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swings and roundabouts

By robynjay On April 24th, 2015

We all love to get a bargain but when it comes to handcrafted goods it pays to stop and think.

I’ve been running with Society6, Red Bubble and Spoonflower to date for finished products and materials. For each item sold I make about 10%.
Sounds awfully low doesn’t it. Why would I do it?

A typical design takes 3 hours to complete. I try to use the design in a few ways and on all sites.
So at $20/hr labour (yes that’s right), that’s about $60 per design.

Once the design has been uploaded there’s no more to outlay. So my costs are covered (just) once I’ve sold 20 bags or equivalent. This of course does not take materials (pens etc) into account.

The other option is to purchase fabric from Spoonflower with my own designs, make items, and sell them via Etsy or at a market.
The type of canvas used by Society6 works out at around $40/yard thanks to the crummy exchange rate. So a 45cm tote with straps and lining the materials alone would cost me around $20 and about half an hour to make.
Let’s say that my outlay including time and $2 towards the design adds up to a total of $32. On top of this Etsy charges 3.5%

Until now I’ve been convinced that Society6 etc are the go. A simple tote bag costs (when postage is free) about $28.50 AUD and I can’t make them for that.
Society6 also allows me time to design but the product quality and style is out of my control. Bags are also branded Society6 not Bunyip Designs.
The Spoonflower + Etsy option requires hours at my sewing machine but the peace of mind that the style/quality of the build is as I would like.

It’ll be a hard slog to make any gains but I’ve decided to give Etsy a go as well as leaving designs on the other sites. Instead of replicating the product I’ll try creating something a bit more unique. On Etsy I can also make and sell items not included on the other sites – table runners, placemats, pillow cases etc. Labels are ordered and prototypes under way.

I may well be mad!

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Society6 workflow

By robynjay On March 5th, 2015

Each product line on Society6 requires a different file size and in some cases, type. Until you establish an effective workflow the process of constructing and uploading these files can be time consuming and frustrating.

Here’s my workflow that I find saves time and effort. I use Lightroom to edit and organise, and then export to Photoshop. For art works in Lightroom I always brighten whites, darken blacks, adjust saturation and vibrancy, and I usually increase the vibrancy setting for noise reduction. The latter helps reduce the effect of hand drawn sketchiness. For photos, adjust as you would for any photographic work.

For non-repeat designs

1. Art prints, totes, cushion covers, clocks, shower curtains, doona covers
I generally keep the file used for art prints the same as for these other products given that print sales are not my primary goal.
The file for these products must be a square. For doonas and shower curtains the file must be at least 6000 x 6000 px. I work on 6500 px to allow some leeway.
These are BIG files so you need either very high res scans or photos. If you can’t accommodate this you can stick to 3500 x 3500 px and accept that you will not offer doona covers and shower curtains.

I tidy up my image and save as a JPG (max quality) into a designated directory with the final product name as file name. You could use a Directory for each design with the product in the filename, or a Directory for each product type and clearly named files.

2. Laptop skins (exactly 4600 x 3000 px)
I resize my file to 4600 px, create a new canvas the correct size (I use 300 dpi) and paste my resized image on to the new canvas. Given the shape you’ll need to move it around until you are happy with the crop. If your original photo/art work was rectangular and you actually cropped it into a square for step 1 above, return to your original rectangular image and size correctly. I do this for landscapes in particular.

Save as a JPG.

3. Mobile skins (exactly 1300 x 2000 px)
Resize your laptop file to a height of 2000 px. Create a new canvas the correct size and paste the laptop file in. Move and adjust. Save a JPG as above.

4. Clothing (exactly 3300 px wide x 5100 px high)
You can upload a PNG file for dark fabric and any white in the artwork will print. In JPG files the white in the artwork will become transparent and only lighter colored fabric is available.
Not all designs look good on clothing! I discovered the hard way and while I’ve left some rectangular blocks of design up online I’m not 100% happy with the result.
If only the print was all over the clothes!

Normally I use the PNG option and typically now just an element of the design if I think it would be suitable.
I create a transparent file, paste in a clean object using a marquee/selection tool to select it from its (normally white) background.
Move the object up to about 1/3 from the top and save as PNG.

Once uploaded you can select what fabric colours you would like to offer. This depends on the design.

Normally that’s about the extent of what’s possible with one off designs that are non-repeatable.

For repeat designs

1. Art prints, totes, cushion covers, clocks, shower curtains, doona covers

I create my repeat patterns on a square canvas 6667 x 6667 px square and 300 dpi.
(Notes:  a 6500 px square is fine too but you’ll need 4 joined layers for the rug, and for Spoonflower and Woven Monkey I resize the final square to 3200 px to remain under their file size limit)

Once the repeat pattern has been achieved (using Filter – offset process), I save the design as a JPG as above. Keep this file open.

2. Rugs (exactly 10,000 px wide x 6667 px high)

Copy your design file created above, and paste twice onto a new canvas of rug size. Move to join the two layers and save as a JPG.
I have found that sometimes the file is too large for upload and I need to cut the quality of the JPG file down to 10/high but test this. Save and close.

3. Laptop skins (exactly 4600 x 3000 px)

Resize your rug file down to 4600 px wide and paste onto a new canvas. Save as a JPG and close.

4. Wall hangings (exactly 6500 x 5525 px)

Return to your original square and resize to 6500 px. Copy the file and paste onto a new canvas hanging size. Move if you wish and save as a JPG.

5. Mugs (exactly 4600 x 2000 px)

Resize your file again, this time to 2300 px (note this is half your mug width). Copy the file and paste twice onto a new canvas mug size. Join and save as a JPG.

6. Clothing (exactly 3300 px wide x 5100 px high)

The only time I upload a file for clothing with a repeat pattern is if there is an element of the design that I can use on its own or in a group. If this is the case I select these elements and paste them onto a transparent canvas as above.

That’s it! Now head into Society6, click on POST and SELL. Firstly you will upload your art print file, add some descriptors and publish. ONce published you can select which products you would like and upload the relevant files from your carefully organised Directories :)

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How Society6 works

By robynjay On February 23rd, 2015

It became apparent this week that people are unclear how Society6 and its pricing system works so this post will clarify things I hope.
All you need to use Society6 as an artist is an account and a verified PayPal account (this is so you can be paid); there are no other upfront costs or charges.
To post a new design you simply upload a high resolution file of the design. This file is used for your prints (unframed, framed, canvas) and is the basis for your store. You are offered an opportunity to determine your profit margin on these. All the work and the cost of the ink, and sometimes the postage is covered by Society6 and its partners.

Once you have uploaded this file, given it a description and at least one category it is published and available to the public.

Soc6At this point, or at any point in the future, you can add products. There is a defined range of products on offer and artists can select which they would like to offer. The products come in clusters based on the file size/dimensions that are required. So if you select tote bags for example, and upload the appropriate file, you automatically also have cushion covers for sale, and if that file was high enough resolution shower curtains and doona covers also are available. I’ll go into the files and file sizes in detail in a future post.
The price for each of these products is set by Society6. I typically receive around 10% of each sale which seems low but keep in mind that there is no risk (so long as the quality of the design is ok), and all costs and labour is covered their end.
When a sale occurs the 10% becomes available to me as credit after the end of the month.
Within Society6 there is a community of users; this goes for both artists and shoppers. You can follow an artist, favourite designs, and comment on a design. It’s time consuming but I try to find some time each week to look around and give others feedback. Designs with lots of attention get pushed to the front for Society6 promos, website homepage etc (or at least I THINK) that’s how they are selected.
So, it helps artists if, as a buyer, you log in and click that little heart if you like a design. It tells them what’s working and helps them grow!

being repetitive

By robynjay On February 13th, 2015

Getting into this design work is a steep learning curve …. in many ways.

One of things I’ve learned in past weeks is how to create a seamless repetitive design, particularly for Spoonflower fabric.
While my first doodle designs did not lend themselves to any but mirror image repeats due to their non-contained/random nature, I’m slowly working on more individual design objects that can be arranged and repeated.
It may not be the official (or even best) way but here’s my process using Photoshop and my recent poppy design …

1. Paste in and arrange your objects on a square canvas keeping within the border. By resizing objects I try to squeeze in as much as I can at this stage. Transform items to add interest (flip and rotate).

