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Pencil time
I told Richard Bartrop I was getting some pencils and he said…
Working hard on your hipster badge, I see.
Or words to that effect. The reason being that I'd decided on some Palomino Blackwing pencils, which have a slightly odd history.
Eberhard Faber produced the Blackwing pencil, a pretty standard pencil with black painted body, novel flat eraser holder (Called the Ferrule), stamped "Twice the speed, half the pressure" in reference to the lead's nice dark colour and smooth glide on paper (Most pencil lead is graphite and clay, the Blackwing's lead contained a little wax to make it smooth).
Because it was a generally OK pencil, it got used by a lot of people, and since a few of them became famous and at some point mentioned they used the Blackwing 602, it developed a reputation.
And then Faber stopped making them.
Faber had bought a machine, second hand that made the pencil's special ferrule that held the oblong pink erasers with a special tension clip that meant that you could whip the eraser out and replace it with your own, making the pencil ideal for actually rubbing things out. The machine though, was broken when it was bought and either wasn't economical to fix or couldn't be fixed – But it did come with a large supply of already made components, and so the pencil was made until the ferrule supply ran out.
Which is when the pencil, dubbed by it's admirers as "The best pencil in the world" started to get it's own cult and mythology.
In the minds of certain people, it was the magic tool that'd allow them to be a great artist or composer or writer, just like the famous creators who'd used their Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602 pencils to sketch out famous works.
It became a talisman, a fetish (Of the little voodoo doll meaning of the word), and so when un-sold boxes of the pencils started showing up on eBay, prices skyrocketed, with people paying $20 or $60 for an original Blackwing.
A note about the Blackwing, Old and New.
The original Blackwing's eraser was pink and either due to the material used or age is now generally reported to be "Not so much an eraser as a graphite smearing device". The new eraser is white and quite generic and capable, with one small caveat that I'll save for later.
Bother the old and new pencils use Cedar – the new "Palomino Blackwing" uses California cedar and is manufactured by the California Cedar company, which makes it easy to remember…
This means the pencil is made of a renewable wood that's been grown for commercial use, and it also means that the wood is nicely dense, fine grained and has a homogenous texture, which is important for the purpose of sharpening. This is pretty important in a pencil. It also smells nice, which is a trivial point but if you're going to dick around with pencils instead of using a pen mechanical pencil or computer, you might as well enjoy the æsthetics of it fully.
The main event though is the lead. The new lead may not be the same recipe as the old (and the manufacturer is re-formulating it to produce a harder, firmer lead for writing), but it is a very dark, smooth experience. The current softer lead is quite nice for artists or if you favour an especially dark pencil, though as ever, darker means softer and more prone to snapping and blunting.
However, due to the smoothness, which presumably is created by adding in oil or wax of some sort to recipe, the eraser which works quite well on normal pencil marks can't seem to completely remove the marks left by the Blackwing.
I suspect that the harsher eraser of the original Blackwing may have been closer to the ones used by secretaries to remove typed text by ablating the ink and layers of paper away, which may be the only way to completely remove the ghostly marks left by even a thorough rub down with the eraser or even with my collection of very competent pencil erasers.
It's a pencil. It writes nicely but so does a Zebra gel-ink pen or a B6 art pencil. The eraser arrangement is nice but not up to actually fully eradicating the marks.
On the up side, it's not that expensive and quite pleasant to work with.
Price: $19.95 for a 12 pack from Pencils.com


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Basically, with all the travel and work with the new job, I just don't have time to make the strips up to my standards without staying up too late and being crappy all day long at work.
Plus, the new house needs work, and I'm the guy that's gotta do that work. It's weird having a lawn to take care of after living in apartments for the past 8 years.
Also, I really feel like the artwork in the comic has hit the point where it looks fairly professional, and I feel like when I have more time, I can make a better looking strip without resorting to cutting/pasting tricks and such. I hate having to "cheat" just to get an update up.
Webcomicking is a hobby, but it's an odd one because after a while people start reading your hobby, and it becomes more like a job. It's really odd, honestly.
The whole reason behind my starting Haiku and Stick Butter was that they were simple comics to make, that I could do when I felt like comicking but couldn't get the inspiration, or didn't have the time to do a big pretty one like an MTG or Scarecrow. I just don't want anyone to accuse me of neglecting MTG or Scarecrow because of the two newer comics. It takes me an hour to make a Haiku or a Stick Butter. It takes me 3 hours minimum to make a Scarecrow or MTG.
I know my updates have been spotty for a long time now. I know the storyline has gotten convoluted and twisted. I know some people miss the gag-a-day strips.
I promise to not just stop doing MTG. It will survive, and I'll complete it if it kills me. It MIGHT end, or at least go on hiatus for at least a year after the completion of this story arc. It's been a long arc, and I've been doing MTG a while. After this, I'm gonna need a break.
I promise to keep working on Scarecrow, though I'm not going to give a timeframe. I will say that it will be 113 strips long, and I do know the ending.
I promise to keep improving the artwork as much as possible. I feel like I've come a long way from that first strip, and I hope you've enjoyed watching the strips improve.
I promise to fill in the gaps with this story arc. I'm not going to finish it, and leave a lot of big questions unanswered. I know you want to know how the humans died, and why certain things happened. I know how the story arc ends.
Anyway...those are the things I promise all of you who read my miscellaneous scribblings. I hope you'll keep reading despite my obvious updating downfalls and hectic life. I admit, I make webcomics because I have to be creating something, and it's a great way to do that. However, you are also a large part of the reason I do this. I like the idea that I'm making people laugh (or at least smirk), or making them feel some kind of emotion toward one of the characters I've hopefully brought to life.
Now I'm just sounding sappy. It's probably the lack of sleep talking.

