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No which site has the better quality knockoffs? I'm trying to get one before the Jets game
EDIT: Also, how do the knockoffs fit? Are they too tight, too big, or what? In the non embroidered jerseys from like Sports Authority I wear a Large.
No which site has the better quality knockoffs? I'm trying to get one before the Jets game
EDIT: Also, how do the knockoffs fit? Are they too tight, too big, or what? In the non embroidered jerseys from like Sports Authority I wear a Large.
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IMO, both of those jersey's are fake. The OP may have paid $300 for the 'real' one, but I think he was ripped off.
I have to point out that the older authentic jerseys have a zigzag stitch on them, and there is no backing like yours has. I have an older authentic that my wife got me from the pro shop, along with a fake. The first thing that shows it is fake are the shiny numbers, and if you hold up the embroidered logos next to each other there are a lot of differences. All I know is that whenever I go to a bar to watch the game I don't have to worry about spilling something on the fake because it wasn't that much.
I bought a authentic from davie last year and the numbers did not have backing
One team one goal
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--Today Is The 'Tommorow' You Worried About Yesterday, Was It Worth It??
if you really want to know how to spot a fake go to this site http://nfljerseyfanparadise.forumotion.com/. great resource for a jersey collector, i learned alot there. it looks to me that both jerseys are fakes. the stitching is all wrong on the first jersey. a real dolphins jersey has 3 layers of fabric forming the numbers, not 2 layers with orange embroidered on one of layer. also the hem tag appears to be a fake.
This is a authentic hem tag from a 2005-2006 jersey. Notice how much thicker the lines are on the football player and the color of "PLAYERS INC". the r and e's in reebok look wrong and the reebok "vector" looks badly stitched. also look how flat the hem tag is compared to the fake.
on the second jersey the layering looks right, but the stitching is wrong.
this is how the stitching should look. should be more stitches and tighter.
the second jersey has a hem tag from 2008-to present jersey. the hem tag is also wrong.
some tells are on the football player. this is a little chart for seeing the differences.
another tell is there is no space in between "NFLPLAYERS".
REAL 2008-present
FAKE 2008-present. no space between nflplayers, no angled butt on the player, straight leg, helmet stitched to thick in the back.
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In the past year, Portland's coffee scene has exploded with small coffee roasters and new shops—a windfall for thirsty locals craving more varied ways to caffeinate themselves. And the trend isn't losing any momentum. Of the excellent shops reviewed below, three of them opened in the past six weeks. So, waste no time: There's plenty to taste out there.
Coffeehouse Five
740 N Killingsworth St., 286-7125, coffeehouse-five.com. 6 am-8 pm Monday-Friday, 7 am-8 pm Saturday-Sunday.
This relative newcomer across the street from the PCC Cascade campus features coffee from little-known Olympia Roasters. During a full year of taste-testing beans from across the region, the owners kept returning to this gem from the north. Gorgeous glass lanterns dangle over a snaking bar, while ample seating and outlets for laptops make this an obvious choice for study breaks between classes—but be warned that it can feel crowded and noisy at times. Pastries from Nuvrei (for a light lunch, try the thickly layered ham-and-cheese croissant, $3.75) and vegan goods from Black Sheep Bakery are the frontrunners on a menu that also includes light sandwiches and soups.
Coffeehouse NW
1951 W Burnside St., 248-2133, coffeehousenorthwest.com. 6:30 am-8 pm Monday-Friday, 7 am-8 pm Saturday-Sunday.
In only a few short years, Coffeehouse NW has become a coffee institution in Portland. The light-filled shop on West Burnside Street has continued to innovate from one year to the next. This year? A revamped food menu featuring pastries from baker Adam Kennedy (calling himself Broken Frame), including a fabulously simple European-style sandwich of prosciutto and butter on baguette ($4) and whimsical kumquat brioche ($3). Another innovation: Drip coffee four ways. You choose among French press, Eva Solo, Melitta or Chemex—four different kinds of filters that strain out different amounts of sediment and oil from the shop's Stumptown coffee, leaving you with as clean or dirty a cup as you like.
