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On 14 April 1948, the "Revolt of the Women" occurred in Muranga District of Kenya's Central Province. Twenty-five hundred women marched upon the District headquarters with "Amazonian war cries" to protest against the use of coerced labor for state soil conservation measures. Although wider peasant unrest occurred in Muranga between 1947-1948, this event was significant due to the gender and class issues raised. As such, it provides the backdrop for Fiona Mackenzie's work, Land, Ecology and Resistance in Kenya, 1880-1952. Mackenzie examines the dialectic of ecological improvement within the reserves in Kenya and the subsequent social impact upon African communities. Her specific purpose is to examine the antagonisms of class and gender which arose as aspects of this discourse of ecological improvement.
In the 1930s and 1940s, environmental degradation became a major preoccupation of the colonial state in Kenya. As one result, soil conservation campaigns broadened in scope. These campaigns became part of the overall intensification of an administrative presence in the reserves. For Mackenzie, these campaigns also served as a subterfuge for an underlying discourse of control. The rhetoric of ecological improvement served as a veil for settler apprehension concerning land tenure. Settler concerns for the spread of diseases and soil degradation associated with African farming methods disguised fears for their holdings in the White Highlands. Consequently, environmentalism became a weapon to legitimize settler land tenure (associated with right farming practices and correct land use) and reinforce state support for settler agriculture. The campaigns of the 1930s and 1940s also recast the political crisis over land as a technological problem that privileged Western agricultural practices while portraying indigenous agricultural practices as unscientific (p. 9). Since much knowledge about agriculture in Africa was the purview of women, such privileging of Western knowledge entailed the silencing of female voices.
The campaigns of ecological "betterment" reduced the status of women as the main cultivators of the land and keepers of agricultural knowledge. These programs were implemented in an atmosphere of increasing land scarcity within Central Province. As a result, the British attempted to define customary land law more clearly, with an eye toward formulating policy. These attempts resulted in a fluid and dynamic system becoming rigid and static. The net effect was a system of customary law that weakened the position of women and the poor against that of the rich peasants or "Big Men" (p.17).
Mackenzie's work is divided into seven chapters and uses extensive archival sources, mainly Colonial Office records, in addition to European travelers' accounts and oral evidence. The first three chapters examine the role of women in pre-colonial Muranga as the primary agricultural cultivators and how this role changed when the British began to redefine customary law. Pre- colonial rights to land were dynamic and complex, leaving space for the negotiation of women's rights to land. The reassessment of the customary land laws served to effectively suppress women's rights to land. Although women previously could technically not own land, their rights to land were secured through recognition of their value as cultivators (p. 24).
Mackenzie states there were latent tensions within this customary land system. The fluidity of customary land law masked tensions that would later surface more acutely. These underlying tensions between the Mbari (subclan) and the individual or between women and men would become much more problematic as land became scarce under colonialism. British attempts to define customary land law exacerbated the tensions underlying the customary land system. For example, since the Mbari controlled rights of allocation of land, heightened social differentiation and increasing land sales threatened the solidarity of the sub-clan. Mackenzie points out that in Kiambu, this had been the case. Due to the impact of long distance trade on the southern part of Kikuyuland during the nineteenth century, the solidarity of the Mbari had given way to increasing individualization by the time of British conquest. In Muranga, on the other hand, Mbari power over land allocation remained strong due to the lesser impact of long distance trade.
These attempts took place through an assortment of commissions and inquiries. Mackenzie's analysis examines The Committee on Native Land Tenure in Kikuyu Province in 1929 and the Kenya Land Commission of 1932-1934. As evidenced in Kiambu and Muranga, these commissions encountered class and gender issues reflecting contradictory views of customary land law. In Kiambu, where the process of individualization had been more acute, witnesses reconstructed a version of customary land law which reinforced the idea of individual land sales. This served to protect the rights of accumulators who were amassing land and wealth. In contrast, many Muranga witnesses reconstructed a version of customary land law which stressed the power of the Mbari over land allocation. In both Muranga and Kiambu, the evidence laid before the commissions did not diverge regarding women's rights to land: it uniformly stressed rights of allocation over rights of use. Since women derived many of their rights to land through their power over usufruct, the stress upon allocation rights over use rights weakened women's negotiating power (p. 90).
The second half of the book discusses the impact ecological improvement campaigns upon the resource base and women's agricultural knowledge. According to Mackenzie, concern over environmental degradation belied an ulterior motive. By the end of the 1930s, European settlers feared the African success with maize production. The colonial administration was becoming alarmed at the rapid growth of African accumulators (p. 142). The solution was to blame it on the Africans. The problem of land degradation became a problem of African farming methods. As a result, the ecological improvement campaigns articulated methods involving Western knowledge or techniques. State programs relied upon engineering as opposed to biological/agronomical methods in controlling soil degradation. To combat soil erosion, the state recommended time and space consuming methods such as terracing. However, the use of terracing often proved problematic. Since terraces pulled much land out of cultivation, many African farmers preferred biological methods, such as contour hedges and mixed farming to control land degradation.
The suppression of indigenous knowledge also occurred in the effort to increase agricultural productivity within the reserves. To stimulate maize production, the Department of Agriculture began a massive seeding campaign, which involved dispersing seeds bred for high yield, marketability, and varietal uniformity. The environmental effect of these campaigns of "betterment" in the reserves was twofold. Ecologically, the seeding campaign resulted in a high yield maize crop but one which lacked genetic diversity and resistance to pests, disease and drought. The promotion of maize also resulted in the decline of millet production, a more nutritious and drought-resistant crop. The state also advocated the use of monocropping methods, as opposed to the indigenous inter-cropping methods. The emphasis on maize production demanded a heavy reliance upon imported agricultural knowledge, undercutting women's authority since they were the main purveyors of indigenous agricultural knowledge. As Mackenzie states " the negotiation of gender relations of production was linked to the politics of knowledge production (p. 202).
