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Fancy flirty fondue party with FREE printables
February 4, 2013 · Posted under Birthday Parties, FREEBIES, holiday parties, Valentine's Day
This is a first, on my kid-friendly blog: This post is for adults only! How about that?! It's a little something just for you ladies, so you can throw a party for yourself for a change. ; ) Invite your friends over for a "Fancy Flirty Fondue Party"!
My friend Shelley from HowDoesShe came up with this awesome idea for a pre-Valentine's Day girls' night out. She says, "My friends and I decided it was definitely time to make up an excuse to buy some pretty lingerie. It had been a LONG time since we'd treated ourselves! So this past Valentine's Day, we held our first 'Fancy Flirty Fondue Party.' Everyone went and purchased new lingerie ($20-$40), with a gift receipt, and brought it wrapped to the party. Then, we all drew numbers to see what order we should choose and open our gifts."
For the party food, fondue and some super-fun sugar cookies were just the thing. And of course I had to make some fun free printables, too!
Each party guest brought a fondue-worthy treat, like fruit, bread, pretzels, brownies, etc. As the hostess, Shelley made three kinds of fondue to share: "Silky Smooth" Chocolate Fondue, "Creamy 'n Dreamy" Caramel Fondue, and "Hot 'n Heavy" Cheese Fondue. Those little decorations on the free printable food labels? Yep! Tiny bras! And they match the…
Lingerie sugar cookies!! I just adore these. Shelley calls them "G, PG, and PG-13 cookies." There's the sweet heart (rated G), the frilly bra (rated PG), and the racy thong (rated PG-13). Naturally the thong cracks me up the most, it is SO funny! ; )
Just make some extra lingerie cookies and bag 'em up, and they make perfect party favors, too.
Shelley and all of her guests had a fabulous time! : ) Want to throw your own girls-only lingerie party? You'll want to snag these free printables:
The printables include all of the food labels you saw above, plus a page of little hearts that are numbered 1-18. You use these to choose what order you and your guests choose and open the wrapped lingerie you each brought to the party. So much fun!!
These printables were designed by Heather from Chickabug (that's me!) exclusively for HowDoesShe newsletter subscribers. To get the printables:
{STEP ONE} Sign up for HowDoesShe's mailing list at www.howdoesshe.com.
{STEP TWO} Check your email for a welcome message from HowDoesShe. The email will include a password and a link. Click on the link and enter the password.
{STEP THREE} Download the printables and enjoy!
Join the Chickabug mailing list to find out about all our latest free printables!
Shop for Valentine's Day theme paper goods and printables here.
Or, check out more Valentine's Day ideas on Pinterest or here on my blog!
We Love Your Comments!
- 1Monday, February 4th, 2013 at 9:55 pm
What a fun idea for a Valentine season bridal shower, too!
- 2Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at 12:43 pm
LOVE this Heather!
- 2.1Thursday, February 14th, 2013 at 8:46 pm
Thanks Jess!! Never thought I'd see a thong on my blog, whether in real or cookie form... LOL! : )
- 3Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 at 5:03 pm
I can't figure out how to download the lingerie printable for the flirty fondue party.
- 3.1Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 at 9:32 am
Hi Wendy! Look at the bottom of the post for the big graphic that says "How To Download." It will walk you through it. : )


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LONDON (Reuters) - Sizing John will not defend the Cheltenham Gold Cup at the Festival next week after being ruled out with a fractured pelvis, trainer Jessica Harrington said on Thursday.
The eight-year-old was 6-1 joint second favourite — behind Might Bite at 3-1 — to become the first horse to retain the trophy since Best Mate achieved the feat in 2003.
Harrington said the horse had suffered a hairline fracture, eight days before the March 16 race, which was "a massive blow" to her stables and the Potts family who own the horse.
"It's most unfortunate," she told the Racing Post. "We were very much looking forward to him going back to Cheltenham to try and win the race for the second time."
It is the third year in a row the champion has missed the race after Coneygree and Don Cossack did not defend their crown.
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Troubleshooting Network Latency: 6 Tools
Now that we live in a world of real-time collection and streaming of data, any latency or jitter on our network can quickly escalate into a serious problem. Network administrators are tasked with troubleshooting, but tracking down the root cause of network latency is easier said than done. In some ways, it's a cat-and-mouse game that requires multiple tools to diagnose the origin of the problem. Identifying and fixing network latency culprits is a three-step process:
- Initial confirmation of latency
- Locating the area where latency is occuring
- Identifying and eliminating the true source of the latency
I'll examine six network analysis tools that can be used in one or more steps of the troubleshooting process.
Our trusty ping utility can verify the reachability of devices on a network, and also provide data on how long it took an ICMP packet to reach its destination and back. Pinging multiple devices on different network devices and segments and comparing the round-trip times can provide valuable information on network latency. It can be used to help confirm latency as well as to identify what part of the network is experiencing the slowdown.
Traceroute is similar to ping in the fact that it provides round-trip information between a source and destination IP address on a network. Unlike ping, however, traceroute provides these times on a hop-by-hop basis. In enterprise networks, there are likely to be multiple hops along the path between source destination devices on a network. The traceroute utility works by sending a UDP (for Linux-based systems) or ICMP (for Windows systems) with a TTL value of 1.
Once the packet reaches the first hop down the path to the destination, that device realizes the TTL limit is reached and responds back to the source device, which collects the round-trip time value. The next packet will then be set to a TTL of 2, then 3 and so-on until the final destination IP is reached. You end up with a list of all the devices between the source and destination and how responsive those hops are at that point in time. This helps to further narrow down the source of network performance problems.
SNMP monitoring tools aren't simply for determining whether a networking interface is up or down or for baselining link utilization. They also can be used to track down network bottlenecks that could be the source of latency problems. For example, if a server backup is clogging a critical uplink that contains voice traffic, an SNMP monitor can identify the interface with the bottleneck. Additionally, SNMP utilities can track down hardware malfunctions such as a CPU spike on a switch.
