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Janice Trimpe began in the 1970's
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Janice did over 200 portrait busts, including Michigan Governor
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commissioned, large outdoor bronze monuments and memorials, Janice is a leading sculptor in Michigan.
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What It's Like To Do Yoga When You Have Big Boobs
I love yoga; I take a vinyasa yoga class one or two times a week, and I always look forward to that hour or two each week where I get to focus on calming my mind and strengthening my body. Yoga is as relaxing as it is challenging and if you're one of those people who thinks it doesn't count as "real" exercise, you can GTFO. That being said, I also have D-cup size breasts, and once I began my practice, I quickly discovered that yoga is not exactly big boob-friendly.
I first started taking yoga classes in college when my counselor suggested I try it to help with my anxiety and stress. I was sold after my first class because I felt strong and beautiful walking out of it... well, except for my sore boobs. I asked my instructor the following week for some modifications, noting how uncomfortable my boobs had been during the last class. She pointed out that yoga was probably invented by men (though if you look around your next yoga class and check out the gender ratio, you'll notice that today there are probably more female than male yogis). Which made sense, but didn't exactly help me — even yoga's origins were against my bosoms!
The best advice I've ever received about combining big ta-tas and yoga practice was to strengthen my back so that I could better hold my chest up when needed in certain poses... and, of course don't do anything if it hurts. Sports bras matter in yoga, too — you do more jumping than you think.
If you are part of the big-bosomed yoga club, then you know all about suffocating during inversions and compressing your poor, poor nipples during binds. If you're not, here's a little taste of what it's like.
Downward Dog
Ah, downward facing dog. It's the bread and butter of any yoga practice. But whenever my instructor says, "Set your gaze towards your navel," I'm just like...
You think I can see my navel from here? LOLOLOLOLOLOL.
Bow Pose
"Lift your chest off of the ground," they say! Meanwhile, on my mat:
The struggle is too real.
So to get my body in the right position, I essentially squeeze my boobs in with my arms and try not to knee them in the process.
Excuse me while I topple over. Speaking of toppling over...
Warrior III
It takes a lot of core strength and quad strength to keep my top-heavy body from faceplanting.
I'm as graceful as a swan!
Devotional Warrior
Oh good, my front leg will get to bear the weight of my arms and GIANT BREASTS. But let's worry about getting them to the inside of the leg...
Just shove those fun bags over to the inside of your leg, that won't hurt at all!
Marichyasana D
Smoosh. Smoosh. SMOOSH.
Shoulder Stand
This should be renamed "Boob in Neck Stand."
But this isn't even the most smothering of poses. You know what's coming, busty yogis...
Plow Pose
Oh, to be able to do plow pose without wondering, "Is this how I die?" Because when I do plow pose it's a little something like this...
If you are thinking about doing yoga, but also have big boobs, my advice is to go for it. Sure, some postures are a lot more difficult when you have two giant melons on your trunk, but it does help with strength and flexibility — something every busty gal needs to be comfortable carrying around those big boobs all day long. Plus, yoga helps you feel good from the inside out — and that's worth it, nipple smooshing and all.
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Disclaimer: This game was reviewed on the PS4 Pro. A copy of the game was provided by the publisher.
Before I jump into what I thought of Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash I wanted it to be known I did not complete the game due to getting it just a few days prior to the embargo. However, I sunk about 7 hours into the game and feel as if I can formulate my own opinion. Consider this my review impressions of the stylish action title. Now then, how about a proper intro? The first thought that pops into many gamers heads when they hear the name Senran Kagura is, well, boobs. Don't fret, this game has plenty of that. But you might be curious if there's more to the title beyond the fun bags — short answer, absolutely.
First and foremost, when I first jumped into Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash I couldn't help but notice the high level of style and polish the game presented itself with. Vibrant colors and fantastic characters models repeatedly had me impressed. The art direction the game uses goes hand-in-hand with the bubbly characters and charming personalities. Speaking of personality, the game's localization is spot on, I was smiling constantly while reading the subtitles during cutscenes. There is wildly funny adult humor — the game is very aware of just how ridiculous it is, and has no shame in it.
More Than Melons
Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is the very first Senran Kagura game I've played. Obviously, its combat is very different from other games in the series. I recently played through Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni on PS Vita, which is the very similar to the Senran Kagura entries, and it's the closest thing I can draw a comparison to compared Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash. While at first glance you might think the game takes notes from something like Splatoon, given its setting and water gun weaponry; instead, it feels more like a traditional action title.
Soaking up enemies and maneuvering around the map feels great. There are different character types that all have unique abilities and weapons. Some are slower but more powerful, while others are much faster and their water tank doesn't go dry as fast. It's fun trying out each type of character, but I mostly enjoyed being able to fly around the map at ease and shoot from a distance. Maps are also open and varied in design. There's also plenty of swimsuits and fun items to unlock in the game. I found this aspect of the game to be quite entertaining. Although I do get easily obsessed with collecting things in games. My initial thoughts before I played the game was that it was going to have bland gameplay and basically just be eye-candy for people who want to see giant-boobed women. Luckily, I was wrong — the combat is actually a blast.
The story of Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash is as wacky as you would expect it to be. The historic water gun battles are a part of some type of ancient history, and then teams of girls are summoned to compete with each other. Ultimately, there aren't any serious enthralling story pieces, so I won't dive too deep into it. However, as mentioned above, the fantastic comedic writing alone is worth experiencing.
Intimacy.. for Science
Lastly, the game lets players mess with the girls in a Dressing Room / Showers mode. This mode lets you squirt water at the girls, change their clothes, and have them do different poses. It was mildly entertaining for a short while. I couldn't help but wish there was a bit of dialogue in this part of the game. Even if it were just short throw-away conversations with the girls, I would have found that to be much more entertaining than slapping some boobs and butts with a hilarious hand animation. I will say though, I went down the rabbit hole a bit with the photo mode, the different backgrounds and effects are fun to tinker with.
There's more than meets the eye with Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash. If you're a fan of the Senran Kagura franchise, or Japanese action games in general, I highly recommend this spin-off entry in the series, as it fits right in with its predecessors.


