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As Black Lives Matter protests and social uprisings spread across U.S. cities in the summer, the civil rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson wrote a personal letter to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte over an annual tradition that many believe to be racist. Every Dec. 5, people across the Netherlands paint their faces black and don afro wigs to celebrate the arrival of Black Pete, the blackface servant of St. Nicholas who helps to deliver presents. With conversations about racial justice, systemic racism and anti-Black prejudice gaining fresh impetus worldwide, Jackson took issue with the Dutch leader’s defense of the Black Pete tradition. “Your Excellency,” he wrote, “as the whole world mourns the brutal murder of George Floyd, followed by the worldwide mass protest demonstrations calling for actions to combat racism, I do not think that it was appropriate for you to explain that you understand better the sufferings of Black people … and that you do not consider Black Pete as racist.” As scholars who have researched blackface in the U.S., the Netherlands and worldwide, we believe the episode captures the evolving though ambivalent Dutch attitudes to Black Pete, and the need for a larger global reckoning regarding blackface performances in general. In his letter, Jackson argued that the tradition of Black Pete could not “be separated from the very offensive tradition of blackface” and noted that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. recognized that “there are times when it’s appropriate to be political, but sometimes it’s more important to be prophetic – to just do what’s right.” A growing controversy This year isn’t the first time that the blackface performance tradition of Black Pete has come under international scrutiny. In recent years the controversy has received growing attention outside of the Netherlands. (SWIPE LEFT) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIdZ9m-gUrH/?igshid=1axkr0rbqpkfg

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Shop Small with these Women Owned Businesses

It's that time of year again, when we're all looking to support the small businesses our communities hold dear. Purchasing goods and services from the pillars of your favorite neighborhood is the best way to show your support.

Below you'll find a list of 15 Women Owned Small Businesses. If you shop online this holiday season, don't forget these incredibly hard working folks.

1.) Messner Bee Farm

Rachael Messner of Messner Bee Farm in Kansas City spun her hobby into a flourishing business. Her operations began as a 900 square foot urban farm. Over years of never giving up despite what different seasons showered upon her, Rachael and her family now live on a full-fledged bee farm. You can even stop by for a tour if you'd like to know more about where your honey comes from.  

“Honeybees pollinate over one-third of all the fruits and vegetables we eat. Of course they also make honey! The best way people can help bees is by minimizing their use of pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, and supporting other organizations that do the same. Buy local honey, support your local beekeeper.” –Rachael Messner

Shop some of Rachael's products here. Read more about Rachael's story here.

2.) Woodward Throwbacks

Bo Shepherd and her partner Kyle started Woodward Throwbacks in 2013 as a means to repurpose much of the discarded lumber and abandoned antiques that plagued Detroit's streets. Their shop has moved from location to location, each time scaling up and offering even more goods and services.  

I started re-purposing found wood back in college but it became a serious hobby once I met Kyle. We used to bike around the city exploring different neighborhoods and during our excursions we noticed an abundance of wood from illegal dumping sites. We combined our love for the city and the idea that taking materials found in the street would also help clean our neighborhoods." -Bo Shepherd

Through their website you can shop salvaged doors, custom made and reclaimed furniture, and handmade goods. Read more about Bo's story here.

3.) Seattle Urban Farm Co.

Hilary Dahl is co-owner of Seattle Urban Farm Co. and host of the Encyclopedia Botanica podcast. The podcasts are quick lessons in farming, each one is easy to access—you can listen to them online and read the highlights.

Seattle Urban Farm Co. offers many services, and they differ from customer to customer. Their knowledgeable team can plan, build, and maintain the urban farm you always wanted but never thought you could personally manage—perfect for those of us who may not have a green thumb, but love the idea of homegrown tomatoes.

If you are an aspiring farmer or gardener, browse the different webinars Seattle Urban Farm Co has to offer on their website, ranging from soil health to harvesting techniques. These online lessons are a great gift (for yourself or loved ones).

Read more about Hilary's story here.

4.) Homestead Wisconsin

Brit McCoy is a woman of many talents. She’s a full time farmer, runs her own flower business, and works at her family's business, The Wood Cycle. Making strides in her career alongside her family is the most challenging and most fulfilling part of the job

Brit majored in Landscape Architecture at Iowa State University. Upon returning to Wisconsin, she and her husband Matt founded their own farm, first selling their ethically raised meat, eventually expanding their reach.

“My business started just like my father’s, to make our hobby our career. I started raising livestock as soon as I could afford to feed them." -Brit McCoy

You can order a box of their fine grass-fed beef and lamb here. Read more about Brit's story here.

5.) Blue Marble Ice Cream

Ten years ago, Jennie Dundas and Alexis Gallivan, opened Blue Marble Ice Cream in Brooklyn. Their products are entirely organic, made from only high quality ingredients, and absolutely no hormones, antibiotics, harmful pesticides or artificial additives. Manufacturing in New York with ethical and sustainable practices is crucial to this woman-run company.

“Nobody can really be sad eating ice cream, can they?” -Susan Jo, Ice Cream Chef

Ship Blue Marble Ice Cream straight to your front door here.

6.) Sustainable Crafted Wooden Goods by Alexandra Climent

Meet woodworker Alexandra Climent. She operates out of her own shop in Brooklyn. Her passion for the extraordinary wood she found in the jungle lead her to teach herself the trade.

All of the products Alexandra makes are set apart from other wooden goods. She sustainably sources her materials from the jungle, befriending locals and working with each regions’ governments along the way. The wood she harvests and brings back to her shop is ancient, packed tightly over years and years.

“The wood I use is some of the most dense in the world. When you put it in the water it sinks and termites can’t even penetrate it. It’s like working with steel, and it breaks pretty much any blade.” -Alexandra Climent

Shop Alexandra's one-of-a-kind creations here. Read more about Alexandra here.

7.) Sculptures by Amber Jean

From giant sculptures made from entire trees to carvings that fit in your hand, the interplay between humans and nature is the driving force behind Amber’s work. She put herself through college, finding work in the great outdoors that fueled her passion for earth and art.

Amber helped build the Continental Divide Trail, was part of the first all female crew at the Forest Service in Bozeman, fought forest fires in West Yellowstone, and was the first female wilderness ranger based out of the West Yellowstone District.

Amber was the first woman to carve in the country of Bhutan for the Prime Minister. She's created many large scale works that have earned her great recognition in the art community. And she even gave a Ted Talk about her work.

"I never wasted energy grumbling at, whining about or looking for prejudices. I just got to work, stayed curious, made lots of mistakes, and kept after it.” –Amber Jean

Shop Amber's sculptures here.

8.) Circa Ceramics

Nancy Witt and her husband Andy have been making their wares in the Chicago neighborhood of Ravenswood since 2001. Their signature style is iconic in the windy city, with their Chicago flag items constantly flying off the shelves.

Browse their online shop here. See behind the scenes into their studio here.

9.) Greta de Parry Design

Greta is a classically trained woodworker and sculptor in the Chicago area. She's been designing and making furniture since 2007. Her collection consists of clean lines and minimalist touches.  

Shop Greta's furniture here. Read more about her story here.

10.) The Little Flower Soap Co.

Michigan florist, Holly Rutt, started making soaps as a hobby. Combining her love for nature and interest in healing plant extractions and essential oils, she and her husband created a line of body care products. After realizing how much steam her side gig was gaining, Holly decided to devote the majority of her time to The Little Flower Soap Co.



“The maker movement is in full swing there has never been a better time to start your own small business. If you think your life would be better as your own boss in a creative field than get started and stick with it.” —Holly Rutt

Shop Holly's body care products here. Read more about Holly's story here.

