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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-156763352020-07-15T01:41:59.038-07:00Puteri's MusingsThoughtful, Serious, Trivial and MorePuterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-56171459094900381232012-09-05T10:06:00.000-07:002012-09-05T10:06:24.002-07:00We all belong to the government*Election season rantings alert!*

Revealing Politics, asked the DNC attendees and delegates about one of the themes at the convention which is "We belong to the government".

The best response I read to these interviews is from a reader at Hot Air blog ~

Idiots! Put a Republican in the White House and all these tools will be outraged and not want anything to do with the Government. In fact, they'll be calling for its overthrow.

rhombus on September 5, 2012 at 11:52 AM
Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-32195279917856246102012-09-03T11:39:00.002-07:002012-09-03T11:39:54.786-07:00I love chairThanks to Clint Eastwood, I am joining others commemorating National Empty Chair Day, which falls today! Bwahahahahahaha.

Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-81529192259895602312012-07-01T07:55:00.001-07:002012-07-01T08:13:33.979-07:00Swimming LessonsHas it been months since I last updated this blog?! My apologies to those who follow my humble blog!

It's now another summer, and as has been in the past, the kids and I are spending the summer in Miri, Malaysia. It has been a month since we arrived here and we are now nicely adjusted to the hot and humid weather. Adjusted does not mean we don't feel hot and sweaty but the weather does not bother us as much as when we first arrived.

Swimming lessons at Miri Public Pool

This year, we found a swim instructor for the kids and they have completed all eight lessons. Eight lessons are supposed to be enough, but I do not think so especially for Denice. That being the case, I am paying for additional lessons. Before they started their swim lessons, I had been taking the kids to the public pool where they enjoyed splashing about in the children's pool.

Swimming lessons at KRP pool

This swim instructor also coaches a few primary school students on behalf of Kelab Rekreasi Petroleum (KRP) in Lutong, and gives swimming lessons to a few expatriate kids and when he has to be in Lutong, I will take the kids there too so they can have the lessons there. The KRP pool is beautiful with some shade, and a very pleasant green surrounding.

I could do with swimming lessons myself, but I'd be too embarrassed to have this instructor teach me! One of my friends is a certified swim instructor, but she is busier now that she is retired than when she was working full time!

Oh well.

Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-82486722024597362472012-02-14T11:51:00.000-08:002012-02-14T11:51:36.423-08:00Happy Valentine's Day

It's another year, and another Valentine's Day. Happy Valentine's Day, folks!

The kids received their Valentine's Day cards and cheques from their grandparents early this year. Their grandmother went on a cruise to Mexico and she wanted to be sure that the grandkids received their cards and cheques by the time she got back from the cruise.

You can just imagine their excitement at receiving a cheque each on Valentine's Day! There they had thought that it was only at Christmas and on their birthdays that cheques/money were part of the gifts! :-)

No, they did not receive such a generous gift from Mom and Dad. They each got a card and a buck each in the envelope. They are still at a stage where the amount is not that important - receiving something, no matter how small, is THE excitement! I am keeping my fingers crossed that they stay this excited for a much longer time! :-)

As for me, dear hubby gave me a bouquet of roses (last Friday!), a card and an early Valentine's Day lunch. He didn't want to pay premium prices for the roses on the day itself, and neither did he want to fight the crowd during Valentine's Day dinner! That's fine by me!

So how has your Valentine's Day been so far? I hope all is good with you!Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-3661389558409876752011-11-13T20:25:00.000-08:002011-11-13T20:28:59.903-08:00Autumn Haiku

Pretty autumn leaves

In the late afternoon sun

Lighten my heart so.

Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-70162003409031079092011-10-13T10:52:00.000-07:002011-10-13T11:02:03.182-07:00Above the cloudsWell, not exactly above the clouds but the pictures almost show my friends standing above or next to the clouds!

The following are two of my favorite pictures that I took last weekend of my friends at our family ranch in Los Osos, in the central coast of California.

The low cloud/ marine layer is actually several miles from where Joshua is standing. But from the angle the picture is taken it does look like the cloud or marine layer is right at the edge of the hillside from where he is.

On a clear day, Morro Rock and the bay are visible from where Patty is standing. I especially love this picture. The soft evening colors, the low clouds, the ocean air - you can almost feel and smell them! Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-85587356537943640092011-10-12T16:41:00.000-07:002011-10-12T17:01:27.788-07:00Piano lessons

It has been more than 12 years since I had a piano in the house. When I saw an old piano for sale at a super low price, I went ahead and got it - to finally replace the one that I left at my parents' home when I got married and moved to the USA, and also one that my kids could learn to play on.

Duncan is adamant that he is not going for piano lessons but when I insisted, he said he will give it a year, and we will reassess after that! I hope, however, that he will find it interesting and continue with the lessons. No, he hasn't started yet.

Denice, however, is rather keen to get started. Two of her classmates are already taking lessons, and she thinks she will enjoy learning to play the piano. I hope she'll find it interesting too, but we will see how hard they are willing to practice!

As for me, it has been years since I played, not that I was any good to begin with! But sight reading is slowly coming back, and I am determined to practice my scales because that was one of the things that I was not disciplined at doing when I took lessons many years ago.

Oh, one last thing, I hope the sound of the kids' practising on the piano is not going to make me regret not getting a digital piano instead! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-52549687857760191382011-05-10T14:19:00.000-07:002011-05-10T16:02:50.559-07:00Botanical Gardens

During the recent school spring break, we took a trip to Pasadena in southern California just so we could visit the Huntington Botanical Gardens. The road trip took us 7 hours but it was worth the time because I thoroughly enjoyed the day we spent at the gardens.

I didn't get to see the Japanese Garden because most of it was closed for renovation but the Chinese Garden was open and I loved the pictures that I took of it! Friends thought the pictures were taken in China!

The Desert Garden was really something. I could easily have spent the whole day at this garden! I was very happy that most of the cacti in the garden were at the peak of their flowering season, and I had a great time photographing the cactus flowers - something that I don't normally see!

