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The advocate for hugging thanked the council for the award and after a quick photo, was off to coordinate "the biggest little hug" at Wingfield Park in Reno.
"I want to change the world's thinking," Nichols said. "Hug your kids every day."
The story of National Hug Your Kids day began 10 years ago Monday, when Nichols's son Mark died of a brain tumor. He was 8 years old.
Since then, the mother of three has walked away from 25 years in the sales world, a syndicated column in Business Week, a professional speaking career and four of her own companies to promote family unity. Recently, Nichols applied to have the day included in Chase's Calendar of Events, a reference book of holidays published by McGraw Hill Co.
"We run out the door to our 8 a.m. meetings and we blow past our families," Nichols said. "We just want people to spend some time with their kids."
On Monday, groups in 14 cities from Tampa, Fla., to Los Angeles gathered to hug their families. The event at Wingfield Park in Reno drew about 100 people, Nichols said, who reached out for their loved ones while a giant crane took an aerial picture of the giant hugging event.
According to Nichols, the event was a test run for a larger project. She hopes to set the Guinness World Record for the most parents hugging their kids at one time. And she hopes to do it on National Hug Your Kids day.
Since she began her work in earnest less than one year ago, Nichols has published a book and advertised hugs for kids on billboards across the United States.
Her book took the message about hugging to a new dimension as Nichols began to decry the pursuit of a work-life balance.
"What we keep doing as working parents is asking the wrong question," Nichols said. "Frankly the work life balance shouldn't be equal."
Growing from a hug, her mantra has become, "Put family first and work a close second."
"I am the anti work-life balance advocate," she said, adding that she believes family is more important than working.
As she looks to the future of the day that she founded, Nichols says she will continue to hold events and raise awareness of the importance of family bonding.
Her work has even captured the attention of former Donald Trump aide Carolyn Kepcher, who has asked Nichols to join her company as a contributor.
Kepcher's most recent business enterprise is Caolyn and Co., an online networking venture that is devoted to helping women achieve balance between their professional and family lives.
At the end of the week Nichols will be catching a plane for events in Texas, where she will again promote a focus on the family and encourage parents to hug their children.
"Put it on the top of your to-do list," Nichols said. "Then it always gets done and even if your day went to heck you got the most important thing done."


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New Repertory Theatre proudly announces Becky Mode's wry comedy, FULLY COMMITTED, December 19 through 30, 2012, performing in the Black Box Theater, Arsenal Center for the Arts, 321 Arsenal Street, Watertown, MA. Tickets are $36 and may be purchased by calling 617.923.8487 or by visiting www.newrep.org. The press performance is Thursday, December 20, at 7:30pm.
"We're proud to present FULLY COMMITTED," says Managing Director Harriet Sheets. "this holiday season, as surely audiences will enjoy some laughs during this busy time of year."
"We couldn't be more happy," says Artistic Director Jim Petosa, "to have Gabe Kuttner during the holidays to perform these thirty-plus characters. It's no small feat performing a one-man play like this hilarious one by Becky Mode."
FULLY COMMITTED features Gabriel Kuttner as Sam and is directed by Bridget Kathleen O'Leary.
This wry, witty comedy follows Sam, an actor-slash-reservation clerk at a 4-star Manhattan restaurant who is just trying to get home to the Midwest for the holidays. While simultaneously being badgered by the snitty chef, he "handles" uppity demanding New Yorkers including Dianne Sawyer, Naomi Campbell's assistant, Sherry Lansing's secretary at Paramount Pictures, East Side socialites, and suspected members of the mafia. Sam turns the tables of rejection and resorts to accepting bribes in order to "give good table." One of Time Magazine's top-ten plays of 2000, Fully Committed features award-winning actor Gabriel Kuttner.
New Repertory Theatre produces plays that speak powerfully to the essential ideas of our time. Through the passion and electricity of live theater performed to the highest standards of excellence, New Rep expands and challenges the human spirit of both artists and audience. New Rep presents world premieres, contemporary and classic works in several intimate settings. We are committed to education and outreach, including special dedication to the creation of innovative in-school programming and providing access to underserved audiences. New Rep is an active advocate for the arts and a major voice in the national dialogue defining the role of theater in our culture.
Gabriel Kuttner (Sam) returns to New Repertory Theatre after performing in Dollhouse and Speed- the-Plow (IRNE Award, Best Supporting Actor). Other regional roles include The Merry Wives of Windsor (Actors Shakespeare Project); Walking the Volcano (Boston Playwrights' Theater); and On An Average Day (self-produced). Love Song, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged (Elliot Norton Award, Best Production), and Look Back In Anger (Elliot Norton Award, Best Production, Orfeo Group); The Real Inspector Hound, Faith Healer, Travesties, Romeo and Juliet, Misalliance, Copenhagen, the Beard of Avon, and Design for Living (Publick Theatre). Other regional credits include Pugilist Specialist and Bug (Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater); Talking to Terrorists (Súgán Theatre Company); and Permanent Whole Life (Boston Playwrights Theatre). London credits include Greek (Riverside Studios); In the Boom-Boom Room (Courtyard Theatre); Rents (Courtyard Theatre); Shaved Splits (Edinburgh Fringe/Riverside Studios); and Death of a Salesman (The English Theatre, Frankfurt). In 2010 he produced Fully Committed at Herter Park, earning an IRNE Award for Best Solo Performance. Mr. Kuttner, a graduate of The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, lives on the North Shore.
