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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Grand Pavement Marking
We are a 8 year old company out of Canada. After some success, we are looking to expand and and focus on "pavement marking" also called line painting or asphalt striping. Specificly we will be painting the parking lines in malls, the markings in intersections & the center and passing lines on highways.
Our target audience is the construction industry. Typically project managers, city, town, government employees, and paving contractors.
These are typically serious people who hire us, who don't want to make the wrong decision. They are not spending their money, so quality and dependability are what they are looking for. In their eyes if they hire the wrong company, they will look bad to there boss. "Dependable" is what they are after.
As a side note - the logo you design will be seen on the side of the road of our maintenance trucks and will be seen by the public every day.
We are looking for a solid logo that dipicts our company values of trust dependable, high quality, with the best technology available.
The colours that we use to paint the roads and parking lots are Yellow, White & Blue. Our trucks are normaly white so if you could incorperate yellow and Blue in to the logo, that would be great.
Thank you!
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Then And Now Historical Photos Exhibit 2012
The Arboretum's iconic Boojum Trees were planted during our founding years; now, nearly 80 years later, the unusual desert plants tower over the Main Trail - and are among the tallest within the United States.
Check out the views below, scenes of BTA back then - juxtaposed alongside their modern day equivalents. Studying and celebrating the Arboretum's history has been among Mark Siegwarth's goals over the past few years as Executive Director at BTA. He has taken a particular interest in rare archival images - more than once positioning himself to recreate the same viewpoint that a Depression-era photographer had chosen more than two generations ago.
Enlarged prints from the Arboretum's collection will be exhibited during October in the Visitor Center art gallery alongside their 2012 updates; many of the upated images were taken by longtime BTA annual member Philip Lowe. In this brief interview below, Executive Director Mark Siegwarth describes the exhibit.
Q. In brief, what's the history of these images?
A. "Most of the pictures are from 1924 - 1929. Colonel Thompson passed away in 1930. Kim Stone and Bill Feldman led the charge to digitize these images and Kim continued the project after Bill retired."
Q. What's special about this particular group of one dozen images? were these chosen specifically to illustrate growth of trees around the gardens, buildings, paths?
A. "Kim chose landscape and landmarks that would be easily recognizable. I requested two specific ones be added: one inside and one in front of the Smith Building looking at Picket Post House.
Q. You've taken a personal interest in these "then-and-now" illustrative juxtapositions, whats so compelling about them?
A. "When I first invited to share history lectures that included slideshows of the old images, viewers were interested in the comparisons - the way people dressed back then, the cars; our members who are most intimately familiar with the gardens and trails were also fascinated about how the land looked back the 1930s after it had been overgrazed. And seeing these before-and-after pictures brings a realization of what had and what can be accomplished at the Arboretum. One attention-getter is a view seen through the Smith Building front door -- in my slideshow I usually save this one for the last to prove they are before and after pictures; some people find it hard to believe both scenes depict the same place."
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is located at Highway 60 milepost #223, just three miles west of the town of Superior - a drive of about one hour east of Phoenix or two hours from Tucson (take Oracle Road North to Highway 79 past Florence to Highway 60, then East for another 12 miles).
During Fall and Winter months exhibits may be seen in the Visitor Center gallery daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Arboretum is an Arizona State Park and daily admission must be paid to enter the Visitor Center where the gallery is found. Review other recent gallery shows from...
Paul Landau June-September, 2012
Legumes of Arizona March - May, 2012
Michael Madsen February, 2012
Bud HeissNovember-December, 2011
Mesa Art League September-October, 2011
Kim Hosey July-August, 2011
Pima College & CACApril, 2011
Jim Burns March, 2011
Kay Cummings February, 2011
Paul Kinslow January, 2011
Mesa Arts League September, 2010
Rick Cameron April , 2010
Lawrence March,
Barbara AtkinsonFebruary, 2010
Nancy MatusJanuary, 2010
Barbara CoxDecember, 2009
Margaret WhittakerNovember, 2009
Artists of the Superstitions October, 2009
Marilyn Barton September, 2009
Gila Community College August, 2009
Deborah A. Lee June, 2009
Margie Porter May, 2009
Timm Chapman January, 2009
Paul Kinslow December, 2008
Maggie Leef November 2008
Sharon Sieben October 2008
Nicole Royse September 2008
Judy Bottler Photography May 2008
Bob Estrin Photography April 2008
Mary Isham Watercolors March 2008
Susan Strom and Cathy Franklin Lightning Photography February, 2008
Arizona State Parks Plein Air Paintings January, 2008
Carolyn Gray & Connie Thomas December, 2007
Jean Sullivan November, 2007
Sue Cullumber October, 2007
Adriane Grimaldi September, 2007
Mesa Arts League June-July, 2007
Fred Charlton May, 2007
Paul Mudersbach March-April, 2007
Linda Kaiser February, 2007
Edith Kreueger-Nye December, 2006 - January, 2007
Cindy Carrillo October-November, 2006
Bob Rice September, 2006
Bud Heiss July-August, 2006
Mesa Arts League June-July, 2006
Sandy Tracey April-May, 2006
CJ Rider March, 2006
Jessica Green February, 2006
Steve Davidson January, 2006
Don & Carole Schupp December, 2005
Carolyn Gray November, 2005
Martha Burgess October, 2005
Boeing Photographers September, 2005
Lightning Lady Susan Strom July/August, 2005
Mesa Arts League June/July, 2005
Jeanette Bronson May, 2005
Tom Stanley April, 2005
Kathy McClure February-March, 2005
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breakside needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 38 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
Breakside Brewery
We are business types in Portland, OR who are leaving our corporate gigs and opening a brewery with a bar and restaurant. We love the outdoors and just plain enjoying life. We are starting a brewery and have named it Breakside Brewery. To us this really means a couple things and we'd like to consider incorporating them into a logo. Breakside means "going against the grain/flow" and it can also mean just taking a break from the ordinary or the stress of daily life. A relax and enjoy kind of thing. Those are our two main thoughts behind the name. Our logo could just be the name with a cool coat of arms or something or a seal, but that's up to you. It could also incorporate something with Oregon or the Pacific NW or even some kind of outdoor activity theme. There are lots of options and that's why I'm here. We are unsure what to do. I'm sure you've seen beer company logos before. We are looking for something that we can us for our logo on everything we do.
