Today's Charlotte Woman April 2012

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DEPARTMENTS 10 From The Publisher

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Taking It To The Extreme

12 Queen City Jewels Happenings You Don’t Want To Miss

14 Girl Time Tips,Trends, And Fancies

18 On The Move Charlotte Women Making Strides Today’s Charlotte Woman | April 2012

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34 Wine Up Say ‘Oui’ To Sancerre

38 So Social Around Town, In Pictures

46 Fashion Spring ‘12 Forecast: Happy Days Are Here Again

52 Health Flash What You Need To Know To Stay Well

58 Contributors’ Page The Names And Faces Behind The Photography

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PROFILES 22 Crazy About Cragging For Erica Lineberry, Rock Climbing Is A Way Of Life

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26 Need For Speed Attorney Jenna Klauk Doubles As A Charlotte Speed Demon

30 It’s Not Rocket Science Actually, For Former Astronaut Joan Higginbotham, It Is

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FEATURES 40 Get Extreme Find Your Wild Side,The Queen City Way

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50 Fashion-Special Be Seen: Passport For Fashion Returns

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don’t suppose anyone would consider publishing magazines an extreme sport, or even categorize it as “living on the edge." But I must admit that, after 25 years, I still get a rush from seeing each new issue as it arrives from the printer.

Maybe it’s meeting all the great folks we’ve had the privilege of featuring in our magazines over the years, or working with local business owners who depend on us to get their message out to prospective customers.Maybe it’s working with a team of professionals who take such pride in everything they do — writers, photographers, creative designers, and of course those fun-loving, hard-driving sales executives — that makes me look forward to getting out of bed in the morning.Whatever it is, I can’t help but love it!

That’s why, when faced with the opportunity to purchase Today’s Charlotte Woman magazine, I didn’t think twice. For the past 15 years I’ve been an avid reader and at times a strong competitor of this unique publication, which focuses on local women and the unique impact they have on our community.

I’ve published magazines in the Charlotte area since 1987, but in 2008, I decided to form my own publishing company. I found a great partner with more than 20 years in the publishing business, and together we formed Venture Magazines, LLC. Our company publishes Lake Norman CURRENTS magazine, Little Ones Magazine, and several newcomer publi-

cations for area chambers of commerce. Now, with Today’s Charlotte Woman as part of our magazine family, we are stronger than ever.

With any ownership change comes a fear that“the new guys”will change everything.No need to panic. Turn the pages,and you’ll see the same enlightening, female-oriented content you’ve grown to love over the years.With associate publisher Fern Howerin and editor Karsen Price still at the helm, we’ll continue to profile the most fascinating and inspiring women in our area, as well as bring you the latest trends in fashion, health, home design, and careerenhancing opportunities. In each issue, we hope to motivate you to strive for your personal best,to reach a little further and to expect a little more, all while enjoying being the one-of-akind woman you are.

You don’t have to be a rock climber, an astronaut, or a roller derby queen to live on the edge — although I’m definitely in awe of each of the women profiled in this issue. Just doing whatever brings you personal satisfaction is “edgy” enough. Whether it’s managing a Fortune 500 corporation or a family of five, do it because you love it. For me, it’s publishing magazines. So get used to seeing me around.

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The Thrill Of The Dance Ballet … Dangerously s your need for ballet reaching dangerous levels? If so, don’t miss North Carolina Dance Theatre’s Dangerous Liaisons,April 26 through April 28 at Knight Theater.

Dangerous Liaisons intertwines a modern set with the inventive choreography of Sasha Janes, and original music by Ben Sollee.The combination reveals a twisted love story of passion, betrayal, and revenge that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats — culminating in an intense duel to the death.

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Travel Back In Time With RAIN ay tribute to one of the most well-loved bands in music history with the performance of RAIN:A Tribute to the Beatles, presented by Blumenthal Performing Arts April 16, at Belk Theater.

RAIN is one of the only acts that can perform the full range of the Beatles’ discography live onstage. The rendition, which has achieved a level of unmatched attention to detail, will leave audiences thinking they are in a time warp. The performance includes the most complex and challenging songs that the Beatles recorded in studios but never performed for an audience — from the early days of their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964, through the Sgt. Pepper era, on to the Abbey Road years.

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WantToGo? RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles is at 7:30 p.m. at Belk Theater, located at 130 N. Tryon St. Call 704/372-1000 or visit blumenthalarts.org for tickets.

WantToGo? Knight Theater is located at the Levine Center for the Arts, 430 S. Tryon St. Call 704/372-1000 or visit blumenthalarts.org for tickets.

On Your Mark Run For Your Life Around Town Hit the road in the name of good health by competing in a variety of Charlottearea 5Ks: • April 20: The Celebrate Better Health 5K, uptown Charlotte, 6:30 p.m.

• April 21: Harrisburg 5K, Cannon Memorial YMCA, Harrison Branch, 8 a.m.

• April 28: University City Duathlon, University City, 8 a.m.

• April 28: CPCC Skyline 5K, CPCC Uptown Campus, 8 a.m.

• May 5: Pet Palooza/Kennelly 5K Run & Pet Festival, Independence Park, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

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xplore a common thread of strong color and the feminine influence in Lark & Key Gallery’s latest exhibit, Memory & Metaphor, featuring new works by Honora Jacob, Duy Huynh, and Jennifer Mecca, through May 26.

An Austin native, Jacob’s multi-layered oil paintings are rich in color, symbols, and imagery, and feature faceless figures surrounded by butterflies, fruits, and numeric notations.Charlotte-based Huynh’s acrylic paintings create narratives of the human condition with ethereal characters, and feature a muted palette balanced with bursts of color. Gastonia-native Mecca works in porcelain to explore the preparation, presentation, and eating of elaborate meals;she strives to create pots that are visually pleasing and unique, but also useful. [TCW]

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Daffodil Dos & Don’ts Leave Lingering Stems Alone

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admit,I love my cluster of trusty daffodils that press happily through the earth each spring (actually, this year, it seems like they bloomed around February 1). But once the daffodils have lost their gorgeous yellow flowers, the green stalks continue to stand up, lonely and lost and more than a little unkempt. After about two weeks of this, I find myself biting my nails to keep from shearing the stalks to the ground.However,according to Heather Rhoades, at gardeningknowhow.com, you shouldn’t trim back daffodil stems until they turn yellow and wilt.

