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One look at Amsterdam's downtown scene at night and many visitors might say there is not a lot happening.
"In a depressed area for a while, people getting older, losing houses," said Edward Russo, a council member.
The City Mayor and many Council Members are hoping to change Amsterdam's nightlife which is why many of them are supporting bringing a casino to the community.
In a majority vote, council members voted 3-1 on a resolution to throw their hat into the ring, sending a message to New York State that they want to be considered as a site of one of the state's newest casinos.
"As an ageing municipality we're looking for new industry tourism and recreation is a billion dollar industry," said Mayor Ann Thane.
The only member of the meeting to not vote in favor of the resolution was Alder woman Valerie Beekman.
Residents, including Richard Conti, who grew up in the area, believes the change would be for the better.
"I lived in Vegas for a while and casinos employ 3,000-4,000 people. You got dealers, landscapers, people who do the laundry," said Conti.
The area city officials would want to put the casino would be right off the Thruway by Exit 27 near Route 30 which is more than 500 acres of land.
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* Shower loved ones with kisses and cuddles.
* Sing. (When Crackers was hospitalized with a lung infection, and was so weak my heart stopped every time I called the vet staff at 8:00 in the morning to see how he had fared through the night, he still trilled.his bliss in spite of a sick little body. Every day.
* Strut when doing the above. (Crackers, after all, is a child of God, and wings held from his body, forming a heart-shaped "cape," promenading for his audience, he proclaims his divinity from every cell.)
* Communicate your desires unashamedly. (In Crackers' case, The Squawk is remarkably effective.)
* Be aware of your feelings. (Crackers keeps a running commentary of his inner state through vocalizations.)
* Do anything that's fun.
* Refuse to do what isn't.
* Relish your body. (Ah, the joy Crackers gets from stretching, taking every feather, one by one, and lovingly running it through his beak, and just touching a loved one.)
* Bite the person who cages you. (Although Crackers has trained me so that he spends very little time in his cage, when I am not at home, he has to be caged for safety. Knowing from my body language that it's Cage Time, he rushes up to me and bites me.)
* Soften the bites to loved ones. (Crackers has bitten other people hard, but for me bites are symbolic, the running of his mouth along my finger.)
* Ask for love.
* Receive it with an open heart. I have a feeling that once, thousands of years ago, I knew these things, but this time around I'm a little slow. No matter. Crackers loves me just as I am. And this sweet, pure, simple unconditional love is his biggest lesson of all.

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The plan for new commercial airline service at a small Paulding County airport has angered some residents who feel officials schemed behind their backs with a company that plans to expand the facility. The chief of Propeller Investments writes that the new Silver Comet Field will offer only limited airline service that will boost country revenues and provide an alternative to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for travelers in North Georgia.
By Bob Board
Over and over again, the people of Paulding County told political leaders at the ballot box that they did not want a new airport in the county.
The people reject bringing the congestion and noise of a big-city lifestyle into our natural sanctuary, an idyllic country setting. But past county leaders joined in a plan to force a commercial airport into being, without the knowledge of unsuspecting taxpayers. They schemed and plotted against the people of Paulding, who did not want the expense and annoyance of an airport in our county.
Sadly, the secret was not discovered until it was too late to stop the airport.
Now we are told by our current board of commissioners — and all who support the airport — that the airport project is not going away, and that the harm done to us will greatly benefit the rest of the county through job growth. The past is the past, they say. We must get over governmental transgressions and invest our future as a community into this exciting economic development asset recently renamed Silver Comet Field, a.k.a Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport.
They keep telling us this unwanted airport is, in reality, a wonderful economic boon for the county.
That is not the truth of the matter as we see it.
We see yet another government scheme perpetrated on the people by those who, for fun and self-enrichment, wish to transform our little country corner of Georgia into Atlanta Jr., with a 24-hour full-service commercial airport, big-city traffic, pollution, congestion, crime and lots of city noise.
The people of western Paulding County have suffered a tremendous loss of the quality lifestyle that originally brought us here, along with a loss in the economic value of our homes and property.
Last week, in front of a packed meeting room of concerned citizens, the Paulding Airport Authority passed nearly $8 million in taxpayer-supported bonds for the airport expansion, on top of untold millions of dollars worth of prior bonds. All the county commissioners knew about the commercialization of the airport except Todd Pownall, who represents the people of west Paulding.
It was revealed recently that commission members, Industrial Building Authority members and airport authority members have engaged in a plan to hide a contract with Propeller Investments that will transform our sleepy little country airport into a second Atlanta airport with regularly scheduled passenger and cargo service.
If this is so wonderful for our county, why the secrecy?
