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Jennifer Lawrence & Chris Martin: The sweet token of his 'Love' she wears
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Jennifer and Chris are totally smitten with each other, and it's quite possible they're in love! JLaw was spotted at LAX on Oct. 14, wearing Chris's infamous 'love' badge, which means the couple may be closer than ever.
Jennifer Lawrence, 24, and Chris Martin, 37, may be in it for the long haul. The Hunger Games - Mockingjay: Part 1 actress was pictured wearing the same red badge that Chris is usually seen wearing! The badge, which says "love" on it, is a staple to Chris's wardrobe, and clearly, JLaw has become quite fond of it! Could this mean things are getting more serious between them?
While making a run from the paparazzi at LAX on Oct. 14, Jennifer pulled a cardigan over her head and hid beneath a fedora hat. However, there was one thing she couldn't hide, and that was the familiar red badge, the Daily Mail pointed out.
JLaw seems to be wearing her heart on her sleeve, or in this case, her bag. She's clearly happy with Chris, as they've been flaunting major PDA recently. They've been attached at the hip and unable to keep their hands off each other! We think it's so cute that Jennifer is now wearing Chris's badge, because it's an obvious symbol of their love! To further prove Jennifer and Chris's commitment to each another, we must note that JLaw recently revealed to OK! Magazine that she's ready for "engagement" and "babies!"
"[Jen would] love to have a little girl," the source said. "She's been totally swept off her feet by Chris and is convinced they've got what it takes to go all the way."
So sweet! We also know Jen would make a great step-mother to little Apple and Moses Martin!
Click through the gallery above to see some of Jennifer Lawrence's best looks.
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Ah, the 'Zem'. A wasp-like creature, present across much of West Africa, but Cotonou seems to be its spiritual hive. No matter where you go in the city, you are followed by the incessant drone, the low-frequency monotone buzzing as hundreds pass by in swarms that are hard to dodge. Easily spotted by their bright yellow bodies and faint smell of burning rocket fuel, they are pretty much the symbol of the city.
Sting like a bee, float like a brick.
In truth, they're a convenient way to get around the city – they're nippy so can weave through traffic, they're quick so you don't get stuck for too long (unlike buses), they go pretty much wherever you want, they're easy to pick up, and they're relatively cheap (5,000 CFA being top-end cost). Yes, they might look quite dangerous, but trust them, they're the best way to get around the city. Just don't bother asking for a helmet…
Cotonou is the largest city in Benin (population around 850,000) and it shows. It's not a city that's going to win any design awards, nor is it a city that would be high on a list for romantic weekend getaways. It's quite fond of concrete, the only trees are token efforts in the middle of the sand-covered pavements (concrete slabs – though that does make them easy to wander barefoot on), the roads are crowded and full of exhaust fumes, and the overall aesthetic is of a smoky, polluted, grey.
But, and this is a but that Sir Mix-a-Lot would be very amenable to, it needs to be remembered that beauty is more than skin-deep. Just as Santiago de Chile and Valparaiso (heck, Chile as a whole!) were unimpressive on first viewing, the longer you stay there and the more you see, the more you grow to appreciate what there is.
For colour, one could do much worse than visit the catholic cathedral, near the river. Being British, I've grown up with cathedrals being grandiose (pseudo-)gothic affairs, with ornate decoration filling in the spaces left by enormous stone edifices that would make any grown human cower under the power of an almighty deity. Large, impressive, a symbol of opulence and other-worldly power.
Generally, we'd not paint them red and white.
Research has not indicated to me the reasoning behind the colour scheme. I've since found there's another similar styled church in Rome (Chiesa di San Paolo Dentro le Mura); there may be others.
Looking like an extra from a 'Where's Wally' book, the cathedral does feel particularly odd and out-of-place, both as a religious building and as a landmark of Cotonou. Benin, like many countries in the area, is a melting-pot of religion; a quarter is Roman Catholic, a quarter Muslim, the rest a mix of Voodoo, non-Catholic Christians, and a variety of other beliefs. This is partly reflected by the patchwork nature of the peoples; there is no uniform 'Beninese' culture, rather 'Benin' is made up of several 'peoples', each with their own culture. The Fulani and Bariba, amongst others, live in the North of the country and are predominantly Muslim, while for example the Aja in the South tend to practice Voodoo. Christianity was imported by the French and is still strongly practised, though it didn't appear as vocally as in Ghana. Yet, there hasn't been any overt sign of religious tension.
The main backpacker ghetto is a quite residential series of streets surprisingly near the airport, in an area called 'Haie Vive'. It's where most of the ex-pats who work in Benin live and eat; it's also where many of the foreign embassies are, including such delightful places as the DRC and Haiti.
The Haie Vive area – quite middle-class, peaceful, and elegant, with prices to match.
It's a very pleasant area, with tree-lined streets and relatively expensive westernised restaurants; it feels a little odd though, exactly like it's a 'dead-end', tucked away from the rest of the city – an add-on, if you like.
It is, in effect, pretty much the opposite of Dantopka Market, both geographically and spiritually. Dantopka is the largest market area in the country, and also where share-taxis/minibus combis depart from on their way around the city and all points East. Wikipedia claims the market has a commercial turnover of 1bn CFA/day (about £1.2m); while this may be an exaggeration, it's a very bustling and busy place and does cover quite a large area.
Dantopka Market. It stretches off into the distance on the right, and also goes a little behind me towards the river. But much easier to navigate than the market in Kumasi.
A smaller market in the West of the city, while less important in and of itself, I also found notable due to a railway line running through the middle of it. Indeed, I was walking past it one day while I was there, and a train came by and plodded through it. The stallholders moved out of the way at pretty much the last minute, but didn't seem terribly hurried or worried. Nor, it must be said, did the train which couldn't have been doing more than about 10mph.
See, that train's pretty close. But then, it's a goods line; it's not like you have commuter trains zipping by every 15 minutes.
Now, as you might already have guessed, I'm quite a fan of statues and public sculptures. I'm also quite partial to Communist memorabilia, perhaps due to my childhood when Soviet symbolism was used as a kind of stereotype for both socialism and Eastern Europe in general. Given its recent history (Benin was self-defined as 'Marxist' in the 70s and 80s), it comes as no surprise to learn that remnants of this period still remain in the city. The most obvious demonstration of this is at the 'Place de l'Etoile Rouge' (a good name itself to start with!), where we find an overbearingly-large concrete 'star' with a huge plinth, at the very top of which stands a statue straight out of the "Communist Textbook" – an 'ordinary worker' with a gun (fight against capitalism), some wood (power the fight against capitalism), and a farming implement, probably a hoe (feeding the workers so they can fight against capitalism). You get the idea. Interestingly, as it stands in the middle of a huge roundabout filled with buzzing zem, no-one really gets close to it – I guess it's designed to be viewed from a distance.
Yep, very 1950s. There's a couple of other Marxist-inspired statues around Cotonou, including the rather odd commemoration of a failed coup.
Cotonou also sees itself as a cultural venue. Every year several of the city's theatres and clubs play host to a series of concerts under the banner of the "Festival Cotonou Couleurs Jazz". Serendipitously, I'd managed to time my visit to be in Cotonou while it was on this year; completely unplanned. One of the venues was only a 20min walk from the hostel (and I did walk, not take a zem!), so I thought I'd pop along to check it out.
I saw two performers: Thierry 'Titi' Robin, a French guitarist/composer, favouring traditional gypsy-like music but with cultural twists, particularly influenced by styles and rhythms from India, Turkey, and North Africa; and the vocal group 'Zap Mama', led by Belgian singer Marie Daulne. She tries to fuse Western with African rhythms, which in part reflects her heritage (half-Belgian half-Bantu, born in what is now DRC but evacuated to Brussels before her first birthday due to conflict) – it leads to a kind of harmony/hip-hop vibe, the sort of thing that Paul Simon would have championed in the 1980s, but this is far more genuine.
Zap Mama: Marie Daulne is the one holding the microphone; she started off in the audience watching & joined in half-way through their set.
One final point of note; I was in a café somewhere in the West of the city, having lunch, when it became clear that one of the regulars, a stereotypical African lady probably in her early 60s, was trying to hit on me. After passively-aggressively indicating my lack of interest wasn't working, I resorted to the Anglophone standby of 'no, I don't understand, I've no idea what you're talking about'. Eventually she left, but not before rubbing my hand and repeating her offer to meet her outside later.
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Welcome to the Rappahannock Chapter of NAVHDA
Welcome to the Rappahannock Chapter of NAVHDA Website! We are located in eastern Virginia near the Rappahannock River in Hustle, VA. This chapter was formed in 1993. Our current membership totals approximately 50 members, including men, women and children all interested in the development of our versatile hunting dogs! In our membership, we have novice to avid hunters interested in allowing their dogs the opportunity to hone their skills at our training days. We encourage anyone who is interested to visit us. What you will find is a group of friendly people who enjoy working with their dogs. Pick a training day and join us!
This website provides information on upcoming training days, a calendar of events, information on upcoming NAVHDA Tests, a list of the chapter officers, event images, information about NAVHDA and links to other related sites.
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November is almost over and by Monday I need to have this book returned to the library so it can be sent back to the library my library borrowed it from...clear as mud? :-)
