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Israel attacks Palestinians as they fight COVID-19
Ali Abunimah Rights and Accountability 31 March 2020
Workers for the United Nations agency UNRWA in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, prepare food rations to be delivered to the homes of Palestinian refugee families on 31 March, in an effort to avoid people congregating at distribution centers, as a measure to prevent an outbreak of COVID-19 in the densely populated territory.
Ashraf Amra APA images
Israeli occupation forces continue to attack Palestinian communities as they struggle to hold back the threat from the coronavirus pandemic.
Occupation forces wearing hazmat suits and carrying assault rifles raided a home near Ramallah early Tuesday:
According to local media, occupation forces detained at least four Palestinians during overnight raids on homes in and around the West Bank city of Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority.
On Tuesday evening, Israeli forces confiscated food parcels that were due to be distributed to quarantined families in Sur Baher, a village south of Jerusalem:
According to Palestinian media, occupation forces raided a school where the parcels were being prepared, detained four members of the local emergency committee and seized 300 food packages.
The charitable distribution was supported by contributions from Palestinian citizens of Israel.
Israeli forces also carried out raids and detentions in the occupied East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat.
Other videos show Israeli forces assaulting and detaining Palestinians without taking any precautions to prevent potential transmission of the virus:
In this incident on Tuesday, occupation forces in the East Jerusalem village of Issawiyeh, violently wrestled and restrained a Palestinian man in front of his young son:
According to local media, the Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinians who had been praying outside a local mosque.
Number of cases grows
As of Tuesday, there were 119 confirmed coronavirus cases among Palestinians, the vast majority of them in the occupied West Bank, though the number of cases is growing in Gaza.
According to the UN humanitarian coordination agency OCHA, the relatively low number "may reflect the limited testing capacity."
Israel, whose caseload has surged to more than 5,000, is struggling to contain the outbreak.
Even Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, army chief of staff Aviv Kochavi and other senior officers are now in isolation after coming into contact with infected persons.
The outbreak in Israel represents a direct threat to Palestinians.
Since 23 March, Israeli authorities have been expelling thousands of Palestinian workers from Israel to the occupied West Bank, "after some of them showed fatigue and high temperatures," according to the human rights group Euro-Med Monitor.
"Most of the deportations took place without medical examinations or special arrangements with the Palestinian authorities, to ensure that workers are treated and examined upon return to ensure their well-being, which amounts to racial discrimination."
The group stated these practices "pose a public health threat and makes it easier to spread COVID-19 among Palestinians."
Euro-Med Monitor added that the first Palestinian to die from COVID-19, a woman in the West Bank village of Biddu, was infected by her son who works in Israel.
A large number of the Palestinians who tested positive for the coronavirus "were infected during work in Israel or Israeli settlements in the West Bank," the group said on Tuesday.
The Palestinian Authority has placed the areas of the West Bank that it controls under a lockdown since 22 March.
It has also recalled all Palestinian workers employed in Israel to the West Bank, where they are supposed to go into home quarantine for two weeks.
But as OCHA notes, "the scope of implementation remains unclear, as the construction sector in Israel, where most workers are employed, has remained active."
There are also "no means of ensuring that they follow the home quarantine regulations."
OCHA praised the "close cooperation between the Palestinian and Israel authorities" since the start of the coronavirus crisis.
The UN agency credits Israel for facilitating the import of 10,000 test kits by the Palestinian Authority and for holding a training for medical staff at East Jerusalem's al-Makassed hospital.
Yet Israel's continued attacks on the Palestinian population, potentially exposing them to contagion, make a mockery of any Israeli goodwill.
Concern for prisoners
There is also mounting alarm for the well-being of some 5,000 Palestinian political prisoners held by Israel.
"Our growing concern for Palestinian prisoners and detainees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic grows out of the systematic and routine medical negligence inside Israeli detention and interrogation centers," prisoners rights group Addameer said on Tuesday.
In 2019, five Palestinians died in Israeli custody, three as a result of medical negligence, while hundreds suffer from chronic diseases that go untreated, according to Addameer.
The group is urging an international campaign to call for the release of all the prisoners.
Since early March, Israel has banned all family and lawyer visits to detained Palestinians, citing the coronavirus crisis.
Israel has indefinitely postponed military court hearings, prolonging detention.
Israeli prison authorities are also refusing to install landlines to allow prisoners to speak to their families – as previously promised – exacerbating their isolation.
Four Palestinian prisoners who came into contact with an infected Israeli prison worker in mid-March have now been taken out of quarantine.
Two were released to their families in the West Bank without being tested for the coronavirus, and two were returned to prison, Addameer said.
Since Monday, health authorities in Gaza have announced three new coronavirus cases, bringing the total in the territory to 12.
All those infected were travelers quarantined on return to Gaza, or security officers who had been in contact with them, who are also in quarantine.
There have as yet been no reports of community spread among the general population.
Yet there have been more warnings of the catastrophe that could ensue if such an outbreak occurs.
"The capacity of the Palestinian health system to cope with an expected increase in patients remains severely impaired by longstanding challenges and critical shortages, particularly in the Gaza Strip," the UN humanitarian coordination agency OCHA said.
"People in refugee camps and other poor, densely populated areas across the [occupied Palestinian territories] face a higher risk of contagion due to overcrowding and inadequate sanitation."
Many Palestinian and international organizations and health experts have already warned of looming catastrophe if the pandemic reaches the population in Gaza, where the health system, water and sanitation and the economy have been severely degraded by three major Israeli military assaults and a tight siege in recent years.
Due to the virus, authorities in Gaza announced on Tuesday that educational institutions would remain closed indefinitely, along with other measures aimed at avoiding an outbreak.
Authorities in Gaza announced that they were allocating $1 million for emergency payments to 10,000 families who have lost their incomes due to the pandemic, and that another $300,000 had been donated from the salaries of government employees for redistribution to low-income families.
Turkey has agreed to prepare the hospital it supports in Gaza to care for COVID-19 patients.
International organizations have appealed for $34 million in emergency funding to fight the pandemic in the West Bank and Gaza, of which $9 million has already been contributed by development agencies, as well as the British and Irish governments.
This comes after Qatar previously pledged $150 million over six months in the effort to fight COVID-19 in Gaza.
On Tuesday, 100,000 families in Gaza began receiving $100 each donated by Qatar to help them through the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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war crimes, again!
Permalink Peter Purich replied on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 23:39
"Israeli forces confiscated food parcels that were due to be distributed to quarantined families in Sur Baher, a village south of Jerusalem." Over and over and over: the Zionist regime and the Trump regime are criminals. No wonder Pompeo threatens the International Criminal Court. Palestine, Iran, Venezuela - over and over and over: the Zionist regime and the Trump regime are criminals.