Becky Mode (Playwright) is an American playwright, actress and television producer based in New York. Raised in Washington DC, she studied Theater and American History at Wesleyan University. She developed Fully Committed with Mark Setlock, which achieved listing in Time Magazine's Top Ten Plays of 2000. Ms. Mode, a former actress, waitress, and coat check girl, is now a writer with credits including A Little Curious (HBO); Out of the Box, PB & J Otter (Disney); Little Bill (Nickelodeon), and Born in Brooklyn (ABC). She was a staff writer on Cosby (CBS) and co-wrote a remake of Cactus Flower (Columbia Pictures).


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To take advantage of this offer, please show your Big White Season Pass when making purchases at The Brick Kelowna. This offer is only available at the Kelowna location of The Brick, and is not available at any other The Brick stores or outlets. Commercial Pricing discounts vary by product. This deal cannot be combined with any other offers at The Brick Kelowna.
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Don't forget that the Whiplash Cable Park and Boat School is now open on weekends!
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Get in shape for the 2013/14 ski season at Global Fitness! They are offering memberships at $42.00 and passholders may also drop in for a reduced rate of $7.50!
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The Grateful Fed
Show your Big White Season Pass and receive 20% off food & beverages from the Grateful Fed. Also enjoy the best eggs benny in Kelowna for only $6.99! Offer cannot be combined with any other specials.
For more information or for event information contact The Grateful Fed www.thegratefulfed.ca.
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Kelly O'Bryan's is now offering Big White Season's Passholders a FREE appetizer with the purchase of another appetizer at regular price! To take advantage of this offer, simply show your Season Pass at the time of purchase. To learn more about Kelly O'Bryan's, check out their menu and their other great specials, click here.
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Kelowna Actors Studio is offering Big White Season's Passholders 20% OFF tickets to their Mainstage productions. This is a great opportunity to see amazing performances at Kelowna's premier Dinner Theatre Company! Make sure to book early for the best seating selection. Call the box office at 862-2867 or book in person.
Valid Big White Season's Pass required at time of ticket pickup. This promotion cannot be used for ticket purchases to "Les Miserables".
For more information about Kelowna Actors Studio, or to take a look at their upcoming shows, click here.
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Kelowna Community Theatre will be offering lots of exclusive deals and discounts throughout the summer for Big White Season Passholders, so stay tuned to see what they've got on offer next! For more information on upcoming shows and performances at the Kelowna Community Theatre, click here.
Kelowna Museums - Exclusive Passholder Deal
Kelowna Museums is now offering Big White Season's Passholders 25% OFF all their non-wine items at the BC VQA Wine Shop, located in the Laurel Packinghouse. To take advantage of this offer, simply show your Season Pass at the time of purchase. To learn more about the programs, collections and exhibits of Kelowna Museums, click here.
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Kelowna Physiotherapy is now offering Big White Season's Passholders a FREE Aerobic Toner exercise tubing OR Foam Roller on their initial visit. This offer has a $20 retail value! To take advantage of this offer, simply show your Season Pass at your initial visit. To learn more about Kelowna Physiotherapy, click here.
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Receive 20% off any fitness package at Oranj Fitness when you show your Big White Season Pass. Offer cannot be combined with any other offers.
For more information contact Oranj Fitness
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Oyama Zipline is teaming up with Big White to keep you in the mountains and racing through the trees by offering Big White Season's Passholders FREE zipping when they get 3 friends to book the 2.5 hour ziptour with 7 stations.
To take advantage of this offer, simply mention you are a Big White Season Passholder when calling to book your party of four at 1-888-Zip-at-OZ and bring your Season's Pass to your tour.
Stay tuned to see what they've got to offer in September and October! To learn more about Oyama Zipline and see the zipline park map click here.
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Planet Lazer is offering Big White Season's Passholders a "Buy One Game of Lazer Tag, Receive the Second Game FREE!" offer. To take advantage of this offer, simply show your 2012 - 2013 Big White's Season Pass when purchasing your games. If you no longer have your pass, you can get a new one printed at Big White's Kelowna Office, located on Ambrosi Rd.
Some restrictions apply. Both games must be played by the same person. Only valid for Big White Season's Passholder with presentation of pass. Not valid for birthday parties. Not valid with any other offer. Games are non-transferable. Reservations recommended.
For more information about Planet Lazer, or to book your next game, click here.
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Big White Season's Pass holders are now eligible for an exclusive discount at Rutland Marketplace IGA! Get 10% OFF your grocery order for all orders over $100 (excludes advertised items). Simply show your season's pass at the checkout to take advantage of this offer from June 1st 2013 - end of 2014 season.
**This deal is only available at the Willowpark Rutland MarketplaceI.G.A. and is not valid at any other Marketplace location.
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Skogie's Auto Spa is now offering Big White Season's Passholders a FREE Dash Treatment and Protection when they purchase an Express Interior Clean! This offer has a value of $6! To take advantage of this offer, simply show your Season Pass at the time of purchase. To learn more about Skogie's Auto Spa click here.
This deal cannot be combined with any other offers and has no cash value. To purchase an Express Detail, go to Lane 2 and see the attendant in the kiosk. The Express Detail is open Monday to Saturday 8am-5pm. On very busy days Skogie's may stop selling services before 5pm in order to relieve their staff by 6pm.
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Register for a martial arts program at the Tom Mah School of Karate before September 4th to receive a FREE karate uniform! Offer is valid for new members only and requires a minimum 6 month commitment.
