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Let's think about this statement, Your Greatest Strength can also be Your Biggest Weakness:
What if your strength is organization. In turn your weakness may be OCD or inflexibility.
What if your strength is your drive and determination. In turn your weakness may be that you don't listen to others and you may not be the best teammate.
What if your strength is loyalty. You may be loyal to a fault and unwilling to change or move forward.
What if your strength is your mathematical mind. Your possible weakness is that it comes easy for you and you struggle to explain it clearly to others that don't understand.
What if your strength is your kindness and care for others. Your weakness may be the inability to accept criticism and deal with conflict.
This is a small sampling designed to get you to reflect on yourself. Is your greatest strength your biggest weakness?
Check out this article by Dr. Brunner: 10 Flaws That Can Derail Good People
We're all human, we're all flawed and we all make mistakes. By human nature we try to improve our weaknesses. Sometimes I want to fix several flaws at one time...this is next to impossible. So how do we go about improving ourselves? This is what I've discovered through reading books, listening to podcasts and watching Ellen Degeneres!
1) Self-Reflect: Reflecting on situations promotes growth. You must be honest with yourself in this process.
2) Stop Comparing: Be the best YOU! Everyone has idiosyncrasies, embrace them and don't try to be someone you aren't.
3) Laugh At Yourself: Thank You Ellen! Humor can heal the soul. When you make mistakes be willing to laugh at yourself. Remember we are all flawed.
4) Learn From Others: It takes a big person to admit they don't have all the answers and that they need support/help. Learning from/with others creates strong bonds.
5) Remember this quote:
Try as I might I'll never be perfect. The world would be a boring place if we were all perfect. The best approach is to understand and try to improve. Thank you Nicole, thank you for helping me reflect on an issue I've pushed to the back for too long.
This week's big question: How well do you accept criticism? Do you have a kryptonite?
Monday, November 18th: Young 5, Kindergarten and 1st Grade Clarinet Performance: 3 Billy Goats Gruff and the Troll (10:15am)
Monday, November 18th: 1:1 Tech meeting at 1pm
Wednesday, November 20th: Grades 3-5 Assembly
Wednesday, November 20th: 2nd Edtech Afterschool PD session +Brad Wilson +Stacey Schuh will be discussing Video Story Problems and more... (3:30-4:30 at Parma Elementary)
Thursday, November 21st: Crisis Response Meeting at 1:30pm
Saturday, November 23rd: Happy Bday to Suzanne Gibbs
Articles Worth Reading:
Poverty the REAL crisis in Education shared by +Eric Sheninger @NMHS_Principal
Treasure Trove of iPad Apps for Teaching Science shared by @ideaguy42
Make Your Mess Your Message +Colin Wikan @colinwikan
What I don't know...and some of what I do @christopherlike shared by +Jimmy Casas @casas_jimmy
We are really bad at grading. @d_mulder
When there is a fork in the road...grab a spoon Post about Standard Based Grading @garnet_hillman
Genuine vs Sham accountability @grantwiggins
How Can Students Be Successful in a High Stakes World? by Katrina Schwartz
Just Too Easy? +brenda giourmetakis @bgiourme
Celebrate This Week @katsok
11 Little Signs That You Are Doing Just Fine +Marc Chernoff @marcandangel
Are Runners Full of Themselves? @ShutUpRun
Running With Your Spouse and What it Means @Newbiechronicle
Videos Worth Watching:
Toxic Grading Practices (6 min)
Alison Sweeney vs Ellen! (5 min)
Hayward's Heart (touching...12 min)


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4 Nuggets of Nineties Nostalgia
Posted November 10, 2014 - Blog Posts
On Wednesday, the Metro published the ten, 90's children's shows that "make us pine for our childhood." We loved the idea and asked you on Facebook: which shows made you hunger for those glory days? Here's what you had to say:
West Philadelphia born and raised with the playground, where he spent most of his days…the immortal lines of a show that needs no further introduction – The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For six, sensational years Will Smith's fictionalized portrayal of his young, teenage-self brought life to our TV screens. The bold, bouncy east-coaster challenged the sophisticated serenity of his uncle's Bel-Air mansion – bringing us a bunch of laughs along the way. y148 episodes, two Golden Globes and an Emmy award later, the Fresh Prince has fixed himself permanently on our childhood mantelpiece. Where else would you find Tom Jones, a candlestick and some slippery snake hips in the same sentence?
Now this list wouldn't warrant a place anywhere, we mean anywhere, if it didn′t include Byker Grove. The controversial series, airing between 1989 and 2006, was set in a youth club in the Byker district of Newcastle upon Tyne. Storylines about teenage pregnancy, drug addiction and the first gay kiss broadcast on British TV heated the collars of more than a few, early-90 households. However, the series brought us Ant and Dec (remember PJ and Duncan?) Charlie Hunnam and Francoise Boufhal and for that, it deserves its place in history (if not, a place on our list should more than do it).
Would you believe us if we told you it recently celebrated its 25th birthday? How time flies…
Whether you love him or hate him, there′s no doubt that this bumbling, British buffoon brought beaming grins to our childhood chins. Whether trying to get changed in his car (whilst driving, mind you) shopping at Harrods or lighting up a Christmas tree – Mr.Bean simply could not stop causing chaos. Rowan Atkinson did, somehow, manage to navigate this "child in a grown man's body" around fourteen 25-minute episodes, and for that, we're extremely grateful.
"One more turn, Del!" The Trotter's decision to get into the chandelier cleaning business in series two may be one of the most memorable in TV history. Though of course, there are plenty to pick from. The ten years we watched until Peckham boys Rodney and Del Boy finally become millionaires spawned countless moments of tear-jerking, tissue-grabbing laughter that left us craving for more. Honestly, if you're able not watch this link five times over, let us know…
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Home office deduction
Even if you don't spend all your time working from home, you may still qualify to treat a portion of your residence as a home office. This entitles you to deduct costs related to the home office, including rent (if you are a tenant), real estate taxes, mortgage interest, and depreciation (if you own your home), utilities, insurance, etc.
To claim this deduction, your home office must be your "principal place of business." Usually, this means the place where you earn your money. However, the tax law lets you treat your home office as your principal place of business if you use it to do substantial administrative activities and you have no other fixed location. Thus, if you use your home office to schedule appointments, keep your books, order supplies, do research, and do other business activities, the home office can qualify as your principal place of business.
Caution: The space you call your home office must be used regularly and exclusively for business. Your kitchen won't work as an office because you eat there.
Travel costs
Once you establish that your home office is your principal place of business, then any travel to and from the office for business purposes—to see a customer, prospect, or vendor, or go to an office supply company, the post office, or the bank—becomes a deductible business expense. If you use your personal car, truck, or van for business travel, you can write off the business portion of vehicle usage in one of two ways:
- Deduct your actual costs;
- Deduct business mileage based on an IRS-set rate. For 2011, the rate is 51¢ per mile for the first half of the year and 55.5¢ per mile for the second half of the year.
Either way, you can also deduct your parking and tolls. However, to claim any deduction you must keep a good record of your business driving. For each trip, note the mileage (odometer reading), the date, destination, and purpose of the trip.
Technology costs
Usually, you have to depreciate the cost of any item that is expected to last for more than one year. However, two tax rules in 2011—the Section 179 deduction (first-year expensing) and 100% bonus depreciation—effectively allow you to write off the cost of a technology item purchased this year.
Laptops and tablets. The cost can be written off in the year you buy the item and place it in service (i.e., start to use it for business).
