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"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste"
— Генри Форд
Последнее обновление 7 мая 2019 г. История
Генри Форд67
американский промышленник 1863 - 1947
"You'll never get ahead by blaming your problems on other people."
— Willie Nelson American country music singer-songwriter. 1933
Источник: The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
"It is a waste of time to be angry about my disability. One has to get on with life and I haven't done badly. People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining."
— Stephen Hawking British theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author 1942 - 2018
As quoted in "Return of the time lord" in The Guardian (27 September 2005)
"Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time and you'll have the time of your life."
— Billy Connolly British comedian 1942
"Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so let's all get wasted and have the time of our lives."
— Kurt Cobain American musician and artist 1967 - 1994
"They've been spending most their lives
Living in a pastime paradise.
They've been wasting most their time
Glorifying days long gone behind,
They've been wasting most their days
In remembrance of ignorance oldest praise."
— Stevie Wonder American musician 1950
Pastime Paradise
Song lyrics, Songs In The Key of Life (1976)
"It may have been observed that there is no regular path for getting out
of love as there is for getting in. Some people look upon marriage as a
short cut that way, but it has been known to fail."
— Thomas Hardy, книга Far from the Madding Crowd
Источник: Far from the Madding Crowd
"People who live their lives by proverbs waste their time doing lots of stupid things. "Getting even is the best revenge" is my motto."
— George Alec Effinger, книга A Fire in the Sun
Источник: A Fire in the Sun (1989), Chapter 20 (p. 282).
"Nothing has transformed my life more than realizing that it's a waste of time to evaluate my worthiness by weighing the reaction of the people in the stands."
— Brené Brown US writer and professor 1965
Источник: Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
"The Universe, as has been observed before, is an unsettlingly big place, a fact which for the sake of a quiet life most people tend to ignore."
— Douglas Adams English writer and humorist 1952 - 2001
"Don't waste time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself."
— Mary Schmich American columnist 1953
"Wear Sunscreen" (1997)
"Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself"
— Baz Luhrmann Australian film director, screenwriter and producer 1962
"Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs."
— Edgard Varèse French composer 1883 - 1965
As quoted in Gramophone (1962), Vol. 40, Part 2, p. 389
Контексте: Contrary to general belief, an artist is never ahead of his time but most people are far behind theirs. I was the first composer to explore, so to speak, musical outer space.
"It's time to move on, time to get going
What lies ahead I have no way of knowing.
But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
It's time to move on, it' s time to get going."
— Tom Petty American musician 1950 - 2017
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)
"If I do not waste time, I am wasting my time."
— James Richardson American poet 1950
Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)
"Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten."
— John Derbyshire writer 1945
Wishing I'd Played the Ponies http://takimag.com/article/wishing_id_played_the_ponies/print#axzz3xNaU2RAk, Taki's Magazine, June 16, 2011.
"No artist is ahead of his time. He is the time. It is just that others are behind the time."
— Martha Graham American dancer and choreographer 1894 - 1991
"It's often been observed that the first casualty of war is the truth. But that's a lie, too, in its way. The reality is that, for most wars to begin, the truth has to have been sacrificed a long time in advance."
— L. Neil Smith American writer 1946
"Empire of Lies" Presented to the Libertarian Party of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 15 June 2003 http://www.ncc-1776.org/tle2003/libe228-20030622-01.html.
"We live in a very special time right now. At no other time in history has there been such mass disillusionment in terms of reliance on governing functions. Most people don't want to come to terms with that."
— Frank Zappa American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer 1940 - 1993
Oui interview (1979)
Контексте: We live in a very special time right now. At no other time in history has there been such mass disillusionment in terms of reliance on governing functions. Most people don't want to come to terms with that. It's been proven over and over again that the emperor isn't wearing any clothes, but most people don't like to look at naked emperors. In the process of turning around to avert their eyes, they saw the discotheques and a few other things and latched onto them.
"Wasting time has an esthetics to it."
— Fernando Pessoa, книга The Book of Disquiet
The Book of Disquiet
Добавить примечание: Perder tempo comporta uma estética
"During my lifetime, America has been constantly waging war against much of humanity: impoverished people mostly, in stricken places."
— John Pilger Australian journalist 1939
John Pilger, "Blair has made Britain a target" 21 September 2001 http://www.guardian.co.uk/wtccrash/story/0,1300,555452,00.html
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Middlesex United Way to invest $500,000 in programs over coming year
Kevin Wilhelm
Kevin Wilhelm is president and CEO of the Middlesex United Way in Middletown.
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One of the many agencies the Middlesex United Way supports is Girl Scouts of Connecticut.
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MIDDLETOWN — The Middlesex United Way is always proud to support programs and initiatives led by our nonprofit partners across Middlesex County. During the COVID-19 crisis, our partners have been on the front lines serving the community. Their resiliency in the face of such challenges has been remarkable.
During the height of the pandemic, we continued our emphasis on basic needs and emergency services given the devastating and far-reaching impact of COVID. In all, 50 percent of our funding was dedicated to basic needs due to the increased demand for food, mental health services, affordable housing, and sexual assault crisis services.
We will invest over $500,000 in programs and initiatives in Middlesex County for the next fiscal year. This funding includes support to 36 organizations and 42 programs. This funding will also help support 2-1-1, a service proven to be a vital lifeline during the COVID-19 crisis.
None of these investments would be possible without the support of the donors and local employers who support our work. We would also like to thank the dedicated teams of volunteers who help make funding decisions by meticulously evaluating all funded programs and virtually meeting with our partners. We rely significantly on the efforts of these teams, and are grateful for their commitment to making our community better.
The United Way works in education, health, housing, financial stability, and racial equity and inclusion.
In education, we will continue to fund a school readiness initiative through early childhood councils across Middlesex County. Our school readiness initiative is working with school systems, child care providers, and parents throughout Middlesex County to prepare young children to become school-ready while identifying and addressing social and emotional issues. We also fund adult and family literacy programs, which help adults reach both professional and personal goals.
In the area of financial stability, we work with partners who provide basic needs, including St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen and Amazing Grace Food Pantry, and Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, as well as employment training supports and services. We will continue to fund food pantries and workforce training and development. This year we will also be supporting St. Vincent de Paul's backpack program, which started in the spring and provides nutritious weekend meals for 200 elementary school students.
In youth development, we are proud to continue our partnerships with the Middlesex YMCA, Oddfellows Playhouse and Girl Scouts of Connecticut.
These partners provide high-quality youth development programs to some of our most vulnerable children and families in the community. Middlesex United Ways funds allow youth to participate in these programs, regardless of financial situation. This year, we took a different approach to our long-standing partnership with Youth Service Bureaus and decided to pool resources to have a greater impact in communities.
We are investing nearly $27,000 in racial equity and inclusion training, strategic planning, and community workshops for all 11 youth service bureaus in Middlesex County. Our goal is to reach 300 staff and community partners and at least 300 Middlesex County residents while we work on dismantling systemic racism within organizations, communities and at the state level.
In terms of wellness, our partners play a crucial role in supporting the mental health and wellness of our community. Our funds support various health and wellness needs, including substance abuse treatment, behavioral health and prenatal programs. Our funds also support services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In housing, we will continue to fund emergency housing, case management, and homeless prevention efforts. We are actively involved in the Coalition on Housing & Homelessness, which works to prevent and end homelessness. We are proud to support organizations like Middlesex Habitat for Humanity and the HOPE Partnership.
Two of our partners completed major building projects this past year despite COVID. HOPE Partnership completed The Lofts at Spencer's Corner, a 17-unit development. Middlesex Habitat for Humanity completed a single-family house in Westbrook and is making progress on the veterans' build in Middlefield.
We have so much gratitude and appreciation for our much deserving partners, and while we cannot highlight all their achievements, we want to recognize at least those who help make our community so special:
Child & Family Agency, Clinton ECC, Coalition on Housing & Homelessness, Columbus House/Supportive Housing, Cromwell ECC, Durham-Middlefield ECC (new), East Haddam ECC, East Hampton ECC, Gilead, Girl Scouts of Connecticut, Haddam-Killingworth ECC, HOPE, Kuhn Employment Opportunities, Literacy Volunteers Valley Shore, MARC, Middlesex County Youth Service Bureaus, Middlesex Habitat for Humanity, Middlesex Health, Middletown Adult Education, Middlesex YMCA, Oddfellows, Rushford/Early Intervention, St. Vincent de Paul, The Connection, Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries, Tri-Town ECC, Westbrook ECC, and Women & Families Center.
None of this is possible without the time and commitment of our dedicated volunteers that we are so fortunate to have:
Jon Brink, Jim Crawford, Sheila Daniels, Dawn Dubay, Coleen Duffy, Sandy Durosier, Becky Finnerty, Ed Ford, Jr., Bob Fusari, Mark Gonsalves, Shioban Graig Everett Heintz, Bill Holder, Barbara Holloman, Lakisha Hyatt, Leandra Hylton, Vicki Iaccarino, Ellen Kessner, Rob Lloyd, Donna Marino, Alan Marshall, Marie Massaro, Denetra McBride, Sue Murphy, Wilfredo Nieves, Duncan Olaechea, Dan Osborne, Precious Price, Calvin Price, Andy Rapp, Kevin Reich, Joshua Rivera, Kara Sheftel, Meg Slater, and Patti Vassia.
To learn more about the programs Middlesex United Way supports or to learn more about volunteer opportunities in your community, please contact Christina Heckart at christina.heckart@middlesexunitedway.org.
Kevin Wilhelm is president and CEO of the Middletown-based Middlesex United Way.

