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Fic: Shatter The Walls For A New Sun {7/10}
Title Shatter The Walls For A New Sun 7/10
Rating NC-17
Word Count 5,000/42,100
Summary AU in which Blaine was raised by highly religious parents and escapes to NYC with Quinn, moving in next door to Rachel and Kurt. (Alternately: Bible!Blaine meets NYC!Kurt. Shit happens.)
Notes Sorry this has taken longer than the usual - this past week has been a time suck of sickness. Still looking to get this wrapped up next week-ish. Thanks to Kerry for patting me on the head & holding my hand when my brain got scrambled.
Prologue // One // Two // Three // Four // Five // Six // LJ // AO3
January brings cold and snow. Really, nothing like the gorgeous white blankets they enjoyed in Ohio those last few days, but dirty slush and ice that line the streets and make commuting the downright awful. It's dark and dreary by the time Blaine gets off, both of them mainlining coffee simply to keep warm. Kurt's thankful he's regained the full use of his foot over the holiday break because that would just make things even more miserable. He also grows increasingly jealous of Blaine's midday commute, when the sun is out (or at least the semblance of light), and would rethink the whole waiting after work for Blaine thing if seeing his face at seven-thirty every night didn't bring him such joy, making him instantly forget the fact that he's been away from his apartment for twelve hours.
Despite getting to leave the apartment at twelve instead of seven-thirty, the cold's taking a toll on Blaine as well - he certainly wasn't used to this in California. It doesn't help it seems as if he's growing increasingly frustrated with his job, and one Friday night in late January, he just snaps. "I have no idea what I'm doing," he laments, dumping his satchel into the booth at Starbucks across from where Kurt is seated, not even saying hello to the baristas behind the counter like usual. "With my life, with anything, I just -"
He collapses into the seat, folding his arms on the table and burying his head into them. Nate behind the cash register catches Kurt's eye, sending him a worrying glance and holds up a cup. Kurt nods, flashing his card, and Nate just shakes his head, set making Blaine's soy latte, springing for a venti even. Kurt moves Blaine's satchel from the other side of the open-ended booth, moving it next to his, and sits down next to him, rubbing at his back.
"Hey," he says soothingly. "You're here with me. You're doing something right." He continues to rub circles into Blaine's back, mouthing a 'thank you' when Nate brings the latte, and the scent of espresso so close brings Blaine to attention.
"You - you didn't have to buy my latte," Blaine mutters, wrapping his hands around the cup all the same, sighing at the comforting warmth.
"I didn't. Tip Nate on the way out if you have any cash. Drink your coffee because coffee makes everything better, at least for a little while," Kurt says with a smile. "When you're done, we'll go to dinner and you'll tell me all about this and then we'll go home, okay?" He's met with a smile, and for the few minutes it takes Blaine to drink enough his latte before they venture out into the cold, he seems to forget his worries.
"I'm sorry," Blaine says, once they're outside and bundled back up, walking in the direction of the subway. There's an Italian place they sometimes stop for pizza and that'll do for tonight.
"Don't be," Kurt replies, slipping their hands together as they walk and Blaine finishes his coffee, and they don't speak again until they're seated in the warmth of the restaurant. "Tell me about your awful day," he prompts, taking Blaine's hand again across the table once their waitress is gone.
"It's not even that today was awful," Blaine says with a laugh, resting his chin on his other hand propped on the table by his elbow. "It's just - this whole week - it's really hit me. Everyone that I'm working with, this is it for them. I've been here six months and I have no better idea with what I want to do with my life, this - this was supposed to just be until I figured that out, I didn't even find a second job, and I don't even know if I can be myself here -"
Blaine's starting to get a little worked up, and even though they're sitting in the corner and the restaurant's pretty deserted, Kurt feels bad for him in his slightly hysterical state. "Hey. I thought you felt like this was a good match for you."
"I - I did," Blaine admits, sighing and smiling apologetically when the waitress brings their sodas. He sips for a moment before continuing. "The church is supposed to be accepting of gay people, I did some research before I took the job, but - I haven't seen it. Maybe I just haven't had the chance. Maybe gay people just don't go there. But there's nothing on the bulletin boards, and I've made some comments to Amy, trying to test the waters since she's the youngest out of everyone, and I don't know that she's been cold, but -"
He breaks off with another sigh, stirring the ice in his glass with his straw. "Caroline keeps trying to set me up with her niece. I - I don't know what to say. I don't want to get fired - I don't know that I can afford to get fired, but the whole point of coming here was to stop hiding who I was. I'm so sick of it and I don't want it anymore."
Kurt squeezes Blaine's hand tightly and takes a sip of his own soda before saying, "Okay. Okay. Well, this is not your only option. Like you said, this was just the best in you had when you came here. Let's brainstorm. Why did you want to be a music director? Tell me the most basic reason, deep down."
"It sounds stupid though," Blaine says after thinking a moment, and after a pointed glare from Kurt, he continues. "I like helping people. I like making art and helping people, at the same time."
Kurt can't hold back his grin at the explanation. "I have the most adorable boyfriend ever," he declares, and the waitress reappears with their pizza at that very moment. She winks at him and agrees, setting the tray down, and Blaine looks like he's about to crawl under the table from embarrassment.
"Adorableness aside," Kurt continues a few moments later, getting them back on track once they both have pizza on their plates and the waitress is gone. "Blaine, I'm sure there are plenty of things you can do with your life that combine art and making people's lives better. Things we can't even think of. You were going to go to college before all this, right? There are tons of colleges in Manhattan and Brooklyn, maybe you could apply to some of those. Take out some loans like Quinn. You don't have to know exactly what you're going to do yet."
"She certainly doesn't," Blaine mutters, and Kurt laughs. Quinn's only two semesters in and she already changed her major from English Lit to Psychology. "I guess now is the right time to apply for fall, right?"
"I believe it is. You could talk to some guidance counselors too, see what they have to say. Maybe they can lead you in the right direction. Or, maybe they'll be completely useless and you'll stumble on something you love completely on your own."
Blaine eats his pizza quietly for a bit before pursing his lips and saying, "Thank you for being so rational and letting me freak out about this. I just - I want you to be proud to be with me."
"I am always so proud to be with you, Blaine Anderson. Don't you forget it." They smile over their pepperoni and Kurt thinks Blaine just might believe him.
"I think you should tell Caroline," Kurt says once they're safely on the J train to Bushwick, nestled in a seat close together. "Just tell her that her niece isn't your type and see if she takes the hint." The corners of his mouth curl up in a grin and their car is thankfully empty, so Blaine leans over to sneak a kiss.
"Caroline may be in her sixties, but she's smart as a whip, she'd definitely take the hint." Blaine sighs into his scarf. "I'll feel her out next week. And, next week in the mornings I'll research some schools to apply to. Maybe Quinn can even get me a meeting with someone at Columbia to talk to about my options."
"Excellent plan," Kurt replies, curling into his side and hoping their car remains empty as long as possible since it's too late for rush hour and too early for people to be going out for the night. "Are you excited for our day tomorrow?"
"You know it," Blaine answers with a grin so wide, Kurt can feel Blaine's cheek brush against his. Kurt's Christmas present of 'Newsies' tickets are for the matinee show tomorrow and they've planned to make a whole day of it, getting an early dinner afterwards. Rachel is going to Callbacks tomorrow night, which means she should be gone by the time they get home, leaving them hours of alone time in the loft they normally aren't accustomed to. Kurt can't imagine a more perfect day if he tries.
"Me too," and with that, the seriousness of the week is behind them and the frivolity of the day they've planned is what's ahead, and it's so, so earned.
Since he knows Blaine needs a pick me up, Kurt goes out of his way to make their date extra special. He knocks on the door promptly at noon, so they can stop at the bakery for bagels and coffee before taking the train in, and Quinn answers, hair freshly trimmed and colored, all honey highlighted, not a pink streak in sight.
"Quinn! Your hair! I love it!" Kurt declares, squeezing her and kissing her cheek as he passes her on the way in. The pink started to fade around Christmas, but Kurt thought maybe pastel was a new look she was going for or something.
"Thanks," she replies with a smile, patting his shoulder. "I figured a year and a half was long enough. Time to change things up. Blaine will be right out. I sadly couldn't convince him to wear his appropriate matching hat." She pouts and walks over to the coffee table, picking the newsboy cap off of it and placing it on her own head.
"It's a little on the nose, don't you think?" Kurt hears Blaine's voice travel from his corner of the loft, finally stepping out. He's wearing one of the bow ties Kurt got him for Christmas as well, offering Kurt a nervous smile, and Kurt grins himself, walking over to meet him. He plants a quick kiss on Blaine's lips, despite Quinn watching, and he hopes Blaine doesn't mind too much. Blaine's barely blushing when he backs away.
"I have to agree about the cap. Though I'm sure it looks adorable on you. You'll have to wear it another time."
Quinn sends them out the door with wishes for a good day and it really, really is. The show is wonderful, of course, but Kurt's favorite part is watching Blaine's reactions to everything. How the crowd lining up in the street beforehand makes his face light up, the discussion about how cozy the theater is, the actual joy in his face at intermission as he holds his program like a prized possession. They discuss the show all through dinner at a bistro around the corner, and Kurt thinks he needs to splurge on Broadway tickets for them more often now that his job is a little more cushy. Kurt definitely imagined seeing more shows in the pretend New York life that he designed for himself back in Lima, when in reality, the only shows he saw last year were off-off-Broadway monstrosities Brody scored them tickets to, and Rachel feigning enjoyment for his benefit.
