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Cripper's debut album Freak Inside was a welcome surprise, female fronted German thrash metal with a crisp and bludgeoning aesthetic, channeled right from the street and perfect for your fist fighting needs. Devil Reveals picks up where the debut left off, though the tracks feel denser and the guitars slightly more complex.
Britta Görtz can create some memorable hooks just through the blunt brutality of her vocals, in particular when the band creates a melodic weave of guitars behind them. This is obvious in the first vocal track "I", which has numerous great tech thrash riffings which could remind one of the masters Destruction, Tankard or perhaps a few of the mid-career offerings from Germany's best known female fronted thrash outfit Holy Moses. While I expected the lyrics to be horrible (a sad fact for much thrash metal, especially the modern variety), I am once again surprised by the rather snide but intelligent output here:
From a decent crowded journey
Into a private desert land
Up-to-the-minute reviewed autonomy
Proof of independent anonymity
When the highest point of individuality
Culminates in loneliness
We reject our identity
And declare all reflections to be wrong
You could do a lot worse than this. No reveling in retro garbage to make fun of the very form of music they are performing. As for the tunes, they consistently rock. Although most lack super memorable hooks, it's enjoyable throughout its playtime. "Life is Deadly" often manifests a winding feel to the guitars not unlike Artillery. "Caged With a Gun" is dense and brutal thrash with some old school metal rocking out and catchy chorus. "In the Pit" reminded me slightly of Testament (not just the title, but a few of the riffs), and it certainly has the big hammering breakdowns to honor its namesake. The title track is another great song with its pumping bass guitars and flowing mid-paced thrash.
My hate is my comfort
My hate is my shell,
my justification
to send you to hell
Devil Reveals has a superb, clean production to it, with the guitars loud and Britta's vocals sitting central and brutal. She's proven again that she can throw down with the tough guys, you will find no fairy sissy tripe on this record . The album is a clear step up from Freak Inside, and one of the better pure German thrash efforts I've heard lately, even if it does have a song called "FAQU".
Verdict: Win [7.5/10] (This seeking is concealing)


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"Do or Die" at Valley Forge
We hear the museum at Valley Forge is on again. Now the campaign goal is $150 million – up from $100 million since we first learned of the proposal in 2002. The increase is due to the sensible addition of an endowment, as well as land acquisition costs. This last change may also be a needed breakthrough for the project. The American Revolution Center is no longer planned for federal land. Rather, the sleek design by architect Robert A. M. Stern will make its way from the parking lot at Valley Forge to a nearby tract currently owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
The project stalled out in June 2004 when, on the eve of a planned $10 million gift by the Oneida Indians, the National Park Service suddenly forced the nonprofit American Revolution Center to stop raising money. The Oneidas, who were looking forward to an elaborate and solemn ceremony recalling their gift of 600 bushels of corn to Washington's starving troops at Valley Forge, had no choice but to take their check back to Upstate New York where they wrote the trip off in embarrassment and disappointment.
Many institutions take a step forward and a step (or two) back. Whatever it may be, the American Revolution Center's ability to raise $150 million from sources around the nation – widely acknowledged as essential for the project's success – is still very much an open question.
Once again, it is "do or die" at Valley Forge. Do the leaders at Valley Forge have what it takes to convince the Oneida Indians to return for a third time in a quarter of a millennium?Explore posts in the same categories: Sixth Square Almanac


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I have ANOTHER nephew!! He made a surprise debut on Christmas Eve morning!
Meet Owen John, who joins big brother Eli and big sister Abby...Tim and Natalie's third child in 2.5 years!! This was a two-day photo extravaganza. Owen was not too excited to have his pictures taken on day 1, but day 2 proved to be much easier!! Thank goodness!! I would have hated to miss out on all his newborn goodness!!


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Microalgae are highly diverse microbes, many of which being not well characterized. Therefore, discovery and isolation of new strains characterized by high and robust biomass yields or the capacity to produce high value compounds offers a great potential.
We continuously isolate strains and investigate growth and intracellular characteristics, including full-genome sequencing and metabolome analyses.
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A good job application and a CV are always tailored to the vacancy you are applying for. Try and stand out in a positive sense. See below for tips about writing job applications and CVs.
The purpose of the job application is to explain how you meet the selection criteria for the job. Also describe your other strengths if they are relevant to the job you are applying for. If the vacancy is not precisely in your own field, you have to assess how your skills are relevant to the specific job you are applying for.
You should not seek to explain any long absences from working life in a job application. Give a neutral account of your history, even if some of it has been difficult.
Try and stand out, as a good application is your ticket to a job interview. Standing out is easy, but doing it in a positive sense is hard.
Those reading the applications also have their personal preferences. Sometimes a slightly longer and unusual application aimed to market your skills can make an impression. You can write naturally in your own style, as long as you do not err too far from accepted document standards. The employer may be used to finding certain information in a specific location. It is important that the application is attractive to the recipient.
The safest format for a good application is a one-page application letter and an adequately detailed, two-page CV.
A good job application is
Attach to your e-mail message a covering note that contains your greetings and contact details and a short description of your skills in a few lines.
Following this model will help you to structure and describe your skills and competence. The application should consist of the following sections
An open application or a marketing letter is used to apply for jobs that have not been advertised publicly. Remember to narrow down the description of your skills - do not go overboard.
You can also type your application in the message field of an e-mail. Write your message as carefully as you would in case of a conventional application. You can draw on the conventional application model.
In the subject line, type in Application and the job title for which you are applying.
Electronic applications submitted through an online service have their own special features. The recruiter may run searches in them, so you should look for words that describe the nature of the job and the applicant's characteristics in the ad. Use these keywords in your application, but also bring up your special skills.
When submitting an application
The latest job-seeking tool is a CV in video format. It can help you to give employers a more versatile picture of yourself than a conventional CV. A short video of 1-3 minutes in duration is uploaded to a free video service and sent to the employer as a link.
You should practice your introduction until you can do it naturally and without reading it off a sheet. For example, you can
A portfolio is a collection of your best and most important work or achievements. It is used to lend added value to your job-seeking efforts. There are many ways of putting together a portfolio. If may be a folder, a briefcase, a sample piece, a plan or a drawing, a collection of photographs, a USB flash drive or a DVD.
Portfolios are typically seen in creative and design fields, but they can work in many other fields besides. The portfolio of a chef, for example, could contain recipes the applicant has developed, photographs of dishes they have created and customer feedback.
It is a good idea to put together a new portfolio every time you apply for a job. However, do not make your portfolio overly large.
A portfolio can contain
You can send the portfolio to the employer or bring it with you to the interview. If your portfolio can be accessed online, you can send the employer a link to it.


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Episode 14
Steve Padilla 2
Los Angeles Times editor Steve Padilla returns with our most practical episode yet: A sentence-level writing seminar, covering topics from verbs and physical descriptions to leads and endings. This episode will be useful to anyone who puts pen to paper — for school, for fun, or for a living.
Episode 13
Jeff Barker
Jeff Barker began his career in newspapers. In 2006, he left journalism to join the re-election campaign for California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, eventually becoming head speechwriter. Today, Barker leads his own writing consultancy, penning speeches and op-eds for politicians and Fortune 500 executives.
Episode 12
Dan Wilson
In the late '90s, Dan Wilson found mainstream success with his alternative rock band Semisonic and their radio hit "Closing Time." He's since become one of music's most sought-after songwriters, composing for Adele, Dixie Chicks and Taylor Swift. The Grammy Award-winning musician joins Kevin to discuss his collaborative approach to songwriting.
Episode 11
Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais is the writer, director and star of the seminal British comedy The Office. He also created Extras, Life's Too Short, and his latest television series is Derek, now streaming on Netflix. Ricky joins Kevin to talk about his comedy writing process.
Episode 10
Buzz Bissinger
Pulitzer prize-winning writer Buzz Bissinger is the author of "Friday Night Lights," called one of the greatest sports books ever written by Sports Illustrated. His new book is "Father's Day," a memoir about his relationship with his brain-damaged son. Buzz joins Kevin in studio to discuss process.
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at John Peter's Estate in Blue Hill Maine! These two had an absolute wonderful day and I was excited to be a part of it.
Below are a few of my favorites~ enjoy :)
Rachael and Mike thank you for letting me share in your day ~ a lifetime of happiness to you!!


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Merseyside's Lord Lieutenant, Dame Lorna Muirhead DBE, and High Sheriff, Mr Ian Meadows OBE DL, joined Wirral Community NHS Trust to celebrate local community healthcare services and organisations achieving 'Young People Friendly' status. The Lord Lieutenant and the trust's Chief Executive, Simon Gilby, presented certificates at the awards ceremony held at West Kirby Residential School. Services and organisations who were awarded Young Person Friendly status include the trust's Speech and Language Service and Livewell Programme along with Forum Housing, Terrence Higgins Trust and Wirral Metropolitan College.
Wirral Community NHS Trust worked with around 1000 local young people to develop the Young People Friendly initiative, which is part of the Department of Health's national You're Welcome programme.
The trust has worked with a number of their own services and external organisations to help them achieve Young People Friendly status. To date they have helped 25 healthcare services and organisations to achieve the status and are currently supporting an additional 50 who hope achieve Young People Friendly during 2014.
Healthy Settings Programme Manager, Trish Barnes said: "The health of our young people is vital for them as individuals, and our communities. The Young People Friendly programme has been developed so they can access advice, support and treatment. It enables young people to live without worry, fear or concern".
