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No matter what Lorna Meaden says, I'd call the bowl she is throwing in this clip a large bowl, rather than a medium sized bowl – especially since it is porcelain. But as she points out, it took 25 years to be able to call this bowl medium sized. – Jennifer Harnetty, editor.
This clip was excerpted from Integrating Form and Surface with Porcelain!
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text: Submitted by James Smith on Fri, 06/22/2018 - 10:00am Best East End Long Island Summer Activities for Children and Families, 2018So much to do, so little time. That's a popular refrain on Long Island's East End, where vacationers and residents alike struggle to pack as much adventure as possible into the 60-some days between school years. Which is where we come in, of course. Our Mommy Poppins experts have updated their list of the best fun things to do this summer and family-friendly events on the North and South forks. We've researched family beaches, state and county parks, pools, and even indoor options just in case Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. So have a look, and while you're at it check out our guide to this unique region, home to farms, museums, wineries, and even the trendy celebrity or two. Who knows: While you're here, you might even scratch an item or two off our list of 100 must-do things with LI kids. Hurry, time's a-wasting. Sign up for our FREE newsletters to get posts like this delivered to your inbox. Hit the "links" at the Children's Museum of the East End. Photo courtesy of the museum 1. Enjoy a game of mini-golf at the Children's Museum of the East End in Bridgehampton, then "take command" of the indoor tugboat or fire engine. 2. Get your history on with a walking tour through the villages of Southampton or East Hampton. Several of these inexpensive tours welcome children old enough to endure the walk. 3. Pack a lawn chair and picnic basket and enjoy a twilight concert at Agawam Park in Southampton or at the village squares in Southold or Montauk. 4. For an inexpensive day of "boating," head to Greenport and jump on the Shelter Island ferry. Leave the car behind; passenger fares are a mere $2 and it's FREE for those 9 and younger. 5. If you're really ambitious, take your bike aboard the ferry and tour a few miles across the Island to the South Ferry, which connects to North Haven and Sag Harbor. 6. While you're on Shelter Island, take a hike through Mashomack Preserve for a view of the East End's natural world. Enjoy swings, tunnels, and more at a beach playground on the East End. Photo by John Williams for New York State Parks 7. Of course, you'll want to hit the beach: These East End locations boast our favorite beach playgrounds. 8. Enjoy the East End uncorked at a family-friendly winery. 9. Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard is a premier winery with a horse rescue facility on site, where kids can learn about equine culture, riding, and more. Or consider these stables for children's riding lessons or even horse camp. The vineyard is also picnic and dog-friendly, so feel free to pack a lunch for the kids and Fido. RELATED: 50 FREE things to do with LI kids this summer Kids will thrill to the Yellow Submarine at Splish Splash. Photo courtesy of the park 10. We just know you want to visit Splish Splash in Calverton, right? 11. The East End is home to a host of sports, including NASCAR. Kids will thrill to the races in Riverhead. 12. See a bit of the East End by rail. Take the Long Island Rail Road from Speonk to, say, Montauk. Take a walk and catch the return trip. Hop aboard a board at an East End surfing school. Photo courtesy of Island Surf School 13. Teach your kids to catch the waves at one of the region's nationally recognized surfing schools. 14. Several East End towns, including Southampton, offer free or low-cost swimming lessons each summer guaranteed to conquer littles ones' fear of the water. 15. Canoe, kayak, or paddle board your way through the waterways. 16. Crabby Jerrry's, a family-friendly restaurant in Greenport, is perhaps the North Fork's best location for people watching. Enjoy burgers, seafood, and more along the harbor. RELATED: Old-fashioned ice cream parlors Long Island kids will love Enjoy an ice cream "Tateswiche." Photo courtesy of Tate's Bake Shop 17. Indulge your sweet tooth at one of the East End's many gourmet cookie or candy shops. Popular destinations include Tate's Bake Shop in Southampton, Grindstone Coffee and Donuts in Sag Harbor, Dylan's in East Hampton, and the Main Road Biscuit Company in Jamesport. 18. For that matter, the East End has a host of gourmet ice cream parlors and frozen yogurt shops. Buddhaberry in Sag Harbor even has vegan options. 19. It's berry season all summer. Late July is the ideal time for blueberries and raspberries. Blackberries ripen in August. Pick your own at these East End berry farms. 20. Sure, it's kitschy, but the Big Duck in Flanders is an example of the beauty of roadside art. And it's FREE, but you'll want to visit the gift shop. 21. Immerse yourself in LI's maritime past at its three East End lighthouses, Horton's Point in Southold, "Bug Light" in Greenport, and Montauk Point in, you guessed it, Montauk Point. 22. While you're at it, take a trip to Sag Harbor and return to the days of whalers and sailors. Explore nature on foot or on the water at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. Photo courtesy of the refuge 23. See more Long Island wildlife at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge. 24. A few miles to the east, the Elizabeth A. Morton Wildlife Refuge in Noyac is home to seabirds, amphibians, and more. Take a hike and explore the salt-marsh ecosystem. 25. If you prefer nature at a more comfortable distance, there's always the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. 26. Or the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton, across from the Children's Museum. SoFo, as it's called, houses a butterfly garden, touch tank, nature trails, wildflower garden, and more. 27. Get into the civic spirit and celebrate with your neighbors at one of the region's many community barbecues, often held by the local fire department or church. Imagine a community-wide tailgate party. RELATED: Public pools for kids on the East End All aboard the mini train at the Railroad Museum of Long Island. Photo courtesy of the museum 28. Speaking of railroads, the Railroad Museum of Long Island in Riverhead hosts its annual festival August 25-26. Kids can get a close-up look at some of Long Island's historical trains. 29. Of course, you can experience the culture of the East End's indigenous people at the Shinnecock Indian powwow, held annually on Labor Day weekend in Southampton. 30. Carnivals and fairs abound on the East End. Why not go along for the rides? 31. Riverhead's Alive on 25 brings together musicians, artists, vendors, food trucks, and, of course, the public in an outdoor celebration of East End life. 32. Speaking of art, why not take a family drip painting class at the former home of LI's great expressionist painter Jackson Pollock. Take a spin —or two — on Greenport's carousel. Photo courtesy of the carousel 33. What trip to the North Fork would be complete without a spin on Greenport's antique carousel? 