The discourse of ecological improvement in Kenya had already been covered by scholars such as David Throup. But Mackenzie uniquely adds to the scholarship on this subject by projecting women's voices. Mackenzie attempts to write history "from below" by discussing the role of women in the discourse of environmentalism. She does not bring gender into the picture so much as cast light upon a dark recess which has been ignored by previous scholarship on the subject. However, on this point I also find fault with Mackenzie's analysis. In her re-enactment of pre- colonial customary land law, Mackenzie relies almost singlehandedly upon Jean Fisher's Anatomy of Kikuyu Domesticity and Husbandry (1954) to reconstruct the role of use rights in giving women more power of negotiation against the patriarchal structure. Moreover, most of her oral evidence comes from female informants without any counter point from male informants. The danger here is the problem of creating herstory, whatever it may be. However, this work is needed and students of Kenya's history will find it a worthy contribution.
Opolot Okia West Virginia College


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It's Friday and I'm still sick.. it's just sinuses and being all stuffed but it's still annoying and hard to sleep. Whatever, I've got the news for you and there's nothing really special going on this week in terms of…
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Review of Eye-Fi Mobi 8gb Memory Card
by Tomas Ratas • July 11, 2013 •
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For the past several years I have used Eye-Fi SD cards to easily transfer my pictures wirelessly from my cameras to Mac or PC. Recently Eye-Fi released a new model called the Mobi, which we have received for today's review.…
Review of SanDisk Class 10 8gb Ultra microSDHC UHS-I Card
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This Old House - Barrington: The Finishes Begin
Barrington: The Finishes Begin
The Brazilian hardwood garapa is being used for the new deck. Red cedar shingles are cut into a wave pattern. Kevin heads to Providence to meet designer Lisa Newman Paratore at her shop to see what she's pulling together for our project. Norm sees the decorative brackets being used on the exterior...
Ask TOH |Greenhouse, Pendant Light
Roger visits Biloxi, Mississippi where he builds a high tunnel greenhouse with a homeowner. Richard explains the best types of pliers and wrenches. Electrician Scott Caron converts three recessed lights into three pendants in a kitchen. And the guys ask "What Is It?"
Air date: 02/27/2014
Arlington Italianate | Deadliest Old House?
This Old House welcomes Edgar Hansen from Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch. To assess his skills, Tom Silva puts Edgar to work patching cracks in the plaster walls, then Richard shows him how to "fish" water lines through the building. Norm and Tom raise the height of the railing on the second...
Air date: 02/27/2014
Ask TOH | Fire Ladder, Clawfoot Tub
Richard visits a historic home in Mobile, Alabama, and installs a clawfoot tub with shower. Tom installs a permanent fire escape ladder in a bedroom. Roger shows the best way to prune trees. And the guys ask "What Is It?"
Air date: 02/20/2014
Arlington Italianate | Italianate Inspiration
Paint color consultant Bonnie Krims presents exterior color schemes, while Norm and Tom patch old oak veneer floors. Richard presents a new solution to the ugly PVC intake and exhaust pipes that come out of a typical boiler. Kevin tours an 1870 Italianate style home in Dedham, MA. Tom shows Kevin...
Air date: 02/20/2014
Arlington Italianate | Arlington Heights
Arborist Matt Foti does some selective tree pruning, while Richard revisits the benefits of using PEX instead of copper for the water supply lines. Norm tours an 1872 Stick Style home in the neighborhood, and Tom shows Kevin how to convert a former doorjamb into a cased opening.
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Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
If you are a graduate student with an interest in shaping national marine policy, here's your opportunity to add rocket fuel to your career.
The deadline to apply to Alaska Sea Grant for the 2015 fellowship is February 14, 2014.
- Apply for the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship
- View Knauss fellowship positions filled in 2014
- National Sea Grant's Knauss fellowship information
This clip is also available on YouTube.
The Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Program provides 30 to 50 students per year with a full year of experience working on marine issues in a Congressional staff office or in a federal agency such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Applications are encouraged from students enrolled in graduate or professional programs who have an interest in ocean, coastal and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.
Since the Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program was initiated in 1979, it has allowed more than 650 students to share their expertise with policy makers in Washington, D.C., to see firsthand how science is used in the policy arena, and to participate in policy making.
Alaska students must apply through the Alaska Sea Grant office, which may forward up to five applications for consideration by the National Sea Grant program. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact Alaska Sea Grant as early as possible.
Where Are Alaska's Knauss Fellows Now?
As of 2012…
- Maryann Bozza (2009) is a program manager with the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Oregon State University
- Celeste Leroux (2009) is a private contractor working for NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration in Washington, D.C.
- Erin Steiner (2009) is an economist with the National Marine Fisheries Service in Seattle, Washington
- Seanbob Kelly (2008) is a fishery management specialist with NOAA Fisheries in Juneau
- Erica Feller (1995) is senior advisor for North America Conservation at the Nature Conservancy in Virginia. She recently completed a two-year assignment working on ecosystem restoration issues as a member of the White House Council on Environmental Quality
- William Robie (1992) is the executive assistant of the Hardware Lumber Manufacturers Assoc. of Pennsylvania
- Carl Rebstock (1992) is a colonel in the U.S. Army and executive director of Passionfish.org, a public education program devoted to seafood health and sustainability
- Jill Brady (1991) is an economist with the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council
- Shannon Evans (1991) is an attorney in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Other Knauss Fellows in Alaska
As of 2014…
- Ellen Parry Tyler (2012) is a program manager at Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS)
- Olivia Lee (2011) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
- Sarah Melton (2009) is an in-house legal counsel with Denali Alaskan Federal Credit Union
- Aleria Jensen (2002) is a marine mammal specialist with the Protected Resources Division, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region
- Robert Shavelson (1991) is executive director at Cook Inletkeeper
- Keith Criddle (1986) is a Ted Stevens Distinguished Professor of Marine Policy at the School of Fisheries and
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Park Inn Almaty Airport
Travel Blogs from Almaty
Tuvkhon Monastery, yak whacking and ger building
... point at 2000 m and fewer gers and animals to start of with. Came to a valley and encountered more life. Stopped to take photos of a herder on a horse who tried to muster unwilling hybrid yaks. Good fun. Drove past a ger in the making and Jim turned the truck around and drove straight into their ger site. They welcomed us with open arms. We were served the fermented mare 's milk and curd biscuits, allowed to take photos ...
On the road!
... Not many people around though. Dinner good. I didn't mend eating horse and we even had some starters in the form of egg halves with a tuna and gherkin mixture. All very nice but it did get cold under a completely clear sky. And camp fires were not allowed so the right camping atmosphere failed yo develop. Most of us retreated to our respective tents before ten. The only 'entertainment' being Gino using a very strong, highly illegal, laser to point out stars and ther ...
