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Pennsylvania lawmakers will vote Thursday afternoon on ending restrictive liquor laws that date back to 1933, but the Prohibition-era booze battle is far from over.
Pennsylvania and Utah are the only two states that kept monopolies on the sales of beer, wine, and spirits in the decades after the 18th Amendment was repealed and Prohibition ended.
The state's House of Representatives will hold a vote on a complicated resolution to privatize sales to consumers, which in itself is a first for the Commonwealth. That would take away much of the power from the state's Liquor Control Board, one of the biggest buyers of booze in the world.
In its current form, the law would require the Liquor Control Board to sell most of its proprietary state stores to private interests, with people who have dedicated beer distributorships getting the first chance to buy licenses. Grocery stores would be able to sell wine, though probably not beer, and big-box stores and pharmacies would sell wine, with limited beer sales.
Currently, Pennsylvania consumers need to travel to specially designated state-controlled stores to buy wine and spirits, with limited amounts of beer sold at bars, restaurants, and a handful of grocery stores. Cases of beer can only be sold by select beer distributors.
If the resolution is passed by a majority of the Republican-controlled House on Thursday afternoon, it moves onto the state Senate on April 9, where it will likely be rewritten.
The law's future in the Pennsylvania Senate is far from certain, as a united coalition of unions, social conservatives, drunk-driving opponents, beer brewers, and Democratic lawmakers oppose it for various reasons.
Historically, that coalition has been very successful in articulating its points and rallying opposition across political and social lines.
The supporters of the liquor privatization law include Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and many Republicans, tea party members, and fiscal conservatives. The state's voters also have approved, in various polls, moves to allow liquor sales at retail and convenience stores, like many other states, and more products in more stores.
But Corbett's powerful predecessors lost the booze battle in previous years to a fight that has its roots in the second term of former Governor Gifford Pinchot in 1933.
As a vocal "dry" in late 1933, Pinchot used his position as governor to make sure the state's liquor system made buying booze difficult. Private competition was the evil that Pinchot really feared, because of the potential for political corruption.
Related Story: A look at Pinchot's liquor control system in 1933
In the past, the liberal-conservative alliance defeated efforts to privatize liquor by two powerhouse Republican governors, Dick Thornburgh and Tom Ridge. Ridge was the last to tackle privatization, in 1997, until Corbett took office.
Currently, the board's critics point to the same two issues that Pinchot talked about in 1934: First, that consumers are paying too much for beer, wine, and liquor in Pennsylvania; and second, that they have access to fewer products.
The board's counterclaim is that its system is one of the largest bulk buyers of liquor in the world, and it passes those savings on to consumers. And the state has changed its laws in recent years to extend store hours and offer some products at grocery stores and other outlets.
The board's supporters also point to maintaining union rather than private-sector jobs, the board's ability to control responsible access to liquor, its ability to protect the long-time investment of beer distributors in the system, and the constant flow of revenue from the board to taxpayers as benefits of the traditional system.
Corbett and privatization supporters hope to realize $800 million from the sales of liquor and beer sales licenses. The money would go into the state's education budget.
Privatization opponents will also point to the struggles of another state, Washington, which recently ended its Prohibition-era battle over liquor.
In November 2011, Washington voters decided in a referendum to end its Pennsylvania-style liquor system. Prices were higher for hard liquor after privatization, reports a local newspaper as of January 2013, because of taxes that were tacked onto the law.
Taxes aren't currently part of Pennsylvania's proposed law, except that the state will continue to levy an 18 percent Johnstown Flood Tax on liquor products, which dates back to 1936.
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Rumor: Google Maps for iOS to be released tonightA report from All Things D claims that the much anticipated Google Maps dedicated iOS app will be released sometime Wednesday night which, if true, would bring the internet search giant's mapping service back to Apple devices for the first time since it was deprecated in iOS 6.
Google Maps data (left) versus same view in Apple's iOS Maps (right).
Citing people familiar with Google's efforts, All Things D said the company plans to roll out a dedicated app powered by its mapping service, though the publication failed to offer any further information.
Since Apple chose to cut ties with Google Maps in a move to its own proprietary solution, no real attempt has been made to bring the mapping service back to iOS. In October, a poorly built app based on Google's data was pulled from the App Store, but reviewers found the attempt to be woefully inadequate.
Google has been rumored to be working on a replacement and photos of the purported app have surfaced, but the company remains cagey about its intentions for iOS. Earlier in September, Google CEO Eric Schmidt dispelled rumors that claimed Apple was delaying the release of a standalone Google Maps app, saying that his company had "not done anything yet."
With iOS 6, Google also saw the removal of its YouTube app from the operating system's list of preinstalled software, though a replacement was issued soon after, suggesting a maps app may indeed be imminent.
Apple's mapping service has seen a fair amount of criticism, with users complaining of inaccurate location data, 3D Flyover image glitches and an overall lack of features they became accustomed to like Google Maps' Street View. On Monday, Australian police issued a statement to motorists driving to the city of Mildura, warning them not to use iOS Maps because the app had caused a number of travelers to become stranded in a remote area of a national park, which in turn prompted search and rescue operations.

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You may have noticed a mild change to our name, from UKIP Media & Events to UKi Media & Events. Both the political party and our fantastic company sprang up at much the same time, and neither had any right to claim the other could not use the UKIP letter sequence in the manner that we both have done for many years. However, after the UK general election in 2015 – during which one member of the public demanded to enter our HQ in Dorking, entirely convinced that Nigel Farage's offices were hidden in there – and given our global positioning with the all-important aspect of being an entirely non-political organisation, we decided it was time for a change.
