text: What is a Bull Worth? March 10, 2014 07:35 AM Tweet How much should you pay for a bull? © Wyatt Bechtel TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By University News Release Email By: Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University Extension cow-calf specialist I often get the question "How much should I pay for a bull?" My first answer is "Whatever the market will bear." Admittedly, that answer really gives no insight into return on investment for the producer relative to traits of emphasis for their particular marketing goals. With the record prices currently being observed in all markets of the beef industry, it is no secret that this translates to increased prices of replacement breeding stock. While to my knowledge, no calculator exists to determine the exact price a producer should spend on a bull, there are multiple factors that can be considered to establish a base price. Typical thumb rules that I have heard over the years for the value of an average purebred or composite bull include 2 times the value of a fed steer, 5 times the value of a feeder calf at weaning, or 25 times the cwt price of feeder calves. In the current market, using these thumb rules, we get an approximate range of $3975 to $4650, which is very representative of early sale reports from 2014. While spending less does not insinuate you have purchased an inferior bull, it should be expected that an above average bull for traits such as calving ease, weaning weight, docility, staybility, marbling, etc., will likely garner a premium. Assuming an average bull in today's market will be utilized for 4 years and mated to 100 cows, the mating fee over the life of the bull will be $43 per cow. Regardless of base price, for every $500 more spent on a herd sire, it raises the service fee only $5 per cow over the life of the bull. Given today's feeder prices, for every $500 more spent on a herd sire, only 3 more pounds of weaning weight per calf would need to be obtained to offset the added investment on a sire improved growth EPDs. Similarly, only 0.5 more calves would need to be born to a sire with an improved calving ease (CE/CED/CEM) EPD profile. Given the fluctuations in grid premiums and discounts, return on investment needed for bulls with improved carcass traits is harder to pinpoint, and will be specific to your operation. The initial investment of a bull in today's market may seem staggering, but it is an investment that adds immediate value to the herd working forward. Good luck, and happy bidding. Back to news


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As residents of our country and our planet I believe that we are custodians, and that we have a duty to pass on to the next generation a world in a better state than when we inherited it. That means conserving our biodiversity, and conserving the energy fuel reserves.
I wonder then, why our politicians, who are supposed to be our leaders, spend so much time bickering about whether Ed Miliband sounds too nasal, or whether or not Nick and David are getting on. Surely they should be focused on making our country a better place in their short term of massive influence.
Why is biodiversity important?
Biodiveristy is the full range of species, both plant and animal, living within a habitat. Every habitat is enormously complex, with every species impacting on every single other species. Everything is interdependent. A loss of one species in a habitat can have unforeseen consequences for many other species. This is important for us as humans because greater biodiversity of plant species leads to a wider variety of crops being grown. The interdependence of life means that the greater the biodiversity, the more sustainable the system is. A healthy, biodiverse ecosystem is better placed to recover from natural disasters and setbacks.
What's happening to biodiversity in our country?
According to a report by Natural England in 2010 over 500 species of animals and plants have become extinct in England since 1800, with a further 943 species at precariously low levels. Biodiversity loss is patchy, in some counties one plant species is becoming extinct every two years. The main cause seems to be intensification of agriculture, with overuse of pesticides and fertilisers, and ploughing of grasslands
Subsidies for farmers to support biodiversity... changes?
It's interesting to note that last year's reforms of the EU farm subsidy policy (the CAP - Common Agricultural Policy) watered down environmental requirements that farmers needed to meet, such as leaving land fallow, growing at least three different crops and maintaining pasture land, all of which would have an impact on biodiversity, were watered down.
What about hedges?
Hedgerows make a massive impact on biodiversity. They act as corridors for our wildlife to travel between territories, to move safely around our countryside. They provide food and shelter. Where hedgerows are removed, wildlife has less shelter and less sustenance, becomes more isolated and vulnerable, and biodiversity is reduced.
Protection of hedgerows is actually enshrined in law, with many hedgerows (not garden hedges) being designated "important" (see Hedgerows Regulations 1997) if they are over 30 years old and meet certain other criteria.
It's also good to see an organisation called Hedgelink working with the government (through Defra) to help educate and support people in maintaining and growing new hedges as part of a Biodiversity Action Plan.
But there's much, much more that can and should be done to protect the valuable biodiversity of our little island. These discussions should be front and centre of political discourse alongside the economy, after all, we're talking about the future sustainability of our countryside and our agriculture.
So why aren't these hedgerows, these corridors of power, which can have so much impact on the wildlife in our country... why aren't these discussions featuring in key debates in the run up to next year's election?

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Pam Christie and Mark Hitchcock are the principals of the company and have lived in Papua New Guinea based in Port Moresby since 1990, this gives them a wide knowledge and understanding of local conditions, customs and traditions.
PNG Trekking Adventures (PNGTA) is an inbound licensed tourism company. All PNG operators and overseas operators working in Papua New Guinea must be compliant and have the following:
The overseas guides must have a PNG Work Permit to work in PNG
All overseas & local companies must be IPA (Investment Promotion Authority) registered in PNG.
- Must be members of the Tourism Industry Association
Buyer beware, your insurance may not be valid if the company you are booking with cannot verify above.
PNGTA approaches adventures in PNG on a personal level, focusing on the individual experience for our guests. Treks and Cultural Tours are limited to ten – 15 people so you enjoy a more exclusive journey where you are an individual and not just part of a large group. The exception to this is if it is a corporate/club or group of family or friends then we do not limit the numbers. Our focus is on active adventure travel, getting out there and experiencing the "Land of the Unexpected" and most importantly of all having fun.
Our treks suit active open minded people of all ages who have a flexible approach to travel. None of our treks are marathon events, they are rewarding holidays. Of course, as with all outdoor activities, the fitter you are and the more you take your time, the more you will enjoy the experience.
PNGTA works to provide villagers with the ability to implement sustainable developement, eco tourism projects and training. Our commitment is ongoing within these villages working with the PNG Government, NGO's, High Commissions and coporate business.
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8 am, tasting event of Shochu, alcohol made with Barley produced by our friend Tokuoka and aged in Valandraud barrels. We will promote it during the UGC tasting beginning of April.
9 am Document signing at Château La Dominique and follow-up on work done at La Dominique and Valandraud.
11 am, meeting with our bank the BNP.
2 pm, Interview with a journalist from the Figaro about our projects in China.
3:30 pm, Meeting with attorneys for the purchase of land and deeds.
6 pm, Finally a moment with Edouard Labruyère who is un charge of Château Rouget, one of the best Pomerol. What timing, chance is a virtue… Pomerol will most likely be the most successful appellation this year. We (Murielle and I) are very involved in Pomerol, this is not new, but with the purchase with Clément Fayat of Vieux Château Bourgneuf (which will become our 2nd wine because the principal will be called Domaine Fayat-Thunevin). It is true that with this dream come true, we take a greater interest in our neighbors, as much as Pomerol amateurs, but also, of course, as a wholesaler capable of selling some of these great wines, especially when you think that this little appellation (800 hectares – 1978 acres) is one of the most highly rated and expensive in the world.