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Late Mr. S. Sankarayya freedom fighter, in 1954 founded Sri Ganesh Utsav Committee, Khairatabad, Hyderabad. Since then every year it developed with the constant effort of Mr. S. Sankarayya's family and friends and committee members.
The Ganesh idol of this place is the tallest in the world, averaging to 60 feet. Mr.S.Sankarayya's brother Mr. S. Sudershan continuing the tradition of Ganesh Pooja in Khairatabad, Hyderabad, with the help of Mr. Sandeep Raj and his son S. Rajkumar successfully, since 65 years. Every year lakhs of devotees visit daily this 11 days event of Ganesh Utsav. On 11th day this huge Ganesh idol, with the help of large cranes will be immersed in Hussain Sagar lake, after long procession.
This year 2019, Ganesh Ustav starts on 02-09-2019 to 12-09-2019.


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Coating/Finishing/Plating Options for Magnesium?
Q. I am looking for a general guideline, or outline, of all the possible alternatives for coating and finishing magnesium alloys. Our goal is to use magnesium as a base metal for some of our products, which are designed to be both aesthetically pleasing and corrosion resistant.
The products will have potentially intricate design detail, and we will need to offer metallic finishes, dyed metallic finishes, and painted surfaces. There will potentially be dissimilar materials, so protection from galvanic reactions will be necessary.
A spread sheet of the possibilities would be nice, if anyone has one--or direction to a good resource on magnesium finishing would be very helpful. We would like to put together a test plan to evaluate all, or as much of it as possible, that is out there to help guide our decisions. At this time, cost is not an issue.Davin S [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
Oakley - Foothill Ranch, California
A. I reviewed some early work in "Finishing of Magnesium"
Tom Pullizzi
Falls Township, Pennsylvania
A. Magnesium has been around a long time, Davin, but with the explosive growth in cell phones and portable electronic devices, interest has certainly been renewed.
Tom Pullizzi put together his excellent "Finishing of Magnesium"; Fred Pearlstein, in his usual fine style, covered anodic coatings for magnesium in "Selection and Application of Inorganic Finishes" in the March 1979 issue of Plating & Surface Finishing, discussing them as both final finishes and bases for paint. He found them to be "considerably more protective" than painted conversion coatings.
Another possibility is electroless nickel plating, mentioned earlier in the thread.
Finally, magnesium can be electroplated with any plateable metal you wish ... although the sequence to get there can be complex :-)
Good luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live Aloha
A. Try the ASM Surface Engineering Handbook, it has a complete chapter on Magnesium surface treatment.
Good Luck.S. Y. Yuen
- Hong Kong, China
A. Dow Chemical Co. did much of the early work on finishes for magnesium. Their handbook, "Magnesium Finishing", although old and out of print, is still a coveted bible to many finishers. It covers cleaning, etching, conversion coatings, anodizing, and plating. These Dow coatings are still widely used in industry today even though Dow has exited the business and the handbooks have not been available for many years. Recently, new anodic coatings have been developed for magnesium. These offer improved corrosion and wear resistance over those older coatings at competitive costs.
Magoxid-Coat®,produced in the United States, by Luke Engineering is one of these coatings.
Luke Engineering & Mfg. Co. Inc.
International Hard Anodizing Association - Wadsworth, Ohio
Q. Does anyone have any experience plating (EN, in this case) onto magnesium? If so, could you recommend a process?Ken Rosenblum
finishing shop - Minneapolis, Minnesota
A. Hi, Ken. I don't have personal experience in this, but Atotech's Magenta process for electroless nickel on magnesium has a name that is easy to remember, and may be a starting point to learn what is special about magnesium when it comes to EN plating. Other major vendors presumably also offer similar processes. Good luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live Aloha
A. Mg alloys can be protected in salt spray environment with pure aluminum coatings. Scribed samples coated with Al have survived ASTM B117 [link by ed. to spec at TechStreet] tests of up to 196 hours. This contrasts to less than 20 hours for the standard conversion coating. Still the coating must be completely hermetic, as the galvanic potential between Al and Mg is considerable. Thus the complex shape of a product could be a problem.Howard Gabel
- Santa Barbara, California, USA
1999 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
Q. I would like some information on corrosion resistant coatings for magnesium parts. Our company used to use magnesium for some engine components in the past (covers and other lightly stressed components), but corrosion was a massive problem, especially when parts became 'dinged' or scratched. What we are after is ideally a hard-wearing (or tough) corrosion resistant coating so that we might use magnesium components again. It would come into contact with air, de-ionised water, maybe water-glycol (engine coolant), fuel, oil etc.
I have seen a transparent gold coating, similar in appearance to TiN on some Italian motorbike mag wheels which looks very hard wearing, but I don't know where to start looking for this. The wheels were painted over the top of this, and so I don't know if the coating on its own would be sufficient.
It would be nice if the coating were very thin so that it didn't make too much difference to the fits of machined components. I would really appreciate any help that could be offered.Wayne Ward
- England
A. Electroless nickel plating sounds like it meets most of your needs, Wayne.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live Aloha
Luke Engineering offers a patented hard anodic coating for magnesium, Magoxid-Coat(R) which is significantly more wear and corrosion resistant than other widely commercialized anodic coatings for magnesium. A typical coating thickness is 25 µm (1 mil) with one half penetration and one half build-up. It can stand alone or be used as a paint base. A number of manufacturers of superchargers for drag racing use this hardcoating on their magnesium housings and end plates.
Luke Engineering & Mfg. Co. Inc.
Wadsworth, Ohio
The gold coating on the Italian wheel might have been ZrN, used extensively for decorative coatings. It is very corrosion resistant if deposited correctly, i.e., by unbalanced magnetron sputtering. ZrN is also very hard and wear resistant, used extensively on cutting tools.
Jim Treglio
PVD Consultant - San Diego, California
Q. I am learning about how unstable magnesium is just in the air of a shop environment. We currently use a special oil between processes prior to dichromate to provide protection from reactions with moisture. Can anyone tell me if VCI bags will provide the right protection in lieu of the messier oils?Eric Schneider
My company does finishing of aluminum & magnesium, including dichromate, and mag anodize among others.
