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Blake Hazard is one half of the band The Submarines, and for her second solo record, she asked me to create all the artwork for the release. I created a series of collages with some drawn elements for both the LP and the first single from the record, "Before The Ice." Inside the LP there are two inserts which serve as small posters with a drawing on one side as well as the lyrics to her songs. Finally, I also created a series of proper posters to promote the release of the record as well as some concert posters.
I designed a series of posters for YouTube Music for their space at SXSW. The posters were used in the YouTube venue and were used to promote the performances throughout the week. The artists I designed posters for include: Jamie XX, Aurora, Blood Orange, Chairlift, The Range & Banners. I also creative directed 8 other designers creating the remainder of the posters, and the video showcases all of the work.
Schoolhouse Electric invited me back for another season to design two posters for spring 2016. The two prints are both screen printed in Portland and the designs are based on stone sculpture pieces. They are available for purchase here.
Adobe asked me to be a part of their logo Remix Project creating a sculpture to live permanently in their corporate headquarters in San Jose, California. To celebrate the spirit of creativity within their community, they've invited a broad mix of creatives to reinterpret their logo. I've been creating a series of sculptures over the years entitled Spaceship Earth which pulls from the idea of our planet as personified in Epcot Center. There is something interesting to me in the way Earth has been represented in a theme park for children, built completely of past future technology out of nonorganic / man made materials. As a result, I have been creating my own versions and selecting specific materials because they are organic, basic and universally available. With the intention of elevating these basic building blocks to create something more beautiful and complex.
Sendpoints is an art / design book publisher based in China. I was really excited that they chose to feature my J Crew sculpture in their book Art Sells: Installation Design for Retail Spaces.
Upper Playground has created a new line of apparel and products via their Citrus Report blog and asked me to develop my own series of graphics. The 100% Pima cotton shirts & spandex leggings are printed first then cut and assembled, which allows for unique designs to be made. The entire collection is available for purchase here.
These are some illustrations and some screens of exploratory UI for a mobile app for Android and iOS, which is now a deprecated project and the work never launched. The app was to control a smart thermostat and had a very visual UI which needed to account and meet accessibility standards while also illustrating four main states and varying weather conditions outside the home. Each state was given a unique shape and a corresponding unique shaped UI icon for use in the app. Each of the four states (awake, away, home, and sleep) is illustrated with all the variable weather conditions.
Medium is one of the latest creations from the prolific Ev Williams (creator of Blogger and co-founder of Twitter). They recently relocated to a larger office in downtown San Francisco and asked me to create this permanent Spaceship Earth sculpture in their offices. The piece is approximately 25 feet long and 15 feet tall and is made of various woods, canvas and rope.
Upper Playground has created a new line of apparel and products via their Citrus Report blog and asked me to develop my own series of graphics. The 100% Pima cotton shirts are printed first then cut and assembled, which allows for unique designs to be made. The graphics I designed for this season are inspired by geometry and modern sculpture and each graphic comes in two color ways and some are also available as laptop sleeves. The entire collection is available for purchase here.
I designed this 5 color, screen printed poster for the Portland based housewares brand, Schoolhouse Electric as a limited edition for their spring collection. It is available for purchase through their site with the option of having them frame it as well.
In the spring of 2011 I began working at Google as an Art Director managing a team of designers. Our focus was updating a cohesive visual design style across platforms / Google products as well as documenting and defining what that style was to be. After 18 months of work, and thousands of icons and logos, we created the Google Visual Asset Guideline. The guideline defines our visual design, and provides the assets / information needed in order to create any visuals for Google products or marketing collateral.
We received some nice press from: FastCo, Gizmodo, Mashable, The Atlantic & Brand New
Art Director / team manager: Christopher Bettig
Senior Graphic Designer / project lead: Roger Oddone
Designers: Alex Griendling, Christopher Bettig, Jefferson Cheng, Roger Oddone, Yan Yan, Zachary Gibson.
See an expanded view on Behance
I created a 20 foot tall permanent Spaceship Earth sculpture for M2 Cafe in Chicago's West Loop, entitled Ai-Iro which in Japanese means "indigo color." The piece includes hand dyed indigo fabric from Lookout & Wonderland who acquire their indigo from Japan and dye all their fabrics in Los Angeles. The sculpture was constructed in Chicago over at the Artpentry studio, from; cedar fence post, molding, and blue climbing rope, and was constructed on site.
These are a sampling of some of the posters I have designed. The posters here were created for art exhibitions, events at Google (Beach Boys, Yves Behar*, Mission Bicycle), one for Anthem Magazine, and one for Early Griffin Press.
*The Yves Behar poster was a collaboration with Jefferson Cheng.
I designed a series of holiday cards for Viva La Card, a premium card company that focuses on well produced and environmentally conscious cards made in the Midwest, USA.
To date, I've designed several holiday cards, and a father's and mother's day card. You can view and order my cards directly from Viva La Card here.
Milk & Honey Contemporary Art in California is a book by Justin Van Hoy published by Ammo. It features work from a variety of artists who call California home, including myself as well as the work of: Ed Ruscha, Steven Harrington, Richard Colman, Barry McGeee, Sage Vaughn, Megan Whitmarsh, Florencio Zavala, Ashley Snow Macomber, Andrew Shoultz, RETNA, Ed Templeton, Souther Salazar, Cleon Peterson and others.
You can order your copy from Amazon or directly from the publisher.
Justin was interviewed by Todd Oldham for MTV House of Style about the book, which you can watch here.
I designed and constructed a 30 foot tall permanent Spaceship Earth sculpture in the J Crew shop right in the heart of Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The piece is right in the entryway of the store and is visible while outside in the plaza. It is made from a variety of woods (poplar, pine, cedar & mahogany), molding & rope.
J Crew did a nice post about it on their blog.
Trineo Editions was a publisher of small art books and zines based in Spain. They published a black and white, 24 page zine I designed in an edition of 150. The zine featured original, new collages & graphics about why I love living in California.
