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Q: move obstacles randomly in game scene in cocos2d-x I am creating a game in Xcode using cocos2d-x(c++) game engine , and I am a beginner to this,
In this game in the game scene i tried to move obstacles randomly, but it is moving in sequential order,anyone please give me the solution. Following is the code I used to move the obstacle
obs1 = CCSprite::create("branch.png");
int val=arc4random%7;
obs1->setPosition(ccp(winwsize/val,winhsize/8));
this->addChild(obs1 ,-1);
obs1->setVisible(true);

schedule(schedule_selector(SceneThree::OnUpdateFrame));

void GameScene::OnUpdateFrame3(float deltaTime3)
{
if (obs1->getPosition().x < -(winwsize/2))
{
    obs1->setPosition(ccp(obs1->getPosition().x+(2*winwsize),obs1->getPosition().y));
}
 obs1->setPosition(ccp(obs1->getPosition().x-17,obs1->getPosition().y));

}

A: First thing first, you are using a random value only for the the initial position.
And on every tick (that is the update function), you are just subtracting 17 from the x position, which should result in a sequential move.
Also, the way your random number is generated, will give a value 0-6. Hence you will get values like "winWsize / (a number from 0-6)" which might result in a division by zero Or if not the values would be limited IMO (compared the entire screen)
Why not make it something like arc4random() % winWSize (this will give u a value 0-winWSize)?
Also, make sure you use this (arc4random() % winWSize) in your "OnUpdateFrame3" function so that on every tick u get a new random position, try
void GameScene::OnUpdateFrame3(float deltaTime3)
{

 float xValue = arc4random() % winWSize;
 obs1->setPosition(ccp(xValue,obs1->getPosition().y));

}

But this is only moving it along the X Axis, u can use a similar technique for Y axis as well. Also, arc4random may not work on Android hence you should also check this,
http://blog.kibotu.net/android/c-arc4random-on-android-windows-and-linux
Or, you can also use "timestamp" to generate a random value on your own. Choice it yours.


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Trying to declutter and organize a house when you like to hold on to stuff can be a really tough task.
Not only are you trying to get yourself to get rid of stuff you've been holding onto for months, or even years, but you're trying to do it on your own.
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But, what if you don't feel like you're a hoarder?
Whether you consider yourself a hoarder or not isn't what matters. What matters is that if you're living in a house that is consumed with clutter, you recognize it and you do something about it.
When people hear any term along the lines of "decluttering tips for home and hoarders", they instantly assume that it means they have to get rid of EVERY unnecessary thing.
Meaning, if they own anything that isn't a need, they have to get rid of it.
That is not how I like to declutter, and it's not the way I recommend decluttering.
Sure, it'd be great if we could get rid of everything we didn't need, but I believe there's a line – I believe we can keep some stuff around that we're holding on to because we like it.
I bet you're wondering how to declutter your house – and then after you declutter, what the best organization tips for hoarders are.
…that my husband and I were pretty darn good at keeping the clutter in our house to a minimum. We lived in a small basement suite so we didn't have much choice other than to be extremely careful with what we allowed to come into our house.
Despite what I thought, it wasn't until we moved (twice in 6 months) that I really realized how much useless stuff we were holding on to, er… hoarding.
The stuff we had collected had turned into a big pile of junk. I couldn't believe how much stuff we had laying around our house that we never used but we kept because we thought it was something we needed (or something we might one day need).
I always held on to stuff just in case we would need it one day.
Okay, but what if that one day never came? Would we hold on to all this stuff forever?
If I hadn't come to my senses and realized how much space we were wasting by holding on to all this stuff and how much extra work I was creating for myself when it came around to cleaning our house (nevermind the stress that comes along with having a cluttered house), we probably WOULD have held on to it forever.
After moving and realizing that I did not want to have to move all this unnecessary stuff again, I started getting rid of stuff.
We started by walking through our house with several trash bags in hand and a couple of these to donate the things that were worth giving away. It didn't happen overnight, but with time we have been able to slowly declutter our entire house.
Have you made the decision to tackle your clutter?
Are you ready to start using these tips that will teach you how to declutter your home and your life?
No matter how long I talk to you trying to convince you that you need to start decluttering now, even if you aren't yet what people would call a hoarder, you won't be able to truly declutter your life unless you make that decision for yourself.
So go ahead – take some time to think about it. Could your home use a makeover? Could you benefit by getting rid of the stuff around your house?
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Once you make the decision, don't wait – get started right away. If you're ready to get started, find the 7 decluttering tips for hoarders below.
If you're having a hard time seeing the reason why you need to start decluttering, many people have benefitted from using this.
I'm sure you've heard the saying "mind over matter" many times in your life for many different things.
It turns out that the same goes for decluttering.
Such a big part of decluttering is in the mind. If you haven't convinced yourself that you don't need to hold onto those old ratty shoes from years ago, or that those cute Christmas tree ornaments that never get hung on the tree can, in fact, be given away, then you're not going to get anywhere with decluttering.
Before you tackle clutter in your home with a garbage bag in hand, you first need to convince yourself that getting rid of stuff is a good thing and will help you have a happier, healthier life.
You will learn to live with whatever it is that you're getting rid of, and in no time you will forget that you ever thought you needed it.
Convincing yourself and keeping the attitude of mind over matter is one of the most critical steps of decluttering.
Yet it seems like it would be the easiest step.
If you still feel emotionally attached to the items you are trying to get rid of, you won't be able to fully and completely declutter your home.
I get so attached to the things in our home. If I get rid of something that someone gave us, even if it is old hand-me-down clothes, I feel so terrible and feel like that person will think I am throwing away their friendship.
It sounds a bit dramatic, I know.
