG!, we would take the kids to the movies Christmas day because there was nothing else to do, and then we'd eat Chinese food for dinner because no other restaurants were open. The kids loved driving by all the houses with Christmas lights. That was one thing about south Florida: Christmas was obvious in a way it wasn't necessarily in New York City.
These days my now-adult kids say they never felt deprived around Christmas time. They say the accepted completely that Christmas was a holiday we didn't celebrate. The year my son was six, his friend Willy confided that he was getting suspicious about Santa Claus because Santa had used the same wrapping paper as his parents. "I think that's proof," I overheard my son tell his best friend.
Me, on the other hand, I had horrible Christmas envy. Growing up, the only other Jewish family besides my uncle's (who lived next to us) in the neighborhood was the rabbi of our synagogue. The Jews in Worcester lived in and around the streets that had once been part of "The Ellis Estate." We lived on a 1/3 acre that had been part of the "Salisbury Estate." My parents tended to do things differently. When they finally retired, they went to Sanibel Island and then wondered where all the Jews were.
So there I was on Waconah Road, looking out on Christmas decorations on every house. Friends' parents invited me to tree-trimming parties, which my parents let me do (though my mom would not let me go to the WASPy "Cotillion" classes when they began). I even went to midnight mass with friends. One of my nicest memories is waking up on a Christmas morning when it had snowed a foot during the night, and all the neighbors, including my father, uncle and brother, were outside to shovel the street so people could get to church. So even though I what I really wanted was a Christmas Tree and a stocking hung up on living room fireplace, what I have carried into my adult life is a good value: help your neighbors, no matter what their religion.
New Years Eve also seemed to pass me by when I was a child. One year we went to a fancy party thrown by my best friend's parents. Kitty wore a sleeveless green velvet dress with a drop waist that her father had purchased in Paris. I wore a wool skirt. (No wonder I'm always afraid of being dressed incorrectly.) Yeah, my college, post-college New Year's Eves were filled with drunken revels. But once I was married — the Florida thing. Professors have Christmas vacation. We'd go out to dinner, but we were certainly in bed by midnight. So in the years when friends started their New Years Eve rituals, we were in Florida. A few years back, when there was no longer any reason to hit the tropics, we found we had nothing to do.
Several times Howard and I went outside before midnight and walked to the boat pond gazebo right off Central Park West to see the New York Road Runners Club Midnight Run and fireworks. That was great fun. But then it got crowded; it became a "thing," like the blowing up of the balloons before the Thanksgiving Parade. Last year we went into Great Barrington to hear the Berkshire Bach Ensemble play Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. This year we're going again–with our daughter's boyfriend's parents. Then it will be back to their house for dinner (the concert ends about 7:30) for Veuve Clicquot. I expect we'll be home by midnight. But we will have had a wonderful time.
People make a big deal of the holiday season. Considering how short and dark these days are, it's a good idea. I loved how Hanukkah came so late this year. It gave the candle lighting more joy–menorahs in the window! (The last night, with all those candles going, we set off the fire alarm. Oh well.)
The holiday customs we inherit, those we make ourselves–it's interesting, especially considering that baby boomers are the largest population cohort ever. You can leave your comments below. I'd love to know:
- What holiday traditions have you inherited and still keep up.
- What holiday traditions you have make up.
- Whether you think holiday customs are important or have anything to do with who we are.
To everyone out there: Wishing you the best holiday season. See you on the flip side.
Oh, and here's a picture from our Hanukkah party. And I'll give you my latke recipe. This year I made the best latkes ever. Then again, it's not a recipe I practice a lot. So
8 baking potatoes
2 large onions
1/2 cup flour
4 eggs
salt, pepper
I use one large potato for every person, and adjust the recipe accordingly. Peel and grate the potatoes. I do this in the food processor, although I know latkes taste better when grated by hand. Mix everything together in a large bowl (not metal) so that it's one big mess. Drain off the extra liquid. There will be more and more of that as the mixture sits. Also, grated potatoes left out in the air turn kind of orange. That doesn't matter. I use a cast iron skillet with about 4 tbls of oil for each batch. I take out enough grated potato so it's the size of a small hamburg and press it pretty flat. Each batch has about six pancakes. The flame is medium high because they need to cook through but be really crisp. If necessary turn over more than once. Keep adding oil. Remember: Hanukkah is all about the oil. I then drain them on paper towel that's on a baking sheet in the warmer drawer. This way everyone can eat at the same time. Serve the latkes with applesauce and/or sour cream. As I make them only once a year, the latkes are the feature of the dinner, and the sides include whitefish salad, marinated vegetables, etc. Most people use them as a side dish with some other "traditional" main dish, like roast brisket.
