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Archive for the 'THE DRAWING GALLERY' Category
Brian Caraway and I have, what is becoming a long history of working together. Type in his name in the search bar on the right to explore our history. His new work is electrifying and his show at the Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery, entitled "I HAVE ALREADY FORGOTTEN THE NAME OF THE THING I AM LOOKING AT" opens on October 30th. -obi
Obi: How has your experience been since school? I have seen you travel down a few aesthetic paths since…can you walk me through it from your perspective?
Brian: My experience since school, with respect to my art practice, has been a pretty steady climb. Don't get me wrong, there was a pretty serious period where I did nothing but look. The climax that I experienced that I like to call my thesis work left me completely exhausted. I could do nothing but look. There is a lot of thinking and making in art school. A lot of talking, and reflecting on what one has looked at, but not so much looking for me—well, not without being told what it is I should be looking at. Granted, the things I was told to look at were, and are, pretty amazing. But the cleansing for me was looking at the things that I wanted to look at on my own accord. When that period passed I was able to hit the studio with double the power. I feel like some of the strides that I have taken post school are the longest, and the strongest yet.
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As far as the aesthetic path I find myself traveling down (or paths as you have it) is a broad swath, but a singular swath at that. I entered art school making stylized landscape paintings, when I finished I was constructing minimal abstractions. One could argue that as separate aesthetic universes, but that isn't the case for me. I like to think that the style of work I was producing before school was distilled down to a pure, clean practice. I came away making compositions out of the favorite elements of the paintings without the landscape part. The landscape served as a spiritual element to those paintings, but that is a different story for a different interview. The transition that took place at Mills College was profound, and I feel grateful for the refinement that has occurred. In addition to the painting come mixed-media fabrications, as well as site-specific installations, which I like to consider as site-specific experiences that I provide to the viewer.
Obi: You are having a show at the Drawing Gallery this month. I hate to put you on the spot, but I am going to: how do you reconcile your work as drawing? Sure you have some mark making but the string? Is it solely related based on the linear element?
Brian: Good question(s), thank you, this is just the spot that I should be put on right now. Everything I do is drawing; or based on drawing. I am not trying to be a joker by saying this, but it is true. Weather I lay down paint, or ink, or pencil, or pastel, or light, or string it is all done with the same attention to the quality of that line. The aesthetic path that I find myself on began with radio broadcast towers. Those towers ceased to be towers and became parallel lines. Some of the early experimentation with parallel lines was in the form of fluorescent light bulbs (with which I found some fantastic success). However, in all honesty, that feeling of success came too quick. It wasn't enough for me. The refinement continued to produce linear compositions of string that are not unlike mini blinds turned on their side. At its foundation everything is based on the linear element. As I lay out the string into its parallel fashion like I plan to in the Drawing Gallery the dialog extends beyond the two dimensional realm and breaks into the third dimension—hopefully carrying the experience into the next dimension.
Obi: How would you classify you work? Would you? Op art? Minimalist art? It is so refreshing to see someone relevant and working who is not rendering and also, who is not working abstractly. I don't think of your work as abstract, do you?
Brian: I am proud to classify my work as Minimal (Hard Edge Minimalism if I might be so bold). Before me are some fantastic painters that have worked in this fashion, and I hope to someday be lumped in there as a new voice along a well-trodden path. I do tend to make things that create optical friction however, I would not place myself into the category of Op Art—well, not yet at least—hard to see, the future is. I like to think of my work as abstraction, but am still looking for clarification in this sense. I feel that it is abstract, but with such attention to edge and frequency, can it be abstract? An abstraction of an idea of pattern perhaps. Does that make it abstraction? That is my question to you Obi.
I think it does.
As the Drawing Gallery is well into its second year, I have changed up the regular curriculum of high-concept group shows to now, a series of solo shows. The picture above is of the three artists who represents a kind of trilogy in my mind, from left to right, Alex Rosmarin, Dan Nelson and Brian Caraway. The dialogue that has been generated by their respective shows gets exactly to the core of why I started the Drawing Gallery in the first place. Alex's show, ENTANGLED, was up in September and exhibited his amazingly fluid skill of poetic dreamscapes and twisted eroticism. Dan's show is up now, THE ORIGIN AND THE FUTURE OF THE BLOOD, is a show of cut out shapes that make specific reference Pascal's (17th century math guy) theories. The wit implicit in Dan's prolific show stretches what we think of as a drawing and even, a work of art in a larger, historical context. Brian is going to bring his methodic, rhythmic, ultimate vision of art to the space on October 30th. No doubt a cycle will be completed and we will all be the better for it. -obi
You may remember Dan from around the Oakland art and music scene. The man is an institution, at least in my mind. If you want to learn more about him type his name into the search bar at right and see the glorious history. In any case, Dan moved away last year with his wife Lexa Walsh, to Portland, City of Dreams. This show marks a remarkable homecoming for him and his particular flavor of fun, wild, beautiful and wonderous art. I shot the pics below on a recent sojourn through Portland where I stopped and stormed into his basement studio. -obi
Dan Nelson's recent works illustrate 40 of the fragments of Blaise Pascal. In his words: "They are all done with red, grey, and black paper, and will afford you ample opportunity to contemplate death, infinity, passion, God, Jesus, knowledge, caprice, and futility whilst masticating cheese and partaking of the grape. I've been working on these images and thinking about Pascal for almost 4 years, and think this is my best artwork yet. I hope to see you there."
The Reception is this Saturday evening at The Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery. 1165 65th Street. Oakland. California
from Wikipedia:
Pascal's most influential theological work, referred to posthumously as the Pensées ("Thoughts"), was not completed before his death. It was to have been a sustained and coherent examination and defense of the Christian faith, with the original title Apologie de la religion Chrétienne ("Defense of the Christian Religion"). What was found upon sifting through his personal items after his death were numerous scraps of paper with isolated thoughts, grouped in a tentative, but telling, order. The first version of the detached notes appeared in print as a book in 1670 titled Pensées de M. Pascal sur la religion, et sur quelques autres sujets ("Thoughts of M. Pascal on religion, and on some other subjects") and soon thereafter became a classic. One of the Apologie's main strategies was to use the contradictory philosophies of skepticism and stoicism, personalized by Montaigne on one hand, and Epictetus on the other, in order to bring the unbeliever to such despair and confusion that he would embrace God. This strategy was deemed quite hazardous by Pierre Nicole, Antoine Arnauld and other friends and scholars of Port-Royal, who were concerned that these fragmentary "thoughts" might lead to skepticism rather than to piety. Henceforth, they concealed the skeptical pieces and modified some of the rest, lest King or Church should take offense[30] for at that time the persecution of Port-Royal had ceased, and the editors were not interested in a renewal of controversy. Not until the nineteenth century were the Pensées published in their full and authentic text.
Pascal's Pensées is widely considered to be a masterpiece, and a landmark in French prose. When commenting on one particular section (Thought #72), Sainte-Beuve praised it as the finest pages in the French language.[31] Will Durant, in his 11-volume, comprehensive The Story of Civilization series, hailed it as "the most eloquent book in French prose."[32] In Pensées, Pascal surveys several philosophical paradoxes: infinity and nothing, faith and reason, soul and matter, death and life, meaning and vanity—seemingly arriving at no definitive conclusions besides humility, ignorance, and grace. Rolling these into one he develops Pascal's Wager.
Learn more about Dan Nelson's artwork at his art project website http://www.eyeoftheblackbird.net
Alex kicks ass in his new show at Swee(t)Art. Drawings sell for $175 to $250. unframed.
The show is called "Entangled."
Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery
1167 65th Street. Oakland.
Hours Wed thru Sun 12-6pm
Show runs through Sep 19th
(here is an impromptu facebook conversation artist Cheyenne Pallo and I had before Alex's opening last week.)
Obi Kaufmann: Last night Alex says to me: "My drawings are like Oakland, they both remind me of an vacant lot when you were a kid. Wild and dirty. That's why I love this town." Alex Rosmarin's show opens tonight at the gallery. I Hope to see you.
Cheyenne Pallo: Ummm, we should all aspire to filter through some wild. Some filth. Well put. (& I'll be wanderin in, curious eyes & all).
Brian Caraway is one of those few artists who proactively engages my own relationship with reality. I see Brian's patterns in nature, in the city, or in my own sense of a kind of social rhythm that is abstract and largely opaque. I reminded of his work often by simply going about my day, by simply seeing and observing, is not that what "Op" art ultimately aims to achieve? mission accomplished.
His new show up now at Branch Gallery (Address 455 17th Street, Suite 301. Oakland, CA 94612. phone 510.508.1764, click here for website) is a collection of some of his strongest work yet. Click here for Brian's website. Brian will be showing his drawings at the Drawing Gallery on Oct 30. So you will be seeing a great deal more of him around the Swee(t)Art blog as the time approaches.
Dave is actually a studio mate of mine, down the hall at the Hive. It makes studio visits easy. Although Dave doesn't have a website portfolio online right now, you can enter his name in the search bar on this site and get quite a feel of his work over the years that I have been advocating for and curating his art. I asked him a couple of questions in preperation for his inclusion in A SIMPLE BESTIARY at Swee(t)Art tomorrow night.