Having enjoyed a truly magnificent 27 years since the company was launched in 1991 (we are now in year 28) and with many new conferences and exhibitions as well as magazines to launch in the coming years, we are acutely aware that much of what we will do in the future requires underlining the fact that we are totally non-political – so UKi Media & Events it is.
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Dallas Shaw is an illustrator and designer who works in the fashion and interior design industry. I've been following her on her blog and I adore her illustration style. She created this paper doll fashion set for the Canadian shop Dace. The doll and outfits were hand drawn and painted with water color. Aren't they cute? I predict the return of the paper doll!
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I've written my knowledge and what I think was the big inventions, added or corrected in red.
The rest is just small tweaks and not inventions that changed things, IMO
Some might be able to help with the year and inventors on # 3, 6, and 8/9 ?
Or if I've forgotten something
It should be noted, that I write the year when it gets "public" and sold in bigger numbers or worldwide.
The invention would be made a bit earlier of course...
Hope this can help you ?
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dandaka wrote:Hi, everyone!
I'm trying to make a list of key technologiest, R&D steps, major tipping points in history of kiteboarding gear. I offer you my version, but everyone is welcome to correct me and share your vision.
1. Inflatable LE kite design
Legaignoux brothers 1984
They are trying to sell this patent to sport brands without any success. Starting own brand Wipika.
2. Cory Roeseler is starting to ride water ski and rigid delta-shape kite on Maui 1993-94
Windsurfers are stoked and start to get interested
3. Switch from 2 line to 4 line design
When? Was it introduced with bow design?
I think it was in early 2000 they came, maybe the Naish AR5 as the first ? Not with the Bow design...
One of THE greatest changes, as now you could kite in less stable wind, and still feel "safe" and in control.
4. Switch to fast front line flying depowerable C kites.
Wipika / Legaignoux in 2000-2001.
Suddenly the main pull was on the frontlines, and you could turn the kites faster with less fatique with the rearlines.
And they flew faster too, with more depower thus windrange - both making them jumping machines and freestyle beasts.
Used by all kitebrands shortly after till this very day.
5. The Twintip replaced the directionals.
Wipika / Franz Olry in 2001.
Instead of the directionals that rode one way and had to be jibed, one could ride both ways now.
Made a huge amount of difference for both the beginners, but also for freestyle that suddenly changed into a whole new scene with a much higher level of "artistery" so to speak.
Not to be mistaken with those who had used a wakeboard earlier - as wakeboards were too rockered and slow, and too bad upwind, so no good for kitesurfing.
A big difference that suddenly made kitesurfing appealing to a much bigger crowd now, and they totally dominated the full market everywhere, in lots of sizes, for many years.
Twintip pickleforks specially for kitesurfing came around the same time, but they dissapeared again quite fast as too "wake"ish regarding downsides.
Later directionals returned in form of kitewaveboards.
6. 5 lined C kites.
North around 2004 ???
Made C kites much safer and the ability to depower hugely in emergencies.
Easier to relaunch, and could be self landed safely when overpowered.
7. Bow shape kite design
Legaignoux (see Marcs post !) 1995
First in history almost complete degpower and water relaunch
Now kiteboarding is accessible to much wider audience
7?. One pump
Legaignoux 1995 with the Takoon "Bow" kite ? Not sure, but the first I had..
Now the hazzle pumping and closing small struts went away, and you could inflate and deflate kites very easy and simple, by just pumping into one single valve.
Life has been better ever since this invention ! (personal comment but it sells so much better so apparently what most wants)
???. Durable construction of boards (same as in snowboarding)
~2003 Polish guy (later he will create Nobile brand) starts to use this technology
everyone is stoked, because board is not breaking anymore from hard landings.
Have never heard about this, nor really problems with boards breaking...
But it could be true, that it has been a turning point maybe - just not many who knows and sees this as an invention (I think)
???. Delta-shape
designers from F-One in 2007 (who?)
launching Bandit kite with big success
originally in pursue of ways to go around bow patent
shape is really successful for beginners/schools because of windrange and relaunch
Hmmm, I can not see the Delta shape has made ANY change at all in kite history ?
An existing design, tweaked a bit to get a patent, but no difference in kite characteristics and has not influenced kitedesign since this patent.
A small tweak (not used by many) and not an invention IMO
8 or 9. Raceboards invented.
North / Ken Winner in 2009 ?
A completely different type of directional, focusing on light wind planing and upwind ability, instead of turning abitliy, suddenly came.
For kiteracing, which started worldwide to gain popularity.
Bigger fins, more flotation, still short, but wide. The kitesurf way of a "Formula" windsurf board.
Made a big difference in light wind for the recreational kitesurfer too. No more mowing the lawn back and fourh, but you could ride upwind and downwind in surprisingly light wind, and you could jump much higher too in this light wind, because of the speed and upwind angle.
What else? Please correct me, where I'm wrong, and post your versions of key steps in development of our sport.


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IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Neota Wilderness (map) in 1980 and it now has a total of 9,927 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Colorado and is managed by the Forest Service. The Neota Wilderness is bordered by the Rawah Wilderness to the northwest, the Comanche Peak Wilderness to the east, and the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness to the south.
DescriptionBordering Rocky Mountain National Park on the south and surrounded by other Wilderness areas, little Neota actually stands in a huge expanse of virtually roadless country. With elevations ranging between 10,000 and 11,896 feet, snow enjoys a long life here. Neota protects flattened ridges of granite atypical of the steep-sided Rockies. Just outside the southwestern boundary, Iron Mountain at 12,265 feet looks down on three main drainages within the area: Trap, Corral, and Neota Creeks. Along the summer-wet valleys of these streams, willows and sedges grow thick and occasionally hide a moose or two. You'll find spruce and fir on the lower slopes, home to deer and elk. You won't find a lot of maintained trails, but you will have ample opportunities to be alone.
