“…from the point of view of technology, a code generated within a digital computer is now self-replicating as the genome of a line of living cells. From the point of view of biology, a code generated by a living organism has been translated into a digital representation for replication, editing, and transmission to other cells.” – George Dyson in response to Craig Venter’s announcement of “synthetic” life. Commentary via John Robb : “Now that we have a self-replicating biological platform (yeast — likely one of many different platforms that will be floated over the next couple of years) that can accommodate a completely synthetic genome, the race in on: towards an abundance in nearly every material or process that can be enabled via biological means
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Craig Venter synthetic life fallout: P2P pharmaceuticals and fuels?
You may feel that your art isn’t selling as well as you’d like. Take a moment to review these 7 key points about remembering to persevere in this week’s Art Marketing Action podcast–an audio version of the newsletter/post of the same title
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Art Marketing Action Podcast – Remember to Persevere
by Eugenia Topina Eugena Topina of Eugena’s Creations has this easy to follow tutorial for a bullseye and leaf cane up on her website. Click here to go to the tutorial! Technorati Tags: Eugena’s Creations , tutorial , bullseye cane , leaf cane
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Bullseye and Leaf Cane Tutorial
Nikki from Lilybug Designs made this girlie-girl bed canopy for her daughter’s room in reponse to her daughter’s declaration that her room was not “fancy enough.” With the pink tulle and the feathers, I bet she doesn’t say that now! Is your own daughter’s room not “fancy enough”? Nikki gives the how-to so you can make your own. Go to the…
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Tutorial: Fancy tulle bed canopy for a girlie-girl room
image by My Favorite Things Join Kim with My Favorite Things stamps for an informative video on how to watercolor your stamped images. Click here for the video
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Tutorial: Water Coloring Your Stamped Images
Ellie from Bustle and Sew shares a free pattern on her blog for the cute little Scottie dog that she used to applique the cover of this throw pillow. What an absolutely sweet design! Read more about her project and get the free pattern .
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Free pattern: Scottie dog appliqued throw pillow
Southern Princess from This is Me… made this cute beach chair cover out of an inexpensive towel and some terry cloth. The sleeve that fits over the back of the chair will keep the towel from blowing away, and the pocket hanging off the side gives a place to stash a magazine or sunscreen. Go to the tutorial . [photo from This is…
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Tutorial: Make a beach chair cover from a towel
(1) Abstract flower from Happy Threads (2) By Wisdom a House is Built from Liberty Primitives & Needlework (3) Bouquet de Roses from Le blog de Les broderies de vayou (4) Summer (English and French versions) from gazette94 (5) Drop Your Weapons from Kincavel Krosses (6) More Things Are Wrought … from Embroiderbee’s Blog (7) Leaning Alphabet Sampler by Connie G.
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Free charts: Cross-stitch
Filed under: Fashion , Celebrity , News , Celebrity Style Costume designer Colleen Atwood’s sketches of Alice in Wonderland dresses. Photo: Courtesy of Disney In Tim Burton’s epic “Alice in Wonderland ,” Alice may be lost, but her costumes were anything but. The brainchild of Colleen Atwood , a Hollywood-favorite costume designer with two Academy Awards under her belt for “Memoirs of a Geisha” and “Chicago,” the fantastic flounces and madcap flourishes that brought the characters to life were carefully calculated.
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‘Alice in Wonderland’ Costume Designer Colleen Atwood Talks Dresses
Amy Teegan of Lemon and Raspberry has produced this free e-book entitled Better Photography in 3 Steps . The book is available for download in PDF format.
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Free e-book: Better Photography in 3 Steps
Bookbinding is a useful skill as a scrapbooker, especially if you like to construct your own mini albums and brag books. Niko Silvester shows how to make a fold over pamphlet type book with a cover on the Handmade News blog
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Tutorial: Bookbinding
Best-selling author Sherri Haab shows you how simple it is to use layering; casting and mixed media techniques to make vintage and contemporary jewelry. Projects range from simple to sophisticated
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The Art Of Resin Jewelry by author Sherri Haab
FRA: Fundamental rights protection bodies need more support (07/05/2010) Four new reports issued today by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) give evidence that data protection authorities, equality bodies and national human rights institutions across the European Union are in need of additional support. UK Information Commissioner Asks Organizations to “Deliver the Privacy Dividend” On March 3, 2010, the UK Information Commissioner launched a report on the “Privacy Dividend” (the “Report”), which outlines the business case for proactively investing in privacy protection
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After the success of Corby and Corby Pro, Samsung has launched several phones in the Corby family. These phones cater to the different needs and requirements that a mobile owner would want from their phones. Samsung has been known to offer the features that are mainly restricted to the expensive phones, in their economy phones.
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Great Phones – Samsung Corby Pro
The iPhone was truly a piece of work. Not only did it revolutionalize the mobile market, it also gave other mobile phone manufacturers a run for their money, which basically had them unleash a set of new phones in the market. With the touch UI gaining popularity, many phones began working on offering touch phones, like the LG Cookie, the LG Cookie Pep, the Samsung Corby, etc.
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The Samsung Omnia – Revel in the Glory
Samsung is known to create a great brand name and then infuse it with newer and better cellphones that provide better features and services. It did it with the Corby and now is doing it with the Omnia. While the Corby was a brand name that was catering to the young adults and college going crowd, the Omnia was catering to the people who wanted a cell phone that sizzled of style and substance.
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The Samsung Omnia HD – The Genuine All Rounder
Chalkboard Dresser $389 Ah, the beginning of summer. Time to move outside and enjoy the great outdoors. A hot trend these last several years has been creating a great outdoor living environment.
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Get Ready for Summer
Another solid week of profit as I spent about $11 in total at a local auction and made 500% on the investment. Sure, it isn’t a ton of money, but with that kind of profit margin… who can argue? Among the many finds that turned into some great profits: Loads of vintage McCalls, Simplicity, and Advance patterns for girls, boys, and women.
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This Weekend’s Antiques & Collectibles Highlights
A humble pair of jeans go high-style with this Jean Repair tutorial by Nancy Minsky, author of Denim Revolution . She shows how to transform a pair of well-worn jeans into a pair of cropped denim joggers. I don’t know what I love more – the stripes down the side, the knit cuffs, or the contrast loop hanging from the waistband. These…
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Tutorial: Make cropped denim joggers from an old pair of jeans
Rana Daggubati celebrated with Radio Mirchi the success of his debut movie ‘Leader’ as it completed 100 days at the box office. The all excited actor Rana made a star entry to Radio Mirchi – 98.3 FM. The celebration went on with cake cutting to mark the success of the movie in the presence of Mirchi RJs
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Rana Daggubati celebrates with Radio Mirchi 100days of “Leader”