Obi: You and I have quite a history of working together now. I think it has been about a year and half since your solo show at Zza's Wine Bar. What have you been up to since then? How has your work changed and what are the themes you are dealing with now?
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Obi: Your new work that will be on exhibit at the Drawing Gallery this week was Drawn with a special pen that has certainly given your work a manga-like, decidedly calligraphic feel. How did you find this pen and how do you think it has influenced your style?
Obi: Your built toys are brilliant. If you could, say if you had a magic wand, what would be you masterpiece? That one very special toy, I don't know, maybe that you are planning already…what is it? and what would it do? Any plans to show your real toys anytime soon?
I wanted to take a new picture of Dave but he said there were enough out there. You can type his name in the search bar in the upper right of this page and you can find a bunch of pictures of him if you want.
Dave's drawings will be debuting in the Group Show entitled "A Simple Bestiary" tomorrow night, Saturday, July 10th at Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery at 1167 65th Street. Oakland. He got the night off work, so Dave will be hanging out. It is an epic show.
David Seiler's work rings with talent, energy and discipline. Across media, David's rich figurative work demands the viewer accept his bombastic take on sex, spirituality and classicism. You may have read about David doing back flips in the galleries where he shows his work (the guy teaches gymnastics). Those days are gone for now as David broke he clavicle late last year. Don't worry, It didn't slow him down. He is still a bouncing ball of lightning and creative inertia.
David recently opened the Victorian Rat Gallery on Manila in North Oakland and will be showing some large-scale, animal drawing in A SIMPLE BESTIARY at the Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery, opening July 10th.
Click here to see my first Studio Visit with David over a year ago.
Click here to see my Premium Tattoo show report and see a picture of David flying!
Obi: You and I have been talking about your art since you showed at Premium as part of Art Quest 2 last year. I have always been a huge fan of your work. I know you are totally inspired by old catholic Iconography. I know you are kinda fearless in your imagery, How do you think your upbringing has influenced your work?
David: I was brought up by a Catholic Mexican mother and hippy father with a cynical sister who always supported and accepted things I created. They definitely were the sunshine in my art garden. I have always admired catholic art and design of colonial and post-colonial Mexico. I find it sexy, gaudy, graphic and provocative. My relative's homes in Mexico are filled with Guadeloupe, baby Jesus and popes.
Obi: You just opened Victorian Rat Gallery in your garage. How did that idea come about and what are your plans with it?
David: I'm just trying to inspire more people to show their art. Brianna, my girlfriend, is the one who pushed me and made it happen. She's bossy. I have some amazing artists lined up that will exhibit sculpture, neon art, photography, and graphic design. All solo shows. It's a small, intimate space and is a sweet spot to talk, look at stuff, have a beer or whatever.
Obi: You have this particular eye motif. This totem-like feature that repeats throughout your prolific portfolio and kinda cements the David Seiler brand.. What is the story with how this style came about?
David: It's my Bay Warrior totem. Northwest coast Native American mixed with some Aztec and Mayan, African, and Catholic art. I have all these identities constantly invading my mind. Once back in art school, a professor hosted a trip to Alaska to carve with the Tlingit of Alaska. I couldn't go. It ate me up. A lot of crazy things were going on in my life. I made my Bay warrior to help, guide and protect me. I think he's doing a great job.
Victorian Rat Gallery is located on Manila Ave, in North Oakland. For address and inquiries contact David or Brianna via email at firstname.lastname@example.com
Moises Aragon has a strict sense of design that feeds his practice in a way that is rare, unique and radiant. He will be showing his work (in fact on an ipad! under glass) in the Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery at the Simple Bestiary show on July 10th. I see him pretty often at the Hive as he is my studio mate and often rolls good cigarettes that he shares with me. I love this kid. You can come see his big scale paintings at the Hive this Friday night. There is a preview posted here of the paintings before the show is hung. I recommend this as a great stop on your First Friday tour this week..
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Obi: How did you come to Oakland? I know you are from the South, I wonder how the Art scene differs between here and there.
Moises: I came to Oakland by happenstance. I've been on an artistic nomadic path for the past 8 years and Oakland was just another stop. Though, unlike other cities, Oakland/bay area has always been intriguing region. I was here 3 years ago and explored a lot on foot and I experienced a rich weird culture to say the least. I think it's the lack of pretentiousness that drew me back here.
Miami on the other hand..Miami is a place with great and wonderful art, limitless resources for artists and great exposure for emerging artists but only for four days out of the year. I'm referring to mega art showcase Art Basel Miami Beach, "sister event" of Art Basel Switzerland. For the past 8 years that event has transformed Miami's then non existing art scene into something very ugly; I can run the analogy of an actor trying to hit it big in Hollywood. It's somewhat fizzling down now and the opportunity to actually get shown in galleries is a reality, but make sure you have your Harvard degree handy. I'm being a bit facetious but in reality you really don't need talent in the Magic City. Unless your are a graduate of some sort, have good connections and/or have a lengthy resume your chances of even getting a foot in the door are slim.
Obi: Pink Redux is the name of your show at the Hive in July. Where does this name come from?
Moises: It's a statement; Pink is debuting..for a second time. I've been working on this series for the past 11 years. It started off strictly abstract, heavily influenced by politics..I had great material to work with then. Over time I matured and my work matured and though politics was still an influence it wasn't my main motivation, I was focusing more on conflicting ideologies. A couple of years after that transition I stopped producing tangible work and embraced technology as a medium and a studio. Now I have a traditional studio and I make tangible work that's supplemented by technology and this new work is what's going to be shown, Pink Redux.
Obi: Your work is unabashedly fearless across a number themes that frankly reveal, among other thing, layers of sexual identity. What is your history, briefly stated, with these motifs? For instance, the gas mask meets the underwear…these graphic realities, beautifully rendered, are designed to not only shock but to exist in a decorative space, how do you reconcile the two?
Moises: Referencing an apocalyptic outcome I've always been intrigued by what people would wear. It seems logical to me that not having any resources one would accept a lifestyle of unintended exhibitionism. My characters up the level, especially Pink, due to their untamed nature and unforgiving attitude.
July 2. 2010. Moises Aragon at the Hive. First Friday. 6pm. 301 Jefferson. Oakland. CA
Steven Barich is one of the most considerate men I know. He exudes this kind of Old World artist quality about him that is gentlemanly and introspective. You throw on top of that the gifted hand of an illustrator who doesn't cheapen the pure, intellectual pursuits behind his practice with gimmicky graphics, and I am telling you, you've got a complete package. I hadn't seen his new Jingletown home yet and he invited me over for a weekday cup of tea with his dog gypsy and we talked about making quiet works is a straightforward way.
Obi: It has been a year or so since your Logic Stone show at Rowan Morrison right? How has your relationship to the Scholar's stones changed over the past year? Where does your fascination with them come from?
Steven: Yes, my solo show at RW was last June/July, 2009. A perfect opportunity to have a small, focused exhibition of this new-ish Logic Stone series. Since then, I've followed a logical progression (pun?!) towards a grand 10 large-sized stone series, with small tangents, bumps, rocks…you get the drift…along the way. Although Life with a big L conspires to get in the way of this project, I am slowly but surely rolling along and producing some new work (http://www.stevenbarich.com/html/logicstones/dragonclawcurl.html). I still see the Stones as personal/mystical/peaceful/mysterious sculptures—if you grant me permission to allow drawing to exist for a moment as an object—and I see them not just as artwork to look at, but to live with. They are also heavily invested with my own hand, my time and energy, literally. And from this, I think it is fair to say, each stone is a fragment, a shard, of myself. Own a piece of the artist, today!
Steven continued…
All joking aside, I am fascinated by the process of creating an image or an object that is referencing our desire to meditate on the meaning of a thing, or on simply meaning in general—asking the questions what is this, what am I really seeing, what am I learning in this artwork/viewer situation? But, in a quiet way. These are quiet works, for extended consideration. Furthermore, I am fascinated by a capacity of the artist to make an image or object that can transport the viewer into another place, a memory or an emotional state. Can the Logic Stones do all this? I'll leave that up to others to decide…but the idea that artists still have this beautiful magic skill, and works of art have this power, is what gets me up in the morning, gets me out looking at new work regularly, and as well, getting myself into the atelier.
Obi: How do you classify the disciplines of your work in your own mind? Do you have to? Are you an illustrator or a painter? Does the media dictate or prescribe the artistic proclivity?
Steven: I'm pretty much adverse to pigeon holing. I can say that in the past I've struggled with labeling my art practice in any straightforward, soundbite kinda way—it's just not gonna happen. I am an artist. I try to be very good at the thing—with the medium—I'm using at that moment. skilfulness and craft are my discipline, that's just how I was introduced to art. I am also very much behind pushing myself to do art-making actions that reach an extreme level, such as can be seen in the intensity of mark-making with each Logic Stone. And, not all ideas can be manifested in the same, one medium, so I keep learning about my limits as an image maker…then push on beyond them.
Obi: Your award winning blog ARTOPIC.ORG is a wonderful resource with a world class way about it that seems to transcend provinciality. How did you go about starting the website and what are your future plans with it?
