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Note: Some tour providers on this list may stop operating due to COVID-19. Check with your tour operator about availability before you book.
In these guided tours Puerto Vallarta, Which earn high marks from experts and travelers alike, offer visitors plenty of opportunities to explore the region’s natural landscape and its ample animal and plant life. Whether travelers are hoping to line up on trees and rivers, ride daggamari through the countryside, swim with dolphins or enjoy local delicacies, this experience will leave everyone beyond their resort Craving a limitless adventure offers something.
Estigo Tours – Sierra Madre – ATV Mountain Adventure
If you are exploring the landscapes, vistas, and villages outside the tourist areas of Puerto Vallarta, then you can get a four-hour ride for vehicles from all areas to tour for you. The route is as follows Malecón, Trails along the Kuala River and forest areas in the Sierra Madre Mountains. Also, you will chant from villages outside the city. Most of the riding takes place off-road, but portions of the journey will be on cobstone paths. Tour-guides call this expression a very fun thank you for adapting the guides. Travelers also give a review of mountain climbing. A rider (with a valid driver’s license) and a passenger (who must be at least 6 years old) costs about $ 80 for a rider. Food or drinks are not included in the price. The tour takes place twice every day except Sunday starts at 9 am and 2:30 pm. The company also offers a combined ATV tour with a zip line experience along with other options.
Wildlife Connection – Whale and Dolphin Watching
Many varieties of humpback whales, dolphins and other marine life can be seen in the waters of Puerto Vallarta from late December to early March, which is when Wildlife Connection conducts its biologist-led tours. During a 4 1/2-hour boat trip, your guide will teach you everything about animals and will share some of the wildlife connection research. Travelers generally find the trips both educational and highly enjoyable. They also provide an opportunity to observe various sea creatures closely. These seasonal outings occur twice daily starting at 8 am and 12:30 pm (Dolphin lovers can opt for a morning walk, when sightings can be higher.) Tickets cost about $ 12 for participants and older and $ 4 to 11 for children $ 55. ; There is no charge for infants. A light breakfast or lunch is provided. The Wildlife Connection runs several other wildlife tours, many of which include turtle sightings.
Shiutla Riders – Beginner, Rio Clay
Guides regularly earn playdits for novice ATV riders for their knowledge and navigational skills during this tour. Following some instruction, the Ziutla riders run through the city into rivers and mountains. The ride stops at a bar in the forest for food and drinks (at your cost) and a swim. The tours are offered twice daily at 9 am and 3 pm and last for 3 1/2-hour. Tickets cost about 1,380 pesos (about $ 55) for individual riders and 1,620 pesos (about $ 65) for a driver with a passenger. A valid driver’s license is required. Xiutla Riders offers long-term tours for intermediate and advanced ATV drivers.
Vallarta Eats Food Tours – Tacos After Dark
Spend an evening sampling Mexico’s acclaimed street food on this 3 1/2-hour walking tour. While groups of more than 10 food stroll from one food cart or restaurant to the next, the guides provide insight into the county’s food and other cultural traditions. Taco lovers consistently give high marks to enthusiastic guides and describe the food as adequate and excellent. Tours depart Puerto Vallarta’s Old Town every evening except Saturdays at 6:30 and 7 pm. The approximately $ 55 fee covers food and non-beverages. (Alcohol can be purchased separately.) Hungry for more? Try an untouched tour of the company that tries to give you a taste of what the locals actually eat.
Puerto Vallarta Tours – Dune Buggy and Canopy
Ideal for visitors looking for adventure, this four-hour walk includes dunes buggy rides along the coastal highway and mountains, tequila samples through dirt roads, and zip lining above the jungle roof. You will stop for a meal in the city of El Noglito. Critics state that the employee is professional and sociable. However, others complain that the trip has not been allocated enough time for the adventure components of the trip. Prices vary depending on the number of people per vehicle; A couple can expect to pay around $ 315. The cost includes the use of four-wheeled vehicles as well as tequila samples, but does not include food. The tours are offered twice daily at 9:30 am and 1:30 pm. The company offers a variety of other tours, including zip lining, horse riding and boat tours.
Marigalan Pirate Ship – Day Tour
Hop on a wooden pirate ship for a swashbuckling experience. Although you will visit the island of Mazahiutas, where you will have the opportunity to snorkel, swim and kayak, the real draw of this trip is the onboard experience. The crew members completed a pirate-themed show with music, dance and acrobatics. Passengers are also provided with a full breakfast, lunch and an open bar. Travelers usually describe travel as very fun and a great trip for families. Others were disappointed with the service. Tours depart Puerto Vallarta’s Maritime Terminal every day except Sunday and return six hours later. Tickets cost $ 155 for adults and $ 120 for children. An evening version of this tour is also available.
Vallarta Adventures – Isles Mariatus Eco Discovery
Snorkel, swim, kayak or paddleboard in the waters around the Marietta Islands on this day’s cruise. Although you will not set foot on the islands themselves, you will see their breathtaking beauty from the water and ride the Vallarta Adventures ‘Catamaran’. The voyage includes a sea voyage to Majuitus. Guides provide information about sea life in the Bay of Bandaras (including dolphins and, during winter, whales), and tour-takers find their commentary entertaining. Tickets cost approximately $ 90 for participants 12 and older and $ 60 for children 4 to 11. Lunch and use of snorkeling gear and paddleboards are included in the price. Seven hours of tours are offered every day, in addition to starting at 8 am on Mondays. If you want to travel to Marieta Island, check out the hidden beach trip from the company’s Marieta Islands.
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Ocean Friendly Tours – Whale Watching Ocean Safari
The guides earn top marks from passengers for providing sufficient information about the humpback whale and the Bandaros Bay ecosystem during their five-hour sailing. According to the reviewers, the tour gives ample time to see whales and take incredible photos. In addition, the company provides travelers with a bird-watching guide to help identify the various seabird species of the bay. Tours are available in the second week of December, in late March, when humpback whales are often seen in the area. Boats depart Mulel Los Pines Ferries at 9 am daily. Tickets cost around 2,950 pesos (about $ 118), including lunch. Ocean Friendly Tours offers a four-hour version of the tour as well as private charters.
Puerto Vallarta Cycling – Fat Bike Graffiti & Graffiti Tour
The mural movement of Mexico dates back to the 1920s and is still a prevalent tradition. With this three-hour tour, you can see some of Puerto Vallarta’s best street art and murals, as well as enjoy some exercise by riding a thick bike (a bicycle with oversized tires). The journey of about 8 miles follows a route outside the tourist area that is safe to ride. The leaders won accolades for their informative commentary and for their efforts to keep the participants safe and comfortable. Tickets start at 1,475 pesos (about $ 60) and include the use of bikes and helmets as well as snacks and refreshments. This artistic journey begins at 8 am on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, beginning with cycling Puerto Vallarta. Bukerias, Among other options.
