Can government be made simpler? Many people are doubtful, especially when laws run to hundreds and even thousands of pages. But there’s a lot that can be done to reduce unnecessary complexity — and in the process to increase effectiveness while decreasing burdens and costs. (via A Simpler Future | LinkedIn)
When Sandy Patangay left her home country of India to come to the United States, she never dreamed that she’d one day be able to bring something so special from her native culture to eager New York City consumers. After having completed her masters and begun working on Wall Street, she turned her sights away from the corporate world and began to channel her true passion - henna design - into a project that has become incredibly successful in an incredibly small amount of time. Transmuting traditional henna designs onto a whole new medium, Sandy creates beautiful cakes, cookies, and macaroons that have earned critical praise from some of the most renowned culinary experts. Thinking back on her decision to take this step in establishing her own business, she says:
So many times, I asked myself, whether this was a stupid move — walking away from a secure job to sell cakes. But now I can see I didn’t waste a single day. While I loved what I was doing on Wall Street, there’s only so much you can do to climb the corporate ladder. And how many people actually end up being the CEO? But when you follow your passion, the possibilities are endless.
Check out her website here.
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Known for his hyper-realistic — or hyper-unrealistic, whichever you prefer — paintings of monsters, Travis Louie (Hi-Fructose Vol. 5) invents family histories and lineages by twisting our notions of photography as a form of documentation. The artist developed a meticulous painting technique that involves layering transparent acrylic paint over a graphite drawing, creating results with the same dimensionality and sepia-toned palette as antique photographs from the Victorian era.
Louie has a solo show coming up at Seattle’s Roq La Rue on April 12 titled “Monsters on Their Day Off.” For this particular series, Louie found inspiration in a collection of photographs of “human oddities” that depict sideshow performers going about their mundane activities. Louie’s new paintings reinterpret this theme, taking us into the daily lives of monsters and giving us insight into the quirks and behaviors we don’t see when they’re not lurking under our beds and the like. Each painting is accompanied by a short story written by the artist himself, demonstrating the full scope of his carefully-thought-out vision. Take a look at our preview of the works in the show below and check out “Monsters on Their Day Off” April 12 – May 4.
MORE: http://hifructose.com/2013/04/10/preview-travis-louies-monsters-on-their-day-off-at-roq-la-rue/
I’ve been wandering in the greenwoods
And mid flowery smiling plains
I’ve been listening to the dark floods
To the thrushes thrilling strainsI have gathered the pale primrose
And the purple violet sweet
I’ve been where the Asphodel grows
And where lives the red deer fleet.I’ve been to the distant mountain,
To the silver singing rill
By the crystal murmering mountain,
And the shady verdant hill.I’ve been where the poplar is springing
From the fair inamelled ground
Where the nightingale is singing
With a solemn plaintive sound.A tiny handwritten poem by 13-year-old Charlotte Brontë. Also see handwritten poems by Mark Twain and Marilyn Monroe.
A while ago, I penned a fairly angry response to something circulating on the internet – the 21 Habits of Happy People. It pissed me off beyond belief, that there was an inference that if you weren’t Happy, you simply weren’t doing the right things.
I’ve had depression for as long as I can…
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by Sarah Deming
SPOKANE, Wash.—It was all women and junior men yesterday at the spacious, pizza-scented HUB Center in Spokane. Winners advanced to the semifinals today.
D.C. darling Gary Antaunne Russell was outgunned against rising star …
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So you have a business and you are holding down everything you think you need to to make sure it runs smoothly. You might have a webpage, a facebook page and even a twitter account, and everyone has told you that ‘nearly free’ Social Media… (keep reading here)
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