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Oregon Offers to Lower Reservoir
by Rocky Barker
Oregon has proposed lowering the John Day Dam Reservoir on the Columbia River as part of an aggressive alternative to breaching four dams on the Snake River.
Drawing down the reservoir to its minimum operating pool would still allow power production and limited barge shipping. But it would cut off irrigation to 230,000 acres of land unless intake pipes are lengthened.
ŇWeŐre only considering the option under the assumption both irrigation and commodity shipping can be kept whole,Ó said Ed Bowles, Oregon Department Fish & Wildlife Fish division administrator.
Lowering the reservoir Ń the longest and deadliest to salmon on both the Columbia and Snake rivers between Idaho and the Pacific Ń would speed up migration through the 77-mile stretch, biologists say. Drawdown's benefit to the fisheries is far less than breaching the four dams on the lower Snake River in Washington, past U.S. Corps of Engineers studies have shown.
But it could be a critical part of an aggressive non-breach strategy to needed to meet U.S. District Judge James ReddenŐs order for a new plan for operating federal dams on the Snake and Columbia River.
The proposal came in closed-door discussions between federal fisheries and dam managers, states and American Indian tribes seeking to collaboratively develop a plan to respond toReddenŐs order for a new plan later this year for operating dams on the Snake and Columbia rivers to protect endangered salmon.
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Submitted by Subeditor on Thu, 2015-12-03 11:31 Melbourne: Air New Zealand has been named Airline of the Year for 2016 by AirlineRatings.com for the third consecutive year. The Airline was awarded for its in-flight innovations, record-breaking financial performance, operational safety and environmental leadership, News.com.au reports. The national airline of New Zealand was also awarded the Best Premium Economy Class and Best Economy Class. Geoffrey Thomas, Airlineratings.com Editor-in-Chief, said that Air New Zealand was an airline of first choice and given the airline's location and the country's size, its performance was stunning. Thomas said that Air New Zealand's focus on its staff had resulted in outstanding performance right across the airline at every touch point, adding that the airline's innovation continued to impress, including the recently launched tracking of unaccompanied children. Etihad Airways was named Best First Class for its new upgraded product and Singapore Airlines won Best Business Class and Best In-Flight Entertainment categories. (ANI)
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This blog-post is about a minor topic as my main work from this week didn't land in the master tree yet.
How to enable automatic javadoc creation using Travis-ci
I wanted to have a way to have the javadocs of loklak automatically build and published. That's what many other java projects do and it often helps me alot to find docs through a search engine on the web. In the end I found a nice discription to do it.
As you probably know, we use an automatic build system for loklak. It's called travis-ci and is directly offered by github.
If you want to use it for your own github repo, just go to the repo settings, select "Webhooks & services" and click "add service". You will find travis-ci in the list there.
The build can be triggered by different events, most notably on pull requests, so before the code is merged into the target branch. This helps us alot to make sure a PR does not break anything.
The second, in our project barely noticed one, is the one afterwards, which is triggered everytime a commit is pushed to the master branch. Until recently, we didn't really make use of that, as we only wanted to make sure the build works. The result itself was not used afterwards.
Another project of github is github.io. When activated for a repo (you can do it from Settings->Options->Github Pages), it creates a 'gh-pages' branch in you repo that contains html content, which is then displayed on github.io. So what we want to do is build the javadocs and push them to that specific branch.
In .utility/push-javadoc-to-gh-pages.sh we now have a script with the following content:
if [ "$TRAVIS_REPO_SLUG" = "loklak/loklak_server" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_JDK_VERSION" = "oraclejdk8" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST" = "false" ] && [ "$TRAVIS_BRANCH" = "master" ]; then
echo -e "Creating javadoc…n"
ant javadoc
echo -e "Publishing javadoc…n"
cp -R html/javadoc $HOME/javadoc-latest
cd $HOME
git config –global user.email "[email protected]"
git config –global user.name "travis-ci"
git clone –quiet –branch=gh-pages https://${firstname.lastname@example.com/loklak/loklak_server gh-pages > /dev/null
cd gh-pages
git rm -rf ./*
cp -Rf $HOME/javadoc-latest/* ./
git add -f .
git commit -m "Latest javadoc on successful travis build $TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER auto-pushed to gh-pages"
git push -fq origin gh-pages > /dev/null 2>&1
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo -e "Published Javadoc to gh-pages.n"
exit 0
echo -e "Publishing failed. Maybe the access-token was invalid or had insufficient permissions.n"
exit 1
When run, it checks if it's in the loklak repo, is not a pull request and the build process happens on the master branch. It then calls ant to build the javadocs (note the build target javadoc in the ant build file).
It then removes the old content of the gh-pages branch and adds the new one, commits and pushes it. The interesting point here is the cloning part. Note the variable ${GH_TOKEN}.
Here's the actuall magic in the story. We have a public visible script that somehow contains an access-token to in this case my github account. How can this be save?
Let's have a look at our travis.yml file:
language: java
– oraclejdk8
– secure: "DbveaxDMtEP+/Er6ktKCP+P42uDU8xXWRBlVGaqVNU3muaRmmZtj8ngAARxfzY0f9amlJlCavqkEIAumQl9BYKPWIra28ylsLNbzAoCIi8alf9WLgddKwVWsTcZo9+UYocuY6UivJVkofycfFJ1blw/83dWMG0/TiW6s/SrwoDw="
– ./gradle_init.sh
– gradle assemble
– ./gradle_clean.sh
– ant
– bin/start.sh
install: true
– "master"
– sh .utility/push-javadoc-to-gh-pages.sh
We see that the script from above is called if the process was successfull. So what's that "secure" part?
Travis offers a very interesting way to let us put code into their build file that can't be seen by outsider. It works with public/private key encryption. Travis creates a key-pair for each repo.
With their ruby-tool (also called travis), we can easily encrypt data with the public key by calling
travis encrypt some-data
from the corresponding git-folder and adding the output to the build-file. So when Travis reads the build-file and finds the secure-block, it uses the private key (that only travis knows) to decrypt the data. As the key pair is only used for this repo, it only works when called from there.
So we have a way to give Travis data only it can use. The actual encryption command looked somhow like:
travis encrypt GH_TOKEN=323pthaid123ntahoeudi
We saved some access-token in the variable GH_TOKEN, that we then use later in the script.
