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Authorities: Calif. man steals same Bentley twice
Sheriff's officials in Southern California say they've arrested a man for stealing the same Bentley twice in a week.
Riverside County Sheriff's Sgt. Andrew Elia said in a statement Friday that 46-year-old Robert Ponti was first arrested Tuesday, after deputies say they watched him get into a stolen 2005 Bentley Coupe parked outside a residence in Jurupa Valley.
The luxury car had been reported stolen from Orange County while the owners were out of town. Ponti was pulled over and arrested, along with a passenger.
On Friday, deputies saw the car parked outside the same residence, found Ponti at the home and took him back into custody. The vehicle was seized.
Authorities allege Ponti fraudulently obtained the Bentley from a tow yard where it was taken after the first theft.

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Kanpai, Shaman Back to top RogerJoined: 19 Jan 2003Posts: 9138 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:22 am Post subject: Drunk (adj.): - soused - spiflicated - tipsy - intoxicated - inebriated - boozed up - stoned - show a grog blossom Drink (noun) - nose paint - booze - lager lout And don't forget you booze up in a WATERING HOLE, and some engage in a DUTCH BARGAIN (doing business in an advanced state of drunkenness). Back to top gerardJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 581Location: Internet Cafe Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:28 am Post subject: 3 sheets to the wind is my favorite but here goes: feeling no pain......... shit-faced................ a little glow on......... drunk as a skunk..... hammered.............. blasted................... liqoured up............. tanked up............... Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 6:05 am Post subject: grog blossom "grog blossom" is the colouring in the face that typifies someone who has been over-imbibing for many years. So says the total abstainer scot47. Back to top itslatedoorsJoined: 17 Feb 2003Posts: 97 Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 7:17 am Post subject: Synonyms for drunk(adj) Bazzed,Lee Van Cleefed,out to lunch,Jean Claude,c_unted,pissed as a parrot,Brahms and List,gone 'Polish,'drunk as a skunk or as the Czechs would say,"I have a gorilla on my shoulder." Back to top SethJoined: 05 Feb 2003Posts: 575Location: in exile Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 9:58 am Post subject: Re: grog blossom scot47 wrote: "grog blossom" is the colouring in the face that typifies someone who has been over-imbibing for many years. So says the total abstainer scot47. AKA 'Gin Blossoms' Drunk (adj): knackered in a right state tanked tossed forgot his name lambasted seeing double juiced up Drunk (n): Scally boozer alkie lager lout drinks like a fish Drink: have a nip get your drink on wet your whistle toss/knock back a few have a session on the piss kill some brain cells have a soak 'I didn't choose to drink, a drink just chose me' - Beautiful South Back to top Shonai BenJoined: 15 Feb 2003Posts: 617Location: on the floor Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:36 am Post subject: My Dad's favorite expression was in the "suds",meaning drinking beer. He also called the liquor store the grog shop. Back to top laggerJoined: 08 Apr 2003Posts: 40Location: Australia Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:58 pm Post subject: Pissed as a newt. I've always loved the expression 'technicolour yawn'. Back to top ShamanJoined: 06 Apr 2003Posts: 446Location: Hammertown Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:55 pm Post subject: A good list so far. Here are some more that came to mind. The Drink: Liquid Courage - a tonic that generates the illusion of superhuman fighting ability within the soggy, addled pate of the imbiber. Drunken state: - pickled - stewed - pie-eyed The Morning After: - eyes like two pissholes in the snow - the liquid laugh (a variation of the technicolour yawn) Slainte, Shaman Back to top gerardJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 581Location: Internet Cafe Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 3:24 pm Post subject: A woman drove me to drink and I never had the courtesy to thank her. W C Fields Back to top bnixJoined: 16 Jan 2003Posts: 645 Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 2:07 am Post subject: Please Don't Squeeze the Shaman... So,Shaman is in Limbo,Canada? Think maybe I drove through Limbo a long,long time ago.Well,why not...after all,there is a Purgatory,Colorado! And I have also been in Hel(only one"l")Poland...small town at the tip of a peninsula in northern Poland.And yes,as a matter of fact,it WAS a cold day in Hel... Only joking of course..it is Limbo/Canada,right? I am now in a place where there are still people practicing to be shamans...very colorful...one time when out with friends we saw a few on a mountainside along with some signs..when I asked what the sign said..."Please don't squeeze the shaman! (only joking,of course). As long as we are discussing drinking...how about your remedies for hangovers?Of course,there is the famous"Hair of the dog that bit you"...more booze.I always favored tomato juice...good for hangovers...also the best thing to remove the odor if you are ever unfortunate enough to get "skunked" Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 4:29 am Post subject: C2HO5H For hangovers I used to swear by a pickled gherkin. What about exoressions for not drinking ? ie "on the wagon", "off the sauce" ? asks scot47, who is now a total abstainer, leading a righteous life. Back to top johnslatJoined: 21 Jan 2003Posts: 13859Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 4:43 am Post subject: Adam's ale Dear scot47, Teetotaler? On the water wagon? Drinking Adam's ale? A " righteous life ", eh? Would that include a fair amount of " righteous indignation ", directed mainly at posters who think the world is divided into only the USA and all the rest of the globe? Regards, John Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 4:46 am Post subject: righteous Well if I am righteous that means I am right and everyone else is wrong ! Back to top itslatedoorsJoined: 17 Feb 2003Posts: 97 Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 9:07 am Post subject: Scot 47/"I'm right and........" I think you forgot to put the word 'self' before righteous.A teetotal jock..must be a story behind that.Too many jollies in Bulgaria methinks...or just a henpecked hubby? 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The Heroka walk among us. Unseen, unknown. Shapeshifters. Human in appearance but with power over their animal totems.
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The articulation technique by Van Cleef & Arpels
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- This polygon shapefile represents areas of important farmland in Mendocino County, California for 2012. Established in 1982, Government Code Section 65570 mandates FMMP to biennially report on the conversion of farmland and grazing land, and to provide maps and data to local government and the public.The Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program (FMMP) provides data to decision makers for use in planning for the present and future use of California's agricultural land resources. The data is a current inventory of agricultural resources. This data is for general planning purposes and has a minimum mapping unit of ten acres.
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Annexing into the City of Greenville is the process by which the City expands its boundaries into adjacent areas not already incorporated into the City.
Annexing into the City of Greenville offers a variety of benefits. Some of these benefits include enhanced police and fire protection, lower water rates (approximately 33% less), and the ability to vote for City offices and participate on City boards and commissions. Commercial properties may also benefit from more flexible zoning regulations than unincorporated Greenville County.
A full list of Annexation Benefits (PDF) details these and other advantages of annexing property into the City.
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There once was an abundance. A great abundance of many things. But now that bounty is gone. We have depleted it. We have been reckless. Now we must do more with less. Doing more with less is good. But only to a point. We can only do so much with less. Many of us have too much. We want too much. We do too much. We were taught to expect too much. We still believe that more yields more. But it does not. Perhaps we could consider less. We could want less. We could work less. We could use less. We could simplify our lives. We could refine. We could grant others desperately in need of more – more. And at no expense. Just Less. We ought to strive for less. We ought to experience more. It's not too late for less. We could embrace less. And in so doing we could have more.