Steven: Talking about visual art, pushing forward ideas, interpretations, reactions and the like, challenging what you're given, responding, discussing again…this is why I started Artopic. Because the East Bay art scene is on the up and up, there is a real need to write one's own history, so to speak. It was and still is my desire that Artopic could function as an online portal to that: local and inter-local authors would reflect on their "scenes," and a conversation, dialogue around those reactions, would create an awesome feedback loop, generating an immediate and non-academic record/history. So, big idea brought to a small action, really. Artopic, unfortunately, has been rocky in my desired audience participation. But hey! All the contributions by authors do create a unique picture of the local scene, so far…go check it out! As for now and the future, I keep passing out invites to unique local voices to jump on the Artopic bandwagon, and anyone with an inkling to join as an author is welcome to contact me.
Steven's Drawings will be featured in the group show "A Simple Bestiary", premiering July 10th at Swee(t)Art Drawing Gallery.
I am so proud of the line up of artists showing at Swee(t)Art Drawing Galery next month, among them, some of the best illustrators and drawing artists in the Bay Area: Steven Barich (with Gypsy), Sera Sexton, Moises Aragon, Michael Eli, David Seiler (exposed) and Dave Higgins. The show is entitled "A Simple Bestiary". and opens July 10th.
Put July 10th on your calendar. The Compound is having a great group show too. The two galleries (along with Professor Squirrel) share a storefront. 1167 65th Street. Oakland California.
" A Simple Bestiary",
The Sweetart Drawing Gallery
1167 65th street, Oakland, California.
Show includes, artists:
Show Runs July 10th through August 8 , 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, July 10th, 6-9pm
First Friday Reception Friday August 6th 7-10pm
Tea (Last Sunday of Show) Sunday August 8th 3-6pm
This show represents the core of what, to me, Drawing means: mark making as reaction to the animal world. Remember Lascaux. Remember Altamira. Think Post-primal modernism; figuration meets abstraction. This exhibit of unframed work, namely media clipped to the gallery wall, is unassuming and free; torn from the sketchbooks of amazingly talented artists, this show is a return to the core ideals of the Drawing Gallery: great, original, proto-work presented as complete because of its creative novelty.
"This Invented Earth"
The Sweetart Drawing Gallery at 6602 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, California.
Show Runs May 29th through July 4th , 2010
Opening Reception Saturday, may 29th, 6-9pm
First Friday Reception Friday June 4th 7-10pm
Tea (Last Sunday of Show) Sunday July 4th 3-6pm
participating artists:
This show is based around the origin of the created worlds by artists working in a variety of media. The gathered roster will include emerging and established artists from a regional and national level who have built their careers on exploring their voice in worlds of their own making. This show is interested in the moment of genesis in the artist's eye, when the artist almost as an explorer, finds their own brave new world in a moment captured in the simple act of making line.
(above) the artist's shoes posing with Rosco. Left, Kara, middle, Micke, right, John.
The enchanting Kara Joslyn in from of her Horizon series of Drawings that seem to render a place of utopian design and living, a place where I would like to live in a time period somewhere between 1976 and 2076.
Nobody scares me more, or makes me laugh harder than the wonderful John Rogers…a difficult and unique balance that he strikes effortlessly. Here Johnstands in front of his Racoonapocalypse drawings that actually glow in the dark.
The dashing Micke Tong in front of his Earthling series: rendered figures who's scaled skin seems to scintallate in a strangely familiar way.
the Show runs through July 4th. The Gallery is opening Wednesday through Sunday, 12-6pm.
1167 65th Street. Oakland. California.
Obi Kaufmann. Curator, operator, phone 925.951.7501
The Drawing Gallery operates philosophically from a place near the origin of visual art. As a force in the world, Drawing separates humanity from all other terrestrial life-forms with its mysterious ability to transmit rudimentary information about beauty, mortality and emotive trans-generational divinations. Modern Art has subdivided itself into a million nodes of fashion and commodity and still there remains this mark-making impulse that ties us to the beginning of all art which begat then language: writing, theater, the visual arts, et al. The Drawing…the first beautiful word of the hand, the first dance, where the mind meets the eye and the creative spark is kindled and kept.
Swee(t)Art? Yes. It used to be a magazine,and then a website…now a gallery. Mixing both the Sweet and the Tart, Swee(t)Art has always been about the many flavors of contemporary Oakland . Although the gallery is committed to showcase regional and national art and the focus is on the local community, the scope of the work is not provincial and the themes, craftsmanship and presentation of all the high-concept shows at Swee(t)Art are of the highest aspiration in both presentation (of the individual) and cohesiveness (of the group).


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The classic era of the long-running comedy show Red Dwarf – Series III to VI – had Time Holes, White Holes, Psi Moons, Reality Bubbles, Rimmer transformed into a James Bond-style hero, and even a meeting with the crew's future selves gone bad. The final episode of Series XII, Skipper takes some of these traditions of the series of the universe going wrong and the crew in the middle receiving the surreal consequences.
After a number of funny scenes where it's best to say the reverse of what you want – something Cat fails to understand with hilarious effect – it's revealed that Kryten has been tinkering in the science bay, and as usual in this show, something has gone wrong and reality has been fractured, causing different possibilities to be played out. Last time this was the plot, Rimmer was shown his heroic alter ego Ace Rimmer – much to his jealous annoyance – but this time, things might be different…
Lister and Cat and Kryten have finally settled on their fate of being trapped on a battered old spaceship, but not that for old Arnold J. Rimmer has never liked his life – before and after he died – and has always thought he never got the breaks (but let's be fair, he never put the work in). So with a convenient piece of tech, Rimmer gets the chance to leap around the multiverse, intent on finding a better reality than the one he disappointedly finds himself with every morning.
This is not a new concept for science fiction comedy, in fact animated shows "Family Guy" and "Rick and Morty" went there first, with alternative decisions regularly explored in the latter. This episode of Red Dwarf however hints at more dark and reversed dimensions, with Rimmer being sacrificed by the crew as cult druids, or unseen goings on with elephant sound effects.
Things then settle down into more of a nostalgic multiverse trip, and this is where the fan in me was made very happy. There are little moments of joy, as we are given a tour around the early days of the series, with the return of several old favourites. This has happened before – specifically in Series VIII – but it's done so much better here. Returning characters are given much better lines than their original comebacks in the late Nineties. This is the series treading old ground, but doing it really well.
Though very much a Rimmer-centric episode, Craig Charles gets to shine too as he appears in several different versions of Lister. Cat too has a makeover as the visually hilarious Mr Rat. Only Kryten is left out of the multiverse concept, and though we were treated to a mechanoid mash-up a few episodes back, I would have liked to seen what other realities had in store for him.
The call-backs and the return of the bunk room were very nicely played; only for me, it appeared to be the set from Series VIII, not Series I, so that was a missed opportunity. The only thing the episode particularly lacked was a great punchline. I kept waiting for a last minute twist – such as Rimmer accepting a new reality, but turning out to be amongst a ship full of polymorphs, or being with his own evil twin – but no. Thinking the real ending through, Rimmer's acceptance that he doesn't have it so bad is similar to his discovery of his true parentage in series 10; for a moment he is content, but knowing Arnold it won't last.
If Series XII is the last we see of Red Dwarf, then this is going out on a high. Given that writer and co-creator Doug Naylor seems to have hit on a formula that very nearly reaches the comic heights of the show's classic era, I hope there's an alternative universe where the show ends, so in this universe we can look forward to Season XIII and more.

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Just a word, before getting into Hamed Abdel-Samad's book Islamic Fascism.
I'm blogging about Hamed Abdel-Samad not because he's a hero of mine. I don't see him in those terms, but more like a kindred spirit, somebody who has been fucked over by religion and has decided to fight back. I have to admit I admire anybody who can express a hostility to religion without fear, especially when doing so means you need a police escort.
Most of the people I know are pretty down on organized religion, but don't make a career out of getting it off our backs – or trying to. He's on the same wave length as Bill Maher and the whole gang of "New Atheists," from Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris to Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett, except he's working in Germany and with Islam instead of Christianity as his starting point.
I understand the passion for bashing religion in my bones. After a couple decades scraping out the self-loathing that had seeped into those bones, put there by homophobes convinced they were doing the Lord's work, I realized if they were so wrong about homosexuality they were doubtless wrong about a whole bunch of other things. Homophobia went from being an oppressive force to being a useful mechanism for recognizing the damage done by those who sacralize their fears and prejudices. In time I came to recognize others who were using the racism or sexism or ethnocentrism they found in their local religions in the same way. Germany and Austria are blessed with a surprising (to me, anyway) number of feminist women who identify with Islam but make more or less the same arguments Hamed Abdel-Samad is making, that without serious reform, Islam remains a pernicious force, and not a religion to take delight in - Necla Kelek, Seyran Ateş, Arzu Toker, Mina Ahadi, and Lamya Kaddor, to name a few. Nor, I should mention in passing, does Germany corner the market on feminist Muslims. Check out Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Wafa Sultan, Irshad Manji… the list continues to grow.
It wasn't just Hamed Abdel-Samad's atheism that drew me to him initially. I heard him talking at one point about the restoration of military power in Egypt and the overthrow of democratically elected prime minister Morsi. You know the paradox about tolerance, that the only thing that one must never tolerate is intolerance. Abdel-Samad uses this argument when defending the coup that brought down a democratically elected leader – the first in Egypt's history.
