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After years of under-appreciation, interior retail designers are finally stepping into the spotlight (with the proper back and accent lighting, naturally). Companies are turning to these aesthetic architects to create a total shopping experience for their customers, in an effort to make their places of business destinations, not just places to shop.
Many experts predicted that the click of e-commerce sounded the death knell for brick-and-mortar business. Not so according to Emily Lumpkin, professional shopper and consultant to NCR's Power Shopping program. "The Web simply doesn't offer the tactile experience shoppers like. The dot.com meltdown served to highlight the virtues of the traditional store, where you can see and touch the merchandise."
The new millennium presents a diversity of requirements to replace the more basic needs of the 20th Century. Retailers are developing more sophisticated store image strategies that run the gamut from quaint and unique lifestyle centers to large monolithic shopping universes. "When a shopping center theme is developed, enough flexibility should be built-in so that the overall theme of the center is maintained, without compromising the customer's recognition of the stores' branded identities." says Craig Hale, Associate Principal Retail Program Director for Carter & Burgess, Inc.
This special feature profiles some of the leaders in the field of retail design. Designers reveal some of their tricks of the trade, and give us a glimpse into the dynamic and ever-evolving future of our shopping centers.
Going Outside the Lines
Retail interior designers discuss how their firms work to generate income by offering improved expertise and execution, with a new emphasis on client collaboration.
Shopping Center World recently conducted a Virtual Roundtable with five acknowledged leaders in the world of retail design. The discussion focused on the current and future state of the retail climate, and how design firms are rising to meet today's retail design challenges. "Comfort, convenience, emotion, and humanism are some of the new objectives in retail design," says roundtable participant Richard Foy, Co-Chairman of Boulder, Colorado-based CommArts, "Retail centers have found this approach is increasing dwell time, visitations and customer loyalty." Our panel agreed that an ongoing client/designer dialog is more critical than ever in today's recession-driven, competitive climate. According to Bruce Barteldt Jr., National Retail Studio Principal of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Little, "If the merchant has a clear understanding of who they are - and more importantly, who their customer is, then it better show in the design."
What follows is an edited transcript.
SCW: In this period of sluggish sales for retailers, what part does retail design play in getting customers back in the stores?
Ceretti: Retail Design has always played a major role in distinguishing one retailer from another. Those retailers who acknowledge this are faring better than those who didn't put enough credibility on the value of good design.
Barteldt: Design can play a significant part in getting customers back in the stores, but getting customers back in the stores is only good if they are going to buy something. This concept is evidenced by the fact that only some retailers are experiencing sluggish sales. Although this relative to the recent recession period, those who know their customer - and demand that their designers can translate that understanding - are doing just fine.
Cowan & Associates (Peter McIntosh and Thomas Morbitzer chose to speak as a firm): Retail design needs to contribute to the overall "good" shopping experience for the customer. This is done by making it apparent that the store is easy to navigate, well lit, well merchandised and signed, and that the overall feel is relaxing, inspiring and clean.
Foy: Design alone does not drive customers. However, in a competitive climate and when all other variables are equal such as price, selection, service, and location, design can be a major point of difference. Design can drastically tip the scale in favor of a store, project or concept. We have increased sales five hundred and seventy percent in a Mercedes Benz repositioning and make over program. In a sluggish economy when price rules, Wal-Mart is investing in better design to broaden their market and strengthen their competitive edge.
SCW: Many experts say the mall experience has become a stale format. What is being done in retail design to reinvent and revitalize this integral part of the American shopping experience?
Foy: The covered mall is an artifact of the fifties when air-conditioning was a big event, refrigerators were an affordable luxury, modern design a novelty, and the car culture and vast parking lots were status. The design pendulum is now in full swing back to shopping villages, urban town centers and main street retail configurations. Fostering a sense of community vs. cultural isolation, reflective of its place vs. a sterile box, and mixed-uses vs. one-use has become a better way to integrate a center with its community and marketplace.
Barteldt: The mall of the mid-70s is a stale format. The consumer is driven by and demands freshness. Those developers who innovate continue to attract the world's best tenants and ultimately, the consumer. That said, I believe our culture has evolved in some ways beyond the '50's suburban model (drive in car, park in asphalt ocean, enter air-conditioned world-let) and are thinking about "pedestrian retail," "neighborhood/town center retail" and the like. Combining a smaller anchor-based enclosed mall with an outdoor, walkable "folded-strip" is a thoughtful attempt to supply the best of both.
Cowan & Associates: The key factor is customer relationship marketing, both by the mall developer and the retailer. Knowing the regional market and designing to their "language" so to speak, is critical to building interest, keeping interest and creating an enjoyable shopping experience. The entertainment-retailing era of the 90s taught designers, retailers and developers alike some good lessons. The message needs to mean something more than "isn't that neat." There needs to be more of an attempt to connect on an emotional level with the patron. Take for example Flatiron Crossing Mall in Broomfield Colorado, a very health conscious and outdoorsy market near the foothills between Boulder & Denver. Careful planning and a concerted effort to communicate environmental friendliness through outdoor seating areas, green space and day-lighting brought into the mall through skylights and clearstory windows speaks directly to that market's customer and creates a more enjoyable experience for that region's shopper.
SCW: Why the sudden emphasis on "turn-key" bundled services?
Foy: For starters, clients want faster, cheaper solutions. T Clients often prefer to deal with one source that can manage the whole process and deliver the desired results.
Ceretti: Single source of responsibility. As more brands are taking control of their own destiny, and designing their own stores, for their product and their product only, there is a need to put together a team that shares the vision of the brand.
Cowan & Associates: First and foremost is the retailer's identification of a need for a better overall performance based design & implementation process. More efficient and effective delivery of the entire project is desired and required by the retailer. The second is flexibility issues with the store design in relation to expansion initiatives. Customer demographics and buyer behavior drive the store's brand image, but consumer attitudes that drive trends change so quick that it becomes quite costly for retailers to attempt to keep up with this in relation to store design. And, the third is the competitive nature of the retail design industry. Traditionally in retail, designers created and architects produced. Today, the strict distinction between the creative and production-oriented disciplines has deteriorated. All these factors together are driving changes to the traditional design process.
Barteldt: The industry has actually been going in this direction for some time. Perhaps it seems sudden due to reaching critical mass. My belief is that there are economies of scale and clarity of accountability that make bundling of services attractive for both the owner and the service provider/contractor/vendor.
Carter & Burgess
Carter & Burgess combines interior and exterior architectural design with environmental graphics for clients to create projects that have a life — and energy — of their own.
"Our approach is to provide a total sense of place for the customer — from the design of the building through the interior, all the way down to the signage and graphics that engage the customer and create an identity," states David Moore, national director of retail design for Carter & Burgess.
