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As I have watched others complete vision therapy successfully, I have wondered what I am missing. One of the things I have done to facilitate whole body healing for myself is bodywork, specifically structural integration. (See the end of this post where I mention some other modalities that seem to be working for vision healing.)
So, what is bodywork? I'm not talking about car repair here! I originally thought that bodywork was a term reserved for the structural integration that provided the cure for my pronounced feet problems. But bodywork actually includes a whole range of energy work and other physical bodywork modalities.
Wikipedia says: "Bodywork is a term used in alternative medicine to describe any therapeutic or personal development technique that involves working with the human body in a form involving manipulative therapy, breath work, or energy medicine. In addition bodywork techniques aim to assess or improve posture, promote awareness of the "body-mind connection" rather than the "mind-body connection,," or to manipulate the so-called "energy field" surrounding the human body and affecting health." Wikipedia goes on to list various non-touch forms of bodywork: reiki, yoga, pranayama, breathwork respiration techniques, therapeutic touch, Bates method for sight training, qigong, and t'ai chi. Forms of manipulative bodywork include: the Alexander technique, applied kinesiology, Bowen technique, chiropractic, Feldenkrais method, hakomi, postural integration, reflexology, Rolfing, shiatsu, structural integration, somatic experiencing, Trager approach, polarity therapy and re-balancing.
The article also mentions that "deep tissue massage therapy and the terms massage and bodywork are often used interchangeably."
Over the years, I actually had an aversion to many of the types of "body work." They seemed a little too "woo-woo" or "out there" for me. However a few years ago probably around the same time I first did structural integration, a friend of mine did training in Reiki. She was looking for her niche and exploring lots of hobbies and activities.
The Reiki phase didn't last long, but she told me after our session, that she hadn't felt that much energy from anyone before. (Of course her experience was quite limited). I felt like it was productive and positive healing. But I didn't seek out more treatment.
I have tried the traditional and non-traditional or holistic/naturopathic approach and I believe both have a place. However, I have often received more bang for my buck (in time and energy as well as money) with the non-traditional approach.
I am convinced there is a connection between body and eye alignment. I haven't been able to find the article again, but I came across something that made the connection between crossed eyes and crossed feet. This is very personal for me because I was born with pigeon toes. When I was an infant, the doctor put me in casts to correct my feet. After the treatment, the doctor said that even though my feet still turned in slightly, I would correct the rest myself. I recall entering a building with windowed doors with my parents when I was about five years old and noticing my feet weren't straight. I must have asked my mom about it and she told me what the doctor had said. I made a conscious effort after that to point my feet straight.
When I was in high school, foot pain led me to seek help from a podiatrist who prescribed orthodics, which I would apparently always need. X-rays showed that every bone in each of my feet was in the wrong place. The podiatrist said it could be corrected with surgery, but there was no guarantee of success. Imagine them trying to move each of the 52 bones in my feet!
As a result, I wore orthodics for the next 28 years. Then I discovered bodywork and had the full 12-week session of visits with Ruth Young Bodyworks. After my structural integration practitioner, Ruth, worked on my feet, my extremely high arches were lowered to normal, the hump on the top of each foot was gone, and I threw away my orthodics. They no longer fit my feet anyway! And my feet felt great! Ruth also taught me some exercises to do to keep my feet well. My whole body was aligned properly at last.
There are probably people out there who will say this is an impossible result, including my podiatrists (one who retired and one who I never returned to visit). I am not an isolated case, however. My oldest daughter experienced the same result. She went through foot braces and corrective shoes as an infant, wore orthodics from the time she was 5, and tossed them after structural integration in high school. IT WORKS!
Other approaches:
I recently discovered a blog where they used a combination of energy kinesiology, chiropractic and vision therapy to treat their adopted 2-year-old daughter's strabismus. (offkltr.com is the website: http://offkltr.com/?s=vision+therapy&x=-1038&y=-374). Apparently she hasn't updated in the past year, but it sounded like a rather novel, whole body approach to healing.
I also came across a man who healed his strabismus through the Alexander technique combined with the Eyebody method by Peter Grunwald. (http://see-movement.blogspot.com/2011/07/strabismus-part-one.html).


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On tour with Rox – Bass Guitar and Backing Vocals
Summer Soul Festival Brazil. Sao Paolo, Rio De Janeiro & Florianopolis. Also in the line-up were Florence and the Machine, Seu Jorge, Bruno Mars & Dionne Warwick. Performing a selection of songs live with and without track. Filmed and broadcast live by MTV Brasil.
It was just before Carnival so we were lucky to catch a Samba school rehearsing. Also saw street capoeira, ate a lot of prawns and got stung by jelly fish in the sea. My mobile phone was stolen from backstage but I had such a great time with these guys!
I have also taken my Warwick Corvette bass to the studio with Rox, experimenting with multiple bass layers & FX.


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Commentary: Buying Local Improves Our Community
Did you know that by shifting just 10 percent of your purchases to locally owned businesses, you can start a cycle that creates more jobs in Berkeley, lightens the city's environmental impact, expands your own shopping options, builds a stronger community, and helps keep our city a national innovator?
Just over 40 years ago, Alfred Peet opened a coffee store on Vine Street that revolutionized how Americans drink coffee. The "specialty coffee" industry and Starbucks grew directly out of Peet's. Some even credit Peet's with sharpening Americans' taste buds to appreciate California wines.
Around the corner on Shattuck Avenue, Alice Waters opened a restaurant that began changing how America eats. Her Chez Panisse demonstrated the delicious meals that could be prepared from fresh, seasonal, local farm products. A growing circle of cooks nationwide embraced her simple principles as "California Cuisine."
At about the same time, Berkeley retail innovators like Moe's Books and Rasputin Records gave the East Bay new ways to shop for familiar cultural products—plus a broadened selection of the unfamiliar. And in a converted automotive workshop further down Telegraph, The Body Shop (now Body Time) began growing from a small, quirky vendor of healthful cosmetics into an international trademark.
We now take these businesses, and expanded options, for granted. But without their pioneers' originality, Berkeley (and the whole country) would be a blander place.
By supporting their successors—today's locally owned businesses that offer us something just a bit different—we can help nurture Berkeley's trendsetting businesses of tomorrow. We can keep the revolution turning for ourselves, and for friends and family in places less likely to incubate the offbeat.
What do we get by shopping at Berkeley's locally owned businesses?
• More flexibility, better service. Local owners tend to create a more intimate dialogue that co-creates community tastes. Just as importantly, when you need to request products or services that aren't already available, there's no substitute for being able to talk directly to a small business' owner or longtime staffer.
Suzan Steinberg's Stonemountain and Daughter fabric store has served Berkeley and beyond since 1981. "One of the reasons we are still here," she says, "is that we listen carefully to the community...the whole sewing community. We are now a national and even international destination. Because there are so few unusual, independent, unique fabric stores left, we are now one of the top 10 to 20 fabric stores nationwide."
Further up Shattuck Avenue, at Games of Berkeley, Janet Winter says her specialty store's advantage is that "we offer product knowledge, wide variety, and the knowledge that you're supporting a local business." She continues, "Most small businesses are family businesses, too, so you're supporting not just one person but a whole family."
• Less stress on the planet. Locally owned businesses tend to be small businesses, which can readily fit into existing storefronts and buildings. Keeping old buildings in use, and keeping historic commercial districts thriving, fights sprawl. ("Adaptive reuse" may be the ultimate recycling project.)
For more than 30 years, Berkeley's Subway Guitars has been building and rebuilding unusual instruments for famous rock stars and anonymous local pickers. "We're trying to reuse older instruments, which are probably better made," says owner Fatdog, "and to manufacture instruments that are price-competitive with imports. We have a collaborative industry that creates these instruments, and that helps provide employment for a lot of musicians."
Locally owned businesses also tend to purchase more of their goods nearby than nonlocal businesses do. So, when customers shop locally, it translates into less long-distance transportation, less pollution, and a smaller carbon footprint.
Amy Thomas, who owns the local Pegasus and Pendragon bookstores, adds: "By shopping in the neighborhood, not driving to the mall—and not buying on the Internet and having [delivery services] involved—people walk more. It's good for you!"
• A more creative, more compassionate community. Smaller businesses donate, on average, 250 percent more support to nonprofit organizations than do large businesses. Berkeley businesses are primarily small with some 85 percent which employ fewer than five people. And, all of Berkeley is enriched by our unusually high concentration of arts and other non-profit organizations which have made Berkeley a regional destination and deepened our sense of place.