11.) The Elk Coffee Shop

This charming coffee shop in the West Village of New York is owned by Claire Chan. Five years ago, she took over the space, renovated, and reopened with her grand vision in mind.

“I feel so proud of the all women-run businesses I see popping up, especially right now. At a time where women’s rights and female empowerment is more relevant than ever, it is important to express your ideas and exercise your values so that others will be encouraged to do the same. There’s strength in numbers, and it feels amazing to surround yourself with like-minded and strong women!” -Claire Chan

If you're in NYC, you can order The Elk's offerings straight to your door here. Read more about The Elk here.

12.) Amaltheia Dairy Farm

Amaltheia Dairy Farm in Montana is a family run operation.

“We have had our farm for over 20 years. We love the Bozeman area and our goats get to enjoy beautiful scenery and seasons we have here. It’s beautiful every day. The best thing about what we do is to provide nutritious, delicious organic goat cheeses, pork, and vegetables to people. Those people appreciate being able to get great food and are thankful. It is a symbiotic relationship.

We have been making cheese for 17 years, certified organic for 12 years. We are sustainable farmers and try to utilize all of our resources and byproducts responsibly. We use the whey from the cheese to feed organic hogs and compost and use all of our manure for fields and gardens." -Co Owner, Sue Brown

Ship some some of the famous Amaltheia Dairy Farm goat cheese straight to your front door here. Read more about the family here.

13.) Pewabic Pottery

Pewabic Pottery in Detroit was founded in 1903 by Mary Chase Perry Stratton. Her ceramics were nationally renowned, landing her a spot in the Michigan’s Women Hall of Fame. Mary went on to win several awards and established the ceramics department at the University of Michigan. The touch she had on Michigan and the arts and crafts community will always be remembered. The shop is still operating to this day and is now a National Historic Landmark.

Shop some of their trademark Pewabic blue pieces here.

14.) Live Edge Detroit

In 2016, Jenny, her brother Joe, and her dad Mike founded Live Edge. They now salvage the trees that Mike’s company removes. Once the wood has been cut and taken back to their warehouse, the crew mills them into new usable material.

“Our vision for Live Edge Detroit was to develop a branch of Mike’s Tree Surgeons, Inc. that focused on salvaging our local resources and making them available for the community to enjoy for many more years to come. Our long term goals are to uphold that initial vision and to see it bloom into a more sustainable and profitable branch of the family business. We aren’t planning to take over the world, but we want to make a difference within the community, and we feel that starts right here in our own backyard.” -Jenny Barger

Shop Live Edge's offerings here. Read more about the family business here.

15.) Five Marys Farms

A few years ago, Mary and her husband Brian were high-powered Silicon Valley lawyers/entrepreneurs who traded it all away to live the Carhartt way of life. Armed with a strong work ethic and the fearlessness to ask lots of questions, the couple and their four daughters who all share the first name of Mary – but who go by their middle name to keep things “simple” – have proudly become a fully-functioning ranch that sells its meats all over the country.

“I am so proud of the life we get to give our girls living and working together on the ranch,” Mary beams when talking about being the mother of four young farm girls. “I don’t think I gave my girls enough credit before we moved here,” she continues, “I made their lunches and filled their water bottles and did all of their laundry, not really expecting them to do too much. By necessity, when we moved to the ranch the girls had to step up to the plate and start helping more, and they are so much more capable because of it.”

Shop Five Mary's here. Read more about this amazing family here.

#Carhartt #women #women's issues #girl power #small business #small business saturday #cyber monday #Women Owned Business #women support women #photography #women who make

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Aunt Jemima: It was Never About the Pancakes 

It is nearly impossible to have grown up in America and not be familiar with Aunt Jemima. However, when thinking of Aunt Jemima, people often associate a person to the name not the pancakes. Before Aunt Jemima came to be an American icon, an initial interest needed to be established. This is the story of the woman who became a food, that became a product, which became one of the most recognizable figures in history: Aunt Jemima.

Aunt Jemima was first introduced as a character in a minstrel show – an American form of entertainment developed in the late 19th century. Each show consisted of comic skits, variety acts, dancing, and music. The shows were performed by white people in blackface for the purpose of playing the roles of black people.

Minstrel shows portrayed black people as dimwitted, lazy, easily frightened, chronically idle, superstitious, happy-go-lucky buffoons.

The inspiration for Aunt Jemima came specifically from the song “Old Aunt Jemima” written by a black performer named Billy Kersands in 1875. It was a staple of the minstrel circuit. The song was based on a song sung by slave hands. “Old Aunt Jemima” was performed by men in blackface. One of the men depicted Aunt Jemima – a Slave Mammy of the Plantation South.

The lyrics tell of the promise to be set free yet remaining a slave forever. “My old missus promise me  . . .When she died she-d set me free . . . She lived so long her head got bald . . . She swore she would not die at all . . .” 

While the lyrics depicted a reality, Aunt Jemima did not. There was a big difference between the stage Mammy and the actual female household slave. In fact, many argue that the Slave Mammy that became the stereotype never actually existed. Well-known New York blogger, Julian Abagond had this to say:

“The Mammy pictured female household slaves as: fat, middle-aged, dark-skinned, undesirable . . . happy to serve whites, always smiling . . . The ugly truth is that they were: thin . . . young . . . light-skinned, a daughter of rape; desirable to white men and therefore raped, utterly powerless, extremely unhappy . . .”

The Mammy was created by white Southerners to redeem the relationship between black women and white men within slave society. Slave owners sexually exploited and abused their female slaves. Catherine Clinton’s book The Plantation Mistress: Woman’s World in the Old South, notes that “Mammy was made to appear unattractive so no white man could want her over his white wife therefore ‘proving’ that white men did not find black women sexually desirable.” She was also proof that black women were happy as slaves. The Mammy helped put to rest any worries white people may have had around her, or women who looked like her.

Aunt Jemima’s pancake mix began in 1889 when two speculators, Chris Rutt and Charles Underwood, bought a flour mill. Together they developed the idea of a self-rising flour that only needed water. Initially, it was called ‘Self-Rising Pancake Flour’. Rutt was inspired to rename the mix after attending a minstrel show, featuring “Aunt Jemima.” Rutt decided to use the name and the image of Aunt Jemima to promote his new pancake mix. However, Rutt and Underwood were unable to make the product a success and in 1890 they sold the business to the Davis Milling Company. The Davis Milling Company developed an advertising plan to use a real person to portray Aunt Jemima. The woman they found was Nancy Green.

Nancy Green was born a slave in Kentucky in 1834... 

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Getting Lost in Process: An Interview with ICON11′s President, Bri Hermanson

Bri Hermanson is the President of ICON11: The Illustration Conference. Her inky scratchboard drawings can be seen worldwide—on book covers, gin bottles, and theater posters. Hermanson's clients include Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, SKYY Vodka, Tor Books, and Denizen's Brewing Co. She received an MFA in Illustration from FIT in NYC in 2011.

What's your favorite memory from past ICON conferences?

That's a difficult question—there are so many! But the memory that will always be closest to my heart is meeting Kim Rosen at ICON5 in NYC. It was the start of one of my most treasured friendships, and since then, Kim has helped me through so much, both professionally and personally.

Tell me about your practice!

I work in scratchboard. My drawings are made by working in reverse, using knives to cut white lines into inky silhouetted shapes. It's a really immersive, meditative medium, and there's something so satisfying about letting my brain click into that mode. Forms make more sense to me working this way. I feel like I draw much better in scratchboard than I do using an additive process — even pencil.

