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Joining Forces: Enhancing Veterans' Care Tool Kit: Nursing Organizations with Veteran Care Resources
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
To support the Joining Forces mission, AANP is advancing a comprehensive array of veteran-specific programs and activities for Nurse Practitioners including workshops at their national conference, supporting research through the AANP Foundation, publishing a special edition on veterans' health in the AANP peer-reviewed journal and forming committees to focus on promoting the Joining Forces initiative.
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
AACN highlights its web series including faculty webinars, Joining Forces commitment fact sheet, upcoming events, End-of-life Nursing Consortium (ELNEC) for Veterans, and links to other websites with Veteran resources.
American Nurses Association (ANA)
The ANA disseminates a monthly email to share resources, activities and collaborative ventures available and being developed. This site also provides a variety of resources, including Joining Forces information and links to help Veterans access the care they need by assisting nurses to become aware of government-sponsored health services that are available and then passing that information to veterans and their families. Links to VA services at www.myhealth.va.gov/ and active duty and retired military personnel www.health.mil/.
American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE)
AONE offers links to national centers for veterans' care as well as other valuable provider information and toolkits.
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Curriculum resources provided on these pages are offered by the NLN to faculty as teaching tools to provide evidence-based references ready to use in your classrooms and clinical settings. They are to be used throughout the program of learning to teach students to provide quality care to military men and woman and their families.
Office of Nursing Services (VA) (ONS)
This site provides information about Joining Forces as well as comprehensive resources for the nursing community and professional colleagues in related fields. Its purpose is to promote awareness of current nursing practices, products, and services within the VA nursing community. It includes links to Joining Forces, nursing research and advanced practice nursing plus links to the VA's Center for PTSD.
VA Nursing Academy (VANA)
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Miami Food Trucks Featured in Live With Kelly and Michael Contest
Kelly and Michael want a bite out of Miami food trucks.
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If there was any doubt that south Florida food trucks are the best in the country, check out how many of our own local munchmobiles are vying for the title of top food truck in the Live With Kelly and Michael Truckin' Amazing Food Truck Cook-Off contest!
Three local food trucks (out of 20 in the entire country) are finalists in the contest. The winning food truck chefs get flown to New York City to cook on-air for Kelly and Michael!
Out of hundreds of entries, only 20 were chosen to make a video for Kelly and Michael. Now's your chance to show the country that Miami has the absolute best food truck by voting for your home town favorite now through 8 p.m. tomorrow, May 18.
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We spoke with Brian Mullins of Ms. Cheezious, who's one of the finalists. He said that he's "so excited to represent the food trucks in Miami". Click on the link for each food truck to watch their entry video, then choose your favorite and vote here before the deadline. Remember you only have one vote -- so make it count and let's get a Miami food truck to the Big Apple!
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"The book is written by two journalists who have taken on the nursing profession more or less the way we take on patients with a life-threatening condition that is curable but requires both intensive and long-term care. The diagnosis, according to Buresh and Gordon, is silence. By being silent, we miss the opportunity to show ourselves as consequential in the delivery of healthcare. The remedy for silence, according to the authors, is voiceour voices raised in conversation first and foremost with our families, friends, and patients, and also with the general public."Nursing Spectrum (reviewing a previous edition)
"This is an invaluable book for all nurses, especially those who are proud of being nurses and who have always wanted to make others understand our passion."Nursing Standard (reviewing a previous edition)


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So, I met with my Monday hybrid class this morning. The class itself went pretty well; nearly everyone was there and we managed to get through an amazing amount of material in the scant two hours we have alloted to us. I'm feeling much less pessimistic about this class as a whole after today, though I still have grave doubts about some specific individuals. I also decided, after meeting with my boss in the copy room this morning, that I'm going to teach my classes exactly the same way; that I'm not going to be afraid to load my hybrid class up with the work I feel they need to do just because they don't seem willing to do it.
Another Comp. teacher was in the room when I was explaining to Joe that I don't feel as though I'm doing my best for these students because I'm hesitant to give them the work that they need to boost their skills and reinforce the concepts that I'm teaching them. "They're not doing the work I'm giving them now," I explained, "I don't want to give them more work that they're just not going to do. All that does is increase their opportunities for failure." While both Joe and the other teacher agreed that this may be the likely outcome of my giving the students the work I feel they need, they both pointed out that this is college: these students have the choice of whether to participate in their education or not, and my hesitancy to give them the work they need to do in order to learn what I've been contracted to teach them is serving no one.
The students went home today with a worksheet and nine assignments from the book (understand, though, that the book assignments are things like "write five sentences" about something or "identify the subject and verb in the following sentences" or "think of four different synonyms for the following five words"). Starting next week, there will be significant writing assignments added to their general grammar lessons (becuase they still need the grammar lessons). I've also told them that I'm going to stop grading on a credit/no credit basis; that they're going to have to start putting some real effort into making sense with what they write to me.
Joe told me that he and the head chef are going to be making the rounds to Gen. Ed classes starting next week, making public service announcements (though I suspect these will seem much more like not-so-thinly veiled threats) about how important it is to do well in the math, English and computer science courses the students are required to take to complete their degrees. I'm not entirely certain these will help, but the certainly can't hurt.
Oh, and one last thing: I was sitting outside my classroom, waiting for the 8:10-11:00 class to finish, when I heard this from one of my – shall we say – lesser motivated students as he came up the stairs:
"I haven't passed an English class since the sixth grade."
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12 added to Musicians Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Musicians Hall of Fame inducted 12 new members across the genres, including bluesman Buddy Guy, British rock guitarist Peter Frampton and pedal steel player and country singer Barbara Mandrell.
Also inducted during Tuesday's ceremony in Nashville were Randy Bachman from The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive, country musician Jimmy Capps, bass guitarist Will Lee, rhythm guitarist Corki Casey O'Dell and country guitarist Velma Smith. Posthumous inductions went to Stevie Ray Vaughan, along with his band Double Trouble, and pedal steel guitarist Ben Keith.
The Musicians Hall of Fame also gave their first Iconic Riff Award posthumously to Roy Orbison for his guitar work on "Pretty Woman," and their first Industry Icon Award to Mike Curb, the founder of Curb Records. Performers for the awards show included Neil Young, Duane Eddy, Brenda Lee, The Oak Ridge Boys and Chris Isaak. This was the first induction since the Musicians Hall of Fame moved to its new permanent museum location inside Nashville's Municipal Auditorium.
"I don't like the word 'rock star' or 'super star,'" said Bachman after the induction ceremony. "I am a guitar player, a songwriter who got lucky because I stayed at it and didn't give up, long enough that people noticed me."