Smartphones. Monthly service fees are fully deductible. As long as you use the phone primarily for business, then any personal use can be ignored for deduction purposes.
Apps. While many apps are free, you may want to buy certain apps to help you work on a mobile basis. For example, you may need an app to process credit card payments on the fly, or other apps that increase your business productivity.
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CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt's Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) has issued new amendments to the country's constitutional declaration, a move that gives the ruling generals considerably more power and limits the powers afforded the nation's newly-elected leader on the eve of the final presidential vote.
The March 30, 2011, constitutional declaration has served as a kind of interim constitution following the ousting of former president Hosni Mubarak by popular protest in February.
More from GlobalPost: Egypt: The revolution continues
The amendments, available in Arabic here and in English here, give SCAF full legislative power after a Supreme Court ruling on Thursday dissolved parliament over voting violations.
The amendments further state that SCAF will retain full control of the military.
Egypt's new president, meanwhile, will not be able to declare war without SCAF's approval. It was not immediately clear what other powers, if any, the new president will hold. The final runoff vote for president was held over June 16-17, with the winner set to be announced on Thursday.
The document also said SCAF will appoint a new panel to draft a constitution if a sufficient assembly is not formed within a week. The proposed constitution will then face a popular referendum within a stated timeline, after which parliamentary elections are to be held.
However, even after the public weighs in on the constitution, the president, SCAF, prime minister or judiciary can ask for revisions if they "find that the new constitution contains an article or more which conflict with the revolution's goals and its main principles or which conflict with any principal agreed upon in all of Egypt's former constitutions," according to a translation of the amendment provided by Ahram Online.
The move is likely to add to widespread concern that SCAF is trying to cling to power after taking control following Mubarak's overthrow.


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Do you know why the royal family doesn't use a last name?15-01-2017
The British Royal family lives in the public eye, but one thing about a lot of people don't know: Their last name.
In general, they are so famous that they don't need a last name, they're easily identifiable without one.
Members of the royal family need to use the last name only and when they're in school or in the military, then they actually have a few choices. Here is how this story started.
Before 1917, royals didn't use last names at all.
Back then, royalty had only their first names and the name of the house or dynasty they were part of, according to the Royal Family's official website. You've probably heard of some of these dynasty names, like the House of Tudor and the House of York.
In 1917, when King George V had been on the throne for seven years, he changed the house name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. He decided to switch because of anti-German sentiments brewing at the start of World War I (the Saxe-Coburg-Gotha name was of German origin). "Windsor" came from Windsor Castle, one of the royal family's properties.
But he wasn't just changing the dynasty name. George V also specified that Windsor was to become the royal family's official surname, too.
Today, the royal family is still known as the House of Windsor, and in a broad, general sense, Windsor is still the royal last name.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's wedding
When Queen Elizabeth II came to power, she made a slight modification.
In 1947, Princess Elizabeth (George V's granddaughter) married Philip Mountbatten, a former Greek and Danish prince who had joined the British Royal Navy. A few years later, the young couple were thrust to the very top of the monarchy: Elizabeth's father died, making her Queen Elizabeth II. Mountbatten became Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
In 1960, Elizabeth and Philip decided that they wanted to differentiate their particular branch of the royal family tree from all the others. They decreed that their descendants would carry the hyphenated last name Mountbatten-Windsor.
There's one exception, though: Any royal with the title "His Royal Highness Prince" or "Her Royal Highness Princess" doesn't need to use a surname at all. They can use Mountbatten-Windsor if they need to but it's not an obligation.
Some members of the royal clan have used their family's territorial designation instead. For instance: When Prince William and Prince Harry served in the military, they went by William Wales and Harry Wales — because their father is the Prince of Wales. And The Daily Beast reports that Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice have gone by Eugenie York and Beatrice York, since their father, Prince Andrew, is the Duke of York.
Princesses Eugenie and Beatrice with their mom
There are few other last names kicking around, too: Princess Anne's kids simply took their father's last name — Phillips. And the daughter of Prince Edward, Earl of Essex, just goes by Windsor, without the Mountbatten.
Princes Philip, William and Edward
As the Royal Family's official website notes: "A proclamation on the Royal Family name does not pass into the law of the land." No one's really forced to use the official surname, and newly crowned kings and queens aren't bound to follow the surname rules set by their predecessors.
Prince William with dutchess Kate and young Prince George and Princess Charlotte
Unsurprisingly, the complicated royal family has a complicated buffet of acceptable surnames. Technically, their last name is Windsor, though direct descendants of the queen can use Mountbatten-Windsor if they ever need it. Some royals use territorial names, but most — including the young Prince George and Princess Charlotte — stick to first names only.
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|This is a closeup of the Peony.
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|This Bearded Iris, the white one,
was a surprise this year!
The purple ones smell like grape Koolaid!
|This Rhododendren is huge
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|Johnny Jump-ups are also a nice surprise.
This one grew right in a crack by the walkway.
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Why Start2Health?
You were born with a unique set of genetic blueprints for health and disease. Even though it is not yet practical to alter your genetic predispositions, how you live from day-to-day and the choices you make determine what you create from these blueprints. In every moment, your body is constantly building and destroying chemicals and tissues. Some of these chemicals accelerate the aging process, and some slow it down. Some increase pain and inflammation, while some reduce it.
The Start2Health System's simple approach will teach you the following:
- How to fuel your body with the right diet and supplements
- How to train your body to convert that fuel to energy and good chemicals
- How to slow the aging process and reduce inflammation in your body
So many simple day-to-day decisions have a cumulative effect on your health and well-being. The choices you make every day include:
- What you consume (food, drink, and dietary supplements)
- What you do (work, play, exercise, recreation and relaxation)
- What you think (mental work and games, spiritual activity, and religious pursuits)
Balance in these vital areas promotes overall health and reduces the effects of stress. Yet, most people lack balance in one or more categories. Some people dabble in these health components without guidance, continuity, or knowledge of how to obtain the benefits from each crucial element. Even if help is sought, doctors rarely assist or train people to become healthier. When unhealthy practices persist, the results often include:
- Pain
- Missed work
- Time away from one's family
- Costly medical intervention
- Additional Stress
- Premature degeneration and aging
Many of the unhealthy practices stem from high-stress and "adrenaline-loving" lifestyles. These lifestyles lead to excess consumption of refined carbohydrates and "bad" fats. People use stimulants, like sugar and caffeine, to keep going in spite of a poor diet. And many haven't yet learned to consume and convert wholesome foods into energy and chemicals that control inflammation in their bodies. To add insult to injury, it is so common to exercise in ways that burn more carbohydrates than fat (if any exercise is done at all).
However, by following the guidance of Start2Health, you can minimize the risk factors leading to illness and disease, improve your fitness, and start applying health-promoting practices – increasing both quality and quantity of life.
You can Start2Health at any time. The program will transform your body's Inner Pharmacy to produce more good chemicals by guiding you to discover:
- Your own diet (through basic guidelines and determining your own level of "carbohydrate sensitivity")
- Your unique nutritional supplements (through our interactive assessment and guidance system)
- Your specific exercise heart rate (which will train your body to efficiently burn fat)
- And, how to protect your own natural electromagnetic/acupuncture energy
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'Secret Life' Alum to Co-Star in Lifetime's 'Unreal' (Exclusive)
Lifetime's Unreal pilot is filling up its ranks.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager alum Francia Raisa has joined the cast of the Shiri Appleby drama, The Hollywood Reporter has learned, with relative newcomer Breeda Wool also booking a role in the pilot.
