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Event location:
Insel-Kühkopf-Straße 1
64589 Stockstadt am Rhein
Please note: do not confuse "Stockstadt am Rhein" with "Stockstadt am Main".
By car:
From Frankfurt: from the A5 head towards Pfungstadt, then exit at junction 7 on the A67 (Pfungstadt). Follow the B426 and take the K153 to Insel-Kühkopf-Straße towards Stockstadt am Rhein.
From Munich: leave the A8 to join the A5, and then take the A6 to L3112 Gernsheim. Then follow the A67 and exit at junction 8 towards Gernsheim. Now follow the L3112 and take the B44 to Insel-Kühkopf-Straße in Stockstadt am Rhein.
There is a parking area right in front of the Recorder Festival premises which you can use free of charge.
By train:
You can also reach us by train. It's only a 45-minute journey from Frankfurt airport.


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Revealing the artistic potential of teenagers in Tacoma
Teens in Tacoma is an organization that values Black voices and experiences. We are co-organizing this event with Girls with a Vision, located in University Place. This protest is open to all and is for Tacoma. Please email us with any questions.
Teens in Tacoma is an organization that values Black voices and experiences. We are co-organizing this event with Girls with a Vision, located in University Place. This protest is open to all and is for Tacoma.
Flyer design by Micheal Anderson.
Charles Coffen, 16.
How did you start doing art?
I actually had zero experience before high school. Besides IDEA I had no shop making experience. So, really it started with IDEA and being encouraged to do things; to learn and to fail.
Describe your art-making process in three words.
Pinterest. Failing. Trying.
We were surprised that you do laser engraving because no ones ever done that, it's mostly drawing and painting. Do you feel that that's [engraving] is really unique and special to you?
Yeah, I started doing laser engraving…I do CNC work, which instead of a human cutting pieces of wood, it's a robot doing it. And, I started learning how to do that because I was too afraid to use the table saw, and I didn't want to lose a finger. Now, of course, I know how to use it. I started doing it because…no one else wanted to, no one else was doing it, so I do feel like it is unique to me. At least at my school, no one else is the laser engraving person. When someone needs something laser cut or engraved, or any of the CNC work it comes to me.
Would you like to have other areas of art? Like music or painting?
My sister did music, she went to Stadium and did Bassoon; got a full ride scholarship for it. So it was like.. that was already done. So I thought I'd do something else. It doesn't really interest me. I'd like to get better at drawing.
What would you say is something that represents your art? What emotions affect your art?
Ingenuity, I guess would be it. My quote for myself is, "I like making things that make other people happy. " I like making people happy. I like making people smile. So a lot of the stuff I make I give to other people, that's why I don't have a lot of it physically. Like, I made a laser engraving of Tacoma, a map of it, put it in the laser engraver, burned it onto two pieces of wood and gave it to my sister. I give a lot of stuff to my girlfriend. I give a lot of stuff to my family and our school and other people. I do the same with my friend. So I tend to give away things, I don't tend to keep them
When you make art do you think, "Oh this is really great I want to keep it for myself" or are you specifically hoping to give pieces away?
I usually start by making things for myself, because I want to make it. Unless it's a present specifically, I start by deciding, "Oh I wanna try this, I wanna try this new method of doing this. I wanna try this and see if it's easier." I don't really think of the whole plan, like where it's going to end up. It usually just ends up something else thinking it's cool and me saying, "Oh do you want to have it? Keep it, go for it." Or this is really cool, this means a lot to me, I'm going to keep it. Or, sometimes no one wants it. And, then I'll keep it.
Would you say your school inspires your art or passes you by?
The school really inspires me. With IDEA, we only started three years ago, we're brand new. I was actually our schools first ASB president. And, so being in our school and being in an area with people who also like doing this, people are really creatively charged and also want to try new things. And, they know what you're talking about. If I say to someone at IDEA, "This COT laser blah blah blah," just general jargon, they'll know what I'm talking about. They'll say, "Oh that's super cool!" Or, "That's kinda lame." They're very honest and they're very supportive. I really like the culture and community thats at the school.
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Michaella Amamilo, 18.
So where do you go to High School?
Steilacoom High School.
So how have you become an active member of the art community?
I've always been an artist my whole life. My dad used to be an architect too, so it's always been a part of our family. I don't know– I think I've always been creative when I was younger, but I do like a lot of arts and crafts things. I've never gotten into a strict discipline of art. It was only recently that I got into high school that I started focusing and really understanding what I do like about art. [And] which art history aspects I do like and I try to incorporate that into how I do art today.
What attracts you the most in terms of things, like art history?
I like a lot of antiquity and ancient Greek and Rome; all that stuff. I think I like the human form too and that's also why I'd like to go into medicine. I just like to put everything together; [I like] little detail stuff and really realistic things. I like that it pays a lot of attention to really natural things and it doesn't have to be something super crazy and abstract but can be really simple.
So with your piece that you put in our art show, would you say that it is an adequate representation of your art style?
I'd say it is a really good representation of where I've come because my art style is pretty realistic and very fine detail. But that is something so out of my element; like I used ink. And I normally just set things out and have a plan to what I want to do. But with that, I just went for it, and so I think it is a good representation of my growth as an artist.
Do you have a major theme in all your art pieces?
Well, that was part of a concentration. I'm in AP studio art and my concentration was, what it means to be masculine, and what it means to be a man. So I just focused on how people view men as having to be masculine or having to have a big family and take care of a family. I had also just watched this documentary about South Africa with my parents so I did that after. It honestly made me cry so I just wanted to make a couple pieces about that.
I've always been an artist my whole life.
What specifically moved you about the documentary?
I think it was just like, even in a really hard time, that people still come together and try to have a good time. They were in the middle of a hard time, especially with Nelson Mandela going to jail and their liberties and freedoms as human beings were just being suppressed. It was really unfair. I'm pretty moved by a lot of things like that but I don't really voice it so that's why I use art to portray how I feel about certain things.
Would you say that diversity in art is important?
I think it is really important. Personally, I don't feel like anybody's art is bad or anybody's is a failure. You don't really know who the person is or what they like or what inspires [them] to make art. If we didn't have diversity in art then we wouldn't be able to find people that we like or find inspiration. There are so many famous artists that I feel like people look up to but it's not always going to be the same. That's why we all don't have the same art style. One artist isn't the same as the other person; that's because we have so much diversity. And I think it's important to be yourself and to have your own style even if it is someone or someone else's. There will always be something that you do differently or something someone else doesn't do.
What media have you found yourself enjoying the most?
I generally use a lot of graphite and charcoal, which I got into recently. They're both pretty easy for me because I'm pretty good at blending and it helps me use shadowing easier. I just got into colored pencils which are a lot harder; because I realized that it's not just yellow with black over it for a shadow. It's different shades of that same color. I have been challenging myself a lot with that, painting as well.
Are you involved in your school art community?
Well, there is an art club but I didn't really know about it. I've been in my school district my whole life. but in my freshman year I went to a different school so when I came back I only took Art 1 because I didn't really know any of the art curricula at the school and I took that my junior year. This year has been the first year that I have actually been able to take a real art class at the school, like I'm in AP Studio Art. I think that's the art community I'm in and I've also been in the school's art show twice.
Is your school good about making sure that art is available?
Yeah, they're trying a lot to introduce a lot more media and different classes. It is kind of hard because my school does have a lot of athletics. But now that there are younger generations coming in actually wanting to do ceramics and AP Studio art and design, it is a lot easier to get the art department more recognition and more resources for what we want to do.
Have you experimented with any other kinds of art besides drawing and painting?
I've tried ceramics before and that was nice, I was pretty good at it. I'd love to work with sculpture I think that'd be pretty cool, especially making human bodies.
It seems like that would work with what you're interested in.
I'm a very visual learner so it would work in a lot of ways.
You said that you wanted to go into medicine, right?
Yes, I want to be a surgeon.
Do you plan on incorporating art into your future?
Yeah, I was considering minoring in art because I don't want it to just be a hobby or a passion and it has benefited me a lot after doing so many sports. It has been a different part of me and I have appreciated that and I want to keep doing that as I go to college to help me grow. I have seen so much growth in myself just in the last year from this class and I don't feel like I want to stop now at all.
You said you don't want it to be a hobby. Are you planning on being a doctor?
Yes, I am. But retirement-wise I will probably be an artist.
What are your favorite pieces that you have made so far?
I did this big piece called "The Pattern Within" but it took me a long time to go back to doing what I normally do, with like graphite. When I did this one it made me stop and actually make time to make something, make something that I normally do. With the blending and having to make time to focus on proportions it made me fall back in love with everything.
Do you think art is a major release for you, almost therapeutic?
Yes, and I think there are a lot of different ways to have therapy, at least for me. I am pretty busy and play a lot of sports and in the sports aspect it is more like, "I've had a hard day at school or month or week," so I am just going to play sports and give it everything I've got. But with art, I can just relax and focus on what I'm doing with my hand. It is a lot easier to relax that way.
Since you have so many activities going on what else influences your life?
My house actually. My dad is from Nigeria and has painted the entire inside and has completely landscaped our entire backyard. So I think I take a lot of inspiration from my house and it inspires me a lot to go out and create. Of course, I spend a lot of time procrastinating and not wanting to do homework ever, so I love to just go and start drawing something. My friends also inspire me to go draw as well.
Your dad is an architect and a big portion of that is art, do you think he has imparted anything to you?
Yes, I think so. He used to live in Italy at a time and we have a library in our house full of law books because my mom is a lawyer. That has definitely helped me find a lot of different things that I'm interested in art-wise and what I want to create and what inspires me to create more. He is always there to tell me that there are so many things you're capable of creating and so many things to create, so it is easy for me to be motivated by that.
Where else do you find your inspiration?
This seems so cliche because I normally don't try to draw for meaning but I do the opposite just for the fact that I feel like so many people say, "I drew this because I was happy," or, "I drew this because I was sad," but I drew this because I wanted to. I try to draw and be like, you know what, I am just in that mood and sometimes I just draw after a long time of feeling a certain way like I just need to get it across. I have one of those pieces in the "Breadth" section of my portfolio for this year. It is a heart and something I did differently but I incorporated a lot of mind work on it and I wanted to experiment with that.