There’s a good reason for wait, not haste. Daffodils use their leaves to create energy, which is then used to create next year’s flower. If you cut back daffodils before the stems have wilted, you are basically putting your poor plants on a starvation diet, and the bulbs may not recover in time to produce flowers the next year.

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According to Rhoades, there are other anal gardeners out there like me who have a hard time letting the stems linger after the flower is gone.She suggests that Type A gardeners do a little strategic planting to hide the daffodil stems until they die down, by growing plants in front of or intermingled with the daffodils — plants that bloom later, and likewise help hide the unsightly stems.Excellent camouflage candidates include: hemerocallis, daylilies, peonies, lupine, and hostas. Or, better yet, learn to accept imperfection in your garden (yes, I’m preaching to the choir) and allow those stems to soak in all the nutrition they need without worrying about their appearance.

Nail It For Spring 2012, Bold Is Better ude is out, bright is in. Or so says the fashion police when it comes to spring 2012 nail fashion. Bright corals,opalescent oranges,and metallics are popular, and when nude shades are used, they generally have a “peachy” undertone.

Wanna go bold this spring? Brights By OPI offers“fun-tastic” shades for nails and toes, with names that are nearly as fun as the color. For an orange, consider “On The Same Paige.” For a gorgeous pink, try “Ladies & Magenta-Men.” And for a yellow that rivals the sun, try “The ‘It’ Color.”

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In Pinterest ust when I thought I was relatively adept at social media sites,they go and create a new one. And this one — Pinterest — completely blows my mind.

I turned to Facebook friends to explain the “virtual pinboard site” to me,but despite the overwhelming excitement I received telling me how amazing the site was — and more than a few warnings that I “shouldn't visit unless I had two hours to kill”— I still couldn’t

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dvice comes and goes,but one standard has remained constant throughout the years:the adage that we should eat our fruits and veggies. However, a recent study says that the snack you should be reaching for more often is ... you got it, popcorn.

That’s right. The study, presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego,suggests that popcorn isn’t just for the movies anymore. The whole-grain treat is bursting with antioxidants called polyphenols; in fact, popcorn contains even more polyphenols than some fruits or vegetables — up to 300 milligrams per serving, compared with 160 milligrams per serving for fruits.

The reason for such a high concentration of polyphenols is apparently related to the lack of water in popcorn. Popcorn only averages 4 percent water,compared to fruits and veggies, which are 90 percent water.

The level of polyphenols in popcorn is similar to the level found in nuts, and 15 times the amount found in whole-grain tortilla chips.

The study isn’t suggesting that you toss aside your daily intake of leafy greens and crunchy apples. However, it’s hard to ignore the whopping

amount of polyphenols found in popcorn. According to the study, one serving can provide 13 percent of the average daily intake of polyphenols per person in the United States.

And ironically, the painful hulls of popcorn — yes, the ones that get stuck between your teeth and gums — are the most nutritious parts, featuring the highest concentrations of polyphenols and fiber. “Those hulls deserve more respect,” says Joe Vinson, author of the University of Scranton study, which was funded by the university and received no money from the food industry.

Want to indulge? Try the following kettle corn recipe, adapted from Rachael Ray:

Sweet & Salty Kettle Corn Ingredients: 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup organic popcorn kernels 1/2 cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt Directions: In a large pot (or you can use a commercial popcorn popper; I like the West Bend Stir Crazy model), heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the popcorn. When the oil sizzles, sprinkle the sugar over the kernels. Cover and shake the pan until the popping slows down, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and toss with salt. Eat!

quite grasp the concept. Finally, I caved, and went to the site to figure it out … and that’s when I learned that you have to request an invitation to join the site.Huh? After I received an email telling me (rather coolly) that I was on the Pinterest waiting list and would hear from them soon about my invitation (making me feel a lot like I was in the third grade again, waiting on Scott Singleton to decide if he was my boyfriend or not), I decided to nose around on the site. Well. Maybe I’m old-fashioned, but I quickly discovered I wasn’t quite so “pinterested,” after all. How, exactly, is the site supposed to be better than the corkboard in my office,covered with drawings by my kid, old photos, and funny quotes from best buddies? (Which includes the vaguely heathen-istic note from my favorite Catholic friend — a note I always read when I need a good laugh,which reads: “God knows I need all the voodoo I can get.”)All I saw on Pinterest was a confusing array of (albeit beautiful) pictures, and snippets of comments from people I didn’t know. I nosed around for about five seconds,and then decided I would put a pin in Pinterest … for now, anyway.

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e are all aware that fish oil supplements are great for your heart, and salmon is one of the healthiest things you can put on your plate at dinnertime. But this, we believe, is taking the whole fish thing a little too far: Spa treatments including snails.

As in, crawling across your face.

Apparently, snail mucus is good for your skin.

It is turning up in beauty products more and more frequently, and reportedly, there’s a salon in Russia that offers a facial featuring African snails slithering slowly along clients’ pores. According to MSN.com, salon owner Alyona Zlotnikova defends the snail facial by pointing out that snail slime (shudder!) can minimize wrinkles and even eliminate scars.

Now, I am all about healthy, youthful skin. But I also have had more than my fair share of run-ins with our Carolina version of snails: the glorious slug.Youthful skin or not, I think I’ll just file that under “taking your word for it,Alyona.” [TCW]

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Job Changes/Promotions Amanda Daniels was named senior employee relations consultant for McKesson.

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The Down Syndrome Association of Greater Charlotte has hired its firstever executive director, Kathryn Lariviere.

The DSAGC serves families in 16 counties covering North and South Carolina.

Davan Cloninger was named president and CEO of Lifespan.

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Lisa Mandy Meredith was hired as vice president of operations for HBL Insurance Agency.

Kerrie Boys has joined the team at Today's Charlotte Woman as art director.

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Stephanie Abernathy was named patient coordinator at Stillwater Plastic Surgery.

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Erin Patterson was hired by Stewart Law as associate attorney.

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Michele Dzina joined Foundation Financial Group as a tax professional.

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Joy Nall has accepted a sales executive position at Today’s Charlotte Woman.

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New Business/Changes Cyndy Gatewood has relocated Cyndy Gatewood Photography from Winston-Salem, N.C., to 8621 Creek Trail Lane, Suite 915, Cornelius. Visit cyndygatewoodphotography.com.

Awards & Installations Beth Howard has joined the board of the new, nonprofit website NC Health News (northcarolinahealthnews.org).

