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With 'hidden magic' you can give your creations a distinctive grain-like look, similar to wood. That's why this technique is also known as mokume nendo – which is Japanese for wood grain (mokume) made of clay (nendo). With hidden magic and FIMO effect, you can create unique brooches, earrings, rings and necklaces to name but a few – every single piece an absolute original.
Instructions, videos & downloads
Creative tips
If you are stuck for ideas, inspiration is at hand with our imaginative, easy to follow project sheets. Turn your creative ideas into reality with the FIMO range of craft products from STAEDTLER. With 'FIMO creative tips' you can search for your favourite creative tip based on material, theme and level of difficulty. Whether you're looking for trendy jewellery or great deco ideas for your home - the creative tip finder makes it incredibly easy to find your next FIMO project.
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Please click "Creative tips app" for our mobile creative tip offer.
Impressive originals – with hidden magic in gold
Knead the FIMO and roll each colour out to a sheet using the clay machine on its thickest setting. You will need two sheets of metallic gold.
Stack the sheets of FIMO in the following order to create a rectangular pile: Metallic gold, translucent, glitter gold, metallic gold, light flesh and stardust.
Slice a thin layer off the top of the elevated star holding your sharp, flexible blade parallel to the surface. Make sure you don't cut too deeply. If you don't like the pattern, you can cut off another slice.
You won't be able to cut off another slice though if you cut too deeply into the sheet the first time round.
Unfinished items and left-over bits of material can be stored in a sealed plastic bag or airtight container, e.g. a plastic box or jar.
Cut the star out using the round-shaped cutter. Ensure the cutter is large enough and allows you to leave about a 5 mm gap all around the star.
Then roll over the star with the acrylic roller to make the surface even and smooth. If necessary, use your fingers to carefully bring the star back into shape.
Create a thin sausage of metallic gold and position it around the edge.
The golden star is now ready to be hardened in the oven for around 30 minutes at 110°C. Repeat the process to make two smaller stars and circles for the earrings.
Once hardened, you can carefully go over the surface with the sanding sponges to make it smoother.
But don't forget! Don't sand too much or you might spoil the pattern!
To finish off, drill a hole in the star and stick an o-ring in. String the large star onto the choker necklace and add the two smaller ones to the creole earrings.
You'd like to make some unique jewellery of your own?
The complete 'Hidden Magic in Gold' creative tip can be found in the creative tip finder.
Blending table
Use the blending table to help create the colour you require.
E.g. by blending 3 parts yellow (-10) with 5 parts pink (-22) you get a warm red colour.
It's just as easy to make colours lighter or darker - all you have to do is to add black (-9) or white (-0).
FIMO soft standard blocks are segmented into 8 portions, making it very easy to blend the colours.
Please note that colours may vary due to printing process.
Creative tips app
With 'FIMO creative tips' you can search for your favourite creative tip based on material, theme and level of difficulty.
Whether you're looking for trendy jewellery or great deco ideas for your home - the creative tip finder makes it incredibly easy to find your next FIMO project.
The app at a glance:
- Search function based on different materials, themes and levels of difficulty. Combinations are possible too.
- Creative tips with illustrated step-by-step instructions and shopping list (requires an internet connection).
- Favourites function: Collect your favourite creative tips in a favourites list.
- Easy to send the creative tips by e-mail.
- Print function (requires AirPrint).
- Easy to share the creative tips on facebook and twitter.
- Photo upload: Inspire your friends and show them a photo of your FIMO project.
- The random creative tip function selects a new project for you when the device is shaken.
- Regular updates with lots of new ideas.
- Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.
- Requires Android smartphone version 2.3.3 or later.
Seasonal creativity
Candy, candy, CANDY BAR!
What a delight! With this DIY candy bar idea you can add a truly personal touch to your special day!
Sweet drops, cake pops and artistically trimmed cupcakes: Wedding candy bars are more popular than ever. For your wedding day, you naturally want everything to be simply perfect and colour coordinated. Whether light pink, pink, vanilla or ice-blue - this sweet-looking Mr & Mrs mini bunting is sure to draw attention to your candy bar. What's more, matching flags are great for adding a final touch to cupcakes & co. It's enchanting details like these that make decorations so effective and keep guests raving long after the event itself.
DIY is very much IN – not only does it make you stand out from the crowd, it gives you the freedom to design totally unique deco according to your own individual taste. What's more, it's kind on your purse too. You don't need much to make pretty candy bar ornaments: Just take a little bit of FIMO, get started and, in no time at all, you're left with perfect decorations for a wonderful wedding day!
Click here for the DIY instructions.
Have fun crafting!
Simply shape your ideas. FIMO and FIMOair, oven-hardening and air-drying modelling clay.
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FIMO in action
Why I use FIMO
Infinite creative freedom
There are only few materials which offer as wide a variety for creative expression as FIMO does. For one, working with FIMO is easy to learn – first results are quickly achieved almost in no time.
And you can create almost anything: jewellery or accessories, picture frames or decorations, dolls and figures, flowers and sculptures – everything is possible. The vast range of FIMO colours and the unique texture make it possible to imitate other materials in a remarkably convincing way, for example wood, stone, glass and many others. Incidentally, it teaches you techniques which were originally based on processing entirely different materials.
Tools? You can actually start with hardly any special tools. Beginners in particular can already fabricate the most beautiful creations using only the Starter Kit. And if you later want to create more delicate and more professional pieces, you simply venture to tackle the various tools.
If you have questions, please take a look at our FIMO FAQ section or contact our customer service at service(at)staedtler.de
New FIMO products
Gemstone colours with fascinating double effect
The new gemstone colours of the FIMO effect assortment lets self-modelled jewellery or home accessories become special eye catchers.
With subsequent polishing, the transparent depth and pearlescent effect let the modelled works of art appear like high-gloss rose quartz, precious jade, fascinating ruby, clear citrine or shimmering blue agate.
The gemstone colours inspire to try out new technologies and variants, and impress with striking results. Give it a try and design your own bracelet. Our creative tip explains how it's done step by step.
Tip: FIMO DVD Workshop
The new FIMO DVD provides the perfect introduction to the art of modelling.
The 12 exclusive step-by-step videos are divided into three levels of difficulty, offering something for everyone – from beginners to experts.
With tips and tricks, detailed explanations as well as templates and printable shopping lists, the new FIMO DVD is an all-inclusive package.
FIMO - the story of success
STAEDTLER® FIMO® - History
It all begins in 1939.
In her search for a new material to use for her dolls' heads, the well-known doll maker Kaethe Kruse begins experimenting with a new substance.
As the material turns out to be unsuitable for serial production, her daughter Sophie does some experimenting of her own with it, mixing pastes and colours into it and then kneading it into a whole variety of shapes and objects.
She uses the material to create vases, mosaics, pictures, miniatures, figures and toys.
Sophie Rehbinder-Kruse sums up her philosophy as follows: ''Mankind instinctively wants to model things; it is his way of cherishing and preserving something dear to him". As a result, she goes on to develop her first modelling clay kit in 1954.
She creates the brand name FIMOIK by using the first two letters of her nickname 'Fifi', the 'Mo' from modelling clay and the final letters of 'mosaic', one of her favourite techniques.
Thanks to the family's excellent connections to the toy trade, 'Kaethe Kruses Ofenknete' (oven-baked clay) is well received by the market.
In 1964, Eberhard Faber acquires all of the rights. In 1978, this company, established in 1922 in Neumarkt, becomes part of STAEDTLER Group.
In 1966, equipped with a new concept, improved recipe and better sounding name, 'FIMO' is successfully launched onto the market in a range of 15 colours, two different sizes of block and variety of gift sets.
A FIMO handbook jam-packed with suggestions and instructions and a number of different brochures inspire users to try their hand at a whole array of new creative ideas.
The range continues to grow. Over the years, new colours, including some with special glitter, stone and transparent effects are added to it.
Craft sets complete with accessories on a selection of creative themes are also introduced.
Today, the range comprises 72 different colours and is rounded off by a wide assortment of accessories such as 'FIMO liquid', varnishes, metallic powders, leaf metal, push moulds and metal jewellery bases.
