I am an Austrian based guitar player, composer, arranger and teacher. Starting out as an autodidact rock and blues guitarist in my teenage years, I eventually enrolled at the Konservatorium der Stadt Wien (now MUK) where I discovered my love for jazz and improvised music. Adding this perspective has enriched my playing and gives me the creative freedom to realize my musical vision. I love to work in a wide array of stylistic environments – adapting to the specifics of a genre while always adding my own voice to the result.
In addition to my studies I've taken lessons and masterclasses by Harry Pepl, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Jonathan Kreisberg, John Stowell, Gilad Hekselman, Ari Hoenig and others to keep myself hungry for knowledge and constant progress as a musician, artist and teacher. My goal is to never stop learning and improving, and I'm having a ton of fun doing so!


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The first performance of "Camelot" will take place this Friday, May 7 at 8 p.m. at Hayswood Theatre. Get your tickets now at the Blaine H. Wiseman Visitor Center located at 310 North Elm Street in Historic Downtown Corydon. You can also place your ticket order over the phone by calling 888-738-2137. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for seniors (65+) and children (17 and under).
This production of "Camelot" is under the direction of Bob Trinkle and musical director, Tim Baker. "Camelot" will be on stage May 7 though 23. Show times are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays.


3 April 2014.
Courtesy of the Embassy of Israel, the Zionist Council of Victoria together with Habayit showcased the very best of Israeli cinematography to Melbourne. Israeli director Dan Wolman enthralled community members as he took them “behind the scenes” of the Israeli film industry.
Both Hebrew and English speakers alike were able to enjoy Dan’s short documentary: “Yolande: an Unsung Heroine”, which was in English and Hebrew and also had English subtitles. The in depth discussion was in Hebrew.This riveting documentary tells the story of Yolande Gabai de Botton, considered by many the Jewish “Mata Hari.” A sophisticated Jewish woman from Alexandria, Egypt, she risked her son’s life and her own while collecting intelligence in Egypt and fighting for the creation of an independent State of Israel while undercover as a reporter.
World renowned, Wolman is known as Israel’s consummate independent filmmaker. His frank and intimate insights into the world of cinematography and Israel’s place on the map as centre for film excellence was both insightful and thrilling.
Born in Jerusalem, Wolman has worked consistently since 1968 and taught cinema at Tel Aviv University, New York University, School of Victual Arts and most recently made a film with the students of Nacta in Beijing, China.
His love of all things cinema has seen him serve as a jury member of the Jerusalem, Haifa, Chicago, Cine-Manila, Goa, Instanbul, Bratislava, Mumbai, Yerevan, Pune, DocAviv and EBA (Korea) as well as many other film festivals.
Both funny, quirky and entertaining, Wolman’s personality and love of cinema was the perfect fit for Habayit’s Hebrew Language and Culture Centre.
Wolman is renowned for not only his feature films and commercial films, but also for his TV dramas, documentaries and extensive theatre experience.
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Whoo-oo dare eat this menacing owl? Everyone! Though they look especially spooky, these chocolate-dipped pretzels are a hoot to make.
To make, follow these steps:
- Dip large pretzels in melted confectioner's coating. Place the pretzels on wax paper.
- As the coating sets, sprinkle with coarse black decorating sugar. Press a black jelly bean to the twist of each pretzel for the nose and small pieces of licorice candy onto the base of the pretzels for the talons.
- Separate a sandwich cookie and press the halves onto the pretzel for eyes.
- Ice white candy pieces and press onto each cookie eye, then add chocolate chips to them for pupils.
- Use black licorice twists as eyebrows.


Author: Shane Koyczan w/various illustrators
Release date: September 2, 2014
Before discovering this book, I had somehow missed seeing the video version of the poem that is on display here. Now that I have seen both all I can say is WOW!
Okay maybe I can say a little more than that. This book should probably be required reading for kids. It’s a great way to introduce them to poetry. Not just any poetry but poetry that means something. Poetry that points out the damage that bullying can do. Poetry that points out that no matter how tough things are, you can make it through.
Not only is the poem beautiful but the illustrations are too. Though they are done by numerous artists and styles, they all work here.
Everyone involved should be proud. If you haven’t seen the video version yet, I’d read the book first and then follow it up with the video.
* Disclaimer: I received this book at no cost in order to review it. I offered no guarantee of a positive review, though I only request books I think I'll like because why read a book you think you’ll hate?


Mel Goth/Rockabilly Package with a Banksy Theme
When we set a date for our wedding I wanted an unusual bouquet and typed this into my search engine. Jamball was my favourite and I enquired though their website about prices. I was so happy with their service and prices that I ended up with my beautiful bouquet, three bridesmaid's bouquets, a flower girl wand and four button holes with a Banksy theme. I loved every moment of choosing things to go on the bouquets and picking things on Pinterest. Jaime and Pete really got me and my style and I looked forward to every step of putting the bouquets together. I was so delighted when the bouquets and button holes arrived. They were/are awesome and such lovely keepsakes of the wedding. The wedding guests loved the bouquets and button holes. They made our day just a little bit more unusual. I am so happy that I chose Jamball and miss their daily images. I would recommend them to everyone.


This is a neat way to render lots of particles fast and also fake volume or light particles. It’s got a number of other uses too, but let’s start with the very basics.
What is a sprite?
A sprite is simply a 2 dimensional image. The trick with sprites is that they always face the camera, they’re always flat to the viewer like cardboard cutouts, so you can fake 3d effects with them, trees, people in scenes, volumetrics… but because they’re only 2d they render faster than the full 3d image. You will in all likely hood have seen sprites in video games, the classic one is usually trees in racing games. Of course the effect doesn’t have to be so obvious as that, it’s really up to your texturing prowess, but i’ll get you started with simply emulating visible/volumetric lights.
Why use sprites?
Simple, less geometry=faster render times. Usually a sprite is on a single poly, this is about as little geometry as you can get! Much less at least than the artists dummy in the above images.
So how do I do this with Thinking Particles?
|To start off, simply add a library TP Emitter object Object->Object Library->TP Emitter to your scene, this will create our particles for us and saves us having to make the Xpresso network to emit our sprites.Next add a Polygon Object to the scene Object->Primitive->Polygon Object (please note this is different to the Object->Polygon Object which is an empty polygon object which contains no polygon geometry at all to start off with, it appears at first glance to look like a Null Object), this is going to be our sprite surface, sprites in 3d are produced by texturing a polygon and using an alpha to mask out the shape of the object.To make sure the sprite faces the camera we should change the way it faces so with the Polygon Object selected go to the Attributes Manager and change the Orientation to -Z.|
|Make the Polygon Object a child of the Particle Geometry object in the TP Emitter and delete the Cube Object that’s generated by default in the TP Emitter.|
|Next to make the emitter emit our Polygon Object select the TP Emitter object in the Object Manager, then drag and drop the Polygon Object into the Particle Shape box in the Attributes Manager.|
If we play our animation now the emitter should be emitting our Polygon Object nicely, however it’s not much use unless you’re looking directly at the emitter, we need to orientate the particles to face us at al times.
|Add a new Camera Object to the scene Object->Scene->Camera. In the View port go to Cameras->Scene Cameras->Camera (or whatever you’ve called your Camera Object) to look through our new Camera in that View port.In the Object manager Select the Camera Object and add an Xpresso Tag to it (from the Object Manager menu File->New Expression->Xpresso Expression). The Xpresso workspace should open and here is where we will make the particles face the camera.|
|In the Xpresso workspace drag and drop our Camera Object from the Object Manager, a node should appear called Camera. Next add two more nodes that we will need to do this, firstly a PPass node Right Click on the Xpresso Workspace New Node->Thinking Particles->TP Initiator->PPass and a TP Alignment node Right Click New Node->Thinking Particles->TP Standard->TP Alignment. Now we have al the nodes we need to make our particles always be flat face on to the Camera.From the Camera Node outputs (the menu from red square in the top right hand corner of the node) add a Global Position output Coordinates->Global Position->Global Position. On the TP Alignment node add an input Axis.Select the TP Alignment node and in the Attributes Manager change the Type to User Position. This option makes particles align with and point towards a point in space defined by the Axis setting. This is how we will make the particles look at our Camera, we will do this simply by connecting the Position of our Camera Object in the world (the Global Position) to the Axis value, this way the particles will always face our Camera Object, and wherever our camera looks the particles will appear flat on (unless we get really close up where the illusion can loose it’s effectiveness as the particles try to rotate around the camera).
To do this drag a connecting line between the dot on the Global Position output of the Camera node and dot on the Axis input on the TP Alignment Node. Now the particles have the camera’s position to point towards, however we’re not there yet, we still need to tell the TP Alignment node which particles are going to face the Camera, so to do that drag a line from the output of the PPass node to the Particle input of the TP Alignment node. Now we’re all connected. The particles wont align till we press play, So close the Xpresso Workspace and hit the Play Button and try moving the camera around a bit, rotate it around the TP Emitter object to see the particles face the Camera Object at all times.
How do we make this useful? Well here’s a simple example say we want to make it look like we’re emitting lots of visible lights into the scene. Visible lights are slow to render, Sprites are much faster. So here’s what we would do.
|Make a new Material, and change the settings, first off switch off the Color Channel, and switch on the Luminosity Channel Make a nice color that we want our lights to be (HINT : if you want to give the effect of really bright lights make the basic color as you would with the light then bring the brightness up to over 100% till the color is the brightest color that you want your “lights” to have at any point). Next switch off the Specular channel and switch on the Alpha channel. In here add either a BhodiNUT Gradient or a standard Gradient, edit this and change the settings to 2D Circular type and make it so that it’s white in the middle and black at the edges, this will give the look of a circular falloff from the “light”|
Now apply this material to the Polygon Object (our sprite), now it will render out looking for all the world like a visible light.
Preparing to render
Then before we render this go to the Render Settings dialog box and under the Options page change the Ray Depth to 50 (the maximum) this will make sure we shouldn’t get any artifacts when rendering (though it will slow the render down a little bit). Now seeing as the type of thing we’re rendering is already rounded and soft there’s no need to have any anitaliasing on so go to the Antialiasing page of the Render Settings dialog box and switch Antialiasing type to None. Next allow the animation to play a little so you have a few sprites and render. It should look like you’re emitting visible lights.
Another thing you can try is using a BhodiNUT Fusion in the Alpha channel. Then put the gradient in the top channel and a BhodiNUT 3D Noise in the bottom channel, set the blending mode to Multiply and edit the BhodiNUT 3D Noise however you want, try using World as the texture Space to get the particles to move through a texture, different texture space options create different effects so play around. This is a good way to emulate some simple volumetric effects as the particles will move through a 3d texture showing their “slice” of that texture for each and every frame, you can create some wonderful effects this way. Check my upcoming tutorial on faking volumetrics for more hints and tips with this sort of effect.
Download the source file for this image here (zip) .
Here’s another playing around this time with animating the parameters on the noise and the Polygon Object to create a smokey emitter.
Hopefully by now you should realise the power and usefulness of sprites in 3d.


