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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, August 08, 2013
The Art of Summer Reading: Robert McCloskey
I've mentioned to friends on several occasions how much I enjoyed these books as a kid but have yet to meet anyone else who read them. Yet they were tremendously popular at one time (maybe a bit before my time - I'm not sure).
Via Google Image Search, I managed to find scans of several of the original covers. There have been later reprints of these books with new cover art, but these are the editions I remember so fondly, having borrowed them from the library when I was in middle school.
Some years ago, when my two sons were still young kids, I found one book from the series (below) at a public library discards sale. It was a pleasure to hold it again after so many years - and even more so when I read from it to my boys at bedtime.
I must confess, I have always been drawn to any artwork by Robert McCloskey. I probably read Make Way for Ducklings when I was in Grade 1...
... and I remember reading Homer Price (and absolutely laugh-out-loud loving it) when I was in Grade 3 or 4.
At that early age, I doubt I made the connection - or a few years later, for that matter, when I read the Henry Reed series - that all these books where illustrated by the same artist. But the artwork looked comfortably familiar and that enhanced my enjoyment of author Keith Robertson's funny, engaging stories.
There are plenty of other illustrators who do more visually dynamic work. Robert McCloskey did not draw "eye candy." You could almost go so far as to say McCloskey's work is plain and simple. Meat n' potatoes art.
Be that as it may, nothing beats a good home-cooked meal... and that's how I see McCloskey's work: nothing fancy; but delicious, honest, authentic art you can sink your teeth into. And every bite leaves you feeling cosy and satisfied.
I won't go on too much further with my description, except to say that there's more than meets the eye in a typical McCloskey illustration...
You just have to stop every now and then and take a closer look. This guy did substantial, quality artwork.
Here are a few more examples from Henry Reed's Journey. Enjoy - and should you every come across these books in a used book shop, do yourself a favour and pick them up.
Henry Reed's adventures are still great summer reading...
... even after all these years.
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Absolutely! I read this during the summer checked out from the library, too. The art grabbed my eye and the stories were wonderful. I felt I was the only one who read them, too, having read them in the late seventies...ReplyDelete
Sounds like our timing was similar, MangMade - I would have read them in the mid-70s. So many great book series back then. I also loved the formats: these and the Beverly Cleary books (Ramona, Beezus, Henry) came in that nice old style hardcover school library binding, but many early '70s young reader books I enjoyed came in that slightly oversized Dell paperback format. I still look for those early '70s Dell paperbacks whenever I'm in a used bookstore... :^)ReplyDelete
I found some of these at the library about a dozen years ago when looking through the children's section with my son. I liked reading them to him because I appreciated the art.ReplyDelete
I'm passing this post on to my wife -- McCloskey's One Morning in Maine was the key book of her childhood. (Along similar lines: McCloskey's Blueberries for Sal and Time of Wonder.)ReplyDelete
Along with the above books Michael mentioned, Homer Price was one of my childhood favorites (I have a copy from a used book store). I also loved Lentil.ReplyDelete
Yes! The Cleary books, the formats you mentioned. We are time-aligned. The illustration in Ramona the Pest with one of her fingers executed like a loop of yarn kind of freaked me out.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2:55 AM
Just because of the distinct qualities you described here, this is Eye Candy for me.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:54 PM
...perhaps it's not "sweet" enough to be called "eye candy".ReplyDelete
How about
Eye Fine Food?
- Anonymous12:51 PM
I enjoyed reading the Henry Reed books while in elementary school back in the 70's. I plan to purchase copies for my children.ReplyDelete


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Unique Design UK needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 23 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
'CreditCardCraig' has grown from a networking 'fun' persona to being a marketing brand for my business. The original idea was to make myself and my service memorable. I called myself credit-card-craig and everyone asked me what i did, they asked for my sales pitch. Many people would say 'forgive me but I can never remember names and faces - so I had a caricature done of me in the style of Zorro. Now everyone knows who I am and what i do. What I need to do now is to take this to the next level - less tacky more professional but still memorable, still fun. What do you suggest?
The logo will be used on creditcardcraig business cards / stationery, web page etc. The key purpose for this 'brand' is for me to project myself as 'the' industry expert. I want to stand out from the crowd and I like the whole 'Zorro thing', it just makes sense to me to use a character with the attributes that you are seeking to offer / uphold.
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A Nobel-Prize winning liberal, that is:
NY Times economist Paul Krugman wins Nobel Prize in Economics. He's been a favorite of mine for a while, from his prescience on Bush, to health care, to the financial meltdown; I had heard he was on the short list, but I didn't realize it was for real. Congratulations to him.
And if anybody out there is interested in a cogent and full-throated defense of liberalism, do check out his book, Conscience of a Liberal.
He'll probably want to update the title on that one.
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Telltale has announced the release of The Walking Dead - 400 Days, new downloadable content (DLC) for the Mac and Windows release of its game based on the popular television and graphic novel series. A release is also planned for iOS.
The Walking Dead video game from Telltale has been highly acclaimed since its release. It's a graphical adventure game that was originally released in serial form, as individual "episodes." Since then it's been released in its entirety as "Season One," and Telltale is working on a "Season 2" sequel. Season 1 followed the story of Lee, an escaped prison convict, and Clementine, a girl he helps along the way.
400 Days departs from Lee and Clem's story - it tells five linked stories from different survivors of the zombie apocalypse, from day one to day 400. Each of the stories can be played in any order you wish and will change based on the choices you make in the game - what's more, the choices you made in the Season 1 game will carry over, and the choices you make in 400 Days will have an effect on Season 2, once it's available.
As DLC, 400 Days is available for purchase within the Walking Dead game - you'll need to have the game before you can download it. And Telltale strongly recommends that players play through all five episodes of Season One before playing 400 Days.
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Meiringen Cemetery
August 2007
Another installment of photos from my afternoon in Meiringen. Several of the markers are like this one: wooden, house-shaped, with a sloped roof-like attachment. The roof is covered with tin or copper, to protect from the elements.
I love the look of these cemetery "gardens." They are colorful, each with an individual, somewhat overgrown look. On closer inspection, though, you can tell each is frequently and lovingly tended.
Many have a little statue or ornament, for example of a cat or dog, that must have been a favorite of the deceased. Perhaps the statue is of something they liked to collect during their lifetime.
Notice the little gnome down in from of the garden in the second photo.


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Looks like Seattle's taking the issue of cyclists getting doored seriously, or at least more seriously. There's a new sign up on Dexter and SDOT would like to know what you think it means – Take the survey here. Maybe we'll see more of these soon if the general public can figure out what they mean.
I've been the recipient of a door prize myself (I lived – I was headed up hill thankfully) and there's not much I worry about more when riding my bike. How many huggers have had close encounters of the car door variety? What are your cities doing about it?


