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Sunday, 5 June 2016

Tame Impala at the Sydney Opera House forecourt

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It’s no small feat to play in front of an international landmark, and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker knew this was no ordinary gig. “I can’t believe we’re playing here, with that thing in the background, just right there…” That thing was the Sydney Harbour Bridge, peeking out behind the sails of the Opera House, and viewed perfectly from the outdoor stage where Tame Impala were playing to an audience in awe on the Opera House steps.

The band has been a top Aussie musical export and festival staple for years now but when you take their live show out of a dark concert hall to an outdoor space, there is something to say for how their psychedelic comes to life under a starry night sky. But despite the atmospheric spark, it was a shame that noise restrictions cut the sound levels to a less than impressive level.

Most critics of Tame Impala devote words to their elongated jams, cosmic effects and captivating visuals, but what struck me the most was Parker’s humble approach to it all. He genuinely seemed overwhelmed, or at least a little nervous. He was the only band member to speak, which is normal for the group, but he did add more of a festival vibe to his announcements than we’ve seen before: “how are you guys on the side? And at the back?”. Funnily enough, Parker called for us to raise our hands in the hair and clap along like we were at a large-scale arena.

The group is famously Australian but we have had to share them with the world, for their numerous international performances. So it was pretty special to hear three albums worth of music in one show as if we got a glimpse of what their catalogue would look like together in the future. Their standout track from latest LP Currents “Eventually” was a standout at the gig. Parker’s yearning vocals were even more fragile live and the layers of instrumentation were a joy to watch come to life.

The boys weren’t afraid to delve into overplayed tracks from their early days calling “let’s go old-school” for “Half Glass Full of Wine” and “Why Won’t You Make Up Your Mind.” And you can tell its been a good gig when no one leaves before the final strum of the final track of the final encore. Even with the beckoning summer night above.

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Dicers Pro and advanced features

Now available on Add-ons store

Dicers are a visual way of filtering rows on Sheets by selecting from lists of values that are present in selected columns.The Dicers add-on provides a simple and visual way of applying filters to data in Google Sheets. They are similar in function and appearance to Table Slicers in Excel. Any column in a sheet can become a Dicer, just by adding it, and it will show the values in column. Selecting that value will filter the data in the sheet according to the values selected in each of the dicers.  For more info see Dicers

What’s new in Version 2

There are new features and improvements on the original Dicers standard version, and there are are also some great new features available by upgrading to the Pro version.
Dicers Pro is now free – enter this coupon code in your settings to activate
like this

Standard edition

Here’s a quick summary and some screenshots for  new features in the standard edition, and a video summary below

Range specification

The previous version had two modes for specifying the data to consider for Dicers. Now you can also specify a specific range.

Now you can specify “allow scrolling” for Dicers. Previously you could not extend the dimensions of Dicers beyond the add-on sidebar. Enabling this feature allows you to extend them beyond those limits.

Leading blank columns and rows

Previously you could not have leading blank rows or columns, and the table would need to start at A1 to be considered if ‘Wholesheet’ was selected in Data Settings.

Now blank headings will be given a name of their A1 notation column (A,B etc..)

Duplicate column names

These are now allowed.
They will automatically be assigned unique names

You may want to Pause the showing and hiding of rows while you update the sheet to prevent them from being hidden till you are finished. You can use the Pause button for this.
and you can restart filtering when you are ready

Previously sorting of numeric values was done on the display format, and would therefore be alphabetic. This means that some numbers and dates would be out of order. Now sorting is done with reference to the underlying real values, so will be in a sensible order irrespective of the display formats applied in the Sheet.

Account information

To manage the Pro version subscription, there is now an account page. Note that no personal information is stored by the add-on. If you are using the standard edition, your account page will look like this. Occasionally you will get a reminder about subscribing to the Pro version, especially if you are a Pro user and your subscription will soon run out.. You can turn this off completely with the Reminders option.

Pro version

The Pro version has a number of unique features, not available in Excel Slicers (upon which Dicers are based). See the video below for the main features

Unlock access to the Pro version by subscribing on the UPGRADE Tab.
This will take you through a subscription dialog, which uses the Stripe payment system, where you pay a one off fee for 1 years access to Pro features. Your credit card or email address is not stored or accessible by Google Sheets or the Dicers add-on.

Once subscribed, the UPGRADE page will show the expiration date. You can extend the subscription (add another year) at any time with the EXTEND button.

Your account

Your settings and account are available via these SETTINGS pages
If subscribed, your account will show you account status, and payment reference like this

Using a coupon

Trial subscription is available via a coupon code. This will give access for some period of time. Coupons can be redeemed via the Account tab. If you’d like a trial coupon, contact me.

A coupon gives access to the full set of pro features, but for a time period directed by the coupon code

Enabling pro feature

For convenience you can enable/disable pro features through the Pro Plan Settings page
Ticking this will reset to Standard version behavior

Note on Settings

When you start a new session of Dicers, the settings applied will depend on how you’ve set up the initial settings to be retrieved from via the Save page. Pro settings are no different than any other settings so to enable them to persist across sessions, either for this document or for all your documents, you should Apply the relevant options them via the SAVE page when you make changes to any add-on settings to make them persistent.

Dicer settings

The pro version introduces automatic, sheet level settings. When enabled, any dicers you have set up, including their selected values are maintained so that when you switch between pages, the previous selections for that page are automatically stored. There is also an option for preserving these sheet level settings across sessions, so when you restart the add-on, it either clears or restores its state the last time it was accessed.

Automatic table finding

If you have a sheet with multiple tables on it, or with leading blank columns or rows, and you have selected “wholesheet” from the Data selection page, these blanks will be all be included in the dicers list of values.
Consider a messy sheet like this
In this case we really want the table with the yellow headings, but when considering the wholesheet, the standard version of Dicers sees these columns.
One way to pick the desired table would be using the specific range option
Which would correctly give this

The Pro version introduces autofind tables, which means you don’t need to bother with that.

As it will automatically find the most likely table on the sheet

Autofind settings

By default it will find the biggest block of data that looks like a table in a sheet, and will tolerate up to 1 blank row in a table to deal with this kind of formatting.
But you can find by position (the n’th block in a sheet) using the mode and rank settings
And you can also modify the tolerable blank columns and rows
to be able to even find tables with this kind of formatting
But the defaults should work for most cases.

New Icons

You’ll notice a number of new Icons associated with each Dicer.
These are grayed out in the Standard edition, but become active when you have a current Pro Subscription.

Color dicers

To select filtering by color, select this icon.
and this happens

Rows with matching colors can be selected, sorted, combined with other value or color dicers just like value selections. Here’s a selection with multiple colors selected. Switching back to value dicers can be done with the icon highlighted.

OR dicers

 This example, which has some colors selected in one Dicer, but nothing in another

causes this data to be shown

If a value is selected as well

This is the result

However, if we make the color Dicer into an OR Dicer, using this icon

Then rows with “mars” OR rows with any of the selected color are shown.
Giving this result
You can convert back to an And Dicer with this icon

NOT Dicers

Normally rows that match selected values are shown. However you can change Dicer behaviors to hide (as opposed to show) matching rows with this icon.
So this selection and options

Would show any rows that are not white.

Any combination of Ands, Nots, Colors and Values can be used, but And Dicers are evaluated first.

For more info on standard Dicers features see Dicers. Dicers is available in the  Add-ons store

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These ball joints are specifically made for the front control arms for the Superformance® Mk-III Cobra replica. Thus the name, Super Joints!

Choose from 2 unique offerings for your Superformance Mk-III. The
Geometry Correction version directly replaces your original style ball joints, but also changes the upper and lower control arm angles to reduce bumpsteer and enhance hi-speed stability and safety. The newest version of the Ultra Smooth option includes all the features of the above with the addition of all hand lapped, polished and precisely hand fitted internal components. The new Super Ultra Smooth-II upgrade features all load bearing surfaces high pressure 350,000 psi industrial Cerama-Coated to provide the smoothest, least restrictive and lowerst wearing bearing action even under the highest stress environments for the smoothest steering ever!