Extracto Coffeehouse
1465 NE Prescott St., Suite B, 284-1380, extractocoffeehouse.com. 7 am-5 pm Wednesdays-Mondays.
Extracto is one of a handful of small roasting companies cementing their success by expanding to second locations and turning up the volume on Portland's coffee scene in the process. This brand-new cafe features the same excellent coffee we've come to know and love at the original Extracto on Northeast Killingsworth Street in a smaller, simpler setting, presided over by a massive canvas dragon with a contemplative green monkey on its back. Once the new space is running at full tilt, it will feature a drip bar crafted by local sculptor Brian Borello, where you can taste a custom cup of single-origin coffee (try the beautiful Michicoy micro-lot from Finca Vista Hermosa) or Extracto's signature espresso blend, Eleven (as in, "turn it up to").
Heart Coffee and Roasting
2211 E Burnside St., 206-6602, heartroasters.com. 7 am-7 pm daily.
One of the most touted of 2009's new micro-roasters. Owner, roaster and pro snowboarder Wille Yli-Luoma made a serious investment in the interior of this cafe that almost makes you forget you're on a dreary stretch of East Burnside Street. The vibe: European subway station meets 19th-century curio cabinet. The tentacled, fire-breathing roasting machine in the middle of the shop makes you feel like a guest in a science experiment gone right. In perfect sync with the technological dreamscape, the end of the coffee bar is dominated by a siphon setup, where you can drop $6 on coffee that tastes distinctly like tea (its a good thing). Heart's focus on single-origin coffees turns up a tendency for astringent flavors, but the overall experience is—pardon the pun—heartening. Pastries and perfect pies from Random Order are available.
3039 SE Stark St., 228-7883. 6 am-7 pm Monday-Friday, 8 am-9 pm Saturday-Sunday.
I didn't understand the name until owners John and Heather Chandler explained the meticulous three-year restoration of this historic building on Stark: The former general store was 20 inches off center when they bought it. After correcting the lean, they moved their attention to a custom-built bar constructed from wood found in the basement. The shop is charmingly strewn with antique items from the original store. Six weeks after opening, the Chandlers are hitting their stride. The small-batch-roasted beans have been good from the get-go and promise to get better with time.
The Red E Cafe
1006 N Killingsworth St., theredecafe.com, 6 am-8 pm daily.
Only three blocks from neighboring Coffeehouse Five, this stunning space is a study in the beauty of reclaimed wood. It serves Coava Coffee, a deservedly celebrated local roaster which came onto the scene last year, as well as beans from Chicago-based Intelligentsia. The cafe scores points for attention to detail: A luscious double-espresso is served with a palate-cleansing half-glass of Pellegrino bubbly, and at $2, its one of the cheapest—and best—demitasses in town. Try the pastries from Crema or Florio bakeries. The Red E is supremely laptop-friendly, with outlets embedded in long, cushioned benches and next to nearly every table. Stand at the counter, sip your espresso and marvel.
Spella Caffe
520 SW 5th Ave., 752-0264, spellacaffe.com, 7 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday.
The new permanent downtown location of coffee-carter Andrea Spella is nearly as small as his beloved cart. This shop is simplicity itself: an espresso machine, a counter, and you. European in attitude, its also the only place in town that uses a lever espresso machine. This method requires the most human involvement of any espresso-making process, and it does justice to Mr. Spellas hand-roasted coffee. In addition to coffee and espresso, youll find affogato (espresso over ice cream). Its the only high-end cafe in town that will offer you sugar with your macchiato without a hint of snobbery.
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenously encoded small (~20-25 nucleotides), nonprotein-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional repression of target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) (Le and Hannon, 2004). Estimated to be involved in the regulation of 30% of all protein-coding mRNAs (Filipowicz et al., 2008), miRNAs play a significant role in many biological processes including cellular more ..