They walk around the city for a bit to ensure Rachel is gone by the time they arrive back home, just around Times Square, which should have lost its magic by now for Kurt, seeing as he's there every day, but it's different tonight. It's different with Blaine, at night all lit up, walking hand in hand. It's snowing lightly, not enough to stick, thank goodness, so there won't be a mess or any trouble getting home, just enough for a little bit of magic. They pick up overpriced cupcakes for dessert with handfuls of tourists, but it's worth it to see Blaine with frosting on his nose, which Kurt kisses off in the street when they're huddled under an awning.
By the time they do make it home, it's after eight, and Rachel is thankfully gone. Even on an early night, Rachel will stay at Callbacks until at least midnight, meaning she won't get home until after one if the trains are on her side, so they have all the time in the world for once. Since they've been back from Ohio, they've only had stolen moments when they weren't quite sure when to expect their roommates back, or even when they did, it wasn't anything as definite as this - only an hour here or there. Rachel walked in on them once, mid-makeout session, while a movie played on Kurt's laptop. She was supposed to be out much later, and Kurt was thankful they decided to cover up with a blanket on the couch, since his hand had been shoved down Blaine's pants when she slid the door open.
Kurt locks them in, hanging up his coat and scarf, and finds Blaine hovering right behind him. "Finally," he says, curling himself around Kurt's back and kissing behind his ear. "Alone at last."
"Mmm," Kurt hums, leaning back into Blaine's touch. "What do you propose we do with this luxury?"
"I don't really care as long as we're naked in your bed," Blaine whispers against his ear, and Kurt laughs, reaching for his hand to drag him to his corner of the loft. He pulls his curtain closed, just in case, to give them some semblance of privacy, and worries his fingers with Blaine's bow tie to get things started right after. Fingers move swiftly over each other's buttons, and Blaine laughs nervously when their hands cross and get tangled, and once they're down to their underthings, Kurt murmurs, "Let's just get in bed, I need to kiss you."
"Not naked yet though," Blaine points out once Kurt is on his back, lifting up his undershirt and trailing his tongue up Kurt's stomach. He heads back down, slower this time, taking pause to place kisses along the trail he left in the center of Kurt's torso and his muscles are twitching under the scrutiny. Blaine's usually not this brazen, and he's not quite sure what's gotten into him, but he's not complaining. "I just - I've been thinking about being able to get you naked again for so long now, Kurt, I -"
When Kurt thinks about it, he supposes they haven't really been naked since their one night together in Ohio. He was trying to make the sex thing not a big deal - make things spontaneous, whenever they had time, as to not put pressure on Blaine to do anything more than he felt comfortable with, but now he's wishing he'd planned better, pulled roommate privilege and kicked Rachel out a few nights. He pulls his undershirt up over his head and scrambles his fingers along Blaine's sides for his own before saying, "Why didn't you say anything? We could have - before now - oh, Blaine." His thoughts are derailed because Blaine's found his collarbone and Kurt just can't concentrate when he's mouthing at that.
"I - I don't know," Blaine says, suddenly shy again, backing away, and Kurt wraps a hand around his neck to bring their lips together finally.
"Don't," he whines, kissing him insistently once more. "Don't - I want you to tell me what you want, Blaine. Whatever you want, always."
"I - I." Blaine closes his eyes and takes a deep breath to fortify himself as Kurt stares up at him. "I want to kiss you and t-touch you and make you come, oh Kurt, I - I want you so bad."
Kurt bites the inside of his lip to keep from smiling too much at Blaine's bluntness. "I want that too. Here, just." He looks up at Blaine briefly, rolling away to rummage in his nightstand drawer and lose his boxer briefs. "Give me your hand," he murmurs as he gets back in position underneath Blaine, looking up at him underneath his lashes. He clicks the lube bottle open to dribble some into Blaine's palm, explaining at his questioning expression, "It, ah, feels better."
"Like this?" Blaine asks, reaching down to stroke at Kurt's cock, long and slow, and the pressure is wonderful, and he's looking down at Kurt with his eyes wide. Kurt gasps against his neck, whining praise and nonsense as Blaine finds his footing and his strokes become more sure. He falls on his side to get closer to Kurt, licking at his mouth and jaw as his hand twists, the lube making everything perfectly slick, and Kurt reaches out for him, pulling Blaine's own briefs down over the swell of his ass, the lone piece of clothing that remains, and gripping tightly, pulling him closer still.
"J-just like that, just -" He cuts off with a gasp as he feels the pressure building faster, ducking against Blaine's chest to watch how his cock disappears and reappears through the grip of Blaine's fist, entranced for far too long, lost in the repetitive back and forth of it, over and over and over again. "You're - so good, Blaine, so -"
"Yeah?" he breathes against Kurt's hair, steadily pumping, and Kurt cries out when he squeezes just under the head, because he's so, so close. "I love you so much, Kurt, and you're - you're so gorgeous like this."
"I love you too, I -" Kurt lifts his head back up, searching for Blaine's mouth, and Blaine only strokes him once, twice more before his hips stutter forward and he's coming all over Blaine's hand. Blaine kisses him through it, even when his mouth goes limp, when his brain is clouded with pleasure and it's all too much, so much. When he can think clearly once again, he pulls Blaine's briefs down his thighs the rest of the way and uses them to wipe them both clean before rolling further on his back and finding the lube bottle wedged behind him. He winces, making sure the cap is closed tightly before tossing it over to the other side of the bed.
"Are - are you going to use that on me too?" Blaine asks, smiling selfconciously as they shift to get more comfortable.
Kurt looks up at him and thinks for a moment, thinks back to before when Blaine was practically begging to get Kurt naked, and he's done holding back, done trying to only do what he thinks Blaine is ready for, when it's obvious he's clearly mistaken. "I - I have an idea for something better, if you'll let me. If you trust me."
He climbs over Blaine's body, hard and wanting underneath him, Blaine looking up at him with a curious expression. "I always trust you," Blaine murmurs against his lips before they kiss. Kurt hums affirmingly and moves down his body, placing kisses in his wake, across his sternum, in the dip under his ribcage, over his hipbones. "Kurt," he cries out softly, his voice breaking on the tail end of his name, and he must have figured out what Kurt's up to by now.
"Still okay?" Kurt asks, Blaine's cock accidentally brushing up against his cheek as he moves closer and Blaine whimpers his name again, which Kurt takes as a yes. He wets his lips, Blaine's eyes transfixed as his tongue darts out between them, leaning closer to place kisses down the shaft. He hears Blaine suck in a deep breath above him, still watching intently, and tries to make it the best ever even though he know Blaine won't even know the difference. He moves up to the head, sucking lightly, and that's when he hears Blaine exhale sharply.
He pulls off, just long enough to say, "Don't hold back on me, remember?" His lips brush the tip of Blaine's cock as he says it, not hesitating to take Blaine a little deeper when he wraps his lips around it once more, and he feels the sheets rumple under Blaine's fingers and hears a steady chant of 'oh, oh, oh my' fall from his lips. Kurt's tucked between Blaine's legs and his own fingers are gripping at his waist and hips.
He allows one of his hands to wander backwards to Blaine's ass, not because he needs to bring him closer necessarily, just because he likes the feel of the smooth muscle under his fingertips. Blaine must enjoy it too from the groan it elicits and Kurt files it away for next time, for the many, many more times they'll do this, and even though he's already come, something tugs tight within him at the thought. The thought that they're so in love and they have so much ahead of them to share.
Kurt flattens his tongue and takes him deeper, even more, and even though it hasn't been that long, his jaw just barely starting to ache, he can feel Blaine starting to tense up nervously underneath him. "Oh, Kurt, I can't last, oh, oh my g-gosh -"
Kurt pulls off quickly, blurting out to reassure him, "It's okay, it's okay, you can come in my mouth, come on," before sinking back down, sucking with renewed vigor, and Blaine comes with a shout so loud, Kurt's suddenly thankful for their thick brick walls since he's pretty sure Quinn stayed in tonight. He pulls off with a smile, ghosting kisses across Blaine's thighs that cause him to shiver until he's giggling and grabbing at Kurt's shoulder and pulling him up towards the pillows.
"You," Blaine breathes out, bringing him close and wrapping his arms around him, his strong forearms enveloping Kurt's back, and Kurt sighs against Blaine's chest. "I - I really want to kiss you now, is that weird, or gross, or -"
Kurt laughs against Blaine's skin, tilting his neck far enough back so Blaine can get at his mouth. "None of the above, if you don't think so," he purrs as he wraps his own arms around Blaine's neck, letting Blaine set the pace as their lips meet. Blaine's lips buzz against his as he hums happily, kissing him soft and sweet, and it's still early, it must be - Kurt doesn't want their night to end. "Hey, I know Rachel will be here in the morning, but - you should stay."
"Yeah?" Blaine looks unsure for a moment, as if he wants to but he doesn't know if a pestering Rachel first thing in the morning will be worth it. "Why am I even thinking? I get to spend the night sleeping next to you," he finally says with a grin and pecks at Kurt's check as Kurt squirms underneath him.
