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Charme Hotel Hancelot
Charme Hotel Hancelot is ideally located in a quiet residential neighbourhood: only 10 minutes walking from the historical city centre of Ghent and still near all the major motor-way exits to explore other Belgian cities like Brugge or Antwerp.
This authentic boutique hotel is situated in a renovated Town House dated 1840. The spacious rooms are decorated with antique furniture and all feature a private bathroom as well as a cosy sitting aera, free wireless internet and a flat-screen TV.
Enjoy the personal service of a Bed&Breakfast in combination with the comfort of a luxurious hotel with facilities as sauna, fitness, solarium, lobby lounge, private garden and terrace.
Charme Hotel Hancelot offers you hospitality, the way hospitality should be!
Entire property is non smoking: however you can smoke a cigarette in our garden
No curfew: Reception is open from 08.00 till 22.00 hrs. When checking in, guests will receive information how to enter the hotel freely after the opening hours of the reception
Check-in time: 14.00 till 22.00 hrs
Check-out: 12.00 hrs
Breakfast is not included in the on-line room rate: prices are including VAT & service however excluding 2,50 euros per person per night tourist tax
Total sum of your stay needs to be paid cash at check-in.
Cancellation free of charge up to 48 hours before arrival. After that full stay will be charged.
No daily housekeeping, except for Deluxeroom for two persons. However you can request for fresh towels on a daily basis
Disponibilità e tariffePer visualizzare la disponibilità e i prezzi, seleziona le date e fai clic su "Aggiorna date"
Albergo Servizi & Politiche
- Bar
- Noleggio biciclette
- Prima colazione inclusa
- TV via cavo
- Carte di credito accettate
- Mappe della città gratuite
- Wi-Fi gratuito
- Palestra
- Asciugacapelli
- Pulizia
- Sala per meeting
- Vietato fumare
- Terrazza
- Parcheggio
- Tasse non comprese
Politica di cancellazioneQuesta proprietà ha una politica di cancellazione di 7. La mancata cancellazione entro questo intervallo di tempo si tradurrà in una penale pari alla prima notte di pernottamento.
Info Hotel da leggereQuesta struttura dispone di Termini e condizioni specifici.
Cancellation free of charge up to 7 days before arrival. After that first night will be charged.
Reception is open from 08.00 till 22.00 hrs. When checking in, guests will receive information how to enter the hotel freely after the opening hours of the reception
No curfew
Total sum of your stay needs to be paid cash at check-in.
Prices are including VAT & service however excluding eur2,50 per person per night tourist tax and excluding breakfast.
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By car:
E17 Antwerpen / Kortrijk exit Gent centrum, go straight on. After the first traffic lights, you keep to the right. And at the second traffic lights follow to the right passing over the tram- rails. After the second tram rails you turn right immediately (a turning of almost 180 �)called Fr�re Orbanlaan.Take first street on left (Vijfwindgatenstraat). Hancelot is on the right side at number 19.
By public transport:
Train station St. Pietersstation (main station of Ghent).Take Bus 77/78 or tram 4 to City Centre.Stop at Shopping Centre South or Koning Albertpark: the stop is called �Vijfwindgatenstraat�. The Bed & Breakfast is situated in this street on nr 19. Welcome!


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Ron Adkisson, a teacher at South Oldham Middle School, is the Kentucky winner of the National Historian's Teacher Award from the National Society of Daughters of Colonial Wars.
The organization recognizes teachers and leaders of youth organizations in each state for demonstrating good citizenship and patriotism and teaching children about Colonial American history.
Emily Caroline Blair was born at 4:13 a.m. March 13, 2009, at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. She weighed 8 pounds and 12 ounces and measured 20 and a half inches long.
Her parents are Bryan and Kate Blair and she joins siblings Elizabeth, Margaret, John Andrew and twins Catherine and Philip.
Grandparents are Carol Blair of Crestwood, Louis and Pam Blair of La Grange and Jack and Laura Schaefer of Roswell, Ga.
The 2009 Governor's Scholars includes several local students. From North Oldham High School, Caitlin Hagan, Austin Major, Kathleen Newman, Lauren Renaud and Rachel Richards will spend five weeks at Bellarmine University, Centre College and Morehead State University attending college-level classes.
The program is open to high-achieving students entering their senior year of high school. The program is free.
There may be 50 fewer teachers next year in Oldham County Schools, but those that remain will see a pay raise of 3.1 percent on average. This comes in a year when the cost of living dropped .7 percent according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The 2009 Governor's Scholars include several local students. From South Oldham High School, Alyssa Badinger, Ashley Boerrigter, Timothy Boyles, Nicole Brown, Christine Dolin, Jennifer Gorce, Joshua Jennings, Whitney Menser, Anna Roederer, Garrett Shields, Austin Sipp, Katherine Taylor and Megan Ward will spend five weeks at Bellarmine University, Centre College and Morehead State University attending college-level classes.
The program is open to high-achieving students entering their senior year of high school and is free.
Two students from Centerfield Elementary — Leah Seward and Winston Jordan — earned recognition at the state level for the Christa McAuliffe Rising Star Award, recognizing students who have improved their grades, attendance and character.
The award is given in honor of the late Christa McAuliffe, the teacher-turned-astronaut who died in the Challenger space shuttle.
Gov. Steve Beshear recently appointed two Oldham County residents to statewide posts.
Beshear recently appointed Donald W. Helton to the Advisory Board for Veterans' Affairs to serve for a term expiring May 10, 2012. Helton, of Pewee Valley, is a consultant and broker. He represents Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Odell Compton was recently recognized with Baptist Hospital Northeast's Pillars of Excellence Award.
She was nominated because she saw a need for a wound/ostomy/incontinence nurse at Baptist Hospital Northeast through her work as a nurse on TCU.
She sought training, created her own position and wrote her own policies and procedures. She also set up the first preceptor program at Baptist Northeast.
The 2009 Governor's Scholars include several local students. From Oldham County High School, Caroline Collins, Chelsea Corbin, Jared Dabbs, Beata Durcanova, Hadiya Jones, Rachael Kelley, Derrick Lewis, Benjamin Norton, Brandy Pearson, Paxton Roberts, Ruby Run and Irena Chi Mai Tran will spend five weeks at Bellarmine University, Centre College and Morehead State University attending college level classes.