What is your studio/office space like?

I share a studio space with my partner in our home, a little blue house that was built in 1865. When we originally moved in, what is now the studio was an upstairs kitchen from the house's stint as a two-family dwelling. We were happy to find the original hardwood floors intact under laminate, plywood, peel and stick linoleum, and paint. There's still more I want to do with the space longterm (an integrated floating desk! skylights!), but for now, it's really functional. I do all of my computer-based work at my desk, but when I'm scratching, I prefer to work on my lap. We have a sunroom off the main studio that gets great natural light and provides a cozy space to get lost in my process.

Where is your hometown and where do you currently live?

I'm originally from Ponca City, OK, which also happens to be the hometown of illustrator James Yang. After living in NYC for seven years, I'm now based in Northampton, MA — it strikes the perfect balance for me: culture, community, and easy access to the city.

Who are some of your favorite emerging creatives?

For ICON10, I produced the mural panel with Sydney G. James, 0uizi, and Ellen Rutt. All of them are more established than "emerging", but I've been so taken with each of their work — there is an inherent excitement to the large-scale nature of their murals. Each of them are blazing new pathways, redefining what it means to be an artist today.

#ICON11 #Bri Hermanson #Studio visit #illustration #ICON10 #Sydney james #Ouizi #Ellen Rutt #James Yang #northampton #ponca city #scratchboard art #kim rosen

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Tale as old as time: ESO Network chats with Disney animator Tom Bancroft

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Tale as old as time: ESO Network chats with Disney animator Tom Bancroft

Beauty and the Beast. The Lion King. Aladdin. Mulan.

These iconic animated films are part of the story of the famous “Disney Renaissance,” which propelled the studio back to commercial success and critical acclaim in the ’80s and ’90s.

Tom Bancroft played a role in that story too — the artist has 30 years of experience in the animation industry, much of which was spent with Walt Disney Feature Animation. He was an animator on four animated shorts and eight feature films (the films named above are part of that list). He has also worked with Big Idea Productions, creators of the popular Veggie Tales animated series.

During Dragon Con 2018, ESO Network reporters Mary Ogle and Ashley Pauls chatted with Bancroft about his love for art, his favorite Disney project, and the industry shift from hand-drawn to computer animation. Read an excerpt from our interview below and listen to the full interview on Earth Station One podcast episode 437: https://esopodcast.com/the-earth-station-one-podcast-437-the-big-lebowski-live-from-dragon-con/

ESO: Tell us a little bit about your career and how you got started. What was that initial spark? What motivated you to get involved in this and pursue your art as a career?

I think I grew up in a golden age of comic strips. So this is a little tangent-y, but it was not the golden age of animation, unfortunately. When I grew up, mostly in the ’70s, I had a twin brother and we would draw together and what we would draw was comic strips. “Peanuts” was really big with Charles Schulz, and then soon came “Bloom County” and then soon after that “Calvin and Hobbes.” And of course the peak of Mad magazine.

It was all that sort of illustration and comic strips that really fascinated us. But then we had sort of a sub love of live action film, but especially Ray Harryhausen movies, which is stop motion. And we didn’t put it all together to go, “well, we like to draw, we like stop motion — animation seems like a good fit.” It still took a while till just after high school that we really realized [that].

Simultaneous to all that, we were watching Saturday morning cartoons all the time. But the love for Saturday morning cartoons wasn’t really artistic, I would say; it wasn’t like we were drawing “Scooby-Doo” or the “Super Friends.” We also liked comic books too. But kind of both of us looked at that as the impossible dream, because anatomy and things like that — it looked too hard.

But like I said, on the animation side of things, it was kind of a dead time. Those Saturday morning cartoons were pretty popular, but really, it was all about getting it out cheap, right? You look at “Super Friends,” and limited animation and Hanna-Barbera stuff. It was kind of a bad time to want to be an animator, I would say say. Even though there’s a lot of nostalgia for “He-Man” and things like that, it’s just not really well animated. (laughter) I think we can admit that.

[Then] Disney films started to get a little bit better and better. They were on the cusp of having a resurgence. “The Great Mouse Detective” had come out; that’s a fun, cartoon-y, well-animated film. And it was films like that, that really kind of made us go, “Oh, wait a second, you know, this might be the path. It combines a lot of our loves.”

And so we just kind of fell into animation, really. Did a little stop motion animated film for our church youth group, got together a couple friends that also wanted to try animation. And we just sort of taught ourselves. This is before the internet, so we’d go to the library and try and find books on even exposure because we’re literally using a Super 8 camera and shooting these clay animated figures one frame at a time. And so we just needed to learn, but that was close to Ray Harryhausen, so it was within our wheelhouse. We were researching him quite a bit.

Then that love translated to “well, we already like to draw, why don’t we try drawn animation?” And then we found out about CalArts (California Institute of the Arts). We already were living in California, and CalArts is like the animation school in the U.S. It still is, but at the time it was one of the only ones and it was founded by Walt Disney. So we tried for it and got it in, miraculously. And after a year and a half, got an internship at Disney. And that’s what started our career.

Have you done mostly traditional animation? Or have you also delved into computer animation?

Later on in my career, pretty much toward the end of my Disney days, I ended up following my heart in 2000 and joining Big Idea Productions, and they do Veggie Tales. While I was there, I learned CG animation and learned how to do Bob and Larry in the computer. And fortunately, it was simpler; they didn’t have arms and legs.

But it was still tough. I mean, it was a huge learning curve. I’ve always heard, “Oh yeah, computers are just, you know, just a tool.” But it’s a radically different way to animate for someone like me, who had really finally figured out how to do 2D animation after about 10 years at Disney. It felt like I was starting all over again, and it was a tough year.

And I can’t say I loved it; I missed drawing. And so I immediately switched over, even while I was at Big Idea. After animating a little bit, I switched over to storyboarding and then ultimately directed and created the 2D “Larryboy Adventures” show. That was much more a better fit for me.

I left and came back to Disney and did “Brother Bear” traditional animation, and worked on Rutt and Tuke, the two moose characters. And then after that, I started my own company. And so I’ve been pretty much independent for what I call the second phase of my career. And a lot of that has been character design and children’s book illustration, some directing, some 2D animation still too, but a variety of different things. Comic books, even.

You’ve gotten to see both sides, with the hand-drawn animation and the computer. How is the creative process different and what are some of the advantages and disadvantages you feel are in each form?

It’s funny, because a lot of people think that the switch and kind of the death of 2D animation in feature films — here in the U.S., especially — is because CG animation is cheaper. It’s not; it’s the same or more, really, and you almost need as many people too. It’s not like we even save a lot of money in CG animation on how many people you hire, and you certainly have higher equipment costs than ever before. And it’s not even necessarily faster.

The biggest difference between 2D and CG is that there’s a lot more upfront work in CG, and then 2D has more time at the end. Because in CG once they model the characters and get all that figured out, the animation process goes a lot quicker than in 2D, because now they have the model, it’s not going to change. It’s not like it’s going to get revised. And some of that happens, obviously, but they kind of stick to it. And then also, at certain point, once they put the lights in, there’s a lot more automated, what I would call “the ink and paint phase” in 2D. There’s the rendering process that goes a lot quicker, because once they model it, they know the colors and they’re already set.

We can get going a lot quicker [with 2D]; we can get into the animation phase, we can design the characters and all that and jump into animation a little sooner. But then the back end is a lot of cleanup and color background painting. All that is on the back end, and it can take a lot more time.