"That's more like it," he says, finally getting Blaine to stop his kiss assault (they were starting to tickle, and no need for Blaine to learn that information). "Come on, let's go shower." The loft showers are barely big enough for two people, but Kurt's somehow sure they'll manage.
They always do.
Kurt wakes up to Blaine wrapped around him, legs over his and an arm gripped around his waist like a vice, and the sound of Rachel pattering in the kitchen. He looks over at the clock, and it's after nine, which means Rachel's slept very little, and they've slept far too long. He and Blaine were asleep long before Rachel came home, but really, he can't remember the last time he slept more than eight hours a night.
"Good morning, sleepy," Blaine mutters against his shoulder, sounding quite sleepy himself, and Kurt knows he needs coffee from all those mornings way back in late summer, when Blaine was sleeping on the couch just a curtain and wall divider away. It seems like a lifetime ago. Kurt pulls them both out of bed, trying to make them look presentable enough for Rachel's scrutiny, before pulling back the ivory curtain.
"Morning Kurt," Rachel says around a yawn from their table. "… And Blaine," she adds when she realizes, shooting Kurt a scandalous look from over her mug of tea. He rolls his eyes at her, steering Blaine to the coffee pot and grabbing them some mugs. "Fun night?" she asks, her tone full of so much cheek, he wants to smack her. Luckily, Blaine is still pretty dazed, so he doesn't even realize.
"Wonderful," Kurt replies tersely, grabbing the half-and-half from the fridge. "How was Callbacks? Full of future Broadway divas clawing their way over a piano to sing today's latest pop hits as usual?"
Rachel stares pointedly at Kurt before sipping her tea and answering. "Callbacks was lovely. You and Blaine should come with me next time! I haven't heard Blaine sing yet - doesn't he sing for those aftercare kids all the time? Have you sung for Kurt yet, Blaine?"
Kurt walks over to the coffee pot, accepting a mug from Blaine with a smile. "No, he hasn't. While we should change that, we don't need to go to an over-hyped bar to do so."
Blaine stirs cream and sugar into his coffee, sighing after the first sip and finally speaking. "We should change that." He throws Kurt a mischievous look and adds, "Let me see what I can do."
"Do you want to stay for breakfast?" Kurt asks quietly, straightening the hem Blaine's tee shirt, not really because it needs to be fixed, just for the excuse to touch him. His fingers brush the soft flesh of Blaine's stomach, just above the waistband of the borrowed sweatpants he's wearing, and he knows Rachel can't see from where she's sitting.
Blaine smiles sadly, reaching for Kurt's hand with his. "I - I should probably go, before Quinn sends out a search party for me." Kurt knows Sunday is Blaine's day with Quinn to do their own thing, and he never wants to interfere with that. He squeezes Blaine's hand and they head back to his nook of the loft to grab his things, telling Blaine to leave his clothes and he'll wash them with his own. "Have a nice day, Rach," Blaine says with a little wave as they walk out into the hall.
"You too, Blaine!" she replies brightly, and Kurt just glares at her.
"Thank you for staying, even though it meant braving Rachel, and now Quinn," Kurt says, biting the corner of his mouth, because he hadn't even thought about what Quinn might say. They passed off their earlier sleepover at Thanksgiving as just accidentally falling asleep, and he knows Quinn doesn't actually care, but somehow he feels Blaine is going to get teased mercilessly once he walks through the door.
"It was all worth it," Blaine assures him with a smile and a kiss before retreating next door with an "I love you," so he figures he can't be too worried.
"You guys were so quiet. I didn't even realize Blaine was here," Rachel says the instant Kurt's back inside, and he sits across from her at the table.
"That's because we didn't do anything. We just slept." Rachel shoots him another pointed glare, and he amends his statement. "Okay, okay, we just slept while you were here, shut up."
"I knew it!" Rachel squealed excitedly, bracing her hands around her mug on the table. "I knew once Blaine was introduced to his most primitive, carnal instincts -"
"Oh, god, no, stop!" Kurt wails, holding his hands to his ears for emphasis. "I'm … not talking about this with you. Aside from saying Valentine's Day is in two weeks, and if you could vacate the apartment … I would like to cook Blaine dinner, oh, stop making that face, for the love of god."
"That's not a problem," Rachel replies, getting up and taking her mug to the sink to wash it out. "Callbacks is having singles night then, actually, and I was planning on being in attendance. You never know who might show up!" She turns to him then and tilts her head. "I - I guess I haven't given you and Blaine much privacy, have I?"
"Well - no, but I haven't really said anything until now. Don't worry about it." Kurt eyes Rachel, who's looking at him kind of thoughtfully now, and he asks, "What?"
"Nothing," she responds, shaking her head, but then she says, "Just - you and Blaine. I guess I didn't realize how serious things got so fast. I mean, it makes sense, you guys knew each other for so many months before you got together, and he's Blaine, after all. Simply a random observation is all." Kurt's not sure how to take it at first until she adds, "Oh, it's a good thing silly, love looks good on you is all I'm saying!"
Kurt laughs and ducks his head towards his coffee. "Thanks, Rachel. That's … nice of you to notice."
"Of course," Rachel responds, and her reply seems a little off, as if there's something behind it - the wheels are turning for sure, and Kurt just hopes he likes whatever her brain spits out at him when he finally learns what it is.


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By John Mehaffey
LONDON (Reuters) - Road running is defying the global economic turmoil with record numbers entering the big city races.
In last month's London marathon a record 36,549 runners had crossed the finish line by seven o'clock in the evening. The starting field of 36,984 was the largest in the 30-year history of the event.
February's Tokyo marathon had more than 310,000 applicants for 35,000 places in the marathon and 10-km race. The 21,000 places for the Austrian women's run this month over five and 10 kms were filled in a record 45 days.
Figures collated by Running USA, a non-profit organization devoted to road running, show 2009 was another year of record growth in the United States.
An estimated 467,000 people finished marathons, an increase of nearly 10 percent and the largest percentage increase for 25 years. "To date, 2010 looks as promising," the report said.
In a telephone interview from Santa Barbara, California, Running USA media director Ryan Lamppa said he believed several factors had contributed to the road-running boom.
"In an economy when people are watching their pennies they are going to look at where can I can cut off my budget, I'll cut off Starbucks, I'll cut off the gym. But they are not cutting out running because it is inexpensive," he said.
"I think another factor is more psychological: running makes you feel good, and it gives you energy back, it helps to blow off stress.
"But I think the more salient point is that running gives you something you can control. For the past couple of years there have been things that are out of control, the stock market and, in some cases, our jobs.
"People in general want to have some order in their life and when you have as much chaos as was thrown at us over the past two-plus years here is an outlet for you that does give you a sense of control, that makes you feel good and it's also inexpensive and affordable and convenient."
There have been two distinct road-running booms in the United States over the past 40 years.
The first was stimulated by Frank Shorter's gold medal in the men's marathon at the 1972 Munich Olympics and the feats of his contemporary Bill Rogers. The pair won the New York and Boston marathons four times each between 1975 and 1980.
"That first running boom was a narrow niche of people and it tended to be the more competitive runners," Lamppa said.
"By the 1980s that first running boom started to implode, our sport hadn't reached mainstream America then as it has now."
Lamppa said the second running boom had been inspired by celebrity television host Oprah Winfrey, who fulfilled her ambition of completing a marathon before her 40th birthday in 1994.
"She is the near-perfect symbol of the new runner because she found time to do that marathon and she did two shows on it," he said.
"She exposed our sport to millions and millions of women who didn't care or give a hoot about the marathon. She helped inspire a whole generation of new runners who no longer had the excuse of 'Well, I don't have a runner's body or I'm too busy'."
Lamppa said the information boom and, in particular, the internet had stripped much of the mystique away from the marathon with detailed training programs for people who 30 years ago would not have considered attempting 42.195 kms.
"That sort of information wasn't there 30 years ago, it was in a book or the coach's head. This boom has lasted longer than the first running boom and as far as we can tell it's hasn't plateaued yet."
