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factery main jeffbeeman.com How magazine Hatch discusses this year's egg coloring kit and egg coloring contest. I'm excited to keep a new site on my radar: Curiator. Much like the name implies, this recently launched online platform allows users to collect and share art online. Picking the perfect typeface for your creation can be hard work — there are thousands of fonts out there, each with their own unique look and feel to choose from. Welcome to my second post here on the HOW blog. Get some inspiration with Snøhetta's work for the City of Oslo's 2022 Olympic Applicant City bid. In business turning a profit is the main objective. Get inspired with Brooklyn Gin's brand identity and package design created by Spring Design Partners. Monotype's Bill Davis talks five Japanese typefaces, and why more non-latin fonts are coming available to designers for multilingual project needs. It's time to knock out those cubicle walls and splash paint everywhere.

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is not available Posted by Irene Chung, Software Engineer Google Calendar has become indispensable for organizing my own time and sharing my schedule with friends and coworkers. But what about letting others know about my preferred availability? Likewise, when I look at my hairdresser's online calendar, I wonder why I can't just book the open slot instead of remembering to call during regular business hours. Creating appointment slots To get started, set up blocks of time you’d like to offer as appointment slots. Every Google Calendar has its own personal appointments sign up page; you can embed it on your website or give the URL directly to friends and clients. Signing up for an appointment slot When someone visits your sign up page, their calendar is overlaid for convenience and they can sign up directly for any available appointment slot. At Google, many people are already using appointment slots to manage their office hours or even schedule appointments with on-site fitness instructors.

fakedarren Reduce Diapers with Elimination Communication I have to chime in on this since my wife and I attempted FULL ON "EC method" in 2008 when we had our first child. First, the reason so many other countries have a high rate of children out of diapers before the first year (if they're even in them at all) is because they cannot AFFORD diapers. Diapers are very expensive in 3rd world countries and there simply is no other option. The problem with diapers is that you're actually potty training your child twice. We taught our daughter baby sign language starting at month 6. The point here is that you shouldn't \knock other parents for simply being "lazy" because it's more than that. We did keep track of how many diapers we "saved" by the combination of our daughter signing and at least knowing the toilet was where she was supposed to go.

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