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Reasons for Using SMS Marketing Within a Business
SMS is an acronym which indicates short message service and is availed on cell phone systems where clients impart by sending each other instant messages. The service is available on the phone to phone platform and also on a computer to phone basis and vice versa. SMS marketing is a type of marketing where chatting by text is the mode of communication between business owners and their customers.
This method of marketing is proving to be very effective especially since we are in a technologically advanced era where mobile phones and computers are at the helm of gadgetry. The desire to own a mobile phone is at an all-time high for a majority of the population because of this.
By marketing using SMS's, business is assured of reaching a large customer base since a good percentage of our population is tech savvy. This is credited to the way that practically every family unit approaches a cell phone.
The "normal" forms of marketing that most of us are accustomed to such as newspapers and electronic media are very expensive, and SMS marketing fits in as an affordable and more effective way of marketing. Furthermore, running commercials and ads on electronic and print media is tedious and expensive compared to SMS marketing.
You can also convey more info using SMS marketing. SMS's are seriously cheap, and their virtual nature ensures that they occupy very minimal space on devices. A business seeking to market its products can send as many SMS's as possible, relaying all the knowledge it requires without having to worry about costs or space.
Productivity in client service prompting greatest consumer loyalty that accompanies SMS marketing has likewise turned out to be progressive. This is made possible by the fact that customers and the general public which is the customer base can interact at a more personal level increasing customer satisfaction and confidence in the company. So, they can communicate from time to time.
Speed is also another advantage that SMS marketing holds over other marketing methods. The recipient can also access and respond to the SMS and the info sent to them in real time thanks to mobile text alerts, something which will keep everyone on the know-how.
SMS marketing is turned out to be productive, viable, monetary and fun at the same time, thus making it viable for anyone who has some internet access. Everyone is happy in the long run as all their desires are met.
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Come on down and pretend you're in a swanky Vegas casino – but all from the comfort of your own home! No suits or cigars required when playing this highly realistic 3D European Roulette game.
As this little number is a European Roulette casino game, it has a single zero and follows the rules of the European version of the game. The exciting thing about this casino favourite is its 3D interface, which sets it apart from the more basic online roulette versions available, with its traditional set up and interactive spinning wheel taking centre stage in the game.
The high quality graphics and animations will have you lost inside this genuine feeling game for hours. The dealer even talks to you as if you were in a real casino. So put the chips down and place your bets – you might win big in this casino caper! If you're a fan of casino style online games, why not try La Partage roulette once you've mastered European Roulette?
Playing European Roulette is pretty similar to playing in an actual casino, thanks to its advanced interface. Firstly, you'll want to select your chip size, which you can do by selecting one of the various coloured chip options on the right hand side of the game. Then choose how you wish to spend your chips. Everything is clearly labelled and laid out before you, so making your bet is really easy. Go for a specific number and colour combination by selecting along the top section, or simply select evens/odd or red/black (or a combination like red and evens). If you fancy making your bet a little broader, use the panel at the side to make an outside bet. Choose from either one of the low 18 numbers or the latter high 18 numbers coming up. This will generally have worse odds but a better chance of paying out.
The game has a handy paytable function, so if you're new to roulette or your maths is a bit rusty, you can easily find out how much each bet is worth. The game also allows multiple bets to be made, giving you more chances to win.
People often seek to employ strategy in casino games, particularly in roulette. It is important to remember that European Roulette is a game mainly based on luck, and generally the house edge is quite high, so you shouldn't go in expecting to win every time. And nor will this really be possible, as the game cannot be predicted on past results, Fibonacci sequences or anything else. The best strategy to employ is to stay within your budget and know when to give up.
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Today is the anniversary of Kristallnacht (or, night of broken glass), which occurred on the night of November 9, 1938. Supposedly as a response to the assassination of German diplomat Ernst vom Rath by Herschel Grynszpan, (a German-born Polish Jew), a massive coordinated attack was launched on Jewish businesses and property across Germany. The broken glass reference was to all the windows being broken.
On November 8, Jewish newspapers had been forced to cease publication. The Nazis were moving to deny Jews all rights, and the vom Rath assassination gave them an excuse to move forward, in an outbreak of violence.
Although the Nazis tried to claim that Kristallnacht represented spontaneous rioting on the part of German patriots, it was in fact an organised attack. Stormtroopers (SA) and SS members wearing plain clothes were despatched to create mayhem in Jewish neighbourhoods. They had been ordered not to harm non-Jews.
Two hundred synagogues, more than 7,000 Jewish shops, and 29 department stores were attacked. Some Jews were beaten to death and 30,000 Jewish men were arrested and taken to concentration camps. Some of these men were later allowed to leave the camps on the condition they left Germany permanently.
Image of damage to a department store in Munich, the morning after Kristallnacht.
The foreign press was horrified, and reports such as this one appeared in papers around the world.
Two Munich synagogues were among those destroyed. In fact, the Nazis had started destroying Munich's synagogues in June of that year: leaving only two to be trashed on Kristallnacht.
A short distance from where the original stood, there is a new Jewish Centre and synagogue. This was not opened until 2006. There is also a Jewish museum as part of the same complex. Its modern architecture and geometric shape make a different approach to a house of worship. And the use of so much glass in the cube on top, surely a historic fuck you to the Nazis.