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A method of introducing into the surface of dyed denim fabric or garment, localized areas of variations in colour density, the method comprising contacting the fabric or garment with an aqueous composition comprising an effective amount of a pectolytic enzyme preferably selected from the group consisting of pectin lyases (EC 18.104.22.168), galactanases (EC 22.214.171.124), arabinanases (EC 18.104.22.168), pectin esterases (EC 18.104.22.168), mannanases (EC 22.214.171.124), polygalacturonases (EC 188.8.131.52) and pectate lyases (EC 126.96.36.199) at a pH of the aqueous composition between 3 and 11 and a temperature of or below 90.degree. C.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method of treating denim fabric with a pectolytic enzyme, more specifically to a method of enzymatically introducing a stone-washed finish to the surface of denim fabric or garment, a method of improving the conventional enzymatic stone-washing of denim, and a method for removing backstained dye from denim fabric during a conventional finishing process by using a pectolytic enzyme. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The popularity of denim fabrics among consumers of all ages has been well documented by sales in a large number of countries throughout the world. Denim is most often cotton cloth. A conventional dyestuff for denim is the dye indigo having a characteristic blue colour, the indigo-dyed denim cloth having the desirable characteristic of alteration of dyed threads with white threads which upon normal wear and tear gives denim a white on blue appearance. A popular look for denim is the stone-washed or worn look. Stonewashing of denim jeans and other garment has been known for years (American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists: Garment Wet Processing Technical Manual, North Carolina, U.S.A (1994)), originally using laundering with abrasive stones to accelerate the aging process before selling the product in retail stores, later by introducing chlorine bleach into these wash techniques, and in the past years by using cellulolytic enzymes either alone or in combination with abrasive stones (WO 90/02790). However, many cellulases have an activity towards insoluble cellulose which may result in a reduced strength of the cellulosic fabric in question. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to create an enzymatic process for manufacturing a fabric or a garment with a "stone-washed" look, a "worn" look or any other fashion look known in the art based on providing fabric or garments with localized variation in colour density, wherein the used enzyme has no or only a very low activity towards insoluble cellulose. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It has been found that it is possible to subject dyed denim fabric or garment to an enzymatic treatment with an enzyme having pectolytic activity, thereby obtaining a stone-washed appearance of the fabric or garment or an improvement of the conventional enzymatic (cellulolytic) stone-washing process or, when applied in the conventional denim finishing process, a removal of backstained dye from the fabric or garment. Accordingly, in a first aspect the invention relates to a method of introducing into the surface of dyed denim fabric or garment, localized areas of variations in colour density, which method comprises contacting the fabric or garment with an aqueous composition comprising an effective amount of a pectolytic enzyme. The pectolytic enzyme is preferably selected from the group consisting of pectate lyases, pectin lyases and polygalacturonases. In a second aspect, the present invention provides a method for improved enzymatic stone-washing of dyed denim fabric or garment, which method comprises contacting the fabric or garment with an aqueous composition comprising a cellulolytic enzyme and a pectolytic enzyme in an amount efficient for providing enzymatic abrasion of the fabric or garment. In a further aspect, the invention also provides a method for removing backstained dye from denim fabric or garment during finishing, the method comprising treating the garment with an aqueous composition comprising an effective amount of a pectolytic enzyme. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Fabric The present invention relates to the treatment of denim fabric or garment, i.e. denim fabric made from cellulosic fibres, especially cotton. The cotton fiber is a single biological cell. The layers in the cell structure are, from the outside to the dinsede, cuticle, primary wall, seccondary wall, and lumen. These layers are different structurally and chemically. The primary and secondary walls have different degrees of crystallinity, as well as different molecular chain orientations. The cuticle, composed of wax, proteins, and pectins, is 2.5% of the fiber weight and is amorphous. The primary wall is 2.5% of the fiber weight, has a crystallinity index of 30%, and is composed of cellulose. The secondary wall is 91.5% of the fiber weight, has a crystallinity index of 70%, and is composed of cellulose. The lumen is composed of protoplasmic residues. It is known that waxy materials are mainly responsible for the non-absorbent characteristics of raw cotton. Pectins may also have an influence, since 85% of the carboxyl groups in the pectins are methylated (Li, Y. and Hardin, I. R. in Textile Chemist and Colorist, 1997, Vol. 29. No. 8. p. 71-76). In this context, the term "pectin" denotes pectate, polygalacturonic acid, and pectin which may be esterified to a higher or lower degree. Preferably the dyeing of the denim yarn, fabric or garment is a ring-dyeing. A preferred embodiment of the invention is ring-dyeing of the yarn with a vat dye such as indigo, or an indigo-related dye such as thioindigo, or a sulfur dye, or a direct dye, or a reactive dye, or a naphthol. The yarn may also be dyed with more than one dye, e.g., first with a sulphur dye and then with a vat dye, or vice versa. The indigo may be derived from the indigo plant material, or synthetic, or the biosynthetic indigo available from Genencor International. The warp thread may be dyed according to methods known in the art, typically by using a continuously process in which the yarn is repeatedly dipped into dye-baths containing the dye in question (e.g. indigo in reduced (leuco) form). Following each dip, the indigo is oxidized by exposing the thread to oxygen (a process known as skying). Alternatively the indigo may be oxidized with other oxidizing agents as known in the art. The dyeing may be carried out in the following way: Initially the dry warp thread is pre-wetted, typically the wet out mix contains a wetting agent, a chelating agent and sodium hydroxide. The warp thread may then be dipped in the dye-bath for 5-60 sec, squeezed, and oxidized in the air for 1-3 min. The treatment may be performed as 4-dip, 8-dip, or other degrees of treatment as known in the art. Conventionally, the dye-bath comprises water, indigo dye, sodium hydroxide and optionally hydrosulfite or other chelating or wetting agents. After the dyeing operation the dyed yarns are optionally sized before they are woven. The skilled person in the art will realise that the effective amount of a pectolytic enzyme to be used in the method of the present invention will vary depending upon a number of well understood parameters, including the purity and the specific activity of the pectinase, the contact time, the pH, the temperature of the aqueous process medium, the presence of abrasives (pumice, perlite, diatomaceous earth, ECO-balls) and the machinery used for fabric (e.g. denim) wet processing: Machinery for Fabric Wet Processing When processing fabric, in particular denim, the mechanical action is a very important parameter to consider in order to obtain the desired abrasion level. The machine design plays an important role in getting the desired abrasion level. Abrasion comes from fabric-to-fabric, fabric-to-metal or fabric-to-stone/abrasive contact. The machines function primarily as a washer. Since denim processing started in industrial laundries most of the equipment has been an adaptation of washing machines. Two main categories exist today: Washer Extractor and Barrel Machines. Washer extractors are characterized by having an internal rotating drum which makes extraction possible, and there are two basic designs of washer extractor: Front-loaded and side washers. Cylinder design vary widely. The diameter of the cylinder in a front load washer extractor is generally greater than the length of the cylinder. It rotates along its horizontal axis and is loaded through an opening in the end. Side-loading machines are similar to front loaders in the basic design principles, however, the cylinder is longer than its diameter, it rotates along its horizontal axis and is loaded through openings in the side. Baffles are protruding from the inside of the drum which help keep the garments moving for better abrasion. The garments are lifted with the help of the baffles to the top of the drum and then fall back into the wash liquor. Barrel (or hexagonal) washers are designed with only one drum. The machine is designed especially for stonewashing jeans. The mechanical effect, from both fabric-to-fabric and fabric-to-drum contact, is very high resulting in a very effective stonewash. According to the present invention a Barrel washer is preferred. The Enzyme The term "pectolytic enzyme" or "pectinase" as denoted herein, is intended to include any pectinase enzyme defined according to the art where pectinases are a group of enzymes that hydrolyse glycosidic linkages of pectic substances mainly poly-1,4-a-D-galacturonide and its derivatives(see reference Sakai et al., Pectin, pectinase and propectinase: production, properties and applications, pp 213-294 in: Advances in Applied Microbiology vol:39,1993) which enzyme is understood to include a mature protein or a precursor form thereof or a functional fragment thereof which essentially has the activity of the full-length enzyme. Furthermore, the term "pectolytic" enzyme is intended to include homologues or analogues of such enzymes. Preferably a pectolytic enzyme useful in the method of the invention is a pectinase enzyme which catalyzes the random cleavage of a-1,4-glycosidic linkages in pectic acid also called polygalacturonic acid by transelimination such as the enzyme class polygalacturonate lyase (EC 184.108.40.206) (PGL) also known as poly(1,4-a-D-galacturonide) lyase also known as pectate lyase. Also preferred is a pectinase enzyme which catalyzes the random hydrolysis of a-1,4-glycosidic linkages in pectic acid such as the enzyme class polygalacturonase (EC 220.127.116.11) (PG) also known as endo-PG. Also preferred is a pectinase enzyme such as polymethylgalcturonate lyase (EC 126.96.36.199) (PMGL), also known as Endo-PMGL, also known as poly(methyoxygalacturonide)lyase also known as pectin lyase which catalyzes the random cleavage of a-1,4-glycosidic linkages of pectin. Other preferred pectinases are galactanases (EC 126.96.36.199), arabinanases (EC 18.104.22.168), pectin esterases (EC 184.108.40.206), and mannanases (EC 184.108.40.206). The enzyme preparation useful in the present invention is preferably derived from a microorganism, preferably from a bacterium, an archea or a fungus, especially from a bacterium such as a bacterium belonging to Bacillus, preferably to an alkalophilic Bacillus strain which may be selected from the group consisting of the species Bacillus licheniformis and highly related Bacillus species in which all species are at least 90% homologous to Bacillus licheniformis based on aligned 16S rDNA sequences. Specific examples of such species are the species Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus alcalophilus, Bacillus pseudoalcalophilus, and Bacillus clarkii. A specific and highly preferred example is the species Bacillus licheniformis, ATCC 14580. Other useful pectate lyases are derivable from the species Bacillus agaradhaerens, especially from the strain deposited as NCIMB 40482; and from the species Aspergillus aculeatus, especially the strain and the enzyme disclosed in WO 94/14952 and WO 94/21786 which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety; and from the species Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus stearothermophilus, Bacillus pumilus, Bacillus cohnii, Bacillus pseudoalcalophilus, Erwinia sp. 9482, especially the strain FERM BP-5994, and Paenibacillus polymyxa. The pectolytic enzyme may be a component occurring in an enzyme system produced by a given microorganism, such an enzyme system mostly comprising several different pectolytic enzyme components including those identified above. Alternatively, the pectolytic enzyme may be a single component, i.e. a component essentially free of other pectinase enzymes which may occur in an enzyme system produced by a given microorganism, the single component typically being a recombinant component, i.e. produced by cloning of a DNA sequence encoding the single component and subsequent cell transformed with the DNA sequence and expressed in a host. Such useful recombinant enzymes, especially pectate lyases, pectin lyases and polygalacturonases are described in detail in e.g. applicants co-pending International patent applications nos. PCT/DK98/00514 and PCT/DK98/00515 which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety including the sequence listings. The host is preferably a heterologous host, but the host may under certain conditions also be the homologous host. The pectinase to be used in the method of the present invention may be obtained or derived from a microorganism by use of any suitable technique. For instance, a pectinase preparation may be obtained by fermentation of a microorganism and subsequent isolation of a pectinase containing preparation from the fermented broth or microorganism by methods known in the art, but more preferably by use of recombinant DNA techniques as known in the art. Such method normally comprises cultivation of a host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector capable of expressing and carrying a DNA sequence encoding the pectinase in question, in a culture medium under conditions permitting the expression of the enzyme and recovering the enzyme from the culture. The component comprised by the enzyme composition of the invention may also be produced by conventional techniques such as produced by a given microorganism as a part of an enzyme system. The pectin degrading enzyme useful in this invention may, further to the enzyme core comprising the catalytically domain, also comprise a cellulose binding domain (CBD), the cellulose binding domain and enzyme core (the catalytically active domain) of the enzyme being operably linked. The cellulose binding domain (CBD) may exist as an integral part of the encoded enzyme, or a CBD from another origin may be introduced into the pectin degrading enzyme thus creating an enzyme hybride. In this context, the term "cellulose-binding domain" is intended to be understood as defined by Peter Tomme et al. "Cellulose-Binding Domains: Classification and Properties" in "Enzymatic Degradation of Insoluble Carbohydrates", John N. Saddler and Michael H. Penner (Eds.), ACS Symposium Series, No. 618, 1996. This definition classifies more than 120 cellulose-binding domains into 10 families (I-X), and demonstrates that CBDs are found in various enzymes such as cellulases, xylanases, mannanases, arabinofuranosidases, acetyl esterases and chitinases. CBDs have also been found in algae, e.g. the red alga Porphyra purpurea as a non-hydrolytic polysaccharide-binding protein, see Tomme et al., op.cit. However, most of the CBDs are from cellulases and xylanases, CBDs are found at the N and C termini of proteins or are internal. Enzyme hybrids are known in the art, see e.g. WO 90/00609 and WO 95/16782, and may be prepared by transforming into a host cell a DNA construct comprising at least a fragment of DNA encoding the cellulose-binding domain ligated, with or without a linker, to a DNA sequence encoding the pectin degrading enzyme and growing the host cell to express the fused gene. Enzyme hybrids may be described by the following formula: CBD--MR--X wherein CBD is the N-terminal or the C-terminal region of an amino acid sequence corresponding to at least the cellulose-binding domain; MR is the middle region (the linker), and may be a bond, or a short linking group preferably of from about 2 to about 100 carbon atoms, more preferably of from 2 to 40 carbon atoms; or is preferably from about 2 to to about 100 amino acids, more preferably of from 2 to 40 amino acids; and X is an N-terminal or C-terminal region of the pectin degrading enzyme of the invention. In the present context, the term "cellulase" or "cellulolytic" enzyme refers to an enzyme which catalyses the degradation of cellulose to glucose, cellobiose, triose and other cello-oligosaccharides which enzyme is understood to include a mature protein or a precursor form thereof or a functional fragment thereof, e.g. a catalytic active domain, which essentially has the activity of the full-length enzyme. Furthermore, the term "cellulolytic" enzyme is intended to include homologues or analogues of said enzyme. The cellulolytic enzyme may be a component occurring in a cellulase system produced by a given microorganism, such a cellulase system mostly comprising several different cellulase enzyme components including those usually identified as e.g. cellobiohydrolases, exo-cellobiohydrolases, endoglucanases, b-glucosidases. Alternatively, the cellulolytic enzyme may be a single component, i.e. a component essentially free of other cellulase enzymes usually occurring in a cellulase system produced by a given microorganism, the single component typically being a recombinant component, i.e. produced by cloning of a DNA sequence encoding the single component and subsequent cell transformed with the DNA sequence and expressed in a host, for example as described e.g. International Patent Application WO 91/17243 and which is hereby incorporated by reference. The host is preferably a heterologous host, but the host may under certain conditions also be the homologous host. The cellulase to be used in the method of the present invention may be obtained or derived from a microorganism by use of any suitable technique. For instance, a cellulase preparation may be obtained by fermentation of a microorganism and subsequent isolation of a cellulase containing preparation from the fermented broth or microorganism by methods known in the art, but more preferably by use of recombinant DNA techniques as known in the art. Such method normally comprises cultivation of a host cell transformed with a recombinant DNA vector capable of expressing and carrying a DNA sequence encoding the cellulase component in question, in a culture medium under conditions permitting the expression of the enzyme and recovering the enzyme from the culture. The component comprised by the cellulase composition of the invention may also be produced by conventional techniques such as produced by a given microorganism as a part of a cellulase system. The cellulase to be used according to the present invention may be any cellulase component having cellulolytic activity either in the acid, the neutral or the alkaline pH-range. Preferably, the component is a microbial endog-.beta.-1,4-glucanase (EC 126.96.36.199), preferably comprising a catalytic core domain (CAD) and one or more cellulose binding domains (CBD) operably linked to the core domain or, in the case of two or more cellulose binding domains, to a cellulose binding domain, preferably of fungal or bacterial origin, which may be derived or isolated and purified from microorganisms which are known to be capable of producing cellulolytic enzymes, e.g. species of the genera mentioned below. The derived cellulases may be either homologous or heterologous cellulases. Preferably, the cellulases are homologous. However, a heterologous component, which is derived from a specific microorganism and is immunoreactive with an antibody raised against a highly purified cellulase component possessing the desired property or properties, is also preferred. Examples of specific endo-.beta.-1,4-glucanases useful according to the present invention are: cellulases derived from any of the fungal genera Acremonium, Ascobolus, Aspergillus, Chaetomium, Chaetostylum, Cladorrhinum, Colletotrichum, Coniothecium, Coprinus, Crinipellis, Cylindrocarpon, Diaporthe, Diplodia, Disporotrichum, Exidia, Fomes, Fusarium, Geotrichum, Gliocladium, Humicola, Irpex, Macrophomina, Melanocarpus, Microsphaeropsis, Myceliophthora, Nectia, Neocallimastix, Nigrospora, Nodulisporum, Panaeolus, Penicillium, Phanerochaete, Phycomyces, Piromyces, Poronia, Rhizomucor, Rhizophyctis, Saccobolus, Schizophyllum, Scytalidium, Sordaria, Spongopellis, Systaspospora, Thermomyces, Thielavia, Trametes, Trichothecium, Trichoderma, Volutella, Ulospora, Ustilago, Xylaria; especially acid cellulases derived from the fungal species Trichoderma reesei, Trichoderma viride, Trichoderma longibrachiatum; cellulases from the fungal species Ascobolus stictoideus, Aspergillus aculeatus, Chaetomium cuniculorum, Chaetomium brasiliense, Chaetomium murorum, Chaetomium virescens, Chaetostylum fresenii, Cladorrhinum foecundissimum, Colletotrichum lagenarium, Coprinus, Crinipellis scabella, Cylindrocarpon, Diaporthe syngenesia, Diplodia gossypina, Exidia glandulosa, Fomes fomentarius, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium poae, Fusarium solani, Fusarium anguioides, Geotrichum, Gliocladium catenulatum, Humicola nigrescens, Humicola grisea, Irpex, Macrophomina phaseolina, Melanocarpus albomyces, Microsphaeropsis, Myceliophthora thermophila, Nectria pinea, Neocallimastix patriciarum, Nigrospora, Nodulisporum, Panaeolus retirugis, Penicillium chrysogenum, Penicillium verruculosum, Phanerochaete, Phycomyces nitens, Piromyces, Poronia punctata, Rhizomucor pusillus, Rhizophlyctis rosea, Saccobolus dilutellus, Schizophyllum commune, Scytalidium thermophilum, Sordaria fimicola, Sordaria macrospora, Spongopellis, Syspastospora boninensis, Thermomyces verrucosus, Thielavia thermophila, Thielavia terrestris NRRL 8126, Trametes sanguinea, Trichothecium roseum, Trichoderma harzianum, Volutella colletotrichoides, Ulospora bilgramii, Ustilago maydis, Xylaria hypoxylon, Myceliophthora thermophila, Humicola insolens, Humicola lanuginosa, Humicola grisea; and endo-.beta.-1,4-glucanases which are immunoreactive with an antibody raised against a highly purified .sup.- 43 kD endoglucanase derived from Humicola insolens, DSM 1800, or which is a homologue or derivative of the .sup.- 43 kD endo-.beta.-1,4-glucanase exhibiting cellulase activity, such as the endoglucanase having the amino acid sequence disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. WO 91/17243, SEQ ID#2 or a variant of this endoglucanase having an amino acid sequence being at least 60%, preferably at least 70%, more preferably 75%, more preferably at least 80%, more preferably 85%, especially at least 90% homologous therewith; and cellulases from the bacterial genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Saccharothrix, Cellvibrio, Thermomonospora; especially from the s species Bacillus lentus, Bacillus agaradhaerens, Bacillus licheniformis, Pseudomonas cellulosa, Saccharothrix australiensis, Saccharothrix texasensis, Saccharothrix waywayandensis, Saccharothrix cryophilis, Saccharothrix flava, Saccharothrix coeruleofusca, Saccharothrix longispora, Saccharothrix mutabilis ssp. capreolus, Saccharothrix aerocolonigenes, Saccharothrix mutabilis ssp. mutabilis, Saccharothrix syringae, Cellvibrio mixtus, Thermomonospora fusca. References are made to the detailed disclosure of the mentioned cellulases in the International Patent Applications published as WO94/01532, WO94/14953, WO96/11262, WO96/19570 and WO96/29397; further examples are the cellulases disclosed in the published European Patent Application No. EP-A2-271 004. Examples of commercially available cellulase enzyme products useful in the method of the present invention are: Cellusoft.RTM. Celluclast.RTM., Denimax.RTM. Acid, Denimax.RTM. Ultra (all available from Novo Nordisk A/S, DK-2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark); Indiage.TM., Primafast.TM. (both from Genencor International Inc., U.S.A.); Powerstone.TM. (from Iogen, Canada); Ecostone.TM. (from Alko, Finland); Rocksoft.TM. (from CPN, U.S.A.), and Sanko Bio.TM. (from Meiji/Rakuto Kasei Ltd., Japan).
