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Concerns about problematic gaming behaviors deserve our full attention. However, we claim that it is far from clear that these problems can or should be attributed to a new disorder. The empirical basis for a Gaming Disorder proposal, such as in the new ICD-11, suffers from fundamental issues. Our main concerns are the low quality of the research base, the fact that the current operationalization leans too heavily on substance use and gambling criteria, and the lack of consensus on symptomatology and assessment of problematic gaming. The act of formalizing this disorder, even as a proposal, has negative medical, scientific, public-health, societal, and human rights fallout that should be considered. Of particular concern are moral panics around the harm of video gaming. They might result in premature application of diagnosis in the medical community and the treatment of abundant false-positive cases, especially for children and adolescents. Second, research will be locked into a confirmatory approach, rather than an exploration of the boundaries of normal versus pathological. Third, the healthy majority of gamers will be affected negatively. We expect that the premature inclusion of Gaming Disorder as a diagnosis in ICD-11 will cause significant stigma to the millions of children who play video games as a part of a normal, healthy life. At this point, suggesting formal diagnoses and categories is premature: the ICD-11 proposal for Gaming Disorder should be removed to avoid a waste of public health resources as well as to avoid causing harm to healthy video gamers around the world.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are often characterized by atypical sensory behavior (hyperor hyporeactivity) although evidence is scarce regarding olfactory abilities in ASD; 16 adults with high-functioning ASD (mean age: 38.2, SD: 9.7) and 14 healthy control subjects (mean age: 42.0 years, SD: 12.5) were assessed in odor threshold, free and cued odor identification, and perceived pleasantness, intensity, and edibility of everyday odors. Although results showed no differences between groups, the Bayes Factors (close to 1) suggested that the evidence for no group differences on the threshold and identification tests was inconclusive. In contrast, there was some evidence for no group differences on perceived edibility (BF01 = 2.69) and perceived intensity (BF01 = 2.80). These results do not provide conclusive evidence for or against differences between ASD and healthy controls on olfactory abilities. However, they suggest that there are no apparent group differences in subjective ratings of odors.
Background: Alcohol consumption in very old age is increasing; yet, little is known about the personal and health-related characteristics associated with different levels of alcohol consumption and the association between alcohol consumption and survival among the oldest old. Methods: Nationally representative data from the Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old (SWEOLD, ages 76-101; n=863) collected in 2010/2011 were used. Mortality was analyzed unti12014. Alcohol consumption was measured with questions about frequency and amount. Drinks per month were calculated and categorized as abstainer, light-to-moderate drinker (0.5-30 drinks/month) and heavy drinker (>30 drinks/month). Multinomial logistic regressions and Laplace regressions were performed. Results: Compared to light-to-moderate drinkers, abstainers had lower levels of education and more functional health problems, while heavy drinkers were more often men, had higher levels of education, and no serious health or functional problems. In models adjusted only for age and sex, abstainers died earlier than drinkers. Among light-to-moderate drinkers, each additional drink/month was associated with longer survival, while among heavy drinkers, each additional drink/month was associated with shorter survival. However, after adjusting for personal and health-related factors, estimates were lower and no longer statistically significant. Conclusions: The association between alcohol consumption and survival in very old age seems to have an inverse J-shape; abstention and heavy use is associated with shorter survival compared to light-to moderate drinking. To a large extent, differences in survival are due to differences in baseline health and physical function.
Mental health has become a prominent issue in society. Yet, much remains unknown about the etiology of psychiatric disorders. The aim of the present thesis was to investigate the association between biological, psychological and social factors of risk and resilience and behavioral problems in a birth cohort of Swedish children. 1723 mothers and their children were followed from birth to the age of 12 as part of the South East Sweden Birth Cohort Study (the SESBiC study). Information was gathered through register data, standardized questionnaires and DNA samples.
In study I, stability of maternal symptoms of depression and the impact on child behavior at age 12 were investigated. The prevalence of depressive symptoms was found to be 12.0 % postpartum. Symptoms of postpartum depression significantly increased the risk for subsequent depressive symptoms 12 years later in women. Children whose mothers reported concurrent symptoms of depression and anxiety had an increased risk for both internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12, but no long term effect on child behavior was seen for postpartum depressive symptoms. The greatest risk was seen for children whose mothers reported symptoms of depression on both occasions. In study II, the impact of gene-environment interaction of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met and experience of life events together with symptoms of maternal depression and anxiety on child behavior at age 12 was studied. A main effect of 5-HTTLPR was noticed, but no geneenvironment effects were shown. Similarly to study I, concurrent symptoms of maternal depression and anxiety were an important predictor of child behavioral problems. A high degree of psychosocial stress around childbirth was found to have long lasting detrimental effects on child behavior, increasing the risk for internalizing problems at age 12. Study III investigated the impact of geneenvironment interactions of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met and life events together with symptoms of maternal depression and birth characteristics on behavioral problems at age 3. Symptoms of postpartum depression were found to predict internalizing as well as externalizing problems in children three years later. Child experience of life events was a stable predictor of behavioral problems across the scales similar to sociodemographic factors such as parental immigration status and unemployment. No gene-environment interaction effects of 5-HTTLPR or BDNF Val66Met were shown. Study IV used the risk factors identified in studies I-III to investigate factors of resilience to behavioral problems at age 12. The l/l genotype of 5-HTTLPR was associated with a lower risk for behavioral problems at age 12, especially for children facing low adversity. Good social functioning was found to be a general resource factor, independent of the level of risk, while an easy temperament was associated with resilience for children with a high degree of adversity. However, effect sizes were small.
In summary, the results from the present thesis emphasize the importance of maternal mental health and sociodemographic factors for child mental health at ages 3 and 12, which must be taken into account in clinical settings. Moreover, it adds to the null-findings of the gene-environment effect of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met on behavioral problems in children, but indicates a main effect of 5-HTTLPR on internalizing symptoms at age 12.
BACKGROUND: Depression is a common and disabling condition with a high relapse frequency. Maternal mental health problems and experience of traumatic life events are known to increase the risk of behavior problems in children. Recently, genetic factors, in particular gene-by-environment interaction models, have been implicated to explain depressive etiology. However, results are inconclusive.
METHODS: Study participants were members of the SESBiC-study. A total of 889 mothers and their children were followed during the child's age of 3 months to 12 years. Information on maternal depressive symptoms was gathered postpartum and at a 12 year follow-up. Mothers reported on child behavior and traumatic life events experienced by the child at age 12. Saliva samples were obtained from children for analysis of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms.
RESULTS: Multivariate analysis showed a significant association between maternal symptoms of depression and anxiety, and internalizing problems in 12-year-old children (OR 5.72, 95% CI 3.30-9.91). Furthermore, carriers of two short alleles (s/s) of the 5-HTTLPR showed a more than 4-fold increased risk of internalizing problems at age 12 compared to l/l carriers (OR 4.73, 95% CI 2.14-10.48). No gene-by-environment interaction was found and neither depressive symptoms postpartum or traumatic experiences during childhood stayed significant in the final model.
CONCLUSIONS: Concurrent maternal symptoms of depression and anxiety are significant risk factors for behavior problems in children, which need to be taken into account in clinical practice. Furthermore, we found a main effect of 5-HTTLPR on internalizing symptoms in 12-year-old children, a finding that needs to be confirmed in future studies.
Depression is a common and disabling condition with a high relapse frequency. Maternal mental health problems and experience of traumatic life events are known to increase the risk of behavior problems in children. Recently, genetic factors, in particular gene-by-environment interaction models, have been implicated to explain depressive etiology. However, results are inconclusive.
Study participants were members of the SESBiC-study. A total of 889 mothers and their children were followed during the child's age of 3 months to 12 years. Information on maternal depressive symptoms was gathered postpartum and at a 12 year follow-up. Mothers reported on child behavior and traumatic life events experienced by the child at age 12. Saliva samples were obtained from children for analysis of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms.
Multivariate analysis showed a significant association between maternal symptoms of depression and anxiety, and internalizing problems in 12-year-old children (OR 5.72, 95% CI 3.30-9.91). Furthermore, carriers of two short alleles (s/s) of the 5-HTTLPR showed a more than 4-fold increased risk of internalizing problems at age 12 compared to l/l carriers (OR 4.73, 95% CI 2.14-10.48). No gene-by-environment interaction was found and neither depressive symptoms postpartum or traumatic experiences during childhood stayed significant in the final model.
Concurrent maternal symptoms of depression and anxiety are significant risk factors for behavior problems in children, which need to be taken into account in clinical practice. Furthermore, we found a main effect of 5-HTTLPR on internalizing symptoms in 12-year-old children, a finding that needs to be confirmed in future studies.
