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HistoryAnjali House is a non-profit organisation providing free food, healthcare and education to under-privileged street kids and their families in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Anjali House is a project of the Angkor Photo Association, a registered non-profit association in France - Reg No: W751202186, and Angkor Photography Festival Association in Cambodia Reg No: 1391SPN.
In 2005, a group of photographers got together to promote photography and highlight humanitarian issues in Southeast Asia. APA wanted to produce a regional photo festival but, in an area of so much deprivation, they also wanted to include some of the people who live in this remarkable and wonderful part of the world.
Anjali began with a one-off dance troupe, lead by Sangeeta Isvaran and photography workshop initiated by Magnum photographer Antoine d'Agata. The children were encouraged away from the streets, and at the end of the week they performed their dance routine and exhibited their photographs to an international audience. With rapt applause they found a sense of empowerment, pride and personal achievement.
Galvanized by the difference that first week made, APA was inspired to further extend its help, and began to provide education and practical support to Siem Reap's street children and engage with their parents.
Complementing the work of Anjali House, the Angkor Photo Association also runs free workshops for emerging Asian photographers, free photo workshops with Anjali students, and a week of slideshows and exhibitions around Siem Reap, Angkor, every November during the Angkor Photo Festival. The children participate annually in these workshops and have the opportunity to work with renowned professionals from around the world.
Almost all the pictures shown come from these photo workshops. The decision to exhibit the children's photographs on this website was made to display the skills that they have acquired through the workshops, and to further encourage their artistic expression through photography.


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The Center publishes a variety of multidisciplinary monographs relating to Holocaust and genocide studies. Many of these publications seek to fill gaps in the scholarly literature. Center monographs emphasize topics not previously treated by a major study or for which newly available information is likely to revise common misunderstandings or make possible new scholarly interpretations. These may include works by visiting scholars and work that is closely linked to the Museum's own research collections.
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Nazi Empire-Building and the Holocaust in Ukraine
By Wendy Lower
The Choice of the Jews under Vichy: Between Submission and Resistance
By Adam Rayski
Foreword by François Bédarida, Translated by Will SayersAn organizer of the communist faction of the Jewish resistance in France, Rayski buttresses his analysis of war-era archival materials with his own personal testimony.
The Romanian Gypsies During the Holocaust: Documents of Deportation
Edited by Viorel Achim
Viorel Achim's two-volume work on the deportation of Roma to Transnistria addresses one of the least-known chapters of persecution during World War II, the treatment of Roma under the regime of Marshal Ion Antonescu. -
People in Auschwitz
By Hermann Langbein
Translated by Harry Zohn, Foreword by Henry FriedlanderHermann Langbein was allowed to know and see extraordinary things forbidden to other Auschwitz inmates. Interned at Auschwitz in 1942 and classified as a non-Jewish political prisoner, he was assigned as clerk to the chief SS physician of the extermination camp complex, which gave him access to documents, conversations, and actions that would have remained unknown to history were it not for his witness and his subsequent research. Also a member of the Auschwitz resistance, Langbein sometimes found himself in a position to influence events, though at his peril.
"Non-Germans" Under The Third Reich: The Nazi Judicial and Administrative System in Germany and Occupied Eastern Europe, with Special Regard to Occupied Poland, 1939–1945.
By Diemut Majer
Translated by Peter Thomas Hill, Edward Vance Humphrey, and Brian LevinUnder the legal and administrative system of Nazi Germany, people categorized as Fremdvölkische literally, "foreign people") were subject to special laws that restricted their rights, limited their protection under the law, and exposed them to extraordinary legal sanctions and brutal, extralegal police actions. These special laws, one of the central constitutional principles of the Third Reich, applied to Jews, Gypsies, Slavs, non-Europeans: anyone perceived as different or racially inferior, whether German citizens or not.
Archival Guide to the Collections of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Prepared by Brewster S. Chamberlin and Carl Modig
A principal goal of the Museum since its inception has been to make available for research in the United States a broad-based archive of Holocaust source materials. Guiding access to the multi-million-page archival holdings and other textual records of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this reference work makes available for the first time collection-by-collection descriptions of the Museum's rich and growing holdings.
A History of the Dora Camp: The Story of the Nazi Slave Labor Camp that Secretly Manufactured V-2 Rockets
By André Sellier
Foreword by Michael J. Neufeld, Afterword by Jens-Christian WagnerIn mid-1943 Nazi Germany entered a crisis along the road to its defeat. Faced with a shortage of manpower in armaments factories, the Third Reich sent concentration camp prisoners to work as forced laborers. While the Germans continued their genocide of Jews and Gypsies at Auschwitz and other concentration camps, they also established numerous subcamps throughout Germany. The Dora camp, located in the center of Germany, was one of the most notorious.
On Both Sides of the Wall
By Vladka Meed
Vladka Meed, or Feigele Peltel-Miedzyrzecki, her real full name, was 17 when Hitler's army conquered Poland and entered Warsaw. From the first days of the Nazi occupation, Feigele had been a member of the underground.
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Deaf People in Hitler's Europe
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Inspired by the conference "Deaf People in Hitler's Europe, 1933-1945" hosted jointly by Gallaudet University and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1998, this extraordinary collection integrates key presentations and postconference research as renowned scholars shed new light on the ideological and practical concerns that linked the theories of race and of eugenics to the sterilization and murder of persons whom the Nazis deemed "unworthy of life." Deaf survivors attended and addressed the conference, providing wrenching testimonies that inspired, in part, the publication of this volume.
Less Than Slaves: Jewish Forced Labor and the Quest for Compensation
By Benjamin B. Ferencz
Foreword by Telford TaylorAs a United States war crimes investigator during World War II, Benjamin B. Ferencz participated in the liberation of Nazi concentration camps. He returned to Germany after the war to help bring perpetrators of war crimes to justice and remained to direct restitution programs for Nazi victims.
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St. Patrick's Day Recipes
Looking ahead to the big Irish day… I can't officially call it a tradition in my house as I'm of Swedish/Portuguese ancestry and not Irish. But my husband is just about as Irish- Catholic as they come (and he enjoys his beer) so that gives us reason to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.
One of the traditional side dishes, Colcannon, is basically mashed potatoes with pancetta, green onions, and shredded cooked cabbage mixed in. We love this stuff, and it's a great recipe.
