Bart moku hanga1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Lecture by Yoonmi Nam, associate professor of visual art, University of Kansas, Monday, March 25, at 7:00 p.m.Woodblock printing in Japan (木版画, moku-hanga) is a technique best known for its use in the ukiyo-e artistic genre of single sheets, but it was also used for printing books in the same period. Unlike western woodblock printing that employs oil-based inks, Japanese mokuhanga is a chemical- and solvent-free process that uses water-based inks, such as watercolors, gouaches and vegetable dyes. Dating back to the 8th century, mokuhanga techniques were first used to print Buddhist texts and images. ![]() Later ukiyo-e prints from the 1800s incorporated mokuhanga to depict vivid battle scenes, actors and courtesans in richly designed silk kimonos, transparent landscapes, and birds and animals from the zodiac. In June of 2011, Melissa Schulenberg and Carole Mathey traveled to Kyoto, Japan, to attend the 1st International Mokuhanga Conference, where they met numerous artists, 12 of whom were invited to participate in an exhibition at St. The exhibition’s title, Riding the Great Wave, refers to The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, or simply The Great Wave (ca. Melissa also initiated an exchange portfolio, 20 Artists/20 Views, which includes work by international artists from the mokuhanga conference.ġ830), the iconic ukiyo-e print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. There was no predetermined theme, and artists responded to the call with images of waterscapes, studies of color and light, and abstract forms from nature. The exhibition also includes a selection of traditional Japanese woodcuts, with accompanying curatorial text panels by students from Flint Professor Dorothy Limouze’s special topics seminar on museums and collections. Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III), Japanese, 1786-1865, Melissa Schulenberg is an associate professor of art and art history and teaches printmaking, drawing and artists’ books. Carole Mathey is the assistant director of the Richard F. Brush Art Gallery.Moku hanga is a traditional Japanese form of woodblock printmaking notable for black outlines, vibrant colors, and angled perspectives (think of Hokusai and Hirosada). In modern times the images may have changed, but the process remains much the same, and its simplicity is very appealing, requiring not much more than a block of wood, a cutting tool (gouge), ink, and paper. The image, a type of relief print, is produced by carving away everything except the lines to be printed. To make a print, the block’s surface is saturated with water color and nori paste, and then slightly dampened paper is laid down and pressed with a buren. Moku hanga abstract registration#įor multiple colors, multiple blocks are carved, with exact registration (kento) marks on each block. As the images are all hand-pulled, moku hanga prints don’t need a press, and using water-based inks makes this for an easy clean-up. McClains Printmaking Supplies is a good source for tools, blocks, and books about the process.Ĭarving can take a long time, but it’s an opportunity for contemplation, for “being in the moment” with your image, and the blocks eventually become works of art, along with the prints. San Francisco-based Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) selected Berkeley artist Miwako Nishizawa, born in Kyoto Japan, to create pieces for its 2016 poster art series using the moku hanga woodblock technique. Here are my first prints using this process. ![]()
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Best rv pet temperature monitor1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() Also, remember that all these RV pet temperature monitoring systems require you to have a working cell phone on hand and for you to be in cellular range to receive alerts. Do not leave your pet inside your RV if temperatures are going to be extreme, even with a monitor. They must be used with human common sense. It’s important to remember that even the best RV pet temperature monitors are only machines. However, these devices can be more costly to run as they do have subscription fees to maintain the mobile service. Cellular Pet Temperature MonitorsĪ cellular pet temperature monitor has its own inbuilt cellular network connection which is usually more reliable than a WiFi connection when on the road. The advantage of using a WiFi monitor combined with a mobile hotspot is that you can also connect other devices (e.g., laptops and smartphones) to the hotspot and make use of the internet connection for entertainment or business purposes. So, we recommend purchasing a mobile hotspot, such as a Verizon Jetpack to ensure a more consistent connection no matter your location.