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Only the best links ... Starburst Cluster Galaxy Skirt by Shadowplaynyc. 25 Helpful Tutorials for Lighting Effects in Photoshop. Photoshop allows designers with unlimited possibilities when it comes to creative effects, including lighting effects. There are plenty of different ways to create lighting effects in Photoshop, and there are equally as many different possible uses for them. If you’re interested in learning more about how to create awesome lighting effects in your own work, here are 25 tutorials that can help. Looking for hosting? WPEngine offers secure managed WordPress hosting. You’ll get expert WordPress support, automatic backups, and caching for fast page loads. Visit WPEngine. Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep.

Free university lectures - computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry. Whether your goal is to earn a promotion, graduate at the top of your class, or just accelerate your life, lectures can help get you there. Our archives of lectures cover a huge range of topics and have all been handpicked and carefully designed by experienced instructors throughout the world who are dedicated to helping you take the next step toward meeting your career goals.

Lifelong learns can turn their free time turn into self-improvement time. The online lectures on this list are more than lecture notes or a slideshow on a topic -- they were designed for audiences like you, with carefully sequenced themes and topics taught by veteran educators, and often with additional resources for your own independent study. The lectures are available to anybody, completely free of charge. Lecture courses are a valid and vital learning tool, and may be one of the best methods of learning available. X and Y intercepts | Graphing linear equations and inequalities. Einstein's Riddle. 30 Most Ridiculous Doodles on Drawing Something. Draw Something is a mobile app developed by Omgpop. It was one of the Mobile apps which won the Flurry App Spotlight Awards in 2012.

In the first five weeks after its launching, the game was downloaded 20 million times. Fifty days after its release, it had been downloaded 50 million times. Recently, both Draw Something and Omgpop were bought by the game giant Zynga for $180 million. Two players alternate turns between drawing a picture for the other to guess. Some drawings are extremely creative in many ways. I know I put my Megazord around here somewhere… Megaman has this easy. Love(bug) conquers all. Leave it to Russel to always be prepared with a compass. Hey chain chomp! This takes sibling rivalry to a whole other level. I think I’m tapped out on Star Wars clues. I like how Donkey Kong is professional enough to wear a tie despite having a job of primarily manual labor One small step for toys … One giant leap for toykind… Just glad I didn’t step on that tootsie roll.

Dad-gum! Itadakimasu! John Hopkins Researchers Make Stem Cells From Blood Cells. Stem cells are a miraculous cellular material that can be used to repair nerve damage, or even grow brand new organs. Researchers from Johns Hopkins Hospital may have discovered a new way to create stem cells using your very own blood cells. This newly developed method could actually revert adult red blood cells back into stem cells as though they came from a 6-day-old embryo. Technically, scientists have developed reverted blood cells back into stem cells before by using viruses to deliver state-reverting genes.

Such a process, however, can have disastrous side effects, like mutated genes or cancers. The new process developed by the Johns Hopkins researchers, as published in PLoS One, circumvents the risky need for viruses by using plasmids, rings of DNA that, according to Johns Hopkins, "replicate briefly inside cells and then degrade. " To ready the blood cells for the plasmids implantation, the scientists treated them with an electrical pulse to make their surface more porous. Altered books. Cut the bindings off of books found at a used book store. Find poems in the pages by the process of obliteration.

Put pages in the mail and send them all around the world. Lather, rinse, repeat. This site is a chronicle of a very specific set of collaborations between the artists listed below working on the titles listed below. *loves = referred 200+ people our way loved us on August 21st, 2005 MilkandCookies loved us on August 21st, 2005 The J-Walk Blog loved us on August 22nd, 2005 In4mador! Robot wisdomloved us on August 22nd, 2005 MetaFilter loved us on August, 23rd, 2005 G4 Attack of the Show loved us on August 24th, 2005 Oink! Mishechkaloved us on November 19th, 2005 granolagirlloved us on November 23rd, 2005 Bifurcated Rivetsloved us on November 28th, 2005 Zaborloved us on November 28th, 2005 zloblogloved us on December 1st, 2005 Glubibulgaloved us on December 1st, 2005 jessickaloved us on December 3rd, 2005 juliepatchouliloved us on December 3rd, 2005 deze-hierloved us on December 11th, 2005.