From social services to disability rights, Berkeley's nonprofits have made us a regional and national leader in compassionate and innovative problem-solving.
• A more stable city. Local businesses have local owners, who are invested in Berkeley's future. They're more likely to stay put, and less likely to leave empty storefronts on what should be thriving streets.
• A stronger local economy and tax base. Locally owned businesses are especially likely to recirculate your purchases into payments to local and nearby suppliers. Economists call this a "multiplier effect," because it steers more jobs and sales-tax revenue into our own community. And several recent studies have found local businesses' multiplier benefits to be up to four times those of nonlocal businesses:
A "retail diversity study" of San Francisco and three Peninsula cities found that purchasing from locally owned stores created about 70 percent more local jobs, and 67 percent more overall local income, per dollar spent. In all, the authors concluded that by shifting 10 percent of purchases to local businesses, consumers would add nearly 1,300 new jobs and $200 million in economic activity to the cities studied. (www.civiceconomics.com/SF)
In Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood, researchers found that locally owned businesses recirculated 58 percent more of consumers' spending into the Chicago economy than did nonlocal businesses. Per retail square foot, the local businesses' local multiplier effect was more than 70 percent higher. (www.andersonvillestudy.com)
• Stronger local identity. In an increasingly homogenized world, how does Berkeley maintain an edge in attracting innovative, good employers and world-class scholars? We benefit by nurturing one-of-a-kind businesses, a distinctive character, and a strong sense of self. How Berkeley can YOU be?
Deborah Badhia is executive director of the Downtown Berkeley Association.
Need help finding local sources for what you want? Check these Berkeley neighborhoods' online business directories:
EDITOR'S NOTE: If you're looking for locally owned businesses to patronize, besides trying the websites listed above you can also find some (though not all) local businesses through their advertising in the Berkeley Daily Planet and on our website, www.berkeleydailyplanet.com. We thank them for supporting our local, family-owned business with their advertising dollars.


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It took a while but I finally figured out how to place photos in the "media box" at the top of the column on the right of this page. Of the five pictures in the rotation only one, the aerial shot of Duke Chapel, was of something that was here in 1984 when I moved to Durham. In fact, the Chapel was here long before I first saw it when I visited Durham and the Duke campus for the first time in 1963 as a football recruit.
These pictures and many more are available on the website of the Durham Convention and Visitors Bureau (www.durham-cvb.com) which is also a great source of information for anyone moving to Durham or a Durhamite who hasn't gotten out in a while.
I also found the video below on the site. It was apparently produced in cooperation with the law school at Duke. Why the law school? Well, I'm sure they are anxious to recruit the top talent both to teach and study at the law school and that usually means living in Durham. Since Durham is still trying to drag its image in line with reality, they know it pays to promote. The so-called Lacrosse scandal was a set back to those efforts. This video shows just how far the community has come.
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Presented by Jumpin' Hot Club in association with Live Theatre.
Caroline Spence may not look like one of the road-hardened troubadours of America's past but, with the release of Spades & Roses, the young songwriter from Charlottesville, Virginia proves she is every bit as serious.
Having won numerous songwriting awards from industry mainstays like the Kerrville Folk Festival and American Songwriter Magazine, and garnered nods and admiration from both Miranda Lambert and her fellow writers in the Nashville underground, Caroline has delivered a record to meet the expectation. Fans of Kathleen Edwards will no doubt find a lot to like about Caroline too.
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"Caroline writes from the heart of it… Sings from the guts of it. We zeroed in and peeled back the all dressings and ended up with a record that feels just as honest. Every song feels lived in and true."Neilson Hubbard (Producer)


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15 February, 2009
New York Fashion Week: Lola Faturoti creates commemorative Obama Dress
by Hilary Alexander, Fashion Director at New York Fashion Week
Lola Faturoti, the Nigerian-American designer, has designed a commemorative dress in honour of President Obama.
Born the daughter of tribal chiefs in her native Ondo, in Nigeria, Lola studied fashion in London before moving to New York in the early 1990s.
She has always been deeply influenced by her personal history and African roots.
In Nigeria, it is the custom to mark a special moment in history with a commemorative fabric, so Lola created a one-of-a-kind silk print, combining this with her version of the Ashante Kente cloth, as worn for celebrations by the Ashantes in Ghana.
The shift-style dress is printed with a wavy stripe pattern in sky-blue and orange, overlaid with photographic images of President Obama. The tasselled, cowl neckline and hem are in black.
The dress is available in sizes small to large and is one of the more unusual items (available to order exclusively from March, £325) on the www.shopcurious.com website.
Shopcurious.com was launched in May, 2008, by the Cambridge-educated, ex-City investment manager, Susan Muncey, who previously ran Fashion Gallery, the Little Venice boutique, in London.
Like Fashion gallery, shopcurious.com is based upon the idea of a curiosity shop, and specialises in individual and highly original 'investment' pieces imbued with craftsmanship, including vintage and contemporary clothing, unusual gifts, eco-friendly, recycled items and homewear.
The current collection includes retro bug-bangles, a Swoboda pendant, hand-painted clothing from Karim Bonnet's Paris-based Impasse de la Defense brand, an iconic, life-size telephone box lamp, by the British designer, Finn Stone, and a papier-mache 'acorn urn', for storing ashes after cremation.
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For many months, the Shemer Art Center has been preparing for what is currently a relative rarity: an art show featuring 3D printing.
It's been a long time coming, so the opening was particularly exciting for many of us. I have three sculptures in the show – Simple Planes With Aquamarine Stripe, Holy Cannoli and SpiritHole Sunset – which features the work of more than 20 artists from around the United States.
It's fascinating to see some of the materials that people are printing in, including plaster, and what they are printing with it.


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Gustie Volunteers Build Community Over Fall Break
A group of nine students volunteered on a Habitat for Humanity build in Hibbing, Minnesota, over fall break.
Finding Home for Herself and the World
After four years of service at Gustavus, recent graduate Kendyl Landeck seeks to make "home" a possibility for everyone.
VIDEO: A Sustainable Advantage
Gustavus is a place that truly wants to make a difference in the world. One way the institution and its community members do that is in the area of food and sustainability. Online there's a new, unsolicited video story featuring Gustavus Adolphus College's sustainability efforts in the food/dining area, which was done by the St. Paul-based non-profit organization Minnesota 2020.
Food Security Event Feb. 12-13
Gustavus Adolphus College, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, and Feed My Starving Children are collaborating on a large-scale food security awareness event to occur Feb. 12-13.
G.I.V.E. Day Scheduled for May 9
On Saturday, May 9 Gustavus Adolphus College students, faculty, and staff will convene for G.I.V.E. (Gusties in Volunteering Endeavors) Day in the St. Peter community.
Outstanding Employees Honored at Gustavus
Three members of the Gustavus Adolphus College community were honored at the Nov. 1 daily chapel service as recipients of the college's annual outstanding employee awards.
Gustavus Students Lend a Hand in New Orleans Area
Ninety-four Gustavus Adolphus College students took two busses south to Slidell, La., a suburb of New Orleans, March 30-April 7 during the College's spring break not to bask in the sun on a sandy beach, but to take part in the Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge.
Gustavus and St. Paul Saints Team Up to Honor Extraordinary Fans
Gustavus invites you to nominate a junior high or high school student who provides outstanding leadership and service in his or her school or community for the Gustavus Adolphus College Extraordinary Fan of the Game. Honorees will be recognized at 2005 St. Paul Saints baseball games.
Gustavus Volunteers to Assist Annual GIVE Day in St. Peter, Minneapolis
On Saturday, April 30, 2005, Gustavus will sponsor its annual GIVE (Gusties in Volunteering Endeavors) Day in the St. Peter area and the Phillips neighborhood of Minneapolis in which Gustavus volunteers will assist with cleanup and renovation projects.


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We are two sisters who have had a long time dream of opening a café and studio together. We both enjoy people, great food, creating and decorating. Kelly loves to cook and Wendy loves art and teaching, so the idea of a café and studio was perfect. We originally thought it would be a little place on 13th avenue in Regina, but when the opportunity to open in Pilot Butte came up, we knew it was meant to be. Why should anyone have to drive to the city for a great cup of coffee, awesome home scratch made food, & arts and craft classes?
Pilot Butte and area is the community where we have both lived and worked for more than 20 years. It's where our children were raised and the place we call home. And that is why we are thrilled to open our business, Blue Rooster Café & Studio right here!
