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Yesterday we learned the basic idea behind All Over Quilting - that by breaking your quilt up into 4 quadrants with rows of a filler design, you can easily quilt any sized quilt on a domestic machine.
This method knocks out at least a 8" channel through the middle of your quilt. I like to say it's like eating your vegetables before desert - you're taking care of the hardest part of your quilt first, and with each new row the process gets easier and easier.
Now it's simply a matter of filling in each quadrant with more rows of a filler design so they fit together seamlessly.
Let's finish off learning how to quilt our Cheerful Shapes Quilt with this Part 2 video:
I received a great question yesterday about All Over Quilting from Janet:
You suggest "desert sand", which I love, as appropriate for an all over design. Even though that is a foundational design, would you still use the quadrant approach that you describe?This is a great question because Desert Sand really doesn't work like Lollipop Chain or any of the other designs I mentioned in Part 1.
Desert Sand is a Foundational Design which means you start with an initial line (your foundation), and then echo this line on either side to finish the fill.
So how would a design like this work with my All Over Quilting method?
First, start in the center and set a foundational line (in this case a gently curving, irregular line) all the way to the right edge of the quilt.
Once at the edge, start an echo of the foundation all the way back into the center. Once back in the center, branch of with a new foundation working straight down to the bottom edge.
Again use the echoing portion of the design to get back into the center and continue breaking your quilt up into 4 quadrants. Once the quadrants are created, then it's just a matter of filling each one with more foundation lines and then echoing everything until the quilt is completely filled.
So now let's see just how much the Cheerful Shapes Quilt changed when we quilted it:
Now that you can see the finished quilt, you can see how much the thread texture stands out on top of the piecing and appliques.
This is partly because I contrasted thread so boldly so you could see what I was doing in the videos. In a typical All Over Quilted quilt, you would probably try to match thread a bit better.
I like how the piecing and applique design - cheerful applique shapes obviously designed for a baby quilt - match with the kid friendly filler design. It makes the whole quilt come together and the intention obvious: this quilt is intended for children.
But All Over Quilting isn't just reserved for kid quilts. If you're making a bed quilt that you know will be washed a million times, this form of quilting is a great choice because it's fast and durable.
How fast to quilt exactly? This Cheerful Shapes took exactly 3 hours to quilt, 30 minutes less than the Stitched in the Ditch Quilt!
Of course, this form of quilting isn't perfect. While we did finish the quilt quickly, it can be argued that on a more complicated quilt, like Vines of Hearts, this type of quilting would be very distracting.
This type of quilting is also not going to win you any awards at a quilt show.
At the last quilt show my local guild held, a member asked me why the judges were so harsh with the quilts that were quilted with All Over Quilting.
The fact is show quilting and bed quilting are two different things. This doesn't mean one is any better than the other, just that these are quilts designed and destined for two very different futures.
All Over Quilting is a great choice for a quilt you want to use, to cuddle up with, to sleep under, to wash, and to wear out.
But if you're craving a ribbon or you want to highlight and enhance the piecing or applique design you've created, then you need to give Section Quilting a try.
So stop by next week as we start to explore this style of quilting as we quilt the Circles of Daisies quilt!
Let's go quilt,
Leah Day
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"Dear Ms. Noy," wrote 20-year-old P. "Now, in Phnom Penh has many problems. Mr. Chea Vichea was shot dead Thursday in front a newspaper stall about 500m in the east of [our] hotel. He is a union leader and…also an opposition party supporter."
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I'm putting together my own answers to FGB. You can find them here:
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Friday, February 25, 2011
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- Kathy Eddy said...
This is so pretty Wendy and I might have everything to try to imitate it if I change a few things for what I have. Thank you so much for always sharing your talent and creativity with us.Have a great week-end! Snowing again here in Wisconsin!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Erika M. said...
I just love what you created - thanks for sharing!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Scrapthat said...
The background looks fantastic...as does the rest of it but I love the colors you oicked and how the BG ended up! TFS!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:21 AM
- Hels Sheridan said...
oooh, fabbulush art Wendy... am LOVING the CFA - said that before I know but... it is PERFECT!!! Have a grand weekend xx
- February 25, 2011 at 11:46 AM
- SusanK said...
Looks like fun! Hope to get some new things next week so I can play along!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:48 AM
- Tona said...
Another fantastic project!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:51 AM
I am loving the new project!! I am still waiting for your art parts to hit my LSS -- I can not wait between them and the distress stains I don't know what I'm going to do first!!! Wait they go together!!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- TheLastOfNine said...
I like how you add something unexpected, like the spiders, very cute.
- February 25, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- Debby said...
I love this!!!!!! Might have to order some more stuff. I am going to go broke!
- February 25, 2011 at 12:36 PM
- Helen said...
Got to get hold of some CFA it looks amazing. Your art here todayis simply sensational.
Hope to play - sorry - make art - lots this weekend.
- February 25, 2011 at 1:07 PM
- rhonda said...
I know that when I visti your blog I am going to see eye candy! Your are amazing Wendy and I hope someday I will get to meet you and take a class!
- February 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM
- Vic said...
Love it! Thanks for the great ideas!
- February 25, 2011 at 1:31 PM
- sue said...
Thanks for the tip on pigment ink and CFA. I love working with it.
- February 25, 2011 at 1:47 PM
- Elaine A said...
Hi Wendy -
This is just lovely and I really love the sentiment. Thank yuo so much for your tutorial on how to create this piece.
Elaine Allen
- February 25, 2011 at 1:53 PM
- Mall Rat said...
Love the project ! I can't wait to play with the color washes and I'm really wanting to play with the blackout clearly art ... I must go shop now and buy me some goodies! Happy Friday Wendy !
- February 25, 2011 at 1:57 PM
- Dawnll said...
What a fun piece and love that you share the steps.
- February 25, 2011 at 2:26 PM
- Wanda H said...
Wonderful piece!!! and it's always nice getting the step by step!!! I do intend to "make art" this weekend!!!!
- February 25, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Melody (lacyquilter) said...
Great project... except for the spiders. There is NO WAY I'm going to put a spider on anything I create. Eeeewww!
- February 25, 2011 at 3:49 PM
- Missusg said...
i too plan on spending a couple of moments playing this week!!!
love the new piece of art!
- February 25, 2011 at 4:56 PM
- Dorothy said...
Love the art!!!
- February 25, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- funkycrafter said...
great project. i really like the background.
- February 25, 2011 at 7:05 PM
luv this type of background..now I know how to actually create one! yeah...ty girly! xo cher
- February 25, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- jill said...
I do believe that the CFA will be a must have.....splendid project Wendy!
- February 25, 2011 at 11:51 PM
- Gerrie Johnnic said...
Ah, this is fabby and thanks for the how-to's!
- February 26, 2011 at 7:30 AM
- lois Skiathitis said...
I'm anxiously awaiting the ink stains so I can make quick CFA parts art too. I agree it will be a breeze coloring with the new stains. I think the stains are a perfect partner with the CFA parts. Your project is gorgeous Wendy and so easy to put together. TFS!!! :-D
- February 26, 2011 at 8:39 AM
- Gillian said...