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The P.O.E.T.R.Y. of Good Presentations All good presentations are:
Purposeful: You are talking for a reason. Be clear about the key message(s) you want the audience to take away from your talk.
Organized: Good presentations have an introduction, a body and a conclusion.
Enjoyable: People generally come along because they want to, not because they have to, so engage and entertain them (but don't allow showmanship to override your key message)
Thematic: People tend to remember themes. They very easily forget lists of facts.
Relevant: People respond better to what you are saying if you can relate the things you are talking about directly to their, experience, existing knowledge, aspirations and/or concerns. Think about your audience while preparing your talk.
You: Your personal style and enthusiasm can make all the difference to how your audience responds. YOU make the difference. However, beware the `Ego Trap'; – It's NOT all about you!
How to make your talk more enjoyable and relevant
Now that we have established the theme(s) or key message(s) we want to get across about our topic we need to think about how we best engage the audience's interest. There are many ways to make facts/information/technical data more entertaining, enjoyable and relevant to an audience. Presenting too serious a tone can create a formal atmosphere and a barrier to effective communication by making audience feel 'uncomfortable'.
Effective use of Powerpoint
Please note that as of 2017 we will only be able to accept presentations that can be opened in Microsoft Powerpoint due to constraints at our venue.
Produce your visual presentation in the same order as your written presentation:
- Add a slide for you title page, include your name, your affiliations (schools, university etc.). If there is room add a picture.
- A slide for your topic/theme
- Add your hook slide, or incorporate it into your title page or your topic/theme slide.
- Set pages out for key points
- Add the least amount of text/bullet points as possible for each page. Do not overdo the bullet points!
- Use pictures/diagrams/infographics where possible to get your point across instead of text.
- Use pictures to add humour and interest in your presentation.
- Animate your slides if you're comfortable, BUT only where it is necessary. Too many animations/fly ins/fly outs/objects moving will take up time and distract your audience.
- Use colour as a tool to highlight key words! Avoid the colour red.
- Add a concluding slide
- Add a thank you slide, thanking your audience, acknowledge the people that have helped you and ask if there are any questions.
- Now add your intro slides. You should only have a few slides to explain the background that the audience needs to understand in order to understand the rest f your presentation.
- Ideally, you want to spend 40-60 seconds on each slide. So keep your slides to a minimum. A slide should only be used to remind the audience of the specific point, provide key info and act as a platform to have visual aids. You should never have an entire paragraph of writing on your slides. If people are reading your slides, they won't be listening to you.
- Finally go through and check that each slide, each picture and every word on your slides are necessary. If they're not, kill your darlings and get rid of them! If you're unsure if you need the slide you can "hide" the slide. Try reading your presentation with the slides and then you'll know if it necessary to keep or not.
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One of the most difficult things for a person to do is to forgive and forget. But whenever we give our hurts to the Lord and tell Him, "Jesus, take this. I don't want it anymore. I'm tired of it," He covers the wounds and hurts and pain with His love and makes us whole again.
The Lord understands every situation and the heart of every man. We may never understand why someone acted a certain way or why they did whatever it was they did to us, but it's not a matter of understanding, it's a matter of forgiving. Yet forgiving is often difficult; it doesn't come naturally. That's why the Lord says we need His help to do it. We get the love and grace to forgive from Him.
Bad things happen to everyone. It's how we handle troubles, problems, hurts, and disappointments that counts. When we allow ourselves to become resentful over things that hurt us, resentfulness will lead to bitterness. And bitterness, if it is allowed to follow its course, will make us weaker and weaker in spirit. If you don't let it all go and give it to the Lord, it will eventually destroy you and probably do a lot of damage to others in the process.
When you have bitterness or resentment in your heart, you often don't see things clearly. Even special little things, little rewards of the Lord's love, don't mean as much because bitterness blinds you to the good. But once you give that to the Lord, you can see things better and feel and experience the Lord's love a lot more.
It's not as though that hurt or pain never happened, but the Lord is able to take those circumstances and turn them into something beautiful in your life.
Nothing can change the fact that those bad things happened, but the effect that they have on you today can be changed. They can be buried, they can be left behind, they can be shed, and victory can come out of them. Good can come of it, and you can find freedom in letting those things go. It's not as though that hurt or pain never happened, but the Lord is able to take those circumstances–as dark, sad, hurtful, painful, or unjust as they may have been–and turn them into something beautiful in your life.
When you truly give it all to the Lord, then He's able to pour out His love, with all its healing power, into your heart in full measure. He can heal any hurt, any pain, any past, and He will. All that He asks is that you let go.
It's also good to remind yourself that you also need forgiveness. Jesus said that if we forgive those who have wronged us, our Father in Heaven would also forgive us (Mark 11:25-26). When you realize that you have also made mistakes or wrong decisions that have hurt others and that you also need a lot of forgiveness and mercy, it helps you to extend forgiveness and mercy to others.
And of course once you've given it all to the Lord, you need to keep giving it to Him. Once you have forgiven and forgotten, you need to carefully guard your spirit and fight critical thoughts that could lead to future resentment and bitterness. You must learn to resist the temptation to dwell on hurts and think bad thoughts about people who wrong you. This negative, critical attitude will eat away at you. It will make you unhappy, unfulfilled, dissatisfied, discontented, and bitter.
Keep coming to the Lord and loving Him and committing all to Him, and He will never fail you. Even if people fail or situations fail or you feel like you've failed, the Lord never fails! His plan never fails, His love never fails, and He has His hand on your life. If you can believe and act on that, you'll be a lot happier.
Forgive, forget, forsake bitterness, and move forward. As you do, He will fill you with His Spirit. He will give you a loving, tender, compassionate, giving heart. He will make you a stronger, better person and He will be able to use you as a vessel of His love and a pillar that others can lean on. In other words, He will make you more like Him!
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Washington, Oct. 13 – In his latest anti-Semitic outburst, Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is blaming "plots" by Israel and the West for the slaughter of Coptic Christians by Egyptian security forces this week.
The Iranian leader is known for his repeated and increasingly bizarre accusations. According to him, almost every ill in the world can be laid at the door of "Zionists". (For a collection of his past rants, go here.) He has often called for the destruction of Israel and he denies the Nazi Holocaust of six million Jews during World War II.
Ahmadinejad, in an interview with the semi-official Fars news agency, also repeated his mantra that western countries are attempting to abort and derail the Arab Spring in a bid to protect US and Israeli interests.
The interview came the same day that U.S. authorities disclosed an Iranian plot to blow up the Israeli and Saudi Arabian embassies in Washington and murder the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States.
Two men originally from Iran were allegedly behind the conspiracy - Manssor Arbabsiar and Gholam Shakuri - were charged in New York (Oct. 11). Shakuri is part of Iran's elite Quds Force, a branch of the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps that conducts terrorist activities abroad. Shakuri is at large; Arbabsiar, who holds dual Iran-U.S. citizenship, was arrested in September.
The charges drew attention to Iran's growing attempts to build terrorist networks throughout South and Central America, as illustrated in this map.
Egypt has become the scene of sectarian clashes in recent days, after the ruling military council ordered the closure of a Coptic church.
At least 25 were killed when soldiers used live fire to disperse demonstrators, who officials say had rioted and set cars in the area on fire to protest the decision.
But Ahmadinejad said he believes the unrest is the result of the U.S. and "Zionist regime" plots against the Egyptian revolution.
"The main aim of such measures is spoiling stability in Egypt through seditious plots," he said. "Washington and the Zionists are seeking to foment insecurity in a bid to undermine stability in Egypt."
In fact, Israel may be one of the few places in the Middle East where Christians are truly safe and the only country in the region where the Christian population is growing. Thousands of members of the ancient Coptic community in Egypt, whose roots go back thousands of years, centuries before the birth of Islam, are leaving the country to escape growing discrimination and intimidation.
"The fact is that the only place in the Middle East that Christians are really safe is Israel," said Vicar of St George's Church Baghdad Canon Andrew White. White is also the president of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East.