Before we drove home that weekend, we made a 2-hour stop at the Los Angeles County Aboretum because it was quite close to the hotel we stayed at. I saw flowers and plants that I did not see at the Huntington Gardens and was glad we made that stop! The Epiphytic cactus flowers were indeed spectacular!

This trip is one that I would not mind repeating.

Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-81202856523596507322011-05-09T10:18:00.000-07:002011-05-10T16:07:10.975-07:00Book Review: No He Can'tBarack Obama was swept into office with much euphoria on the slogan of "Yes We Can", and the message of Hope and Change. With such euphoric support, Obama had hoped to "fundamentally transform" the nation while in office.

In his book, No He Can't, conservative columnist and syndicated radio talk-show host, Kevin McCullough, clearly spells out in four sections the failures of the Obama administration. In the area of the economy, despite bailouts and stimulus packages, the economy has not improved and the number of the jobless is higher than the promised maximum of 8%. The no tax increase pledge on those making under $250,000 is just another empty promise, especially the cost the new healthcare bill will have on small businesses.

On the area of national security, if Obama had been successful and able to institute all of his own preferences and policies, Osama bin Laden would not have been captured and killed. Thank goodness that the Bush administration national security policies are still in place! The Obama administration prefers to try captured terrorists in civilian courts, and cut intelligence, defense, and national security spending, and ignore the real threat on the homeland from the jihadists.

When it comes to the values that we believe in, Obama disdains an individual's right to self-determination and pushes his agenda for more dependency under the guise of "caring for your brother." The healthcare reform bill was pushed through despite overwhelming objection from the voters. The Obama Justice Department refuses to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. And among the first things Obama did on taking office was to sign an executive order that re-instated taxpayer-funded abortions overseas.

Finally, in the area of accountability to the people, the Obama administration does not fulfill its promise of a transparent government. ACORN's questionable activities have been ignored, but Arizona's immigration law to protect its own borders, was worthy of a law suit by the Obama Justice Department.

These are just some of the Obama failures that Kevin McCullough outlined in his book, and I find it a great read, depressing at times to have my thoughts on Obama confirmed. But Kevin McCullough ended his book by suggesting that readers choose clarity over emotion, the kind of emotion that "Yes We Can" evokes, and with such clarity in place readers will be able to put a stop to efforts that are out to intimidate them out of their belief systems, and say "No, you can't!"

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers, as part of their Book Review Blogger Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-66079552015508747112011-04-15T09:24:00.000-07:002011-04-15T10:11:54.719-07:00Kite Day

Last Sunday, right after church, we made our way to MacFarland Ranch so that we could participate in Kite Day. This year was only the second time that we'd participated! We kept missing the dates!

The kids were really excited, and they got their kites ready and loaded them in the car before we left for church. The Kite Day started at 10 a.m. and I wasn't sure how many people were that before noon. When we got there after 1.00 p.m. there was not a bad crowd there. A bigger crowd would not have worked! Kites would have got entangled!

For those who didn't have kites, there were kites that they could borrow there, and they even made little kites and supplied strings for anyone who wanted a kite.

For my kids, it was a fun afternoon. Too bad the wind did not blow more consistently. When it did blow, the kites would stay high up in the sky, and when the wind dwindled, all the kites fell to the ground.

We will try to keep an eye out for next year's event! Good thing we saw the flyer stuck to wall near the door to the kids' favorite local restaurant! That's how we learned of this year's Kite Day date!Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-91146328872388320372011-03-18T15:50:00.000-07:002011-03-18T16:20:14.367-07:00Science Faire 2011

Last night the kids took part in their first Science Faire organized by their school. This event is held once every two years. We didn't know what to expect even though each family was given the guidelines on how to submit a project. The initial outline of the project was submitted a few weeks earlier. Good thing I spoke to one of their teachers who told me how to prepare the display board!

Doug and I were quite amused because the science project was mostly done by Doug. But we needn't feel so bad because almost all the students had some help from their parents especially the younger kids.

Before we received news about the Science Faire Doug had already showed the kids how fuel (fire) used up oxygen. He took a pie tin, filled it a little with water, lit a candle and placed a tall glass over the candle. After a while the flame (fuel) went out, and the trapped water under the glass rose a little, signifying the water taking the place of the oxygen that had been used up.

It was a pretty neat experiment and the kids understood the concept, so that experiment was what they presented at the Science Faire last night. Doug did a simple display board and drew pictures of how the experiment was conducted. We also had a pie tin filled with some water, candle, glass, and a lighter together with the display for demonstration. The kids were able to explain the concept of the project to fellow classmates.

It really tickled me because that science project won them first place for their class/age group!

There were some interesting projects from the other kids, and I was impressed by their display boards. Some had projects that took over several days or weeks to complete and they had pictures of the different stages of their project. They were very well documented with pictures, and results of their experiments were displayed with their display boards as well.

Next time I know better, and will try to make the display board more colorful and attractive. Judging from the results of the project that the kids submitted it mattered not how pretty the display was - it was the content of the project that won the judges!Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-21215996893286006592011-03-07T16:27:00.000-08:002011-03-07T16:50:47.570-08:00Baking Bread

Brioches à tête

It almost seems unbelievable to me that I am now able to make bread! Fresh, home-made bread! For the longest time I was afraid of baking with yeast. My fear was almost confirmed because the very first bread that I tried to bake, did not rise! After more than two hours of resting, the dough had remained the same size.

Focaccia with truffle oil

Thank goodness for the internet! I found the possible reason for the failure of the dough to rise. I did put in the butter and milk mixture into the yeast mixture before the butter and milk mixture had cooled sufficiently. Hot liquid is most certain to kill the yeast. But thank goodness, the dough could be saved by adding in a new yeast mixture!

Monkey Bread

That was the first bread that I baked and that was like two weeks ago. Since that day I have baked brioches à tête, white bread, focaccia, sage flat bread, date and honey loaf, and most recently monkey bread. I cannot wait for all the bread in the house to be used up so I can try the next recipe!

Date and Honey Loaf

I read some where that baking bread can be quite addicting! And I think I can now understand that feeling! Every successful bread becomes an incentive for the next project! I think the next project I would like to try is curry filled buns. I love those buns especially at tea time! Yum!

