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The COG database is the most popular collection of orthologous proteins from many different completely sequenced microbial genomes. Per definition, a cluster of orthologous groups (COG) within this database exclusively contains proteins that most likely achieve the same cellular function. Recently, the COG database was extended by assigning to every protein both the corresponding amino acid and its encoding nucleotide sequence resulting in the NUCOCOG database. This extended version of the COG database is a valuable resource connecting sequence features with the functionality of the respective proteins.
Here we present ANCAC, a web tool and MySQL database for the analysis of amino acid, nucleotide, and codon frequencies in COGs on the basis of freely definable phylogenetic patterns. We demonstrate the usefulness of ANCAC by analyzing amino acid frequencies, codon usage, and GC-content in a species- or function-specific context. With respect to amino acids we, at least in part, confirm the cognate bias hypothesis by using ANCAC's NUCOCOG dataset as the largest one available for that purpose thus far.
Using the NUCOCOG datasets, ANCAC connects taxonomic, amino acid, and nucleotide sequence information with the functional classification via COGs and provides a GUI for flexible mining for sequence-bias. Thereby, to our knowledge, it is the only tool for the analysis of sequence composition in the light of physiological roles and phylogenetic context without requirement of substantial programming-skills.
Within the COG database, orthologous protein sequences, i. e. sequences assumed to achieve the same biochemical function, are assigned to individual clusters [1-4]. Although more than thousand microbial genomes are completely sequenced by now, the current COG database containing only 66 representatives still plays an important role in genomics, especially when functional aspects of proteins are taken into consideration [5]. In addition to the classical COG, the arCOG database has been constructed representing a refinement with respect to 41 archaeal genomes [6]. Both databases originally contained no sequence information directly connected with protein names. This drawback was recently eliminated by the construction of NUCOCOG, the nucleotide sequences containing COG database [7]. Thus, NUCOCOG allows linking sequence signatures of both amino acid and nucleotide sequences with functional aspects of the corresponding proteins. The database consists of three XML-files: nucocog.xml containing the classical COG-database, arnucocog.xml containing the arCOG database, and nucocog2.xml, containing a non-redundant combination of both the classical COG and arCOG databases. This report describes ANCAC, a web-tool capable of mining the NUCOCOG database with respect to the frequencies of amino acids, nucleotides and codons within COG sequences. The user selects i) the database, ii) the type of sequence feature to be analyzed (amino acid, nucleotide or codon), iii) a sequence feature or a set of sequence features of that type, and iv) a set of organisms the sequences of which are to be considered. The web-interface then calculates the absolute and relative abundances of the selected feature(s) in the sequences of each COG and returns a ranking with respect to the calculated abundance indexes. To demonstrate the usefulness of ANCAC, we confirmed earlier findings about correlations between sequence composition and growth temperature or oxygen metabolism as well as parts of the "cognate bias hypothesis" [8] which states that early in evolutionary history the biosynthetic enzymes for amino acid x gradually lost residues of x, thereby reducing the threshold for deleterious effects of x scarcity [9].
Overall architecture
As a framework to analyze sequence features of both amino acid and nucleotide sequences derived from COGs we constructed a MySQL database and transferred to it all datasets of the NUCOCOG, arNUCOCOG, and NUCOCOG2 databases [7] using Perl-scripts. For each individual sequence the sequence length, the numbers of each amino acid, each nucleotide and each codon were pre-calculated and stored in additional database tables. In addition, hierarchical taxonomic data were extracted from the NCBI taxonomy database [10] and included in a separate table. A web-interface was set up using the Apache2 web-server, Perl-CGI, and Perl-DBI for SQL database connection. User-interaction was implemented client-side in JavaScript and jQuery including the plugins jqPlot, DataTables, and jsTree. The GUI was designed as a horizontal file tab menu partitioning the different input options and the output.
Input sections
The kind of analysis to be performed is determined via selections in the three input tabs. Screenshots of all of these are assembled in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Input sections. Screenshots of excerpts of the three main input sections "Database/Taxonomy", "Sequence features", and "Options" are presented.
The user starts here by specifying which database, i. e. COG, arCOG or both, should be the basis of the analysis. Depending on the chosen database a selection of available organisms is displayed. Patterns of organisms to be analyzed can then be specified by either manually selecting particular microorganisms of interest or by making use of one of three input aids provided by the tool. Here, groups of organisms can be selected i) by taxon on any level using a hierarchical taxonomic tree, ii) by traits or environmental conditions using pre-defined patterns or iii) by the occurrence of organisms in a COG of choice. Selections by several criteria can be made consecutively in order to form a superset of organisms, i. e. by logical AND operations.
Sequence features
In this tab, the type of sequence feature is selected, i. e. amino acid, nucleotide or codon. Subsequently, any set of features of that type can be defined.
Finally, the user may affect both the computation and the output by making selections in the "Options" tab. Without normalization the tool calculates the average percentage of the selected sequence features (APSF) in each individual COG or alternatively in sequence subsets of each individual COG if taxonomic sub-grouping is selected. Alternatively, one of the two options of normalization may be chosen in order to get relative frequency scores.
i) "Normalize against all sequences in the selected database" determines a frequency score by dividing the APSF by the average percentage of the selected features calculated for all sequences within the whole selected database.
ii) "Normalize against the sequences from selected organisms only" determines the frequency score by dividing the APSF by the average percentage of the selected features calculated for the sequences within the selected organisms only.
By default one score is calculated for each COG using the sequences of all selected organisms in this COG. In order to add taxonomic resolution "subgroup the organism-selection by taxonomoc rank" can be chosen assigning sequences to groups along the taxonomic level of choice. Thus, one COG score will be calculated for each taxon occurring in the organism selection at the specified level.
A different mode of analysis from what has been described above is provided by "Batch processing by groups of COGs and sequence-features". Here, the user can precisely define queries by text input obeying simple formatting rules. This allows calculating scores for any combination of sequence features within selected sets of COGs. Most importantly, cumulative scores for user-defined groups of COGs allow the detection of sequence bias in arbitrary biological contexts such as biochemical pathways or cellular location.
The server calculates a score for the sequences of each COG or optionally each group of COGs in case of batch processing. Only sequences derived from the organisms that have been selected are considered for computation. The APSFs are calculated by summing up pre-calculated feature counts and sequence lengths which are stored in the database for each sequence separately. To interpret sequence bias, the frequencies obtained are optionally normalized as described above.