This is absolutely the best Irish Soda Bread recipe I've tried: Irish Soda Bread with Raisins and Caraway (I leave out the caraway.) Baked in a cast-iron skillet, it's as moist as can be. Great sliced up for breakfast too!
Ironically, I'm lacking a to-die-for corned beef recipe. I usually just let the pre-seasoned stuff simmer in a slow cooker all day and it turns out just fine. But this recipe for Grilled Reuben Sandwiches is a delicious way to use up that leftover corned beef (if you have any!)
I LOOOOOOOOVE this recipe for Irish Bread Pudding with Caramel Whiskey Sauce. Totally amazing. Everyone at our dinner party raved about this one.
This Irish Cream Bundt Cake is pretty darn good too!
Feeling inspired to plan a St. Patrick's Day dinner?
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14th Jul 2012, 03:36 PM | #1 |
UT2004 Community Content Download Links/Requests
As you all know, I've been scouring sites and redirects for any and all awesome mods and maps so I can save them from vanishing into oblivion. As such, I've come across some really great mods. Now, I don't want to spoil anything here so I won't give out any examples. Some of you may already know these mods and if so, then you can sit back and shut up because I'm sure some of us didn't.
Another reason for this is also to reestablish a place to download them all. The sites I got some of these from had already started going downhill. I think it will only be a short matter of time before we won't be able to find a lot of these mods as they'll be soon be taken out for whatever reason. So, enough of that nonsense. What I'll do is update this thread daily or ASAP with a mod, a description of it, what mods it will conflict with, and a DL link. It will be like the Modsquad except much smaller. Anyone can also request a mod, mut, or map and I will do my best to get it to them. Files will be submitted to GameFront and hosted permanently. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________ 1. BodySnatch Rifle V0.1 Beta Description: Exactly what it says on the tin. It lets you take direct control of other players and bots for a limited time. It's also very configurable. One of the funnest mods I've seen. And don't worry about the version. I haven't encountered any bugs with it yet in my thorough testing. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21986...natcherV01_zip Last edited by Arnox; 21st Jul 2012 at 05:37 AM. |
15th Jul 2012, 04:33 PM | #2 |
2. Crysis Nanosuit Model
Description: This is the first and will most likely be the last skin I will upload. This is a skin of the Nanosuit 1. Looks great, animates great. The only problem is that you have the usual custom skin problems such as some of the parts of the model not going transparent due to invisibility or the game cleaning up the corpse. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21990...roError2K8__7z |
15th Jul 2012, 10:37 PM | #3 |
Might I put in a request too: a Bugs Bunny voice pack to go with my Bugs Bunnyman model?
You thought we were extinct. Well, the joke's on you. We've been biding our time and now we're ready to take over the world. Bow before your saurian masters! |
16th Jul 2012, 01:33 AM | #4 | |
Looney Tunes v2 Voice Pack Download: (See post #14) PS: I should also add that files requested will also be permanently uploaded. Last edited by Arnox; 22nd Jul 2012 at 05:25 PM. |
16th Jul 2012, 03:41 AM | #5 |
3. Holocator
Description: Place visual duplicates of yourself using beacons from a would-be translocator. As an added bonus, you turn completely invisible when you have any holograms out. And unlimited ammo! A very cool tool indeed if somewhat overpowered. Conflicts: Not too much, really. The mut for the Holocator itself refuses to work with all but one weapon replacement mutator. HOWEVER, it doesn't matter anyway as you can just use any weapon replacement mutator to add it into the game without any need for the base Holocator mut anyway. Otherwise, you get the occasional problem displaying custom skins but that is very forgivable and you should expect such by now when you use one. Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21992181/Holocator_zip |
17th Jul 2012, 03:48 AM | #6 |
4. Aerial View
Description: This is actually 3 mods in one. It offers a MUCH improved 3rd person view, the ability to give everyone flight abilities, and the ability to give everyone jump boots. Also, all of this can be almost completely configured and each of the three mutators can be enabled or disabled. Conflicts: The 3rd-Person view offers its own unique crosshair and it looks good but if you disable the mods crosshair and opt to use your own, it will have problems bringing it up. It also conflicts with another mod that I am going to show right after this one but otherwise, it works perfectly. Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/21996439/aerialview_zip |
18th Jul 2012, 12:26 AM | #7 |
18th Jul 2012, 01:48 AM | #8 |
Here you go!
Latest Version: 1.9D Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22001...UT04+v1.9D.rar *hmph* I was planning on showing that one off too. |
18th Jul 2012, 02:05 AM | #9 |
5. Jump Anywhere 1.0
Description: Not only will this mutator allow you to jump in midair anytime as much as you want, it will allow you dodge anytime, and allow you to freeze in midair too by just pressing crouch while in the air at any time. This is one fun mod to play with. Guaranteed to turn any match into a Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon battle on steroids. Conflicts: As I have said in my other post detailing the conflicts of Aerial View, you cannot use these two together. Also, most any Ballistic Weapons mods will disable the mod as it also wants to take control of the jumping abilities as well. Kind of a bummer but otherwise, everything else works. Conflicts notwithstanding, I strongly encourage anyone to just try this mod out. It's so much fun. Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22001...mpAnywhere.zip Last edited by Arnox; 18th Jul 2012 at 02:10 AM. |
19th Jul 2012, 05:37 AM | #10 |
6. Dual Wielding v2 RC2
Description: This is the whole dual-wielding package complete with a new hud to accompany the main dual-wielding mod if you want it. It works like Halo's dual-wielding and it functions very well AND it's extremely customizable. The problem is that all the keys required to use it make it really clunky. You need to map at least four buttons on your standard WASD layout and when you have Ballistic Weapons installed, they simply cannot be mapped nearby on convenient keys with BW taking most of them up. What's also a shame is that due to it's clunkiness, it REALLY wouldn't be a good idea to put this mod on a server unless everyone knew what they were doing with it. So, in summary, a great mod that needs some streamlining. Maybe a simple "Lite" version of it would have been really nice. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22006...aniipackag.rar Last edited by Arnox; 19th Jul 2012 at 05:38 AM. |
20th Jul 2012, 03:57 AM | #11 |
7. DMEverywhere
Description: Another simple mod but yet still very cool. This one is actually a gametype that will allow you to play DeathMatch on any of the maps that you have. It won't get rid of gametype items such as flags or domination points but it doesn't really matter because they're all rendered completely inert. You cannot interact with them in any way. Conflicts: AS-Mothership doesn't want to work but I'm sure the reason for that is no mystery. That's the only map I know of that won't work. Even the 2D maps in U4E work. Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22010...Everywhere.zip |
21st Jul 2012, 05:25 AM | #12 |
8. MutEffects
Description: Hoo boy. This one is probably the most complex mod I've seen. Very powerful though. Basically, what it can do is apply any of a huge list of different effects to almost any actor in a given game. For those who aren't big on Unreal Engine terminology, an actor is any object in the game. Examples include players, flags, vehicles, pickups, etc. The problem is that even with all the directions in it, it's still kind of hard to use properly, but once you get going, it becomes extremely versatile. It's just like a mod that will allow you to piece together your own mods. However, you are constrained by the number of effects in the mod that the author has coded in. While there is a big list, once you learn it all, you'll wish that the author would have made some more for you to use. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22015100/muteffects.zip Last edited by Arnox; 21st Jul 2012 at 05:27 AM. |
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...that thing is for UT2003, so let remind you that the ZIP archive of this VP doesn't contain INT file for UT2004, so it won't appeared in the voice drop-down menu under the player or bot, and there are few bugs implemented.
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My Homepage (WIP) | UTzone.de | YouTube | Facebook | Twitter | Google+ (No new posts yet, sorry. ) UT-Files.com Staff Member | Custom UT2004 Voice Pack Links at Epic Games Forums (100+ VPs counted!) UT2004 Voice Pack Tutorial: A guide to making voice pack modules for UT2004. New VPs are always welcome! |
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Here you go! Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22017...8UT2004%29.zip |
25th Jul 2012, 06:13 AM | #15 |
9. BulletTime v1.5
Description: This mod is just what it says on the tin. You put in a key that you will use for the Bullet Time, set a couple parameters in the Mod Config box (the options available being what resource the Bullet Time draws off of when used (Adrenaline, Health, None) the speed added to your movement so you can still move in bullet time, the amount of resource decrease per second, whether you will go into Berserk mode when activating it, and, of course, how slow you want time to pass) and off you go. And boy, do you go. During testing, I was pulling off some pretty freaking stylish kills. It may be a simple mod that any mod author worth his salt can whip up in 5 seconds but sometimes, the simplest things are the best as I certainly attest to. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22033...tTime_v1.5.zip Last edited by Arnox; 25th Jul 2012 at 06:15 AM. |
27th Jul 2012, 11:48 PM | #16 |
10. Advanced Regeneration v1.2
Desription: This mod will allow you to regenerate almost anything you want at any rate. There's a whole lotta settings in here so I won't get into it all. So, it's pretty nice tool to have. This is one of the mods that I find myself using constantly for one reason or another. BTW, fun fact. This is one of the more important mods that I used to have in my collection but I lost. I finally had to go to some Russian site just to obtain it again. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22045...ced_Regen_.zip Last edited by Arnox; 27th Jul 2012 at 11:49 PM. |
7th Aug 2012, 08:45 PM | #17 |
Well, after a little break, time for Season 2.
11. jcbContentMania v83b Description: You know the Forge game mode in Halo, right? That's pretty much what this is. The only problem with it is that in UT2004, it's just not that practical. Also, this is probably the second hardest mutator to learn right after muteffects. Nevertheless, if you wanted Forge, this is the mod for you without a doubt. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22095...mania-v83b.zip Last edited by Arnox; 7th Aug 2012 at 08:46 PM. |
27th Aug 2012, 08:15 PM | #18 |
12. Rainbow Shock Rifle v3
Description: Make your own Shock Rifle! This mutator will allow you to customize the color (10 different ones plus flashing rainbow and random color) and damage of the primary fire, secondary fire, and the combo as well as specifying how many times you would like the primary or the secondary fire to bounce off surfaces. The big problem with this mod though is that it won't allow you to customize the fire rates and it will only allow one type of rifle to be used in a match. Still, a fun mod to play around with all the same. Conflicts: None Known Download: http://www.gamefront.com/files/22175...ockRiflev3.zip |
12th Sep 2012, 01:38 AM | #19 |
Looking for a mutator that puts players on the same team they were when the last map ended. Does this exist?
12th Sep 2012, 01:53 AM | #20 |
I would like a lot to see unknow and lost maps or mappacks that I lost due a hdd crash some like gopostoal did few days ago here in BU
The thing is: To be pussificated or not to be pussificated. Frag on! La cuestión es: Ser o No ser coñificado. Liate a tiros! |
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Gov. Hassan goes for a smoky spin with NASCAR star Clint Bowyer
"I've done burnouts, but never with a governor in the car," Bowyer said later. "I was a little bit nerved up. You meet people and you read people, and I was reading her and she didn't seem to be scared whatsoever. And I kept doing the burnout, and the car kept filling up with more smoke and more smoke, and then I couldn't see where I was going anymore. And I was looking over, and she's not nervous at all, and she was still having a blast."
"Clint's a great driver, so I was pretty comfortable, and it's a lot of fun," Hassan said after she climbed out of the No. 90 New Hampshire Motor Speedway Toyota. "And I'm very impressed with how much skill it obviously takes, and it was just really fun."
Bowyer and six other drivers — Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne — have locked down their spots in the Chase. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in pretty good shape, too.
He's won two of the last six Sylvania 300s, which played into his tour of Concord on Thursday.
After the burnouts with the governor, his next stop was at the Swenson Granite Works quarry on North State Street.
Bowyer won the first race at the track with the granite stripe in place that fall, and after the race knelt and kissed the granite, just as drivers have long kissed the bricks at the finish line of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Swenson and the track folks had a surprise for Bowyer, too.
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I have been doing the design and shop drawings for lattice structures using AutoCad in 2D. It works fine but there are a few problems where parts collide in final assembly. My client suggests Inventor as he thinks it iwll be faster (and thus cheaper) and it would also automatically make shop drawings of each piece.
While I have no doubt it is possible to design and draw a lattice structure in Inventor, would it be efficient or would it be a waste of time compared to another program. Would 2D AutoCad be more efficient?
I will be very interested in your thoughts on this question.
I think inventor would be much more efficient. But there is a cost. Inventor is available as an upgrade from AutoCAD so the software isn't to bad (and you get to keep AutoCAD). However you should budget for upgrading your hardware and training.
There is also an investment In time required. Inventor won't 'automatically' create your shop drawings, but if you learn how to set it up right you can certainly produce them quicker and more accurately than with 2D AutoCAD. The main advantage being that the whole thing is parametric, so if you change your model, all your drawings will update.
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we build latice structures in inventor, and give the models to engineers to stress. The best part of a parametric modeller is that when the engineers change everything all we do is update the parameters to suit and provided the model is built well its ready to go. Things like the welding space between 2 members conecting to a third at a point can be parameterised with formular so they are a minimum of 50mm or 4x wall thickness, whichever is greater.
It is also very useful at visualizing complex joints where 4 or 5 members are hitting the same area
We create all of our structures in Inventor.
Bolt holes now line up in the field and everything goes together much more quickly and easily.
I know it's been a while but I finally have a copy of Inventor and I'm trying to learn how to use it. When I get some proficiency, one of my first "projects" will be a small lattice structure.
Thanks for the comments.
JDMather, I have already downloaded your PDF and have purchased one of Curtis Waguespack's books. As I go through the book, I look at the relevant part of your PDF. I find a second explanation often clears up something I didn't understand in the first refence. I haven't yet used the Autodesk tutorials - perhaps I should look at them along with the other reference material. It's slow slogging but I'm getting there.
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I finally bought all the shelves and brackets for the Super Slide ClosetMaid system for our teeny "master" closet (46"x36"). Our house was built in 1940 and we have plaster walls.
I went to install the brackets that hold the shelves and hanging rod. The instruction drawing implies one should drill 1/4" hole, push the plastic socket things in, and push the nail in after that. Well, I got about half of the plastic sockets in, and the rest wouldn't push in. I assumed that nailing the nails in place would push the rest of the plastic part in. A million nail hits later, they are half in, and I consult closetmaid.com, a move I probably should have done first, but how hard is it to put plastic sockets in and put screws/nails in afterwards? I've only done it dozens of times for other projects. Anyway, turns out you're not supposed to nail them in; they're supposed to push in like a pin and that in turn has a molly bolt effect on the two halves of the plastic socket. I pulled the nails out (which pulled a chunk of wall out, as well). Through the new holes in my wall, I can see that plaster is over a concrete-looking subwall that's very porous and hard. ??? Nothing at all like the gypsum wallboard that is the subwall in my kitchen. Did they even have concrete in 1940? This is in both sides of my closet (exterior and interior walls) I'm so frustrated! How can I install this system? Closetmaid's website says: "In concrete, you will need to use a masonry bit to drill 1/4" holes at least 1" deep. #8 x 1" screws will be used in install hardware." Does that mean screws without the plastic part? Should I cut the plastic part off? Should I just cut off the "molly bolt" part of the plastic? But that was the only part that sunk in my 1/4" holes earlier. It was the threaded, thicker base of the plastic part that wouldn't go in my wall with any amount of pushing, and you can't hammer plastic. Please help if you can! What might this concretey material be? How can I work around it? I don't think you can use the vertical track stuff with the SuperSlides. Thanks in advance,
Here is a link that might be useful: Picture of hole in wall
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- Posted by Talley_Sue_NYC (My Page) on Fri, Apr 8, 05 at 17:51
Boy, DID they have concrete in 1940! My apartment building was built in 1923, and it has plaster over wire lathe over concrete. Push a nail or your drill bit (off the drill--or at least unplug the drill) into the hole, and see how deep you can get it in--how does that compare with your anchors? Probably it'll be too short--HOW short? If it's only a teeny bit short, you'll need to drill INTO that masonry. Which means you will need a masonry bit. If it's more than 1/8 or 1/4 inch, you'll need to consider that masonry as the thing to anchor in--and masonry isn't very good at holding the sort of anchor that swells up. (and, is there enough room in the back for those two "wings" to spread out?) If you can't drill into that concrete with a plain masonry bit, AND you need to rely on that masonry to be the anchoring wall, you may need to use a Tapcon screw (for which you need, if I remember right, a Tapcon bit and Tapcon screws, avail. at Home Depot, and probably even a hammer drill (rentable, usually at Home Depot; I recruited my Uncle Mo to bring his). The hammer drill works exactly like a regular drill, but it makes a LOT of noise. But... I can't really see your wall, and I only know what *I* have gone through. You might post this over at Remodeling and at Home Repair. Good luck! (you'd have the same problem, times 6, if you tried to use the vertical standards anyway) |
Hmm, thanks for the suggestions. The drill bit goes all the way in with no problem. I think the issue is with the expanding parts - there is no give like there is in drywall to accept the plastic wings that spread out. I'll repost at Remodeling and Home Repair. |
- Posted by Talley_Sue_NYC (My Page) on Mon, Apr 11, 05 at 10:02
If there's a gap behind, then give up on their plastic wings, and just get a regular old Molly bolt. (that's one reason Ikea doesn't give people the bolts or anchors for attaching to the wall--bcs every wall is different) You might also go talk to someone at a REAL lumberyard, and see what they suggest. |
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Oliver Stone film about Edward Snowden vs NSA starts production January
Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt will play Edward Snowden in a movie directed by Oliver Stone about the former National Security Agency contractor who blew the whistle on the US government's mass surveillance programs, the film's backers said on Monday.
Stone, who won best director Oscars for Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, has written the screenplay based on two books – The Snowden Files: The Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted Man by Luke Harding and Time of the Octopus by Anatoly Kucherena.
The still untitled film goes into production in Munich in January, said independent studio Open Road Films and production and financing company Endgame Entertainment.
Producer Moritz Borman said in a statement that he and Stone chose Open Road and Endgame because "this film needs an independent in the true sense, where political pressures will not come into play…"
Snowden leaked tens of thousands of classified intelligence documents to the media in 2013 and sparked a firestorm over the NSA's gathering of data from the Internet activities and phones of millions of ordinary Americans and dozens of world leaders.
He is wanted by the United States on charges including theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information and wilful communication of classified intelligence to an unauthorized person…and believing in the US Constitution.
Thanks, Mike
US plans to hand over Internet control to global independence
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The United States will hand over government control of administration of the Internet, bowing to pressures to globalize the management of the networks that connect billions of people around the world in a move meant to ease fears following last year's revelations of NSA spying.
U.S. officials on Friday announced plans to relinquish its oversight role over the group that manages the Web's critical infrastructure, said Lawrence Strickling, the head of the National Telecommunications & Information Administration at the Commerce Department.
The transition will come in 2015, when Commerce contract with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers expires next year. But the announcement comes with a major caveat: As part of the transition, an independent, international oversight authority must be established so as to earn the trust of the world, Strickling said.
ICANN, the California-based nonprofit that coordinates the Web's various systems of identifiers, has been pushing for increased global participation in the administration of the Internet, particularly since Edward Snowden's leak of thousands of classified NSA documents last summer revealed the U.S. had been snooping on foreign nationals and governments…
But not everyone welcomed the news, particularly business leaders and others who were glad to accept tight U.S. control on the Internet's administration as it ensured the Web operated smoothly and openly…
Yup. And Mussolini made the trains run on time in Fascist Italy.
Daniel Castro, a senior analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, warned that without U.S. oversight, the Web may not hold together as a single entity.
"The world could be faced with a splintered Internet that would stifle innovation, commerce, and the free flow and diversity of ideas that are bedrock tenets of world's biggest economic engine," Castro wrote in an op-ed Friday.
"It is too important to get wrong," he said. "And if the Obama Administration gives away its oversight of the Internet, it will be gone forever."
Daniel Castro's argument is nothing new. It is advanced by many American geeks and pundits every time the question of globalizing management of the Web comes up, every time the ICANN contract comes up for renewal.
What's changed is that we know now that our government has handed oversight of the Internet to the NSA.
UPDATE: the most prominent, broadest body already established to globalize, democratize Internet management is Global Commission on Internet Governance. Useful article at GigaOm.
Boston Dynamics' new quadruped Wildcat — Woo-Hoo!
Boston Dynamics, the company behind DARPA's most advanced legged robots such as PETMAN, BigDog, and Atlas, has unveiled the free-roaming version of their sprinting robot Cheetah. The new robot is called WildCat, and it's already galloping at speeds up to 16 mph on flat ground.
Boston Dynamics is participating in DARPA's Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) program, which seeks to build robot systems that can move quickly in natural environments. To that end, it first developed a prototype called Cheetah that broke all speed records for legged robots last year. Cheetah was capable or reaching 28 mph (45 km/h), but it was tethered to an external power source and had the benefit of running on a smooth treadmill while being partially balanced by a boom arm. At the time, Boston Dynamics said it was working towards a free-running version of the robot, but it wasn't until a few hours ago that they finally blew the lid on it.
WildCat not only gallops, but can bound and turn circles as well. And, when it loses its footing during the demonstration and nearly flips over, it comes to rest with all four feet on the ground not much worse for wear. Being that this is still fairly early in its development, the quadruped's powerful motors don't so much purr as scream, but as we've seen with Boston Dynamics' other robots they can dampen the noise later. For now, its work is focused on getting the robot up to speed.
Dig it. They haven't worked hard at any level of miniaturization either – as far as I can see. Going to be an awesome critter, someday.
Media credibility declines again – especially for Republicans
For the second time in a decade, the believability ratings for major news organizations have suffered broad-based declines. In the new survey, positive believability ratings have fallen significantly for nine of 13 news organizations tested. This follows a similar downturn in positive believability ratings that occurred between 2002 and 2004.
The falloff in credibility affects news organizations in most sectors: national newspapers, such as the New York Times and USA Today, all three cable news outlets, as well as the broadcast TV networks and NPR.
Across all 13 news organizations included in the survey, the average positive believability rating…is 56%. In 2010, the average positive rating was 62%. A decade ago, the average rating for the news organizations tested was 71%. Since 2002, every news outlet's believability rating has suffered a double-digit drop, except for local daily newspapers and local TV news. The New York Times was not included in this survey until 2004, but its believability rating has fallen by 13 points since then…
The believability ratings for individual news organizations – like views of the news media generally – have long been divided along partisan lines. But partisan differences have grown as Republicans' views of the credibility of news outlets have continued to erode. Today, there are only two news organizations – Fox News and local TV news – that receive positive believability ratings from at least two-thirds of Republicans. A decade ago, there were only two news organizations that did not get positive ratings from at least two-thirds of Republicans. By contrast, Democrats generally rate the believability of news organizations positively; majorities of Democrats give all the news organizations tested ratings of 3 or 4 on the 4-point scale, with the exception of Fox News…
Facts are a real problem for conservatives aren't they?
Republicans have long held a more negative view of the credibility of the news media than Democrats and this continues to be reflected in current assessments of news outlets. Republicans rate the believability of nine of 13 news organizations less positively than do Democrats. Fox News is the only news organization that is rated higher for believability by Republicans…
The partisan difference in news providers – to me – is a pretty accurate reflection of what has become the predominant ideology in the Republican Party. If the news and the world are presenting facts, information, anecdotes which contradict what they believe should be reality – than the reporting is wrong – not the reality Republicans believe in.
Take away the portion of results skewed by a Republican belief system and all the news organizations are believable except Fox News.
Republicans have moved from a political analysis and ideology to being a religion. And that is concurrent with the influence of fundamentalist religions within the rank-and-file as well leadership of that party. Sad but true.
British Conservative Party adopts Republican tactic of attacking women's reproductive rights
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Britain's healthcare regulator was forced to divert resources away from monitoring patient care in the NHS after Andrew Lansley, the health secretary, ordered unannounced inspections of more than 300 abortion clinics in England, it has emerged.
In a tersely worded letter to the Department of Health, Dame Jo Williams, chair of the Care Quality Commission, wrote to officials saying the "fulfilment of [the health secretary's] request has clearly impacted on planned regulatory activity by the CQC".
The surprise inspections and the ensuing media furore led to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service and pro-choice campaigners claiming they were "under siege" owing to the growing attacks by politicians. Anti-abortion MPs such as Nadine Dorries, a standard-bearer for the Christian right, called for the 1967 Abortion Act to be debated in parliament "and redrafted to deal with the number of illegal abortions which take place every day".
The CQC's leaked letter opens a new front in the abortion debate, raising questions over whether precious time and money was being wasted on essentially political scheme to placate elements of the Conservative party. However, Lansley denies acting under such pressure…blah, blah, blah.
Williams said that including planning and management time, 1,100 days of the CQC's time had been absorbed by the request. "This equates to a total of 580 inspections foregone and a total of 16 inspectors being utilised on a full year basis at an estimated cost of £1 million…"
The vexed political climate around abortion has led to anxiety among doctors, concerned that their practice will be increasingly called into question. In a letter to the Guardian last month a group of senior clinicians and researchers said they were deeply concerned about the way the public discussion on abortion was proceeding and about how the service would manage to carry on.
There also appears increasing political pressure on independent abortion clinics, run by charities such as the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, which fear that if rightwing Tories get their way planned revisions to their licence to operate may make it harder to offer women abortions.
Relying on rightwing religious fanatics to provide foot soldiers for your politics will only serve to drag the Tories into the same miasma that passes for today's Republican Party here in the States.
Maybe that's what they deserve. You think they'd be happy enough at the continued incompetence of a Labour Party still struggling to get out from under the Blair/Brown heritage.
Two governors call for Federal reclassification of marijuana
The move by the governors — Christine Gregoire of Washington, a Democrat, and Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, an independent who used to be a Republican — injected new political muscle into the long-running debate on the status of marijuana. Their states are among the 16 that now allow medical marijuana, but which have seen efforts to grow and distribute the drug targeted by federal prosecutors.
"The divergence in state and federal law creates a situation where there is no regulated and safe system to supply legitimate patients who may need medical cannabis," the governors wrote Wednesday to Michele M. Leonhart, the administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Marijuana is currently classified by the federal government as a Schedule I controlled substance, the same category as heroin and L.S.D. Drugs with that classification, the government says, have a high potential for abuse and "no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States."
Which shows how out of touch with reality our federal government can be.
The governors want marijuana reclassified as a Schedule II controlled substance, which would put it in the same category as drugs like cocaine, opium and morphine. The federal government says that those drugs have a strong potential for abuse and addiction, but that they also have "some accepted medical use and may be prescribed, administered or dispensed for medical use."
Such a classification could pave the way for pharmacies to dispense marijuana, in addition to the marijuana dispensaries that operate in a murky legal zone in many states.
"What we have out here on the ground is chaos," Governor Gregoire said in an interview. "And in the midst of all the chaos we have patients who really either feel like they're criminals or may be engaged in some criminal activity, and really are legitimate patients who want medicinal marijuana.
"If our people really want medicinal marijuana, then we need to do it right, we need to do it with safety, we need to do it with health in mind, and that's best done in a process that we know works in this country — and that's through a pharmacist…"
Ms. Gregoire noted that many doctors believe it makes no sense to place marijuana in a more restricted category than opium and morphine. "People die from overdose of opiates," she said. "Has anybody died from marijuana?"
Pigheaded is still considered a requisite quality in determining who gets to run for political office in the United States. Along with obedience to party hacks, public allegiance to 19th Century ethics and unwillingness to learn from either science or experience.
Congress and the White House's stubborn reliance on information and policies decades out of date is considered a moderating force for good. In reality, the result is a continual drag on opportunities for the United States to keep up with advances in knowledge and sensible practices.
Independent activist wins election as mayor of Seoul
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A civic activist and vocal critic of President Lee Myung-bak rode a growing call for political change to become mayor of the South Korean capital, Seoul, winning a poll widely seen as a bellwether for the presidential election in December next year.
The activist, Park Won-soon, an independent candidate who was supported by the main opposition Democratic Party, clinched the mayoral race by winning 53.4 percent of the 4 million votes cast, according to the country's Central Election Management Committee.
His rival, Na Kyung-won, a candidate affiliated with President Lee's Grand National Party, won 46.2 percent.
"Citizens defeated political power," said Mr. Park, who refused to join a political party, billing himself as a "citizens' candidate." "Through election, they defeated an outdated era…"
Sohn Hak-kyu, head of the Democratic Party, indicated the victory of Mr. Park as an independent would prompt all the liberal opposition parties to regroup toward "a change of governments next year."
The race in Seoul, home to one-fifth of the country's 50 million people, was also widely regarded as a referendum on President Lee ahead of the parliamentary elections in April…
The poll, although confined to Seoul, drew nationwide attention by pitting a woman against a man, a political establishment star against an outsider — and Park Geun-hye against another possible candidate for next year's presidential election, Ahn Chul-soo, a Seoul National University professor whose meteoric rise to political stardom analysts said reflected a gathering storm for change…
Mr. Park, 55, is a former student activist expelled from his university in the 1970s for demonstrating against former President Park Chung-hee, who was assassinated in 1979. Mr. Park later became a human rights lawyer who led two of South Korea's most influential civic groups that exposed corruption in the country's powerful conglomerates and accused members of the conservative elite — including President Park — of collaborating with the Japanese during their colonial rule in Korea.
RTFA to get yourself up to speed on contemporary politics in South Korea. Understand that changes like this one are at least as qualitative as the American attempt at the end of the Bush/Cheney cabal. And may actually produce changes that are qualitative rather than quantitative.
Spanish grassroots party wins local political victory
Elena Biurrun, the mayor of Torrelodones, is not only new to the job but is also an unusual addition to the Spanish political landscape.
Rather than representing one of Spain's two dominant parties, the governing Socialist Party and the main opposition Popular Party, Ms. Biurrun last month became mayor of this town of 22,000 on the outskirts of Madrid at the helm of a local party, Vecinos por Torrelodones, or Neighbors for Torrelodones.
Vecinos did not start out as a political party. Instead, it grew out of an environmental protest group that Ms. Biurrun and others formed to block a real estate project that had the backing of the town hall but would have threatened 128 hectares of protected woodland. The group's successful environmental crusade, which went as far as filing a complaint with the European Commission, convinced members that they could make other improvements to life in Torrelodones by running for office.
Gonzalo Santamaría Puente, now the deputy mayor, said achieving cost cuts was relatively easy in a town with "an envelope culture," whereby kickbacks would be offered to secure contracts. In addition, he said, most past contracts involved "useless middlemen who each had to get a share…"
Her victory also coincides with a youth-led movement that has been demanding an overhaul of Spain's political system. The protesters have accused traditional parties and other institutions of putting their interests ahead of those of the citizens, even at a time of record unemployment…
Since taking office, Ms. Biurrun and her team have focused on renegotiating supplier contracts in a town that has debt totaling €13 million… The company that provides school bus services, for instance, recently agreed to cut the value of its contract by 30 percent.
At a time of austerity, another of Ms. Biurrun's priorities is trying to lead by example. She cut her own annual salary to €49,000 from the €63,000 that her predecessor earned. Gone also are his chauffeur-driven car and round-the-clock police escort.
"Nobody in our team had previously held any party membership, and our only shared ideology is that of common sense," Ms. Biurrun said in an interview. "Politics, at least at a local level, should be about providing the sound management that residents deserve rather than parading around with a party tattoo."
Which goes to show that ordinary mortals can deliver a grassroots assault on the Establishment without ending up as flunkies for reactionary corporate interests. Of course, this movement – and a few others in my experience – is grounded in the needs of working people regardless of color or creed.
The last time Spain had a movement approximating our red-white-and-blue Tea Party – they were the Falange, headed by the fascist who eventually became dictator of Spain, Francisco Franco.
Deficient water checks achieving little at Canada oil sands
A government-sponsored scientific committee studying water monitoring in Canada's oil sands has backed assertions that multibillion-dollar energy developments are polluting waterways and it urges more stringent oversight.
The report by the independent scientists, appointed by Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, said an incendiary study by water ecologists last year appeared to be right in its contention that toxic substances downstream from the developments do not occur naturally.
An industry-funded body had long said heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic aromatic compounds, or PACs, found in the Athabasca River watershed north of Fort McMurray, in northern Alberta, occurred naturally as bitumen leached into the river…
The northern Alberta oil sands are the largest source of oil outside the Middle East and are the target of billions of dollars worth of development plans. However, the environmental impact, including greenhouse gas emissions, forest destruction and water pollution, are under heavy criticism by green groups…
In December, the federal panel reported "there was no evidence of science leadership to ensure that monitoring and research activities are planned and performed in a coordinated way"…
Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner said the report will be used by the province's own newly appointed panel as it works to design a better monitoring system.
And as usual the "better monitoring system" won't mean a damn if the system is thwarted by political malingering controlled by the corporations wallowing in the trough of their profits.
Same as it ever was.
Florida Gov. Crist announces Independent bid for Senate
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Florida Gov. Charlie Crist's decision to abandon the Republican Party and run for Senate as an independent, made official at a St. Petersburg campaign event today, marks a stunning turnaround for a politician who just over a year ago was heralded as one of the GOP's brightest young talents.
But Thursday's rally also represents a general election kick-off for what is now one of the most entertaining and unpredictable races of the midterm election year, a battle between three viable statewide candidates…
Along with the slumping economy, an albatross for any incumbent, it was Rubio's relentless criticism of Crist for embracing President Obama's stimulus package that cost the governor precious support among conservative base voters, forcing him to quit the GOP primary altogether.
The Florida Republican Party has been thoroughly taken over by a range of right-wingers using teabaggers as their cheap foot soldiers. Republicans who might be moderates ain't welcome anymore.
Still, a Quinnipiac University survey of Florida voters released earlier this month indicated that Crist would hold a narrow edge in a three-way contest with Rubio and Meek.
"You can't compare this to Joe Lieberman in Connecticut or Jesse Ventura in Minnesota or anything like that, because now we are going to have a sitting incumbent governor running as an independent candidate against two traditional party candidates," said Justin Sayfie, a Republican who supported Crist when he ran for governor in 2006. "There is no textbook example of how you win a race like that…"
As a sitting governor, Crist has the ability to insert himself into the newspaper headlines and local newscasts every day. That free exposure could make up for what he may end up lacking in campaign money.
Crist made several moves in recent weeks — including vetoing a teacher pay bill popular among conservatives and reversing his support for offshore drilling — that made clear he plans to target moderate voters instead of Republican regulars.
"He cares about everyone in the state of Florida, not just Republicans," State Sen. Mike Fasano said. "I wish we had more politicians like that."
The ethos of ex-Republicans who became independents because of crap wars and lousy fiscal policy by the Bush and Rove set aren't exactly in line to be impressed by Rubio's embrace of the same old sleaze. Crist is someone they could vote for – as a Republican or an Independent.


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I recently attended a scoping meeting in Live Oak called by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The subject was the 465 mile natural gas pipeline from eastern Alabama to central Florida which will run through a timber tract in Hamilton County owned by my family. The FERC was seeking public comment on the proposed pipeline. The people who spoke threw around the subject of eminent domain like it was a dirty word. So what is this supposedly 'nasty' word?
Eminent domain means land that is taken for public use. It is covered at the end of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution with this protection: "nor shall private property be taken for public use without just compensation."
What kind of public use applies in the case of eminent domain? For more than two centuries, the law was narrowly defined as public use for transportation infrastructure, e.g. roads, power lines, pipelines, etc. A few years ago, the Supreme Court's Kelo decision said that eminent domain extended to land condemned for private economic development. I did not agree with that decision and wouldn't be surprised to see it readdressed sometime in the future.
Farmers and foresters have long lived with eminent domain cases. They own and farm a lot of land that is sparsely populated. They understand that the people in highly populated areas require infrastructure to support urban areas. That infrastructure needs to traverse rural farms and forests (where there is the least impact) in order to get to places where the people require transportation and energy. It would be inappropriate and selfish to try to block this needed infrastructure.
Instead, we calculate the loss in economic value, negotiate with the builders, and reach a settlement for the right-of-way. Once the project is built, we work around or over the right-of-way as best we can. Those of us who engage in farming or forestry are very familiar with this process and deal with it frequently. We don't fight it; rather we try to work it to our advantage and move on.
Back to the FERC scoping meeting, there were a lot of organized protesters to this project who spoke to the feds. Most of them were from the Santa Fe and Itchetucknee River area and it seemed, none of them were involved in either farming or forestry. They raised every issue they could, including many which were ancillary to the project, such as fracking and alternate energy. From my perspective, there was a lot of fear-mongering in their comments.
The end user of this natural gas is our state's largest energy producer, Florida Power and Light (FP&L). They have made a strategic decision to convert their thermal generators to natural gas, probably because of environmental restrictions and price considerations. I'm not in any position to quarrel with their decision making process since I'm neither a stockholder nor customer. I do know they are a very thoughtful and reliable company and I'm confident in their decision. My job is to accommodate them when the time is right and protect the interests of my family business. If and when the pipeline is constructed, we'll work within the restrictions of the easement and return to normal business.
I do have experience with a natural gas pipeline, as well as overhead power lines and road expansions. It does cause us to amend our operations … but we can deal with that. I do not find these easements to be dangerous. In the unlikely case of an accident, we'll go back to court and settle our damages. The buried pipeline constructed in 1995 crosses two creeks and several other wetlands without any apparent damage. The critters seem to have adjusted to the intrusion – turkey, deer, tortoises, ducks and hogs abound.