Three Little Birds is a unique, nature-based resort situated only 60 meters from a forgotten pristine white sandy beach in the humble town of Anda. During low tide, the beautiful Quinale beach is just a short walk away – this beach hailed by many as among the best beaches in Bohol!
The cottages are inspired by the Filipino traditional native houses with a Bohemian and Caribbean twist. The charming cottages are spacious and made especially from local materials such as bamboo, amakan (bamboo) mats, and Cogon grass for the roofs. The resort is environmental friendly and set in a beautiful pool garden. Travelers of independent mind, nature lovers, romantics, and families will surely find warmth, authenticity, and comfort.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served in our restaurant Blue-tailed bee-eater or you can sip a delicious refreshing cocktail at the bar, in your hammock next to the swimming pool or at the patio in front of your cottage.
Snorkeling gears are at your disposal for the adventure seekers, to explore the big blue sea. If that’s not enough to scratch your itch for adventure, you may rent a motorbike to visit the nearby cave pools. Explore the island by yourself and write your own motorcycle diaries!
In the evening, you can enjoy watching an international art-house movie or blockbuster in our Eagle Eye Movie House or listening to the (live) music at the bar. If you’re concerned about losing touch with reality, free wireless Internet can help you out.
Serving guests with Filipino hospitality mixed with our International management, we can offer the perfect balance of privacy and attention to details. The warmth and friendliness of our team will make your stay with us unforgettable! The fusion restaurant, hammocks, smooth music, sweet breeze and cocktails will give you the ultimate relaxing experience. We speak fluent English, Filipino, Mandarin & Cantonese Chinese, Dutch…, ein bisschen Deutsch, “un petit peu “Français”, and “un poco de espanol”!
Architect: Antonio Legaspi designed the Three Little Birds resort, taking inspiration from the native architecture in the Philippines. The Filipino culture – in the form of traditional architecture, crafts, and beliefs – has been incorporated into the resort.


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If you’re looking for a reason to vote at the MTV Video Music Awards, then you’ve come to the right place. MTV VMAs honor the best videos and songs of the year, and their voters can help decide which video is the best. Thankfully, the MTV VMAs have dropped the gendered categories this year. Instead of Best Male and Best Female, viewers can simply vote for Artist of the Year instead.
The ceremony will feature an incredible array of musical acts. Fans can also vote for their favorite video, and there’s no better place than the internet. The telecast airs on MTV, so the winners of the Best Video will be announced live during the main telecast. In addition to the nominees for the video categories, there will be a socially-voted category. Votes will be cast by fans through social media, as well as in the voting booth.
This year’s VMA nominees are incredibly strong in the hip-hop category. Young M.A and Kodak are up for Best New Artist, and both artists have been named to XXL’s list of the 25 best projects of the year. Young M.A carried over his 2016 success with Herstory. Be sure to tune in to the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend for the best in hip-hop.
The nominations for the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards were announced on Instagram Live. Kendrick Lamar led the pack with eight nominations, followed by Katy Perry and The Weeknd. Another big category added by MTV this year is “Best Fight Against the System.” This category celebrates videos that have made social issues the subject of their music. And in addition to the video categories, MTV has merged the Best Male and Best Female video nominations into one.
The voting for this year’s VMAs is now open, giving fans one last chance to voice their opinion and vote for their favorite songs and artists. The MTV Video Music Awards will take place at the Forum in Los Angeles on August 27. Fans have had a month to discover new music and artists before the ceremony. Fans can also cast their votes for the Best New Artist category, which is packed with diverse new artists. And, of course, MTV continues to support the LGBTQ community by removing gender-specific categories earlier this year.
The VMAs are broadcast on MTV, so the broadcast is available on Sky Channel 015 and 022. You can also watch it live on MTV in the UK on Sky Channels 015 and 022.


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Holiday Light Show
November 28, 2013 @ 5:30 pm - December 1, 2013 @ 8:30 pm| Free
Watch in wonderment as over 100 Christmas trees light up on our very own Lake Meone light up to the music around you. It is an orchestrated show of lights and music played out across the lake.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.


I am a graphic designer with a strong background in print and web. I earned my BA in Graphic Design from Hampton University in 2007 and have just earned an AAS in Multimedia Design at TCC's Visual Arts Center.
Since 2007, I have worked as a production artist for a marketing communications agency, as an in-house designer for a hair product manufacturer and on my own as a freelance designer. Each experience has colored the way I think about and pursue perfection in print and digital design.
Thanks for visiting my portfolio. I hope you like my work.


Who are we ?
Hello ! I'm Morgane, passionate about animals and craft creation. I have always grown up surrounded by cats, dogs, rabbits, birds... They are part of my family.
With Moukik, I wanted to bring together my two passions and create personalized medals for dogs, cats, etc. Each medal is unique and handcrafted, with great attention to details and finishes. I take care to offer original and trendy models, so that each animal can wear a medal in their image.
I am proud to be able to offer unique pet accessories and contribute to the safety of your little ones during outdoor walks.
You can reach me at this address: firstname.lastname@example.org
See you soon !
Who is Apache
It was important for me to include support for an association in my project, which is why I decided to donate €1 for each medal purchased to the Apache association.
It is an association founded in 2014, which fights for the protection of stray, mistreated or lost animals in the Neufchâteau area (Vosges).
Donations collected can help provide veterinary care, food, etc.


I’m an English professor at the University of Delaware—where I teach academic writing, critical reading, creative nonfiction, and digital writing. Before coming to Delaware, I taught similar courses at Duke University and the University of Pittsburgh, and also worked with beginning teachers of writing. Whatever course I teach, my aim is always to help students write in their own voices about texts and ideas that matter to them.
Most of my own writing grows out of my work as a teacher. My 2006 Rewriting offers advice on how to make generous and assertive use of the work of others in your own writing. And my 1997 A Teaching Subject is a history of the teaching of writing in American colleges. (An updated edition of this book came out in 2012.) I’ve also edited books about teaching writing and writing about popular culture, and I’m now at work on a book about how the teaching of writing has been depicted in recent movies and novels.
I grew up in Philadelphia, in a working-class, Irish-Catholic home, went to parochial schools there, and then earned a BA from Haverford College and a PhD from New York University. I like dogs, books, movies, music, chess, minor league baseball, and talking with friends. My wife Pat is a non-profit administrator, my daughter Kate teaches American history, and my daughter Mora is an actress and writer. Pat and I live with two big and happy mutts, Rocky and Lois, in a small and old house in New Castle, Delaware.


