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Welcome to my blog. This is where I love to share all my cardmaking. I'm a DT Member for Lili's Little Fairies,Crafty Emma's Store (CES Challenge Blog) and Dream Valley. I have no willpower and am a hoarder of paper pads, pens and rubber stamps galore. I love visiting other crafters blogs and have gained many cyber friends threw blogland. Thankyou for taking the time to look at my blog today and I love reading each and every comment.
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - DT Card
This weeks Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge has been chosen by Wendy and the theme is "Transport". I got this stamp from Ally Pally last week from Little Claires. Coloured with Copics. "Vroom" has been cut on my MM Slice. Other materials bazzill, paper from 3 bugs in a rug, SU punch, Ruby Red Liquid Pearls and sentiment from Craftwork Cards. Please pop on over and see what the other DT members have created. Hope you can join us in this weeks challenge.
Not had alot to show you this week, just been one of those weeks where life takes over. Am hoping my crafting will resume back to normal, I do like to have a dabble a few times in a week. My eldest is now on school holidays for 2 weeks and we have a few things planned but that shouldn't interfere to much. Have a lovely weekend and lets hope that spring stays in the air!!
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Saturday, 21 February 2009
SCSC- DT Card + Other Challenges!
This weeks Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge has been set by the lovely Jill and this weeks theme is a fab sketch.
I have used my new Paper Cd from Bearly My Designs and matted onto Bazzill cardstock. The stamps are all from High Hopes and have been coloured with a collection of Derwent Coloursoft Pencils, Copics and H20's. The flowers are Prima and have added Liquid Pearls to the centre. The ribbon and rub on from stash. I've cut the dies out using my MM Slice (noteworthy), this is still my favourite die cut machine and cant wait for the new cartridges which I believe are to be released soon. Would be great if you could play along with us this week and remember you will be entered into the monthly draw for a voucher to spend in The Secret Crafter Shop.
Now I dont usually do this with DT cards, but this one by chance also fits in with Card Cute Thursday (Spring), Daring Cardmaker (Frogs or Fish), just pure luck on this one, and Rainbow Lady (Make a Scene). Well I have a princess sitting on a mushroom amongst the flowers with a pair of cheerful frogs, suppose that would count as a scene. lol and last but not least, Stamp Challenge (3D). Not sure how clear you can see, but the princess has been mounted using foam pads to add dimension.
I must say big thanks to all my followers, I've gained another dozen or so recently and am thrilled. Its been a busy and exciting week for me. They say all good things must come to an end though. Zoe has had a temp of 102 and Daniel seems to have picked up a stomach bug so didn't get the chance to craft yesterday. Have a good weekend and thanks for stopping by my blog!
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Labels: Bearly Mine DT Card, Challenges, Copic Markers, Derwent Coloursoft, H20's, High Hopes, MM Slice, Prima Flowers, Secret Crafter Design Team
Thursday, 19 February 2009
My Big News!!!!!
I'm so happy!!!!
My good news is that I have been asked by Donna to be on her Design Team for Bearly Mine Designs. I'm still in shock as I will be working along the very talented Marlene, Heidi and Malin. These ladies create the most beautiful pieces and are their work is stunning. Think my jaw is still on the floor....
The card in the post below, is what I made with the sample papers I received and my disc is on its way so am like a cat on heat waiting for it to arrive. I am thrilled and honoured to be working with such a talented bunch of girls and I do hope you like my creations. Donna's shop can be found HERE, where you can PREORDER the new CD and view all the other gorgeous CD's she has to offer and FREE P & P is offered to all those in the UK. This new CD _ DESIGNER EXTREME VOL 1 - has over 700 papers to offer, you can view sample papers HERE and dont forget Donna is offering a free CD to one lucky person, details HERE.
Well, chores abandoned, I'm going to be doing some crafting today, thats if I can manage to wipe this smile off my face.....
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Wednesday, 18 February 2009
Everybody Art with Handmade Flowers
I promised a card with the handmade flowers and this it. I decided I didn't like the centres with the liquid pearls so changed to mini roses. The leaves are made with the L-Em Leaf Punch. Image is Pollycraft and coloured with Prisma Pencils and Sansador adding a clear sakura pen to highlight certain areas. I then masked this and used my new letrajet and sprayed a fine mist with my Promarker. Donna, is launching her New Paper CD very soon and was kind enough to send me some samples to play with. I have used 3 and have to say they are gorgeous, cant wait for the release! Other stash used, Martha Stewart punch, Rasberry Liquid Pearls, Brown Bazzill Cardstock and sentiment done with Satmat on my Computer. The birds and Apple are from the newly realeased "The Greeting Farm" range. These have been coloured with Copics. I thought the birds were a nice touch, you can see one nesting in the flowers. This card took me a good few hours to complete but am very happy with the result. Remember Donna's Candy which can be found here and keep your eyes peeled for the release of this wonderful Paper CD.
Now this card (A5 for a change) was made from the sketch over at "Everybody Art Challenge". Tina has produced a fab sketch which I really enjoyed working with. You may like to click on the top piccie for a more detailed look.
Not done as much crafting as I would have liked this week, kids seem to have taken over, but had some new draws delivered this morning and been having a bit of a crafty sort out, ebay here I come!!!
Thanks for viewing my blog!
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Labels: Bearly Mine DT Card, Challenges, Handmade Flowers, Liquid Pearls, P, PrismaColour Pencils, Sansador
Saturday, 14 February 2009
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - DT Card
This weeks theme over at the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge has been set by the lovely Donna and her chosen theme is "Spring Has Sprung". I chose Daisy (Sugar Nellie) without hesitation and headed straight to the BG papers, opting for Urban Prairie. I've coloured her with Copics highlighting a few flowers with a clear Sakura pen. The BP's have been edged with a black Galaxy Marker, I love these marker pens because they dont smudge and its cheaper than backing onto cardstock. The flowers are Prima and the Spacer, gold leaves and milky gems from stash. Used Pink Bazzill cardstock and the quote "Sweet" is a BG rub on. I've still got the sentiment to add which will be in the top left corner, but was undecided so will add at a later date. Think the colours on this look a little washed out, its my birthday soon and would love to get a decent camera, fingers crossed. Hope you can join us in this weeks Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, do check out what the rest of the DT have done, and rememebr you've a chance of winning in the monthly draw!