"It is essential that the graphics be programmed into the project," says Trent Fleming, director of environmental graphics for Carter & Burgess. "Light, shapes, text and architecture all interact and create a dialog, and when done properly, create an emotional memory and attachment for the end-user."
One such project Carter & Burgess is currently providing architectural and environmental graphic design for that reflects this approach is Lynnhaven Mall, a project of Simon Property Group and Clarion Partners, in Virginia Beach, Va. Carter & Burgess designed a new image, color program, and wayfinding system for the renovation of the mall. A graphic system based upon life in the ocean, on the beach, and in the sky was created for use visually throughout the project and in mall advertising and marketing materials.
"The identity program, first developed for the exterior of the center, is currently being weaved into the interior and exterior renovations of the two level entry mall, food court and the cinema plaza," says Sharon Harris, director of retail design in Carter & Burgess' Baltimore office. "Color, lighting, amenity selection and signage program, all influenced by the logo and icon identity, become the design elements of the renovation and expansion."
The key to Carter & Burgess' environmental graphics approach is research and perspective. "We always go into a project and look at it from the end-user's perspective," says Fleming. "How will the customers interact with this environment? What is the history of the immediate region, the culture or the geography? What does the architecture want to say? These are all factors in our approach to creating a design that will grow into something different, new and unique."
Armed with this approach, a seemingly typical big-box store can be transformed into a dynamic environment. Jordan's Furniture in Natick, Massachusetts, for example, has taken the shopping environment for furniture retailing and completely reinvented the approach to selling furniture. The retailer's 120,000-sq.-ft. store is like an amusement park for furniture shopping. A central thoroughfare is reminiscent of New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street, with various rooms displaying furniture off of that thoroughfare, with theatrical lighting.
Carter & Burgess has been hired to take this dynamic setting to even greater extremes by adding an IMAX theatre. "Customers will have to travel through the store to reach the theater, following a route that showcases the merchandise. The whole store becomes an entertainment draw with merchandise taking center stage," Moore says.
Moore predicts that theming and architecture will continue to evolve together as retail clients look for more ways to inject theming into every aspect of the project. "The most powerful thing a retailer or shopping center developer can do is create a sense of place for the customer," Moore says. "Every element that the customer sees, hears and touches contributes to the sensory experience and creates a lasting impression that will inspire customers to revisit again and again."
CommArts connects people, places, cultures and markets by weaving project stories that entice people's curiosity and invite their participation.
CommArts is a full service, multi-disciplinary firm that applies design as a strategic service in shaping the client's vision, differentiating a project or product, and attracting patronage to increase the client's market share. Services offered include identity and branding, environmental graphics and placemaking within retail, urban, resort, sports and hospitality environments.
Principals Henry Beer and Richard Foy, both former employees of The Office of Charles Eames, founded the Boulder, Colorado firm in 1973. Managing Partner Janet Martin joined the firm in 1977. Today the staff is comprised of 50 full-time employees, with backgrounds and education in environmental graphics, print graphics, architecture and interior design. The office is located at 1112 Pearl Street, Boulder, Colorado.
CommArts is typically responsible for the development of overall project character as well as planning and retail for retail environments, urban and mixed-use projects. Project successes include Diagonal Mar in Barcelona; Staples Center in Los Angeles; Park Meadows Mall, Denver; JFK International Airport - Terminal 4; Bugis Junction, Singapore; the Downtown Boulder Mall, Prudential Center, Boston, and Madison Square Garden, New York City. As a firm working in many cities, careful attention is paid to the distinguishing characteristics that make each market unique.
CommArts' projects have been recognized with awards from the Urban Land Institute, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, American Planning Association and the International Council of Shopping Centers.
The firm's identity and marketing programs have been honored by the New York Art Directors and The Art Directors Clubs of Denver, Houston and Los Angeles and have been published in Print, Graphis, Architectural Record, Contract and Communication Arts magazines.
Design philosophy
Design at its best brings about a sense of underlying coherence, a rightness that accommodates delights, or even surprises. We may not be aware of these responses, but our lives become easier, and a bit richer.
Design requires a broad grasp of social, economic, and behavioral issues and the innate recognition of the impact of these forces. Powerful design incorporates, recognizes, and acknowledges the context and culture it serves.
Effective design requires a broad range of technical skills and a high level of aesthetic acuity. Together, they create a harmonious fusion of form, function and purpose.
CommArts has a 28-year history of adherence to these fundamental principles. We recognize that the exceptional client is our partner. Design becomes a way of understanding and exploring shared values that are then realized in the final product. Great work is only made possible with the involvement of great clients.
Cowan & Associates
Cowan & Associates Inc. is a nationally ranked muti-disciplined architecture, planning and design firm that focuses on the retail environment.
The realities affecting retailers at store level exemplify the role design firms should play for clients. In today's retail environment, flexibility, diversity, service, a consistent message and a long-term strategy are imperative to gaining market share. The same holds true for design firms. "In any business, the customer's needs must come first," says Peter McIntosh, marketing director at Cowan & Associates. "Cowan's ability to provide clients effective design & brand positioning, detailed construction documentation and construction administration in one well managed & cost effective package is a large part of our history & success." This is especially important in retail given a diverse customer base, short project schedules and tight budgets.
"Today's design trend is 'turn-key' operations," says Louis H. Cowan, a registered architect and principal of Cowan & Associates. McIntosh adds, "Retail design is a competitive field, and many firms depend heavily on industry perception to compete." Basically, meeting customer expectations means actually realizing the perceived value, and simple survival for any business is customer retention. "Delivering on expectations has helped to grow and solidify our long-term working relationships. Cowan & Associates' ability to effectively integrate services offers better business for all parties," explains McIntosh.
"Some firms promote separation between creative and production disciplines because the organization is structured only for design, but this separation can hinder the retailer's efforts," says Thomas Morbitzer, design director for Cowan & Associates with over 18 years in the industry. Addressing realities of construction during the creative process minimizes budget overages, schedule delays and unnecessary problems. "Effective integration of professional and creative disciplines allows for a greater level of teamwork leading to greater project success," continues Morbitzer. "As a consultant whose success is built on our client's success, we have an obligation to effectively manage projects, personnel and resources; integration provides our clients greater value."
For some firms, integrating disciplines means merger, acquisition or strategic alliance. Cowan & Associates hedges against these options because of the management inefficiencies and the associated costs they pass along to clients. "We benefit our clients by remaining a diversified mid-sized firm structured to deliver high-quality work more effectively than larger, multi-office or strategically aligned competitors," notes Cowan. "Project efficiency is always our goal, and as such we are very adept at assisting retailers meet their goals."