Design as a Practice
This past year has provided us a wealth of opportunity and a glimpse into the future. What we once perceived as a unique passion for a specific trade/craft/art/work has become a life practice and discipline; driven predominantly by two things: intent and transformation.
Intent as it relates to our practice is inspired by responsibility and thoughtfulness. For us, thoughtfulness implies a certain intellectual depth characterized by careful consideration. The intent and thoughtfulness we have cultivated over the past year is the basis for deciding with whom and precisely how we will expend our professional creative energies. Our intent as a studio is to practice responsible and thoughtful design.
Through our professional and personal practice we intend to bring about forward-looking transformations for our clients and their endeavors, within our community, and within ourselves. While we remain informed by the past, we have grown to openly embrace and even seek change. We believe that a willingness to adapt in order to improve will best prepare us to challenge the demands of the future.
2011. The Future.
We are not the same.
Advertising is not design. Marketing is not advertising. Design is not branding. Branding is neither advertising nor marketing nor design. However, the four are often spoken synonymously.
All four possess immeasurable potential to both identify and communicate and subsequently they play very important roles in the creation of culture. They all contribute to the perception of value (real or artificial), socially, culturally, and of course fiscally, but they are not the same. Interest in and the relationship of the four ranges from a subject of frequent industry debate to that of semi-mystical proportions.
We'd like to attempt to define these four terms to prompt further consideration surrounding their individual and collective significance, or better yet - relevance. All this, while being keenly aware that none of the four possess any one specific, generally-accepted definition.
Advertising - Advertising is a form of communication. It is the act of calling attention to a product or service through the use of paid announcements across a variety of media. It is typically used to convey how a product or service can benefit a specific consumer in an effort to persuade the consumer to consume a particular product or service. Advertising is most often utilized after marketing, branding and design. To communicate successfully, advertising requires both branding and design.
Branding - Branding is both a means of identification and communication. Branding employs design in the creation of a name, sign, symbol, or logo, intended to represent and distinguish the unique characteristics of something, commonly a product or service in an effort to differentiate it from others. Branding is often one aim and occasionally the sole function of advertising. Branding tends to occur after some form of marketing and requires design.
Design - Design communicates the manifestation of identification. Design is the specification of a plan intended to accomplish established goals subject to certain constraints commonly resulting in the creation of an object but not necessarily. Design is often associated with the artful or skillful creation of something. Design is unique in that it need not require marketing, branding, or advertising.
Marketing - Marketing is a form of identification in preparation for communication. Specifically, marketing is the process of conducting research in an effort to define a customer within a segment of a population and implement a strategy to satisfy and ultimately retain this customer. Marketing tends to occur prior to advertising and often before design and branding, but not necessarily. It would be of little to no use without the latter.
While all four of these distinct disciplines are valuable components to any economy, the integrity and the intention with which they are practiced varies immensely. One must consider his or her intentions carefully prior to engaging in or contributing to advertising, branding, design, or marketing. All four have cultural, economical, environmental, political, and social capacities for mass transformation beyond those immediately perceived. As intelligent and capable members of a global society we have a responsibility to consider the ramifications of our actions, particularly as they relate to the practice and employment of these disciplines.
The Brands of Tomorrow
The Brands of tomorrow will prompt a paradigm shift through the design, creation, communication and provision of sustainability-driven, socially-motivated products and services stocked with genuine consumer value. These brands will grow deep roots, rich histories, heart-felt stories and will be led by thoughtful, far-seeing individuals. Some of the brands of tomorrow, exist today. They will grow iteratively, but rapidly, from solid strategic platforms. These platforms will be visible, and within their infrastructure will exist an immense degree of flexibility. These brands will morph and adapt frequently, not because they have to, but because new information will become available offering new opportunity prompting culturally insightful responses. They will adapt because they ought to - and they will know this.
In the internet-crazed, information-inundated, consumer-driven 21st century, the almighty dollar - or the lack thereof, will have rendered governments fundamentally impotent. The decision to purchase one product or service over another will be the modern day equivalent to casting a vote on election day - perhaps even more significant. Corporations will rule, the ever-consuming public will know it, it will have been their edict, and brand authenticity, brand values, and the subsequent loyalty resulting from them, will drive a perpetually wanting consumer culture. The brands of tomorrow will understand this and they will strive to shape and transform culture in a socially equitable and responsible way. When they do not, the corporations they represent will whither away alongside their inferior philosophies, products and services.
The advertising of today will give way to a new, more direct, straight-talk style of consumer-focused communication. Tomorrow's brands will strip away the artificial veneer, and communicate opportunity and value directly to the consumer. Buying decisions will be based on concepts currently abstracted by advertisers and marketers. Things like renewable material production, sustainable manufacturing processes, carbon footprint minimization, advanced employee education, and extended family health and well-being benefits, all in tandem with greater contributions to society will command loyalty, result in sales and lead to positions of significant influence. The brands of tomorrow will no longer desire to hide behind a veil of manufactured image and identity. Those that do will lose out to those that do not. These brands will help guide us, they will care for us and assist in the education of our children, they will protect our natural resources, and will shepherd our future. Because, if they do not - we will ensure that both they and their corporate benefactors cease to exist.
Establishing & Maintaining Effective Communication
In the professional world, effective communication is achieved predominantly with words. These words, written and/or spoken, contain information; ideas, thoughts, wishes, desires, and goals that ultimately must be communicated. Photos, illustrations, combinations of the two, charts, graphs, and the like often accompany such words, but it is the words themselves that create the context and comprise the gist of information exchange. Subsequently, to ensure clear communication words must be wielded wisely.
Individuals, companies, and entities in general tend to engage in communication with one another in an effort to create that which otherwise could not be created independently and often times does not exist. For relationships aimed at this sort of creative production to be effective, it is vital that information be exchanged succinctly between parties. The utmost attention must be paid to this information exchange in order to ensure its completeness. It is all too easy for the owner of information or of an idea to leave out valuable components of thought that he or she assumes to be unimportant, insignificant, or already known.
Within the realm of communication one can understand how it could be difficult to express that which one does not know. Additionally, it can be equally difficult to learn that something known has not been expressed. For any information or idea exchange to be effective, those things that are known must be shared, those things that are still unknown ought to be agreed upon as such. It is here, at the intersection of the known and the unknown, that communication can either go very wrong,
or very right.
Following, are 10 recommendations intended to ensure clear and concise information exchange and promote successful and continued communication. It is necessary that these recommendations be applied by all parties accountable for the exchange of information resulting in the production of new work.
1. Define the nature of the creative relationship as quickly and clearly as possible
2. State and agree upon all of the desired goals resulting from the relationship, be them primary, secondary, or ancillary
3. Determine the deliverables resulting from the relationship and when they are to be created and/or exchanged
4. Establish an information exchange hierarchy to provide a framework that promotes inclusion and accountability
5. Share any/all information deemed valuable to the context of the goals and deliverables previously determined to the fullest extent
6. Provide a platform for new ideas and opportunities outside of the immediate objectives to be shared should they arise
7. Hold nothing back - any new information worthy of significant individual consideration should be shared as soon as possible between all interested parties
8. If any concerns pertaining to any of the above, or otherwise arise, address them immediately
9. Be nice - be respectful - be considerate - remain accountable - do your best - be a good person
10. Share your improved communication system with others to help ensure that their creative endeavors are as successful as they can be
It is our hope that the above list helps provide a solid foundation for effective communication, specifically as it applies to idea exchange and the creation of new, collaborative, and far-reaching work.