Indio Adventures – Zip Line Adventure
Sail over the umbrella of the crescent forest in Puerto Vallarta during this half-day zip line tour. During the excursion, you will travel along 10 different zip lines, taste the local tequila and may even go for a swim. Satisfied zip-liners consistently call this activity a lot of fun and find guides for both professionals and entertainers. Excursions are offered several times per day, with a five-hour outing cost starting at 9 a.m. for about 1,170 pesos (about $ 47), including transportation between area hotels and Canopy Indio Adventure Park. Lunch and tequila are available at a Riverside restaurant after zip lining, but meals are not included in the tour price. Note that there is some hiking and climbing between the various zip lines.
In addition to riding on zip lines at an altitude of 500 feet above the ground, this 3 1/2-hour expedition includes a tequila tasting and an animal sanctuary visiting iguanas, turtles, exotic birds and more. Weather permitting, you will also have the chance to swim or kayak in the Los Horcos River. For many travelers, the highlight of this tour is the professional, welcoming staff. Tickets for children are priced around $ 100 and there is a discount for those who leave parts of the zip line for the trip. Price includes round-trip transportation hotel And cruise ship Ports; It does not include food. Every day has many starts except Sundays.
Vallarta Food Tours – Taste of Hives
To sample a variety of regional food, visit El Pittil, a small town away from the city of Puerto Vallarta. The approximately three-hour walk is for both family-owned restaurants and a total of seven stops on the road. You can sample birria, a meat stew that originated in the state of Jalisco; Carnitas, slow-cooked pork; And seafood tostadas. Along the way, guides share information about the region’s history and local cuisine with folklore. Generally foods provide high marks for both enjoyable guides and delicious food. Tours depart Gazebo in the main ground of Ptlal on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 10:30 am. Mile-long guided walks and tastings are about $ 50 for adults, $ 45 for teens and about $ 40 for participants ages 5 to 12. . Vallarta Food Tours also runs a food tour in the city of Puerto Vallarta, among other options.
EcoTours de Mexico – Wild dolphins and snorkeling in the Los Arcos combo
An ideal outing for wildlife lovers, this boat trip begins with an informal lecture on the biology and ecology of dolphins before exiting Los Arcos Marine Park to see these creatures (and other colorful fish) in the wild. Gives details of. Tourists may also be able to swim with dolphins, if conditions permit. The guides are known to be exceptionally knowledgeable and helpful. The 3 1/2-hour tour begins at 8:30 am on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays at Marina Vallarta. Trips cost around $ 90 for adults and $ 75 for children 4 to 11. (Children 3 and younger, as well as pregnant women, may not attend the tour.) Price snorkeling gear as well as a Includes the use of light lunch. EcoTours de Mexico also operates a series of bird watching tours.
Wild Trex Adventures – ATV or RZR + Canopy
Adventure lovers – this tour is for you. In addition to driving or riding an ATV or RZR (a large vehicle capable of holding multiple passengers), you will also drop 11 different zip lines. The tour also includes time to relax or relax in a hammock with tequila tasting. Tour-takers applaud the guide for his commitment to safety and his good humor. Tickets start at about 1,260 pesos (about $ 50) for adults and 900 pesos (about $ 36) for children. The price for this three-hour adventure includes the use of four-wheelers and safety equipment as well as a sample of tequila. Keep in mind: There are age requirements for drivers and riders. Wild Treks Adventures also hosts a river adventure with ATVs or RZRs, in addition to many other adventure-themed outings.

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A union representing air traffic controllers and nurses in North America is filing a federal lawsuit against the National Transportation Safety Board, saying the NTSB is infringing on the union’s constitutional rights by imposing mandatory uniforms.
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) filed a complaint with the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia last week over the new policy announced by United Airlines last month that requires flight nurses to wear an all-white uniform.
The suit is the first by AFGE against a government agency.
The NTSB, which was created in 1947, has authority over safety at the nation’s airports, which it has not historically done.
The NTSB does not have jurisdiction over a federal facility, such as an airport.
The new rule also requires nurses in all flights to wear a black suit that is the same color as the airline’s standard flight nurse uniform, with the exception of certain air traffic control and airline flight attendants.
The new uniform policy also requires that flight nurses wear their flight nurses’ uniform at all times.
“The NTSA, however, has failed to identify a reason why it has the authority to impose uniform requirements on nurses who are not flight nurses,” the AFGE lawsuit says.
“The NTSAA’s action violates AFGE’s right to work and organize without the threat of discipline and retaliation.
The agency should immediately cease and desist from requiring flight nurses and other flight health care personnel to wear these restrictive uniforms.”
The suit was filed on behalf of the union of flight nurses by AFES National President and CEO Mark K. Staudenmaier and AFES’ National Treasurer John P. Harkins.
The AFGE is a national, nonprofit union representing more than 20,000 nurses and flight attendants in all 50 states and the District to represent the public interest.
The AFGE has argued that the uniform requirements violate federal labor law, including the National Labor Relations Act, which bars mandatory employer retaliation.
“This is a very important lawsuit to make sure that the federal government does not interfere with the right of flight health professionals to work without fear of retaliation,” Staudon said.
“This is an important lawsuit that will be heard by the federal courts.”
The NTSF is the lead agency investigating the causes of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.


Until yesterday, he was a little known 30-year-old who spent his time travelling Europe in a camper van attending obscure tennis tournaments.
But Dustin Brown became an overnight superstar when he dramatically knocked out double championship winner Rafael Nadal in the most stunning upset at Wimbledon so far this year.
The German-born Brown isn’t your usual Centre Court idol though thanks to his tongue piercing, dreadlocks, large tattoos and a Las Vegas model girlfriend.
And his journey to the SW19 spotlight is just as unconventional.
While many tennis pros are hot housed from a young age in expensive academies, Brown forged his career at some of Europe’s more out-of-the-way tournaments living on free food where he could and travelling in a tiny camper van bought for him by parents who had to scrimp and save to buy it for him.
For Brown, the win yesterday was the culmination of years spent learning tennis the hard way, traipsing around tournaments in a camper van and playing as many games as possible as he struggled for money for petrol and food.
Brown was born in the German town of Celle to a Jamaican father, Leroy, and a German mother, Inge, and had a British grandmother, making him technically eligible to play for Great Britain in the Davis Cup.
But the British Lawn Tennis Association reportedly refused his offer to represent the UK and, after initially playing for Jamaica, he now plays for Germany.
He excelled in sport as a youngster, playing football, handball and judo, but decided to specialise in tennis.
When he was 11, his parents – who were struggling to afford the high costs of their son playing junior tennis in Germany – moved to Jamaica to work in tourism.
The competitive and controlled atmosphere of youth sport in Germany were replaced by the ramshackle public courts of Montego Bay, which Brown says gave him a new perspective on life and toughened up his tennis.
The country had a huge influence on the teenager and he says he hasn’t cut his dreadlocked hair – which gives him his nickname ‘Dreddy’ – since he was 19.
He once said of his dreadlocks: ‘People ask me if they don’t make me hot in summer, but actually they have a cooling effect, keeping the sun from my scalp.’
Brown also has a large tattoo of his father Leroy’s face on his chest, which he revealed and touched in admiration after beating Nadal yesterday.
The tattoo was originally believed to be that of Jamaican musician Dennis Brown, but the tennis star admitted it was in fact of his father.
Speaking after the match, he said: ‘I have the portrait of my dad at home in my bedroom, also. I don’t get to see him that often. Normally in the off-season.
