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Jessica N. Berry (Georgia State University), Executive Editor

Jessica N. Berry is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is the author of Nietzsche and the Ancient Skeptical Tradition (Oxford, 2011), completed with the support of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Her work on Nietzsche and Greek thought has appeared in The Oxford Handbook of Nietzsche (ed. Ken Gemes and John Richardson), The Journal of the History Ideas, Philosophical Topics, and elsewhere.

Scott Jenkins (University of Kansas), Associate Editor

Scott Jenkins is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas. His primary area of research is post-Kantian European philosophy, and Nietzsche in particular. His work has appeared in the Journal of the History of Philosophy, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, The Oxford Handbook of Hegel, Inquiry, and many other venues.

Alexander Prescott-Couch (University of Oxford), Book Reviews Editor

Alexander Prescott-Couch is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Tutorial Fellow at Lincoln College, University of Oxford. He works on Nietzsche as well as the philosophy of social science and political philosophy. His work has been published in Noûs and The Journal of Nietzsche Studies.

Christopher Fowles (University of Oxford), Book Reviews Editorial Assistant

Christopher Fowles is a D.Phil. candidate and tutor in nineteenth-century German philosophy at the University of Oxford, Queen’s College. His research concerns Nietzsche’s philosophical psychology, with a particular focus on affects, self-knowledge, language and consciousness, and the relation of Nietzsche’s thought to contemporary philosophical work on psychology and emotion. His paper, ‘Nietzsche on Conscious and Unconscious Thought’ is forthcoming in the journal Inquiry.

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We are looking for an experienced Scrum Master as an additional asset to our existing teams formed of 7-9 people. Our team is part of a large program with the aim to deliver financial business process solutions and support in SAP.

You are the right candidate if

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  • You deliver pioneering solutions that will impact the way we work in the Fin business process/SAP technology space

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  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies (e.g. Retrospective, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Planning, Refining) and ensure full team engagement.
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The Montgomery County Department of Economic Development is dedicated to improving the quality of life in Montgomery County, VA through economic growth. Montgomery County is a growing technology oriented community nestled in the beautiful mountains of Virginia and is home to Virginia Tech and the Towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. We ensure this growth through business retention, expansion, and attraction programs, developing sites/buildings, and supporting local workforce development.
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Responsible for monitoring the pool facilities and surrounding areas for potential hazards and unsafe conditions, providing first aid to patrons and maintains cleanliness of pool facilities. Provides constant surveillance of patrons in the facility; acts immediately and appropriately to secure safety of patrons in the event of an emergency.  Provide public relations, reports hazards; complete logs and reports and all other duties as necessary or required.  This position requires weekend and holiday work.  Must have ability to meet emergencies and remain calm; must be alert to danger and stress safety; possess a current American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certificate or have class scheduled, hiring will be with the understanding that you successfully complete the class. Water Safety Instruction Certification preferred.  Hourly rate $10.50-$11.50 based on experience.
Supervises campers and groups as well as teaching and planning of daily camp activities; takes attendance; completes and maintains daily and weekly reports; maintains discipline and requires safety; must be able to motivate campers and maintain enthusiasm; possess leadership skills; ability to initiate, plan, organize and develop programs and lesson plans; Must be at least 16 years of age; have knowledge and/or previous experience with camps and classroom settings; be able to work well with children and parents; American Red Cross First Aid and CPR training preferred. Hourly rate $9.50 - $10.00 based on experience.
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Adlive offers an innovative commission-free business model in the ad tech industry. Our goal is to be creators of a digital advertising industry based on transparency with the sole purpose of improving the user experience and bringing more performance and efficiency to the market.

Job Description

We are looking for a full stack engineer who will be joining our team to be in charge of designing, developing and evolving our platform and its API. If you want to change the world, make of the ad tech your best friend and learn fast, then this job is for you.

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Producing maintainable and efficient solutions;
Integrating security and user data protection into all layers of the platform;
Participating in the definition of software services: work in collaboration with the CTO, sales, Customer Success and AdOps;
Designing and implementing features by ensuring performance and long-term maintenance;
Timely deliver software increments and unit tests;
Provide technical documentation linked to the platform.

Our technology stack is the following:

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Movie Review ~ Love, Antosha

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Synopsis: A portrait of the extraordinary life and career of actor Anton Yelchin.

Stars: Irina Yelchin, Viktor Yelchin, Anton Yelchin, Drake Doremus, J.J. Abrams, Sofia Boutella, John Cho, Willem Dafoe, Jennifer Lawrence, Jodie Foster, Chris Pine

Director: Garrett Price

Rated: R

Running Length: 92 minutes

TMMM Score: (7.5/10)

Review: Love, Antosha starts out like many documentaries about a life cut short often do.  A young child is being filmed by his dad showing off his imagination in creating a world of his own.  Even in this brief moment, we see the light of interest in the boy, a spark of undeniable joy of life and you can just imagine what the parent on the other end of the camera was feeling in watching their son.   The boy would grow up to be a loving son, a trusted friend, a gifted artist, a curious man, a photographer, a movie star, and the victim of tragic accident that took his life at 27.

Born in Leningrad to parents famous in their own right as figure skaters in the Ice Ballet and qualifiers in the 1972 Olympics, Anton Yelchin and his family came to America in 1989 with the hopes of starting a new life away from the oppression of the Soviet regime.  Barely six months old when he arrived in the United States, Anton grew up in California and, nurtured by parents that supported their only child, found his way into acting, first in commercials and eventually in small movies that lead to bigger roles.  Early co-stars included Anthony Hopkins, Morgan Freeman, Diane Lane, and Robin Williams. An engaging lead or a scene-stealing supporting player, Yelchin was equally at home in bold indies or big blockbusters.

Director Garrett Price has amassed a healthy collection of archival footage of Yelchin (Green Room, Only Lovers Left Alive, Star Trek) from personal videos to press interviews and he intersperses those with memories from his family, friends and co-workers that clearly held him in high regard.  Not surprisingly, there isn’t anyone that has a bad thing to say about the young man and with good reason.  From the hand-written letters to his parents to videos with friends, he seems like the thoughtful and considerate life-of-the-party.  If he couldn’t speak it, he would put it to music and sing it.  And any note to his mother always ended with the two words in the movie title.

What gives Love, Antosha an extra boost is that while Yelchin was a familiar face from his numerous film and television credits, he wasn’t much in the public eye during his time in Hollywood.  Most of his closest friends weren’t in the business and if they were, they too kept a low profile.  That allows Price an opportunity to spend more time showcasing the Yelchin we didn’t get to see, and it gives the interview subjects a moment to shine a light on their fallen friend and collaborator.  We also learn some surprising facts about Yelchin related to his health only released after his death that show how much the actor overcame to get where he was, which weirdly winds up giving greater irony to his fatal accident.  Yelchin may already have been playing on borrowed time, so his zest for life wasn’t entirely without preparation.

Considering how many productions Yelchin was involved with, it’s amazing Price was able to get small slices of time with a host of A-List talent and ask them to reflect on their time with the actor.  Directors like Jodie Foster and J.J. Abrams speak of an intellectual actor able to make even the smallest moment matter in unexpected ways, co-stars Chris Pine and Willem Dafoe remark on Yelchin’s extra-curricular activities as a photographer interested in the seedier side of things, and friends Jennifer Lawrence and John Cho offer additional insights into what made Yelchin such a dynamic presence to be around.  Special mention for Kristen Stewart who speaks with a mixture of youthful embarrassment but adult graciousness on how Yelchin was her first heartbreak. Most poignant are the moments spent with his parents who came to this country searching for a better life and now spend each day visiting their son’s grave.