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I ran a cross a great post under the name "Wikipedia dominates organic results at Google" and feel that it's poster Bob Garcia hits the nail on the head with it. There is a great list of words and phrases that Wikipedia is found as number one in Google's SERP's. And my question is exacly the same as Bob´s: How long will Google show Wikipedia the love they don't seam to show anybody else? Good stuff Bob.
On this topic, I have also seen a huge rise in Wikipedia referrals and Wiki often passes the likes of MSN, Yahoo and ASK as a referrer of traffic. I have done some informal conversion studies with web analytics and they also indicated "a not so bad conversion rate", no less than from the search engines. So there might be a twist to this all?


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This is a lithograph about NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission, or MMS. Learners will cut out and assemble a colorful 3D model of an MMS spacecraft. Web links, additional facts, and QR codes are included for audiences to access more information.
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The Great Ice-Skating Competition!
What's the Real Science Behind Skating?
by Nick D'Alto
Skating is a simple activity. So the science behind the sport must be simple, too, right? Wrong!
In fact, scientists have been arguing for over a hundred years about the precise science that allows us to skate. Now there's a new study, using technology designed for the space program. The result? Everything we thought we knew about the science of skating turns out to be wrong!
For a long time, experts theorized that the key to skating was pressure. Maybe the weight of the skater balancing on those thin blades produced enough pressure to melt the ice—leaving a thin film of water that helped the skater slide. True? Well, ice really does melt when it's placed under enough pressure—even when its temperature is below 0 degrees C (32 degrees F).
But then someone finally measured the pressure between a skate blade and the ice. It wasn't nearly enough to produce melting. So despite being quoted since the 1800s (and still appearing in some of today's science books), the "pressure" theory about ice-skating turns out to be wrong.
Another theory about skating involves friction. Like rubbing your hands together, friction can generate heat from motion. Does friction help a skater melt the ice?
Well, get ready for skating's newest spin. Seems that friction and even pressure do help us skate, in some ways. But the real secret behind skating is only discovered using the remarkable science of surface physics. That science is unlocking an amazing new world within ice, which exists only in the molecules right at the surface.
When scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory trained high-tech instruments on this incredibly thin slice of the cold stuff, they encountered a bizarre new ice region. They call it "the quasi-fluid layer." Compared to ordinary ice, half the molecules in the quasi-fluid layer appear to vanish. Actually, they're vibrating up and down at incredible speeds. No need to melt it; a natural quasi-fluid layer just a molecule thick makes even rock-solid ice slippery—even at minus 200 degrees C (minus 392 degrees F).
Forming a microscopic boundary between the ice and the surrounding air, this quasi-fluid layer is literally "on the edge." Here, ice crystals "crush" inward from the force of a skater's blades. Normal water molecules deform into weird geometries; they lack "neighboring" molecules to hold them in shape. It's ordinary ice like you've never imagined it before.
This strange quasi-fluid layer is what makes ice-skating possible. In fact, heating or cooling the ice actually "engineers" the layer, producing lightning-fast ice for hockey, or the more "precise" ice that figure skaters use to win the gold.
With this new knowledge, the science of skating is changing at Olympic speed. No surprise; scientists are always challenging old theories so that they can discover new and more accurate explanations about our world. It's like knocking down a snowman so that you can build an even better one.
Turns out that skating is easy—but it takes high-tech science to really understand how it's done. Next time you head for the rink or the pond, think about the quasi-fluid layer. It helps you skate because it's "on the edge."
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- To achieve by skill or cleverness.
- friction:
- Force from rubbing.
- physics:
- A science that deals with matter and energy and includes light, motion, sound, heat, electricity, and force.
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- What is the quasi-fluid layer of ice? What effect does this layer have on ice?
[anno: The quasi-fluid layer of ice is a thin portion of the topmost part of the ice where some of the ice molecules are vibrating very fast. This vibration of some of the molecules makes this layer slippery.]
- Draw a diagram of ice. Show the regular ice layer and the quasi-fluid layer of ice. For each layer, draw an enlargement that shows how the molecules in that layer are moving. You may want to include arrows. Label the parts of your diagram.
[anno: Diagrams should show two layers of ice. In the regular ice layer, an enlargement should show water molecules that are in a solid state. In the quasi-fluid layer, an enlargement should show some water molecules in a solid state, and others moving very rapidly, as indicated by arrows.]


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Only one thing could do justice to the drama, pain and glory of the semifinals of this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee: the films of Douglas Sirk.
"Well, I'm going up and up and up - and nobody's going to pull me down!" - Imitation of Life
"Go on, sister. Tell me another pretty story." - Written on the Wind
"You're aiming high." "Why not? It doesn't cost anymore. Don't you believe in chasing rainbows?" -Imitation of Life
"How do you tell a child that she was born to be hurt?" - Imitation of Life
"Well, I'm not sure the gin is as good as the brand I usually use, but the vermouth is fair."
- All That Heaven Allows
"Once you find the way, you'll be bound. It will obsess you. but believe me, it will be a magnificent obsession." - Magnificent Obsession
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Welcome Back
I would like to share with you my Coptic Bound book that I made a while ago.
I used Ranger Adirondack Dye ink in Denim for the cover, stamping onto watercolour paper using a Rubberdubbadoo stamp. My book is A6 in size and has 48 red pages.
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Wiles named co-Player of the Year in women's basketball; Masch voted Second Team All-Atlantic Sun for women's soccer
MACON, Ga. (May 12, 2010) - An internal audit conducted on all-conference balloting resulted in the discovery of inconsistencies that have led to All-Conference honors and individual award winners being added in three sports - women's soccer, men's soccer, and women's basketball. Following the re-count, senior guard/forward TaRonda Wiles (
Wiles, the league's leading scorer (17.4ppg), helped guide the Lady Bucs to their third straight A-Sun Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance. Wiles finished her four-year playing career sixth all-time in scoring (1,503), and was also a unanimous First Team All-Atlantic Sun and All-Tournament team selection in 2009-10.
"In my opinion TaRonda and Siarre exemplified Player of the Year talent both on and off the court, so it's an honor both of them received the accolade this season," commented head ETSU women's basketball coach Karen Kemp. "TaRonda is an outstanding scorer and if it wasn't for her big shot made in the conference championship, we wouldn't have made our third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament."
Women's basketball wasn't the only sport affected in audit of all-conference voting, as ETSU women's soccer learned (Megan) Masch received the second team accolade.
Masch, who started every match for the Bucs during her second season between the pipes, led the A-Sun with 70 saves. The
"This is a well deserved honor," said head ETSU women's soccer coach Heather Henson. "We felt that through the season she was one of the top keepers in the conference. It is nice to see her get the recognition she deserves."
The conference completed an exhaustive review of all sports to date this season, reviewed tallies from last season, and determined that the inconsistencies are limited to the three sports referenced. The Atlantic Sun determined from the audit that multiple candidates ended up equally deserving of certain individual awards. For these categories, the conference will have two honorees, with all awards announced in the fall and winter remaining in place, with the following additions recognized.
The Atlantic Sun Conference is an 11-member league committed to Building Winners for Life. The A-Sun stands for achievement with integrity in both the academic and athletic arenas, with a focus on the balance between the two for our student-athletes. Headquartered in
For more information on Buccaneer athletic news, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.


