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  1. Last year I started dating a christian guy. Our relationship lasted for approximately 5 months. Everything was going quite well but then one day out of the blue he texted me saying that he felt that God was leading us down two different paths as I was planning to go to university and he was going to be away quite a lot over the summer as he working for a christian youth organisation and was doing a couple of overseas outreach teams for them over the summer. He wanted us to remain friends but obviously I was upset. I had been at uni for around a month when he messaged me on Facebook asking how everything was and I politely replied but didn't really continue on the conversation as i didn't want to get hurt again. He then messaged me several times since trying to strike up conversation but I didn't reply. Then on my birthday he messaged me wishing me to have a good day and I replied with a very blunt Thanks but he still kept trying to carry on the conversation. I've been thinking about him a lot and I don't know whether this is God's way of telling me to try and get back with him as I will be home now for 5 months over summer. I know I could just message him but I don't know how to apologise for being rude before and I don't know whether it is the right decision. My family did like him as he was a good christian guy but they felt that as he wasn't attending university he wasn't good enough maybe. This also sounds terrible but everyone says that I was too attractive for him as he's not really into clothes and material things also and I am very into my style and looks even though I know I shouldn't be and he didn't have much spare cash. I just really don't know what to do. If i get back with him people will wonder why because they say I'm too good but the truth is I really thought we had something and I just don't know what to say if i do decide to message him? Sorry this is so long and I appreciate you taking time to read this.
  2. So it has been a few years since I have been on here. A lot has happened and I'm technically not a teen anymore! When I first joined these forums it was at a time I was struggling in my relationship with God (and doubts at times to his existence), struggling with a huge porn addiction, and with mild depression. I sought out this forum as a place to talk with other Christians my age. I am in a much better place now (and married!!) and pursuing my dreams. I thought I would revisit these forums post about what helped me through those times, and invite you to experience what I did all those years ago. After college I took about half a year off to really pursue God. I decided to do a Discipleship Training School in YWAM Slovakia. It was a real time of breakthrough for me -- I was able to connect to God in a way that truly changed my life. I learned how to hear God's voice...and it made all the difference. For years I had tried SO HARD to break my porn addiction. I just couldn't shake it. The best I could do was sometimes resist for a week at a time. Usually though, I was "using" porn on a daily basis, and the kind of porn I wanted kept getting darker and darker. Yet all that changed when I started listening to the voice of my Heavenly Father. I won't lie and say I have never looked at porn since then. There are times I still struggle. But you know what? Those times are so few now, and I still believe there will be a day when even those will pass. Why? Because, it is no longer MY FIGHT against porn, or MY FIGHT against depression, or MY FIGHT against anything at all. I was trying so hard to accomplish something I simply couldn't do. Through teaching on how to hear God's voice, God started to speak to me about letting Him fight through me, surrendering to His Spirit and letting the Holy Spirit overcome through me. It was no longer MY FIGHT to be obedient to God, it was His Spirit in me showing me that He loves me no matter what. It's one thing to read in the Bible that God loves you - and quite another to begin to experience it first hand. I started writing down the things I felt God spoke to me -- and sharing them with others to make sure I wasn't going off the deep end. Through it all there were times I wondered if I was just making this stuff up...yet it all felt so real. God spoke to me that by the time the school was over He would remove all the doubts I had about if this was His voice or not. And he did! Through a dream, God showed me some specific things about one of the members of our team. In the dream this person came to me while we were each sitting on our separate beds. He told me two or three different things, and then we prayed together. The strength of the prayer woke me up, and I wrote the dream down. A few weeks to a month later the dream unfolded before my eyes. Me and this guy were assigned to prepare a Bible study, and we were each sitting on our beds across from each other (although were were in a different town at this point). In the middle of the preparation, he said he needed to talk to me about things he had never told anyone else. And...boom. It was those exact things from my dream. Can I encourage you that God is real! He is alive, and He is in you! If you take the time to listen...He is always speaking. Sometimes He is just saying "I love you!" but that can be the most transforming thing He says...if you let Him speak it to your heart. Well...if you want to experience something like that you can join our next DTS at the end of August. Or you can check out this teaching by Mark Virkler on How to Hear God's Voice. Either way, it can change your life! If you have any questions about my journey, feel free to ask here or send me a private message. P.S. Can I also encourage you to always pursue God in the context of community? I know when I was struggling, although these forums WERE encouraging, there was nothing like meeting together face to face and being vulnerable. Although the teaching on hearing God's voice was what brought real breakthrough in my life, the journey towards that started when I told a close friend of mine about my struggle that I had kept hidden for years. We ended up staying up till 2 AM talking and praying together. Don't try and walk things out alone -- God made us function as a body for a reason. Blessings!
  3. Wonders

    God's Voice

    What does God's voice sound like? Is it soft? Is it loud? Is it like a whisper? Does he have an accent? Do you know when its his voice or does it get muddled up along with your own inner voice? I've never heard God's voice and badly want to because I want to have conversations with him and ask him so many questions and have a relationship with him and want him to be my very best friend who I can talk about anything with because I have a big secret and God is the only one who knows about it.
  4. Faithful Kevin

    Is he/she the one? (Discussion)