Use the
Installation Socket to install the ball joints. DO NOT use an adjustable wrench or other non-specific tool. This very special sockets fit these ball joints. Use optional Ball Joint Adjuster Tool set to fine tune, reset ball joint clearance & pre-load to adjust for normal wear & use. Use our new Polyurethane Ball Joint Boots INCLUDED with your ball joints to seal the ball joints properly from the elements & to hold the lubricant in.

These are direct replacements joints for the
Superformance® Mk-III.

FITS Superformance Cobras Chassis # 160-ish & newer
FITS Hi-Tech made CSX6000/4000 (
lower joint only)

Over 50,000 miles on our ball joints and more than 600 cars in service still, they're still performing awesome!

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Installation Socket tool - Precision machined
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Easily separate pressed in joints without a pickle fork or air hammer
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Your new R/T ball joints have been painstakingly & individually assembled & the extremely precise & sensitive ball joint pre-load has already been pre-set for you, by hand, one ball joint at a time!

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unlike other popular common race joints no matter howe they are made...

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1 pre-shaped annealed shim to restore thread engagement on worn
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4 pieces required for all four upper and lower ball joints

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1 pre-cut conical shaped annealed shim to restore stud height on worn and oversized spindle holes the ball joint stud slips into.
4 pieces required for all four upper and lower ball joints

More info on our Ultra-Smooth Blueprinted joints, and our new
Ultra Smooth-II Extreme Ball Joint OPTION!
We also offer individually machined, hand fitted, hand polished, individually blueprinted and hand assembled Ball Joints. These very special Ultra-Smooth ball joints provide even smoother operation yet, and less friction under higher pressures such as hard cornering at the track, road course and on the street. NEW Super Ultra Smooth-II: are industrial hard coat Cerama-Coated on all load bearing surfaces further reducing wear & dramatically improving lubricity. While our regular ball joints are incredibly smooth already, this very special ball joint option takes precision & quality to the ultimate extreme!

Bump Steer Geometry Correction Ball Joints
This very special added feature of this version is as beneficial for installing these new joints as is the included impressive quality and precision components, making this one of the easiest and most beneficial upgrades like none other.

After closely reviewing the diagram below of the Superformance Mk-III front suspension you can see the dramatic benefits of simply installing a set of these Bump Steer Geometry Correction ball joints. The
Total Camber change is 42% less keeping the tire squarely planted on the pavement for improved traction while in a corner. The Upper & Lower Control Arm Angles are 88% closer to being parallel with each other. The Total Toe Change during suspension travel is 158% less resulting in less toe out. This makes the car feel less "twitchy" which otherwise is the cause for making the front end of the car "feeling light" at high speeds. This results in dramatically increased high speed stability.

This phenomenon of the front of the car "feeling light at high speeds, is really the result of the front of the car lifting up slightly by about 1 inch due to the increased air pressure under the car. When this occurs, the toe in changes from the typical 1/8" toe-IN, to about 3/4 to 1" toe-OUT. When this occurs, the toed out wheels tend to make the car feel as it if it wants to "dart" side to side if you are not holding the steering wheel dead steady. And, it is doing exactly that. And on high speed roads with gentle "whoop-dee-doo's" in them, the increased cycling of the suspension can result in almost 3 INCHES of toe out at full suspension extension
! This effect can also take place under acceleration when the rear weight transfer lifts the front and the resulting toe out can make the car feel "wiggly" under acceleration where you would normally attribute all of that to the rear tires trying to kicking out side to side. The steering is actually part of it. While you can never completely eliminate all bump steer without completely changing all the steering components, rack and control arms, just by adding our Bump Steer Geometry Correction Ball Joints, you will reduce the results of that initial 1" inch of suspension lift to only 1/16" toe out, from 1/8" toe in. That's an improvement of up to 543%. Due to a wide variance from the taper depth in the control arm & the type of original ball joint used, results may vary from car to car. You may need to drop your car about 1/2" down to achieve normal ride height and you will need to realign your front end after the geometry correction takes place.

Of course in addition you receive incredible freedom of suspension movement, ease of steering, and smooth operation as well as improved strength, longevity and precise taper stud fit for reliability!

A word about "Bumpsteer": Bumpsteer is NOT the relationship of control arm angles compared to tie rod angles. IT IS the relationship of respective control arm ARC of travel compared to tie rod ARC of travel during suspension extension and compression while under operation. If the two arcs of travel are identical, the tires and steering wheel will not move as the suspension cycles. If the two paths are different, the control arm and tie rods paths will move in the opposite directions as the suspension cycles, and thus, "steering" the car differently when hitting "bumps". Zero bumpsteer is the result of all steering and suspension components being exactly the same length and on the same exact arcs. Rarely is this possible due to mounting options and space considerations in locating control arms, their length, and making everything equal. There is a certain amount of bumpsteer present that can not be changed, but their effects CAN be "moved around" to minimize the effect where it is most critical. And that is exactly what the R/T Super Joints do.

There can also be a "bump" or movement in the steering when hitting a low speed bump. Ironically, this is not really bumpsteer. This jerky movement, or "shudder" like when hitting a set of railroad tracks at an angle is really a tight ball joint not letting the steering move, then breaking loose and then grabbing gain, which results in the shudder. Almost to the point you'd think a steering stabilizer would help.

A set/ 4 ball joints replaces all upper & lower components. The Geometry correction version is the most popular & the Ultra Smooth version for maximum feel & performance. The special Installation Socket is a must if you do not have one. The Separator Tool presses out joints easily. The Adjuster Tool set is for expereinced professionals to re-adjusting the ball joint for normal wear if any clearance occurs. The Poly Ball Joint Boots come with our ball joints.

Dust Boot

Installation Socket

Tool kit

OEM Style ball joint compared to the R/T Super Joint

INSIDE THE R/T SUPER JOINT    inside an OEM style ball joint

A note about "Roll Centers"

The Roll Center is an imaginary point in which the suspension geometry converges to simulate the theoretical point of roll in a corner (not the ride height). Typically you would think "lower is better" however in the Superformance car it has been proven that these ball joints raise the roll center in a "good way". In this particular suspension combination the end result makes the car much easier to catch when the rearend steps out and this also can reduce dive when coming into a corner with the brakes on. That's just one of the many reasons why cars have been handling so much better just by

installing these Superformance specific ball joints!

Different variations & geometry corrections for different applications & combinations


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World's first 7nm gaming GPU, AMD Radeon VII, now up for grabs

Radeon VII- Rise of the Tomb Raider

Radeon VII- Rise of the Tomb Raider

AMD just launched its new Radeon VII graphics card, but that'll be it for GPU releases for the company until the new Navi GPU architecture and its unveiling that should take place at Computex 2019. This provides a whopping 1TB (1024 GB/s) of memory bandwidth, up from 483.8 GB/s with the RX Vega 64.

The Radeon VII provides seamless, high-refresh HDR gaming at 1080p, ultrawide 1440p and 4K and uses a 4,096-bit memory interface for high-resolution textures and life-like animation. It is created to deliver exceptional performance and wonderful experiences for the latest AAA, esports and Virtual Reality (VR) titles, demanding 3D rendering and video editing applications, and next-generation compute workloads. Plus, it comes packed with 60 compute units and a clock rate of 1.8GHz.

Was the Fourth-Warmest Year on Record
NOAA's analysis found 2018 global temperatures were 1.42 degrees Fahrenheit (0.79 degrees Celsius) above the 20th century average. NASA and NOAA have announced that the global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880.

As we prepare for our Radeon VII launch review and video, we spoke with partners today about getting hold of custom versions of cards for follow up reviews.

DirectX 12 and Vulkan performance improvements includes 35 percent better performance in Battlefield V and 42 percent in Strange Brigade compared to the Radeon Vega 64. Radeon FreeSync offers more than 550 supported displays. Also, Radeon FreeSync 2 HDR offers more than 2X better brightness and color volume compared to sRGB.