What was your favorite Disney film to work on, if you can narrow it down?

Oh, it’s pretty easy. It was “Mulan.”

I got to design and develop Mushu the dragon. And so because I was the supervising animator for Mushu on that film, I really got onto the film very early and put a lot of heart and soul into that film, more so than what I was able to on other films.

I did young Simba; I’m very proud of animating young Simba on “The Lion King,” but I worked under Mark Henn who was the supervisor of that. And he had designed Simba and was issuing me scenes and stuff. So I didn’t get to have as much of a say, I guess you could say, in defining his character, just in the scenes that I had, not like the whole character.

How do you approach putting personality into your characters? What things do you use to show a visual representation of that personality?

Some of that is in the character design. There’s certain things like when I was designing Mushu, we knew right off the bat that he was going to be a thin, snake-like dragon because I found out really quickly in my research, in Asian dragons, they’re usually based on snakes and things like that. The dragon in [“Sleeping Beauty”] is a European dragon, and they’re more like a crocodile or something like that. They’re very thick and massive. But the Asian ones usually are skimming across the water or they’re fire dragons. They also are elemental, and Mushu is a fire dragon, which we never mentioned in the movie. But it was part of his design.

I have flame-like shapes on him, and they oftentimes have fish scales. And he’s got a little mustache, kind of a fuzzy upper lip, which is based on a camel. They’re made up of different pieces: his cow ears and horns like an elk or something, although I shrunk them. He’s got kind of a pig’s nose; they’re usually made up of a lot of different animals. And so all of that research went into the design, even a very simplified form. If you look at Mushu, you don’t really guess those things as much. But every single thing on him is there for a reason, even his claws that are like an eagle’s claws. They’re just very simplified and stylized.

Learn more about Bancroft, his artwork and his podcast at www.tombancroftstudio.com.

#Animation #Disney #Dragon Con #interview #mulan #Mushu #Tom Bancroft

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Reality Dissonance: Unilever

Another case of reality dissonance in the news this morning. This time about the motivations for Unilever (3rd biggest FTSE 100 company. Producer of British icon Marmite, among other products such as Dove.) shutting down its London office and moving the entire company entirely to Rotterdam.

So much is undisputed, but reading through different news sources, all published in the morning of March 15, the reason given for the move varies.

The following news outlets claim that the move was not related to Brexit, but just to simplify the company structure:

The Guardian (English): Unilever denies Brexit is a factor as it picks Rotterdam as main HQ  

Boursier (French): Unilever choisit les Pays-Bas pour son siège unique

At the same time, the following news outlets reported that this was a direct consequence of Brexit:

Business Insider (Dutch): Zege voor Rutte: Unilever kiest voor hoofdkantoor in Rotterdam in plaats van Londen  

Handelblatt (German): Unilever zieht Brexit-Konsequenzen – Firmensitz in London wird aufgegeben 

Europe1 (French): Unilever : le siège social va quitter Londres pour les Pays-Bas

All mainstream news outlets. I guess in the case of what was the motivation, you have to choose who you want to believe?

#Unilever #Brexit #News

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This is America’s best hot dog

There are plenty of good reasons why hot dogs are such a popular treat: They’re tasty, they’re cheap, and they’re incredibly easy to prepare. But there’s a big difference between a boiled hot dog on a nondescript bun and the ones that we annually round up for our ranking of the 75 best hot dogs in America.

The Best Burger in Every State

On our quest to round up America’s best hot dogs, we take into account local and national renown, the quality of the ingredients, the care taken to ensure that each dog is a work of culinary art (and a great hot dog certainly can be considered a work of art), and the overall hot dog eating experience. And no hot dog rose to quite the level of glory attained by our winner: the Ripper from Rutt’s Hut in Clifton, New Jersey, which has been going strong since 1928 and is one of America’s best old-school restaurants.

The Ripper, a pork-and-beef Thumann’s link that earns its name by being deep-fried in beef fat until it rips apart, attains a crispy skin during its time in the fryer, making us wonder why more hot dog stands don’t emulate it. It’s easily one of the most iconic dishes in America.

This roadside shack is also a pitch-perfect place to down a hot dog or three: There’s a long counter in its chairless dining room as well as an adjoining wood-paneled tap room where you can drink cheap beer and chat with old-timers and fellow pilgrims, propelling Rutt’s Hut to legendary status. Whether you order an In-And-Outer (just a quick dunk in the oil), a Ripper, a well-done Weller, or the crunchy, porky, almost-overcooked Cremator, make sure you get it “all the way”: topped with mustard and a spicy, sweet, onion-and-cabbage-based relish. If you can't make it all the way to New Jersey, don't worry, you can easily seek out the best hot dog in your state.

Source: https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/americas-best-hot-dog