The site aims to bring health-related news to North Carolina residents who may no longer be getting the information

they need due to budget cuts at many local media companies.

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Stacey Randall, founder and chief consultant of Randall Research, was named chair of Charlotte BusinessFirst, a city-chamber partnership to retain businesses in our area.

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Angela Mastoras Key, founder and president of Premier Resources and Premier Healthcare Resources, was awarded the Business Leaders 2012 Top 50 Entrepreneurs Award and was honored at the Top 50 Entrepreneurs Gala Dinner at Ballantyne Country Club.

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Marcella Davis-Burks, FIDS, has received the Interior Design Society’s highest national honor by being inducted into the IDS' Fellowship Of Leaders She is among only 10 IDS members nationwide to earn this honor.

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Ann Caulkins, publisher of The Charlotte Observer, was named the 2011 Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year by Queens University.

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Rabbi Judy Schindler was named Charlotte’s 2011 Woman of the Year.

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Crazy About Cragging PHOTO COURTESY OF MANUELA EILERT

For Erica Lineberry, Rock Climbing Is A Way Of Life

By Lee Rhodes | Photos by Cyndy Gatewood

For most of us, there is no such thing as a typical weekend. But Erica Lineberry is happiest when her every weekend is the same — and usually, it is.

A passionate Charlotte-area rock climber, the 31-year-old Lineberry has a date with nature that begins every Friday afternoon. She, her husband, and 2-year-old son head out — often to the rugged rocks of Tennessee or the New River Gorge in West Virginia — and set up camp. They spend all of Friday and Saturday climbing, before returning home late Sunday night … and then they do it all again the following weekend.

From breathtaking vistas to improved agility and strength, the payoffs from Lineberry’s passion are tremendous. “A lot of life lessons can be gleaned from climbing,” she says. “You have a climbing partner and you’re entrusting that person with your life.”

She adds, “It’s a great way for our family to spend quality time together and see so many places we otherwise wouldn’t.”

return home, the couple found an indoor climbing gym in Charlotte and began training there several times per week,an activity they continue to this day. Then during an anniversary trip to British Columbia in 2006, the couple hired a climbing guide and tackled their first outdoor climb, an experience Lineberry describes as amazing.

From there, the mountains of the world were the couple’s oyster. After loading up

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Going To The Mountain Before she was scaling mountains, Lineberry and her husband spent their time hiking and skiing.When weather issues derailed a ski trip in Montana in 2005, the couple found themselves at a climbing gym as an alternative activity. Always an avid outdoorswoman and athlete, Lineberry immediately took to the physical and mental challenges of indoor climbing. Upon their

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on gear, the couple started with popular, easier climbs. “We met some experienced climbers,including one who took us under his wing and exposed us to different styles of climbing,” Lineberry explains. “Now, we’ll take new people out with us. It’s a give-and-take, and you have to pay it forward.”

Part of paying it forward includes exposing her son, Canaan, to the sport.

Canaan accompanies the couple on all of their trips, but Lineberry is quick to point out that she and husband Steve don’t actually climb with Canaan. They hike to the base with him in a backpack carrier, and then Canaan hangs out with members of the team while the climbers take turns doing their thing.

“He loves playing with the ropes,” Lineberry says.

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Upward And Onward For her part, Lineberry loves being out in creation.“Being out there makes me feel closer to God,” she says. “And climbing is a good avenue to push myself physically and explore my limits.”

Add to that the difficult grades of each of the climbs, and it adds up to quite an endeavor. A grade of 5.0 is the easiest, running up to 5.15b. Lineberry hit a significant milestone in late 2011 when she broke the 5.12a barrier at nearby Crowder’s Mountain.

Lineberry points out that all of her climbing is done with ropes, an important distinction because people often have misconceptions about climbing.“I climb umpteen feet and put my equipment in a preexisting bolt or a crack in the rock to use for forward progression,”

she explains. “It’s there as a backup in case I fall, but the climb is done using all of your own strength.”

That protection wasn’t enough recently, when Lineberry was climbing what she deems “the hardest route I’ve ever done.” When she was one route from the top, she fell, which is not uncommon.This time,

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however, her feet slammed into the rocks, and Lineberry broke her ankle.

Despite the injury,Lineberry is eager as ever to get back to climbing.While she heals — hobbling around in an ankle boot — she keeps busy with her blog, “Cragmama,”which garners close to 1,000 followers.

The blog’s title is in deference to her son, and Lineberry recently began creating a“Crag Baby”series of posts. In addition, she is writing a guide to climbing areas in the Central Piedmont. And her climbing efforts have begun to attract national attention. The athletic apparel company Athleta selected Lineberry to be one of its sponsored athletes in 2012;her duties will include writing on the company’s blog and testing gear before it is released to market. In late March, climbing gear company Trango also chose to sponsor her.

When asked about her plans for the future, Lineberry doesn’t hesitate with her response. “First and foremost, the ultimate goal is to keep having fun with it,” she says. [TCW]

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Attorney Jenna Klauk Doubles As A Charlotte Speed Demon

By Victoria Moreland | Photos by Glenn Roberson

Jenna Klauk, 44, is tougher than you might expect. The soft-spoken commercial real estate attorney knows how to take a fall and land a hit. When she’s suited up in her skates and wearing number 288 on the Charlotte Speed Demon’s roller derby team, she’s there to win.

myself,’ ” she recalls.“I put on the rental skates, and we got out there, and it came right back.”

The experience inspired Klauk to join the Charlotte Roller Girls in November 2007.

“I was a little apprehensive about the contact aspect of it, not having played any contact sports growing up … other than,you know,my brother practicing his martial arts on me,” she says, laughing.

“But you really do ease into it.”

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Klauk’s talent for skating traces its roots to childhood. Like many young girls, Klauk enjoyed the roller rink when she was a kid.“I kind of lived there on the weekends,” she says. During open skate, she raced the boys’ speed-skating team and often won, prompting the coach to invite her to practice with the team.

Flash-forward 25 years, and Klauk found herself on skates again — this time,with her daughter, Taylor, at a birthday party. “I thought, ‘I’m going to kill

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“I was a little apprehensive about the contact aspect of it, not having played any contact sports growing up … other than, you know, my brother practicing his martial arts on me. But you really do ease into it.” — Jenna Klauk

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Roll On In August 2010, Klauk moved to the Charlotte Speed Demons, a team that is trying to move the sport in a new direction. Forget your preconceived notions about roller derby. Gone are the stage names and personas. This team wears traditional sports attire and skaters use their legal names.It’s an athletic endeavor not for the faint.