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Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher's statement on Item No. E-3: Promoting Transmission Investment through Pricing Reform; Item No. E-4: Allegheny Energy, Inc., Monongahela Power Company, The Potomac Edison Company, and West Penn Power
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"One of the major goals of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 was strengthening our energy infrastructure, especially the interstate transmission grid. Today, we issue final rules that should spur greater investment in the bulk power network.
The U.S. transmission system has suffered from underinvestment for a sustained period. In 2005, the expansion of the interstate transmission grid in terms of circuit miles was only 0.5 percent. At the same time, congestion has been rising steadily since 1998.
Transmission underinvestment is a national problem. We need a national solution. Pricing reform is an important part of the solution to this problem.
Today, we issue final rules that would make certain reforms in transmission pricing, and provide certain incentives. The goal of the final rule is clear: securing greater investment in the transmission grid. A stronger transmission grid will increase electric system reliability and promote competition, by encouraging development of a transmission grid that can fully support competitive wholesale markets. Greater grid investment will also make it more difficult to engage in undue discrimination and preference in transmission service, since it is more difficult to detect undue discrimination and preference when the grid itself is constrained.
The final rule takes a more flexible approach towards transmission pricing than the Commission has taken in the past. A number of these incentives reflect departures from what the Commission has allowed in the past with respect to the nature and timing of rate recovery. The rule does not grant any incentives to any particular utility, but instead identifies specific incentives the Commission will allow when justified in the context of specific applications. The burden remains on the applicant to justify incentives.
We are acting within our discretion under the Federal Power Act. The courts have affirmed that the Commission can allow rate incentives, including higher returns, to promote policy objectives such as increased grid investment.
We also honor our legal duty to protect wholesale customers against excessive rates. Under the rule, incentive rates remain bounded by the "zone of reasonableness" in the Federal Power Act. The final rule strikes a careful balance between encouraging greater transmission investment and guarding against excessive rates.
The final rule encourages investment in all regions, in both organized markets and in bilateral markets, and by both transcos and vertically integrated utilities. The final rule reflects a recognition that most transmission in the United States continues to be owned by vertically integrated utilities. At the same time, the rule recognizes that transcos are a proven vehicle for transmission investment, and that transcos are dedicated solely to the business of providing transmission service.
The rule was authorized by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and we issue the final rule before the deadline established by the Act. So, this rule marks another Energy Policy Act deadline that the Commission not only met, but exceeded.
The Commission has been working on transmission pricing reform for more than three years. I am pleased that we are taking this final action today.
The AEP and Allegheny orders, although not issued pursuant to the Final Rule which will not become effective until 60 days after publication in the Federal Register, are consistent with the new flexibility in Commission transmission pricing policy. With respect to AEP and Allegheny, we grant the petitions for declaratory order, finding the requested rate incentives are just and reasonable. Our orders clear the path for further development of these important projects, but do not constitute final Commission review of jurisdictional rates, terms and conditions. That would take place in future orders on subsequent rate filings."
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AMC and the American Red Cross have joined forces to raise awareness about the constant need for blood. In the event of a natural disaster or even a zombie apocalypse, it's the existing blood supply that will help save lives."The American Red Cross Zombie Blood Drive" campaign kicks off September 24 and runs through October 22. It draws attention to this important cause through celebrity support from stars like Peter Jackson, The Black Keys, Joel Madden, Mena Suvari, Aisha Tyler, NASCAR's Kurt Busch and EXTRA's Maria Menounos, among others. Each celebrity will be "zombie-fied" through digital portraits created by "The Walking Dead's" own special effects make-up guru Greg Nicotero.As part of the campaign, the "zombie-fied" celebrity photos will run on-air in a custom Public 'Zombie' Announcement ("PZA") on AMC and online at the network's dedicated campaign micro-site, www.amcgiveblood.com. The PZA reminds viewers to use their brains and give blood through the Red Cross.AMC is also organizing a special sweepstakes to thank those who support blood donation through the Red Cross. The grand prize is a visit to the set of "The Walking Dead" in Atlanta, Georgia. Details are available at www.amcgiveblood.com. Participating CelebritiesPeter Jackson, The Black Keys, Joel Madden, Mena Suvari, EXTRA's Maria Menounos, Jimmy Smits, Laird Hamilton, NASCAR's Kurt Busch, Aisha Tyler, Elisabeth Rohm and Whitney PortDonate BloodVisit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) for more information or to schedule a blood donation appointment. All blood types are needed to ensure the Red Cross maintains an adequate blood supply. A blood donor card or driver's license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in. Donors must be in general good health, weigh at least 110 pounds and be at least 17 years old (16 in some states with completed parental consent form). Certain height and weight restrictions apply to donors 18 and younger.Watch "The Walking Dead" on AMCAMC's "The Walking Dead," the number one drama series in basic cable history for Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54, returns for its third season Sunday, October 14 at 9pm. Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, "The Walking Dead" tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series, which garnered a 2010 Golden Globe(R) nomination for Best Television Series - Drama and won the 2011 Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Make-Up, stars Andrew Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Scott Wilson, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira and David Morrissey. Season three of "The Walking Dead" is executive produced by showrunner Glen Mazzara, Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert. About AMCAMC reigns as the only cable network in history to ever win the Emmy(R) Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row, as well as the Golden Globe(R) Award for Best Television Series - Drama for three consecutive years. Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade or creating acclaimed original programming, the AMC experience is an uncompromising celebration of great stories. AMC's original stories include "Mad Men," "Breaking Bad," "The Walking Dead "and "Hell on Wheels." AMC further demonstrates its commitment to the art of storytelling with its slate of unscripted original series, as well as curated movie franchises like AMC's Can't Get Enough and AMC's Crazy About. AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, Sundance Channel and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Story Matters HereSM.About the American Red CrossThe American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization - not a government agency - and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or join our blog at http://blog.redcross.org.