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Intel may still be king of the microprocessing hill, but from the looks of IDC's latest market report, scrappy underdog AMD is starting to claim more of the $9.5 billion dollar pie. The semiconductor stalwarts faced off in four separate market categories with runner-up AMD seeing gains in all, save for servers where its paltry 5.5 percent share dropped 0.6 percent versus Intel's commanding 94.5 percent lead. The Q2 2011 report pegged Intel's overall worldwide share at 79.3 percent, a 1.5 percent decrease from the previous quarter, while AMD saw a 1.5 percent increase to 20.4 percent. For the mobile PC realm, Intel once again saw a decline as its 84.4 percent share took a 1.9 percent quarter to quarter tumble, with AMD again seeing a nearly 2 percent gain in its 15.2 percent stake. In the desktop PC segment, AMD grabbed an additional 1.5 percent, bringing its stake to 28.9 percent, with Intel's 70.9 percent share dropping 1.5 percent versus Q1 2011. Wondering where the second place chip maker got its second quarter stride? According to the research firm, its new Fusion platform, along with Intel's Sandy Bridge, now accounts for "more than 60% of total PC processor unit volume in 2Q11." You paying attention, Sandy? It's time to sleep with one eye open.
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So, it's that time again for making new years resolutions, contemplating life's mysteries and letting go of whatever we feel like is holding us back. Along with having a fabulous night of course. Let's start now, go pour yourself some champ. Make the most of it. The mega babe herself is here for inspiration. NYE Marilyn fashion.
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* Austria again sells bonds at record low auction rates
* Country still able to sell two-year debt at negative rates
* Debt agency head sees rooms for spreads over Bunds to narrow (Adds quotes and background) By Michael Shields
VIENNA, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Austria again topped up two bonds at record low rates at auctions on Tuesday, and the head of the country's debt management agency said spreads could narrow further versus benchmark German Bunds.
The average yield on the 2019 bond edged down to 1.326 percent - a spread of 44 basis points over Bunds, 70 bp less than at the end of June as Austria captures strong demand for highly-rated sovereigns during Europe's financial crisis.
Spreads "are still above the long-term average and of course investors see this as an interesting chance for spreads to narrow," Martha Oberndorfer, who leads the Austrian Federal Financing Agency, told Reuters in a telephone interview.
That means spreads "absolutely" have the chance to decline, she added, noting much Austrian economic data was at least as good if not better than the German equivalent.
She noted Austria was still able to place debt at negative interest rates out to maturities of two years.
More than 85 percent of Austria's 2012 issuance programme had been filled after Tuesday's auctions that raised 1.2 billion euros ($1.6 billion) by topping up 2019 and 2044 bonds.
The 2019 bond was more than four times oversubscribed - which Oberndorfer called the highest rate in seven years - and the 2044 issue two times.
The average yield on the 2044 issue fell to 2.88 percent for a 54-point spread over Bunds.
Oberndorfer noted that debt issues so far this year had an average maturity of more than 15 years at rates below 2.5 percent, giving Austria a leg-up on financing costs for years.
Its overall debt portfolio now has an average maturity of 8.7 years.
Finance Minister Maria Fekter is counting on low debt servicing costs to help offset extra aid to ailing banks and let Austria keep its state deficit to 3 percent of gross domestic product in 2012 as planned.
Oberndorfer declined comment on a media report that Austria may just miss that goal this year, saying only that borrowing plans for this year were unchanged.
Vienna has said it expects to issue 20-24 billion euros worth of bonds in 2012 and boost total borrowing to 27-30 billion euros from around 21 billion last year.
Standard & Poor's stripped Austria of its AAA rating this year. Moody's last month affirmed Austria's top rating, but warned it might cut the rating due to the country's vulnerability to the euro zone debt crisis.
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MB Maschinenbau – Your move to perfection
MB Maschinenbau is producing a wide range of sanding machines for wood and wood composites, based on brush technology. The spectrum covers both, automated solutions like through feed sanding machines for panels and profiles, as well as joinery machines with a wide field of usage.
The program is enlarged by automation, material handling and glue application technology that are particularly applied in the wood window production.
The unique technology of MB Maschinenbau is used for wood, fine wood and sealer/lacquer sanding of all kind of materials. Such innovative and highly automated sanding machines like the "Roba Fentech", used for the single part production in the wood window industry, guarantees that the user is always one step ahead to competitors possibilities concerning productivity and quality.


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Amazon has the All Season Down Alternative Full/Queen Comforter for $34.99 with FREE shipping right now. This comforter has amazing reviews — 5 stars!
Drift off to sleep with this Down Alternative Comforter to keep you warm. The lightweight hypoallergenic microfiber fill provides superior comfort to your restful sleep time. Hypoallergenic. Works well for all seasons. Construction: Baffle box/Box stitch, Double needle stitching to prevent filling from shifting, Classic baffle box design with smooth piped edging.
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OSTINATO is the first in a series of design objects that explore rhythm and repetition as ways to transform materials. A dimensional, linear, rigorous and repetitive pattern is overimposed on the natural fibre of solid European walnut wood to create a rich texture, an enhanced sense of materiality.
OSTINATO is a quietly majestic piece with a pedestal silhouette in clean, minimalist lines, handcrafted from rich materials.
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Mamma says a big WELCOME to Juggle Street in Melbourne! The hugely successful online neighbourhood babysitting and child minding network has just launched in Melbourne, aiming to make the daily juggle, less of a struggle.
How it works:
It is super easy - once you sign up to Juggle Street you can 'see' what sitters are available in your area, plus see their reviews from fellow parents that have used their services in the past! Because there is a range of older experienced babysitters/nannies to the less costly high school aged babysitters, you can choose one to suit you and your family needs. Just post your job to your selected sitters, set the price you wish to pay and the sitters will apply via SMS if they are available. Whether it's a quick trip up the shops kid free or a month of nannying or after school pick ups, you can find someone local in this one handy spot.
All sitter profiles include a photo (and some also have a personal video), description of their experience & skills, and other relevant information such as Working With Children Checks and Drivers Licence. If the sitter has been awarded a job on Juggle Street before their profile may include a 5 Star Rating and written reviews from other parents. All this information allows you to decide which sitters you want to connect with. You can even pre-screen or ask for references from a sitter before you award them the job, if you wish! Easy peasy!
Juggle Street is free for Melbourne parents up until Christmas!
Post as many one-off babysitting or nannying jobs as you like. All YOU need to do is pay your sitter at the end of the job.
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My name is Sean Hoagland and I am an eighth grader at Eminence Middle School. I would like to get information on asking for community help with the Humane Society. I am doing a community project for school and chose the Humane Society because of my love of animals. Since volunteering at the Shelby Co. Humane Society (Henry Co. directed me there since their volunteer coordinator had a family illness), I have found out there is a huge need for donations. The society runs on donations which are down due to our hard economy.
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When writing an essay, you always want to make sure that you provide the reader with as much information that you can possibly find and translate through your own words to portray. People always believe that essays are very easy, and they are, but they're also tricky to put together, especially an essay that you intend on being great. Essays take time and take a bit of thinking on the writer's behalf. They have to make sure that they truly understand and are prepared to create an essay on whatever the topic they intend to discuss. Here are some ways on how to collect your thoughts:
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Gamesaid.org has a three-month global Alexa traffic rank of 584,480. The site has attained a traffic rank of 99,667 among users in the UK, where about 21% of its audience is located. The fraction of visits to this site referred by search engines is approximately 11%, and Gamesaid.org has a bounce rate of about 71% (i.e., 71% of visits consist of only one pageview). Visitors to the site spend roughly 67 seconds on each pageview and a total of three minutes on the site during each visit.
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Letter from our Founder, Alex Chester.Read More
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Festivals & Weddings means sweets & more sweets. But eating too many sweets can make you crave for savoury goodies, that's why savoury snacks are also part of gift/goodie bags which are exchanged during the festival season. One of such snack is Mathi/Mathiyan, it's an all time favourite snack any time of the year. Festival & Wedding season in a Punjabi household is never complete without this snack. I don't make too many sweets for the festival season but mathi is must. This time it was special because "I MEASURED THE INGREDIENTS ", yes, I write a food blog & I don't measure the ingredients every time I cook(another excuse for not blogging so regularly). That's how I learned it, that's how I passed the recipe to so many friends & luckily everyone got the good results, but this time I had to measure it so that I can blog about it. Here's the recipe I learned from my MIL over the phone some 11 yrs. back but now with measurements, please do not skip the notes :
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To check if it's hard enough, insert a finger inside the dough once it's kneaded, if the hole made by your finger stays as is, you are good to go. Also, once the dough is done it won't look like very smooth dough. Always keep the dough covered.
Enjoy them as is or with a hot cup of tea. Make an extra batch, pack in a nice box & take with you, next time you visit your family or friends.