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BMW M Laptimer Details:
- Available for download at the iTunes store for BMW vehicles
- Tracks various activity such as lap times, top speed and brake/throttle pressure
- No need for pre-installed track map data
- Comparison Mode allows you to share data with others
- Social Media integration with Facebook and Twitter allows you to share results
BMW has announced the official release of the all-new BMW M Laptimer App. The app is available for download at the iTunes store for BMW brand vehicles. What can you use the app for? Well, if you want to take your track-ready M to the nearest closed circuit the app will collect various comparative data such as: Lap times, top speed, best lap time, ambient temperature and where on track you apply brake and throttle pressure.
Since this is an app, there is no need for pre-installed track map data. It automatically tracks all of your activity and car readings and allows you to zoom in and out, rewinds or fast-forward through track recordings. Users can also view individual or dual runs in real time via the Comparison Mode. Laps can be compared against other BMW drivers or shared with friends and results can be posted via social media (integration with Facebook and Twitter is available).
Check out the video demonstrating just how track-ready a BMW can be.


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I had to complete my set of Etude House LUCIDarling Gel Liners!
I love that they are three colours in one pot, I love that the colours are bright and unusual, I like the brush that comes with it and when it sets, it lasts beautifully.
This is combo number 2. Its not my first choice but its a rather summery trio:
When I swatched this on my hand it lasted and lasted…
The pearly beige is the most beautiful shade in the trio.
I even love the yellow and pink – its good fun and if you are interested in things like fancy dress, body art type things, I think this would work quite well because it sets so nicely.
What do you think of this combo?


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Ljmlevine needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 34 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Our New Year's Eve party is called First Night CNY at Lights on the Lake. It's a family friendly festival taking place in Central New York (Syracuse and the surrounding area). The party is aimed at a wide variety of people and will appeal to people of all ages. We want this event to last all evening/night and to be THE place people in Syracuse and the surrounding area go for their New Year's Eve entertainment.
The event has several elements to it. It will feature an opportunity to walk through Lights on the Lake. Lights on the Lake is a two-mile drive-thru holiday-themed light display. It will also feature live outdoor music all evening culminating with a performance from National Recording Artist Sean Kingston. At 11:59, famous Syracuse University basketball player Gerry McNamara will push a button that will drop a giant, illuminated orange ( Syracuse University's color/mascot is the orange). At the stroke of midnight, an extravagant fireworks display over Onondaga Lake will usher in 2011.
Lights on the Lake (the drive-thru holiday light display) has been around for many years, but the New Year's Eve party (First Night CNY) is a new concept. No one has ever tied Lights on the Lake into a New Year's Eve celebration. Lights on the Lake has always been its own separate event with nothing else surrounding it and no ties to New Year's Eve.
Our new event ( First Night CNY at Lights on the Lake) will target a wide-range of age groups. We want families with young children to feel comfortable attending but we also want 20-somethings and teenagers to have fun spending their New Year's Eve here. The event will also appeal to older people who don't have children in the house. We're trying to offer something for everyone so that everyone in our community will feel compelled to come to First Night CNY no matter how old they are.
Lights on the Lake is very well known in the market, so it is important for us to use the Lights on the Lake logo as part of the overall First Night CNY logo to showcase the location.
While the event is family friendly, it also needs to appeal to 20-somethings and teenagers, so we don't want it to look to "childish". It's all about New Year's Eve and having fun. This event is going to have a ton of different types of entertainment. We want the energy and excitement of the event to be portrayed in the logo. Nothing too dark.
The logo will be used on the Firstnightcny.com website. Please make sure to keep the logo clean and readable so that it can be read from a billboard as well.
I've attached our most recent "attempt" at this logo to give you an idea of where we were going... but we are by no means attached to this type of look! I've also attached the lights on the lake logo so you can use that in the design. The event is First Night CNY AT Lights on the Lake so it's important to incorporate the Lights on the Lake logo. The event is taking place at a famous park in our area. The lights display is put up throughout the park and the rest of the party takes place right next to the display in the same park.
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hei. Runway want to make a catalog. We need design for this. We will send Pictures, logo and text in Word. The finish Product will we need in PDF for print.
Hi there, We need custom ACF fields displayed in the Woocommerce catalog (shop) display instead of the normal product short description. We are working with the Flatsome Wordpress theme, having experience with that theme is preferred. Thanks for your submissions
I need Catalog import and Orders export using Webservice API on Prestashop. On catalog we have to do some changes: Generate price depending of a margin that depends on Brand of product. And create specific price depends on Clients Group. I need something with experience on it.
I need a company booklet or catalog type thing made to use as a company resume pretty much. I've got examples I liked, that I would like to have it resemble. Information needed will be found on our company's URL in Facebook page, which I'll give out after someone applies for the opportunity. I've tried to do it myself, but I just don't have the extra
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I am doing a 10 page project on a favorite video game of mine. I need help with design of about a 10 page magazine type layout?? Thanks...
