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In the article, Defusing angry children takes heart, Noël Janis-Norton's practice of reflective listening as a method to defuse angry children was examined. This article will outline the five steps she shares that will help you become a master reflective listener.
- Put your own emotions and wishes aside temporarily: Most often, when we deal with an upset child, we get upset. We find ourselves becoming angry when the child becomes defiant; we feel anxious or guilty because the child feels so bad. Unfortunately, our strong emotions often lead us to act impulsively rather than using the interaction to help the child.
- Calm yourself down before doing or saying anything: Visualize yourself gathering up your anger, worry, frustration or disappointment with both hands and place them outside the room. That process can help clear your mind. If you really want to deal with those feelings, you can retrieve them later.
- Stop whatever you are doing, look at your child, and really listen: Sometimes a child will try to open up to us but we find ourselves distracted. To prevent that, we need to look the child in the eye when she is talking to us. It helps if we make sounds which show we are listening ("Hmmm," "Oh," "Really," "Good," etc.). This helps the child to register that we are paying attention. Suppose the child does not open up to you and cannot/does not explain what is wrong? It is then you need to "hear" her body language, facial expression, posture or gestures. When a child becomes surly, uses a disrespectful tone of voice, or suddenly does not want to look you in the eye, and you have no idea what triggered any of those things, it is obvious something is going on with the child. These are definite signs to stop what we're doing and reflectively listen to that child.
- Imagine what the child is feeling and reflect that back to him in words: Ask yourself what feeling(s) might be driving the child to act out. Take an educated guess about what may be going on beneath his words or actions. Then, instead of trying to reason with, reassure or give a lecture, reflect back to him what you believe he may be feeling. Some examples would be:
- If your child balks at putting her toys away, you could say, "I know you don't want to stop because you're having such a good time. However, it's time for you to clean up and go to bed.
- If a child complains he can't do his schoolwork, instead of saying, "You can do it, it's not that hard," try saying, "You may be thinking it looks too hard because you don't want to get anything wrong."
- If a child gets frustrated because she can't do something she's trying to do, instead of saying, "Don't worry about it," you could say, "You appear to be getting a bit frustrated. You've tried so many times and it is still not working. Can I help you in any way?"
- Provide your child her wishes in fantasy: This step is valuable. It shows kids we really are on their side. If a child is hunched over her homework looking mutinous, you could say, "Wouldn't you just love to have a magic want that you could wave over your books and all your homework would be done?" Of course, the child knows no such wand exists, but your comment provides a light moment of humor into the situation and shows you understand how she might be feeling.
For more tips, read Calmer, Happier, Easier Parenting by Noël Janis-Norton.


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Fletch on Fulham win
by Stuart Vose
Striker delighted to be back on goal trail.
Stephen Fletcher felt Sunderland made the most of their numerical advantage as he helped the Black Cats to victory at Fulham.
Brede Hangeland's red card after just half an hour was exploited to full effect as Sunderland went on to secure a first away win of 2012-13.
I think this win has been coming...it was great to put in a good performance today, score a few goals and get three points
- Steven Fletcher
Fletcher hit his sixth goal of the season with Carlos Cuellar and Stephane Sessegnon adding their first strikes of the campaign.
Cuellar's goal – a header from Adam Johnson's corner – was his first for the club and came just two minutes after Mladen Petric had cancelled out Fletcher's opener.
"I think this win has been coming – we were unlucky at Everton and it was great to put in a good performance today, score a few goals and get three points," Fletcher said.
"We saw against Newcastle that it can be tough to play against ten men but today we took the game by the scruff of the neck and got our goals."
Fletcher profited from great approach play from Johnson five minutes into the second half as the former Manchester City man dropped a superb crossfield ball into his colleague's path.
The striker finished well from close range and praised his team-mate for the quality of his assist.
"It was an early ball in from Adam and a great ball too," said Fletcher, who is Sunderland's leading scorer this season.
"When I received the ball and took my first touch I knew I wanted to put it in the far corner and fortunately I managed to do that."
He added: "We were relieved when Carlos put us back in the lead after they equalised and Sess got a great goal.
"Sess has been brilliant since I came here and I'm really happy to see him score. He deserved it."
Sunderland now play four of their next five games at the Stadium of Light with Fletcher hoping to add to his team-leading goal tally.
The striker was pleased to end a brief goalless run and is looking forward to helping his side build on their win at Craven Cottage.
"It does get frustrating, but I was brought here to score goals and that's what I'm looking to do," he said.
"Confidence is high. We know we have the ability to win games and hopefully we can push on from this now."

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Welcome to the INTERPOL Global Learning Centre (IGLC)!
The INTERPOL Global Learning Centre provides a comprehensive range of online learning opportunities to INTERPOL's National Central Bureaus (NCB), the wider police community across the world, and staff at the General Secretariat in Lyon and INTERPOL Regional Bureaus.
Although some of our resources are public, only law enforcement officers have the right to access our E-learning modules. IGLC is available for INTERPOL staff via the INTERPOL Intranet (dashboard) and to NCBs via the I-24/7 Network. There is also a secure HTTPS site (password required) for law enforcement officials.
If you are a member of any Law Enforcement Organization and require access to our platform, send a request to your NCB asking them to send an e-mail with your name, surname, title, agency, and e-mail address to firstname.lastname@example.com and we will then provide you with an HTTPS account and password to access the HTTPS site.
The iARMS User Roles e-learning module is now available in English in the INTERPOL expertise category. The INTERPOL Illicit Arms Records and tracing Management System (iARMS), part of the INTERPOL Information System, is an information technology application which facilitates information exchange and cooperation between law enforcement agencies on firearm-related crime.
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Idris Muhammad: GCCG Blues
GCCG Blues
Idris Muhammad (drums)
Kabsha (Evidence)
Idris Muhammad (drums), George Coleman (tenor sax), Pharoah Sanders (tenor sax), Ray Drummond (bass).
Composed by George Coleman.
Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, September 12, 1980
Rating: 90/100 (learn more)
Say what you will, there's a good chance this blowing session is so warm and uninhibited because three of the musicians involved are Southerners. Aside from bassist Ray Drummond, the odd man out from Massachusetts, we have leader Idris Muhammad from Louisiana plus saxophonists Coleman from Tennessee and Sanders from Arkansas. Of course there are good musicians everywhere, but when it comes to being oneself on blues changes, as on this medium-fast Coleman composition, it's hard to wail in a more natural and a looser way than those Southern cats. So forget about supposed styles (Coleman= hard bop, Sanders=free, Muhammad= R&B) and listen to them surprise you on these familiar chords that nowadays are often dealt with as if they were a scholarly exercise. Coleman solos first, followed by Sanders and, whether you usually like them or not, I'd be astonished if anyone had anything to object to the way this two-tenor quartet gets down, with all its heart, to the nitty gritty of one of America's cultural treasures: the blues.
Reviewer: Thierry Quénum
Tags: 1980s jazz
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Dec. 3, 1999
SEATTLE -- The Washington womens basketball team logged its first home victory of the season with an 81-73 victory over Boise State in front of 1,127 fans in non-conference action at Mercer Arena. The Huskies extended their streak of victories to three straight over Boise State and an all-time record of 15-2 in the series.
Washington improves to 3-4 on the season while Boise State suffered its first loss and drops to 4-1.
Junior guard Megan Franza led the Husky scoring output when she matched her career-high of 24 points. Franza also had a season-high five three point baskets, on seven attempts from long range. Loree Payne added 11 points and Emily Autrey had 10. Kellie ONeill fell just short of her third double-double with a game-high 10 rebounds and nine points.