I bought two books on baking bread and one of them has recipes for gluten free bread and once the vital wheat gluten that I ordered through Amazon arrives, I would like to try baking bread with flour other than wheat. That should be interesting!Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-90341931986379211312011-02-17T10:49:00.000-08:002011-02-17T11:01:04.528-08:00Spring is here, maybe

Last week, it felt like spring was already here. Some fruit trees were in full bloom, and what a beautiful sight it was to behold, and the weather was warm enough for me to go out without a jacket.

But not so fast. This week, mother nature is here to remind us that she is not done with winter yet. Rain, wind, snow in the higher elevations and even hail on some parts in the valley! What a surprise it was for me to see pea-sized hail fall from the sky and for a while the ground was almost white from the amount of hail!

Oh well, it was nice while it lasted, the spring-like weather, I mean. Officially spring won't be here till March 20, so winter weather will stay around whether we like it or not!Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-89793567564636452922011-01-14T21:33:00.000-08:002011-01-14T21:43:36.068-08:00Finches

This winter, I have not done much bird photography. The days have been cold, wet and grey, and my photographic equipment does not perform very well under those kind of conditions. However, this morning, I was able to go out for a while because the day was not as cold as it has been in previous days.

I was quite happy that I was able to take a few decent pictures, considering the still grey sky, of the house finches which seem to like being in my backyard. I have never seen this many of them in and around my yard in past winters. I was a little disappointed because when the sun came out, the finches were no where to be seen!

However, I miss the Western Bluebirds. I saw a family of them in the fall, and then I don't see them any more. Maybe they found a yard that they liked better than mine! Quite a disappointment, really, because they are not that easily spooked and in the past I have taken several good pictures of them.

Oh well. The presence of the finches at least makes up for that disappointment! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-83710725238579059812011-01-08T21:24:00.000-08:002011-01-08T23:35:53.486-08:00Christmas Cactus

I have had this pot of Christmas cactus for several years now but this past Christmas it was the first time in years that it has bloomed. Earlier last year, I decided to do something about the plant. I transplanted it into a slightly bigger pot, added more soil, and put some fertilizer in it and hoped for the best.

When I saw how much better it looked in its new pot, I immediately thought that it would definitely bloom right about Christmas time. I put it on the kitchen window sill so it could get some indirect sun.

Sure enough it started to show buds and by Christmas a few of the buds started to bloom! I was quite pleased! I think this year, I might re-pot it again, this time in a much bigger pot than it is currently in and hope that by Christmas later this year, it will bloom more profusely than it has.

I took this picture with my new Olympus 25mm lens. I am pleasantly surprised at how close to the subject I can go with this little pancake lens.

So, how has the New Year been so far? I hope it is going well for you and a good indicator for the rest of the year! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-46226878300414385012010-12-31T13:54:00.000-08:002010-12-31T13:59:13.903-08:00Happy New Year 2011

Here's wishing you and yours and Very Happy and Blessed New Year! May all your wishes and hopes for the New Year come true!Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-31828115626911353862010-12-23T14:31:00.000-08:002010-12-23T14:38:40.997-08:00Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope the year has been good to you, and here's wishing you a joyous and prosperous New Year too!

We'll be spending Christmas with a fellow Malaysian friend and her husband in South Lake Tahoe. We are looking forward to that weekend, because it will the first White Christmas for the kids and only the second one for me!

Also, the kids are looking forward to playing in the snow. This is going to be a treat for them because we live in the part of California where it doesn't normally snow. Snow is still a novelty for them!

Once again a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you!Puterihttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-62682852044639823602010-12-16T11:13:00.000-08:002010-12-16T11:25:21.865-08:00Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco is a favorite destination for first time visitors to California. Naturally when my old, school friend from Malaysia came for a visit we took her there.

It was foggy for much of the day while we were in San Francisco, but the fog and clouds cleared a little when we got to the Golden Gate Bridge park, as if in answer to my friend's prayer! Indeed she believed that it was an answer to her prayer!

We used what little bit of sunshine and daylight left of the late afternoon to quickly pose for pictures and photograph one of the most iconic images of California.

I told my friend to come again for a visit, but next time not in late fall or winter! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-86607135491643417252010-11-23T17:27:00.000-08:002010-11-23T17:36:09.081-08:00Robins Silhouette

I was out standing in the cold this evening trying to photograph birds in my neighbor's orchard and around my yard. I surprised at the large number of robins today!

I wished we had longer daylight especially at this time of the year when there are all kinds of migrating birds foraging in my neighbor's orchard! I saw Western Bluebirds, White-crowned Sparrows, Yellow-rumped warblers, and lots of Scrubjays today.

I would have taken my camera out earlier, but the sky was overcast and there was intermittent rain. When the rain finally ceased, it was already late afternoon. Oh well.Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-61493161224407776282010-11-17T16:03:00.000-08:002010-11-17T16:18:53.555-08:00Bristol in DWTS finals
Have you read about the unhinged reactions some people had over the fact that Bristol Palin made it to the finals of DWTS? It is simply amazing, and amusing, how worked up some people can get over the activities of the Palin family!

I voted for Bristol Palin throughout the season. I have always been a sucker for the underdog, and Bristol despite the poor scores she has been receiving from the judges, is not that bad a dancer. She is elegant,and her movements are always precise and except for the intangible emotions that the judges want to see, she is a far better dancer than the majority of the celebrities that have been eliminated in earlier rounds.

I have always been a great fan of Mark Ballas, and he has done a superb job with Bristol. I can see that he is a very good teacher and choreographer, and is very patient with Bristol. It is obvious for all to see that Bristol has improved vastly since the first episode. I wish the two of them all the best during the finals. Go show 'em, Bristol!

For those suffering from Palin Derangement Syndrome, SUCK IT UP! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-4561607226234964872010-11-02T14:07:00.000-07:002010-11-02T14:16:29.110-07:00Sandhill Cranes

Imagine my delight this morning, after dropping off the kids at their school, to see lots and lots of Sandhill Cranes at a neigbor's farm field!