Beer drinkers and lovers of life and the outdoors. We will be operating in Portland, OR and later expanding distribution efforts around Oregon and the Pacific NW. We think they are unique individuals who don't like standard mass produced corporate products (beers like Bud or Miller and such). They enjoy their freedom and individuality.
Be creative. We are looking for a beer company logo. Check out some others to get ideas if you'd like. Some are simple with just the company name (Breakside Brewery) in a great font and color. Some have that simple setup with a circle around it and list the location (Portland, OR). Others might be with coat of arms of sorts or a corporate "shield". Others yet might have a mountain or landscape scheme. It's also possible to incorporate beer ingredients such as barley or hops in the design. We are open for ideas and will select the one we like the best. I think we would like it to say our location on it, but that's not mandatory.
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Mike D, KC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 97 diseños de 33 diseñadores freelance.
Kintbury Consulting Limited
Kintbury Consulting is a small consultancy which needs to present a professional image to clients and potential clients. It is named after Kintbury, a small village in Berkshire (UK). The company works on IT projects for big corporate clients.
Much of the work is technical, involving lots of computer programming. However, the aim of the company is to excel at the human interaction with clients. The consultants are knowledgeable but also sociable and easy to talk to.
Senior business managers in large companies based in the UK. Most will be in their 30s and 40s.
I want a simple, smart logo that we can use on business cards, as a letterhead and possibly also on the website. The logo doesn't need to have the 'limited' suffix. The main text should be 'Kintbury Consulting'. I also like the idea of using the letters 'KC' as a part of the logo, as I think they go together quite well.
I want to make two-sided business cards, with one side containing just the logo image. The other side will contain text only. Therefore the image should scale easily to 1062 x 615 pixels.
My favourite colour is blue. I will need to have the hex codes of the colours so I can match colours on the other side of the business card and also on the website. I would like the text to be in a relatively common font too so that I can match it.
Apart from the name there is nothing that must feature in the logo. The most important thing is to keep it clean and simple, without too much fuss.
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Holding hands with Princess Serenity
Her Royal Serenity Charlene attended a gala in Monaco Saturday by Prince Albert's side. She looked lovely, and not even that sad. Maybe it was because she knew she'd be allowed out of the castle the next day. It's easier to swallow it back when you know there's relief on the way.
Here's Charlene in Paris for fashion week yesterday at the Akris show. Check it - she was escorted into the presentation by Peter Kriemler, CEO of the label. And they were holding hands. Innocently, I'm sure, but I wonder about the optics here. Like, would Kate Middleton allow herself to be photographed holding hands with anyone other than Prince William? And even then, she and Will don't hold hands at public appearances. Kate is too aware, too self-conscious; there is no way this photo would have happened if it were Kate. Charlene on the other hand...
I mean you could say she's seemed foggy and disoriented since her wedding day. Or if you enjoy that kind of conspiracy, maybe she's acting out on purpose, although I don't know how that will help her. By the time she gets home, they might take away her exit privileges until further notice.
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ICD Securities Inc. is a registered FINRA broker-dealer, established in 2004 to provide DTC funding services to our banking relationships. Additionally we have expanded our services by offering fixed income products to our institutional and governmental entity clientele. The key to our success lies in the unwavering commitment to provide a high level of service and attention to our valued clients. Every one of our clients is treated with the utmost care according to their needs and regardless of the size of their investment portfolio.
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The Comfort Inn Niagara South in Fort Erie is conveniently located near the Peace Bridge to Buffalo , NY and is the perfect base for you exploration of the Niagara Peninsula. Situated along Niagara's South Coast where Lake Erie meets the mighty Niagara River, Fort Erie is a great place to stay away from the tourist hustle and bustle of Niagara Falls but close enough to be there in minutes! With the South Coast of Niagara offering many gems of its own and many adventures that will make your stay one to remember.
You can stroll the beautiful sand beaches at Crystal Beach and Sherkston Shores or take the plunge into the kid friendly surf. For the more adventurous the area offers horseback riding at Horseplay Niagara, a wild animal adventure at Safari Niagara and skydiving at Skydive Burnaby (for the truly adventurous!)
Guest rooms include irons, ironing boards, coffee makers and cable television. Refrigerators and microwaves are available in some rooms. Non-smoking and handicap accessible rooms can be requested.
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Guest rooms include irons, ironing boards, Kurig coffee makers, 42 inch flat screen TVs, Refrigerators and microwaves. Non-smoking and handicap accessible rooms are available upon request.
