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Remembrances of "A" Choir

Remberances of “A” Choir

By James Grebe, Mc Kinley High School, class of June, 1960

Back from my birth in 1942 to the middle 1950’s I lived at the intersection of Lesperance Street (1/2 BLOCK North of Russell) and S. Broadway.  At that time, integration was not a popular or familiar word.  The artificial dividing line between the “colored” and “white” neighborhood seemed to be Third Street in our area.  The boys in our neighborhood did not care about all that as we all played together.  We, for some reason, did not think it was unnatural for our friends, who happened to be “colored” went to a different school.  We just did not think about it.  My one friend below Third Street was a fellow named Robert Ray.  I can remember that a group of us friends used to be in his house and gathering around his piano to listen to him play. We called them houses though they would probably be called apartments today.  Later, in 1956, the schools became un-segregated (I don’t remember the word de-segregation being used).  In 1956, I began my studies at McKinley High School and since I always liked to sing, joined the choir.  Robert was a year or so younger than I so I was already a sophomore when he began at McKinley.  He wanted to join the choir and sing also.  When Mr. Perrine (the choir leader) found that Robert played piano, and well, he was called upon to be accompanying rather than being able to sing.

     This was a colorful time for Mr. Perrine, as he bought his  1958 Thunderbird, and was a very popular teacher.  Robert Ray did not get to sing all 3 years, that I know of, but became the official accompanist of the choir.  I can remember the class encouraging Robert to play piano when we were early for class.  Remember, this was “A” Choir, and that meant really early (7:30 AM).  I can remember also some of the things we sang, some quite serious.  Some, in particular, were selections from Gounod’s “Redemption”.  Mr. Perrine had a favorite soprano soloist who was about a year ahead of me whose name was Joyce Tomich.  Her voice made a person think that the heavens opened and out came the voice of an angel.  I can remember being on the choir risers while we performed at various places and Joyce would be center stage and, I remember these words, still today, from, a selection from the “Redemption” called the “Lovely Appear”.  Gee, even those words sound glorious.  From the “Lovely Appear” Joyce would sing,

“Then the timorous birds

Where so ever they fly,

Shall not fear any more,

The hawk’s merciless cry……”

The last word, cry, was a very high note and I can remember getting goose bumps hearing her sing out this portion of lyrics.  Still, today I can picture myself hearing it.

Then it came time to leave McKinley.  I was member of the choir all 4 years and had my “Orchestral Letter” to sew on my McKinley sweater.  I made, and have kept, the best memories of my life from choir experiences.

          Then I graduated, and went on to Harris Teachers College.  One of the classes everyone had to take then was piano instruction.  This was at the beginning of the 2nd year.  I had no clear idea if I was going to go on and become a teacher but as soon as I hit that piano class I knew something happened.  I decided, like love at first sight, that I wanted to do something with pianos for the rest of my life.  I have now been in the piano service business over 45+ years and counting. During the dead of winter, 1961-62 I wrote letters to the different piano companies around and got only one reply back from the Aeolian Co. of MO offering me an apprenticeship position after school had completed in June.  I graduated with my A.A. on a Friday and started working for Aeolian the next Monday morning in the piano rebuilding shop.  I felt like I died and went to heaven.  I soaked in the knowledge like a dry sponge.  I worked under some of the greats in the St. Louis piano industry.  After 10 years total of working for Aeolian, Ludwig Music House and then Ludwig-Aeolian I left their employ to continue my career as an independent piano tuner-technician in 1972.            It was in the 1980’s that one of my client accounts was University of MO in Normandy.  Evelyn Mitchell was the artist in residence as well as the head of the music department and she was retiring.  I did not hear of who was replacing her till in the fall when I was in the process of getting the schools’ many pianos in tune for the fall semester.  Lo and behold I found out the new head of the music department was none other than my long lost friend, Robert Ray.  I had heard snippets about his accomplishments in the newspaper through the years but had lost track of him personally.  I kept thinking to myself, great talent shows it head very early in one’s life and if nourished it can make a person soar.   And so it did for Robert Ray, McKinley High School’s own.  I remember meeting him while I was there tuning and congratulated him for his accomplishments.Though the following has nothing to do with how talent wins out, that day was the last time I was called to tune for the University of Mo. at the Normandy Campus.  Strange but true

Copyright,1995/Yesterday Once More Publications, James Grebe

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Death Valley Teaser

A couple of friends and I hit the open road last Thursday and drove the 7-hour route to Death Valley. It was incredible. But you'll just have to wait to hear about it. I have a staff retreat now, so no time to get through all my photos. For now, a little teaser...

That white stuff at the bottom is salt!

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Friday, May 25, 2012

I love Portland.  It is my dream city. Too bad there are no jobs there and the jobs that are there are poorly paid.  I suppose utopias don't exist.  I like to go up every few months to visit my friend there and remind myself of why I love it so much.  It is torturous, but we all do things that are bad for us.

My last trip was focused on meeting my friends' brand new baby, so I didn't spend a lot of time wandering around and making myself sick that I don't live there.  Their baby is adorable, of course (no photos because I don't now how they feel about that).  We did take a nice walk in Forest Park and we went to the Pearl because every trip to Portland requires that I consume an almond croissant from Nuvrei Patisserie & Cafe'

I've almost been this stick person before...

I used this photo on my moo cards. I can't explain it, but there is something about this photo that I really love.


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Sunday, December 6, 2009

That Little Jewel

San Francisco, California, on Maiden Lane. Forerunner to the Guggenheim Museum in NYC and the Marin County Courthouse. Frank Lloyd Wright's other passions include his women, as indelibly portrayed in a book by T.C. Boyle. The book captures this indomitable will that became legend among clients, students and his contemporaries.


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Sorry to go on, but we think it’s great and thought you should know.

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Kind Regards

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Volga Industrial Park. Nizhny Novgorod

Project Overview

The largest class A integrated warehouse & production facility in Nizhny Novgorod region

Class A warehouses for long-term lease or to lease / buy a building constructed to your specifications (Built-to-Suit)

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  • Total area 180 000 sqm

  • Located in Kstovo, 7 km from Nizhny Novgorod on M7 federal highway (Moscow-Nizhny Novgorod-Cheboksary-Kazan)

  • Direct access and visibility from M7 highway (Moscow-Kazan)

  • The complex is operating, all necessary permissions and approvals obtained for further development

  • Major Russian and International companies have already been operating in the Park

  • Completed on-site infrastructure

  • Clean legal environment - exhaustive legal due diligence performed to the standards of the financial institutions
  • Kstovo customs clearing terminal is operating in the Park

  • Volga Industrial Park was awarded a priority status by the Investment Committee of Nizhny Novgorod region and will be given government support and tax discounts
  • The project is partnered with a real estate private equity fund Amstar Global Partners

  • The project is financed by European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Sberbank

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Land plot
Total land plot area is 33 ha
Secured, fenced territory with on-site security personnel
Standard unit

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12 × 18 m

Ceiling clear height

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FM-2 Standard: special concrete floor, very smooth, flat, horizontal, durable, non-deformable with anti-dust surface

Floor loading

6 000 kg / sqm

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Each unit has 9 loading docks equipped with dock shelters and levelers

Each unit equipped with access ramp (3 × 3 m) for heavy machines

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Each block has fully completed social and technical areas (incl. charging room, sanitary rooms etc.) on the ground floor

Office premises

Each block has office premises (min 180 sqm) on mezzanine level, possible to increase upon Clients' requests

Car parking
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CDM Seminar Series 2002-03

Trends and Innovations In Clinical Monitoring: A Review And Research Agenda
Julian M. Goldman, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesia
Harvard Medical School/Mass. General Hospital
May 14, 2003

Despite the profusion of artificial intelligence technology in the 1980s, the accuracy of Gordon Moore's
prediction of exponential growth in computational power, and the availability of sophisticated low-cost
consumer electronics, clinical monitoring systems remain inadequate to ensure safe and effective monitoring
of patients at risk of cardiopulmonary instability. As a result, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Organizations designated the improvement of the effectiveness of clinical alarm systems as one
of the six 2003 National Patient Safety Goals. We will examine the hurdles that have delayed the development
of a real Star Trek Sick Bay, and introduce work in progress on a wearable Life Signs Detection system.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Fishing....Sort of

Nick has had the last 2 weeks off. While 99% of the time has been us un-packing and trying to organize, 1% was spent doing fun things like feeding the carp. We didn't want to drive all the way to Echo Bay so we thought we would see if there were and fish left at Overton beach......there aren't. The water wasn't even to Overton Beach. It has gone down more than I thought.