If your SNMP monitor can identify uplinks on the network that are congested, that's great. But at the same time, it doesn't point us to the true cause of the congestion. Is this legitimate data being sent? If so, it's time to upgrade your bandwidth. However, congestion often is due to non-business related data such as YouTube/Netflix traffic or malicious behavior such as a DDoS. To find out, you need to be able to see further into the data and categorize it into groups. NetFlow analyzer tools can determine the nature of the data flow being sent across a network. They can even determine whether the traffic is business critical.
Protocol analyzers
For those tricky situations where all other troubleshooting tools have failed to find the root cause of network latency, it's time to boot up your trusty protocol analyzer to dig into each packet. A protocol analyzer such as Wireshark can perform deep-packet inspection to determine exactly which packets are slow, where they are going and what they are doing.
The protocol analyzer is becoming increasingly useful for tracking down latency since most modern applications now operate in distributed architectures. If a user is complaining about an application being slow, that application may be distributed across multiple servers. The protocol analyzer can determine whether the problem is limited to a specific part of the overall distributed architecture.
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Finally, if you feel that you've exhausted all available resources and still haven't found the root source of the problem, then perhaps the latency isn't occurring on the network. Instead, the problem may very well be within the application itself. For example, if application transactions are collected and sent to a distributed database, it could be that the database is not fast enough to keep up during peak times. Application performance monitoring tools enable you drill into the application to uncover latency issues.
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February 6 2013 12:46 AM EST
seems like the top teams run this familiar. maybe its too powerful or is it just the flavor of the month? Lets get an elven stilleto familiar to counter armor! lol
[Battle Royale]
February 6 2013 12:54 AM EST
I'd say it is too powerful. Not only does it blast through armor minions but it is also single targeted. This allows you to forgo a lot of GA damage since 5-10 million hits are quite common.
Bounty Hunter
February 6 2013 1:05 AM EST
cough cough...Armor Proficiency not working :) But even if it was I do not believe it would offset the EF advantage.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 6 2013 2:56 AM EST
*waits for the EF Rescale to come* anything that allows anything to do more ppl tend to complain and it gets nuked. Just a question though.....how big does the EF have to get in order to do the massive damage it does again? I mean mine is how many millions of levels? Don't judge on the largest I would say but rather a motley of levels and then show comparisons to the other Familiars.
Just my opinion.
February 6 2013 3:40 AM EST
maybe if they buffed the elven haubrek to decay at 20% less per round when damage is taken instead of right off the start you could probably try to have some kind of mgs/haubrek wall to counter it...make it so with armor prof this item ignores extra damage from ef, insead of 12% (22/2 armor prof)? i know probably getting to specific
[Ministry of Pain]
February 6 2013 2:26 PM EST
Something you might not be taking into account here......in comparison to the other falimiars the EF has to take the most damage(Jiggy's have Hella Evasion) before it can hit.......in Melee. So the others fire off in Ranged while the EF stands there to get damage raped until melee. Now case in point and this should hit you fairly well, if you don't want massive damage from an EF don't have mega AC. Like the author of the game first said and many since have echoed: No one thing is the be all/end all, everything has a counter.
[Battle Royale]
February 6 2013 3:14 PM EST
I guess the IF no longer exists....
[Ministry of Pain]
February 6 2013 7:59 PM EST
HoC works for the IF......does it work for the EF?
[Jedi] Danludar
February 6 2013 8:13 PM EST
Yes Zenai it works for decay, CoC and SG. According to the wiki do I'd have to guess it works for the EF as well.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 6 2013 9:14 PM EST
I have never had it show that it worked for me it is why I switched to a Corn in the first place.
February 6 2013 9:20 PM EST
HoC currently works for my EF!
[Battle Royale]
February 6 2013 10:17 PM EST
HoC has always worked for the EF.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 6 2013 11:48 PM EST
EoD: Things of mine and others that are HUGE have become broken or have broken the system. What I am saying just might be along these lines ya know?
[Ministry of Pain]
February 7 2013 1:27 AM EST
Ok so I rechecked again after I got home it has been almost 6 months since I last tried. First time it did not work I cannot tell you why. I looked on the Play by Play and saw Zip from my EF in Ranged while wearing a HoC. On a whim I reloaded the page and tried again and it showed up. So I guess there must have been something blocking it? Again I dunno.
Still though I do not think it takes away from the idea that I do not think the EF is OP. There are plenty of counters to it make it much weaker and you might as well hang it up next to the Halidon.
February 7 2013 9:20 AM EST
No surprise to me. When the EG spell was created, shortly thereafter I said it was too powerful.
[Battle Royale]
February 7 2013 1:08 PM EST
Actually, there really isn't a good way to counter an EF or SG in general.
AP, at the moment, may or may not be working. Best thing to do against SG is to wear no armor. However, this makes you extremely vulnerable to all other forms of damage.
GA can be effective, but once again if you are wearing armor then the damage will quickly surpass your GA level.
AMF in general isn't that good. It is even worse against SG since the bonus damage from the armor isn't applied to the reflect (seeing a pattern here?).
In the end, you are left with two options when facing SG of a similar level as you. One, you can wear no armor and take tons of damage from the rest of the world. Two, you can kill it in range, but DBs and/or PL will make it very difficult.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 7 2013 1:34 PM EST
If a pettern is the case then sounds like the ExBow too. If they Nerf the RF then they had better Nerf the ExBow as well. Yeah I did go there because it is just the same in that there is little to counter it. Tell me not to worry about the counters for the ExBow I will tell you the same for the EF >:-)
Just sayin.....................
[Battle Royale]
February 7 2013 1:57 PM EST
The counter for Exbow is magic and RoBF. If it is solely a tank team, then the counter is DBs.
Sadly, the idea of health vs. damage against an Exbow currently does not work.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 7 2013 2:02 PM EST
DBs as a counter is on the low end to be honest. Trust me I have a very high pair and it still does not help as much as ppl would think. This is counting Evasion as support along with high Dex. The Randomness of the ExBow is just too much to overcome. Bottom line is that it Matches the EF's counters as being low end at best.
[Battle Royale]
February 7 2013 2:28 PM EST
Sure but the subject is about EF and SG, not Exbow.