Unreal goes behind the scenes of a hit competition dating series to follow the experiences of a young staffer (Life Unexpected's Appleby) whose lone job is to manipulate the relationships with (and among) the contestants in order to get the vital dramatic and outrageous footage producers demand.
Raisa will play Inez, a lesbian producer behind the scenes of the unscripted show who has a knack for finding great talent for the show. Wool (Weeds, Law & Order: SVU) will play Faith, a contestant on the show within the show. The casting for Wool comes as the young actress has a recurring role on Amazon's Betas. The duo join a cast that also includes Harry Potter's Freddie Stroma.
Marti Noxon and Sarah Gertrude Shapiro penned the pilot, which is based on the latter's short, Sequin Raze. Noxon will exec produce, with Shapiro producing. Sally DeSipio and Bill Davenport will EP for Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment. Roger Kumble will direct the pilot.
Raisa's credits also include The Mindy Project, The CW pilot Company Town and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. She's repped by DBA, Emerald Talent Group and Stone Meyer. Her casting comes a day after her former Secret Life co-star Renee Olstead booked a starring role in ABC Family pilot Work Mom.
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Distinct records held in the Premier League in the last 10 years
5. No. of aerial duels won (Peter Crouch-1785):
The tall English forward came onto the scene with a reputation of a player frequently used to use his tall physique to score goals. Crouch has been successfully able to use his height over the years to create havoc in the opposition defence. Crouch has won 1785 aerial duels in total, the most by any player in the Premier League. It comes as no surprise that 39 out of his 106 goals have come through headers. A goal to be scored at 50/1 with Coral.
4. Through balls (Cesc Fabregas-359)
The Spaniard has been a well established in the Premier League, and his passing has arguably been his best quality. At Arsenal, Cesc was incredibly influential in his creativity role in the midfield. It brought the best out of him after which he left for Barcelona. He returned to England to join Chelsea, and his playmaking has been as good as it has been over the years. The former Gunner captain holds the record for most successful through balls in league with 359 of them.
3. Interceptions (Gael Clichy-855)
It is sad that Gael Clichy is no more seen in the Premier League post-Pep Guardiola's decision to let him go from Manchester City and join Turkish club Basaksehir. Prior to that, Clichy has spent some good amount of time in the Premier League playing first for Arsenal and then for Manchester City. In the process, Clichy made 855 interceptions, the most by any player in the Premier League.
2. Hitting the post/crossbar (Robin Van Persie-44)
The Dutch striker was an amazing striker and surely a delight to watch. He started out playing for Arsenal in the Premier League. Van Persie with his sweet left foot scored plenty of goals for the Gunners, and it was in the 2012-13 season that he left them to join Manchester United, where he won the Premier League in his very first season. In his 280 appearances in the league, Van Persie hit the woodwork 44 times beating his former teammate Wayne Rooney who hit the woodwork 28 times.
1. Corners taken (Steven Gerrard-901)
The English international always stayed loyal to his club Liverpool in spite of the fact that the Merseyside club failed to win the Premier League while he played for them. Gerrard was a set-piece specialist with his stunning ability to deliver the ball with utmost pace and accuracy. He was always Liverpool's lead-man, taking corners from both left and right side of the field. In his 504 appearances for the Reds, he took 901 corners for them, the most in the league with Stewart Downing in the second position with 896 corners.


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Less is more ... rather than overwhelming you with volumes of travel tips, here is a specific list of exclusive recommendations with Mr & Mrs Crystal's stamp of approval.
Located in the pedestrianised part of Piazza Galileo, very close to Piazza Maggiore, the Novecento is a chic design hotel with stylish flair. Hotel windows offer uninterrupted panoramic views of the city. Each of the 25 rooms in the 1930s-style building is cosy yet spacious, and despite being decorated in minimalist design, seamlessly blends into the medieval culture of this magnificent city.


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Apologies as this post has been a long time coming! It's almost next to impossible to get the time to blog these days! Whatever chance I had with one kid, having two makes it a major military operation, so today a miracle happened and both babies slept (and stayed asleep) at the same time!
I picked up this skirt in Warehouse almost two weeks ago. I loved the length, colour, the waist-band and quality of the material! I knew it was something I could wear for a variety of occasions in a number of different ways which meant I would certainly be able to implement my 30 Wears policy!
For the blog post I decided to photograph my 3 favourites style combos. The blue cotton shirt (a wardrobe essential) from Topshop worked quite well as I loved the two shades together. I went for a neutral shoe with this as I felt there was enough going on with this look and anything else might look too matchy.
If you have been following my blog for any length of time you know I love my stripes so this is probably my favourite combo. I realise the neck in this top is pretty high so someone with a bigger bust may want to go for a v neck if replicating this look.
For the final look I teamed it with a denim shirt. I find a good denim shirt works well with so many looks, so it's a definite wardrobe essential. A styling tip I give my clients is roll your sleeves to at least 3/4 length as I feel it can give a more casual, chic look. For this look I wore my nude Jimmy Choos, but for the winter I think it would work well with leopard print heels.
I hope you enjoyed this post. If you have any styling questions don't be afraid to ask!
p.s thanks to my brother and sister in law for letting us use their beautiful holiday home for the last two weeks. As you can probably see from the pics it's a fab place to hang out!


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I am delighted to announce that I am a Guest Artist for That Craft Place. My project is for their latest challenge which has the theme of Love
If you want to read more about the challenge then please visit the That Craft Place Blog. I can tell you that there is a prize of two digis of your choice from HERE
For my Guest Designer sample I was inspired by the digi stamps I received to play with. Knowing I was going to work on a flipped over canvas I re-sized the cogs and wheels digi background stamp, printing onto paper I had stained a pink/plum colour in keeping with the theme of love. Printing out the cogs and wheels background digi stamp, re-sizing to the required size was a time saver in comparison to actually stamping this size of background. However I also incorporated stamping, reaching for various Oxford Impressions stamp sets starting with stamping, in a random fashion, a large blueprint stamp onto the frame of the canvas, it worked well with the digi stamps.
I had to remember that although I was given steampunk digi stamps to play with, the theme for the challenge is Love.
One of my love of stamps is that we can create stories around them. Do we see her as the woman who has her eye on the dashing inventor or is he the one beguiled by this forward thinking woman who conjures up new inventions or possibly they are equals in this Steamy Affair.
This photograph shows the detail of the background digi stamp with the other elements all stamped onto stained cardstock which I have added watch parts to, including his top hat. The pink/plum element which the woman is layered onto, that is another digi stamp. This is an individual digi stamp which I treated in the same manner as the background, re-sizing the image before printing onto stained papers. Once cut out I layered stamped cogs.It shows up on the other edge of the canvas. I would like to thank That Craft Place for allowing me to have some fun as their Guest Designer for their Love challenge.
A Steamy Affair (Guest Artist)
02 Feb 2014 29 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: altered art, canvas, Digi Stamps, Oxford Impressions, stained papers, Steampunk
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London Gents
24 Nov 2013 26 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: cards, Gelli Prints, Oxford Impressions, paint, stained papers, stained trims, Steampunk, Tag art, That's Crafty DT artwork
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Sunday rolls around once more and so time for my DT post for That's Crafty.
Moving away from Christmas themed artwork, this week it is a masculine themed sample I share at the That's Crafty Blog.
It was tricky selecting the sneaky peek portion of this sample as there is so much taking place but this gives you a flavour of the project.The project with instructions can be viewed at the That's Crafty Blog.
Thank you for your visit today and this past week.
