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Rene Martinez's Restored '68 Chevy CST
Illness is often a subjective scenario for both physical and mental conditions. Some things are easier to diagnose through simple blood tests or routine physical or psychological exams, but what about the all too common yet incurable automotive disease? We're not sure if there's an official medical term for it yet, but it affects millions worldwide and is commonly coupled with severe addiction tendencies to collect things like signs, old mechanical parts, and complete vehicles; it almost shows no rhyme or reason as long as it's automotive-related. Doctors don't know how to treat it, so most of the afflicted self-medicate.
For Rene Martinez, it started early on in life when his dad bought a brand-new Chevy Cheyenne C-10 pickup in 1971. The truck was Hugger Orange with an unusual blue interior from the factory, and maybe it was the odd color combination that set something off in Rene's head about '67-72 Bow Tie trucks that would surface years later. Perhaps it was a long-term effect from drinking bad water his whole life, lead paint poisoning, or a hereditary neurological disease that stayed dormant in his brain until the right (or wrong) time. At first, he paid little attention to the truck, and after his dad gave it to his older brother in '74, it was offered to Rene in '78, but he turned it down in favor of finding a '57 Bel Air to cruise in.
In '84, Rene admits he finally matured and decided he needed a truck. He saw a lowered '71 Cheyenne shortbox gliding down the road, which prompted him to call the uncle who bought his dad's '71 when he refused it to see if he could talk him out of it now. His uncle laughed and told him to find his own.
It wasn't until '87 that Rene found his own after mentioning to some co-workers that he was in the market for a Chevy shortbed truck. It just so happened one of them had a brother-in-law who had one for sale. Rene bought the black '70 from him and kept it for nine years before letting it go, which he regrets to this day. Selling the truck wound up exasperating his C-10 sickness even more, which started a hunt for the right truck that has put Rene's name on 14 '67-72 Chevy titles, including two Blazers, one Suburban, and one panel, on top of the 10 shortbeds to date! It's gotten so out of hand that people actually stop by Rene's house in the small Central California town of Atwater to sell him their truck or tip him off about one that needs a new home.
This '68 CST is number 13 in the bunch, and it came by way of a phone call asking if Rene knew anyone who wanted to buy the truck. It was 90 percent restored and just needed all the finishing touches. Rene had seen the truck at a show six years previous to the call and asked the owner if he'd sell it to him, but he declined. Fate swung Rene's way again, and he took the truck home and called his now old friend Kevin Hernandez at Kev's Classics in nearby Fresno, California, to finish the resto.
The Custom Sports Truck, or CST, is now back to stock. It came dressed from GM to the hilt; unlike most trucks that were bought and used hard, this was a cowboy Cadillac. The CST has a deluxe interior package that was supposed to offer the comfort and appearance of a passenger car, which leads to one of the truck's most unique features, its rare bucket seats. When perched at the helm, a fully instrumented dash complete with a tach keeps Rene aware of the truck's vital signs. Kevin added a period GM tilt column Rene requested, which looks and functions perfectly almost like the original owner checked its box on the build sheet in '68. The rest of the interior is bone stock, with the exception of the Custom AutoSound stereo. The drivetrain is a no-frills yet dutiful rebuilt stock 307 V-8 topped with a Rochester two-barrel carb backed by a Powerglide. In '68, the 307 replaced the 283 as the base V-8, which outsold straight-sixes for the first time in Chevrolet truck history, a fitting 50th anniversary milestone for the automaker. Always wanting to hear his trucks, Rene put some 22-inch old-school glasspacks on the Chevy to add some rumble.
Hiding rebuilt stock suspension and brakes is a somewhat elusive light green color Rene dubbed Gumby Green paired with a creamy white the truck received during the unfinished restoration by the previous owner. In fact, so many people are interested in the green color's origin that Rene has been trying to contact the guy he bought it from, but to no avail. Being restored, one would think it'd be a stock '68 Chevy color, but it remains a mystery. There are even a few threads on Chevy truck message boards with people who want to know. Regardless, the paint is gorgeous and dressed with rechromed original trim by Specialized Metal Finishing in Atwater and stock chrome bumpers. The whole package is striking, to say the least. Original wheel covers are surrounded by 1 1/2-inch radial whitewalls from Coker Tire that kick the class meter up another notch. The all-show resto on this '68 has seen more miles of California's highways than many people dare to drive in their late-model trucks. Rene has driven it several times down the well-used 5 freeway to Southern California to attend shows like the annual Brothers Truck Show, where we met him, which is about an 800-mile roundtrip. That factory air conditioning comes in handy while he's singing to the oldies on the open road. We think he's found the perfect prescription to cure all ills.
|Facts & Figures
|Rene Martinez
|Atwater, California
|1968 Chevy C-10 CST
|Rearend / Ratio:
|Rear suspension:
|Rear brakes:
|stock drum
|Front suspension:
|Front brakes:
|stock drum
|Steering Box:
|Saginaw power steering
|steel 15×7
|Coker 1 1/2-inch whitewall 235/75/R15
|Gas tank:
|stock in-cab
|Year and make:
|stock 307ci V-8
|Valve Covers:
|stock stamped steel
|Manifold / Induction:
|stock / Rochester 2 BBL
|Delco points
|stock ram horn manifolds
|22″ glasspacks
|stock w/rechromed trim
|stock w/steel floor
|Bodywork and paint by:
|previous owner
|Paint Color:
|Gumby Green and white
|Headlights / Taillights:
|stock chrome
|stock w/tach
|Air conditioning:
|Steering wheel:
|Steering column:
|stock tilt
|factory optional buckets
|Material / Color:
|vinyl / light & medium greens
|stock dark green


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European Commission
Brussels, 8 May 2014
Questions and Answers on innovation in the blue economy
Why do we need innovation in the blue economy?
The blue economy is already vast with over 5 million people employed in blue sectors such as coastal and maritime tourism, shipbuilding and fisheries, and it could grow further and employ 7 million by 2020. But as fresh water and land are running scarce in the face of a growing world population, we will have to turn more and more to our oceans for our food, medicine and energy needs. The blue economy has the potential of creating more jobs and further our economic growth. However, our activities have to be sustainable so that future generations can enjoy the same healthy and vibrant oceans that we enjoy in our lifetime.
Innovation across all sectors of the blue economy is therefore crucial to realise the growth and jobs potential and can also bring environmental benefits.
Why do we need this Communication?
The 2010 Innovation Union, the over-arching EU strategy on how innovation can contribute to create smart, sustainable and exclusive growth by 2020, already identified a number of weaknesses to tackle barriers to innovation: under-investment in knowledge, poor access to finance, the high cost of intellectual property rights, slow progress towards interoperable standards, ineffective use of public procurement and duplications in research. A number of these issues are already being tackled at the appropriate levels of administration, but some barriers are specific to the blue economy and will need further complementary action:
What does this Communication propose?
The Communication sets out a course of action from now until 2020 to tackle these barriers. The concrete actions it proposes are as follows:
Figure 11 Percentage of selected European sea basins that have not been surveyed
Furthermore, data from those parts of the seafloor that have been surveyed are not easily accessible. Different sets of marine data are held by many different organisations. Finding out who holds data and obtaining authorisation to use them can be time-consuming and expensive.
It is estimated that making high-quality marine data held by public bodies in the EU widely available would improve productivity by over €1 billion a year. It would stimulate innovation in the blue economy by making information on the behaviour of the sea and the geology of the seabed more readily available. The benefits of increased innovation could be of the order of €200 - €300 million a year. The ultimate goal is therefore to have a multi-resolution seabed map in place by 2020.