The store concept is only the tip of the iceberg. "Long-term strategies are what create successful brands, and this requires commitment to the changing demographics of customers, geography and society," says McIntosh. This reality mixed with differences in real estate, landlord and jurisdictional code requirements demand evolution of the store environment. The ability to create a consistent image, design flexibility into a long-term strategy and effectively adapt to site-specific parameters is collectively the retailer's biggest design challenge.
Cowan & Associates (Worthington, OH) is a nationally ranking retail architecture, design and project management group specializing in design, planning and rollout for retail stores & restaurants and commercial retail development projects since 1984.
Little's award-winning designs focus on clear-cut business results that consistently produce higher sales per square foot and increased customer loyalty.
Let's face it. Consumers fuel two-thirds of the nation's gross domestic product. They eat at our restaurants. They shop at our stores. "Essentially, they are our ultimate client," said Little's National Retail Studio Principal Bruce Barteldt, Jr., AIA.
With that in mind, Little's Retail Practice revolves its service offerings around the needs of its client, but more importantly — the needs of its client's customer. For over a decade, Little's Retail Practice has been designing retail space that garners exceptional client service and better business performance resulting from excellent design. From its origins of designing mostly neighborhood shopping centers, to its international reputation in Food Service and growing national reputation in Roll-out — the progression of Little's Retail Practice is steadfast and top-notch.
A combination of business acumen, design creativity, technology, and the corresponding network of service centers makes Little's Retail Practice capable of encompassing disciplines like strategic planning, environmental graphics and urban mixed-use into its many areas of expertise. "Diversifying our service offering to include even more client value has been a priority for Little," said Barteldt. "Having a competitive edge in this industry is about providing a measurable return on design investment."
Little's award-winning designs focus on clear-cut business results — measured best by how well the retail environment performs. From providing design techniques that have proven higher sales per sq. ft. and increased customer loyalty, to consultations with clients seeking to completely reinvent themselves — Little's services run the gamut.
In fact, when Little was commissioned to design Firebirds Rocky Mountain Grill in Charlotte, North Carolina — it embraced the opportunity to put its service offerings to the test. Not only did Little design the interior and exterior of the building — complete with clerestory windows, three dining areas arranged to form an amphitheater and an exposed kitchen highlighting wood burning grills, ovens and rotisseries — but the company also created the entire theme of the restaurant. The "Aspen Lodge" look and feel gave the suburban South a taste of the Colorado Rockies. Little's Retail Practice also designed the nationally acclaimed shopping center and exterior site development where Firebirds is located. "This project is representative of our work because it combines so many of the services we have to offer," said Bartlett.
The Retail Practice at Little serves as a partner through the entire lifecycle of a retailer's business. While many firms offer design or execution — Little differentiates itself by providing both the design and the follow through. "We're not simply an architectural firm commissioned to create a punchy design for a store," said Barteldt. "At Little, our cycle of services never end — we're here for the long-haul."
Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Little is one of the nation's largest diversified architectural consulting firms with offices in Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Orlando, Philadelphia, Research Triangle Park, NC, Silver Spring, MD and Washington D.C. Founded in 1964, the company specializes in six industry sectors: Office, Community and Education, Financial, Retail, Facilities Management and Interior Architecture, and offers a complete range of services, including Architecture, Engineering, Interior Architecture, Land Development, Graphic Design, Facility Management, Technology and Virtual Environments.
Roundtable Participants
- Justin Dunne — Moderator, Special Projects Editor, Shopping Center World, Atlanta, Georgia
- Bruce Barteldt Jr. — National Retail Studio Principal, Little, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Robert Ceretti — Principal-in-Charge, R. Ceretti + Associates, New York City
- Richard Foy — Co-Chairman, Communication Arts Inc., Boulder, Colorado
- Peter C. McIntosh — Marketing Director, Cowan & Associates, Worthington, Ohio
- Thomas M. Morbitzer — Design Director, Cowan & Associates
Table of Contents
- R4: Retail Design Roundtable
Industry leaders give their opinions on today's hot topics.
- R9: Carter & Burgess
A recognized leader in retail design.
- R10: Communication Arts
World-renowned for their engaging designs.
- R11: Cowan & Associates
Original concepts are this firm's hallmark.
- R12: Little
A firm known for fresh, stimulating designs.
Ad Index
- R5: Carter & Burgess
- R7: Communication Arts
- R9: Cowan & Associates
- R11: Little


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Conventions 2000: Media Reality Check, PM Edition
1) NBC's Today Skeptical of
"Made-for-TV" GOP: Powell Quizzed on Mandela, Confederate Flag and
Abortion. Katie Couric to Colin Powell: "Only four percent of the
delegates in the convention hall are African Americans. Do you feel troubled
at all by this, and do you feel used by your party?"
2) "He Did Vote Against Head
Start": Journalists Continue Cheney-Bashing For Seventh Day. Couric
again: "Do you have any problems with the fact that he did vote against
Head Start -- because you care so deeply about education -- and against a
resolution that would have allowed Nelson Mandela to be released from
prison?"' CBS's Jane Clayson: "If you are trying to be inclusive,
why a Dick Cheney pick?"
3) A Republican or Democratic
Convention? Monday's Speeches Leave Many Journalists Confused.
4) "Star Attraction" For
Pro-Abortion GOPers: Early Show Profiles Doctor Who Conducts Partial-Birth
5) "We Can't Justify This
Amount of Coverage": CBS's Schieffer Rues Lack of Coverage; Boss Says
"Never Again"
6) Sidebar stories: The White
Stuff?; Anti-Gore Bias?; Laura's Negative Attacks; Is Laura
7) Quote of the Morning.
page story. NBC's Today Skeptical of "Made-for-TV" GOP: Powell
Quizzed on Mandela, Confederate Flag and Abortion
NBC didn't show Colin
Powell's speech or provide any other coverage of the first night of the
Republican Convention, but the gang on Today spent its first half hour
questioning the sincerity of the GOP's Monday night program. "It's
the face of the new GOP, or at least it's the made-for-TV image
Republicans want to project: women, blacks and Latinos taking center stage
in Philadelphia," reported David Bloom.
Matt Lauer wondered
whether conservatives could even tolerate the convention program.
"You're listening to a more moderate message from speakers on the
floor, yet the delegates on the floor, the people listening to those
speeches are more conservative than ever. So how is the message playing to
them," Lauer demanded of Tim Russert." Russert had to remind him
that "the Democrats have done the same thing, that the Democratic
delegates are to the left of their party leadership."