Manifest Positive Change - Act Responsibly
To create transformative solutions for today and meet the challenges of tomorrow, an iterative and multi-faceted approach, centered on interdisciplinary and collaborative thinking is required. Problems need to be addressed systemically and solved holistically.
As members of a global community, we can not continue to merely address problems in a symptomatic fashion. The problems of today must be seen as tomorrow's catalysts for innovation and a means by which to create new opportunities - not just things to be solved.
Those of us calling ourselves designers, particularly those with opportunities to manifest positive change in the world, have a responsibility to deliver informed, forward-looking, and inclusive thinking. If we are to act responsibly, all of our projects must be viewed as opportunities to influence and thereby contribute to the cultural fabric of the future.
The Soft & Furry™
In early 2007 we set our hearts upon designing and producing our own, in-house, hand-made, designer toy line. But, before we could fully engage we sought to craft a narrative worthy of supporting such an endeavor. The tale of the Soft & Furry™ and the subsequent 2008 international artist collaboration to follow was the result of that thinking.
The soft and furry are very, very old.
They have been since here was here.
When here was new there were three.
LOOFT helped all to breath.
DOO helped all to drink.
And GROOND made all things grow.
The three were one.
Many creatures, large and small, of water, of air, and of land arose.
They breathed the air.
They drank the water.
And they fed on all that grew.
They took only what they needed.
One very special creature took way too much.
This creature misunderstood the natural code.
Green things soon grayed.
Blue things soon blackened.
And clear things began to cloud.
Those who were soft and furry hardened with gloom.
They may one day be soft and furry again.
But for now their hardness has saved them.
LOOFT still helps all to breath.
DOO still helps all to drink.
And GROOND still makes all things grow.
The three are one.
And none can live without them.
On Writing as an Exercise and Communicating as a Designer
Writing is challenging, particularly for those not formally trained in the craft, but it is vital to anyone concerned with communication and subsequently is a skill worth honing. Anyone that considers their ideas important and worth sharing, ought to vest adequate energy in developing their skills as a writer, in an effort to improve their potential as a communicator. If the thinker can not communicate his or her ideas, of what value are they?
Most anyone actively engaged in the practice of design is inundated with self-propelled ideas, concepts, and theories. These notions regularly enter the designer's psyche and they are either brought to life, or not. Some of these notions are nearly fully realized upon inception, but this is rarely the case. More frequently, these ideas are unrefined and possess potential for development. However, upon further reflection, the majority of these whims tend to be ludicrous at best. Quite often, it is through the use of writing that an idea is refined and ultimately manifest.
The immediate value of an idea, concept, or theory is not all important. When considering the realm of communication, it is the designer's individual ability to develop and refine an idea and then manifest it in a tangible and valuable manner that matters most. Once realized, an idea that is supported by writing will inevitably possess a greater capacity to communicate than an idea that lacks a supportive array of words.
When optimally employed, writing can serve as a tool to support the development, production, and ultimate communication potential of an idea. It is in this manner that writing is a powerful differentiator.
Getting into Design
We're often asked for recommendations regarding getting into design by young aspiring professionals. Funny sorts of questions really, since we consider ourselves still aspiring. Having not formally studied design in school, we're in a rather unique and sometimes uncomfortable position making recommendations. Regardless, we do our best to lean on the years we've spent working professionally and the experiences we've had to try and inform and inspire those trying to enter the field.
We can remember when we were asking ourselves the very same question, "How do I get into design?" It seemed like such a nebulous arena to enter. Where did one start? And, once you've started, then what? While, we in no certain way claim to have cracked the lock on some magical door, behind which lies the secrets to becoming the designer of tomorrow - we have learned a few things over the past decade.
For starters, like entering any field you may be interested in, you ought to know that once you're in, you're going to have to take some lickings. But, since they'll come fast and furious, and seemingly out of left field, we won't dwell on them for now. A better vantage point from which to start would be way, way out. And, by way, way out, we mean, outside of the industry.
With design being a very interdisciplinary field it can be quite difficult to narrow in on a specific area of focus. While some individuals know precisely what it is in design they wish to accomplish, or why design is the field of their choosing, a great many others do not, and just wish to enter a space where creative opportunities are bound to arise.
Regardless of whether one knows the sort of work they'd like to create or not, everyone should begin their entry into the practice of design by studying those that have come before them. With the advent of the internet, this has become increasingly simple. Between the blogosphere and the ease of on-line book buying it's not very difficult to stumble upon, literally, thousands of design resources. And, don't forget about the library. Some of the resources you find will inevitably be more valid then others, but that kind of deciphering is all part of the process of becoming a designer.
Begin by seeking out work that you enjoy, be it graphic, interactive, fashion, industrial, conceptual, or purely artistic. By loosely informing yourself on all of the areas of design it will soon become apparent that similar thinking is shared throughout and across disciplines. Once you've found work that's in your interest, learn all
that you can about its creator. Look for interviews with the designer, books they may have written or been published in, and review the portfolios linked on their websites. In essence, study their thinking. You may find that it's similar to your own or you may find that it is not. Either way, you'll learn a little bit more about the sort of things you might like to design, the sort of problems you'd like to attempt to solve through design while also learning about those you would not.
One of the surest ways to begin to hone in on the specific area of design you'd like to work in, is to determine those areas in which you would not.
Once you've begun to take interest in a specific discipline or direction, focus on learning what it takes to succeed in that space. Understand that there are tools you'll need to obtain and learn to use. And that most likely there are rules, perhaps already in place. Learn these rules. Try to understand why they were created. Never forget that design is a communications profession, and like all forms of communication, it hinges on language, and languages are based on standards and rules. Before one can begin to break the defined standards or rules of any given language, or in our case, design discipline, one must have a firm understanding of why they were created in the first place.
Learning what you like and what you don't is a very important step to becoming a confident designer. Striving to understand why we like what we do is what tends to makes us better designers. In all likelihood the work we enjoy most is the result of some masterful use of the appropriate tool or tools coupled with some form of either an immediately visible or more subtly hidden adherence to a set of rules, with just the right amount of worldly individuality added. In this manner, things are uniquely designed, and ideas are uniquely communicated.
Remember, there are no shortcuts. Being a designer is a life-long process. The more one pays attention to the world around them, and the greater their awareness, the more likely they are to succeed at whatever it is they choose to accomplish.
Logo ≠ Brand
When considering a logo, soon to be or existing, it must be understood that a logo is not a brand. A logo is just a mark or symbol, be it iconic or typographic or a combination of the both that is created with the intent of representing or embodying an ideology or a set of principles larger than the sum of its inherent parts.
