New Year’s Card Design 2013 (from Canon = Free)

Those sample images here were all from Canon Pixma Printer’s site and they are free to

use though, with quality’s sake you may better go their original site.   And, of cause,

they got hundreds  more designs —– (but in Japanese)

http://cp.c-ij.com/ja/contents/10n202/list_45_1.html?log=nt-02

—–  Left / Happy New spring. — Center / I play you to have the Life with Smile. — Right / Happy New Year.

Left / Very feminine sensual calligraphy ! — Center / Snake in Shape of letter [巳] — Right / The Letter [巳]

—– Left / Calligraphy is still the letter [巳] ————————- Right / Snake in the shape of Hiragana [み = 巳]

—– Left / With a figure of Darma ( Yes, BhoddiDarma ! ) ——- Right / Okame face in Fuku-warai game.

—– Left / Snake in the shape of letter [巳] —————————- In the west, coiled heap mean shit — may be

————————————————————————————– Japanese doesn’t make a coil — ask them 😀

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PS :  Further Information and the Links to free download site is —–

https://yoshizen.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/info-and-link-for-2013-new-year-card-design/

PPS :  There is a site of Japan-Post —– WWW.Yubin-Nenga.jp — which said to have 1000s of

free samples though, to download the Kit, it needs to download Adobe and McAfee program

with a lots of conflict etc = almost unusable —– Still, you may try  😀

Those were the samples from Japan-Post.

 

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Is Yoga Religion ?

Is Yoga Religion ?

Is Acupuncture Religion ?

Is Shaolin Kung-fu or Tai-chi Religion ?

– – – how about the Exercise for Rehabilitation to whom got Brain damaged ?

And is Zen Religion ?

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If you ever practiced Yoga, you might have heard the theory or story behind of Yoga = how

to get harmony with Nature or even with the Universe = Spiritual aspects of  Yoga.

And you might heard the Acupuncture is based on the ancient Taoism = balance of Yin-Yang

and each points are on the line called Meridian etc etc.

Shaolin Kung-fu came from the same temple where the Zen Buddhism started

= Part of the Buddhism teachings.

And the Tai-chi was based on the teachings of the Taoism = Yin-Yang theory etc etc.

In other words, it has theory though, in practice it doesn’t matter.   It’s nice to

have elaborated theoretical decoration though, the matter is in practice.

Because, it got visible effects and clear physical, mental or even medical function whether

you believe its theory or Myth or not. = They don’t need to be believed. = Just do it.

– – – So, why the Zen was regarded to be a Religion ? ? ?

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The difference between Science and the Religion is,

Science stands whether you believe it or not.

So, a paper will burn if you put a fire on it = paper rapidly combines with oxygen, which will

happen regardless whether you know the Science behind or not, or you can see oxygen or not.

But in the Religion, if you believe its theory or blah blah, you will see it exists.

– – – – –

But in the case in Zen practice, most of the people couldn’t understand what the point of doing

it, let alone to see or feel its effect or result.

Twist the leg and meditate AND THINK NOTHING = it is the hardest practice for most of the

people to comprehend.   Added trouble here is, most of the people think the meaning of the

word [Meditation] is somewhat think deep 😀 – – – how to teach [Think nothing, while

thinking deep] 😀  Or to think an answer to a strange question “ without THINKING” 😀

– – – – –

Still, most of the people know, [ Do something simple, can be done without having

any thought = Auto-pilot] – – – Zen should be taught in this approach.

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The key in the Zen is, [ To do something “the same”, many many times which

lead the Brain to start ignoring the repeated signal, and process “the same”

WITHOUT THINKING] ! = Done by Subconscious = Mushin.

= with an inherent tendency of the brain = [ BRAIN start the process without

linking the signal to the EMOTION]  = Done in Selflessly.

The EMOTION is the source or generator of the [Mind of Self ] = without linking to the

Emotion, the Brain will process the signal / information / stimulant, almost automatically =

without the Self-interest or EGO = objectively and in the most efficient logical way =

and once the person mastered this Mind-set, the person can use same process to other

subject in general = therefore, able to see the reality and to respond the Life

in the best way without distorted Ego, fear or dithering.

This is the ZEN (the mind  without lingering and having no hindrance, hence

in its at most calmness = in another word [dispassionate] ) – – – in fact,

this is the Enlightenment.

This brain activity / Mind-set  is a clear FACT hence, it is a subject of 

neurological science = you believe or not, Brain is doing it in this way.