I created a series of illustrations of famous landmarks for Google Maps April Fools jokes in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, we created 8 Bit Maps which featured 8 bit Nintendo style graphics and in 2013 we created Paper Maps which was done in a pirate treasure style. On a side note, I created illustrations both years for Eagle Rock in Los Angeles to mark my home and the Eames house in honor of my favorite designers.
Both projects were creative directed by friend, Alex Griendling.
Vannen Watches released a holiday themed, limited edition wrist watch that I designed which also featured an extra set of straps that you can swap out and wear the rest of the year. I also designed and screen printed a two color mini print as the backdrop to the packaging.
From 2000 - 2007 I managed a team of designers and artist who created the interiors / shopping experiences inside existing and new Urban Outfitters stores in North America. I designed the interiors, displays and fixtures which were updated seasonally as well for special events / collaborations as well as permanent installations as part of new stores.
I redesigned logos for the Google AdSense family of products to be used in product as well as in marketing materials. I also created a series of illustrations for the landing, about and help pages, as well as through the warm welcome screens.
Google AdSense is a free, simple way for website publishers of all sizes to earn money by displaying targeted Google ads on their websites.
Candystore Collective was a boutique in San Francisco which featured a 30 foot Spaceship Earth sculpture I designed & constructed of fencing post, an old bed frame, rope and random pieces of molding.
Over the course of several years I continually designed graphics for 2k by Gingham, a Japanese T-shirt line.
The Obvious Corp. is a San Francisco based company which has created a variety of products including Twitter and one of their most recent endeavors is Medium.
They invited me to create a Spaceship Earth sculpture in the lobby / entrance to their downtown San Francisco office space. The piece is approximately 40 feet long and 14 feet tall and is made of various woods, canvas and rope. The installation is called "Cygnus X-1" which is a binary star, which turns out is really a star and a black hole. The installation is built around doorways which represent the black hole and the piece itself is the star.
Juxtapoz Handmade is part of a series of books curated by Juxtapoz Magazine featuring a variety of artists, in this case, focusing on handmade work. The book was curated by Saelee Oh and is available for purchase here.
Puma opened flag ship stores in North America featuring window installations I designed and installed. This installation is in Chicago, Illinois and is a permanent feature of the store. The piece was made from CNC machined wood of one of the several illustrations I made for them.
I created a few illustrations for the Google homepage / Google Search, including a Doodle for Alfredo Volpi and an LGBT illustration in 2011 and 2012 which displayed throughout pride month.
In preparation for the release of the film, Where The Wild Things Are by Spike Jones in 2009, I worked with a team from Urban Outfitters to design and recreate elements of the film as a pop up shop inside the Urban Outfitters Space 1520 in Los Angeles. We worked closely with Warner Brothers, the films distributers, as well as the director in order to recreate the CGI effects of the film in a real life, shop-able experience.
The pop up shop was featured on Poketo & The Fox is Black.
I did a series of T-shirt graphics for Carhartt WIP in Japan, as well as some more shirts and accessories for the Europe branch of the company.
RVCA & This Los Angeles invited me to create a Spaceship Earth sculpture in the windows of the RVCA San Francisco store right on the corner of Haight & Ashbury streets. The piece, entitled California Sunrise, was on display for the months of April through September, 2012. The installation / sculpture was made from a variety of wood, molding, rope, canvas & succulents.
The Fox Is Black did a nice feature about it.
I designed some shoes and matching T-shirts for the skateboard brand Circa. I designed the graphics, fabrics, color palette etc. for the shoes as well as the graphics for the Ts. The shirt graphics match the embroidered labels on the shoes as well as graphics printed on the shoe insoles.
Some nice press about the shoes from The World's Best Ever, and The Best Part.
Threadless is a US Midwest based t-shirt company where users submit designs to be voted on for production. For a time they featured a line called Threadless Select, a premium artist line curated by Dustin Hostetler aka UPSO, for which I created this graphic.
I designed the logo for Range, a fashion forecasting company based in California who focus on sportswear, outdoor gear, art and events. I also art directed the design of their blog.
You can follow them on Instagram or read full digital versions of their newsprint zine on their site. Issue one, issue two, issue three, issue four.
I redesigned the Google Analytics logo for desktop as well as for Android. With the release of the new icon, I created a series of illustrations based on the icon for social media pages / banners as well as for the app listing in the Google Play store.
Google Analytics generates detailed statistics about a website's traffic and traffic sources and measures conversions and sales. It's the most widely used website statistics service.
Running Amok was a series of black and white, limited edition zines that Analogue Books curated and published from 2005-2008.
The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood asked me to create an installation which would be on display for a month behind the reception desk of their lobby. The installation was on view from the 15 February – 15 March, 2011 and featured a wooden sculpture and a series of hand painted and printed flags.
They also did a small interview with me on their blog, which you can read here.
Brand Spaces by Gestalten Press is a book about creative retail design and features my work for J Crew.
The book is available for purchase directly from the publisher here.
During the summer of 2010 I had a solo exhibition at Analogue Books in Edinburgh, Scotland. I created a variety of collages, prints, wood figures and a flag / bunting ceiling installation for the show.
The video was created by friend, David Galletly.
I designed a pattern that was flock printed onto fabric and used for a Converse All Star shoe. The shoe was released globally during the holiday season.
This is the second zine I designed for Edinburgh's Analogue Books. I created this as a companion piece to my solo exhibition in their gallery during the summer of 2010. The booklet featured colored paper digital prints along with: die cut pages, screen printed elements, rubber stamped images, sewn spines as well as all being signed and numbered.
I've designed a variety of T-shirt graphics for Blood is the New Black for several years which were sold in stores in Europe and North America.
I've designed three holiday greeting cards for Artists to Watch which were sold in REI & Urban Outfitters stores in North America.
I designed a pair of album covers for Big Piney Records, Colorado based label focused on experimental / electronic music. I designed the LP and digital format artwork for Tincrickets / Burnt Cabin's second record which is available on iTunes, as well their 3rd LP, Trakshindo, which is also available on iTunes.