To see the team at practice is to realize how serious these athletes are.

Klauk and her teammates whip around the track,hit,and fall,seemingly without concern for their physical well-being.

It’s a sport that relies on teamwork, which is obvious as they work together, often yelling encouragements and instructions to each other.

The two opposing jammers skate from the rear and attempt to break

through a pack of blockers to score.

Klauk, who is a blocker, explains, “It’s mentally a very challenging game.

You’re playing offense and defense simultaneously. You have to think, ‘Do I need to go hit that opposing jammer,or do I need to go help my jammer?’ ” A Skating Dynamo Bob Clayton, coach of the Charlotte Speed Demons,calls Klauk a leader and mentor, and admits he appreciates the experience, intelligence, and strength she brings to the team.

“Her hits are totally explosive,” he says.“She will hit you from here to kingdom come. She’s got a great outside move where she’ll knock you right off the line.”

Those hits come at a price; Klauk has had her share of injuries. “I don’t

stop to think I might get hurt doing that. I just think,‘I’m going to get that jammer,’ ” she says.

Ironically, her worst injury occurred during a seemingly benign practice drill.“I just got off balance,” she says.“I put my toe step down and it grabbed the floor. I rolled one way and everything twisted.A total freak accident.”

The accident shattered the bones in Klauk’s lower leg.

“I didn’t think I was going to skate again,” she says, adding, “My physical therapist is a rock star!”

Klauk missed the entire season, but she’s back a year later with a thin scar, two steel plates and 12 screws in her leg.“It looks like a bad drywall job on the X-ray,” she jokes.

Klauk knows what she’s talking about, ironically. She’s also spent time

as a carpenter,and is using those skills today to build a set for her daughter’s school play.

Klauk may be tough, but she also has a softer side. She enjoys sewing, and looks forward to the sight of dinner-plate dahlias growing in her garden. In addition, she coaches a Junior Derby camp — minus the hits — with the hopes of developing a junior league where young girls,including her 11-year-old daughter, Taylor, can skate.

And in January, as a member of a committee sanctioned by USA Roller Sports, the national governing body of roller sports, she helped finalize a unified set of rules for roller derby’s possible inclusion in the 2020 Olympics.

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It Isn’t Rocket Science

Actually … For Former Astronaut Joan Higginbotham, It Is

By Melinda Johnston | Photos by Cyndy Gatewood

Charlotte’s Joan Higginbotham boasts a résumé that’s out of this world.

Literally.

The Lowe’s executive and recent Queen City transplant is a former astronaut — one of only 350 Americans who have held that job since 1959 — and the third African-American female to travel into space.

Before that, she was a rocket scientist and a body builder in her spare time.

“I never planned to work for NASA, and I never planned to be an astronaut,” Higginbotham says. “You never know what opportunities life will present.” room asking if I wanted to work on the space shuttle. I thought it was a joke. I had a wall full of rejection letters. But they sent me to Florida, and it was like Star Wars. I thought, ‘I could do this,’ ” Higginbotham says.

For several years, she worked on the electrical systems for the shuttle. Her team made certain the vehicle lifted off safely,and the team was also on-call to Houston to recommend a plan of action if any problems occurred during the mission.

One of Higginbotham’s superiors repeatedly encouraged her to apply for an astronaut position. At first,she ignored the suggestion.

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A Real-Life Star Wars Higginbotham always loved math and science and,during high school,was steered to INROADS,a pre-engineering program geared toward women and minorities. She majored in electrical engineering at Southern Illinois University Carbondale and interned several summers at IBM in Binghamton, N.Y., where she assumed she would work after graduation.

But in 1987,engineering jobs were few and far between,and IBM wasn’t hiring.Turns out, an even better job was in the stars.

“Someone from NASA called my dorm

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“Someone from NASA called my dorm room asking if I wanted to work on the space shuttle. I thought it was a joke.

I had a wall full of rejection letters. But they sent me to Florida, and it was like Star Wars.” — Joan Higginbotham

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“I was happy just working on the shuttle,” she says.“After all, how many people get to work on the space shuttle and talk to astronauts every day?”

But the pull of space was strong. In 1994, she and 6,000 others applied for 15 slots.Higginbotham made it into the top 120 before being turned down.

“I only had one master’s degree,in engineering management,and they thought I needed more technical education,” she explains.“So I got another master’s degree in aerospace engineering. In 1995, I reapplied and was selected for the 1996 class.”

To Infinity And Beyond Higginbotham relocated to Houston, and started 18 months of training to get the basic skills needed to fly in space.

Her prep work included learning to scuba dive. She spent six hours a day in a 40-foot pool filled with 6.3 millions of gallons of water,and worked on various tasks underwater wearing a space suit weighted to be neutrally buoyant to sim-

ulate the feel of space.

Along with her six crewmates, she also learned to fly jets. Numerous trips between California, Houston, and Florida were much simpler on a private jet, and the experience taught the crew to work together.

“It’s very important when you have seven people in a shuttle trying to accomplish a task, that you learn how to work together. Teamwork is huge,” she says.

After her crew was assigned a mission, they were given another year of specialized training to prepare for a September 2003 space flight.But when the shuttle Columbia burned on re-entry in February 2003, Joan lost four classmates, and all shuttle missions were scrubbed for three years.

When her flight was rescheduled for Dec. 9, 2006, on the space shuttle Discovery, Higginbotham accepted the assignment with little trepidation.

“I used to work on the shuttle, and I knew a lot of the folks down there. I had

confidence in them,” Higginbotham says. “And in my mind, when it’s your time,it’s your time,so I really didn’t worry about it.”

Her crew spent 13 amazing days in space — including eight days on the International Space Station.

“It was incredible seeing the earth from space. It made me realize how insignificant we are,” she says.

The space shuttle traveled at 17,500 miles per hour;likewise,the shuttle went around earth once every 90 minutes.In 24 hours, the crew observed 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets.

Grounded … Happily Ten months after she returned to earth, the shuttle program was nearing the end.Higginbotham made the difficult decision to retire from NASA to work for Marathon Oil, where she managed a malaria program in Equatorial Guinea Africa.