You are right about mag corroding very easy - sometimes parts will corrode in shipment from the mfgr. to us.
We always advise our customers when sending in Mag parts for processing that they should be packed with a light machine oil on the parts & desiccant packages should be used in the packaging to absorb moisture.David A. Kraft
- Long Island City, New York
What magnesium alloys are most used in automobiles?
What are some of the problems that occur with corrosion of magnesium alloys used in automobiles?
What are some of the solutions to these problems?
University of Arkansas, Engineering Research Center - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Good corrosion and protective qualities are the responsibility of the casting maker. Packaging, preservation, and proper process control during melting all contribute to end quality.
Too often in the past, foundries have been their own worst enemy with regards to the prevention of corrosion.
New alloys of high purity corrode slower, since trace elements causing galvanic corrosion are reduced in these alloys. AZ91E is a good choice for prototyping auto parts that will have good corrosion resistance.Mark A. Vecchiarelli
- Enfield, Connecticut
Q. I'm having problems coming up with a process for plating over magnesium. I'm currently using a zincate (non current) for bonding. From there I am trying an alkaline copper strike then sulfamate nickel. The problem I am having is the copper is having bad adhesion on the zincate. Any help would be helpful.mike crabtree
- Raleigh, North Carolina
2003 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
Can anyone help with a prepping process for electroless nickel on magnesium? I understand that magnesium does not react well with any acids. I currently am plating nickel on aluminum. Can magnesium be processed on this line?
Regards,Casey Weizel
- Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Hi, Mike.
I can't guarantee it, but I think you'll have less problems with an alkaline electroless nickel strike between the zincate and the sulfamate nickel than you are having with the alkaline copper plating. Good luck.
Hi, Casey
If the line includes zincating and an alkaline nickel strike, I think there's a good chance. Best of luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live Aloha
2003 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
I hope know about plating methods on magnesium. Could you tell me to plating methods?
Looking for good answer....
Magnesium can be plated by either using the zincate route or by direct plating. The zincate path uses an alkaline cleaner, followed by a chromic acid dip and another dip in phosphoric acid and fluoride. This is followed by a fluoride loaded zincate bath and Rochelle copper to about 5µm. The magnesium is then plated in electroless nickel.
The direct plating path is an alkaline soak, followed by a dip in 150 g/l CrO3 with a proprietary additive. This is followed by another dip in 15% HF at 25 °C and direct electroless nickel. The direct electroless nickel is a mixture of NiCO3/HF/ citric acid/NH3HF/ sodium hypophosphite/ NH4OH at about 85 °C
Trevor Crichton
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
Q. Thank you for the answer but I don't want to use HF. HF and NH4HF are very dangerous chemicals.
I'm looking for another methods.
Have a good day!SE DO JANG [returning]
Mr. Crichton is correct. Magnesium is a highly reactive metal and your ordinary cleaning and deoxidizing solutions cannot be used for magnesium. All the job-shop platers that I came in contact with use fluoride base predips, and use special electroless nickel containing fluoride to improve adhesion.June Kim
fine chemicals - Incheon, Korea
May 26, 2011
A. Don't forget that magnesium is not aluminium and only in some physical properties (mechanics, melting point, etc.) are the two metals similar, but their chemistry is quite different. For this reason, performance finishing methods are different. On the market, there are some technologies able to offer 1000 hours, or more, of salt spray resistance (Tagnite, Keronite, Anomag, SweetMag).Aurel Crisan
- Montreal, Quebec
November 5, 2012 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
Q. Will zinc immersion and copper strike make the surface of magnesium non-reactive so that I can coat other metals on it? I have tried with copper pyrophosphate, but it formed immersion coatings with zinc. Can you suggest some better methods?Siddarth Kumar
- Wichita, Kansas, US
Prep for Electroless nickel on Magnesium castings?January 23, 2019
Q. I am looking for a dependable procedure to prep Magnesium castings for subsequent electroless nickel boron plating.Chris Hammer
- West New York, New Jersey usa
January 2019 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
A. Hi Chris. Years ago Atotech offered their MagENta process. They might still, or their competitors might offer one. You're doing nickel boron rather than nickel phosphorous, but still the SDS or tech data sheet might offer a hint.
Other than that, we appended your question to a thread where Trevor Crichton seems to offer an authoritative answer to prepping the magnesium, but it does require fluoride. Good luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live Aloha


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Formula: Na2SiO3 + CO2
Alternate Names: Waterglass
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|DENS - Density (Specific Gravity)
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Sodium silicate is a sticky, viscous liquid. It is produced by dissolving silica gel in sodium hydroxide (there a many videos on Youtube how to do this).
Sodium silicate is the most popular deflocculant used in casting slips for many years (as a source of sodium ions). It is nearly always used with soda ash (when employed alone it can make a slip 'stringy' and thixotropic). The material is effective, reliable and inexpensive. However, it attacks the plaster in molds much more than more modern deflocculants and it is easier to over-deflocculate a slip with sodium silicate.
There are potassium based deflocculants that are similar to the corresponding sodium ones. They can be employed where the presence of sodium is undesirable. Soda ash is more suitable for deflocculating glazes. In addition, a wide range of organic deflocculants are available as alkali salts of pyrogallic, humic or tannic acids. They have long working ranges and can increase the apparent plasticity of the clay. As noted, their use prolongs mold life compared with sodium silicate and soda ash and they are less prone of over-deflocculation. Tetramethylammoniumhydroxide is also an organic compound that is used where residues from inorganic salts cannot be tolerated. It is a strong base that can even attack glass and quartz.
Because sodium silicate is sticky and dries hard, it can be used as a glue to bind ceramic particles together, even aggregates. On firing it forms a ceramic bond. Mixtures of sodium silicate and perlite, for example, can be rammed into molds to form shapes that dry with zero shrinkage and have excellent insulating properties. It can be incorporating into bodies to improve their dry strength. As the main ingredient in Magic Water, it can bind leather-hard clay section better than the clay slurry (slip) alone.
