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Final Exam (US - BD RA)
Gabe briefly explores the history of the slasher flicks of the year 1981...
It is a long-held truth that the early 1980s were the 'golden era' of the North American slasher boom. Following genre-defining body count movies, like Bob Clark's Black Christmas, Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (both 1974), and John Carpenter's Halloween (1978), Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th brought about major studio interest and kicked off a firestorm of similar productions that peaked the very next year, 1981. From January to December, there were at least twenty genre pictures released in American theaters, each with their own radio, TV, and print campaigns. The early summer was especially chock full of genre product (every weekend from April 29th to May 15th, a different slasher film was released in major theater chains). This expansive list includes George Mihalka's My Bloody Valentine (released February 11th), Ken Wiederhorn's Eyes of a Stranger (March 27th), Joseph Zito's The Prowler (April 29th), Tony Maylam's The Burning (May 8th), J. Lee Thompson's Happy Birthday to Me (May 15th), Jeff Lieberman's Just Before Dawn (October 14th), and the first two genre sequels, Steve Miner's Friday the 13th Part 2 (May 1st) and Rick Rosenthal's Halloween II (October 30th). 1981 also saw the release of the first slasher spoof, Mickey Rose's Student Bodies (August 7th) and a handful of foreign market versions of the formula, like Jesus Franco's Bloody Moon, (March 27th), Joe D'Amato's Absurd (aka: Horrible and Anthropopagus 2, October 8th), and Ovidio G. Assonitis' Madhouse aka: There Was a Little Girl and And She Was Bad, November 13th).
Jimmy Huston's Final Exam was released right in the middle of the super-stuffed year (June 5th). It is not a good movie (at all), but it is an interesting movie to talk about in the context of more popular slashers, as well as the current cultural climate (more on that in a bit). The plot is interchangeable with a half-dozen other period releases, including Herb Freed's Graduation Day, Richard W. Haines' Splatter University, and especially Stephen Carpenter and Jeffrey Obrow's The Dorm that Dripped Blood (aka: Pranks) – a bloodier, grittier, and memorable (but not really better) movie that also revolves around college coeds pulling cruel pranks on each other. Of course, like most quickie slashers, this one was made to fill a slot in the summer schedule, not to tell a compelling story. Final Exam is so utterly void of compelling characters or plot devices that it feels secretly significant. All of these things are merely the generic filler between murder set-pieces and, when a production runs on a budget as small as Final Exam, the filler tends to outweigh the murder, making for a generally boring experience.
The most intriguing of these accidentally fascinating elements is a character named Radish (Joel S. Rice) who should, according to generic slasher movie logic, turn out to be the killer. He's nerdy, generally disliked by his peers, obsessed with serial killers, extremely effeminate, and secretly in love with the main female protagonist/aka: Final Girl, Courtney (who dresses just like Jamie Lee Curtis did in Halloween). Despite all of these 'clues' and plenty of screen time, Radish's death is as incidental as any other – a development that encapsulates the surreal pointlessness of Final Exam. The fact that he isn't the killer should mean something, but it's just another thing that happens on the way to the climax in this deceptively tone-deaf movie. (in an alternate, more interesting universe, Radish would be implicitly gay and replace the Final Girl). Radish isn't even treated as a suspect; in fact, despite ripping off almost every other vital component of the '80s slasher formula, Huston practically forgoes red herrings altogether, aside from 'gotcha' gags where non-killer characters startle each other. The actual killer (whose face is pretty plainly seen during the first murder) has no identity or tragic back-story. One would assume that the brutal pranks and frat/sorority house politics that make up about 90% of the screen time would be leading up to some revenge plot, but, nope – he's just a killer with no name, boot-cut jeans, and a dopey pageboy haircut (pre- No Country for Old Men).
For his part as director, Huston (whose follow-up was a studio-produced, family-friendly horror comedy, My Best Friend is a Vampire) seems bored, but gets decent mileage out of the vacant university locations (the killer's trip down a dumbwaiter is almost inspired). The horror scenes, most of which appear during the final 25 minutes, tend to start off on the right foot, but Huston doesn't know when to stop drawing out suspense and has little interest in depicting the kind of graphic violence one expects from a genre feature. The best sampling of his weird self-sabotage is the climax, where potentially suspenseful moments are undone by random events. The Final Girl is chased up a spiral staircase by the Killer in the classic gothic tradition. After we watch them toddle up what feels like every single goddamn step, he has her cornered – but wait, a Good Samaritan (the football coach) appears out of nowhere with a bow and arrow. The Samaritan's threat is quickly undercut when the killer catches his arrow mid-air and buries it in the Samaritan's chest. Courtney appears doomed yet again until the Killer gets his foot stuck in some dry rot, allowing her the time to beat him with a plank of wood until he falls over the railing to his 'death.'
The most shocking scene in the film follows several minutes of listless dialogue, when a black van pulls up to the college and ski-masked men jump out, brandishing assault rifles. They open fire, seemingly killing some students while kidnapping others. It's a jarring departure and, of course, brings about uncomfortable comparisons to a number of post-Columbine mass shootings. Perhaps more shocking is how quickly the horror is diffused, when two girls notice that the van belongs to the local goofball fraternity and the whole event turns out to be a prank. The authorities arrive and chide Radish for calling them. By the next scene, the attack is all but forgotten. The event is irrelevant outside of establishing how cruel the frat boys are and how apathetic everyone else is. This callous disregard for human suffering permeates throughout the entire film. When news of the first murder makes it to campus, the initial reaction is to argue about the definition of 'mass murder.' Later, a teacher (who is having affairs with students) jokes that he has a sniper waiting in a bell tower, prompting Radish to wax nostalgic about Charles Whitman's bell tower massacre. The nightmare of this universe isn't that a killer is stabbing students with a butcher knife – it's that the people he's stabbing are less likable than he is.
Note that the following paragraph alone has been copied from my Evilspeak review, because the two releases have overlapping technical information
As you may know, Shout/Scream Factory splits its Blu-ray releases between in-house restorations and transfers acquired from the companies they lease the titles from. In many cases, these outsourced transfers are supplied by major studios, but there are some instances of smaller company input, like when they re-used Odeon Entertainment's Witchfinder General transfer. This Final Exam disc, along with their same-day release of Eric Weston's Evilspeak, marks Scream Factory's first partnership with Bill Olsen's Code Red. Code Red is about as small as distribution companies come, but they have access to a great number of exciting cult and horror titles, many of which they treat with the utmost care. To date, they have released only two Blu-rays – Jeff Lieberman's Just Before Dawn (which looks jaw-droppingly good) and Lucio Fulci's Voices From Beyond. Both discs were limited editions and available only directly from the Code Red website. Scream Factory has the deep pockets required to cover Blu-ray authoring costs, so, hopefully, this (these) collaboration(s) will either continue or at least help Code Red finance future projects.
Final Exam was previously released on DVD via BCI/Deimos (with help from Code Red), then again through Scorpion Releasing under the 'Katarina's Nightmare Theater' heading (probably without help from Code Red). The Scorpion disc was mastered in HD and a significant upgrade. This 1.78:1, 1080p transfer is labeled as 'new' and was reportedly mastered from the original camera negative. I'm unable to compare it to the Scorpion or BCI discs, but can't imagine it wouldn't come out on top. There are hints of print damage, like dirt, scratches, and a bit of frame wiggle between reels, but nothing unexpected or worth complaining about. Grain levels are consistent without thickening a bunch during the darker sequences and that's no mean feat, given Darrell Catchart's murky nighttime photography. Details and fine textures are surprisingly life-like for a 33-year-old cult release, but it is the sharpness of the deep-set element edges that really impress (all without any notable halo effects). Contrast levels are punchy, leading to what some viewers might consider as crushed black levels, but the gradations look natural to me. The colours are pretty incredible, too, not to mention that the palette is pretty eclectic for a not particularly well-made B-flick. The lush natural greens, pure blues, and poppy reds really impress.