Sophisticated FIMO techniques such as 'millefiori', 'mokume gane', 'kaleidoscope' and 'Skinner blend' have developed.
Gemstone imitations, silk-screen, patina, ink and impression effects etc. all make FIMO an extremely versatile material: For imaginative modelling by children and more complex applications in the field of art and jewellery design.
Arts & Design
Mixing technique with soft pastel on cardboard – by Corinne Korda
The lemur startled out of its siesta was painted with soft pastel chalks over a rough sketch made of diluted opaque paint ...
"Siesta" – Individual steps
... The pastel colours were repeatedly painted over – a "smooth wash" – in various stages of development using a brush dipped in water.
The white fur sections are emphasized with opaque colours.
Water colour "Canale"
Colourful Facades in the Channels of Venice, painted with our karat aquarell watercolour pencils.
Water colour "Canale" – Individual steps
You can download the complete creative tip "Watercolour "Canal" - brightly coloured facades along the canals of Venice" as a .pdf (1 MB) here.
Water colour "Impressions" - Individual steps
Sketching boats, reflections and light reflexes is actually quite exciting. And takes hardly no time at all: You are welcome to view and download our creative tip "Impressions" (.pdf, 1 MB).
Tips for watercolour painting
As a rule, when watercolouring, you begin with the subtle, light-coloured shades and gradually work towards the darker ones.
The painting surface itself is part of the composition, shimmering through in some places or, in other places, left in its original white state as a highlight. Watercolour pencils can be used with water to create a very thin or partial wash so that characteristic hatching lines remain visible. Colours are often added to a pre-moistened surface or still damp wash so that they run into each other and merge, thereby creating the textures and blends so characteristic of this kind of painting.
The subtlety and delicacy of this painting technique is emphasised still more when parts of the picture are left incomplete, with some of the content merely hinted at, leaving scope for interpretation.
Useful accessories for watercolour pencils:
A quality sharpener with a sharp blade (e.g. STAEDTLER art. no. 512 002), high-quality brushes in the sizes 8, 15 and 20 make a good basic set, two glasses of water (change frequently), paper stomps or, alternatively, cotton buds, tissue paper or tracing paper to protect the finished picture, kneadable eraser for the removal or lightening of watercolour pencil marks (STAEDTLER art. no. 5427).
Painting surface:
Only highly absorbent kinds of paper are suitable for painting with water-colour pencils. As paper can ripple when brought into contact with water, paper of at least 250g/m2 should be used. There are many different kinds of real hand-made paper, from papyrus, Japanese paper and wood-free types (particularly white) right up to embossed card e.g. linen structure. The characteristics of the paper chosen will have a strong influence on the final painting, especially in the case of very subtle watercolours.
Mixed techniques:
Watercolour pencils are ideal for all kinds of mixed techniques. For centuries now, pen, ink, pencil and charcoal drawings have been watercoloured and used as sketches for oil painting. The combination of watercolours with soft pastel chalks and oil pastels creates contrasting effects and allows for hatching, superimposed highlights and accents.
Tips for oil pastel painting
Oil pastels are particularly versatile and possess great expressive power. They contain oil and wax as binding agents. As a result, they do not cause dust and they adhere very well even to smooth paper. Their vibrant colours are reminis- cent of oil paints. They have superb coverage characteristics and best effects are achieved when the colours are applied thickly. Any surplus colour should be removed every now and again with a cotton cloth or piece of kitchen towel.
In addition to this, attractive, smooth transitions of colour can be created by smudging. Oil pastels are not really suitable for detailed work. However, the crayons can be sharpened a little (it is recommended to place them in the fridge for a while beforehand).Another alternative is to take the desired colour and apply it to a piece of e.g. card, partially dissolve it using a brush dipped in solvent and then paint any details on using the brush.
Highlights and shadows are emphasise as a last step using black and white crayons.In this example, impressive effects have been created by a clear, linear structure, leaf metal and relief elements in gold.
Painting surface:
Oil pastels are a versatile medium which adhere to a whole variety of surfaces such as paper, cardboard, canvas, wood, stone and even smooth surfaces like glass and plastic.
Oil pastel paintings are not particularly sensitive but it is, nevertheless, recommended to protect artwork with a transparent cover sheet or to frame it under glass straight away.Storage: Oil pastel paintings are not particularly sensitive but it is, nevertheless, recommended to protect artwork with a transparent cover sheet or to frame it under glass straight away.
Useful accessories:
The only tools really required are fingers, though for certain techniques the following can be helpful: Turpentine substitute, alcohol or linseed oil, scratching tool, e.g. a small knife, fork or nail file, wet wipes for cleaning hands, a small brush for detail work, cotton buds, an old piece of cloth and kitchen towel for smudging, brush for dissolving, sharpener or knife for sharpening.
Tips for soft pastel chalk painting
The term is derived from the Italian word 'pasta' (= paste). Pastels are made up of pigments, binding agents - e.g. tragacanth gum - and sometimes fillers like chalk and talc which make the pastel chalks smooth and soft.Soft pastel chalks are also ideal for all kinds of mixed techniques.
They can be applied on top of gouache, watercolour, not too thickly applied acrylic and even oil paints and can be used in combination with, e.g., charcoal and ink too. They can also be washed with a moist brush, similar to watercolouring.
Painting surface:
Rough paper is most suitable for use with soft pastel chalks. There are many different special pastel papers available, e.g. Ingres, velour paper, Sansfix, pastel card etc. Pastel chalk looks particularly impressive when used on coloured paper, as the surface can then actually be incorporated in the picture.
Storage and framing:
When the work is completed, it is essential that it is fixed. A sheet of tissue or tracing paper may also be used to protect the finished picture. Even pastel artwork that has been properly fixed remains sensitive and, ideally, should be mounted and framed under glass straight away. Anyone not wishing to have a mount should nevertheless make sure that there is a spacer between the glass and the picture in order to avoid condensation stains.
Useful accessories for soft pastel chalks:
Fixative (available e.g. as a spray), paper stomps or, alternatively, cotton buds, wet wipes for cleaning hands and tools every now and then while working, kneadable eraser for the removal or lightening of colours (STAEDTLER art. no. 5427), rice - dirty soft pastel chalks can be cleaned quickly by placing them in a plastic tub with grains of rice -, a cover for the floor underneath the workplace as soft pastel chalks always create dust, protective clothing for the same reason.
Basic techniques
Watercolour pencils - Dry techniques
Hatching: Draw a series thin lines closely together: For special light and shadow effects.
Overlaying: Blend by overlaying individual colours.
Watercolour pencils - Wet techniques
Watercolouring/glazing: Wash colours with a brush - the more the colour is diluted, the lighter it be- comes and the surface shows through.
Dry-on-wet: Use dry lead on moist paper - strokes remain visible but become richer and slightly creamy.
Watercolour pencils -Special techniques
Scraping or shaving technique: Use a knife to carefully remove the wood casing and then rub the exposed coloured lead against coarse-grained sandpaper. When scattered over a very wet wash, the particles create attractive effects and structures.
Smudging and blotting: Create gentle pastel shades and overlays of colour by smudging or blotting with a dry or moist cloth.
Sgraffito effect: Add structures to thick, wet paint by smearing with a cotton bud or cloth.
Oil pastels - Dissolving
Oil pastels can either be partially dissolved and painted with directly on the painting surface itself using turpentine substitute or oil or can be prepared on a palette first. This technique enables the painting of fine details with a brush.
Tip: When working with turpentine substitute you should air the room regularly even if there is not a noticeable odour.
Oil pastels - Hatching technique
Hatching can have different effects depending on whether the lines are made in one direction or in a criss-cross pattern. This technique adds rhythm to a picture.
Oil pastels - Sgraffito technique
This is the painting term for all techniques involving a picture or parts of a picture being scratched. The motif is created by scraping off the top layer of two overlaid colours.
Oil pastels - Overlaying
Blended tones are achieved by overlaying different colours.
Soft pastels - Smudging technique
Draw a motif and then smudge using your hand, a paper stomp or cloth.
