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T H U R S D A Y , A U G U S T 10, 2006
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NEW HOURS The United Blood Services
donation center, 950 Fifth Ave. E,
has new hours. It will be open 9
a.m.- 4 p.m. Mondays and Fridays,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays and
Wednesdays and 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Thursdays. Stop by the center to
donate blood or call 205-750-
8999 for an appointment.
DELEGATES WANTED Ever dreamed of going to
Japan? You can be part of the
November 2006 Community
Delegation exchange to Narashino,
Japan. The exchange celebrates
the 20th anniversary of the suc-
cessful partnership of Tuscaloosa
and its Japanese sister city. The
Footwear can cause health problems
dates are Nov. 8-18 and include a
four-day stay in Narashino fol-
lowed by a four-day side trip to
Tokyo, Mount Fuji and Kyoto.
By Laura Johnson
A general information meeting
Special to The Tuscaloosa News
about the exchange is scheduled
B
riana Witherspoon knows what it is to sacrifice comfort for style. A month ago, the Northport resident twisted her ankle and hurt her knees while wearing a pair of wedge heels. Since then, she has been visiting Donna Fisher, a Tuscaloosa chiropractor, for adjustments. Despite her injury, Witherspoon said, she tried again to wear the heels before getting over the initial injury and reinjured herself. “If you have an injury, you have to be more careful. But if you are a shoe person, it’s hard, because you eventually end up putting them back on,” Witherspoon said. SEE SOLE | 6D
for 6 p.m. Aug. 29 at in the
Jemison Van de Graaff Mansion,
1305 Greensboro Ave. Transportation costs, payment
schedules, side-trip details and
information on Narashino will be
discussed, as well as future
meeting dates to prepare all del-
egates for the exchange. Call Lisa Keys at the Tuscaloosa
FLIP-FLOPS, SANDALS
Sister Cities Commission at 205-
Some of the most common shoes that can cause misalignment are flat-soled shoes such as flip-flops and house shoes, Fisher said. They do not support the arch of the foot and can cause low back problems as well as foot fungus that develops where the thong of the flip-flop rubs between the toes. Flip-flops and sandals without backs can cause the foot to grip the bottom of the shoe in an unnatural motion.
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TALENT SEARCH Auditions for Talent Search will
be at Belk Activity Center at
Bowers Park today-Saturday. Kip
Tyner Productions is producing
HIGH HEELS
the event, which is marking its
Women’s dress shoes also cause bunions and stress fractures, often after they are only worn once. And the higher the heel, the more at risk women are for injury, including misalignment of the low back, hips, and ankles. High heel pointed toe shoes are one of the most problematic shoes for women because they offer very little support.
20th year. Tyner said that people of all
ages are welcome to audition and
that all talents will be considered.
Traditionally, vocalists, dancers,
instrumentalists and bands com-
pete. High school drumlines com-
BOOTS
peted for the first time last year,
Men’s steel-toed work boots, and cowboy boots cause problems including hammer toe and other injuries similar to those caused by women’s high heels. However, problems caused by work boots usually occur over a period of time and not just in one use. It is important to get the proper fit.
and Tyner said that anyone with
any other talent not listed should
enter. Auditions will be at 6 p.m.
today and Friday and 1 p.m.
Saturday. The final competition will be at
the Bama Theatre at 6 p.m. Aug.
19. Proceeds from ticket sales will
benefit Camp Smile-A-Mile, a
nonprofit organization for children
who have or have had cancer. Anyone with questions about
the event can call Tyner at 205-
343-2221, 205-349-0435 or
STAFF GRAPHIC | ANTHONY BRATINA
Hotel is also contemporary art museum By Bruce Schreiner
205-792-1795.
The Associated Press
TOUR DE FRANCE FOR WIMPS Breakaway Adventures is offer-
ing a “Tour de France for Wimps”
through Sept. 23. The tour allows
you to pedal some of the same
streets and countryside of France
as the race participants at a
relaxed pace. The trip covers 86
miles in nine days. The tour costs
$1,759-$1,855 per person.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Original photographs by Carlee Fernandez hang over the bed in a mid-level suite at the 21C Museum Hotel in Louisville, Ky.
LOUISVILLE, KY. | At seemingly every turn, visitors can gaze upon contemporar y art ranging from quirky to whimsical to daring. It’s not your typical gallery though — at this one you’re invited to spend the night. The place is 21C Museum Hotel, which combines the comforts of a boutique hotel with an eye-catching collection of edgy works by artists from around the world. Forget about reproduced art. At 21C, the works are originals. “We don’t use art as decoration here. You’re living with art,” said
Steve Wilson, who developed and owns 21C with his wife, Laura Lee Brown, a descendant of the founder of Louisville-based liquor giant Brown-Forman Corp. 21C, which opened in early April, features 91 rooms and 9,000 square feet of exhibition space. It’s strategically located just a short stroll from such downtown attractions as the Muhammad Ali Center, the Louisville Slugger Museum where the famous bats are made, a science center and the Frazier International History Museum. The city’s performing arts center is down the street and Churchill Downs — home of the Kentucky Derby — only a short drive away.
The hotel’s museum is free for guests and anyone else wanting a peek at avant-garde art. The atrium features 5,000 square feet in exhibition space. Visitors lingering in the 21C lobby can gaze at statues, paintings and a singing chandelier, which bemuses visitors. Push a button and the chandelier jiggles amid a recording of a soprano singing a high-pitched aria. Even a lobby coffee table represents art — inside it is an everchanging sand dune sculpture. “Unlike a museum where you look and leave, here you can go back and really study it again,” hotel guest Debra Burnham Hyman said. SEE HOTEL | 6D