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...to even begin to convey my feelings over this news article.

In our local paper today (The Packet), under "world briefs" with a tiny headline:

WOMAN TO GET 40 LASHES

Cairo -

A 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men who are not close relatives, drawing new criticism for the kingdom's ultraconservative religious police and judiciary.

The woman's lawyer told The Associated Press on Monday that he would appe… Continue

I've just (finally) managed to complete and launch a new blog site called "The Artisan's Shout" and it needs all the help anyone can give it. If it's going to be a successful venture that actually helps artists to get noticed (maybe even sell some work) we need everyone to participate.

The site is designed primarily as a place for the promotion of artist's across the globe - artists of all kinds, including writers. While it doesn't currently… Continue

I think I might drive myself crazy with trying to keep up blogs :)

I hope no one minds if I post a listing of tutorials here - seems it would be so much easier to keep them all together on one page and then I can link it from my tutorial blog so there's easier access for all the downloads.

Compositional Rules for Photography (.pdf)… Continue