Out Bound Links
Hazards of this material in the ceramic industry and process
This article helps you understand a good recipe for a red casting body so that you will have control and adjustability.
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Understanding the magic of deflocculation and how to measure specific gravity and viscosity, and how to interpret the results of these tests to adjust the slip, these are the key to controlling a casting process.
Darvan 811, Darvan No. 7, Darvan 821A, Darvan C
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with a pool, parents need to spend a lot of time making their homes safe for their children by childproofing dangerous areas like sharp corners or stairs: They will put locks on cabinets and even toilet lids, and gates on stairs and external doors. What is more important and often overlooked however is the need for a safety pool fence to keep children away from the entire swimming pool area. Swimming pools can be a lot more dangerous than the staircase of your home or an open toilet, as they are surrounded by slippery wet surfaces that can cause injury even if the child does not fall into the water. The Tampa Bay area, just like the rest of Florida, has more homes with swimming pools than without.
A pool fence is designed to completely seal off the swimming pool and surrounding area and will have a safety gate that children cannot open and which will close automatically when an adult passes through. If the pool is set somewhere in the centre of the yard, then an unbroken Circular or rectangular fence will go all way around the area. When the swimming pool is at the end or in a corner of the yard; the fence will be attached at either end to existing property dividers.
These safety fences can be used in other situations besides swimming pools; for example if dad has a workshop or shed where he keeps power tools and other dangerous equipment, then the area should be sealed off from children. Any dangerous areas can be separated by a pool fence from the safe part of the garden where children can play happily and parents can relax knowing that their children are safe and secure.
Today's Children Need More Fresh Air
Children today spend a lot of time on computers, playing video games, and watching television, and so they usually do not get enough fresh air; which is very important to everyone, especially young children. Youngsters that are interested in sports and games will generally spend a little more time outside indulging their passion, but for the most part children are more interested in their electronic companions than playing outside. Parents need to encourage their children to play out in the fresh air as often as possible, and if their home has a swimming pool, then they will need to have a pool fence fitted so that they can let their children out into the garden without having to watch them every minute.
Phoenix Arizona is one of the hot spots where many families have swimming pools and children love to play outside but parents are often too busy to stay outside with them or even watch them from a window; so this is where a safety pool fence will give parents peace of mind in knowing that their children can play safely in their own backyard.
The swimming pool and the surrounding tiles or surfacing can be completely sealed off by a pool fence; that will have a gate that only adults can open and which will self-close behind them for added safety. A child's safety is very important and people do not think twice about childproofing inside the home; so why not out in the yard as well? Some people think a fence erected around the pool will spoil the view from their home; but this is not the case with modern designs that have panels of almost transparent fine mesh, allowing perfect views of the swimming pool and beyond, and also uninterrupted views from inside the swimming pool area.
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Purposeful Communication: Opportunity or threat?
One of the most important key components of a brand's success is communication. Most of the times, even though sustainable and ethical practices are in place in a company, they fail to communicate their responsibility. And while it's great that companies don't act in a "good way" just for publicity, it's also important to involve the community around them and let them know of everything they are putting into practice. Building a strong communication channel not only gives brands the chance to put out there their sustainable actions, but also gives them the opportunity to create a stronger bond with community, which feels taken into account when its informed about "internal" brand policies and practices.
Is there a connection between the rise of interest towards branded content and the creation of more & more purpose driven campaigns?
I was asked to write a paper for the BCMA book celebrating 10 years of the Association activity and so I started reviewing the Grand Prix winners of the BC&E category at Cannes Lions, since it has been created:
Winner of the 2012 Grand Prix was US-based Mexican restaurant chain, Chipotle, and its 'Cultivate' campaign; Intel and Pereira & O'Dell won for the 'The Beauty Inside' in 2013, (No Grand Prix awarded on 2014 and 2015). In 2016 'The Displaced' for New York Timer VR, by Vrse; 2017 was 'Beyond money' by Santander and this year, KPN's Evert_45 campaigns were awarded the Entertainment Grand Prix.
In all of these examples, brands put their environmental/ social commitment at the center of their marketing strategy. They transformed their own 'Brand Structure' into a 'Purpose' to build a deeper connection with consumers.
Surely, storytelling and purposing have a lot to share, but, there is a potential downside for brands linking themselves to important social issues using storytelling to persuade their consumers.
Look at what happened to Chipotle, they always claimed to be "the healthy alternative to fast food". Chipotle's problem started back in July in Washington state, 5 people got sick with e. coli after eating Chipotle, but it only made news on the local paper. Chipotle became a national story when bad tomatoes in Minnesota stores infected 81 people with salmonella in august. About the same time in California, Chipotle told the local health department that 17 employees were sick with norovirus, a nasty intestinal bug: 230 people caught the virus. At this point, this problem, though serious, appeared to be isolated and Chipotle's executives thought they had it under control. That changed when a separate E Coli outbreak startled state lines in late October. The company closed all 43 restaurants on 2 States. In total about 500 people got sick from eating Chipotle in the second half of 2015.
What's the line between the brand and its purpose?
"With an increasing number of businesses making it a focus of their marketing, consumers are understandably getting a little skeptical – particularly when there is not a clear line between the brand and its purpose."
-Charlotte Rogers, Marketingweek
I think it's an important role that companies are playing in bringing social issues to the public's attention, but at the same time I fear it's just a trend in marketing more than a real inside transformation for the company: sometimes it's hard for consumers to trust brands embracing 'causes' without demonstrating they "really believe" in what they say they stand for. And they are right. Unfortunately there are a lot of 'purpose driven campaigns' created for companies that aren't actually facing a radical change.
Glass box brands should bring solutions to issues they bring to light
Back when a business was a black box, the brand was whatever the marketing team painted on the outside. "Now that a business is a glass box, the brand is everything. Every person. Every process. Every value. Everything that happens, ever." – David Mattin Trendwatching CEO.
Even if it is admirable that companies want to bring thoughtful issues to the public's attention, it's not enough: they should also bring and implement solutions. Dentsu Aegis found that "there is a clear set of preferred causes that businesses adopt: purposeful campaigns around the topics of Environment, Diversity, Health and Social welfare make up 70% of all winning entries."