2 of the children off school now, Jessica has different holidays so that means I wont be sleeping in next week. School runs (Argghhh). Have a good week everyone!
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Friday, 13 February 2009
Chocolate Bar Wrapper
I been wanting to make one of these for ages and I finally managed to find the time to make one for a friend. I'd bought the chocolate bar in this weeks shop, and its a big bar but I forgot to take a piccie of it, but you can see it poking out of the wrapper. I used a 12 x 12 piece of BG "Blush". Used my Scor It to make the fold lines, no template, just made it up as I went along. I used an SU Punch to make an inverted semi circle at the top and folded the papers on the inside as well so it didn't show the white. The image again is Pollycraft, coloured with Copics, flowers are my new Prima and the ones on the bottom left corner are handmade by myself using 2 woodcare punches and Liquid Pearls. This piece meets 3 challenges, Basic Grey - Mix It Up & Colour Create which is Peach and Aqua with the option of adding handmade flowers which I've done and Stamp Something which is Chocolate Creations. The ribbon is DCWV and added Liquid Pearls and the rub on is Basic Grey. I loved making this, will be a great gift as mine is, so keep a spare chocolate bar handy in the fridge and if you ever forget someones birthday, this would make a lovely gift, male or female!
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Thursday, 12 February 2009
2 Awards!!!
I recieved that great award last week from Fran, thankyou so much, its nice to know others have pleasure from viewing my blog and am now passing it onto:-
I recieved this one from my Friend Nikki, aka Bunny Zoe. Thanks Nikki, I like to think we have become friends over the past year and your blog has been a great inspiration. I would now like to pass this award onto:-
Oops, hope I didn't overdo it, seem to have made quite a few crafting friends through my blog and wouldn't want ot any other way. Could go on all night (lol)
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Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Stamped Image Folder & Challenge's
This is a new stamp from The Greeting Farm called "Anya". She is just so cute, and so easy to colour. I have made a stamped image folder using papers from 3 bugs in a rug, coloured with Copics and Promarkers and a white Inksential pen and doodled with Raspberry Liquid Pearls. The wording and bits inside the folder were cut with my MM Slice. This meets a few challenges firstly I took the sketch from Inspirational Sketches, this also fits in with this weeks Spoonful of Sugar (Doodling), Our Creative Corner (Inspiration, the colours on the papers inspired me to colour her hair pink!) and Double Dutch (Not a Card).Thanks for looking.
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Labels: Copic Markers, Folder, Greeting Farm, Liquid Pearls, MM Slice, Promarkers, Rubber Stamping
Saturday, 7 February 2009
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - DT Piece
This weeks challenge has been set by the very talented Kim and she has chosen the theme - Recycle. I have a lovely bottle of bubble bath from Mauritius and around the top, its wrapped with Rafia, well the bottles almost finished to took the rafia to use as an embellishment. I made this A6 Notebook using SN "Talking to the Birds". Its been coloured with Copic Markers and have added Crytsal Stickles to the flowers. The brown border has also been made using the Copics, It was trial and error, using both blender pen and colour, just kept mixing the 2 which resulted in this distressed look.The backing papers are K & Co and the little bird stamp is Hero Arts. I've made smaller notepads before, but this is the first time I'ved covered a notebook. Pretty isn't she! Hope you can join us with this weeks Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, you can see the other DT's pieces here. Have a great weekend!
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Friday, 6 February 2009
I was sitting with Zoe this morning who has teacher training day so no school and she asked if you could colour one of my stamps. I stamped up Tilda with Puppy for each of us and started playing around with my Copics. I dont usually do alot of blending and am used to the Promarkers at the moment as I've generally been using them over the last few months, but found Copics remain wetter for longer and blending is so much easier. I dont use the blender pen much, cant get on with it. Used the Cuddly Horse which is from the same set. Gone over area's with a clear Sakura Pen. The papers are all BG, Wassail, Figgy and Blush. I used my MM Siice again, god, I love this machine so much, its my best friend at the moment. I cut the Scallop Circles, "Love" and Hearts with the machine and it glides threw Bazzill no problem. Am still using the CC repositionable spray, not clogged up once. New this could card could meet a few challenges as its all about valentines at the moment and found this fits in with this weeks, Papertake Weekly (Hearts and Flowers), Our Creative Corner (Hearts), Everybody Art (Valentines), Stamp Something (Valentines), Colour Throwdown and I used the Sketch from Friday Sketchers. Took my a couple of hours to complete but am truly pleased with the end result. The picture quality isn't brilliant but the best I could get. Now I'm not sure what to do with it next!
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Labels: Basic Grey, Challenges, Copic Markers, Embellishments, Magnolia, MM Slice
Handmade Flower Tutorial - By Me!!!!
The kid are off and I have 2 editions today, cant get on with my cardmaking so was playing around and came up with this. Thought I'd share it with you as very easy to do. Excuse the quality of pictures, the lightings not very good in here.
I used 2 SU punches, 1" and 1 3/8".
Deckle Edge Scissors or similar
Small Scissors
Moulding mat or similar (pricking/mouse mat maybe)
Character Shaper or Embossing tool
Silicone Glue
Ink Pad to edge
Punch out the shapes and using a pair of Deckle Edged Scissors cut around the circles
I've edged with an Encore Ink Pad and cut little slits into the flower. Used a Character Shaper or Embossing Tool adding pressure and lifting the outside petals to take shape
Used silicone to glue the 2 pieces together
Added Gold Liquid Pearls to the centre but you can use any embellishment for this.
Finished by punching leaves out with the new L-Em Leaf punch from The Glitter Pot.
The flowers look a little flat in the picture but they do have more dimension in real life. I will use these on a card shortly and think I will make more handmade flowers in the future, great for colour co-ordinating on a project!
Would love to see what results you come up with, this really was trial and error and by no means a professional tutorial.
Let me know what you think!