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You Can Call Us Old, But We Are Not Selfish
The first mention of the article came to me by way of Twilert–my morning hashtag delivery service–via some young guy named Charz Kelso. (Coming attraction: I'll talk about Twilert on my next post about Baby Boomers and Twitter.) True, we can all use 30-year-old pictures of ourselves as Twitter avatars (translation: pictures), so maybe Charz Kelso isn't a Gen Yer angry at his parents. But this was his tweet:First off, I don't get the idea of someone mad about not getting his inheritance. A woman I know once complained bitterly while her parents' estate was being settled that she wanted her money. "Her money," I thought. "It's your parents' money. They worked for it. They had the right to do with it whatever they want." So I object to that kind of spoiled kid attitude, whether the person is six or sixty-six. An inheritance, should one be so lucky, is a gift, not something you are owed.
Anyway, next I clicked on the link in his tweet, which brought me to Time.com's "Moneyland": http://ti.me/oiPZF0. This article cited a study by U.S. Trust (a retirement investment company) that concluded that "a surprisingly low 49% of millionaire boomer parents said that leaving money to their kids was a priority." They also referred to the Baby Boomer reputation for selfishness–something I hadn't heard before and would much dispute. (The so-called "me" generation was around before Boomers had come of age.) I tried to check out the study itself, but the U.S. Trust page didn't have a link. So I went to the original article in the L.A. Times. (http://lat.ms/oUvor4) The only information I got there was that U.S. Trust surveyed some millionaire boomers. But how many they surveyed, how they picked their sample, and so on I couldn't ascertain. So I called a friend who manages money for millionaires. He was circumspect, of course. That's his professional stance. But mostly he was "huh?" His logic? The multi-multi millionaires have more than they can possibly spend in their lifetimes, and their plans often include trusts for children and grandchildren.
The L.A. Times article also quotes Ken Dychtwald, a former economics guru who somehow manages to still be a quotable person, even though the recession flushed his "age-wave" theory down the tubes:
"Many boomers already are giving the equivalent of an inheritance, except they're doling out the cash while they're still alive, said Ken Dychtwald, chief executive of research firm Age Wave. They're supporting elderly parents, adult children or other family members who are suffering professional or financial woes. 'How can you say no when a child asks ask for a down payment for a house or money to remodel their house to have a bedroom for a second child?' Dychtwald said. 'A lot of boomers are finding that family members are taking cash advances on those inheritances right now.'"
In other words, come inheritance time, what with all we've spent sending out kids to college, helping them buy homes, getting our parents the best medical care, well, there just might not be that much money left. Let's forget about the multi-millionaires. There aren't that many of them anyway, and really, whether the Hiltons are putting away money for Paris or the Kardashians for their famous kids, I don't give a hoot.
Let's talk instead about the upper middle class or regular old middle class baby boomers whose 401ks and other retirement investments kind of shrunk during the recession. We aren't nearly as rich as we thought we were. We also can expect to live well into our 80′s. It might be really hard if we want or need to retire to live just off principal so that there will be a chunk of money available (when we die) to our heirs. The continued resistance, indeed vilification, of a sensible medical system where people could get good care for relatively little money–the kind of system in place in Canada, Israel and many Western countries–makes more plausible the possibility that we shall have to finance our own care should we get hit with an illness in our older years.
I might have ignored this tweet, except that Creating Results (http://creatingresults.com), a PR company that focuses on BabyBoomers and seniors and that usually tweets important information about this enormous cohort of our population, picked up the same quote as Charz Kelso, and tweeted this:
To which I replied, "no way, silly study," or somesuch. They came back with this (and by the way, I'm @wordwhacker on Twitter, for those of you who don't know):
And that's the point. For most of us, decisions about inheritance might be moot. We are not selfish. Far from it. So many of us are right now helping out unemployed recent college/professional school graduates. How could we possibly do otherwise? They're our kids. Or we might be paying medical bills for the elderly and infirm. But how could we do otherwise? They're our parents. Personally, I am grateful for how comfortable my husband and I are. And if we somehow amass a nice chunk of cash before we die, I'll be really happy for my kids to have it. I'm glad I'm not so rich that I'm too busy spending everything I've got so that there will be nothing left for my children and (I hope) grandchildren when I leave this earth.
One more thing: Charz Kelso's tweet reminded me of other ones that come through on my #babyboomer Twilert feed or comments I read online–young people all lathered up into a fury by right wing Republicans and Tea Party-ers because they say we're taking their money when we get Social Security and Medicare Baby Boomers. I'm not going to argue that there aren't problems with the way Social Security is set up now because there does seem to be a tipping point a couple decades from now when the system could go broke. Nonetheless, it's not "their" money we're getting. It's money that has been taken from our paychecks every day of our working lives. It belongs to us. It is not a gift. It has been an investment.
Some things to consider:
- Clue your kids in about your finances. No, not when they're in their teens, but if they're adults, they should know where your money is invested and how you foresee financing the rest of your lives.
- Talk to them about what they'll inherit. Look, we're getting on to 60, and people die. Adult kids should have some idea how to access your assets. At some point, you should also have the "Suzie gets grandma's china" discussion. Find out what is important to them and write it down. Your lawyer can keep a copy.
