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Will Gauteng scrap e-tolls? No clear plan set out in Makhura's SOPA
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David Makhura (Cornel van Heerden, Netwerk24)
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The Gauteng government is willing to help settle billions of rands of e-toll debt, Premier David Makhura said on Monday during his State of the Province Address.
He was speaking at the University of Johannesburg's Soweto campus, where he reiterated his stance on the scrapping of the e-toll system. However, he didn't set out any clear plans about how it would be done.
Makhura insisted the province could not sustain the electronic toll collection system, adding that e-tolls remained on his radar following a resolution that was taken at the Gauteng ANC conference in July 2018. The party resolved that e-tolls must be scrapped. Makhura reiterated this message in October when he spoke in Germiston.
The provincial government has approached the national government about scrapping the system.
"Our position has not changed. We remain determined to ensure that e-tolls are not part of the future of our province. We anxiously await the finalisation of details by national government on the mechanics of settling the debt. We are even prepared to contribute something as the provincial government to ensure the e-tolls are scrapped. There is no turning back," he said.
The contentious system was one of the central points of debate during this year's election campaign in the province.
ANC at odds over e-tolls
The ANC's leadership has been at odds about finding a solution to the issue.
The Gauteng ANC has been advocating for the dissolution of the system. However, in March, Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni said he was unhappy about the decision of the board of the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) to temporarily suspend summonses to recover e-toll debt. He said this should be reversed "immediately".
Last year, Sanral collected R5.6bn less than budgeted, partly, due to the government's lack of clarity on e-tolls, Fin24 reported.
In August, Treasury's deputy director general, Dr Mampho Modise, reported to Parliament that the roads agency struggled to raise the R20.6bn budgeted e-toll revenue.
Economy based SOPA
Makhura detailed how the government was going to boost the economy and create jobs through investment.
He said joint sector-based initiatives between the government and business were beginning to unlock the growth and job-creation potential of different regional economies or corridors.
"This is a social compact in action. Over the next five years, we will introduce special economic zones where feasible and necessary, to add momentum towards turning Gauteng city region into a single, multi-tier and integrated special economic zone."
He mentioned five priority clusters which his government would focus on over the next five years. These are:
economy, jobs and infrastructure;
education, skills revolution and health;
integrated human settlements and land release;
safety, social cohesion and food security; and
building a capable, ethical and developmental state.
Township economy
The Gauteng government has also promised to speed up the payment of service providers from 30 days to 15 days to boost their sustainability.
"Accordingly, I challenge all of you to work with us to support the promulgation of the new Gauteng Township Economy Development Act which will make it easier, affordable and quicker to register, open and operate a business in a township. Gone are the days when township businesses will be harassed by government and police. Government needs to create an enabling framework," he said.
The province will also use R60bn of its infrastructure budget to drive its agenda for job creation, economic empowerment and spatial transformation, the premier said.
The budget, he said, would be used to improve access to water, sanitation, electricity, housing and roads in deprived areas, as well as facilitating the creation of 100 000 jobs in the construction sector and empower 50 emerging black firms as contractors and sub-contractors.
Youth unemployment
Makhura promised to employ 500 000 young people through the government's Tshepo 1 Million programme.
He promised to implement government policy on the abolishment of the experience requirement for entry-level jobs in the public service to ensure an increase in youth employment "to deal with attrition and growth opportunities in some areas of the public service".
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Snake Woman's Curse / Horrors Of Malformed Men
AV Club Staff
Snake Woman's Curse
Horrors Of Malformed Men
Nobuo Nakagawa came late in his career to the Japanese ghost-story genre known as kaidan, but he took to the form like an adept, making supernatural thrillers that combined shock, gore, and Buddhist philosophy. Snake Woman's Curse isn't one of his best, but because it's only the second of his films to be made available on DVD in America—following Criterion's sublime edition of Jigoku—it's definitely worth watching. Set in the late 19th century, when the last vestiges of feudalism still survived, Snake Woman's Curse explores the repercussions when a wealthy land owner kills one of his poor servants, then finds various members of his household suffering fatal accidents sparked by fear and worry. The film is reasonably stylish and visceral, with some effective point-of-view shots and urgent handheld camera. But it's more effective thematically. The first two-thirds of the movie is all about rich men chasing women and having their way; then the government gets involved, and the situation takes a surreal turn.
But not as surreal as Teruo Ishii's Horrors Of Malformed Men. Made in 1969, a year after Snake Woman's Curse, and banned in Japan for nearly four decades for being insensitive to the handicapped, Horrors Of Malformed Men is part of the wave of late-'60s Japanese exploitation films known as ero guro (or "erotic-grotesque"). It's adapted from several stories by one of the genre's originators, mystery writer Edogawa Rampo. An amnesiac wakes up in an asylum full of knife-wielding topless women, and while figuring out how he got there, he takes on the identity of his recently deceased doppelgänger, and travels to a remote island, where he meets a scraggly-haired mad scientist who's been surgically building an army of the afflicted. Horrors Of Malformed Men shares some of the same body-horror preoccupations of Italian giallo, grimy American drive-in fare like Spider Baby, and even the pop head-trips of Alejandro Jodorowsky, but it's also a signpost on the path to lacerating Japanese directors like Takashi Miike and Kiyoshi Kurosawa. While Snake Woman's Curse has pale-faced spirits emerging from the shadows, Horrors Of Malformed Men has enslaved women eating writhing live crabs off a rotting corpse. It's like the difference between a campfire tale and a black mass.
Key features: A set of insightful interviews and a lively, informed commentary track on Malformed Men; a sparse, dryly scholarly commentary on Curse.
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Louis travelled in April and May along the Adriatic and Mediterranean coasts, from Greece to France, together with a young German teacher, Louisa.
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The Great Job Exodus Is Upon Us: Trump's Promise To Save American Labor Is Already A Bust
April 29 | 2017
Reprinted with permission from Alternet.
One of the many impossible promises Donald Trump made on the campaign trail was that he, and he alone, would be able to stem the tide of American jobs moving overseas. Though it was on its face a lie as unbelievable and untenable as all the other lies, it only further solidified Trump's "America First" bonafides with his base.
Fast-forward to nearly 100 days into Trump's presidency, and his casting of himself as a hybrid strongman-miracle worker seems only slightly less absurd than his supporters' continued belief in this invention. Not only has Trump not been the great job savior he proclaimed himself, but thousands of jobs continue to flow to places like Mexico and China.
