![]() ![]() This should give you a lot more volume to work with. If you’d like to try it, simply spread out your tissue paper and layer it. Varying the pom-pom sizes makes for a more exciting decoration (after all, repeating the same size can look a little uniform). How to Make a Paper Pom Pom of a Different Size? The key is to try to match the sides in terms of volume, as this will give you a rounded, ball-like shape. Once you’re done with the first side, get cracking on the other side. The shape of each sheet is how we get that coveted feathered pom-pom effect! Once you have the folds spread out, go in and separate each sheet of tissue paper from the others. Now, it’s time to give our pom-poms some of their characteristic “fluff.” Start by spread out the “fan” shape we created with the folds just start on one side as I have below. Give them each a go and see which you like best, or vary the shapes for a wilder, more dynamic decoration. ![]() If you’re stuck on some ways to trim the ends, I tried four different styles below. Once the pom poms are flared out, these shapes will take on a whole new dimension. Slice it any way you want to create some interesting shapes. Now, it’s time to add some flair! Grab your scissors and get to work on the ends of the tissue paper bundles. If you’re not hanging the pom poms, feel free to cut both ends off, leaving just the knot. Slice off the shorter end of your yarn, leaving the rest for when you suspend the finished product. The ends of the tissue paper should be fanning out on their own just a bit. Tie the yarn around the middle of your folded tissue paper, twisting and tying it securely. Better to have more than you need than not enough, am I right? I went with a piece of string the length of my forearm. The right size will depend on how you’re hanging these since this is the string that will suspend your pom-poms once finished. Next up, whip out your yarn and cut an appropriate length. Take a folded square of tissue paper and do a “fan fold.” Pick up the edge, fold it about a sixth of the way in, then pick up that edge and do the same thing.Ĭontinue doing this until you have a corrugated shape. That way, they’ll look interesting when hung together. I chose three tissue paper types: two solid and one patterned, all in the same color family (blue). Start off by grabbing everything you’ll need. Ready to get stuck in? Let’s get cracking! And make this tissue paper craft!įollow these directions step by step and you’ll have beautiful pom poms in no time. Gather around your dining room table and work together who said you can’t bond over tissue paper and yarn? ![]() In fact, making these decorations is the perfect way to spend a family afternoon. From little tots to teenagers, these paper pom-poms fit into any age bracket. How to Make a Paper Pom Pom of a Different Size?Ī Great Craft for Teens, Kids, and Even AdultsĪnyone in your household can get their hands dirty with this craft (figuratively, of course).A Great Craft for Teens, Kids, and Even Adults. ![]()
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![]() ![]() If your business is struggling to remove buddy punching from your labour force, investing in a biometric time clock will provide you with more accurate workforce data. We have taken the time to put together a list of the top 3 automated time clock systems available now in Australia.īiometric time clocks with recognition technology are now widely available and more cost-efficient and affordable than ever. With such a large range of time and attendance solutions available on the market it is hard to know where to start, so which is the best time clock for you? Time clocks collect data in several different ways, including via punch cards, magnetic swipe cards, bar codes, PINs and biometrics, such as fingerprints or facial recognition. These systems will give you control over modifying and editing of the time sheets and produces a daily exception report, pay period timesheet reports and payroll reports. Manually entering employee time cards is a thing of the past, an automated solution is designed to automatically calculate hours worked, deduct lunch breaks, calculate overtime hours, and setup parameters around scheduled shifts. Small businesses makeup 96% of Australian companies and employ around 4.5 million people which is half of the Australian workforce according to COSBOA. When a business has 10 employees or more it is time to implement an automated timesheet system to help you save time and money. Top 3 Employee Time Clocks for Small Business There are other dedicated 3D modelling tools which are better than SketchUp so you’re better off testing it first.Top 3 Employee Time Clocks for Small Businesses ![]() If you’re planning to use SketchUp for 3D modelling however, you may be better off using the free versions first to learn the ropes. There are other limitations to SketchUp Free and the best advice we can give is, if you’re a professional architect, go straight for the Pro version as you’re going to need the added powerful touches. These are mainly used for terrain modelling to realistically simulate the environment for house designs. SketchUp Pro also has far more sand box tools than SketchUp Free. The quality of exported files from SketchUp Free is also not as good as from SketchUp Pro. The free version of SketchUp only allows you to export in PNG and STL but for professional needs, you’ll need to upgrade to either SketchUp Go for $119 or SketchUp Pro for $199 which both support exporting in DWG and DXF. The big drawback of SketchUp Free vs SketchUp Pro are the lack of export formats.