Our Place
The Blue Rooster Café & Studio is a clean, comfortable, artsy space. We serve simple, delicious, made from scratch food that is sourced as local as possible. For example, our burgers are made from Saskatchewan organic, grass fed beef; honey from Zehner; and Saskatchewan organic eggs.
We have daily specials and, of course, scrumptious and gourmet organic coffees and teas to enjoy. Our studio is a place where we offer arts and craft classes for adults, kids and families.
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Dead Space 2 multiplayer beta videos show both sides
This honestly looks amazing. GT's posted two clips of the ongoing closed multiplayer beta of Dead Space 2, show both humans and necromorphs in action. Even while you're playing as them, necromorphs are still shit-scaring. This looks like it's on to a winner. That's why anyone heading to EG Expo tomorrow should be playing it. […]
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HTC announced that they are running a promotion on the newly released HTC U Ultra. Starting April 17 until April 23, this phone will be sold at $150 off for $599 at HTC.com.
The HTC U Ultra definitely looks good on paper with specs including a 5.7-inch Quad HD display, Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB on internal storage, Android 7.0 Nougat, 16MP front camera, 12MP UltraPixel 2 front camera and a 3000 mAh battery.
HTC is also offering some other phones like the HTC 10 for $ $200 off, HTC BOLT (Sprint) for $150 off and the HTC A9 for $300 Off.
As mentioned above, you will have until April 23 to take advantage of this "Spring is Sprung" HTC offer.
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Public Studio is the Toronto-based collective art practice of filmmaker and artist Elle Flanders and architect and artist Tamira Sawatzky. Since 2009, Public Studio has employed a diverse range of media resulting in large-scale public art works, films, immersive installations, lens-based works and socially engaged projects. Their work explores antagonisms that occur in and around the disappearance of public space, while engaging topics such as political dissent, surveillance and ecology.
Until July 30, Public Studio is currently installed at the Art Gallery of Ontario, as the artist-in-residence, where they are conducting research in preparation for walking the length of the Bruce Trail over several months in 2017. The Bruce Trail is a 900 kilometre hiking trail in southern and central Ontario that follows the edge of the Niagara Escarpment. It is one of 13 UNESCO World Biosphere Reserves in Canada and is maintained by over 1,400 volunteers. As part of their residency, Public Studio invites you to participate in their journey by adding to their 8-foot high trail map, currently on display in the Community Gallery.
Q: As artists working across various media, both within and outside of institutional contexts, your way of working challenges the very definition of what it means to create "public art". Can you comment on your understanding of the practice and what it means to be public artists?
Elle Flanders: I guess our first response would be a question back to you: What definition of "public art" are you working from?
As far as our own practice goes, as an architect-filmmaker-artist team, we devised Public Studio as a place to bring our practices into conversation with one another and to enlarge that by working with other artists and thinkers in a variety of fields, which also includes working with communities. It combines our philosophical outlook, our way of being in the world together with our work. As an architect, Tamira has been engaged with questions of public space and how to address public space as part of her daily considerations; as a political activist, my concerns are rooted in social justice and how bodies and voices in public space function.
Our practice considers what German artist Joseph Beuys called "the enlarged conception of art", which is to suggest that we work from an understanding that art can organize life. But institutional frames continue to press art into corners that separate it from public life and being "public artists" becomes a pejorative. Because the space in which most art circulates is the vast art market, it too becomes segregated and hence is seen as separate from "public art" or public life for that matter. Our work attempts to bridge these gaps and put art back into public discourse and to treat life as art, or at least thinking about aesthetics as an organizing tool.
Q: You are currently conducting research in preparation for walking the Bruce Trail in 2017. Why is this trail of interest?
Tamira Sawatzky: Elle and I have done a lot of work in the Middle East, that's where our practice really began. Elle had previously done a lot of work around land politics and Israel and Palestine, and I joined her in that practice. We did many projects there and at a certain point, while Elle was very much invested in the landscape and politics, I realized that while I was concerned too, that the primal connection to where you are from was missing for me. I thought that we could look at those issues here in Canada, turning our gaze back homeward, where we now live.
EF: Part of that turn came when we were preparing for our recent Art Gallery of York University show What we lose in Metrics (2016) and despite looking at Canadian landscapes far and wide, it became obvious that the landscape we were most interested in, was the one right in front of us. Ontario seemed so unknown to me.
TS: I think it's also a kind of radical intervention in our practice. We're very urban people; we don't go camping, so for us to commit to two months outside of city feels extreme. And I think we're interested in pushing ourselves and seeing what comes out of that.
Q: What has been your most startling discovery to date?
TS: We are very interested in history, and are very aware of how constructed the Trail is. It was "old white guy naturalists" who put it together and unpacking that history will be interesting.
EF: I wouldn't say "startling" at this point, as we are still in early research phases, but the Geology of the escarpment is interesting. We've begun to start thinking about history and time in much longer stretches. As contemporary artists it's easy to get wrapped up in the here and now, and/or recent history. All too often in Canada we think of history as it relates to settlement, and if you're politically conscious and articulating a decolonizing position, we speak about it in terms of indigenous life. Mostly we think in terms of human inhabitation. But what's before that? What is the record here of "deep time"? How did the escarpment come to be the dominant, constant feature of this landscape?
One of the most interesting features of the Bruce Trail is the fact that it's such a unique mix of public and private space. If we want to walk the Bruce Trail in one go, the question of how and where do you stay becomes vital. Some people will let you camp, but in many places you can't, so where and how do you go? Who actually owns this space? We have this very public access route, well publicized, that cuts across a lot of private and government land, through which we are encouraged only to keep moving. The idea that this space is intended only to be "moved through" is a key feature – What does it mean to have so-called public space?
Q: The practice of walking isn't new to contemporary art. What about it attracts you?
EF: The idea of walking and conceptualizing the body in space are important to us – we come up with many our projects through walking. As an architect, Tamira reminds me constantly of the importance of space. In our last show, in a traditional gallery, she was reminding me how space is, in and of itself, a form for us to use. Walking is also a political form — of knowing the land and of being on it with others.
TS: I think we're craving something slower, and something visceral. The car isolates you from the landscape and you move through it quickly, in a cinematic fashion, whereas walking is visceral – you experience storms and feel the earth under your feet and listen to birds. I think that sounds romantic, but is actually quite real.
Q: In the AGO's community gallery, you have installed a large series of maps of the Bruce Trail and are inviting the public to add to them with stickers. Why? How will this engagement further your research?
TS: We try to visualize information and that map of the Bruce Trail is our starting point. If our residency was longer, I think that map would grow even denser and richer, but our projects always take a really long time. The intention is to really layer on to the map that is in the community gallery, our research and ideas for what this project will become.
EF: Having the community engaged is part of what we do, is part of our social practice. Each project is different – some are more socially engaged than others. Because it is called a community gallery and there are so many kids running around here all the time, we chose to engage the community by asking them to think about the practice of walking. We hope the stickers and the map will encourage the public to take a minute, to pause and think about where they've been on the Trail and what they've seen. It will be interesting for us to integrate this cumulative knowledge into ours and see where it fits.
TS: It also fits in with our notion of collaboration. We often work with other artists, it is very important to us. In this case, I think our collaborator is the larger audience of the AGO.
Q: Your recent exhibition at AGYU, What we lose in Metrics cast a cold look at capitalism's efforts to quantify our interactions with nature. Is your plan to hike the Bruce trail a response in some way to those attempts? Is nature a knowable other or should we be content to leave it alone?
TS: This question is at the heart of what we are exploring right now. At the AGYU we looked at how humans inhabit the forest, and concluded that there's no real way for us to do that except through clearing and creating architecture. We don't, at least in the western world, live in trees. And a necessity of inhabiting the forest is first clearing it. I think our Bruce Trail project is a response to the questions raised at the AGYU show, in the sense that the trail, is not about habitation but temporary passage, this movement through the woods for a specific time and what that means.
Q: Your ongoing project Public Window is a 24-hour street-facing exhibition space housed in the front window of your home. What has it taught you about the way we see public and private space differently? Or do we?
TS: Since we moved to Dundas St., we've had to adjust our expectations of private living. We have become more public by virtue of living in a storefront. And when we bought it, we never wanted to close up the store front and live behind that, as though it were a regular single family home. I believe we needed to give back to the street in someway. The way that made sense to us was as an exhibition space. We don't curate it ourselves and we don't show our own work, rather we invite others to. It's about the world outside of us and it has become an interstitial place, somewhere between private and public. Our home in turn has become a series of graduated spaces that become more private the deeper you go in. If we have dinner parties in the front, it feels like we're at a restaurant. But of course, there are consequences.