"A lot of the people like myself and other fellow inductees are in here, without a name on the marquee, that actually made the sounds that you hear when you hear some of your favorite things that you find yourself humming from day to day," said Lee, who is best known for performing in the CBS Orchestra on the "Late Show With David Letterman."
Barbara Mandrell, who was the first artist to win the CMA Entertainer of the Year for two consecutive years, said learning how to play the steel guitar and the saxophone helped to launch her career while still a teenager.
"It opened the doors for me, 'cause there weren't a lot of little girls playing steel guitar," Mandrell said.
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LOS ANGELES — Motley Crue is hanging up its guitars for good.
The heavy metal band, formed in 1981, plans to say goodbye with 72 concerts in the United States and Canada before retiring. The rockers made the announcement at a news conference Tuesday in Hollywood.
Alice Cooper will tour with the group. The tour hits the First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown on Aug. 13. Tickets go on sale Friday with prices starting at $15.
"We want to go out with the four founding members of Mtley Cre and go out on top," said lead singer Vince Neil.
"We want to leave a legacy," guitarist Nikki Sixx said. "We want to have some dignity."
The band members have signed a legal agreement promising not to perform as Mtley Cre after 2015.
A Motley Crue country tribute album is in the works, as is a big-screen version of the band's 2002 book, "The Dirt."
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NEW YORK — Tim Tebow will be a special guest on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Friday.
Tebow, 26, is slated to appear throughout the two-hour live show, including a Super Bowl snack cook off featuring chef Emeril Lagasse.
Tebow won the 2007 Heisman Trophy at Florida and played three seasons in the NFL with Denver and the New York Jets. But the quarterback hasn't appeared in a regular-season game in more than a year.
He has signed on with ESPN to appear on the SEC Network's pregame show starting in August. He said in December that he trains five days a week for a return to the NFL.
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, the brother of Broncos star Peyton Manning, was scheduled to appear on GMA today.
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LOS ANGELES — Miley Cyrus mashes it up with Madonna, twerks with her tongue out and drops a bunch of F-bombs on her upcoming MTV special, and she's in fine voice while doing it.
While her whittled stomach and occasional crotch-grabs compete for attention, Cyrus really can sing, and it shows on her episode of "MTV Unplugged," airing today.
Cyrus, 21, taped the acoustic concert Tuesday on a Hollywood soundstage, performing stripped-down versions of selected songs from her latest album, "Bangerz," and closing with a booty-slapping duet with Madonna.
"So, it sounds super lame, but as a pop star it's pretty cool performing with Madonna," Cyrus said after singing a mash-up of Madonna's 2000 track "Don't Tell Me" and Cyrus' hit "We Can't Stop." Cyrus spanks the 55-year-old Queen of Pop during the duet, which made Madonna's Britney Spears kiss feel like it was way more than 10 years ago.
This is Cyrus' show, and it's a hoedown. Backed by a seven-piece band on a stage decorated with hay bales, Cyrus gives her acoustic songs a country touch, adding a twang to "4x4" and "Bangerz."
"I'm from Nashville," she said. "And since I couldn't make all of you guys go back home with me, I tried to bring Nashville here for the night."
Cyrus also includes elements from her more recent shows: a little person, a giant woman and two men in a horse costume.
She works in a fair amount of curse words, tongue extensions and sultry moves as she performs songs including "Wrecking Ball," "Adore You" and "Drive."
"I feel like I'm at karaoke, but it's only my turn," she said, "which is what I really like."


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Energy regulator Ofgem recently announced a full-scale investigation into the energy market, but how will it work and what are the expected outcomes?
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The energy industry, and in particular the big six energy companies – British Gas, EDF Energy, E.ON, npower, ScottishPower and SSE – have long been accused of being quick to raise their prices if their costs go up, but not so quick to do the opposite.
These accusations, combined with the fact that roughly 95% of consumers are signed up to the big six, have led to many questioning the competitiveness of the gas and electricity industry.
In this context, Ofgem's in-depth market investigation was launched in June 2014, in a bid to ensure competition amongst energy suppliers, as well as improve customer service and consumer trust levels.
The investigation is being carried out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and is expected to finish towards the end of 2015, approximately 18 months after it began.
For those who don't yet have one, a Feed-In Tariff (or FiT) is how you get paid for the excess energy your source may generate.
What is the CMA expecting to uncover?
In Ofgem's words: "An investigation should ensure, once and for all, that competition works effectively for consumers, by bearing down on prices while driving improvements in customer service and innovation.
"It will also help provide the confidence that is needed for investment in the energy sector and complement Ofgem's recent reforms to make the market simpler, clearer and fairer for consumers."
The investigation follows an initial assessment of the energy industry carried out by Ofgem in conjunction with the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the CMA. The latter found competition amongst energy suppliers was not as healthy as it should be, particularly between the big six.
Doubts were also raised about the fairness of the relationships between suppliers' energy generating branches and their retail counterparts. The current structure enables energy providers to buy energy from themselves and then sell it on to consumers. This practice will be investigated as it could potentially distort market prices.
The CMA will also examine energy companies' rising profit margins and lack of any evidence that they are cutting their own costs or improving their customer service.
What does the investigation mean for me?
It is difficult to say what impact the investigation will have as it is still some time before the CMA reaches any conclusions. Ofgem has warned that, depending on findings, the big six could be forced to break up.
Although the investigation is likely to provide a positive outcome for consumers, no drastic changes are expected until the end of 2015. Consumers looking to take action now have been encouraged to reduce their energy consumption and switch to the most competitive energy tariff available.
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Every week in The Kiddy Pool, Erin Newcomb confronts one of many issues that parents must deal with related to popular culture. This weekend, NY Times columnist Frank Bruni wrote the opinion piece "A Childless Bystander's Baffled Hymn" to the mingled celebration and chagrin of his audience. Bruni says little that is actually new to the parenting blogosphere; it's the same old lament about modern parents who supposedly don't discipline, over-praise, over-negotiate, over-indulge on … [Read more...]
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Music Matters: David Bowie, Still Not Quite an Atheist
Each Tuesday in Music Matters, Matthew Linder explores the intersections of music, culture and faith."All clichés are true. The years really do speed by. Life really is as short as they tell you it is. And there really is a God--so do I buy that one? If all the other clichés are true..." David Bowie Last week, Jimi Hendrix reigned in the number two spot on the Billboard 200 and this week that position is filled by David Bowie's new album The Next Day. It is only fitting that one of Bowie's s … [Read more...]
Notes from the Margins: The New Radicals are Already Here
Each week in Notes From the Margins, D.L. Mayfield writes about the kingdom of God, marginalized people groups, and popular culture.Being a radical Christian has its perks. The word (if not entirely the concept) sells books, DVDs, conference tickets, and lends a patina of spirituality to all those who claim it. Identifying with this word (or its cousins subversive and/or counter-cultural) has thrust more than a few teachers and authors into the limelight. As Matthew Lee Anderson chronicled … [Read more...]