Israel Adesanya Out Strikes Anderson Silva in Impromptu UFC 234 Main Event
Robert Whittaker has not fought since June of 2018, when he engaged in his second five-round war with the behemoth Yoel Romero. The most risky moment for Adesanya came in the third round, when Silva launched into a flying knee attempt.

KitGuru says: If we get any more updated information on this our news team will be sure to let you know. The HBM2 memory alone costs around $320 on every Radeon VII. "Even better, with a FreeSync 2 HDR display, they get even smoother gameplay and next-level contrast for HDR games - flawless for spotting and eliminating enemies lurking in dark corners".

The AMD Radeon VII can be purchased with a bundled of three free games - Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5 and The Division 2 for an asking price of Rs 54,990 in India.

Year-old girl battling terminal cancer sworn in as honorary police officer
A six-year-old girl with cancer had her dream come true when she was sworn in as an honorary police officer . But Abigail is strong, and she told her mother that the bad guys won't win this time.

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Kingdom - Animalia
Phylum - Chordata
Class - Amphibia
Order - Anura
Family - Hylidae

Green Tree Frog

These little green gems inhabit large areas along the south east coast of North America. They are found in woods and scrub areas, especially near streams and ponds. They frequently can be heard calling throughout the summer months.
Scientific Info
Scientific Name - Hyla cinerea
Type - Amphibian
Diet - Carnivore
Size - 3-14cm (1.1-5.5in)
Weight - 2-17g (0.07-0.6oz)
Top Speed - 17km/h (10mph)
Life Span - 2 to 5 years in captivity.
Lifestyle - Solitary
Conservation Status - Least Concern
Colour - Black, Green, Grey, Brown, Yellow
Skin Type - Permeable
Favourite Food - Insects
Habitat - Forests, woodlands and marshes
Average Clutch Size - 50
Main Prey - Insects, Worms, Small Frogs
Predators - Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Distinctive Features - Smooth skin and disc-like toes
location of origin

There are four main species of tree frog which vary in size from just a few to more than 10 centimetres in length. The European tree frog is found in meadows and shrublands across eastern Europe but is considered endangered in western Europe. The Common tree frog is the smallest of the tree frog species and is found in a variety of habitats across south-east Asia.

The Cuban tree frog is the largest of the four tree frog species ans is natively found in Cuba and its surrounding islands, but has been introduced to parts of Florida, the Caribbean and Hawaii. The Red-Eyed tree frog is the most distinctive of the tree frog species and is native to the jungles of Central America. The Red-Eyed tree frog has a long narrow body and hind legs which point outwards, along with its characteristic red eyes.

Because these frogs are small and easily frightened, they often do not do well with frequent handling. Some specimens do seem to tolerate occasional handling, however, so handling frequency should be determined on an individual basis. The little frogs tend to be nocturnal, and in captivity they will be the most active once the lights are off. Males frequently call most of the year, especially after being misted in the tank.

Since your frog is native to a semi-tropical climate it will obviously need a semi-tropical setup. You will want to start with the enclosure itself. Glass aquariums work the best not only because they are easy to clean but they make for good visibility inside. You will want to use nothing less than a 10 gallon. Since this is a tree frog, an enclosure that is taller than it is longer would work the best. A screen top is also required for security reasons and good ventilation.

1 or 2 Green Tree Frogs can be comfortably housed in a 10 gallon tank, or a 12 x 12 x 18 glass terrarium. Of course, bigger is always better, especially if you want to keep more than 2 frogs in your cage.

These frogs enjoy high humidity, and a substrate that allows plenty of water to evaporate throughout the day should be used. This can be orchid bark, cypress mulch, jungle bedding, or coconut husk bedding. In addition to a bedding that can hold moisture, humidity can be increased with sphagnum moss, which will also add to the aesthetic appeal of your terrarium.

Furnishings in the cage should allow the frog to hide during the day, as well as provide surface area for water to land when the cage is misted. The more foliage in the cage, the happier the frog will be, so make sure your cage looks like a lush tropical paradise! Use of live plants, fake vines, jungle vines, tropical plants, or even magnetically attached jungle plants will help your frogs feel much more at home. In addition to foliage, branches, caves, cork flats, and cork rounds can provide additional hiding places for the frogs.

As for cage furniture, you can use driftwood, cork bark, sticks and branches (warning: anything you collect from the outside must first be soaked in a mild bleach and water solution overnight, then soaked in water for another night and allowed to thoroughly air dry to kill any bacteria or bugs that may harm your frogs. Be sure the items are not releasing any fumes when they are placed into the enclosure).

You will also need some kind of foliage. You can use fake or live plants, but unless you are setting up a very large and elaborate setup, fake are the best as live plants are hard to keep alive indoors, unless you are planning on using air plants. Those work well, but make sure you don't let them dry out (avoid keeping these plants under or over heat sources).

Hunting and feeding

Green Tree Frogs live entirely off of insects in captivity, and will readily consume appropriate sized crickets. Some frogs will even eat small roaches!

All insects fed to your frogs should be gut loaded with a high quality cricket gutload, and immediately prior to be fed, they should be dusted in a high quality reptile calcium supplement at every feeding. About once a week, insects should be dusted in a high quality reptile multivitamin.

Males are usually smaller than females and have yellow to greenish-yellow throats. Upon reaching sexual maturity at approximately 1 year of age, males will begin to call. The call starts out quietly ad quickly builds to a constant WOK!, WOK!, WOK! that lasts for 10 to 20 seconds. Females have creamy white throats and will only make a short brief response call to a male or a distress call when annoyed by being handled or another frog sitting on them.

Temperature and Lighting

Hailing from the US, Green Tree Frogs do not need exceptionally hot temperatures to thrive in captivity. A simple day bulb should be sufficient to create a warm area in the cage that reaches the high 80s. At night, drops into the low 70s are acceptable, and if your cage is getting too cool, a night bulb will help keep temperatures comfortable for the frogs.

In addition to heat, UVB lighting can be very beneficial to the longevity of your Green Tree Frogs. Use of a compact fluorescent will light up your cage, help your plants grow, and also help your frogs correctly metabolize nutrients in their diet.

Your frogs are insectivores and will take small insects that they can easily fit in their mouths. I find crickets to be the best because they are readily available and are easy to breed on your own. Whatever the food, make sure the insects have a day in their own enclosure to get some food. T-Rex sells a cricket food for gut-loading that I use and find to be very inexpensive and good. The food contains extra calcium so the frogs will benefit from the nutrient rich gut of the insects. You will also want to coat the food with calcium and multi-vitamin supplements about 3 times a week. The frogs also need to be misted once a day with de-chlorinated water. Do all spraying in the morning to prevent any bacterial buildup.

You should thoroughly clean the enclosure once a week. This involves taking every thing out and rinsing and scrubbing it under hot water(no soap). You may want to place the frogs in a small container at this time. The tank itself will need to be cleaned too (hot water, no soap). As for the carpeting, this you can wash with laundry detergent but it must be rinsed well with cold clean water. You may find it useful to have two pieces of carpet so when one is dirty you will always have a clean one ready to go in.

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Interactive. Booyah!

I’ve just uploaded a quick and dirty professional portfolio. Have a look.

I’ve struggled for a long time over how to describe what I do. Art director? Strategist? Front-end developer? Speaker? Consultant? Full-time employee (hint, hint)? In semi-frustration I decided on “Interactive. Booyah!”. My intention is simply to create enough interest that a potential employer (hint, hint) might look a bit deeper into who I am and what I do. Is this a good strategy? I’ll let you know.

Personal mission statement, take one

For a variety of reasons, I’ve been feeling a bit disconnected lately. Life knocked me off my centre, and I lost my balance. Previously, I had been living in a mostly conscious state, so it’s been uncomfortable and disquieting to find myself reacting, rather than acting.

I’m wise enough at this point to know that what is up will soon be down (and vice versa), so I didn’t panic, knowing I’d eventually come back to centre. I’m relieved that I’m starting to glimpse my equilibrium point, but am frustrated at the pace of change.

In an effort to speed things up, I finally took my own advice and started writing. ‘Lo and behold, it worked (it always does for me). What came from that writing exercise is a personal mission statement designed to guide me through this next stage of life.

