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Q&A with David Marsh

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Why did you choose painting as your medium?

My mom made paintings with me as a kid and it was something I was always inspired by since then. Then I went to school and started showing at galleries and people kept showing me support, so it showed me I was doing something good.

 

What are some the topics you explore in your art?

I explore shape, space, art history, color, and context.

 

How important is the emotional aspect of art today?

My artwork changes everyday because I’m always keeping track of and reproducing processes throughout different bodies of work. Sometimes the actual process of painting can be emotional due to the building and deconstructing of layers in the work. It takes time to produce my work and once I change it, it can affect me because I feel that sometimes those changes are drastic.

 

What are you currently working on?

A minimal series in which I use just a few colors and shapes throughout the body of work.

 

Have you been to any exhibit or seen a work of art that transformed your life or change your way of thinking?

Yes, several times I’ve been to great art shows. For example, the Francis Bacon retrospective at Met. The Jules Olitsky retrospective at Goldman Warehouse. I’m influenced by a variety of other shows and artists.

 

Do you listen to music when you paint? What is your perfect soundtrack?

I love Spotify—it allows me to listen to all kinds of different and related artists. Sometimes, I enjoy listening to the Miami Heat or Miami Hurricanes on the radio.

 

What else do you have planned for 2013?

Marrying my beautiful lady, Kristen Soller.

 

Congratulations!

　

　

　

　


Barrie's Loft

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Atomik Solo Show at Terminal Gallery

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Sunny day in NYC

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Another sunny day over New York City...

Graffiti BBQ in Little River - May 2013

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Just Pray!

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If you want to receive divine light, pray. If you have begun to make progress and want this light to be intensified within you, pray. And if you have reached the summit of perfection and want to be super-illumined so as to remain in that state, pray.
Angela of Foligno
Via Gratefulness.org

The Grateful Person

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"The grateful person knows that God is good, not by hearsay but by experience. And that is what makes all the difference."
Thomas Merton


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TUC Education
Update
November 2012
TUC Education Update
Welcome to the November edition of TUC Education Update, which is mailed three times a year to union education officers, TUC course co-ordinators and tutors, and everyone with an interest in union education and training, with news and views from TUC Education.

The Update is also available as an e-bulletin, register via the TUC unionlearn website at www.unionlearn.org.uk/register or www.unionlearn.org.uk/changedetails
Over 7,500 people have subscribed to the Update, receiving up to date news as soon as it is published.
NEW eNOTES
Just in time for the festive break, TUC Education have produced two new eNotes for union reps. The first eNote looks at the complex issue of vulnerable employment; why a worker may be vulnerable; the negative impact it can have on their lives and how union reps can support colleagues that may be in a precarious employment situation.
Our second eNote looks at Bargaining for Skills and why pursuing learning and skills is such an important part of a reps’ role. The eNote explains; how training and development can improve conditions, pay and equality for workers; help engage members and get their backing and describe the benefits of investing in training and skills to employers.

Other eNotes available include:
- Equality Law
- AdditionalPaternity Leave
- The Sick Note
- European Works Councils 

Access these eNotes and more at goo.gl/JqsCo

eNotes coming soon are:
- Universal Credit
- Facility Time
- Equal Pay
- Supporting Learners 
- Green workplaces 
- Building a Stronger Workplace Union
In this issue:
- New eNotes
- Another great Women Officer’s Summer School
- Guide for trade union reps for sustainable development
- Mary Macarthur Holiday Trust - help for women in need of a break
- Safety representatives survey 2012
- What’s new?
- Look out for
- Who to contact

Another great Women Officer’s Summer School 

TUC Education’s 8th Women Officer’s ‘Summer’ school to place in London in mid October with 14 new women officers from a variety of unions. Usually, the course takes place in the summer but for 2012 only it was held in October, due to the Olympics.

The week long course is designed to develop the next generation of women trade union leaders and women from Unison, GMB, Prospect, SCP, MU, CWU, NUT, UCU and the STUC participated.

The TUC Educational Trust was able to offer 8 participants bursaries from the Mary Macarthur Trust, a fund set up in the name of the early twentieth century trade union leader.


The course has a particular focus on organising and leadership as well as updating women on the latest national policy developments from TUC senior officers. A highlight was a contribution from Mary Boustead, ATL general secretary and chair of the Unionlearn board, sharing her experiences as a senior women trade union leader.