Screenshot 2015-02-10 18.10.52    Screenshot 2015-02-10 18.27.12

This will become your bottom layer so keep in mind that while you can move things with the marquee tool everything after this point will be on top. SAVE as PSD.

2. Flatten the layers. Save as a separate file.

3. Go to Filter – Other – Offset. Set the horizontal to half your file’s pixel width leaving the vertical setting at 0. Ensure the Wrap Around box is checked. Click OK.

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4. Fill the spaces with your design objects. You’ll probably need to start resizing down even more at this point to fit things. When you’re happy, flatten and save.

5. Repeat the Filter process, this time making the H setting 0, and the V setting half your pixel width.

6. Continue filling the canvas. I tend to switch around the Filter views a few times to make sure I’m happy. Save.

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7. Check your pattern by either copy/paste onto larger canvas or by creating a Defined Pattern (Edit – Define Pattern) and using this to fill a larger canvas.

Hope that’s useful! Enjoy your designing :)

a return to the fold

By robynjay On February 12th, 2015

OK, so it has been a long time since I blogged in here. It’s been 3 years in fact since I posted I am enough, and a lot has happened in that time.
I was back in a full-time employment role when my sister was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Without hesitation I resigned to spend the little time we had left close by her, and to offer whatever support I could to her and her family.
It sucked losing my parents and then her in the space of 3 years.
I spoke to her about our dream to travel to the Kimberleys, and she confided that it was somewhere she had always wanted to visit but now never would.

So we did. In 2014 after months of preparation and saving, we hit the road. You can follow our adventures on the blog and in FlickR. Traveling in this way is life changing, there’s no denying it.
It’s hard to believe we’ve been home now for as long as we were away.

We returned to a VET system in disarray. To be honest it had been heading that way for some time. In a recent podcast we pondered this and the loss of trust, flexibility, innovation, social justice and the right to life long education.
Insufficient funding, overly complex bureaucratic systems, competition, incompetence and a lack of focus on the needs of individuals has led to a sector that has lost its soul and functionality.

Regardless I ploughed back on in to Seek etc. What I discovered was earth shattering, but perhaps my saviour. There’s nothing much there for me.
With public education in crisis most contracts and work are currently in the corporate space and it appears that (predominantly) coming from the public sphere pretty much labels you an outcast. Now this is an interesting discussion in itself …. why an experienced educator with a wide range of experience and skills would not be competent to fill a L&D type of role in business, but apparently that’s the perception [and a warning note here to all the wonderful educators finding themselves out of work].

The more I looked, the more I decided I didn’t want to be there anyway!

So with that as impetus I’ve retreated back to my first love – design. At school I studied art, and textiles and design. It was made pretty clear to me however that this was not a wise career choice, and so I detoured into education.
With a total change of direction it’s taking time to find my feet and my niche. Thankfully I have the resources to take this time. I’ve been trying out Spoonflower for fabric and paper design, Society6 for readimade textile and homeware products, and I’m investigating Etsy.
I’m weighing up adopting readimade goods or making my own – there’s not a lot of difference in potential income when it comes down to it and the former allows more time for actual design rather than construction.
The drop in the Australian dollar has come at a bad time for those of us importing goods from the US however!

So I’m starting a new category in here for Bunyip Designs and we’ll see how we go.
Thanks for sharing the journey!

and after the rain comes new life

Common threads

By robynjay On May 24th, 2012

I’m not sure that I can remember the last time I conversed solidly for 2 days about things that matter. Not work things, life things.
It was a gathering of intelligent minds, varied lives and experiences with common threads: social justice, a desire for change, care for our environment and humanity, equity.

It grew from an increasing awareness that good people were butting heads with systems, values, leaderless bureaucracies, complacency etc. I’ve watched inspired innovators lose their ‘fire’ and burn out. I’ve watched the results of what I call the ‘shit floats’ syndrome: uninspired, conservative thinkers, rising to management ranks recruited by higher level bureaucrats who don’t want their own thinking questioned.

It struck me that we fight this within our own sectors and industries and areas of life but there is little opportunity to move beyond this and to look at the underlying issues, and the common threads that link us regardless of circumstance.

So we gathered, 8 of us, around a table with sustenance, heaters, blankets, and despite not knowing everyone well, a strong unspoken sense of trust and respect. The conversation pretty much flowed freely around areas of concern: the media, education, politics, environment/sustainability, change. The organisers among us brought us back to ground from time to time for refocus and direction, and I attempted to capture the essence of discussions with sketchbook and pens.

Many of us were self-described introverts so the size of the group and the ability to drop in and out was important.

A few of us began the weekend with 2 sessions at the Sydney Writers Festival – one on ‘D.I.Y.’ and one on Resistance -and the ideas raised were remarkably relevant for the weekend as a whole. Day 1 ended with a long walk and a chance to connect 1:1

We didn’t save the world but we did leave with a sense of connection and support that will continue. Michael summed it up well in a post-gathering message:
“The moment I left our little gathering on Sunday I had the feeling that we had just done something amazing. A group of people had spent the best part of 2 days just talking about what concerns us – without time constraints or a goal in mind. An aberration in this speedy world.”

It’s all about engagement: facilitating e-learning

By robynjay On May 3rd, 2012

I’ve enrolled in the new TAE50211 Diploma of Training Design and Development, and once again am busy gathering evidence for RPL. Its a good opportunity to look back over a career and reflect on what I’ve done and the changes I’ve made both in direction and thinking. A key part of RPL, I think, is reflection so I plan to use the blog to do this in a more public way so I can gain further input from readers.

It’s very difficult to tackle something that is your life, an integrated whole, in a segmented way i.e. unit by unit but I’ll see how I go.

I guess my first point of reflection about the unit ‘Facilitate E-learning’ is the unit authors view of what ‘learning’ is. Most of my work over the past 15 years has been in a range of staff development roles, and by this I don’t ONLY mean formalised training.

As educators we learn every day. We learn by reading, we learn by talking and debating, we learn by watching, and we learn through personal critical reflection. All of this can occur online and as a facilitator of learning for educators, my job has been to design spaces and guide processes to make that enjoyable, accessible, challenging and self sustaining. The goals have not changed over time. What HAS changed is the range of online spaces that allow individuals to create and drive their own connections with others.

Having lived and worked online for many years now, my first point of call was the web. If you Google your name what do you find? So, focusing on the online facilitation work I’ve done here’s a list of the most significant:

1. In what must have been the mid 90s I obtained funding to establish a space for the Far Nth Coast adult literacy network. While the site now makes me cringe it was quite ground breaking. Facilitation in those days meant talking to people, gathering ideas/content/needs via email/phone and uploading it. I can remember a lot of discussion about the audience and ongoing review about the effectiveness of the content. We’ve come a long way :) We went on to trial MOOs and MUDs for learning and networking but the platforms were simply too complex for most teachers.

2. From 1998 – 2004 I worked in a few roles on the North Coast supporting the Community Colleges and in particular the ELLN staff and programs. For general management communication and collaboration we used Sharepoint. ITs primary use was sharing of files and conversation around key issues in between regional face to face meetings. I set up and co-facilitated the space. Clunky but reasonably effective.

3. Around this time some virtual meeting rooms started to appear. For the Community Colleges most were over-priced, but one iVocalize proved accessible and was used for a number of years and varied projects. In 2005 I was on the executive of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy and acquired funding for the Literacy Live project. WE used the platform to connect adult literacy practitioners around Australia. It was used for meetings and guest presentations which I facilitated. I was also involved in running awareness raising sessions at conferences and training sessions for State ELLN bodies including QCAL

4. An then into my role as LearnScope manager etc for the then Australian Flexible Learning Framework. While our roles were largely management ones we also provided a range of e-learning awareness sessions and online resource information. Sessions were facilitated in Elluminate and ADobe Connect, a blog was published covering news, events, info and help, and we started a wiki as an information hub. The Framework then used a range of discussion forums and there were some rather interesting challenges faced by the national team around flaming and aggressive posts and how to deal with these.