As soon as I arrived home, I quickly grabbed my camera, and off I drove again to the farm field! At that moment I wished with all my heart that I had one of those super-sized zoom lenses! All the pictures that I took from the roadside were totally un-useable.

I decided to walk towards the cranes and started photographing them before they got too spooked by my presence. As you can see, some turned out good enough to share with you here.

Tomorrow morning, if those cranes are still there, I will go out again to take more photographs.Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-4240698744674055482010-10-25T17:25:00.001-07:002010-10-25T17:36:40.125-07:00More Birds!

Top L-R: Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Northern Flicker Woodpecker

Bottom L-R: Nuttall's Woodpecker, Ruby-throated Hummingbird

What an enjoyable day it has been today! The air was fresh and filled with the scents of eucalyptus and pine, more so after the rain that fell all day yesterday.

The hummingbird on one eucalyptus tree was quite co-operative and allowed me to photograph it. A pity that I did not have a faster zoom lens!

I also managed to photograph two different kinds of woodpeckers and today I was able to identify what they were. There seem to be several woodpeckers hanging around my property. They have been pecking away at the old fence posts and the utility pole across my house. I even saw a couple drinking and bathing in the puddle of water on my dirt drive way!

The yellow-rumped warblers are also plentiful this time of year, and I think they still need to get used to seeing me walking around with my camera! I took some pictures but they were not as sharp as I would have liked. Not to worry because there are other opportunities!

I have not seen any Western Blue Birds this week. They were around two weeks ago, a family of five. I know they will come back, and I cannot wait to photograph them too!

What fun to have different kinds of birds to photograph right in my own front and back yards! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-55374123119672583432010-10-22T09:53:00.000-07:002010-10-22T10:15:46.106-07:00Bird Season

White-crowned sparrow

It is the time of year when birds seem to gather in my front and back yard. And I love it! I take out my camera and try to photograph them!

Last fall, I thought about getting myself a hunting blind so I can hide in it and wait for the birds. This year, I WILL buy that blind!

A blind is not all that I will be getting this year. I am learning all about digiscoping where you use a digital camera with a spotting scope. While studying on that method of photography I discovered that some are using a telescope with their dslr cameras and the output from that set up seems to be very encouraging. That is why I will be getting myself a telescope that is suitable for digiscoping! Oh yes! Puterihttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-15676335.post-16843090657656824632010-10-12T09:30:00.000-07:002010-10-12T09:51:34.563-07:00Of Birds and Bird VideosEver since I successfully took some beautiful pictures of birds in my backyard when I first got my bridge camera, I have been quite obsessed about photographing birds and learning more about birds. It is now the time of year where the birds seem to gather in large numbers in my yard.

I have even started reading up on digiscoping (the use of a digital camera and a spotting scope) and am seriously considering getting a good quality spotting scope so that I can photograph the birds several yards away from my back patio.

Yesterday as I was browsing through some digiscoping videos on YouTube, I decided to look for some bird videos done by David Attenborough. There were several videos there and I was quite entertained by them. The video of the Lyre bird (such a beautiful tail!) of South Australia especially captured my attention. It reminded me of my friend's mynah that was able to imitate the sound of a car alarm.

You must watch both videos! Absolutely amazing!

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I was really amused when I saw this picture of a dragonfly that I'd taken. I did not know that even insects get the dreaded red eye when its picture is taken with the flash! Now I know!

I've been trying some close up and macro photography using a conversion lens, and with the teleconverter lens. I think, between the two, the results are much better with the teleconverter lens on a standard fixed lens for close up photography. I just ordered a used, 50 mm f3.5 manual macro lens and I cannot wait to try it out! Coupled with the 2x teleconverter, who knows what kind of results I will get!

I saw some really impressive close up pictures of the dragonfly with all the fine details clearly visible, and I just cannot wait to try to achieve that kind of pictures!Puterihttp://email@example.com


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Madhouse Records presents the "Pepper Seed Riddim," released in 1994
The "Pepper Seed Riddim" is a various-artist Dancehall compilation. It was produced by Dave "Rude Boy" Kelly for Madhouse Records.
It features artists such as Buju Banton, Terror Fabulous, Beenie Man, Yellow Man, Spragga Benz, Louie Culture, and many more. It's a regular 90's Dancehall riddim, with a touch of Dave Kelly's madness.
The original dates back from 1994 but while listening to the riddim carefully, you can tell there have been a couple of recuts. Nevertheless, it is a decent riddim.
Do not hesitate to check it out. Then, leave a comment below to let us know what you think of it. You can also share it on social media if you like it.
Pepper Seed Jam
- Artist: Various Artists
- Produced by: Dave 'Rude Boy' Kelly
- Label: Mad House Records
- Release date: 1994

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Firstly, advertisement is a form of communication used to encourage or persuade the audience to continue buying an existing products or take some new action on new product.
It's also the process where Advertisements are written or visual messages dedicated to promoting a specific product, service, or campaign. Businesses can pay the owner of a channel or platform that reaches a similar audience to broadcast this message. Two of the biggest challenges in advertising are measuring the value of the advertisement and ensuring it resonates with the right people.
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This week's challenge at Heart 2 Heart is "Inspired by a ... Book!" I chose The Secret Garden as my inspiration for this cute little purse. While the outside of the purse looks like a beautiful blooming garden (thanks to the new Brushed CTMH papers), the inside holds a secret.
It's actually a holder for a set of cards!
I have to give inspirational credit to the ladies who originally designed this purse - Linda Bradbury
and Linel Mehus over at ClassicExpressions.org I tweeked the design a bit to make it work for me.
Here's a list of what I used to complete this project. All materials are from CTMH:
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Charles McClung is mentioned in Kanawha County, VA– more precisely with George Clendenning's fort that began the settlement of Charleston, WV (see researcher's post). McClung, Clendenning, and 3 Pryors were recorded on the 1792 Kanawha Tithetables.
Joseph Carroll
Geo. Clendenin
Wm. Clendenin
Alex. Clendenin
Shadrack Harriman (married to Susannah Pryor, probably daughter of William Pryor of Amherst County, VA)
John Jones
Chas. McClung
Leonard Morris
Abner Pryor
Allen Pryor
Wm. Pryor
There's record of Allen Prior (the man from Connecticut?) meeting with Clendenning and McClung in 1793.
Jan 27th, 1793 – George Clendenin to the Governor (of VA). Clendening wrote the governor concerning two scouts that were appointed to protect the garrison in Kanawha from Indian attach. The Scouts were Charles McClung and Lewis Newton. Clendenin sent the Governor a certificate of service to sign for the scouts. Allen PRIOR brought him the certificate and request for payment to the scouts. [Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts]
Earlier in the same month, Clendenning was recorded with the name William Pryor:
Jan. 1st, 1793 – Information from Col. Clendenin, Major Clendinin, and co. received Col. Donnelly (Donnally?) and Watkins. Received from Capt. John Morriss, from Capt. W. Morris, Leonard Morris, William Pryor, Joseph Carroll, and John Jones, with all their people,were at one time collected at Will. Morrisses–some continued two weeks some 6 some, 3 weeks.
In 1809 a Charles McClung comes up again when a William Pryor was deeded…
35 acres on waters of the Indian Fork of Poplar Creek in Roane Co., TN Beginning on Charles McClung's 3,000-acre tract…corner to Michael Hosstlar's 25-acre survey…near foot of Waldens Ridge.
I have to wonder if this William Pryor mentioned in the Kanawha was the same man in Roane Co., TN or were names over-lapping as people moved into the frontier.


