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Senzorické hodnocení vybraných druhů ovocných vín
PRÁŠEK, Jiří
The aim of this thesis was to prepare at least three samples of fruit wines and make a sensory evaluation of them within a group of evaluators. The results of the sensory evaluation of fruit wines bought in the market were added. The sensory analysis of the fruit wine samples was done at the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Evaluators (n= 61; 21 to 55 years old) made a perception (ranking and sensory profile) of the fruit wine samples. The best self-made fruit wine was rosehip wine (fruit of Rosa canina). The worst self-made fruit wine was blackthorn wine (fruit of Prunus spinosa L.). The assessors did not register any big differences during the analysis of the commercially made fruit wines, therefore the variability in evaluation depended on the individual preferences. The complete impression of evaluated fruit wines mainly consisted of the results from analysis of the aroma and the taste of those samples.
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Quality assessment of gluten-free foods with a focus on pastries
ZIMMELOVÁ, Helena
The topic of this thesis is the production of gluten-free bread from naturally gluten-free flour, which will be enriched with suitable additives that will increase antioxidant activity and naturally effect on the structure of the pastry, so it will meet the sensory requirements of final consumers. The literary part define, which proteins can be found in cereals, what does the gluten means, its function in the pastry and which diseases can cause. In connection with these diseases, a gluten-free diet for improving the patient's health and suitable foodstuff are briefly described. The literary part is concluded with the theory of sensory evaluation. The practical part deals with the production of naturally gluten-free breads enriched with ingredients from kitchen onions (Allium cepa L.) and subsequent sensory evaluation of this bread. Selected statistical procedures were used to obtain, processed and evaluated data. Antioxidant activity was also monitored and evaluated. By using texture-meter was find out, what effect has additives on aging of gluten-free bread.
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Senzorické hodnocení vybraných obilných nápojů
URBAN, Martin
The aim of this diploma thesis was a sensory and nutritional evaluation of vegetable drinks. The analysis focused on rice and oat drink. Part of the population has health problems with milk consumption. Some substitutes can be beverages from legumes, cereals, nuts, etc. Oat and rice drinks does not contain cholesterol, are a source of minerals and vitamins. Rice and oat drink does not contain lactose or milk proteins. The downside is the insufficient amount of protein and the fact that, unlike milk protein, the protein of cereals is poor, deficient. Rice drink does not contain gluten. The sensory analysis aimed to compare individual drinks and determine their differences between samples, to determine the intensity of certain properties and to rank the samples from best to worst. The sensory analysis confirmed the differences between manufacturers. In the case of rice beverages, the evaluators concluded that they perceived the difference between the product of Alpro and Alnatura, with the Alnatura drink being considered the most acceptable. The amount of fat in rice beverages was low (1-1.1 g fat per 100 ml). Drinks also contain little protein (0.1-0.3 g / 100 ml). Oat beverages differed in particular with Alnatura and Delhaize - Bio. The evaluators preferred Delhaize Drink Company - Bio the most. The nutritional composition of the fat-like products is similar to rice beverages (1-1.5 g fat per 100 ml). The amount of protein was slightly higher (0.6-1 g protein per 100 ml). From a nutritional point of view, there is a noticeable difference between cow's milk and oat and rice beverages. The rice and oat drinks that were preferred contained the most sugar and the brewing flavor was the least noticeable.
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Complex characterisation of medical herbs and study of their utilization in food industry as a source of functional components
Burdějová, Lenka
Kráčmar, Stanislav
(referee) ;
Šilhár, Stanislav
(referee) ;
Polovka, Martin
Presented thesis deals with the complex characterization of extracts from medical plants using spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques, with emphasis on the influence of solvent, post-harvest treatment of the sample, location and year of production on selected parameters. Part of the work is devoted to application of selected extracts from medical plants in suitable form into beverages. The thesis is divided into two parts. At the first part of the work combination of electron paramagnetic resonance, ultraviolet visible spectroscopy, liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry was applied for characterization of aqueous, ethanol and dimethylsulfoxide extracts from 10 selected medical plants, which were collected from two different locations during two years (2015, 2016) and post-harvestly treated by two ways (freezing, drying). In total, 39 parameters were determinated: namely total phenolic compounds content, total flavonoids content, 14 specific phenolic compounds, colour characteristics in the CIE L*a*b* system (L *, a*, b *, C*, h°, BI), radical-quenching activity using the cation radical of the 2,2'-azino-bis- (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid), antioxidant/pro-oxidant activity using the spin trapping technique in the presence of 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrrolin-N-oxide (DMPO)/potassium peroxodisulphate and content of 15 minerals (Al, As, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, P, Pb, Zn). The results confirmed that the studied parameters of medical plants are influenced by the extraction system, post-harvest treatment of samples, year of production, origin of samples (locality) and species composition. It has been shown that the type of extraction solvent significantly affects the composition of the extracts. On the basis of these analyzes, for food application – the isolation of the main functional components (phenolic compounds, flavonoids) –50% ethanol, post harvest treatment by drying and samples of Mentha piperita, Melissa officinalis, Hypericum perforatum and Salvia officinalis were selected. The second part of the thesis was focused on the application of selected extracts of medical plants to beverages (syrups). The above mentioned plants, 25% ethanol instead of 50% ethanol (due to the limitation of the ethanol content in final raw material), were selected for the application. At first, extraction of medical plants was optimized. Suitable ratio of material and solvent (1:10), extraction time (8 h) and herb absorbency (50–62 %) were determined. The prepared extract after filtration was applied to the syrup concentrate in different ratios to produce one-species syrups and further sensorially tested to select the suitable recipe, the best flavour and basis for the production of two-species syrups. The mint syrup was the most tasty and generally the most acceptable one-species syrup, and sage syrup was selected as the basis for two-species syrups. Further, the most appropriate recipes of the two-species syrups were chosen, the most sensorially acceptable one was selected and further tested if it would be appropriate to colour them. Preferentially, it has been found that it is not necessary to colour two-species syrups. On the basis of the sensory analysis, it has been found that peppermint and sage-peppermint syrups were the most tasty and acceptable syrups, which could be, after further testing, produced industrially to enrich the food market.