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Before I post my August bullet journal setup, I wanted to share with you a quick flip-trough of my bullet journal spreads for the month of July.
forgive me for the not so great quality of the video and the shakiness!
For these spreads I used a lot of pictures, stickers and washi tape, and I love how colorful these pages turned out to be!
I'm very happy I decided to try out dutch doors for this month and I will probably do this again in the future.
I hope you enjoyed this short flip-trough!


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31 October 2011 / Arts & Entertainment / Andrew Dalton
Afternoon Palate Cleanser: Chloe's "Hallowe'en"
Our favorite performance artist/celebrity drag performer Chloe Sevigny (a.k.a. Drew Droege) returns with a very special Hallowe'en episode. As it turns out, a recent screening of "The Worst Witch" has made her realize that she's terrified of many things. Things like: fruit bats, Mennonites and uncomfortable silences. Plus: a retelling of a scary story.
Google Marks Betty White's 100th With Easter Egg; Fans Donate to Animal Shelters
In Its History, SF's Conservatory of Flowers Has Burned Down Twice, and Was Nearly Destroyed By a Windstorm In 1995
Edwardian Ball Postponed and 'Twelfth Night' Cancels Remaining Shows, as Omicron Upends Bay Area Activities
Daisy Does the Niners: 6-1 for the First Time Since 1998
(By Daisy Barringer) Is nothing good enough for you people? The 49ers beat the Cleveland Browns 20-10 to go 6-1 for the season... and all I heard around Candlestick and on the radio
Ocean Beach Pro Surfing Competition Kicks Off Tomorrow
Although weak surf stalled the big wave surf competition at Mavericks this year, professional surfing fans will get another chance to see their heros out on local waters this week. Starting tomorrow, November
Andrew Dalton