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I am a BIG fan of Etsy. Some may say that I'm an addict. I don't think it's become QUITE that big of a problem.... yet.... but I do admit that I love looking through the site and adding things to my "favorites."
I'm not a seller on the site (not yet anyway!), but I have definitely been a buyer! :) I have purchased homemade bibs and burp cloths for Iain, shirts and onesies for Jaiden and Iain, barrettes, pacifier holders, ladybug plant magnets, a needle felted turtle... and handmade cards for all occasions. I just love all the unique -- and sometimes one-of-a-kind -- items!
Ok, that being said, while I always find neat things that I absolutely fall in love with, I also stumble across things that are just.... well, WEIRD! So, I have decided to share a few of those Etsy oddities with y'all... just so I don't have to sit here giggling to myself... or, in some cases, sit here with a VERY confused look on my face!
See for yourself!
1. "Fancy turd squeaker"
Wow. A TURD toy! And is squeaks! I hope this is not for kids! I guess I might feel a wee bit better if my dogs, not my children, were playing with poo toys. Maybe. I'm just not so sure! Here is some of the description:
This Turd has a Squeaker inside, for hours of fun and entertainment.
Double reinforced seam.
Around 2 1/2 to 3 inches wide.
2. Sensitive folk and possibly those of the male gender may want to turn away for this one! :)
"Brown puppies pad"
Maybe it's just me, but I am a little disturbed by this. Not only is it a re-usable feminine hygiene product, it has PUPPIES on it! Hmmmm, no. Not for me, thanks! While perhaps a cute fabric, it would be quite awkward, I think, to use such a thing. And the weirdest thing is, there are TONS of these things on Etsy -- available in all sorts of different fabrics! Could this be taking homemade a little too far?!?!
(And I am not including the description on this one. You can check that out yourself, if you feel the need!)
3. "Antler ring, whitetail deer"
Ummmmm.... can anyone say, "uncomfortable"? How about: "It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye." Wow. I can't say that a deer antler ring is a fad I'll be supporting any time soon. I'm just not sure I get the point! HA! "Get the POINT!?!?!" OK. Enough said.
Here is part of the description:
This is a listing for one ring...size 7 light coloured wood.
Inspired by the souvenir, and the desire to take a "piece" of a place away with you, this design is inspired by my love of Canadiana....
4. "Funky food dish detergent soap bottle apron cover wrap"
I chuckled at this bottle apron thingie when I first spotted it on Etsy. Maybe it was the fabric. but then it kind of grew on me. And now I have one in my Etsy "favorites." Why? I don't know. I certainly don't NEED an apron for my dish washing liquid bottle. But it's kind of fun! I'll just skip the weird-food-with-faces fabric, though! :)
Here is part of the description:
A solution to dress up your dishsoap, detergent bottle!
This apron handcrafted by me.It will be cute on your sink or can be a great gift for everyone why has a sink.
You can give as a gift with good bottle of wine and she can put it on a soap bottle later. Or a solution as an inexpensive fun gift for coworkers or friends with a soap bottle.
5. "King Kong toilet seat and tank lid cover set plus light switch cover"
I dare you to get this set. I mean, hey, it comes with a matching light switch cover!!! :) Plus, don't you want the phrase "The 8th wonder of the world" in your bathroom? I wonder if this fabric was just really cheap. REALLY cheap! :)
Here is part of the description:
This beautifully handcrafted, high quality toilet seat and tank lid cover set utilizes elastic around the outside edges to allow for a perfect fit. The fabric is made out of cotton and has been pre-shrunk. There are three layers to make it extra durable; the top is the patterned fabric, then there is a layer of interfacing, and then the bottom is a coordinating solid fabric.
You know, it does sound pretty durable. Maybe they have a matching pad to go with it?
So, there you go. A few handmade funnies straight from Etsy. Loads of fun! :) I may have to do this again sometime...
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There isn't time,
So brief is life,
For bickerings, apologies,
Heartburnings, callings to account.
There is only time for loving,
And but an instant,
So to speak,
For that.
–Mark Twain
Just before dawn, my Daughter and I made the familiar predawn drive from her home to the Denver International Airport. It's been an excellent visit with my Broncos loving family. Goodbyes curbside, and I am off to the TSA before catching a quick flight back to the high desert. Once the plane received a good de-icing the flight was quickly airborne, giving a nod to Kayla below us. In the next hours 480 flights from Denver would be cancelled. What a joy to spend a few days with my family, totally miss the approaching storm. AND……
Not even once in Colorado did anyone suspect I remain a Panther's fan.
Happy to be back everyone!
Today's Music: Carolina Panthers Theme Song


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late last year, i posted some thoughts on technical drawing standards on my now mothballed business' blog. they were an attempt to clarify some things i had been thinking of over the past year or so, and they remain a useful starting point for my own style guide.
i'm now in the position of revisiting many of these items, and will be writing more of my thoughts in the coming weeks. in the meantime, i'm reposting my initial thoughts here. some of them are now more fully developed, and some have been partially discarded. regardless, i continue to welcome any comments.
I've been spending some time organizing myself and my designs, and am working on creating standards for myself. A few ideas I've had are below, in no particular order.
- When producing documentation, adopt and use standards that are optimized for digital, not physical, reproduction.
- Minimize printing whenever possible. When choosing paper sizes, prefer ISO to Architectural, and Architectural to ANSI. (Do so in spite the fact that, at least in North America, this ranking is... inconvenient.)
- Prefer decimal inch or metric dimensions to fractional inches, which round inaccurately, produce inconvenient decimals at small resolutions, and encourage draftsmen to use decimal equivalents with unnecessarily high precision standards.
- Use single spaces between sentences. (This will take some getting used to; the double slap of the spacebar has been drilled into me from years of practice.)
- Track revisions.
- Name all dimensions. Name key features.
- Produce and maintain job books which refer directly to named features and dimensions and explain fit and function of all important design elements.
- Choose cross-platform standards, assuming they don't hurt too much.
- Have fun, etc.
As always, your feedback is encouraged. I'd be interested in hearing other peoples' experience with and philosophies on standards and documentation aesthetics.


