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The 4th annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF), scheduled for November 12-16, 2014
The 4th annual Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF), scheduled for November 12-16, 2014, announced its Narrative and Documentary feature film competition lineups as well as Jury members. The 2014 Festival will screen 22 feature films in competition. The full film program line-up, including out-of-competition special presentations, sneak previews of awards season contenders, and narrative, documentary and animated shorts, will be announced in September.
"Our thoughts are with everyone in the Napa Valley who have suffered losses from the recent earthquake," said Co-Founder/Artistic Director Marc Lhormer. "We are proud to be part of a community that rallies in support of each other in such a generous and big hearted way. As they say in the business, the show must go on."
"This is an exceptionally strong year for both the Narrative and Documentary competition programs," said Program Director Herb Stratford. "These filmmakers have created new works that provoke, inspire, educate and entertain. They are the heart of our program each year, which includes more than 100 new independent films and advance studio screenings, and we are excited to announce their participation in the festival."
Directors of the Narrative and Documentary films in competition participate in NVFF's unique Artists-in-Residence Program presented in partnership with the incomparable Meadowood Napa Valley. Directors stay at the luxury resort for six nights during the festival and are treated to special events and workshops with their competition group and industry mentors. Serving as faculty for a set of Master Classes at NVFF 2014 are producer Ted Hope (Adventureland, 21 Grams); writer/director Joshua Michael Stern (JOBS, Swing Vote) writer/director Joe Carnahan (The Blacklist; The Grey, Smokin' Aces); producer Pam Koffler (Killer Films); and producer J. Todd Harris (The Kids are All Right; Bottle Shock); Ryan Harrington (Tribeca Film Institute); producer Jason Berman (Struck by Lightning, LUV); producer Anne Carey (Archer Gray Productions); executives Tom Quinn (RADiUS) and David Glasser (The Weinstein Company). Meadowood Napa Valley will also award $10,000 to the winning filmmakers in both the Narrative and Documentary competition categories at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 16.
Films in the Narrative competition section feature actors Anne Hathaway, Billie Joe Armstrong, Elizabeth Banks, Tate Donovan, Rachael Harris, Zoe Kravitz, Stephen Lang, Leighton Meester, Debra Messing, Dev Patel, Kyra Sedgwick, Chloe Sevigny and Paul Wesley, among others. The 12 films selected include:
· Thank You A Lot - Music agent and manager Jack Hand has a bad reputation and an even worse track record. He has only two clients left: an indie band on the verge of a breakup and a part-time hip-hop artist. Jack's future hinges on signing the one person he is barely on speaking terms with — his estranged father, a respected and reclusive country singer/songwriter.
· East Side Sushi - Juana's work – preparing fruit for the family's sidewalk cart – is steady, but hardly her life's calling. Despite the objections and concerns of her family, Juana decides to pursue her dream of becoming an expert sushi chef, to go where her heart tells her, not where she is expected to be.
· Fall To Rise - Principal dancer Lauren Drake is beautiful, talented and famous. When Lauren is released from her company after being sidelined by an injury, she quickly becomes frustrated with her new domestic lifestyle. At a performance by another dance company, she meets and teams up with Des, a former dancer who is also eager to have a second chance in the dance world.
· Little Accidents - In a small West Virginia town reeling from a recent tragic accident in the local mine, a fresh unfortunate incident in the woods leaves a young boy dead. Meanwhile Owen, an injured miner struggling to adjust to his new life aboveground, joins the search for the first boy who is presumed lost in the woods.
· Like Sunday, Like Rain - Reggie Kipper is a sweet, awkward cello prodigy, a composer and overall genius. He's about to graduate from high school and enroll at MIT — and he's only twelve years old. Eleanor Fallon is a 23-year old struggling musician who meets Reggie when she is hired to be his au pair, and the unlikely duo embarks on a summer adventure that neither of them ever expected.
· Sun Belt Express - Allen King, a man living on the Arizona/Mexico border, finds out what his breaking point is when his ex-wife demands money, and his job teaching at a college south of the border evaporates. Allen then finds a unique way to supplant his income by transporting illegal aliens in the trunk of his car.
· Amira and Sam - Sam is an army veteran struggling to assimilate into normal life stateside. He works a variety of odd jobs, tries his hand at stand-up comedy, and is recruited by his cousin into some shady investment dealings. Sam's already complicated life is made more so by Amira, an Iraqi woman dealing with her own issues who is the daughter of an old army colleague.
· Song One - Estranged from her family, Franny returns home when an accident leaves her brother comatose. Retracing his life as an aspiring singer-songwriter, she tracks down his favorite musician, James Forester. Against the backdrop of Brooklyn's music scene, Franny and James develop an unexpected relationship and face the realities of their lives.
· The Road Within - Vincent has Tourette Syndrome. When his mother dies, he becomes obsessed with scattering her ashes by the ocean. Too much for his father to handle, Vincent is sent to a residential treatment center in Nevada where he befriends two other "inmates" struggling with their own personal issues.
· Kinderwald - Pennsylvania wilderness, 1885. John Linden, a hard-working German immigrant, is making a go of homesteading with his brother's widow and her two young sons. John's visually and spiritually idyllic world is thrown into utter chaos when the two boys go missing while off playing in the woods.
· Wildlike - Mackenzie is a fourteen-year-old girl whose father died last year. When her struggling mother checks herself into a recovery center, Mackenzie is sent from their Seattle home to live with her uncle in Alaska. At first he seems a supportive caretaker, but when his infatuation crosses a sexual line, Mackenzie runs away. With no one else to turn to, she shadows a solitary backpacker, Bartlett, a widowed man with scars of his own, into the beauty and danger of America's last frontier.
· American Native - For years, the legend of the Jackson Whites tribe has been told, passed down from generation to generation of New Jersey suburbanites. While the garish stories and tall tales have never been hard to find, the truth behind them has. Accessing the community is not easy; few outsiders have been able to penetrate the insular walls formed from centuries of discrimination.
· Botso - Dr. Botso Korisheli, 91 and still teaching music along with his unique philosophy, has a fascinating and unforgettable life story. Born in the former Soviet State of Georgia, Botso witnessed his father imprisoned under orders from Josef Stalin while his home was taken over by the KGB. Forced to dig ditches for the Soviet army, Botso was then captured by the Germans.
· Flying The Feathered Edge - Robert A. "Bob" Hoover, age 92, is considered by many to be our greatest living aviator. Nicknamed "The Pilot's Pilot" by his peers, Bob is largely unknown outside aviation circles despite his staggering array of accomplishments. Following a storied career during WWII as a fighter pilot, Bob continued to serve for years as one of our best test pilots. Mr. Hoover will be in attendance for screenings and Q&As.
· Happy Valley - Few sports dynasties in the modern era have had a larger and longer-lasting profile than college football's Penn State and its legendary coach Joe Paterno. State College, Pennsylvania, is in the heart of an area known as Happy Valley, ground zero of a proud football tradition for decades. When the shocking sex abuse scandal of assistant coach Jerry Sandusky rocked that town and college in 2011, the impact was unprecedented.
· Havana Curveball - At age 13 and preparing for his Bar Mitzvah, Mica takes to heart his rabbi's injunction to help "heal the world." Mica imagines himself a hero for other kids, and hatches a grand plan to send baseballs, bats and gloves to Cuba. Mica knows only that Cubans are poor and love baseball, and that Cuba "saved" his grandpa's life when he was escaping from Nazi Germany.
· States of Grace - Dr. Grace Dammann's life was forever altered when a driver crashed head-on into her car on the Golden Gate Bridge. After a seven-week coma and numerous surgeries, Grace miraculously regained consciousness, with her cognitive abilities almost entirely intact, but her body left shattered and severely disabled.
· Underwater Dreams - The epic story of four teenage boys from the Arizona desert who dare to go up against college engineering students from MIT. Inspired by two energetic high school science teachers, the boys build a robot from hardware store parts and enter an underwater robotics competition sponsored by NASA.
· An Honest Liar - For as long as there have been magicians and illusionists, there have been doubters and debunkers making sure that the general public doesn't get taken for a ride. One of the greatest illusionists of his era was "The Amazing Randi," who made the shift from magic and escape acts to exposing the frauds who prey on unsuspecting victims.
· Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank - Few members of the U.S. Congress have ever been as polarizing and revolutionary as Barney Frank has been over the past 40 years. Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank examines the career, passions and legacy of our first openly gay Congressman. This rare and intimate documentary is entertaining, enlightening and thought-provoking.
· #chicagoGirl: The Social Network Takes On A Dictator - In #chicagoGirl, we meet freedom fighters in the streets of Homs and Damascus along with the stateside collection of exiles working to return Syria to a stable and human rights-respecting country. Will 21st century tools of change stand up to guns and violence and terror in the streets?
NARRATIVE FEATURES JURY: Christine Vachon, (Producer, Boys Don't Cry, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Far From Heaven); Peter Baxter (Co-founder/Director Slamdance Film Festival); Dierk Sinderman (Hollywood Foreign Press Association); Lisa Truitt (Producer, James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge 3D, Mysteries of Egypt); Don Lewis (Producer; Editor Film Threat)
DOCUMENTARY FEATURES AND SHORTS JURY: Morgan Neville (Twenty Feet From Stardom); Tiffany Shlain (The Tribe; Connected: An Autobiography About Love, Death & Technology); Freida Lee Mock (Anita. G-Dog, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision, Return with Honor); Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine (Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden, Ballets Russes).
NARRATIVE SHORTS JURY: Joshua Michael Stern (JOBS, Swing Vote, Neverwas); Ralph Macchio (Actor, The Karate Kid; Director, Across Grace Alley); Neil Berkeley (Beauty in Embarrassing; Founder BRKL)
ANIMATED SHORTS: Bill Plympton (The King of Indie Animation); Adam Glick (Amazon Web Services); Ryan Tudhope (Atomic Fiction)
About The Napa Valley Film Festival- The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in Napa, California. The ultimate celebration of film, food and wine, NVFF lights up the picturesque towns of Napa, Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga at the most colorful time of year. NVFF features over 100 new independent films and studio sneak previews screening in 12 beautiful venues throughout four walkable villages, as 300 visiting filmmakers interact with audiences at screenings and intimate events. Attendees enjoy film panels & culinary demonstrations, wine tasting pavilions, the spectacular Festival Gala, Celebrity Tributes, Awards Ceremony, and an array of parties, VIP receptions and winemaker dinners and more. For information or to buy passes, visit http://NapaValleyFilmFest.org
-Official NVFF Press Release-
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"There has to be an end, Scully." When Mulder whispered that to Scully in "Requiem" back in 2000, our hearts nearly pounded out of our chests. These two people we'd come to love were at a crossroads, the future of their work uncertain. As the episode continues he says "It has to end sometime. That time is now." with certainty and devotion and a little fear in his voice. Well, today I know how he feels, if you'll pardon the sentimentality. Because that "sometime" has come for us here at XFN as well.
This will likely be our last post on XFilesNews. After 11 years, a feature film, two revival seasons, conventions, fan campaigns, contests, and more articles than we can mention, it's time for us to say goodbye. We announced back in May that we would be stepping back at the end of the year, and now that 2018 has come to a close we're ready to make that happen.
Going forward, this site will remain as an archive of all the work this fandom has done to keep The X-Files alive, and of the success you had in convincing the powers-that-be that there was still a need for more Mulder and Scully. We will retain the XFilesNews name and will maintain the site as long as we can keep up the server costs, which our TeePublic store will remain open to help support. We will stay somewhat active on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, but our Tumblr will stop publishing after today as well. Our goal on social media for now will be to continue to boost the efforts of fan groups on things like charity drives and podcasts. But our days of contests, convention coverage, and fan campaigns are mostly done. We will provide coverage of X-Fest 2 in Illinois in June, as we want to honor that commitment we made last year. We also hope to have one more product review that we promised before the end of January but the timing on that is still uncertain.
It was an honor to bring you the news over the years, and to help tell the story of this fandom. Every interview we did and every press pass we got was all to share that information with you, and in return to tell the creators of this show how much their work meant to the fans. It's been a labor of love since 2007 and everyone who worked for XFN was a volunteer. We're so proud to have been a part of this fandom's story and we appreciate all the support and feedback you've given. We hope you've enjoyed being a part of our family. And we look forward to being there with you at events in the future, but like Avi said back in May, this time we'll be sitting right next to you as fellow fans instead of journalists.
Before we go, we wanted to take a look back through our family album at some of our favorite pieces of coverage over the years and we hope you'll page through with us and remember how far we've come together. Head to memory lane after the jump.
Gillian Anderson will be joining the cast of The Crown for the show's fourth season, according to The Sunday Times. She'll be portraying former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who was dubbed "The Iron Lady."
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Saturday, 31 December 2011
Orphan Cards
Since these cards are orphans and need a good home, I will randomly pick a number from the comments left after this post to find them a new home. I will post the winner on the 3rd (as well as the winner to the comment game from yesterday) All for now, Sue x
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Friday, 30 December 2011
More Candy and A Card For You
Hi there blog friends! I have a card today and new candy today for you. I hope either one or the other will appeal to you! The card for today's post was fun for me because it was a little bit different. I was trying to get the gold and copper crocheted ribbon to work together on this card so I used a metallic gold cardstock that I embossed with the Grand Impressibilities. I lightly sanded it and then inked the embossed areas with Vintage Photo Distress ink. I was pleased that the vintage photo ink picked up the copper quite nicely. I cut a large lacy circle for the background and cut it in half, mounting it behind my embossed panel. I cut two more of the smaller sized lacy circles for my focal element. I stamped my sentiment and cut it out with a fancy tag die then inked it lightly with vintage photo. I added a bow of black vintage ribbon and topped it with a flower made from the copper crochet ribbon. I added a few more flowers, one from the gold and one from the copper ribbon with a few foliage sprigs. Black rhinestone swirls finished the piece off.
If the card isn't your cup of tea, how about this lot of blog candy? Five stamp sets, Tim Holtz numerals, TH grunge board, Adirondack ink pad, archival ink pad, acrylic block, rhinestone swirls, two distress inks, two mounted rubber stamps, two Cosmic Shimmer embossing powders and a huge pile of ribbons! What would you do with this lot of candy? Got any plans? When we reach 2200 followers, I will draw a name. To be part of the draw, you need to become a follower and email me your details. And if you leave a comment after each new post (not mandatory) but you will receive extra entries to increase your odds! I like to reward you if I can see you have taken the time to stop by the blog. Also, don't forget that we are still playing the comment game so there are more prizes for the posts that have 100 comments or more. What do you say, do you want to play?! If you have any questions, just email me at email@example.com All for now, Sue x
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Thursday, 29 December 2011
A Kraft Card
Hi there blog friends! This card was made using the bits and pieces of left over pieces of kraft card and other earthtoned decorative papers that I had. Every once in a while you want to put something together and don't seem to have enough decorative paper to do exactly what you want so you end up with a card like this instead. I cut a frame from black card for my focal element from Labels eleven and labels fifteen on the inside I used my houndstooth embossing folder to give it texture. I stamped my sentiment on a piece of natural kraft card and then cut a faux labels eleven nestie from it. Using my edgeability dies, I cut a small heart border in black and added it to a larger heart border that I cut from kraft card. I mounted small black card behind the hearts then mounted a piece of kraft card from the Tim Holtz decorative kraft pad. I added another small piece of this to the top of the card for balance. The three small black hearts are the ones that I removed from the border cut outs earlier. I added some black vintage ribbon , a button and some Bakers Twine. The entire card was mounted on to a piece of black card and gold PVA glue dots were added to the edge to complete the card. If you have some scraps you need to use up, give this one a try! All for now, Sue x
Wednesday, 28 December 2011
It's A Mystery
Hi blog friends, I found another Steampunk styled card done in gray and wine for today. This one used a really fun technique which involves using Artist's Spackle and spreading it through a mask. Carefully remove the mask and let the spackle dry thoroughly. Be sure to clean your mask right away as you do not want the spackle to dry on to it. There is silver embossing in the recess of the grid lines if you look carefully. I haven't posted this card until now for a good reason. I cannot for the life of me recall how I did that part. I thought that I probably inked the mask with clear Perfect Medium before I spakled through it, but I am sure the embossing powder woukld have stuck to the spakle and it clearly didn't so I am baffled. Now, here is a question for you, how do you think that I got the silver embossing into the recess of the grid lines? I am hoping that some one's explanation will trigger a memory for me. I can't often look at a card I made and not remember the technique I used, occasionally the exact colours may elude me, but never an entire technique! Must be old age! LOL!