Īfter the initial purchase price, the operational costs of a WiFi sensor tends to be cheaper because you do not have to pay cellular data subscription fees, but the mobile hotspot does incur extra charges. Guest networks at RV parks are notoriously unreliable and sometimes require you to reconnect every couple of hours manually. ![]() In order to operate effectively, it requires a reliable internet connection. A WiFi pet temperature monitor works by connecting to the Internet via WiFi to send you alerts and relay information. ![]() Halloween witch riding broom1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() Significantly, though, any such admission by a "witch" would have been made under torture.Īccording to Sharpe, twilight flight has been a remarkably persistent cultural reference, going back as far as the cult of the Roman goddess Diana. It's there in the Malleus Maleficarum, with witches using the fat of murdered children as the basic ingredient," says University of York historian Professor Jim Sharpe. "Many writers of demonological tracts were convinced that witches flew with the aid of ointments. Rather the opposite, in fact: "As far as I'm aware, the material culture of witchcraft, in terms of surviving artefacts, relates mainly to anti-bewitchment measures – amulets and such like – made by cunning folk."ĭid the ointment even exist? It's hard to be sure. "Even among those few who did confess to witchcraft, there's not much evidence that they made potions for flight, or for other nefarious purposes," he says. Did some of those accused of witchcraft really apply flying ointment in this way?ĭr Andrew Sneddon, a historian at the University of Ulster, is sceptical. But the image of hallucinating women astride brooms is so highly sexualised as to seem comic. So the ointment may well have been capable of delivering powerful delusions of flight. "Vaginal application would be pretty efficient, and the effects of the drugs would be noticeable quite rapidly." ![]() "Mucous membranes are particularly good at transporting drugs - that's why cocaine is snorted," he adds. "Alkaloids go through your skin into the bloodstream – consider nicotine patches." Tropane alkaloids easily cross the blood-brain barrier, acting on the central nervous system. "Ointment would have been very effective as a delivery method for scopolamine," says Dr Randolph Arroo, head of research at Leicester School of Pharmacy, De Montfort University. It has been argued that this drug-induced delusion lies at the the root of the myth of witches' flight. As the drugs took effect, delusions of flight may have ensued while astride the broomstick's handle. If contemporary accounts are to be believed, "witches" applied this hallucinogenic ointment with the handle of a broom, smearing the ointment onto the length of the broom and then rubbing the handle against their genitals and even inserting it into the vagina. But high doses can lead to antimuscarinic syndrome: a state of altered consciousness often characterised by delirium and intense hallucinations. Low doses of these chemicals will induce a dry mouth and dilated pupils – and relieve the nausea of travel sickness. Scopolamine and its close cousin atropine are " muscarinic antagonists" – they bind to receptors in the nervous system that would, ordinarily, bind to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. You will have created the green ointment of de Laguna's alleged witch. Tropane alkaloids are unremarkable additions to a modern medicine cabinet, but if you took the raw plant material and pounded it in molten fat, you'd extract an uncontrolled mixture of the alkaloids in their pure, base form. One of these, scopolamine (also known as hyoscine), is the active ingredient of travel-sickness medications such as Boot's Travel Calms and the skin patch Scopoderm. Like its close relatives henbane ( Hyoscymaus niger) and mandrake ( Mandragora officinarum), its leaves and berries are packed with chemicals called tropane alkaloids. Nightshade ( Atropa belladonna) is immediately recognisable for its deep purple fruit and was said to be tended by the Devil himself. Nightshade, henbane and mandrake are some of the most toxic plants in the family Solanaceae. The Spanish court physician Andrés de Laguna, writing in the 16th century, claimed to have taken from the home of a couple accused of witchcraft "a pot full of a certain green ointment … composed of herbs such as hemlock, nightshade, henbane, and mandrake." ![]() ![]() If what I think is true, then the expression "Innocent until proven guilty" should be, "Guilty until proved guilty". It is also my understanding that proven is often used (incorrectly) as the past perfect of prove. "Proven", on the other hand, is an adjective, as in, "He had a proven record as a coach". It is my understanding the verb prove is