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Sheldon Adelson: Wild card
LAS VEGAS — Luxury buses pulled up to the front entrance of the private hangar here where Sheldon Adelson keeps his corporate jets, dropping off Republican donors to hear Jeb Bush speak.
But Adelson arrived late — and in more extravagant style, pulling right into the massive structure in his Maybach limousine with dark tinted windows trailed by a second Maybach carrying glaring bodyguards.
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The grand entrance was vintage Adelson. And it kicked off a Republican Jewish Conference four-day retreat this past weekend in which the 80-year-old casino mogul wowed his guests with a distinct blend of megawatt GOP politics and Vegas opulence, keeping them — and the political class, as a whole — waiting and wondering about what would come next.
( PHOTOS: Republican 2016 contenders)
The guessing game is creating anxiety among Republican Party elites eager to avoid a repeat of 2012, when Adelson and his family dumped more than $20 million into a super PAC supporting Newt Gingrich's long-shot GOP presidential campaign. The Adelsons went on to give even more money to help Mitt Romney, but by the time he was the party's nominee, the damage was done. The infusion to boost Gingrich roiled and prolonged the primary and hurt the party's chances of winning the White House.
When Adelson summoned Bush and Govs. Chris Christie of New Jersey, John Kasich of Ohio and Scott Walker of Wisconsin to Las Vegas for the annual spring RJC meeting, GOP stalwarts hoped it might mean the megadonor was committing to get behind one of the establishment favorites for 2016, and not going rogue again.
But interviews with Adelson intimates, an analysis of his political alliances and reporting from the Las Vegas retreat suggest that the headstrong billionaire isn't a new man, but the same gambler he has always been: a true wild card.
"If anybody tells you what Sheldon is going to do, or how or why he is going to do it, they don't know Sheldon. Sheldon makes up his own mind," said Ari Fleischer, a longtime Adelson confidant. Fleischer, an RJC board member, was scheduled to lead a board discussion about what Republicans are doing to improve on their 2012 effort.
( Also on POLITICO: 2016ers woo Vegas donor crowd)
The possibility that Adelson might use his checkbook to upend the 2016 primary "is worrisome," Fleischer conceded, though he stressed the same could be said of other very wealthy Republicans.
The new big-money political landscape — in which a handful of donors can dramatically alter a campaign with just a check or two — explains both the eagerness of busy governors to make pilgrimages to Las Vegas, and the obsession with divining Adelson's 2016 leanings.
All manner of national media flocked to Adelson's Venetian casino and resort hotel, which hosted the RJC meeting. But reporters were kept away from Adelson by coalition staff, as well as casino and personal security, and his team turned down interview requests, including for an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press."
( Also on POLITICO: Kasich bonds with Adelson in Vegas)
As Adelson whizzed around his Venetian kingdom on a motorized scooter during the retreat, he was often trailed by GOP operatives, politicians and fellow donors eager to assess his state of mind, advise him on what he should do or just lavish him with praise and gratitude.
The son of poor Jewish immigrants, Adelson was raised in a working-class Massachusetts town. He amassed a fortune estimated at $40 billion today by following his gut and bucking conventional wisdom, forging a business- and family-travel industry in Las Vegas and rushing into the uncertain middle-class gambling market in the Macao region of China.
He donates huge sums to Israeli causes and has ramped up his domestic political giving in recent years, culminating in an unprecedented $100 million spending spree in 2012. Despite his paltry success rate, he has said he intends to spend even more in future campaigns.
At a closed-press Saturday night gala, Adelson quipped that he couldn't oblige a request from the RJC for a $50 million contribution because the group's executive director, Matt Brooks, didn't have change for $1 billion.
Neither Adelson's speech nor his private conversations over the weekend provided those closest to him with any clearer sense of which way his gut was leading him in the 2016 presidential race, leaving all grasping at clues.
( Also on POLITICO: Walker goes broad on foreign policy)
"His priority is Israel. So, if you look at his vetting process, I haven't sat in any of the meetings, but I assure you that the first question is 'tell me where you are on the safety and security of the state of Israel,'" said GOP bundler Fred Zeidman, a Houston private equity investor who is friendly with Adelson.
All the prospective candidates who turned up in Vegas stressed their support for Israel in speeches and private meetings with Adelson. There were several veiled swipes at GOP politicians and prospective presidential candidates with more noninterventionist foreign policy perspectives, like Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas, who are considered unlikely candidates for Adelson's support. Yet most of the governors who were invited to Vegas have fairly limited foreign policy chops.
Walker conceded as much in a Saturday speech, explaining foreign affairs is "not an area that governors typically look at," though he mentioned that he is commander in chief of the Wisconsin National Guard. He also sought to forge cultural common ground with RJCers by explaining that he lights a menorah at the governor's mansion during Hannukah and named one of his two sons Matthew — which means "gift from God" in Hebrew.
Christie's efforts at playing the Israel card backfired when he inadvertently used a term for disputed Middle East territory during a Saturday speech that offended Adelson and some of his guests. The New Jersey governor apologized in a private meeting in the casino mogul's Venetian office shortly afterward.
The foreign policy deficit may, in fact, be a side effect of another factor Adelson has identified as important, according to sources close to him — " executive experience." That could potentially rule out prospective candidates with more hawkish foreign policy attitudes, like Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida.
Kasich of Ohio played straight to Adelson.
"Hey, listen, Sheldon, thanks for inviting me," Kasich told Adelson during a Saturday luncheon speech.
( Also on POLITICO: Christie apologizes for 'occupied territories')
"Sheldon and I were kind of talking about his background. I come from a little town outside of Pittsburgh called McKees Rocks — it was very blue collar," Kasich said, in one of several Adelson-related non sequiturs.
Even when he discussed his effort to clamp down on prescription drug dissemination, he said Adelson — who took as many as 25 medications in a day in 2001 to manage pain from a neurological condition, and whose wife, Miriam Adelson, is a physician who specializes in treating drug addiction — "is someone who knows about this."
Some possible candidates who seem to meet Adelson's criteria either weren't invited or didn't come to Las Vegas, including former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. He has both executive experience and a track record of supporting Israel, but seems to face electability hurdles similar to those that hamstrung Gingrich.
Yet late last year, when Adelson at a Zionist Organization of America dinner presented the Adelson Defender of Israel award to Huckabee, he called the ordained Southern Baptist minister "a great politician," as well as "a great person, a great American and a great Zionist." Since then, the two have met privately twice — once with their spouses — and are "very good friends [who] share a deep commitment to Israel," according to a source close to Huckabee.
Mel Sembler — a Florida mall developer, former U.S. ambassador to Italy and major GOP rainmaker — in 2012 urged Adelson to halt his Gingrich super PAC funding stream for the good of the party, as did fellow RJC board member Zeidman. As Sembler boarded a bus taking donors from Adelson's Palazzo hotel to the Bush speech at the private hangar Thursday night, he suggested that Adelson may have recalibrated his approach based on the 2012 failure. "Sheldon has his own mind, but he's learned. He's learned a lot. He's matured."


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Campaign of the Month: January 2013
DANgerous Kalamar 4
"I shall always remember it as if it were but yesterday. The kingdom of Cosdol, the place of my birth and the home I have known all of my days, was beset by adversity. It was 1043 Y.K. and a great tsunami had washed over the eastern shore of the Voldor Bay, wreaking havoc in its wake. Thousands died in that terrible tragedy, and thousands more were left with nothing but ruined homes and waterlogged corpses. Refugees flocked to the capital city of Cosolen, seeking succor.
Initially, these poor souls were met with open arms and offered charity. However, as their numbers grew by order of magnitude, they soon exceeded the ability of even the capital to house and support them. The city's officials began to turn them away, encouraging them to seek aid in other parts of the realm, but still they came… even the passage of a year's time did not cease their arrival. The ruling elite debated the matter endlessly, but could reach no consensus."…
(Reposted from the Wikipedia entry for ease of reference) Kenzer & Company (KenzerCo) is a Waukegan (Illinois, USA) based publisher of comic books, role-playing games, board games, card games, and miniature games.
They are known for the Kingdoms of Kalamar campaign setting and for their own HackMaster and Aces & Eights: Shattered Frontier role-playing games (RPGs). Perhaps their best known product is the Knights of the Dinner Table (KoDT) magazine, which is a monthly publication that is part comic book and part RPG magazine. KenzerCo's line of comics now includes spinoffs such as Knights of the Dinner Table Illustrated and Spacehack, licensed comics in the Dungeons & Dragons line, and the fantasy literature magazine Black Gate. Other products include the Fairy Meat miniatures game, the Fuzzy Knights web strips, the Monty Python and the Holy Grail card game and board games such as Dwarven Dig, Tech Support, and The Great Space Race.
This adventure is set on the southern border of the great Kalamaran Empire abutting the tumultuous lands of Tarisato. In the border city of Balelido, the PCs rescue a young but enterprising merchant. Impressed with their adroitness at quickly extricating him from a precarious situation, he hires them to tend to a couple of tasks the harried businessman wishes completed. A simple and lucrative freelance job – what could go wrong?


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So often, people are puzzled at how to control the Draw Order of raster images in AutoCAD Map/Civil 3D. Most users don't want their linework obscured by an aerial image! Here are some tips to help you in this regard:
If Image is Inserted -
• Send your raster to the back (select the image frame, right-click, and look under Draw Order).
• Assign a transparency to the raster (called Fade on the ribbon, when the image is selected).
• Check your DRAWORDERCTL variable - it should be set to 3.
• Check your TREEDEPTH variable. More information on this in the AutoCAD user guide here.
If Image is brought in using Data Connect -
• Check Draw Order in Display Manager, and ensure that your raster layer is at the bottom
• Try turning the raster layer off and back on using the checkbox.
• Try right-clicking the raster layer and choosing Resample Raster.
Finally, you might also check into the following solution:
Draw order change after editing features
If nothing seems to help, then you might try starting with a fresh DWG file.


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Students will be expected to demonstrate progress towards the completion of a novel research project dealing with an issue of interest to them in education. The dissertation project will be conducted primarily under the direct supervision of each student's major advisor (mentor) as well as in part by the student's committee members. The main goals of this course are two-fold. First, each student will complete a thorough review of the literature pertinent to their research question which will make up chapter two of their dissertation manuscript. Second, students will develop their proposed solution by completing chapter three of their dissertation manuscript; a detailed plan of their research design. Periodically, students will be required to present their ideas to the class for constructive criticism and stylistic feedback.
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Wild Child ORCKA Canoe Camp
- Durée: 5 Jours (environ)
- Lieu: Apsley , ON
- Code produit: OPC5
A canoe trip is a perfect opportunity for kids to learn about themselves and others, while connecting with nature. They upgrade their skills of self-reliance and determination, and achieve goals that will serve as personal touchstones in the face of life's obstacles. For example, Three Mile Lake, on one of our routes, is appropriately-named: it's an almost three-mile portage in and out, with a three mile paddle in between!
Backcountry canoe tripping with The Land is also a great opportunity to learn how to be an instrumental member of a team. Canoe tripping requires constant teamwork to travel safely and swiftly, and group dynamics quickly becomes a crucial factor in the trip's success.
Finally, the natural and cultural heritage of the landscape and waterways of this beautiful park in "the Land Between" offers a perfect occasion for paddlers to connect with nature, through playing in the water, preparing the evening fire, learning about plants and animals and stargazing with s'mores.
In addition to these learning objectives, kids will seriously improve their canoe skills!
ORCKA Basic Canoeing - Tandem Levels 1-3
Safety Lessons
- Swimming on trip (ie sometimes unplanned!)
- Retrieving a swamped canoe
- Canoe-over-canoe rescues
- Re-entering a rescued canoe
Theory Lessons
- Choosing, using and caring for canoe tripping equipment
- Packing for a canoe trip
- Rules and regulations
- Safe canoeing procedures
- Outdoor Precautions
- Environmental awareness
- Windy weather precautions
- Launching and removing a canoe
- Entering and exiting
- Paddling positions and trimming a canoe
- Balancing
- Changing positionsPivots
- Sideways displacement
- Forward straight line
- Inside and outside turns
- Inside and outside circles
- Stopping the canoe
- Inside and Outside landings
- Reverse straight line
- Lifts and carries
- Transporting a canoe on a trailer or vehicle
- Canoe tour
In addition to the basic canoeing course, kids will learn canoe tripping skills like :
- Weather interpretation
- Leave no trace ethics and environmental practices
- Map-reading, map and compass navigation
- Campsites and shelters
- Cooking on a fire and on camp stoves
- Knots and line
- Portaging