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With the turning of the calendar to November comes a time to celebrate, give thanks and pay homage to those who helped in the foundation of our nation. November may be the one month of the year when Native Americans play a prominent role in our thinking due to the history of the Thanksgiving holiday, but American Indian heritage goes well beyond the role of European helper.
This month is Native American Heritage Month. It's a time to recognize the various nations that called the lands of America home long before European settlers arrived on the shores.
With a population once totaling nearly 100 million people, the Census Bureau estimated in 2008 that less than 3 million people in the U.S. claim ties to Native American nationality. By the time of European arrival in the 16th century, the main tribes living in Indiana were the Miamis, Mohegans, Nanticokes, Potawatomis, Piankashaws and the Weas. By the late 18th century, the Shawnees began using Indiana as a hunting ground and the Potawatomis relocated to Indiana around this same time period, though historical records indicate Native American population was sparse by the time Europeans settled the area. Each of those tribes had a unique set of traditions, that could be as different from each other as Chinese culture is from French.
Native American history and culture frequently go undiscussed in schools because of the vast differences that exist among different tribes. As such, images are often incomplete or stereotyped, with improper information about dress, landscape and lifestyle formed from portrayals of Native Americans generated in the early 20th century, which can be highly offensive. Portrayals often inaccurately represent tribal culture and misrepresent assistance given by American Indians. American history, after the inception of the colonies, is largely a blackmark on the record of westward settlement with the forced movement of tribes and the creation of reservation homesteads.
Native American heritage is a broader notion than just the story of friendships forged during the settlement of Plymouth and later fighting sparked by intolerance.
Images learned by children early in life tend to leave them with mistaken impressions. Modern Americans need to reach beyond the myths of American origins to find historic truths about the natives who were more than a side note in our country's creation and a burden toward settlement.
Native American heritage is steeped in hundreds of years of tradition that began long before Europeans laid their claim to American soil. As you prepare this month for family get-togethers, take the time to remember the all-too-often forgotten people in American history. The people, who over the course of 200 years of western expansion, were grouped together as one unit of people and forced to take on European traditions and give up their heritage along the way. Recognize the important heritage of the unique nations that once graced American lands from coast to coast.
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Rapper-turned-reality TV regular Vanilla Ice is to front a new series in which he hangs out with the Amish.
The "Ice Ice Baby" hit maker, who is now a respected property tycoon and do-it-yourself expert, will live with an Amish community and learn about their skills in the show, "Vanilla Ice Goes Amish."
Explaining his decision to sign up for the show, the star tweets, "The idea came from a random conversation, I was curious about Amish, they are masters of craftsmanship. Real deal!"
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Villa aim to appoint Houllier
Aston Villa hope to appoint Gerard Houllier as successor to Martin O'Neill in the next 48 hours.
Houllier is spending the weekend deciding whether to return to Premier League management after a six-year absence. He has emerged as the number one option for Villa owner Randy Lerner who is keen to make an appointment sooner rather than later.
Houllier was interviewed for the post last week - along with the likes of care-taker boss Kevin MacDonald and former West Ham boss Alan Curbishley.
The indications are former Liverpool boss Houllier would not be against joining Villa in a traditional managerial type of role, but reserve team chief MacDonald's coaching skills are highly rated by Lerner - and the Villa players - and he could have a role with the first team.
Houllier gave little away on his future when questioned after attending Jamie Carragher's testimonial at Anfield on Saturday. He is currently France's technical director but has come under fire after their disappointing World Cup campaign and may welcome a change.
There have been question marks raised over Houllier's health after he suffered heart problems during the latter part of his time with Liverpool, but he has apparently assured Villa they would have no cause for concern in this direction.
Lerner wants to bring a new manager in sooner rather than later to give them time with the players when they return from international duty before the match at Stoke on September 13.
Houllier, who was 63 last week, left Anfield six years ago and has been employed as his country's technical director since parting company with Lyon in 2007. He led the Reds to a UEFA Cup, FA Cup and League Cup treble in 2001.
Villa believe he has the resume to keep them progressing in the right direction after three successive top six finishes in the Barclays Premier League.
Houllier also enjoyed title success with Paris St Germain and spent a decade overseeing the development of French football before moving to Liverpool.


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Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is practicing today, three days after being knocked out of a game against the Ravens with a sprained lateral collateral ligament.
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Reporters were only allowed to watch stretching and individual drills, and the Redskins haven't yet said whether Griffin or backup Kirk Cousins would run the first-string offense in team drills.
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Pennsylvania law now requires all voters to present a photo ID every time they go to the polls. Many Democrats see this as an effort by Republicans to keep minorities and the poor from voting.
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In addition to all of those proposals from the Mayflower Institute, the federal government is busy working on a system of its own that would eliminate the need for photo IDs altogether, as well as speed up the voting process and prevent long lines at the polls. It involves implanting E-Z Pass transponders into the brains of registered voters, thus enabling them to run through the voting booth without even slowing down.
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Art therapy
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Activity therapy, art dialogues, art stimulation, CAI, clay modeling, CMGT, computer projective drawing, creative arts intervention, creative expression, cross-modality grief therapy, drama therapy, free drawing, integrative behavior, music therapy, paraverbal therapy, play therapy, poetry therapy, rehabilitation psychiatry, visual art dialogues, visual distraction, visual stimulation.
Not included in this review
: Activity therapy, color therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, play therapy.
Art therapy became established as a mental health profession in the 1930s and is now practiced in hospitals, clinics, public and community agencies, wellness centers, educational institutions, businesses, and private practices. It involves the application of a variety of art modalities including drawing, painting, clay, and sculpture.
Art therapy enables the expression of inner thoughts or feelings when verbalization is difficult or not possible. The aesthetic aspect of the creation of art is thought to lift one's mood, boost self-awareness, and improve self-esteem. Art therapy also allows the opportunity to exercise the eyes and hands, improve eye-hand coordination, and stimulate neurological pathways from the brain to the hands.
Art therapy is commonly used in the treatment of anxiety, depression, and other mental and emotional problems; substance abuse and addictions; family and relationship issues; abuse and domestic violence; and coping with disability or medical illness.
Art therapy may aid in stress reduction and relaxation.
Art therapy may aid in both the assessment of problems and their treatment.
Art therapy may take place individually with an art therapist or in a group setting. It may be conducted as a single session or as a series of sessions.
The creation of art is itself considered therapeutic as a form of self-expression. However, the formal use of art therapy usually involves discussion and interpretation of the meaning of what the person has created with an art therapist, and possibly with peers in a group situation. Such discussion may foster helpful insights into what the work might reveal about the person's life, goals, aspirations, feelings, or needs.
Art therapy is used as a complementary therapy in integrative medicine programs as a means to attain both the psychological and physiological benefits of self-expression. It is based on the principle that creative self-expression is inherently healing and life-enhancing. Therapists need not rely solely on verbal communication, but may gain additional insight from art therapy techniques used by both adults and children.
Children are particularly responsive to art therapy. Drawing, painting, and constructing with an art therapist may help children communicate difficult issues, reconcile emotions, and reduce stress.
Through creating and discussing art with an art therapist, one can increase awareness of self, cope with symptoms, cope with stress or trauma, enhance cognitive abilities, and enjoy the pleasures of artistic creativity.
Self-expression is considered an essential process in psychotherapy with children, adolescents, and their families. Through the process of self-expression, art therapy is believed to help people organize their inner reactions to events in their lives. This enables them to understand and express their feelings more clearly. The organizing function served by art therapy enables people to find meaning in their experience. This in turn may aid them in defining goals and desired outcomes.
In medical illness, research has established that emotional expression has positive benefits for the immune, nervous, and cardiovascular systems. The psychological and physiological benefits attained through art therapy may contribute to improved quality of life and, theoretically, to the medical course of illness.
Evidence Table
These uses have been tested in humans or animals. Safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider.
Art therapy may be an effective means of improving quality of life in the elderly. There is evidence that the non-directed use of visual art (pictures) as a means of encouraging communication among elderly nursing home residents may increase well-being, happiness, peacefulness, satisfaction, and calmness. It may also reduce blood pressure and improve medical health status with regard to reported dizziness, fatigue, pain, and the use of laxatives.
Art has been effectively used as an educational tool to foster the development of empathy and other caregiver qualities in nursing students.
Art therapy may be an effective intervention for hospitalized, suicidal adolescents. There is evidence that it can be used to aid in developing a sense of identity and optimism about the future. It may also aid in relaxation and willingness to communicate, and may result in shorter hospitalization.
Immigrant and refugee children who are integrated into a new community and school system are at risk of emotional and behavioral problems. Some evidence suggests that a creative expression program involving art therapy may help alleviate these problems, increase self-esteem, and improve social functioning.
Art therapy has been used in only a few studies with AD patients, with some suggestion of benefit in alleviating negative emotions and minimizing problematic behaviors. However, further studies are needed for definitive conclusions.
There is some evidence suggesting that art therapy may help bone marrow transplant patients to strengthen positive feelings, alleviate distress, and clarify their existential/spiritual issues. It may be beneficial for patients who need to deal with emotional conflicts and feelings about life and death.
Limited evidence suggests that family caregivers of cancer patients may benefit from art therapy to help them cope with the stress of caregiving. Possible benefits include reduced stress, lowered anxiety, increased positive emotions, and increased positive communication with cancer patients and healthcare professionals. Art therapy may also reduce pain and other symptoms in cancer patients. More studies are needed to determine how best to use this form of intervention with this population.
It is not clear if play with modeling clay is an effective therapeutic intervention in children with constipation and encopresis. In one study, play with modeling clay was associated with improvement in five of six children, but was limited by lack of a control group.
Art therapy combined with behavior therapy may help reduce the symptoms of mental distress and improve overall health in people experiencing grief reactions.
It is unclear whether art therapy is an effective intervention to help teenagers define themselves and their life goals or improve their sense of self-efficacy. More studies are needed to explore this use of art therapy.
Art therapy may benefit children hospitalized with leukemia during and after painful procedures. One study suggests the therapy improves cooperation with treatment. Children requested art therapy again when procedures were repeated, and parents reported that children were more manageable after art therapy.
Limited evidence suggests that art therapy, in the context of group psychotherapy, may contribute to the reduction of symptoms of emotional distress in military personnel receiving mental health treatment.
There is limited evidence suggesting that children with phonological disorders who receive art therapy might have improved phonological output and awareness skills, but more studies are needed to determine the meaning of these findings.
There is some evidence that art therapy combined with regular outpatient psychiatric treatment might enhance functioning of chronic psychiatric patients, at least in the short term. More studies are needed to establish this.
There is limited evidence suggesting that art therapy may aid in restoring communication in people suffering from schizophrenia, including in children. Some research suggests it may also help patients adhere to treatment more reliably. However, more studies are needed to determine the best use with this population.
