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Researchers at Duke University and the Durham VA Medical Center have linked post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in recently diagnosed combat veterans to a significantly smaller size for the brain section critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses.
It is not clear if the smaller size of the brain's amygdala was caused by PTSD or another traumatic event, or whether the syndrome develops more readily in people who naturally have smaller amygdalas.
Whatever the case, the result provided clear evidence that smaller amygdala volume is associated with PTSD, regardless of the severity of the trauma—but not with the severity, frequency, or duration of trauma, indicating that such exposures do not cause the amygdala to shrink. That and other findings were published Nov. 5 in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry.
"Our results may trigger a renewed impetus for investigating structural differences in the amygdala, its genetic determinants, its environmental modulators, and the possibility that it reflects an intrinsic vulnerability to PTSD," researchers concluded in their study.
Rajendra A. Morey, M.D., an assistant professor at Duke and the study's lead author, noted in a statement that while studies in animals have established the amygdala playing a role in regulating fear, anxiety, and stress responses, its effect on human behavior is less well known.
"Researchers found 20 years ago that there were changes in volume of the hippocampus associated with PTSD, but the amygdala is more relevant to the disorder," Dr. Morey said.
Dr. Morley said it appears more likely that people with measurably smaller amygdala to begin with are susceptible to PTSD based on evidence from their study. Researchers have begun to explore that question, but need more evidence before making that determination.
In the most recent study, 200 combat veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan after Sept. 11, 2001, were enrolled. Almost half (99) had PTSD, while the other 101 patients had been exposed to trauma, but not PTSD. Amygdala and hippocampus volumes were computed from MRI scans of the veterans.
The researchers found significant evidence that PTSD was associated with smaller volume in both the left and right amygdala, and confirmed previous studies linking the disorder to a smaller left hippocampus.
The study ruled out a link between differences in brain volumes between the two patient groups and the extent of depression, substance abuse, trauma load, or PTSD severity—factors the researchers took into account in their statistical model.
PTSD has affected nearly 14% of combat veterans serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. PTSD is also estimated to afflict 6.8% of adults in the general population who have suffered abuse, crimes and other traumas.
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As I was reading through the discussion that is taking place between Paul and Jason Pratt in the post by Layman, below, entitled A Future of Atheistic Morality?, a few thoughts occurred to me that I wanted to run past the assembled readers. Paul, in writing in response to Jason, said:
If you're looking for atheistic morality to provide a grounding or foundation that is as secure as, say, mathematics or logic, or provides the surety of an absolute morality, it won't happen. Evolutionary morality is a scientific hypothesis of what is, not what should be (it's not a contradiction that this is a theory about morality, which is a code that says what should be).
We may at times let rationality rule, or at other times allow our natural feelings to rule. We are probably more rational when we seek to impose our morality *within* our own group that is assumed to share our morality, as a matter of consistency (if you're for freedom, as an American, then you should favor specific policy X), and more likely to let what seems to be our natural feelings hold sway, against rationality, when we direct our moral judgments *outside* of our group (take, say, female genital mutilation in certain other cultures).
It is undoubtedly true that atheistic morality cannot provide "the surety of an absolute morality". It has long been the position of those who argue for the existence of God that without a god there is no such thing as absolute morality. Yet, to most people, the idea that morality can change from culture to culture seems absurd. Of course, there are some differences in morality between cultures on a superficial level, but no one would believe that it could ever be seen as acceptable for one culture to view certain larger evils, such as murder, as moral.
But that's the problem. After all, if there is no absolute standard for morality, then morality becomes subjective. Thus, whatever any particular culture defines as morality in its cultural norm becomes the acceptable morality for that culture. This doesn't just include little actions of societal niceties, but includes variations on the bigger actions that most people would take for granted as either being moral or immoral. Thus, in some cultures the ethic may be that murder is morally laudable and if morality has no absolute standard then those of us outside that culture have no basis for arguing that such activities are always immoral for all human beings in all cultures at all times. (Of course, someone could make that argument, but they would really be arguing nonsensically because the reality would be that there is no standard of morality that applies to all human beings in all cultures at all times.)
One could argue that as the world gets more interconnected, morality will increasingly be judged by the "world" culture. Thus, for example, in some ancient cultures child sacrifice was considered morally acceptable. Looking back 500 or more years, some might argue that we have no right to judge that culture's morality. Today, however, where the world is so interconnected, the only relevant "culture" would be the "world" culture. As a whole, our world would agree that child sacrifice is no longer acceptable and so while we cannot go back and judge other earlier cultures by our more evolved ethical standards it is perfectly acceptable to judge other cultures today on the basis of world opinion.
