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Tag Archives: Food Not Bombs

Staying in RVA

16 Dec

Because the roof of the Wingnut needs fixin, and half of our property tax is due in mid January, I am not going to New Orleans this winter. Which will be the first winter in a while in which that is the case. But there is important stuff going on in Richmond with the Anarchist Black Cross and Food Not Bombs etc.

Today it is supposed to snow and they are shutting down everything. Sounds like a good day to bunker down in Southern Barton Heights. I painted signs yesterday for the new radical lending library, the anarchist black cross, and wingnut open open hours. Don’t know what I’ll be doing in the snow today.

Come visit Richmond and the Wingnut, since I can’t go anywhere.

Richmond Tent City

23 Nov

This is a section in my upcoming book, The South is Still Rising. If it doesn’t totally make sense out of context it is because they are parter of a much larger piece about activism and anarchism in Richmond.

But I figured, given the current situation in Monroe Park, and the campaign to keep it open throughout renovations, it might be good to get the information out, and show people that the park has been occupied before.

Tent City

One of the bigger events organized by the General Strike Collective was a Tent City in Monroe Park in 1998. “It was in the late spring of ‘98 that the collective decided unanimously to propagandize and organize a four day takeover of Monroe Park in the form of a tent city aimed at exposing VCU’s ongoing meddling in the homeless community and rapidly increasing gentrification of the Carver Community just North of the main artery of the campus” (Wells 89). Tactics the group used in organizing involved planning sessions, alliance building, fliering campaigns, and street work.  The entire summer gave the group time to organize and strategize.
The event was scheduled to start Friday August 28 at noon, and continue through until Monday morning, August 31 (DOC T). This event was radical, noteworthy, and combines many of the subjects which activists in Richmond have organized around. It shows the potential scope of radical activism in Richmond, and it also shows some of the potential pitfalls of such activism.
A Tent City is “where any large group of individuals gather in a single location and utilize it as a temporary living quarter in protest of an oppressive entity”(DOC T). Described by General Strike, the Tent City in this instance was “a non-violent, direct action approach to exposing injustice in this society” (General Strike Oct./Nov. 1998). Tent cities have occurred around the world. They are in some ways associated with the homeless in general. Some of them are more political in purpose, where as others are more survival based- people form tent cities because they have no where else to go. The Tent City in Richmond was of the more political variety, and less about providing a place for people to live for any significant amount of time.
General Strike advertised about the Tent City in a couple of ways. Word of mouth was important, and they talked to people in the park during Food Not Bombs on Sundays about the plan. A flier advertising the event was created, titled in “Monroe Park Tent City” (DOC T). It also featured a photo of a man in a business suit with a briefcase walking by the words “Smash Capitalism” spray painted on a wall. The content of the flier, including the image, show the political leanings of the event, and reveal the radicalism behind it. “Why does this concern you? It is quite simple really. It is the age-old theory of not waiting until the problem is upon your door and there is no one left to fight for youཀ V.C.U.’s ongoing development and gentrification has affected thousands of Richmond’s citizens and it is just a matter of time before you are all that is left…” ( DOC T).

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Making Banners

22 Nov

If anyone in the Richmond area has an interest in helping to make banners for Food not Bombs or about the Monroe Campaign please let me know. If you have paint or banner material you want to donate to the cause that would be rad too.

I also want to work on the Wingnut’s collection of banners. We are trying to make a bunch that work for a variety of situations that way we are prepared for last minute protests etc.

Topics we are thinking about making multiuse banners for include:

Jail solidarity

Police Brutality

Anti-Death Penalty

Housing Justice

Worker Sollidarity

Indigenous Solidarity

Did we miss any big anarchist topics?

If you have ideas for any banners or want to help email me! xveganarchistrvax@gmail.com

Keep Monroe Open- Video and Petition

12 Oct

Food Not Bombs Statement Regarding Monroe Park

10 Oct

Richmond Food Not Bombs has been sharing food in Monroe Park for over sixteen years now. We have developed many connections and friendships over the course of our existence, helped provide healthy food to many individuals who may not have had access to it otherwise, and become a staple of social activity for many people’s Sunday afternoons.

The proposed renovations to Monroe Park are an attack , a judgement on who the park should and shouldn’t be for. It is an attack on the homeless, the “homeless-appearing” (whatever that means – it’s in the Monroe Park Advisory Council’s renovation plans), and groups and individuals who don’t judge people by their social status or whether they have conventional means of acquiring shelter.

We will not stand for it.

The only change that the park really needs is for the city to do its job when it comes do doing maintenance on the bathrooms, as they are functional but one of the water pipes to the sinks has corroded away. Other improvements, such as installing permanent chess tables, or a playground area for kids would be nice, but NOT at the cost of driving out the folks who currently congregate in the park, shutting the entire park down for 18 months, or privatizing the security of the park. Continue reading

Wingnut Food Distribution Program!

11 Aug

This Saturday is the second monthly event coordinated between the Wingnut Anarchist Collective and the Virginia Food Bank. The Wingnuts have been handing out food vouchers throughout the neighborhood over the past month.

So Saturday the 14th at 12noon the Wingnuts will begin setting up the food with the food bank at the parking lot at the corner of Graham and North Avenue in Southern Barton Heights. Then at 1 the distribution will begin. Folks with vouchers will get priority, just because that is the only method we have to keep it organized. The Food Bank only brings but so much food a month, but will hopefully continue to bring more each month.