I'm offically hooked Wendy, just received some art parts and new stamps, omg I'm in love:) Loving your work.
- February 26, 2011 at 4:02 PM
- jan said...
So very pretty Wendy!!
- February 26, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- linda said...
What a beautiful project Wendy. Can't wait for your new stuff to arrive!
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- February 26, 2011 at 9:13 PM
- karen said...
I LOVED the techniques for the butterfly. It is adorable and... Thanks Wendy!
- February 27, 2011 at 2:48 AM
- February 27, 2011 at 2:32 PM
- Stephanie Rodgers said...
What a great project! I just love the pic of the finished background with all the colors, the filmstrip ribbon, and the subtle background stamping! I want to use that for the base of all my projects! lol
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The Rev. Stephen Brackeen preached the ordination sermon, Dr. Danny Dwyer issued the charge of the ministry and the Rev. Mike Carper presented Dillard with a Bible.
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Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist, 212 South St., observes its annual Missions Day Service at 10 a.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Elder Dekota McCullough of Friendship Christian Church, Gastonia.
New Life Baptist, 614 S. 11th St., holds a Morning Prayer Meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday with the Rev. Charles Fite preaching. The church holds a hot dog sale on March 22 to benefit a Hospice patient. Cost is $5 which includes two hot dogs, chips and cake. The church has a 24-hour prayer line, 704-874-1490.
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Restoring Hope Foursquare, 1026 Dallas-Stanley Highway, presents David Harvell in concert at 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Center Baptist, South New Hope Road, holds a Port-A-Pit fundraiser on March 22. Cost is $9 which includes � chicken, baked beans, slaw, roll and dessert. Pre-orders available and delivery offered for orders of 5 plates or more. Call 704-824-4121.
Covenant United Methodist, 801 W. Franklin Blvd., holds a Community Table program on March 20. The program, �Children of Abraham, a Muslim, Jewish and Christian Conversation� will feature a dialogue between representatives from Covenant and the local Muslim and Jewish communities. A light Kosher/ Halal meal will be served at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall followed by the program at 6 p.m. The church is located at 801 W. Franklin Blvd. Call 704-865-5055 or visitwww.covenantumcgastonia.com
Firestone Wesleyan, 1700 Union Road, holds traditional morning worship services at 10:30 a.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Upcoming dates are March 27 and April 10.
Friendship Christian, 221 W. Bradley St., holds the Kingdom Resurrection Conference March 27- 29, Impartation Services begin at 6 and worship at 7 nightly. Guest presenters will be Pastor Mark Collier, Chester, Pa., on Wednesday and Thursday; Dr. Vanessa Battle, Lilburn, Ga., on Wednesday, and Bishop L. Spencer Smith, Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Thursday. Call the church, 704-865-9016.
Hickory Grove Baptist, 3717 Hickory Grove Road, holds a Basket Fundraising Party today to benefit a mission trip to Peru. During the event baskets filled with gifts will be raffled off and door prizes will also be awarded. The party starts at noon with lunch and the drawing begins at 1:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $7 at the door which covers the cost of lunch, a door prize ticket, and 25 drawing tickets. More drawing tickets can be purchased. Members of the congregation will travel to Peru in June to be part of work teams that will help with Scripture Union, a ministry that reaches out to boys living on the streets of Peru.
Living Water Community Worship Center, 408 N. Firestone St., holds its Meat Giveaway from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. The church holds a Fish, Hamburger, Hot Dot and Bake Sale and Car Wash starting at 10 a.m. March 23 at the Auto Zone on West Franklin Boulevard.
Lutheran Chapel Church, 702 N. New Hope Road, is selling pine needles, a fundraiser sponsored by the men�s group. The cost is $4.75 per bale. Free delivery for orders of 12 bales or more. Call 704-864-6491 to place an order or stop by the church. The men hold this event yearly to raise money to support youth program and other ministries of the church.
Mount Zion Church of God, 1000 Sycamore St., celebrates the 60 th Wedding Anniversary and 41 st Pastoral Appreciation, March 22-24. The guest speaker at 7 p.m. March 22 will be Apostle Samuel Ervin, El Shaddai Baptist. The speaker at 3 p.m. March 23 will be Apostle J. Leonard Ford, Morningside Missionary Church. The speaker at 11 a.m. March 24 will be Minister Dominic Hamlett, of Chesapeake, Va. with dinner following the service. The speaker at 3 p.m. March 24 will be Bishop T.L. McCluney, Jerusalem CF Church of God.
Providence Presbyterian, 2850 Union Road, has announced its speakers for March: Chuck Evans on March 17, March 24 and March 31.
St. John�s Missionary Baptist, 1282 Bradford Heights Road, celebrates Women�s Day during the 10 a.m. worship service on Sunday. The church celebrates the 50 th anniversary of the Hymn Choir during the 10 a.m. worship service on March 24.
St. Paul Missionary Baptist, 418 N. Oakland St., hosts a benefit concert at 2:30 p.m. today featuring the Hope Family and the Hope Family Singers. The church will celebrate the second anniversary of Pastor Christopher E. Harris and First Lady Jade Harris at 3 p.m. March 24. Dr. Gregory K. Moss, St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church will be the guest speaker. Call 704-215-6435.
Tabernacle Baptist, 519 W. 19 th Ave., holds Holy Revival Week at 7 p.m. March 26-27 with guest evangelist the Rev. Ronnie Williams of Generostee Baptist, Starr, SC. Call 704-864-4051.
Temple Baptist, 701 Littlejohn St., holds a Car, Truck & Bike Show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20. Cost is $13 if registered by April 6 and $15 the day of the show. The event will feature food, music, door prizes, a silent auction, a raffle, games and awards. Proceeds will go to support the church mission trip to Honduras. To register or for details, contact Amber at 803-222-6968 or email email@example.com.
Unity Baptist, 4802 N. Myrtle School Road, presents the Senior Adult Choir Ministry Concert at 11 a.m. March 26 featuring Legacy Choir, First Baptist, from Taylors, SC. This choir of senior adults sings for worship services and ministers through music.
Word of Power Ministries, 4010 Old York Road, holds Celebration 2013 at 3 p.m. Sunday featuring guest speaker, Bishop Jeffrey K. Knight, of Philadelphia. Call 704-867-5878.
Adams Chapel AME Zion, 212 Lake Montonia Road, holds Youth Explosion 2013, April 3-5. There will be food at 6 p.m. followed by the service at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Minister Antwan McNeil, from House of Refuge of All Nations, Gastonia. Choirs, liturgical dancers, step teams, mimes, and gospel rappers are welcome.
Miracle Tabernacle International Ministry, 610 E. Gold St., presents the initial sermon of Chantrelle Wilson-Brice at 6 p.m. Sunday. Call 704-739-9449.