I painted some chipboard pieces silver and added some of Tim Holtz gears and cogs as embellishments, as well as a steampunk charm from my craft stash. I stamped the train track stamp from corner to corner and I edged the two locomotive pieces with Aged mahogany Distress ink. But I am still at a complete loss as to the silver in the grid lines! Well, aside from that part, I hope you have enjoyed the card. All for now, Sue x
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Winter's Magic Wand
Hi guys! There is no snow on the ground in my part of town so I'm bringing it to look at through my card. So much less cold and easier to manage, I think! For this card, I started with a piece of blue card and embossed my sentiment in the corner using a clear Perfect Medium pad and white embossing powder. From there, I added my trees in the same fashion and drew in some hill lines with my white Inksential pen. Next, I tore some white card to create my hills. On the torn edge, I used my perfect medium pad and inked randomly along the edge (I didn't want a distinct line here so I pushed it into the pad). I embossed the edges with Cosmic Shimmer Aurora Sparkle embossing powder to give it that snowy (but a bit blingy) feel. Rather than adding more hills, I decided to leave a large open area to add an ornament to my card. For this, I cut eight thin strips of white card. I formed a loop by gluing the ends together on each one, taking care not to crease them. I used an acrylic block to secure the ends while the glue dried. Next I punched a small circle out of white card, then added a bit of Cosmic Shimmer dries clear glue to it. I put the ends of each of my loops on their sides into the glue to form a rosette and set them aside to dry for a bit. I cut one of the Holly accent pieces out of blue card and attached it to my main card in the corner. Once my rosette was dry, I carefully applied glue to the top edges (this will run a bit but no problem) and I sprinkled it with the Cosmic Shimmer Glitter Jewels. These are fab for this as they are chunky and blingy. I added a white button with blue Bakers Twine to the top to cover all the centre pieces and finally glued it atop the blue Holly accent piece. To complete the card, I cut the largest size of the Grand Scallop rectangles in white card, matted my card with this and added some pearl PVA glue dots to each of the scallops.
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Monday, 26 December 2011
Winter Easel Card
You can see the card here when it is opened and made into an easel. With only the bottom attached, it allows the front piece to be folded downward and propped on to the sentiment on the inside of the card. I added some rhinestone swirls to the side of the sentiment for a bit of bling. A bow of vintage ribbon was added to the front of the card with a fancy button from my craft stash. This card was a very quick and easy card if you are a bit time challenged. I hope you have some time now that Christmas is behind us to give it a go! All for now, Sue x
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Sunday, 25 December 2011
Oh Christmas Tree (s)
Merry Christmas to all!! This is a rather long post today but I thought that I would share a few trees with you today instead of a card seeing that it is Christmas day. I was hoping to show you all the different trees that I have decorated through the years, but unfortunately I was only able to locate a few pictures. I guess I will just have to bore you with those! The first picture is of a tree that I did for my daughter when she was about five years old. She loved Sesame Street, in fact, she wanted her room decorated with Burt and Ernie so I thought I would show you how serious she was about her two boys (and the cookie monster) first, then the tree! This was my daughter's room when she was a little girl. I love this picture as I truly believe it is the only time I ever captured her room on film while it was tidy! LOL
Here is her Christmas tree, her very own Sesame Street themed tree (I bet you have never seen one of those before!) LOL This photo and the other two pictures above and below this one, by the way is a picture of the pictures because I couldn't get my scanner to work so it is a bit grainy. This tree was probably the fattest real tree I have ever seen as it was only about 4 ft. tall! It had multi coloured lights on it so it was very fun when lit up too! All the kids in the neighbourhood really liked this tree.
The pic to the left is of my Christmas tree today (at least one of them). It is all done in copper and gold. I know it is an unusual choice for a Christmas tree, but I really do like it. When I moved here, my other half had only a few ornaments and one of them was this copper and gold velvety ornament with a sort of harlequin pattern on it. You can see it in the close up below to the left side of the tree. I really liked this ornament so I decided to go from there and this is where it ended up! I added a few things every year to it, but I think it is full up now. I do like my trees busy and full of stuff (kind of like my cards!)
I love decorating trees so this is one of the Christmas traditions that really gets me in the festive spirit. Even though this has been a difficult time for me, I am really glad that I put the trees up. I am also very thankful for the wonderful emails, comments, cards, flowers and general support and love that I have felt from all of you through this time. Keeping my blog up has actually been a godsend for me, so thank you for taking the time each day to come by and visit. You are all very remarkable and I am so blessed to be part of this crafting family we have here in the UK. Thank you for taking time out during your Christmas day to spend a few minutes with me here. Merry Christmas, Sue x
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Saturday, 24 December 2011
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Friday, 23 December 2011
Purple Treasure
Hi there blog friends! Yes this card is actually purple, white and black, honest. I started with the backing paper (another one of those that I purchased while in Florida at an amazing shop called Scrap and Stamp Art Studio in Inverness if you ever get out that way!)and using the dies that I had on the last show, I began with the Fleur de Lis rectangle cut in black. I did use a bit of white card behind it to set it off. I cut two of the postage stamp dies in lilac and matted them with white card also. I used the die as a template and followed the inside of it with my white inksential pen to give them a little accent. I stamped my sentiment, cut it out using the fancy tags and inked it using Dusty Concord Distress ink before I took it out of the die so it would have a soft frame. I had some purple felt so I cut a spiral blossom from it for my flower (don't you just love that die, I sure do!) I added a bow using the white frilly edged ribbon and put my felt flower in the centre. The card was in need of some piercing and a couple of decorative pins to really dress it up and finish it off. Now it looks like a Sue card, huh?! LOL I hope everyone has all their Christmas shopping sorted and you can spend the next few days relaxing and enjoying. No, me neither! All for now, Sue x
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Thursday, 22 December 2011
Just For You
Good morning all, I know it is so close to Christmas and I should be posting Christmas cards for you, but I have always been a bit of a rebel of sorts so no green and red! How 'bout pink and grey today? I like this card as it could have just as easily said "On your special day" and be used for a wedding or anniversary card, don't you think? I think the white organza flowers really give it a romantic feel too. I started with a beaded circle die cut in dark grey for my focal element. I cut a lacy oval die in a pale grey and layered it on top. The pink die was cut from the fancy tag die set then I cut it in half so that I could arrange the two ends to be peeking out of the top and bottom of the lacy oval. It wasn't quite long enough without cutting it and separating the two pieces. Then I cut two of the lacy squares and layered them in a diamond fashion. I stamped my sentiment before cutting the smallest one and inked it with Tattered Rose Distress ink while still in the die. I decided to do the layout on a diagonal cut for interest. The bottom half of the card was embossed with the Ornate Diamond embossing folder and then lightly sanded to bring out the pattern a bit more. I added the roses across the diagonal line between the two papers and added some pearls and ribbon which I wove between them. Still wanting a bit of that romantic feel to come out, I added some pearly swirly bits to the sides of my focal element. The card was matted and layered and paper pierced to complete the card (because I never do that, huh?) LOL Oh and that is not an oil stain in the corner, it is another of my infamous shadows, you can almost make out my head in this one! I know what is going to be the top of my resolution list in the new year. 1). Learn to take decent photos!!!