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Higginbotham admits that these days, her life is drastically different from her days at NASA.Sometimes she misses the excitement and adrenaline rush of her former career. However, she’s happy right where she is.

“Sometimes I miss flying the jet.That was kind of neat,”she says.“And, sometimes I miss the camaraderie of a small organization. But I like my job and I have a fabulous team.I love Charlotte,and I’m getting married in June.I’m at a really good place in my life.” [TCW]

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There are lots to choose from, however, few can upstage wine that hails from the Sancerre region of France. These bold wines come in white, rosé, and red, and each one is a great choice for summer quaffing — with or without food.

Sancerre is lumped into the Loire region of France, but the only connection it has with the rest of the Loire regions is its proximity to the Loire River. Sancerre is way inland, closer to Burgundy than the rest of the Loire regions. It’s isolated with a terroir (soil and climate) that’s all its own. One of the main reasons I like these wines is the way the terroir shows through in the wine. It’s most noticeable in the white wine.

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Take a sip of Sancerre Blanc,and the taste transports you directly to the region.There are lots of elements,but what jumps out and hits you on the palate is a stoniness and minerality. It’s so tangible you might look to see if you’ve gotten a pebble in your glass! This might sound a little unpleasant, but when it’s put in the context of an aroma of hay and citrus fruits like lemon and grapefruit, it becomes spectacular.

In France, with a few exceptions, wines are named for where they’re from, not what’s in them.The grape is Sauvignon Blanc. In my mind, Sancerre Blanc is the benchmark for this varietal.I love the fresh,crisp grapefruit taste of Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand, but I really get my taste buds giggling with the minerality of the French wine.

This is a great wine for sipping on a hot spring day.

With that said, some of my favorite experiences with this wine have been on many a dreary winter’s day. My wife, Mary Ellen, and I like to visit Paris in the wintertime — airfares are cheaper, there are few tourists, and French wine seems somehow to taste better in the land of its birth. There’s a brasserie that we like to hang out in. On a cold, rainy day, people’s damp raincoats soon steam up the place. In an atmosphere like that, sipping on a glass of chilled Sancerre along with some oysters on the shell is simply out of this world. >

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Get ‘Reddy’ For Summer But,back to summer. As the days get warmer, the foods we nosh on get lighter, and that calls for a lighter wine. That’s where Sancerre Rouge comes in. The soil and the cool climate in Sancerre join together to produce a red wine that’s pleasantly light.However,only the body of the wine is light. Its character is profound. Like most Old World wines, it’s the earthiness that comes out first.There are smoky and leathery aromas, and plenty of fresh fruit … and there’s that underlying flintiness that comes from the earth.

Sancerre is closer to Burgundy than to the rest of the Loire region, likewise, it’s no surprise that the grape in the wine is Pinot Noir, rather than the Cabernet Franc, which is the Loire norm. It’s interesting and fun to taste this wine alongside a wine from the Burgundy region. Same Pinot Noir grape, different soil and climate.You really get to see the difference that terroir delivers into a wine. An intellectual excuse to sample wine! Does it get any better than that?

Sancerre Rouge is one of the best red wine choices for warmer weather. Sitting outside as day turns into evening, I can’t think of much that could beat sipping a glass of this wine.

And dining out in the fresh air with a hamburger straight off the grill, along with Sancerre Rouge as a pairing is tough to beat.

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A Rosé Outlook In between the red and the white, there’s a rosé. I’m a fool for French rosés. They are crisp and light, but when you taste them,they have so much complexity.I’m always surprised by the contradiction between how the wine looks and how it tastes.

Sancerre Rosé is made from the same grape used to produce the red wine — Pinot Noir. The lighter colors and flavors come from the fact that, after the grapes have been pressed, the skins stay in contact with the juice for just a short time.What results is a crisp,fresh,salmon-colored wine. Just like its red brother,this wine is no lightweight when it comes to depth of character. The nose is intense and complex, with fine aromas of small red fruits, citrus, and a nice floral hint. The taste is well-balanced; there’s a lightness in the body along with a pronounced acidity. And there’s a pleasant, long finish to the wine.

So, hooray, it’s time for flip-flops and T-shirts. Here’s a great idea. Invite a bunch of friends over for dinner — a substantial bunch, because you’re going to sample three wines. Start with a Sancerre Blanc, move on to a Sancerre Rosé, and finish with a Sancerre Rouge. Just tasting the wines is like a trip to France … and you don’t even have to leave home. [TCW]

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The event, Women Exposed: Mating, Motherhood & All The Madness, was held at the new and much-improved Comedy Zone from 5 to 8 p.m., and featured humorous monologues written by Holloway and brought to life by prominent Charlotte readers,including WBTV’s Brigida Mack,Charlotte Today’s

Colleen Odegaard, and The Matt and Ramona Show’s own “Wheezy.” The evening wrapped up with the stand-up comedy of Stone, and a touching sendoff by Decker. All proceeds from ticket sales and the silent auction benefited the Burundi Team from Forest Hill Church,which is sending a mission team to the war-ravaged African nation to train and encourage teachers, staff, and students at The Discovery School, located in the capital city Bujumbura. A good time was had by all! Overall, the evening was quite ... satisfying.

Comedian Pam Stone was the headliner for the event.

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Find Your Wild Side, The Queen City Way

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s girls growing up, we weren’t always encouraged to take it to the limit.We were taught to be many things: intelligent, pure, successful, discerning,obedient,and at best,courageous.

But extreme … that seemed to be the stuff of boys, relegated to those with an overload of testosterone.

Hence the saying, boys will be boys.

Of course, there have always been rebels among us. Hallelujah for that! (For a look at three Charlottearea women who make the extreme part of their everyday repertoire, check out this month’s profiles on rock-climber Erica Lineberry, Speed Demon Jenna Klauk, and former astronaut Joan Higginbotham.)

Fast-forward to adulthood,and take a hard look at your life. Is there anything extremely exciting, extremely daring, extremely edgy about your existence? (Wearing culottes does not count. Neither does deliberately going over your credit limit.) If the answer is no, then it’s time to make a change. It’s time to get extreme. >

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Ever since I took my first yoga class in 2001, I fell in love with the idea of myself as “warrior.” There was something about warrior pose that transformed me, filling me with newfound power and poise. Apparently,I’m not the only one who has dreamed of unleashing her inner warrior.Case in point:the Warrior Dash, slated for May 19 & 20 in Huntersville.