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Thursday, 5 February 2009
New Sherbert, Challenge Card
I got my Sherberts and just love these cute characters. They are lovely to colour, well done Pollycraft! This card meets three challenges, although that wasn't my intention. I've coloured her with Copics and added PeeWee glitter to her wings. Stamped round edge with a P Imp stamp. Haven't used my Copics in a while but I do prefer the colour range to Promarkers. Not enough pinks in the Promarker range in my opinion. The papers are BG 2 Scoops which are my favourite. Got the new Bittersweet but haven't the courage to take a page out as I only have 1 pad. Edged with a green Galaxy Marker and used Inksenntial White Pen to highlight. Rub Ons are 7 Gypsy, flower, brad and ribbon from stash. Thid card fits this weeks challenges over at Pollycraft, Stamp Challenge and the sketch is Friday Sketchers.
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Labels: Challenges, Copic Markers, Galaxy Markers, Pollycraft
Sunday, 1 February 2009
Was A Challenge!!
I made this card last night for last weeks Ismaki challenge but it ended today so am posting anyway. I have used papers from 3 bugs in a rug and distressed with gold & green pigment inks. I stamped my image from Alota Rubber onto the die I cut with my MM SLice. I just love this machine as there is no set up or feeding, still using the repostionable spray and its cut within seconds. Coloured with Promarkers and added peewee glitter to the antenna's and misted the background with Glimmer Mist Spray. Used my cuttlebug folder and again ditressed wih a gold ink pad. Edges papers with Black Galaxy Marker. Flowers from stash and again distressed. Yes, we have had snow, a good coverage and flurrys on and off, just waiting for tomorrow as we are expecting quite alot by the sounds of it. Cant wait!! Hope your keeping warm, I think it will be late night tonight, watching and waiting as I love the stuff!
Who says I'm a big kid LOL...
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A Bit About Me....
- CraftyC
- Kent, United Kingdom
- have been making handmade cards for a few years. Enjoy all the new stash that comes on the market and alot end up at my place!!!!!
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
How The Tabby Got It's M
There are lots of cat legends, but while talking in the pub the other night (Kusar Cabana in SS15!) I heard one that's new to me the other day on how the tabby cat got it's "M", the typically have dark markings on their foreheads.
Christian legends say the Virgin Mary marked the tabby with an M for Maria as thanks for warming the baby Jesus in the cold stable at Bethlehem, while Muslim legends say the Prophet Mohammed bestowed the mark as thanks for a timely warning from his pet cat Muezza that a poisonous snake had crawled into his coat sleeve.
Many of the jungle cats, such as tigers, cheetahs, and ocelots also have the M marking. Wonder who was brave enough to pet those big kitties!
This tiger was snapped by Bernard Landgraf; the Ocelot was taken by someone working for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Both pictures are in the public domain. Source: WikiCommons
3 comments:
- Gattina said...
I knew about the M from Mohamed, but I never heard that JC was confronted with a cat, not even when he was a baby in his craddle, lol ! The Mohamed story sounds more true to me because usually muslims love cats, but look what the catholic church had done to cats in the middle age ! the black once were considered as witches !
- JEWELGIRLS KATZ said...
I "M" think this was an interesting
post! I had two tabbies growing up,
both their names started with "M".
Oooooh, I wonder if the "M" on their
foreheads made us think of "M" names.
Maybe? interesting...... :)
- Fluffy and Heather said...
We had no idea that the M marking on cats had religious connotations. Very interesting! We would have liked to have commented about this post on Facebook, but sadly, we're one of the jail birds. (Not that I would ever compare myself to a bird!)


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Mulberry 1 is a 14-bed inpatient unit supporting adults aged 17-65 with severe mental illnesses or disorders. The unit is the first step of the Trust's 3-3-3 model, with a typical stay of up to three days. At Mulberry 1 we offer assessments, brief interventions in the form of short-term support, and we work with service users to develop a recovery plan.
Admission for specialist assessment is within 72 hours, resulting in either recommendation for admission to Mulberry 2, transfer of care to the Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team (if appropriate), or transfer of care back to the GP or community team or agency.
Mulberry 1 has:
- Toilet facilities in all rooms and some en suite showers
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When service users arrive
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Daily breakfast meetings will be held to allow services users and staff to meet over tea or coffee. There is a dedicated quiet office that is used by staff, service users and carers to work on the care plans. A comments book is available at reception to capture feedback and suggestions.
Leaving the ward
A transfer meeting is held with the service user, their carer, care co-ordinator and transfer team to discuss the next steps. The service user will be asked to complete a how-did-we-do questionnaire to help inform the process. The service user will then be transferred to the next appropriate stage of care.
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Mulberry 1, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge CB21 5EF
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Visiting times
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In addition to being used as a notes app, it's also a handy tool for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing to use when communicating with someone who is hearing, as it allows the other person to read what has been said.


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Or, how we nearly rode eight Welsh trail centre reds in 48 hours.
Words and pics by Chipps, from the forthcoming issue 82 of Singletrack Magazine.
Two riders, a nearly-big-enough car, and two spare days. Surely that's enough to knock out the red trail of every trail centre in Wales? Or nearly every one? Or maybe a few? Chipps and colour stuntman Ben Washington give it a go.
Ben is eating some sort of dark brown bar made of compressed prunes. He's been trying to cut down on the wheat. "It's better for the flatus" he reckons, though I can't see how his alternative is going to help either of us.
We're sitting in the rapidly decomposing interior of his estate car, bikes and bin bags of damp riding kit in the back, listening to random rock music while negotiating a featureless, single lane, mountain road. In the rain. Our enthusiasm for riding mountain bikes has dulled a little, though that might just be the coffee wearing off. We still have a bit more to do in our self-imposed (and constantly evolving) quest to ride as many Welsh trail centre reds as we can in a weekend's worth of time.
Before we do that, though, we should nip back in time to what in reality is only yesterday morning, but which feels like a week ago.
Early bird catches the coffee.
I'm good at getting up at 4.30am. Way better than 7am, or even 8am. 4.30am is 'Time to go to the airport to fly somewhere sunny' time and, as such, almost a pleasure to see. Today, however, it's just the first piece of the puzzle.
