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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-07-18, Page 21Page 8—Crossroads—Jul; 18, 1984 AMAZING ESAPES. By Thomas G. ¶tinning. Illus- trated with hotographs and Prints. i[) add, Mead and Company (Canada) Ltd. Toront . li2 pp. Reviewed by PERCY MADDUX edicaments are things at people get into. Some people get out of them. Here is a book about same predic- aments and how people got out of them. It was written by Thomas G. Gunning who provides nine examples of what he -calls "Amazing Es- capes". The first is how an Austra- lian swimmer was caught by a great white shark end lived to tell about it. He has the marks of the attack to this day. Another is about the prisoner who survived the volcanic eruption of Mount Pelee in 1902 because he was confined underground. Many are about. People who escap- ed from Germans or Rus- sians. All stories are straightforward and easy to follow. The writer has pre- sented his material vividly. 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In another part, place a tiny love seat (instead of a massive couch) with two wooden armchairs around a tea table -height OW i . that can function as a coffee'table and small dining table. Add a lounge chair with ottoman or reclinOr (one of the slim - 'Scaled ones). If you can manage, include CRISP BACKGROUND—Flooring of sparkling white tile provides a crisp background for an all -white room or one with varying amounts of pale contrasting colors. Softness is added to this room with a rug by Karastan with hand -carved borders. Choose easy -care flooring By Barbara Hartung Q.: We are planning to re- model our existing home and add on a new living room. Our new room will be 20 feet by 30 feet and have one wall of windows, giving us plenty of natural light. I am trying to figure out what sort of flooring to install to give me a very clean, sparkling look. I'd like a very light look and have always admired all -white rooms or mono- tones in light, neutral shades. I am certain I will eventually want some addi- tional color, but to begin with I think I will try to keep to a fresh white scheme. Please suggest some flooring ideas. — R.B.N. A.: How about combining two interesting materials for your floor — such as a white tile and an area rug which could be in white, off-white or pearl, for example, or several pale colors? The ad- vantage here is that you can have your desired white and the practicality of easy -care white flooring. I'd avoid white carpeting unless you and your family are very neat, have full-time household help and 'depend on a reputable carpet clean- er to come in frequently. The contrasts of the mat- erials — the hardness of tile and the softness of a luxuri- ous area rug — will add drama to your room as you furnish in white or off -w If you later want tdsoften the white you could easily re- paint one or all of your walls a pale color and accessorize judiciously with that light tone. , If you do not care for tile, consider wood parquetry.' This would not exactly add color to the room — merely a natural and neutral back- ground against which white furnishings look great: The wood floor would give you a much more softened effect, ---as._compared to the_ Gomes$ of the tile. Q.: My mother is planning There's something' about an actor's life that's appeal- ing. Especially those who play in repetory companies. Film and television people are fine, but those in legiti- mate theatre are a race apart. There's a mystique about them. The older ones like "Butch" Blake, the charact- The Perfect Gift GIFTS FOR. 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They were looking over the score of "West Side Story". Behind them others were banging a set together. In an adjoining room dancers were rehearsing in front• of a line of mirrors. Most were apprentices. Artistic Director Michael Ayoub was telling me that 70 people are employed by the -Festival. That includes the administrative staff. But it's `not .unusual to get 2,000 or more applications for acting hobs. Out of that number he auditions 500, alb from 15,to 20 may be hired' to augment the regular equity perform- ers. I talkedto some of the re- cent arrivals. They were in- telligent, talented and com- pletely engrossed in what they ,were doing. The pay is low, the hours long, the work gruelling! But every one of there said they wouldn't want to be doing, anything else. Their personalities may differ, but they all have one thing in common, a passion- ate love of the theatre. And it 'shows. They bubble with en- thusiasm, live exhuberantly in the sheer joy of the job. And I guess that's what it's all about. Actors have a way of pro- jecting Vitality into what is too often a mundane world. to move into our home with us and 1 want to furnisft her room so it is part sitting room and part bedroom. She doesn't have any fur- niture she really likes so we will be buying a few pieces. She likes very traditional de- signs and I'd like to have some suggestions for her when she arrives. How should we create this one-roomlook with two func- tions? — P.C. A.: Start ,with the kind of furniture she'll be needing first: a bed, chest of draw- ers, shelves, seating, includ- ing comfortable lounging, and a table for informal din- ing and writing or crafts, too. To get all this into one room can be a challenge but think_dual purpose. For ex- ample, place her bed and chest of drawers in one part At wit's end by Erma Bombeck Sports has always been a game of statistics. , ' Every second . . . every yard ... every movement is measured and finds its place in' the record books: The summer Olympic games, which open July 28 in Los Angeles, are no exception. These are some statistics worth noting. Los Angeles will bethe host city to 4t5 million visi- _ tors to the games. A total of 2.6 'million will have their luggage with them. Those coming in from the west may claim their luggage in Dallas. Those coming from the east will eventually find theirs in Tokyo. Those attending the Olym- pics will be housed in 2,500 hotels, averaging 700 occu- pants. There will be one ele- vator running in each of these hotels between the hours of 1 a.m. and 3 a.m. every other Friday. The time it takes to. get to your room each evening will equal the gestation period of your, first child. Room rates will run from $140 nightly to $245. This will not include hot water, a TV that works, or assurances that you will receive any message's for you marked URGENT. A total of 90 Ianguages will, be spoken in Los Angeles during the weeks of theme games. Interpreters will be provided on a hot line. Cabs can be summoned in any language, except English. Checks will not be cashed in any language. Anyone finding food prod- ucts, wearing apparel, appli- ances, services, transporta- tion, medication, reading material, entertainment or spiritual items not officially endorsed and used by Olum- pians is asked to report them immediately to the Olympics Committee. On the streets each day will be a total of 127,000 cars The forest of Canada are and 1.9 million pedestrians. largely composed of a total By Aug. 12, the number of ' of 31 species of conifers and pedestrians will be cut in over one hundred species of half. deciduous trees. ,' Of the 127,000 cars, only 15,000 will find a, parking. place. The others will simply cruise around either looking for a gas station or towing away cars in illegal parking. zones. Dead people in 'Los Angeles have to be moved every twahours. For the average man who wants to attend the Olym- pics, provisions have been made for bases charging from $2 to $6 to ride to the event. There are six of these buses. Visitors to the 1984 Olym- pics have . trained for this moment' for years. They wel- come the challenge. It's 'an event they may never again have a chance to experience. They will feel excitement, .exhaustion and pride. They have done something quite extraordinary. Win or lose, they would do it all 'over again. That's' what the Olympics are all about. a small desk. If you can't find the space, go up the walls. 'Provide some built-in bookcases. Tie the room together with one very attractive print fabric that you can use on the bedspread, the draperies and the love seat and chair. This should give you a de- lightful room for your spe- cial person. 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