Do you have a message for any artists just starting out?
I think anybody can be an artist; that's probably my biggest message. A lot of my friends feel really intimidated against me. That's the first thing, to not compare yourself to other people because you don't know how long they have been practicing and you don't know what they struggle with. I've learned that this year because I don't have a lot of time to make art but when I do, I sit down and get to it, while other people in my class, that's all they do. So you can see the contrast and improvement and the skill that they have and the skill that you have. I think that you have to remember where you are and the time that you have and how much dedication you are willing to put for it. I don't think people should overthink it that much. It is art and it is your art and whatever you produce is as good enough as it is going to be for you and that doesn't mean it is bad for someone else. I think art is art and you can't really have a bad opinion about it because you don't know how they wanted to address the message in it.
Go follow this teen artist on Instagram @michaellaamamilo!
Bryce Ann Hartzell, 16.
So, are you a singer?
Yeah, mostly. I also produce and manage shows.
What bands or groups do you produce and manage shows for?
Mostly my own band; and currently I'm only managing one other group called Gemi. I have managed quite a few bands in the past, though.
What inspired you to get into music?
My uncle actually passed away, and he left me his most prized possession. It was his elevation guitar, and I felt like it was something I needed to learn, because you can't put something that special into a closet somewhere.
Do you write your own songs?
I do: I've taken a few songwriting classes at SOTA and it's helped me write my own songs but I started writing them when I was about 12 or 13.
What instruments do you play?
I play the guitar, piano, bass… I'm trying to learn the drums, and I play the ukulele, but, not often because it's an instrument that not many people want to hear anymore.
What type of music are you in to, and what type do you play?
I'm actually into a lot of different genres of music; I like to listen to everything because I feel like you can pull inspiration from everything. I do prefer to listen to rap, indie, and slow stuff like that; and I mostly play indie or alternative rock.
Do you think it's important to have role models?
I think people wouldn't be able to shape themselves as authentically if they didn't have role models. Role models play a big part in kids and teenagers finding who they want to be, and the qualities that they want to possess, along with their views about the world and their treatment of it. Role models also affect kids' and teenagers' self-worth and self-treatment.
Who have some of your role models been?
My mom is one of my biggest role models; I feel like a lot of people say that, but she's just inspired me to be really strong because she's had to be strong her whole life. But in terms of celebrities or famous people, I have some really strong feminist role models like Halsey, and even weirder people like Mac DeMarco just because a lot of them are carefree and they don't really care what other people think. And they just do their own things.
Role models play a big part in kids and teenagers finding who they want to be, and the qualities that they want to possess, along with their views about the world and their treatment of it.
Where do you want to take your music?
The dream is to be famous one day; the dream is to be a pop star. Realistically though, I'm applying to music colleges in Europe and I think the route I'm wanting to go is making money off of touring and playing shows. I just want to be able to do what I love and live off of it and be happy with it; to just be happy with my life and my career.
What's your favorite song that you wrote?
It's a song that I put on SoundCloud; it's called Trees. It's basically like… okay, so I go to summer camp each summer and there's this counselor there who has just shaped my life so incredibly over the last 4 years. And she has this little tattoo of a tree on her leg, just because she loves the outdoors, and I couldn't stop thinking about it. So, I wrote her that song and it had trees in it and it was really fun and I liked it a lot.
What was the most challenging instrument to learn?
The guitar, because my hands don't like to do 2 different things at once. I mean, piano does kind of do that but it's more melodic in a sense because you can look down at it the whole time, while you can't do that when you play the guitar usually, unless it's classical. So, just learning how to do 2 different things at once is just really complicated for my brain.
Do you wish you were talented in any other way?
All the time, I mean, I go to an art school so I see all these fabulous people all the time. And even at school dances, I see all these dancers just going at it. And I just think, "I wish I could do that but I'm just not graceful," or, "I wish I was better at drawing so I could have my art up somewhere." I definitely wish that there was more than just music for me, but I'm also just really grateful that I even have music.
How has music affected your life?
I think it's made me more independent. People who do music kind of have to do a lot of things for themselves. Like you have to book your own shows, so it's made me not only independent, but it's made me more able to talk to people and reach out and not be afraid of getting turned down because at least I tried. There's always the possibility that you'll get turned down, but there are all these opportunities if you don't get turned down. And so, it's made me kind of fearless in a way that's just like, "this is me, and here I am." If people don't like it then that's okay, but if they do, then I want to work with them and do something awesome.
What are you doing now in the art community?
Well, I recently booked a show with Realart, with a few different bands. One of them was actually from Arizona; they were touring and they came up here looking for a venue and I was like, "hey come to Realart, we have a show date already and you can hop in with some of us." So I'm trying to book even more shows through Realart and other venues.
I actually volunteer at the YMCA, where I help out with things like Healthy Kids Day, where I basically just watch little kids play and do games with them.
Has working with the kids affected your music?
Yeah; kids are really inspiring just because they're not afraid of failure. I actually have a little cousin and she falls down so much, but every time she falls, she gets right back up and she's like "I'm fine," and I just feel like that's a metaphor for life. There are all these little kids that are so fearless and it makes me think that if they can do it then I can do it too.
Have any of your personal relationships affected your music? If so, how?
Yeah; I actually have an ex who I was in a band with, and when we broke up, the band basically broke up. And I think I've been a bit stupid in choosing to be in a band with my current partner, and it's fine right now, but I'm always worried that, "if we break up then the band might break up?" Or, "will we be able to stick it out for the band?" But eventually that might go sideways, so my romantic relationships have definitely affected my music in really large ways just because of the decisions I've made. But also, breakups are really good for song inspiration [laughs].
What is your musical process?
A lot of crying, honestly, and a lot of self doubt. I'll even write one line and think it's not good enough, and then it'll just spiral into me thinking that I'm not good enough and I'm not going to get anywhere. A lot of the times, it takes a few days to get yourself out of it and be like, "okay, you're fine, keep writing." The musical process for me is just really hard; it's filled with a lot of anxiety around it about whether it will be good enough or what people will think. In the end, though, I just end up coming to terms with the fact that some people won't like it. That's how it's always going to go. There are famous people who have people who don't like their music. You just have to accept that and if you like it, that's all that matters.
Do you make music for yourself or for others?
A little bit of both. Usually when I'm writing my music, it has a lot of meaning to me. There are lines that are seemingly not much to anybody else, but to me they mean a thousand words to the person I'm writing it to or the situation I'm writing about. So my music is a really good outlet for myself, but I definitely do consider what other people like and enjoy when I'm writing it. If I make a song too complicated or too simple, I feel like there will definitely be people who fall off the ends because they aren't entertained or because there's too much going on and they get too much in their head. I think you have to have that balance, to be a successful artist.
Do you have an ending statement for anyone who is afraid to spread their art?
The worst that can happen, is people won't like it; but in all reality, that's not even that bad. As long as your art makes you happy, that's all that matters.
Go Check out Bryce's social media on Instagram @bryceann.music and @bry.hartzell!
Ariyah Bunch, 17.
What are your main inspirations?
My mental illnesses are my main inspiration.
How is that translated in your work?
Things that I can't express because I'm really bad at expressing emotions. I just try to paint it away. And it usually doesn't come out the way I intend. It usually is really random and I just do it to do it.
Why did you sign up for our art show?
I never put myself out there. And I just moved here from L.A. So I was just curious to see what it would be like. And I honestly didn't think I would get in. So when I got that email back I was like, 'wow, ok.' I can do something.
Tell us about one of your works.
Discomfort. The 'Dis' is in parentheses. It was inspired by my favorite movie, "Carol." It represents so many different things. Not only is it a fan-art thing. It's also just-the colors. I picked greens, reds; yellows. Because her emotion was so confusing. I wanted to show that not everything is going to be easy. The reason it's called discomfort, is because it was such a bittersweet moment in the film. The movement and the eyes, and the lines- crossed off like a barrier.
What was your inspiration with Lovers?
Like almost all my art I just start and it just goes from there. I don't have a thing in mind ever, and I just start it. So that outcome was surprising because i didn't expect it. Whatever, it made a lot of sense to do it that way. In the space I was in at the time. Romance is a really scary thing for everyone.
What is the benefit of sharing your art?
Their reactions obviously; their emotions toward it. I love seeing how other people feel about art. I feel so many things when I see a piece. I see my piece and it's totally different from what someone else's could be.
Where do you want your art to go?
I want to be a filmmaker. I really want to incorporate all of my paintings and stuff in film. My biggest thing is to spread more awareness about mental illness. My bipolar disorder takes over a lot of me, so I would like to show that people with intense problems can do it.
Tell me about a film you are making.
It's a romance. A lesbian romance. There's a lot of twists and turns in it. The main thing I want you to get out of it is self-love. The movie is about self-love and how that flips. The other huge thing is that I want to show a real lesbian romance. The ups and downs and intensities. Not the usual bland [stuff]. That along with self-love and realization. Especially because all lesbian movies end so terribly. It's not all bad.
My biggest thing is to spread more awareness about mental illness.
Do you have an ending statement?
My main thing is mental illness. My panic disorder and my bipolar disorder completely take over my life most of the time. And my social phobias. Which is why things like this are so hard to do. So when I share my poetry or share my art it's a weird experience. I want people with bipolar disorders to show themselves. It's hard because of the fear of being judged. Especially with teens we are scared of people judging us. I want to put myself out there more. You aren't what your brain tells you, you are. You are an artist and you are something beautiful. And I want people to know that.
Kai Wilks, 17.
Why do you make art?
I think I make art for myself as a form of stress relief. Also as a form of communicating with the people around me, when I can't do it verbally.
Does it help to say things you can't say normally?
Yeah, it helps me say things more succinctly. What I mean and what I say. A picture's worth a thousand words, right?
Who do you make art for?