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I was distinctly reminded of the song "A Whole New World" from Disney's Aladdin as I nervously sauntered to my first class, whilst my parents scuttled behind me, excited. The last 'good-bye' was murmured in haste just outside class, and I entered, heart pounding. (Incidentally, I was the only student who was shepherded to class by her parents, here, that stops in Kindergarten). There is always the fear of unfamiliarity on the first day of college, those initial jitters, accompanied by slight reluctance. In me, it shows in exaggerated ways. I felt small in this new crowd, like a ship lost at sea.
I surveyed my surroundings….here, someone is babbling on a phone, blissfully oblivious to the surroundings, someone switching on their laptop or an ipod, or reading Marian Puzo with their head slightly inclined. Nobody was curiously peering at anybody else, or fidgeting about in their seats or throwing shifty glances. This I found slightly unnerving, because it was something I unconsciously did in the beginning of a new class. I meddled with my lucky ring, playing with it occasionally to engage myself. Then, the class started.
My art teacher, Mr. Roehl, began the class with a slideshow. The first slide was of a vase painted with Flamingoes.
"Now, Can anyone tell me where the flamingoes are?"
Instantly came a babble of answers.
"On the Vase."
"They're sort of standin up...."
"No" said Mr. Roehl, "They're standing in the water, don't you get it? It's Water." and that's how he started off on the importance of art analysis and observation.
The class went fairly well for the first one. I shall never forget it….but I couldn't help comparing it to my first class back in PU. There, every student was asked to pronounce their name and their tenth standard percentage before class began. And that's the day we had found our first friends.
It's been 3 weeks since college now. The "Whole New World" I live in throws surprises at me everyday….I look forward to college. Open Jazz concerts in the Cafeteria, a fountain in front of the library and Graffiti on the walls in art class (named 'Beautiful Chaos") are some things which interest me. I find them strange, yet beautiful. The new method of teaching is what I need to get used to, though. I was familiar with my professor nodding curtly and saying,
"Alright, class dismissed." In his characteristically deep and throaty voice.
Now, Mr. Kline smiles and adds, "Have a nice weekend. Don't drive home fast and kill yourself, because you better be here to submit your assignment next Tuesday!"As I said, it's a whole new world.
Friday, July 18, 2008
A Whole New World
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Dreams & Aspirations
Featuring stories by writers Kristopher Jansma, Amy Dupcak, Elizabeth Davis, and Zack Graham; performed by actors Matthew Alford, Hannah Seusy, Kristen Calgaro, and Heather Lee Rogers. Hosted by Andrew Lloyd-Jones and Nancy Hightower at KGB Bar on 7th December 2016.
by Elizabeth Davis
Yusuf, the sixty-something year-old tour driver, arrived before sunrise to collect me at the Hotel Atlas, the hotel named for the mountain range we'd tour, the mountain range named for the one who carried the wide world on his back. Beneath fading stars and indigo sky I followed Yusuf through the Old Medina alleys to the bus. He held my hand as we crossed a busy roundabout. We passed men wearing business suits and a woman selling coffee from a thermos, and I had some, but Yusuf didn't. He seemed to be a man of kindness.
by Zack Graham
Jessica ordered the baby girl from China or Thailand or Korea (the Website hadn't specified). A stone-faced woman rang Jessica's doorbell, handed her the child and refused to accept a tip. Jessica named her baby Sam. Jessica's parents said how cute Sam was. Jessica's friends tickled Sam's belly, making Sam giggle. Sam preferred cottage cheese to baby food. Sam slept through the night most nights, and when she cried, she never cried longer than a minute or two. One day Jessica was at the grocery store when the cashier pointed at Sam and said, "her lips... don't you think they're a bit... low?"
by Amy Dupcak
I hadn't made any promises, the way some Catholic girls do. I wasn't saving myself for any person, place, or phase in life, nor did I want to get it over and done with as soon as possible. By tenth grade, all I'd decided were two important factors: the relationship had to last longer than two months, and The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails had to be playing.
by Kristopher Jansma
Many of us had been unhappy with Vice Principal Jackson for some time preceding the incident. Over the years we, the faculty of Saint Bartholomew's Preparatory Academy for Boys, had witnessed Vice Principal Jackson break every rule in the book – if not once then several times – but many of us believed that his antics bestowed a certain "character" upon our school that was genuinely appreciated by the students. Only after the incident did we see just how wrong we had been.


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Why are we looking for Jesus in a tortilla?
The other day I saw a post on a major news website saying that someone found a burn mark in a tortilla that looked just like Jesus. No, they didn't eat the tortilla, because now they are treasuring the tortilla as a miracle.
If Jesus were to put a picture of Himself burned into the flour of someones lunch would it be so roughly done? Because I saw the burn mark in the tortilla and it is a toss up between being Jesus, Fidel Castro and the Scarlett Letter's Gary Oldman.
I mean, would Jesus do a half-hearted miracle?
If I look at the miracles that Jesus did in the bible, I am given clues as to the quality of miracles Jesus performs as well as why He performs them.
Exhibit #1: Jesus Turns Water Into Wine, John 2:7-11
"Jesus ordered the servants, "Fill the pots with water." And they filled them to the brim.
'Now fill your pitchers and take them to the host,' Jesus said, and they did.
When the host tasted the water that had become wine (he didn't know what had just happened but the servants, of course, knew), he called out to the bridegroom, 'Everybody I know begins with their finest wines and after the guests have had their fill brings in the cheap stuff. But you've saved the best till now!'
This act in Cana of Galilee was the first sign Jesus gave, the first glimpse of his glory. And his disciples believed in him."
Exhibit #2: Jesus raises a boy from the dead, Luke 7:11-17
"Not long after that, Jesus went to the village Nain. His disciples were with him, along with quite a large crowd. As they approached the village gate, they met a funeral procession—a woman's only son was being carried out for burial. And the mother was a widow. When Jesus saw her, his heart broke. He said to her, "Don't cry." Then he went over and touched the coffin. The pallbearers stopped. He said, 'Young man, I tell you: Get up.' The dead son sat up and began talking. Jesus presented him to his mother.
They all realized they were in a place of holy mystery, that God was at work among them. They were quietly worshipful—and then noisily grateful, calling out among themselves, 'God is back, looking to the needs of his people!' The news of Jesus spread all through the country."
In each of these miracles we see great quality, water being turned into the best wine and a boy being raised from the dead. He didn't just settle for a cheap wine, although He knew no one would probably notice or begrudge it's quality, but He produced the best wine at the wedding. He also didn't just comfort and bring overwhelming peace to the mother who had lost her son but instead he raised her son from the dead, completely eliminating her grief and need for comfort.
There is also a recurring reason for His miracles and that is for people to see His glory and spread word about Him so all can come to know Him and believe in Him.
So I sit here and think about which God I would serve. If my friend ran up to me, shouting and saying she just saw a man touch a child who had died and raise him from the dead, I would surely want to follow her to find out who this man was. But, if someone (the internet) tells me that a man found a sketchy picture of Jesus who looks like Gary Oldman on a tortilla then I am going to (and did) just skip right over the information making my way on to more interesting news.
I know of people who have born children after being told it was impossible and people who have lived years after the date the doctors told them they would die. I know of someone the doctors told would never have full use of their brain who now has multiple masters degrees and the brain to reflect the achievement. These are the types of miracles I expect to see a great God perform and these are the types of miracles that have spread through whispered and shouting voices, spreading His glory. These are miracles that are happening around us now in our modern day seemingly god-less world. These are the miracles that I am going to expect to see more of because these are the ones that would lead people to believe in Him.
Is a warped image of Jesus in a tortilla bringing Him glory OR bringing glory to the man who sold the story to CNN? I find myself wondering how great a God do I think I follow? Do I expect true, huge, God revealing miracles or do I think He is small and incapable of them? Truly?
This weekend I am reminded of the greatest miracle of all time. A Savior became man so that on a Friday He could let his human nature be eclipsed by His God-like nature and become a sacrifice for His people. So that He could stand in our place when all our sins, wrongdoings, grievances were stacked against us and we were found guilty. So that He could become the payment for our crimes. But His awful death for us is not the miracle...the miracle happened three days later, when people were getting back into the rhythm of their normal lives. Three days after being entombed He did what He always said He would do, what people thought was impossible, a task so great that no one actually expected Him to fulfill His promise. He rose, our sin no longer on Him but buried there in the grave to no longer be looked at. He rose, clothed, instead, with life and hope and freedom. He rose showing how it is possible that one day, when our mortal bodies lack the ability to remain breathing and moving any longer, we will be buried and our skin will become an empty shell as we rise to meet Him in eternity.
This week I am thinking about the greatest miracle and it's promise to me. This week I am believing. This week I am spreading and singing and shouting and carrying and handing and showing and whispering and giving and displaying and telling about Him and this miracle of life we have been adorned with and I am eager to watch people placing each arm carefully and sometimes rapidly inside this rescue coat as they wrap themselves inside it. These people and their stories of salvation will be today's miracles, leaps and bounds greater than a burn in a tortilla because their stories will speak and echo throughout eternity. Yes!


