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The new episode of #A.I.L - artists in laboratories, the weekly radio programme about art and science i present on ResonanceFM, London's favourite radio art station, is aired tomorrow Wednesday afternoon at 4pm.
In this episode i'm going to catch up with the ever astute and cheerful Sue Corke and Hagen Betzwieser from WE COLONISED THE MOON.
Their installation, performance and graphic works seek to demonstrate that the future may indeed be frightening, but also highly entertaining. Previous projects have included creating solutions for space waste by disguising satellites as asteroids, building a solar powered solarium because 'the sun dies anyway', synthesising the smell of the moon and embedding it into scratch and sniff cards. So we're going to talk space colonisation, moon smell patent and their current residency at the Republic of the Moon.
The radio show will be aired this Wednesday 29 January at 16:00, London time. Early risers can catch the repeat next Tuesday at 6.30 am. If you don't live in London, you can listen to the online stream or wait till we upload the episodes on soundcloud one day.
On Saturday i went to The Arts Catalyst's Open Think Tank Late Breakfast, the round table discussion was part of a series of events that frame the exhibition Republic of the Moon. Both were very good. The exhibition and the panel, that is.
The first speaker was Ian Crawford, Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology at Birkbeck College, University of London. His research is mainly concerned with lunar science and exploration, and he has a significant interest in the future of space exploration.
Crawford started by answering the question Should We Colonise the Moon? with a simple "Yes, with caveat!"
The caveats are:
The United Nations treaty about the moon currently states that no one legally owns the moon but there is a case for developing the law as private companies may want to exploit it for its minerals.
The other part of the question was What's the future for the Moon - theme park or quarry?
The moon's surface area is roughly 10% bigger than Africa.
At this point, someone in the audience (probably Rob La Frenais) asked about the limited scientific equipment that can be taken to the moon because it seems that on board, priority is given to supplies that would enable human beings to actually survive in space.
Professor Crawford explained that the moon is a completely airless environment but that there might be ways to extract lunar water and oxygen. For water, we would first need to confirm the existence of ice craters on the surface of the moon. The presence of ice would greatly facilitate colonization. Oxygen could be extracted from the very dry lunar rocks. It would, however, be a very energy intensive process.
(More about the views of Ian Crawford on Moon exploitation in The Telegraph.)
Another brilliant contribution was from Rev Dr Jeremy Law, the Dean of Chapel for Canterbury Christ Church University, who had been invited to give a theological perspective on moon colonization.
He made 3 important observations:
The Earth is a nurturing realm, whereas the moon is a life-denying environment. A human colony on the moon would be a celebration of human achievement, another triumph of humanity over nature.
A lunar colony has nothing to do with the colonization of the New World, it would mostly serve the interests of the already successful.
Finally, the economic investment required means that the narrative of capitalism (with its notions of efficiency and competition) would simply continue. Scientific research on the moon, for example, would thus be determined by those who can finance it.
Law believes that the main contribution of a lunar colony is the way it could reshape human religion on earth.
The last speaker was Benedict Singleton, a strategist with a background in design and philosophy. He is the author of the forthcoming book The Long Con, an alternative history of design, and regularly writes on the politics and philosophy of technology.
Singleton believes that we need deeper narratives to understand what it means to achieve moon colonization.
Another interesting point was raised by Sue Corke who reminded us of Thomas Austin, the man responsible for introducing rabbits in Australia. As we know, he had no idea that a few rabbits released on his estate would lead to an invasion of the country. At the time he had declared, "The introduction of a few rabbits could do little harm and might provide a touch of home, in addition to a spot of hunting."
Could the equivalent happen on the moon with something human colons would bring along? Rob noted that actually in 1969, the NASA put everything that came back from the Moon - from rocks to hardware to the Apollo 12 crew - in quarantine and ran tests to make sure they didn't come back covered with new and potentially harmful microbes or bacteria. As you can see in the photo above, it must have been a hilariously pleasant experience.
Of course, it was about protecting the Earth from potential moon germs. Not the opposite.
That's it for my notes about the Saturday morning panel. As for the exhibition, just go! It has humour, intelligence and it's also really good art. You don't often get all these ingredients mixed in one show.
Agnes Meyer-Brandis is teaching geese how to fly to the moon, Leonid Tishkov never travels without his own personal moon, Katie Paterson has Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata reflected from the moon's surface via Earth, Liliane Lijn plans to write on the Moon using a laser beam, WE COLONISED THE MOON run a series of workshops and events as the Republic of the Moon's official art residents.
There's only a few days left to listen to Nicola Triscott and Ian Crawford discussing Moon ownership on BBC radio 4.
Republic of the Moon is on view until 2 February 2014 at the temporary residence of The Arts Catalyst: Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf on London's South Bank.
I've finally gone through all the images and texts i made and received from the GAMERZ festival in Aix-en-Provence. There's a ridiculously high amount of new artists and works i'd like to blog about but let's start with what i think were the smartest and most elegant works in the festival. Both play with perception, both are by Luce Moreau, a member of the collective Otto-prod.
The first one is Constance, an installation set on the roof of one of the buildings of the School of Fine Arts in Aix-en-Provence and visible at night from a distance of several kilometers. Constance's 3 powerful laser axis were shining orthogonally from a box attached to a motorized equatorial frame (motorization by Patrick Reybaud). An equatorial frame is an instrument that astronomers attach to telescopes and cameras so that they can stay fixed on any object in the sky. The equatorial mount moves imperceptibly but steadily, thus canceling its own driving force by earth movement. The origin of the three axes remains with it in one point in space, as if in weightlesness.
The second work she was showing is Pulsar which also makes use of the equatorial mount. This time the artist filmed a perfectly immobile sun. She used an old camera which -see explanations below- is protecting itself from the powerful light of the sun by opening and closing its diaphragm.
Luce has otherwise a pretty spectacular portfolio. Have a look at Landmarks. She interrupted otherwise mundane landscapes with a system of mirrors that reflect sun rays in the direction of the camera lens.
But back to Constance and Pulsar. I asked Luce if she could give us more details about the works. The Q&A is below and if you scroll down you can also read her answers in french. Here we go...
Hi Luce! The lasers of Constance are visible from afar. How far away exactly? Why is it important that the rays can be seen from such a distance?
This is the first version of the Constance installation, it's a beta version for which I worked with a Slovakian workshop which specializes in renting lasers. We worked on making this special box containing three lasers oriented orthogonally to each other. We opted for the most powerful model they had (10 to 12 W), so that the lasers can reach as far as possible. Currently the laser rays can be seen from a distance of a few kilometers, but I can not measure exactly the distance at which we "lose sight" of them. The installation aims to disrupt our daily and familiar landscapes, punctuate our environment with this colorful landmark so that we start considering our relationship to time and space. It acts as a kind of clock at the scale of the landscape, it's a mechanism that we must decipher.
And how do people who know nothing about this art installation interpret them when they see them in the sky?
I think that it depends on the context. During GAMERZ, Constance was central, located in the heart of the festival, in the city center. In this case, the global three rays were only visible from the outside of the city, and from a certain height. Festival goers and residents of the city center might have been intrigued and even perhaps attracted by these strings of light which 'hung' above their heads and led to the festival. It became more interesting when the public was in close proximity of work (less than 10 m.) The curious could walk around the installation and see the rays at their maximum strength. The proximity doesn't really allow you to understand the lasers movement, on the other hand, it offers an excellent visibility of the 3D effect.
