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Can't find Activation Key for Windows 7 ISO from Digital River
I first purchased Windows 7 Home Edition (32-bit), then upgraded online to Windows 7 Pro (32-bit).
The hal.dll corrupted and I couldn't fix the problem because I only had the Home Edition discs.
Several sources in Forums advised me to fix the problem using a boot disk from an ISO downloaded from Digital River.
That disc couldn't fix the hal.dll problem either so I did the Custom Install. That put a new installation of Windows 7 Pro on the computer.
Now I'm being asked for the Activation Key. The Key I was given when I upgraded to Pro isn't being accepted. I'm told that the Key I was given only works for the Windows 7 Pro upgrade..!
I've signed-on to the Microsoft site and followed links around for a while, but I can't find any understandable information about my problem. How do I get the Activation Key for Windows 7 Pro now that it's been reinstalled?
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Unfortunately I think you are going to have to install it the way you started install home first then upgrade to pro
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Can you point me to more information about that? My paid product failed and I was forced to replace it and now I can't find a way to get an Activation Key for this OS obtained legally from Digital River. All I did was replace a broken Windows 7 Pro with a working copy. Is there a specific reason why I can't provide proof of purchase to Microsoft and get this current installation Activated?
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Take a look at this link below
Clean Install with a Upgrade Windows 7 Version
Do Option Three
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I don't think I need to do Option Three in that example. I'm not getting an Error Code 0xc004f061. I'm not getting any error codes at all. I'm just told I need to Activate the OS.
I think I should change the Product Key. I've looked through the files on the boot disc I made from that .ISO, but I don't know what I'm looking for. I'm just guessing, of course, but if I could figure how to get a Product Key for the OS that's installed now, maybe I can get an Activation Key for that.
Do you know where I could find that Product Key?
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|14 Aug 2013
The product key should be in your Microsoft ID that was created when you purchased the key .
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|14 Aug 2013
The Activation prompt isn't accepting the original Product Key. It says that the Windows 7 Pro product key I'm giving it pertains to that upgrade, not to the software that's installed now.
So I've paid for Windows 7 Pro, which failed, and was replaced with a copy from Digital River, which I can't Activate maybe because I need a different Product Key. I didn't see any mention of any of this when I downloaded that ISO and reinstalled from the boot disc. And like I said, I'm just guessing that maybe this is the reason for the trouble.
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|14 Aug 2013
You had Windows 7 Home Premium purchased Professional Upgrade key using the Anytime upgrade . Then you reinstalled Win 7 Pro ?
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|14 Aug 2013
Yes, that's correct.
It started with a "hal.dll" error message. The OS wouldn't boot. I put out 'feelers' on a few Forums and the most common replies agreed that I should download Windows 7 Pro .ISO from Digital River and from that boot disc attempt to fix the hal.dll problem.
I went down the list of options on the menu supplied by the boot disc but nothing worked to fix the problem, and the final option was Custom Install. So that's what I finally did since nothing else worked.
Over the last several days I've been reinstalling all my applications, getting everything setup again...
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|14 Aug 2013
Ok so do the option 3 in the tutorial I gave you . To activate an upgrade key you'd have to reinstall win7pro on top of your current install from within windows or use the reg hack that is on option 3 of the tutorial on how to do a clean install with an upgrade media .
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Tom Wopat, the "Dukes of Hazzard" star charged with groping a woman and indecently assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Waltham, is delaying the public release of his self-titled album due to his legal issues, the embattled entertainer's team said Monday.
"Due to Tom's legal issues we are postponing the public release of the new album 'WOPAT,'" the star's representatives said Monday in a statement posted to his website. "However, it will still be available EXCLUSIVELY through [the] PledgeMusic [website]. When you purchase through PledgeMusic a digital download will be available on October 27th with any other products to arrive soon after."
Wopat's publicist did not immediately respond to an inquiry seeking further comment.
The 66-year-old TV legend's legal troubles began over the summer when he signed on to star in a Reagle Music Theatre production of "42nd Street" in Waltham.
He initially pleaded not guilty in August to charges alleging that he grabbed a female co-star's buttocks during a July rehearsal and also possessed cocaine in his 1996 Ford Bronco when police took him into custody.
His publicist, Dan Fortune, has said previously that Wopat "firmly denies" the groping allegation and that he was "taking personal time to address his ongoing struggle with substance abuse."
Then last month, new charges were filed alleging that Wopat also poked a 16-year-old performer's stomach and hit her buttocks with his script, telling the girl, "Nice butt," and also tried to gain entry to a woman's dressing room but stopped when the teen confronted him.
Fortune hasn't responded to requests seeking comment on the allegations involving the 16-year-old.
Wopat is scheduled to be arraigned Oct. 24 in Waltham District Court on the new charges of indecent assault and battery on a person aged 14 or over, and two counts of accosting or annoying another person.
The announcement that he was delaying the release of his album comes amid the continued fallout over explosive allegations that Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein sexually harassed and raped women, prompting A-list stars to come forward with harrowing accounts of harassment in show business.
Wopat earned a permanent place in the annals of television history with his star turn as Luke Duke in the long-running "Dukes of Hazzard" show and received Tony nominations for roles in "Annie Get Your Gun" in 1999 and "Catered Affair" in 2008.
He last month released a single called " 'Til Death Do Us Part," off the new record, in which he sings about heading to Fort Worth with a gun and a plan to take a woman back.
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Ideally, authors of firefighter books should have several years of experience in a fire brigade, along with some teaching experience. If the writer has both teaching and fire service experience, he or she could provide knowledge on the subject matter and present it in a way that is easy to understand. Many times, the author's biography is included on the back cover of a book, so you may want to read this information before making a purchase.
Some firefighter books might help you pass a written exam, often a hiring consideration for many departments. Exam administrators may be able to advise you on books to help you study for this test; your local fire chief can usually tell you how to contact these individuals. You may want to check with your local library to find out if there are any study guides available since they are generally free to access. If you simply want to learn more about fire equipment or firefighting practices, you could ask a librarian for reference material on these subjects. Many bookstores carry materials relating to fire and emergency services, and there is often a special section devoted to this where you could browse for informational books.
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Dejour Energy - updates on Kokopelli and Woodrush - Analyst Blog
Dejour Energy - updates on Kokopelli and Woodrush
By Steven Ralston, CFA
Dejour Energy(DEJ) reported results for the third quarter a few weeks ago. Though there was not a conference call, we have since been able to speak with management in order to get some color on the progress at Kokopelli and delve into lower-than-expected oil production at Woodrush during the quarter.