That's it, you can now always see the latest javadocs at http://loklak.github.io/loklak_server/


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Gail Stafford has recently completed a Master Craftsman certification from EGA. Her husband, who does woodworking as a hobby, has written a wonderful profile of her for a woodworking site.
It's four pages long with simply wonderful pictures of many of the pieces Gail submitted for the programs.
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Photography remembers little details,
Starting over in Panhandle TX worried me about losing touch with my previous clients. Amarillo is a long way from Midland when you're talking about connecting with people who have trusted you that can't just quickly run to the new studio for their baby's growing milestones photography. That concern slowed tremendously when I spoke to one of my wonderful clients on the phone last week, and then I opened my email to find this sweet testimonial in my inbox --
I love photographing newborns! I also love to capture this milestone with their family as it exists in that moment. Between that new email and realizing that this sweet girl approaches a big milestone - 6 months ALREADY? - it makes me think...
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News > Past shipping records to shed new light on climate
A huge catalogue of old weather data, from ships' logs is being used for an international project to recreate the world's past climate. Using the records of voyages from historic times to World War I Royal Navy records, the Atmospheric Circulation Reconstructions over Earth project (ACRE) aims to recover historical weather observations. These are then analysed to create reconstructions of the world's climate over the last 200 years.
The new work aims to show the state of the atmosphere at six hourly intervals to give unprecedented detail about past weather. The end product will have a huge number of potential uses - including understanding future climate. Rob Allan, leading ACRE for the Met Office, said: "This project will help to shed much more light on the patterns, variability and changes in our past climate. This will not only help give us more confidence in our understanding of the past, but also allow us to better assess our predictions for the future."
Gil Compo, leading re-analyses at the University of Colorado and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US, said: "This requires an international effort to collate historical observations from sources as diverse as 19th century sea captains, turn of the century explorers and medical doctors, all pieced together using some of the world's most powerful supercomputers at the US Department of Energy. The result is the most extensive collection of weather information ever assembled for scientific study."
Members of the public are playing a key role by helping to input the huge amounts of hand written weather data which the project needs. Philip Brohan, part of the Met Office ACRE team, said: "This is a great example of citizen science and there's still a huge amount of work to do, so we're hoping more people will get involved."
International climate, environmental and social scientists will be joining together this month to discuss the latest developments in this ambitious project as part of ACRE's annual workshop. Due to be held at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) in The Netherlands and running from 21st to 23rd September, it will feature a range of talks around the subject of using historic weather data to find out more about past and future climate.
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In comparison with the kings of Europe, the President possesses but few means of creating partisans; but the places that are at his disposal are sufficiently numerous to interest, directly or indirectly, several thousand electors in his success. Moreover, political parties in the United States are led to rally round an individual in order to acquire a more tangible shape in the eyes of the crowd, and the name of the candidate for the Presidency is put forward as the symbol and personification of their theories. For these reasons parties are strongly interested in winning the election, not so much with a view to the triumph of their principles under the auspices of the President elect as to show by his election that the supporters of those principles now form the majority. For a long while before the appointed time has come, the election becomes the important and, so to speak, the all-engrossing topic of discussion. Factional ardor is redoubled, and all the artificial passions which the imagination can create in a happy and peaceful land are agitated and brought to light. The President, moreover, is absorbed by the cares of self-defense. He no longer governs for the interest of the state, but for that of his re-election; he does homage to the majority, and instead of checking its passions, as his duty commands, he frequently courts its worst caprices. As the election draws near, the activity of intrigue and the agitation of the populace increase; the citizens are divided into hostile camps, each of which assumes the name of its favorite candidate; the whole nation glows with feverish excitement, the election is the daily theme of the press, the subject of private conversation, the end of every thought and every action, the sole interest of the present. It is true that as soon as the choice is determined, this ardor is dispelled, calm returns, and the river, which had nearly broken its banks, sinks to its usual level; but who can refrain from astonishment that such a storm should have arisen?
RE-ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT. When the head of the executive is re-eligible, it is the state that is the source of intrigue and corruption--The desire to be re-elected is the chief aim of a President of the United States--Disadvantage of the re-election peculiar to America--The natural evil of democracy is that it gradually subordinates all authority to the slightest desires of the majority--The re-election of the President encourages this evil.
WERE the legislators of the United States right or wrong in allowing the re-election of the President? At first sight is seems contrary to all reason to prevent the head of the executive power from being elected a second time. The influence that the talents and the character of a single individual may exercise upon the fate of a whole people, especially in critical circumstances or arduous times, is well known. A law preventing the re-election of the chief magistrate would deprive the citizens of their best means of ensuring the prosperity and the security of the commonwealth; and by a singular inconsistency, a man would be excluded from the government at the very time when he had proved his ability to govern well.
But if these arguments are strong, perhaps still more powerful reasons may be advanced against them. Intrigue and corruption are the natural vices of elective government; but when the head of the state can be re-elected, these evils rise to a great height and compromise the very existence of the country. When a simple candidate seeks to rise by intrigue, his maneuvers must be limited to a very narrow sphere; but when the chief magistrate enters the lists, he borrows the strength of the government for his own purposes. In the former case the feeble resources of an individual are in action; in the latter the state itself, with its immense influence, is busied in the work of corruption and cabal. The private citizen who employs culpable practices to acquire power can act in a manner only indirectly prejudicial to the public prosperity. But if the representative of the executive descends into the combat, the cares of government dwindle for him into second-rate importance, and the success of his election is his first concern. All public negotiations, as well as all laws, are to him nothing more than electioneering schemes; places become the reward of services rendered, not to the nation, but to its chief; and the influence of the government, if not injurious to the country, is at least no longer beneficial to the community for which it was created.
It is impossible to consider the ordinary course of affairs in the United States without perceiving that the desire to be re-elected is the chief aim of the President; that the whole policy of his administration, and even his most indifferent measures, tend to this object; and that, especially as the crisis approaches, his personal interest takes the place of his interest in the public good. The principle of re-eligibility renders the corrupting influence of elective government still more extensive and pernicious. It tends to degrade the political morality of the people and to substitute management and intrigue for patriotism.
In America it injures still more directly the very sources of national existence. Every government seems to be afflicted by some evil inherent in its nature, and the genius of the legislator consists in having a clear view of this evil. A state may survive the influence of a host of bad laws, and the mischief they cause is frequently exaggerated; but a law that encourages the growth of the canker within must prove fatal in the end, although its bad consequences may not be immediately perceived.