Soft pastels - Overlaying
Blend by overlaying individual colours from light to dark.
Soft pastels - Highlighting
- Remove an already applied colour using e.g. a cotton bud or kneadable eraser.
- Then, after fixing, add a new layer of highlights and fix again.
Soft pastels - Bar technique
Use the broad side of the chalk to cover a large area.
Arts & design products
karat® watercolour pencils
For wet and dry techniques
- Ideal for both beginners and professionals
- For sketches and studies on-the-go or more detailed work back home
Watercolour painting is today one of the most popular painting techniques. The karat watercolour pencils can be used for a variety of techniques and mixed techniques for a perfect synthesis of shape and colour - whether as subtle transparent effects, chance transitions of shade or deliberately set accents. This is where the main attraction of watercolouring lies.
karat® oil pastels
For the coverage of large areas in exceptional colour intensity
- Adhere to all smooth surfaces
- Extremely vibrant colours
- Waterproof
With oil pastels, it is a different matter altogether: Their smooth performance, rich colour-intensive results and exceptional vibrancy make karat oil pastels a medium suitable for a whole variety of applications. Characteristics which are both liked and valued by young children, teenagers and adults alike. For kindergarten or school, hobby or professional use.
karat® soft pastel chalks
For exact details and delicate shading
- Ideal for working on matt surfaces
- Excellent blending qualities
The karat soft pastel chalks are extremely impressive thanks to their superb colour brilliancy and easy handling. Their excellent blending qualities make it no trouble at all to create subtle transitions of shade or to produce bold outlines sharply contrasting to gently hued areas. Soft pastel chalks look particular effective when used on coloured paper. The use of a fixative spray is important in order to ensure a long-term protection of artwork.
FAQ & tips on using FIMO
Opened FIMO
Work in progress and leftovers can be kept in a sealed plastic bag or an airtight container such as a plastic container or a glass.
How does FIMO work?
The oven-hardening modelling clay FIMO is a PVC-based compound.
In comparison to "normal" modelling material, FIMO is much stronger – this structure allows the modelling of small and delicate objects, for example.
The FIMO compound is made of plastic powder, plasticisers and additives.
While baking in the oven, the plasticiser makes the plastic powder gel; once cooled off, it forms a solid matter.
Can I bake already hardened parts several times?
FIMO can be baked several times, for example to plug up cracks or replace broken parts with FIMO.
FIMO is best hardened in the oven for 30 minutes at a ideal temperature of 110° C.
Pieces hardened at 130° C will look pretty much the same, except for the fact that they are a little more flexible.
However, this maximum temperature of 130° C and hardening time of 30 minutes should not be exceeded!
Does FIMO have a use-by date?
FIMO does not have a date of expiry. FIMO should, however, be stored dry and cool. Unhardened FIMO is best kept in aluminium foil, in a metal or plastic box (made of PP or PE!), to protect it from dust and contamination.
FIMO will thus last at least two years.
However, we don't know how long and under what circumstances the FIMO had been stored in the shop before you purchased it.
In order to make older or hardened FIMA soft again, we recommend using FIMO Mix Quick, article no. 8026. The kneading aid for mixing makes softening firmer FIMO quick and easy. This, however, will work only if the compound hasn't thoroughly hardened yet.
Is FIMO suitable for outdoor use?
Once completely hardened, the oven-hardening compound is weatherproof but should not be varnished!
It is important that the hardened model has no cracks through which rain could penetrate. Otherwise the model could burst in freezing temperatures.
The colours might fade a little over time when exposed to intense sunlight; a protection of some kind is therefore recommended, a canopy for example.
What is the ideal temperature for hardening FIMO?
The gelling process (PVC in plasticiser) cannot be completed at temperatures of less than 110° C. FIMO will harden, but is still brittle inside and therefore fragile. If you harden FIMO at temperatures above 110° C, it will become more flexible.
However, you then accept that the colours become more brownish and are possibly about to burn. We do not recommend doing this!
The ideal hardening temperature is 110° C for 30 minutes.
Is FIMO waterproof?
We recommend our oven-hardening modelling clay for snow globes as well.
Here, the hardened model will be placed in water permanently.
However, FIMO should not be varnished.
Can I mix FIMO soft / classic / effect / Puppen with each other?
All these variants can easily be combined and mixed with each other.
Der Geliervorgang (PVC in Weichmacher) kann bei weniger als 110°C nicht bis zu Ende geführt werden. FIMO wird dann zwar hart, ist aber im Inneren noch mürbe und daher bruchanfällig. Wenn man FIMO höher als bei 110°C härtet, wird es eher flexibel.
Man nimmt damit aber in Kauf, dass die Farben bräunlich werden und evtl. kurz vor dem Verbrennen sind. Wir empfehlen das auf keinen Fall!
Die ideale Härtetemperatur beträgt 110°C bei einer Härtezeit von 30 Minuten.
Zum Kleben von abgebrochenen FIMO-Teilen empfehlen wir "Pattex Multi Alleskleber" von Henkel.
Dieser ist von uns getestet worden, er kann auch im Backofen mitgehärtet werden. Der Kleber trocknet transparent auf und verfärbt sich auch nicht durch Hitzeeinwirkung.
Zum Kleben von FIMO Schneekugeln (Verbindung der Haube mit dem Unterteil) empfiehlt sich der Modellbaukleber von Pattex.
What glue is best used for FIMO?
We recommend "Pattex Multi Alleskleber" (all-purpose glue) by Henkel to glue on FIMO parts which have broken off.
We have tested this glue and it too can be hardened in the oven. The glue dries to a transparent state and does not discolour, not even under the influence of heat.
We recommend using the model-making glue by Pattex for the FIMO snow globes (for glueing the cover to the lower part).
Can I wash buttons made of FIMO?
FIMO buttons should not be machine-washed or dry-cleaned because the colours can fade over the course of time depending on the detergent and chemical cleaning agents, respectively.
In general, the buttons should not be varnished because our varnish is water-based. We recommend washing the garment along with the FIMO buttons by hand (30° C) and preferably using a soft detergent.


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The tech world's most famous multitasker since Steve Jobs is easing off one of his two jobs.
Two sources have told us that Jack Dorsey, Twitter's executive chairman, has been spending less time at the message-broadcasting service and more as CEO of Square, his payments startup.
The way he told it, since Dorsey staged a triumphant return to an active role at Twitter, he spent eight hours a day working there and eight working at Square. We haven't gotten details yet, but we understand the ratio has shifted decisively in Square's favor.
We think this makes sense. At Twitter, he has a strong CEO in Dick Costolo, who has steadied the ship after a long stretch of turmoil.
While Square COO Keith Rabois is increasingly the face of the company in the press—especially when it comes to trash-talking the competition—Dorsey is a super-hands-on CEO there.
He even marches new Square hires from a statue of Gandhi on San Francisco's waterfront to Square's offices in the San Francisco Chronicle building downtown as part of orientation. And while he remains an avid Twitter user, he most frequently uses it to promote small businesses using Square.
And in the face of increasing skepticism about tech startups after Facebook's disappointing IPO, Dorsey needs to get back to business there—crucially, raising a long-rumored megaround from institutional investors.
Dorsey will need every waking hour—and he spends a lot of time awake and working—to persuade them. Expect more trips to the east coast.
That said, Dorsey is still clearly involved with Twitter's top executives. We stumbled across him meeting with new PR chief, Gabriel Stricker, just the other day.
We asked Square and Twitter for comment on how Dorsey was splitting his time and didn't hear back.

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Jiminy! Busy Philipps and hubby Marc Silverstein didn't immediately announce a name to go with the adorable baby girl they showed off last week upon arrival, with Philipps noting that they were still in the process of picking one out.
Well, they narrowed it down, and E! News has exclusively learned what they decided on.
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The couple have named their second daughter Cricket Pearl Silverstein. Chirp ... chirp ...
Cricket joins 4 1/2-year-old sister Birdie Leigh in the family fold.