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I did some zigzag stitching for the first time, added lots of distressing along with some My Stickese. I am trying to use up my older paper kits and after choosing the fun flowered paper that matched Arianna's top so well, I realized that I didn't have enough for the layout. So I just stamped another one. Can you tell the difference?
I always get a bit nostalgic when I work on old photos. Arianna looks so little and still a bit baby-like in these photos, even though she was already 2 1/2. Here is what she looks like today:
I guess the other reason I'm feeling nostalgic is because she's turning 5 on Sunday and I can hardly believe it! She's a sweet girl, so smart and imaginative. She loves school, already reading at an early Grade 1 level even though she's only in Junior Kindergarten! We love her to bits. Arianna is really excited about her first friend birthday party and I'm hoping that I can kick my present cold before my family comes on Sunday.
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baz luhrmann directed the new h&m x erdem campaign
Grab some hayfever pills.
26 October 2017, 1:00pm
Erdem x H&M have just released the Baz Luhrman-directed short film The Secret Life of Flowers for their collaboration campaign, and as you'd expect from three blockbuster names, it's a grandiose flowerbomb of epic proportions.
There's glamourous boys and girls, an enigmatic matriarch figure, a mansion, unrequited love and a spring that never ends. It's essentially a modern day Great Gatsby, which isn't really surprising given that Baz directed that film too.
The collaboration drops in stores 2 November, and will probably sell out in about 3 milliseconds, so get a move on.
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Well, I gave it a good start. But 10,554 words in I was sick for three days and, to tell the truth, that really short circuited my motivation. Plus I'm still working on my non fiction book and decided that had to be my writing priority.
My NaNo book was a story I'd started writing at Improv. My trashy vamp does not sparkle, she truly enjoys the hunt and her unlife. She's got a sense of humor, too. So I've got a non-sparkly vamp, a vamp going a little crazy, a murder on Cape Cod, and a little romance, too. And yes, I do intend to finish this book. Just not as quickly as I'd hoped.
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Just how bad do things have to get before Child Protection is taken seriously in Ireland? It seems no matter what scandal unfolds, we spend loads of money trying to find out what went wrong and creating new guidelines for people working with young people.
Yes, it's the usual story with Tusla. Their answer to everything appears to be creating as much paperwork as possible in order to solve a problem. The increased paperwork itself doesn't solve any problems but it gives someone a job of filtering through the paperwork instead of actually solving the problem and working directly with children at risk of harm.
Because schools seem to now be at the mercy of Tusla's ridiculous paper-trail exercises, this article, I feel, belongs in this series of suggestions to improve the education system.
Only as of January 2019, schools now have to fill in a 65 piece checklist for their Child Protection policy. As Sheila Nunan (INTO head honcho) said, not one child in Ireland will be safer as a result of this extra paperwork. I imagine Sheila and I would agree that having more social workers working directly with children as early as possible would be of much more benefit.
Here's my suggestion to Tusla. It's the same suggestion I have for their efforts to improve attendance and improve school retention. Stop with the excessive paperwork and start hiring more people to deal with the problems. We desperately need more social workers. We do not need layers upon layers of bureaucracy before things get to a social worker.
One example of an unnecessary layer is Meitheal, a sort of "buffer" for families that require support but don't somehow qualify for social work support. To me, Meitheal is pretty much the same thing as social work, except it has a less threatening name. I've suggested it many times to families in my job and it gets exactly the same reaction as to when I'm referring any family to Tusla.
As a DLP (Designated Liaison Person) in my organisation, if I feel a child is at risk from harm, my only agenda is to get him/her help as quickly as possible. I want to be able to pick up the phone or fill in a quick form on a website and a social worker should do the rest. I can see myself slowly but surely becoming yet another layer or buffer in another Tusla-led system. We need more social workers on the ground and we need them now.


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I found a wonderful watercolourist on Youtube ("Watercolor by Shibasaki") – it's all in Japanese but many of the videos have subtitles, you just have to enable them: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPiQ_mEXdEbB-3Yhiq7gq5w
I watched his video about why you should paint with large brushes, not small ones (I've always used small brushes to get into details). I was inspired to pull out the large brushes I had (Rosemary Shiraz 12,8,4) and give it a try on one of my 4×6″ portraits.
To really ramp up the challenge, I also decided to do no drawing first, or afterwards. So this is 100% watercolour (except for white gel pen dots for the eye highlights), which is really unusual for me, but I was feeling bold!
I was expecting a huge, unrecognisable mess, but to my great surprise, I love the end result. It's more impressionistic (because it was much harder to fuss over details) and it's a better likeness than I often get with drawing first!
The reference photo is Josaleigh Powers from Sktchy. I'm eternally grateful to everyone at Sktchy, from the staff to the contributors, for such a wonderful app and endless supply of inspiration!