Château Rouget 2006 is a great success and its price which will most likely be reasonable will make it one of the best value of this vintage.
This brings me to this thought: We don't talk much about the 2006 prices, sensitive subject this year, after the incredible 2005 campaign. It is true that many proprietors and manager of the top 100 Bordeaux still think that the 2005 prices were not so bad… While I think that if 20 top chateaux can allow themselves to make such commercial extravagance, others need to be very cautious (I speak about the wholesalers). The 95% other Bordeaux still have to deal with reality: competition, value-for-money, sales networks, margins, etc….


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Choosing a cookie is not an easy task. I'm torn between the Lemon Limerific and the chocolate chip oatmeal. If I had to choose, I'd go lemon.ReplyDelete
I am a follower! Thank you for offering such a yummy contest.ReplyDelete
I retweeted the contest via @autumnoliveReplyDelete
limerific sounds terrific!!ReplyDelete
I'm going to go to the shop and see all her yummies...the cookies look so pretty on the red transferware too...have a nice day, JenniferReplyDelete
Carrot cake cookies! I love carrot cake and can imagine that these are so very yummy!ReplyDelete
I am a follower!ReplyDelete
Oh these cookies look divine! I don't mean to be redundant but the Lemon Limerific sound like they are something I would love, and those chocolate chips are look like they would be chewy in the middle and crunchy on the ends. Yummy. You know that I am a follower- and I love your blog! Please keep you eye open for the purple Charlotte for me!
Would love to try those lemon limerics.ReplyDelete
Those look yummy, especially the carrot cake ones.ReplyDelete
All of these cookies look sooo delish, but I think the White Chocolate Macadamia Wonderful cookies were really calling my name!
mmm tea and cookies and what a beautiful tea set. I think I am in the mood for cookies now,,.,.,..,ReplyDelete
I am a follower, and I sure would love to have my name entered in this *sweet* giveaway! Thanks!
Lemon-limerific sounds scrumptious!! I need to put on some prayer partner brunches and would love to win a dozen cookies to get me started.ReplyDelete
I did my best to blog about your cookies:
Yummy, cookies are the best kind of giveaway! They all sound wonderful but my choice would be the carrot cake Cookies. Your tea set is fabulous!ReplyDelete
I am a huge fan and follower of your blog.ReplyDelete
Nancy, I have tweeted the giveaway. (nominimalist)ReplyDelete
As a follower I'd also follow your choice. Anything with lemon and lime gets my vote. PeggyReplyDelete
Orange you glad it's double chocolate! Wow, all of these cookies look delicious. I am a follower and would love to be included in the drawing. :) And your dishes are simply gorgeous - I just LOVE them.ReplyDelete
I am so in Love with your blog. Come visit me and tell me the best way to get started collecting these dishes.
Simply beautiful!
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Hi Nancy, I'm so glad you found my blog, and now I've found yours. Your blog is lovely, and I can tell you and I have very similar tasted. I see your cabinet in your picture over there, I love mine, and found it at my favorite local antique store. I also have a small collection of red transferware in my keeping room, and a good collection of brown in my dining room. I collect Johnson Bros. Old Mill. Glad I've found someone else who loves color too. I'm a new follower, and I can't wait to get to know you. Take Care, Carrie
I would so choose those yummy LEMON cookies mmmmmmm.
Looks delicious! The cookies really look wonderful on your transferware. I, too, would love to try the Lemon Limerifics.ReplyDelete
Following you from Trendy Treehouse's Friday Follow! Great Blog. Absolutely love your background and you have great variety. I will enjoy checking in to see what you have done next!
Come by and enter my CSN/Rachael Ray Giveaway:
Hi Nancy, Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm extra happy because it helped me to find yours!
ALL of the cookies look sooooo good that it is very hard to choose...but I choose the lemon cookies. Mmmmm, mmmmm...But, those carrot cake cookies look and sound amazing.
Have a "Sweet" day,
Those cookies look AMAZING! I might have to try them sometime. And I have to tell you from your pic, I could hardly believe you have five kids, you look great!ReplyDelete
I think cookies are right next to chocolate for me so that said I would probably choose any one of the cookies that incorporated chocolate. However the Chewy oatmeal with cranberries, white chocolate and honey really call to me.
Your transfer ware is beautiful as is your tablescape. You certainly have a great talent and I will be visiting your blog often.
Thank you for visiting mine and I hope you come back often.
wow! Those cookies look absolutely divine and I love how you have them displayed! Just beautiful.ReplyDelete
Oh YUM! SO hard to choose, I would say the Snickerdoodle Doos :)...I will be back after I post, tweet, and I'll leave another comment as I'm a follower! :)ReplyDelete
I'm a follower! :)ReplyDelete
Here is my post about the giveaway! :)
Just tweeted on twitter :) I'm PaintingaPupDay
and a follower on there!
Hi Nancy, thanks for visiting my silver button decor ball post at my blog and leaving a nice comment. The cookies on here all look fabulous! And the transferware? Beautiful!ReplyDelete
The Lemon Limerific sound and look like they would be perfect for my daughter's Tea Party baby shower! They all look fabulous on your transferware, though.ReplyDelete
Hi there. I found your blog through Friday Follow. If you would be interested in becoming a follower of my blog, I would gladly follow you back.ReplyDelete
Hi Barb from Friday follow. I am already a follower but I cannot seem to get to Foodie friday..I tried the link..It said no such blog..Can you give me the right link or website address for her?? I found her once but forgot to make her a fav. as I have with you. Loveeeeeeeee your beautiful blog!!! Thanks for your helpReplyDelete
The cookies look awesome, Nancy! You do such beautiful photography of food (and tablescapes too of course).ReplyDelete
I am a new follower of your blog and I would love to win a dozen of those beautiful cookies. I'm heading over there now to check out the website. Be back soon to tell you which ones I would choose.
Thanks for the great giveaway.
Ok, I am salivating on my keyboard after visiting Sweet Cheeks. I would want both lemon limerific and chewy oatmeal cranberry, but with shipping costs, they are very dear indeed, so I would most certainly hide them and eat them all by myself.ReplyDelete
Save me please..... I have just published a post on my blog in hopes of winning these delightful cookies. http://itlldo22.blogspot.com/2010/04/another-yummy-giveaway.html Hope you will stop by for a visit, and them, pick me please!ReplyDelete
Hi Nancy, just became a follower. Don't know why I didn't before now. Love your transferward and your blog. JoniReplyDelete
Nancy, if I won I would need to have the lemon limerfic cookies. I so love citrus! JoniReplyDelete
Well, you know I follow and the lemon/Lime would be my choice! Yum! Did you ever get those pics I sent you?
xoxo Pattie
I am a follower - love your blog and now I need a cookie. Deb =^..^=x6ReplyDelete
Oh my...my pick is the Lemon Limerific...sounds so yummy!!ReplyDelete
I am a follower of you...ReplyDelete
I now follow you on Twitter....ReplyDelete
I love your red transferware! Your table is so colonial looking to me. The cranberry/oatmeal white chocolate is my favorite. I am a follower and enjoy your blog. Please include me in the cookie giveaway. Thanks, JoanReplyDelete
You had me at Lemon...Lemorific. My 2nd choice would be the Snickerdoodles. What gorgeous cookies and incredible choices!