I created two posters for Little Paper Planes as part of their Big Exclusives series of prints which measure at 36 inches by 36 inches.
The color print is available for purchase here, and the black and white one is available here.
After a trip to India, I self published this small book of photos of murals during the week of Diwali in Udaipur, India. The book is 64 full color pages, and was published in an edition of 200.
London based Keep Cards asked me to create a few designs which you can purchase here. The cards are printed in the UK on 300 gsm high quality board.
I made some T-shirt graphics for Converse for spring 2013 using some of their phrases and color palettes for their seasonal guide.
Design Box Collective released a series of artist designed products in themed batches of mystery products to subscribers. No two boxes were the same in theme, artist involvement or product. I designed promotional materials for the original box whose them was 'sky,' including a postcard and screen printed poster.
I designed some graphics for the Paris based Oh! The Box T-shirt line.


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Police are being called to investigate cases under "harassment" laws involving elderly relations who attempt to maintain contact during acrimonious separations.
Some grandparents have been subjected to the "humiliation" of being interviewed by officers and forced to hand DNA samples or fingerprints.
Campaigners said the issue "desperately" needed reform, with some grandparents being left "frightened and suicidal".
Frequently grandparents find themselves cut off by the parent left looking after the children following a separation.
But in the worst cases, they have been threatened with arrest or summoned to a police station for sending a card or present despite no physical approach made to see the child.
No official figures are currently available but incidents have been reported in Bristol, Suffolk, Norfolk and Hertfordshire amid fears many others are too traumatised to speak out.
Campaigners said police forces had different ways of dealing with harassment cases and called for a dedicated national policy on the issue.
One Bristol-based Grandfather, who asked not to be named, was threatened with legal action after sending birthday cards to his "precious" grandson who he had not seen in three years.
"I find it difficult to find the words to express my disbelief and heartbreak that this has happened," he said.
"I know things have changed but why is it harassment to send a beloved grandchild a birthday or Christmas card?"
One Suffolk-based grandparent, known as "AJ", was summoned to an Ipswich police station after she left a birthday present for her granddaughter on the doorstep.
She added: "Of course there was no case to answer so I walked out, but it was an awful experience."
Another Suffolk-based grandparent, "Clare", suffered a breakdown after she received two "Police Information Notices" after attempting to contact her three year-old grandson.
She said: "I do understand issues about harassment but we are just a decent family who shouldn't have patrol cars sitting outside our front door, all because grown-ups have fallen out."
Jane Jackson, chairman of the Bristol Grandparents Support Group, said the traumatic experience for many grandparents was "humiliating" and "distressing".
She said: "This is not a small issue, it is something that desperately needs looking into.
"It is leaving loving grandparents frightened and suicidal.
"All they want is to let their grandchildren know they have not been forgotten."
Mrs Jackson, was also denied contact with her own granddaughter, now 12, in 2007, when her son and his then partner separated, added: "Grandparents are living in fear that if they drop a present at the door then officers will come and march them to the cells."
Charlotte Leslie, the Conservative MP for Bristol North West, is leading a campaign for reforms. She said while real harassment was a "very serious issue" and genuine stalking cases had to be dealt with "robustly", the current situation was "absurd".
She added: "This is traumatic for innocent grandparents who simply want to express affection for their grandchild, and can often be against the best interests of the child."
Last year a government adviser on family law, David Norgrove, said some couples used their parents as a "weapon" during contested divorce cases with some grandparents causing "damage" to children.
But the chairman of an official review on family justice did not recommend any legal right for grandparents to see their grandchildren after a couple divorced.
Police said that any reported incidents of harassment would be investigated and assessed on an individual basis.
A spokesman for Suffolk Police added: "Disputes involving family members can be emotive and complex.
"If the police become involved in such a dispute, they are often faced with two sides expressing completely contrary views and wishes, which can lead to allegations being made.
"In such situations, the police will always aim to act in a proportionate, reasonable and sensitive manner, while upholding the law."
A spokesman for the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday night: "We recognise the important role that many grandparents can and do play in children's lives.
"We will consider how Parenting Agreements might be developed to help emphasise the need for parents to consider how the child can maintain a relationship with other close family members such as grandparents."

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No matter how small or large your business, at Robins Financial Credit Union we'll help you every step of the way. With checking, commercial loans, Money Market accounts and a Business Partner Program, we have all the right accounts for your business.
After you review our solutions, contact our business financial solutions experts. Business Accounts (Checking, Savings and Money Market) can be opened at any branch location. For Commercial Loans and Business Credit Cards please contact our Commercial Loan department at 478-923-3773 or 800-241-2405 x. 2240, or by email at email@example.com. Our goal is to make your transition to Robins Financial simple and painless.
It offers Free business checking or simple affordable checking
- $100 initial deposit to open a new account
- No monthly maintenance fees
- Free Visa® Debit Card
- 500 Free transactions per month (debits and credits)*
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- Free Change Orders
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*Please see the Business Account Rate and Fee Schedule for additional terms and conditions that may apply to your account.
It was designed for businesses with a high volume of activity (over 500 items per month).
- $100 initial deposit to open a new account
- $7.00 monthly maintenance fees**
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**The Earnings Credit will be based on the average monthly collected balance multiplied by the previous month's average rate for the 90 day T-Bill (13 week).
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CytoBrite Slide Incubation System
Programmable, temperature-controlled instrument for hybridizing 1-12 FISH slides. Slides are accurately heated and quickly cooled during the denaturation step with time and temperature data for each run recorded to a USB drive. Removable trays streamline work; holding slides during probe addition, coverslipping and instrument loading. Uses CytoBond Removable Coverslip Sealant that removes easily and cleanly in one piece post-hybridization. Built-in temperature calibration system eliminates the cost of factory or third party calibration required for CLIA compliance.
When used with a Cytobrite Slide Oven to perform the overnight incubation step, multiple batches of slides can be incubated simultaneously; providing the equivalent of SIX ThermoBrite instruments at a fraction of the cost and bench space.