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Emergency~~~Storage sonicated ChIP lysate at -80 without centifugation? - ChIP (May/20/2011 )
I wnat to know if anyone keep the sonicated ChIP lysate at -80 degree directly without centifugation. I checked many protocols, they only said "centifugation after sonication and storage at -80." Could it possible to centrifuge the sonicated lysate after confirming the size of the sonicated fragments?
Thanks for answering.
If you don't centrifuge before checking the size of your fragments you will often times get a high molecular weight smear that represents insoluble chromatin that would have been otherwise cleared by the centrifugation step. As long as you can distinguish your "sheared" material from the insoluble, high MW chromatin fraction you can accurately determine the sizes. One thing that you will probably want to do is, after you retrieve your chromatin from the -80 for use, let it warm up to room-temp and vortex lightly to diffuse the salts......otherwise you may precipitate out the fair majority of your chromatin. I think it's safe to say the majority of us clear our chromatin by centrifugation before we freeze it back........but I think it doesn't matter when you do it, as long as you do some sort of clearing step before your IP.
I agree that you need to centrifuge BEFORE you run the gel or Bioanalyzer to check your fragment sizes. The centrifugation step, apart from what chabraha mentioned, is also used to get rid of cell debris, which could interfere with your PCR reaction, as well as with the IP step for the actual ChIP. Somewhat related matter here... You usually end up getting a layer of lipids on top of your sonicated lysate after centrifuging. I wonder if anyone has data regarding whether it interferes with IP in ChIP.


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Singapore produced a huge surprise by upsetting Syria 2-1 with their first victory in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, as Malaysia and Indonesia grabbed unlikely draws on a good night for Southeast Asia.
FIFA World Cup qualifiers Iran overcame a stubbornly defenThailand to claim a 2-1 win in Tehran, as Jordan, hoping to join Iran in Brazil next year, played out a drab goalless draw at home to Oman.
Elsewhere, Ali Mabkhout scored a hat-trick as the United Arab Emirates (UAE) routed Hong Kong 4-0 to maintain their 100 percent record in the cup's Group E and Uzbekistan overcame Vietnam 3-1 in Tashkent.
Tuesday marked the halfway stage of the five qualifying groups, with 11 places still up for grabs after a number of draws left the identity of the Asian Cup finalists in Australia still undecided.
In Group A, Singapore were expected to offer little resistance to 2011 competitors Syria, but Khairul Amri and substitute Gabriel Quak scored second-half goals to give the hosts all three points.
A brilliant solo effort by forward Reja Rafe proved too little, too late for Syria as the home side deservedly held on to move up to third and one place off the qualifying positions for Australia.
"It is not a good result to beat Syria 2-1, it is a very good result. It was a hard fight," Singapore manager Bernd Stange said.
However, the German held little hope of overtaking Jordan or Oman to claim one of the two berths from the pool or the best third-place position across the five groups.
"We don't care for the next matches we have in this qualification, we have to be realistic," Stange said.
Oman lead the group on seven points after their goalless draw against Jordan, who moved on to five, with Singapore on three and Syria last on one.
In Group C, China have enjoyed a resurgence under caretaker boss Fu Bo, but he could not prevent them throwing away a lead to draw 1-1 in Indonesia.
Wu Xi gave the visitors a deserved lead in the 36th minute of a first half they dominated, but China tired in the heat and the hosts made them pay with captain Boaz Solossa smashing home a brilliant volley in the 68th minute.
"I made a game plan for each half. I knew that China would suffer with the hot weather and it worked," Indonesia manager Jacksen Tiago said.
China have four points, with group leaders Saudi Arabia on 12 after beating Iraq 2-0 on Tuesday.
In Group B, Iran went top after overcoming Thailand, while Lebanon on four points and Kuwait with five played out a 1-1 draw in Beirut.
Two goals in three minutes from defender Jalal Hosseini and forward Reza Ghoochannejhad put hosts Iran clear with 20 minutes left, only for Teerasil Dangda to pull one back in the 80th minute.
There were no such narrow margins in Group E, where the UAE made it three wins from three thanks to Mabkhout's hat-trick with Walid Abbas completing the rout in the final moments.
Uzbekistan moved second in the group on four points after their 3-1 win over Vietnam to draw level with Hong Kong.
In Group D, Bahrain lead the way on seven points after they failed to win for the first time, drawing 1-1 against Malaysia.
Abdullah Ahmed Saleh put the visitors ahead in the first half, before Norshahrul Idlan Talaha equalized 20 minutes before the end as Malaysia came close to snatching an upset win.
World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar are second in the group on six points after thrashing last-placed Yemen 6-0 on Sunday, while Malaysia have four points.


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princess honeybee necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
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iCandy Designer Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookies
Hi, my name is Kim , I am starting out on an adventure, finally following my passion. This business will start out as a home business but hopefully flourish. I love making other people smile at the sight of my artistically designed cakes and cupcakes, with cupcakes being my ultimate passion. I do more than the usual swirl on top, I love working with fondant and gumpaste to create mini pieces of art. The cupcakes are the biggest part of the business right now. I love doing weddings and other large gatherings. The feel I have is more of a sofisticated, elegant one more than a fun, kids birthday sort of feel. I called it iCandy as my pieces are great to look at and delicious to eat. Some of the wedding work I have done is on my facebook page at iCandy Designer Cakes, Cupcakes and Cookies if you would like to view it.
The target audience is women in their 20's early 30's. Brides will hopefully be a big part of my business clientelle as well as people who are willing to pay for the time involved in making the details perfect. There is an existing market for cupcakes right now but mine are much more detailed and made for each individuals request. I would also like to be doing corporate orders for employee functions.
I am open to your creativity. Use any color combinations you would like. I would like to grab peoples attention and have them remember the cupcakes. This logo would be represented on business cards and all out going orders on boxes...Looking forward to seeing your ideas. Thank you in advance.
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County Executive L. Brooks Patterson to attend Macomb executive's speech
Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel gives his state of the county address Wednesday, and Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson plans to be there.
Patterson's staff said Monday he'll attend Hackel's 6 p.m. speech at the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts at 44575 Garfield Road.
Patterson has gradually been booking more appearances as he recovers from the Aug. 10 crash in Auburn Hills that left him in a 17-day coma, numerous broken bones and a less than 50 percent chance of surviving.
He also is scheduled to attend the Oakland Business Roundtable Friday, his staff said.
The 73-year-old was elected to a sixth four-year term Nov. 6, despite being unable to campaign and in an election that ousted two other countywide incumbent Republicans.
Hackel, a Democrat, was elected Macomb County's first executive in 2010.
Patterson, a Republican, typically gives his own state of the county address after the first of the year, and his staff said he is already preparing.
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Our little test over the past three weeks has been pretty fun! I'm not joking when I say that I was pretty excited to change Liv's diaper – eager to find out how well this version or that fit my criteria (ease of use, trimness and durability). Here's a look at the initial cd post, review #1 and review #2.
When it came down to it, there were two diapers that I really looked forward to putting Liv in: Happy Heinys minis for day and GroVia for night time. As I mentioned yesterday, all of the brands reviewed were pretty stellar and you really can't go wrong, but these were the two that we've invested in for Liv's first 16 lbs (or until she's about 9 months).
I'll likely revisit the stash I already have (and will continue to use!) to see what our next 16-30 lb purchase will be (I must admit, if I find a cloth diaper that doesn't require line drying – GroVia hybrid's only downfall – and is as great as it is overnight, I might switch it up for round 2).
gDiapers came in at a close third. The fit on g's are terrific – they look just like a normal disposable under clothing and are so easy to use (I love that I don't have to replace the entire diaper each time I change Olivia). Liv's a heavy wetter and in the end the cloth outer covering couldn't always hold up. BUT if your baby is a – how shall I say – 'normal' wetter, I'd definitely give em a go. Plus, you can't beat the convenience of picking them up at Babies R Us and Whole Foods.
Now for a little Q&A that I received via email and in the comments.
I'm a novice when it comes to cding, but I'm more than happy to share what has and hasn't worked so far!
Pricing: Is cloth diapering really cheaper?
I love that an upfront investment will turn into years of monthly savings. Here's the quick math: the average cost of disposable diapers runs about $60 each month. That times 2.5 years adds up to $1800 per child. I figure that if I invest in two rounds of 18 cloth diapers (roughly 8-16 lbs and 16-30 lbs) at about $15/diaper, I'm looking at a $270 cost today and a $270 cost in 6 months ($540 total) for 2.5 years of use x multiple children (we hope to have 3-4!). And the water use? I calculate that to run us about $.50 a load, meaning we'll spend roughly $65 more each year and about $500 total if you account for 2.5 years per child and 3-4 kids. That means we've saved ourselves somewhere around $6000 over the long haul. Not bad, right?
AND because I bought many of our cloth diapers second hand (I have no issue with purchasing dipes from someone else as long as I've done my research and asked important qs like, how long did you use them for? how did you wash them? (affects their absorbency) what shape are they in? I've received several hand-me-downs, and my score of 10 Happy Heinys for $60 on eBay came from a mom who dressed her daughter in cds for a mere four months before selling them in pristine condition ($6 a diaper? Can't beat that). Want to try re-diapering? Check out eBay, Craigslist, ReDiaper.com, DiaperSwappers.com, PamperedBuns.com and a ton of other great sites by Googling 'Cloth Diaper Consignment' or the like.
Still nervous? A reader shared this link with me on the cd program 'Changing Diapers, Changing Minds' where you can try and return 10 different cloth diapers for the cost of shipping! (Thanks, Lisa!)
Environment: You're using so much energy to clean the diapers, is it really that much more environmentally friendly?
This is subjective, but my feeling is that while you certainly do use a decent amount of energy and water to get these puppies clean (one hot rinse, one cold wash and a trip to the dryer) the benefits of not wrapping up waste in plastic only to sit and fill a landfill for hundreds of years to come far outweigh the water (a renewable resource) used in washing. You also have to take into account the energy used to make disposables and all of their components.
Cleanliness: Do you actually have to touch the poop?
Ha! I agree, the thought is pretty gross :). Right now we have baby breastmilk poop so while 'explosions' can sometimes be an issue, it's really not stinky, big kid poop (yet). And I promise, there is NO poop touching. The entire cloth dipe drops right into the wet pail (to contain the smell – read more about that in review #1) and the entire wet pail is poured directly into the wash every two-three days. When Liv starts on solids, we'll give biodegradable liners a try, and perhaps a sprayer too.
Cleanliness, Part 2: Can you explain how you wash them?
Per the instructions on the cloth diapers, each load gets a cold rinse (just a pre-rinse, not a full cycle), a hot full cycle and a trip to the dryer (though I hope to hang them outside in the summer). I use Charlie's Soap and I hear Rockin' Green is awesome, too. So far so good!
Okay, you're probably so done seeing half naked pictures of Liv. Back to home updates and great entertaining/decorating finds. And to all of you non-cloth diaper readers out there, I still love you! To each his own. Thanks for being patient through these posts.