[The Knighthood]
February 7 2013 2:33 PM EST
Mage Shield + AP is an option. Also wondering how the -5 of the HoC works against SG.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 7 2013 2:37 PM EST
Minor counters is the connection so it does indeed apply. Oh btw this is not carnageblender it is Tat/Rune/Familiar Blender. You cannot run a top team without them any more. I guess over all what I am getting at is there are other bigger things that need to be addressed before we get to this one.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 7 2013 2:51 PM EST
Good point AB. On the HoC I would imagine if it is just base then it would be less effective. I would also guess that Naming offers a minor protection from it as well.
[Battle Royale]
February 7 2013 3:10 PM EST
AP might be currently broken so it may or may not be an option.
From what I have read, the -5 on the HoC does decrease the bonus damage in some way. Never tested it myself tho.
February 7 2013 8:06 PM EST
i remember when the exbow first came out and enchanters were using it, taking out huge chunks of str when a hit landed lol. im still not a fan of it though. imagine if a mageseeker drained the power of a magic spell
granted you could say there is amf but ec also exists..plus nscs can reduce amf quite a bit. you need 100x amf to have 1.0 effect but dont need a 100X greater nw exbow than a tanks gear to make their attacks 0 damage...you just need to do a meager 5percent of their hp to do a full drain.
i think we should make the new acronym the ezbow
February 7 2013 8:11 PM EST
it just seems there is an odd balancing act. it is good that skill counters skill (amf vs spells) and nw counters nw (high ac vs high physical damage)
maybe just a touch of refinement is needed. its good to have counters...like rock paper scissors but don't have the scissors shred the paper to tiny little peices
February 7 2013 11:08 PM EST
EOD last time I tested the vs an SG, I tested with no armor and some armor, with no armor it did more damage than with armor. I haven't tested it in a while, but I don't recall ever seeing a fix done either.
Also you won't ever hear me say that the Exbow is underpowered. It's another item for another thread and it's been beat to death.
[Ministry of Pain]
February 7 2013 11:13 PM EST
Mikel I agree it has however it sucks to have many mention it yet but nothing worthwhile is done about it. Yet I am willing to bet that the EF will be addressed quickly while the ExBow gets to continue the way it STILL is......sadness.
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Hurricane Cocktail
2 oz white rum
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1 oz orange juice
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2 oz passion fruit juice
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Orange slices and maraschino cherries for garnish
1. Add ice and all of the ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake well.
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3. Garnish with a orange slice and cherry if desired. I think it makes this drink so much prettier!
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"Sometimes they're saggy and they're big!"
That's how Brooks described his balls.
"They get tight when I'm jerking off," he added.
There are lots of things to like about Brooks. He's 6'4" tall and 20 years old. He's got quite a bit of muscle on his lean frame. Oh yeah, he also has a long, thick, beautiful dick, and those big hangers he was describing to us.
Of course, with his height, his favorite thing in the world is basketball. He was on the varsity team in high school and he plays it whenever he can.
He also likes to skateboard.
"Isn't that risky given how tall you are?" I asked.
"Nah," he said. "I've had a few spills, but I've learned how to balance myself."
One thing we noticed was that he was starting to sprout a little hair on his chest. For the most part he's pretty smooth.
"I'm a baby when it comes to body hair and things like that!"


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Harry Redknapp believes he could have kept Queens Park Rangers up had the club successfully signed Peter Odemwingie during the January transfer window.
The west London club are ten points adrift from safety with just four games remaining, and look almost certain to be condemned to relegation after a dismal season, where they have only managed to secure 24 points from 34 games.
Following his appointment as manager in November of last year, Redknapp brought Tal Ben Haim, Loic Remy, Yun Suk-Young, Christopher Samba, Jermaine Jenas and Andros Townsend to the club in efforts to keep the club in the top flight of English football.
The club were also close to signing West Brom forward Odemwingie on transfer deadline day, but in a memorable fiasco, were unable to agree a deal, despite the Nigerian turning up at Loftus Road ready to sign a contract.
Redknapp, who has only won four league games since his arrival at Loftus Road, believes his side could have avoided the drop had they enlisted the services of another forward, identifying the exiled West Brom striker as someone who could have made the difference.
"I would not have changed an awful lot, really," Redknapp told Sky Sports.
"I'd have probably tried harder to get the boy from West Brom, Odemwingie. He might have really given us something up there with Bobby Zamora not being 100 per cent fit. He might have scored four or five goals that make the difference.
"He did no different to what about 50 other footballers did on the same day.
"He made one big mistake. He was too honest, he turned up at the football club, he was silly."


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It has also been rumoured that iPad 2 will have a dual core processor, dual cameras and USB port and SD card slot. It apparently will also have a resolution of 2048 x 1536. This is still unconfirmed and some reports have contested that the particular resolution will be seen most likely in the iPad 3.
If you have a iPad 1 its probably not worth upgrading unless you are an early adopter or you cant just stop yourself ! The investment in the 2 will show some relative enhancements but it all depends on what you use it for.
If however you havent bought an iPad 1 yet - then dont !! Wait the few extra months !


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I have a beautiful Sunshine Blanket to show you today.
This one is called
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On the day Newham Council defends its decision in court to refuse an application for the 77th betting shop in the borough, a brand new survey reveals the extent of the damage that casino style roulette machines, also known as Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (FOBTs), are having on poor and vulnerable Londoners.
The survey, carried out by 2CV, is one of the largest ever conducted on the attitudes and gambling habits of betting shop users. It polled 501 people in Newham to read the full article please click one of the links below:


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On my server pre-Cataclysm inks are seemingly no longer in production, and certainly the pre-Cataclysm uncommon inks are no longer in production. Levelling scribes appear to mill their own common inks in part but then resort to the Auction House for the uncommon Inks.
And thats where I come in. I have surplus snowfall, dawnstar and darkflame inks. I have plenty of the other uncommon inks but perhaps not enough to call surplus given my steady income stream in inscription offhands.
I sell my snowfall inks in batches of 2 for 49 gold per ink (98 gold a batch), the darkflame in batches of 5 for 25 gold a batch and the dawnstar also in batches of 5 for 35 gold a batch (I have loads of those two inks from pre-Cataclysm days).
The sales of my snowfall ink tends to go at 5 batches at a time (10 inks) which suggests they are being bought to make the offhands which need 5 inks and hence perhaps i should post more or in batches of 5, and likewise the other inks sell in 5 batches at a time (25 inks) though that suggests a normal scribe is just stocking up for offhands which use 5 and 6 inks respectively.
