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I'm starting to wonder... how good could this team be if they had a PP that could score goals? They've gone from a team that couldn't score a 5 on 5 goal to save their lives to a team that can't seem to find any way to score with an extra skater or even two extra skaters. They've now scored 4 or more goals in 4 of their last 8 games and scored a season high 5 last night with Koivu's empty netter to put the Avalanche away. If the Wild can somehow find a way to capitalize on the PP with more consistency, they'll be in the chase for the number one spot in the Northwest division.
This team is starting to look very impressive as far as their line combinations are concerned! I'm starting to think the Rupp trade is looking border line genius! Big bodied winger that has surprisingly soft hands and puck handling ability. He has only 3 points with one goal in 17 games, but has been danger close to about a half dozen more that just didn't cross the line. Mitchell has been a pleasant surprise as well with his speed and energy and nose for the net. The 4th line looks as good as any on the ice as of late and they are creating just as many scoring chances as are the top lines! Who would have thought Konopka would have been asked to actually play the game of hockey in between his slug fests? And he's looking the part of a genuine 4th line center versus just being a goon and face off specialist and that is helping this team win games.
I think Matt Cullen could easily be penciled in for team MVP at this point. I think it's definitely between him, Parise and Ryan Suter. But Cullen has been the offensive catalyst for the team this season... Notching his 17th point of the season, he's all over the ice and assisted Tori Mitchell on the games first goal last night when he was double shifted on the 4th line after Konopka's bout with Cody McCleod. He's also currently ranked 11th in the league in faceoff % at 57.3% and 2nd in the league for home faceoff % at 59.8%.
Suter tallied his 20th assist last night with 3 in the game, and continues to prove his invaluable worth as the number one D man on this team. Parise continues to show he's one of the hardest working players in the NHL and directly contributed to one of the Wilds most impressive scoring plays of the season last night when he shoveled the third of a tic tac toe passing play to the stick of Koivu that pulled Varlamov so far out of the net that Koivu had time to decide which part of the empty cage he wanted to deposit the puck in, which turned out to be the game winner.
Defense still has some holes to fill. I think Falk's days are now numbered, he continues to look unimpressive and mistake prone on a nightly basis. His size is pretty much all he has going for him at this point.
I'm interested to see what Brett Clark is going to bring to this defense, by the looks of his AHL season this year( 17 points in 18 games)he's got to be an upgrade over Falk, maybe even Gilbert.
That leads right into Tom Gilbert. He is another big question mark on this team. Simply put, he's a turnover machine. He doesn't belong on the PP and he certainly doesn't have the skill to warrant the cutsie little behind the back pass attempts he likes to try and execute when he can't even seem to make a basic pass without turning the puck over. For a top 4 defenseman, he's certainly isn't earning that $3.5 million a year paycheck.
Aside from his little bit of offensive upside, I don't like any facet of Gilberts game. I hope once Dumba is ready (hopefully by next season) the Wild cut ties with Mr. Gilbert and his bloated salary.
And what can you really say about the absolutely amazing play of Jonas Brodin?! This guy is a superstar in the making. He scored his first career NHL goal last night on a laser wrist shot and this kid just looks like he's got future perenial all star stamped on his forehead. The incredible poise this kid shows is like watching a 10 year grizzled veteran and he's only 19 years old! Kudos on that pick Fletch!
With all of that, the Wild still need to find a way to start consistently beating the contending teams like Anaheim and Vancouver if they want to vie for a playoff birth this season.
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Paul F. Diehl and Charlotte Ku's new framework for international law divides it into operating and normative systems. The authors provide a theory of how these two systems interact, which explains how changes in one system precipitate changes and create capacity in the other. A punctuated equilibrium theory of system evolution, drawn from studies of biology and public policy studies, provides the basis for delineating the conditions for change and helps explain a pattern of international legal change that is often infrequent and sub-optimal, but still influential.Read more
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Day 216 - Young Grasshopper [Update]
Okay, so here we are roughly 28 hours later and our little grasshopper is now of mutant proportions. The incredible growing insect takes up to 72 hours to reach its fully-grown adult stage, so look forward to yet another update within the next couple of days.
Take a look at the label. A man jumps from hay-bale to hay-bale, "grass-hopping" so to speak.
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Once upon a time I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President.
I just got this this morning via email, too...am SO glad you posted it. WAKE UP, AMERICA is right.
If you guys are getting this in e-mail, can you ask the sender to at least put my name on it? I'm the author and I'm tired of tracking this down.