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenously encoded small (~20-25 nucleotides), nonprotein-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional repression of target messenger RNAs (mRNAs) (Le and Hannon, 2004). Estimated to be involved in the regulation of 30% of all protein-coding mRNAs (Filipowicz et al., 2008), miRNAs play a significant role in many biological processes including cellular differentiation and tissue development (Ghildiyal and Zamore, 2009). Not surprisingly, miRNAs have been found to be oncogenic or tumor suppressive, with altered miRNA expression levels associated with human cancers (Esquela-Kerscher and Slack, 2006). The miRNA miR-21 has been found to be expressed in most human tissues (Sonkoly et al., 2007), and its overexpression has been associated with a variety of human tumors (Tong and Nemunanitis, 2008). miR-21 has been shown to be anti-apoptotic: knock-down of miR-21 in a glioblastoma cell line was found to activate caspases and lead to apoptosis (Chan et al., 2005). Identification of small molecules that modulate miR-21 specifically, or miRNAs generally, would prove useful as tools to better understand miRNA biogenesis and mRNA regulation by miRNAs. Of special interest are compounds that specifically inhibit miR-21, and a cell-based firefly luciferase reporter gene assay optimized for 1536-well format quantitative HTS (qHTS) has been developed in an effort to identify such compounds.
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Reagents: HeLa cells stably expressing firefly luciferase (FLuc) under the control of a CMV promoter (upstream) and a miR-21 binding sequence directly downstream of the gene. These cells endogenously express miR-21.
Control compounds used were compound C3 (provided by collaborator), N6-phenyladenosine (MP Biomedicals, 0215379625), and DMSO.
Assay Summary: 6uL of HeLa miR-21-FLuc cells in assay buffer (DMEM, Invitrogen #21063-029; 10% FBS, HyClone #SH30071.03) were dispensed at 2000cells/well (3.3 x 105 cells/mL) into Greiner solid-white TC-treated 1536-well plates using a Multidrop Combi (Thermo Fisher Scientific). Plates were incubated for one hour at 37 degree Celsius, 95% humidity, 5% CO2. These assay plates were then treated with 23nL of compound or DMSO using a Kalypsys pin tool, which allows for delivery of a 24-point titration of each compound to the assay plate, with a final compound concentration ranging from approximately 40uM to 5pM. Assay plates were then incubated for 48 hours. After incubation, plates were allowed to come to RT for one hour prior to delivery of 3uL of 3X luciferase detection reagent. After a 15 minute incubation to allow for cell lysis, luciferase activity was measured using a ViewLux CCD imager (PerkinElmer), with an average exposure time of 2-12 seconds.
Keywords: NIH Roadmap, MLPCN, MLSMR, qHTS, miR-21, microRNA, firefly luciferase, FLuc.
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1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. See data field "Curve Description". For this assay, apparent inhibitors are ranked higher than compounds that showed apparent activation.
2. For all inactive compounds, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active compounds, a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39. Fit_LogAC50 was used for determining relative score and was scaled to each curve class' score range.
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Welcome to Dance at Cornish
Our BFA program is unique in its holistic educational focus that addresses the heart and mind as well as the body. We will give you the tools to create a sustainable life in dance: strong, anatomically sound technique; versatile performance skills; choreographic craft and creative voice; teaching and technical production experience; and knowledge of the business of dance. You will also develop an inner sense of self that will help you navigate the many opportunities available to you in dance.
At Cornish you will join a community of students committed to becoming professional dancers. For the first time in your life you'll be surrounded by people who want to eat, think, sleep and dream dance. Our department atmosphere is warm and supportive, with students drawing inspiration from one another. The drive and focus of our students create an energy that is contagious and will help you work to your full potential.
We invite you to visit the Dance Department at Cornish College of the Arts and experience for yourself the excitement and energy of people who love to dance as much as you.
Program of Study
Intensive daily ballet and modern dance classes form the core of our technique curriculum, with elective courses offered in pointe, partnering, men's technique, jazz, hip hop, tap, world dance, vocal skills, martial arts, conditioning and somatic techniques. Due to this variety of dance styles, our students have versatile performance skills. Our technique classes emphasize anatomically-sound technique based on efficient movement mechanics and the understanding of personal physical facility. Accompanying courses in anatomy and injury prevention teach you to make the most of your physical potential.