Peoples Baptist, 1010 Groves St., honors Pastor John and First Lady Houze at 11 a.m. Sunday, honoring them for the 23 rd pastoral anniversary. The guest speaker will be Rabbi T.L. Middleton of Love In Action Ministries. Donations may be sent to P.O. Box 684, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
Liberty Hill AME Zion holds a Lay Council Program at 6 p.m. today featuring Determination of Gastonia and The Crowns of Light of Morganton. Students named to the honor roll or received other recognition awards during the first semester will be honored during the morning worship service on March 24.
Daniels Lutheran Church, 3170 Reepsville Road, Lincolnton, holds its Saturday Country Breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. March 23. The menu includes scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, livermush , country ham, grits, pancakes, biscuits, gravy, orange juice, milk, coffee and tea. Cost is $6 per person.
Hebron, The Church of Jesus Christ, 200 S. Main St., holds its annual Deacons Program at 3 p.m. March 17. The guest speakers will be from Center Baptist, Mount Pisgah Baptist, New Beginnings Baptist and Weeping Mary Baptist.
Burge Memorial United Methodist, 312 W. Glendale Ave., presents �A Princess Closet� from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on March 30. Girls who can�t afford a prom dress will be able to get one during the event. The day will feature refreshments for the girls while they try on dresses and there will be a drawing for three gift cards for free manicures and pedicures. Organizers are asking for donations of gently used or new prom dresses, shoes and accessories. To donate items, contact Isles at 704-822-1341 or 704-441-1904.
First Presbyterian, 512 Old Mount Holly Road, presents the Living in Grace Seminar today and Sunday. The speaker will be Rev. Ron Shaw. Call 704-263-4275 or visit fpcstanley.org.
A ground breaking ceremony for Habitat for Humanity�s 98 th house will be held at 2 p.m. March 24, 1709 Parkdale Ave., Gastonia. Volunteer groups and individuals are needed for this �community build.� Habitat is also looking for volunteers to be crew leaders and safety supervisors. Experience in framing, setting trusses, and general construction is helpful, but training will be provided. You can learn more about home sponsorship and volunteer opportunities by calling 704-864-6536, extension 101. For more information on Habitat, visit www.habitatgaston.org. You can also �like� Gaston Habitat on Facebook .
Beaver Dam Baptist, 123 Beaver Dam Church Road, Shelby, holds a barbecue sale from 4 to 7 p.m. March 23. Features all you can eat pork and trimmings. A $10 donation is requested. Children under 6 eat free. The event is sponsored by the Baptist Men and proceeds go to the mission trip. Boston butts are available. Call Mike McSwain, 704-692-4514.
Dr. Terry Rathman presents �Who Moved the Stone? You Must Decide� at 7 p.m. March 25 at the Gaston County Public Library, 1555 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. The program is free and the public is invited. You can get more information by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Sandy Plains Baptist, 2112 New House Road, holds a barbecue fundraiser to support Youth and Children's camps. Turkey or Boston butts cost $35 each � includes sauce and barbecue slaw. Payment can be made when you pick up your order. Call the church at 704-434-6552 or Chase Robinson at 828-461-2705 to place your order by March 25. Pick up on March 29, at 5 p.m. at the church.
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NASCAR Announcer and Hall Of Famer Darrell Waltrip, along with Michael Waltrip Racing Co-Owner Michael Waltrip help Toyota announce a multi-year race sponsorship at Richmond International Raceway.
The 2013 NASCAR season will feature a new 2013 Toyota Camry race car with an updated and more unique identity.
A 2013 Toyota Camry is introduced as the new pace car for the Toyota Owners 400 and ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series.
On hand for the Toyota announcement (from left) is Keith Dahl, Toyota national manager-Engagement Marketing And Motorsports; Dennis Bickmeier, Richmond International Raceway president; Michael Waltrip Racing Co-Owner Michael Waltrip; and NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip.
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Former Roush Fenway Racing crew chief Greg Erwin, the crew chief for driver Greg Biffle, will join Richard Petty Motorsports and driver A.J. Allmendinger, effective immediately. Mike Shiplett has been working as Allmendinger's crew chief.
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Lee Spencer, of FOXSports.com, reports Richard Petty Motorsports drivers Reed Sorenson and A.J. Allmendinger will remain with their respective car numbers and sponsors. However, crew chief Mike Shiplett will now oversee the No. 44 Dodge with Allmendinger and crew chief Sammy Johns will be the crew chief for Sorenson and the No. 43 team.
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Bob Pockrass, of SceneDaily.com, reports Robbie Loomis will be the executive director of racing operations for the new team that will merge between Gillett Evernham Motorsports and Petty Enterprises. Kevin Buskirk and Sammy Johns will join the existing GEM crew chiefs Kenny Francis and Mike Shiplett.
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Terry Blount, of ESPN.com, reports free-agent driver Patrick Carpentier (Gillett Evernham Motorsports) said he was involved in an argument with team director Mike Shiplett, who blamed him for failing to qualify at Talladega Superspeedway, according to Carpentier's web site, patcarpentier.ca. The team released him Tuesday, Oct. 7. "I know [Shiplett's] criticism didn't make any sense," Carpentier wrote. "What is worst is that he seems to have forgotten pretty quickly races like Dover or in Atlanta where I've qualified a car that he himself didn't think was fast enough to earn a place on the starting grid. I realize now that some people have a really short memory span in NASCAR."
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Families carefully returned to the storm-ravaged Rancho Brazos neighborhood near Granbury on Sunday on the second day of cleanup, reflecting on what was lost — and what was saved.
Most of the four-bedroom house Eddie Parsons shared with his wife and three sons sits scattered around his lot on Tumbleweed Lane.
"The two bathrooms are what counted for me," Parsons said Sunday. Those rooms — and the two bathtubs where his family huddled beneath pillows and a mattress during the storm — are all that remain standing.
"God wrapped his arms around us here, just long enough," he said, his voice hoarse from inhaling dust, his face sunburned from standing outside all day.
"I just feel so blessed," he said.
The storm Wednesday night produced 16 tornadoes across North Texas, taking the lives of six people and injuring more than 100. More than 100 homes were destroyed.
Rancho Brazos residents were first allowed back into their neighborhood Saturday morning.
"This is the first day I've come back where it seems like we're getting something accomplished," Parsons said Sunday afternoon, standing on the tile floor of what was once his living room.
He and his wife, Bobi, searched for a few sentimental items to keep with them: her grandparents' wedding rings, a drawer filled with old birthday and anniversary cards, scraps of canvas from Bobi's oil paintings, clothes from when their three children were babies. Parsons still hopes to track down his hard drives filled with digital photographs.
Even with the rubble of his home spread around him, Parsons said he's most overwhelmed by the spirit of generosity, in friends as well as strangers, since the storm.
"Everybody's asking, 'What can I do to help? How can we help?'" he said.
Mandy McNeese, who lived barely two blocks away, waited four hours in line Sunday to get a permit that would allow her back into the subdivision. Now she's waiting for her insurance assessment and wonders when water will begin running again and when she can move back in.
"Do you have transportation?" asked Ron Peterson, a Habitat for Humanity volunteer. "Do you have a place to stay? Do you have storage?"