I also think we've learned to be more hospitable, people wave and drop by much more often.
Q: You recently completed a permanent public art work We Are All Animals for a very different residential development – a high-rise residential tower opposite High Park. How does this work respond to its domestic context and the context of the nearby park? How does the piece create and animate a shared public space for the multiple residents?
EF: When Tamira and I first moved back to Toronto after living in Palestine, we moved into an apartment across the street from High Park. It was a great experience and the proximity allowed us to explore the Park's many hidden corners. We therefore had a relationship to the park and felt strongly that any artwork we put close to the park had to acknowledge the urban nature around it. That was our starting point. Secondly, we thought about how public art in Toronto really needs to reflect the massive technological shifts in our world and as artists working in film, installation and with screens, we felt it was important to have a conversation that integrated technology. This was a risk that Daniels, the developer, decided was well worth taking in order to be committed to the wider current conversation.
We collaborated with a group of students from the OCADU Digital Futures program and together we thought about how both residents and the public would use the space -— it has a public dimension in the sense that it includes a large courtyard that opens to the street. We call the screen element of the work a "landscape tableau" because while it engages technology, it does so from the vantage point of wanting to slow down our current way of seeing. Both residents and members of the public can sit and simply look at the landscape as it shifts and changes — it is meditative but also provides different moments all day everyday — it doesn't repeat; it functions as a real-time environment. The tableau is modelled in gaming software and changes with the time of day, the weather, animals come and go etc. It is a video game you can't play essentially.
Additionally, there are two stone coyotes as there are indeed coyotes in the park although they are rarely ever-seen. The coyotes are part and parcel of how we have come to live together in urban spaces and our current relationship to nature. Our coyotes were carved from limestone by fairly traditional stone carvers in Toronto (Traditional Cut Stone) but we modelled and designed them out of polygons – we wanted them to live between the digital and natural world, did they come from across the street, from the park or did they emerge from the screen? We Are All Animals seeks to engage us all in a variety of conversations about our relationship to nature and technological change – we wanted to do this in a language that is current and speaks to a larger public.
Q: Your immersive six-channel video installation Road Movie (2011) is currently on view in Limerick for the Irish Biennale. It's a slow and engrossing work that demands attention. Has working in Palestine, and elsewhere, changed how you see public space in Toronto?
EF: We've shown Road Movie in many different spaces – Berlin, Winnipeg. Ottawa, Toronto and now in Limerick – and it continues to evoke different responses in each based on the varying political climates and locations. In each space we get to experience the work anew, because it's so site specific.
TS: The idea of public space in Palestine is really interesting, because there isn't really any. It's a militarized space, and in a way, the way to see Palestine is through the roads. It's a place through which you keep moving, because the second you stop you're under scrutiny, being asked why you are here. Where are you from? Where are you going? There you are like a shark…it is a very strange thing. You can't simply wander out into the landscape and explore. You're not allowed. It's a country carved into zones by political and military decisions.
There's a beautiful book by Palestinian author Raja Shehadeh that talks about the tradition of walking the land, and how his attempts to do so are thwarted by various settlements and rules, and how difficult it now is.
EF: In short, our time in Palestine has taught us a great deal about how we understand land, space, public, private, and militarized zones. Reflecting on the recent Pride Parade and the explosion of debate over Black Lives Matters actions, I am reminded how important protest is and its relationship to walking and public/private space. Tamira and I marched in the front of the parade with Salah Bachir, who was one of the Grand Marshall's – his message was about being a queer Arab and a solidarity march for the victims of the Orlando shootings. Because we were at the front, we missed the action and only learnt about it after. But I believe Black Lives Matter was saying something very clear both by marching and then by sitting down in the middle of it – a traditional and powerful way of peaceful protest. Pride has always been a very political expression and I think this hysteria that has resulted is racist, erasing the history of Black Queer lives that have been as much a part of the movement as white or other queer bodies. Walking as protest is at the heart of many a movement for social justice and BLM TO is asking very important questions about Black movement in public space — the freedom to move in public without being carded or checked designating you as "other," just as we saw in Palestine and Israel.
Q: Your practice is often described as being politicized. But do you think of your work as being explicitly political? I think of last year's project for Nuit Blanche, the very poetic and meditative Zero Hour or your many architectural projects. Does engaging with other people – be it one or thousands – make something political in your minds?
TS: I don't think we've ever put ourselves forward as being determinedly political. I'm not afraid of the term, and our work naturally engages with the world. I think our work is about how we see the world. We don't set out to "do" politics.
EF: I am an expressly political person, and I grew up with it at the forefront of Jewish life and values (of a certain time if I may add). Similarly, Tamira comes from a Mennonite family where social justice was emphasized. Naturally these ethics are reflected in our personalities and our work. I think there is a need in the contemporary art world however to demarcate or even estrange political art as though it somehow doesn't belong. But I wouldn't place meditative and poetic in opposition to political. The poetic is often the way into the political — I think it was Eileen Myles who recently stated how "the poets are needed again."
TS: I often feel like just embracing the term. There is a point where the naval gazing gets too much. But Elle's more of an activist than I am. I am interested in living in the world and commenting on it.
Q: What are your favourite public spaces?
TS: In Ramallah Palestine, there is a public square that is remarkable. It's called Al-Manara Square and it's full of cars. Cars drive in a roundabout surrounding 4 statues of lions. I don't know about another city that operates like this, where this is such a defined locus. Everyone meets there for everything – to protest, for news, to socialize. Not a traditional piazza full of cafes – it's a very active, contemporary public space. The urban fabric of Kathmandu is also extremely interesting – all based around a courtyard system. Streets are even formed from private courtyards that slowly extend outward becoming larger semi-public spaces. As a city, it's an amazing network of public and private courtyard spaces.
EF: Like too many cities today, Toronto doesn't have much public space – Nathan Philips Sq for instance is one of our last large public arenas. Of course parks are public spaces but they are more leisure spaces and even there the control is so evident. We've been working on a number of public art projects in Toronto and we've noticed how everything is so over-programmed here, with so many competing interests – the anxiety to be programmed in our city is remarkable – we need to think of space as form (not something that needs to be filled necessarily).
TS: I have to make the point that I think there is a difference between effective and beautiful public spaces. Unfortunately, I would argue that the most effective ones are the private commercial ones, which are the shopping malls of the world. I would argue that spaces like the Eaton's Centre has become our natural gathering place because we live in a capitalist world. It may not be our ideal public space, where people might come together around the free flow of ideas and people, but sadly it is where we come together — around shopping. I think that is the reality of public gatherings.
Q: The Bruce Trail project is set for 2017. What else are you excited about in the coming months?
TS: We are excited to be developing a more fulsome notion of integrated public art. We see across the city the schism between public spaces that receive art versus places that are designed for art, and want to change that. We are currently working with an architecture firm to develop an integrated plan for Moss Park. We were asked to come on as members of the design team, to think about integrating art into the project from the very beginning, involved in the use of building components and materials. Public artists, even now when the term "integrated art" is all the rage, are all too often seen as decorators – rather than as conceptual thinkers.
EF: One of our battle grounds as artists and as a city – is how art has been an afterthought. So in addition to our ongoing art practice that happens inside gallery spaces, we are very excited about developing and challenging the very notion of a public art practice.
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My husband was home for an entire week and let me just tell you that it was glorious.
Cue angels singing.
A little date night out for ourselves and keeping our sitter on her regular albeit pretty sparse schedule helped immensely. That meant that we've both had some much needed time to ourselves.
To be fair, my husband rarely ever gets any quiet moments in the home until all the kids are asleep. And when he is home, he generally always does the bathtime and the bedtime routine for at least one of the kids. I know from experience that it can get old pretty fast.
So instead of canceling the sitter and pocketing the money, we decided to keep her on the schedule this week so that he could study for his upcoming check ride and I could get some errands done.
Boy, did that make a huge difference.
But it also helped that when the sitter wasn't here, he took it upon himself to take the kids out somewhere. Admittedly, I was pretty shocked when he packed them all up one day and took them on a whirlwind trip to Target. Or when he suited them up and took them for a short, impromptu visit to the pool.
However, in those short hours alone in the house, I got my mojo back.
But even better, I was then more willing to give him some time alone as well. Regardless of how much time he owes me and will never ever be able to pay back so get over it already, when I saw his willingness to give me a break, I was more than happy to give him one myself. And best of all, even with those few hours of time to myself, a fun jumpy castle and lunch date with my three kids was just that.