This month the Wingnuts will also be tabling with fliers about the numerous events and programs they are involved with, as well as know your rights literature. Continue reading

Guide to Richmond Food Not Bombs

6 Mar

This is a guide to Richmond Food Not Bombs that I have been working on for a while. I want to eventually have print copies that we can give to new folks so they can get a feel for what we do and why (and how). Any edits, criticisms or additions are welcome.

Welcome to Richmond Food Not Bombs!

This zine is meant to give you more information about Food Not Bombs so you can have many of your questions, including the ones you didn’t know you had, answered. If you have any ideas, suggestions, or questions not included in this zine, feel free to bring them up to folks at Food Not Bombs- we are always excited to challenge each other and grow as a community.

Richmond, Virginia Food Not Bombs

Started mainly as a political statement, Food Not Bombs, was born in 1980. The movement’s founding members served free food to the homeless outside of a stockholders’ meeting of the First National Bank in Boston. A bank which “red-lined” many poverty-stricken districts in the city while it simultaneously funded much of New England’s weapons industry. The group’s message was simple: “Less money should be spent on destructive military equipment while much of our nation’s population lives in poverty”. This first Food Not Bombs action made a strong political statement, while at the same time providing a simple and practical service to those in need. Now, 30 years later, groups all over the world operate with the same simple humanitarian cause using the name Food Not Bombs.

Food Not Bombs has been a Richmond organization since 1994. For over 16 years the Richmond group has served a weekly meal, only missing 2 servings in its history. The group was founded by activists, and while the membership has changed, there are still connections between the original members and todays activists. Not only that, but the spirit of the group remains the same.

What Does Food Not Bombs Do?

Like any major city in our country, Richmond has a growing number of citizens without homes or the means to acquire healthy food. Food Not Bombs Richmond serves a free, hot, vegan meal in Monroe Park, near the intersection of Main and Belvidere Streets. Close to 200 people eat dinner with us every Sunday, including families. Rice, vegetable stir fry, salad, fruit, bread, and drinks are typically prepared. After the meal, free groceries are made available. We also distribute baked goods and produce to other community organizations. Demonstrations and community events such as Really Really Free Markets, REPHRAME Meetings, the May Day Parade and more are other opportunities for Food Not Bombs to provide a meal while increasing our visibility and developing solidarity with local activists. Continue reading


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 The bones of the arm and hand - Anatomy-Medicine.COM
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The bones of the arm and hand

The bones of the arm and hand have the important jobs of supporting the upper limb and providing attachment points for the muscles that move the upper limb. These bones form joints that provide a wide range of motion and flexibility needed to manipulate objects deftly with the arm and hand. They also provide strength to resist the extreme forces and stresses acting upon the arms and hands during sports, exercise, and heavy labor.

Consisting of the clavicle (collar bone) and scapula (shoulder blade), the pectoral girdle forms the attachment point between the arm and the chest. The clavicle, which gets its name from the Latin word for key, is a long bone that connects the scapula to the sternum (breast bone) of the chest. It is located just under the skin in the thoracic region between the shoulder and the base of the neck. The clavicle is slightly curved like a letter S and is about five inches in length. Two joints are formed by the clavicle – the sternoclavicular joint with the sternum, and the acromioclavicular joint with the acromion of the scapula. The clavicle permits the shoulder joint to move in circles while remaining attached to the bones of the chest.

Posterior to the clavicle is the scapula, a flat, triangular bone located lateral to the thoracic spine in the dorsal region of the body. The scapula forms two joints – the acromioclavicular (AC) joint with the clavicle and the shoulder (humeroscapular) joint with the humerus. The glenoid cavity is located on the lateral end of the scapula and forms the socket for the ball-and-socket shoulder joint. Many muscles attach to the scapula to move the shoulder, including the trapezius, deltoid, rhomboids, and the muscles of the rotator cuff.

The humerus is the only bone of the upper arm. It is a long, large bone that extends from the scapula of the shoulder to the ulna and radius of the lower arm. The proximal end of the humerus, known as the head, is a round structure that forms the ball of the ball-and-socket shoulder joint. On its distal end, the humerus forms a wide, cylindrical process that meets the ulna and radius to form the inner hinge of the elbow joint. The pectoral, deltoid, latissimus dorsi, and rotator cuff muscles attach to the humerus to rotate, raise, and lower the arm at the shoulder joint.

Our forearm contains two long, parallel bones: the ulna and the radius. The ulna is the longer and larger of the two bones, residing on the medial (pinky finger) side of the forearm. It is widest at its proximal end and narrows considerably at its distal end. At its proximal end, the ulna forms the hinge of the elbow joint with the humerus. The end of the ulna, known as the olecranon, extends past the humerus and forms the bony tip of the elbow. At its distal end, the ulna forms the wrist joint with the radius and the carpals.

Compared to the ulna, the radius is slightly shorter, thinner, and located on the medial side of the forearm. The radius is narrowest at the elbow and widens as it extends towards the wrist. At its proximal end, the rounded head of the radius forms the pivoting part of the elbow joint that permits rotation of the lower arm and hand. At its distal end, the radius is much wider than the ulna and forms the bulk of the wrist joint with the ulna and carpals. The distal end of the radius also rotates around the ulna when the hand and forearm rotate.

Despite being such a small region of the body, the hand contains twenty-seven tiny bones and many flexible joints.