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Trout Waters Fly & Tackle is now offering Big White Season's Passholders 15% OFF all regular priced Patagonia clothing! To take advantage of this offer, simply show your Season Pass at the time of purchase. To learn more about Trout Waters Fly & Tackle, click here.
This deal does not apply to clearance items.
If you are a business interested in partnering with Big White Ski Resort, please contact [email protected] for more information.
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If you have any season pass questions, please contact us by phone: 250.491.6262, toll free on 1.888.663.6882 or by email at [email protected].
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In addition to the regular season pass discounts and benefits, season pass holders aged 65+ will also receive exclusive discounts and deals.
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The Big White Ski Resort Gold Student Pass is available exclusively to full-time students of recognized accredited college, university, local trade or business school within Canada or the United States over the age of 19yrs.
NEW Student Passes can Now be Counted Towards the Family Pass!
- Full time students up to 25 years of age can now be included as part of the family to qualify for family pass pricing.
- Student season passes being used to qualify for the discounted family pricing are not included in the families of 5+ rate.
As always individual student passes have no age restrictions!
To pick up your pass, you must present all of the following documentation:
- Co-op or Apprenticeship documentation if applicable
- A copy of your current course curriculum/registration showing dates and times for classes with your name & student ID printed on it
- Statement showing payment/partial payment of your course fees and your student number. *this does not include your minimal registration fee and must show a significant payment toward your registered course fee tuition
- Valid government picture ID such as; driver's license, passport or B.C. ID
*Failure to provide the above documentation will result in an increase to the current Adult Season Pass rate.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact our Ticket Office: 250.491.6262, toll free: 1.888.663.6882 during office hours or email: [email protected] & our team will be happy to assist you.
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American Pastoral
The Swede is a strikingly good-looking man, born blonde to a Jewish family in mid-20th century New Jersey, and is outstanding at everything he attempts (in particular, sports of all kinds), in addition to being a highly intelligent and sensitive person. His parents are second-generation Americans; his grandfather built an empire in the glove industry and passed his glove business down to the Swede's father, who in turn passed it to him. The Swede is admi...
Goodbye, Columbus
Roth paints a portrait of rural America and two young kids who stumble into a relationship, the odd struggles they go through, the Jewish presence of Brenda Patimkin's parents and the split between being rich and being poor, sex and marriage of the 1950's in Goodbye Columbus. The main character, Neal, dragged to a pool club by one of his relatives for the day, first meets soon-to-be love interest Brenda, who skips up to him and asks him to hold her g...
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MY LIFE AS A MAN is a book published by Philip Roth in 1974. Peter Tarnopol is a very successful young writer trying to get rid of his psychotic wife Maureen by all the New-York legal ways. Condemned to pay high alimonies to her, he wants to describe their relationship in his second novel. He will be helped in his task by Dr. Spielvogel, a psychiatrist who's patiently hearing Peter's nightmarish souvenirs. Peter Tarnopol will discover, a little too la...
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Operation Shylock tells the story of an American Jew author, Philip Roth, who hears that someone has been using his name in Israel to promote the ideology of Diasporism, that the European Jews of Israel should return to their homelands in Europe. The protagonist narrator, the author Philip Roth, seems to be based on the author of the book itself. If the story told were not so absurd—Philip Roth eventually becomes a spy for the Mossad—we might believe t...
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Our Gang
OUR GANG is a political satire written in three months by Philip Roth in 1971. Trick E. Dixon is the President of the United States with a little problem. People don't like him, even the boy-scouts of America dare to organize a demonstration in front of the White House. In the company of his advisors, he analyzes the situation and decides to fight the very causes of the Evil in America. So he will declare war against the pro-pornographic danish govern...
Portnoy's Complaint
This is a story about Alexander Portnoy, a Jewish boy with a big nose and big ego who loves sex. Unfortunately, he was brought up in an extremely strict household with high expectations, and as a result has strongly conflicting feelings regarding the world of sex. Portnoy has a strong sex drive, and though there is nothing more that he wishes for but a normal, loving family with kids, he knows he could never settle down because of his wandering libido....
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Mother Nature was the big winner last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway as rain postponed one of the two double featured races.
Race officials will again have double feature races on Thursday as only two weeks of Thursday Thunder competition remains.
In the closest points battle, the Masters division features four drivers within three points of each other. Last week, Ed Clark used his third win of the season to jump from third in the standings to the top of the heap.
Behind him, a log jam of three drivers is tied for second in the standings, only three points out. Brian Weimer, Terry Mathis and Skip Nichols have all went to victory lane this season, so all three are capable of grabbing a checkered flag and shaking up the points battle.
Other close battles include the Bandits division, where Chandler Smith leads Ashton Winger. In Semi-Pro action, Myatt Snider's lone race win has maintained him out front in the standings, as he added to his points lead last week as William Plemons III struggled to gain a good finish.
In the Young Lions division, Evan Bell used a last-lap pass to win last week's feature race, allowing him to add some breathing room in the championship battle with Riley Thornton.
Roadsters return to AMS
The second round of this week's feature races will feature the return of the always-exciting Thunder Roadsters for the second time this summer. The Thunder Roadsters will gain valuable track time in preparation of the Legends Asphalt Nationals from Oct. 25-27 at AMS.
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Scene & Heard
Date: January 9, 2013
by: Mallory Gnaegy | A&E Editor
+ Explore The Players' 84th season
I had the pleasure of sitting next to supporters of The Players, Joanna Brown and Shirley Foss, and board member Dick Pell, at the season-announcement party Saturday, Jan. 5.