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I need some graphics make up. These will be square images to show different categories, they will become clickable elements on a web page. This is not a "web design" job, no CSS needed just I need someone with artistic skill to make these images. I need 30 images in total
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I'm looking for someone to design a cover page, and formatting a kosher food catalog.
...can see in the images of attachments, it will be a textile product catalog with color scale and type of fabrics. the design will be for interior and exterior of catalog. Catalog colors are mostly turquoise and white. but turquoise can be used a little bit more. company logos and sample catalog is in the attachments. Please work like as seen on work_like_this
...can see in the images of attachments, it will be a textile product catalog with color scale and type of fabrics. the design will be for interior and exterior of catalog. Catalog colors are mostly turquoise and white. but turquoise can be used a little bit more. company logos and sample catalog is in the attachments. Please send us a sample design so we
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I want to get designed catalog for 9 hardware products. Deliverable must be in Corel draw.
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This is a Catalog Photo Shoot for our client's NEW BRANDS. The assignment is to showcase different brands of Hand Bags, Purses, Wallets and Gift items. It intends featuring a large collection of new products from various sources and manufacturers to 'be displayed in an online Classified ad, Pamphlets, Billboards, Handbills, Calendars and also our magazine
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We are into Architectural Hardware products business. Need a company profile and product catalog in electronic format & printable format as well. Should include our company introduction, product list, product details, applications etc.
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Friday, June 27, 2008
Edwin Georgi: The Man Who Loved Colour
Where others might have seen a tree trunk as a strip of brown bark, Georgi saw an opportunity to sprinkle down a swath of candy-coloured paint daubs.
No grey tones for Georgi -- he filled shadows with deep purples to counterbalance the rich yellows of his sunlit spaces.
Like Seurat, Edwin Georgi shunned the easy solution of using literal colour, preferring the challenge of conducting an orchestra of coloured points to play a symphony of dazzling luminosity.
That lack of literal color gives Georgi's illustrations a magical quality.
Sometimes their intensity is almost too much to bear.
Georgi, perhaps more than any other illustrator, was capable of creating such ferocity of colour that the art fairly glows white-hot.
But when he wanted to, Georgi could tame that fire. More startling than his riotous colour schemes are those that radiate a quiet intensity.
Georgi's masterful command of colour allowed him to temper his work to the mood of any particular assignment.
I found this wonderful quote attributed to the artist Paul Klee that I think Edwin Georgi would easily have related to:
"Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one."
Edwin Georgi, the man who loved colour, died in 1964.
My Edwin Georgi Flickr set.
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Georgi was an artist I liked a lot. His work transformed at some point in the 50's and his use of color was like no one else's.ReplyDelete
Edwin Georgi's color, as Leif suggests, is based on the principals of the impressionists. Gorgi explored combinations of warm vs. cool, using the theory of adjacent colors on the color wheel: (blue & orange, or yellow & purple, or red & green) for the bases of a color scheme. Then he created variations within the scheme... such as adding separate daubs of green, and turquoise, and purple to blue. And adding daubs of yellow, and pink, and red to orange... causing a much richer glowing interpretation of the more muted literal color we gernerally see in nature .ReplyDelete
Georgi's spin on this theory, was to apply it to very literal renderings. During the 1920's, similar impressionistic use of color was applied to more loose painterly techniques, that were more characteristic of Monet's landscapes and Degas' later pastel ballet dancers.
Georgi's illustrations appear to be a revival of the theory of impressionism, without the calculated mechanical appearance that Seurat gave to his paintings. Ironically, at about the same time, interest in French Impressionism was being revived throughout the country.
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- rich4:50 AM
The example you give us here, the lady portrayed in opposite light conditions, I find it stunning.ReplyDelete
Must be very difficult to render this subdued glow of colors and skin tones and getting it right.
Another things the impressionists practised (it think it has been discovered before by Delacroix and the like) is that shadows are neither black or grey, but themselves have colours. That gave them this brightness which often lacks in photogaphy. If you look at some photographed twilight landscapes, for instance, you will find the shadows way too black.
Amazing! Simply amazing. Leif, I love how you dissected that first piece in chunks, as it had me guessing who was tumbling over and why. With each new section expanded (of course to point out your colourReplyDelete
theme) you also gave proof, in the final entire reveal that Georgi was no slouch in composition either.
- Jeanne E.7:03 PM
My mother, now age 87, posed for Edwin Georgi back in the day. If he was illustrating three different women, one a redhead, another a brunette and the third a blonde... my mother was the face of all three! He also made her instantly Asian! Fabulous color, fabulous illustrations and fabulous memories! We have a handwritten note to her and a nice collection...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:15 AM
My career included Creative Directorships at both Macy's NY and Neiman Marcus. As a child, I noticed and remembered 3 illustrators: Norman Rockwell for humor, Meg Neil at Neiman's for pure genius for simplicity of fashion line and Georgi for color that influenced everything else including my wardrobe. I used to pore over his work absorbing the amazing glow and intensity nothing else I ever saw had. I wish I could have met him!ReplyDelete