- The carpals are a group of eight roughly cube-shaped bones in the proximal end of the hand. They form the wrist joint with the ulna and radius of the forearm and also form joints with the metacarpals of the palm of the hand. The carpals form many small gliding joints with each other to give extra flexibility to the wrist and hand.
- The five long, cylindrical metacarpals form the supporting bones of the palm of the hand. Each metacarpal forms a joint with the carpals and another joint with the proximal phalanx of a finger. Metacarpals are able to abduct to spread the fingers and palm apart and can adduct to draw the fingers and palm together. The metacarpals also give flexibility to the hand when gripping an object or when touching the thumb and pinky finger together.
- The phalanges (singular: phalanx) are a group of fourteen bones that support and move the digits. Each digit contains three phalanges – proximal, middle, and distal – except for the thumb, which contains just a proximal phalanx and a distal phalanx. The phalanges are long bones that form hinge joints between themselves and also condyloid (oval) joints with the metacarpals. These joints permit the flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction of the digits.

Our arms and hands require a balance of strength and dexterity to perform diverse tasks such as lifting heavy boxes, swimming, playing a musical instrument, and writing. The joints of the arm and hand permit a wide range of motion while maintaining the strength of the upper limb. Many skeletal muscles attach to and pull on these bones to move them with strength, speed, and accuracy. Like all bones of the body, upper limb bones help the body to maintain homeostasis by storing minerals and fats and by producing blood cells in the red bone marrow.
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KitKat 4.4 :: Download Complete Notifications Keep Displaying After 4.4 Update

Dec 2, 2013

I was prompted to update to Kit Kat on my Samsung Galaxy S3 this morning. The updated downloaded & installed without any issues - but now the same 3 notifications are constantly displayed on my phone. If I clear, they come back. Same for when I re-boot my phone:

Download complete

Download complete

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It has only happened since this update and it's getting very irritating having these display permanently and come back seconds after I clear each time.

KitKat 4.4 :: Download Complete notifications keep displaying after 4.4 update

KitKat 4.4 :: Samsung Galaxy S3 - Download Notifications Won't Go Away After Update

Dec 5, 2013

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Now all the notifications for thos downloads will not go away. I've cleared them all at once, I've cleared them all individually. When I turn the screen off and then turn it back on an dunlock the phone all those notifications are back in the notification bar.

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I did once (months ago) download that from either the web or Google Drive (I suspect the later)... I can't open the file (it says "This Document Cannot be Opened" if I click on it) and the notice comes back. Even if I download another copy, I still get the notice, clearing Drive's cache didn't fix it, neither did uininstalling Drive altogether).

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Recently I've been running a number of tests and I have identified whenever I receive a Facebook notification, battery drain dramatically increases (e.g. over 10% in an hour with no use (sitting idle (black screen) and locked). If I don't get Facebook notifications, then the battery life is solid and last for ages.

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* I then tried ending the Facebook task. This does nothing. The dramatic battery drain pattern continues.

* If I turn the phone on and off, it stops the battery drain.

* I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Facebook. No difference, problem still occurs.

* I'm using the latest Facebook application as at 30/01/14.

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Mar 11, 2014

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My issue is when I'm logged in to account 2 on my nexus 7, I'm getting text notifications for account 1 on my nexus 7. But if I were to open Google Voice on the nexus 7, once GV refreshes, the texts disappear. It doesn't happen the other way around. If I get a text/vm to account 2, it does not notify my phone, which is logged in to account 1.

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Friday, October 31, 2008

20 Days till Open House!

I did not get a lot of painting accomplished today.
I went to pick up my new prints. Also picked up
our invitations. Packed my van and went to set
up for my weekend show. Returned home by 5:30
in time to be in charge of trick or treat. Finally I
am going to get a little paint on my paper.

Behind the Scenes of Open House...

Labels and Numbers...
I consulted Linda's Open House schedule, there really
is one taped to her desk! Very organized, which is what
every artist needs! Next on the list is printing
the 6500 mailing labels. This takes a while and I was
informed it is time for a new printer. Ours was jamming
and it was not going well. Then "number the book". We
have a binder with all the prints and their numbers and
who purchased each print... I have no idea why except
Linda likes to know this kind of thing. I personally never
looked up a number or checked who owns which one...
But I do get in a little trouble when I forget to write the print
number on the receipt, it messes up her bookkeeping!
She also ran pages we use to take a phone order. She is
good at designing papers, I just have to fill in the blanks,
pretty much dummy proof. These are numbered so you
are sure to get the next print number available and we fill
the orders as they come in. And you guessed it ~ the
order sheets go in the "orders" binder!
That's it for tonight. Tomorrow is the scheduled "label the
invitations" day and remember I am out of here!

You can find me at:
Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsman Holiday Show
at the Berks-Lehigh Campus of Penn State University,
Reading, PA Sat. 9am-5pm and Sun. 10am-4pm
$4.00 admission ~ excellent quality
There is a $1.00 off coupon on their website!

Thursday, October 30, 2008

21 Days till Open House!

Behind the scenes of Open House...

The Plan...
We have over 6500 names on our mailing list. Our
Open House is not open to the general public since
we are opening our home and the studio. Everyone
on the mailing list is invited and you may bring anyone
with you or give your invite to someone you think
would be interested. Our business goal is to invite you
to our home, show you a fabulous new collection of
originals paintings ~ which I am working like mad to
complete~ and present the new prints. We offer a
special opening price to all our clients before the new
prints are out at a show. All the older prints are also
available, and there are light refreshments. Our second
goal is to have you place an order if you cannot come to
the Open House. So the invitation plays an important role.