‘It’s been a very long road for me and my whole family. That’s one of the things I’ve been wanting to do for a very long time and I had the opportunity to do that with a great tattoo artist in Cologne in Germany last year.’
Aware of his obvious ability, but without the infrastructure in Jamaica to support their son, his parents invested in a camper van for him to drive around Europe’s tennis tournaments, improving his game.
He said of his parent’s gesture: ‘They weren’t rich, but it was their way of supporting me in my dream to build a career from tennis.’
They bought the van in 2004, but only finished paying it off in 2010. The number plate read CE DI 100. CE was for Brown’s birthplace in Celle, D was for Dustin, I for Inge and 100 for the world ranking he wanted to break.
The intervening years have been far from easy for the aspiring star. With money short, he often lived off pasta for a weeks at a time as he drove the vehicle around Europe, trying to win prize money.
In an interview with the New York Times, he admitted to once asking himself: ‘Is this ever going to get better? Is this ever going to end?’
His at times bizarre travel itinerary took him to tournaments in places including Banja Luka in Bosnia-Herzogovina to Almaty in Kazakhstan.
He even bought his own stringing machine and would offer to restring other players rackets for five euros-a-time to supplement his income.
He told The Guardian: ‘At the start it was awkward, people didn’t know who I was, everyone was like, “Who’s this guy with the camper?”
‘But after a while, meeting people, playing better, playing doubles, stringing rackets for the guys, you get to know everyone. Call it hustling, grinding, whatever you want.’
After a three years in the camper, he began to make a breakthrough in 2009, and last year achieved a career high of 78 in the world rankings. He is currently ranked 102.
Though he has now ditched the camper van, his earnings haven’t gone through the roof. So far this year he’s earned just £25,000.
His surprise win yesterday could change that though – his Wimbledon earnings are now expected to top £50,000.
He said after the match: ‘I’ve never been on Centre Court before. I thought I’d freak out a little bit, but I felt very familiar here.’
Brown, who before yesterday had won back-to-back matches just once in his professional career, now faces Serbian Viktor Troicki, who is ranked 24th.


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Casting has been announced for the West End premiere of Joel Paley and Marvin Laird's all-female character musical Ruthless!, which opens at the Arts Theatre in March.
Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner will play agent Sylvia St. Croix alongside Olivier Award-winner Tracie Bennett, Harriet Thorpe (Great Britain), Lara Denning (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and Kim Maresca (Ruthless!, off-Broadway). The children alternating the role of Tina Denmark will be announced shortly.
Directed by Richard Fitch with choreography by Rebecca Howell and musical supervision by Gareth Valentine, the comedy spoofs Broadway shows such as Gypsy and Mame.
It tells the story of a talented 8 year-old who will do anything to play the lead in her school play. The show's 1992 off-Broadway premiere discovered young performers including Natalie Portman and Britney Spears.
Gardiner's stage credits include 42nd Street, West Side Story and My Fair Lady. Bennett was most recently seen in Follies at the National Theatre and other theatre roles include her award-winning turns in Hairspray and She Loves Me.
The production will have design by Morgan Large, lighting by Tim Lutkin and sound by Gregory Clarke. The Menier Chocolate Factory will act as executive producer and general manager.
Ruthless! the Musical runs at the Arts Theatre from 27 March to 23 June, with previews from 16 March.

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Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE:WMK) by 557.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 19,596 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,616 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned 0.07% of Weis Markets worth $852,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Airain ltd bought a new stake in shares of Weis Markets in the second quarter worth about $248,000. Citadel Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Weis Markets in the second quarter worth about $256,000. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Weis Markets by 9.3% in the second quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 6,563 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares during the last quarter. Parametrica Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Weis Markets in the third quarter worth about $331,000. Finally, IndexIQ Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Weis Markets in the second quarter worth about $386,000. 31.89% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Shares of Weis Markets, Inc. (NYSE WMK) opened at $41.39 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $1,130.00, a PE ratio of 14.68 and a beta of 0.69. Weis Markets, Inc. has a 12 month low of $31.26 and a 12 month high of $68.88.
Separately, TheStreet cut Weis Markets from a “b-” rating to a “c” rating in a research note on Friday, December 8th.
In other news, Director Edward John Lauth III acquired 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 7th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $34.77 per share, with a total value of $69,540.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 5,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $173,850. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Jonathan H. Weis acquired 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $34.79 per share, for a total transaction of $347,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 1,228,766 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,748,769.14. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have acquired 12,600 shares of company stock worth $438,104. Insiders own 26.90% of the company’s stock.
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Weis Markets, Inc is engaged principally in the retail sale of food in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The Company’s retail food stores sell groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, meats, seafood, fresh produce, floral, pharmacy services, deli products, prepared foods, bakery products, beer and wine, fuel and general merchandise items, such as health and beauty care and household products.
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We’ve discussed on these pages before the talent of Wes Borland and the underground metal community’s grudging respect for the sole interesting member of Limp Bizkit.
Heavy metal and comedy can be a caustic combination. The frequently acerbic nature of either medium can, if not properly mixed and settled, create an overly acidic and tartly sardonic solution that is unfit for consumption.
... and other words for "boner".
We discuss alien garbage chutes. And, other things...

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CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF ‘GHANA’ FLOOR VASE Nr. 71/46 BY HEINZ SIERY (RARE)
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A very rare 'Ghana' décor floor vase from the mid-60s designed by Heinz Siery for CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF.
HEINZ SIERY was a true luminary in the world of ceramics in the 1950s and '60s. His form designs had significant impact on the product styles of makers Fohr, Scheurich, CARSTENS, and Ruscha, among others. Siery often employed "the golden ratio" (or an approximation) while designing, lending harmonious proportion to his work. This can be clearly seen in his most iconic vase, no. 271/22 for Scheurich. Presented in 1959, it was extremely popular and was still being manufactured in the 1970s. Siery also developed and introduced new methods of industrial organization.
In 1969 Siery and wife, Ingrid Siery-Illgner, established a jointly operated studio, Atelier Syré, near the historic town of Euskirchen in North Rhine-Westphalia out of which they both freelanced. (Ingrid had also designed decorative objects for CARSTENS, and overseen the design department at the Wächtersbach earthenware factory.) In addition to commissioned work, the couple produced creations of their own—notably elegant, figural sculptures made of bronze, whose simple, classical forms and sleek lines evoke the work of Henry Moore and Joannis Avramidis. Atelier Syré houses a sculpture park home to more than 300 of these works.
CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF was founded in 1946 by Ernst Carstens and his son Christian. Their family had had a long prior history of manufacturing ceramics and porcelain in Germany, but all of its businesses had collapsed by the end of WWII. Most of the CARSTENS factories wound up on East German soil when the country was divided and so were expropriated by the DDR. Father and son built the new Tönnieshof factory on a farm of that name in Fredelsloh in Lower Saxony, just west of the border with East Germany. Production of table ceramics began in 1947; the first known decorative pieces date from the early '50s. Ernst's wife Trude Carstens served as artistic director until her death in 1965.
CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF was very successful for many years and produced an enormous variety of shapes and glazes. The 'Luxus' and 'Atelier' ranges were more expensive lines and were sold in large department stores—'Atelier,' launched in 1962, was the creation of renowned designer Gerda Heuckeroth. Helmut Scholtis introduced the very popular 'Ankara' décor in 1963 during a stint with CARSTENS; an example of the "wax resist" technique, it was applied to a broad array of forms. Lava glazes were employed during the second half of the 1960s. Production was eventually expanded abroad to Austria, Chile, Argentina, and Australia—it may well have topped out at close to 10,000 items daily. Other distinguished designers on CARSTENS' roster included Heinz Siery, Rudolph Christmann, and Dieter Peter. The firm went bankrupt in 1977.
Design Period – 1960-1969
Country of Origin – WEST GERMANY
Designer – HEINZ SIERY (b. 1927)
Maker – CARSTENS TÖNNIESHOF
Attribution – WELL-KNOWN
Materials – CERAMIC
Colors – TERRACOTTA, BROWN
Condition – VERY GOOD (May show slight signs of previous use)
Height (cm) – 47.0
Diameter (cm) – 29.0

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Gwen Stefani has revealed that she felt like she was playing a 'pretend version' of herself during her solo career.
The No Doubt singer said she thinks being in the band is 'who she really is'.
In an interview with Spanish Vogue (via Spin), Stefani said: "I did the solo thing, but I felt like I was trying to play a character in a way, this Alice in Wonderland pretend version of myself. But this, being in No Doubt, is really who I am."
She also described being in the band as like a 'suspended childhood'.
"Time kind of stops when you're in a band. It's this suspended childhood, and it's really awesome, that part of it.
"But then when you have a family of your own, it forces you to go into the adult world a little bit more," the mother-of-two added.
Watch No Doubt's video for 'Push And Shove' below:

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Agency Looped Sling Attachments
The Agency Rear Sling Adapter Looped For AR-15 Collapsible Stocks offers the end user a more consistent fit than our earlier version. You may not know this, but some of the recoil tubes being produced are smaller in diameter than the originals and smaller than the Mil-Spec units. Our upgraded design easily and securely fastens onto the castle lock nut versus the tube so various size recoil tubes are no longer an issue. The AR15 Sling Attachment installs without removing the castle nut and no tools are required except for the included 9/64" wrench to tighten the fastening screw of the Agency Sling Attachment. The AR-15 Agency Sling Attachments Looped are specifically designed to accommodate HK style quick clips, snap hooks or Mash Hooks. The ergonomic design does not interfere with the charging handle operation, even the larger units like the Gas Buster.
Agency Rear Sling Attachments Looped Specifications:
- Easy to install.
- Clamps securely to the castle nut.
- Fits commercial or Mil-Spec buffer tubes.
- Does not require removal of the buffer tube to install.
- Does not interfere with the charging handle.
- Looped versions accept HK or MASH hooks.
- Perfect for single point or 2 point slings.
- All edges have been de-burred to protect the operator.
- Material: Standard version is manufactured from 7075 billet aluminum alloy.
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Please explain why some of these words are considered more correct than others(11 Posts)
I've wondered about this for a while.
I realise "handicapped" is considered to be rude.
To me (and yes, I'm sure it's been discussed before but humour me) "handicap" is just one thing that stops otherwise normal performance.
"Disabled" I find quite odd. To me, an alarm is disabled when it is switched off. Clearly people who are disabled are not switched off.
Or is it better to say "has a disability" or "has special needs". The latter gets me to because "special" sounds slightly patronising. To me.
Now, I'm sure no one who has a disability gives two hoots about what I think.
But I do wonder about these words. And as far as I know (living in Wales as I do) the welsh for disabled is "anabl" - literally, "unable" which is even worse!
How does all this come about?
Interesting, Pea. I went out with a guy with cerebral palsy when I was in uni, and he preferred the word handicapped to disabled. Don't know when and why the change happened.
Can only comment as mum of disabled child. DD is very particular about the wording, she is disabled and thats that. She (and I) hate the phrase 'special needs' Although this could just be a personal preference. I agree with you I do find it patronising in DD's words 'there's nothing special about it, my legs just don't work' accompanied by baffled look
I've never really thought about the actual word disabled before, but I suppose in DD's case anyway it is apt, her legs are in a way 'turned off' or 'unable'
I'm not sure this is a pedantry issue, although I will say in Spain the word for disabled/handicapped/differently abled/whatever you want to call it is 'minusvalido' which literally means "less valid". So we prob are tying ourselves up in unnecessary knots so far.
I think we are still struggling to find a form of words that truly explains what being disabled (or differently wotsit, you get the idea) really is - my dh is in a wheelchair, he's not really 'disabled' in that he can also walk so we say 'wheelchair user' but clearly that's not the universally appropriate term.
Handicapped sounds bad to me. Disabled I can live with. Mobility is a word that features a lot in our life but the absence of mobility aids is something much more significant. Every journey outside the house is a flipping nightmare. It doesn't matter what you call it, it's all absolutely awful.
"handicap is just one thing that stops otherwise normal performance". What is normal? Handicap suggests held back, there are many people with disabilities who are more capable than those without.
"Disabled" suggests that the entire person is disabled. "Special needs" is condescending IMO. Some people with disabilities don't consider that they have special needs. There are plenty of MNetters with disabilities who will comment. IME some don't mind the word "disabled", others prefer "has a disability". Just like I don't mind being called a "girl" (quite a compliment at my age) but other women hate it. I don't have a disability but would be interested to hear what others say about this.
Handicapped originates from the phrase "Cap in hand" which is begging - so is disliked.
Disabled - well, it isn't switched off, it is prevented from working. So I think that people can get a bit offended that they are being defined by what they can't do, rather than what they can. Also, just because one part of them does not function as the majority of the population does, does not mean that they are any less able to live their lives fully.
I think that the phrase "lives with x" is accepted, and I agree that 'special' needs is patronising, but as it doesn't affect me, I have no right to determine whether it is an acceptable term!
maybe the switch came about because of ignorant common perceptions and negative connotations being connected to one word and wanting to shrug off those societal attitudes and move on a bit? its a theory...
x post. didnt know handicapped meant cap in hand, thats shitey. no wonder thats not liked.
I don't think it's a pedantry issue but we don't have an Etymologist's Corner
Am interested in how and when "handicapped" became bad.
(and yes, very fair point tribpot, if you actually have to deal with a disability, why it's called what it is, is probably very low on your list of concerns. Sorry)
Sorry, x posts with "cap in hand" remark. yes, that would explain why it's not popular!
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The White Moose Cafe recently posted on its Facebook page describing how a woman asked a member of the cafe if they did gluten-free pancakes, but didn’t know what coeliac disease was. Paul Stenson, owner of The White Moose Cafe [Photo: Facebook/White Moose Cafe] The full post reads: “This morning a girl asked us if we did gluten-free pancakes and when we asked her if she was a coeliac, she didn’t even know what the word meant and then proceeded to order regular, gluten-rich pancakes anyway. “From now on, guests who demand gluten-free food are required to produce a doctor’s note which states that you suffer from coeliac disease. “Guests following a gluten-free fad, who don’t even know what gluten is, can cop the fuck on and eat regular food like everybody else.” Unsurprisingly, it’s spread across Facebook like wildfire, gathering more than 32,000 reactions and almost 6,000 shares - and many commenters are not happy.