Now, our ecosystem is threatened by fuel spills. Well-water supplies are endangered and, as one environmental surveyor told us when he was caught trespassing, "You can't move that much dirt and not cause environmental impact."
We have a right as American citizens to know what our government plans to do to our community. We deserve the truth.
Paulding County resident Bob Board lives about a mile from Silver Comet Field.
By Brett Smith
Georgia is a leader in aviation-related jobs in the United States. Because of that leadership, we're excited to be joining with the Paulding County Airport Authority to launch Silver Comet Field at Northwest Atlanta.
We want to capitalize on the skilled workforce in metro Atlanta and on the region's proximity to other aviation-related businesses to create jobs and economic development in Paulding County – where more than 75 percent of the workforce leaves the county each day.
Because county leaders are committed to business development and job creation, we are confident companies will want to locate here and create highly skilled and good-paying manufacturing jobs adjacent to the brand-new airport, once they see what we have to offer.
Besides the exciting prospects for job growth and economic vitality, Paulding residents will benefit by having a multi-million-dollar investment begin to pay for itself and actually add to the tax base. Revenues generated from this agreement can be used to offset property taxes and help fund schools, public safety, hospitals, roads and bridges.
Our agreement with Paulding provides the county a new stream of revenue from landing fees, taxes on based aircraft, a percentage of gross revenue from operations, ground rental income from Propeller, terminal sales tax receipts, and additional monies from all of the businesses that spring up around the airport. Total revenue to the county resulting from the airport will be millions of dollars every year.
An ancillary benefit of the new airport will be its reclassification allowing limited commercial service to begin in the next few months.
Service at Silver Comet Field will provide primarily leisure travelers with a more convenient and less expensive alternative to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, where nearly 90 percent of flights are controlled by one carrier.
Our vision is not to create a large commercial hub airport with hundreds of flights a day. What we envision is a small, easily accessible airport without the traffic, delays and congestion of Hartsfield-Jackson, providing families direct flights to vacation destinations and a better, hassle-free customer service experience.
Atlanta is the only one of the top 10 metro areas in the country without a secondary commercial airport. This serves as a hindrance when competing with other cities in today's global economy to lure businesses, jobs and new residents.
With more than 1 million people living within a 25-mile radius of Silver Comet field and more than 5 million people in the metro area, we are certain – and so are the airlines we're speaking with – that this type of service will be viable and successful here.
Our goal is to announce an airline before the end of the year.
Paulding County residents should applaud the leadership of the County Commission and the Airport Authority. They are fortunate to have proactive, forward-looking leaders.
Brett Smith is CEO of Propeller Investments.
October 29th, 2013
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While I've only casually followed this issue it does sort of fail the "smell test". At this point I'm not sure what options they have, but I do know if the majority of citizens oppose this project or the Commission's actions they always have the ballot box.


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1207: AirAware
Title text: It ships with a version of Google Now that alerts you when it's too late to leave for your appointments.
[edit] Explanation
Upon being asked by Cueball, Black Hat reveals his new 'business', AirAware. He explains it uses a Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) that flies and records a persons daily schedule, if that person either deviates, forgets an appointment, or tells somebody incorrect information, the drone alerts the 'client' with an annoying "WRONG!".
Cueball is skeptical of the 'business plan' and questions its potential. Black Hat expands, saying that his intention is not personal profit, and he is simply releasing them himself. Cueball starts to argue that it is not a business, since there is no monetary gain, before being abruptly interrupted by the AirAware drone, declaring that his previous sentence was incorrect. This implies that Black Hat's business is not for profit; it's just another one of his sadistic schemes to torture people.
Although the Wikipedia page for business states that a business "may also be not-for-profit", this isn't really relevant, as 'making money' and 'making a profit' are different things. It would be better classified as a different type of organization, or even, as a hobby.
Google Now is software by Google, shipped with newer Android devices. It shows you important information when you need it, like traffic on your way to work or home and upcoming events from your calendar. It also reminds you when to leave in order to reach an appointment in time. In the title text, Black Hat has modified this to tell you when you're too late to get there, instead.
An alternate explanation for the pronouncement of "WRONG!" by the quadcopter in the last panel is that it is referring to the plethora of companies in the dotcom era, and even today, that don't actually make much (or any) money, but are still considered successful businesses.
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- [Cueball and Black Hat looking at a remote-controlled flying object.]
- Cueball: What's that?
- Black Hat: It's a drone for my new business, AirAware.
- Black Hat (narrating): Our UAVs follow you and learn your schedule. If you miss a turn, forget an appointment, or give someone inaccurate information, they alert you.
- Megan (on phone): I'll be there in five.
- Booming voice from the sky: WRONG!
- Megan: Augh!
- Cueball: That sounds annoying. Who would pay for that?
- Black Hat: Huh? Nobody pays. I'm just making these and releasing them.
