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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by olympic, Jan 4, 2012.
i couldnt watch, i hate wrestling
who sashayed away?
LaShawn Beyond. She LSFYL versus The Princess, who the queens agreed "has it but isn't bringing it", but made the fatal mistake of taking off her shoes even before starting to lipsynch. Therefore, she was dead meat on the spot (shoeless is a huge no-no ... Michelle even tweeted about it last night). Princess out-performed her anyway.
LB's goodbye was very nice, very positive, and very much in agreement with the judging panel. She's young, and can be better ... and will hopefully also reconsider that horrendous name -- "LaShawn Beyond"? WTH, were you 13 when you came up with that?
Madame LaQueer and Jiggly Caliente, next please!
I so do not get the Kenya Michael's love either. Fishier than an Italian Christmas Eve, yes, but nothing spectacular, IMHO.
DiDa can walk the shit out of that runway, but her look is atrocious, pure Claire's Accessories and ratty wigs.
Still undecided about Willam. She'd better turn up the glam, 'cause she's looked sorta trashy on both runways so far.
to Sharon Needles! You want girly girl? Coming right up! *WURQ*
Chad Reminds me of that line from "Singin' in the Rain": She's so refined. I think I'll kill myself.
I love Sharon Needles, which is a big surprise because I didn't think I would. I also like Chad Michaels. I want to like William but she's so arrogant...she reminds me of last year's winner in her attitude. I also like The Princess & didn't think she deserved to be in the bottom 2. Her LSFYL was really good.
Can't stand Jiggly, she's the annoying Shandela of this season but worse. I don't think Kenya is the one to beat but I liked her runway look this week & what I saw of her wrestling. I FF'd thru most of the wrestling scenes. Since they didn't send Jiggly home, LaShawn was the next best pick. I hope Jiggly is next & then Laqueer.
ita on jiggly
she's annoying in the show then in untucked she is even worse
I cannot explain it, but I really kinda dig Dida and her tragically unstyled look and stompy walk. Much rather have a man in a dress like Dida than a pwetty fish.
And, [warning warning! pathetic name drop ahead!] sweet and nice in real life ... and by "real life" I mean that one time my friend and I were sitting at the Ripples bar with her, or rather him (out of drag). Seems like a genuinely nice man.
ETA: How did a "thumbs down" icon appear over my post? Is someone judging me from high? It's the hegemonic ho 'Admin', again, isn't it?
On the contrary, I was roaring with laughter during the Pro Wrestling bit
Madame LaQueer -
The Princess let me down. I thought she'd be better. She seems way too catatonic!
LaShawn Beyond is (was) pretty as well. Still, I would've had Dida Ritz in the bottom 2.
Willam has potential but is pretty poisonous. at Michelle Visage's remark aimed at her- 'smarmy'
Milan has potential, too
Phi Phi is wound pretty tight, isn't she? I think every season has at least one.
Latrice Royal - good job as a wrestler, but I can't see her keeping up with most of the other gals in other respects
Jiggly is scraping bottom, just surviving
Sharon Needles might be the sleeper of this group - actually quite versatile
Jiggly has self esteem issues, I'm not condoning her behavior. But usually people are hurting only know how to hurt.
HOWEVER, Shangela was never never that insecure. I watched an interview on youtube with the GREAT makeup artist Billy B; he mentions that Shangela is nice and cool person. If Billy likes her, I'm sure she's good
*He has done a makeup after the show and has showed her to tips
I'm ready for Jiggly to go;
I have much love for Latrice, Willam, Sharon, Chad; I'm still on the fence about Princess and Dida.
LaQueer isn't going to make it far, but he seems like a great guy though.
I think I've seen Phi Phi's drag show before, but I'm not sure.
Phi Phi is one high-strung queen.
And Ru was SPOT-ON with "Telenovela realness".
To be honest, I have to wonder what the talent pool was like that allowed Alisa, Jiggly, LaShawn, Milan, and LaQueer to make the show. I'm still on the fence about Dida, but she's not particularly strong either. The Princess is SO bland, so I'm not really sure why she's there either. I feel like the talent pool in season 3 was a lot deeper as Venus, Phoenix, and even Stacey Layne are far better queens than most of these people.
I'm for Sharon to take it all the way, but I just don't see Ru picking her even though she's shown herself to be very versatile.
I want to like Willam, but I just don't. I don't get taf's comment that Willam's personality is similar to that of Raja. I feel like Willam is going to go far though. I just hope she doesn't win.
I'm afraid Kenya is the chosen one. I thought she looked good in the challenge, but she's not doing anything interesting or exciting. For me, Sharon is the only one doing anything innovative.
And then we have Latrice...who reminds me of a black Divine in a lot of ways. I LOVE her, but I just wonder how far she'll go.
If you watch the preview for the season of Untucked, you can get a lot of hints as to who sticks around and who goes.
I wonder if the pool of talent gets smaller after every season, just because the best were picked in Season #1, next best in Season #2, etc. ... That is, if it's basically the same pool of talent
I didn't like Raja for the same reason I don't like William's personality, although William comes off as more arrogant, they both have the "I'm better than you" vibe. They both made it clear from the very start that they didn't see much competition & that they were a shoo-in to win. In Raja's case he was right but I think his connection to Ru was the deciding factor. Manila should have won IMO.
People are coming from as far away as Puerto Rico to compete so I don't think the pool is going to dry up anytime soon. Although I agree with you that this year the majority of them don't seem all that fierce yet.
Talent pool is huge and eager, methinks, but Drag Race is watching out for itself and its future in not stacking the deck with ALL obvious title contenders.
I think that "cannon fodder" is a MUST in shows that are casting "true" industry professionals with reputations to protect. Witness the current edition of Project Runway All-Stars. You just know that three or four WTF? cast members were put there (over better designers who might were just as eager to compete again) to safeguard the handful of designers with already successful careers. Eliminate the potential embarrassment of sending a Rami home in 10th place.
Drag Race might suffer in casting top queens for the season following one with, say, "all Rajas, Sharon Needleses, and Chad Michaelses" versus the season that had "some Rajas and Chad Michaelses with a few Mystiques and Alisas thrown in for variety and early boot purposes."
Phoenix, IMO, should've been given a one-time-only pass for bombing the Queens in Space challenge ... as she is far better a performer than her placement/the Alexis Mateo or anyone Carmen/6th or below.
Yeh, we can approximate placements for the first five or six weeks by outfits and how many times someone is shown. Quick shots of the runway and even LSFYLs also give us tangible information. I try not to look to closely, but I did notice my favorites were
all over those previews. Yay.
Watched last night.
LOL - This is a skating board, so please don't tell me that Phi Phi O'Hara didn't rip off Jill Trenary's amazing hair circa 1988 I never ever thought of the draq queen possibilities from Jill Trenary!
Overall, I thought the comp was meh (I hope this isn't a pattern for the season!) -
The Princess didn't deserve to go home. I would've had Madame LaQueer in the bottom 2. THAT outfit was atrocious and should've been burned!
ita, i cant believe madame laqueer is still there. i dont think she is all that and i dont see her getting much better.
Sharon Needles is all kinds of awesome, and needs to win every challenge ... if only to see how long it would take for Phi Phi's head to explode. That girl is a sour, bitchy apple who seems rotten on the inside. Love to hate her! Hope PP stays to F5 or so and shangelas the hell out of the workroom, the runway, and the illusions lounge.
Chad Michaels = still flawless and sweet.
Still just do not get Kenya Michaels and the adoration (well, mostly from Michelle) therein. I'm a little less squeebed out by her womanly appearance out of drag, but "in" drag I've yet to see the allure. Also ... Sorry to get all Arizona here, but being able to show wit and fabulousness IN ENGLISH has to be a requirement. Jibber jabber in Spanish has been an easy points getter since Season 2 ... I'm tired of it. Kenya barely speaks three sentences each episode.