conjugated prove, proved and has proved. One might ask, however, how else or in what other direction one might look at a future, bright or otherwise, and suggest that we forget about saying where the future lies and say what kind of a future it is: "He has a bright future in appliance sales (or whatever)." the word "forwards" has otherwise almost disappeared except for set phrases like "backwards and forwards," and "forward" is used most of the time as our directional adverb:"He leaned forward until he almost fell off the deck." For instance: "He could have moved left or right, but instead he moved forwards" or "The wheel can only move forwards." In the U.S. ![]() We always use "forward" (no "s") as an adjective: "he sat in the forward seat." As an adverb, we use the the "-s" ending, when there are other possibiities.
Good food and drink places near me1/1/2024 ![]() ![]() The space is grand and airy, with a beautiful fireplace and an absurd amount of skylights and hanging plants. Peacekeeper is an excellent Oaxacan-inspired cocktail bar with a warm and welcoming staff that produces some truly delicious drinks. Its location on the Powell-Mason Cable Car line makes for a pleasant soundtrack to a quintessential SF experience. For lunch and dinner, they offer a mix of classic diner and steak house fare, with a generous helping of nostalgia. The restaurant is best known for their Swedish pancakes, 18 per order, which come topped with warm maple syrup. ![]() Historic photos and antiques line the walls of the large dining room where they serve meals from 7am-9pm daily. This classic SF restaurant opened in 1938 and has been a popular breakfast spot among locals and tourists ever since. Sears Fine Food is arguably the most recognizable restaurant around Union Square. ![]() For a casual after-work drink, they feature a hi-ball hour every day until 7pm. The beloved local bar won “Best American Cocktail Bar,” at the acclaimed Tales of the Cocktail awards, and has an extensive menu of unique cocktails. ![]() Photo credit you crave a delicious craft cocktail in Union Square, Pacific Cocktail Haven (P.C.H.) is sure to please. Their passion for fresh and sustainable fish is genuine and the whole experience is sublime. The restaurant’s interior features warm earth tones, exposed brick, and rosewood floors. Each dish that comes to your table feels like a miniature work of art, the result of exceptional ingredients and an uncommon level of experience. Akiko’s via InstagramĪkiko’s Restaurant has served classic and unique Japanese cuisine in downtown SF for the past 30 years. It’s an intimate bar, with no food but an impressive drinks menu that reads like a cocktail history book. The bar was built in the streamline moderne style and they nail the era-specific details from barware to the vintage Victrola turntable. Step back into post-prohibition 1930s SF where white-coated bartenders deftly serve vintage cocktails like the Jack Rose and Martinez. You’ll also find a curated wine list with an exciting selection of orange wines alongside the classics. It’s not just about the pizza, the restaurant also features seasonally changing such as savory zucchini fritters, and a refreshing watermelon and pluot salad. This light, airy seafood spot on Tomales Bay offers raw and broiled oysters as well as crab cakes and petrale sole with lemon butter couscous.There is no shortage of wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza in SF, but Del Popolo is among the very best in the city. Then try a lobster roll or one of the other mains, which include local halibut, branzino sea bass, petrale sole and King salmon.ĭetails: Open for lunch and dinner daily at 4210 Highway One, Half Moon Bay Saltwater Oyster Depot, Inverness (The Today Show dubbed the latter one of the five best sandwiches in the country.) Start with crab cakes, dayboat scallops, roasted garlic chili prawns, New England and Manhattan chowder or New Orleans-style gumbo. This very popular harborside eatery offers a full oyster bar - and legendary lobster rolls. This casual eatery is Princeton Harbor’s go-to spot for local seafood, including crispy calamari, steamed clams, scallops and seafood pasta.