Since the Israeli government,
Permalink Barry Greene replied on Fri, 04/03/2020 - 22:21
Since the Israeli government, the IOF, Israeli and various international media organizations, the 'settlers', and what appears to be the vast majority of the Israeli public- brainwashed as they are -routinely refer to virtually any and all Palestinians as 'terrorists', and their legal actions to resist occupation and siege as 'terrorism', it is long past time to apply that term unreservedly and consistently to the Israeli government, the IDF, vast numbers of 'settlers', and those members of the public and media which consistently support and cheer on the illegal assaults, 'administrative detentions', tortures, murders, property and land theft, incremental genocide, collective punishment, and all other brutalities and abuses against the Palestinians. For the occupation forces to be raiding homes in the middle of a pandemic is simply, inarguably more terrorism. The Israeli and Zionist supporters' use of the terms 'terrorists' and 'terrorism' have always been propagandistic and not truthful in nature; the manipulation of public opinion abroad in societies largely ignorant of what is going on in Palestine, where majorities believe lies fed to them by their government and media. Since we have multitudinous documented examples of Israeli terrorism, it is time to simply refer to Israeli politicians as terrorists and members of the occupation forces as terrorists, for it is the only term that accurately describes them. It is time to use the same tactic that the Zionists have been using for decades to distort the truth and extort support for their ethnic cleansing, in order to tell the truth of all of these many incidents -from home raids during the coronavirus pandemic, to the Mavi Marmara, to settlers firebombing Palestinian homes and killing babies on Palestinian land that they are illegally occupying, to the slaughter at the perimeter fence in the Friday protests supporting the Great March of Return. Zionism is not only racism but terrorism.
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Israeli atrocities
Permalink Diane Miles replied on Thu, 04/02/2020 - 18:08
I cannot understand, given what we know of the history of WW2, how these blatant atrocities by the Israelis in Palestine are allowed to go on without even comment by the media in western countries. I feel helpless and furious.
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Permalink Frank Dallas replied on Sat, 04/04/2020 - 11:37
The image of heavily armed soldiers with a dog to assist entering a quiet home is paranoia made manifest. The arrests, the State thuggery, the behaviour of goons. These aren't characteristic of a democratic regime. This is what happens when you have to defend the indefensible. There is no defence, moral or intellectual of the Israeli regime in its actions since 1948. They have been racist, anti-democratic, dehumanising and vile. The regime is sunk in lies. Its apologists across the world have to lie. Trump has to lie. Johnson has to lie. Macron has to lie. To tell the truth is simple: the Israelis, backed by the US (and without the US the Israeli economy would crumble) have rejected every offer of peace. Did the US not veto the UN resolution of January 1976 under pressure from the Zionists because what it offered was peace through a two-states arrangement? Was the Reagan plan of 1981 not strangled at birth because the Zionists would hear nothing of a freeze on settlements? Was the war on Lebanon not essentially a means of destroying the PLO and denying the Palestinians any chance of national identity? Thus, the lie must be told, over and over, night and day, in newsprint, on the radio, on the tv, in senates and parliaments, that the Zionists are virtuous peace-seekers and the Arabs perfidious terrorists. This is the lie which will resonate down the centuries and condemn all those who support it to the judgement of posterity which will see them for what they are: liars and dissemblers in the interests of racism and in denial of humanity. History will revile them, like it reviles slave owners, South African racists, colonial bullies and exploiters. They are writing the words for their own headstones: Here lie mendacious cowards who sided with power and put their boot on the neck of the oppressed. They defiled nature with their lies and thuggery. The future will look back on them with the disgust they deserve. They have a choice. Let the facts speak.
Ali Abunimah
Co-founder of The Electronic Intifada and author of The Battle for Justice in Palestine, now out from Haymarket Books.
Also wrote One Country: A Bold-Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse. Opinions are mine alone.
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Fabric that has the capability to absorb moisture.
A shiny fabric that is not very strong, dries quicky and rarely shrinks. Triacetate is a newer acetate that doesn't seem to melt like acetate. Can be melted with nail polish remover. Acetate may be combined with other fabrics or used alone to make a silk-look fabric. It is often used for linings and has a wonderful drape to it.
Fabric made from petroleum products. Colorfast, washable and able to be dried in the machine, wrinkle resistant, with a wool-like texture, though does not take heat well. Don't iron this wonder fabric. Will generally wick (draw moisture from the body).
On a sewing machine, an adaptor is used to change your sewing foot easily.
Skirt term which describes a garment smaller at the waist than the hem, flaring out in the shape of an A.
Wool made from the Alpaca sheep.
Making changes to a pattern to provide a better fit or to a garment after it is made, be it hand made or purchased. Altering it changes it from the original form or size - taking it in, hemming it, changing the size in any way. For instance, a theater may alter stock costumes to fit various cast members, adding seams, taking in seams, letting out seams, etc. Altering is a way to make certain that the garment fits just right.
Wool of the Angora goat (AKA "mohair") or rabbit. Angora rabbit must be marked as such. Angora goat does not have to be marked as "goat."
Clothing that is made or purchased.
Sewing a piece of fabric atop another after folding under a small bit of the fabric to create a clean edge. When done by machine, many use a satin stitch (tight zig zag). By hand, blind stitching is often used.
This applique method involves a piece of fabric behind the one being appliqued. The design is cut out and the back fabric shows through.
A regularly spaced triangular stitch used as a decorative touch or when stitched close together (tight as in satin stitching), to add strength at strain areas of a garment.
Tool that looks a bit like ice pick, but usually with a rounder knob/handle. An awl is used to "poke" holes in fabric for creating handmade eyelets. Sometimes it is used for pushing out corners or squared off sewing areas (such as pockets or collars), but care must be taken to not put a hole through the fabric.
Hem that is turned up a very small amount, about 1/8". Sometimes a stitch line is made just a hair from the edge of the raw edge and turned up twice using the stitching as a guide and stitched again into place. Used often for chiffon or other fragile fabrics.
Length which hits right about the hip.
A quilting term. Backing is the fabric that is used on the "back" of the quilt. It is often a plain fabric such as muslin.
A group of closely sewn stitchs (back and forth from side to side a la zig zag) that is used to tack a belt loop or similar item in place. This is not a basting stitch and should be repeated several times on the machine to make a very short run of satin stitching. It is also used at the end of a buttonhole for reinforcement. Sometimes used in the point of a V to reinforce.
Temporary stitching used to hold a sewing project in place and is removed when the permanent sewing is done.
A woven fabric of cotton or a blend, usually. It is lightweight to medium weight, and sheer, and often used for baby clothes and blouses. It has a delightful hang to it.
Fiberfill, cotton, wool, or other material that is flattened and usually on a roll and purchased in precut lengths or by the yard. Uses of batting range from filling for placemats or vests to quilts. The British term for batting is wadding.
A quilting term. Sometimes, the batting used will pop through the holes made by needles used to do the quilting and it looks a bit like a "beard" on the fabric. This is particularly a problem if white or neutral batting is used with dark fabrics.
If you run thread on beeswax (or use a special beeswax holder with a slot for the needle), it will add a coating to the thread to prevent tangling and will strengthen it as well.
Sleeve that is narrow at the shoulder, set into a narrow armhole and which flares outward like a bell at the wrist. It is not cuffed.
Runs diagonally to the straight grain of the fabric. This is the stretchiest part on the fabric.
If the upper thread tension on the sewing machine is not set properly or if a sewing machine is not threaded properly, thread can become tangled under the fabric. It resembles a bird's nest and is not much fun to remove.
Similar to the bell sleeve with the exception that it does have a cuff or band at the wrist.