We talked about doing it a different day since it had started to sprinkle. Nick said it wouldn't be raining at Echo Bay so off we went. He was right,the closer to Echo Bay we got the less rain there was. However, as soon as our eager feet hit the Dock........Downpour (logandale style).
Luckily where they park the boats you can rent was covered and a boat was missing from one of the slots. Funny thing is that we didn't have to chum any of the fish. As soon as we hit the dock, fish just started following us!!! It kind of felt like "the birds" but a little different.
Kevin was a little afraid of the fish at first and wouldn't get close. Heck I was a little afraid of the fish, they were Huge!!! Those suckers have been fed very well, very often. Daddy sat next to him and soon he was throwing bread as fast as he could.
When the fish would make a Big splash right in front of him he would jump, but then Daddy would laugh and so would he. Wyatt of course slept through the entire thing and I took pictures and prayed the dock wouldn't sink
(fear of water I can't see through to watch for Sharks!!! I know stupid, but very real)
We fed 2 loaves to the fish in the blink of an eye and it was time to go. The rain let up a little bit and we dashed to the car. We decided that next time we are going to buy 2 huge bags of popcorn for cheap at Lins so that Kevin can't throw in full slices and it will last a little longer. we are very Sad that Daddy goes back to work today, but we are really looking forward to the weekend!

Emily said...

Oh Wow, Bun! This is a super cool post. I love these pictures.

I, too, almost blow chunks every time one of my kids gets close to the edge of deep water. Especially when it is chalk full of huge fish.

The Castle Carrage said...

Very cute! I miss the old days when we used to haul ourselves out most weekends to feed the fish. They are probably the same ones! Love Mom

Meka said...

Thanks for remembering my birthday!
I love feeding the fish! It's crazy how many come around and they do that little sucky thing at the top.


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Grupo Globo’s social responsibility is intrinsic to its own activities through services rendered in journalism and entertainment. In addition, promoting education and Brazilian culture is a social responsibility guideline for its companies. Furthermore, as a result of this goal, they are responsible for the upkeep of the Roberto Marinho Foundation.

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New POS product import feature making migrations easy

We have added a product import feature to our Point of Sale system to make adding new products or migrating from an different POS as simple as possible.

Our POS product import makes it easy to add or update new products, attributes, and vendors to the GSale system using a basic CSV formatted spreadsheet. Supported fields include:

  • Product Name
  • Internal Model Number
  • Vendor Name
  • Taxable Status
  • Availability for re-order
  • Attribute name
  • Price
  • Cost
  • SKU
  • Manufacturer Model Number
  • Weight
  • On Hand Inventory for all configured locations

New on the docket will be exporting features. These will allow for easy importing of transaction and expense data into your existing accounting software such as Quickbooks.

One feature we know will be needed soon is the ability to import and export data from the system.

For importing we will allow you to upload a CSV file to the server of products and have them added to the store.

Exporting will be related to reports so that any report you can generate with the system can be exported as a CSV file.

Discount Groups

Unlike a coupon, a product discount area would allow you to specify that an item is on sale, such as a 50% off rack, and have that information come into a new sale automatically. This system is envisioned to work by first creating a discount group that specifies a dollar or percentage off discount. SKUs would then be added to the discount group and their price would be affected accordingly at checkout time.

Coupons will also include the option of applying to or not applying to items that are in a discount group.

Time Clock System

This feature will allow you to create employees in your store and allow them to clock in and out to keep track of their work hours. It will include reporting features to allow you see your employee’s time over any date range and see the number and dollar volume of sales taken while that employee is on the clock.

API and WordPress Plugin

This is likely to be the best feature we can add to get companies up and running with a web store. It was something we were hoping to get in place before launching but just ran out of time.

This upgrade will allow program access to your store using an API. Programs will be able to retrieve your product lists and pricing and will be able to post new orders to your store. This means fairly little to your average user so to go the next step we are going to create a wordpress plugin as well. With this you will be able to feed your products into a wordpress site, take orders and have them show up in your POS automatically.

There are a number of pieces that need to fall into place to make this a feature and we will most likely be launching a KickStarter campaign to help fund the development costs.

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Do you want a free ticket to Pride25?

To make Pride happen each year, organisers rely on the generosity of volunteers and the time they give. Without them Pride would quite simply not happen.

Brighton Pride 2014

If you can’t afford to buy a tickets for Pride, become a Pride Maker and get free admission to the Pride Festival on Saturday, August 1.

Currently Pride need people to take on the roles of:

♦ Placard Holders in the parade
♦ Helping to distribute volunteer lunches on the park
♦ Pride Village Party Volunteers
♦ Parade Stewards
♦ Experienced people to manage groups of volunteers

Alternatively, you can be an exotic participant on the Brighton Pride Parade?

Find your inner ANIMAL and get involved courtesy of a new project by andwhatarts and costumier extraordinaire Mandinga Arts.

Around 40 committed volunteers are needed so tell your friends and family.

You can register in groups or on your own to be one of the exotic animals on the parade

For more details email:

You can give Pride as little as 2 hours of your time (or as much time as you can offer) either on the day itself or in the run up to Pride at one of Pride’s fundraising events (Pride Dog Show, Pride Diversity Games, Arts & Film festival etc) and you can spread those hours over time if you like or in one 2 hour slot.

The Benefits

Becoming a Pride Maker is a hugely rewarding experience gaining the thanks and gratitude of Pride while helping the wider LGBT community at large.

Pride Makers are recognised as central to Brighton Pride and becoming a Pride Maker brings you numerous benefits and skills and is a wonderful addition to your CV.

In return for your time you get free access to the Pride Festival on Preston Park!

Additionally Volunteers will be invited to an exclusive Pride Makers event party later in the year where Pride Makers will be celebrated in style!

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18 February 2011

Afghan Air Force reaches training milestone

A Military Operations news article

17 Feb 11

The nascent Afghan Air Force has reached a milestone in its capabilities by achieving 2,000 hours of flight time in the C-27 Spartan transport aircraft.

C-27 Spartan aircraft in flight

An Afghan Air Force C-27 Spartan aircraft in flight over Kabul, Afghanistan
[Picture: Senior Airman Matt Davis, US Air Force]

The 2,000th hour occurred during a passenger transport mission from Kabul to Kandahar on 10 February 2011.

Under the NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan mission, a variety of countries, including Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia and the United Kingdom, have assisted in the development of the Afghan Air Force during the past few years.

Afghan Air Force and NATO Air Training Command-Afghanistan personnel reached the 2,000-hour milestone while transporting more than 30 Afghan National Army members from Kabul to Kandahar, all the while gaining experience, and flying solely by reference to aircraft instrumentation due to weather conditions....

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Monday, August 31, 2015

Jervis McEntee Exhibitions

Jervis McEntee, The Woods of Asshockan, Catskills (1871), St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
Jervis McEntee (1828-1891), was a painter of the Hudson River School who has been largely overlooked until now. His work is being featured in two different museum exhibitions this fall, one in Kingston, and the other in New Paltz, New York.

The first exhibition is called "Jervis McEntee: Kingston’s Artist of the Hudson River School" and it's at the Friends of Historic Kingston gallery.

The Kingston exhibit is a small show, but it has a variety of attractions, including easel paintings, location studies in oil, pencil sketches, photographs, letters, and other documentary material, all of which puts McEntee in a historical context.