The standard liberal line is that elections are everything, and that once elected president, Morsi should have been removed only after another election. Not so, says Abdel-Samad. Many people think that when people vote to make the shariah the law of the land, as it is in Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Brunei, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sudan and Mauritania, as long as they do this by majority vote, the vote must be respected: the majority should get what it wants. But the shariah, Abdel-Samad points out, is a belief system in which God, not man, determines right and wrong and is at heart an anti-democratic belief system, in direct opposition to democracy.
This is what is at the heart of the culture war between the two systems, he says. It's not between East and West, or between Islam and the non-Islamic world, but between those who would have God rule and those who would have man rule. The world sees the Egyptian military removing a man from office who was elected to that office and jumps to the conclusion that the military is doing what it has always done. It is throwing its support behind the non-Muslim totalitarian oligarchs that have always ruled in Egypt. What they don't see, and what they should see, says Abdel-Samad, is that Morsi and his followers in the Muslim Brotherhood were in the process of dismantling the democratic institutions of the country. Including elections where they might have been voted out of office.
That raises the question of what we mean by democracy. Do we mean only the process? The institutions? The instruments? Or do we mean the spirit of democracy? Morsi, according to Abdel-Samad, illustrates the distinction between legal and legitimate. Morsi was "legally" elected. But he was not a legitimate leader for a democracy, because he refused to follow the rules of democracy. He attempted to dismantle the justice system, remove voting rights. You don't judge a democracy merely by how a person is elected to office, but by the ability to remove a person from office.
I have heard this issue debated a couple times, without being able to take sides on the issue. Until I can, I want to make sure Abdel-Samad's views are heard. And not just in the German-speaking world.


text: Anyone have a basic example of an automated algorithm for equities? I don't know how these work. So, I will venture my own basic idea to get flamed or added to. If you know how these really work, post it here. For stocks having a certain average daily volume, say, over 200,000 shares a day, find stocks with a bid ask spread of one half of one percent or better. Also filter with stocks having a beta under 1.25. Now we have stable stocks with workable volume, and wider bid ask spreads. Place bid and ask one penny ahead of the current bid and ask. Adjust bids and asks with beta-adjusted percentage movements in the S&P mini. It's incomplete I know. I thought of it, and typed it, in 5 minutes. For those who know, what's missing? What I don't understand most of all, is an automated system in stocks with news, or strongly trending stocks. I hear algorithms trade those markets as well as other markets. But, doesn't the algorithm keep selling, or at least selling and covering for small losses as soon as a loss is incurred?


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The October 1995 bankruptcy of Regency Cruises is still unsettled and a final conclusion may not occur until year's end - more than two years after the line filed for Chapter 11.
At press time, the case proceeds as a Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a plan for liquidation and passengers and agents still await reimbursement.
A resolution had seemed imminent in February when it was reported by Cruise Industry News that Freehill, Hogan & Mahar - the legal representative for Newcastle Protection & Indemnity Association - expected to issue reimbursement notices to roughly 4,000 claimants, representing 11,000 passengers, for about $3 million in payments starting in March.
Three months later, notification had not begun, and the process is now set to start in 30 to 60 days. When they are finally issued, the reimbursement payments will come from a $15 million Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) bond, a mandatory posting by cruise operators as evidence of their financial responsibility to indemnify passengers in the event of non-performance of transportation for certain passenger-carrying vessels that embark passengers at U.S. ports.
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In the Regency situation, however, thousands of passengers had booked passage on ships departing non U.S. ports, and therefore are not eligible to recoup lost monies through the FMC guaranty.
Zachary Kass, an attorney at Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP, which is representing the group of unsecured creditors, said a significant number of passengers and agents do not qualify for the FMC coverage and therefore have filed as unsecured creditors.
Kass added that his flrm has sought recourse to bend the strict language and interpretation of the FMC requirements, but to no avail. "We have been working to convince the bankruptcy judge or Newcastle itself to extend the scope of coverage," said Kass.
Kass also estimated that unsecured creditors will most likely be paid 25 to 30 cents on the dollar.
Additional money could come from an ongoing lawsuit filed by creditors against the issuer of Regency's corporate insurance policy and the former officers of Regency, he said.
According to Kass and other sources, the Regency hearing bas been hampered by the high number of claimants, as well as by some jockeying between secured and unsecured creditors for pay-outs.
"Everything has taken longer than we had hoped for," noted Kass.


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The national bestselling author of Knot Guilty is back, as Molly Pink and the Tarzana Hookers get a dangerous lesson on crafty criminals... Knitting and crocheting books are selling like crazy at the bookstore where Molly works, so to keep the customers coming, she sets up a series of classes where the Tarzana Hookers can pass on their skills to others: a Yarn University. The only problem is the teacher of the most popular seminar-Sheila-is getting a massive case of stage fright about being in front of a crowd. To ease Sheila's nerves, the Hookers plan a practice class at crocheter CeeCee's mansion. But before the lesson begins, Molly and the gang stumble upon a dead body in the apartment above CeeCee's garage. Now, Molly must unravel the clues to find a killer quickly-or school might be out forever... Delicious recipes & crochet patterns included!
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Puzzle 4 – Easy as Skyscrapers
I encountered this type in the 2011 24HPC set by Salih Alan and Murat Mehmet Sevim. They had two grids: 6×6 and 7×7 – both had relatively high point values. I decided on a 6×6 and drew five empty grids on my puzzle-making notebook devoted to just this single puzzle. My solving path starts at the bottom right.
Then you'd reach several this-or-that choices where one choice would quickly come to an abrupt end forcing you to take another route. This puzzle was also troublesome during test-solving. I had to add a couple of more clues to make this a decent puzzle without too much guessing.
Puzzle 5 – Spy Skyscrapers
Spy Skyscrapers is my own idea (as far as I know). I wanted the photos to have a more essential role than the skyscrapers clues. I started by dishing out the 2345 sequences around the grid and work from that. From the skyscrapers clue, there are two ways to place all the 6s but only one pattern had the 6-6 pairs that are a chess knight step away from each other.
Now you pick one fork in the road. One pattern ends quickly after placing all the 5s. The other path is the more promising one and leads to this solution.
The ending was quite guess-y but the photos covering 6 cells made the puzzle easy enough to solve near the end. Did you see the top left photo appearing twice? That was lucky!


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You'd think this was Seattle or something, what with the great selection of good coffee shops and drive-thrus all around the Reno / Tahoe area. Getting a java jolt isn't a problem around here.
Hub Coffee Roasters
Address727 Riverside Dr, Reno, NV 89503-5561, USA
Phone+1 775-453-1911
Hub Coffee Roasters serves only the finest brews from a combination of organic, Fair Trade, co-op grown, and shadegrown coffees, cultivated in a sustainable manner and without pesticides. Hub opened its second location on Riverside Drive in 2013. Visit the website and you can order coffee online.
32 Cheney Street, Reno, NV 89501
(775) 323-3482
727 Riverside Drive, Reno, NV 89503
(775) 323-1911
Kona Gold Coffee, Wine, Cocktails
Address3304 S McCarran Blvd, Reno, NV 89502-6451, USA
Phone+1 775-826-1616
Good location facing McCarran Blvd. in south Reno. Kona Gold started as a coffee house (which it still is) and has expanded its offerings to include wine, cocktails, and a menu that includes breakfast, salads, and sandwiches.
3304 S. McCarran Boulevard #101, Reno, NV 89502
(Mira Loma Shopping Center)
(775) 826-1616
The Human Bean of Reno
Address8050 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89511-8909, USA
Phone+1 775-853-2326
This is strictly a drive-thru, right on busy S. Virginia Street south of the Meadowood Mall. A second location is on equally busy McCarran Boulevard.
8050 S. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89511
(775) 853-2326
3915 S. McCarran Boulevard, Reno, NV 89502
(775) 800-1544
The Purple Bean
Address1315 W 7th St, Reno, NV 89503-4164, USA
Phone+1 775-787-2827
Northwest Reno hosts the Purple Bean. It's been around a long time and offers a comfortable place to enjoy your coffee, which is what a good coffeehouse is supposed to do.
(775) 787-2827
Walden's Coffeehouse
Address3940 Mayberry Dr, Reno, NV 89519-2197, USA
Phone+1 775-787-3307
The west Reno location puts Walden's out in the burbs. Good coffee and tea, gourmet goodies, and free WiFi.
(775) 787-3307
Address330 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89501, USA
Phone+1 775-324-7200
Love it or hate it, this biggest chain of coffee stores is everywhere around the Truckee Meadows. You can get regular brewed coffee, numerous specialty coffee drinks, teas, and a variety of sweet treats and some real food. Many locations offer drive-up service, which is quite popular. Besides stand alone stores, there are locations in shopping malls and inside some of the casinos. Rather than list them all, I refer you to Google search or the Starbucks Store Locator.
Swill Coffee and Wine
Address3366 Lakeside Ct, Reno, NV 89509-4853, USA
Phone+1 775-823-9876
Swill offers locally roasted and brewed coffee beans, plus selected wines and craft beers. Food and other products are obtained from local sources. The atmosphere is casual and friendly like the local hangout it is intended to be. The work of local artists graces the walls. Performers like comedians and musicians are featured from time to time.
3366 Lakeside Drive, Reno, NV 89509
(775) 823-9876
The Laughing C.A.T.