Output section
On "(re)submit" in the "Results" tab computation is performed and a table of results as well as a graph are displayed (Figure 2). The graph visualizes the distribution of COG scores. The table presents i) a consecutive number, ii) the COG number, iii) the calculated frequency score, and iv) the functional description of the COG. By clicking on a column header in the table, the results are arranged according to the elements within the respective column, either ascending or descending. The output can be filtered and browsed for any keyword or value by using the search field on top of the table. After clicking on a COG number, all sequences considered for the calculation of the respective score are displayed in a separate table including their domain name, protein GI-number, gene GI-number, COG number, and name of the source organism. The table of results can also be downloaded as a tab-separated text file. In case of using a normalization option in addition to individual frequency scores, the "Number of selected features", the "Total number of features", and the corresponding average percentage of the selected features are displayed.
Figure 2. Output section. Screenshot of the "Results" tab of ANCAC. The ranking for COGs where positively charged amino acids are overrepresented is shown. Input parameters: COG database, all organisms, Amino acids Lysine (K)/Arginine (R)/Histidine (H), normalization against all sequences in the selected database. COG 230 as the high scoring COG was clicked resulting in a summary at the bottom of the output page showing all sequences from COG 230 that were analyzed.
Results and discussion
ANCAC is a tool for analyzing the sequences in COGs in a functional and phylogenetic context by allowing the user to freely determine organisms and sequence features in any possible combination. In order to demonstrate the power of ANCAC and to make use of its larger pool of organisms and sequences we now briefly re-examine relationships between sequence features and protein function or sequence signatures and biological context already published, however without any claim to completeness.
Positively charged amino acids and ribosomal proteins
The integrity of the ribosome is based on the complex interaction between ribosomal proteins and ribosomal RNA. Here electrostatic interactions between numerous arginine and lysine residues, particularly those in tail extensions, and the phosphate groups of the RNA backbone mediate many protein-RNA contacts [11]. Ranking the COGs of all species contained in the COG database according to their relative abundance of positively charged amino acids (K, H, and R) almost exclusively yields top-scores for COGs containing ribosomal proteins, demonstrating the power of ANCAC to link sequence composition with protein function (Figure 2).
Cognate bias hypothesis
The cognate bias hypothesis stating that an amino acid is underrepresented in the biosynthetic enzymes for its own synthesis has been tested by Perlstein et al. for the genomes of E. coli, B. subtilis, M. jannaschii, S. cerevisiae, and H. sapiens[9]. The cognate bias hypothesis is an excellent example for the need to link biochemical function to sequence composition. Figure 3 shows the input of single ANCAC query in batch processing mode with taxonomic subgrouping by species. As can be seen in the graphical representation of the output (Figure 4), the validity of the cognate bias hypothesis depends on both the amino acid and organism (or group of organisms) under investigation. We have compared the data published by Perlstein et al. to those obtained by ANCAC (Figure 5). With respect to all five amino acids emphasized by Perlstein et al., a slightly more pronounced mean underrepresentation could be detected by ANCAC. This might be attributed to the fact that Perlstein et al. as one of only 5 organisms have included H. sapiens that shows only weak bias. In addition there are differences in the number of organisms under investigation (66 in this report versus 5 in [9]), the enzymes assigned to a certain biosynthetic pathway (Figure 4 in this report versus not stated in [9]), and the chosen reference (all sequences of the whole COG database in this report versus all sequences involved in amino acid biosynthetic pathways only in [9]).
Figure 3. Exemplary input for batch processing. Shown is the query for the analysis of the cognate bias hypothesis, each line stating an amino acid, and the list of COG numbers exclusively associated with the biosynthetic pathway. One score for each line will be calculated.
Figure 4. Cognate bias hypothesis I: data retrieved via ANCAC. Relative frequency of amino acids in their biosynthetic* enzymes plotted against their frequency in all protein sequences of the COG database. Each data point represents the relative frequency score calculated from the sequences of one species. Database: COG, organisms: all, sequence features: amino acids, normalization: against all sequences in the selected database, subgrouping: by species.
Figure 5. Cognate bias hypothesis II: ANCAC versus Perlsteinet al. Boxplot showing the distribution of relative frequencies of the 5 underrepresented amino acids from Figure 4. The blue triangles represent the average of the distribution. The red squares indicate the averages as determined by Perlstein et al.[9].
Amino acid composition and growth temperature
Compared to their mesophilic counterparts, thermophilic and hyperthermophilic proteins contain more glutamates (E) and lysines (K) but less glutamines (Q) and histidines (H). There is even a correlation between the ratio (E + K)/(Q + H) in proteomes of different organisms and their respective optimum growth temperature (OGT) [12]. Figure 6 shows a confirmation of this correlation for Archaeae using the arCOC database by plotting the OGTs as published by Makarova et al.[6] versus the computed (E + K)/(Q + H) ratios as determined by ANCAC. Assuming a linear relationship, a slope of 0.02°C-1 of the regression line (r = 0.61) was obtained.
Codon usage and growth temperature
Not only differences in amino acid composition but also differences in codon usage have been described. Here mesophilic organisms were compared to thermophilic or hyperthermophilic microbes. For instance, the preferential usage of AGR codons (R = puRine = A or G) for arginine in thermophiles and hyperthermophiles has been reported [13]. A verification of these findings is shown in Figure 7 where the OGTs of all organisms of the arCOG database are plotted against the average abundance in AGR codons in their genomes. Assuming a linear relationship, a slope of 0.02%°C-1 of the regression line (r = 0.49) was obtained.
GC content and aerobiosis
Naya et al. reported that aerobic prokaryotes display a significant increment in genomic GC content in relation to anaerobic ones [14]. Querying the COG database by ANCAC and selecting the pre-defined patterns "Aerobia" and "Anaerobia" we verify these findings conveniently resulting in 53.94% and 44.78% in genomic GC, respectively.