Transparency is key to success, but sometimes is not enough to "put it out there", mindful communication with a purpose behind is the ultimate goal. Reaching the right audience with the right message should be every company's objective and while it's not always easy, following the brand core values and being true to themselves as well to consumers is the first step to get there.
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I will never look at my smartphone again in the same way after reading The Patient Will See You Now: The Future of Medicine is in Your Hands. The power in the average smart-phone is immense, and Dr. Eric Topol has given us a technologically filled vision of the future of medicine where the consumer armed with a smartphone and a variety of biosensors takes control of their own healthcare and shifts the power away from the doctor, the government, and the large medical societies, especially the American Medical Association. The major theme of this book is the dynamic impact that new health related technology will have on the practice of medicine in the near and long term. An intriguing and well-written book full of predictions about new technology and the future of health-care delivery, the most remarkable thing about the book is the immense number of very specific examples, supplemented by an encyclopedic number of references supporting each claim and prediction. Based on the amount of specific information in this book about new healthcare related technologies, all physicians, medical students, and healthcare administrators would find this book interesting and thought provoking.
Dr. Topol criticizes the historical "Age of Paternalism" which dominated the practice of medicine over many centuries back to the time of Hippocrates. He compares the introduction of the smartphone as a technology as disruptive as the invention of the Gutenberg printing press was in 1440. The smart-phone, and the thousands of apps available, transfers the power of knowledge to the individual. Dr. Topol proposes the concept of the "democratization" of medicine, by which he means that the patient will have all of their medical information stored in their smartphone, and will be the driver of their own medical decisions. Dr. Topol skillfully outlines his view of radical changes ahead in medicine that will occur shifting power from the doctor to the consumer.
Soon, Dr. Topol predicts in urgent and enthusiastic tones, smartphones will deliver all relevant medical data to the individual from health records, lab tests, imaging scans, various biosensors, genomic studies, etc. Patients armed with all their own healthcare data combined with information from huge central databases will control all their information and share that data as necessary with physicians. Start up companies make it possible for the individuals to have access to their own laboratory data and radiological scans. The "lab-on-a-chip" using microelectronic and microfluidic devices combined with a smartphone for its microprocessor and display already exists, and will likely come into widespread use in the not too distant future. Direct-to-consumer genomics companies will allow consumers to obtain their own genetic profile for a cost of less than $100. Bloodstream-embedded sensors to monitor biomarkers for various diseases are under development and will be soon commercially available. Several major modalities of medical imaging have the ability to be miniaturized to hand-held size. Computers will churn through millions of journal articles and thousands of similar patients to generate the optimal treatment plan. The consumer will be able to immediately see a doctor with all this information available, and in addition have access to pricing information and quality scores about the doctor and hospital.
Dr. Topol also introduces the intriguing concept of massive open online medicine, or MOOM, which means that thousands of individuals would voluntarily contribute their de-identified medical and genomic data to a massive cloud-based database, from which consumers, physicians, and researchers could examine the health information and outcomes of treatment from thousands of patients, aiding in informed decision making about the best treatment for each individual and producing high quality research. However, at the same time, he acknowledges that safeguards for such databases are so woefully inadequate, that no one's data are ever totally secure. Certainly until security of such databases is improved, the concept of MOOMs is interesting but not realistic.
Clearly the field of sleep medicine is already aware of many of these trends. The diagnosis of sleep apnea will no doubt continue to evolve. Rather than an expensive facility-based sleep studies, further advances in technology will lead to more options for home unattended studies, using a variety of sensors attached to a smartphone, with the results being sent to the physician wirelessly. Commercial companies have already created apps that can be downloaded to a smartphone providing night-by-night data on various parameters of sleep quality along with other lifestyle data. In the future, patients will have their own sleep oximetry or portable sleep study apps providing nightly data on sleep disordered breathing and effectiveness of treatment.
Dr. Topol writes as a high-tech enthusiast and is prone to the hyperbole often found in the future-prediction genre heralding the incredible benefits of the new world to come. While clearly an optimist about the role of new technology, he may overstate the benefits from new technology, and in doing so seems to devalue the role of the well-trained, careful physician or nurse guided by years of experience and a compassionate view of his or her patient. While there are unquestionably major benefits of technology, there needs to be equal concern about the unintended consequences of over-reliance or over-utilization of these technologies. The practice of medicine will always be both art and science.
All said, this is a remarkable book packed with information and references not found anywhere else, tracking the rapid pace of change in healthcare technology that will soon be available to the individual. All of us will need to evolve and adapt to the new environment.
The author has indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
Parish JM. The patient will see you now: the future of medicine is in your hands. J Clin Sleep Med 2015;11(6):689–690.


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Monday September 10th 2018
With the winds forecast to be too strong to venture into the mountains we turned our sights on Sandwood Bay. The beach sits some seven or so kilometres from the nearest road and is beautiful and remote in equal measure.
Rather than follow the footpath that snakes its way across moorland to the bay, the teams set off from Sheigra, taking a bee-line for the coast and following the dramatic cliffs past the sea stack of Am Buachaille before the beach appears below. The route out to the bay took the best part of three and a half hours but well worth it to have a mile or so of golden sands pretty much to themselves.
The two teams worked independently for much of the day, with the boys sharing in decision making, and being given the opportunity to lead certain legs of the hike.
We were back at the Adventure School in time for a 6.30pm supper and then some preparation work for 'search to survive' a wilderness orienteering course that will see them work for the first time without the direct input of teachers or instructors.
Tomorrow we will swim before breakfast and spend much of the day looking at the fire, food and shelter skills that the teams will need for the island on Wednesday. Its likely that we will be out tomorrow evening, staying in the old stone bothy at Lone, right in the midst of the mountains. Too windy to get up high but the bothy is a beautiful spot and will be a great experience for the teams.
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Gave my soul to an addict
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Jul 23, 2019 at 11:19am
The current thinking on addiction is that it's the result of trauma and loneliness. Addicts have a remarkable capacity to create messes that other people have to clean up but they aren't doing it on purpose to annoy you. Don't hate them but don't enable them.