The West Kirby Residential School team said: "Achieving the Young People Friendly status is something we are really proud of. We feel the accreditation underpins what we do".
The Forum Housing team said: "We get a lot of young people from across the Merseyside area that are vulnerable and in need of help. The teenage years are really important in the development of their behaviour. Young People Friendly status is another reason for them to come and use our services, and it will let them know that we are friendly, approachable and here to help which is really important".
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Honour before honours
Muttaburra State School is a small outback community of learners, located in the geographic centre of Queensland. We promote honour as a way of life and for living. We are grateful for the present moment, everything that came before and everything that will follow. We believe in individualised learning through inclusive and multi-age philosophies in a safe and supportive environment.Through the focus on teaching, learning and fusion of sustainability, technology and outback values we strive to become lifelong learners that respect, are responsible for and celebrate the diversity of our students, community and country. Muttaburra State School is a sustainable learning community of teachers, students, parents and friends who are digitally connected, creative and wise.
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Photos and Story by Ed Emmons (TCM)
Friends evening coffee group, that is to say a group of friends who occasionally get together for coffee and conversation at McDonalds on lower Court Street in Pekin sit around for coffee and refreshments at the Tazewell County Museum Wednesday evening.
Joyce McCloud, a Board Member of the Museum's invited the group to stop by and explore what the Museum has to offer. The Museum is now located inside the historic Arcade building at #15 S. Capital St. in down town Pekin. The Museum is open on Monday and Wednesday's from 10-2 pm. Special tours like this one can be arranged by calling President of the Museum Christal Dagit at 309-840-0177.
The vail was donated by Delavan artist Morgan Elsa.
Right: Looking at war items.
Left: Looking at Military Uniforms in the Museum.
The Tazewell County Museum will be holding its 13th Anniversary on Wednesday, August 24th, from 4 pm to 9 pm, at KOURI'S RESTAURANT, located at 2929 Court St. in Pekin, IL. Come out to Kouri's and help us celebrate 13 years of serving Tazewell County's history and honoring her citizens.
Kouri's will donate 10% of their proceeds to the Tazewell County Museum and Educational Center. Kouri's has generously offered this oppurtunity to the Museum to benefit thier 2016 Fundraising Drive, in support of their educational and cultural programs. Thank you and hope to see you on August 24th!


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It's been three months since I finished reading Tolstoy's epic work War and Peace and I find that elements of it have remained with me.
When I first started the book I thought how very like Jane Austen it was: drawing room society, the same class of people, observations on the manners and social etiquette of the time (War and Peace covers the years 1805-1815; Austen was writing from roughly 1811-1816). But, crucially, being a man, Tolstoy is able to write about the battles whereas Austen can only refer to the regiments stationed nearby (in Pride and Prejudice, etc.). Tolstoy was a soldier and as a participant he writes well on the themes of the folly of older generals, the impetuosity of youthful cadets, etc.
I wondered whether Tolstoy's writing of male characters was better than his female ones? Because of the numerous battle scenes we get to see more of his male characters in action and for this reason perhaps they seem more rounded, e.g. Rostóv's opinion of Bolkonski, how he feels about the Emperor are formed by how they appear in and out of battle. Thus we get a better impression of what Rostóv is really like. By comparison his female characters can seem like stereotypical ciphers: Hélène is beautiful, cool, aloof – a pawn in her father's plans to acquire wealth; Countess Rostóva is delicate, too highly-strung to be told about her son's minor injury; Princess Mary is plain. Devout yet passionate; desirous of earthly love, marriage and children.
It is on the subject of War that Tolstoy is at his best. I was struck by the way in which he writes about the year 1812 in the same way that current historians write about 1914:
An event took place opposed to human reason and human nature. Millions of men perpetrated against one another such innumerable crimes, frauds, treacheries, thefts, forgeries, issues of false money, burglaries, incendiarisms, and murders, as in whole centuries are not recorded in the annals of all the law courts of the world, but which those who committed them did not regard at the time as being crimes.
(War and Peace, Book IX, Chapter I, p.663)
That at the time the causes seemed reasonable but that to the descendants it seems unfathomable that "millions of Christian men killed and tortured each other" because of them (p.664). "We are forced to fall back on fatalism as an explanation of irrational events…" (p.665). "They kill and maim tens of thousands, and then have thanksgiving services for having killed so many people…
Sound familiar? An estimated 80,000 men died at the Battle of Borodinó on the 26th of August 1812. Just over a century later similar numbers would be killed on the Somme.
Here describing the start of the Battle of Borodinó from Pierre's point of view:
Pierre looked at the scene before him, spellbound by its beauty… the whole place was full of troops and covered by smoke-clouds from the guns, and the slanting rays of the bright sun… cast upon it through the clear morning air penetrating streaks of rosy, golden-tinted light and long dark shadows. The forest at the farthest extremity of the panorama seeme carved in some precious stone of a yellowish-green colour… Nearer at hand glittered golden cornfields interspersed with copses. There were troops to be seen everywhere, in front and to the right and left. All this was vivid, majestic, and unexpected.
(War and Peace, Book X, Chapter XXX, pp.872-3)
As a historian I found his views on the 'laws of history' fascinating (and prescient). Thankfully historians have moved on and in the last hundred years much has been achieved to tell history from the point of view of the individual soldier.
Only by taking an infinitesimally small unit for observation (the differential of history, that is, the individual tendencies of men) and attaining to the art of integrating them (that is, finding the sum of those infinitesimals) can we hope to arrive at the laws of history… As yet not a millionth part as much mental effort has been applied in this direction by historians as has been devoted to describing the actions of various kings, commanders, and ministers and propounding reflections of their own concerning these actions.
(War and Peace, Book XI, Chapter I, pp.910-911)
The peace Tolstoy writes about is not that which is the opposite of war, as the title implies, but rather divine peace; the peace of finding faith in God or of the peace in finding a sense of self, as is the case with Pierre and Natasha. It is on his younger characters that Tolstoy dwells for it is they who have the time to take action, to experience and to change because of those experiences. Prince Andrew finds his peace as he lies in the military hospital watching another man die; Natasha finds hers through the nursing and death of Andrew; Pierre in his observations of war and his privations as a prisoner of war.
What was Tolstoy's intention when he set out to write War and Peace? Of course he is extremely interested in the Napoleonic wars and the parts played by key historical figures: military commanders, strategists and courtiers. To some extent he is writing a revised Russian history of those events: to right the wronged reputations of some – especially Kutúsov; to propound his feelings about the nature of war: its unstoppability, its many and varying causes; to give us a glimpse of Russian life as it was in the first quarter of the 19th century; and to show us examples of the many and various forms of faith, goodness, and what it is to lead A Good Life, a moral life, a life of decent, compassionate humanity to one's fellow man. It is little wonder it takes 1312 pages to achieve his aims.
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Off Shore Fl0w
interview by Meshack Blaq photos by Elephant-Titus
Fast talkin', pimp walkin' and street hawkin' is that dude from The Likwit Crew with more styles than Snapple got juice. Tryin' to have a straight conversation with him ain't easy when every other comment is peppered with wisecracks and jokes about whatever sporting event might flash accross the boob tube. So every attempt to get at him in his element (i.e. smoking and drinking) was thwarted and dumbfounded when we got down to the actual factuals. So for the sake of Catashtrophe Tha Alkaholik MC, I will not bore anymore. Here's Flasy Tashy with the OFF SHORE FLOW.
KRON: So what is the "Rap Life"?
TASH: I said a line in there about my Homies live the life but they ain't even Rap artists. Rap Life is like this; there's two sides to every coin. And a lotta people on TV have Niggaz thinkin' that just because you see Rappers an' shit on the video that they automatically rich as fuck, and you got hella dough. But in Rap Life I bring the whole perspective. It's a lotta rappers out here that be sleepin' on the floor at they Momma house. So I'm tryin' to bring you all the different sides of this shit!
KRON: Oh shit, you done touched me with that one!
TASH: (Laughing) So I'm just bringin' you all the sides of Rap music.
KRON: So what about the lyric, "We don't need them jet skis, but let's buy `em just to try `em.
TASH: That right there; it be Niggaz like that. They just catch a little bread and they ain't never had that shit before. So while it's in they pocket, it's just burnin' a hole in they pocket. You know, they gotta spend, spend, spend. And a lotta times that's where you go wrong in this shit because this ain't no career where you retire and get paid in the end. You gotta save up them chips, Man! So a lotta things I did that appeal to you, if you got the money to buy that shit you gonna buy it! You don't even think twice about shit like rings and chains an' shit. That shit cost dough!
KRON: What about, "Tricked off thirty G's and ain't got shit to show for it"?
TASH: That's self explanatory!
KRON: That's Real, huh!
TASH: It's self explanatory. If you got the money in your pocket, you gon' spend it! If it's not bein' spent in the right places, you doin' it all for nothin.You should take that thirty G's and throw your Momma up in a nice house or somethin'. But instead we out here buyin' Moet an' shit, lightin' hella weed sacks: shit we don't really need! That's why I say, "We don't need them jet skis, but let's buy `em just to try `em!" Shit out here be addictive. It's like anything else addictive; if you got a little bread in your pocket, it's straight burnin' a hole in it. It ain't gon' last.
KRON: So then let's get into the whole end result, or moral of the story. At the end of the video it says, Tash & Raekwon Collabo: The winner is Hip Hop. What does that statement all about to you from the heart?