McEntee began studying with Frederic Church in 1850, and learned from him a love of painting faithful small studies of forest scenes, sunsets, and trees. They traveled together on painting junkets to Mexico and other locations throughout their lives.

The son of an engineer who helped develop the bustling D&H barge canal that terminated in Kingston, McEntee himself avoided industrial subjects, and gravitated instead to the bucolic scenes that were fast receding in 19th century America.

His circle of friends included notable writers, actors, architects. Among his artist friends were not only Frederic Church, but also Sanford Gifford, John F. Weir, and Worthington Whittredge.

McEntee and his wife occupied one of the legendary Tenth Street Studios in New York, a fertile meeting ground for artists and illustrators in late 19th century America.

In addition to his paintings, McEntee contributed a detailed daily journal of his observations about nature, art, and daily life. His journal was recently digitized by the Archives of American Art at the Smithsonian, and is available free online.

He was frequently depressed as his fortunes ebbed. The journal makes for fascinating reading, because he had the same problems with galleries that contemporary painters do. On January 4, 1883, he wrote: "Beginning to be worried with money anxieties. They don't send my money for my picture sold in Brooklyn nor reply to my inquiries. I can't stand being asked for money when I have none."
Jervis McEntee, View Facing the Catskills, 1863, oil, Private Collection
The second exhibition just opened at the Samuel Dorsky Museum on the campus of the State University in New Paltz.

Jervis McEntee, Autumn Reverie, 1880, oil on canvas, David and Laura Grey Collection
It's a larger exhibition with more finished paintings, borrowed from the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and many other public and private collections.

Kingston Exhibition: "Jervis McEntee: Kingston’s Artist of the Hudson River School" is at the Friends of Historic Kingston gallery at 63 Main St. in Kingston and will run through October. The museum is only open Fridays and Saturdays from 11 am to 4 pm through Oct. 31, 2015. There will be "Noontime Conversations" by noted artists and art historians held on Fridays during the month of September.
The catalog of the Kingston show is called Jervis McEntee: Kingston's Artist of the Hudson River School. It's 62 pages, softcover, with contributions by Lowell Thing and William B. Rhoads. The exhibit was coordinated by the Friends' executive director Jane Kellar.

New Paltz Exhibition: The New Paltz exhibition is called "Jervis McEntee: Painter-Poet of the Hudson River School" It will be on view at the Samuel Dorsky Museum in New Paltz through December 13.
The New Paltz show catalog is titled Jervis Mcentee: Painter-Poet of the Hudson River School. This 130-page monograph presents new scholarship by exhibition curator Lee A. Vedder along with contributions by Kerry Dean Carso, a scholar of the historic Hudson Valley and professor at SUNY New Paltz; and American studies professor David Schuyler, the leading historian on McEntee.
Jervis McEntee on Wikipedia

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Corriedale Sheep

(Link to SoundCloud file) At the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, New York, I painted a portrait of a Corriedale ewe named Iris as her owner described the qualities of this breed of sheep.

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Pixar's Free Online Tutorials

Pixar has released a free online course to explain the science and technology behind its approach to making computer-generated animated films. The interactive course covers most of the math-based aspects of the production pipeline, such as character modeling, environment modeling, combinatorics, animation physics, and surface rendering.

Here's the intro video (link to YouTube), which amusingly shows a lot of handmade skills (such as sculpting clay and drawing with markers—and relatively primitive technology, such as an Ektagraphic slide projector.

This video, for example, takes a look at the lighting factors and surface qualities that contribute to the color of an object. (Link to YouTube) The presentation seems intended for school-age learners rather than fellow professionals or mega-geeks. Each segment is presented by someone from the department in question.
Missing from the presentation is the softer science of Pixar's process, such as how they approach story development, character design, and acting for animation. I hope they include those topics in future teaching modules.

Pixar in a Box
Via Design Taxi

Friday, August 28, 2015

GJ Book Club: Chapter 21, Conclusions

For the GJ Book Club, let's consider the concluding chapter in Harold Speed's 1917 classic The Practice and Science of Drawing, and reflect back on the book as a whole.

Lady Diana Bridgeman, Harold Speed (British, 1852-1957).

Speed begins this final chapter talking about the camera, and the merits and dangers of mechanical accuracy. This is an issue that hasn't gone away, and that people in our community still discuss today.

I'll put Speed's quotes in boldface, followed by my thoughts.

1. There may be times when the camera can be of use to artists, but only to those who are thoroughly competent to do without it.
Speed suggests that truth achieved by mechanical accuracy may be a valuable stepping stone toward true art, but we should use a standard other than accuracy alone to measure our response to art. Art is not merely a collection of objective facts, but rather "records of a living individual consciousness." Whether one traces a photo or some other procedure to achieve mechanical accuracy, one must not lose sight of the driving emotion that guides the choice and placement of elements, and that shapes the rhythms of the artistic statement.

2. The training of his eye and hand to the most painstaking accuracy of observation and record must be the student's aim for many years.
Despite his caution to see beyond mechanical accuracy, Speed argues that accurate drawing is an absolute prerequisite to the kind of evolved subjective vision he advocates. Students must strive for unflinching honesty or sincerity. Seeking originality for its own sake is a trap, leaving the young artist chasing the fashions of the moment, or contenting himself or herself with an easy substitute for the fine craftsmanship that is more difficult to attain.

3. Individual style will come to you naturally as you become more conscious of what it is you wish to express.
Speed argues that young artists should be wary of adopting readymade techniques or design conventions borrowed from other artists. More often than not, those outward stylistic gimmicks don't fit the subject you're painting nor the mood you're trying to evoke. Everything must begin with an artist's idea, and style is simply the most direct means to communicate that idea.

4. Appendix: Phi Proportions
I wish an editor had suggested that Speed delete this appendix—or save it for another book, because I think it contradicts Speed's entire argument leading up to it. After decrying readymade compositional formulas, he proceeds to introduce a readymade mathematical formula for design. It strikes me as an afterthought alien to the rest of Speed's argument. Longtime blog readers know where I stand about via the Golden Ratio (also known as "phi"). You can read my thoughts in my blog series "Mythbusting the Golden Mean" or, if you like, another website called "The Myth of the Golden Ratio."

Final thoughts
Looking back on the book as a whole, I'm struck with how much this book is about aesthetics. When I first encountered the book as an art student, I was primarily interested in materials, methods, and techniques but what I take away from the book at this stage in my life is the importance that Speed rightly places on the thinking, feeling, and intention behind the technique.

I have newly marked up my print copy with pencil notations in the margins, and I have been inspired by the many fresh perspectives that you as blog readers have brought to each chapter to deepen my appreciation of Speed's book. For those who discover this book club weeks or months later, please feel free to add your comments. I'll be able to review it and publish your comments any time, and keep this book club constantly in session.

The next book for the GJ book club will be Speed's book on painting, the sequel to this one on drawing. In its original edition, it's called "The Science and Practice of Oil Painting." Unfortunately it's not available in a free edition that I know of, but there's an inexpensive print edition that Dover publishes under a different title "Oil Painting Techniques and Materials." We'll start up with that book in three weeks, on September 18, which gives you time to pick up a copy.
The Practice and Science of Drawing is available in various formats:
1. Inexpensive softcover edition from Dover, (by far the majority of you are reading it in this format)
2. Fully illustrated and formatted for Kindle.
3. Free online edition.
4. Project Gutenberg version
Articles on Harold Speed in the Studio Magazine The Studio, Volume 15, "The Work of Harold Speed" by A. L. Baldry. (XV. No. 69. — December, 1898.) page 151.
and The Windsor Magazine, Volume 25, "The Art of Mr. Harold Speed" by Austin Chester, page 335. (thanks, अर्जुन)

Thursday, August 27, 2015

A Day at the County Fair

Here's what I pack in my bag for a sketching day at the Dutchess County Fair in Rhinebeck, NY.