Michael Gustavson graduated from San Jose State University with a Masters Of Fine Arts. Since then he has been a full time professional Artist. His works of art have been collected throughout the world. You will find his art pieces in major corporations such as: IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Seagate, Cranbrook University, Eastman Kodak, Mcdonalds Corporation, and SAS Headquaters. On an individual level, private collectors from every corner of the globe have collected Michael's work over the years, many returning to obtain new works.
Michael's work is very unique in that he uses the traditional process of Raku and has expanded it by way of his own technique. The glazes he uses are textural and often appeal to one's senses, causing the viewers to immediately want to touch the work. This comes as no surprise to Michael as he always emphasizes surface quality and texture. The wall pieces are glaze paintings with fragmented edges, giving the work both a negative and positive space. The vessels are thrown on the wheel and then hand stretched to create a sense of the human figure. Each vessel gives the appearance of a torso having no head, but having the grace of a dancer... Truly these works are exciting to touch, look at, and admire!
“Clay has been an art form that man has used since the beginning of time. Every culture that has been discovered through archaeology has a historic record of uses for clay. From utilitarian to sculpture this ancient historical record has always intrigued me. Since my discovery of clay I have been learning and exploring the many different qualities of clay.
As you look at my works you will note that I use many different techniques to manipulate clay to express my personal aesthetic views. Clay itself has a lot to do with my aesthetic viewpoint.
The last 38 years I have used the forms that I create, whether vessel or wall slabs, as a vehicle to express myself as a painter using glaze as my paint. My most recent works are a series of large hand built tectonic forms. With these forms I will continue to explore and express the language of clay. As is the case with most artists, the analyzing and verbalizing of their works is really not the statement, the statement truly is the work itself.”


Diane Heath maintains an energetic studio of piano and organ students in Northwest Washington, D.C., with students ranging in age from seven through senior citizen. Additionally, she serves as half-time Assistant Director of Music and Organist at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, where her responsibilities include directing the St. Columba Boy Choir. She is the 2016 - 2018 coordinator of the Potomac Organ Institute.
Diane has served on the music faculty of several Washington, DC, independent schools, including National Cathedral School, St. Alban's School, The Maret School and Sheridan School. In 2005 she created "J. S. Bach and His Awesome Organ Music," a fun and educational concert for young people and their families.
Ms. Heath earned the Bachelor of Music Degree in Liturgical Music from Hartt School of Music and Master of Music Degree in Organ Performance and Choral Conducting from Indiana University. She also holds a diploma in Piano Pedagogy from The Levine School of Music. Her organ teachers were David Almond, Edward Clark, Larry Smith, and Donald Sutherland. Piano study was with Alexander Farkas and Jeffrey Chappell.


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While Christmas is one of the most festive holidays it also tends to be quite wasteful, and most of its waste is in paper and plastic form as are most Christmas decorations. However, it is possible to have a green and cheaper Christmas by not only practicing eco-friendly waste management activities but also using eco-friendly Christmas decorations. Therefore, turn your back on plastic wreaths and decorations and instead go all green for the green holidays using the following eco-friendly decorations.
1. DIY Christmas Wreaths
Instead of buying a plastic wreath that will almost definitely be a problem to dispose of, get your hands dirty and make a wreath using evergreen branches and foliage, pine cones and pine branches and tie them using a wire or yarn then decorate using ribbons. This will not only look wonderful in your home but also, smell great and woodsy! In the absence of evergreen trees, you can make a wreath using scraps of clothing materials that are not in use. These can also make up part of the Christmas tree ornaments.
2. Reuse Old Napkins and Sundries from Christmases Past
Use holiday dishes, glassware and cloth napkins that cannot be disposed of unlike paper napkins and placemats. Also, reuse last year’s wrapping and use it to decorate this year’s Christmas.
3. LED Lighting Fixtures
They not only withstand all kinds of weather but are also, durable and come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and colors.
4. Make Donations
Donate the decorations you don’t need and only use enough while reusing and recycling the rest in order to reduce waste – you can make a family’s Christmas complete by sending them your old Christmas decorations.
5. Get Crafty
Rather than spend a huge chunk of money buying all your gifts, buy only a few and make the rest. Handcrafted gifts are not only unique but also personal which makes them much more meaningful.
6. Get Creative with Your Gift Wrapping
Instead of buying elaborate wrapping paper, reuse other forms of wrapping such as old newspaper creatively such that your gifts still look elegant. You can also add an ornament or cut out a previous year’s greeting card and use it as a gift tag. Or grab a stylus and draw personalized gift wraps on your computer for print out. Don’t have a stylus? Reviews may help!
7. Don’t Waste Money on Scented Candles
Why burn scented candles when you can use herbs instead. To scent your home for Christmas, you can tie cinnamon sticks around a normal candle, or tie packets of herbs such as thyme and lavender in porous cloth bundles and leave them around the house.
8. Sustainable (and Edible) Christmas Decorations
Colorful display can also be made from cranberries, pine cones and evergreen twigs or nuts.
9. Consider Investing in a Good Artificial Christmas Tree
Rather than cut down a live tree with each festive season, get an artificial tree and use it as many years as you possibly can.
We hope you found our 9 tips useful!


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Crafting for Cats!
July 12, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Do you have a creative side? Love making beautiful things? Want to get a head start on holiday presents? Or do you just want to bang up some wood?
If you answered yes, please join us on July 12th at Board & Brush DIY Wood Sign Workshop for a unique fundraising experience!
You get to pick–and customize–any rustic wooden sign out of their gallery of over 100 signs. Enjoy a glass of wine and snacks while you get those creative juices flowing, all without the mess & fuss of doing it from scratch. They customize the materials for you and take you step by step to create a gorgeous piece for your home or for a gift.
If you’ve ever priced home decor signs, you’ll know that $65 for a custom piece of art–made by YOU!– is a great value. Plus they are generously donating $20 from every regular price registration to Happy Cats Haven…thank you Board & Brush!


The checkerboard background, also known as the transparency grid, is a default feature in Adobe Photoshop that represents areas with transparency in your images. While helpful for visualizing transparent regions, it can be distracting and confusing when working on projects that require a solid or custom background. In this comprehensive step-by-step guide, we will walk you through various methods to remove the background in Photoshop. Whether you’re a graphic designer, photographer, or digital artist, mastering this technique will ensure your final compositions are clean and professional. Let’s dive in and make your images stand out without the distraction of the checkerboard background!
Bonus tool: Icons8 Background Remover
Understanding the Checkerboard Background
Before we dive into the removal process, let’s briefly understand the purpose of the checkerboard background. In Photoshop, areas that are transparent or have no pixels will display the checkerboard pattern. This helps you visualize which parts of your image will be see-through or transparent when saved in a format that supports transparency, such as PNG.
Method 1: Hiding the Checkerboard Background
- Accessing the Background Options: To remove the background, go to the “View” menu at the top of the Photoshop window. From the drop-down menu, click on “Show” and then uncheck the “Transparency Grid” option. This will instantly hide the checkerboard background, making it easier to focus on your image.
- Using Keyboard Shortcut: A quicker way to toggle the transparency grid is by using the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + H” (Windows) or “Cmd + H” (Mac). Pressing this combination will remove the backgrounds depending on its current state.
Method 2: Filling the Transparent Background
- Creating a New Layer: If you want to fill the transparent background with a solid color or a custom pattern, start by creating a new layer. Go to the Layers panel, click on the “Create a New Layer” button, and place it below your image layer.
- Filling the Background: With the new layer selected, use the Background Eraser Tool (G) to fill the layer with your desired color. Alternatively, you can use the Gradient Tool (G) to apply a gradient or the Pattern Stamp Tool (S) to fill it with a custom pattern.
- Adjusting Opacity: To control the intensity of the background color, adjust the opacity of the new layer. Lower the opacity for a semi-transparent effect or keep it at 100% for a solid background.
Method 3: Merging the Layers
- Making the Background Layer: If you prefer merging your image and background layers, start by creating a new layer below your image layer, just like in Method 2.
- Filling and Merging Layers: Use the Paint Bucket Tool to fill the new layer with your desired background color. Next, merge the image layer and the new background layer by selecting both layers and clicking “Ctrl + E” (Windows) or “Cmd + E” (Mac).
Method 4: Saving with a Solid Background
- Preparing Your Image: Before saving your image with a solid background, ensure that you have already removed the transparency and replaced it with your preferred background color or pattern.
- Save As PNG or JPEG: To preserve the background, save your image in a format that doesn’t support transparency, such as JPEG or PNG. Go to “File” > “Save As,” choose your desired format, and click “Save.”
Bonus Tips for Seamless Background Removal
- Always save a backup of your original image before making any changes.
- If you need to retain transparency for other purposes, save a copy of the image in a format that supports transparency, like PNG.
- Experiment with different background colors or patterns to find the one that complements your image the best.
- Use Layer Styles to add special effects to your background layer, such as shadows or gradients, to enhance your composition further.
By following this step-by-step guide, you now possess the knowledge and techniques to remove background in Photoshop. Whether you choose to hide the transparency grid or add a custom background, these methods will help you create clean and visually appealing images for your graphic design, photography, and digital art projects. Embrace the newfound power to showcase your creativity without any distractions, and take your visual creations to the next level!