Why do we need an information platform on marine research?
Launched in January with a budget of nearly €80 billion over seven years, Horizon 2020 is the EU's largest ever research and innovation programme. While blue growth is a "focus area" in the programme, with a €145 million budget for 2014-2015, there are also further opportunities in areas such as food security (i.e. aquaculture), energy (i.e. ocean energy and offshore wind), transport (i.e. shipping), information technology (underwater cables and navigation) and research infrastructure (i.e. deep sea exploration) and these areas may not always be on the radar screens of researchers and industry with a marine and maritime focus.
Also, Member States together spend around €1.3 billion a year on their own national marine research projects. Working with the Commission, Member States are undertaking efforts to avoid duplication, e.g. through the Joint Programming Initiative 'Healthy and productive seas and oceans' and the Article 185-based initiative on the Baltic Sea BONUS, but researchers and policymakers may not always be aware of work going on elsewhere.
The objective is to make these research opportunities more insightful and to increase synergies between different programmes, which can accelerate the uptake of new ideas by industry and will help ensure that public research funding pays off through innovation by business.
What is the EU already doing in the area of marine research?
Between 2007 and 2013, the European Commission contributed an average of €350 million a year towards marine and maritime research through the seventh framework programme for research and technological development. In 2010-13, a large part of this funding was allocated under the cross-cutting "Ocean of Tomorrow" calls, details of which can be found here. The "European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research", adopted in 2008, is an integral part of the EU's overall maritime policy. For further examples of EU marine and maritime research see MEMO/14/337
Does the Communication affect international cooperation in this area?
No. The oceans are a global concern and the Commission remains committed to pursuing international marine research cooperation. The measures set out in the Communication should, for example, strengthen the European Union's position in international efforts, such as the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS). The European Commission this week also agreed to award Euro-Argo the status of a European Research Infrastructure Consortium. This will coordinate Europe's contribution to the international Argo programme of ocean floats and sensors. The Commission is also building on other initiatives, notably the Trans-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance with the United States and Canada launched last year in Galway, Ireland.
Why a Blue Economy Business and Science Forum?
The Commission is already in regular touch with sector-specific initiatives to formulate research needs under Horizon 2020, such as the Waterborne Platform, Leadership 2020 and the European Sustainable Shipping Platform for shipping and the Aquaculture Platform.
However, ideas developed in one maritime sector could be of tremendous benefit to other maritime sectors. Following years of research, the European shipping industry has developed anti-corrosive propellers to keep leisure and commercial vessels free from fouling. The very same technology could be used for the turbines used in the nascent ocean energy industry.
There is a clear need for further cross-fertilisation of ideas and research results and this is why the Commission is calling for an over-arching platform that combines representatives from science, industry and NGOs.
How can the skills gap be closed?
The blue economy of tomorrow will also need an appropriately skilled workforce that is able to apply the latest technologies in engineering and other disciplines.
In order to tackle this gap effectively, the EU has already put the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) in place. These are to support the career development and training of researchers – with a focus on innovation skills – in all scientific disciplines through worldwide and cross-sector mobility. The MSCA provide grants at all stages of researchers' careers, from PhD candidates to highly experienced researchers, and encourages transnational, inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary mobility. MSCA also encourage researchers to take up experience in businesses (including SMEs) from an early stage of their career. MSCA are bottom-up in their nature and do not predetermine a specific scientific field and is to become the main EU programme for doctoral training, funding some 25 000 PhDs.
Furthermore, other avenues for supporting the development of skills are:
How does this relate to other Commission initiatives in the field of innovation?
The Innovation Union is the overarching EU Flagship as part of delivering smart, sustainable and exclusive growth by 2020 ("Europe 2020"). The Blue Innovation Communication is to further propose additional measures to tackle the current barriers to innovation that hold the blue economy still aback.
How will the Commission make sure that "blue growth" will not endanger the ecosystem of the oceans?
The Commission's Blue Growth agenda does not prioritise growth over sustainability, but rather prioritises sustainable growth. In many cases sustainability is a actually a pre-requisite for growth: cleaner water allows shellfish from aquaculture to be sold for a higher price, healthy fish stocks will ensure a sustainable future for our fishermen for generations to come, whilst offshore energy can provide a sustainable solution to our energy needs as well as creating jobs and growth across Europe.
The Commission is explicit that the blue economy must develop in such a way that it is compatible with wider ecosystem management and the preservation of the marine environment for future generations. Key to this is the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. This Directive, which EU Member States had to transpose into national law in 2010, sets a target of good environmental status in European seas by 2020. Human activities which do not compromise this aim will therefore be allowed. The only way to understand the possible environmental impact of the blue economy is to continue to monitor and observe the sea, and increase our overall marine knowledge. The Commission will continue to support this research.
Today's announcement is another step towards the development of a sustainable blue economy. Driving innovation forward can also bring about significant environmental benefits. This can be through "eco-innovations", such as reducing sulphur emissions from ships through improved on-board exhaust gas cleaning systems, cleaner traditional fuels or alternative fuel sources. Innovation can also help to develop cost-effective marine protection measures that can contribute to reaching the 2020 environmental targets for European seas.
Is blue growth compatible with protecting our oceans and seas?
It can be, if we act in a responsible manner, if we have sufficient information to see the whole picture, and if we do not repeat the mistakes made in exploiting resources on the land. The EU's Marine Strategy Framework Directive has set the target of good environmental status in European Seas by 2020 so human activities will be allowed that do not compromise this aim. In fact there are many win-win options.
Cleaner water and better organic aquaculture technologies allow more fish from aquaculture to be sold, thereby protecting wild fish stocks. Healthy fish stocks are good for fishermen as well as for the ecosystem.
Support for wind energy platforms not only helps mankind to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Such platforms can also be designed to host suitable habitats for bottom-dwelling ocean species.
Are these empty words? What is the EU's track record?
These are not just promises, the EU has a track record of taking the lead when it comes to protection our seas and oceans. Three examples:
More information
IP/14/536: EU eyes oceans innovation as source of sustainable growth
MEMO/14/337: Blue Economy Innovation: examples of EU marine research
Innovation in the Blue Economy: Realising the potential of our seas and oceans for jobs and growth:
Studies on Blue Growth per sea basin:
Infographics: http://ec.europa.eu/maritimeaffairs/policy/blue_growth/infographics/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogOOTFTg9LA
Source: Preparatory Actions for European Marine Observation and Data Network. Service Contract No. "MARE/2009/07 – Seabed Mapping – SI2.563144" Based on 6000 seabed surveys of which approximately 1000 were high-resolution multi-beam surveys.
Staff Working Document accompanying this Communication
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|Event Revelation Science with Vered Blass on Electronic Waste
|Revelation Science with Vered Blass on Electronic Waste
|2011/10/04 - 2011/10/04
|Vered Blass on Electronic Waste
Next event
- 15 November 2011 : 20:00
- Chris Davis MSc., Delft University of Technology
- Title " Semantic Web, Linked Open Data and http://enipedia.tudelft.nl "
- Background reading:
- Industrial Ecology 2.0 paper
Old events
- 4 October 2011 : 20:00
- Dr. Vered Blass, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Title " Electronic waste, what? where? who? "
- Background reading:
An evening, where an invited scientist/engineer talks about the latest/greatest/weirdest topic they work with. Goal is to present a topic or problem so that an an intelligent but lay audience can follow it. After a talk (say 45 mins to 1 hour) an hour long discussion Q&A session will take place, followed by an informal drinks and further discussion. The topics are not set or limited, as long it has a solid scientific base and can be related to things hackers / geeks care about.
Estimated frequency 12 or 6 times a year.