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This week, A learnt to traverse the entire slide structure independently! She can walk with support to the steps of the slide structure, climb up the steps, cross the bridge leading to the slide, maneuver herself onto the slide, slide face-down, stop herself at the end, get down, and begin making her way back to the steps!
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I'm hoping that the uploading is maximizing the internet connection. I uploaded 1.6gig in around 6 minutes. That is good, but we are getting 2gig per minute when going directly to ftp or Amazon s3. Allow for 50 simultaneous connections for people that have the bandwidth. We have a 1gbps connection.
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The best RoRo port in Europe wants to pay attention to their customers and customers' customers so that they always feel appreciated and welcome in the Port of Trelleborg!
The saffron buns and the "glögg" (Swedish traditional sweet hot drink) that Port of Trelleborg handed out in December were appreciated by the truck drivers and passengers in the cars. Today, once again everyone was offered freshly baked cinnamon buns and coffee in an eco-friendly cup with a text on where we wish them welcome back to Port of Trelleborg in six different languages.


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Hosted by the Innovation & Technology Committee Co-Chairs Jen Flowers and Lucy Werner
Please join our next Innovation & Technology Committee meeting at VISTRA from 8:00-9:30am on August 23.
• Quick intros
• Update on sub committees, events, etc.
• Open discussion on next events in tech
• AOB, Questions
We look forward to your participation and continued engagement throughout the year.
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Today's weather in Wapakoneta
Tanner Sweede tied a school record for lowest nine-hole score, as he and the Wapakoneta Redskins defeated Thursday the Kenton Wildcats, one of the co-champions of the Western Buckeye League last year.
Donations will be collected Friday at the high school football scrimmage between Wapakoneta and Minster high schools to fund a scholarship in memory of the two Elida football players who died as a result of a car crash last week.
The Wapakoneta Girls Basketball League is taking registration for the 2016 season. Any girl entering grades 6-12 for the 2016-17 is eligible to play.
A half-a-hundred long winning streak ended Friday, as the Wapakoneta Redskins lost their season opener to the Lincoln Lions of Gahanna.
Wapakoneta, which was coming off of three straight undefeated regular seasons, had its 50-match winning streak stopped in a 3-2 non-league loss.
Heidi Schlegel has been hired as the video coordinator for the Bowling Green State University women's basketball program, BGSU head coach Jennifer Roos announced Thursday morning.
The 28th annual Alumni Soccer Games will be held Saturday, Aug. 13, at Wapakoneta High School's Ryan Field.
Wapakoneta High School is seeking girls golfers for the 2016 season. No prior experience playing golf is required.
The Wapakoneta Redskins were on their home field Tuesday, hosting the Marion Local Flyers in a 7-on-7 high school football scrimmage at Harmon Field.
The start of the regular season in less than six weeks away, with the Redskins' first game slated for Aug. 26 at Bellefontaine.
High school baseball rules now will require a pitching restriction policy based on the number of pitches thrown in a game.


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Nick Kyrgios on the challenges of clay courts
He qualified for the main draw, clocking in with the 18th seed. But Nick Kyrgios remains tennis' ultimate wild card. He can play spectacularly well and spectacularly poorly—often within in the same match set game point. Kyrgios played dismally at his home Slam, squandering a match point and losing in the second round at the Australian Open. For the next two months, he played top five level tennis, beating Novak Djokovic twice. Hampered by injury, he regressed on clay.
Every tennis player can relate to what Nick Kyrgios hates about playing on clay
With expectations modest, he came out on Tuesday and….played dazzlingly, less a match than a winning practice session against Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber. There are not too many players more fun to watch. And there aren't many players more candid.
Asked about the challenges of clay court tennis, Kyrgios said this: "I don't really like running. That's one thing. So when the rally gets pretty long I tend to just go for a low-percentage shot….What I like about clay? I also don't like how my shoes get dirty. When I'm back home I don't really train that much on clay because it makes my cars dirty, too. What I like about clay, I guess the points are more fun at times. You know, I think you get to see a more variety of shots. I think it can be enjoyable, but, I mean, clay—I think I play well on clay, but I don't think it's my favorite surface."
Earlier this month, Kyrgios—who has not had a formal coach since 2015—confirmed he is working with former ATP pro Sebastien Grosjean. After his match on Monday he said the partnership is not about the clay, or any particular surface.
"I was kind of just looking for the right person to guide me and keep me on track," he said. "I feel like my game, I know what to do to win matches. I don't feel like my level is a problem. It's more about being consistent and obviously just finding that motivation every day to stand the grind and give 100%. He's the type of guy that cares about my well-being first rather than just tennis results.
"He knows I need my space at times and he knows how to deal with me. I think at the moment it's pretty good. Obviously it's hard for me when we're in the practice court having someone in my ear. I haven't had that for almost three years. To go from one extreme to the other, it's a slow transition, but I think I'm getting there."


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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured extraordinary images of geological activity as Spring arrives on the Red Planet. The beautiful images almost look as if they are biological in nature, but in reality they are caused by plumes of carbon dioxide vaporising from solid blocks of dry ice. During the Martian winter, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere builds up an underground layer of dry ice as much as a metre thick. As the planet warms up in the spring, the ice returns to a vapour, and as it finds weak points or cracks in the surface, it pours out, bringing with it a payload of dust that forms bizarre looking patterns on the surface. More details are available at the JPL website.
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I can't believe the first of the month is upon us. No idea where the year is going. Below are a few sites and projects that I stumbled upon in the past month. Hope you enjoy and maybe get some inspiration!
DIY projects for teens has some neat ideas using wrapping paper from the above on clipboards, wall art to a paper mobile.
You can tell the weather is getting warm as I am gravitating towards projects. I thought these repurposing of old drawers were too neat not to share. Check out DIY n crafts for 14 other repurposing of old drawers ideas.
Over at Thirteen thoughts is a post on 5 things to focus on when you have lost your motivation. It is well worth the read.
Balzer Designs is doing a 100 day project on creating faces. I found the link on Bloglovin and love the idea. I'm not sure I would do faces but it has me thinking of challenging myself on an art project.
Ikea Hackers has transformed a moppe-chest of drawers into travel lovers' keepsake.
I thought I'd end my favorites for the past month with the above quote. I think it says it all. Let me know any links that caught your eye recently. Would love to check them out.
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Google recently launched Chrome 57 bringing in several new features including the availability of CSS Grid Layout, and various functionality improvements. The latest Chrome version fixed 36 vulnerabilities through its bug bounty program and the search giant has paid out more than $9M to date for researchers to look for vulnerabilities and critical issues. And as vulnerabilities become more difficult to find, the tech giant has decided to offer more money for critical issues.
To know more about the bug bounty program as well as the recent update click here.