Future prospects
The re-evaluations presented above are good examples for demonstrating possible applications of ANCAC. Further studies i. e. concerning the abundance of oxygen containing amino acids derived from aerobic versus anaerobic synthetic pathways or the abundance of methionine and cysteine in sulphur anabolic pathways and many more are feasible. Even bias of amino acid composition of proteins differentially expressed during different metabolic states could be detected by ANCAC in batch processing mode. Such bias has already been reported for Saccharomyces cerevisiae during oxidative and reductive energy-yielding reactions [15]. Although the COG database has become a standard for 'uniform-function' protein groups [16], it contains only 66 representative genomes. The organism coverage of the COG and archaeal COG databases currently implemented into ANCAC is therefore a limitation of the tool.
Many studies dealing with links between sequence features such as nucleotide, amino acid, and codon frequencies and functional aspects of proteins as well as biological or phylogenetic issues have been published so far. All of them have required intensive programming work since there has been no software-tool to directly and simply perform such computations. ANCAC, although currently limited to the data of the COG and arCOG databases, ultimately fills this gap.
Availability and requirements
Project name: aminoacid, nucleotide, and codon analysis of COGs (ANCAC)
Project homepage:http://www.uni-wh.de/ancac webcite
Operating system(s): Platform independent
Programming languages: Perl, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and SQL
License: GNU general public licence
Any restrictions to use by non-academics: contact authors
ANCAC: Aminao acid, nucleotide, and codon analysis of COGs; APSF: Average percentage of the sequence features selected; arCOG: Archaeal clusters of orthologous genes; arNUCOCOG: Archaeal nucleotide containing clusters of orthologous genes database; CGI: Common gateway interface; COG: Cluster of orthologous groups; CSS: Cascading style sheets; DBI: Database interface; GUI: Graphical user interface; HTTP: Hypertext transfer protocol; NUCOCOG: Nucleotide containing COG database; OGT: Optimum growth temperature; Perl: Practical extraction and report language; SQL: Structured query language; XML: Extensible markup language.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
AM developed the web-interface and the underlying database, CK conceived of the study and assigned the COGs of all enzymes involved in amino acid anabolism, MK conceived of the study, participated in its design and coordination and drafted the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We thank Daniela Kaufmann for her help in editing the manuscript, Fatemeh Gholamrezaei for her excellent Excel spreadsheets, and the staff at Bereich für Informationstechnologie (BIT) at Witten/Herdecke University for supporting us in implementing ANCAC on our web-servers.
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The Arcata Police Department is proud to have two canine officers on the force. The current canines are trained in searching for suspects, both indoors and outdoors, and trained and certified in handler protection and suspect apprehension. In the past, the department also had canines trained in narcotics detection.
The training of canines and their handlers is a rigorous process, requiring countless hours of schooling, training and continual practice. During training, the officer and canine develop a close bond and confidence in each other. This insures that upon completion of the traing process the officer-canine team are able to successfully function under almost all stressful and non-stressful law enforcement conditions.

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The GutterSnipe allows more aggressive sounds than previous FreeST organs, due to its guitar amp-style pre-gain structure. In response to feedback on version 1, the instrument is now on its second version, which has a fatter and more toneful sound than the original, along with some logical design and layout changes. The new layout is as follows.
There are ten drawbars. The first eight of these are similar to a Hammond set, except: a) their tone is a little more complex than the sine wave which would be produced by tonewheels, and b) the 1 3/5' drawbar is missed out. Because this organ is designed to be overdriven, and a major third disrupts the smoothness of distorted tones, the 1 3/5' (which produces a major third above the 2' bar) was eliminated. After the first eight drawbars, there are two new ones which don't exist in the Hammond-derived system. The first of the two is marked S1 (the S stands for String), and produces a fundamental tone with a bright, string-type character. This really fills out and perfectly augments the tone of the eight classic bars. The second is marked S2, and produces the same tone as S1, but with a raised pitch of one fifth. Both of these new drawbars are instrumental in creating the GutterSnipe's hot sound.
You can select from some example presets by clicking on the green Preset Selector to the left of the keyboard.
Above the Preset Selector are the controls for the Rotary Speaker. To switch the rotary effect on, toggle the On button. To switch between slow and fast rotation rates, (chorale and tremolo respectively), toggle the S/F button.
Just to the right of the Rotary Speaker controls are the Drive and Volume sliders. Drive pushes the gain of the amp simulator up into powerful overdrive as you move the slider upward. Vol adjusts the master volume of the instrument, helping you compensate for the changes in level as you crank or back off the Drive.
The Vibrato Chorus Effect has three parameters. Depth adjusts the depth of the vibrato or chorus, and Speed adjusts the cycle rate. With the Chorus slider up (showing a value of 1), the effect will perform as a chorus. With the Chorus slider down (showing a value of 0), the effect will perform as a vibrato.
The Digital Delay Effect has three parameters, plus an On/Off switch. The Time slider adjusts the duration between each repeat. Push the slider upward for a longer delay, and downward for a shorter delay. The Feed slider adjusts the feedback. This is the actual number of repeats. Move the slider upward to produce more repeats, or downward to produce fewer. The Mix slider adjusts the volume of the repeats. Move the slider upward for louder repeats, or downward for quieter repeats. The volume of the original signal will not be affected.
The CPU drain is still a bit higher with the GutterSnipe than with previous FreeST organs. However, the footprint has been reduced in version 2, so things are moving in the right direction.
The FreeST GutterSnipe is supplied as a VST plug-in only, and is downloaded as a simple, ready-to-use .dll file. After downloading the .dll file, place it in your VST host's VstPlugins folder. Most VST hosts will then detect the instrument automatically. If you normally have to add your VSTis manually, please use the same process to add these.
Before downloading this VST organ, please be aware that it is freeware, created by a hobbyist and not a professional organisation. Every effort has been made to ensure that it works effectively and fulfils its role well. However, it is in no respect guaranteed bug or problem free, and is downloaded and/or used at your own risk. In opting to download or use the FreeST GutterSnipe you absolve its creator of any responsibilty for any problems you may encounter as a result.
Download the FreeST GutterSnipe V2
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Baltimore Ravens Blow Out Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-6
Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes to Owen Daniels, and the Ravens manhandled the Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-6, in Baltimore on Thursday night.
Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes to Owen Daniels, and the Ravens manhandled the Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-6, in Baltimore on Thursday night.
Thursday morning, a memorial ceremony to honor those killed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, was held in Lower Manhattan.
In Lower Manhattan, near the spot where the Twin Towers once stood, the reading of the names of those who died on September 11, 2001, began early Thursday morning.