- Speaking of lawyers, have a will and a living will. Even if you don't have that much money, it's important that you leave clear instructions about what you want to happen when you die. Do you want your kids to sell your house and split the proceeds, or are you hoping one of them buys out the others? Be clear. Also, make it known what you want to happen to you–do you want "heroic measures," i.e. feeding tubes, if you're in a coma an not expected to revive? Do you want to be buried or cremated?
Finally, a shout out to Charz Kelso (who seems maybe to live in Singapore): That was a really well done tweet. For those of you interested in what makes a good tweet, note that he has all the elements: A new and interesting idea; a hashtag (#inheritance) under which this tweet will be filed and seen; a link to an article; wit.
As always, you can leave your comments here on the blog. You can find me on Facebook at facebook.com/Linda.Bernstein or facebook.com/LindaBernsteinPhD. On Twitter I'm @wordwhacker. Do you think Baby Boomers are selfish? Let me know.
Twitterquake and Twittercane
On Tuesday I was sitting quietly at my desk, writing (as is my wont and paid profession) and I felt the floor rumbling. My first reaction was, "oh, this is an earthquake," and I tweeted this:
Then it occurred to me that maybe the boiler had blown up (I live on the third floor in a NYC apartment building) or that a water main in the street had erupted. (This has happened too.) In the front hall, the china cabinet was shaking, and I yelled to my husband (who was home), "call the super," while I went to knock on our next door neighbor's door because I thought maybe he was doing something, um, earth shattering. Anyway, Kevin wasn't home, and when I got back into the apartment, my husband said, "Marino said maybe it's an earthquake." By the time I got back to my computer, Twitter had confirmed it. While minutes before everyone had been tweeting about the fall of Tripoli, and I was especially caught up in the drama of CNN reporter Matthew Chance who was being held hostage at the Rixos hotel (now that's a made-for-TV movie waiting to happen), now everyone was talking about the earthquake and within seconds I knew where the epicenter had been and had heard from people as far north as Toronto and as far south as Atlanta who had felt the rumblings. Then the earthquake jokes started, but within a couple hours, Twitter was once again concerned with Libya and other random stuff.
At first FEMA commended New Yorkers for using social media to check on their loved ones. That's what we're supposed to do, and that's why YOU should be on Twitter. People in California pooh-pooh New Yorkers for even twitching at what was basically a tremor of 2.0 magnitude. But this was OUR earthquake. And then The New York Times "City Room Blog" published this: New York Earthquake Showed New Yorkers Had Bad Instincts – NYTimes.com http://nyti.ms/n4v4DN. Oops. Seems like all those buildings that evacuated into the street—bad idea. If this had been a real earthquake, glass could have gone flying and killed people. Ask anyone what to do in an earthquake: "Stand in a doorway," is the old advice—something about which there's some debate. Still, you don't go out into the street. Then again, New Yorker have imprinted in their minds now all the World Trade Center workers who, on 9/11, were told to stay at their desks. And so . . . at least we got the Twitter part right.
Now, as if the East Coast hasn't had enough, we're about to get hit by a hurricane, some relatively rare in the Northeast. Again, people took to twitter. Lots of jokes. I posted a YouTube video of Jerry Garcia singing "Goodnight Irene."
There has been much good information all day—links to maps of the hurricane path, to emergency management, and this:
A young reporter who volunteered to go to North Carolina and, I guess, storm chase, posted this:
Anyway, right now, with Irene barreling up the coast, there's still time to get on Twitter so you can get links to evacuation maps, storm track maps, and all kinds of other important information. At another time, I'll do a more in-depth blog about Twitter full of tips and tricks. But here's how to add to your disaster management in three easy steps:
- Join Twitter. Go to www.twitter.com. You'll need to chose your Twitter name, or "handle." Lots of people use some form of their real names and sometimes put a "score" between them, like @John_Smith. If you have a common name, it will probably already be taken. So get creative. If you think you might in the future want to use your Twitter account, choose something appropriate, like @BestPlumber. Or you can be clever. I was clever (@Wordwhacker) and now I'm stuck with a handle that has nothing to do with my "brand." Oh, well. But you can change your Twitter name or have a second account. Oh, you'll need an email address.
- Fill in bio; put in picture (avatar). You can make your bio brief: "Susan Pancakes loves food. She's the Pancake Queen." But put something in; otherwise, you'll look like a "bot," that is, an robot account that does nothing but cause trouble and make Twitter Spam. Also, put a picture in. (Pictures are called "avatars" in Twitter, except nobody says that. They say "picture.) Nobody trusts a Twitter egg, the default avatar. If you don't want to use your own picture (privacy issues? OK, I get it.), Google "daisies," pull the picture from Google onto your desktop or save it in your files, and then select that.