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SAND BLASTER is a short film by Addy Mac's in Bend, Oregon.
Ever wonder what the inside of a sand blasting booth looks like? In this short film we show you. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
Film Budget :: $300 (Cost to sand blast our truck.)
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Wu is a hero appearing in Gigantic.
Official Summary[edit | edit source]
"At the juncture of brashness and serenity, passion and calm, fury and skill...there is Wu. His training encourages him to leave emotions behind, but he treats every battle as a joyous celebration."
—Blau-Grau of the 12 Monks
Official Rating Summary[edit | edit source]
Ki-yaah! Wu combines chains of punches, kicks, and blocks to deliver devastating combo attacks. And watch out for his tongue...
Summary[edit | edit source]
Wu is a highly mobile and effective melee damage hero. He thrives on one versus one combat, and, played correctly, will almost always come out the victor.
Abilities[edit | edit source]
DURING CLASH: Gives you another +5 stamina.
DURING CLASH: Gives you +15 front armor on end (3s).
DURING CLASH: Gives you more focus on hit.
Fortune Card Lore[edit | edit source]
[The Monk I]
[Common] "Meditation never won a fist fight." - Wu
[Rare] "With all due respect, Master Wei, there's a reason the 'warrior' comes first in 'warrior-monk.'" - Wu
[Legendary] If the elders thought the monastery would tame Wu, they were seriously mistaken.
[The Monk II] [Common] Wu had no desire for honors. He already knew how good he was.
[Rare] Master Wei always favored the other disciples. Accolades don't prove anything.
[Legendary] Wu might not be a legend yet, but give it time. Give it time.
[The Monk III]
[Common] "Yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't need your advice. I like to learn by doing." - Wu
[Rare] "Don't complain cuz you don't see my attacks coming. That's on you." - Wu
[Legendary] "You wanna cheap shot me? You'd better hit hard. It'd be the last blow you land." - Wu
[The Monk IV]
[Common] Sometimes he'd pick a fight with three guys at once. Just to keep it interesting.
[Rare] Sometimes he'd pick a fight with three guys at once. Just to keep it interesting.
[Legendary] Sometimes he'd pick a fight with three guys at once. Just to keep it interesting.
[The Monk V]
[Common] "Ain't no challenge for you there. Come try that with me." - Wu
[Rare] Being a hero was the last thing on Wu's mind. He just didn't like the brigand's attitude.
[Legendary] The reward was substantial. Wu had no problems with that.
[The Monk VI]
[Common] Wu wasn't the sort to hold grudges. He was far more likely to inspire them.
[Rare] If Wu ever went back to the city, there'd be plenty of people eager to greet him. One way or the other.
[Legendary] Wu knew his old partner wouldn't send anyone after him. Ramsay'd want to do the deed himself
[The Monk VII]
[Common] Master Wei had taught him to understand the flow of energy through a body.
[Rare] "There is power in both movement and stillness. You must master both." - Master Wei
[Legendary] "I'll do the movement. You do the stillness. We'll see who does better." - Wu
Skin lore[edit | edit source]
The Monk: "Of course Wu still wore the robes. His expulsion was no one's business but his own."
- A Gi of Death: "You told me to keep the giant outta that village. Don't get on me for doing it too good." - Wu
- Carrot Gi: "Wu found solaces tending the monastery gardens. The plants never lectured or scolded."
- Mercy Gi: "My death will not bring the peace your heart desires. Come, pilgrim. sit with me Every day is a chance of salvation." -Hierophant Adonaius
Eternal Master
- Shadow's Touch
- Shadow's Edge
- Shadow's Chill
Weapon Skin lore[edit | edit source]
Mark of Devaedra: Sorcery burned without warmth, flowed without life. Master Wei would not approve. Mark of Corruption: The gloves seemed drawn to Griselma's Portals. As the weeks past, they resonated more and more with the energy of the rift.
Skins[edit | edit source]
Wu has a variety of skins from which to choose. These skins do not change skill sets or abilities, and appear to be strictly cosmetic. This list is based on the open beta, and will be re-visited once the game releases.
- The Monk (Skin)
- A Gi of Death (Skin)
- Carrot Gi (Skin)
- Shadow's Touch (Skin)
- Shadow's Edge (Skin)
- Shadow's Fury (Skin)
- Punk Wu (Skin)
- Ninja Wu (Skin)
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- Splash Kick is your best escape skill, so if you at all feel cornered or anything, use it immediately.
- Manage your Stamina - if you don't, you're going to be down and out pretty immediately.
- Don't depend on LMB to do your damage, as it's a very low damage attack.
- Use RMB to knock enemies in the air and chain attacks. This is also a great push and area negation tactic.


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Since last December, SBC has been working with the ISPs to renew their contracts for high-speed DSL lines. Typically, the service providers lease phone lines and the service so they can offer their own customers broadband connections.
But the new terms offered by SBC are sparking waves of resentment, letters to regulators, and early mutterings about lawsuits. The ISPs say the phone giant is pushing a new policy that would cut them out of revenue from services such as video on demand, music subscriptions or videoconferencing--precisely the products that analysts say will drive demand for high-speed Net connections.
More ISPs are saying they won't stand for it and are refusing to sign the new contracts.
"It is a blatant attempt to get us out of the DSL business," said Lisa Bickford, chief operating officer of InReach Internet, an ISP that offers service throughout most of California. "And it is successful."
SBC says it values its ISP relationships, and it is not locking them out of anything. But the company is changing its network in order to provide more types of services over the high-speed connections, and this means that ISPs will likely have to share the connections with other content providers, a representative said.
"SBC works with 200 ISPs, and they're an important channel for us," SBC representative Shawn Dainas said. "This (new) architecture opens opportunities for the entire industry to benefit." That means consumers, businesses and ISPs too, Dainas said.
Although it's a relatively obscure battle over who gets to do what with phone lines, the implications for the future of independent ISPs and the high-speed Net are broad. The phone companies and cable companies like AOL Time Warner are setting themselves up as the sources for video, music subscriptions, gaming and other services they hope will finally deliver on the promise of the high-speed Net.
ISPs are walking a delicate line moving into that world. They hold the connection to individual customers but lack the market power to negotiate big deals with media companies that will allow them to offer this type of service on their own. Allowing SBC to use part of what they have seen as their own DSL connection for these new services could further undermine their existence, they worry.
According to the ISPs, SBC is asking for new rights as part of the contract. Previously, the ISPs had effectively bought access to the full data "pipe" that provided the high-speed Net service. Now, for about the same price, they're being asked to give Pacific Bell--part of the SBC network--rights to provide their customers with the new services that analysts say will become key offerings driving people to broadband: video on demand, videoconferencing, and so on.
These services would go over the same lines the ISPs are buying, and the contract says the bandwidth available for anything else might be reduced as a result. The ISPs would not be compensated for this.
"They would be using bandwidth that I am paying for," Bickford said. "We told them in no uncertain terms that we would not pay for it."
Analysts say the fight is a critical one for ISPs, which need to be able to set a foothold in the world beyond simple connections if they are to survive.
"If you look at the business model for independent DSL ISPs, they're not making much money on the (connections) alone," said Pat Hurley, a DSL analyst with TeleChoice. "The ones that are making a splash are the ones offering (extra) services on top. That's really the future for anyone who wants to make money."
Conflict: Nothing new
ISPs and the big local phone companies have a history of conflict. Independent service providers have long complained that the Bells charge too much for bandwidth, offer poor customer service, or use their market power to compete unfairly.
The DSL issues are coming to a head in large part because of the evaporation of competition in the high-speed Net business. Until recently, ISPs had been able to get their high-speed connections from one of the bigger wholesalers, such as NorthPoint Communications, Rhythms NetConnections or Covad. But now NorthPoint is out of business, Rhythms is flirting with bankruptcy, and even Covad is struggling financially.
The remaining options are few. Cable companies are not offering access to their cable networks for Internet service, and wireless options are not typically as technologically advanced as DSL and cable. Thus, ISPs are increasingly being pushed toward the big local phone companies if they want to offer high-speed service at all.
SBC notes it has done far more than any of its competitors to allow ISPs to offer high-speed service. Echoing the lobbying battles that have raged from Washington, D.C., to city halls across the country, the company notes that it is the cable companies that are truly shutting independent ISPs out of the broadband market. The phone companies are at least providing access, the company says.
The company has also worked to "level the playing field," eliminating volume discount rates for ISPs that bought a large number of lines--a provision that had chiefly benefited its own ISP division.
Some ISPs note that SBC's decision to raise its own DSL rates earlier this year has lessened some of the financial pressure on them. But that wasn't enough to ease current concerns.
The California ISP Association has complained to the Federal Communications Commission. InReach's Bickford said she has written angry letters to the FCC, to California state regulators, and to Pacific Bell.
The ISPs refusing to sign the new contracts are still working under their old contracts, which technically expired last December. But SBC is changing its pricing policy, and companies that don't sign the new contract will be cut off, according to letters the phone company has sent to ISPs about its plans.
For now, at least, the ISPs hope that regulatory and public pressure can change a business course that worries them.
"It's a sales model that makes no sense in a competitive world," said David Simpson, an attorney for the California ISP Association. "But ISPs are trying to survive in a near-monopoly structure for DSL."