Tea was taken at Westminster as guests of Yvette Cooper, Shadow Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities and 22 women representatives from both Houses of Parliament joined participants for discussions on a range of topics. These included Caroline Flint and Rachael Reeves. There were also very informative sessions on the economy, employment and equality law, organising and pensions.


Feedback from participants included:

'realised I am capable of more than I thought’

'increased my confidence to reach beyond my current environment’

'I feel inspired’

Mary Macarthur Holiday Trust - help for women in need of a break

The Mary Macarthur Holiday Trust was founded in 1922 to award grants towards a holiday break for women who fit the criteria, whether in employment or not. Further information, details of criteria and how to apply is available at www.mmht.org.uk

If you feel you would benefit, or know of a woman who would benefit from a Mary Macarthur Holiday then please contact Cheryl Andrews on 02920 359091 or email [email protected]

Learning French!

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LEARNING FRENCH?
YES! At least I'm trying. 

HVRC

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Ruby on Rail from Zero to Deploy

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How I learned to Code in Ruby on Rails!!!
[With ZERO prior understanding of Code]
Step 1: Get Interested and be Completely Lost
 - The first time I tried to download Ruby on Rails onto my computer it, took me 2 days. For the first month, I spent a lot of time on Youtube videos and searching the web for free courses. It took me this time to just begin to realize how truly lost I really was.
  - I  downloaded Ruby on Rails from the following guide and I have attempted to complete this guide multiple times. However, for a very long time I was completely in over my head and I needed to go back to the basics.
  - Note: This tutorial uses all of the most widely used standard application, so I would always revert back to these 
Step 2: Find Some Structure
 - I finally decided to pay for a http://www.lynda.com and this was the first time I really began to make progress.
 - There are a ton of code schools out there on the web, many of which have more interactive features, but I really enjoyed following along with these courses and having all of the content on my local computer. 

Here is the list of Courses I took . . .
 1. HTML Essential Training (2012) - This is a course that I really which I had taken sooner. My guess is that many new programmers initially start at topics that are too advanced. 
 2. Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals - An excellent introduction into a wide variety of programming languages. It explains the difference, between many popular languages and is a great starting place for people new to the programming world.
3. Ruby Essential Training - This one was a little bit more difficult to get through, especially when I just wanted to start building in Ruby on Rails. It simply needs to get done though, to better understand the Rails framework.
4. Ruby on Rails Essential Training 3 - FINALLY!! after spending over 100 hours on other courses, I was back to the language I initially wanted to learn. This course, is an excellent walk through of Ruby on Rails at a very slow and easy to understand level. I loved it. During the course, you build a simple content management system. 
And here is what I made in about 9 months: http://silly-retreat-7264.herokuapp.com/
Step 3: Bought the Book Agile Web Development with Rails
 - This book does a great job of walking you through the building of an e-commerce web site.
 - At this point, I have read and completed the code 3 times.
      1. Followed along with the book
      2. Slightly changed things, to better fit my needs 
      3. Restarted one last time, for my production ready build. 


Step 4: Find a Small Defined Problem and Solve it
- For me it was a Quiz creating, taking and grading function with radio buttons. THIS WAS HARD!!!!!  
- At this point I had a relatively good understanding of how code worked. Now is the time to find a project that you are passionate and interested about and begin building. I started searching ruby gems and I thought about hiring help. I finally made a break through here, when I discovered and really started using www.meetup.com and attending various hacker hours and events around NYC. A teacher at the flatiron school eventually provided me with some solid direction and I finally got this function to work. 
- At this point online courses, no longer helped and it was time to seek expert advice.
   
Step 5: Production Ready Build
 - At this point, I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to build.
 - I finally went back to what is the best introductory guide out (http://ruby.railstutorial.org/ruby-on-rails-tutorial-boo) there and used all of the recommended and set up available in Chapter 1.
 - I used Lynda.com framework for a CMS system to hold the courses and I used Agile Web Development to build the shopping car feature.
 - When I want to build something new I first search http://railscasts.com/ and I frequently end up onhttp://stackoverflow.com/ when I run into errors [which is pretty much always] 
*I am happy to help out any other Self Learning Programmer out there. Please feel free to email me at [email protected]
 - If you are new as well, I would also begin having conversation with The General Assembly and The Flat Iron School and I am still grealy considering attending one of these 3 month long programs. 
Additional Resources
 - You will quickly see that there are an infinite number of ways to solve and problem in coding. There are also many great resources to learn. I really enjoyed Lynda.com, b/c it forced you to download ruby onto your own computer Check out . . .
 - http://teamtreehouse.com/ <- Some great interactive feature. If I started again, I might use this site instead of Lynda.com
 - http://www.codecademy.com/ <- Alot of peopl love this site as it provides some great building blocks. I personally haven't used it much. It is an ok way to get you interested in code, but I haven't seen anyone use it to take them anywhere substantial

First Night of Stand Up Comedy!