The concept of a personal mission statement is as corny as it comes. I didn’t set out to write such a thing. Rather I was trying to understand the thing that was bugging me (uncertainty, instability, insecurity, yadda yadda). In the midst of a couple of pages of stream of consciousness flow, I wrote a simple little paragraph that held an amazing amount of truth. Reviewing it, I realized it is a personal mission statement; it’s a map to what I need to do in order to fulfill my mission (more precisely, my mission at this moment). Here’s what I wrote:

For this next stage of my life, I want to:

  • Design web-based things that have a positive social impact.
  • Have autonomy over the shape of my day.
  • Work with a team of conscious adventurers.
  • Be present with my family.
  • Be able to meet my financial obligations.

Identifying these five points has gotten me a lot closer to my own center. With them, I have context with which I can make career choices. I have a place from which I can reframe my own brand. And I have a road-map of sorts that leads to peace.

Passion FTW! Part deux, WiredWednesday Edition

The fine folks from RedWire asked me to deliver the Passion FTW! talk at their monthly gathering of entrepreneurs. I was very stoked to do so, not least because I got to share a stage with the inimitable Saul Colt and David Crow.

This presentation is a bit different from the previous version. It’s been tweaked to appeal to a broader audience, and generally refined. I think it reads a bit better, and makes more sense as a stand alone piece.

Name that week

The primary project I’m working on at SiG@MaRS over the next few months is a week-long event in Toronto in early June. Together with some amazing partners, we’ll be bringing together the web/tech/agency/communication community with people working to create social change.

The goal of the week is to create opportunities for people in these two different groups to learn and work together. We’ve got some crazy ideas brewing, and plan on having a lot of fun.

We’ve temporarily called the week “Social Tech for Social Change”, but we all feel that the name is too cumbersome. Rather than deciding what to call this thing in a vacuum, I figured we’d put it out to the intended audience to see which name resonates best with you.

Please have a look at the names below – note these aren’t logos, I’ve just made the names pretty ’cause that’s the way I roll. At the bottom of the post is a poll. You can make multiple selections. Go! Go! Go!

The Passion Economy

passioneconomyWhat the hell is the passion economy? Does it exist? Does it matter?

A few months ago, my friend Sean Howard and I got very drunk on expensive white wine and strong Quebec beer (oy, the hangover!). We discovered that we share a passion for, um, passion. Over the following weeks, we met a couple of times to explore models of how passion affects people’s decisions, what passion means, how it’s measured, and to drink more wine.

I was very honored when Sean asked me to contribute the design for an e-book he was putting together specifically on passion and it’s role in the economy. Some seriously big-brained people. You may want to check the authors out on Twitter:

The Passion Economy pdf is released under a Creative Commons Share-Alike license. You are welcome to download, re-upload, distribute and do with as you see fit. I hope you enjoy it. Download at will.

I think I’m happiest when I’m terrified.

I seem to lack sufficient respect for doing things the easy way. What can I say? I like to make things, and I live to follow my passions. Still, it’s with more than a twinge of trepidation that I announce today that I’m stepping down from my day to day duties at The Blog Studio, the company I founded in 2004, in order to pursue new challenges and opportunities.

The Blog Studio is an awesome business, with a superb team and amazing clients. I’m still a partner, and will be helping with strategy and design on an on-going basis. I’m really proud of Lucia, Mike, and Adam and the business we managed to build together. Thank you guys, from the bottom of my heart.

So what’s next? Lately I’ve become fascinated with helping individuals within local communities connect around their areas of passion. I’ve witnessed first hand that spontaneous social good tends to arise when passionate people get together and are given the tools to act. I don’t know what will come from this, but it’s an area I need to explore.

While that exploration is going on, I’ll be taking on freelance design and consulting work. Please see the new Hire Me page for an overview of the services I offer.

By the way, none of this would be happening if it wasn’t for the amazing depth of awesomeness that is the Toronto Twitter community. Because of this amazing group, I can pull together an all-star team to tackle any size opportunity that comes my way. I also believe that by putting myself back on the market, I may get pulled into other all-star teams. Thanks to all of the amazing people I’ve met in recent months. You inspire me. Let’s see where this thing goes!

Feeling productive

David Seah absolutely floored me with the following observation:

I’ve said before that “personal productivity” is a state of mind; when we feel productive, we are productive.

This ties in with story I’ve been repeating to myself most mornings. I don’t if this is an urban myth or not, but it doesn’t really matter. The story goes like this:

A guy gets sick. He goes to see doctor after doctor after doctor. He has tests and surgeries. And through all the poking and prodding, he retains a cheerful attitude. He never gets cranky. He never gets bitchy. He just smiles and tells funny stories. His doctors and care givers are amazed. “How do you maintain this positive attitude?” they ask.

“It’s easy,” he tells them. “Every morning I have a decision to make; am I going to be happy or am I going to be miserable. I made a conscious decision to always choose happy. I make that one simple decision every day, and what you see are the results of that.”

Lately, as I slowly wake up under the shower, I’ve been telling myself that same story, and making that same decision. It’s helped, and as I develop the habit of doing it, it seems to be helping more and more.

I wonder what would happen if one were to make the same decision about feeling productive…


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Wonders of Wildlife National Museum Aquarium

Nearly ten years in the making and unprecedented in scale and scope, Wonders of Wildlife is larger than the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History and an inspirational tribute to the adventurers, explorers, outdoorsmen and conservationists who helped discover, develop and preserve the nation we love.

With 35,000 live fish, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds, the 350,000-square-foot complex is a wonder in and of itself. It contains more than 1.5 miles of trails through authentic, immersive habitats and features 1.5 million gallons of freshwater and saltwater aquariums and immersive wildlife galleries. Signature galleries include a massive “open ocean” ring-shaped aquarium and the two-story Shipwreck Room where guests can touch stingrays on the ocean floor. Immersive wildlife galleries feature 4D dioramas that transport guests through sights, sounds, smells and climates to some of the wildest places on earth, including a trek across the African savannah, the Amazon rainforest, the Arctic and America’s National Parks and more in a multisensory celebration of conservation and craftsmanship. The all-new museum and aquarium is located next to Bass Pro Shops National Headquarters in Springfield, Missouri, one of many signature nature-based attractions in Missouri’s Ozark Mountains, a region emerging as America’s Conservation Capital.

“Wonders of Wildlife is an inspirational journey around the world that celebrates the role of hunters and anglers as America’s true conservation heroes,” said Johnny Morris. “We proudly invite families and sportsmen to come share the wonder with an unforgettable experience meant to inspire generations of future conservationists.”

Wonders of Wildlife is a not-for-profit, proceeds benefit conservation and education.

 For additional information including admission, hours of operation and directions visit www.wondersofwildlife.org

I had an incredible time at the Wonders of Wildlife grand opening, surrounded by the best in conservation. This museum beats any museum in the planet! Speakers included Presidents George W. Bush and Jimmy Carter, Kevin Costner and many more. Great seeing Roland Martin, Jimmy Houston, Bill Dance, JP and Johnny Morris. Great time with great friends Robert W. Christoph Jr., RT and Karl.


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Finding structure for deepwater bottom fishing

Keeping track of your fishing coordinates is very important.

Taking it a step further, logging your fishing spots during specific times, throughout the year,  will help you learn to decipher patterns and understand bottom fish behavior.

The deepwater species  like the we target live anywhere from 600 to 2,000 feet deep. These are creatures of habit and they will return to certain bottom structure, or stay stationary, year after year.

A good way to find productive deep dropping grounds is to watch your sonar while trolling or running – while marking waypoints.

Furthermore, if you study any fishing chart…any structure in otherwise devoid deep water area will draw baitfish and consequently the rest of the food chain.

Once you have located a productive spot, mark the area on your sonar. Determine how the wind and current will push your boat. Fishing in very deep water means fishing, you’ll want to stay as stationary as possible, calm days are best. You can also use your engines to help keep your boat in the spot, and keep your lines as close to vertical as you can. When you find the structure, whether it be a shipwreck, bank, seamount…any place with a noticeable change in depth – work a slow grid pattern. With a little luck, there’s a great chance you’ll fill your cooler.

Raymarine’s new RealVision system allow you to read bottom like you never have before.

Gyro stabilization compensates for boat movement, delivering life-like 3D sonar imagery and the RealVision 3D Transducers combine CHIRP DownVision, CHIRP SideVision, High Frequency CHIRP, and RealVision 3D into a single transducer housing so that you can easily identify structure and locate fish with real life-like clarity.

Check it out here: Raymarine Axiom RealVision


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Fattah, Gym and Vallas to Discuss Education Funding at Oct. 16 Forum

PHILADELPHIA  Congressman Chaka Fattah, a long-time advocate for public education, Helen Gym, a former teacher and consultant in the school district and a parent activist, and Philadelphia School District Superintendent Paul Vallas will participate in a panel discussion at a Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellors Forum titled "How Pennsylvania School Funding Jeopardizes Philadelphia's Future (And What You Can Do About It)" on October 16.

The lunchtime meeting, hosted by Chancellor Alan M. Feldman in the Associations 1101 Market Street, 11th floor conference center, is open to the public and begins at noon with a free lunch, followed by the panel presentation at 12:15 p.m. and then a question-and-answer period.

According to Education Week, Pennsylvania ranks among the most unequal states in the nation  43rd out of 50 in the area of education funding. Other figures show that 270 of the states 500 school districts having gaps greater than $3,000 per student in what they spend compared to the top-spending school districts. State data shows if Philadelphia were able to spend the same amount as the average district in the Philadelphia five-county region, it would need $2,125 more per student or $448.4 million per year.

Philadelphia, the largest school district in the state, is once again facing a financial crisis. Philadelphia has the highest class sizes in the region and those numbers are expected to increase during the 2006-2007 school year due to budget cuts.

Everyone knows that for Philadelphia to truly become a great city, it must have a public education system that gives all of its children a real chance to learn and realize their potential. To achieve that objective, we need to fund our schools in a fair and equitable way. Its time for us to begin this important public debate, and to take action to reform an unfair existing system of education funding, Feldman said.

Congressman Fattah, who represents Pennsylvanias Second Congressional District, has supported various innovative educational initiatives during his career. He was the architect of the nationally funded GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs), the largest pre-college awareness program in this nation's history. Locally, Fattah created CORE Philly Scholarship, which serves students residing in Philadelphia. Another of Fattahs legislative achievements, The College Retention Program, has provided more than a million students with financial assistance.
Superintendent Vallas recently had his contract renewed through the 2008-2009. During his tenure the standardized test scores in both reading and math for Philadelphia public school students have steadily increased.

Gym has served as both a consultant and a teacher for the Philadelphia School District. She is also the former editor of Public School Notebook, an independent quarterly education newspaper for public school parents and teachers.

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VOLUME 5 NUMBER 2 (July to December 2012)

Philipp. Sci. Lett. 2012 5 (2) 209-215
available online: December 19, 2012

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Submitted: August 24, 2012
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Accepted: November 05, 2012

Isolation of thermophilic bacteria(Bacillus AND Ureibacillus)and amplification of genes forselected enzymes

by Cynthia T. Hedreyda*, John Jewish A. Dominguez, and Karen Rosal

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Because catalyses often employ or produce hightemperature environment, isolation of bacterialthermophiles that produce thermostable enzymesis important in industry. This study was focusedon the isolation of bacteria that can grow at 55°Cand higher, by using hot spring, mud spring, and solid oil sludgesamples as sources of inocula added to Luria Bertini broth thatwere incubated at 55 to 70°C with shaking (25 rpm). One isolatefrom the hot spring sample that grew at 60°C and another isolatefrom oil sludge sample that grew at 55°C, were identified to belong to Bacillus licheniformis. An isolate from mud spring thatgrew at 55°C was identified to belong to Bacillus subtilis. Pureculture of two isolates from the oil sludge sample that couldsurvive up to 60°C exhibited 99% 16s rRNA gene sequencesimilarity with two relatively new species, Ureibacillussuwonensis and Ureibacillus thermosphaericus. The apr foralkaline protease was detected from the mud spring B.licheniformis while a fragment of a gene with 98% sequencesimilarity with the gene for Bacillopetidase F was amplifiedfrom the B. licheniformis isolated from oil sludge. PCR usinggene-targeted primers and template DNA of the Bacillus subtilisisolate from mudspring, resulted in the amplification of expectedsize amplicons for a neutral protease, β-glycosidase, α-amylaseand xylanase genes. Amplification of target gene fragments wasconfirmed by gene sequence analysis. Target amplicons were notgenerated from the Ureibacillus suwonensis and Ureibacillusthermosphaericus isolates, suggesting the need for furtherstudies using new or degenerate primers to amplify genes forenzymes with industrial applications. These relatively two newbacterial species that are not yet well studied, particularly at themolecular level, could be potential sources of important enzymesthat allow the bacteria to survive and grow in extremeenvironments such as the oil sludge.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Further examples on using the Rule of 10

In the last couple of posts I introduced and illustrated, what I call, the Rule of 10 (ROT) approach to focusing. Namely, achieving focus solutions in your head, without any Apps or look-up tables.

In this post I’ll continue with a few more examples. All assuming a full frame, 35mm camera system, ie infinity blurs (Circle of Confusions, CoCs) between 30 microns and 10 microns.

Although the ROT can be used for long lenses, I believe it is best suited for short to wide angle lenses.

For example, with a 200mm lens, the initial (ie before adjustments) ROT focus, at F/10 and with a CoC (infinity blur) of 200 microns (FL in microns), will be 20m (FL/10 = 200/10).

Clearly, an infinity blur of 200 microns needs adjusting, say, to 20 microns (to make the numbers easy), giving a final ROT (at 20 microns CoC, ie 1/10 of 200 microns) of 200m (20 * 10). Thus giving a depth of field (at 20 microns) of 100m (ROT/2) to infinity.

Whereas at, say, a focal length of 16mm, the initial (and final) F/10 ROT = 1.6m (16/10) at a CoC of 16 microns. Giving a depth of field of 0.8m (1.6/2) to infinity.

And at a focal length of 50mm, the initial F/10 ROT = 5m (50/10) at a CoC of 50 microns. Leading to an adjusted ROT (to achieve 25 (50/2) microns, say) of 10m. Giving a depth of field of 5m (10/2) to infinity.

In other words, my guidance is to restrict the ROT approach to lenses shorter than, say, 50mm. Also, for lenses shorter than 28mm, your ROT CoC (FL in microns) will automatically fall into the 10-30 micron range: 30 microns being OK quality and 10 microns being high quality.

As for focus stacking, the approach here should be to decide the maximum blur you wish to see through the scene and make this the infinity blur (CoC).

As an example, let’s use a 20mm lens and look at seeing what three focus brackets does for us, at, say, a maximum blur of 10 microns.

First the ROT at F/10 is simply 2m, ie 20/10, but with an infinity blur of 20 microns, ie the FL in microns. As we need to realise a 10 micron blur, ie half of the initial figure of 20 microns, all we need to double the initial ROT, ie to 4m.

We then use our simple stacking rule, ie focus at the odd numbers, to work out the focus points, namely:
  • ROT/1 = 4m - contributing a depth of field of ROT/0 to ROT/2
  • ROT/3 = 1.3m - contributing a depth of field of ROT/2 to ROT/4
  • ROT/5 = 0.8m - contributing a depth of field of ROT/4 to ROT/6
The final near depth of field being ROT/6 = 4/6 = 0.66m; giving a final depth of field, over three images, of 0.66m to infinity, at a maximum blur of 10 microns, ie a high-quality focus bracket capture.

As usual with ROT-based focusing, the above examples were all done in my head: no paper; no apps; no look-up tables.

Finally, what about diffraction?

Well, as we know, diffraction blurring will occur through the scene and can be estimated from k*N, where k is around 1.3 for a visible band camera, ie not an IR one, and N is simply the aperture number. The usual practice being to combine the lens defocus blur with the diffraction blur, in quadrature. That is the total-blur^2 = Lens-blur^2 + diffraction-blur^2.

This allows us to calculate the lens ROT-based CoC, ie infinity blur, requirement from required-ROT-blur = SQRT(total-blur^2 - diffraction-blur^2).

Thus, if we are shooting at F/10 our diffraction blur can be estimated at 13 microns (1.3*10). If we now need to find an infinity blur (total) solution at, say, 30 microns, then we can calculate the lens component, ie our final ROT blur, at SQRT(30^2 -13^2), ie just over 27 microns.

But what if the total blur requirement was 15 microns at F/10? Well this would result in a final ROT blur of SQRT(15^2 - 13^2), ie some 7 microns.

As we can see, accounting for diffraction complicates our simple ROT method. Thus, my recommendation is that you seek out defocus solutions (on a full frame) between 10 and 20-25 micron.

That is, if you wish to account for diffraction, don’t push the lens defocus blur beyond 20-25 microns, and keep it down around 10 microns for the highest quality. Also don't push the aperture much beyond F/10, unless you are only uploading to Facebook, or you really need to cover the near field and you can't focus bracket.

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This happened once before, when I came to your door, No reply
They said it wasn't you, but I saw you peep through your window
I saw the light, I saw the light
I know that you saw me, 'cause I looked up to see, your face
I tried to telephone, They said you were not home that's a lie
'cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in, your door
    I nearly died, I nearly died, 'cause you walked hand in hand
    with another man, in my place

If I were you, I'd realize that I, love you more, than any other guy
And I'll forgive, the lies that I  heard before when you gave me no reply
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12 May 2010

Teacher's Coverall Apron Tutorial

As seen on SYTYC, the Teacher's Cover-all Apron.   If you wish to make one for your favorite teacher, or one for yourself, here's the ho-to:

  •  1 yard of denim fabric
  •  1 yard of decorative fabric
  •  1/2 yard giant ric rac
  •  2 1" D-rings
  •  matching thread
  •  your sewing tools...cutting tools, sewing machine, and marking tools
From the denim, cut:
  •  39.5" by 24.5" rectangle
  •  12.5" by 12.5" square
  •  (2)10" by 10" squares for pockets
From the decorative fabric, cut:
  •  12.5" by 4.5" strip
  •  16" by 4.5" strip
  •  42" by 4.5" strip
  •  86" by 2.25" strip for edge of skirt*
  •  108" by 4.5" strip for tie*
  •  (2) 10" by 2.25" strips for pockets
(*to make these long strips, cut 4.5" strips of fabric, and piece together as needed.  I'll show you details as we go.)

Now for the fun part!
Cut a 12.5 inch length of ric rac, and pin it in place to the apron bib (the 12.5" denim square.)
I sewed the ric rac 1/8" from the edges, along both sides, to secure it.
Take the smallest strip of fabric, and iron it in half and then iron each side to the middle.
Now, prepare the 16" strip.  Iron just as you did the first, but you'll want to fold the end so that it looks finished when you sew it closed.
 Now, tuck the strip around the right side of the apron, and sew in place.  It should stick out above the apron bib.

Prepare your 42" strip as the other two.
 Time to prepare your apron skirt.
First, grab a large plate.
Join together your 2.25" strips to make an 86" long piece.  To do so,
Be extra careful as you sew around the curves.  Press the seam out with your iron.
Using your best topstitch, sew from the right side of the fabric 1/8" from each edge.  This way the fabric strip along the skirt will match the apron bib.
 Set the skirt aside for a minute.  Time to make the apron tie.
Iron the tie so the edges are crisp.

Ready to assemble your apron?
Grab the apron skirt, apron bib, and tie.  Fold in half so you identify the center.

Open up the tie so you can see the center, but the sides are still folded in.
Baste the apron bib in place, about 1/4" from the edge of the bib.
The apron  bib should overlap the apron tie.
Add a few pins to hold the apron bib in place, and turn everything over so it is right side up.
Before you sew everything together, add a fun touch to the ends of the apron ties.
Ready to sew the ties and apron all together.
 At this point, the apron is complete.  Keep going if you'd like to add the pockets.

Take your two 10" denim squares and corresponding 10" by 2.25" fabric strips.
 Fold and iron your strips in half.  Sew the strip to one side of the pocket right sides together with a 1/4" seam.  Repeat for second pocket.
Iron strip back down so it covers the seam, and pin in place.  Topstitch both the top and bottom of the strip so it matches the apron.  Cut two 10" pieces of ric rac.
Topstitch the ric rac, as you did with the apron bib.  Repeat for second pocket.
I folded the fabric so that the tucks folded outwards towards the pocket edges.
Keep the pins holding the top tucks in place for now.
Iron in the edges of each pocket as shown.  I folded in the pocket corners, folding the tip in first and then matching the sides.  (Kinda like wrapping a present.)  Repeat for other pocket.
Now, identify where you want to place your pockets.  I put on the apron, and marked a comfortable distance for resting my hands.  I then centered the pockets at that distance below the apron bib sides, and pinned the pockets in place.
You're now done!  My favorite feature of this apron is that there are no exposed seams, and all the fabric strips coordinate.  The doubled up fabric in the should strap and ties also make it  more comfortable.  Plus, the pockets turned out pretty cute!

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Linking to Women Who Do It All, Just A Girl, Someday Crafts, Somewhat Simple, and Kojo Designs.

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Caroline said...

That's a very nice gift for any teacher. And I just have to say how much I love that red and white fabric. So cute!

Beverly @ FlamingoToes.com said...

That's a great tutorial, thanks! And it would be cute for non-teachers too! :)

Jill from Women Who Do It All said...

What a fabulous teacher gift! It turned out great, and looks like a great tutorial!

Mary Elizabeth said...

Awwwww!! This apron is so, so cute!!!! I cannot wait to try it! Thank you for such a gorgeous post!!! :)

Kelley said...

michelle@somedaycrafts said...

What a great tute!! The pictures are all so great!! Thanks for linking up!!!

Josée alias amelanche 1 said...

Il est très beau et j'adore le choix de couleur, bravo!

Jess said...

Hey there Chris! I featured your apron tutorial on my blog today!

Thanks for the tutorial and inspiration!

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24 June 2010

Doll Crib Bumpers Tutorial

Part two of my Little Mama Series: Doll crib bumpers.

Making these dolly crib bumpers was a labor of love.  The fabric was actually used in the bumpers my mom made for my first daughter.  It's a Robert Kauffman line by designer Jennifer Sampson called Crazy for Daisies (it's over 7 years old now!).  Mom also used it in the quilt she made for my girl, and I've been able to reuse it after carefully picking apart the old bumpers.  Anywho, to make your bumpers, whether for a dolly crib or a regular one you'll need the following:

  • Crib
  • 1-2 yards of fabric
  • cotton batting
  • Matching thread
  • 2-4 yards of ricrac
  • 2-4 yards of ribbon or twill tape for ties
  • sew-on velcro
  • fray check for ends of ribbon
  • Sewing supplies (including scissors, pins, sewing machine, seam ripper, measuring tape, and iron)
  • Helpful to have: rotary cutter and quilting ruler.
To begin,

Step one.  Measure and cut your material.

Measure the inside length and width of your crib.  In my case, the crib is 24" long by 12" wide.  Determine how tall you want the bumpers to be, in my case, 4" high.  Add 1 inch to each measurement for seam allowance, I cut out the following pieces:

Two (2) 25" by 9" rectangles for the long sides of the crib.
Two (2) 13" by 9" rectangles for the short sides of the crib.
Two (2) 24" by 4" rectangles of cotton batting.
Two (2) 12" by 4" rectangles of cotton batting.
Two (2) 36" by 4" rectangles of cotton batting.
Eight (8) 10" lengths of ribbon for ties.  If I were making a full size set of bumpers, I'd double the ties.  Since this was for a small scale, I figured one set in each corner would be sufficient.

Step Two.  Sew the rectangles together with the ties.

Open up the rectangles after ironing, and pin the ribbon ties in place.  If you are making full-size, you'll want two ties at each top and bottom corner.  (One 1/2" up from iron mark, one down 1/2" from the top.)  For the dolly size, I basted the ties at the center (or quarter with everything opened up).

Baste the ribbons in place.  Pin together each short end, alternating the long length pieces and the short end pieces.

Sew the four lengths together with three seams, using a 1/2" seam.

There will be a set of ties which is not in a seam.

Step three.  Quilt the batting to the fabric.
There are two sets of batting.  The first set are the four pieces that are the size of the crib.  These will be quilted to one side of the bumpers.  They are cut so they fit nicely into the corners.  The other set are longer.  They are to provide stability, and aren't cut to fit corners.

Carefully pin the first set of batting into place.  Using a long ruler and a pencil or quilting marker, draw the sewing lines to follow.  Mine are 1" apart.

Repeat for the other three sides of the bumpers.
Prepare the long set of batting.  First, sew the two pieces together with a zigzag stitch.

I only sewed the batting into the corner seams.  This allowed the batting to still fold into the corners, but gave the first set of batting some more strength.

Repeat for the remaining three corners.

Step four.  Baste the ricrac in place.
With the right side up, baste the ricrac 1/2" down from the top of the bumpers.  I chose the quilted side to be the outside of the bumpers, and that is where I basted the ricrac.

Step five.  Sew the bumpers together.
First, pin the ribbons together so they are out of your way.

With right sides together, carefully pin the bumpers together.

Sew together using a 1/2" seam.  Be sure to leave one short side open for turning.

Turn the bumpers right side out.  This is tricky...like wrangling a snake.  It would be easier with wider bumpers.

Step six.  Topstitching and velcro closure.
You're ready to topstitch the bumpers.  You'll want to stitch that opening closed, as well as along the top and bottom of the bumpers.  As you sew along the ricrac side, if any ricrac is sticking out too far, your can pull the fabric up over it as you go.

Don't forget to topstitch along the bottom, too.

Cut a length of velcro to match the width of your bumpers.

Sew the velcro to the bumpers, the loop side on one edge, the hook on the other edge, making sure the edge with the ties is the edge that is towards the outside.  Carefully sew along the edge, just like topstitching.

Step seven.  Velcro tabs for the sides.
This is an additional step I added after realizing a few days after I completed the bumpers that the sides sagged.  So, grab your pins and decide based on your crib spindles where you need additional support.  I figured two tabs per side for my little crib.

Cut two 8" by 2.5" rectangles of fabric.  Sew them, right sides together, then turn and press.

Take each little tube, and tuck in the fabric on each end like this:

Top stitch the tabs along all sides.  Cut four velcro pieces to fit each tab on one end.

Sew the velcro in place on one end, and then sew the tab on to the bumper using the same size rectangle stitch so that they match.

Sew the other part of the velcro in place on the bumper.  Repeat for other three tabs.

Your dolly crib is really looking like the real thing.  The best part about these bumpers is you can personalize them in a million ways.  Use piping instead of ricrac.  You could piece together the outside, just make sure the final piece is the same dimensions as the inner piece.  You could use twill tape or make your own ties with fabric instead of ribbon.  I would love to see what you come up with!

Now for the love note to my daughters.  One thing I've realized is that everything I've done in my life helped prepare me for motherhood.  I remember expecting my first son, and the fun I had in preparing his nursery...including his bumpers.  In a way, doing all that work in preparing for my son's birth was symbolic of all the preparation I had received.  I've been so blessed to receive a great college education, including an advanced degree.  Before Mr. Pickup and I married, I had the chance to study abroad, to work full-time, and to even be a missionary for my church.  I rely on all of this experience each day as I mother my children.  That is the message I want to share with my daughters.  To be a good mother takes preparation...education, life skills, and emotional maturity are essential.  I hope that they will seek higher education, and as many wonderful experiences as they can.  It is important to be prepared for whatever may come, and in the end it will help them to be better moms.

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    Design Esquire said...

    Your bumper is amazing, and the tutorial was very easy to follow! How nice that you could reuse the same fabric that your mother used for your daughter.

    This is bringing back my own childhood memories. My mother made me a little doll crib when I was a child. While she didn't make a bumper, she did sew a cover for a crib mattress in a cute Strawberry Shortcake print. I think she still has it in a closet in her home, and I'm going to make sure she doesn't throw it away! Hopefully I'll have a daughter someday and I can use it then. I can only imagine how much your daughters will enjoy this!

    elizabeth @ twelvecrafts said...

    So cute! I've been looking for a little doll crib at garage sales and thrift stores. Now I REALLY want to find one . . . like NOW!

    Jess said...

    so awesome Chris! I love the fact that you were able to reuse that fabric, and your comments on motherhood are so sweet! :D

    Jessica Hills said...

    Such a great tutorial! Thanks for posting on Favorite Things Friday!

    Anj said...

    Well done tutorial... so detailed!!!!
    And I loved reading your thoughts about motherhood. I agree with everything you said! Beautiful.
    AAAaaannnndddd... that photo of your daughter asleep in the doll crib (on an earlier post)... precious!!!

    Caroline said...

    Awesome, as usual. And I agree, that picture of her asleep in it, too sweet.

    Megan said...

    Now I just need to get my daughter a crib so I can make the sheets and the bumper...so cute. You make it look so easy, too! I'm off to a garage sale to see what I can find. Thanks for the inspiration.

    casserole said...

    This is SOOO cute!!! I linked to your tutorial over at Craft Gossip Sewing:

    Melissa said...

    I have some doll cribs that are seriously in need of bedding. Maybe this will inspire me to get my but in gear.

    RenaeF said...

    So cute! My daughter would die for these :)

    the lovely paper blog said...

    how cute! i love doll stuff and now i can make this:)

    Emily said...

    I just found your blog and love it! I just wanted to say I'm glad your name is Chris... and not Elvis. When I first read your signature at the end of the post I thought it said Elvis. Under closer inspection it obviously says Chris.
    Actually I really started this comment because I love all the tutorials your doing on doll cribs. I also love the picture (a couple posts down) of your daughter sleeping in the doll crib! Too cute!

    Anonymous said...

    great tutorial! Thanks so very much for your participation in Craft Schooling Sunday, I really appreciate it and all your wonderful projects! Keep up the good work!

    lucy said...

    Yay! That's really cute and would be one of the perfect baby gifts to give. Great job! Anyway, I wonder if we can also use this doll crib bumper on baby's cradle?

    Kandice Howard said...

    I featured this at Sinful Sewing & Sweets as part of my 30 Sew-Made Holiday Ideas. Check it out at http://sinfulsweetsandsewing.blogspot.com/2012/11/day-2-doll-accesorries.html
    Thanks for the cute idea,

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Serving Saturday

I got to spend my Saturday morning at one of my favorite charitable organizations – YMEN.

Here is a blub straight from their website to explain what they are all about –

Researchers from Jawanza Kunjufu to Na’im Akbar agree that society must make a greater effort and focus more resources to reach African-American boys ages 10-16. Even with the recent growth and revitalization in North Lawndale community, we face serious challenges in the areas of community safety and academic underachievement, particularly amoung our African-American young men. In the past four years, over 10,000 North Lawndale boys were arrested and placed into the juvenile court system. According to Congressman Danny K. Davis, 70% of all adult men in North Lawndale ages 18-45 are ex-offenders. Homicide is the leading cause of death among African-American men between the ages of 15-24 years old. In Illinois, there are more than 10,000 more African-American males in prison or on parole than are enrolled in college. In North Lawndale, less than 35% of African-American young men graduate from high school, and less than 5% earn a bachelor’s degree. If African-American young men are essential assets of a healthy community, more must be done. Reaching African-American youth is a life or death proposition.

At YMEN, we have been a community leader in providing significant resources and holistic youth programming, including academic support, leadership development activities, community service opporutunites to young men in the North Lawndale community.