As part of Moving Beyond Inclusion tanzfähig and Dachverband Tanz Deutschland will host a public conference on "Tanz Körper Erweiterung / Stretching the Physicality of Dance". The conference aims to stimulate debate and broaden perceptions on dance and disability in Germany and beyond. With presentations from the Moving Beyond Inclusion partners on their own work and with further contributions from other external professionals, the programme will reflect on the artistic possibilities that dance with diverse physicalities offers.
The conference will be held in German, English and German Sign Language.
Further information and details on how to book can be found here: http://www.tanzkoerper-erweiterung.de/en/home/


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"Photography has the capacity to provide images of man and his environment that are both works of art and moments in history." ~Cornell Capa
"When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd like to know them. Anyone I know I photograph." ~Annie Leibovitz
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Football is more than just a sport, it’s a cultural phenomenon that has been inspiring passion and loyalty in fans for over a century. A football shirt is much more than just a piece of clothing; it’s a symbol of identity, belonging, and pride for millions of people around the world. For many fans, a football shirt is a physical representation of the team they love and support, and a way to express their allegiance to their club.
Therefore, it’s crucial for a football team to have a shirt design that accurately represents its values, history, and image. A bespoke football shirt design offers a range of benefits that can help to reinforce a team’s identity, engage with its fans, and promote its brand.
One of the main advantages of a bespoke football shirt design is that it enables a team to create a unique identity that sets it apart from other teams. A custom design can incorporate a team’s specific colors, symbols, and traditions, making it instantly recognizable to fans and opponents alike. A bespoke design can help to establish a team’s visual identity and make it easier for fans to identify with the team, creating a sense of unity and belonging.
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International Competition of Musical Composition for the Moving Image – Fifth Edition
Through the sonic reinterpretation of old silent films the forgotten masterpieces of the history of cinema can be made more interesting and exciting for the general public. Music can have a leading role in this kind of Renaissance, starting from the special concern for timbre in the instrumental, electronic and electroacoustic music of today. New soundtracks can do more than simply "accompany" the images on the screen, but can reveal their hidden content, giving a new voice to what would otherwise remain silent, and the sound of today can contribute towards redefining the meaning, aesthetics and conceptual structures of cinema created before the advent of the soundtrack.
With this in mind, the Edison Studio association, in collaboration with Romaeuropa Festival and with the support of Cineteca di Bologna, announces the 5th edition of “Sounds of Silences” International Competition of Musical Composition for the Moving Image, which is intended to stimulate musical creativity in its interaction with the audiovisual media.
In the preliminary stage of the competition the entrants must submit an audiovisual work, the musical part of which they themselves have composed. An initial jury will then select three finalists from among the entrants, who will be invited to create, within a period of almost 3 months, an electroacoustic soundtrack for silent movies chosen by Edison Studio in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna. A second international jury will award cash prizes to the finalists during a public event organized within the Romaeuropa Festival 2020. The total prize money to be awarded amounts to €3,000.
1) The association Edison Studio, in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna and the Romaeuropa Festival, announces the 5th edition of “Sounds of Silences” International Competition of Musical Composition for the Moving Image.
2) The competition is open to all composers of any nationality born after 31/12/1984. Participation in the competition is free of charge and can be either individual or collective. All members of any group must be born before the above indicated date. Any composers who received an award or prize in the last edition of the competition (2019) are not allowed to participate.
3) To enter the competition all entrants must do the following, by the date of May 20th, 2020, 6 pm (italian time): - fill in the on-line registration form available in English at "https://soundsofsilences.edisonstudio.it/regolamento.php" containing a specific attachment in which they must declare their own authorship of the soundtrack they are presenting and give their authorization for the processing of their personal data.
In the on-line entry form a link must be provided for viewing in streaming the work they are submitting for the first stage of the competition (e.g. Youtube, etc.). In case the video is not public domain, the link must be a non-public one.
The organizers of the competition accept no liability for any problems related to the streaming quality of the work submitted. As regards the visual part, the candidates can choose to use an original or pre-existing video, as the assessment will be made exclusively on the basis of the relationship between the soundtrack and the moving image.
Each candidate may participate with only one work composed exclusively by himself/herself, but there is also the possibility to submit a second work created with at least one other musician born after 31/12/1984 (whose identity must be specified).
By the 1st of June 2020, the secretariat of the competition will communicate to the candidates the confirmation of receipt of the registration forms and the works they have submitted to the competition.
4) The competition consists of the three phases listed below.
The works received from those entrants who have registered correctly will be submitted to a first international jury. That jury will select three works from among those that have been received. The creators of these three works will then be admitted to the following stages of the competition.
The secretariat of the competition will communicate the outcome of the selection to the three successful candidates, on the organizer’s site and those of its partners as well as to the press by the 25th of June 2020.
By the 1st of July 2020 each of the three successful individual or group entrants who have been selected will be invited to create an original soundtrack for one or more movies - with a total duration that will not exceed 35' for each finalist (or group) - chosen at random from silent films previously selected by Edison Studio with the aid of the Cineteca di Bologna.
In order to participate in the final phase of the competition the finalists must do the following, by the 1st of October 2020, 6 pm.
• Send to email@example.com by means of WeTransfer (www.wetransfer.com) the films with their own original soundtracks in stereo (if the characteristics of the file make it impossible to be sent via WeTransfer, the work sent by the finalists via a different route or channel must still be received by the Edison Studio association by the October 2nd 2020, 6 pm italian time).
• The following must also be sent by the October 2nd 2020, 6 pm to the email address firstname.lastname@example.org:
a) a description of the work in English of no more than 600 words in length;
b) a résumé or CV of the individual entrant or group of entrants in English of no more than 600 words in length;
c) pictures of the individual entrant or group of entrants in JPG/JPEG format with a minimum resolution of 300 DPI;
d) a pre-formulated statement signed by the competitors formally declaring that the soundtrack presented is entirely composed by themselves, that they have not in any way granted the rights to the use of the soundtrack to third parties before the end of the competition, that they undertake not to publicly present the audiovisual work before the day of the final award ceremony, as specified below in paragraph 4.3.
We also warn that after the final the films cannot be used publicly without the written authorization of Cineteca di Bologna. Edison Studio is not responsible for any unauthorized use of the films given by Cineteca di Bologna. The audio part composed by the finalists, instead, remains their own property.
4.3) Final award ceremony
The works of the three finalists will be presented in a public event within October-November 2020 in the context of the Romaeuropa Festival 2020. A second international jury will meet after the screening to discuss the works and will then award the cash prizes.
In the case of a group of entrants the prize money will be divided among all the members of the collective.
The jury reserves the right not to award all or any of the cash prizes, as well as to award ex- aequo prizes if it sees fit.
The prize pool will be divided as follow:
1st Prize € 1,500
2nd Prize € 1,000
3rd Prize € 500
The sums payable to the creators of the winning works are limited solely to the prize money indicated in this Regulation.
The creators of the winning works cannot make any further requests for any extra sums due to any use of their works by the organizers for promotional purposes related to the competition, within the limits of the existing copyright laws.
6) The organizers of the competition reserve the right to make any changes to these Regulations that they may see fit, perhaps due to the necessity to intervene for reasons of force majeure.
7) The submission of the entry form for the competition entails and signifies acceptance of all the provisions of these Regulations by the entrants.
8) Any failure by the entrants to comply with the provisions specified in these Regulations will result in their exclusion from the competition.
9) In the event of a dispute the Italian version of these Regulations will be deemed to be legally binding and valid. In any case of dispute or legal contestation the seat of jurisdiction will be that of Rome.
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Globally-renowned Designers to Create YAM Centrepiece
Thylacine, an internationally-awarded interpretive design studio responsible for the newly developed exhibitions at WA Museum Boola Bardip and the Auckland War Memorial Museum is to lead the development of the permanent entry exhibitions for Coffs Harbour’s Yarrila Arts & Museum (YAM).
Thylacine will focus on the ‘Stories of Coffs’ social history exhibition while the city’s own local creatives Alison Page and Nik Lachajczak of creative agency Zakpage will deliver the ‘Welcome to Country’ Gumbaynggirr experience.
“It’s incredibly exciting that Thylacine and Zakpage will be creating these centrepiece displays that will form the entry focus of the new Museum and Gallery,” said Michelle Smith, Council’s Team Leader Cultural Services.
“These permanent displays will be the first experience that visitors have of YAM and we want our collective identity and history told in an exciting and inclusive way – an immersive, inclusive experience of the kind that Thylacine and Zakpage have earned well-deserved reputations for delivering both in Australia and overseas.”
Thylacine won the lead contract after an open tender process. The permanent exhibitions will be completed by mid-2023 after Yarrila Place is operational, however the Welcome to Country will be an important part of the Yarrila Place opening events.
“Thylacine is delighted to begin work on this significant cultural project for Coffs Harbour,” said Caolán Mitchell, Creative Director Thylacine. “The museum will celebrate the people and stories of this unique and special place. Our multidisciplinary team will work hard to design and deliver a stunning new museum experience for Coffs Harbour and we look forward to seeing the project come to life over the next few years. We are also looking forward to continuing to work collaboratively with Alison Page and Nik Lachajczak.”
Thylacine is an internationally-awarded interpretive design and make studio with 21 years of practical experience in the specialist field of interpretive design, working on permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Alison Page is a descendant of the Walbanga and Wadi Wadi people from La Perouse and is an award-winning creative at the forefront of the contemporary Australian Aboriginal cultural movement. Nik Lachajczak is a writer, director and cinematographer who has worked with communities in Australia and globally for the past 20 years. Together they created ‘Wellama’ a digital Welcome to Country film on permanent exhibition at Barangaroo in Sydney.
“Zakpage is thrilled to work with the six Gumbaynggirr clans to create a digital expression of the welcome, capturing this important cultural protocol that celebrates Country and the care of it through cinematic vision and an evocative soundscape,” said Alison Page.
“Our goal is to provide visitors to YAM with a fascinating, fun, welcoming and inclusive place that they will want to return to and tell other people about,” added Ms Smith. “With these amazing designers on board, I’m sure we’re going to achieve that goal and more.”
The exhibitions will be designed to be in place for eight to 10 years with sections that can periodically be changed or updated. Entry to the permanent exhibitions will be free.