Stephanie Block led the Broncos with 24 points, followed by Abby Vaughan with 14 and Crista Peterson with 10.
After the Broncos tied the game at 20 with 7:42 remaining in the first half, the Huskies put together a 22-6 run to end the half. During the run, which gave Washington a 42-26 halftime lead, Franza scored 11 points including three three-point baskets.
Washington twice took 18 point leads in the second half, the last a 50-32 lead with 16:39 to go. After leading 58-42 with 12:08 remaining, the Broncos made a 20-8 run over the next 6:02 to close to with four, at 66-62. The Huskies then responded with a Franza steal and bucket, a Jill Pimley two and a free throw, and a Franza three point field goal to put the game away at 74-62.
Washington now hits the road again, departing Seattle at 6 a.m. Sunday morning for a Monday night game at Nebraska. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports Net at 7 p.m. CST (5 p.m. PST). The Huskies own a 1-1 record against the Cornhuskers. It will be the first meeting between the teams since the 1984-85 season when UW won, 101-71


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To book a tour please send a completed booking form & Peak Tours will confirm your booking by email, and send you an invoice for (a) Deposit of £50 per person or (b) The full holiday cost. If only the deposit is paid at time of booking then full payment of the holiday is required no less than 6 weeks before the start of your holiday. No further reminder is sent. If you book your holiday within 6 weeks of the holiday start date, the full holiday cost is required at time of booking.
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In the unlikely event that we have to cancel the tour you will be entitled to a full refund of all monies paid. If the tour is cancelled because the minimum number of people required to operate this tour hasn't been reached then you will be notified no less than 3 calendar months before the departure date. If the tour is cancelled by us we will not be responsible for any incidental expenses that you may have incurred such as travel expenses, visas etc & no compensation will be paid to cover these expenses.
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If you chose the single room option you will have your own room for the duration of the trip. This will be in either a single room or single occupancy of a double room. If you chose the single room option there is a supplement of £100 per person.
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If you chose the cycle hire option you will be provided with a Dawes Discovery 301 at the start of you tour & have use of the bike until the end of the tour. If any problems arise during the tour your bike will be either fixed or replaced with a spare bike.
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In order to comply with EU Travel Regulations 1992 your deposit & final payment will be held in a separate account until your holiday is completed. This is to ensure the financial security of your holiday.
We strongly recommend that you take out adequate holiday insurance including medical cover, personal accident, loss of belongings & cancellation cover. We cannot be held responsible for your own illness, injury or loss/damage of your belongings while on holiday.
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If the minimum number of people required to run the trip is not met then we will have to cancel the trip. You will be notified at least 3 calendar months prior to the start date of the trip if the minimum number (usually 8 people) hasn't been met & you will receive a full refund of all monies paid.
Cycling is a potentially dangerous activity & the risks involved should be considered before undertaking such a trip. We will be cycling mostly on quiet back roads however there will be times where we cycle on busier roads where traffic density is higher. All persons undertaking this tour do so at there own risk & Peak Tours cannot be held responsible for any accidents that may occur whilst on the trip.
On tours with 8 people or less in the group then there may only be one tour guide with you who will drive the back up van each day. Tours with 8 - 15 people in the group will have two tour guides with one guide driving the back up van and the other guide cycling with the group. Tours with 16+ will have a guide that cycles with the group plus two back up vans do provide support.
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Only in New York City can a fight of this magnitude exist and still get lost in a sea of lights.
Its not everyday that a 3-time world champion from Puerto Rico gets to vie for the WBC middleweight championship of the world, against a come-backing and proud physical marvel.
While negotiating with a street vendor over the price of a hat while clad in a New York Yankees scully on 35th and 7th Ave, it seems the slight bounce of Spring in the air carried more energy in Gotham than what emanated off the big screen at Madison Square Garden.
Looking at it - in relation to the average guy on the streets - amid New York's dazzlingly re-tooled neon animation, you got the sense that Sergio Martinez's upcoming defense of his title against Miguel Cotto was just another highlight.
But that's like telling them its just another fight - it isn't.
Martinez, in a swaggering blend of cold condescension and visible annoyance, dug deep into a vault of contempt for Cotto. It is very real and very personal. The turtleneck he sported even suggested he was saying to Miguel, "I've had it up to here with your ass". He looked like he wanted to get into some kind of domestic violence with him.
"I can imagine he's going to ask for rose petals otherwise he won't walk into the ring," Martinez said.
He was recalling an incident which took place a few years back in Mexico, in which Cotto apparently refused to shake his hand. He spoke of how everyone noticed how he basically thought his sh*t didn't stink and immediately couldn't stand him.
It uh, also didn't help that Cotto was brutal on Martinez during the often contentious negotiations.
Cotto will walk to the ring after Martinez and be the last one introduced, distinctions commonly reserved for the champion, and I for one think that sucks.
"He acts like a little girl, like a 16-year-old girl," griped Martinez, who has begun training but isn't running yet because of precautions related to his right knee surgery following his last fight, an April 2013 struggle with Martin Murray. He expects to start running by the end of the month. "If he doesn't get these things then the fight isn't going to happen," he went on. "It's ridiculous. I just think that he does a lot of things that are ridiculous, not personally toward me but he has a personality that bothers me."
Cotto, who also successfully maneuvered a 159 catchweight, wasn't moved at all. He said he can't remember any incident in Mexico and doesn't feel any ill will toward Martinez. But make no mistake about it - his clear demeanor was dripping with a "f*ck you- you're nothing" attitude.
"I don't care about it," Cotto snapped back. "If that's his motivation- then good for him. I'm never going to be disrespectful to anyone. I treat everyone well and if he feels that about me, I'm sorry for him but the show must go on."
But uh, what about all the diva-like demands though Miguel? You care to explain that?
"In two times in my career, I fought with [MANNY]Pacquiao and [FLOYD]Mayweather and I understood they are the Side A of the equation," Cotto said. "And I understood my position. Sergio is the Side B. The guy who is going to sell tickets, who puts people in here [IS ME]."
We also can't overlook the fact that Sergio Martinez and his people picked up the phone and actively sought a bout with Cotto, who really has no business just getting an F'n title shot to begin with, but whatever.
Sergio was noticeably longer than Cotto, but not as wide, and the size disparity won't be as pronounced in favor of Martinez, because Cotto was roughly a 165lb fighter against Rodriguez.
High school theatrics aside, this fight will boil to intangibles. Certain fights happen at the right time for certain fighters, and if Cotto were to beat Sergio Martinez that time is now.
No previous version of him would even merit consideration for this bout - he gets taken to the woodshed by a 154lb, 2010 version of Martinez, but we're not in those times.
Because Cotto is in a unique place in time as a battle-tested warrior, and Martinez has spent the majority of his time testing how much more battle his body can absorb, I believe this is Cotto's fight to lose.
It can be said that Martinez has really over-achieved (given how he blossomed late into the sport) while Cotto is still trying to fulfill promise.
In front of a packed house in Madison Square Garden on June 7th, we're gonna find out, and I can't wait.


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Tablets, e-readers grow more popular: new Pew research
Tablet computers and e-book readers are now mainstream media consumption devices. Pew Internet found that 43% of Americans age 16 and over now own either a tablet computer or an e-book reader (such as a Kindle or Nook) -- and the demographics of who's using these devices could affect your digital strategy to inform and engage your community.