In an interview, Katie
Couric challenged Powell several times. "Speaking of inclusion,"
she told the retired general, "much has been made of the face the GOP
is trying to put on and African Americans, as you are well aware, were
very much in evidence last night in the program and at the podium, yet
according to a poll, only four percent of the delegates in the convention
hall are African Americans. Do you feel troubled at all by this, and do
you feel used by your party?"
Couric pressed Powell on
every hot-button social issue she could. "You said last night that
race still casts a shadow over society," she said, "Does that
include the Confederate flag, and if so would you like Gov. Bush to
suggest the Confederate flag come down everywhere?" Then, "Does
the call for a ban on abortion in the Republican Party, in the Republican
platform, rather trouble you?" She also wondered how Powell could
support Dick Cheney, since the latter voted "against a resolution
that would have allowed Nelson Mandela to be released from prison."
No NBC coverage is planned for tonight, either.
Top of page two article. He Did Vote Against Head Start": Journalists
Continue Cheney-Bashing For Seventh Day"
One week after Dick
Cheney was announced as the Republican Vice Presidential nominee,
journalists continue to paint his conservative record as controversial.
This morning, as Colin Powell made the rounds he was asked about his
former boss. "If you are trying to be inclusive, why a Dick Cheney
pick," CBS's Jane Clayson asked. "A man with such a conservative
Congressional voting record?"
NBC's Katie Couric
pushed Powell even harder. "Let me ask you briefly, if I could Gen.
Powell, about your former colleague Dick Cheney, the vice presidential
candidate. Of course, he was Secretary of Defense when you were chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and much has been made of his conservative
voting record. I'm just curious, do you have any problems with the fact
that he did vote against Head Start -- because you care so deeply about
education -- and against a resolution that would have allowed Nelson
Mandela to be released from prison?"'
Cheney wasn't Mandela's
jailer, despite the persistent media buzz to the contrary. And in
Tuesday's Wall Street Journal, former Assistant Secretary of Education
Chester Finn writes that "Head Start doesn't narrow the achievement
gap. Study after study has found any academic gains vanishing after a
child's first few years in school."
But if you care deeply
enough, maybe results don't matter.
Article on the bottom half of page two. A Republican or Democratic
Convention? Monday's Speeches Leave Many Journalists Confused
The liberal media were
befuddled by Monday night's convention festivities, which undermined their
stereotype of a bigoted, intolerant GOP.
"This convention
looked more like a Democratic convention here," CBS's Jane Clayson
said on Tuesday's Early Show, "with a podium full of blacks,
Hispanics, and Asians, even a Baptist choir, Bryant, at one point."
Even a Baptist choir.
"If I closed my
eyes, I would have imagined I was at a Democratic convention in many parts
of [Colin Powell's] speech," former Clinton aide (and ABC News
analyst) Dee Dee Myers told Charles Gibson on Tuesday morning's Good
Morning America.
"You could have
switched the channel and been watching 'Who Wants to Be a Democrat,'
because it sounded exactly the same themes," Time's Margaret Carlson
insisted on CNN during a special Capital Gang late last night. "It
turns out that the Republican Party has morphed for this week into such a
compassionate party that it does look like the Democratic Party."
One strains to consider
what would the Democrats have to do at their convention to make reporters
think they were at a GOP meeting.
Top of page three story. "Star Attraction" For Pro-Abortion
GOPers: Early Show Profiles Doctor Who Conducts Partial-Birth Abortions
The Early Show offered a
sympathetic profile of a notorious abortionist this morning. "It
might not have been the hot ticket this week, but hundreds of Republicans
turned out for a Planned Parenthood reception to promote abortion
rights," reported CBS's Jon Frankel this morning. "The star
attraction: not a Hollywood celeb or a GOP heavy-hitter, but a soft-spoken
doctor from
Frankel meant Leroy
Carhart, the late-term abortionist who was at the center of the recent
Supreme Court decision overturning Nebraska's ban on partial-birth
abortions. After Frankel reported how overworked Carhart is as one of only
three abortionists in Nebraska, the doctor told him, "The first thing
we have to do as providers is be proud of what we do, make it a legitimate
part of medicine, make it a fundamental part of medicine, and I don't
think we can do that if we're uncomfortable talking about what we
Frankel offered no
criticism of Carhart, nor did he quote any opponents of
partial-birth abortion. Instead, he portrayed Carhart as brave for risking
his own safety to promote his cause on the national stage. "Are you
willing to give your life?" Frankel asked. "If I have to,"
replied Carhart.
"Monday, as
expected, abortion-rights advocates lost the platform battle,"
Frankel concluded, "but they hope the defeat re-energizes supporters
for the long-term war."
Watch a RealPlayer clip
of Frankel and the abortionist. Go to http://www.mrc.org
and click on Campaign 2000.
Story in the bottom half of page three. "We Can't Justify This Amount
of Coverage": CBS's Schieffer Rues Lack of Coverage; Boss Says
"Never Again"
In an interview with
PBS's Terence Smith that aired last night on NewsHour, CBS News President
Andrew Heyward said "we all walked away from the '96 convention
saying, 'it's really never going to be this way again.' I think what's
happened, Terry, is that the conventions themselves have changed. There's
less at stake. It's no longer a nomination process, it's really a
coronation." CBS carried about thirty minutes of last night's
convention, packaged inside a regularly-scheduled episode of 48 Hours.
Heyward added,
"From the journalistic point of view, we simply can't justify this
amount of coverage of something that -- without using the pejorative word
'infomercial' -- really is a political pep rally."
But on Tuesday's Imus in
the Morning, CBS correspondent Bob Schieffer said that while he agreed
that gavel-to-gavel coverage was undesirable, "I sort of wish we had
done a little more last night because I think a lot of people would have
liked to have seen and heard Laura Bush's speech in its entirety."
Instead of Mrs. Bush's
speech, 48 Hours ran a story on alleged abuses in using human test
subjects in medical experiments.
Sidebar stories down the sides of pages two and three. The White
Stuff?"; Anti-Gore Bias?; Laura's Negative Attacks; Is Laura
The White Stuff
In this week's Newsweek, Howard Fineman described how "Democrats saw
the GOP ticket as Central Casting villains -- wealthy white males from
upper-income America -- in the us-versus-them psywar they were already
preparing to run. 'They represent the men's club view of the world,' said
[Gore advisor Bob] Shrum. 'They couldn't be more out of touch.'"
But in the magazine's
up-front item "The Buzz," Newsweek pitched the names of
potential Gore running mates, but they only mentioned wealthy white males:
John Kerry, Dick Gephardt, Dick Durbin, Tom Harkin, Bob Graham, George
Mitchell, Evan Bayh and John Edwards.
But Central Casting
would hardly cast a trial lawyer like Edwards as a villain.
Anti-Gore Bias?