Fer chrissakes, did you all see Untucked? "The Michael Costello Award for Worst Acting Performance goes to Jiggly Caliente". And if that tearless crying jag was NOT acting, well, then Jiggly needs to grow up. Sorry, but I'm of reality contestants coming onto shows (JuJu Bee, Josh from Project Runway, countless others), and then bellowing episode after episode about parents who died 3, 4, 5, or more years ago. Jiggly's was merely the worst of the lot. Ugh.
Willam's treatment of Milan, trying to cast shade but falling far short, in Untucked was pretty good. "Is the carpet comfortable?" Willam has been a bore on the runway (frankly, disappointing), but I love the dry wit and the snobbish personae she has decided to stick with for this show.
i dont get kenya either. if on desperate housewives they sent gabbie's kids to a fat farm, they could cast kenya.
yara did her act way better
to the All-time Queen of Drag Race [screw Ru for that decision ] Miss Nina Flowers , had very few intentional "Spanish/jibberish" moments, but many fun unintentional such moments.
The overuse (/ get out of language free card) started with that manfaced Jessica Wild, in S2.
To me, Willam is reminiscent (EEEERILY) of NICOLE BROWN SIMPSON.
zomg yes
Madame LaQueer reminds me a great deal of DIVINE in regard to styling, hair, make-up and comedy.
However, look at him OOD (out-of-drag).... he is not much different than when in costume...overweight, out-of-shape, large manboobs, waddling walk and fat-girl attitude.
To me, Madame LaQueer is a gay man who could not cut it as a man, so he put on a dress. This makes him a WEAK queen, not fierce!
Fat, funny and reliant on make-up and wigs does not a drag-superstar make.
Same critique for Jiggly Caliente, only she couldn't cut it as a man with street cred, so she put on a dress also.
Both should go home back to lipsync in their neighborhood bars.
I love Sharon Needles & Chad Michaels...for me everyone else falls short. They are both great on the runway & great personalities in the challenges. And although she's not my idea of beauty I also really like Latrice.
I thought Dida was fabulous in the LSFYL but she shouldn't have been in the bottom 2. Her perfomance on the infomercial was a little bland but she was far from the worst. For me that would be Jiggly & LaQueer although I'm not upset about the Princess because she isn't good either.
I'm a little disappointed in William. I thought she would be more fabulous but she's falling a little flat. Loved the carpet comment though.
Is Milan the one who got down on the carpet...ie getting down to your level? I can't wait till she's gone...what a bitch! I hate her bucktoothed look. And Phi Phi is incredibly conceited for little reason...to me she isn't memorable. Kenya is just annoying...learn to speak English & come back.
ETA: one other thing....I would never make light of any of their struggles or past hurts, but the ones who dwell on it & bring it up all the time really bother me. I doubt any of them have suffered what Ru Paul suffered in his life...he paved the way for all these people at a time when gays, never mind drag queens, had very little acceptance in most countries. But he has never (in my hearing anyway) used the poor pitiful me card. I don't mind them mentioning it or telling some of their experiences...that's how we get to know them. Sharon's story really touched my heart but she told it & then moved on. Her whole persona isn't how she's a poor misunderstood & picked on person. It's like they think they should get a pass for bad makeup or so-so performance because of it.
I am also at the OTT bitchery over what I consider minor disagreements...the comp has hardly started & some of them are already bringing out their big guns.
So now we know that DiDa has a fierce runway walk AND can lip-sync amazingly well.
BUT THAT HAIR AND MAKEUP, ugh, so atrocious! I can't. It almost gives me hives.
She's got the hard part down pat: Performance ability. Bitch SHINES under the lights. But in a world of paint and artiface, it's time to learn the basics of hair and makeup.
Methinks the Princess just isn't a competitive person by nature and that's not a good quality when you're in a reality show competition. But I LOVE her look. Fare thee well, Princess!
Madame LaQueer is ridiculously boring. Jiggly, Milan, and Kenya are just ridiculous.
If Phi Phi is just "safe" again next week, I have a feeling she's gonna blow.
Chad, Sharon, & Latrice are above and beyond in their level of class and professionalism.
All in all, liking this season SO much more than last!
Best moment this week: Sharon and Natalie have a Hallmark moment over drug use innuendo. x 10,000.
Yes, Dida's lip synch was one of the best-ever RDR performances ... easily. Awesomeness. I may have just quit in the middle of that song if I were The Princess. Wonder how Dida will do with a song less obviously in her wheelhouse?
Speaking of the latter, sigh, too bad he's gone because I find the boy to be cute as hell. (Also too bad his drag name is The Princess, because ... as such mitigates his boy cuteness factor.)
And this!
Whee, it's a learning opportunity. Willam's FYI to everyone, from an interview on Queerty ...
It's "Willam. As in "Will…umm…you close your legs, please?"
I would think something edgier sounding would be more appropriate for his drag look.......but his OOD personality is just so charming and sweet!
That's why drag is awesome, you completely invent a new persona.
BTW, forgot to mention it last week, but Sharon's boyfriend's name (Alaska Thunderf*ck!!!) is just hysterical.
I can't stop giggling at Spinner's "Kristi Yummycoochy" comment.
I really like Sharon Needles. Her banter with Natalie Cole about the name 'Sharon Needles' was hilarious. Sharon has got to be on the top 3!
Chad Michaels is just too perfect. He is a true professional. I adore him.
Like RuPaul, much better looking as a woman than as a man!
After seeing a cute faux promo of Drag Race spinning off even more series ("Dragnet, Dragton Abbey, Dragula, Drag the Bounty Hunter and many, many more."), on "The Soup", last night, I searched for it and found the extended version.
The video features Ru, Shangela, Raven, and Chad Michaels ... [hmmm, foreshadowing/good news for Chad?]. Chad is very funny, and (as we already knew) so are Raven and Shangela (LaQueefa is back!).
I wonder if this will be a mini-miniseries on The Soup, ala what they've done in the past.
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Can anyone at MT tell my why the all new 07 Explorer sportrac didn't even get to compete in SUV of the year? I'd really like to see a road test and comparo vs the Honda ridgeline that gets way too much press. The Ford clobbers it in every area except maybe shoulder room. Way to not give it any press guys, or were you just not sure what category to put it in? I would have thought that at least the Mustang GT engine and a six speed in a truck would have at least warranted an article that wasn't about a non existent show car. After reading (again) about the Ridgeline in the long term test, it really makes me wonder why you haven't compared them. No one else has a V8 6 speed with independent rear suspension that will tow 6800lbs. Nice miss. I see you want to save Ford as your title suggests, then at least give some press to the products that they do well. The Honda takes second place.thanks,
Good points...my mom has had a Ford Explorer in the past, and it rode well, drove well, and was comfortable. Being a GM/Jeep guy, I readily have to admit, I liked it. My step-dad has also had several Rangers, and although not updated, again, there was alot to like in them.I'm not a Ford guy by any stretch of the imagination, but I do believe the Avalanche and SportTrac are both better vehicles than the Ridgeline. Let me rephrase. Maybe not better vehicles, but better 'trucks'. There's a difference.
My mistake. MT put the 07 SportTrac in the Truck of the year competition. Hmmm...I guess it does have a truck bed, but comparing it to full size trucks seems like a mismatch. If it's based from the Explorer, it seems it is more of an SUV than a truck. Either way, I have had Rangers and F-150's and they are great trucks, but this Sport Trac with the independent suspension rides so much better than either it's kinda like having your truck and eating it too. Wait, that didn't make any sense. I heard some describe it as the little brother of the F150, that fits, except it rides much better, is really quiet on the road and is much easier to park. MT mentions that Ford sells 50-70K ST's a year w/o advertising. With a little more press, I think they'd sell more. It does most of what the F-150 will do and gets better mileage. I love mine.