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"Thank you all for the warm wishes for our new little ladybug! It's been so sweet to read them all!!" Philipps tweeted Tuesday.
Perhaps the "ladybug" shout-out was an indicator that they were headed toward an insect-inspired name, though it also seemed a fair guess that they would go with something that started with a "B," like her sister and mom.
But while she has an adorably unique name like Birdie and Busy, Cricket shall be in a class of her own.
Philipps later tweeted, apparently in response to the feedback: "It's weird people think my kids will be in therapy because of their names. Guys, my kids will be therapy for LOTS of reasons, I'm sure."
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All my paintings are hand painted by me, the artist, and I sign each one.
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Brand new, directly from my studio.
Here, you are buying directly from the artist.
Artwork is signed by the artist, and Certification of Authenticity is included.
Each certificate of authenticity will include the name of the owner who purchased the piece of artwork. The certificate is signed by the artist. If you are buying this drawing as a gift, please provide me the name of the gift recipient for the certificate. I can also ship to the address of the recipient of your gift.
Paintings are send unframed, rolled in the tube.
In order to protect your order I will personally pack artwork with great care using high quality, shipping industry approved packing materials, which provide safe shipping.
Every item I make is made with care and attention and it's mine goal to deliver without any problem. If you have any question feel free to contact me.
After I send artwork, I will notify you that your order is shipped.
Feel free to send me message for more information about my artworks.
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nude girl (2017)
Watercolor by Sasha
$68.33 SoldFree shipping
- Watercolor on Paper
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 8.27 x 11.69 in (unframed)
- Signed certificate of authenticity
- Style: Photorealistic
- Subject: Nudes and erotic
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This artwork has sold, but the artist is accepting commission requests. Commissioning an artwork is easy and you get a perfectly personalised piece.
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If the past week was as schizophrenically challenged for you as it was the Lakers, it might be time to dig into your employee benefits packet to see how much psychiatric coverage is available.
The Lakers' season is beyond the help of a doctor — general practice or otherwise — but the dichotomy of the last seven days shows their problems might be more mental than originally thought.
And at the risk of posing a question for which the correct answer qualifies the supplier savvy enough to shed light on matters far more complex than basketball, it's worth wondering how the Lakers can wrap impressive wins over the Portland Trailblazers and Oklahoma City Thunder around losses to the Clippers, New Orleans Hornets and Denver Nuggets.
The Clippers setback being a 48-point beatdown so savage it ranks as the biggest loss in franchise history.
To repeat, how can the Lakers climb so high yet fall so far in the span of seven days?
If you have any sense at all, you probably just let the question slide.
"You don't try to explain it," said Lakers center Pau Gasol. "You don't try to understand it."
Not just because doing so would make his head explode — mostly from frustration.
It's because the answer is so mind-numbingly obvious, it's almost embarrassing the Lakers haven't consistently grasped it yet.
For things to work out for the undermanned Lakers — and by working out, we mean playing competitive basketball not always reflected in wins or losses — there must be consistent ball movement in which everyone is involved.
The ball movement leads to better shot attempts.
The sense of sharing results in better individual efforts on defense, with everyone now having a tangible effect on the offensive production and outcome.
The increased defensive effort generally leads to more competitive games, unlike Thursday's blowout against the Clippers in which a selfish attitude offensively resulted in apathy defensively, which led to a historically bad loss.
Simple, right?
This isn't about wins or losses, mind you.
The Lakers have too steep a talent decline to win enough to be a legitimate contender.
It's about avoiding epically embarrassing falls like they experienced against the Clippers.
"Sometimes you play the right way and you lose," Gasol said. "But at least, if we continue to give ourselves a chance, that should be our goal in every single game going to the end of the season."
The Lakers did that on Sunday against the Thunder, moving the ball willingly and efficiently enough to collect 31 assists and create sufficient shot attempts for six different players.
The sense of community offensively — which helped Jodie Meeks collect a career-high 42 points — had a dramatic influence defensively, with the Lakers as active and tenacious as they've been all year.
Oklahoma City is among the best offenses in the NBA, yet the Thunder managed just 42 percent shooting while being continually harassed by the hustling Lakers.
"This sounds crazy, but I think sharing the basketball on one end transferred to the other end," said Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni.
This wasn't groundbreaking of course.
It's Basketball 101.
"If you have that, and guys feel like they're part of the team and everybody is pulling in the same direction, then you can find that energy on defense," D'Antoni said. "When you're not happy with your teammates, it shows up on the defensive end."
The complexity is uncovering reasons why the Lakers don't consistently operate like they did Sunday against the Thunder or the previous Sunday against the Trailblazers.
"We've shown twice this week we can compete with any team in this league," said point guard Kendall Marshall. "If we can play this way every single game, it can be a lot of fun."
Or, as D'Antoni pondered: "OK, now we've done it two out of five. Can we do it four out of five? Can we do it consistently?"
The answer should be yes.
But the three losses in between the two big wins reveals otherwise.
Not so much the results, but the manner in which they lost.
"The best teams in this league, they don't have those big ups and downs," Marshall said. "If we want to be a better team, we have to play more consistently."
The Lakers are nowhere close to being one of the better teams in the NBA.
But they aren't far off from being respectable.
The reason for the chasm is fairly obvious.
Applying the answer consistently enough to close it remains an issue.
"We're trying to do better," Gasol sighed. "Because it's just going to feel better as a team, no matter if we win or lose."
Gasol smiled wistfully.
"So we continue to fight," he said. "Some days are going to work out better than others. But today was a good day."


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Republished with Permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics From the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000-2001 Edition
February 15, 2001
Nature of the Work | Working Conditions | Employment | Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement | Job Outlook | Earnings | Related Occupations | Sources of Additional Information
Significant Points
- The level of education and experience required by employers has been rising, due to the increasing complexity of programming.
- A growing number of computer programmers are employed on a temporary or contract basis.
- Job prospects should be best for college graduates who are up to date with the latest skills and technologies.
Nature of the Work
Computer programmers write, test, and maintain the detailed instructions, called programs or software, that computers must follow to perform their functions. They also conceive, design, and test logical structures for solving problems by computer. Many technical innovations in programming—advanced computing technologies and sophisticated new languages and programming tools—have redefined the role of a programmer and elevated much of the programming work done today. As a result, it is becoming more difficult to distinguish different computer specialists—including programmers—since job titles shift so rapidly, reflecting new areas of specialization or changes in technology. Job titles and descriptions also may vary, depending on the organization. In this occupational statement, computer programmer refers to individuals whose main job function is programming; this group has a wide range of responsibilities and educational backgrounds.
Computer programs tell the computer what to do, such as which information to identify and access, how to process it, and what equipment to use. Programs vary widely depending upon the type of information to be accessed or generated. For example, the instructions involved in updating financial records are very different from those required to duplicate conditions on board an aircraft for pilots training in a flight simulator. Although simple programs can be written in a few hours, programs that use complex mathematical formulas, whose solutions can only be approximated, or that draw data from many existing systems, may require more than a year of work. In most cases, several programmers work together as a team under a senior programmer's supervision.
Programmers write specific programs by breaking down each step into a logical series of instructions the computer can follow. They then code these instructions in a conventional programming language, such as COBOL; an artificial intelligence language, such as Prolog; or one of the most advanced function-oriented or object-oriented languages, such as Java, C++, or Visual Basic. Programmers usually know more than one programming language; and since many languages are similar, they can often learn new languages relatively easily. In practice, programmers are often referred to by the language they know, such as Java programmers, or the type of function they perform or environment in which they work, such as database programmers, mainframe programmers, or Internet programmers. In many large organizations, programmers follow descriptions that have been prepared by software engineers or systems analysts. These descriptions list the input required, the steps the computer must follow to process data, and the desired arrangement of the output.
Many programmers are involved in updating, repairing, modifying and expanding existing programs. When making changes to a section of code, called a routine, programmers need to make other users aware of the task the routine is to perform. They do this by inserting comments in the coded instructions, so others can understand the program. Innovations such as computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools enable a programmer to concentrate on writing the unique parts of the program, because the tools automate various pieces of the program being built. CASE tools generate whole sections of code automatically, rather than line by line. This also yields more reliable and consistent programs and increases programmers' productivity by eliminating some routine steps.