The principle of destruction in absolute monarchies lies in the unlimited and unreasonable extension of the royal power, and a measure tending to remove the constitutional provisions that counterbalance this influence would be radically bad even if its immediate consequences were unattended with evil. By parity of reasoning, in countries governed by a democracy, where the people is perpetually drawing all authority to itself, the laws that increase or accelerate this action directly attack the very principle of the government.
The greatest merit of the American legislators is that they clearly discerned this truth and had the courage to act up to it. They conceived that a certain authority above the body of the people was necessary, which should enjoy a degree of independence in its sphere without being entirely beyond the popular control; an authority which would be forced to comply with the permanent determinations of the majority, but which would be able to resist its caprices and refuse its most dangerous demands. To this end they centered the whole executive power of the nation in a single arm; they granted extensive prerogatives to the President and armed him with the veto to resist the encroachments of the legislature.
But by introducing the principle of re-election they partly destroyed their work; they conferred on the President a great power, but made him little inclined to use it. If ineligible a second time, the President would not be independent of the people, for his responsibility would not cease; but the favor of the people would not be so necessary to him as to induce him to submit in every respect to its desires. If re-eligible (and this is especially true at the present day, when political morality is relaxed and when great men are rare), the President of the United States becomes an easy tool in the hands of the majority. He adopts its likings and its animosities, he anticipates its wishes, he forestalls its complaints, he yields to its idlest cravings, and instead of guiding it, as the legislature intended that he should do, he merely follows its bidding. Thus, in order not to deprive the state of the talents of an individual, those talents have been rendered almost useless, and to retain an expedient for extraordinary perils, the country has been exposed to continual dangers.


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For decades, country music artists have spoken out about social issues through their music. Johnny Cash was a staunch advocate for Native American civil rights in the 1960s. When he met Republican president Richard Nixon, Cash launched into a barrage of his songs protesting the Vietnam War, standing up for the poor and, again, lamenting the plight of Native Americans.
Johnny Paycheck became one of the strongest voices for labor unions with his song "Take This Job And Shove It," even showing up to labor protests and defiantly singing the song in support of the unionizers. Loretta Lynn's "The Pill" and "Rated X" supported sexual freedom for women, and even Merle Haggard revealed his red-blooded fodder like "Okie From Muskogee" were more ironic than anything.
Music with a message seems to be on the rise again (even if it's not on the radio as much as the 1960s and 70s). Let's take a look at 10 recent country songs that call out the social issues of today.
10. Brad Paisley, "Love And War"
Brad Paisley's recent album of the same name features this scorcher of a duet. In it, he and Creedence Clearwater Revival founder John Fogerty blast the typical treatment of veterans. The song basically calls out phony patriotism by saying we ship soldiers off to die and then forget about them when they come home.
9. Brandy Clark, "Pray To Jesus"
The opener off Brandy Clark's phenomenal 2013 debut, "Pray To Jesus" is more or less an onslaught against the American way of life in general. In it, she equates common prayer to a crutch and our desire to complain about things we can't fix and get rich quick. This line in particular calls out marriage culture (at the time this song was written, Clark, who is gay, could not legally get married in Tennessee): "Grow up, get married, and when that one ends we hate sleeping alone so we get married again."
8. Kenny Chesney, "Rich And Miserable"
Chesney's "Rich And Miserable" is a veiled jab at getting consumed by capitalism. But the line that really calls out a social issue in a unique way speaks to a lot of millennial right now. Chesney points out the increasing costs and declining worth of a college education, singing, "Go to school to get a job; don't make enough to pay it off." Interestingly enough, Tennessee became the first state in America to make community college free to all adults in 2017.
7. Steve Earle, "Mississippi, It's Time"
Anybody familiar with Steve Earle shouldn't be surprised by his progressive views. But in "Mississippi, It's Time," he doesn't pull any punches. He takes aim at the state for failing to remove the Confederate flag from its history, rightfully equating it with the racism and pain it represents.
6. Jamey Johnson, "High Cost Of Living"
Jamey Johnson released "High Cost Of Living" back in 2009, making him slightly ahead of the other songs on this list. But that's probably because the subject matter — a personal look at addiction — is relatively universal. But with the opioid crisis in full swing, drug addiction is as pressing an issue as ever. This song does what it can to show that addiction affects everybody. The protagonist in this song is "just a normal guy" with a normal job who gets high in a church parking lot.
5. Kacey Musgraves, "Follow Your Arrow"
Kacey Musgraves' first single "Merry Go 'Round" took a realistic look at the darker realities of small-town living. But "Follow Your Arrow" was a huge revelation in country music at the time. Yes, the lines about doing (or not doing) drugs and the "can't please anybody" attitude got people talking, but her lines advocating same-sex relationships made her a progressive hero.
4. Jason Isbell, "White Man's World"
Jason Isbell sings of white privilege and gender discrimination in this bluesy tune. He knows the country was built on the bones of Native Americans and feels shame for not standing up to racists jokes. It's a wide-ranging gamut that manages to be both introspective and socially conscious.
3. Radney Foster, "All That I Require"
About a month before the election, Radney Foster warned of the perils of political extremism. A lot of people equated the song with calling Donald Trump a fascist. Foster responded to that with a thoughtful note saying the song is not about "him," but about "us." Whoever it's about, it's a darn powerful song that warns about going backwards in the way we treat each other.
2. Willie Nelson, "Delete And Fast Forward"
Willie Nelson is one of classic country music's biggest activists alongside people like Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson. But he's not just letting his past speak for him. His most recent record God's Problem Child features a song that takes aim at selective acceptance of the truth and our political cycle. "The truth is the truth but believe what you choose," he sings, along with other lines like, "Had a chance to be brilliant and we blew it again."
1. Sturgill Simpson, "Call To Arms"
Sturgill Simpson's "Call To Arms" is one of the strongest anti-war songs of the past decade. But it's also a critique of social media and its ability to distract us while world leaders take us to the brink of destruction. It's not a pick-me-up, by any means, but it's just more proof that some of the most-respected country artists of the day are also the least likely to fit the country music stereotype.


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1. (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009.
2. (SBU) The principal U.S. objectives at the AG plenary include: -- Maintaining the current AG position on Russian membership in the AG through plenary discussions and informal consultations with AG members; -- Attaining acceptance for USG proposals to modify the chemical manufacturing equipment control list; -- Ensuring the AG initiates expert-level discussions on the proliferation potential of micro-reactor technology; -- Continuing discussion of the regional security threat emanating from chemical and biological warfare programs in non-member countries and non-member suppliers, and agreeing on steps AG members can take to address these threats; -- Encouraging continuing AG engagement on the advancing field of synthetic biology.