God and Country Music: What Hootie Taught Me about Contextualization
Each week in God and Country Music, Nick Rynerson gives country music a chance and examines the world of Americana, folk, alt-country, and popular country music.I've had a rocky relationship with popular country music over the years. I often find the culture surrounding it to be unapologetically ignorant and the landscape to be littered with really bad songs. However, there seem to be more really, really good songs in pop country than most any other popular genre. I try to approach pop co … [Read more...]
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Every week on the Christ and Pop Culture Podcast, various Christ and Pop Culture writers delve deeper into recent articles and address some of the bigger issues in popular culture. Click here to listen!This week, editor-in-chief Richard Clark and editor Ben Bartlett sit in a room and hammer out the implications of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead, the bestselling book about women in the workplace by Sheryl Sandberg. Then, naturally, they talk about the pope.We love feedback. … [Read more...]
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Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 1:36AM
I'm curating the art show over at Visionary Tattoo and Arts Festival in Asbury Park this weekend. Come say hello and buy some wicked art. I'll also have a table for tarot so if you're at the festival come by and get your cards read.
Second annual Tattoo and Art Festival in Asbury Park N.J. This coming July 29th, 30th, & 31st 2011. There will be over 150 of the worlds finest tattoo artists on site tattooing all weekend, along with stage performances, music and live painting by Chet Zar and Fred Harper.
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Original art, paintings, prints by artist Blenda Tyvoll. Her "cheerful art that warms the heart" is conveyed through the use of subjects such as trees, birds, abstract, and landscape shapes.
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Anyone else anticipating to this great looking strategy game, which releases 13 Aug? Looks like they've greatly improved the UI and possibly tutorials too, which should make it more popular. I'm a big fan of their last title Crusader Kings 2. I reckon I could easily make the argument that these games have enough RPG elements to make the Watch news too!


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Eastern tiger swallowtail
by Michelle Czaikowski Underhill
NC Government & Heritage Library, 2012.
The North Carolina General Assembly designated the Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) as the official State butterfly of the State of North Carolina. The bill was ratified on June 11, 2012 and approved on June 15, 2012.
The Eastern tiger swallowtail is native to North America and is generally considered the first North American butterfly to have been drawn. The first drawing of it was by John White. White was an artist, cartographer, and is also known as the governor of the Roanoke Island colony that came to be known as the "Lost Colony."
About twenty-five other states either have official state butterflies or have butterflies as their official state insect. Delaware, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia all either have the Eastern tiger swallowtail as their official state butterfly or as their official state insect.
Bowen, Liessa Thomas and Chris Moorman. 2002. Butterflies in your backyard: urban wildlife. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University. Online at http://www.ncsu.edu/goingnative/ag636_02.pdf
North Carolina General Assembly. 2012. "An act adopting the Eastern tiger swallowtail as the official State butterfly, designating the Shelby Livermush Festival as the official fall livermush festival of the State of North Carolina, designating the Marion Livermush Festival as the official spring livermush festival of the State of North Carolina, and designating the Swansboro Mullet Festival as the official mullet festival of North Carolina." Session Law 2012-29. Online at http://ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/SessionLaws/HTML/2011-2012/SL2012-29.html
Wildlife Junior Journal, New Hampshire Public Television: http://www.nhptv.org/wild/karnereasterntigerswallowtail.asp
Dodge, Greg. 2010. "Tiger swallowtails and others." NC Museum of Life & Science blogs. http://blogs.ncmls.org/greg-dodge/2010/08/04/tiger-swallowtails-and-others/
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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly. Photograph. Extension Gardener. 2009. Extension Gardener</i>, NC Cooperative Extension Servicehttp://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/collection/p249901coll22/id/428850, 2009. Presented on NC Digital Collections. http://digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/ref/collection/p249901coll22/id/428850 (accessed December 17, 2014).
White, John. 1585-1593. Tiger swallowtail butterfly. British Museum. Online at http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database/search_object_details.aspx?objectid=753484&partid=1. Accessed 6/22/2012.
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CHICAGO -- Carlos Zambrano was screaming as he stormed through the dugout in a full-fledged tantrum that was all too familiar for the Chicago Cubs.
In a flash, he was being separated from Derrek Lee. Then, he was being sent home, and it's anybody's guess when he'll be back.
Zambrano was given an indefinite suspension from the Cubs after a wild meltdown that stole the spotlight Friday, when the Chicago White Sox beat their crosstown rivals 6-0 for their 10th straight win.
Jake Peavy (7-5) allowed three hits over seven innings to run his scoreless streak to 21 innings, Carlos Quentin hit his fourth homer in four games, and the White Sox matched their longest winning streak in 34 years.
But all that was overshadowed by the confrontation in the visitor's dugout following the White Sox's four-run first inning.
"That's something that can't be tolerated," said manager Lou Piniella, who sent Milton Bradley home from a game at U.S. Cellular Field last year for a dugout tantrum.
And general manager Jim Hendry said it won't be.
"It's not the first time I've had to have some intervention with Z, and it's just something I won't allow the other players to have to go through without some kind of disciplinary recourse."
Zambrano (3-6) screamed as he walked down the dugout steps past Lee and stormed toward the other end after the first inning. Lee appeared to yell something, and as Zambrano headed back toward him, Piniella, pitching coach Larry Rothschild and bench coach Alan Trammell stepped between them.
Cubs catcher Geovany Soto grabbed the pitcher from behind and pulled him away. Zambrano appeared to say something to Piniella on his way to the clubhouse after being lifted for Tom Gorzelanny, who pitched the second inning.
Piniella said Zambrano was upset after some of his teammates didn't try to make diving stops, even though the balls were hit hard.
That includes a leadoff double by Juan Pierre down the right field line past Lee and another with one out by Alex Rios down the left field line past third baseman Aramis Ramirez to drive in the first run.
After Paul Konerko singled, Carlos Quentin hit a three-run homer to left-center to extend the lead to 4-0.
Zambrano then struck out Mark Kotsay and retired A.J. Pierzynski on a grounder to first, taking the throw from Lee to end the inning before things really got interesting.
Lee had little to say about the incident, telling reporters, "First of all, no questions about what happened. I'll talk about the game, that's it."
Asked if he could have made a diving stop on Pierre's double, Lee shook his head and muttered, "No."
Lee was in on the play, and Pierre felt he had no shot at it. The same goes for Piniella, who did not think Ramirez could have stopped Rios' double.
Zambrano has a history of blowups, including an altercation in the Wrigley Field dugout and clubhouse with former catcher Michael Barrett three years ago. He had been on good behavior this season.