Address3545 Airway Dr # 110, Reno, NV 89511-1847, USA
Phone+1 775-851-8887
The Laughing C.A.T. features coffees roasted on the premises and a large selection of fine teas sold in bulk. You can also pick up accessories like tea pots for brewing up said teas. Coffee can be purchased by the pound, either whole bean or ground. There a couple of tables inside should you wish to enjoy a cup while visiting. Owner Mark Fleming has been serving up his coffees and teas for many years at what is now exactly a central location, so he must be doing something right.
3545 Airway Dr. #110, Reno, NV 89511
(775) 851-8887
Bibo Coffee Company
Address460 S Sierra St, Reno, NV 89509-1912, USA
Phone+1 775-329-2114
Bibo offers coffee made from a variety of beans, some from local company Kolika Gourmet Coffee Roasters. You can also enjoy a selection of teas and baked goods.
460 S. Sierra Street, Reno, NV 89509
(775) 329-2114
945 Record Street, Reno, NV 89512
(775) 348-8087
75 Foothill Road, Reno, NV 89511
(775) 384-1809
Lighthouse Coffee Company
Address325 Harbour Cove Dr #121, Sparks, NV 89434, USA
Phone+1 775-470-5301
5255 Vista Boulevard, Sparks, NV 89436
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The Environmental Science program at UMF is housed in the Department of Natural Sciences. We currently offer a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies/Environmental Science, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Science.
Students enrolled in this program participate in a rigorous curriculum designed to provide them with an interdisciplinary background in Environmental Science, while allowing them the flexibility to specialize in their specific area of interest. Unlike many environmental science programs, the emphasis of UMF's program is on science rather than policy. Opportunities for field and laboratory research, along with internships, small class sizes, and close faculty-student relations, are among some of the advantages enjoyed by UMF students. Our graduates have used their UMF education as a stepping stone to further studies and technical careers with employers such as U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Maine Office of GIS, and private laboratories and consulting firms. Other students have elected to pursue graduate studies at institutions such as Cornell University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Rhode Island, among others.


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Never has something been more relatable. After two successful dates, Tanya Rad and "Dr. W" have taken things to the next level — FaceTime unannounced sans makeup 😂 On Wednesday, June 13, Tanya hilariously recalled to wingman Ryan Seacrest how "Dr. W" FaceTimed her after she had just gotten out of the shower and was innocently chatting with her roommate in her kitchen before bed.
"I'm talking to my roommate and all of a sudden who starts beeping in on FaceTime?" Tanya asked Ryan.
"Dr. W!" Ryan exclaimed.
"Mind you, my hair is sopping wet," Tanya continued. "I'm wet as a dog. I have no makeup on. I go like this [duck]. I duck down on the ground because I don't want him to see me … I panicked," Tanya added, laughing. "I didn't know what to do and then I kind of realized the new me … I just called him back … wet hair, no makeup."
"I have so many questions. First of all, did he see the Nick Jonas poster on your wall or did you hide that?" Ryan joked.
"I FaceTime all the time. I really enjoy FaceTime, but I was ill-prepared for this ambush — I was really caught off guard," Tanya concluded. "In my head, I was going through what could I do to make myself look better and then I was, like, I'm so just ready for bed and like wet, there's nothing I can do."
Fret not though because after their ~*~candid~*~ FaceTime they've secured another date! Date No. 3 is scheduled for Thursday, June 14, and you betcha we will be getting an update on Friday.
Watch the hilarious video above and sound off in the comments with your own funny date stories.


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Note: Testank is optimized for the new Chrome and Firefox versions. Any other browser might require the Unity plugin to be present!
Testank is a new kind of arcade game combining simple game play inspired by old school games like Asteroids with new features such as real-time online multiplayer, player ranking and unique artificial intelligence controlled fish.
Controls: The mouse is all you need. Left mouse button moves your fish towards the mouse cursor and the right mouse button activates the special bubble or cake attack!
You play a catfish that needs to gather food to gain points while avoiding obstacles and fighting competitors. Sounds simple? Give it a try!
In Arena Mode you compete with other players for food. The player that finds the most food within 2 minutes wins the game. Players can be other people playing the game at the same time or a bots controlled by artificial intelligence. After every game your ranking will be updated. The more games you win the higher your ranking and the stronger your opponents become! Fun fact: The AI is automatically generated by an algorithm. The ones that get the highest ranking will be used to create even better AI!
In Challenge Mode you are on your own and need to get as many points as possible while evading the red obstacles. If you get hit the game is over. It is basically the Flappy Bird mode ...
Testank is my first game project as part of my Artificial Life Vision. The idea that a game can evolve instead of being programmed and scripted. Testank only applies this to the behavior of your opponents but in the future I want to make games that contain enemies that are entirely procedurally generated based on their interactions with each other and the player!
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Enterprise Insurance, Safety & Danger Management
On high of the entire different things that it's good to take into account once you start what you are promoting, is whether or not or not that you must have business insurance. The coverages required to guard a business correctly will at all times rely on the type of enterprise and the risk that's related to every business. Additionally, if you happen to determine to add companies to your organization you'll need to consider the likelihood that extra insurance coverage will probably be needed.
A few of these coverages embrace Skilled Legal responsibility Enterprise Insurance coverage, Errors & Omissions Coverage, Business Equipment Coverage insurance, Pollution Coverage insurance, Cargo Coverage enterprise insurance, Ocean & Marine Insurance coverage, Aviation Insurance coverage, and so on.
You will want separate insurance coverage policies to cowl skilled services, vehicles and your workers. The cost of basic legal responsibility coverage can vary due to factors just like the business' dimension, location and business, in addition to the limits and deductibles which are selected.
When you've got questions about insurances for small businesses, our licensed insurance advisors may also help. The owners liability endorsement is usually out there only to companies which have few enterprise-associated guests, corresponding to writers. We would like our customers to understand our common liability insurance coverage.
Areas that must be reviewed at the very least yearly are property insurance coverage, basic legal responsibility, staff compensation and vehicle. Commercial property insurance policies also often exclude protection of firm-owned automobiles. Business Property Business Insurance covers a business for substitute of Buildings, Indicators, Business Stock, or Personal Property.


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SCCC/ATS Board Of Trustees Meet, Express Concerns Of Dodge City Merger
KSCB News - May 9, 2014 8:11 am
The Seward County Community College/Area Technical School Board of Trustees Monday expressed concerns in a resolution regarding its position about a proposed merger or affiliation of Fort Hays State University and Dodge City Community College.
"This would obviously have an impact on us, and it would be substantial," said board member Dustin Ormiston.
Unintended consequences could harm the entire western third of the state — including Dodge City itself, noted board chair Ron Oliver.
In its resolution, the SCCC/ATS board noted concerns shared by Garden City Community College and Colby Community College, which could experience a "detrimental negative impact on enrollment, employer engagement and workforce development initiatives already in place."
College president Duane Dunn said the resolution, supported by the deans and administration, could heighten awareness in Liberal, Seward County and across the state of Kansas.
"Sometimes, you need to bring attention to something that has potential negative consequences," he said. "This is a concern to some of the other community college presidents in Kansas. If the domino hits, what's the next phase?" A merger between a state university and a community college could set a costly and problematic precedent, observed board counsel Kerry McQueen.
Ormiston, a certified professional accountant, echoed such cautions.
"This resolution isn't necessarily against anything; it's not a slap in the face; it just says it needs to be vetted more."
The board approved the purchase of a 3-D printer for the Drafting and Design Technology program, at a cost of $21,250.00 from DepCo. of Pittsburg.
"The 3-D printer has really revolutionized the design/drafting industry," said instructor Steve Merz. "This is the coming thing in industry. Drafters are now doing this from their workstations. It saves thousands of dollars setting up special tooling, and the material costs." At SCCC/ATS, the new printer will allow students to print and evaluate models of items like elbow joints or other projects, using a material that resembles Weed-Eater string.
"There are lots of applications for this. It's really new technology," he noted. The addition of 3-D printing can also serve as a powerful recruiting tool for the program, said Merz. Dean of Career and Technical Education Janese Thatcher agreed.
"Drafting needs a wow factor," said Thatcher.
The trustees voted unanimously to approve the purchase with board member Rick Brenneman noting that he was pleased to add advanced technology to the program.
The Board approved the purchase and installation of an air conditioning unit in the technical building in the amount of $14,999.00 from Sepulveda's Appliance in Liberal. This is part of the Title V grant funded renovations, which included distance education opportunities.
In other business, the board heard reports from Dean of Academic Affairs Cynthia Rapp, Dean of Student Services Celeste Donovan, Thatcher and Dean of Finance and Operations Dennis Sander. The SCCC/ATS Foundation funded five additional new Presidential Scholarships for 2014-15, and college representatives plan to attend 21 graduation ceremonies or award events in outlying communities.
Upcoming events include: evening final exams, May 7-13; day final exams May 14-16; a student art exhibit, also May 7-13; Nursing Capping and Pinning ceremony, 7:30 p.m. May 9 in the gym; commencement, 10 a.m. May 10 in the gym; Kansas State High School Diploma graduation, 3 p.m. May 9 in the gym; Telolith arts journal reception at 12:30 p.m. May 13 in the Shank Humanities Building; and retirement reception, 3-5 p.m. May 19 in SW229 C/D.