For who
For all RevSpace members plus any other guest that is interested in coming.
By whom
Gori will be contacting and inviting scientists from his own network + whoever else gets suggested. Please feel free to suggest a person to invite, or a topic to find a expert for below
To Do
- Organize a recording setup, video & sound for youtube/web dissemination (gmc will help with this Tuesday)
List of potential speakers / topics
- 4 october - Vered Blass - Tel Aviv University, - E-waste, End of Life networks and you
- Igor Nikolic TPM/ TU Delft Complex Adaptive Systems theory and how to understand and model the co-evolution between social and technical systems.
- Rene Kleijn from CML Leiden about (rare earth) metal flows through the economy/ecology
- Chris Davis about wikis, open data, social processes and structuring complexity
- Mark de Bruijne TPM/TU Delft about robustness and resilience in infrastructure systems
- Frank Boons, EUR, social systems / industrial systems
- Quantum Computing - Floor Paauw for example
- Nanotechnology : possible contact via diggie
- < please add an idea! >


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As a boy, I wasn't much of a joiner. Although I knew many kids, I never aligned myself to one particular group. But as I think back 47 years I remember running with a bunch of guys from the gym where I boxed.
We formed a club called The Knights. Many of our adventures on the mean streets of the Bronx evolved from that club. Denny Malvey was our boxing coach. In 1913 he beat Gene Tunney in a street fight in Hell's Kitchen on the Lower Westside. However, we were most impressed by his knowledge of King Arthur and The Knights of the Round Table. Denny introduced us to Sir Thomas Mallory's "Le Morte d'Arthur," and told us about the Arthurian Code of Chivalry.
"Lads," he'd say in his Irish brogue, "It's your duty to protect those who cannot protect themselves."
The reason Denny fought Gene Tunney, who eventually beat Jack Dempsey for the heavyweight championship was that Tunney was a bully who picked on the younger kids.
Denny was our idol. You knew what he stood for; we wanted to be like him. We were gifted fighters, and like Don Quixote followed the Arthurian code "To right the unrightable wrong." So we took on every bully from 241st to Gun Hill Road.
The scars on my face account for numerous altercations that I've had defending others and myself against bullies. However, as a young adult, I learned different skills counseling street gangs in the South Bronx.
Last week I wrote about Back to School Night at LCHS. I ended the write commenting on Ms. Baldwin's admonitions regarding the potential of bullying.
Five years ago I addressed this issue in a write called, "Mean Girls." My words resonated with many as I received numerous e-mails from readers commenting on their nightmarish memories when they were bullied as children. Many expressed how this brutalization left an indelible wound and led to a downward spiral adversely affecting their self-worth.
The handprints of bullies are like a slap on the face and remain stark and defined on the souls of their victims.
The newspapers tell stories of children who have taken their lives as a result of bullies. Phoebe Prince, Asher Brown, Eric Mohat and Sladjana Vidovic are the latest victims.
Where have we been? And I say this because according to Eldridge Cleaver, "If we're not part of the solution we're part of the problem." Why do we allow bullies to steal the souls of our children? Until one is committed to the cause, there is hesitancy/ Thus nothing is done and subsequently another child takes their life on our watch.
Some of our best minds struggle with modalities of prevention, accountability and therapeutic intervention. Many school districts have such paradigms. But it's not good enough! I would rather have a resolute commitment to end this form of slavery because someone who is resolute will find a way. Bullies thrive where authority is weak!
"Bullying is just a part of growing-up," some say. It's not! Although children are born very demanding, why haven't their parents socialized them?
In 1963 my buddies and I made a commitment that we would show no quarter to those who would terrorize another. We were the Knights and we were resolute! Instead of more institutionalized programs we need to be out brother's keeper. John Donne says, "No man is an island, entire of itself. …when the bells tolls for another, it tolls for thee."
The solution lies within us. The power of love, and attention is a prevailing intervention. But, we must be willing to bring hell down from heaven to put a stop to bullying.
My dear reader, it's time to become a Knight and join the ranks of Joey, Blasé, Tony and I, and right the unrightable wrong." That's what Knights do!
Are you in?
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i'll use this article as a jumping off point. it's an interesting read about why Conservatives deny Global Warming.
yesterday i posted a discussion about an article claiming that the Earth is cooling and that carbon dioxide is good for the environment. it was sent to me by my step-father, who is getting to be famous here on A/N. he is a staunch Consevative, a Birther who thinks that Obama wants Anarchy, and an evolution and climate change denier.
he genuinely believes that the Scientific community is duping the world into believing in Global Warming so they can continue to get funded and keep their jobs. i sent him articles from NASA - he rejected them, since NASA is in Obama's pocket. i sent him articles from decorated climate scientists from Berkley - he wouldn't even read them b/c Berkley is a liberal think tank. instead, he accepts the theories put forth by unknown internet bloggers or a single Physicist who happens to work with the Heartland Institute.
when i point out the fallacies of his sources, he ignores them and sends me another article by an equally insignificant source. when i debunk that i get an email that says "global warming is hooey". talk about a discussion stopper.
there really is no way to convince someone whose mind is made up. i never try to convert someone to Atheism - it's impossible, and honestly why bother? but i think it's our duty as citizens to try to educate the ignorant on important issues like Climate Change and Evolution. too bad that often the same people who are deeply Religious are the same ones who deny Science. and their minds are made up equally regarding both God and Science.
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Have you tried the peppered moth approach? That's a duel argument I love to use. It not only shows how the industrial revolution damaged the environment, but it also shows the awesome powers of natural selection as the peppered moth changed from white to black and back to white again in about 200 years simply because the environment changed. There's 200 years worth of data backing it up. Maybe that'll open the door a little.
i doubt that will help. at best, at least regarding my step-father, he would admit to "micro-evolution", lol. still that wouldn't help with the global warming thing. honestly, i think it's a lost cause. i'm now focused on convincing my mother. it's going better than it was with him.
I'm glad she's more receptive! Maybe she'll get to work on your step-dad once you convince her! lol Here's hoping! *fingers crossed*
i think i might have figured this all out. you see, Climate Deniers often call themselves Skeptics. problem is, they are new to being skeptics, hence, they aren't very good at it.
they don't know how to be a true skeptic. it's all confirmation bias. they find tons of articles, blogs, and data on Climate Change that supports their opinion, yet they fail to view the source. they believe that a non-credentialed blogger who sites zero references is on par with a NASA study.
a skeptic uses their critical thinking skills to sniff out bullshit, then fact checks to see what experts have to say. for example, if someone tells me that Obama wasn't born in America, i will try to find credible experts who share that view. if i can only find some batshit crazy sheriff, or some religious zealot, then i am unlikely to believe it. if the head of the CIA or FBI or ANYONE with a sniff of credibility seemed to lend credence to it, i would open my mind to the possibility.
calling yourself a skeptic is all well and good, but it means nothing if you don't know how to do it.
