Launch of TAFE Queensland TV advertising…….TDA Annual Report 2013.
The TDA National Board has met in Brisbane, Friday for the TDA Annual General Meeting.
The Queensland Minister for Education, John Paul Langbroek met with the Board and previewed new television advertising which will be launched in July for TAFE Queensland.
The Chair of TAFE Queensland, Warren Tapp, and CEO Jodi Schmidt attended, with Jodi outlining the brand characteristics for the new TAFE Queensland TV promotion.
See here for TAFE Queensland advertisement.
The Chair of TDA, Stephen Conway, conducted the AGM and welcomed TDA corporate affiliates, members of the TAFE tuition assurance scheme as well as VET stakeholders.
See the TDA 2013 Annual Report.
"Kaylene's leadership, her dedication, and her passion for TAFE have been hugely valuable to us and have contributed a great deal to TAFE's progress and reputation. Kaylene will stay on board until 1 July to ensure a smooth handover to Aaron Devine when he moves from the Gold Coast to take up the role of General Manager for TAFE Queensland Brisbane," Ms Schmidt said.
TDA congratulates Jodi Schmidt on her CEO appointment, and the six General Managers on their appointment.
The proportion of Indigenous Australians with or working towards a post school qualification increased by 9.2 percentage points from 33.1% to 42.3% between 2008 and 2012-13, according to the latest COAG Reform Council report.
South Australia had both the largest increase in Indigenous qualifications (15.6 percentage points) and the only significant reduction in the gap (10.0 percentage points).
Despite these improvements, the gap has not changed significantly since 2008, and was at 21.6 percentage points in 2012–13.
In the NT and Western Australia, the Indigenous post school qualifications rate was lowest and the gap was widest, with little change over five years.
The report says faster progress is needed if Australia is to halve the gap in employment outcomes by 2018.
See the COAG Reform Council report, Indigenous Reform 2012-13: Five years of Performance.
Western Sydney Institute of TAFE (WSI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Balikpapan State Polytechnic based in East Kalimantan in Borneo.
The MoU commits both parties to develop teacher training and curriculum development projects to support local industries, particularly in the mining, resources, tourism and hospitality sectors.
This relationship was a direct result of last year's TDA Indonesia Mentoring program where WSI hosted delegates from Indonesia including Totok Sulistyo from Balikpapan.
With support from the Commonwealth Department of Education and the Indonesia Ministry of Education and Culture, the second mentoring program is due to commence in late August.
Totok Sulistyo, Head of Research & Community Service Centre; Mui Cook, WSI Director International; and Dr Syaeful Akbar, Deputy Director.
There are some concerns, with significant increases in student numbers from Nepal and India, with many coming through streamlined visa arrangements for higher education study.
The VET sector shows no overall increase in numbers, however there are encouraging signs with a rise in offshore applications and grants. The overall rate of visa grants remains static at 76.3%.
It is worth noting the Budget Statement from the Department noted a specific allocation of $1.3 million over four years to extend streamlined visa processing to TAFE and other VET providers for Advanced Diploma courses. There will be more on this initiative as it comes to hand.
See the Department's Student Visa Program Report.
Training reforms can lead to substantial increases in vocational education and training (VET) enrolments, according to a study published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
The research, undertaken by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, investigated the impacts of the first round of Victorian demand-driven reforms from 2009 to 2011, known as the Victoria Training Guarantee (VTG).
Between 2008 (pre-reform) and 2011 (post-reform), the VTG is estimated to have led to a 35% growth in enrolments, with much of it in private providers. NCVER says this increase outstripped growth in enrolments reported in other states and territories over the same period.
There were also mixed results across learner groups, according to Rod Camm, Managing Director, NCVER.
"The effect of the VTG on enrolments for students from non-English speaking backgrounds and those who have a disability were less marked, while for Indigenous students there was no discernible impact," Camm said.


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Alfonso Ribeiro, Who Played Carlton on 'Fresh Prince,' Can't Copyright the Character's Dance Moves
Feb 14, 2019 • Post A Comment
The U.S. Copyright Office dealt a blow to actor Alfonso Ribeiro in his effort to sue two videogame makers over his "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" character Carlton's dance moves.
The AP reports that the office denied Ribeiro a copyright for the dance.
"The denial from the U.S. Copyright Office was revealed Wednesday in a motion to dismiss Ribeiro's lawsuit against Take-Two Interactive, the makers of NBA 2K16, which Ribeiro says illegally makes use of the dance," the AP reports. "The document denying the copyright says the moves in the 'Carlton' represent a simple dance routine rather than a work of choreography, which can be copyrighted."
The motion to dismiss is scheduled to be heard March 18.
"Ribeiro's dance was popularized through his character, Carlton Banks, on the 1990s sitcom," the AP notes, adding: "He's also suing Epic Games over the use of the dance in 'Fortnite,' joining several rappers suing the game over dances."
Ribeiro broke into the Carlton a few years ago during an appearance on "So You Think You Can Dance." Here's the clip — watch for the crowd-pleasing Carlton at the 54-second mark …
Movie Academy Hits Reset Button After Sparking Another Oscars Controversy
Democratic Debates Find TV Homes

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Wheel Games
Roulette isn't the only game played using a wheel. There are dozens of other games out there that use a wheel as a way to create games of chance. A spin of a wheel creates a dramatic moment when anything feels possible, and that tension of the wheel lasts a lot longer than the roll of a die or the turn of a card.
Read on to see some of the most popular games which use a wheel to make things more exciting for players.
The Big Six wheel is a mainstay in most casinos, especially in the United States. In this game, a large vertical wheel is spun that contains dollar bills and other symbols at each stop. Players have the chance to bet on what symbol the wheel will stop on, with various prizes being awarded if they guess correctly.
Usually, you'll find $1, $2, $5, $10 and $20 bills around the wheel, with each paying out that exact amount for a $1 bet. Of course, there are far more low value symbols than higher ones, making them easier to hit. There are usually a couple of special symbols as well that pay out at 40-1, giving the game a sort of mini-jackpot.
Big Six is generally known as a sucker bet, as the house edge on each betting option is usually well over 10%. However, some games offer slightly better odds and, since Big Six usually has a very low minimum bet, it's often fun to slap down a dollar or two at the table and hope to get lucky.
Wheel of Fortune is known around the world as one of the greatest game shows ever created. The game has been on American television since 1975, with players spinning a wheel to win prizes while also trying to solve word puzzles. Letters are slowly revealed as players land on prizes in the wheel, guessing letters to fill in the puzzles in the style of Hangman. The show has now been produced in several different countries and remains popular to this day.
Wheel of Fortune has also become part of the casino landscape. Not only is Wheel of Fortune a nickname for the Big Six game described above, but most casinos feature the Wheel of Fortune slot machine. This is a game that allows players to enter a bonus round where they can spin a wheel of their own and win enormous prizes. Online casinos feature plenty of these machines too, either under the original name or with slight variations such as "Wheel of Wealth."
Drinking Roulette
As you might have guessed, drinking roulette is not a game you're likely to play in the casino. Instead, it's a fun drinking game designed to be played with friends in the comfort of your own home.
There are a few different variations of drinking roulette, but the most interesting ones actually use a mock roulette wheel that has shot glass holders around the outside. Players can spin the wheel and when the ball stops they must take a shot of the associated drink. Some players make the game a bit more of a mystery by making only some of the drinks alcoholic, anile others can be plain water or other beverages. While caution is advised when playing these games, they're certainly an interesting and amusing take on roulette!
Le Multicolore
If you're looking for an odd combination of two popular games, the French pastime of Le Multicolore is a great example. In this game, a roulette-like wheel is placed at one end of a billiards table. The wheel has 25 cups in it – one blue cup along with six each that are green, red, yellow and white. The blue cup has the number 24 on it, while the cups of other colors are distributed as follows: one cup has a number four, two cups have a number 2, and three cops have the number 3.
Players make bets based on where they believe the ball will land. The croupier then hits a ball with a cue, sending it down a rail and into the wheel. Eventually, the ball falls into a hole, with players winning if the ball lands in the color of their choice. The payout is determined by the number on that cup. For instance, if you bet on yellow and the ball lands in yellow 4, you win at 4-1 odds. The blue cup pays the largest payout of 24-1.
Pole Chudes
Pole Chudes is the Russian version of Wheel of Fortune and has proven to be a popular television show in its own right. However, there are a few notable differences on the show. For instance, players are generally given more clues with which to help solve the puzzle and there are bonuses found around the wheel, such as x2 spaces that double a player's score.
Players can also be eliminated from the game by failing to solve a puzzle, or by taking a "buy out" prize that removes them from a game round but gives them a smaller prize as compensation.


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Bearcat Breakdown | #3 Dion Dixon
By Matt Opper Mar 26, 2012, 9:11pm EDT
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And we're back. I want to apologize for what seems like a long time for the site to be dormant. At least relative to past outages, (for want of a better term). But starting a new job, even a part time poorly paid job selling shoes at an unnamed sports centric big box store is time consuming. Stating the obvious the season and over and with the conclusion of the season comes the part where we gather over vast quantities of data of all types and make harsh judgements. Judgements that are lacking in perspective, knowledge and (more than likely) intellectual veracity. First up, Dion Dixon
Dion Dixon managed to do the improbable this year. He managed to become a better overall player, compared with his breakout junior season, while at the same time becoming an offensive liability. I am a firm believer that every basketball team can benefit from having one guy who thinks he is a better player than the statistics say. Dion Dixon was that guy for the Bearcats this year. He consumed more possessions than anyone else on the team this year (22.9%*) Cashmere Wright was second (22%). At the same time Dixon's offensive rating** was the lowest among the the starters, 100.9. That rating was also down significantly from his career average coming into the season, 104.9.
* Note for those new to tempo neutral (read: advanced) basketball statistic any stat ending in a percentage means the percentage of x stat accrued while player y is on the floor. In this case Dixon was used on 22.9 per cent of possessions while on the floor.
** Offensive Rating is the number of points the team would score if player X was involved in 100 possessions. An offensive rating of 100 is more or less perfectly average.
The problem with Dixon's game in this year could be summed up in a simple phrase. There is such a thing as too much freedom. When The Brawl happened Mick Cronin was forced to scrap the more methodical interior based offense of the last few years for one that featured liberal use of a four guard lineup and green lights for everyone to shoot anything at any time. On balance the change was a welcome one. It made the team better because it made everyone harder to guard. But that approach, like any strategy had drawbacks, the biggest one from where I am sitting is temptation. The temptation that comes with a green light is profound. When you can do anything free of charge it changes the approach for every player. Some aren't tempted at all and they stay, more or less, in their comfort zone, think Sean Kilpatrick. Others will indulge their envelope pushing predilections on occasion but will, on balance, walk the line between confident and reckless; think Cash. And yet others will push the outside of the envelope as far as it will take them, even if pushing the envelope takes that person waaaaaay past the point of diminishing returns. That's Dion Dixon.
Nothing illustrates that point better than Dixon's shot chart for the season.
Note: The first percentage is the share of Dixon's overall field goal attempts. The second is the shooting percentage from that area of the court. And yes I am fully aware that the first series doesn't total 100. The mid range shot percentage is supposed to be 29 percent rather than 28. Chalk it up to me and my superior typing skills [sic] rather than a wonton flaunting of mathematical convention.
The key point? Dion Dixon shot just 27.5 per cent on jump shots in 2011 but 71! per cent of his field goal attempts were jump shots. If that isn't a stat for someone who spent the last 25 games of his collegiate career indulging his darker impulses and forsaking all that is rational and good I don't know what is.
From my perspective the worst thing about Dixon this year was just how many possessions he wasted taking contested pull up jumpers rather than doing what he did best, attacking the rim and getting to the line. Don't get me wrong Dion got to the line a ton. His free throw rate*** (.38 ) was the highest among starters (38) and 2nd among rotational players to Justin Jackson (.47). In fact Dixon's high free throw rate is the biggest reason he was able to improve his PPG from 11.6 as a Junior to 13 as a Senior despite big drops in his shooting percentages.
True Shooting % Effective FG %
Senior 47.3 42.5
Junior 53.8 49
Dixon could have easily been a 15 or 16 point per game scorer this year if he could have resisted the impulse for launching a high volume of shots that were, for him, low yield attempts.
I know that I have spent the last, oh, 700 or so words laying out, in graphic detail, what can fairly accurately be described as Dion Dixon's regression offensively. But I want to call to your attention something I said above. If you will allow me the ever so slight ego trip of quoting myself. From above.
Dion Dixon managed to do the improbable this year. He managed to become a better overall player, compared with his breakout junior season, while at the same time becoming an offensive liability.
I think that the offensive liability is firmly established at this point. But Dixon's value and improvement this year can't be accurately summarized with the statistics we currently had. Where Dixon really improved this year was on the margins. Doing the kind of things that Basketball connoisseurs know and notice but which most people don't. Some of that improvement does show up in the box score. Dixon posted career high averages in rebounds (3.4), offensive rebounds (1.8), assists (2.1), blocks (.5) and steals (1.6).
But where the real improvement came is on the defensive end. Dixon is a spectacular athlete (right? right!) but he hasn't always harnessed that athleticism to become the lock down defender he has always been capible of being. Until this year. The career highs in blocks and steals shed some light on that. But those stats are fragments. There are a hundred different ways to disrupt an offense without registering a block or a steal in the box score. Dixon seemed to master them all. And that's why his Senior season was his best as a player, even though he took a step back offensively as a senior.
So what are your thoughts on Dion from this year?


In 2004 Yamaha flew me out from Utah to California to their advanced, hands-on, small-environment training class for piano technicians called "Little Red Schoolhouse".
Here is a picture of me being trained by LaRoy Edwards. This hands on experience was really one-of-a-kind! An intense week-long training on the regulation of Yamaha grand pianos – which training has been applicable to the regulation of all other grand pianos as well.


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FAVORITE RACING CARS, PART II.
Sunday, January 13, 2019 at 12:18PM
Editor's Note: One of Peter's most-requested Fumes columns from last year was his series on "Favorite Racing Cars," so until the 2018 racing season gets rolling - yeah, we know, "The Roar" happened two weeks ago with all of the sandbagging going on, but that doesn't count - so here is Part II. Enjoy. -WG
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Detroit. As I expected, last week's column - Favorite Racing Cars, Part I - generated a lot of comments and brought forth lists of favorite racing cars from a wide range of enthusiasts, both here in Mail and on my account (@PeterMDeLorenzo). It's a fun subject, because there are no wrong answers and everyone has personal favorites. I covered a lot of ground last week, but as I said, there was much more to come. This week, I am going to bring forward an entirely new list of racing cars, and, I wouldn't be surprised if there is a "Part III" down the road. So, without further ado, let's go...
First of all, I neglected to post a picture of a Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport last week, so here is a shot of Jim Hall (No. 67 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport) running ahead of Augie Pabst (No. 2 John Mecom Racing Zerex Ferrari 250 LM) out of Canada Corner during the Road America 500 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, September 13, 1964.
(All American Racers)
Dan Gurney on his way to the win in the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix in the No. 36 All American Racers Eagle T1G Gurney-Weslake V12. Gurney's victory at Spa is the first and only time that an American citizen built and raced a car of his own construction and put it into the winner's circle of a World Championship F1 race. Yes, there have been many beautiful open-wheel machines - the aforementioned Ferrari 156; Colin Chapman's Lotus 49-Cosworth; the McLaren-Ford MP4/8A; the McLaren M16C Indy car; Jim Hall's Chaparral 2K Cosworth Indy car; the All American Racers Indy cars, especially the Boundary Layer Adhesion Technology (BLAT) Eagle-Chevy, and on, and on, and on* - but for my money Gurney's beautiful midnight blue 1967 Eagle F1 machine, designed by Len Terry and constructed in Santa Ana, California, remains my favorite open-wheel car of all time and is still absolutely stunning in person. (*As you may have noticed, I have no contemporary open-wheel machines on my list. That's because - particularly in F1 - the cars are cold, devoid of beauty, emotionally un-involving and eminently forgettable.)
Speaking of Lola, I think the T70 coupe is one of the most beautiful racing machines of all time. But if asked to pick one Lola over all of the many great ones, it would be the gorgeous No. 30 All American Racers Lola T70 Mk.2 - powered by a Gurney-Weslake 305 Ford - that Dan Gurney drove to victory in the second Can-Am race of the inaugural season for that legendary racing series, at Bridgehampton, New York, September 18, 1966.
And I would be remiss if I didn't mention another group of my all-time favorite racing machines, those beautiful - and brutal - Can-Am machines from Bruce McLaren and McLaren Cars. I have five 1/18 scale racing car models on my desk currently (yes, I have a few more than that). Three Chaparrals (2C, 2E and 2F), a Porsche 910, and Dan Gurney's No. 1 McLaren M8B Chevrolet that he ran in the Can-Am at Michigan International Speedway in a guest drive. I was fortunate to see the Can-Am series in-period, and the kaleidoscope of great racing machines from that era deserves the term "legendary." Machines from Chaparral, Ferrari, Lola, Porsche and Shadow, along with a long list of "one-offs" are seared in my memory. To see - and hear - a Can-Am car flat-out at Road America was simply the best of the best racing experiences one could have. And I relish those experiences to this day. So following are a few classic images of the McLaren Can-Am machines.
Michigan International Speedway, 1969. Dan Gurney in the No. 1 McLaren M8B Chevrolet finished third behind teammates Bruce McLaren (No. 4 McLaren M8B Chevrolet) and Denny Hulme (No. 5 McLaren M8B Chevrolet) in a guest drive.
(Photo by Pete Lyons)
Laguna Seca, California, 1968. Bruce McLaren (No. 4 McLaren M8A Chevrolet) during practice for the Can-Am.
Peter Revson on his way to the win in the Can-Am at Laguna Seca in his McLaren M8F Chevrolet, 1971.
(Pete Lyons)
Riverside International Raceway, 1968. Bruce McLaren (No. 4 Gulf/Reynolds Aluminum McLaren M8A Chevrolet), L. A. Times Grand Prix Can-Am.
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, 1969. Bruce McLaren (No. 4 Gulf/Reynolds Aluminum McLaren M8B Chevrolet) during practice for the Can-Am at Road America.
(Pete Lyons photo)
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, 1967. Bruce McLaren in his No. 4 McLaren M6A Chevrolet - with Tyler Alexander - during practice for the Can-Am at Road America.
Watkins Glen, New York, 1972. Peter Revson (No. 4 McLaren M20 Chevrolet) qualified on pole for the Can-Am but finished second to teammate Denny Hulme (No. 5 McLaren M20 Chevrolet) in the race.
Yes, I know, too many photos of the McLarens, but these were seminal machines emblematic of that run-what-you-brung era. Are there other favorite race cars? Absolutely. The Vanwall Grand Prix machine. The Jaguar D-Type. The Lotus 25 Grand Prix car. The Lotus-Ford Indianapolis cars, both the first machines in 1963 and Jim Clark's Lotus 38-Ford winner in 1965. Mario Andretti's John Player Special Lotus 78/79 F1 World Championship machines. Jackie Stewart's 1971 Lola T260 Chevrolet Can-Am car. The 2003 Le Mans-winning Bentley Speed 8. Andy Granatelli's 1967 STP Turbine Indy car driven by Parnelli Jones, and the updated "wedge" design turbine cars. As I said, the list goes on and on and on. I will cover more ground when I get to Part III, down the road.
Spa Francorchamps, May 1, 1967. The No. 1 Chaparral Cars Chaparral 2F Chevrolet driven by Phil Hill and Mike Spence qualified on the pole for the Spa 1000 Kilometers but did not finish due to gearbox issues.


It's changed a lot over the years - but do you know what some of the well-known buildings used to be?
Here's a look back in time at Marlow High Street.
Looking north-west, view of a small crowd of mainly children watching what appears to be the assembly of the local Hunt in the Market Sq, High St, Marlow. c 1895. The scene looks remarkably similar 124 years later - the only difference is children would not be seen in the same place in the street anymore due to the increase in motor vehicles, and The Crown Hotel is no longer.
This first picture is looking south from just north of The Chequers Hotel, a view of both sides of the street, which is free of motor vehicles, High St, Marlow. 1920s. The High Street is now not only laden with motor vehicles, a lot of the shops have also changed over the years. Archive pictures courtesy of swop.org.uk.
Looking north, view of both sides of the whole length of the street, with The End House prominent on the corner with Pound Lane, High St, Marlow. c 1935. The End House is still prominent on the Pound Lane Corner and there is now a double mini-roundabout splitting up the different roads.


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Q: Google sign in oauth2 403 error, disallowed_useragent In my PHP web application, users can sign-in with their Google accounts. The auth flow works fine, but there is one case, when I am getting an error while sign-up via Google account. Say, I shared my app link to a user via Skype. He/she opens Skype app on their iPhone device, click on the app link and press sign in via Google button. As a result, I am getting 403 error, disallowed_useragent.
I read, that Google doesn't longer support OAuth requests to Google in embedded browsers known as "web-views". The recommendation is to use devise  web browser. However, I am a little confused here, as how can I tell my app to open user's devise web browser.
Does any one can help me and explain how should I deal with this Google restriction?

A: It is the app which has to show the login page in the web browser, in Android this can be done with using Custom Tabs, in IOS with the SFSafariViewController. Those controls use the native browser to show the login page and prevent the app from sniffing the user entered password (as you could do with the WebView).
It is not clear to me if it is your own app which tries to open the login page or if it is done from Skype, both are mentioned in the question. If it is your own app, you can use those controls, otherwise there is not much you can do, because you cannot control how a third party app handles the login.

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Preview Issue Materials: Amalia Nicholson's Charge for Female Filmmakers!
One of the lessons that has come out of doing the preview issue has been figuring out how to ensure proper printing—especially when we need to rely so heavily on the crappy free printer I got when I purchased my computer five years ago. It was super disappointing to see articles that women laid out themselves not translating well in the printing process, as was the case with Amalia Nicholson's piece encouraging women to pick up the camera. While we were able to get the words to come through, it still bums me out that Amalia's adorable little line drawings were too light to see in our printed publication. Not all is lost, however, as we have this magical thing called the internet!
So, as promised, here it is, in all it's glory, Amalia Nicholson's "Why All Women Should be Filmmakers"!
As promised, here is the full tutorial of Lisa Nguyen's Framed Lace Earring Holder. Lisa was awesome enough to take the reigns and lay out this piece by herself, but as we were tight on space for the preview issue, I asked her to shrink it down for publication. What she had laid out was so nice, however, that we have to share it somehow!
If you are a bit more crafty than me (I lack the patience) and have a fun DIY project you would like to share with C.L.A.P., email creativeladiesarepowerful@gmail.com ! We are always looking for interesting activities to share with readers!
People have been asking where/how to get the preview issue of C.L.A.P.—as of today it is available for sale at Yeti Records and the Uptown Everyday People Clothing Exchange (on Thursday, we will have it at the St. Paul EPCE). I am hoping to get the zine up on etsy sometime this week, but time is running out and I am leaving for a weekend in Chicago (visiting our very own Jackie Katers, who contributed a delicious vegan marble cake with vegan chocolate butter cream recipe for our preview issue). So stay posted!
In the meantime, check out some fabulous photography featuring the preview issue (stay tuned for actual articles from the zine) and our contributors' bios!
Letter from the Editor + F.A.Q.
Nikki Miller's "Creative Ladies' Rules for Writing"
...I really, really hope I am not forgetting anyone! If am, I am sorry! Please remind me of your smiling face so I can give you a proper thank you!
And there is NOTHING quite like flying by the seat of your pants to get it all done! Tomorrow (well, today) is the T.A.C.I.T. Handmade Heartfelt fair, where the preview issue will be unveiled and I couldn't be more excited! There are still a few loose ends to tie up, but overall, things are moving along swimmingly and the zines are looking great! Stay posted for a bit more on our very successful assembly party at Yeti Records last night, as well as some sneak peaks at the content and a bit more about our contributors (look out for our special Contributors page, coming very soon!)!
I learned a lot of things putting together this issue, but the one that sticks out of my mind the most is that in scrapbook speak, these are called "belly bands." Which sounds kind of gross to me. But they are gonna be super cuuuuuute, especially once I purchase some tape to adhere them tomorrow morning (as it turns out, glue sticks are not the best adhesive).
The official C.L.A.P. stamp. Handmade, because even though craft stores have rows upon rows of stamps of screaming bears, lily bunches and children playing joyfully,there are very few letter stamps, and even fewer good ones.
Just stamped zines. Some of the stamps worked better than others, but that is part of the DIY aesthetic, I suppose. Still, I can't believe how great they look! I am completely blown away by how awesome the collage covers look thanks to the ladies that attended our assembly night!
Can't wait to share more later! But for now, it is time for some serious shut eye (right after I go print off a tax form for tomorrow's fair. ick.).
Oh! And of course, if you are able, come stop by the Operation Sparkle/Fashionasty booth tomorrow at the fair. We will have great thrifted fashions AND C.L.A.P. for sale (and, if Jake actually gets to Kinkos at 3 am after a viewing of Scream 4, a zine that he has produced as well!) Goes from 11-6 at the VFW on Lyndale in MPLS. Hope to see you there!!!!!
I am so very, very excited about everything we have going on here at C.L.A.P. Headquarters (otherwise known as my living room)!
We finally have the details ironed out for the first ever C.L.A.P. assembly party! The event will start at seven p.m. on Thursday, April 21st. Lisa Luck, of Yeti Records, has been awesome enough to offer the store's basement as a space for the event. We will be assembling the zines, as well as making simple collages for the covers, so bring any scissors, magazines/books to cut images out of, and glue sticks you may have laying around the house. Light refreshments will be served, but feel free to bring any beverages and/or snacks you would like to share! For more details and to R.S.V.P., check out the Facebook invite.
Also, I am really excited about tomorrow for several reasons, one of which is that I am planning on venturing to Anchor Paper in St. Paul to pick up what will some day be the guts, covers and promotional materials of C.L.A.P. I might even get a stamp or two, who knows! Can't wait to see what I find!
Now off to some relaxation and popcorn!
Mojitos and More Things to Look Forward to!
Great things are happening at the haus of C.L.A.P.—preview issue planning is in full swing and we will soon have all the details regarding our first ever assembly get-together at Yeti Records on Thursday, April 21st!
Today was so beautiful, however, work could not take the whole day away, especially since my great friend (and future C.L.A.P. contributor) Jackie Katers was in town. To commemorate this special occasion (visitor + 60 degree temps), I had to celebrate with the most springy/summery thing I know—mojitos!
Now, it has come to my attention that my summer drink of choice has gained a lot of popularity since I first started squandering my money on limes and fresh mint back in Brooklyn six years ago. This sort of surge in popularity has both its positives and negatives—on one hand, mojitos are more readily available at fine dining establishments. On the other, we have been assaulted by a whole slew of faux mojito products, in the form of powders and liqueurs that sully the name of the most fabulous adult cocktail known to (wo)man.
instead of this (Chris' mom gave this to us. I was able to use the muddler than came with it, but can not figure out how (or why) someone could sell this powder for TEN DOLLARS while still instructing the drinker to add limes, fresh mint and (if you feel like it), raw sugar (otherwise known as the major ingredients of a mojito).)—I present you with a C.L.A.P. web exclusive recipe, Holly's Mojitos!
1. Add sugar (be as liberal or conservative as you feel necessary, though I usually do about a tablespoon), 2 slices of lime, about 4-5 mint leaves and 1 and a half shots of rum to a nice, shiny, clean glass (I always feel fancier drinking out of clean, shiny glassware). "Muddle" the contents using a muddler or, if you aren't privy to a muddler, a wooden spoon or some other blunt-ish object. Make sure the leaves and lime pulp are good and mashed with the sugar and booze.
2. Add ice cubes (as Chris says, "they make the drink") and enough sparkling water to fill the glass. Stir and enjoy with your straw!
See, wasn't that easy (and million times better than a mojito mix?)?
I'm so excited by all the fabulous feedback and energy I've been getting from ladies who want to be part of this project! Though I was a bit worried that the April 20th deadline for the preview issue would scare people off, so many wonderful women have said they can contribute to the zine by that date! VERY exciting!
Also very exciting—Operation Sparkle (the thrifting blog I run with my great friend Laurie Marman) and Fashionasty (the fabulous Jake Thompson's blog) will be selling the preview issue at the Handmade Heartfelt fair on April 23rd in Minneapolis! The event takes place at the VFW on Lyndale from 11-6, so hope to see you there (we will also be selling fabulous thrifted gems, so if your closet needs some spice, this is the place to be!)! Lisa Luck of Yeti Records has also been awesome enough to not only do a ton with the zine but to also offer to sell it at her shop! So look for the preview issue at Yeti starting April 23rd! Also, the new and improved facebook page for C.L.A.P. and brand new twitter account @CLAPzine are now up and running! Very exciting stuff.
In addition to chatting with fabulous ladies about this new adventure, I have been thinking about the C.L.A.P. of the past, and what about it was so great that it still, to this day, lingers with so many of us. While these pieces might not wholly sum up what made the original C.L.A.P. collective so special, I think they do embody some of that excited energy!
A piece of cardboard, way back from Spring of 2007 that I have been holding on to (and was actually propped up on our kitchen counter for, well, over two years now) that contains some of the initial plans of C.L.A.P. (you may notice, they mostly involve "fun" activities and dressing my dog up in various outfits).
My "vision board" we made during one special C.L.A.P. meeting. Even back then, we knew vision boards rocked. This one currently makes its home in my dank basement studio. It still touches a special place in my heart.
Here is to positive women energy!