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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 9th Nov 2012 22:11 UTC
"The result of almost a year of development by NVIDIA, Valve and other game developers, the new GeForce R310 drivers are designed to give GeForce customers the best possible Linux-based PC gaming experience - and showcase the enormous potential of the world's biggest open-source operating system." Like I said: something is happening here. No, not all problems will be solved overnight - but something is happening here, and you have to start somewhere. The fact that several gaming companies and NVIDIA are working together on this is a very clear sign that commitments have been made.
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RE[2]: Nice
by diegoviola on Sat 10th Nov 2012 00:53 UTC in reply to "RE: Nice"
RE[3]: Nice
by WereCatf on Sat 10th Nov 2012 01:59 in reply to "RE[2]: Nice"
Nvidia could also stop being morons and they could contribute to nouveau instead.
Or you could stop being ignorant and jump down from the high horse. We do not know the details of the contracts and obligations NVIDIA operates under and how many NDAs they themselves are bound by, but there definitely are atleast a handful of those and therefore it would be downright illegal for NVIDIA to do that. At most they could hire some independent developer to work on Nouveau, someone who has no access to NVIDIA's internal docs, but how much would that benefit anyone?
RE[4]: Nice
by Gusar on Sat 10th Nov 2012 06:46 in reply to "RE[3]: Nice"
At most they could hire some independent developer to work on Nouveau, someone who has no access to NVIDIA's internal docs, but how much would that benefit anyone?
AMD has people on the payroll to work on the open-source radeon driver, and these people do have access to internal docs. However, even if Nvidia would do the same - pay people to work on nouveau - it wouldn't help regarding their proprietary driver and dma-buf. On the other hand, nouveau already can use dma-buf and as such support Optimus, Nvidia's involvement not necessary for that.
But basically I agree with you, people should get off their high horse regarding Nvidia. Getting involved in open-source is not as simple as they seem to think it is. Look at AMD, despite having an open-source strategy, they still have their proprietary driver. And despite people being paid by AMD to work on radeon, it isn't any better than nouveau. Both of these drivers lack hardware video decode, are quite far behind in performance, and the biggest one, both lack proper power management.
Why does radeon lack power management? Code was written, but it didn't pass legal review. So yeah, open-sourcing graphics stuff not as easy as those on the high horse want it to be.
PS. I know Intel somehow manages, their open driver has both hardware decoding and proper power management. However, one comany doing it does not mean it should be easy for others to do the same. Like you say, we have no idea how many contracts and NDAs Nvidia and AMD are bound by.
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debraj76 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 95 designs submitted by 22 freelance designers.
Clean, modern, upscale with a touch of sass.
Jasmine and Woo
with love (to appear before logo)
Desired Color Scheme:
Black and white, brights (aqua, lime, pink, orange,etc.)
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Clean, upscale, simple, modern and classy, fun but restrained
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Jasmine and Woo is a new company designing and producing invitations, announcements, stationery and related items.  The emphasis is on photo cards such as birth announcements, wedding announcements, Christmas cards, etc.Â
Logo should include tag line "with love" preceeding logo. We would like to be able to use logo with and without tag line. The company is named for two beloved rescued dogs (a black lab "mutt" and a golden retreiver), so symbolic elements alluding to them can be incorporated, but are not required. However, nothing "cutsie" or too illustrative. References to our mascots should be extremely subtle and abstract. The joining word "and" can be substituted with an "&". No drop shadows or web 2.0 type effects. Simple and modern is the feel we're after.
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Altai-Sayan Mountains
Where is the Altai-Sayan mountain region?
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Golden Mountains in the centre of Eurasia
Threats to Altai-Sayan biodiversity
The following threats exist in the ecoregion:
- Poaching and illegal trade in flora and fauna
- Development of infrastructure and industry
- Impact of climate change on species and ecosystems
- Competition for pastures, overgrazing
- Deforestation, unsustainable forestry practices
- Water pollution
- Poverty and unemployment
WWF Programs on Conservation of Altai-Sayan
To forge a common understanding and vision for sustainable development and conservation in the ASER, WWF facilitated an international conference called the Altai-Sayan Forum in Belokurikha, Russia on 2-9 October 1999. The idea of developing a comprehensive Ecoregional Conservation Action Plan, based on national-level Conservation Action Plans, was suggested. Also, the Altai-Sayan Millennium Initiative to conserve biological diversity as a global favour to all humankind was accepted at this event. It was signed by the governor of Republic of Khakassia, heads of four Mongolian aimaks, the director of WWF Russia and by the heads of all regions of the project, making it an important political document.