In a week I will make sales of 250 gold to 750 gold. Every little helps.
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This week marks the 25th anniversary of the death of Libby Zion, an 18 year-old college freshman who died in a New York Hospital. The fallout from her death led to sweeping reforms in the hours and supervision of doctors-in-training, called "residents."
In today's Science Times, Dr. Barron H. Lerner, a professor of medicine and public health at Columbia University Medical Center, writes about how the Libby Zion case has improved the way medicine is taught and practiced.
But not everyone agrees that the reforms have made things better for patients. in her latest Doctor and Patient column, Dr. Pauline Chen explores some of the unexpected consequences that have resulted from trying to curtail residents' work hours. She speaks with Dr. Thomas J. Nasca, chief executive of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the organization responsible for accrediting American medical residency programs.
Dr. Nasca notes that today, fatigue-related errors have dropped, and there has been a rise in errors related to "hand-offs" — the point at which a doctor briefs a new physician on the care of a patient. He also expressed concern that doctors who want to stay at a patient's bedside past their schedule shift are forced to lie about it.
What could be worse than a training system that encourages doctors to lie because they want to be with their patient? This is the last thing we should be doing, but we've done it.
To learn more read Dr. Chen's full column, "Young Doctors and Long Workdays."


text: Paul Higgins 13 April 2016 Categories B2B, Strategy & Operations Share: Three Entrepreneurial Secrets If you've been an entrepreneur for a while now and feel like you have not progressed or scaled as far as you like, you have two choices. 1. Reflect and do the same thing 2. Reflect and change it up The results achieved from taking number 2 over number 1 can be material. I have listened to hundreds – yes, I mean hundreds of podcasts this year from the likes of Entrepreneur of fire, Eventual Millionaire, Growth Everywhere, The Growth Show, The school of greatness with Lewis Howes, Superfast Business, The Tim Ferriss Show, The twenty minute VC and Smart Agency Master class just to name a few. They have interviewed the best of the best and I have boiled it into three things to nail: Proposition, platforms and people. Sounds mind blowing? Probably not. However, the power of these three put together will get you want what you want in your entrepreneurial journey. Let me explain a little further on each. Proposition I often ask myself why some people scale successfully whilst others seem to tread water. People seem to have equal opportunity, time and resources, but some make it and others don't. The key difference I see is getting their proposition right. Persona, pain points, unique values and revenue model make up the four components of Proposition. 1.1 persona Be very clear on who you are targeting and create a profile based off past successful clients. My experience in chasing the wrong client was not only time consuming, it also reflected that no matter what I did after that, it was not successful. Too often, I see people pick a marketing tactic and then use it for their target market. It is the cart before the horse.Understanding how your target market likes to be approached will make a significant difference to selling time. 1.2 pain points Once you know who, the next key question is what are their biggest pain points. Jason Swenk mentioned the 3 I's in one of his podcasts. Issue, Impact and Immediacy. Frequently, I fall into the trap of seeing nails because I had a hammer. Ask great questions – like these 5 why's, to uncover the real pain point or issues they have. If you can't solve it, refer them to someone who can. It is a long game and building this relationship will be remembered for the right reasons, as opposed to selling someone something they are not ready to buy. 1.3 unique value Often I see people competing on price. When I was at Coca-Cola we had a 30% rule. If you could not command a 30% premium to your nearest competitor, then you did't have something unique. We consistently launched products that were "Me too's" and wondered why they were not successful. No amount of marketing and selling, will recover a product or service that will not uniquely solve a pain point for someone. One simple way of assessing a company's unique selling proposition is the tagline on their website. Is it clear and providing something no one else is doing? A great example of this is John Lee Dumas from Entrepreneur on Fire podcast. John was the first to have a 7 day podcast and it catapulted his growth. 1.4 revenue model Lastly, continual innovation required to maintain profits. Coca-Cola got to $189b market capitalisation by continuing to invest profits into making the company better. If you get the above right, you should be confident in pricing correctly to make sustainable profits. This leads me to one of the best revenue models, which is subscription based pricing. What value can you package to: 1. Make it easy for people to see the value in what you do. 2. Make it easy to buy. 3. Reduce the friction of invoicing and bookkeeping. If entrepreneurs stopped doing emails and invested this time on their revenue model, it would make a material difference in building their empire. We worked with Jon Manning from Pricing Prophets and it had a high impact on profit without getting more clients. Most people undervalue or charge too little for what they are doing – it's human nature. Platform 75% of global GDP is run using one platform – SAP. Traditionally, large enterprises have increased their profits by using technology to improve productivity and give the right information at the right time. Salesforce is another great example where enterprises leverage technology. The great news is, since the emergence of the 'cloud', these mid-tier, SMB and start-up companies can now access technology in a very affordable way. In 2011 when I left Coca-Cola, I was amazed at the platforms available to run my business. I could have marketing automation, sales CRM, project management, accounting software and other analytical tools for a fraction of the price large corporates paid. I personally loved the move from PC world to Apple, where I could pay a small fee to have a 24/7 IT help desk. To be honest, I invested more time in his part of my business than I needed to. I fell in love with the platforms and became addicted to them. This came at the expense of focusing on my proposition – a lesson I learnt the hard way. I see many entrepreneurs in two camps; • Avoid the cloud because they are paralysed by the amount of choice. • Continually swap platforms because they are chasing the holy grail. My recommendation is work with someone who is an expert in platforms and get them to illustrate clear successful client examples. Hold them to account for the result, not the platform and keep out of the weeds. Platforms are there to expedite your proposition – the thing only you can work on. To build on this point, we recommend getting someone who's business model first and platform second. Too often we see someone implementing an expensive marketing automation platform and not using it. These marketing automation companies are great at getting people onto the platforms, however, running up a ladder faster when it is against the wrong wall, is not going to get you the success you need. Consider platforms to cover the broad topics of: • Connect • Deliver • Resources • Collect Also, when picking platforms, look at how well they integrate with each other. I see a trend in getting a combination of best in breed hybrid apps (native on mobile with desktop versions) to work together. Using integration platforms like Zapier and Workato you can have a two-way sync of information, reducing the risk and labour of moving data between platforms. Some of the platforms we see doing this well are Podio.com, Infusionsoft, Xero, WordPress, Proposify and Google Apps for Work. We have a more exhaustive list that we are happy to share – just let us know. Another benefit of platforms is data analytics. At Coca-Cola, they used data to make better decisions. The data never replaces human intuition, however, provided facts to