    Is he/she the one? I've come across this question many times in my young life. I've been around Christians for about 4 years and I've heard things like the topic says regarding to someone waiting for a confirmation of God to tell them this or that person is "the one". I usually hear something like this, "We're getting to know eachother, but we are waiting on God's confirmation to see if He wants us to be together". I've also heard something like this too, "We've been together for X amount of time and I'm waiting for God to tell me if he/she is for me or not". To me these phrases cause more of a problem than a solution to a happy, commited couple. What happened to what the bible says? What happened to observing if the fruits of the Holy Spirit are in a man's life or a woman's life and using THAT to determine for oneself if one wants to be with that person or not? What happens when a happy couple who actually have the fruits of the Holy Spirit and are both ideal help for one another suddenly allow this storm of doubt to come about to their minds about the need to hear some kind of supernatural confirmation from a prophecy to figure out if that person is right or not? What happens if someone prophecies that the relationship is not of God? What happens if 2 prophecies say it is of God, but one says it isn't? Do you see the picture here? Why depend a loving, fruit filled relationship to the mercy of prophecies? Doesn't the bible say there will be false prophets in our days? Why not judge if the person is marriage material by their character and their fruits? I have this indignation because I went through this, and every time I see someone with this kind of doubt, absolutely convinced within themselves that they need a confirmation like this makes me think, "Hello? Are you aware that the bible holds your answer already and what you are attempting to seek is absolutely dangerous?" Where is your own discernment? You should know what is good and bad for yourself. It also bothers me because it seems if I come to them with this reasoning, I am seen as some kind of outsider. Now I do understand the point where people seek God's path in their lives. That's perfect. But when the questions have already been answered in the bible, why continue to seek the answers? Why continue to seek answers in areas you are likely to be deceived and hurt? This annoys me completely.
  5. I recently moved into my gf's house who lives with her dad. We are 18 and have been together 10 months now. She told me today after a week of me being here that she feels uncomfortable with it all. I could see it in her but didn't have the chance to ask her about it. I really wanted to live here not only because sure I'd be closer to her, but I can be more independent and not feel alone like at my mom's house. Here's what I feel prayer for... to be able to continue to live at my gf's with her to become more comfortable with it, strength/will to comfort her better, and to be optimistic about it. For it be God's will that this is right even if it may be a bit early in our relationship, otherwise I don't have a place to go until I feel right about moving to my mom's again, so if it be God's will to have to move out that I find a place that suits me. Thanks and God bless.
  6. A month ago I wouldn't have an issue with my boyfriend being an aetheist since I was one too. But recently I've been thinking about religion more and I've realize that there IS a God, and what The Bible says is true (all thanks to the magazine "Tomorrow's World). I realize that this will affect our relationship since our beliefs will clash. I don't just want to leave him, I want to save him from Hell, I want him to realize what I have now realized, but he isn't as open minded as me. What are some things I could say to show him the truth?
  7. When and how did you figure out that you were in love? I'm talking about at anytime in your life and with whoever it might have been. It could be an old high school flame, your current spouse, or whoever. I'm just curious as to how you came to realize you were in love with someone.
  8. canadianstudent

    Prayer Requst-Brother

    Hi guys, just wondering if you could pray for my brother right now. For the last few days he's been talking to a girl on the phone and over skype. He met her only a few days ago online and she's been messing with his heart. She's lied to him, making him think that she was coming to Cayman. She was the first person he's been completely honest with about himself and she abused it. Even after we found out she was lying completely and utterly about herself, she still calls and he still talks to her despite my mom telling him to cut contact completely. Now he's obsessed with her and wants to move out of the house. My mom talked to her mom and apparently she's done this before to others. So yeah, please pray for him. He's been depressed for years, was suicidal before and possibly is again now. My mom is probably going to cut off the home phone, internet, and international calls to cell phones other than hers. She's also getting him into physiotherapy and other such stuff. So please pray for this entire situation. Thanks guys and any advice would be ideal.


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Polygyny: the culture we dislike might not be the culture that is evolutionarily disfavored

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2015-11-01There’s a new paper out in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by David W. Lawson and colleagues that looks at whether the cultural practice of polygyny is disadvantageous. It’s a question that should be fascinating to anyone who is interested in sexual conflict or cultural evolution. At first glance, polygyny appears to be a classic case of male reproductive agendas trumping what’s good for females and their offspring, a phenomenon that is well-documented in other animals. Although it is not inevitable that male and female reproductive interests will fail to align — and therefore conflict — it’s a possibility that needs to be entertained in human populations because sexual conflict is relatively common in nature. And if polygyny was good for the reproductive fitness of males and not for females, that would reinforce a common intellectual narrative applied in Western societies: that patriarchy puts the needs of men ahead of the needs of women (and perhaps their children).

Polygyny is a cultural practice, and for this reason it is interesting to consider how it relates to our cultural evolution. There’s a lot of evidence that polygyny was practiced by at least some of our ancestors, but today most developed countries ban the practice. That monogamy is legislated so prevalently is also culturally interesting. Why does there appear to be a move from polygyny to monogamy in larger-scale societies, and does this change reflect any advantage to the cultural practice of monogamy? Put more bluntly, is monogamy culturally outcompeting polygyny because it creates better overall outcomes for societies?

These are the core questions taken on by this scientific paper. I was not familiar with this literature before reading this paper, but based on their summary of previous work the anthropological consensus seemed to be that polygyny increases male reproductive success at the expense of women and children. These conclusions were based on science… in a sense. To test the hypothesis that polygyny was bad for women and children, researchers compared polygynous households with monogamous households in terms of various health and welfare metrics; given that the prevailing view of polygyny was as a male-imposed social-structuring system, it was not surprising that polygynous households showed higher rates of illness and increased risk of childhood mortality.

And maybe we should be a little more careful when we are not surprised, because this case shows how we can be tricked — or just trick ourselves — with data that appear to scientifically answer a clearly-asked question.

To understand why these initial data were deceiving, it helps to look more closely at the data that was collected and how it was analyzed. It also helps to be an ecologist, because ecological thinking really helps to understand the nature of this data. It is not disputed that polygynous households have lower overall health metrics. What Lawson and colleagues show is that this comparison does not actually answer the question is polygyny good for men but bad for women and children?

To actually answer this question, you need to make sure that you are comparing polygynous and monogamous households experiencing the same environmental background. That is to say you cannot compare people living under different ecological conditions. And that is exactly what previous studies appear to have done: compared monogamous households that experienced better overall ecological conditions than polygynous households. In other words, environment was a confounding factor that was not accounted for by early studies. What Lawson and colleagues show is that when you take ecological background out of the comparison, male-headed polygynous households actually have better health and wealth outcomes than similarly-situated monogamous households as well as multi-female households headed by a woman. Polygyny does not appear to be the product of sexual conflict. In fact, it may represent an adaptive form of cooperation in the face of ecologically-challenging conditions.

There are a couple of things about this paper that I find fascinating. As I suggested in a tweet about the paper:

What’s clear in this situation is that polygyny can be — under particular conditions — an adaptive cultural practice. That people practice polygyny is likely to be an indication that they are facing tough environment conditions, and simulation studies have suggested that harsher environments incentivize cooperation (Andras et al. 2007). If multiple marriage involves some sacrifice (sharing the contributions of a single male spouse) but leads to better outcomes for all (because multiple females choose a male who is better-equipped to compete for resources in harsh environments), that sounds like a pretty classic case of cooperation. If so, the right cultural rules about when and where to be polygynous would be advantageous regardless of which sex employed them. We need to recognize that just like biological traits, whether a cultural trait is adaptive really depends on what environment that cultural trait faces.