A logo, poorly or well-executed can come to stand for a great many things. All of these seemingly embedded definitions or characteristics lie far beyond the logo's built-in aesthetic nature. For a logo to take on such layered meaning it must be supported by ideas, actions, outputs and ultimately human beings. It's at this juncture that logo and brand intersect.
A brand, in time, can come to define a logo. And, human beings, in time, can come to define a brand. A logo on its own can not define a brand. A logo can represent or identify a brand, but not define one. It's the thoughts, actions, and output of the human beings behind a brand and thereby behind a logo that come to define a brand and ultimately imbue a logo with meaning
and value.
Business Earth: A 20-Point introduction to Ecological Economics
1. Business Earth
Given the modern consumer-centric world we now live in it could be helpful to look at Earth in the context of business. As a series of ideas, Business Earth aims to provide a simplified view of ecological economics to hopefully present some eye-opening perspective on the value and ever diminishing abundance of Mother Nature's free goods and services.
2. Natural Capital
The thinking behind Business Earth is contingent upon the idea of natural capital, the application of the economic notion of capital as applied to environmental goods and services. Earth's natural capital is made up of all of its ecosystems and the valuable goods and services that flow from them.
3. Forests, Fisheries & Aquifers
Some examples of natural capital include forests, fisheries and aquifers, These forms of natural capital all yield natural income, things like timber, fish, and fresh water.
4. Natural Income
Waste assimilation, erosion prevention, flood control, and uv protection via ozone are all services provided from natural capital. Along with the capital assets mentioned previously, these life-support services could also be considered natural income.
5. Intact Ecosystems
When considering natural capital and it's byproduct natural income, we must consider ecosystems. Ecosystems can be viewed as the factories from which natural capital is output. Business Earths' continued production of natural capital hinges on intact ecosystems, or sound factories.
6. Types of Capital
Natural capital can be broken down into three categories: Renewable capital stocks - replenishable capital stocks - and non-renewables capital stocks.
7. Renewable Natural Capital
Renewable natural capital stocks includes living species and ecosystems. These capital stocks are self-producing and self-maintaining and if managed sustainably can provide an indefinite flow of assets and services.
8. Renewable Example 1: Trees
Trees are renewable capital. In looking at trees from an economic perspective they provide us both immediate visible products - things like timber, food, and medicine and less immediately visible services, things like oxygen production, and CO2 reduction.
9. Renewable Example 2: Fish
Fish too are considered renewable. Like trees, they are a product of their larger economies, streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans, providing us with food. They also help ensure that their factories, or ecosystems remain structurally intact.
10. Replenishable Natural Capital
Replenishable natural capital stocks are non-living but can be continuously restored. Replenishable natural capital includes things like surface and ground water and stratospheric ozone.
11. Replenishable Example 1: The Ozone Layer
Ozone is a replenishable. It is a naturally occurring product contributing to the creation of the stratospheric ozone layer. The ozone layer provides us with income in the form of a service - blocking harmful utraviolet rays which would otherwise lead to sunburn, skin cancer and cataracts.
12. Replenishable Example 2: Soil
Similar to ozone, soil, is also considered replenishable. It provides continual services in the form of water purification and catchment helping to reduce flooding. It also provides the primary nutrient base for most terrestrial plant life.
13. Non-renewable Natural Capital
Non-renewable natural capital stocks are analogous to physical inventories. They are made up of things like fossil fuels, and mineral deposits. Use of non-renewable natural capital requires extinguishing a portion of a finite stock. Once it's all used - it's gone. There is no more.
14. Non-renewable Example 1: Petroleum
Petroleum is a prime example of non-renewable natural capital. Unlike trees, fish, ozone, and soil systems, this inventory is finite. In human time Petroleum is in essence a product without a factory.
15. Non-renewable Example 1: Coal
Coal like petroleum also exists in a finite stock. It is non-renewable. It needs to be ordered millions of years in advance.
16. Life Support
so, from mankind's perspective Business Earth is really in the business of supporting human life. It will continue to produce it's assets and services far into the future. However, both it's existence and ours hinges more on its renewable and replenishable capital than on its non-renewable.
17. Not Just Resources
Hopefully at this point we're not just looking at Earths' natural capital as merely an inventory of industrial resources and services. Without the natural capital of Business Earth there are no economies, no businesses, and subsequently no human resources needed because, put simply, there are no humans.
18. No Customers Needed
While Business Earth provides us everything we need to live for free - we're the ones dependent upon it. It's existence is not dependent upon us. Business Earth is a very unique business in that it will continue to operate without it's primary consuming demographic, mankind.
19. Natures Dollar Value
A 1997 study led by Robert Costanza and other leading scientists and ecological economists estimated the value of Earth's free natural capital and services to mankind at 33 trillion dollars per year. At the same time the value of all of the economies of the world combined (total world GNP) only amounted to 18 trillion dollars - Half the value of one year of Earth's free services.
20. Want to Find out more about the thinking behind Business Earth and the idea of Natural Capital?
If you're interested in learning more about ecological economics and the ideas shared in the previous 19 points, pick up the book Natural Capitalism by Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins, and Paul Hawken, or the book Our Ecological Footprint by Mathis Wackernagel and William E. Rees. And, be sure to look into the work of the ecological economists, Herman Daly and Robert Costanza.
20 Interconnected and Semi-dependent Factors Contributing to the Creation and Promotion of Sustainable Culture
1. Compulsion for Creation:
We have an innate compulsion to create. This compulsion perpetuates our very existence. It also potentially hinders our longevity. Our propensity to create has taken us right to the brink of sustainability. Now, as like never before, we need not only to create, but to create responsibly.
2. Trust Your Vision:
The desire to create is deeply connected to our capacity to visualize the future. The ability to trust our vision is tantamount to creation. The greater our ability to visualize our ideas, the greater the likelihood we'll bring them to fruition.
3. Belief is Power:
The clearer our vision the deeper our belief. Belief empowers us and provides a platform from which action can be taken. It contributes to our feelings of confidence. The confidence arising from belief provides power and leads to action.
4. Willingness to Risk:
With both vision and belief willingness to risk is increased. The clearer the vision, the greater the belief. The greater our belief, the more confidence we experience. Confidence leads to increased risk taking, and essentially, a heightened sense of power. The more willing we are to take risks the more powerful we become.
5. Failure is Necessary:
Failure is typically associated with a negative outcome, or the idea of underachieving ones aim. It becomes a much more valuable idea when flipped and applied to the more positive concept of suboptimal, but necessary experimentation. Regardless, of how we perceive and define failure, we must entertain the concept as our willingness to risk increases. It is from failure that ideas are honed, visions clarified, and the power of belief deepened.
6. Determination Drives Progress:
The more determined we are to improve, or offer alternatives, the more likely we are to progress. The closer our failure, or suboptimal, but necessary experimentation comes to producing desirable results, the more determined we become. Determination propagates creation and results in progress.
7. Equality Promotes Growth:
Progress in the context of sustainable cultural creation is anything that improves the human experience and has the potential to impact all within the realm of influence equally. As resource allocation and opportunity are brought into balance equality becomes a reality and growth begins.