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Sonographic estimation of fetal weight is used widely in clinical practice. Most mathematical formulas used for sonographic estimation of fetal weight use more than one biometric measure and can include biparietal diameter (BPD), head circumference (HC), abdominal circumference (AC), and femur length (FL) in various combinations. One commonly used fetal weight–estimation equation described by Hadlock et al1 includes all four measurements and is accurate for late–third-trimester fetuses. For fetuses weighing more than 2500 g, the percent deviation (standard deviation [SD]) of the predicted birth weight by the formula of Hadlock et al1 compared with actual birth weight is reported as −1.7 ± 6.4%.1,2
Although there is general agreement on standard techniques for measuring BPD and FL, a number of methods are available for measuring circumferences. Measurement of two perpendicular diameters with mathematical conversion to a circumference (two-diameter), an on-screen ellipse approximation of circumference (ellipse), and tracing the perimeter (trace) are the most frequently used methods for obtaining sonographic circumferences. In practice, the choice of method is determined by the technique capabilities and settings of the particular ultrasound equipment, and by operator preferences. Limited information is available on the effect of the particular method of circumference measurement on estimation of fetal weight. Tamura et al3 reported that trace AC measurements were consistently greater than two-diameter measurements, but these authors provided no information regarding the effect on weight estimation. Therefore, we designed this study to compare three different sonographic circumference measurement techniques (two-diameter, ellipse, and trace) to determine which is more accurate for predicting birth weight using a standard equation for estimating fetal weight. We studied term fetuses to maximize the possibility of finding differences in accuracy.
This Institutional Review Board–approved study was prospective and was performed over a defined 12-month period. Women with nonanomalous singleton gestations who were scheduled for elective cesarean delivery at term (at or after 37 weeks' gestation) were eligible for enrollment if delivery was scheduled on a day when sonographers were available. Women were contacted within 1 week of their scheduled delivery, to determine their willingness to participate. After we obtained informed consent, an ultrasound examination was done within 24 hours before scheduled cesarean delivery. All ultrasound examinations were done by one of two sonographers, using either 3.5- or 5-MHz curvilinear transducers (HDI Ultramark 9; Advanced Technology Laboratories, Bothell, WA). On-screen calipers were used for all measurements, and circumference calculations were generated by the ultrasound software. Intra- and interobserver variations were calculated using findings from examinations of ten women. Interobserver variation was determined by comparing the mean values (in centimeters) obtained by each sonographer of three measurements for each technique on each woman. Intraobserver variation was calculated from three measurements for each technique by each sonographer.
Fetal BPD, FL, HC, and AC were measured. The BPD was measured from the outer to the inner skull table at the level of the thalami. The HC measurements were made at the same level as the BPD measurements. The FL was measured from the proximal end of the greater trochanter to the distal metaphysis. Circumferences of the abdomen were measured in standard transverse planes at the levels of the stomach and umbilical vein–ductus venosus complex.
Three different circumference measurement techniques were used to measure each HC and AC. No attempt was made during the examinations to compare AC and HC measurements for each technique. Calipers were used in two-diameter measurements to determine two perpendicular dimensions, the anterior-posterior diameter (D1) and the transverse diameter (D2), which then were converted to an estimated circumference by the equation (D1 + D2) × 1.57. In ellipse measurements, machine-generated calipers were used to create an on-screen ellipse that was maneuvered to approximate the outline of the outer perimeter of the fetal head or abdomen. Trace measurements involved operator-controlled tracing of the outer perimeter of the fetal head or abdomen. The order of circumference measurement techniques was randomly rotated between examinations. Separate estimated fetal weights (EFWs) were determined for each of the three circumference measurement techniques, using a formula incorporating BPD, FL, HC, and AC by Hadlock et al1: EFW = log (birth weight) = 1.5115 + 0.0436 (AC) + 0.1517 (FL) − 0.00321 (AC × FL) + 0.0006923 (BPD × HC). When more than one measurement was obtained for any given biometric measure or technique, the mean was used for fetal weight calculation and other analyses.
The accuracy of birth weight estimation for each of the circumference measurement methods was estimated by calculating the mean percent deviation ± SD from the actual birth weight, using the formula 100 × (EFW − birth weight)/birth weight. The mean percent deviation from the actual birth weight represented the systematic measurement error and the SD represented the random measurement error. The mean absolute percent deviation for each technique also was determined, as follows: 100 × | EFW − birth weight |/birth weight. The mean residual | EFW − birth weight | was calculated for each circumference measurement technique to determine the direction and magnitude of the errors. Mean percent deviations, absolute percent deviations, and residuals were compared between techniques using analysis of variance. The significance of the deviations from the actual birth weight for each circumference-specific EFW was calculated by one sample t test to determine whether percent deviations were significantly different from zero. The percentage of cases in which EFWs were within 5 and 10% of the actual birth weight was calculated for each of the circumference measurement techniques and was compared across techniques using test of proportions. Percentages for birth weight were determined using data from the enrolled individuals. Categories were created for birth weight in the 25th percentile, in the 26th through the 75th percentile, and above the 75th percentile. The absolute percent errors for estimations for each birth weight percentile category were calculated by averaging the absolute values of the percent errors and were compared between techniques using analysis of variance. Statistical significance was defined as P < .05.
Fifty-four women who met initial entry criteria were scanned before their elective cesarean deliveries. One had a fetal anomaly on ultrasound examination, and therefore 53 women were included in the analyses. The mean (± SD) maternal age was 32.3 ± 5 years and the medians (ranges) for gravidity and parity were 2 (1–7) and 1 (0–3), respectively. The mean (± SD) gestational age was 38.1 ± 0.9 weeks and the mean birth weight was 3536 ± 472 g. The mean (± SD) HC and AC measurements as well as the intraobserver and interobserver variations for each measurement technique are given in Table 1.
The accuracies for estimating BW using the formula of Hadlock et al1 for each of the circumference measurement techniques are reported in Table 2. The EFWs derived from the two-diameter and ellipse circumference measurement techniques were not significantly different from the actual birth weights. The two-diameter method underestimated and the ellipse method overestimated the birth weight by nonsignificant amounts. The trace circumference measurement method significantly overestimated the actual birth weight, by 8.2 ± 11.6% or 283 g (P < .05). The mean percent deviation and percent absolute deviation of EFWs from actual BWs were significantly different for the trace method when compared with either the two-diameter or ellipse methods (P < .001). That was also true for the measured residual weights (P < .001).
When the EFW for each circumference measurement method was examined according to the frequency with which the measurement was within 5 and 10% of the actual birth weight, the two-diameter and ellipse methods were found to be similar and consistently more accurate than the trace method (Table 3). However, the difference was statistically significant only for measurements within 10%. We also found that as the actual birth weight increased, deviations of the estimated birth weight from the actual birth weight increased for two-diameter and ellipse circumference measurement methods, determined by an increasing spread of residuals (Figure 1). The greatest error in weight estimation of 16.0 ± 10.2% occurred with the use of the trace method in infants in the 25th-percentile birth weight category of 3170 g. The accuracy of the trace method was not significantly different (P = .40) from that of the two-diameter and ellipse methods for birth weights above the 75th percentile of 3865 g (Table 4).