The other thing that I find fascinating about this paper is how it really unmasks the kinds of intellectual bias that can be involved in anthropological research. Most anthropologists are from monogamous cultures, and so inevitably carry a bias towards the idea that monogamy is a more adaptive cultural practice than polygyny. This bias is reinforced by a couple of extra boosts to the monogamous cause: the assumption that Western industrialized cultures are more successful than those of developing nations, and a feminist critique of patriarchy. Ironically it is often social scientists with a feminist bent who criticize science — rightly so in many cases — for being culturally biased against hypotheses that empower women. In this case, high-quality science reveals what is actually going on, which if we value women’s outcomes might shift how we act in relation to polygynous societies. We all need to be mindful of how our cultural practices can influence the way we practice science.

The post above was based on Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesNo evidence that polygynous marriage is a harmful cultural practice in northern Tanzania” (Lawson et al. 2015)

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The City of Portland’s Office of Elder Affairs has created a temporary volunteer program to provide grocery shopping and food delivery to elderly Portland residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program is intended to help people aged 65 or older that live alone or with an elderly spouse, and do not have family members or friends able to get groceries for them. Priority will be given to the most vulnerable senior citizens who have limited support in the community and are unable to get their own food safely due to the coronavirus outbreak.

There has been a tremendous community response since volunteer recruitment efforts began late last week. The Office of Elder Affairs is processing volunteer applications and screening 60 community volunteers who will be available to help Portland seniors get the food and supplies they need throughout the coming weeks or months. No additional volunteer applications are being accepted at this time, but names are being recorded for future needs, depending on how long the pandemic continues. Volunteers are expected to begin actively serving community members on Monday, April 20.

For more information, to refer someone to the program, or to request assistance for yourself, contact Linda Weare, Director, Portland Office of Elder Affairs, at 207-541-6620 or email to

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"Shuttle Life" to compete at International Film Festival of India | News & Features | Cinema Online

"Shuttle Life" to compete at International Film Festival of India

Writer: Erny Suzira

A scene from "Shuttle Life".

10 Nov – Malaysian award-winning drama "Shuttle Life" has been officially selected to compete at the 48th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), against 14 international films from across the globe for the coveted Golden Peacock award.

Tan Seng Kiat's latest film had already collected several international accolades including Best Film, Best Actor (Jack Tan) and Best Cinematographer at the Asian New Talent portion of the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF); Best Actor (Jack Tan), Best Cinematography and Best Production Design at 12th Chinese Young Generation Film Forum Awards; and a Special Jury Award at the 29th Malaysia Film Festival in China.

The movie has also been nominated for Best New Director and Best Cinematography at the 54th Golden Horse Awards, set to take place this 25 November in Taipei, Taiwan.

Starring Jack Tan, Sylvia Chang and Angel Chan, "Shuttle Life" focuses on the struggles of a young man who works hard to support his mentally unstable mother and 5-year-old sister, but is emotionally challenged with tragedy and conflict including the death of his sister.

"Shuttle Life" is the only Southeast Asian film competing at the festival. Other contenders include "Ana, mon amour" (Romania-Germany-France), "BPM" (France), "Angels Wear White" (China), "Racer and the Jailbird" (Belgium-Netherlands-France), "Dark Skull" (Bolivia-Qatar), "Freedom" (Germany-Slovakia), "The Great Buddha +" (Taiwan), "Blank 13" (Japan), "Marionette" (South Korea), "Still Night Still Light" (Canada-China-Mexico), and "A Man of Integrity" (Iran).

IFFI is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia, held annually in the state of Goa, India. The festival's theme for this year is "Celebrating the Future of Cinema", and it will be held from 20 to 28 November 2017.

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#17: Forests and Agrofuels

December 11, 2008
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300-350_17_thumbnail_4msbjWe continue our coverage of the UN Climate Talks in Poznan, Poland where the big issue on the table is “how to reduce emissions from deforestation”? The big push from investors is to incorporate forests into the carbon markets, but this approach is riddled with problems. Friends of the Earth International has warned that this would “create the climate regime’s biggest ever loophole.” We speak to Miguel Lovera, chair of the Global Forest Coalition about his concerns and his proposals for an alternative way forward.

Meanwhile in Brussels, European country delegates have been agreeing new targets for agrofuel for road transport. This will increase deforestation and emissions from other changes in land use. We speak to Robert Bailey of Oxfam International and ask why this disaster has been allowed to happen.

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I don't care who you are, Full House is the best show ever. And let me tell you, when rerun episodes of Full House replaced The Jay Leno Show while we were living in Australia, Tyler and I both expressed our joy with a celebratory dance.

So when Tyler had the idea to make a hat for Parker with the phrase "Whoa Baby" as a nod to the show's well known phrase, I was totally on board. Here is how you can make your own using the Cricut Explore. Type "Whoa Baby" into the Cricut Design Space and pick a font that fits your style (I used "Bandwidth"). Load your Cricut Iron-on Lite onto a mat, set the dial to vinyl, mirror the words, and press "Go".

Once you are ready to iron on to a plain trucker hat (I ordered mine from Amazon for about three bucks), heat the iron to a high setting (turn off the steam), place the image, and go for it by following the these instructions. I also cut a piece of iron on material to create a pop of color underneath the brim of the hat.

This project was submitted as an entry into the Cricut Design Star challenge. Cricut has asked a number of bloggers to enter projects with specific themes as a fun way to test out the Cricut Explore. I chose to participate in this group because I honestly believe the Cricut Explore is a game changer in the world of crafting and, really, who doesn't love a little competition on the side.

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What happens when you mix science with the fun of self help?

This is the second in a series of interviews with experts. The  people I will be interviewing are experts in fields such as Positive Psychology, NLP, Neuro Science and other disciplines that I draw from in my coaching and training work.

About Tal Ben-Shahar

Tal Ben-Shahar is an author and lecturer, teaching at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. He taught the largest course at Harvard on “Positive Psychology” and the third largest on “The Psychology of Leadership”—with a total of over 1,400 students.

Tal consults and lectures around the world to executives in multi-national corporations, Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and the general public. Topics include leadership, education, ethics, happiness, self-esteem, resilience, goal setting, and mindfulness. He is the author of the international best sellers Happier and Being Happy, which have been translated into 25 languages.