I saw one Friday and granted I don't like the Grills on new Explorers/sport tracs, I was very impressed with the vehicle. Looks longer than the previous model, with clean lines. I would like to see a comparo or SUTs, Ridge, Av, ST, H3T It would be interesting.
2007 Jeep Patriot Limited 4x4, Inferno Red, Leather, Power everything, Sunroof, its freakin sweet
shhhh don't talk bad about the ridgeline or this post will get very very messieand yes agree it kicks the snot outta the honda. but it's not revolutionary or something like that. "wispering" it has a frame and a V8 with RW orientation.
--------------------I'm working on a scifi-adventure webcomic!
yeah, its revolutionary, built off a minivan platform. Truck platforms been done by every other SUV so hasn't car platform w/ the El Camino and Ranchero so building it off of the Oddessy platform makes it revolutionary, oh and that trunk, you know because toolboxes are just too...I can't say manly...too....traditional?
2007 Jeep Patriot Limited 4x4, Inferno Red, Leather, Power everything, Sunroof, its freakin sweet
The Sport Trac invented the segment. Which a ton of people fail to realize. Yes, it may not have a pointless in bed trunk. I can tell you I sure as *** dont want a spare tire located in that thing. Why? What happens if I have 500lbs worth of *** in the bed and I get a flat? I would rather drop the tire from under the bed and get my hands a little dirty then to throw out my back, cause some other bodily injury or have to shift 500lbs in the snow/rain/heat. I suppose I could throw out my back cranking down a tire but having done it a few times, it aint that difficult.
=================================No, Brian, it's a foreign car, the "T" is silent. Sweet, I'm getting an Audi!
The SportTrac does, however, have the essential compartments for holding 16 beers on ice handy for your tailgaiting events. Just remember to sober up before you wheel out after the game! Oh, and a frame and a V8 isn't revolutionary for a Truck, because it is just "the right thing to do." The six speed trans is a class exclusive for now too. So far I have 750 miles on mine and it is superb with no rattles, squeaks, or problems. It's very nice. I didn't think I'd really like the back up sensors, but they are very useful in tight manuevering. Good Truck!

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Rather than rushing to the big-box store at o-dark-thirty the day after Thanksgiving, consider this alternative shopping scenario.
You sleep in (if you're fortunate enough to be off work).
Later in the morning, as you sip your tea or coffee, you flip on your computer and start checking off your gift list.
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I just found out that the name had been changed to ChildFund and the word Christian had been removed. That is your right to do so and I wish you well in serving children in need around the world. As in public education and in much of the public arena, Christ has been removed. It seems that political correctness has found it's way to your doorstep. I have been a regular contributor for many years but with this most recent move by CCF, I will simply contribute the same amount monthly through my church mission program for the support of needy children which will minister to their spiritual as well as physical needs. I wish you much success and no ill will but I do wish to help spread the message of Christ around the world. I will be contacting your office in the next few days.
The name change is part of our strategy to align ourselves with ChildFund Alliance members — all of whom are working to help the world's deprived, excluded and vulnerable children. In no way was the name change politically motivated. It is all about helping more children.


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Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I like how you are using the hex and roosters together. The hex mimics chicken wire and every coop needs a rooster!
The rooster in my coop was named Romeo.
Like your quilt very much.
no act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop
This just says "COMFY ALL THE WAY AROUND". You have been busy!


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The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has given Pulaski Tech $56,000 to establish a replicable model for distance education training for more anesthesia technologists at sites throughout Arkansas.
Patrick O'Sullivan, executive director of the Blue & You Foundation, visited the campus last week and presented the Foundation with an oversized check.
Pulaski Tech began offering an Anesthesia Technology program in January 2012 - the first of its kind in Arkansas. Training is offered at the college's main campus in North Little Rock and at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock. This month, the college will offer training at locations of the Baptist Health system and at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith.
Classes will be taught online with live and recorded video classroom experiences taught by Arkansas Children's Hospital faculty. Clinical experiences will be completed at local hospitals and Sparks Regional Medical Center. Pulaski Tech is continuing to recruit hospital partners across Arkansas for the distance education program.
The grant is being used to train faculty and students in using educational technology, to create an archive of video lectures, and to support live streaming of lectures. The college has hired a digital media specialist/videographer to record the classes and to train the faculty and students.
Pulaski Tech currently offers the state's only Associate of Applied Science in Allied Health degree with an option in Anesthesia Technology.
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield established the Blue & You Foundation in 2001 as a charitable foundation to promote better health in Arkansas. The Blue & You Foundation awards grants annually to non-profit or governmental organizations and programs that positively affect the health of Arkansans.
"The need for medical technologists will continue to grow, especially in rural areas of our state," said Patrick O'Sullivan, executive director of the Blue & You Foundation. "Supporting this program at Pulaski Tech is a way to not only train more medical caregivers for the future, it also uses distance-learning technology to reach students who live in rural areas of Arkansas and may choose to practice there."
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Conceptual artwork to be created of Breezy fishing pier
The fishing pier project in Breezy Point moved forward at the monthly city council meeting Monday, May 6, with support from the council for fundraising and conceptual artwork.
Deb Simmons, chair of the parks and recreation committee, told the council of the need for conceptual artwork for advertisement and community support. The artwork, which will be created by Widseth Smith Nolting, will combine photos of the site of the fishing pier with digital modeling.
The committee will then use the artwork for brochures, signs and advertisements for its fundraising campaign. The council approved the artwork at a cost of $2,550.
Simmons said the plan for fundraising includes selling raffle tickets at local events. Because the city is prohibited from hosting a raffle, the city will collaborate with ARC (Advocacy, Resources and Community). Funds will then be split between the city and ARC.
The committee plans to sell raffle tickets at booths during area summertime festivals, including the Chokecherry Festival, Taste of Pequot and others.
The pier, which will be located on the channel of Pelican Lake on Breezy Point Drive, will be constructed in three phases, with a complete cost of around $250,000, Simmons said. She said it's the committee's desire not to use tax dollars to fund the pier.


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Fighting abusive litigation against journalists
CPJ and others who defend the rights of journalists are rightly alarmed when public officials and other powerful figures instigate baseless criminal prosecutions that can send journalists to prison and force them to pay heavy fines. A case pending in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Fontevecchia & D'Amico vs. Argentina, shows how abusive civil litigation can be just as bad for journalists as criminal prosecution. CPJ filed an amicus curiae brief in the case. A favorable decision by the court would be a step toward ending the use of meritless civil lawsuits to intimidate and harass the press.


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Recently I was training new staff on our brand at the Space NK boutique in Bloomingdales 59th St in Manhattan. I got a question from an employee that we get often:
"Why don't you make a toner?"
One of the main goals of Malin+Goetz is to make skincare easy, eliminating unnecessary steps from over-marketing to get you to spend more money! Like most, I was taught that a toner was an essential "step" in my routine. However, it is most often a drying, irritating and unnecessary expense.
Traditionally, the purpose of a toner is to remove excess dirt, oil, make up and cleanser (think about milk, cream and oil based cleansers) that is left behind. However, if your cleanser is thorough and effective, washing clean from the skin, it renders a toner unnecessary.