The Invitation…
Our invitation was carefully designed and the layout was
not changed for 23 years. It had been 8 ½”x11” and
included each new sell sheet. Linda loves paper and sat
for hours looking and feeling paper and choosing colors.
Each year was a different paper and printing color.
Last year the postage jumped to 80c and we just felt that
was too much of a cost. 6500 x .80 = $5200.00 simply
to get the invitation in your hands. Plus Linda and my
Mother-in-law and some friends came for the weekend
and collated, stuffed, shut, labeled and stamped all 6500.
I happily leave for a show ~ I am smarter than I look!
After 23 years of the same design and after much agonizing
Linda decided to go down to a tri-fold invite and fold the
sell sheets. Same collating, stuffing, shutting, labeling and
stamping going on but less postage.
Here is a sample
1999 and
the tri-fold

This year after even more agonizing and worrying
about the state of our economy and if we could recoup
our costs we decided to save money in printing and
"go green" by going to an oversized postcard. Printed
in color, with the new prints on it instead of mailing
3 pieces of paper.

New postcard

If up to me, I would have done this years ago!
So the invitations are being delivered tomorrow and
they now only need labeled and stamped.
But I am still leaving for a show!!

Back to my painting… Notice the time, I am still

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

22 Days till Open House!

I had my last class this morning. Teaching is over
until January. I spent 2 hours cutting down glass
to fit my odd size frames and then back to painting.
My Mom finally had her first physical therapy
appointment today, they are calling it a "tune-up"

Behind the Scenes of Open House...
1st… The new Prints
The planning starts with the picking of the new prints.
We start in September holding on to any painting that
is a possibility. I tend to pick paintings that were a
challenge or I thought turned out well or were different.
For that reason Linda picks what we print! She is looking
for a nice addition to the prints I already have since
many clients add to their collection. I keep painting until
something speaks to her, not sure what it says but she seems
to know when she sees the right one. She will tell you it is
just an instinct as to what she feels she can sell in quantity.
It takes several weeks of narrowing down her choices and
sitting and studying them which is a little unnerving for me.
Me… I’d have picked it in an hour!
Here are this years two new prints.

I use Pemcor in
Lancaster, PA for
my printing.

I ask for a "match"
color to the original,
same size as the
original with a
1"border. 450 prints

I had my order appointment on 10/14. I have used Pemcor
many years and they just know what I want. You need a
printer who is used to doing art prints. I was called in to
proof the color, and this past Monday I was there for the
final color check and watch them run my prints. They are
drying and I will get them in a few days.

Meanwhile, the next step is to title them and write the
copy for the sell sheets. I have fun with this, throwing
out any odd ball title I can come up with just to
watch Linda roll her eyes at me. There is an “ideas”
tablet that anyone around can offer their opinion. One
year she picked a title from one of my students. But
there are rules! One or two word titles so it is easy to
remember and easy for me to write on a sales receipt
and it must make sense when viewing the print.
We went with "Harvest Moon" and "Southern Charm"
and you will need to wait a week until they are on my
website to read the copy!
I am back to my painting.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

23 Days till Open House!

Just checking in so you know I am alive and well and
painting! Here is proof… This was taken on Monday.

I paint all over
the house, here
I am in the kitchen
while Linda was cooking.
Keeping her company
or bugging her, not
sure which!

There are 23 days till my Open House. I thought
over the next few days I would share what goes
into making my Open House happen. I will need
to consult with Linda since she is largely
responsible for this little party. My job is to
paint fabulous new watercolors so she can put on
a great show! Here is more proof that I am
painting… Every painting spends a few days
propped on my chair
rail where I can look
at it before framing.
Here are two new
ones, barely dry!

Back to open house… The date is always the weekend
before Thanksgiving and this is my 25th year.
November 21, 22, and 23 2008
Background: It all started out of necessity. I told
you before that I only print one time a year and I
pick 2 paintings to print. Every other painting stays
as an original one of a kind. I print 4-color offset
lithographs, all 450 are printed at one time. Back
when I had very little money (some things remain
the same!) I needed to come up with a way to pay
my print bill. So we started an open house to
present the new prints and generate income during
a time when shows were winding down. The open
house was designed to pay my print bill and give
me the cash to live over winter.
25 Open Houses later, the process is the same.
I need to stop for tonight and go take out the trash!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Thursday check in

I am painting, painting, painting!

There have been the usual headaches around here.
We needed to replace the furnace in the studio. $$$
My Mom fell again. Actually she did not fall as
much as she slid off the side of the bed. Either way
you look at it she was on the floor. We have some
physical therapy ordered but after three calls we are
having problems finding home bound PT.