Can totally relate
Jul 23, 2019 at 2:32pm
I have an issue with an ex romantic partner who struggles with a crystal meth addiction. They aren't bad people, but amount of chaos that comes with being involved with an addict is maddening.
Jul 23, 2019 at 5:18pm
Very eloquent. I'm going through this with my mother right now.
Jul 23, 2019 at 8:35pm
every time I break my sobriety I end up in an emotionally destructive relationship. from both sides. never had one sober though.
Joe Walsh
Jul 25, 2019 at 11:06pm
It doesnt help that we are in the middle of moving to San Fransisco to start a culinary arts school. His last boyfriend had the same problem with him.
Been there
Jul 29, 2019 at 11:55pm
It's the worst. They lie and hide things from you and pretend you're the one who can't be trusted because they don't trust themselves. So sad and pathetic.


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- BE CREATIVE! Retail doesn't have to be just in a store, or just at a flea market, or just online. When purchasing liquidated merchandise, you will often find yourself with a wide variety of items within any given lot. Some of the items may be high value or branded, while others may be of lower value or potentially damaged. Maximize your sales by tailoring HOW you resell items according to WHAT you are reselling. If you have a flea market stand, consider selling lower value items there and saving the higher ticket items for online sales. You can start a small e-commerce website or sell those higher value items on eBay or Craigslist. In general, you will be able to get more out of those higher items if you sell them online rather than at a flea market.
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To create a sound opinion of someones service is a serious and complex task. Throughout the last decade we ran an uncounted number of consulting engagements where we supported our customers in selecting all kinds of enterprise software.
Across all these projects, we have learned that almost all cases saw a segregation of several dimensions: there were business aspects, service aspects and product specific aspects. The more sophisticated the buyer, the more importance gained the sustainability aspect.
Based on this experience, we have identified a structure, which we think is a great approach to derive a sound opinion on an IaaS offering. The structure is depicted in the following diagram.
Structure of IaaS Rating Tree
The Dimensions
The first level is represented by four dimensions: Technical Performance, Technical Capabilities, Service Performance and Provider "Restainability". The latter stands for a mixture of REliability and suSTAINABILITY aspects. For our General Purpose Rating we decided the weighting as depicted in the diagram. The relevance of the different dimensions might change for a particular use case or in an individual approach. Feel free to contact us, in case you want an individual rating to be exercised.
Technical Performance
The first aspect directly addresses the technical performance. Here we take data from our measurements and compare the expected quality against the market average. Based on the performance of the indicators CPU (compute capacity, ASC), Disk I/O (Mb/s read/write file, DB and log) and Network throughput & latency (Mb/s) - see individual tests for more details - in relation to the market average a valuation will be derived.
This also is one of the reasons, why ratings will change over time. The more providers are added to the database, the average will change. This could shift providers in a new position, even if they did not change anything. However, we expect this effect to disappear as maturity increases.
Technical Capabilities
Besides the individual performance of the virtual machines or containers, which is in the end a configuration issue, the technical equipment, the architecture and other aspects setup in the strategic alignment of the provider determine a certain quality. If the datacenters used are not even Uptime level 3, it will be difficult to provide a reliable service. Therefor we assess the capabilities, the things behind the scene to get a sound understanding of the capabilities the provider has and can offer.
The capabilities also determine the midterm options a provider has and therefor got the heaviest weight in the overall rating.
Service Performance
In a corporate context, especially when you plan to run mission critical applications, service and service performance also play a major role. In the beginning of 2016 a smaller American provider suffered from a major outage due to a DDoS attack. All representatives and relevant people were on holiday, leaving nobody to re-establish operations for over ten business days.
To prevent you from experiencing something like this, this dimension looks at SLA terms, guarantees given, refund mechanisms, internal procedures and policies, etc.
Provider Restainability
Finally you do not want to decide for a partner who today makes a great look but does bear the risk of failing tomorrow. Therefor we conduct a typical financial assessment, try to find out about strategy, current and future market positioning, derive based on interviews with management and financial figures an understanding on where we expect the company to be in three or five years from now.
This also includes R&D spending, partnerships maintained, technologies applied, references and successful projects.
The Rating
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I was flipping through the September issue of Vogue today until I came across the funniest advertisement I have seen in an issue of Vogue. The ad was for a new men's fragrance by Marc Jacobs called Bang. It seemed funny to me because I was reading an article and then flipped through a few pages of clothing until I saw it. It was of a man holding a huge bottle of the fragrance in the nude and the fragrance was covering his male parts. Just looking at the look on his face, his silly tattoos, and the huge bottle on top of him was too much.
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Murvi luxury motorhomes website developed
Murvi build high quality motor homes and needed a website to match.
The strategy was to introduce a modern content management system and design treatment to integrate with other marketing materials developed by LIFE APPS LAB team Plymouth.
The ability to demonstrate model variants and associate these with relevant reviews and downloads was paramount.
Improved search engine ranking of the Murvi website in search engines and longer customer dwell time on the website has lead to increased sales enquiries and higher profile for the company.
Motor homes website developed for MURVI by CODE Plymouth Devon


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* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used -2%, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 2%
* FTSE China A50 -1.0%
SHANGHAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks fell to seven-week closing lows on Thursday, tracking broader Asia, after the U.S. Federal Reserve's dovish comments dampened long-term outlook for a rate cut and the island's economy grew less than expected in the second quarter.
** The Hang Seng index fell 0.8%, to 27,565.70, while the China Enterprises Index lost 0.5%, to 10,621.57.
** So far this week, the HSI has lost 2.9%, on track for its biggest weekly drop since early May.
** The Fed cut interest rates on Wednesday, but the head of the U.S. central bank said the move might not be the start of a lengthy campaign to shore up the economy against risks, including global weakness.
** Hong Kong's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate in its first policy easing since late 2008 on Thursday, tracking the U.S. rate reduction overnight, although heightened demand for cash in the city is expected to keep funding costs elevated.
** Hong Kong's economy grew less than expected in the second quarter as the U.S.-China trade war escalated, and pressure looks set to intensify as mass anti-government protests rock the Asian financial centre.