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Využití náhradních sladidel v nealkoholických nápojích a jejich vliv na senzorickou jakost
WEISSOVÁ, Denisa
The subject of this thesis was to evaluate the use of sweeteners in a selected group of soft drinks from the viewpoint of the sensory quality. Using selected methods of sensory analysis were evaluated four samples of soft drinks with lemon flavor. The first sample A - Sprite contained aspartame, acesulfame K and fructose - glucose syrup. The second sample B - Slice consisted of the aspartame and acesulfame Ksweeteners. Sample C - Lemon contained only sugar and last sample D - Santerre, was composed of aspartame, acesulfame K and sodium saccharin. The evaluators were divided into two groups according to age. The first group of respondents was composed of students from the University of South Bohemia in the age of 18-27 years. The second group was composed of randomly selected people aged 40+. The aim of the thesis was to determine whether there is a disparity between the groups. Top rated sample became the sample A - Sprite. Differences occurred in sample B and C. Sample B which contains aspartame and acesulfame K was preferably evaluated bythe first group, whereas the second group consisting of older respondents evaluated preferably sample C Lemon. Lemon sample contains only sugar and its taste is therefore less noticeable or even perceived as without flavour, based on the evaluated results.The lowest rated sample was unambiguously sample D, which contains sweetener aspartame, acesulfame K and sodium saccharin. Part of this work was a questionnaire for consumers.Its main aim was to find out what mostly influences respondents when buying soft drinks, what attitude artificial sweeteners they have and if they find the composition of soft drinks determinative.
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Sensory evaluation of sweets
Boboková, Alexandra
Burdějová, Lenka
(referee) ;
Vítová, Eva
This bachelor thesis deals with a sensory analysis of a selected type of non-chocolate sweets – gummy jellies with sour coating. The theoretical part describes raw materials needed for the production of non-chocolate sweets, a list of non-chocolate sweets and their technological production are also mentioned. Sensory analysis and sensory evaluation methods are briefly described. The experimental part is focused on sensory analysis of selected yellow-coloured/lemon flavoured samples from five different producers. The samples were evaluated using a scale based on their appearance, colour, flavour, aroma and texture. Furthermore, the sensory profile and evaluation of aftertaste using time intensity methods were applied. Common consumers were represented by 20 untrained assessors from the Faculty of Chemistry of BUT. Bright colour contributed positively, while hard texture negatively to the overall evaluation of samples.
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Sensory evaluation of drinks enriched with extracts of herbs
Scholzová, Kristýna
Pořízka, Jaromír
(referee) ;
Vítová, Eva
This diploma thesis deals with sensory evaluation of herbal non-alcoholic beverages, being a part of a new product development. The theoretical part provides information concerning chemical composition, health effects, food applications and aroma compounds of the herbs of interest (peppermint (Mentha piperita), sage (Salvia officinalis), St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) and lemon balm (Melissa officinalis). Another topic is a description of sensory methods, requirements and arrangement of the analysis, statistical methods, and also technological processes leading to herbal syrups and beverages production. The practical part comprises sensory analysis of a few, newly designed, formulas of one-component and two-component alcohol free herbal beverages. The sensory panel consisted of 40 students of master's and also doctoral study programme at Faculty of chemistry, University of Technology Brno. Four subsequent experiments are introduced, each of them consisting of a few sensory tests and including corresponding sensory forms attached. The sensory tests arrangement was based on currently valid Czech Technical Standards, using a ranking, descriptive, paired comparison, sensory profile testing and scaling methods. For the purpose of statistical evaluation, Friedman, Kruskal-Wallis, PCA and Faktor analysis were used. Level of abilities and sensory experience of panelists were found comparable to consumer testing. The results include sensory characteristics of all of the beverages tested. In general, the one-component beverages were preferred to the two-component beverages and the additive colouring with aronia concentrate wasn´t found any benefitial, from the sensory point of view. The consumer questionnaire proved all of the samples to be very promising, but based on the sensory results, we would consider the mint and the sage-mint beverages being the most potentialy applicable samples.
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Influence of aroma compounds on sensory quality of sweets
Motúzová, Eliška
Zemanová, Jana
(referee) ;
Vítová, Eva
This master´s thesis is focused on determination of aroma active compounds in non-chocolate sweets and their influence on sensory quality/flavour. The theoretical part describes production of non-chocolate sweets, characterizes aroma active compounds including allergenic ones, method for their determination by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography with mass detection. For experimental part were used as model samples gummy candies purchrased in regular market. Four flavors were used, specifically yellow (lemon), green (apple), red (strawberry) and orange (orange). The HS-SPME-GC-MS method was used to identify volatile aroma active compounds. To evalutate the sensory quality were used scales, a profile test, and a time course evaluation. Owerall 120 volatille compounds were identified including 8 allergens.
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Sensory properties of yogurt depending on various fruit composition
BOHDALOVÁ, Tereza
Diploma thesis is divided into two parts: theoretical and practical. The literary review is related to classification and chemical composition of yogurts and technological procedures in yogurt production. There is also a chapter on methods and application of sensory analysis in food industry. The aim of thesis was to evaluate three samples of yogurts differing in composition of strawberry mixture using the sensory profile and preference test. Questionnaire survey on consumer habits was a part of the research. The evaluators were students of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice and schoolchildren of Elementary School in Velešín.
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Vliv přírodních extraktů na senzorické vlastnosti a prodloužení skladovatelnosti masa pstruha duhového (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
TUNYS, Ondřej
This bachelor thesis evaluates the effects of natural rosemary extract "Inolens 4" on microbiological quality, sensory attributes, colour change and oxidative effect of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). The evaluation is expressed in comparison with the control sample (no additive). Individual analyses took place in different days (0, 3, 6, 10 and 14 days). The microbiological analysis showed values in the range of 1.93 - 2.25; 5.10 - 5.27; 5.12 - 5.80 and 6.34 - 7.66 log CFU*g-1 on days 0, 6, 8 and 10. The limit for freshwater fish consumption (7 log CFU*g-1) was exceeded on 10th day of storage. On the contrary Inolens 0.5 achieved the best result. Sensory analyses also showed that Inolens 0.5 achieved the best results in all sensory attributes (odour, taste, aftertaste, consistency) of cooked fish. Also TBARS analysis evaluating lipid oxidation proved that the application of Inolens 4 extract had a positive effect causing an inhibition of oxidative processes in the muscle. Therefore all the results of this study have shown that the natural extract "Inolens 4" has antioxidant effects extending the storage of rainbow trout meat in combination with suitable storage (vacuum and cooling at 4 +- 1 °C) for up to 10 days. Moreover it has a mild effect on the improvement of sensory properties.