The plan had been for my travelling companion, Ben Washington, and me to travel to South Wales on the Friday evening, perhaps getting a ride in before a pie and a pint, before embarking on our quest, on the Saturday morning. I say Saturday – it was actually a Wednesday, but neither of us had a spare weekend until October, so we improvised.
So that was the plan. The reality is that Ben had forgotten about some childcare obligations and our night-before drive was scrapped in favour of this now-morning drive in the pre-dawn from Yorkshire to South Wales to then start ticking off trail centres.
So, bikes in the car and away by 5am. Ben's his tirelessly cheerful self, so much so that any thoughts of a pre-ride snooze are impossible… so we get down with the random iPod playlist and get our chat on.
So we get down with the random iPod playlist and get our chat on.
Our first destination is Cwmcarn's Twrch Trail, where we're meeting up with Alex, Ben's colleague at Gore BikeWear. With the two of them proudly dressed in this season's must-have colours, they are a riot of glorious shades and hues. It's like riding with Team TicTac.
As we winch up the singletrack, Ben admits that he has some scores to settle here as he managed to knock himself out the last time he rode here. Alex too, seems to be a bit of a crash-magnet. Luckily, with them having to wait for me, my camera bag and lack of fitness, we're not going to be setting any pace records on the trail.
The weather is that quintessential British 'summer' condition of 'too damp for bare arms or just a jersey' and 'too hot for a waterproof jacket'. We alternately sweat and soak while being distracted by the vivid trail colours. It seems that this week is officially spring in Wales. The trees have all burst into leaf; the brightest, greenest leaves, enhanced in their ethereal glow by the dull skies above.
I've elected to go for a short sleeve jersey and a short sleeve waterproof. It works after a fashion, though it's still too warm for the mild, humid climb. The rocks are slick and the pace reasonably spirited. I can feel every mile of the over-indulgence of riding in the previous weekend's great weather. Unfortunately, they don't seem to have resulted in great speed and fitness.
With the damp weather and grey skies, I'm beginning to wonder if this trip is a good idea after all.
With the damp weather and grey skies, I'm beginning to wonder if this trip is a good idea after all. However, when we get to the top, all is forgiven and forgotten. Keeping with our 'ride the red routes' idea, we skip the black option at the top, which from memory is a bunch of reasonably uninspiring tabletops. Instead we take the red descent. And what a descent! Sinuous and engaging. Enthralling. The trail is a sunken bobsleigh run with full-commitment corners that take a few turns to get into, but which reward with a blur of speed when you get it right as you take turn after turn of shoulders-down engagement. This is definitely the sweet spot of this trail. The ride continues through dark, dank woods and off-camber slatey slabs. Having ridden this trail when it first opened, I kept expecting to get the view of the village down past my left elbow, but the open view is shaded now by ten years of tree growth. The run back down to the car park is more of a woodsy, speedy experience, shielded from the civilisation just beyond the tree line.
Back at the car, we've only apparently ridden seven miles but we already feel that we've got it in the bag and it's time for the drive to Glyncorrwyg.
The Secret Fleecy Pants.
One of the secrets of multi-ride days on the road is in your inter-riding clothing. It makes sense to get out of wet shorts as soon as possible, so Ben and I both have brought along our take on fleecy trousers. Mine are black. Ben's are, well, tartan pyjamas. No worries though as we're only stopping in mountain bike car parks among consenting adults… apart from when we desperately need diesel and Ben has to emerge from the safety of the car to fill up in his long johns.
With that episode over, we're on our way again. Ben drives with the ease of a professional road warrior and sales rep. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the merits of each motorway services, as well as the ability to drive, talk, change lanes in apparent safety while putting toll road receipts into the wallet in his back pocket. I am, however, disappointed to find that his brand new Audi doesn't have heated seats. How are we supposed to dry our gloves now?
We meet Alex in Glyncorrwyg again and suit up. It's windy and mild again. The staff in the caff reckon we're lucky with the weather so far. We'll see. Due to recent tree disease, much of the previously forested slopes of the initial hillside have been clear-felled and some of the routes have been rerouted. We now climb up the old downhill, with the climb top now in view for the whole thing, thanks to the bare hillside. The little rocky rollers and steps that once gave joy to riders on their way home for pie are now cruel obstacles to our upward progress. Saying that, the climb is mellow enough and we soon earn our height.
So far on the long climb, it's been dry and mild, but after leaving the woods about halfway round, I start to feel the patter of heavy raindrops. Here it comes. Fortunately, the trails don't change much in character – they're still fast and flowy and the grip is still great, with much of the dark woodland still dry and peaceful.
Our final climb puts us at the top of the last descent, stretching its way down the bleak and naked hillside. There, snaking its way down the hill is the recently built final descent. It's a lot more open and fast than the previous one that was our climb today. It's also faster; much faster, with a better chance of things going wrong very quickly. As the boys tear down the hill, I fire off some shots and play catch up. The rain is really coming down now and I'm pretty much soaked to the skin through my jersey. Knowing it's the last descent of the day, I don't bother putting my jacket on. Nevertheless, I find my reactions slowing slightly with each subsequent bend and increase of speed. It doesn't help that I can't see much through my rain-streaked glasses.
Safely at the bottom of the hill, we spin up the valley and do the car park streak again, as no one appears to be around to offend and head to the café for some savoury food to keep us going. A huge beans on toast later and we say goodbye to Alex while Ben and I head off to Brechfa, our third trail of the day.
Brechfa bound.
As we rejoin the M4, the skies clear and the road dries. Perhaps we've had our rain for the day. We're running low on dry kit now too.
The drive to Brechfa is scenic and uneventful as we run out of motorway and plunge into the interior. The sun comes out as we pull into the car park and continues to improve. It's even short sleeve weather for me. Ben, with his chiseled abs and 3% body fat is still in a softshell.
The sun comes out as we pull into the car park and continues to improve. It's even short sleeve weather for me. Ben, with his chiseled abs and 3% body fat is still in a softshell.