When the season was announced, here are the shows in need of sponsors:
• "Steel Magnolia's" Sept. 18 through Sept. 29
• "Crazy for You" Oct. 23 through Nov. 3
• "White Christmas" Dec. 4 through Dec. 15
• "Carousel" Jan. 8 through Jan. 19, 2014
• "Sordid Lives" Feb. 12 through Feb. 23, 2014
• "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," March 19 through March 30, 2014
• "Urinetown The Musical," April 16 through April 27, 2014
+ You can take it with you (to San Francisco)
Asolo Rep's season opener, "1776," had much acclaim in Sarasota. So much so that the costumes, the set and most of the professional cast is heading to San Francisco for a run at a theater there. Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards announced more details will come at a later date.
Another interesting announcement from Edwards was that following each showing of "You Can't Take it With You," the set hands strike it within 30 minutes, and the technical process begins for "Glengarry Glen Ross." Asolo Rep is one of three theaters in the nation to be able to accomplish such a feat in such little time.
+ Volunteers branch out
There are more than 100 volunteers signed up to participate in the building of Patrick Dougherty's outdoor exhibit (read the article on Dougherty at YourObserver.com). President of Sarasota Art Museum/SMOA, a Division of Ringling College of Art and Design, Wendy Surkis said at the volunteer barbecue, held Jan. 6, that the turnout was because of the article's call for volunteers.
I'm one of the said volunteers who will be working with Dougherty to help build his sculpture made of crepe myrtle, which averages 1-to-2 inches in diameter. Beginning Jan. 7 and continuing through the next three weeks, you can see Dougherty and his volunteers erecting the sculpture from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a 2 p.m. daily docent tour. Prior sculptures have lasted anywhere from two-to-four years.
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She said she couldn't be more proud of the Sarasota Ballet students.
There were 10 female and two male students from the Margaret Barbieri Conservatory of Dance, including the youngest pas de deux entry of Olivia Ratner and Eddie Duffy, both 11.
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Thanks for sending me that link its very kind of you. I wont be able to make it till the new year either maybe we shall bump into each other there. Keep working hard and having fun
Small update. More work on the hand right of picture, sod all on the other. Starting to get the flowers in. One of these days I'll photograph it in daylight.
I didn't think it was possible to be called an artist when you have nothing to say. It's like being a writer who publishes individual words as books and expects to be praised for it.
The old western mythology says that the most beautiful and
wonderful creatures are born with two legs under the sun or
moonlight. And you, Mrs. Spot have been born with two legs,
plus with two arms, so you belong amongst the most wonderful
and cheerfuls. As things starting to go more and more insane,
the crowd starts to witness the quality of your mighty designers brain.
On 1st of November, you projected yourself in a new candle light to
the wide opened strange world. Friends and foreigners realized the
truth of justice, and the hidden mystic golden worth of your soul and
true self. Magnetic positive things radiates from deep within. That little
encampment that went down last winter, came up this evening to see
your lady between the flower painting. You presented a new way and method,
a schematic approach how things should be solved on a masterful piece.
Ancient aboriginal warmly melted love can be felt through her soft eyes.
I am waiting once more the sunshine daylight when you will photograph
this painting once again. Till then be good and take care. A brave and strong
dexterous clever queen bee is what you are Mrs. Spot.
In search for a Freelance work
I really can´t wait to see how it looks finished. Very interesting to see a painting progress like this.
A tutor once said to me: "Let your mind go!" and it didn´t come back.
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my Heavy Industrie, Military and Steampunk References/Textures (updated Oct 2012)
That hand looks so much better, so does her body...good luck and keep soldiering on (p.s her foot is looking a little too square but I'm sure that's on your 'to tackle' list) loving the composition btw
This is where I got to last weekend. Haven't done anything since as my mother passed away suddenly on Monday and I'm spending all my time clearing out her house. The elbow is still not right as are various other bits. As this layer has to be right, I will take my time and get them correct and won't move on until I'm totally happy. I moved the hand on her leg down and lengthened her foot (not sure you can she that last bit). Filling in the flowers is just frou-frou.
I didn't think it was possible to be called an artist when you have nothing to say. It's like being a writer who publishes individual words as books and expects to be praised for it.
I am sorry for your loss, I wish I had the right words
in these sad moments.
In search for a Freelance work
Looks good, except i agree on the elbow issue, maybe placing the thicker part of the fore arm a little higher would work better?
Sorry for your loss
-We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.
-Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
My SKETCHbook
Sorry for your loss, if it is of any value, your progress on your painting so far has been really good and that I have been lurking your sketchbook(hope it ain't to weird xD) but did not really know what to say because I have never really touched paint.
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Sorry for your loss Spot, i wish i could say i know how you feel but i haven't experienced a loss that close to home yet. All i can say is i hope you have good days ahead of you from here on.
As for your painting i really like the subtle gestures in the face, there's a lot of soul in the eyes.
My Sketchbook!This scrub needs your guidance
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Lakai ---- Whirly
Very sorry to read about your loss..although I am fairly new on here and we have not interacted much I sense that you are a very warm personality and contribute a lot to this community. So I hope It can provide some comfort and support for you if needed. Its good that your able to still work on your art and I am sure you will keeping working away at it.
Hi Blackspot,
I was studying the portrait and looking at the hand and elbow that you dont like, and I completely missed the bit about your Mother, honestly I can be such an idiot sometimes!