Unlike Evilspeak, no one has ever taken the time to remix Final Exam into stereo or 5.1. Every release, including this one, has included an original mono transfer, though none of them have ever had an uncompressed, DTS-HD Master Audio track. The 2.0 mono track has some nice depth, revealing that, despite the underwhelming filmmaking practices, Final Exam had a half-decent mix. The basic sound is as thin and dry as expected, but plenty of scenes feature a few layers of environmental ambience, like noisy crickets, chirping birds, and the general buzz of campus life. The dialogue track is mostly clean, insofar as you can understand what the characters are saying, but there are also continuing issues with hiss on aspirated consonants and inconsistencies with volume levels (possibly due to ADR processes). Composer Gary S. Scott's soundtrack is another of the film's high points. It's not the most original or indelible score, but it has twice the production value of similar tracks. Warmly represented piano motifs are accentuated with intense analogue keyboards (often standing in for a string quartet) and light percussion.
The extras here match the BCI/Deimos release's and include:
- Audio commentary with cast members Joel Rice, Cecile Bagdadi, and Sherry Willis-Burch, moderated by New Beverly Cinema's Julia Marchese – This is a perfectly pleasant track with perfectly pleasant people that are appropriately prompted by Marchese, who has prepared a nice list of questions for the actors. The perspectives and anecdotes are all pretty great, but I couldn't help lament the absence of Huston himself. I have so many burning questions about his thought process that will forever be unanswered.
- Interviews with the same three cast members, who repeat a lot of information already shared on the commentary track – Joel Rice (6:50, SD), Cecile Bagdadi (3:40, SD), and Sherry Willis-Burch (5:00, SD).
- Theatrical trailer
There are at least three dozen obscure and forgotten horror films I'd rather have on Blu-ray than Final Exam, but, watching it again, I can't dismiss its cult following, either. It's a really strange, occasionally fascinating failure, which is a lot more than you can say about many of 1981's slasher releases. Fans have a lot to look forward to with Scream Factory's release. The DTS-HD MA mono soundtrack is a tiny bit problematic and the extras have been carried over from a previous release, but these minor issues pale in comparison to the value of a gorgeous new transfer that rivals major studio releases, courtesy of Code Red.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 14th May 2014
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Cast Commentary, Cast Interviews, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Jimmy Huston
Cast: Cecile Bagdadi, Joel S. Rice, DeAnna Robbins, Sherry Willis-Burch, Ralph Brown, John Fallon
Genre: Horror
Length: 89 minutes
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Belding woman convicted of setting fire to her home in May 2010
A jury found Cynthia Stewart-Matzen of Belding guilty of arson Friday in Ionia County 8th Circuit Court.
The jury returned with a verdict around 7:20 p.m., after less than two hours of deliberation. Stewart-Matzen was accused of setting a fire using gasoline in the basement of the home she shared with her husband, Gerald Matzen, at 757 Root St. in Belding in the early hours of May 13, 2010.
Stewart-Matzen was charged with three counts of arson: arson of a dwelling, for setting fire to her home; arson of insured property, for setting the fire to her home with the intent to injure or defraud her insurance company; and arson – preparation to burn property worth $1,000 or more but less than $20,000, for using a flammable or combustible material to set her house on fire.
The charges carry a maximum penalty of up to 20 years, 10 years and five years respectively, plus fines, court costs and fees. Sentencing will be scheduled at a future date.
"In this case, the evidence is overwhelming," said Ionia County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Lori Kirkhoff in her closing arguments. "(Stewart-Matzen) committed this crime of arson. She set the fire intentionally with an intent to get money. She was hoping to gain that mainly, but maybe even get rid of her husband in this case, so she could be free and have a happy life with the person she dreamed about."
Kirkhoff told the jury Stewart-Matzen stood to gain almost $328,000, plus $1,300 a month in Social Security benefits for the rest of her life, if her husband had died in the fire, $100,000 from her home insurance policy if the house had burned down "and her freedom."
Defense attorney Carrie Gallagher maintained that all the evidence presented was circumstantial, and that from the beginning investigators had concluded Stewart-Matzen committed the arson and did not adequately investigate other potential suspects or look into other explanations for the fire.
"I asked you to be skeptical and aware of biases witnesses may have," Gallagher said in her closing arguments. "Fire officers, police officers and fire investigators are individuals. They may have a position of power and expertise, but they're human. They have bias. They made up their minds and had their conclusions."
She said it was the state's burden to prove Stewart-Matzen was guilty, not Stewart-Matzen's to prove she was innocent.
"There are two questions," Gallagher said. "Was the fire intentionally set, and if you conclude (the state) did meet that burden, then was it set by Cindy (Stewart-Matzen)?"
After two alternates were dismissed, the remaining jury members of four women and eight men decided it was.
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Talk:Orange County (California)
Hey there is an orange county in Florida also. How do we deal with beaches in identically named locations?Ron 11:20, 11 Nov 2003 (PST)
Err... I know for a fact that Santa Catalina Island is in Los Angeles County. Also this would explain the Avalon Branch of the LA County Library. Gjetost 16:54, 7 Dec 2003 (PST)
I added back in the cities; see the region article template for details. --Evan 21:32, 7 Jul 2004 (EDT)
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Anyone familiar enough to choose the nine most important cities? This is quite a list... Texugo 20:44, 23 January 2009 (EST)
--GnarlyLikeWhoa 15:26, 30 July 2009 (EDT)
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I'd like to move this article to Orange County (California) and move the disambiguation page to Orange County. The counties in Florida and New York are just as well known as the one in California. LtPowers 13:28, 11 September 2011 (EDT)
Look at it this way, folks. Our "so much more famous" rule is more strict than Wikipedia's criteria for primary topic, and even they have Orange County as a disambiguation page. LtPowers 08:46, 14 November 2011 (EST)


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Updated: Tie with Maine leaves UNH fifth heading into Hockey East tourneyBy ALLEN LESSELS
New Hampshire Union Leader
March 10. 2013 12:28AM
Turns out the late Eric Knodel goal that earned a 4-4 tie for No. 4-ranked New Hampshire against Maine on Saturday at the Whittemore Center, was not enough to salvage a tough weekend for the Wildcats.
When all the results were in on Saturday night, UNH had slipped to fifth place in Hockey East and must go on the road to face No. 4 Providence College in the quarterfinal round next weekend.
The Wildcats went into the weekend series at home against their bitter rival hoping to win the Hockey East regular season championship and needing two points to guarantee themselves a home series in the playoffs.
They came up with only one of the four available points, losing 4-3 on Friday night and then failing to close out Saturday's game for a win.
"That's the disappointing part of the weekend," said UNH coach Dick Umile. "We had the opportunity to secure home ice and we didn't do that."
UNH played a 4 p.m. game on Saturday and the other league games were at 7 p.m. The Wildcats had to await the results of key games before they knew their playoff fate.
There were several scenarios that set UNH up for a home series next weekend.
But UMass-Lowell knocked off Providence, 4-1, to earn its first Hockey East regular season championship and Boston University beat Northeastern, 5-0, and those results left UNH, BU and Providence in a three-way tie for third place.