But really, some part of me seems to grow an attachment to the item and to the person who gave us that item, and I struggle so, so hard to get rid of it.
That is why, despite what I thought, our home still get bombarded with things we didn't need and wouldn't use in a million years.
Take time to think about why it is you feel so attached to the stuff in your house and tell yourself that you really don't need it all, and that life will go on. Then believe it.
Starting might be the part you find you struggle with the most. It's definitely one of the hardest parts for me anytime I purge our house.
Getting that first item into the toss or donate bag is difficult, but after you do that and get the freeing feeling that comes along with decluttering, you will be more determined and encouraged to keep on going.
It's important that you dedicate some time to decluttering, rather than just doing a little bit here and there. If at all possible, try to dedicate a few hours at a time to decluttering so you aren't constantly stopping and starting.
Since the hardest part is starting, if you stop you will lose all your momentum, then when you go to start up the next day you will have to start all over again.
To keep yourself from getting worn out, use a timer (a cute one makes it more fun) and take small breaks throughout the time you spend decluttering.
Keep the breaks long enough to rejuvenate yourself, but short enough that you don't lose the hype that you get while decluttering. It's all about balance.
Divide your workload up so you don't go into decluttering thinking that you have to do it all right here right now.
If you go into it thinking you have an entire house to declutter, you'll likely feel overwhelmed and bogged down and the whole process will take you much longer than it needs to.
Instead, go into it thinking that you will start with decluttering one room. Once you are finished that room you can then move on to the next, and the next, and the next.
Right now, don't think of all the other rooms that you have to declutter – only think of the one you're on.
Then once you have decluttered that one room, take a small break and treat yourself, and if you feel up to it and have the time, start tackling the next room.
To help you even more, narrow the specific room you are decluttering down into different sections. Start with the desk, then move to the night table, then the closet, and so on.
Work on one thing at a time until you are completely done before moving on to the next task, don't jump around from task to task without fully completing them first.
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Do these decluttering tips for hoarders sound grueling? Don't think of decluttering as a chore, instead, think of it as an opportunity to clear your home of unnecessary items.
When I declutter I like to remind myself that I am making my workload when I go to clean our house immensely easier. I don't have to dust, wipe, vacuum, and mop around and under various objects anymore.
To help you keep the flow of decluttering fun, turn on some music or a podcast, open the blinds to let the sun in, and dance around a bit. Make sure you don't work yourself to the state of exhaustion, or else you won't be doing the best job you could be doing.
Keep yourself refreshed and energized by taking breaks to have a snack, read, play with the kids, or do whatever else you enjoy doing.
Are you ready to stop hoarding and change your life? Well, I wish I knew this back when I started regularly purging our house, but there are actually a wide variety of decluttering tools that you can use to make your job a whole lot easier.
Things like a sturdy step stool. Yup, you don't have to drag a chair over or climb on the counter anymore if you have one of these handy things ready to be used.
Or maybe you want to grab a handheld timer so you can know when it's time to take a short break, then get back to work.
Having a few bins on hand is also a good idea. It turns out that those black garbage bags can only hold so much, and if you put odd-shaped objects in there, they will likely rip. Using these bins makes it much easier to quickly throw stuff in the appropriate place, without having to worry about overloading the container.
If you find you have to sit there and think about whether you should keep something for too long, you likely don't need it.
It should be an easy and clear "yes" if you do need it, and if the answer is either "no" or hesitant, you likely don't and won't need the item and could do without it.
You also don't want to think to yourself "I'll come back to this one later" when you're going through your items. You want to deal with one item at a time, deciding right then whether you will keep it or not – there's no coming back to it, you should be able to make a concrete decision before moving on.
Jot down on a piece of paper what you want to get completed in what amount of time, then write down the different rooms of your house and cross them off as you complete them.
If you want to break it down even further (so you have more things to cross off your list… anyone else get excited over this, too?) you can write down the different rooms you want to declutter, then write down the areas of the rooms.
For example, you could have "bedroom" listed, then underneath it you could put "closet", "dresser", "bedside tables", "windowsill", and so on.
Once your list is ready, get started by tackling one thing on your list, cross it off, then start on the next thing.
An important thing to note here is that you don't use your list as an excuse to procrastinate. Don't tell yourself, "well, I haven't finished my list so I can't start yet" or else you'll never start.
Get your list mostly completed, or even just one room written down at a time, then start decluttering.
Do not use your list to put off decluttering.
One of my favorite parts of decluttering is seeing all the stuff I have in the bins that are going to be donated or thrown out, and realizing that we now have that much less stuff in our house to worry about.
Not only do we now not have stuff in our house that we don't use, but we are giving our stuff away so it can be used by people who actually need and want it.
Decluttering doesn't have to be difficult – even if you're a hoarder. Take each and every one of these steps on this list of decluttering tips for hoarders and put them to work today, even if you're not a hoarder.
Practicing these decluttering tips now, before you're a hoarder, is a good way to eliminate yourself from ever falling too far down that hole, and you will be saving yourself a lot of work later on in life if you start now rather than leaving it all to be dealt with on a later day.
Whether you're a hoarder trying to get rid of clutter or you're someone trying to learn how to help a hoarder, these 7 decluttering tips for hoarders are a great place to start.
What are some of your favorite decluttering tips? What sparks your excitement when it comes to decluttering? I'd love to hear from you!