Margaret Carlson thinks the media are out to get Al
Gore. "[Bush's] Big Tent will be the biggest ever," she writes
in this week's Time. "Why should a little disagreement over abortion
make us all tense and angry with one another? The ideology-lite candidate,
Bush was able to change from compassionate conservative to Bob Jones
conservative and back again inside six weeks with near impunity, while Al
Gore was ripped apart for changing the color of his clothes."
Laura's Negative Attacks
"Republicans say they'll stress positive politics
over these four days," Charles Gibson said on Tuesday's Good Morning
America, "and for the most part on Day One, they did -- for the most
So who went negative, at
least in Gibson's eyes? None other than Laura Bush, who at one part in her
speech Monday night said that parents she and her husband meet campaigning
"say to George, I'm counting on you. I want my son or daughter to
respect the President of the United States of America."
"The verbal shots
at President Clinton, pretty obvious," said Gibson.
Is Laura
Later on Tuesday's GMA, Gibson asked ABC Political
Analyst George Stephanopoulos whether Laura Bush was "the antithesis
of Hillary Clinton?"
"By her bearing, I
mean the whole tone is that she's anti-Hillary, but what struck me is what
a Hillary-like speech it was," responded Stephanopoulos.
"If you go back to
the 1996 convention and Hillary's speech to the 1996 convention, it was a
merging of biography, policy and philosophy, exactly what Mrs. Bush did
last night from the podium. So that was quite striking to me."
He probably meant it as
a compliment.
Quote of the Morning: "Speaking of inclusion....only four percent of
the delegates in the convention hall are African Americans. Do you feel
troubled at all by this, and do you feel used by your party?" --
NBC's Katie Couric, interviewing Colin Powell, August 1 Today.
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|2012-05-26, 19:23
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>-> Epic now this better not be ruined in the next chapter somehow,
I just found the chapter ended at a great panel. But it felt a little to early to kill all worries that some bs wouldn't still happen like what happened to Lucy earlier.
I mean if some monster, maybe one hiding, wiggles out and Erza falls over. Then it all comes down to who drew number 2. We know Kara drew 8, but no idea who drew 2. It could be Raven Tail -.- that would suck. They get 10 points from only killing one monster.
hopefully though none of that happens, most likely it doesn't, but still possible it does.
|2012-05-26, 20:13
|Link #8444
Senior Member
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|2012-05-26, 23:03
|Link #8450
ANEGO Worshiper
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
hmm Well, we don't know if Kagura likes girls so...I guess anything is possible. But this is FT, the most romance we've seen came from Erza and Jellal and even then it wasn't much.
|2012-05-27, 01:09
|Link #8451
Evil Mage
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 27
OK.... That was kinda weird and random.
But on Kagura front. I think it's more likely that at the end of the tournament when the evil plan plays out, Jellal will do something cool and saves a lot of people and she will fall for him...
And that will lead to the fight we all want to see Erza vs Kagura!
|2012-05-27, 01:35
|Link #8452
I disagree with you all.
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|2012-05-27, 08:45
|Link #8453
Evil Mage
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 27
By the way did Erza take on the S-rank monster last? That means Erza just owned a monster who is supposed to give a hard time to a wizard saint, while being exhausted!?
Ha ha ha. We were talking about taking on those 100 monsters, but who could take them on and defeat the strongest monster last!
So what do you think the next chapter title stands for?
Here are my options:
1) Most Powerful Fairy
2) Most Precious Friend
3) Magical Police Force
4) Multiple Participant Fight
5) Merry Poppins Flight
|2012-05-27, 09:22
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Location: Orlando
If they try to make her all formal and proper and whatnot, then no she won't. Must remember that this is the NEW Magic Council that would awarding it but I think in their eyes, since she's from Fairy Tail, that might be an auto-no. ...unless they'll try to control Fairy Tail thru her...and we know how that will go...
|2012-05-27, 10:33
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Evil Mage
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: There...no, not there.Yes, there!
Age: 27
Only for Fairy Tail to go independent and kick the councils asses that is. That way Jellal, Ultear and Meledy can join the guild! Heck it's a win win situation!
|2012-05-27, 11:01
|Link #8457
ANEGO Worshiper
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
To this day, it still gets to me how people seem to have forgotten about Fairy Tail in just 7 years. Granted, the younger generation might have been too young to remember or even care, but seven years isn't that long for the older folk, yet they act like FT was always a failure, forgetting that it was once the number one guild.
Still don't get it...I think Mashima tried to hard to make them underdogs...
|2012-05-27, 11:13
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Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
People will see it as a bad thing, whether they know what really happened to them or not.
FT couldn't uphold that fame/infamy from before and people tend to forget or not care for things that aren't at the top.
The term "former" is not a particularly good one to be labelled with as it means something better has come along.
|2012-05-27, 11:28
|Link #8459
Awe of She
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orlando
Well, think of how quickly sports teams can fall from grace when they lose key players. I remember when the SF 49ers and Dallas Cowboys were on top of the American Football world. They lost their stars and now they are pretty much mid-tier at best. Another example - Michael Jordan, Scotty Pippen, and Dennis Rodman from the Chicago Bulls. Where are the Bulls now? Exactly. They are just now getting back into the Playoffs regularly.
Same thing happened with Fairy Tail - lost their 'stars' (the loud ones, the powerful ones, the crazy ones, the beautiful ones), and the shock was so great, those left behind probably felt a huge pressure to try and fill in the gap but it was too much. So most of them left, the remaining ones fell into obscurity.
And of course, people don't care if they don't have to hear about it. One or two people probably reminised, especially with Twilight Ogre in Magnolia...but the majority of the people of Fiore basically 'forgot' about Fairy Tail. No longer did they hear 'Salamander of Fairy Tail Burnt part of the National Forest', or 'Fairy Tail again claims top spot on the Insurance Companies' Worst Nightmare List', or 'Fairy Tail's Mirajane once again named Miss Fiore' or any number of headlines like that.
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Shanghai, China, May 3, 2013 – Top teams including all medal winners from the season-opening Fuzhou Open marched into the women's top 16 at the 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Shanghai Grand Slam here on Friday.
Shanghai Grand Slam title holders Xue Chen/Zhang Xi from China beat Brazilian qualifiers Maria Clara Salgado Rufino/Carolina Solberg Salgado 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) Friday morning to clinch the top place in pool A with three straight wins. The Salgado sisters stayed within 17-16 in the second set, but Xue/Zhang ran off four of the last five points to wrap up the match in 36 minutes and avoid a repeat of Thursday afternoon's full set marathon against Russia's Maria Prokopeva/Ekaterina Khomyakova.