The accuracy of sonographic fetal weight estimates is dependent on multiple factors, including biometric measures used for estimated weight calculations. Various combinations of BPD, HC, AC, and FL measurements have been proposed for predicting birth weight, with varying accuracies. Hadlock et al2 observed that EFW formulas incorporating HC, AC, and FL achieved slightly higher accuracy compared with other formulas and also reported that infant size can influence those estimates. Circumference measurement methodology also can affect measurement results.3 Our data confirmed that the technique of measurement of AC and HC contributes significantly to the accuracy of prediction of birth weight at term. Our findings also suggested that measuring circumferences using the two-diameter or ellipse method was relatively accurate, but the trace method for estimating fetal AC or HC should be avoided.
The EFW at term is clinically relevant because management decisions often are based on the results of sonographic fetal weight estimations.4,5 Clinicians sometimes make decisions based on the EFW, including decisions regarding induction and route of delivery (vaginal versus cesarean). Chauhan et al6 suggested that sonographic estimations of fetal weight at term can be so inaccurate that their use should be limited. We found that with our chosen fetal weight–estimation equation, accuracy can be optimized by choice of circumference measurement technique.
Previous investigators2,7 indicated that the accuracy of fetal weight estimation can be affected significantly by infant birth weight. We found that the absolute difference in grams between estimated and actual birth weights increased as birth weight increased, for the two-diameter and ellipse circumference measurement techniques, but that the percent error remained relatively constant. The trace circumference measurement method had the largest error for the lower EFWs. That might be due to greater difficulty in manipulating the caliper trace around the more acute curvature of smaller circumferences. Although accuracy of fetal weight estimation with the trace technique improved when birth weight was greater than 3865 g, the overall higher percent error across all birth weight limits the usefulness of that technique.
In our study, ultrasound estimation of fetal weight was done within 24 hours of delivery. Delays of more than 7 days between ultrasound examination and birth might elevate error rates falsely, because each fetus has a variable rate of continued growth after ultrasound examination until birth.7 Thus, our method optimized the accuracy of ultrasound estimation of fetal weight by avoiding the confounder of continued fetal growth after ultrasound examination. Although we used only one fetal weight–estimation formula, that is the formula used clinically in our ultrasound unit and is a common default formula for ultrasound equipment. Given the findings presented in Table 1, that the trace technique yielded greater AC measurements, we would expect other weight-estimation formulas to be affected by circumference measurement technique, depending on the relative importance of HC and AC measurements within the specific formula.
1. Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Carpenter RJ, Deter RL, Park SK. Sonographic estimation of fetal weight: The value of femur length in addition to head and abdomen measurements. Radiology 1984; 150:535–40.
2. Hadlock FP, Harrist RB, Sharman RS, Deter RL, Park SK. Estimation of fetal weight with the use of head, body, and femur measurements—A prospective study. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 151:333–7.
3. Tamura RK, Sabbagha RE, Pan WH, Vaisrub N. Ultrasonic fetal abdominal circumference: Comparison of direct versus calculated measurement. Obstet Gynecol 1986;67:833–5.
4. Levine AB, Lockwood CJ, Brown B, Lapinski R, Berkowitz RL. Sonographic diagnosis of the large for gestational age fetus at term: Does it make a difference? Obstet Gynecol 1992;79:55–8.
5. Rouse DJ, Owen J, Goldenberg RL, Cliver SP. The effectiveness and cost of elective cesarean delivery for fetal macrosomia diagnosed by ultrasound. JAMA 1996;276:1480–6.
6. Chauhan SP, Hendrix NW, Magann EF, Morrison JC, Kenney SP, Devoe LD. Limitations of clinical and sonographic estimates of birth weight: Experience with 1034 parturients. Obstet Gynecol 1998;91:72–7.
7. Sabbagha RE, Minogue J, Tamura RK, Hungerford SA. Estimation of birth weight by use of ultrasonographic formulas targeted to large-, appropriate-, and small-for-gestational-age fetuses. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1989;160:854–62.


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We began the second day discussing the art of nature writing. Tom had asked the day before, “Who do you think you are?” I asked: “Where do you think you are?” I suggested that nature writing is a kind of reconnaissance, an exercise in inhabitation, or as Annie Dillard puts it, an exploration of the neighborhood. Of course other art forms work to this end as well, but nature writing is a terrific way to literally ground your thinking and build some specific content into your growing affections for a place. It makes love of place less of a theoretical or vague idea and more of a committed relationship. And this is no mere exploration of a few streets or hiking trails. It has cosmological significance. So I brought in my favorite quote from the novelist, Marilynne Robinson, from an interview I did with her 8 years ago. She said:
“There’s probably nothing stranger than the fact that we exist on a planet. Very odd. Who does not feel the oddness of this? I mean, stop and think about where we actually are in the larger sense. It seems to me as if every local landscape is a version of the cosmic mystery, that it is very strange that we’re here, and that it is very strange that we are what we are. In a certain sense the mystery of the physical reality of the human being is expressed in any individual case by the mystery of a present landscape. The landscape is ours in the sense that it is the landscape that we query. So, we’re created in the fact of ourselves answering to a particular sense of amazement.”
Robinson’s point seems to be that fundamental to our experience of being human is the experience of amazement and awe. The weight of awe is sometimes too much for us, so we grow lazy and prefer instead to keep our relationship to our surroundings on a superficial level to the point of boredom. But all great literature and art are born of a sense of surprised and unanticipated wonder. And what is especially remarkable is that great art is rarely about exotic or foreign landscapes but about the most intimately known landscapes of home. It is as if art defamiliarizes the familiar and allows us to see what has been seen many times before, as if for the first time. In this sense, artistic ways of seeing nature remake the world and help to remake us, to bring us into the world again with fresh eyes. Seeing nature should never be a cliché or a monotonous routine.
We had read Wallace Stegner’s essay, “A Sense of Place,” and discussed three aspects of how to establish a deeper sense of belonging in the landscapes we occupy. We began first with the need for a sense of history. It is vital that we learn our local history, our local lore, that we know key landmarks, legends, and stories so that we can see all human citizens of a place through as much human time as a place has. This changes the way we see what is before us. A parking lot or a nondescript street corner could very well be the site of important historical events and beginnings to a community. And we need to find a way to tie our own story into the broader human history of our home. We read the poem, “History” by Wendell Berry as an example, where he describes eating fruit of his garden, knowing that in the soil of the place is contained the entirety of its human history.
Secondly, we need a sense of ecology. We need to know as much as we can about the ecological conditions, the interdependencies, and the flora and fauna of the region. We need to know our watersheds, our climate’s tendencies, and the place’s vulnerabilities. The ecological story of a place situates its history in even deeper time and challenges our imagination to be inclusive of an even broader more-than-human community. We read a Mary Oliver poem, “The Chance to Love Everything,” that describes her sense of ecological wonder in the community of animals in which she finds herself.