And let's face it, I was also much more willing to do some other stuff too.
What helps you get your mojo back when you're solo parenting?
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The India-Pakistan Partition was accompanied by violent riots and mass casualties, and the displacement of nearly 15 million people due to sectarian violence.
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Bollywood is all set to have M S Dhoni's biopic this year, M S Dhoni: The Untold Story. Sushant Singh Rajput has been playing M S Dhoni in this movie.
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Day 156 26.09.12 Carcassonne
In the morning we headed to a different internet café to book ferry tickets back to the UK for 2nd October, giving us around a week to get up to Calais. It's likely to be quite a whistle-stop tour of a few of the major cities en route but we're keen to get home to replace the laptops and get the window sorted (amongst many other Van Diesel fixes!).
The one place I was particularly keen to visit was Carcassonne which happily is on the route back up to Calais and a decent enough distance away for us to maintain the momentum we need to get there on time! We headed over to the supermarkets on the edge of town to fill up on food, drinks and petrol as they're all cheaper in Spain than France and then got on our way.
We arrived at an aire in Carcassonne which whilst not in the safest looking of areas, had plenty of other campervans and enough people around that we were satisfied we could leave Van Diesel and go exploring. As soon as we reached the centre just a short five minute walk from the aire, the rain began to fall and get progressively heavier. A warm welcome from France!
Despite the appalling weather, the charm of this historic location shone through. It's easy to see why the fortress is a UNESCO protected site. Inside the fortress walls you find many tourist shops, fancy restaurants and small museums although thankfully it doesn't seem as pushy on the tourist front as some of the other fortified towns we've visited – perhaps that's just because of the rain though! We visit the cathedral, tower and the main castle, although all only on the outside as the entrance charges are pretty steep. We also take a walk up on the fortified walls for a better view over the town and the ville bass (aka lower city) were you find the majority of Carcassonne's residents. It truly is a very beautiful place.
After a while the rain becomes too much so we head back to the van. The aire has a water tap so we fill up the van and decide to test out our water heater that we had fixed in Portugal. Sure enough the water is soon toasty warm and I dive in the shower to get washed up. It's the first hot shower I've had in about 4-5 months and its pure unadulterated bliss!
Once I tear myself away from showery warmth I discover the rain has stopped and the sun has come out. I decide whilst Chris is showering to go back into town and get some better pictures of this lovely place. Bathed in the late afternoon Autumnal sunshine, Carcassonne is a joy to behold. The views over the lower town with cute houses and dozens of red and orange trees are delightful. Everywhere looks so beautiful in this light and I spend a good little while wandering around snapping away on the camera!


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The study, jointly conducted by domestic e-commerce player Snapdeal and market research firm KPMG, which also claimed that e-commerce sector in India is projected to cross $80 billion by 2020, examined the macro-impact of the sector on the growth of SMEs and identified remaining gaps in the ecosystem that needed to be plugged.
As per the report, 85% of SMEs who adopted e-commerce believe that it is a cost effective medium for sales growth. The study also claimed that SMEs who actively adopt the internet for business activities boast 51% higher revenues, which results in 49% more profit and a 7% broader consumer base than their offline counterparts.
"At Snapdeal, we are working towards building the most impactful digital commerce ecosystem in the country and SMEs form the foundation of this ecosystem in many ways," Kunal Bahl, co-founder and chief executive of Snapdeal said.
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Click on any of the links below to see recent press for Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery
May 2019: Best of Varietal Awards, BC Wine Festival, 2018 Récolte Blanche, Best White Blend, 2018 Gewurztraminer, SILVER medal
September 2018: InterVin International Wine Awards, 2015 Pinot Noir Terraces GOLD medal, 2015 Chardonnay SILVER medal
May 2, 2018: Top Gewurztraminer for our 2107 Gewurztraminer in the Best of Varietal BC Wine Awards
September 28, 2017: What a night at the BC Wine Awards!! PLATINUM for 2014 Chardonnay ( top Chardonnay of the Show), GOLD for 2015 Pinot Noir Estate Terraces, SILVER for 2015 Pinot Noir Reserve, and BRONZE for 2016 Gewürztraminer.
July 17, 2017: National Wine Awards of Canada, GOLD MEDAL, 91 Points 2014 Estate Chardonnay, SILVER MEDAL, 90 Points 2016 Gewurztraminer
February 19, 2017: Jamie Goode's Wine Blog; Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery Pinot Noir Reserve 2013 BC, Canada. In an emerging wine region called Creston, on the same latitude of Osoyoos but higher, at 600 m. Glacial till, with a lot of granite. Supple and pretty with lovely fresh red cherry fruit. Light, expressive, fine and fruity with purity and finesse. There's a lovely texture to this fruit. It's so drinkable and pure. 93 Points.
December 2016: Wines of Canada announce our 2015 Récolte Blanche the top wine of 2016.
September 2016: InterVin International Wine Awards, 2013 Chardonnay Reserve GOLD medal, 2015 Pinot Gris SILVER medal
June 2016: All Canadian Wine Championships, 2013 Pinot Noir GOLD medal, 2013 Cabernet Franc SILVER medal
May 2016: Best of Varietal Awards, Okanagan Wine Festival, 2015 Blanc de Noirs Rosé GOLD medal and 2013 Pinot Noir GOLD medal
Posted in Calgary Herald by Darren Oleksyn Oct 3, 2015 :
One of the top stories for me from the 2014 B.C. Wine Awards was the success of Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery. The small winery from Creston — located about halfway between Calgary and the Okanagan Valley in southern B.C. — earned a platinum award for its delicious Cabernet Franc and a gold for this 2012 estate Pinot Noir.
While earning one of only five platinum awards handed out was a big deal, Baillie-Grohman co-owner Bob Johnson was more excited about the gold-medal-winning Pinot. That's because the Cab Franc was made from fruit sourced in the Okanagan Valley, while the Pinot grapes grew on the estate vineyard in Creston.
The gold medal proved that the emerging wine region around Creston could compete with anyone.
April 2015 Best of Varietal Awards, Okanagan Wine Festival, 2014 Blanc de Noirs Rosé scored Best Rosé and 2014 Récolte Blanche scored Finalist White Blend
Oct 2014 BC Wine Awards, Platinum for 2012 Cab Franc and Gold for 2012 Estate Pinot Noir. Platinum is top 5 wines in the province and Gold is Top Pinot Noir.
Oct 2014 InterVin International Wine Awards, Gold for 2011 Pinot Gris, Sept 3, 2014, our first GOLD Medal
May 2014 Anthony Gesmondi gives 87 points for 2013 Blanc de Noirs Rose
April 2014 John Schriener says Kootenay Wines Worth Discovering ; 2 Baillie-Grohman wines get 90 Points http://johnschreiner.blogspot.ca/2014/04/kootenays-wines-worth-discoveri…
2013 White and Rosé Wines Released – March 2014
2013 BC Wine Awards, SILVER for 2012 Blanc de Noir Rosé, and BRONZE for 2011 Merlot/Cab Sauv, Oct 3, 2013
2013 InterVin International Wine Awards, Silver for 2011 Pinot Noir, 2011 Merlot/Cab Sauv, Aug 29, 2013
2013 National Wine Awards of Canada, SILVER for 2012 Gewurztraminer, 2011 Chardonnay , andBRONZE for 2012 Blanc de Noir Rosé, July 22, 2013
Congratulations to our Winemaker Dan Barker and wife Kaylea on the birth of their new baby girl Georgia
Blanc de Noirs Rosé is #1 in Canada – Wine Assess Magazine December 2012/January 2013 presented the 2012 Canadian Wine Awards Results: Page 60 "The judges are looking for balance, purity and complexity in rosé, not just drinkability and charm. The top-scoring Baillie-Grohman Blanc de Noirs is a solid, attention-grabbing pinot noir from the Creston Valley in southeastern BC" Baillie-Grohman was rated the top wine of 53 entries in the Canadian rosé category.