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The Obamanable One will sign the treaty because he is a radical communist. The signing is a tactical ploy to 1st. Further erode the unalienable rights bestowed to us by "our Creator", and handed over to us by way of the very document he fraudulently swore to up hold and defend-the Constitution, and 2nd. Steal more money from those who produce to do his part among his fellow socialist miscreants to bring about a world government of absolutism.
Hussein Obama is a liar, a deceiver, a manipulator, and a complete and utter fraud who has no conscience. 1st. The vehement fight for the suffocation or lethal injection of born alive babies 'marked for death'. That's what the executioners in the killing rooms call babies that are to be killed-babies 'marked for death.' 2nd. The raising of over $1,000,000 to get his Marxist Muslim cousin Ray Odinga elected and establish Sharia law. Over 1,000 innocents were literally butchered with machetes by Muslims who supported Hussein Obama and his 'cause.' Thousands of Christians had to flee for their lives. 3rd. The Obamanable One's meddling in Honduras seeking to overthrow their own constitution.
Obama believes in the AGW (anthropogenic or man-made global warming) theory. He believes in "economic and social justice" and that logically leads to "climate justice." He may believe that the US owes a "climate debt" to the rest of the world. What better way to lead the charge than to carry the ultimate banner of the radical left -- wealth redistribution -- under the auspices of the "crises of climate change.
Death and destruction have no effect on this piece of trash as long as death and/or destruction parallel his goals-whatever his cause.
This is a "somewhat" spin off of the Old Testament story of Job - perhaps Mr. Gleaves would like to give credit where credit is due? Is chairman zero satan in this version?
Otherwise a fully comprehensible tale of exactly what all of U.S. should expect from this administration - or any other administration for that matter - no sense in pretending to be non-partisan anymore! I've decided to become an equal opportunity disliker - and dislike everyone in deecee with equal vigor.
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Intercultural Pragmatics Research on Written Emails in an Academic Environment
As an important part of information technology, email is now pervasive in our everyday lives. In western universities, email is widely used in the academic environment. Although it functions as a modern communication tool, email is also a good channel for students to practice their second language. However, how to write an appropriate email in an academic environment is seldom taught to English as a foreign language (EFL) and English as a second language (ESL) students. In this research study, through analyzing 30 feedbacks from EFL, ESL and English as native language (ENL) students, some linguistic differences were identified, analyzed and discussed. It is apparent that some linguistic features are instinctive to ESL learners while others are more obscure and therefore hard to acquire. Email, because of its special linguistic features and wide application should be given more attention in English education in China.
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Thank you for helping out...I have a couple good leads on windows and boards. Hopefully within the next week I can get a move on on this thing.
Other projects come to mind: fix the bed (Put together by an engineer and a carpenter of sorts. Haven't gotten a good night's sleep on it since I moved. Kind of ironic since I and an old roommate - raver boy - put it together the first time. Took nearly four hours, but was sturdy as anything.), lower the pile of mending, darning, finishing that has been looming over me reproachfully for the past several months.
I've been doing some serious soul-searching over the past several weeks and have decided on what might be a good 'five year plan' for me. It feels pretty good to have something to work towards. Got the final invoice yesterday for a large student loan that I've been working on for several years now: $90 and change. Can't tell you what a weight has been lifted off me there. Now, to tackle the dead cat and the computer.
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of varying extracellular pH on the recovery of hyperthermic damage and the development of thermotolerance in L1A2 cells following heating at 42°.
When two hyperthermic treatments of 1.5 hr at 42° each were separated, the cell survival increased and reached a maximum at the end of a 10-hr interval at 37° (recovery ratio, 12.8). The recovery of the capacity to accumulate sublethal damage as measured by the return of the extrapolation number was complete and occurred within the first 4 hr, while the additional increase in survival for a fractionation interval of 4 to 10 hr resulted from the development of thermotolerance evidenced by an increase in D0. The D0 of the hyperthermic cell survival curve increased from 30 to 124 min, and at the end of a 24-hr interval D0 was 50 min.
If the cells were treated in a modified Krebs-Ringer-phosphate buffer instead of Eagle's basal medium at various pH's, no difference was found at pH 7.2. A decrease of the extracellular pH from 7.2 to 6.3 resulted in a decreased cell survival at 42°. This was due to a change in the shoulder of the cell survival curve (altered capacity to accumulate sublethal heat damage) reflected by decreased extrapolation numbers. However, there was no change in sensitivity. Fractionation of two equal heat treatments each of 1.5 hr indicated that survival was maximally enhanced at the end of a 10-hr interval both at pH 7.2 and at pH 6.5. However, at pH 6.5, this enhancement was reduced by approximately 55% compared to that at pH 7.2.