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Centennial Update, 2/15/17

Unsubscribe Forward icon Forward Centennial Update A Late Centennial Update, 15 February 2017 All, I'm afraid taxes have been getting the better of me these past two weeks. But, here I am at last with a boatload of news and such. So, on with the show. Sincerely, Andrea *~*~*~*~*~*~* Andrea Suhaka 303-770-0058 @standy *~*~*~*~*~*~* Feb. 17: Go Centennial Pilot Program Approaches Its End If you're in the Dry Creek Call 'n' Ride area, this will be your last chance. Go Centennial is a streamlined, innovative and tech-savvy approach for people to get to and from the Dry Creek Light Rail Station in Centennial. This 6-month pilot program combined a multi-modal trip-planning mobile app and a fully-subsidized ridesharing service, providing a solution to the first and last mile challenge of getting to or from transit. This pilot program tested an entirely new platform for seamless door-to-door transit planning that streamlined information across multiple transportation modes. Go Denver, the app used to book Go Centennial trips, is the first multi-modal app of its kind to feature in-app booking with Lyft. The Centennial Innovation Team (i-Team), funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, developed the Go Centennial pilot concept and led development of the implementation plan by securing private-public partnerships with Xerox, Lyft, Via Mobility and the Denver South Transportation Management Association. Go Centennial was also the first public-private partnership in the nation to fully subsidize Lyft Line rides for transit commuters, and offer multiple ways to book and pay. Through this first-of-its-kind pilot, Centennial has been seen as one of the most innovative cities in the country. In 4 1/2 months, more than 900 rides have been provided to more than 100 Centennial residents, employees and visitors. Upon completion, the City will be developing a final report for the program which is anticipated to be available in April. “This pilot program allowed Centennial to be a model of innovation. Overall I consider the program a success and hope others continue to seek solutions to the first and last mile challenge and helping people get from point A to B easily, when using transit,” says Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon. Andrea: I certainly took advantage of it for 11 trips to and from the light rail. ******************************************** Feb. 23: The Road Ahead 2017, Mobility-on-Demand Transportation Solutions, a Denver TMA (Transportation Management Assoc.) and regional partner of Denver South, will be hosting its 13th annual seminar, the Road Ahead, on Feb 23 at the University of Denver. This year's event will explore how on-demand mobility is poised to revolutionize the transportation landscape. The Keynote Panel includes Emily Castor, Director of Transportation Policy, Lyft; Matthew George, CEO, BRIDJ, and Driverless Car Revolution author, Rutt Bridges. In addition, the event will feature a local panel of experts including Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman; RTD General Manager, Dave Genova; Denver's Director of Transportation & Mobility, Crissy Fanganello; and Cherry Creek Shopping Center General Manager, Nick LeMasters. Register today to secure your spot. About the Event What: The Road Ahead 2017:Mobility on-demand. An annual seminar featuring keynote panel presentations, and a panel of local experts, to explore how the proliferation of mobile technology has awakened interest in deman-responsive transportation alternative. Who: Over 300 attendees including: local & regional officials; state & federal government representatives; and public & private sector participants, including developers & business leaders. When: Thurs., Feb. 23, 8-11:15am (Buffet breakfast at 7:30am) Where: Univ. of Denver, Driscoll Ballroom, 2000 E Asbury Ave, Denver, 80210 ******************************************** I'm not sure how many of you know... Feb. 24: Opening of the R Light Rail Line The is the light rail that will run from Lincoln Ave. to Peoria and I-70. I think it will be taking over the the name of the H line. R is for Aurora. (huh?) I'm not sure on which date they will discontinue to the bus to DIA. You're expected to take the R Line to the pick up the A Line and continue to the airport. ******************************************** March 3: Arc of Arapahoe & Douglas Annual Meeting, 5:45-9pm, Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel, 9808 Sunningdale Blvd., Lone Tree, 80124. RSVP required for dinner to Pam or 303-220-9228. Click here for event details. ******************************************** March 7: Application deadline for Centennial Youth Achievement Awards If you know a Centennial high school student who makes a positive contribution or has made a significant impact to the community, the Centennial Youth Commission would like to acknowledge them. This year, 6 high school students will be recognized for demonstrating exceptional leadership with a $500 award contributed by SAFEbuilt Colorado and the Centennial Youth Commission. To enter the Youth Achievement Award program, the following requirements must be met: 1. The applicant’s legal residence is located in the City of Centennial at the time of application and at the time of presentation of award. 2. The applicant must be a high school student. 3. The applicant has made a significant impact on or contribution to the City of Centennial and/or its residents. 4. The applicant’s qualifying project or qualifying actions identified in the application were conducted within 24 months prior to the date that the application is received. 5. The City of Centennial must receive all required application materials including adult recommendations by 5 pm on Tues., March 7, 2017. To complete the application, the applicant should: 1. Completely answer each page of the application and submit to the Centennial Youth Commission by March 7, 2017. 2. Write an essay of no more than 500 words describing, in detail, the positive impact that was made to the community. 3. Provide a letter of recommendation from an adult (non-relative) who can speak to the student’s character and community involvement. The recommendation letter must be included with the application prior to the March 7 deadline. 2017 Youth Achievement Award Application (PDF) ******************************************** March 9, Storm Spotters Training, Cherry Creek Schools Instructional Support Facility, 5416 S Riviera Wy, doors open at 6pm. Free ArapCo Amateur Radio Emergency Service presents Scott Entrekin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service Denver/Boulder Whether you want to be a certified Spotter or just have an interest Colorado weather, please, join us. For more information email. Andrea: I've attended this training twice and enjoyed every minute of it! ******************************************** March 11 or 12: Urban Farming Course, ArapCo CSU-Extension, 6934 S. Lima St., #B, Centennial 80112; cost $125 includes lunch & Program materials Arapahoe County (ArapCo) CSU-Extension offering urban farming course Urban farming continues to increase in popularity in and around Arapahoe County with more residents growing crops and produce in their backyards. Many dream of starting an urban farm business, which requires an understanding of trends, resources and risks. Arapahoe County CSU-Extension and Guidestone Colorado, in partnership with the Colorado Building Farmers Program are offering a vision course for aspiring urban farmers. The two day course will include information on current trends, resources, case studies of successful urban farms and provide the framework for participants to begin strategic business planning. Attendees will learn tips and strategies to start or grow an urban farm. Current urban agriculture research in Colorado will be shared, along with true stories from experienced farmers. Sunday also will include a tour of Colorado Aquaponics Dahlia Greenhouse. For more information and to RSVP, contact Danielle Ardrey or call 303-738-7977. Learn more about Arapahoe County CSU-Extension. ******************************************** March 18: Children's Advisory Network Event, Hosted by the Douglas County Parenting Coalition, Douglas County Fairgrounds, Castle Rock, 11am-2pm Popcorn! Prizes! Games! Entertainment! Most importantly, kids will receive free vision, hearing, motor, & speech testing. While kids are playing games, eating carnival food, winning prizes, and having fun grownups will actually be checking out vision, hearing, speech and more. Families will have access to hundreds of dollars worth of free diagnostic services. ******************************************** March 22: Speak Up for Kids Day, 8am-4pm, Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1370 Grant St., Denver. Presented by Colorado Children’s Campaign, Clayton Early Learning and Children’s Hospital Colorado, Speak Up for Kids brings together child advocates from across Colorado to learn about effective advocacy and policy issues facing the Colorado legislature and to put their skills into action by speaking up with legislators at the Colorado State Capitol. Since its inception in 2012, Speak Up for Kids has trained nearly 500 people who care about Colorado kids to make their voices heard on important policy issues that affect kids and families. ******************************************** March 23: District 2 meeting at Koelbel Library, in The Forum, 6:30-8:30pm (I think). I'm not completely sure of the program but everyone is invited. ******************************************** Consumer Advisory Warning, Online Daters - Your Sweetheart Could be a Fake When it comes to matters of the heart, the ability to spot deception in a potential mate is critical, especially when searching for a love interest online. Launched in 1995, internet dating sites have become an acceptable means of bringing together like-minded partners, and participation is rapidly growing among older adults. While it’s true that ‘virtual’ encounters have resulted in many successful match-ups, charlatans are known to troll online dating sites in the interest of luring unsuspecting victims into handing over cash. The following are popular “come-ons” and other red herrings to be on the look-out for to help ‘flush out” an imposter: ♦ A “suitor” who professes to be a soul-mate after only a very brief courtship, and enchants the victim with affirmations of love, yet makes excuses as to why he/she can’t meet. To disguise their identity, charlatans often insist on conversing online, instead of through video chat or phone; ♦ Writing and grammar of the “suitor” is well below the standards of his/her self-proclaimed occupation and education level; ♦ After several months of courting, “suitor” may share an emotional hardship story, then unexpectedly ask victim for a large sum of cash. Or, victim may be asked to open an on-line bank account in his/her name so that money for their long-awaited “union” can be safely deposited. In truth, the money may be ‘hot” or stolen, and could implicate the victim in a money-laundering scheme. ♦ Having successfully gained the victim’s love and trust, charlatan may sweet-talk victim into sharing sexually explicit photos, then turn around and extort the victim for money by threatening to post the photos online. If these very nasty ploys sound like scripts, they most likely are, and are shared by crooks linked to various criminal networks operating outside of the United States. Prevention: ♦ Use only paid, membership-based dating sites. Fraudsters aren’t inclined to “pay to play”, and unfortunately they don’t need to, since many online dating sites provide the service for free. ♦ Check the safety policies on the site. Are background checks conducted on all users? ♦ Stick to active users within your local area. If the relationship heats up, you have a greater chance of meeting face to face. Also, consider doing your own research by entering the name through a search engine to see what pops up. ♦ If you suspect you’ve been taken in a scam through on an online dating site, report it to the Internet Crime Complaint Center. For more information on the psychology behind dating site scams, visit the Colorado Attorney General. This advisory comes from the 18th Judicial District. Protection Line-720-874-8547 ******************************************** April 5: Online Virtual Career Fair for Transportation Professionals 9am-3pm MST. Please go here for more information. ******************************************** Via Twitter, @NextAvenue: Tax Advice for Disorganized Taxpayers ******************************************** Arapahoe Reconstruction Report - February 2017 Arapahoe/I-25 Project The I-25 and Arapahoe Road Interchange Reconstruction project team made substantial progress in 2016. Some of these major accomplishments include: completed two out of three phases of I-25 bridge construction, removed the old I-25 bridge crossing Arapahoe Road, completed multiple utility relocations, conducted retaining wall work and improved access to businesses in the northeast quadrant by opening the new South Alton Way. While the project team has made significant progress to date, a substantial amount of construction remains, especially on Arapahoe Road. The rate of progress over the next couple of months is dependent on weather and the unpredictable amount of snowfall in early spring. Remaining key elements of construction: • Various activities related to the final phase of the I-25 bridge • Noise wall construction along Arapahoe Rd and Yosemite St • Retaining wall work on the south side of Arapahoe Rd • Various utility relocations • Constructing the new eastbound (EB) Arapahoe Rd lanes and shifting traffic to the new alignment • Various I-25 ramp closures for new pavement construction • Bridge aesthetics including monument and terrace wall installation • Shifting SB I-25 traffic onto the new bridge • Building permanent I-25 median barrier • Final top coating of asphalt on I-25 • Final landscaping • Permanent lighting and traffic signals Project completion date anticipated summer 2018. We encourage you to watch for regular construction update emails for the most up-to-date information. If you haven't already, please sign up by emailing. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~* I-25 Final Bridge Pier Cap and Girder Set Complete The weekend of Jan. 20, the I-25 & Arapahoe Reconstruction project team set the final bridge pier cap (seen above) and girders for the I-25 bridge crossing Arapahoe Rd. Pier caps are usually poured onsite before the girders are set. For this project, however, the pier caps were actually transferred from a pre-cast facility and then placed. During 3 phases of bridge construction, a total of 74 girders (structural beams that support the bridge deck) were set. ******************************************** Just in case we have some Apple Watch wearers out there Via Twitter, @chartier: One of my recent favorite Apple Watch uses: toggling client work timers with Hours. More here. ******************************************** Via Twitter, @aplaceformom: What to Do With Your Parent's Pet ******************************************** Uber hires NASA aircraft engineer to help develop flying cars at Uber Elevate Uber is making moves to expand the scope of its flying car experiment - the company just hired NASA engineer Mark Moore, who worked at the federal agency as an advanced aircraft engineer and basically kickstarted the current interest in vertical take-off and landing craft for short-haul urban flight with a 2010 paper on the feasibility of the helicopter-like vehicles. Moore will act as Director of Engineering at UberElevate, which is what the ride-hailing company calls its exploration of airborne on-demand drives. Hiring Moore on came after the NASA veteran consulted on Uber's recent white paper on VTOL craft, according to Bloomberg. The engineer was impressed by Uber's work on the subject, and saw a chance to make the vision he'd originally articulated years ago into something real, in a reasonable time scale. Moore said that key to his decision to join Uber was that the company seemed to have a practical business case for making a flying commuter transit service real - and nothing would ever get done without market motivation behind the vision. Uber has articulated its vision for "on-demand aviation" as networks of small vehicles that can take off and land vertically, are powered by electric sources, and have ranges of between 50 and 100 miles on a single charge. The ultimate goal is to have these operate autonomously, summoned via an app on a passenger's phone, but in the near-term Moore tells Bloomberg that we'll probably see a bunch of competing designs hit the field that operate well but with human pilots for now. VTOL are a pursuit of other companies, too, including two startup funded by Google's Larry Page, and commercial aviation giant Airbus, which is exploring similar territory to Uber with its own Vahana project. The appeal of the service is not only the ability to ease congestion and bypass ground traffic, but also to eventually achieve cost efficiencies that could make VTOL taxis more profitable over the long-term. Uber's Elevate is far from offering us actual on-demand airborne taxis service, but Uber is serious about pursuing the tech, and will look to host a summit of those interested in the field to help coordinate efforts to achieve practical VTOL transit sometime early this year. Uber Head of Product for Advanced Programs Nikhil Goel provided the following comment to TechCrunch regarding Moore's hiring: "Uber continues to see its role as a catalyst to the growing developing VTOL ecosystem. We're excited to have Mark join us to work with companies and stakeholders as we continue to explore the use case described in our white paper." Posted on 2/6/17 to TechCrunch by Darrell Etherington ******************************************** Gone in a Moment On those dark, chilly mornings that greet you during winter, there’s nothing nicer than stepping into a warm vehicle. Unless, of course, if that vehicle’s gone missing. Colorado’s Unattended Vehicle Law (C.R.S. 42-4-1206, page 45) strives to keep owners' vehicles from the hands of opportunistic thieves by making it illegal to leave a vehicle running with the keys in it. You may know it as the "Puffer Law." Those who have a car with a remote ignition switch are allowed to warm their car, provided the driver keeps the keyless start fob far enough away from the car that it cannot be moved. While the state law classifies a puffer car as a Class B traffic misdemeanor for the person who left the vehicle “to stand unattended without first stopping the engine, locking the ignition, removing the key from the ignition and effectively setting the brake thereon” (CDOT), local law enforcement varies in how it carries out the law. Your best bet is to get familiar with your local city ordinances and state laws--and to not leave your car running unattended. In late January, three puffer cars in Lakewood were stolen in one morning. In early December, three were stolen overnight in Aurora. Four were also stolen in a three-day period in Denver. ******************************************** Centennial Establishes FiberWorks and Fiber Commission The implementation of the City of Centennial's Fiber Master Plan is underway. As the City constructs its fiber backbone and continues to develop partnership opportunities, City Council has created a Fiber Commission to oversee Centennial FiberWorks, a program to implement the City’s fiber backbone. This backbone will connect and complete the City’s underground infrastructure, connecting to key City sites and other community anchor institutions. This backbone will enable both existing and new broadband providers to tie into the new infrastructure with the goal of providing better and more competitive choices and services for consumers. Centennial FiberWorks and the Fiber Commission will continue efficient and cost-effective planning, construction, operation and management of the City's fiber optic infrastructure. FiberWorks is formed as an operational department of the City and serves as a publicly-owned business operation. The continuing construction, use, maintenance, and extension of the City’s fiber optic infrastructure falls under the purview of FiberWorks. The Commission provides policy direction, management and day-to-day oversight of FiberWorks. Users of FiberWorks will be both public and private entities with expectations for quick turnarounds on key issues involving engineering, planning, and potential partnerships. As contemplated, FiberWorks will be a function that differs from typical City operations in that it requires high levels of expertise and knowledge of the current and evolving telecommunications landscape. This five-person Fiber Commission includes three City Council Members; Mayor Pro Tem and Fiber Commission Chair C.J. Whelan, District 4 Council Member and Fiber Commission Vice-Chair Stephanie Piko and District 3 Council Member Ken Lucas. Two Centennial residents will be appointed by the Commission in the next eight months. Council Members are selected by fellow Council Members to serve on the Commission. “Since 2014, the three of us have served on the City’s Fiber Subcommittee to provide policy direction on next steps for constructing the City’s fiber backbone. The creation of this Fiber Commission allows continuity of knowledge already in place. It is the best outcome to balance the desires of City Council oversight while maintaining the technical knowledge of this group,” says Fiber Commission Chair Charles “C.J.” Whelan, Vice-Chair Stephanie Piko and Council Member Ken Lucas, in a joint statement. “We look forward to being a part of improving technological efficiency and sustainability throughout the City, enhancing opportunities for current and future businesses.