When Constance is presented in Pau (13, 15 and 16 November at the festival Accès-s Cultures Électroniques), it will be in a completely different context. Installed on top of a hill outside the city, the work should offer the residents of Pau and its environs a more mysterious, distant vision. The imperceptible movement of lasers will be more apprehensible for visitors and locals. They see more clearly the path traveled over a few hours, but it will be less easy for them to observe the work from up close.
Can exhibition visitors ever perceive what is happening?
I think visitors are first impressed by the power and finesse of the rays, the colors vibrate in a very particular way, and represent many threads stretched between them and the universe. Then they understand the immobility of the green ray, and see that its extremity points to a star, Polaris. From that moment, and with the help of some explanations if needed, everything falls into place and the installation awakens what lies dormant in a corner of the brain: our understanding of the world, our planet in its system, its infinity, and all the vertigo that it implies! Two visitors gave me their diametrically opposed impressions. The first experienced a sense of vertiginous emptiness, the installation embodying the oblique axis of our position on earth. The second person talked about being reassured by having a beacon, a landmark in this enormous universe.
The installation uses a motorized equatorial mount. Could you explain how it works and where/how you discovered about it?
I've discovered this system while I was working at the Observatory of Provence (OHP-CNRS) in the Summer of 2011.
I had the idea of photographing or filming a landscape, freed from the movement of the Earth and I was curious to see how that would turn up. So I started thinking about a traveling rail system, calculating the speed of the rotation of the earth, obsessing over many practical details... Then one day while chatting with an amateur astronomer (Olivier Labrevoir), I found out about the equatorial mount, a very simple tool that sky watchers have used for decades to follow sidereal objects (stars, planets, etc. ) and that would allow me to get the effect i was looking for. The principle of this tripod is to rotate the visualization object (telescope, or photo and video cameras in my case) around a central axis, the axis being parallel to the axis of rotation of the Earth. To do this, the axis must point to the Pole Star, which happens to be very close to the geographic north of our planet and is therefore the only one that stand still when the earth rotates on its axis. This movement is motorized, the motors follow the exact same speed as the earth, but in the opposite direction. The camera is thus 'immobile'. It floats in weightlessness! And so is our point of view...
You used the equatorial mount in several of your work. Why do you find this point of view on our surrounding so fascinating?
I find this tool fascinating as for me, it represents a shift in meaning, the power to be in a state of weightlessness without leaving the ground ... a unique perspective that I had never experienced before, which is one of perfectly precise static condition. In order to explain the process, I often compare it to a jump that stays frozen in the air and that allows you to observe the planet that continues revolving. But without us. This is a levitation, a slow and gradual flying process, an experience and perspective I wanted to share.
Do you have drawings or other image that would show visually the process used to make Pulsar? (mostly because i cannot understand very well how it was made)
Unfortunately I don't :) but i can explain:
Pulsar is filmed using the same tripod but this time the sole purpose is to focus on the sun and keep it stationary in the frame. The camera is an old, obsolete and fragile camera which "prints" momentarily the bright lights onto its sensor. In an effort to draw an analogy between the human eye and the camera sensor, I wanted to take advantage of this flaw and obtain a set of persistence of vision. The intermittent closure of the diaphragm is an automatic protection of the camera, which closes its "lid" when it feels assaulted by too much light. If you were standing next to the camera, you would see the diaphragm ring oscillating from 16 (minimum aperture) to C (total closure.) The camera is protecting itself from the offensive and destructive sun.
Merci Luce!
Constance is a co-production M2FCréations, Accès-s Cultures Électroniques and Otto-Prod. Check out Luce's work at the Soleils Numériques festival ACCES(S), from 10 to 23 November in Pau and around, France.
And now for the version in french:
The lasers of Constance are visible from afar. How far away exactly? Why is it important that the rays can be seen from such a distance?
L'installation Constance en est à sa première version, une version bêta pour laquelle j'ai travaillé avec un atelier slovaque de location lasers. On a collaboré sur la fabrication de ce boîtier spécial renfermant trois lasers orientés de façon orthogonale les uns par rapport aux autres ; nous avons choisi ce qu'ils avaient de plus puissants (de 10 à 12 W), afin que les lasers se voient du plus loin possible. Actuellement nous pouvons voir les rayons lasers jusqu'à quelques kilomètres, mais je ne peux pas savoir exactement à quelle distance nous les "perdons de vue". L'installation a pour but de perturber nos paysages familiers et quotidiens, d'annoter notre environnement de ce repère coloré afin d'être amené à considérer notre rapport au temps et à l'espace. Une sorte d'horloge à l'échelle du paysage, un mécanisme qu'il nous faut déchiffrer.
And how do people who know nothing about this art installation interpret them when they see them in the sky?
Je pense que cela dépend du contexte ; lors du Fetsival GAMERZ, Constance était centrale, installée au coeur du festival, dans le centre ville. Dans ce cas précis, les trois rayons n'étaient visibles ensemble que de l'extérieur de la ville, d'un point de vue en hauteur ; les festivaliers et habitants du centre ont pu être ntrigués, peut-être attirés par ces fils de lumière au-dessus de leurs têtes, qui menaient au festival. L'intérêt que j'y ai trouvé était la proximité du public face à l'oeuvre : les plus curieux pouvaient graviter autour de l'installation à moins de 20 mètres et voir les faisceux dans leur puissance maximum. La proximité permet moins de comprendre le mouvement iopéré par les lasers, mais offre une visibilité privilégiée de l'effet de 3D.
Lorsque que Constance sera présentée à Pau (les 13, 15 et 16 novembre au festival Accès-s Cultures Électroniques), ce sera dans un tout autre contexte ; installée sur les hauteurs d'une colline, à l'extérieur de la ville, elle devrait offrir aux habitants de Pau et de ses environs une vision plus mystérieuse, lointaine. Le mouvement imperceptible des lasers sera ainsi plus compréhensible par les visiteurs et les habitants. Ils verront mieux la trajectoire opérée en quelques heures, mais pourront moins facilement l'observer de près.
How about the exhibition visitors. Can they ever perceive what is happening?
Les visiteurs sont je pense tout d'abord impressionnés par la puissance et la finesse des rayons, dont les couleurs vibrent de façon très particulière, et qui représentent autant de fils tendu entre eux et l'univers. Puis ils comprennent l'immobilité du rayon vert, et voient que son extrémité pointe une étoile, la Polaris ; à partir de ce moment-là; et avec l'aide de quelques explications si besoin, tout se met en place et cette installation excite ce qui vit dans un coin de chaque cerveau : notre appréhension du monde, de notre planète dans son système, son infinité, et tout le vertige que ça sous-entend! Deux visiteurs m'ont ainsi donné leurs impressions contraires : la première avait un sentiment de vide vertigineux, l'installation matérialisant l'oblique de notre position sur terre, quant à la seconde elle était rassurée par le fait d'avoir une balise, un repère dans cet ensemble démesuré.
The installation uses a motorized equatorial mount. Could you explain how it works and where/how you discovered about it?