The round, razor sharp portion of a rotary cutter. Also, the cutter used on a serger.
Used to finish the edge of fabric - buttonhole, eyelet, blanket, vest edge, or other seamline. A blanket stitch is usually done by hand, though some sewing machines have a blanket stitch attachment or setting. This stitch can also be used decoratively on a crazy quilt or garment. Example.
Fabric made of more than one type of fiber. For instance, there are cotton blends that sew and wear with the characteristics of cotton, but wash wear, not usually requiring ironing like a knit.
Sewing stitch that is not meant to be seen on the right side of the fabric, usually accomplished by picking up one thread of the fabric at a time rather than going through the full fabric to make a stitch. The best finish is done by hand, but many sewing machines come with a blind hem attachment and the manual is the best guide for how to use it and produce virtually invisible hems. Machine sewing example.
A quilting term. A block is the individual unit of a quilt. A quilt is composed of several blocks.
Usually a wide, straight line neck the same in front as in the back.
The piece of your sewing machine that holds the bottom thread (the bobbin thread) and is placed in the bobbin case. It generally is under the area the needle penetrates and it loops with the needle thread to form a locked stitch.
The part of the sewing machine that holds the bobbin. In some machines, it's under the needle plate. Some older machines had them next to the needle plate with a clear lid that slides in order to get to the bobbin.
Refers to the part of a garment or pattern that goes from shoulder to waist. Think of a shirtwaist dress - the part that goes to the waistline (usually the part with the buttons) is the bodice. In days of old, the bodice was removable from the remainder of the garment.
A tool used to insert elastic, cording, etc. through a casing. Handy tool to use instead of a safety pin.
An amout of fabric on a tubular roll or a rectangular cardboard form. The bolt of fabric usually has fabric type, fabric care, manufacturer, and price on the end of the bolt for the consumer to see before they buy. Fabric is usually folded right sides together lengthwise on a bolt. Fabric stores cut their fabrics for sale off the bolt. The word 'bolt' can apply to the cardboard with the fabric wrapepd around it or to the empty cardboard.
Joining two pieces of fabric together with a bonding agent (Wonder Under, for example) or a fabric glue. Usually applied with the heat of an iron.
Small, usually plastic (or bone in days gone by) strips that are used in wedding gowns and other garments (such as a corset or in Elizabethan clothing) to hold a fit and usually a vertical shape for the most part. Also available in steel. There are several historical sewing sites you can search via Google which discuss boning, materials, useage.
Blue jean terminology. Flares from knee downward so that one could wear boots underneath. Not as wide as bell bottom flare, though, as it is more subtle and utilitarian rather than decorative.
Fabrics with a border print have exactly that – a coordinating print on the border (one edge or two) of a fabric. Border fabric is often used for skirts, tops, tablecloths, curtains, etc.
A method for finishing the bottom of a tote bag to give a flat bottom by folding the corners, stitching across the width of said corner, and trimming off the extra fabric. Used a lot with grocery bags and sometimes with pockets. Scroll down this page a bit for a how-to.
A pleat with a little more design and movement than a plain knife pleat. Used for valances, skirts, buffet tablecloths, etc. The best way to explain a box pleat is to show how one is made. BurdaStyle.com has a nice tutorial.
Fabric made of cotton or a blend (almost always) that is tightly woven and may have slight ridges, but not always.
Usually a metal accessory at the end of a belt, a strap, or shoes to secure two ends and used as a closure. Buckles can also be decorative, as on the tops of shoes. The buckle is open such that the belt can slip through it and often includes a pin that goes through a hole in the belt to lock it in place.
Strong, heavy woven fabric used for stiffening baseball cap brims and some drapery applications. Many prior applications of buckram have been replaced by using heavy interfacing.
Design made on fabric with a chemical agent that "burns out" the regular look of the fabric and leaves behind a design. Not usually done to 100% remove the fabric like scissors would do.
Used in corset sewing for the front closure. A post and eye closure solid enough to withstand corset lacing tension.
Important measurement when determining pattern sizes, utilizing a tape and measuring across the back and around the bust fullness.
Bringing two edges together so they touch but do not overlap. Sometimes you can use a zig-zag stitch to hold two butted edges together. Also known as abutting.
Similar to an awl with the exception that it has a flat, somewhat sharp end to cut the fabric between the buttonhole itself. Many people use a seam ripper for this purpose.
Usually thought of as a small printed (often flowers) cotton or blend used for quilting or applique, garments, or home decorating. Tightly woven. Calico popularity tends to come and go, but for quilting, it's always a good idea.It can be used for clothing, but will require ironing if it is 100% cotton.
A short sleeve that doesn't extend beyond your underarm. Click to see example.
Fabric envelope of sorts for en"casing" elastic, a drawstring, or similar material, usually along a waistline, cuff, hem. Elastic waist slacks have a casing into which the elastic is woven. Sweat pants have a turned up casing into through which elastic is encased (if there are not ribbed cuffs). Also the channel at the top of curtains through which the curtain rod is placed.
Used to mark fabric pleats, darts, diamonds, buttonholes, and other cutting or constructing lines and designs.
Very soft, flowing, somewhat brushed fabric, usually printed in a floral design, good for making dresses, blouses, skirts.
A soft woven fabric with looped threads which give a raised design. Used often in bed throws, boutique children's clothing, and beachwear. Not the same as terrycloth, but sometimes feels a lot alike.
Fabric generally woven of cotton. It has a high sheen, glossy look to it. Usually used for uphostery or home decorating, but can be used for a nice jacket, blouse, or high fashion item.
Chopsticks are a great tool for pushing corners into shape or cuffs or any item that you have to turn. They're blunt on the end and you don't have to worry about them poking through. For instance, you have sewn a collar, right sides together, and you have trimed the seams and cut the triangle off the tips of each corner of the collar. After you turn it, you want a crisp, tight corner/tip to each side of the collar, so you may need something inside to push it from the inside. Using chopsticks is probably the best way we've found to do this. Try it!
Finishing a seam with zig-zag stitching, turning under and pressing, pinking shears, etc. Gives the seam a "clean" finish. Helpful with hems.
Methods vary from person to person, but to clip a curve keep in mind that an outside curve (shaped like an upside down U) needs to be clipped to within a breath of the seam line. An inside curve (shaped like a right side up U) can be either clipped or you can cut very small notches (V shape) out of the curve itself in order to have it lay flat and not make bunches when the project or garment is done. If you use a serger to finish your seams, clipping is not an issue.
A twisted or woven "rope" or "string" that is used primarily in piping and to act as a drawstring in a jacket hood, waistband, or as stabilizer for frog closures. Cording is covered with bias strips of fabric when used for most decorative applications (such as edging a pillow). When the cording is covered with bias or other fabric, it is called piping. Other decorative effects can be achieved by zig-zagging over cording on a fabric for a raised design.
The number of warp/weft intersections per inch in a given fabric. The higher the number, the tighter the weave.
A button covered with coordinating or same fabric as the garment for which it is being made. Kits are available for this effect or creative and careful application of fabric, fabric glue and shank buttons can be used.
Cut, such as a cropped top (a short top).