3. (SBU) At the Synthetic Biology Technical Experts Meeting, the Del: -- Should deliver a presentation on the current state of sequence screening practices within the global gene synthesis industry; -- Should also provide an update on U.S. efforts to develop sequence screening guidance for its domestic gene synthesis industry; -- Encourage AG participants to task the experts group to determine whether it would be desirable for the AG to provide guidance on screening orders of commercial synthesis of gene-length DNA sequences.
4. (SBU) At the Implementation Meeting, the Del: -- Should agree to support a UK proposal to include an explanatory note at the end of the Control List of Chemical Weapons Precursors that states the Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) numbers on the list cannot be used as unique identifiers for their respective chemicals in all situations (AG/Sep09/CL/GB/35). This note is similar to one maintained on the Wassenaar Arrangement?s Military List and will help address situations where a chemical has multiple CAS numbers because it comes in different forms (e.g. hydrates) or when a chemical?s CAS number changes; -- May not/not agree to the Dutch proposal to expand the control for corrosion resistant valves as it is written (AG/Sep09/CL/NL/3), but the Del can agree to support adding interior valve components, such as balls, discs, stems and plugs to the list of components in the first paragraph of the control. The Del should make it clear that we cannot support the terms ?principal components? and ?closure elements? and the associated technical note because we see them as unnecessary. -- Should agree to support a UK proposal to modify the definition of ?software? on the Control List of Dual-Use Chemical Manufacturing Facilities and Equipment and Related Technology and Software to decontrol software that is either in the public domain or is generally available to the public through commercial retailers (AG/Sep09/CL/GB/36). Since there are so few items on the AG?s control lists that contain software, the the U.S. would prefer to allow AG participants develop their own approaches to addressing it. We also recognize that adopting such an approach will help the AG?s participants from the European Union in drafting their common export control list; -- Should agree to support Germany?s proposed best practices guide for implementing end-user controls (AG/Aug09/Pol/D/1). The best practices should be useful for other AG members. They are consistent with U.S. and Missile Technology Control Regime best practices for end-user controls.
5. (SBU) During the Information Exchange, the Del should present information on emerging trends and threats, including the indigenous capabilities of countries of proliferation concern, alternative pathways for chemical weapons precursor synthesis, the proliferation of chemical incapacitants, and the circumvention of export controls in major non-member supplier countries.
6. (SBU) During the Enforcement Experts Meeting, the Del should present two export control enforcement case studies that highlight key lessons on executing of undercover investigations and taking down proliferation networks.
7. (SBU) During opening remarks, Head of Delegation should: -- Thank the Australians for their continued efforts in support of CBW nonproliferation as chair and secretariat of the Australia Group; -- Welcome back Ambassador John Sullivan as the Australia Group?s chair; -- Convey the USG?s firm desire to continue to strengthen the AG to make it more effective in combating CBW proliferation by reaching out to key supplier countries outside of the group to encourage them to adopt both the AG?s lists and guidelines; -- Highlight the Australia Group?s importance to the nonproliferation standards enshrined in UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and other resolutions; -- Express the belief that the success of these nonproliferation standards has reduced CBW proliferation down to a handful of committed proliferators; -- Suggest that the AG should begin to examine its options for addressing the continuing challenge posed by these committed proliferators over the coming year; -- Voice continued support for the AG?s consistent and balanced approach to membership issues in continued conformity with its factors and criteria for consideration of membership; -- Express continued support for effective and universal implementation of and adherence to the CWC and BWC.
8. (U) Membership: Guidance on membership issues will be provided septel.
9. (SBU) Outreach: -- The Del should seek AG participant support for an AG chair-led visit to India. The Indians have made significant strides towards harmonization with the AG?s guidelines and control lists, but gaps remain. The attitude in New Delhi towards the importance of effective, legally-based export controls has also impoved in recent years, so an outreach visit is likely to be well-received. -- The Del should also seek AG participant support for an AG-chair led visit to China. The chair?s last visit to Beijing ended acrimoniously because he mentioned plans to send a representative to visit Taiwan in passing. The AG chair should visit Beijing again and press the Chinese on closing gaps in their export control rules, particularly in the area of intangible technology transfer. Del should ask AG participants to consider passing to the Chinese a sanitized version of the best practices guide on intangible technology transfer it adopted in 2008. -- The Del may support suggestions by other AG participants to conduct outreach visits to Israel, Taiwan, South Africa, Brazil, Chile and Mexico. -- The Del may support a UK proposal for the AG to conduct an industry outreach event. Though the U.S. agrees with the view that industry outreach is the prerogative of AG participants, an outreach event coincident to a future AG plenary could help raise the AG?s public profile. If prompted, the Del should indicate its intention to complete the questionnaire attached to the proposal.
9. (SBU) Interaction with the UNSCR 1540 Committee: The Del should express disappointment over Russia?s decision to block efforts by the 1540 Committee to invite the AG to participate in its Comprehensive Review scheduled for September 30 - October 2. Del should urge AG members that will participate in the Comprehensive Review to make positive representations on the Australia Group?s behalf.
10. (SBU) Regional Nonproliferation: Guidance on regional nonproliferation issues will be provided septel.
11. (SBU) Intangible Technology Transfer Booklet: -- The Del should volunteer to draft Chapter 3 (?AG Controlled Biological Agents, Including Synthetic Biology?) of the Intangible Technology Transfer Booklet funded by a voluntary contribution from South Korea, in addition to drafting Chapters 9 and 10, which the U.S. has already volunteered to draft; -- The Del should thank Germany for volunteering to draft three chapters of the booklet and encourage other AG participants to draft the remaining chapters of the booklet; -- The Del should approach the Austrian, Japanese and Turkish delegations and suggest that as current members of the UN Security Council, they are well-placed to draft Chapter 7 (?UN Sanctions and ITT?).
12. (U) The Del should endorse holding the next AG plenary meeting in June 2010, as well as intersessional meetings as appropriate.