He refused to complain publicly when the Cubs sent him to the bullpen in late April for about a five-week stint that produced mixed results, at best. That changed with one big eruption.
"In a game like this it's very easy if things don't go well on the field or off the field you can let your emotions get the best of you," Peavy said. "Biggest thing is to channel the energy in the right way."
That's exactly what Peavy did.
He won his third straight start, tying a season high with nine strikeouts. Coming off a three-hit shutout over Washington, Peavy retired 12 straight before Lee's one-out single in the seventh. He got out of a bases-loaded jam in the inning when Soto grounded out.
Quentin continued his recent surge with two hits, and struggling Gordon Beckham led off the fifth with his second homer after going 211 at-bats without one.
The Cubs, however, continue to slump despite activating Ramirez (sprained left thumb) from the disabled list.
"We're going to stick together," Lee said. "We'll definitely stick together. Sometimes, it's not easy."
- To make room for Ramirez, the Cubs designated INF Chad Tracy for assignment.
- Former White Sox C Carlton Fisk got a loud ovation when he threw out the first pitch.
- The White Sox have back-to-back shutouts for the first time since they blanked Cleveland and Detroit last Sept. 30 and Oct. 2, after beating Atlanta 2-0 on Thursday.


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We are offering a genuine signed Ned Smith wildlife print in mint condition. This auction is for the Rabbit. We are also offering the chipmunk and raccoon. These prints were issued only by Sportsman Specialties Gallery in 1983 as a series. It is framed, matted and ready to be displayed. The cost of framing and matting alone exceeds the buy it now price. The overall measurements are 14 3/4"x16 1/2" including the frame. The actual print measures 9"x11 1/2". It is numbered 521 out of 2500. Thanks for stopping by!


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Dyson Air Multiplier Desk Fan (£186)
The Dyson hand-dryer is possibly the coolest Dyson product ever, but as you're unlikely to get one of those installed at home - especially as they cost £600 - the desk fan is the next best thing. It's compact, stylish and utterly baffling.
There's just one point of the blade-less circular design that's open to the air, but with this it manages to pull in and push out air just as effectively as any high-powered standard fan. It achieves this using design elements borrowed from jet engines. The Air Multiplier circle can be angled upwards and set to move left and right. The power of the fan is also cusomisable, using a dial on the front.
Grado PS1000 (£1800)
We'd forgive you for accusing any prospective Grado PS1000 buyers of having a screw or two loose - you could get a car for that price - but having tested them first-hand we can confirm that, yes, you can hear the difference. These headphones sound incredible, with an amazingly detailed sound that doesn't trade off bass for high-end insight. That's a rarity, even in expensive sets.
Made from metal, wood, leather and foam, these headphones are heavy-duty and built to last. Put them on your pop and he will look a bit like a 50s Sci-Fi movie's take on a man from the future though. But boy, are the sonic rewards worth it.
JVC Everio GS-TD1 (£1499)
3D is yet to convince the masses, either in camcorders, gaming or the cinema. But it has edged towards the norm thanks to the JVC Everio GS-TD1. It's the first consumer-grade 3D camcorder to offer an optical zoom. And it's pretty darn good.
It will record 3D footage in full 1080p resolution and uses twin CMOS sensors and lenses to give that real 3D effect. There are no shortcuts taken here. It's not cheap, but the cost of being an early adopter is often high.
LiveScribe Echo Smartpen (£170)
The LiveScribe pen sounds like something ripped straight out of a science fiction movie. It's a standard ballpoint pen in the most basic sense - it writes with ink. But it also remembers what was said during every word you write. It records ambient noise using an internal microphone, so you can play back the audio of lectures, conversations and interviews just by putting the pen on words you wrote at the time.
The only downside is that you have to use special paper, which is how this "magic" works. We still live in the present, not the future, folks. But we're sure you'll agree it's a damn nifty gadget.
Arcam rCube (£499)
Audiophile-grade sound and iPod docks don't usually go together well. The all-in-one design of a dock makes it very tricky to create a good stereo image and too often they try and impress by being brash and bassy, which won't impress us.
The Arcam rCube is different. It sound light and refined, and makes the Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin seem positively bullish. It's not a dock for those desperate to impress all houseguests - it looks understated and simple. But if it's sound you care about, you can't go wrong.
Asus Eee Slate (£999)
Two tablets have already featured in our list, the iPad 2 and the Asus Eee Pad Transformer. But this one, the Eee Slate, is a bit different. It's powered by Windows 7, but the really interesting addition is the Wacom Digitizer, which turns the Slate into a graphics tablet.
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what is the black (pepper like) granules that my cat leaves behind after laying somewhere for a while?
what is the black (pepper like) granules that my cat leaves behind after laying somewhere for a while?
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It sounds like your cat may have fleas. The granules are most likely "flea dirt". To determine if what you find is flea dirt, which is actually digested blood, place the granules on a moistened white paper towel. Rub them gently; if the paper towel turns orange or red, your cat has flea dirt and needs to get a flea treatment.
I know that these can be a little expensive with brands like Advantage and Frontline, but they really are the best. The cheaper ones tend to be very harsh on cats, and the one time I tried it my cat lost her hair in the spot I applied the medication and the skin was very irritated. I gave her a bath to get rid of any of that cheap flea med that might have been left, and then spent the extra money for Frontline. So in the end, you may end up paying MORE money if you try the cheap stuff first instead of just getting the good stuff in the first place.
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Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) methods are used at the Institute
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is part of a range of emerging microscopic methods for biologists which offer the magnification range of both the light and electron microscope, but allow imaging under the 'natural' conditions usually associated with the light microscope.
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What is a lumbar puncture (spinal tap)?
A lumbar puncture, also known as a spinal tap, is a procedure to remove a small amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from around the spinal cord. The CSF is tested for infections and other conditions of the brain and spinal cord. A lumbar puncture is also used to inject medications and to measure and relieve pressure around the brain and spinal cord.
CSF is a clear fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. It acts like a cushion to protect the brain and spinal cord. Your provider will evaluate CSF test results to diagnose many types of brain and spinal cord conditions, including meningitis and multiple sclerosis. Lumbar puncture can also be used for the injection of medications into the spinal cord, including chemotherapy and spinal anesthesia.
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- Lumbar Puncture (or Spinal Tap). Harvard Health Publications, Harvard Medical School. http://www.health.harvard.edu/diagnostic-tests/lumbar-puncture.htm.
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Salesforce.com has two unequal brothers in the platform-as-a-service (PaaS) space. While force.com is the basis and natural extensibility platform for the core CRM system, the Heroku platform acquired at the end of 2010 addresses developers with open source stacks. The two of them could not be more different. Force.com is an application-centric PaaS that attracted a huge ecosystem building add-ons around Salesforce.com's Sales, Service, and Marketing application. They all work together somehow because of the very limited freedom for developers. All apps usually start with the same canonical CRM data model, use the same data object store, use the same proprietary programing language (APEX), and use the same user interface techniques. That's why force.com apps or add-ons fit nicely into the business buyer's perspective.