Members of the Oldham County Fiscal Court made the following recommendations and appointments at their meeting Tuesday:
• Anna Perry, re-appointed to Oldham County Sheriff's Office Merit Board, one-year term;
• Stephen Moss, appointed as alternate to Code Enforcement Board, one-year term; and
• James G. Sawyer Jr. approved for employment as deputy coroner, effective June 1 with a $12,300 annual salary.
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Everyone seems to be giving gastery the pass over. I can say having gone all haste reforging last week vs reforging mastery this week, my boss on boss damage comparison was hands down better with mastery. Mind you I am currently wearing all H-ICC25 gear. I have not tried it in combat spec, but for assassination, there was a night and day improvement in my overall damage and DPS. I think mastery is worth exploring further.
Point of article: Mastery and Combat Spec are broken, based on empirical data and facts.
Dystopiums point: Mastery works! WTF Guyz?! Im using H-ICC 25 gear and a different spec and mastery is great.
So you're saying mastery is great when not using the combat spec? Thanks for taking the time to reply.


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Trans-Pacific Rebalancing : Thailand Case Study
AbstractSince the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Thailand has become highly dependent on export as the engine of economic recovery and growth. In 2008, the ratio of export to gross domestic product (GDP) was 76.5%. The global economic crisis triggered by the sub-prime loans debacle in the United States has prompted Thailand to rethink her export-led growth strategy. Year-on-year export growth plunged from a positive 22.7% in the third quarter of 2008 to a negative 7.75% in the fourth quarter and remained negative for another four quarters, leading to a negative growth of GDP for five consecutive quarters. This paper examines the options for external and internal economic rebalancing strategies for Thailand. External rebalancing will require Thailand to rely less on the US market for her exports. The paper thus examines the possibility of promoting greater regional trade by means of trade agreements and exchange rate coordination. As for internal rebalancing, the paper emphasizes the need to boost domestic public and private investment in terms of both quantity and quality in order to narrow the current savings–investment gap, bearing in mind the need to ensure fiscal sustainability. Finally, the paper examines broader rebalancing strategies that will help Thailand to become less dependent on exports. These include the need to (1) improve productivity by means of technological acquisition, innovation, and skills development; (2) increase economic efficiency by exposing the non-traded sectors, in particular the service sector, to greater competitive pressures; (3) deepen the production structure and create new dynamic industries; and (4) generate new growth poles.
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The Sexiest Brand on Earth
Joseph is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Michael Kors (NYSE: KORS) is the sexiest brand on Earth. Michael Kors is a rapidly growing luxury brand, specializing in purses and watches. They also design clothes, shoes, sunglasses, fragrance, belts, and several other products. A simple way to put it: Michael Kors is like the Channing Tatum or Bradley Cooper of the stock world.
Over the last year or two, when the holiday season rolls around, all you see on Facebook and Twitter are links about a Michael Kors purse or watch. Around Christmas in 2011, I noticed an unusual amount of women posting about Michael Kors watches that they wanted as a gift. At first, I thought it was only because of the song in which Nicky Minaj repeated the name Michael Kors over and over. However, then I realized that it was a new trend. This trend has yet to die down and is actually getting stronger. It is now normal to not only have one purse or one watch, but to have multiple of each in different sizes, colors, or designs. Men have increasingly joined the trend by buying the incredibly fashionable watches, and Michael Kors continues to deliver the products demanded.
Coach (NYSE: COH) and Fossil (NASDAQ: FOSL) are two of Michael Kors' top competitors. Coach designs products in the same categories as Michael Kors. Coach used to have one of the most in-demand line of purses, but their sales have seen a steep decline as of late. In fact, in their most recent quarter, Coach reported disappointing earnings. They missed both earnings per share and revenue expectations, sending the stock tumbling over 15%. Most importantly, Coach's CEO came out and said the disappointment was due in part to "intensified" competition along with "increased marketing activity." With my observation of Michael Kors being in high demand by consumers and Coach saying that competition increased, I can conclude that Coach has lost a huge market share to Michael Kors. I think the fall of Coach is just beginning, and if they do not make changes soon, they will fall over 25% more.
Fossil offers many of the same products as Michael Kors, but they are mainly a competitor in the watch space. In fact, Fossil is actually the manufacturer of Michael Kors watches. Fossil has great handbags and shoes, but I and other consumers do not see them as be as luxurious as Michael Kors. However, Fossil watches are some of the greatest pieces of work in the world. Unlike Coach, Fossil is continuing to grow and they are beating expectations as they go. Still, Fossil watches do not have the huge hype that Michael Kors has. Personally, I think Fossil needs to have a marketing campaign and make their watches seem as luxurious as they are. Even then though, the luxury of the watches still do not come close to surpassing the sexiness of Michael Kors'. Fossil has a direct impact on Michael Kors when it comes to earnings, so it is important that both continue to report strong.
Michael Kors has been on an absolute tear since going public in December of 2011. They priced their initial public offering at $20 per share and is currently sitting around $57 per share. Even with this large run, Michael Kors is a cheap stock. The chart below shows that their earnings have and are projected to grow at an incredible rate.
At $57 per share, Michael Kors is trading at 45.2 times earnings, but just 27.8 times 2013 earnings and 21.8 times 2014 earnings. The growth will not stop there. I believe Michael Kors will blow away earnings this quarter and increase their outlook for the coming quarters. This should propel the stock above $65 this year and above $80 by 2014. I see Coach trading sideways for the year and coming down slowly as they continually lose share to Michael Kors and other competitors. Fossil is a strong company and should have no problem continuing higher. I am initiating an outperform for Michael Kors on CAPS and an underperform on Coach. Michael Kors is a STRONG BUY, but do not chase this one when it spikes higher after earnings.
JoeySolitro1 currently owns a long position in Michael Kors.


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Forbes magazine has ranked the most valuable teams in the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts fall in at No. 11 in the rankings.
The estimated value of the Colts franchise is $1.2 billion with revenue from 2012 generating $276 million while operating at just $65 million.