13. (U) The Del should ensure that the press release on the AG meeting is consistent with U.S. policy considerations delineated in paragraphs 2 and
7. In particular, the Del should ensure that the final press release references: -- The well-established global norms against chemical and biological weapons and CBW nonproliferation; -- The AG?s commitment to working with all interested parties to address the challenges posed by a small number of committed CBW proliferators that reject these global norms; -- The AG's signficance to the work of the 1540 Commitee; -- The commitment of AG participants to ensuring the 1540 Comprehensive Review is successful; -- The importance of UNSCR 1874 to ensuring a Korean peninsula free of weapons of mass destruction; -- AG members? gratitude to Rogelio Pfirter for his leadership at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. CLINTON


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The Holidays are a time of cheer and celebration for many people, but savvy criminals also recognize that this is a great time to target individuals who may be preoccupied with their Holiday business. As a result, some crimes occur frequently during the Holiday season. Here are three commonly-occurring Holiday crimes.
Remember the incompetent and bumbling burglars from the movie Home Alone? By day, they scoped out the McAllister's neighborhood using an old plumbing van to try to see which residents were home and which were gone on vacation without arousing suspicion. This is not an unheard of practice for potential burglars, who will often scout out neighborhoods for empty houses.
However, criminals don't even really have to do this in today's Internet age; many criminals will find out who is gone on a holiday just by doing a quick scan of social media. If you plan on going away for a vacation during the Holidays, be careful what you post online about it; a would-be burglar may be keeping watch for homes they know will be clear of residents in order to burglarize them.
Identity Theft
The big Christmas shopping season has changed considerably in the Internet age as well, with a large number of holiday gifts now being purchased from online retailers. Skilled hackers will attempt to infiltrate your computer system with dangerous viruses or malware that can record and steal sensitive personally-identifiable information. Before making any online purchases, be sure to scan your system with an updated antivirus program to ensure it is clean and clear of all potentially dangerous bugs.
Holiday parties often mean freely-flowing alcohol, which unfortunately results in an increase in intoxicated drivers behind the wheel during this season. Law enforcement steps up their efforts to curb this dangerous trend, which means you will likely see an increase in DUI checkpoints, nightly patrols, and other preventative measures over the next several weeks.
If you are planning on partaking in alcohol at a holiday party with friends, family, or co-workers, secure transportation ahead of time. The price of an Uber or Lyft fare pales in comparison to that of a DUI, not to mention the peace of mind knowing that you will reach home with minimal risk to yourself and those on the road around you.
If you are arrested and face charges for these or any other crimes during this holiday season, do not hesitate to contact an experienced Weston criminal defense attorney. At the Law Offices of Kevin Moot, we have represented hundreds of clients against nearly all types of criminal cases, including theft and DUI charges. Attorney Moot previously served as a prosecutor in Palm Beach County, where he gained valuable insight into the criminal justice process, allowing him to better prepare to defend you against your charges.To retain reputable legal counsel for your charges this Holiday season, call the Law Offices of Kevin Moot today at (954) 371-0770.


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It's the most wonderful time of the year!
It's that time of the year when people drag a tree's corpse into their houses, or unpack their fake trees from dusty attic boxes, and then decide to vomit decorations all over them.
Oh, Christmas!
In Metro's never-ending effort to bring you, our dear readers, the holiday spirit you deserve, we've graciously collected some of the uglies Christmas trees on Instagram for your viewing pleasure.
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What makes an ugly Christmas tree? More ofthen then not, it's a lack of good taste, and or a surfeit of decorations and lighting.
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Financial Aid
Limited financial aid is available through Greengate, as well as additional scholarship and loan opportunities from outside parties.
Greengate Financial Aid Application: The School uses School and Student Services (SSS) by the National Association of Independent Schools as a confidential, objective third party to assess what a family is able to contribute toward tuition. Our financial aid award decision is made using the SSS figures as a baseline for our own additional review, taking into consideration our total financial aid budget, and the needs of our entire applicant pool. Due to these circumstances, the School will not award more than is recommended by SSS.
Completed tax returns, for the past two years, including all schedules, 1040's, W-2's, 1099's and 1120's (if applicable) are required to be uploaded along with the PFS. In addition, a letter written to the Greengate School Financial Aid Committee, describing specific reasons for seeking assistance is required.
It is the parent's responsibility to ensure all applications are completed and submitted by the announced due date. The Financial Aid Committee may not consider applicants who fail to provide the required information or miss the deadline for assistance. A new application is required for each school year for which a family wishes to be considered for assistance.
Please note: The Financial Aid Application process is a simultaneous, but separate, process from the Admissions Application process. Applying for Financial Aid must happen in conjunction with an Application for Admission to the School. Financial Aid awards are made only after acceptance to the school, in the form of tuition discounts.
Scholarship Granting Organizations: The State of Alabama has approved funding for students who attend "failing schools", and/or meet certain these funds can be used for students with dyslexia who meet their qualifications to attend Greengate. Please contact the school for more information about applying for these funds if your student is currently attending one of these schools and may qualify for this type of scholarship.
Student Loans: K-12 student loans may be available to qualifying families through Your Tuition Solution (www.tuitionsolution.com).
- This process also functions independently from either our Admissions or Tuition Assistance Application processes, and any loan and repayment plan would be between the student's family and YTS, not Greengate.
- YTS processes applications strictly on a credit basis, and requires 3 years of well-established credit history as well as a gross annual income of $17,500.00 to qualify.
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The Delivery of Managed Legal Services: Part 2
In part one of his series, former general counsel and current Counsel On Call Director, Eric Griffin, described the waves of change he's witnessed in the legal industry throughout his career due to the disaggregation and commoditization of legal work and associated rise of managed legal services.
In my last post, I concluded by describing a "three legged stool" model of providing legal services in the modern era; in-house counsel focuses on the business issues, outside counsel focuses on strategy and high level analysis, and the legal business process manager acts as the gatekeeper on costs, process, technology, staffing, metrics and improvement.
But are all types of legal matters amenable to legal process management? If not, what kinds of legal work should be considered for process management?
The fact is, practically all legal tasks (other than those performed in connection with "one-off" and highly unique and infrequently repeated matters) are amenable to process management initiatives. Specifically, managed legal services can bring tremendous efficiency and cost savings to projects involving high volume or repetitive tasks such as (but not limited to) the following:
- Litigation (discovery, review, research)
- Due diligence / M&A
- Corporate work
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- Employment matters
- Investigations
- Compliance
To pick just one example, let's consider how a managed process can bring increased efficiency to a company that (as part of its ordinary business) enters into a high volume of I.T. equipment purchases and I.T. services agreements.