We are feeling the pinch of the tighter economy in new
ways. Everyone is keeping smaller amounts of stock
on hand. Linda has had several problems getting her
framing supplies in the quantity she needs. The
distributor we usually use has no stock at all and I
doubt will be in business very long. Our second choice
only had 12 of the 75 mats she wanted to order. And
finally our third call had what we wanted but it will
take 5-7 days to get here. So framing is on hold which
messes with Linda's "open house to do list"!
Where once we had net 30 days to pay, everyone now
needs half down. So more $$$ = more stress.
The color on the proofs for the open house invitation is not
perfect so that is creating a few issues. This time of year is
usually stressful, with the huge outlay of cash on the
gamble of huge sales at open house + a tight economy =
Linda's headache = shared stress with all who enter the
studio!! I am painting every second of the day and
that leaves all the framing and plans in her lap. After
looking at the checkbook and looking at Linda I made
the best decision possible.
The best thing is for me to take off for a show!
Trust me, this is a smart move!!
You can find me at:
Annandale Virginia Show
Held in the Ernst Community Cultural Center
Northern VA Community College, Annandale, VA
10am-5pm good quality!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Window Study #16

5" x 5" original watercolor

I am painting part of this view in a larger
painting and I needed to work out a few
problems so I decided to work them out in
a blog painting. This is an outside window
view. The window needs work and that
creates character! Nice old wood bucket
inside offers a focal point. The larger painting
will be at my open house.

I proofed my prints today. Which in printing
terms means I went to see that the color registration
was correct. It is the first step and I am required
to approve it. Looks great! I want a match in color
to the original so that is what I am approving.
Other than that I just
painted. Ok, I did go on an
early morning ride but
other than that I am chained
to my desk!

I had a free weekend but looked at my checkbook
and decided I better find a show! So anyone in the
Leesburg, VA area come out and see me.
Leesburg Court & Market Days from 10-4 on
Saturday 10/18 FREE!!
You can find me on North King Street.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

New Prints...

I only print two paintings a year. Every other painting
stays as an original...a one of a kind. I still print in the old
fashion four-color offset lithograph method.
Printing all 450 at a time. I am paying for quality.
It is a large outlay of cash and this year with the
economy we were really feeling the pressure. We tossed
around our options. Do not print at all this year, just
print one, print less quantity... and now add the pressure
of picking the "right" painting.
I am so, so glad this is Linda's decision!! I offer an opinion
and walk away. Anyway, the decision making is over.
They are already at the printer. But I thought I would
give you a sneak peak so you can start saving now!
Actually they are very reasonable and we offer a discount
to clients ordering before the end of the year. Now the
Original you will need to save for...

"Harvest Moon" framed in 11x22
We had a lot
of requests for
this size.
Linda liked the
glow from the lamp.

"Southern Charm" framed in 20x22
No contest here...
look at the
of thoes bricks!

The originals will be sold on eBay so make
sure you have an eBay account started!
I am painting every free moment so I have
great new work for Open House so you need to
bare with me, I simply cannot fit in a blog painting.
Mark you calender for November 21-23 and
plan a visit to my Open House held at my studio
and home in Lititz, PA. Lititz is a great town to
spend a weekend in. Invites are also at the
printer and if you want one sent to you
you need to email your address.
For now...back to my next painting.

Monday, October 13, 2008

painting lesson... # 5

We both survived the busy weekend filled with
two shows. Both shows went well and we roll
right into all the work that goes into making my
Annual Open House a success. The paintings are
picked for printing, in fact we have an appointment
with the printer tomorrow. Linda redesigned the
invitation. Smiths are going green! We are going to
a large postcard instead of using an envelope an
invite and two tear sheets. Saving paper and printing.
I think Linda is 3/4 finished with the new design.
My job is to paint, paint and paint some more!
So that said, I spent my whole day on the demo painting.
You need to go back to review the previous days.

Step 1... It is important to remember I have limited
my palette because it
is what the painting
requires. It becomes
a study in warm
earth tones.

I painted the pegs on
the moulding. And now
concentrating on the
windows. Start with

a wash of cad. yellow and cad. red deep
to bring out the detail. Add a bit more cad red and
a little paynes grey for darker shadowed areas. This
is fine work so dry it hard so it does not turn muddy.
I continued on both windows, over and over until I
am satisfied. Add an even darker mixture for the
darker shadows. Build and dry hard! Now lets move
on to the walls. They had nice tone but I want them
stronger and more solid. I want an old feeling. I mix
paynes grey, pthalo blue and tiny amount of permanent
rose. Use a #6-8 round brush and stroke the paper.
Again, paint and dry hard 4 times. Build that wall,
remembering where your shadows belong.

Step #2

Now the mirror. It was
untouched and the paper
bare. I outlined it first with
paynes grey and a dab of
colbalt blue. Then inside, one
wash of cad. yellow light and
then went over the glass with perm. indigo in a
dry brush fashion. Dry and then add the
reflections with paynes grey and burnt umber.

Step #3
Lastly I need to finish
the view outside the
window. I took a
moment to sketch
an idea in my
sketchbook to get
my bearings.
I wanted a fall scene.
This may not look
like much but it
is a map of what I
want to do.

Step #4
OK, I am ready to finish the window.
I sketched my outline and am ready
to add color. Now we are adding color!
I underpainted the grass with
new gambouge. Leaving three areas
negative for my trees and the sky.
The sky is underpainted with a light wash
of cad. yellow. I am going to now work my
way down the sky with cobalt and pthalo blue.
thinning it out to a lighter shade. Now the
mountains... I work a mixture of perm. green yellowish
with naples yellow and I dab it in with drybrush, leaving
spaces for other color. Dry it!! Touch in a light orange
for the trees. Now back to the grass. Use pthalo green
and burnt umber and place small drybrush brush strokes
to form grass.

Presenting...the finished painting!!

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Wednesday check in...