The Inventor And Her London Beau (Published)
27 Aug 2013 35 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: canvas, fabric, Oxford Impressions, photo realistic stamps, published artwork, Rubber Stamp Madness, stained trims, stamping onto fabric, Steampunk, tissue paper
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I am in the middle of trying to organise my files of artwork stored on my laptop as I have that sense, any time soon my Blog will be consumed with Halloween and Christmas projects so I really do need to organise older items and slot them in now and this post certainly does contain older items.
The two pieces of Oxford Impressions artwork, a wall hanging and tag were actually submitted to Rubber Stamp Madness on my behalf, which was a lovely surprise in itself but then to have the Editor contact me to say that they wanted to feature the two pieces in the form of an article, well you can imagine how excited I was at such a prospect especially as this was the first time my art had been submitted to RSM.
It was all very interesting as I was asked questions such as what inspired me to create the two pieces, my creative process and asking whether Steampunk was popular in the U.K. those were just some of the questions along with having to provide step-by-step instructions.
The stamp credits are Oxford Impressions:- Steampunk Elements and the photo real stamp of the lady is from April In Paris. Both sets available directly from Oxford Impressions but you will also be able to purchase them, in the U.K. from That's Crafty.Normally I would provide some details as to the process of creating the artwork but you will appreciate that it is unfair to RSM if I were to do so. However I will say that this involved lots of fussy cutting and I do mean lots as all those cogs, wheels, etc were hand-cut.
The notion behind this Steampunk inspired wall hanging was to have the woman as the inventor. However, she is very smitten with the dashing London gent who walks into her life. A border of stamped elements runs across the bottom edge.
The second item in the article is this tag which again involved lots of fussy cutting!Many thanks for visiting this post.
So far I have not mangaged any visits to your Blogs but I hope you are all having a good start to this week and I do plan on catching-up with you soon.
London Gent (Published)
18 Jul 2013 20 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: 400 More Ideas (formerly Catch-Up), cards, Oxford Impressions, published artwork, stained papers, stained trims, Stampington & co, Steampunk
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Recently I shared art which was published in Stampington & co's 400 More Ideas. This post contains another card which was also in the same publication, a card using some stamps from Oxford Impressions' fabulous London Telegraph set (also available from That's Crafty).
Unusually for me, this card is only 4″x4″ in dimension.
The base consisted of watercolour paper which had previously been prepared with homemade spray, the colour I would say was lettuce, which hasn't shown up well in this washed out photograph. I then overstamped a text stamp before layering up stamped elements which were stamped onto various surfaces which provided a nice mix of textures.The gent was stamped onto kraft style paper (re-cycled cardboard) and some text stamped onto cork fragment. I remember I also stamped onto parchment paper to give extra texture to the card.
I will be absent from Blogland for a few days (keeping my fingers crossed it will not be any longer than that) due to health matters. On my return I will enjoy catching up with your Blogs. My post for That's Crafty, on Sunday, is scheduled and if all goes well I might be able to schedule another post between now and then.
I haven't forgotten about the promised Giveaway. At the time of writing I am unsure if it will be posted this week or next but if you like stamping then keep a look out!
Thank you as always for your visit.
The Mechanics Of It
14 Jul 2013 20 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: cards, Gelli Prints, Oxford Impressions, paint effects, stained trims, Steampunk, Tag art, That's Crafty DT artwork
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My DT project for That's Crafty saw me playing with a Gelli plate for the first time. Now I am not a Gadget Queen but the Gelli plate has been in my mind as it always looked such fun. There is no doubt that I am in awe of crafters who use colour, not shying away from it but embracing all the colours of the rainbow however I am not such a soul and was unsure if was the right fit for me.
For my project you will see me make use of my second print (the first I've saved for a feminine project) but from the get go I was hooked, this could possibly become addictive!
Of course all I will share with you here is the merest peek at my project. A full view with instructions and supply list can be seen HERE at the That's Crafty Blog.Apologies to any of you who are signed up to receive new posts. Yesterday I was organising new pages as my sidebar was becoming a bit overloaded and a tidy up has been long overdue, however I had no idea any of this would go out as a new post. Anyway, I still have some more to add so apologies in advance of any other such notifications you receive.
Many thanks for visiting this post.
Do It Yourself
30 Jun 2013 15 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: cards, hand-carved stamp, Oxford Impressions, Steampunk, That's Crafty DT artwork
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Time once again for my weekly DT project for That's Crafty.
Fun was had as I played with something that was new for me, something I had been wanting to try for some time now. Let me share with you what I had fun withThis is a Speedball Stamp Carving Kit.
What did I create with this kit? Well you need to take a peek at the That's Crafty Blog.
Enjoy your Sunday and many thanks for visiting.
Time Slips Past
02 Jun 2013 17 Comments
in Uncategorized Tags: altered art, gift ideas, mixed media, Oxford Impressions, paint effects, Steampunk, That's Crafty DT artwork
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Sunday marks another DT post for That's Crafty.
The little sneaky peek is this ….
I'd say from this peek that you have a good idea what the project is!
To view in full along with supply list and instructions then please visit HERE.
I don't know if I've mentioned before but if you are interested in keeping up-to-date with new stock at That's Crafty then you can sign up for the newsletter, just visit That's Crafty on-line store to sign up.
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If nothing else, getting achievements means I am doing something sort of productive in wow. Not majorly productive – like gearing, or getting a something really rare; but I am getting somewhere.
Grats on the achievements! Hmm, I seem to have a post on my feed that doesn't exist… what happened to it Andrew?


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ATH & ACL: 5 Bands to Watch
It is time. Though it's hard for me to believe, it's time for us to start gearing up for yet another ACL Festival in October. ATH has done this thing a few times now so we feel like we've earned the right to offer a little bit of advice about bands to see and the proper way to go about attending. I'm jumping off our coverage today with a list of 5 bands I think you should see over the 2 weekend event. As a disclaimer, I typically recommend bands that many people either don't know very well or write off for whatever reason. So yeah go see Spoon & The Replacements for sure, but let's not forget about the underdogs. Let it begin after the jump.


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It was only a matter of time before Lady Gaga got a USB Drive of her own and the time has come my fellow Little Monsters. The Limited Edition Lady Gaga: The Fame Monster USB Drive is the perfect collectible for any Lady Gaga fan. It has songs from The Fame Monster, videos, remixes, and even bonus content. There is no word on how many of these will be available but if you are a fan – I suggest you act fast. The best part is – look how freaking adorable it is!! The Fame Monster USB Drive retails for $49.00 and would look very fashionable next to my tokidoki Mimobot.
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Checking in From New Zealand
Our Southern Hemisphere wine buyer Ryan Woodhouse continues his rugged, outdoorsy lifestyle on the other side of the world this week. The nature-loving, game-hunting wine professional is running the gambit between Marlborough and Central Otago, tasting the latest cuvées while tracking down new producers for the thirsty K&L masses. He usually wears a shirt while tasting, however.
In Marlborough, the pinot noir grapes from one of our favorite direct-import producers Te Whare Ra are being harvested right now. Ever wonder why the TWR pinot noir is so good? Simple organic viticulture, selective hand picking, and hand sorting by the individual berry.
Just a few tents over the TWR team is hand-sorting grapes from the tiny six-row parcel of old vine chardonnay. We'll see the results of their work later on this year!
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Saturday, August 08, 2015
"A new religion that welcomes all the others, as long as they submit to it."
The article describes, "believers of a new religion in which the Earth is the center and the horizon. A new religion that welcomes all the others, as long as they submit to it."