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Dean Bill Burke talks about creation of the Dublin campus of Ohio
University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
[June 18, 2014]
College mourns death of Daniel
Marazon, D.O. [March 16, 2012]
Get Active and help
OU-HCOM Free Clinic [March 12, 2012]
You can be an AmeriCorps
member for a day [March 9, 2012]
D.O. Day on the Hill:
OU-HCOM goes to Washington [March 6, 2012]
Ohio University computer science and
medical faculty pioneer new blood glucose prediction processes
[March 1, 2012]
Annual event celebrates cultural diversity at medical school
[February 16, 2012]
Carlsen elected NBOME vice chair [January 31, 2012]
Endowed research
chair named in honor of John Kopchick, Ph.D. [January 24, 2012]
Ohio University computer science and medical faculty pioneer new
blood glucose prediction processes [January 20, 2012]
community, media invited to Campus Care Open House [January 18, 2012]
Free breast health education, mammograms available
[January 6, 2012]
AOF honors OU-HCOM
physicians, students Johnson named Outstanding Physician of the Year [January 6, 2012]
New lecture series encourages medical
student research [December 16, 2011]
Can osteopathic manipulation treat sweat
disorders? [December 5, 2011]
Addressing childhood obesity in Athens
County preschools and high schools[November 30, 2011]
Middle and high school students learn
about dangers of prescription drug abuse[November 22, 2011]
Dublin, Ohio site to be negotiated,
purchased for medical school campus[November 18, 2011]
Community clinic provides uninsured
patients with fresh, local foods[November 8, 2011]
Klabunde pens 2nd edition of
cardiovascular physiology textbook[November 1, 2011]
Grant supports diversity in
health-related research [October 31,
Steven Brose on physical medicine and
rehabilitation [October 31, 2011]
Diabetes researchers take aim at
dangerous complication: kidney disease[October 18, 2011]
Making cancer survivors of the uninsured
[October 17, 2011]
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
[October 10, 2011]
A hands-on approach
to low back pain [October 3, 2011]
10th Annual
Research Day showcases OU-HCOM students
[September 21,
Scientists discover rare wounded dinosaur in Utah
[September 20, 2011]
Medical school dean
announces retirement, new role [September 14, 2011]
Handy interactive web resources provide 3D options for
studying blood and bones
[August 31, 2011]
Kopchick awarded
British Society for Endocrinology's Transatlantic Medal
[August 29, 2011]
Convocation emphasizes professionalism and physician
responsibility [August 25, 2011]
Lois M. Nora
awarded The Phillips Medal of Public Service [August 16,
Robert S. Juhasz,
D.O., received award from OU-HCOM [August 16, 2011]
OU-HCOM sets record
enrollment this year [August 10, 2011]
primary care physicians to better treat diabetes [August
1, 2011]
Rural physicians
benefit from federal funding [July 26, 2011]
Summer programs
offer undergraduates a look at med school classes, research[July 12, 2011]
OU-HCOM researcher
receives federal grant to study the history of c-sections
[July 8, 2011]
Ohio University trustees
approve medical college name change [June 24, 2011]
Grant to assist OU-COM youth obesity prevention program [June 20, 2011]
Mandela Rhodes Scholar brings new perspective to OU-COM research [June 9, 2011]
The 2011
graduation ceremony is a family affair [June 4, 2011]
OU-COM graduates continue to choose primary care specialties
[June 1,
Film production,
medical education unite in "The Passageway"
[May 27,
Immature skull led young tyrannosaurs to rely on speed,
agility to catch prey[May 9, 2011]
Two OU-COM students selected for Albert Schweitzer Fellowship
[May 2, 2011]
Record Funding
Award Given to Ohio University College of Osteopathic
Medicine[April 30, 2011]
First Regional OU-COM/CORE/OOA Poster Exhibition, Competition
Resounding Success
[April 30, 2011]
OU-COM opens new training facility, community clinic [April 24, 2011]
Program offers
caregivers knowledge, information [April 24, 2011]
Microbiology conference
convenes at OHIO [April 4, 2011]
Tropical Disease Institute
co-hosts international meeting [March 16, 2011]
Ohio University, inventors
to receive up to $52 million from drug license transactions
[February 16, 2011]
OU-COM researcher studies causes, prevention of fainting [February 3, 2011]
OU-COM cancer drug discovery licensed to New York company
[February 1, 2011]
Alumni grant supports
medical student research [January 14, 2011]
OU-COM to host AOA President Karen J. Nichols, D.O. [January 5, 2011]
Institute for Neuromusculoskeletal Research, OU-COM awarded grant
for research on rare balance disorder [January 5, 2011]
OU-COM Welcomes First International Exchange Student
[December 13, 2010]
Symposium to feature
expanded poster competition [December 3, 2010]
OU-COM Free Clinic now offers dermatology care [November 23, 2010]
OhioHealth names
lab at medical school's new research facility [November 19, 2010]
First osteopathic
psychiatry residency offered in Ohio [November 19, 2010]
OU-COM administrator tapped for medical advisory board [November 5, 2010]
OU-COM Alumni
Recognized at AOA Unified Conference [November 4, 2010]
Diabetic Patients Find Technology Useful to Communicate With
Physicians - As Long As It Is Free [SAN FRANCISCO, Oct.
26, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire]
Grant expands OU-COM
research on Chagas disease [October 25, 2010]
NIH grant to fund
research at OU-COM into possible causes, prevention of type
1 diabetes [October 25, 2010]
Dean touts
triumphs, promises 'unbelievable' future [October 13,
Research Day
highlights student and faculty medical research at OU-COM
[September 23, 2010]
With new
program in Columbus, Schweitzer Fellowship comesto Ohio University [September 15, 2010]
Research Day
showcases student, faculty research [September 9,
members sought to help improve local health [September
8, 2010]
Diabetes clinical trial
recruiting patients [August 25, 2010]
New students learn
about professionalism, receive white coats
[August 20,
Ancient "terror
bird" used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer
[August 17, 2010]
Ohio University's research licensing income rises to $8.2
million [OU Research News, August 12, 2010}
Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine to oversee medical
services for Ohio University students [August 11, 2010]
Alumnus Elected to the
American Osteopathic Association Board of Trustees[August 10, 2010]
OU-COM welcomes
newest class of medical students [August 10, 2010]
OU-COM alumnus elected
to AOA Board of Trustees [August 5, 2010]
crocodile fossil found in East Africa, scientists report
[August 4, 2010]
HHS Grant will fund
research on muscle weakness [July 20, 2010]
National study
ranks OU-COM high for social mission [July 1, 2010]
Alumnus returns to Athens
as GOBA director [June 25, 2010]
Congratulations, you're a mother—and a
doctor! [June 10, 2010]
OU-COM graduates 31st class of
physicians [June 3, 2010]
OU-COM professor honored for promoting
osteopathic medicine
[May 25, 2010]
Hundreds attend Academic & Research
Center grand opening [May 14, 2010]
OU-COM first in state for producing
rural physicians [May 3, 2010]
Family Medicine Fellow Honored at DOC
Awards [April 30, 2010]
OU-COM to assist physicians with electronic records
[April 15, 2010]
New Pocket Reference Guide Promotes OMM
[March 30, 2010]
OU-COM sponsors Haiti earthquake relief [March 12, 2010]
OU-COM announces new
Summa Foundation scholarship [March 12, 2010]
We are saddened to
announce that Judith Edinger passed away
[February 25,
Ohio University named state "center of excellence" for
health and wellness
[Ohio University Office of Research
and Sponsored Programs, February 19, 2010]
Ohio University is top Ohio public school for research
royalty income, national study finds (Ohio University Office
of Research Communications)
[Ohio University Office of
Research and Sponsored Programs, February 16, 2010]
OU-COM physicians, staff
to provide medical care in Haiti [February 15, 2010]
Espinoza inducted into
AOA Mentor Hall of Fame [February 15, 2010]
Fighting a hidden
enemy [February 8, 2010]
Clinic serves uninsured [January 27, 2010]