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Graybach was founded in 2007 by a team of ambitious entrepreneurs who shared a common goal of quality. While working on various construction projects, the founders noticed that the construction world operates unlike many other service industries in that customers are all too often subjected to unreliable, dishonest, and unqualified contractors. Graybach has been established as an alternative to this trend and offers quality general contracting and construction services that focus on the customers' needs, budgets and schedules. Our customers appreciate our honest, attentive and forthright approach to construction.
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About Pete:
Although Pete is an owner of Graybach, he is hands-on in everything from business development and job estimation to contract generation and project management. Pete was born in Massillon, Ohio, and after graduating from Stark State University, moved to Cincinnati to work for a downtown architecture firm, Speer & Associates. Before founding Graybach in 2007, Pete managed large commercial construction projects for construction management companies, Cleveland Construction, and Sigma Capital.
In His Free Time:
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From the age of 10 to 16 years old, Pete ran his very own grass cutting / landscaping service, manicuring lawns for 15 neighborhood families.
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In the off chance that he is not working or thinking about work, Tyson enjoys spending time with his wife Erica and two children "down at the lake" (Lake Cumberland) boating, water skiing, and the occasional round of golf. Tyson plays basketball weekly and also enjoys watching sports with family and friends. If he finds himself with a few free hours, you might find Tyson reading a sci-fi book or playing a classic video game or two.
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About Nate:
Nathan has been with Graybach since the beginning, in 2010. He was the first of Graybach's now many Project Managers, and also wears the hat of Estimator to keep the company's plate as full as possible. A lifelong Cincinnati resident and graduate of the University of Cincinnati, Nathan came to Graybach from Cleveland Construction where he managed large-scale builds like Wal-Mart, etc.
When he's not spending time with his kids enjoying everything from movies, music, sports, parks, and science, Nate can usually be found tackling one of a dozen ongoing renovation projects in his house with earbuds intact and listening to a book on Audible. He likes checking out new restuarants and planning getaways with his wife, and once in a blue moon gets a chance to (as his kids put it) "kill bad guys" playing PS4 online with his brothers.
Is commonly known to make up fictional words in a game of Scrabble and hope no one calls his bluff.
Holtman's Donuts in OTR. And not necessarily because he has a weakness for their magical morning delicacies.
About Mike: Mike lives with his wife, Laura, and their three kids: Ella, Jack, and Luke. He loves to golf, and stays involved in Covington Catholic Alumni. His kids go Read More
Mike WeberProject Manager
Mike lives with his wife, Laura, and their three kids: Ella, Jack, and Luke. He loves to golf, and stays involved in Covington Catholic Alumni. His kids go to St. Joe's in Crescent Springs where he volunteers, recently did Girls on the Run with his daughter, and coaches boys youth soccer.
Mike's free time is pretty consumed by all of the above in his "About Mike" section.
Unfortunately, Mike is a UK fan. And a quote from the man himself: "For some reason I chose this frustrating construction industry. I try my best at it though."
TBD!
Robbie Klein
About Robbie: Before coming to Graybach, Robbie worked for Fifth Third…and was actually introduced to Graybach by a colleague there. Since getting married in 2016, Robbie spends most of his Read More
Robbie KleinProject Manager
About Robbie:
Before coming to Graybach, Robbie worked for Fifth Third…and was actually introduced to Graybach by a colleague there. Since getting married in 2016, Robbie spends most of his time with his wife, Gina, and their fur baby, Izzy. Since Gina's dreams are now also his, Robbie does whatever she says (LOL).
No better time than now to chip away at the 'ole bucket list! Robbie frequently travels with his wife, all over the globe. His most recent adventure was Machu Picchu. He also stays busy with anything volleyball, beer, hiking, or fireball-related.
Robbie lived in Germany playing serious volleyball after college. Also, his Ohio State friends call him Bob, but in everyday life he goes by Robbie and never Rob. Perhaps more of a disturbing than fun fact, Robbie has a curious obsession with scrutinizing people's shoes.
Every job, since they all seem to be right by his dad's house.
Jason Boerger
About Jason: Jason is born and bred in Cincinnati, where he went to Northwest High School and later got his Civil Engineer Construction Management degree from Cincinnati State. He joined Read More
Jason BoergerProject Manager
About Jason:
Jason is born and bred in Cincinnati, where he went to Northwest High School and later got his Civil Engineer Construction Management degree from Cincinnati State. He joined Graybach in April 2013 as a Project Manager / Estimator and has held his own during the company's explosive continued growth.
Outside of work, Jason loves going boating with his family and friends to Lake Cumberland, Norris, and Dale Hollow. He also has a tendency to overcommit to helping friends out with their house projects.
Jason was promoted to the elite position of Eagle Scout at the age of 15.
It was a tough decision, but the winner is 127 Mulberry Street.
Reid Lockwood
About Reid: Reid is from a small town east of Toledo, Ohio, but claims he's from Michigan. He joined the Graybach team in December 2017. He is a graduate of Read More
About Reid:
Reid is from a small town east of Toledo, Ohio, but claims he's from Michigan. He joined the Graybach team in December 2017. He is a graduate of Wittenberg University. Prior to joining the Graybach team, he was a Project Manager/Estimator for a construction company out of The Villages, Florida performing Residential and Commercial construction. Even further back, he was a Project Manager for a Contract Dredging company out of Leesburg, Florida. He and his family (wife Megan and two children, Parker and Quinn) moved back up north to be closer to family.
The projects that he has been involved with include: DMG Mori, Menards (Fairfield, Miamisburg, and Tipp City), St. Clair Township Salt Barn, University of Cincinnati (Nippert Stadium Scoreboard and Men's Shower Expansion), and the Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Service.
In his free time, Reid enjoys spending time with family. His children love the going to the Cincinnati Zoo to see Fiona and the Meerkats. He and the fam love hopping around the Tri-State to every variety of parks, games, theatre, the aquarium – you name it. Weather-permitting, they spend time at their lake house on Nolin Lake in Mammoth Cave, KY, where they swim, boat, 4-wheel, and sit around campfires. Of course, Reid also loves tackling home remodel projects or watching the Michigan Wolverines Win and the Detroit Lions Lose (that comes with being a diehard Lions fan).
Aside from random sports fandom (Philadelphia Flyers, Michigan Wolverines, Detroit Lions, FC Cincinnati), Reid's big love is his love of dogs. Faves: Dachshunds and Corgis. What's not to love about an animal that has 4" legs and a 3' body?
He loves all of his projects. What he enjoys most are projects at the University of Cincinnati: "Everyone I've worked hand-in-hand with at the University of Cincinnati have been fantastic, which makes the projects great."
There is also a design/build project that's in the beginning stages for a bar in Harrison, Ohio. He has really enjoyed the beginning design process with the owners and generating different ideas for the space.