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Still, so called teacher of Zen is teaching it as a Religion, simply because they don’t know

this Fact and the Brain activity, let alone they have ever experienced it by themselves.

Without effectively able to teach the way to develop the Brain, teacher has to rely on the

mythical story of blah blah to pull a wool on your eyes = if you believe its story, this is

another kind of Zen (“expecting to have enlightened several lives after” kind of fantasy,

while living this life in vegetated states ).

– – – – –

Like Yoga or even the Exercise for a Rehabilitation which works as a physiological function,

regardless any elaborated theory or a mythical story, Zen has to be learned as a

training to the Brain and its Neurological function.

After all, even the invisible mystical activities of the mind are the reflection of

the Brain function = not a mythical Religion.

– – – – –

Zen is a type of the process in the Brain, not a religious belief. And this is what

Lord Buddha has discovered.  This was the reason why he was called Buddha =

Enlightened one, not a divine figure nor prophet = NOT as a religious figure but a great

teacher to the mankind who share the same type of the Brain and the same

tendency of the trouble in the Life.

As you are going to have this kind of the Life, you better have this Mind-set = this was what

Lord Buddha has taught. = His teachings was not for believing but an advice

which will actually works. = because, the Brain IS working in this way.

What Buddhists need is not a Bodhisattva or Maitreya but bit more brighter

teacher who can see how the mind and the brain works.  🙂

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Exploding Cinema at Goldsmith

Last Saturday evening,  the Films and Art event / Exploding Cinema  was held in a big church

building ( now it was converted to an art-space for the Goldsmith college / London University

of Art )   It seemed, it was one of the most successful evening of the Exploding Cinema’s history.

Impressive massive space though, as it has been converted = not purposely built = make use of

the space needed a lots of work especially running all together 100m of the electric extension

cables etc. —– while having time count  ” One hour left” ” Another 15 minuets” — then over load

power cut etc.    The DON / Facilitator of many art events /  James Stevens had to work hard   🙂  

( Photo right = Brian Steel’s sculpture / Dummy)

( Photo right = I brought my kinetic sculpture Virtual Woman with  3W LED light to project

a shadow of moving image on the wall. )

( Photo left = Jini Rawlings installing her video projection system with water reflection. 

Photo middle = Matt Lloyd was setting up the AV system in the performance Room.  

Photo right = I brought yet another piece / Hell Fire —– color changing

rotating LED with reflection ! )

Then the door open —– loads of audiences has come and enjoyed the evening with massive

amount of all sorts of moving images —– save the coldness of a winter night in the massive

stone building  😦      = though, the advantage was, we didn’t need to use  Cloak-room  🙂  

Other than individual set-up of video projection by each artists, the main screen

showed nearly  30 short videos —– some were pretty experimental  🙂

And the Performances !   ( Photo left = Blanca Regina performed her amazing singing

with her video image !  ( And I intruded with my dancing — seemed they liked it  :-D)

Photo middle = Pete Gomes  played his impressive Flute accompanying his 8mm cine

images shot in India.    Photo right = Vicky Smith draw tyre track with her bicycle. )

Celina Leiesegang’s group performed their movements.  ( Dance  ? ) 

And it is,  another fixture = Mould Wine !    Good for chilly night  🙂

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PS :  Any participated Artist who want to have more photos in a bit  larger size, 

Please put a request as a comment saying Photo number / left or right or so =

Comment has your URL which enable  me to send it by Email.

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Dorkboat on Stubnitz

Last night, there was a gathering of the Dorkbot London on the Ship Stubnitz moored

in the dock.   I went there with James and John-san of  SPC.org  (Wireless Workshop).

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After too long a break, we’re dorkboating on the Thames again next
Wednesday, this time aboard the amazing MS Stubnitz. One *important*
thing, if you want to come, just email invited@stubnitz.com for entry.

Then fasten your electrically insulated life vests and get ready for….dorkbotlondon #82!*

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When: 19:00-22:00, Wed 28 November 2012
* Where: MS Stubnitz, Connaught Bridge Pier, London, E16 2BU
* Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=loc%3A+n+51+30.34+e+0+02.2

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^~^~^^~~^~ Featuring the soothing and powerful…^^~~^~^^~~^~^~^^

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– Shauna Concannon presenting The Hacked Human Orchestra.
– Chrisantha Fernando and Ed Burton presenting Darwinian Neurodynamic
Cognitive Architectures for Playful Robot Kittens.
– Ben Garrod working around and through and away-from technology’s
relationship with humanity.
– Alias Cummins opendorking on Open Source C++ Development with
Cinderblock SpriteSheet.