- Start following people. Twitter is only as good as the people you follow. Since we're thinking about emergencies right now, start by following your local radio and TV stations. Go to the "search" box on Twitter and type in the name. Twitter will then go to a page with "top tweets" that concern anything close to what you typed in. On the right side of the page, you'll see a list of possible accounts. You'll probably recognize the real one. (Most public figures/organizations have "verified" accounts, so you'll see a blue check mark.) Click on the name, and then click on follow. Also, you can follow national news organizations, such as CNN (a good one), FOX, ABC, NBC, and CBS. See if your local newspaper has an account. You'll probably also find reporters with accounts. You may want to follow @AARP (you are a boomer, after all). If you want, follow movie stars or Steven Colbert (@Steveathome). Follow anyone you know who is on twitter. For people you know, send them a tweet to let them know you're on Twitter, so they'll follow back. Tweet me (@wordwhacker), mention you read this, and I'll follow you. Eventually, the more you interact, the more followers you'll get. You'll also get a lot of "bots," but that's another lesson. Meanwhile, here's a good link from @PBS: http://ow.ly/6erJZ.
Some other things to think about as we go into the first hurricane to make landfall in the USA in three years:
- If you lose electricity, your electric phones won't work. Now's the time to find that old model that just plugs into the wall.
- Charge your cell phone. It's possible that cell phone towers will experience problems too, but it's also likely that you'll have cell reception.
- Make sure you have jugs of water in your refrigerator and a couple of pails in your bathrooms. If the power goes out, eventually, toilets won't flush.
- Know where your flashlights are in case the power goes out. That old radio that works on batteries? Find it and put in new batteries.
- Keep in touch. If you know anyone in the hurricane path who lives alone or who is infirm, check up on him or her, often.
- Call your kids. They worry.
As always, please leave comments on my website! I love comments. You can ask questions, too, because as long as my power stays on (and as I am in the Berkshires, it will go out tonight), I'll be online Twittering away my time. Stay safe everyone.


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Lady Bobcats open season with 2-0 win over HindsAugust 28, 2013
ELLISVILLE – The Jones County Junior College women's soccer team opened the 2013 season on a successful note.
The Lady Bobcats blanked the Hinds Community College Lady Eagles 2-0 here Tuesday evening before a nice crowd at Bobcat Soccer Field.
Danielle Fortin of Lafayette, Ind., got the Lady Bobcats on the board with a goal at the 30:39 mark. Late in the first half, Lauren Arnold of Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg followed that up with a goal at the 42:04 mark.
The Lady Bobcats took 11 shots, including nine shots on goal, in the game. Hinds took 10 shots, including six shots on goal. JCJC had four corner kicks, compared to Hinds' two. Hinds committed five fouls, while Jones committed four.
Briahna Dickerson of Gautier was in goal for the Lady Bobcats and had five saves.
The Lady Bobcats, 1-0, will host Itawamba Community College at 5 p.m. on Friday. The men's game will follow at 7 p.m.
Hinds, 0-1, will meet St. Charles Community College (Mo.) at 2 p.m. on Friday at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia.


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I'm back and forth on the psychedelic issue. I'd decided not to do it, but for some reason I can't bring myself to throw it away. I think this means trouble. The concert is a week from tonight. Argh!
I'm away on business for five days right now. It is hard to be in a city like chicago (first time visiting sober) and not stop and listen to some blues or jazz in a cozy little bar... I feel like I am being deprived of a cultural experience. I know my hubby will want to hit a bar to listen to some blues, so I've looked-up some AA meetings to attend on the night that he does. He says he doesn't mind if i don't go along with him to listen to music... I would love to, but I know that if I go into a bar I will drink. Even if I drink one or two beers and stop at that (not likely), I will know in my heart that I have ruined my sobriety, and the guilt will eat at me which will make me want to drink.
I've not been honest or very virtuous about a lot of things in my life, and it has brought me and my family much heartache. My sobriety is something I want to do with integrity and honesty. Sure, I could go back to my AA meetings next week and lie and say I didn't drink while I was away, but what would that accomplish? In my heart i would know it's a lie, and that's what AA is really all about - being honest with ourselves. If i don't remain honest in AA, then i feel i will have no chance at beating this addiction.
I'm talking in circles here, I know... I just feel deprived. My style of alcoholism is soooo insidious. Binge drinking one night a week (fridays) had me thinking that, "Yeah, I abused alcohol, but that I wasn't an alcoholic." It was as though I could fool myself by saying that real alcoholics drink almost every day - but when I did drink it was a very, very nasty scene. Mean and hurtful arguments with my hubby, some where i would punch him in the arm, accuse him of hating me, judging me, and trying to drive me crazy, threatening divorce, calling him names, destroying christmas trees and other items with sentimental value, falling down in public, driving drunk, blackouts, suicidal gestures, nights spent in situations any sane person would cringe at, and of course lies, lies, lies...
