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Kim Kardashian had a game night with North West on Monday evening.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and KKW Beauty founder posted about playing hide and seek with her 4-year-old daughter last night, sharing with her social media followers how she was able to find North's hiding spot. "North is the hide & seek champ!" Kim wrote along with a laughing emoji and picture of her daughter's curls sticking out of their family's ottoman.
It looks like North's hair got stuck while trying to put the top back on the ottoman and Kim was able to spot her hiding place.


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Butternut Squash Bisque
Chef Carl Thorne-Thomsen of the restaurant Story in Prairie Village turns to butternut squash for this creamy soup perfect for frosty nights. The sweetness of this winter squash is enhanced by fresh apple and balanced by savory herbs and spices.
Use a sharp knife for easier preparation. Peel, remove seeds and roughly chop 2 pounds butternut squash. Peel and roughly chop 1/2 pound sweet potato and 1 carrot. Chop 1 celery stalk, slice 1 yellow onion, and dice 1/4 cup apple. Add these ingredients to a medium saucepan with 2 fresh sage leaves, 3 sprigs fresh thyme, 2 cloves, 6-8 peppercorns, 1 tablespoon brown sugar and 1 teaspoon kosher salt. Add just enough water to cover.
Bring to low boil and cook gently for 30 minutes or until all ingredients are soft. Puree in a blender, then pour through a sieve. Return to a clean saucepan, add 1 cup heavy cream and heat gently just below a boil. Season with more salt if necessary. Serve in warm bowls and garnish with crumbled bacon and chopped parsley.

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Buy Our Produce
Lots of great produce is grown in the Earthworks site, from fruit, vegetables, chutneys and apple juice to crafts and ornaments.
Visit the St. Albans market to buy our produce every second Sunday of each month.
Get in touch to find out more!
Produce For SaleEarthworkers and volunteers work hard to produce naturally grown, organic fruit, vegetables and herbs, as well as home-made honey and fire-wood for the winter. We offer some of this produce to the public, with all proceeds being invested in continuing the work we do here at Earthworks.
Earthworkers do so much more than quietly tending our gardens. We often host events, including open gardens, Christmas fairs and even an occasional open workshop.
Farmers Markets
A portion of our produce is sold to the public, but instead of expecting you to come to us, we can sometimes come to you! We often attend Farmers Markets, bringing a wide range of goods in tow, including fruit, vegetables, chutney and even home-made craft items. Why not make a day of it and come and see us?