support the intuition. Summit Insights is a great example of this where the strategy was supported by transactional data. I will not go into more details on big data, however, please consider the data you need to better make decisions and put that into the brief when talking with your platform provider. Lastly, most entrepreneurs love to see things in a visual format. We recommend having a visual dashboard that is customised for you to see all the key elements of your business in one place. So often I see entrepreneurs progressing towards a goal with blindfolds on. Make it easy and use something like Klipfolio to extract data from your platforms so you can interpret and course-correct if needed. People In most of the podcast interviews, the interviewee mentioned the hardest part of building their empire was people. No matter what platform you are using, it ultimately comes back to the person using it to make the right decision. The world of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning is rapidly growing and I believe machine to machine decisions will increase. This will create new roles for humans that we can't predict today – in some ways similar to the industrial age and internet age we have experienced previously. So if people are critical and here to stay, what are you doing to make sure you are investing in your people? Again, I see many entrepreneurs spending more time on emails and basic admin than leading their people. As a simple test, take 6 hours x 60 min = 360 mins. Of those available minutes for a typical day, how many were spent on your people? When I do this exercise with entrepreneurs they are shocked at how little. We typically provide them an Action Partner to give them back their time. So what do they do with it? We believe there are 4 core elements they should focus their time on, explained next. 3.1 inspire The younger generations of today want to follow entrepreneurs that inspire them. This is both at work and in their personal lives. Back around 2004, I heard Professor Rob Goffee speak about people picking you as opposed to you picking them. Reflecting back, this made a significant impact on how I lead. I always start with the person first, what is their why and how can I contribute to it. Once I understand that, I then articulate my passion and why I do what I do. I was born with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) and my future generations have a 50/50 chance of getting it too. My why is to invest a large proportion of my wealth into solving this disease so there are more choices. This is why I help people build empires – to fund research and to hopefully see other successful people give to causes that are close to them. I was inspired by Mark Zuckerberg's decision to give the majority of his wealth to make the world a better place, like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates did previously. Clearly having a burning why and help people to reach theirs, will inspire people to follow you. 3.2 develop Related to the above point, money is important, however as we live in a knowledge economy, people want to be developed as well as getting remunerate. For some people, knowledge and skills are more important than money. So they try to hone their skills and have more knowledge, then money will come later when they go out on their own. At Coca-Cola there were 800,000+ employees and they were very structured in the way they developed you. They called it an Individual Development Plan (IDP) and the trick was spending 30min once a month reviewing how a person had worked on one key competency. An entrepreneur's role is to hold them accountable and support them. 3.3 engage Some of you may have worked in large enterprises where they used companies like Aon Hewitt to measure employee engagement. In this Forbes article, Kevin defines engagement as, "Employee engagement is the emotional commitment the employee has to the organisation and its goals." We had a survey every two years at Coca-Cola and there was a short burst of reflection, sometimes shock and then frenzied activity. Then 18 months would go by with little attention. This is not engagement, it is rubber stamping. You get the picture. What we recommend to our clients is to do a monthly survey that asks 10-12 questions which really counts. We are testing a company called peakon.com. They provide an automated anonymous survey monthly, fantastic dash boarding and recommendations on the top 3 things you can focus on. We had a non-financial reward gap that came up in the survey. Peakon provided some recommendations on what to do and when we implemented them, our engagement scores improved. Thinking back, when listening to VC guys talking about why they picked companies, they often say the founder and their people. As mentioned previously, we analyse data from clients, websites etc but how often do we analyse what our people are telling us. 3.4 leverage I mentioned before that Coca-Cola employs many people, however if you were to add all the partners and suppliers they use, it would be multiply the times that number. Coca-Cola taught me the vital lesson of doing what you do best and then get other people to help with the rest. I see too many entrepreneurs trying to be superhuman. I have read Chris Ducker's book Virtual Freedom, where he articulated this phenomena. At Coca-Cola, I had an Executive Assistant that removed all the admin in my day. She was working 10-11 hours a day so I guess there was a lot for her to do. If I didn't have her, I would be doing it myself. So that's why I created Action Partners to provide entrepreneurs an affordable solution. I've seen entrepreneurs and their teams trying to do tasks that either don't have the skills to do it or don't have the time. Either way, instead of focusing on points 1-3 above, they blow time on recreating the wheel. If time is the number one asset of the super wealthy, why not learn from this and value your time. There's also the saying – If you want something done, you have to do it yourself. I agree, but not entirely because there is a false economy as most of the tasks are repetitive. You should invest 30x 5min (150min) to remove the 5min task from you. Because if you don't, the true cost of that one 5min task is more like 1,000 minutes per annum. Add all the 5 minutes up and it could be the answer to – I simply don't know where all my time goes. I quickly realised that building a team in a market like Australia was an onerous experience. So I set up a team in the Philippines instead. Yes, affordability was one consideration, however, the main one was the speed and quality of candidates. Trying to employ people locally was challenging. I hear people say – you are taking Australian jobs. However, I see it differently. In my case and other Australian entrepreneurs I have helped, outsourcing has resulted in employing more higher qualified jobs locally as business scaled. This leads to more company tax to Australia. Outsourcing also provides Filipinos an opportunity to work with global entrepreneurs whilst living with their families. It doesn't just have to be the Philippines, this applies to many countries globally. These are two approaches we recommend: 1. Project based 2. Dedicated teams If you can work with a partner that provides both the project and dedicated teams, it can save you valuable time in building your team. If you want to get somewhere fast, go alone. If you want to go far, build a team. I believe one of the hardest roles on the planet is to be an entrepreneur. It has a different intensity and pressure compared to enterprise. If you want to nail your journey as an entrepreneur, concentrate on these three areas and take a more direct path to building your empire. About Paul Higgins, Empire Builder at Bollo Empire and Founder of Think to Act. Paul helps entrepreneurs to build global empires through working on their value proposition and scaling it through platforms and people. Paul draws from his rich knowledge and practical experience gained from 18 years at Coca-Cola and 4 years running two successful start-ups – Bollo Empire and Think To Act. Paul is passionate about working with disruptive entrepreneurs who have a clear vision and drive to reach their full potential. His other passion is to cure Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Please login or register to add a comment.