"We're really lucky," McNeese told him. "I think we're OK."
The windows of her home were gone and its roof was damaged, but most of the structure remains. More important, her mother and two young sons, who were home Wednesday night, made it out without injuries.
Many of the homes in Rancho Brazos were built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers — some of them built by and for members of Lakeside Baptist Church.
"Our members built these houses with their own hands, and we will do it again," said Shelley DeBust, the church's minister of missions and community impact. "We know the homeowners; we know we can rebuild."
Three church families were directly affected, including Christy Russell, her husband, Carlton, and their 11-year-old daughters, Bryanna and Addison Langston, who live in one of the Habitat homes.
Though their home sustained minimal damage, after church Sunday morning, Russell said she felt a kind of survivors grief in everything that's gone from the neighborhood.
"Stuff can always be replaced," Bryanna added.
And the family is eager to help those who lost more. On Sunday afternoon, they went back.
"We want to clean up our house so we can go help others," Russell said.


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Designing laboratory ventilation systems
Proper ventilation in labs is required to promote and maintain safety and protection to life and property.
Learning objectives
- Understand the codes and standards that guide laboratory ventilation design.
- Learn how to design laboratory ventilation systems to meet system requirements.
- Understand key equipment functions.
Proper ventilation of laboratory settings is required to promote and maintain laboratory safety and protection to life and property. Items such as fume containment, worker safety, proper cleanliness through pressure relationships, filtration, air changes per hour (ACH), point of fume capture, temperature, and relative humidity requirements are elements necessary to design the ventilation system depending on the laboratory type. Codes identify ventilation measures to provide minimum requirements for the protection of life and property through prevention and control of fumes and containment of hazardous fumes and contaminants for worker safety.
There are four general types of laboratories noted in the ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications:
- Biological: Contains biologically active materials and includes areas such as biochemistry, cell biology, immunology, pharmacology, microbiology, and related fields. Clinical laboratories fall into this category.
- Chemical laboratories that support both organic and inorganic synthesis and analytical functions.
- Animal labs that include areas for the observation, manipulation, and pharmacological observation of laboratory animals and also include animal holding rooms.
- Physical laboratories are spaces associated with physics and include lasers, optics, high- and low-temperature materials, and analytical instruments.
Biological laboratories commonly have chemical fume hoods and Class I and Class II bio-safety cabinets. Chemical labs generally have a number of fume hoods.
This article will provide information on hood types and ventilation criteria primarily on the first three types of labs, with discussion on contaminant containment, airflow practices, comfort conditioning, and the codes that govern the lab ventilation systems.
Applicable codes and standards
The 2011 edition of NFPA 45: Standard on Fire Protection for Laboratories Using Chemicals applies to laboratory buildings, units, and work areas in which defined chemicals are handled or stored. Chapter 8, Laboratory Ventilating System and Hood Requirements, defines criteria and considerations for exhaust air and supply air systems including requirements for fume hood exhaust.
ANSI/AIHA Z9.5-2012 - Laboratory Ventilation describes required and recommended practices for the design and operation of lab ventilation systems for control of exposure to airborne contaminants. It does not apply to animal facilities, laminar flow hoods, or bio-safety cabinets. Chapter 5 of this standard discusses laboratory ventilation system designs.
In the 2011 ASHRAE Handbook—HVAC Applications, Chapter 16 provides detailed descriptions of laboratory airflow, fume hood types, hazard assessments, exhaust systems, and applications to various lab types.
NFPA 99: Health Care Facilities Code, 2012 edition, has deleted the previously included chapter pertaining to laboratories and has added a new Chapter 4, which establishes four "Categories of Risk." Also included is Chapter 9 outlining HVAC requirements for health care facilities. References are made in this chapter to NFPA 45 and ASHRAE Standards 90.1, 90A, and 170. This code will pertain primarily to clinical labs and related spaces whether within a hospital or separate building.
The 2010 edition of FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Healthcare Facilities incorporates ASHRAE 170-2008 (with addenda): Ventilation of Health Care Facilities, which has specific requirements for laboratory ventilation including pressure relationships, air change rates, and temperature and relative humidity requirements.
ASHRAE Standard 62.1: Ventilation for Acceptable Indoor Air Quality identifies minimum ventilation rates in the breathing zone (Table 6-1) and minimum exhaust rates (Table 6-4) for laboratories and other spaces. (Standard 62.1-2013 was released in November 2013.)
The International Building Code (IBC) in the occupancy chapter 304 defines testing and research laboratories as a Business Group "B" occupancy. The International Mechanical Code (IMC) in Table 403.3 identifies minimum ventilation rates for science laboratories, and section 510 explains the requirements for laboratory exhaust systems.
There are other standards as well, such as OSHA 29 CFR 1910.1450: Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories and 21 CFR 58: Good Laboratory Practice Regulations, which while giving guidance, do not specifically require or specify ventilation rates or practices.
The more recent editions of several codes and standards have less focus on minimum or required air change rates and more focus on proper capture of fumes and contaminants, protection of workers, proper hood design and sash face velocity, supply air distribution, and pressure relationships. As with any project design, it is appropriate to determine which codes and standards are officially adopted by the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) so that the correct and more stringent requirements can be incorporated into the design.
Fume hood types
Some common types of fume hoods used in clinical and chemical labs include standard fume hoods (constant volume exhaust airflow with variable face velocity) shown in Figure 1; bypass fume hood (constant volume exhaust airflow) shown in Figure 2; variable volume fume hood (constant face velocity); and auxiliary air fume hood (constant volume exhaust airflow with 50% to 70% makeup air directly to hood).
Additionally, there are biological safety cabinets used in clinical lab settings that include Class I, which is similar to a chemical fume hood (see Figure 3); and a Class II A1 bio-safety cabinet that includes high-efficiency particulate absorption (HEPA) supply filters and HEPA exhaust filters that allow air to be re-circulated to the lab or exhausted directly outside (see Figure 4).
A Class II B1 bio-safety cabinet is similar; however, all air is removed through a HEPA filter and exhausted directly outside. A Class III bio-safety cabinet is completely enclosed and the work is done through gloves attached to the cabinet. This cabinet is exhausted directly outside with no recirculation allowed. The figures illustrate the differing airflow patterns and filtration requirements.
Generally, when working in a required clean environment such as when mixing medications (pharmacy) or working with infectious bacteria (research), airflow direction and air cleanliness are requirements. Bio-safety cabinets provide that cleanliness and direction with placement of the HEPA filters at the point of air delivery and removal. HEPA filters carry a minimum efficiency reporting value—commonly known as MERV—rating of 17 or higher.
Canopy hoods are open on the sides and primarily used to remove heat and water vapor from work areas. This hood type is not a true fume hood and should not be used as a substitute for one.
Open sash face velocities are between 75 ft per minute (fpm) and 120 fpm, with 100 fpm being an average velocity or rule of thumb for preliminary air calculations depending on what chemicals are stored or used in the hood. A velometer is attached to the fume hood to measure face velocity and inform users if the hood is safe to use. The hood sensors may alarm locally or be connected to the building automation system (BAS).