5. In the past few years I have designed and facilitated a range of blended staff development programs. Typically these included a Moodle hub for content and ongoing asynchronous conversation forums, with face to face workshops and follow up conversation via Moodle and email if required. The material used for these outside Moodle is all freely available online via my Slideshare account and my wiki

6. Most recently I’ve developed the Designing for Flexibility blended workforce development program for Sydney Institute. We have used a mix of F2F, wiki, Facebook group and online Adobe Connect sessions. I facilitated the 2011 trial which has since been reviewed, updated and mapped against TP units, and we’re about to roll it out once again.

Each example has involved an ongoing process of review, evaluation and continuous improvement. In most cases this has involved a mix of informal feedback, team critical reflection, and the use of feedback surveys. In review the focus and emphasis will vary according to audience and purpose but typically will cover:

  • fit for purpose – applicability of content
  • accessibility – level of pitch and suitability of content for the level of skills
  • opportunities for engagement, feedback and ongoing networking and professional connections enabled
  • timing and access
  • suitability and effectiveness of the chosen platform or blend of strategies
  • follow up opportunities

Thankfully as technologies have progressed, and there has been a shift toward spaces that are increasingly easy to access and master, the interactive, collaborative element of learning and connecting online are becoming easier. It remains the case, however, that it is very very easy to teach (as opposed to facilitate) very very badly online. Whatever the platform, maximising engagement and focusing on business and learning needs is the imperative.

[CC FlickR image by Will Lion with acknowledgment also to Tapscott & Williams Wikinomics and Thomas Hawk]

getting unstuck

By robynjay On January 20th, 2012

The energy for creating new opportunities comes from the tension we feel between an inspired vision for the future and our current reality. When we feel stuck or unclear about our careers, often it’s because we are either compromising our vision or denying reality–sometimes it’s a little of both.

Michele Martin

This week in our Career Clarity Camp we’re exploring what we need to help us thrive.

We’re considering some 30 day trials, side projects, stretch assignments, courses, volunteering options etc. After a long week of ‘slog’ to overcome my procrastination I’m finally free to give this some attention.

As usual we’re inspired by some practical thinking (rituals in our lives) and great posts from Michele ( dreams ).

Interestingly (and perhaps thankfully) I had already begun down the enrichment/ visioning/ project path but I’m also inspired to trial a couple of other things that have been lingering in the back of my mind for some time. So here are my ideas for projects and experiments:

  • I’m already finding time each day to draw. This has become an evening ritual to relax after a busy day. Uploading to FlickR (something each day) is a driver but not an onerous one – if I don’t make it, I don’t!
  • I’ve applied for a small community-based contract – I if I get it, I know I’ll love working outside the regimes of formal education. I can see opportunities for REAL outcomes and opportunities for creativity within it.
  • I’m instigating a blog for creative kids activities – I’ll need input to make it sustainable
  • I’m going to have a go at creating a multimodal e-book publication and will use the next month to research production options. The new Apple releases are very timely, and
  • I’m going to test the water  to host a monthly conversational gathering for people I know think and/or work on the boundaries of or outside the mainstream. I see it as an opportunity to affirm non-conventional thinking, generate and share new ideas etc. Now for a name ….

“Before we can undo a knot we must loosen it to understand its structure;
pulling on it only makes it tighter.”

CC FlickR image & Tracy Luff cited in Kate’s Photo Diary

i am enough

By robynjay On January 16th, 2012

Despite all good intentions I’m dawdling with this weeks activities for our Career Clarity Camp. I HAVE been reflecting but I wanted to also write. So a bit of a catchup here…

We’re meeting online for 90 minutes each week. It’s an interesting mix of people from around the world and I enjoyed the diversity very much. We’re using a visualisation tool called The Image Centre – a service by VisualsSpeak . As a visual person I loved the platform but would have liked to be able to text chat to the group as they described their ideas. It provides a canvas on which participants can select and display images to describe their response to different trigger questions. Our last task was to select images in response to the question – If success was completely guaranteed, who could I become? We had about 50 images to choose from and about 3 minutes to complete the task. Here’s my response:

Then to the analysis.
I see myself as the fish in the top left (happily) swimming against the flow. My thoughts were around creativity, pathways, resilience, tenacity and choice.
We’ve been asked to seek input from others who know us well so I’d love to hear your comments.

I’ve revisited my post from a year ago untapped & unrecognised and realised that if self-employed, management of my skills and talents is entirely up to me! I AM able to combine them into the directions I take as well as drawing on the strengths of others to complement. The challenge is to think laterally about what’s possible and perhaps to create new possibilities, and to market those as worthwhile without falling into the trap Michele describes in her Dreams for sale post – making career decisions based only on what the market will bear. The questions posed in Michele’s post (from Peter Block & Michele) to help us step back from an ‘economic monoculture’ view of ourselves are useful I think –
* What does it mean when we lose contact or faith in our ideals, or our dreams and desires?
* Why would we give up the pursuit of our desires, of what matters to us, if the right offer doesn’t come along?
* Why have we placed our desires up for auction?
* When did we decide that we could live without what was important to us or postpone our desires until we have implemented an exit strategy?
* What would my career look like if I wasn’t worried about selling to the highest bidder?
* What really matters to me, regardles of how much someone else is willing to pay for it?

I’ve also taken time to think about Michele’s post Courage, Vulnerability and Being Wholehearted at Work and really enjoyed the TEdTalk from Brene Brown which I’ll share again below.

A few points that resonated:

  • is there something about me that if other people see it will make me unworthy of connection?
  • whole-hearted people have the courage to be imperfect and the compassion for themselves in their imperfection and
  • they had authenticity–the courage to give up their image of who they thought they SHOULD be, in order to be who they actually are
  • in order for connection to happen, we have to allow ourselves to be seen

I’m taking the last point forward into the next session.

what are universities for?

By robynjay On January 6th, 2012

In the past month two women I know employed by different universities in Sydney and who I know are passionate about students, learning and quality teaching practice have resigned.

I’ve blogged about the death of universities as centres of learning and teaching before but it seems to me rather than being addressed, the situation continues to worsen. It’s now two and a half years since Gerry Nolan’s post in the Australian; does no-one listen?

If universities are no longer places of learning then let’s be upfront about it. Give course funding to those who care, or (heaven forbid) the learners, and allow them to do it well. Use universities as research centres instead, pure and simple. If we’re serious about being a knowledge nation it’s time we focused on supporting REALLY good learning and teaching, and insisting that those paid to facilitate this are fully trained, equipped, supported and acknowledged for doing so.

[CC FlickR image by Daniel Morris]


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Comfortably Carries the Heaviest Loads

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  • Comfortable
  • Easy To Load
  • Highly Adjustable
  • Large Capacity
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    • Extended Hikes
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    I used this Gregory pack for two and a half months of building trail, carrying 70-85 lbs of gear on my short 150 lb frame. Not only does this pack easily fit such loads, it does so with exceptional comfort. This pack is durable as long as you keep sharp objects away. The weight of the pack when empty is no problem; this pack is meant to provide comfort for a weekend or a month of hiking. I love this pack.

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Travel around town feeling pretty and protected in the Women's Ashton Jacket, an ideal blend of performance and tailored style. You'll stay warm and dry from the inside and out thanks to the Marmot MemBrain technology that provides waterproofing and superior breathability. Stylish lines keep you looking good, and pockets all around let you stash your stuff and strut hands-free.

  • Marmot MemBrain Waterproof/Breathable Fabric
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  • Chest Pockets with Snap Flap Closures
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  • Center Back Length: 25.25in

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Weight: 13.4oz (379.9g)
Material: MemBrain 10 2L 100% Nylon 2.9 oz/yd
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Wilson Pickett Biography

Wilson Pickett brought the gruff, throaty power of his gospel-trained voice to bear on some of the most incendiary soul music of the Sixties. Some of his best work, including “In the Midnight Hour” and “634-5789,” was cut in the mid-Sixties at Stax studios in Memphis and released on Atlantic Records. Pickett also connected with the crew of house musicians at Muscle Shoals, where, beginning in 1966, he cut such memorable soul smashes as “Land of 1,000 Dances,” “Mustang Sally” and “Funky Broadway.” Pickett enjoyed a steady run of hits on Atlantic, leaving behind a legacy of some of the deepest, funkiest soul music ever to emerge from the South.