Childhood obesity
rates higher in Athens County [January 22, 2010]
ARC teaches learning and working in new ways
[OU Outlook, January 4, 2010]
Scenes from the Fall Quarter 2009 [December 29, 2009]
Treating depression
in rural adults with HIV [December 18, 2009]
OU-COM spreads
holiday cheer at home and abroad [December 10, 2009]
Alumnus funds new
student research award [December 7, 2009]
OU-COM professor
transforms national publication [December 7, 2009]
to appear on Discovery Channel series
[OU Outlook, December 7, 2009]
Scientists receive
$2.6 million grant to develop drug for cancer, autoimmune
disease [December 4, 2009]
OU-COM well represented
at OMED; wins several honors [November 23, 2009]
Federal grant funds
fossil preparation at OU-COM [November 13, 2009]
Watson named
Distinguished Osteopathic Surgeon [November 5, 2009]
OU-COM Prof Named
Surgery Mentor of the Year [November 5, 2009]
available for Women's Health Week programming [November
4, 2009]
Osteopathic Heritage Foundations Commemorate 10 Years of
Direct Grantmaking
[November 4, 2009]
kidney damage study receives NIH boost [November 4,
Glouster residents unite to "Make a Difference" [October
26, 2009]
NIH grants $221,250 to OU-COM ischemic stroke research [October 15, 2009]
OU-COM alumnus wins
Distinguished Service Award from university[October 14, 2009]
highlights triumphs, outlines future during annual address
[October 13, 2009]
Milestones [October 13, 2009]
Area Health Education
Center combats health illiteracy [October 13, 2009]
OHIO paleontologist to speak at Front Room Café [October 8,2009]
Celebrated NIH
neurologist speaks at OU-COM [September 28, 2009]
Ohio University
blood drive in memory of local teen [September 22, 2009]
faculty increases federal research funds [September 21,
Research Day
2009: From sun screen dangers to diabetes care [September 21, 2009]
OU-COM faculty increases federal research funds
[September 18, 2009]
Research Day to
spotlight student medical research [September 15, 2009]
Discovery Channel
features anatomy professor on "terror birds"
[September 9, 2009]
Diagnostic Hybrids gets FDA clearance for thyroid test
25, 2009 – Medcity News]
Alumni panel
offers career advice [August 21, 2009]
OU-COM welcomes largest
class during ceremony [August 16, 2009]
An apple a day- Kristen Bodkin, D.O. ('09) follows her own advice
[August 8,
Warren General
Hospital Foundation endows osteopathic medical scholarship[August 3, 2009]
summer training in medicine, research [July 21, 2009]
Serving families
across the globe [July 8, 2009]
Diversity Program teams OU-COM with OhioHealth [July 7,
The specialty decision
[June 29, 2009]
OU-COM individuals honored
at OOA convention [June 25, 2009]
OU-COM alumni lead
national exam scores [June 19, 2009]
Final gift [June 18, 2009]
Keeping it in the FamilyStudent D.O. of the Year and Family Practice Fellow
Christina González, D.O. ('09) [June 9, 2009]
Q&A: CDR George Ceremuga, D.O. ('93)
Family medicine practice in the United States Indian Health
Service[June 8, 2009]
OU-COM graduates 104 new physicians at 30th Commencement
[June 6, 2009]
Charles A. Brown
pursues compassionate side of medicine [June 1, 2009]
graduates 30th class of physicians [May 29, 2009]
Participates in Race for the Cure [May 21, 2009]
AmeriCorps program
provides health care assistance [May 18, 2009]
OU-COM student named
AMA Foundation Minority Scholar [May 15, 2009]
bicyclists visit Athens on 3,700-mile ride across America
[May 14,
Rewards of a "second
act" career pathNon-traditional physical therapy student wins award from
Appalachian health organization
[May 12, 2009]
Federal grant brings
mental health consultations to public preschools[May 6, 2009]
Bike Rodeo rides into
Athens Community Center [May 5, 2009]
OU-COM wins six AACOM
Excellence in Communication Awards
[May 4, 2009]
Q&A: Barbara
Ross-Lee, D.O. [April 28, 2009]
DOC awards recognize
Steinbergh, Gonzalez and many more [April 28, 2009]
Alumnus discusses
infectious disease, military medicineBradley A. Lloyd, D.O., speaks at the Career Medical
Specialties Series[April 27, 2009]
Primary care doesn't
mean lower pay, alum saysAddiction medicine a "niche" subspecialty of family medicine
[April 22, 2009]
Ecologist discusses
role of toxins in cancer, infant development [April17,
medical education and health care access in Appalachian Ohio
expands with grant from the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation
[April 8, 2009]
Malgor receives NIH grant [April 8, 2009]
OU-COM student, alumni
recognized at ACOFP conference [March, 20, 2009]
OU-COM commended for
effective class size increase [March 16, 2009]
Grace Brannan elected
to International Academy for Quality [March 16, 2009]
Dr. Jacqueline Wolf
tells history, hazards of obstetric anesthesia
[March 9,
Two doctors in one
[March 5, 2009]
OU-COM faculty
member receives national honor [March 5, 2009]
sees boom in military recruits [March 5, 2009]
William Burke, D.O. ('88)
on new rules of medical etiquette [February 27, 2009]
Schwartz, M.D., appointed to diabetes research chair
[February 25, 2009]
diversity celebrated at OU-COM [February 19, 2009]
The plastic surgeon's path [February 17, 2009]
Tax prep
assistance, other programs available [February 6,
The changing face of
health care [February 3, 2009]
Ohio University
receives community engagement grant [February 3, 2009]
Glaucoma screenings
prevent blindness [January 30, 2009]
Dr. Mehlman ('89) on
pediatric orthopedic surgery [January 30, 2009]
From East
Africa to Athens: A fossil's journey [January 22, 2009]
Dr. Benencia awarded
NIH research grant [January 15, 2009]
UMA signs management
agreement with OhioHealth [January 9, 2009]
government focuses on professionalism [January 9, 2009]
students encouraged to learn signs of suicide [December
15, 2008]
Students encouraged to
engage in research [December 9, 2008]
The aging of AIDS
[November 25, 2008]
Dr. Calabrese on
rheumatology {November 24, 2008]
CORE receives high
praise [November 24, 2008]
OU-COM expands
end-of-life care training [November 24, 2008]
Memorial service planned,
scholarship created for Ohio graduate [November 14,
Diabetes awareness month [November
7, 2008]
Burkes lend a hand in China [November 6, 2008]
Specialty spotlight: Otolaryngology [October 23, 2008]
Understanding cultural
differences [October 20, 2008]
Medicine Means Business for Ohio:$37.2 billion economic impact for the state [October 15,
medical students sweep international research contest
[October 13, 2008]
State of the
College 2008 [October 7, 2008]
OU-COM fills
primary care gap in Ohio [October, 7 2008]
Able and willing: Nick Pfleghaar assists disabled campers
[OU Outlook, October 3 , 2008]
Free services
offer hope for beating breast cancer [October 6, 2008]
Visiting alum launches
Career Medical Specialties series [September 29, 2008]
Children's mental
health network celebrates growth [September 26, 2008]
Yang Li, Ph.D., and
team secure NIH grant for skin cancer research
[September 26, 2008]
Women recover
muscle strength more slowly than menFindings may affect how women are treated for bone fractures[September 25, 2008]
Research Day
2008 boasts record involvement. This year's event featured
61 posters by OU-COM students and faculty [September 23,
Research Day features more than 60 student, faculty projects[September 15, 2008]
Better Health Care
Using Technology Conference focuses on building health care partnerships, technology transfer opportunities in
Southeastern Ohio[September12, 2008]
doctors delve into research [September 9, 2008]
Workers "top off" new research facility [August 27,
Federal grant funds OU-COM research on non-toxic pest
[August 25, 2008]
OU-COM student government abandons bottled water [August
10, 2008]
Duck-billed dinosaurs outgrew predators to survive
[August 5, 2008]
Convocation Ceremony welcomes 117 OU-COM student doctors
[August 5, 2008]
Federal grant expands OU-COM regional health services,
[July 23, 2008]
OU-COM associate dean receives national recognition Keith
Watson, D.O., named Educator of the Year [July 18, 2008]
with Rathindra Bose, Ph.D. [July 10, 2008]
Trustees tour the College of Osteopathic Medicine [July
3, 2008]
OU-COM alumni, faculty recognized at OOA convention [July 1,