- Cueball: That's not a business. You're just yelling at strangers from the sky.
- Cueball: A business has to make money somehow.
- Booming voice from the sky: WRONG!
- Cueball (in smaller voice): Augh!!
I somehow has the feeling that the business-plan behind is that people will pay you that the drone LEAVES. --DaB. (talk) 08:39, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- That would certainly work, but I'm not sure Black Hat wants that money. -- Hkmaly (talk) 09:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- Even if this is the revenue model, it would be an undertaking that still genera...err.. extorts revenue. So, the drone is still incorrect when it yells out in the last panel. On the other hand, we're back to square one (the definition of business) if it's not the blackmailing BlackHat you pay to get rid of his drones, but another business that shoots them down. 22.214.171.124 19:07, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
The "as it does not seem to generate money" bit seems a bit premature in the explanation. At the stage he's questioning whether it is a business, the question is "who would even pay?". Only in the last frame does the utter lack of generated money (above idea from DaB. aside) arise and make him assert that it is not one, which gets him shouted at. Not sure how to re-write it, though. 188.8.131.52 09:59, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, I was thinking that, but I didn't really know what to write and I was a bit rushed, I might fix it up now. 18.104.22.168 14:06, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
I think this could also be to do with how Google Now works - e.g. it will often tell you things that you are semi-aware of, but ignoring.--188.8.131.52 12:03, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
Google will make money on Now the same as always. By renting our eyeballs. I used it for the first time last night. It located me and showed me nearby businesses. If they weren't paying for clickthrough then, they will over time. — tbc (talk) 12:42, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- I have not seen those yet, maybe because I'm living in a rural area. But it always shows me the weather, upcoming appointments (and when to leave for them) and traffic on my way to work. At work (smaller city) it also shows me places nearby to visit, but no ads, only POIs. --SlashMe (talk) 15:17, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
The bit about "must nake money" being WRONG is probably a reference to the scores of dotcoms who came to market with the idea that "We'll make something cool now, figure out how to make money from it later" Gardnertoo (talk) 13:30, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
IMHO, there is only one kind of organization that collect tons of dollars "just yelling at stranger from the sky": churches (in addition, churches are non profit organizations). Andcoz (talk) 14:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
Big Brother 1984 (from 1948 by George Orwell) is just a Child's Birthday comparing to Goooogle. And I like Goooogle as everyone else here does.--Dgbrt (talk) 15:24, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
Of course the Pakistani version of this drone shoots you (and/or your relatives) if you say something silly, unless you pay it enough money. ~~tbwtg~~
I think that this explanation is wrong. This strip is about giving too much privacy. Google or Facebook knows much more about us than anybody else, and information is money, so this IS a huge business even if you dont pay anything --188.8.131.52 23:43, 3 May 2013 (UTC)
- so fix it Alpha (talk) 04:57, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
- I didn't really think of that whilst writing it, but that doesn't mean it was wrong, just that focus was on the wrong thing. 18.104.22.168 05:21, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
Any good business makes decisions to please or entice it's paying customers. You are not google's customer, or facebook's. If you didn't pay, you're not the customer, you're the stock-in-trade. The hardware store owner doesn't ask the hammers where he should display them. The grocer doesn't ask the watermelon for advice on marketing policy. ~wrybredSo the Innocence Project, say, has wrongly convicted prisoners as its stock-in-trade (since they don't pay for the representation). So, following the money trail, it must be the *donors* to the Innocence Project who are the clients, since they are paying. So the IP attorneys should consult with the donors about the defense strategy, not the prisoners. In fact, attorney-client privilege in this case must cover communication between the IP attorney and the donor, not the prisoner represented. It's all so clear to me now! 188.8.131.52 18:04, 6 May 2013 (UTC)larK


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The market won't fall off a cliff
When the fiscal issues are resolved, get ready for a bull run reminiscent of the 1990s.
Last week, Jim Cramer wrote an excellent article for TheStreet about the Clinton-era bull market.
Other than reaffirming to "Dow deniers" that the move from 3,200 to 11,000 between 1992 and 2000 did indeed happen, this is my favorite part of the piece:
... the greatest thing about the bull market of the 1990s was how little Washington mattered at all. For all of the griping about the havoc that Democrats wreak on business, it was simply a benign time with a White House that was deeply wired to creating jobs and allowing the private sector to blossom.
Right on. Jim goes on to point out that, "Tax rates just weren't much of a factor in decision making, certainly not as much as the certainty of knowing what they were and what they would be ..."
For a repeat of the Clinton-era bull market, Cramer believes we need an environment where companies are comfortable spending and reinvesting without political overhang.
That's all good. And logical. And let's hope whatever needs to happen in Washington happens so corporate spending accelerates.