TASH: I told them to throw that up in there because you know about the little East Coast/ West Coast beef and everything. But it ain't really too many Brothas out there from the East Coast really hookin' up. You got DMX and all they Homies hookin' up from the East Coast side, then you got Snoop and all the West Coast Homies hookin' up on the West Coast side. I just wanted to show that in the end, we all Rappers. We all young Black men in this shit for the same goal; to be successful at this shit. So with me and Raekwon hookin' up, that was two totally different styles. We had an East Coast style and a West Coast style in there, so in the end the only muthafuckas that win is us and Hip Hop. So it was just a cool-ass statement to me just to bring that little bullshit to a close. That wack ass little beef that I see is about to start back up again.
KRON: Why do you think it's about to start back up again?
TASH: I was readin' some shit on the internet about that Kurupt situation and everything.
KRON: Well what happened?
TASH: I don't wanna speak on that `cause that's a murder case.
KRON: Wow! Somebody died, huh?
TASH: Yea, somebody got shot in the shoulder, somebody got smoked; killed. Somebody got shot in the foot. So I don't even wanna speak on that `cause that's a trial right there.
KRON: So that's what you think is gonna start it up again, an' shit?
TASH: Well I was readin' on the internet about that shit and they was already pointin' fingers at people they think is suspects. And they think it has something to do with some East Coast / West Coast shit due to the fact that Kurupt came out with a song dissin' certain people, and then when somethin' happened at the studio in L.A., the public is automatically pointin' the finger at the East Coast. (Then suddenly, as if distracted) You didn't even pass that shit, Muh'fucka! (Guess he noticed how long I held the blunt, then put it out) Damn Nigga, you smoked the whole blunt!!
KRON: Naw Man, I'ma roll another one.
TASH: I'm just fuckin' with you Meshack. (Now I'm the butt of the joke!)
KRON: I've always thought your lyrics were helluva quotable just by the way you come up with the weirdest way to put shit together. What would you consider your flavor to be?
TASH: That Tash style is something that I guess I was born with 'cause I don't know where it came from. But I just be tryin' to say as much as I can in the limited time that I got. That's kinda what I like about the solo album because I got more room now. I Love makin' albums with my 'Lik Niggaz, don't get me twisted. But I feel that on a solo tip I got more space to work with. So the somgs that I did, instead of me havin' to flip my bars with my Homies an' shit, I'm gettin' down for like three or four verses by myself. So the Tash style is basically uncontrolled. It's here to bring life to this shit instead of rappin' about the gloomy shit all the time. My shit be about havin' fun with this shit. While I got this mic and I'm on it, I ain't gon' depress you or make you wanna go beat nobody up, or get mad and think about your problems. I'm here to make you think about the good times you're havin' with this shit. So it's basically just an off-the-hook-ass party, uncontrolled hardcore B-Boy mixed with dance music collaborations with alcohol.
KRON: What does Freestylin' and Battle Raps mean to an artist like yourself?
TASH: I Like to see controlled Battles an' shit where Niggaz get on the mic and be like, "Yea, your Momma is..."
KRON: Wait a minute. (I'm laughing now) What do you mean by controlled Battles?
TASH: If a Nigga wanna Battle me, and I serve him an' shit; then he wanna fight and throw a bottle at me and shit like that. It's like, Nigga! Go 'head with that shit, Man. I'll beat yo' ass in this muthafucka. (I'm laughing so hard, he starts to laugh too) So basically if it's cool and low-key, I'll battle anybody. But as soon as a Nigga start actin' fonky, Nigga; (even transcribing the text has my stomach hurting from all the laughs. Guess you had to be there) I don't give a shit man! I'll get Snead to choke that muh'fucka out, Man!
KRON: Now when are we gonna see Tash on BETąs Comic View? Man I've been waitin'!
TASH: On Comic View? Are you tryin' to bag?
KRON: What's up with your comedian side in the whole Game?
TASH: Actually Man, I just got picked up on this MTV shit! Man, they want me to do this MTV show that got picked up. It's some Comedy Rap shit where they want me to Freestyle but crack hella jokes while I'm Rappin' though. So you got to see that. (Just then the college football game grabs his attention) That was a helluva catch. Gott Damn! That Nigga got hands like a muthafucka! That's how I used to be in high school.
KRON: You played ball?
TASH: Nah, I ain't play in high school. I played little leagues an' shit layin' them Niggaz on they neck. I had to quit Man 'cause I was hurtin' them muthafuckas.
KRON: What can people expect from the album?
TASH: Basically they can't be expectin' nothin.
KRON: But you threw that Rae joint out there like, "Here, eat this shit!" And muh'fuckas tore into that like an angry pit bull.
TASH: Well it's gon' be like that! It's gon' be collaborations you ain't expectin' to see. I got a banger with Kurupt. I did a song with Outkast. But instead of gettin' somebody to do a song with and use that person's flavor to further my career along, I wanted the people I did the songs with to step into my world. So I got Outkast on a track on a track that you wouldn't expect to hear Outkast on. Some straight Hip Hop Underground shit instead of usin' they little Pop appeal and have me on some Down South shit. No way! They had to step up to the plate on some Tash shit. Kurupt too! Me and Kurupt did a lil' Gangsta Boogie song that sounds like it's more of my flavor than his flavor. Me and Xzibit got a song called "True Homie" which shows how tight our click is and how much we Love our Brothas in the Click. So you can't expect nothin' on this album. It's some other shit that don't sound nothin' like Tha Alkaholik albums. It don't sound nothin' like anything you've pretty much ever heard before. I got real lyrical on a lotta tracks that you wouldn't expect me to. I did some strait West Coast G-Funk soundin' tracks. But still rippin' the lyrics in a way where you gotta ask if a Niggaz' from out here or out there. So there's just a lotta twists and turns to the Game instead of just takin' that straight path. I be doin' donuts with the lyrics and burnin' out, and skiddin' out, and takin' the lyrics to the left and then takin' `em back to the right. This is a wild-ass album. But this is fun though! It's gonna bring a lotta life back to the dark-ass tunnel Rap music is in right now.
KRON: How did growin' up in Ohio influence you craftin' your rhyme skills?
TASH: First of all Ohio is the home of the Funk. That's where Zapp & Roger Troutman, Ohio Players, hella like famous Funkateers. All them Niggaz like Bootsy is from Ohio. So the Funk was always in me. And Ohio is a little-ass place but it's just like anyplace else. It got ghettos and it got nice shit. But my rhyme style comes from bein' on the road with Al Green when I was little. My Mom used to be his secretary.
KRON: For Real? Al Green?! (I start singing) You actually seent him onstage doin' all that shit? Women throwin' they panties and all that!?
TASH: I was catchin' `em at three like, "Here Al". Nigga, that was an experience where I was like, already trained for the role when I was little. I was on Tour with him for years and years and years as a kid. So that Funk was already in my bones and I never shook it. So when I came to California, I hooked up with E-Swift who had the Funk form Ohio too. That's who I wanted to work with, and I just never looked back. I just brung something to the table that represented both sides from Ohio to California.
KRON: Can I get something to drink from the minibar? (I grab a mini bottle of Remy and a Sprite)
TASH: Oh you want a DRINK- drink! You better throw that twenty bucks up on that muthafucka! Them little muthafuckas be expensive then a muthafucka! But you ain't gotta pay for it, we playin' wit' you. We up here gettin' drunk than a muthafucka!
KRON: Ain't nothin' to do out here but get fucked up!
TASH: I know, just walk around this cold muthafucka. That's what we was thinkin' just now. Like what else is there to do?
KRON: So who have you guys toured with outside of Hip Hop?
TASH: We been on this skateboard tour every year which is called the Warped Tour . We been on tour with people like Primus, Limp Bizkit, Blink 182. Muthafuckin' Sugar Ray. We be on tour with all kinds of Alternative bands. And we one of them type of goups like De La Soul and Tribe that just get Love in that market. So we not fuckin' with Haters and shit. We was on tour with Biggie Smalls, we worked with muthafuckin' everybody in Hip Hop. I can't even think because it was so many people. We just one of them groups that's fortunate enough to have that niche where muthafuckas appreciate us in two different markets. So that's why you see us in New York doin' shit with Rock & Roll bands and then you catch us on the next show with Onyx or Snoop Dogg, or whoever.
KRON: So what's the difference in the two types of tours? Like the straight "Black Tour" and the "Rock Tour"? Then there's two types of "Black Tours" too. The straight R&B style with a little Hip Hop flavor, and the straight Underground, grab your 9mm type of shit. Then on the other side with the white Tours might be a whole different kind of audience, a whole different flavor, and a whole different level of tolerance.
TASH: Yea, I think the white people be way drunker. (We all laugh) For Real man, 'cause they be actin' a fool! Like a lotta times Brothas an' shit come in and done spent $200 on they Iceberg shirt and got the fat gold chain, and rings an' shit. So they don't wanna get all sweaty and fuck they shit up. So they be vibin' and dancin' and shit, but they don't be like, off the hook! Like white people an' shit; you fuck around and get snatched up and they be passin' each other around like little white beachballs an' shit! Throwin' muthafuckas up on the stage, they do they little goofy-ass dance an' shit. They be off-beat than a muthafucka, but they be rockin' like a Muthafucka!
KRON: Then run an dive offstage.