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From: Saturday, December 2, 2:00 PM
To: Saturday, December 2, 3:00 PM
Women ages 10 and up, join us as Karen Byrnes shares how she experienced Jesus' "Extravagant Love" when she spent Christmas in India, with Missionaries Joy and Jeremy Ellington. Yes, Christmas carols were shared, along with a community meal, however, Karen saw new meaning to extravagant.
Enjoy tea, finger food, time with other women and of course singing our favorite Christmas carols.
This year's Mission will be divided between India and Martha's Cupboard. Money will be sent to Jeremy and Joy to assist with sharing Christ's extravagant love in their community. Donated baby items will go to Martha's Cupboard. Items needed are: diapers (all sizes), wipes, baby lotions, shampoos and body wash (12-24 oz), diaper rash cream, Q-tips, baby bath towels, bibs, hats, small baby toys. These items are in constant demand and very appreciated.
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Help is greatly appreciated, for set up, food tables, and clean up. Please join us and start your Christmas season with JOY!!

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May 11
Calcium, Magnesium, Strong Bones & Teeth vs. Osteoporosis, Pop & Soda
Do you remember being told by your parents to "drink your milk" for strong bones? Walk through the supermarket and you'll see numerous calcium-fortified juices, cereals, and other products. There is no question that calcium is critical for strong bones and teeth, but how much is enough to prevent getting "holey bones" (osteoporosis)?
The body begins to build bone mass as infants and continues to do so throughout childhood into young adulthood, reaching a peak between the ages of 25 and 30. During these years, it is obviously important to get the proper amount of calcium, vitamin D and other nutrients to ensure strong bone formation to reach maximum density. After age 25 to 30 everyone (both men and women) needs to continue to provide their bodies with these necessary nutrients in the recommended amounts for life, but during the formative years it is absolutely critical!
If you are using calcium-fortified products, thinking you are taking good care of your bones, think again. Next time you buy some calcium-fortified orange juice, check out the amount of calcium in an eight-ounce serving. There is a very small percentage of the daily amount of calcium needed in each serving. Calcium-fortified juices and other products are not intended to be a major source of calcium. "Calcium fortified" is in fact a marketing scheme. The public know that calcium is essential. "Calcium-fortified" on a label is a marketing strategy to get people to buy more of a particular product. Don't be taken by advertising and labeling. Make sure to get an adequate daily intake of calcium through natural sources to prevent bone loss and reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
Knowing a few facts about bones will explain why osteoporosis occurs. The bone structure is made of both calcium salts and phosphate salts, held together in a matrix of collagen. The salts give bone its amazing strength and ability to withstand stress, and collagen, the main protein of skin tendons and cartilage also provides flexibility to bones.
When viewed through a microscope, bone structure resembles a sponge. The skeletal mass is constantly losing cells, remodeling cells, and building cells. Therefore the skeletal mass you have today will be 100% changed in a little over one year!
Calcium is an essential nutrient for bones and teeth, using about 99% of the calcium in the body. The remaining 1% is used for many cellular functions including the maintenance of proper electrolyte balance in the heart muscle and regulation of heart rhythm. Calcium also aids in clotting and is essential for proper nerve transmission. It helps maintain normal blood pressure and therefore plays a role in preventing hypertension ( high blood pressure).
In order to perform the above-described function, the cells must have calcium on demand. Bones serve as a reservoir of calcium, responding to the various needs of the body. People with an inadequate intake of calcium, such as chronic dieters, will require their bones to give up calcium in order to keep the heart pumping properly, nerves transmitting normally, etc.. Studies also confirm that getting adequate supplies of calcium along with magnesium reduces symptoms of PMS.
There was an alarming study completed at the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, published in 2000. In the study, 15 to 17 year old girls were tested for bone density. They found a direct link to the amount of carbonated beverages consumed to much lower bone density levels in these girls. The more pop/soda they drank, the more porous their bones were and this was during the years when there bodies were still supposed to be building bone for the rest of their lives. Instead they were already losing bone mass.
This can't be emphasized enough. When the body does not get the calcium it needs from the diet, bones begin to deteriorate. This is the start of osteoporosis. It can remain undetected and painless in the early stages, but as it progresses, bones become weak, fragile, and prone to breaking. Osteoporosis affects the spine, as well as the hip and wrist. It can also bring on severe back pain.
The National Institute of Health and the National Academy of Science recommends calcium intake of 1200-1500 mg per day for male and female. Some experts recommend up to 2000 mg daily for postmenopausal women. It is easy to see why osteoporosis is such a health threat, when the typical American woman consumes less than 600 mg of calcium per day.
The best way to have strong bones is to eat lots of fruits and vegetables, potassium and magnesium, and really limit your intake of pop/soda, and get plenty of exercise. Nutrients that aid calcium absorption include vitamin D, copper, zinc, manganese, silicon and boron. Because people do not take in adequate calcium by food sources, calcium supplements are extremely important for both women and men. Look for a calcium supplement that is in the form of calcium carbonate and calcium citrate blend which is the easiest form for your body to absorb and utilize, along with vitamin D. We at the Universal Key strongly recommend Osteomatrix dietary supplement, with clinically proven absorption and the right blend of nutrients to build and maintain strong bones.


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Teargas veteran, Ntukza has been working on his sophomore album following his debut album "Family" which dropped two years ago.
The "Ziyamporoma" hit marker reveales the title of his second album to be "EL'LYON". The title of the album is derived from the hebrew language phrase which means "God The Highest".
Ntukza took it to social media yesterday (3 Dec), to announce news of his follow up album while also sharing the official artwork for the project.