Best Wines of 2012 for 2011 Pinot Gris (92 Points) and 2011 Blanc de Noirs Rosé (92 Points), Dec 27, 2012 http://www.windsorsquare.ca/2012/12/best-wines-of-2012/
2012 BC Wine Awards, SILVER for 2010 Chardonnay, 2011Pinot Gris, 2011 Blanc de Noirs Rosé, and BRONZE for 2010 Pinot Noir Estate, Sept 27, 2012
2012 Canadian Wine Awards 6 metals earned for 6 wines entered, SILVER for 2010 Chardonnay, 2010 Pinot Noir Estate, 2011 Blanc de Noirs Rosé, and BRONZE for 2011 Gerwurztraminer, 2011 Pinot Gris and 2009 Pinot Noir Reserve, Sept 26, 2012
Baillie-Grohman is on the Cover of Kootenay Business Magazine July/August 2012 http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=119659
John Schreiner rates our 2011 Gerwurztraminer 89 and the 2011 Pinto Gris 88, May 31, 2012http://johnschreiner.blogspot.ca/2012/05/spring-releases-from-bc-wineries.html
Vancouver Sun Wine Writer Anthony Gismondi rates our 2011 Pinot Gris at 88, April 2012
Jay Drysdale rates our 2011 Pinot Gris at 89, April 2012 http://bcwineguydotcom.wordpress.com/
Rated top Pinot Gris in Canada by Vancouver Magazine Internatonal Awards, December 2011,http://www.vanmag.com/Shopping/Vancouver_Magazine_Wine_Awards_2012
Won a Silver Medal for the 2010 Blanc de Noirs Rose and a Bronze medal for the 2010 Pinot Gris in the 2011 BC Wine Awards.Sept 29, 2011http://static.ow.ly/docs/2011%20BC%20Wine%20Awards_lRj.pdf ;
We won 3 Bronze Metals in the 2011 Canadian Wine Awards 2009 Estate Pinot Noir 2010 Blanc de Noirs Rosé 2010 Pinot Gris
Lorne Eckersley Comments on Baillie-Grohman Estate Winery, June 28, 2011http://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/opinion/124369
Lorne Eckersley Comments on Baillie-Grohman Winery June 21, 2011489.htmlhttp://www.bclocalnews.com/kootenay_rockies/crestonvalleyadvance/opinion/124002664.html
Vines Magazine Rates Baillie-Grohman 2009 Blanc de Noirs Rose 4 stars
June/July 2011 http://www.vinesmag.com/sitepages/?aid=3910&cn=WEB%20EXCLUSIVE&an=Must-Have%20Rosés
Lorne Eckersley with the Creston Valley Advance comments on Baillie-Grohman/ March 7, 2011
Vines Magazine Rates Baillie-Grohman 2009 Estate Pinot Noir 4 stars February/March 2011
Hired Belly Tim Pawsey Talks about us in The North Shore News / February 6, 2011
The Globe and Mail discusses why you should explore "off-the-radar wines", including Baillie-Grohman / January 14,2011
Restaurant Central talks about Canada's newest emerging wine region / January 12, 2011
Edible British Columbia comments on the Blanc De Noirs Rose / December 23, 2010
Mike Nierychlo does an on line tasting of Baillie-Grohman wine / December 22, 2010
Eat Magazine Rates Blanc de Noirs Rose / December 15, 2010
CBC All Points West Recommends Blanc De Noirs Rose in Best 5 Gift Wines / December 13, 2010
Restaurant Central comments on Baillie-Grohman / December 8, 2010 http://restaurantcentral.ca/BallieGrohmanEstateWineryCreston.aspx
Foodservice and Hospitality magazine comments in Foodservice World online / December 2, 2010
Calgary Herald's Shelley Boettcher introduces us in her weekly column, Uncorked / November 30, 2010
Liam Carrier introduces us on his Icon Wines website! / November 30, 2010
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So this week I've been experimenting making PCB's using a great freeware package for windows ExpressPCB
I'm using the toner transfer method, laser printing onto glossy paper and then heat transfering the toner onto the copper clad board (ironing the back of the paper on the hottest setting!) I'm then soaking off the paper and etching the boards using Ferric Chloride. Here's a board thats the result of this process.
The board above is for a simple 4 - 1 passive mono mixer which is based on the ones I've made for my CMOS synth stuff. I just wanted something relatively simple to make to get to grips with making the pcb's. Below is the resulting prototype a TINY mixer.
And another shot of her getting tested...
So I plan to make a couple of these for friends and maybe some more for myself, I realised that this board could also be built up with full size pots and audio connectors (jack/phono etc) and stuck in an enclosure so I am going to release a pdf of the board for if people wanted to build there own but I need to do a bit of documentation first. I may do a few boards and offer then for sale. I have more plans for PCB making though and have a few more ideas for small unique things I can make and maybe sell...so stay tuned!


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'Disperse red ragtags!': Poland 'ashamed' of nationalist hooligans attacking Russian fans
"I am outraged. I am ashamed for these people who came just to make trouble. It's certainly not the fans who cheer Poland. These are mere hooligans," the minister told Najważniejsze Wiadomości newspaper.
The battle royal of Polish and Russian football fans in Warsaw exposed the Polish police's lack of experience in crowd control.
Thousands of police officers were providing security for a march by 5,000 Russian football fans dedicated to the Day of Russia. The peaceful demonstration was conducted immediately prior to Euro 2012 football match between Russia and Poland.
When groups of organized Polish nationalists attacked the column, police forces could not deal with them properly. Before police began arresting agitators, Russian tourists had to make a stand against cohesive packs of nationalists all alone.
Watch RT's report
Russian football fans shouts slogans during a march towards the National Stadium of Warsaw, ahead of the Euro 2012 championships football match Poland vs Russia (AFP Photo/Dimitar Dilkoff)
Russia soccer fans cheer as they make their way to the stadium for the Group A Euro 2012 soccer match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Agencja Gazeta/Krzysztof Miller)
Reuters/Agencja Gazeta/Dariusz Borowicz
Hooligans dressed in T-shirts with "Patriot" inscriptions started beating Russian fans while shouting "Disperse red ragtags!"
To put an end to violence police had to use water cannons, tear gas and even fire point-blank with rubber bullets. The procession made it to the stadium after all, but clashes continued even after the match itself was over.
The clashes on Tuesday ended up with over 180 detained hotheads, of whom more than 150 were Polish nationals, some 20 Russians, a Spaniard and a Hungarian. Ten people were injured, though none seriously. Ten police officers were also reportedly injured.
Polish soccer fans shout as Russian fans march to the National Stadium in Warsaw, June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Jerzy Dudek)
A Polish journalist (2R) is beaten by soccer fans in Warsaw, June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Jerzy Dudek)
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One of the founders of the All-Russia Football Fans Union, Andrey Malosolov, who took part in the procession, told Russia's Kommersant Daily that "if the column was not protected by 'combat teams', the outcome would have been much worse for Russian fans."
Polish authorities are promising to sort out the situation and punish those responsible for the brawls. There is no rush to set the detained free until police look into the situation, they say.
President of the Russian Football Union Sergey Fursenko made a statement that Russia expects Polish police to be tough in providing security to the guests of the championship.
"We're strictly against politics influencing football in any way. Football is beyond politics," Fursenko said, stressing that the situation when a peaceful march is attacked by politically-motivated groups of trained brawlers is "absolutely unacceptable."
Fursenko noted that Russian fans were behaving correctly and carried no political banners. Some were attending the match with children – but even families were attacked, he stressed. "Russian fans did not provoke anybody. Everything they did was in response to aggressive actions of Polish fans.
"I do not understand why there's so much aggression, why young men living in a prosper country cannot welcome fans from another state," Fursenko said.
Police investigating the clashes say both sides of the conflict should be held responsible for the violence and indicate more arrests of both Russian and Polish fans could follow.
Polish ambassador to Russia Wojciech Zajączkowski told journalists that "We've got to understand who was doing what. When it becomes clear a person was not a party to scuffles, he will be freed immediately." He said he has no information about whether and when the charges against Russians are going to be brought.
The ambassador insists the Russian media is exaggerating the number of attackers. He said the biggest group of hooligans registered by Polish police was "only" 200 men. He stressed that Russian police officers assigned to assist their Polish colleagues helped a lot to suppress conflicts, but the events showed that was not enough to terminate violence.
Zajączkowski said that most of the football fans from Russia and Poland were actually getting together in an absolutely peaceful manner and the fighting was instigated by those who were intending to come to fisticuffs at any cost.
RT's Aleksey Yaroshevsky reports that following the incident many Poles have expressed their apologies to Russians on the internet, describing the attack as "brainless and mindless."
"On the Polish internet, users are circulating a manifesto of apologies addressed to Russians. As they say, they apologize for 'brainless idiots' attacking Euro 2012 for no reason. They are just people looking to fight. You have such people in every society," Marek Ostrovski, senior editor at Poland's Politika magazine, told RT.