ĭetails: Open for lunch and dinner daily at 281 Capistrano Road in Half Moon Bay. With its neon fish sign, waterside location and laidback feel, Barbara’s Fishtrap is the very epitome of a seafood shack. If you’re hankering for some fresh or barbecued oysters, crispy calamari, a bowl of steaming clam chowder or a plate of grilled local halibut, here are a few suggestions for seafood spots near some of our favorite hidden beaches in Half Moon Bay and out at Point Reyes. There’s nothing like a tasty seafood meal after a long day at the beach. ![]() Jeffrey toobin video clip zoom1/1/2024 ![]() Presidential debate: Trump history shows Kristen Welker has her work cut out for her Some states require that indecent exposure must be proven willful, or intentional. Indecent exposure is considered a misdemeanor in most states.” Exposure is indecent under the law whenever a reasonable person would or should know that his act may be seen by others - for example, in a public place or through an open window - and that it is likely to cause affront or alarm. “Revealing one's genitals under circumstances likely to offend others. Yes, the notion of public and private spaces has been redefined with the ubiquity of Zoom, but doing what Toobin did on camera can indeed be considered public indecent exposure.Īccording to Cornell University Law School, indecent exposure is defined as: The couple began to get frisky, completely unaware that colleagues on the call were watching in horror." The erosion of standards and decency The staff member was seen sitting on a bed, naked, with a woman beside him. In a virtual meeting about the "Rights of Children and Adolescents and was organized by the city council of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil’s southeastern state of the same name. In the Philippines, “Captain Jesus Estil of the Fatima Dos village council in the province of Cavite, appeared to be unaware that his camera was on,” and had sex with his secretary on camera during a virtual council meeting. Yes, the New Yorker has suspended (but not fired) Toobin for the time being and CNN says he is taking "time off.” It is his American white privilege and his maleness that protects him from what in other countries has stiffer consequences.Īccording to News America, Haiti’s Consul to the Bahamas Karl-Henry Châtelier “was fired after a video allegedly of him masturbating surfaced on social media.”Ĭyber flashing: Sending unsolicited explicit pics is the tip of our toxic sexual culture Consider if this meeting was not virtual but in-person. Her professor told her she could not turn off her video during the four-hour session and told the entire class the new mother wanted to do 'inappropriate things during class.”Īs a mother of three grown sons, who breastfed them all decades before video conferencing, the act of feeding your children in your own home is not inappropriate. What is not mentioned often is the inherent white privilege and sexism embedded in the defense of his action. I find his public display of his privates not only improper, but immoral - and maybe illegal.īut then again, a man’s genitals are not deemed a threat but a woman’s breasts are.Ī new mother was forbidden from breastfeeding her infant during a virtual stats class at Fresno City College recently. USA TODAY Entertainment: New Yorker writer and CNN pundit Jeffrey Toobin suspended while nude Zoom incident is investigated Much of the ongoing media reaction has centered on what Toobin called his “ embarrassingly stupid mistake.” Some white male pundits dismiss the uproar as prudish, while others call for the end of his public career. Vice reported this week that Toobin, a lawyer, New Yorker contributor and CNN analyst, was seen masturbating on a Zoom video chat between work colleagues. Needless to say, none of the six of us ever had “the talk.” 'Embarrassingly stupid mistake' In our lifetimes, sex, sexuality - and most definitely orgasms - were never on the conversational menu with Mom. ![]() But we knew if we brought the word error to her attention, she would be mortified. My sisters and I guffawed, my mother was oblivious. “Wash those, there are orgasms all over it,” she instructed, pointing to the celery stalks of course intending to say organisms. ![]() One evening, my three sisters and I were in her kitchen on Ashland Avenue, cutting up vegetables for a salad to serve at a family dinner. Towards the end of her life before she passed in 2002, she confused similar words when she spoke. ![]() Jeffrey Toobin and his Zoom incident would have made her implode, or close to it. My late mother, steeped in traditional Catholicism and modesty, leaned pretty far right in her values and had strong expressions on what she considered moral and absolute. There have been many moments in the last 18 years when I have said aloud, “Thank God Mom is not here for that.” Watch Video: Jeffrey Toobin fired after nude Zoom debacle ![]() Latinum gold pressed12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() These numbers are not exact - maybe off by 100 times - nonetheless, there is very little material to work with. You don't need to mix them in any way to provide a durable container. So we're talking about a tiny drop of latinum compared to the large amount of gold. That's too small to see with the naked eye. Assuming 7 x 3.625 x 1.75 standard earth bar and 2000 bars, that's a ratio of at least 400,000 : 1 by volume. Morn had ~4 ounces of latinum in his stomach (by visual estimation when he spat it up), which was worth thousands of bars. This suggests a pocket.