The Dance curriculum at Cornish places equal emphasis on physical mastery and creative expression. A three-year sequence of courses in choreography and improvisation develops your knowledge of choreographic craft and fosters the development of your personal voice. You will progress from simple movement studies to fully developed works as you learn choreographic structures and forms. As part of your choreographic training, you will learn to collaborate with students from other artistic disciplines, sometimes using digital tools to blend dance with video and sound.
In pedagogy courses you will learn how to apply your broad dance knowledge to teaching dance technique and community-based creative movement. Dance history and theory courses provide you with an academic foundation that stimulates artistic growth and allows you to see your present and future work in a historical context. Subjects such as music and movement analysis offer a broader understanding of the world of dance, while courses in stage production give you a working knowledge of the backstage aspects of dance performances. You will learn to create your own career opportunities by studying the business of dance: grant writing, fundraising, and concert production.
Coursework in the Humanities and Sciences Department supplements dance classes, giving you an opportunity to study the philosophical, literary, and historical contexts in which art takes place. This program gives students a general foundation in academic skills, such as research and writing, which will complement your education as an artist. You will also explore the full range of your creative interests by taking College Elective courses in the other Cornish artistic disciplines.
A senior project is the final requirement of your BFA program. You will select a specific area for study, working with a faculty member to develop the scope of your project. Most often this will involve an advanced level of choreography and a performance open to the public; however, senior projects may also explore video production, dance photography, teaching internships and historical research.
You will emerge from the Cornish Dance program with a broad knowledge of the practice, theory, and history of dance, ready to contribute your own innovations to the arts world of the 21st century.
Performance and Choreographic Opportunities
The Dance Department offers students performing experience in a variety of settings. Cornish Dance Theater, the department's performing ensemble, presents bi-annual concerts with choreography by faculty and professional guest choreographers, including re-stagings of historic masterworks. CDT also performs site specific dances in cultural venues and environments around Seattle.The annual New Moves student choreography concerts and BFA senior project concerts provide additional performance and choreographic opportunities. Dance students also participate in interdepartmental productions such as musicals and collaborate with students from other departments on special projects.
Visiting Artists
The Dance Department sponsors visiting artist residencies and master classes each year with some of the nation's leading dance artists, including recent choreographic residencies to stage the work of Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Robert Battle, Camille A. Brown, Merce Cunningham, Jose Limon, Danny Buraczeski, Donald McKayle, Bill Evans and David Dorfman,. Other recent guest artists include Ron Brown, Danielle Agami, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Liz Lerman, Alonzo King, Twyla Tharp, Elizabeth Streb, Glen Eddy, Donald Byrd, Steve Paxton, Brenda Buffalino, Kristen Hollinsworth, Michelle Boule, David Leventhal, Summer Lee Rhatigan, Jennifer Tipton, Carla Maxwell, David Gordon, and Rhonda Miller. Dance students also participate in master classes with companies performing in Seattle.
Dance Wellness Program
The Dance Department emphasizes training healthy dancers who have both the self-confidence to enter a challenging field and the physical understanding that leads to professional longevity. Strength and flexibility exercises are incorporated into all technique classes to prevent injuries. A physical therapist serves as a consultant to the department, advising faculty and students on injury-related concerns and providing treatment on campus. The physical therapist conducts a performance enhancement screening for all new students that leads to an individualized corrective exercise program designed to enhance technical proficiency and reduce the risk of injury during the student's time at Cornish and in their subsequent professional career.
Study Abroad Options
Cornish College of the Arts maintains consortium agreements with Arcadia University and Butler University through which students in their junior year may pursue up to one year of study abroad. Through this program, Dance Department students have studied at prestigious institutions such as London's Trinity Laban. More information is available in the college catalog.


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My Students' Work
My name is Charles Zembillas and I train great artists.