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Business photography is one of those professions where an able portfolio is more imperative than scholarly capabilities. a business picture taker is one who utilizes his or her abilities as a part of an expert limit. This can run from taking basic pictures of "available to be purchased" properties in the interest of nearby bequest specialists, to expound photograph shoots for promoting organizations. wedding photographer Byron Bay collections and pet and family photography are another vital territory.
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I will be moving down to Bournemouth to start my PhD in two days. I should be packing right now, but every time I pick up my suitcase to start, I just can't get going. The task of packing is making this all very real, in both good and bad ways. For me, moving to… Continue reading The nerves start to kick in – 2 days until the move to university
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Getting ready for the PhD: stationery mini-haul!
For those of you who cannot resist buying more stationery whenever you see it - even though you have a pile of blank notebooks at home waiting to be used - I hope you enjoy my stationery mini-haul! I adore these notebooks that I picked up in Paperchase; and had to restrain myself from buying… Continue reading Getting ready for the PhD: stationery mini-haul!
Getting ready for the PhD: which books will be coming with me?
I think I've narrowed down the books I'll be taking with me to university to the following list of 29. My other books are, of course, no longer speaking to me. I'll be doing reviews of some of the books in the near future, so if there are any that you particularly want to hear… Continue reading Getting ready for the PhD: which books will be coming with me?


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I've spoken in the past about the "Big Duh" when it comes to asking yourself why your life is in constant turmoil. For me, the "Big Duh" was my alcoholism. Even in the midst of all of the numbing, boozing, and pills, I could see that my life would become tremendously more manageable if I simply stopped participating in self-destructive behavior.
And it did. When I finally made the decision to get sober in 2010, there were many things that got better almost immediately. Then, as I worked the steps and continued to grow along spiritual lines, plenty more things in my life got better. Then life got beautiful, and I began to float along what we like to call the "pink cloud."
In 2014, I married my now husband during a beautiful sunset ceremony in Maui. We decided to take the first year of marriage for ourselves before starting a family. Towards the end of 2015, I was getting antsy. I was ecstatic when we both came to the decision that it was time to try to get pregnant. I immediately began to make plans surrounding us having our first child. I couldn't wait to become a mommy.
When it didn't happen right away, I didn't immediately think the worst. After all, Google said that it took most couples around six to nine months to conceive. I had just come off of my birth control and figured that my body was just taking some time to get into its reproductive groove.
It wasn't until that six-month mark that I began to have a gut feeling that something was wrong. I was due for my annual check-up with my gynecologist and figured I would chat with her about it, hoping she would ease my mind and simply tell us to keep trying.
"Most of the time, the source of infertility comes from the man," she said one afternoon. "Have you had your husband checked?"
"No," I replied. "Is that necessary at this point?"
"Well, you're in your thirties now and not getting any younger. It certainly can't hurt," she said.
Ugh. The biological clock warning. Yes, I was fully aware that I was 32, but why should that matter? Yes, my husband was 45, but who cares? Julia Roberts had twins in her forties, right? You see women waiting until their late thirties and early forties to become moms all the time! My mom didn't have my brother until she was 35!
"I want your husband to go have his sperm count checked, and I want to run some tests on you too. We will make a plan from there," she said.
I left concerned, but continued to tell myself that I was just over worrying as usual.
Except I wasn't. The testing performed on my husband gave us some terrible news, and before we knew it we were sitting in front of an infertility specialist who began to throw words and phrases at us like "InVitro fertilization" and "cautiously optimistic." (I hate that phrase!!!)
It wasn't until we pursued our first round of some less invasive fertility treatments that we discovered there might be something going on with me too. One Friday evening, I peed on a stick and saw what every hopeful mommy prays for during that three-minute wait – two pink lines. I continued to test daily, and the lines got darker. A week later, our doctor's office confirmed with a blood test that I was indeed pregnant.
But our joy was short-lived. It wasn't long after that I miscarried.
Up until that day, there was really only one other time that I had pleaded with God, and that was the night I got sober.
I sobbed and cried and begged God to let me keep this baby. But it didn't happen. To make matters worse, our doctor didn't have the best bed-side manner about the situation.
"Yeah I'm sorry, that just happens sometimes," he said on my voicemail one day. His tone sounded so normal and almost upbeat. When his nurse told me that my HCG levels had dropped, she said it in a way that made it sound like I had a urinary tract infection or something. Was this really no big deal?
But it was. And it was the beginning of several months and years of painful and expensive treatments. We sought second and third opinions.
We went from basic medications to invasive IVF treatments. The hormones made me crazy, and I was taking so many injections that I could hardly walk. Each time we would enter into a treatment with optimism, and each time we would be let down. It wasn't until I suffered one more miscarriage that I decided to throw in the towel. I just couldn't do it anymore.
By the end of 2016, I began to question if my life was even worth living. That's when I knew I was in big trouble. While I can tell you with utmost honesty that throughout all my turmoil I never considered taking a drink, I finally understood what people meant when they talked about hitting a bottom in sobriety. I found myself there, and I didn't want to live anymore.
I was angry, empty, and bitter. I had no spiritual foundation and no emotional sobriety. I was nasty to my husband, my family, and my coworkers. I just didn't get it. Why was this happening to me? I had done everything I was supposed to. I was sober, responsible, and a loyal wife. I was hardworking and trustworthy. Why wasn't I allowed to experience motherhood? I finally had come to the irrational conclusion that this must be my karma. This was my punishment for all of the terrible choices I had made prior to getting sober. I deserved this, I thought.
It was the same scenario as the moment that I decided I wanted to get sober. The pain had finally outweighed the pleasure, and it was time to do something different. This was beyond my "Big Duh", but was something that was almost comparable to my alcoholism. I had to admit that I was completely powerless over trying to get pregnant. I had to surrender, or it was going to kill me.
At that point, I not only made the decision to start diving back into my program of recovery, but I also sought some outside help. I think it's important to mention that because BOTH of those components saved my life. Yes, AA has no opinion on outside issues, but the literature does tell us that sometimes help from professionals is encouraged and necessary. There are still some old-timers in the rooms that discourage it, and it not only violates the traditions but can have deadly consequences. I needed both, and I am so grateful that I had a supportive husband that never left my side through such a dark time.