A few notable teams in the top 10 are the Chicago Bears at No. 8 worth $1.25 billion. The Colts division rival Houston Texans placed 5th worth $1.45 billion. The Patriots were second at $1.8 billion and the Dallas Cowboys came in first worth an astonishing $2.3 billion.
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Recycle Bank is one of the coolest business ideas I've seen in a while. I was tipped off by this recent New York Times article about it. Basically, it's a system wherein your recyling bin gets weighed, and you recive a coupon that's redeemable at various stores for purchases. The arrangement is described in the article, and works so well that in the frst pilot neighborhood, participation stands at 90%, and the city (Philadelphia) is saving money on waste costs – all while the two entrepreneurs running Recycle Bank build a successful business.
Recycle Bank Gives New Incentives for Consumers to Recycle
Nick Aster | Monday February 27th, 2006 | 11 Comments
- Irma
I'm curious: Why would the garbage companies agree to participate? I live in San Francisco. We currently pay our garbage company for the privilege of having them remove not only our regular waste, but also our paper/cans/glass recycling *and* our compostable recycling (kitchen and yard waste). Why would they suddenly agree to start paying me back for the waste I currently pay them to take?
Or is this more of an idea to incent communities who are not currently recycling?
- http://www.646industries.com Nick Aster
The garbage companies get paid too.. I can't remember the exact details, but it was in the article somewhere. (can't access it now)
- Anonymous
diversion, is the word they use. If garbage companies can get you to recycle more or have a higher participation rate, then they have less weight on their trucks going to a dump that they must pay to dump.
- Anonymous
RecycleBank does not "start paying" you for your waste. Communities contract with RecycleBank to provide a waste collection service which tracks each household's participation in curbside recycling by weighing labeled containers used by each household. It costs less to dispose of the waste of a community which recycles because the cost of waste disposal is largely determined by the tonnage of material that must be sent to landfills and incinerators. RecycleBank provides a means to distribute the savings directly to those who contribute to the reduction of the community's bill.
If you have a private collection company, you can already reduce your bill by simply reducing the amount of waste you generate. Those of us who pay taxes depend on the behavior of the community as a whole to determine our expenses. RecycleBank provides an incentive for each household to recycle that is independent of their neighbor's recycling effort, or lack thereof.
- Anonymous
I honestly think more communities and large metro cities will participate in this. The concept feeds on the fact that large cities don't want to be considered "Un Green". If residents have an incentive to participate, they will.
- vshah
They are a bunch of time wasting solicitors.
They wasted valuable time from my small store. Its always the small struggling or money losing businesses that are asked to contribute.
Of course, they wont walk into a big chain store and try to sell their pitch there.
They ask for the small struggling businesses to contribute. Then, they reward people with discounts towards the big chains, hurting the small store even more.
- Birgitta Hernestam
In Sweden we already are recycling the garbage and we have to pay much money to get rid of it.
If I will be payed for the garbage which I have already paid for in the shops I would be very thankfull and I would recyckle even more.
Garbage is a big economic resource
Kind regards Birgitta Hernestam Sweden
- Cindy
I have reved up my recyling habits and instead of my garbage being picked up twice a week I only have to put it out once a week. Amazing! You should try it too.
- Anonymous
Hi all, in Italy we are already making big steps in recycling (I mean in the north not in the south where landfills and incinerators are own by "particular" families) some cities riches more than 80%. If I will be payed for that(even by 5-10 euros off) I would be thankfull too even if is just an incentive sponsored by big chain..
- Anonymous
does anyone know who to contact if you want your city to start this incentive program?
- Anonymous
if you go to recyclebank.com they have some standard letter forms to send to your community I think
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Do yourself a favor and send your mom this video–I guarantee she'll love it. I know mine did.
My mom is a saint for many, many reasons.
The biggest reason is the sheer fact that she's put up with me for over two decades, which is a pretty amazing feat in itself.
You might recognize this recipe because I've posted something very similar here before, but there's a story behind this necessary redundancy on Mother's Day!
My mom is very particular about her cookies; you might call her a bit of a CCC connoisseur. She is the best mom imaginable and unimaginable, but she doesn't sugarcoat anything, not my life performance and certainly not my baking. Growing up, there was none of that "Oh good job, honey, you did a great job!" some kids heard after their soccer game. No, it was always, "What happened to the last points you missed?" or, to other parents, "I wish my daughter could be more like your daughter–so smart, so responsible!"
My old college roommate was absolutely shocked the first time she heard about this. "What do you mean, your parents don't praise you for the work you do?" she asked me when I told her, unfazed and laughing, that my dad had just called and said that English majors really are bleak creatures with downright morbid economic futures.
To be fair, I totally agree with him. Us academics are part of a sort of masochistic trade.
Most recently, the part of my achieving life in which my mom has become most involved has been (unsurprisingly) my baking. Continue reading


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Instinctual Parenting
We've become mashed potatoes.
It's true. When it comes to dealing with our kids, many of us have become paralyzed by fear and self-doubt. We're afraid that every parenting decision we make will forever alter our children's futures and land them in an adolescent psychiatrist's chair at $500 per gripe session.
Say your toddler keeps rifling through the recycling bin and throwing garbage all over the floor. Or your preschooler howls and stomps his feet when you announce that it's time to leave the playground. Then your daughter puts her jelly-covered face two inches from yours and shouts, "NO!" when you shut off the television.
Instead of just instinctively dealing with our children when they're behaving badly or need to be taught restraint, too many of us are hamstrung by a bevy of questions buzzing in our heads: What would the parenting experts say? What would the moms in the playgroup do? Now what was that suggestion that the positive thinking parenting guru said on the "Today" show this morning? Meanwhile, you do nothing and perhaps that "learning moment" is lost.
If you dared to teach that precocious toddler the concept of "No" by firmly taking his hand away from the recycling and insisting — no matter how much he cries — that he not return there, you might see imaginary magazine headlines flash before you such as: "How to Discipline and Smile at the Same Time" or "How to Distract Toddlers Without Saying 'No.'"