According to a new Pew report, tablets are more popular than e-readers, but the popularity of both device types is growing quickly. As of September 2013, 35% of Americans age 16 and older now own a tablet computers (up from 25% last year). Also, 24% own an e-reader device (up from 19% last year).
Pew also gathered data on cell phone and smartphone adoption in this research.
Devices marketed as tablets, rather than e-readers, tend to be costlier. So not surprisingly, Pew found that tablets are most popular among wealthier people. Half of people from households earning $75,000-$99,999/year own a tablet, as well as a whopping 65% of those from households earning over $150,000/year.
Other demographics with especially high tablet adoption rates include English-speaking Asian Americans (50%), college graduates (49%), and youth 16-17 (46%).
In terms of age, there's an interesting gap in tablet adoption rates. Pew also found that 44% of adults 30-49 own a tablet -- but this figure dips slightly to 37% for adults 18-29. However, Pew's latest smartphone data shows a corresponding bump in smartphone adoption for adults 18-29 (compared to youth 16-17 and adults 30-49), perhaps indicating a slight preference in the 18-29 age group for smartphones over tablets.
The line between tablets and e-readers has gotten very fuzzy. When surveying on this topic, Pew defined "tablet" as "a tablet computer like an iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, Google Nexus, or Kindle Fire 4." The Kindle Fire 4 was replaced by Amazon's Kindle Fire HD line of products -- and the Kindle Fire HD sells for as little as $139. But another popular brand marketed primarily as an e-reader, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD models, is also a modified Android tablet.
As more low-cost Android tablets such as the Kindle Fire and Nook HD make their way to market, tablets are becoming an increasingly viable tool for bridging the digital divide. Which, perhaps, is why Pew found that 22% of people with annual household income less than $30,000/year currently own a tablet.
Which tablets are most popular? It used to be that Apple commanded the largest market share -- but this has changed recently, and most tablets currently in use are Android models. According to ABI Research, "During the second quarter of 2013, the number of Android-powered tablets surpassed iOS-based slates for the first time …and the average selling price of iPad is rapidly approaching the market average."
Pew also examined trends in ownership of dedicated e-book reader devices, such as the basic Kindle and Nook models -- much simpler and less costly devices that do not run a mobile operating system such as iOS or Android. While tablets have gotten far more media and marketing attention, the popularity of e-readers has continued to grow. Pew found that in the last year, 24% of Americans age 16 and up own such a device, compared to just 19% a year before.
Owners of e-book readers are especially likely to be wealthier (38% of those with household annual income of at least $75,000), have a college degree (35%), or be age 30-49.
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This means that it might make sense to package more in-depth content that might be useful for your community -- especially if it's available for "offline" reading -- as an e-book, especially in the KF8 format for Amazon Kindle devices and apps, as well as the open EPUB format for other devices and apps.


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Site CSY02: First Landing State Park
This 2900-acre venue is the most popular state park in Virginia and for good reason. The park features beach, back dunes, upland forest, tidal marsh, and cypress swamp, and contains one of the most endangered habitat types in the world, the maritime forest community. The Park's habitat serves as the farthest northern limit for many semi-tropical species, and the southern limit for many temperate-zone species. During migrations, especially in late April/May, there can be lovely fallouts of neotropical migrants. In the winter, feeding flocks of chickadees, titmice, and warblers, including the uncommon orange-crowned warbler, as well as, the blue-headed vireo can be seen. Nesting species include many warblers, songbirds, and several species of woodpecker. Marine species add to the diversity of animals that occur here. In fact, humpback whales are sometimes seen from shore in winter, as are harbor porpoises (on calm winter days), and bottlenose dolphins during the warm months. Interpretive trails, an excellent visitor center, and excellent venues for photography make this a premier wildlife viewing destination. Several miles of trails that include a bike trail and a boardwalk trail through the cypress swamp, provide access to much of the park. The site also hosts the highest natural points in Southeast Virginia--massive dunes that reach up to 75 feet, and, as the name implies, this park is the first landing site of the permanent English settlers on the American continent.
From the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, turn left onto Shore Drive/US 60 and follow it about 6.0 miles to the park entrance on both sides of Shore Drive. For trails, turn right; for the Chesapeake Bay, turn left. Fee: $3 weekdays, $4 weekends. Physical Address: 2500 Shore Dr., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.


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RV transport drivers for hire in Elkhart County to accommodate major shortages
About 2,000 new drivers are needed to transport 25,000 to 35,000 finished RVs to dealerships around the country.
If it seems there are more recreational vehicles than usual sitting around the Elkhart area, it's because there are.
The companies that RV makers pay to transport finished RVs to dealerships around the country are having an increasingly difficult time finding drivers, their representatives said Tuesday, April 15, at the RV/MH Hall of Fame.
An estimated 25,000 to 30,000 finished units are awaiting delivery, and RV transport firms need to hire about 2,000 new drivers to eliminate the driver shortage, said Dianne Farrell, vice president of government affairs with the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association.
"It's costing us all a lot of money," Farrell said of the shortage.
The industry trade group invited RV transport firms to the Hall and told them about two initiatives aimed at easing the shortage. The RVIA has partnered with a job search website called www.findtherightjob.com and is encouraging transport firms to post help wanted ads on the site. And the group has begun lobbying federal regulators to reduce the Commercial Drivers License requirements for drivers who haul some types of RVs.
The Employment Network, the company that runs the website, does not charge employers an upfront fee for placing an ad. Instead, the company uses criteria selected by the employer to identify applicants who meet the criteria, and charges the employer $35 per person who applies. The model saves the employer time and money because the Employment Network's call center employees already have called the job seeker and screened out those who don't meet the employer's criteria, Farrell said.
Doug Gaeddert, chairman of the RVIA and a general manager at Forest River Inc., said the RVIA will help publicize the job site nationally to draw recruits from across the nation as Elkhart's labor pool continues to tighten.
"The problem is there's not enough exposure (nationally) for these job opportunities," Gaeddert said.
Dave Wilson, director of safety and compliance for Goshen-based Quality Drive Away and Foremost Transport, said his company has tried services similar to The Employment Network and had little success, but he will probably try it out because it has the backing and exposure of the RVIA.
"Right now I need 200 trucks," Wilson said. "I've been trying to get 200 trucks since last July. I'm not even close to it because there's not enough people coming into the industry. We're five to six weeks behind. In another month we'll be eight weeks behind."
Wilson, like his competitors, said driver turnover is a big problem. Drivers need their own 1-ton pickup trucks, which can retail for $45,000 to $65,000, and often aren't paid enough to replace their trucks after they've worn them out in a few years. This reality drives most drivers from the industry within 18 to 24 months.
Years ago, the industry relied on part-time, often retired individuals for transport drivers, but today more retirees want to live the RV lifestyle themselves, Wilson said.
"People are coming into the industry wanting to do it as a full-time job, and we in the industry have to figure out how to bring these people in, and work them effectively so they can make enough money to replace their vehicle."
Does that mean RV makers need to pay higher transport rates, which would allow transport firms to pay drivers more?
"That's a very difficult thing for me to answer," Wilson said. "I have to be very political in that answer. (RV makers) have to do what they have to do to make money, just like what we have to do. We have to come together to make a viable solution for the guy that delivers the product to make it economically feasible for him to do that."
Wilson noted that RV transport firms are competing with the trucking industry for drivers, who can keep their trailers fully loaded round trip. RV transport firms only pay one-way if they can't find the driver an RV to transport back home, called "back hauls." Wilson said he has a full-time staff who works on this, but are happy if they're able to succeed 10 percent of the time.