Tonight President Obama took to the national airwaves for a rare prime-time address to describe what America's response would be to the Islamic State (aka ISIL or ISIS), the terrorist group that has taken over parts of Syria and Iraq, and also beheaded two American journalists.
Tuesday morning, Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled several new upcoming products, including the latest iPhone, a brand-new smart watch, a way to make payments using your phone, the latest update to the company's operating system and more.
Following the public release of a video showing running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee, the Ravens have released him and the NFL has suspended him indefinitely.
The 2014 NFL season marked its first full Sunday of games with a 400-yard passing performance, two overtime games and three big upsets. Here are the day's most interesting facts:
In a week that didn't feature many marquee matchups, we still had our share of excitement with several upsets and exciting finishes. Here is what we learned in Week 2.
Marshawn Lynch ran for 110 yards and two touchdowns, and the Seahawks bullied the Green Bay Packers, 36-16, in Seattle to win the opening game of the 2014 NFL season.
Suspensions to a few key players could impact the fortunes of several potential Super Bowl contenders when the NFL begins its 2014 season this week. Here's what you need to know heading into Week 1.
Most of the big names have "money games" against overmatched opponents this week, but we do have our first Top 10 matchup that could shake up the playoff hunt.
Week 1 is (nearly) in the books and the season got off to an exciting start with lots of top teams playing closer-than-expected games. Here are some things we learned this week...


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Blake Takes Over No. 1 on Top 20
It was a battle between husband and wife for the top spot on Top 20 Country Countdown, but Blake Shelton came away the winner with his new video, "Sangria," taking over the top spot, knocking Miranda Lambert down to No. 2 with "Little Red Wagon" after two weeks at No. 1. Little Big Town and Kip Moore also made their countdown debuts with their latest videos.
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By Jenny (toddler mom)
Hailey: I love you, mommy.
Me: I love you too, baby.
Hailey: You know why?
Me: Why?
Hailey: Because…you make my heart happy.
Me: *can't talk. heart melted.*
Hailey: What's wrong, mommy?
Me: Would you like a pony?
By Jenny (toddler mom)
Hailey: I love you, mommy.
Me: I love you too, baby.
Hailey: You know why?
Me: Why?
Hailey: Because…you make my heart happy.
Me: *can't talk. heart melted.*
Hailey: What's wrong, mommy?
Me: Would you like a pony?
AJ and I had almost that same conversation last weekend. But when AJ told me why, he then asked "You gonna cry now?"
*sniff* I can't take it, I tell you. You are killing me. Oh, but don't jump to a pony. Poop duty is killer. Trust me, I know!
She's already got one of those little rubber jobbies (ala Min's blog), so I'm guessing the offer is of a real one? Don't do it (see Tracy's comment)!
Kids are so genuine – they can melt a heart faster than anything.
It is THE THING when they all sweet like that.
A pony? Hey Jenny, I super love you. Can I have a car instead of a pony?
It's really awesome when they start saying things like that.
AWWWWW! It's a good thing that melted hearts still beat or we'd all be dead!
Sooooooooo sweet!
She is just racking up the points for when she's 16 and wants her first car. The crafty ones plan ahead. LOL.
Your Hailey is just the biggest sweetheart. I love that girl.
Hazel gave me her first unprompted iyuvyou last week. I almost cried.
Is your property zoned for ponies?
Aawwww that is soooo sweet!!!! Just remember this when she is 13 and screaming she hates you because you have grounded her to the hundreth time for lying!
When mine screams at me, I just smile because of the conversation she and I when she was just Hailey's age.
Too right. I love those conversations. So much better than the ones where I have to say the same things 6 times and end by getting upset with her and telling her this shouldn't have to be such a big deal. SO much better!
My heart just melted and she isn't even mine! What a sweetheart of a child you have!
My daughter and I had the EXACT same conversation the other day – except she continued with, "Can I have $10?"
Hailey, go for a car and possibly a Lear Jet.
That rocks. Seriously. My keyboard is shutting down from all the happy tears streaming down from my–buzzzzzt!
Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! I love the innocence and the truthfulness at that age. Stuff like that makes up for the 'accidents' and the 'ooops' along the way.
awwwwww. so precious
do me a favor and quit making my ovaries twitch…
i want one!!!!!
Hey, y'know what MY son said to ME last night?
"Shut the h*!! up! Leave me the h*!! alone!"
Ahhh, the sweetness. Couldn't you just squeeze his little cheeks until he makes fishy-lips? mk
OMG I want a baby!
now how does a tiny girl like that know to say something like that. You are in trouble sister.


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Ron Isley Ft. KEM – My Favorite Thing Lyrics
Ron Isley of the Isley brothers (of course), has managed to stay relevant for many years even after slow jams slowly take a back seat. Today, he hooks up with KEM for this new love jam called 'My Favorite Thing'. This track is off Ron's album 'This Song is For You' due for release on July, 16. Listen to the song above. Check out the lyrics below.
Ron Isley Ft. KEM – My Favorite Thing Lyrics
My baby won't talk to me
She giving me the third degree
And peace to show not disturb,
I know I'm just giving on the nerve
She's the only one I need
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Iran is increasing its paramilitary Qods force operatives in Venezuela while covertly continuing supplies of weapons and explosives to Taliban and other insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Pentagon's first report to Congress on Tehran's military.
The report on Iranian military power provides new details on the group known formally as the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF), the Islamist shock troops deployed around the world to advance Iranian interests. The unit is aligned with terrorists in Iraq, Afghanistan, Israel, North Africa and Latin America, and the report warns that U.S. forces are likely to battle the Iranian paramilitaries in the future.
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WASHINGTON -- A study finds that news coverage of both major presidential candidates has been more negative this year than in almost any other recent election.
The report is by the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. It finds that President Barack Obama is usually cast as failing to lift the nation's limping economy, while his rival, Republican Mitt Romney, is usually framed as a plutocrat and corporate raider.
The report, released Thursday, examines coverage by 50 major media outlets over a 10-week period, from the end of May to early August.