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April 21 Update
I'm returning here after another hiatus but if you have been following me on Facebook and Twitter you can see what we've been up to: fighting to end poverty, racism, and war, while promoting the advancement of sexual freedom, a state of being someday where each person is autonomous and mutually respected, having shed our backwards, primitive attitudes. The book is finally ready for e-book publishing this summer. Long ago, Dan Massey and I uncovered the cosmic connection to love energy, something we have researched and benefited from ever since. This ...
in	Cosmic Citizenship / Dan Massey / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Public Information / The Unseen Journey (working title) / Transhuman Erotic Freedom	by Alison Gardner	 21 Apr 2015 21 Apr 2015 0	comments
Op-Ed: The Inherent Corruption of US-Israel Relations
A complete political perversion of diplomacy is upon us that further illustrates the underlying illogic that cements US-Israel relations. Speaker of the House, John Boehner, and the Israeli Ambassador to the US, Ron Dermer, conspired to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address both houses of Congress on March 3, just two weeks before the Israeli leader stands for re-election. An invitation of this magnitude never goes, shouldn't go, to a foreign leader hoping to make his bona fides for an upcoming election at home by addressing our Congress, in this case, allowing Netanyahu to undermine US leadership in nuclear ...
in	Campaigns / Events / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information	by Alison Gardner	 04 Feb 2015 04 Feb 2015 0	comments
What Do Sex and Gender have to do with Net Neutrality and Climate Change?
I have often been asked why VenusPlusX, and its mission to help bring about to the coming New Age of Sexual Freedom, has been so concerned in the last couple of years with the two issues of Climate Change and Net Neutrality. Some of my friends asked me to explain what these issues have to do sex, after all. Dan and I set out to help change the world. Maybe you did or will, also. Each of us can envision a better future world, free from racism, poverty, and militarism and the constant interference by the overreach ...
in	Campaigns / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information	by Alison Gardner	 02 Feb 2015 18 Feb 2015 0	comments
Net Neutrality: Stop Congress
Dan Massey and I were there at the birth of the Internet, Dan directly involved in the research and development that brought it about. Based on the work of Alan Turing and others, the Internet was an expensive, tax-payer-funded, labor intensive product for the military. By the late 70s, it became a utility available to the public.
The great joy of its arrival in our home was supercharged by sharing the recognition throughout the world that for the first time in history everybody could be an author.
It changed everything.
That long ago, you ...
in	Campaigns / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information	by Alison Gardner	 22 Jan 2015 25 Jan 2015 0	comments
TODAY: Take Action for Net Neutrality
Last night, President Obama, in his State of the Union speech, made clear that net neutrality is important to everyone throughout the world. "I intend to protect a free and open internet, extend its reach to every classroom, and every community, and help folks build the fastest networks, so that the next generation of digital innovators and entrepreneurs have the platform to keep reshaping our world." We already know that if we don't continue to have unfettered and free access to this most important utility, the voices of so many people will be unnecessarily silenced, bringing us further under the ...
in	Campaigns / Events / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information / Uncategorized	by Alison Gardner	 21 Jan 2015 0	comments
Hope you all saw my hopeful letter to Martin, yesterday, but today I want to ask people to spend a little time further investigating the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and challenge everyone to get busy if they are not already in furthering his precepts though activism. One of the best places to advance your education is The Martin Luther King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change, known as The King Center. Here you will find thousands of digitized documents pertaining to his legacy which established and newly minted activists will find enlightening and empowering. Dr. King's life and teachings are ...
in	Campaigns / End Police Bias / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information / Uncategorized	by Alison Gardner	 20 Jan 2015 0	comments
Dear Martin
Dear Martin . . . How happy I am today to see the next generation fully embrace the ideals that identified your short life: the end of poverty, racism, and war, precepts to which I have continued to dedicate my life. With numerous conferences and forums throughout your birthday weekend, before and after, your mass of followers are playing an invigorating and crucial role right now in schooling the mass of newly minted young activists who are fully committed to ending the murder of young black people, and all attempts to erase an entire race through
in	Campaigns / Events / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information	by Alison Gardner	 19 Jan 2015 21 Jan 2015 0	comments
Silencing Climate Change Deniers
According to a new study in the journal Science,"Four boundaries are assessed to have been crossed, placing humanity in a danger zone." The report defined climate change and loss of species as two core areas of concern. Each "has the potential on its own to drive the Earth System into a new state should they be substantially and persistently transgressed," the authors wrote. It would almost seem absurd at this point to recognize anyone, high or low, who would argue that the human impacts on the environment have not already reached the "danger zone." But it's not absurd, it's a ...
in	Campaigns / Events / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information	by Alison Gardner	 16 Jan 2015 0	comments
My blog break turned out to be a bit longer than it should have, sorry. But if you have been following the Twitter/venusplusx feed you know I've been very busy with activists everywhere as we see, finally, an energizing of the forces for good despite the pain of getting to our destination. And it is and will be painful, very painful for a while, make no doubt, but there's a new inter-sectional majority able to co-envision the light at the end of the tunnel. It's not a mirage, it's real. A new day is here. More than at any ...
How Days of Action Work in Addressing Police Bias and Anti-Transgender Violence
Today in hundreds of cities and towns across the world transgender and gender-nonconforming people and their allies pause to honor our fallen heroes. The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was founded in 1998 by Gwendolyn Ann Smith—a transgender graphic designer, columnist, and activist—to memorialize the murder of Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts. It occurs annually on (or around) November 20, and its overarching goal is to bring attention to the continued violence endured by the transgender community with the hope that together we can end such violence and intolerance. Not long ago, Washington, DC, found itself in the midst of ...
in	Campaigns / End Police Bias / Events / Grassroots / Key Issues / News of Note / Op-Ed / Public Information / Transunity & Transleadership	by Alison Gardner	 20 Nov 2014 20 Nov 2014 0	comments
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Toddlers, eh? Can't re-wrap 'em, can't send 'em back to Santa.
The Christmas and New Year period is prime time for adult meltdowns, let alone for the under fives. So don't be surprised if you find your child is playing you up more than usual around now.
contains a whole chapter on dealing with tantrums, so I've adapted that advice with the festive season in mind.
Your usual schedule is all over the place and you may be travelling or staying with relatives. Many young children don't react well to this much change, and being toddlers, will let you know about it.
If you know the Christmas meal is planned for naptime, or Granny's house is full of breakables, plan ahead before this becomes a problem. Change the mealtime, feed your child earlier, do a swoop for toddler-unfriendly items. Plan a solution rather than complaining about the problem.
If you see someone leaving the house, clamp the toddler to them with cries of "Jimmy just loves to look at the Christmas trees!". Then when they've gone, sit down and have a mince pie and a glass of Baileys.
Accept offers of help, and if they're not forthcoming then ask. Don't end up cooking the dinner and childminding whilst also sweeping the floor with a broom up your arse. You'll end up having a tantrum of your own at that rate.
You can find more help on dealing with toddler tantrums in my book Toddlers: An Instruction Manual which is available in paperback and Kindle formats. 10% of proceeds go to the family support charity HomeStart.


Using data from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey, this paper make a comparative study on international support in Chinese families for parents of husband and wife respectively. In our paper we employed linear regression model to analyze the gender difference in family intergenerational support resources distribution. Our results suggest that the financial support distribution among parents of husbands and wives is highly related to the economic status of wives and parents, yet the personal care for old parents is based on their health status, and parents of husbands are predominant care receivers. The intergenerational transfer between couples and husbands' parents is based on altruistic motivation, highly related to the demands for support of both sides. However, the intergenerational transfer between couples and wives' parents is more likely to be a mutual aid model, financial support for the elderly is highly related to the household helps they currently provide.