Programmers test a program by running it, to ensure the instructions are correct and it produces the desired information. If errors do occur, the programmer must make the appropriate change and recheck the program until it produces the correct results, a process called debugging. Programmers working in a mainframe environment may prepare instructions for a computer operator who will run the program. (A separate statement on computer operators appears elsewhere in the Handbook.) They may also contribute to a manual for users.
Programmers often are grouped into two broad types: applications programmers and systems programmers. Applications programmers usually focus on business, engineering, or science. They write software to handle a specific job, such as a program to track inventory, within an organization. They may also revise existing packaged software. Systems programmers, on the other hand, maintain and control computer systems software, such as operating systems, networked systems and database systems. These workers make changes in the sets of instructions that determine how the network, workstations, and central processing unit of the system handle the various jobs they have been given and how they communicate with peripheral equipment, such as terminals, printers, and disk drives. Because of their knowledge of the entire computer system, systems programmers often help applications programmers determine the source of problems that may occur with their programs.
Programmers in software development companies may work directly with experts from various fields to create software—either programs designed for specific clients or packaged software for general use—ranging from games and educational software to programs for desktop publishing, financial planning, and spreadsheets. Much of this type of programming is in the preparation of packaged software, which comprises one of the most rapidly growing segments of the computer services industry.
In some organizations, particularly small ones, workers commonly referred to as programmer-analysts are responsible for both the systems analysis and the actual programming work. (A more detailed description of the work of programmer-analysts is presented in the statement on computer systems analysts, engineers, and scientists elsewhere in the Handbook.) Advanced programming languages and new object-oriented programming capabilities are increasing the efficiency and productivity of both programmers and users. The transition from a mainframe environment to one that is primarily personal computer (PC) based has blurred the once rigid distinction between the programmer and the user. Increasingly, adept end-users are taking over many of the tasks previously performed by programmers. For example, the growing use of packaged software, like spreadsheet and database management software packages, allows users to write simple programs to access data and perform calculations.
Working Conditions
Programmers generally work in offices in comfortable surroundings. Many programmers may work long hours or weekends, to meet deadlines or fix critical problems that occur during off hours. Given the technology available, telecommuting is becoming common for a wide range of computer professionals—including computer programmers. Programmers can access a system from remote locations, to make corrections or fix problems.
Like other workers who spend long periods of time in front of a computer terminal typing at a keyboard, programmers are susceptible to eyestrain, back discomfort, and hand and wrist problems, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Computer programmers held about 648,000 jobs in 1998. Programmers are employed in almost every industry, but the largest concentration is in the computer and data processing services industry, which includes firms that write and sell software. Large numbers of programmers can also be found working for firms that provide engineering and management services, telecommunications companies, manufacturers of computer and office equipment, financial institutions, insurance carriers, educational institutions, and government agencies.
A growing number of computer programmers are employed on a temporary or contract basis or work as independent consultants, as companies demand expertise with new programming languages or specialized areas of application. Rather than hiring programmers as permanent employees and then laying them off after a job is completed, employers can contract with temporary help agencies, consulting firms, or directly with programmers themselves. A marketing firm, for example, may only require the services of several programmers to write and debug the software necessary to get a new data base-management system running. This practice also enables companies to bring in people with a specific set of skills—usually in one of the latest technologies—as it applies to their business needs. Bringing in an independent contractor or consultant with a certain level of experience in a new or advanced programming language, for example, enables an establishment to complete a particular job without having to retrain existing workers. Such jobs may last anywhere from several weeks to a year or longer. There were 31,000 self-employed computer programmers in 1998, and this number is expected to increase.
Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement
While there are many training paths available for programmers, mainly because employers' needs are so varied, the level of education and experience employers seek has been rising, due to the growing number of qualified applicants and the increasing complexity of some programming tasks. Bachelor's degrees are now commonly required, although some programmers may qualify for certain jobs with 2-year degrees or certificates. College graduates who are interested in changing careers or developing an area of expertise also may return to a 2-year community college or technical school for additional training. In the absence of a degree, substantial specialized experience or expertise may be needed. Even with a degree, employers appear to be placing more emphasis on previous experience, for all types of programmers.
Highest Level of School Completed or Degree Received in Computer Programmers in 1998:
- High school graduate or equivalent or less 10.6
- Some college, no degree 20.5
- Associate degree 10.2
- Bachelor's degree 45.3
- Graduate degree 13.4
About 3 out of 5 computer programmers had a bachelor's degree or higher in 1998 (see table above). Of these, some hold a degree in computer science, mathematics, or information systems, whereas others have taken special courses in computer programming, to supplement their study in fields such as accounting, inventory control, or other areas of business. As the level of education and training required by employers continues to rise, this percentage should increase in the future.
Required skills vary from job to job, but the demand for various skills is generally driven by changes in technology. Employers using computers for scientific or engineering applications usually prefer college graduates who have degrees in computer or information science, mathematics, engineering, or the physical sciences. Graduate degrees in related fields are required for some jobs. Employers who use computers for business applications prefer to hire people who have had college courses in information systems (MIS) and business and who possess strong programming skills. Although knowledge of traditional languages is still important, increasing emphasis is placed on newer, object-oriented programming languages and tools, such as C++, Visual Basic, and Java. Additionally, employers are seeking persons familiar with fourth and fifth generation languages that involve graphic user interface (GUI) and systems programming. Employers also prefer applicants who have general business skills and experience related to the operations of the firm. Students can improve their employment prospects by participating in a college work-study program or by undertaking an internship.
Most systems programmers hold a 4-year degree in computer science. Extensive knowledge of a variety of operating systems is essential. This includes being able to configure an operating system to work with different types of hardware and adapting the operating system to best meet the needs of a particular organization. Programmers must also be able to work with database systems, such as DB2, Oracle, or Sybase, for example.
When hiring programmers, employers look for people with the necessary programming skills who can think logically and pay close attention to detail. The job calls for patience, persistence, and the ability to work on exacting analytical work, especially under pressure. Ingenuity and imagination are also particularly important, when programmers design solutions and test their work for potential failures. The ability to work with abstract concepts and to do technical analysis is especially important for systems programmers, because they work with the software that controls the computer's operation. Since programmers are expected to work in teams and interact directly with users, employers want programmers who are able to communicate with nontechnical personnel.
Entry-level or junior programmers may work alone on simple assignments after some initial instruction or on a team with more experienced programmers. Either way, beginning programmers generally must work under close supervision. Because technology changes so rapidly, programmers must continuously update their training, by taking courses sponsored by their employer or software vendors.
For skilled workers who keep up to date with the latest technology, the prospects for advancement are good. In large organizations, programmers may be promoted to lead programmer and be given supervisory responsibilities. Some applications programmers may move into systems programming after they gain experience and take courses in systems software. With general business experience, programmers may become programmer analysts or systems analysts or be promoted to a managerial position. Other programmers, with specialized knowledge and experience with a language or operating system, may work in research and development areas, such as multimedia or Internet technology. As employers increasingly contract out programming jobs, more opportunities should arise for experienced programmers with expertise in a specific area to work as consultants.
Technical or professional certification is a way to demonstrate a level of competency or quality. Product vendors or software firms also offer certification and may require professionals who work with their products to be certified. Many are widely sought and considered industry standards. Voluntary certification is also available through other organizations. Professional certification may provide a job seeker a competitive advantage.
Job Outlook
Employment of programmers is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through 2008. Jobs for both systems and applications programmers should be plentiful in data processing service firms, software houses, and computer consulting businesses. These types of establishments are part of computer and data processing services, which is projected to be the fastest growing industry in the economy. As organizations attempt to control costs and keep up with changing technology, they will maintain a need for programmers to assist in conversions to new computer languages and systems. In addition, numerous job openings will result from the need to replace programmers who leave the labor force or transfer to other occupations such as manager or systems analyst.