TASH: Especially overseas! Overseas them muthafuckas don't give a Fuck! There be white people overseas that come to the show and don't even have no shirt on. They be in some sandals, some ripped-ass jeans, no shirt, and already sweaty than a muthafucka before they got there. Just drinkin' and clownin', Man! So we be tryin' to touch everybody with the shit we got. It's cool though bein' able to do both sides because it kinda makes you a better performer. So we rockin' shit right now. Everything's good, Man!
KRON: Do you own a skateboard?
TASH: Yea, but my wheel fell off. I gott a go get a new wheel an' shit. But I got one though.
KRON: Did a Pro give it to you on tour?
TASH: Nah, we did a show in Berkeley and a dude custom made a board with the Alkaholik man throwin' up at the toilet. So when he seen me he just gave it to me with a shady-ass wheel.
KRON: Are you down with any Pro Skaters?
TASH: Yea, I know some G's in the Game like Nautlius Compass (I think he means Natas Kaupas), Jeff Beck (I start laughing at this one). Just hella Pro-ass muh'fuckas that I didn't know what the fuck they did, 'til they did it.
KRON: Tash I think Jeff Beck is an old school Rock & Roll guy.
TASH: I mean, something Beck. Jason Beck, whatever the fuck. He know who the fuck I'm talkin' 'bout, we just be clownin' with him though. You right too, it ain't Jeff Beck. But he know who the fuck I'm talkin' 'bout.
KRON: What's up with all your fashion ads lately?
TASH: I ain't really Sponsored or endorsed by nobody, but those fashion ads are like, 9 times out of 10 I probably know the muthafucka that owns that company or runs that company, or does something major with that. Nobody just calls me outta nowhere and be like, "Tash we want you to model our clothes" and that's it. If I don't already know you, or haven't got to know you by this point; I ain't really tryin' to fuck with it. Like if you had a clothing company and you was like, "Tash model my shit"; I'd be like, "Alright Meshack, break me off with that five G's and no problem!" (I told you he had jokes). Nah, I'm just playin'. But I do have a small part in the new Snoop Dogg movie.
KRON: Is it direct-to-video or in gonna be on the big screen?
TASH: I don't know, but I get killed in the muthafucka. It seemed kinda Rallo. Cause he...
KRON: Rallo? Yea, you were the one who came up that shit first. A lotta people say that now; " Throwin Rallo". What is Rallo to you?
TASH: A Rallo is like some shit that my Click made up. A Rallo Nigga is just a Rallo Nigga. Everybody got they own Rallo.
KRON: Like Sanford & Son. Lamonte's best friend was Rallo.
TASH: It means a buncha different things. You could use the word Rallo in a gang of different situations.
KRON: And every time Rallo came over, Fred Sanford would hide his silverware and jewelry an' shit!
TASH: Yea, it could be janky like that. Everybody got they own Rallo. Like the type of Nigga that'll tell you to roll some weed up, then you give him the sack and he rolls. You walk out the room and come back, this Nigga done smoked the whole blunt by his self. That's a Rallo. You could have a Rallo-ass car. Like if your car only starts when it wants to, you got a Rallo-ass car. You know like a muthafucka that be like, "I'm on my way over there. I'll be over there in 10 minutes". And then the Nigga never show up, don't call. But you waitin' on this Nigga and he Rallo'd you off. So it's kinda like, hella different meanings to the word. Like you with your dreads; that's your Rallo right there (Everybody laughs at that one). Like Snead's deep-ass voice is his Rallo right there. That's his Rallo.
TASH: So what's Tash's Rallo?
KRON: Flashy-Tashy is Tash's Rallo. He comes through on some New & Improvement! I said I can't walk around the city lookin' Rallo on the song. That just meant that in that situation, if I was walkin' around lookin' bummy or somethin' like that; they'll be like, "Damn, Tash is a Rallo!"
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The Buddy Holly Experience: Rave On!
Rave On! re-invents the ordinary tribute show with an electrifying, high-energy, rock n' roll extravaganza featuring America's Premiere Buddy Holly interpreter, Billy McGuigan, a dead-ringer for the legendary rocker. Backed by the rockin' Rave On Band, Billy's incredible musicianship ignites the stage and breathes new life into the music of Buddy Holly.
In this rock n' roll tour-de-force, audiences will experience all the thrills of a Buddy Holly concert re-imagined including such hits as "Peggy Sue," "Raining in My Heart," "It's So Easy," "That'll Be the Day," "True Love Ways," "Oh Boy," and of course, "Rave On." But, that's only part of it! In a unique twist, Billy as Buddy celebrates the birth of an era and pays homage to his fellow rockers Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper.
Billy McGuigan has received national attention and critical acclaim for his portrayals of the legendary Buddy Holly. Audiences continue to be awed by his energy, realism, sincerity and talent. The role of Buddy has taken him all over the United States, appearing in more than 400 performances of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, including two sold-out runs at the Playhouse. Billy's performances in Buddy have broken box office and attendance records in six theatres across the country, catching the attention of the show's writers and producers who chose Billy as their Preferred Buddy Holly in the United States. Billy took that success and developed this unique and exciting new tribute,Rave On!, which continues that record-breaking tradition with an all-new concert format.
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Sick of having rough, callused feet that you'd never dare to show off in sandals or by walking around barefoot? Having hard, rugged-looking feet can be very embarrassing, especially for women. It makes many people self-conscious about their feet.
Calluses aren't the most pleasant thing to look at and they often lead to ridicule. These days, everyone wants to have soft, smooth feet that are beautiful and lovely-feeling.
In order to get supple feet, most people resort to using files and grinders that scrape off calloused skin. This is usually uncomfortable, slow, and a pain to do…
Thankfully, there are advanced tools that can complete this job faster and more effectively than ever. Products such as the Amope Pedi Perfect Electronic Pedicure Foot File are prime examples. Today, we're going to provide a full review of this nifty little gadget.
Amope Pedi Perfect Review
For those that don't already know, Amope is a company that focuses entirely on the creation of premium foot care products. Their most popular product is the Pedi Perfect, an electronic foot filer designed to get rid of hardened or callused skin on the feet.
The Pedi Perfect uses a unique, diamond-crystal based roller head to gently, yet effectively, remove hard skin. After a quick filing session your feet will feel softer and silky smooth. The roller head actually comes in three different intensities, too, for varying degrees of calluses.
The gadget features an easy-to-replace roller, quiet operation, built-in safety precautions to prevent injuries, and an ergonomic handle for comfortable use. When combined with proper moisturizers and foot creams, this product works very well for making your feet soft and smooth.
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3 Different Roller Heads
The head comes in three different forms – coarse, extra coarse, and soft touch – for dealing with different levels of hardened skin. You can also select one depending on your personal preferences. The coarse roller is the most commonly used for removing mild to moderate calluses.
The extra coarse head, as the name implies, is meant to be used for extremely hard skin. It's a bit more rough, but it does an excellent job of powering through old calluses. Finally, the soft touch head is mostly meant for quick touch-ups to make your feet feel soft and silky smooth.
Easy to Swap Heads
Want to change out the head of your Pedi Perfect to try another roller? No problem. This gadget is designed in a way that you simply need to press a button to release the head from the unit. Press the button, pull off the head, put in a new one, and you're ready to go again. It's that easy.
The Amope Pedi Perfect is designed to ensure that your feet are never harmed from use of the device. It has built-in safety features to prevent this from happening. If the gadget detects that too much pressure is being applied, it will automatically shut off the roller.
This feature was created to make sure you never grind your feet too hard as this can cause bruising or even burns. The gadget will never allow this, though, because it does cut off immediately if the pressure level is too high.
Comfy to Hold
Some people often have to spend a good bit of time filing their feet to get them super smooth. With other devices and manual filers, this can lead to cramping and pain in the hands. That's not the case with this gadget, though.
The Pedi Perfect has an easy-to-hold, ergonomic handle. This handle is comfortable to grip onto and helps relieve pressure on the hands while the filer is in use. This means you'll never have to worry about your hands tiring out while you're getting rid of the hardened skin on your feet.
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Project Overview | Proof of Concept | Final Design | Fabrication | Testing and Results | Meet the Team | Acknowledgements
Project Overview
The goal of the Orca Tongue Team is to design a trailer that will change position based on speed in order to increase fuel efficiency. In addition to the new design, it should be able to perform traditional trailer functions such as brake lights, reverse indicators, and turn signals.
The Orca Tongue Team also created a list of Project Design Requirements. The product should be waterproof, dustproof, and weatherproof. The product must be able to accurately and repeatedly measure the speed of the vehicle and easily adjust accordingly from the measurement. Product should last at least 15 years and parts must be easily replaceable. And the product should abide by all traffic laws. The complete list of requirements can be found in the PDS from document OC003 from Team 7.
Proof of Concept
To validate the design for the trailer, the team will be conducting 4 different proof of concept tests to ensure the design of the product. The first test will be to design a 3D model of an SUV and a trailer that will be put through an airflow test in a flow simulation program. This will validate that the distance of the trailer from the vehicle does in fact affect the airflow. Using this concept, the Turtle Tongue Team will show that the force exerted on the trailer is larger when the trailer is at a normal towing distance than when the trailer is closer to the vehicle, proving that changing the position will increase fuel economy. The second test will be to print the 3D models which will then be placed into a wind tunnel and the airflow around the vehicle and the trailer will be observed. During this test, the team will be able to physically observe the flow of air around the vehicle and the trailer and how the distance change affects the airflow. The third test will be to test the mechanism that will be moving the trailer during transportation. The team will be hanging the mechanism from a frame and adding weight to a nut on the power screw. This test is to ensure that the designed power screw assembly will be able to overcome the forces of the trailer during travel. Finally, an electric loading test will be conducted. This test will prove that the trailer plug on the SUV will supply sufficient power to run the motor and electronics used in the trailer design without draining the car's battery.