This is the Satanic order being prepared for us. In an article published in Polish in Panorama and written by Dr. J. Coleman, an Intelligence officer, Dr. Coleman is quoted as having said that, "The One-World Government is going to consist of hereditary oligarchs who will divide the power between themselves. There is going to be only one legal religion and only one state church. Only Satanism and Luciferism will be the legal religious subjects in state schools. No other schools (private, Catholic, etc.) will be allowed. All present Christian education systems are going to be destroyed (and the fact is — they are destroyed in the most part) from inside, and become extinct. Satanism is already considered to be a 'true and legal religion'. In fact, in some U.S. military bases, they already celebrate black masses and worship Satan."
The signs of the Times are emerging. But only for those whose eyes are still open through prayer.
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The signs of the times
speak loud and clear
the sounds of the chimes
are set in high gear
Progressives are winning
the hearts and the mind
of those who are sinning
while keeping them blind
They play the "good guys"
people are in adoration
gladly following their lies
on the way to damnation
Rome will loose the faith
said Our Lady at La Salette
they close the Heaven's gate
playing the harbinger's trumpet
Nowadays everything goes
"Jesus forgave all sinners"
forget violent Death Throes
In Jesus there are only winners
No words about "go and sin no more"
no life style change exhortation
no admonition on how to restore
the only true way to our salvation
Rome Rome you kicked out Peter
and gave Jesus the Judas kiss
remember the end of this cheater
"repent' or end up in the abyss !!!
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For those who wonder if Sun Microsystems overpaid for MySQL, consider the recent findings by Gartner, and encapsulated in its report "The Growing Maturity of Open-Source Database Management Systems":
- Open-source database use grew 50 percent in 2008. Gartner found that 73 percent of enterprises it surveyed are using open-source databases, up from 49 percent the previous year;
- Open-source database revenue grew 42.4 percent in 2008; and
- The open-source database market will top $1 billion by 2013.
As Zack Urlocker points out on his blog, and as Gartner also finds, "express" editions from Oracle and others have had minimal impact on the torrid growth rates of open-source database usage. Open source really is about more than a price tag.
We know from previous surveys that a significant percentage of open-source MySQL adoption is coming from Oracle's user base. Is Oracle in trouble? Not necessarily, and particularly because Oracle has successfully expanded its core value beyond just the database, such that a decision to rip out Oracle is much bigger than a database question.
Even so, the Gartner research suggests that the open-source database market is doing well, and on track to do very well.


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The business secretary has said he wants to dramatically increase the number of British people studying or taking internships in China from just 5,400 today to 80,000 by 2020.
Vince Cable has appealed to the UK's leading companies urging them to support a British Council target to create a more equal flow of students between the two countries.
Making the announcement today at Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou, Mr Cable pointed out that mainland China sends more than 100,000 students to the UK every year, around 20 times as many making the journey in the other direction.
France sends 8,000 students to China a year, substantially more than the UK, he said.
"We must raise our game," he writes in a letter to the chief executives of FTSE 100 companies. "New independent research shows that a lack of language skills in the UK is costing our economy about £48 billion. The shortage of Mandarin speakers is part of the problem. I don't want young British people to get left behind."
In a statement on the topic, Mr Cable adds: "Participants in this programme will not only boost their own career prospects, but become ambassadors for UK-China relations on their return home."
He also announced a new deal between Sun Yat Sen University in Guangdong province and the universities of Glasgow and Warwick to boost student exchange.
In June 2013 the British Council launched its "Generation UK" project, which will offer more academic scholarships and fund two-month internships in China to address the fears of business leaders that young Britons were not gaining "global skills".
At the time, the council said that it was aiming to get at least 15,000 British people to study or gain work experience in China by 2016.


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I wrote an article about six months ago that walked a person through my thought process as I pondered, and ultimately decided, to join an MLM. If you haven't read it, you should totally check it out here: Stop & Read: The Scam that is Rodan + Fields. The popularity of this article is largely due to the fact that there are hundreds, dare I say thousands, of people that obviously share the same sentiments about network marketing that I did. We have the same questions, the same doubts, the same hopes, and the same fears. Of those questions, the most common ones that I continue to hear from people are: Is this business legit? and Can I really make money?
Being half a year into this business (I can't believe it's already been that long), I thought now was as good a time as any to shed some light on these topics, with brutal honesty, and without all the marketing fluff that we're so used to hearing.
First things first, let me reiterate that network marketing is not easy money, nor is it fast money, nor is it a get-rich-quick scheme. If that's what you were hoping this article would say, just stop reading now. There is no magic bullet, and there never will be. N-E-V-E-R. When I get emails from people asking me if Rodan + Fields is really as good as it seems (in regards to the business model), I always respond with "...yes, if you're willing to put in the work." And I think this scares some people away. I think that most people know in their gut that these home-based businesses take discipline, and perseverance, and resiliency, yet they want to hear something different. They want to hear the sunny-side, the marketing spin, the grass is definitely greener-side... you won't get that from me.
So, you're saying the grass isn't greener?
No, not necessarily. I'm saying the grass is greener where you water it. Again, let's trace this back to hard work. I LOVE Rodan + Fields products and I LOVE the business. It is generous and offers amazing income potential. The company has incredible leaders, with sound business practices, and a great moral compass that guides them. I will tell you all of this with great enthusiasm because I truly believe it can, and does, changes lives! And then I will tell you that this business is exactly what you make it to be. Sigh... there's that hard work inference again.
Ok, so it takes work, but what does work hard even mean?
Quantifying 'working your business' is difficult because it looks different for each person. Maintaining a steady stream of customers means doing small, daily (or at least very regular) actions that let those around you know you are in business. If you were an actual storefront and wanted new customers, your store sign better be flipped to OPEN almost every day. If not, customers will pass you right on by in search of those who are open. Customers want you to be ready when they are ready, not the other way around. Why? Because people are inherently selfish. I know I am! This means you must be constantly working on your business.
Ok, so two steps: letting customers know you're IN business and that you're OPEN for business. Sounds easy right? In theory yes, but remember who you're competing with every day for your customer's time, attention, and money. Consumers see up to 5,000 messages a day, so making your voice heard is no easy feat. You have to figure out how to break through the clutter. That being said, do not confuse effective work with busy work. Taking 3 hours every night to write out the perfect reach-out message to one person is not an effective use of time, nor will you get anywhere fast (even if that message took a lot of really hard work to craft). Sorry. And being "open" everyday but never doing anything to draw attention to your business or to draw in new customers does not count as hard work either.
So the only people who can make money are the ones...
...who have big networks of people, or are the ones who stay at home and have hours to spend working on their business every day. False and false. The successful people are the ones who figure out what their strengths are, capitalize on them, and use them to share Rodan + Fields with those around them. In four words, play to your strengths. Do this in all of life and you will be wildly successful. Period. And contrary to popular belief, the most successful people in network marketing are those who have time management skills down pat. Oftentimes, these are the busiest people, not the ones with the most free time.
Answer my question! Is this business legit?
Yes, on all levels, this business is legit. The foundation of this business is built on solid business practices without a pyramid scheme in sight. Network marketing is not illegal, at all (though similar types of companies from decades past have definitely muddied the waters). The products are tried and true and tested and reviewed and shared and loved! I loved the products long before I ever joined the business. The products and their results are what made me a believer - and eventually a consultant myself. Does it seem like Rodan + Fields consultants constantly talk about the products and the biz like it's too good to be true? Are they trying to cover something up? Always the skeptic, this is what I initially thought too, and I was wrong. It's called passion. When people are passionate about something it comes through in their voices and in their actions, and naturally, they talk about it.