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New Eton House, Bath Road, SL1 4DX
SevenCapital is proud to present New Eton House, a landmark residential development for Slough. Located in the heart of the town's thriving commercial centre on the Bath Road, you'll find 58 stunning apartments, light, spacious and designed as a haven for a new era of residents.
A refined and sophisticated addition to Slough's address book, New Eton House is a new opportunity for a new breed of tenants with research showing a clear gap in the market for high-end luxury boutique apartments. As demand increases and supply remains extremely limited, New Eton House is perfectly placed to meet the needs of the executive resident.
Imagine a stunning open-plan apartment in a brand new development, beautifully designed with a contemporary finish, sun shining through floor-to-ceiling glass windows and nestled against a tree-lined road. New Eton House represents a haven amongst the bustle of this commercial hub – a high standard of living for professionals that want an aspirational lifestyle, whether they're living, working and playing in Slough or only staying there during the working week.
In addition there are 74 car parking spaces available.
Property Highlights
- Deposit of 10% required (from £25,995)
- 1 & 2 bedroom apartments
- Boutique hotel style finish
- Located minutes from Europe's largest privately owned trading estate in the heart of the town's thriving commercial centre
- No.1 destination for executive tenants
- Estimated completion date Q1 2020
Providing a strong Investment Case
23 Minute London Commute
23 minutes to London Paddington and 20 minutes to Heathrow (via Crossrail)
Strong Rental Demand
Designed for Slough's growing professional community
22% Capital Growth
Capital Growth Projected in 3 Years*
New Eton House is set to be the first development of its kind within Slough to be designed to cater specifically to the increasing demand for higher spec, luxury accommodation, and with only 58 apartments and ample parking, it presents a very lucrative investment opportunity, that we're already receiving a lot of interest for.
Pricing & Deposit Structure
10% Required
Luxury 1 bed
Prices from £259,950.
Initial Deposit from £25,995
Boutique Apartments
Designed for a clear gap in the market for high-end apartments with luxury finishings
High Tenant Demand
By 2021, Slough's total population is estimated to increase by 18,000
New Eton House
5 Reasons to invest in Slough now
Commercial attraction
Already home to over 5,480 businesses, excellent infrastructure and attracting a range of both public and private investment, Slough is writing its own story.
Crossrail and the development of the Elizabeth Line has seen property prices within a mile of a proposed station increase by 66% since 2009. Thanks to the advantages of the line, Slough is forecasting a 35% increase in overall property price growth by 2020.[1]Finally, with Crossrail's completion on the horizon, Slough will soon boast unrivalled connectivity with the capital and other key destinations in the region. Crossrail is a key component to Slough's achieved and forecast growth.
£1 billion investment
At the core of Slough's incredible rise are several projects totalling over £1 billion investment. In a plan spanning 15 years, part of the wider Slough Urban Renewal project, the Heart of Slough masterplan has delivered a huge £450 million pound uplift for the town, comprising 34 developments including 3,000 new homes, two hotels and 200,000 sq ft of Grade A offices.
Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) project
The Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) project, a public and private program between Slough Borough Council and Morgan Sindall Investments, continues to rejuvenate transport links, redevelop leisure facilities, deliver new commercial space and create iconic buildings across a culturally and economically thriving Slough landscape.
Further major development
The flagship development of SUR is The Centre, a £18 million leisure facility that will enhance the town's leisure facilities and promote an active lifestyle within the affluent community. Other major developments include the refurbishment of the Ice Arena, a state-of-the-art sports centre in Arbour Park and the creation of The Curve – an iconic library and cultural centre that serves as a striking landmark in the centre of Slough.
As first-time investors, my wife and I were cautious about selecting the right developer with whom to invest our funds. We purchased a 1 bedroom apartment at Broadway Residences & I am delighted to say that the unit was let the same day that we completed for £850pcm. I am impressed by the level of service received – I would definitely recommend SevenCapital.
I invested in a property recently, really excited about it. I actually introduced one of my friends too, he's also bought a flat through SevenCapital. These guys really know their market, they know the jurisdictions for us guys living out in Dubai. We really trust these guys.
Take the New Eton House VR Tour
Take a tour of New Eton House luxury apartments. Begin your journey in the luxury entrance lobby, using your mouse to guide you through this brand new development from an entirely new perspective. Discover the executive, high-spec apartments and world-class amenities that make this the only development designed specifically for Slough's executive tenants.
New Eton House is for the professional that wants an aspirational lifestyle – whether they're living, working or playing in Slough.
Invest with a trusted, innovative and leading property developer
SevenCapital is one of the largest privately owned real estate investment and development companies in the UK, operating across residential, commercial and hospitality sectors.
Since launch, the group has built an exciting portfolio of projects with a value in excess of £1.5billion, spanning more than 5 million sq ft and employing more than 130 dedicated property and construction professionals.
SevenCapital's residential specialism is in creating and delivering well designed, high quality apartment developments in key city centre locations and other high demand areas that hold strong appeal amongst investors and tenants alike.
First-class customer service is at the heart of everything we do. We provide a fully managed "hands off" investment service with 60 full time staff dedicated to making the investment experience easy and convenient.
We are a financially strong and experienced property developer, with our own construction company Colmore Tang, and an extensive portfolio spanning the residential, commercial and hospitality sectors. We control every part of the process to ensure we meet the highest standards for our customers and we are delivering for them.
Latest Project Updates
Exclusive Show Home New Eton House, 26th October 2019
Development Updates
New Eton House Project Update – September 2019
*Projected Capital Growth and Rental Yields
How did we calculate this?
Capital Growth
Similar properties have been sold at £285,000 – £350,000. This represents a 17% – 45% price differential on which we have estimated growth in line with comparable developments upon completion.
Leading property consultancy, JLL, have predicted a 33.6% increase in property prices between 2015 and 2020 in the Slough area due to the impact of Crossrail. Local agent, Foxtons, shows 7.39% growth in Slough property prices over the last 12 months.
Rental Yields
The average data for flat rental values in Slough is currently £1,023 as listed by the linked research below. New Eton House, due to its design and location, is expected to attract a higher rental at £1,200 PCM.
£1,200 × 12 = £14,400
£14,400/239950 = 6% yield
The neighbouring development has been used as a comparator which is currently attracting rental values that we forecast for our development. We attach a Rightmove's Best Price Guide regarding rental values to the same.
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Eliminate or Minimize Distractions in Small Product Photographs
If your main goal in creating an image is to provide a literal depiction of a small product to your viewers, then choose a background that contains little to no distractions. Products are often photographed on plain white, grey, black, or colored backgrounds in order to draw complete attention to them.
The plain background enables you to show the shape of a subject clearly and present it in a clean manner. This photo provides an example of this style of product photography. The bobby pin would be difficult to see so clearly in most other situations.
100mm, 1/160, f/11, 200
Here are some things to keep in mind when photographing on a plain, solid background:
Light the subject and the background. Sometimes lighting the subject alone leaves a muddy-looking background, grey and unevenly lit. Always pay attention to your entire scene when photographing macro and close-up subjects, even when that scene consists of plain old nothingness.
Choose a lighting style for your background. Lighting a solid background evenly provides a clean look, as if the subject were floating in midair.
Include your subject's shadow to give a sense of space or grounding in an image. Lighting your scene so there is no visible shadow causes the subject to have no sense of place — to float.
Choose a camera angle that displays what you wish to reveal. The angle you shoot the subject from determines what viewers will see in that subject. Analyze where the most descriptive detail can be found on a subject to determine the best shot(s) for it.
In the top photograph, a high angle was used, revealing the features, functions, and controls on the topside of the camera. In the bottom photograph, a low angle was chosen to reveal the subject as if you were face to face with it. This angle serves as more of a portrait, or a hero shot of the particular subject, rather than a descriptive image.
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If you're shooting outside of the studio and don't have a plain background to work with, then you can try one of these techniques to minimize distracting elements in a scene:
Keep a great distance between your subject and any background elements. The farther your background from the subject, the blurrier it'll appear in your photograph. Rather than placing a product right in front of a wall, or in the vicinity of other elements, find a space that enables you to pull the subject away from anything that may be distracting.
Then, let the distractions become blurry to minimize their effect on your composition. In this situation, select an aperture that provides the depth of field required to show sharp detail in your subject, while keeping the background as blurry as possible. Shoot at varying apertures to compare the results and choose the one that works best for the product.
Seek out a camera angle that minimizes distractions. If there are distracting elements behind your subject, then rotate your camera position or change the height of it. Shooting from a high angle provides a view of the subject and the ground it sits on, helping eliminate distractions in the background. By using a low angle, you can block background distractions with the subject itself.
Light your subject with a strobe or flash to make it appear significantly brighter than its background. Doing so helps draw attention to the subject and downplay the background.