An increasing prevalence of mental health problems calls for more knowledge into factors associated with resilience. The present study used multiple statistical methodologies to examine a biopsychosocial model of risk and resilience on preadolescence behavior. Data from 889 children and mothers from a birth cohort were used. An adversity score was created by combining maternal symptoms of depression, psychosocial risk and childrens experiences of life events. The proposed resilience factors investigated were candidate genetic polymorphisms, child temperament, social functioning, and maternal sense of coherence. The l/ l genotype of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region was associated with lower internalizing scores, but not mainly related to the level of adversity. An easy temperament was associated with resilience for children exposed to high adversity. Social functioning was found to be promotive independent of the risk level. The results support a multiple-level model of resilience indicating effects, though small, of both biological and psychosocial factors.
An increasing prevalence of mental health problems calls for more knowledge into factors associated with resilience. The present study used multiple statistical methodologies to examine a biopsychosocial model of risk and resilience on preadolescence behavior. Data from 889 children and mothers from a birth cohort were used. An adversity score was created by combining maternal symptoms of depression, psychosocial risk and children's experiences of life events. The proposed resilience factors investigated were candidate genetic polymorphisms, child temperament, social functioning, and maternal sense of coherence. The l/l genotype of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region was associated with lower internalizing scores, but not mainly related to the level of adversity. An easy temperament was associated with resilience for children exposed to high adversity. Social functioning was found to be promotive independent of the risk level. The results support a multiple-level model of resilience indicating effects, though small, of both biological and psychosocial factors.
An increasing prevalence of mental health problems calls for more knowledge into factors associated with resilience in the context of child behavior. Biological factors are seldom considered in psychosocial models of resilience. The present study used multiple statistical methodologies to examine a biopsychosocial model of risk and resilience on behavior at preadolescence. Data from 889 children and their mothers were used. A cumulative adversity score was created by combining maternal symptoms of depression, psychosocial risk and children's experiences of life events. The proposed resilience factors investigated were candidate genetic polymorphisms, child temperament and social functioning, and maternal sense of coherence. Results show that the l/l genotype of the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) was associated with lower internalizing scores, especially for children exposed to low adversity. An easy temperament was associated with resilient outcomes for children exposed to high adversity. Child social functioning was found to be more of a general resource variable buffering risk in both high and low adversity groups. The results support a multiple level model of resilience indicating effects, though small, of both biological and psychosocial factors. The present findings call for both preventive actions and further studies on biopsychosocial models in resilience research.
Background: The early environment is important for child development and wellbeing. Gene-by-environment studies investigating the impact of the serotonin transporter genelinked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) and the Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphisms by life events on mental health and behaviour problems have been inconclusive. Methodological differences regarding sample sizes, study population, definitions of adversities and measures of mental health problems obstacle their comparability. Furthermore, very few studies included children. The aim of this study was to examine the associations between a broad range of risk factors covering pregnancy and birth, genetic polymorphism, experience of multiple life events and psychosocial environment, and child behaviour at age three, using a comparably large, representative, population-based sample.
Methods: A total of 1,106 children, and their mothers, were followed from pregnancy to age three. Information on pregnancy and birth-related factors was retrieved from the Medical Birth Register. Questionnaires on depressive symptoms, child behaviour and child experiences of life events were filled in by the mothers. Child saliva samples were used for genotyping the 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met polymorphisms. Multiple logistic regression was used to investigate the association between psychological scales and genetic polymorphisms.
Results: Symptoms of postpartum depression increased the risk of both internalizing and externalizing problems. Experience of multiple life events was also a predictor of behavioural problems across the scales. No gene-by-environment or gene-bygene-by-environment interactions were found. Children of immigrants had an increased risk of internalizing problems and parental unemployment was significantly associated with both internalizing and externalizing type of problems.
Conclusion: This study shows the importance of the psychosocial environment for psychosocial health in preschool children, and adds to the literature of null-findings of gene-by-environment effects of 5-HTTLPR and BDNF in children
Background: A common alternative treatment for substance abuse is auricular acupuncture. The aim of the study was to evaluate the short and long-term effect of auricular acupuncture on anxiety, sleep, drug use and addiction treatment utilization in adults with substance abuse.
Method: Of the patients included, 280 adults with substance abuse and psychiatric comorbidity, 80 were randomly assigned to auricular acupuncture according to the NADA protocol, 80 to auricular acupuncture according to a local protocol (LP), and 120 to relaxation (controls). The primary outcomes anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory; BAI) and insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index; ISI) were measured at baseline and at follow-ups 5 weeks and 3 months after the baseline assessment. Secondary outcomes were drug use and addiction service utilization. Complete datasets regarding BAI/ISI were obtained from 37/34 subjects in the NADA group, 28/28 in the LP group and 36/35 controls. Data were analyzed using Chi-square, Analysis of Variance, Kruskal Wallis, Repeated Measures Analysis of Variance, Eta square (η(2)), and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks tests.
Results: Participants in NADA, LP and control group improved significantly on the ISI and BAI. There was no significant difference in change over time between the three groups in any of the primary (effect size: BAI, η(2) = 0.03, ISI, η(2) = 0.05) or secondary outcomes. Neither of the two acupuncture treatments resulted in differences in sleep, anxiety or drug use from the control group at 5 weeks or 3 months.
Conclusion: No evidence was found that acupuncture as delivered in this study is more effective than relaxation for problems with anxiety, sleep or substance use or in reducing the need for further addiction treatment in patients with substance use problems and comorbid psychiatric disorders. The substantial attrition at follow-up is a main limitation of the study.
Trial registration: Clinical Trials NCT02604706 (retrospectively registered).
Background Child mental health and child and adolescent psychiatry is increasinglybecoming an indicator for any modern society to bring up child perspectives preparing forprosperous future. This field was lacking as an own medical speciality in the Middle Eastuntil the establishment of the Department of Child Mental Health at the College of Medicine,University of Duhok in 20 September 2001.
Objectives To build up local competence in Child Mental Health, and to introduce Child andAdolescent Psychiatry as a modern subject in the curriculums at the College of Medicine,University of Duhok, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Methods The Department of Child Mental Health (CMH) was established at the College ofMedicine, University of Duhok, in collaboration with the Department of Neuroscience, Childand Adolescent Psychiatry at the Uppsala University in Sweden. Education programs aredelivered from the Uppsala University in Sweden to the College of Medicine, University ofDuhok in Iraqi Kurdistan, at three levels; community-based education, undergraduate medicaleducation, and postgraduate education to achieve High Diploma (Master) degree, adjusted tothe local system in Kurdistan.
Results The CMH is a unit belonged to the pediatrics at the College of Medicine, and havinglinks to the Directorates of Health, Education and Social Care in Duhok. Lectures in Childand Adolescent Psychiatry are delivered to the fifth year medicine students one week inautumn to be followed by another week of teaching in clinical case discussions in springevery year. The final examination consisting of the means of scores collected during the firsttheory and the second clinical courses compose 20% of the final pediatric examination. Thepostgraduate program consists of two-year education, after one-year pediatric residency, toobtain specialist competence in the subject.
Conclusions Transferring up-to-date knowledge on modern subjects from advancedinternational universities to the universities in Iraq is necessary and possible if modernteaching methods are effectively utilized. The CMH is proved to be a good example ofsuccessful collaboration, making the College of Medicine at the University of Duhok as thefirst school of medicine in the Middle East having Child and Adolescent Psychiatry as anobligatory teaching subject.
The objective of the study was to examine the efficacy of EMDR treatment for children with post-traumatic stress disorder ( PTSD) compared with untreated children in a waiting list control group (WLC) participating in a randomized controlled superiority trial (RCT). Thirty-three 6-16-year-old children with a DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD were randomly assigned to eight weekly EMDR sessions or the WLC group. The Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Scale for Children (PTSS-C scale) was used in interviews with children to evaluate their symptoms and outcome. Post-treatment scores of the EMDR group were significantly lower than the WLC indicating improvement in total PTSS-C scores, PTSD-related symptom scale, and the subscales re-experiencing and avoidance among subjects in the EMDR group, while untreated children improved in PTSD-non-related symptom scale. The improvement in re-experiencing symptoms proved to be the most significant between-group difference over time. The results of the present exploratory study including a limited number of children with PTSD are encouraging and warrant further controlled studies of larger samples of children suffering from PTSD.
Five years after the military operation "Anfal" in Iraqi Kurdistan, 45 families were randomly selected among the survivors in two displacement camps. The Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms for Children (PTSS-C) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) were administered to the oldest child and the caregiver in each family, respectively. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was reported in 87% of children and 60% of their caregivers. While childhood PTSD was only significantly predicted by child trauma score and the duration of captivity, it was neither predicted by maternal PTSD nor did it disappear after the reunion with the PTSD-free father. However, the small sample size makes the results hypotheses rather than conclusive.
The prevalence and correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed in random samples of school-aged Kurdistanian children and their parents in homeland and exile. Of the 376 eligible children at the two sites, 312 children and their parents (293 mothers and 248 fathers) completed the Harvard-Uppsala Trauma Questionnaire and Posttraumatic Stress Symptom interviews for children, and Harvard Trauma Questionnaire for parents. Unlike their children, fathers showed significantly higher PTSD frequencies in exile than in the homeland. The fathers' PTSD negatively correlated with the living standard and fathers' education, while child PTSD mostly correlated with maternal education and living in exile. Living in exile seems to have a negative impact on fathers' post-traumatic reactions, despite its positive influence on children. High drop-outs in exile limit the conclusions.