I love this book by Amy Karol! The projects are really simple, but gorgeous for Christmas gifts or for making a little something in an afternoon for one's own self. I shall be using it for both but so far I've only perused and not actually made anything! With it's return date only 4 days away I guess there will be some serious sewing going on here over the weekend.
I love this bag - I love the velvet ribbon, the bow, the casual yet confident way it travels at it's owner's side...yes, I can see that bag swinging cheekily by my side too. I intend to make it tonight...and if I love it as much as I think I will then I'll make some more. Different colours for different moods. Oh, and once Blossom sees it I'll be making one for her too - next to shoes, bags are her favourite apparel!
I'm trying to choose which fabric....don't you love that velvet ribbon!?
One of the reasons for my delay in making an Amy Karol project has been the current need in the Reynolds home for summer couture... yesterday I made this pretty top for Blossom. The fabric has been living rent free since October 07 in a plastic tub near the sewing machine, and the rent was due this week. It paid up promptly and she now has this sweet silky butterfly strewn blouse. It's hard to see in a photo but the fabric has that twisted texture about it.
From the same pattern I made this one for me, but I added some of those embellishments I used on my Bohemian bag. I've hinted to Blossom that a pair of turquoise earrings would match well...
The other thing slowing my rate of production is this cross stitch - but I'm not complaining! I hadn't done a cross-stitch in many years, and had totally forgotten the sense of peace that fills you as you methodically create a vision of beauty just one tiny stitch at a time. It is very time consuming, but oh so wonderful for the soul. I'm about 2/3 through now, so perhaps I will be finished by December 12th after all? I hope so.
Though not sewn with thread, these tomatoes were definitely sown with love! My tubs of cherry tomatoes are blooming beyond my wildest dreams - I have scores and scores of grape-like bunches in various stages of ripening at my fingertips each dinner-time. No matter what form the creative endeavour takes, it is most satisfying when you can see progress occurring - whether in the joy of a handmade gift, or in the delight of the palate! God has been so good to us.
Thursday, November 27, 2008
And it's almost the end of November!
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I love your gorgeous, useful stuff! Wonderful. I'm going to buy that book you suggested. I would be keeping it past the due date otherwise and be fined the cost of the book. Anyway, maybe a book like that would boost my sewing machine confidence. :)ReplyDelete
That looks to be a useful book!ReplyDelete
Love the tops you made for yourself and Blossom! Great pattern!
Happy stitchings!
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Fried Pickles Recipe
Fried pickles may sound odd if you haven't tried them before, but this version by Elizabeth's Edible Experience is sure to make you fall in love. Dill pickle chips (the round slices), beer, flour, eggs and oil complete the full ingredient list for this fun appetizer.
You'll need a large skillet and a colander for straining and cooking and a few friends to complete the party. This fun food is perfect for parties or a quick weekend appetizer and takes less than half an hour to make. It's the ultimate in finger food and pairs perfectly with a cold beer. Serve with banana peppers for a tangy twist.
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Christian Education for Everyone
Christian Education Is Important
Christian education must be important at Mt. Calvary. Ten years ago, we built a school building in part because our old school was land locked, and God's saints here saw potential for growth of both the school and the church by moving. I assume Christian education is important because we spend a couple hundred thousand dollars to support our Lutheran elementary school every year. I can only assume Christian education is important to our membership, who generously support the work at our school with their offerings. The reason Christians place so much importance on Christ centered education should be obvious--we want our children to know about Jesus Christ. Christian parents love when Jesus is at the center of their child's education. But this post is not about our school. This post is about Christian education and you.
My Christian Education
Until I entered 4th grade, I attended public school. As far as I know, my teachers were excellent. I got what I believe to be a good education, learning math, reading, writing...everything you would expect. I don't ever remember feeling unsafe at school or getting bullied. I didn't like the bus ride. I suppose that was the one place where I didn't feel comfortable with the kids around me (they were older and got a little rowdy sometimes). Of course, we didn't have a morning devotion or chapel at school. We didn't pray together; we didn't sing hymns. I was pretty young, so I could have forgotten, but I don't remember learning about evolution (outside of music class, of all things!). We also had some other weird, spiritualistic, new age exercises that we did in music class too. I have no doubt that as I got older what I learned in school would have further differed from what I learned at home. I am thankful to the Lord that when I entered 4th grade, our church, St. Paul's Lutheran in Beverly Hills, Florida, completed a Lutheran elementary school for me to attend. At St. Paul's Lutheran Elementary School, Jesus was central to everything. I was so happy, and now am so thankful, for the gift that the members of St. Paul's gave to me and the other students that attended the school (the first year--one room, one teacher, 1st-8th grade, 16 kids). St. Paul's certainly didn't have all the bells and whistles, but it had the One Who is essential--Jesus Christ.
Christian Education at Home
So when did my Christian education start? Did it start when I started St. Paul's in 4th grade? No, my Christian education began when I was very young. My parents brought me to church every week and taught me to sit in church. Christian education happened every night when we read devotions; every time that we prayed together at meals or bedtime; whenever my mom or dad would sing a hymn to me at night. I still remember learning my first Bible passage (John 3:16 of course). I didn't learn it at church or Sunday school. My Dad taught me at our living room table. Even after I was in school at St. Paul's, I remember my mother helping me learn my memory work by erasing words from a white board. Christian education happened at home. And it didn't only happen when we were engaged in religious activities or thoughts. Every time my parents spoke to me, or my siblings, or to each other in front of their kids, Christian education happened. Every time my parents spent money, or explained why they weren't going to buy us this or that. Every time they talked about other people, Christian education happened. Every Sunday when we got up and got ready to go to church, Christian education happened.
Parents Are Responsible for Christian Education
A misconception floating around may be that teachers and pastors are responsible for the Christian education of children. I would not argue that pastors and teachers should be part of the Christian education picture, but the greatest responsibility still lies with mom and dad. God gives parents such responsibility clearly in Scripture. "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4). Timothy's mother and grandmother brought him up in the faith (2 Timothy 1:5). God commands the Israelites, "Fix these Words of Mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the door frames of your houses and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth" (Deuteronomy 11:18-21).
Christian Education and School
The term "Christian Education" has become somewhat synonymous with the term "Lutheran Elementary School." I believe we may be doing ourselves a disservice if we understand these two terms to mean the same thing. Christian education happens at a Lutheran elementary school. I hope and pray that an education about Christ and His Word is the lifeblood of every Lutheran elementary school. But many people have received Christian education outside the walls of Lutheran elementary school classrooms. Many graduates from elementary school (Lutheran or otherwise) continue to receive Christian education at their churches--from their pastors, through personal Bible reading, at Bible study with fellow Christians. These services are free and available to everyone. God has provided many opportunities for us to receive more education about Him long after we graduate.
Christian Education and You
If we consider Christian education important for our children, shouldn't it be important for us too? If it is important for our children to learn the Bible stories in Sunday school, shouldn't it be important for us to learn to apply God's Word to ourselves and our families in Bible class? If we pay hundreds or thousands of dollars a year to enroll our children in a Christian school, shouldn't we show it is important for us as parents by attending church and Bible class regularly? You are teaching your children something without saying a word every time you drop them off for Sunday school and leave. You are teaching them that Christian education is for children, not adults. Should we then be surprised when they, as adults, leave the church? Of course, your Christian education is important for more than just an example to your children. God urges us through the apostle Peter, "Be on your guard so that you may not be carried away by the error of lawless men and fall from your secure position. But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Peter 3:17-18). Knowing Jesus is important for us. Lawless men, false prophets, will try to distort the Word of God and lead us astray. If our knowledge is shallow, they may topple us from our secure position with Christ. Continued Christian education, which happens through personal Bible study and devotional reading, as well as joint Bible study with fellow believers is important for you. "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another" (Proverbs 27:17).
Lord Jesus, I have not loved Your Word as I should. I have been lazy in educating myself more about You. I have been satisfied with a shallow knowledge of You. Lord, renew my zeal to know You better. Open Your Word to me and grant understanding into it and wisdom by it. Forgive my failings as a spouse and parent for the times that I have led my family astray without even saying a word. Give me opportunities to show my children and spouse how important You and Your Word of truth are to me. Through the Christian education that I receive through my church at worship and Bible study, make me a sharper instrument of iron for Your Kingdom. In Your Name Jesus I pray. Amen.