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reflecting on printmaking
Since I started on my printmaking journey almost two years ago, I've been constantly learning and appreciating the art, artists and medium.I remember being surprised to learn how prevalent it has been over hundreds of years (Picasso! Andy Warhol! Edvard Munch!).
Over this course of time, I have also been asked many, many questions about this new trail I've started on- How did I get into this/Why printmaking/What's printmaking? :) I will be talking about my printmaking journey on this blog, but if you're itching to know more about this super cool art form, you can check out Open Studio's website (I've talked more about them below).
There are a few reasons that printmaking is personally rewarding and fun.....
1. It's a source of constant inspiration and learning. I have only just scratched the surface (pun intended) with linocuts, woodcuts and screenprints- there is so much more to learn, and so many awesome ways to create an image- it's going to keep my entertained for years :) Not to mention the variety of gorgeous handmade paper I get to experiment with! A linocut/woodcut/screenprint adds a new element to the process of drawing and painting, and has it's own effect to the image (the way you carve, the amount of paint you push through the screen...etc)- it's so exciting to see!!
2. As a small business owner, it provided me a way of reproducing my work but also staying true to selling genuine handmade products. This was a big struggle of mine, when I knew I wanted to make greeting cards or art that I could sell. The idea of scanning and digitally printing the work just didn't seem to fit. I love that I can be a part of the process from beginning to end.
3. It's a wonderful community. I've been primarily involved with the awesome community at Open Studio. This amazing not for profit studio was where I first took my introductory classes in printmaking, and now I'm hooked! I use the studio occassionally, and volunteer on their board as treasurer. If you're ever in Toronto (at Richmond St. and Spadina Ave, to be exact), I highly recommend a visit to this beautiful place- they have galleries that showcase exhibitions from print artists, and a huge studio space in the 401 Richmond building. You can also peruse their print sales gallery, which has some amazing (and affordable!) artworks.
Printmaking and calligraphy is a funny art combo, but I love switching gears between carving tools and nibs. :) I'm working on getting my first linocut print up in my shop, as well as a bunch of screenprinted cards-- stay tuned!
Here's a peek into my process of creating a linocut print at home.....
Have a wonderful rest of the week!


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Here it is, after months of hiccups, finally, I have completed the Road Runner Trapunto Quilt and be able to share the pattern and tutorial here!!!! I must also thank my son, a big fan of cars and vehicles, for his persistent "kind reminders" to pull me back to quilt his long waited quilt blanket.
This is the second quilt project I have done after my daughter's Secret Garden Trapunto Quilt published in May last year. Most of the method is the same except the piecing of the backing. I pieced the backing fabric completely before attach it to the front piece of Secret Garden quilt, I find it a little trouble to manage the 2 huge pieces for a good alignment by flipping them back-and-forth to check. I did a little improvised method here and it is so much easier than before.
The blanket has stretched a long journey since March 2013, that was when I started the project during the finishing phase of my new house renovation. Apart from my daily busy life, juggle in between family, kids, works and craft, I need to visit the new house to check on the progress and coordinate with my interior designer on the design. Time diminishes when we get involved in too many tasks, I have to pause the quilt in between and concentrate on those in top priority. Pick up again when I am allowed to continue. Glad that we finally settle in our new house in June and that's where my son started his kind reminder again.
I would say that quilting and any crafts need momentum and stamina to carry on. Once you have paused in the middle of the progress, you will need more courage and motivation to go back on track. That is the reason why you see that I keep on updating my craft pattern and tutorial here now and then. The longer I stop, the harder it is for me to come back again. I love sharing my pattern and tutorial in Craft Passion, as the name tells, it is my passion and my baby, I do not want it to perish without a valid reason.
My son can't wait for the quilt to be washed, he wants it immediately after I declared that the quilt is completed!!! Oh, pity this cooperative young boy that he still has to wait for me to wash and take photos before he can use it. On that night while I tucked him in the bed with his long waited quilt blanket, he told me: "Mommy, next time if you have any project for us, please do it for me first, ok?", I was instantly put on a guilt trip, I hugged him and promised that he won't have to wait that long anymore.


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Somehow, I had my dream bike, a Mongoose, at 11. I don't know how we got it. My Mom got it for me. Maybe she stole it. Probably she saved for it for awhile. It was all chrome and red and California.
What was California about, Serge?
I dunno. Nothing really. But when I rode it I felt like some scraggly blond-haired kid from California. A cool thin kid who took his pads off the bike and jumped it high off hills overlooking the tranquil refreshing Pacific in the evening, as the sun slithered down in a hail of western sky fires. A kid with two parents at home preparing shellfish for dinner.
That wasn't the reality, obviously. The reality was that I was just a lackluster kid. A kid about three-quarters the size of Tommy Lasorda. A kid who left the pads on his bike because one late autumn afternoon when I had decided it was time to take them off, to ride bareback like the wild boys did: I slammed into a high gutter curb in a mortifying attempt at jumping it; my tiny balls smashing into the naked demonic hunk of bolts called the goose-neck. A bruise the size of young Elvis formed on my inner thigh and hurt like hell for two weeks. My flesh turned urban camo.
So, I rode around the streets with my bike pads on.
There were places I would ride that are probably gone now. Under canopies of roping vine, down through dark tunnels of summer branches; a thousand flappy green fingers reaching out to touch my skin, to stroke my hair as I flew by. Down dirt rut trails behind buildings where older kids smoked. Zipping past thickets where adult weirdos appeared/vanished like battlefield ghosts. In and out of the dusty mists left behind by other kids who'd rounded bends ahead.
On certain evenings, as dusk settled on the land, I'd come up over a rise, popping a weak wheelie on the rock jutting out of the fallen leaves, and there would be a big six-point buck just standing there staring at me from ten feet away. My heart would stop in the moment our eyes connected. Then, like a lot of other American bucks stuck wandering/wondering in some suburban woodlot, he'd turn his head slowly, gracefully, and bound off. Before long some other kid would come up over the rise behind, pop his weak wheelie, and haul ass past me straddling my Mongoose. That was my buck. Not his.
Beer cans and fire pits from some deep night. Pizza boxes. Cigarette butts ground into the dirt and hidden from the world forever. The lazy drift of marijuana smoke from a dark nook by the crick. Beams of golden sun slit by still tree limbs, gilding a field of tall grass with beautiful hues. Girls in plaid catholic school skirts passing me on the trail, peddling furiously, pushing their Huffys and Schwinns forward and past me/though me, as if I wasn't even there on my Mongoose in that moment. Pheasants standing dumbfounded. Fried chicken bones on boulders. Sparrows and robins and doves perched on power lines. Six or seven feet of knobby wheel tracks in the low wet patches of trail. All of it, I'd pass along my way.
At home, with color faded from the world, the cars parked on the street outside my house still pinging warm engine pings, I walked my Mongoose down the narrow walk between our house and our neighbor's house six feet away. At the end of the sidewalk, I'd pick it up gently by its frame and drag it up the three steps to our tiny back porch, the back tire bumping off the cement: 1-2-3 times, and lean it up against the weathered gas grill.
For a second, I'd stand there, my hands in a C just above the handlebar, as I let the red rubber grip catch on to the lift handle of the barbecue. Every night, in new darkness, that same drawn-out second would pass until I knew the bike had found its balance for the long night ahead.
Then, exhausted and fulfilled, I'd walk in the back door to our over-lit kitchen and microwave some frozen meatballs to eat with my filthy young fingers in the recliner by the TV.