** U.S. and Chinese negotiators ended a brief round of trade talks on Wednesday with little sign of progress and agreed to meet again in September.
** Around the region, MSCI's Asia ex-Japan stock index was weaker by 0.83%, while Japan's Nikkei index closed up 0.09%.
** The yuan was quoted at 6.903 per U.S. dollar at 08:14 GMT, 0.28% weaker than the previous close of 6.884.
** The top gainers among H-shares were ENN Energy Holdings Ltd, up 1.23%, followed by SINOPHARM GROUP CO LTD , gaining 0.51%, and China Life Insurance Co Ltd , up by 0.5%.
** The three biggest H-shares percentage decliners were Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd, which was down 3.18%, Dongfeng Motor Group Co Ltd, which fell 3.13%, and China Resources Land Ltd, down by 3.1%.
** About 1.79 billion Hang Seng index shares were traded, roughly 138.5% of the market's 30-day moving average of 1.29 billion shares a day. The volume traded in the previous trading session was 1.33 billion.
** At close, China's A-shares were trading at a premium of 29.62% over Hong Kong-listed H-shares. (Reporting by the Shanghai Newsroom; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)


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Jason Hildebrand·
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Sure they have more power, then why wouldn't they engineer them to match that power? Seems pretty simple.Everyone always pisses and moans about the reliability and build quality of newer machines, then go and compare them to 9600's or 1680's, so on and so forth.
Yet they all seem to fail to realize these new ones have so much more power and hammer so much more grain through them than those did.
The manufactures need some pushback from farmers to smarten up, they can't build a $450,000 and claim 30ac/hr and then its sits at the edge of the field with a service tech & a laptop. Maybe your willing to be complacent with this new generation of iron but i'm certainly not. Doesn't matter if your buying a brand new combine or a 5 year old one, most farms can't afford the new ones so they have to buy used, the current crop of used ones are going to be a nightmare, no warranty left and huge parts repair bills. It will affect everyone down the line.


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fall preview: thomas paul
i always go back and forth about posting previews of collections. part of me wants to see things as soon as possible and get excited about their launch and the other part wants to wait until they're available to buy. today the preview-loving part of me won and i'm sharing a little peek at thomas paul's fall 2010 collection, which will be in stores soon (these won't be on the website yet, sorry). i'm sooo loving the metallic collection (polka dots!) and the colorful "mod mex" collection that i couldn't resist sharing. hope you'll enjoy the peek as much as i did.
*ps: how cute is that octopus shower curtain? i'm excited to see thomas moving into the bath market some…
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Former basketball player Glen "Big Baby" Davis was arrested at a Hampton Inn in Aberdeen, Maryland and charged with seven counts of drug possession and distribution.
The bust actually happened last month, after the hotel's owner called the cops because a marijuana smell was coming from Davis's room. But the details are just coming out today.
"They recovered 126 grams of marijuana," said Aberdeen Police Lieutenant William Reiber, "In addition to that there was a brief case that contained 92,164 dollars of U.S. currency along with a ledger that contained language which is consistent with someone involved in the sale and distribution of narcotics."
For some reason, Davis had granted the police written consent to search the room. Aberdeen Police say it was during the booking process when it became apparent who Davis is in the sports world.
Davis had an eight-year NBA career, which was highlighted by being part of the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics.
The 32-year old made $34 million playing basketball. His lawyer maintains he's innocent.


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Great Art Lessons for the Creative Soul
Art That Celebrates Mom
We are so thankful for all of the love, work and support that we receive from our moms. My mother always encouraged me to be creative. In celebration of her, I created this wearable pin art. Here's how I made it:
Feel free to tailor the materials to fit your style and taste. The materials listed below, are available at most local craft stores.
Happy Mother's Day!
Make sure to explore some of the other art lessons that we offer, which can also be used for Mother's Day. We hope you have a beautiful day!
Celebrate Women Artists & Authors
Women are phenomenal in so many ways. As Women's History Month comes to a a close, we think about all of the strong women who played an intricate role in our upbringing. One of the rituals that strengthened the women in our family/community is the one in which we attended church every Sunday.
Fancy hats were an important part of the fashion that women wore in our church; which inspired our latest coloring book, entitled Sophisticated Ladies in Hats. I created the illustration below, using one of the images from the coloring book in combination with stickers, rhinestones and scrapbook paper.
Meanwhile, this month our "Picture Book Story Time" features two books written and illustrated by amazing women who beautifully tell the stories of families who attend church every Sunday. The first book entitled Early Sunday Morning, written by Denene Miller and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton, also display women in fancy hats. I love this book because it reminds of my childhood and the church we attended. I also connect with the main character of the story, because I was afraid to sing solos with our church choir when I was a little girl. Denene and Vanessa do an amazing job of depicting a wonderful family tradition through words and pictures.
The second book is also about a family going to church and is entitled Sunday. This book was written and illustrated by award-winning artist, Synthia Saint James. She uses vibrant colors and simple shapes to tell a similar story of a family attending church and having dinner afterwards. Sunday dinner with also a big tradition in my family. My great-grandmother and aunts always cooked really large dinners for other family members who would visit us on Sundays.
As we close this month of celebrating women's history, you can use the questions below to facilitate a cross-curricular activity related to both books and lead young artists in a discussion.
Discussion Questions
1. How are the stories similar?
2. How are the stories different?
3. What Elements/Principles of Design do you see in each book?
4. Which story do you like the most? Why?
5. What kind of activities do you do with your family on Sundays?
Also, make sure to check out our Neighborhood Clay Tile Art Lesson which is inspired by Synthia Saint James' book, Sunday. Have a blessed spring break and holiday!
For the Love of Art
February is a month of love. One thing that we love is the opportunity to share creativity through a multicultural lense. Here are a few other things that we love:
West African Adinkra Symbols
We love the meaning and beauty of Adinkra Symbols. We were especially excited when we discovered these Adinkra imprinted chocolate bars created by the '57 chocolate company. This innovative company is owned by sisters, Priscilla and Kimberly Addison. Their beautiful chocolates are a combination of sculpture and culture.