We are deluged with expert opinions on how we should raise our children. We're told how to handle every facet of our kids' existence to virtually guarantee them a well-adjusted childhood and healthy emotional IQs. If we say, "No" too much, we're told we'll create an aura of negativity, that the children will tune us out. It's better, we're told, to, when we're in the throes of anger upon finding that our 3-year old has smeared ketchup all over the living room rug to think of "positive-sounding" language and refrain from screaming or invoking, "No."
If you ask me, all of this well-meaning advice has put us on information overload, and turning us all into lumpy masses of mashed potatoes.
Enough already.
Many parents — myself included — are so obsessively worried every time we make a decision that we stop in our tracks. We're uncertain. Insecure. Worried. And it shows. And our kids will take full advantage.
USA Today recently reported that in national survey of over 1,600 parents, most of those adults didn't think they were doing a very good job as parents. "Across the board, from teaching kids self-discipline to basic manners, parents give themselves very low grades," the paper wrote.
I am a poster child of parental indecisiveness. Take my young toddler who has never consistently slept through the night. I've read everything I could find — magazines, web sites, and books about sleeping. I've repeatedly consulted my pediatrician. I've asked my mom, friends. I've tried every suggestion I could find. Nothing has worked.
Yet when I went through the baby sleeping resources, there were plenty of "experts" who sternly and inflexibly said their "solution" was the only way to get my son to sleep, to instill him with healthy habits and leave him feeling loved.
In trying to follow the advice of one of the experts, my husband spent countless evenings rocking our son to an almost-sleeping state, gently placing him in his crib, but immediately picking him up the instant he made a peep, which was the moment his skin touched the sheets. The book said if we let our son cry we were teaching him that the world was cruel and that we didn't care. The book said that we should stand there all night long, for days on end, trying to get our son to sleep by this method of rocking, putting down and scooping him up if he cried.
Nowhere in that mountain of advice of differing opitions did we find anything that applied directly to our situation, to our child, to our parenting style. The experts didn't know our son. They didn't know us or our ability to calmly stand there repetitively rocking and picking up, all night, for days and not feel like our heads were going to burst into flames out of sleep-deprived frustration. My husband and I felt like failures if we let him cry (which didn't work after four months of trying) because we felt like somewhere, a sleep expert was telling us we were forever ruining our relationship with our son and giving him permanent trust issues.
Why didn't we just follow our instincts and do what we thought was right instead of lurching around trying to follow "expert" advice that didn't sound reasonable to us in the first place? Why didn't we — after ruling out medical reasons behind the sleep problems — just make a decision and go for it? Because we're the mashed potato parenting generation who has lost its innate instincts and replaced them with a pile of "how to" books which leave us confounded when the "how to's" don't work for our kids.
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An age-old question, what…do…women…want? Well, I can only help in the kitchen with this one. One day we want sweet; the next salty; the next coffee; the next bread…and always, always, we want chocolate! What's it all about?
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Considering/on the verge of dropping out of uni for the semester and enrolling in an online graphic design course……….. am I nuts?
It's not like I'm studying anything in particular… it's not going anywhere…
Good golly, what to do??
everyone is traveling except for me…
parents are heading to europe.
brother is in europe.
another brother in melbourne.
another brother going to melbourne.
boyfriend going to taiwan.
all of my friends are going to europe at the end of the year.
I suppose I can't complain, I was in Europe last Christmas.
but still… where am I going to go?
I'm taking a bunch of courses and doing things that I have been trying to do in my spare time…
Graphic Design fundamentals (online)
Calligraphy/lettering classes
Patternmaking (for dressmaking)
it's going to be wonderful.
the good times. the bad times. the love triangles. so many love triangles. what a show.
I don't want to write my essays, I just want to draw and paint.


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These grilled peaches are infinitely versatile: you can eat them by themselves as a light first course; for a more substantial salad, serve them on a bed of lightly dressed arugula. They are even lovely as dessert. The best part is that you can grill the peaches a few hours ahead of time and then assemble them just before serving.
For best results, use peaches that are ripe but still relatively firm; the extra sturdiness makes them easier to manipulate on the grill. And freestone varieties (ones where the pit separates cleanly from the flesh) are by far easier to work with here than clingstones. If you can't find hazelnuts, almonds or walnuts will work nicely, too.
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When the grill is hot, put the peaches cut side down on the grill. Let cook undisturbed for at least 2 min¬utes; then peek at one and check the browning (if it sticks, it means it hasn't browned enough). Cook until the peaches have nice dark grill marks, 1 to 2 minutes longer. Then flip them over and cook just until heated through and softened slightly, about 4 minutes longer. Remove the peaches from the grill and set aside.
Put the vinegar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a rapid simmer. Cook until it has reduced to about half its original volume and has become noticeably thicker, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly.
Divide the cheese among the peaches, mounding it slightly in the cavity where the pit was. Sprinkle the hazelnuts and basil over the cheese. To finish, drizzle with the reduced vinegar and a bit more of the olive oil.
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The small Baltic state of Latvia could become the 18th member of the euro zone in 2014 if it continues on its current economic course, EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said on Thursday.
"It is possible that they could join in 2014. The review (of whether the country meets the criteria) will be done in spring next year as was done for Estonia in 2010," Rehn told Reuters.
Latvia, which on Tuesday said it would aim for 2014, would be the second Baltic state to join the single currency bloc. Neighboring Estonia adopted the euro in 2011.
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Jacquie Kubin looks at how and why packaged gaming companies are adding on-line elements to their business plans.
The adult gamer isn't just looking for a shoot-em-up type game. They are looking for sophistication. Jacquie Kubin looks at three games that are offering just that.
Gaming isn't just for kids anymore. It is now a multi-billion dollar business and it shows. Eric Huelsman reports from the Expo floor.
Gaming isnt just for kids anymore. It is now a multi-billion dollar business and it shows. Eric Huelsman reports from the Expo floor.
Cartoon Network and Sega Dreamcast are bringing Gundam Wing to America from Japan where it is already a smash success. Jacquie Kubin reports.
Oddworld Inhabitants proves that gaming can be exciting - and intelligent with great characters, stories and animation. Jacquie Kubin pays a visit.
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As Jacquie Kubin relates the gaming industry is seeking more and more animators as new systems raise the aesthetic bar, making games faster, more realistic and well, animated.