At pH 6.8 and 6.5, the development of thermotolerance was partially inhibited, and at the end of a 10-hr interval, the D0's were 94 and 72 min, respectively. Furthermore, thermotolerant cells were not sensitized at the lower pH. In contrast, lowering the pH to 6.5 either during the interval separating the heat treatments or during the interval as well as during the second heat treatment resulted in a reduced development of thermotolerance similar to that observed in cells treated at pH 6.5 for the entire treatment.
The above-mentioned data indicate that reducing the extracellular pH partially inhibits the development of thermotolerance, and it seemed that a low pH in the interval was particularly responsible for the observed inhibition of thermotolerance development. As pH in tumors seems to be lower than that of the surrounding normal tissue, the results in this study may indicate the use of fractionated hyperthermia as a way of increasing the therapeutic ratio.
↵1 This work was supported by the Danish Cancer Society and Krista and Viggo Petersen's Foundation.
↵2 To whom requests for reprints should be addressed, at The Institute of Cancer Research, Radiumstationen, Nörrebrogade 44, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark.
- Received November 30, 1978.
- Accepted March 21, 1979.
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FC Vaslui is a professional football club from Vaslui, Romania. The club was founded in 2002 and plays in Liga I. The club's best league finish was in 2009–10 and in 2010–11, when they finished both seasons in third place. Since its foundation, FC Vaslui finish each season, in a higher rank than the previous. The club traditionally plays in green-yellow shirts.
FC Kuban (Russian: Футбольный клуб "Кубань" Краснодар) is a Russian football club based in Krasnodar. In 2011 will play in the Russian Premier League after having won the Russian First Division in 2010.
FC Kuban is one of the oldest football clubs in Russia, leading its history since the founding team Dynamo in Krasnodar NKVD, then repeatedly changing institutional affiliation because of political expediency in the USSR.
All members of the club and the fans are called kubantsy (on the name of the club and historical and geographic area Kuban), or yellow-green (according to the official club colours).
Also among a large part of the fans club popular name Cossacks. In addition, there are several informal names associated with the club colours: The Canaries (by analogy with the similar colors of French FC Nantes and English Norwich City F.C.) and The Toads (used mainly foes Club as well as part of kuban ultras).
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The Worcester School Committee has a rare TUESDAY meeting tomorrow night at 7 pm. It is preceded by our annual school choice hearing at 6:45; you can find the meeting agenda here.
The school choice hearing is something we are required to do annually. Each year, the Worcester School Committee has to vote on if we will allow students to choose to come to Worcester from out of town (we must allow our students to go to other districts; we can decide if we wish to take those from elsewhere.) Generally, we do, on a space available basis. The hearing is to allow any member of the public to speak on this issue prior to our vote.
There is no report of the Superintendent.
The EAW wishes to enter negotiations regarding the new requirement that all of our employees be fingerprinted so as to be screened by the national database, something which Massachusetts was the only remaining state to fail to do.
We have the reporting out of Teaching, Learning, and Student Supports; my notes on that meeting are here.
We have a few personnel items reporting out from Administration.
We have a report on state funding remaining for North High School through MSBA.
We have a report on the number of art and music teachers and the number of study halls by high school.
We have congratulations to pass along to our DECA students and to the Burncoat robotics team!
We're having a budget hearing!
We're sending the audit reports off to F&O (as we do each year).
Rep. O'Day's bill on homeless students is before us for consideration.
Miss Biancheria is asking for a report on dropouts and one on the collaboration with the youth opportunities office.
I'm doing my annual request for a report on the demographics and MCAS scores of Worcester's charter schools.
I've also asked that we ensure that our student reps are elected (per student request, incidentally).
And I'm asking for the number and percentage of students that opted out of the March PARCC pilot with a similar report requested for the June pilot.
Mr. Monfredo is asking for MASC's legal opinion on the ongoing grant administration issue with the city.
He's also asking for a report on "the successes" of the AVID program.
Administration asks that we elect our representative and alternate to the MASC conference in November (h/t to Dr. Friel, who I believe is making sure we get the early bird rate on this!).
Mr. O'Connell is filing an item on the Norrback and Roosevelt dual language program.
Mr. Monfredo deserves congratulations for receiving the Ubuntu award from ACE!
We're being asked to recognize the good work of Professor Wagner's classes at Chandler Magnet and of Working for Worcester citywide.
We're sending our annual, required, school lunch price increase off to subcommittee (this would be an increase for the 2014-15 school year).
And we have an executive session at 6, discussing a grievance and negotiations with the instructional assistants.