In 2000, an agreement was signed between WWF, UNDP-GEF and the Russian Ministry for Natural Resources (MNR) for the development of a GEF "PDF-B" funding proposal, resulting in WWF being commissioned to draft the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion Conservation Action Plan (ASECAP) for the Russian part of ASER with work starting in April 2002.
WWF Mongolia played a similar crucial role in preparing the UNDP-GEF project in Mongolia. ASECAP provided a framework for donors and institutions to pursue specific actions. In the same year (2002) a Regional Steering Committee was established to support the UNDP/ GEF programme implementation on international level with the purpose to ensure strategic planning and financial coverage for project activities.


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Lollapalooza: Saturday (Kenny)
Day 2 started (for me) with a solid performance from Foals, a post-punk outfit out of Oxford, UK. They chugged through their new album, Foals, which, to my surprise, the crowd seemed to dig. Don't get me wrong - it's hard not to tap your foot (or dance crazily) along to the infectious rhythm and sharp guitar - but it's rare that one sees such excitement (see video link below) surrounding a new band in this genre. Regardless, the album definitely translates well live, especially the horn section. Bonus points for the whole band-uniform thing, especially those shorts.
MGMT/Booka Shade
MGMT was next on my list, but let's say, uh, the heat got the best of me. Poor Tara and her friends had to drag my ass out of our prime position in the crowd to the shade, where rehydrated for a bit. They were able to catch at least part of the show, but I admit that I missed most of it. What I heard from behind the stage sounded good, but I'll leave it to her to give you a full description of the going-ons.
Meanwhile, however, I had the pleasure of catching at least part of the Booka Shade show. I had no plans of seeing them beforehand, so call it fate or what you will, but I'm glad I did. The duo's electro stylings seemed a little out of place in comparison to the rest of the line-up, but everyone at the Citi Stage was into it, so why not? In fact, despite my incapacitation, this was one of the high points of my weekend, and one of the reasons huge festivals like Lollapalooza are so vital to the music scene. With over 100 bands and 200,000 people packed into a tiny space, anyone with their eyes and ears open is bound to discover something great they hadn't heard before. Perry Farrell and company can offer no greater gift than that.
Explosions In The Sky
Allow me a short (but hopefully relevant) digression to talk about Lollapalooza's physical locale and history. As Wikipedia helpfully informed me, Lolla was not always a three day music festival in Grant Park - no, before 2005, 40 or so bands would hitch up the wagon train and tour throughout the United States. In 1997, the whole shebang imploded, and remained defunct until 2005, when Perry Farrell once again waved his magic money wand and assembled a stellar (though smaller) line-up. From that point on, the festival was located in Grant Park, Chicago, beneath the city's striking skyline. This last point is essential, as any Lolla attendee can attest to, because there's nothing quite like seeing one of your favorite bands jam dead smack in the middle of Chicago.
So, as I walked toward the Bud Lite stage for Explosions' set, the sun was just beginning to dip in the sky, looming precariously over the western skyline. The band entered, thanked everyone for coming, and immediately began the opening notes of Catastrophe And The Cure. For the next hour, they alternated between relentless attack and soothing release, coaxing pure, lyric-less emotion out of their instruments. As the band transitioned into Memorial, the sun crept between two skyscrapers, silhouetting the city and bathing the entire scene in a red-orange glow. Say what you will about post-rock - nothing seemed more appropriate than listening to achingly beautiful music as the sun set in the middle of the Midwest's largest city.