One day after he vowed to exit NAFTA, a ThinkProgress analysis found that "since Trump was sworn in on January 20, at least 11,934 American jobs have either been moved abroad or are in the process of leaving the country." The figure is based on data from the Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance program, but since there's no agency or organization that keeps exact tabs on the number of jobs leaving America for cheaper environs abroad, "the actual number is almost certainly much higher."
ThinkProgress' investigation is aligned with recent reports of individual companies shipping thousands of jobs beyond America's borders. A Bloomberg report from March found that:
Illinois Tool Works Inc. will close an auto-parts plant in Mazon, Illinois, this month and head to Ciudad Juarez. Triumph Group Inc. is reducing the Spokane, Washington, workforce that makes fiber-composite parts for Boeing Co. aircraft and moving production to Zacatecas and Baja California. TE Connectivity Ltd. is shuttering a pressure-sensor plant in Pennsauken, New Jersey, in favor of a facility in Hermosillo.
Trump's method for attempting to keep jobs in the country was simply to yell at manufacturers, often via social media where he assumed public pressure and bad press would outweigh the lure of enhanced profits and even less regulation. He was, predictably, wrong. Though Trump has repeatedly tried to take credit for saving thousands of jobs across the country, he's failed to persuade company heads to stay put. And in cases where businesses have pulled back on plans to send jobs to other countries, Trump has had nothing to do with the decision-making process.
Indianapolis-based firm Rexnord is moving 300 jobs to Monterrey, Mexico, despite a December tweet by Trump meant to shame the company into staying. That company is located just up the road from Carrier, the air conditioning manufacturer Trump falsely claimed to have bribed into keeping 1,100 jobs in its home state. Like nearly every victory claimed by the president, it too was a lie. As CNN Money notes, only 800 factory jobs were saved while 500 are still being shifted south.
Trump's falsehood moved a local union leader to declare POTUS had "lied his ass off."
"Trump and Pence, they pulled a dog and pony show on the numbers," Chuck Jones, president of the local steelworkers union, told the Washington Post. "I almost threw up in my mouth."
The ThinkProgress investigation found that jobs are being lost nationwide, "from Maine to Florida, from Arizona to Wisconsin," in fields beyond the factory, such as "medicine, technology, even finance." As Trump continues to drive money out of the economy and drive sales figures down for various industries (likely costing the U.S. billions in lost tourism, for example), the job exodus will likely continue.
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Trace analysis of cyclophosphamide and its metabolites in urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry Troster, Charles Micah Smolkin
Cyclophosphamide (CP) is an antineoplastic drug used to treat a wide variety of cancers and immune disorders. CP is also a highly toxic alkylating agent, classified as an IARC Group 1 carcinogen. Workers in health-care environments are vulnerable to occupational exposure to CP, primarily via inhalation and dermal absorption. CP is a prodrug; both its therapeutic effectiveness and toxicity are activated through metabolism. To date, however, no study measuring occupational exposure to CP has successfully analyzed its metabolites. The main objective of this work was to develop an analytical method for CP, as well as its metabolites 4-ketocyclophosphamide (KCP) and carboxyphosphamide (CBP), in urine samples collected from health-care workers at risk of CP exposure. A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) method was optimized for CP, KCP and CBP on two different instruments. Post-column infusion showed that the matrix effects resulting from synthetic urine could be separated from the analyte peaks by LC. Estimated instrument limits of quantitation for CP, KCP and CBP in neat solvent were respectively 4.2, 8.2 and 57 ng/L. These parameters were sufficient to meet a quantitation target of 50 ng/L CP in urine, but suggested a need to reduce sample volume to reach a 2.5 ng/L target for KCP and CBP. Solid-phase extraction (SPE) was explored as a means to exchange the sample matrix for clean solvent and reduce sample volume. Previously developed SPE methods for CP were not designed to include the more polar metabolites, and thus required modification. The best retention of metabolites was seen on a C¹⁸ sorbent with reduced carbon loading. Retention was improved further under acidic loading conditions, but this had to be controlled carefully since CBP can decompose more rapidly at acidic pH. All three analytes were observed to elute with methanol.
Trace analysis of cyclophosphamide and its metabolites in urine by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry
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Ricoh and the B4IG coalition take action for an inclusive recovery
TOKYO, November 13, 2020 – Ricoh today announced that it has endorsed Business for Inclusive Growth's (B4IG) roadmap calling for businesses and governments to coordinate their efforts to build an inclusive recovery. Launched at the G7 Summit in France in August 2019, B4IG is a global CEO-led coalition of 40 companies fighting against inequalities of income and opportunities. Powered by the OECD as its Strategic Partner, B4IG coordinates with governments to advance inclusive growth at both local and global levels.
The annual board meeting was held on November 12 and attended by Jake Yamashita, President and CEO of Ricoh. The need for governments and businesses to tackle inequality and take action was at the heart of discussions, given the devastating impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
With new ways of working that require more digital skills and automation, members of the coalition also discussed the importance of providing upskilling and training opportunities while supporting access to the necessary infrastructures to ensure that employees and citizens are not left behind. The participants adopted a roadmap towards inclusive recovery, which is to be implemented by B4IG participating companies.
The Ricoh Group is committed to contributing to the SDGs, strengthening the ESGs, and regards Diversity and Inclusion as a priority area that should be addressed by all companies. As part of B4IG's activities, Ricoh participated in a working group focused on bridging the digital divide to help communities that do not have adequate access to digital infrastructure, tools or skills. Together with the B4IG community, Ricoh will accelerate its efforts to resolve these social issues and support new ways of working by providing digital services, upskilling and digital training opportunities for vulnerable groups.
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The female athlete triad is a common nutritional disorder among female athletes caused by the drive of girls and women to be unrealistically thin in an attempt to improve performance. The disorder is most common in sports judged by build (e.g., gymnastics, diving, figure skating), sports with a weight classification (e.g., light-weight crew), and endurance sports (e.g., distance running). It is characterized by three interrelated conditions: (1) disordered eating, such as bingeing, purging, or severe calorie restriction; (2) amenorrhea, or the absence of normal menstrual periods; and (3) osteoporosis, a condition marked by reduced bone density.