Beautiful Illustrations
We love the work of talented illustrators; such as, Keturah Ariel and Dana Bly. Keturah, is a sought after visual artist, who illustrated the book, I Am Enough by Grace Byers. Dana Bly is the owner and designer of naturally curly images on products sold by her company, Pardon My Fro .
Children's Books that Feature Diverse Characters
Children's books are definitely a source of inspiration for several of our art lessons. The books listed below are positive stories and are filled with colorful illustrations. Make sure to check out the art lesson we created below, which is inspired by You Can Never Run Our of Love by Helen Docherty and illustrated by Ali Pye.
Flowers in Heart Art Lesson
You can use this art lesson with students in grade 3-5 or tailor it to use with other grade levels. Moreover, this art lesson is a great way to reinforce an understanding of patterns and shapes. It also has a cross-curricular connection to Social Studies and ELA, when it's connected to Valentines Day and the book.
Share your creative inspiration of love by commenting below.
Nutcracker Art Lesson
Happy Holidays! We hope your holiday season is off to a great start. One of our favorite tools to use for holiday inspired art lessons are colorfully illustrated children's books. There are so many fantastic picture books for children that celebrate various holiday celebrations. We love books that have a new twist on traditional stories. Such as the book, The Nutcracker in Harlem by T.E. McMorrow and illustrated by James Ransome. Beautifully illustrated, this book tells the nutcracker story from an African-American perspective with a jazz connection. We created a simple Nutcracker drawing tutorial inspired by the book. With a few art tools, you can create this drawing using simple lines and shapes. Feel free to pause the video as much as you need to and make changes to the drawing using different details/tools.
Send us your Harlem inspired Nutcracker drawings and we will display them on our website. Have a blessed holiday season!
Art & Autumn
As you explore this blog page, you'll find that we love the artistic inspiration that comes with autumn. We are excited about our latest resource inspired by the season. This cross-curricular lesson is also inspired by the lovely book, Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame Alexander and illustrated by Ekua Holmes. Click on the picture to purchase the lesson. Also check out the simple Zentangle Leaf Art Lesson below.
Zentangle Leaf Art Lesson
Artists Who Inspire Us
One of the most important things we hope to do as creative educators is inspire our students. Recently we had the honor and privilege of meeting one of the artists who inspired the creation of this website. Mr. Richard Hunt is a renowned sculptor and visual artist who has created awe inspiring sculptures displayed around the United States and abroad. He was honored at the unveiling of one his latest outdoor works entitled "Spiral Odyseey". Commissioned for the Romare Bearden Park in Charlotte, NC, this work evokes a feeling of progress. Even though it was a very hot day, the energy was positive and uplifting as a beautiful choir sang to commemorate this amazing artist and work.
You can learn more about the artist by visiting his website, www.richardhuntsudio.com. We also offer an art lesson inspired by his work. You can purchase it by clicking on the picture below.
3 BTS Art Activities
Happy New School Year! We hope you had a fantastic summer. This week is the first official week of school in the district we teach in. Many of you have already gone back to school. Here are three simple art ideas to get the year started off right in your art space.
2. Using drawing videos can be a fun and simple way to assess art students drawing ability. Here's one of our videos in which we use numbers and letters to create simple pictures.
In honor of the first weeks of school, we are hosting a sale from 8/28-8/31/2017. We have many art resources, lessons and activities that will enhance your creative curriculum. Simply enter the code BTSS2017 at checkout to receive a 10% discount on your entire order. Also share which art activities you start the year off with by commenting below.
Summer Travel & Creativity
We hope you're enjoying a fun and relaxing summer. Summer is a great time to travel. One of my favorite memories from childhood was when we would take the train to visit our family in Chicago. The train ride was always so fun and exciting. Meanwhile, one of our favorite children's books is Freight Train by celebrated author and artist, Donald Crews. Take a quick look at the simple Train Collage art lesson we created inspired by this colorfully illustrated book..
This art lesson is a great way to reinforce elements of design such as shape, color and texture for young artists in grades K-2. There are also cross-curricular connections to ELA, Math, Science and Careers. Finally, it is an art lesson that will help develop drawing, cutting, gluing and printmaking skills.
1. Cut the scraps of construction paper into different shapes and glue them to the bottom of the paper.
2. Use the crayons to add details such as wheels to each cart, a train track, gravel, etc.
3. Cut the sponge into a cloud shape (Only adults should cut the sponge). Stamp the sponge on the ink pad and then onto the collage to create the steam.
What is your favorite way to travel? Share with us by commenting below.
The Art of Music Month
We love the month of June for so many reasons. One of them is that June is the month in which African-American contributions to music are highlighted. As we celebrate these amazing contributions, our latest Picture Book Story Time features the children's book, One Love. This colorful book is based on the popular song by renowned musician, Bob Marley and was adapted into a children's book by his daughter, Cedella Marley. The lovely illustrations were created by one of our favorite illustrators, Vanessa Brantley-Newton. We also created a colorful tamborine inspired art lesson related to the story. Check out the steps below to see how we made it.
1. 2 Paper Plates
2. Small Bells
3. Chenille Stems
4. Craft Paint
5. Paint Brush
6. Markers
7. Colorful Wasabi Tape
8. Colorful Ribbon
9. Glue Stick
10. Scissors
11. Circle Template
Make sure to explore our website and check out some of our other art resources that are related to music.
Flowers! Flowers! Flowers!
It's that time of the year when flowers are in full effect. With Mother's Day occurring during the month of May, flowers rule and serve as a great source of inspiration for art lessons. Here are three different floral lessons we did during the month of May.
After reading Planting a Rainbow by Lois Elhert, our 1st graders created flower collages using tissue paper. They also mounted the collages on gray construction paper and decorated the frames with tempera paint. We finished the paintings just in time for Mother's Day.
How are flowers inspiring you and your creative space this year? Share with us by commenting below.
Alicia L. McDaniel
Alicia L. McDaniel is the author and creator of Great Art Lessons for the Creative Soul. She is also an educator, professional artist, and lover of the arts.
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