34. Who said equestrian sports had to be expensive? The Hampton Classic brings the world's top riders and horses to Bridgehampton. They even have a special day dedicated to kids. 35. See amateur baseball at perhaps its highest level. Hamptons Collegiate Baseball plays games through August at fields across both forks. 36. There are five state parks within a few miles of Montauk, including Camp Hero, a former Air Force station that during World War II was disguised as, guess what, a fishing station. 37. While in Montauk, treat the kids to a whale watching cruise and eco tour. RELATED: Family-friendly hotels on Long Island's East End Set sail aboard a classic schooner at Montauk Yacht Club. Photo courtesy of the club 38. Families can hire a sailboat for a daytime cruise through Montauk Harbor and Block Island Sound for as little as $45 per person. 39. If you like sailing, you'll love the Robin's Island racing series in the summer from the New Suffolk beachfront on the North Fork. Your child sailor will love the way these vessels dart through the water never more than a half-mile offshore. 40. Drop a line into the water with your son or daughter in one of the East End's many fishing spots. 41. Technically it's the first weekend of autumn, but kids shouldn't miss the Greenport Maritime Festival in September. Celebrate the village's maritime heritage with parades, story times, classic boat exhibits, and kids' fishing competitions. 42. Got a star-gazer in the family? Visit Custer Observatory in Southold, the region's only planetarium. 43. That reminds us, have you seen Stargazer on Route 111, the gateway to the Hamptons? It's another example of the roadside art that dots the Hamptons landscape. Puppet shows come alive at Goat on a Boat in Sag Harbor. Photo courtesy of the theater 44. Because not every summer day in the Hamptons is sunny, we recommend Goat on a Boat puppet theater for younger kids. 45. What kid doesn't love a bounce house? Safari Adventure in Riverhead has several of them. And this summer the traveling bounce house Big Bounce America visits Calverton, promising 20,000 square feet of bounce opportunities. 46. Knock a few pins down at The All Star in Riverhead, the first bowling alley to open in the region in decades. Kids bowl FREE at times when accompanied by an adult. 47. Don't overlook the Roy K. Lester Carriage House Museum and the Amelia Cottage Museum in Amagansett. What child wouldn't love the collection of horse-drawn carriages and buggies? The museums are on the National Register of Historic Places. 48. For a peek into the East End's agrarian past, visit the Hallockville Museum Farm in Riverhead. The agricultural museum and outdoor classroom also serves as an East End Ellis Island, chronicling the lives of the region's immigrants. 49. Take a trip back to the North Fork's Colonial period at the Cutchogue Green Historic Buildings. Tour the 1740 Wickham Farmhouse and the Old House, a registered national landmark that dates to 1649. The Old House is considered the state's oldest English-type frame house. 50. Lastly, it's never a bad time to take in a movie. The East End boasts vintage movie theaters in East Hampton, Greenport, and Westhampton. More contemporary theaters dot the landscape, too. A version of this article was first published in June 2014. It was updated in June 2018. Writer Gina Massaro contributed additional reporting. Area/Neighborhood: New York CityLong IslandSuffolkEast EndWestchesterTravel Regions: New YorkHamptonsNorth ForkCategory: Beaches & LakesBest Of ListsSummer ActivitiesVisitors GuideWeekend Trips


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"Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!" Fry's co-workers, with the exception of Leela, chant as he guzzles down a can of Slurm. Once it's empty, he grabs another one and drinks it down too, tossing the empty can aside onto a pile of empty cans.
Leela comes into the Meeting Room where everyone is surrounding Fry as he empties yet another can of soda.
"What the heck is going on here?" she asks.
"Didn't you hear Leela?" Amy asks. "Slurm is having a soda drinking contest and Fry has signed up for it!"
"The prize is a year's supply of soda pop!" said Hermes.
"He is going to kill at the competition!" said Bender.
A sudden chill runs down Leela's spine. "Fry, the only killing you'll be making at the competition is yourself!" she said. "You shouldn't be drinking so much soda pop!"
"And why not?" asked Fry as he tosses aside another empty can.
"Fry, don't you remember what happened back in the twentieth century back when you used to drink a hundred cans of soda pop a week?" Leela asks.
"Not really, no," said Fry. Leela slaps herself in the face, appalled at Fry's ignorance and lack of memory.
"Oh wow!" said Amy. "Now I know for sure Fry will win!"
"Fry, drinking all that soda pop caused you to -- "
"Hey, put a sock in it Leela!" said Bender. "The champ is in training!"
Fry starts guzzling down another soda. Seeing that her comrades are not listening, Leela turns and leaves.
"Oh real supportive Leela!" Amy shouts after her.
A few days later, Fry is at the soda drinking contest. Five other people are in the contest, including two women, one of which is Farnworth's heavyset girlfriend April. Fry spent the last few days in training for the contest. He looks like he hasn't slept in days, yet he's well alert and prepared for the challenge that lies ahead.
"Go!" the ref said, firing a pistol into the air. A squawk and shower of feathers rains down as a pigeon falls from the sky.
The contestents grab bottles and cans and start guzzling. One man is drinking through three straws. Another is drinking alternately from two cans. April is drinking from two bottles as once. Another man has tilted his head back to drink from a bottle with a neck in his mouth.
The crowd cheers, everyone except Leela.
"Come on Leela!" said Amy, "show some support for Fry!"
"Go my sweet hippopotomus!" cheers Farnsworth.
As the minutes go by, one by one, several of the contestants are eliminated as they spew or spit up soda. One man suddenly drops the bottle he's drinking from, clutching at his forehead and nose while groaning in pain.
Finally, it all comes down to Fry and April. Even now, Leela still isn't cheering for Fry. Both have a two litre bottle of soda pop that they are quickling guzzling, tilting their heads back, allowing the beverage to flow down their throats.
One long minute passes as the crowd is silent, the tension is building up. The question on everyone's mind is: who will win?
No one is more tense than Leela. She is worried about Fry and what will happen.
Finally April spits up and falls to her knees, dropping the bottle while clutching her forehead and groaning in pain. Fry triumphantly removes the bottle from his mouth as the ref raises his right hand. The crowd cheers. Farnsworth claps in disappointment that his girlfriend didn't win. Our favorite crew (with the exception of Leela) are cheering.