The bits and pieces of a life could never be summed up in 90 minutes but Price has done wonderful work sketching out the trajectory of how Yelchin came to make his way up through Hollywood.  At the same time, it miraculously doesn’t dwell in the melancholy of his tragic death, either.  Though obviously still grieving the loss of their only child, his parents have a matter-of-factness to the way they speak of their son.  They clearly still have that image of the boy working through new make believe in front of the camera in their heads…and now they have Love, Antosha to remind them how much he meant to others as well.


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Roman Collar Man (whoRu)

Bibles and Sacraments
Baptismals and
so many
Stations of The Cross

Roman Collar Man
as your words seduce children
as you
hide behind confession
church law
and bankruptcy
to protect your reputation
to protect your assets
to protect your perversions
and your supply
of innocent souls
and young virgins

i smell your evil stench
from behind your defiled crosses
your pedohile sanctuaries
y is the Holy See
so blind

satan so pleased
by token measures
by secret measures
evil in your ranks

Roman Collar Man
who pretends to stand
in His Light
and who lives
above man’s law
above God’s law
in the name
of The Father
of The Sun
and The Holy Spirit

will u ever be cast out
from among the ranks
of the Holy by a Church
that is not as holy
as it Pretends to be

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Do you want to start doing BDD? An organization that you are working for are not ready for that big step? Start with yourself. Spec BDD is the way that you can start on your own and show other teammates profits from that approach. Especially when you can share with them well designed, tested code.

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Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 32 (2017), No. 2     17. Mar. 2017
Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 32 (2017), No. 2  (17.03.2017)

Online Article, Page 83-96, doi:10.11607/jomi.5026, PubMed:27706263

Online Article: Gene-Activated Titanium Surfaces Promote In Vitro Osteogenesis
Atluri, Keerthi / Lee, Joun / Seabold, Denise / Elangovan, Satheesh / Salem, Aliasger K.
Purpose: Commercially pure titanium (CpTi) and its alloys possess favorable mechanical and biologic properties for use as implants in orthopedics and dentistry. However, failures in osseointegration still exist and are common in select individuals with risk factors such as smoking. Therefore, in this study, a proposal was made to enhance the potential for osseointegration of CpTi discs by coating their surfaces with nanoplexes comprising polyethylenimine (PEI) and plasmid DNA (pDNA) encoding bone morphogenetic protein-2 (pBMP- 2).
Materials and Methods: The nanoplexes were characterized for size and surface charge with a range of N/P ratios (the molar ratio of amine groups of PEI to phosphate groups in pDNA backbone). CpTi discs were surface characterized for morphology and composition before and after nanoplex coating using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The cytotoxicity and transfection ability of CpTi discs coated with nanoplexes of varying N/P ratios in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) was measured via MTS assays and flow cytometry, respectively.
Results: The CpTi discs coated with nanoplexes prepared at an N/P ratio of 10 (N/P-10) were considered optimal, resulting in 75% cell viability and 14% transfection efficiency. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay results demonstrated a significant enhancement in BMP-2 protein secretion by BMSCs 7 days posttreatment with PEI/pBMP-2 nanoplexes (N/P-10) compared to the controls, and real-time PCR data demonstrated that the BMSCs treated with PEI/pBMP-2 nanoplex-coated CpTi discs resulted in an enhancement of Runx-2, alkaline phosphatase, and osteocalcin gene expressions on day 7 posttreatment. In addition, these BMSCs demonstrated enhanced calcium deposition on day 30 posttreatment as determined by qualitative (alizarin red staining) and quantitative (atomic absorption spectroscopy) assays.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that PEI/pBMP-2 nanoplex (N/P-10)-coated CpTi discs have the potential to induce osteogenesis and enhance osseointegration.

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Mantra Chanting

Mantra is a sanskrit word “Man” meaning “mind” and “tra” meaning “liberation”.  Mantras are the vibrations of the universe to help purify the nadis (energy channels) and chakras (energy centres).

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We review the different mantras that apply in yoga like Shanti Mantra, Gayatri, Mahamrityunjaya to name a few.

Healing Mantra Chant – Mahamrityunjaya

This will be an evening where we will chant the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra 108 times. This is a very powerful mantra for peace and harmony, health and healing for ourselves and others, to overcome fear and any obstacles that we are facing. No experience necessary. Come out and feel the vibration.

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Motorway fun…

‘Look out you devil, you pulled out in front
Good manners prevents me calling you…’
Yes, I’m back on the motorway, yet once more
‘Watch out mate, you just missed my door’.
Amidst the drivers in their trucks and vans
And though it’s now winter, odd caravans
With cars so many in all shapes and size
Plus dozens of winners of my Lunatic Prize.
I’m off to service station for personal ease
The toilet block, closed – if you please
So we all press on with resolve quite firm
To the next oasis, I’m beginning to squirm.

But! Then it suddenly occurs to me
The loo in my motorhome is perfectly free
As always the inevitable happens of course
One of those jams where it seems there’s no source.
So to the hard shoulder I feel I must pull
It is an emergency — the pain more than dull.

Post blessed relief and the washing of hands
A knock on the door at the side of the van
The there revealed looked barely restrained
‘Your loo mate, may I, I’m barely contained.
But after all duties had been dusted and done
He said, ‘Move along now, come on now, move on.

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Something revolutionary like this bike is a very rare event in the biking world. it is almost as if you are the Steve Jobs of the biking world. It makes me think of this quote "The ones who  are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, and the ones who do". You guys threw away the handlebars and came up with a revolutionary product ! If this is what you have done so far ...... keep doing it !

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Turning A Salvaged Car Into A Street Legal Race Car Part 6

  1. Frank Grimes

    Frank Grimes23 時間 前

    Im lovin that corboo yall.

  2. Eddie Mcgilvray

    Eddie Mcgilvray2 ヶ月 前

    Should have put the dodge viper engine in the kit car

  3. Dave Mclaughlin

    Dave Mclaughlin5 ヶ月 前

    Here,is some advice from a TRADESMAN, fitter/Turner and Machinist, with 40 years experience, when drilling and Tapping,use a cutting compound,I believe the best is TREFOLEX,even use kerosene,if nothing else is available, the other must have Consumable, all good tradesman,use is NEVER SEIZE, DANG SON,JUST GET IT,with that said,get onto building on new property,with PAINT BOOTH,GUTTERS,and RAIN WATER TANKS,2_3,5000gallons,you want believe how great a final rinse,with rain water will make your projects POP?

  4. Jon De Guzman

    Jon De Guzman5 ヶ月 前

    Turbo that

  5. Gregg Jones

    Gregg Jones5 ヶ月 前

    That Viper...

  6. Scary Terry

    Scary Terry5 ヶ月 前

    i’ve already watched them build this whole kit car but here i am watching for a second time lol

  7. Black Phase

    Black Phase7 ヶ月 前

    id forge the internals slap a cam in it put on a Percsion turbo whack it with 25 pounds of boost install a wheelie bar a set of street mickey thompsons and hang on

  8. levon abrahamyan

    levon abrahamyan8 ヶ月 前

  9. Arby Mohamed

    Arby Mohamed8 ヶ月 前

    Was the kit specifically made for the donor car? Because every parts of the donor car are fitting so well on to the kit

  10. David Souza

    David Souza8 ヶ月 前

    Lamo....Billy...its just for looks...🙂🙂

  11. Lee Starr

    Lee Starr8 ヶ月 前

    I wish you guys would have cleaned up the motor and all the other parts before installation. Besides that great job.