ASHRAE Standard 110: Method of Testing Performance of Laboratory Fume Hoods, defines the criteria for containment performance of a fume hood using a tracer gas and instruments to measure the amounts of tracer gas that enters the breathing zone of a mannequin. This test simulates the containment capability of the hood. A face velocity test, flow visualization test, large volume visualization test, tracer gas test, and sash movement test are all performed under this standard. The standard has specific requirements that must be met for the hood to comply.
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Friday, August 12, 2016
Head and Neck Cancer
How Do I Choose a Radiation Oncologist?
I have the choice of close-to-home (St. Elizabeth South) radiologist or a UC Barrett Center radiologist. Will I need chemo, too? How do I choose? I couldn`t get much info on St. E. Wondering what technologies each offers. My ENT didn`t know, and said it was a good question.
One of the best questions to ask your treating physicians is how often do they see and treat your particular problem. If they report they only see and treat that problem once or twice a year, you might want to consider an opinion from some other center. The National Cancer Institute website can be a good resource to help you learn about current treatments for the problem, and additional questions to ask your treating physician.
Cheryl Koliha-Brandt, MSN, RN, CNS, CORLN
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Instructor of
Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology
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Muslims in this region are celebrating naming ceremony for babies and doing maulid or salatun naaria and the give food to the guests. some of us say that we will not come to eat that food because the whole gathering is a bid'a but we participate in that gathering so that the people dont get offended. but the people who r conducting this celebration r saying we hav made food only for the guest and has no relevance to maulid. and also they force us to eat. is it allowed to eat if they force us and they asking daleel bas to why we r refusing to eat. pls explain with proof in hadeeth that what we r doing is correct or not as we r not able to give concrete evidence
Praise be to Allaah.
Celebrating birthdays is an innovation in the religion of Allaah, and it is not permissible to do this. It is not permissible to eat the food that has been prepared for this occasion. Their claim that the food for the birthday celebration is for the guests does not make it excusable to eat it. Hospitality is subject to its own rulings, and matters are judged according to the intentions behind them. It is very clear that the food is being prepared for this innovated occasion, and eating this food is one of the things that helps them to persist in doing this. It is a kind of co-operation in sin and transgression. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Help you one another in Al Birr and At Taqwa (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression" [al-Maa'idah 5:2]
Shaykh 'Abd al-Kareem al-Khudayr
With regard to al-salaah al-naariyah, this is one of the innovated Sufi prayers; it is not permissible to attend those gatherings or to take part in them.


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Shareholders of scores of public companies can expect to get some holiday bonuses this year, as many of these firms rush to issue special dividends before a potential 2013 tax hike linked to the fiscal cliff kicks in. The 15% tax rate on dividends will expire with the rest of the "Bush tax cuts" at the end of the year if a deal on the fiscal cliff is not reached, and perhaps even if one is. Rates on dividends may go as high as 39.6% in 2013. It seems that many companies would rather return money to shareholders than the Feds as some — Costco for one — actually are borrowing money to pay out special dividends.
The ex-dividend date represents the date the market discounts the price of the dividend on the stock. To qualify for dividends investors usually must own the stock prior to the ex-dividend date to be considered owners of record on the official closing date. Typically the stock will open lower on the ex-dividend date based on the per-share size of the dividend.
The following 15 companies are doling out the highest total dividends, according to Markit data reported by the Wall Street Journal. There are 128 companies offering special dividends worth an approximate $14.6 billion, according to the WSJ, and their ranks continue to grow. Others, such as CME Group, have decided to move up other special dividends that normally would not have been disbursed until next year. The list is drawn from companies in the Russell 3000 but does not include companies that are moving up the date of regularly scheduled dividends.


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The trailer for The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones trailer was unveiled this week, well ahead of its theatrical debut, which isn't until August of next year. On the bright side, fans of Cassandra Clare's young adult fantasy series got to see stars Lily Collins and Jamie Campbell Bower in their roles as Clary and Jace, and we have months to speculate over how the movie will turn out when it arrives next year. The story follows a teenage girl living in Brooklyn who discovers she's the descendent of a line of demon hunters called Shadowhunters.
We spoke with City of Bones director Harald Zwart today on adapting the story for the big screen. He offered some interesting comments on the film, including some changes made to the ending, what we should expect from Lily Collins as lead character Clary, and the different sides of Lena Headey's character Jocelyn. But first, in case you haven't seen it, here's the trailer.
I heard that you wrapped the movie recently?
Zwart: Yeah, we wrapped on Thursday and I'm just in New York doing some helicopter shots and stuff like that.
That seems pretty close for the trailer to come out. Was there anything that you would've like to have seen make it into the trailer that wasn't ready?
Zwart: No, I think it's good to keep some mystery and keep spreading it out a little bit. I think the trailer as it is now is a good representation of a - I think you'd call it a teaser - I feel good about that.
Were there any major challenges with the special effects and stunts?
Zwart: Those things are generally more practical things. You always find a solution one way or another. I think it's always challenging to try to design something that feels fresh and that's something people haven't seen before, but still is not too far off from what the fans are expecting. That's all in the design process. That might be something worth mentioning, but those are only fun challenges, I think.
As far as fan expectations, is there anything that you could talk about as far as the plot of the story goes that maybe you changed? Or did you stick pretty close to the book?
Zwart: We try to stick as close to the book as we can. It's always hard with adaptations, especially with a big book like this one. We've been very fortunate to have Cassandra Clare, who's very cooperative and has been a great collaborator during the whole process to make sure we preserved what she knows and the integrity of the book but still was possible to do in the film, in the span of the film and just practically, how you could execute things.
So you worked a lot with the writer then?
Zwart: Yeah, she was there. She's a busy woman but she came by, but we emailed and we ran things by her. And she said, "Well, this should be maybe this…" and she had suggestions but never, "It has to be this, it has to be that…" She was always open. And when I suggested, "What if we do it like this in the movie, would that feel like it's still the same emotion or tone," and then she said "Yeah, that sound great." It's been just a really - you do it very step by step.
Is there anything in specifics that you could talk about that maybe was changed or had to be changed because you weren't able to adapt it exactly from the book?
Zwart: Well, we preserved the emotional arcs and the character arcs in the movie, so that's all preserved. We had to change some locations around. Simplify a little bit here or there. I think the ending had the ingredients but there are things that we had to adjust a little bit in the ending.
You filmed in Toronto, right?
Zwart: Yes.
So you're filming a New York City story in Toronto and there's also that kind of added layer of this hidden world that Clary's being introduced to. Can you talk a little bit about the challenging of having three locations, in a sense, to work with?
Zwart: It's always a patchwork anyway when you do movies and commercials. Its amazing what you can get away with. Toronto has a lot of similarities with New York City. As long as you add certain iconic elements and you make sure you have enough genuine New York footage, which we also have, the audience are generally getting the feeling that they're actually in New York City.