An avid sportsman, Tal won the U.S. Intercollegiate and Israeli National squash championships. He obtained his PhD in Organizational Behaviour and BA in Philosophy and Psychology from Harvard.

Q: What is positive psychology? How is it different to ‘normal’ psychology?

Positive psychology focuses on flourishing, on the individual and societal levels–on topics such as happiness, self-esteem, optimism, and joy.  This is in contrast with the more prevalent focus in psychology on pathology–on neurosis, anxiety, and depression.

In addition, positive psychology focuses primarily on what works, whether in individuals, relationships, and organizations.  For example, a traditional marriage counselor’s first implicit or explicit question to a couple would be “What is wrong with your relationship?”  This is an important question, but it’s not enough.  A positive psychologist would first ask, “What is working in your relationship?  What are the strengths of each of you, and of you as a couple?  What do you admire/appreciate about one another?”  After establishing what is working, the counselor would then go on to the next stage which is dealing with what is not working.  By starting out with what works, there is more likelihood of success.  These positive questions should not only be asked when things go wrong.  They are potentially preventative in nature, strengthening the relationship so that it can deal with the inevitable hardships that arise over time.

The same approach applies to individuals and to organizations.  For example, the questions of an organizational behaviorist trained in positive psychology can be, “What is working in the organization?  What has worked?  What can we learn from that?”  That is a good platform for dealing with the challenges.

Q: What is the science behind happiness? Or is it all just made up woo woo stuff?

Up until recently, the realm of self-help–of enhancing the quality of our lives–has been dominated by pop-psychology.  In many of self-help seminars and books that are currently being offered, there’s a lot of fun and charisma, and relatively little substance.  They promise five quick steps to happiness, the three secrets of success, and four ways to find your perfect lover.  These are usually empty promises, and over the years people have become cynical about self-help.  On the other side we have academia, with writing and research that is substantive, but that does not find its way into most households.  As I see it, the role of positive psychology–and what my class does–is to bridge between the ivory tower and main street, between the rigor of academe and the fun of the self-help movement.  And students are attracted to this kind of class, because they feel that it’s making a real difference in their lives.

Q: What difference does it make? Is it about just pretending to be happy and avoiding things that make us unhappy?

Positive psychology does not deny sadness, anger, or any other painful emotions.  In my work I talk about the importance of giving ourselves the permission to be human, of accepting painful emotions.  When we accept painful emotions as natural, we are more likely to overcome them.  Rejecting our emotions, painful or pleasurable, leads to frustration and unhappiness.

We are a culture obsessed with pleasure and believe that the mark of a worthy life is the absence of discomfort; and when we experience pain, we take it to indicate that something must be wrong with us.  In fact, there is something wrong with us if we don’t experience sadness or anxiety at times–which are human emotions.  The paradox is that when we accept our feelings–when we give ourselves the permission to be human and experience painful emotions–we are more likely to open ourselves up to pleasurable emotions.

Q: How could I use this in leading my teams?

By applying these ideas to your life, you influence others.  Also, generating positive questions (as mentioned above) can go a long way.

Q: I have everything I want, how do I know I am happy?!

Ask yourself!  Short of that, go through an fMRI scan…

You can read more about Tals work and more importantly the many on line courses he has made available. Go to www.talbenshahar.com

You can also read my book reviews for his ‘Happier’ books  here

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Coalmont Goat and Lamb Sanctuary

Coalmont Goat and Lamb Sanctuary

Pot bellied pig Meet Rochchester the goat, Snowflake the lamb, Charlie the pot belly pig and many more. The goats all carry bells because there’s no cell service here, which is also why they enjoy having someone to talk to. So grab the kids and head over to the corner of Front and Betts for an animal conversation. The hot topic this week is alfalfa versus truffles, but everybody has their own opinion and I’m sure they’d all like to hear yours. While you’re there you can talk to Rolly the owner, who also likes company. §

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2 thoughts on “Coalmont Goat and Lamb Sanctuary”

  1. Rabbits and ducklings and pigs, oh my…
    Hmmmm….a pig you say? I haven’t met him yet. I’ll have to do a wander over there and get introduced.

    I always said Coalmont was a great sanctuary for both man and beast. Thanks Rolly for providing our town with such great entertainment. Those animals are very lucky to have you taking such loving care of them!!!!

  2. I’ll echo the comment about how lucky the animals are to have a caretaker so fond of them. We visited on Labour Day weekend and were truly delighted to find this unexpected fun in Coalmont. The kids had a great time and I found Rolly to be a very welcoming, informative and friendly host. Remember to bring some change and you can help donate to the feeding of the animals!

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Having kids can be one of the greatest gifts that a family can have. Raising kids is an awesome experience as it creates a sense of belonging but at the same time comes with its fair share of challenges. It is the dream of every parent to raise responsible kids and give them a life Read More

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Plasma cutting is one of the techniques used to cut metals effectively. It involves the use of plasma properties and a tool known as a plasma cutter. This method is rapidly replacing traditional cutting methods because of the many benefits that it has to offer. Most industries are now using it on a number of Read More

Instagram Launches its Shoppable Posts for E-commerce

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Implicit BiasBy Lawrence A Robinson
So, a Black parent registers his child in a highly rated private school and dresses him up with a shirt and tie for first grade. When he gets to the school's office, he is told that his child can't attend this school wearing dreadlocs. He was told that it's policy.

 Was this an instance of 'culture shock' experienced by the father? The school's student population is over 95% black. However, ownership of the school is not Black. With that high of a percentage of Black students, the average person would think that the culture of the school would be more akin to a Black orientation, right?

The parent may have experience something other than culture shock. Maybe the owner of the school will accept other folk money, but not their culture, not dreadlocs. Maybe what the parent experienced was an example of 'implicit bias.'

An implicit bias, or implicit stereotype, is the unconscious attribution of particular qualities to a member of a certain social group. Implicit stereotypes are influenced by experience, and are based on learned associations between various qualities and social categories, including race or gender.

In other words, the student was being taught that 'dreadlocs' is not an acceptable hair style. If the owner had not been challenged, the child would probably grow up with a certain disdain for his hair culture and not know why.

Implicit bias has crippled Black people beyond imagination. We have been taught that the 'water' is cooler and sweeter across the tracks. It has been indicated to us that 'we' can't be trusted in business matters. We are learning to hate our church which is our biggest institution where most of us get our strength. By means of implicit bias, we are now being told that Blacks were never slaves but rather unpaid apprentices. Accepting and treating these biases as real, will keep us from soaring to our true attainable heights.

