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Comment: More political impacts than environmental - I'm a geologist.Recommend
Comment: Hi Louise - thanks for the response. I was formally a greenie, until I started checking facts. I checked your source and it conflicts with the papers I've read (2010) on the EPBT from the Renewable Lab in Golden - they gave me the 2 year story like your source, but when I asked for their sources it turns out there is very little info out there ironically, even from the lab that is supposed to be studying this topic. Only 2 papers existed at the time and one indicated a minimum 3 year EPBT. True that technology is ever improving, and efficiency is getting better.... The problem with these studies is they do not encompass the total energy budget from mining through production. The cost tanked on silicon (silica sand) partly because there is an over production of sand due to the gas boom sand for fracking. So you can thank fracking for the overproduction of sand waste used in solar that reduces the cost (as well as the tank in the building industry). This high purity silica sand is washed in acid - acid mining is not very eco friendly. The rare earths for the electronics are mined in China and most recently mining is now focused on the ocean floor, damaging that eco system. And if you're worried about global warming (which I am not), only 10% of the suns rays are converted to energy on a flush mount PV home system - the remaining is converted to infrared, which warms the atmosphere. One molecule of CO2 is created for every atom of Si, which is not even considered part of the energy carbon footprint. So if you want to compare which is more eco friendly, you would have a hard time convincing me on solar. I am a supporter of wind and biomass, and natural gas.2 Recommendations
Comment: When the EPA, NASA, or IPCC are sued for misinforming the public.....maybe then good science will prevail.Recommend
Comment: Louise - please check into how solar panels are made....they are made of nonrenewable resources and require an intense amount of mining and energy to create...these things do not grow on trees! Business is just asking for some truth in the matter - not this rubbish from the EPA, IPCC, or other governmental agency that does poor science without penalties. Businesses suffer because of the politics and ignorance of the few.Recommend
Comment: I'm a geologist and did ALL my field work and data collecting, and all my friends/associates are scientist and none of us bought into the fear of global warming. It's easy to pick apart Gore's movie if you have the right background in science. In case you don't know what a geologist is....."study of the Earth" - that includes past climate. The poor data collection and the poor "modeling" by climatologists has been the problem when evaluating global warming - not surprising since climatology is a very young science. So we're not dragging out the argument, just picking apart the bad science. The other problem is Gore creating a fear of climate change, which is a natural part of Earth's history. No offense, but you're clearly not a scientist....stick to the political side of this debate..... climate change is all politics.2 Recommendations


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Hi, students! Thank-you very much for your interest in my work. Unfortunately I can't review individual portfolios or answer every questionnaire thoroughly and thoughtfully. And so I've compiled some commonly-asked questions here.
How did you get started in the illustration field?
Upon graduation from the Alberta College of Art and Design (2003), I was lucky to be introduced by a teacher to a particular designer who gave me some great local jobs and enabled me to build up my professional portfolio. He was very supportive, and a lot of the work I did with him formed the basis of my portfolio. I worked at a video game company in Edmonton, Alberta, doing texturing and character work, while freelancing during (all of) my free time. Basically, I worked my day job until I had built up enough clients to allow me to freelance fulltime, which I started doing in early 2005 when I moved to New York.
How did you find your style? Has it changed since you started?
I think that setting out to "find a style" is sort of psychologically limiting. When I was a student, we were very much encouraged to develop our basics, experiment with media and not lock ourselves into finding a "marketable style". It took me a very long time of trying on different hats before I hit upon something I felt inspired by. I didn't dare think I should try to get jobs when I was in school, and I'm thankful I was just allowed to incubate.
All of that said, the term "style" has a certain usefulness in the field of Illustration. When you first start out, I would recommend your style (the work you present to the world) be a little more consistent across the board, so people know exactly what they're going to get if they hire you. But you're not a machine. It's my opinion that "style" should evolve over time as you grow and change as a person. It's inevitable.
What is your creation process?
How do you market/promote your work?
In the past I have sent out postcard promos and targeted mini-portfolios. I have never done an email promo, but that seems increasingly accepted.
Illustration and comics communities are largely online, but I think you have to manage your relationship to those spaces. You can participate and exist online in many different ways. Try to find a way that feels non-gross to you.
Do you recommend moving to NYC?
Sure, why not. If you want to do it and can make that happen financially, I think you should. Living there will expose you to a lot of creative energy and culture at a high level. The community there is very competitive and will be very stimulating for some people. It's a difficult place to live, both financially and (in my opinion) mentally. I also believe one can make a go of it in other cities/towns/countries. I don't know what environment/situation is right for you–that's for you to figure out.
Do you recommend art school/masters programs?
Art programs can be hugely beneficial for some people and a colossal waste of resources for others. Again, this is up for you to decide. In an ideal world, art school would be an enriching experience that allows people to grow as artists and people. I'm all for goofing off, making new friends, moving away from your hometown, being challenged personally and artistically. The equation changes somewhat when you factor in the student debt that accompanies these degrees, particularly in the US. Being an artist is a tough go, even if you are successful.
But you knew all that. I guess my more direct answer is: go to art school if you truly believe you will learn and grow there and are willing to take on the debt. Don't go to art school if your heart isn't in it or believe the debt will be crippling. There's more than one way to skin a cat (ie. eventually end up in an arts career). I have a lot of artist friends who didn't go to art school.
I went to (a cheap) art school and learned a lot.
Do you have a rep? Why/why not?