Mostly myself, but I do enjoy creating pieces for others. For special occasions or things like that.
Do you have statements or advice for your art program at your school?
Yeah! So our art program is ran entirely through donation by artists in the area. So essentially Chihuly keeps our art program running. We have a total of three art teachers and one of them is a glass blowing teacher. I took our illustration course last year but it was probably the least challenging art class I've ever taken. It was like- man! I feel like Wilson puts sports before anything else. Sports get funding before arts. Sports gets funding before classrooms do. So it's really difficult to have resources and the supplies you need without getting them yourself.
-Why should there be an equivalence between sports and arts?
It should just be equal. In that, I understand there are less art-geared kids. But also, we're using rose art in our art glasses. It hurts a little to say, "I have to use that to make something." And our art teachers buy a lot of our supplies out of their own money and stuff. It's kind of rough looking at that because I think every other year our football team gets new uniforms. So, I'm a little salty, just a little [laughs].
Where do you draw your inspiration from?
A lot of it is from other artists. Not just visual though. A lot of inspiration that I have is from music because it's such a large part of my life. And from the people in my life.
How much time do you spend thinking about creating something?
Oh, every moment of the day. It's- there's not a time, especially if I'm making something, there's never a time where I'm like, "I wish I wasn't doing this right now." I'm always in class and getting yelled at for doodling, and not working on the thing I was supposed to be working on. And I'm like, I wish I was at home, at my desk, so I can paint.
Why should we prioritize art the way we prioritize STEM?
The emphasis on STEM is that you can make money off of it, right? I think we need to get rid of the stigma that says you can't make money doing art. Because there are millions of jobs that are available for artists and photographers and musicians. It's not all about being put in a gallery. It's also about improving your ability to work professionally and being able to create something that is a part of a larger piece.
-Should we consider money strongly in the future, for artists?
I dont think necessarily. I don't think you should do art for the money. But acknowledge that you can make money doing it if you are dedicated.
I think we need to get rid of the stigma that says you can't make money doing art.
Do you find any issues with Tacoma in their involvment in teen art?
I think we have plenty of organizations. I think it's just difficult to get involved-right? It's a lot of SOTA kids because they're down here; across from the museum. I was lucky enough that my mom works here. She's a register here. And she's always worked in museums since I was really little. I've grown up with art and learned to appreciate it that way. But I think it's difficult to become connected to art that way, right now.
Do you have an ending statement for yourself?
I think I just want to acknowledge that art is a super personal thing and that it's difficult to please others with what you create. And even if you don't make something that people enjoy, as long as you're enjoying it, it's worth it.
Females and Film
Mushu talked more than Mulan.
From this, I still can't move on.
The heroines of Disney, close to our hearts,
Overshadowed by male counterparts.
The backstage is worse than the screen!
Hard hats,
Strong minds,
Hardly seen!
My incredible, talented sisters
Pushed down by prejudiced misters.
Posts, campaigns, speeches, and essays
At the hands of our beloved celebrities
Do wonders to raise the public awareness
But how come there's still the unfairness?
Teach the girls;
Because education builds futures.
Hire the women;
We're more than simple consumers.
Let our stories be shared with the globe.
Finally, let's start on this road.
The process of change involves three steps according to the Kurt Lewin Model: "Unfreezing, Transition, and Refreezing". Raising awareness of the problem falls under "Unfreezing", meaning that Hollywood must progress to the "Transition" phase, which "occurs as we make the changes that are needed. People are 'unfrozen' and moving towards a new way of being" (Connelly). The perceived toxicity of Hollywood feminism can be attributed to lack of action, a reality of most celebrities' proclaimed feminism. By finally advancing to phase two of the model, the public may witness true change.
In order to at last even the Hollywood scales on- and off-screen, celebrities and the public, females and males, must unite to advance Hollywood to the physical transition phase of change by increasing the amount of female creators, female storytelling and female youth artistic education.
Alistair Shaw, 17.
What is art to you?
Not only is it an escape for me, and it is a room for me; it's a creative outlet for me. But more than that, it is a thing where I am able to build an audience-base. A foundation where I would be able to have a larger range to spread my message. So, really it's just a platform for me.
What messages are your common themes?
My overall message is just spreading self-awareness and individualism and highlighting creativity and celebrating that. And really trying to show people that, you know, your uniqueness is important and that you are special. And that every weird shit you do is amazing and it's great.
Do you practice any other art forms?
Yeah, I sing. I do a lot of dance. It's nothing like professional or anything but it's just stuff that I enjoy. I do glass art at my school.
Why do you make art?
'Cause it's one of the only things that I'm good at [laughs]. Yeah that's pretty legit. No, it's a very good creative outlet for me. Because someone like me-who enjoys their individualism and originality-I feel like art is a very good way for me to get all of my thoughts in to the real world. And actually seeing it go from my brain onto the canvas, or onto the paper or whatever [does that].
Do you envision a piece before it's made?
Yeah, like I'll start drawing something out and I'll have different ideas here and there. And I'll enjoy piec[ing] them together like, "what if I did this or that?" And thinking about the placement or color that I use. I envision it completely colored before I do anything.
What career are you hoping to head towards?
My goal is to do freelance art. To be able to do whatever I want and have people buy it. But I will probably get into some kind of graphic design or animation or illustration first. Then slowly work up a client base so I can eventually do freelance art.
Where do you find most of your inspiration?
I find it in a lot of different places. I find it in nature. I look to nature for a lot of my inspiration. I look to a lot of different cultures and traditions and different kinds of mythology and folklore that I can kind of piece together and make a whole piece out of all of that. I also look to different artists. Whether they're on Instagram or, you know. Historical artists or friends. My friends that are artists, I gain inspiration from.
Do you want people to draw inspiration from your work or do you want to have them appreciate it?
I think that the art community should be more open to people drawing inspiration from their art. I don't mind if people draw inspiration from my art. [Art] is inspiring – it's something that they can be like, "oh I like their color concepts." Or, "I like the placement of how they did this." Not "I'm going to copy it and then change the colors," 'cause I'm inspired. Yeah, no I don't appreciate that. But no, I think it's a very good thing for other artists to draw inspiration from other people because that's how you build up your style. Of course, even me I found a multitude of different artists that I love and I pieced it all together and now I have what I do. And so I feel like it's very normal and I would be honored if someone liked my art enough to be like, "I'm going to do something similar to this."
I look to a lot of different cultures and traditions and different kinds of mythology and folklore that I can kind of piece together and make a whole piece out of.
So with the art show [formerly displayed at TAM] we've been wondering- do you feel like your art is meant for you or the public?
I do my art completely for myself. I don't do my art to please anyone or to impress anyone or to get any kind of recognition. I do what I do because I enjoy it and I like it. And I don't care if other people don't. Basically.
Why do you put your art out for the public eye?
Because I know my ultimate goal is freelance art so I have to start somewhere. Because I mean up until a few months ago, I didn't even post any of my art anywhere. I was solely doing my art and keeping it to myself. But I know I have to get more comfortable with putting my art out there and getting whatever feedback I get. Because ultimately I want to start doing commissions and stuff like that, you know, trying to bring in that money [laughs]. So, I'm doing more to build up a base. Also, putting your art out there is a very good way to gain more self-confidence in your art. Like if you are not one-hundred percent sure if you are a good artist or not, and you get accepted to something like [TAM's teen art show]- it's a good confidence booster. Because I don't think that I'm the best, but I know that I'm somewhat good. I know that I'm not complete ass, and so that's good!
Describe the process of creating a piece of work in three words.
Do I know three words? I don't know. Um, time-consuming… hey, that's hyphenated. So time-consuming. Here I'll talk about the process. If I'm making a complete painted piece, I do a lot of research before hand on the topic that I'm doing, or like the pieces that I'm using so that it makes a coherent thought. So it's not just random things pulled together. So it's something that actually makes sense. A lot of trying and testing things: different placement, different color, trying to make things as dynamic as possible. Especially with painting, it's very much trial and error. It's all a learning experience, each time.
Why is it important to immerse yourself in creative things when you're young?
At least in my perspective it's very important for young people and teens to immerse themselves in creative activities because of our school system. It's very restrictive and it's not very open to the arts. And they don't take a focus on individualism or originality or doing anything with the creative side of your brain. So if you go out of your way to help balance that, I feel like you're going to be better off in the long run.
If you had not found art, what would you be doing?
Uh, I'd be dead. I'd be six feet under.
How would you define being a teen artist?
Shitty. You heard me. No, but being a teenage artist, I mean, it can be… for myself it's pretty good because, well, not to toot my own horn, but I kind of know what I'm doing. And it's nice because the teenage art community – they're either really pretentious or they're open and really nice. So you get a mixed bag. Like the SOTA kids and uh, then everyone else! No, being a teenage artist is good if you know you're going to be doing art as your career. But I mean other than that, it's like, alright. Being a teenager is shitty, but being a teenage artist is… a little better? I don't know, because you have the people who are like, "oh my gosh that's amazing!" And you have the people that are like, "you're going to fail, you are terrible." And I'm like, "okay, cool!" So-yeah.
What is a teenager's role in society?
To be the butt of every joke, ever. That's how we roll. Okay, it kind of sucks because we are more self-aware than the generation before us was. Because we know how our generation is working; we know everything that's going on, we know our purpose for things. We know why our generation thinks this and this way. But everyone else is like, "you guys are stupid, you guys know nothing," and that's not true. I feel like our generation is full of people who have big dreams. And it shows.
There's usually that stigma that, if you're becoming an artist, you're going to fail.
Yeah, I feel like with everyone, there's a stigma that they're going to fail. Especially with visual artists and musicians; because with people who do theatre, they're like, "oh yeah, you can do Broadway." And with people that do dance, they're like, "yeah you can do music videos," but with a visual artist: what are you going to do? It's completely based on yourself and your talent alone. There's nothing else that's going to help you; a pretty face isn't going to help you, not in the art world. It's not going to do anything! So I feel like there is an imbalance in the arts and how people view them and their success.
How can Tacoma improve in supporting teenage artists?
I think that so far, it's doing pretty well. All of this going on-this focusing on teenage art-is very new. So I feel like Tacoma is on the right track to being inclusive and caring about our art. It's only going to get better from here.