My husband and I shut the door on trying to get pregnant at the beginning of this year. We have taken all of the necessary actions to adopt a baby and are currently waiting to be matched by our agency. We could get a call in two days, two weeks, two years, or never. I am still taking it one day at a time.
I think we all eventually hit a wall at some point in sobriety. At some point, life starts happening again, and we fall off that pink cloud. I never really understood the importance of being spiritually fit until that happened to me.
The good news? Not only can you get through it, but you can get through ANYTHING and still stay sober. Life has its ups and downs, as we say. So what comes next? We live, we learn, we grow and most importantly, we help others.
This too shall pass.
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I'm dreaming of a white paper
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the words all glisten
And audiences listen
To hear what they need to know
Did that put you in a holiday mood? No? OK, OK. It's only October. It's not even Halloween yet; I get it. But regardless of your feelings on holiday season creep, keep reading for some white paper knowledge throw-down.
White papers are a great way to provide relevant content for your audiences and segments while building your inbound marketing strategy. But you may be wondering, what exactly are they, and how do you make sure that your prospects and customers will love them? Here's all the info you need about how to write a white paper that will have your audience singing with cheer.
White Paper Basics
The definition of a white paper varies by industry, but here's how our pals at Hubspot define them:
A whitepaper is a persuasive, authoritative, in-depth report on a specific topic that presents a problem and provides a solution.
Did you notice that there's no mention of product pitches or company history and bios? Those are the types of things you want to avoid; your readers don't want to be sold to, they want to learn. Learning is fun (Just like the holidays — when they are celebrated in a seasonally appropriate timeframe).
A good white paper will give facts and evidence that educate people about how to solve a particular problem. To be effective, you don't want to be too obscure or too broad with your topic; you want to reach the right people (your inbound marketing program depends on that to generate leads, after all) but still have enough to say about the topic to write an informative paper.
Say, for example, you're a manufacturer of pet food products, and you market to retailers and consumers alike (I love animals; I'll use them as an example anytime I can. Sue me.). An example of a good white paper topic might be one like this one, which discusses dog food manufacturing and the benefits of certain ingredients, as well as how to choose a dog food brand. The information presented in this paper will help consumers and retailers choose brands of food that meet certain standards. It's great information that doesn't overtly sell (but it's not a great paper title; more on that later).
Using stats and research, your white paper should make mention of trends and information that relate to your company's products, but shouldn't actually opine on your particular product's virtues. You're selling the trend and information, not the product. Make sense?
Now that you know what white papers are, here are some tips for producing ones that will add to your sales funnel and bring your organization positive attention.
Tips for Writing a White Paper
Don't sell. Please, just don't. There's no better way to get your paper ignored. Write about a topic that is useful and educational. If you do this correctly, you will interest people in your company in a more organic way. And everyone loves organic, right?
Write about the right stuff. OK, so we've established that you aren't going to sell. What are you going to talk about? Talk to people on your team — particularly those in sales — and discover what mainly attracts your customers to you. What problem of theirs do you solve? What are their concerns during the sales process? Try to write about something relating to that, and you've done half the work of attracting interest.
Catch readers' eyes. Pick a good title! Read the title you come up with and look at it objectively. If you didn't know your company, would you want to read this white paper? Make sure the title is informative and engaging, not dry. Remember that when you promote the paper via social media, you won't have the paper's content to help show its value. Make the title count.
Plan first. Go into the writing process with a clear objective of what you're going to talk about and how. Collaborate with a few people on your team to come up with a killer outline so you'll be sure to get all your points across — remembering to think like your customers, keeping their interests in mind.
Keep it fun-sized. The most successful whitepapers tend to be somewhere around six to 12 pages in length range; too much shorter and you risk not providing enough information, and too much longer and you risk boring your audience. Don't do that.
Go light on the jargon. You may have a lot of really great scientific and/or engineering information that you'd like to weave into your paper. But, in most industries, resist the temptation. Think of the audience you're trying to reach. Will they be able to understand what you're writing? Try writing for a more general audience to reach the most people. But, again, let your industry be your guide on this. If you're selling widgets to aerospace engineers, you go on with your engineer-y bad selves.
Be illustrative. Be sure to get your white paper designed by a professional web designer or web design agency, using eye-catching graphics, photos and illustrations to enhance your messages. Charts, graphs and infographics are great additions to most white papers.
Be stylish. The right tone and style are needed. White papers are among the more serious pieces of content you'll write. While you don't want to be jargony, don't go too unserious with them.
Use bullet points to break up content, and keep those sentences tight and punchy. If you have a sentence that's really long, people might forget what you were talking about by the end of the sentence (and you might even veer from your point too), and that would be terrible because then you lose your audience when that's the last thing you want to do while conducting inbound marketing and training circus ponies. What, what just happened? (See what I mean? It's bad.)
Be sure to have a few people edit and proofread as well.
Promoting Your White Paper
Now that you have your awesome little white paper, it's time to promote the heck out of it. After all, what use is a white paper if no one can find it?
First up is to create a landing page. Hubspot (which we use for our inbound marketing clients) is great for this. Landing pages are specifically designed to convert visitors to customers. Sounds good, right? Your white paper will be the offer here, inviting visitors to download it. But don't just give the download away! Ask for some basic contact information first, and bingo — there's your prospect information. And you didn't even have to sell to them; you educated them instead.
To attract people to your landing page, you can use a variety of promotional activities, such as:
- Social media posts
- Hosting a Twitter chat
- Posting on LinkedIn groups
- Sending e-newsletters to customers and prospects, including to tradeshow attendees
- Writing blog posts
- Creating a video teaser
- Producing a podcast or host a webinar
- Using links in email signatures
- Educating your sales team on the paper and empower them to use it in the sales process
When done right, your one white paper can help drive a full editorial calendar of content marketing activities for a few weeks or months. So, get cracking!
(And maybe don't put those holiday decorations up just yet.)


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Notes from a Small Island
In Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson travels Great Britain by road and rail. On his rambling circuit of the island, he visits most major cities and marvels at the names of less well-known places like Titsey and Farleigh Wallop. Along the way, despite his frequent complaints and quips about the food, the language, and the customs, he falls in love once again with his adopted home.