Part of the thing that was fun to do was, in Toronto, there's lots of grand old buildings. So we had the corridors of the institution in one house and the lobby in another. We shot a bit at the University. And then we built a lot of stuff. There are great big sound stages in Toronto and we had huge sets where we built the interior of the library and the City of Bones and those sets that you couldn't find anywhere.
Was there anything that was filmed in New York at all, or was it all Toronto?
Zwart: There are scenes that we shot here in New York too. There are exterior shots and helicopter shots and stuff like that, but mostly it was done in Toronto.


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Item # 580429 GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE, London, March, 1776
* Revolutionary War - Battle of Quebec
* Captain James Cook explorations
The first article has five pages on: "Debates in the Present Parliament" which includes much on the situation in America (see photos for the beginning).
This issue includes a lengthy article (3+ pages) on Captain Cook and the: "Resolution's Voyage on Discovery to the Southern Hemisphere".
Lengthy text on: "Account of the Proceedings of the American Colonists since Passing the Boston Port Bill" includes talk on the taking of Quebec. Nice "Resolve" from Congress regarding those who might "...obstruct & defeat the efforts of the United Colonies in the defence of their just rights..." plus more.
The issue is complete in 46 pages measuring 5 by 8 1/4 inches and in very nice condition. Lacking the map called for.
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It takes time to find the ideal investment property or family home, but that doesn't mean that the process has to be tiring or stressful. Make sure the search for your dream house runs smoothly by following these simple steps.
Feeling rushed can be a root cause of stress. Ensure you have enough time to fully explore your options, looking at a varied range of properties to understand the market, and only make your decision after you've truly thought it through. Remember that you can always break the lease on your current property early if need be, or, if your move-out date is fast approaching, you can rent an apartment for a month or two until you find the perfect home.
Know your criteria
Think about what you really need from your new property. You probably already know the minimum and maximum number of bedrooms and receptions rooms you want, as well as whether you require outdoor space, but be as specific as possible. A petty consideration to one buyer could be a deal-breaker for another, so it's helpful to know in advance what you consider to be essential, desirable and irreconcilable.
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If you need to discuss mortgages, it's wise to visit the bank early. Some banks offer pre-approval, so that the capital is easy to access once you do find the property you want to buy. Speaking to the bank and a financial advisor will also give you a good idea of your total budget, taking relocation and renovation costs into consideration. Making the effort to attain pre-approval also has the advantage of convincing sellers in competitive markets that you are serious.
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Try to schedule your viewings into a block of a few days whenever possible. Seeing each property one after the other gives you a chance to assess your instinctive reaction to each one and rank them easily. If you can, schedule your visits for a weekday. There will be fewer viewers, and agents are likely to have more time to dedicate to each individual buyer.
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Although the final decision on which property you purchase will be entirely up to you, professional assistance guarantees reassurance and advice every step of the way. An experienced real estate agent will be able to accurately weigh up a home's long-term financial potential, suggest a tactical offer and negotiate all the complex legal paperwork. They will also have access to new properties as soon as they come on the market, so you can view them early before anyone else.
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The extended block attachment lug allows the block to turn, so you can easily operate from port or starboard. The end fittings have an enclosed sheaved and recessed split pin that doesn't snag the sails or crew. Inner extrusion end plug prevents metal to metal contact by acting as an easy-slide bushing. The upper sliding bearing is designed as an elastic buffer to diffuse the shock if the kicker suddenly bottoms. Carefully tested to meet strict performance and quality standards. Made of anodized aluminum.
Gas spring eliminates the need for a topping lift, making reefing and sail storage easy. Gas springs are available in a range of strengths, to cover variations in boom weight (including the stowed sail) and the Rodkicker angle. The angle varies with gooseneck height and kicker length. The integral 2:1 purchase doubles your existing vang purchase. Can be easily retrofitted to an existing rig. Reuse your current vang system or put together a new one. The vang system is excellent for light air main trim.
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Attacks on Religious Liberty Have Increased by 133% in the Last Five Years
By Tre Goins-Phillips
September 13, 2017
A new report claims attacks on religious liberty in the United States have increased 133 percent in the last five years.
The First Liberty Institute, a right-leaning advocacy organization dedicated to defending the First Amendment, published its annual report — "Undeniable: The Survey of Hostility to Religion in America" — Tuesday.
"The total number of documented incidents in this report increased by over 15 percent over the past year and now includes more than 1,400 religious liberty incidents," the report stated.
In 2011, there were only 600 reported attacks on religious liberty.
"To deny that religious freedom is in crisis in America is to deny the obvious. And yet there are deniers," the report explained. "Ironically, they include those who launch the very attacks that have caused the crisis itself."
Among others, the new data highlighted Alexia Palma, a Catholic immigrant from Guatemala who worked at a Houston-area health clinic. As TheBlaze reported, she was fired from her job after refusing to teach a course on birth control.
Palma originally taught a handful of courses, including one called "Becoming a Mom." When she was first asked to teach the class on birth control, she was able to opt out, showing a video instead, because contraception violated her convictions. But when the clinic came under new management, she was given an ultimatum: set aside her "personal beliefs" or be terminated.
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'Walking Dead' trailer: Amid zombies, Rick vows 'We're not too far gone'
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"The Walking Dead" is set to return for the second half of its fourth season on Sunday, Feb. 9, and AMC has released a short trailer teasing what's to come for the beleaguered survivors on the hit zombie show.
In the wake of the events of December's mid-season finale, the Governor is no longer a threat, but Rick Grimes and his people have lost the option of sheltering in the prison. After a bloody confrontation that left key players dead, the members of the group find themselves back out on the road searching for some kind of safe haven, and one another.
Difficult choices and potential enemies, not to mention walkers, greet them at every turn.
The trailer, which plays to a haunting rendition of "Bad Moon Rising," suggests that in spite of everything, Andrew Lincoln's Rick is determined to help his people do whatever they can to retain their humanity. "We're not too far gone," he insists in one emotional moment.
Based on Robert Kirkman's comic book, "The Walking Dead" has become a true TV blockbuster — it's the most watched drama in the history of cable television.
The mid-season finale that aired in December attracted 12.1 million viewers, according to AMC.
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Writers: Do you ever get that feeling when you read something truly spectacular – whether it be a novel, a poem, or a commentary – and think, "Damn! I wish I wrote that…" Most likely you do, and I refer to this as "Writer's Envy." (Surely I am not the first to dub it this, and again, I feel that self-loathing setting in…)
Well, I felt that this morning when I read Rebecca Traister's "The Tina Fey backlash" on Salon.com. (Don't be put off by the length – it's totally worth the read.) It was everything I've been wanting to say since I read Sady Doyle's post ripping Tina Fey and her character Liz Lemon to ideological bits and pieces. Though I can never say it better than Rebecca Traister did, I feel the need to add on/give my two cents anyhow.
Back in January, I wrote a post entitled "Liz Lemon: Feminist Icon (Havin' It All)."Ahh, those were the days when I felt that Liz Lemon as a character on 30 Rock was a favorite amongst feminists, standing out as probably the best female role model on current-day television. Boy, was I wrong!