VSL (Vehicle Solutions) is a new company with good old family business traditions. Brothers Stephen and Christopher Hargreaves have been in the motor trade for over a combined 60 years.
They could clearly see what was happening with the New Car Franchise of which they had Toyota, Vauxhall and Chevrolet and took a wise decision to sell the businesses in 2012.
They then decided to set up a very personal, attentive and traditional garage in Garstang where they live. It is located on Leachfield Business Park, Green Lane, Garstang. Near the A6 traffic lights.
Stephen left school and joined the motor trade as an RTIB apprentice mechanic. After serving his time, he moved through the business working in all departments; service and repairs, body and paint, parts and accessories, sales and administration and then to be invited onto the board as a Director in 1994. He then was appointed Dealer Principle at their Vauxhall business in Kendal and latterly at Morecambe.
Christopher left school and attended Preston College studying Road Transport Engineering and in doing so achieved an Engineering Apprenticeship. He then joined the family business as a technician and moved through the service department where he was responsible for all types of customer care. His next move was into the sales department selling new and used cars and commercial vehicles. He also set up the Business Centre dealing with corporate sales and encompassing all types of vehicle funding. Chris then took the role of Chevrolet retail operator when the business was appointed the franchise in 2005. Following this, he was promoted to take responsibility as General Manager for Vauxhall in Kendal.
Chris Craven. After sales Manager.
After leaving school, Chris attended Preston College to study Mechanical Engineering for two years and then progressed to the University of Central Lancashire for a further two years achieving an HND in Mechanical Engineering. He then worked with his Dad as a Workshop Controller in a very busy garage servicing, repairing and carrying out all types of mechanical tasks.
After the sale of their business for development, Chris worked in a business looking after a number of different types of vehicles from cars to fork lift trucks. He has a wealth of experience in all aspects of mechanical vehicles including those of a vintage and classic nature.
In 2012, Chris joined VSL to head the Aftersales Team where he has built up a superb workshop facility providing all types of mechanical repairs, servicing, MOT's and re-commissioning of all types of vehicles.
Working as part of the Aftersales Team with Chris is; Jen, Cam, Ian, Kieron and Tom. They will carry out servicing for all makes, repairs, MOT's, logistics, recovery, vehicle detailing and valeting.
VSL has a fleet of vehicles that can be used to carry all vehicle types and sizes anywhere in the country.
New and Used, Vintage and Classic, Cars and Vans, 4 x 4, they cover every vehicle solution and having had years in the industry gives them a wealth of experience that is well worth tapping into.
VSL - As individual as you are.