Joseph Szadkowski reports on Sega's new Dreamcast system, the latest technology to hit the gaming world and put Sega back on top.
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Long ago, the four fandoms lived together in harmony.
Then, everything changed when Ace Attorney got another sequel.
Only tumblr, master of all four fandoms, could calm them down.
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Years passed and my brother and I discovered a new hope, a computer master named Yomiel.
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I recently replayed Ghost Trick, as it is one of my favorite DS games~ Due to glasses and hair-likeness a crossover just came naturally.
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Valentine's Day is less than a week away, and the perfect excuse to bake up a sweet dessert recipe for the ones you love! If you go ga-ga over red and pink or chocolate, you'll be happy to know I found 16 lovable Valentine's Day sweet recipes linked up to this week's party that will leave your heart pounding. Tie on your apron , crank up the music and get ready to surprise your Valentine with some taste-bud-tantalizing, festive desserts!
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Mini Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake recipe at The First Year Blog
Nutella Hot Chocolate recipe at Simply Sweet Home
Chocolate cream cheese soft cookies recipe at Roxana's Home Baking
Chocolate Covered Valentine Oreos at Pint Sized Baker
Pink Velvet Cupcake recipe at Blahnik Baker
Pink Ombre Cake with Strawberry pie filling at Pint Sized Baker
Banana Split Brownie Pie Recipe at Inside BruCrew Life
Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake Tartlet recipe at Baking a Moment
Box of Chocolates Valentine Cookies at Munchkin Munchies
Strawberry Marshmallow Cake recipe at Your Homebased Mom
Chocolate Cannoli Cones recipe at Created by Diane
Easy Red Velvet Cookie recipe for Valentines Day at Echoes of Laughter
Red Velvet Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes with Chocolate Ganache Center at Half Baked Harvest
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Weekend Chores: Relax & Celebrate!
The January Cure Assignment #22
Day 22: Friday, January 31
Assignment: Enjoy your first weekend in your "Cured" home
The January Cure is just coming to an end and, honestly, I'm already missing it. My work on Cure is one of the best parts of my job, thanks to all of you. I'm so inspired by all the positivity, support and energy and awed by the amazing amount of work you've put into your homes on top of already busy lives. So, in addition to my hearty congratulations to you on sticking with the Cure, I'd like to say a sincere thank you. And now, it's time to put away the vacuum, ignore the outbox and just relax and enjoy your successes. It's time to celebrate.
Today's Assignment:
• You've got your first full weekend off in a month - relax and celebrate!
Before we all get caught up in our busy lives again, please take a moment or two to stop, look around and appreciate the effort you put into your home in the past month. Yes, there will always be more to do, but it's important to pause and just appreciate where you are at and see how far you've come before moving on. As Maxwell often says, nothing you ever do for your home is wasted. I'm sure, in lots of ways, big and small, your home is a better place than it was a month ago, thanks to YOU.
For those of you hosting a Cure-end gathering, I hope it's a wonderful way to wrap up this experience and that you and your fellow-gatherers have fun!
And MOST IMPORTANTLY, no matter how many (or how few) of the assignments you were able to tackle this month, my hope is that it was worthwhile and that your home is a little bit closer to the place you want it to be. You know you can do it and you have your wish list of what has to happen - and it can, one step at a time. The January Cure is over but you've got all the time in the world to make your home a wonderful place. Now, enjoy the rest of 2014 and keep up the good work!
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Thank you, it takes the sting out of January, part of my post Christmas recovery now!
Although I didn't finish all my to do list, I managed to check off 80% of it! That is progress and I love my home even more! Thank you.
I enjoyed this cure - my house is so organized and orderly now! It is a snow day today and I am snuggled inside my clean, orderly, and cozy house! I will look forward to taking up the challenge next year, too! Thank you so much for the challenge - it was doable, but effective!
Even though I did not complete every task, I am super proud of everything that I accomplished thus far with the cure. I think just having a running list of goals and ideas for my home written down makes me feel better about continuing with this process throughout the year.
This has been such a great experience!! I may do a January cure every month and focus on a different room each time - of a different budget-friendly project!
Our Cure will drag out--we ordered furniture and it will arrive in March, and the place actually kinda looks worse--but it was a GREAT kick in the butt/get things launched month. We might not get to savor the results for a long while, but at least we know they're coming!
The mantra I am going forward with after this January Cure: "Be Less Lazy". I had a lot of fun (yes, fun!) with the Cure this year and my home is so much nicer now than it was 30 days ago! I may not have found the drive and energy to paint and re-do my daughter's room this month if it hadn't been for the Cure. Oh, and the drawers in the kitchen, good heavens, I'm so glad I had all of you to motivate me to do those! Most of all, I am beginning to establish systems for keeping things under control all the time (beyond the landing strip and the outbox), hence the "Be Less Lazy" phrase. Practicing better homekeeping habits all the time will go a long way to helping us be more comfortable here and also make the big projects more do-able, since the small things won't become big and take up my time. I can't wait for next January!
I'm still working on some of the assignments as I wound up having quite a few nights out, and time out on the weekends as well. The Cure definitely gave me that kick in the butt to get myself unpacked from when I moved into my new place in October, and get it to a state of order that is livable. The next big project on my list: Get my stereo all hooked up to speakers and (fingers crossed) the TV!
This was my first time taking part. It's been an interesting journey. I enjoyed having prompts in my email each day, giving me focus and direction. I'll miss those, but I hope to continue on by making my own assignments as the days and months go by.
To those having gatherings, have a great time!
I certainly didn't do all of the assignments, but I did get benefit from the ones I did complete. I love the look of my sparkly fridge that is no longer jammed full of old condiments. It's a little thrill whenever I open it. Also, I am taking some of the concepts and will continue to refine. I didn't get to the cord organization assignment yet, but I just bought a little organizer box and cord keeprs, so I'll work on that soon.
Thank you. As one who didn't complete everything on my list, I am proud of what I have accomplished. And it did make this month go faster. I personally cannot wait for winter to be over. This was one of the worst winters in the Northeast in a very long time. It made it difficult to shop for the things I needed for the Cure. But you are right, we all have our list as well as your Cures and have the rest of the year to accomplish them.