With the Warrior Dash,deemed“the world’s largest running series,”running is the easy part.You also have to leap fire,crawl through mud, and jump into a dumpster … or four. And that’s just the beginning. The Dash isn’t all extreme fun and games, though. It’s actually a fundraiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®,which costs $1.7 million a day to operate.In addition to helping a great cause, all participants get a medal and a beer at the finish line.What’s not to like?

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The Range At Lake Norman Going to a gun range might seem a little intimidating … especially for a novice. But you can toss that anxiety aside when it comes toThe RangeAt Lake Norman,which opened in October 2011,and is proudly owned and managed by two Huntersville female residents,Tricia Sisson and Trish Stukbauer.

At The Range, Sisson and Stukbauer proudly make newcomers feel welcome.“We cater to all shooters,from the novice to the experienced, but we particularly emphasize that we are family and women-friendly,”says Sisson. “Our instructors specialize in helping new shooters to be comfortable around firearms.” The Range offers women-only conceal carry classes;women-only NRA first steps classes;and women self-defense courses,as well as a Ladies Night the lastTuesday of the month,so women can both shoot and socialize.And while women often come to The Range to learn gun safety, Sisson says they soon discover that shooting targets can be, well, a blast.

“There is a sense of empowerment, as a woman, to know that if you are ever attacked, you can fight back, no matter how big your attacker is.That goes for carrying a firearm or just arming yourself with the knowledge that comes from a self-defense course. Once a woman learns to shoot for the first time, it becomes a sport, not just a method of protection. A lot of our women shooters are better than their husbands!”

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At some point in childhood,you probably loved the fun and bounce of a good trampoline. Sky High Sports has taken that idea to the extreme. The Pineville-based business recently opened a whopping 40,000 square feet of wall-to-wall trampoline space. (Yes, you read that correctly.)You don’t have to worry about falling off these trampolines; Sky High Sports offers 360 degrees of tramp space. And while Sky High Sports is certainly the newfound birthday bash for youngsters, grown women are not to be left out of the fun.

This unique“trampoline fun center”offers organized events,such as trampoline dodge ball (can you imagine?) as well as a specialized workout known as AIRobics,a 50-minute,low-impact, fat-burning exercise that takes elements from several different exercise disciplines and adds in the element of bounce.The class is known for improving balance and coordination. If that doesn’t convince you to give it a try, consider this: Studies show that an hour of jumping on a trampoline burns over 1,000 calories.

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thrill rides Get Behind The Wheel The Richard Petty Driving Experience

In one short month, the NASCAR boys will be in town,competing at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the SprintAll-Star Race on May 19,and the CocaCola 600 on May 27. Not content to be an innocent bystander? Why not experience up-close and personal what 160 mph feels like by signing up to take a driving class with the Richard Petty Driving Experience? Depending on your need for speed,you can learn to drive the car,or you can simply ride shotgun for a mock qualifying run with a professional driving instructor.

As a NASCAR reporter back in the day, I was lucky enough to experience a“ride-along,” and I still remember the indescribable feeling of the car banking around 1.5-mile CMS (the force turned my helmet sideways on my head).A lap at 160 mph goes quickly … and yet, the thrill still resonates in my memory banks nearly 15 years later.

Visit DrivePetty.com or call 1-800-237-3889 to learn more.

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The U.S.NationalWhitewater Center may be home to the world’s largest manmade whitewater river, however,you don’t have to get all wet to experience adventure. Touted as Charlotte’s ultimate playground, we suggest tackling one of the Center’s newest experiences, the Canyon Zip. Participants cross the USNWC’s South Ridge canyon on a circuit of zip-lines that run 200-feet long, first crossing over the gorge and through the trees, and landing on the far side of the ridge before crossing back across on the return zip-line.The view is exquisite … and the adrenaline rush isn’t easily forgotten, either.

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Spring 2012

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Prada goes “Greased Lightning” with this intricate sandal.

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“Every woman has her individual energy, and only certain clothing can illuminate this energy. In light of this, fashion to me is about the energy of the individual and the clothes they wear to communicate this energy to the world.” — Nicole Sinclair

t happens every year: Designers reveal new looks for the upcoming warm-weather season — trends that, we admit, can be quite fantastic, especially on the runway. From there, women all over the world go through the process of deciding which of these styles they can a) actually imagine themselves wearing, and b) afford to add to their wardrobes.

In 2012,the scenario is a little different.This spring,there is a feeling of optimism tied to top fashion trends … optimism that offers a wave of happiness for shoppers and fashionistas alike.

Nicole Sinclair,owner of Style Sanctum,says that Spring 2012’s fashion forecast can be described in one word: fun! She points to two style motifs that complete this season’s optimistic vibe: The Revival of the ‘50s,and The Season of the Sea. Both motifs can be found in colors, fabrics, and an overall feel of playfulness in clothing and accessories this spring.

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Sinclair recently caught up with TCW to discuss the season’s newest trends: TCW:

What do you love about Spring 2012’s new looks?

Sinclair: I love the optimism of Spring 2012. My two favorite themes were the return to the‘50s,and the return to the sea.I think both represent times in our culture that are filled with true optimism. You know, your favorite beach memory, and the unabashed optimism of the ‘50s … the whole Grease feeling. It just makes me feel happy in light of today’s darker times … the recession, the negativity of the campaign year, gas prices, etc. Fashion is one place where we all ought to be able to find a little playfulness, and I think this year’s trends are making that easy to do.

How can all women incorporate new looks into their wardrobe, even if they aren’t a size 4, or enormously wealthy?

TCW:

Sinclair: Clothing fit and size is a huge prob-

lem for women these days,but one solution lies in shopping vintage stores.

Clothing sizes of past eras were a lot more generous, and since there is a big ‘50s push this season, vintage clothing is fresh and modern again.And,the price is easy on the purse strings.

How would you describe Charlotte’s fashion vibe, at its best?

TCW:

Sinclair: From traveling and mov-

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ing around a lot,I have come to see that each city has a distinct dress code. Charlotte is no different.

Charlotte women are financially savvy when it comes to clothing, Alexander McQueen (top) and embrace their own definitions and Charlotte Olympia (above) offer optimistic options of femininity and preppiness,which this spring.