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Allison Reimus
Allison Reimus's work explores the psychology of the domestic interior by addressing elements of the decorative through abstraction. She is currently based in Chicago, IL but earned her BFA from Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI in 2005 and her MFA from American University in Washington, DC in 2009. Reimus is the 2009 recipient of the Crisp-Ellert Prize, awarded by Michelle Grabner. In 2010, Reimus was featured in New American Paintings, No. 88, South Issue as an Editor's Selection and was one of two "Noteworthy Artists" in No. 113, Midwest Issue, as chosen by Staci Boris, Chief Curator at the Elmhurst Art Museum. She has most recently exhibited in Rocket Run, Abstractions from Chicago at Nebraska Wesleyan University in Lincoln, Nebraska and New American Paintings: Midwest Edition at Elmhurst Art Museum in Elmhurst, IL.
I am interested in the relationship between decoration and function and similarly, how painting operates as both an object and an idea. Simple compositions depicting singular moments, things and situations in shallow pictorial space, allow me to explore my interests in formalism, geometry and abstraction with the most freedom. By imposing such parameters, I am better able to investigate issues regarding the surface of the work and the materiality of paint, often experimenting with media more closely associated with the decorative arts like glitter, gold leaf and spray paint. My paintings build up slowly, in many layers, allowing for mistakes to play a role in an otherwise controlled environment. I often mimic such blunders with intentional marks, further blurring the line between actual and fiction, subverting and upholding the language of painting and allowing the work to exist in a liminal space between window and wall.
Q&A with Allison Reimus
by Emily Burns
Hi Allison! Can you give us some insight into your process? Do you plan your compositions beforehand or do you work intuitively? / Do you draw in preparation for a piece? (If so, could we see a few of them?!)
My recent work involves sewing the canvas before stretching it, so I do make a series of line drawings before getting started. I don't always stick to the plan, but it feels nice to have one. Once I have a good feeling about scale and shape (I often work on shaped canvases) I usually get into the painting by way of color, texture or motif. I try to follow my gut and do what feels right and eventually one painting move leads to another. Over time, form and content emerge. Sometimes it get tricky with the sewn pieces because the seams read as line work and offer strict parameters to work with. I'm still figuring out how to contend with that.
What interests you most about using non-traditional materials (towels, pom poms, yarn, etc) in your work?
I'm loving the way materials like towels, pom poms, lace, etc, are forcing me to think about the work in terms of both texture and content. My work has always been influenced by domesticity so it makes sense to use actual items from that realm. Until recently, my paintings have been pretty smooth, so the textures they offer are challenging me in a way I've never experienced before and its exhilarating. It is difficult to incorporate those items in way that doesn't feel contrived. Its almost like they need to be exalted, or super low key, and they definitely need to feel relevant or else the work looks forced in a bad way.
Your recent work is quite different from your last series, moving from flat to very engaged/dimensional surfaces. Can you talk a bit about the transition to the newest series?
For many years, my work felt too flat for my liking and even worse, I felt like I was fighting back urges in order to make work that I knew I could execute well. Basically, I was being too safe. I was too confident in my ability to craft something well and worried that my ideas weren't good enough. I was hiding behind my technical skills. Eventually I convinced myself that it was okay to try something new at the risk of wasting time and messing up. It's not like I had anything to lose. It's been a series of baby steps to get from my older, super-flat work, to my newest pieces. I started by using my palette knife in some areas, or dripping paint to get the texture I was craving. That wasn't enough. Then I started collaging bits of canvas or adding waxy, raised dots. Still wasn't enough. About six months ago, I made "Sis Boom", by sewing the canvas before stretching it and adding a variety of handmade yarn pom poms that I had painted or covered in glitter and flocking fibers. The pom poms were leftover from a nursery decorating project gone bad, just one of many examples of how real life influences the work. Anyway, in "Sis Boom", the pom poms are absurd, coy and decorative, and push that real life/ painted object boundary, a place where I love to be. That piece felt like it was the beginning of something. I'm not sure what that "something" is, but time will tell. I can't see myself working in three-dimension, but I do feel an urgency to push my perceived boundaries of the painted object.
Is surface tactility important to you?
It's very important to me. I want every inch to feel special and considered, even the sides. I'm interested in making work that is worthy of experiencing in person and to me, subtle shifts in surface are a way to do that. Unfortunately, subtlety doesn't always come across while viewing paintings on a smartphone, which is most people's first interaction with contemporary art.
You collaborated with Rebecca Murtaugh at DEMO Projects in Springfield, IL earlier this year. Can you tell us a bit more about the experience there, the project, and making work specifically for the space and with another artist?
Sure. So, it wasn't really a collaboration or site-specific. I loved the idea of showing my work in a space with such a cool history. DEMO Project is located in a formerly abandoned home that was taken over by a fabulous group of artists and curators in Springfield, IL. Being relatively new to the Chicago area/ IL, I'm always grateful when exhibition spaces host an open call because you don't have to be a friend or former student of somebody in order to have your work noticed. I applied and to my delight, they decided to pair me with Rebecca. I feel stifled, I mean really terrified, if I I feel like I have to produce work in a way that feels unnatural, so I continued to make work free from any perceived boundaries. Of course, my work has always been about domesticity so I was never worried about it being a bad fit for a space like DEMO. I just showed up there with everything I had and worked out which pieces to show taking DEMO's unique space and Rebecca's sculpture into consideration.
What are some of the most interesting or exciting aspects of your newest work?
One thing I've noticed lately is my ability to trust my instincts and to not over think things. Maybe it's my age, or having something more important to do (raise kids), but my work feels bold and unashamed and I feel really good about that. I'm also totally okay with making a bad painting and not worrying about lost time, because I truly believe in learning through mistakes, a concept that would have been lost on my twenty-something perfectionist self.
What is a typical day like for you?
There isn't really a typical day. Mom-life and studio life are very different. On the days when I'm on stay-at-home-mom duty, my entire day revolves around the kids and their needs, and they have plenty. I drink cold coffee, not by choice, and rarely get a shower. I'm lucky to have an hour to myself. That desperation is an effective fuel for my studio days. I think my Mom-life is making my studio life feel extremely urgent and its been a great benefit for me. Anyway, on studio days, I start around 8:30 and end around 4:30, taking a quick break or two to eat or just to look and reflect on my works in progress. It's a luxury to have kids in daycare two days a week so I can work, and I will never take that for granted. I usually spend one weekend day in the studio as well and stick to a similar schedule. At night when the kids are in bed, I do other art-related things like apply for shows, write essays for grants, residencies, etc, or do interviews like this one.
Q: Do you feel like it is necessary to get into a particular headspace when in the studio? If so how do you get there?
Its essential to experience flow. I'm pretty lucky to be able to get into the headspace needed to make the work right away. Maybe it's a learned thing? I'm not really sure, but my work feels so necessary to make right now that I don't have any trouble getting to that mental space.Towards the end of a studio day, I can tell when that headspace is fleeing, so I stop working. I find that if I force things, they end up looking bad. Instead, I'll do mindless work like stretch or prime canvases, etc.
What are the most important components of your studio?
The most important components of my studio are its convenience and size. I don't have time to waste by traveling into the city every time I feel the need to work, nor would I be able to afford it. The size has allowed me to work larger, which is great. When we lived in apartment, I couldn't do that because I had nowhere to store anything. I have loads of storage now.
What do you listen to while you work? Is this an important part of your practice?
I always start by listening to NPR and once I've completed Morning Edition and On Point, I'll switch to other podcasts usually related to contemporary art or comedy. I find it difficult to listen to music while I work because I feel that it takes me into a creative space that's not my own. I also feel that music makes me feel too safe, like I'd be more likely to make easy decisions while painting. Maybe I'm crazy but I just can't do it. I like to listen to podcasts because hearing people talk sort of lessens the blow of feeling isolated.
What are some of the artists that you look at the most often or most recently?
Oh geez. If I listed every artist I'm blown away by, I'd be typing for years. Most recently though, I'm loving the work of Kristy Luck and Scott Anderson. For most often, the award goes to Judy Ledgerwood. I'd like to be the President of her fan club. She continuously leaves me breathless. She's probably my favorite artist of all time.
Any advice to recent grads who are interested in getting their work out there and exhibiting?
My advice would be to try and shed your grad school skin as quickly as you can and Just. Keep. Painting. It is a difficult adjustment to go from painting 24/7 and being surrounded by people who have to talk about your work, to real life. The only way to incorporate art making into your real life is by stubbornly deciding to make the work, despite the obstacles that are sure to come your way. Work hard, be nice to people, apply for shows and cross your fingers.
Any advice from your past that has stuck with you or helped you?
I can recall two pieces of advice that stuck with me from my earlier years that have truly helped me. About five years ago, when I was at a residency in Berlin, I met up with a former grad school professor who had recently moved there. He told me that there would be times in my career when I'd feel like nobody was watching, but he assured me that indeed, there are always people watching. Its important to continue to make your work, even when it feels like nobody gives a shit, because when the gatekeepers (galleries, curators) come calling, you have to be ready. The second piece of advice was terrible and I work hard to prove this person wrong every single day of my life. In college, a respected professor acknowledged my talent and told me that the only way to become a successful artist was to move to New York and to never have kids. I don't believe his comment was sexist in nature, because he was speaking from his own experience as being a midwesterner with children that came to age in a time when this was the norm. I think he was honestly relaying information as he understood it to be true. I've never had a desire to live in New York, and I've always known I wanted to be a Mother so his words, even though they were well-intentioned, have always bothered me. I'm so grateful for that.
What is the best exhibition you have seen recently?
Kerry James Marshall at the MCA was the best painting show I've seen in my entire life.
Q: Do you have any news, shows, residencies or projects coming up?
I have a solo show this January at Knox College and I am also participating in a group show here in Chicago at Roots & Culture, also in January.
Thanks so much for sharing your work and talking with us!
To find out more about Allison and her work, check out her website.