Are there hidden inventories? Party requirements? Fees? Quotas? Etc. Thankfully no. I was terrified of this when I joined too. And I spent the better part of the first two months waiting for the other shoe to drop. It never dropped. We've all heard stories about certain companies who force you to spend nearly as much as you bring in, thereby causing you to break even (or more commonly, lose money), but that just isn't the case here. The commission you make off of selling products is yours - no strings attached. You earned it. Are there thresholds in which you can bump up your commission to a higher percentage? Sure. Are there added requirements that come with that? Yes there are. Nothing crazy, but with added reward usually comes higher expectation, so keep that in mind.
So it's all roses? Nope, I never said that. It's hard work. And with hard work comes reward. And with reward, one can certainly stop to smell the roses.
Saving the best question for last...
Can you really make money with Rodan + Fields?
I'm assuming you want insight beyond being able to see the income disclosure statement? And my answer to that is of course you can! How much? That's up to you. Please don't sigh because you already knew I was going to say that. Your paycheck is dependent upon the work you do. YOU are your own boss. Don't feel like working? That's fine, but no one is paying you to watch Netflix and eat Pringles. Here is what I will say about it though: the money you make is very real... meaning, it's not just $30 here and $75 there. It's $350 here, $1200 there. It's REAL money. Enough money that it makes an impact. Enough money that you can really feel a difference in your life. And this is VERY achievable in the first few months. I know because I was there. Guaranteed? Of course not. But achievable? Absolutely.
[Added insight from my own experience & perspective]
I have an awesome full-time job working as a Marketing Operations Systems Architect (if that means nothing to you, that's ok, because it doesn't matter). The point is, I work full time. I am also currently training to compete in my first fitness competition this fall, which eats up a LOT of my time. I am a mother to two; a 9 month old and a 6 year old (they just so happen to be my WHY I do what I do). I also love to write on my blog (wink wink). And yes, I still run a successful-by-my-standards Rodan + Fields business. I have been more than pleasantly surprised by each paycheck that comes through, downright shocked sometimes. Again, it is very real money that comes each month. Enough to pay entire bills, not just portions. And this is just the beginning for me. I am still new and getting my feet wet in this business. I still have a VERY small team of amazing, hard-working individuals who amaze me daily with their work ethic. You do not have to have an army to make money with Rodan + Fields.
I think this is so important for people to hear and know, so I'll repeat: you do NOT have to have a large network of business partners in order to make money with Rodan + Fields, or even a small one for that matter. If your goal is to make $500 a month (or even $1000), you can do that without ever having a single business partner. This business is legit for those who love the products and just want to help provide these products to others and never want to utter the words "business partner" or "opportunity." This business is yours to run as you please and is exactly what you make it.
Now I realize that naysayers will counter: of course you would talk-up a business you are a part of, why wouldn't you? And for that I would say, you're 100% right. But the one caveat is this: if I disliked this business, or found it to be a waste of my time, money, energy, etc., I would be 1000X more likely to stop selling than I would be to write a BS blog post about how great it is. Life is too short to spend time beating around the bush and putting my name behind something I don't believe in.
Hopefully this helps shed some light on those burning questions you have about this company. If you want to dig in deeper, let's talk! There are never any strings attached. My job is not to convince you of anything - it's merely to help provide you with the information you need so that you can make the best decision for you. This is your life, your business, and your choice. Let me know how I can help!
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Hand Stamped Wanderlust Spoon Ring. These stamped statement rings are handmade with actual vintage spoons. This design can be made in size 6 to 14. These rings are made with miscellaneous spoon bowls so they may vary slightly from the photo. Super cool!
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How does one avoid stress in an already stress-filled environment? You don't. There is no avoiding stress because it's here to stay and make your lives miserable. However, there are effective ways of managing stress and making it less apparent in your life.
So the question is, why?
Why is it that with all the current treatments and therapies that focus on managing or decreasing stress, people still walk around carrying that painfully massive chunk of stress over their shoulders? Why is it that people ignore the factors that contribute to their being stressed and act like it's not a big deal?
The million-dollar question
Well, here is the reality – stress is detrimental if not managed efficiently.
While there are still obstructions blocking the way to better propagate awareness on the different kinds of stress management methods, medical experts are receptive on the fact that stress cannot be easily quantified nor qualified as something that causes disorder or disease. But then again, stress is one of the leading contributing factors to a lot of major illnesses like heart ailments, stroke, gastrointestinal anomalies, anxiety and panic attacks, and even cancer.
Still, the bothering question still exists: With all these accurate information about stress that has been spreading like wildfire, why are people still refusing stress management?
Maybe it has something to do with how people see stress as a huge factor that affects their lives.
Reason #1: Explanations about stress management is confusing.
Stress is such a complicated topic to touch on. According to various definitions, stress is simply the body's non-specific reaction to whatever demands that may arise. But what does that even mean? It could mean a variety of things. You even have the differentiation between positive and negative stress. But why? If stress is bad for the health, how can it turn positive? Recommending a variety of stress management techniques must also be kept to a minimum because according to experts, not all methods are fit for everyone.
Reason #2: Promotion of stress is rampant in our current culture and society.
Society says, "Go out and get some fresh air; it's good for you!"
You, taken aback, replies, "But I can't I have a lot of work to do."
Society again insists, "It can wait. Now, go!"
You, being convinced that you need some time off, retorts, "Okay, I will."
Society, shocked at your response, stood on your desk and screamed into a megaphone, "Oh my goodness, what are you doing? You have a lot of work to do! Get back here!"
That, ladies and gentlemen, is our culture in a nutshell – the push and pull of the good and the bad. Society will remind you that you are in a stressful environment and you need to unwind to relieve some tension. However, that is a concern in disguise; because, it is also the same society that reminds you that unwinding is a horrible idea because work is not yet over. Whenever someone sees an opportunity to relax, culture and society will repeatedly nag you that stress is part of the process and what you need to do is buckle up because vacation is near, like 20-years-near.
Reason #3: Distortion in people's coping mechanism for stress is rampant.
People nowadays believe that stress can be countered by smoking, drinking, eating voraciously, and maxing out your credit on stuff that you can't even afford; this is how people manage stress – blowing off a little steam by spending time, money, and effort on things that don't help. In reality, these faux-management techniques that people consider as effective, are adding up to the stress that they already have. Thus, stress was never warded off and instead, it has escalated and became even more severe.
The time is now
Any time is the best time to handle your stress. If you belong to the working class, you belong to one of the most susceptible classes of individuals who suffer from stress.
Stress can ruin lives in the long run, if not managed appropriately. You can't just pop a pill and rely on it to take the stress away in an instant. Because stress is everywhere, it is best to cope rather than cure since there is no such thing.


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(source) In late February, Barack Obama announced that he and his Justice Department would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act [DOMA], claiming the act was "unconstitutional". The 1996 Act states that in federal law, "the word 'marriage' means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife."[1] It prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex "marriages" for the purpose of taxes, social security and other programs.
It appears obvious Obama is working to clear a path for federal recognition of what is called same-sex "marriage". Recent polls indicate that an increasing number of Americans find same-sex "marriage" acceptable, which tells us more about the moral bankruptcy of America than its present competence to recognize objective moral law.
Obama's recent statements regarding DOMA provide the opportunity to pose the question: how is it that homosexuality and same-sex "marriage" is now accepted by so many individuals?
There are various contributing factors, most notable being the collapse of countless Catholic theologians and prelates in teaching true Catholic moral law, and the breakdown in authority since Vatican II. Modern Church leaders no longer discipline Catholic teachers who propound principles and practices contrary to natural and Divine law.[2]
Other forces have been at work, not least of which is the strategies of homosexual activists themselves.