Our foaming gel Grapefruit Facial Cleanser is thorough, rinsing clean with water on the first try—removing all make up as well! Botanical amino acids soothe and hydrate, never dry or strip. Skin is left perfectly pH balanced every time. And, natural grapefruit is known to be exfoliating and anti-bacterial. All of this makes our cleanser one of our #1 selling items and a value at $30. Your face should never feel dry, tight or irritated after your cleanser (or toner, but, who is using one at this point?). Just balanced.
At the end of the day, what's most important is your own skin's reaction to a product. If you use a toner and truly like the way it feels: enjoy. However, why spend money on an item that is not necessary and often creates irritation that forces you to buy more products to correct? It is a vicious cycle. It makes your otherwise normal skin "sensitive". We keep it simple and effective, every time


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Christian Thompson is a young Bidjara/German-Jewish-Australian artist and curator, born in South Australia, whose people are from regional Queensland, south-west of Brisbane. Relocating to Queensland in his early teens, he has been based in Melbourne since 1999, initially as an art student and more recently as an artist with a number of solo exhibitions to his credit. He has also curated exhibitions of the work of other Indigenous photo-media artists. Now aged in his early twenties, Thompson has rapidly emerged as a force to be reckoned with in new-media art and technology.
Kangaroo and boomerang jumper 2002 and Untitled (Marcia Langton) 2002 are from the series Blaks' Palace2 from Thompson's solo exhibition held during 2002 Melbourne Fashion Week. Thompson is one of many young, emerging Indigenous artists who challenge our understanding of Australian identity and what it means to be 'Australian'. By reappropriating kitsch imagery of bygone times and reinvesting it with his own stylised intent, he subverts the safety net of icons that non-Indigenous Australians think we all 'own' — in this case, iconic images of native fauna and Indigenous tools. The boomerang, for example, has been appropriated as a logo by national airlines, real estate companies and, most recently, the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.
Thompson's jumper is modelled with confidence by renowned Indigenous academic and activist, Marcia Langton, who shares the same heritage as the artist. Machine-knitted by professional machinists, the jumper is 98% polyester and 2% wool, its bilious colours far removed from the brilliant palette of the Australian bush which it purports to represent. The ridiculous sleeves can take on a myriad of meanings, turning the item of clothing into a literal as well as metaphorical straightjacket. These two works from the Gallery's collection are joined by Ayers Rock/Uluru jumper 2002, from the same series, which portrays an almost unrecognisable image of another Australian icon, the sacred site of Uluru in central Australia.
Tactility: Two centuries of Indigenous objects, textiles and fibre draws on objects from the National Gallery of Australia collection, accompanied by a number of key loans from private and public collections. Many of the works selected from the Gallery's collection are relatively unfamiliar to the general public, as they have not been on display since their acquisition, or not for a significant period.
The detection and research that accompanies the uncovering, the lifting of the veils of history, reveals the unexpected to a new audience. The intangible — what once could only be imagined via colonial paintings, etchings, drawings and descriptions of the day, filtered by two centuries — becomes tangible.
1 The Aboriginal flag was designed by a Luritja/Wombai artist, Harold Thomas, in 1971. It was first raised by Thomas at Victoria Square, Adelaide, on National Aborigines Day, 12 July 1971. It was also flown at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra in the following year. Of the three colours in the flag, black symbolises Aboriginal people, yellow represents the sun, the constant renewer of life, and red depicts the earth and also ochre, which is used by Aboriginal people in ceremonies.
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How To Succeed At Picking Up Women (And Fail At Keeping Them Around)
Pulled from our best (and worst) dating experiences, we created a game plan for all the V-day singles hoping to get lucky.
It's not every man's pleasure to have a Bunny of his own to nuzzle up to on Valentine's Day.
Whether by fate or design, it's a matter of fact that there'll be a veritable sea of single men rushing to bars, clubs and local watering holes to try their luck with all the single ladies. In honor of the bachelors among us fighting the good fight, we called on our crack team of dating experts to create a game plan for how to get lucky on this most hallowed lovers' day. We also invoked the wisdom earned from our worst encounters with the female kind to provide a little insight on how NOT to act if you're hoping to turn the lust game into a love match. Or how to stop her in her tracks the moment the tryst is over. Whatever works.
If you're into playing your chances with your better half, check out our guide to Gifts For Her That Benefit You.
GET HER: Pay for her drinks, help her with her coat, open the door for her.
It doesn't matter that she's a relative stranger, even after two gin and tonics and a tequila shot and all of 20 minutes' of slurred back and forth. Your mother taught you the same thing ours did: if someone's kind (/crazy/drunk/desperate) enough to have sex with you, she deserves nothing but your respect.
LOSE HER: Make jokes at her expense, especially if it involves baggage from her past.
Preying on a woman's insecurities, joking or not, is a surefire way to get canned. Chivalry is alive, thoughtfulness will be rewarded and dicks don't always get the action they expect. Keep that in mind. Or throw it out the earhole.
GET HER: Compliment her on looking beautiful in a genuine, non-predatory way.
Whether she'll admit it or not, she dressed that way so a nice, handsome guy with an eye for the details (we're being optimistic) like you (super optimistic) might take an interest. Girls are used to wading through piles and piles of assholes. They're everywhere, and the potential to be one exists in every one of us. Stand out as the guy who has his head in the right place. Even if it's an act.
LOSE HER: Allow a poor esthetic decision to be a reason to put your relationship on the chopping block.
Remember that time she was an autonomous human being with personal agency? Yeah, that time is now. And before she met you. And after she leaves you. She may be sensitive to criticism, but if you're sensitive enough to a mosquito bite–sized issue like a bum haircut to dish it, prepare to get it.
GET HER: Humor her idea of good conversation, play the sympathy card.
You've just met this girl, you're single and chances are you haven't gotten laid in a while. Maybe she's as nervous as you are (admit it) and conversation's a little rocky. Barring racist tendencies or talk of any noun ending with the suffix "-cide," you grin and bear it. Act like it's the best thing you've heard since the last Nickelback record came out. And if that fails, manipulate her emotions by playing the sympathy card. That means bringing up your recent (but not TOO recent) terrible breakup, or maybe your (nonexistent?) dead girlfriend. She's yours.
LOSE HER: Tell her to her face how much her "quirks" annoy you.
So, that time she asked you to fill out a Cosmo relationship quiz and then made you change your answers to make your relationship seem more secure? That's torture. Telling her it's torture will ensure your low score on paper is reflected in reality.
GET HER: Make it as much about the journey as the happy ending.
Seriously. Seriously. There's nothing a single woman loves more than a fun, spontaneous and sexy night out with a new guy. Impress her with your nightlife know-how by bringing her on an adventure that will make your city seem like a whole new one. It's the classic case of show, don't tell: don't talk about all the trouble you've gotten into, bring her in on it. Then you're partners in crime. Who maybe go home and get naked.
LOSE HER: Treat the morning after like the journey's end.
Hangover blues and morning-after looks can be killers. Acting like a petulant child will ensure you won't get any looks from her again, even if you'd like to. But if last night's romance really isn't ringing true, tell her so and send her on her way. Just treat her like a lady on the way out.


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Apple: BMO Reassured China Mobile Will Add 15M iPhone Units in '14
BMO Capital Markets's Keith Bachman this evening reiterated an Outperform rating on shares of Apple (AAPL), and a $585 price target, writing that following the official retail kickoff of sales of the iPhone at China Mobile (CHL) yesterday/today, he still thinks the world's largest carrier can add 15 million units to Apple's total sales this calendar year.