Yaroshevsky also said the incident to some extent was provoked by the hype raised by some Polish media, who equated the football match to the Russian-Polish battle on the Vistula River in 1920, when Polish forces were victorious over Soviet soldiers, despite being outnumbered.
Many media, the Super Express newspaper specifically, were calling on Polish people, urging them to do everything they could, even dying, to gain victory over Russia.
The latest confrontation has made Warsaw police tighten security at the hotel where the Russian national football team is staying.
Warsaw is expecting some 20,000 more Russian fans to come ahead of the game between Russia and Greece on Saturday. The Polish Interior Ministry has pledged security measures before and after the match will be "commensurate with the risks."
A Russian soccer fan (R) fights with a Polish supporter in Warsaw June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Peter Andrews)
Plain clothes police officers arrest a soccer fan during clashes before the Group A Euro 2012 soccer match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Agencja Gazeta/Krzysztof Miller)
A Polish soccer shows a wound from a rubber bullet during clashes with police and Russian fans in Warsaw, June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Jerzy Dudek)
An injured Polish soccer fan lies on the ground in Warsaw June 12, 2012 (Reuters/Stefan Romanik/Agencja Gazeta)


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At the upcoming Re-Framing Danish Design exhibition, Dutch designer Niek Pulles is going to showcase his interpretations of ten Danish furniture pieces. We have asked him about inspirations, good design and how Dutch and Danish design can affect each other.
Growing up in the Netherlands, Niek Pulles was, in his own words, only good at two subjects in school: art class and sports. He chose the creative path and graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2009. Since then, he has been focused on the boundaries between product design and fashion while investigating the interaction between body and material through his work.
"My biggest inspirations are humans, animals and bodies. My fascination with the body started at a young age, and vehicles are also a great interest of mine; I used to draw cars everyday – sometimes only a line of car grills, because they reminded me of faces/characters", says Pulles.
Getting his energy from creating, and experimenting with everything, Pulles believes good design is like good music – when you hear something great for the first time and then cannot stop playing it.
"Good design should ignite your emotions and feelings the first time you see it. The element of surprise and a sexual combination of form and colour – it is like falling in love", he says.
And when it comes to Danish design, Pulles merely has positive words to express. He believes that Danish design is very well crafted, sophisticated and pays a lot of attention to detail. Believing Danish design is sensual, elegant and sometimes, in a very subtle way, provocative, Pulles states that Dutch and Danish design can affect each other in a good way.
"I think it is a perfect relationship – love at first sight. They (Dutch and Danish design edt.) are both very playful and love to experiment, but in a totally different way. I think they can affect each other with humour, serene experiments and combining it with a grave approach, making each other sexier and funnier in a sophisticated way – double DD!" says Pulles, who is looking forward to seeing people's reaction, when he exhibits at Re-Framing Danish Design.
The theme of his exhibition will be concentrated on zooming in on the human body and searching for cultural crossovers. Examining the close relation to objects, Pulles stated in an interview with Frame magazine that his exhibition will be "a rough ride on sexuality, aesthetics, imperfections and coincidences".
The Re-Framing Danish Design exhibition will coincide with 3 Days of Design and take place at The Silo from 28–30 May.
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It's common knowledge. To drive faster than everyone else, you just need to put the foot down, a little pedal to the metal action, turn and burn if you will. Only if it were that simple. Perhaps on a drag strip it is that simple. But in the real world, driving long distances, you need a plan in order to make it to your destination ahead of time.
Here are 5 of my favorite tips for driving fast:
Don't stop
You know, as in don't stop until you arrive at your destination. The longer you can drive 85 MPH, the quicker you'll be there. The math is pretty simple:
Every minute you drive 85 MPH, you cover 1.4 miles. Every minute you're not driving 85 MPH, you're behind 1.4 miles.
So this leads to my first tip
Tip #1 – Plan every pit stop
If you can do the trip on one tank and without a bathroom break, do it. If you have a long ways to go and a short time to get there, then plan your breaks ahead of time. Let's use a hypothetical trip through the state of California. From my home in San Digeo to my relatives in Mt. Shasta (almost Oregon) it is about 700 miles. Fully fueled my Chrysler 300S can travel 400-450 miles on a tank. That means I only need to stop once for fuel. We know going exactly the speed limit for 700 miles will take about 10 hours. I don't know about you, but I can't hold it 10 hours before the RedBull has run its course and demands attention. So I plan my pit stops accordingly.
Pit Stop 1 – 2:30 to 3:00 hours into the trip, preferable a public rest stop, feet from the freeway and very fast in and out access.
Pit Stop 2 – 5:00 to 6:00 hours into the trip. Now this stop should ideally overlap with refueling. Again, pick a large fuel station directly off an exit ramp with the quickest in and out access. But Josh… "the gas at the station .5 miles down the road is $.25 cheaper a gallon." Fuck that gas, your time is worth more than the $3.50 you'd save.
Pit Stop 3 – 7:00 to 8:00 hours into the trip. This is a duplicate of pit stop 1.
But, I don't know if my kids can hold it that long… Well, I hope they enjoy chloroform.
Now you've cut the time down to the minimum of pit stops required to travel a long distance. Planing when/where to stop based on the amount of time you'll be stopped is the single most important factor in driving fast. Now of course you could add a second fuel tank to your car and use the old fashioned "trucker bomb" method, but I'm not in a hurry to drive a fuel truck and hate piss on my leather seats, ANTHONY!
Pro tip: worried about having to go #2 while on the road? A handful of Imodium AD will fix that. Next?
Tip #2 – Speed, but not enough to get pulled over
Again, back to the math above. In order to arrive at your destination in a highly expeditious manner you don't need to drive 150MPH. Well, I mean if you can… and not get thrown in jail for a couple months. Then do it. But the goal here is to arrive fast at all costs. That means you actually have to drive reasonably over the speed limit.
Here's a break down of the various break times and speeds you travel and how it affects your drive time.
What you'll notice pretty quick is how effective quick stops are for your timing. You might say that 80 MPH is only 10 over and that wont get you pulled over. Yes, that might be true but those are the average speeds. That means to average 80 MPH you'll probably have to do 90 during stretches after being stuck behind a slow moving truck. The longer you drive at the top end of the range to maintain your speed the more likely you wont be getting off with a warning. Plus, spotting 5-0 and tapping the breaks from 80-70 is going to happen very quick, making it more likely they won't pull you over or have a good read on your speed.
On the other hand, trying to tap the breaks at 90 MPH will likely just mean not only are you going to get pulled over but you'll also be getting a ticket for 10-15 over. Ouch, there went your time and new MPH average you have to achieve to arrive at your target time. The lesson here is to speed, but make sure you're maximizing all of the other factors you can control such as rest and fuel stops. Once you've exhausted the amount of time that you're stationary the only other place to improve is speed. But don't cut corners just because you can drive fast. Make it the secondary tactic. Save yourself time and beer money.
Tip #3 – Pack a lunch and all other snacks
Stop for lunch? What are you, a government worker? You don't get paid for that shit.
Seriously, Aron Ralston survived 127 hours in the desert with his arm pinned by a rock on a couple of granola bars and 1 liter of water. I think you can make it 10 hours in a comfy leather chair that both heats and cools itself. Oh and you also have perfectly tailored heating and air-conditioning at your beckon call. Aron had a rope to sit on… think about it.
There shouldn't be a need to stop for anything other than a quick pee (see above reasons) or fuel. Everything else you could have packed and planned ahead of time. God invented chilled champaign holders for a reason. Make your sandwiches, pack your beverages in a little cooler and hit the road. Or if you really need help just call mom, she would love to cut the crusts off your PB&J for you.
Tip #4 – Leave when you can beat traffic
Driving fast is all about commitment. The goal is to get to your destination before the ice cream cake from Dairy Queen you just bought melts. I don't care if that's 5 miles or 500. You do what it takes.
Outside of Cairo, Egypt and Chicago, Los Angeles has some of the worst traffic known to man. Do you know what time I leave San Diego to get through that cesspool of self-indulged drivers? 4AM!
Again, this isn't about sightseeing some national monument, it's about getting there on time. That means avoiding trouble areas with rush hour traffic.
Tip #5 – Fuel, Oil, Tires and Maintenance
Breaking down slows you down. Do a proper vehicle check to avoid preventable breakdowns. Run out of fuel? You're a moron. Oil coursing through your engine like molasses on a cold day? You're an idiot. Tires wore flat? Enjoy getting raked over the coal at Billy Bob's "Discount Auto" in Bakersfield. If you break down from anything that is preventable with proper maintenance, enjoy the bush league, rookie. Just keep telling yourself you'll make it one day… remember, if you're not first you're last, Ricky Bobby.