Welcome to the website of the Anthropologist and Photographer Alban von Stockhausen.
Please visit the different sections of the site, to find out about my work as an anthropologist and photographer in the Greater Himalayan Region. Most of my current and past research and exhibition projects were focussed on the Naga tribes of Northeast India and Burma, the Shamanistic cultures of Eastern Nepal and the topic of Visual Anthropology. For details, please check out my CV and the list of selected publications in the ‘About’ section. If you are interested in my work as a photographer and my photographic archive, please visit the ‘Photography‘ section of the website.
I’m currently based in Vienna (Austria), where I work and live together with my wife, the Anthropologist Marion Wettstein and our daughter Anaïs.
Nepal: Ritual Space Mimesis
In my current project titled "Ritual and Space: Identity based on Ritual Landscape among the Rai of Eastern Nepal", the main research question is concerned with ritual landscapes and territories as perceived by the Rai communities. In what ways are they defined as a sacred topography in myth and ritual? And how are they used in the formation of contemporary identities?
1930's Naga Photography
My project on historical photographs of the Naga is based on two photographic collections, assembled by the anthropologists Christoph von Fürer-Haimendorf and Hans-Eberhard Kauffmann who both travelled among the Naga during the 1930's. It focuses on Kauffmann's work which was largely unknown until I discovered the original photographic films in an German archive. more info...»
During my various research activities in the Greater Himalyan Region, I built up a large and extensively documented photographic archive and database. It focuses on the Naga cultures of Northeast India and the Kirat Rai of Eastern Nepal and includes materials to topics ranging from shamanistic rituals to fashion shows, from material culture to current politics and questions of modernity. more info...»


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ABOUT THE FILM
After Damian Samuels’ first short film FISH! he knew he wanted to make a feature film but felt he didn’t have enough experience yet, so he decided to up the ante and challenge himself to make a much “bigger” short film.
Consequently, after starting life as a crowdfunded KICKSTARTER campaign, THE FIVE WIVES & LIVES OF MELVYN PFFERBERG involved an ambitious 5-and-a-half day shoot, a cast of 30 actors, extras, children and animals, Pinewood Studios, the filming of five different-looking weddings in one day, VFX created by the Academy Award-winning Milk & The Mill, and a Spice Girl singing the theme song.
“I wanted to create a timeless world with no specific geographical locations, one that would be of interest to all ages without barriers of sex, swearing or violence, but also that would appeal to an international audience. When I have attended foreign film festivals in the past, it has been extremely satisfying seeing and hearing a non-English-speaking audience laughing along to British comedies, particularly my own film FISH!, and with this in mind I aimed to make a virtually silent comedy that could translate to audiences across the globe, transcending language and culture. I have been so lucky to have been reunited with my brilliant and generous Executive Producers, and to have worked with such an incredibly talented cast, crew and an amazing post production team, all of whom have all given their time and abilities for free to realise this project.”


Africa Day Irish Times Writing Competition 2018
News06 July 2018
Oluwasegun Seriki has been announced as the winner of this year’s Africa Day Irish Times Writing Competition. Oluwasegun combined humour and wit to tell an insightful story about his experience of going to his first job interview in Ireland. He eloquently illustrated how he dealt with perceived prejudices and showed how those in Africa, specifically the people in his home country of Nigeria, can draw from Ireland’s experience in rising above cultural and religious differences.
“The Day I Found out I Was Black”, by Mary Ishabiyi was announced as the runner-up. Mary’s powerful poem traced her difficult experience of painting a self-portrait, as a young child in an Irish classroom. She spoke of the conflict she faced when deciding on what crayon to use when colouring her skin and how this gave her a greater understanding of those in minority groups.
We also had great entries from a number of younger writers this year. Lara Elkadi was awarded first place in the primary school category for her piece “Rivers”, which articulately portrayed the similarities between the Nile and the Shannon. Lara showed what Ireland and Egypt have in common as a result and encouraged readers to keep our rivers and waterways clean and safe. Arabella Adekoya was named as the runner-up for her story “How close are Ireland and Africa?” Arabella brilliantly described her experience as a young person born in Ireland to African parents. She detailed the many similarities and differences between life in Ireland and life in Nigeria.
Natasha Sutton from Co. Cork is the winner in the secondary school category. Natasha wrote an excellent poem detailing a trip to Malawi and wrote powerfully about the life of a Malawian school girl. Natasha brilliantly described the similarities between her own experience of going to school in Ireland and that of girls in Malawi.
Each of our winners received €50 worth of books and have also seen their piece published in the Irish Times. The winning entries can be viewed here: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/irish-times-africa-day-writing-competition-winning-entries-1.3556402
The competition provides a platform for emerging and established writing talent. Writers were encouraged to submit pieces which explored the links between Ireland and Africa as well as the richness and diversity of the African continent and cultures. 2018 saw the fourth year of the competition and it was encouraging to see many talented writers taking the opportunity to submit their work. The winners were selected by Irish Aid, Martin Doyle, Books Editor at the Irish Times and 2018 Africa Day Champion, Dagogo Hart.