Įspecially if you need to export your designs for professional presentations, you’ll definitely need SketchUp Pro. SketchUp is currently also the only CAD tool that allows Mac users to use Enscape on Mac via the Enscape SketchUp Extensions. The SketchUp Extension Warehouse features everything from 3D rendering tools to vegetation extensions and texture packs. SketchUp ExtensionsĪnother amazing feature of SketchUp is the number of extensions that are available for it. If it’s home design, then Live Home 3D is a better option. If you want to just create floor plans, then SmartDraw is much easier to use. The patented “push and pull” feature in SketchUp Free is impressive and allows you to drag and manipulate designs however you want.Īlthough SketchUp Free is powerful, it’s certainly takes time to get results and there are far easier home design software that are much easier to use have the steep learning curve. You can move the camera around your 3D design at any time and there are predefined camera angles and you can choose how long you want transitions between angles to be. There’s everything from houses to skyscrapers and a huge range of objects to choose from. There are no templates as such but you can download examples of other people’s 3D models in 3dwarehouse which you can modify yourself. On the right are a range of panels including the Instructor which provides tips on how to manipulate your designs and how to find certain tools and functions. On the left are the navigational and drawing tools which is what you use the most. The toolbars appear discreetly on the left and right hand side of the screen. The first thing you notice about SketchUp Free is the interface is extremely simple. When you sign-up for SketchUp, you’ll initially get a free 30 day trial of the Pro version and then it will revert to the free version if you choose not to upgrade. However, SketchUp Make is no longer being developed and won’t be supported in future versions of macOS so our advice is to use the browser based SketchUp Free. There are two free versions of SketchUp: SketchUp Free which works in any browser and SketchUp Make which you can download on your desktop. SketchUp Pro costs $299 per year and yet the free version is almost exactly the same as the Pro apart from it has less import and export options. There are two versions of SketchUp: Free and Pro. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "As it turned out I'm describing a guy who was a field general on and off the field," Wyche said. That fire is also why Esiason was the face of the 1987 player's strike, which led to sometimes ugly back-and-forth moments between him, Wyche and the Bengals in the media. And he says 'hey, if you try and mess with me I'm going to mess with you.' It was funny. He was an in-your-face New York, Long Island guy. "All of that stuff was ahead of its time and to be a part of it and to be recognized as being maybe the most important part of it because somebody had to handle it behind center, I would just tell you is the greatest thing I could ever hear about my career."Īdded Bengals offensive coordinator Bruce Coslet: "It was right up Boomer's alley. And with all the great players around me from 1985 to say 1990, 1991, it was fun. "And the more that they could put on my plate, the more I appreciated it, the more it got me to focus, the more it kept me, I would stay in line and in check. He also threw for 28 touchdowns and 3,572 yards. In his MVP campaign in 1988, Esiason posted a league-best 97.4 rating and yards per attempt at 9.2 per throw. He could just go out and direct the team and make it go." He had the trust of, and belief of his teammates, and he could make this concept work in the reality of the NFL. "He could take the theory and make it work on the field," said Bengals owner and president Mike Brown. He also was the reason Wyche could develop and implement the no-huddle offense, which helped the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII. "When that game happened, that was the day that I realized that I arrived in the NFL and understood exactly what I was supposed to do."Īnd for nearly a decade, Esiason made opposing defenses pay for that draft day slight with three Pro Bowl appearances, on All-Pro nod and a league MVP award in 1988. "I come in angry, I come in bombastic, I come in completely out of control and not until the third game of my second year there did I really, legitimately get a chance to take the team over and that was against the San Diego Chargers," Esiason said of that 320-yard, 3-touchdown performance. Which he did."