I love Adobe Photoshop, although I am quite a novice compared to the skills of some. Photoshop is one of those pieces of software that has an almost unlimited amount of power, *IF* you know how to use that power effectively! Luckily for me, some kind folks spend the time to actually write out (with screenshots!) the various steps involved in achieving a particular result… Today I found a fantastic list of Photoshop tuturials that covers a wide range of topics. You can find this list at:

http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/

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The last time I redesigned http://www.koken.org was in 1998… a bazillion internet years ago! Since then the internet has changed (more people on high speed connections), technology has changed (more powerful server), and my own life has changed (less time for web coding) … so based off of these needs I have swapped to a new site design! Initially there is not a lot of stuff here, but I am working to bring things across from the old website to the new… expect to see more soon!

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See it here on the Cumberland Walkathon Flyer

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Throughout the world, there are certain Cafés, restaurants, bars, stores, brothels & other locations of ill-repute that are frequented by the few who have chosen the path of two wheeled transport. Often cursed with bad food, poor location, slow service & overtaxed ‘facilities’ - it’s the atmosphere and camaraderie of our fellow motorcyclists which draws the crowds…

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Alexander and Nicholas created a summertime “Lemonade Stand” to raise funds for clean water- Of course the boys wanted to locate their stand on the beach… So they setup a meeting with the mayor of Oceanside to ask for permission!

You can read the newspaper article here

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