Allied Health Careers Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., May 28 and 29. Environmental Science and the Food Safety and Science Academies are June 2 through June 5.
The first summer session begins Tuesday, May 27, with two subsequent sessions starting June 2 and July 7.


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That Mennonite Joke, Crash Site win Gimli pitch competitions
Orlando Braun, Jorge Requena and Sonya Ballantyne took home prizes for their projects following the 2014 edition of the Gimli Film Festival.
Orlando Braun and Jorge Requena of Prairie Boy Productions have won the MTS Stories From Home pitch competition for their project, That Mennonite Joke.
Requena and Braun, along with nine other filmmaking teams, had three minutes to pitch their projects to industry professionals at the 2014 edition of the Gimli Film Festival, held in Gimli, MB. The competition accepts unscripted and non-fiction documentary-style projects that tell the stories of Manitoba communities.
As winners of the competition, Braun and Requena secured a $20,000 production deal with MTS Stories From Home. MTS Stories from Home – formerly known as Winnipeg on Demand – features programming from independent Manitoba producers.
In other Gimli pitch competitions, Sonya Ballantyne took home the RBC Emerging Filmmaker competition prize for her short film Crash Site. Ballantyne and four other filmmakers pitched their projects to an industry panel at the festival. Ballantyne received $10,000 in production funds from RBC, a $1,000 gift certificate from William F. White and an industry mentorship through the National Screen Institute.
Crash Site will also premiere at next year's edition of the Gimli film festival.
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Betty Bliss Nurses a Hangover
"As promised in my earlier interview with Chad Thomas and Piper Frost, the stars of the new Caution: Filling is Hot, I'm willing to tell you all about their big launch party at the Marriott Plaza last night, but I beg you—no questions today. And if anyone raises their voice above a whisper, I will not be held accountable for my actions. Mandy, if you knock anything else on the floor—and I'll hear it—you're fired. Not…today.
I'd like to say I had my finger on the pulse of this gala affair; unfortunately, I was the victim of Chad's evil mother.
Alice, you won't know when, you won't know where, but it's happening. I owe you.
That woman must have been a bartender in a former life. Or the hostess from hell. I never had an empty glass in my hand.
I'd also like to say that I behaved with grace and decorum, but, well, the pictures out this morning took care of that. It's true, and I'm not proud of it, I did get shoveled into the back of Alice's limo by three male guests. Thank god, I can't remember them.
Gentlemen, thank you for your service last night, but please, don't call me with reminders. Just a moment.
I need aspirin, Mandy. How did you not understand what I was signaling and mouthing to you through the glass? Honestly.
Sorry about that. Anyway, I'm going to put on a repeat of my Coming Attractions interview with Chad and Piper then go home, gently lay a cool compress on my forehead, and hope I can face tomorrow with my usual plucky disposition. Thanks for understanding. This is Betty Bliss, signing off. Good morning to you."
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If your child struggles to breathe and becomes irritable due to cough and mucus secretion, seek immediate medical attention. He may be suffering from a bronchiolitis attack.
As a parent, you are always trying to keep your child in the best of health. But young children being prone to infections, they are bound to fall ill. Read our post and get the answers to your questions regarding bronchiolitis in your toddler.
What Is Bronchiolitis?
Bronchiolitis is an infection found in the respiratory tract. Bronchiolitis is a viral disease that affects the bronchioles, little air passages, in your little one's lungs. During such infections, the bronchioles swell up and hinder the flow of oxygen to the lungs.
Bronchiolitis is most common among young children, who are below two-years-old. Typically, it happens to babies who are six months old. Winters and early spring are common seasons when your little one can contract the infection. A mild attack of bronchiolitis may last only for a day or so. But in worst cases it may last up to five to twelve days where the first three days are the most critical for your toddler.
You must look out for more serious signs and symptoms to ring the alarm. Understanding the causes, symptoms and treatment will help you take care of your toddler better.
[ Read: Asthma In Toddlers ]
What Causes Bronchiolitis In Toddlers?
It actually starts when your toddler catches a cold, suffers from flu or even sinus infection.
- The virus that causes these problems can actually be spread to your bronchi and stay there.
- Once they actually hold up there they cause inflammation, swelling and even block the passages with mucus.
- Bronchiolitis is when mucus gets filled in the air passage.
- It is caused by viral infection.
Signs And Symptoms Of Bronchiolitis In Toddlers:
It is essential for you to know the bronchiolitis symptoms in toddlers to be able to ring the alarm on time. Look for these symptoms before consulting the doctor:
- Starts with common cold
- Runny nose
- Tiredness
- Sore throat
- Light fever
After a few days these symptoms get worse:
- Breathlessness
- Tachypnea or fast breathing
- You can hear a wheezing or whistling sound when your toddler breathes
- Whooping cough
- Due to the lack of oxygen, your toddler's skin may appear bluish in colour. In medical terms, it is cyanosis.
- Your toddler's ribs may appear to sink inwards as he inhales air
- You can hear a crackling sound in his lungs
- Stuffy nose
- Vomiting
- Lethargy
- Your toddler may not drink enough fluids due to heavy breathing
- Weakened Immune system
- Apnea is a serious sleep disorder that occurs due to abnormal breathing patterns. It is a common symptom of bronchiolitis.
- Fever may rise after first few days
[ Read: Sore Throat In Toddlers ]
Seeking Medical Advice:
Usually, if your toddler has mild symptoms, you may not need to seek medical advice. You may simply look after them at home.
Remember, if your baby shows any of the above-discussed symptoms, contact your general physician as soon as you can. You must not ignore any of the signs and symptoms, especially if your baby is less than 12 weeks of age.
Signs that warrant immediate medical attention are:
- If your toddler faces severe breathing difficulties.
- If your toddler breathes rapidly and at a faster rate than 60 breaths per minute.
- If your toddler's breathing stops for a long time.
- If your toddler's skin starts turning pale.
- If the tongue starts turning blue or pale.
- If you find it difficult to wake your toddler up from his sleep.
If you notice any of the above signs in your toddler suffering from bronchiolitis, seek immediate medical help.
[ Read: Home Remedies For Cold In Toddlers ]
Treatment For Bronchiolitis In Toddlers:
Here are ways to treat bronchiolitis in your toddler, in consultation with the doctor:
- Caused By Bacteria: A general antibiotic course will cure the problem.
- Caused By Virus: It generally takes around 10 days for the condition to improve.
In the meantime:
- Give lots of fluids and water to your toddler to relieve his congestion in the respiratory tract and avoid dehydration.
- Do not give cough suppressant. It is important for your toddler to cough out the mucus.
- Give honey to soothe throat and relive cough but only if your toddler is over one year, as else it can lead to food poisoning.
- Use a humidifier to help your toddler breathe better.
- Get your toddler to rest plenty.
- You may also try nasal drops to relieve congestion and ease out breathing.
- Breastfeed your little one frequently so that he doesn't develop weakness in the body and his immune system can fight back with the infection.
Things You Must Know:
You must immediately seek medical help if any of the symptoms worsen.
- On an average, it takes about 12 days for bronchiolitis to cure completely.
- This illness touches its peak mostly on the 2ndand 3rd day and gradually starts improving thereafter.
- The time between getting infected and symptoms showing up may vary between days to up to a week.
- It is best advised to prevent bronchiolitis in your toddler as much as you can.
- Encourage him to wash hands often and keep them away from the members who smoke.
- Keep your toddler's utensils separately so that microbes and germs don't spread.
- Often, cigarette smoke is found to be one of the prime causes of toddler bronchiolitis.
Bronchiolitis is totally treatable if looked after well and treated well on time. So do not panic and seek help at the right time.
Did your little munchkin ever suffer from bronchiolitis? How did you deal with it? Do you have any tips for mommies in similar situations? Tell us your two cents and help other mommies. Leave a comment below.
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I said by accident because it was not really done based on a plan. As of yesterday I was not even sure on going to Samal because I was wary of the tight security because two Heads of State (President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia) will be in Kudos Port in Panacan, Davao City near the President Duterte office in Davao or what is called as "Panacanang" (the question was how near one can get without some sort of official pass) and I was sure there will be suspension of voyages for some hours. And I thought Aris Refugio, the superb Samal ship spotter will have a better vantage point than me although what he needed might be a superzoom cam.
Kudos Port by Aris Refugio
What attracted me, however, was the knowledge that there will be plenty of ships around because even yesterday there were already nine ships off Sta. Ana port in what me and Aris call the "South Davao anchorage". I already noticed the bottling of ships and I was sure it will be more bottled today since three Chinese warships were coming to Davao. I was actually amazed by the coincidence of the inauguration with two Heads of State and the coming of three China warships (were the Chinese ships there for additional security?).
But I decided to go anyway this morning. The Chinese warships were attraction enough and the knowledge of bottled ships was the bonus. I went not for the inauguration because I was not even sure of the schedule or what will happen. I thought the event will be confined to Kudos Port and there was no decent way to approach it when the two Heads of State were there (and it turned out the First Ladies were also there).