This all sounds nice and good until you consider two things: first, the idea that ethics always evolve assumes improvement. Yet, evolution means only change over time. There is no basis for determining whether the change in ethics is an improvement or not. In fact, it remains possible that the ethics that "evolve" are actually less ethical (as I would argue it is in the case of the broadly applied right to an abortion). Naturally, there is no way to make the determination of whether a particular change in morality is an improvement because there would be no absolute ethical standard by which to judge the change. Thus, if there is no God and no absolute standard morality, if someone were to say that we have a higher standard of morality because we no longer believe in slavery or child sacrifice, such a statement would be meaningless because there is no way to determine if abolishing slavery and child sacrifice is really a good or bad thing. All we know is that a change has occurred that will be seen as either good or bad in the future, but we don't know which. In fact, all we are really saying is "I dislike slavery", but that doesn't mean that abolishing slavery is (or can ever be seen as) an improvement over promoting slavery.
Second, what happens if the world standards for morality take a turn that we, in today's world, would see as a step back? Suppose, for instance, that the world once again begins to find slavery to be a morally acceptable practice. What if fifty-one percent of the world suddenly finds that we have been wrong in abolishing this practice? Does that suddenly mean that we have been wrong in finding slavery immoral? Does it mean that slavery then becomes moral? Is arguing that it is immoral a meaningless argument since world opinion has determined that it is moral?
What if the world suddenly finds that female genital mutilation or forced sex slavery is acceptable? You think that such viewpoints could never gain broad appeal? History suggests that cultural opinion on subjects of morality can change over time -- sometimes relatively short periods of time. Forty years ago it is doubtful that anyone would have forseen that in a mere forty years homosexuality would be seen by many as the moral equivalent of hetersexuality and opposition to homosexuality would be seen as bigoted.
These changes in opinion happen over time, but they do happen. When the world opinion shifts to support the idea that sending children into a marketplace strapped with a bomb to kill unarmed civilians for political purposes is moral, how will you argue that it is immoral? Cultural opinion? Sorry, the world evolved past that . . . .

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I had a pair of MT101's that I thought fit me almost perfect. I learned they didn't quite on a long downhill day, and ended up with a couple of blackened toe nails. I've still been using the shoe barefoot as I have a smidge more room that way, but knew I needed to size up eventually.
Unfortunately, NB doesn't seem to have many shoes in size 13-1/2 so I bought a pair of MT00's in size 14. They looked comically long on my feet, but I was amazed at the fit and feel. The heal stays firmly seated, I had almost a full inch from my big toe to the front of the shoe, and about half that from my pinky toe to the front. I planned to test them on a short, easy trip to Joshua Tree this last weekend.
We headed out on the Boy Scout Trail and made good time. We finished it early in the afternoon, and my feet felt great, maybe a smidge tender in the heel and some ligaments felt slightly sore (I fully expected as much, adjusting to a 0 mm drop), but I was very happy with the shoe.
The next day we set off to Willow Hole, into the Wonderland of Rocks, and then cross country to Indian Cove via Rattlesnake Canyon. This was our first time in that area, and we turned east too soon, and it turned into quite an adventure. I spent a good 5 or 6 hours jumping, sliding and lowering myself down the rough, sticky rocks of Joshua Tree (going a total of maybe 3 miles if I mapped our actual route taken correctly). This abuse turned out to be way too much for my feet to handle, and a little too much for the shoe. I have impact blisters on the bottom of both heels (pretty much the whole heel on one foot) and the balls of both feet. I don't really blame the shoes at all for this, the terrain was much rougher than I thought when I first mapped out the route. I'm not sure if taking the correct route would have even been any better.
The shoes themselves are fine except for one thing: a couple of the glued on lugs have begun to delaminate.
The rest of the shoe did remarkably well considering the torture test I threw at them. I'm kind of torn as to whether I should try to return these or not. Total miles on the shoe is only 20, with about 6 hours of sustained "torture testing".
So… Would you return them, or accept that you put them through something they weren't entirely designed for?
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Joshua Tree the shoe destroyer I was backpacking their about 8 years ago in the last part of the month of April. I was hiking back out of the wonderland of rock to my car after a lot rock scrambling. As I was hiking the glue on a pair of Asolo Boots got soft and the soles were coming off and flapping off like dog tongues. I have also destroyed Nike version of a hiking/clmbing shoes in Joshua tree.