The anecdotal comments about pre-orders by China Mobile on Wednesday are positive, he thinks, though most of the units will probably not be in Apple's income statement until this quarter, rather than last quarter:
Preorders at China Mobile started on December 25, 2013, and China Mobile indicated that preorders exceeded 1 million units. For past launches, we note that preorders for the iPhone 5 were more than 2 million, iPhone 4s were 1 million, and 600,000 for the iPhone 4. Apple did not disclose preorders for the iPhone 5s. In any event, we think that the preorders at China Mobile are relatively positive [...] In past launches, most of the iPhone sales were fulfilled by Apple directly, including online, instead of by retail partners. However, it appears that iPhone sales are being fulfilled by China Mobile's 3,000 retail outlets, at least initially. iPhones sold directly by Apple are recognized on a ship-in basis, or only upon customer receipt of the product, while iPhones sold to retail partners are recognized on a ship-out basis. Therefore, we believe that some amount of iPhone sales to China Mobile will be captured in the December quarter, but most in the March quarter.
The sheer scale of China Mobile's hundreds of millions of users presents a lot of opportunity for Apple, he thinks:
We believe China Mobile remains a big opportunity. China Mobile has about 181 million 3G subscribers (as of November 2013) and has added about 93 million 3G subscribers from the beginning of CY13. In our recent meeting with China Mobile, management commented that as many as 50 million iPhones were currently on China Mobile's network, which remains a huge opportunity for potential upgrades.
Bachman thinks that price cuts by China Mobile's two competitors, China Telecom (CHA) and China Unicom, could also spur sales. And he dismisses some media reports that claimed there was subdued reaction in China to the retail debut:
Media reports have indicated muted interest in the iPhone launch at China Mobile. However, as we indicated above, iPhone availability is currently at China Mobile outlets, not at a very limited number of Apple retail stores. Also, reservations were required to pick up the iPhone. So by suggesting that no lines mean weak demand, we think does not capture the different product rollout strategies.
Apple shares today closed down $13.58, or 2.5%, at $540.67.
Correction: A prior version of this posted listed 2015 in the headline, when in fact Bachman refers in his report to the effect of China Mobile sales this year. My apologies for any confusion caused by the error.


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Arsène Wenger admits Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain must be handled with care.
The youngster has made a bright start to his Arsenal career since joining from Southampton last summer, featuring regularly in Wenger's first team since the turn of the New Year.
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"His feet are on the ground but we have to manage him in a responsible way as well," said the Frenchman. "The problem when you have a talented player like that is that everybody wants him to play every single game. If you do that then he will be injured.
"I don't think he is ready yet to play in a [central midfield] position in a consistent way. I am a great admirer but it is difficult to slow the enthusiasm down on the expectation level.
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I was cheering for Lapaglia or Sheen.
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Teenager- Ideas for Summer Fun
Original post made by Susan, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Jun 20, 2012
He is looking for a job but hasn't found one yet, and can't start 'til after his birthday anyway.
He doesn't like organized sports.
His friends are away for most of the summer.
Any suggestions?- he wants to have some fun this summer and we have no plans to go away.
a resident of California Reflections
on Jun 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm
City parks and rec will hire before they are 16 for the day camps but they may have all the help they need at this point.
Too bad the water slides are not open this year, it was always a great summer job.
The churches need volunteers for the summer camps.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2012 at 8:32 am
There are plenty of places that need volunteers for summer. The Humane Society, the Red Cross etc. Try looking up the East Bay Volunteer Society. They coordinate help for many agencies.
Churches also need volunteers. Good luck!
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Jun 21, 2012 at 9:16 am
Put a golf club in his hands, and see what happens. This was done to me when I was 12, and life has never been the same. Pleasanton has a strong program for junior golfers [The 1st Tee].
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We have all seen the commercials regarding the merits of 1st Tee programs, and I can't agree more with their message.
All of the local courses have special rates for junior golfers.
Grip 'em, and rip 'em
a resident of Valencia
on Jun 21, 2012 at 9:51 am
My son (who also did not enjoy organized sports) really enjoyed being involved with the Tri-Valley YMCA summer day-camps, and the YMCA week-long stay-away camps at Loma Mar (on the coast between Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay). At that age, your son could be part of their Leadership training day camps, where he would assist the counselors in the activities with the younger kids. And, they also have (or used to anyway) certain weeks at the Loma Mar camps where teenagers can become assistant leaders (not sure if that's the official title). It looks like the Leadership day camps run $129/week, and you can pick and choose the weeks if he doesn't want to do it all summer. My son loved it so much, he worked for a summer in college as a full-blown counselor at the Loma Mar camp. Here is a link to the YMCA website: Web Link
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2012 at 9:55 am
I know Open Heart Kitchen always needs help. You can try the Pleasanton City webpage for various ideas. If your son has a specific interest or talent Google that with volunteer...will look good on a resume for next year. My 17 year old is volunteering at 2 different places this summer, in leiu of a job.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2012 at 10:01 am
All of my kids have had great summer jobs at the Fair. Typically after the opening weekend, the Fair's food booths hire more local young people.
a resident of Walnut Hills
on Jun 21, 2012 at 12:38 pm
He might want to consider volunteer opportunities that he would enjoy. I know they were looking for volunteers for the Fair.
a resident of Birdland
on Jun 21, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Heaven help you if you are still looking for ways to 'entertain' your 16 year old.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Jun 21, 2012 at 3:03 pm
I am part of a group that does Therapy Riding for Children and adults that have special needs. If he love kids and horses' we need teen volunteers . Look on the web sight . Reins in Motion. org. It is out in Livermore on Tesla rd. I know that some high schools give community serves credits towards graduation. This would be the perfect place to get these credits.
a resident of Downtown
on Jun 21, 2012 at 3:07 pm
I am a 49 year old lady that just got laid off-I have been looking for any job for a while--nothing. even the fair turned me down
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 21, 2012 at 5:56 pm
...A 17 year old girl with a good car and an understanding daddy.
No brainer.
Go get em kid!
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Jun 21, 2012 at 7:47 pm
To fend off boredom today we tried to go to the Pleasanton Aquatic center at noon, only to be told open swim is only from 1:30-4:30 M-F! Swim lessons take up the entire day. How ridiculous is that? There is no place for these kids (ages 10-16) to go and have fun. The parks and rec department has offered the same boring programs for 10 years. Look at the variety of offerings in Livermore, Dublin, or San Ramon.
a resident of California Reflections
on Jun 22, 2012 at 7:31 am
Vintage Hills parent of 3,
You may want to help save the water slides.
a resident of Ironwood
on Jun 22, 2012 at 8:48 am
I know I am talking a long time ago and times have changed a lot, however this is a good example of people taking over the jobs that youngsters used to do, to earn money. Now, everyone, who can afford it, hire professional gardeners to mow the lawns and pull weeds. I rarely see a young boy out cutting the lawn these days. When I was young I took care of many lawns in my neighborhood thus giving me extra money. I learned to have an appreciation of gardening and keeping a well maintained landscape. Many of my customers were elderly that could not do the work themselves nor afford a professional gardener. My own daughters used to do a lot of childcare for working mothers during the summer. My, how times have changed!!!
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Jun 22, 2012 at 8:49 am
When I was 16 I lived near a golf course. I'd muck up the ponds alongside the fairways so that golfers couldn't see the balls they'd hit into them. Then later in the day I'd wade into each of the ponds and retrieve the balls. I'd put them in buckets and sell them the next day to the same suckers who hit them into the pond the day before!
Later in the summer I realized that I could maximize my efforts and profits by hiding behind trees along dogleg fairways, running and scooping up the balls hit into the fairways. It was funny watching the golfers walk into view and puzzle over the location of their 'perfectly' hit drives. I made a lot of money that summer, though I didn't need it because my Daddy had already earned his millions with the Savings and Loan scandel. Nevertheless, my father was proud of me for showing such ambition and initiative.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 22, 2012 at 10:37 am
To the Vintage Hills parent regarding the lack of swimming hours at the Pleasanton swimming pool because it is closed for either some sort of paid lessons or swim team practice.