"We made less mistakes than we did yesterday," said Xue Chen, who combined with Zhang Xi to take the title of the Fuzhou Open last week. "We found our rhythm and it's good to win in two sets, especially after a tough tournament in Fuzhou."
"Actually we were not in great shape last week and it took us much more energy than usual to play well, so we were a little bit tired coming into this tournament," Xue added.
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Liliana Fernandez Steiner/Elasa Baquerizo McMillan of Spain and Germany's Karin Holtwick Ilka Semmler, who finished second and third to Xue/Zhang at the Fuzhou Open, also advanced to the top 16 as winners from respective round robin pools.
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Chinese wild card players Jin Jieqiong and Miao Chenchen, who had pulled off a surprising victory over Iersel/Keizer on Thursday, qualified for the elimination round as second finishers from pool B before falling to Dutch women Jantine van der Vlist/Marloes Wesselink 2-1 (23-21, 19-21, 15-10).
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Love/Hate campaign starts tough conversations on Wayland campus
PLAINVIEW – It started with a bunch of signs.
Overnight, the campus of Wayland Baptist University had sprouted 300 white yard signs, bearing the words "Love" and "Hate" on alternating sides. The buzz began early, with folks wondering what the signs were about. Red notes in campus mailboxes encouraged students and others to share their thoughts on an online "blog" site.
"The signs were supposed to get everyone's attention, and they very much did so," said Donnie Brown, Baptist Student Ministries director at Wayland and the organizer behind the Love/Hate project with his Leadership Team. "We had more than 200 entries on the blog, and between that and the signs, there was immediate conversation on campus."
The Love/Hate project started Monday, Feb. 19, with the intent of opening up conversations among believers and nonbelievers on campus and giving Christians a chance for serious introspection.
"The whole purpose is for Christians to take a look at themselves through the eyes of nonbelievers and see how they view the church and Christianity," Brown explained. "Through that we learned that the nonbelievers on campus have a picture of Christians and it's not always a good one.
"It was for us to examine ourselves and ask, 'Have I given a wrong picture of Christ?' and then to make a sincere apology to nonbelievers and the campus and begin opening doors and taking down the barriers."
Modeled after a 2006 experiment at Louisiana Tech University, Love/Hate definitely stirred up conversation on campus. The simple signs were the first step. The following week, the signs gave way to larger boards in the University Center with specific topics, allowing passersby to add their opinions about such issues as dating, college, church, religion, money, family and government. Black markers let people share their hearts anonymously on the various subjects. And they did.
"There were even more people talking after the response banners," Brown said. "Our students were supposed to take those conversations and use them as a springboard for spiritual things."
The third week, Brown had signs put up that allowed students to print apologies for wrongs done or misconceptions about others. The boards began to fill as student leaders made themselves vulnerable and admitted wrongdoing. Leadership members began wearing red shirts with "Love" and "Hate" on either side to represent openness to conversation.
Chapel on Wednesday, March 7, was a pivotal time as Brown explained to the student body what the entire Love/Hate campaign was trying to accomplish. While speaking, he constructed a wall on the stage of Harral Auditorium using cinder blocks, then closed the service by asking students from the audience – representing all walks of life – to come dismantle the walls. It was a powerful metaphor.
"If we're going to take the two greatest commandments seriously – to love the Lord with all our hearts and our neighbors as ourselves – then we have to tear down the walls so we can talk," Brown said. "I asked if anyone agreed with my idea that we need to apologize and begin breaking down the barriers to come up on stage. I figured I'd have maybe 25 and there were more like 75."
If the intent was to get conversations going, Brown said the campaign was a success. He said a female student who had listed an apology for her behavior was approached by a male student who asked her to help him change his life, wanting to part ways with foul language and get back into church. That experience alone showed Brown that Love/Hate was having some positive effects.
He said the BSM plans to host weekly lunchtime meetings centering about topics of conversation of interest to students, borne out of the Love/Hate project. He's asked his leadership team to bring forward ideas and will encourage all students to participate in the group dialogues.
While issues of misjudging, stereotyping and misconceptions about believers and others are common on all college campuses, the campaign is meant to focus away from pointing blame and onto creating positive change.
Though the official part of the campaign ended as Spring Break began on the Wayland campus, Brown said the real work has yet to come.
"Has Love/Hate been a success? It's definitely got people talking now, but only time will tell," he said. "It's up to the students to continue to take down the walls or we'll be right back where we are."
"The whole point is to say, 'We're just people," Brown added. "If Wayland is to become a place where we can have different beliefs and still love each other unconditionally, we have to get to that point."


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BLACKSBURG, Va., Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Influenza peaks in winter in temperate zones and U.S. researchers suggest it may not be the heat but the humidity that is the cause.
Linsey Marr, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., and colleagues, Wan Yang, a doctoral student, and Elankumaran Subbiah of the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine measured the influenza A virus survival rate at various levels of humidity.
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"We added flu viruses to droplets of simulated respiratory fluid and to actual human mucus and then measured what fraction survived after exposure to low, medium, and high relative humidities," Marr said in a statement.
At low humidity, respiratory droplets evaporate completely and the virus survives well under dry conditions but at moderate humidity, the droplets evaporate some, but not completely, leaving the virus exposed to higher levels of chemicals in the fluid and compromising the virus' ability to infect cells.
The researchers said humidity could explain the seasonality of influenza by controlling the ability of viruses to remain infectious while they are in droplets or aerosols.
The viruses survived best at low humidity, such as that found indoors in the winter, and at extremely high humidity such as 100 percent such as the rainy season in tropical regions, Marr said.


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Students that are assigned to a faculty advisor in the SIS have the ability to view their advisor's name, preferred telephone number and email via the Self-Service/Student Center. As the student will have access to the advisor telephone number it is important to be sure that the Preferred Phone Type in the SIS is the Business Phone Type. To verify that the Business Phone Type is marked as Preferred, follow the instructions below.
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Roots Garden records are proud to present the first instalment of many tunes lined up for release this year.
Available on 10" vinyl and digital download from March.
coming back to back.
1) "Greedy Ways" - Cornell campbell
2) "Dub The Majority" - Manasseh
RGR017AA:The "Hustling Rhythm"
1) "Hustling" - Sun-I Tafari
2) "Survival Thing" - Leroy Horns
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2) "Blaze Bright" - Cate ferris
4) "Just One Dub" - Manasseh
produced and mixed by Nick Manasseh


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The University's campuses stretch from Sveaplan in the south to the Bergius Botanic Garden in the north. Opening hours for particular buildings or services, the Student Union, restaurants, etc. are to be found on the relevant websites, or on site.
Södra Huset, Buildings A-F at Frescati
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The University is closed on all national public holidays, so-called "red days" or röda dagar. Variations may occur at individual buildings and departments. Contact the respective department or office.