Shadow aside, I hope you like today's card! All for now, Sue x
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Wednesday, 21 December 2011
A Warm Smile
Hi blog friends, a warm smile is exactly what this card gives me. It doesn't even need much explanation as it is straight forward and easily replicated if you would like. I used an assortment of papers that all had a butterscotch colour to them and pared it with black for a sharp contrast. The black back piece was cut using the Fleur de Lis rectangle die. I cut out a heart circle and used one of the smaller postage stamp dies to cut a frame for my sentiment. I did ink around the edge of the opening just slightly to highlight it too. I added a big bow made from the frilly edged ribbon, a black button from my craft stash and a couple of decorative pearl pins. I finished the card by adding some faux stitching lines around the edge using a fine tip black marker. In case you are wondering, the background paper had the print already on it, it wasn't a stamp, but just enough to add a bit of interest to the card. I wished I had timed the making of this one for you, but it was a really quick card to make and I think it is one that would definitely work for the males in our lives, don't you think? All for now, Sue x
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Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Navy And Cream Treat
Good morning my crafty friends, today I would like to share with you a card that I was really happy with when I finished, but did not have a clue where I was going when I started it! I purchased a pad of papers that were all cream and navy in their patterns while I was in Florida. I just wanted to have a play with them so that is where I started. My cards are somewhat predetermined in that I am restricted to certain dies and products that I need to use, this is no exception. Luckily I had some chipped sapphire distress ink on the show to use so the papers were a nice fit so I was off and running. I used the In Spades border on the top and bottom of the card and used the small piece of the die to "clip" to the edge of the card. I think it makes a really nice accent on the top and bottom. I cut a beaded circle die in navy blue and layered it with the lacy oval die that I had cut into a frame so that the blue would show through. I stamped my sentiment and cut it with one of the lacy circle dies and inked it while still in place in the die. I mounted it cross ways to complete my focal element. I cut a spiral flower out of the navy blue card so that I could have some balance and added another flower which I made from the cotton hemp ribbon. If you have never used this ribbon, it is quite versatile as you can stamp on it, emboss your stamp and it makes several different styles of lovely flowers too. I added some foliage in cream, a couple of decorative stick pins and a swirly pearly spray (sorry about the reflection there) to complete the card. I have a close up pic for you below. I have tried to do this recently to compensate for my atrocious lack of photographic skills! See my shadow in the pic above, I just don't see them until I need to put them on the blog! No moonlighting as a photographer, huh, I guess I will stick to card making! LOL Well I hope you like the card in spite of all of that! All for now, Sue x
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Monday, 19 December 2011
Thank You
Hi everyone, I just wanted to pop in and announce the winners of the blog candy drawing. First, though, I would like to say how overwhelmed I was at the outpouring of emotional support for me the past few days. I do truly think of you as friends and feel a connection to all of you even though we may never have met, but that connect feels stronger than ever for me. Never having gone through losing a parent, I didn't realise how much it would help to have so many people send their wishes and thoughts to me. I didn't feel so alone, it was truly appreciated. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. xxx
I am going to pick two winners instead of one for the comment game. From the post dated December 15th (Tied Together), I have randomly selected numbers 33 and 42. That corresponds to comments made by Nadine and Fluffycat!!
Now for the BLOG CANDY CONTEST WINNERS. Beginning with the third place prize and working our way up to the grand prize (which will be at the bottom of the post with lots of dots or also known as my version of a drum roll).
The winner of third prize is........................................................
suzieb !!!!!!!!
The winner of the second place prize is..........................................
Cumbrianlass (janet)
And now, what you have all been waiting for, the winner of the GRAND FIRST PRIZE is....
Congraulations to all the winners! Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com to confirm your postal details before I can send out your prizes. As always, the blog candy contest continues and we will draw again when we reach 2200 followers. I will post the new prize in a few days. Thanks to everyone for the support. All for now, Sue x
I am going to pick two winners instead of one for the comment game. From the post dated December 15th (Tied Together), I have randomly selected numbers 33 and 42. That corresponds to comments made by Nadine and Fluffycat!!
Now for the BLOG CANDY CONTEST WINNERS. Beginning with the third place prize and working our way up to the grand prize (which will be at the bottom of the post with lots of dots or also known as my version of a drum roll).
The winner of third prize is........................................................
suzieb !!!!!!!!
The winner of the second place prize is..........................................
Cumbrianlass (janet)
And now, what you have all been waiting for, the winner of the GRAND FIRST PRIZE is....
Congraulations to all the winners! Please email me at email@example.com to confirm your postal details before I can send out your prizes. As always, the blog candy contest continues and we will draw again when we reach 2200 followers. I will post the new prize in a few days. Thanks to everyone for the support. All for now, Sue x
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What's Red and Black and White All Over!
I added a black and red plaid bow from ribbon in my craft stash. A black button with Bakers Twine and two decorative pearl pins complete the bow.I used three hearts that were leftover from cutting the circle heart die and added them to the corner to complete the card. Maybe I should have kept this card to post in February, who knows! LOL All for now, Sue x
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Sunday, 18 December 2011
Black And White Trees
Good morning all! I love the simplicity of this card and I bet you are stunned, no ribbons! See, sometimes I do know when to stop! LOL I stamped my trees in black archival ink and clear embossed them on the left hand side of the card. I stamped the large tree again on black card and white embossed it this time. I also stamped one of the medium sized trees and embossed it in white on the right. I cut the large tree stamped in black just past the tree trunk and lined it up with the exact spot with the white embossed tree. I taped them together then cut all the outside edges even. I added white snow dots and a star using the white Inksentials pen on the black card. I added black pen dots on the white card. I matted this entire piece with black card that I pierced around the edge. I stamped the sentiment and cut it out using one of the fancy tags. I cut another of the same die in black and added it below the tag with the swirl facing the opposite direction. It added a nice shadow but with a little added interest too because of the swirl detail. Interestingly, my photo shows another shadow above the tag so it looks almost framed. I pierced all the way around the outer white mat layer to frame and finish the card. Clean and simple, what do you think? All for now, Sue x
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Saturday, 17 December 2011
On A Sad Note
Hi everyone, I don't usually post much on my blog in the way of personal matters, but I often get emails asking how my family is doing since you know that I have been going back and forth to visit them. I thought that I should let you know that I got the call last night that my Dad had passed away quietly in his sleep. It was not unexpected as his health had been steadily deteriorating since I was there during the summer. I did get to spend some good quality time with him and my Mom at Thanksgiving and I am so grateful for that gift. He was an amazing man and I may post something else at a later date about him, but it is still too raw right now. He will be so missed.
I had already scheduled several daily blog posts for the week and they will go forward. I do know that we have reached our goal for the blog candy draw and I need to draw a winner for the comments game too. I am going to have a quiet weekend for happy reflection and some more tears, I am sure, and I will sort all of that out on Monday afternoon. Sue x
I had already scheduled several daily blog posts for the week and they will go forward. I do know that we have reached our goal for the blog candy draw and I need to draw a winner for the comments game too. I am going to have a quiet weekend for happy reflection and some more tears, I am sure, and I will sort all of that out on Monday afternoon. Sue x
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Faux Stitched Aperture
Hi blog friends! Ho ho ho is getting closer, are you all ready yet? I'm not, but I have made some headway at least. Christmas trees are decorated (yes, I do a big one and a small one). I love decorating the Christmas trees once I have untangled all the lights, what a chore! I was thinking about all the different trees I have done over the years. If I can find the pictures of them all, I will post them for you to see. I think you will understand my need to craft when you see these! Enough waffling, on to the subject at hand, today's post. I had this decorative paper leftover from the last time I was at my Mom's and I was looking for the right card to use it on. I thought it would look really nice behind an aperture from one of the Grand Label dies. I decided to use Grand Labels Eleven for the card. Using a white inksentials pen from ranger, I did some faux stitching all the way around the edge of the aperture and the mat layer edges too. I made two flowers using the Spiral blossoms one die. One flower was made from matching card and the other was made from black felt. I like the different textures together as I think it adds more interest sometimes. You can see the close up of the flowers below.
