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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, June 18-21, 2005 The Park Record C-8 KUED airs program on dwarfs In "Big Enough" airing Tuesday, June 28 at 9 p.m. on KUED-Channcl 7, meet Mark and Anu Trombino, Karla and John Lizzo, Len and Lenette Sawisch, and Sharon and Ron Roskamp. They lead typical American lives: they have children, pursue successful middle-class careers, and live in the suburbs. If you did business with any of them over the phone, you would probably have no reason to suspect they are anything but typical. If you were to meet them, however, you'd be surprised to find that they are all dwarfs, with the exception of John A Toast to the Arts • July 7-9, 2005 • Park City, Utah A By DANA COFFIELD MediaNews Group Wire Service Mineral or filtered? Spring or tap? Vitamin or fruit infused? Still or sparkling? In a compostable bottle, returning profits to charity or changing the body's internal vibrations? It's a lot of water to swallow. Humans need a big drink every day - about eight glasses of liquid to keep the body running smoothly A few trips to the kitchen faucet and a diet loaded with fruits and vegetables could quench the body's thirst easily enough, but Americans are loath to give up the convenience of grabbing a bottle of H2O and getting on with the day. After carbonated drinks, bottled water is the second- most-popular beverage in the United States, accounting for about $8 billion in sales in 2004, according to market researcher Mintel International. In 2003, consumption reached about 85 1-liter bottles per person, up nearly 10 percent from the year before. Consumers say convenience, taste and health concerns drive them to the bottled-water aisle, even though a liter of top-shelf spring water costs about as much as 1,000 gallons from the average kitchen sink. Bottlers have responded with a flood of choices. About 140 new types of bottled water hit the U.S. market in 2004 and another 63 so far this year, each touting its own brand of health, wellness and style. Sorting through the hype can be confusing: Extra minerals to build healthy bones, teeth and gums! Ultra-pure from pristine, exotic sources! A beautiful bottle with an exotic shape! "Both tap and bottled water are good for you," says Greg Kail, a spokesman for the American Water Friday: P*??C-<^ITY • Reserve Tasting at Park City Mountain Resort with musical numbers from La ( age Aux Folks from the Egyptian Theatre Company * Wine & Food Seminars ' Wine Makers'Dinners oyw»>4 Saturday: 1 Grand Tasting - Signature Event: Over 300 wines to sample. Steel Chef competition, fabulous food, auctions and music from the Park City Jaz? Foundation. Hosted by The Canyons. ' Wine 6f Food Seminars • Wine Makers'Dinners Prices range from $25 - $60 / event. VIP and all-inclusive packages available. For times, locations, pnanq and to purchase tickets, visit www. ParkCity Food AnclXVmL'Claesic.com or call 8 7 7 - 3 2 8 - 2 7 8 3 .M.-./M ivv"--\»-- RecorH. Win 2 free tickets!Yls^t »B NO .S NOT hdWineClassic.com ENOUGH ART WONDER "GESUNDHEIT" , N U * O PEOPLE WHEN SAY Y O US A Y TCHAIKOVSKY.' fn»rr tnTurmnlioti'ibnui 111' impnrUmCf «T url* cJiiMtinn pli-.w <.nnt;if-i www.AmcrlcansForTliflArts.orfj. Todd Henneman chance that their offspring will be a dwarf? And what does the future hold now that many genetic conditions, including dwarfism, can be diagnosed in utero? "Big Enough" provides a unique perspective on a proud and active community that many people know only from cultural stereotypes. A free film screening and discussion of "Big Enough" will be held Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at The City Library Auditorium, 210 East 400 South in Salt Lake City. "Big Enough " airs Tuesday, June 28at 9p.m. on KUED-Channel 7 Drink up: choosing the right kind of water Thursday: * 9 • Pinot Tasting and the Pointer Sisters at Deer Valley Resort '"'.'"B" 1 • Wine Makers' Dinners ^ In "Big Enough," Krawitz sets out to determine what happened to spirited 11-year-old Mark, upbeat 16-year-old Karla, newlyweds Ron and Sharon, and one of the country's only angry dwarf comedians, Len. How have the years treated their hopes, expectations and fears? Just how typical, and how different, have their lives been? And how has their - and the country's - view of dwarfism changed over the last two decades? What is it like to date or find a spouse? What about the decision to have children - with a 75 percent Lizzo, the tall, rangy fellow who married Karla. And if you thought you recognized any of these "little people," as they call themselves, you probably saw the 1982 Emmy-nominated PBS film "Little People." Now, some 20 years later, in an intimate portrait, director/producer Jan Krawitz returns with "Big Enough." Through a prism of "then and now," the characters in the film sequel welcome the camera into their lives once again, confronting physical and emotional challenges with humor, grace and, sometimes, frustration. Works Association. "So long as they're informed about it. the