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Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom's follow-up to the underrated Once Around earned far more attention than its predecessor thanks to the judicious casting of perennial thinking woman's heartthrob Johnny Depp and a certain up-and-coming thespian by the name of Leonardo DiCaprio. A prisoner of his dysfunctional family's broken dreams in tiny Endora, IA, Gilbert (Depp) serves as breadwinner and caretaker for his mother and siblings following his father's suicide and his older brother's defection. Momma...more
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Thank you to everybody who participated in the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) conference on 15 March 2017. Please find below the resources and materials from the event.
Decision-making tool for Complaint Investigators
(please note, these are currently in draft. We would welcome feedback on these - please get in contact).
Session 1 - Using complaints to drive improvements
- 'Using complaints to drive improvements' by Robyn Rae of Hillcrest Housing Association (PDF, 417.9 KB)
- 'Let's see if we can help' by Pamela McIntyre of West Dunbartonshire HSCP (PDF, 359.11 KB)
- 'Customer experience: learning from complaints' by Amanda Coulthard of West Dunbartonshire Council (PDF, 161.04 KB)
- 'Analysing complaints to drive improvements by Andrew Waugh of National Records of Scotland (PDF, 438.22 KB)
Session 2 - Impactful outcomes
- 'Maximising the impact of information from a complaint' by Fraser McKinlay of Audit Scotland (PDF, 383.42 KB)
- 'Quality of care indicators' by Laura Harvey of NHS Ayrshire and Arran (PDF, 679.86 KB)
- 'Making an impact' by Kerry Flinn and Alison Bennett of SPSO (PDF, 778.85 KB)
- 'Measuring impact' by Simon Williams of NHS Education for Scotland (PDF, 379.71 KB)
Session 3 - Improving complaints handling
- 'Quality Assurance: Developing a standard and working to it' by Rachel Nicholson and Jamie McGrandles (PDF, 341.45 KB)
- 'Complaints investigators as critical friend' by Carolyn Hirst of QMU (PDF, 272.44 KB)
- 'Challenging complainants as critical friends?' by Chris Gill of QMU (PDF, 636.43 KB)
- 'Why do networks matter?' by Simon Cameron of South Lanarkshire Council (PDF, 190.2 KB)


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This might be the perfect start on your Norwegian winter holiday. With our beginner course we will make sure you know all the techniques and skills needed to venture out on your very own little adventure.
There's a saying that says Norwegians are born with skis on their feet, we might not get you to this level but you will learn how to put on the skis and standing up, to how to fall safely and move more efficiently. And last but not least; going down hill!
When the course is complete we will head back to the office for some home made waffles and briefing with the guides, now's your chance to get some recommendations for your next solo adventure!
Extras included - hot beverage and homemade waffles - Shoes, skis, skipoles - warm clothing (if neccesary) - Local knowledge
Practical information This course is intended to teach you the basics of skiing so you are equipped for heading out on easy trails alone, please ask us after the course is finished and we will show you some greaat locations where you can test your new learned skills another day. (you can rent skis from us for this)


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With a B.A in Clinical Child Psychology and a Master of Science in Public Health, Karen Addison is a knowledgeable and passionate speaker, educator, and author. Her violence prevention and relationship enrichment program "Be Smart Guard Your Heart" teaches youth and young adults healthy relationship formation and abuse prevention skills and reaches thousands of students in classrooms and assemblies.
Karen has authored the book Lizzy Lives In An Angry House, a children's self- help book on living in an "angry" house. With wisdom and practical experience, she gives readers young and old alike an empathetic approach to recognizing emotionally destructive (scary) relationships and tools to help those living in "scary angry" homes overcome and break the cycle of abuse.
Karen's expertise extends well beyond the academic. She has experienced unhealthy relationship dynamics both as a child and an adult and knows personally how painful and confusing these can be. Her great sensitivity toward young persons' hearts as they struggle with conflicting emotions and thoughts at a very vulnerable time in their lives motivates her to reach out to children as well as adults who are trapped in "angry houses." In line with this ongoing concern, she specializes in helping youth and young adults identify, prevent, and move forward from destructive relationships and learn to live in healthy, positive ways with themselves and others. Karen has completed numerous advanced domestic violence trainings to hone her proficiency as an advocate for those in destructive relationships and eminently qualify her to counsel, speak, and write about this all too prevalent situation that affect so many lives. Karen lives in the Denver area, and has three children and one grandchild.


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The Underground Sound - Thurs, 3-31-2011 with Craig Pop Artist
3 April 2011
The Underground Sound
Every other Thursday 12:00 AM to 4:00 AM
Meri St. Mary interviews SF based Craig Pop Artist
Having been inlfuenced by pop art and rock and roll, Craig began his professional career photographing Queen. While working for Rolling Stone magazine in the 80's he met Robert Mappelthorpe, Stephen Sprouse and Debbie Harry who encouraged him to explore other mediums, thus his patining career began. While working for Oprah Winfery his first illustarations were used in a natinal Ad campaign. Most recently his photography is featured in the book "I am in the band". Craig is proud to show his work at Lennon Studios, Bathroom Murals. Listen in as Craig weaves a tapestry of tales on his journey through the art & entertainment world. He is at once down to earth, articulate, forthcoming and funny.
Craig Pop Artist Facebook : Craig Pop Artist on Facebook
Craig Pop Artist Gallery : check out Craig PopArtist's site
Craig Pop Artist Online : note: you need to be over 18 to view this site!!!
The Underground Sound : Meri St. Mary's page on KVMR.org


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Is Mitch McConnell trying to force Jim Bunning out?
U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, R-Ky., lashed out at Kentucky's senior senator, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Tuesday in a teleconference with reporters, expressing frustration that McConnell hasn't publicly backed Bunning's 2010 re-election bid.