Former Elkhart mayor Dave Miller, now president of CWRV Transport, which moves RVs exclusively for Camping World, the nation's largest RV dealer, said dealers could help alleviate the shortage simply by treating drivers better. Many require the driver to wash the RV after arriving with it, make them wait several hours while they inspect it for problems, and are not flexible enough on when they will take delivery, Miller said.
If a driver is delayed because of a traffic accident on the interstate, he might be forced to keep the RV an extra night, or even over a weekend, because he arrived at the dealership too late.
As a result, some drivers refuse to transport to certain dealers.
Farrell agreed.
"Be aware that the driver has a schedule to keep," she said. "Treat them like basic human beings, make them feel welcome and appreciated."


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Quick showerdown of all D Powers war bars from the Lord of the Mics 3 clash. Download the track free by clicking this link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/smbvdl
UK grime, rap.
Issue 15: Chinese New Year 2012 – Black Dragon | January [Jade] edition of the WIARD FM online magazine is out now! (click this link to view)
Happy Chinese New Year for 2012!
2012 is the year of the Black Dragon (Water) in the Chinese calender and WIARD FM wishes you all a prosperous 2012!
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Wariko – Overtime Project | Grime, Hip-Hop, Rap
The MTV version of the Lord of the Mics Allstar music video.
The full DVD is out now.
The line-up features some of the top Grime MC's from all across the UK and includes: Jammer, Jammin, Clipson, Jendor, J1, Tez Kidd, Wariko, Diesle, Hypes, Kozzie, Sox, Tre Mission, Merky ACE, Rival,Lay-z, Desperado.
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Grime MCs Rival and Wariko drop some bars in an impromtu freestyle session whilst taking a break from recording the Lord of the Mics Allstars music video.
Jammer [Boy Better Know] – Lord of the Mics music video featuring the Lord of the Mics Allstars.
Jammer takes us one step closer to the release of the Lord Of The Mics 3 DVD with a new song featuring the full line-up of the upcoming Lord of the Mics DVD.
The line-up features some of […]
[ December 12, 2011; ] After damn near a year of warm-up sessions and teasers the release date of Lord of the Mics 3 has finally been announced!
Last night Boy Better Know's Jammer announced that the arrival of the Lord of the Mics 3 DVD was imminent and 12th December 2011 was later revealed as the due date.
Lord of […]
Special guest Wariko alongside youngers Shadow & JayEye pass by tDJ Spooky's #GrimeyMondays Deja Vu FM show (14th Nov). Towards the end of the show Jammer & Diesle crash the session and we get a live taster of what to expect from Wariko & Diesle in Lord Of The Mics 3 (due out 5th Decembe
Live footage of Ghetts, Wariko, Dogzilla, BeatGeeks, and Young Marls on the Nottingham leg of the Devlin's UK Tour.


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When Taylor Swift told us that we helped inspire her signature makeup look, we were thrilled. We painted her lips bright red for her first Allure cover back in April 2009—and when we talked to her for our cover story this month, she told us that that cover was the first time she'd worn the color she now loves. In a recent interview with E! Online, Swift said that a red mouth "really helps you show emotion."
Smart girl. A new study from Manchester University found that men notice lips far more than other features on the face.
Scientists used eye-tracking software to show that, in ten seconds, men will spend more than half of that time staring at a woman's lips. Geoff Beattie, who led the investigation, examines the red lip trend that started way before Swift took the stage (or was even born). "Our research suggests that red lips and perceived attractiveness are still inextricably linked, with red lipstick the most powerful attractor, and one that significantly increases visual fixation," he said to the Daily Mail. The study also showed that there is little discrimination between full-mouthed and thin-lipped girls in regards to makeup, as those who wear lipstick were considered more attractive than those who did not.
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Well, we can't be all born with mad talent. But there are certainly ways to speed up the process for you! In the journal here, I listed some tips and tricks that helped me getting to the point where I am now. I thought I'd share them with you. And maybe you can add to the list. I'm always willing to learn.
Give up on being a mangaka -- or hold more realistic expectations
Admit it. Most of us here started drawing manga because we liked the style at a certain point. How awesome would it be to one day become a pro in that field. A real manga artist (or mangaka, like they say in Japan)! The truth is... becoming a mangaka isn't that easy. It it were, many more people would be one. First of all, mangaka's live in Japan. That's the only country with a manga industry big enough to actually have a job like that. In spite of the fact that there is a lot of manga in America, there aren't many jobs in the field. Most of the manga material is imported from Japan, translated, and then published again.
Becoming a mangaka, would imply you need to move to Japan. Learn Japanese, learn a lot about the culture, connect with people there... and, on top of that, be skilled enough to make it in the industry. A nearly impossible task, if you ask me. And even if you wanted to... would it be worth it? A recent anime I watched, called Bakuman, gave a very realistic impression of 2 artists trying to become professionals. How they work 24/7 to meet deadlines. How they're often disappointed and let down by the industry. How they struggle to make it through. If you're really planning to make it to Japan, give at least that anime a try (they have a manga too, btw) and see if this is still what you really want. Japans culture is very different from what we (USA and Europe) know. It's for a reason that the Japanese have a word like Karoshi, which means 'death by overwork'. Living out there, means working hard! (Still don't believe me? Check out the average schedule of a Japanese mangaka: www.comicsbeat.com/wp-content/… )
I don't say you have to give up on being a professional in art. Hell, I don't even say you have to give up on manga if you like it. I just say you have to got some realistic expectations. If you want to go for a goal that's incredibly hard to reach, you'd better have a backup plan. As for manga, there are many game company's that accept manga-like art nowadays. If you want to do the story-telling aspect, try to join a comic group... as there are a lot of comic groups that actually do have a manga-like style. Or if you want to really make your own thing, try to publish stuff yourself, of start a kickstarter project. There are many ways to get where you want. Don't just focus on one possibility, because you'll end up utterly disappointed when it doesn't work out, or you run out of money.
Aside from the whole manga-thing, it's never bad to broaden your senses a bit more. There are many people out there that do awesome work as concept artists, for magazines and for games. It's not just manga that's art. Take a look at all the awesome game concept art out there! Take a look at artists like Feng Zhu www.fengzhudesign.com/ . They make paintings beyond awesome! Why just aim for manga if you can be so much more? Hell, you can have your work featured in games millions of people play!
Don't limit your yourself to a single style
True... you might like either manga, cartoons, or any other style. It's fine. Even if you never intend to do anything other than that... but don't pass it off as nonsense. Broaden your senses when it comes to style. Look at how other people, and other styles, manage to approach a certain subject, and learn from it.
When we go back to the basics, all styles divert from realism. From the idea that we somehow wanted to depict our daily life. From there on, many people developed symbols to make drawings easier. A circle for the head... a line for the mouth... all of them are symbols. We've learned to draw that way, because many others did so. Remember the stick-man we all learned to draw when we were 3? Symbols! Again! Every single style has it's symbols. Focusing just on one style, makes you learn only the symbols of that style. Why not look beyond that, and see what other styles of art offer?
Make it a challenge to find things that you like in every style. Even though you have your preferences, never cease to learn from other styles.
Have your idols, and learn from them
Every beginning artist has his idols. The reason why they start with art. The artists they look up to, and hope to be just as good as, somewhere in the future. This can be anyone. From a family member, to a friend, to a local artist you know, or a random person on the internet. It doesn't matter who it is, as long as he/she inspires you to draw.