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The now 13' high snow bank near Paisley, Ont. has been transformed into a patriotic billboard to support Canadian athletes.
The neighbouring Robertson family spray painted the snow bank Thursday night, showing support for Canadian Olympians in Sochi, Russia. Several others have since added their own slice of patriotic graffiti.
"Everyone was stopping and taking pictures of it and we thought what a great opportunity to take a part of that and put up go Canada go and the flag to celebrate team Canada," says Rachel Robertson.
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Record clearance, or expungement, is defined as having criminal convictions
"cleared" from your record. An adult may be able to consult
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Looking for a plasma cutter
I'm looking for a reliable plasma cutter to do a few repairs. Nothing to expensive. Does anyone have any suggestions?
The chinese stuff is Cheaper, but reliability is questionable,....
Buyin' a unit from Miller or Lincoln, Ain't cheap, but Are reliable,...
You are on EARTH---if that puts you near Illinois PM me--a welder /neighbor is retiring and selling off his equipment---
Even used---professional grade welding rigs are $$$$$$$
If you just needed to cut a few things for repairs could you possibly use carbon arc instead? As mentioned by the other posters any plasma cutter that's worth buying is going to be quite expensive, even if you can find a used one.
Carbon arc? That takes some air and some current.
To the OP, you need to define what your budget really is in hard dollars. You're not going to get a good answer here, this isn't really a welding site. I suggest
They have everybody from novice welders to fully ASME cert'ed duplex pipe welders 18" x 3" wall.
I need a plasma cutter that will cut through 2 inches thick! If I go through a company like miller or Lincoln, I will pay way more than I can afford. I decided to go with an import machine called the LONGEVITY 100amp plasma cutter. Has anyone ever used a LONGEVITY plasma cutter? This will be a very powerful plasma cutter capable of cutting through 2 inch thick steel! most people would not need to use something this powerful. they also carry smaller more portable plasma cutters that will run on 110v or 220. This plasma cutter is going to be a 3 phase plasma cutter that I will use to cut through 2 inch thick beams!
I placed my order yesterday and am very excited to get the machine but would like to have some feed back and experiences shared since I have a 30 day satisfaction guarantee. Thanks.
Workingman, I have a feeling you're going to get a lesson on longevity of an offshore plasma cutter :whistling2:
If this is only going to be a few jobs a year. You may be better in finding a local metal shop with one. A decent Plasma cutter would need 240vAC service. The bad side is that unless you have used one before. You can hurt yourself really bad. We are talking Third Degree burns.
The OP is going to need at least a chain hoist, depending on the size of the stock.
He said he's got 3 phase power,.....
A simple hook-up to an air compressor,....
2" thick plate is huge. It is really unusual for it to be cut in anything but a professional setting, and unusual for pro's to use any machine other than one of the biggies ( Victor Technologies, Red, Blue, Yellow and Hypertherm)
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The Bulldogs posted rounds of 293, 283, and 299 on the Marquette Golf Club course. Grand Valley State finished first among 13 participating teams with an 847 score while Indianapolis captured second place by firing an 858 team total.
Individually, junior Kurt Valley (Bay City/Western) finished runner up for medalist honors with a five-under par 208 score (69-72-67=208). Senior Derek Shelburne (Scotts/Vicksburg) carded a six-over par 220 (74-74-74=220) to tie for 19th place.
Sophomore Joe Brown (St. Ignace/LaSalle tied for 25th as a result of shooting an eight-over par 222 score (75-68-79=222).
Senior Kelbi Lee (Billings, Mont.) turned in a 227 (75-71-81=227) to tie three others for 36th place while freshman Greg Meisner (Waterford/Kettering) rounded out the Bulldogs' scoring with a 52nd-place tying 238 score (85-74-79=238).


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Giving voice to children's causes
By Patty Kruszewski, Citizen Managing Editor 11/04/12
Take seven founders of Voices for Virginia's Children, a former Virginia governor, three former Virginia first ladies, a congressman, a state senator, and what have you got?
At Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden on Oct. 23, the gathering produced not only a gala celebration for the first-ever recipients of the Carol S. Fox Making Kids Count Award, but an opportunity for long-time child advocates to renew their dedication to the cause.
One such advocate, Rob Dugger, co-founded a national organization in 2006 that partners with business leaders to promote investment in early childhood development. The group, ReadyNation, has focused its efforts on collecting evidence of the economic and societal benefits of interventions in early childhood – from housing, nutrition and health care to parenting education and preschool programs.
As managing partner of Hanover Investment Group, Dugger is immersed in the world of high finance and in the task of helping asset management companies navigate shifting economic conditions.
But his real passion, Dugger noted, is uniting business leaders behind the vision of giving young children a good start in life today – with the understanding that it will pay off in a better society and stronger workforce tomorrow.
"What gets businessmen to tune into [this message] is a whole lot of people saying This is important," Dugger emphasized. "And what fires me up is what I see going on in the rest of the world.
"The rest of the world," he pointed out, "is focusing on investing in children."
Pebbles and ripples
Johanna Schuchert (pictured, far right), the individual recipient of the first Carol S. Fox award, became a champion for children's causes when she was a young mother in the 1970s.
"I learned about the issue of child abuse . . . through the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs," Schuchert told the crowd at the gala. "I wanted to do something more."
Thirty years later, after helping to found Prevent Child Abuse Virginia (PCAV), she serves as the organization's executive director. Among PCAV's community-based prevention programs is the model program Healthy Families Virginia, which provides home visiting and parent education services to vulnerable first-time parents.
"We've all been doing this together," Schuchert told the audience in receiving her award. "Often you were the pebbles and I was the ripple, but none of us was doing this alone."
Greg Peters, president and chief executive officer of United Methodist Family Services, echoed Schuchert's theme of working together as he accepted the organizational award for UMFS.
Founded 112 years ago as an orphanage, UMFS has transformed itself into a statewide non-profit providing a variety of foster care and adoption services, treatment and education programs for troubled youth and special needs children, and family support and preservation services. In 2011, Peters told the crowd, the organization served 1100 youth and helped 344 families stay together – in addition to partnering with Fairfax County to establish Leland House.
Forging partnerships in the community, Peters emphasized, has been key to the success of UMFS. "The community is beginning to see us as something more than a service provider. . . Together we can make a difference [and do things] we can't do alone."
Like Schuchert, Peters also had praise for the efforts of the organization's supporters and staff.