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Michal Sobieski necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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I'm the founder of the new online gaming company and I need a logo for it.
Frisky Labs develops social online games accessible through social networks (specifically Facebook) and mobile devices (smartphones, ipads)
The logo should include the name: Frisky Labs
There should be another graphical element in the logo (an "icon"). To match the "Labs" part of the name, that element could represent of chemical lab beakers/ test tubes.
I like logos where two words are made of same font, but not necessairly of the same color/thickness/size. You will see enough of examples in the files attached.
I love super-simple fonts. Check out the examples attached.
The logo should work both on very dark (black) white background. But if I had to pick one background color I would pick white.
I also would love a logo that the full palette of colors built into the "icon". See attached examples for: mediawave, vividways, sortfolio. I like thos a lot. If you decide to use chemical beakers as the icon, maybe you could fill them out with colors?
Please see attached a few examples of the logos I like a lot. I think they all follow the guidelines I wrote up above.
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Actress-turned-reality TV star Brooke Burke Charvet has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
The former Dancing With the Stars host's doctor discovered a cancerous growth on her thyroid gland during a recent health check-up, and the 41 year old, who is married to actor David Charvet, now faces surgery.
But the mom of four is confident she will make a full recovery.
Revealing the medical crisis in a video on her ModernMom blog on Thursday, she says, "I'm going to have a nice big scar right her across my neck. And I don't get to just walk around and pretend like nothing happened or not follow up or not share it, because it's going to be pretty much dead center…
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Nokia N91 4 GB Music Phone
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While we continue to wait for the iTunes phone from Motorola to show its face, others are taking a more proactive approach to this whole music phone thang. Take Nokia for example, with their N91. In fact, it almost seems silly to buy an iTunes phone when Nokia's N91 supports the playback of MP3, AAC, WMA, and M4A audio tracks, all of which can be stored on its 4 GB hard drive. Of course, there is the 3.5mm headphone jack, but check this. The phone supports drag and drop over USB 2.0, no fancy syncing software needed. The N91 also supports 3G and includes integrated WiFi and Bluetooth.
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Apple Cinema Display Price Cuts
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For those of you looking to pick up a new Apple Cinema Display to go along with the new PowerMac, you will be happy to know that Apple has dropped the prices on the 20-inch 1680x1050 and 23-inch 1920x1200 models to $800 and $1500 respectively.
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With many a gamer salivating over the release of the next Legend of Zelda game later this year, little bits of information like these are coming to be very sought after. Apparently, these details have been translated from an international gaming magazine, so we can't confirm any of it. That being said, we do hope they are true:
- There will not be voice acting in the game.
- Zelda & Ganon will be in it, though how they'll figure into the story isn't known.
- Fishing & cucco gliding return.
- No GBA connectivity.
- There will be a significant item in the game, similar to how the ocarina in Ocarina of Time and the wind baton in Wind Waker were significant.
- According to Eiji Aonuma, the subtitle of the game has not been decided on yet. They're currently going for a mysterious title, which you'd have to play the game to understand.
- Battle will be similar to Wind Waker, with some minor new things, such as a new jumping downward thrust.
- As speculated, Link will communicate with animals, but Aonuma did not want to reveal any specific details regarding this.
- Whether a 'sidekick' for Link should be included is still being debated on. I'm assuming this would be similar to how Navi helped Link in Ocarina of Time.
- As you can probably tell by now, the horse is going to be the main form of transportation. Basically every area in this game is bigger than similar areas in past Zelda games, so Link needs a horse to accommodate that change.
The size of the game is going to just be huge. This adventure is believed to be 70 hours long. 70 gorgeous hours that is.
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It's obvious that our gadgets are going to continue to get smaller, as ultraportability is what we are all about these days. Yesterday at WinHec, Bill Gates showed off a prototype of a new tablet PC which was only 7 inches diagonal. I am not too sure about this one, as tablet PC's haven't really taken off, and other ultraportable tiny PC's haven't really made a large dent in the market either. The thought behind this is that Microsoft thinks it would be nice to have a portable PC that would be able to act as a music/video player, email device, Internet browser, and also control different aspects of the home while including integrated WiFi and Bluetooth.
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European PSP Release Date Announced
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Sony Europe announced today that the PSP will be released on September 1, 2005. Similarly to the United States release, the European PSP will only be available in a Value Pack bundle, however the Spider-Man 2 UMD will not be included in the box. Instead, Europeans will need to register their PSP online to score Spider-Man 2.
"PlayStation Portable will revolutionise portable entertainment, giving users the freedom to play full 3D games, watch movies, listen to music and connect wirelessly on their terms, wherever and whenever they wish to do so," said David Reeves, President of SCEE. "More than ever, today's consumer demands access to their personal entertainment outside the home, without compromising quality. With more than 100 PlayStation Portable game titles currently in development worldwide, and the ability to download and listen to music, and view feature films with breathtaking screen quality, PlayStation Portable lets users control their entertainment options, all in a single package."
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Prince of Persia 3 This Year
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Ubisoft has announced today that Prince of Persia 3 is currently in development. The story of this release takes place after the Warrior Within, as the Prince returns home to find that his people are against him. It turns out that a being known as The Dark Prince has come into the story and will conflict with the real Prince.
"Prince of Persia 3 promises to be THE best installment in the legendary franchise," said John Parkes, Director Marketing at Ubisoft. "By combining two playable characters in a masterly balanced gameplay, with the perfect mix of acrobatic moves and a compelling storyline, the Prince of Persia will appeal to both Sands of Time and Warrior Within fans alike. The Prince is back to reclaim his kingdom, and he has a few surprises in store…"
Prince of Persia 3 is slated to be released in the second half of 2005 on Xbox, PS2, Gamecube, and PC.
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Game Boy / Floppy 10,000 ROM Hack
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Wow, who would've though that these to heroes from years past would come back as one? Certainly not us. In a very complex procedure, the old school Game Boy can be hacked to read from a floppy stocked with ROMs. This setup puts approximately 10,000 games at your disposal - kind of like an iPod for games, except, not. Pretty cool, but who the heck would want to carry that around?
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Silent Hill Movie To Be Released
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Following in the footsteps of the successful Resident Evil movies, TriStar is planning on releasing the Konami video game hit series on the silver screen.
Mitchell will play Rose, who is desperately searching for her lost daughter in the mysterious, terrifying town of Silent Hill, where they are trapped. The screenplay was written by Roger Avary ("Pulp Fiction").
Actress Radha Mitchell has been in such films as Finding Neverland, Man on Fire, and Phone Booth. The budget is speculated to be around $45-50 Million. Lets see them create some creepy looking mannequins with this budget.
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This Weeks Game Releases
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This week there are a bunch of games coming out, keep an eye on Playfeed for all the latest gaming news. The major release being Midway's Area 51 for Xbox and PS2. Area 51 has been hyped up and now it's time for everyone to find out if the hype matches the game. If you're not into that type of alien game and want something a little more toned down, you can go for Lego Star Wars. This game goes through Episodes I and II and gives you a quick glimpse at Episode III.
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Windows XP Setup Simulator
Posted by Andru Edwards - Categories: Software,
Okay, this one might be a bit late, but it;e good to see nonetheless for those frightened of upgrading their PC's. The Windows XP Setup Simulator basically walks you through the setup process you would go through if you were actually installing the OS, but without making any changes to your PC. It allows you to get acquainted with the steps involved before taking the dive. We should just be hearing about this a bit sooner than a year and a half before Longhorn drops. Nonetheless, you can download it here.
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University of Montana Student Body President Asa Hohman Responds to Broadway Option for Missoula College Campus Location
Yesterday, May 16, the University of Montana revealed that it was considering a location on East Broadway for the planned Missoula College rather than the much debated south campus location, which is on the university golf course.
The newly appointed President of the Associated Students of the University of Montana Asa Hohman says he still supports the south campus option.
"The students of the university still really stand behind the decision of the south campus and feel like it's a solid choice," Hohman said. "That being said, we appreciate the university doing its due diligence and looking into other possible locations, both for the benefit of the students in terms of what is in their best benefit as far as location goes and proximity to the main campus, and also in terms of community relations."
Right now, Hohman says he prefers the south campus location, but says it's hard to conceptualize the newly proposed location without a mock-up of what the east Broadway location will look like.
"The benefit for it being at the East Broadway location is that it would mitigate traffic problems for the neighborhood area of the south campus. But even though it is closer in terms of direct correlation to the University of Montana, it has physical boundaries like the river and no direct roadway. In that sense the south campus location is better. I think they're both very plausible locations. I think they both make sense from a student standpoint."
Another concern for students is a lack of student housing around the campus. The East Broadway location is where the university had planned on building more housing as part of it's Quality of Life Initiative. Hohman says he has not seen contingency plans for student housing if the East Broadway location is used, but says he trusts that there will be.