Twenty years later, Bryson decided to retrace his steps across Britain and record his adventures in The Road to Little Dribbling.
"By the time I had finished my coffee and returned to the streets, the rain had temporarily abated, but the streets were full of vast puddles where the drains were unable to cope with the volume of water. Correct me if I'm wrong, but you would think that if one nation ought by now to have mastered the science of drainage, Britain would be it."
Bill Bryson is the author of various travel books, including A Walk in the Woods and In a Sunburned Country, as well as non-fiction such as At Home and The Mother Tongue. Bryson currently lives in England with his family.
Published: 1995
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Dakshin Chitra, is a unique cultural museum of art, architecture, lifestyle showcasing broadly the various living themes prevalent in the four southern states of India namely Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu. In addition to this there are also various performing arts and related events organised all throughout the year with the emphasis on promoting
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There is a small town in Uttara Kannada, lying in the midst of the Western Ghats which has gained prominence amongst Indian travelers of late however from a alternate perspective it is of great importance. The town of Mundgod on the Hubli -Sirsi route ( NH 52 ) would not have gained recognition nationally if
The small temple town on the west coast by the shores of the Arabian Sea lying off the grid, Gokarna is where time slows down even now here and there. This place is steeped in religion and of course speaks of some amazing beaches, if one is looking to be away from the maddening crowd
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Sometimes we come across places that are so deep in history that when they unravel themselves leave a deep impact on the individual's mind. This article will attempt to speak about two such places in the state of Uttarakhand. On a bright blue morning when I was in Uttarkhand visiting places, I heard about a
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Greenwich Time - April 17th 2017
Greenwich to be site of fund-raiser for food allergy cures
"GREENWICH — The co-founder of a nonprofit dedicated to eradicating food allergies hopes to raise enough money at an upcoming fund-raiser to move a cure one step closer.
The second annual An Evening to EAT to benefit End Allergies Together is set for 6 p.m. on April 27 at the Delamar Hotel's l'escale restaurant. In addition to dinner, cocktails, a live auction, awards and entertainment, the group plans to focus on information about deadly food allergies and the research now under way to eliminate them."


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City Leaders Champion Playfields
Mayor Ed Lee and Members of Board of Supervisors Sign Ballot Initiative to Increase Use of Playgrounds, Walking Trails and Athletic fields
SAN FRANCISCO – Mayor Ed Lee, and eight members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors signed off today a ballot initiative to support more playgrounds, walking trails, and playfields for the City.
The eight supervisors including, Board President David Chiu, London Breed, Malia Cohen, Mark Farrell, Eric Mar, Katy Tang, Scott Wiener, and Norman Yee, have been adamant supporters of Recreation and Parks' efforts to increase use of city sports and recreation facilities as a means to get more kids outside playing and exercising.
"Through the Playfields public-private partnership, San Francisco has renovated 14 underused and neglected athletic fields in seven parks across our City for our youth and families to play," said Mayor Lee. "Let's keep our investment in neighborhood play spaces going. This new ballot measure will support more playgrounds, open space and playfields in our City and continue to invest in our children and families."
The goal of the ballot measure is to ensure that park projects doubling use of certain types of facilities are allowed to proceed once they are vetted and approved by the appropriate government agencies. San Francisco park projects have a history of being held up by as few as one individual unhappy about a single component of a project. This results in costly financial delays and deprives San Franciscans of their ability to enjoy these facilities.
Specifically, the ballot initiative would allow improvement to the City's children's playgrounds, walking trails and athletic fields which have been the subject of a certified Environment Impact Report, and which have been approved by the California Coastal Commission, which could significantly increase the usage of these sites. The Beach Chalet Athletic Fields renovation would meet the criteria.
Since 2000, San Francisco voters have approved three general obligation bonds to repair, renovate and restore nearly 100 local parks, playgrounds, walking trails and sports facilities. These projects have proven to be extremely successful and have increased use at each renovated facility.
Despite this progress, the City still does not have sufficient playgrounds for children, public trails for walking and hiking, or fields for sports and other youth and adult athletics to satisfy the needs of its residents and visitors. Some of San Francisco's older playgrounds remain in poor condition while the restored playgrounds are overwhelmed with use. Many of San Francisco's walking trails are hidden by overgrowth or eroded by decades of use. The city still doesn't have enough athletic fields to meet demand and kids continue to be turned away due to a lack of space to play. In fact, a 2004 study found San Francisco would need to add 35 soccer fields and 30 playfields just to meet demand.
In 2006, the City Fields Foundation and the City of San Francisco established the Playfields Initiative, a public-private partnership to remedy the city's ongoing athletic field deficit through synthetic turf renovations and light installations. The partnership has renovated fourteen underused and neglected athletic fields in seven parks throughout the City with high-quality synthetic turf, field lights, new fencing and other park amenities. The Playfields Initiative has added more than 76,000 hours of new annual playtime in the park system, allowing for 2,400 more kids to play each year on 200 new teams throughout the city.
Each of the Playfields Initiative field renovations have been supported by the community and approved by regulatory agencies. The Beach Chalet Athletic Fields renovation has been in a multi-year design, review, approval and appeal process featuring seven votes in front of the five different government bodies, including the California Coastal Commission, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, SF Planning Commission, SF Recreation and Park Commission, and the Board of Permit Appeals. Each of these regulatory bodies has voted in favor of the project.
The City's partnership with City Fields Foundation helps to provide high quality playfields throughout our City. Each full-sized synthetic turf field dramatically increases playtime at the facility and helps the environment by saving approximately 1,500,000 gallons of water each year and eliminating the need for herbicides.


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UGPP Cajanal
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- Type of Service: Interior Design
- Category: Offices
- Address: Carrera 68A No. 19-15
- Location: Bogotá, Colombia
- Client: Banca de Ideas-UGPP
- Design Manager: Rodrigo Samper
- Project Manager: Carolina Carrizosa
- Architects: Mauricio Narvaez
- Intervention Area: 2500 m2
- Scope: Total Design/ Partial Site Work/ Overall Supervision of Site
- Project Duration: 4 Months
- Completion Date: November 2011
General Project Description
We carried out an Interior Design project for an office building with attention to the public in the industrial zone of Bogota. Our interior intervention displays a contemporary design that reflects the concepts of innovation and transparency, characteristic of the new State entity, UGPP, formerly known as Cajanal. The project features a sober language of color, form, and materials, where each detail was conceived with the purpose of enhancing its users' comfort. We highlight the design of ceilings, lighting, and the graphic proposal, which, in conjunction, achieve the goal of creating a pleasant space, different from the prototypical offices of other public entities.