That has been a complaint for years. Typically if you complain via email, you'll get some sort of written email from our esteemed mayor, Jennifer Hosterman, suggesting that if you are unhappy about the limited hours of the Pleasanton pool you should move out of Pleasanton. :) Isn't she quite the responsive public official?
The routine of her asking her constituents to complain to "move out of town" is quite legendary such as this:
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"Included in the handouts being distributed by Stop Pleasanton Gridlock are copies of an email purported to be from Mayor Jennifer Hosterman sent to an unidentified constituent who had complained about truck noise on Valley Avenue near her home.
"I don't know what to tell you," Hosterman wrote. "Either the traffic has increased such that you are so bothered that you need to consider a move, or not. In either case, the city of Pleasanton has bent over backwards to accommodate your ongoing questions.""
So everyone should send a quick email to firstname.lastname@example.com asking why the Pool hours are so limited in Pleasanton compared to Dublin and San Ramon and Livermore, ask them to fix them immediately, and just WAIT for the responses back. Let's see our 'responsive' public officials in action.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 22, 2012 at 10:52 am
We are pursuing many of these ideas, thank you so much, it feels great to hear from nice, helpful people in Pleasanton.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jun 22, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Tenessee Jed, the poster specifically said her son does not care for organized sports.
Some people just don't care for it. These people do exist, although it may be hard for you to understand.
Susan, if fishing still exists at Shadow Cliffs, maybe that could interest him? I used to go there as a teen, bring fish home, clean it and give my mom to fix for dinner. Maybe he can even learn to cook the fish himself?
a resident of Val Vista
on Jun 22, 2012 at 5:39 pm
I would recommend checking with the Alameda County fair as well. You never know, they may have some additional openings. Our daughter is working there this year.
a resident of Vineyard Avenue
on Jun 22, 2012 at 6:35 pm
Yes I remember kids doing yard work for money in the summer. The will to have them do it is not gone , It's just the laws that have screwed things up. If a child under 16-18? works on your yard and injures him or herself than you may be sued for a lot of money and may not need a Gardner.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Jun 24, 2012 at 4:27 pm
Susan, does your son like animals? Valley Humane Society is actively seeking new volunteers to care for cats and dogs over the next several weeks. He could do a shift of 1-4 hours per week. Young volunteers learn to report for work on time and complete tasks as instructed, but they also enjoy connections with other volunteers, including other teens.
Teens who are interested in marketing or want to improve their front-office customer service skills can volunteer for other tasks that don't require animal care.
Contact Melissa Bonnel through the information on the volunteer web page:
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Serena Williams tweets photo of severely swollen ankle
We can only assume this is what it appears to be -- the right ankle of Serena Williams.
Williams collapsed to the court with an ankle injury in her first-round win at the Australian Open and then appeared to aggravate it in doubles the day before her quarterfinal match with Sloane Stephens.
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Tori Spelling was spotted Saturday afternoon leaving the hospital with Dean McDermott by her side. It must have been something serious for her to go six days without being in front of paps or posting photos of herself to the internet. Maybe she hospitalized herself to try and get people to stop talking about her faking the whole cheating thing just to get a television show. How do you tell your kids something like that? "Well, your mom and dad needed to make a buck and we couldn't think of anything better than your dad cheating on me."
Apparently the couple gets along well enough for Dean to have stayed with her while she was in the hospital. But wait, how would that work because when Dean was gone there was no one to watch her kids. Oh, wait, except for the assistant and three nannies. Hopefully they managed to take care of the kids while Tori and Dean were gone. Tori was feeling better yesterday and managed to find the strength to film her show.
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A: The KiwiSaver legislation notes that the sale and purchase agreement for a property must show the member as the purchaser so the property cannot be bought in the name of a family trust.
In terms of the property being purchased with the aid of KiwiSaver employer and member contributions there appears to be no reference in the legislation to how long the property must stay in the member's name before it can be changed.
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Is this arrangement going to be reciprocal?
I have a decent little stash of Aussie super having lived and worked there for close to 18 years.
As you know the rate over there was, until very recently, 9 per cent but it is calculated and tacked on to your negotiated base salary and employers don't begrudge paying it.
They figured out early that employees do not consider superannuation to be a "staff benefit" because it doesn't matter who you work for you're going to have super figured into the equation and the tax incentives for both employer and employee make it nicely workable for all parties concerned.
And what does the government get out of it? A nice big chunk of constantly increasing contributions into the economy.
Win, win, win, win.
Also I was fortunate enough to work for some very progressive companies who pretty much matched dollar for dollar any contributions over and above the regulatory 9 per cent.
So all in all it's a tidy little sum.
Not big by Aussie standards but I'm happy with it.
I am happy in New Zealand. I've been back for six years and my kids are getting to know their grandparents.
It's a more family-oriented lifestyle in New Zealand but to be perfectly honest I really think I would be crazy to move my super from Australia back to here.
As far as my KiwiSaver goes, I don't have a whopping great amount, but it's not too bad as being a strong believer in superannuation (a mindset from living in Australia between the ages of 18 to 36) I've chosen to contribute the highest amount possible: eight per cent.
Admittedly, this hurts a bit given it's after tax and quite frankly it irks me that the employer only has to contribute 2 per cent, but that's the way it is and the whole KiwiSaver thing will get there in the end.
It will just take time, and probably longer than it should because the 1 to 2 per cent mentality isn't really going to cut the mustard in the long run.
I'm not going to stop funnelling off as much as I can now, for later.
But if I move back to Australia (who knows what the future will bring) will I be able to move my KiwiSaver into an Australian super scheme?
Which I guess opens up a few more questions around lump sum movement v dribs and drabs that may (or may not) be accumulated sporadically between the two countries?
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From patrol car to patient: Va. State Trooper relives chase and crash
Senior Trooper Jamie Lawson speaks out for the first time
ATLANTA, Ga. - From his therapy room in Atlanta's Shepherd Center, Virginia State Police Senior Trooper Jamie Lawson wants to send a message -- take nothing for granted.
"When you leave home in the morning, you never know," says Trooper Jamie Lawson. "When I left home that morning I never thought this would happen to me."
He's talking about April 9, 2013, the day his life changed forever.
Lawson was working a checkpoint in Scott County, Virginia when driver Jason Byrnes approached. As he got closer, Byrnes allegedly turned his car around. Lawson turned on his blue lights and gave chase.
"I thought where I got up on him so quick, he would stop, but he just kept going," says Lawson.
The chase covered 17 miles with speeds between 70 and 130 miles per hour, winding through Scott County, Weber City, and Gate City. Click here to read the original story about it.
Officers several more departments joined in trying to stop Byrnes. "I fell in behind the trooper that was chasing him he came through Gate City very fast right through the town," says Scott County, Virginia Sheriff John Puckett. "He came out at Daniel Boone and was doing over 100 miles per hour."
Because of the speed and fear for other drivers, Trooper Lawson says he'd planned to stop the chase if Byrnes crossed into Tennessee.
Investigators say Byrnes' Kia van rammed Lawson's cruiser at least five times and also hit several other patrol cars during the chase.
Lawson's supervisor gave him permission to crash into Byrnes' vehicle to stop the chase.
It was a moment that changed his life. "My car went to the left from the contact with his vehicle. I had enough time to realize I had to hit the truck instead of the tree," Lawson says while describing the impact. "I knew the truck would give me some kind of cushion and the tree wouldn't. I jerked the steering wheel as hard as I could to the left. At that point I said 'oh God,' crossed my arms, and the impact occurred. I can't tell you anything else from there, I don't remember."