  12. Patrick Briley

    Patrick Briley8 ヶ月 前

    I love that you bought the second Cobalt to be another parts car and decided to keep it as a daily driver instead.

  13. Fawn Comix

    Fawn Comix9 ヶ月 前

    Ok I’m bored of this.

  14. Jason Grant

    Jason Grant9 ヶ月 前

    Manual... i love you guys

  15. baileygamly

    baileygamly9 ヶ月 前

    heheh they buy a parts car end up buying the parts needed as they dont want to break the parts car haha love it

  16. baileygamly

    baileygamly9 ヶ月 前

    these guys are awesome they show so much info better than what you see on tv for sure keep up the good work

  17. Jordan Johnson

    Jordan Johnson9 ヶ月 前

    Who down votes these videos? Really? I don't get it, if you aren't interested in this type of content then don't watch it. No reason to down vote it.

  18. Agora Vai

    Agora Vai9 ヶ月 前

    speech and shake your hands... shake your hands...

  19. Michael Kerr

    Michael Kerr9 ヶ月 前

    They should introduce their dad who helped them install the engine. Maybe he doesn't want to be in the videos.

  20. exninja

    exninja10 ヶ月 前

    old comment, but it looks like they sent you an LHU valve cover (instead of LNF)

  21. Slimypeople48

    Slimypeople4810 ヶ月 前

    you need some cutting oil for that tap

  22. Alice in Tankerland

    Alice in Tankerland10 ヶ月 前

    9:00 french here, it's pronounced "corbo"

  23. Alice in Tankerland

    Alice in Tankerland10 ヶ月 前

    "corbeau" means "crow"

  24. Alice in Tankerland

    Alice in Tankerland10 ヶ月 前

    "eau" (or just "au") in french makes the "o" sound

  25. Joe

    Joe10 ヶ月 前

    i have a whole toolbox full of gearwrench at work lol..

  26. Rom Rig

    Rom Rig10 ヶ月 前

    Excellent work guys, love the build! and btw "Corbeau" is french for Raven ;)

  27. Daniel Kiogora

    Daniel Kiogora11 ヶ月 前

    i am in love with that car u r building. wish i can get it damn, good work men.

  28. Brian

    Brian11 ヶ月 前

    This "easy" build would take me years to put together I would only have time after work and I would have no idea what I was doing but I have watched it this far I love speed watching videos at 1.5x

  29. MoneyMaker18

    MoneyMaker1811 ヶ月 前

    Next time u drill and tab in aluminum try to use cut oil (vaseline will also do the job)

  30. Mohammed Riyadh

    Mohammed Riyadh11 ヶ月 前

  31. SimmyTM Mwakina

    SimmyTM Mwakina年 前

    Damn that Ram 🐑 is sick!!! 4:32 Do two builds maybe? Raptor and a Ram?

  32. lfilson

    lfilson年 前

    There's something about that Viper. It has some kind of appeal that the other cars don't, a unique individuality an almost human quality. I totally dig it.

  33. lfilson

    lfilson年 前

    For future reference, any time you're cutting threads, use light machine oil on the tap, and keep applying it until you make it through.

  34. James Cooper

    James Cooper年 前

    basically a go kart

  35. Paul Thompson

    Paul Thompson年 前

    y'all should go ahead and go ahead. once you go ahead we will see you went ahead and went ahead, so go ahead and go ahead.

  36. Lets Talk

    Lets Talk年 前

    What engine/motor they used ? Anybody!!!

  37. bubba jay

    bubba jay年 前

    you shouldn't have had to drill and tap the tranny, that guy that fixed it should've finished his job

  38. ScienceofSpeed

    ScienceofSpeed年 前

    Really? GM makes their clutch pedals out of plastic? quite a trashy way to cut costs..Why did Goblin use a Chevy cobalt engine again?

  39. Jayy Money

    Jayy Money年 前

    Love the builds in progress 4:31 the gps guy here lol had to rewind to see if I heard it wrong but nope he said the gps guy here 😂 love builds btw

  40. DIEGO R

    DIEGO R年 前

    Estos manes saben hacer su vaina...los felicito.

  41. Castielz

    Castielz年 前

    More work, less repetitive rambling please...

  42. DonFronShow

    DonFronShow年 前

    Paint the cover a neon green

  43. dude0914

    dude0914年 前

    This would be even more sweet with a 5.3 LS4!

  44. abdalellah hanbazazah

    abdalellah hanbazazah年 前

    add some custom goonzquad on it

  45. Sean Flanagan

    Sean Flanagan年 前

    i hate u goonzquad u stoled my dreams

    Alcantara is 100% synthetic, it's a mix of polyester and urethane... 100% fine to use outside or even in a marine environment... have it in the offshore race boat, holds up great!

    Glad to see that ratcheting tap & die set helped you guys out @1:21. Thanks!

  48. chris mckenzie

    chris mckenzie年 前

    hi there love all the work you both do.do abit my self on old cars so ceep it up lads all the best from the uk

  49. medina619

    medina619年 前

    jpreporter.net/v/%E3%83%93%E3%83%87%E3%82%AA-YTmDCBCwvLk.html did he say "just keep moving forward" ???? lol

  50. Henry Recinos

    Henry Recinos年 前

    Love it

  51. Corey Hendrix

    Corey Hendrix年 前

    Go Ahead count?

  52. daniel busic

    daniel busic年 前

    Dang! Those seats are legit. Sick. Dude! Those are awesome

  53. Jaybee Ong

    Jaybee Ong年 前

    Even if this video is not about the gtr it still attracts my eyes

  54. Angella Bennett

    Angella Bennett年 前

    we need more suscribers

  55. ParaLefty

    ParaLefty年 前

    GTRs get so much attention but getting 500 HP out of a 5.7 charger isnt shit which sucks lol...

  56. mehran Shaikh

    mehran Shaikh年 前

    Colour the engine cover glossy blue

  57. Md Jubaear Alam

    Md Jubaear Alam年 前

  58. Shoog Don

    Shoog Don年 前

    Where's the Flexseal? Yer doing it all wrong.

  59. Logan Carpenter

    Logan Carpenter年 前

    #41 on trending

  60. Jason Moyle

    Jason Moyle年 前

    Put a new clutch in the gearbox before you install it on the car! it makes so much sense to do it now, rather than try to pull everything apart later on. Also clean and degrease all the engine and parts before you put it in as its looks like shit all dirty and oily in a nice new frame!

  61. jar the star

    jar the star年 前

  62. Mtha M

    Mtha M年 前

    Guys ... . let's give this kit car a Goonzquad blue colour....it will perfectly match the seats and seatbelts


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I am not studying, not cooking, not doing anything. Well, I am watching this show called Sisters on Netflix. It’s weird but I am enjoying it.

After my day yesterday, I needed some time. Plus, my mother is off work today, which means that if I tried to cook or bake she would talk to me the whole time or be in the kitchen with me and I just don’t like that. I prefer to jam my music and go at my pace without interruption. My mother is working tomorrow so after I take Miss Priss to run errands, I am going to come home and make gingerbread men (and women) cookies. It take a couple of hours to do and after that, I will have to pull out our Christmas tree and decorations because my mother hired a coworker to put the lights on the tree where you don’t have to take them off every year.