It's everything I need for sketching in watercolors, colored pencils, and gouache. There's a 5 x 8 inch watercolor journal, plus devices for capturing video, stills, and audio. The audio recorder is called a Zoom H2n.All of this fits onto my belt.

I start off in the cow barn, where the milkers are taking a morning nap before their judging. Without a chair, I paint standing.

Holstein named "Jacket," gouache by James Gurney
I use a limited palette of three colors of gouache: yellow ochre (Holbein), perylene maroon (Winsor Newton), and viridian (Winsor Newton)—plus white (M. Graham). Viridian serves as my "blue." I can get a nice black with the maroon and the viridian.

By the way, this would be a good limited palette to try for the "Paint an Outdoor Palette on Location" challenge (link goes to Facebook page where you can see entries so far).

1. Underdrawing in water-soluble colored pencil.
2. A wet block-in without white approximates the final colors.
3. Introducing opaque white, and defining the forms of the body.
4. Dark spots and definition of small forms and details.

In this audio clip (link to Soundcloud file), Jeff Pulver of Pleasant View Farm, describes what a judge looks for in a dairy cow.

After the painting session, we watch the draft horse pull. It requires immense power for the team of two Belgian geldings to pull 8500 pounds of concrete.

The Dutchess County Fair will continue through this Sunday in Rhinebeck. If you live nearby, check it out—it's the second largest fair in New York State, with one of the largest displays of farm animals.

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Fallen Birch

Study of fallen white birch, pencil, James Gurney
Pencil is the medium of choice when I'm more interested in form than in light or color. In this case, I was fascinated by the way the white paper-like bark peeled off the rotting log. This is a page from a 9x12 sketchbook that is devoted just to nature studies.

I usually use two hardnesses of graphite: HB and 2B and switch between them.

Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Draft Horse Portrait

Sofie the draft horse, gouache, by James Gurney
Yesterday at the barn I painted this portrait sketch of Sofie, one of the four Belgian draft horses. She had just gotten her shower in advance of her appearance today at the Dutchess County Fair. I used a limited palette of black, white, ultra blue, raw sienna, and yellow ochre.

The image is the size of a playing card, about 3 x 3.5 inches.

Monday, August 24, 2015

Painting an Excavator in Gouache

John Deere Nortrax 80C Excavator, gouache, 5 x 8 inches
I painted this track excavator yesterday at a construction site. It's a study for a concept painting of a giant robot which will be part of an upcoming video tutorial called "Fantasy in the Wild." (By the way, Casein in the Wild is coming, too, but I'll probably release it after.)

Here's what the painting looked like at an early stage. I measured everything out pretty carefully, but then blocked in the colors loosely.

The new video is going to be a lot of fun. I'll be doing two different imaginative-realism paintings entirely on location. Each one is based on details drawn from the scene around me. In this case I've been going to this construction site on weekends when the machines aren't working, so I can really study all their workings up close.

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Baby Tattoo 10 Year Exhibit

The Oceanside Museum of Art opened an exhibition yesterday called the Baby Tattooville Carnival of Astounding Art, which looks back on ten years of the pop surrealist art gathering inspired by Bob Self.

Detail of 2009 Baby Tattooville Art Jam
I was an artist guest at Baby Tattoo in 2009 and 2011, and participated in the Art Jam, a group painting event. Here's my contribution, Happy Buddha as a gold spheroid.

I did about 50 little drawings for the guests that attended in 2009, and one of those drawings will be part of the exhibit, but I'm not sure which one.
The show will be up until January 3, 2016.

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Russian Books on Academic Drawing and Painting

The revival of academic drawing and painting in America and Europe has largely been guided by the republication of the book by Charles Bargue and Jean-Léon Gérôme.

But there are other ways of approaching the teaching of academic drawing, most notably the Russian tradition, which has more of a focus on spirit and construction, rather than the outward appearance of the form. I discussed some of the differences between the two approaches in an earlier post when I interviewed Professor Sergey Chubirko who teaches at the Russian Academy in Florence.

For those interested in Russian academic methods, there are two recent books by a living Russian master named Vladimir Mogilevtsev. He is the head of the Drawing Department of the Russian Academy of Arts (also known as the Repin Institute) in St. Petersburg.

Mr. Mogilevtsev's primary books are Fundamentals of Drawing (first published in 2007) and Fundamentals of Painting (2012). They were published in Russian, but they have been translated into English, and I've had a chance to read through a PDF version of the English edition, alongside the Russian print editions.

I was interested in the drawings, of course, but even more interested in the thinking behind the drawings, and these books provide an excellent window into the mind of the Russian academy.

The way the book is organized is that there's a step by step sequence that plays out on the right hand page. On the left hand page is a commentary, along with examples by masters of the past, often including Russian artists such as Repin, Serov and Fechin.

In both the drawing and painting books, Mr. Mogilevtsev places great emphasis on beginning with a strong concept of the subject, analyzing what feeling the subject evokes in the artist, and thinking how best that can be expressed.

He also analyzes the form into its blocky forms, the skeletal foundation, and the individual muscles beneath the skin. The examples from old master drawings, sculptures, and paintings clarify his observations, and deepen the appreciation of the way our predecessors solved similar problems.

Fundamentals of Painting follows a similar structure, with extended step-by-step demos, beginning with a head portrait, a half-figure portrait with hands, a standing nude and a copy of a Rembrandt.

The quotes from the text are refreshing:
"Sometimes students complain that they don't like a scene. This is a sign of laziness and limitation of an artist's imagination. There is a person, and a person is the whole world. Revealing this world is a huge task for any artist."

Sketches and finished portrait by Valentin Serov

There's a lot of emphasis on planning with sketches to capture the quality of the subject that attracted the artist, and in maintaining that perception throughout the arduous process. The text emphasizes seeing the whole, contrasting warm and cool, and establishing a hierarchy of details, with not all details being equal.

In their print form, Fundamentals of Drawing and Fundamentals of Painting  are available from Amazon, but the print copies are currently only in Russian. You can also buy them directly from the publisher 4-Art in Russia, or from Gallery Nucleus, a U.S. source for imported art books.

They're big books (13 3/4" x 9 3/4"), and the quality of the reproductions is outstandingly good. Currently, if you buy them in this form, they will send you the PDF of the English translation. The English translation is also excellent. I'm told the English print editions are soon to come, and I'll update this post when they become available.

I have also been told by the publisher that the drawing book is in the process of being translated into French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish languages. They also already have a Chinese translation a Finnish version.

I also highly recommend Academic Drawings and Sketches (Fundamentals Teaching Aids) (shown at left). Instead of showing a couple of drawings taken through a long series of stages, this is a large collection of finished examples of Russian academic figure drawings. They're mostly nudes, drawn by the instructors and students over the last 25 years.

It also includes some more informal sketchbook drawings of fellow students and landscapes. This book is mostly pictures, with high quality reproductions. It has minimal text at the beginning, an introduction by Vladimir Mogilevtsev in both Russian and English. The captions in this book are in both Russian and English. Academic Drawings and Sketches  is 168 pages, softcover, 9.5" x 13.5".


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Golden Flowers

Golden Flowers, from left: Elsie Woo, Wanda Wang, Virginia Yan,
Belinda Yan, Regina Ngo, Celina To

The San Francisco Guzheng Music Society Youth Ensemble has been dazzling its audiences since 2003 with its lively performances. The six members - Regina Ngo, Celina To, Wanda Wang, Elsie Woo, Belinda Yan and Virgina Yan - are dubbed "Six Golden Flowers" by the Chinese press; no doubt a reference to their artistic accomplishment and youthful beauty. They range in age from 11 to 16, and some began studying guzheng with Weishan Liu at age 5. The skills they display on the guzheng are quite advanced for their age. Already, they have re-arranged and composed some of their own music. They have shared their thoughts and experiences on the guzheng here.

Although the Youth Ensemble plays well as a group, each member is also an accomplished soloist in her own right. Their artistic prowess was demonstrated at the International Folk Instrument Competition in 2006, where individual members won several prizes including a gold.