Bunning said McConnell must have suffered "a lapse of memory" last week when he told reporters at the National Press Club in Washington that he didn't know if Bunning planned to seek re-election. Bunning, who is widely considered one of the nation's most politically vulnerable GOP senators, said he told McConnell of his re-election intentions in early December.
McConnell's lukewarm support is typical when members of Congress disagree with the senate minority leader on issues, Bunning said. Bunning, who has accused McConnell of taking marching orders from President George W. Bush during the last administration, has also differed with McConnell on the $700 billion bailout of the floundering financial sector and on immigration policy reform.
McConnell "had a lapse of memory when he was speaking to the press club last week when he said he didn't know what my intentions were," Bunning said. "Whatever Mitch says is whatever he says. He's the leader of the pack and he can say whatever he wants and get away with it."
Bunning also expressed frustration with what he sees as a systemic lack of financial support from both McConnell and national Republican fund-raising committees.
In the final weeks of the 2004 election cycle, political experts say McConnell helped Bunning eke out a narrow 1.4 percentage point victory against Democratic challenger Daniel Mongiardo, then a state senator from eastern Kentucky and now the state's lieutenant governor, by loaning staffers and helping the junior senator raise much needed funds.
"He won because McConnell picked him up and carried him," said Jennifer Duffy, Senate analyst with the non-partisan Cook Political Report. "McConnell got out there and made some personal appeals and got his own organization involved. He made sure they had the money."
However, Bunning's re-election coffers are low, a fact he attributes to his inability to raise funds during McConnell's own contentious re-election bid. Bunning's campaign reported having about $150,000 on hand last week — far less than the $1million political experts suggest Bunning would need by the end of the first quarter in order to start his campaign on solid footing.
Bunning said Tuesday that he will need $10 million to mount a competitive bid. He is putting together a campaign staff, planning several fund-raisers for coming weeks and will conduct polls later this spring.
But while Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is slated to pitch in to help raise funds, McConnell is not, Bunning said.
"For two years Sen. McConnell had a broom out and swept the state of Kentucky. For two years I did not hold a fund-raiser in the Commonwealth of Kentucky because I knew how important McConnell's race was," Bunning said.
The palpable tension between the two Kentucky senators reflects the bleak landscape for the Republican party for the 2010 mid-term elections, said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
"McConnell and other Republican leaders, both state and national, are trying to nudge Bunning into retirement," Sabato said. "Kentucky is a Republican state but Bunning has squeaked to his two victories. This is one of those rare cases when a party would be better served not to support its incumbent."
Senate Republicans face a difficult re-election picture in 2010. Already three key Republicans, Florida's Mel Martinez, Sam Brownback of Kansas, and Kit Bond of Missouri, have announced they will not seek re-election.
Republicans must keep every one of the 41 seats they currently hold if they want to retain the ability to filibuster legislation they do not deem favorable, Sabato said.
However, Bunning's absence during the busy first week of the 111th Congress coupled with his dwindled war chest has raised questions about the 77-year-old junior senator's viability as a candidate for re-election. So far this month, Bunning, who sits on the Senate's Finance, Energy and Natural Resources and Banking committees, missed three cabinet confirmation hearings and a GOP strategy session on President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package.
He also missed critical votes on releasing the second portion of the $700 billion federal bailout on the nation's troubled financial sector — a measure Bunning has staunchly opposed in the past. Bunning's congressional staffers attribute his absences to family commitments and declined to discuss exactly where the senator had been for the better part of a month.
Already, the 2010 campaign looks as if it will feature the strange political twists and turns of both Bunning's previous bids and the Republican party's recent efforts in statewide races. McConnell's relative silence on Bunning's re-election gambit is similar to the senate minority leader's approach to Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher's re-election campaign in 2007.
"If that's what you consider the Fletcher treatment, I guess that's what I'm getting," Bunning said.
The 2010 race may also feature a repeat match between Bunning and Mongiardo. During the 2004 campaign, Bunning said Mongiardo looked "like one of Saddam Hussein's sons."
Mongiardo is an Italian-American. Bunning later apologized for the statement.
Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson, a fellow Republican, has been mentioned as a possible candidate if Bunning does not seek re-election in 2010. Along with Mongiardo, state Attorney General Jack Conway and Auditor Crit Luallen have been mentioned as potential candidates on the Democratic side.
"An incumbent has to make a very personal decision. No one can force anyone in or out of a race," Sabato said. "We'll have to see if Bunning continues to run uphill."


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Well, it looks like things are making some interesting changes that I was completely unaware of.
1) Firstly, apparently scientists have developed a way to levitate things via sound. You can find the link here at Tales From the Raven. They levitated an ant, a fish, and a tadpole. I'm rather disturbed by it because, well, that's just creepy. Can you imagine walking around and suddenly get picked up? And who knows where this technology might go in the future. Perhaps we could use it for targeted attacks of some sort. Perhaps police officers will use it for something. Who knows.
2) Some things on writing of interest to anyone who writes. Over at Quantum Storytelling there is an interesting checklist of scene necessities, especially on the different conflicts necessary. I think it greatly applies to fantasy, but that's my opinion.3) New Links: You'll notice several new links over there ——–>
Well, figured I'd explain what some of them are :). First there's Blogels, a nifty site that links to a bunch of other blog novels such as mine–although not in the same genres. They deserve as much attention as mine I gather. There's Blogging Poet, a lovely place with poetry, interesting news about poetry and things going on in the world, and it apparently has a poetry search engine that I have yet to use as of yet. Sword & Sorcery/Weird Fiction Terminus is a nice blog that has book reviews and the like–mostly related to fantasy of course. SF Bookworm is a bit misleading at first as the title suggests it is related only to SF, when in fact it is just a big blog about all sorts of speculative fiction writing. This post was about who won the grand master award at the latest World Horror Convention. Of Making Many Books is yet another writing advice blog and recently had some great info on "Show, Don't Tell". An Urban Fantasy is a blog by debut author Alan Campbell which is more or less related to writing, whether directly or not, and is rather entertaining to read. From the Cradle to the Slave is a fantastic beginning to a potentially thrilling scifi novel. Hopefully the author will get some more chapters up soon as I have quite enjoyed reading it. Pocket Full of Words is a lovely blog by a fellow writer of what looks to be fantasy. She's got three novels in progress, so best of luck to finishing all of them. After all, I'm doing one…
Heather Harper I managed to find by accident. She's also writing a YA fantasy and I look forward to reading more on her blog as she progresses in this endeavor. Lowe Brow is doing the same as the previously mentioned site, posted in installments and also podcasted. All the Billion Other Moments is another writers blog with some helpful insights into the writing life, progress, and the like. Scribblings of a Madman is a journal by a fellow amateur novelist about his writing life. Write, Pam, Write! is a blog by a three time NaNoWriMo winner. She's currently working on a novel called Eagle's Heart. And finally there is S. William Shaw, Writer!–a blog about the progress of his novel endeavors in the younger adult field than my own, but still worth a lovely read.