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With all the extra money poured into the campaigns by rich people trying to buy the presidency I would be surprised if it doesn't get worse. The Koch brothers have deep pockets and really hate the president. http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/15044.htm
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Jonah: Welp, tough to come up with positives in any loss but against one of the NBA's premiere defenses, the Wolves only managed to turn the ball over 11 times tonight. For averaging over 16 a game, 11 isn't a bad number. Otherwise, that's really all I got.
Derek: I'm not sure, but this may have been the best Malcolm Lee game we've seen yet. He had nine points in twelve minutes on 4-6 shooting, and sprinkled a pair of assists in his limited time. At the rate the Timberwolves are burning through guards, a Malcolm Lee breakout would be welcomed.
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Jonah: The shooting percentages are just dismal. The Wolves have managed to put up the points to win four games thus far but not enough to consistently win through the season. Let me rattle off for a second: Derrick Williams, 0-10. Luke Ridnour, 4-12. Alexey Shved, 3-11. I understand the Bulls defense can be suffocating at times — especially in the fourth quarter — but the shots just aren't falling often enough to pull out games against formidable foes like the Bulls.
Derek: A down night for Derrick Williams. I would have loved to have seen hims string together three good games, but I guess it just wasn't meant to be tonight. It wasn't all bad as he went 0-10, but only took one three, and brought in six rebounds. With player development, you have to take the good with the bad and hope you see fewer and fewer bad nights. I'm still optimistic since he did manage to piece together a couple of good games last week.
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Jonah: Rather than just a single occurrence, this seems to be an ongoing issue: Defenses cannot stop Nate Robinson. Only Nate Robinson can stop Nate Robinson. Regardless his stature, he's going to get his shots on any given night. His success will always be dictated by his hot hand, though. Last night, he had the hot hand going and gave the Bulls a much needed scoring punch off the bench. Without that spark, the Wolves actually did a very good job of keeping the Bulls' shooters in line. Robinson was pretty much the difference maker when it came to generating offense to pull out the win.
Derek: Andrei Kirilenko is definitely the MVP of this team so far. You could make cases maybe Chase Budinger or Dante Cunningham, but Kirilenko has been the guy, to me. Tonight, he posted 11-12-7 and still made a couple of plays on defense. The guy is everywhere, and has been worth every penny of his contract so far.
Notes: Chase Budinger left the game in the second quarter after twisting his knee awkwardly going after a lose rebound. The injury looked nasty as Budinger planted his foot and his knee gave out a way it never really should. X-Rays turned out to be negative but Budinger will undergo an MRI in Dallas. He was on crutches in the locker room for Adelman's speech. "I don't understand it," Adelman said. "I just don't know. I thought maybe it was just Minnesota. But it's on the road, too. It doesn't matter where we play. Now the other guys have to step up."
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In spite of the already sweltering sun, fans lined up along the dugouts, eager for autographs from players they hope will someday become famous, though the hero worship began long ago.
Shortly after noon the men of the Western Division team emerged, much to the delight of those clutching newly purchased Barnstable Bats and special silver Sharpies.
Munching on sunflower seeds, players practiced their signatures repeatedly, not once growing weary of the attention, and continuing to sign books and bats even while heading to the field for batting and fielding practice.
The Hood folks were mighty popular for a few hours, handing out free ice cream that helped to beat the heat, if only for a moment.
When the home run contest commenced, it was standing room only along the sidelines as fans of all ages crowded together to see which one of their summer sluggers would win.
At first it seemed that the contest would go long as batter after batter chalked up five homers each. Then Wareham's Steffan Wilson took up his bat, clobbering 10 over the fence.
Wilson wasn't the walk-off, though. He and Mitch Moreland of the Bourne Braves went head to head with Moreland emerging victorious with a whopping 25 homers in all.
Brandon Faucher reigned victorious, too, but not for hitting home runs. Faucher earned a place in CCBL history for eating the 1000
When the game began at 4 p.m. after a rousing rendition of the National Anthem by the Hyannis Sound fans took their seats and scouts raised their radar guns, keeping careful watch on noteworthy players.
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The plane took off from South Valley Regional Airport about 9 a.m. but soon crashed in a soccer field near 8000 S. 4570 West, said West Jordan Police Sgt. Dan Roberts.
Witnesses saw the plane go down and rushed to help, pulling the three people out before the wreckage caught fire, Roberts said. A man who was the pilot his wife and their adult daughter, all from Boise, Idaho, were taken to the hospital.
Video of the crash, uploaded to YouTube by a bystander, showed smoke billowing from the crash site. Firefighters eventually extinguished the blaze.
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Ponystep Magazine Issue 05 SS13
Editor's Letter
Issue 05 SS13
When it comes to magazine covers, there has often been a huge divide in opinion between model and celebrity cover stars. While the most ardent fashion fan would prefer to see a real industry name gracing the cover, there is a lot to be said for the mass appeal of the celebrity.
That said, as a magazine, Ponystep has always been drawn towards the notion of the 'anti-celebrity' - the famous being that seems a somehow less obvious choice. The celebrity that dumbfounds the average Daily Mail reader. Take, for example, Elvira, Dame Edna and, to a lesser extent, Donatella Versace. All have graced our cover and all have baffled and delighted our readers in equal measure.
While cover stars may often prove my to be a personal indulgence on my part, I do occasionally question the celebrity:fashion ratio. We are, after all, a fashion magazine - published and distributed as such. While celebrities serve to be both incredible press fodder - charming and charismatic in interviews and, in most cases, a rather marvellous sample-size clothes horse, they often lack that special something that models bring to an image.
What that is, exactly, may be hard to define, but it's something we recognised with this issue and felt it necessary to acknowledge. For that reason, it felt right that the covers of Ponystep No.5 should feature professional models. The notable exception is Joe Dallesandro, the legend who pioneered the role of the male celebrity pin-up, turned the tables on the 1960s and 1970s Hollywood starlets and easily outsexed every one of his Factory counterparts. Little Joe proves he's still got what it takes to turn heads. Forty years on, the familiar glinting eyes, lustrous hair and brooding nonchalance continue to emphasise his undiluted sexual appeal. At 66, Joe Dallesandro is as enigmatic as he has ever been.
But I digress. Back to Ponystep Issue 5 and our fantasic model covers. In truth, we have always had such fantastic support from all the model agencies in London and this time around it felt appropriate to give them some credit. While our covers feature some of the industry's most exciting new modelling talent, we like to think that the features in Issue 5 reflect a magazine continuing to make the same waves as it always has done. Whether that be shooting LA's notorious poster girl Angelyne or Brooklyn's underground 'freestylers', the concept of balancing strong fashion with offbeat celebrity is key to defining our approach. In fact, it has come to be the integral DNA of the Ponystep brand.