More info: http://dorkbotlondon.org/event/dorkbotlondon82/

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Location- MS Stubnitz, Connaught Bridge Pier, London E16 2BU

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Presentation of Newrodynamic control (photo left) and Shauna Concannon’s Hacked

Human Orchestra (photo right = which demonstrated an electronic system to play the

sounds by the switches mounted on the various part of the body.)

And Ben Garrod (photo left) and Alias Cummins (photo right) showed their creativities.

And it’s always the case, nature of the gatherings —– what ever the excuse, meet the

friends and chat over the drinks  😀  —– And it is a well known fact, electronic geeks

are not necessary only talking about technology but quite often very

trivial silly things as well  😀

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PS :  They are going to DO the same in the STUBNITZ.

Avast!

Back due to popular demand It’s….
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====dorkboat~STUBNITZ~II~^~^~^

~^~~^~^~^~~^~^~^^~~^~^^~~^~^~^^~~^~Yes we are back aboard the marvellous ms.Stubnitz for our Xmas party!
People seemed to like it last time (http://bit.ly/Uct5Du) – so come!
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|*NB* email invited@stubnitz.com to inform the crew you’ll be coming.|
|If you would like the Stubnitz to stay in London, you can also chip |
|in to their campaign funds by paypalling: http://bit.ly/VEozwQ      |
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dorkbotlondon #83When: 19:00-23:59, 19 December 2012
Where: MS Stubnitz, Connaught Bridge, E16 2BU (directions below)
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Featuring the bright and glittering…
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Liam Donovan: Two projects, maybe more
– a talking guitar and a barely working self-typing type-writer

Rachel Freire: Imogen Heap’s Musical Gloves
– think minority report for musicians brought to you by the DIY/maker
revolution.

Jokubas Dargis: Echo
– A game where you collect, recycle and destroy sounds on your way to
the king of space, and possibly other adventures.

And open dorks from:

Tim Monsees Stubnitz Projections
– the experience and challenges of a multi-projector setup on a ship
(work in progress)

Maybe you? If you have a 5-10 minute opendork/performance, bring it on
the night! Let us know if you want us to list you on the site:
dorkbotlondon@dorkbot.org
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Location
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MS Stubnitz,
Connaught Bridge
E16 2BU
map link: http://maps.google.co.uk/?q=loc%3A+n+51+30.34+e+0+02.2

The Motorship Stubnitz is an 80 meters long ex East German fishing
vessel transformed in 1992 into a moving platform for cultural research
and exchange.

Nearest public transport Pontoon Dock DLR.

Turn right out of the station and walk to the next roundabout, take
first exit. Walk to second roundabout (with sculpture of giant woman)
first exit of that roundabout is the gates to the mooring.
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Clean the DUST on the Image-Sensor

In the time of Film Photography, a trouble of DUST was mostly on the film when we

need to make a print.   Other than that, the dust on the lens or in the camera body

doesn’t necessary appeared on the photo. (May increase the halation. And in a rare case,

dust on a film might appeared as a dot or two).

But in the Digital Photography, DUST on the image sensor is a very visible

serious trouble —– and quite often happening.

On the moment of changing the Lens, a DSLR body’s sensitive part is completely open

and exposed = hence, a DUST can get into at any moment.

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A user of Compact Digital Camera may think their camera is perfectly sealed and safe

against the dust though, strangely, the dust can find the way into image sensor =

collapsed lens or Zoom lens are acting as an air-pomp to suck-in the air and the dust.

Once it is in, the dust can only be cleaned by the service engineer, with prohibitively

expensive charge. (Those small cameras were not designed to disassemble and to repair

= as they were assembled by snap fit without using screw = once fit together they are

very difficult to separate without cracking the plastic

= better forget the Dust = take a dust-mark as your own water-mark, otherwise

retouch one by one until you buy new camera  😀 ).

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Having exposed internal guts, DSLR (and the Interchangeable-lens Compact Camera)

can easily get dust on the image-sensor though, as it is open, it is also

possible to clean DIY.

—– When my picture started to have a dark spot, which was found to be

persistent, same position, same shape in all the pictures, it only means

a dust is on the image sensor, I asked the Boss of Canon what should I do, he said

“Bring it to us” though, their office is bloody far out of London and I’m not an owner

driver. —– I decided to clean it myself.