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While interior parts of Tamil Nadu has seen some abnormally cool nights Chennai has seen relatively milder winter conditions prevail so far with night time minimum temperatures dipping below 20ºC only twice this season at the IMD observatory in Nungambakkam. Similarly the Airport IMD observatory has dipped below 18ºC only once this year.
Overall dry conditions continue to prevail over most parts of India. Parts of North India is likely to come under the influence of a fairly strong Western Disturbance and an associated mid level westerly trough that is likely to dip up to parts of Central India. This is likely to bring rains to parts of North India and snowfall to the upper reaches of Himalayas.
Down south over the Equatorial Waters a Trough of Low has evolved over the last couple of days. The passage of MJO over Indian Ocean on its way towards Maritime Continent has played a role in this development. Also closer look at weather charts indicate the presence of Kelvin wave as well over the region. Under right conditions this has resulted in the development of strong disturbances in the past. This time though the overall environment remains adverse which could prevent any organized disturbance evolving out of this Trough of Low though some of the models indeed pick up a possible disturbance coming up over the next week.
Weather Models indicate parts of North TN & adjoining interior areas of the state to see a dip in tonight's time minimum temperatures compared to the past few days. Suburbs of Chennai could see a fairly cold night tonight while the city observatory at Nungambakkam could see a possible sub 20ºC night.


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Review: Defender by Diana Palmer (Long, Tall Texans)
Note: This ARC was provided by Harlequin in exchange for an honest review.
I'm not exactly sure how to find the right words to put together this review. This is my second Diana Palmer read and while the first one was okay, I was hoping that this second one would be better and let me experience what many fans of the author must experience when they read her books. Unfortunately, Defender just wasn't for me. First of all, I had no clue that this was part of an on-going (and VERY lengthy) series. Had I known, I would have probably not decided to sign up to read it. I prefer reading all the books that have come prior before I read the newest one in a series, and I already skipped ahead with that other book of hers that I read and reviewed. But see, that one only had four books ahead of it, while this one had dozens, with Goodreads saying this is the 45th installment but I was at 51 when I counted the ones on the publisher's website. Now, I wouldn't be griping had the book felt like a standalone, but there were A LOT of characters who would pop into this particular story, characters who were obviously part of this series!
So yeah, there was some frustration on my end, and I can usually deal with that, but the story itself just had me feeling underwhelmed from start to finish. There was a lot of unnecessary fluff thrown in and it became more of filler than anything else. I didn't really feel the chemistry between Isabel Grayling and Paul Fiore, and I wasn't rooting for them, not when you've got someone like Paul, who's too busy worrying how the rest of the world will see him as a man who earns his own money being with an heiress. Insecure much? There wasn't enough focus on the romance aspect, making it a secondary thing to all the entering and exiting of way more supporting characters than I believed were needed. I get it. These are men who've had their stories told in the series before, but was it necessary to include them here? I feel bad having to write this review because I don't want to come off as unappreciative of the efforts the author put into writing the book, but I also have to be honest, albeit in as nice a way as possible. Defender gets two stars. ♥
Date Read: 29 June 2016
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Hopefully you've seen Captain Marvel in the theater. If not, get out there and see it this week. It's great. One of the characters from the film is Dr. Wendy Lawson. She is a scientist with the US Air Force who is working on a light speed engine. However, she's really a member of an alien race known as Kree and her actual name is Mar-Vell. Throughout the show, you realize she was betraying her own race to end a war.
Geek Of The Week: Dr Wendy Lawson
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Adidas announced this week a new update to its FIT SMART fitness band, adding activity tracking to provide users with a complete fitness and lifestyle tool.
The FIT SMART's new activity tracking feature is delivered with a free update to the adidas Train & Run app. In the app, users can now set daily activity goals for steps, distance and calories and, for your workouts with FIT SMART, you can choose a weekly goal or select a training plan.
Free training plans, built in partnership with adidas coaches, provides more structure and real-time guidance towards more specific goals.
The Adidas FIT SMART is available online for $150 USD.