So tomorrow will be busy. Makes sense that I don’t want to do anything today, right?

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For most Android devices, this app utility can simply be installed from the Google Play Store. For the Archer 3, optionally on Mesa 2, and other devices that are running the Android AOSP operating system, you can download and run the following install file.

On the Mesa 2, this new version will install separate from the older version that is built-in to the Android 5.1 AOSP operating system. So you must run this version and ignore the old version, which will have a different graphic icon.


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How To Have A Green Period

March 21, 2019

Did you know that disposable period products are part of the problem in the fight against plastics? So what can you do to help?

Periods, a lot of us have them but for some reason it’s still a bit of a taboo subject and period waste, even more so. Pads can in some cases be made up of about 90% plastic – containing as much as four supermarket bags. Tampons are mainly cotton and rayon based but have components made up of polyester materials, not to mention the chemicals. Many also come individually wrapped in plastic with plastic applicators.

The average woman is estimated to use, and throw away, in excess of 10,000 of these in her menstrual lifetime!

So how can you have a green period?

When I say have a green period, I obviously mean more eco friendly. I switched to natural cotton tampons years ago after reading about the chemicals in normal ones and I’ve never gone back. But now there are so many different eco and more natural friendly options available.

Buy organic, not only are they better for you, but also the planet. They come with a cardboard applicator (TIP: push the tampon out a little before using as the applicator can be a little stiff) and are wrapped in paper. You can get applicator free ones too.

Or invest in a reusable tampon applicator that can be used with organic cotton tampons. Yes I know, mind blown!

Try A Period Cup

I’m sure you will have heard of these things by now, but if you haven’t, basically they are reusable little cups, typically made of medical-grade silicone. Once inserted into the vagina they collect, not absorb, menstrual blood. You then empty the cup as needed, wash and reuse. The cups can be used for 10 years making them a great waste free alternative.

There are so many different menstrual cups that I would recommend having a look at Put A Cup In It to see which one may suit you.

They do take a bit of getting used to and I haven’t mastered them yet, but I have friends who swear by them!

Go Reusable!

You could try reusable pads, cloth sanitary pads (CSP’s) or period pants. With so many different brands you are bound to find one that meets your needs. Have a browse on Earthwise Girls

I recently tried some period pants from modibodi and I found them fab for the last few days, although they can be worn throughout your period. Some can hold up to 2 1/2 tampons worth! They are less bulky than CSP’s and you can choose a variety of styles, colours and also absorbencies.

I can imagine them to be a comfy option post baby or for any kind of women’s surgery. I recently had a laparoscopy for endometriosis and instead of pads post surgery I packed my period pants. They are also a good option for wearing when you are getting used to using a period cup, or for overnight too.

10 responses to “How To Have A Green Period”

  1. Sarah Bailey says:

    There are so many different things now to help people have a green period. It amazes me how far we have come some quickly. Love these ideas I always think reusable cloths would be great!

  2. I’ve tried to cut down my period single use products and I’m using period pants now but I love learning more about other products.

  3. Emma @ Adventures of a London Kiwi says:

    These are such fantastic options! I’m going to have a really good look into these!

  4. Rebecca Smith says:

    I’m definitely considering reusable when I finally start having them again – my contraceptive of choice means I don’t get them at the moment, yay!

  5. We’ve yet to try the cup, but have period pants so May look into that as an option moving forward x

  6. I hated the cup and won’t ever use one, it just isn’t for me, but I do like the idea of using something that is resuable x

  7. ChelseaMamma says:

    Not sure about reusable pads but I do use a cup and it was a revelation

  8. bryanna says:

    yay!! so happy you’re helping spread the word. I’ve been experimenting with different options and was surprised by how much I enjoy the reusables. they’re fab and so comfortable!

  9. It is all about waste management these days. Cups are a no, but reusable ones are a possibility xx

  10. Charli Bruce says:

    I don’t have periods so I couldn’t comment on trying to use any of these personally but, I do think that it’s great you’re bringing awareness to the subject x

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At knitting group tonight, margo_virago mentioned to me that thanks to an earlier post of mine the song 'Afternoon Delight' was stuck in her brane all day. (Also, she told me she hates me forever!)

And I said that at least I didn't have to suffer alone. See, when I mentioned hearing the song to Chris the other day he had no idea what I was talking about.

margo_virago then told me that she hadn't originally heard of the song, either, but some time ago when a friend of hers somehow learned that she hadn't heard it before he forced her to listen to it and predicted that now that she knew what song it was she'd hear instrumental versions of it forever -- in banks, elevators, restaurants, anywhere where string-laden instrumental versions of crappy seventies songs are to be found.

And he was right. Bwahahahaha!

So, anyway, if you're not familiar with the song, maybe you don't want to seek it out.

In other musical news, towards the end of the knitting meet-up the Cafe Java staff put on a CD that included a Spanish version of 'I Will Survive'.
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Here's Looking At You

Constructive criticism is a good thing and, even when said in jest there is often a grain of truth behind a person’s comments.  Last week the inimitable David D’Souza said that my Leading Light posts are “samey” – he was commenting on the range of topics I tend to combine together, but then, rather than encouraging me to stick to a simple subject, he challenged me to write a post using a selection of topics of his own choosing. So here goes…

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Before I start, I must confess that I am useless at saying “No” to a challenge and I also would like to make David’s life a little nicer than it has been of late – not just due of the broadband problems he has suffered when moving house, but because he recently underwent an operation on his eyes and has been forced, like a Marvel comic villain, to wander the streets of London in a pair of sinister dark glasses (he reminded me slightly of Dr Octopus, minus the fused bionic arms, although, like the Doctor, he is super-smart and seems to have tentacles reaching into a lot of things).  David’s laser eye surgery has been amazing and, like any good super hero, he now has better than 20/20 vision.
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My father also suffered from poor eyesight – he didn’t realise, until he was nearly ten, that most people can distinguish the individual leaves on trees.  Once he had been prescribed spectacles, he proved to have excellent hand to eye co-ordination and became a fine cricketer, indeed he played for the Yorkshire under-19s. Sometimes it doesn’t take much to effect a significant change – in my father’s case it was a perceptive doctor who enabled enlightenment. I suspect that one of the reasons why I find the Learning and Development side of HR particularly rewarding is because of its ability to nurture desired change, with at times remarkable results.