That's how I introduce myself whenever I begin a session with new students, whether it's at The Animation Academy in Burbank, California State University in Northridge, or anywhere else.
I really enjoy showcasing my students' work. Mostly because of the huge improvements they make in a short period of time as a result of focusing on what I stress more than anything, and that is fundamentals.
Here's a fine example of just how much my students can improve in a short period of time.
This is the work of Lynn Murphy who just wrapped up her semester with me at Cal State Northridge. To the left is the first drawing she created in class during the first session on January 24, 2011. To the right, a design she came up with on February 14, a mere three weeks later.
She ended the semester on a very strong note, with a solid portfolio in hand.
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Here's another dramatic comparison.
The artist is Candace Leon, a student in the same class as Lynn Murphy at Cal State Northridge this Spring.
On the left is what she was doing on February 9, on the right, just three months later as she finished up the course.
Candace is an outstanding student who dilligently applied herself to the assignments she was given. This is what happens when you work hard, stay committed to your art, stick with the direction you're given and strive for excellence.
Great job Candace. Congratulations.
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This is the work of Raquel Martinez, another student I had the pleasure of teaching at Cal State Northridge this Spring. It was her second semester with me and she also attended class at the Academy during this time.
These images were created in a Visual Development capacity. Her assignment was to create a character and then take it into a series of facial expressions, whereby the images would be embellished by a light source. She was directed to divide the light areas from the shadow areas through distinct shapes and render the images with a sensitivity towards tonal relationships.
Raquel did an exceptional job. I'm happy to have had her as a student.
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I emphasize the importance of good basic drawing when I work with students, and it's rewarding when they respond with results like this.
Tina Nguyen was very conscientious in her efforts to design her characters with solidity and draftsmanship. She established a foundation for her character, building up the composition from the inside out. Notice how she developed the anatomy of the figure first, then introduced the design elements she wanted to include, topped off with a natural pose that was consistent for the character she created.
Way to go Tina!
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Found out over the weekend that two of the students I've featured here have been offered internships at a major studio in Burbank.
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Continuing with work my students are creating...
Fundamentals is a major part of what I teach. Trough an animation oriented venue, emulating a production situation, I get great results from even the youngest of artists.
take for example Kiana Mosser. She's only 14 years old, and in her initial semester with us in Character Design I, this is the first character rotation she's ever done.
This is her second...
Now she's wrapping up the class and getting ready to move onto the next level of training.
At 14 years old and creating artwork this solid this early on, imagine what she'll be like when she's 18.
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Among the many talented students I've had the opportunity to work with, Einav Deri has made a huge impression.
Check out her Before & After work. On the left is the very first drawing she ever did as an enrolled student at the Academy. On the right, her latest character oriented work.
Einav's progress is indicative of the advances my students make. In the case of an artist as dedicated and focused as Einav is, that progress becomes even more apparent.
Einav came all the way from Israel to study Character Design with me in Burbank. Today she's a standout student at the Israeli Animation College in Tel Aviv and gives the Academy credit for the big strides she made with her art.
You're welcome to follow her blog.
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Earlier this year Richard Gaines relocated from Florida to Burbank. An aspiring character designer, he enrolled at my school and it didn't take him to long to hit his stride.
This is an example of his work, an assignment involving expression models for a character he developed in class.
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Some drawings that Academy student Kevin Smith came up with as an assignment in class. Clicking on the image will give you a better view.
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This is the work of Marietta Semardjyan. She's been a student of mine since last year, enrolled in the Academy's Teen Program. These blue pencil drawings are from a class assignment in Visual Development. She's only 15 years old.
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Joel Valdez came to Burbank from Tucson, Arizona to embark upon his art education for animation at the Academy. He's a character centric artist until recently, when he progressed to Background Design and Perspective with his instructor, Robert Gold.
Robert is an excellent teacher and does great things with our students. Joel had no experience to speak of regarding BG Design and took to the subject like a fish in water.