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I have a female friend in my office. She is the best. But later as the time went, I started liking her and wherever I go (example in cafeteria, my eyes starts to search her) wishing her to come and sit with me and have some talk.
Now our friendship is 1 year old but I am worried and scared to tell her that I'm in love with her and I like her too much. The reason being I am scared what if she stops talking with me OR she will not meet me again just because I think she would not expect this from me and she always think of me just as friend.
I do not want to lose her friendship or hurt her feelings either.
Please advise what would be the best situation to tell her that I like her and how to tell her without hurting her feelings?
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Fowler, Bassick handle Central
BRIDGEPORT -- As far as football rivalries go Bassick-Central is not exactly Ohio State-Michigan, or Cowboys-Redskins, or even New Canaan-Darien. But anyone inside Kennedy Stadium Thursday night after Bassick's 34-12 victory understood that this one, too, is quite meaningful in its own right.
All one had to do for proof was look at Lions coach Derrick Lewis, a rather imposing man, who was wiping away tears as well-wishers offered their congratulations after the game. The win was indeed special: It was Bassick's first over its cross-town rival since 1990.
"I don't know if we will ever win a championship or even make the playoffs," Lewis said. "But beating Central here tonight might be as close to winning a championship as we could ever dream of."
Bassick, with perhaps the fewest victories in the state over the last 20 years, certainly acted as if it had won a championship. Lions quarterback Vochan Fowler and running backs Julian Fyffe and Jihad Whitaker led the way in what was easily the school's greatest victory since joining the FCIAC nearly 20 years ago.
"It feels phenomenal, I'll remember this game forever," said Fowler, who completed 9 of 13 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first half. He added 115 yards rushing on 18 carries. "This rivalry really means a lot to us, you know."
If watching the Lions celebration didn't prove it, the mood on the other side of the field certainly did.
"Obviously, it hurts a lot losing to your crosstown rival," Central's rookie coach Brian Gordon said. "Bassick has been on the wrong end of this rivalry for a long time but tonight they really wanted it, and they earned it."
It didn't take long to realize how badly Bassick (1-4, 1-3 FCIAC) wanted it. Early in the second quarter 29 plays from scrimmage had been run by the two teams, 28 by Bassick. And Central's one play resulted in a safety.
Bassick had 13 first downs in the first half compared to one for Central and the Lions outgained the Hilltoppers 244-77. Overall, the Lions had more first downs (24-6), rushing yards (308-94) and total yards (418-206).
"We would never overlook them, but I was shocked at how they controlled the line of scrimmage," Gordon said.
Besides Fowler, Fyffe had 138 yards on 21 carries and two touchdowns while Whitaker added 55 yards on 11 attempts and two TDs, one rushing and one receiving. Shavonne Brammwell had the other score, a 41-yard reception from Fowler.
"Those backs are like my sons," Lewis said. "This is my third year here and those kids stuck it out through all the losing and believed in me. They gave everything they had."
Central (0-5, 0-4) was led by Bilal Muhammad, who was responsible for 190 of the Hilltoppers' 207 total yards. Muhammad was 7 for 12 for 112 yards passing and one TD and ran 60 yards for another score.
B--Safety, Central's Dontae Brown tackled in end zone
B--Jihad Whitaker 17 pass from Vochon Fowler (run failed)
C--Bilal Muhammad, 60 run (run failed)
B--Shavonne Brammwell, 41 pass from Fowler (Vinny Garcia kick)
B--Whitaker, 11 run (kick failed)
B--Julian Fyffe, 37 run (kick failed)
B--Fyffe, 15 run (Garcia kick)
C--Jelani Green, 62 pass from Muhammad (run failed)


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Every two years, the costs of machinery operations are calculated and made available on farmdoc. The 2012 costs now are available under the "Machinery Costs" link in the farmdoc Management section. Overall, costs have increased by about 15% between 2010 and 2012. In our estimates, combine costs have declined between 2010 and 2012 because acres covered with the combine are assumed to increase in 2012.
Table 1 shows per acre costs for 2010 and 2012 for selected operations. As can be seen, chisel plowing costs increase from $12.80 per acre in 2010 up to $14.50 per acre in 2012, an increase of 13%. Field cultivating costs increase by 11% (from $8.80 per acre to $9.80 per acre) and planting costs increase by 14% (from $11.10 per acre up to $12.70 per acre).
Several factors influence machinery cost changes between 2010 and 2012:
- Machinery prices have increased: Prices of new machinery have increased for most machines between 2010 and 2012. For example, the list price of a 215 hp tractor in 2012 is $215,000. A comparable sized tractor in 2010 has a list price of $181,500. Between 2010 and 2012, the price of this tractor has increased by 18%. The impact of price increases is to increase machinery costs.
- Interest rates have declined: When calculating 2010 costs, a 6% interest rate is used. A 5% interest rate is used in calculating 2012 costs. The impact of an interest rate decline is to reduce machinery costs.
- Fuel prices have increased: A $2.80 per gallon diesel fuel price is used in calculating costs in 2010. A $3.50 per gallon price is used for calculating 2012 costs. The impact of a fuel price increase is to increase machinery costs.
- Labor prices have increased: A labor charge of $16 per hour is used in 2010 and a $17 per hour charge is used in 2012. The impact of the increase in labor charge was to increase machinery costs. Combining costs are estimated at $35.80 in 2010. The 2012 cost is $33.70 per acre. Combining costs have declined because acres covered by a combine are increased. In 2010, costs are estimated using 1,400 acres combined. In 2012, costs are estimated given that 1,900 acres were combined. Use has a large impact on all costs.
Machinery costs generally have increased between 2010 and 2012. Estimated cost increases would have been larger had not interest rates declined. Machinery costs will increase in the future if interest costs begin to rise.