As I noted in TheStreet's Why Are So Many Big CEOs Complete Losers, however, fiscal cliff-related uncertainty doesn't keep Jeff Bezos from spending at Amazon.com (AMZN). And, on the other end of the spectrum, it doesn't stop entrepreneurs with families from paying for their own health care while they launch fresh startups.
It comes down to mindset right now. In large swaths of corporate America, you have companies sitting on cash and using gridlock in Washington as the reason. In many cases, I call it an excuse. At the same time, I understand and can respect the notion that you need to know the rules before you aggressively play the game.
There needs to be some context here, though.
I follow almost everything, but I most closely cover tech, Internet and media companies across sub-spaces. Behaviors in these sectors differ considerably from, say, what goes on in the industrials or at particularly blue chip firms.
If you're in tech, Internet, old guard media, new media or social media, there's no excuse for not spending. If you cannot find opportunity, there's something wrong.
Even though I fully admit to missing badly in the near term on Sirius XM (SIRI) (as I wrote on TheStreet), comments about outgoing CEO Mel Karmazin made a few months ago -- at least once to Cramer on Mad Money -- rub me the wrong way.
When asked about what to do with his company's cash, Mel said that because he did not see attractive acquisition candidates, there's no option other than to return capital to shareholders. While SIRI might have more life left in it -- after hitting $3.00 intraday Tuesday -- I still cannot get bullish long-term. I want to see what Liberty Media (LMCA) plans on making of satellite radio.
Will the company treat it as a singular space, doing things like streaming radio for the same lame reason -- everybody else is doing it! -- Meg Whitman gives for eventually building a smartphone at Hewlett Packard (HPQ)? Or will Liberty raise the stakes, making moves that draw the attention of media companies that act more like tech companies? If the latter comes to pass, $3.50 might be a conservative price target for SIRI.
Over the long haul -- I'm talking in Amazon years -- it's that second mindset that wins out, where companies go bold and disrupt large and multiple industries the way Amazon has. CEOs such as Bezos and Marissa Mayer at Yahoo (YHOO) set that tone: We don't care what's happening in Washington. We can't afford to waste a minute. There's too much work to do!.
Forget special dividend payments, stock buybacks and comfort with the status quo. If you do consider them, they should be secondary to growth. They might work in the short-term, but they crush souls and create Best Buys (BBY) in due time.
Once they no longer have the fiscal cliff as an excuse, I expect the best companies in tech, Internet and media to join the ranks of Bezos and Amazon and Mayer and Yahoo! They'll remove the conservative shackles and attack. Those who do not will get bought out if there's value or be left behind.
Don't be fooled: As I predicted weeks ago on TheStreet, a fiscal cliff deal will be made before the end of the year.
That will provide the market with sustained energy. Solid earnings led by Amazon and Apple (AAPL), along with some surprises and strong 2013 outlooks across spaces will propel equities even higher.
Once a deal gets done -- especially if it's a halfway decent one -- there's really no reason for a rally not to happen. No more excuses. There's opportunity out there -- tons of it -- and more than a handful of companies must exist who not only see it, but are prepared to leverage it.
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When are people going to realize that the market survives and prospers even
with wars, impeachment, terror attacks, etc,etc.The DOW was at 777 in 1982.
Look how much crap has been thrown at the market and it`s up like 1600%
since then.If you don`t like the market, stay out.The rest of us are making tons
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One thing that occurred with the bull market in 90s was significant trading volume. In the mid to late 90s, there were 400+ million shares of Dow stocks traded every single day. There were even quite a few days where more than a billion shares were traded, and even some days with more than 2 billion. Anyone looked at the volume on the Dow lately? We're lucky to see 175 million shares trading hands now on any given day. Today we saw just 149 million.
So, where did all this volume come from? IMO, much of the bull run in the 90s was built on 2 things - tech IPOs and the newly created retail online stock trading. Much of that bull run involved tech companies that had no tangible value and no profits. You had a ton of companies trading at 20-30-40 even 100 times book value. If you could get in the ground floor of an IPO, any IPO, you were just about guaranteed to make a ton of cash. That didn't work out so well in the long run. Also, the number of people who could and would buy and sell stock over the internet exploded with the advent of online trading platforms like E-trade, Ameritrade, TD Waterhouse, etc... This allowed regular, everyday people with a couple thousand dollars to buy and sell lots of stock from their computer - something that wasn't available in the early 90s. Clearly these platforms still exist, but less people are using them less often. Remember the daytraders in the 90s? Don't see too many of them around anymore.
These were but a couple of the components that all formed at the right time and combined to create the huge run up in the 90s. The chances of another one of these "perfect storms" occurring again in the next couple of generations is pretty remote, especially in the USA. Something similar will probably happen in Brazil or Indonesia before it happens again here.