Despite numerous openings, a number of factors will continue to moderate employment growth. The consolidation and centralization of systems and applications, developments in packaged software, advanced programming languages and tools, and the growing ability of users to design, write, and implement more of their own programs means more of the programming functions can be transferred to other types of workers. Furthermore, completion of Year 2000 work will mean that many programmers will need to be retrained and redeployed in other areas. And, as the level of technological innovation and sophistication increases, programmers should continue to face increasing competition from programming businesses overseas where much routine work can be outsourced at a lower cost.
Nevertheless, employers will continue to need programmers with strong technical skills who understand an employer's business and its programming needs. Given the importance of networking and the expansion of client/server environments, organizations will look for programmers who can support data communications and help implement electronic commerce and intranet strategies. Demand for programmers with strong object-oriented programming capabilities and technical specialization in areas such as client/server programming, multimedia technology, and graphic user interface (GUI), should arise from the expansion of intranets, extranets, and World Wide Web applications. Programmers will also be needed to create and maintain expert systems and embed these technologies in more and more products.
As programming tasks become increasingly sophisticated and an additional level of skill and experience is demanded by employers, graduates of 2-year programs and people with less than a 2-year degree or its equivalent in work experience should face strong competition for programming jobs. Competition for entry-level positions, however, can also affect applicants with a bachelor's degree. Prospects should be best for college graduates with knowledge of, and experience working with, a variety of programming languages and tools—including C++ and other object-oriented languages like Visual Basic and Java, as well as newer, domain-specific languages that apply to computer networking, data base management, and Internet application development. Because demand fluctuates with employers' needs, job seekers should keep up to date with the latest skills and technologies. Individuals who want to become programmers can enhance their prospects by combining the appropriate formal training with practical work experience.
Median annual earnings of computer programmers were $47,550 in 1998. The middle 50 percent earned between $36,020 and $70,610 a year. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $27,670; the highest 10 percent earned more than $88,730. Median annual earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of computer programmers in 1997 were:
- Personnel supply services $53,700
- Computer and data processing services 48,900
- Telephone communications 48,800
- Professional and commercial equipment 47,700
- Management and public relations 46,400
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, starting salary offers for graduates with a bachelor's degree in computer programming averaged about $40,800 a year in 1999.
Programmers working in the West or Northeast earned somewhat more than those working in the South or Midwest. On average, systems programmers earn more than applications programmers.
According to Robert Half International, average annual starting salaries in 1999 ranged from $38,000 to $50,500 for applications development programmers and from $49,000 to $63,000 for systems programmers. Average starting salaries for Internet programmers ranged from $48,800 to $68,300.
Related Occupations
Other professional workers who must be detail-oriented include computer scientists, computer engineers, systems analysts, database administrators, statisticians, mathematicians, engineers, financial analysts, accountants, actuaries, and operations research analysts.
Sources of Additional Information
Disclaimer: Links to non-BLS Internet sites are provided for your convenience and do not constitute an endorsement.
State employment service offices can provide information about job openings for computer programmers. Also check with your city's chamber of commerce for information on the area's largest employers.
For information about certification as a computing professional, contact:
Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP), 2200 East Devon Ave., Suite 268, Des Plaines, IL 60018. Internet: http://www.iccp.org Further information about computer careers is available from:
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 1515 Broadway, New York, NY 10036. Internet: http://www.acm.org
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers—United States of America, 1828 L St. NW., Suite 1202, Washington, DC 20036. Internet: http://www.ieee.org An industry employing computer programmers that appears in the 2000-01 Career Guide to Industries: Computer and data processing services
Editor's Note: This article was republished with permission from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Hundreds of other occupations are reviewed in similar fashion in its Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000-2001 Edition.


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Rupley Students Get a Great View of Solar Eclipse at Harper College
On August 21, 2017, CCSD59 students, along with many in North America, were able to see one of nature's most amazing and unusual sights – a total solar eclipse. A solar eclipse, where the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks all or part of the sun, can last for several hours and are relatively rare. The last time the contiguous U.S. saw a total eclipse was in 1979, so students were quite excited to be able to safely share in such an exciting event.
Across the district, students participated in the celestial celebration in all different ways and locations, all bearing student safety in mind. For example, thanks to a partnership with Harper College, Rupley students in 3rd and 4th grade had the opportunity to participate in a free viewing event onsite at Harper's campus in Palatine.
As part of Harper's Ambassador Program, Rupley students have visited the campus for tours, participated in Harper-led classroom activities, and heard Harper's students talk about college in Rupley's classrooms. Amie Granger, community relations manager at Harper, connected with Rupley Principal Diana O'Donnell about how they can work together to support learning experiences for students. Granger invited Rupley's students to the free eclipse viewing so the children could have firsthand experience in the unique event.
Through our collaborative partnership with Harper College, our students had the opportunity to create more questions, build scientific understandings, and learn as astronomers.
Diana O'Donnell
"Our goal is for our students to become scientists, and this was a safe, educational experience for students to observe this event within our local community," said O'Donnell. "Through our collaborative partnership with Harper College, our students had the opportunity to create more questions, build scientific understandings, and learn as astronomers."
The eclipse viewing event at Harper was a collaboration across their Mathematics and Science division, several professors across disciplines, community relations and publicity partners, and Harper volunteers, who worked together for the benefit of the community.
The students who attended the event were able to participate in different activities learning about the sun and viewed live streaming from NASA of the eclipse at Harper's Performance Center. The event featured demonstrations of plasma, ultraviolet bead experiments, and solar telescopes. Students were also able to utilize safety pinhole viewers, where an image of the sun is projected onto a screen through a small viewing hole, which Harper had provided for students to make ahead of time. Harper also purchased 1,000 pairs of safety-approved viewing glasses that students were able to wear and share during the event.
Granger says that since science is sometimes very book-oriented, these types of unusual, real-world opportunities get everyone excited to learn. "Today, across America, thousands of people are going to be doing science together to learn about the sun," she said. "These 'real world' science events are so important for two reasons: they show science is for everybody, and they show how, when we work together across the country and across the world, we can discover amazing things."
Third grader Kessiah B, who said she never saw "the sun and the moon pass by together at the same time" agreed. "I like how Harper College gave us the opportunity to take a field trip to come here and see the eclipse and do all the crafts that we made. It's the coolest thing we ever did in school."
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Gosh golly, gee.. where the hell have I been? Well, I'm currently entering into a new editorial position at work, so I've been training and when I get home, all I feel like doing is diving into a big bowl of Moose Tracks ice cream and watching Marilyn Monroe flicks. Here I am, taking a look at what is new in the world of beauty and WOO-HOO! MAC unsurprisingly has three product launches while I am absent from blogging. Should we be excited? Take a look for yourself!
MAC says: Craft-paper couture – an inspired idea cut like a pattern and whipped up into a seamless spectrum of parchment-to-vellum beiges with an occasional, clever colour spill, coral among the most au courant. Avec Prêt-à-Papier, a new couture star is born!
Loving the mannequin model in this ad. The skin color is a bit strange and post mortem for my taste. Within the line are neutral shadows, but bolder lips and cheeks come into play. Love the whole "dressmaker" and "seamstress" themes running throughout the titles.
Bamboo : A light golden beige with peachy undertones (Matte)
Tissueweight: Frosted pale peach (Limited)
Cut to Fit: Frosted red bronze (Limited)
Memorabilia: Dirty purple (Limited)
Gazette Grey: Dark green grey with gold pearl (Limited)
Paint Pot
These are creamy, highly pigmented colors especially for the eyes. Some people use them as eyeshadow primers, but I haven't had much luck doing so with oily lids.