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene followed Explosions In The Sky on the Bud Lite stage, and not to be outdone, they carried on with their own brand of instrument-packed (and more, er, vocal) indie rock. The band, comprised of an ever-changing line-up, played terrifically together, almost immediately busting out one of my personal favorite tunes, Cause = Time. I'm not really familiar with the collective's discography, but I was definitely entertained - for as many people as they had on stage, their sound and presence cohered well.
They all look the same!
Rage Against The Machine
I've been an avid Rage Against The Machine fan since, well, I started listening to music. Unfortunately, they broke up before then (yeah, I'm a young'n, but that was 8 years ago), so I was left clutching my copy of The Battle of Los Angeles and hoping against hope for a reunion tour. Lo and behold, when the line-up was released this year, I discovered that the Lollapalooza fairy had granted my wish. Sure, I was excited, even though they hadn't released new material since the breakup. So, as I took my place on the field in front of the AT&T stage, I expected this to be the Daft Punk of my Lollapalooza weekend. Air-raid sirens roared as they took the stage, calling to mind the beginning of Public Enemy's It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back. The sirens cut suddenly, the band ripped into Testify, and the crowd (myself included) went fucking nuts.
And yet, maybe halfway through the set (somewhere between the second violence-induced break and lead man Zach De La Rocha's mid-song rant), I realized, "hey, this really isn't all that great." It wasn't the much talked about violence (it's a RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE SHOW for Christ's sake), or even the near-constant stops throughout. No, it was the music - as much as I love Rage Against The Machine, seeing them live wasn't all I thought it would be. All the band members are extremely talented musicians, and they certainly played well live, but it seemed more like a "greatest hits" concert than anything else. In all fairness, I did not come away from the concert disappointed, just... wanting something more. They played the hits - Sleep Now In The Fire, Bulls On Parade, Freedom - and they played them with unparalleled energy. Even so, I recall an interview with Tom Morello, who, when asked why the band was reforming, said:
"I think that the one thing about the Rage catalog is that to me none of it feels dated. You know, it doesn't feel at all like a nostalgia show. It feels like these are songs that were born and bred to be played now."
RATM's catalog is, without a doubt, applicable in this day and age (though I'm not so sure about de la Rocha's fiery rhetoric), but would it hurt to develop some new material?
So that's it for day 2, folks. Come back again tomorrow for my last installment of Lollapalooza 2008 coverage, this time with pictures galore!
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All the soul-searching doesn't lead to any answers for Will Power
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Will Power returned to Fontana last December, yearning to know why he had crashed in the IndyCar season finale. He hopped into a street car and drove around Auto Club Speedway to the exact spot that cost him the championship.
"I got out and looked at the track because when it happened, it almost felt like something broke, there was no warning there," Power said. "But I got out. I looked at the seams. I ran around. I drove around with my engineers. I don't know. I just crashed."
It's the soul-searching that wears on Power because there are no easy answers to the hard questions.
He doesn't know why IndyCar's most dominant driver the last three seasons came up empty each time in the championship race. He doesn't know why fluke things always seem to happen to him to derail days that should be effortless.
And he doesn't know why everyone seems to think he's plagued by a streak of crazy bad luck.
"The worst luck ever? I'm trying to understand why people say that about me," Power said this week.
Maybe because it was on full display in the IndyCar season opener at St. Petersburg two weeks ago when Power clearly had the most dominant car in the field — so good that rival team owner David Letterman jokingly grumbled on live television that Power needed to get off the gas a little to turn it into a real race. But in one of those bizarre moments that only seems to happen to Power, he was run over from behind under caution by JR Hildebrand, who said he was distracted by his knobs in his cockpit while getting ready for a restart.
When Hildebrand later went to apologize for ruining Power's race, he was surprised to find Power wasn't angry after finishing 16th.
"I don't even get angry anymore. It happened and I'm just like, 'Surprise, surprise, I just got run over, let's go check the damage,'" Power said. "There's just nothing you can do it about it, man. I've sort of come to the conclusion that every road and street course I am usually the quickest car and I qualify either on pole, first or second. So when something happens to me, it is magnified.
"Maybe I should start qualifying 16th and going a lap down? Then maybe nobody would think I have the worst luck ever."