Physical signs of the female athlete triad include: amenorrhea for more than three months, irregular or slow pulse, skipped heartbeats, fainting, loss of greater than 10 percent of ideal body weight, and recurrent stress fractures. The condition is also marked by depression , anxiety , low self-esteem, excessive exercise, and a preoccupation with food and weight management.
Treatment for those with the female athlete triad is multidisciplinary and includes medical care, counseling and nutritional services, and an adjustment in exercise. Some athletes require hospitalization if there are coexisting medical problems, and counseling is done on an individual basis and in support groups.
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NAFDAC's Recent Feats [opinion]
We, as Nigerians should make a determined paradigm shift from mainly criticizing, castigating and condemning government's policies and programmes and their operators without also highlighting the great achievements of some of its Ministries, Departments and Agencies(MDAs).That is, if we want to encourage any meaningful and sustainable economic development in the country. Unfortunately, unnecessary politicking and sentiments in this season of campaigns have taken the shine off some of these achievements.
Incidentally, one of such Agencies that deserves our commendation is the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control,NAFDAC for a flurry of scientific feats it has achieved in recent years. These include the ISO 17025 accreditation of its Mycotoxin and the Pesticides Residues laboratories by the American Association of Laboratory(AALA), ranking them as amongst the best anywhere in the world, the introduction of cutting-edge anti-counterfeiting technologies such as Truscan, Black Eye(Infra Red), Black Eye and Global Pharma Health Fund(GPHF) Mini Lab Test Kits and Radio Frequency Identification System(RFID). NAFDAC is the first regulatory agency in the world to use the Truscan. There is also the deployment of cutting-edge technology to test water which the producers of sundry packaged 'pure' and bottled water must adhere to. Almost on weekly basis, media reports attest to the arrest and subsequent prosecution of those involved in the production and marketing of fake processed food and drugs.
Another feather in NAFDAC's colourful cap was the election of the highly resourceful and goal-getting Director General, Dr.Paul Orhii as the first-ever substantive Chairman of the 193-member WHO Member State Mechanism on Spurious, Falsely Labeled, Falsified and Counterfeit (SSFFCV) medicinal products. Little wonder that under Dr.Orhii, NAFDAC is currently ranked amongst the world's top-20 international coalition of elite Medicine Regulatory Authorities in the world, with only South Africa as the other African country in that ivy league.
All these are well-deserved as Orhii has taken NAFDAC to the next level in the global drug anti-counterfeiting battle, by pioneering the use of cutting edge technology and putting the health of Nigerians directly in their own hands.
While Truscan is hand-held device for on-the-spot detection of counterfeit medicines, Black Eye, made in Israel is bench-top equipment using Infra Red technology to detect fake drugs. On its part, the RFID is used for verification of regulated products and other sensitive documents. The MAS technology is also known as Scratch and Text messaging system. It enables consumers to confirm whether the drug they intend to purchase is genuine or not through the use of a mobile phone. This useful technology is registered with the major telecommunication networks in the country such as Glo, MTN, Airtel, Etisalat while the text message is at no cost to the consumers. The consumer finds a distinctive panel on the medicine packet/card with the necessary instructions and scratches the surface to reveal a ten-digit pin. What he does next is to simply text the ten-digit pin to the code number on the panel and in few seconds the consumer receives an SMS confirming whether the drug is genuine or not. This technology also confirms the name of the drug, NAFDAC registration number on the product, the name of manufacturer, the batch number and expiry date and an enquiry number. Brilliant isn't it?
This life-saving innovation launched by Dr. Paul Orhii has put the power of detecting counterfeit medicines in the hands of over 100 million Nigerian cell phone users. It is remarkable to the extent that is all-inclusive. It has subtly enrolled them in the fight against drug counterfeiting through the drastic reduction in their circulation and sales.
Taking it further and to ensure that consumers buy only drugs that are of high quality, wholesome and safe NAFDAC has directed all manufacturers, importers and marketers to provide only drugs that are MAS-enabled. They could be anti-malarial, anti-biotic or anti-diabetics drugs but must conform with stipulated rules and regulations.
To further enhance the level of publicity, NAFDAC has taken the campaigns on MAS down to the grassroots; to schools, hospitals and to the general public.
Good enough the Agency has latched on the NAFDAC/NYSC-CDS group as vanguards of the campaign to assist in spreading the massage. The mobile phone solution for drugs as introduced by NAFDAC was made possible with the partnership of GSM operators, Sproxil Technology and pharmaceutical companies in the country. NAFDAC kicked off with the scratch and text technology on anti-diabetic drugs in 2010 and Biofem Company was the first to embrace it. Since then, it has been a massive success.
Still on the deployment of technology, NAFDAC has launched mobile application to help increase consumer engagement. These device types include Smart phones, Palm tops, Table pc's, personal digital assistant (PDA) and Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA).The "mobile app" engages consumers and the general public with rich features that keeps them updated about the latest news, events, guidelines and safety alerts from NAFDAC right in the palm of their hands. Anyone with a mobile device globally can download the app and stay updated about the agency on the go.
The launched app which is on the android platform can be downloaded on all devices running on the android operating system from the online store at www.play.google.com. Search for the term "NAFDAC" and follow the instructions to download and install within a minute.
According to the DG of WHO, Dr. Margaret Chan, there is currently a drastic reduction of the failure of anti-malaria drugs from 64 per cent to 20 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2008 to 2011.And Nigeria has contributed much in this regard. Strengthened by Food and Drug ACT CAP R32 LFN of 2004, NAFDAC has lived up to its core mandate; to regulate the manufacturing, production, sales, distribution and importation of adulterated, fake, sub-standard, unwholesome processed foods and drugs. It does not take rocket science to imagine the millions of lives saved daily by these laudable projects. Undoubtedly, NAFDAC is one of the agencies that has excelled with the President Jonathan-inspired Transformation Agenda.
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Have you ever had panna cotta before? This Vegan Coconut White Chocolate Panna Cotta is a silky dessert that pairs perfectly with dark chocolate and fresh berries.
Hi buddies and happy Fri-YAY! It's crazy to believe that a week ago today, it was one day til my wedding and I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to make last-minute decisions. And now… all done! I really can't complain about being back to (mostly) normal though 🙂 Today, I am sharing this scrumptious Vegan Coconut White Chocolate Panna Cotta with you! You may remember I talked about the ongoing #FoodBloggerLove game a couple of months ago… I had picked my blog buddy Erin and made her chocolate hummus. I decided it was time for another round and picked a new blog friend to share with y'all!