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The task
The task for the creatives was to show how a theater piece could be staged and/or communicated in order to catch the city's and especially the young audience's attention. It could even be actively included in creation and production process. The submission could imply a new form of staging, campaign or a combination of both.
The background
In total ten German theaters participated in this project: Theater Baden Baden, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe (Baden State Theater Karlsruhe), Deutsches Theater Berlin (German Theater Berlin), Theater Freiburg, Stadttheater Giessen (City Theater Giessen), Theater und Orchester Heidelberg (Theater and Orchestra Heidelberg), Saarländisches Staatstheater Saarbrücken (Saarland State Theater Saarbrücken), Schauspiel Stuttgart, Theater an der Parkaue Berlin and the Theater Ulm.
The result
More than 400 creatives participated actively in the project
- 83 ideas and 573 idea versions
- 240+ comments
- 4.600 votes
The prize winning results of the project were presented at the re:publica 2012 - Germany's biggest conference on blogs, social media and the digital society - in Berlin at the beginning of May.


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Just to recommend you a great documentary. Yes, we can understand ourselves through the stories we tell. Synopsis
According to director Marcelo Masagão, his film is a "documentary memory" of the 20th century. It consists largely of archive footage: excerpts from classic films, news reports and photographs, complemented by photos and footage that Masagão made especially for the film. Great themes that have shaped the 20th century come up: wars, industrial development and modern art. The film consists of short chapters that center around the lives of all kinds of people, both great and unknown. The general framework of the film is formed by images of a cemetery somewhere in Brazil. We see photos of tombstones with portraits of the deceased, to which the filmmaker adds fictitious names and years of birth and death. Masagão builds his scenes around these images, linking the lives of all these individuals to the history of the century they lived in. These stories are not presented as a chronological enumeration of facts. Instead, the film has the capricious structure of a dream or a memory, with unexpected leaps in time, associative editing, and suggestive music by Wim Mertens. There is no voice-over, but words nevertheless play an important role through text that appears in various places in the frame. From the site http://www.idfa.nl/industry/tags/project.aspx?id=62876eb0-d5c4-4697-8cb3-8003c0e65256
See also http://eyesonbrazil.com/brazilian-films-the-list/


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Once boasting one of the closest friendships on the circuit - Riesch's family used to host Vonn regularly during the festive season - the pair's relationship has turned sour in the wake of Riesch ending Vonn's stranglehold on the World Cup title.

"I stopped talking to Maria after the first leg of the slalom at Spindleruv (Czech Republic on March 11-12)," Vonn, who had won the title the three previous seasons, wrote on her Facebook page on Saturday.

"She had given a series of negative interviews about me and has since continued to talk in a negative fashion about me. I am very hurt by her actions and I honestly don't know where our friendship stands at this point."

Vonn did not attend Riesch's wedding on April 14, justifying her no-show by claiming both she and her husband Thomas had not been made to feel welcome. After returning from their honeymoon, Riesch's new husband Marcus Höfl hit back at Vonn's allegations.

"We have discussed whether one should react to this at all," Höfl told the Thursday edition of Munich newspaper TZ. "Now, it's just getting ridiculous. But on the other hand, Lindsey is lying again and we can't just leave that unchallenged.

"She is trying to make out the whole thing is a cat-fight and that Maria is a bitch. She is just getting caught up more and more in their lies."

Höfl insists Riesch has never said anything negative about Vonn.

"They should substantiate what they are saying," said the German. "They can't, because it is simply not true. Lindsey says she personally congratulated Maria (after winning her title), which is not true. To date, neither she, nor her representatives, have ever done that."

Höfl questioned whether the pair, both 26, had even been genuine friends.

"The question is, was this ever a real friendship or was it just Lindsey was okay about things as long as she was ahead of Maria?," he asked. "In any case, what she has done has become ridiculous."

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Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition
Do you like roses? I do! I love the light, distinctive scent as well as the notion of romance that comes along with this particular flower. Roses smell of love, light, and joy. Don't you agree?
Paul Smith Rose Summer Edition has all the elegant-yet-edgy appeal of the original, it also echoes the fabulous facets of the season, when excitement meets relaxation, when freshness meets sensuality. At the heart of the original Paul Smith Rose fragrance is the Paul Smith rose, cultivated by an English botanist - a gift to Paul from his wife. Green apple is added. It's juicy and clean. Combined with a dash of pink pepper, the first spritz delivers a sparkling, sherbetty hit.
Effervescent. Enlivening. Crisp . Combined in the heart notes are Bulgarian Rose absolue, magnolia and violet. These are intensely feminine. Seductively so. And they dry down to a sophisticated, woody base of amber, cedarwood and white musk.
As promised, this designer perfume smells like real roses - just right, not too heavy and slightly musky. The scent also lasts all day even with just a few spritzes. Rose was released just last March so you can still find this in fragrance bars and of course, in Paul Smith stores (I only know of the one in Greenbelt).