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Medical Device Development and Evolution: A Comparative Study
Tags: brain surgery, cardiac pacemaker, cure for hydrocephalus, medical device, MRI, radiation oncology, radiology, shunt, shunt surgery, Shunts, slit ventricle syndrome
By Marvin Sussman, PhD
This article with photos and graphs can also be found in the latest edition of our print newsletter, Pathways.
The first commercially-available shunt was introduced almost 60 years ago. Over the past 60 years, significant developments and evolution of medical device technology has occurred in many fields of medicine. This article compares and contrasts the evolutionary changes that have occurred in the field of hydrocephalus with the revolutionary changes that have occurred in two other fields: cardiac pacing and radiation oncology. What we find is that while the shunt has seen modifications that have had positive impacts for patients, more is needed if we are going to move the management and, one day, the cure of hydrocephalus into the 21st century.
A Brief History of Three Medical Devices: Cardiac Pacing, Radiology, and the Shunt
Cardiac Pacing
The first cardiac pacemaker was an external stimulator designed and built in 1950 based upon design input by a cardiothoracic surgeon. A large external device, the size of a cart, was built using vacuum tube technology; it provided transcutaneous pacing using electrodes on the skin. It was crude and painful to use and, being powered from an AC wall socket, had a potential hazard of electrocution by inducing an abnormal heart rhythm. The engineers began to tackle the size of the unit as well as the power source.
The first commercially available silicon transistor was developed in 1956. This led to miniaturization and rapid development of practical cardiac pacemakers. In 1958, the first wearable external, transistorized pacemaker was used for a patient. It was housed in a small plastic box with controls for rate and output voltage adjustment. It was connected to wire leads which passed through the patient's skin to electrodes attached to the heart surface. The first fully implantable pacemaker into a patient occurred later that year, with electrodes attached to the heart's myocardium. The device lasted for three hours; a second device was implanted and lasted for two days. In 1959, the successful use of a temporary transvenous pacer was first demonstrated. In 1960, primary cell mercury batteries were introduced that could power an implant for up to 18 months. These implantable devices all suffered from the poor reliability and short battery life associated with mercury batteries.
In the late 1960s, several companies developed isotope powered pacemakers, but they were surpassed, in 1971, by lithium-iodide cell battery which more than doubled pacer battery life and provided advance warning of impending failure. This was coupled with the introduction of heretically sealing technology to overcome the problem of the intrusion of body fluids into the unit, which was also affecting the reliability of the device.
More recent advances in the implanted pacemaker have focused on the transition to microprocessor-controlled pacemakers. This led to pacemakers that improved the heart's pumping efficiency, then eventually evolved into the ability to adjust the base pacing rate using rate response algorithms. Pacemakers now provide information via wireless transmission which the clinician uses to adjust the pacemaker function to the patient's specific requirements and provides data for inclusion in the patient's record.
Radiation oncology, as a field, was born not long after the discovery of x-rays in 1895. However, a new era of therapy occurred in 1956, when a linear accelerator, a device used by the radiation physicists for research purposes, was adapted for use as a tool for fighting cancer. A 2-year-old boy suffering from retinoblastoma, a cancerous tumor in his eye, was the first patient to be treated using X-rays produced by a research linear accelerator modified by physicists for medical use. This treatment saved the child's sight; for the rest of his life his vision remained intact. In 1958, the first commercial medical-use linear accelerator ("Linac") was introduced.
By the 1960s, high energy (megavoltage) Linac treatment machines heralded the next generation of treatment technology. They were capable of producing high energy, deeply penetrating radiation beams, which allowed the treatment of tumors deep inside the body without excessive damage to the overlying skin and other normal tissues. In subsequent years, radiation oncology experienced multiple technologic revolutions. By the late 1980s, computer tomography (CT) was linked with Linacs to create CT-based treatment planning. Software algorithms produced sophisticated treatment plans for radiation therapy allowing three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT). This planning reduced radiation doses delivered to surrounding normal tissues, greatly improving the quality and delivery of radiotherapy. However, stray radiation scatter to surrounding healthy tissues remained a problem.
In 1992, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy or IMRT was introduced. Perhaps the most important "revolution" in radiation oncology to date, IMRT conforms the prescription radiation's therapeutic dose to the volume shape of the defined target in 3 dimensions, thereby reducing the volume of normal tissues receiving high radiation doses. This reduces the potential side effects of radiation treatment. More importantly, IMRT also provides a method to safely escalate the radiation dose, allowing re-treatment of previously irradiated patients, potentially improving cure rates and giving repeat-treatment-patients the option of additional radiation treatments. IMRT has become standard practice for a wide range of tumors.
In 1998, ultrasound was combined with treatment planning so that radiation can be delivered to targets that move daily, such as the prostate. Currently, the field is undergoing another technologic revolution with the development of Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) which provides the ability to perform cone-beam CT scans of the patient while the patient is on the treatment table allowing treatment to be adapted to tumor shape changes occurring over multiple radiation treatment sessions. This is expected to translate into higher cure rates and lower rates of toxicity.
Hydrocephalus Shunts
The development of the biocompatible silicone elastomer – a type of plastic that could be implanted in the human body – allowed the introduction of hydrocephalus shunts. The first clinically-viable, valve-regulated hydrocephalus shunt, introduced in 1952, ushered in the modern era of hydrocephalus surgery and treatment. At that time, there was no effective medical intervention for hydrocephalus. In that year, two neurosurgeons working in conjunction with a hydraulics technician whose child had hydrocephalus, successfully implanted a silicone elastomer, ventriculojugular shunt regulated by a ball-in-spring valve design inserted at either end of a flexible piece of tubing. This device regulated and released controlled amounts of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain into the heart's right atrium.
At about the same time, another neurosurgeon produced a one-way slit valve made of silicone elastomer. The development of the valve system combined with the application of new biocompatible materials allowed for the safe and reliable diversion of CSF without many of the complications of unregulated (systems without valves) CSF drainage. Other neurosurgeons soon introduced the concept of ventriculoperitoneal procedures, the distal end of the tubing ending in the abdominal cavity, in which these newer devices were used.
While the early shunts allowed for the management of hydrocephalus, patients still faced numerous repeat surgeries due to shunt malfunction and/or shunt infection. Focus turned to the creation of a more sophisticated valve mechanism that would control the rate of CSF flow through the shunt, taking into account the variables caused by regular daily activity.
The 1970s saw the introduction of valves that addressed overdrainage or siphoning of CSF caused by an individual's postural (standing, sitting, or lying down) change and vasogenic (blood flow) influences. As an example, moving to a standing posture causes a siphon or sucking effect, essentially "pulling" fluid out of the brain or lumbar region. The anti-siphon device was introduced in the early 1970s, followed by the gravity compensating mechanism in 1976. Flow regulated shunts were introduced in 1987. These valves maintain the drainage flow rate close to the rate of CSF secretion, regardless of patient position and other conditions that normally promote overdrainage.
The problem remained that when these devices were not draining fluid properly, the individual had to undergo brain surgery to adjust or replace the shunt. The mid-1980s heralded in the programmable shunt. These shunts can be adjusted noninvasively using a magnet. The first magnetically-adjustable valve was marketed in 1984.
Advances also addressed reducing infection rates both during and after surgery. In 1976, the first commercially-sterilized shunt came to market. Antibacterial catheter coatings became commercially available in 2001. These advances in shunt construction have been coupled with standardized procedures produced by the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN) that have dramatically reduced infection rates in the pediatric population.
There are now literally hundreds of options for valves, proximal and distal catheters. Further, device modifications to minimize overdrainage, antibacterial coatings, and magnetically-adjustable valves for fine-tuning CSF flow rates, are all evolutionary modifications of the original clinically-viable shunt design.
Progress in imaging technology has allowed clinicians to treat hydrocephalus with greater success and safety. In the 1980s endoscopes again found a role in neurosurgery. The benefits include more accurate placement of ventricular catheters and creation of third ventriculostomies, primarily for aqueductal stenosis, in carefully-screened patients. Stereotactic localization, a minimally invasive surgical technique, led to more functional and safer approaches for the CSF drainage.
Comparing Technology Development Over the Sixty Year Period
Great advances and achievements have been made over the course of the past six decades in many medical fields. Regrettably, the progress and advancements in the field of hydrocephalus has been slow and has not kept pace with those that have been achieved in other fields.
Cardiac pacemakers evolved from a cart-sized, AC line-powered device that was only adjustable for output voltage and rate to a fully-implantable, coin-sized device with long-life batteries, sensing circuitry and non-invasive adjustability for parameters such as rate, pulse width, output current, parameters sensed, telemetry, etc.
Radiation oncology has progressed from providing treatment with a re-tuned research linear accelerator to one with sophisticated radiation treatment planning software that allows the delivery of radiation with pinpoint accuracy, combining radiation delivery with virtually real-time image guidance allowing radiation to be focused on a tumor whose volume is changing based upon the treatment delivered.
Hydrocephalus management moved at a much slower pace. Shunts have changed relatively little compared to the advancements made in other fields. Shunt tubing is made from the same material, silicone elastomer, although it has been made radiopaque to facilitate visualization on X-ray. Valves work based upon the same differential pressure principles across the valve and valve adjustments are by-and-large in discrete adjustment steps for setting the valve resistance when adjustable valves are used. Valves are available in multiple pressure ranges (as was the case with the first shunts). Magnetically-adjustable valves have taken over the field but, once set, they function in the same way that the first shunt functioned. Some shunts incorporate antibacterial coatings which appear to minimize infection during the immediate post-operative period. After this period, the risks of infection are similar to untreated shunts.
The shunt system remains relatively unchanged consisting of an inflow (proximal) catheter, a regulating device (valve) and an outflow (distal) catheter. No commercially available shunt contains a sensor nor is there closed-loop, feedback control mechanism to adjust shunt function to the changing patient's needs. Telemetry of information that is now routinely available in cardiac pacemakers or neural stimulators is unavailable in shunts. There are no active shunts, although implantable pumps have been available for several decades.
Clinicians in the 21st century will be required to continue to face the challenges presented by hydrocephalus. Treatment, until now, has focused on the management and alleviation of symptoms rather than the arrest and cure of the underlying processes that cause the imbalance between CSF production and absorption that cause the hydrocephalus condition. Treatment is plagued with one of the highest complication rates of any medical implant. Routine complications of the treatment modality (the shunt) are infection, obstruction, and overdrainage to name a few. Although some (regrettably the minority) of the patients with shunts can go for years without complications, even those lucky few are potentially one shunt malfunction away from a major crisis. At any time, and without warning, a shunt complication can require emergency intervention which may turn into a course in which many shunt surgeries are necessary.
Medical device manufacturers are commercial enterprises responsible to their shareholders to produce a profit. Product-development decisions are based upon market size and return-on-investment calculations.
The integration of the discoveries in basic science and clinical innovation from other fields will, hopefully, lead to the revolutionary technological and therapeutic developments that have brought fields such as cardiac pacing and radiation oncology into the 21st century. Due to the hydrocephalus market's comparatively small size against those of the cardiology or radiation oncology markets, revolutionary advances coupled with significant investments may not be commercially justifiable in and of themselves. Advancements in research in other fields, such as gene therapy, molecular biology, and neural regeneration, may be applicable to hydrocephalus and, thus, assist in moving development forward. Technological developments from other fields, such as closed-loop feedback sensing technologies developed for cardiac pacing and implanted neural stimulation devices and implantable pumps for intrathecal and other drug delivery, may be applicable to the management of hydrocephalus to evenutally produce a "smart shunt." The concept of a functional cure rather than palliation may become achievable.
The Hydrocephalus Association has undertaken the research initiative to raise funds to attract and support the best and the brightest to develop revolutionary solutions to the problems that have plagued those impacted by hydrocephalus.
Marvin L. Sussman, Ph.D. is an expert in the field of medical device development and regulation with over 35 years experience in the Medical Device Industry. He currently consults for a number of companies in medical device and market development, regulatory affairs and quality assurance. He has participated in the defense of medical product litigation related to hydrocephalus shunts and other medical devices. Prior to becoming a consultant, he held a number of senior executive positions at NOMOS Corporation, where he guided the development of the organizational structure, supervised the implementation of their quality system through ISO 9001 certification and developed the strategy that gained regulatory clearance for the first devices in the field of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Before joining NOMOS, he held a number of senior management positions at CORDIS Corporation where he supervised the development of a number of neurosurgical products (hydrocephalus shunts, neural stimulators, CSF drainage devices, etc.) through the 510(k) or PMA process and foreign regulatory approvals and market introduction.Dr. Sussman served as the co-chair of the AAMI Neurosurgery Committee, the AAMI ICP and ASTM CNS Shunt Standards Committees and was the industry representative on the FDA Neurological Devices Panel twice. Dr. Sussman holds a B.S. in Biology from Brooklyn College and a M. S. in Physiology from Long Island University. His doctoral degree and postdoctoral studies were from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Neurophysiology and Biophysics. He holds a number of patents for shunt and other devices in Neurosurgery and the sterile packaging/testing of medical devices.Dr. Sussman has been a member of the Board of Directors for 13 years, having advised on numerous internal projects that have moved the HA agenda forward. Dr. Sussman has shared his wealth of knowledge regarding hydrocephalus and medical devices to our membership in the form of papers, articles, blogs, and presentations.