Graduate Profiles [June 26, 2008]
Diabetes on the rise nationwide [MS Word, June 26, 2008]
OU-COM receives praise,
commendations during evaluation [June
20, 2008]
Scientists find
potential protein biomarkers for growth hormone [June
18, 2008]
OU medical students
receive business training [June 17, 2008]
Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine conferred the
title of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine to 106 graduates
[June 7, 2008]
OU-COM graduation 2008 pre event release.doc [MS
Word, May 30,
OU-COM Students Judge State Science Day Projects [May
10, 2008]
In partnership, OU professor, O'Bleness team up for research
[Athens Messenger, May 20, 2008]
Three biomedical science professors awarded NIH awards
[May 15, 2008]
OU-COM professor earns
honorary degree [May 12, 2008]
Innovative fitness program looks for young
recruits (and their parents)[Athens News, May 5, 2008]
OU-COM students and clinical faculty advocate for health
care reform in Congress [May 9, 2008]
Career Medical Specialties Week Q&As
[April 29,
Children's health network gains non-profit status [April
21, 2008]
Congratulations to the 2008 D.O.C. Award winners! [April
21, 2008]
OU-COM wins three AACOM Excellence in Communications awards
[April14, 2008]
international surgery rotation launched at OU-COM [March 21,
Heart health gains offset by rising diabetes, obesity rates
[March 21, 2008]
Celebrates National Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Week
[March 21, 2008]
Spanish medical
researcher teams with OU-COM in the fight against childhood
obesity [March 17, 2008]
Athens Library and OU-COM
sponsor Caregiver Series [March 12, 2008]
teams up with State Medical Board to train ethical physicians
[Feb. 27, 2008]
medical students train with interpreters to improve minority
[Feb. 25, 2008]
OU reaps profits from research [Columbus Dispatch, Feb. 11, 2008]
Four Ohio University
College of Osteopathic Medicine students awarded Jerry A. Zinni,
D.O., Memorial Scholarship [Jan. 17, 2008]
Seminar tackles chronic pain management
Internationally renowned scientist John Kopchick honored with
Riland Medal from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
[Dec. 21, 2007]
Glaucoma screening program will be a sightsaver for Southeastern
[Dec. 19,
OU-COM CIO Phillips appointed to Ohio Broadband Council
[Dec. 12, 2007]
Local optometrists,
staff, physician and program director honored for their service
in Southeastern Ohio [Dec. 12, 2007]
Top osteopathic awards go to OU-COMers at AOA and ACOS
[Nov. 2, 2007]
Research Day 2007 [Oct. 4, 2007]
Kathy Trace and Interprofessional Partners for Appalachian
Children honored by the Ohio Department of Health [Sept. 26,
Gov. Strickland advances health care information technology
initiative at OU-COM's RHIOhio conference [Sept 26,
World Anti-Doping Agency grant fuels
Kopchick's search for human growth hormone
marker [Aug. 8, 2007]
"The Promise"
Class of 2011 welcomed at 32nd
Convocation Ceremony
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth honors OU-COM alumni
[July 23, 2007]
Master Faculty 2006 [May 21, 2007]


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Altar Furniture
The altar furniture was built by Joseph R. Kohrs, a past chair of the Thomas More College Board of Trustees and an alumnus of 1982. Joe is president of Kohrs, Lonnemann and Heil Engineers and engineered the mechanical and electrical system for the chapel. He builds furniture as a hobby, and decided to volunteer his time, materials and talent to build the altar furniture. The wood used for the chapel furniture is cherry and came from Boone and Kenton Counties. Joe personally felled the trees and milled approximately half the lumber himself; the other half was donated by Joseph Hayes. The altar furniture project includes approximately 20 pieces and took nine months to build. Joe credits his wife, Cindy, for having patience with him as he spent time on the project. His long-standing service to the College stems from having been a recipient of a diocesan scholarship, which made attending Thomas More College possible for him. "I have felt a deep commitment to return that gift as often as I was able," he said. Joe served six years on the Buildings and Grounds Committee and nine years on the Board of Trustees. Two of his sons have attended TMC. "I have a deep sense of pride in being able to provide such a gift to TMC. The joy has been all mine."


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With Rolf Garthus - Welcome to the rally and learn more about the various sfaety products and how they can benefit you.
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REGISTRATION & CHECK IN: 7:00 am to 4:00 pm at the Hostel Shoppe.
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"Waveform Series" consists of laser-cut shapes of various sounds, rendered in silver, gold or other precious metal and presented as wearable jewelry.
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"Hollywood" Steve Gaspar did his time on the club scene and playing in wedding bands before finally making waves as a musician, producer and songwriter, who had one of his tunes ("Heaven Must-A Sent You") nominated for a Grammy Award for R&B song of the year in 1999.
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"I've known them all for years," said Gaspar, a Bridgeport native who lives in Trumbull. "We go way back, and our paths have criss-crossed throughout the years, and each one of them, individually, has gone on to do great things.
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"Joel Rosenblatt was the drummer for Spyro Gyra for years and years. Bill Harris, the sax player, just finished doing two weeks at the Beacon Theater (in New York) with the Allman Brothers Band.
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The show at Marisa's was met with such a favorable reaction, that the owners of the Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport asked Gaspar to bring the band to their venue. The idea thrilled Gaspar, who was intrigued by returning to his Bridgeport roots and by playing in the new theater.
"I was contacted by the Bijou and I thought that would be a wonderful venue," he said. "Bridgeport's my hometown, and I thought it would be really cool to bring this collection of musicians to a 200-seat theater and let people see what we're all about.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Pre-wash or rat poop?
We have close friends who live nearby who have power so we are staying at their place until we are electrified once again, but of course their house is FREEZING, even with the heat on. So I am trying to keep warm with the heat from their laptop and any alcoholic beverages I can rustle up.
So, why don't you keep me occupied and answer the next question, one already posted on Facebook: do you pre-wash your fabric or not and why? And Debra, if you would be so kind as to tell our non-Facebook friends about the RAT POOP, I'd be obliged. I think you need to freak out as many people as possible, as a public service. And that little tidbit, by the way, is TOTALLY going in the article.
52 comments:
- Mary said...
Hi Megan, I know this is off topic but I just read recently that if you put Vicks vapor rub on the BOTTOM of feet of someone who can't stop coughing, that it will stop in a matter of 10 minutes. It couldn't hurt, right?
BTW, I LOVE your blog and I do NOT pre-wash.
- January 27, 2011 at 10:44 AM
- pojeda said...
I am sooo sorry you are feeling bad AND your electricity went out! Talk about a double wammy!
Have you tried drinking Hot Toddies? It might help with your throat and more important, sleep!
I ALWAYS pre-wash my fabric! Do not want fabric to shrink once everything has been sewn together in a quilt!
- January 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM
- Anne said...
even then I've got a quilt with running reds.... grr
- January 27, 2011 at 10:47 AM
- Monique said...
Hope you get your power back and everyone gets well soon! I do not pre-wash. I handquilt and my quilt goes into the washer (cold water) and dryer (low heat)as soon as it's bound. I like that it the fabric puckers up a bit.