Wilson Pickett was born on March 18, 1941, in Prattville, Alabama. He sang in the town’s Baptist church as a boy. Then, in 1955, his family moved to Detroit. He began singing in a local gospel-harmony group, the Violinaires. Then, around 1959, he crossed over into secular music, joining the Falcons. In addition to Pickett, the Falcons included future soul stars Eddie Floyd and Sir Mack Rice. The Falcons’ gospel-influenced R&B style gave shape to the Detroit soul scene of the early Sixties, and their biggest hit, “I Found a Love,” spent 16 weeks on the R&B chart, peaking at Number Six. The success of that record eventually led to Pickett’s signing to Atlantic Records.

Nicknamed “the Wicked Pickett” for his boasting, uninhibited style, the talented singer came into his own during his 1965 sessions at Stax, arranged by Atlantic’s Jerry Wexler. Pickett collaborated with Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper on “In the Midnight Hour,” one of the most enduring soul classics of all time. The song was a Number One R&B smash and Pickett’s first Top 40 pop hit. Its success signaled a new era of soul, in which the focus shifted to the looser, funkier sounds of the South. It also launched a string of raucous hits by Pickett, including “Don’t Fight It,” “Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)” and “634-5789.”

When he began recording at Muscle Shoals, Pickett continued to score hits. “He reminded me of a black leopard – you know, look but don’t touch, he might bite your hand,” Muscle Shoals engineer Rick Hall said. Pickett’s gleeful swagger and raw sexuality- - qualities particularly evident on 1968’s “I’m a Midnight Mover,” one of his biggest pop/R&B hits -- anticipated the boasting persona adopted by rappers in subsequent decades.

In the early Seventies, Pickett collaborated with the Philadelphia-based production team of Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. He cut the album In Philadelphia (1970) and scored such sizable hits as “Engine Number 9” and “Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You” in the emerging Philly-soul style, which would become a cornerstone sound of that decade. Unlike many of his contemporaries, Pickett remained a viable hitmaker well into the Seventies. His 1971 album, Don’t Knock My Love, yielded four charting singles, including the title track, a Number One R&B hit. Subsequently, Pickett recorded for other companies, including RCA and Motown, and even founded his own Wicked label in the mid-Seventies.

Pickett remained active on the touring and recording fronts into the 21st Century. In 1993, he received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm & Blues Foundation, and in 2003, he starred in the D.A. Pennebaker-directed documentary Only the Strong Survive. Then, in 2004, Pickett began to suffer from various ailments and slowed down his career activity.

Wilson Pickett died of a heart attack on January 19, 2006, in Virginia. He was 64 years old.


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GRID Launch Event: It’s on the PC too, you basts.

Since I’m now in That There London I decided I should grab the opportunity to pop along to one of these PR-events which I hear are corrupting our journalists. I joined a small group of men taking a photo of a small group of men in jump-suits and helmets, buying console versions of Race Driver: GRID and the consoles to go with them.

It’s on the PC too, you heartless bastards.

The men were professional race drivers, apparently, but I was distracted by seeing how much Season 4 of the Wire cost on DVD to work out if I knew any of them. I probably wouldn’t have recognised any of them, even if I did. They actually turned up in Sports cars outside, which I missed, because I went into the wrong side of the shop and got distracted by House DVDs for fifteen quid.

But they did seem rather impressive, if you’re into the horseless carriages.The most impressive thing was that they managed to get away with it without getting ticketed, which was something clearly everyone was petrified of.

Actually, there were five of them, but by the time I walked to the end of the row, my batteries died, meaning I missed the grand aray of ‘em. Then I wandered off to have a few cracks at the game – inevitably losing due to a combination of my controller keep on disconnecting from my XBox and the guys from Gaming Verdict being much better than me – which leads me to agree with comrade Rossignol. It’s Quite Good.

I then wandered off, as I had to meet a friend to wander around London and gawk like simpletons.

Race Driver: GRID is currently available in the shops. I saw it and everything. This is what people want when they demand more investagative journalism, I suspect.

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  1. The_B says:

    And you didn’t even attempt to go on a Rock Band demo setup? Fail Gillen. FAIL.

    (Well, ‘investigative journalism’ was my excuse in the Zavvi in Nottingham last week ¬_¬)

  2. Nick says:

    “House DVDs for fifteen quid”

    Damn good price, I can see why you were distracted.

  3. James G says:

    Ahh, racing games. They really shouldn’t work with a keyboard, but given my approach to them (Push every stick as far as it will go and then wonder why I crash on corners) it doesn’t make a blind bit of difference. This hamfisted approach is probably why I’ve never really enjoyed racing games (Except for Porshe challenge on the original Playstation, and Star Wars Racer, which was surprisingly fun for what was ultimately a game of a scene in a movie written specifically to be later adapted into a game.)

  4. Mike says:

    It’s actually reasonably playable on the keyboard. I’m aware that defies all logic.

  5. Apollo Belvidere says:

    I downloaded the Grid demo for PC. It’s awesome, I’m definitely going to pick it up. But I’m buying a PC gamepad instead of a 360 controller to spite them.

  6. Cigol says:

    Wish I could sit down those who don’t like racing games and force them to endure the learning curve of something like Richard Burns Rally, GTR or rFactor.

    Regarding the arcade racer GRID; surprisingly good fun – and cheap.

  7. spd from Russia says:

    Last time I tried the demo it didnt run at all :(
    Seems there are some cpu-related bugs, so try before buy

  8. macc says:

    The Wire is about the best series ever made, much more interesting than these guys with helmets.:)

    They probably got a discount and won’t even touch the console they just bought.

  9. ysbreker says:

    For shame! you didn’t even recognized the Stig?! I thought that watching top gear was mandatory for everyone from England?

  10. Ryan says:

    @macc agredd, Thw Wire is legit.

    lessons in brevity:

  11. VFIG says:

    That’s not the Stig! That’s a Stig-wannabe. He’s got a completely different model helmet.

  12. Pavel says:

    The Wire is great. My three favourite “realworld” tv shows – The Wire, The Sopranos and The Shield (which I am watching right now, being in fifth season so far and loving it).

    As for GRID, I play PC version and its GREAT! The demo itself was pure joy, but full version with those 43 cars and 90 tracks and millions of races and awesome multiplayer all make this the best racing game I have ever played (and no, I dont like simulations like rFactor or RBR, and yes, I like arcades like NFS 1 – NFS:MW).

  13. Zac North says:

    The Wire Season 4…are you by any chance a Squidi fan? :)

  14. Jam_sponge says:

    Was a pleasure to meet you today Kieron, I notice you’ve put up that Muckyfoot stuff you mentioned, looks good.

    Take Care!

    Matt Lees

  15. Noc says:

    So it turns out that that second picture is actually an in-game screengrab.

    For real.

  16. Snarf says:

    Since I work for a major games retailer (not GAME), this kind of publicity is the norm. As an avid PC Gamer, and one that doesnt own any consoles, I do weep a little everytime a decent PC game gets overlooked for Generic Console Game 3. Our PC sextion is tiny compared to the other formats. With the increase of digital downloads, this is only going to get smaller.
    UK retailer have pretty much given up on PC gaming, it just doesn’t make the same amout of profit as all the other formats

  17. Al3xand3r says:

    Retail sucks anyway. Publishers paying for shelf space and exposure? Whatever happened to providing choices to the customer, instead of just falling to the feet of whoever gives more cash, or worse yet, have the publishers and developers fall to the feet of retail… They’re not shops that offer products I want anymore, they’re just a part of a most flawed system. Valve sure has to keep them happy for now, or watch a dramatic decrease in profit, but I sure like the way things are going for digital distribution.

  18. Chris Evans says:

    Ah GRID…tis awesome :D

  19. Jigglybean says:

    I was there and you didnt even say hello! I think I am one of the only die hard PC gamers at codies – I will fight the corner, don’t worry! GRID is fantastic on the PC and with my 360 controller, I will never need a console!