The I.T. procurement process has become highly fragmented, with several different in-house and outside lawyers preparing and revising the contracts. This is due to the limited resources of the company's legal department, the varying volume and complexity of the transactions in question, and the time required on other projects. As a consequence, there is a wide variance between the final contract product, which increases default and post-closing contract compliance risks. Moreover, the small staff of in-house lawyers is increasingly frustrated with its workloads and lack of professional development, as almost all their time is spent reviewing routine (but important) procurement contracts. More strategic legal initiatives languish as a disproportionate amount of time is spent on the contracting process.
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There are several options for the General Counsel in this scenario:
- The company hires more in-house attorneys and paralegals to handle the workload. This may not be a realistic option due to budgetary and hiring constraints. Also, hiring more personnel does not solve the one-dimensional workloads and attendant job satisfaction issues of the contract review attorneys.
- The company consolidates all of the review with a law firm, and negotiates reduced rates or alternative fee arrangements to keep the costs in line. The likely problem with this approach is that very few traditional law firms have a cost structure that will permit it to lower its rates sufficiently to make this an attractive alternative. Also, the procurement process requires an intimate familiarity with the company and all potential stakeholders in it, as well as company policies and procedures that relate to the process. It is very challenging for an outside law firm (no matter how committed and diligent) to satisfactorily handle a traditionally internal function.
- The company hires a managed legal services provider to supplement its internal legal team and take on the procurement contract work in whole or in part. This approach provides greater flexibility and can be scaled up or down as circumstances warrant. The company gets the benefit of highly-qualified transaction attorneys who are integrated into the company's existing team without the expense of adding full time employees. In-house lawyers are then enabled to dedicate their time to more strategic and higher value work, and achieve greater job satisfaction.
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The question of the creation of transit processing centres outside Europe
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The lock symbolise the couple love and they will be together forever. I guess Song Yi also don't want to miss this "dating" experience.
Photo from my collection :
You can view Seoul from here. The place is beautiful in day and night. In night they have colourful light showcasing the beautiful tower. Don't worry even if you are single u still can come here although u cant get your own padlock...i believe there are someone / some alien is out there...hahaha . Do Min Joon brings your friend here to the earth!!
How do we get here ?
Last time I took subway,take free shuttle bus and take cable car to go to this tower. ( the cable car ) is the influence from Boys Over Flower hehe. (price is 8500won return ticket).OPPS SAWWRY Im not sure whether they still have the free shuttle bus to go to cable car. You can also walk from subway to the cable car area.
Anyhow u can ride this bus ( 950won)
Subway for shuttle bus is either Myeongdong (exit3) or Chungmuro (exit2). Namsan Sunhwan bus No.2 which last stop is N-Seoul Tower.
Ticket (observatory) is 9000 won for adult. No ticket need for love lock area.(roof terrace).
For those couple, yes there are lock sell at the store in Nseoul Tower or you can ready by bring one from home.Lol. Maybe u can also spot the Seong Yi and Do Min Joon one too.
For more information here is the official website
Here is my favourite fan made video of Cheon Song Yi - the national Goddess!


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German publishing giant Hubert Burda Media has refused to comment on
industry rumours that its new true life launch, Full House, is
struggling to crack the UK market.
The weekly, aimed at rival
German firm Bauer, which publishes true life titles Take A Break and
That's Life!, hit newsstands a month ago, but sales have reportedly
dropped below 200,000.
The title has scrapped its celebrity cover
amid reports that it confused retailers, who were placing it next to
celeb titles like Now and Closer on the shelves Burda's last UK launch,
a teen title called Amber, in March 2003, flopped so badly it folded
after just a few weeks.
An industry insider told Press Gazette: "Full House has been a textbook example of how not to launch.
The masthead is confusing and it sounds more like a bingo or puzzle mag."


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|Broken Allegiance
Nick Hallam[1]
|Music by
Vidizen Films[2]
April 22, 2002[2]
23 minutes[2]
- "...it has involved months of around-the-clock planning to produce a work that is ultimately a homage to the film that inspired me all those years ago to pick up a camera."
- ―Nick Hallam[src]
Broken Allegiance is a Star Wars fan film directed by Nick Hallam, based on a screenplay by Hallam and Sudheera Kuruppu. The film is set between Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and it revolves around two Sith apprentices on the run from the Galactic Empire. Fighting for their freedom, they must face off against the Sith Lord Darth Vader in the hopes of escaping alive.[3]
Hallam described Broken Allegiance as his most ambitious project, and it took months of planning and production in order to finish the film. He describes the film as paying homage to Star Wars, which inspired him to become a director, and it is his hope that he and his team produced a quality fan film with stunning visuals, a rich story, and compelling characters.[4]
Publisher's summaryEdit
Broken Allegiance is an ambitious Australian-made STAR WARS fan film, set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. Two Sith apprentices, Ruan & Calis, escape the Empire by fleeing the planet Coruscant in a stolen transport. They must fight for their freedom when Darth Vader sends a vicious bouty hunter, Korbain Thor, to track them down.[3]
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 Full cast and crew for Broken Allegiance on the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Broken Allegiance at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Broken Allegiance—Part 1 on YouTube
- ↑ A Word from Nick Hallam, Director of "BROKEN ALLEGIANCE" on TheForce.Net


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Recari takes early lead at Wegmans LPGA
PITTSFORD -- Spain's Beatriz Recari has the early lead today as the Wegmans LPGA Championship is underway at Locust Hill Country Club.
Recari carded a 3-under 69, starting at 8:21 a.m. from the 10th tee. That's the only score posted in the 60s thus far, as the 6,534-yard course is playing tougher this year than any in recent memory. The reason? The rough.
Past champion Cristie Kerr, who finished at 2-under 70, said it's as penalizing as she can remember it being here at Locust Hill.
Myself and Nick Veronica will have updates here throughout the day.
You can also follow us on Twitter -- @JaySkurski and @NickVeronica -- for more.
