Julie Vaux

SIGN SYMBOL
AND SCRIPT

Hans Jensen
This is essential reading for students and scholars of ancient and modern scripts and langauges, palaeography, calligraphy, and epigraphy.

Daniel Bright's more recent reference work may be more up to date but Jensen's Classics contains material not used in later or other works, diagrams, photos. and charts.

Read it and then do some photocopying and scanning in case your library removes the book from the shelves on the gorunds its a old book and anyway Google probably digitized it yaddayadda ...

Jensen is still useful!

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Another Dragon for you!

February 7th 2012 06:35

Here's another Dragon Image

Year of the Dragon

ENJOY!

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BAGS BLING AND BAD DESIGN

February 6th 2012 06:38

BAGS
BLING
AND BAD DESIGN

Yesterday another handbag died!

Well the one of the straps rotted thru perhaps because of the wet weather in Sydney but really I'm wondering if there's a curse on me and handbags.
The last 3 handbags I've bought have each barely lasted six months?

I wonder though if the problem is the bag design.

Too much bling. Not enuff thought about structure?

I try to select bags that look sturdy and well stitched, meduim sized, that I can slung over my shoulder and that have useful internal pockets.

My ideal bag has room and pockets for :

my mobile, a wallet with cards, ID credit and debit and library, and coins, a note book or pad, pens and pencils, a folded up umbrella, a small water bottle, a paper back to read on the trin or bus, a small purse with makeup and bandaids and first aid stuff, a USB, my camera, a snack...

oh could I be putting too much into my bag?

Well maybe but the most frequent reason I have to mend a bag, hand, tote, or shoulder, or a basket, is usually the straps.

NOTE to manufacturers and designers

Yes we understand you want us to buy more bags and yes we do want a bit of bling on our bags but PLEASE THINK about

FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION

We want and need ... well I do

Internal and external pockets we can seal against thieves and weather

Reinforced straps that can take some weight .

Far too often I have had to throw out bags cos I discover well I try to mend the strap there's no length to it ... its torn along the stitiching so I cant reinsert the strap tab and redo the stitching argh!!!

I have to throw an otherwise excellent bag cos of one flaw!

Yes the wet weather probably caused damage but ...houses are not the only thing with structural flaws?

Can anyone recommend a brand 50 - 100 dollars that's water proof with some bling and style and sensible pockets?

and strong reinforced stitiching around the straps?!!!

AAARGH

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Oscar Wilde and the Vatican Murders

February 6th 2012 06:03

Oscar Wilde and the
VATICAN MURDERS

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On Being LADY LIKE

February 3rd 2012 06:34

On Being Lady Like

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New Plants from Old

February 3rd 2012 05:56

NEW PLANTS
FROM OLD
Simple, natural, no-cost

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Purple Flower

January 30th 2012 00:39

ENJOY

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JIAO

January 28th 2012 06:00

JIAO

LUNG

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EPUB

January 25th 2012 06:36

Elizabeth Castro's
EPUB
Straight to the Point
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Morning Glory

January 25th 2012 00:34

Morning Glory

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on How to make customers to shop online

November 16th 2011 06:36

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This particular staff member well there's no way they could have walked that close to me without seeing me and I looked to see where they went and all they were doing was chatting with another staff member.

I did go and speak to a manager pointing out the lack of price tags and the way I was ignored and ... well both staff seemed to have a if its not a high priced item like a TV we dont care attitude!

and No I did not scream yell or curse at them just pointe dout the problem and seriously having NO or UNREADABLE price tags on boxes ?

I should not have to hunt down staff about prices!

That's gotta be bad stock managment surely?

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on Question for Technophiles!

November 16th 2011 06:25

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Plain cases are good too!

Pictures on the case seem too high school?

Okay so to anyone who did vist and view should I try designs that relate more to teen trends or figure out a way to get adults to view them as trendsetting?

Thanks for the feedback!

I'm trying to sell at least a few to earn some money towards either a new MAC PRO BOOK or next years community college fees.

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on DC Relaunch that catwoman issue

October 11th 2011 04:53

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Therein lies the problem Simon ... not just that sex scene but the overall context ... if she's a criminal again in the Relaunch DCVerse WHY are they in a relationship at all?

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on Slender and Willowy

September 27th 2011 07:59

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A) You did not comment on Botticelli as requested

B) If I intended to be insulting I would name SPECIFIC individuals

C) It's not about me or you being right or wrong. Like I said I want people to at least consider doing things differently.

D) Are you an ex model or something?

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on Slender and Willowy

September 25th 2011 07:20

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Ah finally a link that works!

Okay look I have never meet you in person.

If you live in Sydney and really are a designer email me and let me discuss this further with you elsewhere?

You might find it refreshing to deal with someone who's not a clone?

Why? Because the PRIMARY topic of this post is standards of slenderness and whether or not Botticelli's Venus is more realistic?

Which you didnt comment on?

Do you actually want a discussion or do you just expect everyone to agree with you?

If you truly think my style is insulting I suggest you pay a visit to mamamia.com and check out some of the comments there which are much harsher?

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on Slender and Willowy

September 25th 2011 07:14

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I cant comment on this at length since the server seems to be playing up again. Thisis my 3rd attempt to create a comment but every previous time nothings appeared.

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on STOP THE CLICHES

September 18th 2011 06:01

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You're saying there are people out there who would not look at a designer's work simply because they have criticized the use of underaged undersized models and have called for more diversity?

Ethics arent a desirable quality in a designer?

That is so wrong. Ethics are ALWAYS important!

Well like or not some day if I ever get the money there will be a parade featuring a wide diversity of models none of whom will be size zero and I VOW to never use girls who should be school or under 18 UNLESS its school holidays or they can prove they are being tutored to make up for missing classes!

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Comment by Anonymous
on STOP THE CLICHES

September 16th 2011 06:15

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Models ARE mobile clothes racks?

Well that explains a lot?

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Comment by Julie Vaux
on STOP THE CLICHES

September 16th 2011 06:14

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Dear Ms M.

Your ID is not clickable so I can't go to your site and see the image you are referring to.

this means I cant check if you actually are a designer or just a disgruntled pro-ana type?

Models can be a distraction from the clothes?

Take a good look at Peter Alexander's ads. His models look like they are actually enjoying the shoot and that certainly does not distract from his designs!

As for insulting the model or the people who pick them I don't want to insult them I want them to THINK about using a WIDER range of models.

If you are a designer please stop choosing models who match a stereotype!

And please stop using teenagers who should be in high school or other education unless the shoot is during school holidays or you know the model genuinely needs the money.

I stand by what I typed earlier.

Can we please have more diversity and less cliches on the catwalk and in catalogues and magazines?

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Comment by Anonymous
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August 17th 2011 08:17

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Because I do work and I don't have enough work hours as well you would know and why if you've been lurking in my FB page?

I'm sorry you think I don't work hard but unless you're doing manual labor or working in an hospital emergency room frankly I am not impressed by your claims you have a real job whatever it is?

I am sitting here surrounded by wet washing cos its raining in Sydney and I have NO clothes drier.

Mind you a lot of other people probably are too?

I PR other people's stuff on my FB page and Twitter and with my book reviews!

If you have a "REAL job whatever it is why do you have nothing better to do than lurk on my FB and cut paste comments out of context!

Helping other people is the RIGHT THING to do!

By the way genius you forgot to mark your comment as Anon.

Thanks for the extra clue to your REAL ID?

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