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It's a new year, and it's going to be a big one.
The Milwaukee Writers Workshop will soon (i.e. this week) be a full-on business with dues and a budget. Oh man! It's going to be hectic and wonderful all at the same time. It's also going to allow us to do a lot more, provide a lot more, and expand in the future.
In writing news, I've been working on a NaNo-driven rewrite of my infamous "Charles novel," now tentatively titled "The Mechanics of Man." It's a 12-year-old project, and it's given me a lot of trouble over the years, but I finally extracted what I think is the most intriguing aspects of the story and woven a nice plot. So I am excited for that.
I also started a graphic novel project with an artist for the steampunk series I started after CONvergence in July. That's exciting.
Lastly, I will be starting up the new science fiction short story analysis blog shortly, along with a host of good friends and stellar writers. Keep an out for that, as I'll certainly plug it here.
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2. Why do you create? It destresses me. I grew up wanting to be a fashion designer and always made little clothes for my barbies. I also love the idea of taking something pre-loved and giving it new life. I love upcycling and challenging myself to see what I can come up with.
3. Do you sell your creations? If so, where, how and is it profitable? I do an occasional craft show and sell a lot of my products at local stores. I have an etsy site, but do not spend any time updating it. I don't even think I have anything on the site right now. I feel like a crafting slacker.
4. What mistakes have you made or lessons have you learned? I am not a craft show kind of girl. There is a lot of effort into setting up a booth at a craft fair, not to mention the cost if you do infact get accepted to a show. Clothes really don't sell because I have different sizes and different styles. It is a very specific audience that is looking for what I sell, and they are usually not going to craft shows to find it. I prefer being in a local store, yes you loose some profit (40-50%) but you don't have to do as much work to get your product sold.
I have also learned that it is important to have a lot of inventory, something I often times do not have. I am working on it.
5. What, to you, is success? Have you achieved it yet or are you on your way towards success? Success is the ability to pay for all my crafting supplies with my profits. I am working my way, the next stop is actually setting up an ETSY shop and putting products in it.
6. So what's next? I have another round of Project Recycled coming up on my blog the first week in April! I am really excited because we have contestants from around the world competing in this contest strictly devoted to upcycling! It is a marvelous experience and I am so excited to be able to do another round. Oh yeah and congratulations for wining the first season of Project Recycled you rock star ;)
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It can be a minefield trying to find a good therapist in the private sector, the voluntary sector or the NHS. That's not to say that there are not very good ones in all these areas, but how do we know? Organisations such as the NHS will be setting their internal standards and will have ways of managing underperforming therapists, so the standards in the NHS are usually pretty reliable. But what about the private sector? I recently found my name on a rating site and had it removed. Does that sound dodgy?
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Paying for psychotherapy from a private practitioner can feel very odd, to both the patient and the therapist, to begin with anyway, for those brought up under the umbrella of the British NHS.


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The regional finals of the Premier's Spelling Bee brought together some of the brightest students on the north coast
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'Lyrebird' was the word that scored Jolina Wilbur the title of best junior speller in the north coast regional finals of the Premier's Spelling Bee this week.
Nine-year-old Jolina, from Ocean Shores Public School, beat 42 other students from primary schools between Evans Head and the Queensland border to win the competition.
"I love spelling and it's really fun," she said.
"My mum taught me to read and write when I was two, and I knew how to count to 100 when I was two as well, and I'm not boasting or anything because it's true."
One of the other stars of the final was seven-year-old Amelie Ogg, from Terranora Public School.
Amelie, who is in Year Two, was competing against Years Three and Four students in the contest.
"I came fifth overall and I got to round five," she said.
"I'm just naturally good at spelling."
Jolina will now represent the north coast at the state finals of the Premier's Spelling Bee at the ABC studios in Sydney in November.


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Matchy matchy prints are no longer considered tacky or weird. Feel free to coordinate your prints as you wish. This trend has slowly evolved from our street style icons to our everyday lives. Don't be scared to use big prints or flashy color either, in this case: More is more. Go big or go home!
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The little black dress or "LBD" has been around for ages and is considered one of the chicest pieces that one can possess. It is a very versatile wardrobe essential and one that can easily transition from day to night. Belt it and pair with a simple yet chic tote and low sandals during the day for relaxed elegance. At night, turn the look completely around by simply stacking up on skinny rings, using a dramatic shade of lipstick and adding a stylish pair of sandals.
1. Thierry Larsy Sunglasses 2. SevenSeven dress 3. Oscar de la Renta earrings 4. Chanel lipstick 5. Reed Krakoff tote 6. Bottega Veneta belt 7. Skinny rings from various designers 8. Loren Barake "Lily" shoulder bag 9. Lanvin sandals 10. Sophia Webster sandals
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Monday, July 8, 2013
Trends to Follow Now
Some of the most important trends to spot right this moment are these: 1. Minimalist sandals (SaintLaurent) 2. Funky eyewear (miumiu) 3. Digital prints (Peter Pilotto) 4. Crop tops 5. Colored totes (Loren Barake) 6. Baggy pants (Chloe) 7. Canvas slip ons. (Kaanas) Some of my favorite pieces are in this collage and you should seriously consider getting them NOW!
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these yazma are stock of March 2010. available 19 pcs
each of them 1pc, except no. 3 in page 1= 2pcs and
no 27 in page 4= 2pcs
price: USD 5 (not include shipping cost and other fee)
shipping cost and money transfer fee are customer responsibility. money transfer by western union
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Yazma Catalogue-6*stock of March 2010*
these yazma are stock of March 2010. available 19 pcs
Monday, January 26, 2009
yazma catalogue-5 (26 january 2009)
here is catalogue of the new stock of yazma. total yazma in this catalogue are 39 pcs. some of them are the same motifs but diferent colors and lace.
no. 1 : 3pcs
no. 2 : 2pcs
no. 27: 2pcs
the others 1pc each
Thursday, January 22, 2009
new stock of yazma is here
new stock of yazma is here, we are in process of making the catalogue of this new stock.
anyone whom interested in order new yazma before we release this new catalogue, you can email us directly. then we can email you personaly about the pictures of the new motifs of yazma.