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Violets are somje of my favorite flowers , those are very beautiful....5/5 +fav
The spring has already get there?!? In your village? Here in the mountains not... Amazing drawing!
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text: I love fantasy Art that can tell a story. Here you will find colorful and Whimsical pieces. My mermaids are my favorite and as you will see I have a large collection of colorful mermaids .Fairies, angels and other characters are on my list as subjects to paint.Enjoy my Art and thank you for stopping by.


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When Jennifer Lopez goes on tour, you'd better bet the costumes will be amazing. And they are, thanks to designer Zuhair Murad, who created some over-the-top looks for the star's 24-city summer tour.
"It is always exciting to work with Jennifer," Murad tells PEOPLE exclusively. "There is no limit to her imagination and she is always open to new suggestions and ideas."
This tour — which kicked off Thursday night in Panama City — "was a new and challenging experience," Murad adds. "My utmost wish is for each costume to create a 'Wow!' effect the moment she steps on stage."
There's also a blue feathered cape (center) that covers a sexy, matching minidress. But producing the coverup wasn't easy; Murad and his team had to hand-sew each barb of every feather (thousands!) onto the garment.
The finale piece (right) is a black bodysuit with hand-embroidered black pearl beading and beaded fringe. "We took extra precaution when working with embroidery and beadwork," Murad says. "Each crystal was hand-sewn by our atelier with special thread to ensure that the costumes would withstand constant movement and quick changes."
In fact, each look features at least 2,000 crystals or beads, every one hand-sewn onto the garments. Thanks to those intricacies — and the fact that Murad's team made two of each look — it took nearly one month to create all of the costumes.
However, the work was worth it; after Thursday's performance, Lopez Tweeted that it was a "great night" and her followers showered her with compliments. Murad is happy, too. "Jennifer has a beautiful body," he says, "and wears each look perfectly."
Lopez kicks off the North American leg of her tour with Enrique Iglesias on July 14. To see more of her costumes, pick up this week's issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands now.
–Reporting by Joey Bartolomeo and Marisa Laudadio


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New Manchester United signing Wilfried Zaha has apologised for showing Leeds fans the middle finger during Crystal Palace's 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Zaha, who will remain on loan at Palace until the end of the season after agreeing a move to Old Trafford in the January transfer window, smiled and gestured after being taunted by the away supporters.
United and Leeds remain fierce rivals despite the Yorkshire club's relegation from the Premier League in the 2003-04 season.
"On that note I also wanted to apologise for the gesture I did towards the Leeds fans in yesterday's game," Zaha tweeted. "Very unprofessional from me."
Zaha has scored six goals for Palace in the Championship this season and also made his debut for England in the November friendly against Sweden.


text: London Perl Mongers organises technical meetings every two months. The technical meetings are a chance to find out what has been going on in the Perl community, what techniques people are using and how Perl integrates with other software. The next technical meeting will be on the 31st May 2012 from 7pm to 9pm (you may arrive earlier, please sign in at the reception). You have to sign up to attend, see below. This meeting is sponsored by Webfusion and will be held at the Conway Hall. Many thanks to Barbie, Webfusion and everyone involved for allowing us to use this wonderful venue. The following speakers will present: James Laver: Lovecraftian Perl Paul LeoNerd Evans: Terminal Interface Construction KIT Barbie: Labyrinth is/isn't a Web Framework David Leadbeater: RE2: Faster regexp matching For more information and to sign up, please visit: https://londonpmtech.appspot.com/ See you there, Léon.


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Evolution in Nebraska
"Darwin's theory of evolution would continue as a cornerstone of science classes in Nebraska's public schools if proposed new state science standards are adopted this summer by the Nebraska Board of Education," according to a story in the Omaha World-Herald (June 13, 2010). Moreover, there are apparently no efforts underway to lobby for the inclusion of creationism: "Three members of the Nebraska Board of Education say they're not aware of any effort by board members or the public to include intelligent design in Nebraska's new science standards."
The World-Herald editorially expressed its relief at the lack of any fuss over evolution, writing (June 15, 2010): "The board has included evolution in the curriculum as part of a commendably calm and responsible approach to modern science education. Indications are that the Nebraska standards, which are underpinned by the theory of evolution, will pass muster without the firestorm the same issue has raised in other states. That says a lot about the sound judgment of the elected board members and the common sense of Nebraskans in general."
The editorial added, "Evolution is the bedrock on which much of modern science is built. Everything from government policy to agricultural biotechnology, medical advances to ethics issues can require an understanding of evolutionary principles and findings. Children who lack a solid background in the fundamentals of modern science can be at a considerable disadvantage. In a hyper-competitive world economy, our country depends on a continuing supply of well-educated, knowledgeable and science-literate young people."
Nebraska's previous state science standards, from 1998, received a grade of C for their treatment of evolution from both Lawrence S. Lerner in his 2000 study for the Fordham Foundation and NCSE's Louise S. Mead and Anton Mates in their 2009 study published in Evolution: Education and Outreach. Mead and Mates commented that the standards were "[w]eak on evolution," and also criticized them for including "creationist jargon" -- in particular, using the word "theory" only with relation to biological evolution.
The proposed new standards (PDF) would still refer to evolution as a theory; Jim Woodland, the director of science education for the Nebraska Education Department, told the World-Herald that the decision was intended not to "stir the hornet's nest." The newspaper added, "In common usage, the word theory has come to mean 'a hunch,' suggesting a conclusion reached based on incomplete evidence. However, the American Association for the Advancement of Science defines a scientific theory as 'a well-substantiated explanation ... based on a body of facts that have been repeatedly confirmed.'"
Woodland said that in the new standards, "We're treating evolution the way that we have it now. ... We expect the students to develop an understanding of biological evolution." Chuck Austerberry, a professor of biology at Creighton University and a member of the Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education, which supports the teaching of evolution in the public schools, reviewed the draft standards and regarded them as "appropriately neutral" on philosophical and theological matters. "We just want [students] to learn the science," he said, "to learn it in a neutral, respectful environment."


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Opinion: Mental Health and the Military
American Enterprise Institute scholar Sally Satel on the challenges involved in diagnosing veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental illnesses. Photo credit: Getty Images.