Forgot to register / Registrierung vergessen
2.7.2013 Almaty (KZ) Km: 75109 Forgot to register / Registrierung vergessen
Now, the landscape changes a bit and I have some hills to bypass. But then just before Almaty is to see the high mountain that rises like a wall. More impressive than in Switzerland.
In discussing at the table with the other people from the Hostel, I ...
Zadnji dan sejma in mala aretacija
... mesni del – ločen na svinjino, na konjevino, govedino, ovčetino itd. pa jaz veselo slikam, slikam.. če se le da. Pridemo ven iz tržnice, čakamo še kolegici, jaz vidim ful dober motiv na ulici… hop! Pride paznik tržnice, ali karkoli je bil. En uniformiran pajac. Mene in kolega Damijana v njegovo kajuto. Damijan na srečo govori rusko. Kaj delamo, da to ni dovoljeno, da kršim zakone! Ojojo, zdaj pa ...
Episode 10
Episode 10
What a boring bloody trip that was. I had got used to trees and trucks, but now I had flat open treeless steppe and not quite so many trucks.
Before we finally left Astana we went to look at the ''pyramid of Peace and Accord". It sits in several acres of unkempt parkland with many tarmac footpaths and plenty of scraggy looking shrubs. The parkland leads down to the river beyond which is some of the new government ...
Other places to stay in Almaty
InterContinental Almaty Hotel
Zheltoksan str. 181, Almaty | 5 star hotelfrom $304 -
Hyatt Regency Almaty
Satpaeva str. 29/6 , Almaty | 3 star hotelfrom $195 -
Holiday Inn Almaty
2D Timiryazev Street, Almaty | 3 star hotelfrom $219 -
Otrar Hotel
Gogol str. 73, Almaty | 3 star hotelfrom $130 -
Grand Hotel Eurasia
Zholdasbekov str. 9a, Almaty | Hotelfrom $149 -
Best Eastern Astana International Hotel
113 Baitursynov Street, Almaty | Hotelfrom $143 -
Hotel Kazzhol
127 / 1 Gogol Str, Almaty | Hotelfrom $136 -
Kazakhstan Hotel
Dostyk ave. 52, Almaty | Hotelfrom $167 -
Dostyk Hotel
36, Kurmangazy Str, Almaty | 3 star hotelfrom $194 -
Almaty-Sapar Regency
177 Jamakayev Street, Almaty | 3 star hotelfrom $57 -
Ambassador Hotel
Zheltoksan str. 121, Almaty | Hotelfrom $114 -
Grand Hotel Aiser
Pozharskiy str. 1, Almaty | Hotelfrom $221 -
Premier Alatau Hotel
105 Dostyk Avenue, Almaty | Hotel -
Worldhotel Saltanat Almaty
164 Furmanov Street, Almaty | 4 star hotelfrom $205 -
Grand Hotel Tien-Shan
Bogenbai Batyr St.,115, Almaty | Hotelfrom $240 -
Best Eastern Almaty Hotel
85 Kabanbay Batyra Str, Almaty | Hotel -
Hotel "Alma-Ata"
Kabanbay Batyr Str., 85, Almaty | Hotelfrom $144 -
Turkestan Hotel
Makataev str. 49, Almaty | Hotelfrom $20 -
Hotel Uyut
Gogol str. 127/1, Almaty | Hotelfrom $133 -
Tien-Shan City Hotel
151/34, Kunaev Street, Almaty | Hotelfrom $161 -
Hotel Zhetysu
55, Abylay Khan ave, Almaty | Hotelfrom $50 -
Almaty JW Marriott Hotel
Esentai Park, Almaty | Hotel -
Tay House Hotel
Ile-Alatau national park, Almaty | Hotelfrom $200 -
Hotel Golden Hills
254 Zhamakaeva Street, Almaty | Hotelfrom $200 -
Rixos Almaty
506-99 Seifullin Avenue, Almaty | 5 star hotelfrom $268 -
Royal Tulip Almaty
Ospanova str. 401\2, Almaty | 5 star hotelfrom $409


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Yummy Mummy Inez Claire vamps-it-up for archeologist Little Jack Little, in this publicity still for Quality Pictures' 1950 Burlesque film: 'TOMB ITMAY CONCERN'.. It was one of a number of short features produced by W. Merle Connell for the burgeoning 16mm Home Movies market.. Snippets of these shorts, were also featured in coin-operated machines found at many 50's-era Carnival penny arcades..
Robin Jewell appears in a publicity still from "International Burlesque"; released in November of 1950..
Lilly Christine appears on the cover of a Souvenir Program for Michael Todd's Broadway musical: 'PEEP SHOW'.. This hit 1950 production ran for 278 performances; and made "The Cat Girl" an international sensation..
Vintage lobby card from Val Guest's 1949 film: 'Mystery at the Burlesque'.. This British film was shot at England's famous 'Windmill Theatre', and made use of the club's own showgirls.. The original title of the film was: 'Murder at the Windmill'; but in 1950, was retitled for release to North America audiences..
Florida Fuller (aka. Floride Fuller)
Vintage promotional photo, personalized: "Sincere Personal Regards to my good friends Vicky & Charlie — from Florida — July 20, 1950.." Florida (sometimes spelled "Floride") was married to Burly-Q comic Bob Lee; who later became the Backstage Manager of Boston's famed 'Old Howard Theatre'..
Naomi (aka. "The Brunette With An Educated Body" ) appears twice in this publicity still from the 1950 film: "The STRIP-TEASE MURDER CASE"; directed by Hugh Prince.. The film also featured strippers: Denise Darnell, Lynn Sherwood, Eunice Jason, and Alverta..
Crystal Ames
Vintage promo photo dated from April of 1950..
Vintage promo photograph dated from April of 1950..
Arlene Moody
Vintage 50's-era promo photo personalized: "To Arlington — With Best Wishes Always, Arlene Moody — 7/16/'50.. p.s. Thanks for the delicious candy!"


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Prove that the shaded area of the semicircle is equal to the area of the inner circle.
Find the area of the annulus in terms of the length of the chord which is tangent to the inner circle.
The largest square which fits into a circle is ABCD and EFGH is a square with G and H on the line CD and E and F on the circumference of the circle. Show that AB = 5EF. Similarly the largest. . . .