So, this is my midweek post for no real reason other than the fact that I am home and available to do it. Don't expect midweek posts often, but yeah, here it is.


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Back in June, Drew, Prudence and I took a weekend trip out to Phoenix. Drew had come up with the brilliant idea to host and photograph a huge slip n slide.
Epic? Yes. [go visit his website to check out the photos... http://andrewvanasse.com]
For the occasion, he rented a 45mm tilt shift and a 70-200mm. We spent the evening before the event trying out the lenses.


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James Tabor and Simcha Jacobovici are lucky that Christians are more forgiving than fundamentalist Muslims. Otherwise, the archaeologist and the documentary filmmaker would be running for their very lives.
Remember when Salman Rushdie published his fourth novel, "The Satanic Verses"? Muslims were offended. Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, actually issued a fatwa against Rushdie, calling for his death. The novelist went into years of hiding.
The so-called "Jesus Discovery," a project by Tabor and Jacobovici, that includes a book and film, is, in many respects, more grossly insulting to Christians than "The Satanic Verses" was to Muslims.
Rushdie didn't pretend that his book was anything other than fiction. Tabor and Jacobovici, on the other hand, insist that they truly have found the 1st-century tomb of Jesus and his family inJerusalem.
And they did not stop at that controversial claim.
They also maintain that ossuaries – caskets – inside the tomb not only contain the bones of Christ's family members, but those of Jesus Himself. And, to add insult to offense, purport that writing on the outside of the tomb indicates that Jesus had a wife and kids.
Of course, the wild claims by Tabor and Jacobovici are completely contrary to the gospel. But even members of the scientific community, who are not Christian, criticize the pair for their shoddy, unscientific methods; for their leap to unproven, sensationalized conclusions.
More than 30 years before Tabor and Jacobovici made their putative "Jesus Discovery," Amos Kloner was the very first archaeologist to examine the site. "It's an ordinary middle-classJerusalemburial cave,"he told MSNBC. "The names on the casket are the most common names found among Jews at that time."
Kloner said that Tabor and Jacobovici are making false archaeological claims to pimp their new book, which was released this week. "They just want to get money for it," he told MSNBC.
Christian ought not threaten violence against Tabor and Jacobovici, as Muslims did against Rushdie. But they also ought not let the attack upon their faith go unchallenged.
They should e-blast their indignation both to Simon & Schuster, publisher of "The Jesus Discovery," and the Discovery Channel, which plans to air a documentary based on the inflammatory work of comtempt.


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Ancient aliens, minus "That Dude With the Hair"
Here's some old artwork -- some aliens doing what they do best: terrorising a caravan and a small country town. These were painted with cheap acrylics on some vinyl tiles, and were meant to be part of a larger series, which would go on to include an adorable representation of cattle mutilation, a cute attempt at alien probing, and a cartoonish bunch of crop circles. Like most (if not all) of my projects, it remains - to this day - entirely unfinished.
Feel free to comment, perhaps you'll encourage me to create some more. (Although the odds are against you, these guys fell on to their canvases circa 1999.


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|The Harbour Inn and Axmouth
|Author: HallandWoodhouse, Published: 16 Apr 2013
|Walk Rating:
|Devon, Axmouth
|A 3 mile circular pub walk from the Harbour Inn in Axmouth. An undulating and rewarding walk through the lanes, fields and tracks of South Devon. Good exercise, excellent views and lots of birdlife to enjoy.
There are several slopes throughout plus several gates and three stiles. You will need to cross one section of a golf course so take particular care here to allow players to pass and look out for any stray flying golf balls. Approximate time 80 to 100 minutes.
The walks starts and finishes at the Harbour Inn which can be found opposite the church on Church Street in Axmouth. Approximate post code EX12 4AF.
|Start to Golf Club
Start point: 50.7145 lat, -3.0544 long
From the pub, turn right and head along pavement. After 70 yards, with Axe estuary ahead, road bends to left. Follow pavement for 200 yards and pass Millmead to left. Continue for 900 yards on pavement and turn left into Axe Cliff Golf Club entrance.
|Golf Club to High Hedges
Start point: 50.7058 lat, -3.0584 long
Head along drive steadily uphill for 200 yards then gradient eases a little. Follow ahead for 200 yards then walk straight through car park. Pass clubhouse to right and 60 yards on, gravel track ends.
|High Hedges to Stepps Lane
Start point: 50.7069 lat, -3.0497 long
Follow track for 450 yards gently uphill and turn left at footpath sign (make sure you don't miss this turn). Head downhill across field on flint path for 220 yards. Cross stile, pass footpath sign, descend steps into lane and turn left.
|Stepps Lane to Bindon Manor
Start point: 50.7089 lat, -3.0443 long
Follow lane steadily downhill past trees and hedges for 300 yards. Walk past long single storey barn to right and 90 yards ahead, turn right at footpath sign (again keep a careful look out for this turn). Cross stile then wood walkway into field.
|Bindon Manor to End
Start point: 50.7126 lat, -3.0388 long
Turn left on to bridleway opposite entrance to Bindon Manor. With thatched cottage to left, pass through metal gate and on to narrow path. 20 yards on, pass footpath sign to right and continue ahead. After 130 yards, pass through 5 bar gate and continue with great views to left. 230 yards on, pass through 5 bar gate and past farm buildings to right. Walk up to lane ahead and turn left.