If the congress ever comes to power again who would be Prime Minister?
Let's keep former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Smt. Sonia Gandhi out of this race.
Rahul Gandhi is the man leading the race or I should say made to lead it. Will he be able to carry the old generation and the new generation together ahead? Well that's something we still don't know. The Congress party seems to look like one big family right now. The next General Elections in 2019 would be the ice breaker.
Rahul Gandhi maybe has issues with public speaking, he forgets and fumbles. Well most of us are like that too so let's give him the benefit of doubt. Again he's leading the Congress party since 2 years, Punjab was his only breakthrough. His records have been patchy and very weak.
But wait should we blame the 2014 loss and after that on the negativity surrounding the congress corruption. Yes, anti-incumbency has a major part to play. But let's not defend the loss, Rahul lost it.
It would be fun to see how intellectuals like Dr. Shahi Tharoor behave around his leadership. But I bet it's a great combination Tharoor may go by books, Gandhi won't. We may actually have some out of the box thinking and instant strange, dumb but good ideas. Sometimes it's great to let people giggle at you, yes Rahul won't mind it.
For I see that Rahul may be like a Donald Trump.
Assuming Rahul does not take it and let's someone else take over who's that someone? Someone close to the first family of course.
Dr. Shahi Tharoor is a great choice, well educated, intelligent and has a great command. Close to the Gandhi family and my personal favorite. Well Dr. Tharoor has a poor personal life record, so does our current Prime Minister Narendra Modi. So we should let him pass this.
Kamal Nath is closely associated with the Gandhi family since Nehru times. He has a great track record of being loyal. Nath is a Member of Parliament for over 4 decades. He has worked with multiple governments in various positions and knows how things work.
P Chidambaram is another fantastic choice. Severed as number two to Prime Minister Singh, great oratory skills. Handled home and Finance ministries, he well knows what's expected of him. At the moment he's drowning in a big corruption mess, targeted or not the courts shall say. I won't consider him.
Captain Amarinder Singh has been doing some good work as Chief Minister of Punjab. A man of his words, I won't mind him. I doubt he has good relations with the Gandhi family so that might be bad. Captain is outspoken, and by that I mean he'll take on the regime if he wants.
Surprise entry of Priyanka Gandhi could shock us all. Frankly she has no experience, but she does campaign for her mum. Should we count that? Not really. Her administrative experience stands at a zero. Apart from being her grandmothers doppelganger there's nothing. But I am happy she didn't choose politics as a career. Robert Vadra is her husband and we know that there is some illegal land grabbing case in Haryana. So no, not her.
Do I know anyone else? Mallikaarjun Kharge, Gulam Nabi Azad and AK Antony are strong pillars of the Congress party. They've been there since for ever. I believe they would end up being puppets if their at the helm.
Pranab Mukherjee and Meira Kumar were great choices, seasoned politicians. By awarding Pranab Presidentship they cut him off long time ago. I still remember 'baitjayee' iconic words of Kumar. She's capable no doubt but not at this juncture.
The Congress party just needs to give the candy boy Rahul one chance, if he'll bloom or not time will tell.