“ ******************************************** Scam Alert! Recently, ACSO (ArapCo Sheriff's Office) has received reports of a phone scam that has been making the rounds again. In each instance, the suspect identifies himself as Sgt. Brown with ACSO and tells the victim there is a warrant for his or her arrest, usually because of missing jury duty or court. He may even give bogus citation or case numbers. He then demands the victim stay on the phone and not tell anyone about the warrants, and asks for payment via pre-paid gift cards. After the payment is given by phone, he requests that they meet him at ACSO's headquarters. A similar scam was circulating in Dec. A suspect would call, saying they were in an accident with the victim's loved one and they would hold them until they received money. For more information on this scam. If you have received one of these calls or think you may have been the victim of a scam, please call us at [phone]. ******************************************** There's still some winter left in the season Via Twitter, @ArapahoeSO: Winter Driving Tips: Plan, Protect & Prevent. Details in our newsletter. ******************************************** Job seekers see higher earnings after using Arapahoe/Douglas Works! People using the Workforce Center in their job search earned an average $15,800 more per year than those who did not.… Read on ******************************************** Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Welcome to ‘What’s up with RUCPP’ – a monthly newsletter series to keep you in the loop about the Colorado Road Usage Charge Pilot Program, or Colorado RUCPP for short. How did we get here? Whether on your daily commute or quick trip to the grocery store, safe and reliable roads are an essential part of our lives. Coloradans fund maintenance and improvements of our roads through a per-gallon gas tax at the pump. Next time you fill up at the pump, consider this: $1 in 2016 is worth approx. 56.5% less than it was in 1991 – the last time Colorado raised the gas tax rate. What else do you remember about 1991? The outdated gas tax and the rise of fuel efficient vehicles leave us with an estimated shortfall of $25B over the next 25 years! That's why we're exploring options like a road usage charge to fund future road maintenance and improvements. Where did we start? With a study! CDOT launched the Colorado RUCPP in Dec 2016 with, 103 drivers, from nearly 30 different counties—representing drivers from all parts of the state. Each participant chose one of 3 mileage reporting options: • Odometer reading • Non-GPS enabled • GPS enabled What happens next? Their participation will help CDOT evaluate exactly how a road usage charge program would work for passenger vehicles in Colorado. When the program ends in April 2017, we will summarize our findings and recommendations in a report we'll share with you later this summer. How can you get involved? Stay tuned for more information about Colorado's road funding and the Colorado RUCPP throughout the course of the 4-month pilot! Want more information about the Colorado RUCPP? Check out RUCPP for details. Follow us on Facebook for more updates on road funding. ******************************************** Colorado Department of Transportation C-470 Express Lanes Update What: Centennial Trail Relocation When: Starting end of February 2017 Where: Centennial Trail, various locations between Lucent & Quebec Details: Segments of the Centennial Trail will be relocating adjacent to the original trail due to C-470 Express Lanes project construction. The trail will remain open with detour signage and flaggers to direct when necessary. We appreciate your caution and patience during this time. Safety Reminder: CDOT would like to remind C-470 motorists of Colorado’s Move-It Law, a joint effort between CDOT & law enforcement agencies to encourage motorists to follow a state law requiring drivers involved in minor accidents on Interstates to move their vehicle immediately out of traffic to a safe location. The insurance industry also encourages compliance with the Move It law, reassuring drivers there will still be a full investigation of the crash to determine fault. “Many people are apprehensive about moving their vehicle after an accident, worried they’re jeopardizing their insurance coverage,” says Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. “However, when it comes to safety, the industry fully supports taking actions that reduces potential hazards to drivers, first and foremost.” Construction activities are weather dependent and schedule is subject to change. For current road and weather conditions call 5-1-1 or visit cotrip. Find a smarter commute. Visit here. ******************************************** Changes to Parking Regulations for Commercial Vehicles City Council recently approved making changes to parking regulations for commercial vehicles. The changes are a result of multiple complaints about commercial vehicles parking on private residential property and on public streets overnight, including an instance where a commercial business was operating entirely within the public right-of-way with no other physical presence within Centennial. New regulations include: • Restricting commercial vehicle parking on public streets from 9pm until 4am in non-residential neighborhoods but providing an exception up to a 24 hours if the vehicle is temporarily disabled. Overnight parking of a commercial vehicle on a residential street remains prohibited between 7pm and 7am • Prohibiting the loading or unloading of car carrier trailers on public streets in Centennial with the exception of local or collector roadways within an area bounded by Dayton St on the west, Revere Pky on the east, Costilla Ave & Briarwood Ave on the south, and Peakview Ave & Racine Cir on the north. This is intended to limit the loading and unloading of car carrier trailers to a small geographic area in close proximity to the existing auto dealerships within the City. • Continuing the City's parking prohibition of certain commercial vehicles in residential neighborhoods, generally those vehicles that weigh over 10,000 lbs. and tow trucks, except when parked in a fully enclosed structure, or a garage. Please note: In most cases, work vehicles that are driven home from a place of employment to a residence are not subject to the new regulations. It is not Council's intent to regulate those types of vehicles, nor was it their intent to go after home-based businesses who use their personal vehicle for business purposes, such as a Mary Kay distributor. ******************************************** Arapahoe County 4-H still accepting new members for program year There is still time to join Arapahoe County 4-H and participate in the 2017 Arapahoe County Fair. Youth ages 5 to 18 are invited to enroll by April 1 to enter a project like cooking, photography, cats or dogs into the County Fair July 27-30. The program offers more than 60 general, home economics and animal project areas for youth ages 5 to 18. A project involves learning a new skill over several weeks or months through hands-on learning. Some of the County’s most popular projects are shooting sports, cake decorating, clothing construction, rabbits and dogs. Llamas and alpacas are a new animal project this year. Small animals including poultry can be raised in most cities and give 4-H youth who live in urban settings the opportunity to learn about raising animals. Cats are another new animal project and the cat project caps off with a Cat Show at the County Fairgrounds July 22. 4-H also offers numerous STEM projects, such as robotics and rocketry. Children under the age of 8 participate in the Cloverbud project, where they learn about a variety of topics and have fun in a noncompetitive setting. Arapahoe County 4-H members are invited to show their completed projects at the Arapahoe County Fair each July and top exhibitors have the opportunity to show at the Colorado State Fair. The County also hosts optional contests throughout the year, such as cake decorating, speech demonstrations, creative cooks and a talent show. 4-H youth also participate in community service projects, fundraisers, conferences and camps that help to grow their leadership skills. Currently, there are more than 300 members in Arapahoe County’s 4-H program. Youth are welcome to join one of the 14 local clubs from Littleton to Deer Trail, or start a new club with a group of friends and an adult volunteer. Clubs fill up fast and may not be accepting members close to the April deadline.
For more information or to receive a list of current 4-H clubs, please call the 4-H Office at Arapahoe County CSU-Extension at 303-730-1920 or visit here. The annual fee for new members is $50, which includes any number of projects with curriculum. The fee for Cloverbuds is $40 and the volunteer fee is $5. Enrollment is open until April 1, 2017. ******************************************** OK, I'm stopping. There's more news that I've left out! I'm sorry I can't figure out how to make the links. Andrea ([email protected] 6864 S Ulster Cir Centennial CO 80112