Text and images for this walk are Copyright © 2013 by iFootpath and the author hallandwoodhouse and may not be reproduced without permission.
An enjoyable walk. Only three miles but varied and some great views along the way. Try to find time to go into the Axmouth community orchard - great project.
|By DawnGent on 17 Sep 2017
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A couple of weeks ago, we asked our readers what recipes from local restaurants they want to have at home. One reader said she loved the corn soup that Rendezvous Bistro has been serving all summer. They agreed to share the recipe, so here it is — just in time for the last few regional corn harvests!
Bistro's Corn Soup
- 2 yellow onions, diced
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See, this was a bulletin board about the "Superstars" of Jack's school—the class of 2014.
|I took this photo last Friday, months after it was originally put up.
Jack is part of the class of 2014, so I imagine he was excited to be called a superstar. Except...well, except for the fact that this bulletin board—which was posted within 30 feet of his classroom, insuring that he saw it every single day—included photos of all the fifth graders except for the three fifth graders in Jack's Asperger's classroom.
Evidently if you are in an autism classroom, you aren't a superstar at Sligo Creek Elementary School.
My friend, who is the hero of this story, wrote on Facebook about how she saw this bulletin board often, as she visited the class regularly.
"Each visit is the same: I approach the poster with a mixture of dread and anger at what I know I will see, yet again. And then I turn around, go to the office, and politely inform the secretary that the poster that my daughter and her classmates walk past every day *still* does not include them, and maybe this whole thing started out as just an oversight but it's been weeks now and could someone *please* add our children's pictures to the poster so they don't have to be reminded every single day, as they walk to their special education classroom, that their school's administration has overlooked them and their achievements?"She did this for weeks. She would see that the poster didn't include our kids and she would tell the secretary and she would be ignored. When she finally told the secretary that she was going to fix the poster herself by adding a photo of our kids, she was told that she couldn't do that because it would be defacing school property.
As you might imagine, that didn't go over well with my friend. She made it clear in no uncertain terms that if the kids from the autism program weren't added to the poster by the administration, she would do it herself, and if someone had a problem with that, well, that problem would become public fast.
It was early March when my friend's daughter reported that the principal had come to the classroom to take photos of the three fifth grade students in Jack's class.
Except again.
The photos still didn't go up. It was mid-March when those three fifth grade students attended a birthday party together. My friend put our kids together and took a photo. On March 18th [date corrected from earlier version], she took that photo and four thumbtacks to the school and she DEFACED THAT BULLETIN BOARD.
|Their real faces are even cuter.
*standing ovation*
This was nine weeks after she first mentioned this to the secretary. NINE WEEKS.
At some point the school went ahead and posted individual photos of each of the three fifth graders in the autism classroom, but it wasn't done until my friend had spoken up multiple times over the course of weeks and then posted her own photo.
|I think this photo adds a lot to the superstar collage.
As far as I know, my friend and her daughter haven't gotten an apology from the principal. I know that Jack and I sure haven't.
I really like Jack's program. He has done really well there. He has gone from being miserable about school and himself to being happy and full of self esteem. He has a safe place to be when school gets too overwhelming, but he spends much of his day in inclusion classes. His teachers are wonderful. His paras have been good to him. His IEP team is delightful. The other kids in his class are phenomenal. I'm very happy that he is in this program. He is very happy that he is in this program.
But damn.
I wish that my school district was able to serve my kid in his home school in an inclusion classroom. But they couldn't. They couldn't or wouldn't give him the support he needed, so we found another option, one that seemed to work. The thing is, segregation of students has limitations. Even though my kid has been well served in his program, he is obviously seen as less than in the eyes of the administration. These kids do not seem to be the principal's priority.
If you read here, I'm sure you know why it matters that all kids are included in all parts of school life. It seems so obvious to me, yet it is clearly not obvious to the people who kept moving "post photos from the Asperger's class" to the bottom of their to-do list.
Every child has an intrinsic worth. Every child has a right to belong. Every child has a right to be treated with respect. Every child has a right to be included, not just by peers and teachers, but by the people who lead the school and set the tone for everyone in the building.
I was furious when I heard about this bulletin board from my friend. I am still furious as I write this. It breaks my heart that people who work with students with disabilities day in and day out still forget that they matter and that they have thoughts and feelings and desires and complex inner lives.
If you doubt that, check out this essay that Jack brought home last week about 5th grade photo day. The 5th grade all wore their special "class of 2014" shirts on the same day and sat for a photo of the whole grade. Jack remembered all by himself what day he was to wear the shirt and excitedly sat for the photo.
|Jack wrote about the day. Full text is below.
"2014 School Picture: On June 3rd, I was so excited for the 5th grade picture. I couldn't wait for it. All the 5th grade, LITERALLY ALL OF THEM, were in the picture. It was so awesome, I could not wait for it. I was in the 3rd row closest to the camera, very close to the flash, so it could get a good angle of me. I couldn't be forgotten in Sligo Creek Elementary pictures with me in one, especially this one and the graduating class of 2014. [Classmate one] and [classmate two] were close to me, and they were good friends. Lots of people I knew were there, some were close to me and some weren't. Everyone else seemed to be prepared, as I was thoroughly prepared. That was the best day of my life!"
Read that and tell me that it doesn't matter if Jack's photo wasn't on the superstar board. Read that and tell me that putting my kid's photo up was "defacing" the bulletin board. Read that and tell me that the principal was doing her best by my kid and those in his class. Read that and tell me that Jack doesn't understand inclusion.
"I couldn't be forgotten."
"All the 5th grade, LITERALLY ALL OF THEM, were in the picture."