Magnimar’s founders were adventurers, and the spirit of the adventurer and explorer keeps the heart and soul of Magnimar alive. It should thus come as no surprise that the monuments the city is so well known for often having ties to adventuring themes. In addition, many of the major works have been magically empowered over the years. The source of these enhancements are hotly debated—some assume that they were created by now-dead or anonymous spellcasters as a gift to the city, while others suspect these magical effects instead represent a legacy of the ancient Thassilonian wizardry lingering in the region’s stones. In truth, these effects are manifestations of the mysterious patrons of the Seacleft region, the ancient empyreal lords so beloved and venerated over the past several thousand years by Varisia’s native people. These lords have welcomed the land’s newest settlers, yet their welcome is subtle.
In many of the monuments detailed in the following pages, boons are listed for those who perform minor acts of worship and respect to Magnimar, its monuments, and the empyreal lords who watch over the city. Any nonevil intelligent creature who performs a specific act before one of these magically charged monuments and makes a successful skill check awakens the monument’s magic, and, in return, gains a small bonus of some sort for 24 hours. A single person can never have more than one monument- granted bonus in effect at any one time; attempts to gain a second bonus before the first wears off automatically fail. In addition, a person can only attempt to benefit from a monument bonus a number of times in a week equal to her Charisma modifier (minimum of once per week)—the city of Magnimar responds most often to those who carry themselves with greater poise and personality, after all.
The exact requirements and effects of the various monument boons are different for each monument in question.
The Battle of Charda
Magnimar is no stranger to threats from the sea—between the constant threat of piracy from Riddleport and raiders from the Linnorm Kingdoms, the city’s defenses have had plenty of opportunities over the past century to test their mettle. This large statue depicts the first and most famous of the nautical battles waged in the city’s early days between Magnimar’s navy and the pirates of Riddleport. The battle itself was significant not only for the size of the invading force, but for the pirates’ use of five captured and charmed monsters harvested from the Darklands—four-armed beasts known as chardas. Although only 4 feet tall, the chardas under Captain Jevanna “Winterkiss” Skrinn’s enchantment were a significant force, and had Antholus Kaddren not given his life during that battle in a desperate attempt to break the charms controlling the monsters (and thus turn them back on Captain Winterkiss in a fury of ruinous revenge), the bile-spewing monsters would have helped Riddleport sack the city. Today, the monument exaggerates the actual size of the chardas, depicting them as 30-foot-tall behemoths. Rumors that these monstrous giants are actually petrified monsters persist to this day.
Practice weapon play for 10 minutes before the Battle of Charda and make a successful DC 20 Intimidate check to gain a +1 morale bonus on all attack rolls made with melee weapons for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for each 10 points by which you exceed the initial check.
This magical fountain of flame was built by Antholus Kaddren—a gift to the city soon after its founding. The monument itself consists of a pedestal that supports a bronze bowl filled with green oil. A nimbus of fire perpetually burns within the bowl, dancing to an arcane rhythm and cycling in color from yellow to orange to violet to blue. Benches surround the remarkable fountain at a safe distance.
Meditate for 10 minutes before the flame
and make a successful DC 15 Spellcraft check to gain a +1 increase to the save DCs of all fire spells you cast
for the next 24 hours.
One of the tallest structures in the city, this 10-story, cylindrical monument is called the Cenotaph. Created as a memorial to Magnimar’s most beloved founder, Alcaydian Indros, the monument was meant to be an empty tomb honoring the local hero. As years passed and Indros’s family members and friends passed on, an inordinate number of residents requested to have their bones entombed near or within the monument. Begun as an honor to the great man, then a vogue, the practice has become a tradition and postmortem status symbol for all who can afford burial beneath the stones of the surrounding Mourner’s Plaza or in the later-constructed catacombs beneath the memorial. Priests of the church of Pharasma patrol the Cenotaph and its catacombs frequently, striving to keep the monument free of undead, scavengers, and grave robbers.
Pray for 10 minutes in the Mourner’s Plaza before the Cenotaph and make a successful DC 15 Knowledge (religion) check to gain a +1 morale bonus on all Fortitude saves for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for each 10 points by which you exceed the initial check.
Indros cul Vydrarch
The towering marble sculpture called “Indros cul Vydrarch” depicts the legendary battle between Alcaydian Indros and the great Vydrarch.
Recite the poem “Upon a Serpent’s Grave” in the original Aquan while standing before the monument, then attempt a DC 15 Perform (act, oratory, or sing) check. Success grants a +1 morale bonus on all weapon damage rolls against creatures with the aquatic subtype for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for each 5 points by which you exceed the initial check.
The Fifth Wind
This massive stone weather vane stands amid the docks, its windsocks towering above surrounding buildings so as to give all of Outcast’s Cove an easy method of determining wind speed and power. The sides of the stone pylon that supports the windsocks are carved with complex images of air elementals and cloud dragons in fierce battle.
Observe the patterns on the pylon and watch the windsocks cavort above for 5 minutes, then attempt a DC 15 Survival check. Success grants a +2 morale bonus on Survival checks for 24 hours, and prevents seasickness for the duration of any sea voyage begun while this bonus persists.
Our Lady of Blessed Waters
Seerspring Garden, a park boasting a spring of crisp, clear water, marks the northeastern corner of Keystone. The park itself is a fine place to relax, but its most striking feature is the bronze, strangely verdigris-free statue of a lithe woman that stands at the center of the water. The statue is said to be an image of the spirit believed to linger within the Seerspring, but none in Magnimar know who built the mysterious monument.
Spend 10 minutes in prayer to the spirit of the Seerspring, then attempt a DC 15 Knowledge (religion) check. Success grants a +1 morale bonus on all caster level and concentration checks for divine spells for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for each 5 points by which you exceed the initial check.
This corner of Seerspring Garden is dominated by a massive block of marble that protrudes 3 feet from the ground. The top of this block of stone has been meticulously carved into a scale model of the city of Magnimar. Touch-ups and additions to the carving are performed yearly to show the rise and fall of buildings in the city by artistic sculptors from the Church of Abadar using stone shape spells.
Meditate for 10 minutes before the Mapstone Monument and make a DC 15 Knowledge (local) check to gain a +1 morale bonus on all Will saves for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for every 10 points by which you exceed the DC 15 Knowledge (local) check.
The Celwynvian Charge
A gift from the elves of the distant Mierani Forest after Magnimar sent a delegation to secure a trade alliance, what was originally nothing more than a curious stony seedpod has, over the decades, grown into a tree-shaped sculpture as tall as a two-story building. Although the Mierani trade alliance never blossomed in the way Magnimar’s founders had hoped, the strange tree sculpture the elves gifted the city does every year, growing real leaves that bud and fall at the appropriate times of year.
Meditate for 10 minutes in the shade of the Celwynvian Charge and make a DC 15 Knowledge (nature) check to gain a +1 morale bonus on all Ref lex saves for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for every 10 points by which you exceed the DC 15 Knowledge (nature) check.
Just within Twins’ Gate stand the Guardians, one of the city’s larger monuments. These 200-foot-tall colossi depicting the young heroes Cailyn and Romre Vanderale face each other with burning staves held high, forming a giant arch.
Meditate for 10 minutes below the arch and make a successful DC 15 Knowledge (arcana) check to gain a +1 morale bonus on all concentration checks for 24 hours. This bonus increases by +1 for every 10 points by which you exceed the DC 15 Knowledge (arcana) check.
Mistress of Angels
This fine marble sculpture of Ordellia Whilwren, one of the founders of Magnimar, shows the beloved cleric of Desna looking out over the Varisian Gulf to the horizon, as if she were scanning for threats to the city.
Meditate for 10 minutes before the statue and make a successful DC 15 Knowledge (religion) check to gain a +1 morale bonus on all Initiative checks. This bonus increases by +1 for every 10 points by which you exceed the DC 15 Knowledge (religion) check.
The Shadow Clock
Among the most impressive monuments in Underbridge, the Shadow Clock is a minor marvel of engineering. At a height of 250 feet, this teetering structure of stone, wood, and rusted metal towers above the other buildings in the district, yet the overwhelming presence of the Irespan pilings itself keeps the clock in a more than symbolic shadow. The tower’s clock face is frozen at 3 o’clock, and though a statue of a nameless angel perches at its highest point, the Shadow Clock is the only monument in Magnimar that does not currently offer blessings to those who come seeking aid. Within, the hollow tower contains a rickety wooden staircase that winds up to the immense bells and frozen clockworks. Dubbed the “Terrible Stairs” by locals, it took 10 fatal attempts by foolish daredevils trying to climb the decaying steps before the city moved to close down the tower permanently. Today, the tower stands in defiance of the order—too massive to safely and affordably demolish, yet too well engineered to tumble down on its own. The tower itself is reputed to be the den of all manner of dangers, from lurking faceless stalkers to the ghosts of those who died during its construction, yet the actual inhabitant of the clock is perhaps more horrifying—a menace as old as the city itself. This is a hideously crafty and merciless flesh golem crafted by one of the founders of the Brothers of the Seven, a remorseless maniac known locally as “the Scarecrow.” The golem changes its lair often, most recently dwelling amid the trash and refuse inside of the tower; it comes and goes in the dead of night when the urge to murder becomes impossible to ignore. Despite its size, the Scarecrow is adept at remaining hidden, such that rumors of its existence remain unproven, and a legacy of over 100 years have gifted it with its own disturbing local nursery rhyme:
Mumble Mumble Scarecrow,
Alone in the maize.
Sleeping in the daytime,
A stitched man he stays.
But when the moon she rises,
Up Mumble gets.
He shakes his hands at first
And moves his feet the next.
And when the dog is snoring,
And when you’re fast asleep,
Mumble Mumble Scarecrow
Will find you good to eat.