Fry raises both hands in victory. "Oh yeah! he cheers. "I win! In your face losers!" He begins to do a victory dance. The other contestants glare at him resentfully.
And then suddenly, Leela's worst fears come to pass. Fry suddenly stops dancing. His smile fades. He gasps. Clutching his chest with both hands, he collapses. Leela is the first to see it coming. (No surprise there)
Gasps of horror erupt from the crowd and the other contestants. The ref kneels down at Fry's side and begins to perform CPR. When that fails to revive Fry, his pulse is checked.
"My god!" the ref announces. "He's dead!"
The crowd gasps.
"Does this mean I win by default?" asked April.
The prize of the contest was a year's supply of soda pop. But Fry's body accepted a completely different award: a fatal heart attack.
Fry and the others should have listened to Leela. After all, she does remember what happened to Fry when he drank a hundred cans of soda a week back in the stupid ages.
"This is nothing! I used to drink a hundred cans of cola every week. Right up until my third heart attack!"
Would Fry survive a fourth? Not a chance!
The soda Fry drank contained caffeine. Caffeine is a stimulant which raises alertness and wards off drowsiness. It is the most widely consumed drug in the world. Unlike other drugs, caffeine is legal. Caffeine is also found in coffee, tea, and energy drinks.
In high amounts caffeine is lethal and can cause death, which is exactly what happened to Fry. He had been guzzling down soda in the days leading up to the contest in preparation. Bad move. The combination of extreme caffeine overdose and the adrenaline released by winning the contest was a fatal combination and Fry's overworked heart shut down like an overheated engine.
Fry learned the hard way that there can be too much of a good thing. If ignorance was bliss, Fry would have been the happiest man on Earth. But what you don't know can kill you.
For Fry, it could, it would, and it did! And now, he's so-dead!
To Be Continued


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Tuesday, March 1, 2011
{make do monday (on tuesday): d.i.y. custom planner}
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I have a planner but I never thought of making one!!! This is AWESOME :)ReplyDelete
I love this so much!! thanks for the idea and the great post!!ReplyDelete
hey ali! if the binder is a typical plastic covered one, i don't think the contact paper will stick all that well. YOU CAN, however, relatively easily, take it apart and recover it completely in the cover of your choice. *** use an exacto knife to remove the entire cover from your binder. you should end up with two chipboard pieces (back and front covers) and the middle piece of chipboard that houses the binding mechanism). pull out some duct tape and adhere the front and back chipboard covers to the center piece. THEN cover the whole thing with your contact paper. fold nicely (like a present) around the top and bottom edges and to the inside. cover the inside of the front & back covers with pretty patterned paper or cardstock or another slip of contact paper.ReplyDelete
hope this helps!
Love this!! So creative.ReplyDelete
Oh my.. where did you get those letter stamps?! i need some like the B and L in Blog on that last picture!ReplyDelete
nice you blogReplyDelete
What size binder is that?? I really like how you set yours up!ReplyDelete


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Later this week, in one of the traditions of summer's eve, an oceanography professor in Florida will announce the "best beach in the United States."
Compiling reams of data on 50 factors ranging from water quality to amount of sun to water temperature to public access, "Dr. Beach" will unveil his choice in a list that will be embargoed for media release on May 25. So we'll just have to wait for the surprise winner.
Nah, I'll tell you now.
It's going to be Coronado Beach in San Diego.
Or if you want to go for a long shot, Kahanamoku Beach in Hawaii.
See, one of the quirks of this annual announcement is that once a beach wins, it is retired from competition. After two decades, the list of off-the-table sand strands is pretty long. It covers just about every great beach in Hawaii and Florida (Dr. Beach is partial to his home state's beaches), along with a smattering from New York and North Carolina. The following year, No. 2 or maybe No. 3 moves up to the top spot. Since Coronado was No. 2 last year and Kahanamoku No. 3, it's their time.
So when the local tourism folks in Coronado or Waikiki go all out about how they have the best beach in America, realize that in reality it's about No. 20 or so. The likelihood of hyperventilating marketing is especially high this year since two resorts with high-powered public relations teams sit on the two top beach candidates. The Hotel del Coronado has anchored the wide sands south of San Diego for over a century. Meanwhile, the massive and massively popular Hilton Hawaiian Village sits on the lip of Kahanamoku Beach. Having the best beach in the country for guests to stick their toes into right outside the back door is no small thing.
Now, two quick points:
First, I think Coronado and Kahanamoku are long overdue. If Coronado wins, it will be the first California beach to get to the top of the list. Dr. Beach has said California's beaches are too cold and often too polluted to make his cut. He's run through the best of the Hawaii beaches – Kapalua on Maui was the first No. 1. But some of the other choices have been iffy. I'd take Coronado or Kahanamoku over Long Island or the Outer Banks. I'd wager most travelers would agree.
Plus, though I love poking fun at Dr. Beach's list, it's mostly for a good cause. Dr. Beach is actually Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University. He's started the National Healthy Beaches Campaign, which seeks to keep pollution, litter and overdevelopment away from fragile coastal areas. The campaign doesn't endorse Leatherman's list, but the cause is largely the same – to get people to look at beaches as a natural place. If the Dr. Beach list helps the cause, more power to it.
I once criticized the list by pointing out that it left off beaches in California like Malibu and Laguna while giving the nod to obscure state parks in the muggy, buggy Florida panhandle. But a friend said after reading my column that maybe that was the point. All those Beach Boys songs and "Beach Blanket Bingo"-type movies led California beaches to be loved to death. Orange County's Doheny State Beach, mentioned in "Surfin' Safari," has been rated the state's most polluted beach several times by the environmental group Heal the Bay in years past.
So California, if Coronado wins this year, celebrate. Because in Dr. Beach's conga line of annual best beaches, we have no more Golden State candidates on the horizon.
Past winners
2011 Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Fla.