Final design
The purpose of the Turtle Tongue's design is to create a trailer that will decrease wind resistance and in turn, save the user gas and money. The concept of the design is that the trailer will be constantly measuring the speed of the vehicle and, depending on it's speed, adjusting the position of the trailer in order to accomplish the goal of reducing wind resistance. As the vehicle increases its speed, the trailer will move closer to the rear of the vehicle to decrease the turbulence created between the vehicle and the trailer. When the vehicle is slowing down, the trailer will extend to its farthest position, allowing the driver to make sharper turns while moving at slower speeds.
The design consists of a modified trailer that will measure the speed of the vehicle using a light gate with a notched disk. Pre-programmed speed ranges will be used to determine the appropriate position for the trailer tongue. The speed measurement, that will serve as the input for the trailer's controller, will be compared to the speed ranges and a position will be chosen. The controller will then send the signal to the two stepper motors which will then turn the connected ball screws to the programmed distance. When the trailer has reached the desired distance, a current will be supplied to the motors in order to maintain that position.
An existing trailer was purchased that acted as the template and base for the new trailer design. The front half with the tongue was removed from the trailer using a hand plasma cutter. Tubing was cut to size and welded together to make the new tongue portion of the trailer. The new trailer tongue slid into the existing trailer frame. Subassemblies including the ball screws, motors, and electronics were mounted to the trailer. Finally, the wood planks for the trailer bed were reattached in such a way that the boards can be lifted on one side.
Testing and Results
The Turtle Tongue team worked to accomplish the tasks laid out in the design specification document that was compiled by the team prior to the design process when building the trailer for Innovation Day.
The first specification was that the design of the trailer must be weather, water, and dust proof. To accomplish this, the team used rubber gaskets and filters to seal off the motor box that contained all of the electronics for the trailer. The second design specification is that the design must be configurable to multiple trailer sizes. The team chose a specific trailer size to build off of. However, the design may be incorporated into many different sizes with some modifications to some of the parts, such as longer rails and ball screws for a longer trailer. The next specification was that the trailer must be able to connect to a standard trailer hitch ball. Since the team purchased an existing trailer to modify, the ball hitch was already a standard size for towing.The next design specification is that the trailer should last at least fifteen years. Unfortunately, the Turtle Tongue team is not able to accurately confirm this specification without further testing, However, the team is confident that the final product should be able to last at least a few years based on other design product specifications that were satisfied and the results of Innovation Day showing.The team also chose to make sure that the design is easy to build and replacement parts can be easily installed. The team accomplished this by making the wooden boards on the bed of the trailer lift easily. As displayed on Innovation Day, the trailer's boards all lift to the left side of the wooden board, opening up the bed to the trailer's main frame. This made the parts easily accessible for both building and repairs. Finally, the trailer must abide by all traffic law requirements. The team made sure that the trailer had the proper wiring setup to allow for running lights, brake lights, and turn signals. Although the team would like to have done further testing on the product, the team is confident in the original design and was able to meet the design specifications chosen prior to the design process.
Meet the Team
Dwight Boyko
Born and raised in Fairfield, CA and came to Reno in the fall of 2011 to study Mechanical Engineering at UNR. Dwight has been working at the DeLaMare Science & Engineering Library for almost four years and have become one of the Tech Wranglers at the library to help anyone and everyone learn 3D modeling, 3D scanning, 3D printing and other technology offered at the DeLaMare. He has been using Solidworks for over years now, and plans on taking several of the Solidworks Certifications to use for his future career. Currently Dwight has helped many students and people from the Reno community make their inventions into a reality. Due to his experience in this, he has a few ideas he hopes to patent for the future, while also hoping to use his Solidworks and 3D printing experience to land a career doing Research & Development.
Quinn Chapman
Quinn Chapman is a senior in mechanical engineering at UNR. Born and raised in Reno, Quinn has always been interested in automotive design and hopes to have a career in the automotive industry. His work ethic and quick learning skills are valuable assets that have helped him in both school and work. Currently working at the Innovation Center Makerspace, he has gained valuable experience with 3D printer operation and design while working in a professional environment.
Stephen Downs
Stephen Downs was born in Southern California, but was raised in Reno and considers it his home. Throughout his life, Stephen has been described as a future engineer. He maintains an analytic mindset and has used his skills to excel through his academic career at the University of Nevada, Reno. He has worked in the field for nearly two years at The Hamilton Company as an intern, gaining knowledge one can only obtain on the job. Stephen's academic accomplishments include proficiency in Matlab, Labview, Solidworks and Creo for 3D modeling, as well as other useful programs. During the latter half of his life, Stephen has found a passion for the themed entertainment industry, which has driven his choice of Mechanical Engineering as a career. After graduation he plans to work in this industry, ultimately desiring to work for Walt Disney Imagineering designing themed rides and environments for people to enjoy.
Kyle Pierce
Kyle Pierce has wanted to be an engineer for most of his life. Originally from Oakland, California, he came to UNR in the fall of 2013. He is a senior studying mechanical engineering. He currently interns at IGT in the hardware engineering department, where he has gained valuable knowledge about design, manufacturing, and engineering as part of a business. After graduation, he plans to earn a Masters in Business Administration.
Melissa McCabe
Born and raised in Nevada, Melissa McCabe is a proud Reno native. During her college career at the University of Nevada, Reno, Melissa has earned top grades and garnered training and experience in SolidWorks, LabView, Matlab, and much more. The experience she has gained in pursuit of her mechanical engineering degree has aided her in her internship at Jensen MetalTech, and will continue to help her in her future career endeavors. Following her graduation in May 2017, Melissa intends to pursue a career in design engineering with the hopes of one day opening her own business based on a unique invention.


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Build your own farmhouse table! We love this slightly more formal version with the curved leg pedestals, and the X base. Our free plans include step by step diagrams, shopping list and cut list.
We recommend this bench plan (adjust length to suit) with this table.
9 - 2 x 6 x 8'
9 - 2 x 4 x 8'
1 - 1 x 4 x 8'
- 8 - 2x6 @ 83 1/2" (tabletop boards) - use this measurement, not the measurement in the diagram
- 2 - 2x6 @ 44" (breadboard ends) - CUT TO FIT!!!
- 3 - 2x4 @ 38" (long point to long point, ends cut at 30 degrees off square, ends are NOT parallel)
- 4 - 2x4 @ 35 1/2" (long point to long point, ends cut at 30 degrees off square, ends are NOT parallel)
- 4 - 2x4 @ 33" (long point to long point, ends cut at 30 degrees off square, ends are NOT parallel)
- 8 - 2x4 @ 20 1/4"
- 2 - 1x4 @ 36"
- 1 - 2x4 @ 64"
- 1 - 2x4 or 2x2 @ 68 5/8" (long point to short point, both ends cut PARALLEL at 20 degrees off square)
- 2 - 2x4 or 2x2 @ 34" (longest point measurement, both ends cut INWARD from measurement, one at 50 degrees off square and one at 20 degrees off square)
Please read through the entire plan and all comments before beginning this project. It is also advisable to review the Getting Started Section. Take all necessary precautions to build safely and smartly. Work on a clean level surface, free of imperfections or debris. Always use straight boards. Check for square after each step. Always predrill holes before attaching with screws. Use glue with finish nails for a stronger hold. Wipe excess glue off bare wood for stained projects, as dried glue will not take stain. Be safe, have fun, and ask for help if you need it. Good luck!
Step 1
Build your tabletop first with 1 1/2" pocket holes and 2 1/2" pocket hole screws. A trick I do is build the tabletop without breadboard ends first. Then I take a circular saw (using a clamped board as a guide) and run it down the end edges to make sure all my boards are exactly the same length. Then I measure and cut the breadboard end to fit and attach it.
For a smoother tabletop, try using tongue and groove for the tabletop boards.
Step 2
This is the pattern for cutting the curved edge boards. Once you get one end cut right, use it as a pattern for cutting the rest.
Step 3
Attach the three longest curved end boards to underside of tabletop.
Step 4
Then stack the next row on top. You can hide screws here if you are using screws, just make sure they are countersunk.
Step 5
Step 6
Add the second base to the leg set.
Step 7
And then the foot.
Step 8
And then attach the leg sets to the underside of the table.
Step 9
Add the stretcher with pocket holes to the underside. You'll probably want to measure and cut this guy to fit depending on your 2x4 widths - just make sure it's the same distance apart as the legs sets are at the tops.
Step 10
If your saw doesn't do 50 degree miters, what you can do is just use 2x2s at an angle cut (you can make angle cuts with a circular saw to just about any degree), cutting two 2x2s the full length and overlappping them, crossing in the middle. Then you can go back and fill in the spaces with 2x2s if you want.
Step 11
For the 2x4s, add the second part to the center X.
Step 12
We also came up with a second variation with aprons just in case you planned to use the table for extra heavy loads -the aprons will add a TON of support but Jen felt that she didn't need them. If you do the aprons, you'll omit the center 2x4.
It is always recommended to apply a test coat on a hidden area or scrap piece to ensure color evenness and adhesion. Use primer or wood conditioner as needed.
We apologize if there was an error in this plan. Please help us out and report any errors here.