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The reactions that followed the statements made by Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku, show that northerners are treated as sacred cows in this country. This is because since they have been making unguarded statements none of them has been probed but as soon as Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku responded to their inflammatory statements, the House of Representatives instructed the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar to investigate the duo!Not too long ago, in an interview with Vanguard in Abuja, Junaid Mohammed advised Jonathan and his advisers to seek a judicial interpretation of his tenure rather than engage in banal war over 2015, which he claim he is yet to decide on. Mohammed had said: "As far as I am concerned there should be no two ways about it. People who made promises must be made to abide by such promises. And even without the promise or deal said to have been entered into by the governors with the president in 2011, an ordinary reading of the constitution at face value will indicate that Jonathan cannot avail himself of another term in 2015 simply because the constitution provides for two terms for anybody notwithstanding whatever the intervening circumstance is". Junaid Mohammed went further, "If you leave Goodluck Jonathan to be president of Nigeria and you allocate every kobo that comes into the consolidated revenue of Nigeria to him and some of the governors, there would be no development in Nigeria in the next 100 years".
Also, 79-year-old former governor of Kaduna State, Lawal Kaita, added his voice to northerners who called on Jonathan not to contest in 2015. He warned the president not to venture into the 2015 race when he said, "All I want to say is: I will advise him (Jonathan) not to contest". Senator Joseph Waku, who called from his abode in Washington DC, USA, warned: "President Jonathan should not even contemplate making any move to contest the 2015 election because such will be dishourable, immoral, satanic and catastrophic". He added: "Those who are close to the president, if they like him at all should warn him not to do things that can breakup this country and put him on the sad notes of history….". Now, let us begin to analyze the above statements. First, what section of the 1999 Constitution excludes President Jonathan from contesting for a second term? Are the likes of Junaid Mohammed, Lawal Kaita and Joseph Waku not aware that the Federal High Court, Abuja, has declared that President Jonathan was fit to contest the presidential election in 2015? How will President Jonathan re-election bid lead to the breakup of the country? When former Presidents Shehu Shagari and Olusegun Obasanjo contested for second terms in 1983 and 2003 respectively, did Nigeria breakup? Has President Jonathan declared his intention to contest for a second term in 2015? What if Nigeria breaks up?
The above mentioned inflammatory statements by the named northerners, prompted the reactionary statements of Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku. In reacting to the above provocative statements, Kingsley Kuku, in USA, said that there would be chaos in the country if President Goodluck Jonathan was not re-elected in 2015, while Asari Dokubo also said that Nigeria would not know peace if President Jonathan was not returned for second term. When Junaid Mohammed, Lawal Kaita and Joseph Waku, made their inciting statements, why didn't the House of Representatives ask the Inspector General of Police to probe them? Are northerners sacred cows or above the law?
I recall, this was how the build up to the 2011 presidential election started. Immediately, President Jonathan indicated his intention to contest the 2011 presidential election, there was stiff opposition from the north against his ambition! Adamu Ciroma, a member of Northern Political Leaders' Forum (NPLF) stirred the hornet's net when he said, "The time allocated to the North is eight years, which is equivalent to the time allocated to the South for which Obasanjo served. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua died unfortunately. His death has not killed the policy of zoning and rotation". Does the 1999 Constitution say that if a sitting president dies the vice president who automatically becomes the president should not contest the presidential election? Does the PDP constitution supersede the Nigerian 1999 Constitution? Another venom from the north followed that of Adamu Ciroma when Shehu Sani, a Kaduna based civil right activist said, "President Goodluck Jonathan should not contemplate contesting the 2011 presidential election. Any attempt by him to contest amounts to incitement and a recipe for political instability. Even though rotational presidency is unconstitutional, it has been able to address problems of regional, ethnic, sectional domination and marginalization". How does an incumbent president serving the term of predecessor seeking election amounts to incitement and a recipe for political instability?
The greatest threat to Presidential Jonathan's election in 2011, came from Lawal Kaita who said, "The North is determined, if it happens, to make the country ungovernable for President Jonathan or any other Southerner who finds his way to the seat of power on the platform of the PDP against the principle of the party's zoning policy. Anything short of a Northern president is tantamount to stealing our presidency. Jonathan has to go and he will go. Even if he uses incumbency power to get his nomination on the platform of the PDP, he would be frustrated out". The threat against President Jonathan's election bid did not stop with Alhaji Lawal Kaita as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar said, "Those who make peaceful change impossible will make violent change inevitable". Also, former military Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), did not hide his feelings toward President Jonathan's ambition when he said, "There may be no Nigeria. I draw parallel with Somalia so many times (Somalisation of Nigeria). I am scared about that. Somalia, they are one ethnic group, one religion, Islam, but for 18 years, Somalia became so selfish, so corrupt, undisciplined and they have wrecked the country".
The various inciting statements were not made in vain as they were matched with actions. The threat by the above mentioned northern politicians to make the country ungovernable for President Goodluck Jonathan was fulfilled with the post election violence that erupted in some parts of the north which led to the death of some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in some parts of the north and the eventual emergence of the Boko Haram insurgents. But I am perplexed at the call by the House of Representatives on the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar to probe Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku over their statements quoted above because when the northern politicians mentioned above made their inflammatory statements, the House of Representatives did not call on the Inspector General of Police to probe them! Why are the members of the House of Representatives asking the IGP to probe Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku over their statements? Why didn't the House of Representatives ask the IGP to probe Junaid Mohammed, Adamu Ciroma, Lawal Kaita, Atiku Abubakar, Shehu Sani, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) etc over their unguided statements? Are the above mentioned northern politicians who vowed to make the country ungovernable for President Jonathan above the law?
Today, the country is facing security challenges and it is at the verge of disintegration yet those who vowed to make the country ungovernable are moving freely but the House of Representatives did not deem it fit to ask the IGP to invite them for questioning rather it called on the IGP to probe Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku! The following questions bother my mind. First, are northerners sacred cows that cannot be questioned or probed? Second, why are the above mentioned northern politicians allowed to move freely when they vowed to make the country ungovernable and the country is presently under potent insurgency? If Nigeria were to be other climes, those who vowed to make the country ungovernable would be on trial by now!
What the statements of Asari Dokubo and Kingsley Kuku imply is that northerners should not oppose President Jonathan re-election bid if he wishes to seek re-election and that Nigerians should be allowed to decide whether to vote for him or not. Why do northerners always oppose the political aspiration of southerners? A northerner scuttled the election of late Chief MKO Abiola and when Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was elected president, they came up with Sharia. President Goodluck Jonathan is on the saddle, it is Boko Haram! When Umaru Yar'Adua was the President the north was calm. Is it possible for only northerners to lead Nigeria? What did Nigeria achieve within the 38 years the north led the country? If the north had led the country well, why is Nigeria in a sorry state it is today? What change has the leadership of northerners brought to this country? Is it possible for only northerners to lead Nigeria?