En studie om situationen för sylsökande barn med uppgivenhetssymtom genomförd i två delar: en kunskapsöversikt och en kartläggning.
Syftet har varit att ge en bild av såväl den internationella och nationella kunskapsnivån som problematikens omfattning och de drabbde barnens psykosociala tillstånd.
The aim of this thesis was to expand the knowledge of victimization in children and youth in Sweden. Victimization, prevalence, health and peritraumatic reactions were explored in a cross sectional, representative sample of 5,960 second grade high school students in Sweden. A computerized survey was developed and administered in class room setting.
Lifetime victimization was found in 84.1% of the sample (m=83.0%, f=85.2%), and, in relation to the five domains, 66.4% had experienced conventional crime, 24% child maltreatment, 54.4% peer and sibling victimization, 21.8% sexual victimization, and 54% had experienced witness victimization. Females experienced significantly more child maltreatment, peer and sibling victimization, sexual victimization, and witnessed victimization, males more conventional crime (p<0.001). Using logistic regression risk factors for victimization were confirmed by a significant increase OR regarding gender, environment and lack of both parents.
Symptoms (TSCC), were clearly associated with both victimizations per se and the number of victimizations. The results indicated a relatively linear increase in symptoms with an increase in number of events experienced. Mental health of the polyvictimized group was significantly worse than that of the non-polyvictimized group, with significantly elevated TSCC scores (t<0.001). Hierarchical regression analysis resulted in beta value reduction when polyvictimization was introduced supporting the independent effect on symptoms. Social anxiety was found in 10.2 % (n = 605) of the total group (n = 5,960). A significant gender difference emerged, with more females than males reporting social anxiety. Elevated PTSS was found in 14.8 % (n=883). Binary logistic regression revealed the highest OR for having had contact with child and adolescent psychiatry was found for the combined group with social anxiety and elevated PTSS (OR = 4.88, 95 % CI = 3.53–6.73, p<001). Significant associations were also found between use of child and adolescent psychiatry and female gender (OR = 2.05, 95 % CI = 1.70–2.45), Swedish birth origin (OR = 1.68, 95 % CI = 1.16–2.42) and living in a small municipality (OR = 1.33, 95 % CI = 1.02–1.73).
Mediation models used peritraumatic reactions (PT): total, physiological arousal (PA), peritraumatic dissociation (PD), and intervention thoughts (IT) and JVQ and TSCC. Of the n=5,332 cases, a total of n=4,483 (84.1%) reported at least one victimizing event (m = 83.0%, f = 85.2%). Of these, 74.9% (n=3,360) also experienced a PT reaction of some kind. The effect mediated by PT tot was b= 0.479, BCa CI [0.342 – 0.640], representing a relatively small effect of 7.6%, κ2=0.076, 95% BCa CI [0.054- 0.101]. The mediating effect of JVQ on TSCC was mediated by PD more for males (b=0.394 BCa CI [0.170-0.636]) than for females (b=0.247, BCa CI [0.021-0.469]). The indirect effect of the JVQ on the TSCC tot mediated by the different PT reactions was significant for PD (b=0.355, BCa CI [0.199- 0.523]. In males a mediating effect of PD could be seen in the different models, while females had a more mixed result. IT did not show any indirect effect in males, but had a mixed effect for females.
The empirical findings in this thesis lead to the conclusion that victimization is highly prevalent in children and youth and is related to health issues. The association of victimization on symptoms was mediated by peritraumatic reactions. Using a comprehensive instrument such as the JVQ provides the researcher or clinician the opportunity to acquire more complete measurement and also makes it possible to identify polyvictimization, a high-level category of events with severe impact on health.
The main objective of this article was to study the relationship between the different areas of victimization (eg, sexual victimization) and psychological symptoms, taking into account the full range of victimization domains. The final aim was to contribute further evidence regarding the bias that studies that focus on just one area of victimization may be introduced into our psychological knowledge. The sample included 5,960 second-year high school students in Sweden with a mean age of 17.3 years (range =16–20 years, standard deviation =0.652), of which 49.6% were females and 50.4% males. The Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire and the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children were used to assess victimization and psychological problems separately. The results show that a majority of adolescents have been victimized, females reported more total events and more sexual victimization and childhood maltreatment, and males were more often victims of conventional crime. The majority of victimization domains as well as the sheer number of events (polyvictimization [PV]) proved to be harmful to adolescent health, affecting females more than males. PV explained part of the health effect and had an impact on its own and in relation to each domain. This suggests the possibility that PV to a large degree explains trauma symptoms. In order to understand the psychological effects of trauma, clinicians and researchers should take into account the whole range of possible types of victimization.
Background: Teen dating violence (TDV) is a common phenomenon of great public concern. TDV may lead to severe long-term consequences for victims and offenders, and even more so for females than for males.
Aim: The aim of this paper is to investigate possible underlying factors for involvement in TDV either as a perpetrator or a victim. Social learning theory is commonly used to explain internalisation of parents' behaviour on children's behavioural expressions, but less so on parents' emotion regulation as a direct link to later TDV.
Method: We used longitudinal data from the Pittsburgh Girls Study (N=2450) to investigate if and how parents' positive and negative emotion regulation is related to TDV, controlling for early aggression and race.
Results: Results show a moderately strong association between parents' negative emotion regulation and their daughters' involvement in serious dating violence. We also found that many more African American girls were involved in TDV compared to Caucasian girls, both as a perpetrator and victim.
Conclusions and practical implications: We discuss directions for future research focusing on emotion regulation and dating violence. Copyright (c) 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Introduction: Eating disorders (ED) are among the leading causes of disease burden, especially in women.
Objectives: The overall aim is to explore role of parental social characteristics and family composition in the development of ED in adolescent males and females.
Aims: We investigated associations of parental socioeconomic position, family type, number of siblings and half-siblings and history of psychiatric disease in parents with the incidence of eating disorders at age 12–23 years.
Methods: The Stockholm Youth Cohort (N = 589,114) is a database created by record-linkage for all children and adolescents, 0–17 years, resident in Stockholm County during the period 2001–2007, their parents and siblings. Hazard rations were calculated using Cox regression. Cases of ED were identified in outpatient care.
Results: A total of 3251 cases of ED (2971 females and 280 males) were recorded among 249,884 study subjects. There was an increased risk of ED in both male and female offspring of parents who had a history of alcohol and drug abuse or psychiatric ill-health. Higher parental education was a risk factors in females. Increasing number of full siblings had a protective effect (fully adjusted HR 0.91, 95% CI 0.87–0.96, per sibling) while increasing number of half-siblings appeared to increase risk of eating disorders in females.
Conclusions: Risk factors for ED seem to differ between females and males. While parental psychiatric health is related to risk of ED in both sexes, family socioeconomic position and relationships within family appear to be of more importance for influencing risk of ED in females.
Objective: We examined how parental characteristics and other aspects of family background were associated with the development of eating disorders (ED) in males and females.
Method: We used register data and record linkage to create the prospective, total-population study the Stockholm Youth Cohort. This cohort comprises all children and adolescents who were ever residents in Stockholm County between 2001 and 2007, plus their parents and siblings. Individuals born between 1984 and 1995 (N = 249, 884) were followed up for ED from age 12 to end of 2007. We used Cox regression modeling to investigate how ED incidence was associated with family socioeconomic position, parental age, and family composition.
Results: In total, 3,251 cases of ED (2,971 females; 280 males) were recorded. Higher parental education independently predicted a higher rate of ED in females [e.g., adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 1.69 (95% CI: 1.42, 2.02) for degree-level vs. elementary-level maternal education], but not in males [HR 0.73 (95% CI: 0.42, 1.28), p < 0.001 for gender interaction]. In females, an increasing number of full-siblings was associated with lower rate of ED [e.g., fully adjusted HR 0.92 (95% CI: 0.88, 0.97) per sibling], whereas an increasing number of half-siblings was associated with a higher rate [HR 1.05 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.09) per sibling].
Discussion: The effect of parental education on ED rate varies between males and females, whereas the effect of number of siblings varies according to whether they are full or half-siblings. A deeper understanding of these associations and their underlying mechanisms may provide etiological insights and inform the design of preventive interventions
Background: The underlying pathophysiology of eating disorders (ED) is dependent on complex interactions between psychological, biological and social factors. The purpose of the present study was to examine a possible increase in cytokines indicating inflammation, as measured by tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in ED patients, and to explore possible relationships between cytokines and self-reported personality traits. Methods: Female patients with severe ED (n = 26) were recruited consecutively from an inpatient clinic and were compared to age-matched healthy females (n = 12). Commercial ELISA tests developed for the measurement of serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6 were employed. Personality traits were measured using Karolinska Scales of Personality. Results: The patient group displayed increased levels of the cytokine TNF-α and a tendency towards increased IL-6 levels. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient was used to examine possible relationships between levels of cytokines and personality traits. The results showed that IL-6 levels were positively related to both somatic and psychic anxiety and to aggression scales, such as irritability and suspicion. Increased levels of TNF-α, in turn, were significantly correlated with high scores on the depression-related anxiety scale Inhibition of Aggression. However, increased levels of cytokines in the ED group did not seem to be mainly associated with symptoms of depression. Conclusion: We cannot rule out the possibility that comorbid conditions in the group contribute to the higher cytokine values. Further studies need to explore the possible influence of cytokines on the severity of ED and whether this might be mediated or moderated by specific personality traits.