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Szish couldn't immediately saw how many students were disciplined but said confidentiality rules prevent him from naming who was punished and how.
Wenning has told WPXI-TV, which first reported the bra throwing and the photo, that he was appalled when the female students started throwing their bras at him during the Sept. 29 dance.
Wenning didn't immediately respond to a request for comment from the AP on Wednesday, but told the station he regretted posting the Facebook picture.
"It was kind of in a moment of bad judgment. I did take a picture with a shocked look on my face holding the bras in my hand and posted it on my private Facebook page," Wenning told the station. "I really apologize for making that bad judgment call and I do not condone any of this behavior."
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I was walking through this site, saw many interesting and talanted people, started to study from them...notised a lot mistakes...and desided to open my own sketchbook...to improve with your advices and critics.
I hope to put works daily...it's hard because i work, go to institute, well who doesn't? =)
Any ways, here are a few resent sketches, some old works you can see here: http://ka-g-o.deviantart.com/
Last edited by Kristoff; September 27th, 2012 at 07:17 PM.
Hey and welcome.
A great start indeed. I like your studies, especially the ears and noses. And the second digital piece looks pretty good too. I don't have any critic this early, just keep it up and post a lot and you'll be fine.
And one thing, try to get your hands on Anatomy for artists by David Rubins and Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy if you don't have them. Really good books.
Oh, those are just a few...I have a lot of works...but somehow the downloads work not properly =| it gives me an error page...=(
Thow I have a lot of studies, I'll try to put all of them tomorrow. Great thanks for the reply!!! ^_^
Yes, I have those books, they help a lot!
Ok, the new things i've done in these two weeks. DRAW DRAW DRAW!!!
Anatomy practice from photographs! =)
Please, tell me, is it normal that my grayscale works are better than colored ones? And will the color be better though time? What should I pay attention to right now?
And HOW CAN I FEEL COLOR?!
I'll really appreciate your answers! It's so important to me...-___-
You have some really good looking studies here.
It is not at all unusual for one's grayscale work to be better than stuff in color. In grayscale, you only have to worry about the relative values of light and dark. It is simple, and that is why artists have traditionally started out using just charcoal or single color chalk until they have mastered the basic chiaroscuro techniques.
When you introduce color, the difficulties increase exponentially. All of a sudden you have to worry about choosing the correct hue, how colors blend, warm and cool contrasts, local color variations which have identical values, and the list goes on and on...
These things take time to learn so don't get discouraged. Spend alot of time painting from life and really focus on color matching. If you are working digitally, copy photos and try to pick the correct color by yourself, then check your guess against the color picker tool. That might give you some insight. Most of all, just keep painting!
As the ego shrinks, so the spirit expands.
I'm impressed with your studies, very good! keep doing it, thanks for sharung with us!
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my Web: http://www.ccp85.com
ccp85, wow thanks! ^_^ didn't actually think that somebody would look at this =3
Selfportrait =)
Last edited by Kristoff; January 9th, 2012 at 07:44 AM.
Great studies, I need to do that too!
I also really like the environment sketch, the left is feeling a bit heavy though. Maybe you should put something on the right to balance it.
Keep it up!
Sorry for my crappy English
Looking for tips and tricks
Thank you very much for the feedback! ^_^
I think that's because of this ugly black mountain =)
Keep up the hard work Kristoff!
but from moscow huh must be pretty cool there ^^
if you dont already should get your hands on some loomis and bridgemen books theres some free ones you can find on the net
looking forward to seeing your progression
have a good one
sketchbook updated October 6th
OmertA, Thaaaankiiiies for the feedback! Yeah it's great here, even i'm so far away I don't mis a single thing on the net! +)
I have a huge library of those books, mabe a few days later i'll post lots lots lots of study sheets, i'm just too lazy to scan them =3
Last edited by Kristoff; March 6th, 2010 at 04:31 PM.
Well, you're definitely off to a great start! Practice seems to be the main thing. You have stuff from life, from imagination, greyscale, colour, anatomy, thumbs... definitely on the right track!
Keep it up!
Kristoff's already rockin big times!!
Wonderful sketch book start!!
Figures, landscapes, thumbs and digi..traditional studies and all that bling bling, great!
There's nothing i can really critique, just keep up the wonderful job! < 3
wow, nice sketches here! Good start, and cool studies! Keep it up!
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What do you mean by 20%?
Really awesome figures you got here. Nice balance, nice
WELL DAAANG!! I thought that's what you meant but...
At least i do, yeah
They look really nice! What do you use as reference?