The Brechfa trails can loosely be grouped into three: there are the mellow fire road climbs which aren't too steep for conversation and then there are the mossy, cool, dank – almost primeval – peaceful woods. The third trademark section of Brechfa has the Rowan Sorrell-inspired berms and rollers. Steep roll-ins and committing berms. They can only be ridden fairly fast and with some commitment. Even though Ben and I are feeling the early start and the cumulative climbing in our legs a little, we attack them with some gusto. The final run into the bottom of the valley is particularly challenging as the years of weather and panic braking have taken their toll on the trail surface. Ben, with a fading rear brake, is having to take the corners wider and wider and with increasing sketchiness. We're all smiles and intact limbs at the bottom though and ready for the next challenge.
It's already half seven, which will put us at Nant yr Arian at dusk. We have lights, but with the stupid early start and the fact that we've been talking about food for the last half an hour, the 'executive decision' is made to skip our final trail goal for the day and head towards Coed-y-Brenin, which we won't reach until 9.30pm as it is.
Going old-school.
By the time we get to the Old Schoolhouse in Bronaber, a couple of miles north of the forest, the forecasted 'weather event' is kicking into gear, with blustery gales and dropping temperatures greeting us. Luckily the smell of cooking and the clinking of beer bottles also greet us. Sian and Dafydd Roberts used to run the café at Coed-y-Brenin and now run this impressively renovated old schoolhouse as a mountain bike-friendly B&B. Despite the late hour, we get a warm welcome, a good chat and a great meal before collapsing into our beds.
We wake up to a howling gale and grey skies. Our 7.30 breakfast request had been graciously accepted and we're soon tucking into bacon and eggs while trying not to look out of the giant windows at the rain hammering on the window.
Andy Braun, the ranger for Coed-y-Brenin pops in for coffee with news of the weather forecast. Heavy rain and big winds. We put on a brave face. We're not without faff though and take a while to get bags and cameras packed. Sian's dried our shoes and gloves overnight which helps our morale a little.
Parking up we quickly get the bikes out and get on our way before we falter at the first coffee hurdle. Our original plan was to ignore our reds-only rule and do the MBR, seeing as it fitted our 19km length, but Andy has offered us a 'best of the reds' local's route so we've taken him up on it. Dafydd has joined us too and we're treated to two fresh-legged, fit, old giffers trying to beast each other. We're just casualties in the fallout.
The weather is reasonably wet and woolly, but the woods feel relatively dry under the trees. Our starting loop round the Minotaur is a great warm up for our tired legs and good pumping practice, but Andy soon has us climbing. The trouble with his best-of route is that all of the shortcuts are designed to miss out the nicely graded, singletrack climbs that there's much of here. Instead we get to grovel up slippy fire roads on our way to the next fix of singletrack downhill delight. There's a very manicured feel to many of the trails here at CyB. They get a lot of traffic and so tend to either be very 'constructed' and stone pitched, or regularly repaired to keep the feeling of flow.
And we're definitely feeling the flow today. Despite some tired arms and legs, and frankly appalling weather, we're really enjoying ourselves; brakes squealing and locals outdoing each other, we whip along. I'm reminded why I love trail centres like this; they're so consistently great. You know that they're not going to get impassibly muddy, there aren't going to be any unannounced 4ft drops after blind corners and, quite often, speed really will be your friend.
Our steep shortcut has put us at the very top of the Addams Family series of singletrack descents, and we take in Pugsley, Lurch, and Sian's favourite singletrack in the whole world, Uncle Fester. It's steep, committing and old-school riding, especially in this weather. We all remember riding these same trails on rigid hardtails in the 90s. The trails don't seem any easier on our state-of-the-art, fancy machines, but I'd like to think that the speeds are a little higher now.
Another wet car park streak and another essential stop for food while we consult the weather. It's not looking any better (it's getting worse, if that's possible…) and we still have three more trail centres on our list for today: Penmachno, Gwydyr for the Marin Trail and Llandegla. I can already see extending cracks in our schedule, but we press on to see if the weather and fatigue will overtake our plans and enthusiasm.
We drive the tiny B-road over the Migneint in driving rain and into the back end of Penmachno. We've already voted that Penmachno, at the moment, is going to be too exposed and simply too dreadful weather-wise for photos and riding, so we go another few miles up the road to the Marin Trail in Gwydyr Forest. This feels more sheltered and, despite a temptation to sleep or find the nearest café, we suit up again, digging around in the bottoms of bags for dry clothes. Ben's got his full waterproof suit on again. I'm down to summer gloves and slightly splattered baggies and my second pair of riding shoes.
Setting off on the Marin Trail, the initial climb doesn't seem too bad and the trees keep us well sheltered. There's the threat of sunshine at one point, but that doesn't last. We're treated to the best palettes of different greens of the trip though; from the super-real fresh colours of the new leaves, to the richer, older mosses and muted greeny-browns of the heather and ferns that line the trail. The scenery again has changed from when I first rode this trail, back when it was under construction (Singletrack, issue 6, 2002). The freshly cut trail then has now grown in to look like it's always been there. Even the stone-pitched, bermed corner that the trail pixies were so worried about (it was the first bermed corner in a Welsh trail centre and it wasn't in the plans) is now overgrown and almost part of the hillside now; stones still firmly in place.
The final descent of the Marin Trail has to rank as one of the best ever feel-good trail centre descents. Getting faster and faster, with previously intimidating drops taken easily in stride, the trail feels at once both natural enough to challenge and man-made enough to ease you on to the right track.
Another buzzing finish. And another decision. It's now 6pm and we've only done two trail centres today. We're missing Penmachno and Llandegla off our original wish list. A quick stocktake of our dry kit shows little left that's not sodden and we know that the bacon sarnies will be shut up for the day by the time we get to Llandegla. So that means 19km of the Penmachno trail… Or it doesn't. Why are we doing this? To ride lots of Welsh trail centres and have a great time. We've certainly done that, so we're going to miss out Penmachno too and quit while we're still buzzing from the Marin. We could bang out another one, in damp gear, for the sake of (semi-) complete-ism, but we'd rather quit while we still love bikes. After all, we're not going for records today. And we've already got to come back and do Nant yr Arian, the Cli-machX, as well as countless other little centres we've missed in our generalising.