I've discovered this system while I was working at the Observatory of Provence (OHP-CNRS) in summer 2011. J'avais eu l'idée de photographier, ou filmer un paysage, affranchi du mouvement de la Terre ; j'étais curieuse de voir ce que ça pouvait donner. J'ai donc commencé à réfléchir à un système de rail de travelling, calculer la vitesse de rotation de la terre, me prendre la tête sur beaucoup de points pratiques... Quand au cours d'une conversation avec un astronaume amateur (Olivier Labrevoir) j'appris l'existence de la monture équatoriale, outil très simple dont les observateurs du ciel se servent depuis plusieurs dizaines d'années pour suivre des objets sidéraux (étoiles, planètes, etc) et qui me permettrait d'obtenir le résultat recherché. Le principe de ce trépied est de faire pivoter l'objet de captation (téléscope, ou appareil photo et caméra dans mon cas) autour d'un axe central, cet axe étant parallèle à l'axe de rotation de la Terre. Pour ce faire, l'axe doit pointer l'étoile polaire, qui se trouve être très proche du Nord Géographique de notre planète ; elle est donc la seule à rester immobile lorsque la terre tourne sur son axe. Ce mouvement est motorisé, les moteurs pas à pas vont à l'exacte vitesse de rotation de la terre, en sens inverse ; la caméra fait ainsi du "surplace". Elle est en apesanteur! Et notre point de vue avec elle...
You used the equatorial mount in several of your work. Why do you find this point of view on our surrounding so fascinating?
Je trouve cet outil fascinant car il représente pour moi, par glissement de sens, le pouvoir d'être en état d'apesanteur sans quitter le sol...un point de vue inédit, que je n'avais jamais pu observer auparavant, qui est celui du statisme le plus exact ; souvent pour expliquer le procédé, je parle d'un saut surplace, mais durant lequel on reste figé dans les airs, et durant lequel on peut observer notre planète continuer à tourner, sans nous. C'est une lévitation, un procédé d'envol lent et progressif, et dont je voulais partager le témoignage et le point de vue.
Do you have drawings or other image that would show visually the process used to make Pulsar? (mostly because i cannot understand very well how it was made)
Unfortunately I don't :) mais je peux expliquer :
Constance est une co-production M2FCréations, Accès-s Cultures Électroniques et Otto-Prod. Le travail de Luce sera au festival Soleils Numériques - ACCES(S), du 10 au 23 Novembre, Pau et agglo, France.
Last Launch. Discovery, Endeavour, Atlantis, by photographer Dan Winters.
Available on Amazon USA and UK
Publisher University of Texas Press writes: Americans have been driven to explore beyond the horizon ever since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock. In the twentieth century, that drive took us to the moon and inspired dreams of setting foot on other planets and voyaging among the stars. The vehicle we built to launch those far journeys was the space shuttle--Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. This fleet of reusable spacecraft was designed to be our taxi to earth orbit, where we would board spaceships heading for strange new worlds. While the shuttle program never accomplished that goal, its 135 missions sent more than 350 people on a courageous journey into the unknown.
Last Launch is a stunning photographic tribute to America's space shuttle program. Dan Winters was one of only a handful of photographers to whom NASA gave close-range access to photograph the last launches of Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. Positioning automatically controlled cameras at strategic points around the launch pad--some as close as seven hundred feet--he recorded images of take-offs that capture the incredible power and transcendent beauty of the blast that sends the shuttle hurtling into space. Winters also takes us on a visual tour of the shuttle as a marvel of technology--from the crew spaces with their complex instrumentation, to the massive engines that propelled the shuttle, to the enormous vehicle assembly building where the shuttles were prepared for flight.
Dan Winters has a passion that's completely alien to me: he is fascinated by the NASA space program. U.S. space exploration never made me dream nor even bat an eyelid. Yet, when i read a 3 line-long review of his book in a free men's magazine in London, i knew i needed to get a review copy. Because i might not be into astronauts and giant leaps for mankind but photography is something i respond to. And Last Launch is all about that: jaw dropping images of engineering marvels and explosive lift off. Even the black and sepia archive photos (not by Winters) that illustrate the introduction texts are magnificent.
Speaking of introduction! The photo book starts with a series of essays. One by the photographer who tells of a long love for space adventures that started as a kid watching the Apollo 11 launch broacast live on the family's new tv set on July 16, 1969. The second essay was written by Al Reinert, director and producer of For All Mankind, a 1989 Award-winning documentary about NASA's Apollo program. The film maker charts the successful and unsuccessful episodes that make the history of the transport system that propels Earth-bound humans into low orbit. Some of the anecdotes he shares are dramatic, others are slightly laughable such as the Coke-Pepsi taste test that took place on board of the Challenger in 1985 to determine which beverage taste more like itself in zero gravity. Coke won, Reinert explains, because they manufactured a zero-gravity soda can. Pepsi didn't bother.
A third text is the rather short and moving account by former astronaut Mark Kelly of the few moments before the take off of STS-134 (one of the very last missions of NASA's Space Shuttle program) on May 16, 2011.
A final text at the back of the book brings an answer to the question i've been asking myself while flipping through the pages. How does he make it? How can he get so close to the spectacular liftoffs?
Dan Winters was one of only a handful of photographers to whom NASA gave close-range access to photograph the last launches of Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour. "Close-range" shouldn't be taken too literally though. When they launch, space shuttles are surrounded by an evacuation zone that stretched up to three miles (almost 5 km) in all directions.
The cameras had to be remotely activated. The day before lift-off, Winters places them, up to 9 at a time, around the launchpad, the closest located 700 feet (213 m) from the shuttle itself. Winters calculates the type of photo to shoot according to shuttle's path, he sets the frame, checks the focus point, attaches to the cameras custom-made electronic triggers that are sensitive to sound and fire at five frames per second in response to the rockets igniting. He also has to use sandbags to minimize camera shake, and cover the equipment with plastic to protect it from the rain.
If there's one person who might finally get me interested in the NASA adventures, it's Dan Winters. Pity the Space Shuttle was retired from service two years ago.
More photos on Dan WInters' website, at My Modern Met and Time.
The new episode of #A.I.L - artists in laboratories, the weekly radio programme about art and science i present on ResonanceFM, is aired this Wednesday afternoon at 4pm (London time.)
My guest tomorrow will be Sascha Pohflepp, an artist and designer interested in the myths and realities shaped by science and technology. Over the past few years, Sascha has been illustrating these investigations by collaborating with a number of artists and scientists on projects that range from the microcosm of synthetic biology to the macrocosm of space exploration. We will indeed be talking space exploration during the show, and more specifically space gardening but we will also talk science fiction, complex science and impossible projects.
The focus of the interview, however, is going to be The Supertask, a collaboration between Sascha and Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg that was commissioned by the Southampton University. The work focuses on modeling and its role as a technological lens on the world. The first chapter is the installation Yesterday's Today (The Supertask). As visitors entered a small room inside a Liverpool gallery, they could experience the temperature which had been predicted one day earlier in Liverpool. "It thus allows a visitor to be in a sense inside the manifest computational model and to experience it in contrast to the reality that is surrounding it."
We will also take a few minutes to discuss another of Sascha's project Seasons of the Void (a collaboration with Daisy and Andrew Stellitano) which looks at the new organisms that scientists and engineers are creating so that future astronauts could farm them on the long voyage to Mars. Now it gets even more exciting when you read the full description of the project: Seasons of the Void imagines fruits that are grown from re-designed yeast, feeding on electricity instead of sunlight. Farming seasons over the voyage lead to distortions in the fruit that is growing in a dark tank. As the ship flies away from the Sun, electrosynthesis replaces photosynthesis.