The spotlight today is on our friend Nat who blogs over at Simple Family, Crazy Life! She runs a totally vegan blog, so I knew it would be fun to make something of hers since I'm always experimenting with plant-based cooking. A fun fact about her is that both she and her husband were born in the Soviet Union (more specifically Uzbekistan) and now live in Canada! She has been vegan for 4 years so she could definitely teach me a thing or two 🙂 She's relatively new to the world of blogging so you guys need to give her a warm welcome and show her website some love! Some yummy recipes of hers I want to try include these Chocolate Twists, Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Vegan Sausage, Warm Mushroom Salad, and this traditional Uzbek dish called Dimlama!
Of course, with all those delicious dishes, leave it to the Italian to find the one Italian dessert 😉 I LOVE panna cotta and it has always been one of my favorite traditional Italian desserts! Panna cotta literally translates to "cooked cream" which doesn't sound very exciting – it's kind of a cross between a pudding and a flan, so it has a firm silky texture and can be flavored with whatever you want! Traditionally, it's vanilla and served with berries or chocolate sauce. I decided to use both in this case because, why pick!
I made just a couple of small changes from Nat's original recipe for this panna cotta! She uses soy milk, but I used a can of full-fat coconut milk instead to make it creamier 🙂 The other thing I changed is that she used agar agar flakes as her gelling agent, which I was not able to find. I used this Unflavored Vegan JEL which I found at Whole Foods! The main agent in this mix is carraggean instead. The instructions say to use it for two cups of liquid, so it worked perfectly in her recipe!
To make the panna cotta, combine the coconut milk, cocoa butter, vanilla, and agave in a medium nonstick saucepan. Heat over medium until cocoa butter has melted and mixture comes to a gentle boil.
Remove pot from heat, and slowly sprinkle in the vegan gelatin, stirring continuously.
Divide the mixture among 4 ramekins, and refrigerate until set (3-4 hours).
To serve, top the panna cotta with the melted chocolate and add fresh berries. Enjoy!
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The SFV generally gets a bad rep for suburban quality everything. But if you take a closer look, there are more and more neighborhood gems springing up here.
The Local Peasant is one of them - I love that it doesn't aspire to be anything other than what its name evokes - an informal gathering place for those in the community. There is, however, one menu item that should draw even culinary royalty - whether or not they feel the need to be incognito, visiting this plebeian part of town - more on this later in the post.
On the less hip stretch of Ventura (West of the Studio City, in Sherman Oaks), a stone's throw from other popular brunch spot Sweet Butter, The Local Peasant has a laid back vibe, with its rustic wood paneled decor and giant frosted windows that on a warm day opens out for great people watching. They serve beer, wine and Pre and Post Prohibition cocktails. Always down for savory drinks, I loved the Basil Pepper Martini ($10) which was a gorgeous golden color, light, and refreshing.
Then there was the Rainbow Heirloom Salad ($12) with Santa Barbara heirloom tomatoes, red & yellow beets, burrata cheese with balsamic-lemon vinaigrette. I didn't like this the first time I had it, as I made the mistake of ordering it when tomatoes were not in season, and I found the giant wedges awkward to eat - and I was not happy with how expensive it was for a salad. My second visit was at the height of summer, and as I went with a friend who loves fresh in season veggies, we gave this salad another try. Second time round I fell in love with this salad - it's all about the ingredients with this one, and we happened to catch them when the tomatoes and beets were at perfect ripeness, luscious and deliciously, subtly sweet. That second time made me recognize that Santa Barbara was more than just amazing sea urchin, spot prawns, and wine. Their heirloom tomatoes are incredible as well. And that time I didn't mind the plating as the portion size for the farm fresh fare felt like it gave us our money's worth.
Then there was the Fish & Chips ($14) beer battered red snapper with housemade tartar sauce. The fish was fresh, though the batter was on the soggy side. We liked that the malt vinegar on the side was presented in a little spray bottle, the better for even distribution on fries without causing them to lose their crunch.
I was in the mood for - and loved the price of - The Peasant Burger ($10) grassfed beef patty with cheese, onion, fried egg and 'special sauce'. A tasty, juicy burger, not mind blowing but good enough that you don't even care if sauce and egg yolk gets all over your face.
And for the grand finale: Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding ($8) with booker bourbon cream sauce. This might be the best bread pudding I've tasted in the city!
Served in a giant ceramic...tub...this bread pudding is hefty yet light, packed with chocolate flavor without being overwhelming, served steaming hot (the only way to do bread pudding properly!), topped by a beautiful crust dusted with powdered sugar, that could reduce anyone to tears. All that and it would be easy to miss the adorable little jar on the side, of booker bourbon cream sauce (that is more the consistency of milk) which sends this way, way over the edge, in the best way.
Happy Black Friday! While the deal chaser in me is tempted to brave the crowds, the other part of me that likes to give more unique gifts than what you can find at the local mall would rather focus on scouting the best gift ideas from my couch.
So here they are, my picks for your fav foodie in your life this holiday... (edibles to come in separate post). There are options at various price ranges, but I upped the self-imposed upper limit this year to $250 as there were some things that were too cool not to include! Where deals are available, they are noted under each product listing.
Yes, you did first see the idea for this in that video with the water bottle (and using suction to separate an egg yolk from egg white). This is that idea come to life in a way more stylish and giftable form.
And btw, love that this product was a Kickstarter project that met its goals, so apparently enough people thought it was a good idea too, that it got the funding to move forward!
Friends don't let friends take bad foodporn. Trick out their iPhone with pro-grade, rotating lenses that will help them take better shots.
The case is also made of aircraft-grade aluminum so it's lightweight and sturdy!
This one is also launched by a successful Kickstarter campaign - love crowdfunding that allow good ideas to get to market!
Yes, you read that right. It's genius, really. Style meets function for those who don't have time for Happy Hour, but bring Happy Hour with them everywhere they go. This one is totally out of the regular budget but is just so cool that I had to include it on the list.
Beautifully designed decal beats post-it notes or messy notepaper tacked on their fridge with magnets. Chalk included and the decal is removable and reusable!