So we pull the card, get the fleece pants of comfort out once more and set a course for home, full of the joys of Welsh singletrack. And now we have a cast-iron reason to return soon.
The Croissant of What?
We got the map out and put a pin in all of the Welsh trail centres we could think of, generally describing an arc that curved from Cwmcarn in the south-east of Wales, through to Brechfa and then Nant yr Arian near the west coast and back again to Llandegla in the north-east of Wales. It was as good as a plan as many others, so we went for it. The shape described a rough crescent, or croissant, we preferred to think, and so the Croissant of Pain was created.
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Comments (8)
What a great story, i love trail centers especially Welsh ones.
looks like its time to plan myself a road trip.
Great article- thanks!
Time to get back to Wales methinks ….
Where is the top picture taken?
Glyncorrwg – the last descent back home.
Just starting a month of garden leave between jobs. Destination sorted!
Enjoyed the story, so much that any uk rider with assimilate with. best laid plans and all that. The trails will always be there so I say ride to enjoy and return for more. Well done lads.
enjoyed article reminds me must get out wales way soon
It was fun. And the great thing about the Welsh centres in particular, is that they seem built to take the weather, so you know that they're always going to ride well, whatever the weather.
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I'm a huge fan of Star Wars (who isn't?!). I will be drawing Daily Figure style versions of the characters from the SW movies and posting them here very shortly. Stay tuned! - Kyle
Posted by Kyle T. Webster at 3:29 PM
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- lulu rocka said...
Did you know that a lot of the "look" of Star Wars was inspired by Sufi Muslims?
I know a couple, old American Sufi Muslim converts, who was approached by George Lucas when he was doing his research for the movie.
- October 27, 2010 at 12:31 PM
- Solo said...
Love to see you back and doing Star Wars.
- October 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM
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@lulu rocka
I think it was largely Japanese. There are some really good books out there on the Star Wars "look."
Ralph McQuarrie's site has quite a bit of info as well.
- September 19, 2011 at 8:50 PM
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Never have lumpy mashed potatoes again! Here, we talk about how to make the creamiest dreamiest mashed potatoes every single time. These guys are silky-smooth, SO flavorful and super easy to throw together.
I first posted the recipe for these Creamy Dreamy Mashed Potatoes around Thanksgiving in 2018, three years ago! They've been one of the most popular recipes on the blog around the holidays since then, so I thought it was time to give them a little love again, update some of the old photos and re-share it just so we can make sure it doesn't get forgotten.
This my tried-and-true method for making mashed potatoes, and I promise, they come out PERFECT every single time. Following the method is extremely important, as well as the base ingredient list, but from there you could add a number of things such as: cream cheese (tried it, loved it!), roasted garlic paste, pesto, garlic powder, or really anything else that won't alter with the consistency.
HOWEVER, I would suggest you make them as is the first time around, because honestly, they really don't need anything else.
Mashed potatoes are often the overlooked middle child of the Thanksgiving table. While you may preach that everyone gets the same amount of love, and equal attention is paid to all three children, really the middle child always gets the short end of the stick – or so I've heard. On Thanksgiving, after you've lovingly prepared Grandma's dressing and taken the time to make green bean casserole from scratch, the potatoes are oftentimes a dish that get completely overlooked or haphazardly put together minutes before turkey time.
They happen to be one of the simplest additions to the lineup of food on the big day, BUT they're also one of the easiest sides to screw up. There can be lumps. The starchy flesh can turn gummy in an instant. They can be grainy. And worst of all, they can be completely and utterly flavorless.
Over the years I've humbly mastered the mashed potato process, and I think I have few key tips that will ensure that you too, can become a pro at whipping up the perfect mashed potato. Thus ensuring equal love to all sides.
First things first, what kind of potato should you use?? I've tried every potato out there — russet, yukon gold, red gold, etc. — and while they all yield tasty mashed potatoes, for me, classic is best, which means you want to go with the russet.
It has the perfect amount of starch, is forgiving and the best part, yields the fluffiest mashed potatoes.
Next up, my exact steps for the creamiest dreamiest mashed potato:
Season your cooking liquid! I find that this one of the most important steps; because potatoes naturally have no seasoning or taste, you want to be able to flavor the potatoes in each step, so we start at the beginning. Salting the cooking liquid ensures ample flavor is infused into the actual potato itself.
Use a ricer. I cannot tell you how thankful I am for purchasing this guy years ago, it's been a total lifesaver and produces silky smooth mashed potatoes every single time. I've had countless people ask if they can substitute something else, and the answer is no. These guys are inexpensive, stored easily and you'll use it time and time again. I have this one and love it.
Rice potatoes when they are still hot. Hot potatoes = smooth potatoes.
Add hot liquid to the hot mashed potatoes. Adding cold cream, milk or butter will actually cool the potatoes down, which will in turn risk a lumpy mash.
Infuse the cooking liquid. If you have say, a garlic flavor like in this recipe, but don't want the actual texture of garlic in the final result, adding it directly to the liquid (i.e. the butter, milk or cream) to let it steep will transfer to the potatoes when you add the liquid.
Lots and lots of butter. Ok it's no secret that butter makes everything better, and while I normally wouldn't advise you to throw THIS much butter into a dish, it's Thanksgiving. I give you permission to consume as much butter as your little heart desires.
Step 7. Work quickly and do not over-mash! This is as important as any other step, working quickly, again, facilitates in a lump-free end result, but it also keeps the potatoes from becoming gummy, something I know first-hand.
I know it may seem like an obnoxiously long list of steps, but they're all insanely easy to follow, and I can assure you, it will put perfect mashed potatoes are your table in less than 30 minutes. Of course you can also make them ahead of time, and re-heat them later, which I'd actually suggest for Thanksgiving Day. Just gently reheat them on the stove, or if there's more heating real estate in the oven, transfer the potatoes to an oven-safe dish and let them warm up in there.
Because I didn't actually make these on Thanksgiving, it was just Kevin and I inhaling these, so this recipe isn't going to feed a group of 10+ people, I'd say this is more geared towards six people, but it's easily doubled or tripled if you have a large Thanksgiving crowd.


