25 Words You Might Not Know Are Trademarked Many items we use every day, like zippers and escalators, were once brand names. Even heroin, which no one should use any day, was a brand name. These names are or were trademarked, but are now often used to describe any brand in a product category. 1. You might think you’re riding around on a Jet Ski, but if it’s not made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, it’s just a personal watercraft. 2. Wikimedia Commons Bubble Wrap is probably the greatest contribution made to our society by Sealed Air Corporation, which they rightly trademarked. 3. Thinkstock The term Onesies, referring to infant bodysuits, is owned by Gerber Childrenswear. 4. Wikimedia Commons Jacuzzi is not only a brand of hot tubs and bathtubs; they also make mattresses and toilets. 5. Crock-Pot.com The Crock-Pot, a brand name for the slow cooker, was originally developed as a beanery appliance. 6. Fluffernutter is a registered trademark of the makers of Marshmallow Fluff, Durkee-Mower, Inc. 7. Wikimedia Commons 8. Wikimedia Commons 9. 10.
I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why. - Kyle Wiens by Kyle Wiens | 8:02 AM July 20, 2012 If you think an apostrophe was one of the 12 disciples of Jesus, you will never work for me. If you think a semicolon is a regular colon with an identity crisis, I will not hire you. If you scatter commas into a sentence with all the discrimination of a shotgun, you might make it to the foyer before we politely escort you from the building. Some might call my approach to grammar extreme, but I prefer Lynne Truss’s more cuddly phraseology: I am a grammar “stickler.” Now, Truss and I disagree on what it means to have “zero tolerance.” Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies, iFixit or Dozuki, takes a mandatory grammar test. Of course, we write for a living. iFixit.com is the world’s largest online repair manual, and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation, like paperless work instructions and step-by-step user manuals. But grammar is relevant for all companies. Wrong.
Milano, Zio Ziegler disegna una Venere di cinque metri - 1 di 11 Arriva a Milano con una performance dal vivo il writer californiano Zio Ziegler, 26 anni e già migliaia di murales sparsi per gli Stati Uniti tra cui gli uffici di Facebook a Las Vegas. Si intitola 'Venere di Milano' il suo primo graffito italiano (ed europeo), che ha realizzato lavorando sei ore consecutive nell’atrio della stazione Repubblica del passante ferroviario. "Non programmo mai il lavoro - spiega , ma seguo ogni giorno l’emozione del momento e la metto sul muro. Voglio cambiare, contraddirmi, sbagliare. Dall’errore nasce la possibilità di creare qualcosa di nuovo". L’opera, su un muro lungo cinque metri, è parte della mostra 'Underground. (fotogramma)
Guide for Writers: Latin Phrases It’s a matter of taste and style, but not long ago American writers attempted to demonstrate their credentials to the world by including Latin and French phrases within works. A dash of Latin was expected of the moderately educated throughout the Western world. annus mirabilis - wonderful year arbiter elegantiae - judge of the elegant; one who knows the good things in life bona fides - good faith; credentials carpe diem - sieze the day; enjoy the present casus belli - cause justifying a war caveat emptor - buyer beware cui bono? caeteris paribus - all things being equal de facto - of fact; it is de gustibus non est disputandum - no disputing tastes; there is no accounting for taste Dei gratia - by the grace of God Deo gratias - thanks to God Deo volente - God willing dis aliter visum - it seemed otherwise to the gods Dominus vobiscum - Lord be with you dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - sweet and seemly it is to die for one’s country ecce homo - behold man ex cathedra - with authority
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Questioningly Winner: Meet the Bwam Mark On Friday we asked for new punctuation marks. The old ones, like that comma right there or the period that ended the last sentence, suddenly seemed insufficient. We wanted more … but we didn’t want to lift a finger to get them—and that’s why we enlisted our readers. They came, saw, reassessed existing punctuation, and went to work. Some of the new marks were pure slapstick (@cehickman’s slapdash, which was not designed but was described as “useful when you just can’t be bothered to give your sentence structure too much thought”) or @krissyt67’s comalipses (“comma w/ ellipses stacked on top for when a writer loses their train of thought & falls into a deep asleep”). Some drew upon celebrity affectations. Some amended existing punctuation technology: @AlexColangelo derided the interrobang, proposing that there be a new way of expressing incredulity, and @ponder76 proposed putting a comma at the bottom of the exclamation point instead of a period. On to the best.