The red transferware is sooooo pretty...glad I found your blog.
Have a wonderful week!
I'm a follower too!ReplyDelete
This is a beautiful post - such gorgeous photos. I'm already a follower. Now I'm off to check out the cookies and pick a favorite for your giveaway.ReplyDelete
All the cookies on the Sweet Cheeks site look yummy. My pick would be black tie or the chewy oatmeal cranberry cookies.ReplyDelete
Yum, the lemon limerific sound and look delicious-it could also be the plates! Thank you for stopping by and commenting. My love is transferware,too, and I am posting about it soon-as soon as I have a minute!
Thank you for joining my hodgepodge party! I love it! I hope you will join again.
P.S. Your posts and photos always make my mouth water...could almost take a bite out of the computer screen!
I'd like to win Chewy Oatmeal Cranberry with white chocolate, almonds and honey : ) *Thanks* for the giveaway!
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I would love to get the Snickerdoodlie doo cookies
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safe little world: little house on the plateau from andrew killick on Vimeo.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
little house on the central plateau
this is a bit of a teaser... a short video clip from one of the locations of one of my current art projects. the project involves a paper model that i designed and constructed (based on our house) photographed in different locations. all part of my safe little world concept. on the weekend my brother and i went off photographing and i commenced my project with locations in rotorua, the desert road, mount ruapehu and turangi. the film clip was shot in the desert road location on the same camera as i was taking the house photos on (my much-loved canon g10). a spectacularly beautiful location with cold wind and views of mount ruapehu. afterwards we realised we'd actually been standing in an army training area...
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The audio's a bit windy there son
- 2:18 pm GMT+12
- andrew killick said...
that'll be the wind, and the fact that the footage was shot on a stills camera rather than a video camera.
- 2:29 pm GMT+12
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Star Cruiser (Genesis)
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DescriptionIn the 25th century, a new age of space exploration has taken humanity throughout the galaxy. In that expansion, by random chance humanity encountered an alien kingdom, the Galaxy Alliance. The human Federation wished to develop peaceful relations, but there were those who did not trust the Galaxy Alliance, and mounted a fierce rebellion. The rebellion was quickly put down, but its leader, Geist Needman, went missing. Having expanded too quickly, the Federation was unable to maintain control over its territories, and more remote regions quickly soon to rebel in great numbers.
In the middle of this, an unknown group called VOID began to amass power at a frightening rate, and unafraid of involving civilians, they became known as the "dark destroyers". It appears that a dark age in space is about to begin. However, there were those brave few still willing to stand up against such evil: Hunters. This is the story of Brian Light, one of those hunters.
Star Cruiser is a 3D action game with light RPG elements from the creators of Wibarm. The player explores various labyrinthine locations on foot, interacting with NPCs and shops and fighting various alien and robotic enemies. Combat takes place in real-time, consisting of basic first-person shooting. Additionally, there are also space-flight battle and exploration segments where the player controls Brian's ship.
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雷堂嬢太朗 -raido.jotaro- (60748) added Star Cruiser (Genesis) on Aug 29, 2012
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Osamu Nagano (Arsys)Game Designer:
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Ryo Yoshimura (Arsys), Takaharu Matsuo (Biopark Matsuo [Arsys])3D Designers:
3D‑Editor Kun [Arsys], Jua. Yamashita [Arsys], Ryo Yoshimura (Arsys), Takaharu Matsuo (Biopark Matsuo [Arsys])Title Designer:
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Toshiya Yamanaka (Arsys)Map Designers:
Katsunori Yoshimura (Tux.Yoshimura [Arsys]), Takaharu Matsuo (Biopark Matsuo [Arsys]), Ryo Yoshimura (Arsys)Special Thanks to:
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It was the first time that we were to interview candidates for providing RIM (Remote Infrastructure Management) support. Ideally, we don't undertake any non-ITSM activities; however, since one of our customers wanted us to help on it, we had agreed to take it up, indeed, foreseeing additional business from them. We had reviewed the resumes the previous night and they all seemed to meet our evaluating criteria.
We reached on time and requested to send their candidates after completing greeting and handshaking formalities. The first two candidates had three job changes and were relatively good in communication skills. When we started asking questions, we realized in the first five minutes that they are versed with very basic activities like creating users, groups, assigning permissions etc. They didn't have clue of writing cron jobs or scripts or for that matter configuring scheduler.
We requested other set of three candidates to be interviewed whose experience ranged from 2 to 6 years. Same result. We had hoped that at least the 6 years experienced candidate would perhaps meet our expectations. Alas! None of them were able to meet our basic expectations of providing support role. Yes, you guessed right. We shook hands and left their premises.
I have also been interviewing candidates for several years now. I must admit that few years ago, most of the candidates knew at least 30-40% on the technology they worked or about their domain. Off late, it has been very difficult to get quality candidates. I wonder why there has been so much of resistance to improve, to learn new technologies or for that matter, excel in the domain that one is in. As Robin Sharma says, people often confuse activity with productivity. It is fair when candidates ask for better pay when they have expertise and when they deserve it; however, not having necessary skills to get ahead in the career is something which I have been noting very frequently amongst the candidates. I don't intend to sound philosophical here; however, have few suggestions to few who have high levels of resistance for changing or learning new –
- Have a weekly objective plan before the week begins. Ensure to have meaningful goals
- Review the milestones of previous week and take necessary actions
- Ensure to align the weekly objectives to bigger plan regularly
- Stop procrastination
- Keep yourself appraised of the important happenings in your technology/domain
- Most importantly, get into the habit of developing new solutions/integrations or even tinkering the systems. I think that many of naysayers are in the habit of not taking enough risks.
- Walk extra miles to learn something new or deliver assignments with utmost quality regularly
- Challenge yourself regularly
- Download new tools/solutions and explore the trends
I have a new acronym to measure its success – ROICI (Rate of Overcoming Inertia of Continuous Improvement). I hope to do a bit to help improve the quality of the candidates soon since I think that these issues may be faced constantly by other organizations too.
I have one question for people who have high ROICI – Are your excuses more important than your goals/dreams?


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Explosion Snaps
Weekly sketch #17. Screensnaps from the tele and my laptop, and recycled vectors. Nothing at all Costa Rica about it.
An empty lot for sketch número 12.
Weekly sketch number 7. Half-built halfpipe in Costa Rica gets a boost towards (digital) completion. Still a ways to go though.
Playa Blanca
Quick weekly sketch, a bit behind schedule, after a day trip out to Playa Blanca on the West coast of Costa Rica. Most of these sketches consist of nothing more than an iPhone snap, some color additions, and some vector overlays. Photo, color, vectors – my basic bag of tricks for digital side project playtime. Happy Monday.
Open Skies
Had to put this visual down after a few weeks of massive monsoons in Costa Rica.
Macro Pixels
A set of iPhone snaps of my Photoshop work, zoomed way in to the pixel level, run through Instragram, and posted for you here. I'm thinking I'll be doing some more of these.
Featured: GERGWERK
Rad visuals, a rich color palette, cool and intuitive touch-screen interactions, and an all around smart evolution for the world of turntables. An application as an instrument, in a way. Check out the demo video on Vimeo, and see the process overview here.
This is an MFA thesis project – amazing. More work from GERGWERK, otherwise known as Gregory Kaufman is at gergwerk.com.
Featured: Marie Luise Emmermann
A couple of images from the Skizzomat Illustration Diary, a creative outlet for Marie Luise Emmerman out of Germany. This stuff is rad, but check the figurative collage work in there as well. Really nice, slightly bizarre, sensual and fleshy. Lots more to see at:
Image Corruption + Collaboration
So after months of occasionally digging around for this imagery on Google, I finally captured my own snapshots (iPhone). These are the amazing and elaborate visual effects that come through on a corrupted digital cable signal. This stuff fascinates me—the TV 'fuzz' of the new millennium. If only I knew what to do with it now that I have it. Have some thoughts? Some collaborative inklings? Let me know here @GabeRuane.
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Reminded of the dark side of the web by all the news lately, we're all trying to make some sense of it all. Amidst kazillions of conferences, papers, OpEds and what have you, art can offer a more captivating snapshot of the dynamics of net technology, politics and culture. And hold up a mirror to confront you with all the madness, if you like. 'Slab City Internet Cafe' is a funny and quite accurate installation that captures how many feel about the web today. Continue reading Art as Mirror – Slab City Internet Cafe [Pic]
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Watch Your Mouth: Why Talking '(Cyber-)Security' Is Popular, Complex and Deeply Political
Everybody immediately relates to 'security', but may mean something profoundly different. This makes researching 'security' both difficult and important. My main concern is that we need a better understanding of what '(cyber-)security' is and what it's not, precisely because of it's popular, complex and deeply political properties. Until then, we need to watch our mouth when we talk '(cyber-)security', as ambigous concepts are a battleground for political exploitation. Continue reading Watch Your Mouth: Why Talking '(Cyber-)Security' Is Popular, Complex and Deeply Political
When an Ethnographer met Edward Snowden
Published 18 Oct. 2013 at Freedom to Tinker.
If you talk about 'metadata', 'big data' and 'Big Brother' just as easily as you order a pizza, ethnography and anthropology are probably not your first points of reference. But the outcome of a recent encounter of ethnographer Tom Boellstorff and Edward Snowden (not IRL but IRP), is that tech policy wonks and researchers should be careful with their day to day vocabulary, as concepts carry politics of control and power. Continue reading When an Ethnographer met Edward Snowden


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I'm doing my long run today on the Clay Road Loop in Clermont. My MRTT Mommas go out here often and I've never tried it. It's a 10 mile loop that has grown in popularity among the running community in Central Florida. I'm a little nervous (and excited) to try it, as I hear it is pretty hilly and last week was the first time I ever ran hills and I wasn't really a fan but I know it's good for training. I only have 4 miles on the plan so myself and two Mommas are going to just to an out and back to get my 4 miles in. I'll report back next week on my experience!
This picture (source) scares me, just a little bit. Not sure where what portion of the loop this is, but hoping it's not the section of the loop I'm trying for the first time.
Weight: 151.2
Half Marathon training:Run 2: 3.30 miles in 33:34 (10:10 pace)
Run 1: 3.00 miles in 32:55 (10:58 pace)
Run 1: 3.00 miles in 32:55 (10:58 pace)
Run 3: 2.77 miles in 31:03 (11:14 pace)
Overall Weight Lost since "Starting Point" 10/24/14: 25.4lbs


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Hammond Model A. An important note: the AV has been "re-homed" at the Nathan Wilcox residence.
The Hammond Model A is a older organ, but has been refitted with percussion & really rocks. It is connected to a Leslie 122 & PR40 Tone Cab:
"Silent Night" - performed by Donnie Rankin
Sleighride - performed by Donnie Rankin
"It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" - performed by Donnie Rankin
Hammond Model AV & PR40 tone cab recordings:
Aba Daba Honeymoon - performed by Donnie Rankin
Donnie Rankin video recordings:
Aba Daba Honeymoon - performed by Donnie Rankin
A Perfect Song - performed by Donnie Rankin
J. Rust recordings:
Claire De Lune - Debussy, played by J. Rust
Arioso - J.S. Bach - played by J. Rust
Demonstative Audio Samples - performed on the Hammond Model A
VIDEO demo (very incomplete, but perhaps of interest). - performed on the Hammond Model A right after I first plugged it in.
VIDEO of Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy - performed on the Hammond Model A
November 19, 2007
Leslie 31H "Tallboy" speaker
Recordings and photographs of this vintage speaker connected to the Hammond AV are at The Tallboy Page
iPhone video version of Claire de Lune
Click on link to open in a new window to download.
iPhone required presumeably (I don't have one but if you do and this works on it ok let me know!!!!!!
History of the Hammond A
This particular Hammond Model A has been upgraded at somepoint to a model AV which means a scanner vibrato chorus was added which is demonstrated in the various files above.
Model A organs did not come with the scanner vibrato, instead either using a rotating baffle that went around a speaker in the original tone cabinet to produce a tremulant affect or via a Tremulant affect that was made by amplitude adjustment (rapidly raising and lowering the volume of the organ to a varying degree adjusted by a knob on the console.
There are photos of the Chorus Vibrato on the detailed photo page link above.
Laurens Hammond
Laurens Hammond
Tone generation
Tonewheel rotates beneath electromagnetic pickup. Additive synthesis
The original Hammond organ imitated the function of a pipe organ's ranks of pipes in multiple registers by using additive synthesis of waveforms from harmonic series to generate its sounds. As in Thaddeus Cahill's earlier Telharmonium, the Hammond organ's individual waveforms were made by mechanical tonewheels which rotated beneath electromagnetic pickups. Although they are generally included in the category of electronic organs, original Hammond organs are, strictly speaking, electric or electromechanical rather than electronic organs because the waveforms are produced by mechanical tonewheels rather than electronic oscillators.
The component waveforms can be mixed in varying ratios by using drawbars mounted above the two keyboards. The drawbars are small sliding bars with knobs that are literally drawn and pulled toward the organ's console. They operate like the faders on an audio mixing board, allowing the performer to vary the volume of each note's fundamental tone, the octave below it, and some of the octaves and harmonics above it. The player can modify their settings in real-time, that is, while playing a song. The resulting combination creates a unique timbre. Famous organ players are often associated with particular combinations, which become their signature sound, such as Jimmy Smith's 88800000 registration.
Percussion and "Key Click"
Another facet of the distinctive sound of the Hammond is the harmonic percussion effect, in which the 2nd and 3rd harmonic tones can be added to the attack envelope of a note. On most Hammond organs, particularly the B3 and its cousins (C3, RT3, A series etc....) the percussion harmonic settings were a "one-or-the-other" choice (you could only choose 2nd or 3rd harmonic, but not both). Some later models allowed the player to activate both harmonics simultaneously. Those harmonics then quickly fade out leaving the tones which the player has selected using the drawbars. Older Hammond models such as those produced before the B-3 do not have the harmonic percussion feature. Popular examples are the B2 and C2. Aftermarket percussion can be added using devices from Trek II. Hammond organs have a distinctive percussive key click, which is the attack transient that occurs when all nine key contacts close, causing an audible pop or click. Originally, key click was considered to be a design defect and Hammond worked to eliminate or at least reduce it by using equalization filters. However, some performers liked the percussive effect, and it has become part of the classic sound that modern imitators of the Hammond organ have tried to reproduce.
Main article: Leslie speaker
The classic way of amplifying the sound of a Hammond organ is to use a rotating speaker, originally called a 'Crawford' speaker, but subsequently known as a Leslie speaker or cabinet. Hammond originally marketed their own line of amplified speakers (called tone cabinets) which did not feature rotating speakers, but even though some well-known Hammond players used them. Hammond originally disapproved of the Leslie speaker, and tried to prevent dealers selling them for use with their organs. Eventually Hammond relented and the now classic combination became 'official'.
In a Leslie speaker, sound is emitted by a rotating horn over a stationary treble driver and a rotating baffle beneath a stationary bass woofer. The resulting sonic characteristics are likened to a small-scale Doppler effect, but were intended by Leslie to simply resemble the constantly shifting source of sound among a large group of pipe organ ranks. The rotation speed can be toggled by a console-based manual or pedal switch between fast or slow to provide tremolo or chorus effects, respectively. Many Leslie cabinets used a tube (also known as valve) amplifier, which gave the Hammond's tone a warm, naturally overdriven sound, which could be varied from a mild 'purr' to a heavy 'growl'. Other features added to Hammond organs included an electromechanical vibrato and, by the late 1950s, a "spring reverb" effect which simulated the reverberation of a large church hall.
Keyboards and pedalboard
The lightweight construction of the waterfall-style keyboard for the upper manuals allows for very rapid passages to be executed with more ease than on a weighted keyboard, such as a piano or pipe organ. The shape of the keys makes effects such as palm glissandos possible.
Hammond organs come with a wooden bass pedalboard for the feet, so that the organist can play basslines. Hammond organ bass pedalboards do not usually have a full, 32-note American Guild of Organists (AGO) pedalboard going up to a G (3rd leger line of the bass clef) as the top note (see AGO pedalboard). Instead, to reduce the cost of the instrument, or the size of the bass pedalboard, 25-note (with a C on the 1st leger line of the bass clef as the top note) or 30-note (with an F on the 2nd leger line of the bass clef as the top note) bass pedalboards are often used. Several Hammond "concert" models, the RT-2, RT-3 and D-100 had 32-note AGO pedalboards. As well, they also contained a "Solo Pedal Unit" which provided several 32', 16', 8', and 4' voices for the pedal. The solo pedal unit used oscillators, similar to those used in Hammond's "Solovox."
Types of Hammond organs
The model B-3 was - and remains - the most popular Hammond model amongst musicians. Its popularity was such that many customers refused to buy anything but a B3. Traders would often tell customers, who usually could not tell the difference from one organ to another, that the organ they were selling them was a B3, regardless of whether or not it actually was. The C-3 and A-100 models are similarly popular, as they have same internals in different cabinets. In addition, the A-100 has built-in speakers. In categorizing Hammond organ types it is useful to divide them by the way their sound generation mechanisms; the three categories are electromechanical, electronic, or both. Tonewheel organs use a series of toothed wheels which spin near an electromagnetic pickup to generate sound. Electronic tone generation uses solid state oscillator circuits.
Hammond tonewheel organs can be divided into two main groups: the 'Console' models such as the A, B, C, D, and R series which have two 61 note manuals and the smaller 'Spinet' models that have two 44 note manuals such as the M, L, and T series. The production of tonewheel organs stopped in the early to mid 1970s. Hammond organs made after this time use electronic tone generation. Examples of these organs are the J/K/N series, the Hammond Aurora, and the Hammond Concorde.
Hammond tonewheel organs are preferred among most enthusiasts, the most popular models also having tube amplifiers. Some of the later Hammond models combine tonewheel generation with solid state amplifiers, with the latest models of that era being fully solid state. Hammond is now owned by Suzuki Company. Hammond-Suzuki now makes organs using digital technology that very closely replicate the tonewheel organ sound. (See "Clones" below)
The "V" series such as the Hammond "Cadette" were starter organs. They were made for first-time organ players, and as such, had no drawbars. The theory was that beginning organists could learn on it and buy a better organ later. Like a spinet organ, there were two offset manuals with an octave range pedal board and an expression pedal. The sound produced by these organs was different than the sound produced by most other Hammond models. The upper manual had three instruments (flute, reed, and strings) and the lower manual had two instruments (tibia and cello). The pedal also had an instrument tab (for bass and accent). There was no Leslie, only a reverberation knob. The "V" series organs came with Auto Rhythm, which had seven different rhythms (a "cancel" button was located at the far left), Synchro Start, and a volume and tempo knob. There were two tabs for vibrato (Light and Full). This series was not built by Hammond but by Yamaha for Hammond.
The Hammond B-3 organ (often referred to simply as "the B-3") is the most famous of the Hammond Organs. While it was originally produced to be a portable alternative to permanently-installed types of church organs, it was widely used in non-church settings. In the first decades after its introduction, the B-3 was used as a theatre organ, to provide live music between feature films or perform music at ice rinks. In the 1950s and 1960s, the B-3 was used in jazz bands (Walter Wanderley) and in organ trios, such as Jimmy Smith's organ trio. In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s, the B-3 was widely used in rock bands ranging from Latin-rock groups such as Santana to progressive rock groups such as Procol Harum, Yes, Styx, Kansas, and Pink Floyd, to blues-rock groups such as The Allman Brothers Band and Deep Purple.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the B-3 continued to be used by bands from a range of styles, including rock, hard rock, jazz, blues, and "jam" bands. This organ was also a favorite of renowned Grateful Dead keyboard player Brent Mydland as well as Page McConnell of Phish, the latter having his tuned by Goff Professional. In the 1980s and 1990s, lightweight "clone" organs that imitated the sound were increasingly used to digitally recreate the B3's sound as a more portable substitute, especially in live touring settings. Nevertheless, in the 2000s, some organ trios such as the Ken Clark organ trio still perform with vintage B-3 organs.
'New B-3'
In 2002, the Hammond company (now known as Hammond-Suzuki) relaunched the B-3 as the 'New B-3', a recreation of the original electromechanical instrument using modern-day electronics and a modern sound generator system. The New B-3 is constructed to appear like the original B-3, and the designers attempted to retain the subtle nuances of the familiar B-3 sound. Hammond Suzuki argues that it would be difficult for even an experienced B-3 player to distinguish between the old and new B-3 organs. Hugh Robjohns' review in the recording magazine 'Sound on Sound' called the New B-3 "a true replica of an original B-3...in terms of the look and layout, and the actual sound." The New B-3 was used by well-known B-3 players such as Jimmy Smith and Joey DeFrancesco, who both played a New B-3 on the collaborative album 'Legacy' released in 2005 shortly before Jimmy's death. Hammond-Suzuki went on to release a portable version of the New B-3 (pictured) as well as a new version of the C-3 model.
Performance techniques
Pianists and synthesizer players who begin playing the Hammond soon realize that authentic performance practice involves a lot more than playing the notes on the keyboard. Hammond players vary the timbre of both manuals in real time through a combination of changing drawbar settings, engaging or disengaging the vibrato and chorus effects or percussion settings, and changing the rotating Leslie speaker system's speed setting. As well, performers obtain other effects by setting the Leslie's amplifier to maximum output (and controlling the effective volume using only the organ's volume pedal) to add overdriven distortion or growl for certain passages, or by briefly switching off the organ's synchronous run motor, which produces a wobbly pitch-bend effect.
There are playing styles that are specific to the Hammond organ, such as palm glissandos, rapid repetition of a single note, tremolo between two notes a third apart (typically the 5th and 7th scale degree of the current chord), percussive drumming of the keyboard, and playing a chord on the upper manual, then sliding your hand down to duplicate the chord on the lower manual. Artistic use of the foot-controlled volume pedal is an important facet of performing on the Hammond.
Bass Pedalboard
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Many jazz organists from the 1950s/1960s era and from more recent decades perform the bassline for uptempo songs with their left hand on the lower manual. Organists who play the bassline on the lower manual may do short taps on the bass pedals-often on the tonic of a tune's key-to simulate the low, resonant sound of a plucked upright bass string. Playing basslines on the manuals may make the bass lines more light and fluid than if they are played on the bass pedals, especially for uptempo tunes. As well, playing basslines on the lower manual makes it easier to perform grace notes.
"Clones" and emulation devices
Due to the difficulties of transporting the heavy Hammond organ, bass pedalboard (a B-3 organ, bench and pedalboard weighs 425 pounds/193 kg) and Leslie speaker cabinets to performance venues, and due to the risk of technical problems that are associated with any vintage electromechanical instrument, musicians sought out a more portable, reliable way of obtaining the Hammond sound. Some early emulation devices were criticized for their unrealistic imitation of the Hammond sound, particularly in the way the upper harmonics were voiced, and in the simulation of the rotary speaker effect. Refinements to Hammond emulations eventually led to the development of relatively light electronic keyboard instruments such as the Roland VK-7 and the Korg BX-3 and CX-3 (and even Hammond-Suzuki's own XB-2/XB-5 models) that produce a fairly realistic recreation of the original Hammond tone. By the 1990s and 2000s digital signal processing and sampling technologies allowed for better imitation of the original Hammond sound, and a variety of electronic organs, emulator devices, and synthesizers provided an accurate reproduction of the Hammond tone, such as the Clavia Nord Electro keyboard. Hammond Suzuki USA currently markets numerous home, church, and professional models that digitally reproduce the sound of vintage Hammond tonewheel organs. Some sophisticated emulation devices have algorithms that recreate some of the characteristics of the vintage Hammonds, such as the "crosstalk" or "leakage" between the tonewheels, and digital simulations of the rotating Leslie speaker cabinet's sound.
Currently, there are numerous B-3 "clones" on the market, from full-size, dual keyboard behemoths with real Leslie cabinets from Hammond/Suzuki, to inexpensive Casio WK series home keyboards that actually have a "tonewheel organ" function built in, to allow the user to simulate changing drawbars "on the fly." In between are numerous models, most of them excellent, from Hammond, Korg, Roland, Clavia (Nord Series), and virtual synths- notably the B4 by Native Instruments- computer simulations of every B-3 nuance down to key click, leakage of tonewheels, dirty contacts, type of tubes- just about any variable can be accommodated, though many aficionados consider them (whether rightly or wrongly) inferior to a real Hammond. An article entitled Clonewheel Heaven in Keyboard Magazine that reviewed electronic simulations of the traditional Hammond sound claimed that some aspects of the vintage electromechanical Hammonds' sound are not accurately reproduced by clones and emulation devices.
Pop Culture
The sound of the Hammond B-3 organ can be heard in 1960s surf music, where the spinning Leslie speaker created distinctive special effects. The Hammond sound was also a key part of the mystical soundscape of the great 1967 Procol Harum classic, "A Whiter Shade of Pale" , in the famous Bach like introductory measures contributd by organist Matthew Fisher (who actually played an M-100 on the famous recording). Except for a few months in late 1976 and early 1977, Procol Harum has always (and still does after 40 years) appeared in concert with a Hammond. Hammond organs are also widely used in 1970s progressive rock music bands such as Pink Floyd's Rick Wright (First on a Hammond M-100, and later on a C-3); Emerson, Lake and Palmer's Keith Emerson; Genesis's Tony Banks (a Hammond L-122 and later a Hammond T-100); and Yes' Rick Wakeman. The Hammond C-3 essentially was used to deliver vocal-style melody lines on albums like Brain Salad Surgery by Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
In several sketches by Monty Python's Flying Circus Terry Gilliam plays a nude Organist who provides a fanfare on a Hammond L100 in "Blackmail" and "Crackpot Religions Ltd." as well as Terry Jones for the opening scenes on the third season. The British adult comic Viz had (or has) an occasional strip featuring 'Captain Morgan and his Hammond organ'. The strip's plot usually revolves around the crew sighting a treasure ship or similar lucrative opportunity, which they then miss due to the eponymous captain insisitng on first spending some time serenading them with a selection of tunes played on said organ.
Arnold Rimmer (from the BBC TV series Red Dwarf) is a big fan of Hammond Organ music; he is particularly fond of an artist by the name of Reggie Wilson, whose Hammond Organ albums include "Lift Music Classics" and "Funking up Wagner". Rimmer has also taught the Skutters to play the Hammond Organ; every Wednesday night is "Amateur Hammond Organ Recital Night". It should be noted that none of the other crew of the Red Dwarf particularly enjoy Rimmer's taste in music.
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Notwithstanding the constant flow of corporate malfeasance, African values remain the inalienable source of a moral business framework. Unethical business practices unashamedly encompass medium and large businesses within our shores.
Following the withdrawal of fraud charges against Durban construction mogul Shauwn Mpisane, TV footage showed bottles of sparkling wine being popped by her celebrating supporters.
The charges in question related to her alleged submission of fraudulent documents to the Construction Industries Board to boost her company's BEE grading. Ostensibly through misrepresentation, Mpisane won a government tender worth R70 million.
"Is it appropriate to withdraw such serious charges before the accused go to trial?" I asked myself. On the other hand, I thought about the fairness of having Mpisane going through the trial, while her counterparts in the construction industry were not subjected to criminal trials for colluding in bidding for the construction of the 2010 World Cup stadiums.
During Mpisane's court appearances, I was surprised by the silence of Business Day editor Peter Bruce. When the construction companies that build stadiums got into trouble with the competition authorities, Bruce and his newspaper came to their defence. Doesn't Mpisane deserve the same protection? I shook my head.
The question that has been swirling in my head ever since is: what motivates Mpisane and some construction industry bosses to be so greedy and un-African. This behaviour is un-African because you defraud the public of money that would have served it as a result of greed and a lack of humanity (ubuntu).
History shows that commercial greed is a consequence of individualism and liberalism. These two philosophies have their origin in Western culture; they put more emphasis on individual welfare than group interest. This means that as an individual, I will be more concerned about my needs and wants rather than those of the community, society and country.
This is in direct contrast to the African values of ubuntu because the said values place more emphasis on the individual making sacrifices in the interest of the whole group. For example, in the African value system, a couple with one child would delay buying a family car because they have to pay school fees for two children of the neighbouring family because their parents are unemployed.
In relation to commerce, individualists and liberals argue that an individual should be at liberty to pursue his business interests in the (free) marketplace, without unnecessary interference from the state. That is why the proponents of individualism and liberalism have always argued for a limited role of the government in trade and industry.
It is worth restating that individualism and liberalism are in contradiction with these African values. This is because these traditional African values place more significance on society and a caring state.
They are also based on the premise that a responsible, unified community and collective values should be promoted. African values are anchored on belonging, community well-being and having an acceptable living standard for the society as a whole, instead of just that of an individual.
The individualism and liberalism philosophies are the basis of blatant capitalism. In blatant capitalism, an entrepreneur is mainly motivated by the objective to create wealth and a better life for himself instead of the community.
Some of the consequences of the capitalism system include globalisation, job creation and employment opportunities. Capitalism contributed significantly to the growth of the global economy. Be that as it may, it is important to state that, despite its benefits, unethical capitalism trampled over workers' welfare, the environment and ethical behaviour to achieve its success.
My counsel to the construction bosses is that they should incorporate the African values in their corporate philosophies and entrepreneurship. The integration of these values has the potential to inject some ethical rejuvenation and rapid growth of South African enterprises.
Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs are succeeding because they embrace their own value system and thus they create their own rules of engagement. In the same vein, African corporates should adopt this principle in deed.
As such, because these companies have wrongly profited from public funds, they should show remorse by building at least 100 schools in rural areas.
The conclusion is that African values are the cornerstone of a moral business enterprise.
* Matome Modipa is the founder and executive chairman of Sebata Group.


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This event has been moved from Leonartown Wharf to an indoor location - 5 South Event Center, 21030 Point Lookout Rd, Callaway.
SMYOC's 3rd Annual concert at the Leonardtown Wharf, Sunday June 3rd at 5pm has moved indoors, but all other details are the same. No need to bring a chair, and now there will also be a cash bar!
Bring a picnic, or get some refreshments at I'SE DA BYE's food truck or at our bake sale.
Music from David Bowie, The Beatles, Styx, the Cranberries and many more, will be performed by our Pops group. Our Prep Strings Orchestra will be playing, amongst others, pieces by Tchaikovsky, Bach and Ungar and our choirs will be singing Broadway hits from their highly successful recent concert - Broadway and Beyond.
Join us for a great, relaxing family afternoon of music !
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A few of my sisters and their families had planned this portion of the trip and called to see if we wanted in. We planned Disneyland around this. Starting in the upper left hand corner: Jill, Justin (holding TJ-ers), Sadie, Megan, and Parker. Next pic: Marianne and Ferdie's family: Josh, Maizie, Mollie, Kenz. Center: Look familiar? Bottom left: Lindy and her kids: Bronco, Brady, Brinnley, and Taylor. Her husband, Jaret, joined us the next day. Last pic: My dad, mom, Haley, and Jen.
We met at their hotel for some breakfast and then headed to Cabrillo National Monument. The tide pools were so cool! Parker held a sea slug so Olivia could pet him. The kids had a great time here. We did lose Sam. He wandered off. In a place where the ocean and rocks and cliffs collide, my mommy heart was sick. I found him up on the cliff standing back in a patch of flowers. A man approached me when he knew I was the mom and told me Sam was wandering close to the edge. He could tell he was lost so he had him go stand in a high place where his parents could easily spot him. Thank heavens for nice strangers!
After some time in the tide pools, we headed to see the light house. It was pretty cool. One side looked out over a Naval base {I think}. Anywho...there was a submarine coming up out of the water. It was cool to see. The view was amazing!
Then off to Mission Beach. The kids had no apprehension here. Straight into the water they ran. We buried Olivia and Meg in the sand and made them mermaids. Olivia still enjoyed "basking in the sun"...
Emerson mostly slept. She woke up just as we were leaving the beach and just in time for one "awake" picture.
A few random/fun pics: Jen connecting with her inner self on the beach, Aaron and me, the grand sand sea turtle, and a pic of Aaron and kids.


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If you are a fan of a baseball team with one of the lower payrolls in the game you must be thrilled that the Giants won the World Series this week. San Fran's entire pitching staff was developed by their minor league system. No high priced free agent pitchers made a start for the team in the post-season. Yes they had some rented players who played key roles in the title run but most of them were cast-offs. Pat Burrell, Cody Ross, Edgar Renteria and Juan Uribe aren't exactly A-list players. The Giants wins showed you don't have to acquire the top free agents to be a contender and a winner of a World Series title.
Northwestern over Penn State (Sat 2p on WSBA)
Ravens hold off Fins (Sun 12:30 on WSBA)
Colts beat the Eagles (Sun 3:15 on 96.1 WSOX)
Steelers beat the Bengals
Packers over the Cowboys
Last Week 3-3
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Monday, December 22, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
CUTE CUTE card! Lots of work!
Here's another card we made last week at our stamp club night. It is sooo cute! But I am glad that I am not making a bunch of them! :) The coloring...and the cutting...
We used crystal effects and then glitter on top of it on the roof and embossed with cinnamon and embossing powder so it smells good too!!!
Thanks again S! Love it!
Snowflakes and children...
Made up this little poem and gave it out with a snowflake ornament to everyone who helps teach in some way in our church's children organization as a little thank you. I wanted to talk about the uniqueness of both and how each is a treasure to us also. I hope it came across that way and went together okay as well???? (Not sure if you can read it-maybe if you click to enlarge?)
Monday, December 15, 2008
Yeah! My brother brought me his old digi camera and saved me from the land of no posts. :) AND I got to stamp at our stamp night this past weekend!
So, here are a couple of the projects we did. The first is done on glossy cardstock and I love how it turned out. The second one shown here is an acetate box filled with Hershey's nuggets. We just stamped mailing labels and wrapped them around each nugget. Easy and not too long either. I love it too!
(Tried to show you a side view, ignore the background mess please.)
More to come later! :)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Alive and running
I really am still here and even alive and not only kicking, but running! It feels like it at least-running from one thing to another and one thing to get done to another...which means that I have had absolutely not time whatsoever to stamp or create much of anything. I still have cards I started the week before last that are still sitting unfinished. Grrrr...and now I have a new problem. I accidentally dropped my camera last night and cracked it where the lens comes out when it turns on. AAAAHHH! So no digital camera right now either. so...hate to say this, but I am not sure when I will get to stamp next, let alone post the pics. Grrrr....
I'll try and stay in touch and keep you posted.
In the meantime, enjoy the hustle and bustle and spirit of the season! :)
Friday, December 5, 2008
From this to That Friday!
Well this is not the FTTT that I have been trying to get done, but is another one fun one to share! :)
From this:To that:
I made this a couple of years ago, so the pic of the branch in the 1st pic is not the exact same one as the branch in the 2nd pic-but it works, you just go get a random one from your yard. I saw this idea at a baby shower with all kinds of baby things hung all over it for decoration. (pacifiers, socks, clippers, etc...) I then made one for the same reason and turned it into a game at the shower as well. It was sitting on a table as guests arrived as a centerpiece and later, I took it away without being noticed and then they had to try and remember all of the baby items that had been hing on it. (Then later, I gave all the items to the guest of honor for her baby.)
Since then, we use it every year during various seasons to hang things from, whether it be snowflakes like this (found at the Dollar Store) or leaves or hearts-whatever!
You just get a branch from outside (spray paint it white), a pot, and some plaster of paris and wala! There you have it! (Mine used to have a few more branches on it, that have broken off here and there over the last couple of years. Oh well. More character to the tree, huh?) :)
I'm off to go to my nephew's baby blessing this weekend, but will have more time next week to share more with you! :)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
How cute is this!
And how simple too! Sometimes I wonder if I make things harder than they have to be.
Lindsey, my bloggin'/stamping buddy, who I guest blogged for, sent this to me full of Dove chocolate! Who wouldn't love that?!! (My kids and DH certainly did too!) :) I figured they deserved to share with me, since they gave up more time with me (or more patience when I stayed up late stamping) during that week. :) I did love guest blogging and getting some more time in for projects though, so thanks again Lindsey!
Monday, December 1, 2008
Christmas is coming...the goose is getting fat
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Emma Roberts Goes Grocery Shopping!
Emma Roberts keeps casual in a pair of floral print pants while out on Wednesday (December 5) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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WoodwareUSA weekly challenge#30. This week we are challenged to make masculine cards. Usually that is a challenge for me but it was pretty easy since I had the WoodwareUSA Sail Away stamp set. I stamped the image with Memento ink and colored the scene with Copic markers. I cut it out and attached it over an embossed piece of green card stock. A pretty quick and easy card!
Now it is your turn to play. Just create a new masculine themed card and link it directly to InLinkz on the WoodwareUSA blog for a chance to win a stamp set. If you use WWUSA stamps you'll be entered twice for a chance to win.
Thanks for coming by!
Suppies: Stamps - WoodwareUSA; Paper - Mark's Finest Papers; Ink - Memento; Misc - Copic markers, Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Foam Squares
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Woodware USA Challenge #30 - Masculine Card
Posted by Harriet Skelly at 11:00 PM
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Loving that image you chose for this card! Fantastic example of a masculine card.ReplyDelete
Nice and not too fussy--perfect for a guy or a gal who doesn't like lots of pink and ruffles. I really like the texture in the green paper.ReplyDelete
That's a really neat stamp and love the coloring you did on it.ReplyDelete
Harriet, your green is just amazing!! I love the texture, and it looks fabulous with the Sail Away set!! Wonderful!ReplyDelete
What a VIBRANTLY colored image! LOVE IT! KerryReplyDelete
Love how cheerful this is!!! Great coloring :)ReplyDelete
Cool stamps! Great design and I love that color green.ReplyDelete
A super card Harriet, your colouring is fab !! Love it !!ReplyDelete
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With the first batch of tentacles being based upon Purple Tentacle, it was time for some Green Tentacles. We've only got one green/yellow combination as it didn't really work that well, so I switched to green with purple suckers for the other 5. Still.. you have to have one green/yellow, right? Looking at the photos, I really need to clean the loose flock off the black next time!
I've started a little 7TV cast based on the tv series Life on Mars, with some fantastic police from Crooked Dice. I've got some detectives and a police woman still to paint up.
To go with these, I also picked up some of the Crooked Dice Weeping Angels. Oh no! It looks like the Police have stumbled into an area inhabited by the Weeping Angels (talk about a crossover!) Those coppers better not blink...
Oh dear, those poor police officers...
Quickly, keep staring at them and back away slowly. What ever you do, don't blink...
I said DON'T BLINK!
Oh sh...
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Pulp variety
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I do like those tentacles and as for the coppers, brilliant! Love bit of weathering on those weeping angels too - cracking stuff Paul.ReplyDelete
Just love the Angels!ReplyDeleteReplies
After painting them up properly, I want to get another set and paint them up without the wings. They would be great banshees, or damsels in distressDelete
Great job dude! I think the yellow/green tentacle looks as good as the others. Really like the coppers.ReplyDelete
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The Meteor-Eyes Baked Eyeshadow compact was the first thing I wanted to play with. The one thing I did notice on the Hard Candy website was their picture appeared to be a dark blue shade, which it is not. As you can see from my photo, this shade called Outer Space looks practically black. However, the color is so multidimensional with the way it changes with tones of lighter gray and silver and helped me develop a nice smoky eye.
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