I did not go to Sta. Ana Port. In the morning the shots there are lousy because the cam is against the sun. I thought it would be best to cross to Samal because Sasa Port is best covered in the morning as the sun will be behind me. And if there are ships in Pakiputan Strait aside from Sasa Port it will be bonus. Plus if there is some happening in Kudos Port that is visible it will be another bonus.
I got off at Mae Wess Port. The passenger queue was up to the gate. It was hot and humid but since I was there already I waited a little. But somehow I guessed I was in the wrong place and I backed out and went to Km. 11 Port. I thought the queue there is shorter although the boat's run is further from Sasa Port.
Start of the inaugural voyage of Super Shuttle RORO 12 with water salute (M. Baylon)
There was also a queue there alright but shorter. After a few minutes I decided to move ahead of the queue to see what was happening in Pakiputan Strait. And I was lucky. The inaugural run of the Super Shuttle RORO 12 of Asian Marine Transport Corporation (AMTC) was just beginning and I have a good vantage point that was not against the sun and was not too far.
There were many tugs accompanying Super Shuttle RORO 12 and they were giving her the "water salute" which means a water spray that is not really aimed at the ship but instead is just a light plume. This ceremony is given by tugs during important departures or arrivals.
I was not sure how far the tugs will accompany Super Shuttle RORO 12. I was not even sure if the RORO Cargo ship will just then go back to port. In the vicinity there were also Coast Guard and Navy ships. It seems they were taking the security of the two Heads of State and other VIPs very seriously.
The convoy with Super Shuttle RORO 12 (by Mike Baylon)
Then the convoy turned to starboard. The thought that the ship might really sail already crossed my mind. I had to get inside Km. 11 Port because the structure is already threatening to hide the convoy. I asked permission from the Coast Guard and they readily acceded and I had the full use of the wooden port to get good angles. I felt what a lucky day!
As I thought the voyages of the ferries between Davao and Samal were suspended. I thought if I waited in the queue in Mae Wess Port there would be no chance to get aboard its ships and use it as a vantage point. So I silently thanked my lucky stars.
A motor boat crossed the bow of Super Shuttle RORO 12 (by Mike Baylon)
However, two motor boats from Babak Port crossed the convoy and one just by the bow of Super Shuttle RORO 12. I thought the Coast Guard in Babak Port did a lousy job in making sure that no ships will cross the convoy. By this time some of the tugs were beginning to fall back and there was no longer a water spray.
I noticed the LCTs and double-ended ROROs of Mae Wess were already drifting to Km. 11 Port. They wanted to cross right after the convoy passed. But there were still tugs trailing plus the Coast Guard and Navy ships (well, their base was actually in Sta. Ana Port a few kilometers down south and they probably have to tail Super Shuttle RORO 12).
A Coast Guard ship tailing Super Shuttle RORO 12 and a tug that has turned back
By the time the ship leveled with Sasa Port, some of the tugs have already stopped or have already gone back. The tug that was accompanying the ship long was the Super Shuttle Tug 1 which also belongs to Asian Marine Transport Corporation. Eventually she also dropped back and so i thought Super Shuttle RORO 12 was really on her way now to her first voyage.
I then decided to take a motor boat to Babak Port to get a longer and a different view of Super Shuttle RORO 12. The crew of MB Ruby gave me a good vantage point when they realized I was covering the event. We also had some tete-a-tete. They were knowledgeable about the inauguration. Funny they were even talking about the snipers providing security to the event.
Only Super Shuttle Tug 1 still accompanying Super Shuttle RORO 12 (by Mike Baylon)
When I reached Babak Port I had no intention of staying long. I wanted to cross immediately to Kudos Port to do some interviews about what transpired there and I took the DavSam II which has the same owner as Kudos Port. The crew said they were never able to observe the inauguration since it was done under a temporary enclosure and they also can't get near.
When I landed in Kudos Port I tried to make some interviews with the canteen staff of Kudos Port and with a Coast Guard personnel. Like the crew of DavSam II, they said they also can't observe the proceedings. And like the crew it seems to them what they noticed first was the water salute. They said the affair started at 9am and security was really tight and they can't even move from their assigned places. I asked who the VIPs were. They can't give me an answer.
Then I received a text message from Aris that two Chinese warships have already passed the point opposite Quaco. That point is just a half kilometer from Sasa Port. So finally I knew where Aris was and it seems he was able to cover the Chinese warships more. That was good as we were not duplicating efforts.
The bigger Chinese warship docking in Sasa port (by Mike Baylon)
So I then hied off back to Km. 11 Port. I knew I will be able to capture the ships there as they are docking and I was not wrong. However, the restaurant ship The Venue of Mae Wess was beginning to spoil the view early. I wanted to go to Mae Wess and ride a ferry to Caliclic but I did not like the queue and I thought Aris will be able to cover it from Caliclic anyway.
No, he ran out of batteries. And we were not able to communicate well because my cellphone battery was very low too. I thought there was still tomorrow to cover the Chinese warships when the passenger volume to Samal is lighter. For sure Aris will be able to cover them docked. So I just went to Sta. Ana Port. The sun is already behind me. There were eight ships off Sta. Ana Port, five of which were not there yesterday.
It was not a bad day. A complete coverage of the inaugural run of the ship to Bitung, Indonesia plus two Chinese warships and an assortment of tugs, enforcement ships plus ferries wallowing for they can't cross.
Sometimes an unplanned trip turns out better than a planned trip if one's stars are aligned.


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Is there anything more annoying in the world than a 'smart-casual' dress code? I mean, there probably is, but in terms of actually knowing what to wear, it's a nightmare. This is the situation where I'd opt for some tailoring, however, being petite sometimes getting the proportions right can be a little difficult. Sometimes the cut of tailored items just doesn't look quite right and can occasionally make you appear smaller. Now that I'm working full time, the notion of having a 'work wardrobe' is more relevant than ever – Luckily my job doesn't require suits or a strict office dress code, however, for certain occasions it's good to have some go-to items that are fool proof in terms of nailing the smart-casual dress code.
Top: Topshop, Shoes: River Island *, Blazer: River Island*, Beret: Topshop, Shoes: River Island*
– Add a pop of colour
When it comes to dressing smart, it's almost as though colour goes straight out the window. However, adding a primary colour like red, makes the outfit 'pop' and look a little bit more style based rather than looking overly workwear. I find it easier to add colour with accessories, so I've went for a pop of colour with the shoes and beret to tailor the look towards my personal style. Although adding a pop of colour isn't really a petite styling tip, I think sometimes when you're a lady of the small variety, it's easy to feel and look as though you're a child trying to dress up. Therefore adding a bit of colour just pulls the entire look together and makes you look less like a child wearing a blazer and more like an actual sophisticated adult.
– Oversized works best
Although I've just mentioned that I can sometimes feel like a dress up child when trying to nail smart-casual, I find that if I go for something too tailored and fitted, it looks worse in the sense that I feel as though I'm trying to dress 'older' even though I'm 22 and definitely wouldn't look that way to a stranger but style is all about how you feel and I find that when I'm wearing an oversized/longline blazer I feel put together, however, still cool and 'trendy' if you will. This blazer from River Island is the perfect casual tailoring staple.
– Black jeans, the smart-casual saviour
You genuinely cannot go wrong with black jeans. For us petite girls, they're heaven on earth. They're leg lengthening and can be worn in so many different ways for various occasions. The pair in question our the River Island 'Bella' straight leg jeans in a short leg length. These jeans are the perfect length for ankle boots, they cut off in the perfect place and skim the legs amazingly. If you don't own a black pair of jeans (then seriously) you need to go and get yourself a pair, preferably in a straight leg style as they're super comfortable, modern and look great when paired with blazer, t-shirts and pretty much anything you could ever dream of!
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Candice PetersenJanuary 18, 2018
These are some great tips! A pop of colour really makes a difference Candice | Beauty Candy Loves
Beckie PorrittJanuary 21, 2018
This outfit is amazing – I honestly love it! Stunning photographs as well as per.Beckie // The Pale Tails
Lydia WLDFebruary 17, 2018
I totally agree with adding a pop of colour! Red shows confidence and looks grown up but still fun, letting your personality come through a bit x


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When British supermarket chain Tesco asked pregnant women to come in and taste their wines in 2004, they weren't advocating fetal alcohol syndrome. Tesco's wine tasters don't drink the wines, but they swirl them in their mouths for taste and then spit them back out.
Why did Tesco want pregnant women, of all people, to do this? They were hoping to take advantage of pregnant women's noses and taste buds in order to procure the best wines for their customers.
Tesco's campaign was inspired by the chief wine taster at the chain, who became pregnant and reported that her experience in tasting wine became much more pronounced [source: Sample]. She's not alone in finding her senses shifted: Pregnancy books warn about the effect, and several studies in which women self-reported on their sensory perceptions found that a majority of women noticed a change.
One such study, published in 2004, asked more than 100 pregnant women to report on their senses at several points in their pregnancy, and 76 percent of respondents experienced a change in smell or taste [source: Nordin et al]. Two-thirds of the women reported increased smell sensitivity, but they also reported distortions in smells, phantom smells and abnormal tastes, including increased bitter sensitivity and decreased salt sensitivity [source: Nordin et al.]. Women experienced these effects mostly during the first trimester of pregnancy, though a smaller percentage reported changes at a later stage of pregnancy as well. After pregnancy, all changes to smell and taste perception disappeared.