The good news for the Penske Racing driver is he heads to Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama this weekend as the defending race winner. Last year's victory started a streak of three straight wins for the Australian, and it came after he had a dominant car in the season-opener only to finish seventh.
But when the series shifted to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Indy 500 and kicked into the oval portion of the schedule, Power's troubles began. He was involved in a crash with Mike Conway midway through the 500 — the first of several slips on ovals last season. He was penalized for blocking Tony Kanaan at Texas, wrecked at Iowa, and infamously lost the championship when he inexplicably wrecked in the finale when his car spun when he ran over a seam in the track at Fontana.
Power figures his struggles on ovals last season stemmed from the 2011 season finale at Las Vegas. He was part of the 15-car accident that killed Dan Wheldon, and Power suffered a broken vertebra in the crash.
"I remember looking forward to doing the ovals last year, but I think what happened in Vegas the year before, I could tell everyone was on edge going into that Indy race," Power said. "Whether that played a part, I don't know. To me, I think when you feel tentative on an oval, I think you put yourself in a bad situation. Like with me, some of the things that happened to me, maybe it was me being a little standoffish."
So is he over it now?
"I understand it now. I understand it's a mindset," he said. "I've had good races on ovals, and you go back and understand how you felt mentally then, and I think that will get you back in the right direction."
Something else that has helped Power is the inspiration from Brad Keselowski's NASCAR championship at Penske Racing. Power watched Keselowski's championship speech on television and immediately tweeted about how it personally affected him. He'd found the speech to be "from the heart" and a motivator for the entire organization.
"His championship was such a phenomenal performance of rallying the team and executing to get it done," Power said. "It was just a great role model for anyone who wants to win a championship on how to do it. And Roger was so over the moon — finally getting the championship, he had won everything else and he won that championship he had worked so hard for years. I could see him more excited about racing in general. He was real upbeat and I think it's been good for all the development. He really wants to win the IndyCar championship now, too."
LADY LUCK: Johnny Gray heads to The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway with six spades from a deck of cards painted on the side of his Funny Car. He doesn't believe the tribute paint scheme to his late father will bring him any luck in the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals this weekend.
But, Gray does believe he might have some momentum from his win in the NHRA's last outing at the Gatornationals in Florida.
"I don't think having any cards on the side of my car is going to help me one bit out in Vegas, this sport is pretty fickle," Gray said. "The team has momentum right now and we just like to go out there and have fun. We have a blast at the track and we have a good running hot rod right now, so I like our chances to go there and double-up."
Gray's win two weeks ago at Gatornationals was emotional because the victory was on his NHRA checklist of events he wanted to win before his planned retirement at the end of the season.
"That was a real special win for me because I have a home in Florida now and have been spending a lot of time down there," the New Mexico native said. "We had a lot of friends and family at that race and it felt great to win it because that is such a real prestigious race and it was my last time to get it done and I am glad we did."


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Website developers in need of design help. We have a functioning website that needs a serious design overhaul.
Likely to want to work with the winning designer on additional projects (we have additional existing and planned sites).
Hobby photographers.
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We will require a layered .psd file or equivalent as the final product (RGB). Do not mind if you use stock images, but please make sure you declare it.
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Night in the Tropics - 7/17/10
Guests were instantly transported to a tropical soiree filled with vibrant birds, delicious food, and island tunes during a Night in the Tropics at the National Aviary. Nearly 700 attendees dined under the stars on some of Pittsburgh's best cuisine and celebrated inside the Aviary's colorful jungle of more than 600 birds. Beforehand, guests mingling in the rose garden enjoyed shows starring a flock of macaws, parrots, and lorikeets. The performance "was a great experience and shows off the expert training experience of our staff," says Laura Ellis, media relations manager for the National Aviary. The event, which aids the aviary's education and wildlife conservation programs, grossed more than $40,000 through tickets, raffles, and the auction of a mural by local artist Ashley Hodder. "People had a lot of fun. They left with a great feeling about what the Aviary is doing now and what we have planned for the next year," Ellis says.Read More
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Artist Profile: Klaus Badelt, Euphonix user
Film Composer, Producer, Engineer and "Sub-Average" Musician from Los Angeles, CA USA.