On a pattern, the outermost dark line is the line upon which you cut. Traditions vary; some people cut through the center of this line, others cut just to the outside of this line.
Double needle top stitching (D.N.T.S.).
Similar to kimono sleeves except that dolman sleeves tend to be longer and not quite as loose as the kimono sleeve; i.e., dolman is wider at the top and tapers to the wrist. This is often cut in the same piece as the bodice of a design.
Hang of fabric on the body or dress form.
Used in purse making, belts, corsets, and other applications to provide a ring to accept fabric or other material for a handle or a tie closure. Shaped like a D. Usually plastic or metal.
Wasitline designed to fall below the normal waist, making for a long bodice and shorter skirt of a dress.
A body form made out of primarily duct tape and other materials that conforms exactly to one's body because the tape is wound around the body and then removed as a whole.
A way of sewing a length of fabric into a bit of a smaller space without resulting in gathers or puckers. Also - Seam addition that allows a garment to fit the body better.
A stitch done a scant 1/8" from the folded or seamed edge.
Adding special stitching, appliques, charms, or other decorations to your sewing project. Using trims to update or change the look of an item.
A "waistline" that is higher than the anatomic waistline on the body. Most empire waistline dresses have the waistline under the bust or slightly below that line.
French word meaning "between two". Often it's a piece of lightweight fabric joined to another piece of lightweight fabric with a delicate bit of lace. Another method is to join two ribbons with a piece of lace.
A decoration on the shoulder of a dress, blouse, or jacket. Seen often in military clothing or royal clothing.
Phrases and sayings relating to fabrics and sewing. See FabricLink for more information.
Fabric sewn on the raw edge of a garment piece that is turned under and serves as a finish for the edge as well.
Prior a quilting term, but often used for wearable art, vests, smaller garments, a fat quarter is 1/4 yard of fabric, about 18" x 22" as opposed to a regular 1/4 yard, which is 9" x 45". Fat quarters allow quick and colorful stash building.
The "teeth" under the plate on the sewing machine that move fabric as it is sewn.
Using your fingers and pressure to open a seam that may not be suitable for pressing with an iron or a wooden block.
Turn under 1/4" and stitch, serge the edge, or other method of finishing the edge so it doesn't ravel or cause a bulky problem.
A seam created by sewing fabric wrong sides together, trimming one of the seam allowances close to the seam, then turning the other seam allowance under and top stitching it over the prior trimmed seam allowance. This is often used for reinforcing seams on pajamas or to reduce bulk in a seam. It can be used as a decorative finish on any garment.
Many pattern pieces are placed on the fold of a piece of fabric. This is the actual fold of the fabric off the bolt or a fold of your own creation; the goal is to have a pattern piece that is cut out without a center seam.
Quilting - Holds the quilt taut while hand quilting or machine quilting is performed. Machine embroidery - Holds the embroidery hoop for machine embroidery.
Machine sewing done with the feed dogs down, moving the fabric freehand. Can be used for mending (i.e., darning a hole) or freehand embroidery.
Has the characteristic of being able to be ironed on, usually permanently, with or without reinforcement by stitching, due to a heat-activated "glue" on one side. One brand of fusible used for applique application is Wonder Under. There are others that work as well.
Embroidery stich done by hand which involves bringing a threaded needle up through fabric, wrapping the thread 3-4 times, and taking the needle back down into the fabric, enclosing the wrapped thread and leaving a knot on the top of the fabric. A nice 3-dimensional stitch which can be used decoratively on garments or in traditional embroidery.
Completely enclosed seam. Used for sheer fabrics or for high couture.
Commercially available grips that consist of two parts - a raised button type and a loop of wire that goes over and grabs the button, clicking into place and holding a sock, stocking, or other item in place. Usually seen on a garter belt, corset, girdle, or sock keepers for men.
A triangular piece of fabric used as an insert in the seamline to provide freedom of movement or to enlarge a sleeve opening.
Trimming raw edges in graduate widths to reduce bulk. The narrowest seam edge should be closest to the body, as a general rule.
Direction of the fabric that runs parallel to the selvage (a stretchier grain is found running perpendicular to the selvage). Commercial patterns have an arrow on them <-----> indicating direction of the grain to assit in laying out the pattern pieces correctly.
An eyelet usually covered with vinyl or some other material. Used in lacing (i.e., shoes, corsets) and for decorative purposes.
A group of people who gather to discuss and practice sewing, usually new techniques or particular projects. Often guilds will provide items for charities such as Project Linus or for troops overseas.
Fabric that it turned up on the lower edge of a garment or sleeve to provide a finished edge. Often extra fabric is left in the hem with children's clothing to allow for growth (especially skirts and slacks).
Enclosing a seam with bias binding.
A type of closure that employs a small hook on one side and a loop made of fabric or metal on the other. The hook and eye is used at the upper back of many dresses and often on lingerie.
Seam inside the leg of pants that runs from the crotch to the hem.
Fabric used between layers of fabric to provide stabilization and form. Usually used in collars, cuffs, plackets, some waistbands and pockets, and facings.
An iron is a tool that is used to straighten or press fabric. The iron can be used with or without steam. It is a very important tool for the sewing room.
Ironing is done by moving the iron back and forth over fabric. Ironing is generally not utilized when sewing. See "press".
A small piece of plastic made to ease sewing seams on denim by holding the presser foot up ever so slightly. Allows the presser foot to "jump" the seam as if it was level with the rest of the denim. Works well with all thick fabrics.
Usually a serged edge that is stretched as sewn, resulting in a ruffly edge on the finished garment.
Used to finish the inside of a garment, to hide the seam construction, to allow for ease of putting a garment on or taking it off, and to provide decorative effect. A lining is cut of the same pattern pieces as the garment and often is made of "slippery" fabrics. It provides a minimal amount of warmth and usually extends the life of a garment. Linings should be washable if the garment is washable and should be prewashed.
Decorative stitching created by using a regular sewing machine (zig zag, satin stitch, etc.) or a sewing machine specifically designed for machine embroidery. Combo machines are avaiable as well.
Mitering a corner makes a smooth, tidy finish to a 90-degree corner, neatly squaring the corners while creating a diagonal seam from the point of the corner to the inside edge. Mitering is used for quilts corners, craft projects, some vests and jackets, and sometimes on collars.
Nap is the "fuzzy" part of a fabric that is usually directional in nature. Corderoy and velvet are good examples of fabric which has a nap or a pile. If smoothed with the hand in one direction, nap is typically shiny in one direction and not shiny in the other. When cutting out a pattern, care should be taken to keep fabric pieces going in the same direction nap-wise unless one is intentionally mixing naps and piles to produce a different kind of look. See "pile".
Sewing machine needles come in a variety of sizes and types - ball point and sharps are the two major categories. Ball point is used for knits and regular sharp needles are used for nonstretch fabrics. There are also all purpose needles, but it is recommended that you use ball point or regular rather than all purpose. There are wing needles, wedge needles, needles of varying sizes and shapes, as well as twin needles for some fancier stitching.
Fabric that is not made of thread or yarn. Think suede, leather, etc.
Usually, the notch is shown on a pattern with a dark diamond. They are commonly cut outward and should be matched on seams when joining for sewing.