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Vital Signs: Staying Alive Until You Die
Bravo to Atul Gwande for writing a book about the end of life that is both a pleasure to read and chock full of vital information about what happens in our current health care system when our bodies fail us in old age or fatal illness. If we are not prepared with some kind of self-determination and perspective, we are doomed to emotional overwhelm and confusion in trying to make the best decisions about our medical options and care. Instead of enhancing our last years, months, weeks or days, we could imprison ourselves in a round of "health care" that is unrelated to our actual survival, supported by statistical analyses that don't take the individual into account, and often psychotically delusional about hoped for "recovery" — holding out fantasies about what "could" be accomplished from painful and expensive medical treatments.
As Gwande, a doctor and writer, says, "[O]ur most cruel failure in how we treat the sick and aged is the failure to recognize that they have priorities beyond merely being safe and living longer; that the chance to shape one's story is essential to sustaining meaning in life; that we have the opportunity to refashion our institutions, our culture, and our conversations in ways that transform the possibilities for the last chapters of everyone's lives." When Gwande sat with his mother (a doctor) and his father (also a doctor) to review his father's "options" in dealing with a progressive spinal cancer at the age of 75, the three Gwandes were overwhelmed and confused. "The oncologist was now center stage, but she lacked [the] ability to take in the whole picture. We missed it keenly. She proceeded in information mode. She laid out eight or nine chemotherapy options in about ten minutes. Average number of syllables per drug: 4.1. It was dizzying. He could take bevacizumab, carboplatin, temozolomide, thalidomide, vincristine, vinblastine, or some other options I missed in my notes. She described a variety of different combinations of the drugs to consider as well. The only thing she did not offer or discuss was doing nothing." And at the end of her speech, she added, "You could be back on a tennis court this summer, hopefully" – an utterly bizarre fantasy, as the Doctors Gwande (but others would not) recognize.
Why we — as a society and as individuals — operate in the ways we do, when faced with our mortality, is a story that Gwande sets out in careful biological and historical detail. Mostly, though, it is a story of psychology. In a society that holds out fantasies of being forever youthful, and has intelligent citizens who believe (honestly) that technology will (soon) unlock the secret of eternal life, we have forgotten how to face a debilitating and fatal diagnosis with any hope of happiness in our remaining time on earth. Instead, both doctors and patients indulge in impossible fantasies about fixing things, even when people have lived past the normal lifespan. We seem to have forgotten how to remain vital while turning out the lights.
What Gwande shows, again and again through his well-crafted stories of individuals of different ages with fatal diagnoses — and his review of large-scale research about life's meaning — is that, in fact, we do not want to lose our autonomy (our ability to make decisions for ourselves) or our dignity in the final chapter of our life story. And yet, when offered unrealistic and poorly informed "choices" (even though the doctor may be giving us all the "facts" and consequences) both the dying and their loved ones tend to lean into the "choice" of "extending your life." BUT, that choice too often goes in exactly the wrong direction — into a prison of miseries that defeat the individual, exhaust the resources of the family, and guarantee an undignified death.
Gwande begins the book with a contrast between his Indian grandfather — a wealthy farmer in India, who lived to be 110 years old, surrounded by family, living in his son's home, still surveying his property on horseback at the age of 100 — and his wife's grandmother. The latter was a strong-willed Southern lady (American) who lived alone for two decades after her husband died, unwilling to make any arrangements for residential care. One day she took the (typical) fateful fall, broke her hip and eventually died in circumstances that she did not want. At first, I thought Gywande's narrative was headed into a comparison between extended and nuclear families: "Look how the extended family and home care provide exactly what elders want and need while the American nuclear family abandons its elders, hyper-valuing individualism." But, no, Gwande's account is, thank goodness, more nuanced. His Indian uncles (his father's brothers who stayed in India after his father moved to the States), especially the one who housed his grandfather, resented their father and hated losing their own autonomy during the many years the old man remained in charge of the family, while being in their care. He insisted on his ways about everything and never let his sons emerge into their rightful leadership of the family business. Conflict reigned over the years of his slow demise.
And Gwande tells other stories, too, about family members having to care for the ill and aging over decades, losing their own will to live and engage with their lives. The picture of caring for debilitated and old family members is never straightforward and smooth.
I know because I cared for my beloved husband for ten years as he reversed his emotional and physical maturity in the course of early onset Alzheimer's disease. I wrote a memoir about my experience, The Present Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss and Discovery (published by Rodale). My husband died a day after the book came out in October 2014.
My dedicated care for him and my fight to retain my own autonomy is the story I am now attempting to talk about in programs for the general public and mental health professionals (I am a psychologist and Jungian analyst and I do speaking engagements). Presenting this material to any kind of audience is difficult, though. Listeners don't seem to believe that it is possible for early onset Alzheimer's disease (especially as they've seen it in the movies, rarely in their lives) to be tolerable, acceptable, or spiritually transformative in the way that other life events (the birth of a baby, the growing up of a child) inform us as human beings. The fact that I continued to cherish my husband (while moving on in my own life), to place him into a supportive and pleasant residential care center, to recover from the financial disaster his illness spawned, and never collapse into resentment or hopelessness, does not seem to be readily understood as good news. The story seems instead to be too Pollyanna-ish.
Not only that: My story is rooted in spiritual practice. I have been a Buddhist for 45 years and that perspective has grounded me in the reality of impermanence and mortal being. My husband was a Buddhist, too. I wanted to write our story in a personal and revealing way because I thought it would be good news that early onset Alzheimer's can be not only a soft landing (mostly it is not painful), but that it could mean spiritual development in both the stricken and the caregiver.
What I went through was tragic and upending and completely unwelcome. But it was not a bitter disaster. I didn't freak out. I started accepting it, the moment I knew that it was not possible to fix it. Through taking everything one step at a time, and holding tight to my own compass, I found that both my husband and I could retain our dignity, our vitality, and our humanity even when his functioning reverted to being a very young child and then an infant. There was a reality about his situation that could not be changed, but could be embraced. He had some of his happiest years in this "second childhood" as a result of the disease.
That returns me to Gwande and his book. In some ways, he doesn't tell the story of caregivers as well as he tells the story of the patients and the elderly. He implies that caregivers need to retain vitality and autonomy. What he does not tell us clearly, though, is that caregivers must look just as honestly and wholly at their situation as they look at the patient's. He spends quite a lot of time supporting the development of humane and livable residential care houses that can support people when they have long-term illnesses, but he doesn't emphasize how important these setting are to caregivers.
Gwande has done a great compassionate service in writing this book. He clarifies that we need to be wary of a "health care system" that does not recognize the meaning of our everyday lives and that loses track of the bigger picture of our humanity as soon as things cannot be reasonably fixed. Our vital signs must remain connected to being truly alive until we die — instead of feeling trapped and imprisoned in the sad analogy of "fighting the good fight" while lying in a hospital bed or being tied to regime of gut-wrenching treatments.


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This has been a whirlwind week, making genealogy connections through social networking (and learning what a small world this really is).
First, I got a comment on a blog post from the descendant of a collateral line. She (we'll call her K.) said she had been referred to my site by someone on Ancestry.com. She was seeking photos of a particular couple, which I didn't have, but as we emailed back and forth, we learned that we used to be next-door neighbors and she went to high school with my aunt. It also turns out the person who referred K. to me is my mom's first cousin!
When I first heard from K. (before I knew who had referred her to me), I jumped on Ancestry to see who else was researching the couple from the collateral line in question. This led me to M., who did have photos. I messaged her through Ancestry, asking for permission to download said photos. She graciously agreed and has been uploading additional photos this week. She has also offered to look up information in a family heritage book that she has. I have an obituary in my to-scan stack that I intend to send her this weekend.
The third connection was through Twitter. I'm excited about this, because it's the first connection I've made with a relative on Twitter. One evening, I noticed a tweet that said this tweep was researching Tuckers. I noticed she had a previous tweet commenting on the weather in Georgia. Well, I'm in Georgia and I have Tucker ancestors, so I replied asking who her Tuckers were. She replied with a list of my exact Tucker line, only she has two additional generations. I was able to share a Revolutionary War pension file with her and she has sent me a will, in return. In the small world department, we live about 25 miles away from each other.
While receiving genealogy information is not the reason that I blog or tweet, it is certainly a nice side benefit. It's really all about the people connections, isn't it?