An Artist in Contrast
Though the epic score of 'Pirates of the Caribbean' catapulted him into the Hollywood spotlight, film composer Klaus Badelt's true inspiration is fueled by his love of contrasting projects. From scoring small indie films to writing operas, from composing music for the 2008 Beijing Olympics to building the soundtrack to a Hollywood blockbuster, Badelt sees himself as "a filmmaker, who just happens to write music."
Klaus, who loves to experiment and break out of the ordinary in his work, replaced his traditional large-format mixing consoles with the Euphonix Artist Series in both his Los Angeles and Paris studios.
Double the Pleasure
I currently have two studios, one in Los Angeles and one in Paris and I'm utilizing the maximum Artist Series setup in both - one MC Control and four MC Mixes. Since I write, produce and mix in Logic 9 and use Pro Tools as video playback, I'm constantly switching between the two DAWs. Even my desks have been built around the ergonomics of the units, making them a very efficient addition to the workspace.
One Solution to Multiple Problems
Streamlined workflow, speed, changes, and flexibility - those are key words in the film-scoring world. From writing to programming, producing, recording up to the final 5.1 mix (or 56.28 mix as we just had it) I stay within one single software environment. Several cloned studios in my workgroup are locally and internationally networked and synced. Teams are managed with custom software and utilizing open-source tools usually found only in software engineering.
What used to be a multiple-phase process with several one-way-only milestones - writing in a sequencer, recording in a DAW, mixing on a (digital) console - is now one single linear workflow giving extreme flexibility to the filmmakers and me. I used to have to stop after each phase, print slaves, print masters, burn in effects for the mix and so on, moving the environment each time - now I can't imagine even being tied up to single a mixing room any more, with no access to my source "MIDI" events.
By replacing the traditional large-format mixing console with the Artist Series it takes multi-room "total recall" sequencer/DAW based production to the professional comfort level I was used to before all-in-one production - with many additional benefits. I rely on them to write, program and do the final automated mix of my scores while switching from room to room - or continent. Nothing else can do this!
The Artist Series Perfectly Fits Modern Workflow
I actually used the Euphonix consoles for many years and when I saw the Artist Series, I knew it was what I was waiting for. To put it simply, the Artist Series is a full-featured console minus the audio engine. It fits neatly in place with my writing process as I use it to control and load plug-ins, write automation, adjust levels, etc. The intuitive response and feedback between the units and myself is wonderful - ease of use is unparalleled. And - finally we're leaving MIDI behind… resolution and timing is finally musical again.
EuCon surpasses ancient "controller-like" protocols by exactly modeling a console, with all the digital and modular benefits of software. I take full advantage of all the customizable options like banking units separately, setting the attention'd faders, saving assignments and so on. One little trick I've learned is to keep my center MC Mix independently banked - a setting in the EuControl prefs - so when I navigate through my large arrangements, I always have this "golden channel" in the sweet spot right in front of me without setup. I'll tell you, other than write the music, there isn't much it can't do.
Easy to learn, Easy to Use
Artist Series doesn't have much of a learning curve at all; with built-in Logic and Pro Tools support I was immediately ready to work. In Logic there's no setup needed at all! Everything is laid out cleanly, and the channel strips are easy to read. It works the way I would want it to – instinctively.
The Future of Music Production
First of all - I think the majority of music production users will eventually move to an all-in-one production, and the Artist Series will be the new console. You'll see when everyone realizes the benefits - nobody will want to go back.
With ever more powerful CPUs native processing will continue to replace the need for hardware acceleration - yet we'll still need reliable tactile ergonomics. EuCon and the Artist Series are front-runners for this new growing segment. I can very well imagine final dub stages of all sizes using this "console" for their native DAW - it's much more flexible than everything I've seen.
That's also true for picture editing applications - which editor wouldn't want an MC Control or MC Mix for their Avid or Final Cut Pro?


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Stamford gallery says 'Thank You' to Connecticut
When Ben Quesnel saw his work hanging at Stamford's Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery last year, he was filled with pride.