An overcast stitch to prevent ravelling of fabric. There are sewing machines made to do overlock stitching. See "serger".
Stitching done over a seam to prevent ravelling. This can be done by hand or machine. Example of hand overcast stitch.
Weights used on paper patterns instead of pinning a pattern to the fabric.
A straight lined skirt from waist to hem. No fullness at the hem. Usually fairly tight fitting.
A rounded, flat collar in one piece that lies flat against the neckline. Usually used in children's or doll's clothing, and sometimes on blouses.
Shears with a V shape along the cutting edge used to cut fabric and have it remain essentially ravel-free.
Pins are used for temporary basting of fabric. They are used to hold patterns in place while cutting and to hold fabrics together while stitching (it is not recommended to machine sew over pins as they have been known to break your sewing machine needle, jam the machine, or cause other problems). Often, large safety pins are used to baste quilt layers before the final quilting. Care should be taken to use a pin that will not leave a large hole and to not leave pins in fabric too long; they could cause stains where they touch the fabric.
Narrow sewn rows of fabric that give a decorative raised look to a garment. Some bloused are made with pin tucking on the bodice for a more tailored look.
A cord (or cording) covered with fabric, often used for decorative edging on garments or projects.
A V-shaped opening at the end of a sleeve that is finished with a bias strip before the cuff is attached.
A fold in fabric that is either inverted or folded outward, is not sewn except on the top edge (as in a skirt or slacks waistband), and provides decorative or functional fullness.
Using an iron in a press/pick up/move/press/... pattern. Pressing is not moving back and forth on fabric with the iron. Pressing is done "as you go" while creating a garment.
The part of the sewing machine that holds the fabric in place as it is being sewn and fed through by the feed dogs. Specialty feet such as zig zag, buttonhole, cording, blind hem, and others are often included with a sewing machine upon purchase and are best learned by consulting the sewing machine manual.
You use prick stitching on fabrics such as velvet where everything shows. Take a small backstitch sewn on the right side of the fabric and do the remaining backstitching on the wrong side.
Making or allowing the edge of a fabric to get a fringed look by having threads come loose either on their own via wearing and washing or by stitching a tight seam a distance from the raw edge and pulling threads.
The edge of fabric that is not stitched or finished.
Rick Rack is a zig-zag type of trim that is used to decorate and embellish items, often for a nostalgic flair. Two colors of rick rack entwined make an interesting trim. Rick rack can also be rolled and manipulated to create a flower-like decoration for a garment. Particularly popular in the 50s on children's clothing. Kind of a whimsical trim.
Flexible, but firm, boning with a sewing edge. Not recommended for some Elizabeth=ian type sewing because it does not remain rigid and will not stay straight. Used in some corset sewing.
The right side of the fabric is the design side. There are instances of fabric with no right or wrong side visible, and the determination and appropriate markings are then made by the person doing the pattern cutting and sewing.
Another closure item that is inserted into a hole and a tool is used to flatten the back and hold it firm. Often used with grommets.
Often a feature of a high end serger. it can also be done by hand with a folding technique - fold, fold again, fold again, and stitch through the rolled hem you have created.
Early versions of the rotary cutter looked like pizza cutters. Today, the handles are often ergonomically designed and padded. The blade, though, remains a rounded razor, sometimes with pinked edging or other designs. These are great for cutting layers of fabric into straight strips. Many people are using them for curved lines and pattern cutting for garments as well.
Gathering the fabric, usually in a seam, to provide decoration, accent, or fullness.
A simple stitch made by running the thread over and under the fabric. This stitch is often used for basting or as the basis (marking) for another more decorative stitch.
A very tight zig zag stitch that is available on most sewing machines. If it is not automatically available, the stitch length can be set to almost zero (0) to achieve a satin stitch with a plain zig zag machine.
The result when two pieces of fabric are sewn together along a line.
Your best friend in the sewing room. It is a tool with a small hook on one end that can slip under a stitch and get close enough to it to cut the stitch. I personally have learned as much about sewing with my seam ripper as I have with making stitches by hand or machine.
Often marked with information from the manufacturer (color code, identifying data, etc.), this is the edge of the fabric which generally does not fray due to manufacturer's finish. In most cases, this edge should not be included when you cut your fabric, as it may cause puckering of your seam later. on.
A zipper that comes completely apart when unzipped. There is a special tab at the bottom of a separating zipper for bringing it together and starting the zip. Usually seen in jackets, sweatshirts, and wearable art.
A type of sewing machine that stitches the seam, encases the seam with thread, and cuts off excess fabric at the same time. These are used for construction of garments with knit fabrics mostly, or to finish seams of any fabric, especially those which might ravel. Sometimes referred to as overlocker.
A button with space left between the button and fabric. A shank button is one made with a shank, an extension on the back of the button through which the thread passes to sew the button onto the garment. Other buttons can be "shanked" by wrapping thread under the button to create a shank.
Fabric finish that provides crispness without stiffness; a light starch finish.
A very short sleeve that doesn't extend beyond your underarm and is shorter than a typical short-sleeved treatment. Click to see example.
Couples and uncouples the ends of a chain, holds them together and allows for opening. As its name suggests, you slide one piece into or onto the other to make the connection and reverse th emovement to disconnect. You can purchase plastic (clear and colored) ones that hook one piece of plastic over another for a bra or strap, or metal ones that work primarily with chains (jewelry, corsets, etc.).
Basic fabric rendering (block) of a garment that is used for designing, fitting, adjusting. Think of a sloper as a pre-pattern.
A closure device generally composed of two parts – male and female. The male snaps into the female to hold tight. Snaps can be sewn in or you can use a special snap tool (similar to pliers) to attach pronged snaps to the fabric.
Very small cutting tool somewhat resembling scissors used to snip threads. Not meant for cutting fabric patterns. Usually used with hand sewing or portable projects.
The holder of thread. There are wooden spools, plastic spools, cardboard tube spools, and cone spools, as well as others.
Collection of fabric. That pile in the sewing room you intend to use some day. The most valuable of all items a sewist has!
A line of stitching just inside the intended permanent stitching line (seam line) on curved edges that stabilizes and keeps the curve from distoring. The direction of the stay stitching is shown on the pattern. If not, it generally goes from shoulder to center on necklines. There are other indications for stay stitching, but this is one of the more common. If you do clip curves, use stay stitching first to guide the tip of your scissors - don't cut beyond the stay stitching.
Unstretchable tape of fabric that it sewn into a seam or a garment at strategic locations to keep it from becoming mishapen. Some tee shirts have stay tape along the shoulder seams on the inside to keep them from stretching.
Stitching in the ditch is sometimes used as a method of understitching and also as a form of simple machine quilting for craft projects. It is a method of stitching in the seam itself (the ditch) in order to hold it down.
In general, regular sewing is about 11-12 stitches per inch, basting/gathering/bunching/sleeve easing is about 6 stitches per inch (plus or minus 1 or 2 stitches for some applications). There are rare occasions when stitches need to exceed 12 per inch, but they are few. Stitch length for zig-zag is the same as with regular straight stitching; it refers to the number of stitches per inch. The scale varies from machine to machine, so be sure and check your manual. A satin stitch can be created using a zig-zag stitch length of zero.