Īfter a year learning behind Ken Anderson, Esiason took over for good in 1985. He was going to prove everybody was making a mistake. "He said 'I don't know but whoever gets me is going to get the steal of the draft because I'm going to be the best quarterback.' He was determined. "I called Boomer right before we were ready and our turn was coming up and I said 'you didn't get arrested for stealing hubcaps last night or were you in a car wreck or something? Why are you still on the board?' Boy he was not happy about it," Bengals head coach Sam Wyche said. Norman "Boomer" Esiason's career in Cincinnati began in anger when he slid to No. Watch Video: How the Bengals went from last place to AFC Champs ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() Tax Evasion Can Happen by Accident, but Don’t Expect Compassion That’s over half the original amount just in fines! And let’s not forget, tax evaders who do so willfully can expect the possibility of real jail time. Tack on the addition of penalties and fees, and his debt jumps by roughly $350,000 to nearly $1 million. Plus, the IRS performs random audits on businesses known to collect a lot of cash (think restaurants, grocery stores and retail outlets).Īccording to authorities, Hankerson technically stole $650,000 by pocketing profits without passing on the proper sales tax to the state of Georgia. Because of this, they pay extra attention to a few tax evasion indicators, including questionable tax filings, possessions (like homes and cars) that don’t match reported income, tips from employees and customers on toll-free reporting lines and a large number of suspicious tax returns from the same preparer. Collect cash only, don’t give out receipts, sell things or offer services “under the table.” How will anyone know? Trust me, they will.īoth federal and state tax agencies want the money they feel is owed to them. Sales tax evasion seems like a pretty easy way to avoid paying taxes undetected. ![]() So what exactly can we learn from Hankerson’s actions? At present, the restaurants have closed their doors until further notice. They claim that Hankerson owes nearly $1 million dollars in sales tax, plus penalties and fees. ![]() Recently, authorities from Georgia’s Department of Revenue raided the three Atlanta restaurant locations, armed with search warrants. By now, most of you have skimmed the CNN article on Shanga Hankerson, the son of Gladys Knight and owner of Gladys Knight’s Signature Chicken & Waffles. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One member of each chromosome pair is inherited from an individual’s mother and the other from the father. In body cells, each person has 46 chromosomes that come in 23 pairs. Other anomalies can include facial palsy (paralysis of facial nerves), brain abnormalities, cleft lip and palate, kidney abnormalities, and characteristic facial features.ĬHARGE is caused by a change (“mutation”) in a gene called the CHD7 gene on chromosome 8. Children also have hearing loss due to abnormalities of the middle and inner ear. E: Ear anomalies (short wide ear with “snipped” off outer helix and prominent inner fold).R: Retarded (delayed) growth and development.A: Choanal atresia (narrowing of the passages that go from the nose to the back of the throat).Microphthalmia (small eye) can also occur. This is an opening in part of the eye and can involve the iris (colored part of the eye), retina, or disc. Each letter in the name CHARGE stands for a common clinical finding in children with this condition. Hall first described this condition, then in 1981, the acronym CHARGE was given to children who had a cluster of features occurring together. What are the symptoms of CHARGE syndrome? The disease is present at birth, and symptoms can persist and worsen as a person ages. CHARGE syndrome is an acronym for a genetic disorder that typically causes the following abnormalities: coloboma, heart defects, atresia choanae, growth retardation, genital abnormalities and ear abnormalities. ![]() ![]() ![]() Everyone involved with Temple of the Dog would become superstars in the next year. “We were guys in bands on the precipice of what could be a very life changing moment,” said Cornell. That date is significant because it also illustrates exactly how no one knew at the time what was to happen commercially with Seattle music in the next year. A&M Records released the album on April 16, 1991. Those shows have become some of the most legendary Seattle concerts of all-time. The Temple line-up performed a couple of times in Seattle, in late 1990 and early 1991. “It could be one of my favorite songs that I’ve ever been on,” Vedder says. Cornell and Vedder’s voice on this particularly mournful lament, made the song infectious. The duet worked musically in a way that no one at the time could have foreseen. “It was the first time I ever heard myself on a real record,” Vedder would later say. “I know Eddie felt a real mentorship and I think that gave him a lot of confidence.” “He really embraced Eddie,” Cameron noted in the documentary Pearl Jam Twenty. When Cornell thought another song, “Hunger Strike,” needed a duet, Vedder was enlisted, and the result is magic.