Based on head-to-head tiebreakers, BU was awarded the No. 3 seed, Providence No. 4 and UNH the No. 5.
UNH and Providence will play a best-of-three series starting on Friday night with the winner advancing to the Hockey East championship round at the TD Garden in Boston. The Friars won the season series against UNH with 6-5 and 1-0 wins and a 3-3 tie.
The Wildcats will hit the road for the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Last year, they fell in three games at Boston University. UNH had finished in the top four and earned a home series for 16 consecutive years before that.
The other Hockey East quarterfinals have No. 8 Maine at No. 1 UMass-Lowell, No. 7 Vermont at No. 2 Boston College and No. 6 Merrimack at BU.
"We just want to keep playing," said Maine coach Tim Whitehead. "We think at this point we can play with anybody. We know we can play with anybody."
UNH had not lost a game all season in which it led going into the third period.
UNH was up 3-2 entering the third on Saturday but needed the Knodel goal to get a tie.
"Obviously, we're not too excited," Umile said. "We had the opportunity to win it and gave it up in the third period. We're not too pleased with that."
The Wildcats finished the regular season with an overall record of 18-9-7 and were 13-8-6 in Hockey East.
Maine wrapped up 10-18-8 and 6-13-8.
The Black Bears scored a pair of goals in a span of 74 seconds early in the third period to grab a 4-3 lead.
Senior forward Joey Diamond tied it up, 3-3, at the 5:58 mark of the period. Freshman defenseman Conor Riley made it 4-3 Maine at 7:12.
Knodel, a junior defenseman, scored on a blast from out front on the power play.
Casey DeSmith, the sophomore from Rochester, made 32 saves for UNH.
Maine junior Martin Ouellete, who played at Kimball Union Academy, had 31 saves.
The teams scored four goals in the second period, two for each team, in a span of just under four minutes to turn a 1-0 UNH lead into the 3-2 advantage with 20 minutes to play.
Twice UNH went up by two goals and twice the Black Bears cut it back to a one-goal margin.
Wildcat freshman Maxim Gaudreault made it 2-0 with 5:54 left in the period. Joey Diamond answered for Maine. UNH's Grayson Downing got that one back 32 seconds later for 3-1. Adam Shemansky's goal cut it to 3-2 with 1:57 left in the period.
UNH senior forward Scott Pavelski converted a pass from Gaudreault to open the scoring with 4:01 left in the first period.
It was one shining senior moment on a Senior Night that would end in disappointing fashion.


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CLEVELAND Michael Brantley hit two late home runs in a back-and-forth game to twice break up a tied score and lead the Indians to a 7-5 win against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night at Progressive Field.
After the Indians (69-70) and Tigers (64-76) traded the lead all night, Brantley came up to the plate in the bottom of the eighth of a 5-5 game against Tigers reliever Blaine Hardy and took him deep to right field to put the Indians on top 7-5. It secured his fourth career multi-home run game. In the seventh, Brantley gave the Indians a 4-3 lead with a solo home run.
Cody Allen (2-4), who blew a five-out save, ended up securing the win in the ninth.


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Titans tight end Delanie Walker lost his aunt and his uncle in a car wreck that resulted in drunk-driving charges against Nechole Thomas.
But before he could become a crusader against the combination of alcohol and cars, he had to first change himself.
"When I speak to people, I tell them I've done it. I drank and drove," Walker told Alex Marvez of FOX Sports. "Now that I look back at it, I feel that I was the person who killed my auntie and uncle. I always tell people that.
"I looked at myself and said, 'How can I say I'm mad at this lady when I do the same thing?' I had to change myself."
Thomas was in court Wednesday, and was given a continuance on the two charges of vehicular homicide and driving while intoxicated. But Walker's priority now is educating his fellow players, and trying to change a culture where DUIs are more accepted than they should be.
And in his mind, that means convincing his fellow players that they are not, in fact, invincible.
"Cats want to drive their own cars," Walker said. "They want to look fancy. We all want to look like we're doing big things. If that takes us to drive our cars, get drunk and show off at the club, that's what they do. I've done it before. That's one thing we've got to stop. If you've got a driver, it looks better if you're jumping out of the passenger side with a chauffeur opening the door for you saying, 'Yes sir.'
"It's going to be a while. It's not going to change overnight. But hopefully everybody will start to understand we've got to be role models around here."
The progress might be slow, but the only way it can be eventual is for more players to adopt Walker's philosophy.
And he's willing to keep working toward that goal.


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I printed out Strong's Greek in a nutshell and I can cut the pages and put them in a 5 1/2 by 8 binder. I would LOVE to be able to add a Strong's dictionary to the binder.
I need something in small text and WITH the phonetic pronunciations.
I like to learn languages with multiple books, but all the Greek grammars are teaching different pronunciations. I figure my best bet is to use the Strong's pronunciation so we can be consistent.
I have a BIG concordance, but it has WAY too much stuff in it to be handy.


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Cardinal George Pell of Sydney, Australia, urges that the New Evangelization use the examples of newly canonized saints to reach the spiritually hungry. Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington says the New Evangelization can benefit from the church's social outreach to the sick and the poor, efforts that make the church "the very presence of Christ in the world today." Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson suggests that it is the progressive messages of the church's social justice teaching that will enliven the New Evangelization. Hearing those observations about the nature of the New Evangelization, as a global synod dedicated to professing it convened in Rome in October, it may be fair to ask exactly how the "new" evangelization differs from the "old."
Bishop Kicanas's synodal experience offers some insight into the question. In a series of blog posts from Rome, Bishop Kicanas offered something really new, a uniquely transparent experience of church leaders grappling with the challenge of the New Evangelization and trying to come to terms with its meaning themselves. His frequent digital dispatches were themselves another marker of the new. Bishop Kicanas used one of the latest communication forms of the Internet age to facilitate his outreach in digital epistles to the members of his home diocese but also the entire Christian world.
"New evangelization is a phrase first used by Paul VI in 'Evangelii Nuntiandi,'" Bishop Kicanas wrote in an e-mail message from Rome, "and taken up by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI. New evangelization begins with ourselves as practicing Catholics, inviting us to deepen our relationship with Jesus Christ. It extends to those who have left the church, whom we miss, inviting them to come back home. It reaches out to those who have not met the Lord inviting them to encounter Jesus Christ. This synod touches everyone, calling all to awaken the faith, to discover what the church teaches and to inspire others to know Jesus Christ."
The bishops at the three-week-long synod, which ended on Oct. 28, also discussed the challenges facing the New Evangelization. Cardinal Wuerl's opening address on Oct. 8 included a critique of modern culture, warning that a "tsunami of secularism" threatened to wash away the West's foundational Christian tradition.
The proceedings were also not without controversy. Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, generated some consternation with a surprise presentation: an eight-minute video gleaned from YouTube that compared birthrates between native-born Europeans, about 1.8 per woman, to the birthrates of Muslim immigrants to Europe, about 8.1. Among the many dire possibilities held up in the video was the specter of France as an Islamic republic within four decades.
Bishop Kicanas shared a couple of more edifying moments from the Synod. The session on Oct. 19, he said, "ended with the loudest and most prolonged applause from the synod floor yet." A young catechist from Italy, Tommasso Spinelli, had addressed the bishops. "He urged priests to be proud of their priesthood, to know they matter," Bishop Kicanas said. The young layman told those assembled that priests should be attentive to their celebration of the liturgy and not to be hesitant to challenge young people who want to grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ. Priests must be the guides.