"The heroes in this room," he said, "are the staff and the board of UMFS. They will do whatever it takes, and they do it because they believe in the children and the families they serve."
Not ready to learn
The Carol S. Fox award, which will be presented annually by Voices for Virginia's Children, was named for a founder and long-time board member at Voices and honors an individual and an organization that have demonstrated exemplary effort to improve the lives of Virginia's children.
At the reception, Fox took a few moments to trace her involvement with children's causes back to her days living in West Point in the 1970s, when she was inspired to establish a child development center.
"We know the most important development of the brain is in the first three years," Fox reminded the crowd. "But there was no public kindergarten [then], and some kids started school not ready to learn ... and were disruptive."
In 1987, after 25 years in West Point, Fox moved to Richmond and got involved with a similar program at the William Byrd Community Center. That led her to help found the Action Alliance for Virginia's Children and Youth (later changed to Voices for Virginia's Children), a non-partisan research and advocacy organization that serves as the Kids Count data center for Virginia.
"It's the first place Virginia legislators turn to for information ... about Virginia's most vulnerable population," said Fox.
In his welcoming remarks, Voices Executive Director John Morgan highlighted the Kids Count program as well, pointing out that Voices is known "for our bipartisan credibility and our bipartisan voice." In meetings with policy-makers, Morgan added, "sometimes we are the only group in the room that is independent. We have no stake except helping children.
"We are very proud to be the home of Virginia Kids Count. "
Recommitment and resolve
Among the Voices founders and supporters recognized in addition to Fox were former Virginia first ladies Jinx Holton, Anne Holton, and Jeannie Baliles, as well as former governor Linwood Holton. Board member Eleanor Saslaw was accompanied at the gala by her husband, Senator Dick Saslaw; and Congressman Bobby Scott received special mention for an award he earned from First Focus Campaign for Children.
It was the second consecutive year that Scott has received the national "Champion for Children" award, said Morgan – and he was the only member of the Virginia delegation to do so.
While the economic and political climate continue to pose challenges, noted one speaker in summing up, the passion in the room at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden made it clear that those challenges could be overcome.
"Rather than get discouraged," said Greg Peters, "we've got to increase our resolve."
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi – "Be the change you wish to see in the world" – Schuchert agreed.
"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something," said Schuchert.
"I hope this gathering can be a celebration – and a recommitment to what we're doing."
Glen Allen HS student earns playwriting residency
By Ashlee Korlach, Special to the Citizen 06/20/2017 EducationGeneral News
A play written by a Glen Allen High School junior was selected, along with seven others, to be performed professionally this summer through a nationally acclaimed Virginia high school playwriting program.
47B, a play written by 16-year-old Glen Allen High school student Dominique Dowling, was chosen by New Voices for the Theater, a playwriting competition sponsored by the School of the Performing Arts in the Richmond Community, from a pool of more than 150 plays by high school students in the state. > Read more.
Missing Eastern Henrico man found dead
Citizen Staff Reports 06/20/2017 General NewsPublic Safety
Henrico Police have found the body of a missing Eastern Henrico man.
The body of 25-year-old Taj Rashad Bullock, who was last seen June 10 in Eastern Henrico, was found June 20 in a wooded area in that part of the county. > Read more.
The body of 25-year-old Taj Rashad Bullock, who was last seen June 10 in Eastern Henrico, was found June 20 in a wooded area in that part of the county. > Read more.
Henrico Schools to participate in USDA summer food service
Citizen Staff Reports 06/20/2017 EducationGeneral News
Henrico County Public Schools, through its Division of School Nutrition Services, will participate in the 2017 Summer Food Service Program administered by the US Department of Agriculture. The program provides meals to students enrolled in Henrico Schools summer programs or in those run by the Henrico County Department of Recreation and Parks.
Food service will be provided Monday through Thursday each week. (All sites will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in recognition of Independence Day.) Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. Lunch will be served between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m., but specific lunch times will vary depending on the site. > Read more.
Henrico to offer July 20 class on treating opioid overdoses with naloxone
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The Henrico County Division of Fire and Henrico Area Mental Health & Developmental Services (MH/DS) will present a free class Thursday, July 20 on how to administer naloxone to potentially save the life of someone who has overdosed on opioids.
The Revive! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education for Virginia class will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MH/DS offices at 4825 S. Laburnum Ave. > Read more.
The Revive! Opioid Overdose and Naloxone Education for Virginia class will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the MH/DS offices at 4825 S. Laburnum Ave. > Read more.
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week – June 20, 2017
Citizen Staff Reports 06/20/2017 General NewsPublic SafetyCrime of the Week
Police in Richmond are still looking for the person who they say robbed the FasMart at 2107 Semmes Avenue. Crime Stoppers needs the public's help identifying this suspect.
The robbery occurred at approximately 12:45 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31. The suspect entered the store pointing the weapon at the store clerk. As the suspect walked toward the counter, a second employee approached the suspect and grabbed the barrel of the weapon. > Read more.
Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week – June 20, 2017
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As House Republicans prepare to wrestle with their differences on immigration at an annual retreat next week, one GOP lawmaker from the Central Valley is signaling there may be movement on an issue that has split the party. At the same time, a high-profile group of bipartisan leaders met in Silicon Valley Thursday to unveil a report showing immigrants are key to a robust U.S. economy.
The report by the Bipartisan Policy Center was released by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, both Republicans, and former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros, a Democrat. They argued that America's population is aging and needs immigrants to keep the labor force growing. A healthy economy, in turn, will enable the United States to maintain its global political and military preeminence.
"Immigrants not only add to the sheer numbers — so they continue the growth process," said Cisneros, "but they tend to be younger — therefore they form families, therefore they have children, so they create the generation to come."
Rice said she hoped to counteract what she called a misperception that immigrants are a drag on the economy. If Americans and their elected leaders understood the demographic and economic realities, they would be more likely to support comprehensive immigration reform, she said.
The message seemed calculated to give House Republicans a nudge — and possible political cover — as they hash out their differences in what GOP leaders hope will lead to a series of immigration bills this year. Some moderate and pro-business Republicans favor a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, while Tea Party conservatives say they regard most forms of legalization as amnesty for lawbreakers.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, of Bakersfield, said earlier this week that he favors a path to legal status but not citizenship. McCarthy, who as majority whip is No. 3 in the GOP's House leadership, signaled that provisional legalization may be part of a set of immigration principles that Republican leaders plan to release before next week's retreat. Those principles are being drafted by House Speaker John Boehner's staff, including his new immigration policy staffer, Becky Tallent, whom Boehner recently hired away from the very same Bipartisan Policy Center.


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I have a burnham gas furnace wth forced hot water baseboard. I have recently noticed that the boiler makes a knocking sound when it is on. What could the problem be. Plumber looked at furnace and it shuts down at 180 and no air in lines.