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Indian Chieftain is the legendary motorcycle customized by Roland Sands. He has developed a luxurious new 1811 cc V-twin Thunder Stroke engine that produces 19 ft-lbs of torque. Roland Sands, who knows a lot about engines, this unit considers a work of art, so he uses it to build a vintage custom bike.
Roland Sands tried to combine modern engine "Indian Thunder Stroke" and old-school chassis inspired motorcycles category "BOARD Tracker." The result is a custom Indian Track Chief.
Roland says that "The inspiration came from a drag bike rendering that Sylvain from Holographic Hammer sent to me". "I ended up tweaking it into a board tracker, adding the single sided element and all the detailing. But we retained the spirit of the tank shape, girder fork and frame."
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Frame: a custom rigid frame with swing arm pivot, made by hand from 4130 steel, powder coating
Fork: Paughco Leaf Spring
Shock: Fox DHX (used for racing mountain bikes)
Fuel tank: homemade, titanium alloy
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Gina Killmer is angry at her little brother's best friend Rony. You see, she spent the night at her boyfriends house last night, only to come home and find Rony in her bed. Rony is never allowed in her bed. She whisks the covers off him to finds he is also wearing her beloved silk pajamas. And he has a hard-on. That bastard! Gina decides to teach Rony a little lesson. First, she strips him out of her pajamas. Then, she uses her inch long nails to scratch him all over his body. Next, she makes him bend over her knees and slaps his ass until it turns red. Rony is starting to enjoy this! That little masochist. Gina doesn't care. She won't stop until she gets all the anger out of her system. Here comes the whip. Get ready, you little bastard.
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Add another notch to Blake Shelton's already impressive belt of accomplishments. The country megastar will make his Saturday Night Live debut on January 24th, and he'll be pulling double-duty as both host and musical guest. He joins an impressive list of singers who have both hosted and performed on the show, including Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez.
Shelton has proved his comedic and hosting skills on the ACM Awards, NBC's The Voice and his very own Christmas special.
Plus, with "Lonely Tonight" being his current single off of Bringin' Back the Sunshine, we have high hopes for a performance of the track, which means more Ashley Monroe on our television, which is ALWAYS a good thing.
Watch Blake Shelton & Ashley Monroe Duet on "Lonely Tonight" here!


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Truth Be Told
Exploding the myths, misconceptions and untruths about American agriculture.
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Friday Oct 10, 2008 17 female and 3 male young beef ambassadors gather in Oklahoma City for the 2009 American National Cattlewomen's Beef Ambassador Contest. Tomorrow 5 will be selected as next years team but I will tell you that in the past five years I have never witnessed a stronger field top to bottom. Once again reminding us that the best thing produced on American farm/ranches is without a doubt our young people.
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Holy Fire
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Debate about the Holy spirit has been around for a long time. In Holy Fire, best-selling author and reapected theologian R.T.Kendall sets the record straight about the Holy Spirit's role in our lives and in the life of the church.
If you want to increase your knowledge of this most misunderstood member of the Trinity, or if you long to experience His presence in your life in a deeper way than ever before, this book is for you
Are you charismatic? he is bigger than your signs-and-wonders events. Are you Reformed? he will not be limited by your theology. As Jesus said of the Holy Spirit, "He blows where He will."


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Room is inclusive of 'handy' - a complimentary smartphone usage during your stay. 'handy' offers complimentary unlimited local and international (select countries only) calling, along with unlimited internet access through 3G data.
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These last few months I have had a jammed packed calendar – great right? Well, yes but I want to dress well and always look good and that's difficult when you're plans are with the same people and you're on a budget. I needed to restyle my existing wardrobe and spend as little as possible.
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One of the events I had to attend was my (to be) brother-in-law's wedding. Now this came with its own challenges I didn't want to wear anything too revealing but I didn't want to dress older than my age either (26 by the way). Early this year I went on a cruise and had purchased a floral dress for the occasion but I just wanted some new shoes to jazz it up a little. However finding the shoe I wanted within my budget (£20) was not easy. I looked everywhere for my perfect shoe, which was black, heeled, ankle height, plain with plenty of detail in the design – I wasn't asking for much. Eventually I found some from New Look – they always have great shoes.
The Party
A party with free food and drink is my kind of party but when it involves the in-laws and the partners work colleagues, it loses its appeal! Well, it isn't that bad but deciding what to wear was made just a little more difficult by the fact that it was partly outside and its winter. I may sound like an old lady and fashion should come first but why can't I be stylish and warm?
So, the conundrum began it was six o'clock, the taxi would be here by seven and I still hadn't decided what to wear. I had the man friend rushing me, my son to take to take care of and what felt like the countdown clock pressurising me to HURRY UP! After rushing my make-up and hair (15 minutes – record) I was ready to choose my clothes; there were dresses, shirts, blouses all spread onto the floor. Eventually I settled on my favourite jumper from French Connection and some grey style jeans with my shoes from the wedding – what a purchase. I would urge everyone to invest in some black sandal style heels; they go with everything and can be worn day or night.
The Ball
Next I have an Alpine Ball to look forward to. Again I find myself in the same situation – going out with people who have already seen most of my wardrobe and I'm on a budget. There are a few outfits I'm considering but I don't seem to have the shoes to go with them. But that's not a big issue I will have fun finding some. I will keep you updated on how this goes and share some pictures with you once I've found the right outfit.


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"So she told me, 'Look, I could get clean needles for you.' That same day she brought me a box. That's when I started spreading the word." - Film Participant
PASA LA VOZ (SPREAD THE WORD) - Set in the trans-border community of El Paso, Texas and Juarez, Mexico, PASA LA VOZ (SPREAD THE WORD) explores how Mexican and Mexican-American women work in solidarity to reduce the spread of HIV through a unique peer education program entitled Pasa La Voz: Mujer a Mujer.
Mujer a Mujer engages women from diverse backgrounds and experiences-some are housewives, others engage in sex work or use intravenous drugs-through peer-to-peer outreach and education around HIV. These women then become the "seeds" who then educate and pass resources to other hard to reach women in their social circles.
Despite sometimes adverse individual circumstances and living in social conditions where gender disparity,violence, poverty, and cultural discrimination constrain the choices they have, these women sustain an arrangement of compassionate community activism that promotes understanding and awareness around HIV/AIDS, provides access to resources to reduce risk of transmission,and creates a powerful trans-border social support network for healthand well-being.
Use the accompanying Discussion Guide below to help foster discussion about the specific health issues affiliated with living in a Border Town, specifically when it comes to outreach efforts to raise awareness and share resources to reduce HIV transmission.
Discussion Guide*
Use this guide to help conceptualize and discuss the specific health issues affiliated with living in a Border Town specifically when it comes to outreach efforts to raise awareness and share resources to reduce HIV transmission.
- Peer-to-peer education as a way to do HIV outreach and prevention in hard-to-reachcommunities
- HIV transmission in the context of trans-border communities, poverty, limited resources, gendered roles, and stigma.
Discussion Questions
- What are some of the motives behind engaging members of different social networksinto HIV prevention activities?
- How is the personal woman-to-woman contact effective?
- Describe the challenges and assets unique to doing HIV education and outreach in this trans-border community.
- In what ways does socio-economic status affect a person's ability to make health positive choices?
- How can sex education help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS?
- What is the relationship between patriarchal family structure and female disempowerment and/or disease?
- What are examples of "cultural stigmas" and how can they lead to disease?
- What are the benefits and challenges of needle exchange programs?
- In what ways can the collaboration of several non-profit organizations lead to a greater thread of communication between more individuals?
Border AIDS Partnership (International)
(505) 997-9383
Camino de Vida Center for HIV Services
Toll Free: 1-800-687-0850
Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe/La Fe Community Center
(915) 772-3366
Families & Youth, Inc, MUACES
(505) 589-1653
International AIDS Empowerment
(915) 590-2118
Programa Compañeros, A.C.
(656) 611-3792
Women's Health
(915) 532-5454
National AIDS Fund
(202) 408-4848
General Resources:
• The Well Project www.thewellproject.org
• HIV InSite http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
• The Body: The Complete HIV/AIDS Resource www.thebody.com/
Meet the Filmmakers
RYAN BYRNE: Originally from Huntington Beach, California, Ryan has completed his undergraduate degree at San Francisco State University in both Latin American History and Holistic Health. With family roots sprouting from Mazatlán, Mexico, he realizes the necessity of diversity as we collectively envision a community of social equality. A lover of food,bicycle rides, music, culture and books, he hopes to travel the world in order to meet fellow transformative leaders as we organize and collaborate a paradigm that recognizes the importance of social intelligence, constructive communication and health equity.
AMARA DAN: Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Amara has completed her undergraduate degree in cinema at San Francisco State University. Her love for short stories extends to short films, and documentaries remain the highlight. As a first generation Cambodian-American, she grew up with a family business- the first Cambodian restaurant in San Francisco. Hoping to carry on the business one day, she plans to return to Cambodia to learn more about its history, people, culture,and most importantly FOOD, where she will be carrying on tradition while preparing for a much more personal account for her next documentary.
JESSIE GARCIA: A California native, I, moved to Guadalajara, Mexico at a young age. I lived in Mexico for 10 years, completing elementary, middle, and high school. Upon graduating, I moved back to the US. I attended San Francisco State University as a Cinema major. Living between two countries has granted me different perspectives that I am thankful for. My Mexican-working-class background is what informs what kind of filmmaker I aspire to be. My background has cultivated a deep desire to make films that deal with social/political struggle. I hope to continue working with the community and to make significant contributions to thesocial justice, visibility, and representation of the common manthrough art and filmmaking.
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Ever since I was a small child I've loved sewing. My first experience was with a tiny, hand-operated sewing machine. I used that child-sized machine to create many, many items for my dolls.
By the time I was a teen I had graduated to a regular sized sewing machine and was making articles of clothing for my very own wardrobe.
Early in 1990 I took my very first quilting class. At that time acrylic templates were not available. Each pattern piece was either cut out using a paper or cardboard shape. Thankfully, however, the rotary cutter and self-healing cutting mats had been invented. I'm not sure I would have survived the experience if I had to use a scissors to cut my quilt pieces.
After finishing my very first quilt I quickly learned how to make wall-hangings, Christmas tree skirts, placemats, etc. As a result, my appetite for fabric grew and grew until I had accumulated the beginnings of my first stash. Stash is the term quilters use when referring to their stockpile of fabrics. My stash today fills multiple tubs and numerous cubbyholes. I think my available inventory is quite possibly more than I can consume in my lifetime.
I primarily used patterns to create my quilting projects until I learned about free-form piecing from the book Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts by Rayna Gillman.
Discovering this new technique opened up a whole new world. I was simply amazed with the possibility of making something without a pattern.
In no time I was digging out my ugly quilts and cutting them apart to create new and better designs.
Even though all of my attempts were not successful I learned so much in the process. Opening that door freed me to explore new and exciting horizons.
From the first item I created as as a child to today's adventures of making improv art I have completed well over 100 items. You can find photos of some of them here. My desire to use fabric to express my artistic talents is by no means over. As long as I have breath and the ability to create with my hands I will continue along this journey.
I have many, many people to thank for teaching me the techniques involved in this expression of art. Here are a few of them (in no special order): Ruth Dietzman (my first quilting teacher), Tierney Hogan, Rayna Gillman, Lisa Binkley, Pam Beal, Judy Perez, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Susan Carlson…to name a few. Each one of these women have played an important role in the development of my art as well as my character. To them I say, "Thank You" for giving me the push, the encouragement and the inspiration to pursue my love of fabric arts.
Thank you for visiting today. I'm so glad we had this opportunity. If you would like to contact me you may do so through one of the following avenues:
- Leave a comment on this post
- Leave a comment on my Facebook page or
- Send an email to cindy [at] inastitchquilting [dot] com