Will miss the comments because of all the support they provided over the course of the Cure. I suppose it's why I was hoping for a "reunion" of some kind.
I'm actually thinking of doing this every month until my house is ready :s so not yet too much relaxing for me.... still have to: paint, stencil, paint some more, finish, get the custom made furniture I ordered, paint some more and finish up :) so I guess I'll be doing this until summer. I will miss the daily mails though...
I've not completed my cure but it has nudged me to complete tasks that I've not touched all of last year. As others have stated, this may have to be a monthly cure to get to the point of "general maintenance". I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now!
I haven't finished everything on my list, yet. I managed to catch a cold that knocked me out for 4 days. Plan to finish everything up by next weekend.
I enjoyed it more this year than last. Mainly because I'd already done all of the heavy lifting of reducing my book and CD piles.
Looking forward to do another guided Cure.
Thank you for a great month!
I fell off the Cure wagon mid-way. However, I am holding my celebratory get together tonight anyway. I accomplished my main goal--hang curtains in my living room (mostly) and I definitely have a better outlook on my home. In that vein, I feel the Cure was a success for me overall and I hope to tackle the remaining aspects throughout the year.
I really needed to do this deep clean. It was therapeutic while I've been on a juice fast at the same time. I even found a perfect tile on sale for my husband to lay in the laundry room so we purchased that as well. Feels great and love the encouragement and photos. Thanks.
So thankful for the cure and everything I was able to accomplish this month. Donating 6 FULL garbage bags of clothing makes me feel lighter, and getting rid of things I haven't used in over a year felt great. Now I just have to empty the giant outbox that is my dining room!
thank you Janel and all at AT :) My home IS better and I saved all the emails so I can do my own January-in-June cure! (Good time for us in Tucson since it's nearly impossible to go outside in June here) :)
@cmcinnyc - My house looks worse too - but it FEELS better :) which matters to me, and looking better (which matters to me when I have friends over) will come soon!
Thank you for the Cure, it was a bit easier to do than last year because I have followed the thought process throughout last year (and consciously chosen not to bring 'clutter' into the house) ..... I welcome the prompts for the annual purges of medicine/cosmetics/out of date food/ clean and purge fridge & freezer/ also household linens have been revamped this January. The annual deep clean following the festive season always uncovers stuff I have forgotten about and re-boots the brain into thinking the Cure way. :)
This January I have also;
- written a 'card list' word document with birthday/anniversaries on it, with names and addresses that I have already used to write (and cut out address label - pet hate writing addresses) and have cards ready to post, sitting in a box in the Landing strip with a pack of stamps at the ready to post.
- started a weekly cleaning routine, monday all floors (hoover/steam if needed), tuesday bathroom and wipe down surfaces in kitchen and polish, then for the rest of the week I top up where necessary and do laundry . This way I also tidy junk left on floors on monday, and tidy junk left on surfaces on tuesday. I know if I follow this mantra I get it done quickly and anything else is a bonus.
- tried to keep a written inventory of sorts for the food in the freezer/cupboards and plan a weekly menu/shopping list based on it - The shopping bills have have already halved because only buy what I need - no more buying that quirky sauce that is on offer, when come the Cure in January it will still be in the cupboard and now out of date !
Thank you Janel and to all who took part across the Globe, sharing your thoughts and ideas, and I look forward the the next Cure X
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I like the idea of a January-in-June cure :)
i'm baking a cake tonight for tomorrow's get together (friends coming over for tea)
the january cure was success!!!
even though my apartment never was cluttered up: there was too much stuff for my taste. stuff i liked, but didn't used any more. so i bought 'the eight-step home cure' a few years ago. with the help of the 3 magic questions, i was able to let go some stuff. but it was slow and difficult.
last year, in autumn, i cleared my whole wardrobe (including socks, shoes, scarfs ect) and i'm able to say that i now own only clothes, i actually wear. it took 4 years to get to this point. i would never have reached this goal without the book.
while doing the january-cure, my out box swelled and with great relief i saw all those bags leaving my apartment. in summer, i want to paint and redecorate my living room and the dining room, and the january cure was just the perfect way to kick off.
thank you janel, will miss the daily mails. :)
I found it difficult to purge my wardrobe. So I enlisted the help of my daughter who was cruelly honest about what needed to get rid of. I got rid of 3 black bin bags of shoes, clothes, coats and accessories - it was wonderful to see it all go.
I decided to participate on a whim - and I'm glad I did. I'm very happy with the results.
What I found valuable was the opportunity to sit back and think about what really needed to change, and what was realistic to accomplish in the time allotted. I found that AT was a great resource for ideas and inspiration throughout the process.
Tomorrow evening I'm hosting a cocktail party. It's midsummer in Cape Town.
Thanks, Janel and team.
This was my first year joining the cure. It was a lot of work, but this winter weather I've been couped up anyways. I didn't complete all the assignments, YET! Any of the unfinished ones have been left in my inbox and I'll keep working on them. It should only take me a couple of days and I won't delete them until they are completed. I would love to see a monthly cure project for the remainder of the year. Joining has kept me motivated to finish it all. I have enjoyed following the comments and have been following on instagram also. Will join again next year!
this was my second jan cure and in some ways it was easier than last year.
right now, the house is pulled completely apart while a handyman works through the project list i made in early january. the place looks terrible, but things are happening. and i know the books and cords and fridge and clothes are all decluttered/organised/orderly. the walls are scrubbed. paint and timber stain have been purchased. curtains are en route. the place is clean. life is good.
My first attempt at the Cure. It was confusing because I did not understand the purpose of the project list and the visioning, since the Cure is basically a deep cleaning & clearing regimen. Did get a couple things done on my project list and wish I had spent the "visioning" day getting started on the kitchen because my vision happened to be in my home office--and there was no time to even touch that room. Next year I will know that my projects should be related to cleaning and organizing so that more of them will get done as I go. Also those of us w/houses or more than one bedroom (my office is the 2nd BR & there's also a laundry & basement) should add an extra week or two to the beginning or end of the project--and schedule our "event" accordingly--so we do not feel as overwhelmed or get so far behind. The pluses, however, were worth the effort. Doing a tough job with others is more fun & encouraging than doing it alone. My house looks & feels 100% better & I got rid of sacks and boxes of stuff that I no longer need or use.