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Germany's energetic capital Berlin is quickly becoming the European hub for online and mobile startups. Close ties to the Eastern and Western European markets, affordable and well-organized infrastructure, and an ever-growing network of international online professionals: this is only a fraction of the many benefits that make this city a great entry point into the European tech market.
As a Berlin-based PR professional, working with a native German startup with its own, original business idea is ideal but rare. These companies are slow to be covered by the German press. It's another story, however, when a startup from another part of the world (especially English-speaking) with a similar business model comes to town.
"German business and tech editors have the tendency to show more interest in international companies than local ones."
For someone in PR aiming to acquire quality coverage for German businesses, this can be a frustrating, constant challenge. From the perspective of a US-based startup with the mission to establish itself in Germany, however, there could be no better starting point for a media campaign than Berlin. Here are the lessons I've learned that I can share with international founders who come to Berlin:
Lesson #1: Hire a German.
Provided that a member of your managing team shows up in Germany on a regular basis, you'll get enough coverage. However, for a sustainable PR campaign, you'll need at least one German-speaking point of contact for press inquiries and continuous marketing. If you consider this market to be essential to your expansion strategy and want to get ahead, you should – not only for media purposes – hire a local team.
Lesson #2: Pretend you know where Central Europe is heading.
Even though tech innovation in Germany is flourishing, it is still widely accepted that the US market is a few years ahead. Sharing your insights as to what trends are awaiting the central European online and mobile users, or which experiences you can transfer from overseas to your local team will definitely be of interest to the business media.
Lesson #3: Be critical. Be German.
The German characteristic to be rather self-reflective, if not critical, towards our own cultural, political, or economic status in the world. This can come in handy for you as well. You will always find open ears by discussing your motivation to expand your business to the German-speaking markets, what struggles or advantages your company is facing in doing so, or how your team is personally connected to Germany.
Lesson #4: Speak in English. Think in German.
The English language usually isn't a big obstacle for insightful discussions with both fellow
entrepreneurs and business journalists in Germany. Even more so than in other countries, you should consider that German reporters are quite skeptical towards marketing talk and buzzword superlatives, and rather prefer conversations based on facts and experience. Keep this in mind.
Lesson #5: Don't forget about the radio.
Depending on your product, especially if you are targeting end consumers, you should not forget about the lively and diverse consumer press. For both the print and online sphere, there exists a wide range of general interest as well as specialized publications, not to mention TV and radio stations. Your company news might put you on the radar of those journalists too, provided that, for them, you deliver the respective press releases and pitches in German. Bottom line- be open. Don't limit your thinking on what is press and where it exists.
A final word to founders in need: Don't forget about the map of cup sizes
Editors in charge of the lifestyle or service departments, among others, will be more than happy to receive inspiration or content for their articles from all sorts of material you can provide. Present press releases and media pitches about topics that are not strictly-speaking "news". Imagine stories like "The 10 greatest bargains you probably missed" (if you are a couponing or group-buying service), "How to introduce your child to the digital world" (if you develop online or mobile services for children), "The map of cup sizes" (if you sell lingerie online), and many more.
Have fun. Be open. Be German.
For more on Berlin, check out this article from Hojoki founder Martin Böhringer.


text: Blog Realize the Difference a Door Can Make in Mt. Pleasant, MI October 17, 2014 Fall is an opportune time to update your front entry door. A beautiful entry door will impress your guests visiting your Mt. Pleasant home during the holidays or any other day of the year. So why wait any longer? Pella® Windows and Doors offers a variety of impressive entry door lines, each of which offer ENERGY STAR® certified doors. Residents across the Mt. Pleasant area can choose from these attractive entry door lines to give them a variety of materials, performance and style. Additionally, a new front entry door will not break the holiday budget. Plus, you can save even more with Pella's special offers. Pella® of Mt. Pleasant customers can choose from a wide assortment of door styles, colors and hardware combinations, ideally suited for their home. Pella® products are designed to maximize energy efficiency. Read more about our front entry door products: Architect Series® wood or fiberglass entry door systems, Pella® entry door systems in fiberglass or steel or Encompass by Pella® entry doors in fiberglass or steel. Architect Series entry doors can come in high quality wood-grain fiberglass, and Mt. Pleasant consumers can enjoy the beauty of a wood door. Pella® entry door systems can have the durability of fiberglass or steel in a wide array of finishes. Encompass by Pella® entry doors offer Mt. Pleasant homeowners the Pella® quality they expect at a competitive price. These doors feature some of Pella's most well-liked options such as low-maintenance fiberglass or steel panels. Visit your Pella® of Mt. Pleasant showroom to view these entry doors up close or to order one for your home. Back to Blog


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text: Arkansas, it's time to pig out on some Yarnell's Ice Cream! Hog season is here and we're hungry! Since 1932, Yarnell's has been serving up smiles year round, but there's no denying ice cream goes best with Razorback football. Let's cheer on our Hogs as we scarf down some delicious Arkansas themed Yarnell's. Woo Pig!