Make an eight by eight square, the layout is the same as a chessboard. You can print out and use the square below. What is the area of the square? Divide the square in the way shown by the red dashed. . . .
Points A, B and C are the centres of three circles, each one of which touches the other two. Prove that the perimeter of the triangle ABC is equal to the diameter of the largest circle.
Semicircles are drawn on the sides of a rectangle ABCD. A circle passing through points ABCD carves out four crescent-shaped regions. Prove that the sum of the areas of the four crescents is equal to. . . .
What happens to the perimeter of triangle ABC as the two smaller circles change size and roll around inside the bigger circle?
We have exactly 100 coins. There are five different values of coins. We have decided to buy a piece of computer software for 39.75. We have the correct money, not a penny more, not a penny less! Can. . . .
Can you fit Ls together to make larger versions of themselves?
Prove Pythagoras Theorem using enlargements and scale factors.
These formulae are often quoted, but rarely proved. In this article, we derive the formulae for the volumes of a square-based pyramid and a cone, using relatively simple mathematical concepts.
A paradox is a statement that seems to be both untrue and true at the same time. This article looks at a few examples and challenges you to investigate them for yourself.
In how many ways can you arrange three dice side by side on a surface so that the sum of the numbers on each of the four faces (top, bottom, front and back) is equal?
Write down a three-digit number Change the order of the digits to get a different number Find the difference between the two three digit numbers Follow the rest of the instructions then try. . . .
This jar used to hold perfumed oil. It contained enough oil to fill granid silver bottles. Each bottle held enough to fill ozvik golden goblets and each goblet held enough to fill vaswik crystal. . . .
Spotting patterns can be an important first step - explaining why it is appropriate to generalise is the next step, and often the most interesting and important.
Baker, Cooper, Jones and Smith are four people whose occupations are teacher, welder, mechanic and programmer, but not necessarily in that order. What is each person's occupation?
Here are some examples of 'cons', and see if you can figure out where the trick is.
What does logic mean to us and is that different to mathematical logic? We will explore these questions in this article.
In the following sum the letters A, B, C, D, E and F stand for six distinct digits. Find all the ways of replacing the letters with digits so that the arithmetic is correct.
This addition sum uses all ten digits 0, 1, 2...9 exactly once. Find the sum and show that the one you give is the only possibility.
The first of two articles on Pythagorean Triples which asks how many right angled triangles can you find with the lengths of each side exactly a whole number measurement. Try it!
Carry out cyclic permutations of nine digit numbers containing the digits from 1 to 9 (until you get back to the first number). Prove that whatever number you choose, they will add to the same total.
Eight children enter the autumn cross-country race at school. How many possible ways could they come in at first, second and third places?
This is the second article on right-angled triangles whose edge lengths are whole numbers.
Do you know how to find the area of a triangle? You can count the squares. What happens if we turn the triangle on end? Press the button and see. Try counting the number of units in the triangle now. . . .
A blue coin rolls round two yellow coins which touch. The coins are the same size. How many revolutions does the blue coin make when it rolls all the way round the yellow coins? Investigate for a. . . .
This article discusses how every Pythagorean triple (a, b, c) can be illustrated by a square and an L shape within another square. You are invited to find some triples for yourself.
Pick a square within a multiplication square and add the numbers on each diagonal. What do you notice?
I start with a red, a blue, a green and a yellow marble. I can trade any of my marbles for three others, one of each colour. Can I end up with exactly two marbles of each colour?
What are the missing numbers in the pyramids?
Six points are arranged in space so that no three are collinear. How many line segments can be formed by joining the points in pairs?
What can you say about the angles on opposite vertices of any cyclic quadrilateral? Working on the building blocks will give you insights that may help you to explain what is special about them.
Nine cross country runners compete in a team competition in which there are three matches. If you were a judge how would you decide who would win?
I start with a red, a green and a blue marble. I can trade any of my marbles for two others, one of each colour. Can I end up with five more blue marbles than red after a number of such trades?
From a group of any 4 students in a class of 30, each has exchanged Christmas cards with the other three. Show that some students have exchanged cards with all the other students in the class. How. . . .
The picture illustrates the sum 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = (4 x 5)/2. Prove the general formula for the sum of the first n natural numbers and the formula for the sum of the cubes of the first n natural. . . .
If you can copy a network without lifting your pen off the paper and without drawing any line twice, then it is traversable. Decide which of these diagrams are traversable.
Can you see how this picture illustrates the formula for the sum of the first six cube numbers?
Choose a couple of the sequences. Try to picture how to make the next, and the next, and the next... Can you describe your reasoning?
This shape comprises four semi-circles. What is the relationship between the area of the shaded region and the area of the circle on AB as diameter?
Eulerian and Hamiltonian circuits are defined with some simple examples and a couple of puzzles to illustrate Hamiltonian circuits.
This article invites you to get familiar with a strategic game called "sprouts". The game is simple enough for younger children to understand, and has also provided experienced mathematicians with. . . .
Is it true that any convex hexagon will tessellate if it has a pair of opposite sides that are equal, and three adjacent angles that add up to 360 degrees?
Is it possible to rearrange the numbers 1,2......12 around a clock face in such a way that every two numbers in adjacent positions differ by any of 3, 4 or 5 hours?
A huge wheel is rolling past your window. What do you see?
It is obvious that we can fit four circles of diameter 1 unit in a square of side 2 without overlapping. What is the smallest square into which we can fit 3 circles of diameter 1 unit?
This article extends the discussions in "Whole number dynamics I". Continuing the proof that, for all starting points, the Happy Number sequence goes into a loop or homes in on a fixed point.
Take any rectangle ABCD such that AB > BC. The point P is on AB and Q is on CD. Show that there is exactly one position of P and Q such that APCQ is a rhombus.
Consider the equation 1/a + 1/b + 1/c = 1 where a, b and c are natural numbers and 0 < a < b < c. Prove that there is only one set of values which satisfy this equation.


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Maybe its a dumb question, but when you are having a hard time absorbing nutrients, shouldn't the body's reaction be to make you eat more? By making you hungry all the time? I am talking about celiacs who have already been dx'd and follow the gluten free diet. before dx I could barely eat from all the nausea so thats a different story!
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Is The King of Comedy Martin Scorsese's 'forgotten masterpiece'? Every successful director seems to have one of those, those films that get lost in the shuffle and are forgotten about, much to our detriment. Akira Kurosawa has Drunken Angel and Madadayo; Woody Allen has Zelig and Broadway Danny Rose. It's a natural corollary of being good at what you do—eventually you release so much A-grade content that your audience can't hope to catch up with it all. It seems that The King of Comedy is one of those abandoned films, and if you find the right critic—and there are a few of them—you might hear that it's actually one of Scorsese's best (perhaps even his absolute best) works. Yet three years later he unleashed The Color of Money upon the world, a formulaic and generally underwhelming picture which, given that it came from the hands of Scorsese, must be classed a disappointment. But then, almost no artist could be expected to bat 1.000%.
Given that The King of Comedy is such an unknown quantity to the mainstream audience, might we be justified in calling it secretly amazing? It is, as far as I am concerned, virtually flawless, with a gallingly dark yet funny narrative, plenty of creative directing, and terrific performances from the two leads, Robert De Niro (playing the wannabe-comedian Rupert Pupkin) and Jerry Lewis (playing the late night host Jerry Langford). What interested me most in watching it were the many parallels with Taxi Driver (see our discussion of that film here). The subject in both films is a mentally unstable individual; in both cases he is played by De Niro; both films conclude with the protagonist attaining unlikely fame; both protagonists must dabble in violence if they are to get anywhere. Anyone who claims The King of Comedy is a comedic reimagining of Taxi Driver probably isn't too far off.
What Scorsese does here that he doesn't do in Taxi Driver is play with reality. Laced between Pupkin's interactions with his beloved Jerry are fantasy sequences, daydreams where Pupkin imagines how he'd like his encounters with others to turn out. He dreams an old high school crush is sweet for him; he imagines that Jerry wants to have him on the late night show. The duality between the two is well handled, and over the course of the film reality and fantasy bleed into each other. The scene where Pupkin turns up at Jerry's house at first seems to be another flight of imagination, but only slowly is it revealed that it's really taking place. By the film's conclusion we're left with the sense that what we're seeing may not be the truth. It's a brilliant method of forcing us into Pupkin's shoes. He thinks everything he sees is real, and we as the sane ones are left with the unenviable task of uprooting the falsities. As with Taxi Driver, we might question if the 'happy' ending is valid. In fact, the two films finish in an almost identical fashion: the troubled protagonist becomes a public hero, embraced and advocated for by the media. It could be a dream—the mix of reality and fantasy here lends credence to that theory—but just as in the case of Taxi Driver, I'm content interpreting the end as a snide jab at the media. After all, Pupkin's essentially a failure, but he exploits the media and goads them into making him a star.
That is perhaps the film's most clear theme: Pupkin hunting for superficial fame and stardom. It makes sense for us today what with reality television (the now painful cliché of people who are "famous for being famous"), but Pupkin's something of a pioneer in this respect. His entire life is dedicated to attaining fame; even his bedroom—the basement of his mother's house—is made up like a talk show set, cardboard cut-outs of the hosts and all. Yes, Pupkin is troubled mentally (he's essentially a sociopath), but that feeds into his greatest flaw, a flaw that Scorsese spends the entire film magnifying: he's incredibly shallow. His whole endeavor is shallow. That's what the hunt for fame is. It's an empty goal; it's meaningless. And look at what Pupkin ends up providing us with: a monolog that's not bad but not good either, a monolog that is pretending to be a monolog. An article in The Guardian described it best when the author termed Pupkin's act "maddeningly mediocre."
It is, simply put, a terrific picture. And it arrived during Scorsese's golden era, a ten-year period where he provided us with Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, and Raging Bull. Faced with those latter two, it's no surprise that The King of Comedy got swallowed up and quickly forgotten. It was a commercial failure, and various publications pronounced it the year's biggest flop. It shouldn't have been. Terms of Endearment won Best Picture at the Academy Awards the next year; the four other nominees were The Big Chill, The Dresser, The Right Stuff, and Tender Mercies. The King of Comedy is better than all five of those films, and by some margin.
A final point to end on: Robert De Niro is magnificent here. He has incredible range—consider the tremendous differences between the roles of Johnny Boy (Mean Streets), Travis Bickle, Jake LaMotta, and Rupert Pupkin. And Jerry Lewis is just as good as De Niro. He is criminally underrated here. It would have been incredibly easy for him to overplay his character, but he doesn't. He's cool, collected, and he turns in what can only be termed as an immaculate performance.
B-side: The Color of Money
The Color of Money came at the tail of Scorsese's aforementioned golden era. It is a bizarrely plain movie. Just after putting on a tremendous show of artistry, Scorsese provides us with something that is, in a word, low-rent. The Color of Money is the kind of movie you'd see late at night on basic cable. It's straightforward and unadorned. Any director could have filmed it. Each scene involves some kind of tracking shot or pan; the dialogue is basic and utilitarian; the narrative arc is predictable—within the first twenty minutes I'd figured out where the film was going and what the ending would involve. This, as far as I'm concerned, could very well have been a Time-Life production. There is no artistry involved here, and that is not an understatement. Scorsese is utterly vacant. There is not even a trace of the man that made Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. There is literally no visual evidence (save for the title card) that this is a Martin Scorsese film. I would guarantee you that if you cut the opening and closing credits out, no one watching this—absolutely no one—would peg Scorsese as the director.
The remarkable thing is that it isn't even a bad picture. Tom Cruise and Paul Newman star; Newman is predictably good, but Tom Cruise is out of this world. This is a career film for him; here he's about the best I've ever seen him. And the film does a good job of establishing its setting. After watching it, I felt like I was still within the dirty streets and dingy bars in which the film was set. But aside from that, everything else is totally serviceable. If a no-name director had produced this, I would have been pleasantly surprised. But with Scorsese's name attached, I left the film more than a little confused. It is almost impossible to believe that the same man responsible for Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and The King of Comedy also had a hand in this.
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Passenger load factor
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Passenger load factor (PLF) – or load factor – is a measure of the amount of utilisation of the total available capacity of a transport vehicle. It is useful for calculating the average occupancy on various routes of airlines, railway trains or bus. Using this information, airlines, trains or buses can determine the profitability and revenue potential of various routes.
In technical terms, PLF is defined as the number of passenger-kilometres travelled as a percentage of the total seat-kilometres available. So, if an airline with 100 seats flies a distance of 1000 kilometres, the available seat-kilometres are 100,000. If 60 passengers travel the entire distance, the passenger-kilometres travelled is 60,000 and the PLF is 0.6.
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If day9 tells me to play terran, should I do it? (self.day9)
submitted 1 year ago by Creeking-
he re-tweeted me after I asked him what race I should play and told me to pick terran
[–]JustIgnoreMe 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago
What is wrong with Terran? You just need to try out different races and find one that fits how you play. Also if you don't like how Terran feels at least you will understand some of their weaknesses and strengths.
[–]Creeking-[S] 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago
I don't mind playing Terran it's just that there's something about playing humans in a game with aliens that doesn't really fit with me
also terran is hard
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[–]Creeking-[S] 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago
that's what she said
[–]xbops 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago
Yeah but you will have an awesome origin story for when you go Pro.
[–]Ghost_Keyboard 9 points10 points11 points 1 year ago
"Creeking, what made you decide to go pro?"
"Day[9] made me do it!"
[–]Creeking-[S] 5 points6 points7 points 1 year ago
Im sold. Terran it is. and I go by rudrig on the ladder
[–]captain_zavec 4 points5 points6 points 1 year ago
We'll all make sure to watch for you in the future in big tournaments. I expect great things from you, Creeking-/rudrig.
[–]Creeking-[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago
Im going to start playing terran again tomorrow for now im just going to offrace as toss REMEMBER THE NAME rudrig rudrig2012 EGrudrigRC TSL.Rudrig
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[–]fifteenstepper 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago
There's hard things about every race :p
[–]optionallycrazy 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago
Well I'm not sure what the tweet is but typically Terran is a good starting race primarily because all you really need to do is concentrate on making MMM and upgrades. It's the answer to nearly everything.
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{January 20, 2012}
SOPA has been pulled and the vote on PIPA has been delayed. Protests this week were successful. You can read more at Mashable.
Twitter. Facebook. Blogs. Google. YouTube. Wikipedia. Reddit. StumbleUpon.
Freedom to do what we want. Where we want. When we want. Say what we want. Share what we want. Find what we want when we need it.
All of this screeches to a halt if SOPA (H.R.3261.IH) and PIPA (S.968) become law.
One infraction on a website would kill the site.
No more My Postpartum Voice.
No more Twitter.
Chew on that.
We, citizens of the United States of America, have freedom flowing through our veins. It's the principle on which our country was founded. SOPA and PIPA threaten this freedom to the very core. Social Media would vanish. Collaboration via the Internet. Gone. Access to peer support for Mothers with Postpartum Mood Disorders. Back in the dark ages.
The voices of the Internet are raised together to cause a ruckus loud enough for the White House to hear. They've spoken out against the danger of this bill. Congress has allegedly set it aside. Don't give up yet. Don't rest until the bills are dead, not just on a side table somewhere awaiting resurrection. Don't stop until the bills have been shredded into pieces so small there's no hope for them to ever return.
On January 18th, 2012, My Postpartum Voice is participating in a Blackout to protest SOPA and PIPA. I join several other websites in doing so. You'll notice none of my pages are currently public. No information about #PPDChat. I won't be active on Twitter today either. The threat to the Internet and to #PPDChat specifically given the vulnerability of Twitter shutting down due to SOPA & PIPA language is so large I feel a responsibility to raise my voice in protest against these bills.
My Postpartum Voice is a passionately fearless blog speaking up against the stigma and misinformation which exists in regards to the Postpartum experience. If SOPA and PIPA are successfully passed, this website stands to be shut down. Why? Because I may have links to websites which qualify as "piracy" according to SOPA. #PPDChat would suffer a death as well were Twitter to be shut down. I refuse to remain silent and allow my voice be silenced. I refuse to allow YOUR voices to be silenced.
Want to know more about SOPA and PIPA? There are links below to articles, posts, petitions, and ways to boycott these bills which threaten our freedom on the Internet.
Tim O'Reilly at GigaOm: Why I'm Fighting SOPA
Whitehouse.gov Petition to STOP SOPA
Does my Congressional Representative support SOPA?
How to Protest SOPA on January 18th, 2012
Blackout SOPA Badges for Social Media
Keep the Web Open (Alternative Legislation & link to SOPA text)
Amazing Infographic about the MIAA & SOPA
It's also interesting to note that the RIAA, another organization in favor of SOPA, states on their "About" page their "uncompromising stand against censorship," something SOPA threatens. Both the MIAA and the RIAA are fearful of digital distribution. Instead of embracing it and seeking to understand it, the rest of us will be forced to pay a very high price for their ignorance.
Visit the links. Educate yourself. Sign the petitions. Call your Representatives. Call your Senators. Encourage everyone you know to do the same. REFUSE to be silent.
Washington is listening at the highest level. Keep screaming. Because if we don't, our digital voices will be silenced and not of our own volition.


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The IPCC Official and the Loaded Gun
Chris Field – the head of the UN climate panel's Working Group 2 – thinks the world "is staring down the barrel of climate change."
The Church of Global Warming's Changing Catechism
15 months ago, it was a sin to declare out loud that the global temperature was no longer rising. Today, the IPCC, the UK Met office, and mainstream researchers are all admitting the obvious.
The Invisible Judith Curry
A bona fide climate scientist tells US Senators we have no idea whether human-caused global warming will be a serious problem. The media doesn't report it.
Celebrated Physicist Calls IPCC Summary 'Deeply Unscientific'
Former CERN official says 65 prominent IPCC authors have abandoned "scientific rigour."
The IPCC's 'Sharpest Critic'
My work is being discussed in prominent newspapers and magazines – in Germany as well as the US.
IPCC Summary: The Real Story
Media outlets remain oblivious to the IPCC's tainted-by-activism personnel.
NYTimes Calls this Blog 'Hostile' to the IPCC
The New York Times reports on the IPCC leak I publicized yesterday.
The IPCC: Yowling Cat in a Tree
I've been interviewed regarding the UN climate panel's recent announcement. In my view, its future is bleak.
Why the IPCC Meeting Isn't Being Televised
Scientific truth isn't negotiated in the dead of night behind closed doors.