I find quite refreshing. The fashion world has finally caught up to the Charlotte fashion scene,with designers offering a plethora of bright, bold color last season.Michelle Obama jumpstarted this new direction in color with her bright shift dresses, and the trend has gone mainstream. This will keep Charlotte women on the fashion map for a while ...especially with the Democratic convention convening here, along with the fashion-forward FLOTUS [First Lady Of The United States] at its helm.

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Above, this Presley Skye faux-wrap dress makes snake-print playful. Right, Jason Wu offers vintage elements in this cocktail dress, accented with a bow belt. Far right, this Emilio Pucci design is flirty and fluid.

TCW:

What is your take on fashion?

My education in fashion was through fashion design at Parsons. One of my big takes always was that fashion, on the creative side, is about your point of view, and communicating and evolving that point of view. I apply this thought to fashion styling, as well. Every woman has her individual energy, and only certain clothing can illuminate this energy. In light of this, fashion to me is about the energy of the individual and the clothes they wear to communicate this energy to the world. This idea makes fashion beautiful, interesting, and a lot more intellectual than the surface definition people often ascribe to it.

Sinclair:

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TCW: Where did the optimism of this season's trends originate?

Sinclair: Trends have always been predicated on what is taking place in our world.Example: The Hemline Indicator,

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where women’s hemlines rise and fall with the stock market, which gained popularity in the‘20s.Fashion follows the world.

The truth is, we are in a not-so-happy place in America right now and the fashion zeitgeist is a bit tired of all of the gloom.

This zeitgeist floats around the garment district, and I think it plants itself in designers. Marc Jacobs stated that he was thinking of “light and airy” when he began to design his collection — a backlash against the world’s climate right now — and I think other designers followed suit.The black clothes and long hemlines can only last so long. Eventually the widow must come out of mourning! [TCW]

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Samuel, who is a part of Style Sanctum’s new Stylist Training School, will finish the program this month.

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o you possess your passport for fashion? If not, Rita Miles and Beverly Grant can help.

The two women, along with Coco Callahan, are the forces to be reckoned with behind Charlotte’s second-annual spring fashion event, slated for April 21 at Reelworks Studio,NC Music Factory,817 Hampton St.,at 7 p.m. The event’s purpose is to highlight the burgeoning fashion industry in The Queen City.

Passport for Fashion is hosted by Charlotte Seen, a local company that produces two of the largest fashion runway shows in North Carolina — Passport for Fashion each April,and Charlotte Fashion Week, slated for Sept. 17-22, 2012.

Visit passportforfashion.com for information … and read on to meet the designers involved in this year’s event.

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In 2010, Miles created Charlotte Seen, which strives to create memorable and unique events, galas, charity events, and grand openings.The companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission is to be the premier leader in providing upscale social venues for the Charlotte metropolitan area. Visit milesinteriors.net.

Coco Callahan Coco Callahan is the founder and CEO of The ELMM Agency, a production, branding, and public relations firm. A love of fashion inspired Callahan to volunteer and intern for fashion shows and related events, and in two short years, Callahan garnered backstage experience working the most distinguished fashion weeks along the East Coast. She founded The ELMM Agency in 2010, and joined Charlotte Seen in the summer of 2011. morefashion>

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Beverly Grant Beverly Grant may have gotten her start in Charlotte with Bank of America, but these days, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from the corporate type. After dabbling in everything from sales to marketing to human resources, she left the corporate scene in 2005, and began creating one-of-a-kind jewelry with Beverly Grant Artisan Jewelry. She soon realized the synergy between jewelry and fashion, and joined Charlotte Seen during the 2011 Charlotte Seen Fashion Week. Visit beverlygrantjewelry.com.

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s r e n g i s e D g n i g r e m E Angelina Danette Angelina Danette is the creator of Boot Tapas, an innovative, interchangeable boot-top system product that allows women a dynamic way to express themselves. The company offers a variety of boot “tops,” which can be applied to one of five shoe styles. Visit angelinadanette.com.

Donna Rai Lineberger Donna Rai Lineberger is the couturier, stylist, and designer behind the line DONRAI. She has a bachelor’s degree in textile and apparel from North Carolina Central University, and in 2010, she partnered with April Reich to create the House of Willow. Visit donnarai.com.

Kezia Steward Bi-Tauj,“Words Unspoken,” is an innovative fashion line created by designer Kezia Steward. Steward currently attends The Art Institute of Charlotte and formerly attended Savannah College of Art and Design. Her dream is to showcase her designs on runways around the world.

Contact her at keziasteward@yahoo.com.

Luis Machicao Luis Machicao grew up with one thing on his mind — fashion. He began his career in Peru by enrolling in The School of Dramatic Arts, and then began studying fashion design in a local institute, where he graduated with honors. Machicao believes that fashion is a social manifestation of the human being. He has a love of runways, and has shown his collection internationally and throughout the United States, including in Houston, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. Visit luismachicao.com.

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Candace Frieden Candace Frieden learned to sew as a child, and later pursued her love of fabric by obtaining a bachelor’s in fine arts from the University of Georgia. Freiden, drawn to freeform methods, prefers draping techniques to patterns. Her love of fabric manipulation techniques helps her create unique material combinations and sculptural silhouettes. Visit wearcandacefrieden.com.

Kevin Carter Kevin Carter, a student of West Mecklenburg High School, created quite a following with his handmade T-shirt line, featuring a variety of different accents and trimmings … including Legos! He launched the clothing line KevinVain in winter 2010. Visit kevinvain.com. [TCW]

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According to Shiew Mei Huang, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Clinical Pharmacology, grapefruit juice and fresh grapefruit can interfere with the action of some prescription drugs.

“The juice increases the absorption of the drug into the bloodstream,” Huang says.“When there is a higher concentration of a drug, you tend to have more adverse events.”

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Attention, Adventure Seekers Avoid Altitude Sickness With Ibuprofen

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buprofen may be known best for its benefits as a painkiller, but a Stanford University study has found the anti-inflammatory drug can reduce the risk of altitude sickness — good news for those who travel to high elevations each year to get their adventure on.

Symptoms of altitude sickness, which affects more than 25 percent of Americans who tackle high elevations each year, include headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, and poor appetite.

In extreme cases, if left untreated the disorder can lead to high-altitude cerebral edema — a potentially fatal swelling of the brain.

The study was conducted in California’s White Mountains.

Participants spent the first night at 4,100 feet altitude.The following morning, they were given either 600

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milligrams of ibuprofen or a placebo before hiking up the mountain to a staging area at 11,700 feet. After receiving a second dose at 2 p.m., the participants continued their hike to 12,570 feet, where they received a third dose at 8 p.m., before spending the night on the mountain.