I've had many idols over the years. From that girl in class that could color so nicely, to random people I met on the internet. Their art styles differed a lot, but they had all one thing in common: they inspired me to keep drawing. To become better. To learn more. So that one day, I could be just as good. You will change idols sometimes. You will surpass some of your idols, and it will feel a bit sad if you do so, but realize that it's because you've grown.
When I came to DA, my main 'idol' used to be the well known yuumei . I found a work of her on a nameless message board. Used the url underneath her drawing, and went to her DeviantArt page, to find a lot more of her art that I liked. I was inspired by her way of using colors, and her way of telling story's through a visual medium. Nowadays, I still like her style. But she's one of the many people that I've learned to know on DA, and that inspire me. I look at how they do things. At how they use lines and how they use color, in order to learn from them. And maybe I will ever be as good as that.
Stop tracing
Who didn't do it at some point in their artistic life? Grabbing yourself a pencil and a paper, and trace over some artwork you like. Of course It'll look better than your own artwork, in the beginning. You're tracing the work of someone that has far more skills than you do. But don't keep on tracing. You'll end up seriously disappointed when you have to do without tracing. And believe me, that moment will come eventually. Nobody can trace it's entire artistic career. Not to mention the shame and the copyright claims when people find out you traced your masterpiece.
If you don't believe me, let the whole Nick Simmons case be an example for you. This kid wanted to make a manga. He was even quite successful about it, until people revealed the ugly truth behind his drawings: most of them were direct traces from Tite Kubo's work. Needless to say, the manga got out taken out of order immediately. I don't think he will even get rid of the name as 'tracer' for his entire life.
Haven't got a clue what I'm talking about? Check this out: knowyourmeme.com/memes/incarna… . It's an interesting article.
Let this be an example for you. Don't do tracing! Just don't!
It won't help you. It won't gain you anything and it won't learn you anything. It's okay to look at an artwork and think about how the lines are placed, and why. But just retracing this lines won't make you learn a thing about it.
Learn the basics
So you're willing to learn, but haven't got a clue where to start? Congratulations. We all started there. Let's say you've drawn manga characters for years, but fail to improve... yet you don't know why. It's probably because you lack basic skills. You can easily draw manga from your mind, because you've done so many manga faces you can remember the basic structure. But you're clueless when you have to turn a face or do a different position? Then you really need to work on your basics!
What do I mean with basics? Well... stuff like anatomy, colors and lighting. Might seem extremely boring. And your drawings might end up worse for a while, when you try to master these concepts. It's the right way, however. There isn't a single great artist out there that doesn't at least know his basics in anatomy and coloring... and there's a damn good reason for that. No matter what you draw, all of them rely on the basics of drawing anatomy and lighting. So you better learn about them when you want to be better.
This doesn't mean you have to know every bone and muscle in the human body, or have to be able to mix every color in the universe. It does mean you need to know your way around the basic shapes of the human body. I learned most of my skills from books and using reference photo's. But how you want to learn stuff, comes down to your own preferences. I personally liked the methods of Andrew Loomis and Michael Hampton when it comes to drawing anatomy. Hampton in special, has a very basic method of splitting up the human body in shapes that are easy to remember. If you have the chance, check out his book: www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615… . Haven't got money or a library nearby? Check out Proko: www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV . This guy did some awesome videos in which he covered the Loomis methods for drawing in a simple and understandable way.
As for colors, I really liked the book of Gurney: www.amazon.com/Color-Light-Gui… . The book is officially meant for traditional painters, but the guy managed to explain color theory in such a way that I was able to understand it quite well. While the internet has many good resources on color theory, I'd certainly recommend the book. I haven't come across any resources as good at that book.
As for perspective and composition... I have read quite some books about it. I haven't got a real favorite, though. I sure liked fox-orian's tutorials about perspective and composition a lot:
There are many books out there about art. What works for one, doesn't work for another. You might be wanting to check out a book's preview before you actually buy something. I'd say, take a look at Parka Blogs: www.parkablogs.com/ . This guy has reviewed many art books, and gives you a look at the content before you buy it. Might be useful when it comes to saving your money for those books that you really like.
DeviantArt also has lots of tutorials on multiple subjects. browse.deviantart.com/resource… . Of course they're made by amateurs and not all of them are of high quality. However, there are many tutorials that provide a good insight in how certain artists do things.
Practice & keep track of your progress
Everybody knows that you're not going to get skills overnight. We all wish it would be so easy, but unfortunately it isn't. In order to learn stuff, you have to repeat an action many times, before it sticks to your minds. There are many methods to learn. Some of them being gesture drawings www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j39Nq… and painting from life. When you ever had art classes in school, you've probably came to know this to. You might've thought they were a bit boring an repetitive. Yet, there's truth in doing those practices.
I did many gesture drawings in order to find the right poses for my drawings. And every time I did it, I became faster and more skilled. And I learned a new method of sketching along the way. A method in which I use a few lines to sketch a gesture -- instead of painting every details and then find out the character isn't going to fit on the paper *sigh*
As for drawing for life. I should do that more often. It's really helpful. The last time I did it, I painted a glass of water. I've seriously never given thought about how the water in a glass refracts light. After I made this drawing damaimikaz.deviantart.com/art/… I learned a lot about it.
Just practicing might be frustrating as hell. As progress is often slow, it's nearly impossible to see that you do become better, especially over a short time. What helped me a lot, was keeping track of that progress. I forced myself to scan my sketches every end of the month, and upload them on DA. When you upload stuff on a regular basis, you'll see the improvement over time. It might take you months, or even years, but you will see it eventually.
The 2 drawings above illustrate very well the start and current state of my art. A lot of things changed... don't you think? For the full progress, see: damaimikaz.deviantart.com/gall…
Challenge yourself
Having to practice might be boring on the long run. I mean... drawing gestures... or having a sheet full of hands and feet... might be just plain boring. That's why it helps to incorporate the element of challenge and practice in your drawings. Why not go for that pose you didn't think you would never be able to do? Why not draw a character with the hands fully exposed, instead of hidden behind the back? (Yes, many starters do this. Don't think I haven't noticed yet!)
Try to have at least a small challenge in every drawing. Something you've struggled with before, but want to master. When you make it a part of something you'd like, it'll be less frustrating. And if you do well, you can reward yourself by finishing the drawing in a way that you like!
Use reference pictures
I cannot stretch this enough. If you don't know how to draw stuff, then use a reference. Ask your friends to pose for you, or use Google to search for a picture of something similar you want to draw.
I'd advice you to use real pictures, and not other people's artwork. Why? Because imitating somebody's artwork means that you automatically repeat their mistakes. When it comes to learning how to draw, realistic examples are best. DA has many groups and accounts, like Pose-Emporium focused on stock material, that you can use as a reference. Give it a look. And see for yourself what pose you like.
Remember: No matter what people say... drawing with references is not bad. It's necessary to learn from. Even the old masters did it that way!
Also: Don't be afraid of naked people. Because a lot of reference pictures are (partly) naked. This might seem weird at the beginning, but it serves a goal. You need to see the skin in order to place the muscles and see the shapes that are often masked by clothing. Aside from that: we are all naked underneath our clothes. We're born that way. There's nothing weird about that. Yes, women have breasts and guys have penises. So what? If you start to giggle about that, you probably haven't outgrown puberty yet
Drop the excuses
Stop making excuses for why your art isn't perfect yet. I've given so many critiques over the years and pointed out mistakes, which were followed by a reply like "But that is my style! You can't attack my style!"