Sunshine Inn Khaolak
A comfy oasis among lush greenery, tropical flowers, mountain, and waterfalls, Sunshine Inn Khaolak guests are destined to enjoy a cool and peaceful sanctuary. The property offers a range of accommodation for guest's memorable stay at Khao Lak. Rooms and amenities are decorated in contemporary style, complemented by traditional art and locally made handicrafts but with the western comfort for your pleasure. A leisurely stroll will bring you to the center of town, where you will find numerous restaurants, bars, shopping centers, and local attractions. With fantastic deals and extraordinary view you can't go wrong with Sunshine Inn Khaolak.


i knew that, once i re-whet my appetite for hand-sewing, (with the miniature felt bunnies that i stitched for my niece’s nursery), that i would be doing a lot of it. it has been really enjoyable reconnecting with my stitching roots…i haven’t done much of it since my youth, when i was a member of 4H. it goes faster than the knit animals i have made, and there is no stipulation in the patterns that prevents me from selling the finished products.
as i have gone along these past few weeks, i have been strongly considering opening a separate shop in which to sell my finished felt creatures. i am not looking forward to managing two separate shops, but i can’t really see them coexisting with jewelry in my existing shop. here’s a look at what i have so far:
i have pretty much decided to move forward with the new shop, but it requires a solid time investment that encompasses researching how other sellers of art dolls, miniatures, and softies structure their shops, and fleshing out all the tedious bits, such as pricing, policies section, and about page. plus, i would like to ideally have around ten finished pieces with which to open shop, and i am not sure how long that will take to accomplish.
in the meantime, i will keep on stitching.


The philosophy behind this webshop is to deliver magnificent and beautiful absolute quality dance shoes at a fair price.
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Regardless of you being a beginner, intermediate or a professional dancer we wish to deliver a top quality dance shoe at a fair cost - and with a phenomenal service!
If you are searching for dance shoes for both men and women which must be at a fair price but also in a perfect quality and amazing design then you need search no more. We have put together an assortment of very beautiful salsa dance shoes/latin dance shoes etc. for the ladies and cool, hip and elegant dance sneakers etc. for men - all dance shoes can be bought right here online.
A lot of our latin dance shoes are beautifully decorated with glitter, rhinestones and pretty buckles and have been made in fine satin, patent leather, leather or nubuck.
The dance shoes here in Nordic Dance Shoes are created for pleasure in both design as well as in function.
Are you, your dance club/event or festival interested in having us coming out to display/sell our dance shoes then contact us here or on our facebook page. Remember, it is always possible to find an overview of where and when we are present in Denmark here.


Paul discusses business, beer, and all things Beer On Earth with host, Molly O'Brien, in a 15 minute segment on GoLocalProv.
We began our journey with a 30 quart stockpot we bought at Job Lot, a mesh bag, a bunch of books about beer, and an intense desire to make beers that we could be proud of. Focused on brewing styles not typically found in the region, we researched ingredients, refined recipes, and applied feedback to brew the best beer possible on our 3-gallon system week after week.
After taking home gold and bronze medals at the 2017 New England Regional Homebrew Competition in Manchester, NH, we knew that we were heading in the right direction. With a new-found confidence, we secured a location for our brewery, applied for our licenses, and ordered a 3-barrel brew system with a handful of fermenters.
BEER ON EARTH is on a never-ending mission to produce the highest quality ales and lagers available in New England while providing a warm and welcoming atmosphere to consume these beers at the tap room of our brewery in North Kingstown, RI. Working with local artist, Paul Endres Jr., BOE plans to deliver a unique visual aesthetic that will perfectly combine our love for beer, art, and life.
Lighter offerings perfect for those making the transition to craft beer in North Kingstown
We are excited to open our tap room doors to the public for the first time during our grand opening weekend! Come join us as we reveal Beer On Earth and everything that we have been working towards over the past year and a half.
Friday July 6th 4:00-9:00, Saturday July 7th 3:00-9:00, Sunday July 8th 12:00-5:00.
6670 Post Rd, North Kingstown, Rhode Island 02852, United States
Sunday - Thursday: TBD
Friday - Saturday: TBD


A response to Pascua Lama
A response to Pascua Lama:
Hearing is gold, Manquemilla, Gold Condor
The glacier is the origin of the word “cool” and the first “chill”, the slow ice of an inner music that dies when no one wants to hear it.
Hollow cow they melt down letting out a lament.
An alveolus birthing its own death.
The messenger of the waters, the intermediary between the worlds, the condor is the glacier becoming extinct.
The boy/condor, guardian of the glacier was buried alive by the Incas, at the birthplace of the Mapocho river, on the summit of El Plomo, so the valley we now call “Santiago” would never lack water.
He was buried and then forgotten, only to be found 500 years later by treasure hunters. They found him to un-find him, turning him into an “archaeological object.” They said: “this is the cult of the heights” and the phrase placed him in the past. Calling him the “mummy of El Plomo” they separated him from us, but the boy/condor is still asleep and his dream comes alive each time someone feels a connection with the water.
Now, the boy/condor comes back to the national consciousness at a time when the glaciers are in danger of being sold, contaminated and lost. He reappears when Chile is about to choose between hearing or not hearing the music of an ancient connection with the glacier and the land, a specificity of place, with its own particular tone.
A place is a sound, and a way of hearing it.
A web of interrelationships, an exchange between people and earth. The space of naming.
To change the meaning of a name is to change the world.
In Alto del Carmen, in the Huasco Valley, the land of the ancestors of Gabriela Mistral, Chile is choosing a meaning:
“Alto del Carmen” could mean “The Height of Poetry”, or the place where poetry comes to an end. Today, the Huasco Altino peoples, descendants of the Diaguitas are the caretakers of the ancient vision of the glacier as a sacred place that guarantees life. We have the possibility of hearing the music of place, in all its potential, or, to put a stop to life by giving away the glaciers and the mines to the neo colonial powers.
But, are we hearing their voice? our own forgotten inner voice, or that of the System that says: “Only the dollar matters” “And you, what do you know?” “Now, we are the owners of the mines, and cyanide is the new guardian of the waters.”
Water is gold
The blood of the earth
The slowly moving ice is the testimony of our ancient relationship with the land, and the ritual maintenance of its flow, our true cultural patrimony. The future heritage of a way of being in harmony with the land, a music that sustains the earth and human life at the same time.
In Australia, the Aboriginals have begun to recover their dignity and land through poetry: the ritual maintenance of the landscape, their “songlines.” In Chile, the condor and the water of our stories, are our “songline”. The unacknowledged ritual of quipu making, the memory of its people, the continuity of our ancestral world.
A Menstrual Quipu
(from a letter to Michelle Bachelet)
On election day
I climbed the mountain
to make an offering:
A menstrual quipu.
I climbed the condor’s shadow
spinning a solar thread.
The union of water
“The glacier’s thirst.”
Manquemilla: cóndor de oro (mapudungun)
“Cool” y “chill”: frío, (inglés) derivado del Latín gelu
“Songline”: laslíneas del canto, o las huellas del sueño que crean el mundo, traducción al inglés del concepto aborigen australiano creada por Bruce Chatwin.
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© Copyright // Cecilia Vicuña