(Its the same principle = If Canon can, I can do too 😀 )

——- (The dust on the image showed,  Ultra-sonic Dust-off system is not very effective.  Anyhow,

——- even if the Dust was shaken off from the sensor, it stays there unremoved  😀 )

If it was ordinary air-born dust, it can be just blown away.

But if it was water-born, such as the VERY moment when you had removed a lens

“a rain drop got inside” or “you dropped your sliver” —– you may need to take

a measure with a possibility to write-off the camera in the worst case.

** To blow off the DUST, the best I found is to use

an ordinary rubber blower

and a high-quality nylon oil-painting blush.

(such as, Windsor-Newton or Daler kind and

NOT made in China)

(The quality of a blush, came with rubber blower is

pretty bad and it’s hair will fall off then it became yet

another troublesome dust).

** I don’t like Canned Air —– (1) Often its air

pressure is too high.

(2) And with its design, we tend to use its nozzle too close.

(3) The metal nozzle itself could make a scratch. —– After I have accidentally blown

the shutter blades off the slit with those Canned Air blower, I decided to use only rubber

blower to clean the delicate part of the camera, together with paint blush.

(Those Canned Air can blow off the grease on the gear = and the grease may stack

somewhere, always most unwanted place = it’s a Murphy’s law.   😀 )

Those oil-painting blush was designed to withstand against sticky oil paint and to

repeated cleaning in a solvent = they are the best cleaning blush fit for dust-off business,

—– provided if it was washed clean in a pure solvent time to time.

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** Before clean the image sensor, you have to start clean around the lens mount,

even inside of a lens-cap = it got to be through, otherwise dust will come back.

(ideally use another blush) = then, blush inside of mirror box and blow the air around.

(But better not touch the mirror, unless you have a confidence of cleanness of  blush)

—> then, set the Shutter to [B] and press the release button to rise the mirror and

open the shutter. = you will see somewhat shiny green image sensor !

(but you may not to see the Dust itself ) —> then, blow the air toward the sensor

( DON’T blush it on this moment yet = if you can get rid of the Dust without touching

the sensor, it is far better) —> while holding camera body downward, blow the air

toward the inside (hoping the Dust to fall off ) —> then finger off the button.

** Put a lens and set the camera to an Auto-mode and click the shutter while

aiming it to white wall or paper (manual set the lens to off focus)

—> then check the image (not over-exposed = a bit grayish white)

= if there is no dark spot = the dust has cleared   🙂

** But IF the DUST is still in the same place, repeat the cleaning above

again but this time gently sweep the sensor with blush.

—> Then examine the picture again.

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IF the dark spot is still there = there could be a possibility of it is not caused by

a dust BUT the aria of the sensor might have become defective =

it is the time to send the camera to proper service though, mind you, to change the

sensor may cost half the camera price, it might be better to keep retouching the photos

until you buy new camera.

—– So, if you clean the sensor by yourself, be patient and pay good attention.

There is nothing you can’t do = have a confidence.  (And good luck.  😀 )

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Life-Form ???

Chinese name of this, is Sea-zi or Shi-zi.   And it has glorious Latin name Diospyros.

So, how you guess what are they ? 

(This time, they are not plastic, in fact, they are pretty god to eat as well   😀 )

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Impressionist photo of Autumn

They are utterly vague fuzzy images though, strangely we can see enough information,

or we feel enough of what is going on there.   And it is enough to carry on our life.

( The detail of Concentric Double-density Pinhole can be found in this post (link))

Some one said, ” To know the name of Plant is the start to respect and love the Nature”

Is it ? —– I think, ” To realize, How little I know,  lead me to just accept what’s there,

regardless any  name or details, —– This must be the Truth to be there”.

= Therefore, see nothing is what clear eyes can see at it’s best !    Ha ha ha  😀  😀

So, those fuzzy images may be what our eyes are actually seeing.   And so-called sharp

photographic images were, the results of the heavy  manipulation in the brain.

( Do remember, our eyes never able to see a straight line, as the Retina is not flat =

impression of  straight line was created in the brain !  = so did any images.  The facts

in the Argumented Reality showed, our vision is very very flexible.  😀 )

They looks like just common tall grass though, this one is the Japanese Susuki Grass.

And I’m very very attached to it.

So, this is it.    It was my Autumn moment of this year.  🙂

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Not so sharp Fall — (Since, it’s done by Pinhole)

It’s a middle of November, fully qualified Autumn.  And rather murky light

invites yet another murky image.  Double-density pinhole photo again.

In last moment, for short time, the nature gives bright flash —– like their last gasp ?