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May Boeve calls herself a commoner because she wants "to be part of a movement that's trying to create something different than what we stand to inherit right now."
With equal parts poise and resolution, May Boeve fights climate change. Alongside author Bill McKibben and a group of college friends, she spearheaded a campaign called Step It Up in 2007 that organized creative actions across the U.S. and urged political leaders to cut carbon 80% by 2050. The campaign then went international under the name 350.org.
350.org "works hard to organize in a new way—everywhere at once, using online tools to facilitate strategic offline action." You may have seen aerial shots of the human-made 350's (the number that stands for the safe level of carbon in the atmosphere), or the climate street art, just two of the many ways 350.org's organizing efforts have united individuals from around the globe in common cause.
Boeve emphasizes that the climate crisis requires us all to step up as a global community, and, today, 350.org's initiatives are led by thousands of volunteer organizers in over 188 countries.
I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Boeve about how the commons connects to the growing global movement against climate change, 350.org's stance against the fossil fuel industry, and the importance of the commons in her own life.
—Jessica Conrad
How does the commons influence your work at 350.org?
The way we try to organize at 350.org has been a commons exercise, specifically through the distributed days of action we've held five different times. These days are all about bringing communities together on a particular day, with a particular theme, to deliver a message about preserving the climate, which is a global commons. People participate because they understand that their actions link them in a very direct way to thousands of individuals around the world. It's an experiment in demonstrating how the sum is greater than its individual parts.
When I read Bill McKibben's piece in Rolling Stone called Global Warming's Terrifying New Math, I was intrigued by his belief that moral outrage might be what sparks a transformative challenge to fossil fuel. How does 350.org help people see the immorality of the fossil-fuel industry's actions?
That's a good question, and we're trying to do that in a more deeply meaningful way right now. We all know that burning fossil fuels drives the climate to change and warm. That's not news. It's not news that the public attitude toward oil industry executives is largely negative. And we all know that those execs are the characters behind the drilling—that's not news either. But what is new is the link: we have to make it clear that these executives are knowingly taking actions that will make it impossible for the rest of us, including future generations, to live on a healthy planet.
How do we connect the moral aspect? Our particular style of work is to influence public perception through action and global organizing. We find stories and examples of people who are challenging the system, who are seeing things in a new way, and in doing so, are changing the way the public at large understands this problem. Not as a problem about your individual actions and the car you drive and where you buy your food—which all still matters—but that this problem involves a set of actors who are making bad choices and are not being held accountable by our political system.
We must fundamentally change the way the public views the oil industry. Take the apartheid struggle: at a certain point, you had to choose which side you were on, whether you agreed that racial segregation was immoral, or whether you did not. That's where we are right now with the oil industry.
What do you see as the biggest obstacle to fighting for, and protecting, the climate as a commons?
I think a huge obstacle to building this movement, second only to our opposition, is the ability for any one person to see that he or she can do something about the problem—because it's really big. When you read the Rolling Stone article, you have to sit with it for a while and let its truth sink in before you can ask, "Okay, well, what can I do?" The old ways of reacting to our political challenges just don't work when our political institutions are so compromised.
Another obstacle is the inspiration factor. How do we inspire people to spend their most valuable resource (their time) working to bring about a solution to climate change? It's a challenge in an era when there are so many problems, many of which stem from undervaluing the commons. But there are many people doing impressive work for the greater good. In their work I see incredible promise, and that's what keeps me inspired to work on climate change issues.
What strategies do you recommend for making more people aware of the importance of the climate as a commons?
I think it's very important to highlight "hopeful" work and stories that show how clean air is possible, even for those who don't currently have it. I'm thinking of the work that's been done in many parts of the globe, and here in the U.S., to close down coal plants. The campaign to close down the plant in Chicago, for example, is a great story. People were sick, they knew they were sick, and they knew why they were sick. Their neighborhood filled with smoke on a regular basis. And through community action, they shut down the coal plant. Stories like this help others understand that they can successfully confront problems where they live.
We can help more people see the possibility of clean air not just by showing how people have "taken down the man," so to speak, but also by telling stories about people who are pioneering fossil independent technologies. There was a great New York Times piece this weekend highlighting the work of Danny Kennedy, founder of a solar company based in Oakland. It's inspiring. This guy had been an activist against the oil and mining industries his entire life, and he now runs an incredibly successful solar company that's breaking all kinds of records.
At 350.org, specifically, we've embraced social media tools as mass storytelling platforms from the beginning, and we've had a lot of incredible experiences. When we receive stories via email, we often write back and say, "Hey, we're inspired by this, and we bet our Facebook followers will be too. Can we post this on our page?" Hundreds of thousands of people "Like" and "Share" the stories we post about individuals from all over the globe who are tackling seemingly insurmountable challenges for their communities.
There's one specific example that comes to mind. A young woman from Baghdad participated in our first day of action all by herself, because her friends were afraid to cross a security checkpoint. The image of this woman standing alone with her 350 banner rose above the rest, and she wrote us a few months later to report that she had formed a local climate organizing group. The following year we hosted another day of action, and lo and behold, there she was with a group of ten. To me, and I think to many people, these stories show why it's imperative that we work on climate change as a global community. There's something special about knowing you're taking the same action as someone else on the opposite side of the globe. Together we can stand as a peaceful army fighting for a different future.
What do you see as the greatest opportunity to strengthen and expand the commons right now?