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Saldanha Bay is situated approximately 140Km from Cape Town on the picturesque West Coast Road (R27). The town of Saldanha Bay was built on one of the largest natural bays on our African coast, but development only truly got underway once a pipeline providing fresh water from the Berg River was laid to the town.
Saldanha Bay Harbour is renowned for its ability to handle amongst other commodities, the shipping of iron ore for which a dedicated railway line was built to transport iron ore from Sishen to Saldanha Bay for this very purpose.Several industries have emerged and provide much needed employment for the local population as a result of the Saldanha Bay harbour including companies such as Namakwa Sands, Duferco and Sea Harvest.
The beautiful bay is home to the Saldanha Yacht Club which hosts several regattas annually and is also widely known for its Naval Training Base and the South African Military Academy.
The SAS Saldanha Nature Reserve is a "must see" during late winter and early spring for the beautiful spring flowers and Southern Right Whales who visit the bay. Don't miss the "Hoedjieskop"-Reserve, a hill in the middle of the town offering magnificent photo opportunities with 360 degree views of the town.
Saldanha Bay is named after António de Saldanha, captain of a vessel in Albuquerque's fleet which visited South Africa in 1503. The name was first given to Table Bay, where Saldanha's ship cast anchor. On Table Bay being given its present name in 1601, the older appellation was transferred to the bay now called after Saldanha. In 1781 a British squadron under Commodore George Johnstone seized six Dutch East Indiamen, which, fearing an attack on Cape Town, had taken refuge in Saldanha Bay. This was the only achievement, so far as South Africa was concerned, of the expedition despatched to seize Cape Town during the war of 1781-1783.
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Oct 29, 2017
AMCA and the Panhead Reunion
On July 14, 2018 AMCA joins forces with the Harley-Davidson Museum® during The Wild Ones: Vintage Motorcycle Rally where we celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Panhead. Following the event the Badger Hertige Chapter members will lead a Panhead ride starting on July 16th through the 19th where it ends at the Wauseon National Meet where the Panhead will also be featured.
See details at the above link for more information and stay tuned for more information on how to sign up for the ride.
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John Waters
Been doing this tooooo long, but like it. I am scalp central these days. Worked on Wall Street, proprietary trading. Fortune 500 marketing. Several degrees Fine Arts and Econ/Business, Ivy MBA. Strong disdain of Trump, and not to shy about it.
- Equities, Technical, Day Trader, Professional
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Chela necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 27 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
Growing Edge
I am a business and life coach. I have recently done a pilot of The Growing Edge for Entrepreneurs, a day workshop. I am seeking a logo for the Growing Edge as I want to use the name/brand to develop a series of workshops/seminars (eg- Growing Edge for Mompreneurs, Growing Edge seminar/group coaching program, Growing Edge retreat etc.)
I will attach a link to the mockup of my new home page for my website. I like clean and vibrant. I want the logo to be able to grow with the brand. I want a professional look but I don't like uber corporate or stuffy.
I am drawn to blues and greens and like the tones/feel of the design for the Vancouver Olympics (no pressure ;-)
I coach because I love people and love being part of their growth process. I am particularly passionate about business because I love empowering people to take a proactive approach to designing a life that they love and work that supports that.
My seminars are fun, productive and inspiring. I aim to create an intimate and authentic environment where participants can get to work on the areas of their businesses that are the most meaningful and relevant.
In short- I want awesome. I want to deliver awesome to awesome people who are creating awesome.
Awesome logo please
My target audience are entrepreneurs. As mentioned above, I will be doing a workshop specifically for mothers who are entrepreneurs, but I don't want to logo limited to appealing to mothers.
My clients will be mostly small business owners and I am appealing to the worldview: I want to be in charge of designing my life and I can achieve whatever I want.
This market is not full of 'old world/ old boys club' people. These people are fresh and innovative, they want an edge, they have an edge. They appreciate quality and authenticity and are open and eager for alternative ways of doing things. I want this logo to appeal to their desire for an edge- "oh this workshop will get me where I want to go!"
This market of entrepreneurs are young or young in heart, spirit and imagination. They are people who are using new ideas and technology to further their vision and aren't afraid to try something new.
Enthusiasts. Visionaries.
This logo will be used for web more than it will print as the majority of marketing will be done online. I want this logo to stand out and be fresh and clean and beautiful. I want it to communicate to the client what the client will be receiving and that is quality, impeccability, inspiration, clarity and momentum
The term Growing Edge refers to our edge of growth in a particular area.
I want the words Growing Edge to be in the design and can be the design itself.
I am open to other images in there as well.
A tree or something that 'grows' seems obvious but I don't want to lose what this is about and look like a fertilizer or something.
I like the greens and blues (and orange) used in the Vancouver Olympics design, I think the colours are fresh and look beautiful together.
I like clean and elegant and for any 'busyness' to have a purpose.
I'd like to be able to add a subline to the logo, for example:
Growing Edge - for entrepreneurs
Growing Edge- for Mompreneurs
Growing Edge- Seminar series
Not to say that the subline will be part of the logo, but when it's added, it all looks right. Perhaps this is built into the logo, but I am able to change the words?
Overall I am open to creativity and respect your art and craft, so let's see what you come up with!
I am attaching my homepage- this logo will be a part of the workshop section at the bottom of the page
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Location: Wincanton Memorial Hall, Wincanton, Somerset, BA9 9JF.
Date and Time: 5:00 pm 6th - 5:00 pm 9th April 2012.
Early Payment (whole event): £30.00
(Until 30 days before the event)
Advance Price (whole event): £35.00
On the Door Price (per day): £14.58
Spaces: 40 maximum.
Comments:A photon-reflecting LAN on the strangest and most pagan of holidays.


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New W.H. chief of staff: McDonough
President Barack Obama plans to name Deputy National Security Adviser Denis McDonough as his next chief of staff, a Democratic source briefed on the plans tells POLITICO. McDonough would replace Jack Lew, whom Obama nominated to be his new Treasury secretary.
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By selecting McDonough, Obama is opting for the familiar: a trusted aide who's been at his side since the 2008 campaign and is credited with keeping the administration's internal wheels turning smoothly on foreign policy issues.
But McDonough brings less experience than his predecessors with another typical part of the job: fielding sometimes angry salvos from members of Congress with home-district concerns about aspects of the administration's policy or budget decisions.
McDonough has been involved in just about every major national security decision made by Obama since he took office, from the surge in U.S. troops in Afghanistan to the launching of the commando raid that killed Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden.
( PHOTOS: Obama's second-term Cabinet)
McDonough, who holds the title of deputy national security adviser, served since October 2009 as the chief of staff to the National Security Council, regularly overseeing the so-called deputies meetings where key decisions are hashed out or teed up for more senior officials. At the outset of the administration, he was in charge of "strategic communications" for the NSC.
"Unlike some of the other senior staffers, there was just no drama associated with Denis. He's always poised, collected and unflapped. He was also a team player. To my knowledge, he never went behind people's back," recalled former White House Counsel Greg Craig. "He's also courageous and has no qualms about calling people up and telling people his views."
McDonough joined Obama's presidential campaign in 2007 after serving as the chief foreign policy adviser to Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) in the Senate and during a stint Daschle spent at the Center for American Progress after losing his seat in 2004.
McDonough bonded with Obama as his traveling foreign policy aide during the 2008 campaign. He was part of a team of foreign policy advisers to Obama which included Greg Craig, Susan Rice and Anthony Lake.
Craig says Obama and McDonough immediately hit it off.
"He was a terrific fit with Obama even before Obama realized how great a fit he was. Temperamentally, intellectually he was on the same plane with Obama," Craig said. "He was flawless on the substance when he talked about it and very sharp also on the politics of it. I'm not surprised Obama would consider him for the [chief of staff] job."
"The president knows [McDonough] well and trusts him," said Matt Miller, a former Justice Department spokesman who worked with McDonough on war-on-terror issues. "He's demonstrated tremendous organizational ability. One of the key components of that job is that you have to make the trains run on time. That's what he's done."
McDonough will become Obama's fourth permanent chief of staff. Former Clinton White House aide and Illinois Congressman Rahm Emanuel served in the post until he quit in October 2010 to run for Chicago mayor. Obama adviser Pete Rouse picked up the chief of staff duties on an acting basis for a few months until former Clinton Commerce Secretary Bill Daley took over in January 2011. He served a year before he resigned and was replaced by Lew.


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Career-Oriented Master's and Doctoral Degrees for the Real World
Point Park University offers master's degrees and doctoral programs in some of today's most sought-after fields, with innovative programs that uniquely combine research, practice and community commitment.
With the city of Pittsburgh as your campus, you'll work with leading companies and organizations and learn from distinguished professors who bring their extensive industry experience and professional connections into the classroom.
We offer flexible programs to help graduate students balance school, work and personal commitments:
- Evening and Saturday classes to fit the schedule of busy adults
- Online courses and eight-week formats in some programs.
- Convenient Downtown Pittsburgh location
A graduate education is a significant investment, but well worth it. Whatever your professional aspirations or earnings goals may be, a Point Park graduate education will help you achieve them.