8. Strength in Community:
As determination increases and progress is experienced, equality arises and community can be formed. Community like progress rests upon the premise of equality. As community grows, a new, reinforced platform for both ideation and creation is established.
9. Value in Collaboration:
Community rests upon and contributes to reinforced bonds between its members. The connectivity brought about by community leads to collaboration. Communal bonds are in turn renewed, and strengthened through collaboration. Collaboration increases vision, deepens belief, builds power, hedges risk, mitigates failure, heightens determination, perpetuates equality, and adds real value to work, its' byproduct.
10. Work Speaks Volumes:
Culture comes from work. The more sustainable the production of work, the more sustainable the culture. The stronger the community, the greater its collaborative potential to do work. Work done right, be it individually, collectively, or communally - speaks volumes.
11. Responsibility is Required:
As the scope of our work grows and its impacts are felt on a larger scale, a greater degree of responsibility is required. We need not only take responsibility for the final outcome of our work, but for the entire creation process to create responsible, sustainable, culturally significant work.
12. Forget About Money:
Concern for money, while valid, has a tendency to hinder the creation and attempted execution of some of our best ideas, ideas that lead to the production of exceptional work. We occasionally need to forget about money, albeit responsibly, and follow our hearts if we're to prompt sustainable creation.
13. Honesty Breeds Integrity:
The first step to being honest with others is being honest with ourselves. Forgetting about money in the context of creation is often a very important and necessary step to being true, or honest with ourselves. Honesty is conveyed through our actions and it's through our actions that we convey our integrity.
14. Magic is Real:
When we're honest, unencumbered by money, assuming responsibility, working collaboratively within our communities, promoting equality, determined to progress, ready to risk, full of belief, and looking ahead, magic happens.
15. Communication is King:
Whether or not you're ready to believe in magic, we can all agree on the importance of communication. Communication is the interchange of thoughts, opinions, and information. To promote and create anything sustainable an ongoing exchange of information is necessary, both publicly and privately. The ability to communicate clearly and concisely is central to creating and maintaining sustainable relationships. Sustainable cultural creation can not happen in a vacuum.
16. Commitment Conveys Legitimacy:
The more committed we are to our ideas, our community, and to sharing and communicating to the best of our ability, the more open we become. Openness leads to honesty, and honesty breeds integrity. Honesty, integrity, and visible commitment collectively contribute to establishing legitimacy.
17. Transparency Shows Authenticity:
Once an individual, group of individuals, or community achieves validity, it's the provision of transparency that shows real authenticity. The greater the access we're provided, the more likely we are to connect, believe, promote, and be inspired.
18. Trust Breeds Influence:
Individual belief and vision are necessary to achieve communal belief and vision. The idea of individual equality is vital to communal equality. The work of the individual is as important as the work of the community. We can not have communal responsibility without first possessing individual responsibility. The community can not honestly put the concept of money aside for the greater communal good without first conveying the commitment, legitimacy and authenticity required to evoke the trust of its' members. Be it on an individual level or a larger communal level, trust must be earned. With trust comes the potential to influence.
19. Education Cultivates Sustainability:
Possessing Influence enables an individual, group of individuals, or community the power to educate. The exchange of new information is the cornerstone of sustainability. The more informed we are, the better our decision making and the better our decision making the more likely we are to make choices that promote sustainable outcomes.
20. Love is Everything:
To properly consider the idea of sustainability and sustainable cultural creation we must address the concept of love. To love another we must first love ourselves. To love our fellow man we must possess a greater communal love for our surroundings and all of the entities within. After all, it's our innate ability and longing to love that initiated and continues to the sustain the creation of all those who create.
Managing Electronic Waste
We are producing and consuming more than our resource rich spaceship can sustain. We have turned a corner and committed to technology to help us solve this problem. And, our technology-based faith has provided us with a yet another resource, electronic waste (e-waste). To manage this resource sustainably we must reuse it, recycle it, and sometimes dispose of it. Regardless, we must first collect it.
While working through our recent submission to the Design The 4th Bin contest with our friend Mike Moore of tres birds workshop, we stopped to assess and discuss the Flow of e-waste. We broke it down accordingly into a 10 Step cyclical process.
Step 1. Humans (we) we deem it important to responsibly dispose of and safely reuse / recycle the elemental components of e-waste to make our future products and infrastructure
Step 2. e-waste is disposed of at e-waste repositories in both public and private spaces
Step 3. e-waste is collected by municipalities or other independent collection entities
Step 4. e-waste is securely delivered to transit centers
Step 5. e-waste is safely separated, sorted, and bundled into its basic elemental components for redistribution
Step 6. e-waste is delivered to or collected/obtained to responsible entities capable of reclaiming/reusing or otherwise reselling separated materials (ideally to new alternative material industries)
Step 7. New materials are created resulting in new eco-e-waste-driven product industries Note: The potential to create new plastics or Post Consumer Electronics Recycled Plastics (PCERPs) for a variety of uses is immense at this Step
Step 8. Materials are distributed and both new and existing products are created from this new and semi-sustainable resource
Step 9. Products are consumed and used and in most cases either resold or gifted or rendered useless
Step 10. Products are again disposed of responsibly and the e-waste life cycle begins again
Parts of this practice are currently in play. Plastics and metals are being recovered and reused domestically. However, we are currently exporting the most toxic and hard to handle elements to China and India. In the Far East, under loose to no regulation, these elements are poisoning soil and water systems and radically reducing the quality and longevity of human lives. We must take responsibility for our waste domestically and implement more appropriate means of collection, disposal when necessary, and e-recycling.
High Performance Workspaces
We spend a great deal of time in our studio. If you are reading this, odds are quite good you do the same. Some recent opportunities have prompted us to consider the design, layout, flow, and thinking behind our studio on a whole new level.
Determining what makes a workspace inspirational and productive is most certainly a science. Regardless, we've always considered spatial relations, the ensuing human integration, and the resultant output of a physical space on a much more intuitive level. At some point during our recent studio assessment we stumbled upon the idea of "high performance workspaces."
While both the idea and the phrase, "high performance workspaces" are probably not new, we are going to focus on what we feel is a high performance workspace, since we believe we have one. While optimizing performance was certainly a consideration in the design of our space, we were intuitively naive to some of the performance enhancing components we subconsciously incorporated. At least, we've come to that conclusion upon closer inspection.
It seems to us that the creation of an effective workspace hinges on understanding what keeps an individual or team motivated, productive, and performing collaboratively. A high degree of communication and subsequent knowledge of both individual and team psychology is required to maximize the design and build of a workspace. Listening to individual needs and desires, considering them thoroughly, and then possessing the capacity to manifest those needs into a physical space seems to be a prerequisite to designing what could arguably be called a "high performance workspace."
Our meaning of high performance is probably different than most, at least today, where a "high performance workspace" more likely implies a comfortable, clean, healthy, family-friendly environment where one pleasantly spends their weekly forty hours. Our meaning of high performance is a little different and more closely incorporated with the notion of heightening and improving both individual and team output. In essence when we say, "high performance workspace," we're talking about a workspace that contributes not only to the total output, but more importantly to the quality of the output from within its walls.
