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©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
Go here to see Tuesday's happiness:
Be at peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
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Be at peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
There's a chill in the air these days, letting us here in PA know the holidays are FAST approaching! I love this time of year. The colors, the cool freshness in the air, the shopping!!!
Some new items were added this week on both Etsy and IndieMade. The jewelry site has all 10 showcase slots filled now which means it's time to start working on the Galleries section and getting it filled with the pieces that won't fit on the landing page of the site. On Etsy, I added one more item in the *Holiday Shop* which means I have to get back to work soon on the next holiday item as soon as I can.
I've decided to do more coupon codes on Etsy. I said at one time that I wouldn't do very many but I always end up changing my mind. 😀
~~~~Save 25% on all Wall Art. THURSDAY'S ONLY until the end of December. This Thursday, use COUPON CODE: 101112 and receive 25% OFF ALL WALL ART ONLY. Each week there's a new code, so check back often.~~~~
Here's a few items from both IndieMade and Etsy to enjoy!
Be at Peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
For the month of October ONLY, this Fine Art Mosaic is available for an
introductory price.
I made this bowl from "scratch". Using a handmade mold of wire mesh, plaster cast strips and thin set cement. If interested in seeing how it was made from start to finish, photos are available on my flickr photostream in the Mosaics 2012 folder. This is one-of-a-kind and extremely unique.
Once the form was dried and ready to get the mosaic treatment, lots of stained glass and gold mirror was hand cut to go around this in stripes. Grouted in a light brown similar to dried earth and sealed.
My intention was to make this look like it had been in dirt; underground for many millions of years. I made the inside to look like clay and used cement and brick red colorant for that effect. All formed by hand, the mesh goes up on one side, is folded on the other. Use your imagine as to what this could have been while in hidden under the ground. It could be an empty eggshell for some wonderful creature that lived many years ago or it could be an ancient bowl unearthed for the first time in ages.
Finished, it is in my opinion, as colorful and exquisite as I saw it before I created it. I'm extremely proud of what I accomplished with this. Placed as a display piece or part of a collection, this will stand out.
I believe this bowl is one of the finest mosaic pieces I have made to date. Comes with an Certificate of Authenticity sent through email after purchase.
Shipping fees include shipping, insurance and handling to the US only. Please convo me for international shipping quotes.
Be at Peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
I've been working really hard this week with more photo editing and a little bit of mosaic making. Mostly getting items photographed and listed for the new *Holiday Shop* section I have on Etsy and the showcase spots on IndieMade. This is exhausting work and very worth it! I'm not finished editing them yet. Each day I do one or two more. I love this process to get to see my work through the camera goddess's view. Sometimes the results are really awesome. When I find a particular photo I like, I share it on Facebook and call it: "Mosaic Photo of the Day".
My Grandson has shared his cold with me, so it is taking me a little bit longer to get through the normal stuff and things I like to do when I have the time to do them. I've replaced that time with tea, honey, lemon and rest. Life is still good! I'm thrilled that I can rest when I need to, work on my mosaics when I want to and be here for my family when I'm needed. Not necessarily in that order.
The crafts table is a bit dusty right now but I have a few things to repair and finish. Repair means re-painting of wooden pieces around the mosaics, mostly. I do have a few pieces of stained glass and mirror to replace on a few pieces too. They are fairly sturdy but once in a while after being jostled around a lot, something gives and needs repair. Out of the 80+ items on Etsy, so far only 4 needed these repairs and that was re-painting only. But the older pieces that I've been finding in boxes and corners of closets are the ones that need some TLC. The good news is once I get those finished and listed, I can go back to work on the peace sign!
More items are being added to both shops this week. Here's a few I really love from both Etsy and IndieMade.
Tomorrow I'll be sharing a post with some of the items that will be part of Promo Thursday on Facebook and Twitter. Each hour I take an item from one of my shops and share a photo and the link. Last week I did this from 9 AM to 9 PM but lost people some time around 7 PM probably mostly due to favorite and new shows being shown on cable, dinner time, bed time for kids, etc. So this week I'll start around the same time but end a few hours earlier more in keeping with an 8 hour work day. I love these Promo Blast days because some folks aren't aware of much that I've made until I do them. And those that are in the know, seem to enjoy seeing them once again. Yay!
Be at Peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
Like it or not, the holiday shopping season has begun!
On October 1, 2012, the *Holiday Shop* in my shop on Etsy was opened! So far, I've gotten 2 items listed and one more will go in tomorrow for this week. This excites me tremendously because it took me all year to make these items!
I still have items I want to make and include for this section in my shop. Hopefully the next month will yield those beauties! But if not, I'm pleased to know that I can put a few projects aside for the following year.
Click on the photo to take you to each item and enjoy!
On IndieMade, I've started filling up the 10 showcase spots with new wearable art. As the week goes on, I'll be adding a new item daily in the 10 spots plus in the Galleries section. Be sure to check out both areas while you there.
Be at Peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
It has been an interesting week between my birthday celebration, the sales events and working on mosaics! I made one sale on IndieMade and none on Etsy, proving to me once again that sales for my items are just as successful as doing what I always do without them. Promotion always works but offering sales do not! Interesting, right?!
Sometimes it is best to just get busy and create and not worry so much about the shops and that's where I've happily been since the weekend!
I do have an announcement about my blog posts too. I have decided not to do a treasury post each Monday any longer nor will I be doing many if any treasuries in the future. I have found something has changed drastically on the site in relation to treasuries and haven't done too much research but can't really seem to find anything that would cause the lack of views. I haven't changed my formula for how I make them, what I pick as a theme or where I share them but the views went from over 300 to less than 75. I've noticed a decline in interest in my treasuries over the summer and thought it had something to do with the time of year. Then thought maybe it was the way I make them which is through Shmetsy Tools. I know Etsy is working on something similar to Shmetsy Tools (I've seen the threads about the Beta tests) but there shouldn't be a drop in views no matter how they are made. I have chalked it up to disinterest or uninteresting treasuries on my part; perhaps the ones I'm doing are too similar in style now and not as fresh becoming the same-old-same-old thing. I need to take a break from them.
I have to figure out something else to do and I will eventually. I do like to share items I find and favorite, so some format will take it's place, perhaps featuring 8 items and shop info on Monday of some favorites will be what I try next. In that way I'll still be happy virtual shopping and will still share the love! I've also reduced doing the tumblr posts of Etsy decor items I find and favorite to twice a month instead of every week. Not many followers on that one, but enough to keep it going. Or perhaps I'll do what was done for me this week; something I think I could enjoy because I know first hand what it feels like to be featured in someone else's blog. It has happened a few times and I'm always thrilled to be found on Etsy, let alone featured on someone's blog!
Such is the case here. I am honored to have my shop featured in a blog post this week! Kristen V of Kayma Boutique at Etsy, KaymaBoutique contacted me a few weeks ago and asked if I would allow her to do a post about my shop on her blog. It's so nice to have folks take the time to do this for each other and it's more than possible that is what I'll do on Monday's now. kayma boutique's blog
Well, I actually managed to put the little 3-D elephant aside for a few days and work on other things. When I first start on something new, I have a horrible time getting my brain to switch gears if I haven't completed what I've been working on before I try. Sometimes when I work on brightly colored items I feel like I need a break after a while and force myself to do something different. I get what could be considered a "color overload" and have trouble making the colors blend well. I know it's time to put the mosaic piece aside when that happens and work on something else for a week or two.
The first thing I tried was a small piece of cement board measuring about 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter. It was a piece I didn't cut exactly straight but I never toss anything out that has room for a mosaic on it! If nothing else, I can use it for a practice piece to get the juices flowing. Normally these are what I call "glue and slap" – some end up to be really awesome and some … not so much. I'm fairly sure I'll be putting this one into the Art Abandonment Group pile once it is grouted, painted and a magnet attached to the back.
Then I was able to head on over to the 12 inch peace sign and have started a nice soft, muted earth colored palette. I should have this finished by this time next week and will list it soon.
Over on IndieMade, I'll be switching out the jewelry over the weekend and keeping the newer pieces in for 3 months. I have 10 slots available to showcase jewelry and 3 galleries to share whatever I decide on. I think I might place the jewelry I can't fit in these 10 slots in a gallery with contact info and pricing. I'll make the announcement next week.
I'm also adding more mosaics to Etsy! I have a few older pieces still to list and I'm going to add a Christmas Shop section to include the pieces I did manage to get made for the holidays. I still have time to make one or two more things I know, but the chances are good that I might not. Even using most of this year to think about what to make, I had some trouble figuring it all out. I am glad I have what I do have all made and ready! Maybe this will give me the shot in the arm I need once they are listed to make one or two more mosaics for that section.
Meanwhile, there are a few things in the shop now that would work great as gifts for that someone special! Below is a photo of the stained glass candle holder that I've used as a vase.
I'm going to be sharing photos as soon as I can of the work-in-progress Upcycling Challenge piece I'm doing for Birds & Blooms Magazine. It's still in my head right now … but it has to be sent to them by November, so it has to come out of my head and get started within the next week or so. I'm still so excited to have been chosen. I'm going to have so much fun making this mosaic!
Don't forget to head on over to Facebook and "like" my page to get updated daily (hourly some days!) on all the events taking place for EarthMotherMosaics.
Stay peaceful.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
This week has been amazing! Yesterday, the first day of autumn and my actual birthday was celebrated with friends around the world and family right here in PA. I am thrilled to say I could feel the loving vibrations throughout the entire day from everyone who wished me well. What an amazing feeling!!
Today is the last day of the week long sales events on Etsy and IndieMade. I made my first sale a few days ago on IndieMade and learned I had some major tweaking to do with the shipping costs but got it figured out and hopefully in the future it shouldn't be a problem. Selling items on different sites means learning different things relating to each site. I'm happy that this customer hung in there with me as I figured things out and even happier that she took advantage of the BOGO offer!
These sales end at midnight tonight EST, so now is the time to get in on them. I rarely have COUPON CODES or BOGO SALES and may not do another one again for quite some time.
On Etsy, use COUPON CODE 58BDAY and get 10% off your order. Because this is a birthday celebration, mention reading this blog when checking out and get a special added surprise gift (even wrapped up all pretty with a bow!) with your order!
For one-of-a-kind mosaic jewelry, all handmade, head on over to IndieMade. Today until midnight, buy a pendant, get the chain/cording and another pendant FREE! Your free jewelry is wrapped up too. Isn't it fun to get presents?!!
Purchase a mosaic belt buckle, get 2 pendants and a ring FOR FREE!
Mention this blog post at check out (in the message area on PayPal) and get one blank note card with envelope for FREE! Woo-hoo!
Help me celebrate a new year of joy and excitement! Do some holiday shopping or just treat yourself.
Have an awesome day!!
Be at Peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
The week long Birthday Celebration on both Etsy and IndieMade ends soon! Use COUPON CODE 58BDAY and get 10% off. Ends Sunday, September 23rd at midnight EST.
Approximately a little over 7 inches tall. Opening at the top is a little over 3 inches in diameter.
From top to bottom this vase is filled with hand cut pieces of stained glass in many colors and shapes; there's even some mirror. Grouted in light charcoal and sealed.
Useful and decorative! The perfect combo!! Handmade with love and one of my favorite things to create.
DO NOT SUBMERGE IN WATER. They have been sealed to protect the grout from stained. The inside can be rinsed with warm soapy water and air dry. The outside can be wiped down with a damp cloth. Mild soap, if any, should be used.
Shipping fees include shipping, insurance and handling to the US only. Please convo me for international shipping quotes.
Stay peaceful.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics
Newly added note cards from my photographs of mosaics and my inspiration tree. I have 3 different designs to choose from, so I'm sharing all 3 listings here today.
Note Cards featuring my original photography of nature and of my original mosaic art.
I enjoy taking photos of my mosaics and of nature, especially my favorite tree. Sometimes the "camera goddess" smiles down on me and allows me to express myself through photography in a way mosaic art cannot. Finding a balance between these two worlds has been a joy and sharing them here is very exciting.
~Two blank matte finish note cards with envelopes.
~Card size when folded is 5.5 x 4 inches and comes with a white envelope.
~Cards are placed in a plastic zip bag and shipped in a padded envelope.
******If you'd like to mix & match cards, please convo me.******
Be at Peace.
©2012 Cindy White, EarthMotherMosaics


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Lucky Jeans (G-Dub)
Red Cowboy Boots-(can't find a brand) (G-Dub)
*I want to wear these boots every day.
Puffy Vest -Tar-jay 2 years ago
Sweater NY&Co.
Shirt (?)
Old Navy Skinnies (G-Dub)
Boots- Perry Ellis (G-Dub)
This is my cousin Lisa (LeeLee) she is about a foot taller than me.... and my brother David rockin the cowboy boots at my 22nd birthday party. Lisa is wearing a crochet dress with leggings and boots similar to my last picture.....but this was 22 years ago!!!! What?
*....where did she get the super long leg gene?

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The last thing I had to stitch was the straight lines in metallic threads in the star. I used the yellow Mettler Silk Finish (100% cotton) #922 in the bobbin and two different top threads.
For the 90 and 45 degree lines, I used Mettler Metallic in Silver #0511; for the shorter lines, Sulky Sliver Metallic in #8020, a variegated stream lame (it's flat and looks like Christmas tree tinsel) in red, blue, gold & silver. Added a nice touch of color to the star and it will look even cooler when Josephine gets out her Easy Glitzer and puts some Swarovski crystals on there!
I couldn't really get great pictures of the final, but here's what I have:
Taken upside down, of course! Haven't yet figured out how to move things around in BlogPress.
So I took the quilt to FedEx yesterday afternoon and shipped it to Josephine at Asilomar where she is taking a class. She can then bind it and add those crystals.
And I have one project down this year -- hooray!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPad
Location:Palmdale CA


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First Impressions – White AlbumJanuary 7, 2009 at 2:21 pm | Posted in First Impressions | 16 Comments
Tags: corny, generic, meh, White Album
This post took a while to get out because quite honestly, I couldn't decide how I felt about it. It's kind of boring, but I still think I'll get what I want from it. I'm watching it to (hopefully) laugh at (or just follow) a love triangle. Getting invested in it works sometimes too, but I wanted to laugh and look at it shallowly. I…probably get to do just that.
It was the anime I was looking forward to most, but because it's kind of fun to laugh at am I disappointed? Hell no. All I wanted from the anime was Nana-sama and love triangle dorama that will lead to a bitchslap at some point in the future. I believe I will get that. I was actually kind of happy that everyone called it crap (because it means I get to blog it with less competition, hahaha). Of course, I tend to think everyone thinks it's just crap because it's boring, but whatever. Crap is still crap and I don't blame anyone from labeling this as such. It is boring (I think the pacing right now is better for a drama).
Weekly Anime (12/29 – 1/4)January 4, 2009 at 4:25 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 8 Comments
Tags: ToraDora!
Well, I almost got everything I was supposed to this week. I'll probably get through the rest of ToraDora! tomorrow or something. I kind of got distracted by the new season of anime. Starting a new season takes up a lot more time I think. Because you pretty much always have something to say.
Anime: CHAOS;HEAD (12 END), ToraDora! (11), Plus Shakugan no Shana.
First Impressions – Maria†HolicJanuary 1, 2009 at 11:01 am | Posted in First Impressions | 19 Comments
Tags: Maria†Holic, muahaha, trap
This post feels so late because of the early stream…and since I watched the early stream too. None the less, here we go. (My First post of 2009!)
This anime is officially my favorite of the winter season (yes it's that easy to decide). I absolutely love it when an anime surpasses expectations that are already…pretty darn high. But of course my sadistic trap anime does just that (is this the only anime in the new sadistic trap genre?).
I don't think I can remember laughing so much and enjoying a completely new series in quite some time. It's all owed to Maria, who is now the best trap evaaar in my opinion.
Weekly Anime (12/21 – 12/28)December 28, 2008 at 12:01 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 13 Comments
Tags: ToraDora!
Craaap. The Fall season is ending and I'm still behind. Thank god I'm not picking up much in Winter so I can finally catch-up. I did a pretty good job this week though.
Also have my blogging plans for the Winter stuffed in here at the bottom.
Anime: Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka (11 & 12 END…rant), CHAOS;HEAD (09, 10, & 11), ToraDora! (09 & 10)
Weekly Anime (12/8 – 12/14)December 14, 2008 at 3:30 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 4 Comments
Tags: ToraDora!
No Weekly Anime for last week, simply because I didn't watch anything. I sacrificed some blogging this week though so I could catch up with some of the that anime I fell behind with. I had a good start, but then it kind of fell apart when I was unable to use the computer. So I'm left with another pitiful Weekly Anime post. Oh well. Maybe next week.
Anime: Akane-iro ni Somaru Saka (10), CHAOS;HEAD (08), ToraDora! (06-08)
Weekly Anime (11/24 – 11/30)November 30, 2008 at 12:00 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 14 Comments
Time to play catch-up~! It's just Index this week though. It's really troublesome that I'm falling so behind with my anime. Since it's preventing me from reading some of my favorite blogs since I haven't watched what they're writing about! Poor me. Pity me.
Anime: CHAOS;HEAD 07, Index Catch-up (To 08), Hakushaku to Yousei 07.
Weekly Anime (11/6 – 11/23)November 23, 2008 at 4:08 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 8 Comments
Well, this is less like a "Weekly Anime" and more like a Two Week anime, but whatever. It's been a tough two weeks. I don't think I even got a full week's worth of anime watched.
Anime: CHAOS;HEAD (05 & 06), Hakushaku to Yousei (04 & 05)
Weekly Anime (10/27-11/5)November 6, 2008 at 12:52 am | Posted in Weekly Anime | 9 Comments
Tags: ToraDora!
Rimi fan status has been confirmed.
Posted late because of how busy I was on Friday, Saturday, I was kind of sick on Sunday, and the rest can be chalked up to the presidential election.
I'm covering To Aru Majutsu no Index 04-05, ToraDora! 05, CHAOS;HEAD 04, and Yozakura Quarter 05.
Weekly Anime (10/20 – 10/26)October 26, 2008 at 4:00 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 18 Comments
Tags: ToraDora!
Ah…too much to talk about this week. Something quick on ToraDora! 02-04, Yozakura Quartet 04, Hakushaku to Yousei 01-03 (Yes, finally), and CHAOS;HEAD 03. Also something random about SaiMoe (Nagisa~!).
And as far as the image this week goes…a stubborn Lydia is a cute Lydia and that fact needs attention!
Weekly Anime (10/13 – 10/19)October 20, 2008 at 12:43 pm | Posted in Weekly Anime | 15 Comments
Ah. This was a tough week. I almost didn't think I'd get my AW post done at all. I even wondered if I'd fall behind with actually watching a lot of anime too. But of course, there's Veoh and other places for stuff like that.
This week I blogged CHAOS;HEAD, Yozakura Quartet, and To Aru Majutsu no Index. There's also some general news about the blog and my plans for the season at the bottom of the post.


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Hello, lovelies! It's been ages since I last shared my new-in items here on my blog. I always shared it directly as soon as I received it via my social media accounts like my Instagram, Facebook, Twitter & Google+. I think I should do it again; this thing sharing what's new so that you guys should have the first dip before it goes out-of-stock. I will be sharing the New-In Items for the 1st week of October.
Click here for the outfit post.
Lacey Spaghetti Crop Top (here)
Pleated Midi Skirt (here)
Irregular Lenses Sunglass (here)
Click here for the outfit post.
Green Floral Romper (here)
Foldable Flats (here)
Click here for the white mesh dress outfit post.
Click here for the denim dress outfit post.
Two Pocket Sleeveless Denim Dress (here)
Printed Voile Spliced Collar Long Sleeve Dress (here)
Click here for the embroidery shorts outfit post.
Click here for the tote bag outfit post.
Fashion Retro Embroidery Pockets Shorts (here)
Women's Tote Bag With Tassels and Color Splicing Design (here)
Random Multicolor Striped Asymmetric Hem Tank Top (here)
Multicolor Round Neck Plaid Casual Blouse (here)


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This month, I wanted to make another post about the Japanese cuisine, but I've been recently quite busy with my studies and everything. I do want to keep this blog updated at least once a month however, so I figured that I'd make a small journal entry on the personal level.
I have been recently working on a local start-up called Expa, a game industry hub and a co-operative that will help the local game industry grow. Working on Expa has drained me a lot of my free time, but entrepreneurship has been my passion for a long time and supporting the game industry is also something that I hope to achieve.
I also have been finishing my studies in the University of Jyväskylä. I just recently received a letter that informed me that my Bachelor of Science in Economics -degree has been accepted, which in itself wasn't a big achievement since I had all the prerequisites ready even before I went to Japan the first place. But now that it's official, I only have to do a few courses and finish my Master's Thesis to fully graduate. I estimate that it'll be ready by next spring, so I hope to graduate within the next year or so.
I have also been applying for a few jobs here and there, but not having much luck with them. There is one job interview coming next week though, and if all works well, I'll be working in Helsinki for a while. While I wonder how that will affect my studies, I am really excited about the opportunity.
That is all for this small update on my personal life. Now I'm off to celebrate the Finnish traditional holiday of Vappu, which loosely translates into the tradition of May Day. While the official celebrations are on the 1st of May, the University students start celebrating it a week beforehand and the eve of May Day is just as big of an event as the May Day itself.
Hauskaa Vappua, klara vappen! Happy May Day!


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The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
by Paul Zindel
Directed by Trudi Kerkstra
This is a Putlitzer Prize-winning drama that focuses on the ups and downs of the relationship between an embittered, eccentric woman an her two teenage daughters. Not only will this show feature unique staging, but it also helps to benefit The People Center, a local non-profit helping others in our community. When you attend this show, make sure to bring your donation of any non-food item (clothing, bedding, toilet paper, towels, etc.) and receive a $2 voucher good towards any of the next three upcoming CPP productions!
The show will run March 2, 3, 8, 9, & 10 at 8:00 PM and March 4 at 2:00 PM. All shows will be performed at Lakeshore Middle School in Grand Haven. The box office will open February 25 for season ticket holders and February 27 for the general public. You may get your tickets in advance at Hair Creations, 222 W. Savidge in Spring Lake through February 24.
Welcome Michelle Irwin, CPP's Intern
Central Park Players has recently hired Michelle Irwin as their new public intern. Michelle comes to us from Grand Valley State University where she studies communications, advertising and PR. Michelle is a dedicated worker with a strong sense of style and design. During her time with CPP, Michelle will help with marketing initiatives, design and social media strategies. We are very happy to welcome Michelle aboard!
CPP Needs Volunteers!
Central Park Players cannot run on donations alone. We need your help! As a volunteer organization, it is crucial that we have people willing to lend a hand in any way possible. CPP seeks to find people who are open-minded, creative, caring and talented. You do not need to have any special skill to be a volunteer! We have people ready to train and help where needed. The most important aspect is that you are willing to share your time with people in this community who care. If you have any interest in volunteering or might know someone who does, please contact Mandy Keeler at email@example.com. Volunteering options include (but are not limited to: lights, sound, makeup, hair, set design, set building, box-office, house, etc.) Don't wait for someone else to make a difference, we need YOU!
The Search for a Historian
Do you like history? Do you like to scrap-book? Is cutting and pasting a hobby of yours? If so, please contact CPP if you would like to be considered to be the new Historian! Over the decades, CPP has maintained numerous books containing memories of each show performed. Articles, photos, press releases, programs and other pieces of memorabilia have been compiled to create memory books for anyone in the organization to share and appreciate. This volunteer opportunity takes little time to add to lasting memories. To learn more about the historian's duties, please contact Mandy Keeler at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Show Times to Change this FALL!
For many years, CPP has opened its doors to patrons to attend evening shows beginning at 8:00 PM. We realize that for many, this show time is a little late, especially when driving long distances, managing week-day schedules, children, poor weather, etc. Therefore, CPP has decided that starting this FALL of 2012, CPP will begin performances at 7:30 PM show times instead of 8:00 PM! This should eliminate many obstacles had with the later show time. Please note that the new show times DO NOT begin until this Fall 2012 and the current show still falls under the 8:00 PM show start time. We will send an update to remind you when the new show time goes into effect.
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"Most Powerful Pages on The Planet"
March 3, 2009
Volume 2 - No. 7
Darwin Campbell, Executive Publisher
A Weekly Publication
Is State Action Necessary To Protect Activism and Deal With Defiant Racist Mindsets in Rural Counties/Small Town, Texas
Black Activism Survives Because Justice Remains Mission Not Accomplished!!!
Darwin Campbell
Fort Worth,Texas - The real truth about justice, fairness and equality in Paris, Texas is that justice remains a "Mission Not Accomplished".
On a broader basis, Paris proves that racist mindsets still exist and remain an eerie fact and barrier to progress in many other small, rural Texas counties and towns.
While propaganda machines blast "outsiders" and belittle the value of Black activism and speaking out on justice, activists are undaunted and will not allow the distractions to cloud their mission to achieve freedom, justice, fairness and equality for all.
"This is not over," said Jim Blackwell of the Tarrant County Local Organizing Committee. "Activism shines the spotlight on issues when people are being treated badly or abused. Paris, Texas is the litmus test for racism in Texas. We are watching because what happens there will define whether race relations move forward or move backward in many small Texas cities, towns and communities."
The issue of attacking activists, suppressing freedom of speech and manipulating social, economic and criminal justice in Paris and other small Texas towns and counties needs to be probed and reviewed in Austin by the Texas Legislature, the State Attorney General's Office and other leading legislative and judicial leaders.
The activists have rallied and successfully raised racial awareness in Paris and brought needed attention to the problems associate with racism, education issues. social imbalances and injustices in the Lamar County District Attorney's office and the Paris Independent School District.
Blackwell was responding to recent negative statements about "outsiders and "activists" and the call by some for outsiders to "shut up and keep out" of Paris as though they were breaking laws or trespassing in the land of free speech and democracy.
Paris NAACP president James Price and Kenneth Rogers, the pastor at St. Paul Baptist Church, both African-Americans, have stood with local Whites and business officials leading the charge to silence Black activism.
According to mainstream media reports, Price said."I really wish they would stay where they are."
Rogers followed the same thought pattern contending work is underway on improving racial dialogue and harmony involving the city's ministerial alliance, diversity task force and individual church outreach programs currently focusing on race relations, education and poverty, housing programs, mentoring youth and working with local officials to build sensitivity on all sides and increase minority hiring in police, fire and other government agencies.
"Certainly there are things we need to work on, in our justice system, in our schools. We don't deny that," he said. "Clearly, we need to work on those things, and we are."That's the good news. We're working."
Under their breaths, these pastors and their band of brothers have not been activists or spokesmen in their own community and raised no objections to serious issues happening to Black people in Paris and Lamar County involving the district attorney, unfair sentencing practices, undue process in the criminal justice system and the harassment and abuses of Black children in the school system.
The two were nowhere when Shaquonda Cotton's case raised national awareness about conditions in the Texas Youth Commission. They had nothing to say about racism and Brandon McClelland's murder and still refuse to intervene in a current case involving Bobby Yates, a disabled Black man being harassed and threatened by the local housing authority.
All these cases continue to be monitored by Paris activists, independent media outlets and "outsiders".
Brenda Cherry, leader of the Paris-based Concerned Citizens for Racial Equality, disagrees with Price, Rogers and the "postcard approach to progress" Paris is promoting. She and her group called for help amidst a multitude of problems and the failure of school leaders, city leaders and those same pastors failure to respond to injustices against Black people.
Cherry welcomes outside activists and said she believes their presence is sending a strong message and making a difference.
"Rev. Rogers and Paris did nothing to help knowing these problems have existed for years. New each admits Paris has problems, but we still see little to nothing being said or done about them," she said. "Since 1865, (Paris and Lamar County) leaders have had opportunity after opportunity to take the lead, be fair and fix the issues, but have chosen not to. Now, they and the White media are blasting and blaming outsiders for coming in here and creating and stirring dust and want them out. Well, If you want outsiders to go away FIX THE PROBLEMS!!!"
Cherry believes that silencing activism is a threat to basic rights of free speech and expression.
"The art of protest and boycotts are bedrock tenets of free speech," she said. "This is not about Paris losing money and revenues. It is about telling the truth, guaranteeing freedom, rights, fairness and improving the quality of life for every person living here."
Olinka Green, Black activist and member of the New Black Panther Party, has also been under fire for allegedly meddling Paris and other urban and small town areas of Texas crying out for justice.
"We do what we do because people cry out for us and we respond because we care about all our Black people," Green said. "Our goal is for the people in a community to stand up for themselves and speak for themselves, but until that time comes, we will always be there on the street fighting and working for the people and the good of the community."
Green said real changes in Paris and any other community happens when leaders do not make excuses, stick heads in the sand and take every concern seriously and work honestly to develop real solutions that are verifiable and accountable.
"Talk is cheap. Just saying that we working is not enough," she said. "We want specific things identified and real concrete changes you can see."
Anthony Bond, activist and founder of the Irving NAACP, said the mentality that exists in Paris is not exclusive and exists in many communities outside urban areas where Blacks do not have strong church leaders or bold activists to fight for justice.
"Things said about "outsiders" and activists are smoke screens that prevent communities from dealing with racism and other real issues," he said. "People in these communities need to stop ruling with fear and look at the message they are sending. You don't kill the messengers (activists) for exposing lies, telling the truth and fighting for right. You do what is right."
According to Blackwell, much of the negative perception about "outsider" activists is deeply rooted in a lack of understanding of Black history and the plantation mentality the still exists today and attacks those working for real justice and social change in many rural counties and towns.
"I believe the most difficult task Africans in America will be confronted with is to convince the Caucasian that Slavery is over and that they no longer own us. There are those in positions of authority who still embrace the old Master Slave relationship and continue to practice the same tactics as their Slave owning fore parents," Blackwell said. "These are exactly the same tactics being practiced in Paris Texas today. Those in authority want to keep everything within the boundaries of Paris. If these racists can convince our Brothers and Sisters that they are confined to the boundaries of their neighborhood, then they have win. If they can convince our Brothers and Sisters that no one care about their struggles outside the boundaries of Paris, then they have won."
Blackwell said what upsets "Ole Massas" is when it is found out that there are no boundaries separating our people when they are being bullied and disrespected."
"What he fails to understand is that injustice to anyone is injustice to everyone," Blackwell retorted. "We have a responsibility to fight in Paris or anywhere else where Black folk are being abused. You abuse one of us and you abuse all of us. Our future and our destinies are linked and have been since the days before we were taken from Africa."
Blackwell added that controlling the spin and ruling with economic threats and fear in these communities hinders the development of positive relationships between races and retards real progress and communication.
The only way to fight this kind of bias and ignorance from local leaders and slanted news operations is to ensure the modern Black activists on the front lines of the fighting for truth and justice are treated with respect and have a strong voice.
Black activists wants state officials to examine justice and fairness issues and work to change the mentality the exists in these small counties and towns that uses economic intimidation and generates fear in the hearts of African-Americans that affects education of Black children, suppresses progress, equality and free speech in these communities.
These unsung heroes stand up, sacrifice their time, take risks and hold today's freedom torches. Their roles are historic and their seats cannot be denied as they fight for truth and economic justice in hostile arenas where Black people in communities either are living in fear, denial and where the mission remains "Not Accomplished".


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Sebastian Vettel took his eighth consecutive victory in comfortable style at the United States Grand Prix.
Having defended well from pole position, Vettel was never realistically threatened and eventually won by 6.2 seconds. It wasn't quite the dominant performance of Abu Dhabi or Singapore, however, as Romain Grosjean jumped to second at the start of the race and then closed on Vettel towards the end of each stint.
Mark Webber came home third after having to recover a place from Lewis Hamilton early on, but he was unable to find a way past Grosjean despite numerous attempts at backing off and then attacking the Lotus.
Lewis Hamilton held on to fourth place despite briefly coming under threat from Fernando Alonso. Alonso himself had to hold off Nico Hulkenberg in the closing laps but was able to limit the points loss to Mercedes in the constructors' championship as Nico Rosberg came home ninth.
Sergio Perez was seventh in his penultimate race for McLaren, finishing ahead of the impressive Valtteri Bottas who scored the first points of his career to brighten what has been a dismal season for Williams thus far.
At the start of the race, Vettel defended from Grosjean in to Turn 1 as both the Lotus and Hamilton went round the outside of Webber. The safety car was deployed before the end of the lap though, as Adrian Sutil speared sideways into the barriers having been tagged by Pastor Maldonado.
On the restart Vettel led away and built a comfortable gap, while Hamilton's tyres went off more quickly than those around him and Webber pounced under braking around the outside in to Turn 12 to take third place.
With one-stop strategies the main order of the race, there was little in the way of action early on. In the second stints, Alonso found his way past Hulkenberg out of Turn 1 and set off after Hamilton, but the Mercedes had enough pace in hand to keep the Ferrari at bay.
Bottas came under threat from Rosberg but was able to pull away in the closing laps - his cause helped by a brave move around the outside of Esteban Gutierrez at Turn 2 earlier in the race. Gutierrez eventually dropped to 13th after a spin on the final lap following contact with Jean-Eric Vergne. Vergne was later handed a retrospective drive-through penalty for the incident - a time penalty of 20 seconds - which dropped him to 16th.
Jenson Button snatched the final point from Daniel Ricciardo late on, but Felipe Massa failed to make much progress as he two-stopped his way to 12th place. Heikki Kovalainen also had a disappointing debut for Lotus, dropping from eighth on the grid to 14th place having had to stop twice as well.


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Where in the World?
Posted on 2/6/2018 12:00:00 AM in Travel Trivia
Question: Where in the world does a fort without land guard the coast with no weapons?
Answer: Fort Boyard, Western France
Louis XIV had a vision: he would oversee an unbroken chain of coastal forts protecting the straits of Pertuis d'Antioche. His problem was that the distance between the forts on the isles Aix and Oléro was so great, that the reach of their artillery couldn't quite cover the straits in their entirety. He needed a fort at the midway point, on the banks of Boyard, and hired an engineer to plan it.
By 1692, the engineer gave up, saying the physical geography made the quest all but impossible (and insanely expensive). His exact words: "Your Majesty, it would be easier to seize the moon with your teeth than to attempt such an undertaking in such a place." Sixty-five years later—after the British did indeed get through—the French tried again … and once more gave up.
It took a crew hired by Napoleon in 1800 to move things along. First, they built a whole town at Boyard just for workers. Then they erected a man-made promontory off the coast, piling up stones to yield a foundation where none had been possible. Even then, on-again-off-again construction slowed the process, which didn't yield a finished fort until 1857.
Shaped like a capsule, it was something to behold. Sheer 66-foot walls ran the entire length of its 223 feet, which was more than twice its width. The fort boasted gun casements and portals for mortars—which it never used. By the time it was built, weaponry had advanced so much that there was no longer any gap in coverage; the original forts on either side were more than sufficient to stave off the British without Fort Boyard.
Instead of serving as a defensive site, it became a military prison and then was abandoned. With the passage of time, erosion and a lack of maintenance erased the visible base and connections to land. Now the fort appears to be floating, purposeless, on a sea no one is contesting.
They Said It Couldn't Be Done: 5 Engineering Marvels of Europe
- London Eye: When the idea of building the world's tallest Ferris wheel on London's south bank was floated, there was some hesitation. No one had ever built a wheel rising more than 400 feet. The south bank had to be re-engineered and shored up, and the wheel's parts had to be floated down the Thames. But the spectacular result—more than 443 feet high and able to carry the same number of passengers as 11 double decker buses at once—has now welcomed more than 50 million riders. (It is, alas, no longer tallest.)
- Mont Saint-Michel: Why would you build a fort you couldn't access most of the time? Because once your own troops were in place, any attackers would be in the same predicament. Mont St. Michel's monastery and fort are perched high over the water, and the only way to reach either is to land at low tide, which does not last long here. If would-be invaders did pull that off, they faced a 900-step climb to the summit, more than enough time for defenders to repel them.
- Tour de la Chaîne (Tower of the Chain): Let's say you want to close off a harbor, but not permanently, and thus be able to re-open it every day. You can't install a permanent barrier and it would be unwieldy to move a flotilla in place every evening. In La Rochelle, France, someone had the crazy idea of roping the harbor off at sunset. That's just what they did, with a massive specially-designed iron chain that stretched from the existing Tour St. Nicholas on one shore to a new tower on the opposite. Built in the 14th century, Tour de la Chaîne housed the mighty retractable strand, and was manned by a captain whose primary job was to spool out and coil in the chain each day.
- Grosse Cloche (Big Bell) of Bordeaux: When Bordeaux decided to cast a new bell that would hang in the belfry atop 13th-century Porte Saint-Éloi, they wanted a statement piece. The original bell had been such a symbol of the town that the King of France once took it away to punish them. In 1775, the town went big with the 17,000-pound Gross Cloche, inscribed with the Latin words for "I ring the hours and my voice is a call to arms … I sing for happy events and weep for the dead." But they hadn't contemplated how its combined great weight and thin design put it at higher risk of cracking. As a result, they don't dare use it often. It is rung only five holidays a year and on the first Sunday of each month.
- The Tower of Hercules: Overlooking the harbor at La Coruña, Spain, the Tower of Hercules was meant to be imposing but it wasn't supposed to a record-breaker. Perched atop a rocky 150-foot hill, the austere-looking 1st century Roman Tower was 112 feet tall. It became so important as a lighthouse—both practically, for sailors, and as an icon for the city—that when it was renovated in 1791, the architect added 70 feet to its height. It is now the oldest continually working Roman lighthouse on earth, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
See all these gems of Western Europe and more aboard the M/V Corinthian during our Spain's Northern Coast and the Bay of Biscay Small Ship Adventure.


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Netball Australia's online resource library continues to grow with the introduction of a Bench Official Education Course.
Via the click of a button, you can now complete the Bench Official Education Course from the comfort of your own home which is designed to arm participants with the skills and knowledge required to fulfil all Bench Official roles.
Netball Australia has introduced a similar course for Level One umpires and Australia remains a world leader in providing online education programs for grassroots officials.
"The creation of the online resource fulfills one of the key Netball World Cup 2015 SYDNEY objectives to deliver an enduring legacy for the sport," Netball Australia's Head of Sport Development Anne-Marie Phippard said.
"The course is based on the International Netball Federation Bench Officials Manual, with the key benefit of the course being the ability for participants to learn in a self-paced environment at a time and place that individually suits them.
Having the course available online also means a significant reduction in volunteers' time administering face-to-face courses, freeing up valuable time to mentor developing bench officials.
"The course is accessible all year round, is free of charge to complete, and can be accessed by anyone from across the world. The course covers not only the importance of being a bench official, but also the roles of scoring, timekeeping, and extra time procedures."
In Australia, the Bench Officials Education Course is also one of two pre-requisites for obtaining the State Bench Official Accreditation and subsequently the National Bench Officials Accreditation.
With Sydney's Netball World Cup just over six months away, both NWC2015 and Netball Australia are hoping this exciting year in international netball will encourage people to broaden their knowledge of the game, so they can remain actively involved in the growth of the sport for years to come.
Click here to find out more about the course.


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Welcome to the Time of My Life
A Soundtrack4Life Exclusive
In conversation with Manufactured Romance
Nina Spencer - Vocals
Nick Medlin - Bass
Chips Chapman - Guitar
Benny Di Massa - Drums .
I love it when bands I followed when I was a kid take an opportunity to get back together and play live for the first time in years. A couple of those bands I'll mention in passing just so you can catch my drift a little. Penetration, fronted by Pauline Murray were one of my favourite live bands back in the late 70's and early 80's. After a couple of albums and some truly amazing singles they shut up shop and Pauline started another band The Invisible Girls, but it was never the same. A few years ago they got back together, did a few live shows and made a DVD capturing one of those performances. It was a wonderful experience.
Last year as a benefit for Paul Fox, the remaining members of The Ruts got back together and did a one off show that featured Henry Rollins on vocals. A few months after the show Foxy passed away. In January of this year a live DVD was released that captured that benefit gig and included performances by Eddie Ten Pole Tudor, Max Splodge, The Damned, UK Subs. TV Smith and Tom Robinson as well as a strong set by The Ruts. I have to admit that I was very emotional watching the show because I had attended many gigs by The Ruts when Malcom was alive and seeing three of the original band playing together for the first time in more than 20 years just melted me. Add to that the fact that Foxy was very sick and it was a real roller coaster ride to watch.
So I was more than surprised to hear the news that another band I loved was getting back together. Now this band had not had the breaks that Penetration or The Ruts had enjoyed. In fact their musical output amounted to one single and a couple of tracks on a compilation, but they are a band that I treasured seeing live way back in 1979 and once again will be excited at the prospect of seeing them hit the stage later this year (more about that to come).
The band I am talking about is probably unknown to most people but for the past couple of years they have had a prescence here on MySpace and it seems all the old punk rockers are coming out of the woodwork to welcome back Manufactured Romance.
Formed in 1978 and beginning life as Fourth Reich (though a name change would be needed as many thought the band had right wing leanings - which they didn't) they made their live debut at The Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London (the club no longer exists on that site but is now situated in Upper St. Martin's Lane) supporting the UK Subs in 1979. They released one single on Fresh Records entitled 'Time of My Life' and not long after that they appeared to vanish off the face of the earth (well not physically as we shall hear from two of the band).
Recently we caught up with Nick Melden and Nina Spencer to chat about the old days and also to hear a little bit about what's coming up in the life of Manufactured Romance in 2008.
S4L: Manufactured Romance have been a presence on My Space for a couple of years now. What made you want to draw attention to the band again after so many years?
Nick: We found an old fan Chris Lloyd on the internet, who with the help an American girl had set up a band tribute page. We were surprised how many visits he'd had. So Chips did this myspace site, he put a couple of songs on there the whole thing just took off. Its had nearly 20,000 hits now and has been the main reason for the planned reunion. Its great to see comments from so many people worldwide who enjoy the music. The range of ages surprised us too, different generations from every continent have asked us to release material and tour their countries. Its just great to know that things we did years ago still means something to people today.
S4L: Since the 80's what have the band been up to? Have you all stayed in the music business in one form or another?
Nick: Funilly enough none of us has ever stopped making music. Benny owns a recording studio in West London and has been a producer for many years now. Chips started a band with Annabella Lwuin and had some success there. Then he linked up with Chris from the Wolfmen for a while. He has kept all his equipment and we regularly meet up and play / write together. I was lucky having two boys who adore music. As soon as they were old enough to understand how it was made they wanted guitars, drums, keyboards you name it. So there have always been instruments around the house. Its hard not to pick up the bass or a guitar in that environment. My wife Dani was a backing singer with us for a few years and toured Italy with us so music is always there.
Nina: I have never really stopped being involved in music in some shape or form. I did a lot of recording and MCing with different djs during the dance music scene in the early 90s it was still with the same attitude that I had in the band, you know just grab a mic and go for it pretty much making the whole thing up as I went along. I learnt more about the technical side of being in the studio and started recording my own stuff on the computer.
In 2000 I landed in Oakland with little more then a mic in my back pocket and a few outfits intending to stay just a while. But within days I was programme manager and Dj on a pirate radio station that served the bayarea in east Oakland. 8 years later I am now living with my son 5yrs old and my husband! It just shows you that anything is possible. We had to close down the radio station as the FCC here were busting people all over the place and I did not want to be deported!. I have never stopped writing and performing when ever I got the chance and I record here under the name Steel Kitten.
S4L: I believe that you are going to be playing at Rebellion this year. Have you tried to get the band back together at other points in time and what have been the obstacles to that happening previously?
Nick: We were asked to do Rebellion last August but we just ran out of time really. With Nina in the USA it's a little tricky. She has a young family which obviously takes priority so her time is very limited.
Nina: I feel I have such a long history with the band and we clik in a way I never have with any other musicians that though it never occurred to me to get back together with my boys it seemed perfect thing to do when the idea was put to me, and I have no reservations about the quality of our work yet to come, some of our material is still relevant and fresh hahaha now as it was back in the day. We did not try to be anything we just were what we were and the style we had was based on what we wanted to play not what was popular or all around us…this is partly why we never accepted or got involved in the BIG money deals going at the time…too stubborn. Some of our old material feels a bit juvenile now but its fun and good to be silly sometimes…maybe in the past we took ourselves too seriously…now this girl just wants to have fun.
S4L: There are some tracks on Soundclick under the name of Manufactured Romance that were released in 2005 were they tracks that were done with the band or was that Nina's handiwork?
Nick: They are old recordings we did over a number of years in various studios. We have recently unearthed a load of old material which we are trawling through and will be putting a cd out in the very near future. Mostly early stuff but the quality of some of the early recordings has suffered over the years which means there is quite a bit we can't release it. It may escape on its own though!
Nina: The tracks on Soundclick are all works of the band, recorded when we performed under the name "Foreign Flags". (The band also went under the name of "Lost Property" ed.)
S4L: When you look back all those years to 1979 when the band got a break supporting the UK Subs at The Marquee club did you have expectations about where it might lead you as a band? What for you are the highlights of those days?
Nina: Just the drama and the dressing up the feeling that we were doing something exiting, Wishing that Thatcher was going to die and the miners would get a break and being spat at by Teddy Boys and beaten up by Arsenal fans and Skinheads….walking miles home from gigs in squeaky sweaty rubber stockings and having my picture taken everyday…rehearsing till my voice went and then spending all night sewing an outfit for the next gig…sleeping in vans with the band and listening to them fart while condensation dripped from the ceiling…learning how to sleep on trains without messing up my make up and hair…playing white riot over and over for the first time sleeping in doorways getting pneumonia being turned away from pubs….crazy s*** all the time. Then there was the music and the live stuff it always felt good even when it was bad…we rehearsed religiously and wrote a lot and played a lot so we could pretty much set up anywhere at short notice ad bring it together…the band was sincere and hilarious and I love them for it. It was great to be able to say our first ever gig was at the Marquee it says a lot about what is possible and that nothing is for certain so why not go for broke…all day every day…
People forget that everyone and his dog was in a band then. All we wanted was to be able to keep doing what we were doing….we were stubborn in those days and wanted to earn a living by being in a band but we wanted full control over content, art work, pr, and all of it and until we got it our way we decided to do it on our own, managers came and went they came with stupid ideas and big pockets of cash and we basically ignored them, spent their cash, got the chance to go in the studio etc and then they would get all greedy and paranoid and start talking contracts, points, producers, song writers!!!and always some bright idea of splitting up the band in some way…so they had to go and another band name change would occur…this happened so often in the 10 years we played together that we ran out of names and stamina. They also usually kept the masters of our recordings so we don't have them to use now but we will still produce a cd from what we can get together and if those managers etc want to crawl out of the wood work to sue us bring it on….we will deal with it in our own way hahaha.
Nick: Its odd looking back at how certain events lead to where you are now. The whole punk ethos of DIY meant that anybody could be a musician and start a band. All four of us have always been very very serious about our music and once this movement allowed us to be musicians there was never any doubt really. Our expectations? I must be honest in that all we wanted to do was write and play music. Most of the time we were together we had no management so no-one was really pushing to get us anywhere. Nina used to get most of our live bookings which for the most part had to be in and around London as no of us could drive. Highlight for me was probably our first ever gig which was at the Marquee. I had spent the previous three years bouncing around the audience there and every other club in London. To be up on stage giving the audience the tools to do the same is a feeling like no other.
S4L: I can still remember the joy on discovering your release of 'Time of My Life' on Fresh Records. Jerry Floyd (DJ at the Marquee) played it like crazy. On the first night he had it he played it at least three or four times. What are your thoughts about that time when you had released the single? Was it only a single deal or were there plans to do an album? How did it all come to a grinding halt?
Nina: We recorded it on Friday the 13th I remember in a small studio in Tin Pan Ally down near Soho. It was fun we did not have any experience recording and a lot of producers and engineers were used to dealing with disco or heavy rock so it was hard to get the right sound…it was exiting and we pushed to get different colors on the sleeve and had to repeat ourselves in meetings which we went to as a band and always ended up disappointed we were good at organizing ourselves and did not want any part of our projects farmed out this pissed a lot of business types off so no we did not plan anything more then the single which did really well and is still selling numbers today…We never saw a penny in fact we got it pressed in France ourselves. We had a good friend Mark Mason (ex manager of Muvvers Pride where I was the drummer) do the art work we sold them at gigs etc and Fresh Records distributed a few …what can I say. We stuck to our guns and in some ways shot ourselves in the foot….but anyone who suggests we compromised our punk integrity at the time is talking out of their arses..sorry its not a nice state of affairs nothing much has changed and we are still fighting the good fight..having said that now I think we would be happy to get some help dealing with the day to day affairs of the music business. It's a nice thought that somehow we could just get on with being a band again... if we could one day just get paid hahahaha.
Nick: Time Of My Life was the only single although we did a couple of tracks on an album called 'Backstage Pass'. Time of My Life is still being released by our old label every few years on punk compilation albums along side Johnny Thunders and The Slits etc. We fell out with Fresh Records soon after the single was released. We were never very good at dealing with record companies and treated them with suspision most of the time. We were a very tight little unit and after our experience at Fresh we were even more wary.
S4L: You mentioned that there are plans to put out some material of the band. How much fun has it been rediscovering old tapes of the band and what has been the criteria for what will end up on the CD? Will it contain old 4th Reich favourites as well as Manufactured Romance songs? Are you releasing it independantly or do you have a label? How will you sell the CD, via the Internet or will you try and get it in some stores?
Nick: I've just spent a couple of days with Chips putting this new cd together which we are very excited about. If it goes well we have enough material to put a couple more out in the future. We mentioned yesterday that this is the way we should have done it from the start, a lot of bands did. The standards we set ourselves have always been high so we could have done a good job but we never even considered it back then and had no money to get it started anyway. These things are much easier now with the internet having such a large audience.
Nina: Its been a nice surprise to listen to all the old tunes..some I feel good about performing again and some feel like they represent another time for me and maybe feel a bit ingenuine to sing now but really they all hold a lot of different memories of an amazing time so its not just about the songs themselves…I am sure we have enough rousing material to create a set that will get everyone young and not so young on their feet…People have said our music was not strictly punk….Well those of us that were there from the start, who met up at Global Village before the Roxy was ever heard of , dressing in a way that drew attention and often provocative responses from all but a few, understand that punk is an attitude and not a set of chords set to a thundering 4/4 beat. Yes there was The Dammed but there was also Siouxsie's waltzing swaying crazy beautiful songs and don't forget folk punkster Patrick Fitzgerald with a big saftey pin stuck in his heart; bring in Blondie and Stop Your Sobbing with The Pretenders and you have a cross section out there defying the urge for the music press and industry at large to try putting them/us in a box. I forgot how many times I was told to be more like Kate Bush or compared to Stevie Nicks what the **** I was happy to be me and felt free to do that as a punk and it's a shame when so called punks try to put us in a box now, I was there. I know the truth. They can't tell me s*** I lived this.. I know we refused to compromise sometimes on reflection to our detriment . We are still doing it! We have no record label, manager, agent or even a van driver and our roadies will be whoever is kind enough to get it together and help. So Punks the word…we have had some great support on MySpace and offers of cash and sweat and heart felt effort from people we had not seen in 20 years!!!! It warms me deep inside to think its still out there for us and I am exited. We will be selling T shirts cds dvds etc on the internet don't know when or how but we will shout it out when we are ready…it won't be long…poor Nick and Chips have their hands full as there is only so much I can do from here so any help is well appreitiated. Thanks for this opportunity to tell it..like it still is..hahahaha
S4L: It's our pleasure Nina. Is Rebellion going to be the only show or do you have a few more in the works? I realise the difficulties of this what with Nina being in the States.
Nick: No, as well as Rebellion on 8th August we have the following Friday 15th August at Camden Underworld. There will certainly some more confirmed in next couple of months once it is clear what Nina's arrival date will be. It is difficult only having Nina over for such a short time. But it will be great fun and we are all looking forward to performing live again. If it goes well in August we could do further shows next year. We have had interest from the US, most countrys in Europe and Japan. But we need to understand the constraints Nina is under and make our plans accordingly.
S4L: Were you surprised that people still remember the band with such fondness after all these years? Was that a catalyst in getting the band back together?
Nina: I can only speak for myself…but no not really surprised..We always spent time with the people that came to see the band and had a very loyal fan base. We played live a lot and for along time so some of the people that really got into the band grew up with us in their lives..We used to have loads of people hanging out at our rehearsals and some came on tours with us. In those days it was never them and us, we were all in this thing together and so many of the crowd were starting bands of there own or already in one that it wasn't like today where you have bands on some kind of pedestal and body guards etc. I have had the Soundclick thing up for a few years now but it was Nick and Chips who set the MySpace page up. It all really kicked off from there. We were asked if we wanted to do the Rebellion festival last year and we were all up for it but I had already been to UK with my family in February so the purse was empty and we did not have time to raise my airfare but we are soon to be selling t.shirts and cds etc to help this time.
Nick: I have been extremely surprised by the response to the MySpace site. There have been loads of old punks, mods, skins etc from back in the day dropping by to say hello but what has really surprised us is the number of teens and early twenty somethings who have left comments and messages. Some of our material was written over 30 years ago while we were still learning our instruments. That it still sounds good to kids today is very pleasing. There has always been a lot of crap around from the music industry and today is no different but when I look at the profiles of some of our younger listeners they are following some great bands and music is very important to them. It is easy to understand Nina's voice receiving attention but they genuinely seem to get excited abut the songs we wrote – That's great news!
S4L:With the Rebellion show and the forthcoming CD do you have any other expectations for Manufactured Romance in 2008 and beyond?
Nina: I don't really think like that I really do take each day as it comes…if we could play here it would be fun as I have always thought we could do well here (in the USA ed.)..and I want the band to have that chance but my heart is always going to be in London. There is no city like it in the world. my radio show was called "Strictly London" however I must say I would not live in London again. So who knows? Things are different now and I have strong feelings about the state of the planet and the corruption of big money and the greediness of the idiots I see around me. Not enough has changed since we first started the band so I still feel I have a lot to say and sing about….I like to vent in a musical fashion ! so it would feel good to write about some of this stuff with the band.
Nick: I have to be honest and say that I don't have too many high expectations for myself musically. I'm so looking forward to playing with the band again and if that turns out to be a regular event brilliant. I have been writing new material for sometime now and really enjoying it. But I can't see myself touring for any period of time. Having said that if Benny ever needed a bass player for a session he is doing, or if we were offered a couple of dates in the States I would be delighted. I've been very lucky and have loads of things in my life that I love and music will always be one of them. Who knows, if this cd lands on the right desk this could happen but I won't hold my breath.
S4L: Nina, living in the States must be quite interesting for you. Are you involved with the music scene at all? Are people aware of your musical history? If so what is the response you get?
Nina: I don't really tell people here about what I have done. I find America, well I should say South California, really as that's where I live and know people, very conservative…narrow minded and ignorant , I love the actual land here and have some sweet friends but I hate the culture and stupidity here. The music scene I don't know enough about, I just listen to what I like and have been to a few hip hop, funk and groove nights in LA that were incredible and I love "the coup" but really I download most of my music and its not from the U.S.
S4L: With so many bands from the old punk days getting back together (or some never having split up) who were the bands that influenced you to get involved with music and why do you think someone like Charlie Harper is still doing what he is doing after all these years? I ask that because there was always an odd mentality that punk bands would do a few shows, make a few records and the call it a day after achieving their 15 minutes of fame. But look at bands like The Buzzcocks, Stiff Litte Fingers, 999, UK Subs and even Sham 69 and they are still producing great music and playing lots of shows more than 20-30 years later!
Nick: I was never a big advocate of old bands getting back together again. I was glad The Clash never did and sorry when The Pistols re-formed. We went to see Pauline Murray at the 100 club last year and The Damned in Kentish Town. I will go to see Poly at the Roundhouse in September too. I must say though its been great going to see live music again. We went to Shanne Bradleys 50th last year at the 12 bar in Denmark St. and it all started up again from there. I've seen the Carbon Silicon set in Portobello Road a few times now and love Mick's (Mick Jones formerly of the Clash) music. He has found himself a brand new sound nothing like The Clash or BAD but it still has everything I love about his music. We will probably rehearse two sets for August. The first one for a punk audience at Rebellion for example, and another one with some new material and some of the later songs we wrote. It would be nice to do some of that stuff too. The live bands I always loved were 999, The Boys, Menace, Gen X, Siouxsie, Buzzcocks, early Ants shows and as it happens Chelsea who are doing the rounds again. I always thought Gene had one of the best voices in punk rock. Best live band ever.. no question THE CLASH!
Nina: I never did that die before I am 30 thing. I was very sick when I was in my 20s and decided to just do what made me feel alive for as long as I could. Also there was something unique about the punk movement then that has not been replaced yet…so a lot of the bands playing still have a lot to say and a commitment that is still rare. Hahaha I never knew Charlie as a youth so it just feels like he has been and will be around forever..He is a force to be recognized and I am glad I know him he's a diamond hahaha
S4L: What are you favourite punk rock records? Do you still dig them out once in awhile and have a listen? What would be on your Soundtrack4Life?
Nick: Favourite punk records would be Snuff Rock by Alberto y Los Trios Paranois, In the City by The Jam and XTC's Science Friction. Too Expierienced by the Bodysnatchers, I will always love, and Emergency by 999.
Nina: Wow, well my soundtrack4life would start with James Brown and Motown followed by Bob Marley and the Mad Professor which would lead me into The Clash and The Damned….then for a wikked live show we would get the jam up there with Killing Joke and Joy Division…and The Banshees of course, throw in a hundred bands I don't even know the names of and Screaming Blue Messiahs and the UK Subs, Chelsea, Cocksparrer and The Stranglers...the list goes on. It wasn't just the bands it was the crowd too I remember certain people throughout the time we played evolving their own styles and being as well known as the bands they followed and quite rightly so.
S4L: Final question. Can you share three things about Manufactured Romance that you think everyone needs to know but might be afraid to ask?
Nick: Three things you need to know?
1). Nina is on the cover of Clash City Rockers offering some Ted a ruck.
2). In the Subs film 'Punk can take it' I'm the punk slashing his wrist in the restaurant scene.
3). Ninas first time on stage was singing 'Peanuts' with the late George Melly in some Soho jazz club in the 60's as a five year old.
Nina: Hahahhhaa firstly there is nothing I would be afraid of being asked if you have the questions I will have an answer. What do you want to know!!!!????????? I am honestly afraid of nothing!
Great to hear that both Nina and Nick have lost none of their passion for music in the years since Manufactured Romance last played together in a live setting. Also it is nice to hear some of the problems that they experienced as a young band and how they are now seeking to bring their music to a new generation of fans as well as those who had the pleasure of seeing them first time around.
The Rebellion Festival in August is going to be an exciting time for music fans and it is going to be a real joy once again to hear Manufactured Romance enjoying the Time of Their Lives.


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Welcome to Bearwood Chapel
About Us
Welcome! We are a Bible teaching, multi-ethnic, family church with a desire to see the communities around Bearwood and Smethwick transformed by the Good news about Jesus Christ. We have a whole range of activities, groups, clubs and meetings throughout the week and a number of congregations meeting each weekend including:
The 9:30 Service -informal family friendly service
11:15 Morning Worship - family service with worship, bible teaching and Sunday Clubs
Engage (5:00 pm) -café style with food and discussion
Sunday Night Church (6pm) includes "Community Life" (6pm -7pm) food, prayer, conversation and praise followed by "Dig Deeper" – café style Bible discussion.
Nueva Vida (Saturdays 5pm) -Praise, prayer, fellowship and Bible teaching in Spanish.
Monday Group (2pm) - Term time only, traditional service with short talk followed by tea and biscuits
Explore our site for more details of our congregations and weekly activities.
Alternatively you can drop into one of our events at the Chapel or to our Community Café which is open most days each week at 445 Bearwood Road.
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Thanks to GreatGrey who risked his life and limbs by driving through a blizzard in a convertible.
The case was filed September 25th and contains some hilarious assertions but no reason as to why Lamb's concerns should overcome the clear privacy laws protecting many of these records.
Fascinating waste of judicial resources…
He cites the Full Faith and Credit Clause statute 28 USCA 1738. How this statute controls the complaint is not really explained.
And why he files this in Alaska State Court is truly beyond me… Furthermore, the Superior Court seldom hears cases directly, but rather reviews them on appeal.


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Entries for the 2017 Leamington Business Awards are now officially open.
The awards, which are sponsored by The Box Factory, celebrate the work done by local businesses in the town.
This year will be the fourth year the awards have run and there will be ten categories to enter. For the first time, the awards will also feature a dedicated non-profit and employer of the year categories. The awards for Independent Business of the Year, Outstanding Achievement, Young Businessperson and New Business of the Year will be returning.
The event will also raise money for Helping Hands and Love Leamington.
Neil Price, managing director of The Box Factory, said: "We are delighted to sponsor the Leamington Business Awards. Entering awards is a great way for businesses to celebrate their achievements and we hope the scheme will be inundated with entries in recognition of the fantastic business community we have here in Leamington."
The awards will be open for public voting in the summer, before being judged by a panel of local and business experts. Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the Royal Pump Rooms on November 10.
The Leamington Business Awards was originally set up by photographer Karen Massey and is now organised on behalf of the town by Harrison Beale & Owen Chartered Accountants and Financial Advisers.
Mark Ashfield, managing director at Harrison Beale & Owen Chartered Accountants and Financial Advisers, said: "We are delighted with the support and enthusiasm already shown by local businesses for the 2017 Leamington Business Awards.
"We wish all entrants the best of luck with their submissions and look forward to a wonderful evening of celebrations in November."
The awards are open to all businesses based in Leamington and the deadline for entries will be June 25.
To enter, visit www.leamingtonbusinessawards.co.uk


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Many Los Angeles musicians know protection of a copyright involves more than a handshake and a simple contract with a record company. Intellectual property abuses occur when artists don't understand the music rights they have.
A lawsuit accuses KC & the Sunshine Band and affiliated defendants with copyright infringement. The son of a now-deceased member of the famous 70's disco band claims his father's music rights to solo work were trampled.
Initially, a federal court threw out the complaint claiming the horn player's son had no right to make the claim. A second court reversed that decision and ordered the infringement case to be heard.
"Ronnie" Smith was part of KC & the Sunshine Band when the group charted its biggest dance hits. The horn player wrote an independent song called "Spank," which was recorded and released in late 70's by another artist, named among the defendants. Smith also released a solo album around the same time.
The copyright lawsuit alleges the musician never signed a songwriter's agreement with Sunshine Records transferring the rights to "Spank" for royalties. Smith apparently did sign a release, when he parted ways with the record company in 1980, which did not address copyright ownership of the song.
The complaint said publisher Harrick Music, a Sunshine Records associate, registered a "Spank" copyright. In the copyright application, Harrick Music noted the song was composed by Smith but not as a "work for hire." A work made for hire allows an employer to claim authorship of a work, rather than the employee-artist who created it.
The second court decided the musician's estate, as the copyright's "beneficial owner," did have the statutory standing to move forward with the case.
Artists often don't realize the legal protection they have or how rights can be lost through hastily-signed contracts. An attorney can make sure a musician doesn't give up valuable rights for work he or she has worked so hard to create.
Source: Courthouse News Service, "KC & the Sunshine Band Rights Dispute Revived" Jeff D. Gorman, Jan. 24, 2014


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What if God wanted to talk to us?
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If God had something to say, how do you think he would communicate his message? How would we know that it was God who was talking to us? If you heard a mystical voice, would you be skeptical? Some sort of trick or a mind game you might reason. The skeptic might dismiss it as a case of wishful thinking. As a result, if God did want to talk to us, he would have to say it in a very convincing manner. After all, if God has all power, he could communicate with us in a way that we could understand.
God could even choose to speak to humanity by taking the form of a person. Maybe an illustration would help explain what this might look like. Say that you noticed an ant colony sitting directly in the path of an oncoming steam roller. Because of your concern for the ants, you decide to warn them of the approaching danger. You could try to talk to the ants, shout at them, or even use hand signals but they would not understand you. To truly communicate with the ants you would have to become like an ant (if that were somehow possible) and communicate as ants do with one another. Surely an infinite God, if he chose to, could take on the form of a human being and speak our language.
What if God actually did that? How would we know that it was truly God speaking? That person would have to do something so unique, even supernatural, so that it would give distinction to his message. The messenger would have to be just as clear as the message. What would that kind of life look like? Flawless? Perfect? His teaching would have to show greater wisdom than the world has ever known. He would have to live a perfect life in keeping with his perfect character. He would also need to demonstrate supernatural powers. I imagine that we would all like to see a miracle or two before we would be ready to believe him. Maybe he could heal people from serious illnesses. He could certainly demonstrate his authority over nature by controlling natural events like say, calming a storm. Something else that might be convincing would be if he accurately predicted specific events that would take place in the future. The ultimate demonstration would be if he could bring a dead person back to life.
What if God not only did these things for other people, but he even applied them to himself in order to distinguish himself from all other people? He would have to live a perfect life, predict what would happen to him in the future, die and then return to life in some dramatic fashion.
If God did speak to humanity in a way we could understand and made it clear that it was God who was speaking, any sane person would be compelled to listen. The big question is, has God ever done anything like that? A good place to begin answering that question is to evaluate religious leaders who have claimed to represent God and see if they measure up. One person who became convinced that God had spoken to humanity in this manner through Jesus Christ wrote, "At the beginning God expressed himself. That personal expression, that word, was with God, and was God … So the word of God became a human being and lived among us. We saw his glory (the glory like that of a father's only son), full of grace and truth." I welcome your thoughts regarding this topic.
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Fred F. Bonvino 1917 – 2010 Quinebaug, CT – Fred F. Bonvino, 93, of Breezy Ln., died Thursday, July 29, 2010 in Matulaitis Nursing Home. He was the loving husband of Lucrezia "Grace" (Zuccaro) Bonvino. Born in Ridgewood, WI, he was the son of the late Francisco and Paulina (Sigismondi) Bonvino. At the age of… Continue Reading
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Dorothy T. Peltier
Dorothy T. Peltier 1930 – 2010 North Grosvenordale – Dorothy T. Peltier, 80 of First Street died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in Worcester. She was the wife of the late Theodore L. Peltier. Born in North Grosvenordale, CT, She was the daughter of the late Phillip Duhamel and the late Lucy (Miskiavitch) Duhamel. Mrs. Peltier… Continue Reading
Francis B. LaFramboise
Francis B. LaFramboise 1919 – 2010 Thompson – Francis B. LaFramboise, 91, of Thompson Hill Road, died Saturday, July 24, 2010 in Day Kimball Hospital. He was the loving husband of Pauline (LaVigne) LaFramboise. He was the son of the late Adelard and Angelina (Penelle) LaFramboise. Born and raised on a family farm in Canterbury… Continue Reading
Frances (Puris) Eccleston
Frances H. Eccleston 1932 – 2010 Webster, MA – Frances (Puris) Eccleston, 78, formerly of Wilsonville, CT, died from complications of diabetes on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at Lanessa Extended Care on School Street in Webster. Her husband of 53 years, Carl Eccleston, passed away in 2003. Frances is survived by her daughters, Karen, wife… Continue Reading
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Lydia E. Blain 1916 – 2010 Smithfield, RI – Lydia E. Blain, 94, of Pleasant View Avenue, formerly of North Grosvenordale, died Saturday July 17, 2010. She was the loving wife of the late Rene A. Blain. Born in Central Village, CT, she was the daughter of the late Olivier Auger and Antonia (Therrien) Auger…. Continue Reading
Walter F. Szpyrka
Walter F. Szpyrka 1914 – 2010 Thompson – Walter "Spitz" Szpyrka, 95, of Old Brandy Hill Road, died Thursday, July 8, 2010 in Matulaitis Nursing Home. He was the loving husband of the late Rita A. (Michon) Szpyrka. Born in Dudley, MA, he was the son of the late John and Mary (Markowski) Szpyrka. Mr…. Continue Reading
Michael V. Dawes, Sr.
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Constance A. Senecal
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Claire R. Beauregard
Claire R. Beauregard 1922 – 2010 Plainfield – Claire R. Beauregard, 87, of Windsor Ave., formerly of N. Grosvenordale, died Monday, July 5, 2010 in The Village Manor Nursing Home. Born in N. Grosvenordale, she was the daughter of the late Zoel and Alma (Houle) Beauregard. Claire was a member of the Thompson Senior Citizens. … Continue Reading
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Thursday, July 8, 2010
Convention is coming!!!
I can't believe it! I'll be leaving for the Stampin' Up! Convention in Salt Lake City in less than 2 weeks! Woo Hoo! I love going and getting so many new ideas, meeting new people and, of course, stamping!
The last convention that I went to was 2 years ago. I met a wonderful group of ladies and I keep in touch with them online. We do several swaps throughout the year. This was my most recent swap with them for the Summer Mini catalog.
As you can see, I used my daughter's pajama top as inspiration. Below is a close up. I ran the heart through a sticker maker and then added Dazzling Diamonds glitter. The background is splattered with the Color Spritzer Tool and a Lovely Lilac marker.
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Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, Lovely Lilac, Creamy Caramel
Ink: Lovely Lilac, Orchid Opulence, Creamy Caramel
Stamps: Sweet Scoops
Accessories: Big Shot, Top Note Die, Serif Essentials Alphabet, Full Heart Punch, Color Spritzer Tool, Dazzling Diamonds
Labels: Big Shot, Punches, Serif Essentials, Sweet Scoops, Top Note
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I {heart} your swap card! What a lot of work cutting out all those ice cream scoops. TFS!ReplyDelete
How cute are those cards. Inspiration can be found everywhere. Have fun at convention.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing,
SUPER cute card! I've never been to convention, but I'm sure it's a blast! HAVE FUN!!!ReplyDelete
Have fun at convention! Bring back some great ideas :) I'm unable to go this year but I'm looking forward to hearing everyone's stories!ReplyDelete
that is such a cute swap, and I love where you got your inspiration from.ReplyDelete
You put a lot of effort into those swaps! Great details with the colour spritzer and glitter.ReplyDelete
Have fun at convention and you will have to fill us in on all the details. BTW, I love your swap card. Very cheery!ReplyDelete
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Malnor is proud to announce that January 2013 marks the beginning of our new and independent title Shopping & Retail Southern Africa.
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