"That was the best day of my life!"
In terms of injustice toward disabled people, this is probably not that big a deal. But to my kid and to the kids in his class, it is a huge deal. Remember that. Even the little things matter.


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Laman Seni 7 in Section 7, Shah Alam is a continuation of a project to convert back lanes of shop houses into public art galleries. The first part is Laman Seni 2, naturally located in Section 2.
With the hashtag #lorongbelakang, the Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) collaborated with KHZNH Studio and a group of young artists to liven up the area with wall art, turning the back alleys into a major attraction for both locals and out-of-towners.
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The artwork took on the themed concept of Shah Alam community, tourist attractions and the green concept.
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Prior to this Shah Alam trip at the invitation of Gaya Travel Magazine and UPEN (Unit Perancang Ekonomi Negeri) Selangor, I had not heard about this Laman Seni project.
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Obviously, these photos are just part of what are available in Laman Seni 7. There are simply too many.
Now that I have visited Laman Seni 7, I am curious to check out Laman Seni 2, the first part of the project. I would like to compare how much the second part has improved over the first.
Anyway, being not from the area, if you ask me for directions on how to go to Laman Seni 7, I wouldn't be able to let you know. Just look for Jalan Plumbum R7/R, Shah Alam on Waze.
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So cool la these art pieces. Been meaning to check it out. Didn't know that they had so many designs until your post. I love the rabbits and giraffe wall the most 😀
I love this lane with plenty of mural arts that are different from those in penang, ipoh etc..dont mind going there just for picture purpose haha
Pretty interesting murals… I have not been there but would love to go and check it out…..
Wow very nice murals, will be great for photoshooting!! Thanks for sharing!
This place is awesome! I'm gonna love it!
cuteness overloaded!!!!
I havent gotten the chance to visit yet. But i've seen so much photos about the place. :'(
Yes! Malaysia sure have talents, look at all the beautiful art. Gonna check this place soon.
beautiful street art. These artists sure are talented. 🙂
I heard so much about this place but i have yet visited the place. will drop by next time 🙂
the street art looks beautiful. nice one
Nice to see more and more copycat art street appearing everywhere in Malaysia. Now, if only vandals and hooligans stay away, I'm sure the artwork will remain for some time to come until the property owner decide enough is enough.
Nice 3D local art! It just near my office only. Next time my friends and I free, we will visit there ya! 😉
Stunning murals! I didn't know they had this in Shah Alam- should go and make a visit one day.
Artsy fartsy stuff, me likey! Thanks for sharing this gem of a place 🙂
This is just too beautiful photoshoot areas to let go!
Camera, Action!
Nice arts.. so creative. . I like.
I love street arts and all the colourful wall mural painting. It a great place to take photos.
Thanks for sharing, never know this place before, my favorite is the number 9 🙂
i really wanted to go there, laman seni such a great place for great photography


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I'm moving to a self-hosted WordPress blog at myelevels.com. I have a lot to work out and fix and set-up but I'm getting there. I will be taking all of my followers over there but I have to figure out how to do it – again. I'm hoping to have a theme picked, start posting again and have every last detail in place by early July (hopefully before the Panic! at the Disco concert).
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Crafting violins -- and a friendship
Cheryl Macomber was just 18 years old when she met the man who changed the course of her life.
On that fateful day in 1983, she went into Albert Muller's violin shop in search of an instrument to advance her nascent skills. There, among the scores of half-finished violins, tools and jars of homemade varnish, a passion was born.
"I was totally intrigued," Macomber recalled. "I wanted to know, how can a little instrument do all this? So I asked Albert."
More than 20 years later, Macomber has joined the increasingly rare profession of certified violin maker. She has taken over Muller's shop, and the duo enjoy an unlikely friendship.
Even though he is long retired, Muller is at the shop most days, working on his oil and pastel paintings or just sitting by Macomber's side, watching, guiding, advising.
"He's a gentleman, and he really looks out for me," said Macomber of the 87-year-old Muller. "He has so much knowledge that just being around him and watching him, I learn things."
Muller is equally grateful for the 41-year-old Macomber's company.
"We're peers now," Muller said. "When we're working, she sits in the master's chair. I sit off to the side."
Macomber grew up in Wilton and began playing piano at age 4. At 14, she took up the violin.
After she bought a violin from Muller when she was 18, the two kept in touch. Macomber visited the shop regularly to get her bow re-haired or find instruments for her students once she began giving private violin lessons.
She was always intrigued by the violin-making process, and wondered how a block of European maple could be transformed into a work of art that produces dulcet notes.
"I had no idea I could make one myself, but one day Albert handed me a violin mold and said, 'Want to try it?' " Macomber said. "Right then, I was hooked."
Even though Muller closed his shop seven years ago following his wife's death, he kept the small cottage as a hobby shop for his woodwork and painting. The building is tucked behind a used car dealership on El Camino Avenue, a cool, quiet refuge from the hustle and bustle.
The two began a formal apprenticeship five years ago, which continued when Macomber moved to Paso Robles and opened her own violin shop.
Macomber would drive to Sacramento on weekends so that Muller could continue to teach her the painstaking artistry necessary to make a violin.
They worked side by side for years, the teacher and the student, sculpting, scraping, smoothing, and basking in each other's quiet company.
When Macomber decided to move back to Sacramento, Muller had a suggestion: Why not reopen his old shop?
She rented the cottage from Muller, opened for business in June and is slowly establishing a client base.
Macomber appreciates Muller's company as well as his expertise; she has built 18 violins so far; he crafted 300 during his 60-year career.
She also makes violas and cellos, repairs and restores older instruments and continues to give private music lessons.
But violins are her primary passion.
"Making a violin is physical, it's mental, it's artistic," Macomber said. "You can put your own touch and personality into the scroll, or the F holes."
High-end violins like Macomber's, which sell for about $5,500 each, aren't necessarily in high demand. That doesn't lessen their impact.
"These instruments will be around for 200 or 300 years," she said. "So we must always do our best."
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