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Aged 32 Y's.
Downturned as though weeping, Phebe's roses grow beneath elaborately swagged drapery. Roses are normally understood to represent love and beauty; drapery, mourning.
The epitaph is only partly visible.
Praise ye the Lord that I'm freed from all [care]
Serve ye [the Lord that my bliss you] may share
The epitaph was written by Mary Stanley Bunce Shindler (b. 1810, d. 1883), an American poet who would have been a contemporary of Phebe Williams. The words can be found online at harmoniasacra.org as part of the third verse of the hymn "Passiveness."
Reading the complete third verse of the hymn gives deeper meaning to Phebe's roses.
Plant ye a rose that may bloom o'er my bed,
When I am gone, when I am gone;
Breath not a sigh for the blest early dead,
When I am gone, I am gone.
Praise ye the Lord that I'm free from all care.
Serve ye the Lord that my bliss you may share,
Look on high and believe I am there,
When I am gone, I am gone.
Fancher Cemetery, Delaware County, Ohio


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City star set for San Siro
Manchester United 2-2 Benfica / UEFA Champions League Group C
Sir Alex Ferguson maintained his Manchester United side were unlucky to come away with only a point against Benfica at Old Trafford last night.
The result means United are likely to qualify second in their group - meaning they may face a tough draw in thee next stage of the competition.
Napoli 2-1 Manchester City / UEFA Champions League Group A
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini insists his side can still reach the knockout stages, despite last night's defeat at Napoli.
City need to win when Bayern Munich visit the Etihad Stadium in December to qualify - but are also relying on Villarreal beating Napoli.
Bayer Leverkusen v Chelsea / BayArena, 19:45
Chelsea are in Champions League action tonight, with Andre Villas-Boas keen for his side to get back to winning ways against Bayer Leverkusen.
A victory will ensure Chelsea progress to the next round, but Leverkusen midfielder Michael Ballack believes his side can beat his former club.
Arsenal v Borussia Dortmund / Emirates Stadium, 19:45
Arsenal are also in a strong position to qualify in first place from their group, but face a Dortmund side desperate for three points.
About Diaby is set to return to Arsenal squad for tonight's clash, while Laurent Koscielny will likely continue as an improvised right-back.
AC Milan have reportedly agreed terms with Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez as he nears an Etihad Stadium exit. Source: Daily Mail
Liverpool have been linked with Valencia striker Roberto Soldado with Kenny Dalglish keen to add firepower to his side. Source: Mirror Football
And finally, on loan striker Emmanuel Adebayor has said he hopes his wages will not prevent a permanent move to White Hart Lane . Source: TelegraphNews Now - Sport News


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Meeting Notes 2009 09 22
- 1 Crew
- 2 Agenda Items
- 2.1 Announcements
- 2.2 Consensus items
- 2.3 Discussion Items
- 2.4 Membership Binder
- 3 Notes
Moderator: TBD
Note-Taker: TBD
Agenda Items[edit]
Introduction and Names[edit]
What Noisebridge is about[edit]
Treasurer's Report[edit]
Very brief primer on Noisebridge consensus process[edit]
What's Going On at Noisebridge[edit]
One short sentence about each of the following:
- Circuit Hacking Mondays (8PM, 83c)
- Machine Learning ?Wednesdays? (8PM, 2169)
- Year 1 Open Hacker House - October 2nd, 6pm - 11pm - Showing off cool hacked up stuff from the first year.
- Security group - Thursdays 8PM except when 5MoF happens
Project Updates[edit]
- Moving is done!
- Electrical at 2169
- Internets at 2169
Scattered reports of intermittent problems with wireless access, mostly due to users tunneling traffic out for privacy reasons and not the APs. status.noisebridge.net thinks that the DSL circuit is stable now, and what should be the last of the AP problems should be ironed out now.
- Access control at 2169
The maglocks have been delivered and we know how to hook them up, but a part needs to be fabricated to install them due to a defect in the door frame downstairs. Talk to Shannon if you have a minute. Maglocks are in the DJ booth.
RFID card order cancelled pending the maglock problem being solved, and as a side effect this buys time to get images printed on the RFID cards. A limited number of key fob tokens are available now.
- SCADA at 2169
Need help unjacking the laptops we'll be using. Contact Dr. Jesus.
The crackhead tester machine is over on the shelf and can be installed downstairs as soon as the maglock controller is installed.
- The mountain of 83c at 2169
Consensus items[edit]
Noisebridge patches[edit]
- A la NIMBY patches, Noisebridge should have patches.
- Buttons
Discussion Items[edit]
- Can we shorten the membership binder reading? Right now it's tedious and annoying because we have a huge number of people in there who aren't around and who we don't expect to be around. I have some ideas for this. -nils
- Arse Elektronika workshop would like to reserve one of the small rooms on Sunday October 4 from 12 noon to 10PM (probably less). We already OK'd Arse Elektronika workshops generally, this item is just about reserving one of the small rooms for it.
- pre-proposal for two dead-tree libraries, a la share and hack shelves: one dead-tree library contains books that have core information (e.g. TCP-IP illustrated, books on essential technologies...) and that we care for--read at noisebridge but do not take away, do not mark or otherwise alter; the other dead-tree library is "hackable"--take 'em home, bring 'em back or not, rip out pages, anything goes. the core library ought to be fairly small, most magazines and books should belong to the "hackable" library. i have two interests: one is i like being able to depend on information (and tools) being in place; the other is that i have a large set of books that i believe contains a few really useful books, and i've promised the people who gave them to me that i'd make a best effort to see that the valuable ones have a home for public access, and what better place than the noisebridge library.
jim stockford ( firstname.lastname@example.com ).
- Corporate sponsorship of events at Noisebridge -- do people have issues with this concept? (This would be events at Noisebridge that a company would sponsor. Not an event that a company would like to host at Noisebridge).
- Board elections soon?
- Fundraiser at Cellspace AND/OR NoiseBridge Block Party!! w00t
The Big Rumble Party - SF sponsoring block parties all over the city on Oct 17 -- application must be submitted by SEPTEMBER 23rd (tomorrow)
Pirate Cat Radio secured a grant, can't use it -- all we need to do is tell the city we're taking it over -- change the block specification -- get approval from neighbors -- show up at the public approval hearing first week of October. --Nthmost 20:52, 22 September 2009 (PDT)
- Working Group members needed for Block Party (fundraising ideas, neighborhood approvals, local vendor deals...) -- Email Naomi: naomi at nthmost dot com
- Electronic waste recyclers --Rubin110
- Eco friendly cleaners for 2169 --Rubin110
- Human Search Engine -- Jake
- SF0 Journey to the end of the night
Membership Binder[edit]
Rubin: Welcome to Noisebridge, where every day is a noisebridge.
Yay for new space. And people who did stuff.
New people: ~3-5 Adam, Luke, Greg, Andy?? (liar)
One rule: Be excellent to each other. Gnarly. Yay the sign.
Mitch: We have $15k in bank. Good 'cause our expenses are ~$5k/mo, and we want 3 months in bank at all times.
However, we have more expenses.... soooooo we don't really have 3 months. And a bunch of people haven't paid dues for Aug (... or Sept, or all of 2009).
80% from dues, the rest from donations. If people don't pay dues, we can't pay rent... so please pay dues.
Mitch doesn't know how many people who pledged money for the move paid up yet. Will report next week.
Membership process: Hang out, get 2 people to sign, etc.
New ?rule: you have to jump through the portal on the door. (Or get someone to say you did.)
Membership book will live by the shrine. Near the coyote skull.
Consensus process... blah blah usual stuff.
Wiki editing party Friday. "The wiki's fucked up! Fix it! Friday!" (Or: "This is an opportunity to come together and make it cool again.")
Circuit hacking Mondays: Mitch has kits that make neat stuff. ML Sundays: moving to Sensebridge sort of model. AI, machine learning, statistics. Security group: meeting on Thursdays except when 5MoF. Capture the flag. Erlang on Thursdays @ 8pm. Next Thursday (Oct 1) @ 7-9pm - 1st meeting of Bay Area Categories & Types - functional programming meets math Tuesdays @ 6 - Mandarin class (sorta?) TBD - Breaking GSM, sniff cells, etc. 32 FPGAs donated from Hikari. Talk to Andy. Gravity's Rainbow reading club tomorrow @ 6:30pm. Talk to Quinn. Cyborgs - Sundays @ 11am. Some guy with a magnetic implant for display this Sunday. ASL - Wednesdays @ 8pm. Talk without your voice.
1 year anniversary on 28th. Oct 2nd have all our cool stuff out so people can see it instead of being in a big pile. Open house. 6 or 7 'till whenever. Circuit hacking, sensebridge, python on a projector, photo lab, etc etc... invite people and show off how cool we are. Rubin will bring shovels for the pile. Next Friday. Cool art things being invited to show / play stuff.
Moving is done! (applause)
However: Need to be all the way out by the end of the month. It needs to sorta resemble what it looked like when we moved in. Andy will be back Friday and designate / embarrass people into doing it then if necessary. Last time to see 83c. If you don't volunteer, Shannon will drive around to your house and force you. To do: mopping, cleaning, extract water filter, extract some "improvements". Maybe leaving electrical improvements, depends on landlord walkthrough; Andy will find out. May need to paint over the bare metal. Please volunteer, this Saturday and/or Sunday. Or earlier.
SIGNUPS: Friday: John Saturday: Mike Josh Shannon Alex Eric Sunday: Andy Alex
2169 Electrical issues: Subpanels done in a day or two. Power to central subpanel, then going to other places once the place isn't messed up enough to freak out PG&E techs. Suggestion - divide up 2169 into regions, designate owners for regions, so people who care about something make it happen. E.g. lights, receptacles, screwing pipes to walls, push wires through pipes. Maybe a conduit bending workshop? If you care about something, please own a region and make it happen.
2169 Internets: Being built organically? Intermittent problems w/ tunneling. DHCP circuit stable. AP problems should be ironed out soon. Email email@example.com to bitch. Ethernet is scattered around; if you can't get on wireless, try that.
2169 access control: Stuff is here. If you want to install, talk to Shannon. RFID order canceled pending maglock install. Key from old space works for gates & upstairs doors, but not glass doors. Glass doors must stay open when people are in... effectively means they're open 24/7 recently.
2169 touchpanels: Nils getting X windows drivers to work w/ 10 touch panels. They can in theory control anything - lights, music, a/c, Rubin's voice, access control, etc. Talk to Nils and/or Dr Jesus.
83c mountain @ 2169: Most of it has found homes in new space, esp. electronics team, shop. Computer hardware moved to last classroom for now. Lots of stuff still disorganized.
Lots of (notable) people didn't take stuff off their shelves. That stuff is in the big pile o' stuff in the fire exit side of 2169. You'll have to dig it out. May be turned into a robot if found by someone else first.
NB will soon have shirt patches. Looks badass. Talk to Andy. He'll report back next week for pricing. Ditto Steen for buttons.
Patch art needed; if you want to design it, talk to Shannon.
New stickers bought that don't say 83c. They're @ 2169 somewhere. Bitching about fonts from Rubin.
Shirts also ready, just need to be delivered.
nils: Let's not read the whole membership binder. suggestion: Wannabes have to raise their own names. counter: Some people can't come. recounter: Get sponsor to come. Or write your name on the agenda. note: Useful to mention 'em 4 weeks in a row. suggestion: Add tick mark to member page every time it's read. Stop reading 'em at 4? 6? 8? issues: Info needs to have authoritative, non harvestable source (ie paper in binder). Maybe just ask people to confirm they're in the book at meeting time? de facto policy: Add tick mark when you read a member page. Person reading the binder can skip pages that have more than 4. How many more is up to them.
Rubin logs IRC. jsharp talks a lot.
Arse Electronica reserving one room on Sunday Oct 4. Jake's 2 (sic) sentences: "Do you like fucking? Do you like robots? Why don't you combine them?"
jim: Suggestion - Have 2 libraries: 1 small, valuable stuff; other random shit (magazines etc) ?counter: Reconsider the 'hack shelf' concept. People had some garbage that they had emotional connection to and couldn't throw out. Maybe change policy so people don't just put their trash there. alternate: Relabel the shelf 'trash'? Make it small?
Stella & Steve are librarians. suggestion: Regular bookburning meetings to prune the excess.
Some tentative agreement re. having a distinct reference vs lending library. Report back from librarians next month.
Jeffrey: Corporate sponsorship of events? E.g. we get money, product, etc; they get a banner. counters: a few people sorta? totally? against it. Implicit endorsement of the companies / brands by us as an organization = bad. contrast: hosting Dorkbot, Arse Elektronica would be appropriate? recounter: but they're cool... rerecounter: take it case by case; generally agreed
Board elections soon. Shannon done kissing babies? About 15 members need to respond to Rachel.
Need new Secretary and Treasurer.
Jake suggest we pressure Seth to be Secretary... doesn't think we need to nominate per se. Mitch does anyway. Random people second it.
Andy: All board terms coming up. Not sure what terms are (1yr? 2 yr?) Board needs to decide who Officers are. People interested should talk to Board member.
Fundraiser @ Cellspace, Oct 9: they want signed contract; hearing a lack of enthusiasm. Will cost us $1400... maybe we won't make money anyway? We'll take rep burn if we cancel now, 'cause they've been holding it. Blame it on consensus...
Ex-Piratecat Block party, Oct 17: done by SF city; grant gives barricades & security. Need to get permission from neighbors. Might be hard to get on Mission - maybe instead, Cap between 17th & 18th? Possible funding opportunity, etc. Maybe outsource to vendors for a kickback. Anyone interested, talk to Naomi.
rubin: Get a SJ group ("Bob") to come recycle a big bin o' electronics, monthly.
rubin: Yay Gina for helping w/ 83c. But she doesn't want to clean 2169, it's too big. Rubin's castle-living friends do eco-friendly cleaning who might be willing. $200 per cleaning session, wall to wall (Gina charged $250). naturalhomecleaning.com alternate: hire people from the neighborhood? alternate 2: (via Mitch) home green home Rubin to do cost/benefit analysis between 'em. Roombas? (Can you get wireless water to work?) Jake: we should raise this in normal consensus process when hiring people
rubin: SF0 Journey to the end of the night - Game run by 3 guys on Oak st, since '05. Open ended, open source, CC. Free. City-wide game of tag. Last one was in Vienna. Really*4 fun. Next one on Halloween, SE part of SF towards Mission / Castro. Looking for end location for party. DC one drew 600 people in beginning, 250 at end. Should we be the party endspot? note: lots of very tired people show up w/ trophies, talk, go away and sleep note: opportunity to get interesting people in the space and expose ourselves (sic) note: what's our legal maximum occupancy? ~100-200. Need to call fire marshal... hypothetically. note: it's Halloween. randoms might show up. OTOH, can block people w/out orange armband and/or recognized as NB members/friends. note: nice cacophanous stuff via dorkbot. good to support that. that's why NB exists in the first place - that and drugs. (sic)
jake: Event every year, called "Hackers". They have thing called "human search engine". Everyone is looking for something (e.g. someone who understands machine learning?). Just ask for what you want, people raise their hands. Suggest we do this at end of every meeting. eg: Q: "I'm looking for someone who knows how the BART system works - e.g. the magstripes, readers, etc etc." A: "My father worked on that." "I'm his father!"
new memberships: Alex aka Von Guard, Miah (pronounced "ma-ya" not "mee-a")
rubin nominates noiserat to become a member. Condolences to noiserat's cousin, found dead under the cabinets...
HUMAN SEARCH ENGINE jake: wants someone who groks AES crypto josh: wants autotools wiz who knows how it works steve: wants people who know how to organize libraries; building MAME cabinet john: running linux on ARM processor, driving reasonable size display, make small laptop size general computer quinn: green gaspacho is new recipe; need more pepper? salt? tomatoes? mike: someone to develop new type of multisensory computer interface eric: using bluetooth stack on iphone naomi: ?standing project - ephemerils.org - building pirate radio? nate: anyone know about / want to build a absorption chiller - chemical not physical process for refrigeration