Stitching made with single stitches moving in a line. This is the regular stitch (the lock stitch) that most sewing machines make and may or may not require a special presser foot.
A temporary stitch to hold pieces together, usually removed after final stitching. Tacking is also known as a term for starting off a seam with a few stitches back and forth for stabilizing.
A tailor's tack is essentially two threads in a needle, drawn through fabric layer/s and then snipped, leaving tails of thread on top and on the bottom of the fabric as a marking for later use. They can be used to mark pattern pieces for darts, buttonholes, etc. Go straight through all layers of pattern and fabric before snipping any threads. Leave a long enough tail of thread that you can find it later. Use a contrasting thread that stands out so you can see it later.
A long, flexible measuring tape. One of the most used tools in your box of motions.
Tension is one of the least understood concepts of sewing machines. It refers to the pressure being placed on your needle and bobbin thread by your machine. There are two types of tension on your sewing machine - the thread and bobbin tensions. It is best to read your sewing machine manual for specifics. Rarely does one need to adjust bobbin tension. Your sewing machine manual will show you the appropriate settings and offer you examples of what the threads should look like on the right and wrong sides of your stitching.
A complementary or like thread is chosen for garment or project construction on a machine. The bobbin should be wound of the same type of thread or the exact same thread whenever possible, to prevent knotting, bunching, etc. The first step for most sewing machine trouble shooting is to change the thread and needle. When hand sewing with one thread, cut the end of the thread that is nearest to the spool before tying a knot in the same end. This will prevent ravelling and knotting.
A sometimes decorative, sometimes functional stitch that is usually 1/4" from the edge of a seam. It is visible because it is done on the top of the item. For instance, once a vest is turned or a facing to a jacket is turned and pressed, one may stitch 1/4" from the edge on the top of the garment to provide a bit of stabilization. This can be done in same or contrasting thread, depending on the decorative effect one wishes to achieve.
A type of paper made especially to be used with a tracing wheel. It has an ink-type substance on one side for marking fabric with the wheel.
A tracing wheel is used with tracing paper. The paper is placed upon the fabric with the "ink" side down, the pattern markings that need to be transferred placed upon the paper, and then the markings are traced with the wheel. The wheel itself looks a bit like a pizza cutter with spikes. Care needs to be taken not to press too hard and cut the pattern, tracing paper, or the fabric. Tracing ink from the tracing paper does not always wash out and this needs to be taken into consideration as well.
Trim is a general term which includes rick rack, ribbon, laces, fringe, cording, and other decorative items used to embellish a garment. Trim is also used to define the act of trimming excess seam allowances or fabric with scissors. See Embellish/Embellishment.
See pin tuck. A method of folding and then sewing fabric together resulting in a raised seam, often seen in heirloom sewing, the bodice of a woman's blouse or a man's formal shirt.
Lining used to add body to a garment.
Keeps a facing or lining from rolling onto the right side of a garment. After pressing the seam allowance and facing away from the garment, stitch through both a scant 1/8" from the seam. Some people grade the seam allowance and facing/lining prior to stitching to eliminate bulk.
Almost impossible to match at seams as the arrangment of the plaid is not necessarily even.
A slightly rounded tip to use for woven or knit fabrics. It is preferred to use a regular needle for wovens and a ball point needle for knits.
Most patterns show different variations on the pattern package. Each variation is called a "view".
A special foot attachment for a sewing machine that allows for sewing through several layers of fabric (i.e., with quilting) without shifting the lower fabric and the upper fabric. Good also for sewing slippery (silk, rayon, etc.) fabrics. Also known as a dual feed foot because it serves as a set of feed dogs above and works in concert with the feed dogs below the fabric.
Decorative, usually quilted, clothing made to be unique, beautiful, and functional.
A simple running stitch used to hold two pieces of fabric together. Good for closing seams of leather, crochet/knit item, or the opening of a pillow that has been stuffed.
Needle with wide, wing shaped, flared sides used to create holes in tightly woven fabrics, such as creating entredeux. Available as single or doubles.
The wrong side of the fabric is the side upon which there is no decorative design, such as a print. There are instances of fabric with no wrong side visible, and the determination and appropriate markings are then made by the person doing the pattern cutting and sewing. Sometimes, people use the wrong side as the right side to mix things up a bit or to accent the right sided design.
Britsh term for zipper. The act of zipping a zipper.
Closure device for clothing and accessories which includes interlocking "teeth" that open and close by coming together/interlocking when engaged by pulling up or down a zipper pull.
A stitch that goes one way (zig) and then the other (zag) and provides a nice finish to a seam to prevent raveling, can be a decorative addition to any garment, and can allow for give with knits. A very short to nonexistent stitch length with zig zag stitching is the same as a satin stitch. (Picture) Stitch length for zig-zag is the same as with regular straight stitching; it refers to the number of stitches per inch. The scale varies from machine to machine, so be sure and check your manual. A satin stitch can be created using a zig-zag stitch length of zero.


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BMW released further details on the new models within the i range, a press release issued today telling us that the models would get an additional internal combustion engine. These statements were also made at the Innovation Day held in Munich, today.
The additional internal combustion engines that follows to fit the i models will play the role to provide an extended driving range, the first models to benefit from this feature following to be the i3 and i8.
These statements have been made within the event held in Germany by a BMW official, namely Dr. Christian Schmidt, head of the electric department. Moreover, Schmidt stated that a variety of powertrains will be available for the i range, even if we talk about the plug-in hybrid supercar based on the Vision EfficientDynamics, known as i8 or the electric i3.
We all know that the main problem of the eco-friendly vehicles even if we talk about full EV or plug-in hybrids is the driving range, using an internal combustion engine to get extended autonomy being a clever decision indeed.


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We are fortunate to have great staff and try every year to improve ourselves, our shop and our service. We are also fortunate to have incredible partners like Trek, Marin, Yeti, BMC, Ibis and Frog. These are brands that don't just sell us the best product; as importantly they stand behind our business and our customer.
Having written the above this post is, in a sense, a belated "Thanksgiving" post since it's things we are thankful for. When running a business it is easy to get caught up in the details of everyday like margin, inventory, sales percentages, cleaning the bathroom, etc. What is important to remember is that we aren't just selling a product we are selling a lifestyle, fun, fitness and health. Riding a bike is one of the most fun, rewarding and healthy things you can do and if we ever lose sight of that it's time to retire. Fortunately we just have to go for a ride and we're all good.


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Before Fomo I started (and failed) 3 companies, and worked as a marketer both full time and as a freelancer at more than 30 venture-backed startups over 5 years.
I spent my teenage years in angst as a performing musician. I recorded several albums, performed 100s of times, and made approximately $0. I wasn't interested in technology or programming, or even marketing.
But as I built side hustles in college, from hookah catering to pin-back button manufacturing, I got more acquainted with consumer-buying behavior — why we do what we do.
I also had the opportunity to work with great brands like Red Bull, Microsoft, Teach for America, and a dozen more, doing experiential events and PR stunts.
All of this came together with Fomo, whose premise requires an intimate understanding of herd mentality, word of mouth marketing, and of course: social proof.