This issue sees many of our regular contributors returning to the fold. To list them all individually would make for a rather boring ed's letter and - while friends may argue the contrary - boring is not my thing. What makes this job particularly exciting, however, is the opportunity to work with new teams for the first time. Notably, Robbie Fimmano and Heathermary Jackson, Bryan Adams and Bea Akerlund, Manuela Pavesi and Moreno Galetti, Johan Sandberg and Jack Borkett, Iain McKell and Kimi O'Neill, and Stefan Zschernitz and Toby Grimditch - all bringing a unique and fresh approach to their respective stories.
The model/celebrity debate will run and run. It's the age-old argument of Art vs Commerce. A fashion model feels somehow more highbrow, while celebrity confirms mass-media coverage that hopefully translates to sales. And then there is Kate Moss who somehow transcends either category! Personally, I feel inclined to celebrate both model and celebrity, and carry on regardless. For years, the concept of fashion and celebrity have always gone hand in hand; happily coexisting - one integral to the other and vice versa. I think it works rather nicely - exactly as it does in our magazines!
-Richard Mortimer, London May 2013
Editor in Chief
Richard Mortimer
Managing Editor
Georgie Hobday
Features Editor
Andreas Soteriou
Senior Fashion Editor-at-large
Kimi O'Neill
Junior Fashion Editor
Ian Luka
Fashion Assistant
Angharad Merrey
- Alastair Strong
- Alex Fury
- Alice Hawkins
- Alistair Mulhall
- Andreas Soteriou
- Brett Lloyd
- Camilla Wright
- Catherine Servel
- Chris Steele-Perkins
- Christa D'Souza
- Dafydd Jones
- Damon Baker
- Dan Monick
- Dean Mayo Davies
- Dennis Schoenberg
- Ella Berman
- Emily King
- Ian Luka
- Jeremy Abbott
- Katie Shillingford
- Kimi O'Neill
- Luc Coiffait
- Mark Rabadán
- Martin Zähringer
- Matt Irwin
- Melanie Rickey
- Miguel Reveriego
- Miles Aldridge
- Paul Flynn
- Paul Scala
- Paul Tierney
- Philip Gay
- Phoebe Arnold
- Princess Julia
- Rachel Newsome
- Richard Mortimer
- Roberto Croci
- Rory DCS
- Sam Willoughby
- Saranne Woodcroft
- Scott Trindle
- Simon Robins
- Sølve Sundsbø
- Victoria Higgs
- Victoria Young
- William Selden
- Xevi Muntané
Helmut Newton and I did some pictures for Photo Magazine. It was all leather clothes and I was cracking a bullwhip and then I said to him 'Is this not a bit porno?' and he said 'No, Darling, This is Art!'
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Here are some close-up shots of the plants in question. The possible crocuses look to be about 4 or more plants ready to be divided. We'll see for sure if and when they bloom. It's possible they won't bloom since their exposure to light was extremely limited before I clipped the ivy.
Here you can see the green growth from the other bulb plant. Is it a tulip or a daffodil?
What do you think crocuses and a daffodil or tulip and crocuses?


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In this weekly video news update for June 25 - July 1, 2012, JBS CEO Art Thompson discusses: a Republican organization helped radicalize Egypt; an agent from this organization became part of both Rand and Ron Paul's campaign organizations; and the EU's economic problems will be financed by Germany.
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Watch the comedy scene "Mazak Bhari Pad Gaya" from the super hit Bollywood action movie Aaj Ka Dada (1985) starring Rajnikant, Sridevi & Silk Smitha. Directed by V.V Guhanathan & Music by Ilayaraja
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101 - Intro to Climbing and Belaying
Climbing 101 program is designed to get adults and teens on the walls and climbing immediately! No previous climbing experience is necessary. If you've never tried climbing and wonder what it's all about, Climbing 101 is for you. In addition to basic climbing skills you'll get comfortable on the wall and learn the lingo, knots, and all the skills you need to pass the TRC belay test. After this class you'll be able to continue climbing and belaying the rest of the day. On your next visit you'll be able to take your belay test to become a certified belayer.
1 person- $75
2 or more people- $60 per person
Times: Mondays and Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Saturdays and Sundays 11am and 1pm
Classes start promptly at the scheduled time. Please be sure to arrive at least 15 minutes in advance to get registered and set up with your gear.
Experience needed: None!
Meetup Group SPECIAL!
On Wednesday nights we offer a special Meetup.com Climbing 101 class at 7:30 pm. To join this class you need to be 18 or over and a member of our Meetup community. It's free and easy to join. Join our Meetup now at TRC Meetup Group Meetup climbers get a special discount off of the Climbing 101 class and every additional daypass.
To get our Meetup offer just enter the promo code "Meetup" when you book your class. To use this code you must be a member of our meetup community and RSVP for the Meetup itself. Meetup "guests" don't get the discount. Sorry, no exceptions.
1 person- $75
2 or more people- $45 per person
Intro to Climbing and Belaying Includes:
- 90 minutes of instruction (class size is limited to 4)
- Topics include basic climbing skills, equipment use, safety, climbing communication, knots, tying in, and belaying
- Full equipment rental
Reservations: Advance reservations are necessary. Please call to reserve your spot.
Want to come with your own group? No problem, give us a call to set up a private class.
Cancellations: When you reserve your spot we take a credit card number. Cancellations less than 48 hours and no-shows will be charged the full price of the course. This charge is not creditable against another class.


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'Revenge' Finale Preview: Emily Confronts Her Father's Killer in Epic Battle
by Julie Zied | May 23, 2012 at 9:42 AM | Revenge
"Intense." "Mind-blowing." "Insane." These are the words that have been bandied about by the "Revenge" cast when describing Wednesday' night's first season finale, "Reckoning." (ABC, 10/9c.)
So just how intense, mind-blowing, and insane is it going to get? ABC has just released several new juicy clips that get to the heart of this matter faster than you can say, "My name is Amanda Clarke. You killed my father. Prepare to die." Warning: spoilers ahead!