Without attempting to determine all of the subtle nuances inherent to a "high performance workspace," it seems these sort of inspirational spaces utilize space in a manner which maximizes potential energy. These work spaces seem to possess a degree of motivational tension. It's from this tension that the potential energy of a space morphs and becomes a more arguably kinetic creative energy. It is from this transition and exchange that creative impulses are heightened and great ideas are born. Without necessarily intending to do so we have realized that we designed and manifested a type of energy generating reservoir into our studio. It seems to most closely resemble a damn. It possesses all of the components of power generation, but requires to be fed. It needs fuel. We feed it. It fuels us. We feed it back. And, so goes the cycle of design in a high performance workspace.
Logology®2 The Wonderland of Logo Design - publicationviction workshop ltd, Hong Kong - July 29, 2011
Displaying more than 1600 logos from 500 designers worldwide, Logology®2 systematically contrasts theme, structure, composition and palette of the world's latest logo designs.
I Love Type Series (vol.3): I Love Bodoni - publicationviction workshop ltd, Hong Kong - June 21, 2011
Centering on the typeface, Bodoni and its variations in contemporary graphic design, I Love Bodoni celebrates a revival of a time-honoured typeface.
I Love Type Series (vol.4): I Love DIN - publicationviction workshop ltd, Hong Kong - June 21, 2011
Centering on the typeface, DIN and its variations in contemporary graphic design, I Love DIN celebreates a revival of a time-honoured typeface.
Communikey: Creative Climates - panel discussionATLAS Black Box Theater, Boulder, Colorado - April 14, 2011
A conversation exploring the relationship between art, creativity, and re-visioning a more sustainable world moderated by Lauren Higgins
One Day For Design - panel discussionCrossroads Theatre, Denver, Colorado - April 13, 2011
A crossdisciplinary discussion questioning the future of design moderated by Matter Studio's Rick Griffith and hosted by AIGA & DOCA
Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Poster Show - exhibitionSuper Ordinary Gallery, Denver, Colorado - April 9, 2011
Design and production of limited edition print series to benefit the Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief - All proceeds to the Red Cross
Denver Art Museum's Design After Dark, Light - exhibitionDenver, Colorado - February 4, 2011
Creation and donation of sculptural object entitled, Deceit for the annual fundraising auction on behalf of the Denver Art Museum - Awarded Best in Show
A Brief Design History: Cypher13 - lectureUniversity of Colorado, Boulder | Fine Arts, Foundation Program - December 07, 2010
On creating and growing a design studio, making art, and the future of of Cypher13.
Supergraphics, Unit Editions - publicationLondon, United Kingdom - November 25 , 2010
Inclusion of Cypher13's GOOD mural amongst work from the earliest days of the Supergraphics movement and that of contemporary practitioners.
5 Rules for Mindful Creativity - interview99% by Behance, New York, NY - November, 15 2010
Article by Carmel Hagen - Content contributions via interview by Cypher13, Kimbal Musk, and Tres Birds Workshop.
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Everything & Design - lectureUniversity of Colorado, Boulder | ATLAS - October 21, 2010
The current state and thought of cypher13 - where we started, where we've gone and where we're going.
FWA, Mobile of the Day - recognitionThe FWA, Litlington Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - September 10, 2010
The FWA Mobile of the Day recognizes HelvetiNote and names it the "Mobile of the Day" for September 12, 2010.
Computer Arts (Special iPad Edition) - publicationBath, United Kingdom - September 10 , 2010
Behind the scenes, Designing HelvetiNote - cypher13 reveals the secrets of the studio's latest iPad offering.
ARTCRANK (Denver) - exhibitionLisa Koslowski Gallery, Denver, Colorado - September 4, 2010
Production of "Tools," a 24 unit, 3 part series (8 units/series) of two color, 36" x 36" screen prints utilizing archival inks atop archival paper.
Los Logos: Compass - publicationDie Gestalten Verlag GmbH & Co.KG, Berlin, Germany - August 30, 2010
Inclusion of numerous logos and marks alongside works by some of the world's top identity designers.
KidsPatch x C13 - childrens creativity workshopBiennial of the Americas, Denver, Colorado - July 24 & 25, 2010
A weekend of multi-media art making inside the Nature of Things exhibition with the KidsPatch team and 4 groups of children ranging from ages 5-12.
Limitless Potential - panel discussionBiennial of the Americas, Denver, Colorado - July 8, 2010
An interdisciplinary creative conversation envisioning the opportunities lying at the place where art, design, sustainability, innovation, and community-centered thinking intersect.
The Nature of Things - exhibitionBiennial of the Americas, Denver, Colorado - July 1, 2010
United, a vinyl coated polyurethane foam-based sculptural seating arrangement comprised of 50 parts collectively making a map of 35 nations of the Americas.
Computer Arts Projects Issue #137 - publicationBath, United Kingdom - June 1, 2010
Build a Geometric Typeface: cypher13 shows you how to make a strict hexagonal grid work hard.
HelvetiNote™ - iPad Application ReleaseBoulder, Colorado - May 20, 2010
HelvetiNote™ is the first and only iPad app designed and built specifically for designers to take notes in Helvetica. buy now
2|EDGED Issue #6 - publicationAthens, Attica, Greece - May 4, 2010
Cover feature and in depth interview with cypher13 on process, ideation, and what's next. read the interview (page 166)
Create Denver Week - exhibitonCDW Headquarters, Denver, Colorado - April 10, 2010
Design, build and integration of sculptural, "Rainbow Magic" intervention.
LogoLounge Master Library, Volume 1 - publicationRockport Publishers, Beverly Massachusettes - March 29, 2010
Multiple cypher13 identities included amongst 3000 Initials & Crest Logos from LogoLounge by Catharine Fishel and Bill Gardner.
Sketchbot Custom Show - exhibitonMy Plastic Heart, New York, New York - March 26, 2010
Creation of "Evil" Sketchbot for the official launch of the new Sketchbot figure by NYC artist/animator Steve Talkowski.
Haiti Poster Project - exhibitonSan Diego, California - March 17, 2010
Design, production and donation of an edition of 40, 7-color screen prints utilizing earth friendly inks on 80lb 24" x 16" recycled paper. visit
C13 HEX Release - typefaceYouWorkForThem - March 10, 2010
Extra geometric in nature and intended predominantly for display and logotype utilities, C13 HEX was built atop an isometric triangular grid. buy now
Best Websites of 2009 (cypher13.com) - recognitionThe CSS Awards, Best Websites of 2009 - February 4, 2010
1 of the top 20 websites of 2009 selected as extraordinary in design and inspirational in content. see the list
Best Websites of 2009 (cypher13.com) - recognitionThe CSS Awards, Best Websites of 2009 - February 4, 2010
1 of the top 20 websites of 2009 selected as extraordinary in design and inspirational in content. see the list
RMCAD Studio Visit - lecturecypher13 design studio, Boulder, Colorado - February 12, 2010
Student lecture/discussion focusing on design philosophy, full systems thinking, and the importance of process.
Biennial of the Americas - curationMcNichols at Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado - July 1 - 31, 2010
Conceptual development of inaugural Biennial curatorial strategy and artist acquisition.