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Pollination – David Cloud
POLLINATION (Friday Church News Notes, July 14, 2017, www.wayoflife.org firstname.lastname@example.com, 866-295-4143) The pollination system is a finely-tuned symbiotic process that involves countless different types of flowers, insects, and birds, all perfectly integrated to maintain life. The yucca plant depends on … Continue reading
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A new callabo from Jay and Jay. If you didn't already hear, Jay Electronica signed to Roc Nation. I have always been lacking new music from Electronica. I never thought of him as a consistent artist, it seems like he was never putting out enough work. I have a strong feeling that this is about to change. Jay Electronica is one of the best lyricists in the game and hes deffinantly heading in the right direction with this one. Also, the night Jay Z announced Elect's signing to Roc Nation, Jay Electronica performed a song called The Announcement which captures the voice of John F. Kennedy. Download that below…
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We began these posts with the statement of James Montgomery Boice; "The third chapter of Hosea is, in my judgment, the greatest story in the bible." We certainly agree with Boice. We said that this chapter contained tremendous truths in the light of the awfulness of sin. Israel had been unfaithful to God and had worshipped the false gods that surrounded them. They had loved them, worshipped them, sacrificed to them, and had trusted them. Yet God loved them with and everlasting love. It is no secret of the depths that Israel had sank as we read the Old Testament. The second truth depicted in this chapter was that of the awfulness of sin. We saw the awfulness of sin depicted by the humiliation and bondage of Gomer as she was stripped naked and put up for sale as a slave. She had lost her freedom, her dignity, and was about to be sold to the complete control of another. Of course this is the picture of the human race in bondage to sin. We have no freedom (no life as a matter of fact) no dignity and we are at the whim and will of sin. Thanks be, unto the living God that this chapter does end here, but also depicts one more tremendous truth. Hosea was dispatched by God to the capital city of Samaria where he bid on his wife and purchased her out of the slave market. Hosea put clothes on her and as Boice wrote, "…led her away…and claimed that love from her that was now his right." What love! We see this love of God throughout the Bible! God dispatched his Son to the market place of sin, death, and bondage which held each one of his elect and he purchased us for himself. Here we attempt to fathom the unfathomable! We are depicted by Gomer. We had been sold naked and chained in the market place of sin. Christ gave his blood, the evidence of his life poured out as the payment to the Father to appease his justice and wrath. Then the most unthinkable and incomprehensible thing took place, the Father wrapped us in the righteous robes of his dear Son. We are now his to do his bidding. We have been told; "go and sin no more." We are drawn irresistibly back to verse 3, "…you must dwell as mine for many days. You shall not play the whore, or belong to another…so will I also be to you." Now we rejoice in the fact that our sins have been atoned for, we have acceptable dress in the presence of God and we belong to him. We have been made free, free to become his slave – a slave of righteousness.
Yes, Mr. Boice, Hosea chapter 3 is the greatest chapter in the bible, if not the greatest chapter in the Old Testament. It is in fact the most amazing love story ever!