I am very sorry for your familys loss and I feel for you I really do, My own mum has had severe medical problems over the last year with Cancer and a heart attack but at least we still have her around and she is mending.
I just wish there was something I could do to help ease the pain for you and your family.
all my best wishes go out to you and your family.
A great kind hearted lumbering bullock
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=209918 = my Sketchbook
I'm very sorry about your mother Black Spot.
The painting is looking lovely, but her left hand feels a little rubbery to me.
Naidy Black Spot Eyestrain VK
This is [...] where the anvils are made of graphite, the hammers are as true as rectangular marquee selections and the fires burn with the light of a thousand lensflares. --Jason Rainville
Black Spot, I'm sorry to hear about your mother *hugs*.
Hope to see new updates from you.
Been away for a while, but your painting has improved so much in that time! Fabulous as always. Sorry to hear sad news, but I hope things will improve and you will continue producing more beautiful work for us!
The girl's body has definitely been improved from the beginning. It was certainly fun to watch the transformation. I agree with your earlier pose that her ankle/foot is a little wonky.
RAAAOOORRRSOME PINTING YER WERKING ON Black Spot !!! DID YOU EVER FINISH THE ANIMATION WITH ALL THE PEOPLE YOU WERE MAKING AWHILE AGO WOULD BE GREAT TO SEE XDXDXD
The beautiful images were all beautified again in your classical style! And your victor stuffs are very lively. Great!
Hey Black Spot!
[Edit] Was going to say you´re getting better as an artist, but it seens unimportant now... Sorry about your loss.
Still, you´re getting a lot better.
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Thank you all for your kind words. I haven't really drawn or painted for a month and other than my Secret Santa, which I can't show until it's been posted in the Lounge, I just started again today. You wouldn't think this was 5 hours work. The picture is going to change and I need to insert some symbols to indicate who it is, but very quiet ones as to make you all guess. That wrist needs fixing.
I didn't think it was possible to be called an artist when you have nothing to say. It's like being a writer who publishes individual words as books and expects to be praised for it.
You came a long way with this beautiful girl painting Mrs. Spot. I like it very much.
Good to know that you are started again, ignited your powerful mind and artistic machine.
As you said, maybe the wrist need fixing, cause there is no indication of wrist joint, so
its kind of look like an artificial plastic hand. But even if you leave it like this, its not
so bad, its looking pretty solid. I was always wondering whats it like under her skirt,
I mean the view and all that. But its just me. The flower in the corner is getting that
strong natural herbarium free, sun loving look. I will be waiting so inpatiently and
eagerly to see your beautiful Santa painting Mrs.Spot. Till then wish you all the best, happy
holidays and many many beautiful drawing and painting hours.
In search for a Freelance work
Hand is better. I'm going to call in my model again to get that elbow sorted. Been working on the face and hair. Can you spot the symbols? Both need more work. If you haven't guessed who she is I'll tell you next year.
I didn't think it was possible to be called an artist when you have nothing to say. It's like being a writer who publishes individual words as books and expects to be praised for it.
Reference came last night, but I still did a bit of painting before then
And here's the Secret Santa I did. The request was for fluffy bunnies or masks.
I didn't think it was possible to be called an artist when you have nothing to say. It's like being a writer who publishes individual words as books and expects to be praised for it.
Small update. Getting there.
I didn't think it was possible to be called an artist when you have nothing to say. It's like being a writer who publishes individual words as books and expects to be praised for it.
The painting is coming along fantastically! You should throw in some small alla prima studies when you can, it helps build up the image creation mileage.
Love the painting and it'll be great to see it finished. I don't know why I've never taken a look at your sketchbook before, but it's a real inspiration. You've improved so much in the last year alone. Got nothing to say except keep it up!
Check out my sketchbook! Socially acceptable opportunity to yell at a teenage girl!
impressive drawings and paintings as usual . it has been a while since my last visit from your pages . who is the that lady ? she looks a bit serious.
On And On , I Am Cursed To Live Cursed With Life Until I Have Done What Done What Must Be Done . . . I Am The Man Who Would Not Die .
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paintings look cool! I really admire the non digital paintings
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Hey you. Good to see you still working away. The painting is improving all the time maybe just pay attention to the edges especially in the facial features. Hard edges can make the features look more stern then maybe intended or things pop too much if that makes sense. I really admire your dedication and commitment to work through a piece, problem solve and keep tweaking. These are really good qualities and key for progression I think.
Now hold on there Mrs. Spot. You have been secretly preparing a secret Santa drawing,
which we all knew that you are secretly preparing, but you still managed to surprise us
big time in a sun bashing fashion. Let's just sit down together a bit and try to analyze the
details about this little piece of beauty. Its too obvious that the little masked bunnies
molested badly the poor Santa and after they eliminated him quietly in the dark woods.
Ok, Santa was a bit sadistic alcoholic himself, with a smelly armpits, but he definitely
didnt deserved to go in this harsh way. Small innocent looking bunnies (never judge
the book by its cover), held him down for hours, urinating all over him from time
to time. Yes, the small amount of urine doesnt do much damage, but over and over
again, it does takes its toll. Large fishing hooks in his body, tore him apart, just like
the stepfather being torn in Hellraiser UNO. Actually the chief bunny saw that movie.