Biennial of the Americas - curationMcNichols at Civic Center Park, Denver, Colorado - July 1 - 31, 2010
Conceptual development of inaugural Biennial curatorial strategy and artist acquisition.
Denver Art Museum - Design After Dark, Skin - exhibitonRedline Gallery, Denver, Colorado - January 22, 2010
Creation and donation of Magical Khufu : 823 for fundraising auction on behalf of the DAM's Department of Architecture, Design & Graphics.
Site of the Day (cypher13.com) - recognitionThe CSS Awards, Best Creative Website Portfolios of 2010 - January 18, 2010
1 of 25 of the best creative website porfolios of 2009 - full of illustrations, inspirating layout and dynamic effects. see the list
AAF Utah Addy Awards - judgingSalt Lake City, Utah - January 7 & 8, 2010
One of five judges reviewing and scoring print, broadcast and interactive media for the 2010 Regional Addy Awards.
SBD001 Release - typefaceHypeForType - January 5, 2010
SBD001 is a technical display typeface based on a simple premise, "Live by the grid, die by the grid." buy now
C13 LCD Release - typefaceHypeForType - January 5, 2010
This super technical display typeface is now available through HypeForType LCD. buy now
Interview du Studio cypher13 - interviewCYPRIEN.BE, Couvin, Belgium - December 14, 2009
14 year old, up and coming Belgian design star, Cyprien Delire, interviews cypher13. in french / in english
C13 Six Pixels of Death Release - typefaceYouWorkForThem - December 14, 2009
Boasting a six pixel cap height and a five pixel x-height, this minimalist typeface was designed to execute only the most covert web opps. buy now
Square Footage 2 - exhibitonPlastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado - December 12, 2009
Inclusion of "Grids" 16 - 12" x 12" grid-based paintings on wood. All of the grids utilized were designed by Carsten Nicolai for his seminal work Grid Index.
Bordo Bello 2 - exhibitonAndenken Gallery, Denver, Colorado - December 11, 2009
"Skateboards Make For Smiles" installation at skateboard art fundraiser for Youth Design Denver and Access Gallery's local initiative, promoting the power of people with disabilities.
Start Your Own Studio - interviewAdvanced Photoshop, Dorset, England - November 16, 2009
Inside information from cypher13 in issue #63 regarding how to start and manage your own design studio. read the interview
C13 LCD Release - typefaceYouWorkForThem - November 18, 2009
A super technical display typeface born of a desire to improve upon the mundane typography rendered via traditional liquid crystal displays. buy now
Information Technology & Communication - lectureUniversity of Colorado, Boulder | TAM program - November 12, 2009
A lecture on the evolution, work, workflow, and communicative progress of cypher13.
Brown Bag Lecture series | cypher13 - lectureMetropolitan State College of Denver, Denver - November 4, 2009
A lecture on the evolution, workflow, and progress of cypher13.
Understanding Identity by cypher13 - lectureUniversity of Colorado, Boulder | ATLAS - October 21, 2009
A lecture on the nature of cypher13's thinking particularly as it pertains to their identity creation process.
Site of the Day (cypher13.com) - awardThe CSS Awards, Best Websites in the World - October 19, 2009
The CSS Awards are given to the best CSS websites in the world.
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AIGA (Re)designAwards 2009 - awards design/creationMCA Denver, Denver, Colorado - September 23, 2009
Design/build collaboration with Kristian Kluver. Creation of 26 handmade laser-engraved flatpack stools from reclaimed materials.
Business Earth - presentationIgnite Boulder 6, Boulder, Colorado - September 16, 2009
A brief introduction to ecological economics aimed at highlighting the value of Mother Nature's free goods and services.
Creative Studio, cypher13 - interviewSiteInspire, London, England - September 9, 2009
Questions on origin of firm, Boulder, Co, ideal client, etc. read the interview
Design The 4th Bin - competitionValiant Technology, New York, New York - August 2, 2009
Entry in an international competition to design a logo and a collection bin for electronic waste (e-waste) collection and recycling.
PechaKucha Night Denver Vol. 6 - presentationBuntport Theatre, Denver Colorado - July 21, 2009
Bruce Mau opened and we closed with our presentation on "Creating Sustainable Culture."
Where We Work - publicationCollins Design a division of Harper Collins - July 17, 2009
Inclusion of cypher13 workspace in book of inspirational work environments and interiors from the world's leading creative agencies.
Logo Lounge 5 - publicationQuayside Publishing - June 19, 2009
Inclusion of logo work in book containing 2000 international identities by leading designers.
Vans: Off the Wall - publicationAbrams Publishing, New York, New York - June 11, 2009
Stories of sole from Vans originals - Inclusion of two pairs of cypher13 handpainted Vans Sk8 Hi originals.
ARTCRANK (Denver) - exhibitionThe Shoppe x The Fabric Lab x Neopolitan x The Plastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado - April 11, 2009
Series of six screen printed Bicycle themed posters.
Bordo Bello - exhibitionAccess Gallery, Denver, Colorado - December 6, 2008
Featured skateboard designers for mentorship-based student design initiative charity auction sponsored by AIGA.
Square Footage - exhibitionPlastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado - November 8, 2008
Creation of 12, 12" x 12" paintings for inclusion in "sq ft" themed group show.
Artism - Art for Autism - publicationBirmingham, United Kingdom - October 3, 2008
Illustration to help raise awareness on the topic of autism on behalf of The National Autistic Society.
White Space - live painting exhibitionDesign Within Reach, Boulder, Colorado - October 24, 2008
One of five artists invited to produce a live painting as a charity fundraiser for the Boulder, Museum of Contemporary Art.
Talks on Design | Volume 1 - panel discussionMCA Denver, Denver, Colorado - September 19, 2008
A creative conversation featuring Chris Beatty (Cultivator), Todd Berger (cypher13), Ian Coyle (Superheroes), and Norm Shearer (Cactus).
DIY Custom Toy Show - exhibitionThe Super Block (3100 E. Colfax) Denver, Colorado - March 8, 2008
Inclusion of Intergalactic Space Traveler v2.0, custom munny guards and our very own "Goodbye Kitty."
Soft&Furry™ - exhibitionPlastic Chapel, Denver, Colorado - September 13, 2008
Creation and customization of 100 custom toys by acclaimed international artists/designers on the S&F platform.
Manifest Hope - exhibitionAndenken Gallery, Denver, Colorado - September 12, 2008
Sculptural addition to International group show to raise awareness and funding for the historic Barack Obama campaign.
cypher13 Presents Soft&Furry™ - interviewToyCyte, Jeremy Brautman, San Fracisco, CA - September 12, 2008
Jeremy inquires about Soft&Furry™
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Nocturnal Mockery 6 - exhibitionEdifice Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado - July 5, 2008
Three paintings exhibited in group show of Colorado street and graffiti artists.
Fantasy - publicationNew Web Pick Issue #15, Hong Kong, China - April 25, 2008
Inclusion of illustration portfolio and feature studio interview.
Night Owls - exhibitionD-Note, Arvada, Colorado - April 10, 2008
Addition of three paintings based on blank character design for show guest curated by Markham Maes.
cypher13 Friendly Collaboration - interviewThe 99% - The Behance Network's think tank - September, 1, 2008
Questions pertaining to our collaboration and workflow.