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Embrace temptations at Ceviche Tapas Bar
By JACK WINNER CORRESPONDENT
Ceviche Tapas Bar and Restaurant, with a popular location in St. Petersburg, recently extended its operation, taking over the former Sarasota Times building on First Street in Sarasota. The owners have blended the original structure with Spanish design and architecture for a dramatic statement and pleasant surroundings for a meal.
The restaurant gives a lot more attention to tapas than ceviche. Tapas are presented in a number of categories -- vegetable, meat and seafood -- in addition to tapaslike offerings such as pinchos (rather like canap�s) and tablas (mixed selections served on a tabla, or cutting board). Heartier fare can be found among the paellas and a cazuela, the latter named for the terra cotta casserole in which it is cooked.
Served in a martini glass, the traditional Ceviche de la Casa ($8) is chock-full of marinated shrimp, scallops and fish, tossed with fresh tomatoes, yellow and green peppers and cilantro -- satisfying, light and refreshing.
A tabla of Jam�n Serrano, prized for its delicate, smoky flavor, ($9) came with garnishes of apple and sweet, chewy figs, which paired agreeably with the salty ham.
A vegetable choice, Berenjenas Fritas ($6), thinly sliced eggplant brushed with egg, seasoned, and fried crispy, proved a surprise hit. These were paired with honey for dipping, but no accompaniment was needed; they disappeared a few minutes after their arrival.
The standard Patatas Bravas ($4) substituted an aioli for the more familiar spicy tomato-based sauce. This aioli took a light touch with the garlic, which may be attractive to those skittish around garlic, but others might prefer a more pronounced taste.
The Chorizos y Pimientos ($7.50) provided a sampling of five types of chorizo sausage, ranging from mild and fennel-flavored to spicy. Sausage lovers may find the tomato and sweet pepper sauce blurs the qualities of each sausage.
Puerco Salamanca ($7.50), on the other hand, with its grilled chunks of pork bathed in a brown sauce with olives, was excellent. The meat was meltingly tender, the sauce robust, and the olives added just a hint of contrasting brininess.
Croquetas de Bacalao ($7), a form of fish stick, blended cod in a b�chamel sauce, coated it with bread crumbs and deep-fried it. These were quite light with a delicate taste.
Pulpo a la Gallega ($7), grilled octopus flavored with paprika and served with boiled potatoes just did not work. The octopus was chewy and not especially tasty, and the paprika did not bring any additional flavor out.
There is a temptation at Ceviche to taste just one more dish, resulting in no room for desserts. That would be a mistake, because desserts here are especially good.
Our waiter highly recommended the Almendrado ($6.50), and rightfully so. Almond-flavored pastry, multi-
layered and flaky as a croissant, was topped with hand-cranked vanilla ice cream, a rich, aromatic treat in itself. Likewise, Trilogias de Chocolates ($8), a mousse consisting of layers of white, milk and dark chocolates, was delightful, light and airy, enhanced by the white chocolate rum sauce.
Service at Ceviche seems to be a work in progress. Our waiter tried his best, but he seemed overwhelmed and disappeared for stretches. The wine list is pretty good, with a number of Spanish wines available by the glass for those who would like to explore.


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Ivaylo Stoimenov Iordanov, em búlgaro, Ивайло Стоименов Йорданов (Samokov, 22 de Abril de 1968) , é um antigo jogador de futebol da Bulgária, que jogava como atacante. É atualmente director desportivo da equipa búlgara Lokomotiv Gorna.

No Sporting fez 226 jogos oficiais e 71 golos durante 10 anos, ganhando um Campeonato, uma Taça de Portugal e uma Supertaça.

Biografia
Nascido em Samokov, o pai de Iordanov era militar, tendo sido jogador de futebol e um dos primeiros treinadores do filho. Começou por jogar no PFC Rilski Sportist.

Fez dois anos de tropa entre a Bulgária e a União Soviética, antes de se iniciar no campeonato principal de futebol da Bulgária. A sua principal referência no futebol é o internacional inglês Bryan Robson, do Manchester United.

No Verão de 1995 sofreu um grave acidente de viação na Bulgária, fracturando a coluna. Voltou a jogar 3 meses depois.

Em 1997 foi-lhe diagnosticado esclerose múltipla, mas continuou a jogar normalmente.

Após o final de carreira em 2001, voltou à Bulgária, onde montou um negócio de camiões.

Carreira
A sua estreia no campeonato principal de futebol da Bulgária deu-se no Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa, em 1989.

Disputou 50 jogos pela Seleção Búlgara de Futebol, marcando 3 golos. Sete destes jogos foram pelas Copas do Mundo de 1994 nos Estados Unidos e 1998 na França. Participou igualmente no Campeonato Europeu de Futebol de 1996, na Inglaterra.

Iordanov jogou pelas equipas do Rilski Sportist em Samokov, no Lokomotiv em Gorna Oryahovitsa e no Sporting Clube de Portugal, clube onde chegou em junho de 1991. Foi o primeiro capitão estrangeiro do clube. É um símbolo em Alvalade, sendo uma das figuras mais queridas do clube.

Em 2001 terminou a carreira no Sporting.

Títulos
4º Lugar no Campeonato do Mundo de Futebol de 1994
1 Campeonato de Portugal
1 Taça de Portugal
1 Super Taça

Ligações externas
 Bulgarian Sport Catalog
 Perfil em Ogol

Futebolistas da Bulgária
Futebolistas do Sporting Clube de Portugal
Jogadores da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1994
Jogadores da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1998
Búlgaros do século XX
Búlgaros do século XXI
Jogadores da Seleção Búlgara de Futebol
Jogadores da Eurocopa de 1996
Búlgaros expatriados em Portugal
Pessoas com esclerose múltipla

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Breezer's Dowtown 3 ST is the perfect accessory at the office, grocery store, and when you're meeting friends for dinner. This nimble steel bicycle has an upright riding position with swept-back handlebars so you stay comfortable as you take in the sights. 700c wheels with wide, commuter-ready Vera tires cover ground quickly and easily. The 3-speed Shimano Nexus drivetrain requires minimal maintenance and is simple to shift even when you're stopped. The Downtown 3 is as utilitarian as it is good-looking, providing you with fenders, a rack, chainguard, and even a bell, so you're ready for whatever the day brings.
Internal hub gearing is a gearing system built into the rear wheel hub. It allows you to shift at any time, even when not pedaling, like at a stop sign. Because the majority of parts are housed within the hub, the gearing mechanism is protected from weather and grime, and therefore requires almost no maintenance. Plus, with less external parts than a derailleur system, you'll get consistently smooth, reliable shifts.


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Q: Cannot contact recaptcha. Check your connection and try again. After initial submission (reCaptcha v2 invisible) I am having trouble getting the reCaptcha to work properly on a form submission in which case I have error states being handle both through client-side validation and through an API call. The reason for this is because I need to re-submit the form after user corrects the form while having the API provide data that there are errors on the form -- REQUIRING a new response token everytime.
I have verified the site-key and secret-key as well as the domain listed in my reCaptcha console.
The problem here is that AFTER the initial submission, reCaptcha will intermittently give me an alert saying that it cannot connect to reCaptcha through a callback function I am executing.
Here is the code I am executing on form submission through data-callback
let correctCaptcha = function(response) {
    // Fire Post Route
    window.submitUserAPIForm(response);

    // Reset the reCaptcha token due to not allowing duplicate tokens used in the same instance -- to re-submit form
    grecaptcha.reset();
  };

  <form>

    <button class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="MY_SITE_KEY" data- callback="correctCaptcha">

Start My Free Trial Now

    </button>
  </form>

I do have the MY_SITE_KEY set to the key provided by the console, and I am assuming that the culprit is in this specific call as opposed to my monolith of an API call and client-side validation.
Also, note that I am using this:
.grecaptcha-badge {
  visibility: hidden;
}

to hide the badge from the page
Everything seems to work fine on sometimes, but there are intermittent times where the connection issue occurs causing the user to refresh the page and or just outright stuck.
Any insights on this would be much appreciated!