The next few days remain a blur for Trooper Jamie Lawson. He vaguely remembers talking to his wife in the emergency room at Holston Valley Medical Center. "I talked to my two daughters. I had double vision. I told them I love you both but I can't handle four of you," Lawson jokes.
After undergoing surgery and more than a week in the hospital, he was transferred from Kingsport to the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. That hospital specializes in treating patients with spinal cord and brain injuries.
Lawson is primarily confined to wheelchair after a spinal cord injury left him unable to use his left leg and his left hand is numb.
Doctor Anna Elmers says it's Lawson's sense of humor and positive attitude is helping his recovery. "He has been a great patient to deal with" says Elmers. "He is so motivated; he has had great family and friend support, co-workers offering to come down and be with him."
Right now Lawson can't walk on his own, but a wireless device stimulates muscles in his leg to help him regain his strength.
There is progress, but Doctor Elmers tells us it is too early to know just how much progress he will make.
It may be slow right now, but Lawson says he is determined to return home to his family and to the life as he knew it.
That includes putting a trooper's uniform on again. "I'll need a little help, but eventually I will walk on my own," says Lawson
Lawson is a at a loss for words when the name Jason Byrnes comes up. "Whatever made him decide to do that I don't know, but I'm not angry, I don't know the exact word, but I'd like to know why," says Lawson
It's a question that, for now, remains unanswered.
Friends and co-workers are taking turns staying with Lawson for several days at a time while he's undergoing therapy so his wife can return home to work and to stay with their 18-month-old son.
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Unformulated Experience: From Dissociation to Imagination in Psychoanalysis
Stern, Donnel
April 2003ISBN: 0881634050
Relational Perspectives Book Series Vol. 8 n this powerful and wonderfully accessible meditation on psychoanalysis, hermeneutics, and social constructivism, Donnel Stern explores the relationship between two fundamental kinds of experience: explicit verbal reflection and "unformulated experience," or experience we have not yet reflected on and put into words. Stern is especially concerned with the process by which we come to formulate the unformulated. It is not an instrumental task, he holds, but one that requires openness and curiosity; the result of the process is not accuracy...
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In this ambitious work, Donnell B. Stern attempts a major revision of the concept of the unconscious in psychoanalytic theory. He suggests that the nature of the unconscious was misunderstood in older Freudian theories, and that it would be better grasped using a post-modern perspective. According to post-modern thinking, meaning is created through language, whether the language of thought or of action, rather than pre-existing such expression; meaning is a social construction, created in interaction by the subjectivities of two persons and their cultural and other influences, rather than something inherent, to be discovered; there is no one fundamental historical "truth" to any aspect of a person's behavior, but many different potential truths, all of them subject to creation as described above. Authors such as Donald Spence and Roy Schafer have previously introduced these and related ideas into psychoanalysis. Stern explores these ideas anew to establish the foundation for his own contribution.
What gives Unformulated Experience a unique position in the attempt to adapt post-modernism to psychoanalytic theory and process is Stern's interest in hermeneutics, a branch of philosophy that concerns itself with the study of interpretation, or the attempt to formulate what it means to understand. (P. 10) He is particularly influenced by the work of the philosopher Gadamer. Other significant sources include other hermeneutic thinkers such as Habermas, as well as a quite varied group of fiction writers, philosophers, and analysts of various persuasions, including Merleau-Ponty, William James, Herbert Fingarette and Harry Stack Sullivan.Now as to what he does with all this: Stern is interested in what he calls "unformulated experience", which he defines as "mentation characterized by lack of clarity and differentiation." (P. 37) The term encompasses both a moment-to moment state of vagueness and possibility and a long-term more encompassing version, which is "the sum total of all the knowable, communicable implications that have never been spelled out, perceptions that have been habitually passed over, and so forth. (This) can be related to the ongoing organizing activities-character, for example-that supply life with continuity." (P. 44) Thus unformulated experience is that which we refuse to recognize, identify, or acknowledge. Stern contrasts this with repression in that what is repressed was first formulated, then banished from awareness. Unformulated experience as Stern defines it is that which has never been formulated, therefor, it is not there to uncover. The retreat is not from a recognized then disavowed meaning, rather, that there is something there at all is not acknowledged. Stern identifies this as the defensive process of dissociation. Finally, he suggests that it is this multitude of unformulated, dissociated meanings that never were which constitute the unconscious. Thus psychoanalysis in his view becomes an interpersonal process in which patient and analyst together create (not uncover) potential meaning(s) out of the interaction of their two subjectivities. Most of the book consists of the theory-building to arrive at and support these ideas, but there are some comments on clinical implications as well.
Whether an analyst or therapist finds Stern's core ideas convincing will be partly determined by their reaction to the postmodern perspective. The book jacket includes very high praise from several authors very attuned to his position: "Stern has evolved a magisterial, coherent theoretical frame of reference that places psychoanalysis (particularly post-Sullivanian interpersonalism) firmly within the postmodern critique of language; and he elaborates with great clarity and wonderfully frank vignettes the clinical implications of this position for contemporary psychoanalysis" (Edgar Levenson) and "Our ideas about memory, language, and the self will never be the same after this book-neither will our therapeutic practices nor our individual lives." (Philip Cushman). For this reviewer, the postmodern perspective has limited appeal and utility, which leads to a more critical view of the work than the two cited above. However, this also leads to the very interesting question of what a work like this has to offer to those of us who do not agree with its central thesis, and I hope to provide some thoughts on this.
A few comments of the book itself. This is a theoretical work, inspired by philosophical enquiry, rather than one born in the consulting room. It is a difficult book as well, partly due to the content which is not easy going for a reader unfamiliar with hermeneutics and some of the other material. The author's style is also a factor. The book is broken up into a great number of very small sections of a few pages each, all packed with ideas. To this reviewer, the connections and flow between these sections was not always smooth and obvious. Ideas, and sources (particularly Gadamer), are cited and explored at length in one part of the book only to turn up again later, making it difficult to track and connect what is being said. Some sections contain statements which are not fully developed or supported, leaving the reader puzzled or in some instances irritated at the apparent meaning. For an example of the former, Stern is arguing (p. 21) that in line with post-modern thinking all meaning is the outcome of social processes and is hence subject to convention. Where, then, he asks, "does the powerful, bizarre, nonrational language of dreams come from?" He answers his question with the statement that "we can understand such experience as the consequence of our personal and usually nonverbal reworking of imagery that was originally public and consensually validated." Presumably unconscious process does have some link even remotely to external cultural validated meanings, however, Stern appears to side-step the degree to which internal "reworking" alters the cultural material in a unique and idiosyncratic way. Were he to clearly acknowledge this, he would have difficulty maintaining that there is no prior internal meaning until one develops through interaction. This kind of gap occurs frequently throughout the book.
For an example of the more offensive variety, Stern states (p. 182-183) "In conservative psychoanalytic thought, reality is as simple as the object one turns in one's hand, and the interpretations of both the patient (the transferential grasp of the analyst) and the analyst (the interpretation of the patient's transference) therefor can be judged simply by reference to reality." So Freud, and the rest of us, are simple and naive. Isn't it odd then that "conservative psychoanalytic thought" found it necessary to develop concepts such as the unconscious, primary process, resistance, multideterminism, defence mechanisms, transference and countertransference, to account for what is encountered in attempting to explore this "simple reality"?
A particular problem with Stern's major thesis is this: he believes that experience remains unformulated as a form of defence. What, then, is defended against? Here, he cites Sullivan, who argued that people become anxious in the face of the unfamiliar and hence avoid recognizing it. But surely unfamiliarity per se is not so overwhelming a threat to all persons under all conditions that it explains the degree of dissociation which Stern describes. And again dreams, art, ideas and encounters with other persons and cultures expose us over and over again to the unfamiliar which we often not only take in but enjoy. If however we think of specifically anxiety-provoking content to explain dissociation, there arises the logical conundrum of how do we know something is threatening if we have completely avoided "formulating" it?