While I'm not a HVAC Pro,...
I'd guess there's a build up of crud in the base of the boiler(inside the water jacket, above the firebox)...
That'll cause a hot spot, 'n the knockin' is a result of it....
What's the press & temp on the tridicater on the boiler read?
The first thing to check...Expansion tank.
Tap the side of the expansion tank. I/2 should sound solid (filled with water) and 1/2 should sound hollow (filled with air). If it all sounds solid then it's time to change it as the internal bladder has ruptured.
Does your relief vent water during a heating cycle?
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What a weekend! Got cleared for my TT License with this group (first event with them and first track day with the SVTF). Sadly, it does not matter. I am moving away from this area.
At the end of the first session, coming off 10, my car lost all power. I thought my trans blew, since I just fixed the clutch. Then I realized, I had no motor - nada. Glided into pits thinking great...time for a new car. These motors are impossible to find/fix.
Got the car restarted. Ran very flat. No smoke, all oil was fine. So I knew I had an ignition issue. Checked sparks, checked wires, got my OBDII out and found a coil code. Looked at my MSD Ignition - the little 3 prong tab that connects the power to the unit had snapped off. :rant: My buddy was there, we start calling auto part stores. AutoZone actually had an ignition coil for my motor and wires. We ran over, got a set, ran back to the track. Missed one session, but was able to get the car back together for 3 and 4.
Session 3:
Returning after a full course yellow and pit in for clean up. I was playing with the high HP line and different approaches to some of the turns prior to coming in. Most resulted in "nah, don't like that". I thought this was a pretty good line.
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I was timed in session 4 at a consistant 1:31-1:32. Not bad for a full weight SVT.
For reference the Spec Miatas (also in my class) run about 4-8 seconds faster in the TT events. If I shaved all the dead weight in this car, she would be near their times.
The Corvette couple (matching Vettes - that's a wife ;) ) were very nice people. They were amazed that I was going so fast
the turns. On the last session, I was going 9/10ths. Line and braking was nailed down. The faster cars would pill on the straights. Then I would catch them braking and in my turn in speed. They were joking about how they'd pull away for a bit. Then I would come flying up onto them in the braking zone and in my corner speeds. Instructor was impressed.
One funny story - a 95-99 Mustang GT prepped car was on my butt in the front straight. Reluctantly, I let him pass me (ya, I know he had more power to go straight). Soon as he made the pass, we got in line for turn 1. I can take that much faster than he could. I was returning the favor for riding me on the straight...just through the turns. He apparently did not like that...or my late braking into the turn, sucking way up into his rear view mirror. ;) Right after turn 1/2a/2b, he allowed me to pass him. My instructor had a good laugh.
Last session was cut short. I got 13 minutes in then (if you watched the video) that red M3 race car blew a hose right after passing me on the straight. Soiling 1/2a/2b. That clean up killed our time.
Overall, I thought COM did a great event. Instructors were top notch. I got great feedback from him on this car. Wish it was not raining Tuesday, or I would be back out there running the TT session. :( No rain tires, my street tires are too played out for rain racing.
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The BugMaster Beat is a series of blogs we will write for bug and wildlife problems we are currently seeing most frequently. Hopefully this will help you recognize these pest problems and offer some professional or DIY solutions.
The rise of phone calls for American Roaches (the big ones) is due to the fact that we have had an abundant amount of rain. Also, they tend to come in the home during extreme heat and no rain. These roaches tend to nest outside in dark damp areas, like flower beds and under foliage – as well as – oak trees and rotten wood are a common place to find them. Clean and remove all of these nesting areas from around your home. Next, we suggest you or we can (for a fee) make sure all entry points (i.e. doorways, windows and plumbing areas) are sealed properly. Lastly, we will apply a perimeter treatment and granulate the flowerbeds. If you are a hands on type of person we have products at the BugMater DIY store we can suggest for you. For the perimeter treatment use Demon WSP and either Bifen L/P or Talstar granules. This will be effective because these roaches are coming from the outside. If inside treatment is needed you can apply Maxforce FC bait.
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You don't need a separate card creator program to make professional looking gift and greetings cards. You can do it with Photoshop and I'm going to show you how.
Aim: In this tutorial, we are going to create a shadow effect that makes a textured piece of paper look as though it is floating above the background and slightly bent, thus producing a realistic, three-dimensional look. At the end of this tutorial you will have created your very own 3D gift card, as shown below.
Primary tools used:
- Drawing Tool (to draw the card and the shadow behind the card)
- Gradient Tool (to apply color to the card)
- Texturize Filter (to apply texture to the paper)
- Blur Filter (to create the shadow effect)
- Warp (to bend the shadow and create the 3D effect)
OK, let's get started.
Step 1 – Drawing the Card
Firstly open Photoshop and create a new document with the following settings:
Now you should have a plain white background to begin drawing on.
Select the Rectangle Tool, as shown below.
As you can see in the image below, my default drawing tool is the Ellipse Tool. To select the Rectangle Tool I need to bring the full menu out to the right. To do this, you can hold down the left mouse button on the default tool and the menu will appear.
Before we draw the rectangle shape on our white page, we need to select the Fill color for our rectangle.
The Fill color for our rectangle is going to be a Gradient Fill, to make it look a little more realistic. Selecting a solid Fill color for our rectangle will make it look amateurish…and we don't want that! J
Click on the "Fill" icon at the top of the screen (as shown in the image below).
Then click on the "Gradient Icon" (the grey fading icon pointed out with the arrow).
Notice the Stroke color is set to no color (a white box with a red line through it). Make sure you set the Stroke to the same setting.
The other settings that are important to configure on this screen are:
- Gradient Type – Linear
- Degrees – 90 (This will make the gradient be applied from the bottom, up)
Next, to set the colors for the Gradient Tool, you can double click on the two color pallets at the bottom of the gradient bar, as shown below.
The first pallet (to the left) should be configured with Hex Color Code #988856 (see below).
The second pallet (to the right) should be configured with Hex Color Code #D2C5AD (see below).
You can choose different colors if you like, but if this is your first time using these tools I would advise you stick to the colors selected in this tutorial.
OK, now draw your rectangle with similar dimensions as the one below.
We now have our basic gift card!
Step 2 – Applying Texture to the Card
Now that we have our card, we will to apply a grainy texture effect to it. There are many templates, filters, and shapes available on the internet for applying these types of effects, however in this tutorial we will use one of Photoshop's built-in effects so you don't need to download any additional files.
The first step is to click on the "Filter" menu item at the top of the screen and then click on "Filter Gallery".
You'll get a notification saying the layer must be "rasterized" before you can continue. Click OK.