A: UPDATE:
Found a work-around for this and if anyone has any tips and or a better way to do this please let me now
Rather a 'DUH' sort of a solution since data-error-callback exists, but would have expected this intermittent problem to have been addressed somewhere.
Here is the code:

  <form>

    <button class="g-recaptcha" data-sitekey="MY_SITE_KEY" data-callback="correctCaptcha" data-error-callback="onErrorCallback">

Start My Free Trial Now

    </button>
  </form>

I am practically forcing the reCaptcha to do the expected behavior when it loses the connection.
It seems the connection is lost after an attempt to reset the reCaptcha -- meaning it does not fire the callback after repeated attempts that would cause it to lose connection (which makes sense).
Debugging this was near impossible due to how things were operating under the hood, and this was a good work around if you are attempting to do validations through an API call and requiring re-submits to your form (user correction on the form).
Hopefully this helps someone from banging their heads against the wall.

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Weeks ago I had a request from a collector for another 6x6 pastel to hang with her previous purchase. I told her I would be painting more 6x6 inch pastels in March. Um...right. Gardening happened and here we are in the last days of the month. Desperate measures and focus needed.
I cut four 6x6 pieces of Ersta 500 from a larger sheet and was left with two 4x6 remnants. Set up a little cardboard box spray booth (use archival spray), mounted the Ersta on archival foam core. Took the panel with me to my Friday painting group*.
Still smarting from my kaput Ersta experience (see my previous post), I decided to use minimal pastels and let the color of the paper show. I started with vine charcoal, gave it an alcohol spray to set it. On some pieces, the charcoal ran or I brushed it around. Basic first strokes can be seen here on the 4x6 "minis."
* Friday, March 31st, 1:30 PM I'll be demonstrating pastel at Maple Valley Community Center. After the demo we'll all paint together, any medium. Join us.
On the easel today, Twilight II, pastel, 6x6 inches. It began with an oil wash then pastel. I took it to my Friday afternoon painting group and put pastel on and wiped it off for a couple hours. Back in the studio I did the same. Finally, to avoid ripping it up, I punched it up with blue Nupastel, a warm violet Unison and a warm white Terry Ludwig and then I turned it around and walked away believing I would be throwing it away the next time I saw it. But, apparently, absence makes the heart grow fonder because after four days of gardening I'm back in the studio and my first impression is hmmmm....instead of aaarghhh. There might be hope.
3/25/17 The rest of the story... There was hope, then no hope. Back and forth. I finally had to admit that the Ersta 500 paper was kaput (broken and useless; no longer working or effective) and I trashed it.
How this painting began...click on the image to view the videos.
I just finished packing up seven paintings to deliver to Attic Gallery, Camas, WA. Suddenly there is a big blank space on my Studio wall that makes me want to paint scenes to fill the space. Originally I hung paintings in the studio because of a lack of storage space. I enjoyed them but after just removing seven, I realize the paintings had actually become just wallpaper to me. Two of the paintings were painted for my book, "Pastel Drawing" and are the subjects for page 139. I would like to send them off to a new home. They are both available on my DailyPaintworks Gallery.
Switching my eyes and brain from my 6x6 inch color study to the 25x25 inch pastel on my easel requires stepping back, leaving the room, reentering with my eyes on the easel, etc. Another tool is to photograph the work in progress (shown above on right) and place the photo beside the photo of the color study with both the same size. Now I can see some shapes and compositional signposts I need to correct in the larger painting.
An even more useful look is comparing the two paintings as value only. Without the distraction of color, this comparison is very helpful for composition and directional elements. It's good to check up on myself so I stay on track with what I'm trying to accomplish.
For those of you just tuning in, I am repainting Golden Afternoon II. I'm using my 6x6 color study as my reference (see it to the right of my easel in the photo above).
When I started working on this painting, I shot short videos of each step but soon I got involved in painting and forgot to make more videos. If you would like to see the first five steps, the links to videos are below. Once you watch one video, you should be able to find the others on my YouTube list rather than coming back to these links.
First I brush off as much pastel as possible with a cheap "chip brush."
I can remove additional pastel, especially in the lightest areas with an alcohol spray and a cotton cloth.
With a hard pastel I lay in yellow areas (NuPastel brand).
OR...This is the link to all five videos in one Playlist.


What I will be telling myself on New Year's Eve 2019.
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Susannah Wood, an associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Education and the former program coordinator for the master's program in school counseling, suggests leaning on the "Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success" outlined by the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) as the foundation for plans to assist students as they prepare for a career in today's fast-evolving, digitally-driven, and globally connected workplace.
Gerta Bardhoshi, an assistant professor in the University of Iowa College of Education, says school counselors are being presented a professional opportunity as the national discussion turns to addressing the mental health needs of students.
Gerta Bardoshi, an associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Education's School Psychology Program, shares tips on how school counselors can avoid burnout by investing in their own professional growth and development.
Susannah Wood, an associate professor in the University of Iowa College of Education's School Psychology Program, shares insights on how to best help gifted students succeed.
Three of our alumni have proven to be leaders in their field and were recently elected to the Iowa School Counselor Association board.
The University of Iowa's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center recently marked a decade of serving the community.
Susannah Wood has been elected as president-elect of North Central Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (NCACES).
Eleven University of Iowa College of Education students gained a new perspective on how education policy decisions are made at the top levels during a recent visit to the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
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Who am I? A question every human being has asked. Through art and the artist, the identity a person has created can be transformed in new ways. Visual transformations have an effect on our mind too, so they become forms of transmutation. It is an act of total trust, to let a visual creator use your body in an art matter. The touch as a physical or non-physical sense, has an important role in that game. The touch we mostly know, is connected with people we love, or with doctors, therapists. The touch of an artist on your bare skin has only pure transformative intentions. It is a strange, beautiful constellation of an artist being a creator, observing its creation and the creation observing the artist in the process of creating. This is possible only when working with living creatures. Shlomit Schatzmayr is a brave artist. She is strong enough to be experimental, to break the boundaries of classical beauty perceptions and expand them in new ways. She mixes visual structures in a harmony of soft and rough, dark and shiny, pure and gloomy. Her work represents a dreamy version of the duality of our world. The best way for a candlelight to glow is in the dark. Enjoy the wonderful, otherworldly journey in her beautiful book.