Located approximately 30 miles southwest of Glenwood Springs, the initial well at Kokopelli was drilled in September. The 8,440-foot well intersected five gas bearing zones in the Mesaverde formation. Two zones of this gas column are without groundwater and are the targets for perforation and hydraulic fracturing
Schlumberger is in charge of perforating and fracturing this initial Kokopelli well. Apparently Halliburton has a significant market share in this gas field, and Dejour Energy negotiated an attractive financial arrangement with Schlumberger that minimizes Dejour's upfront development costs while giving Schlumberger a foothold in the gas field. Schlumberger is expected to perforate and fracture stimulate the well in the upcoming weeks.
According to management, the lease on the entire 2,200 gross acres at Kokopelli has been preserved through a two-year extension on the original 10-year lease dated November 2002. Though the lease is not yet held-by-production, the diligent drilling effort, which includes not only the drilling of the well in September but also the surface work completed in the last couple of months (the construction of a fracturing fluid management pit and the installation of separators and tanks) is sufficient for the Colorado's Bureau of Land Management to extend the lease for two years. Dejour Energy has a 71.5% working interest of 2,200 gross acres (or 1,573 net acres).
Concerning the lower-than-expected production at Woodrush, during the early part of the third quarter, it was noticed that the production from well A-1-I was not progressing as expected. Initially, it was believed that the replacement of the subsurface electrical pump with a larger model would correct the situation. However, production did not expand despite the pump replacement. Finally, it was determined that a gas cap had formed in the oil pool. A coiled-tubing workover was performed whereby a continuous steel tube was injected through the control head into the well, which ultimately allowed additional gas production from the gas zone.
As a result of the unanticipated curtailment of production during the period of time of pump replacement and the remedial oil pool operations, field oil production declined 15.8% sequentially to 181 BOPD during the third quarter. However, a positive response is now being seen after the gas cap blowdown.
Our rating on Dejour's stock remains Outperform based upon the expectations of increased production from the company's Woodrush property and the successful completion of the company's first gas-producing well at Kokopelli, along with the stock's continued attractive valuation level of the stock relative to its reserve valuation. New reserve valuations (NPV-10) dated December 31, 2012 are expected on both Woodrush and Kokopelli.
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When Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm, it left thousands of Crossroads residents without water or power. James Canter started cooking and he hasn't stopped. He owns the Guerrilla Gourmet restaurant located on the first floor of the Victoria Advocate. He has cooked food for more than 30 years.
Canter, 45, wasted no time getting his staff together to begin serving free meals to anyone who showed up at the restaurant. All he asked is that the customers pay what they could or wanted to, with the donations going to the cause. In a five-day span, Canter and his staff fed more than 4,000 people in the Crossroads.
Canter encourages those who are hungry or without food to stop by the restaurant at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. According to Canter:
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The new low cost Rigaku NEX QC benchtop EDXRF delivers compliance with the ASTM D4294 sulfur method (also methods: ISO 20847, ISO 8754, IP 496, IP 336, and JIS K 2541-4) with an easy-to-learn software interface in a robust package specifically designed for the petroleum industry. Optimized for routine determination of sulfur in petroleum, including crudes, heavies, bunker fuel and for upgrading operations, the instrument features an intuitive and modern "icon-driven" touch screen, Smartphone-style interface for easy operation and a built-in thermal printer for convenience. For process gauging, the Rigaku NEX XT X-ray Transmission (XRT) analyzer provides real-time sulfur determination. On-line, real time measurement of sulfur in heavy or light oils satisfies the needs of refineries, pipelines, blending operations, bunkering terminals and other storage facilities.
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Sulfur will always be an important element in crude oils and fuels oils. Sulfur content is regulated in many products, and plays an important role in fuel quality and control of polluting emissions. Around the world regulations are limiting the amount of sulfur allowable in diesel fuels, kerosene, heating oils, etc. Jet fuels also rely on the sulfur content to ensure optimum fuel properties, in addition to emission concerns. Therefore, from characterizing, blending and refining crude oil to the production of various fuel oils, monitoring sulfur content will continue to be a very important measurement. To meet the needs of the industry, we offer the Rigaku NEX QC, a simple and versatile benchtop EDXRF analyzer for the analysis of sulfur (by ASTM D4294) and other elements in petroleum oils and fuels.
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Regulations around the world have limited the amount of sulfur in various fuels oils with particular attention to ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel. For many years road diesel has been limited to a maximum sulfur concentration between 10-15 ppm, depending on the global region. Now these limits are expanded to all diesel fuel, including use in large engines and off-road diesel engines. The results shown here indicate the Rigaku NEX QC+ EDXRF analyzer gives excellent performance for the measurement of ULSD as per standard test method ISO 13032.
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When it comes to fabricating rings one of the most challenging parts of the process is making the designs in all the different ring sizes. Since I work in wax, most times I get to re-carve each ring at least three times. For example, I have already carved the Aura Ring twice, in sizes 7 and 8, and I still have to carve it in size 6 and probably in size 9 as well. Although you learn the ins and outs of a design and the best approach to carving a piece the first time around, somehow the process can be more difficult the second time because you are not only carving, but also replicating the piece.
My "production" approach for the new collection (FW14) was to have the ring designs ready in one or two sizes before the launch and then, after the big day, I would carve the extra sizes based on the orders I received. This week I had the chance to re-carve the Path ring for a special friend and decided to take some photos along the way so I could share them with you.
When I started sketching the Path ring, I wanted to create a double banded ring that was shorter in height than the other double banded rings I had already designed. My one requirement for this ring was to have some sort of straight vertical line connecting both bands in the middle of the ring. The solution was to create the connection by making the bottom band gradually become one as a vertical line and elongating it all the way to the top band.
Above you can see the sequence of photos that show the main steps I took to complete the design (total of seven hours), starting with a solid wax shank and ending with a shaped ring. For this piece, I carved the main part of the design first and then I added some wax to create the small tip on top of the ring. When the wax model is ready I send it to be cast in metal and once I get it back, I polish the piece to a bright shine.
I hope you guys enjoyed taking a peek at how this ring was made. It's nice to be back to jewelry making after spending some much-needed fun days in Vancouver. I'll try to share more about my trip in the coming weeks!
(If you want to see more on my approach, you can do so here!)
Hope you all have a lovely weekend!