( No no, it’s a too humanized dramatization.   Nature is not making any fire-work.

Simply, as green-colored  Chlorophyll has vanished, orange or red colored Carotene

which had been masked by the green become more visible. = that’s all.

—– m m m ?   Am I spoiling your game ?   😉  )

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Autumn CHERRY BLOSSOMS

It was on the end of November last year, I found the flowers on this Cherry tree.

But it happened to show the same, two weeks earlier in this time. —– As it is a bit early

this year, the Cherry tree has lots of leaves as well.

So, the autumn golden leaves and the pink blossoms in the same time = rather unusual

sight in deed. Because it was unusual, I didn’t feel very comfortable last year though, I was

more permissive mood this year. After all, to impose “What is normal or abnormal” is man’s idea.

—– Nature may have much more facets which we never know = And they may say,

“What’s wrong with having flowers in an Autumn = it’s not your business”.

A sort of stereotypical knowledge = there may not be an insect who visit and pollinating

the flowers out of season though, —– yes, there is an insect (kind of fly ?) was in the flower.

Out of our eyes and beyond our knowledges the Nature may still be in full

operation regardless the season 😀

And WHO said, the Cherry open the flowers only for the purpose to make fruits

and seeds = yet still, they could blossom just giving a fun

for the winter insects too —– why not 😀

—– As a result, this tree gave the opportunities for me to talk about TWICE already

= it’s a big achievement for such a small tree !

Never mind, the Wheel of the Nature is Going Round and Round and Round —–

And our lives goes on as well. 🙂

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Info’ and Link for 2013 NEW YEAR CARD Design

—– (You may see rather funny, in the design above = A snake is in a Shape of  Kanji Character

—– ／巳　which mean snake though, this letter has been used only to describe Snake-year —–

—– otherwise another Kanji / 蛇  will be used for a Snake in general)

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Gosh, I started to receive the Search-terms for New Year’s Card again. 🙂

And the Japan Post started to sell their Official New Year’s Card / 年賀状(Nenga-jo) with

lottery /お歳玉 (Otoshi-dama) = (It’s the institutionalized Japanese annual custom =

never mind a Christmas Card, but without having the New Year’s Cards / 年賀状

Japanese couldn’t have a New Year. (Well, the Wise-man in Japan Post said so) 😀

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Still, it’s early November, we got plenty time = So that, as a first step, I’ll give you

the Info’ and the Link to see what they got in their Japanese website.

= If you are a non Japanese, you either ask your Japanese friend or try Google Translate

kind and bit by bit explore into their collection of the Snake-year’s / 巳年 design.

Web-design is structurally more or less the same in any languages, even if they are all

in Japanese, still you can guess and give a likely click = it would work. (if not try again ;-))

Websites listed here is the well known trusted sites, and there wouldn’t be any risqué of

you fallen into a trick by mistakenly clicking any button. —– still, some button may be

saying “Buy the Design for Commercial Use” kind = you will see it on a following page —>

Just go back one page, and try another button = no harm would be done 😀

Later, I’ll make a post = a show-case of the design —– mean time, have a fun to explore

the Japanese sites such as ——-

デザインバンク．年賀．designbank-nenga.com/

年賀状無料素材（年賀状テンプレート／年賀状イラスト）のご利用について

個人・法人にかかわらず、年賀状としてのご利用はすべて無料です。DM（ダイレクトメール）など商用へのご利用も無料になりました。
色変え、リサイズなど素材の加工は原則自由です。画像への直リンクは禁止です。無料素材の二次使用・再配布は原則禁止です。
素材の著作権は年賀状デザインバンクdesignbank-nenga.comに帰属します。
素材使用に際して生じたトラブルについて当サイトは一切責任を負いません。詳しくは利用規約とプライバシーポリシーをご参照下さい

当サイトの年賀状素材に満足されなかった方、いまいちピンとこないと思われた方は年賀状の無料素材を扱っている年賀状無料Koos・素材JPN・お得WEBなどからお探し下さい。管理の行き届いた安全な無料素材検索サイトです。特に無料年賀状素材は一押しです。
また、知名度の高い老舗年賀状サイト（可愛い系なら無料年賀状わんパグ）（ビジュアル系ならStudioYosshe年賀状・干支と年賀状イラスト・COCOの年賀状）などもお勧めです。何れも無料で良質な年賀状素材をご提供されています。

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In the above Japanese script, especially last two paragraphs, there are 7 links to other sites.

If you like try them as well.    Especially 　無料年賀状素材。

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