"The passion and sincerity of his words touched the hearts of the synod fathers," Bishop Kicanas said. "It gave a hint of how the young can be the source of the New Evangeli-zation. They can inspire and encourage their peers and even their elders, as Tommasso did with the bishops, on the importance and deepening of faith."
Bishop Kicanas said he also found the synod's opening reflection from Pope Benedict XVI deeply moving. "This elderly man spoke passionately and with vigor, without any notes, on confession and charity as roots of the New Evangelization," he said. "The wise teacher obviously was grasped by the message he was presenting. His strong gestures and clear thoughts were captivating.... He called Catholics to confess out loud and make public what is in their hearts. We need courage to utter the word. He called us to sing out our faith."
The pope, said Bishop Kicanas, "reminded us that faith does not remain in church, but we take our faith out into the street in works of charity. Works of charity and justice are at the heart of the new evangelization."


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MrJobs needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 365 designs submitted by 93 freelance designers.
Expat CV Database (logo to be written as expatcvdatabase.com)
Expat CV Database is a CV library website targeting expatriates jobseekers wanting to be head hunted by top international companies. Our mission to provide a service that makes expat job seeking as simple and easy as possible
All international job seekers from all countries and nationalities.
1. As our brand is a website, we would like the text of the logo to be easy to read. The text should read expatcvdatabase.com – all lower case and words separated by colouring.
2. We would like the logo to look similar to cvdatabase.co.uk
3. We like the 3 green colouring scheme and title font use in the big flash animation "running the world" ad on the http://www.careerone.com.au/ website.
4. An icon to the left of the word type should be designed – an image that resembles a pile of CV's with a tick on top of the top one. Stock images or clip art is not appreciated and designs will be automatically eliminated. Hand drawn images only!
5. Favicon of icon (on transparent background) is also required.
Submission should show logo both in white and green backgrounds.
Good luck!
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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This is a long story, so thanks in advance if you get all the way through it!
My little guy was born 7 weeks ago at 41 weeks, 7lbs 5oz. He had a strong suck and seemed to latch well within the first 2 hours of being born (with assistance from nurses for positioning). I had difficulty getting him positioned well and latching, asked for help from nurses fairly often in the 2 1/4 days in the hospital. My milk hadn't come in from what we could tell, I didn't have any changes after delivery. On the day we were going to check out, he had lost 10% of his weight and diaper output was slowed. The pediatrician advised supplementing with formula (via finger/dropper) with the idea that it would get us over the hump until my milk came in fully. At that point we also met with a IBCLC before checking out to work on latching and discuss pumping to stimulate my supply after every feeding. We bought a Medela Advanced Personal Double Electric Pump to take home.
Once home, his first diaper had some orange tinge so he was fairly dehydrated, but after the next dropper feeding and going forward his diapers got on track to where they should be. We had scheduled a follow up with the IBCLC at the hospital Tuesday (discharged Friday). In the meantime, we were nursing then supplementing with formula and pumping each feeding. On Monday, we saw the pediatrician and his weight was definitely improved but they also noticed an issue. He was quite severely tongue tied and the doctor said having it clipped should help with the latch, so we went ahead with that. We worked on the latch and positioning again with the LC but it was still difficult. He has a very short time between giving hunger cues and becoming frantic, so often times he is screaming bloody murder at the breast making latching all the more difficult. Once he did latch, he continued to be very sleepy at the breast and we were constantly needing to coax him into wakefulness to nurse.
In the next LC follow up, I had taken a break from nursing (this would be around week 2) because it was too emotionally taxing and I knew every nursing session ending in tears wasn't good for me or the baby. We continued to supplement but via bottle, and I kept pumping after every feeding. My pumping output did increase a bit, but it was still at half or less of what he needed.
We had two more follow ups with the LC, we found some methods to help with his latch on the right side (football position) and the frantic arm flailing (swaddling). He was still very sleepy at the breast and would nod off after at most a few minutes and become very hard to rouse. We did do weighing before and after feedings each visit, the most he was able to get in the last visit was 1 oz combined after 24 minutes; LC advised to basically assume that's the max he's getting. Our plan was to continue with nursing 1-2 times a day to help stimulate my supply and practice latching with the note that more nursing would help my supply. I was still at the 40% or so BM and 60% formula.
We've been in this rut ever since. With my husband going back to work, it's even more difficult to get in time to nurse every day and now bub is eating less frequently on top of it. It takes him usually a good hour plus to eat and settle down with the bottles, then I need to pump and wash up. Sometimes I'm barely finished with all of that and he's hungry again. During the day he's usually eating every 2-3 hours, going for longer stretches occasionally late afternoon or overnight. I think he's in the midst of a growth spurt right now so he's eating a ton and we've had a sleepless night (later figured out he was just a tad hungry which made him a touch fussy and couldn't sleep longer than 10 minutes but was giving minimal hunger cues).
When nursing right now, I try to give him 15 minutes on each side but he's usually to the very hard to rouse sleep level by about 7 minutes which is definitely an improvement. He is swallowing consistently for longer periods now, but he's still ravenous once he's done nursing. He is a little difficult to read as far as fullness, he screams/shows hunger cues for 5-10 minutes even after a fully supplemented meal. I've tried just letting him sleep on the second side until he wakes up (usually 10-15 minutes) and he's in full-on hunger cue/frantic mode. I am considering making another appointment with the LC to get an idea of how much he's transferring when he does have a good nursing session, but I feel like we're still seeing about that 1 oz at the breast.
I have a fast let down, my right side production is usually half to one quarter of the amount of the left side. I almost always put him to my right side first because it needs a lot more work to extract the milk and I want his best sucking there first. I don't know if that's the best plan to get him the most milk when nursing since he is definitely sleepier once he gets to the left (despite burping and undressing, etc). Currently I am pumping at the least .5oz combined (late evening when it's only been 2 hours between feedings) and at the most 2.25oz (overnight or when it's been ~5 hours between feedings). When I pump after nursing, I get about .25-.5oz on the left side and a similar amount on the right (which is close to what I normally would pump without nursing before). During the day I get about 1.5oz on average. Several times yesterday, I got all of 5mL out of the right side. I have increased my pumping to 20 minutes (previously did 15 based on the LC's advice) because I noticed my right side would give me almost a full third or half more in the last 5 minutes (of the 20). I do have hypothyroidism, fairly mild and my dosage was not adjusted during the pregnancy. My levels went up and down but since they were technically in the "normal" range the PCP didn't want to change it. I went to have it checked 3 weeks ago with the idea it may be affecting my supply but my TSH was quite low (they did not check T3/T4 for whatever reason). I am going to try to get to an endocrinologist in the near future just to make sure the treatment makes sense.
At this point, I am getting burnt out. The days I'm alone are quite arduous since he either needs to be held or wants to play (and I want to play with him!) after eating and it's very difficult to cram in time to pump - let alone nurse to begin with. I usually need to get in a nap or two as well so the time slots I do have some time, I should be sleeping. From what I can tell, the advice seems to be I need to nurse and pump more to increase supply (I did try Motherlove More Milk Plus with no real difference seen). My frustration with nursing is that we'll spend 45 minutes with all the coaxing and still only get a small portion of his feeding in, so we still need to do all of the bottles and settling down after. He has some reflux issues so we also spend about 30 minutes after eating before laying him down if he's going to sleep.