Some biases have been so successfully implemented within our culture, that we fight to keep them. Most of us are unaware that we are being hoodwinked and bamboozled. We get a hair cut at the Korean barber shop and will trust the preaching of a non-Black pastor while sitting among friends in the all Black congregation.

Malcolm X said, "Only a fool would let his enemy educate his children."

Why then, are we trying to force the school owner that hates our culture, to accept our child who loves and respects his heritage? Does this make any sense?

If 30% of our children would leave non-Black schools, and come back home to ours, we would need more schools. This would build our community while we educate our own children. There would be Black educators and administrators pouring respect for our heritage into our future, every day, without implicit bias. Maybe this is what we should be fighting for, instead of sitting in their classroom learning to hate ourselves.


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I know some chameleons. Girls who rapidly morph from personality to personality to suit the guy they're with. Boys who become from fun loving creatures of the night to looking slightly hunted as they jump to do their girlfriends commands. Both people suddenly take on each other's tasts--from music to food to clothes. I'll find them completing each other's sentences, listening to AC/DC or something they used to hate, and being just togetherallthetime24/7noroomforanyoneelse.

I confess, I used to be a chameleon. I used to change personalities faster than my outfits. With Golfer Ex, I was a socialite, I went to all the parties he went to, I hung prettily off his arm, sometimes I'd chat with the other girls there while the guys went to get us drinks from the bar. Sometimes, (and this embarrasses me) I'd hold his beer while he played snooker or whatever, the perfect image of the socialite girlfriend, with the long ironed hair.

With K, he was the chameleon. He started smoking because I smoked, beginning with lighting my cigarettes then finally buying his own packs. My friends were his friends, the books I loved were the books he loved. Did I get annoyed? No, because I thought it was sweet and beautiful that he had the same interests, that he liked my friends and they liked him, that we were such a postcard couple.

The postcard ripped as you know and now, like some sort of haggle-toothed old soothsayer I hobble after my friends, going, "Oh you don't need him to fill your voids." And, "Don't you two ever do anything without each other?" But they scoff and ignore me, or sometimes say, "Wait till you're dating someone." And they bask so gloriously in each other that even I feel bad for saying anything at all. Let them enjoy it while they can.

I will never be a chameleon again though. I almost lost my identity once and I'm scared if I let someone else swallow it up again I'll never know who I am. Singlehood is self discovery is knowing that one and one make TWO goddammit, not two halves of one whole or any of that. Do the math. So I'm prepared. Fully. I'll stay catlike, independent, and perhaps, I'll meet another cat.

  1. Wisdom comes to us in strange ways.

    Even though there wasn't much in terms of taking over likes and dislikes, there is always the usual non-approving glare. Things like that contribute heavily to them alarm bells going of in my head these days. And poof ! I run.

    Here's to you, Smokin Cat ;)

  2. yeah, true love or companionship is when people love for what u r and not what u become with them. But again in every relationship u hafta change and adapt.

    i think its the balance thats imp.

  3. Is COMPROMISE another word for relationship?

    first time to your blog...and loved it.

  4. hmmm... your friends may be right u know.

    so how u doin CC?

  5. I dont think a relationship in which either of the partners is not being what they are can really work out in the long run. I think u always need to be what u r and only when u get accepted for that can u be part of a meaningful relationship. Btw that cat reference might be sending out wrong signals ;)

  6. but you know, the opposite happens too. my ex and i refused to change at all and very soon found that we had nothing in common.

  7. ah well, the weiderst tight rope walk of all. On the one hand, what you say is true, but then, so is the poisonous paati's point. by some strange (il)logical inference, this post reminds me of this:

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    in the sky--filled with pretty people?
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    get into it,if they
    should take me and take you into their balloon,
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    than houses and steeples and clouds:
    go sailing
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  9. Hey gurl,
    Whats it about being a chameleon? I mean dont we all do things, in the initial phase of any relationship, to please the people we are in love with? but then that doesnt mean you have to lose ur identity in the process. Of course nobody should change themselves, but makin a few compromises in the way sure helps to keep it going. of cousre the effort has to be a two-way street. al the talk about losing identity is bulshit an hapens when either of the party is not mature enough and/or desperate to cling on to someone..

  10. I guess everyone goes through that phase.. which eggs do you like kinda thing like in Runaway Bride.. I'd say a small quantity of liking the other person's eggs is fine too. As long as you don't lose track of which one's your favourite.

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  12. Hiya there! I really like the way you use songs as post titles!

    Am a newbie Blogger and was wading through your archives, after I saw a reference to your Blog in some newspaper article.

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  13. Hello!
    Have been silently reading the past coupla weeks. Whatcha doing tonight? (i.e. Monday.) How is the puppy. And btw, i don't think of you as a cat at all. You're more of a dog in my eyes.
    I just had a brilliant idea by the way. I was looking at the picture you posted before I read the blog, and I wondered...
    how would it be if you, for a bit, or on a new blog, found interesting pictures, and then nominated two or three of your trusted readership to email you their pieces of writing, based on the picture? It could be prose, poetry, fiction, commentary, editorial, anecdote... anything!!! And it would be fun!!!

  14. Well said! Being together doesn't mean being each other, right?

  15. > I know some chameleons
    Put them together with Shrikantho and you got a DIY reptilian house of horrors ! Or who knows, they'd probably get along just swell ! :)

  16. Hello all,
    Net at home has been down so haven't been able to respond before :) And before I reply, just a minor clarification: it's NICE to have similar interests as the Love Of Your Life, but not so nice if you BECOME the other person. Thin line, people, thin line! :)

    Onward, ho:

    vignesh: Alarm bells, yes. The sirens, the bells, the noisemakers, all make my head a very noisy place to be these days :)

    ankur: Balance my friend, is vital as wise men say. (That and only fools rush in)

    sakshi: Oooh, I think so! :)

    saltwater: Hey, welcome back!

    jasmine: Hmph. What do 18-year-olds know about life? :P

    rohan: What kind of signals? ;)

    vishnupriya: And you're better off now, no? :)

    kaashyapeya: Cummings?

    moonlight: Also, I think, the losing identity happens when you're insecure and stuff and don't really know who you are.

    cowlick: Absolutely. I agree. But I hate eggs :)

    megha: Thank you! :)

    dee: Today's no good. Tomorrow? And brilliant idea, but I think more fun if people send the pics and we (ie, you and i) do the writing! :)

    ideasmith: Well I'm glad SOMEONE agrees with me :)

    ab: Yes, I'm a looooooot better now and TONS of fun stories also :)

    vibhu: Shrikanto has actually disappeared. We think he's dead :(

  17. So where are they? The fun stories I mean

  18. Methinks sent me your way.
    I like your flavor of writing.

    Take Care

  19. Your writing is getting better. I can't wait for the book (there must be one).

  20. Yeah, temme abt it. I'm such a chameleon that i (sometimes)forget my tru self.
    And the strange thing is when I really am myself... i wonder wot's gone wrong with me!