There is preliminary evidence suggesting that children with sickle cell disease may have improved coping and reduced healthcare visits following art therapy. More studies are needed to verify this.
There is some evidence suggesting that art therapy may not benefit children with post-traumatic stress symptoms. More studies are needed to determine whether and how this approach may benefit children with PTSD.
* Key to grades
: Strong scientific evidence for this use
: Good scientific evidence for this use
: Unclear scientific evidence for this use
: Fair scientific evidence for this use (it may not work)
: Strong scientific evidence against this use (it likley does not work)
Tradition / Theory
The below uses are based on tradition, scientific theories, or limited research. They often have not been thoroughly tested in humans, and safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider. There may be other proposed uses that are not listed below.
Abuse (treatment of abusive parents), anorexia nervosa, anxiety, autism, body image problems, brain damage, breast cancer, bulimia nervosa, child abuse, chronic trauma, cognition disorders, coping skills (with death or homelessness), depression, emotional disorders (inability to experience pleasure), end stage renal disease, frailty in the elderly, family violence, HIV, marital therapy, mental disorders (treatment and prevention), mental retardation, neurological problems, obesity, pregnancy support (post-abortion), premature labor prevention, rape victim therapy, rehabilitation, sex therapy, sexual abuse, stroke, substance abuse, surgery (preparation and recovery), tuberculosis.
Many complementary techniques are practiced by healthcare professionals with formal training, in accordance with the standards of national organizations. However, this is not universally the case, and adverse effects are possible. Due to limited research, in some cases only limited safety information is available.
The main safety issue in art therapy is the possibility that it may evoke distressing thoughts or feelings. For this reason, art therapy should be used under the guidance of a qualified art therapist or other mental health professional.
A minor though possible concern in art therapy involves the use of potentially harmful materials. There have been reported cases of lead poisoning from use of lead ceramic glaze used during art therapy classes. Only materials known to be safe should be used.
Related clean-up materials (e.g., turpentine or mineral spirits) that release potentially toxic fumes should only be used with adequate ventilation.
This information is based on a systematic review of scientific literature edited and peer-reviewed by contributors to the Natural Standard Research Collaboration (
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Broome ME, Maikler V, Kelber S, et al. An intervention to increase coping and reduce health care utilization for school-age children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. J Natl Black Nurses Assoc 2001;12(2):6-14.
Fassino S, Ferrero A. [Art therapy and chronic schizophrenia. Reflections on various aspects of social feelings and the creative self]. Minerva Psichiatr 1992;33(1):73-77.
Feldman PC, Villanueva S, Lanne V, et al. Use of play with clay to treat children with intractable encopresis. J Pediatr 1993;122(3):483-488.
Gabriel B, Bromberg E, Vandenbovenkamp J, et al. Art therapy with adult bone marrow transplant patients in isolation: a pilot study. Psychooncology 2001;10(2):114-123.
Nainis N, Paice JA, Ratner J, et al. Relieving symptoms in cancer: innovative use of art therapy. J Pain Symptom Manage 2006 Feb;31(2):162-9.
Ranmal R, Prictor M, Scott JT. Interventions for improving communication with children and adolescents about their cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008 Oct 8;(4):CD002969.
Rousseau C, Drapeau A, Lacroix L, et al. Evaluation of a classroom program of creative expression workshops for refugee and immigrant children. J Child Psychol Psychiatry 2005;46(2):180-185.
Ruddy R, Milnes D. Art therapy for schizophrenia or schizophrenia-like illnesses. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005 Oct 19;(4):CD003728.
Schreier H, Ladakakos C, Morabito D, et al. Posttraumatic stress symptoms in children after mild to moderate pediatric trauma: a longitudinal examination of symptom prevalence, correlates, and parent-child symptom reporting. J Trauma 2005;58(2):353-363.
Schut HA, de Keijser J, van den BJ, et al. Cross-modality grief therapy: description and assessment of a new program. J Clin Psychol 1996;52(3):357-365.
Walsh SM. Future images: an art intervention with suicidal adolescents. Appl Nurs Res 1993;6(3):111-118.
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Wikstrom, BM. A picture of a work of art as an empathy teaching strategy in nurse education complementary to theoretical knowledge. J Prof Nurs 2003;19(1):49-54.
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Model and artist Myla Dalbesio is one our favourite poster girls. In issue 99, we celebrate her beauty, her work and her ambition.
Myla Dalbesio sticks her hand in her coat pocket and discovers something that makes her yelp with surprise. It's a fake nail — long and curved, painted silver with pepto-pink hearts — and though Dalbesio glows with the kind of natural beauty that requires no more embellishment than the occasional dab of lip-balm, the nail does belong to her. More so, it's valuable.
"I'm gluing hundreds of them on this white pillow that's covered with self-tanner," she says, pocketing it again so that she won't lose it this time. The nail is a memento from 'Young Money', the now slightly infamous two-hour performance piece where Dalbesio, drenched in oil and enough self-tanner for the entire cast of Jersey Shore, gave "healing" (and very messy) lap dances in a Manhattan art gallery. She shows me photos on her phone of the other relics that remain. There's a greasy pink bathing suit, now tacked onto a wall next to rows of dollar bills, similarly smeared. I ask her how many dollars she had for the piece, as I've seen photos from the performance that show her writhing on a champagne-soaked floor, a handful of bills clutched against her crotch and one stuck to her bare breast. It looked like a lot of money.