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Singer Sheryl Crow, who dated Lance Armstrong from 2003 to 2006, is talking about her former boyfriend's revelation that he used performance-enhancing drugs. Her comments will air Tuesday in an interview with "Entertainment Tonight."
"I think that honesty is always the best bet and that the truth will set you free," Crow said. "It must be really hard to walk around knowing you are not telling the truth about something. So I always contend that the truth is the best way to go."
Crow said she watched part of Armstrong's interview with Oprah Winfrey last week. She was with Armstrong during his final two Tour de France victories.
"I know how hard he worked to win those titles, and you know, it was hard to watch," Crow said. "I felt bad. I felt bad for him, I felt bad for his family, and I kinda felt like the rest of America. He is a hero that we watched and looked up to and admire."


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Lamar School escapes with 21-20 win over SA
The gap is getting more narrow between winning and losing for the Starkville Academy Volunteers.
After dropping an 8-6 decision to the Ackerman Indians in the season-opener, the Volunteers came back to lose by only a single point to the Lamar School Raiders 21-20 Friday night at J.E. Logan Field.
"The players understand, the coaches understand and I believe the Starkville family understands where this program was," Starkville Academy coach Jeff Terrill said. "One thing I told the team was that they were in the ballgame. They didn't lose a game in overtime last year and not by a point or maybe a yard. We realize we've still come a long way, but we're determined to win and that's our goal. I told them there aren't many young men who would want to fight the fight they are having to fight, but I'm proud of them for what they are doing. You can write this down, we will win."
Lamar School scored the decided touchdown with 8:44 remaining in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by Michael Marcello and had to hold on to that 21-20 lead the rest of the way despite the Vols fighting tooth and nail to get the advantage back.
The Raiders seemed glad to be able to get out of Starkville with a one-point as his squad took a knee inside the 10-yard line to run out the clock.
"That was a hard fought ballgame between two teams trying very hard," Lamar School coach Mac Barnes said. "That's the way the game should have ended."
After the Raiders jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a 10-yard scoring run by John Clinton McElroy with 11:23 in the first quarter, the Vols came right back with the big play as Kyle Henson hit Ryan McKell with a 78-yard scoring pass.
Starkville Academy scored two more touchdowns in the second quarter with one on a 6-yard run by Matt Word and the other on a 13-yard run by James Mapp.
However, the Vols failed to score in the second half and Terrill credited the adjustments Barnes and his staff made at halftime defensively.
"They totally out-coached Coach Terrill," Terrill said. "Coach Terrill takes the blame for this one."
As Starkville Academy's offense sputtered in the second half, the Raiders got the winning score in the third quarter on a 3-yard run by Michael Marcello, who also had a 14-yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Terrill said the difference in the game was Lamar keeping the defense of the Vols "on our heels" in the second half.
"We wanted to be more physical than them and really weren't," Terrill said. "That was probably one of the most disappointing things.
"When it comes down to winning a close game, you've got to make some plays. We didn't and they did. We give them a lot of credit."
Despite coming up short once again, Terrill doesn't want the players to lose faith and admits it will be a challenge keeping them up.
"The hardest part is where we are right now," Terrill said. "The biggest difference right now is Lamar has won and the kids believe they can win and our kids have that doubt in the back of their mind. That last inch is the hardest to get."
Starkville Academy out-rushed Lamar 140 yards to 122 and Ryan Mann had 45 of those yards on nine carries.
Henson completed 2 of 8 pass attempts for 106 yards and both completions went to McKell. Adam Crittenden had five tackles to pace the defense.
Even though he was down about another loss, Henson doesn't think it will be long before the Vols get that taste of victory.
"It's coming, but it's tough though," Henson said. "Losing is tough, but it's coming for us. We were down (to Lamar) 30 points at halftime last year. We have a whole different team."
Starkville Academy (0-2) returns home next week against Heritage Academy.


text: I am sort of surprised this preview has not sprung up on the board. Lord Akiyama mentioned that it went down during Wrestle Reunion weekend but after like five months of no word or trailer from Highspots I was beginning to lose hope. Highspots was nice enough to drop a small teaser. Bogus Journey, the follow up to the best shoot ever--Kendrick & London's Excellent Adventures, releases June 12th. Pre-order yours today!


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I always know when a dish is really good when I go to post the recipe 3 days later and begin to drool on my keyboard after uploading the pictures!
This is one of those recipes!
On Wednesday morning I ventured up to Del Mar to the grand opening party for the new Whole Foods. The party consisted of goodie bags, delicious samples and an incredible Ahi Tuna special!
I purchased 3.4 lbs of Ahi because:
- I can't pass up a good deal.
- I can't pass up a good deal on fresh sushi-grade ahi tuna.
- Everyone needs a little more ahi in their life!
I went home with my giant cut of fish and then began my menu planning for the next couple of days. I'm not going to lie to y'all, I had a nightmare last night that all of the ahi was gone. Yes, my ahi addiction is now out of control!
These fillo baskets were the first dish I made with the delicious fish.
The original idea for this recipe came from Tuna Fillo Baskets that we served at a sushi restaurant I worked at in college. I combined their recipe with my recipe for Mango Avocado Fillo Baskets and the Ahi Poke Fillo Baskets were born!
Poke is Hawaiian for "to slice or cut" and the dish is just that, raw sliced up marinated ahi with added ingredients such as avocado, chili peppers, onions or hot sauce.
The dish is now very popular served as an appetizer with soy sauce and wasabi, so it looks like I'm right on trend 😉
- 1/2 lb fresh sushi-grade ahi tuna
- 1/4 cup ponzu sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 mango (diced)
- 2 avocados (diced)
- 1/2 red onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 30 mini fillo shells
- 1-2 tbsp fresh wasabi
Begin by gently dicing the ahi tuna.
Next, add the ponzu and black pepper.
Place in the refrigerator to marinate while preparing the rest of the poke.
Combine the diced mango and avocado.
Then add the onion, cilantro and lime juice.
Add the mango avocado mix to the marinated ahi. Place the poke in the fillo baskets, then top with a very small dollop of wasabi. Very small or not quite as small depending on how spicy you want it!
This was totally not intentionally, but don't these look like cute little Easter baskets? So perfect for the upcoming holiday!
If you're scared to roll your own sushi, this dish would be the perfect substitute! All of the delicious, fresh flavors, placed in a fillo basket instead of rolled in seaweed!
I'll be serving this up all spring and summer! Happy
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♣ Vegetarian Option: This recipe is pescaterian, but can be made vegetarian by omitting the ahi tuna.
♦ Gluten Free Option: Instead of fillo baskets, use Tostitos Scoops which are gluten-free.
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- 1/2 lb fresh sushi-grade ahi tuna
- 1/4 cup ponzu sauce
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 mango (diced)
- 2 avocados (diced)
- 1/2 red onion (diced)
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 30 fillo baskets
- 1-2 tbsp fresh wasabi
- Gently dice the ahi tuna.
- Add the ponzu and black pepper to the diced tune.
- Place in the refrigerator to marinate for 10-15 minutes.
- Combine the diced mango and avocado in a small bowl.
- Add the onion, cilantro and lime juice to the mango and avocado.
- Combine the mango avocado mix with the marinated ahi.
- Spoon the combination into the fillo baskets.
- Top with a very small dollop of wasabi.