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Yesterday, I spent a lot of hours in the car with a friend who had family business to attend to in Brittany and desperately needed company for the four hour drive each way. Being footloose and fancy free this week with the kids away at camp, I was happy to make the trip, the reward being the time spent with her and a glance at holiday life in the seaside town of Dinard.
It was a grey day with alternately periods of drizzle and dry, but that didn't seem to deter the vacationgoers who seemed to be living by the motto that there's no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate gear. Dinard swells in size over the summer months from 10,000 to 100,000 inhabitants and there's plenty to keep the holiday crowd busy: sailing, windsurfing, swimming, playing on the wide beaches, fishing, crabbing, plus a casino, horseback riding, playgrounds, and, of course, lots of places to get ice cream, coffee, and waffles piled high with whipped cream. A walking path, built for Third Empire era promenaders and now part of the GR (grande randonnée) system that covers France, skirts the coast for miles in either direction. Grand, 19th century mansions perch on rocky cliffs above the beaches with views to nearby St. Malo and perhaps as far as the Channel Islands Jersey and Guernsey.
The changes in the tides in Dinard are dramatic. When the tide is out, there's plenty of space for everyone to do their thing, including boule for the grownups and mucking about for the kids.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Road Trip
3 comments:
- Starman said...
Dinard seems to be the kind of place where I might drive through and not even think about stopping. But then, I live in a "beach town" and haven't been to the beach in years.
- July 21, 2009 at 4:33 PM
- Nanc Twop said...
10,000 to 100,000 - wow, that's quite a population surge.
And I've never heard of the 'GR' before; do they publish maps for/about it ala the Appalachian Trail?
- July 21, 2009 at 7:29 PM
- Anne said...
Nanc: Lots of maps and lots of guidebooks are available. A good English language overview can be found at: http://www.franceonfoot.com/overview.htm
I've written about other walks I've taken and most have been on GR trails.
- July 21, 2009 at 7:59 PM
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- Info entities are commonly used to specify certain locations/areas or behaviors
- Env entities are used for environmental stuff which is commonly directly perceptible
- Gen entities commonly generate stuff (particle effects)
- Func entities have a function which influences the game
- Trigger entities are used to trigger and control other entities
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Hostage spawn point. Hostages are required for CS_ maps in standard game mode. Counter-Terrorists can use hostages so they follow them. They have to lead them to rescue points (Info_RescuePoint).
Note: This entity should only be used on cs_ maps.
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The following values can be set in the entity properties menu of the map editor and can be read using the Lua command entity.
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A need to rapidly introduce new products, research and documentation that require total traceability and patent applications that ideally should take less time – plus extremely hard regulatory demands.
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Mölnlycke Health Care is a world-leading provider of single-use surgical and wound care products for customers, healthcare professionals and patients. The company was founded in 1849 as a textile manufacturer and has developed into an international group with 7,500 employees and sales and marketing offices in more than 30 countries.
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[82e] the density of the bones, and, as it oozes and drips from the bones, moistens the marrow. Now when each of these substances is produced in this order, health as a rule results; but if in the reverse order, disease. For whenever the flesh is decomposed and sends its decomposed matter back again into the veins, then, uniting with the air, the blood in the veins, which is large in volume and of every variety, is diversified by colors and bitter flavors, as well as by sharp and saline properties, and contains bile and serum and phlegm of every sort. For when all the substances become reversed and corrupted, they begin by destroying the blood itself, and then they themselves cease to supply
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
faux suede scout tee
I bought this pink faux suede polyester fabric in Nippori fabric district in Tokyo when Carolyn and Cassie were spending time with me during their holiday in Japan in January. I thought that very simple blouses in such suede fabrics would be unusual, but at the same time they could be very pretty too. So I decided that one small piece of this pink fabric was my catch of the day. I remember I returned home with a big happy grin, knowing it would bring an experimental fun project.
Although I've made some bags with those faux suede fabrics before(1, 2, 3), this was the first time for me to make a garment with this specific material. I really wasn't sure if the result would be wearable, and it took awhile for me to be enough courageous about the blouse. But you know, you will see how things turn out only after trying them actually for yourself. After all, sewing this blouse was easy-peasy and the result looks not bad at all, to my eyes. I washed the fabric before and also after sewing, and found that there was no problem or shape-changing with soaking the fabric in the water. Now you can agree with me in the safe side that this is a wearable garment, can't you.
I used Grainline Studio's Scout Woven Tee pattern for this blouse. I chose one larger size for my measurement except shoulders that were in my usual size. As the fabric had little flexibility, I think I did very right about the size. An elastic band was inserted the inside of the bottom hem with zig-zag stitches to get a slight blousing effect, and it makes the wearer looking wearing something soft and balloon-ish and I think it is kinda cute. I altered the neckline to a boat neck and added an invisible zipper in the back center from the top to the halfway down, too. I can put it on and off without the zipper operation, if I tell you the truth, but you really don't have to point it out loud as only garments that have harmless imperfections can be interesting in the squirrelly world, for sure.
I hope you're having a good week!!
Much love,
spring scout tee in pink faux suede
pattern: Scout Woven Tee from Grainline Studio
intentional choice of one larger size (except around shoulders), boat neck, neckline facing, back zipper, elastic band at hem
fabric: Polyester faux suede (aka ultrasuede) in light salmon pink
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Die Bluse sieht fantastisch aus. Super schön.ReplyDelete
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Such a sweet outfit Yoshimi! Love!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2014 at 5:41 AM
Love your Scout Tee hack! You have elevated it to a new level of style. I tried to use a similar polyester suede fabric for a gunmetal dress I was sewing, but it would NOT sew up. But, it was a knit, so I think that is why, something about the knit combined with the poly suede just made it impossible to go through either the machine or the overlocker.ReplyDelete
LOVE this top! It's simple and stylish and pastel! I would wear something like this everyday if I had it :) And I LOVE your hair too. Wish mine would behave :)ReplyDelete
Very pretty top and you have matched the fabric and pattern perfectly!ReplyDelete
I love this Yoshimi! The added elastic at the waistband is a nice touch & i just love the colour! That skirt is gorgeous, did you make it too?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 26, 2014 at 1:17 PM
Absolutely darling! And your shirt and outfit are adorable, too!ReplyDelete
It turned out really lovely! and of course, yes; very wearable ;) This is a beautiful colour on you.ReplyDelete
I should make up my ultra-suede now too...!