Turns out, some feminists in the blogosphere are displeased with Tina Fey and Liz Lemon in terms of feminist rank. Because apparently, there's a hierarchy of feminism now, and the "superior" ones (like Doyle) know far better than the ones who are not quite up to par (like Fey).
In a nutshell: Tina Fey's satirization of insecurities marked by the independent, career-oriented woman used to be funny and loveable, but are now offensive and non-progressive in the world of feminism. And then the Fey-hosted SNL episode happened, and online commentaries exploded with disappointment – most notably with Fey's use of the word "whore" when taking jabs at Michelle "Bombshell" McGee. (In my opinion: totally hilarious. Is that so wrong?) If it had only just been creeping in before, the backlash was now officially solidified.
How did we get to this point? As Traister poignantly says:
"While it might be fair to argue that Fey has profited from a feminist embrace, she did not ever pretend to be a standard bearer for contemporary feminism. We're the ones who made her that, who overidentified with her, or with Liz Lemon, or with the Weekend Update host who declared that bitch was the new black, and attached to her a passel of our highest expectations and ideals."
Yes, WE projected this feminist role model onto her ourselves. Hence, my blog post in January. Though at the time, it was a light-hearted, short and sweet kind of post embracing Lemon's differences from other female TV icons (i.e.: Carrie Bradshaw), as well as her relatability.
Here's the thing though: I should not have to feel ashamed for liking Liz Lemon and being a feminist at the same time. I should also not have to be ashamed for thinking Liz is a good female character on TV right now. But most people who have the "Liz Lemon is not a true feminist" debate have this holier-than-thou attitude, thinking they possess some secret, hidden key to "real, truer" feminism – something that Tina Fey is supposedly failing at implementing.
It's annoying. It's also pretty insulting, because the arguer is most likely assuming that Tina Fey and her fans are too shallow or stupid to comprehend this "truer" version of feminism. It's kind of like, "You know, even though I also watch 30 Rock regularly and probably laugh throughout the episodes, I am a distinguished feminist amongst you all for dissecting Liz Lemon and outing her as a fake."
These feminists expect too much of Tina Fey. Realistically, how can anyone expect a comedy like 30 Rock to be politically correct and perfect in ideology when it's whole premise is based upon calling out stereotypes by employing them comedically? Traister beautifully ponders this notion of "where to draw the line" between feminism and humor, saying point blank:
Tina Fey is a professional comedian. She is not a professional feminist.
Thank God. Someone finally said what I was thinking in two succinct sentences. Rebecca Traister, I might just start projecting a feminist role model onto you.
The last thing that bothers me about this backlash? Liz Lemon is growing as a character. Because – imagine that – most main characters grow as the show goes on! (The idea!) So why are we expecting perfection and feminist-to-a-tee behaviors and decisions from a character who is clearly still figuring her shit out in her late thirties? This is another reason why some of us women love Liz Lemon: She's figuring it out, just like the rest of us. No one is a textbook feminist at all times. (And if you think you are, don't kid yourself.) Liz becomes more confident as time goes on. She refuses to settle. She starts to realize her true worth. I believe the last few episodes of this season have started to point towards that.
A feminist is not just born; she is grown into throughout life. And who's to say that by age such-and-such (late thirties, in Fey's case), you need to have developed all capabilities of the ideal feminist? Regardless, every woman is an individual, and I think sometimes feminism forgets that. Or ceases to care, at least when trying to prove its point.
Hell, maybe I'm a bad feminist for all I know. But for me, feminism should never have hierarchies. This isn't a goddamned hazing initiation, after all. It's not about weeding out the bad feminists from the good ones, and it's not about shaming other feminists for not being feminist "enough." Let's all learn from one another, yes. I'm glad that articles like these help me to engage in discourse on women's issues. And trust me, it's complicated and difficult when writing a feminist post criticizing feminists who critize women for not being feminist enough.
Last time I checked though, feminism was about equality. And one would hope that a group aspiring towards true equality would at least cheer on and support the ones who are trying – in whatever way that is their own – to break the mold in places where there was little room to make a dent in the first place.
Instead, we find part of that group tearing apart one of the few women in entertainment today who profoundly resonates with us.
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ALL THAT MATTERS IS RUPERT LIKES HER: When Rupert Murdoch named 27-year-old Natalie Bancroft to the News Corp. board to represent the family that had sold him Dow Jones, she was described in the press as an opera singer with no business experience and seen as a way for Murdoch to limit any actual impact from the Bancrofts. (He never interviewed the family's more-experienced choices.)
Now, in Portfolio's March issue, Sophia Banay offers another look at Bancroft, though her first-ever public remarks won't necessarily mollify people who said Bancroft wasn't up to the task. Of her position as News Corp.'s first female board member, she says: "I wouldn't say I was excited….The family was screwing up [negotiations for the sale] right and left. My focus was more on, 'Jesus Christ, how am I related to these people?'" When asked if she's planning to get an MBA now that she's on the board of one of the world's largest media conglomerates, she asks: "In journalism?"
In her own defense, Bancroft says, "The last thing I am is a pushover. I'm not just some idiotic girl in piggytails yodeling."
Bancroft, the daughter of a model and a Formula Two race car driver, was styled by the magazine and photographed in what fashion credits in the back of the book reveal is Catherine Malandrino, using a copy of the Wall Street Journal to shield her from the rain. The story also marks Portfolio — headed by a former top editor at the Wall Street Journal and stacked with the paper's alums — breaking its silence on what was considered last year's biggest media business story. — Irin Carmon
ON SCREEN: American Express' new television commercial featuring Diane von Furstenberg shows the designer finding inspirations for her collections in the trees of her Cloudwalk estate in Connecticut, then working with her team in her design studio in Manhattan. The one-minute ad, shot by "Capote" director Bennett Miller, reveals as much about von Furstenberg the person as it does about the designer. "I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew the woman I wanted to become," she says in the commercial, which will make its debut during the Academy Awards on Feb. 24. "Fashion was absolutely an accident in my life. As a result of that, I was becoming independent and I was becoming more and more the woman I wanted to be.
"If I have any role in what I do in fashion, it's to make women feel more confident," she continues. "To be confident makes you beautiful, makes you happy, makes you fulfilled. That's why I am a card member."
Von Furstenberg joins a list of designers who've done ads for the company in the past, including Bill Blass, Carolina Herrera and Paloma Picasso for TV, and Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld and Tom Ford and Domenico De Sole in print. The new campaign will be accompanied by an Annie Leibovitz-shot print campaign.
The president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America said she agreed to do the ads for several reasons. She's used the card for decades, she told WWD, and "their target is the independent woman…very much what DVF women are."
American Express also recently made a donation of $500,000 to the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, and she has plenty of personal memories in which the card played a role. "[In 1980,] I went to Australia on my own with the idea of buying a ranch," she recalled. "I remember feeling so free and empowered as I was driving Highway 1 all by myself with my American Express card in the back pocket of my jeans. So for me, American Express is a symbol of my freedom." (She didn't buy the ranch.)