This sunday will be one month sober for me. I haven't gone this long without a drink in over 10 years. I am going to spend sunday night in prayer and then in an AA meeting, and receive my one month chip from some strangers in Chicago. I think it'll be a cool evening. Much more cool than listening to blues and drinking my sanity away...
©2008 Wassup
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You asked what made me/ whomever want to quit Drinking. Well, Sweetie, how about: finding out that I had contracted Hepatitus C, and having a biopsy of my liver that showed my liver was damaged to a stage between 2-3 (out of 4). Four, being cirrhosis, (an irreversable disease), than can lead to liver failure and the need for a liver transplant. A new liver may, or may not, become available before it's too late, and the person dies. People needing a liver transplant are put on a list, called UNOS. Most people who have made it to this list are already living in hopsitals, hooked up to life support systems. People who drink alcohol are not allowed to be on this list. You must have quit for at least a year before being considered for acceptance on this list.
So, MJ, If you combine all the information I just gave you with the fact that, my son and daughter-in-law are having a little girl, in July my choices wer this:
1. Keep drinking, (even just a little bit), further damage my liver, get cirrhosis, and wait for a liver, before dying................or
2. Quit drinking, which will help to heal my liver while I still can, and live long enough to see my grand daughter graduate from highschool or maybe even college. or,
3. There is no three!!! so, I chose 2. And that, sweetie, is my story and every word is true.
I hope that this will help you in some way. I knew two different guys under 50 yrs. old, who died from drinking every day. Both of them drank Vodka and beer.
God Bless you and keep you strong.Hugs, Ant B
©2008 melbatoast64
I have already made an appointment with an addictions specialist (pat on back :)) but I just wanted to share my story with you all. For the last three years since I was raped at gun point by two men, I have drunk uncontrollably to the point of black out. I had a few episodes where I had to be carried out of my boyfriend's family's functions. Very embarassing to say the least. I have driven home blacked out, and I have done some ridiculous things. Well, my boyfriend went away last week, and I drank two bottles of wine on an empty stomach. I blacked out for about the remainder of the night. The next morning I woke up and found bruises on my elbow, arms, legs, and head (I guess I fell) Then I saw big huge cuts all over my arms and a pair of scissors next to my bed. I was sick to my stomach. Then my neighbor came over because he was concerned with me. Why? Because I showed up at his house in a bath towel and barefoot screaming that I had lost my puppy. After hours of searching for her, we found her a few blocks over. Thank God she was okay. I am so disgusted with myself, and I want help so bad. I would like to think of myself as a good person. If anyone doesn't mind, can they share their "rock bottom" story that made them get help? Thanks.
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The Society of Construction Law Australia Autumn 2012 newsletter is now available.
The Newsletter includes (or will soon include) details of the survey on construction adjudication. All those who have been involved in security of payment adjudications around Australia, whether as claimant or respondent, are encouraged to fill one in – it will only take a few moments – and that will help in our efforts to get this now somewhat troubled legislation back on track.
The copy is now going to go into the SoCLA Conference Edition of the Newsletter. For those who cannot bear to wait; the text is as follows:
Australian Legislation Reform Sub Committee
When this Sub Committee was formed, it was an easy decision that the first and most important area for us to look at should be the Security of Payment Legislation. It seems to be the obvious and universal view that the legislation should be either federalised or at least harmonised across all of the States and Territories. Much more difficult is the question of which of the models should be adopted, and how unity should be achieved.
Robert Fenwick Elliott has recently taken over the Chairmanship of the Sub Committee from Peter Chau, and Simon Holding, who is shortly to graduate as a lawyer after a career in the Construction Industry, has been enlisted to gather data, so that more objective and informed decisions may be made by Government. In particular, Simon is sending out large numbers of short form questionnaires to people or organisations who have been involved in adjudication, either as claimants or respondents, in order to gauge how well the parties themselves perceive the various models as working, in terms of effectiveness, fairness, and in terms of the effect that that process has had on their commercial relationship.
This short form questionnaire, and indeed the longer form which is designed for advisors and adjudicators, can be down loaded from the link on www.scl.org.au/australian-legislation-reform, and it would be helpful if members in all States and Territories would encourage their clients who have been involved in adjudication to download and submit this short form questionnaire (and also of course to complete the longer form questionnaire themselves, if they have not already done so).
Getting this information together is a really important task, and, if we can collect a sufficient statistical sample, should provide a solid basis for a review of the system. It is hard not to notice that the Courts willingness to interfere in the process has been accelerating in recent years, and if the procedure is going to deliver useful benefits to our clients over coming years, then an overhaul is surely going to be needed.
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FREEPORT — On a beautiful spring afternoon, 13 sophomore girls became the first class to graduate from the Coastal Studies for Girls Science and Leadership School. Graduation activities took place last week at the school's farmhouse on Wolfe's Neck Road.
The pioneer class included students from Maine, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, the greater Boston area, Los Angeles and Baltimore. For 16 weeks they lived in a renovated 1850s farmhouse on eight acres of land leased from the Wolfe's Neck Farm Foundation.