Today, Fomo has over 5,000 paying subscribers, and last month we made about $88,000.
We're also bootstrapped, with the exception of a $150k convertible debt loan that we intend to pay back with interest.
I'm thrilled to share our journey so it can be replicated by indie hackers everywhere.
What motivated you to get started with Fomo?
In March 2016, my partner Justin and I acquired a Shopify app called Notify.
In four months we rebuilt and rebranded Notify to Fomo, relaunching on Product Hunt in August 2016.
During the rebuild, and for several months afterward, we both worked full time at other companies — me in venture capital and Justin in ecommerce.
It's kinda embarassing to admit, but we considered Fomo a side project and only dedicated 1-2 nights/week to hacking on it.
Martha Stewart signed up. Hint Water too. We served a billion Fomo notifications. Our servers crashed during Black Friday.
As more multi-million dollar brands began relying on Fomo to improve their conversions, we knew this was special, and that it needed more attention.
Luckily I had been learning to code for around six months when we acquired Notify, and working with experienced engineers expedited my dev chops significantly.
This allowed us to respond to customer requests very quickly, shipping new integrations in as little as a few hours, or bug fixes in as little as five minutes, even after midnight on a weekend.
To answer your question, what motivated us to start and grow Fomo is the absence of honesty and transparency in a lot of marketing organizations.
Most marketers seem more interested in creating fake hype, fake urgency, fake fear (loss aversion), fake value.
The future of digital marketing will not be Facebook advertising, or any form of paid media. Rather, the future of marketing relies on businesses being able to scale their word of mouth.
Fomo provides a strategy to do this, and our clients are seeing incredible results for about a buck a day.
The app we bought, Notify, was just a few dozen PHP scripts.
We knew this wouldn't scale, so we hired a dev shop to do the leg work on Fomo version 1.0.
We also weren't happy with the architecture, a tight 1:1 between "data" (recent Shopify orders) and their presentation (the notifications).
Abstracting this into something more flexible became our thesis for the Fomo rebuild. This also allowed us to launch plugins for several of the world's leading e-commerce tools within a few short weeks.
Three hours after closing the Notify acquisition, our first developer added a simple "powered by" link to all notifications. This drove thousands of hits to our site, but also a couple dozen angry customer emails.
In other words, our first product-marketing decision was a total fail. We reverted the change before midnight on the same day.
It's funny to see competitors still using this tactic, given customers hate it. Justifying backlinks like this under the guise that "your visitors will know it's real" is yet another example of many in the arsenal of dishonest marketing strategies we intend to remedy.
Seed-stage products are fun because even 10 extra hits/day can move the needle. I don't recommend scaling beyond predictable, high-quality traffic to spray and pray sources (i.e. ads) until you need to.
In total we spent four months and around $40,000 building Fomo v1.0.
These expenses went to developers, hosting, and tools like Mailchimp/Mixpanel/Gmail. We almost broke even, thanks to revenue during that period.
As for the $10,000 that was over budget, we put it on a 12-month, 0% interest credit card from Chase.
If you're bootstrapping, responsible, and careful, consider credit arrangements like these. They act sort of like venture capital, getting you over the product-market fit hump, investor-free.
How have you attracted users and grown Fomo?
We're incredibly fortunate that Fomo is a visible product.
To give a sense of scale, Fomo serves more than 500 million notifications per month — all of which is tracked in our stats server, hosted on Google BigQuery.
When someone signs up they instantly join our sales team, except they pay us instead of the other way around.
In particular, the viral coefficient is even higher when that customer is part of a niche industry or use case.
For example, a few months ago we got our first crypto client. They were about to ICO and wanted to show off live signups and commitments on their FAQ page.
Within a couple weeks, a dozen other token sales came onboard, most likely because they were tracking ICO events and looking for best practices.
This also happens through direct competition.
Wannabe clones spend heavily on paid media, even using Fomo customers in their marketing materials. But within days of acquiring a free trial, many of their hard-earned prospects switch to us. Conversely, we scraped the websites of more than 700 Fomo free trial cancellations, and only 2 of them had switched to a competitor.
The lesson here is that, if you have the best product, while it won't sell itself, savvy shoppers will find you in their own diligence, after clicking an expensive ad from your competitors.
We also grow through partnerships with larger companies.
It's generally tough to create symbiotic relationships with the "bigger guy," but most of the platforms we partner with already have formalized processes for co-marketing, private API integrations, and so forth. Our strategy, in a nutshell, is to NOT ask for permission. We simply build what we can with the docs available to us, then send a completed demo/GIF to the partner manager after it's live.
This causes some partner prospects to insist on getting to know us, changing the co-marketing dynamics completely. At that point, we have decent leverage with which to establish revenue share agreements, endorsed backlinks, etc.
It's this literal end-user exposure, along with our engineer-backed support team and best-in-class product, that drive most of our growth.
No fancy marketing campaigns, no Facebook ads, no cold email, no 'last chance! offer expires today!' webinars.
Fomo charges a monthly subscription fee, ranging from $11.99 to $750. Most users are on our $29-49 dollar plans.
Since day one we've dedicated significant resources to excellent technical support, since many users want customizations unique to their website.
As a result we have more features and configurable settings than anyone on the market, which further increases the complexity, begetting the need for even more customizations. Kind of an interesting paradox, or hedonic treadmill.
Our current customer base (5,000+ paying) and revenue ($88k MRR) is strong. At this time we're more focused on adding value to our existing customers (thus increasing ARPU) than doubling our customer base.
So far this strategy has worked well, given we've increased prices three times in the past 12 months. Selling annual plans also helps, because a single annual plan (for a larger customer) is several thousand dollars in additional revenue, in one click.
We're finally doing "marketing" in 2018.
Our goal is to make a ruckus, and we're launching an experimental PR campaign this Spring.
Our team also just produced a short film in-house, which was a lot of fun and another non-conventional way to express our point-of-view.
What are the biggest challenges you've faced and obstacles you've overcome?
Providing high-quality customer support is our biggest challenge, but also the biggest opportunity.
Over two dozen ripoff competitors have launched over the past year, but none of them have multiple full-time engineers working directly with customers 11 hours per day. We're vigilant about 9:30am-8:30pm EST live chat hours, which is unheard of for our size and industry.
Another common obstacle is meeting customer demand.
Fomo launched with three integrations — Stripe, Zapier, and Eventbrite — but has since added more than 40 others, as well as an API, custom webhooks, and more.
To achieve this we refactored our integrations architecture from 1,000+ lines of code per integration to as few as 80.
Short answer: reading a book every week.
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Consistently communicating and demonstrating this to ourselves and our customers has driven deep product insights that lead to a robust roadmap of next gen features.
We're also lucky to have been first-to-market, which makes thought leadership more natural and thus builds customer trust.
Keep your day job. Not forever, but until your side project is bursting at the seams with needle moving todos.
For the first 13 months of Fomo I worked full time and freelanced to keep the ship afloat. Even after going full time in early 2017, I still didn't get my first Fomo paycheck for another nine months.
Our Instagram is pretty kickass, but the platform pays our rent.
Fomo is anti-hype, so I won't try to sell you. The truth is, businesses either value social proof or they don't. They value lowering customer acquisition costs, or they don't.