The Process In its first aspect, the invention provides a method for introducing into the surface of dyed denim fabric or garment, localized variations in colour density which method comprises the step of contacting the fabric or garment with an aqueous composition comprising an effective amount of a pectolytic enzyme. In a second aspect, the conventional enzymatic stonewashing process may be improved by treating the denim fabric or garment with an aqueous composition comprising a cellulase and a pectinase in an amount effective for providing abrasion of the fabric. In a third aspect, the invention provides a method for removing backstained dye from denim fabric or garment during finishing by, in an aqueous medium, treating the fabric or garment with an effective amount of pectinase. Without being bound to this theory it is believed that backstaining is due to redeposition of insoluble dye, such as insoluble indigo dye, either in the pectin layer present as part of the cuticle of cotton fiber or trapped into the hydrophobic wax also present in the cuticle of cotton fiber. Further, it is contemplated that pectolytic enzymes are useful for removal of pectins present in the cuticle of cotton fiber prior to dyeing of warp yarns. It is at present advised that a suitable liquor/textile ratio to be used in the present method may be in the range of from about 20:1 to about 1:1, preferably in the range of from about 15:1 to about 2:1. In conventional desizing and "stone-washing" processes, the reaction time is usually in the range of from about 10 min to about 8 hours. Preferably the reaction time is within the range of from about 10 to about 120 minutes. The pH of the reaction medium greatly depends on the enzyme(s) in question. Preferably the process of the invention is carried out at a pH in the range of from about pH 3 to about pH 11, preferably in the range of from about pH 4 to about pH 8 more preferably in the range from about pH 4.5 to about pH 7, or within the range of from about pH 4.5 to about pH 5.5. The temperature of the reaction medium also greatly depends on the enzyme(s) in question. Normally a temperature in the range of from 10-90.degree. C. will be used, preferably a temperature below 90.degree. C., more preferably below 75.degree. C. such as in the range of from 50-75.degree. C. will be used, more preferably a temperature below 65.degree. C. such as in the range of from 60-65.degree. C. will be used. Sometimes the temperature used for the desizing process and the abrasion process will be the same, but normally they will be different as shown in the examples below. The efficient amount of pectolytic enzyme to be used according to the method of the present invention depends on many factors, but according to the invention the concentration of the pectolytic enzyme in the aqueous medium may be from about 0.01 to about 10000 microgram enzyme protein per g of fabric, preferably 0.1-10000 microgram of enzyme protein per g of fabric, more preferably 1-1000 microgram of enzyme protein per g of fabric. An efficient amount of cellulolytic enzyme to be used according to the method of the present invention depends on many factors, but according to the invention the concentration of the cellulolytic enzyme in the aqueous medium may be 0.001-50 mg of enzyme protein per g of fabric, preferably 0.005-25 mg of enzyme protein per g of fabric, more preferably 0.01-5 mg of enzyme protein per g of fabric. The aqueous composition used in the method of the invention may further comprise one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of proteases, lipases, cutinases, cellulases, hemicellulases, pectinases, amylases, oxidoreductases, peroxidases, laccases, and transferases. Pumice may also be added to the aqeuous treatment composition in an amount of 0-80% relative to the amount which is conventionally used for stonewashing jeans with pumice in a conventional stonewashing process. A buffer may be included in the aqeuous composition to maintain a suitable pH for the enzyme(s) used. The buffer may suitably be a phosphate, borate, citrate, acetate, adipate, triethanolamine, monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, carbonate (especially alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, in particular sodium or potassium carbonate, or ammonium and HCl salts), diamine, especially diaminoethane, imidazole, or amino acid buffer. The method of the invention may be carried out in the presence of conventional textile finishing agents, including wetting agents, polymeric agents, surfactants/dispersing agents, chelating agents etc. A conventional wetting agent may be used to improve the contact between the substrate and the enzymes used in the process. The wetting agent may be a nonionic surfactant, e.g. an ethoxylated fatty alcohol. A very useful wetting agent is an ethoxylated and propoxylated fatty acid ester such as Berol 087 (product of Akzo Nobel, Sweden). Examples of suitable polymers include proteins (e.g. bovine serum albumin, whey, casein or legume proteins), protein hydrolysates (e.g. whey, casein or soy protein hydrolysate), polypeptides, lignosulfonates, polysaccharides and derivatives thereof, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, ethylene diamine condensed with ethylene or propylene oxide, ethoxylated polyamines, or ethoxylated amine polymers. The dispersing agent may suitably be selected from nonionic, anionic, cationic, ampholytic or zwitterionic surfactants. More specifically, the dispersing agent may be selected from carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, alkyl aryl sulphonates, long-chain alcohol sulphates (primary and secondary alkyl sulphates), sulphonated olefins, sulphated monoglycerides, sulphated ethers, sulphosuccinates, sulphonated methyl ethers, alkane sulphonates, phosphate esters, alkyl isothionates, acylsarcosides, alkyltaurides, fluorosurfactants, fatty alcohol and alkylphenol condensates, fatty acid condensates, condensates of ethylene oxide with an amine, condensates of ethylene oxide with an amide, sucrose esters, sorbitan esters, alkyloamides, fatty amine oxides, ethoxylated monoamines, ethoxylated diamines, alcohol ethoxylate and mixtures thereof. A very useful dispersing agent is an alcohol ethoxylate such as Berol 08 (product of Akzo Nobel, Sweden). In another aspect of the invention, it is possible to improve the ability of pectolytic enzymes, especially the pectate lyases and pectin lyases, to provide localized colour variations in dyed fabrics by adding a chelating agent to the composition. The chelating agent may be one which is soluble and capable of forming complexes with di- or trivalent cations (such as calcium) at acid, neutral or alkaline pH values. The choice of chelating agent depends on the cellulase employed in the process. Thus, if an acid cellulase is included, the chelating agent should be one which is soluble and capable of forming a complex with di- or trivalent cations at an acid pH. If, on the other hand, the cellulase is neutral or alkaline, the chelating agent should be one which is soluble and capable of forming a complex with di- or trivalent cations at a neutral or alkaline pH. The chelating agent may suitably be selected from aminocarboxylic acids; hydroxyaminocarboxylic acids; hydroxycarboxylic acids; phosphates, di-phosphates, tri-polyphosphates, higher poly-phosphates, pyrophosphates; zeolites; polycarboxylic acids; carbohydrates, including polysaccharides; hydroxypyridinones; organic compounds comprising catechol groups; organic compounds comprising hydroxymate groups; silicates; or polyhydroxysulfonates. When the chelating agent is a hydroxycarboxylic acid, it may suitably be selected from gluconic acid, citric acid, tartaric acid, oxalic acid, diglycolic acid, or glucoheptonate. When the chelating agent is a polyamino- or polyhydroxy-phosphonate or -polyphosphonate, it may suitably be selected from PBTC (phosphonobutantriacetat), ATMP (aminotri(methylenphosphonic acid)), DTPMP (diethylene triaminpenta(methylenphosphonic acid), EDTMP ethylene diamintetra(methylenphophonic acid)), HDTMP (hydroxyethylethylendiamintri(methylenphosphonic acid)), HEDP (hydroxyethane diphosphonic acid), or HMDTMP (hexamethylendiamine tetra(methylene phosphonic acid)). Conventional finishing agents that may be present in a method of the invention include, but are not limited to pumice stones and/or perlite. Perlite is a naturally occurring volcanic rock. Preferably, heat expanded perlite may be used. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the process is a combi-process, i.e. the process is a combined desizing and abrasion process. Determination of Pectate Lyase Activity The Viscosity Assay APSU APSU units: The APSU unit assay is a viscosity measurement using the substrate polygalacturonic acid with no added calcium. The substrate 5% polygalacturonic acid sodium salt (Sigma P-1879) is solubilised in 0.1M Glycin buffer pH 10. The 4 ml substrate is preincubated for 5 min at 40.degree. C. The enzyme is added (in a volume of 250 .mu.l) and mixed for 10 sec on a mixer at maximum speed, it is then incubated for 20 min at 40.degree. C. For a standard curve double determination of a dilution of enzyme concentration in the range of 5 APSU/ml to above 100 APSU/ml with minimum of 4 concentrations between 10 and 60 APSU per ml. The viscosity is measured using a MIVI 600 from the company Sofraser, 45700 Villemandeur, France. The viscosity is measured as mV after 10 sec. For calculation of APSU units a enzyme standard dilution as described above was used for obtaining a standard curve. The GrafPad Prism program, using a non linear fit with a one phase exponential decay with a plateau, was used for calculations. The plateau plus span is the mV obtained without enzyme. The plateau is the mV of more than 100 APSU and the half reduction of viscosity in both examples was found to be 12 APSU units with a standard error of 1.5 APSU. The Lyase Assay (at 235 nm) For determination of the S-elimination an assay measuring the increase in absorbance at 235 nm was carried out using the substrate 0.1% polygalacturonic acid sodium salt (Sigma P-1879) solubilised in 0.1M Glycin buffer pH 10. For calculation of the catalytic rate an increase of 5.2 Absorbency at 235 units per min corresponds to formation of 1 .mu.mol of unsaturated product (Nasuna and Starr (1966) J. Biol. Chem. Vol 241 page 5298-5306; and Bartling, Wegener and Olsen (1995) Microbiology Vol 141 page 873-881). Steady state condition using a 0.5 ml cuvette with a 1 cm light path on a HP diode array spectrophotometer in a temperature controlled cuvette holder with continuous measurement of the absorbency at 235 nm. For steady state a linear increase for at least 200 sec was used for calculation of the rate. It was used for converted to formation .mu.mol per min product. Determination of Cellulase Activity The cellulolytic activity may be determined in endocellulase units (ECU) by measuring the ability of the enzyme to reduce the viscosity of a solution of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC). The ECU assay quantifies the amount of catalytic activity present in the sample by measuring the ability of the sample to reduce the viscosity of a solution of carboxy-methylcellulose (CMC). The assay is carried out in a vibration viscosimeter (e.g. MIVI 3000 from Sofraser, France) at 40.degree. C.; pH 7.5; 0.1M phosphate buffer; time 30 min; using a relative enzyme standard for reducing the viscosity of the CMC substrate(Hercules 7 LFD), enzyme concentration approx. 0.15 ECU/ml. The arch standard is defined to 8200 ECU/g. One ECU is amount of enzyme that reduces the viscosity to one half under these conditions. The following non-limiting examples illustrate the invention. MATERIALS AND METHODS Reflection Measurements The reflection measurements which define the look of the fabric according to the invention are performed at a wavelength of 420 nm using a reflectometer having a measuring diaphragm with a diametrical dimension of 27 mm (Texflash 2000 from Datacolor International, light source D65). All reflection measurements are expressed in % related to a white standard (100% reflection). The white standard used was a Datacolor International serial no. 2118 white calibration standard. For calibration purposes a black standard was also used (no. TL-4-405). The higher the value the lighter the colour. Warp or Weft Tear Strength Standard test method for tear resistance for woven fabrics by falling-pendulum Elmendorf Apparatus, ASTM D 1424, using a Elmendorf Tearing Tester, Twing-Albert Instrument CO., Philadelphia, USA 19154. However, due to the very high strength of denim fabric, the dimensions of the cutting die have been reduced to 102 mm.times.55 mm. Conditioning of the fabric has been accomplished at 20.degree. C. and 60% RH for 24 hours prior to testing. Backstaining Backstaining is measured on the reverse side of the denim panels using a reflectometer having a measuring diaphragm with a diametrical dimension of 27 mm (Texflash 2000 from Datacolor International, light source D65). Backstaining is expressed by using the CIELAB (-b*) coordinate. EXAMPLE 1 Evaluation of Pectate Lyase in Launder-O-Meter Desizing of Denim Fabric Apparatus: Washing machine, Wascator FOM 71 lab (Electrolux) Fabric: 2 pieces of 1.5.times.1.65 m fabric, Blue Denim DAKOTA 141/2 oz, Swift, 100% cotton. Washing procedure: Desizing: 20 l de-ionized water, 25 min., 75.degree. C., 67 g Termamyl 120 L (amylase from Novo Nordisk A/S), 10 g Novozym 735 (lipase from Novo Nordisk A/S), 6.7 g KH.sub.2 PO.sub.4, 20 g Na.sub.2 HPO.sub.4, 2 H.sub.2 O, 0.4 g CaCl.sub.2, 2 H.sub.2 O, 10 g Kieralon CD (BASF) Drain Rinse 1: 20 l tap water, 15 min., 80.degree. C., 26.7 g Na.sub.2 CO.sub.3. Drain Rinse 2: 5 min, 20 l tap water, 55.degree. C. Drain Rinse 3: 5 min., 20 l de-ionized water, 15.degree. C. Drain, extraction, tumbledrying. The desized denim fabric is cut into 13.times.23 cm swatches, which are sown together to form a tube. Launder-O-Meter Evaluation Apparatus: Launder-O-meter LP2 (Atlas Electric Devices Company) Fabric: The desized denim tube is placed in the Launder-O-meter beaker with the warp (front) facing the interior, 1 swatch per beaker. Approx. 14 g/swatch. Buffer: 50 ml 50 mM triethanol amine, pH 7.5+10 mM CaCl.sub.2 is added to each beaker. Enzyme: Pectate lyase from Bacillus licheniformis, batch 9643. Cellulase: Denimax Ultra (commercial product from Novo Nordisk A/S), batch ED-9713927. The enzymes are dosed according to the experimental outline. Time: 60 min. Temperature: 60.degree. C. Abrasive aid: 30 steel nuts (d. 16 mm), 10 steel nuts (d. 10 mm), 10 star shaped magnets (5 g), 3 star shaped magnets (3 g) are added to each beaker and placed inside the fabric tube. Rinse: The swatches are transferred to 5 1 0.5 g LAS Nansa 1169 (Albright & Wilson)/l 5 min.; followed by a rinsing procedure in Wascator FL 120 (Electrolux): A hot rinse in 32 l 55.degree. C. deionised water for 5 min. and two cold rinses in 32 1 15.degree. C. deionised water for 5 min. The swatches are tumble dried and cut open near the seam. Evaluation: Abrasion is measured on the fabric side facing the interior of the Launder-O-Meter beaker (determined as reflection as described above) with six determinations per swatch. Experimental Outline
of cellulase
Dosage of pectate lyase
swatch no. (ECU/g textile)
(mg enz. protein/beaker)
1-3 0 0
4-6 0 0.3
7-9 0 3
10-12 0 30
13-15 2.5 0
16-18 2.5 0.3
19-21 2.5 3
22-24 2.5 30
Abrasion level of pectate lyase in combination
with cellulase (Denimax Ultra)
Dosage of pectate lyase (mg/breaker)
00 0.3 3.0 30
0 7.42 7.65 7.88
(ECU/g 2.5 9.95 10.72 10.74
Dosage of Dosage of pectin
cellulase lyase (g enzyme
Trial no (ECU/g textile)
1 7.5 0
2 7.5 0.5
3 7.5 1.0
4 12 0
5 16 0
Abrasion level, tear strength (TS) and backstaining of denim
treated with pectin lyase (abb. PL) in combination with
7.5 ECU cellulase/g textile (abb. DU)
Abrasion Back-
% TS/N TS/N staining
Enzyme combi. reflection
Warp Weft (-b*)
1 7.5 ECU/g DU 11.87 33.90 23.30
7.5 ECU/g DU +
12.45 32.46 22.79
0.5 g PL
7.5 ECU/g DU +
13.0 28.7 21.00
1.0 g PL
12 ECU/g DU 12.51 30.20 20.97
16 ECU/g DU 13.61 29.07 20.72
Dosage of Dosage of Pectate
cellulase lyase (mg enzyme
Trial no ECU/g textile
protein/g textile)
1 8 0
2 8 0.005
3 8 0.01
4 8 0.02
5 8 0.04
6 0 0
7 0 0.01
Abrasion level, tear strength and backstaining
of denim treated with a pectate lyase (abb. PL)
in combination with 8 ECU cellulase/g
textile (abb. DU)
Abrasion %
Trial Enzyme combination
mg/g PL 10.62
3 DU + 0.01 mg/g PL 11.72
4 DU + 0.02 mg/g PL 11.03
5 DU + 0.04 mg/g PL 12.01
6 blank 7.59
7 0.01 mg/g PL 7.96


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Controller (preventer) medicines | Rescue medicines
There are many safe, effective medicines that can help you control your asthma. You 'll need a doctor's prescription to get these medicines. You will also need special advice on when and how to use each kind of medicine.
Because asthma symptoms are variable - they can get worse or better, depending on many things - you need to know how to adjust your medicines depending on your symptoms. Your doctor can create a personalised asthma action plan for you. This written plan will explain how to adjust your medicine depending on your symptoms.