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Direct access to Tyr's famous public sandy beach, 2 min away from Tyr's commercial street and 5 min away from Tyr public commercial markets, 2 min from both famous archeological sites.
The idea and the concept began after the booming of Tyr's real estate sector and the rising demand on it's touristic attractions. The city is now overwhelmed with foreign people from different nationalities making the accommodation and food & beverage sector very active and competitive.
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We are aiming for a clean sweep: Gambhir
Having already clinched the series with an unassailable 3-0 lead, stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir is eyeing a clean sweep as India take on New Zealand in the fourth ODI in Bangalore on Tuesday.
"Our target is to win all five games. The team that plays better cricket in the 100 overs will win.
"We are looking forward towards performing well and hopefully we will keep the momentum going. We need to maintain the same intensity with which we played the earlier three matches," Gambhir told the mediapersons on Monday on the eve of the penultimate one-dayer.
Gambhir however refused to divulge about the playing XI and said that he would take a call after consultation with the coach.
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'Bowlers deserve the maximum credit'
The Delhi batsman praised his teammates and said that at this point of time there aren't any such area where improvement is needed.
"We are always tested in international cricket. It is not that we have not got runs at the top of the order.
"But I must say that the bowlers have done well in all the matches where conditions were different. Be it the flat tracks in Jaipur or the seaming wicket in Vadodara, they have done well for us, Bowlers deserve the maximum credit for us winning the series ," the skipper said.
"In the next two outings, all we need to do is to play to our potential. We should stick to our strengths and hopefully we will win," he said.
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'We don't take any game lightly'
Gambhir also ruled out any chance of complacency and stressed on the fact they needed to field their best side in order to win.
"It is a young side and we have some experienced players in the squad too. It is an international game and we need to field a best team. It is not like that we have won the series and we will be taking things lightly," he sounded cautious.
"The good thing is that we don't take any game lightly. In the due course, if youngsters get an opportunity, I think they need to grab it. Right now, we would like to field the best amongst the available lot for the match."
When asked whether team's bowling in the slog over is a concern, the southpaw said, "It is difficult for bowlers to contain with the old ball and it applies more so in third Powerplay as well. It is always difficult for bowlers in such situations in one-day games."
Image: Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli
'I think youngsters should get enough opportunity'
Although it is a known fact that some of the juniors will have to again warm the benches when the senniors like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Suresh Raina come back, Gambhir feels that everyone should get enough opportunities to prove their worth at the international level.
"They have done it in the past and I think they should get enough opportunity to express themselves in international cricket. For example, if you see Ravindra Jadeja or Yusuf Pathan have not got enough opportunities with the bat."
"Pathan had batted in the last 10 overs only. He has not got enough chance to take on the bowlers. We can still think of giving them the opportunity by putting them in early so that they can use those chances to their advantage."
"If you have watched the first game, you will find that Yusuf batted with tail-enders. He was in a situation that he had to go after each and every delivery."
He said, "I may just ensure that Yusuf gets to bat with the top-order so that he can play enough deliveries and use his destructive batsmanship to good effect."
The skipper termed the Baroda batsman as a match-winner.
"He is a match winner. I would personally see what's the situation in our tie tomorrow. The top four have really done well and I do not think, Pathan could be brought up in that order. If the situation arises, we might promote him at number five."
Image: Gautam Gambhir
'I have enjoyed captaincy'
When the skipper was asked about his splendid return to form with back-to-back centuries, he replied, "I think I had always been saying that the "Captain is as good as the team."
"I have got such quality in the side that I do not need to do much. Bowlers like Zaheer, Ashish and Munaf have played enough international matches and Yuvraj has been of great help to me in the middle. If I need to take any suggestions, I know that there is someone to whom I can walk up to."
"I have enough players in the side to deliver for me and I must say that I am lucky as to having such a great bunch of guys and I always believed that the Captain is as good as his team. It's not the captain only who wins you a game but the team effort is the main reason.
"I have enjoyed captaincy. It is a responsibility and to live to the best of my ability and hopefully I can continue in the next two games."
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Les Petits Nouveaux are a Toronto-based hot-jazz group who inject new influences into a traditional genre. Hailing from Canada and Sweden, LPN play original music in the tradition of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli.
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5 of the remaining 18 HTML5 CR bugs are accessibility related [1]. The HTML WG Editors and Chairs would like to have a discussion of the A11Y-related CR bugs at the HTML WG F2F this week in Shenzhen. I know that many A11Y TF members that are in Shenzhen are attending the Indie UI WG meeting on Thu and Fri. Would it be possible for some subset of the A11Y TF members to participate in the HTML WG F2F to discuss these bugs? In addition if Steve could join us remotely we could consider scheduling this item for Thu or Fri afternoon to take into account the China to Europe time change. The accessibility-related CR bugs that we would like to discuss are listed below: 1. Bug 18574 - @hidden should have a weak mapping to aria-hidden=true https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=18574 2. Bug 19277 - Relationship and precedence of hidden="" and display:none should be clarified/defined https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=19277 3. Bug 20987 - The main element could do with some more examples https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=20987 4. Bug 21579 - Empty @alt should not imply role="presentation" if the <img> has @usemap https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=21579 5. Bug 23380 - review other aria state mappings to see if they need to be explicitly allowed https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23380 /paulc HTML WG co-chair [1] https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/buglist.cgi?bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=REOPENED&component=HTML5%20spec&keywords=CR&list_id=29751 Paul Cotton, Microsoft Canada 17 Eleanor Drive, Ottawa, Ontario K2E 6A3 Tel: (425) 705-9596 Fax: (425) 936-7329Received on Tuesday, 12 November 2013 05:45:10 UTC
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RGTV worked alongside OBB Pictures to produce, shoot and edit a spot for industry-leading electronics brand LG. Footage was captured in 4K resolution on 3 RED Cameras and the final cut was deliverer in Ultra HD 4K.
Meant to celebrate the atmosphere of March Madness, officially known as the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, the spot is now airing on LG's best-in-class 4K televisions around the world.