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Currently, I am in the UK a lot and sometimes I like to watch live German TV via the internet. Often that's not a problem, but some programmes are only viewable if you have a German IP address - for copyright issues, I guess. As I don't want to spend money for some external VPN service or install any particular software on my computer, nor try to use a slow proxy server, I decided to set up my router at home, as an OpenVPN Server.
After spending many days trying to configure my router (Buffalo WZR-HP-AG300H) to also run as an OpenVPN Server, I thought I'd share my final configuration settings, in case it may be helpful to others. I found a lot of configuration examples online, but none of them worked with my setup exactly. Getting the right iptables rules seems to be the main problem, so I can't guarantee that my settings will work for other routers with the DD-WRT firmware as well.
The first thing you will need to have, before even starting to setup the router to run as an OpenVPN server are the certificates and the private key, which need to be created. I won't go into explaining how to do that, because there are enough good examples online that explain the process. Here is a link to an article that explains pretty much everything. If you already have DD-WRT Firmware Version v24-SP2 installed, you don't need the first part of the article, because OpenVPN is already installed on the router.
The following 3 screenshots will show you all the relevant settings in the router. Of course you must make sure that your client configuration matches your server, especially if you are using specific
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auth settings.
Below the corresponding client configuration file. It is pretty much according to standard settings, except that I have specified the type of encryption cipher that the server has been set up to use, as well has the type of hash algorithm.
############################################## # Client-side OpenVPN 2.0 config file # # for connecting to multi-client server. # ############################################## # Specify that we are a client and that we # will be pulling certain config file directives # from the server. client # Use the same setting as you are using on # the server. dev tun # Are we connecting to a TCP or # UDP server? Use the same setting as # on the server. proto udp # The hostname/IP and port of the server. # You can have multiple remote entries # to load balance between the servers. remote your.server.com 1194 # Keep trying indefinitely to resolve the # host name of the OpenVPN server. Very useful # on machines which are not permanently connected # to the internet such as laptops. resolv-retry infinite # Most clients don't need to bind to # a specific local port number. nobind # Try to preserve some state across restarts. persist-key persist-tun # SSL/TLS parms. # See the server config file for more # description. It's best to use # a separate .crt/.key file pair # for each client. A single ca # file can be used for all clients. ca ca.crt cert client1.crt key client1.key # Verify server certificate by checking # that the certicate has the nsCertType # field set to "server". This is an # important precaution to protect against # a potential attack discussed here: # http://openvpn.net/howto.html#mitm # # To use this feature, you will need to generate # your server certificates with the nsCertType # field set to "server". The build-key-server # script in the easy-rsa folder will do this. ns-cert-type server # Select a cryptographic cipher. # If the cipher option is used on the server # then you must also specify it here. cipher AES-128-CBC auth SHA1 # Enable compression on the VPN link. # Don't enable this unless it is also # enabled in the server config file. comp-lzo # Set log file verbosity. verb 3
I guess this was the most tricky part. Easy if you understand iptables rules and tricky, if like me you can't get your head around them. For me this took the most time, because I always seemed to be missing the one rule needed to make everything work. So here, again, for easy copy and paste the rules I ended up using.
# Accepts incoming traffic via port 1194 UDP iptables -I INPUT 1 -p udp --dport 1194 -j ACCEPT # Allows the VPN client access to router intern # processes, e.g. Web admin, SSH etc iptables -I INPUT 3 -i tun0 -j ACCEPT # Allows connections between VPN clients, if # client-to-client is enabled in OpenVPN server iptables -I FORWARD 3 -i tun0 -o tun0 -j ACCEPT # Allows connection from local VPN to the internet iptables -I FORWARD 1 --source 192.168.10.0/24 -j ACCEPT iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 192.168.10.0/24 -j MASQUERADE # Allows connections from local network to VPN network # and other way around (br0 is LAN and WIFI) iptables -I FORWARD -i br0 -o tun0 -j ACCEPT iptables -I FORWARD -i tun0 -o br0 -j ACCEPT
It works, but a bit tricky, if I omit :
cipher AES-128-CBC
auth SHA1
and use none, so it does not work however the config as is written here works for me perfectly, MANY THANKS!!!


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Just out side Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire is Greys Court, a national trust property set in several acres of scenic grounds. Some of the buildings dating back to the 12th Century. This was the beautiful setting we used for Lucy and Ben's pre wedding photography shoot. The bluebells in the beech woods were at their best, and green of the new leaves made for a dramatic location for the couple's photography session. Photographing Lucy and Ben was a pleasure and I am looking forward to meeting them both again in Oxford for their wedding in November.
If you are looking for a wedding photographer be sure to check out my wedding photographer in Oxfordshire for details.