I want to keep giving him the breast milk, whatever I can provide - but it's wearing me down. I'm looking for some hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I feel like the combination of inefficient nursing and low supply is a double whammy, and if we could at least resolve *one* of the issues it would make a big difference. I know his efficiency at nursing is related to supply/stimulation but is there some other way to get my supply up reliably? For the first month, I was pumping 8+ times a day with 1-2 nursing sessions added in and my supply barely crept up. Now I'm pumping around 6 times a day with 1-2 nursing sessions. One of the LCs did suggest renting a hospital grade pump to help with stimulation, I am a bit reluctant to go ahead with that because it would be kind of pricey over the long term - not sure how long I would need to give it to determine if it was going to help with the supply or not.
Thank you again for taking the time to read all of this and I'd appreciate any insight or comments.


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Allen-Babcock Computing, Inc.
List of Deals
- 1969 25,000 shares of common stock and units, each in the amount of $145,000, consisting of $45,000 principal amount of 5% subordinated income notes due 1974 and 11,250 shares of common stock
- 1971 $390,000 principal amount of 5% convertible subordinated income notes due 1981
Allen-Babcock Computing was founded in Los Angeles in 1964. The company was established by James Babcock and Michael Jane Allen Babcock to take advantage of the fast-growing market for computer time-sharing services. Time-sharing is the simultaneous use of a single computer system by a number of people at various locations. The computer, linked by public telephone lines to a teletypewriter terminal, operates so fast that it appears to be servicing all users in the same split second. Between 1964 and 1970 the company never earned a profit even though sales grew rapidly. In 1967 revenues were $570,000, growing to $1.5 million the following year and $3.6 million in 1970. In 1969 Allen-Babcock held a 3 percent share of the time-sharing services market along with other companies such as Call-A-Computer, Com-Share, Tym Share, and Adams Associates. About 60 percent of the market was held by General Electric and IBM.
Allen-Babcock began to experience financial difficulties in 1960. While revenues were rising, expenses rose even faster as the company leased more IBM computer systems to support the increased demand and as the company spent money developing new software internally, such as their products RUSH (to run time-sharing operations) and SQUARE (stock quotations under a RUSH environment). To make matters worse, the company's principal source of funding, City National Bank of Beverly Hills, chose not to continue providing financing.
In 1969 the company was able to complete a private placement of $3 million in common stock and five-year subordinated income notes. The proceeds from this offering were used to expand Allen-Babcock's operations and to finance the opening of eighteen centers around the U.S. in addition to the three offices located in Palo Alto, Los Angeles, and Union City, New Jersey.
By 1971 Allen-Babcock was continuing in its efforts to raise additional funding to support the company's rapid growth by attempting to sell 5 percent convertible subordinated income notes due in 1981 and to acquire a new IBM 370/155 computer.


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I can't believe it is already the end of August! Time flies when you're having fun, right?! :) We have a lovely guest here today and I'm sure you will that it finishes off the month rather nicely!
Our winner Corinne de France aka March is here with us today sharing her gorgeous mixed media art and a little bit about her.
"I love all styles but I discovered mixed media and now I incorporate it into all my layouts and art journal pages. I often work with images or postcards brought back from my travels with my husband. I also love street art. I live with my family in Lyon which is a city in east-central France, situated between Paris and Marseilles by the Mediterranean. My blog is in French, but as art is universal, you can find it here: MARCH"
Corinne creates the most wonderful mixed media art and we all here at Mixed Media World are big fans! I hope you will find a moment to visit Corinne's blog as there are many treasures waiting to be discovered! Corinne is sharing one of her makes with us here today...
"self portrait : implusive
I took a picture that comes from a magazine and I have used many mediums (gel medium gloss - white gesso - clear crackle - modeling paste) with stencil , acrylic paint and spray paint (color shine TINSEL)"
I simply had to make this image 'large' when writing this post, because the texture on this beauty is AMAZING! Absolutely gorgeous composition and colour combination. Big thumbs up, Corinne! Thank you for sharing it here with us! I hope you keep joining our challenges!
Talking about challenges, have you joined our current challenge 'Gorgeous Textures'? I hope you will find some time to play with your crafty goodies and link up your masterpieces to the challenge! ;)
Have a great day!
Ingrid & MMW DT xxx
Sunday, 30 August 2015
Sunday, 23 August 2015
Star Designer: DINA WAKLEY
Hello and welcome back to Mixed Media World!
It's beautiful and sunny here in London and we have a wonderful news to share with you here today on this glorious day! As our blog post title suggests, the one and only mixed media artist DINA WAKLEY is here with us today as our Star Designer and is sharing a little bit about herself! I hope you are as excited as we are!
Many of us know Dina Wakley as a mixed media artist and a teacher and for her awesomely messy art journal pages full of sketchy faces and gorgeous colours. Some of you might know that Dina is also a Ranger Signature Designer and has her own line of products. Have you seen the gorgeous paints and her brushes? Awesome stuff! She also released two fantastic books full of information on how to create your very own beautifully freestyle art. Look for the titles 'Art Journal Freedom' and 'Art Journal Courage'. If you prefer working of a computer then you can download her DVDs and other fab downloads from the North Light Shop or learn from her online workshops. And if this is not enough you can meet Dina Wakley in person when attending one of her classes!! Dina teaches in the UK too! Yay! You can interact with Dina via her social sites like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram or follow her Blog! Enough from me though, let's have a look at some of Dina's creations and find out even more about this wonderful lady...
I'd like to invite you to have a read of our exclusive interview with Dina and learn a bit more about her style, preferences and about her creative processes:
What inspires you most to create? / Where does your inspiration come from?
Everything! But especially art in all its forms. I think the best inspiration is to go to a museum and look at REAL art up close. Get away from Pinterest and get into a museum. Very inspiring.
Do you pre plan your pieces, or are they often the result of just 'going with the flow'?
I never, ever, ever plan anything. Never.
What is your favourite medium to work with?
Acrylic paint and Stabilo All pencil.
Do you have a tool which you couldn't live without?
Tim Holtz scissors. The one ones with the short blades. My son was using them once and said, "wow, these scissors are glorious!", so now we call them the glorious scissors.
What's your craft space like?
A mess! Utilitarian. Paint everywhere. Disorganized.
Do you have a favourite colour combo?
Magenta, Turquoise, Lime Green, Navy.
What is your favourite creation to date?
Besides my three children, my favorite creation is usually whatever I just made last. And...whatever I am going to make tomorrow!
A HUGE thank you to Dina for answering our questions and therefore allowing us to get to know her a bit more! THANK YOU, Dina, for sharing your art with us and for being a wonderful inspiration to us all!
Thank you, dear reader, friend, for stopping by today! We appreciate you joining us and for every comment you might leave. I hope you too enjoy the interaction! If you also like to interact via social media feel free to join us there too...
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Get in touch! Have a fabulous Sunday wherever you are! We'll be back soon with more inspiration and exciting news so stay tuned! In the meantime feel free to join my (Ingrid's) current challenge 'Gorgeous Textures'. You can find the link on the side bar.
All the best, stay creative,
Ingrid xxx
Sunday, 16 August 2015
Star Designer: SANDRA DURAN WILSON
Dear Friends, Followers, all beautiful crafty souls out there!
Welcome back to Mixed Media World! Today is a very special day for me. If you've been following this blog you know that we run a series that we call 'Star Designers'. The clue is in the name. It is all about inviting and introducing well-known mixed media artists from all around the world not only to talk about their wonderful achievements, to tell you about new products or publications they released, but mainly for them to come to us to connect with you and vice versa! And today really is special and if you are reading this I suggest that you make a cuppa and enjoy!
