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I'm an anatomist, and am thrilled to hear these events going on. Even more thrilled that people are embracing the event. Even those spectators who are taking cell phone images to 'gross out' their pals, will learn something. And the more people learn about where their food comes from, how it happens the more respect they will have for it. I do not think it has to be a solemn religious event, why can one not be fascinated by anatomy, by the skills of a butcher? I am always fascinated by the animals I dissect, because I am learning from them. Please celebrate death as we celebrate life, there is little time between the two.

Also your statement "... But never, never some kind of freak show art performance. That's just wrong." Worries me. I am married to a performance artist, and have never considered his work a freak show, in fact, I have seen many an art performance that would be considered thoughtful, solemn events.

How many cups are in a 1lb bag of rice, I don't buy it by the lb

The MDF circles I bought came in that shape. There were also particle board circles but they did not have the nice round edges. If I only had the particle board I would have tried to router or sand the edges.

tarajuly27, I think they would make great cupcake stands. they are very sturdy and if a large base was used you could put 2 tiers on it.

arcamanel, I am sorry your hardware stores don't have the same stuff. I live in Canada, so there may be a difference in what is available. There are some home depots in my city that are small and have virtually no selection, I have to drive to the big ones in the suburbs to get the good stuff. I am glad you found your tabletops elsewhere, but it sucks they were so expensive!

I despise that I have to fight off those that want to sell me newspaper delivery. From annoying phone calls to sad little paperboys at my door. One company started sending me 'free' newspapers and I had to call and tell them to stop.
Why?

I understand your point Nora, The North American culture is very consumer and 'want' based. We don't need a lot of stuff and not buying things we don't need is probably the greenest thing to do. But you also have to remember that Apartment therapy is a website that highlights designers, designers selling stuff.

Ultimately people (in general) are going to buy stuff, theres a cultural bias for it. But if these people start buying things that have been made from recycled materials (such as all of Harricana's products) than it is at least a step in the right direction

I'm planing on making them for my new appt (when I move in in a month)
http://flickr.com/photos/notmartha/sets/72057594068949613/

What is the point of an online community if you cannot comment on what you see? How can discussions start and solutions to problems be found?

I once saw someone extend their wall paint ~5" into the celing. The walls were a beautiful light green and the celing was white. It made the room feel taller and gave an illusion of crown molding