The kind of organizing we do at 350.org is opening up all kinds of opportunities for the commons. The use of new technology, for instance, has enabled so many people to connect who wouldn't otherwise be able to, and it's helping everyone move beyond feeling that we can only control what's happening in our own lives. People need a tool for creating change that's commensurate with the scale of the challenge, and for a long time, people have known that a compact fluorescent light bulb is not that tool. The tool we need is a mobilized, organized space that works and thinks like a movement. I hope that the work we've planned for next year enables us, as a global community, to stop the use of fossil fuels.
What are a few of the most beloved commons in your life and community?
Radio waves. I love independent radio, and I think it's a really beautiful commons example. In fact, the first conversation I ever had with Bill McKibben was about our mutual love for the radio. That's how we initially formed our friendship before we worked together on 350.
I'm also an avid library user. Growing up, my best friend's mom worked in a library, so I would go there after school. And I still go every week. When there are local efforts to shut down libraries, I'm always very impressed by the extent to which communities rise in their defense. When I was still living in Oakland, a library there almost closed, and I was pleased to see how many people showed up at the hearings. The public space libraries provide is so important.
Why do you call yourself a commoner?
I call myself a commoner because I want to be part of a movement that's trying to create something different than what we stand to inherit right now.


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As has become a tradition here at SLAM! Wrestling, we're going to take a look at some of the interesting facts and figures of this year's 'Mania.
This year's show is highlighted by a couple streaks continuing while another one coming to a close, a shift in the border battle and some intriguing title trivia.
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In that same vein, I hope to apply that same kind of pressure
to the owners in all of my leagues by beating my opponents to
the punch in regards to personnel moves. Sometimes, reaching a
conclusion about a player too quickly is much like trying to blitz
Peyton Manning – dangerous and painful. However, coming
to a correct conclusion two weeks or two minutes quicker than
your opponents is considered foresight. Fantasy owners can be
a uneasy lot, knowing that one two-or-three-game losing streak
can wreak irreparable damage to his/her team's chances to
make a visit to the fantasy postseason. But just as it is in the
NFL and in life, it's hard to land the big prize by playing
scared. Thus, I will strive each week to help each of you become
a smart blitzer, so to speak.
After watching a few of the worst games over one weekend that
I can remember in some time*** - and how it affected the fantasy
football world - one thing kept coming to mind: who can we trust
in fantasy? Seriously, no one should expect a professional in
any vocation to work at peak efficiency 100% of the time, but
for a league in which so many "pros" are making more
money in one season than many of us will make over the 25-30 years,
it would seem that consistency would not be so hard to find. Granted,
most of us do not have to: worry about RBBC at our jobs (imagine
for a second if lawyers or doctors "shared the load"
at their jobs, for example, one lawyer was the opening argument
and cross-examination specialist while another one strictly handled
closing arguments), face the prospect of the media trying to pull
apart your co-workers at every turn or concern ourselves with
people at work whose sole purpose is to stop us from doing what
we want to do - even if sometimes seems that way.
But getting back to the issue of trust, who makes your list of
"trustworthy" players? Using consistency scores over
the last two seasons, I decided to investigate this a bit further.
Just as in school where 70% is a passing score, winning about
70% of your games during a 13-week fantasy regular season will
leave you with a 9-4 record (.692 winning %), which will almost
always get you a playoff berth - if not a division title and first-round
bye. Using that same rationale, I'm setting the bar at 70% consistency
for all fantasy players (or players who are subpar less than 30%
of the time) across the board.
(Remember, this analysis is only for the last two seasons and
is simply looking for fantasy players who were subpar less than
30% of the time they took the field. Because the "measuring
sticks" change each year, I cannot give a firm fantasy point
average for each position, but rather the "subpar level"
that each position recorded that season. At QB, that measuring
stick is 19.12 fantasy points/game for 2009 and 17.21 in 2008.
At RB, the numbers are 12.61 and 12.12. WRs check in at 11.21
and 11.60 and TEs hover around 10.56 and 9.32, respectively. Lastly,
this is for standard-scoring, 12-team PPR leagues (all TDs worth
six points) that require one starting QB and TE, two starting
RBs and three starting WRs.) I think you'll be surprised by the
Welker: Your fantasy best friend.
Meet your fantasy "best friends", the players who over
the last two seasons were there for you more often than anyone
else. Consider the magnitude of this list for a minute if you
would. At QB, you need your fantasy signal-caller to average 200
yards passing and two scores in seven of every 10 games. At RB,
the averages are 60 yards and a score. At WR, five catches for
70 yards will do the trick and, at TE, five catches for 50 yards
is just about enough. Further consider this list could have been
reduced to five if you want to get technical and hold injuries
or suspensions against a player. For example, Welker missed a
few early games due to injury and Bowe just got done serving a
four-game suspension. What's most surprising to me is the fact
that not a single RB made the list. Believe it or not, last year's
qualifiers were Matt Forte, LaDainian Tomlinson, Steve Slaton,
Thomas Jones and Peyton Hillis. (Peyton Hillis, really?!?!?)
Perhaps I'm being a bit unfair at setting the cutoff at 30%.
For those of you wanting to know, here is the list of additional
players that would make the cut if I raised the bar to 35%:
However, if we were to make the cutoff at 40%, we'd also be assuming
that 8-5 (.615 winning %) always gets fantasy owners into the
playoffs, which it does not. And we all know that somewhere along
the way, at least of our opponents will make you their Super Bowl,
which shrinks the margin of error even further. Granted, not all
of your consistent players are going to hit rock bottom in the
same week, so I understand this analysis is a bit lacking in some
areas. With that said, it's becoming easier to see why the gap
between the #1 team and #10 team is about three games in competitive
leagues - we are dealing with a lot of mediocre fantasy players,
some much more so than others.