Leaves on the trees
Individual transformation usually requires a personal commitment to breaking ingrained habits and to doing things in a different way.  Evolution is slower. Did you know that our eyes probably originated with the jellyfish – the oldest multi-organ animal, but not necessarily creatures that many people associate with sight, or think of as ancestors?  Initially it was thought that the ability for vision must have developed in complex “higher animals” - all of which share a gene, Pax-6, which is a “master regulator” of optical development.  Jellyfish do not have Pax-6 but they do have Pax-a and Pax-b – research by Hiroshi Suga at the University of Basel has found that it is possible to encourage the development of eyes in other species by inserting jellyfish Pax genes.  This seems to indicate that the foundations of vision for us all lie within these gelatinous creatures.  Although many jellyfish have little more than light-sensitive indentations, there are some with highly elaborate eyes (for example box jellyfish that can see colours and navigate around mangrove swamps and the Root-arm Medusa, Cladonema Radiatum, which has developed eyes above each of its “arms”, which can focus light onto a retina - creatures with genuine 360-degree vision)

Root-arm Medusa with eye indicated
The origins of things are often deeper than would appear at first sight (an appropriate thought in relation to an ancient marine creature).  The eminent French philosopher (frequently referred to as the father of modern philosophy) and exceptional mathematician, René Descartes, also made a significant contribution to our understanding of sight. In his work “Discourse on Method”, published in 1637, he outlines his approach for using analysis to reduce any problem to its fundamental parts and from which to then construct solutions. In the appendix, “Dioptrics”, he utilised this methodology to assess the problem of designing optical instruments.  To do so he commenced by defining light and the workings of the human eye – in the course of the former he articulated the law of refraction – thereby observing it independently from the studies of Willebrord Snellius, the scholar most frequently credited with the discovery (known as Snell’s Law), although in fact it was first stated in a manuscript by the Persian mathematician and physicist Ibn Sahi in 984.  Descartes’ appendix proceeds to consider what methods and tools could best be used to enhance eyesight.  It was the contemplation of lens shapes that resulted in his conclusion that a hyperbolic lens is best for use in focusing light, for example in telescopes.  He proceeds to design a machine capable of making them.  It is much easier to create a spherical lens than a hyperbolic one – the shape of two objects rubbed against each other gradually becomes a sphere with a spherical hollow to match.  Many of the greatest minds of the seventeenth century occupied themselves with devising ways to create hyperbolic lenses (Sir Christopher Wren submitted a paper on the subject to the Royal Society that resulted in international debate) and to this day their production has remained complex – hence their seldom being used in anything other than specialist equipment and machines that require accuracy such as copiers.

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Whilst writing this I wondered how the usage of hyperbolic, to mean something that is exaggerated or enlarged beyond what is reasonable, came about – it is a contrasting concept to the accurate, light-focusing lens.  A swift search has informed me that the adjective comes from the Greek huperbolē, meaning excess - the word literally translates as “throw above”.  This definition makes sense if you imagine throwing a ball to a companion, but, instead of aiming to within their area of reach, you toss it high above their head, resulting in an excessive throw – being avid sportsmen, this is what the Greeks considered the equivalent of making over exuberant statements and exaggerated claims.  One chap good with a ball (and considered to be an almost deity by many – indeed it is his bearded face that was used by the Monty Python team as the animated depiction of God in Monty Python and the Holy Grail) was WG Grace – the West Country Victorian GP who is often described as the father of cricket.

WG Grace as "God" in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
There is indeed much hyperbole written about him, but as with criticism, so in excessive praise there are often grains of truth.  Jim Swanton, the most influential cricket writer of the 19th century commented:
“There never was such a hero: not even, I think, Don Bradman. Physically so unalike, these two men at the peak of cricket fame had two qualities in common: great determination and great strength of character.”
Which brings us back to heroes, famous for their determination and great strength of character.  The last topic given to me to include in this post was “Kung Fu Spiderman movies of the 1970s”.  You might think that this is a subject beyond my experience, but I must confess to being thrilled to reacquaint myself.  In 1978 my father was appointed the Attorney General of Hong Kong and we as a family moved to live in Asia.  It was an exciting time and Hong Kong itself was on the cusp of dramatic expansion.  One of the areas of growth was the film industry; I mentioned in a previous post that Sir Run Run Shaw invited me to the premier screening of Blade Runner. Hong Kong was a rising global centre for martial arts films, with Jacky Chan as the recognised international star. Not all the films were great, many of the releases were filmed for Cantonese or Mandarin speaking audiences and then badly dubbed into English – resulting in hilarious voiceovers of fighters asking their opponents if they could handle their “tiger style”, calling each other Monkey or Crane or imploring masters to defend temples and be prepared to die for the honour of the monks. I used to watch these martial art films in episodes on TV with my little sisters – a treasured memory before I was banished back to the UK to go to boarding school miles from my family. One that stuck in my mind was “The Chinese Web”, a 2-hour special starring Nicholas Hammond as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. I am pretty certain that I saw it initially in Hong Kong in 1979, before its global release by Columbia Pictures in 1980, during which it was renamed “Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge”.

On watching this again, I was transported right back to my childhood and the amazing sights I saw and the experiences we enjoyed when we first moved to Hong Kong.  Like good tourists, soon after arriving we went to the Jumbo Restaurant – the location where then sampans pick Spider-Man out of the water. My first proper job was in Central in a building with a view of Jardine House (the office block in the film with the circular windows – it was and is affectionately known as “The House of a Thousand Arseholes”).  Watching this was like stepping into the Tardis and arriving back in my youth – Hong Kong has changed almost beyond recognition since 1979, but to me its essence of what it is and will always be to me is captured in this film.

Poster for the 1980 Film Release of The Chinese Web, renamed The Dragon's Revenge
Dear David – I am truly grateful for the challenge you set me – I had forgotten my father’s link with cricket, until you asked me to write about W.G. Grace. I have watched your bravery post op and agonised that I have encouraged you to work on-screen for longer than has been good for your health.  Seeing you observing things clearly (IRL as well as in business) makes me smile – there is so much to amaze, amuse and wonder at around us. I have enjoyed learning more about the evolution of sight from jellyfish, through Descartes’ studies to fighting super heroes endowed with exceptional vision following a radioactive spider bites.  But for me the highlight was being reunited with “The Dragon’s Challenge”.  Unwittingly, you gave me my youth and made me see things in a different way.  Thank you! “Here’s looking at you…”

"I Can See For Miles" was recorded for The Who's 1967 album 'The Who Sell Out.'
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These are the opening lines of what will be one of the main publishing events of this year. A previously unknown Beatrix Potter book, “Kitty-in-Boots”, has been discovered by publisher Jo Hanks. It was found in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s archive, after Ms. Hanks spotted a reference to the book in some of Beatrix Potter’s correspondence. When she found it, it was a typeset manuscript with only a few simple pictures,

not the fully illustrated book, although editing by the author had happened, so all that was needed was a few more images to bring the words to life and make the book true to its well-known siblings.

Beatrix Potter was distracted from finishing the book by the outbreak of the First World War and, thereafter, by getting married and becoming a sheep farmer. (How many of us have half finished projects we should re-visit?) Like the popular writer Roald Dahl, Beatrix Potter didn’t believe in “writing down” for children, her approach, words and pictures are not patronising and this latest book, by reputation, is no exception. There are references to animal cruelty, with Kitty’s devoted owner fearful that her beloved puss might be turned into “black cat-skin muffs”, and there are ruffians and villains. Kitty leads a double life with few appreciating the full range of activities and exploits that occur away from home. Due to the paucity of original Potter drawings, the majority of the book has had to be illustrated by Quentin Blake (a wonderful choice);

his comments on receiving the manuscript were:

“I liked the story immediately – it’s full of incident and mischief and character."

The tale offers further treats through cameo appearances by favourite characters from other books, including an older, slightly rotund Peter Rabbit, a discussion with Mrs Tiggywinkle and brief sightings Miss Ribby, Tabitha Twitchit and Mr Tod. (that looks like collaboration and inclusion to me). The cover will be revealed in March and the book will be published in September 2016.  Two million Beatrix Potter books are sold globally every year, but I suspect that we will see a spike in sales this autumn. What a great year for the author Beatrix Potter to be celebrated on the new UK 50 pence piece.

Whilst on the subject of authors and books, I am delighted that a children’s novel is the winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year prize. If we cannot inspire a love of reading in the young they will be at a disadvantage in later life. Thanks to the Internet and our technology driven world, much of our day-to-day experiences now seem to revolve around written words.