The Animation Program provides students with a unique opportunity to experience a broad range of possibilities within the world of animation. From fine art to cartoons, this program encourages students to explore their potentials, and bring movement to their artwork through an intense and rigorous curriculum. CSSSA Animation students learn diverse experimental and traditional animation techniques under the guidance of leading artists in the field. They study the history and work of animators from all over the world, they participate in figure drawing classes, and they learn from professional animation artists. Animation students at the summer program are dedicated, hardworking, and open to new ideas. The Animation Department is very competitive; typically, only one-in-three applicants each year are invited to become Animation students.
CSSSA Animators spend Mondays through Saturdays in workshops and classes on animation, storyboarding, life drawing, movement and other related subjects. They also attend screenings of animated films (historical, contemporary, international and experimental), and a Movement Workshop. Students complete several projects during the program, involving zoetrope, flipbooks, stop-motion and cutout animation techniques. Over the course of the session, each student produces eight animated projects. At the end of the program, they have acquired an extensive toolbox for expressing themselves through the art of animation.
Visitors to the program over the years have included French Animator Rene Laloux; Sally Cruikshank, an internationally renowned independent animator whose work includes several shorts for Sesame Street; the late puppet animator Helen Hill, Steve Hillenberg, creator of Sponge Bob for Nickelodeon; award winning stop-motion animator PES, Balbina Bruszewska, the Polish Princess of Animation; Conrad Vernon, the director of Shrek 2; the late Joe Ranft, storyboard artist for The Nightmare Before Christmas and Toy Story II; Alex Hirsch, creator of Disney’s Gravity Falls; and Pendleton Ward, creator of Cartoon Network’s Adventure Time. Both Alex Hirsch and Pendleton Ward are CSSSA Animation Dept. Alumni. Bobby Podesta, Stephen Gregory, Mark Walsh, and Sanjay Patel are also accomplished artists who started their careers in animation as high school students in the California State Summer School for the Arts Animation Program. These artists ended up becoming top animators for Pixar and have also been regular Visiting Artists at CSSSA. Their collective work includes Toy Story, Toy Story II and Toy Story III, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, Cars, and Ratatouille.
The department takes at least one field trip each year. This outing emphasizes observation and drawing from life; and often also concentrates on exposing the students to local museums and/or animation studios. Past drawing field trips have included the Los Angeles Zoo, Venice Beach, La Brea Tarp Pits, Olvera Street, and the Museum of Jurassic Technology . The students have also visited the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and animation studios such as Nickelodeon, Chiodo Bros., New Deal Studios, and Klasky-Csupo.
The CSSSA Animation faculty includes a number of leading artists in the animation industry and independent film world. Lori Damiano, the Department Chairperson, is an independent animator and illustrator whose industry experience includes animation work for director Spike Jonze, and with Nickelodeon's Yo Gabba Gabba, MTV, Nike, Microsoft, and Palm Pictures. Her films and artwork have been exhibited and published internationally. She is an Assistant Professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in the Animated Arts program and also teaches in the Media Arts & Animation Dept. at the Portland Art Institute.
Rebecca Stillman has worked in the entertainment industry and arts education for over 15 years. She has been working in stop-motion animation as an Production Designer, Art Director, Model Maker, Painter, Set Dresser and Puppet Fabricator for film, print and TV productions. She also makes traditional hand puppets, marionettes, and large scale puppets for TV, film, and theater. Rebecca has a Bachelors of Fine Arts, specializing in Natural Science Illustration/ Set Design/ Printmaking from UCSC and a Masters of Fine Art specializing in Film/ Experimental Animation from CalArts.
Melissa Bouwman is a Visual Artist, Animator, and Educator specializing in traditional and digital cut-out animation, experimental narrative, installation and DIY stereoscopy. With over 17 years of experience in the field, she has produced both commericial work and her own films, which have been described as "lyrical, touching and politically challenging." Melissa’s personal work has screened internationally in numerous juried festivals. She is passionate about teaching and mentorship, media literacy, and gender equality in mass media.
Bonadona is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts holding a B.F.A. in Experimental Animation. During her time at CalArts she primarily focused on stop motion animation. While typically found in the animation department, she has also has experience as a seamstress, puppet/set fabricator and production designer. Originally a California native, she has relocated to the UK where she is currently obtaining her MFA in Animation at the University of Edinburgh located in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Javier Barboza is an animator, filmmaker, and artist. His work tackles the complexity of the urban city, using a surreal and narrative method to engage the audience in experiencing what is best described as visual and immersive. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Javier has been animating since the age of sixteen through after school inner city outreach programs. He continued his studies at East Los Angeles Community College, immersing himself in fine arts and animation and then transferred to California Institute of the Arts (Cal Arts) and majored in Character Animation and Film Video, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2007. He received his Master in Fine Arts at The University of Southern California (U.S.C), in The School of Cinematic Arts, DADA Animation Division.
Jenny Wash is a professional animator and teacher, with over twenty years of experience in the field. In addition to creating an award winning body of independent animation, she has worked as an animator, developer and storyboard artist for film, television and the internet. She has contributed to Academy Award nominated short film and Clio honored advertising, and served as a professional juror for the venerable Big Muddy International Film Festival at Southern Illinois University. Jenny's teaching credits include workshops in effects animation at the University of Southern California, directing an outreach program with Sony Entertainment and Calarts Cultural Arts Partnership and a faculty position teaching in Calarts Experimental Animation department.


Everyone falls for this fabulous fall gift! Celebrate the season with this autumn arrangement of roses and alstroemeria, arranged in a classic ceramic pumpkin they'll use year after year!
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This beautiful hand-painted ceramic pumpkin is another creation from Teleflora's exclusive Flowers-in-a-Gift collection. It can be used as a charming candy dish - or a striking display piece. Or a vase!
Standard - $59.95 $49.95
Deluxe - $69.95
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As a film location, Arbury presents a variety of atmospheric settings for period and contemporary dramas. From the impressive facade of the 17th century stables to the rich Gothic interiors of the Hall, inspired by Henry VII’s Chapel in Westminster Abbey, you can draw on a wealth of imagery that has inspired writers and artists for generations. Many fashion shoots and product displays have benefitted from this magnificent setting.
Arbury Hall has recently been used for the filming of BBC Hustle and Land Girls.
In addition to the Hall, Arbury provides a range of other locations including woodland areas, farms and period cottages.
For further information please contact the Land Agent.


We love the classic elegance and unique shade of green in this mid-century styled glass drop necklace. The octagon glass appears to glow from within with its soft, seafoam coloring and is complemented by a chrysolite crystal and single antique button.
Every antique button is a one and only, chosen just for you, and so will not be identical to the image.
In this piece:
- Vintage mid-century West German moonglow glass cabochon
- One antique button, circa 1880-1918, chosen from our collection
- Vintage Czech chrysolite crystal
- Antiqued brass chain
- Length is 17″ with a 4″ extender


Years ago, back in grad school, a friend and I co-wrote a script called Fear. Scott had come up with the idea and then, for reasons that escape my memory, asked me to collaborate. It turned out to be one of the best stories I’ve ever worked on. We finished it and then, as is common with writers, weren’t sure what to do with the final project. It ended up gathering dust on our hard drives. Lately, I’ve been bugging Scott about every six months that we should take it and convert it into a book. A couple days ago, he finally saw the light. I’m very excited about this one. We wrote about fifteen drafts of the script, so our starting point for the book is lean and precise. One more project to add to the fire (film project, novella, next Tormay book, satire book, Sleeping Beauty project [inspired by Ice and Fire story], and Fear). I wish there was a third end from which to burn the candle.


At the nexus of NYC’s East and West Sides, and the Uptown and Downtown cool, the architecture found in New York’s NoMad neighborhood represents an eclectic mix of classical and modern, bound by an undercurrent of timeless grace. Standing confidently at its center is 277 Fifth Avenue, boldly staking a claim for what 21st-century NYC architecture ought to be, and defining a new urban elegance.
The successful assemblage of this design all begins with the vision of renowned architect Rafael Viñoly and his dedication to the lucidity of proportionality. By locating the building’s columns at the perimeter of the building, Viñoly frees the layout from structural elements that could impede both layouts and views. This strategic move also allows for increased freedom for interior wall placement, and, in turn, more surfaces on which to display art, a key design consideration of Viñoly.
The only variation to this design strategy are the four double-height, open-air loggias found staggered along a spiral toward the building’s top. These “notches” into the building facade appear along a line that flows around and upward upon the vertical axis creating an effect that makes the building appear to grow taller. It’s a nuanced feature to a structure that projects both strength and forceful upward movement.
To complement 277 Fifth Avenue’s façade, Jeffrey Beers International designed the relaxed interiors to bring warmth and an additional layer of refinement to the Viñoly’s bold structure. Using natural materials, such as white oak floors and kitchen cabinets, Italian marble counters, and custom-designed walnut vanities, Beers’s aesthetic builds upon Viñoly’s design ethos. In Beers’s own words, he “brings out the best of the architecture and makes the interiors a softer version of the building’s simplicity and elegance.”
Panorama residences incorporate floor-to-ceiling corner windows, maximizing views throughout living and bedroom spaces. Meanwhile, the penthouses take full advantage of the height at the top of this world with 13+-foot ceilings, expansive living spaces, and full floor-to-ceiling windows in master baths. And then there are the loggia units, which offer enclosed open-air entertaining spaces. As the building bridges styles and vignettes across the city, the residences themselves reference elements from other parts of the building. Featuring intimate nooks and soaring ceilings combined which provide an open palette for those who seek a truly extraordinary living experience.