Erica Grace
About Erica: I was born in a small town, taught the fear of Jesus in a small town…. Used to daydream in a small town in Indiana, before moving to Read More
Erica GraceOperations Manager
About Erica:
I was born in a small town, taught the fear of Jesus in a small town…. Used to daydream in a small town in Indiana, before moving to Morehead State University. Well I moved down there at the age of 18, blew the boys away, was more than they'd seen. She said I dig you baby, but I gotta keep moving on, to Cincinnati.
After moving to the tristate area and graduating from NKU, Erica worked at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, responsible for project management work in the Engineering department. When Graybach was founded in 2007, she left Toyota and began her new career at Graybach. Her position and responsibilities include but are never limited to Contract Compliance, HR, Payroll, Merchandising, Event Planning, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Delivery Driver, Photographer, Designer.
In Her Free Time:
Erica loves doing elementary homework with her two children and shuffling them from practices, to games, and to recitals. She is also privileged to coach cheerleading and volunteer at her children's school. Should she have some true free time, boating is her family's life. It is the one true place they all "disconnect".
Her nieces and nephews call her "Aunt Toe" because she has a HUGE toe.
The new Graybach office on Central Pkwy — she had the opportunity to be hands-on in selecting colors, finishes, and furnishings.
Kelly Johnson
About Kelly: Check back soon! In Her Free Time: Check back soon! Fun Fact: Check back soon! Favorite Graybach Project: Check back soon!
Kelly JohnsonAccounting
About Kelly:
Cari Vanderbilt
About Cari: Cari came to Graybach in June 2018 with a background in construction, primarily HVAC and Mechanical Contracting. Her previous experience in accounting, HR and office coordination readied her Read More
Cari VanderbiltAccounting
About Cari:
Cari came to Graybach in June 2018 with a background in construction, primarily HVAC and Mechanical Contracting. Her previous experience in accounting, HR and office coordination readied her for her position here at Graybach. "I love our group dynamic and the culture here!"
She loves working with her hands and being creative. She loves trying new things and keeping herself busy – Cari's favorite place to be is in the garage in the summer, covered in paint and sawdust and working on the latest project. When she don't have a paintbrush or a power tool in hand, she loves to spend time with her fiancé and three gentle giants: one yellow lab, one golden retriever and one black lab/border collie mix.
If you attended a Reds game between 2009 and 2013 and had the misfortune of not catching a t-shirt from the t-shirt cannon, Cari's most likely to blame. She was the captain of that fun little branch of the promotions team. (Sorry, she really tried to get to everyone.)
Really any of the historic renovation projects we've done. It was Graybach's portfolio of work that sparked her interest in the company enough to want to work here. She grew up in Clifton near OTR, and it's those types of revitalization efforts that she wants to be involved in. It's been utterly amazing to see how Cincinnati has changed in the past 10 years!
Rory J.
About Rory: TBD In His Free Time: TBD Fun Fact: TBD Favorite Graybach Project: TBD
About Rory:
About Brian: Brian is a well-seasoned construction professional. He spent many years traveling the country as a Superintendent, gaining a wealth of experience building restaurants, before settling in at Graybach. Read More
About Brian:
Brian is a well-seasoned construction professional. He spent many years traveling the country as a Superintendent, gaining a wealth of experience building restaurants, before settling in at Graybach.
If you need a good meal, Brian's your man. He enjoys hosting friends & family around the fire while he cooks in the brick pizza oven that he built for my wife. While pizza is his specialty, he's been experimenting with smoked pork chops and tenderloin. On the weekends, you'll likely find himself outside tackling renovations – currently he's transforming the garage into a man cave, and building an outdoor projection screen with a seating area to watch classic 80's movies & Kentucky basketball.
As a teenager, he performed in a local dance "crew". Someday he hopes to retire in South Carolina and live in a hand-built tiny home near the beach.
The Clifton Library. It was amazing to see the transformation from an aging piece of history into a beautifully restored public library that will be enjoyed by so many for generations to come.
About Matt: Born and raised in Cincinnati, Matt went to Elder High School, then moved on to Diamond Oaks, and wrapped up taking night classes at Cincinnati State. Over the Read More
About Matt:
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Matt went to Elder High School, then moved on to Diamond Oaks, and wrapped up taking night classes at Cincinnati State. Over the years he worked with various upscale builders through the years, until he eventually started his own residential home-building company.
Matt likes spending time with his family and grandson. He enjoys woodworking, and even built a custom toy box for his grandson last Christmas from a salvaged door. He keeps his marriage exciting by finding new places to have brunch every Sunday with his wife.
As kids, he and his brothers would build a go cart, drive it down the hill until it crashed, then build a new one.
UC Arena luxury suites. His first solo job with the company.
Nick W.
About Nick: TBD In His Free Time: TBD Fun Fact: TBD Favorite Graybach Project: TBD
About Nick:
Ernest C.
About Ernie: Ernest was born and bred in Middletown, Ohio, where he met his wife in high school and still lives happily married today. His professional experience runs the gamut, Read More
About Ernie:
Ernest was born and bred in Middletown, Ohio, where he met his wife in high school and still lives happily married today. His professional experience runs the gamut, from dishwashing and painting to industrial sandblasting and installing multiple fueling facilities. He moved into a Superintendent role several years ago, and has since gained a wealth of knowledge about the construction industry. Working at Graybach gives him a daily challenge to exceed expectations, and working in Cincinnati allows him the opportunity to see old constructions transformed into new wonders.
He spends his free time wisely – relaxing with family, listening to his vinyl collection, and enjoying some good food and drinks.
Fun fact: One of his loves in life is music. He plays in a band called Diverse Union. They've been together since high school, and he sings and plays guitar. Yes, imagine that, Ernie the superintendent singing…
His favorite project so far is definitely the whole Globe building renovation from top to bottom: offices, Peoples Liberty space, French Crust Bistro.
Joel G.
About Joel: Cincy native, along with my wife, Monica. Together we have raised five children. I have spent 30 years in the residential construction industry. In His Free Time: In Read More
About Joel:
Cincy native, along with my wife, Monica. Together we have raised five children. I have spent 30 years in the residential construction industry.
In my free time I enjoy spending time with my grandchildren.
Joel is an awesome badminton player.
Definitely the Graybach design/build addition of General Mills.
About Scott: TBD In His Free Time: TBD Fun Fact: TBD Favorite Graybach Project: TBD
About Scott:
Lee S.
About Lee: Lee was born and raised in Cincinnati. He started working in residential construction as a sophomore in high school. After a 4-year stint serving in the Marine Corps Read More
About Lee:
Lee was born and raised in Cincinnati. He started working in residential construction as a sophomore in high school. After a 4-year stint serving in the Marine Corps Reserves for 4 years, he returned to building his career in commercial construction.