"I started with 100, but by the end of the night there were only 70," she says. "So people stole from me! Not only did they take a part of me away from the performance, but they literally stole from me!" Which is a bummer, of course, but also a signifier that the audience interacted with the piece and that it took on a life of its own — which means it did exactly what she wanted it to do.
In addition to being an artist, Dalbesio is a model and former teen beauty queen, though that latter part of her resume still makes her cringe. "I used to be so embarrassed of that — like, mortified. I tried to figure out how to get all of it removed from Google, which you can't do," she says. It's true: Google her, and the first thing that comes up is some of her modelling work, then some pictures from her performances, then scroll down, and yep — Dalbesio in heels, a bikini and a satin sash that reads "Wisconsin".
Dalbesio found herself in the world of pageants when her sister, who was 16 years older and owned a dance studio, entered her. "It was really weird, because I thought I was a punk in high school. I had purple hair and listened to The Casualties. It was a really weird experience, and I never thought I would win it," she says. "I just remember being there and thinking, 'I do not belong here. This is so far beyond my comfort level. What am I doing?' But it was a… good experience? I don't know. I am glad I did it." If for no other reason than the fact that she now has what she calls "ridiculous stuff", like crowns, an electric-green swimsuit and other memorabilia that she plans to someday use in a performance.
At the pageants Dalbesio came into contact with model scouts. "They tried to sign me as straight-size when I was still in high school, and it just didn't work out," she says. "I just can't be that — my body is not naturally like that and I refuse to starve myself, because I love food." When she moved to New York she eventually signed with Ford as a plus-size model. "I definitely felt really out of place," she says. "And I didn't work for two years, and I think it was because, in my mind, I was removing myself constantly. Like, 'I don't belong here, this isn't my thing.' But then it kind of became my thing. I like what I do."
Even if modelling has kind of become Dalbesio's thing, she still knows it's not going to last forever. "When I was younger and had just started, I met a girl who was toward the end of her career, and she was straight-size and was 27 or 28 and couldn't keep her weight off anymore. She was trying to kick coke, so she couldn't do it that way, and she was spiralling out of control, and we were all watching it but we couldn't do anything about it. She wouldn't wake up for her castings and [would] go two hours late to a job — if she ever booked a job. She was just drinking all day and doing nothing. And seeing that made me go, 'Wow, I do not want that for myself. What the fuck am I going to do?'" The answer, she decided, was art.
Dalbesio attended a small private high school where she focused on art, and also completed a couple of semesters of university art school. There she met her best friend (and now collaborator), curator Amanda Schmitt, but her art was waylaid for a while after she moved to New York. "It was so overwhelming, and I had a lot of personal issues going on with my family and it was stifling; I couldn't get anything out creatively," she says. "And I spent, like, three or four years just floundering around doing random stuff, but I think that was really important and I needed that time to just float around and absorb everything. And then when I came back to it — now I really feel like this is what I am supposed to do; this is what I was made to do and I am going to do it until I die."
One of Dalbesio's biggest personal breakthroughs came during 'Homecoming', her second performance piece in New York, in which she and Schmitt filled a room with balloons, streamers, smoke and lights and invited the audience to a dystopian school dance. "During that, I discovered all the little things that are now really important to me in my checklist of how I perform," she says. "For me it is really important to commit fully to whatever character I am taking on and really hold on to it. I will start at six o'clock and end at nine o'clock, and that whole time I am in it. It's not me anymore, it's this other person, thing, hidden inside of me that kind of comes out. [During 'Homecoming'] was when that really struck me the most, and then the first time I really felt that commitment after that was when I did 'Young Money'."
She laughs just thinking about it. "The thing about 'Young Money' was that I never intended to be topless. The swimsuit just came off, and because I was in this character, I just kept going. I go into performances with a pretty defined idea of what is going to happen, but in the process it always goes further than what I thought it was going to be — which is great, because it is really important to leave that open and let it happen organically, because that is where the most interesting stuff comes from."
Though her performance art has received the most attention — "Because some of it is shocking and not everyone does performance," she reasons — Dalbesio also does photography, sculpture and installation work, and claims, like a mother talking about her children, to love all of them equally. During New York's Armory Show she exhibited 'HOLY GHOST (we can make you pure)', an installation which included photographs, quartz crystals, flowers, pine, grass, horsehair, eye shadow and acrylic nails.
She is currently trying to wrangle her "20 000 projects going on at once" into three bodies of work. One, which includes 'HOLY GHOST', concerns spirituality, mysticism, cults and religion; another continues what she started with 'Young Money', with ideas of consumerism, hip hop and strippers; and the third is an Americana project, which is just starting to coalesce. "I just hung up my flag in my studio, which I am so psyched about," she says. "It's fucking huge! And I look at it every day and it's just, like, feeding into me." She will show the Americana project in Germany in early 2013, and it will in part examine the idea of the stereotypical American woman and how Dalbesio thinks that woman is portrayed in the art of young American men. "It's this idea of this hip American girl with her jean jacket, who is going to chug a beer in the woods and then ride in the back of your pickup truck." She laughs again. "And it's weird, because I have this love/hate relationship with this image of this woman, because I feel like I am that, but it's being forced on me at the same time."
She's mixing a Bruce Springsteen soundtrack to accompany it — "the epitome of the American rock 'n' roll dude" — distorted until his songs sound as if the listener has ingested a litre of cough syrup. She's also making her own American flags for the project, cut and sewn from different materials and then painted with milk and honey — but because Dalbesio can't touch on the light without also investigating the dark, there's a little deer blood in there too.


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The Story of the Squiggle Logo
Over the years a lot of people have asked "what the heck is that squiggly thing anyway?" so I thought I'd take a swipe at it and let you all in on the back story. Way back in 2001, I was sitting in my original office as the only employee of a new company that had almost no revenue, and I was looking for a logo to go with the name, Apartment Therapy (which had originally been an inside joke name laid on me by a friend because my father is a psychiatrist).