Unfortunately, scientists can't necessarily back up these reports with any hard data. When Tesco announced its plans, a doctor from Britain's Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology said there was no evidence for enhanced taste during pregnancy and criticized it as a publicity stunt that involved drinking during pregnancy [source: BBC]. But one smell expert countered that it's just too hard to study the effect, since each pregnant woman experiences the change differently [source: Sample]. Scientists have differed bitterly on the origins of these changes.
So why do so many women report this symptom? Is there any benefit to smell sensitivity, or is it just another thing that can make the nine months of pregnancy miserable? And can anything be done besides turning pregnant women into an army of drug-sniffing crime fighters? Find out on the next page.
Heightened Senses During Pregnancy
Like many things during a pregnancy, the changes in a woman's senses are largely attributed to hormones. When women become pregnant, their levels of estrogen increase. Estrogen has been linked with an increased sense of smell in non-pregnant women as well. A 2002 study conducted by Philadelphia's Monell Chemical Senses Center showed that women of child-bearing age exhibited a greater sensitivity to odors than men. Groups with lower estrogen levels, like prepubescent girls and post-menopausal women, performed comparably with the men [source: Harvard Women's Watch].
So, as women's levels of estrogen rise and fall, their sense of smell may change. There's evidence that a woman's sniffer also changes during her menstrual cycle and at ovulation, as well as during pregnancy [source: Sample]. But scientists aren't exactly sure how (or if) estrogen creates the change in the nose or in the brain [sources: Harvard Women's Watch, Pletsch and Kratz].
Scientists also debate whether a pregnant woman's heightened senses serve any benefit to her or her unborn baby. Some researchers believe sensitivity to odors and taste causes morning sickness, benefiting the woman because she's rejecting foods containing chemicals and toxins harmful to the fetus [source: Nordin et al]. Scientists who subscribe to this theory say it explains why pregnant women are sensitive to the smell and taste of cigarettes, alcohol, bitter vegetables and caffeinated beverages such as coffee. Some data shows that women who experience nausea have a lower rate of miscarriage, suggesting that the nose is doing its job in keeping the baby safe [source: Stanford Report].
Other scientists would beg to differ. A 2004 study tested the hypothesis that because pregnant women have greater smell sensitivity, they would rate food items with toxins much more negatively. Did this turn out to be true? Not really. In the experiment, pregnant women didn't demonstrate any smell sensitivity at all. There was no evidence that they had higher smell sensitivity than non-pregnant women, and there were only small differences between women and men in general [source: Swallow et al]. Women also didn't rank the smells of the harmful products more negatively, and there was little correlation between smell rankings and nausea [source: Swallow et al].
The study's authors did mention that perhaps the nausea of morning sickness may come about when the product is actually tasted, not just smelled. A quarter of the women reported abnormal taste sensitivity in the early stages of pregnancy, including a heightened sensitivity to bitter items and a lowered sensitivity to salty items [source: Nordin et al]. Again, sensitivity to bitter items like coffee may be the body's way of protecting the unborn baby. Conversely, a decreased sensitivity to salt may help women to consume more salt, which in turn makes them thirstier and helps them consume the fluids and various nutrients they need to support the fetus [source: Nordin et al.].
Like changes in smell, changes in taste and why they happen have been hard for scientists to nail down. But when a cranky pregnant woman complains of these symptoms, it's probably best not to say there's no scientific evidence for what she's feeling. Instead, pregnant women should simply try to avoid the scents that aggravate them, which may involve allowing a spouse to do the cooking or politely asking a coworker to lay off the cologne. Pregnant women should try to leave the windows open when possible for ventilation, and they might see if the soothing scents of mint, lemon or ginger can offer them any relief [source: Murkoff].
Sniff around on the next page for other stories on pregnancy and the body.
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- Bhagat, Des Raj, Aniece Chowdhary, Sanjeev Verma, Jyotsana. "Physiological Changes in ENT During Pregnancy." Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery. July-September 2006.
- Brody, Jane E. "What Could Be Good About Morning Sickness? Plenty." New York Times. June 6, 2000. (July 15, 2008) http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D04EFD6163FF935A35755C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all
- Gilbert, Avery N. and Charles Wysocki. "Quantitative Assessment of Olfactory Experience during Pregnancy." Psychosomatic Medicine. 1991. (July 15, 2008) http://www.psychosomaticmedicine.org/cgi/reprint/53/6/693.pdf
- Kuga, Mutsumi, Minoru Ikeda, Kunio Suzuki and Shigeo Takeuchi. "Changes in Gustatory Sense During Pregnancy." Acta Otolaryngol. 2002.
- Murkoff, Heidi. "Heightened Sense of Smell." What to Expect. (July 15, 2008) http://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/symptoms-and-solutions/heightened-smell.aspx
- "New evidence connects nausea to sense of smell." Stanford Report. Sept. 20, 2000. (July 15, 2008) http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/news/2000/september20/Nausea-920.html
- Nordin, Steven, Daniel A. Broman, Jonas K. Olofsson and Marianne Wulff. "A Longitudinal Descriptive Study of Self-reported Abnormal Smell and Taste Perception in Pregnant Women." Chemical Senses. 2004. (July 15, 2008) http://chemse.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/29/5/391
- Pletsch, Pamela K. and Anna Thornton Kratz. "Why Do Women Stop Smoking During Pregnancy? Cigarettes Taste and Smell Bad." Health Care for Women International. 2004.
- Sample, Ian. "Do pregnant women really make the best wine tasters?" The Guardian. March 25, 2004. (July 15, 2008) http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2004/mar/25/food.thisweekssciencequestions
- Swallow, Brain L., Stephen W. Lindow, Mo Aye, Ewan A. Masson, Cesarettin Alasalvar, Peter Quantick, Jon Hanna. "Smell perception during early pregnancy: no evidence of an adaptive mechanism." BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology." January 2005.
- "Tesco wine tasting plans slammed." BBC. March 22, 2004. (July 15, 2008) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3558377.stm
- "Vive la Difference: Women's Sense of Smell." Harvard Women's Health Watch. April 2002.


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A few steel circles, a bit of pipe, some grinding & welding & drilling, and Hecate finally has a base that works for her. She is so tall and heavy that I need to pick up an extra large circle of a bit thicker steel to stabalize the bottom. It started snowing durning the last few welds, so I brought her outside to cool down- you can see the snowflakes zipping around.
This base helps accentuate the open/partial figure. The prior base was just a big slab of mdf with veneer that I cranked out while finishing the wooden forms of Pythagoras back in 2005. I cast Hecate along with the bronze pieces for Orpheus & Eurydice, back in 2003. I sculpted her from the live model and pulled the mold durning my MFA in 2000. It was that life-study that inspired my grad professor to forbid me from sculpting the figure as I "had obviously been well trained". She considered my figure work to be the lackey work of a performing monkey. I pulled a mold from the figure, then cast a wax and had it in my studio as I created Orpheus & Eurydice. I carved into the wax creating complex patters that both pierced the form and incised the surface. When I cast the figure there was an issue with the big bronze "gate" for air to flow out and bronze to flow up- she poured as one piece and is the only figure I've ever come close to losing. Instead of a wax gate, I had used a hard foam trim panel for better structure. I had used these before and they had been great, but over the span of years between using them the manufacturer had make them fireproof. I didn't burn out with the wax- but it did burn when the molten bronze hit it. This is why nearly half of the figure is missing. I really liked the effect and cast an extra face to go with the partial foot to complete the piece. It was so nice being able to pour my own work back then. Now that I have my own shop I can finally get her finished out.
I have 9 other figures that could use a re-examination of basing as well. Most of them are in these picts leaning against the wall, or surrounding the pond.


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In 2017, one of my goals is to donate $20.17 each month to a different charity or cause that I'm passionate about. I'll still feature other nonprofits and social enterprises in the Give Back section, but I wanted to share this challenge with you, as well. I hope I can introduce you to some great organizations and maybe even inspire you to join me in this monthly challenge!
She Should Run
In the United States, women make up a record high of 20% of Congress. However, women make up 50.8% of the population of our country. In a ranking of 193 countries in regards to gender parity in politics, the US ranks 100th. Countries that beat us? Rwanda, the UK, Afghanistan, Mexico… just to name a few.
She Should Run understands that women in politics are not only good for women, but good for everyone. For example, during the government shutdown of 2014, it was the women of Congress who worked across party lines to end it. She Should Run is nonpartisan and encourages women of all parties to run for office at all levels.
- RNC & DNC Conventions: At each convention, She Should Run facilitates conversations among women in those parties from various levels of government about gender parity in politics.
- Ask a Woman to Run: You can nominate a community member to run for office! They will be added to the She Should Run Incubator.
- She Should Run Incubator: This is an online community full of resources and inspiration for women looking to run (or even just thinking about running) for office.
- You Can Be A Leader: Research shows that a girl's dreams of leadership diminish as she gets older. She Should Run collaborated with Barbie to create an activity guide for girls and course for parents focused on closing this gender gap from the start.
She Should Run also conducts research on women in politics and publishes these findings on their website. If you, yourself, do not wish to ever run for office, but you are passionate about this cause, they offer suggestions of other ways you can help support women running for office.
If you're interested in learning more or donating, you can visit their website, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn.