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Dressed as Kiss, crowd licks it up at MTS Centre
They were made for loving band that's still hotter than hell
THE Kiss Army is mobilizing and Ricky Zimmermann is ready to march into the trenches. Again.
He's left behind $120,000 worth of Kiss memorabilia in his Winnipeg home, decked out in a Gene Simmons wig and high-heeled boots in homage to the band's frontman. The makeup is spot-on and ornate scales rise from his boots to his thighs.
"I've told my family that when I die, before I get cremated you have to put me in my costume and burn me like this," Zimmermann said, standing in the lobby of the MTS Centre before the iconic American rock band hit the stage Thursday night.
"Dead serious," Zimmermann replied.
Hotter than hell, indeed.
But then the Kiss Army has been recruiting soldiers since 1974, when the band's first album debuted. All these years later, the troops remain fervently loyal.
So Zimmermann wasn't alone. Darren Lehman was in line with his wife, Emanuela, and three children: Dayton, 12, Tessa, 9, and Sienna, 7. All had their faces made up in classic Kiss designs, emulating original band members Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.
It was the first time young Tessa and Sienna were to see Kiss live, but let's just say they've heard the lyrics of Detroit Rock City and Love Gun for, well, forever.
"When they were in the wombs they were listening to it," said Lehman. "We had the music on, we had the headsets on. By the time he (Dayton) was three, he knew all the words to Rock and Roll All Night."
Added Emanuela: "It's in their blood now."
For the record, the Lehmans don't just get out the Kiss makeup for concerts. "When we do this, it's not just for Halloween, but when we're bored in the house," said the machine adjuster.
In fact, the Lehmans' bathroom is pimped out in honour of the band. The overhead light is the shape of a Kiss logo. When you flush the toilet, the song Rock N' Roll Over plays.
They call their washroom "the hottest can in the land."
Darren and Emanuela were high school sweethearts from their days at Maples Collegiate. When they were married 11 years ago, Darren and the wedding party arrived at the social in Kiss face makeup.
Zimmermann can relate. Just last year, he and wife Krista renewed their wedding vows in Las Vegas at the Kiss Monster Mini Golf Course, which is adjacent to the Hotter Than Hell Wedding Chapel.
The ceremony was performed by a Kiss impersonator. They have pictures and everything.
"It was awesome," Krista said. "It was a lot of fun."
Zimmermann installs flooring and has been working so hard lately Krista didn't have the heart to get him to put on her makeup for last night's gig. It's usually a family thing, including their three children.
But then the Kiss Army has long been populated by generational regiments. Patti Kafka, a 50-something mother, was in attendance with 22-year-old son Brendan. "I've been listening to them since my 20s," Patti said. "Finally, I have enough money to go to a concert. I didn't then."
Asked if the band had become too old for rock, Kafka replied, "No, because that means I'm too old. And I'm not. If they can still keep us happy, so what?"
Indeed, there was no shortage of fans at the MTS Centre who were born around the time Kiss hits became classic rock. They don't care.
"I like old school music," said Keara Chisholm, 16. "It's wicked."
"It's the vibe," added Emma Marsden, 14. "It gets you pumped. Rebellious and all that."
Craig Henckel would agree. Dressed in his Simmons outfit (the tongue is real), he stands 6-11. His day job is painting trailers. At a gathering of Kiss fanatics, he's a star. People stop to take his picture. One fan wants him to autograph his shirt.
"If I walk down the street, I'm a nobody," Henckel said. "But if I put on 25 pounds of leather, makeup and wear high heels, women throw themselves at me. I'm not kidding. It's a blast."
What is the secret of Kiss's lasting success? Join the conversation in the comments below.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 19, 2013 A4
Updated on Friday, July 19, 2013 at 7:03 AM CDT: Replaces photo, adds slideshow, adds question for discussion
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Tons of blooms in the ground and in containers too. This is such an easy time of year to have lots of easy, fluffy blooms, so I grow a lot of cool-weather plants. Here's a 48 inch pot with some 'Freckles' geraniums (Pelargoniums) and Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha).
Several casual containers blooming away on my south-facing patio:
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- Posted by grant_in_arizona USDA Z9 Scottsdale A (My Page) on Sun, Jan 22, 12 at 16:59
My back yard is crowded, full, fun and crazy, but I keep my front yard relatively spare (for me, LOL). Here's a clump of Aloe 'Cynthia Giddy' blooming in the front yard right now. This variety blooms in early winter each year and really does a nice job kicking off the aloe season. There was nothing in this part of the garden four years ago, so I'm pleased to see most of the plants settling in and really thriving. This is the NE corner of my front yard. Hope you look and enjoy. Happy gardening everyone!
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Nice plants, Grant! Is that a Fouquieria I spy in that pic? = ) |
- Posted by grant_in_arizona USDA Z9 Scottsdale A (My Page) on Tue, Jan 24, 12 at 19:19
Hah, thanks Tristan! Yes, there's a larger one in back left of course, and then a seedling one in the foreground (plain ol' F. splendens, but I do love them and I like to mix in a lot of seedlings with larger plants too). You're good! I was thinking you'd notice, LOL. Thanks and take care, |
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Walt Disney, Carl W. Stalling, Marcellite Garner
Burt Gillett
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Carl W. Stalling
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I don't think you can freeze seeds long enough or low enough with standard household equipment to kill them. If anything the cold helps to preserve the seeds. I keep my saved seeds in the fridge year to year and have kept them for long periods in a freezer just fine. I also fight volunteer tomatoes each year in my garden and containers that over winter in zone 4. Heat will kill seeds. I have been thinking about either microwaving my seedy scraps or starting to make veg stock using them before feeding to the worms. I just started a thread like this under the subject "stupid human..." |
mr_yan: thanks for your comment. I will nuke them from now on. |
I've never had sprouts from seeds, actually never thought about them much, but now that I'm reading this thread, I'm thinking the way I handle the food may be why. I eat a LOT of veggies and fruit, and all of the usable scraps go into a bag in the freezer. When the bag is full, I nuke it to thaw it out. I invariably end up leaving it in too long, so it goes in a strainer to cool and so the excess liquid can drain. It sits there for a couple of hours while I go run errands on Saturday mornings. When I get home it's reasonably dry and ready to go in the bin. It has seeds from tomatoes, squash, peppers, apple and pear cores, all kinds of seeds. I've never found even one sprout. I can identify with tomato volunteers, here in zone 6. We aren't as cold as zone 4, but the yard (most years) is covered in a couple of feet of snow for some time. It's funny to see where they can pop up! Lynn |
Lynn: I think your nuking did it. Thanks for your comment. |
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These guys are heroes, point got across and no one was seriously hurt.
This is obviously a fictional video. The camera angles they got were planned long before time and took too many people to shoot from that many angles. It's a "don't steal" message. They even have a second part where they kidnap him. Watch it.
Reflectors.. Really?
you know, one .45 ACP costs alot less than all the paintball gear they used
You do know of something called disproportionate force, right? Just because a guy steals some bikes, you can't riddle him with giant holes. Though, once he pulled the knife, you can do what you want.
only until, the knife?
I mean really?
shoot him (I assume it is a male) shoot him cause he is a thief! taking advantage of people.
and go to jail for shooting someone - smart!
If you look closer, they didn't "riddle him with giant holes". They shot him with a paintball gun. I think it's more than fair.
That's the point. They didn't riddle him with holes. He's talking about the guy that said a .45 is cheaper.
Learn to read. He was replying to the guy suggesting using a real gun.
Joaquin, he's talking about using .45 ACP to punish a bike thief.
Which, in my opinion, is goddamn ridiculous.
Punishment is necessary, but not the risk of death. Ian, you're a troll.
I think you took his comment out of context.
If you read closer, you can see he said "you can't riddle him with giant holes."
You realized that poster was responding to the gentleman who suggested to instead buy a real gun. He knows they were paintball guns. And I agree, until the knife there is no point to take a life.
But it looks kind of fake - if it ist, it's vigilante of the best kind
and it does look a little fake. but a cool fake, if it is.
Fake the criminal was wearing padding
Or winter clothing, your choice.
He has a point; it was snowing.
Vigilante justice is the best justice.
That was awesome revenge taken on an unsuspecting douche bag.
the first video they showed looked real, but the rest of it looked fake as hell. and the "theif"? totally acting.
Looks fake? But the fact that hits me is the sprayed hand print. Look it up, made for T.V movie the brother hood of justice. That was the call sign.
If it's not fake the speed of the cops once they think guns are involved makes you think, if they where that quick when the thief stole the bike in the first place they wouldn't need the "red hand."
Still cool whether it's fake or not I would do the exact same thing (except for the weird hand print and probably I wouldn't post the video cause its like saying "hey I'm a vigilante arrest me.)
They are lucky the guy didn't have a handgun.
In America, we use live ammo, and the thief is DIRT - Dead from Injuries Right There! Plus, if the thief survives, the small quantity of drugs in this 7 zone apex, guarantees 7 full FIVE year jail sentences, non-plea bargained by law!
This is totally fake.
Justice at its best.
As much as I think this is awesome, its really too bad that thief could sure sue those guys if he ever found out who they were. Thief or not what those guys did is assault with a fire arm weapon.
Paintball guns ARE NOT FIREARMS.
No firearms were used.
The police would be brought up on charges if they used that kind of 'excessive force' on a bike thief. The reality is, you must physically engage them with the minimal force necessary to effect an arrest. If the bad guy pulls out a weapon, all bets are off. In this situation, the aggressors never gave the guy a chance to give up, they just attacked. Well, they could be the ones facing charges, if this were real. As for bike thefts, these property losses are rarely prosecuted in San Francisco anyway so why even bother?


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Is there a great tuner in the sky, with a bass control, a treble control, and so on? Does some unseen, all-determining Republican hand twist these knobs?
The Republican party is composed of millions of people and hundreds or thousands of politicians. These are all human beings. They could not possibly have the same tone. We are individuals, speaking in our individual ways, though we have common beliefs and aims.
Take the governors: Susana Martinez, Chris Christie, Mike Pence, Rick Perry . . . Each is an individual, and each has his own "tone."
Or many tones! Do you have just one tone? Of course you don't. A person has as many tones as a pipe organ. I'm liable to use different tones in the same paragraph — or in the same sentence. Anybody with a speck of artistry in him does, even a speck of humanness.
The Republican party should not be conformist or monotonal. It should be its diverse and star-spangled self.
Have you noticed that it's the Republicans' "tone" that is always spoken of? Never the Democrats'? Shall we have a discussion of their "tone"?
I think one of the worst things about Obama and Biden is their "tone." Think of Obama's angry, accusatory "you didn't build that" speech. Think of Biden's "They're gonna put y'all back in chains!" Think of Harry Reid, charging that Mitt Romney had refused to pay his income taxes.
Think of Stephanie Cutter, suggesting that Romney is a felon. Think of Obama's claim that Romney delighted in stripping Americans of their jobs, and shipping those jobs overseas. Think of Biden's comportment in the entire 2012 vice-presidential debate. Think of Obama's cry of "Romnesia!" Think of his ad proclaiming, "Mitt Romney. Not one of us."
Oh, what lovely tones those Democrats produce!
How about those angry, bellowing, semi-mad men on MSNBC? I see clips of them, once in a while. Why doesn't anyone ever talk about the Democratic or Left tone?
If I were the Republican party — there's a funny concept! — I wouldn't take this tone bait. Don't fall into the tone trap. What I think Republicans should do, and people should do, is say what they think, in the best way they can. And let the chips fall where they may.
What else can you do? It is certainly unreasonable to ask millions of human beings to speak in the same tone. Undesirable, too.
"I'm so proud of my country." How many times have you heard that since Election Day? When people say, "I'm so proud of my country," they mean they're proud of it for reelecting Obama.
This is Michelle Obama territory. You remember what she said, more than once, when her husband was picking up steam in the 2008 Democratic primaries: "For the first time in my adult life, I am proud of my country . . ."
And if a relative handful of votes, in this great big country, had gone the other way on November 6? These people saying how "proud" they are would be singing a different tune: They'd be condemning America as racist.
The conditionality of their pride is a little unsettling to me. Obama wins, we're innocent — and they're proud. Obama loses, we're guilty — and they pin the scarlet R on us, for "Racist."
Well, nuts to that.
I myself think the reelection of Obama reaffirms a rot in America — but, again, "reaffirms." The rot set in quite a while ago.
Furthermore — I know I've said this in previous columns — I'm not real big on pride. I think there's too much pride around, and not enough humility. When did pride become a virtue, in people's minds?
Talk about a "fundamental transformation" of America!
I am not necessarily proud of my country. For one thing, I didn't have a damn thing to do with its greatness. For another, I was lucky, nothing more, to be born here.
What I am is grateful for my country — grateful for its Constitution, its Anglo-Saxon inheritance: the rule of law, individual rights, separation of powers, free enterprise, the English language, equality of opportunity, equality under the law, E pluribus unum, "In God We Trust."
And I was grateful for these things long before Election Day '08, or Election Day '12. I am still grateful for this republic — and hope we can keep it. Hope, rather, that a majority still wants it.
One benefit of Obama's reelection is this: He will be a much more bearable ex-president. One reason Jimmy Carter has been so bad, I feel sure, is that he is bitter and angry at being rejected by the voters in 1980, when he ran for reelection. He has spent the last 30-plus years taking it out on us.
I have written about this ad nauseam, as longtime readers know. For that matter, Carter has addressed the subject, with a degree of candor: the effect of the 1980 election on him.
Obama should be a more bearable ex-president, simply because the country did him the favor of reelecting him. In fact, the Left at large should feel better about America. Will it? Does it? Will they cut us some slack now, seeing as we have done what they've wanted?
Or will gay marriage have to be cemented? And what will be the next crusade? The next demand, the next condition?
Anyway, Jimmy Carter would be a much different ex-president if the country had given him another term. Students of Carter know this. Besides which, it's perfectly human. (Although Bush 41 doesn't seem to be an America-attacking wreck, does he?)


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Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Gordon Beckham hit a game-ending RBI single in the ninth inning, as the White Sox battled back several times in the late innings to edge the Cubs, 8-7, in the latest installment of the Chicago rivalry.
Beckham finished the game 2-for-5 with a run scored, as the White Sox overcame three errors -- two by Alexei Ramirez -- to even the set at 1-1 and win for the third time in four games. Scott Podsednik had his second four-hit game of the year, including a solo homer, and drove in three runs in the win.
"It's kind of what we're expecting, playing (the Cubs)," Podsednik said. "We love the energy from the fans, they've been great. The series is living up to its hype so far, but it was nice for us to battle. We showed some fight, we showed some come-back whenever (the Cubs) put up some runs."
Mark Buehrle allowed five runs -- three earned -- on six hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings, and Bobby Jenks (2-2) received the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning.
Alfonso Soriano and Ryan Theriot each had two hits and two RBI for the Cubs, who have lost five of six. Milton Bradley was back in the lineup a day after getting sent home by manager Lou Piniella for causing a scene in the dugout and went 1-for-5. According to reports in The Chicago Tribune, the two have reconciled their differences.
"We had to come back and we did when we needed to," Theriot said. "The guys got some big clutch hits -- (Soriano) had a big clutch double that scored two there that tied it up. It was a fun game, and it was well-played on both sides."
Ryan Dempster did not fair so well on the mound in the start, allowing five runs on eight hits and three walks in five innings. The bullpen didn't fare much better, allowing three runs in 3 2/3 innings.
The hosts, after battling back in the sixth and eighth to tie the game, won it in the ninth. Sean Marshall (3-6) started on the mound for the Cubs, and Paul Konerko singled with one out. With two outs, Jose Ascanio came in to pitch and walked pinch-hitter Jayson Nix to lead to Beckham, who was able to hit a single to right to score Konerko and end the game.
"I can't say enough about -- first of all, my teammates, and how well we played," Beckham said. "I was put in that situation, and it worked out, and I couldn't be happier."
The White Sox put a run on the board in the first. Podsednik started the frame with a double to left, and Jermaine Dye roped an RBI double to left two batters later for an early lead.
With two outs in the second, Wise worked a walk, stole second and came home on Podsednik's single to right to make it a 2-0 game.
The Cubs tied the game in the third thanks to a pair of fielding blunders. Andres Blanco reached on a one-out infield single and scampered to third on a throwing error by third baseman Beckham. Two batters later, Theriot cut the deficit to one with a two-out RBI single.
Bradley seemed to hit an inning-ending groundball to the shortstop Ramirez, but he couldn't handle it, and both runners were safe on first and second after the error. Derrek Lee followed with an RBI single to left to equalize the contest.
The visitors went ahead in the fifth. Soriano singled to lead off, and Theriot worked a walk. Both runners moved up a base on a balk, and Lee lofted a sacrifice fly to center to score Soriano for a 3-2 edge.
Podsednik squared the game on a solo homer in the fifth, his third home run of the season. A single, walk and hit batsman later loaded the bases with two outs for the Sox, and A.J. Pierzynski came through with a two-run single to right for a 5-3 advantage.
A two-out rally for the Cubs put them ahead again in the sixth. After Geovany Soto lined out and Ryan Freel popped out, Kosuke Fukudome drew a walk. Blanco followed with a single, and D.J. Carrasco allowed a double to Soriano to plate both of the runners he inherited from Buehrle for a 5-5 game.
Theriot followed with a single that scored Soriano for a one-run edge.
In the home sixth, Wise drilled a one-out triple to center and scored on Podsednik's RBI single -- his fourth hit of the game -- to tie the contest at 6-6.
In the seventh, Freel grounded to shortstop but reached on Alexei Ramirez's second error of the game, and Aaron Poreda came on to pitch for the Sox and allowed a single to Fukudome, sending Freel to third. Freel then scored on a Blanco groundout to make it 7-6.
But the resilient White Sox battled to tie the game yet again in the home half. With Carlos Marmol pitching, Beckham reached on an infield single. Wise sacrificed him over to second, and Ramirez drove him in with a two-out single to left.
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How to make website editable by customer?
Hello everyone. I've been planning on creating websites for other people, and I have a few questions.
First off, what's the best way to create websites for other people? What I mean is, how do I make it editable by the site owner? I don't want that person to keep calling me later and asking me to update the site for them, which would be tedious.
My second question is, how do I make the website secure, for instance, if it's a shopping website? How would I make it HTTPS and not HTTP? Because I've gone to a few websites where they say "HTTPS" and yet a popup message still shows up saying that it's not secure, which means the creator probably didn't do something right.
My last question is, if you're a freelance web developer, and you have NO GRAPHIC ART EXPERIENCE, how would you go about telling that to the customer? I want to be a web "developer" and not a web "designer". Would I say, "You must provide your own images for the website"? How would I make the colors without the images? I'm so confused.
Please note (if you haven't realized it already) that I'm fairly new at freelance web design knowledge, so I would greatly appreciate answers that aren't rude, or look down on me like I'm silly. Thank you.
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wow ... that's a heavy set of questions ...
Let's start with the "designer", "development" part first. You're right, it's difficult
to be proficient at both. You can look for a good graphic artist to partner with. It can
be someone anywhere, but you'll have created some sort of written agreement.
HTTPS is a server issue. A webhost can offer you a "secure server" to host your site.
It costs more money, and there are some rules you need to follow. Ask your webhost
about that.
Making a site editable ... called a CMS (content management system). Many sites are
now pre-based using Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, ASP.net, and other systems that have
CMS capabilities. The webmaster installs, configures, and customizes a site for the
client using the framework provided.
The same thing applies to an ecommerce site .. (online store, shopping cart, credit cards).
You can create your own CMS as simple or as complicated as you wish.
Now the answer to ALL of your questions together ...
You need to be proficient at: PHP, MySQL, AJAX, JQuery, javascripting, XHTML, HTML5, CSS, and maybe ASP in some cases.
It sounds like you might be starting out. Use all of the free tutorials online that you
can find by searching Google. It's really great that you're trying to learn this stuff,
but don't expect to be proficient for many months. If you have previous programming
experience (C++, Perl, BASIC, Java, etc) you'll have a good foothold on this stuff.
I wish you lots of luck, and don't be afraid to hire some help. If you can find a good
scripter/programmer near you, see if you can hire him/her for lessons ... just like taking
piano lessons. Lots of tutoring and practicing.
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I just wanted to give you another perspective on things. On many points I agree with mlseim but I do have a little bit different view of certain things. I've been creating websites for a living for around 14 years so I'll share a few things I've learned.
I think one of the most important things to consider first is, who exactly will you be creating websites for? Sometimes that's difficult to answer before you start, but it's good to have a good idea who your clients will be. There are a couple main reasons.
First, you need to know that there is a market for your services and how to reach those people. Second, once you know who your potential clients are, you can identify what it is they need. Once you know what they need, then you know what skills you need to be of value to them.
Let me address your question about the best way to make websites that the owner of the site can log in to and make changes themselves.
For me personally, the answer to that question is WordPress. I started out creating static websites, but have gradually shifted to using WordPress. It's free, open source, and there are millions of users, which means there are tons of resources available for it. That last point is hugely powerful.
To put it simply, you have WordPress, which is the platform or structure for the website, then you have "Themes", which are the design for the site, and then there are "Plugins" which add functionality to the site.
Because WordPress is very popular, there are tons of pre-made themes, or designs available which can give you a great looking site, or at least a good starting point, without having to be much of a designer. The same thing applies with the plugins. You can add just about any functionality to your site you can imagine without having extensive coding skills.
Again, WordPress is my personal choice. I don't care for other Content Management Systems I've tried. But you may find you like something else better.
One thing to consider with using a CMS is that you shouldn't really approach it from the perspective of just setting up the site, giving the client the login details, and leaving them on their own. Most people won't have a clue what to do when they log in and will either give up or screw up their site and call you, which I think is what you're looking to avoid.
So it would be wise to provide some training to the clients on how to use their website. This could either be an additional service you charge for, or you could set up tutorial videos that you give your clients access to. If you don't want to create tutorials yourself, you can also partner with someone who provides training and refer your clients to them, or find tutorials other people have created and send them to your clients. One of the services I provide is actually WordPress coaching and support. I teach people how to use WordPress.
Do keep in mind, though, that repeat business can be a great source of income. You mentioned you don't want clients bugging you every time they want to make a change to their site. So even if you give customers the ability to work on their own sites, you could have maintenance/update packages available where clients who don't want to manage their own sites can pay you to do it for them.
From a business perspective, it's generally much better working with existing clients where you already have established a relationship and they trust you versus trying to win over perspective clients who don't know you. So if you can find ways to keep existing clients coming back to you, it can be a wise move.
Regarding making a website secure, you can purchase SSL certificates and have them installed by your hosting provider. Having products for sale on your site doesn't mean you necessarily need a secure site though. You can use a third-party shopping cart/payment processor in many cases and let them handle all the security stuff. For instance, I've used 1ShoppingCart, PayPal, 2CheckOut, and others and these don't require your own site being secure because all the payment details are entered on the websites of those services, and they take care of security on their end.
You asked about how to handle the fact that you're not a "designer". You have to think about it from the customer's perspective. If you're dealing with a small business owner, for instance, and offering them a website, they don't want to have to deal with any of the technical stuff. They don't understand it and they have plenty of other things to worry about. So it doesn't make sense to try to push off all the graphic design on them.
As mlseim pointed out, you can find a graphic designer to work with. It can be tricky because you need to know what they're going to charge to know what you need to charge, but you could work out some standard rates for logos, header images, etc.
If you're working with WordPress, you can get themes where most of the graphic design has already been done for you. For instance, I have a membership at WooThemes and they provide lots of beautiful designs. For many of them, there isn't much graphic design work that you'd really have to do. Many of them come with multiple color schemes included. You just select the color scheme you want from a drop down list.
Many customers already have a logo, so if they can provide you with that, you can plug that into the site and that could potentially be all the design work that's needed. If they don't have a logo and want one, you could either partner with a graphic designer who could provide that, or even post the project on sites like Elance, Guru, etc. You could actually do that with any graphics you need. Once you find someone you're happy with, you could use them every time.
If you use a service like WooThemes, if you want you can set up samples of the different designs (either online, or if you're working with people in person you can have printouts) and just tell your potential clients that these are the design options available. You could let them know custom designs can be created but are much more expensive (in which case you'd work with a designer).
While I agree that it's good to learn as many skills as you can, and that being proficient in them is a good goal, it's not absolutely necessary for getting started, especially when you're working with something like WordPress where most of the coding is already done for you. You can set up a really nice website with only basic skills.
Besides free tutorials, another good source of training I've found is Lynda.com. You have to pay for their training but it's excellent and well worth the investment.
I hope this helps.
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"The collection process that may start tomorrow would include investigating Saab's bank accounts and potentially also other assets," which could mean freezing them pending payment, Hans Ryberg, a division chief at the state agency, said today by telephone.
The companies that Saab must pay today to prevent the start of the procedure are Kongsberg Automotive AB, a Norwegian manufacturer of car-seat parts, and Infotiv AB, a Gothenburg, Sweden-based consulting firm, Ryberg said. The "big majority" of the money is owed to Kongsberg, he said.
Saab was forced to halt car production in late March because of a cash shortage, and the assembly line has been quiet since early June. The company is trying to raise more funds and has said it aims to restart manufacturing in a few weeks. Swedish Automobile NV, Saab's Dutch owner, raised money yesterday by selling 4 million new shares to GEM Global Yield Fund Ltd.
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