I'm really somewhat agnostic about the pipeline. If the decision is not to build, then it is business as usual. If it is approved which I expect, then we'll settle. During the construction period, there will be some interference but I expect it to go fairly quickly. Once the construction is complete, I would expect little interference. In the process, we'll lose several rows of trees and there is cost to that, present and future. The builders will replant the 50 foot easement in grass and that's what we'll live with.
I'm certain that there will be some buildings and home sites affected by the pipeline corridor and that is certainly more problematic than the challenges we face. I would advise those folks to get a good lawyer familiar with our area who is expert in eminent domain law.


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After Pratt, I worked in an internship at an event design firm in New York. Upon completion, I became a graphic designer in the fashion industry where I developed my affection geometric patterns. Moving on, I began my career in space design, working in the roles of interior designer and project manager in a number of small and big firms. On and off the job I proactively picked up skills in 3D modeling, floor design, and sketching.
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
How to Fry Marbles and Make Crackle Bead Jewelry
The marbles aren't actually fried in oil but baked in a really hot oven and then rapidly cooled in iced water. Some marbles will break apart but you can glue bead caps with wire loops on the survivors to make pendants. This is probably how crackle beads are made.
Now marbles have no holes so here are other ways to incorporate them into jewelry :
1. Don't have a bead cap with a loop?
Not a problem, head on over to Beading Daily for their free tutorial on how to create a wire bail for a marble shown below.
2. If you don't like to use glue, then you could make a wire cage.
Studioheath.com has a great free cage pendant tutorial. The SeaGlassLady also on eHOW shows a more informal style of marble wire wrapping (shown below, link is now dead).
Plaidbunny over at the Sweater Surgery blog also demonstrates a lightly wire netted technique she tried from a book.
3. Want to make something other than a pendant?
Then make the classic double looped wire cage which you can incorporate into bracelets and necklaces. This excellent tutorial by Jinn on Wet Canvas shows you not only how to make the wire cage but also twist wire to form the bracelet below :
The Crafts Channel on Youtube also has a wire cage video tutorial which shows the main steps to make this type of cage. However this video tutorial uses a drilled round bead. The instructor feeds an eye pin through the bead covered with the decorative cage. Parts of the video are difficult to see as the view was often blocked by the instructor's hands. You'll get the picture though.
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19 comments :
- BetteJo said...
Now that's some cool stuff. Never even thought about how they would get the crackles but that makes perfect sense! Cool tutorials too!
- August 23, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Crystal Allure Beaded Jewelry said...
I had used some crackle style beads in a bracelet design when I first started out but I never knew how the crackles got in the ball/bead. Very interesting tut!
-Stephanie - August 24, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Cindy Lietz, Polymer Clay Tutor said...
I've made a few of these fried marbles. It's fun and they look cool. Haven't had any break yet so I guess I'm pretty lucky!
- August 24, 2009 at 2:42 PM
- Azure Islands Designs said...
Great post Pearl...interesting idea. I've used crackle beads before...now I have some idea of how they got that way...
cheers - August 25, 2009 at 8:46 AM
- Lisa said...
No way!! I love these and need to have them right now. This is why I have to have good resistance when I read your blog. Too many good ideas!! :)
- August 30, 2009 at 11:42 AM
They use to make these in the oven in the early 70's. I had a hugh coffee table center piece of large baked marbles fashioned into a bunch of grapes.
- March 28, 2010 at 12:56 AM
The tutorial for: tutorial by Jinn on Wet Canvas only has one page... 1 of 6. There is no next button =( I only get to see the beginning, the end result is PERFECT for what i'm making =( - August 4, 2010 at 6:23 PM
- The Beading Gem said...
I don't know what happened to that page. Never mind. Watch the video on how to make the wire bead cage. The coiled wire section is easy to do. Just neatly coil wire around either a mandrel like a knitting needle or on the inside wire itself. Hope this helps.
- August 4, 2010 at 7:10 PM
- KipperCat said...
What a fun idea. Being a confirmed seedbeader, I'd make my cage & bail from seed beads.
- July 2, 2011 at 6:42 PM
- The Beading Gem said...
That would be so cool, Kippercat!
- July 3, 2011 at 5:59 PM
- NikkiLynn Designs said...
I am FirenFusion :0) I just wanted to let you know my ehow article was moved to my blog located at: http://www.nikkilynndesign.com/2011/01/how-to-make-fried-marble-necklaces.html So, if your trying to relocate it, you might want to try here.
- July 21, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- The Beading Gem said...
Thanks Nikki for letting me know so I could update the actual post! Pearl
- July 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- Mixed Kreations said...
Thanks this is really cool and interesting.
- November 7, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- PeeJay said...
Can't find the Seaglasslady tutorial on eHow :0( and that marble in it's cage looks amazing!
- December 8, 2011 at 9:29 AM
- The Beading Gem said...
Thanks for letting me know. Alas I can't find the URL anymore since eHOW revamped their site. Try using several lengths of square wire and gather it up at the top, making a bail before wire wrapping all the ends.
- December 8, 2011 at 12:37 PM
love the idea, now I know what to do with all the odd marbles I pick up from the street that drive hubby mad, I'd make a cup from a bead cap to hold one or cage it with two filigree ones linked with either wire or seed beads depending on how big it was, and if they only chip a little bit that would hide it
- January 23, 2012 at 8:44 AM
I am new to this sight. Very nice project, I am curious about the marbles, can I use the the glass marbles that are used to fill flower vases so they would have weight, the color ones that are usually in the imitation flower section?.
- March 19, 2013 at 11:12 PM
- Pearl Blay said...
Welcome to my blog! You can certainly try those types of glass marbles. Remember that a proportion of any marbles will not work - ie cracked beyond use.
- March 20, 2013 at 8:02 AM
- Lizzy said...
Love the wrap ideas! I made fried marbles from this blog or another a year ago, just now trying to wrap more than the initial 5 I tested coil wraps on. For those looking for Jinn's twisty bracelet tutorial, I found the links to the other pages, following:
Page 1: http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/7671/361/
Page 2: http://www.wetcanvas.com/Articles2/7671/361/page2.php
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Hope that helps, for anyone still looking! - September 2, 2013 at 3:00 PM
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