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Natural, ecologically sound healthcare, fertility for women, couples April 23
An introduction to the ecologically sound, non-hormonal Creighton Model FertilityCare System (CrMS) will be held on Tuesday, April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Culver beach lodge, 819 E Lake Shore Drive in Culver. The public is welcome and refreshments will be provided for this free event.
This highly-effective, all-natural and scientific system not only allows couples to know when they are naturally fertile or infertile, but it also telegraphs abnormalities in a woman's health allowing her physician to identify and treat health issues such as: infertility, recurrent miscarriage, endometriosis, irregular periods, pelvic pain, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), post-partum depression (PPD), perimenopausal symptoms, ovarian cysts, and Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD).
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This year, Justin Bieber somehow became the guy from high school who gets drunk in the 7-11 parking lot. And frankly, we shouldn't have been surprised – that much success and adoration throughout one's teens is never a good thing. (We need a few years of being awkward and feeling disgusting to be damaged just enough.) It all culminated in an awkward 'retirement' announcement on Christmas.
My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013
Be kind loving to each other, forgive each other as god forgave us through Christ Merry Christmas IM HERE FOREVER— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013
However, 2013 saw the worst Justin Bieber has to offer. Mark Wahlberg may have reminded us that Stratford's finest has yet to go to prison (unlike Marky Mark himself), but Biebs still managed to outdo himself in terms of terrible decision-making. Here are some of those highlights (or is that lowlights?):
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Oliver Stone
William Oliver Stone, born September 15, 1946, is a famous American director and screenwriter. He has written and directed many controversial films, including JFK (1991),[1] which hypothesized a number of controversies surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and Alexander,[2] based loosely on the life of Alexander the Great. He also wrote the screenplay for the movie version of the Andrew Lloyd Weber musical Evita (directed by Alan Parker).[3] and adapted 1983 cult classic Scarface from the 1932 film of the same name. In 2008, he directed "W.",[4] ostensibly a biopic of President George W. Bush, which focused solely on the negative aspects of his life, in effect smearing a sitting president.
In spite of the often violent nature of his films, Stone has called himself "a practicing Buddhist or a student of it".[5]In November 2012, Hudson Institute adjunct fellow historian Ronald Radosh lambasted "Oliver Stone's 'The Untold History of the United States'" Showtime television series (and accompanying book) as "mendacious" Cold War revisionism and "mindless recycling of Stalin's propaganda," noting similarities to Communist author and NKVD agent Carl Marzani's Soviet-published treatise We Can Be Friends.[6] Writes Radosh:
"Over and over, Stone uses the same quotations, the same arrangements of material, and the same arguments as Marzani. This is not to accuse Stone of plagiarism, only to point out that the case he now offers as new was argued in exactly the same terms by an American Communist and Soviet agent in 1952."In 2013 the propaganda series came to an end.[7]
About the cubanian dictator Fidel Castro Oliver Stone said:"He's a very driven man, a very moral man. He's very concerned about his country. He's selfless in that way".[8]
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102138/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116250/
- ↑ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/
- ↑ http://weeklywire.com/ww/10-20-97/austin_screens_feature4.html
- ↑ Ronald Radosh (November 12, 2012). A Story Told Before: Oliver Stone's recycled leftist history of the United States. The Weekly Standard. Retrieved on November 4, 2011.
- ↑ http://frontpagemag.com/2013/mark-tapson/oliver-stones-untold-history-comes-to-an-end/
- ↑ http://www.salon.com/2003/02/08/stone_11/


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Ephemera...What does this mean? Linda Elbourne has you covered - she looked up a definition and here's what she found:
"A Class of collectible items not originally intended to last for more than a short time, such as tickets, posters, pamphlets, postcards, or labels".
Still feel like you need a better idea? Never fear - your Stamp & Show Design Team is here! See below what they've created!
Nancy used Easter scraps from Crafty Secrets, Manila tags, and the Library Drawer and Revolving Photo Carousel by 7 Gypsies.
Lynne used Spun Sugar and Victorian Velvet Distress Inks by Tim Holtz, the Be Mine paper pack by Echo Park, and Prima Bling.
Dan used tickets from the Classic Collages stamp set and Lost & Found Paper Stack, Sunset Orange & Sailboat Blue Color Wash.
Nancy used papers from Basic Grey, Walnut Stain Distress Ink, Glues & Adhesives, and Silver Stickles.
Lori used Transatlantique paper by Graphic 45, Mini Ephemera packs by 7 Gypsies, and one of Tim's On the Edge dies. Like that the first page looks kinda like a postage stamp? Try the Postage Stamp chipboard book by Maya Road.
Linda used Claudine Hellmuth's Multi-Medium Matte and Gesso, as well as the French Post stamp by Hero Arts.
Terry used an EK Success Punch called Swirl. She also used Vintage Photo and Forest Moss Distress Inks, pearls, and roses.
Kim used Tim Holtz's new Papillon stamps, a Cranberry Paint Dabber (a great color, in my opinion!), Heirloom Gold Mist, Tickets, and Postcards.
Linda used the Creative Muse stamp set for those cool umbrella men. She also used Corners, Reflections, and Distress Inks (need refills?).
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Death notices 11-7-13
Charles Evans
Nov. 2, 2013
PLYMOUTH — Charles R. Evans, 82, of Plymouth died at 4:23 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013, at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth.
Van Gilder Funeral Home, 300 W. Madison St., Plymouth, is handling the arrangements.
Glen C. Wagner
Nov. 4, 2013
KNOX — Glen C. Wagner, 75, died Monday, Nov. 4, 2013 in IU Health Starke Hospital, Knox.
Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel is in charge of arrangements.