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Modesty, Legalism, and Grace
Want to hear our thoughts on legalism and grace and how this plays out in our decisions and convictions? Be sure to listen to this week's episode!
Missed previous episodes of The Crystal Paine show? You can listen to them here.
Ever since Jesse and I did our show on breaking free from legalism, we've received a lot emails, messages, and comments all asking similar questions.
The questions were all something like, "If you don't adhere to legalism, what should you adhere to?" "How do you determine what you should believe and practice?" "What kind of convictions should a Christian have when it comes to dress, music, dating, a woman's role, etc.?"
In this episode, Jesse and I dig into the concept of standards and how to know what to believe and practice in light of grace and the Gospel. We tackle some tough topics — like modesty — and share how we process through what is right and wrong when it comes to standards.
While I don't expect you to agree with every thing we say, I hope that this episode will challenge you to think about what you believe and why you believe it and the choices you make and why you make them.
In This Episode:
[00:26] – Welcome back to the show! This is a different show than we usually do because we're going to take a deep dive into the topic of legalism.
[01:57] – Listen as I read the listener email that inspired us to do this show.
[03:28] – Jesse starts off with his thoughts on the email and the definition of standards.
[06:03] – Is your reason for doing something to please someone else or to "fit in"?
[07:09] – The basis of any standard should start with your heart.
[10:14] – Who do you believe God is? Your actions might show that it's actually different than what you say.
[11:42] – I share my favorite phrase in the Bible that applies to this topic and how it has profoundly impacted my life.
[17:35] – So what standards should we set? How do we decide how we should act and what convictions we should hold?
Links and Resources:
- Preach to Yourself by Hayley Morgan
- Galatians For You by Timothy Keller
- Episode 13: How I Broke Free From Legalism (with Jesse Paine)
- Crystal's Favorite Things on Amazon
- CrystalPaine.com
- MoneySavingMom.com
- Crystal's Instagram account (I'd love for you to follow me there! I usually hop on at least a few times per day and share behind-the-scenes photos and videos, my grocery store hauls, funny stories, or just anything I'm pondering or would like your advice or feedback on!)
Have feedback on the show or suggestions for future episodes or topics? Send me an email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to Listen to The Crystal Paine Show
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Beautiful podcast! Your comment that God sees Jesus when he sees me brought tears to my eyes. I was raised with legalism, and so many years later, I fight that insecurity in who I am in Christ. Thank you for being so transparent and honest and bringing beauty into my life tonight.
God wants his people to be holy. Spending time with the Lord is important. The main issue I see with some people is saying everyone should homeschool their kids. I believe a family should pray about what is best for them. People need to get into the Word Of God for themselves. Each person are in different seasons of life and learn from others. You have to check your motives why you do what is best for you. Every region is different and every country is different. The Podcast was great.
Thank you for the efforts in sharing about being secure in who we are in Christ! It was a blessing to hear! Live in love and live from that love!! So needful!
Walked out of legalism about a year and a half ago, and God is so faithful. Our relationship is so much deeper than it ever was because now instead of striving to please Him I am free to live Him and let Him love me. Legalism didn't allow that.
Excellent! Really enjoyed the way you presented this topic in a balanced and delicate way….with grace…in light of the gospel! These are topics that need to be discussed..with grace, honesty and love! Looking forward to more 'digging deep' discussions like this!
When it comes to topics I believe the main one get caught up with in legalism is should a person homeschool their kids and Modesty. My whole thing what message you send is important. I seen the crazy debates on these two issues. You have to check your motives and really get intune with the Lord. Crystal you and your Husband podcast has been great and keep up excellent work.
This podcast episode resonated with me so much! I share a similar story. Thanks for your vulnerability and for addressing this important topic!
I loved this! Great podcast and done with such grace. Keep them coming!
I really enjoyed this podcast and felt it spoke to my heart on this issue. I've always felt the need to explain or justify that, even though, I may not ashere to certain restrictions or practices, I call still be a 100% devout follower of Christ. My basis comes from the love of/from God and Jesus and I practice from this place of love for my God, myself and others. The deeds or rules I do or do not follow is not what opens me up to a relationship with God. He loves me and I have to have faith that that love he showed me through Jesus is what makes our relationship possible. His love and my faith.
Thank you! This was such a balanced discussion, all done in 30 minutes :). I'm still sorting some of this topic out – how it's going to play out personally – and this was encouraging. Two thoughts I had were 1) I really wish more people would have this conversation with themselves. I've been in more legalistic circles and more "Christian liberty" circles and it seems like people just want to fit in (or do what they please), like Jesse mentioned.
2) I REALLY appreciate how you've handled your journey as someone in the public's eye. You've been very slow to share your journey and very careful with how you've shared it. Many bloggers use the internet as kind of like a journal – "Let me just dump everything I'm dealing with and drag everyone along with me, even though in two years I may be in a completely different place and most of what I'm saying now will be irrelevant. (or way too personal)" Thank you for your gracious, God fearing leadership.
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Suggestion Time!
Give it to me...what would you like to see here implemented on the site?
And the flood gates have been opened...
Im not sure what to suggest. What could be done thats not already available? What options are there?
Sometimes I lack motivation or a subject to actually draw.
How about a monthly drawing challenge?
I love the drawing challenge idea. Those were fun when we did those in the past.
It would be cool if Q&A's could be scheduled with some industry pro's. Kind of an AMA type thing.
Active mods that post weekly challenges. Polls. Drawing and writing prompt. A "hookup" area.
Hookup area example: Hey you wanna draw/write/letter something for fun to post to the boards? Sure, Sounds fun.
Bring back the chat area or like we briefly discussed use that Slack account so anyone can drop in and out and chat.
A true pimping area
Make Rob and Bishop a mod of the art area. Let me mod the writing area...
A monthly fight club.
Every month, two people fight, not real fighting (I would pay to see that.) But, a challenge where poster x challenges poster y to a fight over something. I can draw the best Spider-man punching Batman or I can write this dialogue about how to eat a ham sandwich better than you.
Mod drops a poll. Everyone votes. Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner.
just like in Fight Club everyone fights. You don't fight. Your vote doesn't count.
Bring back Digital Webbing Presents. Reboot the damn thing from the ground up. Make it 100% digital.
A bi-monthly newsletter. What's Ed Dukshire lettering? Was there something being crowdfunded you thought looked cool. Spotlight an artist from the board.
Anymore, Paul? LOL
- Crowdfunding: I'm a big believer in this. Lots of projects wouldn't see the light of day without it. When I first dove into it, I had dreams it was a community of creators all pitching in and supporting each other... but that didn't really happen. Currently the most successful ones are created by well-established pros or people that have a huge social media reach. The Digital Webbing YouTube channel (once it gets rolling, it's already launched) will focus on promoting cool projects tho.
- Spotlighting Creators: This goes all the way back to when I first launched this site and it's definitely something I want to implement back in. I started experimenting with it utilizing the front page and created tiles pointing to forum posts. I saw some of the view counts bump up, but it ended up being a lot of work and little draw. There used to be a monthly spotlight which I may bring back where I pick one creator and create a showcase page for them. It'd be cool to make it like an ArtStation page.
A workshop. Similar to what Rob did with the Hellboy stuff. None of that Kickstarter crap or public domain stuff.
Poll together a hero and a theme.
Bring together a team.
Write. Draw. Letter. Have fun.
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As part of the programme development, the school has been provided with the latest solar technology for our students to learn about, as well as reducing the school's carbon footprint and ultimately saving us money- money that we can utilise to provide further learning opportunities for our students.