It's true... there's a certain level of 'mistakes' you can label as style. For example; manga figures that have eyes that are far too large. It's just that too many people use the style-excuse for almost anything anyone points out.
Don't do that. You're limiting yourself when you do that. By saying it's 'your style' you're simply saying "This is how I draw. I don't want it to change. I don't want your critique." You're sealing yourself off from useful feedback. Don't do that to yourself!
What to draw
Maybe you're naturally inspired... maybe you're not. Either way... you have to draw something. I prefer to draw characters and settings from my own novel. Since I have plenty of them, it's not hard to find at least one that I want to draw. But many people don't have such a large scale project, and seek for stuff to draw.
You can draw anything you like. Try making a portrait of your best friend, your dog, your cat. Draw a character from a show your like.
There's however one 'but'. Refrain from grid-drawing a celebrity portrait. I see those a lot... and they're somehow useful to learn from. However... drawing from a grid learns you to look at outlines only, and not at shapes. Unless you have a solid understanding from the anatomy, you won't learn too much from grid drawing. For learning about colors, however, it's great to draw exactly from life. In order to understand color, imitation and try to understand certain color mixes, are the best.
As for fanart of cartoons/anime... I told about the issue with tracing, didn't I? Instead of imitating the lines, try to draw the character in your own style.... or in a different pose. Make it a challenge to show the character in a way you didn't know you were capable of.
Working with a familiar character can take the creative burden off your shoulders. You don't need to think about posture, clothing or a color scheme. Try to use that creative energy on pose and composition instead.
Accept that sometimes it just doesn't work
Everybody has them. Those days that nothing works out the way you wanted and every drawing seems to fail at your hands. Don't go forcing yourself. You'll end up utterly frustrated. Just put the pencil away and do something else you enjoy.
Staying away from drawing will relieve you of your frustration for while and will calm your mind. And sometimes that's just what you need in order to regain your skills.
And if that doesn't work... a good night of sleep will most often work. You'll be able to see your drawing with renewed energy the next day.
There's no 'better medium'
Whether it's digital or traditional... there's no such thing as a 'better medium'. I realize that nowadays digital art is hot, and makes it seem like traditional work is under appreciated. But that's not true. It doesn't matter if you like to work with pencils, water colors, or on a computer... just do whatever suits you most.
I, myself, like digital art a lot. Yet nothing can beat the soothing feeling of coloring with pencils for me. My hand rubbing over the paper, and being able to blend stuff with my fingers.
Find whatever suits you best, and stick to it while you're learning. And if you need a new challenge; try using a new medium and see how it works for you.
You don't need expensive equipment to start out
When I started drawing again, after 2 years of inactivity, all I had was a pencil and cheap printing paper. I was, however, able to learn from it very well. You don't need a lot of expensive materials to start drawing. Something as simple as a pencil and a cheap sketchbook will do.
If you don't believe me, take a look at this youtube video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_W9sZ… . This amazing artist uses only limited equipment to make the most impressive drawings.
An expensive drawing tablet won't make you a better artist
If I could only count how many times I've heard: "If I only had that Wacom Cintiq, I would be able to produce the most awesome art ever!".
No... you don't. You just don't. A drawing tablet is just a tool. Just like an expensive pen won't make you write better novels, an expensive tablet won't let you make you more awesome drawings. Sure, it'll make it easier for you. And a good tablet will take the load off your wrist muscles. But in the end, it all comes down to skill.
It's true that a decent tablet speeds up your working process tremendously, which is nice when you want to work in the industry. But it doesn't make you a better artist or whatsoever. When my old tablet (a Wacom Graphire) broke down, I decided on buying a second hand Cintiq. I hoped that drawing on screen directly, would improve my art tremendously. While it did make it easier to draw, and speeded up the drawing process several times, it didn't make me much better than I did on paper. I somehow decided to stick with the Cintiq line, because I have a huge problem with hand-eye coordination (Oh yeah... the horror of having weak/injured muscles >__> ). I thought the device would come in handy for my work as a designer as well, as it speeded up my working process and... time = money in the freelance business.
Anyhow... what I wanted to say is: don't keep yourself down just because you don't have an awesome tablet. Or don't spend money that you don't have on a tablet. You'll only end up disappointed. It's skill that makes you better. Not equipment.
You don't need to go to art school in order to get skills
"You can't be a good artist without going to art school". I've heard that so many times that it makes me sad. It's kinda true that art school learns you the basic principles of art, and provides you a great way of getting feedback from teachers. It is, however, also very expensive. And a lot of people won't be able to afford it.
Don't be sad that you're not able to go to art school. They're only there to help you develop yourself. You can do the same by yourself, if you have some discipline. Just study a lot, and be open for critique. Employers in that world tend to look more for a portfolio than for papers. Papers are great, but a portfolio is the one thing that really says how much skill an artist has.
There's no such thing as talent
Have you ever seen a newborn making an awesome painting? Me neither! Nobody gets born with the skill to make awesome art instantly. There's a certain talent-factor that makes it easier for you to pick up certain skills. But that doesn't set in stone who is capable of being an artist, and who isn't.
There isn't a single famous artist that got there by talent alone. They all worked their asses off in order to get that far. Saying "I don't have talent" is just like a bad excuse for you being too lazy to actually take effort to get better.
Interact with other artists and ask for feedback
Interacting with other people is fun, especially when they share common interests. It gets even more fun when those people can help you moving forward in your career. Don't be afraid to ask for critique. Critique (at least, good critique) is nice and will help you point out stuff you didn't notice yourself.
Provide other users in the community with critique as well. A good critique is well phrased and constructive. So don't use a "This girl is drawn ugly", but go for "I think her left eye is a bit too big compared to her right". The first is rather non constructive, while the latter points out exactly what the issue is... so the artists is able to fix it, or at least do a better job in the next drawing.
Realize that DA might not always be the right way to get critique. DA is a website, mainly used by teenagers, who don't draw in order to learn stuff. Even using the critique functionality won't get you much of a useful feedback (my own experience). What might help is joining a group on DA that's specifically aimed towards learning artists and/or improvement. Or search another art forum that is aimed towards such a target group.
Don't be disappointed if a great artist doesn't answer your questions
Great artists on DA get many questions from their watchers, and a whole damn lot of them contain the question: "How do you do art?". Aside from the lack of time for answering when they get thousands of messages a day, they will probably got tired of getting the same questions over and over again.
Some of them might be arrogant. But most of them simply lack time. Imagine yourself getting 2000 messages a day and having to scroll through and answer them all, every day. It would take you more time than a full-time job!
What I learned from experience is that it's helpful to approach artists that are slightly better than you, and ask them how to do specific things you like in their art. They will most likely have respect for an artist that is almost at the same level as they are, and don't get 2000 messages a day. So they will more likely answer your questions.
Don't spam other artists too much, though. Nothing is more annoying than getting 8 private message's a day from the same user that keeps on asking the same question. It could even be enough reason to block somebody.
If you ever get the opportunity to do so; teach other people about art. You don't have to got mad skills. Just teach the neighborhoods kids about drawing manga. Teaching will learn you to look at your own work from the view of an absolute beginner, and will make you go back to the basics. It's a very mind opening experience.
I never thought about teaching, until I met the Dutch mangaschool group. Even when I decided to join them, I was unsure whether teaching was really my thing. I used to be very shy and afraid that people had more skills than I had. The experience was great, though. People are all so enthusiastic. I get asked questions that even made me think, and learned a lot from the experience
For those with original projects
Do you have personal project that you really like to work on? This could be a graphic novel, characters for an RPG, or maybe an art book that you work on. Just do it!