The one standing closest to the camera, turned away facing toward the boat. Two
other bunnies in the boat, were not so nice either. They were the ones, who performed
the dry shavings on his intimate body parts. The downsides of this drawing is maybe
the contrast, the back bunnies, in the boat, should be definitely of lest contrast, so
we could distinguish the difference between the foreground, mid ground, and background.
Bottom line is that this drawing is a very fascinating marvelous approach to last years
Christmas. Your storytelling capabilities skyrocketed in some mystic way within.
The female model, flower painting is coming along nicely, you are crushing every
doubt and wrongly appointed thought in us. We still dont know who she is, but thats
the big mystery. Keep it that way, cause its like when you give children a big jar of
sweet honey, but its actually not honey, but they think that its honey, and they
fall into a nasty trap, and eat it up all sweetly. I want to wish you a big happy very
new all around year, your wishes to come true, and for you to be joyful all the time.
Lots of love.
In search for a Freelance work
LP, you are totally depraved and take that as a compliment.
ja1307 - it's still in sketch format. When I get into oils it'll change again.
rami - hope you're keeping well and doing what I told you. She's my eldest son's girlfriend.
Thanks everyone else.
Okay I've stuck it in the critique forum as I'm now ready for actual critiques. So many people put stuff there before they've done their best to sort out problems themselves. You've seen how I started, changed it, pushed it. If anything I'd like you all to work on that.
Also I've started to colour in the earlier study. (That red bit has been wiped out already.)
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Yay or Nay: Designer Devotees
By Will Reid on February 12th, 2009
Men.Style have just posted this hilarious video of self-confessed 'Lo-Head' rapper, 88-Keys. Don't panic- I too had absolutely no idea what a 'Lo-Head' was but all is revealed and it turns out that this term is colloquial for someone who is obsessed with the Ralph Lauren Polo clothing.
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The premise of the film is to compare the current economic downturn with the Great Depression of the last century. In order to do that, they are traveling far and wide to interview those persons who actually grew up during the Depression to chronicle how much the present day situation is similar to those dark days of yesteryear. They are particularly interested in those individuals who weathered the Depression and went on to become successful later in life. Did the Depression help them by making them stronger or did it inhibit them from reaching their highest potential?
In that respect, the choice of Link Piazzo, now 90 years old, probably offered one of the best interviews they have so far conducted. A hard-working youngster all through his childhood, Link and his brother Chet had to contribute to the support of their family early on. One of Piazzo's best stories to illustrate how hard the hard times really were between World War I and World War II is the story of how he acquired his first bicycle. Walking a paper route in his northwest Reno neighborhood was a long and laborious process and since he did not have the means to purchase a bike, he hit upon a scheme to visit the various small junkyards that proliferated in those early years. On each sortie, he would be lucky enough to pick up an essential part, such as handlebars, wheels, tires, chain and whatever else was necessary. At one time I asked him what "make" the final creation was called and he replied "the Link Special."
Like many of his generation, Piazzo and his brother were used to hard work. As he tells it, one day he and his brother were digging a ditch in extremely hot weather when they turned to one another and one said, "There's got to be an easier way to make money than this!" Accordingly, it wasn't long before they scraped together enough money to start their first commercial enterprise: a sporting goods store. Since they were both of requisite age when this country entered the war in 1941, they were both off to serve. Fortunately, they had sisters who were able to take over and keep their store, The Sportsman, going until the war ended. During this time in the service, Piazzo was a bomber pilot in the Pacific and flew so many missions that he has a large collection of medals from those days. Once they got rolling, the two brothers completely dominated not only the northern Nevada sporting goods field, but were also preeminent throughout the state, primarily due to their lucrative university and high school contracts for uniforms and equipment. This writer recalls walking into the Reno store in the winter of 1947 to pick up some personal basketball equipment for play at the University of Nevada, Reno. I had never seen a store so completely stocked in my life. What you couldn't find on the main floor was certainly located in the commodious lower level.
As their fortunes progressed, the brothers Piazzo began acquiring large amounts of commercial real estate, most of which they converted into shopping centers. However, the largest piece of real estate that Piazzo became involved in, with several partners, was a ranch on the east side of the Truckee Meadows. They converted it into a country club and golf course called Hidden Valley and that is where Piazzo lives today in his retirement years. In the past several decades, he has also become one of the town's largest philanthropists, donating to schools, the university, hospitals and other worthy causes.
For his part, Mayor Cashell gave a folksy interview at his office, high atop the Reno City Hall building. While he narrated to the interviewer that most of his "Depression days" had been spent as a youngster in east Texas, he was actually too young to have felt the full impact of the Depression personally. However, he said he remembered sessions around the family dining table when money was the main topic of conversation during the lean years. Arriving in Reno to stay permanently in 1964, Cashell said that he was amazed at the vitality and energy level of the Biggest Little City. Originally in the oil distribution business, with a few partners he was able to purchase the only major truck stop in the area. At that time it was a minimal installation on the outskirts of west Reno. Very soon he changed the name to Boomtown and it eventually grew to heroic proportions and became not only a favorite stop for truckers, but also for tourists and locals alike.
Always interested in athletics, he became a permanent fixture on Pop Warner and Little League fields. Eventually, he was elected to the regents post at UNR and subsequently ran successfully for lieutenant governor of Nevada. Since selling Boomtown some time back, he has been actively involved in a number of successful casino operations and is currently midway into his second term as Reno Mayor.
As to the recession/ depression issue, he noted, "The people of northern Nevada have always been a resilient group and have somehow found a way to weather all sorts of ups and downs in their lives and in their business endeavors. The pioneers in Reno who grew up during the Depression years were a tough group of guys, molded in cowboy tradition. I'm still betting we have enough of that spirit here to weather today's problems."