It's lovely and fits right in with your style!ReplyDelete
Simple & chic!ReplyDelete
A simple top in a pretty colour - what more can I say. Lovely!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 27, 2014 at 9:00 AM
I'm noticing a lot of pink round at the moment, so appealing. I have made a couple of Scout tees and I think putting elastic in the bottom is inspired. I was wondering how you finished the neck with the ruffle and realise that it's actually part of the dress/skirt. It makes it really interesting. Gorgeous top!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 1, 2014 at 6:02 AM
Yoshimi, you don't want to cut the dress. It makes a really fun underdress! Regards-JamieReplyDelete
That is very cute, Yoshimi. You really rock the palette of gentle colors!ReplyDelete


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In the first of our two-part wrapup of the Roskilde Festival, we highlight sets by Band of Horses, My Bloody Valentine, Neil Young, Judas Priest, Girl Talk, Jay Reatard, and more.
We asked a number of our favorite artists which records and artists they most enjoyed in 2006, and the answers ranged from the expected, such as TV on the Radio [above] and Joanna Newsom to some perhaps more surprising choices such as Hanoi Rocks and Justin Timberlake.
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An emboss is an effect whereby a pre-defined shape is raised in relief from the rest of the package, while a deboss is created when part of a surface is lowered. 1 These techniques, which are an added expense to packaging, consist of a structural change to the package that can also impact its appearance and visual appeal. There are three types of embossing: Blind embossing involves raising an image without ink; colour register embossing involves embossing with ink to create a different colour; and combination stamping is when embossing is done with foil stamping. 2, 3
Embossing and debossing features on cigarette packs include logos, coats of arms, monograms, brand descriptors, brand family names, and background patterns.
According to Tobacco Reporter Magazine, "structural and relief stamping are not only eye-catching, they also possess tactile characteristics offering even further potential for product positioning." 4
"Textured materials suggest: creative, important, innovative, stylish, classiness." 5
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|Embossing/debossing –> Additional production cost, often found on premium cigarette packages –> Expense, Luxury
Embossing/debossing (especially combination stamping) –> Emphasis of already prestigious design elements (e.g. coats of arms, monograms, hot foil stamping) –> Quality, Expense, Luxury
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- Collins English Dictionary. Emboss. Available at: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/emboss. Accessed July 21, 2011. ↩
- Wikipedia. Paper Embossing. Available at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embossing_%28paper%29. Accessed July 21, 2011. ↩
- Kluge. FAQ's – General. Available at: http://www.kluge.biz/index.php. Accessed August 17, 2011. ↩
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Photographs of Eniac Martínez
By Adriana Tapia Parrilla
MuV is a space open to the creative manifestation. We seek to be a hand extended to the rapprochement between artists and collectors, architects, designers and in general with people who are approaching art with curiosity, sensitivity, and pleasure. We want to be a place of encounter and debate, solidarity and creativity.
Fri, Oct 24, 7pm (English)
Sat, Oct 25, 11:30am (English,) 7pm (Spanish)
Sun, Oct 26, 11:30am (English)
Prolongación de Alcocer 32 (next to SAPASMA)
Valle del Maíz
firstname.lastname@example.com, 152-2425, 415-100-6243
MuV arte is pleased to present the exhibition of Eniac Martínez, "Camino Real de Tierra Adentro" in San Miguel de Allende from September 20 to November 30.
El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro or Camino de la Plata runs along 2,600 kms. from the city of Mexico to the city of Santa Fe in New Mexico, US. Its magnitude and the development that devolved around it made it the longest and most important road in North America in the years immediately following the arrival of the Spaniards on the continent. Although its origin is intimately associated with the transport of goods and mining products, mainly silver, it also led to cultural, social and religious exchanges between the center and the north of Mexico and what today is part of the southern United States; between the Hispanic and Amerindian cultures.
In the year 2010 the road was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, a declaration that includes five sites already inscribed on the World Heritage list (including the historical areas of the cities of Queretaro, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende and the sanctuary of Atotonilco) and 55 more located elsewhere over 1,400 of the 2,600 km. that constitute the route.
Eniac Martínez explores with his black and white panoramic photography what he calls "intangible heritage – the people, that which surveys through the centuries, which defies time and is reflected in each region's inhabitants." This exploration is what gives aesthetic and thematic unity to the exhibition.
Martínez, a Mexican photographer, began his artistic training at the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, Cuba, and continued at the National School of plastic arts of the UNAM and at the International Center of Photography in New York. He has won a lot of prizes and awards; among them, second place in the Eighth Contest of Anthropological Photography, an award at the Fifth Biennial of Photography from the National Institute of Fine Arts, Mexico, a scholarship for the Golden Light Awards from the Maine Photographic Workshops in the United States, and a Fulbright Scholarship.
He has had more than 60 individual exhibitions in Mexico, United States, New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Australia, Spain, Uruguay, Brazil, Argentina, England and more than 50 collective exhibitions. His work is in various notable collections, such as the Centro de la Imagen, South Western Writers collection, California Museum of Photography, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Guandong Museum of Art. He is the author of the books Mixtecos, Litorales, Abel, Babel and Camino Real de Tierra Adentro.
Taking into account that we will have the presence of the artist in San Miguel, we extend a cordial invitation to the guided tours that will take place at 7pm on October 24 in English, at 11:30am on October 25 in English and at 7pm in Spanish, and at 11:30am on Sunday, October 26, in English.
Prolongación de Alcocer 32 (next to SAPASMA,) Valle del Maíz,
firstname.lastname@example.com, 152-2425, 415-100-6243.