  21. so then, do you mean if we stay true to our personalities and not change a wee bit, we have someone out there who is a perfect complement? the DTPH syndrome?

  22. First visit to your blog..
    I must say "very true" for this post.. Knowingly or unknowingly we all do that!

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According to the European Aluminium Association (Eaa), in 2012 the rate of aluminium can recycling reached 70%. This was an increase of 1.5% over the previous year and an important step on the path towards voluntary objectives that the Association has set itself for the coming years. The goal is to reach 80% by 2020, with an intermediate stage of 75% for 2015. Commenting on the data, the representatives of the Eaa have called for greater investment in infrastructure for recycling in the EU Member States. EU and Member State funds should be used more intelligently, according to the Eaa, respecting the hierarchy established by EU directives on waste management, with particular emphasis on methods of collection and innovative sorting solutions. The Association also hopes to gradually introduce a ban on the disposal of recyclable waste packaging in landfill, maintaining the incineration as a secondary option for the fraction of unsorted municipal solid waste. Today more than 27.5 billion cans remain within the European circular economy and are available for the manufacture of new aluminium products, as reported by the Eaa. According to the association, the cans collected correspond to a total of 390,000 tonnes of recycled aluminium.


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11 November 2014

My Heart stealer !
  Do you know what I do when life gives me lemon ? You guessed it right,I make "Lemonade" and when life gives me "Melon" ,I make ,whoa you brilliant ,you are so right,I make "MELONADE" Cheeky Smile .High ten!

Usually ,everyone makes drinks like this especially during summer, to keep them cool, I mean physically but as usual,weirdo me always do the opposite ...When everyone goes left ,I go right...I know you'll say ,"DUH!!" ,if you follow my blog ,you know that I am nothing like any other blogger ,I am someone who as usual breaks all the rules ....even in blogging...Manufacturing defect in my DNA I guess :P (Viewer discretion advised -->my mom & dad ) .

Don't break my heart!

So,what was I saying...yeah ,right Melonade!...Thanks for reminding !...Well,what can I say ,I love melons, so I guess ,I got super excited when I saw the Biig water melon at the store at a very good price ..even though Honey P warned me..."Are you sure you want that Huge water melon ?"

I was like,"Are you kidding me honey P,hell yeah !" .....As usual ,after having chunks of water melon everyday,I got fed up and my refrigerator was also not happy like honey P it seems,I got a warning that ,"Don't you put that huge stuff in me-I am full!" .So poor me ,had to come out with some recipes soon to finish and demolish this huge greeny pinky fruit ASAP. Chef
A bloody Melony....
 My last post MeLuce popsicle was one such creation and then ,I thought I will make a drink like a post workout drink...Whoa my treadmill and my body are ROFL !! ...well :-\

So,yeah this is one of my energy drink (now my lazy body will agree with me here for sure).I know you brilliant people (unlike me) ,would have already guessed it,but still ,Melonade is a fusion of  water MELON + lemonADE . I love it when our well known lemonade becomes tad colorful !!It's like I just murdered the lemonade hahaha....

Jokes apart. Melonade is very simple to make and quite a refreshing healthy drink.

This is how I make my Melonade,

Watermelon juice - 2 cups
Lemon juice (1 large lemon)- 1/4 cup
Sugar/Sugar free to taste (optional)
Regular Soda water as needed (optional)
Ice cubes as needed

Method :

  • Mix watermelon juice,lemon juice and sugar well until sugar completely dissolves, in a jar.
  • Add the soda water and ice cubes.
  • Mix and serve in a glass/glasses immediately.
I betcha,you will drink and say,"Dil maange more "/"My heart wants more" ,I did! ..Thank God!...and that's how I successfully completed that huge water melon to everyone's delight at my home.Now onwards, I'll buy small to medium size water melon only...what say ?...

By the way,it was so fun watching honey P lifting that huge water melon at the store,he can, for sure ,now win the world's weightlifting championship without any hassle Rolling On The Floor Laughing....


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    Default Fligg WIP

    Hey everyone. New to this forum and relatively new to mini painting. Been slowly painting and learning to paint WH40k for a little over a year now. I originally got the mini itch when I was about 12 years old, but most players in my community at that time were adults, so, because the social gap was so big, eventually I moved on to other things. Now I'm in my 30s and have picked it up again! Youtube painting channels have been so, so helpful in my learning. I'm getting closer to having enough minis to play Kill Team with a Death Guard force. So, that's my long term goal at the moment.

    The current project I'm working on is a box of three Plague Marines (the easy-build kind). I've based and washed all three, but am finishing the details on the first one before I add details to the other two, so that I have a finished model to guide me while I detail them, or any future DG models I paint up.

    Here's a few pics. I'm sorry about the poor lighting, and will try to add another light source in future pics to avoid any shadows. I just wanted to get these first few pics up, though, because I had a few moments and have been wanting to start a thread so I can start communicating with more painters.

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    I used the image editing tool on my iPhone to adjust some of the images because they were taken in a very warm light. Again, I'll try to fix the lighting situation for next time.

    The white stuff where the backpack and arm should be is just sticky tack for posters that I'm keeping there while I paint those two parts in sub-assemblies. The last thing I painted on the mini was the nodules/pustules on the tentacles, and before that the tentacles in general. I went with a diluted blue ink to frame each nodule, and now I'll probably layer them up into either a bright grey or bright blue, like a Verdigris.

    The general impression I'm gong for with this mini, and hopefully with my future DG models, is a grim-darkish feel but one that also uses color accents. Much of my influence comes from 2-3 other painters whom I'm using for inspiration, so I can post those images, or provide links, if others would like to understand my jumping off point.