In his free time, Lee enjoys outdoor activities like golfing, hunting, and fishing. He also frequents NASCAR races.
I practiced taekwondo for 13 years and in 1988, I missed qualifying for the Pan American Games by 2 points.
Renovating Graybach's current headquarters at 2416 Central Parkway.
About Tony: Born and raised in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, Tony graduated from NKU with a Bachelor's degree in Construction Technology and an Associate degree in Construction Management. He worked for Read More
About Tony:
Born and raised in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, Tony graduated from NKU with a Bachelor's degree in Construction Technology and an Associate degree in Construction Management. He worked for a large residential builder for over ten years as a Superintendent, building both single and multi-family homes before joining Graybach in May of 2016. Tony lives in Newport with his wife Jessie and two children, Julia and Corbin.
He enjoys camping, golfing, boating, fishing and hunting, as well as spending time at their family vacation home on Lake Huron in Northern Michigan.
I love springer spaniels and my dog Daisy may be the smartest dog on the planet and listens better than my children!
My favorite Graybach project was the relocation of the murals to the Duke Energy Center. I am very proud to have been involved with saving and preserving these city icons.
Jim W.
About Jim: Jim came to Graybach in early 2018 with an entrepreneurial background in real estate, property management & retail. His previous position as a Project Manager/Superintendent involved new construction Read More
About Jim:
Jim came to Graybach in early 2018 with an entrepreneurial background in real estate, property management & retail. His previous position as a Project Manager/Superintendent involved new construction & conversion of buildings in OTR into luxury properties.
He's always learning. Jim enjoys taking classes & learning more about sustainable practices in construction. He also enjoys reading and walks with his dog Pete. And according to Jim, "I also enjoy moonlight walks on the beach, pina coladas, & getting caught in the rain. (just kidding, delete that part please)".
Anything that has to do with his backyard smoker. Whether it is chicken, beef, pork, seafood, if it will fit in my smoker, he'll smoke it.
All of them. Sounds hokey, but each project and the people you meet are so different from the previous project. You learn so much from each one.
Dan P.
About Dan: Check back soon! In His Free Time: Check back soon! Fun Fact: Check back soon! Favorite Graybach Project: Check back soon!
About Dan:
Chris E.
About Chris: He's a newbie! Before Graybach, he worked for an Architect for several years. Chris completed 2 college degrees after serving in the ARMY, and before that, in his Read More
About Chris:
He's a newbie! Before Graybach, he worked for an Architect for several years. Chris completed 2 college degrees after serving in the ARMY, and before that, in his glory days he was a Cable guy for Time Warner Cable.
He likes to annoy his wife and kids by acting like he's am 10 years old with a speech impediment. Chris restores classic cars with friends, and right now is working on his first solo project. He dives into World of Warcraft when he has absolutely nothing else to do or needs to escape a house of intense females.
He acts nothing like he looks or what people perceive of him. Chris is a self-proclaimed HUGE nerd and always has been. He often thinks of what he would do with certain Superpowers like Captain America's super soldier abilities or Magneto's ability to manipulate metal at an atomic level. He's also very much into Education, especially history and loves to debate politics with anyone who can have a reasonable discussion about it.
Braxton Cann Health Center, hands down. Why? Because it's his first job with Graybach.
Clint C.
About Clint: Clint's been working for Graybach since 2016. He started working in construction for his father, who built custom homes, as soon as he could walk! Clint's done many Read More
About Clint:
Clint's been working for Graybach since 2016. He started working in construction for his father, who built custom homes, as soon as he could walk! Clint's done many trades in the construction world, from trim carpenter and cabinet maker to glazer and stained glass window maker.
Clint enjoys fishing, wood working, and building things. Oh, and spending time with his family and dogs.
He used to own a Game Store/Hobby Shop in Milford.
How to choose! He's Worked at BA Cafe, Race Street Condos, EMC, Summit Park Tower, and UC CCM.
About Jason: Jason's been with the company since 2017, with jobs at Blue Ash Tower, West Union Square and Menard's Tipp City under his belt. His most recent job before Read More
Jason's been with the company since 2017, with jobs at Blue Ash Tower, West Union Square and Menard's Tipp City under his belt. His most recent job before Graybach was serving in the United States Army for 9 years in Military Intelligence and Aviation as an Unmanned Aircraft Operator. Jason served two tours In Afghanistan and left the Army as a Sergeant First Class.
In his free time between spending time with his fiancé and three crazy little girls and working towards his Bachelor's degree, he likes to design items he wants to build. With his Associate's degree in graphic design and advertising, design is something he's passionate about.
Something you might not know… is that he's the older and much better looking brother of Nathan 🙂
Favorite project he's been a part of is Tipp City Menard's. Because it's easily the job that has helped him grow as an Assistant Superintendent and helping him reach his professional goals.
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Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
Simpsons movie teaser debuted
By Total Film
Fox unveil 25 second clip with Ice Age 2
First it was talked about. Then it went quiet. Then it was rumoured to be live-action but now it's really coming and we're wetting ourselves because The Simpsons Movie has a teaser trailer!
Those lucky US cousins of ours nestled their rears into theatre seats this weekend to catch Ice Age 2: The Meltdown and witnessed The Simpsons announce their arrival to the big screen.
The 25 second clip opens with a giant letter "S" on the screen as the powerful voiceover tells us: "Leaping his way onto the silver screen, the greatest hero in American history." Cue Homer J sitting in his smalls on the famous brown couch… "I forgot what I was supposed to say," the yellow mugged icon says.
"The Simpsons Movie, coming to the screen, July 27, 2007," The voice over says. "Uh, oh," Homer announces, "we'd better get started."
Creator Matt Groening scribbled the first series of the world's favourite sitcom in 1989 and it's now the longest running primetime show on television.
The voice work for the heavily anticipated flick has reportedly begun at Film Roman Studios in Burbank, California.
Click here (opens in new tab) to check out the teaser trailer.
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The Total Film team are made up of the finest minds in all of film journalism. They are: Editor Jane Crowther, Deputy Editor Matt Maytum, Reviews Ed Matthew Leyland, New Editor Jordan Farley, and Online Editor Jack Shepherd. Expect exclusive news, reviews, features, and more from the team behind the smarter movie magazine.
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DJ Deej took to the air alone this week, starting off with the "one word wonders" of the this week. She opened the show with "Hello" by Adele, and then followed with "Sorry" by Justin Bieber. Adele's music video was uploaded to YouTube on October 22, and had surpassed over 100 million views by the end of the show. The songstress is setting records with the first single off of her upcoming album, 25, and it has T-Swift fans in turmoil.