President Jonathan should not be distracted with second term brouhaha when he has not declared his intention to contest or not. If he decides to contest in 2015, he should be allowed to do so because the 1999 Constitution provides for a second term for a sitting president.


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Some ink sketches I've done this month.
Some ink sketches I've done this month.
Finally done with the starters!
Did some compilations of all together, so here are the rest.
New batch is ready. Middle evolutions of the starters.
They kinda look cool together D:
After much deliberation, here come the first set of revamped Pokemon Gijinkas. Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle. The latter set a new standard for the the rest of them, and now I shall remake the other ones into better pieces to match or improve on what's here. This is honestly some of the best I've drawn in ages, so let's keep the ball rolling.
Changes and new things on the way.
I decided to rework my gallery and separate 2D and 3D works. The Portfolio section has now been split into a 2D Gallery and 3D Gallery. :D
Also, I've decided to revisit my Pokemon Gijinka I've done so far and make them a lot better. New drawings will be coming as well.
On a final note, I've started a new 3D Project. I'm currently working on a gun model and a car, so look forward to it!
-Julian Martinez
I hardly ever do sexy poses. Figured it was worth a shot.
Charmeleon's got some attitude!
Charmander! My favorite gen 1 starter.
Finalized the first evolutionary line. Having fun doing these!
Here comes the second pokemon gijinka. Ivysaur.
Finally back to Drawing!
I've been wanting to do gijinkas of pokemon (that is, humanized versions). With over 700 creatures It will take time to get them all, but I'll eventually get them all done.
Bad puns aside, this is a rather short post.
April has been an incredibly difficult month for me as a big family issue started taking its toll and has forced me to engage in a part time job at a local cafe while I keep applying for a more appropriate job. This, along with other personal issues, have considerably slowed the pace of my work creating a circle of exhaustion and fatigue that I'm trying to break free from.
Now April is almost gone, and with it should go all those bad feelings. It is a time for introspection, restructuring and soul searching to find the strength to keep going and light that passion that has taken me so far already. Life is hinting at me that I've been doing something wrong and I haven't been listening until now, and so with this I aim to make May a month of change and growth. A month to become a better me, even if it means taking a step back and starting over.
I have been trying to tackle things bigger than myself, denying my own fault in the recent events surrounding my life. I kept telling myself It would be alright, I had nothing to do with it and it will go away soon. Well, no wonder I'm in a hole that keeps growing deeper. It's time to carve myself an exit, shake off the depression and work towards my future, one small goal at a time, and in turn improve my life and those around me.
May 4th is the day I take my citizenship test to become fully Canadian. I can't think of a better refresher, an opportunity to work towards a new sense of self motivation and inspiration that I so desperately need. It's time to embrace the flow instead of paddling against it and being slammed around. I will use the tide in my favor, learn from my own mistakes and weaknesses, and pull through as I have before.
This is for me.
PD> I'm behind about 4 weeks of sketches. This will be remedied in the coming days. Looking forward to it.
This time it's a little creature sketch.
Original character this time.
Name's Renah. She's a shapeshifter from an ancient wood tribe. Despite her carefree demeanor she's a responsible tribe leader that can get pretty riled up under dangerous situations, fiercely loyal and honest.
Saw a post online about hexagon fusions, so I made a challenge with some friends. I was tasked with Marvin the Martian, Alien and a bat. Ended up with a nice result. I like this creative exercises so I might do more in the future.
Skin tone and face exercise!
Been doing some research and managed to put this together in a couple of hours. I like how it turned out, though it is something I definitely need to practice and improve on. More to come!
A cat with a hammer. 'Nough said!
One more and I'll be caught up till Sunday. Did a bit more solid colors this time, but I definetly need to improve on fur... maybe the next one will be a furry creature then.
Tried something new this week in regards to coloring, and also in desperate need to practice humans. I did each color on it's own layer, and then worked on it separately. Spend around 5 hours on this, based on my character from the new Monster Hunter 4 using a Narajala Armor. I used the in game model as reference.
More are coming the next couple of days. Catching up to the weeks I fell behind!
I have been working on this piece over the past 3 weeks during my free time. Happy to see it up to a point I am happy with it (because honestly, it's never finished).
I did this as a pencil drawing:
and ended up like this:
It's been a really hectic week for me. Some bad news in family have kept me up and I have needed to reestructure my priorities a bit, but I'm still working on some new stuff. As such, I want to post a little peek at what I'm working on.
On the 3D front, I've started a couple of projects and I am currently doing a version of the Spirit Tracks Train from the DS Zelda game. Model is complete, next step is UV and texture. My velociraptor is still on hold as I haven't been able to get ahold of Zbrush for sculpting, though I am looking at Mudbox as an option, but it is fully modeled and UVed.
I have also been working this past few days on a zelda illustration. This has been a great way to get back into shape with illustrating in photoshop.


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Sparks High School student named Class Act Award Winner
A senior at Sparks High School has been named News Four's Class Act Award winner for the month of August!
Today evening anchor Shelby Sheehan surprised 17 year old Lauren Kennedy during her AP English class at Sparks High School.
Kennedy is one of the top ranked students with a 4.825 GPA, the student body president and somehow finds the time to swim and run for the Railroaders and hold down a job!
But more than just all her accolades, it's her big heart that makes Kennedy an incredible young leader.
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Flamin' Sheep
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"Flamin' Sheep"
Brightly Colored Grazing Sheep
Often after I do a highly detailed realistic painting I like to let loose just a little and create a fanciful and fun piece like this little oil pastel piece of grazing sheep. Oil pastels are the perfect medium for me to release my wild side and color creativity.
This particular flock of sheep reside just outside my hometown village of Rolfe, Iowa. I stop numerous times each year to photograph them as they are ever a fascination of pattern and shapes while the form and regroup endless variations while grazing.
This original oil pastel painting of sheep was done on handmade paper.
Categories: Farm Animal Art - Oil Pastel
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Recalling Saif Ali Khan's Hit Songs On His Birthday
Saif Ali Khan was launched by late Yash Chopra in Parampara back 1993. Saif was paired again lively and bubbly Neelam Kothari (mostly known as Neelam). From then the filmy career of Chhotay Nawaab started. Initially, Saif was mostly featured in 2 or 3 heroes' films – he was casted