  20. Snarf says:

    Al3xand3r – I agree entirely. Pretty much all of out new release area is paid for by the publishers. Hency why Guitar Hero 3 was all over it when Rock Band came out, even though GH3 has been out for months. It was Activision trying to steal sales from EA. Games that deserve shelf space dont get it, games that really dont get two all to themselves.
    Luckily they cant buy our opinions, and if a customer asks if a crap game is crap, I let them know that.

  21. Pavel says:

    2 Jigglybean : GRID is fantastic on the PC even with keyboard! : ) btw, stay loyal to PC, someone at Codies has to defend the platform of PC Gaming Master Race from those console peasants!

  22. Wildbluesun says:

    And the prize for the most unenthusiastic article on RPS goes to…

  23. Incognito says:

    Playing this game with keyboard seems a bit stupid/lazy. Why not just buy PS2/XBOX360-pad for your PC? If you can buy a PC with specs good enough for this game, then you should be able to afford a joypad or steering wheel for it also. And if you are genuinelly interested in this game, its a must.

  24. nakke says:

    Incognito: if you are geniuinely interested in this game you’d probably be better off playing GTR2 or some other real driving game ;)

  25. Skotavus says:

    It’s the Stig in the middle!

  26. Kieron Gillen says:

    Jigglybean: Sorry, man. You should have grabbed me!

  27. parm says:

    It might be out on the PC, but when I went to try and buy it on Friday, not a single games shop in Manchester city centre had it. Plenty of X360 and PS3 copies, but no PC versions anywhere. Bastards.

  28. frasen says:

    Love the game, but why doesnt it recognize my logitecg joypad? windows does

  29. Meridian says:

    The STIG’s got a 360 Elite

    He knows what performs.

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Posted: 16 April 2012 08:40 AM   [ Ignore ]
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When using the internal sounds as the carrier it is very loud and clear. I've used a few external sources which sound great but not as clear or loud as the internal ones.

My question is how loud can I make the external carrier before it does any damage to the synth?

I imagine that it will start to distort first, I just dont want to risk it.
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If you wanted to max out the signal, but ensure the signal doesn't damage your synth, try putting your signal through a limiter, such as the Boss LM-2.
Then, no matter how loud you feed the synth, you can be sure that you won't damage the unit by exceeding the clip value.


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Best Haze EVER!

Discussion in 'General Marijuana Growing' started by karri0n, Aug 21, 2008.

    karri0n Well-Known Member

    Hey guys, I'm trying to choose a strain t grow outdoors next year.

    Being in CT, and not having much access to any big stoner subcultures, It's pretty rare that I come across killer bud. However, I'm a 7 year smoker, so I have come across it from time to time. The best stuff(by best I mean my personal preference, I prefer heady to body. I like doing stuff, not sitting around) I've found thus far is always just called "Haze" by the white kids, or "piff" by the black kids. I can always identify whether it's haze by the distinctive citrus smell. It always has a clear, heady, energetic high that just lasts for HOURS. When perusing strains on the internet, I have come across many different "haze" strains that then claim to be some percentage indica and not true haze strains. I would hate to get one that sounds good, then end up with something that isn't the high/flavor that I'm looking for. Does anyone know any specific haze strains that definitely have that classic haze attribute? Another plus would be shorter flowering time(I know sativa/haze flower longer, but slightly shorter would be best as I am OUTDOOR)

    speedhabit Well-Known Member

    If you think that stuff was good, wait till you get a real homegrown haze....

    Watch out

    As for your question, the genetics are so expensive I dont really go after them but the DNA cantalope gene line contains a hazy lineage from the LA. Conf maybe (im to stoned to remember) and flowers pretty early, like 55 (Most hazes take 70+).

    Also of "note" is arjan's ultra haze, I dont like green house seeds, I see them as sort of capitalism nosing in on my subculture, but I tasted this stuff in Amsterdam and its ass to the floor. Like it was spiked with something.

    karri0n Well-Known Member

    Thanks. It's nice to actually get an informed answer. So far my posts seem to be 1 in 5 with a good answer that don't just drop to the bottom after I post. +REP for you my friend. Anyone else got some good Haze info?

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    delerious Well-Known Member

    Mr Nice has a Super Silver Haze that's pretty good, but I believe it's a hybrid (Skunk,NL,Haze) and expensive. Homegrown Fantaseeds has one just called haze that they claim is 100% sativa. There's a Sensi Silver Haze (hybrid). Soma Amnesia Haze and Haze Heaven. Seedsman has Indian Haze, Sugar Haze, Original Haze, and Skunk Haze. There's probably some others I've forgotten. The Seedsman seeds are pretty cheap, but I haven't grown any of his out yet, so I can't give a smoke report. I've heard good things about his ATA Tundra (pure indica).
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    karri0n Well-Known Member

    Thanks Delerious, +REP

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    chad851 Well-Known Member

    amnesia haze, mexican haze , g13 haze, utopia haze all sick smoking super silver haze at the moment and its lovely also fruitcake was a fav but is no longer available r.i.p

    jjf1978 Well-Known Member

    Been wanting to order some Arjan's Ultra haze & Arjan's Strawberry haze. I too am a haze fan, stay far away from indica stuff, just makes me want to go to sleep...I've been cloning/flowering some bagseed "haze" but I can tell i has indica influence. Just after smoking it creeps up on you and you get a nice head high and then an hour later you start to feel lethargically numb. So I too am interested in finding some good haze!

    ROBINBANKS New Member

    G 13 Haze will fry your brain, should be called ( '' dont make any fecking plans'' )

    jjf1978 Well-Known Member

    Heh yeah I remember when my cousin got his hands on some G13 - he was like this is GOVERNMENT WEED MAN!! lol it was damn good. Forgot about the G13..

    HOLROYD Active Member

    Had some Greenhouse SSH which delivered on a whole lotta levels..grow room to head room!
    Not of fan of GHS before I got the seeds (4 out of 5 feminized superlemon haze seeds went male) but the product is delightful. Doesnt matter if some indy makes its way into your haze...usually makes for a bigger plant, and the haze (if true) will cut right through it all for ya.

    GoldenGanja13 Well-Known Member

    I am waiting for some Super Lemon Haze from the Tude.
    I love the haze too. Good Luck on your Haze search.
    Mr.Therapy Man

    Mr.Therapy Man Well-Known Member

    Im getting ready to run Nevilles haze and I feel like it will be around my house for years to come.I won them on bidzbay for 100 dollars for 18 beans,They have them at auction this week and they are allready over 200 bucks a pack with 3 days left...peace

    samljer Active Member

    Good haze strains are:
    Seni seeds: Silver Haze #9
    Seedsman: Columbian Red Haze (10% indica, you dont really feel it)
    Big Buddah Seeds: Buddha Haze (G13xSilver Haze) Fantastic one
    Flying Dutchman Seeds: Temple Haze - 90 day flower period o_O

    ufodisclosure Member

    I've been smoking weed for 10 years, I live in Belgium, 50 miles from Amsterdam, My friends and I went maybe 10 or 15 times in Amsterdam to smoke and buy seeds
    I can tell you the most potent Sativa I've ever smoked was an Hawaiian Snow that was chopped a little earlier. No BCD at all. Racy.. Racy.... Racy! fucking potent!!
    The #2 most potent haze I've had the pleasure to smoke was early harvested Neville's Haze. No CBD too. VERY potent !
    Then (the best tasting Haze I've came across) is the Amnesia Haze ( Hy-Gro seeds) Very potent but above all the most fruity herb I've smoked in my entire life of blower

    These are the most pleasurable hazes you can get. But Critical Haze, Super Silver Haze, Super Lemon Haze are top notch too. A+ gear for sure.

    tet1953 Well-Known Member

    I hope I have better luck than Holroyd. I just started a couple Super Lemon Haze that I got from Attitude. Supposed to be fem, germinated 2 of the 5 seeds and they are looking good. Trying some of the LSD too.

