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Ardvi Community residents, Lori Region, are continuing to fight against the performance of prospecting works in the area of Shekaghbyur gold-polymetallic mine field. Mane Tandilyan, MP from 'Yelq' faction, read their complaint-statement at the National Assembly on 12 September.
'Ardvi residents get their supply from the areas designed for prospecting, where drinking water is collected and where the pasture dealing with cattle breeding is located. It's impermissible to deprive the village of all this, to pollute the clean air and the whole region with the wastes and harmful substances. We are applying to the people in charge of the fist stage of public discussions and territorial governance bodies to annul the first stage of the hearings, as the proceeding illegal steps derive from this stage, which are submission of the project, amendment and supplement of the previous project and appointing new hearings. All these steps are illegal, as the first public hearings were fake. In the second stage of the public hearings the villagers expressed their opinions in the form of public demonstrations not allowing the company representatives to enter, as from the very beginning the company was acting illegally. The company had illegally dug and transferred several trucks of raw materials from this area, while the villagers had to eliminate these consequences with their own initiative smoothening with hands whatever the excavators have destroyed. Given all this, Ardvi Alderman's Council rejected 'Miram' LLC in conducting geological works in the area of Ardvi.'
Mane Tandilyan raised the voices of Ardvi residents. Then the MP stated she had some information on Ardvi residents being threatened, 'Certain groups of people approach Ardvi residents and start convincing and threatening them to make them change their opinions. Based on this, I declare if the opinion of Ardvi residents gets changed, I will persuade the police to acknowledge this statement as a report on crime and to initiate investigation.'
After Mane Tandilyan's speech, the representatives of RA Nature Protection Ministry and police arrived in Ardvi on 13 September and observed the drilled area in Shekaghbyur together with Ardvi residents. As a result, minutes were drawn up, which record the presence of the destroyed area of 9 meters long and 0.5 meters wide and 3 meters deep generated in the spring of 2017.
Currently the Shekaghbyur gold-polymetallic project has been returned for amendments and supplements, while the expertise process was suspended till the submission of the amended and supplemented project.
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Did you know it is possible to build an online poker bankroll without ever making a deposit? Sounds cheesy and unlikely but many of today's young wealthy poker pros got their start freerolling.
Tom Dwan (durrrr), most well known multi-million dollar online player won a small freeroll as a teenager, and with bankroll management, discipline, and a lot of practice ended up reaching the highest stake nosebleed games where he's become one of the all time winningest players.
Annette Obrestad (annette_15) who in 2007 won $2 million dollars while becoming the first ever World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) Main Event champion (while just 18 years old) also got her start freerolling. In fact, without ever making a deposit she amassed career winnings of $500,000 on PokerStars, $200,000 on now defunct UltimateBet, and $136,000 on Full Tilt Poker before she was of legal age to play.
These are not a few isolated incidents either. The internet population of successful high stakes players is filled with players who won freerolls and then used disciplined bankroll management while improving their game and progressing in stakes. It's so often other players say, "if I only had the bankroll to get into a game, I'd win". Most of these players simply haven't paid their dues by improving their game while grinding through the various stakes to reach the level they desire to play.
Of course, not all players are looking for stardom either. Some are fine with using poker as a recreational pastime. If you're looking for your shot as the next poker millionaire (it's like the lottery still), or just looking to win some money without risking any of your own, freeroll tournaments are a great way to start. Just remember, freeroll games play very differently than real money games. Winning on freerolls doesn't mean you'll be a successful real money player by any means.
US Poker Sites with Great Freerolls
If you're simply looking for a US poker site with the best freeroll value, you'll want to check out www.Betonline.com. They have $10-$150 freerolls every day. The maximum entry is 3,000 people, and depending on the tournament, they payout the top 10 to top 50 finishers.
If you're lucky and are located in New Jersey, Nevada or Delaware, the WSOP is giving away 7 (seven) $100 freerolls with a field size of 600 players and overlay tournaments (that's very good +EV). Another option for New Jersey poker players is Borgata which are currently offering $10 up to $1,000 (on Sundays) freerolls daily. Depending on the tournament, they are paying the top 17 to top 50 places.
Important Note: Bovada no longer has freerolls.
Legal Rooms and States
If your place of residence or physical being is in these three states, Nevada, Delaware or New Jersey, then you are granted access to the WSOP, Borgata and other such sites. Those sites are giving out very big freerolls at the current moment (mentioned in the previous paragraph) to those eligible by state lines only.
US Poker Sites with the "Best Value" Freerolls
BetOnline Poker accepts all 50 USA states and is the best licensed offshore site in regards to value for freerolls. As for state regulated online poker websites in Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey (must be located in one of those states), the WSOP site offers the best value for freeroll tournaments. They are currently giving away seven $100 freerolls. For international players, PokerStars (largest non-US site) definitely offers the best freerolls over its competitors. PokerStars received approval to operate in New Jersey last fall, must be physically located in New Jersey to play, and their website went live on March 21st.
Almost every online poker site has some sort of freeroll incentive. No matter which site you choose, we wish you the best of luck and hope to see you soon at the real money poker tables.
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text: Hey guys I just want to discuss about my first negative itrade. I was working well with my positive itrade, till now I have made upto +16 itrade and now I get my last itrade as a negative one. I just want to ask do I deserve this? What happened: One guy (name disclosed) ask me for the service I provided for facebook and I did the service as I need to do . The service was to suggest people to the page/group. I am doing this for a weeks and I always got the positive feedback. And the negative itrade was for not getting the fans as he wanted. I mean the service I provide was for the suggestion of the page , I never grantee them with the fans.As we all know there are different types of people all around the world. Some may like something the other may dislike the same thing. My service was 100% done as i promised but there is a negative itrade for me since the result was not good. And also the same thing made many people happy too. Now just I want to know should I close the service or is it the mistake of the person choosing the page name? I will go with the people with majority votes. If you people say I am wrong than I am certainly going to close my service. (that's for true). I never wanted my clients to get depressed by my service , but in my point of view I have done my 100% of service. Do I deserve the negative Itrade? Please Help Me out for my service!! Regards,


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Faculty, Staff and Students can report any incident which violates acceptable student behaviour as outlined in the Student Discipline Code. Reporting is done by writing a letter to the Senior Director, Student Services, giving specifics on the incident (date, time, place etc.), person (Saint Mary's University student) involved, names and contact information of witnesses as well as any supporting documentation (written statements from witnesses). It is advisable to consult with one of the three Disciplinary Officers prior to writing a letter to ensure the discipline system is the correct pathway to deal with problematic behaviours. The Student Disciplinary Board is not an investigative body and so all documentation related to the incident is to be provided by the person reporting the incident.
The Senior Director, Student Services/Disciplinary Officer decides, based on information submitted whether the Student Disciplinary Board will be convened and a hearing held. Individuals involved are notified in writing of the date, time and place of the hearing. The individual who writes a letter outlining an incident must appear before the Board as the Complainant. The Complainant needs to be aware that the student (Respondent) will have access to any information submitted around the incident prior to the hearing date.
The Student Discipline Code does deal with violent behaviour however all Faculty, Staff and Students should report any violent act(s) which threaten their own safety, that of others or of property, to University Security immediately at 902-420-5000 or if in Residence, to Residence Security at 902-420-5591 and the Occupational Health and Safety Officer at 902-420-5658. The purpose of the Code is to deal with unacceptable behaviour after it has occurred for the purpose of education and remediation, not during or immediately after an incident. University Security maintains safety on campus and Residence Security in the University Residences.
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Blackburn Rovers manager Michael Appleton has brought former Ewood Park favourite David Bentley back to the club on a loan deal from Tottenham until the end of the season.
The 28-year-old winger had been with Russian Premier League side FC Rostov during the first half of the season but has now returned to the club who sold him for a fee of £17 million back in 2008.
The former England international, who was once touted as a possible replacement for David Beckham on the right-hand side of midfield, has seen his career take a downwards spiral since moving on from the Lancashire club.
The Rovers manager spoke of his interest in the midfielder earlier on Friday having also announced a deal to bring in Karim Rekik from Manchester City, labelling him a player who possesses "a lot of quality".
"David is a wide player and we have been talking about wide players," Appleton told The Lancashire Telegraph.
"He has a great history with the club and a lot of quality."


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Here is Saregama's portrait of this 71 year old living criminal, depicting his legendary trail across the globe. His journey remains as enigmatic as his personality. Check out the infographic to know him better.
Presenting 'Jab Chaye Tera Jadoo' Video Song in the voice of Kanika Kapoor from upcoming bollywood movie Main Aur Charles starring Randeep Hooda & Richa Chadda. Directed by Prawaal Raman, Produced by Raju Chadha, Amit Kapoor & Vikram Khakhar. A Waves Cinemas Ponty Chadha presentation of a Cynozure Networkz Production.
Singer – Kanika Kapoor
Music Recreated – Sanjeev Darshan Singer
Additional Lyrics – Ikram Basra
Movie – Main Aur Charles
Programed by – Aditya Dev
Mixed and Mastered by – Bharat Goel
Original Songs Credits::
Singer – Asha Bhosle
Music Composer – Rajesh Roshan
Lyricist – Amit Khanna
Movie – Lootmaar
Label :: Saregama India Ltd.
In the seventies when travellers could visit countries like Thailand, Hong Kong & Nepal with marginal official processing, Charles Sobraj used this to his advantage and was on a sadistic murder spree. Young backpackers, hash stoners and idealists from the West were found lost in their fantasies along the Asian Hippie Trail. Charles made sure they reached the permanent state of elevation. His killings would range anything between ten such individuals, up to twenty-four (mostly women). Although the real figure still remains ambiguous.
He is half-Vietnamese, half-Indian, fluent in various languages, a feline charismatic man with big eyes. Apart from his attractive demeanour, Charles' personality has high resonance with suave fictional characters like James Bond, Tom Ripley & Hannibal Lecter. No wonder, he once introduced himself to a reporter, echoing Bond as, "This is Charles, Charles Sobraj". His intellectual bent of mind, found repose in the works of German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche. Fully familiar with his book 'Beyond Good & Evil', Charles never really considered his killings to have defied his own moral code. In fact, in his confessions, he referred to them as 'cleaning' in the light of being a criminal Superman. Using his know-how of what budget travellers needed and his expertise in gem selling, he had his way with all his ulterior motives.
But there was method to the madness as his killings were stamped with his trademark style. He befriended and advised the travellers for best places to eat, teach hacks of gemstone buying and bring them to his Bangkok apartment (shared by his French-Canadian girlfriend) and murdered them. The ritual began by first drugging their drinks and then proceed to choke or stab them until dead. Sometimes, he would take a more hostile route by setting the body on fire – in few cases the victims were investigated to be burnt alive. His other favourite methods were to make the victims ill by using diarrhoea pills and itching powder. The intention was to make them weak and totally dependent on him so that he could stifle them, disfigure their bodies with a knife or just shoot them. He was then attributed with the title of 'The Bikini Killer' when the bodies of his victims (Teresa Knowlton & Vitaji Hakim) were discovered in swimsuits. This entire murder rampage culminated with his desire to travel the world using the identities and belongings of the deceased.
One of the most interesting element of his criminal record, has been his practice of using psychology as an underlying element. He could easily break into people's minds and had a knack for spotting flaws in them. In order to suit his evil brilliance, he would then re-shape them as and when required. Until his victims were viciously murdered, they probably found him to be one of the kindest and genuinely friendly people. On being asked, the pre-requisites of being a murderer, Charles had replied that, "Either they have too many feelings and cannot control themselves, or they have no feelings. It is one of the two." His captivating charm and smile has indeed been an instrument of deceit to hide the raging storm inside his head.
His pursuits have led him to spend most of his time either on the run or in prisons across France, South East Asia and the Subcontinent. He has done it all from extravagant indulgence in women affairs to criminal conquests with his then wife Chantal Companion, later his brother Andre to escapes from jail (mainly induced by bribery), not once but five times – earning yet another title of 'The Serpent'. His ability to attract women using his smooth conversationalist skills was quite evident. He was known to have had four Parsi girlfriends during his times in Mumbai, while his lawyer as well couldn't help herself from falling for him. In Thailand, Charles found an adventurous female traveller Marie Leclerc who soon turned out to be his most devoted follower and henceforth they pulled off a few scams together. Later when he was back in India, he also made a woman clan with Barbara & Mery Ellen in order to trick French tourists.
So there you have it, an intellectual criminal who not only used his charms to fulfil his motives but also could brainwash people into following him with complete devotion. He had a colourful personality, using which he travelled all across the globe, generating his own legendary testaments. Now as always, his intriguing journey has caught the eye of filmmakers like Prawaal Raman, to delve deeper from what's on the surface and explore the intricacies of the mystery called Charles Sobraj. The song, 'Jab Chaye Tera Jadoo' from the Prawaal's upcoming movie 'Main Aur Charles' is a clear depiction of the extravagance of his lifestyle and his affinity towards women alongside his criminal record.
Here is Saregama's portrait of this 71 year old living criminal, depicting his legendary trail across the globe. His journey remains as enigmatic as his personality. Check out the infographic to know him better.
Jab Chaye Tera Jadoo – Main Aur Charles | Kanika Kapoor | Official Music Video


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I have to admit that I had a moment of panic when I heard that Google Reader was shutting down. I love Google Reader. I use it every day. I keep track of my favorite web sites, blogs, and surname feeds. Right away I went to work to find a replacement. I was looking for a way to save my subscriptions rather than reenter all of the web sites. I stumbled upon Feedly.
I was so glad to see that Google Reader would allow a download of the data so that all of the subscriptions were preserved. Feedly imported everything without a hitch. And I was good to go.
The computer version is fairly easy to use. You can choose default settings for displays. It was easy to customize the categories. But the iPad version is outstanding.
The iPad version is user friendly and everything can be opened with the touch of a finger or article after article can be read and dismissed with a drag across the screen. A small number shows up with each category that tells you how many unread articles are available. If you tap on a category such as "family history". Each subscription is then available if you want to look at one specific location. It functions just like Google Reader in that you can read as little or as much as you want.
If you decide to choose a particular subscription, such as the Reed message board, a list of new items appears. You can browse through the headlines and open what you want. Once the page is swiped, all of the items are changed from unread to read.
After you complete one category, a new category appears. I looked at the Reed message board, and then had a choice whether to move on to the Robbins message board.
From my last few days of using Feedly, I am a convert. And I still think the web aggregator is one of the best and most useful technologies available, particularly for keeping track of geneological sites, blogs, and message boards.


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Back in 2004, when Transvaal Aquapark collapsed in Moscow, I remember reading a very long rant by some structural engineer about what she thought was a global root of the problem. I couldn't find that post right now, but I remember the point of it vividly.
In USSR no one really cared how buildings looked. It was important that they don't collapse and primitively serve their purpose. Structural engineering was way above than architecture in the ranks. Architects were sort of oppressed by engineers.
Sounds familiar?
Then Soviet Union collapsed and suddenly everyone wanted their buildings to be pretty. The balance between architects and structural engineers switched. And architects held a grudge from being abused and disregarded for all these years. So they started oppressing and disregarding engineers. The point of that lady was that it got to the point where engineers had no say in what makes sense and what doesn't, which eventually led to tragedy.
If we take a look at software engineering, it's difficult not to see the parallels with soviet structure engineering. Programmers "oppressed" designers for decades. In engineering driven companies like Google or Microsoft this is probably still the case. Listen to this episode of "This Developer's Life" where Microsoft's designer Michael Bach complains about this still being the case and mentions the Douglas Bowman's post (linked above) about Google. But look at Windows Phone and you will see that the situation is changing.
This post was inspired by this tweet by Aral Balkan.
Aral is a well known user experience designer and speaker from UK. His talks are really inspirational and very well presented (even if a true geeky developer could argue that he is selling common sense ;).
Immediately after seeing this tweet I've remembered that architecture/engineering rant from 7 years ago. If you've never lived in USSR you've probably never seen this transformation. But worst type of tyrant is someone who was oppressed before and is holding a grudge. Or is this the only possible type?
So we've oppressed designers for decades. Some of them are definitely holding a grudge. And it seems that now is their turn to rule. Hopefully it won't result in any global tragedies, but we, developers, should prepare to be abused. Or, you know … switch to user experience design.
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Every time I go to car rental sub-site of Ryanair.com I get frustrated with smarty-pants "Pick up Country" dropdown. As you can see on the screenshot, it automatically selects pickup country by visitor's IP address (or something like that).
Now I don't know how many people fly from UK to UK or from Germany to Germany, but I know for sure that you just can't fly with Ryanair from Lithuania to Lithuania. So this automatic selection super-feature is at the very least useless and in reality it's annoying. As I said you can't fly from Lithuania to Lithuania with Ryanair and what are the chances that when you're already in Lithuania you will go to Ryanair.com to rent a car? I think something like 1:10000. On the other hand automatic selection in "Country of Residence" is actually a nice little feature which probably works correctly 99% of the time.
So what should be in that pickup country dropdown by default?
The most obvious option is the message "Choose one" like in that "Pick up Location" box. And by the way there's only one Ryanair "location" in Lithuania so why the hell it's not selected by default? While just leaving "Choose one" seems most logical to me and easiest to "implement", I accept that it might be not fancy enough for someone at Ryanair. In this case they could've determined my location and then get the most popular destination from that location and make it the default.
Are there any other logical default values for that dropdown? I don't know. What I know is that seeing my own country there annoys me. In most cases no AI is better than seriously flawed AI.
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I've just read a 37signals article "Why we skip Photoshop". It argues for the idea of designing sites in HTML/CSS right away skipping the "static mockup" phase. This reminded me of a thought I get every time I see some products, articles, demonstrations, etc. aiming at separating presentation from business logic.
In a typical small size web development projects there are 3 main roles of (implementation) participants:
Now the 37signals article assumes that "Designer" and "HTML/CSS coder" are either one and the same person or at least inseparable pair. In my world (In small-to-medium web projects that I worked on during the last 10 years) I've seen projects where:
But I have never worked on a project where "Designer" and "HTML/CSS coder" were combined into one role and business logic coder was someone else.
Am I living in a different world? Probably. Cause you can see this tendency in tools too. In Microsoft's demos you can often see a pattern where developer works in one tool - "Visual Studio", and graphic design/HTML/CSS/XAML is done in another (single) suite - "Expression Studio". From my perspective this leaves only 2 major roles - presentation specialist and business logic developer. I think this is wrong. I've seen many good graphic designers who had basic knowledge how web works but had no idea about HTML or at least didn't waste their time learning quirks in CSS implementation in different browsers.
Probably for large corporations this is not an issue but if you take a small company with 3 technical employees (designer, html coder and developer) you can't get separate graphics tools for designer and HTML coder. You end up buying 2 copies of Photoshop or Fireworks or Expression Studio or whatever when designer only needs creative tools and HTML coder needs technical tools for cutting parts of the design according to his implementation.
Why do I have to get a Photoshop behemoth only to be able to cut (without compromises) what my designer has done in it? I want ImageReady separated back into a standalone product. But there's probably something wrong with me cause this seems to be a global trend.
Am I old fashioned or just crazy? What is your process?
Tags: graphics, design
It's time for some bitching and whining.
Some time ago I had a meeting with potential client who has ordered site design from a well known local ad agency and wanted my company to program the eshop. He showed me printed mockups of the site which were quite nice visually.
Later, as we talked further, he emailed me the same mockups in jpeg. I've noticed that content part of the site (a static width design) was 1300+ pixels wide. I informed the client that this is way too wide for a site and asked to make the design fit into 960 pixels. A couple of weeks later I've received new mockups where all that was done was the whole design proportionally resized to fit into 960 pixels.
When I pointed out that in some elements font sizes became unacceptably small (one button had text on it with 4px high font!) I got a few emails from the ad agency's project manager and then a call from a higher executive who in quite arrogant way tried to convince me that I can't make these judgements from JPG mockups but I have to get their magnificent CorelDraw file and everything will be fine. To my note that 4 pixels is 4 pixels and it's not enough for the text to be readable no matter how crisp it is, he responded with typical print designer gibberish talking about centimeters, 72 DPI, 150 DPI and other crap that has totally no relevance in web/screen design. He also noted that client has signed out on the design when they demonstrated it to him in their office (most likely on a shiny Apple's 30" screen with 500% zoom). I understood that I have no chance to convince these people to admit that they know nothing about web (after all they are well known ad agency!) and listen to my free advice. So I decided just to make a mockup web site with the design and show it to the client so he sees it in "field" conditions. We'll see how it goes.
After the conversation I was curious to find the origin of the 72 DPI tale so I googled it and found a perfect article - "Say No to 72 dpi" - which should be mandatory to every print designer before he or she is allowed to do anything for the web or screen. I suggest you read it even if you have a good idea what pixel is. It's hilarious. And definitely bookmark it so you can send it if you ever have a conversation like mine. After all since the web is total mainstream these days more and more people start designing web sites and print designers are leading the pack since the already know everything about design. And definitely more than those arrogant programmers!
Bonus design tip: Did you know that you can change black-gray-white-greenish site template to black-gray-white-bluish by simply swapping B and G values in RGB colors? :) This is what I did to convert the theme of my personal blog to this one.
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Markets await Osborne's statement
The equity markets have been gearing themselves up for the final budget of this coalition, due to be presented tomorrow by chancellor George Osborne. Considering the government will go into Purdah next week as the political parties start their election campaigns, this is likely to be one of the most political budgets ever. Although we have heard a few rumours of some of the possible announcements, the chancellor is sure to leave a few things up his sleeve to add impact. The FTSE 100 has, for a change, benefited from the proportionally large exposure it has to the miners and oil and gas companies as it has added to yesterday's gains while the rest of Europe has sold off.
Sainsbury's is looking at the positives as it has proudly stated its expectations of outperforming its sector peers and at the same time has seen underlying sales fall for the fifth quarter in a row. The continued pressure of squeezed margins and a market share being eaten into by the minnows of the food retail sector has seen the company's shareholders grateful for the small mercies.
An increasingly lazy attitude in the UK public for cooking has seen Just Eat post profits up by 62% in the last year as the takeaway company eats into its competitors' market share.
Tullow Oil has had one of its better days heading up the list of FTSE climbers but as confirmation of its relegation out of the FTSE has already been confirmed, this relief rally is too little too late.
Currency markets eyeing interest rate rise
The ongoing strength of the dollar has begun to take its toll on the US corporate scene as the 'currency headwinds' remark, so prevalent in European company reports, has now made its way across the Atlantic. The start of the two-day FOMC meeting has seen traders debate the likelihood of the word 'patience' being removed from the vocabulary when talking about the start of interest rate rises.
The moves that we have seen so far in both GBP/USD and EUR/USD would suggest that currency markets are factoring in an interest rate rise sometime in early summer.
Confirmation that American Airlines was set to join the S&P 500 saw its shares jump by more than 5.5%; an impressive performance for a company that was bankrupt just over a year ago. In stark contrast to that the Dow Jones only has Coca-Cola and Boeing able to forge out a positive move higher as the index is smothered in red.
Gold hovers around $1150
As the possibility of Iranian oil exports no longer being ostracized increases, the pressure on the oversupply of oil markets has seen fresh selling squeezing both US light crude and crude oil back into oversold territory.
Gold continues to lack luster as it hovers around the $1150 mark as the selloff in the precious metal looks to be overdone and running out of steam. Today's housing starts out of the US have seen a renewed selloff in copper as the American housing market struggles to keep momentum.
Dollar's dominance down
The dollar's dominance of the currency arena has, for the second day, diminished. The fact that both the chancellor George Osborne and the FOMC's Janet Yellen will be making market-moving statements tomorrow it is possibly no surprise that traders are taking a little of their profits off the table. Considering that institutional expectations are now calling for parity in EUR/USD this year a return to bearish markets will materialise sooner rather than later.


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Help back my typeface "Cristoforo" via Kickstarter, and choose from cool typographic goodies, including the fonts themselves.
Cristoforo is a revival of some classic Victorian typefaces by Hermann Ihlenburg. It's also known as the typeface of Call of Cthulhu, the H.P. Lovecraft roleplaying game, and as the original logo for Cracker Jack.
The campaign will only last until midnight on Saturday May 19. Basically, people pledge money for fonts and other goodies up front so I know the project is viable. Reward options for backers depend on their funding level, and include not only the fonts, but computer desktop wallpaper, postcards, T-shirts and posters.
Kickstarter is all or nothing. Only if the total pledges exceed the minimum funding target are people's credit cards charged and the project moves forward.
If funding exceeds the minimum by enough of a margin, I can add more language support for central/eastern Europe, and even pay an intern!


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On December 13, 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues an executive order, Executive Order 8974: Control of Civil Aviation, authorizing the Secretary of War to take control of any civilian airline needed for the war effort. Contracts with the airlines permitted the purchase of aircraft and airline services.
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30 an information to be amended at any time before the verdict or finding. If the
31 prosecuting attorney chooses not to pursue a charge contained in the initial
32 information, a dismissal of that charge must be stated in the amended information.
33 (f) Bill of Particulars. The court may direct the filing of a bill of particulars.
34 The defendant may move for a bill of particulars before arraignment or within one
35 day after arraignment or at a later time if the court permits. The motion must be in
36 writing and must specify the particulars sought by the defendant. A bill of
37 particulars must be granted if the court finds it necessary to protect the defendant
38 against a second prosecution for the same offense or to enable the defendant to
39 adequately prepare for trial. A bill of particulars may be amended at any time
40 subject to such conditions as justice requires.
41 (g) Names of Witnesses to Be Endorsed on Indictment or Information.
42 When an indictment or information is filed, the names of all the witnesses on
43 whose evidence the indictment or information was based must be endorsed on it
44 before it is presented. The prosecuting attorney, at a time the court prescribes by
45 rule or otherwise, must endorse on the indictment or information the names of
46 other witnesses the prosecuting attorney proposes to call. A failure to endorse
47 those names does not affect the validity or sufficiency of the indictment or
48 information, but the court in which the indictment or information was filed must
49 direct the names of those witnesses to be endorsed on application of the defendant.
50 The court may not allow a continuance because of the failure to endorse any of
51 those names unless the application was made at the earliest opportunity and then
52 only if a continuance is necessary in the name of justice.
54 Rule 7 was amended effective March 1, 1990; January 1, 1995; March 1,
55 1996; March 1, 2006; March 1, 2007; August 1, 2011; March 1,
56 2013: March 1, 2016.
57 Rule 7 is an adaptation of Fed.R.Crim.P. 7 and controls all indictments and
58 informations. Although North Dakota provides that a defendant may be prosecuted
59 by indictment or information, indictments are seldom used.
60 Subdivision (a) was amended, effective January 1, 1995, in response to
61 county court elimination. The amendment allows misdemeanors to be charged by
62 complaint in district court, and for the inclusion of misdemeanor charges with
63 felony charges in an indictment or information.
64 Subdivision (a) was amended, effective March 1, 1996, to clarify that even
65 though a felony is initially charged by complaint, the subsequent prosecution must
66 be by indictment or information.
67 Subdivision (a) was amended, effective August 1, 2011, to delete language
68 indicating that a preliminary examination was required before commencing a
69 prosecution on an information. N.D.C.C. § 29-04-05 was amended in 2011 to
70 specify that "A prosecution is commenced when a uniform complaint and
71 summons, a complaint, or an information is filed or when a grand jury indictment
72 is returned."
73 Subdivision (b) entitled "Waiver of Indictment" is retained in title and
74 number only to conform with the outline and form of Fed.R.Crim.P. 7. Article I,
75 Section 10 of the North Dakota Constitution provides that an individual must be
76 prosecuted by indictment in cases of felony unless otherwise provided by the
77 legislature, but in all cases either by information or indictment. Since the
78 legislature has provided the state with an alternative to a prosecution by indictment
79 in N.D.C.C. § 29-09-02, it follows that under the state constitution, there is no
80 right in the accused to demand prosecution by indictment.
81 The language of subdivision (c), "must be carried on in the name * * * of
82 the State of North Dakota," does not mandate a change in the style of prosecution
83 before municipal courts. The purpose of the indictment or information is to inform
84 the defendant of the precise offense of which the defendant is accused so that the
85 defendant may prepare the defendant's defense and further that a judgment will
86 safeguard the defendant from subsequent prosecution for the same offense. The
87 language employed in subdivision (c) is intended to provide the defendant with the
88 Sixth Amendment protection to "be informed of the nature and the cause of the
89 accusation * * * ." With this view in mind, subdivision (c) is established for the
90 benefit of the defendant and is intended simply to provide a means by which the
91 defendant can be properly informed of the proceedings without jeopardy to the
92 prosecution.
93 Subdivisions (c) and (g) were amended, effective March 1, 1990. The
94 amendments are technical in nature and no substantive change is intended.
95 Subdivision (c) was amended, effective March 1, 2007, to specify that the
96 indictment or information must contain a statement of the facts that establish the
97 elements of the offense charged.
98 Subdivision (c) was amended, effective March 1, 2013, to clarify that
99 municipal ordinance cases transferred to district court under N.D.C.C. §
100 40-18-06.2 are not prosecuted in the name of the State. When a municipal court
101 case is appealed to district court, Rule 37 governs procedure.
102 The purpose of subdivision (d) is to protect the defendant against
103 prejudicial allegations of irrelevant or immaterial facts.
104 Subdivision (e) was amended, effective March 1, 2016, to require a
105 dismissal to be stated in the amended information if the prosecuting attorney
106 chooses not to pursue charges raised in the initial information.
107 Rule 7 was amended, effective March 1, 2006, in response to the December
108 1, 2002, revision of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The language and
109 organization of the rule were changed to make the rule more easily understood and
110 to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules.
111 SOURCES: Joint Procedure Committee Minutes of September 30, 2011,
112 pages 18-19; April 28-29, 2011, pages 17-18; January 26, 2006, page 3; January
113 29-30, 2004, pages 24-25; January 26-27, 1995, pages 3-5; January 27-28, 1994,
114 pages 8-9; September 23-24, 1993, pages 8-10; April 20, 1989, page 4; December
115 3, 1987, page 15; March 23-25, 1972, pages 3-11; December 11-12, 1968, pages
116 1-2; July 25-26, 1968, pages 1-4.
119 Chapter 29-11.
121 CROSS REFERENCES: N.D.C.C. ch. 29-10.1 (Grand Jury);
122 N.D.R.Crim.P. 37 (Appeal as of Right to District Court; How Taken).


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A simple solution.
Rather than sifting through dozens of light combos, you'd rather just grab a small, minimal light as extra reassurance for the times you're riding on shady, dusk-lit roads. Free of frills but perfectly functional, Blackburn's Click USB Rear Light fits the bill.
The petite light runs on a rechargeable lithium polymer battery that can be rebooted on-the-go via a USB charging cord, and you can turn it on easily from the saddle with a quick push of the lens. An LED Fuel Gauge lets you keep tabs on where your battery stands, and the light is certified to IP65 waterproof standards, meaning it can handle an unexpected summer storm without a problem. The included silicone mount attaches the Click cleanly to your rear seatpost, where you can forget about it until you need it.
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Bright Red Light
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Simple works well.
Battery life sucks
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I liked the idea of this light as I could clip it to the back of my helmet for added safety. Unfortunately, due to its incredibly short battery life (even when used in blinking mode) it is not very useful.
Short battery life, USB is crap
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
Light only lasts about 2 hours, not good when you're in the dark and it dies. The micro USB plug is not well designed and won't hold the cable. Have to play with it several times and hope it stays in. I have 2 of these and they both have the same issues. I had high hopes but I simply can't recommend it.


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January 22, 2014—Nashville, TN. Supporters of legislation that will help students with dyslexia in Tennessee have something to cheer about. After years of advocacy and discussion regarding the needs of students with reading disorders, House Bill 1735 was filed by State Representative and House Majority Whip, Cameron Sexton and Senate Bill 2002 by Senator Becky Duncan Massey. Efforts to pass a bill to benefit students with dyslexia picked up steam after members of the Tennessee branch of the International Dyslexia Association joined forces with members of Decoding Dyslexia-Tennessee, and other interested individuals to form the Dyslexia Legislative Alliance.
Highlights of the bill referred to by supporters as "The Dyslexia is Real" bill include officially defining dyslexia in Tennessee using the definition officially adopted by the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), education and training for pre-service teachers enrolled in institutions of higher learning, and incorporating dyslexia-related training into current educational in-service practices.
According to Emily Dempster, President of the Tennessee Branch of the International Dyslexia Association and regional parent advocate, "This is a wonderful opportunity for the people of Tennessee to make a difference in the lives of those affected by dyslexia." Dempster teamed up with Dr. James Herman, Director of the Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia, and Dr. Chester Goad, former president of the Tennessee Association on Higher Education and Disability, over the last two years to help lay the groundwork for the bill. Goad believes this is only the beginning. "All we did was lay the ground work," he continued, "but getting this bill passed is going to take a mighty partnership with our Dyslexia Alliance partners, parents and others around the state to take it across the finish line. We're just so thankful to Representative Sexton and Senator Becky Duncan Massey for giving us an opportunity to prove that Tennesseans care about this issue." Dr. Jim Herman of the Center for the Study and Treatment of Dyslexia at MTSU emphasizes educational importance of the bill. "This bill will assist educators in meeting the needs of all K-12 students and opens the door for targeted, multisensory interventions for students with dyslexia."
While dyslexia legislation is only now being introduced in Tennessee, the dyslexia movement is a national movement. Several states have already passed similar legislation including: New Jersey, Mississippi, Arkansas, Ohio, and many more. In most states, support for the bills receive incredible traction from highly organized groups such as the parent advocacy group Decoding Dyslexia, state branches of the International Dyslexia Association, as well as Learning Ally formerly known as "RFB&D or Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic." For more information about the "Dyslexia is Real Bill" contact Dempster, Goad, or Herman, TN-IDA, or Decoding Dyslexia.


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Jockey Mike Smith arrested on DUI charges after Del Mar opener
DEL MAR, Calif. - Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith was arrested on charges of DUI Wednesday night by the San Diego Police Department after the opening-day card at Del Mar.
Smith posted $2,500 bond overnight. His court date has been set for Sept. 1.
Smith worked horses early Thursday morning at the track, and said he would ride Thursday afternoon.
"I was driving on my home road down here, which is dark, and I got pulled over, and I blew a little over," Smith said Thursday afternoon. "It wasn't like I was going 100 miles per hour, or being reckless. I was going a little over the limit on my home road."
Smith said the incident occurred around 10 p.m. Wednesday night. He said he had a few glasses of wine following the races, but did not eat much because he was watching his weight, and was headed home.
After posting bond, Smith was at the track very early Thursday, and, among others, worked the top sprinter Amazombie for trainer Bill Spawr.
Smith had two mounts scheduled for Thursday, and said he would be on both.
"Trust me, I'm fine," he said. "I guess the next step will not be decided until my court date."
Smith won the opening-day Oceanside Stakes aboard Mr. Commons for trainer John Shirreffs, with whom he teamed with the great mare Zenyatta during her 2010 Horse of the Year campaign.
There was an extensive police presence in communities surrounding Del Mar following the races Wednesday. According to a local television news report, 15 people were arrested for DUI, though it is not known if Smith is included in that number.


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Freedom Rising
Heads up everyone. Freedom Force is making some major changes to its web site and content, so please pardon our discombobulation. We moved to this site over a year ago from a different software platform and never got everything transported. Meanwhile, we have had several Freedom Force Congresses and Red Pill Expos, which is my excuse, lame as it is, for not getting everything into ship-shape. Anyway, I'm on it now and will be doing my best to gradually get everything updated to reflect the current status of all our new projects. To start off, please click on Strategy, below, and check out the latest update on that important topic. Strategy is the secret sauce of Freedom Force. ~~GEG
Strategy – Don't Go into Battle without One
JFK & The Federal Reserve. Topic added to Position Statements.
This Thing Called Power, an address by G. Edward Griffin
Global-warming myth #2: "Temperatures have risen since 1998."
without conformity
without conflict
without coercion
Welcome to Freedom Force.
To help you navigate this site, everything has been organized into a sequence that leads from the general to the specific. The vertically stacked menu at the left (or the top if using a mobile device) follows that sequence.
If you begin with Overview and work your way down, each section will build upon the previous one. The Overview video is a good place to start.
May the Force of Freedom be with you.
G. Edward Griffin, Founder
Freedom Force International is a network of men and women from all parts of the world and all walks of life who are concerned over loss of personal liberty and growth of government power. We are not mere complainers but have a plan to do something about it.
In spite of differences in culture, nationality, race, religion, life style, education, and economic status, we are in solidarity with The Creed of Freedom, which is a statement of principles that guide us in our mission. That mission is threefold:
1. To be keeper-of-the-flame for the ideals expressed in The Creed of Freedom.
2. To bring unity to the global freedom movement.
3. Using parliamentary action, to remove collectivists from control of the power centers of society and replace them with individualists.
In short, the mission of Freedom Force is nothing less than to be the Guardians of liberty.
Totalitarianism is on the rise because advocates of all-powerful government have taken control of the power centers in every society.
Power centers are organizations – such as political parties, labor unions, church groups, media centers, and professional societies – that hold political power based on their claim to represent their members and on their ability to lead public opinion.
There have been many proposals for ways to reverse the global tide of totalitarianism, but none of them have worked. In this address, G. Edward Griffin, explains why. The reason is so simple, it will astound you. Once we clear away that single barrier, the plan for a counter-force falls quickly into place. Recorded on June 11, 2006, in La Caňada, California, this message is even more relevant now than it was then; 67 minutes that could change your world view.
Now. let's go deeper. The following presentation was delivered on December 13, 2016, (ten years after the one above) at the 3rd Freedom Force Congress in Phoenic, Arizona. It is called This Thing Called Power. It is essential knowledge for understanding the Freedom Force motto: Impotentes defendere libertatum non possunt (Those without power cannot defend freedom). Click image to begin.
It has taken many years for them to achieve that dominance over societ, but they have succeeded. It does no good to complain or to theorize about what should be done. As long as big-government advocates hold power, nothing will change.
We must not be like cats. One of the differences between dogs and cats is that cats focus on effects but dogs focus on causes. If you toss a pebble at a cat, it will look at the pebble. If you toss it at a dog, it will look at you.
Too many people are like cats. They are rightly concerned about their loss of security, freedom, and privacy, but they do little more than hiss and wail without knowing why these things are happening. In Freedom Force,
however, we focus on the cause and then work to eliminate it.
The decline of civilization is not the result of blind forces of history operating beyond compre-hension or control. It is caused by a small but well defined group of people who believe this decline is necessary for what they fondly call The New World Order but which we recognize as modern, high-tech feudalism.
The identities of these elitists are known. They have names. They belong to organizations. They meet together to create strategies and they work jointly to implement them. Since they now dominate the power centers of society, our response is clear. They must be removed from their positions of power. Any other plan is doomed to failure.
That, however, is not enough. If we focus solely on the identities and personalities of those who are promoting the decline of liberty, we will be stumped by the fact that, even if we should succeed in removing them from office, there are many more just like them waiting to take their places.
It's not the identities or party affiliations of these people that matters. It's what they believe, what ideology they hold.
Their ideology has a name. It's called collectivism, a concept that government is master and people must obey because it's for their own good. It's pointless to get rid of one collectivist only to be replaced by another.
It is time to stop acting like cats, stop being fascinated by the personalities and deeds of our leaders. We must be like dogs and focus on their ideology, because that is the cause of their deeds.
The solution is simple. It is to reclaim control of the power centers of society, one-by-one, just the way collectivists captured them in the first place. Replace them with individualists, people who have no personal agendas except to defend freedom.
This will unleash the vast human potential for prosperity and
happiness that can be realized only in the absence of coercion and oppression by the state.
To reach that goal, however, those who cherish freedom must do more than complain. They must reach for power. That is the meaning of the Freedom Force motto: Impotentes defendere libertatem non possunt, which is Latin for:
Those without power
cannot defend freedom.
The strategy can be further summarized as:
Don't fight city hall when you can BE city hall.
An idea whose time has come.


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SA supergroup Mango Groove will be releasing its first new album in seven years. The double album, titledFaces to the Sun, is set for release on October 28 and includes nine all-new original tracks.
"Wow, this really was a project of the heart for us: over four years in the making, a lot of new songs we are really proud of and, at the same, time a chance to celebrate our favourite SA songs from the past few decades," says lead singer Claire Johnston.
The album comprises 24 songs, including 15 renditions of classic SA songs and collaborations with some of the country's top artists.
The collaborations include songs such as "Mmalo We", "Malaika", "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", "Kinders van die Wind" and "Another Country". Featured artists include Rebecca Malope, Vusi Mahlasela, Juanita du Plessis, Zolani Mahola from Freshlyground, Kurt Darren, Romanz, Mo T from Mi Casa, and the last ever recordings of "Big Voice" Jack Lerole.
The lead single is titled "From the Get Go" and other stand-out tracks include "Kind" and the title track, "Faces to the Sun".
"In many ways, for Mango Groove the Faces to the Sun project was about much more than music, as it was about celebrating being South African in all its many forms," says Johnston.
"In essence, the two CDs are really just different sides of the same coin. If [the first CD of the album] Memories and Moments celebrates where we have come from and the great SA tracks that have touched us through the decades, then Here, Now and Forever[the second CD] is very much about Mango Groove today and where we are going in the future."
The new album will be released by Warner Music SA. Says MD Tracy Fraser: "Mango Groove is quite simply SA music royalty. We are very excited to help write the next chapter in their incredible story."


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This is the first in my new Weakless Wednesday Challenges. The more and more I blog about my Newlessness year, the more I've been thinking about challenging my readers to join me in doing something against the social norm, to help us remember that we are not all bound by the chains of cultural expectation. I'd like you to join my in a challenge that encourages self-reflection and makes us ask ourselves why we don't deny those chains more often.
The challenges are not for an entire year, rather, just one week. One week of going without doing something you possibly do every day, or one week doing something you don't typically do. These weeks are meant to challenge our practices, habits, and remind us that our decisions shape who we are, who we become, and who our children follow after. Each challenge will be different for everyone, more difficult for some, less for others. As the weeks go by, I hope you challenge yourself in ways you didn't think possible and are encouraged by the newfound freedom as the chains are lifted.
Since this is the first in the series of challenges, I thought it would be fitting to strip ourselves down and take a good hard look at who we really are. This challenge will be for the women readers (don't worry, guys, I'll have something else for you soon).
This week's Weakless Wednesday Challenge is to go Makeupless. That's right, an entire week without one smidgen of makeup on that beautiful God-given face of yours. This one will be tough for a lot of you, and you may have even stopped reading by now. But for those of you who are still intrigued, yet doubtful, just ask yourself why you hesitate. Why would it be so hard to go just one week with our real faces out in the world, with no powder, no mascara, no nothing except our beautiful glowing skin? Now rise to the challenge and just do it. Break through those societal chains! And know that you're not alone, I will be going through the same challenge along with my readers. If you need some encouragement, just read the comments on this post and we will get through it together!
I will say, if you decide to embark on this week long journey, do not make exceptions for yourself! If you have a date, or an event, go without makeup wherever you go, whatever your plans or occasion to truly be liberated in the experience. And don't forget to come back and post your progress!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Weakless Wednesday Challenge : A New Face
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Saturday, February 20, 2010
Newlessness : Day 51
I just found a great website today called BarterQuest. The concept is simple, and quite frankly, I wish I'd have thought of it. It is a website where you can register and barter goods or services all in one community! Brilliant. Now, not only can I go shopping, but I can also offer a service to someone else in need. I wonder if someone will trade a vacuum for some soap.
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Friday, February 19, 2010
Today's Prayer Walk
I went for a prayer walk today and had a heart to heart with God. I've decided to get out of the house is the best way to have time to talk to God without being distracted with my business, the computer, the phone, to-do lists, and whatever else I get drawn to when I'm inside. It was a beautiful walk and I feel closest to God when I'm outside enjoying His creation. The dominating theme for my prayer this morning happened to be about obedience. I long to be the person to do the things God calls me to do every day. I want to be the type of Christian that doesn't hesitate to answer the call. I want to be the type of Christian that lives out my walk with Jesus. So I passed some trash on the side of the road and had the urge to pick it up. I walked past it and realized that it was that urge, that conviction, that is so easy to ignore. I turned around and walked back to the trash and picked it up. I picked up every piece of trash I saw on my way back home. I thank God for revealing my heart today and for testing my obedience. Practicing being obedient with something as small as picking up trash is what will help me have an attitude that doesn't hesitate when He calls me to do something for Him and to further the Kingdom.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Newlessness : Day 48
I desperately need a vacuum. The one I had broke down on me and my apartment is slowly accumulating little masses of lint and specks of the unknown in forgotten corners. I was about to run out to the hardware store when I remembered. Not buying anything new can be downright annoying at times. But then I think about the piles of plastic, unwanted vacuums sitting in a landfill somewhere and my attitude slowly melts from annoyance into satisfaction. The satisfaction of sacrificing the easy, time-saving convenience of stopping by the store for the greater good of reducing my carbon footprint.
While I was contemplating where to get a used vacuum, I decided to do some research on how to recycle my old vacuum. I found a few useful tips:
1. When your vacuum breaks, try to fix it before disposing of it. Often times it just needs a new part and you can save it by taking it to your nearest appliance repair shop.
2. If your vacuum is beyond fixing, you can still do your part! The outer shell of the vacuum is recyclable. The motor is not recyclable, however, it can be properly disposed of by taking it to the nearest recycling center to keep toxins away from groundwater sources.
3. Lastly, if your vacuum is not broken, and you are looking to upgrade, consider donating the vacuum to charity, a local thrift shop, or .... ME! Cause I really need one!!
How did this "not buying anything new" shenanigan come about you ask? See the post that started it all.
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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
How to Design and Make Your Very Own Stamp : A Tutorial
A stamp making tutorial brought to you by: Sunshine Speckles
Read more about Alison's Sushine Speckles in her interview below!
design to make into a stamp
tracing paper
spoon or popsicle stick (to transfer design onto rubber)
stamp carving rubber (firm rubber will last longer, but I like the soft rubber for better details)
linoleum cutting tools/wood cutting tools/exacto knife
ink pad
something to stamp your design on
**Note on supplies**: I get most of my supplies at chain craft stores. Check with the rubber stamps, screen printing, and even wood carving supplies. There are also a number of online stores that sell rubber and carving tools, which are the two hardest items to find at the large chain craft stores.
Step 1: Pick a design to turn into a rubber stamp. You can draw your design or use a photo or image you already have. Just remember that the smaller you want your stamp to be, the harder it will be to get clear and crisp details. For bigger stamps, details are great, but will take more patience.
Step 2: Trace your design onto tracing paper using the pencil. If you're going to make a stamp with words, your design should look just like you want the finished stamp to look. When you transfer the traced image onto the stamp, the words will be a mirror image, so the stamp will end up looking right.
Step 3: Position your traced image (pencil side toward the rubber) on a piece of rubber that will fit the entire design plus a little extra room. Transfer the image from the tracing paper onto the rubber using the spoon or popsicle stick. Be careful not to move the tracing paper while you are rubbing the design onto the rubber.
Step 4: Cut the design from the rest of the block of rubber. Stay close to the design, but leave a little border so your stamp will have stronger edges.
Step 5: Using your cutting tools or exacto knife, begin taking out the largest chunks of rubber. I like to work from the least detailed parts to most the detailed parts. You may have to experiment a little to get the right amount of pressure. You don't need to take out a lot of the rubber. As long as your lines are deep enough to provide some definition, you should have a beautiful stamp. With softer rubber, you can use the tools to just scrape the rubber, which will provide texture or shadows.
Step 6: Once you have carved out your entire basic design, the real detail work begins. Stamp your design onto some scrap paper to see where you need to refine and change your rubber stamp. For my peacock feather, you can see that I wasn't happy with the way my edges looked the first time I stamped it on paper. I went back to make the edges of the feather thinner and more angled. You will probably have to do this step a couple of times so you can get out any last bits of rubber that you don't want in your design.
Step 7: Use your stamp! I like to make note cards and gift tags, but you could also use your stamp for address labels, pillow cases or t-shirts (using fabric inks), or even give away your hand-carved rubber stamps as gifts.
This tutorial was brought to you by: Sunshine Speckles
Read more about Alison, owner of Sunshine Speckles below in her interview!
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An Interview with Sunshine Speckles
How did come to be?
Sunshine Speckles was a joint effort between me and the existing Etsy shop names. My first name (Sunshine and Roses) was taken already, but Sunshine Speckles has really grown on me now, and I'm happy I have the name. The name makes me think of all of the things in life that provide simple pleasures – the specks of sunshine scattered throughout the day.
What inspired you to make your handmade items?
My friend Stacey taught me how to carve rubber stamps, and I needed an outlet for the growing pile of stamps and cards that was building at my house. I'm a big card writer, but even I can't use as many cards as I make for my Etsy shop.
What does your work space look like?
I do all my crafting at home, so my work spaces changes day-by-day. I have a big rolling cart that holds most of my supplies and I drag it across the apartment to where I want to work. Today, I'm working on envelopes at my dining room table, so I have all of my envelope supplies spread across the table in various stages of the transformation from flat sheets of card stock to envelopes.
Tell us a little about you!
I graduated from law school in May, and I'm still in the midst of my job search. This was a really great time in my life to start an Etsy shop since I have so much free time to devote to making stamps, stamping cards, making envelopes, and refining my limited photography skills. By the time I have a full-time day job, I think I will have my process down well enough that my shop can be a good part-time job. I spend my days making cards with my two little dogs and my evenings with my partner. I also love to crochet, read books about dystopias, and bake.
Who has been your closest supporter?
I think a lot of my friends have been really supportive, especially my friend Stacey who is always very encouraging when I want to up new crafts. She even gives me lessons in the many crafts she enjoys. My dogs are also very supportive of me being at home with them every day.
What is your next goal?
I have a few things on my crafting to-do list. I thought up a few variations on red velvet cake that I want to try. I want to make handmade paper. I've been playing around with making sugar scrubs for myself, and I love the results so far. I also started looking into soap making. I'm currently trying to learn to read crochet patterns, but that's just for me, not for my shop.
Where do you see Sunshine Speckles in the next 5 years?
I'm a very ambitious multi-tasker. In five years, I plan for my shop to have a steady stream of purchasers. I'm already looking into selling my cards in some local shops. I've also been toying around with the idea of opening a second shop for body products.
Tell us a little-known-fact about you!
My dream job is to work in a bakery. I would love to work at Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, GA. It's five hours from my house, but I try to center any weekend vacations around Savannah, so I can get one of their fantastic cupcakes.
Visit Sunshine Speckles for beautiful, unique handmade creations today!
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A Treasury That Made It
This treasury by City of Dionne included beautiful handmade pieces... And it made it to the front page. It is marvelous. One featured seller, my friend from the Christian Artists and Crafters Team Creek Bed Threads, will soon be featured here on my blog, so stay tuned for more!
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Monday, February 15, 2010
After Anniversary Inspiration
Since Donald did something so special for me, I decided to give him something so that he could remember our special day forever. I transfered a black and white print onto a large canvas and then painted over most of the photo. I love it because the black and white photo peeks through the vibrant colors.
If you would like a custom photo painting, please see my Etsy shop.
If you would like a custom photo painting, please see my Etsy shop.
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Sunday, February 14, 2010
Vindemia Olive Oil
When we were finished with the hot air balloon ride, we had breakfast at the place we had departed originally, a private vineyard in the middle of Temecula wine country. The breakfast was amazing. The place is a family run business where David will make you feel like your home. They also had tall bottles of Olive Oil out for sale and I couldn't resist - I bought two. One of these gems will make it into my kitchen and the other, well, that is going to be made into a small exclusive batch of Castile Soap. I will have a few bars posted on my website when they are all done curing. In the mean time, I must thank Dave and Gayle at California Dreamin' for making our anniversary so special and so warm.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
A Surprise Balloon Ride Anniversary
February 11.
The Honey Cakes surprised me for our 3 year anniversary.
Probably the most romantic day of my life, I do believe.
I'll let the pictures to the talking for this one.
February 11.
The Honey Cakes surprised me for our 3 year anniversary.
Probably the most romantic day of my life, I do believe.
I'll let the pictures to the talking for this one.
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Marley's first Masterpiece
That blank canvas, craving attention, waiting to turn into a masterpiece, can now rest easy as it's calling has come. My sister Marley has turned it into her very first, very lovely piece of artwork. She even had to put the paintbrush down and come back to it with a fresh set of eyes a few times. Just like a true artist, she couldn't rush perfection! I hope you enjoy.
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
A New Day, A Blank Canvas
In my dining room sits a blank canvas begging me to drench it with color. I can't wait to breath into it's poor empty soul the vibrant prismatic life it was meant to live.
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On December 25th I approached the closest Royal Enfield showroom aka Brahma Motors to get my test ride. To ensure hassle free situation i had already registered myself online for the Continental GT's test ride. Before that day i hadn't seen the Cafe Racer with my own eyes and the only proof of the Continental GT was all the videos and pictures that i had seen on the internet. The bike stole my heart at the very first sight. Let me warn you people, Continental GT's unavoidable good looks and charisma might compel you to lose focus from your day to day jobs for a long stretch of time.
Here are a few pictures that i was able to click while i was at the showroom, but still viewing this beautiful beast is a feast for your eyes and something which you need to experience in person rather than sitting at home and looking at their photos online or from any other source.
Here are a few pictures that i was able to click while i was at the showroom, but still viewing this beautiful beast is a feast for your eyes and something which you need to experience in person rather than sitting at home and looking at their photos online or from any other source.
Driving experience
The driving experience is phenomenal and when you sit on the bike stretching your lat muscles coupled with the loud thumping sound, it makes a lot of head turn and gives you the aggressive look.
The bike has amazing handling while you would slide and glide over banked curves . Even though its quite heavy and has a masculine 535cc engine you can cut traffic with ease.
The acceleration and braking is breathtaking thanks to the Pirelli tyres and Brembo brakes.
But still I found few flaws such as
- The rear suspension works perfectly at high speed but at moderate speed,if you come face to face with any ditch or pothole it doesn't absorb much of the jerk. Am not blaming the Paoli suspension but I think it can be made better with a few minor tweaks.
- The second problem, rather noticeable issue was the positioning of the rear brake pedal. Its a bit too high compared to the heel, so you always have to keep you feet adjusted, to avoid unnecessary braking. I hope Royal Enfield service center would come up with a fruitful solution.
- The third and the greatest flaw was that of the space between the silence and your feet. When the Continental GT comes to a standstill and you try to find the side-stand, you occasionally lean your bike sideways and while doing so if you have sheer bad luck your right feet might suffer from serious burn from the extremely hot silencer. An extension like that of Bajaj Pulsar might seem to be helpful.
Other facts..
I am thankful to Brahma Motors for giving a prompt response while i booked online for the test ride of this amazing vehicle. The procedure for test ride was also hassle free and even gave me in-depth info and suggestions regarding the dos and don't , once you own the bike.
The bike has certain must have accessories for which you need to pay extra. Some of them are as follows:
- Rear view mirror
- Custom silencer( pretty loud one = awesomeness \m/ )
- Pillion rider Seat.
And regarding the pillion rider seat. Well, you definitely would like a lady to be your pillion rider but you rather go (HAN) SOLO to get the optimum fun out of the Cafe Racer.
If you opt for all the above accessories the Royale Enfield Continental would cost you around 2,20,000 on Road, Pune. As of now you can book yourself a Cafe Racer for Rs.5000 and you can pay the rest of the amount after 6 moths, when you get the bike delivered.


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Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. Her father, Jim, is tall and slender, and her mother, Christina, is a fine-boned, dark-haired beauty. Both are self-centered, outspoken, and disappointed by their daughter's looks. While her parents and sister can eat anything and not gain an ounce, Victoria must watch everything she eats, as well as endure her father's belittling comments about her body and see her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Ice cream and oversized helpings of all the wrong foods give her comfort, but only briefly. The one thing she knows is that she has to get away from home, and after college in Chicago, she moves to New York City. Behind Victoria is a lifetime of hurt and neglect she has tried to forget, and even ice cream can no longer dull the pain. Ahead is a challenge and a risk: to accept herself as she is, celebrate it, and claim the victories she has fought so hard for and deserves. Big...
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A TV series Norman Lear is currently taping - based on a young Latino comic in Los Angeles and his family of 16 - is considered by some here to be a sign of the times.
A spate of coming television and movie projects suggests American Hispanics are becoming more visible on prime-time.
Mr. Lear's series, starring comedian Paul Rodriguez, is considered the most significant because it promises to bring Hispanic characters and Hispanic life before the widest audience.
In the early 1970s, Lear was a pioneer in bringing black life to the television screen. He produced ''The Jeffersons,'' ''Good Times,'' and ''Sanford & Son,'' as well as TV's arch example of the white bunker mentality in ''All in the Family.''
At the same time, movies like ''Shaft'' had begun to make black leading roles more common.
Some speculate that Hispanics may be at a similar stage now in breaking into the mainstream of film and television.
Lear's company, Embassy Communications, is taking a solid lead. It has signed a five-year movie contract with the Puerto Rican pop group Menudo, wildly popular with young teen-agers throughout Latin America and, lately, becoming better known in the United States.
The Menudo boys made an appearance on this fall's debut episode of ''Silver Spoons,'' and Embassy is working on a script for the first Menudo feature film.
Embassy also picked up ''The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez,'' a PBS-TV movie that Embassy is distributing in moviehouses.
The film stars Edward James Olmos as a Mexican farmer in turn-of-the-century Texas, breaking Hollywood tradition not only by using a Latino central character played by a Latino, but also because the character speaks no English in the film.
It has played in less than half the country so far with modest success.
Another talked-about film, which hasn't opened anywhere yet, is ''El Norte,'' the saga of a brother and sister who leave a Guatemalan Indian village after it is attacked by government soldiers to make their way through Mexico to el norte - in this case, Los Angeles.
Two-thirds of the picture is in Spanish, with English subtitles, but the distributors have high hopes that the sheer dramatic power of the story will carry it past the art-film audience and Hispanic market where the picture will probably be seen first.
And there have been others throughout the years, both Hispanic leading characters - such as Freddy Prinze's Chico in ''Chico and the Man'' or Eddy Olmos's mythical gangster in ''Zoot Suit'' - and Hispanic stars, such as Anthony Quinn, Ricardo Montalban, and Desi Arnaz. But these cases have never gathered enough momentum to become a tendency.
Much of the trend now, like the trend to bring blacks onto the screen a decade ago, comes because advertisers have discovered a new market.
''We're at the point blacks were in the late '60s where marketers were becoming aware of their buying power,'' says Jesus Trevino, one of the most prominent Latino filmmakers.
''While it's good that all of these things are happening,'' he emphasizes, ''it's long overdue.''
The history of Latino stereotypes goes back to the silent movies of the '20s, which needed clear-cut good and bad guys, Mr. Trevino explains. Mexicans were banditos. Later they became drunken Mexicans, Mexican spitfires, Latin lovers, or the Mexican peons that decorated so many Westerns.
At best, the Mexican was a sidekick to the hero, but the roles were generally subservient. More prominent Mexican characters were often played by Anglo actors , like Marlon Brando as Emiliano Zapata in the 1952 film ''Viva Zapata.''
''In Gregorio Cortez or Seguin (Trevino's own PBS movie), we become the players in the game. That's the big difference.''
Trevino is impressed with what he has seen of ''AKA Pablo,'' Norman Lear's new series, and the sophisticated way it takes on ethnic humor. The up-and-coming young comic, Paul Rivera, gets laughs with ethnic jokes that his father finds insulting.
The son's rejoinder is that Latinos have a right to laugh at themselves. In the back-and-forth, Trevino says, the audience comes to understand the characters and to laugh along with them.
Lear has no special designs on the Hispanic market, insists Barbara Brogliatti, a senior vice-president at Embassy. ''He works from his gut. He thinks, if we all like it here, people will like it out there.''
Further, she says, the 20 million US Hispanics (by the most liberal estimates) are not even measured by television ratings services. ''If you made some calculation to go after the Hispanic market, that would be a horrendous mistake, because it isn't represented in the Nielsens.''


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Juventus striker David Trezeguet insists they're capable of winning silverware this season.
Juve have stumbled in recent weeks, but Trez says: "It is a very important moment in our season.
"We are good enough to prove to everybody that we are on the same level as Inter and Milan. We want to win the Scudetto and the Champions League and now we will get the chance to prove our worth.
"Ferrara is calm. When my teammates return after the international games he will try and clear any doubts.
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Friday, July 5, 2013
Haiku my heart
Nothing seems to come to mind!
I'll call it "brain rest"!
4 comments:
- bluegiraffe (Sherry) said...
This is gorgeous, Peggy! Love the haiku too.
- July 6, 2013 at 2:58 AM
- judie said...
My muse gets lost sometimes too. This is a really kewl "dream".
- July 6, 2013 at 9:46 AM
- Nanka said...
Brain rest does help to rejuvenate!! Just like a vacation!! Cheers!!
- July 8, 2013 at 12:44 AM
- rebecca said...
dear peggy,
some moments are just like this...little "holidays" to rest in for the next giant surge of creativity.
here in Prescott, Az. this has been a devastating week to navigate. on friday after posting haiku my heart we went to the courthouse for the annual kiddie parade. nothing prepared us for the amazing honoring these children all came together to offer to our town. i redid my haiku page with photographs of the youngest of prescott offering their hearts as only children can. sunday standing outside on the road into prescott as each young man returned home was overwhelming in the enormity of loss striking so many families. it is heart warming to see our community come together in a force of love for all those torn apart by the enormity of loss. the courage and strength of the wives is humbling to say the least.
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Watch NFC Championship: San Francisco vs Seattle Live Online (But Only If You Authenticate With One of the Approved Providers)
While the AFC Championship game will be available via free live stream at CBSSports.com, Fox has chosen to take the less inclusive route with its live stream of the NFC Championship game. You can watch the game online or via the FoxSportsGo App, but only if you pay for a TV subscription with AT&T U-Verse, Cablevision's Optimum, Comcast's Xfinity, Midcontinent Communications, Suddenlink, or Wow.
While this is the first time that the NFC Championship game will (legally) be streamed online, it's unfortunate that Fox has chosen to cling to the "TV Everywhere" concept. Which, is really just a way (In this guy's opinion) for cable companies to ensure that they are getting your money before they provide you access.
To watch online, go to FoxSports.com/foxsportsgo, choose your TV provider, and then log in with your credentials. You will also find a link on that page to download the FoxSportsGo app.
The game will begin at 6:30 PM ET on Sunday January 19th.
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Meet the Crazy Daisy Crew
Who Are We?
We are a small group of professionals with a wide range of experience: 4 MS Degrees, 1 PhD, more than 70 years of combined music performance and recording experience, plus engineering/acoustics credentials. Audio production work is our job, our career, our passion, and we love it!
Erik Veach Audio Engineer, Guitarist/BassistAs the son of a performing musician, Erik's ear for music developed from an early age. Picking up the guitar as a teenager and later the bass, his affinity for songwriting led him naturally toward recording and audio engineering. Developing further specialties in sound and acoustics, he went on to earn a master's degree in physics, an EIT in engineering, and became a fully elected member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.
Erik's dual interests in music and science inspired him to merge his two career paths into one. He founded Crazy Daisy Productions in 2001, bringing together his knowledge of acoustics and sound with his love of music and audio engineering. Erik has since mixed and mastered hundreds of albums in nearly every genre and continues at Crazy Daisy as engineer and studio musician. Erik specializes in HipHop, Pop, R&B, Gospel, and Electronic music genres, but also often works with Rock, Country, and Contemporary Christian music.
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Darya Veach Studio Manager, VocalistDarya discovered her love of music as a child. Embracing the vocal arts, she explored the performance realm initially in musical theater and with small vocal ensembles. She later went on to collaborate with musicians in various genres, pursuing songwriting and recording.
A strong interest in human behavior and research led Darya to earn a Master's degree in psychology. She spent several years thereafter working in the non-profit sector as a project manager for large research organizations. Reconnecting with her musical roots, she joined Crazy Daisy in 2010, bringing her administrative skill and vocal talents as studio manager, studio musician and vocal specialist.
Brett Wartchow Audio Engineer, ComposerBrett is a composer, sonic artist and intermedia collaborator. His work spans a number of expressive forms including acoustic concert pieces, interactive electroacoustic and multimedia works, experiments in physical computing, and installation. His most recent work investigates the intersection of sound, physical gesture and collaborative space.
Brett's interest in music production stems from his years performing and recording with jazz and rock groups. He has worked with Crazy Daisy Productions since 2005 as an engineer, studio musician and production consultant. Brett holds advanced degrees in both Composition and Intermedia Music Technologies and is currently teaching music history and theory courses in Minnesota as well as continuing his work with Crazy Daisy Productions.
Joel Albrecht Audio Engineer, DrummerJoel has worked in the music and entertainment industry for over 20 years. As a drummer, he worked and played in many studios between Southern California and Oregon, such as A&M Records and 4th Street Sound in the Los Angeles area, and Gung Ho Studio and Don Ross Studio in Eugene. It was through these experiences that Joel learned the art and technique of recording. He has since spent thousands of hours recording, mixing, mastering and editing music at his home studio and elsewhere.
Joel has worked as an engineer and studio drummer for Crazy Daisy since 2007. His passion for music and the recording industry leads him to be ever ready to collaborate with fellow musicians and engineers, and vigilantly keeping up with the frequent changes in technology and the industry overall. Joel specializes in Rock, Country, and Jazz music, but also works with Pop and Hiphop genres frequently.
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Melissa Putzke Graphic Designer, VocalistMelissa's affinity for art came at an early age, learning to draw cartoons as a child to keep from getting bored at times when sitting still and being quiet were required. Her interest turned toward fashion design and later toward landscape architecture, for which she earned a Masters degree, enabling her to combine her love of art with her love of the natural world. It was through the course of her college education that she became trained and skilled in electronic media and graphic design.
Singing since childhood, Melissa has a deep-rooted passion for music and songwriting as well. Her band, Notions of Now, is currently working on their second album. Melissa brings her love of music and well-honed artistic skills to Crazy Daisy as graphic designer since 2008, assisting clients with album artwork, layout, and visual design. As an accomplished vocalist, Melissa can also provide added backing vocals to a variety of song styles.
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