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OilSC ICO [Review]
The Oil and Gas Supply Chain ICO (Symbol: OILSC) is aimed at the global oil and gas industry, with a particular focus on the waste management market. Over $5 billion flows through the market for drilling waste disposal every year, and OILSC plans on creating a blockchain-based platform for the management of these contracts.
The OILSC ICO will issue a total of 180 million ERC20-compliant tokens, which are intended to be used as a seamless medium of exchange between companies, organizations and government agencies involved in the supply chain.
About the waste management industry
Globally, the oil and gas industry generates over $1.2 trillion in revenue every year. Responsible waste management is an integral part of this industry, and the efficient provision of services are crucial – especially in terms of environmental protection. Ensuring that byproducts of the drilling processes are safely disposed of amounts to a market worth over $5 billion per year.
Like any paper-driven market, the processes that underpin these contracts are ripe for disruption. The oil and gas industry has realized this, and a consortium led by BP and Royal Dutch Shell is already working on a blockchain platform for modernizing this industry.
By focusing on the waste management vertical, OILSC aims to become a seamless platform for the provision of these related services.
How OILSC solves current-day problems
OILSC is building a modern platform for suppliers, producers and contractors to define, agree and execute contracts, all backed by the Ethereum blockchain. Organizations will be able to create and publish projects with their requirements, enabling suppliers to bid on them. Successful bids result in OILSC tokens being held in escrow by a smart contract until the work is completed.
The OILSC platform has utilities beyond contract management in the oil and gas industry. Another market ripe for disruption is excess water use: Onshore oil wells produce enormous amounts of water as part of the production process, most of which is simply sent back into the well. The OILSC marketplace model has the potential to improve water sustainability on-shore by having that water prepared for agricultural and industrial use without lowering the water table. With an effective OILSC system in place, water can be appropriately valued, traded, and put where it is most needed.
An opportunity exists for the Oil and Gas Supply Chain platform to extend into this, and other potential new energy markets – creating an effective system to value and trade these resources will be crucial in unlocking new value.
About the OilSC team
The Oil and Gas Supply Chain ICO is headed up by a team with experience in supply chain management, business systems, and blockchain technology. The OILSC team is supported by an Industry Team with over 110 years combined experience in oil, gas, and engineering.
On the development side, the OILSC team has engaged the services of SIMFORM, a reputable software development firm with experience in blockchain technology. Development of the smart contract platform is already underway, with updates provided on a public site.
About the ICO
The OILSC ICO is currently live, and will end on 21 February 2018. OILSC tokens can be purchased with Ether, at a rate of 1 ETH = 3850 OILSC. The bonuses are as follows:
- Minimum 3 ETH will receive 25% bonus OILSC
- Minimum 5 ETH will receive 40% bonus OILSC
- As an existing investor, refer new investors for a 10% OILSC referral bonus
A maximum of 180 million tokens will be issued, with 50 million held in reserve by the OILSC team for the development of the platform. Tokens will be credited to your wallet within 72 hours of purchase, and negotiations are underway to list the tokens on 3 crypto-exchanges for trading.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1695903137823507702018-05-29T01:55:22.345-05:00Just Passing ThroughBarbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-18860988137558387522009-05-28T21:01:00.003-05:002009-05-28T21:07:56.648-05:00Fantabulous Alpha
Whew, what a busy week this has been. It has just flown by and I realized that I have not posted the alpha to the Fantabulous kit yet. For some reason, it's been hard for me to get back in the swing of things. Anyway, enjoy this alpha.
Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-10238767985838877562009-05-25T21:27:00.003-05:002009-05-25T21:34:11.194-05:00Fantabulous Elements
We are finishing school this week and I am ready for a break. It's been raining a lot here lately. My garden is really growing. I have tiny green tomatoes the size of large marbles. Here are the elements to the Fantabulous kit. I haven't had a lot of time so this kit is kind of small but it's the quality, not quantity, right?