    DunLarkin Well-Known Member

    Super Lemon Haze!

    aknight3 Moderator

    i have also been in the pursuit of the true haze, ive heard hempdepot some breeder named tim has the original haze, thats what i think im getting, im using for breeding purposes tho

    twenty2 Active Member

    To the op, pretty much everything everybody is saying about the potency of the other haze/non-haze strains is true... they are high potency and taste better than the haze aka piff we get in the NE area. as for the 'piff' your talkin about... that is purple haze and pretty much all of it is grown in the Washington heights section of NYC. it has a distinct haze smell and a distinct flavor when you smoke it, especially on the exhale. the majority of this haze is grown commercially and the over quality varies.

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The behaviour of Brentwood councillors has been blasted as “dysfunctional” and “vexatious” in a damning review.

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n The current practice of constantly responding to frivolous and vexatious requests for information is draining capacity from the organisation

n The pace of much needed progress has been slowed and disrupted by the dysfunctional behaviour and impact of members and there is a requirement for the management team to take more decisive action to rectify matters

n Many staff we met don’t feel valued and morale is low... Staff cannot be expected to continue to work in such an environment

n The new constitution is being repeatedly used by opposition members to seek to interrupt the working of the council

n [Councillors and officers] need to understand and acknowledge what they expect from one another including defining what constitutes acceptable and unacceptable behaviour.

Morale is so low that employees say they can’t continue to work in the environment that councillors are creating, the report claims.

The review was published by the Local Government Association on Wednesday.

It did, however, suggest that some improvements had been made since the previous review in 2011.

The report says: “There remains a distrust between officers and certain members who need to understand the damage they are doing to staff.

“Many staff we met don’t feel valued and their morale is low.

One member of staff said they feel like “just a number on a payslip rather than a person”.

It predominantly blames opposition members for the friction with officers and suggests there is a “requirement for the management team to make more decisive action”.

Conservative council leader Cllr Louise McKinlay said the report had been “fair and balanced” and they would work hard to heed its advice.

She said: “It’s very clear that this lies with the opposition. They have a relenting approach to the officers, bombarding them with demands and requests.”

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When you lose a good friend…

One of my dear friends died last week. He was 54 years old. Too young. Although, it’s always too young when you love someone.

I loved Steve.

Steve came into my life and almost instantly became a good friend. We met together every week, at the same time, on the same day, for several years. It was one appointment I looked forward to every time I saw it on my calendar.

I walked through seasons of life with him. He walked through seasons of life with me.

We talked marriage, (Both of us had great marriages thankfully.)

We talked about our children. (Both of us had great experiences as parents, thankfully.)

We talked about our work. He walked with me through the transition from secular vocation to ministry vocation. He walked with me through pastoring a church, and another, and the planting of a church. I walked with him through times of change in his church work and transitioning to a new church.

We traveled to conferences together. One time we were headed to a conference in California and the conference cancelled. We already had plane tickets and a hotel room, so we went anyway. We visited a dozen churches. I can still remember some of the things we learned on that trip. If was life changing for both of us. Mostly because we got to spend so much time together that week.

We played golf together. He was one guy who could get me out of the office and onto the golf course. I needed it. Steve was the consummate teacher, so he’d teach me something new about my golf swing every week.

We dreamed together. Steve always had a new idea about how to do ministry. I’m kind of wired that way too. It was a good partnership.

Mostly we just shared time with each other. It was nice knowing there was a guy I could always depend upon. We’ve lived in different cities for a while, but no matter how long it had been since we saw each other or talked, conversation was always easy with Steve.

I miss him. I miss him a lot.

My life is not the same because of Steve. My life won’t be exactly the same again.

Life is always different after you lose a good friend.

Thanks for being a good friend, Steve.

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17 thoughts on “When you lose a good friend…

  1. Every man needs a buddy like that. Especially those who are in Christian Ministry. I'm so sad for you that you lost your buddy. Also, I'm celebrating with you that you were given such a rare gift. I get it.

  2. Heaven surely has some of the most wonderful people. Can't wait to catch up with old friends.
    I only aspire to leave a legacy such as Steve has with you to one of my friends.

  3. Beautiful post Ron. Reminds me of Psalm 90:12, "So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." May all of us not just understand the brevity of life but value what time we do have by using it for eternal purposes. What a wonderful friend you had and what wonderful memories you cherish. Thanks Ron!


text: California Biographies Brackett, Joshua S Transcribed by Peggy Hooper This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives Brackett, Joshua S. This pioneer settler of Sonoma and Marin counties, and who is represented by his portrait in this work, was born in New Market, Rockingham county, New Hampshire, on February 18, 1820. Here he resided till thirteen years old, when he moved to Methuen, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, where he abode thirteen months; thence to Akron, Summit county, Ohio, residing in that locality until 1840; then returned to Massachusetts, taking up his residence in Lowell. Here he lived one year, then went to Manchester, New Hampshire, and engaged in the sash, door and blind business, but only remained there till 1844, when he settled in Boston, Massachusetts. On the 27th of January, 1849, he sailed from Boston on the ship "Vasalia" for California, arriving in San Francisco on July 27th of that year. In this city he worked at the carpenter's and joiner's trade till September 15th following, when he went to Mokelumne Hill, Sacramento county, where he remained six weeks, when he returned to San Francisco, remaining till November 16, 1849, when he came to Sonoma, this county, where he remained till December, 1853, then left San Francisco on the steamer "Winfield Scott" for the East. This steamer was wrecked on Anacopa Island, and Mr. Brackett returned to San Francisco, and again in January, 1854, took passage on the steamer "Oregon," arriving safely in New York harbor. After visiting in different places in the East, he returned to Sonoma, arriving in May, 1854, but only resided there till the 22d of December following, when he permanently located in Marin county, California, on the Soljoula Ranch, twelve miles west of Petaluma, where for many years he was engaged in raising stock. In 1862 he came to Petaluma, where he married Fannie Batchelor, on November 25,1863, She was born on May 31,1827, and died on June 24, 1872. In 1869 they moved to their ranch in Marin county, and again in 1874 Mr. Brackett returned to this city and still resides in this place. Frank O., Joshua B., and Fanny E., are the names of his children. Source: HISTORY OF SONOMA COUNTY, Alley, Bowen & Co. 1880


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Nancy Lee (Dixon) Casey

Nancy Lee (Dixon) Casey, 77, of Caldwell, died August 16, 2012, in
Caldwell, Idaho, after a long, and brave, battle with Parkinson's.

Nancy was born February 10, 1935, in Scheller, IL., the youngest of
the nine children of Andrew Jackson Dixon and Elsie Mae (Shelton) Dixon.
Nancy graduated from Waltonville High School in 1953, and married Tommy Atkins
shortly after.  They divorced shortly after their son, Mark, was born.
Following the divorce, she and Mark moved to Idaho to join two of her sisters
already living there and began working as a switchboard operator for the phone
company.  It was there that she met Fred Duke, and they married on Dec. 7, 1956.
He brought his two daughters, Mary and Donna, to the relationship.  And in 1960,
Nancy gave him a third daughter, Leslie.  Nancy and Fred were married until his
death in 1978.  She then met Walter Casey, and they married April 23, 1982.
Life really began in earnest for her then as they traveled the country extensively
and entertained often.  Nancy was the consummate hostess, preparing scrumptious
meals and setting beautiful tables.  As Telephone Pioneers of America members,
they both attended and hosted many a campout.  Walt and Nancy were married 27 years
until his death, exactly a year before, on August 16, 2011. Nancy was also a dedicated
patriot. July 4th was on even par with Christmas as her favorite holiday, and red, white
and blue were her favorite colors whether for clothing, table decor, or even the flowers
in the garden that Walt planted for her.  She was as generous as she was patriotic,
keeping mental notes of needs and wants, then finding those special items to give as
gifts.  She was talented and creative, loved music, stained glass, sewing, reading
romance and mystery novels, camping, and feeding her hummingbirds.  She also was an
accomplished fisherwman, out-fishing most of those who fished with her.
Nancy will be sorely missed by all who knew her, including each one of her caregivers.

A special thanks to the staff at her care facilities, and to the hospice teams who
watched over her.