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What's in our tap water?
Do you know what's in our tap water?
I've just read an article from the daily mirror about the state of our tap water and it's rather scary stuff! I've heard before about chemicals in our water but never really knew the extent of it. I also had no idea that some of the harmful chemicals in our tap water come from the anti-depressant pills that we, as a nation, are gobbling down in ever growing numbers. This happens because when people take a pill, it isn't fully absorbed into the body, and what's left gets urinated back into the water supply. Nice. Realistically though it's unlikely to be having any affect on us human's, according to the mirror "you'd need to drink about 37,000 litres of tap water to get a dose of anti-depressants."
But lets not forget our feathery friends! A study done by some scientists researching this matter, aimed to find out the effect the antidepressants is having on our ecosystem, particularly birds. They fed worms that has been treated with the anti-depressant chemical Fluoxetine to birds and records the results. Their study revealed that birds who had eaten these worms seem to lose interest in eating, lose weight, and lose interest in potential mates! All the more reason to drink bottled water, although I'm sure there are a lot of people out their who would be happy to lose weight from drinking water!!
Anti-depressants aren't the only source of harmful chemicals in our drinking water, though. Others include oestrogen from contraceptive pills, blood pressure tablets, and painkillers. I'd love to know what you think about all this? Are you one of those who isn't really bothered? or one of those who only drinks bottled water? or somewhere in the between? If your'e one of those who only drinks bottled water, or a company who supplies its staff or customers with bottled water, you should check out our options of promotional bottled water here.
If you're interested in finding out more about what's in our water, have a read through the full article from the daily mirror here.


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This is the oddest sized quilt I have ever made, long and skinny. It only seems appropriate that I should have a long and skinny person hold it up for me. Mr. Romance is standing on a chair with his arms fully stretched and it is just skimming the ground.
But it ended up being a fun finish. The appliqued, tumbling gnomes were the perfect addition to make it a fun and not so traditional Christmas quilt.
Amanda Jean's blog I knew it was what I wanted to make with this stack of unconventional Christmas/Winter prints.
But for now, this quilt will be folded up and put away. I hope I remember to pull it out of the quilt closet in December.
One more finish on my Finish-A-Long list. If I work really hard I just might be able to check off all five projects that I put on my list.
Quilt Stats:
Name: Winterkist Chevron Quilt
Size: 55" x 109"
Fabrics used: 16 fat quarters of winterkist by Monica Solorio, Kona White
Batting: Warm and Natural
Backing: Sketch Flannel in Kiss
quilted with Perma Core Thread by Susie Peterson


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In Arizona, it's illegal to drive under the influence of any drugs or alcohol, or to be "in actual physical control" of a vehicle while under the influence. So, if you are sitting in the driver's seat with the keys to the ignition in your hand, pocket, or on the passenger seat next to you, you could still be arrested for DUI even though you weren't driving.
When you receive your Arizona driver's license, you consent to a blood alcohol concentration or drug content (BADC) test if you are arrested for DUI. These tests look for the presence of drugs or alcohol in a driver's bloodstream and they are effective under the Implied Consent Law. If you refuse to take a chemical test, your license will be automatically suspended for 12 months, or 24 months if it's your second refusal.
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Suppose you are pulled over because a police officer suspects you are driving under the influence. If a blood or breath test shows that your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08% or above, you will be arrested for DUI and you'll lose your driving privilege right then and there. Additionally, you won't be able to obtain a restricted driving permit or reinstate your driving privileges unless you undergo a drug or alcohol screening first.
What if your BAC is less than .08%, the legal limit? Can you still be arrested for DUI in Phoenix? Yes, it is possible. In Arizona and throughout the nation, it's illegal for people to drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A driver can be convicted of DUI regardless of BAC if the state can prove that his or her ability to drive safely was compromised by the presence of alcohol in their system.
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Corporates need to innovate, or die
Asset Benchmark Research announces Best initiatives for 2017 as part of The Asset Corporate Awards
MANAGEMENT Guru Peter Drucker is supposed to have coined the phrase, "innovate or die". And it could not be more relevant to today's fast-moving environment in which companies who don't adapt fail. In the midst of a storm, corporates come in two types: those building shelters, and those building wind turbines. Who are the corporates in this year's awards shielding themselves from the storm, and who are the ones embracing change?
Asset Benchmark Research (ABR) here announces the Best Initiatives for 2017 in the areas of innovation, social responsibility, environmental responsibility, and diversity and inclusion, as part of The Asset Corporate Awards 2017.
This year China Telecom won the award for innovation for its Transformation 3.0 strategy aiming to respond to consumer demand and create new growth drivers. The telecom company is focusing on five emerging areas in their telecom operations, namely their IPTV operation called e-Surfing HD, their third-party payment platform "BestPay", cloud computing and big data services, as well as promoting an Internet of Things and "Internet Plus" (互联网+) strategy.
Striving to be the most intelligent bank in Taiwan, E.SUN transformed its digital banking service by introducing an artificial intelligence financial advisor AI Chatbot. Given that more than 18 million people in the country use Facebook or Line, E.SUN has taken this opportunity to achieve financial inclusion by integrating their chatbot with these social media platforms to inform customers about mortgages, foreign exchange and credit cards.
Fubon Insurance, the insurance arm of Fubon, another large Taiwanese financial holding company, has launched a fleet risk prevention dashcam to manage and reduce everyday commuting risk. They are applying big data by looking at driving habits as well as forming a hazard map to track which areas in the country are prone to accidents. While the system helps to enhance Fubon's competitiveness in auto insurance it also encourages better driving habits and a safer environment for those on the road.
ICTSI, the Philippine port management company and one of the top maritime terminal operators, worked with the government to regulate truck traffic going into and out of their terminals in Manila. Previously, container trucks needed to wait anywhere from 10 minutes to 6 hours to pick up or drop off cargo. Last year they launched a Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS), the first of its kind in the country, to direct terminal traffic.