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-20353259878401802472009-05-22T23:51:00.003-05:002009-05-22T23:55:44.463-05:00Fantabulous PapersI'm here again. I've been working on a kit I call Fantabulous. It's kind of a simple kit. I hope you can use it. My computer has been giving me problems so my husband wiped the hard drive again. He just did it in March but it was really running slow. Anyway, I'm back up and running now.

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-87741043233007570022009-05-12T06:40:00.001-05:002009-05-12T06:40:00.124-05:00Beach Papers
We had a great time in Panama City, Florida. We stayed in a condo right on the beach. There was a lot of competition as Katie was competing with gymnasts from 8 states but she did well and we are very proud of her. We went to the beach everyday. The girls enjoyed boogie-boarding and making sand castles. My oldest daughter even made a dolphin sand sculpture. There was quite a bit of noise there as Thunder Beach Bike Week was going on at the same time as we were there. There was an estimated 300,000 bikers there so we heard motorcycles a lot. I took some of my pictures and made a mini-kit of Beach papers for you. I hope you can use these.

On a sad note, Bear never came home.

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-39086602210385758722009-05-11T11:20:00.004-05:002009-05-11T11:26:18.039-05:00Back from vacation

Just wanted to let you know that I'm back from Florida. I haven't had a moment to work on any freebies but I am posting a few pictures that I took from our trip. I'll write more about our trip later.

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-37600506110849601512009-04-28T06:10:00.001-05:002009-04-28T06:10:00.914-05:00Layouts I've doneWe're heading to Florida and will be gone a while so I won't be posting as I won't have internet access but I wanted to post a couple of layouts that I made of my youngest.

 Credit for resources used: Mandy Stewart-Overlayed Collection
Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-7636386675061884232009-04-24T06:06:00.000-05:002009-04-24T06:06:00.858-05:00Rain AlphaHappy Friday to everyone! I'm ready for school to be out. How about you? Today I have for you the alpha for the Rain kit. It's appropriately little rain drops. I hope you like it.

Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-57979329822982342332009-04-23T12:08:00.004-05:002009-04-23T12:10:54.401-05:00Broken Link to Animal Prints is repairedMoosieD let me know that the link to my Animal Prints Papers was broken so I repaired it. I don't know why 4shared does this but I have had this happen more than once. All of my links should be active so if you ever come across one that is broken, please let me know and I will have it repaired.Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-10385858970386858122009-04-23T06:08:00.000-05:002009-04-23T06:08:00.564-05:00Rain Elements

My clematis at the mailbox is in full bloom now. I've had 3 neighbors comments on it. I had posted a close-up of the what the flowers looks like a few posts back but I wanted to show you what the whole vine looks like now.

Here's the elements to the Rain kit. I hope you can use them. Have a blessed day!

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-77336385506806087082009-04-22T06:18:00.000-05:002009-04-22T06:18:00.395-05:00Rain Papers- Part 3
I hope you have been enjoying the Rain papers this week. This is the last download for the papers. If you missed the first two downloads, you can snag those by reading the two previous posts. Thanks to everyone for the encouraging comments about my fur-baby. Still no sign of Bear. It's amazing how much I miss that little gray fur-face. I'm still hoping she makes it home. I covet your prayers so, please, continue to pray for her.

Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-70404355567909818272009-04-21T06:12:00.000-05:002009-04-21T06:12:00.518-05:00Rain Papers - part 2
My daughter and I went and posted "Lost Cat" posters all over the neighborhood yesterday and we asked some children in the neighboring area if they had seen a cat and this little girl said that she had seen a gray cat a couple of days ago go into the sewer underground and she showed us where. My daughter had a couple of friends with her who went to the sewer and called for Bear, our missing cat. We did hear a meow from the sewer but we had no way of getting her. One of my daughter's friends suggested calling the fire department to get her out. I went over to the local fire department and asked if they could help so three firemen came over and lifted the grate and a cat did come out but it was not my Bear. Sadly, she is still missing. We did feel so grateful to the fire department that my daughter made brownies and we took them over to them as a small token of our appreciation. They really are our "heroes"!

Here's the second part to the Rain papers. These papers will be in 3 downloads as the file is so huge. If you missed the first part, you can snag it in yesterday's post. Enjoy your day!

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-46772405862881564032009-04-20T08:31:00.004-05:002009-04-20T08:46:57.844-05:00Rain Papers
One of our cats, Bear, has been missing since Thursday. She got out of the house while I was at the gym with my youngest and we haven't seen her since. She used to be an outdoor cat but she had a stroke and nearly died. She got better but she has never been the same cat so we keep her indoors. My youngest is heart-broken as well as the rest of the family. If you think about it, we'd appreciate a prayer for her safe return.