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FIRST NIGHT DOING 
STAND UP COMEDY
Tonight I went to an open mic night and performed stand up comedy for the first time. The Upright Citizens Brigade East location is a mere 8 minutes walking distance from where I'm staying this month and I've been taking advantage of it these last two weeks. 
While I don't think my "virgin" performance was spectacular, I do think the room was a bit dead. I'm still trying to figure out how to gauge my audience. I'm much more optimistic and happy-go-lucky than most comics. I'll try one liners next time. 

Pop Up Show- Wynwood Art Walk May 2013 - feat Brandon Opalka, David Marsh, Kristen Soller, Atomik and Alan Gutierrez

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What Next? - Chicken Diapers...really?

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Baker told HuffPost Weird News that the family has been involved in the poultry show community for a long time (yes, there is such a thing as a poultry show community) but the little cluckers kept messing themselves up. So she made a diaper that fastens over the chicken's tail feathers and, with the help of a paper towel, keeps everything clean. Plus, it's machine washable.

"Everyone wanted to know where we got them -- and the orders started rolling in," Baker said. "I have a lot of customers that keep their chickens in the house full-time, and they love the diapers."

Her business, Pampered Poultry, also helps out humans. She pays employees at a women's sewing cooperative in Munoz, Dominican Republic to create the diapers, then picks the finished product up once every couple of months.

The chicken diaper colors -- including Ocean Blue, Parrot Green and Purple Rust -- are only available while supplies last. You can get one for $12.50 at pamperyourpoultry.com or check out Baker's chicken saddles and other attire.

Chicken Diapers? 

Are you tired of your delicious meal pooping on your carpet? Do you want your chicken to be the cock of the town? Then get yourself a pair of chicken diapers. Julie Baker, a farmer in Claremont, N.H.,invented the poultry couture to keep the horrific mess of chicken excrement off your floors -- while your chicken stays in high fashion.


Wigan & District Roller Club

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My Nest thermostat review

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My Nest 
Thermostat
Review
She’s pretty tech savvy, she’s been using computers since the punch card days. But every now and then she’ll ask me silly questions like how to email pictures from her iPhone.

I've known about the Nest thermostat for awhile now but it never occurred to me it would be the perfect gift. They market it from an energy savings angle, and stuff like that doesn't interest me. My mom lives in Miami so I doubt the Nest would be much of an energy saving thing. During most of the year, especially in the summer the air conditioning is on all day. But to be honest, I didn’t really care... It looks beautiful and it’s connected to the internet, the cool factor does it.

I sent the Nest website to my Mom for the “OK” and she was amazed.

Nest is beautiful. Interacting with it is a delight. After it was installed I found myself adjusting it just to touch it. It’s really nice. The only negative, if I had to give one, is that the screen isn’t high resolution. Everything else with the hardware is awesome.
The hardest part to installing Nest had nothing to do with Nest

On the Nest website they have a guide tool. It walks you through the process of figuring out if you a/c is compatible with Nest. You can also email them pictures of your thermostat and they can figure it out for you.


Since the Nest is so nice, I wanted the wall to look perfect. When I removed the old thermostat I plastered, sanded and painted the wall (Home Depot color match paint is a lifesaver). It took hours to get the wall ready and was the longest and most annoying part. Installing the Nest took literally like 5 mins.


It's like the first time you used a remote to change the channel on your TV

The Nest is connected to the internet via your Wifi. After you install and set it up (zipcode, wifi password, software update and link your phone), you can control it from your phone or the Nest website. This is the my mom’s favorite feature. I think this is Nest's best selling point.

It also learns your daily routine and programs itself accordingly. It also provides reports and history stuff so you can totally nerd out on use stats of your house.

My Mom is super happy with it. It was fun installing it for her and it looks beautiful! It’s a bit on the pricy side. 
 
I wanted to get my Mom a gift that she would use every day.

Birmingham Roller

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Rodriguez Spinnerz Mexi-Cali

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Rodriguez Spinnerz

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The Birmingham Roller

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