Diego Scotti, American Express' vice president of global advertising, said the credit card company always seeks people "iconic and representative of the virtues and values aligned with the brand. [Von Furstenberg] inspired women to lead independent lives." — Marc Karimzadeh
YELL IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS: Over the last few reporting periods, American Media Inc. has tended to quietly file its financial results with the Securities and Exchange Commission with no warning or fanfare — say, on a Friday before a three-day weekend. Not this time round. AMI sent out a press release trumpeting its latest financials, and it's easy to see why. The net loss for the third quarter, ending Dec. 31, shrank substantially to $14 million, compared with $306.9 million one year ago. Operating income also shifted dramatically, from a loss of $302 million last year to a profit $17 million for the third quarter. Those big changes to the balance sheet were in part due to increases in revenue, to $115 million from $107 million; lower exceptional charges, and cost reductions, from the implementation of AMI's management action plan. Revenue growth was driven by advertising and circulation gains from Shape, Star and Men's Fitness, "each of which is experiencing a record advertising year," said chief executive officer David Pecker. — Amy Wicks


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The Elkhart Public Library has reciprocal borrowing agreements with all other Elkhart County public libraries, and with the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library.
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April 10. 2013 5:49PM
Taxing tobacco: Making the state fatter
Advocates of raising New Hampshire's cigarette tax say it must be done so the state can devote the new revenue to health care programs. Have any of these people ever read the state budget?
It is a common plea of tax-hikers: If we raise X tax, we can use the money to fund programs and services directly related to the taxed item or activity. So it always is with tobacco taxes. We are told that if we raise them the state will have more money to spend on initiatives dedicated to improving public health, such as smoking-cessation services.
In real life, the connections seldom are made. New Hampshire's beer tax was supposed to fund roadside cleanup. It doesn't. The Governor's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention, Intervention and Treatment is supposed to get 5 percent of the proceeds from sales at state liquor stores. It doesn't. All of the revenue from the beer tax and liquor and wine sales goes straight into the general fund.
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The messages filtered in for most of the summer, sometimes several a week. The basic premise was generally the same: If the 76ers were facing a transitional season, if they seemed to have a thin guard line, if they weren't going to win a whole lot of games, why not bring back Allen Iverson?
That troubled me, because I've always believed the basketball constituency in this area really understood and appreciated the game, especially backcourt players. But now there was a segment of fans who simply wanted a show. They wanted to recreate Iverson's performances that led him to four scoring titles and an MVP during his decade-plus here. They weren't accepting that Lou Williams, Willie Green, Royal Ivey, rookie Jrue Holiday and, at times, Andre Iguodala could be sufficiently effective, even in new coach Eddie Jordan's pass-and-cut Princeton offense.
They might be right about that part, but--and I should have said this in Sixerville much earlier--they were wrong about bringing back Iverson.
He might turn up in Memphis, or possibly in Charlotte, and he might sell some tickets and create some marketing benefits in those markets, but there would be no reason for him to turn up as a re-born Sixer. The evidence shows in his post-Sixers career in Denver and Detroit: The Nuggets improved dramatically when they acquired Chauncey Billups in a trade for Iverson; the Pistons became so disenchanted with Iverson's rebellion against coming off the bench that they sent him home.
So, each time an emailer broached the subject of bringing him back to the Sixers, I patiently tried to explain:
He's not the player he was during the Sixers' spectacular run to the NBA Finals in 2000-01. You can't live on memories.
He insists on playing major minutes, and that would mean holding back the development of Williams and Holiday. Williams has played four full seasons and has never started a game; it's time to find out whether he can be the3 backcourt leader. Holiday might not play much at the start, but--unless you're challenging for a championship--why give even those minutes to an aging star? That was part of the thinking in allowing Andre Miller to leave in free agency.
Iverson has never been one to make the players around him better. Even during '00-01, the opposite was true. Eric Snow, Aaron McKie, George Lynch, Tyrone Hill, Theo Ratliff and Dikembe Mutombo took care of the defense, rebounding, scratching and clawing, allowing Iverson to provide the offense. When word surfaced that Iverson could be joining the Bobcats, the Charlotte Observer's Rick Bonnell turned to former Sixers president/general manager Billy King for perspective. Among other things, King said "Allen never made the people around him better in the first place, because it's always about Allen.''
King also told the Observer ''Everything is about Allen, and it can't all be about Allen at this point in his career. He's no longer that intimidating figure who can just blow by everybody. So he's got to do other things, and I'm not sure he will.''
And: "When Allen plays the point, nobody else touches the ball.''
That's not the type of player I would want mentoring my young guards.
I understand the deep loyalty of Iverson's fans. They sincerely love their guy. They will revel in someday seeing his jersey retired in the Wachovia Center. They miss the show. In a way, I do, too. He was a phenomenon, filling the arena the way no player ever had. I don't know why this particular memory has stayed with me, but I remember a night when the Daily News was celebrating the retirement of editor Zach Stallberg. I missed the arly portion of the party in town because I covered the Sixers game first. I paid my respects to Stallberg by laughingly saying ''In honor of you, Allen just dropped 60.''
Allen could do things like that.
The show, at some level, will go on, in Memphis or Charlotte or somewhere.
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Mrs. Frances Cochran, 73, of Davidson, N.C. died on Sept. 9, 2008 after a lengthy illness.
Mrs. Cochran was born on March 11, 1935 in Richmond, Va., the daughter of the late John Jay Hicks Kerr and Lillian Mc- Cabe Kerr. Mrs. Cochran attended St. Timothy's School in Richmond, Va. and Smith College in Northampton, Mass. She was known for her quick wit and generous heart. She loved to travel, and her active life included tennis, skiing, and yoga. Mrs. Cochran was also an avid reader, poet and accomplished artist, specializing in children's portraiture. Above all else, she was tirelessly devoted to her family and friends.
Mrs. Cochran is survived by her husband William Henry Cochran of Davidson, N.C., her children, Kimberly Howland Meyer and husband David of Culver City, Calif., William C. Howland Jr. and wife Amy of Harrisburg, N.C., Andrew U. Howland and wife Lori of Charlotte, N.C. and Scott N. Birckhead and wife Debbie of Huntersville, N.C. She is also survived by her stepsons Peter D. Birckhead of Houston, George D. Cochran and wife Elizabeth of East Greenwich; stepdaughters, Cathy B. Pacak of Gettysburg, Penn. and Amy G. Cochran and husband Matthew Snyder of Stonington, Conn.; niece, Frances E. Klimscha of Vienna, Austria; grandchildren, Teddy, Sara, Anneliese, Will, Augie, Sidonie, Lizzie, AJ, Charlie H., Ava, Jack, Emma, Douglas, George, and Charlie S. Mrs. Cochran was preceded in death by her sister, Joan Kerr Eichner.
A memorial service was held on Sept. 14 at St. Albans Episcopal Church in Davidson, N.C.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to IRMC Foundation (indicate gift is for the Cancer Center), 1000 36th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960