I agree with KariMJ that there should be a year-round monthly project reminder so we get some of the rest of our projects tackled.
I wish it wasn't over but I plan to keep busy at it and not slip back to my old ways. The best things besides a clean house is everyone in my household helped when they could. They would ask what is today's cure and when they were around they actually helped. It was slow going at first but as we all saw the progress we made we are very proud of our efforts. The kitchen is clean, the bathroom sparkles and the floors look great. I still want to get to all my windows which need cleaning, and my family room needs to be clutter free. Thanks again for this amazing set of cures!
The cure was amazing! Really made me think outside of the box and changes I've done I absolutely love and I don't know if they ever would have been done without the cure! Looking forward to next January's!
Why was this blown out picture with just the side of the cats face chosen.
This was my first January Cure, and it was so much fun (and challenging) and so productive! As others said in these comments, I will miss receiving a daily email in my inbox to help me keep on track, but I feel like you've all given me the push I need to maintain healthy home habits and move forward with my "home goals." Thank you for giving me an energy boost for 2014! Happy year of the horse!
I must admit that I will miss the daily reminders. I joined on a whim and must say I never thought I would enjoy cleaning. The Cure provided lots of food for thought and I have too long a list that will take a lot more time. It also helped us jump start a kitchen redo. Won't say it's a reno but sure looks better with new counters -formica and fresh paint tile backsplash and a real actually works range hood! Also am enjoying the landing strip. It stops a lot of clutter at the front door. No party at our house but a super bowl get together at family's place. From out here in Washington state--go Seahawks thanks Janel and AT!
Great cure and my apartment looks great! I did it alone last year, but this year I talked 4 different households to join me and a little friendly competition put all of us in a better place :) Thank you, I look forward to this every January!
I am so glad I joined the January Cure! My house looks better than it ever has and feels great. When I sit down to relax, I no longer have that awful feeling that I should be up doing some sort of chore or project that I've been putting off. We actually had our get together this past Monday because of schedule conflicts. It made me nervous at first to agree to a time almost a full week earlier than I had originally offered. But, because my house was feeling so much better and more organized, it was almost easy. I wasn't making any mad dashes to stash clutter behind closet doors! My husband and I both took on the cure together, so not only are we both loving the results, we're also both committed to keeping our house in order.
Thanks Janel and team! I'm going to miss those daily emails, too :-)
Happy Cure-End Weekend!
So much got done! So much still to do! Thank you, really this has been truly therapeutic. Getting rid of expired spices and medicines, buying a new light for the.living room, organizing kitchen and bathroom storage have all made daily domestic life much more pleasant. The best part, however, was organizing our music collection. I'm a music buff
but my husband likes his quiet time. We organized and edited our collection, finding lots of common ground.. Now every evening we choose some of our favorite music to enjoy together. For me, this is domestic bliss.so thanks again and sign me up for the next Cure!
This Cure has been an awesome motivation to get rid of extraneous things and get the things I'm keeping organized. Definitely a push I needed! While my apartment didn't look bad before, it feels much less cluttered and more orderly now. As I keep editing and organizing, I'm hoping to become one of those people whose homes is always company-ready. I am hopeful that this will be the beginning of a cleaning routine and a general lifestyle change when it comes to my home.
I had such great momentum until Monday when my family was struck with the flu! We only just got over it today so I've got some catching up to do. A week of the flu has wreaked havoc on a lot of the hard work I had already done, but the cure has put me in a better position to manage the superficial messes. This was my first year participating, and I found it incredibly helpful in identifying what it is I want from my home. I usually save the deep cleaning for Spring but this year I will have time for other fun projects!
I'm so going to miss the daily emails and comment threads! There's still much to be done, but I feel so good about what I did accomplish and am loving my newly purged and cleaned spaces! I made even more progress and was able to part with things more easily this time around - plus it was easier with a 2 year old than a 1 year old - he was a good little helper (and better napping habits were also a plus!) I won't be hosting a get-together, but I did find a pretty little mixing bowl set (I purged a ton of kitchen stuff, but this was something I've actually been needing) and some colorful cloth napkins at Anthropologie today (been wanting to make the switch from paper towels for some time now) - these are my little reward in lieu of the get-together. I posted a pic on my blog - they are colorful and functional, which is the criteria I set for any new kitchen purchases thanks to the Cure!
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I conciously jumped off the Cure wagon last weekend, because I needed more time to dig into my thesis writing and was exhausted enough in the evenings. But just checking in to say the roomie and I did finish the Project this morning by hanging our bathroom lamp and taking down the ugly, temporary arrangement. We are both very happy people and I don't think it would've happened this fast without the Cure, so thanks guys!
Enjoy your celebrations, we've all earned them. :)
@placebo Good luck on your thesis. I hope you have a big celebration when you finish!
Wow! I have loved the January cure! And It has spurred me on in a big way: inspiring me to make this year a year of home improvement...and although I am still feeling the need to keep purging my home and improving my environment, I am sure to miss those daily e-mails!!
I want to thank Janel and everyone at AT for the motivation and kicks up the back side!! I am already looking forward to next years cure!! June
The January Cure got me past the post-holiday winter slump. It was a great way to start the new year feeling productive. Going to do this every year!
The January Cure helped me to stop procrastinating, stay focused and accountable. I accomplished a lot and I have a project list that I will continue to work on.in the months ahead. Thank you!
Oh My God! I am missing the Cure so much. It was a hard work true, but it was fun too. And now I have a control of all the incoming mails, receipts and any thing under the sun. My daughter's (3 year old) craft supplies and drawing papers are still a bit messy though but I am trying to bring them in order as well. As someone mentioned above - better homekeeping - yes that is what this cure had taught me.
Thank you Janel and thank you Apartment Therapy. I am missing Janel's emails everyday. Looking forward to the spring cure (if there is any)!!
I'm so excited! We finished the Cure, and our apartment looks so much better! There are still some more things to get done, such as painting the kitchen and buying a few things, but our place is neat and organized!