'Nature' Spin Elevates Third-Tier IPCC Official to Chair
With attention focused on the IPCC's imminent Working Group 1 report, a prestigious science journal has published a misleadingly-headlined profile of Working Group 3 co-chair, Ottmar Edenhofer.
What Would a Bad Job Look Like?
A US official recently called Rajendra Pachauri's leadership of the world's most important climate body 'extraordinary.' But 'inadequate' and 'inexcusable' are more appropriate.
The IPCC Chairman's Fake Second PhD
Rajendra Pachauri holds only one PhD – not two, as his official IPCC bio claims.
The UN's Pretend Climate Scientists
A UN press release falsely describes those attending an IPCC meeting as "climate scientists," In fact, these people are policy wonks, economists, political scientists, and UN advisors.
The IPCC: Politicizing Science Since 1988
If the IPCC was a scientific body, the science section of its upcoming report would be summarized by scientists and that would be the end of the matter. Instead, the science summary will be the battleground at a 4-day political gathering.
IPCC Invites In the Activists
When Greenpeace personnel are participating, a political process is underway – not a scientific one.
The FoxNews Interview
The full text of an interview I recently gave to FoxNews – and a link to the story.
Rajendra Pachauri, Pessimist-in-Chief
The head of the IPCC thinks "a large part of the human species" is endangered by climate change. Apparently that makes him an optimist.
The Secret Santa Leak: Translations & IPCC Reaction
The IPCC's response to the leak of three data sticks is typical of that organization. It expects us to accept its version of reality at face value. Its statement provides no opportunity for the public to draw its own conclusions.
Cogs in the Climate Machine
The scientists who write IPCC reports have so little authority that changing the word "systems" to "ecosystems" involves multiple layers of bureaucracy.
Are a Third of IPCC Review Editors MIA?
IPCC review editors were supposed to file a report last September. A third of them apparently didn't bother.
IPCC Legal Notice
The Legal and Liaison Officer of the IPCC has sent me a boilerplate notice, requesting the removal of Secret Santa documents from my website.
The Secret Santa Leak
Thanks to a whistleblower, draft versions of most chapters of the IPCC's upcoming report are now in the public domain. Among the new revelations: the IPCC has learned nothing from the Himalayan glacier debacle.
This Is Called Cheating (Part 2)
Months before authors were even selected to write an upcoming IPCC report, its chairman was telling a live audience what conclusion that report would reach.
This Is Called Cheating (Part 1)
IPCC officials are telling Working Group 2 authors about scientific papers that haven't been written yet. These papers will appear in a special edition of a journal guest-edited by an activist scientist.
IPCC Declares Its Intent to Circumvent Expert Reviewers
Hundreds of souls have volunteered to serve as IPCC expert reviewers. But the review process lacks integrity – and the system is being gamed.
The IPCC Leak: This is What Transparency Looks Like
The IPCC describes itself as a completely transparent organization. If that is the case, the draft chapters of its upcoming report that were leaked on the Internet yesterday should be a non-issue.
IPCC Admits it Isn't a 'Gold Standard' Body
Forget every media claim you've ever read about the IPCC being a "gold standard" organization. It now admits it's just an ordinary UN organization following ordinary UN rules.
More on IPCC Chapter Head Neil Adger – & Stephen Schneider
Ideas being promoted by 'climate scientists' look increasingly scary.
The IPCC: Going Where No Scientist Should Go
The next IPCC report will include a chapter that discusses gender inequality, marginalized populations, and traditional knowledge. So much for providing "rigorous…scientific information."
The Activist Economist & the IPCC (Part 2)
The author of a 2007 book on climate change failed to mention his own IPCC involvement while pointing to that body as an authority. This is called an undisclosed conflict-of-interest.
The Activist Economist & the IPCC (Part 1)
How can claims that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is objective be taken seriously when one of its authors has been arrested at an anti-coal protest?
Disasters and the IPCC
Will a load-of-nonsense IPCC press release be corrected?
UN Climate Chief's 'Green Crusader' Award
The head of what is supposed to be a neutral scientific body saw no impropriety recently in accepting an award that applauds his environmental activism.
Closed Minds at the IPCC
A Dutch professor has examined a draft of the upcoming IPCC report. He says it has been written by people who start from the assumption that dangerous, human-caused global warming has been proven.
IPCC Scientists – Guests of the Environmental Defense Fund
A powerful lobby group supplied their meeting space, helped with their travel documents & subsidized their meals. Top IPCC scientists went along for the ride.
Pachauri's Green Torch Bearers
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is supposed to be a neutral and impartial body. But its chairman is encouraging business students to be green activists.
Inside the IPCC: the Climategate E-Mails
Newly released e-mails shed light on internal IPCC politics.
Pachauri's Rhetoric vs Reality
The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has systematically misled us regarding the quality and kind of material his organization consults.
Pachauri Interviewed by Pretend Journalist
The UK's Guardian newspaper has published a fawning article about IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri. But the article is pure propaganda. It was written by the Natural Resources Defense Council – a green lobby group that fancies itself "the Earth's best defense."
Rajendra Pachauri – The Little Man Who Told Big Whoppers
Many IPCC authors were chosen for reasons other than impressive scholarly track records.
News & Reviews
At the end of 2011 Treehugger.com continues to portray IPCC chairman Rajendra Pachauri as a saint.
The IPCC's Fake Review Editor
A person who "played no role whatsoever" in an IPCC chapter nevertheless signed a statement that claimed otherwise.
How to Spot a Delinquent Teenager
Delinquent teenagers never take responsibility for their own actions. After they've set fire to the the neighbour's sofa they insist the real issue is that the cops got the time slightly wrong.
When the IPCC Makes an Error, Is it the Journalist's Fault?
I trusted the IPCC's website when it listed the lead authors of one of its chapters. If that list is wrong am I the party who hasn't been careful?
WWF-Affiliated Personnel in Working Group 1
Most chapters in Working Group 1 of the 2007 Climate Bible contained at least one scientist who is affiliated with professional climate lobbyists. In one instance, four of the lead authors were tainted in this manner.
WWF Issues Press Release About My Book
The World Wildlife Fund says the charge that scientists affiliated with its organization have infiltrated the IPCC is "ludicrous." Surely it can do better than that.
Please Review My Book on Amazon
Please consider leaving a review of my book on the Amazon store websites. These reviews really do matter.