I decided to just start with a new kit without the preview this week. If you like my blog header and sides, I think you will like this kit. It's simply called "Rain". I actually made this kit last year but wanted to wait until this month of April to give it to you. The papers come in 3 parts as the file is big. Today you get the first download. If you want all of the papers, you'll have to come back.

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-29604289589684575152009-04-17T06:04:00.001-05:002009-04-17T06:04:00.935-05:00Colorful Grunge Alpha 2The weeks seem to be flying by. Hubby planted tomato plants today. There's nothing like a fresh home-grown tomato! You'll never want to eat a store-bought tomato again. We also plant cucumbers, summer squash, bell peppers, and cantaloupe. Yum! Here is the 2nd alpha to the Colorful Grunge kit. The cute little basket in the preview is from Granny Art. You should check out her stuff. Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-38327087681413976302009-04-16T12:42:00.003-05:002009-04-16T12:46:06.100-05:00Colorful Grunge Alpha
Just a quick post to give you the alpha to the Colorful Grunge kit. I also just finished another alpha for it today which I will post tomorrow. Have a blessed day!

Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-58381102087543910802009-04-15T06:05:00.000-05:002009-04-15T06:05:00.481-05:00Colorful Grunge Elements
I've received positive comments on this kit so it looks like it's a hit. We've been pretty busy with my youngest at the gym. She is getting ready for Regionals which is in Panama City, Florida so we are making a vacation out of the trip. The girls have only been to Florida once so we are really looking forward to it. For those of you that live in or near Panama City, is there anywhere that we should not miss? Here are the grungy elements for you. Let me know what you think.

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-49305489061649810752009-04-13T06:39:00.000-05:002009-04-13T06:39:00.061-05:00Colorful Grunge Papers
I really like grungy digi-stuff and the colors in this kit are some of my favorites so I made a kit that has both! I hope you can use this kit and, of course, I would love to see any layouts that you make. It amazes me how much talent is out there. I want to see it! Come on, you know you have ideas already!

Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-50519876910011918812009-04-11T18:39:00.002-05:002009-04-11T18:42:49.368-05:00Colorful Grunge Sneak Preview
I just finished a new kit today and will be starting it this Monday. I wanted to give you a sneak preview so you know what's coming. I'm taking the day off tomorrow to celebrate Jesus, the Risen Savior! Happy Easter to everyone!
Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-69762732406653074372009-04-11T09:05:00.005-05:002009-04-11T09:14:07.239-05:00Spring has sprung!

It is a beautiful morning here in Mississippi. Flowers are blooming and birds are singing. I took these pictures this morning from my yard. I hope you take a few moments to enjoy all of God's creation. This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-90944810631761212792009-04-09T06:13:00.000-05:002009-04-09T06:13:00.630-05:00Embossed Tree Buttons
I was looking through my hard drive and found more odds and ends for you. Today I have some Embossed Tree Buttons. They would work well with the Montana kit. Thanks to everyone who left me those encouraging comments regarding the tutorials. I'll try to make some more.
Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-4402088813842427182009-04-07T06:07:00.001-05:002009-04-07T06:07:00.662-05:00Tutorial- Design a Mask (part 2)

Are you ready for the next part of the tutorial? If you missed part 1, go to yesterday's post. Today, we are going to make the mask "pretty" by adding paper to it.

 Circles Mask Tutorial
Also known as Design a Photo Mask- part 2

 1. Open your circle mask .png file that you created in the first tutorial. If you do not have the first tutorial (Design a Photo Mask), you can download a copy at my blog.

2. Open some paper. I opened Sherbert Paper 1 from my Sherbert kit.

 3. Click on the layer that shows the paper and drag it over the circle mask. You should now see the paper only as the mask is underneath it. You should have 2 layers in your layer palette. Close the paper file as you are done with it.

 4. Since the paper file is size 12X12 and my mask is much smaller the paper will be too big to show nice detail. In order to show the detail of the paper correctly you need to reduce the paper size to just fit over the mask. You can do this by clicking CTRL + T, then CTRL + 0 (zero). You should see the bounding box. Click on a corner of the box and reduce the size of the paper to just fit over the mask. Click the green check when done.