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Historical flooding of Huntington Beach dates back to 1825. The most recent flooding was February 6 and 7, 1998, when a constant rainfall and heavy downpour caused street closures, intersection flooding, and up to 2-3 feet deep flooding in a mobile home park. A tornado caused damage on February 24, 1998, to a mobile home park.
Flooding can come with little warning. Residents in flood prone areas will be warned of an actual emergency condition by the sounding of a steady siren tone lasting three minutes. This signal will be provided by one or more local fire stations. Warning and emergency procedures will be announced on local cable TV, HBTV-3 (Channel 3) and radio stations KWVE (107.9 FM) and KXMX (95.9 FM).
Although improvements to the Santa Ana River have reduced potential flood impacts, flooding in our city may occur. It may be caused by the Santa Ana River, East Garden Grove Wintersburg Channel, Talbert Channel, Huntington Beach Channel, or the Pacific Ocean. Most floods occur when the floodwaters leave the river or channels; however, abnormally large sea waves (tsunamis) from the ocean may create flooding near the coastline.
To determine if flood insurance is required for your property and to obtain flood protection advice, you may contact the Planning Division staff at (714) 536-5271.
Homeowner's insurance policies do not cover damage from floods. Because Huntington Beach participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), you can purchase a separate flood insurance policy. This insurance is backed by the Federal government and is available to everyone, even for properties that have been flooded. If you don't have flood insurance, talk to your insurance agent.
Some people have purchased flood insurance because it was required when they got a mortgage or home improvement loan. Insurance is available for tenants to protect their personal property against flood loss and to property owners with older mortgages that do not require it.
More information about NFIP flood insurance requirements is available on this FEMA handout and on the internet at FEMA's Website. The site contains hazard information, a general flood map, and a frequently asked question page. You may contact them at 1-888-CALL-FLOOD or visit www.floodsmart.gov.
Flood damage protection depends also on your cooperation and assistance. Here is how you can help:
When a property is located in the floodplain, all new construction or substantial improvement that equals or exceeds 50% of the building's depreciated value is required to comply with the City's floodplain overlay regulations which require elevation of residential structures. Nonresidential structures may be elevated and/or floodproofed. A completed flood elevation certificate must be submitted to the City following completion of the structure's lowest floor. FEMA elevation and floodproofing certificate forms are located below:
Flood Worksheet -- Revised October 2010
Flood Elevation Certificate Form (Expires Nov. 2018)
Flood Elevation Certificate Form for Zone A (Expires Nov. 2018)
Floodproofing Certificate Form (Expires Nov. 2018)
On December 3, 2009, FEMA released new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for the City of Huntington Beach and related Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) for Orange County. The revised maps are slightly different from their predecessor in that the maps are provided in both a hardcopy and digital format. The most notable change to the maps includes aerial photography superimposed on each map panel that will make it easier to determine flood zone boundaries and render flood zone determinations. All other standard information presently on the maps will remain the same with exception of one discrepancy. The most recent Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) effective on March 30, 2009, which removed the southeast section of the City from flood zone "AE" to "X", is not reflected on the maps and therefore depicts the previous "AE" designation for that area. However, FEMA has revalidated the previous LOMR with new maps dated December 15, 2009 (Case No. 09-09-2810P). Copies of the new FIRMs and LOMR can be obtained at the links located below or they can be viewed online through FEMA's website. FEMA's online format allows you to print a portion of the FIRM as it pertains to your area, called a "FIRMette". Directions for searching for a particular map and making a FIRMette can be obtained at the FEMA Food Map Service Center website https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home. Should you have any questions regarding the flood maps, please contact the Community Development Department at (714) 536-5271.
Note: The PDF Flood Insurance Rate Maps below are best viewed by downloading and opening them with the Adobe Acrobat reader or the MS IE web browser.
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) December 3, 2009
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) December 3, 2009
Letter of Map Revision - Clarification September 2, 2009
Letter of Map Revision -- Cover Letter December 15, 2009
Letter of Map Revision December 15, 2009
Map Revision for Huntington Harbour
The flood zone boundaries of Huntington Harbour have been revised pursuant to a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) dated September 27, 2010 (Case No. 10-09-2398P), which aligns these boundaries with the existing contours of the channels. The realignment designates all areas within the channels as flood zone AE and all non-submerged waterfront lots as flood zone X(shaded). The revised maps affect a number of waterfront properties abutting Huntington Harbour. A copy of the LOMR can be obtained at the link located below.
Letter of Map Revision September 27, 2010
Map Revision for Huntington Harbour and Sunset Beach
On March 21, 2019, FEMA released new Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) for Huntington Beach's coastline area and related Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) for Orange County. The flood zone boundaries of Huntington Harbour and Sunset Beach have been revised and affected properties are placed into a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) and designated as "AE" or "VE" zone on the flood map. Properties within the SFHA are required to purchase flood insurance if the owner has a mortgage through a federally regulated or insured lender and adhere to special construction requirements. Should you have any questions regarding the flood maps, please contact the Community Development Department at (714) 536-5271.
Copies of the new FIRMs and FISs can be obtained at the links below.
To learn more about flood insurance, visit www.FloodSmart.gov or call Edie Lohmann, National Flood Insurance Program Specialist (FEMA Region IX) at (510) 627-7235.
Note: The PDF Flood Insurance Rate Maps below are best viewed by downloading and opening them with the Adobe Acrobat reader or the MS IE web browser.
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) March 21, 2019
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) March 21, 2019
City of Huntington Beach
Planning Division
2000 Main Street
Huntington Beach, CA
Phone: (714) 536-5271
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Ebb & Flow opened in November when our state wasn't covered in many feet of snow. Since then, it's been pretty busy. We decided to visit on the Friday before Valentine's Day in order to avoid the blizzard that never was. There was limited seating availability, but we managed to snag an early reservation so we could get in to try the place.
I met my wife at the restaurant and we were promptly seated once we were both there. I remembered the layout from previous visits to the other restaurants at that location – bathrooms near the entrance, semi-circle bar, multiple seating sections. We sat with a two-sided drink menu and a one-sided food menu. I soaked in the memories of restaurants past and browsed the menus a bit while talking shop with my wife.
One side of the drink menu had bottles of wine and the other had glasses and signature cocktails. My wife ordered a glass of sauvignon blanc when the waitress came to the table. Though there were a number of fine looking beverages, I decided to pass in favor of water. My wife and I chatted a bunch about birds, bees, Burt's Bees, burpees, and Slurpees. When the waitress came back however, we had to admit that we hadn't chatted about what to order for food quite yet.
We finally peered at the food menu with eyes intent upon ordering. It was going to be a challenge, I figured, as they actually had a number of items of interest to me. In particular, the non-entrees, including soups, salads, and apps, all looked to be dinner winners. I had to narrow down my choices though. When someone came back to take our order, I decided to go with an appetizer of Portland roll, broiled rock crab, and Zataar. I threw in the Seared Dayboat Scallops with roasted cauliflower, hazelnuts, chive, and lemon caramel. The wifely companion went with Olive Oil Fried Zucchini Fritters with mint and yogurt and an entree of one of the specials – Roasted Cod with pumpkin puree, mushrooms, and brown butter.
While we waited for our food, we were delivered a house-made bread. It was thin, round, and had a smattering of sesame seeds and some sort of butter or oil on it. It was light and delicious. We gnawed on that and continued engaging in conversation. After a short time, I was told that the bread for my app was being baked fresh and that it would be 15-20 minutes before it was ready. We were in no rush, so I was fine with that. The waiter told me he would keep me apprised of the bread situation. Not long after, the fritters made an appearance.
We both dug into the fritters since I didn't have an app yet. They were good with a crispy outside and a yogurt and mint smear that added a little umph. I think my wife like them better than I did as they weren't necessarily something I would have ordered, but they were solid nonetheless. I ended up eating about half of them as my wife was generously making sure I didn't starve before my food came out.
We hadn't received any more food yet when I noticed that we had three different people waiting on us and asked why that was. I was told that the wait staff work in teams by section. This was surprising as I can't remember having seen that recently, but the service was pretty good. The team in our area definitely worked well together and had everything down to a science.
Soon our entrees came out and I was perplexed that I hadn't received my appetizer yet. It had been about 15-20 minutes since I was told that was how long it would take. Additionally, I hadn't received an update as promised. When I asked, I was told the wait would still be 15-20 more minutes. I cancelled the order as I didn't want to eat an appetizer after my entree. It was unfortunate, because I would have ordered something else instead had I known ahead of time.
Despite the app mishap, I was ready to dig in to what I did have. Our entrees looked great. My scallops and cauliflower sat in a pool of caramel and wore a hazelnut derby. My wife's cod also waded in her edible accessories, being caught in an undertow of the pumpkin, butter, and mushrooms. We forked up our food – each reveling in that first new-restaurant bite. My scallops were excellent. They were perfectly seared and clearly not the cheap nightboat mollusks everyone dreads. The caramel added a pleasant and surprisingly not overwhelming sweetness. The cauliflower was great too, adding a critical cruciferous crunch which was only slightly outdone by the hazelnuts. My better half tasted her sea creature and may have been heard exclaiming "oh my cod!" as she chewed it.
We made the most of our meals, eating every last drop sans a bit of caramel and a drop of brown butter. After we finished, the wait staff offered us a free dessert to make up for the app confusion. Never one to turn down free food, we accepted. After we got the verbal dessert menu, we ended up choosing – I forget the exact name – a pastry drizzled with honey and dusted in cinnamon. When we got it, I thought it looked a little baklava-esque. When I tried it I was wowed. The outer phyllo dough gave it perfect texture and the honey and cinnamon gave me the happys. I quickly shoveled it in my mouth as my wife tried to consume some before it was all gone. It was exceptional.
We finished up and waited for our bill which came to $74 prior to tip which included a free dessert. Except for the app issue, everything was great. The atmosphere is casual and relaxed, the service was top notch, and the food was delicious. Prices are in-line with pretty much any Portland higher-end casual dining establishment. The bar is pretty sweet too and will be my home base when I return. Ebb & Flow warrants a visit. Go with the flo. Check them out.
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Windsor High School and Sixth Form
We are delighted to have started a great relationship with Windsor High School and Sixth Form, an Academy in Halesowen, and look forward to this growing and benefiting everyone involved. We have three great initiatives underway
- The students are currently researching how we can make the toilets healthier and more sustainable – looking at green alternatives.
- To help raise funds they will be running a toilet twinning project, so you will be able to twin your toilet with one of ours at Brainhouse. This will involve you purchasing a framed certificate to hang in your bathroom showing all your visitors how you support our work – all proceeds will go directly to support the new toilets in the school.
- The students and staff are collecting business and inspirational books to develop the promised library for the older students. They are also very busy fundraising at the moment to collect the funds to get the books out to Kenya for our trip in October. (We would like to thanks Shaun Garvey, Standards and Testing Agency for all his support and effort in securing the transportation of the books to Kenya)