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I've mentioned in prior blogs about Paul Saffo of the Institute of the Future describing certain events that occur in the marketplace as "field events" that signify a turning point in our culture and society.
We've all been aware over the past couple of years about the dramatic shift of ad dollars in all categories from print and network TV to online, especially to the intention databases such as Google and Yahoo.
The true demise of print was brought home during a meeting this morning in NYC at the headquarters of one of the world's largest ad agencies.
I was meeting with the CEO of the interactive group who announced in confidence that one of their Fortune 10 clients was dropping print completely, an act that would have been unthinkable a mere three or four years ago. A tremendous opportunity and red-letter trend marker for online media firms; a tragic but predictable denouement for traditional media (which I discussed in last weeks' "Darwin & Social Networks" post).
The recent acquisitions by the oldline media empires News Corp and NBC Universal of My Space and iVillage forshadowed this field event with brilliant clarity.
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Weyapiersenwah (ca. 1743-1810), also spelled Wehyehpiherhsehnwah and commonly referred to by his English name Blue Jacket, was a prominent military leader of the Shawnee. During the Northwest Indian Wars (1785-1795), Blue Jacket and Miami Chief Little Turtle led an American Indian alliance against United States military forces in the Ohio Country, which included members of many tribes with villages in Ohio, including the Shawnee, Miami (Myaamia), Wyandotte, Delaware (Lenape), Ottawa, Potawatomis, Ojibwes, and small numbers of Cherokee and Seneca-Cayuga Tribes.
The first sources mentioning Blue Jacket date to his being a prominent war chief, leaving his early life up to speculation. However, Blue Jacket was born during a time marked by regular, bloody skirmishes between the American Indians and Anglo-American settlers. During the 1740s, Ohio tribes previously forced to flee the Ohio Country during the Beaver Wars, a campaign during which the Iroquois fought other American Indian groups, including those in the Ohio Country, for their lands and territories in order to gain access to new beaver populations, were returning to what we refer to today as Ohio. The most notable of these tribes was the Shawnee, and by the time Blue Jacket was a young boy, the Shawnee's re-settlement in the Ohio Country was fully underway. The British and French desired the Shawnee's homeland, and it became disputed "unsettled" territory.
During the early 1760s, Ohio tribes, including the Shawnee, ran out of ammunition and other supplies with which to defend their villages and lands, and began to conduct a series of raids to replenish supplies. It is during this period that Blue Jacket probably gained recognition as a talented warrior. Blue Jacket and the Shawnee allied with the British during the American Revolution (1765-1783) and he led the Shawnee in Lord Dunmore's War (1774), when the Shawnee and Seneca-Cayuga Tribes unsuccessfully fought to ward off Anglo-American squatters on American Indian lands south of the Ohio River in Virginia. As a result, American Indians there lost their rights to hunt on lands south of the Ohio River. The Shawnee continued to lead the resistance and Blue Jacket rose to prominence.
During the 1790s, Blue Jacket and Little Turtle together led warriors of their American Indian alliance in victory over United States' forces under the command of Josiah Harmar in 1790, and again in 1791 against Arthur St. Clair. As ordered by President George Washington, St. Clair's forces fought to force American Indian groups in the Ohio Country off their land. The two leaders led the alliance in an offensive attack on St. Clair's troops at daybreak and swarmed the camp on the banks of the Wabash. Although Blue Jacket and Little Turtle led the alliance against United States forces, the American Indians suffered a decisive defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers against General Anthony Wayne in 1794. The American Indian's defeat at Fallen Timbers resulted in leaders of many tribes, after months of deliberation, signing the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, a document which ceded two-thirds of the State of Ohio to the United States—all of southern Ohio and parts of the central and eastern regions.
After the signing of the Treaty of Greenville, although Blue Jacket remained active in public relations efforts, he retired to Wapakoneta, Ohio, where he supplemented his farming and hunting with trade. Blue Jacket's later successor Tecumseh became a notable warrior during the Northwest Indian Wars and after Blue Jacket's passing, grew to prominence and continued to lead the alliance during the War of 1812.
It is interesting to note that a story in an 1877 issue of the Ohio State Journal written by journalist Thomas Jefferson Larsh propagated the idea that Blue Jacket was in fact a young, Anglo-American man named Marmaduke van Sweringen who was captured by the Shawnee, probably during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). In the late 1960s, author Allan W. Eckert popularized the theory in his novels. However, chronological disconnects and other inconsistencies in the documented lives of both Blue Jacket and van Sweringen, along with conclusive DNA tests, prove this theory to be false. The results of the DNA tests were published in the September 2006 issue of the Ohio Journal of Science.
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- Hokolesqua
- Josiah Harmar
- Michikinikwa
- Arthur St. Clair
- Anthony Wayne
- American Revolution
- Battle of Fallen Timbers
- Treaty of Fort Industry (1805)
- Shawnee Indians
- Treaty of Greeneville (1795)
- Ohio Country
- Lord Dunmore's War and the Battle of Point Pleasant
- Fort Miamis
- Miami Indians
- Harmar's Defeat
- St. Clair's Defeat
- Treaty of Fort Stanwix (1768)
- Greenville, Ohio
- Maumee River
- Hurt, R. Douglas. The Ohio Frontier: Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1996.