How is this possible? After all, I'm certainly not calling Manning
or Chris Johnson mediocre, am I? The answer is no. In psychology,
students are often taught that "people are a product of
their environment". The same statement applies here as well.
Manning, for instance, can blame his knee rehab in 2008 and young
WR corps in 2009 for being left off the first list. Johnson was
being eased in last year during his rookie season and dealt with
a more pass-heavy offensive approach from his offense before the
bye in 2009. Steven Jackson's lack of a credible supporting cast
recently has made him less consistent than he is capable of while
players like Maurice Jones-Drew and Ray Rice are off both lists
entirely due to their respective delays to "feature-back"
Looking ahead to 2010, you're going to see roughly 10-12 of the
17 aforementioned players go in the first two rounds of fantasy
drafts next summer and rightfully so, barring the unforeseen.
But some of these players (in particular Bowe, LT, Smith, Gates
and Gonzalez) will all be seen as players coming off disappointing
seasons and thus will see their stock drop. But should it?
Due to his age and shaky future with his current employer, LT
will be a hard sell as anything more than a low-end RB2 next season.
Outside of him, I think the other 16 names listed above are players
that you definitely can "trust". I'm not going to even
attempt a Big Board for
public consumption anytime soon, but I'll project now that if
you can kick off your draft with Gore (Round 1), Manning (Round
2), Welker (Round 3), Smith or Bowe (Round 4) and Gonzalez (Round
5) next summer, you will find that you have yourself an incredibly
consistent and competent team. The point I want to make here is
that in a game like fantasy football that has so many variables
contributing to its outcome each week, the goal should be to land
as many constants as possible. With 4-5 "constants"
making up your nine-man starting lineup, you increase your margin
for error significantly - which is a very good thing. Ultimately,
the draft only puts you in position to succeed; in-season management
takes your team to the playoffs and wins championships. But the
path to fantasy success begins by locking up as many constants
as you can early on - so you don't leave early-season points (and
thus, wins) on the bench - and easily identify your team's weaknesses
before your competition takes advantage. When an owner can use
the waiver wire as a way to supplement their bench as opposed
to their starting lineup, then it is quite likely their team is
in very good shape.
So let's get back to what makes even the NFL's best players "untrustworthy".
Sometimes, the biggest obstacle can be the one group of people
that fantasy owners SHOULD be able to count on - coaching. For
as much good as the great coaches do for their teams, isn't it
amazing how often even they forget their team's identity? If I
can say that about the great coaches, what does it say about the
average or poor ones? The answer to these types of questions usually
can be answered in one of two ways: 1) the GM "hints"
who should play and the head coach or coordinators don't feel
they has the authority to go against him or 2) the coaching staff
- as a whole - are poor talent evaluators who can easily be swayed
by a box score or the public. One of my biggest never-to-be-answered
questions is: what exactly goes on during an NFL practice? Of
course I'm being a bit sarcastic, but I ask because I find it
amazing how often players just seem to burst on the scene. Let's
examine a few pertinent examples:
These examples - and others like them - are the situations that
drive even the best fantasy owners crazy. Each of these players
saw significant time on the rosters of fantasy teams in each of
my money leagues throughout the season, but at some point of the
fantasy season, their spot on the roster became expendable because
we can no longer wait for a coach to see what we've already seen
in a certain player. Despite the fact that coaches and personnel
people spend countless hours, days and weeks observing every on-field
move players make, the light does not come on quick enough to
help us fantasy owners who invested a draft pick and 6-8 weeks
of patience. I'm all for the game of secrecy that NFL coaches
love to play with each other - even if it pains me as a fantasy
owner - because the element of surprise often helps teams gain
an edge. But when NFL coaches leave gamebreaking players on the
sidelines of games while other less productive players are seeing
5-10 times more snaps per game at their position because of the
size of their contract (and ultimately costing their teams in
the process), we are dumbfounded.
I'm going to venture off the NFL path now to address the sad
conclusion to another college football season. I'm far from the
first person to weigh in about the BCS, but year after year I
am amazed by the BCS' inability to pit the two best teams in college
football against each other when that is supposed to be its sole
purpose. Michael Wilbon, columnist for the Washington Post and
co-host of ESPN's "Pardon The Interruption", fondly
refers to the BCS as "the cartel". By my count, the
BCS - since 2001 - is 2-6-1 in picking the right game (two no-brainers,
six wrong picks and one season in which only a playoff could have
honestly decided a champion. Let's review the BCS picks from over
the last nine seasons:
But it gets worse. Rather than give the other three undefeated
teams each a shot at the "big guys", the BCS decided
to take the least well-rounded team of the bunch (Cincinnati)
and place it against the team that a lot of people thought was
the best team in college football before the SEC Championship.
Next, rather than allow Boise State and TCU to whip a team from
a BCS conference, someone decided that it would be a great idea
to let the two non-BCS teams knock each other off instead. While
the "experts" can sell the Fiesta Bowl as another "battle
of the undefeated", the game hurts college football long-term.
