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Hey I am very curious what you guys think about style and what the studios like. I have been curious lately to what the students at Cal Arts and Sheridan College have to do. I looked up their blog stuff and their work is really great but why does it feel like they have to make it Mary Blair style. Now there are people who are amazing in that look but is that really what they want? I feel like its 98% that look and 2% graffiti gritty comic look...What do you guys think? I'm not saying either that I am much better or anything I like Blair for composition and color...but I also feel there is more, or do the studios not consider anything else?
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Hey there Heidi. Great topic! And a very pertinent one as well.
My advice for what it's worth is to develop your own style. Find a stylistic approach that appeals to you and go from there.
Be a first rate YOU and don't get too caught up in imitating too much. It's okay to be influenced but what you really want is to be someone that others try and emulate.
Look at Mary Blair and how everyone is trying to copy her. Ideally that's where you want to be at some point in your future.
Experiment and discover new ways of expressing a graphic idea. Diversify but stay rooted in your fundamentals. Also develop your ability to draw and design with a full expression of form, perspective and depth of field as it will help when projects that involve designing for CG animation come around.
Keep Creating is more than just a mantra. It's what you absolutely need to do in order to achieve excellence with your art.
Hope this helps.
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That's a good point about imitating. There have maybe one or two people that I have thought about copying their stuff that was obviously influenced by Blair and Golden Books stuff. But for the most part the students that I see their work is good and very proficient in that style, but its an obvious imitation and I would rather just go to the source.
My concern though is these schools though. Are they saying do this style? why are they not saying cut it out? After I looked at ton of different blogs, they were good but way to similar in style which kind of makes it meaningless.
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Take a look at how Shane Glines was influenced by Bruce Timm and how he developed his own style. Also Bruce was influenced by Jack Kirby and others from 1960s comics and he developed his own style.
Let's say you get into the Mary Blair retro style. It has its positives and is very appealing design wise. Let's say you have a chance to work on the God of War or the Unchartered video game franchise. The Mary Blair style won't do you much good in those situations unless you're able to adapt.
Find a style that's right for you and try to diversify. I prefer being flexible than entrenched in just one approach.
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I don't know if this is the case but I imagine that schools don't necessarily aim to get their students on a particular style, but perhaps just the fact that a load of students will be learning from one teacher is what creates the perception of style stagnation.
I guess the most important thing for an artist is what he/she does outside school. It's important to diversify what you take in as inspiration rather than sticking to one or two sources. In fact I guess it's important to try to expose yourself even to things that you don't like.
I think too much emphasis is placed on finding a style too....a style will take care of itself, it doesn't need to be hunted for.
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A good friend gave a presentation at Cal Arts recently and they related their impressions of the work they saw there from third year students.
As they put it... "I noticed a lot of basic fundamental flaws happening in relatively stylized drawings. They had flawed turnarounds and volume issues, construction problems. I know there are also some super star draftsmen that attend the school that don't have those issues, but it was really surprising to see the average student still have glaring mistakes in their drawings. But they still showed lots of promise and appeal overall. "
Here's the economics of developing a style over fundamentals. If you're a third years student at Cal Arts then you've already surpassed $100,000 on your education. Why would you go into it that far and not get your basic drawing and design skills down first? This is stuff you can get from a Preston Blair book. When my students get to Cal Arts as many of them do they're inherently prepared for the program and they tend to progress beyond the typical Cal Arts look. As a result they also go on to great creative success. Lorelay Bove, Chris Anka, Nelson Boles, Andre Medina to name a few.
Conquer and control your basic skills and you will be a master of style. It will be your slave and do your bidding!
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For sure its all about the fundamentals. This is interesting that they are getting such comments. I feel like though that certain shows especially on adult swim are doing no favors to artists where writing seems to be king, and style with no fundamentals rule. I have always been troubled that what is considered children's cartoons are superior in draftsmanship and story, versus what is passed for most adult cartoons. I feel like this could also be inspiring bad trends and habits.
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One of the things I've noticed in my career as a concept development artist is that people who aren't artists themselves but who make decisions as to what the look of a project will be oftentimes gravitate towards the worst thing they see. This really baffled me for a long time until a I figured out with the help of a friend that when you're not an artist yourself or don't understand fundamentals or what to look for in good design, odds are they'll choose the work that is closest to what they could do if they were to do it themselves.
I think it makes these people feel safe. You don't have to mess with a high levels of quality visuals. Go for the lowest denominator, one that is accessible, and then it becomes something novel. Back it up with good writing and you don't have to worry too much about how it looks. The audience will get used to it and might even like it.
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Is Information Technology destroying jobs?
Last week in my company we have delivered system that made one of their labour hard process automatic, which resulted into people losing jobs (in the clients company)
As a dev guy I think it is great to save hard work but on the other hand I feel guilty that people are losing jobs. What do you think?
Joshua Bond
Oct 9 2013: I thought the whole promise of technology was to eliminate boring, repetitive and dangerous jobs - so we could all sit back and have more leisure time?
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Da Way
Oct 9 2013: maybe the dangerous part, but certainly with boring and repetitiveness people will just redefine those with the changing technology. E.g. Operating a few buttons on a machine may be less labourous but certainly increases the boring and repetitive value.
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Da Way
Oct 9 2013: I think I agree with the statement overall. Certainly technology 'transform' jobs. And in doing so by definition the old jobs that technology replaces will be 'destroyed', but at the same time with new technology whole fields of new jobs are generated.
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I think the total number of jobs are actually on the increase, just that human population growth exceeds that at a higher rate. If there is no growth in human population, then the fact that we are learning creatures means we will be able to perform 2 or 3 jobs in our career lifetime.
W. Ying
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Also, it is destroying human equality, symbiosis ... survival
by making invalid (harmful) happiness.
Oct 9 2013: What do you consider invalid happiness?
Why automation should destroy human equality and survival? It seems that machines esp. medical devices allow most people to survive longer than without?
cheersOct 9 2013: So we should just allow technology to stagnate?
Technology is tied up to every single little detail in our lives and our standards of living as a whole. Stopping it means that our standards of living stop improving.
Its like asking people not to make the transition to cars because the horse breeders would be out of work.Oct 7 2013: definitely. the invention of the weaving machine destroyed the job of weaving with hands. the invention of machines destroyed the majority of farm jobs, like plowing with an ox. guns obsoleted archers. cars obsoleted horse pulled carts. this is happening for thousands of years. this is why we have medicine, cell phones, flat tvs, cheap food, heating in our big houses and all the like. we want to keep destroying jobs that are hard, back breaking, monotone, unhealthy, risky and less productive. one by one, we want to hand jobs over to machines.
Lejan .
Oct 8 2013: We just have to make sure in this ongoing process that the availability of this progress is spread equally and does not concentrate in the hands of just a view. Otherwise, people who lose their jobs due to technology will lose the basis of their very existence, which we don't want and shouldn't allow.
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Once this is assured, lets move on with the technical evolution.
Oct 8 2013: a shoemaker can not complain if people decide to walk around barefoot, so he is out of customers. i don't think that many people would agree that walking barefoot somehow violates the rights of the shoemaker, therefore he needs to be compensated. such things happen, and we need to be prepared.
it is amazing how many of these "social" recommendations can be simply explained by basic commonsensical psychology. fear of change and the feeling of insecurity leads to anxiety, anger and lack of empathy. people in this mindset often call for freezing all changes and/or declaring those that came out ahead evil. technology would elevate the life standards of millions, and probably give jobs to dozens of other people. but i don't care, because i lose my job here and now. i call "inequality", i call "exploitation". i lament that technology "kills men". and many people, fearing the future, will join me in my mad quest against change. the discrepancy between the words and the underlying motivation is disappointing.
Lejan .
Oct 8 2013: Technical evolution disconnected from social evolution is not just meaningless but even dangerous to the people themselves.
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Why should anyone be allowed to introduce technology which harms people? Doesn't make sense to me, as my understanding of technology is, that its only purpose is to support peoples lives and their standard of living and health.
What could possibly be in the interest of the people who form society, to introduce on themselves any technology which makes their live more difficult, less desirable and less healthy than it was before?
This logic may apply to you or other people with masochistic tendencies, yet for sane people this doesn't make any sense.
Again your focus in on short term gain, by not considering any long-term consequences.
A social community who decides to walk around barefoot would of course care for the shoemaker who just lost its only source of income, But there is no need to by shoes again to care for the shoemaker, if this was your concern on grid-locking technical evolution.
There are other needs within the community in which the shoemaker can add his value, yet as long as it takes him to find and train for that so that he can earn his living again, a social community would step in to bridge this gap.
Your proposals aren't social. You wouldn't mind if the shoemaker dies of starvation, as long as nobody tells you what to do while you feed yourself on the people of that very community.
A human being is more than just a customer, a worker or whatever you reduce them to.
Social evolution is what you keep fighting, as it undermines and endangers your parasitic mindset and behavior.
You scream freedom, but your intention is domination. Domination of the strong to rule over the weak, of which without the strong could not survive on their own. Thats the parasitic part of it and got nothing to do with freedom.
Lejan .
Oct 8 2013: Technology is our tool for a better existence, nothing else.
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Would you consider a heart pacemaker helpful if its only function was to create ventricular fibrillation, causing death? I don't hope so. What was the technical evolution of such a device? None, as it doesn't help the the heart to function properly, right? On the contrary, this technology kills the patient, so why should anyone invent such nonsense? And nobody does, fortunately.
So why would any technology be any better than that if it kills thousands of jobs, yet does not create alternative ones seamlessly at the same time? This would only be destructive to the whole society, so why do you consider this being any acceptable form of 'progress'?
It isn't, as long as it is destructive towards social evolution and its social environment.
I assume you wouldn't mind to walk barefoot pass a starving shoemaker, but do not expect social people to accept your behavior. It is not societies fault that your empathy has not developed properly, but I am certain people would care for you if you would let them.
Besides that, I am very much interested in the development of new technologies and technical evolution as it has great potential to give all people a better life and not just a view. Thats what technology is about, to make our lives better than they were before. Not the other way around.
Just think about it for a moment and you may get to see the beautiful potential it has to make the world a better place to be for all of us.Oct 8 2013: sorry, i'm not patient enough to read 4000 characters. could you please summarize briefly what is your refutation for my shoemaker example? one quick runthrough gave me the impression that you dwell on technology causing suffering to some.
instead, i posted a new line of thought on top level
Lejan .
Oct 8 2013: Summarizing? Nope, just take your time, Krisztián, this debate has 29 days left before it will be closed, no need to hurry.
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The beauty of this is, that we have time to exchange our minds in detail. To give examples there, where short statements are likely to get misinterpreted or understood.
You may also take into consideration, that our views are highly in opposite to one another, which makes it even more likely that we don't understand the others argument if its written in less than 20 words.
Even our definitions of words are different at times, where as examples have the advantage of visualization beyond those fixed meanings.
No magic, just tools for a better understanding.Oct 24 2013: You probably don't remember the time when programs were written punching paper cards. A whole industry lived of this punched card business. Over time, this archaic way of storing a program disappeared. Does that mean that all those people who worked in some way or another on punched cards lost their jobs ?
In the short term, maybe yes, but eventually they just got other things to do. For example, the person who punched the cards later might have been the one entering data into the computer.
History is full of jobs that eventually became obsolete, but there will always be something new to do so people just keep migrating from one activity to another.Oct 13 2013: I think there are all way going to be enough jobs out their. I have always worked on the principle work smarter not harder. but it does not mean there still is not hard work to do. The biggest problem I find is most people just don't want to do hard work these days so don't feel bad. people tend to change jobs so fast these days instead of having a career. (starting at the bottom and working your way up) Is this a combination of information technology and government policy. eg. Facebook or txt people have every thing instantly they days instead of waiting and seeing something through. and in my country the government make it to easy for people to live on benefits.Oct 9 2013: I think what we are experiencing globally is the metamorphosis of jobs.
As a wise man once said, "Adapt or die".Oct 9 2013: Don't feel guilty.
In the 1980s for my Masters degree in Robotics & Automation I designed a robotic arm pick-up device to replace 3 factory-workers whose job-cycle time was about 30 seconds, ie: they repeated the same action every 30 seconds of carefully picking up a compressed-powder carbide-sintered cutting tip from a stamping-press and placing it on a plate 18 inches away (to then be fired) - surely one of the most mind-numbingly boring jobs in the world.
If the company ever implemented my design, then I am convinced I released these 3 people (chained to a machine) to move on in life to greater things ...
... and how many millions of jobs have been created by new technology since the 1980s?Oct 9 2013: IT in some form or another has been with us since about 3000BC. Based on the storage and processing technologies employed, it is possible to distinguish four distinct phases of IT development: pre-mechanical (3000 BC – 1450 AD), mechanical (1450–1840), electromechanical (1840–1940) and electronic (1940–present).
Monks sat for years copying books and holy documents ... Gutenberg came along with the printing press (we still have Monks). Libraries filled with papers and documents ... along came micro fish .... Libraries are still here .... Computers / kindles / calculators / all have great impact. The greatest impact was the cell phone VS the home phone ... but they are still there.
Cell phones and computers have created millions of jobs in the USA alone at NSA. Spying on the US citizens would be a difficult job without the secret intrusion into our lives. The latest invasion into our privacy is the signing up for Obamacare ... all information will be shared by Home Land Security, NSA, IRS, FBI, CIA, and many other agencies. Big brother found it costly to spy on us and collect information so now we do it for them. We are such good puppets.
Technology does not scare me as much as we have stopped thinking for ourselves and have become dependent upon technology and those who control it to be in charge of our lives. The new survey says the average citizen checks their cell phone 110 times a day. As a employer I find that both dangerous and a wasteful use of company time.
IT is neither good nor bad but thinking it so makes it so.
I wish you well. Bob.Oct 9 2013: I think technological progress is unavoidable. However society needs to ensure that technology innovation will not cause suffering and people feel the system if fair.
During the last few centuries, new technology lead to job loss but at the same time a new kind of jobs were created. For example, computers replaced typewriters and at the same time created new jobs for programmers, designers, manufacturers, game producers etc.
Today the trends seems different. The the current wave of technology is eliminating not only labour oriented jobs but also many office jobs. For example, self-driving cars, buses, trucks, taxes will eliminate millions of jobs. Similarly, in health care computers start to eliminate diagnostic personnel in hospitals, translators and various experts.
Some of these jobs will be offset by new jobs in the service industry but can most people work in service industry? Some new jobs are opening in the service industry but will it be enough?
The wealthy class that substantially benefits from automation needs to understand that they cannot increasingly accumulate their wealth without affecting the rest of the society. The society leaders need to realize that automation creates enormous wealth but it will naturally decrease the job opportunities for most people.
We need either a system where minimum wage is guaranteed regardless of whether one has a job or not, or the society needs to employ increasing number of people for social services such as education system (e.g. have 1 teacher for 5 kids instead of 20) and health care, support of elderly etc. However we see trend in a different direction - governments are trying to save money by cutting jobs.
If the wealthy will continue to keep majority of gains made by automation for themselves then they risk having people revolting against decreasing chance of finding jobs and money while automation leads to increasing wealth for the rich.
Oct 9 2013: I wouldn't go quite that far.
Guaranteeing a minimum income means you'll end up having to pay people to do non-productive work. Aside from the obvious implications of wasting money instead of making good use of it for doing productive things, such a guarantee breeds parasites.
This type of thing is one of the fundamental problems that brought down the communist block.
People whose jobs become obsolete need to find new means of employment. The government would do well to help them along, but guaranteeing minimum income actually does the opposite, by encouraging people not to make the transition.
Oct 10 2013: Yes I do agree that guaranteeing a minimum income can be dangerous. Myself I grew up and lived in a communist country for almost 25 years. I could clearly see that if people were not rewarded then everyone performed poorly (why would you work harder for same benefits as everyone else?).
What I am proposing here is a different scenario and implementation. In the (near) future, it is likely that many people will not be able to find a job because there will not be jobs for everyone. For example, imagine that all buses, cars, taxis and trucks become able to drive by themselves as Google car does. Where do you find millions of lost jobs for all truck drivers, taxi drivers, bus drivers etc? Similarly with other professions: we now have in stores self-check outs, expert systems replacing even knowledge workers. This automation going to increase over time.
So what I think needs to happen in such scenario is:
a) government starts taxing the wealthy people more and employ 10x more people in health care and esp. in education
b) provide people with minimum wage guarantee. This might not necessary be a bad option because many people will not be happy with minimum wage. They will want to have a car, travel, have house etc. This will also ensure that jobless masses will not revolt against the government.
c) we pass laws that will force companies and people to share jobs. I see this as a really positive change where people will work 3 or 4 days and have more time for their family, their hobbies etc.
cheersOct 9 2013: It increases the quantity of the jobs related to information technology.
wayne uejio
Oct 9 2013: not enough to employee those who have lost a position and it requires a different skill set (which is changing rapidly) you also have to consider the individuals entering the job market - roughly 150k per month..
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Oct 9 2013: Yes, at least it doesn't destroy all the jobs, it also creates some.:)
I think training is always necessary in the company due to the fast-changing world, the cost and performance ratio can tell us how much it worths in the job market.Oct 9 2013: Absolutely!
It was my job to destroy jobs for many years .. I destroyed tons of jobs in my time.
The destruction of jobs forms part of every business-case .. it increases profits and can amortise the cost of efficiency .. over 1 year preferably, but "sellable" over 3 years projected (and tracked) cash-flow advantage.
For a long while I revelled in my success. Then I became guilty after seeing the result of it .. all the suffering ..
And then I realised that "jobs" are rubbish in the first place - destroy them.
People need "work" not "jobs".
"Jobs" is a token of currency in political horse-trading - and anyone in a job .. is a horse!!
FOrget jobs - they are just for money.
Work is for your life - and if you don't have a life .. you will not understand what I just said. I recommend that you find out.
But .. then you must accept that the jobless will need help to understand. And that's communism - the ultimate result of capitalism. (btw - there is another name for communism - it is democracy).
Oct 9 2013: Mitch,
I agree with you about the difference between work and a job unfortunately to see that difference requires an economic foundation and living pay check to pay check
I have had colleagues that have left the technical field to become chefs, musicians, makers of musical instruments, gardeners, etc. following what they wanted to work in - They all had the economic foundation to do support the move.
Oct 9 2013: Hi Wayne,
Many thanks .. That's a very important point you raise!
The need for investment is vital for one's work.
To get started, this is the traditional role of the family or community.
If initial work efforts are successful, then the work should be able to sustain itself.
In the atomised world of money and capitalism, the investment role is expropriated by banks and venture capitalists.
In the past, I have used scrappy jobs to raise investment seed-funds and operating-cost gaps.
If one's work is more expansive or less monetised - such as academic or social - then jobs must be used as a vehicle - for instance having a part-time job to fund study.
The notion of "jobs" is almost unavoidable in the current environment .. but when you focus on it, you can see that they are not nearly as essential as we assume.
You can see that "jobs" is part of the dynamic which destroys family and community.
It does so to the advantage of the totalitarian state or the feudal corporation - aka warlords.
Oct 10 2013: Thanks for your insight and agree - calling VCs sharks is insulting to sharksOct 10 2013: Hi Wayne,
You can't blame any organism for doing exactly what it's environment asks it to be.
A VC is doing what it must .. so long as it remains blind to what things could be as an improvement.
I Don't see sharks as having any better foresight than VCs .. but sharks are sharks .. VCs are purported to be humans ..
Somewhere along the line, I accepted that the only difference between humans and other Earth lifeforms is that humans can see a little bit further ahead than the rest.
Looking at us .. that definition seems to be a very small subset ... regardless of our capacity.
Imagine if humans actually did their ecological job?
I.E. looking a little further ahead?
So .. in that sense .. a VC is a shark by choice .. and that is the element that condemns them when looking ahead is what is required .. not just for humans, but sharks as well.
The VC .. in that light .. betrays sharks.Oct 9 2013: After 50 years in the computer industry, I can say you are definitely right. Let me give you the politically correct message, "IT's role is to make workers more productive." or the non politically correct statement, "Get people fired."
Let me give you an example. A thread manufacturing plant in South Carolina opened after the Civil War. It is still open today and producing more thread than every before. In 1900, the plant had over 400 workers and today, they have roughly 40.
We are in the midst of a major change and those that thought they were immune will shortly find they are not and only a few will have jobs. By that I mean dba's, programmers, network support people, etc. We have seen it already in the Financial industry to a degree and the law profession has taken a major hit (more to come here).
Some of my colleagues are more optimistic than I am - part of me hopes they are right.
It is just beginning - as Mae West said, "Hang onto your hat. We are in for a bumpy ride."
Oct 9 2013: Thank you wayne for your open and politically incorrect words you shared with us.
From my personal experience within the steel industry I completely agree with all your observations.
Its going to get bumpy, very bumpy and many have lost their hats already.Oct 8 2013: apparently, the topic is deeply attached to the nature of causal relationships between actions and effects. namely, it is essential to analyze the relation between introducing a new technology, and the resulting shift in the structure of the economy, and in particular, the job market. let me introduce a series of thought experiments, that supposed to shed a light on the issue.
case 1. a restaurant operates in a town. another person opens a restaurant in the immediate vicinity. the two restaurants are similar in popularity, thus the clientele of the old restaurant is cut by half.
case 2. a restaurant operates in a town. another person opens a pig farm in the immediate vicinity. the disgusting smell drives customers off, and thus the clientele of the restaurant is cut by half.
case 3. a restaurant operates in a town. people watch the TED talk of jamie oliver, and many decides that they start to cook for themselves. the clientele of the restaurant is cut by half.
case 4. two restaurants operate in a town. one of them cuts the price by 10%. the clientele of the old restaurant is cut by half.
how do we analyze these situations? what are the differences, what are the similarities. at the end, we want to know whether the actions described are moral, legal, beneficial, harmful, fair, should be allowed, should be forbidden, the actors should be punished, etc. i hope i inspire thinking and not just the endless rehearsal of half baked wisdom.
Oct 9 2013: interesting thoughts. case 1 and 4 depends on many factors. Having more restaurants in the area can actually bring new patrons to each restaurant because their advertising for given area will increase. Also patrons are more likely to go to an area where they have more choices?
If one restaurant offers discount but doesn't provide good food quality it might not impact the other restaurant.
This is not sum zero system.
Oct 9 2013: for the sake of it, suppose the town can be thought of a closed system. for this, we only need to assume that below 1% of the inhabitants would go somewhere else to dine, and we have negligible foreigners around. cities too far, road too bad, not near main routes, etc.
studying isolated cases like this helps focus on the concept, rather than looking for ways to escape the problem. it is a case of robinson economics.
Oct 9 2013: You cannot really say how many residents go to eat out without survey or measurements.
There is a large number of people that will go to restaurant if they get incentive, whether it is a discount, good food, friend's recommendation etc. That is why I don't think having a new restaurant will necessarily decrease the number of patrons of the other restaurant.
Such systems are really complex based on complex behaviors of individuals as well as the community.Oct 9 2013: i did not say it necessarily decreases. in our concrete case, it did. we should focus on the question at hand, and not extend it until it will be too big to handle.
or maybe your point is that your analysis depends on those numbers? so for example you say in case 1 and 4, your moral judgment depends on whether indeed the same people stopped going to one place and started going to the other place, whether their reason is not something else but the depicted change, and whether it is temporary or final. if this is what you are saying, go ahead, and explain present your subcases 1a, 1b etc.Oct 9 2013: Well, then analyze, so we get to see how baked your wisdom is ...Oct 9 2013: Just some quick remarks on what you may clarify or change before you do your analysis:
Case 1: What are the numbers of both restaurants. Price calculations? Number of employess, wages, margins, raw food prices, energy cost, etc. etc. etc.
Case 2: Impossible by law
Case 3: How many people have seen the TED talk? What it the long term behavior of those people who started to cook for themselves? How many 'emergency orders' will be placed by people who failed in early cooking due to their limited talents? What is the rate of their learning curve? Distributions?
Case 4: No information on popularity levels before price cut. Is the price cut permanent or a dumping attempt? What are the numbers of both restaurants. Price calculations? Number of employees, wages, margins, raw food prices, energy cost, etc. etc. etc.
Not enough and and also inconsistent data for any analysis better than guessing at the moment.Oct 7 2013: The sad truth is, sometimes people just need to find new means of employment.
Denying the advance of technology is a backwards way of going about it. If we'd have stopped every new labor saving technology because people loose their jobs, than we'd still be moving about in horse drawn wagons for the sake of the horse breeders.
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What is your lowest acceptable standard living that will bring you the maximum happiness? Let's debate and low it to the lowest possible!
Let's start with an example:
I will make that simple as a 4x4m clean room, with a pillow, a low-end internet-connected computer, a cool-warm room temperature and food bring to my door every day.
It's acceptable as living standard, but doesn't seem to maximum my happiness. What is your idea. What would make you crazy, crazy happy that you couldn't be positively any more happy? And when you choose to be in that stage you could be forever. In short, what is your notion of your own heaven?
The idea is too make it as real as possible so I will try to attack your ideal condition, by questioning changing in your happiness over time, conflict in interest...etc. And your job is either defending or changing your condition.
Aug 16 2013: Miles away in the wild. I am going to own a piece of land and build on it. One could build on a "home" for years. Make it exactly how you want it. I want to be completely self sustainable. No wasting anything. Build my own windmills for power. No need for internet or anything of that sort. Most of my time would be spent growing food, hunting, fishing and traveling. It would have to be close to the mountains. Nomadic heart.
Aug 17 2013: Being near natural. You really know how to enjoy yourself. I admire you.
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Sep 2 2013: I think happiness is a feeling from your heart. Sweet dreams can bring you the most costless happy feeling.You can dream about all that you want as if they were truely happening. Being peaceful with oneself is a good way to attain happiness too, I think.
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Sep 2 2013: :)) the happening guy :)) I like it.
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Aug 22 2013: Hahaha....this is exactly why I ask the question in the first place. :)) How would a person like me know there are a 28 years old woman living in such condition and thinking in that way :)) You are very interesting indeed. :)) I still don't know whether I should pity or admire you though.Aug 22 2013: Carolyn,
Your words that touch my heart and create admiration are...
"Living with a purpose that one believes in allows the person to be stronger then the cultural norm is capable of intuiting...that is why to this day I believe the impossible by calculation is possible...".
Well said Carolyn, and I wholeheartedly agree!!!
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Aug 17 2013: Hi Simon,
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Seeking Happiness is the beginning of misery.
Linking happiness with any living standard is the beginning of the cycle of pleasure and pain.
Aug 17 2013: It's all about contast , I think. Our mind is very linear. Isn't that right?
Aug 17 2013: Contrast is the ability to distinguish.
Misery, or pleasure is the ability to choose.
Get attached to one and avoid the other.
And it is not a matter of right and wrong.
Right and wrong is the conclusion of a mind that cannot see the Truth.
Right and wrong is passing judgement.
Truth is seeing how things are.
Truth is evident, right and wrong are both assumptions due to lack of Truth.
Happiness is the Freedom from Right and Wrong, from Choice.
Aug 18 2013: How does accept the fact that a large number of other human fellows are dying of hunger ease my nerve?
Don't pull Taoism in Zen Buddhism out on me, I don't think you understand it I think.Aug 18 2013: If Truth does a significant advantages for me, then I will seek for truth, if it does not, I will remain being ignorant if it please me and others.Aug 18 2013: Contrast is the ability to distinguish. -Alright
Misery, or pleasure is the ability to choose. -Okay
Get attached to one and avoid the other. -This belief only help if you doesn't know it.
And it is not a matter of right and wrong. -Ok
Right and wrong is the conclusion of a mind that cannot see the Truth. -Be careful with that, Right and wrong contain the will of seeking for the truth, they are parts of the truth, but they are not better or less than the truth itself.
Right and wrong is passing judgement. Truth is seeing how things are. - Seeing truth for what good? If I see the truth, then I understand it, but then I pretend I don't know it, does it make me knowing any less truth? Seeing the truth without having the will is just simply stupid.
Truth is evident, right and wrong are both assumptions due to lack of Truth. How do you compare your belief with science?Sep 2 2013: My standard of happiness is ever-changing,at this moment,happiness comes after my qualification of posting my own conversation on TED.Sep 2 2013: Thank you. I happened to smile once in my dream and woke up in a happy mood. It's really great feeling. :) Although I forgot what had happened in my dream soon after I woke up.Sep 1 2013: what happened to the TED,I cant post my own conversations any more,can you ? Do you know why?
Sep 2 2013: Can any one help this man?
Sep 3 2013: Thank you,Simon,for your attention.Sep 2 2013: There has been an office-wide 2 week vacation, announced two weeks ago by Aja.
Things should be back to normal maybe tomorrow..
Sep 3 2013: I got it,I will be patiently waiting.Anyway,I can join someone else's conversation,like,replying to your words. Thanks,Fritzie.Aug 23 2013: i have lived in a van and lived in a tent for long periods of time and been happy, but then i see happiness as being a byproduct of purposefulness and of meaning in life rather than a goal or product in and of itself.
Aug 23 2013: You got that right , buddy :)))
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Aug 23 2013: :))) hahaha.....Worth admiring I think.:)) may be we should work together sometimes. I will keep my eye on you.Aug 23 2013: :))) By the way, that sounds a lot like Taoism . :))
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Aug 23 2013: hahaha :)) right on.Aug 23 2013: What is your passion , now?Aug 18 2013: A White small room. With lots of books. There done. (Maybe food and water as well, and a toilet).
Aug 18 2013: :))))) I just read some of your comments to discover that you are a loud mouth-er like me :))) You are very interesting indeed :))) May I ask the question :" Do you think we are living in order to enjoy ourself?"
Aug 18 2013: Thank you! :-) Much appreciated.
Do I think we are living in order to enjoy ourself? It depends what you mean by that. If you mean in terms of a transcendent purpose, which is to live life to the best. Then No (considering we didn't evolve to "enjoy ourself" (just to survive), nor do I think there is any transcendent purpose in life).
However I do think we have the ability to enjoy ourselves, and we might as well while we are still alive. :D
Sorry, did that answer your question? :)
Aug 18 2013: :)) spot on :)) Let's talk some more.Aug 18 2013: :)) May I ask how old are you? :)) You sound like a teen and around my age :))Aug 18 2013: :))) I know this is none of my business but did your mind speaking cause you any serious trouble yet?Aug 18 2013: Do you research about poverty issues? If yes, Did you find any interesting thing?Aug 18 2013: :))) I am trying to find some people who can help me to pursue my plans. :)) It looks like you are one of the types of people I am looking for. :)) I'm sure you want to do some things with your life. I my knowledge is quite narrow, but I think I can understand some of the major subjects you are studying. If you have the time and interest in what I am talking about. :)) I propose we getting to know the other a little more and discus details about it. What do you think? Would you be kind enough to give me such pleasure?Aug 18 2013: How did you guess I was a Teen!? (Good observation!). I can't tell you my exact age for security reasons! (If you don't mind).
I don't know much about poverty issues (in terms of Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, and politics). Sorry. However I do find the causes of poverty interesting, and how money influences well-being. (Which doesn't seem like it does become very important after a certain level).
I would be interested in discussing these issues with you more, however there are many on TED more qualified than me! I would just start up more conversations. Lots of people can help you (and collectively hopefully we can come up with some useful idea's!).
Sorry for the many exclamation marks. (And, sorry to say, but some thumbs up would be much appreciated.)
Aug 18 2013: Alright. :)) Fair Enough. I would have done the same. :)) And about the teen thing :)) only teen uses face symbols :))Aug 18 2013: Try to think of money as a share of nature or economic resources, that will help you understand the notion of money while do not affect by the negativity attitude..Aug 18 2013: What is your strongest major then? What do you know best , I mean.Aug 18 2013: Well sure there are some qualified people in the Ted community, but they hold some big jobs, and don't have free time like you and I do. Beside, I think it's good to compare my self with some one around my age. And, you don't have to say any things about yourself. I only ask your age because I wanted to know what is your age when you know these things because many others don't seem to have similar well logistic well divided view :))) I think you are a right handed, good at math but not extremely good because no one in their right mind would go math major, it's too dry.:)) Judging by your tone, I think you are either a single child, or the oldest son, or have some very kind sisters or brothers to be that allow you to be that standup-right and confident.Aug 18 2013: Your birth day should be around February and April, right? :)))Aug 19 2013: There is no way I scared you in someways did I?!@@!
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Aug 18 2013: 3 bow of rices every day and a great view of natural should be kind enough. Don't you think so?
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Aug 18 2013: :)))) I'm so sorry, I'm stupid.Aug 17 2013: Hi Simon,
In the arabic language a single world called "Qana'ah" solves the mystery of happiness. This means "conviction", "satisfaction" and "contentment" all together but it also represents "acceptance" and "enjoyment", accepting what you have and enjoying it. On the other hand, securing your daily food and shelter and freely preform your devotion is the greatest blessing of all, However maximum happiness is subjective to people acceptance.
Aug 17 2013: can you do it?
Aug 17 2013: I believe it, and I've seen people -wealthy ones- living it, You will be surprised! But honestly with all pleasures in today's world it wont be that easy. I understand your ignorant its not easy but from this part of the world it does exist.
Aug 18 2013: :))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) yeah....yeah....thanks you anyhow.Aug 18 2013: Wealhy is too big of a word for me. Thanks you.Aug 17 2013: can you explain it a little further ? I'm ignorant.Aug 4 2013: what makes me happy is to always be growing, so I can't say one set amount would satisfy me.
Aug 4 2013: what about now? What do you want most, now?
Aug 4 2013: well, currently my life is okay, I have one-room apartment, that means the bedroom and the living room are the same room, plus bathroom and kitchen, radio, telephone, refrigerator. Plus a nice yard that all the apartments share.
Aug 4 2013: :)))))) That sound nice to be Independence. How old are you now? What's your major?Aug 4 2013: I'm 53. My major was called English with an Interdisciplinary Emphasis, some people have the idea that if you want to understand a piece of literature you can understand it better if you look at it with knowledge of several departments, for me it meant I took half my courses in English and half in other departments that related to literature, such as history, psychology, and anthropology.
Aug 4 2013: This is getting personal, let's talk more by email.Aug 4 2013: :))) Literature is a way to express themselves, is it not? So to study your major is to study what the author mean. ....Look at it that way, I think philosophy is kind of superior to literature, the study of what is the best could that author mean, how is it , and how it should has been. :)) Science is kind of superior to philosophy.
In a literature sense:
Philosophy is like the heart, rule by emotion and purpose, to choose some thing over other thing.
Science is like the brain, using logic and rule by physical means.
Literature is like the mouth, is it not?Aug 4 2013: Do do you think that's about right?Aug 4 2013: Yes, Simon, when I chose that major at age 23 I only chose it because I enjoyed writing and I didn't know what else to do. If I were to choose today, I would take something more of the sciences, in the line of the sciences.
Aug 4 2013: what are you working on now? It doesn't should like the job get pay much, I wouldn't think why it should get pay much either. It's most about sacrifice for the later generation I think? :)) the genius thing :))))))))) being foolish because foolish is cool :))))
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A person's healthy "lowest living standard bringing maximum happiness"
should instinctively be:
(1) Physical necessities of safety: ----
including food, habitat, clothing for protection, etc.
(2) Spiritual necessities of biological equality-symbiosis: ----
including esteem, love (familial, sexual, friendly), etc.
The healthy "lowest acceptable standard living"
should instinctively be
less than 1/10 of the average living standards.Aug 4 2013: A house with four bedrooms, three for my family and another for guests, one pantry/kitchen, one long verandah, 500 square meter kitchen garden, just enough water and energy for 3 people and two pets, one pick up truck to go to the town to collect provisions and books. And an income to support these.
No mobile phone. Just an internet connected functional desktop.Aug 4 2013: I think I would need a lot more books, problems to work on, human contact, especially to bounce ideas off of. It is always better to bounce ideas around over a beer, at least for me.


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2011: Redshirted the season after transferring from Appalachian State.
Prior to ETSU: Saw action in 12 matches for Appalachian State in 2009, drawing the start in seven... netted his first career goal in 3-2 loss to Radford... ranked in top 10 on team in shots attempted with 13... landed five of his 13 shots on goal... played for the IMG Academy under coach Tom Durkin before signing with Appalachian State... was MVP of team while studying in Venezuela.
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2011-12: Indoor: Won the triple jump at the MIAA Championships with a jump of 14.8m (48-06.75) ... Won the long jump at the UCM Classic with a distance of 7.01m (23-0) ... Took second in the triple jump at the MSSU Invite with a distance of 14.13m (46-04.25) ..... Outdoor: Competed in both the long and triple jump at the MIAA Championships where McClelland finished ninth in the long jump with a distance of 7.09m (23-03.25), while taking seventh in the triple jump with a jump of 14.51m (47-07.25) ... Took 4th in the long jump of 7.31m (23-11.75) at the PSU Wendy's Open, while taking fifth in the triple jump in 14.48 ... Took sixth in the long jump (23-05.5) at the Emporia State Relays
2010-2011: Jumped 22'3.75" at Central Missouri Men's Mule Relays in the Long Jump…At the MIAA Conference Championships clearing 45'7.75" in the Triple Jump…
2009-10: Indoor: Competed in the Long Jump at the MIAA Championships (3/1/10) with a mark 21-07.50… McClelland hit a mark of 46-03.50 in the Triple Jump at the MIAA Championships (3/1/10)… Outdoor: McClelland was the 2nd leg of the 4x400m Relay at Williams/Laptad (4/23/10) which the team finished with a time of 3:32.78…In the Long Jump at MIAA Championships (5/8/09-5/9/09) he hit a makr of 7.18m…Competed at the Mule Relays (4/16/10) in the Long Jump and finished with a mark of 7.01m…At the Williams/Laptad (4/23/10) competed in the Triple Jump with a mark of 13.52m…
2008-09: Indoor: In the Men's Long Jump at the Fazolis/Baymont Invite (1/16/09-1/17/09) he hit a mark of 22-01.75…With a mark of 45-08.50 at the Razorback Invite (2/23/09-2/24/09) McClleland competed in the Triple Jump…At the Arkansas Invite (1/9/09) with a mark of 44-11.00 in the Men's Triple Jump…Outdoor: A mark of 22-03.00 at the Laptad/Williams Invite (4/24/09) he competed in the Long Jump event… McClelland competed at the MSSU Festival (4/3/9) in the Long Jump with a mark of 22-03.00…At the McDonnell Invite (4/17/09-4/18/09) he jumped 44-07.50 in the Triple Jump…
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The thing is, we actually CAN say a character cannot do a technique that we haven't seen them do. The way I am reading this so far, it seems that you think that the Shadow Clone jutsu is known by anybody of a high enough rank, when it reality, it is a B-rank jutsu meant for Jonin. In a fantasy world, it is important to put limitations on what certain characters can do, otherwise they just become Gods. Take DBZ for instance, Goku could take a planet out easily, but so could all the villains at the point in time he fought them such as Vegeta, Freeza, Cell, Majin Buu etc. It put all of them on an even plane. If Goku could become a Super Saiyan, but Majin Buu was only as strong as... Piccolo when he fought Raditz, it would not be a fair matchup. Giving characters too many abilities without doing the same to their opponents upsets the balance of the manga. The bad guys are supposed to be stronger due to the fact that it gives the main character challenge. Imagine four Minato's all using FTG. Who could really get past that?First of, we can't say that a person can't do this because we haven't seen him do when there is an evidence that can back it up and make us conclude that he can. Let's talk about the other powerful nins that did not demonstrate their ability but we know they can because of the hints given by the manga
On top of that, to do it on THIS level
Is an even HIGHER feat.
We know Hashirama could use it because Madara basically STATED that Hashirama used it against him and saw through the technique with his Sharingan.1. Hashirama: We haven't seen him using the wood techniques that Madara was diplaying but we know that it was the original tech from the 1st because wood techniques can only be performed by him that's why Madara stole that ability.
This is fair. No arguments here, but we do not know how long Madara had Wood Release before he died. He stated he "wanted to try it out" after he died, but that could have been with the augmentation Kabuto gave him. It's really unclear. If he had a lesser Wood Release than Hashirama like Yamato, he could have just simply experimented around with a weaker Mokuton. Is it FAIR to assume Madara could use Wood Clones because Hashirama could? Yes. I assumed it too. But we can't use it in an argument because we don't know it for a fact. Nor do any of us know Kishimoto on a personal level (and even if we did, it wouldn't matter) to know what outline he has for his characters powers.Question: Even if we know that the techniques Madara showed us comes from the 1st but we did not see the 1st doing it, can we say that he cannot do it because we haven't seen him doing it? Or we can just use our common sense that he can do it because it was hinted that the technique Madara uses comes from the 1st? Which is which? Eyes or brain?
This is tricky because it has different translations. Orochimaru said he "knew" all techniques, but all said he could use them. Only problem with this is that it creates a loophole as Kekkai Genkai and Clan techniques like Kagemane jutsu that are kept secret would also be involved. The Byakugan is still in Konoha, yet Hiruzen cannot use Juuken. That could have just been a mistake on Kishimoto's part. There are also times where jutsu such as Flying Thunder God or Chidori would have been beneficial to Hiruzen in his fight against Orochimaru but he did not use them, signifying that he did not know how.2. Hiruzen: It was said that he know all Konoha techniques thus given the name professor but we haven't seen him perfoming those techs. He showed us only few.
Question: Even if it was said on the manga that he knows all Konoha techniques, can we say that he can ONLY do those techniques he showed us so far? If we'll count it, it won't reach 10. Do we believe in what we see or we can use the hint given by the manga that he knows a hundred or thousands of jutsu? Again eyes or brain?
I see where you are going here, the only problem is that the manga has given evidence to the fact that he can use 1,000 jutsu. Unless anything is stated or shown, you cannot just ASSUME it could be done.3. Kakashi: It was said that because of the sharingan, Kakashi was able to copy a thousand jutsu thus giving him the nickname copy ninja. We have not seen him doing a 1000 jutsu so can we say that he can't perform it because we have not seen it? or do we take into consideration what the manga told us. Eyes or Brain?
He may have decided that as Hokage, yes he has the right to read the scroll. However, if he deemed it a technique SUITABLE for him is another manner.It was mentioned by Hiruzen that the scroll was forbidden by the previous Hokage.
If my memory serves me well, at this point of time, Hiruzen was the Hokage and he took this position back after Minato died which we all know was the Hokage before Hiruzen took the position back. So, since this is part 1 and Hiruzen was the Hokage for the 2nd time, who was the previous Hokage he's referring to?
Don't anybody think that a Hokage has the position to know what was written in the scroll? If they have this oppurtunity, do you think that they don't find time reading what was written on it?
Kage Bunshin is not a special tech, bloodline or a clans technique that is only limited to a few person or a selected one. It's a B rank tech which anybody can learn. From what the manga hinted us so far, I would like to know everyone's opinion by voting on the poll. Is Minato capable of doing Kage Bunshin?
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You fight according to your fighting style. Since Kage Bunshin takes a large amount of chakra, it's suitable for Naruto. Not everyone has chakra to waste, especially on a Bunshin that disappears into smoke after one hit. If rank of technique were the case, Naruto should be able to perform any Katon jutsu since he can perform S-Rank wind Jutsu. Just because Kage Bunshin is, "only b-rank" doesn't mean Minato knew how to use it.
If Minato is going to use chakra taxing techniques, he better spend his time learning ones that benefit his fighting style. Minato need not worry about using Bunshin jutsu. Most Bunshins are used to get out of a tight situation/create a 2 on 1 scenario. The only problem is, who can actually corner Minato? He can catch his opponents off guard more easily with his speed and teleportation jutsu which DOESN'T require handseals.


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Saturday, March 20, 2004LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Mar. 20, 2004) - East Tennessee State was defeated by the No. 53 University of Louisville men's tennis team in an away contest, 4-3 Friday at the Bass-Rudd Tennis Center. The win extends the Cards' home winning streak to 22 matches. "It was a great match," said ETSU head coach Yaser Zaatini. "We've lost a lot of close matches, but I'm very happy with how well the team is performing." U of L grabbed the doubles point to begin the match when the team of Matt Mayer and Jeremy Clark, No. 29 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, defeated Alejandro Salazar(Arequipa, Peru) and Oscar Posada (Valencia, Venezuela) 8-6 at the top seed. ETSU's Fernando Fiuri(Villa Maria, Argentina) and Felix Insaurralde(Asunci¾n, Argentina) teamed to beat Damar Johnson and Mark Kennedy at the No. 3 seed to tie the doubles matches. Louisville's Octavian Nicodim and Jakob Gustafsson clinched the point with a 9-7 win over Diego iglesias (Mar del Plata, Argentina) and Moisķs Serrano (Bucaramanga, Columbia) at No. 2. In singles, Mayer picked up a 6-0, 6-2 win over Salazar at No. 1. Johnson defeated Iglesias 6-0, 7-6 at No. 3 and Jhonny Berrido clinched the win for the Cardinal with a 7-6, 6-4 decision over Fiuri at the No. 4 seed. East Tennessee State's Posada defeated Nicodim 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 Serrano outlasted Gustafsson 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 at No. 5 and Insaurralde beat Clark 6-1, 6-4 at No. 6. "This was a four and a half hour all-out war for these teams today," said U of L head coach Rex Ecarma. "That's three down-to-the-wire matches in a row we've won which leads me to believe that this team understands how to win close matches. The Bucs record is now 7-5 overall, 2-0 in the SoCon. Louisville's record is 11-7. ETSU continues its road stand with a pair of matches in Norfolk, Va. The Bucs will first face Old Dominion on Mar. 26 before taking on UAB on Mar. 27. #53 Louisville 4 - East Tennessee State 3 Singles 1. Matt Mayer (UL) def. Alejandro Salazar (ETSU) 6-0, 6-2 2. Oscar Posada (ETSU) def. Octavian Nicodim (UL) 6-3, 6-1 3. #90 Damar Johnson (UL) def. Diego Iglesias (ETSU) 6-0, 7-6 4. Jhonny Berrido (UL) def. Fernando Fiuri (ETSU) 7-6, 6-4 5. Moises Serrano (ETSU) def. Jakob Gustafsson (UL) 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 6. Felix Insaurralde (ETSU) def. Jeremy Clark (UL) 6-1, 6-4 Doubles 1. #29 Mayer/Clark (UL) def. Salazar/Posado(ETSU) 8-6 2. Nicodim/Gustafsson (UL) def. Iglesias/Serrano (ETSU) 9-7 3. Fuiri/Insaurralde (ETSU) def. Johnson/ Mark Kennedy (UL) 8-6 Team records: Louisville 11-7 ETSU 7-5, 2-0 SoCon
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Legislation is advancing that is a result of work conducted last year by an interim study committee which examined the current level of services offered to at-risk children in Indiana. Senate Bill 572 requires the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) to employ a state child fatality review coordinator to assist with re-establishing county or regional child fatality review teams. This bill is eligible for final review by the Senate. SB 105 requires the DCS to act on all abuse or neglect reports received from judicial, police, medical or school personnel. The bill unanimously passed the Senate and now awaits House consideration. House Bill (HB) 1142 requires DCS to hire additional personnel to handle child abuse investigations. In addition, this proposal would assign for investigation all reports of child abuse or neglect that are received from a centralized call center to the local DCS office in the county where the child is located. HB 1142 was approved by the House Committee on Family, Children and Human Affairs and now must be reviewed by the House Ways and Means Committee due to its fiscal impact.
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Assisting Hoosier veterans is the impetus behind several Senate bills including SB 165 that is gaining momentum. The proposal entitles the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran to a property tax deduction as long as the veteran met the requirements for the deduction at the time of death and the surviving spouse owns the property when the statement is filed. In addition, SB 165 increases the assessed value cap from $143,160 to $195,600 that applies to the property tax deduction for a veteran who has a total disability or has at least a 10% disability and is at least 62 years of age. SB 165 received unanimous approval from the Senate and now proceeds to the House of Representatives for its consideration.
SB 290 provides that the Emergency Medical Services Commission shall issue a license or certificate to a military service applicant who meets certain requirements. If approved, this bill would allow the commission to issue a temporary practice certificate or provisional license while the military service applicant is satisfying certain requirements as determined by the commission. SB 271 provides that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation may assist a state agency in compiling a list of veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), helping them to comply with procedures for bidding on state contracts, helping to determine which purchases of supplies or services should be designated as VOSB set-asides, and simplifying specifications and contract terms to increase opportunities for VOSB participation in state contracts. SB 264 exempts military retirement pension income from the adjusted gross income tax. These three initiatives are awaiting committee hearings.
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SB 153 establishes the conditions under which a child who is employed or works as a youth athletic program referee, umpire, or official is exempt from the requirements of the state's child labor law. The bill would allow children at younger ages to have the opportunity to learn the responsibilities that come with these tasks. It was supported by many coaches around the state representing various sports. The measure was approved by a vote of 48-0.
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Morin opened the symposium with a discussion on space superiority as an enduring source of American strength.
"Space is a fundamental pillar of (America's) military and our economic might. It's an enduring source of American strength and American advantage," Morin said. "Through space superiority, our Air Force can continue to provide the nation with the global reach, global vigilance and the global power that the nation's come to rely on."
During his remarks, Morin addressed the work the Air Force is currently performing in space, key challenges and some of the ways the Air Force and industry partners can help meet those critical challenges.
"The technological and the organizational advances are frankly amazing. But the advances of today stand on the shoulders of innovative pioneers who laid the ground work," he said, lauding the efforts of Hap Arnold, who commissioned a study during World War II to look at advances in technology and where it would take American airpower in the decades to follow.
"That study came out in 1945 with a clear finding – the satellite is a definite possibility," Morin said. "And the pendulum of progress swung and by 1992, we were ready to stand up our own Air Force Space Command to put that organizational focus on the space business."
Now in its 30th year, Air Force Space Command saw a drastic change in mission at the onset of Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. It was then that the Air Force realized space could do more than serve in purely strategic roles, but could be a vital enabler for tactical capability.
"That shift from purely strategic to both strategic and tactical roles for space changed fundamentally how this nation fights war," the under secretary said. "Today, we have a space force that maintains mature and integrated systems that can provide effects down to the individual tactical user level every day.
"All those leaps in space capability are fundamentally enabled by innovative airmen and our industry partners. Our innovative airmen are the core of our capability," Morin said.
But it's a capability that requires aggressive maintenance.
The barriers of access to space have dropped dramatically, Morin said, describing space and the space environment as congested, contested and competitive – where other nations are advancing technology to individually reach space on their own.
"Your Air Force is actively pursuing multiple avenues that will allow us to maintain resilient systems, and an architecture that accomplishes mission but also at every step with a keen eye towards affordability," the under secretary said.
This includes aggressive modernization efforts to meet war fighter needs, which is why space investment makes up 20 percent of the Air Force investment budget.
"It is a critical time for space and it's a critical time for those capabilities upon which the nation relies," Morin said. "Those space capabilities are things that not only the Department of Defense, joint team and the rest of government relies on, but things the whole civilian economy and the population of the country and the world rely on."
Despite the challenges ahead, Morin said he considers the future very promising, thanks to the strong partnership with industry and international allies.
"We're leveraging each other's space-based capabilities, communication, situational awareness. And we keep looking for new ways to do that and are finding great opportunities," he said.
But more importantly, the future is bright because of airmen.
"Those are folks who are dedicated and excited to find the right solutions for the warfighter, find the right solutions for the taxpayer, find the right solutions for the nation," he said, adding a sincere thank you to all the Airmen in the audience and the 42,000 space professionals of AFSPC. "You are truly the key to our continued advantage in space that America is relying on because we are an Air Force that is driven by airmen and powered by innovation."


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