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The Health Minister of Malaysia has confirmed the government's intention to decriminalise all drug use and possession. There will be no changes to penalties for drug trafficking. The government intends to treat people who use drugs through healthcare rather than criminal justice processes.
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Andrea Constand's mother testified Wednesday about how she confronted Bill Cosby with the allegation he drugged and molested her daughter — and then tried to get him to discuss it again while she secretly recorded him.
"He admitted he was a sick man," Gianna Constand testified that Cosby told her during her first phone call with star about the alleged assault.
The comedian's iconic voice filled the Pennsylvania courtroom where he is on trial for sexual assault as the prosecution played the tape of the second, recorded 2005 conversation between Cosby and Gianna Constand.
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Cosby sat stone-faced as he listened, a transcript of the exchange playing on a monitor for the benefit of jurors, who heard him offer to fund Andrea's education and rebuff the mother's demand that he reveal what "stuff" he gave her.
"I would be willing to...meet with you guys," Cosby said. "Lay out what I think is best. Pay for the schooling."
On the stand where her daughter had spent hours being cross-examined earlier in the day, Gianna Constand came off like Canada's version of a Steel Magnolia, by turns folksy and fierce.
"The mother instinct kicked into me," she said of the moment her daughter confided in her about Cosby, who denies assaulting Constand and also denies dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct by other women that have not resulted in criminal charges.
"I said if you don't give me his phone number I'm going to fly...I'm going to take the next flight out and I'm going to go talk to him."
The semi-retired medical secretary said that her daughter had viewed Cosby, whom she met when she was working at Temple University, where he was a powerful trustee, as "a father."
When Andrea returned home to Canada in 2004 after quitting her job to pursue training as a massage therapist, she started having nightmares and "screaming in her sleep," her mother said.
Then, on Jan. 13, 2005, came a frantic phone call in which Andrea told her mother that she feared she had post-traumatic stress from an incident a year before in which Cosby had given her pills and then assaulted her while she was incapacitated during a visit to his home.
"I was very upset and angry," Gianna Constand said. "I was shaking."
She said she called Cosby and left a message for him. Then Andrea called Canadian police and made a report.
When Cosby called back the next day, Gianna said she was "aggressive" with him, questioning why he had given her daughter medication. He asked that Andrea get on the line and then he began reeling off his version of what had happened.
"He is telling me everything he physically did to her," Gianna testified. "He said he was touching her breasts and he said to me, 'But don't worry, mom, there was no penile penetration, just digital penetration.'"
"He said to me, 'And mom she even had an orgasm," the mother added.
Gianna Constand said that Cosby would not tell her what he gave Andrea but promised to figure it out, write it on a piece of paper and mail it to her. And, she testified, he apologized to both of them.
By the end of the call, she said, she felt like Cosby was "trying to lead me to believe that it was consensual, or that it was OK by her." Cosby, sitting at the defense table, nodded and raised his eyebrows.
Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele asked her why she so aggressively questioned Cosby on the phone.
Gianna dropped her head into her hand and began to cry, then wiped her tears and spoke.
"Just the fact that he betrayed her," she said.
She said she wished she had taped the first phone call and on the advice of her son-in-law and a police officer, she bought a recorder and used it the next time she spoke to Cosby.
But he didn't go into the details he gave the first time. On the tape, she asks about his promise to send her the name of the pills.
"We can talk about what you asked for later," Cosby responded.
Under cross-examination, Gianna Constand was defiant at times.
"Whatever. Whatever you are feeling. Whatever you think," she said to defense lawyer Angela Agrusa at one point.
"It doesn't matter," she said in response to another question, accusing the lawyer of trying to test her memory with "irrelevant things."
At one point, Gianna Constand turned and stared at Cosby, who was leaning back in his chair, with his eyes closed. After a long moment, she narrowed her eyes and turned back to the questioning.
"I would be willing to...meet with you guys. Lay out what I think is best. Pay for the schooling."
She took the stand immediately after her daughter, who began testifying Tuesday and then spent three more hours under cross-examination on Wednesday morning.
The defense tried to hammer away at inconsistencies in statements she made to law-enforcement, particularly a discrepancy over the date of the alleged assault. Constand told Canadian police it occurred in March 2004 after they went out to a group dinner, but later told Pennsylvania police it was in January or February and that there was no meal beforehand.
"I was mistaken," she said of the earlier statement.
During cross-examination, the defense tried to get Constand to say that she and Cosby had romantic liaisons before the night in question.
She denied it, sticking to her story that he made "suggestive" advances that did not lead to sexual contact. The defense then did a bit of damage when it confronted her with the deposition from her 2005 civil suit against Cosby in which she said under oath that during a visit to his home, he had attempted to touch her genitals.
The defense also quizzed her phone records that showed 72 calls between her and Cosby between the alleged assault and when she reported it to police.
The goal was clear: to suggest that Constand had lied when she told police their contact after the night in question was limited and to plant the idea that a woman who had been sexually assaulted would not have kept up contact with her abuser.
"You were calling Mr. Cosby with alarming frequency, weren't you?" Agrusa asked.
The impact was blunted when Constand pointed out, under questioning from the prosecutor, that many of the calls came after Cosby left messages for her and that he did not answer when she called back.
"You were calling Mr. Cosby with alarming frequency, weren't you?"
Many of the calls happened before she quit her Temple job, and she said they concerned the women's basketball team and she felt obligated to return them. There were a few efforts to reach Cosby the December after she left the university, though.
The reason for those?
"I wanted to know what pills he had given me," Constand said.
Pennsylvania lawyer Dennis McAndrews, a former prosecutor who is attending the trial, called the cross-examination "slow and stilted" and said it "barely diminished [Constand's] credibility,"
"On balance," he said of Constand's testimony across the two days, "her presentation was effective and convincing, but not without some chinks in the armor."