"The Overhauling of Straight America"
Our focus here will be on the effective tactics employed by the homosexual movement, particularly spelled out in the 1987 landmark article "The Overhauling of Straight America" by homosexual activists Marshall K. Kirk and Erastes Pill. ("Erastes Pill" was the pen name for Hunter Madsen).
Both of these men were highly educated. Kirk was a Harvard educated researcher in neuropsychiatry; Madsen had a doctorate in politics from Harvard and was an expert on public persuasion tactics and social marketing.
It is said "The Overhauling of Straight America" has become the "bible" of the homosexual movement, as it presents strategies both to make homosexuals more acceptable, and to demonize opponents of homosexuality. The entire campaign is based not on intellectual arguments, but on emotional manipulation of the public. (Kirk & Madsen later expanded the principles in the article to a 398-page book After the Ball: How America Will Conquer Its Fear and Hatred of Gays in the 90s).
For now, we will focus on their original 1987 article. In order to convey the true spirit of the piece, we will rely as much as possible on direct quotation.
Published in the 1987 edition of Guide, a homosexual publication, "The Overhauling of Straight America" begins:
"The first order of business is desensitization of the American public concerning gays and gay rights. To desensitize the pubic is to help it view homosexuality with indifference instead of keen emotion." The authors go on to note their goal to make sexual preference placed on a par with preferences in ice cream flavors or sports. You prefer chocolate, I prefer butter pecan. You prefer hockey, I prefer baseball. No problem.
"At least in the beginning", they write, "we are seeking public desensitization and nothing more. We do not need and cannot expect full 'appreciation' or 'understanding' of homosexuality from the average America. You can forget about trying to persuade the masses that homosexuality is a good thing. But if you can only get them to think that is just another thing, with a shrug of the shoulders, then your battle for legal and social rights is virtually won. And to get to shoulder-shrug state, gays as a class must cease to appear mysterious, alien and contrary." The article calls for a massive media campaign to change the image of homosexuals, "and any campaign to accomplish this turnaround should accomplish six things."
The following six steps are directly lifted from the Kirk/Pill article:
Step 1: Talk About Gays and Gayness as Loudly and as Often as Possible
"The principle behind this advice is simple", say Kirk and Pill, "almost any behavior begins to look normal if you are exposed to enough of it at close quarters and among your acquaintances. The acceptability of the new behavior will ultimately hinge on the number of one's fellows doing it or accepting it." A person may be offended initially by the novelty of it all, but the authors point out "as long as Joe-Six-pack feels little pressure to perform likewise, and as long as the behavior in question presents little threat to his physical and financial security, he soon gets used to it and life goes on." As time goes on, Joe-Six pack and his friends will become more tolerant of homosexuality as no more than an alternative, legitimate way of life.
"The way to benumb raw sensibilities about homosexuality is to have a lot of people talk a great deal about the subject in a neutral or supportive way." The more it is talked about, the more the impression is created that public opinion is at least divided on the topic. "Even rancorous debates between opponents and defenders serve our purpose so long as 'respectable' gays are front and center to make their own pitch."
The authors also insist that this talk about "gayness" must be talk, not homosexualist indoctrination. "In the early stages of any campaign to reach straight American, the masses should not be shocked and repelled by premature exposure to homosexual behavior itself. Instead, the imagery of sex should be downplayed and gay rights should be reduced to an abstract social question as much as possible."
The authors stress the importance of having homosexual issues talked about in the visual media, film and television, which are "the most powerful image-makers in Western civilization." At the time, the average American spent a good seven hours or more per day in front of the TV. "Those hours open a gateway into the private world of straights, through which a Trojan horse might be passed."
Hollywood is described by the authors as the best covert weapon homosexuals have to desensitize the mainstream. They applaud the fact that over the past 10 years (up to 1987) homosexual characters have become prominent in films and television programs.
Since then, these characters have become even more common, and it is all part of the strategy to mobilize public acceptance of homosexuality. Witness, for example, television's Will & Grace or The L Word; movies such as Brokeback Mountain, and likable homosexual characters with prominent roles in films such as Bridget Jones Diary and As Good As it Gets. Amiable homosexual characters increasingly feature in modern film and television, and it is no accident.
Kirk and Pill then lay out their full scale assault on religion. "While public opinion is one primary source of mainstream values, religious authority is the other. When conservative churches condemn gays, there are only two things we can do to confound the homophobia of true believers. First we can use talk to muddy the moral waters. This means publicizing support for gays by more moderate churches, raising theological objections of our own about conservative interpretation of Biblical teaching and exposing hatred and inconsistency."
They continue, "Second, we can undermine the moral authority of homophobic churches by portraying them as antiquated and backwards, badly out of step with the times and with the latest findings of psychology. Against the mighty pull of institutional Religion one must set the mightier draw of Science and Public Opinion (the shield and swords of that accursed 'secular humanism'). Such an unholy alliance has worked well against churches before, on such topics as divorce and abortion.With enough open talk about the prevalence and acceptability of homosexuality, that alliance can work here again."[3][3]
Step 2: Portray Gays as Victims, Not as Aggressive Challengers
Hollywood is described by the authors as the best covert weapon homosexuals have to desensitize the mainstream. They applaud the fact that homosexual characters increasingly have become prominent in films and television programs
"In any campaign to win over the public, gays must be cast as victims in need of protection so that straights will be inclined by reflex to assume the role of protector. If gays are presented, instead, as a strong and prideful tribe promoting a rigidly nonconformist and deviant lifestyle, they are more likely to be seen as a public menace that justifies resistance and oppression. For that reason, we must forego the temptation to strut our 'gay pride' publicly when it conflicts with the Gay Victim image. And we must walk the fine line between impressing straights with our great numbers, on the one hand, and sparking their hostile paranoia —'They are all around us!' — on the other.
"A media campaign to promote the Gay Victim image should make use of symbols which reduce the mainstream's sense of threat, which lower its guard, and which enhance the plausibility of victimization. In practical terms, this means that jaunty mustachioed musclemen would keep very low profile in gay commercials and other public presentations, while sympathetic figures of nice young people, old people, and attractive women would be featured. (It almost goes without saying that groups on the farthest margin of acceptability such as NAMBLA, [North American Man-Boy Love Association] must play no part at all in such a campaign: suspected child-molesters will never look like victims)."
Kirk & Pill outline two different messages about the "Gay Victim" that must be communicated. "First, the mainstream should be told that gays are victims of fate, in the sense that most never had a choice to accept or reject their sexual preference. The message must read: 'As far as gays can tell, they were born gay, just as you were born heterosexual or white or black or bright or athletic. Nobody ever tricked or seduced them; they never made a choice, and are not morally blameworthy. What they do isn't willfully contrary – it's only natural for them. This twist of fate could as easily have happened to you!'"
This strategy is in place all around us. Witness the vile Lady Gaga and her recent music release, "Born this Way". Witness also the rabid hatred of homosexuals against groups such as Courage or Exodus Now that help men and women defeat their homosexuality. If homosexuality can be overcome, then this destroys the false argument that homosexuals are victims of fate who can do nothing to change themselves.
Kirk and Pill continue, "Straight viewers must be able to identify with gays as victims. Mr. and Mrs. Public must be given no extra excuses to say, 'they are not like us.' To this end, the persons featured in the public campaign should be decent and upright, appealing and admirable by straight standards, completely unexceptionable in appearance — in a word, they should be indistinguishable from the straights we would like to reach. (To return to the terms we have used in previous articles, spokesmen for our cause must be R-type 'straight gays' rather than Q-type 'homosexuals on display.') Only under such conditions will the message be read correctly: 'These folks are victims of a fate that could have happened to me'."