    I welcome comments and criticism, but I am a new painter, so I may sometimes ask for clarification on things you say.

    Last edited by Fligg; 07-05-2020 at 12:03 AM.

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    Hi there and welcome to the forum :-)
    I like the shiny colours you've chosen for the tentacles.
    And don't worry about the pile of shortcuts, which is used here - you'll get to know.

    The I-Phone camera might be already sufficient in standard mode. You should consider more about the surrounding light to have a better view on the details.

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    Thanks for the welcome Graishak. Yours was the first WIP thread I previewed and I'm inspired by how consistent and prolific a painter you are. It'd be nice if I can up my consistency and experimentation to even a degree of that amount. It's tough when you don't have that many minis lying around as guinea pigs. Although I do have a few now that I think about it....

    The tentacles are the most surprising part of the mini for me so far. At first I painted them a dark, muddy purple, thinking it would fit the grim-dark theme I was going for. But they looked so boring, so the second time I found a vid from Citadel on painting the skin of a Foetid Bloat drone. At first it worked out, but when I got to the layering it failed to translate correctly. Finally I found a video on painting tentacles, and made 1-2 slight adjustments, one of which was the deep blues. What I'm beginning to learn is how less muddy colors can actually benefit a "grim-dark" impression when used carefully.

    As for the lighting, I need to find a lamp that casts a wider light, as the bulb on mine is very small. Or I could try taking pics outside, at the golden hour.

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    I also like the colors you got for the tentacles! As for the lighting, you can always just pick up a small desk lamp and daylight bulb to help with the light at first and shouldn't cost you that much.

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    Thanks for the feedback so far everyone! I'm gonna make an effort to check out the work of my commenters. It's honestly been a rough couple of weeks so my energy hasn't always been there for painting at the end of the day. Alas, we trudge, onward!

    Updates since last post:

    - Final touches on the tentacles: Shading, veins, nodules, and highlights on the raised parts.
    - Re-did the blends on the bone fragments (or tried to; wasn't satisfied with how the blending came out here, but it'll do for now).
    - Began the OSL effect on the goggles. During the final stages I will add glow in peripheral areas.
    - Touched up the intestinal piping on the backpack to match the color of the other pipes.
    - Started to layer the grenade rounds underneath the weapon. Not quite sure about the deep blue color here. It's difficult to chose between colors when you are going for a grim-dark scheme and want to keep your palette from getting too diverse, but still want a touch of variety.

    I've also included photos of the sub-assemblies this time. EDIT: Try as I might, I couldn't get the second and third photos to post in their rotated state. Anyone got any ideas why this might have happened?

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    One of my bigger concerns thus far is that I did not make the helmet and upper areas of the model as bright as they should have been. This was a novice mistake that occurred during the blending process, I think. I tried to transition to a brighter color too quickly, and then realize I should've started slightly brighter in the first place. At that point I just said 'screw it.'

    Next up: Finishing the grenade canisters, highlights on armor, weapons, and accessories, then adding battle damage and corrosion
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    This looks awesome, disgustingly dirty. Well done!

    About the upper areas not being light enough: the glowy goggles look great, and really draw the attention, so I reckon don't sweat it.

    As for the rotated images: this topic always comes up. CMON's forum software was written at some point just before the dinosaurs went extinct. As such, it does not parse or use the EXIF information in your photos.
    What is EXIF information? Glad you asked, it is about to get nerdy...
    EXIF allows the camera to store metadata in the image. In your case most likely, your camera is always saving the image in "landscape" mode, but because the camera can tell that you were holding it sideways when taking the photo,
    it writes a little bit of information into the metadata on the image saying something like "File.orientation: Rotate CW 90", which should inform anything else down the track to
    1) load the image data and
    2) then rotate it 90 degrees clockwise
    before displaying it.
    Still with me? So CMON's software ignores all that and displays the image data as-is in, and therefore it comes out looking rotated.

    tl;dr CMON doesn't care about image metadata, and always displays images as-is.

    To fix this, you can either
    a) always take images by holding your camera in landscape, or
    b) you need to manually rotate the image and then throw away the EXIF data.
    To do (b), import the image the way you want in a software photo editor (such as GIMP), and then re-save the image, but (very important!) without any EXIF data, by unclicking the checkbox next it.

    Personally, I se a command line operation to strip away the exif data altogether, and I almost always use a service such as Imgur to upload my files, and then display them on here using
    img tags. Imgur takes care of any metadata rotation, from what I can tell.
    But that is a topic for another day. Or send me a PM if you want more of this kind of info.

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    Thanks gorb. I'll give that a shot next post.

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    Hey all. Thanks for tuning in. A couple more updates on the Plague Marine models:

    1. Highlights on the armor (not yet on the weapon, or other metallic parts).
    2. Battle damage on the armor.
    3. Re-painted the grenade canisters in Flouro green. You can't see it much on the images, though.
    4. Added corrosion on the chain mail.

    The pics will come in a second. But first, I have a funny story about number 4, the chain mail. This was my first time working with raw pigments. I bought a couple of rust-colored ones from Secret weapon, and was recommended their pigment fixer by one of the store managers. I'd never worked with them before, but I knew I needed a fixer so I said what the hell and bought it. The bottle was about the size of a small Tylenol bottle.

    First I decide I'm going to experiment with the technique of adding fixer to the pigment while its still in the palette, and then adding that solution to the model in certain areas. I'd learned from how-to videos that this can produce a fluid look to the rust, better for small recesses, etc where the corrosion has less pronounced texture. So I look at the top of the bottle, and - lo and behold - it already has a dropper mechanism on it. It's a bit different from those on the eye-dropper size of their paints and washes, but its also a larger size. So, I turn the bottle upside down to drop a little out into some pigment I've added to my palette, but none comes out. I apply a small to moderate amount of pressure to the plastic bottle, and then some came out....

    All of it. WOOSH. My palette, my brushes, the whole right side of my workspace is soaked in this stuff. I jumped up in shock and almost immediately started trying to figure out what the hell had happened. It didn't take me long, as upon examining the bottle I realized that the "dropper" part of the bottle was actually just a plastic stopper for the liquid. It looks like a dropper because its shape is concave with a thin, upright cylinder in the center, apparently designed so that it can be grabbed and pulled out from the middle. After cleaning up, I repeatedly damned the salesman and the company for their design and endorsement. Funny thing is, when the store guy sold it to me he said "It doesn't look like a whole lot, but this bottle is enough to last you for the rest of your life."