I stamped the sentiment all in one line by cutting it out of the rubber set and mounting it on my block as a single line (it was originally designed as two lines). I cut the ends of the strip into a forked V and adhered it to the card in a diagonal fashion. I also gave it a bit of shape with a little bit of mounting foam under a section of it to raise it up. Finally, I used the Fancy Foliage dies to add several different styles of leaves for my flowers. Definitely love my teal tones, I hope you aren't tiring of them! All for now, Sue x
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Friday, 16 December 2011
Just For You
Hi everyone! I am using the Postage Stamp die set today which I really like and I think has a lot of potential. This card, though more feminine as is, could easily be altered to suit a masculine recipient, don't you think? A change of colour, remove the messy bow and stick pins and voila!That is one of best features of this die set, I think, that it lends itself to so many different looks and layouts. I went with an aqua and chocolate color scheme on this one as I love those two colours together, they always just seem to be pleasing to the eye. I used the In Spades border and cut two of them so that I could thread my viontage ribbon through them and have them border my focal element. I tucked the ends around the back of the card and secured them and added the bow with a sticky glue dot. I cut out two of the Postage stamp dies with the two largest in the set, one inside the other to cut a frame. Since these were the same size and I wanted them to look like they had been interlocked, I had to cut the dies in a few places and then reassemble it so it looked like it was going underneath the second die in places. If you have a good look at the close up below, you can see that I could not have achnieved this look without cutting them (or the help of Houdini! LOL) I stamped a sentiment for the centre of the dies and inked it slightly with Frayed Burlap Distress ink and mounted it on 3D foam pads. The background used some coordinating papers that I had in my stash, but the name had been cut off already, so sorry. I really like the simplicity of this one, I hope you do too! All for now, Sue x
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Thursday, 15 December 2011
Tied Together
I have included a few close ups for your perusal too. I think this would be lovely in a white on white format for a wedding card too, just using the pearl PVA instead of the gold and a simple change of sentiment.
If you have not tried any of the Cosmic Shimmer Pva glues, they are a sheer joy to use and I think they add so much extra to a card. I highly recommend them (but I'm biased! LOL) I hope you like today's choice for the blog. All for now, Sue x
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Faux Pyramaged Trees
Hi guys! The past few weeks I have been using the Winter Trees stamp set for my samples. I haven't had a play with this set before, but what fun, don't you think! I made a quick faux pyramage card here and it only took very little time. I started with a piece of white card and I cut out a mask for my moon and placed it down with some removable adhesive. Using Chipped Sapphire Distress ink, I inked the background sky area. I wanted it to be rather intense and then fade out towards the background, but as I was doing this I decided to not do the entire background. I ended up with a circular sort of look to it and I rather liked it. I removed the mask and stamped the trees and sentiment with jet black archival ink. I lined up four alternating sizes of Grand Labels Eleven, centring them over the scene and taped them into place. I cut them and then removed them and added 3D foam pieces to the back of each ring, progressively adding another layer of it to each ring inward. The result is a card that looks like it has been properly pyramaged. I have included a pic shown from a side angle and you can see the layers in it. I cut a Grand Labels 23 as a background in white then used that die to draw around the edge and make a faux nestie in dark blue to mat it with and complete the card. This is a really fun and easy card to make if you get the chance. All for now, Sue x
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011
A Treasured Friend
Good morning crafty friends, I hope we are all doing well this December morning! As promised, here is a sneak peek at one of the cards for the shows today. I was chatting away to a friend in California while I made this card late one evening and I told her I would put it up on my blog today so she would be able to see what I was trying to describe over the phone to her!
I found this lovely decorative paper while in Florida and have been using it quite a lot. It is metallic gold and black with some cream and tan thrown in with lovely little patterns that are great for card makers. I used several of the patterns for the background on this card. The focal element was made using the Spellbinders Lacy Squares. I cut two of them and interlocked them going in different directions to form a sort of frame for my sentiment, which was stamped and cut out with one of the fancy tag dies. I did a bit of inking with Frayed Burlap while it was in the die, but it doesn't show up as well in the picture as in real life. I added one flower made from matching decorative paper, another made from the black vintage ribbon and the last one is made of felt. I like the mixture of the different styles and mediums for the flowers. I think it adds great texture and interest to a card. There is a close up picture below for you.
I was sent an email from a follower some time ago with a picture of a card they had made. It was a lovely creation and it had a feather on it. I have seen some cards with feathers prior to this but they always looked a bit garish to me, but this one was really lovely. I asked her if I could borrow her idea sometime and said that I would give her credit, but for the life of me, I cannot recall who it was that sent that email. I do apologise as my memory has been so bad recently, but please let me know if you read this and that was your idea, send an email to remind me please. Anyways, I just felt that a little black feather looked quite pretty on this card so I added it as an accent. I added some rhinestone swirls to accent the other side of the card. I hope you will tune in for some of the shows today and tomorrow (or by computer at www.createandcraft.tv) All for now, Sue x
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Monday, 12 December 2011
Frilly Flowers and Butterfly
Happy Monday all! If blogger is being kind to me then you should be seeing this post as I am half way over the Atlantic on the way back home to England. I will keep my fingers crossed and hopefully it will go up on the blog without a hitch! This is one of my favourite cards from the last bunch I did. I can't really say why but I was pleased with the way it turned out even if my photography doesn't do it much justice. I used one of the Grand Impressibilities to emboss the black background. I cut an aperature out using Labels 21 and then I cut a frame to mount over the opening for emphasis. I used a little touch of striped paper to add some colour and I apologise as I cannot recall either of the paper names I have used here. I used the coordinating pattern to cut the butterflyfrom the Fanciful Flight set and also to add some sprigs to the floral element. I like to use papers like that as it just feels more balanced to be able to bring it in again in another place on the card. The flowers were made by cutting the frilly edged ribbon down the centre. I used about 24inches for the largest flower and about half that for the smallest flower. Attach the redline tape to the cut edge so that it just covers the bottom of the ribbon by about 1/8th of an inch (just enough so it has something to tack on to). Fold the very corner down so that if the ribbon would fray, it will not show, then roll to get the centre of your flower. Once you have a small tube, then begin to add small gathers as you roll. This will cause the flower to open up more and begin to take shape. Do this to the end of your ribbon and try to keep the outside top edge of the ribbon relatively even (so the tape will be moving up the side of the flower a bit as you go). If your tape on the bottom of the flower seems too thick when you are done, you can cut it down with a pair of sharp scissors. I did try to do a visual tutorial for you on this and quickly realised that I cannot take photos and show what I am doing at the same time so I will need to enlist some help on this after I return.
I cut a few leafy pieces from the Fancy Foliage set and added some black vintage ribbon to complete the floral embellishment. There is a close up below for you of it. I just love the little bit of waviness you get from the frilly edged ribbon for these flowers. I added some black rhinestone swirls as a final embellishment for the card.
I will post a sneak peek tomorrow for the shows that I will be doing beginning Tuesday evening so please be sure to check back tomorrow won't you? All for now, Sue x
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Sunday, 11 December 2011
Just A Note
Hi guys, I wasn't quite sure about posting this one as I wasn't completely happy with how it came out. I have decided to let you be judge and jury on it (be honest but be kind, I have very thin skin!) I have used the Parisian dies for this, but rather than having them hold hands, I decided to have them hug their background colour square. The edges of the die all tuck behind the green squares so nicely, I haven't even glued or taped them in place. Using the small fleur de lis die from another set, I used it as an accent for the centres of all the squares. The sentiment was stamped and cut out with one of the Parisian accent dies, then I cut two more, one in turquoise and one in olive card. Those two were cut in half and layered behind the original by just mounting them outward a bit each time and taping them in place on the back. I cut two Parisian border die pieces and used them on the sides of the card and laced the frilly edged ribbon through them as a holder for my bow. I added a button and some twine for the centre of the bow (as I always feel they look naked otherwise!). Okay, what's the verdict, what would you think if you received this one in the post? All for now, Sue x
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1933 American Speed Convertible - Red Ryder
Bill Coulter's Speed33 Convertible
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Year: 1933
Make: American Speed
Model: Convertible
Owner: Bill Coulter
State: Arizona
It's always a good sign when, after working in an industry for a couple of decades, you get some repeat customers. Perhaps no one knows this better than Bill Coulter, whose family started an automobile dealership in the Phoenix area back in 1926 (only 14 years after the territory became a state!). Heading up the company his great uncle started and his father built, it's imperative to the Coulter franchise to work with only the best people and companies they can.
Back in the 1980s, when Doug Jerger was working with his dad (and namesake to the Arizona-based business known to all as Squeeg's Kustoms), they had the good fortune to know Bill Coulter, as he used their talents when it came to doing some paintwork on some special vehicles.
Jerger, who has run Squeeg's Kustoms in Chandler since 2004, was surprised when Bill walked into his shop and was interested in building a hot rod. Bill had some ideas on what he wanted, and he had seen the work Squeeg's had done on Daryl Wolfswinkel's 1933 roadster (the one that won the America's Most Beautiful Roadster award at the Grand National Roadster Show in 2011).