Instead of giving two teams an opportunity to show they belong
in the national title discussion, this game simply saves BCS conference
teams from the embarrassment of getting beat by non-BCS teams
while minimalizing the accomplishments of the Broncos or Horned
Frogs. This hurts recruiting and, ultimately, the ability for
either team to maintain their success. Unfortunately, I have noticed
this same trend with the NCAA Tournament over the last few years
as the committee has resorted to pairing up as many "Cinderellas"
in the first round as possible in order to keep the bigger conference
teams around longer.
Perhaps everything I have offered up to this point is subjective,
but the fact that only three of the previous eight (I'm
predicting Alabama will make it three of nine) BCS title games
have been played within single digits suggests there has been
a single powerhouse team almost every year or a definite flaw
in the polling system. I'll let you guess which one I think
it is…
Ultimately, I wanted to review this recent history of the BCS
because I wanted to see if there were other people like me who
not only feel like the BCS has removed some of the luster from
college football, but also feel like the "cartel" has
caused you to lose some degree of interest in college football.
Anymore, I can only watch an entire *regular season* college football
game if I am scouting for future NFL talent (which is still quite
often). However, I remember a time not so long ago where I could
spend all day Saturday taking in football and loving every minute
of it...but I digress.
As I write the Blitz for the final time in 2009, I'll leave you
with a short to-do list in order to improve as a fantasy owner
in time for next year. (Believe me, I'm far from perfect as a
fantasy owner!):
At the end of each season, I like to sit back and take inventory
on what exactly happened. Just like with anything else, the sooner
you complete this process, the more you'll likely remember what
happened and how it happened. For example, if you were to take
a long break from fantasy football after this week, the chances
you'll remember just how big of an impact the losses of DE Aaron
Smith and S Troy Polamalu had on Pittsburgh's defense will probably
fade from your memory, for example. No offense to any of the players
I'm about to mention, but there is no way anyone can convince
me that Bruce Gradkowski (32.3), Aaron Rodgers (41.5), Chris Jennings
(13.3), Louis Murphy (28.8), Greg Jennings (22.8) or Jermichael
Finley (22.4) put up any of their eye-popping PPR totals against
this vaunted defense - one year removed from one of the best defensive
showings in NFL history - against a healthy Steelers' defense
in one season, much less a three-week period.
Something else I like to do as the current fantasy season winds
down is get a head start on the talent evaluation period for the
next fantasy season. This not only includes watching every bit
of NFL playoff action I can, but also involves taking in as many
of the college bowl games as possible. (Bowl season is a great
time to evaluate talent as well as seeing which players can perform
when the pressure is at its apex.) With nearly 70 teams playing
in the college postseason nowadays, the chances that you will
see next year's fantasy rookie contributors in action are very
Lastly, I try to put together a mini-Big Board at the end of
the fantasy season to leave me with some impression of how I feel
about the top 50-100 players heading into next season. I also
try to form a "wish list" for each team (does Houston
address its RB situation with a free agent/draft pick or wait
for Steve Slaton to come back healthy, for example), understanding
that an addition/subtraction from one area of a team affects several
players. The trick is understanding which additions/subtractions
help take pressure off the players on a team (and thereby increase
their effectiveness) and which additions/subtractions put more
pressure on players (causing you to decide whether a player on
his old team will get more touches, see more double teams or something
else entirely).
Does that sound like a lot? It's not. And understand going in,
that you will be wrong on occasion. But this preparation helps
you hit the ground running a lot easier in May and June when it
is time to start forming some opinions about the upcoming season
while your competition is, well, not doing much football-related.
Happy Holidays and good luck to everyone competing in your league's
fantasy title game(s). I'll be happy to answer any questions or
address any comments to help you secure a little extra dough or
bragging rights! In closing, it is only right to update each of
you on the team I referenced on several occasions throughout the
season – here is a link.
Much as I suggested in the article, I had a good feeling about
this team despite a 3-5 record at the time. Since I pushed all
my chips into the center of the table Jim Fassel-style, I have
yet to lose since, although I have a very formidable opponent
standing in my way this weekend. Here's to hoping that I
can do Fassel one better and come home with the title.
That's all for 2009! Thank you to everyone who let me know just
how much they enjoyed the Blitz this season.
e-mail me with any questions/comments.
*** - The games referenced in the first paragraph were:
1) Buffalo-New England - in which the Bills' offense absolutely
dominated on their first offensive drive of the game and did next-to-nothing
2) Minnesota-Carolina - in which the Vikings played like they
knew they just clinched a division and officially declared themselves
a Brett Favre offense after giving Adrian Peterson a season-low
12 carries against the 26th-ranked run defense...all this despite
being within one score for nearly 3 1/2 quarters and
3) Washington-NY Giants - in which all but a handful of Redskins
checked in for the night early in the first quarter with their
new boss - GM Bruce Allen - in town for a nationally televised
game and most of the players supposedly playing for their jobs.
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Game one of the series is set for 4 p.m. on Tuesday, while the first pitch for game two is slated for Wednesday at 4 p.m.
ETSU (5-4, 1-2 A-Sun) is coming off of its first conference series of the season as the Bucs went 1-2 against a very good Kennesaw State squad. The Bucs are 28-58 all-time against the Catamounts. ETSU is led by junior catcher Danny Petro (Atlanta, Ga.) as he leads the team in average (.364), hits (12), doubles (6) and is tied for the team lead in RBI (9).