Because I'm a big Indie Hackers fan, I'll respond to every question or comment below. Thanks again.


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Mon-Fri: 10am – 5pm
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The Coronado Theatre is completely accessible to patrons with disabilities. The theatre is equipped with elevators, special restroom facilities, special drinking fountains and removable seats, which make wheelchair access easy. If you need to be seated in our wheelchair or handicapped accessible seating areas (on either the main floor or the balcony) please indicate that on your order form. We will work to accommodate you.
Concert Information
RSO Classics and Pops Concerts are held at the Coronado Theatre (314 North Main Street) on Saturday evenings, beginning at 7:30pm (unless otherwise noted.) Special Performances times may vary. Doors open at 6pm for Classics series and one hour prior for all other performances. The Coronado Box Office opens at noon on concert days. Concerts are normally one hour 45 minutes long, with a 20-minute intermission. All programs and artists are subject to change.
Maestro Steven Larsen introduces the audience to background information on composers and musical selections in a lecture at 6:30pm, one-hour prior to the Classics Concert performances. The lecture is free to all ticket holders.
Students ages 18 and under (with a valid student ID) are welcome at RSO Classics and Pops concerts for the special rate of $10 per ticket*. Student subscription packages are also available at a discounted rate.
The RSO recommends Pops performances for children six and up and ages twelve and up for Classics concerts.
Student tickets are available for purchase at the RSO Box Office or by calling 815.965.0049.
*Best available seating (floor or balcony option) if purchased without adult tickets.
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In the past few weeks I've spoken to a few writer-friends about the upcoming conference in our area. It wasn't surprising to hear that some were feeling that they didn't have anything valuable to offer and identified their work as just a keepsake for the family. I understand, I felt that way once.
One sage-lady simply jots down life but has the unique charm of telling a story to take you along to live with her right on the pages. As I listened to a few others, I was inspired by a handwritten poem, moved by a passionate article concerning our critical times, encouraged by a woman's heartwarming experience of finding her biological family, and motivated by a manuscript on ministry leadership. All needed – all good.
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A writers conference provides the tools to turn valuable writings we've been hoarding or unsure of to be used to bring hope to a needy world. I've regularly attended GPCWC for over three decades. And yes, there have been times I've left dazed and confused, wondering if I fit – tempted to quit. However, the dedicated lady who directs the conference, Marlene Bagnull, believed in the calling and mentored me along the journey. Gratefully, through many connections, I've had the opportunity to share faith stories in several publications, one the feature cover story in Guideposts, have my books published and encourage women through a personal ministry blog.
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Career kick-off for tomorrow's skilled workers: technotrans takes 17 new apprentices on board
Quality as a top priority for the apprenticeships in order to improve competitiveness
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Application process for 2023 is already under way
technotrans SE welcomes 17 new trainees for technical, commercial and industrial apprenticeships at its headquarters in Sassenberg. Once again, the specialist for thermal management solutions was able to fill all the apprenticeship vacancies and remains one of the largest apprenticeship providers in the region. A total of 47 trainees are currently working at the site. Tomorrow's young talents will benefit from a multifaceted training scheme and interesting projects to work on. The application process for 2023 is already on its way. Please visit the company website for more information (www.technotrans.de/karriere).
"Specialist employees who are thoroughly trained by the company are an important investment in the future, especially in times of a serious skills shortage. This is why we set great store in a qualified apprenticeship covering a variety of fields. We try to train our own junior staff in all areas of the company," explains Anna-Lena Freese, human resources officer and head of training at technotrans. Once again this year, the company with its headquarters in Sassenberg will train 17 young talents in a range of technical and commercial professions, e.g. as technical product designers, mechatronic technicians and mechatronic technicians for refrigeration technology, IT specialists and industrial management assistants. One person will combine part-time education at a university (business administration) with on-the-job training.
For the first time after a forced interruption due to the pandemic, the popular "outfitting" day took place. On this day, the new apprentices, accompanied by their parents, slip into their new workwear for the first time. "We are very happy that we were able to organise this special event in person again with our new apprentices and their families," says Freese. "It enables the parents to get an insight into the future work environment of their children and to mingle with other parents."
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By Ethan Moser
Adele has dropped the first single from her upcoming album 30 with 'Easy on Me'. The power ballad is the Grammy winner's first new track since the release of the 2015 album 25.
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The song was co-written with Adele's longtime collaborator and producer Greg Kurstin. The track's piano backing serves fans the quintessential Adele they have been waiting six long years for.
"Go easy on me baby/I was still a child/Didn't get the chance to/Feel the world around me," she sings on the chorus. "I had no time to choose/What I chose to do/So go easy on me."
The singer has admitted that the song, as well as much of her upcoming album, is inspired by her divorce, and acts as an open letter to her now nine-year-old son, Angelo.
Xavier Dolan, who directed the music video for Adele's single "Hello" in 2015, returned to direct for "Easy on Me". The pair reunited for the project and even shot footage at the same house that was featured in the "Hello" video.
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Oh, Serafina! è un film italiano del 1976 diretto da Alberto Lattuada e tratto dal romanzo omonimo di Giuseppe Berto; è una moderna favola ecologista.

È una delle ultime apparizioni di Renato Pinciroli, deceduto un mese prima dell'uscita del film, nonché la prima di Jinny Steffan.

Trama
Augusto Valle è un industriale tenero, svanito ed ecologista. Sposa per amore una sua operaia che invece ha accettato la sua proposta solo per interesse, e che ben presto provvede a farlo internare in un manicomio. A questo scopo seduce anche il sindaco che avalla l'operazione. In manicomio però Augusto non si trova affatto male, anzi proprio qui trova finalmente la sua anima gemella.

Ambientazione
Il film è stato girato in varie località lombarde, soprattutto nella provincia di Cremona ed in quella di Milano. Il manicomio è in realtà l'ex convento di Santa Maria della Croce, adiacente all'omonimo santuario e situato a Crema, frazione Santa Maria della Croce. La villa di famiglia di Serafina è Villa San Michele a Ripalta Cremasca, frazione San Michele. La fabbrica di Pozzetto è nel paese di Palosco, in provincia di Bergamo. Il campanile dal quale si getta il padre di Augusto è quello della Chiesa di Santa Margherita a Settimo Milanese. Infine c'è la Basilica di San Francesco ad Assisi, unico luogo non lombardo del film.

Distribuzione
Distribuito dalla Cineriz il 28 ottobre 1976, con doppiaggio eseguito presso la C.D.S. con la collaborazione della Cine Video Doppiatori (direttrice di doppiaggio: Fede Arnaud). Il film fu vietato ai minori di 18 anni.

Nella versione home video risultano tagliate la scena in cui Serafina si ferisce da sola la pancia e la scena di passione tra un'infermiera e Serafina.

Riconoscimenti
Per le musiche del film, Fred Bongusto ottenne il Nastro d'argento alla migliore colonna sonora.

Per la sua interpretazione, Angelica Ippolito, ottenne un premio speciale ai David di Donatello 1977.

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Film commedia
Film ambientati a Crema
Film diretti da Alberto Lattuada
Film sui disturbi psichiatrici

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