If you're interested, I've blogged about it here: http://suheiry.blogspot.com/search/label/January%20Cure


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hi I've been having trouble finishing paintings lately.. it's like I just keep trying to find a new technique, and I haven't settled yet. I like experimenting, but I've been feeling drained lately. So i think it would be a good idea to get out there and get the opinions of other people.
This is an image I just started on, I like trying out various colour schemes and I haven't settled yet with this one.. I wanted to focus on making a simple portrait and put in as much detail as I could this time around as i need a lot of practice with details. I feel like I have been getting nowhere though and i need help.. critiques would be highly appreciated
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Update. Chipping away at it slowly ^^
hmm.. a bit more work done..
One thing pops out immediately to me looking at this and that is problems with the brow. There's too much space from eye to eyebrow and there's no sense of bone in the brow above the eye. If you look at these references I've attached, you'll note the area above the eye where the zygomatic bone connects to the frontal bone of the skull. This ledge is actually what the eyelids tuck up under. In fact in many expressions, the mass of tissue on this ridge comes down and obscures the top of the eye lid. Grab a mirror and lower your brows to see what I mean. The eyebrows themselves at rest ride right along the high point of this bony crest. Also, note that the transition from the nasal to the frontal bone of the skull is more gradual and rounded. It doesn't have the sharp lines and angles that your image describes.
Aside from that anatomical detail, I find the image appealing. Compositionally, I think you should decide on a few details to break the symmetry. Maybe a difference in jewelry side to side, or hair direction or perhaps a beauty mark. I don't think such would detract from the composition, instead it would accent the symmetry of the piece, by contrasting it. Hope that helps.
i think it looks good, the brow isnt that far off, although Baslack is right, different cultures have different facial structure. also some people have a slightly higher brow, and considering she looks asian, i think it works. maybe she has drawn on eyebrows? some women do that. the lace collar is gonna be awesome, love to see the jewelry and detail to come.
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baslack, W.Rowland - Thank you both ^^ I have been trying to figure out what was wrong with her brow so that really helped
Hopefully it looks better now. However, i am no longer happy with her face >_<
Her face is very sensitively painted, beautiful job on her nose and lips in particular.
She does seem a little dead behind the eyes though, honestly I don't know how you would go about changing this apart from trial and error so it's not the most useful comment. Other than that I would suggest finishing the hair and costume a little more taking into account the symmetry comment, I always find it's difficult to really see a face clearly until it's put in a more finished context.
Keep pushing it
Oh, maybe just try playing about with the placement of features on a flattened version for a while, might help you figure out why you are unhappy withe the face.
Hope that helps
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She probably looks so dead behind the eyes at this point because of the lack of highlights, which were present in the previous versions. I think the nose and lips are beautifully rendered, but the chin looks a scotch lopsided.
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I'm feeling that her eyebrows are a little lopsided in the new version. If you're going for symmetry I think it would be good to have the face the same on both sides. (I'm not sure if the slightly different brow was intentional?)
The right (her left brow) is on a really sharp angle as opposed to the gentle curve of the left. Also, there's more of a highlight on the right. Kind of throws it off balance.
danlambert, SaintAsh, Ayem - Thank you all for your crits I left it alone for a while but i've returned to it ^^ The lopsided brow was intentional, but it doesn't seem to be working as well as I'd hoped so I'm scrapping that. I've decided to make the subject a bit darker and hopefully more interesting.. Comments and crits appreciated
I did a bit of work on her robe:
the second wip pic is the best one in my opinion.
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Pepperwheel, I'll be honest and say I prefer the third image you've showed - the one with a rounder face and yellow eyes. I think it's more appealing than the other version. It had a more sinister vibe. But overall, you're great with shading.
Lotet, Lura - I see what you're both saying but honestly, I prefer her latest face. In my previous wip. I feel that her old face was too generic and plain. I actually really hate her old face >_< I'll try merging back some of her old features and eye colour later tonight and see what happens ^^
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I'm currently at school and I don't have my tablet or original files on me so I decided to just do a test edit on the small-res image for fun. I will work on it when I get home tonight:
OK, I've rounded out her face again and I'm trying out something different with the eyes...
they're just not vivid enough, and I'm not sure if the gold eyes will help since her entire face is quite warm... perhaps switching the colors would help (i.e. blue tattoos, gold eyes)? please help
Yikes! That got scary. If you're going for kind of unearthly with those eyes its working. Interesting idea going with the all black sclera. Odd thing about that though, if you go too black like you have here, it makes it look like the pupils are two marbles suspended in empty eye sockets, which is the impression I have at the moment and what's creeping me out. You need some speculars/reflections on the black part of the orbs to let us know there's not just a hole there.
By the way, think this has progressed quite nicely since the first time I commented on it. As for the old face and the new, remember that peoples readings on these are very subjective. I look back at #3 and I don't see sinister. I see kind of child like. I like the new face with it's more angular lines. It's a different type of appeal, but it's still appealing IMO. The real question is what mood are you trying to evoke?
Thanks baslack I want her to look disturbingly beautiful. I see what you mean about the black area in her eyes, i'll fix that ^^
update ^^ I tried giving her some jewelry.. I've also reworked her face..
Hey pepperwheel. Firstly let me say this is a wonderful image. I love everything about it, the clothes, neckpiece, her lips nose etc. However, and this is just my opinion of course, I really liked her hairstyle in the earlier WIP's. The blunt bangs looked really funky, and made her look a bit more "harsh" which i think suited the image. The side bangs are pretty and more fashionable, but I think it unbalances the composition a little. But of course you wouldn't want it to be too symetrical, so it's up to you really! (of course.)
Hi pepperwheel.
I'm no expert, but I really like it.
Especially those with the bloody lips and... the first one
Maybe the neck jewelry/lacing is a little on the heavy side? I'd say open that pattern up to show more of the skin. Also, make sure that it follows the contour of her neck. Specifically at the top of the lace is very horizontal. I'm expecting more of a curve down because of the mass of her throat. The eyes look better, though I think the extreme contrast is still pushing those pupils forward. Maybe a bit more massaging of that bit.
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