Western Carolina (8-2, 3-0 SoCon) has had a good start to its 2009 campaign as the Catamounts took two out of three from the 24th ranked USC Trojans and are 3-0 in conference play having swept Appalachian State. The Catamounts are led by junior second baseman Nick Liles and freshman outfielder Ross Heffley. As a team, Western Carolina is hitting .319 on the season and has 23 doubles, four triples and ten home runs.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Taking Commissions!
So, as promised, I have returned with information as to how you can buy some artwork from me. (Sorry for those of you who had picked out especially-gnarled pinecones to assault me with; I'm here and on time!)
I've decided to dip my toes into the world of commissions! I'm working on writing-based projects at the minute, so I feel I need to keep my toes dipped in the drawing world. And as I don't sell original artwork yet, here's a great way to pick up something completely original for your wall or dog basket. How? Here's how.
The initial set-up is this: I'm taking on ten commissions, as that's all I can be certain of getting around to. So first come, first served. After that, I'm not sure when I'll get around to doing this thing again, so take the chance while it's there. The pictures can be of anything you like, so while I'm sure I'll be handling some Transformers pieces, feel free to ask for some Doctor Who, TMNT, or challenge me with a left-field request!
The prices are as follows:
*1 x A4 (21cm x 29.6cm) inked image featuring one character on Bristol Board @ €80 plus postage
* 1 x A4 (21cm x 29.6cm) inked image featuring two or more characters on Bristol Board @ €100 plus postage
* 1 x A3 (29.6cm x 42cm) inked image featuring one character on Bristol Board @ €125 plus postage
* 1 x A3 (29.6cm x 42cm) inked image featuring two or more characters on Bristol Board @ €160 plus postage
* Complicated Background requests will be extra but negotiable. Sparse locations will be included for no extra cost, and feel free to specify whether you want the figure(s) isolated or not.
* Payment by Paypal before the commission is started.
So contact me at skeetaATgmailDOTcom. ('@' and '.' Omitted in order to prevent phishing and spammage. You know what to do to get in touch…) with your requests, and I will furnish you with Paypal details, as well as postage rates to your location.
Also available to buy online are my full colour, heavy stock, A3 Transformers Art Prints.
These are the covers to all four Revelations Spotlights (Cyclonus, Hardhead, Doubledealer and Sideswipe) as well the variant cover to Transformers Infiltration #1, featuring Starscream, with Thundercracker and Skywarp in jet mode laying waste to a city. All are pencilled, inked and coloured by me. They can be yours for €8 a print (plus postage) or you can grab all five for €35, plus postage. Again, contact me at skeetaATgmailDOTcom and we'll hammer out the details.
I'll announce when the commission quota has been filled, as well as when stocks of the prints run out. Thanks for your time, guys!
You've Been Nicked.
8 comments:
- Clamnut Comix said...
Nice. It'd be good to make that image of the prints enlargeable. It don't get big when I touch it.Now I've set that gag up, do something great with it
- March 23, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Nick said...
I can't actually cause it to grow myself. Gotta splint?
(Okay, not great, Bob, but factually true...)
I don't have access to the source file right now, as I'm at my folks'. As always, you guide me through life with class and pizzazz.
- March 23, 2009 at 7:36 PM
- David said...
Thanks for taking commissions, even from those of us across the sea.
- March 24, 2009 at 3:20 AM
- Moondog said...
I've got mine booked!
- March 24, 2009 at 8:11 AM
- Leslie F. Miller said...
*laughs at the splint gags* *gags* *no, not really*
Goodbye, and good luck.
(My code word was "sadmen," by the way.)
- March 24, 2009 at 10:34 AM
- Hero_UK said...
These are awesome, Nick.
- March 24, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- Daniel said...
Got me a Hardhead print on the way :)
- March 24, 2009 at 3:08 PM
- ashbarron said...
Anyone know if commissions are still available?
- April 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM
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GB12 needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 31 designs submitted by 14 freelance designers.
Pelopidas (but don't connect it with the Greek Leader!!!!!!)
We would like an avatar (a male one) that will exhale joy and care freeness. An optimistic unique figure that every kid would adore at first sight. An avatar that every kid would smile at it feeling cozy and friendly. Something that would be also characterized "cool" and maybe humoristic (but don't overdo it please!) It could also be kind of a nerd boy, with glasses and a strict line in his hair!
We would like it to be flexible and do a lot of actions! For example reading, playing the guitar, sleeping, walking, and even scratching his head, feeling frustrated, annoyed, asking questions, wearing military clothes…
We actually need something that could be easily adjusted to a variety of actions that a kid aged 14-19 may do daily and also an avatar that will be every kid's best friend!!!!!!!!
Mainly teenagers (aged 14-19), (and their parents up to a point (as there will also be some articles for them!). But our mainly interest is of course the kids!!! we want to feel the avatar as their little brother, or their best friend!
Feel free to use any color! We are waiting for your ideas and we really really thank you in advance for designing our thoughts!


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Brandeis' model students
Undergraduates show their style with atypical extracurricular activity
Geneva Boyer '15 is involved in an extracurricular pastime not usually associated with college. Instead of wearing a blue and white soccer or cross country uniform at Parents Weekend last month, the tall blonde donned a stark white, tulle wedding gown as she walked (and occasionally sank) in 5-inch stilettos through a budding autumn-colored campus to shouts of "mazel tov!" from admiring families.
But there was no groom at the end of her walk. Instead, Boston wedding photographer Dimonika Bray captured the perfect fall wedding look.