Personally you owe the feet blister and black toe nails to buying a shoe the wrong size. But if you have the receipt for the shoe and their brand new you could take them back for a refund because of the delamination . Just don't tell them what you were doing with them then and why you bought the wrong size. Buy yourself a pair of approach shoes that are made for scrambling. if your doing technical climbing get a pair climbing shoes. I use to sell running shoes and we use to rip the tongues out of shoe to get a full credit from the manufacture for returns.
TerryMar 27, 2012 at 10:00 am #1859959
Yeah, the MT101s that gave me the toe crowding was certainly a shoe sizing issue. The MT00's Im not too sure about. They seemed locked down, and the blisters weren't in areas that I would normally get friction blisters, they are on the bottom of my foot.
I think it was more that I was repeatedly coming down very hard onto my tender, wussy feet, with very little padding in the shoe. I definitely could be wrong, tho. I have a feeling that if I wore these a lot my feet would toughen up some.Mar 27, 2012 at 10:05 am #1859961
"So… Would you return them, or accept that you put them through something they weren't entirely designed for?"
For me it would depend on what they were marketed for. I see manufacturers advertising their equipment all the time doing things it wasn't really made for. In those instances, I say return it. If a manufacturer shows an advertiesment of their equipment in some scenario, and you repeat that scenario and the equipment fails, then sure…make them eat it.
I have my doubts about the MT00 being advertised to be used in the way in which you used it, but maybe it was. And delamination of the sole after 20 miles is pushing it even for off-label use. But I can't say I didn't expect that from those shoes.
That's one problem of selling high performance specialized equipment (and let's face it the MT00 has many durability tradeoffs to achieve the performance and lightness that it does) to the common consumer. Back in the day Salomon used to do it with their S-Lab line of products. But they would explicitly state things to the effect of: this product was designed to be as light as possible for our sponsored athletes and is designed only to last the duration of a couple adventure races….etc. No warranty. The current S-Lab stuff is a different story though. I've found it very durable and more suited to the general market. I don't think they do that no-warranty thing anymore either.
One downside of people returning these shoes for durability when using them outside of the intended use is that NB will hesitate to bring such a radical shoe to market in the future. I applaud them for making the MT00, but I'm afraid they may discontinue it and not push the envelope if they end up eating too much of the cost due to warranty claims.Mar 27, 2012 at 10:07 am #1859962
eric chanBPL Member
delamination? … take it back …Mar 27, 2012 at 10:09 am #1859963
" They seemed locked down, and the blisters weren't in areas that I would normally get friction blisters, they are on the bottom of my foot.
I think it was more that I was repeatedly coming down very hard onto my tender, wussy feet, with very little padding in the shoe. I definitely could be wrong, tho. I have a feeling that if I wore these a lot my feet would toughen up some."
I had a blister develop like that when using some VFF shoes on repeated lengthy downhills on pavement (I rarely run on pavement). Big blister developed right on the bottom of my heel.
As for NB shoes, I've found that when running sockless in my MT10 shoes that my foot will feel as if it's sliding around a bit when the shoe is soaking wet. Very smooth liner. I've never developed blisters from it, but it is a little disconcerting when running on technical terrain at high speeds (relative term, my speed isn't all that high, haha).Mar 27, 2012 at 10:19 am #1859967
Ben 2 WorldBPL Member
@ben2worldLocale: So Cal
NB very likely had to make compromises in materials, etc. — to make their MT00 running shoes both minimalist and light weight (coming in at just 4.5oz each).
IMO, it would be dishonest and unfair to return for exchange or refund because you wore them over miles of rough / sticky JT rocks. To me, it's like subjecting an ultralight silnylon pack through hours of tough abrasion against jagged granite — and then wanting to exchange for a new one or to get your money back.
Ethics aside, there is also the issue brought up by Nathan:
"One downside of people returning these shoes for durability when using them outside of the intended use is that NB will hesitate to bring such a radical shoe to market in the future. I applaud them for making the MT00, but I'm afraid they may discontinue it and not push the envelope if they end up eating too much of the cost due to warranty claims."Mar 27, 2012 at 10:33 am #1859972
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@jdw01776Locale: Southeast Texas
This is a zero-drop trail-runner, and New Balance talks about the proven durability of the Vibram sole — perhaps you found the limits, but I think delamination points to a problem with the adhesive used in the sole construction…Mar 27, 2012 at 10:40 am #1859976
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@andrew-fLocale: San Francisco Bay Area
You could also buy a $5 tube of Shoe Goo and glue the sole back down. I've done that several times before and the repair basically lasts forever. Or go to a local shoe repair place and have them do it for you (probably also about $5)
AndrewMar 27, 2012 at 10:45 am #1859981
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@ngatelLocale: Southern California
There is another thread running about longer shoe sizes, might want to read it.