I challenged the participants to spend that afternoon at Elk Lake and Hidden Lake on the west side of the valley contemplating and then writing what they saw. I suggested that mere imitation of the landscape through description would be a good place to start and that with time they can begin to find a way to narrate how their own story merges with the story of land. I didn’t expect too much, since this isn’t a writing workshop, but in my next entry I will describe something of the marvelous writing that emerged. The lakes were wonderful, enjoyed on kayaks and on the shores, as the afternoon breezes picked up on an otherwise warm day.
Afterwards, Sam and I joined Frank Carter for a few hours of fishing on Red Rock Creek nearby. It was a long and muddy slog through moose country to get far enough down the creek where the best fish were. Frank was a great guide for Sam, helping him to spot fish and to improve his cast. We caught several fish each, mostly large Artic Graylings, from about 14 to 19 inches in length, and one large cutthroat trout. The Graylings are surprisingly beautiful. They don’t have the variety of color on their sides like the trout, but their silver skin is complemented by splashes of rust colors on the fins and iridescent blue spots as well on their dorsal fins which fan out like a sun fish. Sam managed a few catches all by himself, and he walked back to our car when it was all over with an immense sense of satisfaction. Frank earned my profound gratitude for helping advance my son’s confidence in fishing.
That evening we listened to John Taft talk to us about how Providence guided him to find this property and to purchase it, which launched him on his journey to preserve this valley. I won’t recount the whole story, but it boiled down to a very long and fruitless search for a special place he hoped would be somewhere in the West. And when he finally pled to God in a vocal prayer, asking for help, he felt he heard a voice that said, “So you still believe in me after all these years?” And almost immediately he was led to the right person who could sell him the property he wanted, against odds and after a series of rapid and serendipitous circumstances. He heard the voice again: “Was that fast enough for you?” He is an endearing and funny man, someone who has a hint of Jimmy Stewart about him, a dignified elderly man, with a tender and loving granddaughter at his side who aspires to help carry on his environmental cause into the future. He was so glad to have us here, and we were fortunate to experience his magnanimity.


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As with so much of what crosses my reading path, I can’t recall how this book initially came to me. Originally published in 1998 by Polestar, it was reissued by Caitlin Press in 2010.
Inward to the Bones is an imagining of a relationship between Georgia O’Keefe and Emily Carr. A relationship that never existed. The two women barely met at a 1930 showing of O’Keefe’s work in New York City. In her introduction Braid writes “To me, this passing incident was a spark that struck fire. Here were two of the great abstract painters of the 20th century—among the very few women of the time with a commitment to being artists. What if they had caught each other’s attention?”
And with that Braid begins the imagining.
The result is a slim, gorgeous volume of poetic verse written in the voice of Georgia O’Keefe (so true is this voice that the book feels more whispered than written) and based on Braid’s research of both women. Many of the details are founded in actual events (footnotes are included at the back of the book and, in themselves, make good reading).
The story she tells begins with a brief nod to the era in which O’Keefe grew up, the late 19th and early 20th century, a time when women were not taken especially seriously in the art world; O’Keefe tells us about her involvement with the photographer Alfred Stieglitz and, eventually, her thirst for something more, a deeper relationship, a sisterhood of artists.
By the time she meets Emily Carr we’ve pretty much forgotten this telling isn’t entirely real, that the invitation from Carr to join O’Keefe in New Mexico to walk and paint the desert with her, never happened. And yet, there is Emily Carr in the desert with Georgia O’Keefe. There is Carr, feeling out of place and pining for green in the heat of New Mexico while Georgia O’Keefe looks on and complains about this weird companion.
“She… insists/ on painting my hills/ in shades of British green./ They’re everything but! I snap / Try purple! Try yellow! Try red!”
Then a trip to Bandelier National Park changes everything and suddenly Carr finds connection among the cacti, mesa, bones and bluer than blue sky.
Braid paints a convincing picture of similarities that might have brought these two together, not the least of which their dedication to art in a man’s world. But it’s the case she makes for their differences that moves the book forward, as when O’Keefe wonders at Carr’s ability to function without privilege, wealth, the assistance of a patron such as Stieglitz. Wonder turns to awe and then envy… “I am brittle and thin, starving/ for what feeds her.”
Ultimately their similarities win out… different lives, shared passion.
“I know absence rather than plenty./ Our only difference is rain.”
O’Keefe also visits Carr’s world and tromps about Vancouver Island in her black clothes and fedora, finding nothing among the giant red cedars, dampness, moss, rotting logs and lichen that speaks to her in a language her desert soul understands.
“When we go into her woods together to paint/ I don’t tell her I am terrified.”
She feels constrained by the city of Victoria’s culture, its population of tea sippers “with knees together impossibly tight and polite”. It’s the ‘violence’ of the ocean that finally soothes her, the “waves speak in an accent” she understands. “It is the silence of the desert, made manifest in motion.”
But the friendship continues to grow and the fascination for each other’s work is also personal. “I want what she has./ I know no other way to get/ than to be here, in her forest, siting under this damned dripping tree for hours,/ trying to see through her eyes/ with her.”
You might say the book is like a painting made by either O’Keefe or Carr, the power of emotions visible through what appears to be the most ordinary of things. In this case: respect for the sisterhood of artists.
What if they’d caught each other’s attention?
Such a good question. Braid makes us feel it’s a loss that they didn’t, while at the same time convinces us that surely they did.
2 thoughts on “this is not a review — ‘inward to the bones’, by kate braid”
I remember reading an article in BC Book World about Kate Braid years ago, after Journeywoman: Swinging a Hammer in a Man’s World was published, and being fascinated by her carpenter/poet take on a workplace that was (and still is, for the most part) hostile to women. She apparently is a master of interesting juxtapositions, and I love this O’Keefe/Carr one so much. I’ve been thinking for years about writing a novel about my two grandmothers (who were extremely different and in actuality never met) living next door to each other and becoming friends. The idea behind this book is similar, but bolder and brassier – Kate Braid’s chutzpah at imagining two such iconic (and different) artists as friends takes my breath away. I can’t wait to read it!
I haven’t read Journeywoman, though I remember hearing about it. (Just did a quick and hopeful search through my library and it came back with: did you mean JOURNEYMAN? Even when I added the “Swininging a Hammer in a Man’s World” — it suggested I must be wrong in the title. Though it did not suggest “Man’s World” was wrong. *sigh*)
But, yes, juxtapositions! What fun. I hope you consider writing about your grandmothers. Even if only a personal essay to begin with. And I think you will love ‘Inward to the Bones’.

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JTF (just the facts): A total of 19 color photographs, framed in light/dark wood and matted/unmatted, and hung against white walls in the main gallery space and the smaller side room. All of the works are archival pigment prints, made between 2009 and 2016. Physical sizes range from roughly 13×9 to 51×34, and all of the prints are available in editions of 5. (Installation shots below.)
Comments/Context: For many contemporary photographers, the confines of the artist’s studio have become a rich playground for innovation, where complex setups, elaborate performances, and meticulous sculptural constructions can take shape in a controlled environment. And for most, the physical organization of that playground is relatively straightforward – all of the action (in its many diverse forms) takes place in front of the camera – the camera is effectively “back here” out of view and the subject of the photograph is “over there”.