- January 27, 2011 at 10:56 AM
- Bailey said...
I'm pretty new to quilting so I'm always interested to hear the answers to the prewash or not question. So far I have not done any prewashing. The only thing I think I might prewash is a bunch of red fabrics that would be paired with white...but even then I don't know if I'd be safe to NOT prewash if the end product is just washed in cold?
Hope everyone is healthy fast!
- January 27, 2011 at 10:59 AM
- Baskets Of Quilts said...
Hope your family feels better & that you get heat fast!
I do prewash since I have horrible luck and I know it would devastate me if colors bled. I even prewash and then use shout color catchers just to be absolutely sure.
- January 27, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Karin said...
I never prewash. I don't want to have to iron and restarch it afterwards, plus I always wash a freshly done quilt right after I'm done with the binding. I like them crinkly!
- January 27, 2011 at 11:35 AM
- Monica said...
I tell people that I don't prewash because I liked the puckered look (which I do). But the truth of the matter is I don't prewash because I'm lazy and HATE ironing.
- January 27, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- P. said...
Prewash. Sorry you've had a run of crud lately. Here's to heat and health!
- January 27, 2011 at 11:51 AM
I usually prewash. When I don't is for certain patterns that use fat quarters. You may not get all the pieces cut if it is prewashed and has shrunk or is not longer square. This has happened to me twice, so never again. I always prewash flannel.
Get well and stay warm!
- January 27, 2011 at 12:08 PM
- Charlotte said...
aiieeeee - no power in the freezing cold? What a nightmare! I hope it all gets sorted soon.
And I don't prewash, partly because I am lazy, but also because I like that slight crispiness that you get with brand new fabric.
- January 27, 2011 at 12:09 PM
- Opiesgirl said...
I always prewash and didnt know I WASNT supposed to prewash a jelly roll - what mess!
So - now I prewash big cuts of fabric but never never never precuts - jellyrolls, charm packs, etc.
Hope the crud leaves your house soon. And that you get power on!
- January 27, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- roberta said...
I always prewash cottons. I figure enough chaos enters my work without something that I can control easily. I also work with a lot of recycled fabrics, so using new unwashed with old, is even more chaos.
- January 27, 2011 at 12:29 PM
- random thoughts do or di said...
Stay warm...while I suffer here in too sunny California, with the headache caused by the wind! I do not pre-wash...except flannel, because it makes all those little threads and that is more work than I need.
- January 27, 2011 at 12:38 PM
Deborah says:
You really are having a time of it, aren't you. Hope everyone feels better.
Try to stay away from alcohol (as tempting as it is...). It will lower your immunity and then you'll really be in trouble.
Try simmering some diced ginger (in water)for about 20 minutes. Let it cool until its just hot. Add lemon juice and some good honey. Good for the whole family. Approximately 12 ounces water, 1 1/2 inch cube ginger (diced), juice of 1/4 lemon, 1 to 2 tablespoons honey per serving.
Honey should never be added to superhot beverages.
Now, pre-wash or not?
I pre-wash because the ironing part is relaxing...it's the only time I DO iron. However, I don't pre-wash jelly rolls or other small pre-cuts.
I like the crinkly look, but find that since I don't pre-wash my batting (or thread), that I can still get that even though I pre-wash the fabric because the batting will shrink a little.
- January 27, 2011 at 12:46 PM
Deborah says:
I'll check back to see what's up with Rat Poop......
- January 27, 2011 at 12:48 PM
- Mimi said...
Wow, hope you and your family can soon get back to normal and healthy.
I'd love to know about the rat poop thing...can you enlighten me?
As to pre-washing...I ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS pre-wash my fabrics. I even pre-wash fat quarters (and fat 8th, too). I recently bought a jelly roll and from reading other comments posted before mine, I won't be pre-washing that.
The reason I pre-wash? I don't want surprises. Besides, once I started pre-washing, I feel I need to continue so as not to mix the two.
Feel better.
- January 27, 2011 at 1:38 PM
I prewash. I know I don't have to, but I've found that sometimes the sizing on unwashed fabrics makes me itch.
we used to have this great wearhouse fabric place that was such a trip to go into, but a half hour there and I was all hives.....
- January 27, 2011 at 1:39 PM
- quiltzyx said...
Yes, I do pre-wash, except for pre-cuts. But after reading about the RAT POOP, I may start soaking those in the sink at least.
Sending healing strength your way too. Hope the power's back on ASAP!
- January 27, 2011 at 1:42 PM
- Cherie in St Louis said...
Yowza! You have really had a bad streak. I feel for you.
I do pre-wash my fabrics most of the time. I know that current wisdom is you don't have to but I like handling (okay, lovingly fondling :) ) and ironing my stash acquisitions. If I buy a piece to use right away, I don't worry about pre-washing. I almost always throw a color catcher in when I wash a quilt so I'm not too fanatical about pre-washing.
- January 27, 2011 at 2:21 PM
- Nancy said...
i don't prewash cause I'm lazy...
- January 27, 2011 at 2:57 PM
I make art quilts / wall hangings so I never prewash my fabric. I feel, for the way I am using the fabric, that I want that sizing that slightly stiffens new fabric.
- January 27, 2011 at 2:59 PM
- Stormy Days said...
I prewash if I know I need the fabric and have the time, otherwise I don't really think about it. I won't stop if I pull a fabric out of the stash and it hasn't been washed. I DO prewash batiks, I hate those kinds of surprises.
- January 27, 2011 at 3:08 PM
- The Calico Cat said...
In my house we already do at least 1 load a day, I am not about to add to it by pre-washing.
+ I like the crinkly look
+ I don't like to iron
+ my quilts are made to be used - even if they bleed.
- January 27, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Shanley said...
I totally agree with what Monica said...
" I tell people that I don't prewash because I liked the puckered look (which I do). But the truth of the matter is I don't prewash because I'm lazy and HATE ironing."
- January 27, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Dragon Lady said...
I prewash my flannels, and on the rare occasion when I mix my cotton with non-cotton I prewash. Otherwise, I toss the finished product in the washer on cold with a few color catchers. I like the 'aging' effect it has on quilts, and since I mostly do baby quilts, it softens them up before they're given away.
- January 27, 2011 at 3:34 PM
- Zazzu said...
I pre-wash the fabrics I buy shortly after I get them home.
There are a lot of good reasons to pre-wash. Most importantly, it gets rid of the terrible, new-fabric stench.
Sorry that your crew is still sick. You need a warmer climate, for sure.
- January 27, 2011 at 3:50 PM
- Natalie said...
I pre-wash like colors with a dye grabbing cloth made by Carbona. I do not pre-wash pre-cuts smaller than a fat quarter.
I do not dry my fabrics in the dryer. I take them straight from the wash to my ironing board where I shake out as many wrinkles as possible. I then lay them out flat on my ironing board to dry. For cuts 1/2 yard and above, I lay them out folded to make storing them easier.
I use comic book boards to wrap my fabric around like bolts in a shop and store them in my drawers and on shelves that way. It makes seeing the fabric and cutting it on my board much easier!
- January 27, 2011 at 4:01 PM
- RenegadeQuilter said...
I don't prewash ever.... I never have the time for it....
- January 27, 2011 at 4:51 PM
- Wilma NC said...
I prewash most everything, except of course strips etc. I, too, like to iron fabric, but not clothing.
- January 27, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- Ann Marie said...
I use to prewash because I couldn't stand the chemical smell the fabric had. But most of the fabric nowadays doesn't have that foul smell. So I do NOT prewash, and as for a red and white quilt, that is what the colorcatchers are for. :D I hope everyone in your household gets well soon, I know how tiring it is when just one is sick.