DVR the Season Finale of "Revenge"
Will Ashley Tell Daniel About The Kiss? Last week, Ash spied the steamy Emily-Jack make-out session oddly spawned by the death of Sammy. Since Ashley has always been a behind-the-scenes player yearning for a spot on the front lines, telling Daniel could be the power move she needs to earn his trust, and finally make her way to the inner circle:
What Happened to Nolan? The last we saw of Nolan, WHM (White Haired Man) had him in a choke hold. Clearly he's not dead – but what did WHM do with him? Hint: he's not in the penthouse at the Plaza hotel.
Anyone else impressed with Emily's stellar Inigo Montoya here?
Somehow WHM has captured Emily — but she has another trick up her sleeve (or off her wrist, shall we say?):
All of that training Emily did with Takeda is about to REALLY pay off in one dramatic confrontation. Whoa:
Meanwhile, in How Is This Possible news, below, Victoria learns a shocking truth:
How both Emily and Victoria, the two most cunning, deceptive, intelligent characters on this entire show, have NOT known that David Clarke was murdered seems a blunder of Declan Porter-level proportions.
Finally, there's this Emmy-worthy scene between Victoria and Conrad. No set-up needed here, other than to just remark that both Madeleine Stowe and Henry Czerny are doing the best work of there careers with these hateful interactions:
Here's ABC's description of the finale:
"Reckoning" – With the end in sight, Emily fearlessly pushes forward, closing in on the final phases of her plan for revenge, while the Graysons continue their downward spiral into the rabbit hole of self-destruction. But a big, explosive event leaves much hanging in the balance, courses are altered and even more is left in question, on the Season Finale of Revenge.


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These little things are what I have been so crazed about. I have been making them by the armful and am preparing to sell them along with dyed embroidery flosses, Pretty Purses and other yummies over at my new Etsy account. Keep checking back as I learn how to use it and update it with more items later in the week.
Last week I went to Southside Coffee and drew, well, the street sign outside the joint. Now I have to say. I have never taken a drawing class about perspective and truly wish I had. I have learned to draw by evaluating relationships between objects. I tend to look at and draw negative space. Now that I live in a city where everything is angles and perspective I feel the challenge to learn a more regimented approach to perspective.
I was sitting over a different cup of coffee with David and thinking abouyt this challenge and decided that what I need to do is take a photo of the thing I would like to draw and play with rulers and tracing paper. I need to give myself a visual idea of what I am looking at. I am a visual person, after all.
Today is a video Prompt day. I uploaded this challenge last week, and perhaps you have noticed it in the widget over to the right. Bad blogger! Lazy blogger! Oh well.
Today I began playing around with dye and noticed I have no soda ash soaked fabrics in storage. So I unrolled 4 yards, cut them into 1 yard pieces, I find that is my most manageable size.
I scrunch each piece of cloth separate of one another, to make it easier to separate once they are sodden. Then I stack them one atop the other in a 2 gallon bucket.
Once that is complete, I pour the soda water over the cloth and allow it to soak for a 1/2 hour.
Then I hang them to drip dry for as long as it takes.
Now My Man and I just moved from a seven room house to the three room apartment. I dye in 1/3 of what any normal person would call their living room. And because we do not have access to outdoor space, I drip dry on the tub. The caveat to this system is that I am diligent about cleaning drips and spills. The tub gets washed after each drip dry session because I do not want to find out what soda ash can do to porcelain if left to its own device.
I tell you all of this for several reasons. One because I want you to know that working in no-space-at-all is possible! Where there is a will, there is a way. I love working with dye. I love its luminosity, the soft hand, the color. I love they way thickened dye lays down when painted with a watercolor brush.
Some folks hold themselves back from working with dye because there is a skill set and knowledge base involved. It also requires an investment. It also... takes space. But, not too much. just a 1/3 of a room, if you can manage it.
Heck I started dyeing in an apartment and I bought myself a plastic box and stored everything I needed at the time in that box.
The investment part can be handled over time, a few dyes, three primaries, if need be. Soda ash, thickener and some cloth. Get the smallest amounts if that makes you feel better! You will soon be cursing me for starting you down a slippery slope, but that is my job!
And while I am at it. A good reader has alerted me to a misprint on Page 17 of Inspired to Quilt. (BooHoo!!!!Waaaa!) In the paragraph entitled:
Mixing Dye Concentrate:
IT SHOULD READTo mix dye concentrate, you'll need a funnel, a jar, water, and urea pellets. Using a funnel, put 2 tablespoons of urea pellets in a 16 oz jar. Add 1/2 cup hot water, cover, and shake until dissolved.
The 1/2 is missing in that second sentence.
Go mark up your book and kiss the page for me. Tell your copy that I said, I am sorry. :)
And here is your next challenge.
The next challenge will be even more interesting. I will put you up to playing with and mixing color! I have started the next vid prompt already.
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Sometimes the fashion industry gets a bad rep for attitudes, but despite appearances, it's not all glamazon divas and devils in Prada.
In Interview's September issue, Anna Dello Russo interviewed designer Joseph Altuzarra and asked about his relationship with fellow designer Alexander Wang. Both young, both relatively new to the fashion scene, and both extremely talented.
"When I met you, I also met Alexander [Wang]," Dello Russo noted. "You're always together, which is lovely because your job is very competitive."
Altuzarra responded refreshingly:
"I think designers are starting to realize that we're all in the same industry. There is really no point in trying to be removed. I'm not saying we should all be friends, but I think the relationships are a little easier and warmer."
Could Joseph Altuzarra and Alexander Wang be the world's most fashionable best friends? Possibly. But when we heard of their BFF status, it got us thinking. Who are some other fashionable besties?
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Mainstreet PEI | Jan 31, 2013 | 7:57
Sharing the Songwriting Craft - Colin MacDonald
The band the Trews have gone from growing up together to playing in highschool and local gigs in Antigonish to touring the world and winning lots of accolades and fans along the way. And if you're going to have success as a band - songwriting is key. It's an art that Colin MacDonald will be sharing some wisdom about. Tomorrow night he's hosting the Songwriter's Circle - a concert at the King's Playhouse in Georgetown. And Friday he's giving an interactive workshop at the Confederation Centre. Colin MacDonald slid into the studio and spoke with Karen Mair.