Really nice! The linework looks quite fluid. How long were the poses (the maniacs ones anyways)? The one thing I'd watch are the proportions: you've got some small heads, long waists and long legs going on. I agree with Blacky- you've got very good balance.
Where are you?! POST MORE!
I was so busy lately, i'm in the university of language right now , i'll be an interpreter so it's really hard to do art studies and to translate =|, but i'm trying.
So there was a busy week but i've done something =3
BlackDelphin, Thank you for the support =3 my references are: my friends, Bammes, Loomis, and posemaniacs.com, that's all so far ^_^
Pixie Trick, the poses areoften 2-3 minutes, i can go faster but this will be no studies, just the form catch. Well, about the proportions, I try to make proportions as on the reference... those that are from my friends are the proportions they have. (above is my friend)
Any time hehe :3
Love the colour practice ones. Really nice mood
Good luck with university!
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Critics are howling that it's an end run around Mayor Jim Schmitt and Plan Commission. It does indeed put the decision in the hands of city council, which could act later this month, a much shorter timetable than what has been considered. What's laughable is this being called a power play.
What Schmitt has been doing for months is a power play. The mayor of a city unilaterally telling a potential developer thanks, but no thanks. Thanks to a spring election council shake up, it now appears the votes for Walmart are there. My belief is that's why Schmitt is suddenly willing to talk compromise with Walmart.
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Original Walt Disney Production Cel Featuring Jessica Rabbit
This original Walt Disney production cel features the iconic Jessica Rabbit, and is from the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The film, which was based on the 1981 Gary Wolf book Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, combined live action and animation. Set in the 1940s, the film creates a world in which cartoon characters and humans interact. When the famous 'toon actor Roger Rabbit is framed for murder, Bob Hoskins as detective Eddie Valiant is hired to investigate; what follows is a wonderfully comedic and animated interpretation of the detective films made popular in the 1930s and 1940s. Roger Rabbit pays tribute to "The Golden Age of Animation"; well-known Disney and Warner Brothers characters make appearances throughout the film. Roger Rabbit himself has physical elements of both Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse; his sultry wife, Jessica Rabbit, was inspired by Tex Avery's Red Hot. Believing that the film was too risqué with sexual innuendos, it was decided by the Walt Disney Company to release the film under their Touchstone Pictures banner, instead of the traditional Walt Disney banner. The 1988 release of the film was met with instant success; critics applauded the film for the seamless blending of toon and human acting. Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is the first animated/live action film to win multiple Academy Awards; the film is also credited with leading the Disney Renaissance, which thrived during the late 1980s through the 1990s. This original production cel on a color copy background measures 20" x 15" framed, and would make a fantastic addition to any animation collection. $1,500 framed.
Original Walt Disney Limited Edition Cel from Bambi
Released in 1942, Bambi is Walt Disney's fifth animated full length feature film. Disney's film is based on the novel Bambi, A Life in the Woods by Austrian author Felix Salten. The beloved Disney film features a young, inquisitive white-tailed deer named Bambi, who is especially close to his mother, and whose father is the Great Prince of the Forest, responsible for protecting the other forest animals from Man. As a young fawn, Bambi meets and becomes fast friends with a young rabbit named Thumper, and a young skunk named Flower. In an often referenced and upsetting scene, Bambi's mother is killed by hunters while he is still young; Bambi is then watched over his powerful father. Bambi later grows into a young stag and falls in love with the doe Faline; Bambi rescues her from hunters and in turn replaces his father as the Great Prince of the Forest. While the film was in production, Disney regularly brought deer and other zoo animals to the studios for the animators to study. Although Bambi received mix reviews when it was released, and was heavily criticized by the hunting community, the film is now considered a Disney classic. This cute limited edition cel, released in by Walt Disney in 1992, features a young Bambi and Thumper, and captures the moment when Bambi first discovered a butterfly. The piece measures 39" x 20" framed, and is numbered 89/500. $1,250 framed
Original Warner Brothers Limited Edition Cel, Duck Dodgers Group
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Original Walt Disney Limited Edition Cel Magic Carpet Ride
Walt Disney's thirty-first animated feature film, Aladdin, was released in November of 1992. Loosely based on the Arabian folktale One Thousand and One Nights, Disney's Aladdin was the highest grossing film of 1992, and won two Academy awards for Best Music and Original Score. Aladdin was generally well-received by critics, especially for Robin Williams' character the Genie. This original limited edition cel, Magic Carpet Ride, was released by Disney Studios in 1994. Limited edition cels, which were released after film, were based off of favorite scenes from the film and featured favorite characters. Limited editions were created using the same techniques as production cels. Magic Carpet Ride features Princess Jasmine and Aladdin as Prince Ali, as they take romantic ride on the Magic Carpet. It is 33" x 22" framed, and 273/500. Magic Carpet would make a great addition to any animation collection! SOLD


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Men all over Michigan may be hearing voices the next time they go to the bathroom. They're not going crazy. It's a new program to stop drunk driving with talking urinal cakes.