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For many of us these 2 particular holidays can be overwhelming. We often find ourselves scrambling to get a reservation at mom's favorite restaurant, we go to great lengths to make sure that perfect bouquet of flowers is delivered to mom's doorstep at precisely the right time, and just pray that the glue on that macaroni art the kids made dries before morning. And, just when you think you've survived Mothers Day it's time to start shopping for a gift for dad.
But don't let yourself get discouraged. Mom and dad raised you to believe in yourself, you can do it, and I can help!
I love Fathers Day! I am fortunate enough to have a father who makes it impossible not to smile when I look into his eyes. My father is always full of laughter. He is silly & fun, but lovingly firm in his role as a parent. However, my father is far from normal. He's definitely not the kind of guy that you would give a new tie to as a Fathers Day gift. My gift needs to be creative, something that represents all of his crazy quirks & antics.
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The LP & Cassette to CD Recorder. This product is so cool I think I would buy it for my dad just so I could secretly use it for myself. If your father is anything like mine, he has endless stacks of old LP's and ancient cassettes that are more valuable to him than the roof over his head. But, what good are they if you can't enjoy listening to them wherever you go? Now dad can put ALL of his albums onto CD as well as enjoy the comforting sound of those old records with all their crackles and pops.
The Ventless Portable Air Conditioner. Perhaps dad is the type to spend countless hours in the garage tinkering away on classic motorcycles or home improvement projects, but it's just so darn hot in there during the summer time, which just so happens to be his favorite time of year to task away. Do him a favor with this handy little air conditioner so he can work to his hearts content without passing out from the heat.
The Steering Wheel Bluetooth Speakerphone. Being a father is a full time job. Juggling work, family, and trying to maintain a social life is no easy task. So, give him an extra hand with this amazing speakerphone for his car. It cordlessly attaches to his steering wheel, placing the microphone and speakers closer to him for easier conversations without taking his hands off the wheel. It provides five hours of talk time & uses two 2-watt speakers coupled with noise reduction and echo cancellation technologies for clear transmission & reception. Inbound calls appear on the device's 1/4″ H display as either numbers or names allowing him to accept or reject calls with a press of a button. Volume and phone book buttons allow further control right from the steering wheel. It can recall up to 10 of the most recently-dialed numbers and performs call-waiting. This device can store up to 600 groups of numbers.
I saved the best for last here. The Voice Activated R2D2. Almost every grown man I know has a little Star Wars nerd in him. Heck, I have a little nerd in me too. Sure dad might like a nice shiny golf club, or dress shirt, but deep down inside all he REALLY wants is his very own R2D2 robot to follow him around the house and obey his commands. R2 obeys more than 40 voice commands and he plays games like tag, using an infrared sensor to search for people in a room. His sensor helps him follow behind you, or it can be set to detect motion, turning R2 into a room sentry that sounds an alarm when a secured area is invaded. R2's lights, swiveling dome top, and distinctive happy and sad sounds faithfully mimic the real thing, right down to his occasional "bad mood." R2 can also replay sounds and dialog from Star Wars movies, answer yes-or-no questions, and dance while playing the famed cantina music. Enough said.
Now on to more classy gifts for the father with a refined taste. Aspinal of London is a great retailer for the man who prefers a more suave and polished image.
Speaking of polished…. This Shoe Cleaning Kit has everything dad needs to put his best foot forward. Seen here in Black English Bridle leather it's probably the most practical and stylish ever designed and will ensure he steps out in style every day. The kit comprises of Neutral Shoe Cream with Beeswax, Black Wax Shoe Polish, one natural and one black shoe brush that can be used for buffing or applying polish, a suede brush and a fine quality duster for applying polish or buffing to a perfect shine.
Your father is a swanky fella and wouldn't be caught dead sipping his favorite whiskey from some cheap plastic cup. When it's time for him to sit back and relax with his comrades he deserves to chill in style, which he can do with this dashing leather hip flask. Each flask comes with two extra cups, neatly stored beneath the lid cap, so dad came share a dram with the boys.
The remote control, it seems to have a will of its own and tends to evade even the most organized man. We've all experienced the hunt for the remote, lifting couch cushions, peering beneath the living room furniture, and somehow we end up finding it in the most peculiar places like the backyard, or the bathroom. How about saving dad the repeated headache of searching for the remote by giving him The Remote Control Box? Hand crafted in England, the exterior of this fabulous Remote Control Box has been hand painted, gilded and finished to faithfully reproduce the appearance of a leather bound book. It's classy and convenient.
Pictures are an amazing gift. Memories captured in time for all of eternity are a gift that never fades. To be the photographer or the subject, both are exciting. In my family we share photos as gifts for each and every holiday. At times they are simple gifts like snapshots, and when the occasion is more important we go all out and turn our photos into a variety of gifts, such as: mugs, posters, framed art, puzzles, coasters…. You name it we got it. At Kodak and Kodak Gallery you can purchase everything from basic point and shoot cameras to fine photo jewelry and everything in between. Kodak is an excellent retailer for younger children in the family who want to make a really special personalized gift for dad. With a little bit of help from an adult, the kids can design all kinds of amazing gifts.
For the father who is a social networking butterfly & a photo enthusiast, I would suggest the new KODAK EASYSHARE Z981 Digital Camera, where creativity and versatility come together. It zooms in faster, wider, and closer than ever, giving dad sharp, steady shots he'll be proud to share. Kodak's Share button lets you tag pictures directly from your camera for uploading to YouTube, FACEBOOK, FLICKR, and KODAK Gallery sites, plus e-mail too. Check the website for different models and prices of the EasyShare camera.
Another amazing EasyShare camera from Kodak, for the father who prefers live video over still photographs. The KODAK Zi8 Pocket Video Camera captures every experience in stunning 1080p HD video. While dad's on the move he can stay in focus with integrated image stabilization. Then kick back and watch all the action on your HDTV or share the scene on Facebook or YouTube with a flick of the built-in USB arm.
This personalized photo calendar is one of my favorite gifts to design as well as receive. I have many from over the years and the best part is that when the year is over you can always crop and cut the photos out of the calendar for framing. It's the gift that keeps on giving. This is also a really fun project for the younger kids in the family. They can help you choose the photos for each month and compose special captions just for daddy. There are many different layout styles to choose from, you can start the calendar on any month you want and they prices start at just $19.99.
Where I live it's a big a surf community. I know most of the dads in my neighborhood and every one of them hits the beach at 5am, before work, before the kids are even awake. These dads are seriously dedicated to the surf. They say the water beckons them and they must obey. If this sounds like your father then I know these gifts will make him the proudest daddy alive.
Becker has an enormous selection of beach apparel and there is no shortage of board shorts. I just really liked this particular pattern, but I'm sure you'll have no trouble at all finding a pair that best suits your dad's style.
The Fedora hat is a timeless accessory to any stylish mans wardrobe. Whether he's wearing a suit or board shorts, he is definitely going to look sharp in this hat, which Becker has aptly named the "Mafia Fedora".
No surfer is half the man he could be without a red hot longboard from Santa Cruz Surfboards. Sure, dad probably already has one or two boards already, but trust me it's never enough. My dad has so many he keeps two of them at my house just so they're available should he decide to visit long enough to take advantage of the beach by my house. Each board invokes a different feeling for its master which is why they use each one for different reasons.
There are so many different kinds of fathers out there. There is the tough & goal oriented father; the laid back & playful father; the spiritual father who let's you make your own mistakes; the over-bearing father who scares away your dates……..
No matter who your father is, he is yours and yours alone. He deserves a Fathers Day that reflects your sentiments towards him. It's not important how much money you spend on his gift, the important thing is that your gift shows your dad just how well you know him. It's those small details that show your father you're paying attention to what makes him happy, that in itself is the biggest gift of all. And, on Fathers Day be sure that you remember to wrap your arms around your father and hold him tight, because whether you are 5 or 45, you will always be his baby.