They ate together, studied together and learned to trust one another at the only residential school of its kind in the United States.
Abigail Mahoney of Cove Road in Freeport is one of the four Mainers in the first class.
She said she knew she wanted to attend a semester school during high school, and the all-female, marine science focus of CSG appealed to her.
"I knew I wanted to try something different and I really liked that it was hands-on learning," she said. "I am familiar with my surroundings, but I also learned more about where I live."
Every morning the students took language, humanities and math classes, Mahoney said. Mondays and Wednesday afternoons were dedicated to marine science studies, and Tuesdays and Thursday afternoons were leadership classes. Field trips were on Fridays and Saturdays.
"Sundays, we cleaned and did homework," she said.
While living with 12 other girls in close quarters was a challenge for Mahoney, she said the program helped make her more aware of herself and her strengths.
"I feel more independent now, more sure of myself, and I know I can participate in group activities," she said. "The whole experience was awesome. I would encourage other girls to visit the farmhouse, to talk to the staff, and see how passionate they are about the school."
Ginger Jones, director of marketing and development, said the program encourages the students to pursue interests in science and math in a safe and nurturing environment.
In order to help support the science and leadership educational program, Jones said Time Warner Cable recently awarded CSG a three-year challenge grant for $100,000. The grant will help fund science programming and equipment and launch a scholarship fund called "Scholarships for Science" for high school sophomores.
Jones said the grant from Time Warner Cable and the graduation festivities made last weekend an exciting end to a wonderful semester.
"These parents are so brave to let their daughters be the first in this program," Jones said. "This group has been challenged in many ways, and we learned from them as much as they learned while they were here."
Roberto Munoz of Los Angeles, Calif., said CSG has been an "awesome experience" for his daughter, Christine.
"At first, I said no, it isn't time for college yet, but then I said why not. Christine is interested in marine biology, and I am open-minded about education for my daughter," he said. "I left home at an early age to go to the seminary. If I made it, I know she can make it too."
Christine Munoz said she matured at CSG.
"It will be hard to go back to my life at home," she said. "I feel I have changed so much here. I feel transformed."
Tameika Banks, a sophomore from Boston, said she never thought she could accomplish everything she had at CSG. She said she kayaked, hiked and learned more about the environment than she knew was possible.
"I may look the same on the outside, but inside I am a whole new person," she said. "I am now what you call a woman of wilderness."
Margaret Keefe of Camden said the semester affected her life in many positive ways.
"I want to be involved with the future classes," she said. "Maybe I can host a hike around the Camden area for the next class."
Jones said after a short summer break, the staff at CSG will gear up for the next class of sophomore girls to attend the semester school.
"Seeing the joy of the board, (executive director) Pam Erikson and all the parents is my joy," Jones said. "This celebration and the grant affirms we are on the right track. We are doing the right thing here."
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What is the most effective scar cream to apply on a tummy tuck scar so it would heal better?
Scar Cream for Tummy Tuck Scar?
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1540 Laser Better Than Scar Cream for Tummy Tuck Scar
Thank you for your question. I routinely advise my patients to massage their Tummy Tuck Scar and apply Scar Guard Cream after surgery.
However at the first sign of redness or "lumpy" areas in the scar I begin Laser Treatments with the 1540 Non ablative Fractional Erbium Laser. Results have been excellent.
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Tummy tuck scar cream
I agree with Dr. Naidu that there is no one best cream for tummy tuck scars. I, like Dr. Naidu, also like Scar Fade and Scar Guard for their excellent moisturization. I usually will apply steri strips (special adhesive tape) to the incision for the first 4-6 weeks followed by Scar Fade or Scar Guard. I have found this method works the best to address most surgical scars. Silicone gel sheeting is also a good option however, it may be cumbersome to get the sheets to stay on each time they are applied. The sheets also need to be used for several months to obtain optimal results.
Keep in mind, these options aid in scar appearance. Your body ultimately has the greatest effect on the way you heal.
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Hello! I find the best cream for post surgery scars is SkinCeuticals Hydrating B5 Gel or Epidermal Repair. They both contain Hyaluronic Acid which is highly moisturizing and helps with the appearance of scars. Hopefully this helps.
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If unsightly scars are still present after approximately a year's time, other things that your surgeon may consider are intralesional steroid injections, laser, or just surgical revision of the scar itself.
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Proactive scar management
There are several things that can be done in a proactive manner to improve scarring after an abdominoplasty. It starts in the OR and the techniques used to close the scar without placing tension on the skin but on the deeper tissues. Next I Like to keep the scar taped for the first 3 weeks this keeps some of the early tension off of the scar. From the third week to the third month using a silicone product over the scar helps.
Scar creams are a waste of money
I have never seen any scientific or clinical evidence that scar creams accomplish anything. There is good evidence, however, that religiously taping over your incision for 2-3 months can improve the final appearance of your surgical scar. The other thing that has been shown to be effective is silicone sheeting over the scar for several months. Don't waste your money on scar creams.