Sun, 06/16/2013 - 21:55
Making this table for outdoor use
Hello, I'm in the middle of making this table now. I've cut all my boards and squared all of the lumber. Im making this table for outdoor use. As far as the table top goes, Should I not use pocket holes to assemble the top? Don't I need space between the boards to allow water to drain?
Tue, 06/25/2013 - 10:21
spacers for table top
you can use just about anything for spacers, 16 penny nails, washers and even quarters. it all depends on the width of the space you want.
Fri, 07/19/2013 - 06:15
What type of species of wood was used here?
This table almost looks like it was done with a softwood (SPF)? If that is the case, will you be painting it?
In reply to What type of species of wood was used here? by Jacob
Thu, 07/25/2013 - 06:03
2x4s and 2x6s
Hi Jacob,
Yes, the wood is a softwood species. The 2x6s are douglas fir and the 2x4s are spruce. I'll be posting the full finishing tutorial soon... it was a 10-step process to get that beautiful Restoration Hardware-inspired look! Stay tuned...
Thu, 07/25/2013 - 13:05
Matching Bench
Amazing table and detailed instructions! Any details or similar instructions on making matching benches for the table?
Wed, 03/12/2014 - 06:51
Smaller size?
I would love to make this table, but I need it smaller. Could I just take a foot or so off of all the table top dimensions and cross supports?
Sun, 05/18/2014 - 21:12
Step 1 and Step 3
Thanks for posting this. Working on doing something similar here. Two questions: On step one, roughly how many pocket screws are needed to attach the table top boards to each other (as opposed to the breadboards)?
On step 3, how is the curved edge board attached to the underside of the table top? Via counter-sunk screws coming down from table top?
Mon, 07/21/2014 - 20:03
.pdf plans
I love all the tables for this site! I finally chose this one but have noticed that every single one ive looked at have .pdf links that are not working. Did they possibly get moved?
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 09:50
and after digging on the FB
and after digging on the FB page, I've just read you're in the middle of a site upgrade. My apologies!
Tue, 07/22/2014 - 09:50
and after digging on the FB
and after digging on the FB page, I've just read you're in the middle of a site upgrade. My apologies!


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Conference Registration Link: https://www.enrole.com/wichita/jsp/course.jsp?categoryId=10031&courseId=CN-18-USSEA
Link to register for housing at Shocker Hall: https://www.enrole.com/wichita/jsp/course.jsp?categoryId=10031&courseId=CN-18-USSEAHOUSING
USSEA/InSEA Regional Conference Summer 2018
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
July 27 – 29, 2018
Conference Theme: Building a Civil Society through the Arts
Request for proposals to be announced in January 2018
For more information, contact Lori Santos, PhD at email@example.com
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: USSEA/InSEA Regional Conference
Wichita State University, Kansas
Friday July 27- Sunday July 29 2018
Conference Theme: Building a Civil Society Through Art
It might even be argued that the most crucial of all human rights includes the right to make your mark, model your most valued experiences, and map out your affinities, aspirations, beliefs, and counter-stories. Without the liberty to tag oneself as a person that matters, to transmit one's personal and social experience to others without censorship, and to make special one's place in the world without assault, prohibition or diminishment, human agency is curtailed. (Rolling, 2016)
In "uncertain times," contemporary art practices are transformed to meet, address, and possibly solve urgent problems and challenge social and political conventions. Collaborative, dialogic, social, cooperative, participatory, and process-based art is on the radar in a way that has not been seen since the 1980s culture wars (Kester, 2011). Curator Okwui Enwezor argued that social and political crisis forces a reappraisal "of conditions of production, reevaluation of the nature of artistic work, and a reconfiguration of the position of the artist in relation to economic, social and political institutions" (as cited in Kester, 2011, pp. 4-5). A sense of lingering threat not only affects our democratic and social public life, but most importantly to educators, our classrooms, teachers, and institutions for teacher education. The destabilization of democracy in favor of corporate privatization—ultimately the privatization of meaning—has animated contemporary art into new forms of collective action and civic engagement (Kester, 2011) in which activism and art have become inseparable.
These threats to our teaching and learning freedoms, social agency and critical thinking have also invited art educators to review the purpose of art as a collective process that can reclaim an effective connection to social and public life. With the courage to examine the most difficult and controversial issues, as well as investigate new art forms in the classroom that might not end in material production, we can forefront enduring, open dialogue that changes students' perspectives. Nato Thompson (2015) describes this new form of cultural production as increasingly focused on new experiences in which the activation of social discourse is the artwork.
Thompson (2015) argues that educators have a responsibility as part of a primary site in the circulation of meaning he calls an "infrastructure of resonance," which gives us the possibility of making change by infiltrating the infrastructure with new languages of art practice. For example, art forms of protest based on social aesthetics (dialogic art) and tactical media (interventionist art) are reaching expanded audiences. How do we create these spaces for personal change in the classroom and the public square so that each becomes an "experiment without end" (p. 134)? How can art teachers safely open new physical spaces where new ideas can happen?
Relevant topics for submission under the theme "Building a Civil Society Through Art might include, but not limited to:
What is the personal, social, and political responsibility of art educators to build a civil society within the art classroom?
What might the future of art education hold if it embraced political action for social justice
What concepts/ideas in contemporary art are most effective in establishing social justice?
What presumptions need to be challenged in order to create social justice in art education?
What has been successful in establishing social justice in art education so far, where do we need to go?
Please see the submission form below
Complete and send the submission form to Lori Santos, firstname.lastname@example.com
Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2018
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: USSEA/InSEA Regional Conference
Wichita State University, Kansas
Friday July 27- Sunday July 29 2018
Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2018 to Lori Santos, firstname.lastname@example.com
Conference Theme: Building a Civil Society Through Art
1. Title of Proposal
2. Name and Title of Presenter:
a. Affiliation
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3. Co-Presenter/s___________________________email.__________________
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Wexler, A. & Sabbaghi, V (In press). Bridging communities through socially engaged art. New York, NY: Routledge.
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This tutorial covers a MapBox API Upload uploading GeoJSON data to MapBox using Node.js and MapBox's mapbox-sdk-js.
I love MapBox
First let me say, MapBox is my favourite software right now. Everything is well thought out, looks great and produces slick looking products. If you haven't seen them already, head over to the site to see how fluid and powerful the demos are. P.s. check out how cool GitHub's formatting of GeoJSON data is below!
MapBox API Upload
This walkthrough will cover the following steps:
- Create a MapBox Account
- Create an API Access token
- Install Node.js
- Download sample code
- Upload the GeoJSON sample to your MapBox account
MapBox account and API Access Token
First Sign up for a MapBox account. Next, in the Account Settings, create an API Access Token. The API Access Token system enables individual read/write conditions for various concerns.
Copy the security settings in the image below and make note of the Private Token ID.
Node.js Installation and configuration
- Install Node.js if you don't have it installed already
- Clone the code held in Gist. This will create a folder called upload-to-mapbox (this is a single line to copy and paste)
git clone https://gist.github.com/6481cce11e768733c4deb33706bc1d0a.git upload-to-mapbox
- Replace the accessToken in index.js that you downloaded with your own Private Token ID that you made in the previous step
- Now run the following commands:
npm install node index.js
The application takes the following steps:
- Ask CloudFront to get some temporary credentials for Amazon S3 file storage
- Use the credentials to connect, then upload the test.geojson file
- Ask MapBox to convert the test.geojson DataSet into a Vector Tile
If all goes well, you will see a bunch of output in your Terminal window. You will also see some confirmation in MapBox as a notification.
Keep in mind that MapBox has an asynchronous architecture meaning that you won't always see immediate results. Processing and transformations occur in their own time.
Cloning the GIT repository will include the files below. See the full Gist here


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Live Taps at Military Funerals on the Decline
If you have attended military funerals in recent months, you may have noticed a couple of them playing "Taps" through MP3 players and portable speakers. It's a growing trend that just does not have the same effect as hearing it live. But it's not all down to a progression from live to automated. A shortage of bugle players have made electronic versions a necessity for some families who want to hear it at the ceremony.
Budget cuts have had an impact on professional buglers who are paid directly through the armed forces. A military cut in 2012 was the catalyst for a reduction in buglers due to a reduction in the money allocated to Honor Guard units. Another issue is a reduction in the number of musicians able to perform the anthem.
In Long Island, New York, for example, Louis DiLeo is the only bugle player available in the southern region of NY's Military Forces Honor Guard to play the touching notes at services for fallen military personnel. Due to the shortage, he is keeping quite busy traveling to various funerals in the area to give families their desire to hear "Taps" played live on a bugle. According to DiLeo, he started doing this more than three years ago and he has not missed a day during that time.
While this trend has been on the rise in some military funerals, family and friends of the fallen soldier can still seek out their own professional musician in order to deliver "Taps" in person. The prices charged by professional musicians can vary greatly though some might be willing to offer special rates for military ceremonies.
Are you a bugler who is able to travel around your area and provide this last tribute to fallen soldiers? If so, please contact your local VFW office or military reserve to let them know. It's a great way to spend your time while lightening the load for the few buglers who are left.
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Sunday, 19 April 2009
Helen Smith
Title: Handkerchief Girl 1972
Helen Smith is an artist and founder of Waygood, an artist led gallery & studios in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Her paintings depict girls and women, often in the guise of boys and men. They are a kind of diary that is a mixture of personal experiences, current news gleaned from her studio-radio and sheer fantasy.