Sascha's essay Invisible Animals on the notion of living machines will be published in a forthcoming book by MIT Press. And if you're in Dublin in the coming weeks, you can also see one of Sascha's work as part of GLITCH at RUA RED, an annual festival that this year is exploring the economic, political and cultural factors that are shaping the Internet. Finally, Seasons of the Void is part of Alive. New Design Frontiers, an exhibition on view through August at Espace Fondation EDF, in Paris.
The show will be aired this Wednesday 4th of June at 16:00. Early risers can catch the repeat next Tuesday at 6.30 am (I know...) If you don't live in London, you can listen to the online stream or listen to the podcast on soundcloud.
Last week, i visited This Is War, the degree show of BA Design at Goldsmiths. There were a few good surprises. The best one being The Welsh Space Campaign, a project that launches ordinary Welsh people into outer space, by finding a cosmic context for Welsh traditional culture and skills. Except that it wasn't really a surprise as i had been told repeatedly beforehand that i was brilliant must-see work. And so i went to the Old Truman Brewery to see it for myself.
Hefin Jones, The Welsh Space Campaign, 2013
A few months ago, young designer Hefin Jones started touring the last remaining wool mills in Wales and asked factory workers and craftsmen to help him make an astronaut suit. The work is not solely about making a series of space garments, it's also about catapulting these people into entirely new ambitions and dreams and discussing with them the possibility of sending local crafts and skills into space. "The project facilitates participatory speculation, in which the people are invited into the construction of cosmic objects, and their experience during this process allows them to speculate about the different possibilities of their skill.," Jones later told me in an email interview.
The suit is made of the fabric woven in the last remaining wool mills in Wales. The astronaut boots are traditional Welsh clogs crafted by a traditional clog maker. The whole pressure system that will enable the astronaut to sustain life in outer space was built by a Welsh plumber.
The aim of the designer is to reveal that Wales has the capacity to explore space, and to show that off-world culturalisation can be achieved through a collective communitarian effort; as a way to allow the people involved to reconsider their role and skill in relation to these cosmic contexts.
Even the emblem of the space mission is a pure Welsh reference: the tail of the red dragon that appears on the national flag:
The WSC is Jones's degree project but he plans to push it further by involving other industries, communities and cultures that would normally never even think of engaging with space travel. The designer has also started to look beyond the space suit and expand into the different material culture of a space program, working with physics professors in Aberystwyth University to calculate how to send Welsh cultural artefacts into space. He is also collaborating with Poet Laureate Ceri Wyn Jones to write a ten to one launch countdown poem, with each number referencing an aspect of Welsh culture.
I'm going to leave the last words to Hefin Jones: "It's about the small engagements with the possibility of space travel, the tensions, the small steps towards an unattainable goal, and the feeling this series of actions creates within them."
See also: Cristina De Middel, The Afronauts series, Larissa Sansour's Palestinauts and The Moon Goose Analogue: Lunar Migration Bird Facility.


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BLADEN COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — New details on a man who drowned in White Lake over the weekend.
According to police, 50-year-old Danny Chavis of Robeson County was visiting the lake with his friends on Saturday.
Police say Chavis and his friend got into the water at Goldston's pier and tried to swim to another nearby pier.
That's when police say Chavis became exhausted and went under in about seven feet of water.
EMS attempted to resuscitate him but were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead a little before 6 p.m.

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This week's book trailer of the week is for When We Wake by Karen Healey. Tegan has woken up from a cryogenic freeze 100 years after she was shot by a sniper at a protest. In this future dystopian world, Tegan has to figure out why she has awoken and to navigate the new ways of life in this world. As this fast-paced mystery unfolds, the truth comes out as to why the government woke Tegan up and what they have planned for her. Click here to find When We Wake in the Library!
By Colleen, Teen Services Librarian on April 26, 2013 Categories: Action/Adventure, Book Trailer, Dystopian, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction


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Successful home theaters and home cinema combine all the elements of sound and image. Home theater systems demand lighting control, acoustics, design sensibility and seating comfort that are unique to this special environment. This high-end dedicated home theater system uses a state-of-the art Meridian surround sound system with Runco HDTV projector and a Stewart Filmscreen. The room is acoustically isolated from the rest of this home in Westchester County, NY.
This room was designed so that the equipment disappeared into the décor of the apartment and performed to a reference standard at all times of the day. A drop down projector and screen provide the ultimate movie viewing experience and disappear into the ceiling when not in use and only a television set remains visible in the room.
This Westchester County home theater is designed so the homeowners can still work from their computers while spending time with friends and family. The room is equipped with a Digital Projection HIGHlite Cine video projector and B&W speakers and amplifiers. The whole system is controlled via a Savant integrated control system.
We incorporate the latest digital home cinema technology, often working with designers, architects and builders to create truly extraordinary results. A touchpanel controls this dedicated Westchester County, NY home theater with a Runco projector, High-end Triad in-wall speakers and a Stewart Filmscreen.
Media Room technologies demand lighting control, acoustics, design sensibility and seating comfort that are unique to this special environment. Here a walk-out basement is transformed into a home theater/bar area/ billards room/card playing adult playroom. Runco DLP projector flanked by two 26" Sony LCD's with another three Sony LCD's by the bar. Relax in the comfortable theater seating to watch a movie or sports event in this lovely home in Fairfield County, CT.
This home in Greenwich CT (Fairfield county) has a large dedicated home theater with classic home theater seating. The room is controlled by an easy to use touchscreen controlling the Runco projector, JBL Synthesis surround sound system.


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Pack's Rodon goes 3rd, Turner 13th in MLB Draft
The Houston Astros selected California high school pitcher Brady Aiken with the No. 1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft Thursday night.
The left-hander from San Diego's Cathedral Catholic High School is just the third prep pitcher to be selected first overall, joining fellow lefties Brien Taylor (1991, Yankees) and David Clyde (1973, Rangers).
With the second pick, Miami took hard-throwing Texas high school pitcher Tyler Kolek.
The Chicago White Sox selected N.C. State left-hander Carlos Rodon with the third overall pick. The 6-3, 235-pound junior was widely regarded as the top college pitcher available in the draft and had been in the mix to go No. 1 overall.
He followed up a dominant sophomore year — 10-3, 2.99 ERA, 184 strikeouts and 45 walks in 132 1-3 innings — with a solid but not spectacular junior campaign: 6-7, 2.01, 117 Ks, 31 BBs in 98 2-3 innings. Rodon has a fastball that sits in the mid- to low-90s, but gets up to 96-97 mph, and a slider that sits in the mid-80s.
Among other area players, the Toronto Blue Jays selected East Carolina RHP Jeff Hoffman (6-3, 190) with the No. 9 pick and the San Diego Padres picked N.C. State shortstop Trea Turner (6-1, 171) with the 13th overall pick.
UNC outfield signee Braxton Davidson (6-3, 215) from Asheville's T.C. Roberson High School, was picked 32nd in the compensatory section of the first round, by the Atlanta Braves.