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My Own Worst Enemy
I'm taking a drafting class this semester--a subject notoriously my enemy.
Drafting has resulted in many tears and frustrations over the years, and was a subject I just couldn't master.
Rather than continue in frustration in the past, I dropped the class.
The question was whether my inability to do well was some kind of inherent obstacle (not everyone can do certain things, and perhaps drafting was just over my head somehow), or just a mental one.
Perhaps drafting was like drawing for me--I just THINK I can't do it.
I tend to have a little devil on my shoulder, grown fat and strong over time, who starts berating me in my head.
I will listen to a loop of reminders of failures, of my inability to find a niche, of "you can't", blah, blah, blah.
More often than not, and far too many times to count, that devil has been convincing.
That devil has been believable.
This semester I have the advantage of an amazing teacher who shares her shortcuts (lettering with ease when graph paper is underneath? No guide lines to draw. Who knew?!).
She uses excellent visual examples, and positive reinforcement.
She takes us through baby steps, versus teachers in the past who expected professional construction documents completed, even before students understood how to make a concept drawing.
In retrospect, of COURSE I was overwhelmed.
I knew that if I was going to conquer this beast known as drafting, she was my last opportunity.
Then, as things go, I missed a class. Then another.
I figured there was no way to catch up, and yet again I had better drop (cue negative devil on my shoulder to tell me I suck).
Then I found out it was too late to drop without a 'W' for withdrawal appearing on my record (may as well be an 'F').
Hmmm. What to do?
I decided to take my creased and smudged piece of vellum and throw a design together so I could at least get some kind of grade.
I just wanted to turn in SOMETHING.
I didn't have the right kind of circle templates or colored pencils, but I made do with a compass and some pencils my mom used to use in stamping classes.
I managed to put something onto paper.
I packed up my supply box, rolled up my now completed project, and took a trepidacious step into class last night.
What? I had to present the project to the class?
Would I be a laughing stock?
Imagine my surprise, then, when I unrolled my paper to show the teacher, and she stood there mesmerized.
In fact, when I presented, she told the class "don't be intimidated" by my coloring.
She said my coloring technique looked like oil paint, it showed dimension, and it was excellent, she said.
She asked me to give the class a tutorial on my technique.
The devil on my shoulder was in a tizzy.
My gosh...go figure.
I guess I can draft after all.
What an accomplishment. What a feeling!
Now just to starve that damned devil.
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When I was first diagnosed with breast cancer, I didn't know what I was going to do. After the devastation subsided, I decided to take a very standard, western approach to my healing. Although initial efforts were successful, my cancer recurred a few months later. I endured many additional months of treatment before I started focusing on myself. I decided it was time to incorporate complimentary alternative treatments into my healing regimen, including massage therapy. I can't even begin to tell you how much it changed my life. My healing became a process, instead of something I simply had to endure. I hope that the articles on my website can inspire you to stay open-minded about your own healthcare.
Sugar gliders can suffer from dental disease, just like people can. Here are three things sugar glider owners need to know about dental disease.
Why do sugar gliders get dental disease?
Despite their rodent-like appearance, sugar gliders are actually marsupials, not rodents, and they don't have constantly-growing teeth. This means that their oral health requires more maintenance than the mice, rats or guinea pigs you might be used to. While rodent teeth grow too quickly for cavities to develop, sugar gliders do not have this advantage.
The diet you feed your sugar glider can contribute to the development of dental disease. If your pet eats a lot of soft, sugary foods, their foods won't scrape tartar off of their teeth, and bacteria within this tartar will feed on the sugars, leading to cavities. To protect your pet's teeth, make sure to feed them a variety of harder foods like high-protein pellets for sugar gliders.
What are the signs of dental disease?
If your sugar glider is suffering from dental disease, you'll notice that they've lost their appetite. If your pet isn't interested in their usual favorite foods, consider the possibility that they have a toothache and are in too much pain to eat.
Many conditions can make your pet not feel like eating, so you'll need to look at their teeth to determine the problem. You may see broken teeth, discolored teeth or red areas on their gum tissue if they have a dental problem. If your sugar glider is uncooperative, you may not be able to look inside their mouth at home; your vet can examine their oral cavity under anesthesia.
How do vets treat dental disease?
A local vet (such as one from Belaire Animal Hospital) can perform numerous dental treatments depending on the exact problems your pet is having. If they have tartar buildup on their teeth, this can be scraped off with a scaler. This is done under anesthesia, so don't worry that your sugar glider will be uncomfortable during their dental cleaning.
If your pet gets cavities or severe gum disease, they may need to have their teeth extracted. While you can get cavities filled at the dentist, this isn't practical for sugar gliders because their teeth are so small. After the extraction, your vet may recommend using mouthwash to keep the area clean. You can use mouthwashes that are meant for cats or dogs, but sugar gliders can also use fruit-flavored children's mouthwashes.
If you think your sugar glider is suffering from dental disease, take them to an exotics vet.Share
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The internet is at it again... or shall we say NOT at it. For now, my blog entries will most likely be few and far between. Look for new stories when or if things are up and running again!
In the mean time, we appreciate your continued prayers for the work and ministry of Kudjip Hospital.
From the far corner of the world,
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Thursday, June 9, 2011
A Condecending Attitude Expressed In Print
Sometimes, however, something pisses me off so thoroughly that it's worthy of being pointed out. This is one of those times
Above the Law runs a weekly write-in advice column. Read this week's edition about a Paralegal's request for advice, then come back for my take after the jump. Plus an update!
If you read the comments, you'll see my initial gut reaction about two-thirds of the way down. I sat overnight on posting a reaction here in order to calm down and approach this in a more rational frame of mind.
I have respect for what ATL does. They serve a much-needed function by delivering important news that tends to slip through the cracks of most industry publications. My chief concern is their pervasive "lawyers rule, staff drools" bias. This week's Pls Hndle Thx column really shows the depth of that bias, and in a very ugly way shows the attitude many attorneys have towards "the staff".
ATL is written entirely by attorneys. OK. It's a website devoted to news about the legal industry. I get that. But they chose to give job advice regarding a position that they have zero experience with. In an incredibly insulting manner.
It shows the stigma that our profession still struggles with in our own industry, much less among the general public (most of whom seem to think we're glorified secretaries). ATL is widely-read within our industry, and their opinion (for better or worse) carries some weight.
This is not to say all attorneys think this way. Many of the comments were from attorneys defending our profession and criticizing the article in much the same way I am. Many attorneys realize how critical we are to the process. I just wish more of them did, especially the ones people read every day.
UPDATE: I've been contacted by Above the Law, and had a very nice e-mail chat with them about the state of Paralegal education. I've given them permission to quote me for a follow-up piece.
UPDATE 2: ATL mentioned me in Non-Sequiters on 6/9/2011. I've also posted a follow up article on paralegal education.
5 comments:
- Lynne DeVenny said...
GH, have I mentioned that I love you lately? :D
- June 9, 2011 at 8:47 PM
- Paralegal Hell said...
Well done GH!
Hopefully you get more kudos from your peers on this.
I was totally ignored by our fellow peers on the article on Paralegal Burnout. No good job, no "standing ovations", no links.
Hopefully you get better treatment. Awesome job! You did an great thing by standing up for our profession!!
Paralegal Hell
- June 10, 2011 at 11:58 AM
ARGH...blogger ate the first comment I tried to post. Anyway, Grumpy, you're awesome. Thanks for standing up for us paralegals!
I get pissed when people start acting like an Associates is worthless. Yes, most firms prefer a Bachelor's now, but I went to an ABA approved program at a junior college, which also happened to be mostly taught by local judges and also some local reputable attorneys. I learned estate/probate law from the chief of the probate division in our county. My legal writing & research teacher was a judge who taught class at the courthouse law library after hours. I don't read ATL a whole lot, but that "advice" was just completely out of touch & seemed to be assholish for the sake of being assholish.
That being said, I am considering taking classes to complete my Bachelor's, just so I have it. You know, in case I decide to "drift" & do something else.
- June 10, 2011 at 4:51 PM
I hate to do this, but the word is spelled "condescending."
- January 11, 2012 at 12:56 AM
- base.mg01 said...
Great insight, great article, and thanks for sharing it. Good! All would be well written.
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- September 11, 2012 at 8:22 AM