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... I ... I ... the ... the the ... I ... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... the forty eight Texas now where in the active duty soldier is accused ... of killing three people ... and injuring sixteen others before turning the gun ... on himself ... Porsche and very very pleased to welcome American Enterprise Institute in Yale psychiatry stockists Alisa tell ... she's the author of brainwashed ... the seductive appeal of mindless neuroscience ... to talk a little bit about mental illness in the military ... selling we we don't know alot about this case yet in this particular soldier ... they generally speaking how easy or difficult is it in now ... when someone is about to go on a rampage like that's ... well we do know ... in this case Mary is ... that we know of ... some diagnoses we know that to ... Mr. Lopez was being treated for depression and anxiety ... and there was a question about poster Matic stress disorder ... although remember his deployments were into thousandeight in ... two thousand eleven so it's a little unusual that would come up at this late date ... but ... those are the diagnosis we heard about also sleeplessness ... the cause of these problems ... I we can tell anything about whether or not someone would ... would have a kind of outburst ... I he was taking a medication I called him the and ... and in very rare cases that's been associated with ... psychosis ... if it turns out that this gentleman was suffering psychosis ... is possible that there might be a link ... but basically what we are and what we're in need of ... is much more information on context ... what happened on before ... the rampage what he'd been talking about is why ... I he cites a kind just a month ago ... and the clinical notes indicated there was nothing exceptional so clearly something happened within that month but we don't know what it is we don't know if he was using an ... alcohol or drugs ... they're a lot of things to be filled in but simply based on the diagnoses we've heard ... there's ... really no reason to ... I expect ... that a person is at higher risk for this kind of extreme behemoth ... thing you mention PTSD and that's been a big issue since we've had so many soldiers ... returning from various wars over the past decade ... have we gotten better at understanding what exactly PTSD is and whether or not ... it can induce violent behavior ... it went pretty good at making a diagnosis ... of ... poster Matic stress disorder ... there are three basic constellation of symptoms ... and they include hyper vigilance that kind of fun standing on the environment but you can imagine very adaptive in a wartime situation when one is under stress ... I it's also marked by a weak on what we call re experiencing symptoms like intrusive ... memories or nightmares and also by not what we call a boy and so in other words ... a classic example is the isthe ... often a fear of lights a riding on a high a way ... because in Iraq or Afghanistan that's where one can encounter ITT so you you're very ... leery of situations that are reminiscent of situations in wartime and post a great friend those are the basic constellation of symptoms ... they have to interfere with your ... a functioning everyday ... and we can make that diagnosis of what we can't tell is whether or not that person will overcome it nationally ... on his own ... of whether he or she requires treatment ... or whether it be that person is going to even be so ... debilitating that he might even need disability payments from the VA we cannot tell that kind of ... I'll come in cross section ... the good news is that we develop some I effective ... therapies for PTSD ... of oneness and one is called um ... kind of exposure therapy where the veteran is gradually re exposed to the conditions that ... have caused so much anxiety ... I and down kind of cognitive behavioral therapy as well ... but marry that's not ... a alone that's that's often not enough there's Battle therapy that's very important ... employment is is he ... the cause a lot of veterans have problems with sleep ... and anxiety in some depression ... but it's it's ... they can be worsened or improve tremendously if they see a future for themselves if there is employment if there is support from their family and their community if there been told if they've been told by their doctors that look this is temporary ... and it will get better and you will live a productive life the systems are ... in some ways also quite dependent on how a person sees their situation and expectations okay well ... there's an awful lot debt to think about were going to learn more about this case ... in the coming hours and days but for now ... we appreciate the commentary American


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Why Beeswax?
At Pure Scentsations Candle Company, we want to ensure everyone makes the best choice possible when it comes to choosing the candle that is right for him or her. That is why we created this section of the website. It gives a somewhat brief description of why beeswax is the "bees knees" (see what I did there? ) and the hazards associated with other types of waxes, dyes, and fragrances.
Beeswax is the most pure wax in existence. It is truly a gift from nature and only needs to be filtered before used to make our 100% pure beeswax candles. There are numerous benefits, which are listed below:
• A cleaner burn without the sticky soot that toxic paraffin candles produce
• They have a natural scent of honey that freshens the air in your house, office, or wherever you may have your candle
• The burn time is extended much longer than other types of waxes
• As long as it is not a drafty room, beeswax candles do not drip
• They create a beautifully warm glow and will not go rancid over time
How do beeswax candles clean the air?
When you burn a Pure Scentsations Candle Company 100% pure beeswax candle, you are releasing negative ions into the air. Since pollen, dust, and other pollutants are positively charged, these negative ions cause them to fall to the ground. Coupled with your routine house cleaning, beeswax candles provide a feel of freshness that other candles simply cannot compete with.
What's wrong with paraffin candles?
That bulk package of tealights that you can buy in the store for a few bucks are most likely made from paraffin, which is a by-product of petroleum refining. When burned, they produce a very toxic product that is literally poisoning the air you, your loved ones, and your furry little critters are breathing. Paraffin wax begins as a sludgy mess at the bottom of a barrel of crude oil. Once it is extracted, it is bleached and treated with other various carcinogens. The color and fragrance added are not much better, as these tend to be toxic as well. Paraffin candles also leave black soot stains on walls or ceilings over time. The next time you buy a candle, be sure you know exactly what it is you're getting.
What to watch for when making your candle purchases
Before making your purchase be sure that it clearly states that it is 100% pure beeswax. Just because it says "pure" on the packaging does not mean it is. For candles to be labeled as pure, they only need to consist of 51% beeswax. Companies will often make a blend of 51% beeswax and 49% paraffin to cut corners and save on costs. You should be looking for a phrase such as "100% pure beeswax". Do not be alarmed at the price difference between 100% pure beeswax candles and paraffin or even soy candles. While it may cost more, you also getting a longer and cleaner burn from them.
You should also take note of what the wick is made of. Many candles that are made in China might contain some sort of metal wire within the core of the wick. Burning these candles will pollute your home with its toxins as well. Candles with a wooden or 100% cotton wick are often the way to go.
Wait… What about soy candles?
While soy candles are a better alternative to paraffin, it still has its issues. The first is that even though a candle may be made of 100% soy, it is still processed with a small trace of paraffin. Therefore, burning a soy candle will still release a small amount of toxins from that paraffin. You'll also want to be cautious about the dyes and fragrances that are in soy candles. More likely than not, you won't find a high quality 100% beeswax candle that has been dyed a different color. The dye itself can often contain toxins that defeat the whole purpose of a beeswax candle. This is why Pure Scentsations Candle Company avoids the use of dyes altogether. Something else to take into consideration is the fact that the soy crops were most likely sprayed with some form of pesticide, which of course is also toxic.
Are beeswax candles worth the price tag?
Of course they are! And I am not just saying that because we sell them. There is nothing more important than you and your family's well-being. Would you rather pay to poison your home with paraffin candles or invest in a high quality 100% pure beeswax candle that provides health benefits? Beeswax is the obvious choice here, and I am sure you will agree too once you have tried them!


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