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine longitudinally the role of characteristics measured by the Eating Disorder Inventory-Child version (EDI-C) to find early predictors that might constitute risk and protective factors in the development of disordered eating.
Method: Participants were divided into three groups based on eating attitudes at T2: disordered eating (n = 49), intermediate eating concern (n = 260), and healthy eating attitudes (n = 120). EDI-C from T1 (four to five years earlier) was then analyzed to find predictors of group classification at T2.
Results: Drive for thinness and body dissatisfaction emerged as risk factors at T1, while drive for thinness, body dissatisfaction, and interoceptive awareness emerged as protective factors after controlling for initial eating concerns and body mass index.
Discussion: Eating disorders should not be seen as a result of a premorbid personality type. Rather we should take a more social-psychological perspective to explain how individual and sociocultural factors work together in the development of these conditions.
The aim of this study was to longitudinally examine the role of personal standards, self-evaluation, perceived benefits of thinness and attitudes to eating and weight in the development of healthy versus disturbed eating in adolescent girls. In a longitudinal study, girls who participated in two assessments, four to five years apart, were divided into three groups according to the attitudes to eating that they manifested at the second evaluation: those with disturbed eating patterns (DE-group, n = 49), those with intermediate concerns about eating (IE-group, n = 260) and those with healthy eating attitudes (HE-group, n = 120). Variables concerning attitudes to eating and weight and physical self-evaluation emerged as risk factors, whereas personal standards or self-evaluation in general did not. Protective factors were a low BMI, healthy eating attitudes, an accepting attitude towards body size and a positive self-evaluation, particularly with regard to physical and psychological characteristics. The results of this study contribute to the understanding of early risk and protective factors for eating disturbances in girls.
One hundred key informants were interviewed about their awareness, attitudes and practices regarding mental illness using the Key Informant Questionnaire developed by WHO. Case vignettes of seven common neuropsychiatric disorders were presented to the key informants. Informants' awareness about these disorders and help-seeking practices for mental and physical symptoms or conditions were assessed. An additional question on the prototype symptoms of mental disorders was also posed. Among the presented seven conditions, epilepsy was perceived as the most common condition and major depression was regarded as the least common one. Schizophrenia was judged as the most severe problem, and mental retardation was considered the second most severe condition. Talkativeness, aggression and strange behaviour were the most frequently perceived prototype symptoms of mental illness. Traditional treatment methods were preferred more often for treating symptoms of mental disorders and modern medicine was preferred more often for treating physical diseases or symptoms. Findings of this study are similar to other studies conducted in socio-culturally different communities. Working in close connection with traditional healers would give the primary health care worker a better opportunity to gain acceptance from the community and modify certain harmful practices.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has for long proposed the development of community-based mental health services worldwide. However, the progress toward community mental health care in most African countries is still hampered by a lack of resources, with specialist psychiatric care essentially based in large, centrally located mental hospitals. It is again time to reconsider the direction of mental health care in Africa. Based on a small inquiry to a number of experienced mental health professionals in sub-Saharan Africa, we discuss what a community concept of mental health care might mean in Africa. There is a general agreement that mental health services should be integrated in primary health care. A critical issue for success of this model is perceived to be provision of appropriate supervision and continuing education for primary care workers. The importance of collaboration between modem medicine and traditional healers is stressed and the paper ends in a plea for WHO to take the initiative and develop mental health services according to the special needs and the sociocultural conditions prevailing in sub-Saharan Africa.
One hundred key informants were interviewed regarding their awareness and attitudes toward suicidal behaviour. Eighty-eight informants were male, 58 were Muslim and 42 were Christian. Informants on average, claimed to know more persons who had completed suicide than those who had attempted suicide. Almost all informants mentioned more than one cause for suicide. Of these, frustration was the most frequently mentioned cause. Most informants believed that suicide attempters are cruel, feared and not trustworthy. Their attitude toward suicide completers was expressed as condemned sinners, do not deserve funeral ceremony, and should be buried separately from others. Christians gave importance to the funeral issue more than did the Muslims. Generally, the attitudes of informants were punitive and disapproving.
In a cross-sectional survey, 10,468 adults of a rural and semi-urban community were interviewed to determine lifetime suicide attempts. Among the study population, 58% were female, 74.4% were Muslim and 79.3% had had no formal education. The majority of the population were in the age group 25-59 years. Lifetime suicide attempt was reported by 3.2% (n = 332) of the study population. Of these, 63% (n = 208) were women. The most frequent age of attempt was between 15 and 24 years and the frequency of attempt decreased with increasing age. Hanging and poisoning were the most frequently reported methods of attempting suicide. Marital or family conflict was the most frequently reported cause for attempting suicide and most of those who reported this cause were women (Chi-square = 17.42; P < 0.001). Men were significantly more likely to use hanging to attempt suicide than women (Chi-square = 8.21; P < 0.001). Among Christians 3.9% had a lifetime suicide attempt compared to 2.9% among Muslims (Chi-square = 6.15; P < 0.05). People who currently had mental distress and problem drinking reported lifetime suicide attempt more often than others.
In order to determine the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of problem drinking, a total of 10,468 persons aged 15 and above, most residing in a rural district, were interviewed using the CAGE questionnaire as an important element of a general mental health survey. Twenty-three per cent of the respondents admitted that they currently drank alcohol. The prevalence of alcohol drinking was 15% for women and 36% for men. Among those who drank, 16% met the criterion for problem drinking as defined by two or more positive responses to the CAGE. The overall prevalence for problem drinking was found to be 3.7%. Stratified analysis for sex showed that Christian religion, male sex, being ethnically non-Gurage, and smoking were strongly associated with problem drinking in both sexes. Marital status, mental distress and income were found to be associated factors with problem drinking only in men.
A house-to-house survey was carried out in a rural Ethiopian community to determine the prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of khat use. A total of 10,468 adults were interviewed. Of these, 58% were female, and 74% were Muslim. More than half of the study population (55.7%) reported lifetime khat chewing experience and the prevalence of current use was 50%. Among current chewers, 17.4% reported taking khat on a daily basis; 16.1% of these were male and 3.4% were female. Various reasons were given for chewing khat; 80% of the chewers used it to gain a good level of concentration for prayer. Muslim religion, smoking and high educational level showed strong association with daily khat chewing.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 10,468 rural and semi-urban adults in an Ethiopian district using the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) to detect the prevalence of mental distress and its association with socio-demographic risk factors. Fifty-eight per cent of the study population were women, 74% were Muslim, 79% were illiterate. Those experiencing 11 or more symptoms out of the 20 SRQ items were considered as having mental distress. Accordingly, the prevalence of mental distress was 17%, which is comparable with the previous hospital-based studies in Ethiopia and elsewhere. However, it was higher than the previous community-based studies in Ethiopia. Mental distress was more prevalent among women. Part of the explanation was that women in the study population were older and that they were more often widowed or divorced, which were factors associated with mental distress. Illiteracy, which was more common among women and older individuals, was also independently associated with mental distress.
An important issue that underscores such a partnership is the risk of simply exporting Western, America-centric psychiatric training versus creating culturally appropriate models of education.
BACKGROUND: Patients with psychotic symptoms often respond poorly to treatment. Outcomes can be affected by biological, physiological and psychological factors according to the vulnerability-stress model. The patient's coping strategies and beliefs have been correlated with outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the knowledge and insight in relation to treatment response. METHODS: A naturalistic study was performed using patient interviews and information gathered from patient drug charts. Apart from the rating scales used for classification of treatment response (CANSEPT method), the SPKS knowledge of illness and drugs rating scale was utilized. RESULTS: In the group of patients in functional remission (FR; n = 38), 37% had insight into their illness as compared to 10% among those not in functional remission (non-FR; n = 78; P < 0.01). As much as 23% of the non-FR group had no strategy for responding to warning signs versus 8% in the FR group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Better treatment outcomes appear to be associated with better insight into illness, higher knowledge of warning signs and better coping strategies.
Findings regarding psychological risk factors for low weight loss after bariatric surgery have been inconsistent. The association between gender and weight outcome is unclear while younger age has been consistently shown to be associated with better weight outcome. The aim of this study was to analyze the interactions between gender and age on the one hand and symptoms of disordered eating, depression, adult ADHD and alcohol consumption on the other hand in regard to weight loss after gastric bypass.