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Pink Accents For Spring
Right now, I'm thinking pink. Maybe it's because spring is in the air and it feels fresh and lively after the crazy winter weather. I'm noticing shades of pink in nature, taking inspiration from food and loving it in small hits as an accent colour for summer decorating (goodbye blue and white, hello pink).
In actress Lea Michele's home, the hits of pink feel feminine yet modern. Graphic pink and black cushions pop on a white slipcovered sofa, and nothing beats pink peonies or hydrangeas.
I love everything John Robshaw, but I'm particularly fond of these pink and white block prints from his fabric collection. So fun for drapes, cushions or table linens.
Pink and blue works for me but the shades need to be deep enough. Baby pastels are passé.
Nature's pinks are the best, and fruit tree blossoms like cherry and crab apple trees are so inspiring.
I love the dark pink colour of this mousse paired with the black of the berries — pink and black is a great colour combo. Think dark pink walls with a glossy black door.
See our Decorating With Pink photo gallery for more inspiration.
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1-2. Domaine Home, photography by Justin Coit
3a. Shali Lotus linen, John Robshaw
3b. Gent's Stripe Lotus linen, John Robshaw
4. Linen Biarritz Pillow Cover, Flemish Linen
5. Latin Excursions, courtesy of Zapa Nature Photography
6. Bayaderka blog
Oriental Carpets
Like every other editor in our office, I'm feeling the love for oriental carpets. You've probably noticed them popping up in our photo shoots and stories over the last several issues. Who can resist the soft colours and ornamental pattern of a Turkish or Persian rug — even better when they're slightly faded and threadbare!
I've just purchased my first vintage rug, from the amazing Ecarpet Gallery in Montreal and I'm thrilled. The rug was brought in by Stacey Smithers for an amazing upcoming June story she produced. Luckily I sit next to her and get to see all the good stuff coming through!
I love the way designers are layering these carpets over sisal or using more than one in the same space, and I especially like that we're seeing them in unexpected rooms like the bathroom or kitchen.
My dilemma: where to put mine? (Please forgive these poorly lit last minute pictures I took at 7 a.m.).
I've recently updated my front hall with fresh paint, a new stair runner, a black banister and a teal blue door.
Art, lighting and finishing touches are still to come. Is this the spot to lay the lovely rug down? It has big impact the minute you walk through the door, feels cushy underfoot, and works well with the sisal runner. It feels special and decorative.
Or, does it belong in the kitchen? As you can see, it perfectly fits the void in my kitchen. I love the way it brings colour and cosiness to a utilitarian space. It's nice when working at the stove or sink to have something soft underfoot. But what happens when tomato sauce or red wine spills on it? Does it matter? The rug is already worn and loved!
Weigh in if you want. Maybe the answer is to buy two!
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1-5. Hilary Smyth
Owled Out
Am I the only person who is owled out? This season, the motif of the moment appears to be owls. In the past week alone, I've received a slew of press releases featuring owl this and owl that. Every website I browse also has some sort of owl ornament, accessory, ceramic piece or textile inspired by that cute nocturnal creature.
I wonder who decided the owl should be the "it" motif of 2012? What will we do in two years time with all the owl objets we've acquired? Will we still want to arrange our flowers in owl vases, drink our coffee from owl mugs or cosy up against owl cushions?
Portlandia's Put A Bird On It spoof illustrates my point quite effectively.
Don't get me wrong — as an editor of all things decor and design, I love the notion of bringing nature into the home and taking inspiration for our interiors from the great outdoors. But sometimes, a theme or motif just gets too darn gimmicky. At this point, I don't give a hoot about the owl.
With that said, there are some very compelling owls on the market right now, and I've rounded up a few of my faves below:
Glazed Tawny Owl from Anthropologie.
Nature Nursery Owl from Anthropologie.
Caviar Owl from Anthropologie.
Owl Pillow Cover from West Elm.
Owl Dessert Plates from West Elm.
Owl print from Natural Curiosities.
What do you think of the owl motif? Comment below! Any guesses as to the next big trend for 2013?
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1. Glazed Tawny Owl, Anthropologie
2. Nature Nursery Owl, Anthropologie
3. Caviar Owl, Anthropologie
4. Owl Pillow Cover, West Elm
5. Owl Dessert Plates, West Elm
6. Banzanini Owl Studies 1, Natural Curiosities
Antiquing In France
One of my favourite things to do in France is hit the Sunday morning antiques fair, or brocantes as they call them. It involves a pleasant country drive to the neighbouring village or town and a lot of restraint to not buy up everything that catches my eye! That said, in recent years I've become more selective and less impulsive with my shopping.
This summer on a family trip to France, I found myself at an amazing market in Bazas. Table after table filled the town square, where a beautiful cathedral towered in the background.
I kept my purchases to a minimum, which somehow makes them more special. Find of the day: 10 pastis glasses for 4 euros (that's approximately $5 Canadian). I love their small size, heavy base and the fact that they're not all the same. I don't drink pastis, but I do love celebratory bubbles and these make great flutes!
I think I overpaid for this picture frame, though I did knock 2 euros off the price. I like the "easel" style of it — the tarnished brass ball feet and a simple piece of thick bevelled glass. Someone needs to revive this design and start selling them here.
And for me, this Agatha ring — only 2 euros! Looking at the Agatha website (the line isn't sold in stores here), I think the original price could have been around 100 to 150 euros. Every purchase can't be for the home!
For more antiquing tips, watch Michael Penney's video, read about Morgan Michener's Toronto hunt, or Kathryn Bala's trip to West Virginia.
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1-4. Hilary Smyth
French Farmhouse Style
I just returned from (what is happily becoming) our annual summer holiday in France, and I'm desperately trying to hold onto that relaxed feeling. I brought back some French walnut oil, good sea salt and a few treasures from one of the local brocantes (antique market) but of course it's impossible to recreate the experience of life in the French countryside — no matter how hard I try.
So that you know what I'm talking about, here's a taste of "la vie en France" and photos of our rental home in the southwestern part of the country. The owner has carefully renovated a centuries old farmhouse and barn, and rents it out when not living there in the summer. We find that renting a home is the best bet going — easy with kids, cost effective when shared with friends and just all around more relaxing than hotels.
Our must-haves include a decent kitchen and pool — and a tree-lined drive leading up to the house doesn't hurt either.
My own artsy shot of the gorgeous wrought iron gate that greeted us.
Our first view of the house.
There were various terraces and patios to take in the views from.
This was our view from the back of the house looking onto farmers' fields and a beautiful old church down the road. We were surrounded by orchards, sunflowers, lavender and rosemary bushes.
Inside, we kept cool thanks to thick stone walls, smooth concrete floors and shuttered windows. All of these brought a moody but tranquil quality to the interior. The rustic style of furnishings — heavy wooden tables, tall armoires and oversized pewter candelabras — fit in perfectly with the style of house. Even the leather club chairs and sofa worked well — large, comfy and lets face it, best for wet swimsuits. Sparse furnishings and no clutter makes a holiday rental super simple.
By days end, it became cooler outside. Here's a sunset and a view of the plum tree orchard.
Overall, it was such a gorgeous home to escape to. Stay tuned for my next blog posts about the trip! For more information on the house and surrounding area go to www.lagrivette.com.
See our French Inspired Interiors for more inspiration.
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1-9. Hilary Smyth
Styling A Mantel
I'm very excited about H&H's latest special issue, Best Decorating, which will be on newsstands only starting March 26th!