I felt I needed to just check in. We spent 5 days
in Rhinebeck NY last week. Thursday was a driving
and set up the camper day. Friday was set up the
booth day. Saturday and Sunday I showed and
demonstrated. I actually finished a painting and
started another one. Monday we packed up and
drove home. We arrived home at 4:30pm with
enough time to unload the van and work in the yard.
It is a short week and Linda was stressed within
hours of being home. Tuesday I had two classes to
teach while Linda was busy with my Mom .
Porchwalk is this weekend so Linda
feels pressured to have the property looking tidy and
decorated for fall. That pressure is shared with me!!
She is on the committee so there are last moment things
for her to handle. Adding to the list is all the planning
for my annual open house. It is time for us to pick our
new print and get the open house stuff started...
Today I had another class and Linda was at
Meals on Wheels in the morning. We had to pick up 16
mums and distribute them for the Porchwalk, finished the
yard, packed the van for my show, framed some prints,
and tidied up the studio. I have been painting but my demo
painting was put on hold while I finish the ones Linda is
thinking about printing. I will return to the demonstration
on Monday. Tomorrow sounds like another hectic day...
For Porchwalk info:

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

painting lesson... day 4

I will start by sharing
a photo of my Tuesday
morning ladies. They
wanted a photo with me!

Now it is back to

This photo does not
really do it justice.
It is a bit washed out
from my flash.
I am a painter not
a photographer!

Step 1
I removed the misket and am ready to
add the lines on the floor to show the planks.
I mixed paynes gray and burnt sienna, I used a
brush that had a fine point so I could control the
line. I started in the back and painted one long
line forward for each plank.

Step 2 The Walls:
I used a mixture of
1/2 paynes grey and
1/2 cobalt blue and
washed it evenly on
wall from top to bottom.
After one wash I used
my pencil and marked
the area that will be in
shadow. Then I continued washing in the wall.
Remember to dry each wash, I cannot stress this enough.
You can see where I built darker areas to show light/dark.

Step 3 Re intensifying...
This gives you a good
overall view. Much
truer to the real
colors. Notice the
shadows on the back
wall and ceiling. On
the right end of the
bench seat I added
a wash of magenta
and cad yellow for
warmth and to help
with the contrast against the other light spot on the
bench. I keep making the bench and floor darker so
the lights stay light. My last wash is pthalo blue
and a few drops of india ink. I put this over the
shadows on the floor, under the bench and the back
of the bench and a few spots on the chair.
I am finished for today.

We are leaving in the morning for a show in Rhinebeck
NY so my lesson will be on hold till Tuesday. If you
live near Rhinebeck come out and show some support.
I will be demonstrating.

The Show:
Crafts at Rhinebeck
October 4&5
Held at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds Route 9,
Rhinebeck, NY Sat. 10-6 and Sun. 10-5
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By Cory Hollon

Rebellions are built on hope. – Cassian Andor, 1 BBY

Hope is not a plan. – Every decent commander, ever

In 4 ABY, the Alliance to Restore the Republic gained critical intel about the construction of a new Death Star. Clearly learning from the lengthy process of creating the first planet-killing battle station, the Empire had been able to construct a significant portion of the structure in the four years since the destruction of the first. Bothan spies were able to discover the exact location and defensive capabilities of the new Death Star and relay that information to the Alliance. The plan of attack was woefully inadequate, but the most glaring omission was the absence of a method for deciding to begin the fighter assault on the incomplete station. Even without this error, though, the Empire was in a position to gain a decision advantage over the Alliance because of its ability to access and control the electromagnetic spectrum. The Alliance eventually prevailed, but current military forces would do well to learn from the mistakes that a series of extraordinarily lucky events were able to mitigate.

The Alliance was never known for detailed planning, and the attack on the second Death Star was no exception. After making the announcement about the intel, Mon Mothma allowed Admiral Akbar to outline the plan. The battle station was not operational, but an impenetrable shield from the nearby moon of Endor was protecting it. Ground forces would deactivate the shield, then the cruisers would form a perimeter and allow the fighters to fly in and blow up the main reactor. General Madine gave a few more details about the ground force insertion plan including the use of a stolen Imperial shuttle and codes. All other details were omitted.

While there are several problems with this plan, the absence of a decision matrix for commencing the attack would become the most glaring. The fleet, coming out of hyperspace, would be unaware of the most critical piece of information, the status of the shields. There was no plan in place to communicate the strike team’s success or failure. This omission resulted in a situation where the Empire had the upper hand by being able to use the Alliance’s logic and risk calculus against it to achieve its military mission, even if the Death Star was not operational.

There were two key pieces of information required in order to begin the attack: minimum force present and shield status. The minimum force required to execute Akbar’s plan was never explicitly stated, but we can assume that a minimum of two cruisers could form an effective enough perimeter to allow the fighters to attack the battle station. A single flight of fighter was all that was needed to take out the power coupling and the main reactor simultaneously and trigger a chain reaction, which would destroy the entire station. If at any point in the battle, the Alliance’s surviving forces were or inevitably would be less than the minimum force required, the mission would need to be aborted because further action would risk unnecessary losses without any chance for success. We can assume based on the relative strength of the Alliance vis a vis the Empire, they would accept near total force destruction in order to accomplish the mission. Hence, the extremely small minimum force required to proceed.

The second piece of information was the most critical. The attacking Alliance fleet needed to know the status of the shield generator. If the shield was still up, they simply could not attack without essentially committing suicide as all the fighters would be destroyed upon hitting the shield. If the shield was down, they could continue with the plan.