Here are his first series of concept sketches in perspective that he's created for the class recently. Keep in mind that he's never drawn backgrounds before and these are concept sketches from his imagination.
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Thought I'd revive this topic once again as I've got some new student work coming in that I'd like to feature.
Here's concept work recently created by Joel Valdez, the same artist that did the BG designs above.
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There's some incredible stuff in here! And the improvements are occasionally mind boggling. Especially this one:
I'm no where NEAR CA, do you offer any lessons/workshops/help online? I'd love to see an improvement that drastic in my own drawings! I'm slowly progressing towards more solidity, but I feel like I must be missing something...
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Whoa! -- This is very impressive. Not only do i see improvement, but i can see how their ideas and how they manifest are also maturing. As if their choices are more carefully thought through and chosen. Art is so beautiful in the sense, that as an artist grows and matures, is not only represented in their skill -- but in their style and emotional connections to their work.
This makes me think. Perhaps, Art of purpose may stir the artist inside. As to myself, chance of true inspiration might be more internal than i thought...
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Thanks for your comments JK and creative.
In answer to JK's question, I was conducting online classes in Character Design last year, temporarily postponed them, and am now getting back into it again only through a different process. Conducting sessions through Skype one on one with select students as my time will afford.
Here's another example of some recent student work. This is by Jessica Willis Trousdale, a talented 16 year old who's been with me for a while now. She's the niece of famed Disney feature film director Gary Trousdale. This is an exercise / assignment in the Visual Development class whereby she is illustrating a range of expression poses while rendering in gradient tones with graphite. Her dark tone rendering has created waves in the paper on her images so take that into account for the quality of the scan.
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Tucker Joneson is the cartoonist for his local high school paper here in Burbank. He enrolled last month. On the left is the first drawing he did in class. It's his obligatory teddy bear which is where all new students start so I can gauge where they're at artistically. On the right is a design he created in class last night.
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A newcomer to the Academy, Romney Vasquez successfully finished Character Design 1 and is coming back for the upper level follow up class in the subject. Here are some samples of what he created in class. A few head design concepts and one of the 5 pose rotations called for in the course.
Romney is very talented and is already working as a freelance designer and illustrator, picking up a book illustration project during his time with us so far.
Here's a look at his website... http://www.freelanced.com/romneyvasquez
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Joel Valdez continues to do some nice work. These drawings are from class recently. He was directed to develop his characters utilizing tonal shadows to help describe form and depth of field. He did a good job.
He's from Tucson, Arizona and will be an intern this summer with Philip J. Felix at Red Sky Studio. He's also been interning with Snakebite at Petra Gallerie in Beverly Hills.
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Wow, its great to see such improvement. I wish I had a mentor to guide me with my skills when I was younger. Now at 24 I feel like my art is behind what it should be for that age. However I still enjoy it.
If I could relocate to CA to get some lessons in improving my drawings I would would in a heart beat.
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Thanks for your comment Archie.
Here's something recently created by Kristen Robertson, a student currently enrolled in Character Design 2. Kristen's developing a project which she plans on taking to levels beyond just a class assignment. A graduate of the animation program at Cal State Northridge, she's enrolled at the Academy to continue her creative endeavors and further develop her skills. She's doing a fine job with her latest work, a five pose rotation of one of her characters, handled in a slightly unconventional manner by having the 3/4 front view precede the full front view. Clicking on the image will give you a better view.
Notice how Kristen differentiates between her blue line drawing, which focuses on the anatomy of her character, and the red line aspect of the design which is the costume she placed on the image. Very well thought out and very suitable for animators and modelers to understand what's happening with the form.
To see more of Kristen's work feel free to visit her blog at this link.


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"A moist carrot cake is topped with creamy cream cheese frosting."
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2 cups
all-purpose flour
2 cups
white sugar
2 teaspoons
baking soda
2 teaspoons
ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon
ground ginger
2 tablespoons
canola oil
large eggs
4 large
carrots, grated
1 cup
unsalted butter, softened
2 (8 ounce) packages
cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon
vanilla extract
2 cups
confectioners' sugar
I've been making Carrot Cake for years! Lovely recipe; although I added golden raisins & walnuts and halved the sugar and added Splenda to lighten it up. Very nice with a cup of coffee in the morning.