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Project #1: Create your own Logo/Avatar & Header (to design & personalize your ONLINE PORTFOLIO) = The Art of Visual Identity

(Above) Old Header Image

(Below) New Header Image

(Above) Old Logo / Avatar Image

(Below) New Logo / Avatar Image

(Above) Old Screenshot of online tumblr portfolio

(Below) New Screenshot of online tumblr portfolio

REVISION STRATEGY

REVISED COLOR SCHEME: In order to get a more cohesive color scheme, I took the Van Gogh painting, Church at Auvers (below), and put it into Adobe COLOR CC.

Using the “colorful” selection, I obtained the following palette (below).

All five of these colors are in the new avatar, header, and text, utilizing the hex numbers.

REVISED LOGO / AVATAR: I simplified the logo per guidance and added the deep orange border and light orange fill to make it stand out when it is in the dashboard setting. I used orange because of my nickname, “Juice.”

REVISED FONT: I changed the font of my name to more closely resemble the Ai key shape in the logo.

REVISED HEADER: The new header is a personal pen and ink design, originally in black and white. I colorized the design in Ps. I like the new header as it reminiscent of a geometric Roy Lichtenstein piece - am a BIG FAN.

Example: Imperfect Painting, Roy Lichtenstein, 1987.

REVISED ELEMENTS OF ART & PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

Line  - The new header is again loaded with line. I used many bold straight and curvilinear lines.

Shape – Through the use of line there are many shapes formed in the header which give it a strong abstract feel. The simplified logo uses one icon - a key shape - and one organic shape - the eyes.

Color – The header is now brought together via Adobe Color CC. I leverage Van Gogh’s use of complementary colors.

Form – The use of angular lines in the header give some inferences of perspective.

Space – The header has color fields in some shapes, and lines with color in others. This gives a varying sense of proximity and orientation, adding to the abstract feel.

Contrast – Contrast is attained through varying the orientation of the angular and parallel lines along with the use of complementary color.

Emphasis – I picked the heavy bold orange shape for the central focal point in order to bring the viewers eyes into the center and down to the logo.

Pattern – There pattern achieved through the use of straight parallel lines, and one set of bold curvilinear parallel lines.

OLD HEADER & AVATAR TEXT

The header is derived from a recent painting of mine entitled One Thousand Ships (an image of the entire painting is at the end of this post). It is an abstract painting, loaded with shape, line, and color. When I begin an abstract painting, I generally do not know the subject or title – I just create. About midway through, I get a sense of where the painting is headed and drive toward that end. One Thousand Ships contains shapes that I believe display the Trojan War in abstract symbols. The Trojan War, as the source of the Iliad and Odyssey, is arguably the most seminal event in Western Culture. I am a huge fan of history; thus, I picked my painting for its epic abstraction and vividness.

The avatar is a combination of images strongly derived from iconology: eyes, keys, flags. Because the avatar is a logo for one specific person, I think eyes are particularly meaningful. I got the idea for how useful eyes could be from a wildly popular image – the stencil of Andre the Giant’s portrait. I ask you – Who isn’t a fan of professional wrestling or Andre the Giant? There was a great post that I found in order turn my photo into a stencil-like image. I got the idea for a key icon from a seminar where in one exercise we had use clay to make objet d’art that we thought represented our identity. I made a book, a heart, and a key. I didn’t think the book or heart was very useful for the logo, but, I think the key is a home run. A key is instantly recognizable and simultaneously abstract. Also, because my name is short and unique, I got the idea to form my name into a key. I added the inference of a US flag with orange stripes, because, hey, I’m a patriotic guy and my nickname in the US Marine Corps was “Juice.” Also, the logo needed a little color – not much though, because the header is so vibrant.

ELEMENTS OF ART & PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

Line  - The header is loaded with line. I used many bold straight and curvilinear lines throughout One Thousand Ships. The logo also contains many lines. I boxed the square logo with some thin lines to add formality, which I like. The key is essentially composed entirely of line. I boxed the flag in with line to lend it some formality as well, but I used brush strokes for the stripes to give the flag some eye-catching asymmetry.

Shape – There a many shapes in One Thousand Ships and I picked a cutout that would leverage some strong angular shapes. The logo has rectilinear shapes as its foundation, but the organic and abstract shapes are the main drivers of meaning.

Color – The header is loaded with colors. I leverage both complementary and analogous colors within the shapes to emphasize their orientation and to loosely imply some perspective. The logo is mostly black & white on purpose. The simplicity raises a lot of contrast to the header, but, I added irregular orange lines with complementary blue backgrounds to give some very specific eye appeal.

Value – The header contains value differences to make the shapes stand out. Both the lines and shapes contain variations that break up the fields of color. The logo has some value differences implied within the eye shapes and irregular lines, but they are not true value, just variance in shape size to give the appearance of value variation.

Form – The header has basically four forms placed continuously at strong angles next to each other with bold lines and colors to present an opportunity for deep abstraction. In the logo, the organic eye shapes are placed laterally on top of the inorganic key shape in order balance the images in the box.

Texture – In the header, the brush strokes provide some variance in the strength of color. Thus, you can get a sense of texture, or even that the image is paint on canvas. In the logo, texture is implied in the eye images and in the stripe images.

Space – The header uses strong color and angles to infer that light might be moving through a 3-D space, but it is not consistent in order to build an abstract space, not a perspectival one. The logo uses the placement of images to imply that the key is in front of the flag, and the flag is in front of the face, but there is not an emphasis on depth.

Contrast – The header contains a lot of contrast both within and between shapes. Deep purple is accentuated within by bright yellow stripes, and both are contrasted with an adjacent bold red shape with neon stripes. Next to the red shape is a strong green shape with bright lime stripes. Then, a very dark line follows with an orange shape. The logo leverages black & white specifically for contrast, as well as orange & blue complementary contrast.

Emphasis – I picked the bright red shape as a central focal point in order to provide a strong background for the avatar. In the logo, eyes are emphasized because they are eternally eye-catching. The key icon, though, is in the foreground in order to make it the most central figure.

Movement – The shapes and stripes in the header are placed to keep the viewer’s eyes moving back and forth laterally. The forms also keep pointing to the avatar. The strongest movement in the logo is between the eye shapes and the key icon. Both are almost equally weighted. I wanted to create an image that contained a raised level of complexity, such as a painting as opposed to a monogram.

Pattern – There is an undulating pattern of triangular and curved shapes in the header. There is a rectilinear pattern of repeated boxes in the logo. There is also the stripe pattern of the implied flag.

Rhythm – The header uses rhythm throughout. There are repeated forms that contain repeated lines. The logo also leverages rhythm in the placement of shapes, essentially two lateral images placed one atop another.

Unity – The header is unified by form, line, and color – all balanced to attract and indicate. The logo is unified by a top and bottom balance without a central focal point. This is done on purpose to keep the eye moving and the viewer thinking.

Digital Art Individuality

I really like using my own creations as the basis for personalization. The images reveal the products of my own creativity. Thus, I can differentiate my individuality for the viewer from the outset.

(BELOW) One Thousand Ships - acrylic painting by Otto Rutt

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Apologies, the guy who made the hoes and wine comment was Dijsselbloem when he was the Eurogroup President. I'm not chiding, it was years ago. It's natural you wouldn't know about the criticism if your country is not the one being interventioned. But some highlights include Merkel saying we have too many people with licenciate degrees, too much protection for workers, and the whole thing about us being spenders while our medium salaries are a joke and the troika program made it even worse.

Dear anon, thank you for sharing. It is alright, we have a lot of men with hurtful opinions here and if it was Rutte although it would surprise me a bit, you never know how they are behind closed doors. It is more hurtful when it is from someone that is regarded an icon by many and have considerable respect/prestige, because more people will take their opinion and run with it.

I just hope that venting helped a bit and that life treats you right.

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“World leaders including German chancellor Angela Merkel, EU commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker, Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte joined President Emmaneul Macron and his wife Brigitte for a day of celebrations in the capital’s iconic Champs-Elysees avenue.

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