Helen is happy to email photographs of her work and studio to anyone who get's in touch. firstname.lastname@example.com


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We've been covering past Met Gala's for over a week and the fun never get's old (well the baggy suits and shiny dresses of the aughts have gotten moldy they are so old but in general the fun never stops) so going into this year we were super stoked and so excited about the theme, "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology." Per informative press release on The Met's website:
Manus x Machina features more than 170 examples of haute couture and avant-garde ready-to-wear, dating from the early 1900s to the present. The exhibition addresses the founding of the haute couture in the 19th century, when the sewing machine was invented, and the emergence of a distinction between the hand (manus) and the machine (machina) at the onset of industrialization and mass production. It explores this ongoing dichotomy, in which hand and machine are presented as discordant tools in the creative process, and questions this relationship and the significance of the long-held distinction between haute couture and ready-to-wear.
Gowns I wanted to see last night were, hand/machine embroidery, embellishments, 3D printing, laser cutting, and anything that really showed the dichotomy of hand versus machine with a look to the future.
Alessandra Ambrosio
This is silver (which is definitely the color of the night) and has tons of embellishment. I also don't love it. -K
MY theme of the night is that I hate Balmain! -M
LaLa Anthony
I like this but it also kind of looks like she forgot her top. Maybe in the future the breast is free! -K
How did she make her boobs DO THAT? If this had fuller coverage I probably would have loved it. -M
Caitriona Balfe
This is interesting, I would have liked a snazzier shoe. -K
I think this is the wrong event for this dress. Her face is gorgeous. -M
Ellie Bamber
The embroidery pieces on this gown are darling. -K
I like the embroidery too but ball gowns are not my thing. -M
Embellished rubber–only Bey could make me like this. -K
Her clutch looks like my glasses case. In the future maybe all clutches will be made by Warby Parker. Also her eye makeup is THE BEST. -M
Emily Blunt
This is a pretty color and it's probably machine made lace so I guess it's on theme. -K
It's only B and I am already nodding off. This is adequate. -M
Kate Bosworth
Bosworth is always on theme. I love that she went for ultra embellishment rather than "robot." -K
Super incredibly gorgeous. She looks regal. -M
Skylan Brooks, Tremaine Brown Jr, Herizen F. Guardiola, Justice Smith, and Shameik Moore
These kids are adorable. The suit second from left is my everything. -K
I love these suits!!! The green dress is ok. -M
Rose Byrne
I love this but I think "silver" and "shiny" are the obvious example of futuristic. Again she looks amazing. -K
I really wish she had worn this to a different event and had worn something weirder here. -M
Charlotte Casiraghi
The colors of this dress are epic. -K
Though the top is a little strange, the colors make me so happy that I don't care. -M
Jessica Chastain
I am super meh on this gown. -K
Compared to all the bright silver and white she looks BLAH. -M
Embellished robot. -K
The hair is REALLY cool. -M
Jennifer Connelly
I love the bead work and irregular hem. -K
Her makeup is a little heavy but I particularly like the boots. -M
Lily Collins
This is NOT my favorite dress of the evening. I am not a fan of the bandeau with pleated sack dress. -K
I do not understand this. It's trying too hard. -M
Misty Copeland
She is very pretty and this fits well but as per usual I need it to be weirder –I live for a theme! -K
Too Oscar-y. THIS IS NOT THE OSCARS. -M
Elizabeth Cordry
This is very on theme, as it is a dress that would have been hand sewn back-in-the-day and yet that dress was most definitely machine made. It's also fun. -K
So spring-y! I always pretend I know who these people are but I don't even feel like looking her up. Is she related to Rob Cordry? -M
Claire Danes
Claire Danes never disappoints. The precision hem on this is so very machine. She is one of the few people who can really pull off Zac Posen fussiness. Also this dress fucking glows! -K
I didn't like this until I saw it glowed and then I realized Claire Danes (ok, and maybe Zac Posen) is a genius. -M
Mackenzie Davis
Sliver, shiny, cape! We are going to see a lot of robot metal. I wish her lips were deep red. -K
For a dress like this, I like it very much, as it seems more futuristic and not like nude silver knit (god I HATE BALMAIN). -M
Elizabeth Debicki
Fun color and machine embroidery. It's been a long night so I might just shout out how things are or are not on theme. -K
So pretty. And her make up looks very doll-like here. I generally enjoy her. -M
Poppy Delevingne
And more robot metal this time with fringe. -K
Lily-Rose Depp
This is so not my favorite of the evening. It might be down in the hate column. -K
That shrug/coat/??? is fug as shit. -M
Zoey Deutch
The hair and jewelry are so complimentary to the prettiness of the dress. -K
Very beautiful! -M
Nina Dobrev
Way to move out of your comfort zone Nina –snooze. -K
GOD she could at least have TRIED. -M
Idris Elba
Perfectly fitted suit and one foxy fella. -K
Wow those hems are perfect. -M
Anna Ewers and Jason Wu
Out of all the shiny silvers this is the most meh (I don't actually know that for sure there are a lot of competeing meh silver dresses). -K
It would be cool as a skirt with a really weird black leather top. -M
Dakota Fanning
This looks kind of like a bedazzled nightie. -K
I thought this event would be nightie-free. I was so very wrong. -M
Elle Fanning
I think the top needs to fit better and this is NOT on theme and the theme is not hard to follow. -K
She's just… there. Booo. -M
Diane von Furstenberg
DVF's head piece is amazing. -K
I love this lady's brand of kooky. -M
Lady Gaga
This is so Lady Gaga it's boring. -K
I particularly love the jacket, it's beautifully made, but the crotch is so weird and I can't stop staring at it. It should have been red or something to really make a statement. -M
Tavi Gevinson
I love that dress and her face but it is something I would wear to work. -K
Yeah it's not perfect for this event but I like her so much IDGAF. -M
Selena Gomez
A lot of ladies are wearing boots and I kind of like it. I also love futuristic polka dots. -K
I saw this on TV and it confused me and now I love it. I hope to see more leather tops. -M
Mia Goth
I love the color of this dress and all of the sparkly bits. -K
Way to be on theme! Way to have boring hair! -M
This is not my jam but it's very Grimes so I'm cool. -K
Not my jam either but it's more interesting than silver Balmain gowns. -M
Danai Gurira
I love the high neck and sleeves so much. This is by far the best white dress. -K
I am so obsessed with this. She looks like she could be in Gattica or something (note: I did not see Gattica). -M
Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik
Zayn's metal arm is very Winter Soldier (I wonder if Marvel paid for his attendance as subtle marketing for Captain America: Civil War). -K
Her: YAWN. HIM: Ummmm, way to be weird. -M
Zuri Hall
I am not a fan of the hi-lo hem when it is this obvious. I also wish this was a fun color. -K
Everything about this is a bore. -M
Naomie Harris
The detail on this gown is beautiful. -K
I don't know if this needs the necklace–I love a deep V on its own. -M
Amber Heard
Ugh no. -K
She is so predictable. -M
Katie Holmes
I wish her hair was pulled up so we could see the neck of this dress. In one of our previous Gala posts her hair was in a bob and it was so cute. I love the bottom of this dress. -K
I like this but, yeah, her hair needs to be up. I get that it is very sci-fi to have long straight hair but we need to see the DRESS, lady! -M
Jennifer Hudson
Ugh no, part 2. -K
This also fit her poorly. -M
Kate Hudson
This is on theme and her face is pretty. -K
This looked GREAT on TV. It reminds me of that January Jones dress I loved that no one else did. Both are Versace. -M
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Snooze. -K
I can't even with this crap. -M
Jack Huston
Another foxy dude in a suit. -K
I don't like this non-commital facial hair. Have a beard or don't. -M
Kendall Jenner
I like the periwinkle parts? -K
The colors are nice but everything else is TERRIBLE. -M
Kylie Jenner
Kylie and Kim are almost dressed the same –just think about that. -K
Dakota Johnson
I love the colorfulness and the subtlety of this dress -K
Perfect for a child's birthday! -M
Mindy Kaling
Mindy has so much fun with clothes on The Mindy Project but she is kind of boring on the red carpet. This does fit her really well. -K
She could have been so much better. Sadness. -M
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West
Kim is wearing the shiner twin to Kylie's dress I wonder if the had a huge fight about it. Kanye wore silver contacts (he is still not as robot as the lady in the silver jumpsuit). -K
Another steaming pile of Balmain trash. Kanye looks a mess. -M
Kim Kassel
Her dress is growing. -K
It looks like a virus. -M
Anna Kendrick
This makes her bust look weird. -K
I like it though and for a plain dress it's good. -M
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman looks amazing. When she is on she is all on. -K
STUNNING. Nicole, you are my sun, my moon and my stars. -M
Aja King
Fun colors! -K
My wedding colors! The embroidery on top looks cheap. Is that the point? -M
Jemima Kirke
I like her make-up. -K
Very old Hollywood glam. -M
Zoe Kravitz
That mask is lovely. -K
I think her cat is still attached to her shoes. -M
Karolina Kurkova
This is fun. -K
For a sheer dress–perfection. -M
Brie Larson
Carrie Mulligan did this better in 2012. -K
Her shoes are too heavy for that dress. -M
Adriana Lima
This has a nice length. -K
I like shit that doesn't match but the top and bottom are not friendly AT ALL. -M
Blake Lively
Blake's dress matches the carpet perfectly (I haven't decided if this is yea or nay). -K