As a budding designer I felt that logos were essential and having a visual image associated with what I was doing (interior design) was going to be important over time. I started sketching a few things on a piece of paper brought back from a hotel in Rome.
It wasn't working for me, so, the next day I asked my friend Vincenzo Amato, who is a great artist, to try a hand at it. This what he did.
There were great, but not quite right either. Everything was too literal.
Even my friend Brenda Bergen, who is a very talented graphic designer, took a shot at it.
I was looking outward for an answer and not finding anything.
Then, sitting at my desk again the following week, I realized that right behind me on the wall were a lot of simple form drawings that I'd been doing for awhile as a meditation/art project. On the spur of the moment, I pulled one off of the wall out of the dozen or so hanging there and scanned it. It was odd, but it was totally open, personal and meaningful, and it seemed right. In that instant the Apartment Therapy squiggle logo was born.
While it started in black, became orange and has been slightly smoothed out and corrected over the past eleven years, it's pretty much unchanged. Over the years many people have asked about it, and I've noticed how early confusion and displeasure has slowly transformed into appreciation and wonder. I think this just speaks to sticking with something that you believe in through thick and thin. :-)
What Are the Squiggles About Anyway?
The squiggle logo represents healthy, beautiful energy flow. It was drawn in 2001 and taken from my ongoing ink drawings series of which there have been hundreds over the years.
Based on the Waldorf educational practice of Form Drawing, each shape is drawn slowly in one continuous motion with ink and gouache on paper. Each is a visual record of the flow of energy occurring in that particular moment. Each one is unique. Lately, I've been filling them in as well.
Want to see more squiggles? Click here to go to a 2008 project I called, A Squiggle A Day.
Good energy flow always carries a strong meandering motion, is one of my central tenants in interior design and can be found fully explained at the start of my first book, The Eight-Step Home Cure as well as in this great book by Theodore Schwenk, Sensitive Chaos: The Creation of Flowing Forms in Water and Air. It can be experienced in nature and designed for throughout the home, garden or even public places.
Digging a very smooth squiggle in the snow. Bondville, Vermont, 2008.


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In 2008, George Noory volunteered an elaboration of the show's policy respecting the controversial opinions of regular guests. He explained that, provided there was no element of hostility toward third parties, it was program policy to allow expression of opinion unchallenged. He gave as an example Richard C. Hoagland's contention that features on Mars are artificial, constructed by a civilization that once inhabited the planet. Noory accepted that this opinion has no support whatsoever in the planetary science community, but said that Coast to Coast AM exists in part to provide a forum for such eccentric ideas. He added that, since guests are never paid appearance fees, it is inevitable that promotion of books, videos, and web sites is often a motivation for guests to sacrifice a night's sleep.
During hours of "open lines", calls are taken and put on air. Under George Noory, open lines have added topics for callers to share their experiences or stories about a particular issue or situation. The show has multiple call-in numbers for:
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"International callers"
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Skype (when Noory is hosting)
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The Halloween edition of Coast to Coast AM becomes Ghost to Ghost AM, as listeners call in with their ghost stories. The New Year's Eve show usually entails listeners calling in their predictions for the coming year, and the host (commonly Art Bell) rating the predictions made a year earlier. In recent years, the host of the New Year's Eve prediction show has been cautioning the open line callers that they may not predict the assassination of any person or the death of the US president.
The 2006 first person shooter Prey featured Art Bell as a guest star and featured him as himself in mock episodes of the show with guests calling in to discuss the various extraterrestrial or mythical phenomena making up the game's story line, sometimes to advance the plot and other times simply for humour.
[edit] Hosts
George Noory hosts the show on weeknights and the first Sunday of every month. John B. Wells hosts the show on Saturday nights. Ian Punnett hosts the show on the second Sunday of every month. George Knapp hosts the 3rd and 4th Sunday of each month, and when there is a 5th Sunday, Rob Simone, Whitley Strieber or a fill in will host the show. On some 3rd and 4th Sundays, Rob Simone fills in for George Knapp.
Ian Punnett announced on December 3 that as of the first of the year, he will be hosting the show one Sunday a month. He said that he is suffering from tinnitus, increasingly severe and accelerating hearing loss, and headaches. He is taking time off for treatment. John B. Wells will be taking over as the Saturday night host.[2]
[edit] Former hosts
Mike Siegel hosted the show from April 2000 until February 2001. He became a frequent substitute of the show's host, Art Bell in late 1999, and when Bell announced his retirement in early 2000, he recommended Siegel to succeed him.[3] Siegel maintained the format of the show that Art Bell had created, but his personal style was very different, and the show became less popular. Siegel hosted the show from Seattle, Washington, where he lived. Early in 2001, Bell decided to return, and Siegel left the show.
Other past hosts include Hilly Rose, Barbara Simpson, Whitley Strieber and (on a rotating basis) Rollye James.
[edit] Broadcast area
Coast to Coast AM is broadcast on over 500 United States affiliates (along with a limited number of FM stations), as well as numerous Canadian affiliates, several of which stream the show on their station's website. The show's Streamlink service offers live Internet feeds of the show by subscription. The program is also broadcast on XM Satellite Radio in the United States, on Talk Radio 165, for 11 hours per day
The show's complete schedule can be found on its website. Because the show is so frequently repeated, audible cue signals are inserted at the beginning and end of commercial breaks, to facilitate substitution of commercials by local stations.
info taken from wiki.com
Coast to Coast's Official Website


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