Earlier this year, Boyer, who is studying art, began her foray into fashion modeling as a favor for an acquaintance in need of a tall woman to fill in at a local fashion show. She discovered the fashion industry is not too different from the arts community.
"Fashion is very similar to art," Boyer says, before correcting herself. "It is art. Essentially, I get to be somebody's canvas. The instructions are 'show up with clean hair and nothing else' and they paint you."
Boyer models regularly in fashion shows and fashion shoots for local designers and photographers, mostly for fun and as favors to members of the fashion community, but she's not averse to the occasional professional gig, either.
And she's not the only Brandeis student to model. Despite the stereotype that models have to be a certain size and shape, anyone can model, Boyer insists.
"I always wanted to do it but was discouraged because I'm 5-foot-4," says Aviva Paiste '14. "But three years ago I saw a Groupon to do a photo shoot with a Boston photographer and figured I'd try."
Since then she has worked in shows and print ads for designers and clothing stores during school breaks, all without a modeling agency.
Paiste enjoys the challenge of finding new gigs and says the key to successful modeling is understanding your body and facial expressions well, and knowing how they'll appear on camera.
"It's fun, but it's a lot of work," she says. "Getting to the point where you know yourself well enough takes a while."
Ama Darkwa '16 was scouted by an agency in New York City in seventh grade.
"I did some fashion shows through high school but never took it seriously," she says.
As a premed student, Darkwa is more focused on her studies these days, but continues to receive calls from designers and does occasional print work, which is less time consuming than runway work.
"I have a lot of fun doing it," she says. "Just like people may play sports for fun — I model."
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Life seemed to go from bad to worse this year for 32-year-old Robert Warren III, whose nearly seven-year employment at Eaton Corp. in Asheville ended Feb. 13. Two days
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. – Life seemed to go from bad to worse this year for 32-year-old Robert Warren III, whose nearly seven-year employment at Eaton Corp. in Asheville ended Feb. 13. Two days later, a third warrant in four months accusing him of making threats and harassing phone calls was issued for his arrest.
Warren of Arden most recently was picked up by Henderson County deputies May 3 for missing a court date on the charges. Five days later, his world came to a screeching halt.
Maj. Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said Warren was estranged from his wife when he drove up to her parents' home Wednesday on Piney Ridge Drive in Hendersonville, where she and their two children, a 9-year-old daughter and 4-year-old son, were staying.
"My neighbors across the street are fighting and I hear gunshots, massive gunshots. We need someone in a hurry," a caller told 911. "I heard at least ... 10 or 12 gunshots."
Stout said Robert Warren shot and killed Carrie Tracy Warren, 30, and her parents, Theresa Russell Tracy, 49, and Richard Allen Tracy, 51. Investigators found "shell casings for approximately 20 rounds" at the crime scene. Robert Warren was later found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
The caller said the Warrens' young children were both outside when the shooting occurred.
"Are they still physically fighting right now?" the dispatcher asked.
"I have no idea, but the kids are crying," she said.
In another 911 call from the Warrens' daughter, a young voice can be heard crying for "Mommy."
"My daddy just shot my mom and my grandma ... and my grandpa," the daughter told the 911 dispatcher. "Please come help!"
"Where's your dad at?" the dispatcher asked.
"I don't know where he went; he just drove off," she cried.
She told the dispatcher that she ran as fast as she could to her friend's house after the shooting. She called 911 from a nearby home.
"Please call an ambulance. I don't want my mom to die," she said.
A MAMA air ambulance was called to the scene shortly after the 911 calls came in, but all three victims were dead when police responded.
Stout said the children are now in the care of family members.
Neighbors told investigators that Wednesday was not the first time the couple had fought, Stout said.
"It doesn't appear that there were multiple incidents yesterday," he said Thursday, "but it appears that there were incidents over the last couple of months" between the two.
No one had called for police assistance during any recent incidents.
Robert Warren was charged in 2005 with assaulting Carrie Warren by choking her. The charge was reduced to a misdemeanor, and he was given a suspended sentence. No domestic violence order was in place to separate the two, according to Stout.
Robert Warren's body was found in a field across from the intersection of Howard Gap and Jackson roads about 8 p.m. Wednesday, nearly two-and-a-half hours after the shooting on Piney Ridge Drive.
"There were other rounds found with him where he was located," Stout said. A "couple of magazines," unused, were also found. A 38-caliber pistol tucked away in a zippered case was found in the car's glove box.
The handgun "had not been used at either crime scene," Stout said.
The car Robert Warren was driving, a silver Pontiac convertible, was registered to his mother. The tag did not match the vehicle or the driver.
"We're still looking to see what the situation was with that," Stout said.
Relatives at the Dana residence of Robert Warren's mother would not speak with the media Thursday.
With the amount of ammunition found and with Warren's "state of mind," Stout said the tragedy could have been even worse.
"It could have been very, very serious for law enforcement and first responders or anybody else in close proximity to this man," he said.
Police, armed with assault weapons, staked out a perimeter, closing a stretch of Howard Gap Road from Jackson to Old Hendersonville roads after Robert Warren's car was found. They canvassed the area.
"We were doing everything we could to stop the threat of further violence in the community," Stout said.
Warren's body was found nearly a football field's length away from the car, behind a small hill near the tree line.
"I would encourage people ... that if they see somebody having issues similar to this, and the person has the means or the propensity of violence toward others, to please contact your local authorities and let us investigate further," Stout said.