I don't have an illustration rep. I don't mind doing the promotion and I like not having to giving a % of my earnings to anyone. I think certain people can very much benefit from having a rep, though. It really depends on your personality and goals. I think reps can reach certain segments of the industry that would be hard to crack otherwise. Publishing or advertising, for example.
I have a literary agent who handles my book and comics projects. Book contracts are much more complicated, so I think a literary agent is very helpful.
What is your process?
This is too hard to answer, because these days I do many different things. I will tell you that the tools I use most often for "traditional" illustrations are a Cintiq, a scanner, bond paper, pencils, a light-table, and brushpens.
I don't mean to be intentionally vague on this point, but it's always changing.
How do you maintain balance in your life between work and play?
It can be tempting to work all the time, and feel guilty if you're not. It is your own small business, after all. I try to keep in mind that life provides the inspiration for creativity. You have to take care of your mental health needs in order to be a functional artist, not to mention a function partner, friend, sister, son, etc.
How do you manage to have so many styles? Is that a hindrance?
I have a short attention span. I like doing many things. It's important to me, for my own happiness, to do all these different things, and luckily I've managed to convince others to pay me to do so. Certain clients will only want to hire you for certain things, and that's fine. Other clients I have had for my entire career and are interested in supporting my zigs and zags.
What are your influences?
I think I learned to draw from studying Archie comics and copying photographs of horses. I also liked reading the newspaper comics and the few anthologies my parents had: Calvin and Hobbes, The Far Side, etc.
As a teen, I was quite interested in Art History and volunteered at a museum at my hometown. Predictably, I was fascinated by the Dadaists and the Surrealists. The idea that symbols, meanings, and words could be manipulated (often to delightful effect) was very intriguing to me.
My influences now are a hodgepodge. Whatever kick I'm on at the time. That doesn't exclusively include comics or even visual art.
How have changes in your life affected your work over the course of your career?
Of course. How can it not?
Living in New York for 10 years exposed me to illustration at a very high level, not to mention the incredible energy from peers and the city itself.
I started teaching in 2007, first at Parsons and now at SVA. Working with students is incredible, inspiring, enlightening and often very frustrating. But I love it and being around younger people with different backgrounds has definitely affected my work.
Regular old aging has, I like to think, given me new things to make comics about.
In your opinion, what is the biggest drawback to a career in illustration?
There are some annoying parts about running your own business and the instability of being a freelancer. It's great to not have a boss, but it means you are solely responsible for your own success. Some things about running a business are boring, annoying, unglamourous, unfun. Hopefully students will feel somewhat prepared for that side of the job (I say "somewhat" because you will never feel WHOLLY prepared.) You have to learn how do those things. That's it.
What do you think of the current illustration market / industry?
It's treated me well thus far (knock on wood). Ask 5 people on this point and you will get 5 opinions. But if you feel cynical about it, perhaps think about how becoming an illustrator these days is easier than ever. It's a snap to put your work out in the world and to connect with like-minded people. To educate yourself online.
What does it take for a young illustrator to be successful today?
There are 2 main things, I think.
The first is my blunt opinion: you have to be good. Don't waste your time if you don't have the talent and/or motivation. No amount of promos, websites, mailers, new items in your portfolio will do you any good if the work is not up to snuff.
That said. You don't need to be the Second Coming of Art You just have to be able to make something someone can use. Many people are tripped up by never putting their work out into the world because they are crippled by fear. Which doesn't make sense because if you thought your chances of success were low before, they are most definitely ZERO now. But I suppose that's the point. You can't really "fail" if you never try… that's a very common attitude.
How do I improve my [drawing/anatomy/computer skills/colour/etc]?
Again, not trying to be cagey here, but I have no advice for you besides seek out educational opportunities, surround yourself with peers with whom you can confer, and practice. Professionals get a lot of questions about tools and techniques from students and frankly I find it baffling. There are no magic tricks or shortcuts. Your suspicions are probably right: your favourite artist got to where s/he is today because of talent, passion, and perseverance. If you hope to create good work yourself, you'll have to travel a similar road.
Have you always approached your sketchbook so experimentally or is it something you have had to learn to do?
Read this.
How have you managed to get a hang of the business side of illustration?
We did not have a business course at my school. We just heard the personal stories of our instructors. And yet I didn't feel unprepared when I finally was freelancing myself. It's not rocket science and you will quickly set up and streamline a system that works for you. Confer with friends, trade tips, consult, ask questions. I still ask colleagues for business advice all the time.
Any tips for compiling a successful illustration portfolio?
I think it's wonderful if you can show a range. As long as it feels cohesive. You only need about 12 pieces to get started. I would actually advise against having too many pieces. When you are starting to put together a portfolio, think about what kind of work you would like to be doing and let that guide your decisions as to what to include/exclude. The design of the website should be plain and straightforward and easy to navigate.
Any advice to a excited/somewhat terrified 21 year old artist who is working towards having an illustration career some time in the not-so-distant future?
Hm. I teach a lot of very freaked out 21-year-olds. I think a lot of people psych themselves out. "What do people want?" "Will I get a job/jobs when I graduate?" "What is illustration anyway?" Those questions are hard to avoid and I certainly struggled with them myself. However, my piece of advice is to try not to think so "large". Think small. Think about the marks you want to make on the paper in front of you… the ones that bring you pleasure and satisfaction. You can't control what other people think or if they'll give you a job. You can only control your own actions and the work you produce. You have to be a little delusional to pursue a life in the arts, so throw caution to the wind and make pictures that excite you and hopefully the world will agree.


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German Players Face Suspension
by Paul on 07/29/08 at 01:32 PM ET
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from the CP via the Hockey News,
Five members of Germany's ice hockey squad face a three-month suspension for failing to comply with requirements on doping tests.
The players weren't named but all failed twice to notify NADA - Germany's national anti-doping agency - about their whereabouts for out-of-competition tests, the trade magazine Eishockey News said.
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Hockey History
by Alanah McGinley on 07/27/08 at 03:39 AM ET
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From Greg Caggiano at the Bleacher Report:
I was browsing a forum and saw a thread titled "Swastika's On Ice" and I said to myself, "Oh no! Do I even want to open up this thread? What on earth could it possibly be about?"
I opened it and found a black and white photograph of eight women in ice skates holding hockey sticks.
It turns out that the picture is one of the earliest known photographs of a women's ice hockey team that played in Edmonton. And their name? Yes, you guessed it: the Swastikas.
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Repeat After Me, Score 40
by Paul on 07/26/08 at 06:52 PM ET
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from Brendan Savage of the Flint Journal,
With all the distractions of daily life — especially for an athlete who has a spouse and kids — it isn't difficult to get sidetracked during a long season and lose focus on the task at hand.
With that in mind, the Flint Generals have hired Flint's John Tomlinson as their hypnotherapist in an effort to gain an advantage on the other five teams in the International Hockey League.
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International Hockey Chess Match
by Alanah McGinley on 07/24/08 at 04:33 PM ET
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From Charlie Teljeur at The Hockey News,
What would be a good analogy to describe the current state of Euro-NHL relations?
Maybe a chess match, in which one side – the NHL – has three Queens, five Knights, 12 Rooks and an infinite number of pawns. Europe is represented by a pair of rogue, but nicely dressed Bishops who feel they can move any direction they damn well please.
The National League – they're the white side – have been hungrily swallowing up unlimited European talent since it was discovered Inge Hammerstrom wasn't female and that she, er he, had a nice backhand.
Europe – playing the evil black role – occasionally jumps a pawn or two or sign a broken-down seen-better-days Queen (sorry, Jaromir) and waves said contract in the face of the "shocked" NHL, something akin to a pirate who steals your spare set of car keys.
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Westcott Joins KHL
by Paul on 07/23/08 at 12:13 PM ET
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from Puck-rakers,
Former Blue Jackets defenseman Duvie Westcott has signed to play with Dinamo Riga (Latvia) of the Continental Hockey League (KHL).
Westcott was bought out of the final two years of his contract by the Blue Jackets this summer, meaning he'll earn $600,000 plus from the Jackets over the next four years. He tried to get a one-way contract in the NHL, but found no takers.
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How Did It Get To This Point
by Paul on 07/23/08 at 09:26 AM ET
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from the blog of Risto Pakarinen,
Backed by Gazprom, the world's third-largest corporation, measured by market capitalization, and a company that made almost two billion dollars in profit last year, the Russians have expansion plans of their own. Last February, they announced the formation of the Kontinentalnaya Hokkeynaya Liga - the Continental Hockey League - or the KHL, and at stake is simply: world domination.
The KHL has reportedly tried to attract teams from Sweden and Finland to join the newly set-up league that currently only has two non-Russian teams, the Dynamos of Kiev and Riga, in Belarus and Latvia, respectively. None of the Scandinavian teams have taken the bait. Not just yet, anyway.
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Martin Rucinsky Leaves NHL
by Paul on 07/23/08 at 09:09 AM ET
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Martin Rucinsky will be playing for Sparta Prague next season according to a report from the AP via the International Herald Tribune.
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Griffins Hire Curt Fraser
by Paul on 07/22/08 at 10:53 PM ET
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from the Grand Rapids Press,
The Grand Rapids Griffins have found their next leading man.
Curt Fraser will be introduced as the Griffins' eighth coach in franchise history during a Wednesday morning news conference at Van Andel Arena.
Fraser, 50, was the first head coach in the history of the Atlanta Thrashers, who joined the NHL in 1999. He spent three and a half seasons there, compiling a 64-169-31-15 record before being fired in 2003.
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A Full-Scale War
by Alanah McGinley on 07/22/08 at 02:11 PM ET
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From Eric McErlain at the Sporting News,
It was just last week that I warned that Russia's nascent Kontinental Hockey League represented a legitimate threat to the way that the NHL did business.
Now, here we are just a week later, and the brewing competition between the two leagues over hockey talent—in particular Russian-born hockey talent—is threatening to escalate into a full-scale war.
Eric reviews the events of the past week, then further explores the long-term impact all this might have on the NHL.
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Larionov Wants To Restore Hockey In Russia
by Paul on 07/22/08 at 09:40 AM ET
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from Snapshots at Mlive,
In the attached articles, Larionov seems intent upon not only helping SKA build a winning team, but also working on restoring some of Russia's status as a country that can develop solid hockey players. He's going to be a member of the KHL's board of directors, and as such, he adds a somewhat moderate and nuanced viewpoint to a group of owners who are, by and large, economic oligarchs, and a set of GMs and coaches who are comprised Russian hockey veterans and the last of the Soviet hockey machine.
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Published: January 27, 2004
The question might have come from a caller on a consumer-advice program like ''Car Talk'': how much should a driver spend to keep a used car running after deciding to buy a much newer, far more expensive and thrilling model that has not rolled out of the factory yet?
When President Bush outlined a sensational new mission for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Jan. 14 -- flying humans to the Moon in a brand-new spacefaring vehicle, then fishtailing toward Mars -- the agency had to face almost the same question on its balky, 1970's-vintage fleet of space shuttles.
In the end, NASA and the Bush administration decided to keep spending several billion dollars a year to put the remaining three shuttles back into space before retiring the entire fleet by 2010, once it has finished ferrying parts into low-Earth orbit for the construction of the International Space Station.
The decision has caught the attention of both supporters and critics of the human space flight program, who worry that not enough money will be available for both the grand vision and the unexciting chore of keeping the shuttles in working order, and that top technical talent could abandon a dying program. Others are deeply concerned that money will be taken from space science to pay for both efforts.
And no one is forgetting that just under a year ago, on Feb. 1, the space shuttle Columbia broke up in the skies over Texas, killing the seven astronauts aboard, the program's second calamity. The Challenger exploded soon after liftoff in 1986, killing all aboard. Before NASA returns its shuttles to flight, the agency has agreed to comply with a set of rigorous recommendations formulated by the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, an independent team led by Harold W. Gehman Jr., the retired admiral.
As the agency's engineers work to resolve those issues -- none of the board's recommendations has been met to date -- it seems clear that how NASA balances its new dual role will do much to determine the nation's future in space. Proponents say the new arrangement is a good one.
''The president's a businessman,'' said Dr. John H. Marburger III, Mr. Bush's science adviser and director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy at the White House. ''He wants to know how much this is going to cost.''
He added, ''It's a very practical approach; it's what you would do if you were serious about space exploration.''
Dr. Marburger argued that because preparations for traveling to the Moon would gradually ramp up as the shuttle program ended, Mr. Bush's vision would remain fiscally sound. But until the president's proposed 2005 budget reaches Capitol Hill next Monday, some lawmakers are wary.
''I strongly support human space flight, but not at all cost,'' said Representative Sherwood L. Boehlert, the Republican of New York who is chairman of the House Science Committee. ''I would not put all our eggs in that basket at the expense of denying -- to space science and earth science and other areas of science -- resources.''
Depending on who is doing the talking, the case for staying with the shuttle can seem like an argument patched together by Rube Goldberg or a relentless chain of logic.
The centerpiece of NASA's reasoning is that the space station is needed as a laboratory for testing the effects of long-duration space flight on humans. Only on the station, NASA argues, can the effects of radiation exposure in space and the loss of muscle and bone mass in a microgravity environment be properly studied and conquered. The only way to keep building the space station, NASA says, is the shuttle.
Sean O'Keefe, the NASA administrator, said the scientific mission of the United States' portion of the station (16 countries are participating) will now become exclusively the study of the effects of space on humans. About 25 shuttle missions will be needed to deliver modules built in Japan, the European Union and the United States to complete the space station.
''The way they see it,'' said David Goldston, chief of staff at the House Science Committee, ''you need the space shuttle to get the station fixed; you need the station working to do the research to learn how to survive long periods in space; you need that to stay on the Moon; and you need the Moon to get to Mars.''
There is no shortage of critics who find the argument flawed. ''My opinion is that it was put together as a political statement -- a rather brilliant political statement,'' said Arthur Zygielbaum, a former member of NASA's Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel and formerly an engineer and manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Mr. Zygielbaum, who recently testified before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee on the space station and supports the research that could be done there, points out that Mr. Bush's plan lets the United States fulfill commitments to its international partners on the station -- one element of what he sees as a political compromise.
Others offer a similar critique. ''It's politics, huge politics,'' said Dr. Robert Park, a physicist at the University of Maryland and an official at the American Physical Society, which has long opposed the space station as needless.


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"Yes, it's transactional. I make a paycheck," Bingham says the
pharmaceutical employees were saying. "Yes it is relational. I get great
support from the organization and get to hang out with like-minded people who
are intelligent and exciting and interesting."
I have never found like-minded people intelligent, exciting, and interesting. I like people who have different viewpoints but are passionate about their beliefs. Diverse people are exciting, not homogenous folk. When you hang out with likeminded people you tend to live in a smaller bubble and seek validation and conformity rather than learning to be open to new ideas or viewpoints. I think many people fear that their stolid beliefs might somehow get challenged, but that is what your best innovators are like though. You can't innovate well when surrounded by the same old crowd with the same old way of thinking. I could go on, but this professor has not convinced me of his philosophy.
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I bought in completely to my current employer but have been rebuffed multiple times in my attempts to climb. I'm becoming less interested in sticking around now since I view myself as not wanted. This survey seems shortsighted and limited, hardly newsworthy.
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Telemarketer and scam artist depend on this strategy to entrap minds into narrow
thought with limited futures. If this is news to BYU and the news media then
they too have been living in this bubble and its a boring way of life. I think
some college students did a class project not knowing that this kind of rule of
law was so prevalent in the Utah workforce. The DN has picked up on it to argue
free will and free choice and individual rights are evil attributes to support
government oversight as a governments right.
Using this same study it should have revealed that a company or business that has its workers focused on one goal as duty to its provider of pay, can be rewarded for their by meaningless plaques with meaningless achievements. A company that does not produce or manufacturer a product has no future and is why they die off quickly. Its a shame the minds get wasted on conformity and mundane company conrol jobs.
Government is the only business that does not have to manufacturer a product or idea or promise for anything to be profitable.
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Be wary of the worker who buys in lock, stock, and barrel to a corporate mission statement. Most corporations operate on a set of values that are inimical to the well-being of their employees. Those who buy in the most often do the most harm to others and, ironically, to themselves. If being a human resource is your idea of fun, go for it. Commodities of the world, unite.
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One thing to note, I learned this the hard way 14 years ago, but the employee should ALWAYS watch out for #1. Businesses will be loyal to the employee as long as it makes business sense. Once that is gone the employee will too.
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@ Kings Court
Like you, I find many people with different viewpoints to be intelligent and interesting, but also allow myself to enjoy the intelligence of people who share some of my opinions.
I've read a number of your comments and believe we share a similar world view. I hope you won't hold it against me that I find you intelligent and interesting.
Thankfully, there are plenty of folks around us who don't seem to share those beliefs so we shouldn't be in too much danger of being swallowed up by homogeny.
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Any advice for a beginner?
You should have added CMG as well. Burrito BooYAH!
For gods sake please sell all before the end of the day! This market is about to roll over. When it does then buy back in. I hate to c anyone lose their money.
Looks like you bought HOSE.
DEAD SERIOUS ... this is the best advise I can give you ... PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. When the reality actually hits you and the realization of just how big the illusion of prosperity has become in your life, the lies and misdirection you never saw, the promises of a brighter tomorrow built-on the backs of taxpayers and savers, the guarantees of a stable future for your children from zero-rate-loans to 'banks', 'insurance companies' and 'mortgage servicers', a 'debt ceiling' that has placed $52,409 dollars in debt on the future earnings of every man, woman and child in America ... I cannot tell you more clearly how important it is to 'take the correct approach' ... and for that reason I cannot stress strong enough that you need to jump from a bridge rather than from a building. Based upon extensive professional and tested research it is much more likely that you'll land on somebody causing serious damage to that unrelated party by jumping from an office building window or roof top versus a "bridge". In the late 1920's and early 1930's people that jumped to their death from a bridge were at least 10 times less likely to hit another human being beneath-it compared with those jumping out office building windows and from roof tops; which typically landed upon somebody that actually worked for a living. To be safe, most experts also strongly recommend a bridge constructed over a waterway, such as an ocean inlet or fast moving river, or a deep rock covered valley. For those of you trying to avoid the "Suicide Clause" in their insurance policy, don't wear a helmet -- most insurance companies realize that wearing a helmet is not a good defense against calling your suicide an accident … simply jump without one, most doctors globally have confirmed the pain is very short term if at all even felt, in fact about half of the people will die of a heart attack before landing.
I should point out that it is also advised not to jump as a family. Go individually, it reduces the risk of one surviving which would face difficult questions from the police and insurance investigators after going through a long and painful recovery that at best would still leave them substantially impaired.
I would like to conclude with just two more points for those of you committed to landing on concrete and have second thoughts about the height being insufficient. You could throw one of your children out first, if no children then use a medium size dog but check with the building Doorman first to make sure animals are permitted in the building or just act like you're blind. I would also recommend you place a 'marker' on the pavement and suggest an over-sized photo of Jim Cramer. After all, seeing him as the last picture in your life seems appropriate and certainly justified. Some of you may wish to download on your iPod the last CNBC Fast Money Show … although you'll be traveling at a rather high rate of speed I'm sure you'll hear Better-Than-Expected at least once before impact. And, secondly, if you re technically inclined … you could attached a small wireless camera with video-feed-link to your iPhone, set the iPhone auto-transmit-to-link upon receipt of download. That way the entire event could be taped and immediately sent directly to your Facebook page. I'm sure if you take a few moments to correctly align the camera the full effect of impact will be remarkable and a big hit on the web, going viral in a few hours! Don't forget to set the auto-focus and remember, don't wear a helmet!
Have a great day.
Lmao, that was classic! Loved it! You should write for apple tv!
Yes, good luck with buying at market top. I'm staying in cash until 4-5% pull back
Probably not even a cushion at 10% reason being these markets are cornered by hyper leveraged bandit fundies.


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@Luccia: Lol now I gotta make that one too!
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Wait. Wierd skin color. Inredible durability to attack. Smoke comming out of wierd palces? Is he Majin Buu from Dragonball?
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Fog machine! He must be great at parties.
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Nice job on the fog effect! :D
Jamie59 at 6:11PM, Aug. 6, 2015
That's one hell of a fart.
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Grade 4, 5, and 6 Middle French Immersion will gather at the back of the school, by the Kindergarten fence.
Teachers will be greeting each bus as it arrives. Our staff will direct the students to their areas and then organize them into their class grouping. It is not necessary for parents to come with their bus student(s).
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This is a really exciting opportunity that would be ideal for someone with living history experience looking for a new challenge in a great community. See the attached the position announcement and additional information about the Museum, the position, and the City is available at:
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The museum staff has made significant progress over the past few years in meeting the objectives set out in their Strategic Plan adopted in 2004--with great community support and the leadership of Museum Director Gay Clemenson, who is retiring this month. Now, the Plan has been updated and priorities established for the next few years, providing a great foundation for the next Museum Director to build upon.
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Beautiful Hypoalllergenic Siberian Kittens For Sale! Flame Points!
We have 2 gorgeous flame point male Siberian kittens for sale! Born on Augusut 28, 2015, they are about ready to go from our home to yours.
We raise them in a cage free, loving environment. That lets them be very well socialized by the time they make it to you.
Both are TICA registered with champion bloodlines. Parents are on sight. They are members of our family.
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CFA Calico Persian, Proven
Care Bear is a 4 yr old calico Persian. She had 6 kittens in her last littr in May 2014 & raised all 6 of them. She's a good mom. She is from GC, RW, NW lines. Care Bear has big eyes; she just didn't cooperate for the pictures. She has been recently shaved.
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Tortoiseshell female Persian kitten for sale
Tortoiseshell female kitten born May 28, 2015. CFA registered. Felv/Fiv negative cattery. PKD negative cattery. Had had one set of shots. Great personality. Extreme face. Can possibly meet for a gas fee. Check out fancyfluff.i8.com
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CFA Red/whi Tabby male kitten; out of Blue/Odd Eye Bi-Color Lines
Sunlight is a real sweetheart & loves for u to pet him. He is ready to go & has been vet checked & recvd all 3 sets of his kitten shots at a vet & was dewormed as a precaution. He is out of Grand Champion, Regional & National Winning Blue/Odd Eye Bi-Color lines. He will come with a kitten pack from Royal Canin. He is available to a forever pet home for $700, sold on a spay/neuter contract. ...
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Tortoiseshell female kitten born May 28, 2015. CFA registered but no breeding rights. PKD, Felv/Fiv negative cattery. Has had one set of shots. She is a very adorable kitten. Extreme face. Lots of coat. Sweet personality. Pictured at 15 weeks old on Sept. 11, 2015. I can possibly meet for a gas fee mainly on weekends. She has become very friendly and affectionate. Check out ...
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Siamese Kittens - 2 Blue Points!!!
UPDATED: 9/18/15 ... We currently have two blue point kittens, one male and one female, born on Aug 1st and ready for homes on 9/25/15. The father is a seal point applehead and the mother is a blue point wedgehead. Kittens are in a private house, NOT a cattery. They grow up loved, used to people, and free to roam. A loving home is a MUST and a TOP priority. We do NOT ship, no exceptions. ...
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CFA blue/whi Persian female 2 years old
Spencer is a 2 year old blue/whi female Persian that is available as a pet or breeder. She is out of Grand Champion, Regional & National Winning lines. If bought as a pet we will hold her papers til we receive proof of her being spayed. Breeding rights extra. She has never had kittens. The last picture is when she was a kitten. She has recently been shaved.
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Siamese / Himalayan
1 male siamese Himalayan mix kitten. Up to date on vet exam, shot. Located south of lexington.
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Himalayan kittens
1 male, 1 female Himalayan kitten. Pet only no papers. Up to date on vet exam, shot. Ready for forever home.
Bengal kittens, TICA registered
TICA registered F1 and SBT Bengal kittens. We are a small hobby breeder, and we raise our kittens in our home with children and pets. All kittens go home with TICA slips, they are spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and vet checked. Please call or email for more information. Kittens available now. Our website is www.kybengalbabyz.com 859-630-2658
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HypoAllergenic Siberian kittens
Great for families with cat allergies. Price listed includes lots of extras. Please check out our FB page. We have 1 female available now and 3 litters due October 13th and 27th. Also November 11th. Reserve yours today!!! These cats are very popular and go quick. Website is currently being updated. Please like us on facebook at Richmond Siberians where you find most information in the photos. ...
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Adorable Ragdoll kittens blue seal mink bicolor flame
We have several beautiful ragdoll kittens to choose from. They are raised in our home and are very sweet. They come with a 1 yr guarantee. We have traditionals for $750 and minks for $850 We are looking for loving families for our precious babies. They have fluffy soft coats and sweet playful dispositions. Once a ragdoll lover you are smitten for life. There is nothing sweeter or ...
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Sweet ragdoll kittens flame seal blue mitted bicolor and minks
We have several beautiful ragdoll kittens to choose from. They are raised in our home and are very sweet. They come with a 1 yr guarantee. They are priced from $750 to $850 We are looking for loving families for our precious babies. They have fluffy soft coats and sweet playful dispositions. Once a ragdoll lover you are smitten for life. There is nothing sweeter or prettier. As you ...
Trade to a akc great dane
I'm looking to trade one of our puppys to a sphynx ... we breed akc great danes.. come up to date on shots and health guarantee. . Looking to trade to a kitten .. please lwt mw know of interested
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Beautiful Hypoallergenic Siberian Kittens For Sale!
Hello! We just had a new litter of kittens born on September 14, 2015! Reserve yours ahead of the Christmas rush!
Bella Joy Siberians is a Liscensed cattery in Kentucky. Even though we are labeled as a business, our cats are our family. They are not caged. They live in the home with us, sleep with us, sit with us, play with us, and love us very much! Kittens are never caged either.
All ...
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Tortoiseshell female Longhair exotic/persian for sale
This is Maggie, a tortoiseshell long haired exotic. She is out of a black exotic male and a tortoiseshell persian female. She was born 06/20/2014. She is CFA registered but those won't be given until she is spayed. She is a champion. She has been here in my home since she was 10 weeks old. Since she was longhaired the breeder wanted me to show her. She was shown as a kitten for a few ...
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Bengal kittens TICA registered
Stunning kittens for sale. Price includes shots, worming and health guarantee.
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Beautiful Persian Kittens out GC Bloodlines
Stunning Persian kittens out of GC bloodlines. Our kittens, well socialized, healthy and little beauties.
Our cattery provides a complete health guarantee with each kitten , vet checked, provided age required vaccines before leaving for their new ever loving homes. At this time we have a Shaded Silver Persian female , A Golden Taby Persian male and two Chinchilla Golden Persian female kittens ...
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Female 2 year old Persian for sale 100.00
100 WITHOUT papers.
200 WITH papers.
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CFA Calico Persian
Beej is a real sweetheart of a cat. She is abt 4 yrs old & is out of GC, RW, NW lines. She has never had kittens. She has recently been shaved.
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AR-Stoner Barrel AR-15 223 Remington (Wylde) SDM-R Contour 1 in 8" Twist 20" Fluted Stainless Steel
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The AR-Stoner SDM-R Contour AR-15 Barrel is based on the barrel used on the U.S. Army SDM-R (Squad Designated Marksman Rifle). Designed to greatly increase the lethality of the traditional Infantry Rifle Squad by adding a fully-funcional rifleman that can also engage point targets at extended ranges the Squad Designated Marksman Rifle required U.S. Army Armorers to adapt competition winning rifles for the rigors of combat. This barrel is Wylde chambered and features a 1 in 8" twist for shooting match-type bullets to extended ranges with supreme accuracy. The 223 Wylde chamber was designed by noted AR-15 competitor Bill Wylde for use with competition 223 Remington loads. This chamber works with cartridges having an overall length of 2.445, as opposed to the SAAMI specifications of 2.260" for 223 Remington and 2.550" for 5.56x45mm NATO. This barrel is manufactured from 416 stainless steel and features a threaded muzzle.
This 20" Fluted HBAR Contour Barrel is manufactured from 416R Stainless Steel and uses 5R Rifling with a 1 in 8" Twist. Like the SDM-R Barrel it is based off of, it is fluted along its length under the handguards for greater stiffness, faster cooling and reduced weight. Additional features include a Rifle Length Gas Port, M4 Feed Ramps and 1/2"-28 threaded muzzle. Barrel extension and locator pin are both included and installed at the factory.
This 20" Fluted HBAR Contour Barrel is manufactured from 416R Stainless Steel and uses 5R Rifling with a 1 in 8" Twist. Like the SDM-R Barrel it is based off of, it is fluted along its length under the handguards for greater stiffness, faster cooling and reduced weight. Additional features include a Rifle Length Gas Port, M4 Feed Ramps and 1/2"-28 threaded muzzle. Barrel extension and locator pin are both included and installed at the factory.
- Gas Tube Length: Rifle Length
- Gas Block Diameter: 0.750"
- Muzzle Thread: 1/2"-28
- Muzzle Thread Engagement Length: 0.620" with a tolerance of .005"
- M4 Feed Ramps: Yes
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Nicki Minaj Getting TV Show Based on Her Life
By Zoe Camp on September 29, 2015 at 1:27 p.m. EDT
Photo via Nicki Minaj's Facebook
Nicki Minaj has always been into acting – she studied theatre at Manhattan's LaGuardia High School and has lent her talents to films like The Other Woman and Ice Age: Continental Drift, not to mention "Saturday Night Live". Now, she's breaking into television, with ABC Family planning a comedy series based on her life growing up in Queens, New York, as Deadline reports. In addition to acting in the as-of-yet-untitled program, Minaj will serve as one of its executive producers. The pilot will be shot this winter in Queens.
Nicki Minaj Duets With Taylor Swift to Open VMAs, Slams Miley Cyrus in Acceptance Speech
By Matthew Strauss and Amy Phillips on August 30, 2015 at 9:26 p.m. EDT
Nicki Minaj opened this year's MTV Video Music Awards with a performance of "Trini Dem Girls" from her 2014 album The Pinkprint. And then... Taylor Swift came out for a surprise duet on "The Night Is Still Young" and her own "Bad Blood". Watch video of the performance below.
Madonna Enlists Kanye West, Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj for "Bitch I'm Madonna" Video
By Matthew Strauss on June 18, 2015 at 6:52 a.m. EDT
Madonna has released the video for her Rebel Heart cut "Bitch I'm Madonna". Directed by Jonas Åckerlund, it has a star-studded cast, including Kanye West, Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, Chris Rock, Rita Ora, designer Alexander Wang, and her sons Rocco and David, as well as Nicki Minaj (who has a verse on the song) and Diplo (who co-produced it with SOPHIE). You can check it out below.
Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé Hit Coachella in the "Feeling Myself" Video
By Jeremy Gordon on May 18, 2015 at 6:21 p.m. EDT
Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have shared the video for "Feeling Myself", their collaboration from Minaj's 2014 LP The Pinkprint. The clip shows them hanging out and having fun at Coachella earlier this year. (Look for the Vic Mensa and Hit-Boy cameos.) It's out now via Tidal, but you can watch it below.
Nicki Minaj Announces Tour With Meek Mill, Rae Sremmurd, Tinashe, Dej Loaf
By Evan Minsker on March 16, 2015 at 11:17 p.m. EDT
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Rae Sremmurd, Nicki Minaj, Young Thug Share "Throw Sum Mo" Video
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Rae Sremmurd have shared a video for their SremmLife single "Throw Sum Mo", which features Nicki Minaj and Young Thug. It's got strippers on roller skates, tons of bills being thrown around (duh), Thug emerging from a van filled with smoke, and cameos from Migos, Birdman, and Mike Will Made-It. Watch it below via Stereogum.
Lil Wayne Throws His Daughter a Huge Party on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16"
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|1 day 14 hours ago
Florida kid. Now Florida looks good again and Judson decommits from tOSU. I do not think this coincidental.
2017 is a long ways off.
|1 day 15 hours ago
These two predictors are idiots. Michigan will do better than they are believing.
That said, I am most amazed by their take on my Temple Owls who hold quality wins over Penn State (via epic beating) and Cincinnati (at Cincinatti, the same Cincinnati who just beat Miami YTM). Temple runs the table with only a possible loss at home to Notre Dame and with that defense I'm certainly not conceding that...
|1 day 21 hours ago
|Well played.
|1 day 21 hours ago
|Who has run on Michigan this year?
This is Vegas thinking. Michigan's defense is, to this point, as good as any of us have seen since 2006 or 1997. They give up 100 total yards a week to P5 teams (not normal). NW running back is solid but not perceived as better than Hine from BYU, preseason, for example.
Thinking back to Vegas, Michigan gets 3 to 3.5 points as the home team and Vegas then added +9 as margin (thus the +12 line). This will probably get bet down to 8 or 9 by game time but it's difficult to bet against a defense playing that elite.
|2 days 13 hours ago
I'd prefer Chad get off my lawn.
|2 days 13 hours ago
I'm an old school 12 noon man myself.
While I suspect the student opinion might be 8 I'm not sure that would reflect the 80k donors/alumni/season ticket holders etc.
Will be interesting to see how Hackett navigates this thing or if it even matters, really.
|2 days 21 hours ago
|I logged in.
To say "this".
|5 days 15 hours ago
It's still OSU always for me also...because regardless of what happens that somewhow always screws up something for Sparty.
That said, you're right, driving to the UP recently I have never seen so many jacked up Sparties with their new S license plates, their Spartan alumni stickers and hats.
Ten years ago there was little of this...of course, they take it badly when I point out that for all their "success" they have won a total of two Rose Bowls since 1989, no MNC and lost to Central in there somewhere.
|5 days 18 hours ago
Michigan 28 - Maryland 3
Michigan 24 - Northwestern 13
|6 days 16 hours ago
Program wrecker, vilified miscreant and generally hated persona non grata among the MGoBlogosphere...the cautionary tale that is David Brandon is not OT
He's a lesson.
|6 days 16 hours ago
Let me get this straight...
Tata Consulting Services
|1 week 16 hours ago
This one made me laugh out loud, really.
Well played.
|1 week 16 hours ago
|1 week 18 hours ago
|You'd be lambasted for the right reasons
because MSUck would suck as a comment.
Bottom line.
|1 week 18 hours ago
|Here's the Problem BJR
You are apparently the only member of your fanbase willing to acknowledge that. The rest of the sycophants and apologists on the Olentangy don't see 9 cupcakes and Michigan/Michigan State as anything of an issue.
|1 week 18 hours ago
Remember the part about him not being a good coach.
Or their wide receivers coach asking Jedd Fisch if he was "mad bro" and tweeting about his ring collection (that he obviously made happen).
Michigan's receiver development and other player development is novel to them.
|1 week 18 hours ago
As if Harbaugh and Drevno probably aren't on to this potential strategy...
I'm very confident Harbaugh would have something interesting/innovative to deal with those issues. Teams determined to stop Toby Gerhart the same way at Stanford.
Also, who says Michigan doesn't relentlessly wreck on an 8 man box anyway?
3 yards, dust, repeat.
|1 week 2 days ago
|Development in Harbaugh's system
Nobody around here has seen much player development in years (except on defense under G. Mattison, of course)
It seems so novel on offense. Harbaugh will make Rudock better in his system over time.
Bottom line.
|1 week 2 days ago
You must be just down my row.
Guy behind me: "Come on Rudock, focus, get your head in the game".
Michigan up 31 - 0...
|1 week 4 days ago
|Proud Owner...
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|1 week 5 days ago
Different AA arrangements this week but I'm making this before the end of the season.
|1 week 6 days ago
|Now Now...
I'd blame the guys at "Chase Winovice Campaign Headquarters" for that oversight.
|2 weeks 1 day ago
|I say 8
Reserves judgement on Bowl Game...
|2 weeks 1 day ago
Our defense will continue to improve and will be wrecking teams by the end of the year (which is good since Ohio State is at the end of the year). Durkin knows what he is doing as does Mattison. Wormley will continue to be a revelation and the secondary will get better.
Harbaugh has a track record of improving teams over the year (it's called developing talent). We haven't seen much of this developing of talent over the last half decade or more so people here are less inclined to acknowledge it's impact going forward. Bottom line, offense will get better.
|2 weeks 1 day ago
|Upvoted. Preach on good sir.
|2 weeks 2 days ago
|Based on the tenor of the projections
It's not a 2 point conversion...
Rudock obviously gives up 4 safeties. On each ensuing free kick Michigan recovers for a TD (accounting for 28 special teams points)
|2 weeks 2 days ago
A two step open Armara Darboh does not throw the ball to himself.
It's not his problem he's wide open.
Rudock is okay on the short/mid range throw but the timing on the deep ball has not been good this year. That's not on the open receiver though...
|2 weeks 2 days ago
Debacle seems a bit strong bruh.
Have you watched our quarterback play the last few years?
|2 weeks 2 days ago
I like this whole win the games you are supposed to win with ease thing that Jim Harbaugh has going on.
Anyone who was there for the most recent Akron game, for example, would appreciate that.
|2 weeks 2 days ago
Any play with the center pulling is going to be slower in developing. It looked to me like Isaac waited out his blocks like designed...


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I have unintentionally raised a large debate recently concerning the question if it is legal in C/C++ to use the &P->m_foo expression with P being a null pointer. The programmers' community divided into two camps. The first claimed with confidence that it wasn't legal while the others were as sure saying that it was. Both parties gave various arguments and links, and it occurred to me at some point that I had to make things clear. For that purpose, I contacted Microsoft MVP experts and Visual C++ Microsoft development team communicating through a closed mailing list. They helped me to prepare this article and now everyone interested is welcome to read it. For those who can't wait to learn the answer: That code is NOT correct.
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