Her earrings though!! SO GOOD. -M
I'm thinking Lorde needs to leave the squad it's making her kind of meh. -K
I miss weirdo Lorde. -M
Demi Lovato
Fierce? -K
Fierce Charlie Brown? -M
Julie Macklowe
This is AMAZING! She took silver and shiny and actually went full robot. -K
I am into how this is not skintight. -M
This is very naked. -K
I am not picking on her because of her age but this is just not appropriate. It would be weird and fun on the runway but then the version people wear is lined and less insane. She should have gotten that version. -M
Rami Malek
More hot dudes! -K
Hello, handsome. -M
Kate Mara
Super cute. My one desire if for a colorful shoe but at least she wore cute sandals. -K
Minidresses are my favorite! She looks adorable. -M
Stacy Martin
I love the detail on this dress. -K
60s wallpaper. -M
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
This dress is lovely on her but it is NOT on theme. -K
AND it's boring, Katie! -M
Rachel McAdams
Great lipstick (so many beautiful dark lips) and lovely dress. -K
The pattern on the skirt is so neat. -M
Bette Midler
This woman is so badass. -K
Way to go, Bette! -M
Sienna Miller
Sienna I think you could have played with the theme better. -K
I might like the bow but overall, SNOOZE. -M
Nicki Minaj and Jeremy Scott
These two look like they are going to party. -K
A party that is not the Met Gala. -M
Michelle Monaghan
Classy trash-bags –a Met Gala staple for many years. -K
I told Katie that we could probably do a whole post of classy trash bags. There's that many. -M
Chloe Grace Moretz
This is more fun than most of the gowns from awards season but I still want more. -K
Like some jewelry, for starters. -M
Lupita Nyong'o
Oh Lupita you never disappoint. -K
Her piece in today's Lenny is beautiful. I just adore her. -M
Ashley Olsen and Mary-Kate Olsen
I'm super meh about both these looks. -K
What happened to them? We could do a Met Gala post on them and pinpoint where they started dressing like horror movie ghosts. -M
Rita Ora
When will the naked dress die? Regardless I am digging a giant feather train. -K
Stop trying to get attention, Rita! -M
Louise Parker
I want to like this but I kind of think it's not really gala level. -K
And the collar is so business-y. -M
Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP's shoes are da'bomb (I'm totally running out of adjectives) and you have to love a lady for wearing knickerboker pants to a gala and pulling it off. -K
I like the sleeve things. I am really tired. -M
Katy Perry
I love it when Katy goes full weirdo. -K
Her hair is STUPENDOUS. Please be like this always. -M
Freida Pinto
This reminds me of Star Wars. -K
I definitely appreciate that SW thing but I wish she had dangly earrings. -M
Margot Robbie
Your hair makes me sad. -K
Just pull it back. Anything. -M
Emma Roberts
The colors of this dress are so pretty. -K
I like her makeup a lot but it feels disconnected from the dress. -M
Saoirse Ronan
Oh man I fucking love this. She had me at light pink and feathers. -K
So classy and movie star-esque. Take THAT Balmain! -M
Liberty Ross
Nice hat. -K
Ugh the theme is not "almost show your vagina when you sit down." -M
Catt Sadler
This is very white. -K
Kim Kardashian 2012. -M
Zoe Saldana
Woman you are my dream. -K
I would like this bedspread. -M
Allison Sarofim
Are those pants? Who cares this is amazing. She looks like she is an extra on Star Trek. -K
I love the fabric inside the coat/cape. -M
Amy Schumer
Droopy boob. -K
This is better for her but still not great. It's ok, Lena Dunham was at this point once and now she does much better. -M
Bee Shaffer
Man this is so dainty and pretty. -K
She looks like a queen. -M
Maria Sharapova
I love red with gold jewelry. I also love matte satin. -K
I like the shape of this so much. -M
Tabitha Simmons
Some people went full robot and Ms. Simmons went full on military and I like it. -K
Maybe too heavy for May but whatever. -M
Rachel Smith
I appreciate the gold but I want more. The fit is amazing. -K
I am falling asleep at my desk. -M
Willow Smith and Jaden Smith
These two look cute and comfy. -K
I like their style, it's very contemporary and sleek without being boring. -M
Can anything ever be this good again? -M
Hailee Steinfeld
The dark lipstick tonight is fabulous. I also love green and gold. This is the best she has looked in a while. -K
True story: my gym plays this Music Choice station of pop hits and every day they play Ms. Steinfeld. Her PR team is working really hard. I don't know what happened to her style, I hate this. -M
Amandla Stenberg
I love her head-piece and the color of this suit is so pretty. -K
This is great except the belt/tube top thing. No, the second one. -M
Kristen Stewart
KStew do what KStew do. -K
This looked GREAT on TV. I like this look very much. -M
Emma Stone
I dig the belt, a lot. -K
I need her to go away and come back. -M
Lara Stone
I like long sleeves and sparkles but there are so many better silver dresses in this post. -K
Her hair is very 1980s Playboy bunny. -M
Fei Fei Sun
This is very pretty. -K
And she wore great earrings and fabulous makeup!!! -M
Taylor Swift
I love the black lipstick TSwift. Vikander's dress which is very similar is more edgy fun BUT this is a perfect execution of theme. -K
I like this TSwift so much. The bleached blonde is my everything. -M
Juno Temple
I'm not going to lie I love this for the twee. -K
This is very her and I love it but it feels off for the event. -M
Uma Thurman
This is not my favorite but it fits her. -K
I need something else going on at the Met Gala. This is nothing. -M
FKA Twigs and Robert Pattinson
RPats I can NOT with those baggy fucking pants! FKA Twigs deserves better, so is beyond lovely. -K
See this is the same color as Uma's dress but it's so rad. -M
Kate Upton
Zendaya wore this same dress in gold. I hope they get into a non-violent battle. -K
She looks like she's in a Brock shampoo commercial. -M
Amber Valletta
Oh Amber you never disappoint. The bottom of this skirt brings me immense joy. -K
She committed from her head to her toes and I love every bit of it. -M
Lilliana Vazquez
Fun color and length. -K
The fabric is so futuristic! -M
Alicia Vikander
This is wackadoo in the best way. -K
Again, this looked better on TV. In the picture I don't like the skirt but I loved it on TV. -M
Kerry Washington
Ugh no, part 3. -K
I do like her hair at least? -M
Mia Wasikowska
I think I am in gown overload. This is okay. -K
I am definitely in cutouts overload. -M
Emma Watson
This is interesting. -K
I might need to see this more. Right now I hate it, but I usually come around on what she wears. -M
Naomi Watts
Naomi can rock a dress, even if I'm bored with silver I still think this is great. -K
I like the bottom very much! -M
The Weeknd and Bella Hadid
I like Bella's dress in theory I just wish it had more whimsy. I would have loved it at the Oscars. -K
Yes I would have preferred this at a stuffy awards show. Here, SHE looks kind of stuffy. -M
Olivia Wilde
This is great. -K
Thanks for being you, Olivia. -M
The hat and jacket are on point. -K
At least he did something different. -M
Allison Williams
I don't hate this! -K
Me either! Besides the cut out. JUST STOP. -M
Michelle Williams
I kind of dig the boot thing Michelle and Alicia are selling me. I also love this navy mini. -K
More minidresses! I can definitely say her bangs are awful but I love the rest. -M
Anna Wintour
Anna is queen of the gala. I love the long fringe. -K
The top looks like coral. Very cool. -M
I kind of love Zendaya's hair here. The dress fits well but is similar to many other dresses (see Kate Upton). -K
Her hair is perfect and I love the dark nails but she is usually better. -M
Melissa's favorites: SOLANGE, Saoirse Ronan, Danai Gurira, Nicole Kidman, & Kate Bosworth.
Katie's favorites: Claire Danes, Zoe Saldana, Lupita Nyong'o, Zoey Deutch, & Amber Valletta.


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Appreciating Cherry Wood
Cherry wood bedroom furniture is a unique set of a fine material. As time passes by, age and exposure to different kinds of light will affect the cherry wood s color. It eventually darkens up to a deep crimson red and rich brown tone. This change must be considered when redecorating your
While we mix and match things within the room, we must make sure that we will not have trouble falling asleep or maybe falling out of place within the room because you know something is off. At the same time, the whole theme of the room must match your personality and what you generally want to enjoy as you slip into your deep sleep every night.
Cherry Wood Suite
Unquestionably one of the highest quality materials in woodworking is cherry wood. Pieces of furniture made from this lovely wood are designed to last through lifetimes. This is definitely evident because as the wood ages and matures, it deepens its tone and texture. This inevitable event produces the variety of cherry wood in the market.
Cherry wood bedroom furniture is naturally elegant. Its classic and antique details and finishes give the room a warm and welcoming depth. Solid and durable, it guarantees your generations will be able to appreciate them too in the future.
Accessorize According to Cherry
Though you have virtually infinite freedom to decorate your bedroom, keep in mind that too much accessories hog the attention of the eyes from your furniture. You must always accent your pieces of furniture with your accessories and not the other way around. Neglecting this would make your bedroom look chaotic and mismanaged, averting the eyes to too much distractions.
Red articles work well with the darker tones of cherry. For lighter wood tones, you can use vibrant-colored decors. Arrange a complementary study or reading chair by the window or bedside to create a convenient spot for relaxing and appreciation of the furniture. Colors naturally found in nature red, yellow and green fit perfectly in detailing your cherry furniture. Striped pillows, sheets and curtains with these colors are a welcome addition to the room.