They have performed at:

Performing at the Spring Family Festival, Asian Art Museum, 5/2006
  • Annual concerts at various venues including Herbst Theater
  • Senior Centers such as On Lok and Rossmoor
  • Various public libraries throughout the Bay Area
  • Public festivals and fairs such as Chinese New Year
  • The Chinese Embassy for International Children's Day
  • Asian Youth Cultural Festival "Celebrating Diversity, Life and Peace"
  • Asian Art Museum Spring Family Festival
  • Sing Tao Expo
  • Northern California Chinese Association
  • California Dragon Boat Association
  • Northern California Chinese Culture-Athletic Federation
  • Asian American Donor Program

And so on.

The Youth Ensemble will continue to perform and share guzheng music with the community for many years to come.

Purple Orchids

Purple Orchids, from left: Janice Shiu, Nikki Zhang,
Angela Mak, Michelle Wong

A fourth ensemble, the "Purple Orchids", was formed in 2006 by members Janice Shiu, Michelle Wong, Nikki Zhang, and Angela Mak. They have performed at the Salvation Army Youth Council, Chinese American Citizens Alliance, senior centers, community centers and street fairs.

A bit of history: the original youth ensemble was formed in 1990 to provide its younger members with opportunities to gain performance experience through community outreach, with Winnie Wong, Bonnie Lee, Ling Wu, Jennifer Lim, and Theresa Chan as its charter members. As the group grew, in age, musical experience, and membership, with the addition of David Wong as Jennifer took time off for college, the ensemble expanded its repertoire and developed their signature sound and harmony. Since its inception, the group actively demonstrated its musical talent in public performances at community fairs, parades, and holiday celebrations and venues such as the Northern California Emmy's. Members of the youth ensemble also participated in outreach programs, teaching classes at local colleges and universities, and providing lessons at local schools. It won first place in the ensemble category at the 1st Chinese Music Competition sponsored by Chinese Orchestra of North America.

Original Youth Ensemble
Original Youth Ensemble, from left: Theresa Chan, Winnie Wong,
Bonnie Lee, Ling Wu, Jennifer Lim
Guzheng Quintet
Guzheng Quintet, from left: Theresa Chan, Winnie Wong,
David Wong, Bonnie Lee, Ling Wu

The second Youth Ensemble, formed in 1998, continued to achieve the goal of spreading guzheng music to the community.

Second Youth Ensemble, from left: Christine Yim, Athena Tong,
Grace Chen, Vickie Kuo, Elissa Gee
Members Grace Chen, Elissa Gee, Victoria Kuo, Athena Tong, and Christine Yim had been actively performing guzheng music at various civic and private functions. Their performances include:

  • Annual concerts including Herbst Theater
  • Senior centers such as Laguna Honda, On Lok, and Rossmoor
  • Various public libraries throughout the Bay Area
  • Public festivals and fairs such as the Dragon Boat Festival and Chinese New Year
  • The Chinese Embassy
  • The Asian Art Museum
  • Various weddings and other private functions

They, too, had to bid us a fond farewell as they moved on to new challenges in college life.

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Redis is an open source, advanced key-value store. It is often referred to as a data structure server since keys can contain strings, hashes, lists, sets and sorted sets. This library is a Haskell client for the Redis datastore. Compared to other Haskell client libraries it has some advantages:

Complete Redis 2.6 command set:
All Redis commands ( are available as haskell functions, except for the MONITOR and SYNC commands. Additionally, a low-level API is exposed that makes it easy for the library user to implement further commands, such as new commands from an experimental Redis version.
Automatic Optimal Pipelining:
Commands are pipelined ( as much as possible without any work by the user. See for a technical explanation of automatic optimal pipelining.
Enforced Pub/Sub semantics:
When subscribed to the Redis Pub/Sub server (, clients are not allowed to issue commands other than subscribing to or unsubscribing from channels. This library uses the type system to enforce the correct behavior.
Connect via TCP or Unix Domain Socket:
TCP sockets are the default way to connect to a Redis server. For connections to a server on the same machine, Unix domain sockets offer higher performance than the standard TCP connection.

For detailed documentation, see the Database.Redis module.

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Vets vexed by inefficiencies, misconceptions in job hunt

Military, businesses working to improve flawed employment system

By Rhys Heyden

Ibrahim Hashi

Photo by Rhys Heyden
Ibrahim Hashi, 25, a Marine veteran and American University freshman, browses for summer jobs at his apartment. After three tours of duty, Hashi said he spent a few months unemployed, a year as an armored guard, and then enrolled in college because he wanted “something more.”

After five years of infantry service in the Marines — including two tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan — Ibrahim Hashi was ready to go home.

But the transition back to civilian life was a battle in and of itself.

After completing the mandated civilian-preparatory Transition Assistance Program (TAP) — which Hashi described as “horrible” and “boring” — Hashi moved in with his parents and found himself an aimless, unhappy and unemployed civilian.

“I went to the local unemployment office and they tried to help, but it just wasn’t working,” Hashi said. “My Marine friends had told me the two guaranteed jobs for soldiers were cop or security guard. So I walked into the Dunbar offices one day and actually got an armed guard job.”

Hashi worked at Dunbar, a national security company, for a year. He said the pay was good, but the hours were just alright and the work (imagine lifting $10,000 in quarters) was exhausting. Worse, he still couldn’t afford to live on his own. In 2012, Hashi enrolled at American University as a 24-year-old freshman.

“From when I was at Dunbar, I knew I wanted more,” Hashi said. “Of all my friends who got out of the Marines at the same time — some went to college and some are unemployed to this day.

“What’s scary to me, though, is that out of all those guys,” he continued, “I’m the only one who has had a job since we came home.”

The battle against 20.4 percent

When dealing with veterans and unemployment in America, two things are fundamentally true: First, almost everybody agrees there is some kind of problem with society’s systems for matching vets with jobs. Second, almost nobody agrees how severe that problem is, what it is exactly, or how it should be fixed.

From a Time Magazine op-ed that detailed “The Veterans’ Jobless Crisis That Isn’t” to an inimical Washington Post feature that profiled scores of unemployed veterans, reporting on the subject has also largely
lacked consensus.

Statistics about veteran unemployment also tell divergent stories. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the overall average veteran unemployment rate in 2012 was 7 percent, lower than that of the total U.S. population, which hovered around 8 percent. However, the unemployment rate for male veterans ages 18 to 24 in 2012 was a whopping 20.4 percent, compared to 16.4 percent for the general population in the 18 to 24 age range. The rate for male veterans ages 25 to 34 was also higher than the rate for their non-veteran counterparts (10.4 and 8.1 percent, respectively).

Infographic by Kelly C. Chase

Though almost all veterans want jobs, and many employers want to hire them, experts say manifold inefficiencies, misconceptions and laziness plague American society’s patchwork system for employing this massive, sudden influx of returning post-9/11 veterans. Substantial factions within the military, business and academic communities are working to address veteran unemployment, but experts say collaboration and communication between these groups is infrequent, and often poor.

“What’s most frustrating, and I’ve personally dealt with this, is I don’t think veterans are fully aware of what they can do to get jobs,” said Daniel Pick, 33, a Navy veteran who advocates for vet employment. “Just because you’re unemployed doesn’t mean you’re helpless.

“There are so many organizations trying to help vets find jobs, but there isn’t enough cooperation and collaboration between them. If you’re a vet and you’re looking at all these overlapping organizations, it’s extremely overwhelming,” Pick said.

Why are young vets unemployed?

For Will Hubbard, 23, a D.C.-based active Marine reservist and federal analyst at Deloitte, a tax and consulting company, veteran unemployment boils down to a few key factors.

Will Hubbard

Photo courtesy of Will Hubbard
Will Hubbard, 23, also a federal consultant at Deloitte, in his civilian life.