Every month where there is a fifth Saturday my church The Chapel – Hinsdale ventures into North Lawndale and prepares a meal for those who are less fortunate.  Last weeks church service was all about using your talents to serve others.  Well my talent is cooking so I am so glad that I get to use it for more than just cooking in my own house or in restaurants.  It’s great to use a talent for something so much greater.  I must give credit where it is deserved though – I didn’t have to plan or prep the menu this week!  An amazing man by the name of Andre who also attends our church and is also an amazing chef prepared the meal today and I got to sit back and assist!

Andre spent all day yesterday cooking up some beautiful beef.  It was DELICIOUS!

I was in charge of mashed potatoes and green beans.  It’s nice to have the simple task sometimes haha

And here is my favorite guy from YMEN – Travion!

He helped me with the green beans and potatoes and is an absolute rock star.  He’s only 13 but assists at YMEN every weekend.  How many people know a 13 year old who wakes up early every Saturday morning and selflessly helps through the afternoon?  Hes the sweetest & smartest kid I know and is a definite YMEN success story.  This kid is going to go far in life.  He just won a scholarship for writing – so watch out for him.  He will be on a best selling book list – I am sure of it!

It was most definitely the busiest weekend we have ever had!  Everyone did an amazing job!  I am so proud of our church and what we have been able to do and so proud of all the little kids and teenagers that came to help and truly enjoyed themselves.

Another successful Saturday at YMEN with The Chapel

Brunch of Appetizers!

Yet another church meal!

Can I confess that I never get sick of cooking for my church?  What a blast!

(and what wonders for my self esteem haha)

I did have some medical things going on this month which has pushed this meal back a bit.  I was even asked if I was still capable of doing this meal and asked if I would like this task given to someone else.  I most definitely didn’t want to pass this up!  I love the menu making, the shopping, the cooking, the presenting..I just love it all.  Its the gift that God has blessed me with, what better place to use my gift than at my own church?  I have advertised it before but here’s a reminder of the fantastic church I attend.

For this weeks meal we did another appetizer spread so people can mingle and not have to sit down or worry about their kids getting fidgety in their seats.  I wanted to do something more unique and we had 3 baptisms today so what kind of meal goes best with baptisms? Brunch!

The spread!

Had to have the classic fruit platter.  I only did melon because I did a build your own yogurt parfait station that had a mix of berries

Instead of a regular crudite platter I did roasted vegetables that I roasted with olive oil, a little bit of garlic seasoning, some balsamic vinegar and I served them with a Chipotle Ranch dressing.  Must more fun than your regular raw veggies!

Mini Quiche!  These are unique since I used hash browns as the base instead of your usual pie crust.  All I did was get frozen hash browns, mixed with melted butter and pushed them into a mini muffin tin and baked them off for 15 minutes.  Then I added the toppings I desired and filled the rest of the cup with egg, half and half, pepper, salt, and nutmeg.  These quiche were spinach and swiss and sausage with cheddar.  Loved them!  The nutmeg definitely gives them a little bit more depth of flavor than just having your regular egg mix.

Homemade buttermilk biscuits with honey and jam.  Simple biscuit recipe – 2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, pinch of salt, 5 tablespoons vegetable shortening and 1 cup of buttermilk.  Roll out and cut your biscuits to your desired size.  Bake at 350 until delicious!

brunch biscuits

Buttermilk biscuits with sliced ham and honey mustard.

Whats a gathering without cheese and crackers?

These are the same bars I made before on my blog.  Recipe found here –

The brunch was an absolute success 🙂

A chef is always happy when there’s not too many leftovers and of course the bigger nightmare – running out!

Cooking for a Crowd

A few weeks ago I was asked to prepare a luncheon for my church after one of our services.  Instead of having a sit down lunch we were going to have it in the lobby to allow everyone to mingle and meet.  I decided the best route to go for a feast like this is to go with appetizers.  Not to mention i’m a sucker for appetizers and will go that route whenever I can!  I wanted to share my menu since I know when I am planning a party for a large crowd I love to know some recipes that can be made ahead and can be easily assembled to conserve time.

I will take the time here to thank my church profusely for always being there for me.  I have been attending the Chapel for a little over a year now and I have become a better person because of them.  I kept getting thanked for taking the time to make this meal for them.  I feel I should be the one thanking all of them.  They have been an amazing church family to me and I feel like this is my way to show them thanks.  Thank you Chapel family!

Simple make ahead appetizers

Mango Salsa –

Made this 2 days ahead of time and let the flavors blend together!

Recipe found here

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Loaded Potato Skins

Made the potatoes a day ahead of time and layered with paper towels and topped these gems the day of the event

Recipe found here

potato tier

Italian Skewers

I made these a day ahead of time and let them get super tasty in pesto overnight

Recipe found here

Roast Beef & Brie Bites

All I did was make garlic crostini, added a slice of roast beef, a sliver of brie and topped with a julienne of roasted red pepper.  Simple & Delicious!

beef crostini

Chicken Salad Crostini

On the same crostini used for roast beef I used my famous chicken salad recipe and topped the crostinis with creamy chicken salad!

Recipe Found Here

Mac & Cheese Bites

I used a basic homemade mac and cheese recipe.  I have never really measured mine but Alton Brown’s recipe is pretty similar and a rock solid recipe!  Do not bake the recipe in a regular baking dish!  I  added the finished mac and cheese to mini muffin tins and baked at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.  Let them cool a little bit before popping them out gently with a butter knife.  If you take them out piping hot they may fall apart!

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Fruit & Crudite with Hummus

A simple go-to option for any get together!

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Mini Dessert Bites

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Cinnamon Donut Muffins – Recipe Found Here

Chocolate Chip Quick Bread – Recipe Found Here

Maui Wowie Blondies – I used this blondie recipe but only used white chocolate chips and shredded coconut

The Feast!

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The Crowd

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Just a thing to think about…

Thank you everyone who helped me this Sunday! Andre, Brigit, Mark and my mom are rock stars!

In loving memory of our Sister in Christ Heidi Walsh

Operation BBQ Relief

I had the opportunity to be a part of a fantastic dinner put together by Sweet Baby Rays BBQ last night.  It wasn’t just any ol’ dinner though, it was to support an amazing cause called Operation BBQ Relief.  This organization was formed after the Joplin, Missouri tornadoes hit last year, i’m sure you are all familiar with this tragic event.  What Operation BBQ Relief did was went down to the site of the destruction and fed families, firefighters, police, etc.  They served over 120,000 meals in the two weeks they were there.  Of course people living in the Midwest area have also been hit again recently with multiple tornadoes again.  The dinner last night was formed in hopes of growing the organization to the Chicagoland area.

I cannot explain the reason for their cause any better than what their vision explains;

“The vision of Operation BBQ Relief is that all people involved in relief efforts during natural disasters will understand the true meaning of compassion for those who have lost possessions and loved ones and that they will further utilize all of their God-given skills and abilities to better the lives of those affected.”

I was incredibly touched by the outcome of this event.  Nearly 150 BBQ fanatics in the Chicagoland area came together to discuss such an important cause and show their support.  I was so impressed by the vision and mission of this cause that my BBQ Team will be joining the efforts and to help out as needed.  I encourage you to read more on this cause, they are incredible people doing great things for people in need.  BBQ fanatics or even just people with a big heart are welcome to come join forces and help!

Click Here to Read More

Now – to share the incredible food Sweet Baby Rays provided for this event!

Dave Raymond (Sweet Baby Ray) Talks about the cause

See Sweet Baby Rays post on OBR

BBQ Martini

Burnt Ends

Our Chef preparing said shrimps

Gumbo Shooters

Our Dinner Menu

Brisket, Pulled Pork, Texas Sausage

Desserts – After I already got to some of them

Thank you for stopping by! Please check out Operation BBQ Relief & Sweet Baby Rays!


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• Uilleann pipe-making initiative hits the right note

    February 26th, 2015

    Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, presented the first group of uilleann pipe-making graduates with their awards at a ceremony in Na Píobairí Uilleann’s dedicated PipeCraft Centre in Clonshaugh today.

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