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For Us: A Queer Affirming Psychoeducation Class
Join us once a month for an education based class that focuses on skill-based practices and techniques for better mental health. Build your knowledge base of different mental health practices, and your skill set for identifying and incorporating supports that are meaningful for you. All are welcome and invited to this class. Information will be provided through a LGBTQIA-centered and affirming lens.
Dealing with Holiday Stress | Saturday, November 18, 2017
This class is $25, with sliding scale options available at the door.
For Us is led by Jason Best, LCSW, and Worner Leland, BCBA.
Jason is a therapist specializing in working with Gender and Sexually Diverse clients in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. He worked for 10 years at Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital as and has an extensive background in treating depression, anxiety, and bipolar issues.
Worner Leland is a behavior analyst, specializing in providing supports and coaching for LGBTQIA clients, and training for helping professionals on making their practices more affirming for the LGBTQIA clients they serve.


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Is there something familiar with the Cody Asche move to the minors so he can learn to play a field?
Yes, it doesn't seem that long ago that Darin Ruf had the same assignment from the Phillies, but this didn't seem to work out too good for him or the team. Despite Ruf having a banner 2012 minors season, Ruf was treated like he had accomplished nothing.
I am really beginning to seriously doubt the way this team make decisions. From player acquisitions to the way the team is managed.
Ruben Amaro must have a few dirty secrets or photos on Phillies ownership, how else would he keep his job? The moves he has made over the past several seasons have mired this team into a really bad place to be.
For Asche, his really only hope is that he gets with another baseball team and not with the Phillies anymore.


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Cathy Whims, former executive Chef at Genoa restaurant in Portland, Oregon has been serving classic Northern Italian fare to Portland diners for years. Cathy is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she majored in Latin. In the course of her professional career, Cathy has studied with Madeleine Kamman at the highly respected School for American Chefs, and with Marcella and Victor Hazan at their home in Venice. Recently, Cathy cooked with Giancinto Albarello at Genoa and in his own kitchen at the Antica Torre Trattoria in Barbaresco, a renowned restaurant of the Langhe. Her extensive travels throughout Italy, where she met with chefs, restaurateurs, wine producers and distillers bring Cathy close to the heart of Italian cooking.
Cathys menus at times reflect her historical perspective, and may include dishes that date to the time of the Italian Renaissance. According to Bon Appetit, Many of the dishes offered are otherwise hard to find in this country, but are just what an Italian food connoisseur might crave. Cathys latest endeavor sees her resurrect the dwindling flame of an Italian culinary tradition known as roadhouse eating. Nostrana, a high-concept restaurant in Southeast Portland, opened its doors with Whims at the helm in 2005.
From her open kitchen perch at Nostrana, Whims remains dedicated to the philosophy of marrying Italian culinary traditions with the fresh and local foods of the Northwest. In Cathys words, Italian cuisine is straightforward: there is magic in the simplicity of the recipes. Success rests on just a few absolutely fresh ingredients; when prepared well, how marvelous the uncomplicated can be. Nostrana features 8 varieties of thin crust pizza blistered in a wood-fired oven, a local and Italian wine list and rustic Italian desserts.
Pizza Philosophy
Pizza for me is one the perfect dishes in Italian cuisine. In its simplest form, e.g. the Margherita, there are a few great ingredients on a delicious crust, cooked at high heat in less than three minutes.
It is also a dish that brings people together in fun, social gatherings for the purpose of sharing food. I have always thought of it as the perfect date food and that is one of my fondest memories growing up.
The impetus behind Nostrana was to make great pizza in a wood fired oven in a space that would attract all kinds of people. When I traveled to Naples it was so enjoyable to see how democratic a dish it is with people of all ages and incomes gathered in simply decorated spaces sharing a common love for pizza. At Nostrana we try to replicate a return to old world cooking with flavors driven by the wood fire and ingredients that haven't traveled far.
Cathy Whims, Nostrana
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The greatest service chemistry has rendered to alimentary science, is the discovery of osmazome, or rather the determination of what it was. ~Brillat-Savarin
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Scholarly Financial Planner.. A blog exploring the fiduciary duties of those offering customized investment and financial recommendation. It is just by doing this type of self evaluation to change into self conscious that leaders can develop and specific the authenticity that is required to actually lead. Investment of funds: The financial manager decides the allocation of funds into gainful ventures to be able to make investments secure and ensure the possibility of common returns. I've had quite a few individuals ship me emails and messages saying how a lot they've enjoyed my blog and the way much it has helped them to make vital financial choices in their life.
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You can be prosecuted for consuming it and selling it is illegal. And yet millions of people indulge in cannabis. What are the risks of this soft drug? What are its opportunities and uses?
The authors of the book set themselves the task of informing readers comprehensively, colourfully and realistically about cannabis, avoiding the tendency to be either negligent or alarmist. They explain the effects and side-effects and the long-term consequences of consumption. Looking at authentic examples of the everyday life of cannabis users and their relatives, we are shown how dependency begins and how risks can be detected at an early stage.
They describe the significance of drugs in our culture, the history of cannabis consumption, its use in medicine, its role as a raw material, and they look at how other countries deal with the most important question of all: should cannabis be legalised?
release: 19. May 2008
224 pages, Broschur
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- Austria
- 10,30 €
About the Author
Georg Wurth, born 1972, is head of the German Cannabis Association. In 1996, he reported himself to the police for being in possession of a small amount of marihuana. He lives with his family in Berlin.
Steffen Geyer, born 1972, studied law in Berlin and works today for the German Cannabis Association, co-organising the Hanfparade.