Ĭornell is often credited for welcoming Vedder with open arms to Seattle. A singer from San Diego named Eddie Vedder, who was vying to lead the Gossard/Ament/McCready project, came into the studio to sing background vocals on three of the Temple songs. Gossard, Ament, and McCready were also simultaneously forming a new band, which more than six months later would be known as Pearl Jam. It was the first and maybe only stress free album that we all made.” We weren’t concerned what anyone outside of our group of friends would think of it. It would be, Gossard would later observe, “the easiest and most beautiful record that we’ve ever been involved with.” Cornell added, “Temple was about making an album simply for the joy of doing it. The group would go into London Bridge Studio with no commercial expectations, and in fifteen days they cut ten tracks. Cornell continued on to write several more songs that would round out the material for the rest of the album. That was the way Seattle operated in that day, with creative sparks flying cross-town with little regard to who was committed to what band. Three of those songs in collaboration with Cornell would find their way to the Temple of the Dog album. Mother Love Bone’s Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament began playing with Mike McCready, who had previously been in a band named Shadow while Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron was brought in to play drums on several demos. My thought was that maybe I could record these songs with the remaining members of Mother Love Bone and that maybe we could release them as a tribute.” “I was compelled to write them and there they were – written in a vacuum as a tribute to Andy. “I didn’t have any destination for those songs,” Cornell reflected. Songs including “Say Hello 2 Heaven” and “Reach Down” were mournful elegies, but like Andy Wood himself they had a fearlessness. What Cornell initially thought might be a tribute song with the surviving Love Bone players blossomed into a larger song cycle. Out of that deep tragedy sprang life, and new musical connections. ![]() Soundgarden was on tour when the news broke. “Chris and Andy had a very deep relationship,” Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron observed. It was, Cornell would say, “the death of the innocence of the scene.” Cornell was devastated. In March 1990, Wood relapsed and died at 24. Wood had huge talent, but human beings are complicated, and he struggled with cocaine and heroin, sending him to rehab in 1989. Temple of the Dog begins with a cassette containing two songs spawned by the loss of Chris Cornell’s friend and roommate Andrew Wood (singer of Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone). This one, the story of Temple of the Dog, just so happens to be true. There are many stories you might hear about Seattle music. ![]() ![]() ![]() Some members may wish to focus on a particular area or function of the body that is uncomfortable, before embarking on a full body program. But merely by learning and mastering it, you’ll be able to help just about anyone, at any level." You will see many women there doing ATG exercises.īen says: " If you’re willing to do anything - no matter how unusual compared to the norm - to see what your TRUE athletic potential is, I recommend this program for you. There is a Female Standards Program and a Male Standards Program.įollow on Instagram. ![]() My goal for the ATG (Athletic Truth Group) system is to engineer human bulletproofing which can help all the above sports as well as every other sport and every other person of any age or ability." Powerlifting, Bodybuilding, Olympic Weightlifting, CrossFit, Gymnastics, Strongman. ![]() They have created well over 2,000 knee success stories, along with thousands more for the rest of the body. They are the original route - the culmination of 10 years of gradual success at reverse engineering pain, aging, and lack of athleticism. Zero, Dense and Standards are my 3 classic programs. A 'Standard' is simply a measurable ability that by actual test most people can't do, but by actual experience coaching, most people can achieve! Each Standard is unorthodox compared to traditional exercise, but each Standard follows simple, evidential clues for greater longevity. "Then in Standards, the idea is to test your abilities in 20 different areas, and thus find out more about your strengths and weaknesses relative to the thousands of others who have done my system. It's not fancy but gives enough time to make legitimate changes to affect the rest of your life - with greater potential for longevity and athleticism." The Dense Strength program provides a safe yet still powerful way to change strength - particularly in the muscles and tendons around our joints and spine: by MASTERING 10 sets in 10 minutes at a given difficulty and only increasing when that is achieved, rather than pushing too much difficulty too soon.īen says: " 12 weeks has been a game changer for me and many others. But there is NO PRESSURE on how many sets you do. Most commercial gyms will have the equipment needed to do the program.