In any case, this book requires, and repays line-by-line reading, and the reader will often pause to think. Given our disagreement, this reviewer had a very lively continuous debate with the author throughout my reading of the book. It wasn't all argument either. At times I found Stern insightful, clear and down to earth, as in the following two excerpts:
"To the extent that one cannot cite particulars about something-an event, a person, an interaction-one does not know how to be curious about that thing. Not knowing how to be curious, though, is not worthy of condemnation, at least not when it occurs, as it so frequently does, in the experience of someone who is dedicated to understanding. Often the closest one can come to being curious is wanting to be, or being puzzled about why one cannot be." (251)
"Acceptance that the analyst intends for its own sake is useless. Unconditional positive regard is ultimately ungenuine. Real acceptance does not preclude the analyst's rejecting internal reactions; it only precludes making the patient responsible for alleviating them. Therefore, accaptance that is a contribution to the patient's feeling of safety and the establishment and growth of a therapeutic collaboration can only be the acceptance inherent in the analyst's genuine curiosity-compassionate curiosity to be sure, but curiosity nonetheless." (173-174)
As stated earlier Dr. Stern started with a set of ideas and wrote a book to explore and validate them. Most of the book is theory. While there are some clinical vignettes, most are very brief, and clearly they are secondary to the ideas presented. The clinical vignettes left this reader with the impression that Dr. Stern is a thoughtful and capable analyst, however, although this might be an expression of bias on my part, I did not recognize any unusual or different quality to his interpretations which would support the idea that his theories should supercede others in practice. For example, one of the longer vignettes (p. 103-110) concerns a disruption in a treatment over the analyst reacting to a patient postponing a fee payment (the analyst was under the impression at that time that the patient had not paid the previous month's fee). Over the course of a number of difficult sessions and some sensitive work, Dr. Stern arrived at the realization that both he and the patient had been feeling deprived of needed recognition and appreciation, both having some lack of this in childhood. He was able to effectively and successfully heal the rupture in the therapeutic alliance. However, neither the content nor the process by which it was arrived at seem to this reviewer different from what any skilled analyst or therapist would have attempted to do.
What then does Unformulated Experience offer those of us who do not share its theoretical orientation? I would say that the unconscious as Freud and other "conventional" theorists have conceived it remains paramount. However, it is also true that some useful moments in any therapy might take the form Dr. Stern describes, not of uncovering something repressed but in patient and analyst together finding a concept for something neither had noticed before, and thus bringing it within reach of reflection and exploration for the first time. I certainly have had experiences like this in my own work. As they were not what I thought of as central to therapy, I have noticed them only in passing and have not thought about them much. I don't believe they have been the pivotal factor in the case when they have occurred, but they have been worthwhile. Dr. Stern has brought them to the fore, and the reader does not have to agree with him overall to acknowledge the usefulness of this.
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Chrissy Teigen and John Legend walk their dogs for the cameras. Planned.
Dave Grohl heads out of town.
Diane Kruger stays in town to work out.
Because Keira Knightley didn't look skinny enough before wearing this dress.
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Discussion in 'BIKE TALK' started by American Vintage Bicycle Supply, Mar 4, 2012.
I would trust PVC pipe, but how to get a perfect circle?
I can see it now, a guy with his wife's hair dryer trying to bend PVC in the garage at 4am.
Last time I bent PVC it was over the electric stovetop in the kitchen, about 9 in the morning with 3" PVC. It was snowing and I needed a sled. Wife complained about the fume, sure they're toxic but... nevermind, let's leave.
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Most trampolines are 14' or larger, but one day I did see an 8' tramp and that would be pretty close to being the right size to use the outer ring.
I was debating posting this, but what the heck. It'll probably change before I'm done anyway. Quick concept sketch I drew up of what I'm planning:
If you look past the crude bits and disproportions, I think this more or less lays it out. There are a lot of small details in the original sketch that don't really show well in the scan. But, that's ok. I'm using (I think) a Monark Rocket that bought a few months ago, sort as a kit missing pieces. So far I haven't done anything with it, save locate the correct tank for it, and the frame is hanging in my shop. Seems like as suitable a starting place as any...
Looking good on paper Rick. Nice details.
Got the wheelset, all I have to do is hire a pro photographer and studio and I'm set :wink: .
Three days with no hype??????!!!!
I've been dealing with a conflict of build ideas. I had one I was going to do for sure but with all this time to kill until may 1st, I've conjured up at least 2 more build ideas!!!! :shock:
Conflict on my end, too! First, I was only going to use what I have or could FIND (no purchases other than maybe tires/tubes). Then I thought I had a chance at a set of cream Thick Bricks, but no frame, and now no tires, either! Now I have a lead on a frame (thanks, YG!) and a deal on some fatty black 24's. Now I need to piece together some wheels. AND it's still 2+ weeks before the start of the buildoff
How many more times can I change my mind?!?!?!?!
In preparation . . . . a fresh rebuild.
And in other news, I'm still ready to go and beat all of you to a pulp, but my wife likes her orange juice without pulp, so I'll just beat you all to juice.
Wait until the build off starts and you will definitely find out!!!
I'm having a hard time finding the right frame for the buildoff. I'm partial to twin top tubes, but I haven't seen any around lately. I might get a late start... :?
Just add second top tube. Maybe use a cutting disk or sawzall to split your current top tube. Done and done.
Give me about a week to get pics of the frames I'm letting go cheap to free up space. There are two twin top tube Ross frames that are in the mix. They'll be in the for sale section. One of my frames could be good luck. The first Auction Rat used a Murray frame I donated.
same here cant seem to find a cantilever frame to use for mine.
You're kidding right? :?
I just did a trade for a Hawthorne w/ twin top tubes and a single mid tube. I don't really have any definite plans for it. If it'll help you out, let me know and I'm sure we can work something out.
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With how bad we've been this year and are likely to be, for the next few years, I have to wonder if we're still considered rivals. Every Cowboy fan that I've talked to says that their biggest rivals are currently the Redskins and the Giants. Every Giants fan that I've talked to, says that their biggest rivals are the Cowboys and the Packers.
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UTSA student government elections are April 4-5
By Barry McKinney
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(April 4, 2006)--The UTSA Student Government Association (SGA) will conduct elections for four executive offices and college and class senator positions April 4-5.
This is the first set of elections using a new constitution approved by students in the last general election. UTSA students can cast their votes using the ASAP online information system until 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, April 5.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Because the addition of class senators, there are two surveys for the complete election. Election results will be announced outside the Office of Student Activities, University Center Room 1.02.08, 1604 Campus, at 3 p.m., Thursday, April 6. The results then will be posted on the front door at the Office of Student Activities.
All elected students will assume office at the SGA inauguration banquet on April 23, 2006.
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- At the ASAP home page, click on the "Logon to ASAP" link.
- Type in USER ID: and PIN in the appropriate text boxes.
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- At the "Main Menu" page, click on the "Vote Now for the SGA Election!" link just below the ASAP welcome message.
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Well we all know the defense, the OL, and the weapons mask Eli's averageness.
So let us just hope they show up.
My body was sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo's David.
who was it, i remember a few posters shared the opinion that eli's arm was weak bc he "misses throws" rodgers would make. I only ask because this was stated around the same time of the dead arm saga. I remember posting stats about how it's silly to claim eli has a below avg arm strength when we're leading the league in passes thrown 20 yds or more through the air...