Today I have a great pleasure of introducing the one and only abstract collage artist...
Sandra Duran Wilson
"The senses become mixed and intertwined in the mind of the artist. Sounds appear in colors, numbers sing songs and frequencies dance in her head. Synesthesia is a crossing of the senses. The paintings and works on paper are a beautiful blending of sounds, science, and nature.
Sandra Duran Wilson comes from a family of artists and scientists. She grew up in a world where everything was possible, where she would look through the microscope in her father's office and then draw what she saw. Sandra's early years were spent on the border of Mexico where the people, animals, landscape, drama of the religious rituals, and stories of the curanderas shaped her reality. Years later she would return frequently to Mexico and South America to absorb the culture, traditions, and art. Her spirituality combined with her scientific studies has directed her work from realism to abstract mixed media.
Her work is influenced by abstract scientific concepts in physics, biology and chemistry. The pure fun of exploring what paint can do and her natural curiosity keeps the work fresh and lively. Her work is represented in the US and Australia and is found in many corporate, civic, and educational collections and in private collections worldwide.
She experiments, paints, writes and teaches at her studio in Santa Fe, NM, and also teaches around the US, Europe and Australia. She is the author of five art technique books and several instructional DVDs."
I have been a big fan for quite some time! Sandra and I seem to have one thing in common and that is our love for exploring and using various materials to create interesting textures! I, however, am still learning whereas Sandra has been a professional artist for about 20 years now, released five fantastic books to this date and have enriched many lives by her gorgeous art! If you want to learn about the techniques Sandra uses in her art and have a go at your very own abstract collage you can learn so much just by attending one of Sandra's workshops.
The way she uses textures, colours and adds interest to her artworks is out of this world. If you cannot travel don't worry! There are wonderful books (Alternative Art Surfaces, Mixed Media Revolution, Surface Treatment Workshop, Image Transfer Workshop and her most recent book Acrylic Painting for Encaustic Effects) that you can purchase, learn from and explore in a comfort of your own home! You can purchase all via Amazon and even pre-order her latest book! Christmas or not, I'm buying one!! :)
I must salute Sandra for releasing this book. You ask why... she shares 45 wax free techniques to achieve encaustic effects! She's saving the bees!!! A big virtual hi-five, Sandra! I explained that I bought a small and rather expensive 100g pot of organic bees wax not so long ago, but couldn't stop feeling guilty using it despite the fact I made an inchie to test it ;/ Bees are exploited enough for all their by-products by food, cosmetic and other industries. The art and craft world is huge and we should be a little more considerate with the way we approach encaustic art. Ok, the eco-warrior in me is starting to surface so back to the point. Sandra has done a brilliant job releasing a book on using alternatives and I would like to support and congratulate her on the idea and would like to spread the news. You will find a link to her book on the side bar. Please note, this is not an affiliate link, i.e. I will not get paid when you click on it, I put it there to support the overall idea.
A couple of sample pics you'll find in the book...
Gorgeous! Enough from me though, Sandra has written a wonderful article for you, Ladies and Gentlemen, provided us with an exclusive interview by answering a few of our questions and is sharing a few examples of her gorgeous art. I bet you can't wait and are as excited as I am so here's our little interview....
What inspires you most to create? / Where does your inspiration come from?
Concepts, like ideas in science. I love to experiment and see what materials can be pushed to do. I have a background in science and my studio is like a laboratory, complete with test tubes and a microscope.
Do you pre plan your pieces, or are they often the result of just 'going with the flow'?
Yes and no. If you were to peek inside my sketch books you would see a lot of writing. I am usually working on ideas that I would like to express, like astrophysics on the edge of space. My sketches are very rudimentary and I will often add color concepts. I pull ideas from magazines on architecture and design to inspire me. I may see an interesting color combination in fashion and I jot the idea down in my sketch book. But, when I begin to create the painting often has other plans. I have learned to listen to the painting and follow it where it leads.
Sometimes I just begin with materials and products and push and play until I have something cool to work with.
What is your favourite medium to work with?
Acrylic and all of the wonderful mediums, gels and pastes that go along with acrylics.
Do you have a tool which you couldn't live without?
My hands! I do paint with my hands a lot. I also like to use silicone color shaper tools. I also will grab unusual materials to create texture like cardboard cup holders, wood skewers and deli papers.
What's your craft space like?
I have worked in tiny closet spaces, on my bed, in garages, on the dining room table, the extra room, but now I have a fantastic space where I create and teach. I designed my studio and when we bought this home it was because it had space for the future studio. It has never mattered what the space was like to create-I just needed to create. I am sure you all feel this way too.
Here is a video of my studio
Do you have a favourite colour combo?
I love complimentary colors like blue/turquoise-red/orange or purple, orange and green.
I have a crossing of the senses, synesthesia. When I hear music I see colors and numbers have sounds. Sometimes I paint to specific music or lectures. I did a painting based on Richard Feynmans physics lecture on gravity and space. It is now in the home of a college dean.
What is your favourite creation to date?
Hard to say. I have many favorites but now I am challenging myself with sculptures. I have a few favorites, but they all have new homes. I do keep a few paintings, but I give them to my husband so I am not tempted to sell them.
Sandra also wrote a fab article that we'd like to share with you today:
"I have always sensed things in non-traditional ways. I would "hear" numbers, feel others sensations, see wavelengths and textures always captivated me. I grew up on the border of Texas where my family was all doctors, nurses and healers. The Catholic Church played a big role with the drama of the rituals and the small but colorful churches. I remember someone speaking of eternity and I asked what it was. They said endless space and time. I was probably about 4 or 5 years old, so I had not even developed abstract reasoning. I imagined going out into space beyond the solar system and then there was a brick wall, but what was beyond that? My mind would create all kinds of worlds beyond the walls, but I never got to comprehending eternity. In my work, circles represent this non-linear time.
I sometimes would stand on my head and look at the world upside down. I would imagine walking on the ceiling and having to jump to go through a doorway. Throughout my life, when confronted with a thought dilemma, I would turn my thinking upside down to come up with new answers or lines of thinking.
I grew up with scientists and artists both and was always encouraged to use all of my talents. I learned color mixing sitting next to my great-aunt Santa Duran, who taught me to paint at the age of 5. She showed me how to mix colors, but I always heard and felt them. It was a very intuitive process. Later when I studied science and optics, I would know all about color perceptions and wavelengths, but I would still sense color. I could feel it.
When I was studying science at UNM, I had many statistics classes and experimental science classes. When I would be working with numbers, I would hear songs; and these songs would produce certain colors in my mind. When I would be working in the garden, poems would flow into my mind and I would say them aloud to the plants. This poems led to stories and paintings too. For me, math and numbers were frequencies which were songs that led to colors and the movement and the poems would aid in creating the compositions.
When I am working in my studio I only listen to music or lectures when I want to be influenced by them. The gallery recently sold a painting and the collector wanted to know what I was listening to when I created it. I laughed because I was listening to a lecture by Richard Feynman on the uncertainty of knowing. Some pieces are created in silence and I am hoping to create songs from the paintings. I have been working with a simple online synthesizer but I am looking to collaborate on some future projects.
I see the world as a matrix, sometimes it is moving slowly and I can get a glimpse between the pixels; and sometimes it is moving so fast it is like a blur that takes on a whole new sensation of sound, taste, feel and color. I think I have always experienced altered sensations. As a child I felt I could hear the animals talking to me and the sounds of the breeze, the running water and even the rain had stories to tell me. Math and science are like a poetic language that weaves its way into my work.