Bariatric surgery patients were recruited and asked to fill out self-report questionnaires regarding behavioral risk factors before and twelve months after surgery. Data from one hundred and twenty-nine patients were analyzed.
After controlling for age, no psychological variable measured prior to surgery could predict weight loss after twelve months. After surgery, there was an interaction effect between age, gender and specific eating disorder symptoms. Specifically, loss of control over eating was a risk factor for low weight loss among older, but not among younger, female participants. Symptoms of adult ADHD were associated with elevated alcohol consumption after surgery.
These results indicate that age and gender may moderate the effects of potential risk factors for inferior weight outcome. This interaction could potentially be one of the reasons behind the mixed findings in this field. Thus, there are important gender differences in the bariatric population that should be considered. The present study is the first to show that symptoms of adult ADHD may not be a risk factor for inferior weight loss but for alcohol risk consumption after gastric bypass.
The practice of including in reviews people's experiences and perceptions, which are collected with non-experimental and qualitative studies, has been developed recently in the field of mental health studies. These approaches and methodologies have inspired the review of research on Swedish children and adolescents experiences of mental health and well being, with a focus on their educational situation, that was conducted as a part of a systematic review of research on School Learning and Mental health, performed by appointment of the Royal Academy of Sciences. The aim of the review was to gather testimonies that can give indications of the experiences of mental health and well being in this specific context. The results from the studies that were relevant for the aims of the review are structured in four themes: general views, protective factors, risk factors, individual factors. They are presented in a narrative synthesis, giving a particular weight to the direct and indirect report of children's and adolescents' own views. The adolescents defined mental health as emotional experiences, seen both as internal feelings and as relational feelings. Family, friends and educational environments as social and physical environments were perceived as determinants of mental health. A great number of feelings were related to school, both related to satisfaction and pain, in particular when the school attendance is presented as an obligation. Harassment and rejection at school, performance stress, worries about grades and future prospects could be threats against self-worth and self-esteem, while teachers that do not care could generate negative experiences. Various kind of stress could be described and various strategies to resist stressful situations: for instance emotional support, safety and involvement. The educational environments can be an arena for social, cognitive and emotional experiences, relationships and accomplishments that are enriching the individuals and increase their well being. General structural characteristics of the educational environments may also affect well being in different directions: performance, evaluation and feedback, freedom of choice and responsibility for the future may be perceived as a burden. The following reflections can be made: the experiences of children and adolescents change when they grow older, go through developmental processes and encounter different educational situations; the studies reporting views of younger children on the matters of this review were less well represented; the negative experiences may be expressed in rather cautious and non dramatic terms by younger children; there are unique contribution of the review of qualitative studies, but also several interesting correspondences with the results of the review of quantitative studies.
Anxiety and depression are dimensions of emotional state that can be validly assessed with self-report measures. This article introduces a new self-report questionnaire for depression and anxiety (Emotional State Questionnaire (EST-Q)) and presents data on its reliability and validity. The items of the EST-Q were derived from diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV and ICD-10. Thirty-three items were rated on a five-point frequency scale. The questionnaire was administered to 194 inpatients with depressive and anxiety disorders and to a population sample of 479 subjects. According to the results of factor analysis, five subscales were formed: Depression, Anxiety, Agoraphobia-Panic, Fatigue, and Insomnia. EST-Q and subscales showed acceptable internal consistency (alpha = 0.69-0.88). Significant differences in subscales between patients and population and across diagnostic groups confirmed the discriminant validity of the instrument. Depression, Anxiety, and Agoraphobia-Panic subscales distinguished corresponding diagnostic groups. Fatigue and Insomnia appeared to assess nonspecific psychopathology dimensions characteristic of several psychiatric disorders.
An equal mix of organizational cultures is important for a successful implementation process. The aim of this study was to examine the implementation of a new working method in psychiatric hospital wards, representing different cultural characteristics. Descriptive quantitative data were collected at two hospitals (intervention and control). The results revealed one ward characterized by a mix of organizational cultures. This ward, compared with other intervention wards, showed the best results regarding patient assessed empowerment and participation. The result shows tentatively that organizational culture may have an impact on the implementation processes.
Both schizophrenia (SCZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) are associated with disturbances in emotion processing. Previous studies suggest that patients with SCZ assess unpleasant pictures as less arousing than healthy controls (HC), while patients with BD assess neutral pictures as more arousing than HC. No previous studies have investigated whether there is a difference in emotional response across all three groups. Our aim was to explore whether there was a difference in the evaluation of valence and in arousal between SCZ, BD and HC for aversive and neutral pictures. We showed 72 pictures (neutral, non-socially aversive and socially aversive) from the International Affective Picture System (IAPS) to 347 subjects. There was a clear interaction effect between the diagnostic group and increasing picture aversiveness for both valence and arousal. There were no significant differences in valence ratings between the different groups or in arousal ratings on any type of stimuli between BD patients and HC. However, SCZ patients reported significantly lower arousal for aversive stimuli, particularly with a social content, when compared to BD patients and HC. This was more pronounced in females. The presence of lifetime psychotic symptoms did not influence emotional responses.
Background: Few studies have explored influences on mental health of migrants moving between non-Western countries.
Methods: Focus group discussions were used to explore the experiences of Ethiopian female domestic migrants to Middle Eastern countries, comparing those who developed severe mental illness with those remaining mentally well.
Discussion: Prominent self-identified threats to mental health included exploitative treatment, enforced cultural isolation, undermining of cultural identity and disappointment in not achieving expectations. Participants countered these risks by affirming their cultural identity and establishing socio-cultural supports.
Conclusions: Mental health of migrant domestic workers may be jeopardized by stressors, leading to experience of social defeat.
AimSeveral studies have suggested that rare copy number variants (CNVs) are an important genetic contributor to autism spectrum disorders. The aims of the study were to use chromosomal microarray to investigate the presence of rare copy number variants in a population-based cohort of well-characterised young children with autism spectrum disorders and to relate the genetic results to neurodevelopmental profiles and medical conditions. MethodsWe performed chromosomal microarray on samples from 162 children who had been referred to the Stockholm Autism Centre for Young Children in Sweden after being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder between 20 and 54months of age. ResultsPathogenic aberrations were detected in 8.6% of the children and variants of uncertain significance were present in another 8.6%. CNVs were more frequent in children with congenital malformations or dysmorphic features as well as in the subgroup with intellectual disability. ConclusionOur results support the use of chromosomal microarray methods for the first tier genetic analysis of autism spectrum disorder. However, it is likely in the near future that chromosomal microarray methods will probably be replaced by whole-exome and whole-genome sequencing technologies in clinical genetic testing.
Objective: The aims of the present study was to investigate communication impairments in a Norwegian sample of children with ADHD and children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and to explore whether children with ADHD can be differentiated from children with AS in terms of their language profiles on the Norwegian adaptation of the Children's Communication Checklist Second Edition (CCC-2). Method: The CCC-2 was completed by the parents, and altogether, 77 children aged between 6 and 15 years participated in the study. Results: Communication impairments were as common in a group of children with ADHD as in a group of children with AS. Although a similar pattern appeared on most CCC-2 scales, children with ADHD and children with AS could be distinguished from each other in terms of their language profiles on the subscales assessing stereotyped language and nonverbal communication. Conclusion: Language abilities should be taken into account when standard assessments of ADHD and AS are performed and before therapies are initiated
Objective: This study aimed to explore whether children with specific language impairment (SLI) and children with ADHDcan be differentiated from each other in terms of their language profiles, and also to investigate whether these two clinicalgroups differ regarding mental health problems. Method: A total of 59 children in the age range 6 to 12 years participatedin the study. The parents completed the Children's Communication Checklist–Second Edition and the Strengths andDifficulties Questionnaire. Results: Communication impairments were as prominent in the ADHD group as in the SLIgroup; however, the groups were separable from each other in terms of their language profiles. Furthermore, the ADHDgroup experienced significantly more mental health problems compared with the SLI group. Conclusion: Language shouldbe assessed in children with ADHD and instruments sensitive to ADHD should be included when assessing children withSLI. Mental health should be an area of concern to be addressed in both groups. (J. of Att. Dis. 2012; XX(X) 1-XX)


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Discussion in 'Fly Fishing Forum' started by bennysbuddy, Nov 11, 2010.
Let's just lower the hoop to 8' so everyone can dunk. We'll still call it basketball.
You know what I think is funny is how different it is from gear to fly guys. Since I'm simply an angler who fishes a fly or gear I could care less what anyone thinks. But you rarely hear a gear angler say "Um, those jigs look alot like a weighted fly, are you some sort of flyguy wanna be?" or "You should just take up flyfishing". You also never heard guys say "Man, those are bass plugs, why are you using them for steelhead?". Or "that's a bass worm, why are you using it for steelhead?". Now, so far to date, anything new that comes out is criticized in the fly community. I never understood that. By definition (now you can correct me if I'm wrong per state laws) but state definition of a "fly" would knock intruders out, and some styles of articulated flies (ones I've seen that didn't have the material wrapped on the trailing hook). Traditions are just that, traditions. NONE of us were there from the beginning of flyfishing in Washington State. Too many people are in love (or shall I say are romanced) by the notion of being "true to the sport". Well, it's a sport that's been bastardized for years. For some reason I'm thinking that synthetic materials for tying, breathable waders, vestpacks, mono and flourocarbon, sinktips and modern lines, speyrods, etc, etc, etc weren't part of the founding of flyfishing in the NW. But I'm sure some of those who are talking how beads and pink worms aren't "true to the sport" and searching for "traditional" gear to wear. Hell, you can still buy rubberpacks. I've seen old pics of Les Johnson and of the "dreamteam" of the S rivers wearing rubberpacks with SINGLEHANDED RODS in thier hands. I'm just so tired of people who have to label everything. People adapt, a sport adapts. Hell, gear guys open thier arms to new things. I never understood it in the flyworld. I'm not an old timer flyfishing, but I've been around. Guess my benefit was I wasn't schooled in flyfishing. BUT, my Uncle who loved to flyfish steelhead from the 40's until his death in the early 70's wasn't a traditional flyfisherman either. But he caught his share of steelhead.
I leave you with a pic of him circa the mid 50's. He doesn't sport a traditional look of a steelheader does he? Well, besides the fish in his hands (what he wore alot, he mostly wet waded with his shoes and pants, but would wear rubber packs too. His rod of choice near the end was his glass fenwick singlehanded flyrod).
And yes, he did fish gear occasionally, but he was a professed fly angler the majority of the time.
BTW, I wouldn't use pink worms on a flyrod. I'd only use them on driftgear. Easier to present, and easier to work IMHO. Why make it tougher on myself.
Same could be said for nymphing on a fly rod. A float or centerpin rod would present the flies much easier, more effective, less mending, and provide longer drifts...but then the angler couldn't call him/herself a "Fly Fisher". :rofl:
We're talking about pink worms here. I never did respond to that thread. But yeah, I'd say concur on the float rod and a jig/nymph whatever you'd want to call it (a gear guy wouldn't call it a nymph).
Well said Jerry,
I wasn't going to comment but I find it humorous a guy that fishes beads feels more "perfect" than someone fishing a float and jig. A guy that fishes a float and nymph is more pure than a guy fishing
a spoon. And the guy swinging a wet fly is looked down on a guy fishing a skater.
It is fishing! It is as simple as that. If it is legal everyone has the right to fish the way they preffer.
I fished gear for many many years for steelhead using gear, corkies, spinners, spoons, Okie drifters and the such. It wasn't until just a few years ago that I decided to fish steelhead with the fly. In some ways a fly is far more difficult but not a "purer" way to fish. Learning to properly drift gear is also quite a challenge and spoons are as difficult as a fly to master.
Certain situations scream at what to use. A good fisherman recognizes that and adjusts accordingly. You can stick with a fly presentation, as I do now, and adjust your approach accordingly. But there is nothing wrong or unethical if a person opts for a different approach to solving the problem. That is fishing!
The fisher that reads the situation and adusts accordingly, rather than the fisher that fishes with blinders, is quite often the most succesful.
If you believe the only ethical fly fishing is for example fishing with a dry fly then have fun! But don't tell me how to fish and what YOU percieve as being ethical! Your ethics are exactly that, YOUR ethics. they do not apply to me nor anyone else.
I don't care how you fish as long as it is legal and I sure as hell don't like you telling me how to fish according to your preceptions and beliefs!
I can recall many years ago when I felt fly fishing was the holly grail! I quess I have matured and realized that fishing is just exactly that, FISHING. It isn't the method nor the numbers nor the biggest, it is fishing. An opportunity to get away from the daily grind and hub bub of daily life. A time to get away and sort out ones own existence or relieve stress or simply to regress to the basics or what ever the reason you fish. There are some that fish for food and that I understand but most fish for escape and that I TOTALLY understand as that is why most of us fish! Fishing is a purity in itself. Some do it in different ways but most do it for the same reason. I have NEVER met a fisherman that didn't reflect on what was around him. In some respects I think we are all troubled people trying to figure out how to make things better.
Jerry the difference is that some fly anglers are so desperate to be called fly fishers yet want to fish the most effective way which can only occasionally be done with a fly rod.. I am an angler I like all forms of skilled angling.
I fly fish for steelhead sometimes
I drift fish with bait a little for steelhead
I spoon fish for steelhead a lot
I bobber and egg fish for coho ( like i did today)
I LOVE throwing spinners for coho ( like i did today) and killed two fish doing it ( yum)
there is nothing wrong with any legal form of fishing it's just not all fly fishing
One thing that I really experience is catching a fall chinook on a back trolled qwick fish i just wanna see the rod get buried!!!
why did i sell my driftboat again??? Ohh thats right so i could buy a bass boat and fish tournaments throwing crankbaits with 2 treble hooks and jigs that weigh more than an ounce..
Am i a purist?? NO absolutely not however i do believe that fly fishing is fly fishing and gear fishing is gear fishing and i think mixing the two is silly
Fishing is fishing. I use a gill net in the salt. No pink worms or bacon needed.
wait wait wait.... how do you tie a bacon fly?
Just one question though. Would you consider any tubes flyfishing?
It may not seem like it in threads like this, but I'm about as open minded and non-judgemental a person as you're likely to meet. I don't give a shit how you fish. But read PT's post. I'm kind of a stickler for use of language and semantics. Use eggs, beads, nymphs, etc., but when you lower the basket to 8 feet, or even less than 6 feet, go ahead and delude yourself all you want. Just don't try and tell me you're still playing basketball.
The reason fly fishermen don't fish for trout with powerbait is because fishing means defining their sport within parameters that challenge the angler and limit the overall odds of success. It's an avocation where the chase, the method, the process are all more important than the result of caught trout. When it's about modifying the method for the simple purpose of increasing the body count, then those modifications are no better, nor worse, than using "whatever works," be it powerbait, beads, nymphing under a bobber, gillnets, or dynamite. The easy way is still sporting, as sporting as gillnets and dynamite can be, but the easy way is never, and will never, be as sporting as that method that is more difficult and more challenging.
Ask the guys who nymph for steelhead why they do it. Invariably it's about getting results, getting the body count, because it's "whatever works." It's never about it being more challenging and more difficult. Why would you ever expect the same degree of respect for taking the easy way out?
You don't get it because you're bi. But apparently you have limits and draw a line. You just draw it at bait, and choose to forego gillnets and dynamite. Why? Aside from legality, I expect it's because you view nets and explosives as less sporting. BTW, gillnetting and explosives can also be sporting, in their own unique ways.
And BTW, a lot of gear guys have their own prejudices for and about various methods of bait and gear fishing, along with a general disdain of fly fishing. In many ways it's funnier than the degrees of discrimination within fly fishing.
i made a video about fishing beads
Salmo_g, I get it and don't mind your delivery one bit. I do not have the foundation of decades of ingrained techniques or experiences on which to build. I'm not lowering the basket from 10' at all, just making sure that I consider if all shots from all places on the court have potential. I won't fish some rubber worm bait when I can fish a nice moal, I do have some limits...some.
Couldn't find the bacon fly but here is the eggs n bacon fly. Looks like it would work to me.
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Sorry I posted up something that is actually about fly fishing. Carry on.
Sg, I dig reading what you post. Up until this point, I've stayed out of this debate (save for a few snarky comments). I felt that I had nothing substantial to add, because of my total lack of experience. But I think I may have something of substance to add because of that. I'm not arguing the points you and others have made, I'm just trying to offer a different perspective. I'm going to go with the basketball analogy.
When you came up fishing, there were basketball courts everywhere. Everyone played, and you could always find a game. If you worked hard, and put your time in, you'd learn the game. Some people would play "street ball", but it was a dirty sportsmanship. Most didn't. Most just played well with each other. If you didn't like the game at one court, you could find a game at a different one. Most couldn't imagine lowering the hoop, or playing street ball. And why on earth would you? There was always a game to get into, and all you had to do was practice hard, and your game would get better.
Now the courts are being closed, and often, you can't even find a ball.


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Nearly 100 packets of cigarettes and two kilogrammes of tobacco were seized as part of a multi-agency operation in Huddersfield targeting the sale of illegally imported tobacco products.
During the evening of Thursday, October 30, officers from Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team working with colleagues from HM Revenue & Customs, Kirklees Council licensing, UK Border Agency and Trading Standards visited five licensed premises in the town centre. Two of them - Wisla and 24 Hours Corner, both in John William Street - were found to have items for sale with foreign labelling.
Inspector Jon Dunkerley, of Huddersfield Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "Often the sale of cheap, illegal tobacco is seen as a victimless crime. The truth is that a lot of these items are sold on the black market without any duty being paid and people are getting ripped off. There is also the issue that much of this is actually fraudulently branded and what is contained within is far more toxic and dangerous than legal cigarettes and tobacco.
"Robust action will be taken against anyone selling these items and I am pleased to say that this partnership operation has resulted in a significant amount of suspected illegal tobacco products being removed from sale.
"Those who hold a premises licence do so as a position of trust. Anyone who is not adhering to such a licence can expect an immediate review by all partner agencies and risk losing their licence as well as court action and a fine."


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Last week, I found a reference for my model; a kaiju-style monster equipped with a spiked turtle shell and long, ferocious nails, and completed the basis for my piece. This week, I began to focus on finer details.
Like working with clay, I mold and manipulate the colorless base mesh until I achieve what I am aiming for. In addition to having the general shape hashed out and slowly progressing, I create a different set of objects with far more malleable surfaces that will eventually become the highly-textured parts of my project; like hairs on a person's head.
What isn't visible in most fully rendered 3D models, as well as the ones displayed here, is that they are entirely built from individual polygons and faces. My models are comprised of a weblike mesh that is formed through vertices, edges, and faces, all of which can be tinkered with to produce different structural features in this hollow model. The higher the polygon count, the smoother the model, but this becomes increasingly tasking on the hardware to render and run. Because of this, 3D modelers are taught to model all major details with the finished product in mind so that all the aesthetics can make up for a lower polygon and face count.
The red pieces have additional complexity to them and contain many more polygons and special tools to make them considerably more detailed and accessible compared to the large gray body. Once the red claws are completed, I can use them as any other tool and place them on the body. Like premade assets made from scratch, this helps streamline the process which could take much longer if I were to make each individual claw one at a time from the base model and disregard my ability to "recycle and reuse."
In the images I've supplied, you can see the significant differences between the areas that have been smoothed out and those that still appear blocky or like wet clay. Once the clay "hardens," meaning that I no longer need to change it in any way, I can make it a solid asset and begin to put my entire character together through the process of aligning and scaling each individual part to look realistically proportionate, that is, for a giant turtle monster. For next week, the final installation, I will be finishing the model, adding textures and colors, and posing.
Part two may be viewed at http://straylightmag.com/archives/7127.
Gerick Yabut is a free-lance artist who resides in Southern California. He received his degree in animation with a minor focusing in 3D modeling early in 2016 at the Art Institutes of California-Hollywood. More of his work can be viewed on his website: http://www.gerick4425.wixsite.com/gerick-yabut.


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"I found this recipe somewhere ... sometime ... I was looking for a receipt in my wallet and found it hastily scrawled on the back of yet another receipt :) I'm sure I had it in mind for a specific pie, but darned if I can remember which one."
Chocolate Pie Dough
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 4 1⁄2 ounces butter, softened
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon cold water
- Sift flour and cocoa powder together. Stir to combine and place in bowl of food processor with softened butter. Pulse until you have pea-sized crumbles. Add sugar, eggs, vanilla and water to food processor; pulse until mixture forms a ball. Remove from processor and knead lightly, adding flour if the dough is too wet, and water if the dough is too dry.
- Use as you would "regular" pie dough. Note: This is enough dough for a single-crust pie.
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John George Ziegler b 2/16/1793 in Bavaria
I am looking for further information on the family of John George Ziegler born February 16 1793 in Bavaria to Christoph Ziegler and Margaret Grewel. He died December 30, 1858 in Norwalk, Monroe County, Wisconsin. He married Anna Mary Schraud in 1825 in Halsheim, Bavaria. She was born 1794 and died in Germany. John George and his family immigrated to this country shortly after the death of his wife. They settled near the East Bristol area of Dane County, Wisconsin. Eventually several members of the family, including John George, ended up in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
His children were Michael, John, George, Mary and Nicholas.
I would appreciate any further information on this family.
Danielle Nauman


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The Public Tasting will be held on Saturday, March 10, from noon – 4 p.m. at Harbour Town Yacht Basin. A limited number of booths will be available. Vendors will be first come, first served. Booth Setup will be from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Booths will not be duplicated (i.e. two jewelry booths or two cutlery booths.)
The Festival will notify those retailers selected to participate in the Public Tasting before February 20th.


text: After the software update I noticed that some of the power control widgets dont work or are controlling the wrong things....e.g the GPS widget controls 3G (Mobile network), the Mobile network widget controls GPS, and the WiFi widget does nothing. Anyone else experiencing this and or have a solution? I had to load the entire Power Control Widget for now.


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Black Friday 2016 is around the corner, we all knew what happened during last years black friday sales and black friday deals where the price of lots of valuable electronics were slashed significantly. More is gonna happen this year 2016 black friday sales as jumia and konga promised the biggest price slash of the year on their online store.
This black friday sales, i want to upgrade my phone from 3G to 4G LTE so i will be going for the Gionee M5 surely.You still don't don't know what black friday is? Read this post ==> What is black friday and when the stores are opened.
So what plans do you have getting your dream smartphone this black friday deal? Below i publish a review of some nice 4G LTE smartphones that will be on sale at upto 50% discount on jumia online store this black friday deals. In case you need to upgrade to a 4G LTE smartphone device, black friday deals is you luck to search on.
However, these 4G smartphone listed below are exclusive to what is available on Jumia platform.
Infinix Hot S
SIM Type: Dual Micro SIM
· 4GLTE : Yes
· OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with XOS
· Display: 5.2 inches Full HD Display with 424 ppi
· Build: Full Aluminium Body
· Colours: Gold , Black , Blue , Ash , Pink
· Processor Type: 1.3 GHz 64-bit Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 chipset
· Graphics Processor: Mali-T720
· Internal Storage: 16GB / 32GB
· External Storage: Yes.
· Back Camera : 13.0 MP with Dual LED Flash
· Front Camera : 8.0 MP with LED Flash , 120 degree wide viewing angle
· Battery: 3000mAh
· Security: Fingerprint scanner
Price: N53,000
Tecno Camon C5:
· 4G Network : YES
· OS: Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
· Display: 5-inch Touch Display, 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
· Build: Metal edges with leather back
· Colours: White , Black
· Processor Type: 1.3 GHz Quad-core MediaTek chipset
· Graphics Processor: N/A
· Internal Storage: 8GB
· External Storage: Yes
· Back Camera : 8MP
· Front Camera : 2MP
· Battery: 2500mAh
Tecno Boom J8:
· SIM Type: Dual SIM (Micro SIM, dual standby)
· OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop with HiOS UI
· Display: 5.5-inch, 720 x 1280 pixels (320 PPI), IPS Capacitive touchscreen
· Build: Plastic with metal trimmings
· Colours: Super White. Space Grey. Champagne Gold
· Processor Type: 64-bit Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
· Processor Name: Mediatek MT6735
· Graphics Processor: Mali-T720
· Internal Storage: 16 GB
· External Storage: microSD, up to 128 GB
· Back Camera : 13MP
· Front Camera : 5MP
· Sensors: Accelerometer, Light, Proximity
· Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 3,000 mAh
· Charging: Fast Charge – 15 min for 8 hours of phone calls
· Free Headset
Price: N56,000
Tecno Camon C9
. SIM Type: Dual Micro SIM
· 4G LTE : Yes
· OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HiOs V1.0
· Display: 5.5 inches ISP Display
· Build: Full Aluminium Unibody
· Colours: Gold , Sandstone Black.
· Processor Type: 1.3 GHz 64-bit Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 chipset
· Graphics Processor: Mali-T720
· Internal Storage: 16GB
· External Storage: Yes , up to 128GB Memory Card.
· Back Camera : 13.0 MP with LED Flash
· Front Camera : 13.0 MP with LED Flash , 83 degree wide viewing angle , ISP picture noise detecting Technology
· Battery: 3000mAh
· Security: Irish scanner that unlocks your phone by scanning your eyeball.
Price: N64,999
Gionee M5
· 4G Network : Yes
· Screen Type : AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colors
· Weight : 214g
· Screen Resolution : 720 x 1280 pixels (~267 ppi pixel density)
· Internal Storage : 16GB / 32GB
· External Storage : Yes , Up to 64GB
· Back Camera : 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama
· Front Camera : 5MP
· Processor : Quad-core 1.3 GHz MediaTek
· Battery : 6020mAh
Tecno Phantom 6
. SIM Type: Dual SIM
· Network : 2G/3G/4G LTE
· OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with HiOs
· Display: 5.5 AMOLED Touchscreen
· Dimension : 151.5 x 75.5 x 6.15mm
· Build: Nano-Molded body with Aluminium Alloy Framework that is 6.15mm slim
· Colours: Champagne Gold
· Weight : N/A
· Processor Type: 2.0GhZ Octa-core MediaTek Chipset
· Internal Storage: 32GB
· External Storage: Yes , up to 128GB
· Back Camera : 13MP AF + 5MP SONY IMX 258 Dual Back Camera with LED
· Camera Features : 8% more HDR , 10% Less Noise , Ture tone flash , 180 degree wide viewing , Super Zoom , New Panorama , Night Pro
· Front Camera : 8MP with Front flash
· Battery: 2700mAh (Non-removable)
· USB TYPE-C : Yes , with Light speed charge
· Security : Iris scanner 2.0
Infinix Note 3 LTE
. SIM Type: Dual SIM
· OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with XOS
· Display: 6.0 IPS Full HD Touchscreen
· Build: Metal
· Colours: Champagne Gold
· Weight : 135 grams
· Processor Type: Mediatek Octa-core 1.3GHz MT6753
· Graphics Processor : ARM Mali-T720 MP3 450 MHz
· Internal Storage: 16GB
· External Storage: Yes , up to 128GB
· Back Camera : 13 megapixel autofocus camera with dual LED flash
· Front Camera : 5 megapixel camera with LED flash
· Battery: 4500mAh
· Security : Fingerprint Reader
ZenFone Max Pro
This device comes with a beautiful 5.5 inch 1280 x 720p (HD) IPS Screen and runs on Android 5.0. It has a powerful processor - Snapdragon 410 MSM8916 Quad Core 64Bit 1.0GHz. I recommend this device If you are a hard core gamer as the device also has the Adreno 306 GPU.