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Spectacular Kohlrabi & Beef Vegetable Medley Quiche
The weather has turned brisk which calls for warm delicious snacks. We had some kohlrabi that I needed to do something with so a quick search on pinterest and thus the inspiration for our afternoon snack!
Spectacular Kohlrabi & Beef Vegetable Medley Quiche
Spectacular combination for those brisk winter days.
- 2 Small Kohlrabi – grated
- 1 cup grated Carrot
- 1 small Leek
- 1 cup Baby Spinach leaves(before chopping)
- 13 Eggs
- 1/2 lb ground Beef (I used grass-fed)
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt (I most often use "Real Salt")
- optional garnish: Avocado slices
- Pre-heat oven to 375
- Rinse and grate Kohlrabi, add 1 tsp of salt – mix well and sit aside while preparing the rest of the ingredients.
- Brown the Ground Beef on medium low with 1/2 tsp Salt while preparing the rest. Remember to check for being fully cooked while preparing the other ingredients.
- Crack eggs and mix well in large mixing bowl
- Peel and grate Carrots – add to eggs.
- Rinse and chop Leek – add to egg mixture.
- Chop the Baby Spinach and add to the egg mixture.
- Finish cooking the ground meat, if it is not done yet and then set aside in a small bowl to cool off a little before adding to the eggs.
- With a cheese cloth or by another method – squeeze out as much water from the Kohlrabi as you can before adding it to the mixture. Then add to egg mixture
- Add the Beef to the egg mixture.
- Mix all of the ingredients together well. Be sure to stir from the bottom as the eggs will sink to the bottom of the mixture.
- Spoon mixture into 3 individual large ramekins.(again making sure to get at least one spoonful from the bottom of the bowl. Place remainder into a quiche or small pie pan. Place ramekins on a baking sheet, optional for pie plate, and place in oven for about 45 minutes. 13.TIPS: Keep some ground beef cooked in your freezer in 1/2 to 1 lb packages, when you are in the need for a quick meal you can pull them out and make a casserole or simple quiche. When preparing leeks make one slice long ways and that will allow you to rinse any dirt that may get down in the lower layers, this also makes it easier to chop them by laying them on the flat side.


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There are a few minor superpowers that one gains by walking long enough through the woods.
Your sense of smell will sharpen. You will be able to tell which approaching hikers are only out for the day: they will smell like Bath & Body Works, Irish Spring, cologne, and/or dryer sheets. You will be able to smell a campfire (or even what's cooking on it) a mile away–just remember, it might be someone's backyard barbeque, far off the trail, that you will never reach. There is one exception to your new supernose, however, which is both a blessing and a curse: you won't usually be able to smell yourself. You might forget this until you go into a fine dining establishment in a nice little town and catch people with vinegary expressions backing away from you.
You will rarely fall. But you will stumble every day. You will make inadvisable foot placements, neglect to notice a sharp rock or root, flail your arms and grasp for balance. I've fallen fewer than five times out here, and most involved mud, ice, or snow (the last of which is best: cushioned and non-staining). Your most embarrassing slips, however, will be in town. You will stride mile after mile through difficult terrain all day, then arrive in town and trip up the front steps of some well-populated establishment. Passerby will wonder how the hell you made it to New Hampshire from Georgia if you can't even climb stairs.
(This is one of J's photos, and bears no relation to anything in this post. It's just cool.)
You will develop knowledge that is completely inapplicable in the "real" world, but that is indispensable in the woods. Such as: if the temperature is going to be near freezing overnight, loosen your shoelaces and tuck your shoes inside your tent, where they will stay a few degrees warmer thanks to your body heat. Otherwise, you will be unable to put them in the morning. The laces will stick straight out like Pippi Longstocking's braids, and you will have to boil water to thaw your shoes… which means you have to get your stove out in your stocking feet on frozen ground.
You will be able to tell when you are the first person to use a trail on any given day, and where another person ahead of you began their trek that morning. How? Through dozens of invisible spiderwebs you will break each mile until another person has taken up the honor. It's like winning several hundred tiny marathons daily, except the ribbons don't gracefully fly free as you stretch your arms in the air triumphantly–they cling around you, tickling, and occasionally deliver a small, frightened spider somewhere on your person.
You will develop amazing, giant, slightly revolting leg muscles. However, your arm muscles will wither away, and if you ever did ab work, the benefits of it will disappear. It is the superpower of the T. Rex training plan.
Finally, you will become friends with the plants and animals. Over the months, my wildlife sighting list has grown dramatically. There are still many creatures in the woods that you will not know, but every time you recognize a maidenhair fern, a wild rose, or a chattering chipmunk, you will greet it, and feel more at home.
(Speaking of which, anybody know what this plant is? I've been watching the leaves grow for months, awaiting the blooms… and now the green flower bunches are mystifying me.)
PS. Here's what you might look like once you gain these special powers:
Yeah, yeah, but I can explain: it was cold out, hence the rain chaps, the hoodie, and the gloves… but it was sunny, so I had to wear the ballcap backwards so I could get maximum Vitamin D. See?