I have to start off by saying that the flavor of the cupcakes were good, however they were the driest cupcakes that I have ever tasted or tried to eat. If you use this recipe make sure you use more oil than this one calls for. Good Luck
15 Ratings
Made 12 large and 16 mini cupcakes. Batter was dry and dense. Frosting recipe had double the amount of cream cheese and butter needed and still I had a cup of it left over.
I made this cake and I added extra oil and some water with it. After reading the reviews, I was afraid it would be too dry. I used 1/4 cup of oil and 1/4 cup of water. The cake was delicious and so was the icing. I believe the icing could be cut in half, though, because there was too much of it.
The cake turned out great... But I was having a look at the other comments and and I saw that people were saying the cupcakes they made were really dry. But then I saw one comment that was so brilliant she used 1/4 cup of canola oil and 1/4 cup of water I imidiatly used the tweak and it was wonderful. I would recomend to use a different recipe for the cream cheese icing because there was way to much icing.
I just wanted to say that i was looking for a recipe like the one i use to use. And i thought this would be a close second. But i want to say that i was very disappointed with the results of the batter. Wayyyy to dry! and the ONLY reason i am giving it a 3 stars because of Kimberly Parkers' post about adding oil and water. Thank you so much! You saved my cupcakes!
Great recipe but WAY TOO MUCH icing. Definitely half that part for the amount of cupcakes this recipe makes.
So 1/2 (2) 8oz bars of butter
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 package of cream cheese
Vanilla, you can keep the same.
I tried this recipe and thought that it was great. Next time when I make this recipe I will add either walnuts, pecans or chocolate chips to the recipe. This recipe is easy to make and had a great flavour too.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Carrot Cake Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 611
Calories from Fat: 294
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Retired Air Force Col. Gail Halvorsen's legacy is built on chocolate, bubble gum and hope.
The military leadership at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., renamed the base's C-17 aircrew training building after Halvorsen during a June 15 dedication ceremony in honor of the legendary "Berlin Candy Bomber."
In 1948, the Soviet Union placed the German city of Berlin in a tight blockade, cutting the city off from the West. World War II had concluded a few years before, and its aftermath had left Berlin in ruins. Allied bombings during the war had reduced the city's buildings to large, thin fingers pointing toward the sky. The streets, once filled with busy urban life, were left littered with debris. Berlin's people were scared, homeless and hungry.
The United States and its allies quickly devised and launched an airlift to get supplies to the city's stricken populace.
In those days, a hungry German boy might have cried for help, and the sound of his voice may have echoed faintly into silence, as if no one could hear his plea. But then, through the darkness of clouds and smoke, a tiny parachute attached to a candy bar might fall softly to the ground at the boy's feet as a subtle reminder that somebody knew he was in trouble and that somebody cared.
That somebody was then-Air Force Lt. Gail Halvorsen, forever referred to as "The Candy Bomber" in Germany for his actions during the 1948 Berlin Airlift, known as "Operation Vittles." The airlift helped to end the Soviet blockade.
Halvorsen's simple act of kindness gave hope back to the children of a war-torn Germany.
"When I first flew over Berlin, I could look through the buildings," Halvorsen said. "I didn't understand how 2 million people could have lived there."
Halvorsen dropped candy from his C-54 aircraft for the German children below. His kindness inspired other crews to do the same. Halvorsen, along with more than 20 other candy bombers, dropped more than 3 million pounds of chocolate, gum and other candies for the German children.
"Colonel Halvorsen is, in large part, a symbol of hope and kindness for an entire nation," Air Force Col. Erik Hansen, commander of the 437th Airlift Wing, said during the building dedication ceremony. "His greatest accomplishment was found, not only from his extraordinary aviation skill, but also from his compassion."