Experimenting and mixing things up has intrigued me all of my life and I have always done these things in one way or another. As a jeweler or a bartender, I would stir things up to make new patinas or a new margarita. This is my passion as an artist. My training as an experimental scientist plays out in my experiments. I have written 5 books on art techniques. My favorite book was on alternative surfaces because I really got to explore and experiment with many materials and surfaces not commonly used in art. My first question of the day is always, What if?
The sculptures I am now creating using cast acrylic, resin and steel are a compilation of all the techniques and knowledge I have acquired over the last 30 years of making art. I am using many painting techniques along with developing and creating textures. I am employing my knowledge of printmaking, which is what my fine art degree is in and I am I am continually challenging myself to experiment and explore. The technical challenges keep me intrigued and I have never run out of ideas for making sound and beauty visible."
I hope you have enjoyed getting to know Sandra a little more. The samples of her work we're sharing here are exquisite and I personally would love to get a closer look!
The dimension on the last piece is amazing! I think you'll agree with me when I say that Sandra Duran Wilson certainly is a star in the world of art. Each and of her artworks is a true reflection of her talent and her curious soul. I would like to invite you to explore her website as well as her blog and join her via social media. You will certainly find the inspiration that you crave.
Feel free to say hi and share your thoughts in the comments below, we're look forward to hearing from you!
Seeing all of these wonderful textured wonders created by Sandra I hope you're feeling inspired and ready to create your very own art for our current challenge 'Gorgeous textures'! I can't wait to see what you'll make. Have a quick read of our simple rules and join, join! ;)
A BIG THANK YOU to Sandra for her time and for coming to share her own mixed media world with us! Thank you, Sandra! You rock! xx
Thank you, dear reader, for spending some time with us today! See you soon!
Big hugs,
Ingrid xxx
Sunday, 9 August 2015
MMW'#6: Gorgeous Textures
It's the second Sunday of a month which means we are back with a new challenge! This time it is my turn to pick a theme. I (Ingrid) am a little bit texture mad and get very excited just by looking at crackles, patterns in Gesso, textures created using various textiles and other fun materials... pastes, embossing powders, paints and more.... the possibilities are endless! Whatever you decide to use make sure you have fun and create some seriously yummy textures! Excited? I certainly am! :)
The MMW Design Team had some real fun and each lady added their own twist on the theme. I can't wait to show you what we all created. Before I do though I have a great pleasure of announcing the winner of the fabulous stencils from our new sponsor That's Crafty!
*cue *drum *roll.....
We also had a real tough time picking our Fab 3, but we got there in the end! In no particular order, here they are...
How wonderful are all of these entries! Gorgeous, gorgeous! CONGRATULATIONS to all of you. Please download the relevant badges for your blogs, display them with pride, you deserve them!! Please could the winner email me to confirm if up for Guest Designing for us next month and to claim the wonderful prize ... ingridscraftscorner (@) hotmail. co. uk
Our new challenge is sponsored by a wonderful Etsy shop called The Old Vintage Shop where you can find gorgeous images for your arts and crafts.
You can win 3 images of you choice from this very shop and be our Guest Designer the following month. Sounds good? To inspire you even more our oh-so talented team had some serious fun during their mixtravaganza and want to share these with you...
Laine (...who is better and back in the game! Yay!)
Yulianna decorated inner pages too so hop over to her blog to check them out! They're fantastic!
Mo, I hope you get better soon so you can also join us soon! We're all sending the biggest healing hugs!!!
Now, this is what I call beautifully textured creations! Each is so unique and fabulous! I hope you're feeling inspired and come to join our challenge! I can't wait to see what you'll make!
Before I go, I'd like to ask you to stop by next Sunday. We have a very special Star Designer joining us for a day bringing some super-awesome mixed media goodness! This is going to knock your socks off!!!! So stay tuned, have fun creating and see you next week!
Big hugs,
Ingrid xxx
the MMW DT xxx
Sunday, 2 August 2015
Star Designer: TRISH LATIMER
Welcome back! Thank you for stopping by! I hope you are enjoying your weekend to the full! If you're looking for some inspiration look no further!
We have a pleasure to welcome Trish Latimer as our Star Designer! We're very excited that you could join us here at Mixed Media World for the day!
We have a pleasure to welcome Trish Latimer as our Star Designer! We're very excited that you could join us here at Mixed Media World for the day!
Trish is a wonderful lady that enriches our lives with her creativity. Her art always leaves you with the 'how'd she do that...' feeling. The good news is she shares her processes in her blog posts at Ink, Paint, Beads and you can purchase her very own DVD 'Create with Paint'. I would like to invite you to visit her blog and explore. You can really learn a lot from this lady.
Trish recently became the Editor for the Craft Stamper magazine and, in my opinion, there's no better person for the job! Congratulations, Trish!
Fancy a little insight into Trish's creative world? We have an exclusive interview so enjoy... !;)
What inspires you most to create? / Where does your inspiration come from?
My inspiration comes from all around me, something I think most artists will tell you! Colour combos in nature, shapes and designs from pictures, home furnishings etc. Weirdly, I get most of my ideas in that tiny little 'window' just before I go to sleep! Once my brain starts drifting off, I find project ideas jumping out all over the place. Luckily I can usually remember them once I wake up the next morning!
Do you pre plan your pieces, or are they often the result of just 'going with the flow'?
I always have a plan. 99.9% of the time the end result looks NOTHING like the original plan… but I always start with one! Sometimes a colour takes over, sometimes a figure almost 'tells' me the words I need to add, sometimes I just drop an ink pad on the background and have to have a rethink!
What is your favourite medium to work with?
Paint. Always paint. You can create the exact shade you want, you can layer it, smear it, drip it, stamp with it, everything. Totally addicted to paint! (I need to get a T shirt with that on it, I think!)
Do you have a tool which you couldn't live without?
Hmmmm…. My heat tool gets used every single time I make something, as I always dry my projects between every layer of paint I add, so that is one thing. The other would be my fingers, strangely. I rarely use a paint brush, everything is smeared and blended with my fingers. Same goes for gesso or gel medium, fingertips all the way! (and very messy, but that's part of the fun!)
What's your craft space like?
My studio is our loft conversion, so whilst the floor space is very large, the sloping eaves on either side make storage a little tricky! The main walls are shelved with all my mounted stamps on them, with LOTS of folders of unmounteds, and baskets full of clear stamps. The light is wonderful though, and you can open the windows and watch the light show from Blackpool Tower at night!
Do you have a favourite colour combo?
I don't really have one! Generally I have phases where I create lots of things in a particular scheme, then move on to another. I love red and baby blue with lots of white, or lime, red and black together. And you can't beat a good rainbow!
What is your favourite creation to date?
Again, this changes a lot! I have things that I adored when I made them, then I look back and can't believe I liked them so much! I'm very fickle…..
Here are a few things I love right now!
I LOVE creating Art Dolls, weird and quirky figures created from all kinds of things. This one is definitely weird, but I love the shape!
There has to be something very painty in any kind of 'favourite list' from me! This background was done by monoprinting from an acrylic block.
My current obsession is drawing whimsical figures. I like this one because I managed to get the eyes looking good! Sometimes I finish a picture, take a step back and realise I've created something that looks like it's about to kill me!