My colleague Meg Crossley and I co-edited this latest mag over the past several months and we can't wait to finally see it in print. We hope you enjoy it, too, and consider it a keeper issue. It's packed with inspirational images and decorating how-to tips from fellow editors and experts, and it's brimming with product and paint suggestions. (Keep your eyes open for this cover shot, a gorgeous story styled by Joel Bray and shot by Angus Fergusson!)
Working on the issue, we gathered story ideas and inspiration from favourite design websites, books, blogs and magazines — even our own H&H. It was a trip down memory lane pouring over the back issues of H&H, and I had to chuckle every time I saw my living room mantle at home pop up in a magazine spread. It can be slim pickins' for story locations and every editor has, at some point, ponied up his or her house as a spot to set up a photo shoot. For some reason, my living room has had its fair share of coverage. It's small, but has good light and good bones, decent trim work and a timeless mantle (surrounding a fireplace that doesn't work!). There isn't a lot of furniture or clutter in the room (save a sentimental piano I really need to relocate), so that might be one reason the room is often used for shoots. Plus, it's your basic white shell from top to bottom and makes for a clean canvas for editors' creativity.
I've rounded up many incarnations of my mantle. Loyal readers will probably recognize it from over the years. Even our photo editor Leslie Williams knows it well — she's been blurring out the cracks and chips on it for years!
This shot appeared in our July 2006 issue, styled by Stacey Smithers and photographed by Nina Teixeira. Pottery in shades of blue and a faux coral vignette add a summery feel to the room.
This shot from our September 2007 issue was styled by Morgan Michener and photographed by Mark Burstyn. The cubby bookcase was highlighted as an unexpected place to store fireside wood.
This is from our June 2008 issue, also styled by Stacey Smithers and photographed by Donna Griffith. Log wood storage again! This time in the hearth of my sadly non-functional fireplace.
Here it is again in our August 2009 issue, styled by Sarah Hartill and Michael Penney, photographed by Stacey Brandford. The now ubiquitous fallen antlers find a home in the hearth in our Art of Display story.
Here's my living room transformed into a dining room for our December 2009 issue by stylist Sasha Seymour, photographed by Angus Fergusson. The mod artwork conceals the original built-in mirror and totally changes the vibe.
For more mantel styling tips, see our Fireplaces & Mantel Displays photo gallery.
Photo credits:
1. House & Home Best Decorating special issue
2. House & Home July 2006 issue, photography by Nina Teixeira
3. House & Home September 2007 issue, photography by Mark Burstyn
4. House & Home June 2008 issue, photography by Donna Griffith
5. House & Home August 2009 issue, photography by Stacey Brandford
6. House & Home December 2009 issue, photography by Angus Fergusson
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COLUMBIA CITY — Whitley County's Sheriff's Department will be acquiring two new vehicles for 2013.
In a normal year, the department will purchase three new vehicles. Dodge Chargers will be the vehicle of choice, and they will be purchased for $23,307.25 each, according to Chief Deputy Marcus Gatton.
O'Daniel Chrysler in Fort Wayne will be the dealer for the vehicles, which are expected to arrive before summer. The Chargers came in cheaper than rival vehicles from Ford and Chevy, according to Gatton.
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Lindsay Can't Afford Rehab; Looking for a Sponsor
You would think that Lindsay Lohan would be jumping for joy since a judge decided to order her back to rehab rather than to jail, however, sources tell me neither option made the troubled actress very happy. Why? Because the strapped 'Mean Girls' star will now need to find a sponsor to help cover her bill at the Betty Ford Center.
"Lindsay can't afford to pay for treatment," a friend told me after Superior Court Judge Elden Fox ordered her to remain there until Jan. 3. "Three months at the facility will cost her almost $50,000, which she doesn't have."
Lohan's probation report confirms that the star's "clothing line is falling apart because she is not available to monitor the product," and any money she hoped to earn from filming 'Inferno' will have to wait until she leaves rehab.
"There is simply no money left," an insider tells me. "Lindsay manages to live high off the generosity of others; however, asking for free clothes and dinners at fancy restaurants is one thing, asking for $50,000 cash is something totally different. Her people tried and failed to sell her first post rehab interview for big bucks, so her only option now is to find some sort of sponsor."
Or maybe find a cheaper rehab, Lindsay!
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- Monday 25 OctoberBy Nico Toscani
Whatever her parents didn't steal, she spent on drugs. She was going broke long before this latest incident.
- Monday 25 OctoberBy Sandy
This is the time for her mom to step up to the plate and pay for her to go, since she's been making money off of her since the beginning.. but NOOOOOOO she probably won't. She would rather try to get it from others as she's been doing all her life. You wonder why Lindsay is the way she is? Check out the mother. I hope Lindsay makes it in rehab as I think she has much talent and deserves a few chances in life to get things right. Keep working it Lindsay!
- Monday 25 OctoberBy pepper
If she can't afford the place let her Mom and Dad pay it. Both of them did not want her to spend one day in jail so let them put their money where their mouth is. Oop's, I forgot neither of them have jobs.
- Monday 25 OctoberBy Jana
Once again Lindsay Lohan is expecting someone else to take care of her problems! She needs rehab, then 90 days (full days, not partial service) and then needs to exit owing whatever money she owes and having to get a job to pay it off like the rest of us. That will pull her up by her bootstraps and she'll stop giving lip service, while feeling that she's being "picked on" cause of who she is. Her mother says she wouldn't be there if she wasn't famous. I totally disagree - she would have been there many months ago if she wasn't famous and she has had more than enough breaks. She needs to get a grip and get out of the news. Frankly I'm thrilled she's in rehab for 3 months - God Bless the peace the rest of us wil have!!!!
Get a job??? Hell, I wouldn't hire her to walk my DOG? Would you??
- Monday 25 OctoberBy lita
Jana please explain how her being in rehab or not affect your life, how are you more at peace?
- Monday 25 OctoberBy PJ
- Monday 25 OctoberBy mcccmar45
there are many effective treatment centers that take Medicaid - or welfare - let her apply for subsidies and go there - who is she that she deserves better than any other drunk.
- Monday 25 OctoberBy Dee
So LiLo can't afford rehab....awwwwwwwww!! Maybe if she had done what she was told to do, and didn't keep violating probation and missing court dates, she wouldn't of had to spend thousands of dollars on bail. Suck it up, Lindsey. You created this mess, now figure out how to pay for it yourself!!
- Monday 25 OctoberBy kbn
what happened to the money from the etrade settlement?
- Monday 25 October
She dropped the lawsuit due to there being absolutely no way she could win it, especially since they were portraying a very accurate picture if in fact they were mocking her. :)
- Monday 25 OctoberBy duster2143
she snorted it up her nose with the rest of the money she has spent on blow!!!! Kind of funny how that works out huh.....blow money...on blow!!! No wonder it's called that huh!!!
I say send her to a state ran rehab!!
Nooo, not on my tab, thanks! IF the court finds that she is truly broke (and not just crying poverty so she can save her money for partying, designer clothes and cars that she'll run into a tree next month) then MAYBE she can go on the dole. Otherwise, let her parasitic parents pay for it. Haven't they been sponging off of her since she was 11 years old? Save the bed in the state-run rehab for someone who TRULY needs it!