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Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation SDC
SDC considers Health an important determinant of social and economic development. Health is therefore understood as an essential component of the overall aim to increase social justice. SDC aims to improve the health of the poor and most vulnerable populations through reducing inequities and promoting sustainable development. SDC is a strong and important partner of the MMS network.
Health Desk / Social Development Division
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
Freiburgstrasse 130
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Individual house for rent in Mas Tomasí, Pals with sea view and WiFi.
Located in the Mas Tomasi-Pals Urbanization (very quiet urbanization located on a hill), 3 km from the beach and 2 km from the town of Pals. In the Supermarket Urbanization.
Detached house with 500 m2 flat land.
Open kitchen, dining-living room with fireplace, 2 double bedrooms, a bathroom with shower. Covered terrace and solarium. Washing machine. TV. Barbecue. Wi-Fi gratis.
Parquing on the plot.
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I've been experimenting with a new (to me) method of fermenting using honey. I've made mead before and used honey in ferments but I've never used honey and the main ingredient. My first few honey ferments have been wonderful so I plan on sharing a few of the recipe ideas with you.
Raw honey is a great fermentation medium because it naturally contains good yeast and bacteria and will inhibit the growth of mold and bad bacteria. But since it is a very high sugar ferment, it will produce quite a bit of alcohol. So keep that in mind. A large serving might make you a little loopy and it still contains a lot of sugar.
Honey ferments can also be very active. Be careful not to fill your jar to full or you might have overflow. 75% full seems to leave enough room bubbles. The first honey ferment, I used an airlock but I've found a Fido jar (as pictured) works better. You'll need to give the jar a turn every day to re-coat the fruit that has floated to the top. I burp my jar once or twice a day, depending on how active it is. Be sure to burp your jar before you give it a turn or you might spray yourself with honey. Been there, done that.
These ferments just keep getting better with time. I've had mine for a couple months now and so far, it's true.
You can use fresh or dried elderberries. I used dried for mine, rehydrated with warm water. Raw honey is rich in yeast and bacteria that will get the ferment going. If using dried fruit, you do need to rehydrate it first because the honey needs water to start fermenting, otherwise you'll just have flavored honey.
How to Use Fermented Elderberry Honey
There are many different ways you can use the honey.
- Flavor water kefir and kombucha by adding a small amount to taste.
- Add a teaspoon or more to sweeten and flavor yogurt or milk kefir.
- Add a teaspoon to a glass of wine to sweeten it up and flavor it. To get just the honey without the fruit, remove honey from the bottom by using a straw.
- Make spiced wine by warming up a mug of wine and adding fermented honey to taste.
- Add to oatmeal.
- Spread fruit on toast.
- Glaze a ham, pork chops, or lamb chops.
- 2 cups dried elderberries (or 3 cups fresh)
- boiling water (enough to cover dried elderberries, omit if using fresh)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 cloves
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- Raw honey
- If using dried berries, place in a 1L Fido jar with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Pour boiling water over berries until just covered. Cover and let set until cooled to room temperature. If using fresh berries, just place berries in jar with the spices.
- Once berries are cooled, pour honey over everything and fill until jar is about 75% full.
- Seal jar and place in a warm and dark location.
- Burp jar once a day. After burping, give the jar a turn to re-coat the berries (be sure to do this AFTER burping the jar to avoid getting sprayed).
- Fruit is ready to start eating in about a week but it does get better with time. I try to wait a month at least.
- Store at room temperature in a dark location. Will keep for a long time, at least a year, probably much more.
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Our sweaty hands are clasped tight. I don't pull back. My own eyes shift — was that a memory?
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What I want to say is too much, too raw.
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I look across the table at the you of now. What do I see? Someone exquisite. Your laughter spills into our times together, raining sweetness across my salty cynicism. Devotion glows from the smile that brightens my week, lifts my spirits. The way you love your people and live your truth and pursue the kind of clearing vision that leads you back into your ever-stronger center — you inspire me.
Your signature — the one you worry reads like ash and ruin, heartache and grief? It's already written, bold and precious, in vibrant friendship, across the pages of my life — a sacred inscription from a beloved co-author, a treasured gift for a grateful heart.
Christy Croft lives in North Carolina with her sweet family who fill her to overflowing with warmth and delight. Since first volunteering at a suicide hotline when she was 19, her life has been enriched by opportunities to walk with people through darkness and transition, offering quiet companionship or a hand as needed as a doula, rape crisis companion, support group facilitator, teacher, priestess, mentor, mother, and friend. Her writing typically explores spirituality, compassion, trauma, gender, sexuality, and intimacy. She dances, sings, spends time in her backyard labyrinth, learns new foreign languages with romantic abandon, and finds long hugs and people who freely say 'I love you' endearing. She loves mountains and rivers, likes lists, and sometimes blogs at The Sacred Loom.
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So "today" I have found an image that I had colored long ago which I haven't shared yet... this is Witchy Wanda from Make it Crafty. One of my main goals while coloring this image was to give her more color than the traditional black with black Halloween colors that are associated with witches. So I started with giving her red hair then the green naturally followed as a complementary color. Then for additional color I added the white to "accessories" and finished off her wardrobe with black. This gave me several colors to work with which was certain to achieve my goal. However, with so many colors it is sometimes hard to determine where and what to color!! That's when I try to rely on a tricolor rule and hope it works out in the end.
I'm not sure if the Tricolor Rule is an official artsy term but it sure helps me a bunch especially for smaller images that I want to use many colors. Here's how I think of it... when looking at the image I try to pick out three areas of a triangle to use the same color on. These would be features that are about the same size and would have the same level of focus drawn to them. For example, in this I have the hat, bow and boots in black; another example would be the white and my triangle would be the peakos and her two gloves. Some that are not so obvious is the green being the bow on the hat, the larger skirt area and the top part of her dress; and even her skin helps create another triangle with her two shoulders and her face.
It's a mess to see the image with all those triangles but with the six triangles showing it helps to visualize the concept better. When it works out, it's a great way to disperse the colors around the image and it helps me decide what colors should go where. Hopefully this gives you some ideas for when you're stuck on your next image and can't decide how to color it. If so, I'm glad it worked out and that I could share this little tip. :D Good luck!