Ĭreating a mixture doesn't make sense considering how little latinum is in the bar. Making a mixture of any kind would make this expensive. Why would you mix something valuable with the material of its container?īecause Latinum is valuable because of its applications, I would think a better design would to make it easy to extract the latinum from the bar. We know the bar is the container for the latinum. (Of course, I must admit what seems simple to me and what seems simple 300 years from now is somewhat subjective.) As an Engineer, it's often best to do what's simple. The pocket idea seems to be the most likely scenario to me. So it could very well be "pressed gold encasing latinum" and also be correctly called "gold pressed latinum." The latter would be the common name. Elsewhere, silver gained 1.5 to 23.08 per ounce, platinum rose 1 to. It refers to how it was made, not what it is. interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. "Pressed" refers to the bar being extruded (at a low temperature) and stamped. I don't think this is answer in canon, although the name alone is sufficient description. Given that latinum is a liquid, this would also likely make for bars that are extremely fragile - unless latinum possess some quality that offsets that.Īnyway, I am not looking for a technically correct scientific explanation, just wondering if the makers of the series ever touch on anything specific about the manufacturing process. This could work if latinum were either very cohesive or very adhesive to gold - but the pressing process would still pose a problem, since gold is very soft, and a fine network of pores could be easily destroyed by pressure. One way I could picture it is that gold is made porous (such as by loosely binding gold dust through heat), and latinum is contained within it. ![]() Gold is neither very reactive nor absorbent, so I am not sure what pressing a liquid into it would do. It's possible to encase a liquid into gold, but then you would call it gold encased latinum, rather than gold pressed latinum. ![]() Denominations of gold-pressed latinum, in order of increasing value, according to canon include the Slip, the Strip. Latinum is usually suspended within the element gold to produce the currency Gold Pressed Latinum (GPL). Latinum cannot be replicated and the reasons for its rarity are unknown. Curious whether the actual process for gold pressed latinum is ever mentioned. Latinum is a rare silver liquid used as currency by many worlds, most notably the Ferengi Alliance. ![]() Global call center12/31/2023 ![]() A short-term phased recovery by key geography is also addressed. The 219-page report presents concise insights into how the pandemic has impacted production and the buy side for 20. The Call Center is an important communication link to customers. 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And in regards to rap stealing into individual compositions, the variété française genre might have simply been attracted by the fun a rap part could provide on a pure sonic level of a song.įinding French pop tunes with rap was not the problem. The French music industry was open to it, and one of the reasons for that may have been that boogie began a liaison with the French version of post-war pop music, variété française. French boogie emerged initially as catchy, danceable blends of American synthetic funk, plus disco, soul and old school rap, and the genre would come to herald the beginnings of French rap.’ The legalisation of pirate radio in the country in 1981 allowed people to adopt a freer attitude towards what they spun on the airwaves and produced fertile ground for new sounds to take hold. According to the DUMMY website ”French boogie’ is a nebulous term used to describe a new, carefree form of music that didn’t take itself seriously. ![]() Since nowadays boogie is primarily a collector’s term, it’s not quite clear how much it was considered a brand in France at the time. A scene of boogie devotees would eventually develop in the UK, although British pop music embarked on adventures of its own during that period. Boogie never established itself as an explicit genre in the USA, even though it originated there. One such niche was what is retrospectively called boogie, a cluster of post-disco dancefloor tunes that could be characterized as disco going back to its roots in funk and soul. ![]() From the obvious picks from the ’80s pop canon (the most obvious being Pet Shop Boys‘ “West End Girls”) and the rest that I discovered especially in the United Kingdom I concluded that such artefacts would not be hard to find in pop and rock music across Western, Northern and Southern Europe and North America so that we could put together an anthology of rap’s initial permeation into popular – predominantly white – music.