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Santa Cruz AIDS Project (SCAP) is a non-profit organization based in Santa Cruz, California which offers free client services for those who are HIV positive, as well as a variety of services for HIV prevention, including education and HIV testing.

SCAP also has created some programs around the harm reduction model, seeking ways to reduce or make more safe harmful behaviors amongst populations that are at high risk for contracting HIV, such as the homeless and sex workers.

Mission statement

"The Santa Cruz AIDS Project was founded in 1985 by a group of dedicated volunteers with the mission to lead a community response to the ever-changing HIV/AIDS pandemic, to enhance the quality of life through powerful support programs, to advocate effectively for the health and dignity of those living with HIV, and to reduce the spreads of HIV through results-oriented and measured education and prevention programs that are tailored to specific at-risk community groups and focused on the health of Santa Cruz County."

References

External links
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February 16, 2000 Contact: Melissa Ring (617) 496-9761
Most Americans Still Undecided On A Presidential Candidate
Though the excitement of the New Hampshire primary boosted support for all the major presidential candidates, many Americans have since backed away from their candidate preference. According to the weekly Shorenstein Center national survey, two-thirds of Americans don't currently claim to have chosen a candidate for president.
This finding is at odds with many national surveys, which show only a small percentage of uncommitted voters. But these surveys nearly force respondents into a choice by reading them a list of candidates and basically asking them to select one. The Shorenstein Center polls pose the question differently. "Which candidate do you support at this time, or haven't you picked a candidate yet?" The landslide winner with 68% was "no candidate yet." George W. Bush was next with 11%, followed by Al Gore (9%), John McCain (5%), and Bill Bradley (2%).
The number of Americans who are undecided on a presidential candidate had fallen to 54% during the week immediately following the New Hampshire primary. However, the increase in the number of uncommitted voters during the past week has taken the level back to where it was before the contest. According to Marvin Kalb, co-director of the Vanishing Voter Project and Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center's Washington office: "These results are extraordinary for two reasons: one, they show that the excitement of New Hampshire was exceptional, but fleeting, and two, the American people seem more discriminating and slower to choose a candidate now than ever before."
Presidential Candidate Preference
2/13/00 2/9/00 2/6/00 1/30/00 1/23/00 1/16/00 1/2/00 11/14/99
Bill Bradley 2 2 4 3 3 4 2 5
George W. Bush 11 13 17 15 15 14 13 16
Al Gore 9 12 15 10 8 4 6 6
John McCain 5 6 6 3 5 4 3 2
Other Candidate 4.5 4 3.5 2.5 4.5 3 3.5 6
Support a candidate but can�t remember name 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 2
Don�t currently support a candidate 68 63 54 66 66 70 73 64
Source: Shorenstein Center polls. Sampling error: ±4%
It is sometimes assumed that voters align with individual candidates in ever larger numbers as the November election approaches. That may or may not be true later in the campaign, but the weekly Shorenstein Center surveys have revealed a sharply different pattern in the early months of the 2000 campaign. The proportion of aligned voters has shifted up and down in much the same pattern as the public's attention to the campaign. When attention rises, as it did around the New Hampshire primary, so does the number of Americans who claim to have a preferred candidate. As attention slides downward, the number of aligned voters also decreases.
"What we are seeing in this early stage is a lot of 'top-of-mind' response," says Thomas Patterson, co-director of the Vanishing Voter Project and Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. "The notion that voters latch onto a candidate, and hold onto that choice, describes only some citizens. For many, candidate preference is fleeting. They have a candidate in mind one day and then it's gone. The tendency reflects the fact that most Americans are only somewhat interested in presidential politics at this point in the campaign."
Feb. 9-13 34%
Feb. 4-9 30%
Jan. 27-30 32%
Interest in the campaign has receded from its high point the week of the New Hampshire primary. In the latest Shorenstein Center weekly poll, only 24% claimed to have been paying "a great deal" or "quite a bit" of attention to the campaign, in contrast to 27% in the first week of February. And only 26% said they had discussed the campaign during the past day, down from 33%. The Voter Involvement Index, a composite measure of Americans' interest in the campaign, fell from 38% the week after New Hampshire to 34% last week slightly higher than it was before the Iowa caucuses.
The survey results reported here are from a nationwide telephone survey of 1,011 adults conducted February 9-13, 2000. The survey has a sampling error of ±3%. The Vanishing Voter Project is a study by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Funding for the project is provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The project is co-directed by Thomas E. Patterson, Bradlee Professor of Government & the Press at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard, and by Marvin Kalb, Executive Director of the Shorenstein Center's office in Washington.


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I have been thinking a lot about change recently. Or perhaps I should say I have been experiencing a lot of change. Over the last 5 months I had been finding myself feeling anxious and fearful and I couldn't work out why. Everything felt like it was on top of me and I couldn't think clearly enough to know what to do to feel better.
A breakthrough came when a friend reminded me of something that a visiting speaker at our church had said to us a few years earlier. The emotions that I was feeling are characteristic of someone in the middle of significant change. This was like a lightbulb moment. Looking back it is obvious to see the big changes that had taken place in my life, from stepping up to be the senior leader at my church to adopting Little Legs, significant change had been the order of the day over the last few years.
Interestingly the emotions that I was feeling were typical of someone who is approaching a significant point of change, the point when you either decide to turn back to what you have always known or push on into something new.
I think someone once said "context is everything" and while I don't know if that is always true it was true for me in this situation. Understanding that the anxiety and fear that I was feeling was actually me approaching a moment of opportunity to move forward was illuminating.
It doesn't however make it easy, change can be incredibly hard, no wonder we so often turn back to stay where we have always been. But I am learning, slowly, to keep moving forward making small steps through significant change to somewhere new.


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December 3, 1984 — The Union Carbide plant at Bhopal explodes
By Loki 222 Content, Crime, Economics, Rock n Roll History of the World, The Rock'n'Roll History of the World
The Bhopal disaster (also referred to as the Bhopal gas tragedy) is the worst industrial catastrophe in the history of the world.
It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. A number of chemicals – most notably methyl isocyanate gas – leaked out of the plant, and literally hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to it. Many of them were killed.
Estimates vary on the death toll. The official immediate death toll was 2,259 and the government of Madhya Pradesh has confirmed a total of 3,787 deaths related to the gas release subsequently. Other governmental agencies estimated 3,000, 8,000 and even 15,000 deaths from diseases and injuries resulting from the disaster. In 2006, a government affidavit gave a figure 558,125 injuries including 38,478 temporary partial and approximately 3,900 severely and permanently disabling injuries.
Union Carbide continues its business today, its safety standards not much improved from 1984.
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R.S.V.P. — B. Dolan
Morte les Enfants — Renaud
Union Carbide — Revolting Cocks
Cesspools in Eden — Dead Kennedys
I Close My Eyes — Single Gun Theory
Bhopal (Driftnet Plan) — Bob Wiseman
No Thunder, No Fire, No Rain — Tim Finn
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Travis Herzog is an American Journalist who serves as chief meteorologist at ABC 13 KTRK-TV. He joined the station in July 2006. He has since earned various honors and awards.
Herzog received his calling to be a meteorologist when Hurricane Gilbert spawned a tornado that passed by his childhood home in San Antonio, Texas. During that time, he developed a deep passion and profound respect for the atmosphere by reading every weather book he could find. This prompted his classmates to label him "the weatherman," which he preferred over "schoolboy." Herzog is a member of the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Association, Phi Beta Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi.
Prior to joining ABC 13, he worked as the morning meteorologist just up the road in Bryan, Texas at KBTX-TV. During his time there, the Texas Associated Press twice recognized him as one of the top broadcast meteorologists in the state.
Since joining the station, he has earned "Broadcaster of the Year" honors from the National Weather Association, "Best Weathercast" in Texas from the Associated Press, and top on-air personality from the Media Alliance of Houston. You can watch his live weather broadcasts Monday-Friday on Eyewitness News at 5, 6, and 10 p.m. Herzog has been no stranger to Texas weather since he has lived there all his life.
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Herzog has covered every kind of weather hazard faced in Southeast Texas from hurricanes and tornadoes to ice storms and floods. He aims to present the public with weather forecasts that are informative, educational, and fun. As a weather safety advocate, Herzog frequently gives weather safety talks at local schools. This is to help bring down storm anxiety and empower students to make wise choices during dangerous weather
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Herzog was born and raised in Texas. Despite being a public figure, and a tv personality for many years, Herzog has a very secretive nature. He has kept his date of birth and age a secret. In case there is any news on this matter, we shall update it here as soon as possible.
The Texas A&M graduate was born and raised in Texas. Herzog was raised to be a Longhorn and eventually, he received the blessing of his parents to pursue his love for weather.
Herzog's secretive nature has shown up in his personal life. He has managed to keep his family background very private. In case there is news regarding his parents and siblings, we shall update it here as soon as possible.
Herzog received his university education from Texas A&M University graduating with a B.S. in Meteorology and a perfect 4.0 GPR.
Herzog is married though the identity of his wife is not yet disclosed. He has shared that he met his wife while in Aggieland and felt drawn to become a broadcast meteorologist.
Herzog and his wife have three children together.
Herzog's height is not yet disclosed.
Herzog's salary is not yet disclosed. In case there is any news regarding his salary, we shall update it here as soon as possible.
Travis Herzog earns a good salary from his career as a Meteorologist. However, his net worth is not yet disclosed. In case there is any news regarding his net worth, we shall update it here as soon as possible.
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Vlagyimir Alekszandrovics Satalov (oroszul: Владимир Александрович Шаталов) (Petropavlovszk, 1927. december 8. – 2021. június 15.) szovjet űrhajós, mérnök.