Thailand's largest energy company, PTT Public Company won this year by leveraging cross-product innovation in their aim to protect the environment and encourage sustainability. They invented a bio plastic compound from the silverskin of a coffee bean membrane with wide applicability from bins to napkin boxes. The innovation has transformed PTT's retail business of Amazon café coffee houses and leverages their Research and Technology Institute (RTI). Petroleum and petrochemical researchers undertook this project along with experts from Amazon Café with knowledge of coffee preparation, storage and marketing. The project will enable the reduction of up to 68 tonnes of waste per year, and a reduction of 880 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
In line with the environmental objectives of its parent company, PTTEP, PTT's exploration and production arm, invented a decontamination pig-train device to decommission mercury from the Gulf of Thailand. The concept is expected to be applied to other mercury-rich oil and gas fields in order to make their pipelines free of mercury.
Social responsibility
Six corporates are recognized this year for their social responsibility initiatives. Several take a systematic approach to their community role. CTBC and SMIC use the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a framework for their charitable activities. Applying the analytical tools of its core business, ICBC has quantified its social contribution at 2.44 yuan per share. Companies also tailor their philanthropic programmes according to their operational experience. For example, since Global Brands is involved in children's apparel, it prioritizes charities that benefit children and their families. Yuexiu Property and Datang Power are involved in poverty alleviation in communities with which they have contact.
Environmental responsibility
As the United Nations Climate Change Conference gets underway in Bonn, ABR also commends initiatives in environmental protection undertaken by four companies in the region: CTBC, Datang Power, Huaneng Renewables and Metro Pacific Investments Corporation. These companies are rising to the twin challenges of delivering growth while mitigating against environmental damage. The Asian Development Bank warned earlier in the year that if climate change continues unabated the region's economic future could be threatened. Pollution is also a major health risk with 3.3 million people in Asia dying every year as a result, according to the World Health Organization.
Diversity and inclusion
Increasing public scrutiny of gender and racial diversity at the workplace is driving top management to re-examine corporate policies. Companies are taking a more comprehensive view of the issues behind diversity and inclusion. SMIC, Link REIT, and PTT are awarded for diversity and inclusion. SMIC believes in equal opportunity for all. It trains women for leadership roles and encourages mentoring through a programme led by its senior employees. Meanwhile, diversity is expressed as a board policy at Link REIT.
The company maintains a balanced and diversified workforce through its Board Diversity Policy that looks into diversity and expertise gaps in the boardroom. Another equal-opportunity employer, PTT maintains its programme of promoting women to senior management roles. Two high-performing women have joined its top management committee this year.
To view the awardees of The Asset Corporate Awards 2017 – Best Initiatives, please click here.
To view the awardees of The Asset Corporate Awards 2017, please click here.
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Thelma Schoonmaker has edited every one of director Martin Scorsese's movies, from Raging Bull to The Aviator. She talks about how film editing has changed over the past 30 years and how she got her first big break editing Scorsese's student film at NYU.
January 21, 2020, 2:31 pm
Welcome to Episode 230! This is one I recorded for all of us when we don't get the wins that we want and we get baffled by that. I wanted to make it really clear as to why that is.
January 21, 2020, 2:27 pm
Back in 2017, I collected a whole bunch of social media postings from actors, directors and filmmakers where they had published pics of themselves or others doing various VFX-related things like being 3D scanned, wearing mocap gear or appearing on greenscreens.
January 21, 2020, 2:27 pm
The deluge. A deluge of memories for Betty as a deluge of voices in the flashback courtroom turn into a literal deluge of rain outside her hotel room on the balcony where, at the bottom of page 56 she soon discovers Mitchell's dead body on the chaise lounge. Playback! This sequence solidifies the water theme in the movie. We equate rain/water with sadness and longing.
January 21, 2020, 2:27 pm
If you're a fan of action and explosions, then don't miss this VFX Breakdown by Worldwide FX about their work on ANGEL HAS FALLEN...
January 21, 2020, 2:26 pm
Of all the editing software, you'll probably get the best key results in After Effects. There are several methods for working with After Effects green screen footage. Adobe recommends using a built-in preset with a combination of three effects. This method works great for beginners (and experts) because it produces quick (and usually great) results. We'll walk you through how to do this step-by-step.
January 21, 2020, 2:26 pm
"Ford v Ferrari," "1917," "Jojo Rabbit," "Parasite," "Toy Story 4" and "Echo in the Canyon" have won feature-film awards in the Motion Picture Sound Editors' Golden Reel Awards, which were handed out on Sunday night in Los Angeles.
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French studio MIKROS presents their seamless work on PROXIMA...
January 20, 2020, 8:23 pm
Hollywood, CA — The Motion Picture Sound Editors tonight presented the 67th MPSE Annual Golden Reel Awards at a black-tie ceremony at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Golden Reel Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in sound editing were presented in 23 categories encompassing feature films, long-form and short-form television, animation, documentaries, games, special venue and other media.
January 20, 2020, 8:23 pm
The Warner Bros. film Joker, which racked up 11 Oscar nominations last week, is not your traditional comic book adaptation. That's true of not just the narrative of the film—in that it's a character study more than a set piece-driven story—but also the filmmaking and construction of what we see onscreen. Director/co-writer Todd Phillips pushed for a gritty, naturalistic aesthetic that reflected the world inhabited by Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck, and everything we see in the film is from Arthur's point of view. Indeed, subjectivity plays a major role as the story progresses and the audience begins to question if what we're seeing is real, or if it's simply what Arthur wishes to see.
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When the leaves start turning shades of orange and yellow, my soul sings. When the cold creeps through the layers of my coat and fuzzy scarf, I feel invigorated. And when the month of October comes to an end, my inner child takes a gasping breath and watch in wonder as the houses are cloaked in black and orange and a gloomy atmosphere pervades the air.
When it comes to my reading tastes during that perfect time of year, anything that sends chills down my spine or transports me into a world full of nightmarish creatures will curb my voracious appetite for the creepy. This month I read three strikingly different books that, surprisingly so, are all three of them perfect for the Halloween season.
Whether you like books that make your blood curdle or that bring back sweet childhood memories, you shall find one in this list that fits your tastes. Happy reading🎃!
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