She was preceded in death also by her parents and seven of her eight siblings.

Her legacy of love remains in her son, Mark Atkins (Crystal); a daughter Leslie Eyton
(Steve); Steven L. Casey (Linda); Gregory S. Casey Sr. (Julia); Carlee Casey (Janina); and
Mary Hartman and Donna Scharfen.  Her grandchildren include Ambur Emrich, Steven E. Eyton (Stacy);
Tara Nelson (John), Jeff Casey, Jackson T. Eyton (Rosa), Gregory S. Casey Jr., Aaron Atkins, and
Adam Atkins.  Great-grandchildren include Braden and Reese, twins Raegan Ann and Rylee Jo, Trinity,
and Daniel.

Nancy's Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at
Flahiff Funeral Chapel, Caldwell. Interment will follow at Joplin Cemetery, Meridian, ID.

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Date: August 2012
Submitted by; Rosemary Newell Atkins

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GEORGE ASBURY BROWN. There are few men in Macoupin county who are better informed from personal experience as to pioneer life in this section of the state than George A. Brown, who was born at Brighton October 18, 1839, and has made his home in this city during the greater part of his life. As a young man he witnessed many stirring scenes in various parts of the Mississippi valley and also on the great plains and in the early mining camps of the Rocky Mountains, and his reminiscences are more interesting than any tale of fiction.

He is a son of Michael and Sarah E. (Peter) Brown and under the parental roof he grew to manhood, his early education being secured in the public schools of his native town. At the age of eighteen he began to work at the carpenter's trade but his plans were interfered with by the gold excitement which followed the discovery of the yellow metal at Cherry Creek, near the base of the Rocky Mountains, where Denver is now located. Early in 1861 he started with William Loveland and drove an ox team across the plains to golden, Colorado, where Mr. Loveland engaged in the mercantile business. The young man, however, went into the diggings of Clear Creek and Gilpin counties and spent eight months in an eager search for gold in Eureka gulch, the Twelve-Mile Diggins and Pine Gulch, devoting the remainder of the year to prospecting. He also spent eight months in the general store of Mr. Loveland at golden.

In January, 1863, Mr. Brown returned east, traveling as far as Poughkeepsie, New York, where he attended the Eastman Business College. Having completed a course at that noted institution he came back home and enlisted for the one hundred day service in Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-third Illinois Volunteers, under Captain Dugan. He was stationed with his company at Rock Island, Illinois, and assigned to guard Confederate prisoners. After receiving his discharge he went to Alton, Illinois, and secured employment as clerk in the store of Hathaway & Wade, with whom he continued for a year. He then engaged as clerk in a clothing store for six or eight months and spent the following summer at his trade as a carpenter in southeastern Missouri. He next associated with his brother, James McKendire Brown, in cultivating a farm of one hundred and sixty acres in McLean county, Illinois, which was owned by their parents, and in February, 1869, returned to Macoupin county and for one year cultivated a portion of the home farm. He then entered the grain business at Brighton, in which he was engaged for many years with marked success, and sold out to his son Russell in 1910. He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank of Brighton and was honored by being elected vice president, a position he has filled to the entire satisfaction of officers, directors and depositors of this growing institution.

In 1869 Mr. Brown was married to Miss Mary Lapsely, who was born in Ohio, of Irish descent, and died in 1886. They were the parents of three children, two of whom survive: Russell S., who is engaged in the grain business at Brighton; and Mary E., the wife of John F. Garber, teacher of botany and physiology in the Yateman high school at St. Louis, Missouri. On the 26th of October, 1892, mr. Brown was again married, his second union being with Miss Martha R. Fry, a native of Brighton and a daughter of James and Mary E. Fry, who were pioneer settlers of that place.

The name of Mr. Brown is not upon the register of any religious denomination but his wife is an earnest member of the Presbyterian church. Politically he adheres to the republican party whose candidates and principles he has supported for many years. He served as a member of the board of supervisors five years and also as school trustee. For more than four decades he was actively connected with the mercantile interests of Brighton and as a financier ranks among the far-seeing men in this part of the state, his opinion often being sought by persons desiring to make safe and profitable investments. As a result of his good business judgment he occupies a place of large responsibility and is justly held in high esteem.

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The SNYDER Family

This column is part of a feature series which focuses on a different Centre County family each week. Five new columns will be released each month unless some technical difficulty enters the picture.

This column's focus is on SNYDER. An effort has been made to identify all persons carrying that name in the 1890 U.S. Census, using the Centre County business directory which was formed from a preliminary review of that census before the larger set of 1890 U.S. Census records was destroyed by fire. (Sadly, the postal directory does not typically provide the ages of females, but it's the best record we've got).

Two books in the Pennsylvania Room of the Centre County Library in Bellefonte apparently deal in part with the Snyder family. They are Grace Curtis' Fahl-Fall and Allied Families: Abernathy, Barbee, Barlow, Byerley, Carle, Cassity, Christman, Eby, Frantz, Hornaday, Judy, Leedy, Leslie, Luke, Markey, Ozias, Powell, Ross, Snivley, Snyder, Taylor, Trotter, Weikel, Witt, and Others and Vaneta Horlacher's Family of John and Anna Margaret Lowald Snyder of Northampton and Centre Counties Pennsylvania.

There are 48 different first-name entries for Snyder in John Blair Linn's History of Centre and Clinton County (1883). In addition, there are many references to the name in Beers' Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (1898).

And, now, your ancestors' SNYDER neighbors in 1890:

Austin B., retired--115 W. Bishop
	Mary S.
	George P. 17
Daniel N., 30, laborer--430 N. Allegheny
	Mary A.
	Gilbert 5
	Donald 10 mos.

In BOGGS Township:

B.F., 63, tanner--Wingate
	Mary A.
	James H.
	George C. 22
	Eugene 20
	William 18
David, 68, laborer--Milesburg
Jacob C., 31, operator--Milesburg
	Clarence 6

In COLLEGE Township:

Abraham, 75, retired--Houserville
	Barbara M.
Mifflin, 42, merchant--State College
	Sarah J.
	Ira 13
	John 12
	Carl 7

In CURTIN Township:

Samuel, farmer--Romola

In FERGUSON Township:

Charles, 66, farmer--Pine Grove Mills
	Nancy M.
Henry M. 57, farmer--Pine Grove Mills
	Maria B.
John, 35, farmer--Pine Grove Mills
	Valeria R.
	Charles 12
	Mary M.
	James 8
	Francis G. 6
	Grover C. 5
	Maud E.
	Blanche V.

In GREGG Township:

F.W.E., 30, farmer--Spring Mills*
	Barbara E.
	Charles 6
	Lottie E.
	John 1
(This family listed twice; in 2nd listing he is called Frank W. E., and age is given as 31)
Jesse, 51, laborer--Penn Hall
	Mary A.
	William 8
	Calvin R. 15
	John A. 19
Solomon G., 57, blacksmith--Spring Mills
	Sarah J.
	Aninum H. 19
	Warren V. 10
	Elsie R.
Ulysses, 47, laborer--Spring Mills
	Dora C.
	Harry C. 6
	Melone J. 4

In HAINES Township:

Henry W., 51, farmer--Woodward
Ira E., 50, farmer--Coburn
	Samuel 15
	Thomas 13
	Charlie 10
	Daniel 7
	Eddie 4
John D., 33, laborer--Woodward
	Calvin 10
	Clayton 8
	George 6
	Cleveland 4
	Robert 2
Mary M.--Woodward
William J., 23, farmer--Woodward
	Reno 11 mos.

In HARRIS Township:

David E., 25, blacksmith--Linden Hall
	Blanche I.
Robert W., 3--Linden Hall

In LIBERTY Township:

Henry A., 57, postmaster--Blanchard
	Susan E.
	Cora B.
	Maud E.
	Mabel G.
Jacob E., 58, dentist--Blanchard
	Susan M.
Thompson A., 46, farmer--Blanchard
	Mary E.
	John E.
	George B. 14
William, 82, retired--Blanchard
	Sarah E.
William H. 49, civil engineer--Blanchard
	Laura E.
	William B. 5
	Helen V.
	John 1 mo.