consumer who wants bottled water just because of a personal preference is making a belter choice than a sugary soft drink." The natural grocery chain Vitamin Cottage stocks about 20 waters, not including sparkling. Buyer Debbie Knapp says bottled water "flies off the shelf. "Everybody's got their own thing, and a lot has to do with tasie," she says. Taste is influenced by source and filtration processes. The mineral-heavy French spring water bottled by Evian tastes flat compared with Penta, which is/run through a reverse-osmosis filter and treated with medical-grade oxygen for a super-clear taste. Waters sold by the big beverage companies - Dasani from CocaCola and PepsiCo s Aquafina - will taste different in different cities because they typically are filtered local municipal waters. Aspen Pure, pumped from an artesian well and filtered in the San Luis Valley of Colorado, tastes different than mineral-heavy Biota, bottled from a shallow spring high above Ouray, Colo. "Springs all have their own personality," says Jeremy Martin, one of the owners of Eldorado Natural Spring Water. "The waters' taste depends on what the source is." Kristen Meyer tried many bottled waters before settling on Eldorado. It's cheap, produced near her painting studio in Eldorado Springs, Colo., and it'sfiLledwith healthy minerals. But as with many consumers, taste really drove her decision. "If it tasted gross, I wouldn't drink it," says the 23-year-old. Consumers who find a taste they like tend to remain loyal, so manu- facturers compete for attention by touting what's dissolved in the bottle. Waters such as slightly fizzy Italian Sanfaustino and Water for Women from Montana advertise high levels of natural calcium and magnesium to women worried about osteoporosis. Trinity Springs pitches naturally occurring silica, fluoride and bicarbonate with the caveat that the mineral content is so high that its gold-label water is marketed as a nutritional supplement. A few extra minerals probably won't hurt the average desk jockey and likely is good for people working hard on the play fields. But nutritionists say it's important to pay attention to what the labels say. "How much is in there? If you're using mineral water as a major fluid replacement, you have to watch what's coming in the diet," says Jacqueline Beming, a University of Colorado at Colorado Springs biology professor and a nutrition consultant for the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Indians. "Did you have pizza for lunch and fast food for dinner? Mineral water might put you over the top for sodium intake," she says. Bottled water might contain half the calcium women need daily and the magnesium it takes to help the body absorb it, but it's not a substitute for good nutrition. "Calcium in water is not as bio-available as a natural source, like milk," Beming says. She also suggests people include fruits and vegetables as part of their fluid intake. "You can consume some watermelon, cantaloupe or grapes and get your vitamins as nature intended." Some manufacturers drill for customers in the well of of personal politics. Biota packages its spring water in a compostable bottle made by the same company providing biodegrad- able deli containers to Wild Oats nat' ural food stores. Starbucks recently acquired Ethos Water, a California bottled water company that donates a portion of sales lo creating clean water supplies in developing nations. Ethos rolls out nationwide in August. And Fiji water, toted by television and movie stars, is lauded because the bottling operation has created jobs on the South Pacific island of Viti Levu. Some claims border on hucksterism. Oxy-Water markets its oxyge-. nized water - distilled water treated with oxygen so "the oxygen content of the water is significantly increased" - as "the air you drink," Bunk, says Beming: "We do not breathe through our guts." Vibe Water is marketed online as a way to "tune" the body with energy patterns that can be imprinted into the water. Colorado naturopath Deborah Wiancek calls it hype. UI don't know how they're putting the vibes in the water, unless they're praying to it." Sorting through even the legitimate claims could be enough to send a body right back to the kitchen tap, which is where Wiancek, author of "The Natural Healing Companion" (Rodale Press. $19.95), sends many of her patients anyway. A $200 filter at the kitchen sink removes anything left behind or added during municipal water treatment at a fraction of the annual cost of meeting minimum daily fluid requirements with bottled water, she says. Kail of the American Water Works Association admits his bias toward the tap, but he's happy to see people drinking any kind of water. "Cold water is a good drink," he says "It always has been and always will be." '~ Bike Manager £ National Biking Gwmphn "When you have the bike that's right For you, it makes oil the difference m the worid. We'll custom-fit a bike-just for you-tholil give you a more enjoyable, more comfortable ride." 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