Things that inspire the young were clearly on the minds of the team who released their latest findings relating to UK children’s media usage earlier this week. This Childwise report (which primarily focuses on how the young spend their leisure time) has been hailed as demonstrating a “landmark change in behaviours”: it is the first time (in the 25 years since the survey was started) that young people no longer choose to spend most of their free time watching TV. Those of you who, like me are parents, won’t be surprised to know that the young prefer to be online; 5-15 year olds are spending on average 3 hours per day surfing the web – with YouTube being the favourite channel (50% of the over 2000 individuals interviewed admitted to visiting the site daily). This compares to 2.1 hours now for TV.

Reading books has fallen to just over half an hour a day (this figure has declined from over an hour in 2012 and I suspect for some respondents the reading reported was actually a homework activity). Thank goodness for books like The Lie Tree that can inspire young (and older) minds. The world is changing fast, no wonder TV isn’t popular, when on-demand video gives control over what and when you can view almost anything – this is how our children are growing up and will be what they expect when they enter the workplace.

People drive the change but also have to cope with change that they feel thrust upon them. We, as responsible employers and leaders, need to understand the pressures that this brings and try our best to support those who work with us. It is no use clinging to out-dated patriarchal approaches, custom and practice. You have only to look at the announcement and market reaction to the news of the decline in sales of Apple iPhones earlier this week to appreciate that market dominance is not a given. People are fickle and competition is fierce – this applies to the decisions around employment just as much as it does to the acquisition of a mobile phone.

Choice, variety, autonomy – these are the norms of the modern world. In many ways our home environment (with the use of our own tech and broadband) has superseded our workplace as the location where we get things done. A high proportion of offices still have fierce security firewalls and systems that prevent access to sites that many see as usual places to seek information (e.g. blogs and social media). As a result, people resort to their smartphones to search for solutions – I know of members of an IT department, in a respected global business, who turned to Google and YouTube to teach themselves how to install and run a new cross-border software package, because their employer was not prepared to pay for proper training and the provider did not offer any with the product. All credit to them for finding a solution for their lack of knowledge, although, by their own confession, the configuration produced was not as elegant as it would have been with better support and broader awareness. How dispiriting for those people to feel that their employer cared so little about them that they were prepared to leave them to “figure it out or fail”. It’s no wonder that there is high turnover in that department. As an aside though – it occurs to me that if the task had been set as a challenge to an action learning set (and therefore seen as a growth opportunity offered to a valued group of individuals, rather than a duty) the attitude towards the need to find a solution might have been different. It could have been fun although required timelines might not have been met.

It is important that leaders and managers understand the problems that people have to solve. As change has become a recognised norm, we must be forward-thinking. We, the employers of today, need to plan for the world of work our soon-to-be employees and contractors will expect in the future. If we fail to:

  • make our workplaces supportive and engaging;
  • provide opportunities and an environment in which people wish to contribute;
  • build a setting where people believe that they are recognised and rewarded for the skills that they bring;
  • have a shared confidence that we can provide a suitable place where all who have the desire can and will thrive and grow;

then vital employees and partners simply won’t come or stay with us.

In addition to engagement, empowerment and collaboration – individuals will need great people management. To be successful the leaders and managers within organisations will need to ensure that everyone is and wants to be involved, can make suggestions and have the autonomy to do the right thing. None of us are significantly better informed than others, as Mervyn Dinnen comments in the latest report, Creating a culture of innovation through smarter talent management,  produced for HR Zone

“The leaders that we need to develop for tomorrow will probably be facing uncertainties and complexities that have yet to be identified, whilst using technologies and digital tools that have yet to be invented.”

We need to take a page from Beatrix Potter’s book and not patronise the people we wish to appeal to, but appreciate them, be engaging, inclusive and at times surprise and delight.

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Sea, waves, boat and painting

Mar 31, 2017new work, thoughts0 comments

Rhythm of the waves

This painting is a commission I did recently. Now I always relish the challenge of  painting water, but this one I particularly enjoyed.

A little history first, about two weeks or so before painting this I decided I’d head out for my first plein air of the year. So I loaded up my gear and headed for the local beach, parked up , prayed to the art gods the weather would hold and set about looking for a nice spot to plant my easel. Sadly this day I struck out, just couldn’t find a decent spot,  it was just too windy. So eventually I had to give in and do an about turn back to the car with my little easel, paintbox and any hope I had of a nice painting or so I thought …since i had put this time aside to paint and with that scuppered I thought to myself why not find a lovely spot to sit and watch the sea, sure why not? I was already there and it was nice just to sit back and just look.

Maybe because I didn’t have to worry about paint drying too fast or planning the composition, but I just felt like I was seeing the sea with greater depth than usual. I really looked and analysed how the waves were breaking and what were they really reflecting? Where was all this color coming from? How was the rhythm of the waves changing? How can this vast amount of water be both still and in constant movement at the same time?

The result of my morning of quiet reflection and all that staring at the water was the birth of this painting and the reason to make the sea more important than the boat. And I have to say I really am proud of this one! The moral of the story been that what at first appeared to be a disappointing and wasted morning turned out to be a revelation and inspiring morning and that some clouds really do have silver linings!!! Hope you like it too!

Green Spinnaker - watercolor

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Clark Votes to Protect Seniors’ Access to Care, Opposes Reckless GOP Medicare Proposal

Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark voted to protect Massachusetts seniors by opposing a Republican attempt to hijack reforms that strengthen Medicare benefits. The original proposal to reform the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) represented months of bipartisan, bicameral work to preserve ongoing access to critical care for millions of Medicare recipients. That work was derailed when House Republicans inserted their 51st attempt to undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into the final bill before consideration. House Republicans are demanding a five year delay of the ACA’s individual mandate in exchange for benefits for seniors.

“Just as they led last year’s irresponsible government shutdown, House Republicans are willing to shut down critical care for seniors to satisfy their obsession with undermining the Affordable Care Act,” said Clark. “Instead of working with Democrats to pass real bills that actually help our seniors, House Republicans are determined to waste precious time on ideologically driven bills that will never become law. I will continue working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to pass lasting reforms that strengthen the benefits our seniors have earned and deserve.”


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Friday, May 25, 2012

When I Was A Child I Dreamt I could Fly  Oil on linen 80 x 120 cm 2004

Last week I took myself off to the movies. Yes, alone. None of my kids wanted to see this particular movie! Can you believe it?! The movie was 'The Avengers' I bought myself a chocolate covered ice cream and settled into my seat. I loved the movie. Yes, I am a fan of fantasy action packed cinema.
But, whilst I thoroughly enjoyed the improbable feats of bravery and bravado, I left the cinema feeling a touch of sadness. Why?

Well...if movies reflect society's underlying beliefs, demeanors, spirit and confidence, this film, for me anyway, revealed much about society's despondency, feelings of lack of strength and direction...that 'things', such as global economic degradation, ongoing wars, global warming, cost of living etc,  are just too big for mere human kind to overcome, let alone solve. So, unlike in most other super hero films, where there is normally one heart throbbing super hero saving the day, this film 'The Avengers' is about a cluster of super heroes conscripted to save life on Earth from nighmare-ish alien cyborgian- reptilian like monsters which are allowed to escape from a portal to another universe-like place, mythological Asgard. These monsters are the soldiers of a really bad guy called Loki, a character borrowed from Norse mythology. He is the adopted son of Odin, a ruler of Asgard. He was raised by Odin as a son, alongside his biological son Thor.