Jerger showed him what types of cars were available, and the pair eventually decided on an American Speed33 body with its collapsible convertible top. Being a major dealer in new GM vehicles, Bill wanted a GM-based drivetrain for his ride, and he wanted it to be substantial. With most of the major parameters then in place, Squeeg's set out to fulfill Bill's dream.
To get the car to sit the way they wanted, a custom chassis would have to be built. Jerger turned to Terry Palmer to fabricate the chassis that features a longer wheelbase than stock (the front crossmember was moved forward 2 inches), with all of the requisite crossmembers being designed by Jerger and precision cut with a water jet. The rearend is based on a Winters quick-change centersection with control arms and half shafts from Kugel Komponents. A total of six Aldan coilover shocks were used—four for the rear and another pair up front to go along with the Kugel IFS setup. Kugel also supplied the 90-degree brake assembly (that turns the master cylinder 90 degrees so it can fit better under the dash), which works with the pedals Squeeg's fab'd for the car. Steering is handled by a manual rack-and-pinion connected to a Tri-C Engineering tilt column, which is topped with a steering wheel that Squeeg's designed and had milled. Rounding out the car's base are the wheels from Real Rodders: 16x10 and 15x5.5 wrapped in 30-inch-tall Hoosiers and Maxxis 195/50 rubber.
Being a major GM car dealer, Bill thought it would be a good idea to use a GM-based drivetrain in the car, and he wanted something that would be aggressive. Speed Sports, based in Gilbert, Arizona, specializes in high-performance engine builds and performance tuning, and they started with an aluminum World block (that was based on the LS7 engine) and a set of World heads. Mark Clark did the assembly, which included a Scat crankshaft, Calais rods, JE pistons, and a custom-ground cam. The displacement would be dialed in at 481 cubes, and the engine's compression ratio set up at 10:1.
A Front Runner belt system was also used, as was a custom radiator from Ron Davis. A Kinsler LS7 intake manifold and injection system tops the motor, with the spark delivered from an ACCEL ignition system through MSD wires. Terry Palmer came back into the project to create the one-off headers while Joe Spovati fab'd the stainless steel exhaust system using Stainless Works mufflers. Once finished, everything was polished by Russell's Custom Polishing. The trans, assembled by Arizona Precision Transmission, is a 700-R4 controlled by a Gennie Shifter.
The repro steel body came from American Speed Company, and utilizes their fully integrated convertible top that hides under a body panel when not deployed. Squeeg's removed the door and trunk handles, rounded the corners of the trunk opening, and Matt Tomb of Tomb Enterprises rolled out a one-off hood and set of hood sides for the car. Squeeg's then gaped everything to perfection before rolling the car into their paint booth. Bill Coulter, along with his wife, Julie, had looked at several red paint panels Jerger had made up, all with a different tone and shades, and Julie picked the one they wanted for the car. Squeeg's mixed up the PPG-based paint, nicknamed Cult Red, and sprayed it at their in-house spray booth.
Once the paintjob was finished, exterior pieces, such as the headlights from Greening Auto Company and the grille from DF Metalworks, could be added. A brushed finish was used on many of the convertible's parts, with the brushed nickel being done by Jon Wright of Custom Chrome Plating while the stainless and aluminum was done by Russell's Custom Polishing.
Squeeg's also added special touches to the car, such as when they designed the one-off taillights and custom valve covers, all made by Bill Karas of Karas Kustoms in Mesa, Arizona, or the dash insert for the six Auto Meter gauges, linked by a 21-circuit wiring harness from Haywire.
For the vehicle's seating and upholstery, Squeeg's turned to Gabe's Street Rod Custom Interiors in San Bernardino, California, for a unique bench seat with a split base. Gabe's made the console, too, which houses the controls for the Vintage Air A/C system as well as the requisite cup holder. Square-weave carpet covers the floor of the cockpit and the trunk, and tan leather covers the seating and door panels.
While this car was going together (it was a four-year project start to finish) Bill took a 1932 roadster in on trade at one of his dealerships. Interestingly enough, it was a car that Squeeg's happened to build for a customer a few years earlier, so Bill ended up owning a Squeeg-built ride before his Speed33 got done. Julie also has a 1956 Bel Air in the garage—a birthday present from Bill. That car is destined to have some suspension work and some modifications done to it in the near future, so it doesn't look like Bill's association with Squeeg's will end with the just-finished convertible. Though he is already starting to break in the motor by racking up its first 1,000 easy miles, he's dying to get his foot into the 481 to see what it'll really do. It was built to drive, and that's exactly what Bill is going to do with it.
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Not a bad game, huh? The Phoenix Suns starters looks pretty much in synch already in Friday's preseason home win over the Portland Trail Blazers. As Jim said in his recap, Goran Dragic looked really sharp, super confident and in word, he Killed It.
His lack of "game shape" might have shown up in the second half when he seemed a step slower, but no worries there at this point in the calendar. Of course, Marcin Gortat and Markieff Morris made up for poor first half efforts to carry the second.
Here's my snap impressions of the team overall based on this game:
Rebounding is going to be an issue all year long unless Jermaine O'Neal is able to play a lot better than the last few years of his career would indicate or Gentry is will to sacrifice offense can play some of his bench bangers more.
Offensively, this team has a lot of weapons and with Dragic looking like a legit NBA point guard to run the show, they should score well and actually have a few new ways to put the ball in the hoop. Most notably, they can go to Luis Scola in the post (or even J.O.) which they didn't do much in this game; they can run pick and roll; they've got a few iso guys in Michael Beasley and Shannon Brown; and Jared Dudley and Wesley Johnson add floor spacing. You can see how it might be a very nice, diversified mix once we get to the regular season rotations.
Beasley really stood out for his willingness to move the ball (at least in the first half) and you could see a clear pattern emerge where he would get the shot late in the clock when plays broke down. Gentry's been wanting a player like that for the last few years.
Defensively, the jury is still out. The Blazers have a lot of work to do so while the Suns did well against them, I'm not sold yet that they are ready to stop better competition. We'll see.
The bench didn't play well in this game, but that doesn't bother me. We know Kendall Marshall isn't ready for the show so Sebastian Telfair should do a much better job at point and the rotations will be tighter.
That was a lot more words than I planned on writing as an intro to these other recap links. Suck it up.
From our cousins at SB Nation Arizona:
Goran Dragic Was Very Nash-Like, But In A Very Dragic-Like Manner - SB Nation Arizona
That was evident as Dragic created unique offense for his teammates with 5 assists in his first 15 minutes of action. Very Nash-like, but done in a very Dragic-like manner. "I think Goran is in a really good place," Coach Gentry after the game. "His idea is not to replace Steve, but to try to be the best player we want him to be. We just want him to be the best Goran he can be."
Suns vs. Blazers: Just 'a typical preseason game' - SB Nation Arizona
Finding five players, "guys that can play together," is one of the priorities that Gentry has in the preseason, and it looks like that the current starting lineup could be what we see on Opening Night. 58 points in two first quarters is what Gentry describes as "hard to do when you just throw a bunch of players together."
And from the Portland side of the fence:
Trail Blazers turn in Mixed Performance in Pre-Season Loss to Phoenix Suns - Blazer's Edge
You may recall that we've been saying for a while that there will be two sides to the Blazers' run-and-spread offense this season. When they catch opposing teams unprepared or unmotivated they're going to look pretty. When defenses remember to work and/or when the Blazers fail to execute properly those same players will look like they're walking through a collective nightmare.
And from our other local friends:
Phoenix Suns' Goran Dragic shines in win
the point guard who had one practice before preseason, got in foul trouble Wednesday night at Sacramento and supposedly would have to play himself into shape, was the one point guard to watch at US Airways Center. Handed the impossible task of following Steve Nash,Goran Dragic is comfortable in his own skin, is in a Suns system he knows and has Nash's old locker.
"The offensive rebounding is still a huge concern," Gentry said of giving up 17 offensive boards to the Blazers. "Then, I think the dribble penetration. We're going to have to do a better job of keeping the ball out of the paint."