Results showed that ibuprofen reduced the incidence of altitude sickness by 26 percent.

Among those who developed altitude sickness, the participants who took ibuprofen experienced less severe symptoms than those who took the placebo, although it was not statistically significant.

The study was published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

“Ibuprofen could be a way to prevent [altitude sickness] in a

significant number of the tens of millions of people who travel to high altitudes each year,” says lead author Dr. Grant Lipman, a clinical assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, Calif., and an emergency-medicine physician at Stanford Hospital & Clinics.

Researchers noted that ibuprofen causes fewer side effects than two medications — acetazolamide and dexamethasone — that are currently used to prevent altitude sickness.

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ecently touted as an important vitamin in the fight against Alzheimer’s, scientists have discovered how vitamin D3 helps clear the brain of amyloid beta, the main component of plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

An earlier study found that vitamin D3 and curcumin — a chemical found in turmeric spice — stimulated the body’s immune system to eliminate amyloid beta. However, researchers previously weren’t sure why.

“This new study helped clarify the key mechanisms involved, which will help us better understand the usefulness of vitamin D3 and curcumin as possible therapies for Alzheimer’s disease,” says study author Dr. Milan Fiala, a researcher at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System.

According to The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, researchers took blood samples from Alzheimer’s patients and healthy people. Next, they isolated immune cells, or macrophages, which consume amyloid beta and other waste products in the brain and the body.They found that vitamin D3 may activate certain genes and cellular signaling networks to trigger the immune system to clear amyloid beta.

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A Possible Link f you have a history of endometriosis — a disorder in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other areas of the body — you might want to schedule additional screening for ovarian cancer, according to a large-scale study published in The Lancet Oncology.

The study analyzed data from more than 23,000 women in 13 studies. Researchers found that those with a history of endometriosis had more than a three-fold increased risk of clear-cell ovarian cancers.

They also experienced more than a two-fold increased risk of endometrioid tumors, and a two-fold increased risk of low-grade serous ovarian cancers.

There was no evidence of an increased risk for highgrade serous, mucinous, serous borderline, or mucinous borderline ovarian cancers.

Endometriosis affects about 10 percent of women of reproductive age.

Results aren’t necessarily cause for alarm.The risk of a woman with endometriosis developing ovarian cancer is small, and a cause-and-effect relationship has not been established. However, lead author Celeste Leigh Pearce, of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, says,“This breakthrough could provide a basis for increased cancer surveillance of the relevant population, allowing better individualization of prevention and early detection approaches such as riskreduction surgery and screening.

“Most women with endometriosis do not develop ovarian cancer,” Pearce adds. “However, health care providers should be alert to the increased risk of specific subtypes of ovarian cancer in women with a history of endometriosis.”

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According to Dr. Richard Stephens and Claudia Umland of Keele University, swearing can help relieve pain.The scientists conducted a study that found volunteers could withstand pain for longer when they swore rather than when they relied on non-offensive words.

Dr. Stephens was inspired to conduct the research after observing his wife swearing during childbirth.

He believes swearing is connected to our adrenaline response, and may

have evolved to help our ancestors stave off predators.

“In the volunteers who swore, we also found they had an elevated heart rate, so it could be that swearing increased their aggression levels,” he says.“Increased aggression has been shown to reduce people’s sensitivity to pain.”

In the study, 64 participants submerged their hands in a tub of ice water while repeating “bad” words of their own choosing.

The task was repeated later using non-offensive words. Volunteers who swore were able to keep their hands submerged for an average 40

seconds longer, and they also rated their pain as being lower.

There is one caveat. Additional research has shown that swearing relieves pain only for those who swear infrequently. This second study found that the more often people swear in daily life, the less longer they were able to hold their hands in icy water when swearing.

“While saying that swearing as a response to pain might be beneficial, there is evidence that if you swear too often in everyday situations, the power of swearing won’t be there when you really need it,” Dr. Stephens says.

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with family may elicit regrets that last a lifetime,” the researchers wrote in the study that appeared online in Social Psychological and Personality Science.

The study was comprised of a series of five experiments, which rated the intensity of life regrets. Connections were then drawn between the social impact of decisions.

Results suggested that love or related social decisions, such as ending a relationship or being unfaithful, are more intense than those involving work or nonsocial decisions, such as quitting a job or dropping out of college.

“What our research makes clear is that, while regrets are multifaceted with diverse consequences, their social impact looms especially large,” researchers concluded.

“Regrets can stem from love or work, but those stemming from the former seem to be the toughest to overcome.The need to belong is not just a fundamental human motive but a fundamental component of regret.” [TCW]

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f all the regrets people have in a lifetime, researchers have found that regrets involving matters of the heart are the ones that make the deepest wounds.

Neal Roese, a marketing professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, conducted the study.

Together with colleagues, Roese found that people have stronger feelings of regret about decisions involving romance and family than those involving work, proving the importance of social relationships.

According to the study’s findings, regrets about social relationships are intense because they threaten a person’s need to belong, a feeling researchers note is powerfully connected to wellbeing and mental health.

“Social relationships, we suggest, are the most pivotal component of life regrets.

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Cyndy Gatewood

Glenn Roberson

Michael Hernandez

“I am a modern lifestyle photographer serving the Charlotte area and beyond. I am a Christian, a wife, a mother, a business owner, and a very experienced shopper. The thing I love most about photography is being able to capture memories that my clients can look back on for the rest of their lives; the real stuff.The good stuff.The laughter. The silly faces. The love. That’s what I’m about … life.”

“Gorgeous. Not me, no. But, rather, what I do. I do gorgeous.Weddings.

Fashion. Portraiture. Dance.You can call it photojournalism, with a fashion feel. Serving the world from my Lake Norman studio. And that’s Glenn with two ‘n’s and Roberson with no ‘t.’ ”

“When I was a little boy, my parents subscribed to National Geographic, Time, and Newsweek.

These three magazines became my reading homework and, eventually, my ticket into the world. Every night I would read aloud to my parents and flip through the pages.

But what captured my imagination were the photographs … the photographs of people and the stories imprinted on their faces. It changed everything. Bottom line, I love to make people happy through pictures. Much like cooking a meal for someone, you can’t wait to hear that they love it.”

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