Regarding ethics. Only you can answer that question. Did the shoes fail because they were used for something they were not designed to do? If one is have an ethical conundrum, just take them back to the retailer or manufacturer and explained exactly how you used the shoes and let them decide whether or not it is covered under warranty.
Maybe we should consider this ethical question…
Hiking boots used to last almost 20 years for me, including resoling them occasionally. Leather and rubber are somewhat renewable resources. The past 4 years I have switched to very light shoes and wear out 3 – 4 pairs per year, and at about $100 a copy if not more… I could have bought a pair of custom made Limmers for that. Yes, I can hike much faster and probably with less injury in these light shoes, but money-wise it isn't smart; and are these synthetic shoes using up unnecessary natural resources and filling up our land fills? As backpackers are we more likely to be stewards of the environment? Or are we just selfish and self-centered only wanting the lightest gear for our individual pleasure?Mar 27, 2012 at 12:45 pm #1860034
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"IMO, it would be dishonest and unfair to return for exchange or refund because you wore them over miles of rough / sticky JT rocks. To me, it's like subjecting an ultralight silnylon pack through hours of tough abrasion against jagged granite — and then wanting to exchange for a new one or to get your money back."
What you do is be honest in your description of how you were using them when they failed and let them decide if they want to warranty it or not. Chances are they will replace it. Stuff like that makes a loyal customer. Repeated return business is worth eating the cost on a pair of shoes.
Example- a friend of mine had a Crank Bros mini bike pump. I was using it and was unfamiliar with how it attached to the valve stem, and I broke a small plastic screw on ring. The pump had two on it (one for Schrader valves, the other for Presta) so it was no big deal to use the part from the other side to be able to use the pump. So, I called Crank Bros, explained to them how my user error broke a part, and asked how I could purchase a replacement part. They said to not worry, they'd send a part out. A couple of day later in the make came a whole brand new pump!
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Sumi WadaBPL Member
@detroittigerfanLocale: Ann Arbor
Not really an "ethical" question, imo, if you're honest about how you used it and let NB or the store where you purchased it decide. It may very well be that you have a defective shoe.
When I bought my first pair of Sportiva Wildcats, I hiked about 25 miles on them over two days at Zion right off the bat. Lots of rock. Totally shredded the lugs on the bottom. I brought them back to the store, and simply asked whether that should have happened. (They marketed the shoe as a "mountain runner", after all.) They (and Sportiva) said absolutely not and replaced it. The second pair has a couple of hundred miles on them now, including about 100 GC/Zion miles and the lugs are fine.
Who knows, the manufacturer may even appreciate the feedback.Mar 27, 2012 at 3:05 pm #1860130
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Exact same thing happened to two pairs of my Minimus Trails (the first model). Delamination of the rubber under the ball of each foot. Though it took about 100 miles on each to do it.
They're such good feeling shoes, but the durability is just crap. I'm hoping that NB gets over this blown foam sole nonsense (like the fake lugs on the instep of the MT110) as quickly as possible…but it seems to be a staple on nearly every shoe they make now.
I say take them back and don't feel bad about it for a second. A "trail" shoe that can't last 20 miles, scrambling rocks or not, is ridiculous.Mar 27, 2012 at 3:20 pm #1860138
"I'm hoping that NB gets over this blown foam sole nonsense (like the fake lugs on the instep of the MT110) as quickly as possible…but it seems to be a staple on nearly every shoe they make now"
That was the worst part of my old NB 790 trail shoes. Thought they had gotten over it when that model became the new MT10X line, but apparently they've gone backwards.
Personally I'm hoping for grippier rubber on the soles. Hate the rubber on my MT101s and have heard the 110's are an improvement, but haven't tried them yetMar 27, 2012 at 3:27 pm #1860141
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The 110s have the best rubber I've used, far better than the MT100 or 101. 300 miles and the lugs still have sharp edges, but all the blown foam has been worn completely smooth. Too bad it's only on the forefoot and heel.Mar 27, 2012 at 3:33 pm #1860148
Would you say it's sticky? I'm willing to give up longevity (if I have to) for grippiness on smooth rock. I really lack confidence on steep slabby downhills with the 101s.
Any experience with innov8 sticky rubber?Mar 27, 2012 at 4:38 pm #1860177
Eugene SmithBPL Member
@eugeneiusLocale: Nuevo Mexico
Garbage, take them back.