The message? "Hey, listen up. That's right. I'm talking to you. Had a few drinks? Maybe a few too many? Then do yourself and everyone else a favor. Call a sober friend or a cab. Oh, and don't forget, wash your hands."
So who is behind this bathroom business? The State of Michigan is trying to make sure dudes don't get DUIs, and this bright idea is meant to be a buzz kill, sending a strong reminder so when gentlemen walk up to the john, if they have had a few too many, hopefully this will help them do the right thing to make it home safely.
It's a push to keep drunks off the road during the upcoming holiday celebration, and this federally funded program will be popping up in four counties across the state, including Wayne.
The Old Shillelagh in Detroit is one of the first bars to be down with it.
"Over the Fourth of July weekend, everybody drinks a little more, has a little more fun than they might plan on or maybe they should, and if it gets somebody to take a cab rather than drive home, all the better," said Louis Rico with The Old Shillelagh.
The initiative kicks off on Monday at The Old Shillelagh and runs through July 8.
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Sometimes holiday traditions can feel like checking the box. As a parent, I want my kids to develop memories of the holidays with annual traditions that define the season. At the same time, as a parent, the holiday season is so full of to-do's – Stocking stuffers! Teacher gifts! Holiday performances! Christmas Cards! While efficiency doesn't necessarily smack of "holiday spirit" anything that can give me two for one bang for my buck on holiday traditions is AOK with me.
I wrote two years ago about how mince pies are special to me and my family mythology but I don't always have time for pie baking at Christmas. Cookie baking, however, is de rigueur – for cookie parties and teacher gifts and of course, Santa Claus. The solution should, of course, be glaringly obvious — mincemeat cookies!
Rugelach dough, of course, is very similar to a lightly sweetened pie dough, and mincemeat, with its combo of dried fruit and sugar, is not that dissimilar from traditional rugelach filling. Rugelach is a traditional Jewish cookie, of course, and Mincemeat is a traditional Christmas treat, but I have an ecumenical attitude when it comes to good food.
And good these are — not too sweet, crisp on the outside with a soft center. You get an echo of mince pies, but these are lighter, despite the prodigious amounts of butter and cream cheese in the dough. And if you want lighter still, you can make smaller cookies by forming into pinwheels and slicing before baking.
Relatively simple cookies with a classic flavor? That's going to become a tradition in my house.
Just a note about the shootings in Newtown — like every parent I know, and most non-parents, the events have been shocking and horrifying, particularly because children were targeted. It feels wrong to stay silent, but I also don't want to dwell here — suffice it to say that I know the town of Newtown well, as a very dear friend grew up there, and I also know the vitality and contradictions of 5 and 6 year olds well. My heart grieves for the children and the teachers and their families and the town.
I know everyone wants to do something after a tragedy like this, even if action can't erase the effects. If you want to make a difference to schoolchildren and teachers, consider making a donation to your local school in honor of the victims — go to donorschoose.org or call up the principal of your local elementary and ask how you can help. Teachers are heroes every day, and events like this throw that into sharp relief.
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For the successful implementation of our HSE risk assessment framework, we have perpetuated our COMPASS Project (comprehensive risk assessment). The programme applies ten internationally accepted risk assessment methodologies that cover the workplace, technological processes and environmentally-related areas of risk analysis (HAZID, ENVID, JSA, EIA, etc.).
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In 2011, COMPASS is aimed to be extended to INA, IES, Tifon, MOL Austria, MOL Romania and MOL Pakistan, while its implementation at the Group level is aimed to be completed by the end of 2012.
MOL Group has continued operating and further improving the Process Safety Management (PSM) System, first implemented in 2006. The main reason for PSM is to minimise the number of process-related incidents (including low hazard operations without strict legal standards) which could result in fire, explosion, property damage, and harm to people or the environment. Measuring the efficiency and evaluation of the implementation were the main focuses in 2010. Specific PSM key performance indicators (KPI) were defined and applied to measure the progress, perform internal benchmarking, and to establish necessary actions for the future. We also started an auditing process to observe the implementation process in detail at individual operations and for individual PSM elements.
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In 2010, a total of 23 fires were reported within the MOL Group, excluding INA. The majority of the blazes were caused by some small leakages where the escaping hot hydrocarbons were self-ignited. Thankfully, none of the conflagrations resulted in injuries, asset loss or any other real damages. However, some serious fires also occurred, mainly at E&P or its contractors. The most serious fire/explosion happened at the Csepel base depot where a contractor lost his life while cleaning a tank.