It has 2GB of RAM and 32GB Internal Memory. It supports these network bands.
GSM, WCDMA and LTE
2G: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
3G: WCDMA 2100MHz
Camera type: Dual cameras (one front one back) Back camera 13.0MP with Auto Focus and Flashlight
Other Features
Front camera 5.0MP
Video recording: Yes
Touch Focus: Yes
Sensor: Gravity sensor, Range sensor, Proximity sensor,
Light sensor, Accelerometer sensor, Geomagnetic sensor,
Hall sensor
Bluetooth: 4.0
SIM Card: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Dual Micro SIM cards)
Price: N51,000
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Currently finishing work on their sophomore album with Grammy-nominated producer Joshua Valleau, Mother Feather has launched a new lyric video for the track 'Egyptology.'Read More
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On January 12th, Metal Blade Records will re-issue two of Fates Warning's fan-favorite albums, 'Perfect Symmetry' (1989) and 'Parallels' (1991), as part of the label's 'Originals series'.Read More
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
One of Us?
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On this, the day before Thanksgiving, I'd like to express my gratitude for:
pretty much all things shiny
and you
for all your encouragement.
Thank you so much,
and happy Thanksgiving!
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Shopping with Purpose
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This is one I started a couple of weeks ago and was interrupted halfway through. I stopped right in the middle of a VERY ugly stage, so it took me a while to get excited about it again. But I finally did, and while I fear I may have overworked it, I'm happy with the result.
In other news, I wanted to point you to an artist friend of mine who sells his larger landscapes in galleries for big $, but is currently letting go of some small gems on Daily Paintworks for peanuts. His name is Paul Kratter, and here is his website, and DPW gallery. I've mentioned him before because he's one of the organizers of the Sierra trips I go on sometimes, plus just an all around great guy!
Friday, November 17, 2017
You Just Don't Understand, Mom!
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I found these two peppers at the grocery store the other day and this scene just popped into my head. Maybe it's the fact that I'm currently dealing with an almost teenager? Nah - couldn't be.
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Family Three
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And here's family number three. We had such high hopes for little Johnny, but he turned out to be not a terribly bright bulb. But we think Mary Jane is a shoe in. : )
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Family Two
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Here's my second in the "family" series. I think the uncle in the front is a bit of a lush.
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Family One
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I had an idea the other day to do a series of still life paintings that reflect the odd combinations that make up any given family. I mean, even siblings can be pretty different from each other, and their parents, but then add to that mix in-laws, step-parents, ex-spouses, and then how about the ex's new family once they get re-married. Well, yes, not everyone has the same kind of family gatherings we have, but still, families are ... well, interesting. We don't always see eye to eye, but sometimes, in glorious moments, you sit around a table and can all laugh at the same thing, at the same time, and in those moments, family seems pretty great.
Friday, November 10, 2017
Pumpkin Patch
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Recently I started a painting of a German city-scene and got interrupted right in the middle. It was also right smack-dab in the middle of its "ugly phase." It sat on my easel for days after, very distinctly NOT calling to me. So I finally went and got something - anything! - else to paint. Eventually I'll get back to the city-scene. But for now, pumpkins.
Thursday, November 09, 2017
Choosy Bird
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This was QUITE a challenge to paint. Anytime I have a painting with this many similar values ... oi. Nuf said.
The Patient Husband
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You may recognize this painting. It's a long story, but it traveled far and wide looking for a home, and in the end returned to me. So in case you missed it the first time, here's another chance.
I also wanted to say, since I've gotten a few worried emails, I am fine. My family is fine. And I'll be back to painting and posting soon. : )
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
What THEY Say
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I wish I could give you a longer lead time (it wasn't under my control), but...
Registration for my France workshop (next July)
will open tomorrow (Thursday, Nov 2nd) at 11am, PST.
Here is all the info (scroll down once you get to this page). I've had quite a bit of interest for this workshop, so I expect it to fill pretty fast. BTW, there are spots for artists, but also for non-painting partners. This was SUCH a fun workshop this year, and I'm really looking forward to next year!
In other news, I survived camping with my husband. : )
Saturday, October 28, 2017
To Love or to Eat?
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This pig has a dilemna. Should he love and adore the tomato, or should he eat it? He's very perplexed. Thank goodness my husband loves and adores me, as he's taking me camping for a few days, and I'm pretty sure he's not planning on having me for dinner. Back soon, fingers crossed.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Cutting Edge
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To the right are the few photos I managed to take - sorry there aren't more.
I also didn't get photos of any of my demos, so I'll end with our group photo. Thanks, y'all, for being such great kids for my very last still life workshop! : )
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Van Gogh's Courtyard
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I've been absent for a bit because I've been having some me time. And boy it's been GREAT! This past weekend I took a meditation workshop, which was pretty fabulous (who knew!?).
But what I really wanted to tell you is that I've decided to stop teaching my regular still life/daily painting workshops. This was a hard decision, but I've been doing them for 10 years and (after some soul searching) I realized I wasn't looking forward to them anymore (though I did love meeting all the wonderful people!!). For those who weren't ever able to get in, I apologize. Fortunately I wrote a book all about what I do. : ) I also have Artbytes (online tutorials) and will continue to make more of those, I promise.
I will still be teaching a workshop in France next year (which will open for registration soon). We will explore the little villages and then head back to the chateau to paint from the photos we took. We will also paint the views from the chateau and other locations. So, village- people- and land- scapes. Oh, and lots of eating of French food.
Speaking of, the painting above is from the courtyard of the mental hospital Van Gogh resided in for a year in France (done from photos I took there earlier this year). This is one of the locations where we will paint next year also. The grounds are fabulous.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Happy Little Princess
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Hello all! I am home from Texas and finally caught up and painting again. The workshop went really well, and I will post about that soon. But first, I wanted to point out that the reference for this painting (from NYC) is one I used for this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. So if you're interested in seeing what I was working from, and/or trying it out yourself, click that link.
Thursday, October 05, 2017
In Honor of Citrus
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And this is the last in my current series of orange slices. I thought about calling it "escapees", but then I figured it would be like listing the co-stars (the limes) as the headliner.
This is it for me for a little while. Tomorrow I fly to Texas for my next workshop. I've padded my trip with extra time to visit family and friends, so I'll be gone a total of 10 days. That means I won't be able to ship any paintings that sell while I'm gone, and for that I apologize.
I won't be able to ship until October 17th, but my stepdaughter will continue to ship book orders for me while I'm gone.
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Breakfast Scattered 2
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I want to say a few things about the benefit of painting in a series. One of course is that if you buy produce, it's nice to get a few paintings out of it before it goes off. But that's the cheap me talking. What's even better is that when I'm staring at one subject (or a set of subjects) for a while they often inspire or lead to more ideas about the same (hey, what if I tried this?!). They build off each other. Each one presents a new challenge but uses the skills I've been honing. And lastly, my best paintings are very rarely one-off - they are almost always a part of a series of the same subject, theme, idea, or other. I may not post all of them, because they might not have all worked out, but I did them, and they made me better.
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Breakfast Scattered
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Recently I experimented with different kinds of light for my still life. For this one I tried more than one light - three to be exact. I shined (shone?) my halogen flood directly at the top left of the setup, at a rakish angle. I pointed the other two (both florescent, one with a blue-ish filter over it) at various angles, but more away from the setup. You'll notice the segmented shadows this creates. It was fun - I'll do it again.
Monday, October 02, 2017
Get it Fresh
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This is another one from the little French market we visited this spring in L'Isle sur la Sorgue.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Odds Stacked Against
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I caught a short cold from my darling son, who caught it from his stinkin' little 6th grade classmates. Which is why I didn't post this yesterday, as promised. But here it is. While the last one was lit with a halogen flood, this one's under a softer, florescent bulb.
If you want to try something like this for yourself, you will find it on this week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. You don't have to be a member to submit to the challenges.
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Learning to Ice Skate
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I did two versions of this scene, with different lights. This one is lit with my halogen flood bulb, which is the bulb I use most often. Tomorrow I'll show you the other one.
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