Having a personal project can be quite discouraging on DA, because the site has become big on fanart, and it's hard for an original character to stand out. The reason for this? "Sonic the hedgehog" is much more searched for than "Icequeen Isabelle" (assuming your OC is named like that). And less pageviews = less attention = less feedback.
Know that it works like this. It's much harder to build your own fanbase, than making use of an already existing fanbase. Yet you can still do it. There are many people like yuumei and SerenaVerdeArt that became pretty damn famous with drawing their original characters. It's true that it takes way more effort... but if you really feel like doing your own thing, just do it! And even if it doesn't work out for now, realize that it's not you that fails. You just don't have the statistics on your side.
Connect with other people that draw OC's. Feature each other on journals. Make use of the thumbshare forum and random features to get your art more known. It's not easy, but it will work out eventually. If your skills are great enough, people won't no longer be able to ignore you.
Last but not least; Enjoy the process. Take the advantages of DA being a social website. Connect and interact with some of the thousands of people out here. Help each other to get better. Do what you love, and love what you do. You probably won't be an awesome artist tomorrow, and probably not even the day after that. But at least enjoy what you do, what you make, and who you meet.
It's about the journey. A journey that will go on for the rest of your artistic life, as you will probably never be satisfied with the result. So you'd better enjoy that journey.
And on a sidenote:
Everything here is based on my own opinion and experiences. Yours might be different.
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Plot devices are a necessary evil. Without them, how would conflict occur in a television series? Viewers have come to expect a character's sudden inability to start their car or or an elevator that barely moves from floor to floor forcing the hero or heroine of the story to run up or down flights of stairs in order to save another character.
But what happens when a plot device is so forced that it takes you, the viewer, out of the story?
Most viewers have had that sensation. Whether it's a pattern of speech that makes a person want to pull out their hair or a tiny, insignificant action that makes you, the viewer, see red, it all ends the same: it pulls the viewer from the story and irritates them to no end.
There are several ways this can occur, but here are five repeat offenders.
1.Yelling "Freeze!" while still still a distance away from the villain. The cops are closing in on the perp but (s)he hasn't seen them yet. One of the cops (or agents) gets a bit antsy and yells "Freeze" roughly half a block from the perp, giving them ample time to run and get away.
2. Throwing objects in the path of the pursuer to slow them down. Unfortunately, in this scenario, the perp's aware that the cops are chasing them down. In order to slow the cops down, they take a detour through the kitchen - and then proceed to toss anything they can find on the floor behind them to slow the cops down enough to escape.
3. The character ignores valuable advice... and winds up dead. The main character's been told to stay in the house and lock the door. Instead, they walk outside, calling for the cop/detective, etc, and end up a victim.
4.) Using a song that's "current" at the moment, but dated when the episode actually airs. Top 40 radio stations repeat the same songs over and over until they run them into the ground. Once the episodes airs with a then "popular" song prominently playing in a key scene, the song has worn out its welcome.
5. The unrealistic "perfect" appearance of a character who has, literally, just given birth. Real women get sweaty. Their hair is mussed up. TV characters, somehow, never have a lock of hair out of place and their makeup is still perfect.
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To Mr Robson. (Memorandissimum [to be remembered at all costs]!)
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"Made in the USA" exhibit now at Washington's renowned Phillips Collection displays 200 of its American masterworks, spanning 120 years and illuminating the importance of its founder, Duncan Phillips.
Phillips (1886-1996) was the first patron and exhibitor of many of these major artists, including Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Milton Avery, Marsden Hartley, and Grandma Moses.
"Our most enthusiastic purpose will be to reveal the richness of the art created in our United States, to stimulate our native artists and afford them inspiration," Phillips said in 1921, the year he opened his art-filled mansion as a museum.
The Phillips Collection was the first American museum dedicated to modern art -- it opened eight years before New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).
The landmark "Made in the USA: American Masters from The Phillips Collection, 1850–1970", just returned from a four-year tour, is the museum's most comprehensive presentation of its American art collection in four decades. American art comprises half of the collection, now totalling more than 2,400 artworks.
Among the numerous highlights of "Made in the USA":
- Thomas Eakins "Miss Amelia Van Buren"
For this deeply psychological portrait, viewers are invited to write their opinion about "What is Amelia thinking?" -- on cards and on Twitter at #MyAmericanArt.
Eakins focused mainly on portraiture after he was forced to resign from the Pennsylvania Academy in 1886 due to his insistence on using nude models.
Eakins and Winslow Homer were "the heroes of realism," Phillips said.
- Winslow Homer
Homer's "To the Rescue" captures a man dashing toward two finely dressed ladies venturing too near crashing waves on a stormy day.
Purchasing this work, Duncan Phillips fulfilled his wish to acquire a "fine oil of the Maine coast" by Homer. Phillips wrote that the painting "renounced story and sentiment altogether and let the mighty surf, which breaks tremendously on the rocks, work its will on the observer through the self-effacing agency of his recording brush..." Viewed almost 130 years after its creation in 1886, and almost 90 years after Phillips' comment, a man rescuing women seems an embrace of sentiment. But that was the reality at those times, and irrelevant now to embracing this glorious work.
- Edward Hopper "Sunday"
A dejected man sits on the curb in a desolate street scene, epitomizing the Great Depression that had just begun when Hopper painted it in 1926. "Hopper defies our preconceptions of the picturesque..." Phillips wrote.
When Hopper, Rockwell Kent, and other "ashcan school" artists were labeled "apostles of the ugly", Phillips was one of the few museum directors who bought, exhibited, and celebrated their work.
(One of the many exhibit-related events is the screening of "Edward Hopper and the Blank Canvas", a 2012 documentary examining the social context for his art and his influence on international filmmakers like Alfred Hitchcock. Directed by Jean-Pierre Devillers, the film will be shown on Saturday, March 29 at 2 P.M.)
- Jacob Lawrence "The Migration Series"
The Phillips displays nine of Lawrence's 60-panel work about the migration of blacks from the south to the north between the two world wars. Lawrence, a master visual storyteller, is the most celebrated painter of the African American experience. The Phillips gave Lawrence his first solo museum exhibition soon after acquiring half of "The Migration Series" -- all the odd-numbered panels. The Museum of Modern Art owns all the even-numbered panels.
Phillips was the first to buy works by Georgia O'Keeffe for a museum. In 1926, he bought two --"Pattern of Leaves" and "My Shanty, Lake George". They're among five of her works in this exhibit.
Unfortunately, O'Keeffe is one of only six women included among the more than 125 artists -- Grandma Moses, Doris Lee, Isabel Bishop, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler are the others.
- Other famed names abound among the highlights: William Merritt Chase: James Abbott McNeill Whistler; Childe Hassam; Mark Rothko -- certainly the Mark Rothko Room; Jackson Pollock; two small mobiles by Alexander Calder...
(Another exhibit-related event is "Mad Museum: The American 60s, inspired by the American 1960s". See a 2008 episode of "Mad Men" centered on a Mark Rothko painting, and also enjoy a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" inspired photo booth in the "Phillips after 5" series, Thursday, March 6, 5-8:30 P.M.).
Not all artists in the show are well-known, but certainly deserve to be. "Duncan Phillips does not go in search of show works, he is not misled by names, he ... collects art as an artist would," wrote artist-collector Edward Bruce, a lawyer who was administrator of the New Deal's Public Works of Art Project, the first federal program to support the arts. Bruce's "Power" is in this exhibit.