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When I first heard of the death of singer/folklorist/cartoonist/marine biologist Sam Hinton today, the first person I thought of was NPR's Melissa Block, who in one of my chats with her showed her enthusiasm for an album from her own childhood, Whoever Shall Have Good Peanuts. The album was re-released in 2006 on Smithsonian Folkways (review) and was a fine example just how far a good voice, a guitar, and a sense of humor could get you. In Hinton's case, really far.
I shouldn't have been surprised, then, when later today I heard Block chat on the air with Leanne Hinton, one of Sam Hinton's daughters, on Hinton's passing at age 92 last Thursday. By any measure, Sam Hinton led a full and wonderful life, managing to raise a family, give concerts, and help run the Scripps Oceanographic Institute. But of course, as is so often (sadly) the case, it takes someone's passing to truly appreciate a life, and that's the case here...
Two videos worth watching. The first is a profile of Hinton filmed last year and aired on San Diego's PBS station. You can see how Hinton's arthritis had slowed him down, but you can see that he's still able to play the harmonica without using his hands.
Second, George Winston's Dancing Cat label (whose Hawaiian slack key recordings I adore, incidentally) has posted (in 17 segments) a video called "Sam Hinton's Amazing Diatonic Harmonic Styles." (More Dancing Cat/Hinton stuff can be found here.) You can watch the first segment here, but what I really want you to watch is the second segment, at the end of which he plays four harmonicas, not at once, but in sequence. Totally awesome.
My condolences to his family.


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Coloradans opposed to three gun measures that Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law this week plan to stage a protest in Grand Junction Saturday when he speaks at Club 20's annual spring meeting.
Coloradans opposed to three gun measures that Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law this week plan to stage a protest in Grand Junction Saturday when he speaks at Club 20's annual spring meeting.
Talk about irony. The party that assured Sen. Evie Hudak another term at the state legislature has joined a recall effort to get the Westminster Democrat out of office.
The Libertarian Party of Colorado is backing a recall effort spearheaded by Fire Arms for Colorado and ignited by the introduction and passage of Democratic-sponsored gun control measures.
Hudak narrowly won reelection last November against Republican challenger Lang Sias 47.2 percent to 46.2 percent. And, Libertarian candidate Lloyd Sweeny, received 6.7 percent of the vote.
Political analysts have said Libertarians tend to take more votes from Republicans than Democrats in elections.
Since Democrats introduced and passed stricter gun laws, several have been subjected to recall petitions, despite polls that note public support for some new firearms laws.
Two other lawmakers, Rep. Mike MacLachlan, D-Durango, and Sen. John Morse, also have been threatened with recalls.
WASHINGTON — Sen. Michael Bennet is heading to the Mexican border with a handful of other "Gang of Eight" senators toiling on comprehensive immigration reform legislation, his office confirmed Friday.
Bennet will go down for a one-day trip to a not-yet-announced location Wednesday.
In addition to Bennet, the eight senators — four Republicans and four Democrats — working on immigration reform include Republican Sens. Marco Rubio and John McCain and Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer.
It was unclear Friday whether everyone was taking the trip or just a few of them.
Congress is on a two-week recess. The group's proposal is expected to be introduced shortly after Easter.
It will likely call for a 10 to 15-year path to citizenship for the 11 million illegal immigrants currently in the United States, some increased border security and an avenue to go to college or serve in the military for undocumented young people who graduated from an American high school.
Gov. John Hickenlooper signed a civil-unions bill into law on Thursday. Here's how the story was covered from around the state:
The Denver Post: One of Hickenlooper's staffers tweeted: "From hate state to great state?" Full story.
Out Front Colorado: "It's amazing, the whole thing is just amazing," said Steve Unfer, who marched in Denver's first Pride nearly 40 years ago. "I never thought I would see this in my life." Full story.
Grand Junction Sentinel: "When we began this journey for civil unions just two years ago, I kept saying it wasn't a matter of if, it was a matter of when," Speaker Mark Ferrandino said. "That 'when' just took a little longer." Full story.
The Durango Herald: With the governor's signature, the Legislature now has done about all it can do for same-sex couples. Only voters or the courts can take the final step of legalizing same-sex marriage. Full story.
KUNC: Many in the crowd cried saying they didn't think this day would ever come. Full story.
The Associated Press: "There is no excuse that people shouldn't have all the same rights," Hickenlooper told the crowd. Full story.
The Denver Post: "It was a huge wake-up call," Sen. Pat Steadman said, when voters passed Amendment 2 in 1992. Full story.


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Quick cream pie
Somehow I managed to hide mini chocolate muffins in my oven over the weekend and now I'm left with lots of chocolate cake crumbs. I decided to make a quick, and easy dessert, which doesn't look luxurious, but is really tasty, fast and easy to prepare in almost no time. Try on your own, you can use any kind of sweet baked cookies, cakes, etc., that crumbles easily.
German Zimtsterne (cinnamon almond cookies)
I always wanted to make these, and finally got the guts — oh boy, I wasn't really prepared for the amount of nitty-gritty with making these. I started with original German recipe that called for 500g of almonds, but that ended up being 2 full baking sheets and lots of sneaky snacking between steps ;-) But the result is good, and these cookies are worth the effort.
German vanilla Kipferl (cornetti)
One thing that I like about living in Germany is that during the Christmas time, locals cook and bake many delicious local dishes — one of them is Vanille-Kipferl, also known in other countries as Italian cornetti, French crossaints, or Polish rogaliki. But however you call them, they are basically very crispy cookies covered with vanilla sugar. And for this simplicity I absolutely love them :-)
Salami frittata
Hot, savory and full or aroma, that's literally an omelette on steroids that smashes my hunger during dark, cold autumn days :-) It's also extremely easy and pretty fast to cook!
Plain muffins
Nothing says "hello autumn" like a batch of fresh muffins or cupcakes! :-) With this simple recipe, you gonna whip them up in no time, and they will be a perfect base for more fancy muffins with fruit (I love muffins with dried plum bits), chocolate chip muffins, caramel-stuffed ones or double-or-triple-chocolate ;-) Or savory ones: paprika, tomato, herbs, sunflower seeds, etc. It all starts with this recipe.