The Guy Rocha interview was set up because the former state archivist has an encyclopedic memory of literally everything that ever occurred in the Silver State. Appropriately, he had recently delivered a talk to Reno's Good Old Days Club in which a major portion was devoted to the way in which Reno weathered the Great Depression. He noted, "Nevada as a whole, and Reno in particular, were late going into the Great Depression and early getting out. Today's situation saw Nevada getting in early and probably destined to get out later."
Rocha has also written several newspaper columns detailing Nevada's situation during the Depression.
All of the local interviewees will be joining somewhat august company when the film is finished, since the producers have already interviewed a number of luminaries such as Hugh Downs, Art Linkletter, Mickey Rooney as well as many writers and economists — some 20 in all. Among those scheduled for future interviews are Ray Bradbury, Jack Lalane, Monty Hall and many more.
Harry Spencer is a freelance writer in Reno. His column about the past and present of northern Nevada appears weekly in the Tribune.
Editor's note: Harry Spencer's column is sometimes a mix of reporting and opinion. Opinions expressed in his column are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Tribune.


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These lamps and airplane ashtrays were made in Canada in the 1940's. I have an Eatons catalog from 1948 with a simple airplane ashtray stand. During the 1950's they became more elaborate with the onyx glass inserts at the bottom. The pieces were interchangable and it was possible to get hundreds of varieties from the parts. The lamp in the middle was a rare 6 foot 5 inch version.
There was also a lamp called the twin light lamp ashtray, which I have included in the 3rd photo. They were made (and sold) with the airplane ashtrays by metalcraft. One is in the third photo. This twin light ashtray was designed with simple chrome base in its infancy stages about 1948 Eaton's catalog. The base in this photo has the most ornate of all the bases ever made of this molded slag glass and the nicest. The nicest slag glass either in Canada or U.S., I always preferred the beauty of the Canadian pieces better. I have had standing airplane ashtrays and tall lamps with the same base.
My mother had a lamp and ashtray stand from this company and I was always in awe of its beauty. I first seen an airplane ashtray stand in 1978 at an auction. In a year I was invited to buy a collection of 21 airplane ashtray stands through a picker. I seemed to buy as many as I could get and put up a lot of them for sale since the mid 1980s. I rewired and rechromed a lot of the ashtrays and at one time had the largest collection in North America.
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How To Brew Coffee With a Chemex Coffee Maker
What You Need
Coffee beans, ground or whole
Filtered water
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Chemex paper filter
Burr grinder (if starting with whole beans)
1. Measure out the appropriate amount of filtered water for the number of cups of coffee you are making, plus a couple additional ounces, and put it in the kettle to boil. Electric kettles are especially useful and quick for this process.
2. Open up the Chemex paper filter and place it inside the cone of the Chemex brewer. One side of the filter has three layers; align the filter so that this is on the spout side of the brewer.
3. Chemex filters are extra thick, which can sometimes lead to a papery taste in your coffee. Rinsing the filter with hot water will prevent this. Once your water comes to a boil, pour a couple ounces over the filter, wetting it completely.
4. Pour out any excess water from the brewer.
5. Measure your coffee beans and grind them if needed. (If you want to grind your beans at home, a burr grinder is a necessity when making coffee this way, as uniformly-sized grounds will ensure the water is moving through at the right rate. Blade grinders cut the beans into inconsistent pieces and will lead to coffee that is either too strong or too weak.) Chemex recommends 1 rounded tablespoon of coffee per 5-ounce cup, which makes a strong brew. Experiment and adjust this ratio to your taste.
6. During the course of rinsing the filter and measuring the beans, the water should have cooled to around 200°F, which is the right temperature for brewing. Pour enough water over the grounds to just get them wet and wait about 30 seconds as they "bloom," becoming frothy and releasing carbon dioxide.
7. Slowly pour more water over the grounds until the water level is near the top of the cone. Pouring in a circular motion near the center of the grounds, try to keep the water around the same level until the kettle is empty. (This keeps the temperature of the water consistent.)
8. Once all the water has dripped through, remove the filter and grounds. Pour your coffee and enjoy!
9. To clean the brewer, just rinse it thoroughly after each use.
Additional Notes:
• To keep coffee hot, transfer it to a thermos right after brewing. The Chemex brewer can also be placed directly on a (non-electric) stove burner if you choose to reheat your coffee.
• For extra precision, a kitchen scale can be used to make sure all measurements are exact. First weigh the coffee beans and then weigh the water as it is being added, stopping when you reach the exact bean-to-water ratio you're looking for.
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Thank you for this. I've been interested in Chemex, but not enough to buy one or really research how to use one or maintenance (finances keep wants at a minimum and it's definitely not a necessity). This gives me a better idea of what I'd be getting into.
I use one everyday no matter how busy or in a rush I am. The quality is worth the wait. The only disadvantage is finding the Chemex filters. They are usually only available at gourmet markets.
This is pretty much the same technique I use to make coffee with my $2 plastic cone. But what's up with the three layered filter? Why three layers and why only on one side?
My wife disdains the plastic parts used in many (if not all) coffee makers so we bought a Chemex a month or two ago. Obviously not as quick and easy as a Bunn but no plastic whatsoever is involved in the making of the coffee. We recently purchased a Presto Percolator ($42, no plastic touches coffe)) as well...