At no point, though, did the Alliance’s military or political leadership discuss a third option for both pieces of information: unknown. The table below summarizes the discussed or reasonably deduced action the Alliance would take given the information about minimum force and status of the shield.

What is most notably missing is the plan for the attack in the event that the shield status is unknown. Not meeting minimum force required for the attack is a clear abort, and an operational shield clearly means to delay until either the shield is down (giving General Solo more time) or the minimum force is no longer present. But what should the Alliance do if they cannot get a reading on the status of the shield one way or another? General Calrissian defaults to the position that if the shield status is unknown, it must be up. He reasons that the jamming by the Empire must be to mask an operational shield. However, what if the strike team had been effective, and the jamming was merely part of a ruse by the Empire in an effort to attack the decision making of Alliance? How much risk was the Alliance willing to take in the face of incomplete information?

For the Alliance, bringing down the shield was a critical precondition for success. The only way they achieve their objective was if the shield is down. The Empire, on the other hand, can maintain the status quo in at least 5 of the other seven scenarios captured in the table. If the Alliance can be led to believe that the shield is up, then, regardless of the actual shield status, the Empire will at worst delay the attack and give themselves more time to bring their superior mass to bear.

The best-case scenario for the Empire, though, is that the Alliance has a perception about the shield status that is exactly opposite from reality. If the shield is up, but the Alliance thinks it is down, they will attack and be destroyed by the shield. If the shield is down, but the Alliance thinks that it is up, then they will delay the attack. It is a tall order to completely deceive the enemy, but the Empire could at least make the attempt to invert reality in the perception of the Alliance.

Failing that, the Empire would like to make the critical piece of knowable information unknown for as long as possible, which will drive a risk decision for the Alliance. If it can be assumed that the Alliance will attack with the minimum force once the shield is down, it would make sense to create confusion in that information stream in order to give the Empire more time to destroy the Alliance’s forces.

The attack was ultimately successful, although it must have been the will of the Force because the planning and execution errors by the Alliance should have resulted in failure. First, they had no plan to gain the one critical piece of information required to make the decision to attack. Instead, there should have been at least one, but really several, redundant paths for that information to get to the attacking force. Military forces in the United States have been biased toward efficiency in the last twenty years of low-intensity conflict. They have sought to eliminate redundancy and overlapping capabilities when faced with a long conflict. This efficiency comes at with the risk of single points of failure, and the lesson from the Alliance in major combat operations is that critical information must have several paths to arrive to the decision makers.

Second, the Alliance never discussed what to do in the face of unknowns. If the shield was up they would go; if the shield was down they would delay. However, what was the initial assumption to be used if that piece of information could not be gained either because of a lack of redundant information streams or enemy action? This would ultimately be a risk decision. Accepting a high level of risk would incline the Alliance toward action in the face of unknowns. A more risk averse force would tend to not proceed with high uncertainty. Military commanders should remember that what appears to be a binary choice in the state of the operating environment usually includes an implied third option of unknown state.

Third, and perhaps most importantly, the decision superiority the Empire could have gained was entirely dependent on their access and control of the electromagnetic spectrum. They were able to jam the sensors of the Alliance and present an unknown into their decision calculus, giving the Empire an advantage. US military forces also will determine the status of the operating environment based upon their access and control of the electromagnetic spectrum because it is the means through which military forces gain and share information. A way to drive the enemy to mistakes is by creating a mismatch between reality and perception. This will force them to lose control over their processes and take no action, take the wrong action, or take action for an inappropriate duration.

The Battle of Endor should have been a stunning loss for the Alliance. Their plan did not cover the basics; much less prepare them for any contingencies. US military forces would do well to learn the lessons from the near disaster.

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About the Author: Lt Col Cory Hollon is an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons System Officer in the U.S. Air Force. He has six combat deployments, has commanded an Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, graduated from the Weapons Instructor Course and the School of Advanced Military Studies. He is currently an Airpower Strategist in the Skunks (Concept Division) of the Air Force Warfighting Integration Center and is the lead author for the Air Force Operating Concept. He can be found on Twitter @cory_hollon – be prepared for a lot of Star Wars. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Air Force or the U.S. government.

About the Editor: Angry Staff Officer is an Army engineer officer who is adrift in a sea of doctrine and staff operations and uses writing as a means to retain his sanity. He also collaborates on a podcast with Adin Dobkin entitled War Stories, which examines key moments in the history of warfare.

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Microchipping Your Pet

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Tags vs. Microchipping

Many people question the need for a microchip if their pet already has a collar tag, and vice versa.

The truth is, microchipping is only one part of the equation. Your pet should always have a collar with an identification tag, as well as an implanted microchip. There is no guarantee that the person who finds your lost pet will know to bring your pet to a local animal hospital or shelter, where they can look for and scan a microchip.

This is why it is best to also put tags on your pet that include your phone number and, if you would like, an address. Make sure the phone number listed is associated with a voicemail or answering machine, so, if someone calls when you are not available, they can leave you a message.

Want to Know More?

If you have any questions about microchipping or the best way to protect your pet from getting lost, contact us to learn more.

Each year, nearly 8 million animals end up in local shelters. Of those 8 million pets, data shows that less than 20 percent of lost dogs and less than 2 percent of missing cats are ever returned to their original owners.