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Design the Modern Board - exhibitionDesign Within Reach, Denver, Colorado - March 27, 2008
Four snowboard designs for K2 and Design Within Reach snowboard design contest.
Shred Ready - exhibitionTraveling Exhibition, USA - March, 13, 2008 - June 20, 2008
Three customized kayak helmets based on shred ready blank helmet template.
The Greater Good - exhibitionTexture Media, Boulder, Colorado - November 7, 2007
Painting donated to charity fundraiser.
Shoe Shine - exhibitionBlock Building, Denver, Colorado - November 3, 2007
Fours pairs of hand-painted sneakers and three sneaker themed paintings for non-profit fundraiser.
This is How We Roll - exhibitionInstallation Shoe Gallery, Boulder, Colorado - July 5, 2007
Custom grip tape, sneaker and skate accessory show to benefit injured skateboarder Jeremiah Brooks.
Nocturnal Mockery 5 - exhibitionEdifice Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado - June 11, 2007
Six paintings exhibited in group show of Colorado street and graffiti artists.
Toofy Film Festival - live art exhibitionJoyEngine, Boulder, Colorado - September 6, 2007
Live wheatpasting of Toofy themed art themed art for film festival pre-party.
Space Travelers &Other Affiliated Shit - exhibitionInstallation Shoe Gallery, Boulder, Colorado - August 30, 2007
Solo exhibit of personal works by 1/3 of cypher13.
Untitled - exhibitionCafe M, Boulder, Colorado - May 31, 2007
Solo exhibit of personal works by 1/3 of cypher13.
Haute Fashion - exhibitionThe Fabric Lab, Denver, Colorado - March 31, 2007
Addition of fashion-themed paintings into group show.
The Friends Show - exhibitionAndenken Gallery, Denver, Colorado - November 3, 2006
Multiple paintings exhibited in group show of underground Colorado artists.
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The screening is provided so that you may find out—in a few minutes—whether or not a professional consultation would be helpful to you. If your score suggests you are likely to need assistance, please call to make an appointment at Student Counseling Services 612-624-3323 or the Mental Health Clinic at Boynton Health Service 612-624-1444.


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Recipe from Ernie Gilbert, Ky.
2 - 3 to 3-1/2 Lb Broiler-Fryer Chickens
4 Cups Cooking Oil
2 Tablespoons Salt
1-1/2 Teaspoons Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Paprika
1 Cup White Vinegar
1 Quart Ernie's Barbecue Sauce (See separate recipe)
Wash and dry the chicken well, either whole or cut up, your choice. In a large bowl put all the chicken, pour vinegar over the whole or pieces of the fowl, marinate for a few minutes, pat dry again, mix salt,paprika and black pepper togather coating chicken or pieces well with mixture. Heat oil to 360 degree's, fry for about 10 to 15 min. transfer chicken to a baking pan brush with the BBQ sauce and bake for about another 15 min. brushing every 5 min. (um-um good)
Big Earnie's Barbecue Sauce
4 Cups Tomato Juice
2 Cups Tomato Sauce
½ Cup Cooking Oil
½ Cup Vinegar (White)
1 Lemon (Juice & Pulp-No white peel)
2 Cloves Garlic (Diced)
2 large Bayleaves
1 large White Onion
2 Green Onions- - -(Diced, including 2" of the tops)
1 Medium Green Pepper (Diced)
¼ Teaspoon Ground Red Pepper (Cayenne)
½ Teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper
½ Teaspoon Black Pepper
1 Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Oregano (Crushed)
2 Tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
3 Tablespoons Brown Sugar
½ Cup White Sugar
Bring this to a boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for about 2 hour's, stirring freqently or until it sticks to the back of a spoon. Then pour through a strainer or chesse cloth. (this is good stuff)
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Here's a fearsome weapon from Australia that's not brand new but is now being considered for deployment by the US military: a kick-ass machine gun called Metal Storm. It's an Area Denial Weapon System (ADWS) that literally fills the air with lead without the need of a human operator.
The scariest part is that when you set this monster on auto, it can automagically fire 6000 rounds per minute at anything that moves. In this video after the jump, firing so many rounds so quickly sounds like a quick bark of a buzz saw. Imagine one of these in each hand of our upcoming robot overlords:
Come to think of it, I could use one of these guns in Gears of War against my battle-hardened and virtually unstoppable Gizmodo colleagues.
Metal Storm Area Denial Weapon System creates an iron curtain of bullets [Newlaunches]


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Kia Ly Dickinson of Miami, Florida, writes: "This fragrant soup is so good you will be freaking out. It can be served hot or cold, with rice. The recipe is an ode to my homeland, Vietnam, and I'd like to share it with my new friends in America."
This recipe calls for fresh lemon verbena, but you can substitute 1 stalk of fresh lemongrass if lemon verbena is unavailable. Both ingredients are sold at specialty produce markets, but lemongrass is also sold at Asian markets and some supermarkets, so it may be easier to find. If using lemongrass, discard 1 or 2 outer leaves, then thinly slice lower 6 inches of stalk. Finely chop, then sauté along with chiles and garlic.
- Yield
- Makes 6 to 8 first-course servings
- Active Time
- 1 hr
- Total Time
- 1 hr
- 1 pineapple (preferably labeled "extra sweet"; about 3 1/2 lb)
- About 2 qt water
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves (3/4 lb total)
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 4 (1-inch) fresh red Thai chiles*, minced, including seeds
- 3 tablespoons minced garlic
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
- 1/2 lb fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps thinly sliced
- 2 large tomatoes, chopped (2 cups)
- 1 cup fresh mung bean sprouts (2 oz)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
- 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh lemon verbena
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Accompaniment: rice
- Cut peel from pineapple in a thin layer and discard, then trim outer layer of pineapple, cutting just deep enough to remove eyes but allowing pineapple to remain intact, and transfer trimmings to a blender. Quarter pineapple lengthwise and cut out core, then coarsely chop core and transfer to blender. Purée with 2 cups water until smooth. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a 2-quart glass measure, pressing hard on solids (discard solids), then add enough water to measure 8 cups pineapple broth.
- Cut remaining pineapple into 1/2-inch pieces and put in a bowl.
- Place chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap. Gently pound chicken 1/4 inch thick with flat side of a meat pounder or with a rolling pin. Cut chicken across the grain into 1/4-inch-wide strips and transfer to a bowl, then chill, covered.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté chiles and 2 tablespoons garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add 1/4 cup fish sauce and boil until sauce is reduced by half, about 2 minutes. (Fish sauce will be extremely pungent when first added but will have a mild flavor in soup.) Add pineapple broth and bring to a boil. Stir in pineapple pieces, mushrooms, tomatoes, bean sprouts, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. While soup simmers, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté remaining tablespoon garlic, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add remaining 2 tablespoons fish sauce and simmer until sauce is reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle chicken with remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper and add to garlic mixture, then sauté, stirring, until just cooked through, about 4 minutes.
- *Available at Southeast Asian markets and some specialty produce markets.