Phoenix Suns shoot their way to first preseason win
"He's a good player," Gentry said. "I think with him the whole thing was just confidence. He needed confidence, and that's not unusual for a young player, so hopefully we're going to try to instill that in him. His overall game is better than we anticipated. He puts the ball down, he's a long guy, pretty good defender, gets out and runs. We'll just continue to try to work with him to get him to the point where he's a very consistent and very confident player."
Suns Burn The Blazers - Suns 104 Blazers 93 - Sun-N-Gun - A Phoenix Suns Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and More
The Suns have the next 4 days off as they don't play the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas until Wednesday.
And finally, the game book.
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New: Sprout Sandwich Shop
At one point, there wasn't a single sandwich shop in Kaimuki. And now, there are three. (Well, two, soon to be three.)
Sprout is the newest to take root, and it's as fresh and cute as its name. Get the Fonz, because—Whoa. It's not just the combo of prosciutto, salami and pastrami that makes it so cool, but also the zesty olive tapenade mixed with sun dried tomatoes, plus pickled red onions and crisp butter lettuce. I don't know the last time I had lettuce this good in a sandwich. The bread's perfect, too—ciabatta that's pillowy but with enough structure to hold everything together.
The other meaty sandwich—the Eddie Would Pull Pork—piles on juicy roasted pig with a Napa cabbage coleslaw (wish there were more!), but it's not as exciting as the Fonz (really, what is?). For vegetarians and vegans, there's the Yogi, with kale, carrot, cucumber and sprouts, the bread slathered with sun dried tomato hummus.
Meat or veggie, indulgent or healthy? Sprout has options, in its sandwiches and extras, which include kombucha and red velvet cupcakes. The menu is short (as are the hours), but like a good sandwich, you don't need a lot for it to be good.
Sprout, 1154 Koko Head Ave., Open Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.


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How To Replace the Defrost Heater
The defrost heater is located at the back of the freezer. It may be necessary to remove obstructions such as the contents of the freezer, freezer shelves, icemaker and the rear inside panel of the freezer.
Caution: Please read our safety information before attempting any testing or repairs.
Before replacing the defrost heater, unplug the freezer to avoid an electrical shock hazard.
The rear panel may be held in place by retainer clips or screws. Remove the screws or depress the retainer clips with a small screwdriver.
There are three primary types of defrost heater elements; exposed metal rod, metal rod covered with aluminum tape or a wire coil inside a glass tube. All three elements are tested in the same way.
The heater is connected by two wires. The wires are connected with slip on connectors. Firmly pull the connectors off of the terminals (do not pull on the wire). You may need to use a pair of needle-nose pliers to remove the connectors. Inspect the connectors and the terminals for corrosion. If the connectors are corroded they should be replaced.
Depending upon the type of defrost heater, it is held in place with clips or some other method. Remove the old heater. If your heater has a glass tube, do not touch the replacement with your bare fingers. Skin oil from your fingers will cause the heater to burn hot, resulting in damage to the heater and/or your freezer. If you do touch it, clean with a clean cloth or paper towel and rubbing alcohol.
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DRC: Children, young men flee M23 recruitment
KINSHASA, 16 August 2012 (IRIN) - Thousands of children and young men are fleeing rebel-held areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern North Kivu Province to escape forced recruitment by the insurgents, NGOs say.
"One day, five rebels of M23 stormed our town [Rugari, north of Goma, the capital of North Kivu]. They went to the chief asking him to show them all houses where they can find young men. The chief resisted, they tied him up and went on searching into houses until they arrested 36 children and [took] them away to train as fighters," said Barthelemy Schilogolo, head of local the NGO, Paix et Justice pour la Reconciliation, told IRIN.
M23 - a group of former DRC national army (FARDC) soldiers who mutinied in April - is fighting government troops in North and South Kivu; the conflict has caused the displacement of close to half a million people. A number of other local militias - known as Mai Mai - are involved in the conflict and have also been accused of human rights abuses.
According to Schilogolo, M23 fighters are under pressure to increase recruitment. "Every two days, commanders of M23 come from Bunagana [an M23-held town on the DRC-Uganda border] to Rugari for regular patrols to control how their fighters are keeping positions. I've witnessed areas where a front commander is forcefully picked up when he failed to show how many recruits he recruited," he said.
The NGO World Vision recently highlighted the issue, reporting that nearly 200 children had been forced to join the fighting. The group says the majority of refugees - an estimated 57,000, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - fleeing into neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda are children, with some reporting that they were fleeing recruitment into armed groups.
The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has also documented over 100 civilians forcibly recruited by M23 over the past four months, most of whom were young men aged 24 and under.
Auguy Sebisimbo was forcefully recruited alongside 15 other youths - including children as young as 12 - by M23 in July in his home area of Rutshuru, the main town in the area controlled by M23.
"They took us to Bunanga, gave us arms and military uniforms without any training apart from a few exercises to show us how to shoot a gun," he told IRIN.
A week into his capture, he fled during a fierce, day-long battle between M23 and FARDC forces; now back at home, he says the conflict continues to make his life difficult. "We are existing but feeling like we are not, because if the rebels recruit you by force and send you to the front line you may die. If not, it is not easy to endure the heavy gunshots that traumatize you. It is like you are dead," he said.
According to a statement by the UN Stabilization Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), at least 26 children are documented as having been forcibly recruited by M23 since April 2012, although reports indicate that the actual number is significantly higher; overall, the mission reports that more than 150 children have been recruited by armed groups in eastern DRC since the beginning of 2012. Individuals interviewed described how they were forced to carry looted goods, supplies and ammunition over long distances. Upon arrival at their destinations, they were handed uniforms and weapons and underwent military training in camps.
It added that there were also reports of the execution of civilians who resisted recruitment.
"Whilst forced recruitment by various armed groups has long characterized conflict in the DRC, numbers have increased substantially since the upsurge of recent hostilities in the east, and in particular the actions of the M23 in Rutshuru territory, North-Kivu Province," Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of MONUSCO Roger Meece said in the statement. "Using children and youth in armed conflict will create generations trained in violence, tearing apart the fabric of Congolese society."
Theme (s): Children, Conflict, Human Rights, Refugees/IDPs, Security,
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How Demagogues Con People by Selwyn Duke, Posted May 16, 2014
How do you know you're being had by a slick politician? Writing in Mein Kampf about how to manipulate people and win power, Adolf Hitler said that since the average person had a very limited memory and a "slowness of understanding," it was necessary to use only short, catchy slogans and repeat them often. Sound familiar?
Hope and Change!
Of course, this tactic isn't restricted to any one leader, but is as old as demagoguery itself. Slogans are very effective, which is why they are the heart of advertising: "Coke is it!" "Just Do It" "Mmm mm good" "They're G-r-r-r-r-eat!" "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking" (setting things to rhyme or music facilitates memorization; this accounts for the rhythmic meter and repetitive structure in the Iliad and the Odyssey and why the Homeric bards were able to memorize such tomes). Sure, producers could sometimes provide technical explanations for why their products are superior, and often they couldn't, but it doesn't matter because they aren't trying to appeal to the intellect. They want to engage you emotionally.
The reality of emotion's power is why we have the Jesuit saying, "Give me a child until he is seven and I will give you the man" and the Bible's counsel, "Train a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." It's why Boston College education professor William Kilpatrick wrote, quoting Plato on the Greek method for youth formation, that an "imaginative education" providing "examples of nobility and grace" "paves the way" for a "reasoned morality" by creating "an 'erotic [emotional] attachment' to virtue" and "making it more likely that the grown child will happily accept the dictates of reason." Shape a person's emotions when he is still wet clay and continue the process until he hardens, and he will likely be hardened on either virtue or vice, as the case may be. And, barring some vessel-shattering trauma or conversion, that will be the shape of the man.
Of course, young adults and older ones can be manipulated emotionally, too, especially when the approach appeals to their already hardened moral framework. And one of the most important aspects of self-examination is asking, "How have my emotions been shaped?" Am I embracing my beliefs because they are right or simply because they feel right? Am I, at least on certain issues, a person who cannot be reasoned out of a position because I have not reasoned myself into it, to paraphrase Ben Franklin?