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A műszaki tudományok kandidátusa. 1945-től teljesít katonai szolgálatot. A repülő iskola elvégzését követően, a repülőakadémián 1956-ban szerzett oklevelet. 1963-ban kapott űrhajóskiképzést. A szovjet úrhajók személyzete felkészítésének a vezetője volt. 1971–1987 között az űrhajósok parancsnoka, 1991-től az űrhajós központ igazgatója volt.

Megkapta a Szovjetunió Hőse kitüntetést. Tiszteletére a Hold túlsó oldalán krátert neveztek el.

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 1968-ban a Szojuz–3 első tartalék pilótája
 1969-ben a Szojuz–4 űrhajó parancsnoka
 1969-ben a Szojuz–8 űrhajó parancsnoka. A világűrben tartózkodó Szojuz–6 és Szojuz–7 műveleteit is irányította.
 1971-ben a Szojuz–10 űrhajó parancsnoka

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1927-ben született személyek
2021-ben elhunyt személyek
Szovjet űrhajósok
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Biological Internship – St. Marks NWR
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
$200/week plus housing provided
https://www.fws.gov/refuge/st-marks
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Summer 2023 Biological Internships • 2 positions available • Stipend $200/week paid by check weekly from St. Marks Refuge Association • Approximate Work Dates: May 15 – August 11, 2023 (13 weeks) Site Description: St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge Managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge is the crown jewel of a vast network of state, federal and local conservation lands covering over 1.3 million acres in northern Florida's Big Bend Region. This 85,000-acre wildlife refuge supports a complex array of habitats, ranging from coastal saltwater marshes to xeric upland pine forests. Stretching over 40 miles along Apalachee Bay on the Gulf of Mexico, the refuge lies in the eastern portion of the sparsely populated Florida panhandle, but is within a short drive of full amenities approximately 25 miles north in Florida's capital city, Tallahassee. Examples of projects you may work on: • Endangered red-cockaded woodpecker banding, monitoring, and assisting in artificial cavity installation • Wading bird nesting and roost surveys • Threatened frosted flatwoods salamander monitoring, habitat inventory, and management (possibly including the tagging and release of metamorphs) • Sea turtle nesting surveys on St. Vincent Island NWR • Eastern newt trapping and tagging • Data entry and analysis of frosted flatwoods salamander records and other databases • Exotic/invasive plant surveys and control activities including application of herbicides with backpack sprayers and/or manual removal • Pine grassland dependent bird (Bachman's sparrow, brown-headed nuthatch, northern bobwhite) surveys using call playback/response techniques • Camera surveys for feral hog control • Gopher tortoise surveys, including using a scope to determine burrow occupancy • Posting signs for bald eagle nest protection areas and other wildlife closures Work hours will normally be 80 hours over a 2-week period, although additional work hours may be required during especially busy times. Early morning, nighttime, and weekend hours are all possible. The position will require extensive walking through difficult terrain in hot and buggy conditions. Inclement weather, poisonous plants, stinging insects and venomous snakes are inherent dangers in this work environment. Housing: Housing is a 4-bedroom refuge-maintained house trailer located at the refuge work center: 7300 Coastal Highway, St. Marks FL 32355 - on US 98 one quarter mile east of the intersection with County Road 363. You will share the trailer with up to three other interns but will have your own bedroom. The trailer has WiFi and a TV with limited channels. Laundry facilities are in the compound. It is ten miles to Crawfordville, which has limited services but has groceries, walk in clinic, etc. More facilities are available in Tallahassee, within 20-25 miles. Transportation: Personal vehicle required for off-duty travel. Refuge vehicle provided for daily work activities. Universally Accessible: No Application: To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, and transcripts (official transcripts are not required) to: Joe Reinman joseph_reinman@fws.gov St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge P.O. Box 68 St. Marks, FL 32355 850-599-1946 Applications received through services such as Resume-Library and Jora will not be considered.
Required Skills: US citizenship; valid driver`s license; wildlife, forestry, or environmental science degree or major in a college/university; attention to detail and accuracy; self-motivated; ability to drive 4WD vehicles safely on refuge interior roads; and willingness to perform physical work independently under varying outdoor conditions. Knowledge of local birds and their calls and experience with resighting color leg-bands are desirable but not required.
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Katie Torn
All images from Katie's portfolio.
When you first look at the images produced by Queens-based artist, Katie Torn, you are immediately drawn in to the colours and shapes of your childhood: pinks and turquoises, flowers, and My Little Pony's. But upon closer inspection, the works take on a darker tone. You may be able to notice floating limbs, eerily hollow gazes from the Barbie-like heads, and sometimes even excremental traces that are reminiscent of Robert Rauschenberg. Commenting on the effects of consumerist culture and excess, Torn creates unnerving, seductive images that oscillate between a physical and virtual reality.
What inspires your work?
Environmental degradation, the buildup of plastic waste in the ocean, toxicity, and an oversaturation of images and information. I look a lot at modernist painting and sculpture that depicts a deconstruction of the human figure: The Italian Futurist Umberto Boccioni, the Cubist Fernand Léger. I love the French Surrealist, Yves Tanguy. I am inspired by postmodern architecture, ads, Ikebana, Disneyland, David Cronenberg, Photoshopped female bodies in magazines, real dolls, cosplay, the way females are depicted in video games, and my daily experience of navigating through virtual spaces.
How do you produce your images?
It really depends on the specific piece. Sometimes I start by building physical sets in my studio, which I photograph and videotape, bring into the computer and manipulate using 2D and 3D special effects programs. Other times, I'll create an image or video entirely in the computer using a combination of programs. The main programs I use are Maya, After Effects, Real Flow, Blender, Final Cut, Photoshop, and Unity game engine. It's the fluidity between these programs and the physical and virtual that enable me to produce my images.
There are some nostalgic elements in your work, such as My Little Pony figures and Barbie-like heads. How does this tie into the dialogue of your works?
As a child, developing my identity and creativity was entwined with the plastic toys I played with. I used to be so involved with these toys and now, they are a just a pile of plastic junk. They were created to be discarded and outgrown. They are part of my narrative of growing up in a consumerist culture.
Your piece, Dream House, uses 3D simulation technologies to produce real-time, randomized animations. Why did you decide to leave the narration of this piece up to chance?