- January 27, 2011 at 9:31 PM
- Megan O said...
i prewash not so much for the washing part as much as the drying, i mean yeah its nice to know that your quilt isnt going to bleed like a stuck pig the first time your kid barfs on it, but mostly i like knowing that its good and shrunken and won't pull at my stitches. i have 0 patience for laying large quilts on the kitchen table to dry :D
- January 27, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- BillieBee (billiemick) said...
I'm wayyyyyy to lazy to prewash.
- January 27, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- Anne said...
I may be over thinking this, but I always pre-wash to have the cleanest fabric for my machine to sew. Sizing and dyes are part of the manufacturing process, and the cheaper the fabric the more sizing there seems to be. Without pre-washing, the lint that gets in my machine would have sizing on it too. The less that gets into the mechanics of my machine the better off it will be. And besides, the ironing is relaxing, but no starch.
- January 27, 2011 at 10:48 PM
I do pre-wash to remove the dyes and sizing from the manufacturing process. My machine deserves the cleanest fabric so the mechanics of it can move as smoothly as possible. Without pre-washing, the lint would, in a sense, be dirty. No starch when I iron either. This could just be paranoia.
- January 27, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- Sarah Craig said...
I do not pre-wash - I read that if you do, you won't get that wonderful crinkly look after the first wash. I've had very good luck with Shout color catchers to keep the colors from running, and I use all kinds of fabrics, including vintage fabrics that tend to run!
So sorry about all the sickness at your house! Hope everyone gets better soon!
- January 27, 2011 at 11:32 PM
- LittleBook said...
When I want to cut into fabric, I want to cut into it immediately. And, I love working with fabric fresh off the bolt. So, no prewashing for me. I do throw in about three of those Shout color catchers when I wash a quilt for the first time and have had good luck so far.
- January 28, 2011 at 12:53 AM
- Mary-Anne said...
Nope, too lazy. And then I read debra's comment and while it certainly did give me pause.... it's still nope, I'm too lazy.
- January 28, 2011 at 6:40 AM
- Laurel said...
Megan, I don't pre-wash. I tried to think of all the reasons why...
1) too lazy
2) like the hand of the unwashed fabric to work with
3) don't want to wait that long before I cut into the fabric
4) don't want to iron any more than I have to
5) ironing board not big enough for big pieces
6) easier to buy a bunch of color catchers
7) did I say that I'm lazy?
Hope the sick uglies are gone from your household soon.
- January 28, 2011 at 12:45 PM
- Jodi-JoJoMia's Place said...
I never prewash. I love the shrinking that occurs after you wash and the more antique look. Also I agree with lots of other that I am too lazy, don't want to wait to cut it out or get started and I like the feel of unwashed fabric for handling.
- January 28, 2011 at 2:35 PM
- QuiltSwissy said...
True about the mentholatum on your feet. The blood from the feet goes directly back to the lungs first of all and takes the decongestant back there with it. Clears your congestion up pretty quickly too.
I do not prewash, lazy and all that. I do use color catchers however and have never ever had a problem.
glen in nice sunny warm Louisiana who has been in Bonnie Hunter clsses for two days and wants to rub everyone's noses in it!
- January 28, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Nettie & Friends said...
I'm a wishy washy on prewashing. I usually prewash. I sometimes don't. I don't mix the two.
Hope you all feel better soon. I teach Kindergarten. It's a regular germ factory right now.
- January 28, 2011 at 7:48 PM
- LizA. said...
for all you naysayers, please take a look at WHY you should prewash, with color catchers and if there's any trace of color, wash and wash and wash again! http://picasaweb.google.com/LizQuiltz/WHYYouShouldPreWash
my beautiful Christmas Quilt that took me 3 years to make, is 94" square is now ruined.
- January 28, 2011 at 9:46 PM
- Mrs A said...
nope to the prewash, im in the too lazy, hate ironing group!
vicks on the bottom of your feet, thats a new one, but actually all blood is returned to the heart then the lungs but if it works for you well, who am i to pass judgement! i found warm socks work just as well with a pair of fluffy slippers in snowy weather and polar fleece jumpers, beanies etc.
missed the rat poop story, does this help with the pre wash situation?!
- January 28, 2011 at 10:32 PM
- little seamstress said...
I do not prewash. I am too lazy and I just don't care. Seems to be my mantra these days, I just don't care.
- January 28, 2011 at 10:57 PM
- mjnauert said...
I guess I am going to go against the grain here with my textile background and say that if you don't pre-wash, your fabric will tighten up slightly after you wash, making the piece that you cut and sewed slightly smaller. It will not stretch out and get puckery. You will get that look regardless if you pre-wash your fabric or not, because of your batting. Your batting (if you are using cotton or cotton blend)will shrink more than the fabric, since it is not woven. I choose to pre-wash my fabric to prevent bleeding, which occurs in the best of brands of fabric; different bolts of cotton fabric are going to shrink at different rates so I want all of my pieces to be flat once they are in a washed quilt. Have you ever bought a t-shirt or jeans that twisted on you after you washed it? Same phenomenon.
- January 29, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- mjnauert said...
oh, and a big P.S.
Yes you can pre-wash jelly rolls and other smaller scraps very easily. One way is to use a lingerie bag or bags in the washer. The other way is to just let them soak in the sink with warm water and fabric soap, rinse, lightly ring, and dry in the dryer inside a lingerie bag or pillow case. They will need ironing, but won't be a big clumped-up mess.
- January 29, 2011 at 12:39 AM
- Kit Lang said...
I don't know what the rat pop story is (I see she didn't post it here); but having ordered bolts of fabric from both manufacturers and from stores, I know they always come either shrink wrapped in plastic or in their very own fabric sheeth, so no rat poop has touched those fibres! :P
- January 29, 2011 at 6:46 PM
- Nancy said...
Hope you have power by now. A person could say what else could go wrong, but you just might find out! I usually pre-wash fabric although it depends on what I'm making. Mostly I don't want colors to run, having been a victim of that before. Especially reds, and I love reds.
- January 29, 2011 at 10:38 PM
- Pattie Crum said...
I never pre-wash and have never had a problem with running and fading. I do use the color grabber things in the washer when I have red fabric in the quilt, which is often. How you and your family are feeling better now. Stay warm.
PS I don't like the way the fabric feels if it's prewashed, it's harder to work with.
- January 30, 2011 at 10:30 AM
When I am ill or my children were ill, and you/they cannot sleep at night, one word: Nyquil.
I prewash cottons but do not prewash batiks. Cotton fabric has a looser weave, so the weave will tighten (shrink) when prewashed. If you want the cotton really easy to slice and dice, spray starch it prior to ironing. A batik has a tighter weave and doesn't have the huge shrink thing going when it encounters water so I don't prewash that. I also always prewash a lesser grade of fabric, but not a finer grade.
- January 30, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- Victoria said...
Yes, I pre-wash. It's a long story, but essentially I began sewing garments for myself back when the earth was still cooling, and after making a great dress and wearing it once, only to have it shrink (and run) when washed, I learned my lesson. Not to mention I was allergic to all of the perservatives (and rat poop) in the fabric, and would sneeze-loudly-and it was totally annoying! Then, to answer the 'iron' question...I don't care what the cost, I look for a few things: stainless steel bottom (so I can get the fusible off when I forget to use one of my many applique pressing sheets); lots of holes for a really good steam (iron that block into submission!); and weight...I like it heavy so the iron does the work for me and I don't have to push the ironing board into a banana shape to get my blocks flat.
- January 31, 2011 at 7:08 PM


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