One clue you've been manipulated emotionally is simple: Valid arguments are never just one word. Oh, commands can be one word. Emotional triggers can be one word. Demagoguery can be one word. But there is a reason why great philosophers wrote vast works: an explanation of a truth is invariably longer than the expression of the truth. It's one reason why a catechism is far longer than the Ten Commandments.
I've also never seen a valid argument encapsulated in just one slogan or even saying. It's surely true that "Boys will be boys," but the psychological explanation of how exactly they act, or why, requires more than four words.
And just imagine that we applied what we accept from politicians to other areas in which we need expertise. Let's say you went to a doctor and, upon asking for his prescription, he screamed "Health!" Or imagine you booked a lesson with a tennis instructor and his only advice for improvement was "develop skill!" I doubt you'd think the experience was worth the fee.
Now we come to the issues. Your position on, let's say, marriage, abortion or immigration may or may not be valid, but if one word or slogan is all you have to back it up, you don't have a valid argument for it. And if that is truly all you have, chances are that you were won over in an invalid manner — through sloganeering. Again, this is true even if the position you arrived at may happen to be valid.
"Equality!" or "Choice!" isn't an argument; it's a word. "Marriage equality!" or "Our strength lies in our diversity" isn't an argument; it's a slogan. By the way, the same applies to "liberty." I surely believe man should have appropriate freedoms and that they're being trampled today, but shouting "liberty!" tells us nothing about what "appropriate" freedoms would be exactly, how this is determined or how they can be secured. Note, this isn't to say that battle cries aren't sometimes useful and necessary. But the subject here isn't rallying the troops but intellectual and moral growth.
Now, when analyzing whether we have arguments or just slogans, there is a trap we can easily fall into: thinking that arguing with others is synonymous with having an argument. Sure, if someone contradicts us on an issue we're passionate about, we'll certainly have our retorts. But the question is, if we were simply asked, without being challenged egotistically, to explain the reasoning behind our position, would our response amount to little more than a slogan? Do we instinctively fall back on slogans or reasoned arguments?
Having said all this, the medicine this article administers is insufficient for many of the patients it aims to reach. For it is not a slogan but is appealing to slogan-oriented people; it is the using of an intellectual appeal to address an emotional issue. It was understandable why Debby Boone sang "It can't be wrong when it feels so right," for something that appeals to the intellect but cannot touch the heart (either because of its deficiencies or because the heart is hardened to it) can never "feel" as good as what grabs the emotions because the intellect doesn't "feel" at all. This bane of humanity is what C.S. Lewis spoke of in The Abolition of Man when writing, "Without the aid of trained emotions the intellect is powerless against the animal organism."
So a better first step would be to help people develop an "erotic attachment" to virtue, "erotic" meaning "passionate" in this sense. But this is very difficult to do with adults in any case, and it's not the purpose of reasoned commentary.
Regardless, those who have ears to hear and eyes to see should take heed. As with the late Christopher Hitchens, whose great reasoning powers became clouded when discussing religion, even the best of us can have areas where we're governed by that most unwise of helmsmen: passion. And whether individually or as a people, the more powerless we are against the animal organism, the more animalistic we become.
More articles and bio for Selwyn Duke…
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Can the 2008 Election be won by a Slogan?
Hitchens is not Great: The Poison of Pride
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Samantha- Rodeo + Dark Angel
Jacket- Black faux furry Jacob jacket from Jacob store in Toronto
Sweater- Burgundy Jean Paul Gaultier from Century 21 store in New York
Hat- All Saints studded hat from All Saints store in New York
Necklace/Purse- Jenny Bird black leather bag called the "studded pouchette" purse from Sample Sale in Toronto
Leggings- Black sequin Aldo leggings from Aldo Accessories store in Toronto
Shoes- Alexander Wang Anouk beatle boots from AlexanderWang.com
Dog- Marni (aka Marns, MarMar, Princess Toadstool) Beckerman
The Look- Rodeo + Dark Angel
Fun Fact: I just got this Jenny Bird bag at our Sample Sale this weekend! I love the round silver studs on it. .. she designs such cool bags! I love wearing it as a necklace instead of a shoulder bag.. it's sooo punk and street style inspired and it opens up like a fortune cookie! It's sooo fabulous for the winter because instead of holding a bag, I can keep my hands warm in my pockets or have them free for throwing snowballs! Pin It Now!
24 comments:
- Render Sublime said...
OK, there is so much in this outfit that I love.... where to start.... those Alexander Wang boots are to die for, the necklace/purse is so creative and you're wearing sequin leggings in the snow. Thats just the start. AMAZING!
- February 8, 2011 at 1:23 AM
love love love your boots ;))
- February 8, 2011 at 1:25 AM
- Absolutely Mrs. K said...
what a vendor combination: sparkling leggings (which you would normally wear on a night out)+ the big coat+ the heavy boots. It looks fabulous. It's so great to see how you can combine a not so easy garment in such a way that it looks stunning in the day time. The purse with the studs gives your look a little bit of a rock and rolla feeling (and how great is it to wear it as a necklace, practical and beautiful).
- February 8, 2011 at 2:35 AM
- TIMELESS IS MORE said...
loving the coat , the boots and your pomerian!!
- February 8, 2011 at 2:46 AM
Love the fur so much and the dog is cute!
- February 8, 2011 at 3:56 AM
- mispapelicos said...
Samantha, You look fantastic: all black in contrast with the whte of the snow.
Brilliant idea to wear the bag as a pendant...
- February 8, 2011 at 4:58 AM
- fashion clocked said...
love this the deep red and the black shaggy coat. Wow the studded pouchette is super cool I was trying to work out what it was in the sample sale shots- id love to see the way it opens sounds awesome. Still inlove with the anouck wang boots- sexy stuff!Katie.xx
fashion clocked
- February 8, 2011 at 5:06 AM
- Collette Osuna said...
FUN pics....love the coat...and of course your furbaby:)
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- February 8, 2011 at 6:35 AM
- Černá Moora said...
You are awesome! Love your style, every single photo is so much optimistic :)
- February 8, 2011 at 10:21 AM
- Mileide Almeida said...
amazing pants!! =O
- February 8, 2011 at 12:25 PM
- Henar said...
OMG, those leggins are TDF!!! Stunning!
- February 8, 2011 at 2:12 PM
- theisiwayoflife {isi} said...
Soooo amazing !!!!
greetz from Germany
- February 8, 2011 at 2:34 PM
- FRANKIE HEARTS FASHION said...
First of all that dog is majorly presh and those leggings are on a whole other level of fierceness. Looking hot girl! xx
- February 8, 2011 at 3:01 PM
- fashion clocked said...
hey lovelieeeessss! just read your comments so cool you totally get my vibe! wahhhh ysl i wishhhhh it is actually asos white collection and seriously the quality is amazing- it comes with a special pouch, and really cool fat gunmetal chain option that sneakily hinges inside!! im on the hunt for for more cuffs i could so easily cuff everything!Katie.xx
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- February 8, 2011 at 4:07 PM
- Unknown said...
loving this look, those books are killer. and the lipstick and the fur. it's all so wonderful.
- February 8, 2011 at 5:20 PM
- Lisa Griffin said...
bag as a necklace to keep your hands warm- genius!!!!
- February 8, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- Aubrey and Melissa said...
Thanks so much for the comment! Cute blog, love the dog in this photo. Super cute. I would love it if we followed each other?
- February 8, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Fat Aus said...
I LOVE the jacket so much!
- February 9, 2011 at 7:42 AM
- | l e n e r d | said...
adoooored the fur + doggie dog! its so cute
you look adorable and comfy!
- February 9, 2011 at 7:55 AM
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! Such amazing outfit! And how did you manage to wear the clutch as a necklace?! It's so cool
- February 9, 2011 at 4:03 PM
- Taylor said...
I absolutely LOVE the shaggy fur and A. Wang boots. I wanted those boots so badly! And your dog is so cute, it looks like he enjoys being in the snow.
- February 9, 2011 at 8:38 PM
- Neysa Bové said...
this outfit is HOT, so awesome!!! xo -nb
- February 10, 2011 at 5:01 PM
- Sylvia said...
this is fuckin baller, samantha! i wanna steal this outfit!
i wander, i wonder
- February 11, 2011 at 1:42 PM
Amazing boots, GOD! Perfect heel!
- February 21, 2011 at 10:34 AM