When the great Post-Impressionist Pierre Bonnard visited the museum in 1926, he singled out Twachtman's "The Emerald Pool" as his favorite American painting in the collection. (The Phillips was the first U.S. museum to exhibit Bonnard, in 1930, and has "the largest and most diverse group" of Bonnard's paintings in the United States.)
Phillips ranked Twachtman's "Summer" as his best purchase in 1918-1919 -- ahead of two Monet paintings Phillips bought during that time -- and the artist's translucent snow scene "Winter" as his top acquisition of 1920. The collector compared "Winter" to Whistler's "Nocturnes" series.
- Augustus Vincent Tack "Aspiration"
A gorgeous, dreamy work is "Aspiration", one of a cycle of 13 abstract paintings by Tack that Phillips commissioned in 1928 to decorate a large gallery at the museum. A few small Tack works lead up the staircase between the three-floor exhibit.
- Walt Kuhn "Plumes"
Beneath a glorious headdress of black, white, and scarlet feathers sits a disillusioned showgirl. Kuhn was a vaudeville show producer, as well as a painter, cartoonist, and many other things. Phillips said the showgirl "seems to sag under her magnificent headdress that is a magnificent passage of painting. The feathers are the very essence of feathers ..."
The essence of appreciation for Phillips' patronage was expressed by Arthur Dove. Shortly before dying, Dove wrote to Phillips, "After fighting for an idea all your life, I realize that your backing has saved it for me and I meant to thank you with all my heart and soul...It has been marvelous."
Visitors to this marvelous museum, especially during this exhibit, will thank Duncan Phillips with all their heart and soul.
For more info and tickets: "Made in the USA: American Masters from The Phillips Collection, 1850–1970", Phillips Collection, 1600 21st Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 202-387-2151. March 1 through Aug. 31.
Suggested Links
- Visit 'Exotic Places' at D.C.'s Phillips exhibit 'Made in the USA' Part 2
- DC's Phillips Collection exhibit opened to raves at Fort Worth's Carter Museum
- Feminist artist Judy Chicago decries 'paltry' advancements for women artists
- Real Monuments men and women honored in fascinating Washington, D.C. exhibits
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Mae C. Quinn
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B.A., 1991, State University of New York at Albany
J.D., 1995, University of Texas
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Mae C. Quinn is a nationally recognized scholar in the areas of criminal and juvenile justice, professional ethics, poverty law, and women's legal history. Quinn's work bears witness to the ways in which the law and legal institutions may create and perpetuate marginalization and vulnerability. At the same time it promotes action and change, offering concrete legal solutions and methods for reform. Her work, widely cited by academics and advocates alike, has been published in leading journals including the Boston College Law Review, Iowa law Review, Washington and Lee Law Review, Harvard Journal of Gender and Law, and New York University Review of Law and Social Change.
Quinn bridges the divide between theory and practice by developing and deploying her research through teaching, lawyering, and community engagement. She emphasizes the importance of collaboration, real world experience, and public citizenship in both the large classroom setting and clinical environment. Working side by side with her students Quinn has sought to improve Missouri's juvenile justice system while delivering quality juvenile court representation, one client at a time. Her youth advocacy work – and the work of her students – has been highlighted in studies and training materials produced by the National Juvenile Defender Center. Before joining Washington University, Professor Quinn taught at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and Georgetown University. She also served as a New York City appellate defender, a trial attorney with the Bronx Defenders, and a law clerk to the Honorable Jack B. Weinstein, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York.
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Forthcoming Scholarship and Works in Progress
- "Against Profession: Practicing Critical Criminal Procedure," Saint Louis University Law Review (forthcoming)
- "In Loco Juvenile Justice: Minors in Munis, Cash From Kids, and Pro Se Adolescent Advocacy - Ferguson and Beyond," Brigham Young University Law Review (forthcoming) [SSRN]
- "(Im)Mobilizing Youth" (article in progress)
- Feminist Legal Realism? Realistic Women on the Benches, in the Trenches and Beyond: 1920-1950's, (long term book project)
- Judge Anna Moscowitz Kross: Mother of Legal Movements (long term book project)
Recent Articles, Essays and Book Chapters
- "Giving Kids Their Due: Theorizing a Modern Fourteenth Amendment Framework for Juvenile Defense Representation," 99 Iowa Law Review 2185 (2014) [Article]
- "The Other Missouri Model: Systemic Juvenile Injustice in the Show Me State," 78 Missouri Law Review 1193 (2014) [SSRN]
- "From Turkey Trot to Twitter: Policing Puberty, Purity, and Positivity," 20 New York University Review of Law and Social Change 51 (2014) [SSRN]
- "Feminist Legal Realism," 35 Harvard Journal of Law and Gender 1 (2012) [SSRN]
- "The Fallout from our Blackboard Battlegrounds: A Call for Withdrawal and a New Way Forward," 15 Iowa Journal of Gender, Race, and Justice 541 (2012)
- "Evolving Standards in Juvenile Justice: From Gault to Graham and Beyond," 38 Washington University Journal of Law and Policy 1 (2012)
Recent Activities
- At the invitation of the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC), became Missouri's first graduate of the new Juvenile Training Immersion Program (JTIP) funded by the Department of Justice (DOJ)
- Served as one of Missouri's few invited attendees at NJDC's National Leadership Summit
- Named chairperson of the newly formed Juvenile Justice Committee for the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL); helping to plan and host the state's first intensive juvenile advocacy training for Missouri attorneys


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The Deadly Seven could just be the sexiest girl group of all time. They don't wear a lot of clothes, they make out, they make tank girl look like Gwen Stefani, and if you were to take them home to mother, they'd probably eat her then burn down the house you grew up in. Do it, bitches!


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Nacer Chadli's quickfire double pulled us back from 4-1 down to 4-3 on aggregate against Benfica with 10 minutes left of our Europa League Round of 16 tie at the Estadio da Luz.
We created chances after that and were still knocking on the door for the one goal we needed in added time when Benfica broke away, won a penalty and scored to end the overall contest.
"It was so close," said Sandro, who received praise all round for his performance as stand-in centre-half.
"We played so well in the second half. We pushed to the end, scored two goals and had more chances.
"Now we feel better. We go home with more confidence ahead of the next game. We scored goals, we played well and I think now we'll score more goals and get more wins between now and the end of the season.
"We showed a lot in this game and now we have to do it again and again."
Southampton are next up at the Lane in the Premier League on Sunday (1.30pm).
"Every game is tough and we have to play the same as we did against Benfica," he added.
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Spacesuit designers followed the U.S. Air Force approach toward greater suit mobility when they began to develop the spacesuit for the two-man Gemini spacecraft. The suit was used for the first American spacewalk on Gemini 4, and on all subsequent flights except the Gemini 7 long-duration mission.
Instead of the fabric-type joints used in the Mercury suit, the Gemini spacesuit had a combination of a pressure bladder and a link-net restraint layer that made the whole suit flexible when pressurized. The gas-tight, man-shaped pressure bladder was made of Neoprene-coated nylon and covered by load-bearing link-net woven from Dacron and Teflon cords. The net layer, being slightly smaller than the pressure bladder, reduced the stiffness of the suit when pressurized and served as a sort of structural shell, much like a tire contained the pressure load of the inner tube in the era before tubeless tires, Improved arm and shoulder mobility resulted from the multi-layer design of the Gemini suit.
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