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Episode 93: A Mobile Monster
Monsters, pocket monsters, and announcements of monstrous proportions all await you in this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast. The show kicks off with full coverage of Nintendo's bombshell new mobile strategy, including a break down of what their DeNA partnership means and an in-depth analysis of plans for a unified membership program, the next-gen NX system, and beyond. We also share our full impressions of both Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Nintendo's first true "freemium" game, Pokemon Shuffle. Plus, we discuss rumors of a toy-to-life Lego game, first details on the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, and February's surprisingly positive US sales numbers.
What do you think of Nintendo's strategic shift towards supporting mobile devices? Let us know your take on the big news, or any other topic we discussed, in the comments below. If you liked what you heard, consider leaving a review of the show (and subscribing!) on iTunes and be sure to also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.
As always, we've included links to learn more about the news and games covered in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp so you can easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!
- [0:03 – 0:56] Nintendo and DeNA Form Business and Capital Alliance (Nintendo Press Site)
- [0:10] What We Know About Nintendo's Plans For Mobile Games (TechCrunch)
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Born in 1973 in Tamaulipas, Rigoberto A. Gonzalez has lived his life on both sides of the Rio Grande. After earning a BFA from UT-Pan American in 1999 and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art in 2004, he returned to his hometown. Gonzalez remembered Tamaulipas as being peaceful, calm, even boring. Now he saw stories in the newspapers about beheadings and executions. The photos reminded him of those in Baroque paintings from the 17th century, such as the Beheading of St. John the Baptist and David with the Head of Goliath by Caravaggio, as well as similar works of art by Jusepe de Ribera.
Gonzalez is also inspired by the Mexican corrido, a popular narrative song or ballad, about the history, oppression, and daily lives of people, which emerged during the Mexican War of Independence and flourished during the Mexican Revolution. Corridos are now heard along the U.S.-Mexico border region, particularly in the variation known as the narcocorrido, which focuses on the lives of the people involved with the drug cartels. Read more in an article published in Latino Magazine in the Fall of 2012.
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My current work consists of a representational tableaus that revisit the narrative paradigm. The salient naturalism of the tableaus is derivative and informed by the consciously formulaic artifice of Spanish, Neopolitan, Caravagist figuration. It is an attempt to appropriate the visual vernacular of a European culture and to draw a historical allusion. A theme running thru the paintings is the brutality associated with drug cartels in the border region between Mexico and the United states.
In my paintings I appropriate and connect the depiction of violence by Caravaggist, Neapolitan painters with the portrayal of violence in corridos. A corrido is a Mexican folk ballad in the past singers would document events in their communities or the lives of heroes from the Mexican revolution but recently they have focused on the lives of drug smugglers. Essentially a corrido tells a story, it is a narrative. There is usually a violent theme to a corrido; However, I am not interested in a journalistic version of violence. Corridos like Caravaggist paintings are not prose but verse.
—Rigoberto A. Gonzalez
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10 Unhealthy foods/drinks to avoid that are bad for your skin
You are what you eat and there is nowhere where this is more noticeable, than your own skin. Research has shown that eating the right foods can positively improve your skin. Eating foods which are high in protein, along with fish and fresh vegetables are all good for the skin, but just as important, eating too much of the wrong types of foods can have a negative impact on your skin.
If you think that you may be particularly sensitive to certain types of foods, then you can visit a dermatologist for tests to determine exactly what you should avoid, but here are ten unhealthy foods and drinks that are recognized to have an adverse effect on everyone's skin. Let's begin:
1. Alcohol
We all know the dangers of excessive alcohol intake but, even a fairly moderate intake of alcohol can have a negative effect on your skin. Alcohol is what's known as a diuretic, which means that it causes dehydration in the body. This dehydration will also cause dryness in the skin and ultimately lead to premature aging.
2. Salt
The dangers of too much salt are well publicized when it comes to your heart, but did you know that it can be the cause of puffy eyes and even facial bloating too? So, make sure to limit your salt intake.
3. Coffee
More than two cups of a caffeinated drink, such as coffee or black tea, stimulates the release of the stress hormone known as cortisol, which can be responsible for a dull appearance of your skin, acceleration of the aging process and the thinning of your skin as well.
4. Fried Food
French fries and similar deep fried food contain transfats that pile on the pounds, but also slow the blood circulation. Reduced blood circulation can cause the pores in your skin to become clogged and bacteria on the skin to build up, leading the formation of acne. Be aware.
5. Sugar
We know it's fattening but too much sugar can weaken our immune system too and makes us more susceptible to bacteria which can cause acne breakouts on the skin. It can also affect our digestion which in turn can adversely affect our skin.
6. Dairy
The excessive consumption of dairy foods has been linked to the appearance of acne and, rather unpleasantly, dairy products are also known to form mucus in the body which can contribute to inflammation and attracts bacteria. In addition to this, dairy foods can also cause an increase sebum, the substance that can cause pore clogging in some people.
7. Shellfish
Excessive consumption of foods high in iodine, such as crab, lobster and shrimp can also lead to breakouts of acne. In this case, it's an instant response of the body, but if eaten regularly over a period of time, the iodine builds up in the body and doesn't cause a reaction.
8. White Bread and Pasta
Sticking to whole grain products is best all round, as high glycemic foods, such as white bread, pasta and cakes have been linked to acne, whereas whole grain products are an all-round healthier option and packed full of antioxidants too.
9. Empty Foods
It's not really a surprise to find that foods such as candy, French fries and over-processed pre-prepared meals, which lack essential nutritional ingredients, aggravate skin problems. Most of these also contain high levels of salt or sugar, and if they ever had any nutritional value, it has been processed out of them.
10. Artificial Additives
Some artificial colorings, preservatives and flavorings found in many processed foods have no real nutritional value, but have also been proven, in some cases, to cause inflammation and histamine reactions. More worrying is that our bodies tend to store these chemicals in the tissues so that, over time, the problem only gets worst.
Reading this list you might be tempted to conclude that eating anything is bad for your skin but, as we all know, the secret to healthy, beautiful skin and a healthy body is to eat fresh, healthy foods and to follow good, balanced diet.
Please feel free to share what other unhealthy foods to avoid that are bad for your skin do you know. Share your knowledge in the comment section below.
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Read the rules. This concept is fundamental, but is often ignored by lawyers who know the trial system, but seldom venture into appellate courts.
Remind the trial court about any unresolved motions or objections. Remember, appellate courts review trial courts rulings; they cant act if the trial court never reached an issue. If the trial court still doesnt rule, you can (and usually should) assign error to the trial courts failure to rule.
Make a proffer. If your evidence is excluded, the appellate court cant evaluate your case unless it knows what was held out.
Hire a court reporter. Using a written statement might occasionally be appropriate, but those occasions are rare, usually limited to situations where the dispositive issue is exclusively legal. Theres no reason to rely on your fallible memory when a transcript can conclusively establish what happened.
Prepare your brief in opposition with care. This is usually the appellees best opportunity to win the case. If the appellant has made a fatal mistake, dont assume that the court will find that mistake on its own; you should point it out and bring it to the courts attention. The courts caseload is such that you should make it easy for the court to rule in your favor.
Get a second set of eyes and ears. The lawyer who tried the case is often so deeply involved in the proceedings that he cannot see the issues in the detached way that another lawyer could. Getting someone else to review your petition or brief can give you a great perspective on ways in which it can be improved.
Oral argument matters. Dont assume that the case is always decided on the briefs. Remember that the court will decide the case either at the petition stage or on the merits the same day that it hears the argument. You want to leave the court with the impression that your view of the case is the correct one.
Appear in person, if at all practical, to argue your petition. There is a qualitative difference between presentations that are live and those that are heard over the phone.
Dont spend oral argument time on the facts. You should assume that the court knows the facts, so just proceed with your argument. One effective way to begin is by telling the court, Unless the court has any particular questions about the facts, I will address them only as they relate to a particular assignment of error. The court prefers this approach to an unnecessary factual recitation.
Confront adverse authority, preferably right away. If youre at the merits stage, and your appellee has raised a new Supreme Court case that seems to fit your fact pattern, youd better address that case in your reply brief. If you dont, then you will address it involuntarily during oral argument, instead of arguing the points you want to make.
Identify your case-dispositive issues, and argue those first in oral argument. If you assign error to several issues, decide in advance which ones are most important to your case, and rely on your brief for the other ones. Otherwise, you might get tied up with questions on less important points, and never get to your crucial issue before your time expires.
Heed the recent explosion in petitions for rehearing. The court grants such petitions roughly 1% of the time. [Note: Recent statistics show the grant rate in PFRs to be roughly 5%, but I dont have 2007 figures yet. In addition, the statistics I have are not segregated into writ stage and merits stage, so Justice Agee may have been referring exclusively to PFRs after published opinions. In that sense, I suspect 1% is probably correct, and may even be generous.]
Where the court grants some but not all of your assignments, the PFR is a useful tool to point out where a rejected assignment is, in fact, foundational for another assignment on which a writ was granted. If that's the case, then a rehearing petition may persuade the court to grant the writ on the other issues, too.