In MILES Township:

John W., 39, farmer--Rebersburg
	Sophia E.
	Annie E.
	Charles H. 14
	Mary E.
	John W. 11
	Benjamin F. 10
	Darsen L. 8
	Florence E.

Effie A.

In MILLHEIM Borough:

Eva G.
	Charles W. 19
	George S. 17

Eliza--3rd St.

In POTTER Township:

Elizabeth--Centre Hall
John H., 49, farmer--Centre Hall
	Mary A.
	Milton B. 21
	Lizzie M.
	Esther M.
William E., 57, farmer--Centre Hall
	Sarah A.
	Martha J.
	Mabel A.

In SPRING Township:

Samuel F., 20, shoemaker--Bellefonte
	Mary A.

In WALKER Township:

Lillie C.--Spring Mills


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Dale Carter Killed At Blackmore's Fort

By Emory L. Hamilton

From the unpublished manuscript, Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers, pages 18-19.

On the same day that Colonel Shelby's Negro girl was captured, Logan, who must have split his raiding party, sending one part against Ft. Blackmore which secretly approached the fort and got within 75 yards before being discovered. Most of the men were sitting upon some logs which lay a short distance from the gate. Evidently seeing this the Indians decided to make a bold push and enter the fort before the men could recover from their surprise. Creeping along the river bank, hidden by the bank and a fringe of brush and trees, they were just ready to push into the fort when they were discovered by Dale Carter, who was about fifty-five steps from the fort and who cried, "Murder! Murder!"

Upon hearing Carter's alarm, the men ran towards the fort and succeeded in reaching the gate before the Indians. Frustrated in their designs of entering the fort they turned upon Dale Carter. One Indian shot at him, but missed him; another shot him through the thigh, inflicting a wound which rendered him too lame to escape into the fort. Another Indian ran up to Carter, tomahawked and scalped him.

In a letter (1) dated October 12, 1774, from Major Arthur Campbell to Col. William Preston, he says:

It is remarkable that Captain Shelby's wench was taken the same day, and about the same time of day, that this affair happened on Clinch. So many attacks in so short a time, give the inhabitants very alarming apprehensions. Want of ammunition and scarcity of provisions are again become the general cry. Since I began this, I am mortified with the sight of a family flying by. If ammunition does not soon come, I will have no argument that will have any force to detain them; and if our army is not able to keep a garrison at the Falls (Louisville) the ensuing winter, I expect we shall be troubled with similar visits the greater part of the coming season.

At a court held for Washington County, on March 18, 1778, Thomas Carter, brother of Dale, was appointed Administrator of his estate, with Richard Stanton and William Houston as his securities. The estate was appraised by Archibald Scott, Joseph Butcher, John Carter (another brother) and Richard Stanton.

The Carter brothers, John, Thomas, and Dale, had settled on the north side of Clinch river, near Blackmore's Fort about 1772. Their land grants were surveyed for them and entered in the Fincastle Survey Book on March 26, 1774.

Dale Carter was born August 9, 1744, and was married to Mary Ann Bickley, daughter of John Bickley of Red Hill, Amherst County, VA and a sister of Charles Bickley who settled in Castlewood. There is a tradition that young Charles Bickley (1759-1839) came to the frontier to escort his widowed sister back to Amherst County, but liked the country and decided to stay. There is no evidence o f his being on the frontier prior to this date and 15 years would have been a tender age for a boy to settle at a frontier outpost without family ties. Dale Carter was a son of Charles and Lucy Morgan Carter and a direct descendant of Captain Thomas Carter (1672-1733) perhaps the first of the line in Virginia.

Capt. Daniel Smith with 26 men went in pursuit of Indians who killed Carter (Arthur Campbell to Preston, October 12, 1774, Draper Mss 3 QQ 18). The next day October 13, 1774, Daniel Smith wrote Preston of their unsuccessful pursuit of Indians and mentions petition of lower settlers that Boone be appointed Captain (Draper Mss 3 QQ 119).

(1) Draper Mss 3 QQ 118.

Note: See the latest information posted with the story of John Carter's Family Killed on Clinch which apparently proves that this Dale Carter was in fact not a son of Charles Sr. & Lucy Carter as is mistakenly stated above.

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Allen Hughes and Albert Hughes made their debut as documentary filmmakers in this examination of a previously unexplored side of the American sex industry. As its title suggests, American Pimp offers a look at American pimps -- who they are, what they do, and why they do it. A number of real-life pimps (with names like Filmore Slim, C-Note, and Gorgeous Dre) explain the financial and psychological relationships between pimps and prostitutes, while clips from classic blaxploitation films of the … More

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The off seasons

Winter (Dec–Jan) is for the most part dry and settled, albeit colder. When precipitation does fall, the snow line drops to 2500m and sometimes lower. Passes over 4000m (including the highest on the Annapurna Sanctuary and Circuit treks) may be uncrossable due to snow and ice, and some settlements described in trekking guidebooks may be uninhabited. High-altitude treks, such as Everest, require good gear and experience in cold-weather conditions, as temperatures at 5000m can drop below minus 20°C and heavy snow can fall; if you’re up to it, however, this can be a magical time to trek. Some treks see something like twenty or thirty times the numbers of trekkers in autumn as in midwinter, and below 2000m temperatures can be quite spring-like, though valleys are often filled with fog or haze.

During May and June it gets hotter, hazier and increasingly unsettled. The warming Asian landmass has begun drawing air up from the south, ushering in the pre-monsoon – a season of erratic weather and increasingly frequent afternoon storms. The trails and lodges again begin to empty out. This is a time for going high, but be prepared for rain, especially in traditionally wet areas such as Annapurna and far eastern Nepal.

Few foreigners trek during the monsoon (mid-June to early Sept), because of the rain, mud, leeches, travel difficulties and general lack of mountain views. (The leeches along the middle-elevation trails won’t hurt you, but are not for the squeamish.) However, treks in the Himalayan rain shadow and in Nepal’s far west are sheltered from the brunt of the monsoon. Even in wet areas, mornings are often clear, wildflowers and butterflies can be seen in abundance, the terraces and forests are a luscious green and the soundscape – dripping leaves, roaring rivers – magical. Authentic Nepali culture is more in evidence, too, as the summer off-season is when locals return to their farming and other traditional activities. Note also that the monsoon isn’t consistently rainy: it builds up to a peak in July and August, then tapers off again.

Conditions in the post-monsoon harvest season (roughly mid-Sept to early Oct) are hard to predict: it all depends on the timing of the rains. If you’re lucky, you can enjoy clear, warm weather and gloriously empty trails. At lower altitudes it can be hot and sticky, however, and you may face an extended monsoon tail, with clouds obscuring the peaks and heavy afternoon showers or snow flurries higher up.


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The special events list for Equestria LA just keeps getting longer. In an exclusive event, BronyCon: The Documentary will have a special preview screening at the AMC District 12 in Downtown Disney. Tickets are $100 each, and will allow viewers to see the film, a blu-ray copy of the film, and an hour-long Q&A with producer Michael Brockhoff, Director Laurent Malaquais, Tara Strong, and Lauren Faust. Having an EQLA badge is not necessary for attending the screening, so anyone can see it, provided you manage to snag one of the 280 tickets available.

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Brony Con started the whirlwind months of the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic conventions. With the excitement of BUCK, Gala Con, Midwestria, Trot Con, Brony Fan Faire, Everfree Northwest, and Canterlot Gardens, we here at Equestria LA thought we’d bookend the year and bring everything full circle for 2012.

Announcing the Pre-Release Screening of the Brony Con Documentary, Sunday November 4th, 6:00pm and the AMC District 12 in Downtown Disney. After a weekend full of Equestria LA events, we’re throwing one more exciting event your way before we say goodbye to all of you amazing fans.

Tickets are $100 each (280 limit) and include: Admission to the pre-screening; a Q&A session from 8:00-9:00pm with Tara Strong, Lauren Faust, Michael Brockhoff (producer), Laurent Malaquais (director), and other members of the crew; a blu-ray copy of the final documentary up release, mailed to you.

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