There are two main types of objects when editing graphics, Vector objects and Rasterized objects. Vector objects are basically just shapes and can be scaled to any size without losing quality. A Rasterized object is formed of pixels, which means that the larger you make the object, the more pixelated it becomes. Photoshop filters, effects and transformations cannot be done on Vector objects, they need to be done on a Rasterized object. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rasterisation
You'll now see a list of effects options as shown below. Click on "Texture" and then "Texturizer".
Set the same settings as shown above.
- Scaling – 115%
- Relief – 4
- Light – Top
Click "OK" and you should now have an image similar to the one shown below.
We now have a nice 2D greeting card!
In Part 2 of the tutorial we will be applying the 3D effect by creating a custom made shadow box behind the gift card.
– Sam
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Q&A with Marina Endicott
This year, 17 Canadian authors made it to the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist,
the country's richest literary award for fiction. To get some further
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longlisted authors a series of questions. As the prize jury debates
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Here we have Marina Endicott, author of The Little Shadows.
Q: Pitch Canada your novel in three lines or less.
Marina Endicott: A hundred years before American Idol, a thousand miles from So You Think You Can Dance, when a big band was a piano and a violin, three sisters turn to the vaudeville stage to keep themselves and their mama from the poorhouse. Frivolous but determined, with an enduring belief that things will work out in the end, Flora pushes Aurora, Clover and darling Bella from ragtime to riches.
Q: Which Giller-longlisted book (other than your own!) would you like to see take home the prize?
ME: Impossible! Many of the nominees are friends, and I haven't been able to read all of the books I'm looking forward to yet, so I can't properly vote... But if Lynn Coady's amazing The Antagonist wins — dang, she's good — she'll probably take me out for dinner.
Q: What's your favourite bookish place in Canada?
ME: The Sally Borden at the Banff Centre for the Arts. In my mind's eye it's where Gil Adamson takes on Guy Vanderhaeghe in a game of pool while across the room, Tomson Highway watches the Stanley Cup playoffs with Joan Macleod, and Fred Stenson gets pleasantly argumentative over a beer with Noah Richler. It¹s transmogrified over the years but it's still there, the blue light of the swimming pool bathing the scene in mystical glow.
Q: Which Canadian author (alive or dead) would you most like to meet? Why?
ME: I'd like to go to Paris and have lunch with Mavis Gallant, please. And if she'd like me to stay in a nice hotel nearby and have lunch with her every day for two or three years, why, that's no problem at all.
Q: Who is your favourite fictional character and why?
ME: Neatly side-stepping all the appealing characters in this year's longlist, I'll go for E.H. Young's eponymous Miss Mole. I like her complicated sense of honour and flagrant dishonesty, her valiant attempts to make things better, and (no matter how poverty cramps) her very good shoes.
Q: What would you be if you weren't a writer?
ME: There's an amusing assumption built into this question that Canadian writers can afford to be writers only! Most of us are teachers or students or bureaucrats or treeplanters. If I weren't a writer, maybe I'd be back on stage by now, directing or auditioning for the precious few roles for women over 22.
Q: What book has moved or affected you most in the past year?
ME: Irma Voth by Miriam Toews. Tender, jagged, difficult, it's the rawest and to me the most beautiful of her books.
Come back soon for more Q&As with the longlisted authors. In the meantime, check out our exciting Scotiabank Giller Prize contests. This month, you could win a $1,000 gift certificate to Chapters Indigo to build your dream library as part of our Select Your Shortlist contest.
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Troubled British starlet turned troubled British young mom Peaches Geldof, daughter of Sir Bob Geldof, has reportedly traded one controversial belief system for another. According to the Guardian, Peaches recently tweeted about her belief in Thelema, also known as OTO, a black magic religion created by the famed occultist Aleister Crowley. One of those tweets was a picture of her new "OTO" tattoo.Before this, Geldof was connected with Scientology and spent time living at their Celebrity … [Read more...]
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Someone On the Internet Wants You to Think That Joel Osteen Is Giving Up on Christianity
Over the last week, a very well-organized and well-executed hoax started happening online. Someone created a fake website and Twitter account for Rev. Joel Osteen, one of the best-known pastors in the country. The website and Twitter (both using the close-but-not-quite-there name "Joel Osten" in the urls) claimed to be authored by Osteen and said that he was giving up on Christianity and didn't believe in it anymore. While that would make for a pretty insane story if it did happen, Osteen makes … [Read more...]
Why Exactly Does Scientologist Isabella Cruise Have Cross Tattoos?
I saw this photo of Isabella Cruise, daughter of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, today.Celebrity kids with blue hair and tattoos is nothing unusual. But a Scientologist celebrity kid with cross tattoos? That does feel a little bit weird. I would really like to know the answer to this question. I would really like to know what LRH would have to say about that. … [Read more...]
Snooki Baptized Her Son Lorenzo and JWoww Is His Godmother
Snooki, aka Nicole Polizzi, got her son Lorenzo baptized in the Catholic church over the weekend. She and fiance Jionni LaValle threw a party afterward, and it looks pretty adorable. The most adorable part, though, was that Snooks asked BFF/Jersey Shore costar JWoww to be Lorenzo's godmother. I don't know why I love their friendship so much, but I do. I think it's because it seems much more genuine than other reality TV friendships. Anyway, congrats to the Polizzi/LaValle family! … [Read more...]
Perez Hilton Is Turning Over a New (Spiritual) Leaf
Blogger Perez Hilton made his name from writing a mega-snarky celebrity blog where he gave out mean nicknames, made fun of peoples' looks, and even drew penis pictures on celebrity photos. But now he's embarking on a new life as a single dad and media mogul. The LA Times has a profile of Hilton (real name: Mario Lavandeira Jr.) that refers to his newly spiritual side: His atrium-like entry offers a clue to his evolution. His last home was dominated by Hilton portraits sent by admirers. Here, a … [Read more...]
Drew Barrymore Is Removing Her Tattoos In the Name of Judaism
Rumors continue to abound that Drew Barrymore is converting to Judaism for her husband Will Kopelman. Her next step is getting her tattoos removed. Though there isn't a specific law about not getting tattoos, there is a verse in Leviticus that says "You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves."Drew reportedly has six tattoos, which is actually way fewer than I thought. They include a bouquet of flowers (Flower is the name of her production company … [Read more...]
Dennis Rodman Wants to Meet the New Pope for Some Reason
Basketball player turned reality TV mainstay Dennis Rodman just came back from a visit to North Korea, where he got all buddy-buddy with Kim Jong Un. He clearly developed a taste for meeting important world figures, because now he's claiming that "his people in Rome" are trying to hook him up with a meeting with the new Pope, whoever that ends up being.Rodman is reportedly on a flight to Rome this very second, and he should make it in time to see whether white smoke rises from the Vatican. … [Read more...]


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