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We are proud to open up our competition for the Twenty20 World Cup. In a first for Cricket Web, we are doing a competition for the Men's and Women's World Cups!
The Men's World Cup starts on 5th June and finishes on 21st June, while the Women's World Cup starts on 11th June and finishes on 21st June.
For those of you that are new to the Fantasy Cricket concept, we would suggest you have a read through our Game Guide which explains everything to you. Remember once you create a team, you can even create your own mini competition exclusive to friends and family!
Once you are ready to go, head on in and Register and don't forget it costs you absolutely nothing! If you have registered in the past for Cricket Web Fantasy Cricket or Cricket Web CW Games, you can login to your account through the Fantasy Cricket frontpage.
We have some prizes for the Men's World Cup which are as follows:
1st Price - A copy of Cricket Coach 2007 and $30 worth of Cricket Web gear from CafePress
2nd Price - A copy of Cricket Coach 2007 and $25 worth of Cricket Web gear from CafePress
3rd Price - A copy of Cricket Coach 2007 and $20 worth of Cricket Web gear from CafePress
Specific Details of the Men's Competition
* Free no cost modifications until 5th June.
* 60 modifications allowed once the competition starts
* A captaincy change will cost 6 modifications. As explained on the Game Guide page, your captain earns you double points, but you also lose double points.
* Details on how you score points can be found on the Points Summary page.
Specific Details of the Men's Competition
* Free no cost modifications until 11th June.
* 30 modifications allowed once the competition starts
* A captaincy change will cost 6 modifications. As explained on the Game Guide page, your captain earns you double points, but you also lose double points.
* Details on how you score points can be found on the Points Summary page.
Men's World Cup Squads
Ricky Ponting (captain), Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin, Nathan Hauritz, Ben Hilfenhaus, James Hopes, David Hussey, Michael Hussey, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee, Peter Siddle, Andrew Symonds, David Warner, Shane Watson
Mohammad Ashraful (captain), Abdur Razzak, Junaid Siddique, Mahmudullah, Mashrafe Mortaza, Mithun Ali, Mushfiqur Rahim, Naeem Islam, Raqibul Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Shamsur Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Syed Rasel, Tamim Iqbal,
Paul Collingwood (captain), James Anderson, Ravi Bopara, Stuart Broad, Andrew Flintoff, James Foster, Robert Key, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Eoin Morgan, Graham Napier, Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright
MS Dhoni (captain), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Praveen Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, RP Singh, Yuvraj Singh
William Porterfield (captain), Andre Botha, Jeremy Bray, Peter Connell, Alex Cusack, Trent Johnston, Kyle McCallan, John Mooney, Kevin O'Brien, Niall O'Brien, Boyd Rankin, Paul Stirling, Regan West, Andrew White, Gary Wilson
Jeroen Smits (captain), Peter Borren, Mudassar Bukhari, Tom de Grooth, Maurits Jonkman, Alexei Kervezee, Dirk Nannes, Ruud Nijman, Darron Reekers, Edgar Schiferli, Pieter Seelaar, Eric Szwarczynski, Ryan ten Doeschate, Daan van Bunge, Bas Zuiderent
New Zealand
Daniel Vettori (captain), Neil Broom, Ian Butler, Brendon Diamanti, James Franklin, Martin Guptill, Brendon McCullum, Nathan McCullum, Peter McGlashan, Kyle Mills, Iain O'Brien, Jacob Oram, Jesse Ryder, Scott Styris, Ross Taylor
Younis Khan (captain), Ahmed Shehzad, Fawad Alam, Kamran Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Salman Butt, Shahid Afridi, Shahzaib Hasan, Shoaib Akhtar, Shoaib Malik, Umar Gul, Yasir Arafat,
Gavin Hamilton (captain), Richie Berrington, John Blain, Kyle Coetzer, Gordon Drummond, Majid Haq, Neil McCallum, Dewald Nel, Navdeep Poonia, Glenn Rogers, Colin Smith, Jan Stander, Ryan Watson, Fraser Watts, Craig Wright,
South Africa
Graeme Smith (captain), Johan Botha, Yusuf Abdulla, Mark Boucher, AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Roelof van der Merwe
Sri Lanka
Kumar Sangakkara (captain), Indika de Saram, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Sanath Jayasuriya, Mahela Jayawardene, Nuwan Kulasekara, Farveez Maharoof, Lasith Malinga, Angelo Mathews, Ajantha Mendis, Jehan Mubarak, Muttiah Muralitharan, Chamara Silva, Thilan Thushara, Isuru Udana
West Indies
Chris Gayle (captain), Denesh Ramdin, Lionel Baker, Sulieman Benn, David Bernard, Dwayne Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Andre Fletcher, Xavier Marshall, Kieron Pollard, Darren Sammy, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Lendl Simmons, Jerome Taylor
Women's World Cup Squads
Karen Rolton (captain), Lisa Sthalekar, Alex Blackwell, Shelley Nitschke, Ellyse Perry, Jodie Fields, Lauren Ebsary, Elyse Villani, Jessica Cameron, Erin Osborne, Leah Poulton, Sarah Andrews, Rene Farrell, Kirsten Pike
Charlotte Edwards (captain), Holly Colvin, Katherine Brunt, Jenny Gunn, Isa Guha, Sarah Taylor, Claire Taylor, Laura Marsh, Nicky Shaw, Caroline Atkins, Ebony-Jewel Rainford-Brent, Lydia Greenway, Beth Morgan
Jhulan Goswami (captain), Rumeli Dhar, Mithali Raj, Amita Sharma, Anjum Chopra, Babita Mandlik, Priyanka Roy, Anagha Deshpande, Reema Malhotra, Poonam Raut, Diana David, Latika Kumari, Harmanpreet Kaur, Sulakshana Naik, Gouher Sultana
New Zealand
Aimee Watkins (captain), Nicola Browne, Suzie Bates, Sarah Tsukigawa, Sophie Devine, Sara McGlashan, Rachel Priest, Lucy Doolan, Katey Martin, Amy Satterthwaite, Sian Ruck, Saskia Bullen, Kate Pulford, Victoria Lind
Sana Mir (captain), Asmavia Iqbal, Marina Iqbal, Sajjida Shah, Armaan Khan, Javeria Khan, Qanita Jalil, Almas Akram, Bismah Maroof, Nazia Sadiq, Nain Abidi, Batool Fatima, Naila Nazir, Urooj Mumtaz
South Africa
Sunette Loubser (captain), Ashlyn Kilowan, Alicia Smith, Cri-zelda Brits, Charlize van der Westhuizen, Susan Benade, Mignon du Preez, Dinesha Devnarain, Marizanne Kapp, Dane van Niekerk, Trisha Chetty, Shabnin Ismail, Yolandi van der Westhuizen, Shandre Fritz
Sri Lanka
Chamari Polgampola (captain), Hiruka Fernando, Chamari Atapattu, Dilani Manodara, Sadamali Kumuduni, Inoka Galagedara, Deepika Rasangika, Chamika Bandara, Rose Fernando, Udeshika Prabodhani, Eshani Kaushalya, Sumudu Fernando, Sanduni Abeywickrama, Sripali Weerakkody
West Indies
Merissa Aguilleira (captain), Shanel Daley, Pamela Lavine, Danielle Small, Kirbyina Alexander, Stacy-Ann King, Shakera Selman, Juliana Nero, Cordel Jack, Anisa Mohammed, Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, Debbie-Ann Lewis, Charlene Taitt