Know someone who loves food, art and infographics? Combine all three in one perfect gift with these awesome prints featuring fun and informative designs covering everything from cheese to varieties of fruit to martinis!
The charismatic/enigmatic artist...was also a chef?!!?
Makes sense as food can be like art that appeals to more senses than visual, presents more of a challenge to control many 'live' variables, and can also create deep emotional connections / responses.
From the super creative inventor of Cronuts (in case you've been living under a rock: that ingenius mashup of croissants and donuts which caused a frenzy of hours long queues at his shop in NYC) and magic frozen s'mores...Chef Dominique Ansel's first cookbook. It's not releasing til October 2014 - but like Cronut-fever, the book has already commanded 'lines down the block' with pre-orders already being taken a little less than a year out from release. For those who don't live in NYC or can't spend hours in line for a chance to taste the now infamous original cronut...maybe the recipe and DIY route may be easier once the cookbook is out.
Sea urchins are a bit of an obsession lately...and this extends to their beautiful form, captured here in lovely serving bowls.
I.hate.water. It's a necessary part of life, yes, but I don't actually enjoy drinking it - it has no flavor! So I was excited to see these infusion bottles - perfect for gifting to SoCal residents, who are blessed with amazing farmers markets. So they can fill the infuser with the latest organic, seasonal, farm-fresh fruits and/or veggies and make their water taste good and deliver healthy vitamins, antioxidants etc. etc. And change it up whenever they want.
Love that this version is made of glass as well, so no worries about any flavors lingering in the plastic...and it also means this bottle can withstand hot or cold fill.
For those who (maybe have had a really long day and) can't wait for their wine to chill out. This is basically an icicle-shaped freeze gel rod attached to a cork, that they can keep in the freezer and when needed, simply stick into their wine bottle when they want cool wine, fast.
For cocktail / spirits connoisseurs. You've seen all the A-list bartenders / bar chefs do it: use one giant ice cube / sphere vs. the traditional multiple ice cubes: the better to chill the drink without diluting it.
This kit makes it simple for your fav cocktail / spirits fan to make a pro-grade drink at home without having to get a 'lake ice' making machine and chainsaw.
Press produces one perfectly formed ice sphere at a time.
Premium die-cut storage and travel case.
Have fun, and good luck with the holiday shopping!
Flavors above only available in 6-packs when you order online. 48 hours notice needed for deliveries.
Apple Pie: apple pie ice cream, walnut crumble topping, caramel sauce, graham cracker crust.
Pecan Pie: Brown Sugar ice cream, topped with buttered pecan halves, chocolate cookie crust.
Spiced Pumpkin: spiced pumpkin ice cream, whipped milk topping, pumpkin seeds, ginger cookie crust.
If you really, really just left things til the very last minute and missed all the pre-order deadlines, Du-par's is here to save your life: while the most popular pies are sold out via pre-orders (I was told they moved literally thousands of pies the day before Thanksgiving!), they know how it goes and always have a batch of extra pies handy for walk-ins on turkey day. I've been able to pick up my 'spare' pies last minute at the Studio City location.


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Flying Super Saturator
Coasterkid200
Friday, August 10, 2007 9:23 PM
I heard that FSS might be leaving Carowinds. Some people seem to think it will be moved, or scraped. The last day will be Sept 3rd. If it does get moved, which park do you think it will be moved to?
Timbers crew 08
Definitely NOT Michigan's Adventure.
john13601
Friday, August 10, 2007 10:34 PM
Goodbye and take Borg with you
WOF Guy
I've heard that there are some markings in the waterpark at GL, so perhaps that's a possiblilty?
My other guess would be that it's going back to Setpoint. That however is just a gut feeling without any evidence what so ever.
Prowler. Opens May,2 2009.
john peck
You know, the more I think about it and imagin it, don't you think this ride would do wonders for Geauga Lake? They could place it where the old waterpark was and add another flat ride or two around it and get a new theme going. Plus, they already have it set up to pipe water through that section of the park!
BANDandDCI
Saturday, August 11, 2007 12:04 AM
Yea that'll be sweet. And I happen to like Borg. They should stop ruining the parks in Carolina. They should build more.
-Why is Wicked Twister closed?
~Biting Flies.
-Biting Flies...
Not to get this off-topic but who is "they"? Which parks are "they" ruining and in what way? And which Carolina...north or south?
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Dukeis#1
Saturday, August 11, 2007 1:06 AM
john13601 said:
"Goodbye and take Borg with you"
Walt S
I don't know. This is the first rumor that might actually be plausable for MI Adventure...
In all seriousness, this type of ride could definately help with the Geauga Lake attendance problems, as GL has always generally been known more for its water park. But, by the same token, the same argument could also apply to MI Adventure. Only time will tell.
Saturator's site would make a great location for A version of Sky Hawk, Maxair, or one of those Disko coasters.
Sunday, August 12, 2007 11:44 AM
Well, "They" are the ride relocation people responsible. Which Parks? By removing Saturator from Carowinds, Carowinds. But there are a few parks in Carolina that have coasters, and end up being closed, due to a number of reasons.
North or South? I thought it was obvious, but when Carolina is referred, it's the whole North and South, or just referring to the North. Also, Carowinds is in apart of both, so Carolina is the proper term for the placement. It's our only real amusement, and they are taking out rides. Just Wrong.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:53 AM
What's wrong with this ride? Of course, Cedar Fair is going to say it's a low capacity ride, and they want 90 million people on the ride a day, but what's wrong with how people are liking it? Don't they like it? How long are lines for it?
Willh51
I would say lately that people don't really like it. Often the water effects don't work and the ride really feels like a waste of time.
Rctycoon2k
BANDandDCI said:
Coasters aren't removed with intention of the Park Managers saying "Hell, let's get people mad, let's relocate this." There are reasons behind it, whether it be maintenance costs, popularity, operational costs, etc.
And how is Carowinds in a part of both? It is IN North Carolina, not half in North and half in South. Thats like referring to Cedar Point as being a part of Pennsylvania and Ohio, or being one general area because advertisement for the park travels to both.
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I could see this going to Geauga, into the old waterpark section, but then also I could see this going to Michigan's Adventure too, due to the family aspect of the coaster, rather than thrill.
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CatPurrson
I thought that the Flying Super Saturator sounded like a fun idea-- it's too bad that they're not using the water effects to their full, um, effect.
Actually Carowinds IS in both North and South Carolina-- it straddles the border, and the park makes a big point of it. There's a brick pathway near the entrance gates where you can be in both states at the same time, and they mention that Thunder Road goes through both N. and S. Carolina.
I'd sure be happy to see Carowinds get a great new coaster for next year, seein' as how I'm going to be living pretty much right down the road! :)
My problem is, unless a ride genuinely sucks, I want to keep all of the old rides while still getting new ones! Not realistic, I know...
Cats, books, and roller coasters-- three of the best G-rated, calorie-free pleasures in life!
CHILLERLC1
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 1:06 PM
Geauga Lake is not a bad idea of a place to put this thing.
Travio
CatPurrson said:
Actually Carowinds IS in both North and South Carolina-- it straddles the border, and the park makes a big point of it.
I think what you meant to say is that the park USED to make a big point of it. They still do to a degree, but it's certainly not as prominently mentioned as it was pre-Paramount. Nowhere close.
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller
superflybri03
ChillerLC1 said:
Why would CedarFair want to move X-Flight to PKI if they wanted to just give Geauga lake back another flyer from a different park? It just doesn't add up.
fearandloathing
superflybri03 said:
lol @ being confused
Superflybri03, it's not Borg.
I'd welcome Super Saturator up here. I liked Roller Soaker and it would be a good fit for Geauga Lake.


What do we really want to assess in an assignment? Is it the ability to follow directions? Then maybe ensuring all formatting is 100% correct (Montana only had one section that was apparently single-spaced) might be right. Otherwise, if you're assessing, for instance, how well a program helps first-generation college goers who come from disadvantaged communities, then maybe you need to assess differently. Assign points to evidence of effectiveness of the program or the research that will go behind a new program and then either only read up to a certain point (1 page single-spaced or 2 pages double-spaced) OR take off a fraction of point for formatting issues. Then it's more justifiable when certain programs are picked over others.
When to allow re-dos? I'm a Wormelli fan so here are some links (good as of Aug 2017): Video, Redos and Retakes Done Right article, and a blog entry. If your goal is for students to be successful then it's really hard to NOT support redos. Now, the grant application isn't an attempt to teach states/organizations anything. It's an evaluation. But it does trickle down to the students and shouldn't the DOE be trying to help those students, even if the state forgot to change one page of their application to double-spaced? Could someone have sent a quick email or made a call that said, "You have 24 hours to get us this page in double-spaced font or we can't grade it." I'd bet that even if the file owner was out on one of those hilltops, lighting a fire beacon to save Gondor, someone else in the office would just sit down and retype and send. Because it's about the students.
I'd imagine that eventually the DOE will be pressured into reassessing these applications (Note: I was right. As of Aug 2017, the DOE accepted fixed applications. Read more here.) but in the meantime, use this as a way to reflect on what matters when you grade your students. And consider maybe using this entire episode and the related articles in your classroom. You can have students take on different perspectives like an overworked scorer of applications, a well-funded/evidenced organization that made a minor error, a small and new group who knows they will score low but turned in everything correctly, a student who would be impacted. What is the PROBLEM from their perspective and what could be the causes, effects, and solutions to the issue? You could also use the article to talk about "fairness" in grading and allow it to be your lead into talking about your grading policies.


Sanctuary from Syria — what will it take?
Members of the Free Syrian Army running through the streets. Photo by WordswithMeaning.org, via Flickr.
I began to note the countries: Germany, Canada, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Canada, Australia, Cyprus, New Zealand, Jordan, the United States, etc. As the list went on I put my pen down and began to chuckle in disbelief. The family joined me and we all ended up laughing, a welcome respite from the tension of the violence and chaos that has beset Syria. Over the years this family has become like my own. The ever-present question in our minds is how to get this family, and others, to safety?
Palestinians in Iraq were targeted in a particularly brutal fashion after the fall of Saddam's regime. The majority who fled found refuge in Syria. Currently there are about 2,000 left in Syria, and of those about 350 are in the two refugee camps on the Syrian-Iraqi border. There are only about 5,000 Palestinians left in Iraq.
Palestinians in Syria are one of the most vulnerable populations. They have no papers, no statehood — nowhere to go to escape the killing and violence. No countries want them. They can't even get a death certificate when someone dies, and the bodies have to be buried clandestinely in a cemetery.
But they do have something. They have families around the world who want them. Families sick with worry. Families waiting with longing and open arms to receive them.
On August 22, I was in the Boston area with a dear friend who is a member of the family I described above. He had recently received his American citizenship. Nevertheless, he was beside himself with worry and concern about his family's well-being. I was with his wife and small son for Eid, and we spoke with one of his sisters by phone in Damascus.
"Everything is fine," she lied. We learned later that their other sister and her family had to vacate her apartment in the same neighborhood just that day as it took a mortar hit. Thankfully, no one was injured by the collapsing walls and roof.
Afterward my friend showed me a video clip of the violence in the same neighborhood, which I know well. The short clip showed charred bodies, still moving. I had to turn away. He told me that a cousin of his was recently killed there.
I have the photo of the beautiful face of his elderly mother before me. She allowed me to take it at our last visit. She is over 80 years old and is presently in one of the two camps in Syria. She has always been a refugee she told me, and her children are refugees scattered all over the world. How I wish I could share the photo of his mother, but I fear it would put her at even more risk.
My friend in Boston has recently rented an apartment with extra rooms to receive his mother, and maybe even a sister, a nephew, a niece. What will it take to get her here? Do we have to wait for the news of yet another family member's death?
From the frying pan, into the fire?
This is an aspect of Palistinian life that I have been uninformed about. Indeed where do people with no country go, when no one wants them, and many places where they seek refuge are in a state of chaos and war? Thank you.


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Preparation and application of fiber-optic sensors based on layer-by-layer self-assembly multilayers
Mingjie Yin, Quanfu An, Jinwen Qian, Aping Zhang
During last several decades, optical fiber has been applied in many disciplines and areas. Among its kinds of applications, optical fiber sensors have become an interesting research project due to the advantages of optical fiber, such as immunity to electromagnetic interferences, capability of remote measurements, multiplexed detection, small size and low weight and so on. Optical fiber has been applied in fiber-optic sensors based on polyelectrolyte layer-by-layer (LbL) self-assembly multilayers have become into a hot research field since it was reported in 2000. It has widely application in measuring trace substances. In this paper, layer-by-layer selfassembly polyelectrolytes on the surface of optical fibers as well as test of fiber-optic sensors are introduced. The fiber-optic structures, assembly materials, detection principle and performance of different fiber-optic sensors based on multilayers nanocoating are also summarized. Particularly, the preparation, test and application of fiber-optic pH sensors, fiber-optic humidity sensors, fiber-optic gas sensors and fiber-optic biosensors in last decade are reviewed. The outlook of fiber-optic sensors based on LbL polyelectrolyte self-assembly multilayers is suggested.
Progress in Chemistry
Layer-by-layer self-assemble
Polyelectrolyte multilayer
Yin, M., An, Q., Qian, J., & Zhang, A. (2011). Preparation and application of fiber-optic sensors based on layer-by-layer self-assembly multilayers. Progress in Chemistry, 23(12), 2568-2575.
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WATCH: Zetterberg, Sheahan, Blashill & Glendening Talk 3-2 Win over Sabres
DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit Red Wings picked up two desperately needed points, boosting their chances of extending the franchise's playoff streak to 25 straight seasons.
Barely.
Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening scored, and the Red Wings held on for a 3-2 victory against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
"Every point counts now," Detroit center Pavel Datsyuk said. "It's good that we won."
The Red Wings pulled within a point of Boston for the third and final guaranteed spot from the Atlantic Division. Both teams have six games left in the regular season.
Detroit is tied with Philadelphia for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, but the Flyers have one more game to earn at least a point. Philadelphia beat Winnipeg 3-2 in overtime on Monday night.
"As long as we take care of ourselves, we'll be all right," Jimmy Howard said after making 18 saves for the win.
Howard gave up goals to Zemgus Girgensons and Sam Reinhart in a 61-second span late in the game. He faced just nine shots through two periods before the Sabres got 11 shots on net in the third.
Buffalo's Chad Johnson stopped 26 shots, but his team simply couldn't generate much offense until the final few minutes.
"You wait that long against a team like that, that's desperation," Reinhart said. "Unfortunately, it took too long."
The Red Wings got off to a listless start in front of a quiet crowd.
Larkin fired up the red-clad fans, scoring on a power play with 1:28 left in the first period. He has a team-high 22 goals and ranks among its leaders with 44 points, the most by a Red Wings rookie since Henrik Zetterberg finished with the same total during the 2002-03 season.
Sheahan scored unassisted midway through the second, taking the puck from deep in the Detroit end and shooting a wrist shot from the top of the left circle that got past Johnson's glove.
"It was a beautiful goal, probably one of the nicest we've had as a team this year," Larkin said. "It was good to see the patience he had and see him let go of his great shot. He's got a real heavy shot."
The Sabres pulled Johnson for the first time with a few minutes left to add an extra skater and Glendening took advantage of the chance to shoot into an empty net. They did avoid a shutout nine seconds later with Girgensons' off-balance shot and suddenly turned a lopsided game into a close one with Reinhart's goal. Buffalo created chances in the final seconds, but couldn't get the puck past Howard.
Buffalo also lost a key player during the game.
Sabres forward Evander Kane, who has 20 goals and 15 assists, didn't play in the third period because of an upper-body injury. Coach Dan Bylsma said he doubts Kane will be in the lineup Tuesday night at Pittsburgh.
"He played a handful of shifts with the injury and just wasn't able to continue," Bylsma said. "He's day to day right now."
NOTES: The Red Wings celebrated Gordie Howe's 88th birthday, which is Thursday, during the first period by signing "Happy Birthday," to the Hall of Famer and presenting him with a cake. ... The Sabres will be relegated to watching the playoffs for the fifth straight year. ... Detroit D Brendan Smith was a healthy scratch. ... Red Wings assistant coach Tony Granato acknowledged he has had talks with Wisconsin about being its coach, but said nothing has been finalized.
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Q: How to count top 30 most common values in a dict in python I need to find 30 most common, please help me. i try to using counter too but isn't work
import re
import string

frekuensi = {}
doc= open('doc-1.txt', 'r')

teks = doc.read().lower()
regex=r'\b[a-z]{4,20}\b'
find = re.findall(regex, teks)

for kata in find:
    hitung = frekuensi.get(kata, 0)
    frekuensi[kata] = hitung + 1

daftarf = frekuensi.keys()
for kata2 in daftarf:
    print  kata2,  frekuensi[kata2]

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The German team's test EmDrive.
If you want to send something deep, deep into space, it's impractical to load it up with lots of heavy propellant. Scientists with their eyes on long-distance space travel have contemplated thrusters that wouldn't need any propellant at all. The EmDrive, a copper cone that would supposedly push forward on the vacuum of space without any propellant, is one such idea—unfortunately, it's probably another dead end.
The EmDrive is an idea at least a decade old. Last year, NASA actually released a peer-reviewed scientific paper about it, reporting an anomalous thrust. Recently, a paper surfaced by German scientists demonstrating that, well, it probably doesn't work after all.
"We found that, [for example], magnetic interaction from twisted-pair cables and amplifiers with the Earth's magnetic field can be a significant error," they wrote. In other words, the measured thrust probably does not come from the drive pushing off of the vacuum of space itself. It might just be interacting with the Earth's magnetic field.
These EmDrive experiments typically consist of the cone connected to a radio frequency amplifier that allows light particles to bounce around inside of it. It's all put inside a vacuum and attached to a rotating surface and a sensor to detect whether the cone moved or not. The way it's supposed to work is that the cone experiences different pressures from the light on either end, and then moves forward.
So, a team at the Technical University at Dresden in Germany repeated the experiment. They, too, noticed an effect—but the tiny thrust was measured regardless of the experiment's orientation. They thought that the interaction between their setup and the Earth's magnetic field probably accounted for their measurements. Any thrust would have to be weaker than that interaction.
They did, however, see a tiny amount of thrust while testing a Mach-effect thruster, which involves crystals with applied electromagnetic vibrations that lead to tiny mass shifts and small thrusts. The researchers couldn't rule out that some outside effect was causing the thrust in this case, too.
This could feel like another blow to the EmDrive's feasibility, but the thruster model isn't likely to go away soon. Last we checked, China is still working on testing a similar radio-frequency-cavity thruster in space. The German team will continue testing differently shaped cavities with more applied power.
It's nice that scientists are looking for ways to push things through space without fuel. Propellant is a heavy thing to bring along, and interstellar travel requiring lots of jet fuel isn't feasible. Other propellant-less options, like solar sails, have low thrusts that may not work for heavier spacecraft. Whatever thruster scientists design, however, it will have to obey the laws of physics just like everyone else.


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Family of Captain Arthur Fenner
Sarah Fenner & John Tully, Robert Lay
Sarah Fenner [b 26 Nov. 1615; d 25 May 1676 at Saybrook, CT], daughter of Arthur Fenner and Sarah Browne, sister of Capt. Arthur Fenner, m 1st John Tully on 17 Oct. 1637 and had two children: John and Sarah. They inherited much property in the parish of Horley, hundred of Reigate, county of Surrey, twenty miles from London. John Tully died in England, leaving a will dated 11 June 1644, and the widow and children came to New England with her two brothers ca. 1646-7. John left his estate to his executors, one being his brother William. He also had a sister, Martha. The Fenner who went to England at the proper time to claim John's estate failed to take deeds, and the executors asserted him to be an imposter. Details are given of his return, discovery of deeds sewed inside an old gown, and successful recovery of houses, orchards, etc., in the parish of Horley.
Sarah m 2nd Robert Lay [b 1617; d 9 July 1689] on 12 Dec. 1647. Robert was the brother of John and Edward Lay.


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have a grade of B- (70 percent) or better in an Athabasca University English course above the preparatory (100) level.
Students in the Applied Studies designation in the Bachelor of General Studies degree must also complete ADMN 233 or ENGL 255 (or pass the Alberta Universities Writing Competence Test). ADMN 233 will partially satisfy the Applied Studies area of study requirement in this program.
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Can a Gambling Addict Ever Bet Responsibly?
A gambling addict, also known as a pathological gambler, compulsive gambler or gambling disorder—is an impulse-control disorder. If you're a compulsive gambler, you can't control the impulse to gamble, even when it has negative consequences for you or your loved ones. You'll gamble whether you're up or down, broke or flush, and you'll keep gambling regardless of the consequences.
A gambling addiction can be devastating. You can lose a huge amount of money and destroy your current and future financial situation. However, there is a lot of help for gambling addicts. If you were addicted to gambling, you may have sought help through these channels and you may feel like you are on the path to recovery. But, at some point in time, you may be faced with gambling again. A buddy may be planning a bachelor party to Vegas or your partner may want to hit the slot machines for the night. This may leave you wondering a key question: Can a gambling addict every bet responsibly? Here is what you need to know.
The biggest step to overcoming a gambling addiction is realizing that you have a problem. It takes tremendous strength and courage to own up to this, especially if you have lost a lot of money and strained or broken relationships along the way. Don't despair, and don't try to go it alone. It is highly recommended that you avoid gambling for quite a while following seeking help for a gambling addiction. You need to learn to live without gambling and get through the urges of wanting to gamble. Once you have removed yourself for some time, you may be able to bet responsibly. However, some people can, and some people cannot.
What Can You Do to Ensure Responsible Betting?
If you do decide to gamble following a gambling addiction, there are a few things you can do to help increase the chances of responsible betting. First and foremost, only take a small amount of cash with you to the casino. Leave your credit cards and other money at home. Once the set amount is gone, you leave the casino or stop gambling.
Second, you need to view gambling as a form of entertainment. If you are going to a casino to try to win money to pay a bill or other expense, gambling is no longer fun and you should avoid doing so.
Lastly, gamble with a friend who knows about your addiction. If they notice signs that you are getting too involved in gambling, they can pull you away from the casino.
If you had problems gambling responsibly despite following all these steps, or you begin to have urges to go back to the casino, you should refrain from gambling in the future.
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This card project is a playful combination of two very different design elements; a simple white graphical front and a rich bright colorful background. This design idea can be used for various card projects of different sizes and shapes; this background looks as great on a large square card as on a small ATC. For the background use your favorite colors and color combinations and add additional layers with stamps and stencils. The graphical white card front will calm down even the busiest color burst background making the result look elegant and beautiful.
Trim a panel from white cardstock. The size should be slightly smaller than your card base (approx. 0.25 inch smaller on all edges). Place the panel on your craft mat, backside up. Using a pencil and a ruler trace a border around the edges. Trace a few straight lines across the panel, letting the lines cross. Decide on the placement of the solid front label that will be the base for the stamped sentiment. Mark the label area clearly so that it will be left uncut.
Place the front panel on a cutting mat. Using a craft knife and a ruler cut out the areas inside the crossing lines. Leave a thin border on both sides of the lines. Do not cut into the solid label area.
Mist a piece of white heavy watercolor paper with water. Use your craft mat as a palette: Remove the nozzle from the Fireworks mist, pour a drop of color on the craft mat and apply color on the paper using a brush. Add drops of another matching color either with a brush or with the nozzle. Mix colors using both water and a brush, let dry before adding more layers of color.
When finished with painting splash the paper with clear water. Let water react with the colors for a few seconds and lift off excess by pressing the paper with a paper towel. Let dry completely and trim to size of your white card front.
Using one or two ink colors stamp the sentiment text on the card front.
Assemble the card by first gluing the white card front on the colorful background and then attaching the entire front panel on the card base.
When coloring a card background I often use a paper slightly larger than my finished project. After trimming the panel to the final size I keep the colorful leftover pieces and use them for decorating the inside of the card. This way I'm continuing the same color and/or pattern theme on the inside of the card!
"Hey, little sister what have you done? Hey, little sister who is the only one?"…*continues Billy Idol song until the chorus* "It's a nice day for a White Wedding"! We are happy to announce the Color of the Month for April is White Wedding. With wedding season just around the bend, we hope you are stocking up on the right inks for your special day.
We have been very pleased with our latest release of StazOn Pigment Ink in Snowflake. This ink will be great for multiple surfaces and especially great on dark or kraft cardstock. Another set of fantastic inks for wedding crafts is Delicata in White Shimmer (the name speaks for itself), Brilliance in Moonlight White (a bit of a heavier pigment ink), and VersaMagic in Cloud White (matte finish ink).
As always we challenge our artist with the color of the month and a technique or theme. This month expect to see white inks and wedding crafts!