Amalfi Cost Italy Photography. Positano - a charming stop for lunch along the Amalfi Coast There’s more to Italy than Rome and Tuscany. Have you seen the Amalfi Coast? It will leave you breathless! This collection of photos is from my recent trip back to the Amalfi coast after 4 years of being away. I’ve also included some of my older original photos too in order to get an idea of what summer looks like there. Typical pottery sold along the seaside town of the Amalfi coast The cliffs of Sorrento, one of the main towns along the coast The ancient streets of Pompeii - an easy stop along the Circumvesuviana Train The hill town of Positano Cook up some dishes at Mami Camilla's cooking school near Sorrento Beach cabanas in Sorrento - a popular beach in the summer The villagers (plaster cast) of Pompeii caught in the eruption The Sorrento coastline is a boating paradise Old door in Positano Get out of Rome and visit the Amalfi Coast!

For more great information on the Amalfi Cost – check out Italylouge.com. How To Speak Italian And Not Sound Like A Tourist In Italy. If you’re heading to Italy, don’t be the person who doesn’t know a word of italian! Remember the old saying : when in Rome, do as the Romans do. That means that it’s worth the effort to try and fit in with the Italians and, like anywhere else, rhetoric is the key to getting things done – just as long as you know how to use it. Learning Italian, after all, is not the exactly the same thing as learning how to speak Italian.

Here are some tips on how to speak Italian and not sound like a tourist in Italy. “Allora” All-or-ah Not often used as a conversation starter, ‘allora’ is perfect for keeping interest during debate and discussion. “Boh” Bo Clearly, slang is one of the most important aspects of fitting in. “Andiamo” On-Di-Ah-Mo You’ll be rushing when you get to Italy.

“Basta” Bas-Ta You’re tired, it’s been a long day, or your full and the waiters are still bringing out more food. “Quanto Costa” Ku-anto Cost-ah Was this small lesson useful? Book reviews, favorite authors, free books previews, book clubs, meet people, get good book recommendations. Lessons. Drawspace Pro Lessons are designed for artists of all levels and educators, and are logically organized into resources and activities. Eventually, all lessons and E-books authored by Brenda Hoddinott will be available here: four to eight brand new lessons and newly-revised older lessons are being added every month! Upgrade Now: Download all 310 lessons and 4 e-books! Try for Free: Download lessons marked as "Free"! 1.1.R1 Glossary Of Art Terms Definitions of art-related terms used in the resources and activities of Drawspace Curriculum (updated February 2013) $3.99or Upgradeto access all files 1.1.R2 Travelling Back in Time with Graphite A few fun tidbits of information about the history of graphite $0.99or Upgradeto access all files 1.1.R3 Examining Graphite and Grades Understanding the differences between H and B grades of graphite $0.99or Upgradeto access all files 1.1.R4 Seeing Grades in Drawings Graphite drawings demonstrate the visual qualities of H and B grades of pencils Download Download.

&To Risk& by William Arthur Ward. Weird Cloud Atlas: a collection of spectacular cloud formations. Seven great writing quotes from seven great American writers. Ernest Hemingway once said “All American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.” As much as we love our Ernest, we beg to differ. It’s not just the amazing books Americans have written, which cause us to contradict Papa’s viewpoint. It’s the words of wisdom these masters have shared about their craft. John Steinbeck Ernest Hemingway Elmore Leonard Toni Morrison Stephen King Henry Miller F. Designed by the awesomely talented Chris Ritter. Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein. [Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that.

Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.] "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. " Copyright: Kevin Harris 1995 (may be freely distributed with this acknowledgement) Wallpaper. BACK TO THE FUTURE : Irina Werning - Photographer. I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them.

Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… Two years ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future.. Now its time for KOREA, TAIWAN AND TOKYO. Pancho 1983 & 2010, Buenos Aires Fer 1970 & 2010 Buenos Aires Mechi 1990 & 2010 Buenos Aires Marita y Coty 1977 & 2010 Bs Aires Demian 1989 & 2010 London Cecile 1987 & 2010 France Nico Mella 1990 & 2010 France Oscar 1978 & 2010 Buenos Aires Ato 1992 & 2010 Buenos Aires Lulu Geraldine 1980 & 2010 Bs Aires Ian 1983 & 2010 London Male Sil Flor 1983 & 2010 Bs Aires Nico 1986 & 2010 Buenos Aires Lucía 1956 & 2010 Buenos Aires Marina 1988 & 2010 Buenos Aires Flor 1975 & 2010 Buenos Aires Mati 1977 & 2010 Buenos Aires My Parents 1970 & 2010 Buenos Aires Negra 1980 & 2010 Buenos Aires.

Lips by Montana & Hello Poetry. Cheap Tickets for College Students and Faculty: Airfare, Rail and Hostel Deals. - StumbleUpon. Your beautiful eyes on Photography Served. Behance Served Sites Served is a collection of sites that showcase category specific content from Behance, the world's leading platform for creative professionals across all industries. View All Served Sites → photography Served Join Behance Hire a Designer Behance Project Shuffle Showcase & Discover Creative Work Sign up for free View Next Project → Shuffle <img class="featured-ribbon-2x featured-ribbon featured-ribbon-net" src=" title="Photography Served"></img> Project Featured On: Photography Served — 6/6/10 Your beautiful eyes Info Statistics Created: 2/20/10 Last Edited: 7/26/15 Description Extreme close of eyes, with all their relief.

Project Info Owners Suren Manvelyan Tags Copyright Info Attribution Non-commercialNo Derivatives Read More Share inShare Short link: by Yerevan, Armenia Follow on Bēhance Eye with coloboma.Visit my facebook page to find more photos: Save Project. - StumbleUpon. The Donkey and the well- Lol Hit. Laurie McCannas complete list of Photoshop tutorials. - StumbleUpon. Art 1. Optical Design. Infobia | Golden Rules of Campus Safety—A Guide for Students. College is a place to learn, achieve and have fun. We've created this how-to guide for campus safety to help ensure college students stay safe while learning. We've provided tips for how to stay safe while on campus, in your dorm, and out at parties. Have additional tips? Share them with us in the comments. Continue Reading Article ↓ Embed:Width (px): If you'd like a high-resolution Poster Sized printable PDF contact us and we'd be happy to email one to you. Back to Business: ThreadSence, Womens Indie & Bohemian Clothing, Dresses, & Accessories.

Exercises for Fiction Writers - Page 2. Code of Conduct. No Excuse List. Jenny Packham 2012 Fall - Vintage Chic. One more view of a collection before I share my annual trends post on Monday. Another designer on my to-check list? Jenny Packham. Out of all the wedding gown designers, Jenny stands out in my mind as the only designer who has a signature style. Remember Kate Middleton’s pink/gold skimming dress that she wore to a fundraiser event? If you had to guess without knowing who the designer was but got the hint that it was someone who also designed wedding gowns, you could probably guess it was by Packham.

The gowns seem to wear so effortlessly. They’re ornate and somewhat vintage-styled. 30 Very Funny Books--Seriously. It's a dreary day, so I thought I'd indulge myself and come up with a list of my favorite comedies. A caveat, however: this is not a fancy English-professor-y list of the finest, most exquisitely crafted, most erudite or intellectually sophisticated works on paper in the language. This is a list of the books that make me laugh until my mascara starts to run. These are books to read over your first cup of coffee or just before you go to sleep . Remember: a day you've laughed is day you haven't wasted--even if you didn't get out of bed. Some days you need a jump-start to get to the funny parts of life.

These books offer exactly that kind of infusion of comic energy and I rely on them to get me to smile when nothing else does the trick. You've probably heard of most of these titles, and maybe you've already read several of them. You ready? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.

And of course this is just the beginning. Minkette Inspirations. Just another awesome Friday music-round to get you going. Listen to a Wall of rock Music.