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Easier follow up with Post-tag
Hospitals, healthcare centers and clinics have a large amount of incoming phone calls each and every day. This requires a lot of resources and to have healthcare staff tied to the phone during long periods of time. To facilitate call management we want to make the process more efficient by automating as many parts as possible. To succeed in this effort we need a deeper understanding of what the incoming calls are about. That's where the function Post-tag in Aurora teleQ can be useful.
With Post-tag the person taking the call will choose a code from a standardised list of different issues. This will happen as the person is getting ready to close the task in Aurora teleQ. The codes have been chosen to capture as many different type of issues the callers usually want help with when they call. By doing this, Post-tag is used to give a deeper understanding for the way the telephony works at the unit and how the process for incoming calls can be optimised.
Use Post-tag statistics to improve availability
If all tasks are tagged with the correct codes this will give you valuable statistics that you can then use to optimise resources, improve avilability and develop your processes to make the experience better both for patients and staff. How many calls every day leads to a scheduled appointment wit a doctor or a nurse? Arte you getting a lot of calls that aren't of a medical nature?
We would love to help you better understand your incoming calls, and work together with you to improve in the areas where you want to optimise or make things more efficient.


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Slovenia – you paradise of turquoise rivers, natural treasures and stunning gravel roads. I hope you accept my apologies that I didn't visit you earlier. "River Crossings, wild bears and broken bones"…Read more
Oman might not be the first bikepacking destination that you may think of but once I got interested in it, it started to pop out anywhere. Not really knowing a…Read more
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Throw off the bowlines
Adventure. Is there anything better? For starters, it is readily available.
As Gilbert K. Chesterton said, "An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." I've tried to remember this over the years, when fate seemed to annoyingly interrupt a perfectly good plan with a massive obstacle. Sound planning is a must, but the unanticipated challenges are what elevate the trip between Point A and Point B from mundane to adventurous. There are few surprises in a straight line. Set and drift, high seas, even outright miscalculations keep the journey interesting.
Did I ever tell you the story about trying to find a dock after dark on the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida? I was a newly minted Chapman graduate, running my 40-foot steel trawler on the outside for the first time. Bad weather created rough seas and delayed my arrival. After more than 15 hours underway, utterly exhausted and struggling with the many shoreside lights of an unfamiliar port, I looked at a slim window of stars above me — I may have been looking up in supplication — as massive cargo ships passed to port and starboard. Adventure sometimes materializes in hindsight. The tribulation survived (bonus points for not whimpering) is transformed in memory, and Chesterton's admonition wins the day. (That wasn't a terrifying ordeal — it was an adventure!)
Adventure is also intensely personal. Daniel J. Boorstin, noted historian and author of The Discoverers, distinguished between the traveler and the tourist: "The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes 'sight-seeing.' " For some, small deviations from routine are daring enough — trying a new brand of toothpaste or parting your hair differently. You are probably a tourist, rather than a traveler. I get it, but don't expect a dinner invitation from me anytime soon.
Adventure isn't merely physical. The best of these journeys involve voyaging inward. It's amazing what you learn about yourself when you're challenged by the unknown or unexpected. Adventure changes you by revealing what you're made of and what you're not, and I have learned that on five-week trips around Cape Horn as well as day trips off Sag Harbor, New York.
Sometimes the actual adventure doesn't even have to be yours. A storm may rage outside as a fire crackles in the hearth, but your imagination can transport you to Ernest Shackleton's epic struggle to survive or Joshua Slocum's solo circumnavigation. Armchair travel and vicarious feats count in their own way because adventurous minds change their owners, and sometimes the world.
In the end, the best thing about adventure is that it's all in the attitude. Steve and Linda Dashew have spent their lives designing boats that have carried them all over the world. On Page 52 you can read about a recent shakedown cruise that went so well, they just kept going — from Raiatea to Panama! Al Grover (Page 48) scratched a midlife itch in 1985 by taking a 26-foot outboard-powered skiff across the Atlantic. It doesn't get more adventurous than that. Who hasn't dreamed of quitting the rat race and heading for the horizon? Brian Trautman (Page 40) did it eight years ago, and he's turned it into a living — and a way of life.
If you're hankering for a voyage of your own, pick a boat from one of the three we examine on Page 34. Your adventure could take you to the next town up the coast, to offshore islands or around the world — what matters is how it makes you feel. To paraphrase Amelia Earhart, adventure is worthwhile in itself.
Go have one.
This article originally appeared in the March 2017 issue.


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Step into the office of the Class 1 Contractors' Association in Aizawl and you wonder if any civil construction happens in Mizoram at all.Tucked away on the ground floor of an unremarkable building behind the excise office, the office is decidedly laidback. Next to an unattended reception desk, two women roll a large number of Vaihlos, the local cigarettes. Further inside, four men each sit around four tables, playing cards – dus patta.
Their languor is surprising, the first in a series of questions.Mizoram is witnessing a large road building programme. There are bigger roads coming up linking Mizoram to neighbouring Myanmar and Bangladesh and smaller roads connecting towns and villages to the existing grid of highways. Most of these contracts are awarded by the state Public Works Department. Class 1 contractors, allowed to bid for projects of any size, should ordinarily be bagging some of the bigger jobs and all the smaller ones.
That they are playing dus patta instead confirms what is often heard in Mizoram, from PWD officials, businessmen, contractors and politicians – that most road contracts here go not to local contractors but to a handful of companies owned by non-Mizos. These are Silchar-based ABCI Infrastructures, its sister company GP Projects, Kolkata-based Tantia Constructions, and finally Sunshine Overseas, whose registered office is in Delhi.
To know why, read the story. Also, this is the final story from Mizoram under the Scroll #EarToTheGround project. You can see all those reports here.


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Springfield native, professional football cheerleader, travels to Hawaii for NFL fest
A Springfield native will be part of the Pro Bowl on Sunday as a Kansas City Chiefs cheerleader.
Summer Straub, who was been a Chiefs cheerleader for five seasons, was chosen this year to represent the organization during the Pro Bowl.
"This is a huge honor. I'm really nervous but also really excited," Straub said in a Q & A on the Chiefs' website.
"There is only one girl from each team that is able to represent their city and their team, so I'm nervous, but I'm also extremely excited to see the Chiefs Kingdom in Hawaii. This is a huge honor and I'm so thankful for the opportunity."
Straub is a 2008 Kickapoo High graduate. She currently works as a first-grade teacher at McKinley Elementary in Kansas City, Kan.
"She knew she wanted to work with kids, and she knew she wanted to be a teacher," from a young age, older brother Taylor Straub told the News-Leader on Friday.
In addition to teaching and cheerleading, Summer also teaches dance.
"She's a very busy person, and she likes to keep it that way," Taylor Straub said.
Summer Straub was also part of the Kickapoo High School Golden Girls dance team, which won the Class 5 Academic All-State Award for having the highest cumulative grade point average in 2007.
Summer Straub has been in Hawaii this week preparing for the Sunday game. Attempts to reach her by phone were not successful.
See Summer
The Pro Bowl is 6:30 p.m. Sunday on NBC.


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Set in the heart of South Boston, 14 West Broadway is a new 10-story residential development by CPC City Point Capital and Rode Architects Inc., which will house 49 full-service, luxury condominiums, including 1 to 4 bedroom units ranging from 831 square feet to 1,619 square feet.
The units will have floor-to-ceiling windows with various city views as well as high-end finishes such as top-of-the-line stainless steel appliances, engineered hardwood flooring, marble flooring, and in-home Sonos sound system entertainment. The exclusive amenities and premium services offered include 24 hour elite concierge and security, drive-through portico serviced by expert valet staff, private fitness center, roof deck with panoramic city and waterfront views, and an underground parking garage.
14 West Broadway is located across from Broadway Station on the MTBA Red Line and is steps away from Downtown Boston, the South End and the Seaport District. When the building is completed in early 2018, residents will be able to walk out their door and find a wide selection of local bars, restaurants, shops, markets, easy access to major highways and a short walk to Whole Foods and the SOWA Arts District.
If you're a prospective buyer, it would be my pleasure to give you a look at these luxury residences. My insight and guidance on Boston's luxury condo market will help you understand relative values of new, high-end construction as you explore the options for your city lifestyle.
Photos courtesy of 14WestBroadway.com.


text: Steel Detailing Services for Strong and Effective Structures Posted on December 7, 2020 by Danny Ross No Comments The building's structural design is mostly responsible for the safety and the security of the people who will occupy it. Steel details services are employed for successful structural designs. They provide clients with detailed structural images and the accuracy of design depends exclusively on the accuracy of the image. Steel details services are run with the help of steel detailers. Details must have some kind of mathematical knowledge, reasoning, and compiling aside from enough computer skills needed at the age of the image produced by the computer. You can get reliable structural steel detailing services from various internet sources. Gone is the day of manual preparation when the engineers are used manually to prepare sketches or structural design drawings. This is the era of CAD technicians, designers, and details. Detailers refer to architect and engineer specifications: To start with the detailed process of steel details delivered with sketches or the main specifications produced by the architect and engineers. The company hired to provide this service is equipped with experienced professionals who analyze the specifications provided by engineers and architects to develop further images. Shop services are provided by Detailers: Generally, two types of services are provided by the company as long as services, namely drawing services and image services. Shop images are also produced by steel details and are generally developed into two different parts, single part images, and assembly drawings. In one section drawing each steel, the section is arranged like a plate, etc, while in the assembly image of all steel members drawn such as beams, columns, stairs, braces, etc. Shop image which is a detailed description of steel members used by steel assemblers to make it. The store's image also explains in detail the material specifications, the size of the steel member, notes related to welding and bowls, etc.