    Luckily, in the end, there was just enough fixer left in the bottle to siphon some up with an eye dropper and place it in my palette for use on the chain mail rust. It does actually work well, in fact. Its just the top that's deceptive.

    Anyway, if you buy Secret Weapon's Pigment Fixer, just beware the top. Here's some pics now.

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    Next up I am going to be continuing with the battle damage on the weapon and metal parts, as well as at least a few bits of damage on the back of the legs. Then, adding rust and corrosion to the rest of the fig. After that, I may add bone striations, and lastly the OSL stuff.

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    Awesome work! Sorry to hear about the fixer explosion, and thanks for sharing your experience so we can learn from it
    Again, I really like the desaturated weathered look of the armor in contrast with his glowing eyes and bright purple tentacle flesh. The blue dots just pop against that dark background.

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    The dark armour of your deathguard really lets the fantastic purple/pink tentacles stand out. It also makes the eyes appear to be glowing. I feel you on your run in with the fixer bottle. I had a similar incident with a Fluor orange acrylic vs my cream coloured carpets. Let’s just say the carpet lost.

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    Very nice work on this mr fig-

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    Thanks all for your comments. Each helps me keep truckin' along. Glad I didn't spill flouro paint, for sure.

    Gorb and Bullfrog: The contrast of the armor with the tentacles is also what I've come to like about the fig as well. I do also hope that the larger pustules on the armor help to create some common ground between the tentacles and armor, because too much contrast makes a fig look imbalanced. Do you think there's any of this imbalance going on? Or that it would help to add some kind of slight color to the larger pustules? Perhaps a faint blue in the center of some, much like the tentacles?

    In any case, I think the contrast gives the character a kind of hermit-crab impression, as though it is could easily crawl out of that armor and find another armored, deadly home on whatever wasteland it inhabits. I quite like the idea that the Death Guard appear humanoid in their armor, when underneath they are much more amorphous.

    I've been a little sloppy with some of the highlights, and I may try to edit 1-2, but I'm painting this for a tabletop use, not display, so I'm gonna leave most of 'em as is.

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    Welcome to the forum Fligg (I'm not late, I'm not late...).

    GREAT work on this mini, really digg the grim-dark look.

    The highlights you added in the last update are a real plus.

    I'm looking forward to see more.

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backyard blankets

The new editions of BLANKETS are here in time for San Diego Comic Con (in stores in August). The hardcover is the exact same dimensions as
HABIBI so they’ll mesh nicely on bookshelves. Check the stamped gold foil and spotgloss. They both have fancy smyth-sewn bindings to sprawl
open in the sunny backyard. And that’s the trifold poster lounging with them. Hope you all are enjoying the summer. Thanks for checking in!

29 thoughts on “backyard blankets

  1. Wow, Craig!!! Beautiful. I’m going to have to buy the Blankets too, which will let my well-loved/dog-eared copy retire. 😉 Can’t wait to see them up close!

  2. Inta that trifold, and always in favor of foil stamps! I’ve been thinking about revisiting a project with a similar visual game to the poster:

    (Sorry to toot my own horn as a “long time/first” time, as they’d say on sports radio. I really am into this, and especially excited to read the new book.)

  3. Those look exceedingly handsome. Are you still going on a Habibi tour following its release? Please come to Austin, TX!!!

  4. I want all of those. @_@ Any chance for more contests on facebook to probably get the preview of habibi or maybe even the trifold poster? =P

  5. can you pls print more of those tri-fold posters, and have them with you when you go on tour?

    i’d really love to buy one

  6. Looking great…eagerly waiting for Habibi…. Blankets is one of my fav… sure Habibi will be even better… cheers and all the best. 🙂

  7. Truly beautiful. I’m so anxious to get my copy of Habibi. I hope to meet you and have you autograph my collection in October in Seattle!

  8. My eyes just glossed over. My copy of Blankets has shown it’s wear from years of passing it onto friends. I can’t wait to purchase these too books and indulge myself in some of the best story telling I’ve come across.

  9. Amazing! Very nice designs for these hardcovers, I can’t wait to read Habibi and to re-read Blankets! Hope both of these will be available soon in the UK or in NL. 🙂

  10. Hey! This is fantastic! I just can’t wait to read blankets again. And Habibi looks really beautiful. I just want september to come. Here in Brazil it will take so long to be published… I thinK I’ll order it!! Congratulations Craig.

  11. Blankets is my favourite graphic novel ever and stumbling onto news of a hardcover edition this evening has absolutely ignited me.

    Not only within the instant ordering, of knowing that Habibi is the end of the month [ordered as well], but within the shimmer of how much the memory of reading Blankets affected me, both within the now and the sheer soul sweep of that very first time.

    Thank you for your hard work and craft, Sir. Really so excited and genuinely moved.

  12. Craig, I was very inspired by your presentation yesterday in Toronto’s underground cinema and even more so with your new book Habibi! Its a masterpiece from cover to cover and definitely one of the best graphic novels of all time; the art, the subject matter and your courageous and successful attempt to blend the Abrahamic faiths is simply amazing! I’m especially moved as I’m about to venture into creating my own graphic novel series; Jinn Warriors! In a month I’ll be living in Indonesia to overlook rendering of my first book and as promised you’ll be the first to see it and if willing, leave your mark on it 🙂 See link for a sneak peek. Thank you again for being and inspiration when there is none around me!

  13. CRAIG!!! Will you ever come to Southamerica? I live in Bolivia, and it’s very difficult to get your books here. Congratulations for your job, u r great…

  14. What happened to the girl (you called her Raina in the book) after you broke up? Never saw her reaction to the breakup in ‘Blankets’… do you still keep in contact with her? It seemed like the love-story finished suddenly after getting the reader so emotionally involved, and kind of jumped to talking about life after moving out of home… without tying up the story of you and Raina

  15. I am a student taking and independent study about graphic novels and Blankets was one of my first assignments. This includes commenting on your blog. After reading the book I wondered…I feel like throughout the book you portray yourself as less..elegant? than Raina, who has more realistic eyes and always is seen with flowing hair. Did you do this on purpose? Have you seen this in your own work? And why did you chose to draw the symbol of your publisher throughout many of the pages? Is it a sign of gratitude or something else?

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