ĭense Strength is a gradual approach to dominating additional load for many sets within a given timeframe, rather than rushing into heavy loads. It uses equipment, so requires a home or commercial gym. This program is not a bodyweight program. This includes the feet, calves, groin, outer quad, and hip flexors." Tuesday and Thursday are stretch days that focus on stretching every main muscle in the lower body. ![]() The program consists of 3 "main" workout days on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday that work the upper and lower body. It's easier than Dense Strength and Standards Programs." By nature, ATG Basics is the one that could be done ANY time. There are 3 introductory options: Knee Ability Zero, Back Ability Zero, and the ATG Basics Program. Basics is a great introductory program if you have no major issues. Now we can gradually work our way toward the lower back, improving the areas that free it up, then addressing the lower back itself with the final step of each workout.īen says: "The ATG Basics Program is for someone who doesn't have knee or back problems and is wanting to learn all the ATG exercises. Maybe you don’t have a “bad back” - maybe you’ve accumulated other legit problems over the course of your life which now leave your back as a pressure point of undue stress. ![]() ![]() Once you are a designer you can be involved in the design of anything really. I learned that all the areas within design can overlap and compliment each other. I worked in the print department, the embroidery department, and the accessories department. What was the biggest thing that you learned while working for the powerhouse that is Diane Von Furstenburg?īeing flexible is so important. Being a full time designer can be intense- often people want to keep it as a hobby. I think it is important to immerse yourself in art and design and to get a feel for whether this type of career is for you. I learned so much in NCAD and would definitely recommend it for anyone hoping to pursue the design route. You have a beautiful product but you need a way to the market place and just getting it out there into the world where people can see it and try it on is the hardest part.Īs a graduate of NCAD, do you think that people should go to college before they think about ‘being a designer’? That’s what it comes down to at the end of the day. The biggest challenge is convincing retailers to invest their money in the brand. What challenges as an entrepreneur have your faced? Since that day things have gone from strength to strength with the brand. It proved to me that I wasn’t just a flash in the pan. My best work day so far was when I launched the second collection and my stockists immediately made orders for more scarves! It convinced me that I had a really great product that people wanted to wear. General patterns in nature, colours in nature.Īlthough I am sure that it is hard to choose, what has been your proudest career moment to date? I look to botanical sources, plants, animal prints, geometric patterns. The patterns on your pieces are just breathtaking, where do you draw your inspiration from? From her Spring/Summer 2016 Collection – Lilly Ladder in black and white My relationship with fashion hasn’t changed at all! I am still as passionate as ever about it. I really enjoy meeting new people, travelling, and the constant need for change. Thankfully, I really enjoy the business aspect too the marketing, the networking. Has your relationship with fashion changed since you are now a designer? ![]() The place was alive with brightly painted ball-gowns. He had hand painted fabrics before constructing them into perfect works of art. The key moment to my mind was when I visited the Musée des Arts Décoratifs – a museum of the decorative arts and design in Paris where there was a Christian Lacroix exhibition. ![]() I realized the possibilities of art meeting fashion while in NCAD. I’ve always loved to draw and paint. Art is my passion. What made you decide to take design as a serious career path? I remember being mesmerized by the bright colours and prints. She has the most interesting collection of vintage dresses and fabrics. ![]() From her Spring/Summer 2016 Collection – Zinnia Drop in Hot Pink, great and black She has also interned with the well known Irish designer Helen Cody and I believe that such experience has helped in her success as her pieces are finished to an amazing quality and are luxurious to the touch. She then went on to work for three seasons with the international fashion powerhouse that is Diane Von Furstenberg ( DVF) for three seasons in New York and some of her prints were used on the dresses that went into production. ![]() The prints on her scarves are hand illustrated and the prints are both bold and feminine and I was delighted when she agreed to be interviewed for Floralesque.Ĭiara has some amazing experience behind her, she is a graduate of the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) with her qualification being in Textile Design. When the luxurious silk or cashmere is draped around you, you cannot help but feel elegant and decadent. It is rare that someone can create the feeling of transforming you into Audrey Hepburn or Grace Kelly but Ciara Silke manages to do this with her stunningly elegant scarves. ![]() |