Halvorsen's compassion sparked a flame of inspiration throughout Berlin. The inspiration eventually caught on with American children, who made their own parachutes and donated candy for the German children.
"Halvorsen's kindness provides the 'why' to what we do day in and day out as an airlift wing," Hansen said. "His inspiration played a major role in saving Berlin and proved the concept of airlift as a strategic tool during the Cold War years and beyond."
Although Halvorsen is an Air Force legend, he remains humble and wishes for the training building to be a reminder of those who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom.
"There are 31 American heroes and 39 British heroes of the Berlin Airlift," Halvorsen said during the building dedication ceremony. "And I'm not one of them. Today's dedication is not mine; the dedication is for those that gave their all for the cause of freedom. So, I'm not here for myself. I'm here to represent them."
Halvorsen also spoke about the importance of heritage to America's future generations.
"It's important young people know their heritage and why they have freedoms and blessings that others are denied," Halvorsen said. "The United States is dedicated to freedom today, like our forefathers were yesterday."
According to Halvorsen, those freedoms are provided, in large part, by the U.S. military's humanitarian missions of yesterday and today.
"It is easy to measure the military and diplomatic success through the vital supplies flown into Berlin," Hansen said. "The statistics are clearly impressive and directly responsible for the eventual collapse of the Soviet blockade in Berlin. What can't be measured is the hope, delivered symbolically by Colonel Halvorsen, and his impact on the global struggle for freedom."
Today, at age 92, Halvorsen said he remains as optimistic about the idea of freedom as ever.
"In man's search for happiness, sometimes he'll chase for riches," Halvorsen said. "But money doesn't buy happiness. The only real reward you get in life is getting out of yourself and helping others, and that's worth more than anything money can buy.
"As time goes by, we look in the rear view mirror of the past to learn," he added. "But, you can't look in the rear view for too long and wonder 'What if?' or else you'll miss a turn on what you might become. We need to look into the windshield of the future and give hope to the young people of what their life can be."
Hansen said naming the building after Halvorsen links today's mission here to the ideals past heroes. "This training building will be an unbreakable link of the hope Colonel Halvorsen and his fellow airmen gave to the people of Berlin and the hope Team Charleston provides to people everywhere around the world today."


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The Science of Sustainability
The Orlando Science Center has embarked on a major retrofit of its facility so that we can help lead the community by example in the use of sustainable technologies. Born out of a need for a new HVAC system and a strong commitment to environmental stewardship, our "Green Building" project will consist of four primary elements: a new HVAC system, a lighting upgrade, a full roof replacement, and installation of a 45Kw solar power system.
It is expected that these changes will produce a significant reduction in energy consumption and will serve as the cornerstone for LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building certification. We are grateful to the City of Orlando and Orange County who assisted in securing federal stimulus dollars and to the Orange County Arts and Cultural Affairs Council, OUC the Reliable One and Darden Environmental Trust for significant grants towards this project. Many thanks also go to our project partners Irvine Mechanical and Azur Solar.
Our new HVAC system will be up and running by this summer, ensuring that the Science Center will once again be the "coolest" place for camps, exhibits, and special programs. It is very important to us that these new enhancements serve an educational, as well as an operational, purpose. We want to inform the public about sustainable technologies by showing their real world applications. "Backstage" tours will be available for guests to discover the science behind keeping our guests comfortable while also learning how our operations are being kinder to Mother Earth in the process.
Soon after the HVAC system is online, the Science Center will begin generating solar power from panels installed on the roof of the Dr. Phillips CineDome, which will help offset our electricity costs. An added benefit to these new installations includes resealing our roof so no more leaks adding "atmosphere" to your experience while visiting DinoDigs.
In the near future, the Science Center's lighting will also be retrofitted with more energy efficient systems. Displays explaining how this technology works and contributes to our overall sustainability efforts will be placed in key areas, allowing us to use our infrastructure for education. The Science Center is a great place to explain science concepts in a fun way, but we can also be a powerful community forum to promote how we can all use science and technology to make our world better.
JoAnn Newman
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