20 miles is piddly mileage for delamination to occur, rough terrain or not. The culprit is NB's flawed use of adhering rubber outsole to blown foam in such sparsity. Craig nailed it with the lack of a one-piece continuous outsole. Of course NB assumes everyone who uses their MT shoes has a perfect forefoot strike. Why does anyone need rubber in the heel or instep right? Pfff.
NB has made some compromises IMO, particularly in the Minimus line, in the durability of their shoes in an attempt to elevate the minimalist shoe bar higher. An additional ounce or two in weight from a one piece Vibram outsole would probably make a world of difference.
Stick to your principals NB, function before form or fad.Mar 27, 2012 at 4:42 pm #1860180
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@hankinsohlLocale: Pacific Northwest
Rob – Does New Balance state that the MT00's are not supposed to be used for repeatedly scrambling down rocks? From my perspective, the shoes are being sold as trail runners. Since backpackers typically use this type of shoe for backpacking, I wouldn't think that scrambling down rocks constitutes unintended use absent any guidance to the contrary from New Balance.
As an aside, I too recently purchased some New Balance MT00's from Amazon so I could try them on and evaluate them for use as a backpacking shoe. When the shoes arrived, right out of the box, one of them had a manufacturing defect: the sole wasn't properly glued and was detaching from the shoe in the toe area. I sent the shoes back for a refund.
I did like some things about the MT00's though. They were extremely comfortable and fit my size 7.5 6E feet very well (I had to order a 7.5 4E though since none of the New Balance trail runners come in size 6E). I also appreciated the ultra light weight of the shoe. But I didn't like the blown foam rubber at all – not nearly enough protection against rocks.
If New Balance made the MT00's with a full vibram sole I'd definately use them for backpacking. Meanwhile, I think I'm going to try the Vibram Fivefinger KSO Treks for backpacking. The treks are extremely lightweight, have a complete vibram sole and fit my very wide feet quite well.Mar 27, 2012 at 4:49 pm #1860186
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Return them. RETURN THEM.Mar 27, 2012 at 6:04 pm #1860219
Tom BenoBPL Member
@killerbLocale: Pacific Northwest
I suggest that you used these shoes way out at the limit of what they could possibly be expected to do…and they came back in good shape with the exception of a minor spot of delamination. Joshua Tree is no joke, a shoe graveyard. Having just bought a pair of MT00's myself I'm reasonably impressed with the shoe's performance.
A tube of shoe-goo, not a return, seems appropriate to me.Mar 27, 2012 at 6:37 pm #1860242
Cayenne RedmonkBPL Member
@redmonkLocale: Greater California Ecosystem
It's a shoe designed to provide very high performance for one specific style of running, not a general purpose zero drop lifestyle shoe.Mar 27, 2012 at 6:50 pm #1860249
Thanks for all the input, much appreciated. I bought them at a New Balance store, so I decided that I would just let them decide. I took them in, and told them where I had been and what I was doing. Honestly, I don't think they cared much. They seemed to care much more that I had owned the shoes for only 5 days. They immediately took them back, issued me store credit (that I asked for). I hope this doesn't contribute to NB cutting their line of minimal shoes, but looking at the marketing for them going on right now that would be hard to imagine.
It is completely possible that the shoe had a minor defect. It only happened on my left shoe (I favor the right foot), and only in two spots – one of them that didn't seem like a logical spot to delaminate.
All said and done, I still really like the feel of the shoe. I was really getting hooked on being able to really feel the trail, rather than just plodding over it.Mar 27, 2012 at 7:49 pm #1860280
P. LarsonMember
I'm 99% sure Anton Krupicka and Erik Skaggs winning Ultra's in New Balance's minimal shoes is going to keep them around for a looooooong time.Mar 28, 2012 at 9:26 am #1860442
Terry TrimbleMember
@socal-nomadLocale: North San Diego county
The problem with Joshua Tree National forest rock scrambling compared to the buttermilks out side Bishop,Ca. Is the heat in the desert the ground and the rocks heat up really fast from sunrise to sun down even in the late winter early spring. That why the glue delimitates in the shoe.
I have noticed the boots made for the USMC for Iraq have light gum rubber looking tan soles, the midsole is even light colored, combo of light tan leather upper with light tan 1000d cordura to endure the heat of the hot Iraqi desert.
I really miss the days when when hiking boots Vibram soles were glued and sewn through so the sole would not delaminate.