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Chemical & Materials Sciences Division
Research Highlights
August 2009
Researchers Map Water's Transformation from Ice to Liquid
Team determines if models match experimental reality
Results: Two popular computer models used by chemists and physicists to describe water do not correctly predict that ice melts at 32 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a study by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. More important, the study suggests that simulations of liquid water at room temperature with those models actually describe a supercooled glassy state, not the regular liquid. The study in the May 2009 Journal of Chemical Physics was the #3 download in June.
"I'm delighted that this article is receiving this kind of attention from the scientific community," said Dr. Sotiris Xantheas, the principal author on the paper. "Hopefully, it will set the standards of how those models should be used in the future to describe water."
The team pointed out the problem in two of the most popular DFT or density functional theory models in predicting the correct phase diagram of water. A DFT model describes the underlying interactions between water at the molecular level, incorporating the interactions between the nuclei and the electrons of the system. Both of those DFT models suggest that the melting temperature of ice is way too high, almost 150°F higher than the value that nature has settled on.
"So if you use those models to describe water at room temperature, you do not get the regular liquid but instead a supercooled glassy state that does not look like nature's most ubiquitous solvent," said Xantheas. This finding will help researchers fine tune DFT models to achieve a closer match to what's observed during experiments.
Why it matters: Whether studying clouds, cancer, or catalysts, the behavior of water is the key factor. Clouds form from water and act as a testbed for a variety of processes that ultimately affect earth's climate. Cancer treatments must work with the water found in cells. And catalysts both speed reactions in water and use the liquid as a feedstock to create renewable energy sources such as hydrogen.
Scientists in all of these fields need to understand, at the molecular level, how water behaves under different conditions and in different environments. For example, how does the behavior of water molecules and sulfur oxide impact the creation of acid rain? The DFT models are used to understand how changes at the atomic and molecular levels influence behaviors we can see and touch. The more realistic these models are, the easier time scientists have understanding and controlling reactions.
What's next: This discovery will assist the team members on making progress on other projects. "If you can't understand water, you can't understand proteins," said Dr. Soohaeng Yoo, one of the authors of this paper, commenting about his upcoming studies.
Acknowledgments: This work was done by Dr. Soohaeng Yoo and Dr. Sotiris Xantheas at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Professor Xiao Cheng Zeng at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. The Department of Energy's EMSL, a national scientific user facility, and Basic Energy Sciences at DOE provided the computer resources.
Sponsors: DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences and the Nebraska Research Initiative.
Reference: Yoo S, XC Zeng, and SS Xantheas. 2009. "On the phase diagram of water with density functional theory potentials: The melting temperature of ice Ih with the Perdew-Burke-Ernzerhof and Becke-Lee-Yang-Parr functionals." Journal of Chemical Physics 130:221102.


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We're very excited to show off our brand new "What is Lulu?" video with special thanks to Vance Reeser, co-director, animator and artist and to Noah Smith for story boarding.
Vance Reeser, a lulu author himself, says he first heard about Lulu a long time ago when searching the Web for a way to collect some sketches into a printed book. "I gave it a shot," he says, "and was pretty impressed with the results so I ended up using it again for my kids book Edward the Invincible."
Lulu: How was your experience publishing on Lulu?
Vance: It was fun and very easy. I wasn't able to turn making children's books into a career or anything, but that also wasn't my goal. There's something very satisfying about having a tangible, very real copy of your book there for people to check out and buy.
Lulu: What advice do you have for aspiring artists?
Vance: I'd say keep working and power through those early years of work you know is just flat out busted or maybe not quite up to the hazy image in your mind you can't seem to get on the page/screen. The only way through those hard HARD days is to keep working at it. There are no shortcuts. Stop looking for them – it's a waste of time. There's no magic software that makes it easy, no book of tricks… As the years go by and if you've stuck with it, it will get better, and what you see in your mind's eye will slowly but surely refine and you'll be achieving it on your screen. This is all basically what Ira Glass has said before, but it's very true!
Lulu: What motivated you to co-direct the "What is Lulu?" video?
Vance: Immanuel (Lulu's brilliant graphic designer and sneaky nerf gun aficionado) is a friend from my days in college taking design classes, and he gave me plenty of freedom to creatively approach the ideas that needed to be conveyed in the video. That allowed me to take the reigns quite a bit, which is a nice change of pace for me in regard to client work! He made sure we stayed on message and within the style boundaries he had in mind, and I worked out a lot of the visuals with the help of Noah Smith and directed the pacing and how the transitions and elements would move within the "rules." The initial idea was to do more of a somewhat simple, flat, paper cutout look, but we ended up going into richer, deeper visuals as the project progressed. We did carry over a slower frame rate from the cutout concept, giving it a handmade crafts-y feel I think.
Check out his latest masterpiece, the brand new, "What is Lulu?" video as well as his children's book, Edward the Invincible. Tell us what you think
Morgan Siem writes for the Lulu Blog – Archived