Your doctor, pharmacist, or Certified Asthma Educator can also:
There are two main kinds of asthma medicines: preventer medicine and rescue medicine. Each medicine is important, and each medicine does a different thing for your lungs.
For most people with asthma, the doctor will prescribe both kinds of medicine:
Some people think they can skip the preventer medicine and only use the rescue medicine. This is dangerous. If you've been prescribed a preventer medicine, use it. The rescue medicine by itself won't control your asthma over the long term.
To make sure you get all your medicine into your lungs, be sure you know how to use your inhalation device (metered-dose inhaler, spacing chamber, Diskus, etc.).
Basic information about asthma preventer medicines:
If you take preventer medicine as directed:
It's really important to take your preventer medicine as directed, even when you don't have symptoms. If you don't take the preventer medicine that your lungs need, your lungs will be weaker. Without your preventer medicine, you 'll be more sensitive to your asthma triggers and more vulnerable to an asthma attack.
There are different kinds of preventer medicines:
Inhaled corticosteroid are the most common and effective type of asthma preventer. They are inhaled, not swallowed, so they go straight to your lungs and give you fewer side effects than pills. To get the most out of your medicine, it's important you know how to use your inhaler device.
Corticosteroids for asthma are NOT the same as the muscle-building steroids that some athletes use. Some athletes take anabolic steroids, a totally different kind of steroid. Corticosteroids used to treat asthma are not the same thing, and don't have the same risks or effects.
Examples of inhaled corticosteroids: budesonide (Pulmicort®), fluticasone (Flovent®)
What inhaled corticosteroids do: inhaled corticosteroids reduce the inflammation (swelling, redness, and mucus) in your airways.
Side effects of inhaled corticosteroids: For a full list of side effects, see your doctor or pharmacist. In most cases, inhaled corticosteroids have few side effects with the dose needed to control asthma. Most side effects happen in the throat:
Your doctor adjust your dose so you get the best asthma control using the least amount of medication.
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Sometimes, the swelling in people's airways is severe - this may be because they have a chest infection or for some other reason. In cases of severe airway swelling, the doctor may prescribe corticosteroid pills. Corticosteroid pills basically do the same thing as inhaled corticosteroids, but they are more powerful. Doctors often prescribe these pills for a short time, to get the swelling under control.
Examples of corticosteroid pills: Prednisone, Prednisolone (PediaPred®), and Dexamethasone (Decadron®)
What corticosteroid pills do: Corticosteroid pills reduce the swelling, redness, and mucus in the airways.
Side effects of corticosteroid pills: For a full list of side effects, see your doctor or pharmacist.
In the short term (prescriptions that last 3-7 days) side effects of corticosteroid pills may include:
In the long-term (prescriptions that last many months), side effects of corticosteroid pills may include:
If your asthma is not controlled using only inhaled corticosteroids, your doctor may add on another preventer medication. Other preventers also need to be taken regularly. These include:
Doctors usually prescribe long-acting bronchodilators for people whose asthma isn't controlled by inhaled corticosteroids alone. Long-acting bronchodilators are inhaled medicines. They are always prescribed with inhaled corticosteroids and should not be takenwithout an inhaled corticosteroid.
Examples of long-acting bronchodilators: salmeterol (Serevent®), formoterol (Foradil®, Oxeze®)
What long-acting bronchodilators do: Long-acting bronchodilators work slowly, over a 12 hour period. They help to keep the airways open and the muscles relaxed. They help to prevent asthma episodes (attacks).
Because long-acting bronchodilators take many hours to open airways, they should not be used as rescue medication.
You should keep taking your inhaled corticosteroids while taking long-acting bronchodilators.
If you need to both a corticosteroid and a long-acting bronchodilator, your doctor may prescribe one inhalation device that has both of these medicines in it. That makes it easier to take your medicine on a regular basis because you can take them together.
Examples of combination asthma medicines:
Leukotriene receptor antagonists are come in the form of a pill you take every evening. Leukotriene receptor antagonists act against one of the inflammatory components of asthma and provide protection against bronchoconstriction (airways muscles squeezing tightly).
For people with mild asthma, doctors may prescribe leukotriene receptor antagonists alone.
Doctors may also prescribe leukotriene receptor antagonists to people who are already taking inhaled corticosteroids, with the idea that the relief they get from leukotriene receptor antagonists will allow them to (slowly) reduce their dose of corticosteroids and still keep their asthma under control.
Examples of leukotriene receptor antagonists: zafirlukast (Accolate®), montelukast (Singulair®)
Side effects of leukotriene receptor antagonists: For a full list of side effects, see your doctor or pharmacist. In general, side effects with are very rare. Occasionally, people notice these side effects from leukotriene receptor antagonists:
Theophylline is not commonly used in the treatment of asthma. It is taken in the evening if shortness of breath disturbs sleep, or regularly if asthma is severe. Theophylline levels can be affected by other medications - ensure your physician is aware of all the medications you are taking, including over-the-counter drugs.
Examples of theophylline: TheoDur®, Uniphyll®, Phyllocontin®, TheoLair®
What theophylline does: Theophylline is an oral bronchodilator that works directly on the airway muscle to relax it.
Side effects of theophylline: For a full list of side effects, see your doctor or pharmacist.
Some side effects of theophylline include:
The right dose is important and must be determined by your doctor.
Basic information about asthma rescue medicine:
It's important you keep your rescue medicine close by, so it's there when you need it.
If your asthma is under control, you won't need to take rescue medicine more than 3 times a week (except with exercise). If you use your rescue medicine more than 3 times a week, tell you doctor. Find out what you can do to get your asthma under control.
Health Canada has approved a combination corticosteroid and long-acting bronchodilator for use as a rescue medicine to take when asthma symptoms get suddenly worse. Symbicort, a combination of the corticosteroid budesonide / Pulmicort®) plus a long-acting bronchodilator (formoterol / Oxese®), has been used as an asthma preventer medicine to reduce symptoms over time. Symbicort is now also approved for use as an asthma rescue medicine. Your doctor may tell you to take Symbicort morning and evening, as a preventer, and may also advise you to take it as a rescue medicine, when you feel your symptoms getting worse.
You take short-acting bronchodilators as needed, for quick relief of asthma symptoms.
When to use short-acting bronchodilators
Examples of short-acting bronchodilators:
Side effects of short-acting bronchodilators: For a full list of side effects, ask your doctor or pharmacist). short-acting bronchodilators are safe when used properly; for example, when you are experiencing symptoms or before exposure to a trigger.
Some common side effects of short-acting bronchodilators are:
If you are using your short-acting bronchodilators too much (more than three times a week besides with exercise), it may mean your asthma is not under good control. It may mean that you have lots of inflammation (swelling and redness) in your airways that need to be treated. Use your asthma action plan and follow the instructions. You may need to increase your asthma preventer medicine until your asthma is under good control.
During a serious asthma attack, while you wait for ambulance to arrive, it is safe keep taking puffs of your rescue inhaler every few minutes . If your asthma keeps getting worse and you are on your way to the hospital keep taking your rescue inhaler.
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Following one of its poorest showings of the year Saturday at Maples Pavilion, Cal basketball seems headed toward the worst season of coach Mike Montgomery's five years in Berkeley.
A 69-59 loss to Stanford revealed the Bears to be a team without the grit and gumption, and at times intelligence, necessary to take control of a game when it was there for the taking.
As a result, Cal slipped to 10-7 overall and 2-3 in the Pac-12 Conference, with not much hope on the horizon given its lack of depth because of injuries. In a 10-point loss, the Bears' reserves were outscored 26-3 by the Cardinal bench.
"I still think the group of people we had today were good enough to win this game if we did the things we were supposed to," Montgomery said.
That didn't happen, for a variety of reasons.
The defensive combination of Andy Brown, Chasson Randle and Gabriel Harris took Cal's leading scorer, Allen Crabbe, out of the game in the first half, when he was limited to four shots and made just one for two points.
By now Crabbe is used to teams loading up against him and forcing his teammates to take up the slack. When they don't, the result is usually a loss.
"It was just like every other team," said Crabbe, who finished with 14 points, well below his 20.1 Pac-12-leading average. "They try to find ways to get me frustrated. It's nothing new. They did a good job in the first half. It's like everywhere you go, there's another defender trying to help. I have to find ways to get my teammates involved."
The 6-foot-7 Brown deserved praise for his defensive work on Crabbe, if for no other reason than he's a player with three ACL surgeries in his past.
"I challenged Andy Brown to defend him," Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins said. "He took the challenge on, being a veteran, and he limited his touches."
Forward David Kravish compensated for Crabbe's lack of offensive output in the first half by hitting his first five shots for 12 points at the break. However, Kravish made just 1-of-7 the rest of the way to finish with 14. Point guard Justin Cobbs needed 15 shots - making four - to end up with 13 points.
"My feeling's always been if you really want to take a guy out of a game, you can," Montgomery said. "What has to happen is make them pay with other people. There are things you should be able to do. We just struggled with it."
Some of Cal's struggles were due to boneheaded plays. With the Bears trailing 54-47 with 6:04 to play, forward Richard Solomon foolishly fouled Dwight Powell beyond the three-point arc with the shot clock about to expire.
Powell calmly made all three chances to put the Cardinal up 57-47, a margin it was able to maintain the rest of the way.
John Crumpacker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @crumpackeroncal
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