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Italy: Proposed ban on building new mosques
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Interior Minister Roberto Maroni met with protests on Thursday after proposing a moratorium on the building of mosques in the wake of arrests on Tuesday of two Moroccans suspected of plotting terrorist attacks.
The left-wing opposition and Italian Muslim leaders criticized the proposed legislation, which would halt the building of mosques without state oversight.
A high-ranking Vatican official, Msgr. Gianfranco Ravasi, the president of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said he was in favor of allowing new mosques provided the state could ensure they would be used for religious purposes, Italian news media reported.
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Alan Derrick - This Is Not Your Parents Artwork – Part 2
The following is a continuation of our spotlight on Artpromotivate, of Alabama, USA 3D metal pop artist Alan Derrick.
Find the first part here: Alan Derrick Artist – 3D Metal Pop Art – Part 1
Tibetan Tantric Skull Art Zoom Detail © Alan Derrick
Tell us about your process of creation
I do most all my design work on a computer before I actually start to make anything. My creative process starts with my digging through my folder of ideas and suggestions. From there, I will spend some time researching subjects on line looking for available images of popular subjects and digging deeper to understand what is behind their popularity. While I'm doing that, Mike my assistant will interrupt me to explain that something went terribly wrong. When I'm done dealing with that, I get my focus back and start doing preliminary tests (sketch ideas) to see if what I'm picturing my head will translate well into my medium. But before I'm through with that, my wife Nina will interrupt me to get the artist statement that I did not get to last week. Before I'm done dealing with her, Mike will interrupt Nina's interruption. So I ask that he and the creative process each take a number.
Once I settle on what I want to do, I will build layers of images, one on the other in digital form. I use a Wacom tablet with stylus to draw, erase, draw again, and blend forms until I get the design I want to make in a form that pleases me. This is done in black and white. It is a labour-some and time consuming process.
Then I must go convert and adapt the design so that it can be cut out of metal with my CNC plasma cutter. The plasma cutter works like a printer or plotter, but cuts metal with a super heated stream of gas like a laser. The whole thing is very impressive, high tech, and all that stuff. Visitors tend to be awe struck, except sometimes the machine will crash into the surface and do major damage and fuel lots of cussing. It is usually Mike's fault (never my fault) and so then he will interrupt me during the creative process. I usually have to go back and change the design a little to make it not crash. In fact the manufacturer of the machine told me it would not make the art that I make just before I purchased the machine. Good thing I did not listen.
Kurt Cobain Art © Alan Derrick
This 3D mixed media artwork pays tribute to Kurt Cobain, best known as front man for the grunge music band Nirvana. In it the tragedy of his life and death has been explored by the artist, Alan Derrick.
After the parts are cut out, they are marked up and hardware is welded on. This involves flying sparks, noise, and dirt. All of that must be washed off with environmentally friendly cleanser (had to slip that in) and prepared for painting.
Before I paint the parts, I come up with the color scheme on my computer. I have to do it that way because I cannot tell what the finished artwork will look like until the paint has dried and the parts have been assembled. It's still a stab at best. Sometimes the finished artwork ends up looking nothing like what I did on the computer. In that case, I must do the green thing and smash my new artwork up placing it in the recycling bin. (Notice how green I am) Other times, my expectations are met, but just barely.
To paint the parts, they are hung on easels. I work in a spray booth and wear protection as it is kind of dangerous otherwise. I spray and splatter the paint on with an automotive spray gun. I tried once to brush the paint on, but I cannot paint with a brush or draw things right, so I just ruined the art. Everyone knows that splattering paint is fun and looks very cool. So, that is how I always do it.
The final step is assembly and inspection. That is when I sign, date, and number the piece. After I hang it on the wall and step back to take a look, I will either ok it to be sold, or do the green thing and smash it up for the recycling bin.
Any exhibitions?
I did that for a few years early on. I found it to be something that cost me more than I got in return. I got into shows and all, but the application process and fees, shipping costs, damage, tied up inventory, and all that was more than I could bear. Besides, I get enough rejection without having to pay for it.
Tibetan Tantric Skull Art © Alan Derrick
This 3D mixed media artwork pays tribute to the art of Tibetan Tantric Skulls crafted from real human skulls.
Have you sold any of your art?
Yes, a lot for too little, mostly on-line; also, a little to friends and relatives. Compliments are appreciated, but there is no greater compliment than when someone buys your work.
How have you promoted your art online?
The usual - Etsy, eBay, AlanDerrick.com, Google Shopping, Facebook, Blog, SEO, Email list (managed responsibly), PPC. I tried Amazon, but they ignored me.