The authors go on to note that homosexuals may not look favorably on a strategy that makes them look like victims of some sort of plague, "but the plain fact is that the gay community is weak and must manipulate the powers of the weak, including the play for sympathy."
"The second message would portray gays as victims of society."
Step 3: Give Protectors a Just Cause.
"A media campaign that casts gays as society's victims and encourages straights to be their protectors must make it easier for those to respond to assert and explain their new protectiveness. Few straight women, and even fewer straight men, will want to defend homosexuality boldly as such. Most would rather attach their awakened protective impulse to some principle of justice or law, to some general desire for consistent and fair treatment in society. Our campaign should not demand direct support for homosexual practices, should instead take anti-discrimination as its theme. The right to free speech, freedom of beliefs, freedom of association, due process and equal protection of laws-these should be the concerns brought to mind by our campaign.
"It is especially important for the gay movement to hitch its cause to accepted standards of law and justice because its straight supporters must have at hand a cogent reply to the moral arguments of its enemies. The homophobes clothe their emotional revulsion in the daunting robes of religious dogma, so defenders of gay rights must be ready to counter dogma with principle."
Step 4: Make Gays Look Good
"In order to make a Gay Victim sympathetic to straights you have to portray him as Everyman. But an additional theme of the campaign should be more aggressive and upbeat: to offset the increasingly bad press that these times have brought to homosexual men and women, the campaign should paint gays as superior pillars of society. Yes, yes, we know — this trick is so old it creaks. Other minorities use it all the time in ads that announce proudly, 'Did you know that this Great Man (or Woman) was ____?' But the message is vital for all those straights who still picture gays as 'queer' people — shadowy, lonesome, fail, drunken, suicidal, child-snatching misfits."
The authors stress the importance of Celebrity endorsement. "The celebrities can be straight" (such as Ed Asner) "or gay"
Step 5: Make the Victimizers look Bad
"At a later stage of the media campaign for gay rights — long after other gay ads have become commonplace — it will be time to get tough with remaining opponents. To be blunt, they must be vilified. (This will be all the more necessary because, by that time, the entrenched enemy will have quadrupled its output of vitriol and disinformation.) Our goal here is twofold. First, we seek to replace the mainstream's self-righteous pride about its homophobia with shame and guilt. Second, we intend to make the antigays look so nasty that average Americans will want to dissociate themselves from such types.[4]
"The public should be shown images of ranting homophobes whose secondary traits and beliefs disgust middle America. These images might include: the Ku Klux Klan demanding that gays be burned alive or castrated; bigoted southern ministers drooling with hysterical hatred to a degree that looks both comical and deranged; menacing punks, thugs, and convicts speaking coolly about the 'fags' they have killed or would like to kill; a tour of Nazi concentration camps where homosexuals were tortured and gassed.
The authors later explain, "We have already indicated some of the images which might be damaging to the homophobic vendetta: ranting and hateful religious extremists neo-Nazis, and Ku Klux Klansmen made to look evil and ridiculous (hardly a difficult task).
"These images should be combined with those of their gay victims by a method propagandists call the 'bracket technique.' For example, for a few seconds an unctuous beady-eyed Southern preacher is seen pounding the pulpit in rage about 'those sick, abominable creatures.' While his tirade continues over the soundtrack, the picture switches to pathetic photos of gays who look decent, harmless, and likable; and then we cut back to the poisonous face of the preacher, and so forth. The contrast speaks for itself. The effect is devastating.
Step 6: Solicit Funds: The Buck Stops Here
"Any massive campaign of this kind would require unprecedented expenditures for months or even years — an unprecedented fundraising drive," say the authors. They call upon homosexuals to contribute heavily to this campaign. "And because those gays not supporting families usually have more discretionary income than average, they could afford to contribute much more."
They go on to say, "the appeal should be directed both at gays and at straights who care about social justice."
Two years later in their book After the Ball, Kirk and Madsen stated clearly their plan for mass propaganda for converting America to promote the homosexual cause. They write, "….by conversion we mean something far more profoundly threatening to the American Way of Life, without which no truly sweeping social change can occur. We mean conversion of the average American's emotions, mind, and will, through a planned psychological attack, in the form of propaganda fed to the nation via the media."[5]
Vilify Christianity
In line with Kirk & Pill's "Overhauling of Straight America", the process of vilifying those who oppose homosexuality is now spreading with frightful rapidity. The attack from homosexuals is aimed primarily at Christianity.
• On a Lesbian Gay, Bisexual and Transvestite (GLBT) website dedicated to exposing "Hate Crimes", activists claim that pro-family organizations are engaging in hate speech when they criticize homosexual conduct and this "hate speech" allegedly leads to hate crimes and must be suppressed. This site equates opposition to homosexuality as equal to Hitler's slaughter of Jews in Europe.
• The same website also blames pro-family groups for the murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard.[6][6] (Yet Matthew Shepard was killed in a robbery, not because he was homosexual).[7][7]
• In 2004, a Protestant preacher in Sweden was sentenced to a month in jail for criticizing homosexuality during a sermon he gave in his own church.[8][8]
• The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution blaming religious groups for so-called "hate crimes" such as the murder of Mathew Shepard. In addition, the Board approved a resolution urging the local media not to carry advertisements by pro-family organizations that addressed hope for homosexuals to change.
• In New York, a billboard with a Bible verse on it was taken down under pressure from city officials, who cited it as "hate speech."
• In Massachusetts in 2005, parent David Parker was arrested for protesting his elementary school child having to listen to pro-LGBT propaganda! He eventually removed his child from the school. He was in court for two years and lost all of his appeals.[9]
The public acceptance of homosexuals has now invaded so-called conservative Republicans, many of whom have withdrawn any opposition to homosexuality.
• In August 2010, Glenn Beck told Fox's Bill O'Reilly he didn't see a problem with same-sex marriage. This prompted the Washington Post to run a story headlined "Glenn Beck, gay marriage advocate?"
The interview took place as follows:
O'Reilly: "Do you believe that gay marriage is a threat to the country in any way?"
Beck: "A threat to the country?"
O'Reilly: "Yeah, is it going to harm it in any way?"
Beck: (laughing) "No I don't. Will the gays come and get us?"
O'Reilly: "No, OK, is it going to harm the country in any way?"
Beck: "I believe that Thomas Jefferson said: 'If it neither breaks my leg nor picks my pocket what difference is it to me?'"
• GOProud, a Republican homosexual organization that backs same-sex marriage and homosexuals serving openly in the U.S. military, was a sponsor of the 2010 Conservative Political Acton Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C, which is supposedly the largest conservative annual gathering in the country. CPAC ignored calls from genuine conservative groups not to allow GOProud to sponsor the conference.[10]
It is clear that the strategies and tactics laid out in "The Overhauling of Straight America", and in After the Ball, are playing themselves throughout the nation and in the world. Homosexuality is now being forced on the nations as a legitimate lifestyle, to the point where California just passed a measure that demands "Gay history" curriculum to be taught in its public schools.[11]There can be no doubt this is the plan homosexual activists and corrupt politicians intend to implement in all public schools throughout the nation.
We have been manipulated and corrupted.
If this trend is not stopped by solid Catholic teaching against homosexuality from the highest places, the end result can only be the further destruction of the family, the corruption of youth and the persecution of Christians who uphold the Biblical condemnations of homosexuality.[12]