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Ursula von Rydingsvard carefully outlines a pattern in chalk on a cedar beam before it is violently carved with a circular saw. The serrated blade incises the wood as sawdust flies about her Brooklyn studio...
...this seemingly horrific act progresses, an intricate pattern emerges upon the beams, a meaningful organization of indentations and ruptures that she will later cover with materials ranging from soft gray graphite to clinical latex. The wood then appears soft, gently curved and meditative. When combined with hundreds of other individual blocks, it forms huge works that invite introspection on the human and other natural forms...
...Assistant Professor of Medicine Ravi I. Thadhani, a group of researchers from Massachussets General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital concluded that the relationship between drinking and hypertension follows a particular pattern. Compared to those who don’t drink at all, light drinkers show a moderate decrease in their risk of high blood pressure. But heavy drinkers run a higher risk...
...knew that there would be backlash [after Sept. 11] because of all the negative images,” said Precious R. Muhammed, a graduate of HDS. She said recent events reflect a pattern of how media represents Muslims that she first noticed following the Oklahoma City bombing...
...talking with each other and later forming an e-mail list, several of the women said they recognized a pattern. They met with Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officials and offered details for a sketch of the man, whom they describe as a 40- to 50-year-old white male of medium build with light-grey hair...