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Gold price witnessed bullish trend in local and international gold markets on Saturday. Gold prices crossed Rs 38,000 per tola. Gold prices increased to Rs 38,250 per tola, up by Rs 750 whereas the price of 10 grams increased to Rs 32,785, up by Rs 643.
In the international market, gold price reached to $1213 per ounce, up by $28.
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Unwrapping the Bush dynasty
WW 1 through 2016
A war in the hand is worth two in the Bush Family, that is
This interview starts with some overdone graphics drama.
Hang in there. Once it gets going the interview is superb.
Russ Baker, investigator and author, describes the power, empire and privilege of the Bush family in America from WW1 arms procurement through the JFK assassination and 9/11 to a presidential run by Jeb Bush.
Russ concludes this interview by stating that the members of the Bush family are mediocre people who have done very well by agreeing to serve the interests of more powerful and smarter people than themselves.


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Clinical trials are of great importance in the medical field. They are required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before approving new medical therapies for patients with prostate cancer, and they are also determinant to increase knowledge about the disease. This video from TrialReach highlights the role clinical trials play in the fight against prostate cancer.
"About 1 in 7 men will get prostate cancer during his lifetime. It's the second most frequently diagnosed cancer globally and it will cause nearly 30,000 deaths this year. Researchers are looking for better treatments and for patients to take part in studies," explains the video published on the Youtube channel of TrialReach, a free online platform that's transforming the way patients find and match to clinical trials.
"If you have received a prostate cancer diagnosis, you may be eligible to take part," it continues. "What starts with you answering a few questions could end with a cure." Clinical trials are not only important for science, but for patients as well, since they are ways to find new and more effective treatments for prostate cancer. In addition, patients can be granted assess to investigational medical treatments, and receive other benefits such as reduced cost or free health care.
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Prostate Cancer News Today is strictly a news and information website about the disease. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. This content is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on this website.


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Australia's Simone Pearce Seriously Injured in Horse Accident in Sydney
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SYDNEY, Dec. 1, 2018–Australian dressage rider Simone Pearce was seriously injured when a horse she was schooling collapsed on her when sustaining an apparent aortic tear.
The 27-year-old Simone Pearce reported on her Instagram page that she broke her collarbone and six ribs, perforated her lungs and has a bruise on her abdomen.
"Tragically, the horse probably suffered an aortic tear and crashed while I was still in the saddle," she said. "Unfortunately, he squeezed me under him when he fell. "
The horse died on the spot.
"I'm completely devastated and shocked by this event I feel for the horse owners," she said. "I can only imagine how great the pain they feel after such an unexpected tragedy."
Simone moved to northern Germany in summer to set up her own training business after after three years at Helgstrand Dressage in Denmark.
She was on the team that launched a training and sales operation in Wellington, Florida last winter. In 2017 on Helgstrand horses, Simone was the first Australian to qualify in both the world five and six-year-old finals, a year after becoming only the second Australian to ever qualify for a final when she made it with Fine Time that placed 11th in the five-year-old championship.


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CULVER CITY, Calif., June 3, 2011 – Columbia Pictures has optioned remake and sequel rights to Big Man Japan, which will be developed and produced into a new feature film by Neal H. Moritz through his Original Film banner, it was announced today by Hannah Minghella, president of production for Columbia Pictures. Big Man Japan was a breakthrough hit in Japan in 2007 and a cult hit in the United States in 2009. Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi will write the new adaptation.
Set in a world where monsters wreak havoc, there's one man who can protect the citizenry: Big Man Japan, who runs the Department of Monster Prevention. Using electricity, he can grow to be 10 stories tall and fight off the most menacing of monsters. The problem is that he's not very good at his job and often causes as much damage as he prevents. The people believe he's a joke – and not nearly as good at the job as his father and grandfather were before he took over the family business.
The option for all non Japanese language rights to the film were secured through Yoshimoto Kogyo Co, Ltd, and their affiliate Yoshimoto Creative Agency, Ltd, producers of the original film that was directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Toby Jaffe will oversee development for Original.
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This video helps us see the true meaning of "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you" (1Thessalonians 5:16-18).
Give God thanks today, it's what He wants you to do.
The Thanksgiving Chair Lesson
First impressions:
1. What do you think about this man and his life of thanksgiving?
2. How does this man live out 1 Ths 5:18 in his life?
3. In what "circumstances" did this man give thanks?
4. Did some situations seem easier or harder to give thanks in than others?
Living In Thanksgiving:
5. What do these passages tell us about how often God wants us to express our gratitude to Him?
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6. Why does God put such a premium on us expressing our thanks to Him every day, for everything?
7. Is it easy to forget to be thankful (ref. Luke 17:11-19)? Explain your answer.
8. If your life was governed by thanksgiving and you abounded in it all the time, how would that affect the way you live and pray on a daily basis?


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The beginning of Quality Expo Boston is going to be 13 Apr and the ending date of the Trade Show is going to be 14 Apr 2016.
The site of the Trade Show will be Boston Convention & Exhibition Center which is one of the pleasant locale for such an essential event.
Quality Expo Boston is to be a stage where numerous main solutions and products should be put on show. These will be about Technology, Electronics, 3D Printing and Calibration Instruments.
Quality Expo Showcase Boston 2016 is an annual Trade Show.
UBM Canon is the PCO of Quality Expo Boston, Quality Expo Showcase Boston 2016.
When you are in Boston for Quality Expo Boston, explore these three must visit places and fall in love with the charm of this city:
Exhibitor Profile
- Automatic Gaging Equipment
- Calibration Equipment & Services
- CMMs and DMMs
- Quality Software
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Address : 21-31 Fargo Street, Boston, MA 02127, USA


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Singapore YouthSpeak Forum
|Singapore Institute of Management , 461 Clementi Rd Singapore, 599491
|Start Date:
|08 Dec 2015
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|08 Dec 2015
outhSpeak Singapore 2015 is a premiere event powered by AIESEC that brings together both young and senior leaders to form a diverse cross-sector and multi-generational space for inspiring conversations around pressing issues. The forum aims to create an environment where people from diverse backgrounds can cross-pollinate ideas, share insights and gain new perspectives to create actionable outcomes to push the world forward.
This year, see yourself, join more than 200 Singaporean youth come together, along with some of Singapore's leading organisations, such as Microsoft and more!
Get your FREE tickets now, and engage with our keynote speakers, panelists and workshop partners as they discuss Singapore's leadership in the future.
Registration Starts at 8:30am, event starts at 9:00am.
Part 1: Keynote Speakers
Soon Loo: Managing Director of Seri Venture Capital
Always challenging life beyond limits, Soon founded start-ups, held top corporate roles and taught at universities. For using his business skills to start successful ventures that give back to the community, Soon was conferred JCI Top Ten Most Outstanding Young Persons of the World 2013 award. He continues to impact lives as an executive coach at Executive Coach International, an investor for the Brunei government with Seri Venture Capital, and a mentor to young entrepreneurs.
Kuik Shiao Yin: Co-Founder of School of Thought
Together with her two founding partners, Shiao Yin runs a group of social businesses known as The Thought Collective whose mission is to build up the social and emotional capital of their city. Their work centres on contextualising public conversation to advance the common good. Outside of the Collective, she is currently serving the public sector as a Nominated Member of Parliament as well as a Board Member of SCAPE*. Shiao-Yin believes in helping young people realise their capacity to impact their culture and community through thoughtful work. She speaks regularly on innovation, entrepreneurship, creativity, resilience and the power of personal story.
Rosaline Koo: Founder & CEO of CXA
Rosaline Koo is the founder & CEO of CXA, Asia's first insurance wellness marketplace. Rosaline has 25 years of P&L and operational experience leading start-ups & corporate turnarounds in Asia & the US, delivering significant growth through launching new business models, products, countries & distribution channels. She supervised P&G factory lines in Iowa before working in 8 different roles during her 8 years at Bankers Trust Company in New York. She launched two technology start-ups in Asia, before moving to her client ACE to lead alternative distribution channels for A&H insurance. She also ran Mercer Marsh Benefits' 14 countries across Asia Pacific, growing the business by 800% over 8 years.
Part 2: Panel Discussion
Markus Kelper: Chief Transformation Officer & Leader at Global Leadership Foundry
David Chua: CEO, National Youth Council
Charlie Cheng: Analytics Team Leader, Bloomberg LP
Tan Jun Ya: President of AIESEC in Singapore
Part 3: Workshop
Education: The Keys Academy
Innovation: Singapore University of Technology and Design
Sustainability: Global Compact Network Singapore
Part 4: Case Competition
See your ideas turn into actions as you solve problems we see around us!
The day will be filled with keynotes, panels, networking opportunities with like-minded people and much more!
For more information check out: www.aiesec.org.sg/youthspeak/forum
Keep up to date about the event at: https://www.facebook.com/AIESEC.Singapore/