Thankfully, there are some useful tools available to help pet owners who have lost their pets find them again — including microchips. Having your pets microchipped is one of the best ways to increase the chance that you will be reunited with them, should they ever go missing.

What Is Microchipping?

A microchip is a very small, radio-frequency identification transponder. Microchipping your pet involves placing an identification chip in your pet’s shoulder area. A needle is used to place the chip under the animal’s skin.

It only takes a few seconds for a veterinarian to implant a microchip under your pet’s skin. In fact, many owners choose to have this procedure done while their pet is being neutered or spayed to save time and reduce any discomfort to their pet. The procedure itself is performed with a large, sterilized needle and does not seriously injure or hurt your pet.

How It Works

Each microchip is programmed with a unique identification number that links your pet to your home address and contact information. This information can be picked up when the microchip is scanned by a specific scanning machine that is used by many veterinary clinics and animal shelters.

Some people think that a microchip works similarly to a tracker or GPS device. However, it only works when someone scans the chip on the proper frequency. Different scanners read different frequencies. Because of this, a microchip is only as good as the information registered to it. It is important to make sure the chip is registered to you and that your updated phone number and address is attached to it, so your pet can be returned to you.

Why Is Microchipping Your Pet Important?

The American Humane Association estimates that more than 10 million cats and dogs are lost or stolen in the United States each year.

If someone finds your lost pet and takes him to a local veterinary clinic or animal shelter, a microchip is one of the best ways to guarantee that he ends up back in your arms.

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Teaching Empathy Saves Lives

I‘m sure most of you have heard about the abduction of the Wisconsin girl, Jayme. As we’re finding out more & more about it all, it has been told that the man who abducted her had killed a dog and had an obsession with road kill. You see my passion for animals isn’t just about my love for animals, it’s something we should all be paying attention to. Research has proven when children show signs of no empathy for animals and harm them, they most likely are just “experimenting/testing” and will move on to humans. This is why I am so passionate about educating children (and everyone) about how important it is to “pay attention” and teach empathy, kindness, & respect to animals. It could just save a life!

We fight against the abuse they endure
Cows, elephants, cats & dogs
We speak out to make a change
Most will ignore and say that’s “their” cause

What they aren’t seeing
What they may not know
If we don’t all do our part
The odd behavior will grow

When a child has no empathy
This is cause for alarm
If they are hurting animals
One day it will be a human they harm

Teaching children kindness for all life
Paying attention to how they behave
It’s not up to just “they” but all of us
It might one day be a life you saved

©Animals Are Feeling Beings Too

4 thoughts on “Teaching Empathy Saves Lives

  1. Lauren

    Amen, LeeAnn. I believe that any form of abuse toward a human or any living creature will expand to other abuses and other species. If an impulsive person deals out some form of abuse ostensibly for no reason, that person will likely repeat the ill will on the same or another victim. The rule is, “Just don’t hurt animals or people! How would you like someone else to hurt you or another person or helpless animal you love?”

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  2. emaylerocks

    I agree with this one. Lack of empathy in early and young childhood tends to spill over into adults and leads to undesirable behaviors. It has been shown time and again that people like the one who kidnapped that girl or even ones who are convicted of abusing animals had experienced some lack of human or valuable social connection growing up.

    I find myself oversensitive to this and even when my kids play too rough with our fur babies, I get over protective and have a talk. I just don’t want them to take it too far. While I know they wont, I just want to ensure they know right from wrong, know love, and understand empathy.

    Now if we can get back to proper child raising and actually spend time with our children instead of letting any type of screen time baby sit them, maybe we will head back in the right direction. Even too much television is just that. Too much. Humans, by nature, crave human interaction, whether they are people persons or not.

    (Yes, this is one of my soapboxes. Let me stop before I start in on a novella.)

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    1. Animals Are Feeling Beings Too Post author

      It’s so true that learning social skills and empathy is SO important! I am oversensitive too when it comes to fur babies. There is definitely a need for change in how children are being raised these days. I work at a place where we care for children and I really feel sorry for a lot of them. Things are so much different. Thank you so much for your comment. 🙂

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‘A winged soldier’ and ‘A Study of Hands.’

AN INDEPENDENT ARTICLE from 1999 mentions that the author Anissa Helou once owned two Annie Swynnerton works, ‘a winged soldier‘ and ‘A Study of Hands.’

The guest bedroom on the first landing is dominated by an Annie Louisa Swynnerton painting of a winged soldier (in the workroom upstairs is the more evocative Study of Hands by the same artist). The Independent, 16 May 1999.

Anissa sold her entire collection at Christie’s in 1999 in a radical move to downsize and concentrate on her culinary writing. She has kindly replied to an email, saying that she has no visual record of either work, but describes the winged soldier as ‘a beautiful large painting of an angel looking over a recling figure.’

In Annie’s posthumous studio sale catalogue of 1934, two works are listed which may refer to these – ‘Lot 89. An Angel of Mercy. Arched top. 155 x 107 inches (393.7 x 271.8 cm).‘ and ‘Lot 145. … A study of hands,‘ as well as ‘Lot 136. … A study for “The Angel of Mercy,”‘.

I am attempting to acquire a copy of the 1999 auction catalogue, which hopefully will be illustrated or at least have further details of the two works.

As an occasional food blogger myself, I recommend Anissa’s culinary blog and books, and am looking forward to trying some of her recipes. My efforts can be seen here.

Jonathan Russell

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