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In this day and age, memes serve as the fundamental unit of information in Internet culture. Defined by Urban Dictionary as "a pervasive thought or thought pattern that replicates itself via cultural means", this form of visual media combines text and screencaps from various sources, and constantly reinvents itself. In her article "Remediation: A Modern Perspective", Kristina Desbiens emphasizes the inevitability of remediation. She discusses how media today is created and reinvented incessantly, a trend that is rapidly gaining momentum, and employs examples such as social media and smartphones to illustrate her point as it relates to today's world. Desbiens states that visual media oversaturates today's society, a claim that I believe can be expanded upon one step further. I assert that today's society has become saturated with a very specific kind of visual media: memes.
Much like the "wire" example from Strange Days given in the introduction to Remediation: Understanding New Media, both social media and memes arguably circumvent all forms of mediation and broadcast directly from one consciousness to another. People are empowered through social media to share their (often uninformed and unfiltered) opinions on anything from the latest movie release to a contentious political issue, without any third party editing, transmitting directly to their "friends" and "followers". In this same way, memes are the product of one person's thoughts or experiences, and they can flood the Internet without having been given a second thought. This tendency highlights a key point about memes as a form: it is nearly impossible to predict what will become the next big meme, for one cannot foresee what people will find relatable or what will catch on.
A pinnacle of 21st century youth culture, memes are a vehicle for today's younger generations who feel as though they do not have a voice, to express themselves and to critically analyze their world in a relatively safe way. Through these compilations of text and graphics, people can draw attention to everything from relatable quirky habits to pressing political issues in an often humourous, predominantly visual form, leaving little to be criticized – after all, it's just for fun. And yet, if one bothers to look further, a wealth of deeper social meaning can be extrapolated from many different memes. This visual form allows us to project cultural and historical moments into humorous contexts in order to examine them from a different perspective and with greater clarity. For instance, the close relationship between Barack Obama and Joe Biden gave birth to a host of "Joebama" memes that allowed those on the Internet to express their feelings regarding the end of the Obama administration, and their concerns over newly elected President Trump – while avoiding conflict. In this way, people are able to express their opinions and encouraging discussion on a controversial event/issue in a manageable, light-hearted way. Thus, adolescents can explore and discover the depth of media technology's power in society through the pervasiveness of meme culture. By accessing different social media platforms and using all different interfaces, users can experience first-hand the ubiquity of memes and the influence of social media.
The text Remediation: Understanding New Media further states that "Filmmakers routinely spend tens of millions of dollars to film on location or to recreate period costumes and places in order to make their viewers feel as if they were "really" there". As Desbiens points out, Bolter and Grusin specify that "immediacy dictates that the medium itself should disappear and leave us in the presence of the thing represented". This effect has now transferred into everyday life, for popular social media apps such as Instagram, Periscope and Facebook make millions of dollars off of providing their users with the ability to livestream video to their followers and friends through these apps. This ability for everyday people to broadcast their lives as if they are on a reality show caters to society's desire for immediacy. Moreover, the capacity to video chat from practically anywhere in the world allows us to be placed almost anywhere and facilitates the constant (arguably over-) sharing of our experiences with others. A good example of this is a video that went viral earlier this year of a man who video-called his parents while he went skydiving, garnering millions of views and shares.
David J. Bolter and Richard Grusin state "This desire for immediacy leads digital media to borrow avidly from each other as well as from their analog predecessors ex film, tv, photography". Memes mimic this pattern. For instance, when an actor on the children's show Lazytown was diagnosed with cancer, he launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for treatment and his family. This campaign took off when people started uploading spoof videos of the actor's now-infamous main song from the show, a melody that is instantly recognizable among today's youth. With each ridiculous spin on this song the uploader would include a link to the GoFundMe page. As a result of all the traffic, the actor far surpassed his fundraising goal. However, this wasn't the first instance of the Internet perverting a song in such a way. This pattern closely mimics the trend of perverting scenes from Bee Movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6iN6VTL7v8), which in turn closely resembles an earlier fascination the internet had with the song "All-Star" by Smash Mouth (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlYys58hsCU), featured on the Shrek soundtrack; a movie that in of itself has spawned countless memes.
The authors also express that "Whenever one medium seems to have convinced viewers of its immediacy, other media try to appropriate that conviction". This principle is clearly exhibited in popular social media platforms. Snapchat's niche of allowing viewers to draw and place text over photos that only last for a few seconds, and post to a public "story", was blatantly appropriated by Instagram when it introduced the unoriginally named new feature "Instagram Stories" that allows users to accomplish the exact same activity. Further, Facebook has now also integrated this feature in their popular Messenger app with the latest update. In this way, "No medium today/no single media event seems to do its cultural work in isolation from other media, any more than it works in isolation from other social and economic forces". This principle is also appropriated in memes, for they comment on recent events as well as older cultural artifacts, such as the subset of memes based around medieval snail paintings.
The simple fact is this: memes are how the youth of today face the reality in which they live. Whether it is universal neurotic tendencies through dark Kermit memes, their ideal man in starterpack memes, or their political opinions in countless U.S. election memes, this medium has become a vital method of expression. You may not be able to take them seriously, but then again, you're not meant to.
David J. Bolter and Richard Grusin, "Introduction: The Double Logic of
Remediation" in Remediation: Understanding New Media
Emme. "Meme." Urban Dictionary. N.p., 10 Dec. 2003. Web. 11 Mar. 2017.


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BSc Mathematics and Philosophy (VG51)
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About BSc Mathematics and Philosophy
This course combines the quantitative problem solving of mathematics with the analytical and reflective thinking skills of philosophy.
Your mathematics study will focus on the areas of pure mathematics most connected to philosophical study, such as geometry, algebra, set theory and logic, which acts as a bridge between the two subjects. You will be able to choose from a range of philosophy units relating to the physical and social sciences.
In your first year you will take 80 credit points in mathematics including linear algebra, calculus, analysis and some extra pure mathematics, and 40 in philosophy in two mandatory introduction to philosophy units.
In year two, 60 credit points including realism and normativity are compulsory, while the third year allows you to choose a variety of units in both mathematics and philosophy. You will complete a philosophy project in your third year.
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|Pass Access to HE Diploma (Engineering, Engineering Science, Maths and Engineering, Science, or Science and Engineering) with 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit. At least 15 graded level 3 credits at Distinction in Mathematics although more is recommended. The Mathematics units taken should include study of calculus, algebra and trigonometry. The University may require additional evidence of Maths ability such as A-level Maths; for more information, please contact Admissions with full details of the units taken.
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Well, it's finally happening! I'm excited to announce that after many years of wanting to give my official Lederhosen Lucil site / this blog a uniform look, it's finally going forward. With design and content by yours truly and programming by Ivo Kurvits. We aim to be live this week – as early as Tuesday as late as Friday. I'll be sending out a mailing list announcement as well so if you're already connected you'll be amongst the first to know!
This Sunday, December 21st Lederhosen Lucil will be appearing along with Weeping Tile (Sarah Harmer), Deck The Halls and other local Kingston acts to help raise money for those in need. Details are HERE! We'll have our music for sale and vintage wrapping paper to make your limited edition CDs, 7″ Vinyl singles and "Joy of Hosen" books ready to offer. ALSO, back by popular demand are the video and MP3 dedications (choose either Lederhosen Lucil or myself!). More info at our indie music store.


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Book Talk: The Dropout: How a Lost Kid Found his Dream, with Joseph Matthews
Joseph Matthews' 'The Dropout' is written from his perspective as a teenager in jail trying to reinvent himself and gather the resources and determination to build a new life. Matthews discusses the discouragement that students of color face in the school system and how it shapes their attitude towards themselves, their future, and contributes to developing a path of self destruction.
Teachers are given the responsibility and opportunity to help a student see who they are and who they have the potential to be, how to recognize their strengths and weaknesses, how to learn from failures and how to focus on accomplishing their goals. One teacher can make all the difference. As for Matthews, being placed in the back of the classroom, rarely being called on to participate despite his enthusiasm, and eventually being moved to Special Education classes due to 'behavioral problems' brought him from the top of his class to the bottom. Instead of serving as a tool for growth and development, school and academia was a reminder of pain, anger, and low self esteem. Being labeled, punished and misunderstood caused Matthews to fall behind in school, and eventually these patterns contributed to a life of violence and crime.
Determined to inspire young people of color to never accept "No you can't" for an answer, and to use intelligence and hard work to overcome the disadvantages of a flawed system, Matthews insists that his story is not just his own, but everyone's. He discusses the need for educators to show students what options exist and how to expand upon their passions instead of cutting down their worldview. 'The Dropout' is a story about how to use forgiveness, and your dreams- even if they're the only thing you have left- to pursue a successful life.
Joseph Mathews has conducted many professional development workshops for teachers that focus on student and family engagement. Joseph has a M.A. in Family and Community Education, and he is pursuing now a Ph.D in Interdisciplinary Studies, also at Teachers College, Columbia University.


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Easter Break from Thursday 18 to Monday 22 inc
Hi A/all!
Just a quick note amongst an intensely busy few weeks to say that I'm taking time off over Easter for a long weekend!
I won't be available on My phone or My inbox as I'll be out of range, but also I love a little bit of radio silence every now and then! Aaaaahhh the serenity!!!
My availabilities are:
Last session Weds 17
Away from 18 - 22
First session back Tuesday 23 from 1400 onwards
If you send Me a message regardless of the platform, know I'll return it at My earliest convenience from Tuesday afternoon onwards!
I wish all My slaves a restful time over Easter as we crank into yet another intense year!