When I was young, I worked for my father unpacking GE appliances for display in his furniture and appliance store. I noticed that the appliances were splattered with black and white paint specs on the back. I thought that was an attractive finish. So, 30 years later, when I was trying to figure out how to paint my art, I figured that I would do the same thing since I only messed things up when I tried to paint with a brush.
Wind of God Art © Alan Derrick
This 3D mixed media artwork pays tribute to Wind of God, by Ascend the Hill. In it the concept of peace within one's self has been explored by the artist, Alan Derrick.
Can you recommend another artist to us?
Shepard Fairey: He got sued for ripping off the Obama image and then became rich and famous. If that's not pop art, what is? Actually, that was an egregious act and no one should ever aspire to do such a thing. Instead, I recommend Andy Warhol. He never ripped off any images did he?
Any memorable achievements?
I got honorable mention for a work of art I had in a local show a few years back. But then that is enough bragging about the greatness of my creations... Actually, now that I think about it things have been a bit uneventful.
Do you have any embarrassing moments in your life?
My wife and I joined the mile high club. I arranged for a pilot to take us up in a private plane with champagne and all that. Very cool event. Later, like within the year, we were on a cruise attending one of those interactive shows they do. It was a packed house and Adults only. They got a bunch of couples up on stage. The men had to go around back where we could not hear anything. The MC asked the wives to describe the most romantic thing ever, etc. Of course the audience was privy to the responses. Apparently it was decided that everyone else's story was lame by comparison to my wife's story. (I am keeping this G rated) They brought the husbands back out and asked us to guess what our wives described. When they got to me, I could not think of a thing. True, I could not give them one single romantic event ever. Needless to say, we lost. On top of that, I spent the rest of the time on that ship being reminded of my blunder. I mean like it was relentless, the one-liners never stopped.
Would there be anything you would do differently if you could live your life over again?
Study harder in school. Oh, and not drop out of typing class.
Plans for the future of your art
Do it until I can't.
Advice for emerging artists?
You will be advised by the experts to reject the influences of commercialism and to embrace pure and unadulterated creativity for creativity's sake. These same experts will also advise that you maintain/develop an alternate source of income. If you take their advice, be sure to take it in its entirety.
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Tekalif-i orfiye
Tekalif-i orfiye was a type of taxation in the Ottoman Empire.[1][2]
Tekalif-i orfiye was a blanket terms for several different ad hoc charges which were, initially, extraordinary taxes raised in war-time. They were variously paid in cash or in kind, and rates could vary (to an extent), depending on the community's ability to pay.[3] By the time of the Tanzimat reforms, tekalif-i orfiye included ninety different excise taxes.[4]
Tekalif dues became high in the 17th century.[5] However, the Ottoman Empire's complex web of tax exemptions also touched on tekalif; taxpayers could be exempted for public service (for instance, by running a hostel for pilgrims), and sometimes a district's could be exempted due to exceptional hardship (for instance, if the district had already paid heavily towards other taxes, or been ravaged by warfare).[5] Some Janissaries were exempted from tekalif-i orfiye[6] although Janissary status could be effectively hereditary rather than a real military role.
A muafname might exempt a community from some or all tekalif-i orfiye.
Other uses[edit]
Usage of the term "Tekalif" can be confused in places; "Tekalif" is a general term meaning "tax", but there were several different specific applications:
- Tekalif-i divaniye: Taxes of the imperial council, also known as "sovereign prerogative" taxes. These taxes varied very wildly, and were also called customary taxes as they often included elements of taxation from territories before Ottoman conquest. Avariz is an example of a customary tax.[7]
- Tekalif-i örfiye: Extraordinary taxes[8] (at least initially); their extemporised nature means that they were not always recorded in some tax registers.[9]
- Tekalif-i kefere: The tax obligations of unbelievers, such as Christians.
- Tekalif-i bilavasıta: Direct taxes, after 1861
- Tekalif-i bilvasıta: Indirect tax, after 1861[10]
Some documents may simply refer to "tekalif" without specifying which tax is concerned.
- ^ Kara, Adem (2006). "A Profile from the History of the Town of Antakya". Akademik Arastirmalar Dergisi.
- ^ History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-521-29166-8.
- ^ Demirci, Suleyman (2003). "Avariz and nüzul levies in the Ottoman Empire: An assessment of tax burden on the tax-paying subjects. A case study of the Province of Karaman, 1628–1700".
- ^ Shaw, Stanford (1975). "The Nineteenth-Century Ottoman Tax Reforms and Revenue System". International Journal of Middle East Studies. doi:10.1017/S0020743800025368. JSTOR 162752.