- Monday 25 OctoberBy Yasmin
Aren't there cheaper rehabs around? Did she not think of this when she or her people chose the expensive Betty Ford. You don't need a chef or plasma TV to get clean or stay clean.
- Monday 25 OctoberBy mw
Maybe if she hadn't snorted it all away, or not given mommy dearest all of it, or kept her self clean, she wouldn't be in this mess. No pity here. Losers
- Monday 25 OctoberBy NeNe
She has laughed in the face of the justice system, and now this little witch wants people to contribute money for her stay in rehab. What am I missing here? If she cannot afford to stay in the place she's in, then she can be moved to a less expensive place. Anybody, who might be stupid enough to sponsor this child, needs to have their head examined. She will only cause pain and agrevation onto anybody who believes that this time Lindsay has her head on straight, and this is for the better. That is BS! She is playing the system, as she has done each and every time. Now, all she needs is some 'sucker' to foot the bill. Hopefully, nobody is that stupid.
- Monday 25 OctoberBy SUE
She needs a large piece of humble pie and reality. She can go to a much less expensive facility. I agree with you 100%
- Monday 25 OctoberBy Donna
I wonder if lindsey thinks she will be let out, now that she cant pay her bill? Anyone else would be thrown out. As far as Lindsey finding a sponser,, good luck on that one. I cant see anyone putting a dime on her now.
This should be a lesson for her, spending all of her money on fun does not work. Booze and dope costs a lot of money, she should have thought about that while doing it. Lindsey now should use this as a school, learn now before its too late. She will have lots of trails and all kinds of problems due to her wild ways. She can fix them now, or keep living the ignorant way, and always be broke, and messed up..
- Monday 25 October
She can't afford rehab but can always manage to pay for her drug habit! Give me a break....she needs jail time, no rehab. She is a criminal. Anyone else who would have violated their parole would be serving real jail time right now.
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With my new training routine I am going to be working out on Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday, and Friday. I am carb-loading on Wednesday and Saturday nights. Should I readjust my carb-loads to suit my workouts. I mean I am not sure how much of a difference the placing on the carb-up meals makes but I am thinking that they should be postworkout or something along those lines.
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COLORADO SPRINS, Colo. – The Mountain West announced the 2013-2014 swimming and diving All-Conference team and for a second season in a row the Lobos had a total of seven athletes make the list.
All-Conference selections are awarded to the top eight finishers in the individual events and top three relay team finishers at the MW Championships.
Three Lobos are making repeat appearances on the list: Monica Dudley, Jorgi Hobson, and Megan Harper while the other four are first time selections.
Dudley finished in the top eight in two events, the 500-yard freestyle and 1,650-yard freestyle. The senior swimmer from Overland Park, Kan., was third in the 1,650-yard free with a time of 16.33.61 and fifth in the 500-yard free clocking a time of 4.50.81. This is the second time Monica Dudley has been named an All-MW selection.
For Hobson, this is the third straight year that the senior from Las Cruces, N.M. finished top eight in the 100-yard butterfly. After placing fifth in 2012, and third last year, Hobson placed seventh this season after she swam the event in 54.56.
Off the boards, Megan Harper was honored for her performances in two diving events. This is the fourth and third year in a row, respectively, that a Lobo diver placed top eight in at least two events.
Harper won the 3-meter springboard with a final tally of 337.20 to take a first place title home for the University of New Mexico. She also finished fifth off the 1-meter with a total of 262.95 points.
New Mexico had all first time selections for their first through four year swimmers. Freshman Kaela McKee, sophomore Shayla King, junior Caitlin Gardiner, and senior Ashley Blanchette are all first time selections.
Kaela McKee placed top eight in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke for a fourth place finish at 53.63 and sixth place finish at 1.59.07, respectively. Gardiner also placed in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 1:58.38 for fourth. Ashley Blanchette took third place in the 100-yard breastsroke touching the wall at 1:01.98.
UNM's team of McKee, Blanchette, Hobson, and King finished in the top three for relays as they took third place in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of 1:38.49.


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What you should know
Acetaminophen, also called paracetamol or APAP, is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States. It is used as a fever-reducer and as a pain reliever, and can be found in many common over-the-counter (OTC) products, including Tylenol, Alka-seltzer, Nyquil, and many cold and flu medicines, as well as in narcotic prescription medicines like Vicodin and Percocet.
There is little danger in taking acetaminophen-containing products if they are used as directed. However, many people take more than the maximum daily dose – the most allowed in a 24 hour period — without knowing it. Taking more than the daily maximum dose can cause liver damage, which can result in problems ranging from an abnormal blood test to acute liver failure, or even death. Liver injury caused by an acetaminophen overdose was the #1 cause of acute liver failure between 1998 and 2003. This is why the FDA held public meeting in June 2009 with their Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, their Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee, and their Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee to determine what actions should be taken to solve this public health dilemma.
There are many ways a person can unintentionally take too much acetaminophen, and these were outlined at the FDA meeting.1 The National Research Center for Women & Families wants you to know what steps you can take to avoid taking too much acetaminophen.
- Taking just a little more than 4 grams per day of acetaminophen can cause liver damage in adults. Even less can be harmful to children.
Make sure you know exactly how much is in the doses you or your children are taking. For example, most adults and teenagers take 2 Extra Strength Tylenol at a time, for either pain or fever, and that adds up to 1000 mg, which equals 1 gram. That is why patients are told not to take more than 8 Extra Strength Tylenol pills in 24 hours. Tylenol Arthritis Pain is even stronger, which is why people should take no more than 6 per day. Follow the directions your doctor gives you or the ones that come with your medicine. This is a good habit to have when taking any medication.
- A dose of 4 grams of acetaminophen may not be safe for everyone. Some people naturally have a higher sensitivity to acetaminophen, though it is not clear who is likely to be more sensitive. Acetaminophen is especially unsafe for people who drink alcohol regularly, and it is not safe to use acetaminophen and alcohol at the same time.
If a physician informs you that you have a higher-than-normal sensitivity to acetaminophen, ask about a good substitute, and do not take any acetaminophen products while you are consuming alcohol or if you use alcohol regularly.
- There are so many over-the-counter and prescription drugs containing acetaminophen, and when those drugs are combined an overdose is likely. Acetaminophen can be the only ingredient in a drug (such as Tylenol), or one of many (such as Nyquil). Consumers might try to treat different conditions with different products without realizing that they each contain acetaminophen, causing an overdose and liver damage.
Use only one acetaminophen-containing product at a time to eliminate confusion caused by different sets of directions on different medications. If you have to take more than one acetaminophen product, pay close attention to dosing directions. If you are still confused, ask a physician or pharmacist for assistance.
- Even if the consumer is checking to see whether acetaminophen is in all their medicines, they might not realize that acetaminophen is called different things, depending on the product. For example, prescription products that contain acetaminophen combined with a narcotic (codeine or oxycodone) may call acetaminophen APAP. Outside the United States, acetaminophen is usually called paracetamol, but it is the same medication.
Pay attention to labels for all medical products, whether or not they are prescription medications. Be on the lookout for the words acetaminophen, paracetamol, or APAP.
- Medicines for young children that contain acetaminophen usually come in liquid form. The strengths vary, making it easy to accidentally give an infant a dose that is too strong.1
Keep only one liquid form of acetaminophen in your home to avoid confusion so you won't give the wrong dose.