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NYC Pride and LA Pride Erase Bisexuals
By Faith Cheltenham
Quick, how many times can you count bisexuals erased from the history of the LGBT movement on NYC Pride's Tumblr? Of course there's also the tragedy of having three NYC Pride Grand Marshals represent the LGBT community…perhaps because the B in LGBT is only pronounced silently by some?
Now, tell me how much it hurts to see LA Pride rename their celebration "TGLB Pride"? Or is it better that Los Angeles is just openly confirming that bisexual community concerns (you know our higher rates of suicides, poverty, cancer, sexual violence, and poorer health than our gay, lesbian and heterosexual peers) should come absolutely last? In the past many people have said "TBLG" if they wished to draw attention to the little discussed issues of our loss of life, dignity and basic respect. Seems someone keeps forgetting that a bisexual is the "mother of PRIDE."
Dr. Herukhuti has a great article up on Bilerico.com, a portion of which I'll share with you because it's very relevant to this discussion:
That splitting and policing of sexual desire, relationship narrative, and life experience is at the heart of what makes bi erasure a psychic murder. By selecting which loved ones and sexual partners in someone's life are worthy of being recognized, bi erasure is a violent amputation of a person's chosen family and community.
The destructive impact of such psychic violence contributes to an environment hostile to bisexuality and bisexuals, evidenced by the existing disparities in poverty, suicide, domestic violence and health among bisexuals. Many bisexuals feel an intense betrayal when gays and lesbians, our brothers and sisters in sexual oppression, participate in bi erasure.
Bi erasure sets the stage for bi invisibility, the belief that bisexuality and bisexuals do not exist. Once the amputations of bi erasure have taken place, it is easy to believe that there are only straight and gay people — no bisexuals in the family, workplace, organization or community, no bisexuals in the fight for sexual and gender justice.
Bisexuals become the disappeared of the movement. Nowhere is the impact of this dynamic felt more viscerally than in black and brown communities. - Bi Erasure is Psychic Murder, Bilerico.com
Here are the sponsors of LA Pride:
Here are the sponsors of NYC Pride:
So how do we protest our treatment when we are walking wounded? Do we call on the sponsors to stop advocating for a world where bisexuals are erased with the purpose of the loss of our culture and possibly our lives? Or is this all just an accident, easily rectified?
As President of BiNet USA, Faith Cheltenham helps coordinate bisexual advocacy, outreach and networking efforts for the bisexual, pansexual and fluid communities in America. Faith has been involved in LGBT activism since 1999 and has spoken at locations as varied as San Diego Comic Con, the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force's Creating Change Conference, UCLA, and Yale University.
This post originally appeared on BiNet USA. Cross-posted with permission.
About 2 years ago I saw the handwriting on the wall…we weren't wanted and were being shoved down to elevate the L and the G in order to show the Heteros that they could be just like them. That THEY TOO could shove someone else down and ostracize them within their own community, and demand approval for it.
I won't go to pride anymore since the last one I contacted to see if they were going to have a Bipride booth and was told "NO, make your own if you care too. It's only 30 dollars a day."
They'll be happier when we betray our own sexuality or die, only.
People are afraid to accept the reality of sexual fluidity because it invites the idea that we are all one and that love transcends all. In order to get to a place where one could open its doors of acceptance one would need to embark on a journey of self discovery through spirituality birthing a new consciousness. LGBT are political terms. They have nothing to do with who you are as an individual. Step outside the box.


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Heel measures approximately 115mm/ 4.5 inches. Channel Alaïa's signature high-octane glamour in these metallic-pewter leather sandals with burnished-gold chain-link panel. Team them with a curve-contouring mini for an impactful evening look. Shown here with a Jimmy Choo clutch, Burberry Prorsum bangle and a Maison Martin Margiela dress.
Pewter leather sandals with a metallic sheen and a heel that measures approximately 115mm/ 4.5 inches. Alaïa sandals have a burnished-gold chain-link panel at front, an open toe, multiple straps at toe, a zip fastening at back with designer-stamped zip-pull, a leather insole and sole and come in a signature buckle-fastening brown box.
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I did this tutorial awhile back when I made my King Triton page but somehow I never posted it here on my blog. So better late than never...
Simple box pleats
The last time I did a page with lots of layered box pleats, I got so many emails asking how to create them that I decided to make a little "how to". Honestly I just sat in front of the tv and hand folded the strips of paper with no measuring and that's ok, but to just make it a bit simpler, I have added some measurements.
You can cut your strips of paper any width you like, but go ahead and cut a 12" length one 12" strip folds to be about a 6" length. You can make straight cuts, use your decorative edge scissors, or use border punches. In diagram #1 and 2 you will see that I have scored the paper strip between the scallops dividing into sections of 1 scallop and 3 scallops repeating.
Fold as shown in diagram #3. This will give you a very uniform box pleat following the design of your border.
If you would like to make a straight border, you can use any measurement in thirds. For my example I have scored in sections of ¼" and ¾" repeating as shown in diagram #4.
The measurements I have given you so far create a box pleat with space in between each raised "box". You can also make closed pleats. In diagram #5 I have scored in a repeating pattern of ¼", ¾", ¼", ½" repeating. You will have the ¾" as the top of your "box" so when you fold keep that in mind.
In diagram #6 I just want to show you that I have punched a strip of paper and randomly folded without any measurements, not following the punched design in any way. It's just another look that you might want to add when layering a bunch of pleats.
After creating several of your pleated strips, lay them on your layout to see how the colors and patterns will fit on your page but keep in mind that these strips will shrink quite a bit when you actually fold them flat and attach them. Diagram #7.
Finally let's talk about attaching these pleats to your page. Most patterned papers are cardstock weight and once you have folded them, they do not want to lay flat for you. You will need to really secure your pleats well before attaching them to the layout. The easiest way for me is to use my sewing machine and run a straight stitch along the top edge, but a low temp glue gun or red line double sided tapes might work for you as well. Next layout your pleats on your page because they are now the size they will be. At this point you can use any type of strong adhesive to attach your strips or machine stitch of course. Diagram 8
Here is my finished layout so you can see the effect of my mixed box pleats. I hope you will try some box pleats. I think you will find that they are a simple way to add impact to your projects.


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Marine Connection opens in Vero Beach
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