- ^ a b Acun, Fatma (2002). "The Other Side of the Coin: Tax Exemptions within the Context of Ottoman Taxation History". Bulgarian Historical Review.
- ^ Gradeva, Rossitsa. "Between Hinterland and Frontier: Ottoman Vidin, Fifteenth to Eighteenth Centuries". Proceedings of the British Academy. 156: 340.
- ^ Shaw, Stanford (1976). History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey, Volume 1. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29163-7.
- ^ Tahrir Glossary. Ottoman.uconn.edu. Retrieved on 2011-04-20.
- ^ M. Delilbasi History of Perveza in the XVIth century according to the Ottoman Taxation Registers
- ^ Ozekicioglu & Ozekicioglu (October 2010). "First borrowing period at Ottoman Empire (1854–1876): Budget policies and consequences at Ottoman Empire (1854–1876): Budget policies and consequences". BEH – Business and Economic Horizons. 3 (3): 38.


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Pharrell is 'Happy' on Good Morning America! [Video]
Got the Monday moring blues? Hopefully Pharrell's "Happy" performance on Good Morning America will brighten up your day. He also performed "Marilyn Monroe" and "Come Get it Bae", both off of his new album, Girl. Check em out below. By the way, did you know he made 8 versions of "Happy" before he was well, happy?! Go figure.
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The Room of Broken MindsMature
As I return to the hall, I hear the door slam shut behind me. I stare at the door across from me, and watch as it seems to move and shift at the edges. I walk forward and stand in front of it, the door as twisted as my mind has become. I close my eyes and start walking through the door. As I go through, I feel a strange pressure in my head, like a yawn that grows and grows, but in my mind instead of my ears. As I pass through the door, I open my eyes and look around the strange room.
The girls are standing in the middle of the room. The one wearing a white shirt and dark skinny jeans, and the other wearing a dark dress. They stand side by side and watch me. I feel trapped, trapped by my feelings for them. I love the one I shouldn't, and don't love the one I should, but I can't be with either of them. The one doesn't understand me, and the other I won't see again. I stop after a few steps, and stare back at them trying to figure out what is going on. After a moment, The one wearing the white comes forward and stands in front of me. The one I love. She stands in front of me and we stare into each others eyes, saying nothing.
I don't know what to do or say, I never do. Not with her. I don't know what it is that she is comfortable with, I don't know how she would react to the things I wish to say. She twists my thoughts and plays with my mind, confusing me with the way she acts. She holds my hand and acts as though she wants to be with me. But then she forgets me. She doesn't talk to me about her inner thoughts, she doesn't talk about anything. She talks about more with her other friends than she ever has with me. But I told her so much. I told her more about me than anyone has ever been told, and yet she still didn't trust me. I never hurt her, not on purpose. Every time I did was a result of me feeling forgotten and betrayed. But she never realized the kind of attention I needed. she didn't realize how little positive attention I had gotten through out my life.
But the Anger. My walls that stopped my Anger from become dangerous, attacked endlessly by her. She was relentless in her attack, never trying to understand why I would try to pull away from her. She didn't understand how the pain she caused was affecting me. She didn't open her eyes. But the other one did. I walk past her, and stand in front of the girl in black. The one I should have chosen. The one that had never hurt me. She would listen to me, she would talk to me and help me calm down when I was angry because of the other. She didn't make me angry either. she cares, I don't know how much, but she cares enough to not ignore me.
They disappeared. I look around the room, and see that they were gone, and that the room was now an actual room. There was a feeling in the air, something... powerful. Something that was extreme, and dangerous to the world. And the longer I stand looking around, the angrier I become. The stronger my rage grows, and the weaker my defenses become. I start to lose control of my mind, the fury and darkness inside of me begin to take over, but I hold on, I hold on with all my strength. But then I hear a voice.
"come back to me. I'm sorry. Please... I need you."
It was the girl in white.
I stand, never having realized that I had fallen. I turn to face her, and when I see her face... The walls shatter. My body shudders, and my eyes fill with a blackness deeper than a hole in space. The voice in my head goes silent and I lose all control of myself. The darkness becomes real, and I can only sit back in a secluded corner of my mind, shocked by the viciousness of my anger and rage. I watch from behind my eyes as my body walks towards her, and I can see what it plans to do, to make her suffer as I have because of what she did. I try to struggle to take control, but it is useless. I can't stop myself. I have lost the battle to keep them all safe. And its all her fault, it's all her fault that this evil has been unleashed on the world.


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