Īs it turned out, rap was not necessarily adopted by the major artists of their time (or the countless folks going with the flow of the mainstream) but in niche markets and by maverick or accidental artists. I began to remember random ’80s tunes with any sort of rapping that did not belong to the rap tracks I was intimately familiar with as a longtime hip-hop fan. When Born Bad Records followed up with “France Chébran Volume 2” three years later, it was a déjà-vu in the best possible sense. The vocalists’ interpretations of ‘rapping’ varied, but compared to other collections and playlists covering this specific style (and region and period), the emphasis on rap vocals was evident. Through it, I discovered tunes – often obscure, sometimes vaguely familiar – that featured a healthy amount of rapping. I first got the idea to search for rapping on ’80s pop records when I came across the compilation “France Chébran – French Boogie 1981-1985” in 2015. ![]() Izip sumo12/31/2023 ![]() ![]() The rims of Zuma 2.0 feature an alloy double-wall, which is quite durable and just heavy enough so that the weight is not overbearing but not too light either. It’s also good to know that the brakes work well on different terrains, so if you’re the type that likes to mix it up, the Tektro mechanical disc brakes have your back. With a maximum speed of 20 miles per hour, Zuma 2.0 more than benefits from these powerful brakes. It’s a fact that these brakes provide great stopping power no matter the speed. The Tektro Mechanical Disc w/160mm brakes have proven to be a great choice, so I guess the manufacturer’s logic is - why change what isn’t broken, and I couldn’t agree more. Now, that doesn’t mean they’re not good far from it. In fact, you can find them on most bikes in this price range. The brakes you’ll see on Zuma 2.0 are nothing revolutionary. That being said, if you don’t mind the slightly longer charging time, and you’re willing to overlook this fault, I don’t see why you wouldn’t enjoy the Zuma 2.0. This is not its biggest selling point, to be honest. Just be careful, though keep track of it because when it dies, it takes 4.5 hours to recharge. This is more than enough for cruising around the city or a trip to the beach. On my testing it actually reached 41 miles - not bad, huh? Namely, this bike features a 400Wh battery that allows you to cover up to 42 miles (68 km). The battery is also made by Bosch, which speaks a lot about its quality and endurance. I can say without an inch of a doubt that this is the best torque you can get in this price range. When you choose a mode, the motor will measure the torque delivered to the pedals, increase cadence and speed and give you the power assistance you chose. What makes this motor so great is the fact it allows you to switch between four modes of assistance - Eco, Tour, Sport, and Turbo. It is more than capable of climbing up hills, which is a great advantage for the folks who live in or frequently visit hilly terrains like Southern California. The Bosch active line is a mid-range unit, but it’s not to be dismissed or underestimated. However, it should suffice all your daily needs, commutes, and cruisings around the city. This motor allows you to ride up to 20 miles per hour, which, admittedly, doesn’t sound like a lot. The German powerhouse giant entered the e-bike market way back in 2009, and since then, it’s significantly impacted the industry, especially the mid-price range e-bike division. You’ll be happy to know that Zuma 2.0 features the famous Bosch active line 40 Nm torque motor. This means you know stability is the one thing you don’t have to worry about with Zuma 2.0. The downtube-mounted battery pack and a mid-drive motor, combined with the So-Cal relaxed geometry of the frame (that puts you in an upright riding position) provide a low gravity center. That being said, it’s important to note that there’s no place for doubt when it comes to balance. Generally speaking, Zuma 2.0 is on a lighter spectrum the design is ergonomic rather than bulky, so it always feels like it’s easy to control. As you could’ve seen in the table above, the frame of this bike is made of lightweight alloy, and the bike features excellent weight distribution. If you get the Izip Zuma 2.0, you won’t have to worry about this. The sole weight of the frame can impact the way you switch to pedal, so it’s vital to discuss it. It plays a significant role in the performance, and it can make or break your entire riding experience. Let’s take a closer look at each part of this bike separately so you get a better idea of its overall appearance and performance. Scorpion and HyperScorpion Express Review. ![]() AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |