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Originally from Belgium, Laurence Vandenborre is the Founder and Managing Director of The Red Pencil, an international arts therapy humanitarian foundation whose mission is to bring the benefits of arts therapy to children, adults and families on their pathway to well-being, with a particular attention to those facing overwhelming life circumstances, such as natural disasters, conflict zones, long-term hospitalisations, human trafficking and abuses.
Laurence is a registered arts therapist, with a background in professional counselling and life coaching. She served as a Board Director of Very Special Arts, Singapore, and is a member of The Art Therapy Association of Singapore and The Australian and New Zealand Art Therapy Association. Laurence holds a Master of Arts in Germanic Philology from the University of Louvain la Neuve in Belgium and a Master Degree in Art Therapy from Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore.
We were very fortunate to get the opportunity to speak to such an inspiring woman and learn about the great work that her charity is doing around the globe. Read our interview below.
What are your key responsibilities as Founder and Managing Director of the Red Pencil?
My main responsibility is the strategy of the organisation. In a pioneering field, an organization can grow in many different directions. I safeguard the development of the Red Pencil and the key to that is professionalism. My responsibilities also include overseeing all other aspects, such as operations, marketing and communications, and fundraising. I am also in charge of the professional development of the general managers of each entity. As time goes by, I will keep my strategic role and maintain the expertise that we are developing day by day. We have built everything from nothing; procedures, assessments, evaluations, mission logistics, all aspects of safety and ensuring we have the best art therapists. That creative process and capacity to review and evaluate all the time is very exciting. It is never set. Everyday brings its own level of creativity. I am always wondering how we can do things differently and better.
How does the Red Pencil aim to help people in Singapore?
The Red Pencil (Singapore) is predominantly for low-income families who are rather easy to select because, at a government level, they have their own demographic group. We bring arts therapy to people who would not have the means to pay for it themselves because they earn below a certain level of monthly income. We access those potential beneficiaries through hospitals, family centres, shelters, homes, schools and prisons. We also offer art therapy scholarships as well as arts therapy sessions.
What have you observed about human nature in your experience at the Red Pencil?
The commonality of humanity; whether you are considered high or low society, it does not give you the privilege of more happiness or peace. Challenges come to all of us and make us, at times, emotional and vulnerable with a deep wish to care for ourselves. People need to take care of themselves, to take care of others and the community.
I have also learnt the power of community work. In the Lebanon, on the border of Syria, you work in refugee camps and there is no way to distinguish one person from another. What makes them survive is solidarity.
When I started the Red Pencil, I was at a stage in my life when things were running smoothly, then I started something new which resulted in so many positive outcomes and a few real challenges too! Nothing happens without some challenges along the road – it's part of the process and builds the resilience you need to put into it. To succeed, you have to tell yourself, no matter what I encounter on my path, I will make it happen because it's not about me, it's about those we serve. People sometimes react to the word 'serve'. It comes from my Catholic background but it makes sense with a project like the Red Pencil. I often think about what people need and how I can adapt myself for them.
What do you mean by your slogan, 'rescue the child, save the adult'?
Whether it is an actual child or the child within the adult, when we go through difficult times, it is the child within us that gets hurt and needs attention and care. That's the part in everyone of us that needs to be healed before we can rebuild our lives. If the child within you is hurt by the traumas of the past, then you will not be able to be a responsible adult for yourself and for your community. We need to make sure we can restore their mental health so that kindness, compassion, gentleness, making a contribution to society and solidarity can naturally emerge. When I used to work at Raffles Hospital, I noticed that when a child was not doing well, it was the whole family who suffered; the trauma the child was experiencing, shook everyone involved. But after a few months, when the child was doing better, the whole family did better. It impacts the whole family dynamic. For all of them to be happy, everyone needs to be taken care of.
How do people come to you?
In Singapore, other charities, humanitarian organizations and service providers such as hospitals, shelters, schools, prisons, family and corporate centres have come to know us and contact us directly to receive professional arts therapy. For our overseas humanitarian missions, partner organizations find us online and contact us. After a thorough due diligence, we organize an intervention together.
What tends to happen in an arts therapy session?
Arts therapy mainly addresses the needs of those experiencing difficult or traumatic experiences, which they cannot verbalise. The arts therapist will invite them to create an art piece (a drawing, a collage or some clay work) that is agreed on or suggested by the patient. The art piece, which is not created for its aesthetic value but for the spontaneous expression of what the person needs to convey, becomes the centre of the dialogue between the patient and the arts therapist. The role of the arts therapist can be compared to midwifery because they gently encourage, give comfort and guide. However, the therapist does not interpret for the patient, who needs to make sense of their own creation. The therapists make sure that by the end of the session the patient has achieved a certain level of rest and peace until the next one provides further healing and progress. A therapy process is always a little unpredictable, as the therapist does not know where the patient needs to go at the beginning so it requires flexibility and professionalism to guide them towards the best for him or herself. At The Red Pencil, we often compare arts therapy to an onion; the best part is at the centre but you have to remove all the layers to reach the heart of it. All the layers are the creations, which one by one allow the patient to get to the core of the self, getting freer from past situations and moving towards a new and hopeful future.
Some people say they can't draw. That is good! We don't want our patients to focus on the aesthetics but on the emotions they are going through. What is truly important is the creative process your patient is experiencing when he or she creates. We like it when people are spontaneous. Even a small drawing can be talked about for an hour. When people really do not want to draw at the beginning of the process, I have compiled books with images and they can select a picture that to appeal to them. This is a first way to connect to images and symbolism. An arts therapist will ask very open questions and be non-judgmental and the patient will leave each session with a take-away to reflect. It is always a moving moment when the patients start to choose materials and make art choices, showing some new level of comfort in the sessions and independence in their creative process. Colour and symbols are important as they give a lot of meaning to the creation, however, an arts therapist doesn't interpret the drawings for their patients, which would be intrusive and even dangerous. It is a sensitive profession and one of the most efficient in dealing with deep-seated pain and trauma. We purposely ask questions that are not leading, so the patient is free to find their own interpretations to their own creations. We don't want people to feel like they have been led into something.
To illustrate this, let me give you the example of a female patient that I had the chance to work with at Changi Women's Prison. After a few months of arts therapy, the patient made a painting all in green. As usual, we then put the creation at a distance, to get perspective and reduce some of the emotional charge, which is soothing. So, she looked at the painting in silence and commented after a while that it had so much green in it, which she interpreted as having a lot of envy towards her mother. In Chinese culture, green is assimilated with 'envy', whereas in Europe, it is synonymous with nature and growth. This explains how it is important that an arts therapist does not provide an interpretation and allows the patient to find to their own sense of meaning. In that case, if I had told her what green means for me, it would have taken my patient away from where she needed to be.
How our patients draw, where they place persons or symbols in a drawing or painting is also important. The overall impression and feeling that exudes from a drawing also might say something about it. The art therapist can have a general feel for their creation but this needs to be confirmed by the person who made the art piece. Patients at times can also put the arts therapist in the position of authority, but this has to be handled carefully, to make sure the patient is always in charge of their own life and interprets their creations according to their own values and needs. Another role of the therapist is to make them feel safe, empower them and ask them where they want to go. It is all about respect. Art therapists have to be cautious because you are in charge of the well being, healing and recovery of a patient and responsible for bringing life and positive changes to that persons experiences. You are making sure that they are going towards life and choices that benefit them and their community.
Why did you choose art therapy as a career?
Life brought me arts therapy and the Red Pencil as a blessing. I still vividly remember the first time an Australian psychologist said the words, 'arts therapy' to me. I had never heard those words before and I was curious to know more, because I had trained as a counsellor and I had been painting for years. I was immediately intrigued and attended an initial workshop, which convinced me at once of its powerful benefits, how gently revealing it can be and a soothing way of letting go of past pain to envision a new future. This initial experience of arts therapy was such a revelation for me. Suddenly, there was this marvellous process that combined the two things I was passionate about; art and helping others. I didn't know it existed as a profession, so it was a great joy for me to practice it in different environments. Then the idea of The Red Pencil came afterwards as a way of sustaining my own experience of arts therapy.
What do you love most about your job?
Waking up every day and thinking that I have another day with the Red Pencil!
More seriously, what is truly important is that your patients or your beneficiaries in overseas missions start getting better and emerging from whatever they have been going through towards building a new future. Arts therapy brings change and creates more life. That is the driver that I love most about my job. I truly believe that arts therapy can make the world better at all levels of society because it is a healing process, that removes anything negative or dysfunctional, to grow towards new possibilities, new perspectives.
Other than being a trained arts therapist, what is your personal relationship with art? Do you paint yourself?
I was a serious painter years ago. I started art in Paris, which is conducive to it. Back then, I had the time to attend classes and I enjoyed that. When we came to Singapore, I continued painting by myself and also regularly with a group of friends. My passion is mainly portraiture, I have been doing paintings, inspired by all cultures. My time schedule is largely taken up by The Red Pencil these days but I hope to resume my painting and music delights this year.
How do you care for yourself and your team?
Self-care is tremendously important as it is the fuel which permits you to move on in your responsibilities.
My husband and I like to do things together, like travelling, and there are some places we always enjoy going to tremendously. All of our children are grown up now and they work around the world so we have more time together, yet we meet our children several times a year in Singapore or in a holiday place where we can all be together.
Besides that, I love exercising, meditation, breathing exercises and writing because they don't require a lot of time, unlike painting. Sometimes I need to work during the weekend so I practice things that are less time consuming.
Another important thing I do is keep my own visual journal. It is a short daily exercise to express how I feel and to gain relief and insight. Art therapists teach this to their patients and we do it ourselves too for self-care. Basically, we gather some simple art materials around us (even oil pastels are good enough) and we look at the colours and see which ones reflect what happens inside us, then draw that without thinking about aesthetics. It is amazing how you much better you feel and it is healthy because you don't accumulate negative emotions and it helps you to move through different steps in life and forgiveness, by cleansing your emotions.
Just sitting in a favourite place and looking at something you enjoy (it could be a candle, or it could be a landscape) can be soothing and relaxing. Aromatherapy, natural ingredients and a sense of gratitude help too. Animals and spending time with them is also good too. There are so many simple things that can make you life enjoyable in the present moment!
As for the team, it is a priority to bring a sense of wellbeing to the office and to constantly work towards an overall positive environment where team members are supportive of each other. We want the team to have opportunities to grow professionally and personally and to work reasonable hours towards a good work-life balance. By instilling a passion in what we do so the team can derive job satisfaction from meaningful work that impacts other human beings.
We also encourage flexibility and autonomy in their roles, to give a sense of personal responsibility and freedom to each team member.
What are the challenges you regularly face in your profession?
Arts therapy is not recognized globally yet. Since the onset, The Red Pencil has been a pioneer, which is a joy and a challenge. Giving evidence of the true impact of our interventions is of utmost importance, therefore we have one person in our team who is dedicated to monitoring and evaluating our missions. Art collectors are often immediately convinced of the righteousness of what we do because they enjoy their own collections and know how much looking at the art they have bought is therapeutic. They can easily imagine how much more powerful it is when patients draw and write what is in their hearts and minds. However, others still see it as an unnecessary luxury, therefore our advocacy for arts therapy and for The Red Pencil's mission, is still prevalent in everything we do.
As a business, there are a lot of challenges too. Although we are a non-profit, it does not mean at our standards of professionalism should be less than other organizations. Quite the contrary. It is of paramount importance for the generous people and organizations that support us. to know that The Red Pencil handles all matters in the most ethical ways and that our finances are dedicated entirely to our missions.
Do you get any resistance to art therapy?
Less and less resistance over time. At the start, when we visited family centres in Singapore, we had to convince people to try it so we put a lot of funding into it and we were knocking on doors for a few years, to encourage organizations to experience arts therapy for their beneficiaries. Once they did, they found it was unique, gentle and yet so powerful. Children often cannot talk because of their lack of vocabulary and adults cannot talk for many other reasons. Therefore, arts therapy fills a necessary gap in the psychosocial field.
Even though it is not always recognized, all cultures adapt to arts therapy well. People from the US and Latin America tend to be extrovert and find a lot of physical relief in visual expression. Eastern cultures tend to be more introverted and indirect so arts therapy can be great because it responds well to their indirect way of communicating. Family and couples art therapy work is successful too because drawing doesn't hurt, while words sometimes do so there is a protective aspect to the drawing.
What does arts engagement give people? Are the benefits for adults and children the same or different?
The benefits tend to be the same, although children often truly lack the sophisticated vocabulary to express what they have been through and the emotions that they are experiencing. When you talk to an adult, you actually talk to the child within them. Once either child or adult have downloaded those images, which potentially bother them inside, a very important step has already been achieved. Then you can start to rebuild self-esteem and confidence and help them to identify the resources they have and need, internally or externally. You can also nurture empowerment, help them create a new vision and decide what the best decision is now for them and family in the future. Wherever people come from and whatever they have experienced, it doesn't have to define them in the future, they can keep the best and leave the rest. Most importantly, everyone can reconnect to the "hero" inside and purposely design what they want to become in the future.
How do you measure the impact of your work here in Singapore?
In our team, we have someone who is dedicated to measurement and evaluation. We do pre and post assessments for the beneficiaries but also with the organization. We collect case studies, which give evidence, through their creations, of the development and growth of the patient.
Overseas, we have a three-step mission and evaluation process over about a year. We discovered this when we did a mission with the Singapore Red Cross for the Haiyan typhoon in the Philippines. The arts therapist will spend the first two weeks with the beneficiaries to do arts therapy with them and to teach them to help themselves with visual diaries. They will also train caregivers. The arts therapist then goes home and returns three to four months later for another two weeks with the same beneficiaries. When those relationships have been established, the arts therapist can go deeper into the healing process and continue with the visual diaries and training. Again, three to six months after that, the arts therapist goes back again and brings closure to the beneficiaries and community. At each step, there is an evaluation process that we analyze in a final report once the mission is finished.
Another model we use is a residency where one or two art therapists are welcomed into a school for instance and they will work constantly with the children there for a few months. There again, you have a systematic pre and post assessment of the mission to validate its progress.
A year after a mission is finished, we recontact the partner organization to find out what the beneficiaries have become and how far the impact of our interventions have benefited their lives.
What's the process of working with partner organisations?
Preparing a mission normally takes about 6 months and follows a rigorous procedure.
Generally, we are first contacted by an organization and do our due diligence on them. If we decide that we can work with them in a professional way and share a responsible commitment of the overall mission, including the overall cost of the mission, we send them a needs assessment about the particular community to support and choose a model (either the 3-step programme or the residency).
Then when we start a mission, we create a flyer about it and circulate it to our network of art therapists worldwide. The art therapists apply for the positions and we interview and make our selection of the most suitable applicants.
Finally, we then organize the mission, including the need for the art therapists to write the programme proposal, which is then reviewed by supervisors.
Do you collaborate with any other organisations here and why?
In Singapore, we are in contact with most hospitals, family centres, shelters, homes, schools and prisons.
In an overseas context, we generally work with two categories of partner: local NGO's and established humanitarian organizations.
How can people help, contribute or donate?
There are two ways; visibility and donation. The more people get to hear about The Red Pencil, the better. When a crisis happens, people know that the victims need immediate rescue relief, including food, water, shelter, medication and doctors. But victims also need essential psycho-social care so they can emerge, as soon as possible, from the trauma, build their resilience and build a new life. As for the funding, as a humanitarian organization, we can only do as much as the funding permits. We are cost savvy, and we have a small team, but we also need to rely on very generous hearts.
If you would like to find out more about the work The Red Pencil does, or if you wish to donate, please go to their website here or write to: firstname.lastname@example.com. Worldwide tax deductions available.
If you'd like to read more of our artist interviews, look here and more of our blogposts here.
Creative Arts Social is a not for profit organization. We believe that art is for everyone. We all have the creative potential to understand, connect with and benefit from the arts. For more information about the work we do here.


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I'm of two minds when it comes to the Newsweek cover of Sarah Palin.
On one hand I can see how Palin would characterize the cover as sexist. Would Newsweek put a picture of a bare chested President Obama on the cover and then feature two articles about him by Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity? Not on your life.
The picture of her in running shorts was part of a feature in Runner's World last year. Palin has been into running since her childhood. Runner's World isn't happy either because Newsweek used the photograph without its permission. Consequently, Palin is even getting some sympathy from some unlikely quarters.
But while I can understand that Palin wants to be valued for qualities other than her physical appearance there is no doubt that part of her appeal is by virtue of her physical appearance. That is a compliment, not a knock. Given that she is the 45-year-old mother of five children and a grandmother of one she looks absolutely remarkable. Women would kill for a body like that and I'm sure some of the animosity Palin gets from other women owes to her beauty.
When I look at the cover not only do I see a beautiful woman I also see someone who is active, engaged and vibrant. That is a plus not for a public figure not a minus.
Case in point: President Obama. Think about Obama's bare chest for a moment. No, Obama is not a beautiful woman. But for a man who is approaching 50 he keeps himself in very good shape by playing basketball and golf. Even if you dislike Obama's politics (as I do) one cannot deny his youthful physical appearance plays a role in his mass appeal. He has a Cary Grant like quality to him. Women are attracted to him and men want to be like him so women become attracted to them.
So while Palin might not like the Newsweek cover I am sure it will actually be more helpful than harmful to her in the long run.
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Following their pregnancies, it is rumored that Gisele Bundchen, Jennifer Lopez, and Kate Middleton all followed the France based Dukan Diet weight loss plan. In many parts of Europe, the diet created by namesake Dr. Pierre Dukan is the top weight loss plan attracting women of all sizes, ages, and shapes and helping them take off, and keep off, their excess weight. It has earned the nickname the "I do not know how to lose weight" diet plan.
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Basic Background Information
After more than two decades of research, Dr. Dukan published the book outlining the Dukan Diet in 2000 from his headquarters in Paris, France. Since then, the international phenomenon has branched out to include online coaching. At its most basic, the diet is high protein, low carbohydrate, and low glycemic index and geared toward helping both men and women.
The kinds of carbohydrates and proteins you can consume are cycled in the four precise phases of the Dukan Diet. This cycling will allow you to trick your metabolism into becoming an efficient calorie burning machine while dipping into your fat stores for energy.
Low glycemic vegetables like radishes, bell peppers, celery, lettuce, broccoli, tomatoes, cucumbers, and spinach are among the few starchy carbs allowed. You are also encouraged to consume oat bran every day. In many of the Dukan Diet recipes, oat bran is a staple ingredient. The four cycles break down like this:
Attack Phase
Dr. Dukan explains the Attack Phase of the Dukan Diet
– You are only allowed eggs; very lean beef, skinless turkey and chicken, and veal; fat free dairy products; and shellfish and fish. Good options for dairy are plain yogurt and fat free Greek yogurt. You are also required to drink lots of water. This phases lasts for ten days at most.
Cruise Phase
Dr. Dukan explains the Cruise Phase of the Dukan Diet
– You cycle back and forth in alternating five day cycles between eating only protein and eating non-starchy vegetables and protein in this phase. Again, lots of fresh water is needed and no oil or butter can be used. Until your goal weight is attained, you must follow this phase.
Consolidation Phase
Explanation of the Consolidation Phase from Dr. Dukan
– Each day, two slices of whole wheat bread, one and a half ounces of cheese, and one serving of fruit are allowed. You are allowed to eat two five-ounce servings of rice, potatoes, or other starches two times per week. You can eat a cheat meal that includes dessert and wine twice a week as well. You can only consume proteins the day after these cheat meals. This phase lasts eight days for every pound lost.
Stabilization Phase
Stabilization Phase of the Dukan Diet
– One day of the week is devoted to eating only protein. Otherwise, you can eat normally.
Specifics of the Dukan Diet
You can get the Dukan Diet book and potentially succeed in your weight loss program. However, if you want to ensure your success, the Dukan Coaching is key. There are a variety of benefits to the personalized coaching program:
Daily Motivation Instructions
– To help keep your motivation h2 throughout your diet, you receive instructions each day. Based on your reporting from the previous day, the instructions are customized for you.
Daily Chat and Community Support
– Get connected and get tips for travel and dining out or share recipes. Get your questions answered when you join other Dukan Dieters on the daily live chat.
Personalized Daily Exercise Instructions
– You can further boost your weight loss with daily exercise instructions that include both optional and mandatory exercises.
Hundreds of Daily Menus and Recipes
– For all meals, there are daily menus that include simple and gourmet recipes for snacks, appetizers, desserts, and entrees for all phases.
Access to Nutritionists and a Support Team
– Using the live chat feature or email, you can ask questions of the Dukan Diet's Head Nutritionist and Support Team.
As with any weight loss system, there are aspects that will work great for some people and not so well for others. Below are some of the benefits to the Dukan Diet that seem to appeal to just about everyone:
- A slowed metabolism can be jump started by this diet
- There is a daily exercise plan included
- Weight loss will occur
As stated above, there are always aspects of diet plans that do not work for some individuals. If there was an easy solution that worked for everyone, we would all be skinny! There are a few downfalls with the Dukan Diet.
Many consider the Dukan Diet to just be a fad diet. For those of you who have trouble taking criticism from people who like to make fun of fad diets, this can make your experience hard. Of course, all new diets were called fad diets in the beginning. And, over time, they showed that their true worth.
You could potentially regain the weight you lose due to the strict guidelines of the Dukan Diet. As with any program for losing weight, there is a level of willpower that is needed. Willpower is like a muscle, and you will develop better willpower as you continue on the diet.
During the first phase of the diet, many have experienced increased lethargy and moodiness. This is pretty common whenever one needs to give up the unhealthy foods they have grown to depend upon. If you are at risk of electrolyte imbalances, you should consult a doctor before starting the Dukan Diet, since it may be dangerous for you.
User Reviews
The Dukan Diet has been around for well over a decade now, so there are many people who have followed the diet successfully. Here are some stories from people who have actually been on the diet for a significant amount of time:
"If you do not drink enough water, constipation and kidney stones could be a side effect with the Dukan Diet. You should drink at least half a gallon of water every day. I have been on the diet for six months now, and after a couple rough weeks at the start, I now feel better than I ever have in my life. Plus, I have lost 45 pounds. Now, the smell of fatty foods makes me feel sick." –Jane in Happy Valley, Penn.
"I love the Dukan Diet. Within a year, I lost 70 pounds, and I have kept the weight off for about a year now. I never felt like I was missing out on certain foods because the scale showed me I was accomplishing my weight loss goals. Plus, there is an online community to provide added support. The only downfall is that I cannot eat carbs without gaining weight. So, I have had to cut them out." –Lorna in Plano, TX
"So far, I have had a lot of success with the Dukan Diet. I have been on it for almost two months now, and I have never felt like I was starving or that I have had to make much of an effort. I have lost 25 pounds. I should not that I have been doing hard workouts in addition to the diet, so not everyone will lose weight as fast as me. However, this has been the first diet I have been able to stick with for this long." –Alexander in Naples, FL
Sample Recipe
We do not have enough room in this review to include many recipes, so we have chosen one of our favorites, which is representative of the types of meals you can expect to have as part of the Dukan Diet: Rosemary Beef Burgers with Dill and Paprika Dip.
For two people you need for the burgers:
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 whole egg
- 4 tbsp oat bran in the Cruise Phase, 3 tbsp in the Attack Phase
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- Ground black pepper for taste
For the dip:
- 1 cup fat free Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp dried dill
- Mix all of the dip ingredients in a bowl, cover, and put in the refrigerator
- Mix all of the burger ingredients in a bowl or food processor
- Use your hands to shape the burger mixture into ten small burger portions
- Heat griddle pan over high heat until very hot (about five minutes)
- Cook burgers on the griddle pan until they are cooked through
- Serve hot with the dip
The Dukan Diet weight loss plan is high protein with cycles that allow for variety and keep you from getting bored with the selection. Included in this protein based diet are allowances for carbohydrates that change in quantities, frequencies, and kinds.
Many celebrities and much of Europe are already in love with this diet. It has grown in popularity due to its capacity to help you lose weight quickly and because the process's guidelines are clear and easy to follow. We h2ly recommend it to those who want to lose a lot of weight with a simple method in a short amount of time.
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With the help of volunteers like you, Rescue Rebuild was able to give these New Orlean pets a better place to wait for their forever homes.
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Their shelter was once home to several, mature trees providing shade to the play yards and outdoor kennels filled their back property. However, once Hurricane Irma blew through they were left with all of their shade trees completely uprooted and their kennels, play yards and perimeter fencing all destroyed by these uprooted trees. Without even as much as a perimeter fence, they couldn't utilize any of their space and dogs couldn't get outside to release their energy. This may not seem like a big deal, however, if a dog isn't able to go outside to release their energy, they will become loud and overactive inside their kennels and less likely to be adopted. This is why this build was so important. We had to give these dogs a place to exercise so they would become more adoptable in the eyes of future adopters.


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The Need for Unity
Advent is an interesting time of year. For most churches, Advent season will begin next Sunday. For Central, we are introducing Advent with today's message on the need for unity. It is the path that we are called to follow if we desire God's blessings upon our lives.
Choosing Thanksgiving
Being thankful requires us to have a proper relationship with Jesus Christ. Having that relationship correct requires us to have the right attitudes–and it all comes back to what we choose to "wear" as an attitude.
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Giving thanks ought to be easy, unless you consider giving thanks to an Almighty God is possibly a little beyond just saying, "Thank you."
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How do you say, "Thank you" to God? Does it take more than merely saying the words? Being thankful has more to do with attitude and choice than it does any kind of emotional response. Are you expressing thankfulness?


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Update: Hearthstone has been released. Like, for real. Official, no-longer-beta release. That wasn't very exciting, was it?
Yesterday, Hearthstone community manager Aratil revealed a few changes to the game in advance of its official launch. To start, Tinkmaster Overspark and Nat Pagle are being rebalanced. That's one small part of today's Hearthstone patch, which includes the Hearthsteed mount for Hearthstone-playing World of Warcraft players.
- Tinkmaster Overspark is now a 3/3 (up from 2/2) and now reads: Battlecry: Transform another random minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel. (Old Effect: Battlecry: Transform a minion into a 5/5 Devilsaur or a 1/1 Squirrel at random.)
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Karl Mayer (China) building in Changzhou. © Karl Mayer
Karl Mayer is inviting visitors to see its innovative machine concepts and textile applications at an in-house show during the ShanghaiTex trade fair in November.
The event will take place from 25-28 November 2019 at Karl Mayer (China) in Changzhou. "We presented our latest innovations to Europe at ITMA 2019 in Barcelona. The feedback from the visitors was excellent. We now want to show textile producers in Asia, who were not able to travel to Barcelona, our ranges that will help them to successfully develop their businesses in the fields of warp knitting, warp preparation and technical textiles," said Armin Alber, the Sales Director of Karl Mayer (China).
At its in-house show, Karl Mayer will be showing its state-of-the- art machines, including three world firsts. The machines being premiered are a double-bar raschel machine, a direct warping machine for efficiently processing elastane for the mid-range segment, and a raschel machine, for producers of patterned lingerie fabrics in the commodity segment. Karl Mayer will also display a three-bar HKS model with electronic guide bar control and integration in the world of KM.ON at the first time in Asia.
HKS 3-M-ON. © Karl Mayer
In Changzhou, a modern machine with weft insertion will be producing net curtains featuring the popular woven look. The Terry.Eco, a concept for the sustainable production of terry goods, and the associated TM 4 TS will also be presented.
As innovation in the field of tricot machines, Karl Mayer will be presenting the new HKS 3-M-ON, 218ʺ, which offers the same performance in terms of speed as the current HKS 3-M with N-pattern drive but with electronic guide bar control. Patterns can be changed quickly by ordering the required lapping from Karl Mayer's Webshop Spare Parts and loading the data from KM.ON cloud directly onto the machine, the company explains.
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RDJ 6/1 EN. © Karl Mayer
The making-up costs are also low, the manufacturer reports. The fabrics produced on the RJ 5/1 are made from simple elastane and the type of lapping means that they are resistant to the slippage effect typical of the stretch material. The edges of the fabric do not have to be hemmed, and the consumer is happy with the comfort, since there are just a few seams at the leg and arm openings.
The RDJ 6/1 EN is being launched especially for producers of stylish shoe fabrics. This double-bar raschel machine is designed to produce engineered spacer textiles and delivers a high performance for a reasonable purchase price. With its optimised cost:benefit ratio, this new machine is intended to bridge the gap between the established models with piezo jacquard technology.
Karl Mayer has developed magazine weft fabrics with a trendy look for the net curtain sector. One of machines for doing this is being presented at the in-house show. The new Weft.Fashion TM 3,130", E 24 produces fine fabrics with a woven look, and uses fancy yarns to create visual effects.
A TM 4 TS, E 24, 186" is being presented for producing terry goods extremely efficiently. The output of this tried-and-tested tricot machine may be as much as 250% higher than that of comparable air-jet looms, and the energy consumption is approximately 87% lower, since no compressed air is required.
TM 4 TS. © Karl Mayer
Furthermore, no sizing process is needed, which reduces the environmental loads and costs considerably as a result of the sizing chemicals, effluent and energy consumption.
The new ISO Elastic 42/21 focuses on the requirements of customers operating in the mid-range segment and is said to deliver a high-quality appearance, low space requirements and an excellent cost:benefit ratio. This new machine is particularly interesting for producers of stretch velour fabrics, as well as for modernisation projects.
Isodirect 1800/800. © Karl Mayer
In terms of its features, speed and flexibility, the ISO Elastic 42/21 concentrates on one type of beam. The finest gauge of the 132"-tricot machine on which the beams are processed, is E 36 or E 24.
Karl Mayer is presenting the Isodirect 1800/800, a direct warping machine for the mid-range segment. This machine for processing every type of staple-fibre yarn is said to be exceptionally fast and operates at a maximum warping speed of 1,000 m/min-1. It produces beams having a completely cylindrical structure, precise winding and identical lengths. A computer-controlled measuring system prevents any deviation above 0.15 %. The yarn and beam are also handled very gently by the kick-back function.
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A lifelong Jeopardy! fan, this alumna credits her education at the College for helping her become a champion in 2014.
By Elizabeth Williams '01
I boarded the shuttle van at the hotel with a dozen or so other contestants for the short ride to Sony Picture Studios in Culver City, Calif. Nerves led to silence, and so, to break the ice, I looked around at the faces and said, "You guys realize that the rest of our lives will be now divided into pre-Jeopardy! and post-Jeopardy!" Probably wasn't the best thing to say, but that's how I felt about it.
All my life I had been preparing for this day. My parents, both history buffs and consummate trivia nerds, raised my brother and me to be insufferable smarty-pants know-it-alls. And in a family like ours, watching Jeopardy! together was how we bonded, yelling out answers and trying to best one another. This is how I grew up, always stashing away little bits of knowledge for future use – the first woman president of Nicaragua, the phylum for flatworms, the real name of Captain Kangaroo. (Violeta Chamorro, Platyhelminthes and Bob Keeshan, respectively, for those playing at home.) I captained my high school quiz bowl team and, later on in life, maintained a decent standing at the local bar's team trivia night, but I never thought any of this information hoarding would ever actually come in handy – much less make me any money. People always used to tell me, "You should go on Jeopardy!" To which I would always respond, "Do you know how hard it is to get on Jeopardy!?" But secretly, I always dreamed.
Every year, more than 100,000 people take the Jeopardy! online test. Of those who pass, about 2,400 get called in for live auditions in various cities around the country, and then only about 200 of those (that's 0.2 percent of the original test takers) are selected to appear on the show any given season. Which makes anybody's chances pretty slim – no matter how much you know about Potent Potables and Words that Begin with X. It was with a firm understanding of the odds that I completed the 50-question, timed online test in January 2014, so it came as a bit of a surprise when I received an email in May saying that I had been selected to audition for the show.
I had just relocated to Washington, D.C., and, on June 1, I joined about a hundred other Jeopardy! hopefuls in the basement conference room of a D.C. hotel, where we were administered another test before being called up in groups of three to play a mock game of Jeopardy! – with buzzers and all. While I missed a couple of clues in the beginning, I think I redeemed myself and got the producers' attention when I buzzed in with the correct answer to this one really obscure question about Robert and Amy Lowell.
There's no way I would've known anything about the literary Lowells if it hadn't been for Bishop Hunt's amazing modern poetry class – and probably no way I would've ever even made it this far at all if it hadn't been for the first-class education I received at the College. I have always been a huge proponent of the value of a good liberal arts education, and I think that, at CofC, I received the very best. I got to take classes in language, mythology, psychology, biology, film, literature, music, theater, history, religion and art. This is what the Jeopardy! qualifying process covers – your ability to be agile in all these disciplines. It also helps to have lightning-fast buzzer skills, but that's another story.
Following the audition, I settled in for a wait, but the call came a mere 12 days later. I couldn't believe it was actually happening. My lifelong aspiration had been realized: I'd beaten the odds; I was going to be on Jeopardy!
One month later I found myself on that hotel shuttle in L.A. with a dozen nerdy strangers. They shoot five episodes a day, so they tell you to bring three changes of clothes to the studio in case you win. We all gathered in the green room beforehand, getting our makeup done, but we were all just so nervous, so to get everybody's brain working and blood flowing, one of the producers warmed us up by throwing out clues. It quickly became apparent that one guy, a history Ph.D. candidate, was the sharpest guy in the room. I breathed a sigh of relief when my name was called for the first taping and his was not.
My episode, it turns out, was not just any old episode. This taping also happened to be the first of the 31st season and the one where host Alex Trebek's famous mustache made its surprise reappearance after a 13-year hiatus (side note: I was terribly saddened to hear of his recent cancer diagnosis). I played cautiously my first game, never ringing in unless I was at least 90 percent sure of the correct answer, and the strategy paid off. By the end of "Double Jeopardy!," I had answered 15 clues correctly without missing a single one and racked up $13,400 – almost double my closest opponent. I'll never forget the rush I felt doing the math for "Final Jeopardy!" and realizing that the numbers were in my favor – I was very likely going to win no matter what.
When I didn't know the answer to the final clue, I pulled a Cliff Clavin, the resident know-it-all postman on Cheers who lands a spot on the game show in a 1990 episode. When he doesn't know the identities of three people referenced in the "Final Jeopardy!" clue, he writes down, "Who are three people who have never been in my kitchen?" My variation was far from correct, but I still managed to win, and my answer went slightly viral. Several news outlets picked up the story after the show aired, with the Huffington Post proclaiming mine "the best wrong answer in Jeopardy! history." I had people calling, texting and Facebooking me for weeks. The whole thing was very surreal.
Back at the studio, I was still reeling from the knowledge that I had just won Jeopardy! when they whisked me backstage and into a dressing room that had a star on the door reading simply Champion. In actuality, it was just a walk-in closet with my second outfit hanging in there, but it was still pretty cool. The makeup lady, who had scoffed earlier when I asked for a "dramatic eye," smiled at me and said, "Now you get a dramatic eye," before going thick on the eyeliner. It's good to be Champion, if just for a while. After my quick change and touchup, I was back out on the set in 10 minutes and got my clock cleaned by Mr. History Ph.D.
What came next was the hardest part of the whole experience: the agony of waiting two whole months for my show to air and not being able to tell a soul that I had won.
September 15 finally came, and we had a huge watch party at the Tune Inn, my favorite neighborhood bar in D.C. – with fellow CofC alums Ryan Velasco '02 and Erin Levi Drake '03 in attendance. It was probably the single greatest night of my life until the birth of my son took that prize three years later. Speaking of my son, he's already a trivia night regular at the local pizza place, and I plan to raise him to be an insufferable smarty-pants know-it-all. Add to that a good solid liberal arts education, and, who knows, maybe we have a future Jeopardy! champion on our hands. I just hope Alex is still the one asking the questions.
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The role of 'hidden' community volunteers in community-based health service delivery platforms: examples from sub-Saharan Africa
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Community-based research on child survival in sub-Saharan Africa has focussed on the increased provision of curative health services by a formalised cadre of lay community health workers (CHWs), but we have identified a ...
"If donors woke up tomorrow and said we can't fund you, what would we do?" A health system dynamics analysis of implementation of PMTCT option B+ in Uganda.
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BACKGROUND: In October 2012 Uganda extended its prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) policy to Option B+, providing lifelong antiretroviral treatment for HIV positive pregnant and breastfeeding women. ...


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In March, Emory medical students continued their nutrition course series at CVI with a class on individual nutrition goals and plans. Emory students sat down with clients to register and begin working with MyFitnessPal. MyFitnessPal is a great (FREE) app that will help keep a record of the food you eat and the activity you do in order to keep you on track with your weight goals. Follow their steps below to get started:


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Vastavam web: The US embassy doesn't use its mind or common sense before executing an assignment. They have simply tried to interrogate a three months infant on terror links. A 3-month-old was 'questioned' by officials at the American embassy in London after his grandfather accidentally described him as a terrorist in a US visa form. Harvey Kenyon-Cairns was all set to fly to Florida for his first holiday with his family when he was summoned to the United States embassy. According to The Gaurdain, the baby's grandfather, Paul Kenyon, quickly realised he had made a mistake while filling out a visa form on his behalf that led to the bizarre situation.
The Daily Mail reports that when filling out the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) immigration forms needed to enter the US, Mr Kenyon accidentally ticked 'Yes' instead of 'No' in response to the following question: "Do you seek to engage in or have you ever engaged in terrorist activities, espionage, sabotage, or genocide?"
The family was forced to make a 10-hour round-trip journey from their home in Poynton, Cheshire, to the US embassy in London so officials could interview young Harvey."I couldn't believe that they couldn't see it was a genuine mistake and that a three-month-old baby would be no harm to anyone," his grandfather told The Guardian. "I went down with him and his mum and took him in for the interview, but he can't even speak as he's so young," the Daily Mail quoted Mr Kenyon saying.
"Baby Harvey was good as gold for the interview and never cried once. I thought about taking him along in an orange jumpsuit, but thought better of it," said Mr Kenyon. "They didn't appear to have a sense of humor over it at all and couldn't see the funny side.


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There are certain, special unavoidable things in our culture. Ideas and characters we can't avoid. Popular personalities that find a way into other forms of media, because we "need" them to be there. Despite Fallout 4 being so new, and its modding scene still working outside of unofficial tools, people are bound and determined to pull their favorite series into the Commonwealth. And frankly, these seven mods show they're already doing great work.
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But because of the combination of different weapons, coupled with continuous output, defensive power, continued combat power and handsome performances, the Warrior ability is still worth investing. Forward forward through all the enemies on the path, causing a certain percentage of warrior damage, consuming one adrenalin.
Sprint breakout technique, one of the rare range skills in the early stage, after an additional attack. The CD time is not long, mainly used to make up the damage, get out of the enemy, or poison the weapon, and after the ignition, let the negative state of everyone on the line. The disadvantage is that when you are surrounded, you usually don't lock the enemy. After the release, the angle of view is easy to run away. Plus the distance is fixed. The third-class final attack is often empty. In the later stage, there is a better range of skills, and the previous ability is lacking. In the case, it can be replaced after about 15th.
Strike hard to the enemy in front of you, causing certain warrior damage and forcibly repelling the enemy, not killing, consuming one adrenalin. This is a signature skill. When you use it, remember to shout This is Sparta. The classic usage is to take the higher enemy to the height and then squat down, let gravity solve the remaining problems, although if the enemy level is higher, drop Equipment can't be worn, this trick can also interrupt the action of brute force attack.
In the later period, it will only come in handy when recruiting legendary ship deputies. After using the weapon to slash the other side, switch to empty hand and then cooperate with Spartan to blow the enemy's blood to be recruited smoothly. The shock wave is full of chicken ribs. It is recommended to be 1 point. Most of the enemy will not kick in the later period.
Long press the heavy attack power, and when the weapon emits red light, cast it, and apply different heavy attacks according to the weapon type, without consuming adrenaline. Should you cherished this short article as well as you want to obtain more information concerning Assassin's Creed Odyssey Helix Credits kindly go to our site.
LV1: no special bonus
LV2: Increase 150% damage
LV3: Reduced power storage time by 25%
The player who uses the dagger can use the short rush after the power to start the battle. However, the flying function in the demonstration film can be replaced by the Spartan kick, while the single shot damage is high, but it is easy to be evaded by the strong enemy such as the mercenary or the captain. Will be completely replaced, not recommended. The only advantage is probably that it does not take up the ability and does not consume adrenaline.


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The Infrastructural and Educational Programs Foundation (IEPF), the Nano-Industry Intersectoral Association and the National Association of Builders have signed an Agreement of Cooperation regarding the use of nanotechnologies in Russia's construction industry. Representatives from NOSTROI, ROSNANO and IEPF announced at the briefing that their organizations will together look for methods of advanced technology implementation in the construction industry and will teach builders about new technologies.
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Patent Win Buoys Northpoint
Northpoint Technology executives predict that a new patent covering a portion of the company's plan for an earth-bound competitor to satellite TV will bolster their lawsuit against a would-be rival.
Northpoint, which paid for and conducted research necessary to persuade the FCC to authorize a terrestrial microwave competitor to DBS and cable, is suing both the agency and competing applicant MDS America over plans to auction the necessary spectrum.
The most recent patent, granted Feb. 11, covers Northpoint's method for using direct-broadcast–satellite spectrum to transmit at power levels so low the signal won't interfere with DBS service. The spectrum is located on the 12 GHz band used by EchoStar and DirecTV. Those companies say the system, which would rely on microwave transmitters dispersed around the country, would wreak havoc on their customers' reception.
Northpoint argues that the patent and several others give it exclusive right to technology necessary to roll out the terrestrial pay-TV service without hurting DBS. MDS America, Northpoint says, has violated those patents in tests of its rival service and can't roll out a nationwide version without violating Northpoint's rights again.
Officials at the Washington-based company are particularly pleased by the latest patent because it was granted over MDS objections. Northpoint's rival had argued that much of the necessary technology for the service was already in the public domain.
"This is very strong vindication for our claim to have invented the technology," said Northpoint chief executive Sophia Collier. MDS officials deny the assertion.
The two companies will make their case to federal judges later this year. The federal appeals court in Washington has been holding in abeyance Northpoint's patent-infringement suit against MDS until the FCC wrapped up petitions to reconsider its terrestrial–pay-TV proceeding. Last week, the FCC reaffirmed its plan to permit the service and auction the necessary spectrum. Another Northpoint suit challenges the legality of the FCC auction.
Though the FCC said it planned to keep the June 25 auction date, a May 1 seminar for potential bidders was postponed indefinitely with no explanation. Sources predict the auction will be delayed and rescheduled after the cases are resolved.
At issue in the infringement case are patents that allow Northpoint to use DBS spectrum purportedly without creating interference to providers using it.
Northpoint's system is based on the principle that it can share spectrum with DBS by orienting its signal in the opposite direction. Other patents cover transmission of a terrestrial signal from a different compass point or elevation angle, as well as a plan to operate a terrestrial network in the presence of satellite signals and allow reception of local broadcast TV signals.
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Ciao, hola, namaste, bonjour, ni hao…hi! With approximately 6,909 different languages in the world, can there really be one language that's most crucial for us to know? Absolutely. It's called body language (see what I did there? ;)) According to a 1967 study done by Albert Mehrabian, 55% of communication consists of nonverbal cues (aka body language), 38% is vocal tone and inflection, and a mere 7% of communication derives from the actual words being spoken. Think about that. The content of what you're saying is not even worth half of what is being taken in by the people listening to you. When you consider statistics like this, the importance of body language is clear – the messages that we send, as well as the messages of others, are all coded in body language. So to help you become fluent in this vital language, here are a few body language fun facts!
1. No disguise in the eyes
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul, and while that may be true, the eyes are also the windows into a person's preferences. As a general rule, if a person's pupils constrict when they look at something, it means that they have negative feelings towards whatever it is they're looking at. On the contrary, if their pupils dilate, it means that they have positive feelings associated with what they're looking at. Now, I'm not saying that you should get all up in peoples' faces to measure how much their pupils constrict or dilate when they look at you, but it's a good nonverbal subtlety to watch out for!
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Mirroring, or copying someone's body language is a fantastic way to build rapport with that person. It might seem a little weird to mimic someone's body language, but it'll subconsciously make the other person feel understood and able to trust you. So the next time you're in an interview, when your interviewer leans forward, you should lean forward too. If she smiles, smile back. Monkey see monkey do!
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The USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships is the largest and most visible youth athlete developmental program in the world. The Junior Olympics feature the following age divisions: Bantam (10 and under), Midget (11-12), Youth (13-14), Intermediate (15-16) and Young Men/Women (17-18). Entry for this championship is based on athlete performances at preliminary, Association, and Regional levels of the 2007 USATF Junior Olympic Program.
Sarah Higgens of Greenwood, Ind., moved up from a silver medal effort in '06 to win the young women's 2000 steeplechase in 7:13.72, with fellow Hoosier Brooke Bierhaus of Bloomington's Indiana TC clocking 7:34.12 to take the intermediate girls' event.
Youth girls' gold in the 3000 walk went to Taryn Wrotny of Monmouth Junction, N.J., who won in 17:30.63. Caitlin Palacio of the Umoja TC from San Jose, Calif., was the podium-topper in the bantam girls' 1500 walk at 8:41.98, and William Katzman of the Albuquerque TC took gold in the bantam boys' race at 10:02.91. Nathaniel Roberts of Salem, Ore., TC added the midget boys' 1500 title to the bantam boys' gold he won in '06, covering the distance in 7:24.37.
Multi-event golds went to Cadija Caldwell-Harris of Chandler, Ariz., in the youth girls' pentathlon
Last year's young women's heptathlon champion, Victoria Dunlap of the Continental T-Belles in Nashville, Tenn., leads after the first day's events with 3,103 points. In the intermediate girls' heptathlon, the 2006 youth girls' pentathlon gold medalist, Shanay Briscoe of the Northwest Flyers in Cypress, Texas, had 3.020 points to lead after day one.
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Always a dangerous pastime. But I keep picking away at the thought of the new Justice League: Generation Lost book like a scab. It is BOTHERING me. And in a way, I suppose that that is a GOOD thing, because as much as the out-of-character writing of Tora is annoying me, I can still hardy wait for the next issue, just to see what is going on. And that therefore, the book has done what it is supposed to. Get me to read, and think about it.
Just what IS going on with Max Lord anyway? On the one hand, you have him trying to talk to Booster and he says that he misses him...albeit while bashing him in the head with a piece of rebar. And Max is portrayed in a slightly more favorable light in Booster Gold. So that's one side. On the other hand, he's going out of his way to be unbelievably obnoxious to Fire, Ice and Capt. Atom back in the JLI book. It's almost as though there are TWO Max's!
Could that be it? From way back when, Max was possessed by that cyborg thingie, and mind controlled by Kilg%re. And we know that Kilg%re is still around...at least I THINK so, because he showed up in the final issues of Birds of Prey, when they were in Platinum Flats. Geoff Johns has talked about the possibility of redemption for some of the characters that were brought back in Brightest Day, and if anyone needs redemption, it has to be Max Lord.
Not to mention the fact, that Captain Atom and Hawk were ALSO heroes who went bad. Really bad. Monarch and Extant ring any bells? And yet here they are, all happy and shiny and redeemed. Wonder Woman didn't twist THEIR heads off!
So, I'm beginning to suspect that there is more to all of this, than we have actually seen so far. I'm nervous...but hopeful.


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This was what I was making to blog today. I started it yesterday evening as I wanted to let everything dry on its own!
I love these Maya apple chip pieces. I got totally carried away with the silver theme - using some silver metal and Lin's "controlled squish" method, silver ferra and croco . When I got home from work today (I didn't have time to check it this morning, I leave at 6.30 a.m!) I loved how the croco had air dried overnight - I think it's my best effort yet (must have used a decent layer of it! Anyhow, it needed a highlight of colour and I was rooting around in various boxes of stash, like you do - when I found this magenta (well it was called magenta when I was a kid, lol) knitted wire that I bought a couple of years ago and hadn't even opened the packet.... which I tied in a bow round the "apple stem". You can tweak and pull this stuff into all sorts of shapes...I added a couple of raised washers which I stuck on with glossy accents and filled the hole with silver glitter to hide the excess glue!!. (Most of it has fallen out on the scanner bed so need to clear that up now)
It still needed something else, and I came across a spare "Marcie" that I'd stamped when I used her first (see here ) and roughly coloured her with aged mahogany/fired brick/dusty concord till I got a colour remotely resembling the wire.
The increasingly inky and painty ramblings of a stampaholic, whilst kneeling on the floor. Yes, my knees do protest!
Monday, 18 January 2010
3 comments:
- Lori said...
This is really cool, I love the texture. I have always liked silver! Great piece, Helen! Good luck getting that glitter off the scanner, lol!
- 18 January 2010 at 20:35
- Hels Sheridan said...
Fab fab fab...lovethis loads...brilliant use of the apple shape..and I want to own Marci too..she is on order already :O)) Can you stop using those amazing stamps please...you are costing me a bomb ROFL
- 18 January 2010 at 20:54
- Artyjen said...
Like that effect looks great!
- 26 January 2010 at 15:25
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