 5. We are ready to make a clipping mask now. See the red circle on the screen above? Put your mouse there… between the two layers. Hold the ALT button down. You should see what looks like 2 black circles joined together. Click. You should be able to see your beautiful circle mask now!

 6. Notice what has happened to your layers. The paper layer has moved to the left with an arrow. It has been "clipped" to the layer below. Save as a .png file.

If you liked this tutorial or have any questions, please leave a comment on my blog. Thank you and enjoy! If you want to download a copy of this tutorial in .pdf format, click here. Also, if you want a copy of the circle mask template in .png format, click here.

Here's another example of using a photo with the mask. Please note that I cropped the mask to fit the photo.

Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-74133007851986215782009-04-06T17:34:00.005-05:002009-04-06T17:42:40.319-05:00Question regarding the "Designing a Mask" TutorialTiffany asked a great question regarding the tutorial on Designing a Mask. She asked if you really needed to simplify. The answer is NO. The reason you don't need to simplify each layer is, at the end, when you merge all the layers together, it simplifies itself. Thanks, Tiffany, for asking that question. You have saved us from having to simplify each step!Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-80027280637530962422009-04-06T06:35:00.003-05:002009-04-06T06:35:00.554-05:00Tutorial - Designing a MaskMichelle wanted to know how to create a mask after she saw it in a layout so I thought I would show you how to design a simple mask. This tutorial will be in two parts. Here is the first part.

Design a Photo Mask Using Photoshop Elements 6.0  1. Start with a New File. I made mine 6 inches in width and 6 inches in height with a 300 resolution. Make the background transparent.
 2. Click on your Shape tool and click on the Rectangle Tool.
 3. Draw a rectangle. Leave some room on the top and bottom as we will be adding to those areas. Simplify the layer. You can do this by clicking on the top bar and clicking "Simplify" or you can right-click on the layer and click "Simplify layer".
 4. Now we are going to add a design with custom shapes. I will be using Design Circles. You can download these for free from http://allsilhouettes.com/design-circles/.

5. Pick a circle shape that you like and add it to the top of your rectangle.
6. Keep adding random circles to the top and bottom of your rectangle. Simplify each layer. When you are done, it should look something like this. 7. Next, merge all layers by right-clicking on the layer palette and clicking "merge visible". 8. Save as a .png file. You have now made a mask template that you can use with hundreds of different papers. I will show you how to use this mask with different papers in the next part of the tutorial.

If you have enjoyed this tutorial or learned anything from it, please take a moment to leave a comment on my blog. I really appreciate it! If you would like to download this tutorial in a .pdf format, click here. Also, if you would like the circle template in .png format, click here.Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-44680675191511468822009-04-04T06:25:00.001-05:002009-04-04T06:25:00.594-05:00Sailing Mini-Kit AlphaWarm weather is upon us. I hear lawn mowers going, birds chirping, and children outside playing. Spring has arrived here. Do you feel it in your neck of the woods? Here is the alpha for the Sailing Mini-Kit. I made it with the water from one of the photos. Do you prefer Capital letters, small letters, or both in an alpha? By the way, I sure am enjoying the comments that you'll are leaving on my blog and on 4shared. It really keeps me motivated to design more freebies!

Barbarahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-35889313938768675592009-04-03T06:15:00.000-05:002009-04-03T06:15:00.805-05:00Sailing Mini-Kit Elements
Just a quick post to give you the elements to the Sailing Mini-Kit. This looks like the same preview as yesterday because it is but the link will be for the elements. If you missed the papers, go to yesterday's post for the papers. The alpha will be next.

Barbarahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-169590313782350770.post-71858184936711523722009-04-02T06:39:00.000-05:002009-04-02T06:39:00.968-05:00Sailing Mini-Kit Papers
I have for you today a Sailing Mini-Kit that I made at the request of Lindsay. She even sent me some photos and gave me permission to use them in the kit. This preview shows the papers and the elements together but today's download will be for the papers only. I will post the link for the elements tomorrow although it will look like the same preview. I call this one a mini-kit as there are not many elements to it. I know nil about sailing so please be kind. I made the wheel from scratch and, of course, I had to make some buttons. Hope you can use this.

Barbarahttp://email@example.com


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