A Book is Born
Digital editions of my book can now be purchased from Amazon.com, as well as Amazon outlets in the UK, Germany, and France. An instantly-downloadable PDF edition is also available.


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Chris Meloni Reveals Riding Past at the Polo
Oddly enough, the VIP tent at the Mercedes-Benz Polo Challenge in the Hamptons is probably the last place you'll find anyone actually interested in horses. Usually getting all the attention are the Champagne, hors d'oeuvre, and the genetic miracle that is Christie Brinkley's face. But this Saturday, Law & Order star Chris Meloni revealed that he actually uses his glutes for something other than making us swoon. "I used to ride, when I was in L.A.," he told Daily Intel. "[My friend had] one horse that was great, another horse that, you know, had a bad attitude, and he would intentionally run me into trees or under branches that were really low and would try to knock you off." Meloni's pal eventually sold the ornery horse, only to find out that "the whole time, he was blind." Guffaw! Shoulda saved that one for Leno, Chris. Elsewhere at the Mandy Moore–hosted event, a pregnant Jill Hennessy was probably the only star to avoid the booze. "I love watching people munching on little appetizers, salted nuts," she told us. Pregnant ladies rule. —Brett Amelkin


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My passion for basketry developed from a love of using natural, organic and California native materials then combining them with other materials to create works of art. "Nature provides everything we need if we just open our eyes and minds to the creative process". Pine needles can be collected, cleaned and used to make some amazing baskets. I love to recycle whenever I can and recycling the pine needles is often just the beginning of the process. Wood, agates, leather and even glass get a new life as art in many of my designs.
As an artist Linda Lee is very passionate about art in general. She is always exploring for new knowledge and methods of creating art. Every artist has goals to fulfill their need to create art and Linda's goals are to educate children, entertain those that support her talents, and to eventually combine art with practical tools and devices that we use in our daily lives. Linda's company, Lee's Tennisbabe Multimedia was inspired by these 3 goals. Linda's art style portrays subjects in a simple and direct manner that appeals to people of all ages.
Intense color and natural subjects have always been key elements of my work. My style combines realistic depictions with abstract and decorative elements. I work in acrylic and have recently begun experimenting with combining the simplified designs of block printing with various surfaces and painted backgrounds. My work has been included in shows at the Millard Sheets Gallery, Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts, Associated Artists of the Inland Empire Annual Shows and Pomona Valley Art Association.
I've always been an artist. I began drawing using pencils, charcoal and pastels. As my interest grew I began experimenting with different techniques and color. My fascination with bold colors over the years has had a profound effect on my present style, which is mostly abstract and whimsical. My work is not only inspired by my imagination, but the world around me. My goal is to create paintings that are either insightful, humorous or both.
Born in 1962 in Mineola, N.Y. Started drawing, painting, creating my own attempts at comic books and animation at age two. I've never formed a barrier between fine art and cartooning. My very young childhood was during the era of "pop art", when fine artists were freely inspired by comics and other popular culture; I remember being captivated by these works during trips to museums and galleries in New York. Graduated from BOCES Cultural Arts Center (Syosset, N.Y.).
Figurative bronze sculptures are my passion, and life size bronze portraits are my specialty. My realistic bronze sculptures capture a moment in time and reflect our relationships to other peoples, other creatures, and to the environment which we all share. Beauty comes in many forms in the world around us—in people of all sizes, sexes, colors, ages, and cultures, in animals both familiar and unusual, and in creatures both real and imagined. I use this rich variety to create unique, intimate, representational bronze portraits.
I'm known as BG Callahan, AKA Bonnie Sue Bergstrom GoodKnight Callahan. I'm not Irish, Brit, German but rather the anomalous Swedish, Lithuanian, Russian, with perhaps a smattering of French, Belgian, Latvian, or Tartar. This may account for my decidedly exotic and diverse taste in the arts, along with my confrontive sense of color. If I have even a ghost of a wish in the time remaining to me on this planet, it is only that I desire to share moments of joy via my paintings, photographs, illustrations, crafts, and graphic designs.
My medium is watercolor. I started out ten years ago and love the transparency I get when I create a painting. Watercolor is not easy and I am constantly amazed at the things I learn when I run into problems. Solving them always brings something new and exciting to the image. I believe art is a necessity and not a luxury. It fills our souls and brightens out spirits. It' hard for me to imagine a rich and fulfilling life without the inspiration of artists and the art they create.
Gerald became interested in sculpturing after reading Irving Stones' The Agony and the Ecstasy. This story about Michelangelo inspired him to create works of art from clay. He attended Monrovia's Adult School for 10 years, developing his skills in sculpturing. Modeling clay into vases is like a language. Vases "speak" through lines, shapes, colors, textures, and images instead of words. All of these are arranged into a composition that is both aesthetic and functional.
My search grows from a necessity – the exploration of uninhabitable angles and the wish to mold them on a plastic piece of work as a chat with the spectator. I try to reach expressions, a bridge between the spectator and the work beyond objects, where perceptions and spiritual phases deepen into the work itself. My ideas are based on human shape, its position as an axis of communication in a dimensional voice of a concert of shadow and light.
Debby's interest in photography has always been part of her life. It has only been in the last twenty years that this passion has become serious. After many years of working as a secretary in educational institutions and raising a family, she decided to return to college. She started taking computer classes and in 1996 earned a printing technology Certificate of Achievement in Imaging and Composition at Pasadena City College.
In my landscapes, I hope to capture that fleeting moment in time and space when a subject is at its best. Over time, people, animals, trees, and buildings will disappear, but a good painting can preserve that magical moment. In figurative painting, I try to tell a story that the viewers can shape on their own; it is my hope that you will find some enjoyment in my efforts to represent and re-create the world in paint.


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BELLOWS FALLS A 22-year-old Vermont man is in prison more than a month after fleeing a drug rehabilitation program.
Bellows Falls police said Zachariah McAllister, of Westminster, was found early Thursday hiding in a basement after officers tracked suspicious footprints in the snow to a cellar bulkhead at the Front Street apartment building.
There were two active warrants for McAllister. The warrants include burglary, unlawful mischief, drug possession and sales charges.
In January, McAllister accepted a plea agreement on burglary and other charges and was given an opportunity to participate in a Brattleboro rehabilitation program.
The Claremont Eagle Times reported that McAllister left the program early on Jan. 24 and he avoided capture for more than a month.
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