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This small green citrus gives acidic balance and bright flavor to virtually any dish. Its stores of vitamin C saved 19th-century
British sailors from scurvy on long voyages (hence "limeys").
Season: Persian limes, year-round; Key limes, June through August.
How to Choose Limes
Look for smooth-skinned limes that feel heavy for their size; they should yield to gentle pressure. Small brown spots won't affect flavor, but large blemishes and soft spots indicate damage. Persian limes are the most common variety. Harder-to-find Key limes are the size and shape of a golf ball and are juicier and more tart than Persian limes; look for green skin (younger fruit) for stronger flavor and light yellow (riper fruit) for mellower flavor; and don't buy a lime if its skin is hard.
How to Store Limes
Store limes in a plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to 10 days; when cut, they'll last for up to 5 days—or freeze the juice for later use. (Squeeze cut limes into an ice cube tray, freeze, and then transfer cubes to a bag or airtight container.)
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Wash the skin well before cutting, even if you're just using the juice. To get more juice from a lime, try one of these techniques: Leave it out for an hour; roll it on a countertop, applying some pressure; or warm it in the microwave for 15 seconds.
How to Use Limes
Lime juice and pulp is a wonderful addition to fresh fruit salads or summery cocktails, as well as Mexican, Indian, and Caribbean fish, vegetable, and chicken dishes. Key limes are most famously used in Key lime pie. Lime juice can substitute for lemon juice in most recipes: Because of its higher acidity, use ⅔ to ¾ cup of lime juice in place of 1 cup lemon juice.
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Real Simple Lime Recipes:
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The Institute shall monitor and evaluate and provide for independent evaluation if necessary of programs supported in whole or in part under this chapter to ensure that the provisions of this chapter and the bylaws, rules, regulations, and guidelines promulgated pursuant to this chapter are adhered to.
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The Institute shall prescribe procedures to ensure that grants, contracts, and financial support under this chapter are not suspended unless the grantee, contractor, or person or entity receiving financial support has been given reasonable notice and opportunity to show cause why the action should not be taken.
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In selecting persons to participate in Institute activities, the Institute may consider a person's practical experience or equivalency in peace study and activity as well as other formal requirements.
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The Institute shall keep correct and complete books and records of account, including separate and distinct accounts of receipts and disbursements of Federal funds. The Institute's annual financial report shall identify the use of such funding and shall present a clear description of the full financial situation of the Institute.
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The Institute shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its Board and of any committees having authority under the Board.
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The Institute shall keep a record of the names and addresses of its Board members; copies of this chapter, of any other Acts relating to the Institute, and of all Institute bylaws, rules, regulations, and guidelines; required minutes of proceedings; a record of all applications and proposals and issued or received contracts and grants; and financial records of the Institute. All items required by this subsection may be inspected by any Board member or the member's agent or attorney for any proper purpose at any reasonable time.
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The accounts of the Institute shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants or independent licensed public accountants, certified or licensed by a regulatory authority of a State or other political subdivision of the United States. The audit shall be conducted at the place or places where the accounts of the Institute are normally kept. All books, accounts, financial records, files, and other papers, things, and property belonging to or in use by the Institute and necessary to facilitate the audit shall be made available to the person or persons conducting the audit, and full facilities for verifying transactions with the balances or securities held by depositories, fiscal agents, and custodians shall be afforded to such person or persons.
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The Institute shall provide a report of the audit to the President and to each House of Congress no later than six months following the close of the fiscal year for which the audit is made. The report shall set forth the scope of the audit and include such statements, together with the independent auditor's opinion of those statements, as are necessary to present fairly the Institute's assets and liabilities, surplus or deficit, with reasonable detail, including a statement of the Institute's income and expenses during the year, including a schedule of all contracts and grants requiring payments in excess of $5,000 and any payments of compensation, salaries, or fees at a rate in excess of $5,000 per year. The report shall be produced in sufficient copies for the public.
Source(Pub. L. 98–525, title XVII, § 1708,Oct. 19, 1984, 98 Stat. 2657; Pub. L. 108–7, div. G, title V, § 515,Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 345.)
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Celebrity chef Todd English's ex-fiance has reportedly been arrested for assaulting English with a watch! Read more on this strange story below.
Erica Wang was arraigned on assault and weapon possession charges after striking Todd English with the sharp edge of a Chopard watch above his eye, leaving him needing seven stitches.
The fight reportedly happened on September 14, 2009 just weeks before English jilted Erica Wang, 33 at the altar. The couple had originally planned to marry October 3, 2009 in Miami, Florida.
Todd's lawyer said that his client decided to press charges against Wang after she had given a damaging interview to the Post.
Daniel De Benedictis says, "(He) felt he had to move forward to protect his credibility".
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