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GREAT NEWS! The Halloween Magnolia stamps are here now! OH I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!
We are shipping preorders today and tomorrow and will fill new orders for this great collection now! The listings still say PREORDER, but we are taking that wording out after we get these babies shipped:)
Get it before it's gone because we all know that Magnolia Halloween stamps are HARD TO FIND! Besides, these designs are great for so much more than Halloween :)
We also received a very limited number of Halloween papers and will be listing them too ;)
*Magnolia DRACULA EDWIN Rubber Stamp So Spooky 2009 HW09
Price: $11.95
Seriously, does anyone else think Devil Tilda is the best stamp evah!?
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United Nations Officially Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages
Something worth celebrating not only in the U.S. for the Fourth, but all across the globe came out of NYC late Thursday. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has announced that the world's top-level of government will recognize and provide equal benefits to same-sex legally-wed couples who work for the organization.
Under the new policy staff who have married a same-sex spouse in a jurisdiction will receive the same benefits and recognition as those in heterosexual marriages regardless of whether same-sex marriage is legal in their country of citizenship.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon made the policy announcement yesterday, saying 'equality begins at home'.
'Human rights are at the core of the mission of the United Nations,' he said.
'I am proud to stand for greater equality for all staff, and I call on all members of our UN family to unite in rejecting homophobia as discrimination that can never be tolerated at our workplace.'
UN-GLOBE, an LGBT group within the U.N., released a statement via president Hyung Hak Nam:
"With this new policy in place at the UN, I believe that the entire UN system will follow suit, if history is any guide. And if any agency, fund or programme still refuses to change, we will make sure they hear from us.
"This includes the UNJSPF, our pension fund. In fact, with this new policy in place at the UN, it is my hope that the pension fund will be under a lot of pressure to change its discriminatory policies towards staff. And we will be front and center advocating for change."
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What is the biblical view of creation? We typically look to Genesis 1-2 to answer this question, but other Old Testament passages have something to say about this, too. Israel's understanding of creation shows how indebted they were to current notions in the ancient world.
One of the ways the Old Testament describes creation is through a conflict between Yahweh and the sea (or "waters" or one of the sea monsters, Leviathan or Rahab). Sea is a symbol of chaos, and so Yahweh's victory in the conflict establishes order. He is the creator, the supreme power. Israel's proper response is awe and praise.
The Israelites were not alone in thinking this way. The "cosmic battle" motif is prominent in other creation texts from the ancient Near East. For example, in the famous Babylonian creation story Enuma Elish, the god Marduk defeats the goddess Tiamat, who represents the sea. He then cuts her carcass in half and makes sky and earth from the pieces. Thus he becomes head god of the Babylonians, which results in praise and homage. Likewise, in another creation story, the Canaanite god Baal defeats the sea god Yam (Hebrew yam means sea) with similar results.
The Israelites clearly connected with this way of describing creation. Some examples are the following:
- Psalm 104:7: "at your rebuke the waters fled." This is not talking about low tide at the beach. Without raising a hand, the waters scampered away and were defeated.
- Psalm 89:9-10: Yahweh rules "over the surging sea (yam)" and "crushed Rahab."
- Job 9:13: the "cohorts of Rahab cowered" at Yahweh's feet.
- Psalm 74:13-14: Yahweh "split open sea (yam)…broke the heads of the monster in the waters…crushed the heads of Leviathan."
- Psalm 77:16, when the waters saw God coming, they went into a panic attack: they "writhed and convulsed."
It is clear that Israel's understanding of creation included a "cosmic battle" where Yahweh is victorious over the sea. But some are not convinced, because Psalms and Job are "just poetry." Poetry tends to use colorful metaphors and images, so some claim that Psalms or Job don't tell us what Israel "really" thought about creation. "Sure, some psalms talk about Leviathan and Rahab and the sea going into a panic attack, but that is 'just poetry.' If you want the straight scoop, go to Genesis 1-3. No cosmic battle there. Just sober history."
It's not quite as neat as that.
First, wholly apart from the cosmic battle motif, Genesis 1-3 has problems of its own for literalists. There, too, Israel's stories indisputably bear the marks of ancient Near Eastern influence. But leaving that larger issue to the side, the cosmic battle motif is very much in the background of Genesis 1, even if it is muted.
God "splits the waters in two" in vv. 6-7, and so separates the waters above and below. In v. 9 he divides the waters below to form the land. Also, in 1:2 God hovers over "the deep," which is tehom in Hebrew and is similar to the word Tiamat in Enuma Elish. In fact, Genesis 1:21 even mentions that God created the "great sea monsters" (another Hebrew word tanninim, taken from Canaanite mythology).
There is no actual battle in Genesis 1. The "deep" and the waters are not gods but inanimate objects. The sea monsters are not foes but created by God. But that does not mean that Genesis 1 escapes the cultural influence as we saw above. Rather, scholars understand the cosmic battle to be muted in Genesis 1 to emphasize God's unquestioned supremacy.
Second, "poetry" is not some lesser form of literature that tolerates nonsense. The Israelites did not think, "Well, it is just poetry so we can say some whacky things we would never dare say in narrative." The opposite is the case. The Psalms were used in worship. The presence of the cosmic battle motif in Psalms actually tells us how important this notion was to them for praising the Lord. He is worthy of praise in part because of the defeat of his ancient "foes." That is how the Israelites understood it.
Third, the cosmic battle motif is not just in poetic texts. For example, Ezekiel's prophecies against Egypt use this motif. Pharaoh (Hophra, 589-570 B.C.) will fare no better than the ancient sea monster (Ezekiel 29:3-5; 32:2-8; there is a lot of other creation imagery in these passages).
Likewise, the entire Exodus narrative is one big "cosmic battle" scene, something Isaiah brings out as well (the topic of my next post). In fact, if you look at the context of the last two psalms cited above (74 and 77), you will see cosmic battle language describing the splitting of the Red Sea. Deliverance from Egypt was another cosmic battle victory for Yahweh. This motif gets a lot of mileage in the Old Testament.
The cosmic battle motif is just one angle from which to glimpse the "biblical view of creation." I do not believe that the cosmos was created by Yahweh beating up the sea or slicing up sea monsters, nor should anyone else. But this is how the Israelites talked about creation in a number of places.
When it comes to the science/faith discussion, the presence of the cosmic battle motif in the Old Testament should send us a strong signal: don't expect the Old Testament to inform, let alone guide the scientific investigation of origins. If we approach the Old Testament expecting from it a "literal," "historical," "accurate" account of creation, we will (1) misrepresent reality in the name of faith, and (2) miss the theology that the biblical authors were so intent on putting there.
The more we grasp Israel's understanding of creation, the less likely we will be to expect from the Old Testament things it was never intended to deliver. We will learn to ask their questions first before we ask ours. This is the proper way to respect Scripture as God's word.


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Starfucker – Mixtape #1 (mashups/remixes)June 27th, 2011 by Siegz | Album/Mixtape/EP Review, Alternative/Indie, Mashup, Mashup Monday, Remix |
A few months back, Starfucker put out a mashup/remix project, Mixtape #1, which features the Portland, Oregon band taking an indie rock tone to most of the songs they mix up or mix together. They usually use their own instrumentals from one of their songs with hip-hop vocals. Here's a few of my favorite songs off of Starfucker's latest project, Mixtape #1 (DOWNLOAD).
Soulcrate Music/Sleep Awake /Strength/Marianne(starfucker remix)
E 40/Shawty Lo/Break ya Ankles /Starfucker/White of Noon
50 Cent/In Da Club /Starfucker/Julius
50 Cent/I Get Money /Starfucker/Mona Vegas
De La Soul/Itzsoweezee / Starfucker/Teen Challenge


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