But for Paul Mpagi Sepuya, the spatial relationships of his ordinary white walled studio take on a much more fluid and three dimensional quality. In his pictures, the recurring scene that represents his artistic sandbox is anchored by the crisp presence of the black, three legged form of his camera on its tripod. Behind his camera lies the flat blank wall of the studio, upon which Sepuya often tapes or tacks pictures or fragments of pictures, just like countless artists do with their own inspirational hallmarks and discoveries. The first twist lies in the fact that his compositions show us all of this, and so what must sit in front of the camera is not the “subject” exactly but a large mirror, which reflects the spatial reality of the camera, its surroundings, and often the artist himself. And then Sepuya further complicates matters by inserting ingenious double, triple, and quadruple cross spatial trickery – physical pictures that are taped to the mirror (which are then captured as “in front of” the camera and the scene behind it), doubled body parts that are seen in both the space of the studio and the mirror, and hanging drapery curtains (and paper photographs of those same curtains) that intermittently interrupt the layers of collapsed reflective looking.
So between the mirror, the camera, the drapery, and the back wall, Sepuya has a space separated into four intermediate zones, into which he can insert himself, his models/friends, and various other objects (yellow lemons, red poppies, a wooden box), including rephotographed (paper) imagery of that very same space. The setup is so imaginative that he doesn’t need digital trickery to create plenty of depth perception illusions and confusion – his is an old school analog world, where the careful definition of the conceptual construct creates the conditions for magic.
That Sepuya is African American, and gay, and interested in probing the inner workings of desire (in a variety of skin colors), and that he has taken the risk of placing these personal issues into his spatial blender, is what gives these pictures their authentic brainy friction – without these intimate expressions and confessions, such intricate spatial machinations might feel just a bit too cool and crafty. Instead, Sepuya uses his deliberate dislocations and inversions to create metaphorical scenes of elusive personal connection, where body parts and impulses never quite coalesce. Even when we get “behind the curtain”, the pieces still don’t fit together neatly.
Sepuya’s Mirror Study works create the most puzzling combinations of impossible space. In a self portrait, the artist appears to be sitting near the camera, only until we look closer and see that it is a torn paper print of the artist affixed to the mirror, with the artist’s real arm bending around to trigger the shutter. In another strong work, two triangular images in black and white (with body parts partially reflected in mirrors of their own) are held against the mirror by the artist’s own hands, creating doubled arm reflections that further confuse the space. And in a third, the drapery is shown in black and white and color, both as paper prints in different layers of space, with the artist’s elbow and hand dangling around the edges. In each case, the obstructions and rephotographed textures generate richly thoughtful photographic illusions, where foreground and background jostle for dominance.
The works on view in the smaller side room are more like still lifes in their overall architecture, even though they still revolve around portraiture and figures. These works have more complexity in their arrangement, with smaller component images (placed both on the studio wall and on the mirror) working together to create composite visual experiences. There is a bit more narrative in these works, with images of hands referencing each other, like images echoing across the frame, or slices of a prone body trying (in vain) to come together as one unit. As portraits, they signal a sense of incomplete information, where personalities are partially assembled through a selection of fleeting moments and memories.
In the end, Sepuya’s experiments with studio portraiture feel fresh and original, especially given the nuances of race and sexual orientation that percolate through their construction. Their visual complexities openly engage and include us as viewers, and their mirrored illusions force us into a intimate exchange that often includes both the artist and his models. That interplay feels more layered and vibrant than the usual two-way viewer/sitter structure, effectively bringing us inside the studio, to be enveloped by the artistic process.
Collector’s POV: The works in this show range in price from $3000 to $9500 based on size. Sepuya’s work has little secondary market history at this point, so gallery retail like remains the best option for those collectors interested in following up.


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Social Security: By the Numbers
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Written on: July 15th, 2015 in Outreach
The Wetland Warrior Award is presented annually by our program to an individual or organization that has acted to benefit Delaware’s wetlands through outreach and education, monitoring, restoration or protection. This year we would like to recognize two recipients that have dedicated significant amounts of time and energy to protecting Delaware’s wetlands.
Douglas Janiec has been a professional working in Delaware’s wetlands since 1989, and is highly regarded for his work in performing wetland ecological risk assessments, effectively resolving wetland violations, and developing innovative stream and wetland restoration practices. Not only does he support Delaware’s wetlands while on the job, but he has also volunteered countless hours of his personal time.
Thomas Draper and his family are voluntary stewards over one of Delaware’s most ecologically valuable wetlands, Coastal Plain Ponds or Delmarva Bays, which are one of seven unique wetland community types in Delaware. Tom and his son Hank are prime examples of landowners that are able to balance their agricultural production while actively maintaining and managing unique wetlands. Their efforts are shown by the rare plant and animal species that are thriving on their properties.
Douglas Janiec and the Draper family were recognized by Governor Markell and DNREC Secretary David Small on Governor’s Day, Thursday, July 30th, at the State Fair for their valiant efforts. We thank you for dedicating substantial and sustained energy, wisdom, and leadership in protecting Delaware’s wetland resources.
Written on: July 15th, 2015 in Wetland Restorations
In June of this year, one of the largest marsh restoration projects on the east coast began at the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge located in Milton, Delaware. This $38 million project, which focuses on building storm and sea level rise resiliency back into the natural landscape and creating habitat for birds, will repair breached marshes and reconstruct damaged shorelines to 4,000 acres of tidal marsh.
The first phase of the project involved dredging out the historic tidal channels to restore natural wetland hydrology and reusing the dredged material to increase elevation of the Prime Hook marshes. Higher marsh elevation combined with lower water levels will effectively create suitable habitat for marsh plants and animals to re-colonize and thrive.
There are many partners involved in this ground-breaking project, and we were lucky enough to be one of them. Our program, in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, was responsible for monitoring the Prime Hook marshes before the restoration began. The sampling efforts documented the elevation, types of plants present, plant percent cover and biomass, and stability of the ground at preselected points across the marsh. In the future, this information will be used as baseline data, or a starting point, to track changes in the marsh community.
The second phase of the project is scheduled to begin in October and will fill holes created from hurricanes and storms in over a mile of dunes. The dunes will then be planted with beach grasses and shrubs to hold the sand in place.
For more information and updates about this project please visit the Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge website.
Written on: July 15th, 2015 in Outreach
Delaware is host to roughly 320,000 acres of wetlands that vary in salinity, soil type and vegetation. Since the early 1700’s, Delaware has lost 1/2 of its wetlands and they continue to be lost or degraded at an alarming rate.
There is a healthy network of groups around the state dedicated to studying, protecting and improving wetlands for future generations of Delaware residents and visitors. This network includes state, county, federal, private, non-profit and academic groups.
The new 2015 Delaware Wetlands Management Plan identifies and prioritizes areas where information or collaborative action is needed to protect Delaware’s wetlands. Based on the advice of the network, seven goals to develop an effective and efficient wetland program have been identified.
As steps are made towards achieving these goals, Delaware will have grown new and more efficient capabilities, strengthened partnerships, reached new audiences and made overall progress towards protecting, enhancing and restoring wetlands. Click here for the complete report.


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Posted on: 2 March 2015
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