Groundwork: Mid-tone neutral taupe (Satin)
Coral Crepe: Soft coral (Satin) (Limited)
Lip Stick
Archetype: Sheer light gold (Lustre) (ALL are Limited Edition)
Dressmaker, Dressmaker: Creamy light peach coral (Lustre)
Made to Order: Creamy midtone dirty coral (Lustre)
Kraft: Creamy midtone brown (Amplified)
Tinted LipGlass
C-Thru: Soft peached-beige with shimmer (Cream)
Fold and Tuck: Midtone bright coral w/ soft pearl (Limited)
Pret-a-Papier: Dark reddened bronze w/ pearl (Limited)
Powder Blush
Instant Chic: Mid-tone muted coral (ALL Limited)
Garb: Light golden suntan
Mineralize Blush
Light Over Dark Duo : Orange yellow mélange / deep (Limited)
Nail Lacquer
Also included in this collection:
Chromagraphic Pencils in NC15/NW20 and NW25/NC30
Impeccable Brow Pencil – I personally LOVE this pencil.
Other Spring MAC Collections:
Art Supplies: Includes beautiful shades of eyeliners and greasepaint sticks.. but I really want to try the Pro Longwear Lipstain Marker!!
Prep for Colour: This small collection includes a nice range of deep hues for the eyes and a stunning lipglass called Just Add Colour.


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HIVer Gets 45 Years for Using Body Fluids as a "Deadly Weapon"
Everyone knows that HIV is dangerous, but does that make transmitting it a form of assault? A Texas jury has ruled yes, in finding Philippe Padieu guilty of six counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon: his body fluids. As the Dallas Morning News reported on May 30, Padieu was sentenced by a jury to 45 years in prison.
Despite the lengthy jail term, this case differs from a recent ruling in Iowa in which a judge sentenced an HIV-positive man to 25 years in prison for not disclosing his status to one sex partner. In that case, the accuser tested negative and the HIVer pleaded guilty, so many view the sentence as unfair. Padieu, on the other hand, withheld his status from multiple women, infected six of them and placed the blame entirely on their shoulders while maintaining his own innocence. DNA evidence was used to prove otherwise.
The TV news show 20/20 plans to do a "full report" on this story in an upcoming program. Given the dearth of in-depth discussions regarding HIV on television, it's hard to imagine how 20/20 will manage to avoid sensationalism and provide a balanced, reasoned look at the issue of HIV discrimination laws in the United States. At least the comments on the article provide some wise perspective on the story. (Sadly, several comments also provide the opposite.)
Read the full story from the Dallas Morning News and add a comment below to tell us what you think about this ruling. Was the jury right to give Philippe Padieu such a hefty sentence? What responsibility did the women he infected have to protect themselves? Will 20/20 do a fair job with its upcoming TV report?


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Military hall of fame: Pak generals famous in small US garrison town
By Zahid GishkoriPublished: August 3, 2014
In a small American town, Pakistan's top military generals are making headlines for receiving International Hall of Fame Awards at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas City.
Four former Pakistani four-star generals left behind all the military generals of its neighbouring countries — India, Russia, Iran, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan — in this globally recognised race where 253 graduates of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth have been inducted into the International Hall of Fame (IHOF) Awards over the last 41 years. This is the world's best military award, which was established in 1973 under the Kansas City Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars and the Command and General Staff College Foundation.
United States Army Command and General Staff College is a graduate school for United States Army and international military officers, which was established in 1881.
Only those four-star generals who have contributed to international peace and stability can qualify for the prestigious IHOF award.
Among these four Pakistani generals one ruled the country for more than 11 years. General Ziaul Haq, who ruled Pakistan from 1977 to 1988, graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1963. He was the first Pakistani top military general to be inducted into the IHOF in 1982.
Others include General Rahimuddin Khan who attended the army college in 1965 and was inducted to IHOF the same year. He served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee from 1984 to 1987 in Pakistan.
Another well-known name is General Jehangir Karamat who graduated from this college in 1974. He received the IHOF award a year before the then Chief of Army Staff General Pervez Musharraf became chief executive of the country by removing Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in 1999.
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was the last Pakistani general who received the IHOF in 2009 – some 21 years after he graduated from this college. He was the longest-serving Chief of Army Staff who served from 2007 to 2013.
Meanwhile, the newly retired Indian army chief, General Bikram Singh, is the first and only Indian top soldier who was inducted into the United States Army War College's International Fellows Hall of Fame last year, where he graduated from in 2004.
Military officers of the Philippines are leading this military college with 32 IHOF Awards in four decades. With 15 IHOF Awards, Brazil's four-star generals secured the second position while 13 IHOF Awards were given to top generals of Guatemala.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 3rd, 2014.


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Musical Instruments as Medical Instruments
"It's a jingle drum," Dr. Barry Bittman explains to a group of eight
children. "You hang it around your neck so the drum falls onto your chest.
Now hold one hand on the drum and the other hand on your tummy. Can you see
what happens to the drum when you breathe with your diaphragm?" The kids
practice deep breathing. But soon, without any direction, they start playing
the drums, tapping out rhythms and laughing. Within seconds, the anxiety of
breathing is gone and the rhythm starts to come together. They don't need instruction
or permission. Kids are kids. Drums are irresistible. This is no ordinary music
class. In fact, learning rhythmic skills has nothing to do with the purpose
of this program. These kids are meeting at the Mind-Body Wellness Center in
Meadville, Pennsylvania for the Empower Asthma Manage-ment program. With a current
rise in incidence of 160% in young children, asthma is costly, scary, and life-threatening.
The Empower program offers kids a fun approach to learning to cope with their
asthma. Under the direction of Bittman, the program uses drums and recorders
to teach kids better breathing skills. "We wanted to offer a program that
tapped into the power of music to make learning more enjoyable and offer a means
of self-expression,"
Bittman explains. "Drumming is such a wonderful quick-start activity that everyone can do immediately."
Percussion's Contibution to the Wellness Movement
The drum plays a unique and key role in enabling people to experience the
health benefits of recreational music-making. There is a reason why drum-ming
has been an ancient tool of community health in cultures from Africa, Egypt,
Brazil, and Cuba. In the Native American culture of the United States, the drum
plays a significant role in spiritual practice, ceremony, and ritual. In modern-day
language, these key aspects of group drumming that serve both personal and community
health and wellness are as follows:
• Drumming is accessible - The drum is a user-friendly instrument that everyone can play.
• Drumming is immediate - It offers a unique learning curve with fast results.
• Drumming is inclusive - It creates a common ground for novices and experts, young and old, disabled and able-bodied.
• Drumming allows self-expression - It is a medium of non-verbal creativity.
• Drumming allows communication - across cultures, ages, and disabilities.
• Drumming releases stress - Its unique aesthetic enjoyment creates a palette for physical and emotional release.
• Drumming is a social elixir - It brings people together for an amazing experience in inspiration and connection.
Vitamin D - Vitamin Drum
Even as we understand the drum and its unique contribution to the cultural
need for quality of life and connection, it should not be mistaken as a cure.
Taking vitamins will not cure your cold. They will, however, help your system
build its defenses against its susceptibility to viruses. Drumming is not a
panacea. Even penicillin does not help every person. The drum is not like a
pill. You can't just take two and call someone in the morning. It is the process
of participation that creates change.
We are learning more about the form of group drumming and the skills of the facilitator that are most useful in the life-enhancement paradigm of music-making. The use of world percussion instruments seems to be a key.
A pharmacy exists in my mind where drums are shelved next to St. John's Wart as a homeopathic mood-enhancer. Where a directory of "rhythmic health fa-cilitators" sits on the counter at which you pick up your prescriptions. Where a pharmacist hands customers an information page listing local drum circles in the community.
The next five years will hold some amazing cultural changes as the rhythm of
percussion continues to provide a strong track for the dance of the growing
interest in health and wellness. With drumming and wellness receiving press
in such popular magazines as Discover (August 2001), First for Women Magazine
(August 27, 2001), Time (May 7, 2001), and Prevention (June 2001), it won't
be long until this movement is embraced globally.
Given the tenants of Eastern medicine, the drumming and wellness paradigm is already becoming popular in Asia. In a recent Remo tour of five Asian countries, John Fitzgerald and Ifacilitated an out-door community drum circle in the People's Republic of China. It was revolutionary. And behind the two hundred smiling faces there was a giant banner that read "Drum Circle and Music Health Workshop."