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Drew to be a part of Celebrity Improv Mashup! at ACME Comedy Theatre 6/24
If you live in the Hollywood area or have access to the ACME Comedy website make sure to support Drew by checking out his special guest appearance as part of their Celebrity Improve Mashup!
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June 24: Special Guest Star DREW SEELEY ("Glory Daze").
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Celebrity Guest Stars join ACME's talented improvisers in a hilarious show that takes a Hollywood Movie and a second outrageous story and mashes them together in ways you never imagined! It's side splitting funny, it's three shows in one, it's CELEBRITY IMPROV MASHUP! Directed by Joseph Limbaugh.
Part 1: Unscripted Hollywood Dream Role! What happens when a celebrity lands the role of a lifetime, but there's no script, so the actors have to make it up as they go? Is it a Dream Role, or a Nightmare? Celebrity guest stars join ACME's top improvisers to create a film-like story, based on the guest star's choice of a "dream role" they'd love to play. Action, film noir, romantic comedy, horror – anything! What follows is an unscripted tale with shining moments and scenes that go delightfully wrong… in Unscripted Hollywood Dream Role!
Part 2: Funny Story! Watch as our improvisors take an idea, which could be based on almost anything – an outragous soap opera, a classic novel, a parody of an old TV show, or something from today's headlines… and weave it into a wacky tale that can only take place in Funny Story!
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Cardinal Health (CAH) is scheduled to report Q2 earnings before the market open on Tuesday February 5, with a conference call scheduled for 8:30 am ET. Cardinal Health improves the cost-effectiveness of healthcare. As the business behind healthcare, Cardinal Health helps pharmacies, hospitals and ambulatory care sites focus on patient care while reducing costs, improving efficiency and quality, and increasing profitability... EXPECTATIONS: Analysts are looking for EPS of 86c on revenue of $24.61B, according to First Call. The consensus range for EPS is 84c-88c on revenue of $24.22B-$25.04B... LAST QUARTER: Cardinal Health reported Q1 EPS of 81c against estimates of 79c on revenue of revenue $25.89B, against estimates of $26.35B. At the time of its Q1 results, Cardinal Health gave FY13 EPS guidance of $3.35-$3.50 on analysts consensus estimates of $3.45. The company backed that EPS view at the for J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on January 8... STREET RESEARCH: On January 23, RW Baird raised its price target on Cardinal Health shares to $52 from $50, citing earnings leverage, continued generics contributions, growth in platforms outside of drug distribution, and share repurchases. The firm has an Outperform rating on shares of the company... PRICE ACTION: Shares of Cardinal Health have traded lower, after announcing on January 30 that it expects to incur a $79M restructuring charge from a medical segment reorganization. In late afternoon trading, shares of Cardinal Health are trading down less than a percentage point at $43.66.
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Video:How to Bead on a Loomwith Mark Finguerra
Using a loom to make beadwork might look complicated, but we can help you figure it out. This About.com video will teach you how to bead on a loom.See Transcript
Transcript:How to Bead on a Loom
Hi, this is Jolene Star from Bazaar Star Beadery in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and I'm here with About.com, and today, we're going to be showing you how to bead on a loom.
Threading the Bead Loom
Make sure that your nylon thread is very strong. We're going to take our thread, and we're actually going to tie it on. The next thing you're going to do is you're going to take your bobbin and come around the back. Now, depending on how wide you want your loom, you're going to check out how many springs you're going to cover.
What we're going to do is we're going to come down around the front of the loom, back around the back, and then we're going to wrap our thread around the bar in the back of the loom, and then come back up through the top of the loom and place our second string in the coil next to the original thread.We're going to wrap our string around one more time and cut off our bobbin. We're going to take this extra string here, and we're going to tie it onto our last thread.
Beginning the Beading Process
Now we're set up, and we're ready to begin weaving on our bead loom. The first step is that we're going to cut a piece of string about arm's length. We're going to take the end of our string, and we're going to tie it on to the first bead string on your bead loom, and we're going to do it one more time. We're going to take five beads. We're going to take our beads, and we're going to place them inside each of the strings.
Continuing to Weave on a Bead Loom
So, the next step is you're going to take your needle, and you're going to pass it through the back side of the beads so that your thread actually wraps around your loom. For extra security, you can now tie your original thread to the thread that you're already using. We're going to run our needle back through our five beads and make sure that the needle with your thread wraps around the outside of your last thread on your loom.
We're going to take our beads - our five beads - and we're going to place them inside of the threads that are on your loom. So, they're going to sit right on top of the first row like this. Then the next thing we're going to do is we're going to take our needle, and we're going to pass it around the back side of the loom going around the last thread and through the beads. We're going to continue this process until we create the desired length that we are going for.
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By Janet Wiens
Urban Retreat offers designers and their customers multiple textures to create innovative and eye-catching patterns.
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Technological advances in tufting enabled Interface to create some of Urban Retreat's most intricate
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Urban Retreat allows designers to blend the natural environment with
man-made elements for a
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Designer David Oakey and the Interface team traveled the world to look at design trends and observe urban residents as part of the collections development; that research was combined with a range of natural inspirations, including moss, stone, tree bark and grass, to create the final product.
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Most communities in America recognize our innate need to commune with the natural world by providing residents with green spaces, where they can play on fields of grass or sit under the shade of a century's old tree. A number of forward-thinking cities are even repurposing former industrial or commercial spaces to provide new green spaces with minimal environmental impact, as evidenced by the High Line in New York City and the community gardens that seem to pop up everywhere else.
Our desire to see and interact with the natural environment, even in the heart of our biggest cities, serves as the foundation for Urban Retreat, a new collection by Interface. The line features nine styles of modular carpet that include a range of patterns from graceful textures to broad organic forms. According to the company's literature, the collection "represents an aesthetic and an urban future that is technologically versatile, environmentally responsible and that celebrates Mother Nature."
Mindy O'Gara, Interface's director of product styling, says that several factors encouraged company officials to pursue the new line. "We like to keep things fluid and fresh by analyzing trends, as well as the requests that we receive from our customers. We were drawn to offering a product that would speak to sustainability and our company's vision."
Urban Retreat was designed by David Oakey, principal of David Oakey Designs and head of product design for Interface. O'Gara adds that Oakey is a strong proponent of biophilia—described as the love of life and living systems—and incorporated aspects from the science, philosophy and poetry of biophilia into the new collection.
"Biophilia was very important to the line's development," says O'Gara. "It speaks to our company's commitment to do well by doing good. We believe that the patterns in the line reflect the beauty of nature in a way that will allow designers and our customers to create interior environments with strong connections to the natural world."
It is important to note that Urban Retreat was designed for international appeal. The collection will be manufactured in eight facilities on four continents, and will be the company's first collection to be launched in a truly global way. As part of this approach, Urban Retreat's patterns will be numbered rather than named—a measure taken to avoid problems with translating names between multiple languages.
"This is a global collection in every sense of the word, from how the designs were developed, the designs themselves and where they will be produced," says Oakey. "Our research included analyzing the products that were purchased by our top 50 global customers. We looked at the colors, styles and textures, and then pushed our designs to create a collection of organic patterns with diverse textures. The collection emulates the colors and design changes we experience outside."
Oakey adds that we want to connect and blend with the natural environment, rather than separate it from man-made materials—think of the use of distressed woods with more contemporary materials. In his opinion, this blending creates a harmony of co-existence and a reconnection with nature that is vitally important. "We traveled around the world to look at design trends and to observe urban residents. It became clear that the desire for people to connect with the natural environment in our cities is morphing into our interior environments as well."
Design inspiration came from looking at tree bark, stones, moss and other natural elements; the eight available colorways reflect these elements by recreating the colors of grass, straw and wheat, just to name a few. All of the patterns in the collection can stand alone, but they are also designed to work well together. Some of the patterns have been explicitly designed to serve as a bridge from one pattern to another, helping to create a visual shift and making it difficult to determine where one pattern stops and the next begins.
Oakey and O'Gara both note that technological advances in tufting equipment enabled the company to achieve some of the designs in the collection that would not have been possible in the past. The technology facilitates a more saturated placement of color, for example, which provides a softer visual appeal.
In keeping with the company's commitment to sustainability, Urban Retreat has a recycled content of up to 82 percent, including 100 percent recycled fiber and recycled backing. By manufacturing the collection on four different continents, the use of fuels required for transport is also lessened when compared to manufacturing at one plant and shipping globally.
Urban Retreat celebrates the beauty of nature and our human desire to experience it on many levels. The collection serves as inspiration for the creation of interior environments that blend the beauty of nature with the talents of artisans who create man-made products—resulting in a truly beautiful world.
Learn more about Urban Retreat at www.interface.com.
Janet Wiens is a freelance writer based in Memphis, Tenn. She was formerly a marketing manager for HNTB and now works with industry clients to address their marketing
and public relations needs. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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By Matthew Curtis | Enzian Theater October 17, 2006 at 4:59AM
Congratulations are in order for Bay-area filmmaker Karina Epperlein and her beautiful and inspiring documentary short, PHOENIX DANCE. The 16-minute profile of professional dancer Homer Avila, undeterred by the loss of a leg (!), had its Southeast Premiere last March in the 2006 Florida Film Festival where it preceded Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan's equally moving SO MUCH SO FAST. Late last week it was announced that the doc short had officially made the "short list" of eight films under consideration for the 3-to-5 nominations to be chosen for the Academy Award in that category. The selections will be announced on January 23, so we'll keep our fingers crossed that this extraordinary work gets even further recognition from the Motion Picture Academy--I haven't seen the other films on the list but it's hard to imagine that there are five better.