In Dream House, a monument-like female character, whose body is a high-rise condo, shoots household objects out at random which build up on her body. I was interested in using code to make the work generative but instead of using abstraction as most generative art pieces do, I wanted to use an autonomous system to depict the generative buildup of waste that is part of everyday life. A city's consumption and output of waste has the quality of an autonomous system, so it made sense to use that technology for this piece instead of animating each occurrence ahead of time.
Many of your works comment on capitalist culture and the consequences of excess. Why do you feel that this is an important topic to discuss?
I have a love-hate relationship with capitalist culture and excess. I find it beautiful and enticing but at the same time, repulsive and dangerous. I'm in awe of a chemically enhanced orange sunset over an industrial wasteland, yet I know it's toxic. I think many people don't want to give up their lifestyles, which are inherently wasteful. It's hard to do because we're born into it. I just wonder what the long-term consequences will be.
Totems is pretty visceral and shocking when you first see it. What inspired this piece?
The idea behind those two video pieces was, "What would a totem look like as a representative of American culture?" I made the pieces during my first year in grad school. At the time, I was building a lot of sculptures in my studio, wearing them like costumes and video taping myself performing simple gestures. I was also thinking a lot about digital materiality and building virtual sculptures out of working with digital media as a plastic material.
A lot of your images are actually pretty dark and eerie, despite the bright colours you use. What draws you in to this aesthetic?
I'm interested in using the mechanics of seduction that one sees in advertisements, especially commercials or television shows for young girls, to present observations on the outcome of consummation and excess.
You were a student of Claudia Hart. How did she help you discover your voice as an artist?
Claudia taught me 3D animation in an art context, which was perfect for what I wanted to say, and that was life changing. But it was the overall education at SAIC that helped me discover my voice as an artist, not just one person. I made Totems and another piece called Defunct before I started advising with Claudia. Those pieces were a breakthrough for me. Everything that I am making now stems from what I learned making those works. At the time, I was studying with Jon Cates and taking a performance seminar with Roberto Sifeuntes. I also took courses in the painting department, working with Scott Reeder and the German painter, Albert Oehlen.
What was your experience like curating The New Romantics exhibition?
A lot of emotions went into creating that exhibition, which was fitting of the show's statement. Nicholas O'Brien, Claudia Hart and I spent about a year planning The New Romantics. Nicholas and I installed 22 artworks with the help of Eyebeam staff in less than a week and with a very tight budget. It was crazy, but we pulled it off and it was an amazing feeling to see a year's worth of planning materialize.
I hate sleeping alone and I've met a number of very creepy doctors.
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This stopped me in my tracks. Wow, I thought. I was rushing him to finish his food to be sure he went to school with a full belly. But my pushing tone didn't work. He wanted me to talk to him in that kind-but-firm tone of voice that helps him feel safe—the tone that reassures him that he is loved. The voice I used when he was small, and when I was pregnant with him.
When we put together our Blooming Together program, I studied and learned about the importance of the state of a mother's mood and emotions during pregnancy. Yet I never imagined that six years later, my child would still be so influenced by it! Recent research is increasingly highlighting the short and long-term impact on one's health during intrauterine life. In fact, now, next to nature and nurture influences (genetics and upbringing) we have to add a third aspect when we look at our physical and emotional health factors, and that is, the environment inside the womb before we are born (more on this below).
During a checkup at my 27th week or pregnancy, my midwife had my husband and I listen to our baby's heartbeat. She described his body position to us as we listened. Then she asked my husband to talk to the baby directly, as if they were having a conversation. Our baby's heartbeat immediately rose by 20 beats/min. Was he excited by the interaction? When my husband changed his tone of voice to speak with the midwife, our baby's heartbeat returned to normal. He had not only recognized his voice but even more, he could clearly tell when the voice was directed towards him.
The Genome Project that mapped human genes, and the field of research that it has triggered, has shown that, even more important than genetic coding, what is passed onto our kids at conception is the modulation of how those genes will express themselves.
Studies confirm that genes govern the type of brain cell produced, its location and function, and what type of neurotransmitters it will respond to. But whether a particular neuron will develop further and realize its full potential, or go unused and wither away, depends on external stimulation—everything from sight to sound to stress (The Dana Foundation, brain research).
Furthermore, studies done by Harvard University, such as "The Environment and Experiences of Pregnant Mothers Affect Fetal Brain Development" by the Center of Developing Child (2007), show how experiences during pregnancy can change maternal chemistry in ways that ultimately lead to very specific effects on the development of the fetal nervous system.
For example, we found out that the tender tone of a loving mother's voice enhances serotonin (the "happy-calming" hormone) levels in the baby's brain.
I had forgotten that speaking in a softer tone could have such an influence on my kid! Thankfully, he reminded me of this. There he was, asking me to get back to the sweet tone I used to use when talking to him, apart from the demands of daily life and activity and the seeming distance of having your child outside of your belly. The impact of what we say is more from the tone than from the intrinsic meaning of the words themselves. Tone can give safety, that was my lesson.
I know that the tone of my voice will go with him.
Try speaking to your child or baby in a softer and direct tone, even when you're in a hurry, and see what happens.
How do I remind myself to speak in a kinder tone of voice when rushing when multitasking, preparing lunch, doing laundry and getting ready for work?
Fair. Fine. It is true that we cannot be in a "Zen" mood 24/7 when we have kids, lives, mortgages, rents, and tons of things to do. But, like everything thing else, we owe it to ourselves be more aware. It just takes practice.
Speaking in a softer tone of voice will help you relax, be more connected, and make better decisions. In our program, we have several guided meditations for pregnancy and also, for after birth, to help you keep the groovy mood going. And, every week, we speak to our babies with a loving tone.
Here we are sending a guided visualization for week 23. By then, your baby's ears have been well developed and he/she has been listening and recognizing the tone of your voice. Click below and enjoy it!!
Listen to the Sample Below!