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Peachpit Cat Mat

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You know, all that SWAG they handed out at Photoshop World? Free this-and-that from the vendors at the booths, from the sessions…
…The one item that has gotten consistent use since getting home from #PSW  has been the +Peachpit Cat Mat.
   You didn't get a cat mat at PSW?  _They were disguised as book bags,_ and many used them to carry stuff around… I ended up with two of them.
    Once back home, I discovered that they are irresistible sleeping mats for our resident felines. On the bed, on the couch, these ingenious mats collect the kitty hair instead of the furniture!  
  I have no idea how the folks at Peachpit made these so attractive to our furry friends, but THANKS!! You should start selling them in Petco!
#PSW13  

Peachpit Press Cat Mat
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You know, all that SWAG they handed out at Photoshop World? Free this-and-that from the vendors at the booths, from the sessions…
…The one item that has gotten consistent use since getting home from #PSW  has been the +Peachpit Press Cat Mat.
You didn’t get a cat mat at PSW?  _They were disguised as book bags,_ and many used them to carry stuff around… I ended up with two of them.
Once back home, I discovered that they are irresistible sleeping mats for our resident felines. On the bed, on the couch, these ingenious mats collect the kitty hair instead of the furniture!
I have no idea how the folks at Peachpit made these so attractive but THANKS!! You should start selling them in Petco!
#PSW13  

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The Photoshop Show will be going live tonight,

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6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern (01:00 GMT), with special guest Jack Davis showing techniques for transforming your photos into gorgeous oils, pastels, watercolors and sketches. 
  Watch right in the event link below, and join in the chat in the event comments.

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Special Guest +Jack Davis _(as seen on his many appearances on  Creative Live)_ will be joining us live right here on this event.  He will demonstrate his Digital Painting Mastery and will even be offering some fantastic goodies for you who are here live  at the  event!

A little bit about Jack
Best-Selling Author Jack "Wow" Davis is one of the world’s leading experts on Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, as well as himself being an award-winning designer and photographer. Jack is coauthor of the bestselling (a million copies+ in 12 languages) guides to Photoshop, The Photoshop Wow! Book and How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography
Jack Davis was one of the first inductees into the Photoshop Hall of Fame for his lifetime contributions to the industry. Jack has an MA and MFA in Digital Imagery, and when he’s not in his studio in San Diego, he’s usually somewhere in Polynesia, camera and paint brush in hand, capturing the local color.

What we will learn
Join Jack as he shows you simple step-by-step techniques for transforming your photos into gorgeous oils, pastels, watercolors and sketches – all by cloning and filtering your original photographs.

Join in the chat on the event page and bring your questions. Let's all learn together!

Your Hosts +Jan Kabili  and +Ron Clifford  
Your Panelists will be +Dave Bell Bell and +Erika Thornes who always make our time engaging and fun.

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No Reflecting Until Further Notice

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Due to lack of funding, government officials have ordered the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool near the Washington Monument to stop reflecting until further notice.

Photo: Public Domain 

No Reflecting Until Further Notice
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Due to lack of funding, government officials have ordered the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool near the Washington Monument to stop reflecting until further notice.

Photo: Public Domain 

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If you haven't yet watched this week's The Chat with +Karen Hutton 

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If you haven't yet watched this week's The Chat with +Karen Hutton 
…what are you waiting for? It's a perfectly bite-sized 15 minutes long.
The amazing +Kalebra Kelby was her guest… and this gives even more proof of how awesome both of these wonderful women are!

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THE CHAT with Karen Hutton: and +Kalebra Kelby!!
On my blog: http://bit.ly/15hB0Ib

What a FANTASTIC time I had chatting with the fabulous Kalebra. She is wise, funny, thoughtful, multi-talented, successful in life and in business and gorgeous, inside and out. 

She's lived her entire life as an artist – and has been successful at it by any measure. I wanted to Chat with her about that, since one of the reasons I initially wanted to do this show is to talk to folks who have found a way to create business and life in  marvelously artful and unconventional ways. Kalebra and her husband +Scott Kelby have certainly done that – and brilliantly! 

I wanted to know how it all happened – and how she thinks about and approaches it all. Let's face it – we could've chatted for hours! But in a short time, we covered alot – and you might be surprised by some of her answers.

I'm so thrilled to share the one and only Kalebra Kelby!

#thechatwithkarenhutton   #thechat   #kalebrakelby  

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The Quietest Space at Midway

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I was at Chicago Midway airport Terminal B this morning. It was a zoo. Very few empty seats, many sitting on the floor, hunting for power plugs, with long lines for food and even lines for the bathrooms…

…but there was one area in the terminal that was eerily empty and quiet… this alcove that houses about 16 pay phones (8 on the wall, and about 8 sit-down stations). Only one person was in here… quietly eating breakfast.. of course, no one used one these once-popular devices 🙂
 
Monochrome Monday ~ #monochromemonday  is curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Manuel Votta +Steve Barge & +Nurcan Azaz 
+Monochrome Monday 
#monochromephotography  
#monochrome  

The Quietest Space at Midway
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I was at Chicago Midway airport Terminal B this morning. It was a zoo. Very few empty seats, many sitting on the floor, hunting for power plugs, with long lines for food and even lines for the bathrooms…

…but there was one area in the terminal that was eerily empty and quiet… this alcove that houses about 16 pay phones (8 on the wall, and about 8 sit-down stations). Only one person was in here… quietly eating breakfast.. of course, no one used one these once-popular devices 🙂

Monochrome Monday ~ #monochromemonday  is curated by +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Manuel Votta +Steve Barge & +Nurcan Azaz 
+Monochrome Monday 
#monochromephotography
#monochrome  

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A Place to Contemplate Life

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For this week's #blastfromthepast   I found this cool shot of my mom at an unknown location which looks like a great place to gaze at the valley below and contemplate life.
  I'm guessing this was about 1955, perhaps in Northern California.

+Blast From The Past is curated by +Cheryl Cooper +Mark Rodriguez & +Isabelle Fortin 
#throwbackthursday  

A Place to Contemplate Life
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For this week’s #blastfromthepast   I found this cool shot of my mom at an unknown location which looks like a great place to gaze at the valley below and contemplate life.
I’m guessing this was about 1955, perhaps in Northern California.

+Blast From The Past is curated by +Cheryl Cooper +Mark Rodriguez & +Isabelle Fortin 
#throwbackthursday  

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