2010 Coopers Beach, Long Island (Southampton, N.Y.)
2009 Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
2008 Caladesi Island State Park, Dunedin/Clearwater, Fla.
2007 Ocracoke Lifeguarded Beach, Outer Banks, N.C.
2006 Fleming Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii
2005 Fort DeSoto Park – North Beach, St Petersburg, Fla.
2004 Hanauma Bay, Oahu,Hawaii
2003 Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii
2002 St. Joseph Peninsula State Park, Fla.
2001 Poipu Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
2000 Kaunaoa Beach,Big Island, Hawaii
1999 Wailea Beach, Maui,Hawaii
1998 Kailua Beach Park, Oahu, Hawaii
1997 Hulopoe, Maui, Hawaii
1996 Lanikai Beach, Oahu,Hawaii
1995 St. Andrews SRA, Fla.
1994 Grayton Beach SRA, Fla.
1993 Hapuna, Big Island,Hawaii
1992 Bahia Honda SRA, Fla.
1991 Kapalua Bay Beach, Maui, Hawaii


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Wekfest East 2012
Last time I went to Wekfest I was 3000 miles away on the opposite coast and it was hands down the best show I've ever been to. I knew when these guys decided to come out the East Coast that … Continue reading
Hard Parking Monthly Meet 2012
Ever since I started this blog ive always been on the look out for meets and shows to go to, and the Hard Parking meet in Worcester has always been there to bring out some of the freshest cars in … Continue reading
Honda Fest 2012
So its official! Eastcoast-Carshows.com is Presenting the first ever Honda Only show New England has seen, Honda Fest 2012. For those who know and for those who want to find out New England is home to some of the finest Honda's in the … Continue reading
Import Alliance 2011 The Lost Ones…
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Staggerd 2011 CT
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If ever there was a law with an oxymoronic title it is the copyright law. It denies people the right to copy yet it is called the 'copyright'. It should have been called CopyWrong law or CopyIsWrong law or CopyPrevention law. These laws were designed in a century when it was difficult to copy. To encourage distribution of created works the right to copy was restricted to get publishers to spend money on printing and distribution in return for profit. When hundreds of millions of people disobey or break a law EVERY day then it is called civil resistance and that law has become obsolete in a century where it has become super easy to copy.
We all agree that authors should be compensated for their works if they want to be compensated. So we should protect the right of the author to profit from his work for a time. But to prevent people from sharing that work when there is no money involved is an infringement of the people's right to share. Under this view it will be illegal to share a copyrighted work on youtube as it is a for profit site. But it will not be illegal to share it with your friend or personal website as long as there is no money or advertisements involved. It will also be legal to own a copy no matter how it was obtained. Because every man has the right to preserve the works of mankind by making a copy.
When anyone can publish his own blog, music, videos then everyone has become a publisher and creator. Don't tell me that without the copyright law people will stop creating. People were writing books and songs and plays long before the first copyright law. So copyright law is not necessary to encourage people to create. Open source software has grown leaps and bounds even though there is no profit motive involved. In the future those who share their works without any expectation of return will see their works spread the most. The entire web is built on top of the free open source frameworks. If you do not want your work to be shared freely then STOP creating. We do not care. There will be plenty of others who will create and share for free. The problem is not too little creativity. It is too much creativity. Two million books are published every year. Fifty thousand films are made in a year. When supply far exceeds the demand like this prices fall to zero. When you have a million competitors only those who give away their works for free or those who do a lot of promotion and advertising will even get any attention. Science is built upon open publication and free sharing. Yet or more likely because of that science and maths doubles every ten years. The word 'PUBLIshing' comes from the word 'PUBLIc'. Anything that is published belongs to the public. If you do not want others to enjoy your work for free do not make it public, do not publish it.
Require every monopolist (copyright holder) to register with every government and pay an yearly fees to make the governments enforce his monopoly privileges on his work in their jurisdictions. Without such fees the government should not waste tax payers money on copyright courts copyright judges and prisons enforcing monopoly privileges on behalf of the monopolist. Without registration the work becomes public domain in that country where it is not registered. Copyright monopoly is to protect the profits of the publishers. If the publishers are not willing to pay a fees then they are not entitled to the profits at taxpayer expense. Copyright should not be automatic and registration free and fees free. Copyright must be a claimed privilege for which the government must be paid yearly. If patent and trademark monopolies require registration and fees why should copyright monopoly be free and automatic? At first copyright was rightly called printing monopoly privileges. But to avoid the negative connotation of word 'monopoly' and 'privilege' the proponents chose to rename it oxymoronically as 'the copyright' law.
Most software become obsolete in a few years. Windows versions get end of lifed within five years. If copyright tenure is restricted to five years then only the latest windows version will be under protection, end of lifed versions of windows will not be protected which no one wants anyway. Very few books generate income for more than a year. Films generate most of their revenues within a few months. Films used to run on theatres for years in the past. Now most of them run hardly for months or even weeks. After that they generate very little revenue over the remaining copyright period of 60 years. It is criminal to deny mankind the right to copy such films during this period when the authors and publishers make very little from that film anyway. Protect the right to profit for a few years maximum (on compulsory registration and fees). Not more than five years. Then return the right to copy to mankind. Without the support/infrastructure of mankind such films would never have been made anyway. So mankind has equal or more preservation rights to the works of man than the authors themselves.
Children learn by imitation/copying. We are the descendents of apes. To ape means to copy. Copying is in our DNA. In fact the function of DNA is replication ie to make copies. Copying is the first step to creation. First you make lots of copies of works you are interested in. Then you become an expert in that work. Then you create a new work based on what you learned through copying. All new work is based on pre-existing work in some part.
When millions of books are created every year there are many books that sink without a trace. They become extinct because no one has been allowed to make a copy and the book or creation dies because no one on earth has a copy. By the time copyright expires no one is interested in a work. Also by the time copyright expires a work may no longer be accessible to the public to make copies of. So the user's right to copy must exist from the moment a work is created for that work to be preserved by users interested in such work. Only then will creativity will get archived by users. There are many books that I read when I was a kid that I cant find anymore anywhere either for sale or for torrent. They have gone missing from my private library also (probably someone borrowed them and failed to return it). As far as I am concerned they have sadly become extinct. There are many films and cartoons that I remember seeing as a kid that I cant find anywhere for sale or torrent. This shouldn't be the case. Creation must be preserved. Users sharing copies must become legal.
A well known rule of law is that abandoned property becomes public domain. Many, if not most, copyrighted books/films/software are literally abandoned by their authors and publishers just a few months or years after creation as it is no longer viable to sell them. It must become legal for users to copy such works without permission to preserve them from extinction.


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Okay, so earlier today, I had a little discussion with a theist who just didn't seem to know the meaning of the sentence "give up, you're out of arguments!"
I used the "silver bullet" technique. (Asking him what his strongest argument was and then completely breaking it down, so all his other arguments are automatically bullpeep)
But this guy just didn't show any sign of stopping.
And after many hours of argueing and yes/no fights, it all came down to one question. He said: "Okay, suppose I'm right. Suppose you die and come before god. What are you going to say to him when he tells you that you have been a bad person for not believing in him?"
My reply was: "If god would say that I have been a bad person, I'd say he's out of his mind! I am in no way a bad person, just as you are in no way an atheist."
But now that I think about it...I actually have no idea at all what I really would say...
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I imagine his reply would be unsatisfactory.
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Gears of War 3 is a terrific experience, and an epic conclusion to a truly revolutionary saga in video game history!
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Contains: Frequent Strong Bloody Violence and Occasional Strong Language
Gears of War 3 is a sci-fi third-person shooter, and the conclusion to the Gears of War trilogy in the current story arc. The events in this long-awaited sequel take place two years after Jacinto, humanity's last stronghold, is destroyed. The Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) disbands after Chairman Prescott mysteriously disappears and seemingly abandons his forces. The COG remnants relocate to Vectes, a secluded island, in order to rebuild their civilization whilst a new foe, the Lambent, are threatening humanity's dwindling numbers. As the Lambent begin to invade Vectes, protagonist Marcus Fenix and his comrades retreat to the CNV Sovereign, a helicopter carrier, and take refuge at sea. There's also the threat of the monstrous Locust to deal with yet again, aswell as the surprising revelation of Marcos's father who appears to be alive and well after all these years. The story may not grab you like it ought to immediately, but there are still plausible scenes of excitement and emotional intensity due to the group of characters (especially Marcos, Dom, Baird and Cole) you know and love from the first two games of the series, with many newcomers proving welcome additions in the dark conflict between good and evil. But it's when Gears of War 3 closes in on the conclusion that it unleashes crucial plot developments and provides late drama to impact your reaction to the story of the saga, all in all proving worthwhile with frantic last-ditch efforts of struggle and sacrifice to reap the rewarding ending it pleasingly delivers after a very good lengthed experience.
On the way to that ending, brutal battles come thick and fast against aggressive and calculated opposition who know exactly what their targets are, arrive en mass in many menacing shapes and sizes, and let their instincts deliver the end product that they strive ferociously for without hesitation. Problem is, they probably didn't count on the badass group of COG soldiers that include Marcos Fenix, who has lots of emotions to deal with aswell as the onslaught of fierce predators trying to ruin the day further in which mankind is threatened to the edge of extinction. The cover-based gameplay remains solid after all this time, with some tweaks of course, and the execution methods on downed foes are satisfying each time you perform something more sadistic than before. An expanded set of execution techniques, that differ greatly depending on which weapon you have equipped when approaching the enemy, determine how they'll perish (usually in a grisly way). A favourite to do is to pick them up like an ordinary meatshield then tap the grenade button to tag them, boot them as far away as your leg possibly can, and then witness a gory explosion that resonates around the environment and showers you with a chunky mixture of debris and blood. And just as satisfying is watching one of your allies finish off an enemy in a violent way. Thankfully your allies (3 pursue the objectives alongside you at all times throughout the campaign) are adept at what they were trained to do - Efficiently take out Locusts and Lambent with gunfire or grenades, seek cover or shelter when necessary, and revive each other and yourself when fatally wounded to prevent a restart from the nearest checkpoint. They have a good advantage with a generous amount of health so not to become a burden en route to your goals, and it's always nice to have company that provide tactical distractions when needed to drastically alter the odds of the conflict.
The shooting mechanics are extremely satisfying, and offer some of the best bloody firefights seen this generation due to the weight of the weapons, the gory messes they produce, and the array of punishing guns that are greatly enjoyable to fire. Returning ones like the Lancer with it's noteworthy chainsaw bayonet on the end which is a pleasure to shoot, and the Longshot sniper rifle which pops skulls with precise shots are welcomed back into the heated battles, while new inventions provide lots of nasty ways to spill entrails and dismember limbs. The Retro Lancer (of enemy origin) is a unique variant of the military produced Lancer which has a spiked bayonet on the end. With the normal assault rifle you'll rev up the chainsaw on the end to cover the screen with thick red blood, but with this new gun you'll charge when holding 'B', and should you be in line with an adversary you'll impale them viciously on the end before casting their dead carcass aside with ease. Another is known as the "Digger", and it fires torpedoes under the ground to catch unsuspecting foes behind cover off guard to a timely detonation that ends their part in the fight. To name more would risk spoiling the pleasant surprises in store, but it's worth mentioning that there are some big guns that cause some big explosions, bloody mayhem and restore order to an outnumbered shootout fairly quickly. It doesn't take long to feel embroiled entirely within the setting, not only because of the beautiful locations that are splendidly detailed, but because of the emotional moments that are inevitable in a final instalment to a trilogy. A booming great soundtrack accompanies you through the hard-fought battles that seemingly never end, a wordless version of the song "Mad World" plays neatly in the background during a sad sequence that required sacrifice for progression in the story, and the last few exciting levels are capped off with powerful drama in the sound design that get the adrenaline pumping and the emotions rising.
The occasional boss fights, optional paths to take, and a very entertaining vehicle segment keep things at a very good pace, and there are promising moments during each shootout. Intel is hidden to encourage exploration of each corner which add some background to the plot, and while it isn't important, it's worth searching for. The brutality of war is nailed square in the face where violence and intensity is concerned, and each satisfying confrontation always provides sequences to relish as you thwart a threat that determines future as you know it. Regardless of what difficulty you play on, the struggles always feel fair, and never cause frustration which some games can, and effectively lose the fun factor they strive so desperately to echo through the levels. Gears of War 3 isn't one of those games, and right up to the last level you'll respectfully admire the balance in enemy types, amount and damage they cause, and while death feels like it's creeping up on you, an ally may keep you breathing longer to keep the excitement levels amazingly high.
So, it is proof that Gears of War 3 was worth the anticipated wait. There is tremendous attention focused at each aspect of the experience in every department, and the developer's should be proud to deliver such a profound and revolutionary third-person series with it's cool science fiction elements and military tactics thrown in for good measure. From the intense atmosphere, the likeable characters, the violent cover-based gameplay, incredible audio, smart foes and excellent controls, Gears of War 3 excels in every area and fully deserves the resounding acclaim it is received right from the very beginning of the franchise back in 2006. Five years later, the conclusion is here, and the final elements will be involved to establish something amazing in video game history. Gears of War 3 is simply an amazing experience, an epic conclusion to a revolutionary saga, and a game that will inevitably leave a mark for years to come.
Story - 3/5
Characters - 4/5
Gameplay - 5/5
Graphics - 5/5
Sound - 5/5
Controls - 4/5
Atmosphere - 4/5
Enemy AI - 4/5
Length - 3/5
Replay Value - 4/5
Good Points: Extremely satisfying shooting mechanics, Cover-based gameplay remains solid, Large array of punishing weapons, Executing downed foes is brutal entertainment, Terrific locations are stunning to look at, Diverse enemies that are aggressive and calculated, Well lengthed campaign punctuated with exciting and emotional scenes, Dramatic last few levels capped off with an epic finale to conclude the trilogy.
Bad Points: On-screen weapon tutorials fade too quick and aren't available to read in the menu or manual.
Gears of War 3 refines every aspect of the game and makes it better.
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SummaryGears of War 3 is fantastic and leaves you wanting more. I first started off the Campaign and when I finished I did not want to stop. The story line is extremely deep. The task of finding Marcus' father was a thrill ride. There were moments in the game that were sad and emotion filled and some moments were just plain funny. I've never seen a better storyline since Assassins Creed 2 and Batman Arkham City. When I finished the Gears of War 3 campaign, I felt like the end of a 5 star trilogy wasn't enough to satisfy my needs. Now on to the multiplayer.
Multiplayer is a great experience and player friendly. The executions are brutal and entertaining, the game modes are really fun and makes party gameplay a great experience. I had some friends over playing Gears of War 3 and we couldn't stop playing for 2 hours straight. It was down right fun and enjoyable.
Horde mode is enjoyable like in Gears of War 2. I feel that it has been refined in this game and you feel attatched to it.
Beast mode is a stellar addition to Gears of War 3. Playing as the Locust Horde was a hell of a good time. Killing COG and Stranded was a great addition to this game and makes Gears of War 3 a game to be remembered throughout the years.
The rating of 9.5 perfectly suits the game and the critical acclaim of Gears of War 3 is accurate.
Oh my god i can't believe Gears Of War 3 finally came out!
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SummaryGears of War 3, like its predecessors, is a third-person shooter that emphasizes the use of cover and squad tactics in order to survive combat situations. One interesting edition to the game is it's color, it is comprised soley of different shades of grey. The player's character can carry four weapons: one pistol, one set of grenades, and two other weapons, all which can be swapped with other weapons dropped by fallen foes or at stockpiles throughout the game, along with ammunition. Most weapons feature a secondary fire mode!
Gears of War 3 begins as Chairman Prescott unexpectedly arrives on the Sovereign. Prescott informs Marcus he needs to relay important information to the ship's senior officer, Captain Michaelson. The Lambent shortly launch a surprise attack on the ship during which Michaelson is killed and Prescott is mortally wounded. Before dying, Prescott gives Marcus an encrypted data disc and reveals that his father, Adam Fenix, is still alive but captive on Azura, a secret COG base. Marcus, Dom, Cole and Baird fight their way to the Anvil Gate Fortress, where Colonel Hoffman possesses the necessary equipment to decrypt Precott's disc. Upon arriving at Anvil Gate, Marcus and his comrades assist Hoffman's soldiers in repelling a combined Lambent and Locust assault!
Gears of war 1 and 2 was good and with a really good gameplay and graphics but gears of war 3 is the best game ever! I love gears of war series more than any game i have! I bought xbox 360 only for this game! I have played all three 1, 2 and 3 and i like the 3rd the best! The first and second gear of war was great but gears of war 3 was a hole new experience! It is also 3d compatible and has one of the best graphics! Its storyline is the best! And also the multiplayer is also really really awesome! According to me if you don't have gears of war 1, 2 and 3 - what are you doing?! And gears of war gives a hole new experience! And warning its highly addictive!
Gears of War 3 the best of the saga and deserves a 100/100 the best game ever, absolutely amazing THE BEST GAME EVER!!!
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SummaryGears of War 3 has four-player co-op for the first time in the series. Fully controllable mech suit called silverbacks which will be available for use in specific parts of the game, armed with a machine gun and rocket launcher. They have two operating modes, in assault mode it is controlled like a standard character, in stationary mode, they lock into position and deploy their armor, as well as cover for other Gears from their legs
There will be several new Locust enemies in the game, including the Savage Grenadier, the Digger Boomer, the Locust Siege Beast, the Armoured Kantus, Savage Kantus and Savage elite grenadier (Which are dlc characters), General RAAM and Elite Theron (RAAMs Shadow dlc characters), Savage Marauder and Savage Kantus (Fenix Rising dlc characters), as well as the return of the Berserkers and many more in game and to be released... There are also several new cog characters such as Clayton Carmine(The final addition to the well known Carmine brothers), Many new Coles such as thrashball Cole (Beta character also dlc character from Fenix Rising), Superstar Cole, Classic Cole as well as all the original cast in there old form and new form and many more from in game and dlc map packs such as and the horde command pack, RAAMs Shadow, Fenix Rising and one more not yet released. There is a season pass which allows you to get all the first four map packs and it also includes a liquid camo. There are a range of camos to buy and as well as the ones you get from each map pack. Additionally, the game introduces the new Lambent enemies, such as Drudges, Polyps, Lambent Stalks, and Lambent zerkers (Lambent Berserkers). There will also be new weapons; the Retro Lancer (a lancer with a bayonet attachment), the Digger Launcher (a gun that launches small digging creatures through the ground at high speeds and explode), the Sawed-off Shotgun, Incendiary Grenades and the One Shot (a heavy weapon that, as the name suggests, kills enemies in a single shot).
Three new playable female characters will be introduced: Samantha Byrne, Anya Stroud, and Bernadette Mataki (Horde Command pack dlc character with a few more; Bigrig Dizzy and Onyx Guard), a character from the Karen Traviss novels. Other new playable character include Jace Stratton, a battle-hardened soldier who appears in the comic series and is mentioned in the second game, and Griffin, leader of a group of human survivors called the Stranded. Hip-hop star Ice-T will voice the character of Griffin, while actress Claudia Black will be the voice of Samantha Hip-hop star Drake was originally to be the voice of Jace, but has since been replaced by Michael B. Jordan. There will be a arcade mode also featured in the RAAMs Shadow dlc, that will consist of mutators that you have to unlock that can make the game more fun, easy and harder if you want to spice up your game play but don't think there when you start the game you have to unlock them. Beast mode is a co-operative fun different side to horde mode where you get to play as the locust fighting of hordes of the cog which runs on time and money. Then you have your old school horde mode with a few extra tweaks such as fortifications which you have to buy to survive 50 long, exhausting, fun waves of locust with every 10 waves a boss wave. Then finally we have good old multiplayer 5 v 5 aside but in this game there are NO GLITCHES! As follows do to the non-stop updates well done EPIC. Finally to conclude this review there a stats and awards button on the main menu which allows you to check your awards, ribbons, achievements and yours and your friends stats on each specific game mode and theres also a upcoming events button on the main menu which as the name suggests it tells you what upcoming dlc there is and other details in the game. There are more unique features but my conclusion is that it is the best shooter, third person game ever 100/100!
when third gear is the high speed!!!!
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Summarygears of war 3 is one of the best games i ever played!
i really couldnt find a negative point in the entire game!
campaign is just amazing, great story,great characters bio and level design is like one dark mission and one light mission and you'll never get tired of this!
versus mode is really fun to play, especially co op!
hord mode is great if you play it with friends and you can continue it for years!
and beast mode is a natural disaster!!! really fun, even for watch!
so lets take a quick look at what you will experience during playing gears 3!!!!
story begin right after the silance before storm and you'll get right into the action with a dream about marcus and anya and ... marcus father!
the story of gears 3 is more and more about personal feelings of each characters! dom looks quite but he lives in hell after he lost his love like that in gears two!
cole.t acting gentelly! trying to be a cool man and fellow as he were as a player and of course his nice jokes!!!
bird ... like always! its in his adrenaline to make fun out of everything!and his new fellow female friend of course! they'll make you smile many times with the jokes they making for each others and trying to knock each others out!
and carmine ... carmines are carmines so you'll have the same reactions from him like others you had.
marcus is like a wounded wolf ... and what dom will do in his finall mission make the salt fall on marcus wound ... .
anya, dont expect to see her far from action anymore! she's marcus soulmate and will support him as often as possible!
the story start when marcus and others will understand that marcus father is alive and was kept in a hidden city, its really great! the story will really take you down with it!
smoother than ever!
some new moves and some great new weapons which are so powerfull! a new snipe rifle which has the double power of a normal one and you can have a great tast of it in long rang battles!
the maps are all looks cool and some items are hiding here and there inside them!
the important thing about gameplay in gears 3 is the level designing of every mission! it will not let you keep up a good fight by following a simple tactice to the last mission, you really have to change them as often as possible cause with many new enemys{thanks to lambets} you cant take cover and start shoot in cold blood cause some enemys are able to send you to hell with one clear shot ... BANG! game over!
of course these elements looks tougher and tougher in higher difficultys!
gears 3 really has the upper hand in graphices among all the xbox 360 games.
the details are just crazy in every maps and every weapons really design more detailed than ever!
faces are so great too, the reactions and lips moves are all adorable in gears three, you will remember cole face after he went to stadium{where he was playing-home feild-} for so long!the moody face of marcus is better than ever and you can see how broken dom is ... you really can feel it and how others trying to support him emotionally!
and of course smokes and fires and explotions moments are all got better.
its what you always expect from a gears of war game,its pure gears of war, as simple as that!
gears of war take place in a fantasy world and of course making sounds feel real in sucha world is harder than a game like battlefield or ... , for example when you put a rifle in a game like gears of war you cant make it sounds like a m4 or ak47, you have to make something which sounds like a rifle and still looks believable when you'll hear it! and gears of war series done a great job on that!
when you firing with a heavier weapon you can feel you released a more powerfull shot than a normal weapon and when you're firing with a pistol you can feel how light you shots are too!
lucas voice acting is brutal as their nature and lambets are close to them but they have their difference too, like when you're killing them.
voice acting of each character in your party is really great, each one has their own style and you really can feel the difference between their emotions!
in my opinion gears 3 is the best one in the series, i loved first two so much too and seperating them for me is "mission imposibble" {except that worm mission in gears two}, but i can say gears of war 3 is in first place for me and after it gears 1 and third goes to gears 2!
you will enjoy this game for so long and keep playing and unlocking new items.
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PEN Canada's 2016 annual general meeting was held at the Arts and Letters Club in Toronto on June 1, 2016.
In the Great Hall of the storied Arts and Letters Club on Toronto's Elm Street, sitting PEN Canada President Randy Boyagoda brought into session the 2016 annual general meeting. Thirty PEN writer members had gathered to discuss the business of the organization, while a chair sat empty to mark the absence of imprisoned Ethiopian editor and journalist, Eskinder Nega.
After the initial approving of minutes and agendas Boyagoda presented his president's report, opening with an issue close to the hearts of PEN members and the larger Canadian literary community. Calling for a moment of silence, those in attendance honoured the memory of past PEN Canada president and heavyweight editor, Ellen Seligman, who passed away in March.
Boyagoda then moved on to recap the many events held by PEN Canada in the past year, both the successes, such as the Spring Ideas and Dialogue event with Junot Díaz, and the controversies, like our Freedom to Read Week panel on Gaza with contentious writer, Max Blumenthal.
Boyagoda welcomed the refugee writers brought into the PEN community this year, and thanked the many people who contributed to their settlement in Canada: PEN members, supporters, staff, and our partners at Romero House among them. He also recognized the work by outgoing PEN International President, John Ralston Saul, on behalf of freedom of expression around the world.
Executive Director, Grace Westcott, gave her report, highlighting the inauguration of two awards in the last year: the Ken Filkow Award for courage in the interest of freedom of expression, and the Escribir Sin Miedo prize, for public interest journalism in Honduras. Westcott also mentioned the collection of busts of Canadian literary figures now held by PEN Canada with thanks to Richard Stursberg and the artist, Suzanne Longmire.
Leading off the program reports, Writers in Prison Committee Chair Jim Creskey emphasized the need for further intervention in Honduras, where the situation for writers and journalists is dire. He also detailed the committee's report on India's use of outdated laws to silence expression, and the update to that report which is currently in process.
Delivering the Canadian Issues Committee report on behalf of Chair Elise Moser, Grace Westcott congratulated the committee on their release of the third and fourth Know Your Rights guides on prisoners' rights to read and the right to peaceful demonstration. She thanked Philip Slayton and Cynthia Wine for their continued support of the Ken Filkow Award, and highlighted a few ongoing and upcoming projects. These include a survey assessing the impact of surveillance on writers in partnership with Ryerson University's Centre for Free Expression, and participation in reviews of government policy regarding charities' political activities and anti-terrorism legislation Bill C-51.
Mary Jo Leddy, chair of the Writers in Exile Committee, began her report by recognizing Ellen Seligman's role in bringing her back into the fold of PEN Canada. She also thanked Marina Nemat, Keith Leckie, and Aaron Berhane for the energy they had brought to the committee, and Hannah Fisher for her work in finding host homes for the past year's new arrivals.
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The next order of business was the election of three new directors, Emily Keeler, George Melnyk and Marina Nemat, and the recognition of directors retiring from board: Miki Andrejevic, Neil Bissoondath, Bill Kowalski, Mary Jo Leddy, and Grace Westcott. The members then voted to increase the maximum number of directors from seventeen to eighteen.
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The former US President made the comments while delivering the Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture to around 15,000 people in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Obama didn't mention Trump by name in his speech, but it was widely understood as a powerful rebuke of the current administration.
"A politics of fear and resentment and retrenchment began to appear, and that kind of politics is now on the move. It's on the move at a pace that would have seemed unimaginable just a few years ago," Obama told the crowd.
"I am not being alarmist, I am simply stating the facts. Look around.
"Strongman politics are ascendant suddenly, whereby elections and some pretence of democracy are maintained – the form of it – but those in power seek to undermine every institution or norm that gives democracy meaning."
"I believe in Nelson Mandela's vision. I believe in a vision shared by Gandhi and King and Abraham Lincoln. I believe in a vision of equality, justice, freedom and multi-racial democracy, built on the premise that all people are created equal." —@BarackObama at #MandelaLecture pic.twitter.com/pdXn6kTht6
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) July 17, 2018
Obama was delivering the speech at an annual event to commemorate the life of South African revolutionary and political leader Nelson Mandela. This year would have been Mandela's 100th birthday.
What did Obama cover in his speech?
Elsewhere in his address, Obama took aim at climate change denial, protectionist economics and closed borders, all policies Trump has advocated.
He also made an impassioned plea to the audience to embrace objective facts and reason and to reject fake news.
"You have to believe in facts," he said. "Without facts, there is no basis for cooperation. If I say this is a podium and you say this is an elephant, it's going to be hard for us to cooperate.
Barack Obama slams 'strongman politics' without directly attacking President Trump https://t.co/mLiJsEHBqv
— TIME (@TIME) July 18, 2018
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Despite his apparent reservations about the current US administration, Obama's speech was shot through with the optimism associated with his presidential campaign. He spoke of the potential for youth to topple authoritarian regimes and singled out some young Africans such as Ugandan journalist Abaas Mpindi and Kenyan Caren Wakoli for their work.
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Despite his relatively low profile of late, Obama recently topped a poll for best US president and remains a hugely popular figure. Democrats will be hoping he becomes more visible as they contest the mid-term senate elections later this year.


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Sunday, July 10, 2011
"Garden Angel" Oil on 8x10 inch Linen Panel
Available on etsy
I've been feeling a little cramped painting on the smaller panels lately, so I thought I'd spread out a bit, and pulled out an 8x10 inch panel to paint on. I've had this angel for a few years, and I've always thought of painting it, so finally I gave it a try. The flowers from my garden are some hydrangeas, bachelor buttons, and the deep pink one in front is a cosmo.
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Your painting of the angel and flowers is wonderful! Is this an oil or acrylic painting? I love painting too-come have a visit to my blogsite sometime!
beautiful ....... the shadows are great too.ReplyDelete
What an amazing job painting this alabaster piece! Love the addition of color too. Beautiful painting.ReplyDelete
So beautiful, Debbie.ReplyDelete
Really beautiful. I love the addition of the flowers to the little angel figure.ReplyDelete
I like the way you arranged the flowers on and around the statue. The whole composition is really nice.ReplyDelete
I started painting larger this year, and now I revisit my 6x6 canvases for a change now and then, but even an 8x10 can feel small! Looking forward to seeing you "stretch out" too!
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All I can say is that I hope I sleep better tonight than I did last night. I can see the highway from the house (about 3 blocks away), and since we're basically in a canyon, the sound bounces back and forth from the traffic. I'm also used to sleeping with a fan on, which blocks the sound of Greg's breathing machine. That thing sounds like someone running a vacuum back and forth in the next room and is especially annoying when he is facing me.
The cross breeze, when the wind is strong enough, is enough to blow the double doors to our bedroom open. THAT freaked me out. I'm thinking – Oh great! This house is haunted!
Once I did finally fall asleep – and I have no idea when that was because there's no clock in there and my phone was charging in the kitchen – I slept until 8:00. I'm going to guess I may have slept about 5-6 hours. It could have been worse, and I don't feel too sleepy at the moment. I AM on vacation… I CAN try to take a nap later! Preferably on a different bed because I think this one must be the oldest (and firmest) in the house. My hip and shoulder were sore this morning, and now my lower back hurts. I'm not sure how much of the back issue is from playing pool, though. I did do some behind-the-back shots, which required a bit of twisting. Hmmm. Funny, that strategy only worked once! Perhaps I should forgo that one today!