Will Hubbard

Photo courtesy of Will Hubbard
Will Hubbard, 23, an active Marine reservist on an annual Marine training exercise in 2009.

“Companies have stopped putting resources into [human resources], and a lot of vets aren’t being proactive enough,” Hubbard said. “They both pursue the easy path way too often.”

Hubbard himself is anything but lazy — he’s an opinionated, informed, fast-talking man with a foot firmly planted in both the military and civilian worlds.

Hubbard says it is his passion to hire and support capable young veterans, and he works to promote veteran success at Deloitte, where he serves as a vet liaison and adviser to senior leaders.

At the same time, Hubbard believes that young veterans are often lacking in civilian skill sets, education and local support networks immediately upon their return. Because of this initial disadvantage, Hubbard says society’s role in promoting veteran success has to go beyond merely hiring vets for patriotism or good public relations.

“If you leap right to employing P.F.C. Joe Schmo for patriotic reasons, without education or an established support network, then he’s going to be drowning and unprepared, then disgruntled, then he gives up and, hello, welcome to 20 percent unemployment,” Hubbard said.

Why don’t companies hire young vets?

Last June, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a D.C. think tank specializing in national security issues, published an in-depth report analyzing veteran unemployment issues.

After surveying 69 companies about their hiring policies, the report concluded that most companies hire vets for tangible, business-related reasons. However, the report also showed that negative stereotypes of vets (including post-traumatic stress disorder, anger and violence), as well as problems translating military skills to the civilian workforce are still quite pervasive.

Jennifer Leonard, 37, an Army veteran and current civilian action officer in the Army’s Warrior Transition Command, says hiring managers often associate PTSD with military resumes, frequently to the detriment
of veterans.

“More people in the U.S. have PTSD from automobile accidents than veterans have PTSD from war,” Leonard said. “Thinking somebody with combat-related PTSD would be violent in the workplace is about as ridiculous as thinking someone with automobile PTSD will go on a reckless driving rampage.”

Valerie Verra, the veterans service administrator at American University, says translating military resumes and skill sets can also be a hiring roadblock for many potential employers.

“I see some of these military resumes, and it’s almost like they were written in Chinese,” Verra said. “Being able to clearly define and translate skills is a big issue for veterans.”

Joel Smith, 24, a research assistant at CNAS who analyzed data for the report, says cooperation and communication between the military and employers needs to be improved in order to fully optimize veteran employment. To that end, Smith suggests letting recruiters onto military bases with more regularity and also educating recruiters about the benefits of hiring vets.

“Most companies we interviewed hired veterans and could articulate why hiring vets was good for business,” Smith said. “That said, there’s definitely a shrinking percentage of Americans who have the insight to see past the stereotypes and know what veterans bring to the workplace.”

“From riding a Ferrari to riding a tricycle”

With millions of post-9/11 veterans returning home from service over the past few years, dealing with the infamously tricky civilian transition process and a depleted job market has been a trying task for many vets.

“A good metaphor, I like to think, for leaving the military is that it’s like going from riding a Ferarri to riding a tricycle,” said John Kamin, 27, an Army veteran and project manager at the National Veterans Center. “In the military, you’re moving fast … It’s not easy, but you know exactly what needs to be done. Going from that to realizing that you could sleep until two o’clock in the afternoon … there’s a tremendous amount of anxiety. There’s nobody forcing you to do anything.”

Leonard said her first job coming out of her military service was fraught with miscommunication and difficulty adapting to civilian life.

“I was in this high-speed, fast-paced medic unit, and then I had to jump into academia,” Leonard said. “My colleagues complained about things that I thought were trivial — who should put the water bottle on the water cooler, how the copier wasn’t copying things. I didn’t stay there for long.”

Fixing the problems

Though veteran unemployment, particularly among young vets, remains an issue, companies across the board are attacking the problem from a variety of angles.

Earlier this year, Wal-Mart announced a sweeping plan to hire any and all honorably discharged veterans who had left the military in the last year. It was imitated by some and decried by others, but was nonetheless a substantive attempt at tackling the issue.

Many veterans who have found employment after their service — such as Leonard at the Warrior Transition Command, Hubbard at Deloitte and Kamin at the National Veterans Center — are actively working toward supporting the success of their military brethren.

Feeling the crunch of a lackluster job market and seeking to address their skills deficit, young veterans are also flocking to college in massive numbers, putting their Post-9/11 GI Bill funds to good use. In May 2012, USA Today estimated that the number of veterans signing up for education benefits has more than doubled in the past decade. Though Verra says she is overwhelmed these days with the influx of veterans in college, she also says the uptick in vet enrollment has caused many in academia to take their commitment to serving veterans more seriously.

For their own part, the military has begun pilot testing the Transition GPS program, which is meant to replace the over 20-year-old Transition Assistance Program by year’s end. The new program is supposed to be longer and more expansive, offering comprehensive guidance to departing service members, but whether it will actually be efficacious remains to be seen.

Ultimately, civilian society and veterans alike are grappling with how to best employ and support the millions of young veterans returning from service since 9/11.

“We can’t just call all veterans heroes and say, ‘Well, our job is done here,’” said Kevin Sites, a war journalist and author of several military books. “We have to thank them for the sacrifices they made and for putting their souls in jeopardy, but there’s an accountability that still has to go on.”

Disclosure: Valerie Verra, in her role as veterans services administrator at American University, offered guidance on the “Half the Battle” survey.

Disclosure: Hubbard’s views are purely personal and are not reflective of Deloitte or any of its subsidiaries.

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What challenges do vets face coming home? Non-vets

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- Did you kill anyone?
- Do you have PTSD?
- Did you see anybody die?

- Did you get shot at?

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ThreeNightsWIthARockStar-500x750When Hailey crashes a Half-Life after party, she expects to find the bastard who knocked up her little sister. Instead she meets the sexy front-man who agrees to give her access to his crew if she gives him access to her body.

All Lock demands in return is three days of complete control over the Sunday School teacher. With a contract, because he’s been burned before. One misstep could send the band—and his tenuous sobriety—up in flames.

Hailey and Lock push each other’s limits… Against the penthouse window. Backstage. In the limo and on the elevator. But as the contract counts down, neither are ready for the party to end.

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Hailey forced herself to stand still for his leisurely perusal. Even when he stood and stalked toward her, she managed to hold on to her dignity—whatever dregs she had left after donning these clothes and almost falling on her face. But his smile hit her like a blast of heat, blinding her, scalding her. He looked far too pleased with himself, like a man about to get everything he wanted. And her shaky insides warned she might just give it to him.

“What do you mean?” she asked, proud her voice didn’t quaver too much.

“You want to stay here while we’re in Chicago,” he said. “To stay here for three days, to blend in so that no one questions why you’re here. To ask questions, poke around.”

Yes, that was exactly what she wanted. So why did her nod feel like surrender? As if she’d agreed to his terms before she even knew them. But then maybe she did know what his terms would be. His eyes spoke the words his lips had yet to say. There were volumes of gold-flecked pages filled with all that sensual knowledge. They promised delight and, even better, a hard bite to the exchange. Where the men she had been with were a fresh spring breeze, he stood before her like the calm before the storm, his eyes darkening clouds.

“Can you…” She licked her lips. His gaze tracked the movement, making her feel hunted. “Can you help me?”

His expression softened. Just the slightest degree, but it was enough to slow the hammering of her heart. This was the same kind man she’d met in the lobby. Desire had given him a rough edge, turning his loping gait into a prowl, making his nostrils flare—scenting her. But he was still kind inside.

When he didn’t answer, she searched for whatever strength she might have found. You want… he’d said, listing her terms. Only his terms were left to be stated. A negotiation, then. But even as she thought the words, an image flashed through her mind, a gazelle caught from behind, the vicious beauty of her captor feasting in a National Geographic special.

“What do you want?” she whispered, and somehow the wall was at her back. He was at her front…crowding her…embracing her?

“You,” he snarled. “Under me. Over me. On your knees in front of me. I get full artistic license to your body for three days.”

His words pounded her like hail, leaving dents and then pooling in the hollows left behind. They drowned out the rest of the world and shook the floor. She began to shake too—but her gaze remained locked with his. The shaking was on the inside, fear and a strange longing warring inside her, a battle to the death. She stood frozen, caught in his sights and too terrified to run. Too curious to walk away.

He stepped back, sending a wash of crisp hotel air over her body. She sucked in a breath and immediately missed the earthy scent of him.

“And you,” he continued conversationally, “will have total access to play Nancy Drew in the hotel. That is, whenever I’m not using you.”

Her body lit up when he said the word using. It imploded on you, spoken with such self-assured possession. What was wrong with her that she wanted to be used? Maybe because she wanted to be free to enjoy sex, to really explore it, for the first time in her tame little life. Maybe because he would be the one using her, and he seemed like he would know just what to do with her.

This was a bad idea. For reasons that weren’t quite coming to her at the moment. But she knew it was bad. If she’d said it once, she’d said it a thousand times to her preschoolers: don’t make decisions when you’re angry. Though she wasn’t angry. She was concerned. And frustrated. And…

God, Chloe, why? After I worked so freaking hard so you could start college, why couldn’t you be more careful?

Okay, she might be angry.

She swallowed. So maybe this weekend could be for her too. She would find the baby’s father, but she’d also find something for herself.

With a deep breath, she struggled for levity. A lopsided tilt of her lips was all she could manage. “Where do I sign?” she joked.

His grin widened, revealing an even row of white teeth. The Cheshire cat had just such a smile. “I’m so glad you asked. I have blank copies of my contract in the side table. Right next to the lube.”

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OneKissWIthARockStar-500x750Half-Life bassist Krist Mellas is caught in a PR nightmare after his dirty sex video blew up online. His agent has the solution: a fake engagement with sultry pop princess Madeline Fox. Krist can’t think of anything worse than a charade with the bubblegum bombshell…except losing the band.

Madeline knows better than anyone what it means to live a lie in the spotlight. She’s determined to help Krist without ever letting him find out what it costs her—or about her girlhood crush on him. But after a smoking hot back alley encounter with him leaves her breathless, she can’t deny she wants the snarling bad-boy rocker.

In a world of glitter and diamonds where the kisses are fake but the climaxes are real, their facades start to crack. And the publicity storm may shatter them both.

WARNING: This book contains a scorching threesome, a dirty talking pop princess, and a surly rocker who hits all the right notes.

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Watch the wings.

He couldn’t miss them. She was naked but for feathers and glitter. Untouchable. Two grips ushered her along the catwalk and affixed her harness to a rig in the rafters. Krist was only a few feet off the ground on his platform, but he still felt unsteady. She was so high.

An assistant counted down and the director shouted, “Action!”

The army of dancers below writhed to the thumping bass line of the guide track, feet pounding the floor, but Krist only had eyes for Madeline. She lifted her arms above her head like the ballerina in a little girl’s jewelry box, stepped off the ledge, and twirled down singing.

“I break my own wings.”

The power in her vocals, the edge behind the lyric, knocked him more off balance. He’d expected her to lip sync. He’d expected her to fucking suck.

“I am falling. I am falling. Lift me up.”

All the dancers below lifted their hands in unison and swayed, like the collective force of their will would boost her higher. Cheesy pop bullshit, but something about it worked. He didn’t want to admit it but she had…something. She could fucking sing.

Her descent slowed. If he stretched he could just reach her perfectly manicured toe. Almost time.

His whole body tensed as a camera swung in his direction. He grimaced and gripped the railing when the platform beneath him, mounted on what looked like a cherry picker truck, shifted closer to Madeline. The camera man gave him a thumbs up. He must look sufficiently demonic.

Now. He reached for her, grabbing her by the waist, the only part of her body unadorned, and pulled her close. One breath and he was overcome by her scent. Spicy cotton candy. Unexpected and strangely perfect. A second breath and he prepared to do his damned job, to mash his lips against hers and fling her back to her adoring throng. It was only skin. It didn’t mean anything.

Her eyes flashed mischief. Hi, she mouthed and hooked her legs around his hips.

He froze. The producer hadn’t mentioned grinding in the rundown earlier. She shimmied against him and his traitorous cock responded. Do the job you came to do.

Before he could, she bent her head and stole the kiss he’d been hired to deliver. He couldn’t help but gasp and then her tongue, warm and electric, invaded his mouth. Chai.

Could an angel corrupt a devil?

“I am falling. I am falling.” The guide track looped in the background, distorted by auto-tune, hardly recognizable as the sultry voice he’d just heard.

It was too much. The wet heat, her teeth grazing his bottom lip, and the way she rocked against his crotch. It hurt to touch her, just like the devil was supposed to react. He pushed, but she only held on tighter, digging her heels into his ass, twisting his hair in her fingers. Sparks of pleasure-pain skittered under his skin. She’d chosen him.

He didn’t want to want her. Wanting was a one way ticket to disappointment.

She raked her fingers down his back, teasing the sliver of skin between his shirt and belt, and pressed her mouth to his ear. He shivered.

“Work with me.” She nipped him.

He could work. And if his body responded? Well, it was only biology. The hard-on straining against his zipper, as manufactured and packaged as the Dream Angel in his arms.

He lost himself in the pull and sway, forgot the crowd of people, the camera, the job. Forgot everything but the taste of her, the feel of her tight muscles under his palms, the tickle of feathers floating free.

He kissed her back, violent and hard, reclaiming what she’d taken. His choice. Her body softened, melted around him. She moaned, giving in, an unexpected surrender. He hadn’t missed the power she wielded over the whole production, a queen bee to her hive. But here she was gasping and shuddering in his arms, the rapid pulse against his chest like wings beating against glass. He ran his tongue along hers, savoring the honey and spice.

A sound came from the sides, an urgent whisper. They wanted him to stop. He even felt her lurch away, tugged by mechanical means, but he held tighter. They’d have to tear her away. They’d have to hurt her to do it. For one brief moment, he wasn’t letting go. Skin to skin, mouth to mouth. Heat to heat, and they’d both flown too close to the sun.

The music stopped.

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Sunday, April 29, 2007

Baby slings

Today, Diana and I made the monumental task of wakling a half block to the church (to run Grover, they're really cool) with Elijah. Normally that involves strapping the little man into his car seat, locking said car seat into the car seat stroller, lugging the stroller down the steps, etc. 30 minutes of work for 15 minutes of Grover fun. Besides, Grover was looking at me with his, "You know, I unrinate outside for your benefit, not mine" face.

So we broke out the baby sling. It's basically a sash with a pocket for wee ones. You have to get over the fact that you look like Ms. America without the duct taped buttocks. But after my initial embarassment, I was totally into it. I can carry Eli close to my body and my hands are free to throw Grover tennis balls, hold hands with my wife, open beers, etc. you think I can incorporate the baby sling into my X-Box playing? The posibilities are endless.

p.s. Steve and Tom came over to play X-Box last night and look at the boy. It was hilarious to watch then attempt to whisper scream at the tv so as not to disturb the boy.

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73. Annual Meeting of the DPG and DPG Spring Meeting of the Section AMOP

Hamburg, 2nd - 6th of March 2009

Combined DPG Spring Meeting of the Section AMOP and the Division Environmental Physics, the working groups Equal Opportunities, Energy, Information, Physics and Disarmament, young DPG.
From SAMOP the following sections will participate: Atomic Physics, Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Physics, Quantum Optics and Photonics.

Contributions for a post deadline session of the division Quantum Optics and Photonics can be submitted now!
More information

University of Hamburg
Campus "Von-Melle-Park"
20146 Hamburg

The University is located in the center of Hamburg and can be reached without difficulties using public transportation.
Maps of the campus:
Map of Campus.

Important dates and deadlines!
15.12.2008    Deadline for abstract submission
10.02.2009    Deadline for early-bird payment (Registration is possible until the Wednesday before the conference begins.)
02.03.2009    Start of Conference,
General membership meeting of DPG,
04. and 05.03.2009    Exhibition of physical equipment and literature
04.03.2009    Ceremonial act and awards show

Participants registration

The participant registration is online at

Using the online registration is strongly recommended. This is possible until Wednesday before the conference starts. You can take advantage of early bird discounts until 10th February of 2009.

Conference participants who have registered and paid the conference fee in advance will receive their confirmation of participation 1 week before the conference starts. This confirmation contains a barcode. You must bring this confirmation letter with you to the conference and have it ready for registration. You can print out your conference pass yourself in the conference office on the basis of the barcode. This new process will speed up the registration procedure in the conference office. This requires you to have transferred the conference fee to the specified account on time. Additionally you can short cut the waiting period at the conference office.

Conference Fee

Cancellation of participation

Abstract submission is no longer possible.
AMOP-Dissertation Prize: Nominations cannot be accepted any longer.

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Wednesday, June 20, 2007

HELP : Link texts gone on Safari Beta on windows

Update : Safari doesn't work on Windows 2003 Server. Although the installer won't complain that you're installing it on an unsupported OS, you will end up with the problems below if you do try it out.

It seems I can truly forego buying that Macbook Pro I've been drooling over because Safari is finally available for Windows. I promptly downloaded the setup file from and went thru the rudimentary install.

Lo and behold Apple's start page on Safari.

However, when I visited my favorite search engine Google, I see this ....

I tried to edit the font preferences but they're all blanked out. Clicking "Select" allows me to select a font but nothing shows up on the textboxes after making the selection.

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Canon Cameras Lens Error Restart Camera

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Posted November 22, 2012 8:38 pmJohn McClellanI bought my domestic partner a Canon Power Shot S2 IS digital camera a few years ago for Christmas and spent a lot of money Then I turned it on again, when the error message popped up I held down the play button that looks like a triangle in a square and the Function set button Recommend reading the text first (along with the reader's comments and tips section) as these provide additional tips for situations that the video does not.

The Lens would attempt to come out but then go back and report a lens error and shut down. April 3, 2008 at 3:40 PM Anonymous said... i was freaking out when i got this problem on my canon digital ixus i7 and to think all i need to do was fix #4 to solve it all! Lens Error Restart Camera Canon Powershot S3 Is Unfortunately, many cameras that fall prey to this can only be corrected by professional repair.

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I was discouraged but I kept doing it and I actually tried to lighting bang the camera on he table while opening the camera and it worked! Canon Powershot Sd750 Lens Error Restart Camera I have another canon (the 4mp version of this 3mp) that I have put the installation cd into my computer for so I tried to connect the A510 to my computer I can't figure out why, though, I can't find anything wrong with the camera. Please don't blame me if instead undesirable results occur.

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you're my saviour! skip to main | skip to sidebar Do It Yourself Digital Camera Repair This Blog is dedicated to the home repair of digital cameras. Canon Powershot Lens Error Restart Camera I tried all suggestions including ones marked danger could damage the camera. Lens Error Restart Camera Canon Sd1400 The lens recessed back into the camera like magic and my camera was back.

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My wife's new Nikon Coolpix L10 had a jammed zoom lens and 'lens error' message since she dropped it in sub zero temperatures the day after our wedding. Now my only problem is my memory card. No quick fixes work. http://hammerofcode.com/lens-error/canon-camera-lens-error-restart-camera-sd780.php Now it works properly. :) April 29, 2008 at 6:48 PM ian said...

However, the lens seemed to go in and out OK when I'd try to turn it on. Canon Powershot Sd1100 Lens Error Restart Camera Thank you for the great tips.. On Sale Now 9 Answers Filter by: Most Helpful Newest Oldest Chosen Solution markus weiher Rep: 32.7k 132 55 38 Posted: 07/21/2010 Options Permalink History we had this question in the

If this doesn't work turn it on alternating between video, auto, and camera modes (while tapping).

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March 16, 2008 at 10:09 AM Scairns said... In our case, we got the camera for less than a week, so we returned the camera for an exchange. –decasteljau May 6 '11 at 14:01 add a comment| 9 Answers Now the camera turns on, the lense goes out and in, but it will not take pics, and makes a dumb repeating da dadadada sound every time i press a button. check my blog Posted September 3, 2012 5:42 pmTom Chad the same problem on a Powershot A95 which may be pushing 10 years old.


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I love this cat. It sits patiently and stone still on its porch in Craig Road while watching something it wants very closely and waiting for the opportunity to pounce.

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  • Year of movie : 1986
  • Genres of movie : Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,
  • Status of movie : Released
  • Release date of movie : 1986-08-01
  • Companies of movie : De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG),
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  • Cast of movie :Isabella Rossellini (Dorothy Vallens), Kyle MacLachlan (Jeffrey Beaumont), Dennis Hopper (Frank Booth), Laura Dern (Sandy Williams), Hope Lange (Mrs. Williams), Dean Stockwell (Ben), George Dickerson (Det. John Williams), Priscilla Pointer (Mrs. Beaumont), Frances Bay (Aunt Barbara), Jack Harvey (Mr. Tom Beaumont), Ken Stovitz (Mike), Brad Dourif (Raymond), Jack Nance (Paul), J. Michael Hunter (Hunter), Selden Smith (Nurse Cindy)
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Under 50 Bucks - Bag it!

Another day, another lovely treasury.  I love ETSY people.  They really know how to search for really cool items.  My Josh and Teo stroller bag was included in this treasury of bags.  I love love love the grey shoulder bag with the rose detail.   Here's a link to ETSY.

It's been a crazy crazy week and I have yet to post some of our adventures.  Reason?  I just discovered Pinterest and Twitter.  More things to distract me :o)

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Review: Svartbag - Svartbag (2008, Rump)

Svartbag is a Danish trio making some very interesting and "trippy" music. A.REX and Niels Ladefoged started out as a duo in 2002 with a professed interest in minimalism, krautrock, shoegaze and noise. They were later joined by Peter Kyed. Occasionally they appear as a four-piece with drummer Andreas Hauer-Jensen. In May 2008 they released their debut album reviewed here.

The lineup consists of:
Niels Ladefoged: Guitar, sampler and electronics.
A.REX: Guitar, sampler and electronics.
Peter Kyed: Electronics and real-sounds.

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The review is after the jump.

Bliss in repetition

Danish trio Svartbag (Danish for "gull") was formed in 2002 and has created music that incorporates the raw essence of rock with the hypnotic-like effect of electronics. The trio consists of the two guitarists, Niels Ladefoged and A.REX who also handle samplers and electronics and the third member, Peter Kyed who is in charge of electronics and real sound samplings. In this album they are reinforced on 4 of the tracks by the presence of drummer Andreas Hauer-Jensen.

Taking its influences from krautrock, psychedelic-rock, shoegaze and minimalism, Svartbag present an intriguing view of their musical vision: dark and gripping rich-sounding repetitive tunes, pleasant yet eerie; on a mission to isolate the listener from its environment and surround him with powerful and controlling patterns and sounds. Svartbag's Myspace offers this fitting description of the album: "Svartbag's music can best be described as sonic drones, analogue noise and repetitive space-rock with a touch of ambient and electronica."

There is not much wait, no slow buildup; rather it faces you head on (though not in a bombastic or overly aggressive way) and steals you away from your reality into their musical scenery. It is in fact epic-like, not in length but in scope, in what they achieve with their five compositions, which is a haunting atmosphere, a compelling entourage of sounds. The richness of sound, the flow of each track, the well played and composed tunes, the rhythms and varying moods and influences all sum up synergistically to a fabulous listening experience; one that makes me eager to listen to it again and again. When talking about the magic in music, that something indescribable that grabs you and takes you away from your physical self, this is to me that kind of music.

Svartbag is one of those albums that caught me from first listen. It's refreshingly well-done and well-balanced. A highly enjoyable and recommended release.

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