Another Art Doll! This one is created from wire, with a painted dress and flower. She was featured in a Craft Stamper article a few months ago. I have been writing for Craft Stamper for 6 years now, and have recently become Editor of the magazine. A total dream job, I'm still pinching myself!
A few places where you will find me….
I'm a proud DT member of: A Sprinkle Of Imagination
And, of course, don't forget the UK's number one magazine for Mixed Media: Craft Stamper!
And there you have it, Ladies and Gentlemen! The one and only, oh so talented Trish Latimer! I cannot tell you how much I love her quirky art dolls and painty backgrounds! I don't know about you, but I am soooo inspired to make my own art doll!
A BIG THANK YOU to Trish for being here with us today! You are a great inspiration to us all and we look forward to seeing more and more of your wonderful art from you! x
Dear, friends, I hope we've re-charged your creative batteries today and hope you will have a go at creating something amazing! Come and show us what you've made by linking your make to our challenge 'Stencils'. You have one more week to join and could win a voucher from our sponsor!
Thank you for your time! We'll be back with the announcement of our winner, our Fab 3 and a new challenge next Sunday! Until then.... happy crafting!:)
Ingrid & MMW DT
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*** Another Exit: Alberto Gonzales' resignation yesterday is just another reminder that, one by one, the most controversial members of the Bush Administration and the GOP have left the building -- or are about to leave. DeLay. Hastert. Rove. Now Gonzales. And in 17 months, Bush and Cheney will join them. These departures have allowed Democrats to rejoice in news conferences and press releases. But the Democrats shouldn't celebrate too much: They won last fall's midterm elections in large part simply because they weren't Republicans. Moreover, some of the Democratic presidential candidates -- most notably Hillary Clinton -- have campaigned against Bush, Cheney, and Rove as much as they've campaigned against their rivals for the Dem nomination. What happens when they don't have these people to kick around anymore?
VIDEO: President Bush denounces the treatment of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.
*** My Own Private Idaho? Another Republican who might be leaving soon is Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho. Yesterday, Roll Call reported that Craig "was arrested in June at a Minnesota airport by a plainclothes police officer investigating lewd conduct complaints in a men's public restroom," and that he pleaded guilty to it (a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge) in August. Craig then released a statement after the story broke. "At the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct," he said. "I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty. I was trying to handle this matter myself quickly and expeditiously." Whatever the case, the question -- as the Cook Political Report's Jennifer Duffy said on TODAY -- is not whether he'll run for re-election next year. It's whether he decides to serve out the remainder of his term.
*** Between Iraq And A Hard Place: A day after Gonzales announced his resignation, after Roll Call reported on Craig's arrest, and after several of the presidential candidates discussed cancer and Hurricane Katrina, the political news -- as it almost always does -- returns to Iraq. At 1:00 pm ET, Bush gives yet another speech on Iraq, this one from Reno, NV at the American Legion convention. (Will he once again invoke Vietnam?) Meanwhile, the anti-war group Americans Against Escalation in Iraq hosts about 60 town hall "Take A Stand" events tonight at which they'll ask GOP congressmen if they will vote to change the course in Iraq. (Only one congressman, Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., decided to show up at one of these forums, and that forum occurred last week.) At the same time, anti-war groups will be holding more than 500 candlelight vigils across the country, including one at the Capitol reflecting pool in DC.
*** The Tour de Iowa Continues: It's the GOP's turn to participate at the LIVESTRONG presidential cancer forum in Grand Rapids, IA, moderated by Lance Armstrong and MSNBC's Chris Matthews. Brownback (who is a cancer survivor) and Huckabee (whose wife had cancer) are the sole participants. But Romney addresses the Susan G. Komen For The Cure 10th Annual Mission Conference in Arlington, VA. (Brownback, Clinton, Edwards, Giuliani, Richardson, and Elizabeth Edwards are addressing the group via video.)
*** On The Trail: Elsewhere, Biden, in Davenport IA, holds a press conference in response to Bush's Iraq speech; Edwards and Kucinich address the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which is meeting in Florida; McCain appears on The Tonight Show; Richardson campaigns in Iowa; and Romney (after his address in the DC area) attends a fundraiser in Atlanta.
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During the Bushit Administration, private armies were encouraged, financed, and developed ostensibly to free up US troops to focus on combat operations. The largest of these companies was Blackwater, which is now operating under the name Xe. Blackwater was just one of several dozen companies which "magically" appeared and were granted no-bid contracts in the billions of dollars making instant millionaires out of people with the right connections to the Bushit Junta.
The first public hint that these private armies weren't quite on the up and up came early as part of the Abu Garib torture scandal, where it was revealed that a number of the contractors hired by several of these companies included former member of the South Africa Apartheid regime's special police who had tortured and murdered members of the ANC and South African freedom protesters. At least some of these private contractors were being used in "Rendition" projects, AND – not being subject to the Military's legal restrictions, the torture of prisoners. These contractors operated as Dick Cheney's private Army – a quasi legal military organization not bound by the Geneva Conventions.
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This map from the University of Wolverhampton tags every UK university and HE institute. When you click on a tag a host of links for the institution are provided in a sidebar. The list includes links to the university's website (including undergraduate and graduate prospectuses, news feed, student union and staff directory) and to the university's UCAS profile and Guardian University Guide.
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Re: Don't like to meditate
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Not insensitive, although a clarification always settles any doubts. Just the right cup of tea for the job imo.Ben wrote:Exactly, plwk.plwk wrote:Spot on Ben. I think there was once I spotted an Ajahn Chah quote...
If you like to meditate, then meditate. If you don't like to meditate, then meditate.
In my humble experience meditation is frequently less than a pleasant experience. But unless one finds the motivation within oneself to engage with and maintain the practice, then it isn't going to happen.
My advice to Digity may seem insensitive but sometimes the best way to overcome obstacles is to stop thinking about it and engage.
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If you want to know the basic facts about "assault rifles" and "assault weapons," this primer by Regis Giles at Girls Just Wanna Have Guns is an excellent summary. Giles's exhortation to young women not to be victims was one of the highlights of CPAC 2011.
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The second correct definition of an assault rifle is based on cosmetic features set by politicians. These rifles are all semi-automatic, or self-loading in old school firearm terms. Every time you press the trigger, one round is fired, and one round only. The action cycles, replacing the now expended case with a fresh round from the magazine. While this can be accomplished very rapidly, it is still one shot per trigger press.
What makes one rifle an assault weapon, and a rifle that works exactly the same way and looks very much the same not an assault weapon? The politicians that set the cosmetic features of a rifle they deem to be an assault weapon. So this second definition is slippery and can be very broad, but boils down to some group of politicians decided that the rifles with X features are "scary", and thus "assault weapons". This also means that it varies by state. California has a very wide definition of what an assault rifle is with a list of specific firearms for good measure. Free markets being what they are, there have been many creative ways found to manufacture rifles that work exactly like, or very close to, the CA definition, without crossing those legal lines.
But what does this mean to the current hue and cry spewing forth from the likes of Piers Morgan and Senator Diane Feinstein? It means that through ignorance or malice, they are lying. The CT school massacre was an act of pure evil, and a Bushmaster rifle may have been used. It was NOT however, an "assault rifle" either in true (military) terms, nor in the made up terms of the CT assault weapons ban. (Sec. 53-202a. Assault weapons: Definition) The rifle was semi automatic, but lacked some cosmetic features deemed "scary" or "evil" by some know nothing politicians and wasn't included in the specifically named list of weapons.
The issue of violence committed by the deranged reveals a number of the defects of contemporary liberalism.
Via Helen's Page.