Yes, and Thor is also one of the super heroes, who is pitted against his adopted brother. Thus, we have the age-old Abel and Cain-like story weaving through the action. Thor is joined by Captain America, Ironman, Black Widow, and The Hulk. Each joins the team with some initial reluctance, but their recruiter, legendary director of the peace keeping organisation S.H.I.E.L.D, Nick Fury convinces them, at the same time as coercing and over-riding edicts from what appears to be some kind of global government committee. As a team, with some endearing dysfunction, the super heroes save the world with might, strength, some intellect, authority, larrikanism and humour.

After thinking about my feeling of sadness, I realised that maybe this film is a reflection of society's general malaise about the seeming enormity of problems facing the planet and its inhabitants ie: us. Indeed, modern media has a 'wonderful' way of infiltrating not only our lounge rooms, but also our psyches with constant reportage of mayhem and disaster across all aspects of life. It's exhausting! 'The Avengers' tells me that as a human race... a global society... we want to be saved, we are yearning to be saved, by heroes. But, then again, maybe this is a normal reaction to feeling of being on the brink, given that our ancestors of eons ago, believed in the powers of mythological Gods and Goddesses. When we don't know what to do we resort to mythology! But, maybe this is not as delusional as it may initially appear to be. Maybe superheroes, myth and legend spark a primal element within us which rejuvinates our energies, forces us to look at different perspectives, rekindles faith...maybe?

The character of Nick Fury, whilst not a super hero, is a pivotal grounding human presence. He is tough, he is brave, he is a 'real' leader. I think his defiance of the 'government committee' which only appeared a few times in massive overhead screens, is heroic in itself. His character represents a yearning for leadership, for someone to make inspired decisions, for someone to facilitate and enable super heroes! And, just maybe...just maybe...given the right circumstances and leadership, you and I could be a 'super heroes' too.

It is a shame that only one of the super heroes was a female. Maybe they could have sqeezed in another? Or even had Thor's mother Gaea sweep her Earth Mother magic across the land, especially after the destruction wrought by the end-of-film battle between the forces of good and bad. But, where would that place a sequel, which is hinted at during the credits at the end of the film?

I have uploaded the painting above, because it was inspired by my childhood dreams of flying. 'When I Was A Child I Dreamt I Could Fly' has a figure of a girl, propelled by red energy forces, flying above the Earth, accompanied by the moon. Yes, I did have 'flying' experiences. Indeed, even though I had never been in a plane above my parent's farm, I knew what the farm buildings, yards, silos and water tanks, gardens and roads looked like from above. When I watch movies like 'The Avengers' and see characters such as Thor and Ironman flying, I 'know' exactly how it feels!!! Really!

As a child, I had all sorts of fantasies about saving the world, from being a gutsy fighter pilot to being an intrepid missionary, to being a famous scientist! What were your fantasies?

Below are a couple of other paintings which depict flying. Both these paintings show a bride flying above a landscape. I don't think she is a super hero, but hey who knows?

 Flying Oil on linen 80 x 120 cm 2003

Living With Distance Oil on linen 120 x 160 [diptych]

Friday, May 18, 2012

A Road Somewhere Oil on linen 120 x 80 cm  2002-3

I've uploaded this older painting 'A Road Somewhere' because it illustrates the unexpected traversing of many horizons on life's journey.

Why am I being nostalgic about life's journey? Well...this week I was interviewed by Heather Price for her segment on the BLOG TALK RADIO show The Difference. We discuss, over nearly 40 minutes, various subjects stimulated by art. Heather particularly focused, at one stage, on my recent painting 'Ouroboros'  [below]

This is Heather's second interview with me, and I enjoy her deep and spiritual insights and questions. We both grew up 'out west', on farms. We did not meet until the early 1980s, when we were both young living in the town of Goondiwindi and Heather on a nearby sheep station. We painted together in Goondiwindi with Flying Arts and also worked, with 4 others, on a collaborative installation piece with artist in residence, Lyndall Milani. This installation was facilitated through Arts Queensland and the Insitute of Modern Art, in Brisbane. Both Heather and I now live in Brisbane. We both still have a very close connection to the land. Please check out Heather's fascinating website HERE

                                       Go West Young Woman  Oil on linen 55 x 80 cm 2003

                                             Ouroboros Oil on linen 122 x 153 cm 2012

In July 2008 I was the invited guest speaker for the University of Queensland's graduation ceremony for the Faculties of Arts, and Behavioural and Social Sciences. I chose the topic of 'Perspective' and even though the event was a celebration of academic success, I wore my artist's 'hat' with the intention of discussing how my art practice stimulates my intellectual life and vice versa. I got some great feedback from academics, graduating students and their parents. I discovered yesterday that there is a audio recording of my speech. Please click HERE to hear it.

My entry into Scope Galleries Art Award-Art Concerning The Environment is a finalist. I sent the painting to the gallery last week. The award is announced June 2.

I have been invited to exhibit again in the BGS Art Show opening Friday 3rd August until 4th August.
My work sold last year and received good feedback, so I am keenly looking forward to this year's exhibition. The BGS exhibition has a reputation for its quality and curation in a non-gallery situation.

I have been invited again to enter the $25,000 Tattersall's Landscape Art Prize. It opens at the Tattersall's Club, Brisbane September 5th. The exhibition is moved to Waterfront Place for public exhibition on the 8th Septmber until 21st September.

And, I am wating to hear about a few other prizes, opportunities etc. Will let you know what happens!

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Quiet Fierceness Of Light Oil on linen 90 x 180 cm

Today has been Mothers' Day in Australia. A beautiful autumn day in Brisbane. Families out and about, breakfasting, lunching, out to dinner, picnics in the park. A great day. I have had a wonderul day, with breakfast out with my children, lovely presents, a heated discussion about someone's homework, an old school friend and her mate over for a drink. I phoned my own Mother this morning and had a long chat.

Regular readers will know that I often depict a figure of a woman in my paintings. She has been variously; Eve, Mother Earth, Mother Nature, the young bride in the landscape, me and you. I would suggest that in all cases she has actually been the personification of Spirit, the Sacred Feminine. As such, she is neither male nor female, but the essence of life which exists within us all, man and woman.

As Spirit or the Sacred Feminine, the female figure is illuminatory...she casts light at the same time as attracting it. She lights the way, but the journey also finds her. As she attracts the light it fills her, penetrating the intimate spaces of her soul, as she sheds light for humanity's guidance. As Light she is also Knowledge. For indeed, illumination reveals information, in its never-ending detail as well as in its broad glimpses of horizons beyond. These perspectives add to our knowledge of the world and us...and the universe/multiverse. It propels us. Please check out Colour of Knowledge for more of my thoughts. The painting Colour Of Knowledge is also below.

In this post I have uploaded some images of paintings where light and the female figure, representing her various incarnatons, 'speak' of the sacred feminine.

Please also check out my website 'Gallery' My Women 1990-Present

Seeking The Light Oil on linen 36 x 36 cm

Monday, May 07, 2012

On The Edge Gouache on paper 34.5 x 53.5 cm

So, since Quiver finished a week ago I have cleaned out my studio, ready for me to start work again soon. In my clearing out I have re-discovered some old paintings, including On The Edge above. It was painted in 2001. I had forgotten I painted it and indeed was rather pleased when I saw it in my map drawer. I like it a lot! It has never been exhibited.

