Appraisers Association of America’s Post

Have a fantastic weekend. Art lets you create this kind of magical area where imagination is encouraged to fly freely and unencumbered, that allows you to paint a reality that maybe you alone can see and wish to share with others. Where you can be you. Where I can be me. But it is more than that. For me, Art represents unspoken emotions and is uniquely positioned to inspire and move people, incite new questions, and provoke curiosity, excitement, and outrage. https://lnkd.in/eDED2sPg

The margins between winning and losing are now tighter than ever. What we witnessed at the Olympics in the 100m sprint is true for business as well. All the runners broke 10 seconds and Simbine wouldve won gold at every Olympics pre 2004 with that run of his. He would also have been 0.01s behind Bolt in 2016 referenced by Jonathan Witt in his tweet. As businesses grapple with economic uncertainty and competitor pressure the margins between winning and losing will tighten. The winners in my view are those authentic organisations who stay focussed to their core values and principles and remain resilient as well as flexible to change in tough times. It won't be hard forever and for everyone. Patience is key and leveraging key resources within your organisations to take on tough times are what will separate the winners from the losers.

What I adore about Art Williams' speech here is his combination of character, rhythm and repetition. Towards the climax of his speech Art masterfully uses repetition to an extreme, humorous, powerful effect. His speed, pacing, and “drawl” on his accent quickly connect words that start to flow like a waterfall. Making this one of my favorite talks of all time. https://lnkd.in/eHTqDzh6

What I adore about Art Williams' speech here is his combination of character, rhythm and repetition. Towards the climax of his speech Art masterfully uses repetition to an extreme, humorous, powerful effect. His speed, pacing, and “drawl” on his accent quickly connect words that start to flow like a waterfall. Making this one of my favorite talks of all time. https://lnkd.in/eHTqDzh6

Stylized Yasuke Hello everyone, I wanted to share with you the in-game character I created using my reflexive sculpting skills and various references I have gathered. artstation https://lnkd.in/daXPkx8y

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE ... THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME. There were many reasons for the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) and chief among them was the Southern states (aka, “The Confederacy”) wanting to secede from “The Union”, which was economically and politically dominated by the Northern states. The other obvious and major reason was the issue of slavery and unequal rights, which POTUS Abraham Lincoln couldn’t abide and was infamously assassinated for by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. Yet Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, who ironically was a racist by all historical accounts (along with some of our most famous “Founding Fathers”), fought valiantly for the North (along with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant) to preserve “The Union” as outlined in the original “Articles of Confederation” (1781) that preceded the formal ratification of our superseding formal U.S. Constitution in 1789. But only 70 years later, with U.S. Grant for the "North" and Robert E. Lee for the "South" fighting against each other, we had our U.S. Civil War, when and where over 600,000 American soldiers died fighting EACH OTHER in only four years (about 150,000 dead each year, with about 300,000 dead on both sides altogether). And here we are now in 2024, still as divided as ever and fighting each other in heretofore unimagined new ways over so many of the same issues. Which makes me worry and wonder … When can the word UNITED ever become “reality” in America? Because, as Pogo once famously said, “We have seen the enemy and he is us”. 😕      

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I had a great conversation with writer Ayana Mathis a few weeks ago that I’m still pondering about. We were talking about the systematic devaluation of single black working-class women and their children. She framed the conversation so articulately that I fully saw and understood the nuance of ways that our political elite and society at large benefited from these devaluations. It holds us, the working class down, and we start to see ourselves through their prisms. We have seen the racialized iconography of this devaluation from pop culture to politics. Black working-class women have heeded these images, and have worked their way out of these stereotypical representations by building a new narrative, new languages, and a new ethos that is inclusionary. But the next day, a new stereotype emerges. Black women have to resemble the troops and start another revolution. I love telling folks that I grew up in a working-class neighborhood, with working-class parents, and with working-class ideals. I’m a literary a stone’s throw away from an outhouse and a clapboard house that some Western government would condemen as inhabitable. But my grandparents lived inside that house, and a few of my cousins still live there, now with indoor plumbing. I don’t say this for the rags-to-riches sentiment, but to recognize that the rags are a part of my narrative. The rags should not be used to inspire me to jump into the middle or upper class. The rags are just a part of my story, like immigrating is part of my story, like teaching is another part. We don’t talk much about class over here in America. We have all been led to believe that our poverty and working-class foreskin is temporary. Soon, we’ll strike it rich. Soon, we’ll make it big. Soon, we’ll cut off this extra mock, and be rich, like God intended. Talking with @nativemindstate and @ayana.mathis about black working-class identity reminds me that this country will not run without the intellectual and manual power of the working class. We should write and read more about the working class. We should read more about the working class. https://lnkd.in/ecjMQHmS

Watch this short film. Pollution, mostly caused by cars, causes 40,000 deaths a year and costs the NHS millions. Short journeys can be done in other ways. Why are we accepting of car fumes in a way we don't accept dangerous fumes from smoking? Why do we accept that 500 deaths a year from cars hitting pedestrians is "an accident" that no one can prevent? The world is designed around cars first, people second... what if it wasn't? What if we designed roads for children to ride bikes and people to walk and talk? What if there were trees and plants in place of cars? Andy West Minna Eii Lucy Vanes Angela Willis Charlotte Adams Samantha Holmes Lorna Sankey Jessie Frost Alison Watson MBE

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