- Prescription acetaminophen products used to treat pain, like Vicodin and Percocet, can be very dangerous because they are made up of a combination of ingredients, usually including a narcotic, like codeine or oxycodone. An individual might build up a tolerance to the narcotic and need to take more of it to get the same pain-killing effect. In the meantime, that person is damaging his or her liver with increased doses of acetaminophen.2
Ask your doctor what is in your prescription pain-killers and discuss different options if you feel you need a stronger dose. Do not try to medicate yourself by taking more than the recommended amount.
- Be aware of the danger! Manufacturers have not made it clear enough that taking more than 4 grams per day can cause severe, life-threatening liver damage.1
Share this information with friends, family, and anyone else who is important to you. This information is only useful if people know about it!
What has the FDA been doing to prevent people from damaging their livers by taking too much acetaminophen?
In 1998, the FDA began requiring an alcohol warning to be placed on any product containing acetaminophen. The warning states: If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should take acetaminophen or other pain relievers/fever reducers. Acetaminophen may cause liver damage.1
In April 2009, the FDA started requiring acetaminophen to be listed prominently on products in which it was an active ingredient. The FDA also required that these products to have a label warning of the liver damage.3
Most recently, the FDA advisory committees mentioned above made some important new recommendations about acetaminophen-containing drugs and how to curb the problem of liver-damage.2 Some of the most notable recommendations include:
- lowering the maximum daily total dose of acetaminophen, originally 4 grams/day
- allowing only one concentration of OTC liquid acetaminophen to be available, to avoid confusion
- banning prescription acetaminophen combination products, like Vicodin and Percocet
- requiring a boxed warning on prescription acetaminophen combination products, like Vicodin and Percocet.4
Expect an update on these recommendations in the coming months, after the FDA announces its plans.
How can I protect my children?
As mentioned before, children are at high risk for accidental overdose, and therefore liver damage, when they are administered liquid acetaminophen because it is very easy to measure the liquid medication incorrectly, or give a young child the dose that is recommended for older children. To avoid this, keep only one type of liquid acetaminophen in the house and carefully read directions when administering any medicines for children that contain acetaminophen.
Also, be sure that all products containing acetaminophen are stored where children can't get to them. These medications often taste like candy and children like the taste. A recent study shows that children are accidentally poisoned by medication more often than by other household products like detergents, bleaches and cleaners.5 Not surprisingly, given its widespread use, drugs containing acetaminophen were the number one cause of poisonings among children. So lock your medicine cabinet as carefully as you would lock cabinets with household cleaners!
Unfortunately, acetaminophen might have dangerous side effects even if it is administered properly. A study conducted in more than 30 countries shows that, if used in a child's first year of life, acetaminophen is associated with an increased chance of developing asthma, eczema, and allergic runny nose later in childhood. Perhaps most surprisingly, the study showed that 6-7 year olds who took the medication for fever during the first year of life were three times as likely to have asthma symptoms.6 Meanwhile, other research has shown that when pregnant women take acetaminophen, they are much more likely to have children with asthma, bronchitis, and wheezing.7
What medicines contain acetaminophen?
Here's a list of some of the most commonly used over-the-counter products that contain acetaminophen. Note that this list is far from complete. You need to check labels, and if you are still unsure, you should check with your pharmacist or doctor to make sure that you and your family are not exceeding the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen and to get recommendations for alternative medicines.
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If you or someone you know has taken too much acetaminophen, whether intentionally or unintentionally, make sure he or she gets immediate medical attention. Liver damage can be fatal.
1. "June 29-30, 2009: Joint Meeting of the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee with the Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee and the Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee: Meeting Announcement." US Food and Drug Administration Home Page. US Food and Drug Administration, 07 July 2009. Web. 05 Aug. 2009. http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/ucm143083.htm
2. Harris, Gardiner. "Ban Is Advised on 2 Top Pills for Pain Relief." New York Times 01 July 2009. 30 June 2009. Web. 5 Aug. 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/health/01fda.html
3. US Food and Drug Administration. FDA Requires Additional Labeling for Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers and Fever Reducers to Help Consumers Use Products Safely. 28 Apr. 2009. Web. 5 Aug. 2009. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm149573.htm
4. "Questions to the Committee." Proc. of Joint Meeting of the Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee, Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee, and the Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee, Adelphi, MD. US Food and Drug Administration, 01 July 2009. Web. 5 Aug. 2009. http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/DrugSafetyandRiskManagementAdvisoryCommittee/UCM170188.pdf
5. Schillie, Sarah F., Nadine Shehab, Karen E. Thomas, and Daniel S. Budnitz. "Medication Overdoses Leading to Emergency Department Visits Among Children." American Journal of Preventive Medicine 37.3 (2009): 181-87. Web.
6. Beasley R, et al. Association between paracetamol use in infancy and childhood, and the risk of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in children aged 6-7 years: analysis from Phase Three of the ISAAC programme. The Lancet. 2008; 372:1039-48.
7. Rebordosa, Cristina, Manolis Kogevinas, Henrik T. Sørensen, and Jørn Olsen. "Pre-natal exposure to paracetamol and risk of wheezing and asthma in children: A birth cohort study." International Journal of Epidemiology (2008): 1-8. Oxford University Press, 9 Apr. 2008. Web. 21 Aug. 2009. http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/37/3/583


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Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and have his number retired next July 18.
Favre's No. 4 will be unveiled on the Lambeau Field north end zone facade at halftime of a yet-to-be-determined game during the 2015 season.
Favre writes on his official website that it will be an honor to have his name placed among others such Bart Starr, Curly Lambeau, Ray Nitschke and Vince Lombardi, to name a few.
The team made the official announcement Monday afternoon where Favre joined by teleconference.
"I always dreamed of playing pro football as a kid but never dreamed of the Hall of Fame and my jersey being retired," Brett Favre said.
It's been six years since Favre 'retired' from the Packers, tried to return, then went on to play for the New York Jets and rival Minnesota Vikings - a move that outraged some Packers fans.
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Asked by Reuters about the Flyer, Seiche said, "It's early days but we feel very good about it." Seiche added, ""I really believe that the tablet market is really going to be a big market in the future and this is just the start. In five years' time, schools will have tablets probably instead of physical notebooks. I think that's going to be such a massive wave of additional penetration in society. I think we can't even guess the potential."
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Famous as the home of Evita Peron, Buenos Aires is more European than South American in feel. Cobbled streets, charming cafés and cosmopolitan restaurants all give it a unique flair befitting the resilient people who live here. Through good times and hard, Buenos Aires has remained the political, economic and cultural heart of Argentina. Wander the streets and plazas and take in the colorful architecture as you explore this charming, historic city.Find Cruises Sailing to This Port
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I've been here more than a dozen times and have never had anything but the mussels (the curry and the chicken). The broths are bread-dipping heaven! The fries are perfect and you WILL be able to finish the entire plate, so just face that fact and enjoy. Service can be a little cool but overall it's fine. At least the servers don't try to become your best friend and tablemate. Atmosphere is quite good for conversation. This is a gem of a neighborhood place.
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Living in the neighborhood it's difficult to take this place for granted. The food is top notch and very fresh. We showed up for Sunday brunch and had a fantastic, relaxing meal that made us feel like we were in Europe. The service was extremely friendly and we both commented on it to each other upon leaving. I would highly recommend it.
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