So, even in 2001 I was interested in galaxies, universes, mammoth spaces and places, but also the minutae of distance. This painting reminds me of my dreams...being on the edge of sleep, on the edge of the horizon! Such an intimate place, the edge of sleep, but what a massive dimension it becomes.

I like the way this painting appears to be a of the edge of the planet, or maybe the galaxy...or maybe the universe? I also like the way it could be a microscopic view, a cross section of something much smaller than a galaxy of stars, but with the same miraculous intensity of one.

The photo above is of my now clean studio. Well, I know, I know... it is not perfectly clean, but it is a lot cleaner than it was. You will notice the side of the hot water system on the right! I paint my works on paper in this room. The larger oil on linen paintings are created in my garage, which is a great studio.

Just in case you missed them:
Two new videos!

Murray Darling Currency

And, some good news. My entry in the
SCOPE GALLERIES Art Award - Art Concerning Environment
has been selected as a finalist.

Click HERE to read more about it.
I shall keep you posted on how it all goes.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

QUIVER finished on Sunday! It was a great success with many more people through the exhibition than my last one. Plus, I sold some paintings!! Very happy.

I had a number of people visiting the exhibition on a daily basis, plus about 80 people came to the opening, with another 25-30 attending my artist's talk.

Many people asked me about the process of exhibiting my work, as an artist who is currently unrepresented by a commercial gallery. I do hope that one day I am represented by a gallery/ies. In the meantime I just get on with my painting, exhibiting, writing and so on. Persistence is my middle name!

So, as an unrepresented artist, who wants to exhibit every 12 - 24 months, I have to find spaces that are available and suit my work. Graydon Gallery, in New Farm, Brisbane is a rental space and a really beautiful one too. I have held my last three exhibitions there and each one has been successful in many ways including sales, numbers of visitors and providing me with an opportunity to really reflect upon my work. The latter is possible because the artist has to look after the exhibition each day. Another delightful outcome is that I can chat to people.

But, what does it take to mount one's own exhibition...apart from actually creating the artwork?
  • Forward planning. Most rental spaces are booked well in advance.
  • Organising design and printing of invitations.
  • Then.... putting invitations into envelopes, printing address labels and posting. My children help me with this. Email invitations also go out. I also drop of bundles of invitations to coffee shops etc.
  • Marketing and promotion. This entails writing press releases aimed at the general media as well as the art media. Plus, providing images. Plus, follow up. Some media require longer lead times than others, so it is important to have a running sheet to follow.
  • Photographic documentation of artwork for internet promotion and also for hardcopy reproduction. I photograph all my own work now, but in the past I used to get a professional photographer, and many artists still do. However, I now have a good camera and I am happy with the quality of my photos.
  • Maintaining website, BLOG and other internet based promotional opportunities. I also use LinkedIn, Facebook, Tumbler, Twitter, Goodreads,, Google+. Fortunately many of these can be linked to each other!
  • Arranging framing of paintings, especially works on paper.
  • Stretched frames [ I use linen] need to have hanging apparatus, so a few days before the exhibition I am on the floor with screw driver, screws, D Rings, hanging wire.
  • Packaging and wrapping paintings for transport to the gallery. Bubble wrap everywhere!
  • I have a very old Volvo station wagon and it is my freighting vehicle as well as family car! The night before the show is hung, I pack my car with the paintings. Any that need to go on the roof are put there just before I leave ie: normally only one or two.
  • Once at the gallery, and the car is unpacked, the fun stuff starts. It is also the most time consuming and sometimes frustrating part of the exhibition process ie: placing the paintings so they look good, speak to each other, flow and breath. Not all the paintings will necessarily be hung. Over hanging can make an exhibition turn into a bazaar.
  • Once placed in position, the paintings are then hung. Most exhibitions see me scrambling up and down ladders, levelling, straightening etc. I've devised ingenious ways to hang large paintings on my own.
  • Once hung, each painting is numbered and/or labelled...Oh yes, I design and print, labels and price lists too! Plus, artist's statements, CV and othe didactic material.
  • So, the exhibition is now hung and labelled. The gallery is open to the public for a day or so before the opening night. The artist sits and waits for people to turn up...and they do!
  • Now to focus on the opening night. This is when the artist turns into providor and function manager! I normally order the alcohol and hire glasses a few weeks prior to the opening.
  • On the afternoon of the opening, my Mum arrives to look after the exhibition. After giving Mum instructions, I race home to put my glad rags and make-up on. Plus I collect the cold alcohol and the hire glasses, and I buy ice for the eskies. Thank goodness for my old Volvo! Oh, forgot to tell you that stuff like eskies, white table cloths, jugs for water, bowls for chips, plastic lined big bins have already been taken to the gallery at an earlier time.
  • By this time I often feel quite frazzled! But, adrenalin keeps me going, especially as I run back and forth from the car, carrying trays of hire glasses, bags of ice, cartons of 'grog' in order to get the bar set up before people arrive!
  • The bar is then organised. By this time one or more of my children have normally turned up from Uni [or wherever] to help. The last few openings friends have been my bar maids! Thank goodness for friends. I've also hired a bar man a few times too.
  • 5.30 -  6 pm and people start to arrive! The fun, the talking, the sipping bubbly, buying! continues till around 8 pm. After this, its time to clean up and go our for dinner!
  • The day after the opening...bins emptied, glasses returned, and time for a coffee.
  • Over the period of an exhibition an artist needs to maintain a presence on social media sites... without annoying people. It's important to keep the exhibition 'out there' to maintain momentum.
  • On the Saturday after the opening of Quiver I held an artist's talk. This involved reminding people [ever so gently], bringing out the bubbly again, eskies and ice, and setting up afternoon tea. My country living days means I have an urn, which is a great thing to have when providing bulk cups of tea and coffee. One of my children was my tea lady! And, after it is all up.
  • So... the exhibition continues until the last day. I am there each day, ready to chat, discuss. The fact that my paintings 'go' 3D when viewed with 3D glasses caused lots of excitement, wonder and conversation at Quiver. I don't paint 3D on purpose and am not interested in doing it, but I am interested in the fact that it happens...after all, as regular readers know, I am very interested in perspective, dimensions and distance. Someone pointed the 3Dness out to me at my exhibition Frisson two years ago.
  • Pulling down a show is much easier than hanging one. But, all the paintings have to be wrapped, those that have sold are often collected, but sometimes I deliver. The gallery space is left clean...floors washed, fridge cleaned out, etc etc
  • Financial controller ie: issuing invoices, receipts etc.
  • Then once at home the car is unpacked and I stay in a complete mess for about a week while I recover.

By necessity, an artist is often much more than a creator of artwork. They are also business managers, event managers, function managers, marketing co-ordinators, social media experts, designers, office administrators, CFOs, freighters, packaging and handling experts, providors, curators, a maintainance crew of one [eg: I am really good at changing light bulbs], public speakers, general 'dog's body' and more. But, I love what I do, which is to paint, and to get it 'out there' I am willing to put the hard yards in.

Quiver was a very successful show and I feel confident for the future!

The painting below 'Knowing Stillness' was one of the paintings in Quiver that attracted a lot of attention and admiration. I had about 6 people express an interest in buying this painting. Each going away to think, send husbands back and so on. It actually sold to one of these people the day after the exhibition finished. Now that was a great phone call to receive on Monday morning.

Knowing Stillness Oil on linen 85 x 150 cm