I wrote a post just like this in my blog a few months ago. I love our Chemex -- makes the best coffee.
Been using a Chemex for 3 years, and I love it. I purchase the filters over the internet to save some $$.
I find its really important to meter the hot water in slowly, and never let the grounds cool. Its easy portability lets me carry around the chemex and my kettle, making coffee at the same time as my other morning rituals.
how does the taste compare to a french press? should I get one over the other? seems silly to have both (in a limited kitchen)
Ah! This is exactly like what I've been looking for. Does anyone know of any reusable filters that can be put in a Chemex? Thanks!
Makes great coffee, but beware about getting the leather lace wet. Once you get it wet, it becomes impossible to tie again & needs to be replaced.
The piece is beautiful, but a french press is really more multifuntional. I also use mine for loose tea, or similar things. Plus no filters or having to keep the water level constant...YAI
Too bad I broke mine last week...so I'm on the market for a new one :(
@nuttmegs17, the coffee from a Chemex is clearer and less oily than french press coffee, which I really like. It just depends on what style of coffee you prefer.
@eatlovedrink, the Kone is a reusable Chemex filter, but it sounds like it makes coffee that is more like french press coffee. (The paper filter absorbs oils that the Kone allows through.)
Thanks, Angali! Too bad it's so $$. Good observation on the oils.
@mariyaodessa: Comparing French press to Chemex is like comparing apples to dragon fruit. They are SUCH different animals and produce SUCH different results, you can't just lump the two together into the general coffeemaker category.
The French press allows the grounds to mix with the water, making them release all their bitter impurities and oils, which, when concentrated into the final product, makes for a very bitter, greasy cup full of impurities and garbage. The fats in these oils are not only bitter, but ratchet up your total cholesterol over time as well. Some people like that greasy, nasty garbage coffee. That's their preference.
The Chemex filter is designed so thickly as to filter out these bitter oils. Pouring the water OVER the grounds and letting them run through the filter is more akin to the way coffee was brewed when it was first discovered/invented. It doesn't allow for the bloating and release of oils that happens when grounds are drowned in boiling water.
I come from a long line of family Chemex-users, and have found many lovely used Chemex coffeemakers on eBay for about $20, and you can get the filters from the Chemex website, 100 for $7.50. So it's not some elitist, expensive thing. In fact, it's the cheap peasant way to make the BEST DAMN CUP you will ever have.
Oh, and the nonsense about the burr grinder. Don't listen to that. A blade grinder is fine, on a medium-fine grind.
Check ebay or craig's list - used CHEMEX are often available.
I don't like cleaning my french press, and that, for me, is reason enough!
Beautiful, and I wouldn't mind the waiting...coffee as a ritual is soothing.
Having to buy a special filter, however, is not functional enough for me.
I lucked out and found a Chemex at a Goodwill for approx $3 after seeing it featured for the first time. Great coffee. I used to use a French Press and I haven't had one bitter cup yet. Cost Plus/World Market now carries the filters for about $8 but not the Chemex, go figure.
Sounds pretty much like making filter coffee the old fashioned (German?) way, just a bit more complicated.
I use a standard filter cone and standard coffee filter paper and put it on a thermos jug directly.
You'll figure out fast how much coffee and how much water you'll need. I've never seen anybody weighing coffee beans and water! LOL
I have a French press too and I love this coffee even more. It's more 'earthy' than normal filtered coffee. But I hate cleaning the French press.
My boyfriend (the coffee snob in the relationship, I just benefit) found a large Chemex for around $3 at a garage sale. We haven't made coffee another way in about a year.
How do you pronounce Chemex? My instinct tells me "shih-MAY" but I have no idea if that's right.
It's NO secret. For me, coffee is the best beverage around. And, I take my home brewing task very seriously. I have several types of pots & coffee beans to suit my changing tastes. My brewing stock includes an old school stainless steel Farberwave electric perk, Toddy cold brewing system, Bodum french press and a Bialetti stovetop espresso maker. They all make an satisfying cup of joe,but in my opinion NOTHING brews it better then a Chemex. Slow & steady wins the race here. Once the brewing time is completed,your treated to a smooth as silk rich tasting cup of coffee. It's simply divine! Unfortunately for me, mine fell on the floor & cracked afew years ago. I have yet to replace it. Man, how I miss it! Thanks for reminding me to replace it ASAP. It's really been too long.
PS: Btw, thanks SO much for the link to the NYC article on the "Kone". When, I order my next Chemex, I will absolutely be purchasing the Kone too. AWESOME find! It really is a MUST have.
We've been using Chemex for 30 years, We tried a French press briefly about 15 years ago, but the end result was too murky and bitter for us. The Chemex brews a clean, rich coffee that is better than any other we've had.
Does anyone know if you can use standard cone paper filters in these? I love the way they look but the prospect of having to special-order filters online isn't appealing. The reusable filters seem nice, but if the resulting taste is the same as a French press, I'll just keep using my French press...
Okay! To you guys purchasing the KONE, DO NOT do this. You turn your Chemex into a French Press and your coffee comes out a murky mess. The beauty of the filters (albeit hard to find and a tad pricey) is how clean your coffee comes out. I've had my Chemex for over a year now and I love it. Besides, it's totally counter-intuitive to buy a 50 dollar permanent filter for a product that's about 36 dollars (or 3 for the thrift store folks). However, if you don't mind making your coffee into a murky, bitter mess - go the French Press route - WAY cheaper.


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