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I never feel more masculine and heterosexual than when reading about feminism and queer theory. I don't say that to brag (because what kind of thing is that to brag about? and how seriously can you take someone who's bragging about being masculine on his blog while baking vegan banana bread in the background anyway?) even though it may come off that way. What I mean is just that I don't find any sympathy in myself for what people write about under those headings.
The final assignment in one of my philosophy class asks me if feminism is dead, so naturally I go look up some papers on the topic and start reading. Feminism is something that a lot of people have concerned themselves with quite a bit for decades, yet nothing in any of the papers I looked through was in the least bit interesting. There were no poignant philosophical debates. No ethical dilemma to ponder. No greater meaning to comprehend. Sure, sexism is bad, but does that necessitate an entire philosophical framework to believe?
At many points it bordered on what I have heard termed "queer theory", by talking about social constructions of gender, etc. From my earlier post on hetero-normativity, it's probably pretty clear that I don't have much sympathy for these questions either. It's not that they don't deserve to be answered, it's just that the answers aren't very interesting.
Yet reading these articles make me feel not only that a prerequisite to being feminine or queer (neither of which describes me) is to believe that these issues are, in fact, issues at all, but that if I don't think these things are important then I must be misogynist and homophobic (queerphobic?). I'm inclined to think that the South Park quote on that same earlier post applies to these topics as well. Regardless, I find it disturbing to think that in order to identify with, say, the queer community, I must identify their causes with my own, even when they border on being militant phobias in their own right.
I'm sure in most cases it isn't as antagonistic as that. It's quite likely that the vast majority of people who write about feminism or queer theory, certainly in academia at least, do so because they are interested in these topics. It is the same reason that I would tend to write about religion and cosmology and study astronomy, even though I'm certain many people out there don't care about the particular features of the big bang might be. The difference is that to be an astronomer you must learn about astronomy, but you need not learn about feminism to be female.
In the end I'm faced with the same dilemma of writing about feminism in a moral context where I believe that it not only has nothing to do with morality but also nothing to do with philosophy at all. At best it is mere cultural studies, as is queer theory. Attempts to define either of them and give them some context are lost on me. I can only hope it's more for the same reasons Stan and his friends didn't find the South Park flag racist than the alternative.


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Understanding the differences in buildings
When you happen to be tenant or the owner of a building, it is upon your would advise that you would actually be able to procure such kind of differences within a building. There has been a lot of talk about the different kinds of feelings and functionalities that would be able to prescribe the necessary amount of passing a building, and you need to ensure that you would be able to get the best possible Outlook of your body. You manage the required amount of technical knowledge. It does not require civil engineering in order to give you the required amount of difference; you can get it on your own.
Contrary to popular beliefs, it can actually be a very good idea on your part to ensure that you would be able to get the best possible Outlook in the different kinds of features and also be able to bring about a lot of change to the particular aspect of your room. Understanding the different capabilities of such kind of system certainly helps you to bring about a lot of functionality into the particular home, and help you to look excellent.


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The Leader's Climb - A Business Tale of Rising to the New Leadership Challenge
Adam was stuck.
It turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him.
It could be the best thing that ever happens to you.
"...a wonderful story that offers important insights..."
MARSHALL GOLDSMITH, million-selling author of New York Times bestsellers MOJO and What Got You Here Won't Get You There
"This is a powerful, evocative, and realistic tale of good leaders trying to climb the next mountain. If more people took this story to heart, they would be better leaders."
TED NIXON, Former International Executive Chair, Young Presidents' Organization (YPO) and current CEO, DD Williamson, Inc.


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When choosing a hosting at many beginners have some questions, and one of the most common - what Web hosting is better? To answer this question clearly impossible, as hosts for the moment very much and they provide a certain amount of different package, so let's look at a small, but important details in the choice of a paid hosting.
When buying hosting, and, to be more precise, in the lease of disk space that will host your site, you get some of your server, depending on the paid package. The fee for hosting can vary from one - two dollars and twenty, but then again, the comparison is rather conventional.
Payment can be monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annually. Traditionally, the more time that is taken paid hosting, the more bonuses available. For example, it may be in the popular domain zones net or com or pleasant discounts. Should also pay attention to the methods of payment.
Important aspect - customer support. Choosing hosting, just pay attention to the fact whether he has a forum. That is where you can read customer reviews, and in general, to learn about a lot hoster. It should also talk with customer support, which is enough to specify the section "FAQ" and see how quickly the answer comes.
If support does not work well, the answer is you did not live to see. But if the hoster is with attention to the problems of clients, in a very short time you will receive an answer to a question or a reference to the "FAQ", where the issue has already been discussed.
This may seem unimportant, but it is not. For the first time, customers have many questions technical plan and the desire to get on them quick and comprehensive response is justified.
Decide in advance with the volume on the disk that stores your website, additional bonuses, in addition to space, to avoid unpleasant incidents and clarify the relationship with the hosting provider. This will also help you to significantly reduce your cash.
And remember, you can buy a hosting service not only in the blast zone of your country, but also far beyond its borders.
I recommend to visit the website http://cloudsis.com/ and learn more information.


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Bardney Abbey
In the 7th Century, an Abbey was founded at Bardney, making it the first of a group of monastic houses that dominated the
. Witham Valley
It is believed that the first abbey may have been sited near to Bardney Dairies (according to Leland), not on its current site.
The first monastery was built in Anglo-Saxon times and was endowed by Ethelred, King of Mercia, and his wife Osthryd. It housed the shrine to Osthryd's uncle, King (and later Saint) Oswald. Oswald had donated lands and property from his estates, to establish monastries around the area. Immediately after his death, many alleged miracles were reported to have occurred on the spot he died. His name became synonymous with Bardney, where he became venerated as the first Anglo-Saxon royal saint. After he was killed, in the battle at Maserfield in 642, his body, minus the head and arms, was eventually brought to Bardney in 675. Oswald's head went to Lindisfarne Abbey and his arms to Banburgh.
Crest of St Oswald (Impression)
- In 870, the monks of Bardney Abbey were slain by the Vikings who had invaded Northumbria earlier in 866. According to legend, the onslaught was led by the four sons of Ragnar Lodbrok, (king of Sweden and Denmark) to avenge the death of their father, who had been imprisoned by King Ella and then cast into a snake pit, where he died. It was Ivar Ragnarsson, nicknamed 'the Boneless' (or Hingwar), who lead their 'Great Heathen Army' across Eastern England, along with Halfdan and Hubbe. Firstly they ransacked York and then moved south to East Anglia, on the way attacking the abbeys of Bardney, Crowland and Medeshampstede (Peterborough) where, according to tradition, their army slew many monks. The Abbey was completely destroyed with all the monks (up to 300) killed. The whole site was raised to the ground, where it was to lay in ruins for over 200 years.
In 913, the bones of St. Oswald were taken to
for safe keeping. Gloucester
In 1087, Gilbert de Gant, the new
owner of Bardney, decided to build a new priory here, adjacent to the original site, using local Oolitic Limestone. It is believed to have been modelled on York Minster - which was completed in 1100. Norman
It was raised to the status of an Abbey by Gilbert's son, Walter in 1116.
Bardney was endowed with many properties, including: Barton on Humber, Beckingham, Boultham, Burton by Lincoln, Claypole, Cranwell, Edlesborough, Edlington, Firsby, Folkingham, Gedling, Hagworthingham, Hale, Heckington, Howell, Hunmanby, Irnham, Kirkby Laythorpe, Laxton, Lusby, Partney, Ruskington, Scampton, Skendleby, Sotby, Spridlington, Stainton, Great Steeping, Wainfleet St Mary.The Abbot had 11 fisheries and a swannery on the river.
1406 Henry IV (1367-1413) visited the abbey.
In 1536, the Abbey was threatened with closure and forfeiture of all assets by King Henry VIII.
In October 1536, a local rebellion broke out against this proposed 'Dissolution'. Six monks were hanged, drawn and quartered in Lincoln, during March 1537. These were:
William Coy
William Cowper
John Frances
Hugh Lonsdale
Richard Phelip
John Tenant
The monastery was then surrendered to the King and was dissolved in 1538.
The land was acquired by Sir Robert Tyrwhitt, who demolished the church and used the stone to convert the other monastic buildings into a fine house. He moved the abbots lodging and converted the cloister into a walled garden. The remainder fell into ruins.
In 1718, all the buildings had gone, including Tyrwhitt's house, and only a fragment of the Gatehouse remained.
February 17th 1909, the local vicar, Reverend Charles Laing undertook the excavation of the ruins. With his team of labourers, it took six years to unearth the main Abbey buildings. (See Photo Gallery II)
The ruins were left open, on view, for twenty years.
In 1933 it was decided to cover up all the exposed ruins, to protect them from the elements.
A model of the Abbey was constructed by the children of Bardney school, under the supervision of Mr Brindley. It is currently in St Lawrence's church.
In 1974 the Jew's Court Trust became custodians of the site.
In 1974 a trial excavation was carried out to assess the state of preservation. It was performed in conjunction with Bardney Primary & Banovallum school pupils.1992 the site information boards were erected.
2009 A three-day investigative dig was held on 23-25th November, in conjunction with the Jew's Court Trust, owners of the site, Four test pits were dug, to ascertain the condition of the stonework.
The outlines of the buildings remain visible today.
Bardney Abbey Finds (1909-14)
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Bardney Abbey Gravestones
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Bardney Abbey Ground Plan
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Bardney Abbey Souvenirs (Crested ware)
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'ello folks.
Yes, things are starting to mellow out, slightly.
Ever so slightly.
Things are being Managed, Scandals are being Handled, and everything is slowly being brought back together.
After being smashed into a million fragile little pieces. Wrap a little bow around each of 'em.
No. Really, they are, now.
The 14th Anniversary was a smash. Thanks to Kenny and Laurel for helping me out with the decorations in the front, everyone who busted out in the Black Room to make it look just as stellar, the wonderful staff at the Blue Lagoon for hosting our spooky, often vinyl-encased asses for 14 years, and most importantly...
Every one of you for coming out.
Most of these are from the White Room at The Box. One will be a summation from Ninja Lounge.
(Also I was Alex from Orange is the New Black for Halloween. Live it and love it, folks.)
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Kiss Them for Me
Joy Division – Isolation
Virgin Prunes – Pagan Lovesong
Alien Sex Fiend – Now I'm Feeling Zombified
The Cramps – Garbageman
The Smiths – There is a Light that Never Goes Out
The Soft Moon – Machines [ed. note: Seriously. Fucking click on it.]
Vice Device – Breathless
Garbage – Temptation Waits
Nitzer Ebb – Getting Closer
NIN – Only
Danzig – Am I Demon?
Dead Kennedys – California Uber Alles
Black Flag – Six Pack
FEAR – More Beer
The Misfits – Die, Die My Darling
Alien Sex Fiend – Ignore the Machine
Siouxsie and the Banshees – Monitor
Bauhaus – Terror Couple Kill Colonel
Skinny Puppy – Chainsaw
The Smiths – Some Girls are Bigger Than Others
New Order – Age of Consent
Oingo Boingo – Little Girls
David Bowie – Life on Mars? [request]
The Box's 14th Anniversary Spooktacular
The Misfits - Halloween
The Exploited - Horror Epics
Alien Sex Fiend - Dead and Buried
Bauhaus - In the Flat Field
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Spellbound
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer
Oingo Boingo - Weird Science
Joy Division - Isolation
Virgin Prunes - Pagan Lovesong
Siouxise and the Banshees - Monitor
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
The Smiths - Panic
Alien Sex Fiend - I Walk the Line
New Order - Blue Monday
Yaz - Situation
Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence
Christian Death - Romeo's Distress
The Misfits - Hybrid Moments
TSOL - Code Blue
Virgin Prunes - Baby Turns Blue
And as for one of the more recent sets from Ninja Lounge...
Amon Tobin - Proper Hoodridge
Bonobo - Dinosaurs
DJ Krush - Lunation
DJ Shadow - Organ Donor (Extended Overhaul)
The Herbaliser - Goldrush
I Monster - Daydream In Blue
SBTRKT ft. Little Dragon - Wildfire
Amon Tobin - Four Ton Mantis
DJ Krush - Silent Ungah (Too Much Pain)
Cool Calm Pete - Get With the Times
Gorillaz - Dirty Harry
The Herbaliser - Shattered Soul
Bonobo - The Sicillian
Amon Tobin - The Sighting
Front Line Assembly - Psychosomatic
Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross - A Familiar Taste
Blatta & Inesha - We Don't Know
Roisin Murphy - Ramalama (Bang Bang)
Amon Tobin - Sultan Drops
DJ Krush - OCE 9504
Amon Tobin - Cat People
The Herbaliser - Shocker Zulu
DJ Krush - Kemuri
Amon Tobin - Nova [the official closing tune for Ninja Lounge]
Yep. That's about that.
Everything seems to be going by very quickly.
The good times always do, it seems.
Something about these fall days, you know? All overcast and brisk.
We've entered the dark half, folks.
'til next time (hopefully these more consistent updates will happen more often?)
- Em
Saturday, November 9, 2013
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About the show
BELONGING(s) is a promenade performance that combines contemporary dance, physical theatre and an unusual use of objects including cardboard boxes and vinyl records. Join us for a journey across Thamesmead as performers and local community participants challenge the notions of belonging, migration and the fleeting nature of what surrounds us. This moving and poetic production has wowed audiences at leading festivals across the UK and internationally and this is your opportunity to experience it as part of GDIF.
Recommended for ages 8+
BELONGING(s) is a promenade show with at least 30 minutes walking. Seating will be provided at various points for those less able to stand. The route is wheelchair accessible.
Tickets are non-refundable except in the event of a performance being cancelled.
Refunds will not be issued on the day.
Access at BELONGING(s)
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Presented in association with Greenwich Dance
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I wish dieting was like saving.
I've gotten really good at the routine of saving money ... maybe even too good, because I feel guilty for spending on anything that's not a necessity.
However, I have not gotten good at the 'routine' of dieting. And when I eat "over budget" I excuse myself.
Which kind of indicates to me I am more afraid on pennilessness in old age than poor health.


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Today Opera Software released the beta version of their latest browser. The beta is supposed to be faster, with enhanced friendliness and usability for both consumers and developers.
A new Speed Dial comes along with the new beta. This is the convenient first page, which arranges your favorite sites for easy access. It's a key feature of Opera and most people, using their browsers are well fond of it. The new Speed Dial adds new fields as the free ones get piled-up. And there's a zoom option to manipulate the thumbnails' size.
The Opera Speed Dial
The plug-in functionality is supposed to be improved, too, adding background install, so that users won't be bothered with it. For example the Adobe Flash plug-in could be easily added without the blink of an eye – seamlessly, without your interaction.
Finally, the new Opera 11.10 "Barracuda" adds more exotic features such as extended support for CSS3, support for the Google's WebP image protocol and the Web Open Font Format or WOFF in short.
You can go downloaded it and check it out for yourselves right here.


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CYNK Technology, which was halted for trade by the SEC after rallying more than 25,000% in just a few days, fell more than 83% to $2.25 per share after resuming trade.
CYNK is one of the most bizarre stock stories we've seen in a while.
In just over two weeks of trading, shares went from about $0.05 to about $18, though the company appeared to have no revenue, no assets, and just one employee.
BI's Julia La Roche tracked down the man currently identified as CYNK CEO, Javier Romero, who is just one in a series of people who have served as the company's CEO, as well as its lone employee.
La Roche and BI's Hunter Walker later spoke with John Kueber, a Nevada businessman who started CYNK in 2008 but later sold the company to a man named Kenneth Carter.
Shares of CYNK have been halted since July 11, and with a limited number of shares changing hands — and considering how unclear it is who actually owns those shares — expect the stock to have a wild ride.
This is what trading in CYNK looks like in chart form. Ugly.


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Prenosim jedan vic koji odlično odslikava prirodu reformi zdravstvenog osiguranja koje je predložila Obamina administracija. Vic istovremeno zorno pokazuje zašto je ceo plan u velikim nevoljama. Zahvaljujem Steveu Pejovichu koji mi je prosledio ovaj "dijalog".
The phone rings and the lady of the house answers, "Hello?"
"Mrs. Sanders, please."
"Mrs. Sanders, this is Dr. Jones at St. Agnes Laboratory. When your husband's doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We are now uncertain which one belongs to your husband. Frankly, either way the results are not too good."
"What do you mean?" Mrs. Sanders asks nervously.
"Well, one of the specimens tested positive for Alzheimer's and the other one tested positive for HIV. We can't tell which is which."
"That's dreadful! Can you do the test again?" questioned Mrs. Sanders.
"Normally we can, but the new health care system will only pay for these expensive tests just one time."
"Well, what am I supposed to do now?"
"The folks at Obama health care recommend that you drop your husband off somewhere in the middle of town. If he finds his way home, don't sleep with him."


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If my wife is away, then the rest of us have a say:
We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog to bring you a special interview with some of the folks often mentioned on a weekly basis. We have here today Ken, T, Titus, and Raven.
Raven: "Mentioned?" You mean "victimized".
Interviewer: You think you're victims?
Raven: Well, I am. I'm never portrayed as the hero.
Titus: Did you say sandwich?
T: Nobody said sandwich.
Titus: Isn't there a hero sandwich? I was promised food if I did this interview.
Interviewer: Well, let's just slow things down a bit and ask a few orderly questions. Raven says she doesn't like the way she is portrayed. How do the rest of you feel?
T: I wish I had a name. I'm all for protecting my identity, but I AM 18.
Ken: Do you want your name given when she reminisces about when you were a baby. Like the time I had to change your diaper three times in one 20-minute drive. Man, you just wouldn't stop shitting.
Titus: He said it. He said the S-word. Where's the treats?
Raven: They're in my litter box, dummy.
Interviewer: No one's eating out of the litterbox during this interview.
Titus: Rats.
Interviewer: How about you Ken? How do you like being mentioned?
Ken: It's okay, I guess. It HAS caused me to preface our intimate conversations with, "This is off the record." Otherwise, it ends up in the blog.
Titus: You can do that? Next time I mention a dick joke, I'm going to say that.
Ken: Some things are true. Like every time she hears a noise, I have to investigate. The other night she heard some noise when we were watching TV in the evening. She wanted me to go downstairs and investigate. I told her that if you mute the TV and listen carefully, you'll discover a logical explanation.
Interviewer: What was the noise?
Ken: It was the doors on a car parked on the street being slammed as people got out and went into the church. I told her and besides Titus wasn't alarmed. If there was an intruder, he would be running downstairs.
Titus: There was a noise?
Raven: You big idiot.
Interviewer: Titus, how do you like being in the blog?
Titus: I'm with T. I wish she would use my proper name.
Interviewer: What is that?
Titus: 'Titus the Wonder Dog, Saviour of the Universe, Jedi Knight, Lord of the Yard, King of Drumbo, Protector of those I love, and Master of the Kitchen and all the food in it.'
Raven: Shortened to 'Idiot.'
Interviewer: That's quite a title. Can you repeat it?
Titus: No, I forgot what I said. Just call me Titus.
Interviewer: We all know that the blog writer lives in Toronto during the week and works for The Agency. What does each of you do?
T: I'm at university.
Ken: He's discovering that life is more challenging when Mom and Dad aren't around to make meals, grocery shop, do laundry, clean the kitchen, and keep things tidy.
T: No. Well, okay yes. You guys should come by more often and do the dishes.
Ken: I'll send Titus.
Titus: Yeah, I'll do your dishes. Are there leftover crusts?
Interviewer: What about you Raven?
Raven: I have a tightly regimented schedule. I wake up in the morning after sleeping beside Ken for warmth and I go downstairs and yell until he feeds me. I hate when he goes to work and my bowl's empty. Then I sleep in T's room for the morning because it faces south and I get the warmth of the sun. Then, in the afternoon, I move to the living room and sleep on the west-facing leather chair to soak up the sun. Once Ken gets home and turns on the fireplace I sleep in front of it until it's time to go to bed.
Ken: Seriously, that's all she does. She's supposed to watch the place for mice and keep them out.
Raven: Have you seen any mice?
Ken: No.
Raven: Job done.
Interviewer: And you Ken?
Ken: I keep busy. I make lists and try and do little things around the house as well as work. In the evening I like to edit photos and read.
Titus: And he cooks.
Interviewer: Is he a good cook?
Titus: I don't know about that, but he's a sloppy cook. I eat everything he spills. He drops a lot of cheese when he grates cheese.
Ken: I spend my kitchen time guarding the food against the food thief.
Interviewer: Does Titus like to try to take your food?
Ken: Every single chance he gets.
Titus: Is this about the basil beef? I thought you were done.
Ken: Done. It was still sitting in the wok. We hadn't even eaten yet.
Interviewer: What's this about?
Ken: Last year, Suzanne made a wok full of basil beef and before we ate, we ran some up to the store where T was working. When we got back, we discovered Titus had eaten it all.
Titus: It was so good.
Interviewer: What about you Titus? What do you do?
Titus: I guard things. Like the other day when Ken was at work I had to guard against these people who came to the door.
Ken: What did they want?
Titus: They were handing out pamphlets. I told them we don't eat pamphlets.
Raven: If it was food, would you have let them in?
Titus: If they had good food….maybe.
Raven: How are you guarding anything if you can be bribed by food?
Titus: But they have food…
Raven: You just don't get it.
Interviewer: Tell us about a good day for you, Titus.
Titus: One with no cats.
Raven: Piss off.
Titus: Burn. I just burned you in an interview. And I ate your food the other day when Ken forgot to close the door.
Raven: There's a squirrel outside.
Titus: Squirrel!
Interviewer: Well, we just lost Titus. He took off running out of here.
Raven: And I just dropped the mic.
Interviewer: Maybe I should wrap up. Thanks for your thoughts.
T: Do we get cookies now? Titus said we get treats.
Now, here's a short post from last year:
Elf on a Shelf Rant
Wednesday: I worry about the implications of the Elf on a Shelf
On Wednesday at work, we were talking about the upcoming holiday season, and a couple of people referenced the newest Christmas 'tradition'—the Elf on a Shelf. This merry little fellow is a posable doll, dressed in a red and white elf costume, which can offer hours of fun for parents, and apparently hours of terror for children. Every morning, the child will get up and find the elf in a new position, having done something clever or naughty during the night. And during the day, there is the reminder that the elf is "watching over you" from somewhere in the house. This, from what I gathered, allows parents to apply leverage to their little ones ie: "You'd better behave—Marcel (or whatever name the parents give the tiny spy) is keeping an eye on you, and if you don't stop poking your sister, he'll tell Santa in his daily report!" While this may sound cute and festive on the surface, it has really insidious undertones. Isn't it bad enough that "Santa" already knows when you've been "bad or good", sees you when you're sleeping, and knows when you're awake? At least Santa is at the North Pole, and might be too busy to constantly monitor whether or not you snuck a green bean to the dog. But now, there's a creeper in your own home, who stalks you every minute of the day and reports back to the Big Guy for even minor infractions like colouring outside the lines or drinking straight from the bottle or whatever. And there are hundreds of websites devoted to sharing things that people can do with their elves. I took a look at some of them and here are the more disturbing places that the Elf on a Shelf can be found. I'm not making this sh*t up—they're all true:
1) In a Nativity Scene: These irreverent parents replaced the baby Jesus with their elf, named DJ. He towers over all the other figures like a jolly, stocking-capped god. The shepherds look terrified, and the Wise Men look pissed off, like "We came all this way for that?" Mary just looks confused.
2) Trussed up in a toilet paper roll, wrists tied together, and hanging from the shower curtain rod, having been gagged with what looks like his own collar. This might be the first clue that your parents don't really like the Elf on a Shelf—or that they're serial killers.
3) Lying in a drunken stupor on top of a picture frame, after having used black marker to draw devil horns and tails on a family portrait. What kind of behaviour are you trying to role model here? Satan worship or vandalism? And then you wonder why, ten years later, your teenager is playing records backwards and spray painting the neighbour's fence with pentagrams.
4) Reading the Bible: Not that reading the Bible is disturbing, but it kind of sends a mixed message. Does God have elves or angels? Plus it adds another layer to the paranoia you're creating in your child. Now the little tyke is being watched by the Elf, Santa, and GOD. I would just lock myself in my room and never come out.
5) In the hot tub, with three Barbie Dolls: He looks REALLY happy. Maybe because all the Barbies' hands are under the marshmallow water. "Daddy, what are all those ladies doing to Buddy?" "Don't worry, honey—they're just jingling his sleigh bells."
There also seem to be a lot of pictures of the elf defacing walls with crayon, gorging on maple syrup and candy, writing on mirrors, squeezing out toothpaste all over the counter, and writing messages in spilled hot chocolate powder, which makes me think that parents are having way more fun with the Elf than their kids are. Sure, sure, I know that kids get really excited about ANYTHING to do with Christmas, and probably get a kick out of the Elf to a certain extent, but it's all just a little too Orwellian for me, like the Thought Police have invaded Christmastown. If we really want to draw an analogy to 1984, then Santa is Big Brother, the Elf on a shelf is O'Brien, your child is Winston Smith, and your house is the Ministry of Love (which sounds like a very nice place, but that's where all the torture-y stuff happened, in case you never read the book). Do you really want your children to wake up Christmas morning chanting, "2+2=5"? Santa was always good enough for me, cuz I loved Big Brother. Also, my other worry is that we're another step down the road to abandoning any actual meaning for ANY celebration, and eventually we'll just blend Hallowe'en, Black Friday, and Christmas all together into a new festival called "Overconsumption", where adults wearing elf costumes fight to the death in a two-month long tournament to win candy, toys, flat screen TVs and vegetable steamers for their kids. Overall though, I guess if you want to do the Elf on the Shelf thing with your kids, play up the fun, and tone down the fascism. And the sex. That's my advice.
(As a side note, I would never have an Elf, but I DO have "Sock Monkey in the Wine Frig". His only job is to make sure no one steals my wine.)


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Over the years, I've written quite a bit about what it means to suffer with others. Most of it has been in the context of my experiences in Africa where I've seen excruciating poverty rob children of parents and parents the opportunity to provide for their children in even the most basic ways. I have never personally suffered at the hands of poverty, but as human beings, we carry an innate ability to suffer with others as they suffer even if we aren't experiencing the same circumstance they are. I have shed many tears over the pain that people have had to endure, but I haven't always wanted to engage in feeling that depth of hurt for others because it's painful and it costs us. But coming alongside and choosing to suffer with someone else in the midst of their anguish or difficulty is not only a place where beauty is born – it is a privilege of the highest degree.
I was gently reminded of this last week as I spent time with a dear friend whose brother lost his battle with depression last month. There is no describing that kind of pain, honestly. As I drove through four states on my way to see her, I kept wondering how in the world to help her. What do you even say in circumstances where there are just no easy answers? How do you be a good friend when your heart can't fathom what she must be feeling? I felt small and inadequate – mostly because I was exactly that.
Yet, we go anyway. We show up for each other even if it feels like we have nothing to offer. We run to where the suffering is because that is what God has built us for – engagement with a broken, messy world where things don't make any sense and we have more questions than answers on most days. We go because we need each other. We don't necessarily need each other's words – we need each other's hearts and presence. And I think more than anything, that's what I wanted Lindsey to know – that I was there. There are so many, many times where our words need to be limited to "I'm so sorry" and "I love you", then we need to shut up and throw our arms around our people and just let them get it all out. Because sometimes love looks like letting your friend sob and wail as you hold her on the bathroom floor while your heart feels like it will explode.
I was talking last night with some friends about the mystery of compassion and how our hearts are made to connect with other people's pain and emotion – in a way, it becomes our own when we choose to connect with it. While sometimes this can feel burdensome simply because of the nature of pain, I am convinced that suffering with others and embracing them in the struggle is actually one of the most important gifts we can (and must) give each other. The thing about pain and suffering is that while the ache never seems to fully go away, it heals. People are permanently marked by whatever they have survived, but they heal. And as we watch the healing process in others, we start to hope just a little bit more. We in fact, might even heal a little bit ourselves. I know my own heart healed a little this past weekend as I spent time with my precious friend.
Lindsey has become an avid gardener over the past few years. I walked with her through her garden as she showed me where certain plants were going to go in, and told me about how her raspberries grew last summer and her kid's joy at popping them in their mouths.
She bought a greenhouse so she could get her seedlings started before planting season arrived.
The more she talked about what she was going to grow, the more her face lit up. I realized that this garden had quickly gone from a place to simply grow and gather a harvest to a place of hope for her. Last year, a tornado tore through Moore, Oklahoma where Lindsey lives. What a stark reminder that there will always be something that threatens our hope. Always. Yet we build anyway. We bend low and sink our hands into the dirt and we choose to hope. The storms may come. There may be wreckage, but we help each other rebuild. The soil may be frozen, but the cold ground thaws.
Flowers thought long gone make an appearance again.
Life grows out of brown dirt.
I glanced over at her heaping compost pile. Amazing how the rot of our lives is the catalyst for growth and beauty.
We spent hours on Friday moving two tons of mulch and dirt into their proper place. We were making the ground ready and we were doing it together.
As we worked side by side I was keenly aware that flinging that mulch and pouring that dirt was likely the best way I could have loved Lindsey that day. No words necessary. We built a little bit of hope together in that garden on Friday and I learned that no matter what, you always show up. Always. Even when you feel you have nothing to offer, you do.


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The Art Habit includes weekly time-saving art plans and process-based art experiences that children enjoy. Perfect for ages 2-7.
With the help of arts educator, Rachelle Doorley, you'll experience art projects that engage your child's imagination and provide you with quality together time.
Best of all, these low-stress projects don't take a ton of time to prepare and set up.
This 5-week program can be experienced on your own time and takes place in our virtual classroom. Each week you'll receive an art lesson, journal prompts, and two process-oriented art lessons (Art Starters) that focus on drawing, painting, building, printmaking, collage, or sensory play.
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I was a mom to a toddler and worked at a museum where I trained docents and gallery teachers. After a long day of teaching, finding time to make playdough and dinner and do the laundry left me overwhelmed and exhausted.
We also lived in a tiny house, filled with far too many things. When anything new came in the front door (I'm looking at you, watercolor box), my husband would unleash his anxiety around all the stuff.
On top of this, while I had tons of experience teaching art to children over the age of five, I didn't know where to begin with my toddler. While I was training gallery teachers to teach printmaking techniques to adult visitors, it was clear that my toddler might have to start with something more simple than that. But what?
I wanted to support my child's creativity with developmentally appropriate, high quality arts experiences but I had so little time, and it wasn't clear where to begin.
I left my job at the museum and decided to dedicate myself to learning everything I could about early childhood art.
I was inspired to figure out how to support creativity at home with a goal of writing a book once I cracked the code.
Within three years I had a book deal, and a year later we published a best-selling book on the topic.
By this time I was a mama to two kiddos and writing a popular blog on childhood creativity. Once again I was lacking in time, but now I had the tools to support artmaking with my kids.
What I learned along the way is that supporting creativity at home can feel light and easy with the right mindset and tools.
The families I've seen succeed at this program are those who see the merits of open-ended art projects. They want to connect with their children through art. They enjoy watching their childrens' imaginations bloom.
With the right mindset, it's easy to get past the concerns and limits of time, space, and ideas.
"We loved doing the Art Habit with Rachelle! It has started us on a life long journey to enjoy art and exploration in our house. Everything was laid out for us in an easy manner that took a lot of the stress out of the activity and let us enjoy the experience!"
Rachel Jacobson, Parent | Ontario, Canada
"The Art Habit was motivating, inspiring and just so much fun for my kids and for me! Rachelle guided us superbly and the community we created was so helpful and supportive. I would highly recommend this course to anyone that is looking to boost the creative confidence of their children as well as their own."
Hala Sahely, Parent | St.Kitts-Nevis
This program is just long enough to help you establish an art habit, and short enough to not feel overwhelming.
Each week includes two art prompts, supply lists, videos, and thematic lessons for parents to learn how to explore art making with young children.
What's the ideal age for this class? 2-7 is the sweet spot.
My kids aren't in preschool. Will these activities appeal to them? Although the ideal age for these activities falls into the range of age 2 - 7, I've even seen teens and adults try all of these activities with great success. Because they are process-oriented, these projects meet the artist wherever they are. More experienced makers will simply bring more ideas to the table.
What supplies will I need? You'll receive a full list of supplies before we begin. You'll be surprised to find that many of the supplies are already in your home. Our list includes painting supplies, an assortment of paper, drawing tools, and household supplies. I've intentionally curated activities that are low cost. Materials can be gathered locally or via Amazon, and substitutions are always welcome.
I'm a teacher. Can I join? And can I get professional development credit? While the curriculum is designed for the home environment, teachers who have taken the class report back that they've gotten a ton of value from it. The projects are perfect for preschool classrooms and easily scalable to a group of children. The Art Habit is ideal for teachers who don't have much experience with art provocations and art in the early childhood classroom. Many teachers find these activities are wonderful additions to the classroom, library, or after school program. If you participate in The Art Habit I can offer a certificate of completion for 10 hours or coursework. Please check with your school to ensure this certificate will work for your situation.
My space is not organized and we don't have an art table! Should we sign up? Please trust me when I say that your space is good enough. Our family of four lived in a tiny cottage all through our preschool years. If we can make it work, so can you! We will talk about how set up and organize your space in week 3. Art making can happen just about anywhere: coffee table, the floor, dining table, counter top, balcony, patio, blanket set up on a lawn. Although my kids once had a dedicated art table, they would make art just about everywhere else. Just pick a spot to start with and clear a little space to store basic art supplies.
Can I invite a friend to join me? Yes! That's a great idea. Simply send them a link to this page and invite them to join us! Email me if they join and I'll send you a special gift!
Where does the program take place? In our teaching portal. You'll get a password and will be able to access the class from your computer or phone.
Is the class live? Yes and no :) The Art Habit officially runs from July 9 - August 10, and Rachelle will be avaiable for weekly check-ins where you can ask questions and talk shop. After August 10, the course materials are yours forever. If you can't join us live, you can easily go at your own pace.
What if I'll be on vacation during the course? Don't worry! This is a self-guided class, so you can go at your own pace. Also! You'll be able to download most of the materials so you could even take them with you on vacation.
What kind of projects are included?
How much time will this take? Plan to invest between 1 and 3 hours each week. The program will invite you to work on weekly written reflections and set up and run one-two art activities per week. If you have more time than that, I'll include bonus activities for you to fill extra time with.
I work full time and feel overcommitted. Will this work for our family? The Art Habit will help you establish a routine that works for your family by providing you with a plan that's workable. This program is designed to make things feel lighter, not heavier. What's important is that you find a flow that feels good and sustainable. I will encourage you to take control of the things that are within your control, and release those things that are not. We will work on finding the right time to set up activities and work on rules for clean up that will help keep things more sane on your end. Again, this is also where having a plan can help.
Will the work look great on our walls? While the process-based projects will engage your child's heart and mind, the end product may or may not be frame worthy. You will decide! With young children especially, I encourage a healthy diet of process-based, intuitive art making experiences that celebrate material exploration. Follow your child's curiosities and you will be rewarded by the gift of their imagination.
What will we gain from this experience? Your child will experiment with a large variety of art materials, which will build creative confidence, your family will spend meaningful time together, you will feel how light and easy art making can be with the help of a plan and supply list, and you will have fun! We will also set personal intentions so that you can grow this experience in a way that's meaningful to you and your family.
Will I be expected to help my child make art? Even if you don't consider yourself creative, I would encourage you to try :)
How long do I have access to the course? How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What if I am unhappy with the course? My goal is to help you have a great time and I would never want you to be unhappy! If you find that The Art Habit isn't for you, contact us within 72 hours for a full refund. Easy as pie.
"The Art Habit was exactly what my family needed to bring art into our home on a regular basis! The prompts were very clear which made it so easy to get everything started. By the end, my son wanted to explore on his own and gained confidence in just 'going for it'."
Michaela Rudd, Art-loving Mama | Toronto, Canada
"My kids and I enjoyed every minute of the Art Habit. The prompts are easy to do and fun. There are extensions for more fun for older kids.The instructions are clear and easy to read. The community helped me stick to my goals. The support from Rachelle is awesome. I loved the reflection and 'anchor' questions in the workbook and the discussion about them on Facebook. Rachelle is really committed to helping you set a habit along the way."
Chantal Chin A Foeng, Fun-going, artsy parent | The Netherlands
Rachelle is the owner of TinkerLab.com, author of the best selling book TinkerLab: A Hands-on Guide for Little Inventors, and artist in residence in the Palo Alto Cubberley Artist Studio Program (CASP). She has a Masters in Education from Harvard and a BA in Theater from UCLA. Rachelle has costume credits on movies from Warner Brothers & Universal Studios, and was as an arts educator in museums around the nation including the MFA Boston and the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco. In her free time, she enjoys crafting with found materials, chai tea, spending time with her family and puppy, and her new role as a dorm Resident Fellow at Stanford University.


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Word on the street is that today's Oprah is going to feature Oprah endorsing her new favorite gadget: the Amazon Kindle. Her special guest is also rumored to be the father of the Kindle, Jeff Bezos.
Oprah has a significant impact on book sales so you can bet that the Kindle will fly off the shelves after this episode, not to mention that everyone in the audience will probably get one for free.
The big question is whether or not anything new will be introduced along with the Kindle? My wife had previously asked me if I wanted a Kindle, and even though I'm a huge reader and do most of my reading electronically, the Kindle still doesn't appeal to me.
I had some playtime with it long ago and wrote up my thoughts. They haven't really changed, but we'll see how the new one that's rumored to ship next year changes my opinion.
In the meantime, expect the Kindle to sell very well after Oprah airs today.
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