Anthony Lister | Artist How to get kids reading and writing over the summer - The Answer Sheet This was written by Anindita Basu Sempere, executive director of TheWritingFaculty.com. By Anindita Basu Sempere The summer reading lists provided by schools and libraries have two purposes: to foster a love of reading and to keep students intellectually engaged over summer. These book lists span genres and styles, from classics to nonfiction and from poetry to paranormal fiction. Given the variety, students can usually find a book that at least sounds interesting to them. Unfortunately most students fall out of the habit of writing during summer vacation unless they are given assignments. The following set of exercises builds the critical reading and writing skills that students develop in school by encouraging them to write for themselves. Reviews and Opinion As both parents and educators know, children and adolescents have strong opinions on everything from when to get a cell phone or Facebook account to national politics. Change Your Perspective Journals Blogging Moving Off the Page
THE BEST NEW STREET ARTIST OF 2012 – Topman Generation With the efficiency of the internet age just about anyone with a marker pen, a Tumblr account, and a camera phone can portray themselves as a street artist— the streets have become a battlefield, saturated with the red paint of the soldiers sneaking across roofs and ducking into alleyways to practice their craft. So with each cold-fingered insurgent trying to make a name for themselves with their kit bag of stencils, spray cans and paint brushes, we’re making the battle a bit easier, by pointing you in the direction of five great street artists you should really start paying attention to... JASSO Still relatively undiscovered, JASSO hails from the Czech Republic and is recognised for his controversial artworks painted on the walls of Little Village and Pilsen. His handiworks include Mexican revolutionary “Emiliano Zapata” as a rebel Jedi with a lightsabre, NARC agents shooting at Super Mario and Abraham Lincoln wearing a Dr Seuss hat.
13 Little-Known Punctuation Marks We Should Be Using SOURCE: Because sometimes periods, commas, colons, semi-colons, dashes, hyphens, apostrophes, question marks, exclamation points, quotation marks, brackets, parentheses, braces, and ellipses won’t do. 1. Interrobang You probably already know the interrobang, thanks to its excellent moniker and increasing popularity. Though the combination exclamation point and question mark can be replaced by using one of each (You did what!? or You don’t read mental_floss?!) 2. The backward question mark was proposed by Henry Denham in 1580 as an end to a rhetorical question, and was used until the early 1600s. 3. It looks a lot like the percontation point, but the irony mark’s location is a bit different, as it is smaller, elevated, and precedes a statement to indicate its intent before it is read. 4. Among Bazin’s proposed new punctuation was the love point, made of two question marks, one mirrored, that share a point. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12 & 13.
Remove a Person From a Photo With Photoshop CS5's Content Aware Feature With the launch of the new Adobe Suite of programs comes the long awaited Adobe Photoshop CS5. Packed with new features to speed up your workflow it truly is the most advanced edition of Photoshop to date. One of the new features we will be looking at today is called Content Aware. This feature allows you to quickly fill in a selection with surrounding content making it look like a part of the original image. Original Image Before we begin, download the image that we will be working with. Step 1 Using the content aware tool on different images produces different results. Step 2 We are extracting the person on the left from this photo. Notice in the image below how far I am drawing the path from the subject. Step 3 Once you complete the path around the subject, turn it into a selection. A dialog box will pop-up, make sure the feathering is set to 0px. Step 4 Now we have an active selection around our subject. A dialog box will pop-up, make sure the Content Aware option is selected. Step 5
Fifth Grade Language Skill Builders - Spelling <p><a href=" Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com</a></p> a 5th Grade Interactive Language Arts Skill Builders Home > Grade Level Help > 5th Grade Skill Builders > Language Arts Activities advertisement Spelling - CCSS L.5.2 Links verified on 10/04/2013 Choose the correct spelling - Quia Quiz. Search Internet4Classrooms Custom Search Internet4classrooms is a collaborative effort by Susan Brooks and Bill Byles. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Banksy - Guerilla art wrapped in mystery and controversy [35 pics] Banksy Truck Photo credit: Banksy Banksy, an anonymous England based graffiti artist, political activist, film director and painter, is probably the most popular, yet most mysterious, urban street artist in the world. He has become an internationally known as a subversive graffiti artist – yet manages to maintain a secret identity. He has dozens of celebrity collectors including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Christina Aguilera. Hint: Use “J” and “K” keys (after the page finish loading) to navigate from picture to picture. Banksy art: Picnic At the guerilla artist Banksy’s L.A. show in 2006, Angelina Jolie spent nearly $400,000 on three pieces of his work. Banksy art: Laugh now but one day we’ll be in charge Banksy art: The bad artist imitate, the good artist steal Photo credit: Banksy Banksy street art: escaping Banksy art: Maid Banksy art: Choppers with pink ribbon Banksy art: Flowerchucker Photo credit: Banksy Banksy art: Attacking carts Banksy art: Moisturizing Banksy street art: Naked man