"Music health workshops" exist in every session of the Empower Asthma Management Program for those children who get to express their own rhythms while learning about their disease. They exist in the music therapy sessions where Alzheimer's patients play paddle drums and experience a quality of life that is difficult to reach from their state of illness. And they exist in the programs of rhythmical health facilitators who understand how drum circles contribute to the lives of many thirsty people looking to enhance their mind, body, and spirit through music.


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PICKENS, S.C. (AP) — It was not a pile of late fees a South Carolina woman got when a video store owner said she failed to return a video she rented in 2005. Instead, she spent a night in jail.
Kayla Michelle Finley, 27, of Pickens was arrested Thursday and charged with failing to return a rented video cassette, according to Pickens County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Creed Hashe.
Hashe said Finley rented the movie "Monster-in-Law" from Dalton Videos nearly a decade ago. The owner took out a warrant against Finley, who was arrested when she was at the sheriff's office for something else and the warrant was found.
Hashe said Finley had been sent several certified letters at the time, but the woman told WHNS-TV that she never got the letters and that she will fight the charge. The video store has since closed.
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RoboCup is an international competition that aims to advance research in artificial intelligence and robotics by challenging students to build a robot soccer team and compete against other teams in the RoboCup world championship.
The Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e) team, Tech United, placed second in the most recent RoboCup Middle Size League championship. In only our third year of competition, we beat teams that had been competing for six years or more, including former world champions.
Key to our success has been our ability to develop control software using Model-Based Design with MATLAB®, Simulink®, and Real-Time Workshop®. This approach streamlines every aspect of our work. It enables our team to define component interfaces, partition work among students, quickly train new team members, adjust algorithms during tournaments, and automatically generate real-time control software for our robot players.
The Players and the Field
In the RoboCup Middle Size League, teams of five robots compete on a field 8 meters wide by 12 meters long using a standard FIFA size 5 ball. The robots, which must be no bigger than a 0.5 m x 0.5 m x 0.8 m box, are permitted to communicate wirelessly with each other and with a PC-based "coach." During the match, the robots act autonomously—the only human intervention allowed is the removal of a disabled robot from the field.
Tech United robots are based on the TURTLE (Tech United RoboCup Team Limited Edition) platform, which consists of an omniwheel motion module, a ball handler and kicker, an omnivision camera, Ethernet-based input/output hardware, and a notebook computer running control software on real-time Linux.
Selecting a Development Platform
Our first RoboCup team was composed almost entirely of graduate and Ph.D. students with a mechanical engineering background. While they were thoroughly versed in mechatronics and knew how to make a robot that could move and kick a ball, they lacked experience in software design.
We chose MATLAB and Simulink because we knew that these tools would help students rapidly develop complex software, including vision and tracking systems, strategy algorithms, and calibration applications. Most team members were already familiar with MATLAB and Simulink because TU/e provides campus-wide access to MathWorks tools for all its students, and the mechanical engineering department integrates MATLAB and Simulink throughout the undergraduate- and graduate-level curricula.
Setting up a Maintainable Infrastructure
The software on each robot is divided into two main applications, both designed entirely in Simulink: the motion application, which controls the motors used to drive the robot and the actuators used for ball handling and kicking, and the vision application, which processes input from the robot's cameras and other sensors, implements strategy, and determines the tasks needed to execute the strategy.
We used Simulink to define an infrastructure for the entire effort. Both applications are subdivided into modules, each with its own interface. Because the interfaces are clearly defined and enforced in Simulink, we can easily replace an old component design with a more efficient one. For example, we can isolate the ball-tracking algorithm and assign it to a student for implementation using Kalman filters. If that algorithm outperforms the current implementation, we integrate it into the robot for the next competition.
The Simulink model of the control software serves as an executable specification of the design, bringing consistency and efficiency to the entire design process. New team members can see a graphical representation of the overall design and then focus on the specific component that they are working on, without spending time consulting written specifications. Because the model is executable, we can use it to generate C code to run on our robots in real time.
Monitoring and Controlling the Robots
Needing an easy way to interact with the control software, we developed TURTLE Remote Control (TRC), a MATLAB based standalone application that enables us to calibrate, monitor, and control the robots via a graphical user interface (GUI) (Figure 2).
From the TRC control panel, students can monitor numerous system parameters, including laptop battery status, CPU load, and motor status. The TRC includes a real-time representation of each robot's environment map (Figure 3).
Using this map and real-time video streams from each robot in TRC, team members monitor individual robots' responses to changes in their environment. The TRC provides access to a shared memory infrastructure that will eventually enable robots to share their individual maps with each other to improve team play.
During development we used Real-Time Workshop External Mode to establish a connection between the model running in Simulink and the real-time code running on a robot, enabling us to monitor individual signals within the control system and control the robot via a wireless connection.
Making Mid-Tournament Adjustments
Updates to the control software are not permitted during a RoboCup match, but they are permitted between matches. While many teams struggle to make anything more than trivial changes during these short intervals, our team can make much more significant improvements. Other teams ask us how we adapt our software so quickly. The answer is that the adaptations are made within the model.
Developing control software directly in C for a system as sophisticated as a RoboCup robot is very difficult; the code quickly becomes hard to maintain, and making changes on the fly is almost impossible because you never know how the change will affect the rest of the system. We simply exchange Simulink blocks or update block parameters, verify the change through simulation, and then use Real-Time Workshop to re-generate the code. The robot is ready to go in seconds, and we're confident that the code will behave in the same way as our model. This is a very important capability, because it enables us to adapt our robots once we see how other teams' robots are playing.
Aiming for a World Championship
Although placing second in the RoboCup in just our third year of competition was a significant achievement for our team, we are already taking steps to improve upon that result. Our robots' main weakness in the final was an inability to handle balls kicked high into the air. To meet this challenge, our next generation of robots will be equipped with a high-speed camera capable of tracking high-bouncing balls.
We are the only team that builds new robots each year. After each tournament, the team is always inspired to add improvements to the control strategy and modules to handle new input devices. By reusing existing Simulink designs, we accelerate both of these tasks.
Tech United's success at RoboCup has won our team recognition both within the university and outside. We have begun to attract new team members from other departments, including physics and electrical engineering, and where once the Tech United team met only one night a week, the program is now a core research activity in our department.
Several competitors have already visited TU/e to learn more about our approach. The competition continues to become more open, with teams sharing their discoveries and expertise. This not only raises the level of competition; it also advances the field of robotics.


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Several Fans Ticketed, Arrested for Alcohol-Related Crimes at Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw Indianapolis Tour Stop
Police had a busy evening on Saturday (July 28) when nearly 50 Brothers of the Sun Tour concert-goers were either cited or arrested during the Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw concert stop in Indianapolis, Indiana.
According to the IndyStar, 32 fans were cited for illegal possession or consumption of alcohol, and eight adults were ticketed for supplying alcohol to minors. An official statement by the Indianapolis police department claims that five minors were also cited for underage consumption.
The concert was cut short for two individuals, who were arrested for illegal possession of alcohol, false informing and disorderly conduct. False informing is the act of providing information to law enforcements with no merit or basis in fact.
This past weekend's law involvement at the popular summer outing wasn't the first time have authorities removed unruly country fans from the crowd. It was a similar scene in Darien Lake, N.Y. last month, when 59 Rascal Flatts fans were charged with underage possession of alcohol and intent to consume. Then, at the Chesney/McGraw date in Nashville, a Chesney lookalike was escorted out of the concert after the fan caused a disturbance in the crowd.
Despite the hiccup with underage drinking and possession, the music portion of the Indianapolis show went off without a hitch, and the majority of the country-loving crowd behaved responsibly. The Brothers of the Sun Tour continues its cross-country trek with just a handful of dates remaining.


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Investigation Continues Into Deadly Accident
The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office along with South Dakota Highway Patrol responded to a report of an injury accident west of Ellis Road on 268th st. on Monday evening.
It appears that the victim's vehicle was traveling east on 268th St. when it left the road and crashed into the north ditch. The vehicle then continued east until it struck a tree.
The sole male occupant of the vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. It is unknown if the victim was wearing a seat belt or not and alcohol and speed were not a factor in the crash.
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