He was filled with inspiration, too.
At the time, "Girls 1," the first in Quesnel's painting-on-cardboard series exploring the juxtaposition of divergent economic classes, was on view in the gallery's annual "Thank You, CT" exhibition. This year, the artist's work is on display there once again. Only now, he's up to "Girls 8."
"When you get an opportunity like this, it pushes your desire to grow," he said. "It gives you more motivation."
Quesnel, of Stamford, is one of 40 artists whose work is featured in the fourth annual "Thank You, CT," a juried exhibition spotlighting unsigned artists from across the state. Alvarez, the director of the gallery, launched the exhibition four years ago to show his gratitude to Connecticut, and to lend exposure to artists not represented by a fine art gallery.
"This show gives these artists the opportunity to show at our acclaimed gallery, as well as brings together prominent art world minds to witness the strength of the artistic talent in Connecticut," Alvarez said.
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The juror for this year's show is Anthony Haden-Guest, a British-American writer and art critic "who is a staple of the New York art world, famous for his antics at Studio 54 and Max's Kansas City, as well as his irreverent wit," according to a statement from the gallery.
For Quesnel, being selected for "Thank You, CT" was a boost to both his confidence and his creative output. In "Girls," he appropriates images from advertisements for high-end shops, painting them on hand-carved cardboard panels. The fashions -- clothing, sunglasses, jewelry -- worn by the models in the ads are replaced by negative space.
"The cardboard is supposed to embrace the struggle of the poor, and the oil paintings represent images reflective of the upper class," Quesnel said. "It's meant to represent the economic classes of the Gold Coast -- the people living in two different worlds in one community."
Appearing in "Thank You, CT" has emboldened Greenwich artist Sarah Fabian. Four years after her work was chosen for the inaugural installment of "Thank You, CT" (formerly "Thank You, Stamford"), Fabian was picked again -- this time, for a graphite on paper drawing of a woman with protruding shoulder blades.
"Her bones are coming out -- it's like a part of the body where humans would have wings," said Fabian, who is a graphic designer, producer and an employee at Stamford Hospital by day. "It's about those difficult times in your life when you feel like you're at a breaking point, and overcoming those obstacles and learning how to fly."
Asked about her conversation with Haden-Guest, who praised her piece for its representational, yet abstract quality, Fabian said, "It was really rewarding and a great moment.
"I got to reflect on where I'm going and what I should do with my work."
Alvarez, who has earned praise for his involvement in the community, including his work as the chairman of the board of directors at the Yerwood Center, has made it his goal to help artists gain a foothold in a notoriously competitive market. He also has the broader aim of nurturing the state's burgeoning art scene.
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Given that platform, artists like Quesnel are flourishing.
"It's definitely huge for up-and-coming artists to have the opportunity to show in such a well-established gallery, especially working alongside some of the artists he represents," he said. "To be able to show there is a great experience."
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Saturdays Skyhawks werent Fridays Skyhawks, even if the results nearly were the same.
The Fort Lewis College womens basketball team barely missed clipping No. 13 Grand Canyon University on Saturday, falling 68-62, but FLC head coach Jason Flores said the Skyhawks played with an energy in Phoenix that very much was lacking in Fridays 69-61 loss to Crookston and one that will translate into Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference wins.
I think in a nutshell (the women) felt the way they played was way different than (Friday), Flores said. They got after it. We played with an intensity that we have to play with.
Fort Lewis (1-3) tied the score at 62-all on a Christie Groh basket with 1:13 to go after trailing the Antelopes by high single digits for most of the second half.
Grand Canyons Maylinn Smith hit a 3-pointer on the transition, though, then the Skyhawks turned the ball over with 30 seconds to go trying to force a scoring opportunity, and the Antelopes ran out the clock on free throws for the final.
That was a tough turnaround when we had it tied up, Flores said. We were right there with our chances. That effort and the way we played, that is going to lead to success this year.
The strong point for the Skyhawks was in sticking to their game plan and the FLC system against an aggressive and athletic Grand Canyon team.
Although the Skyhawks had 15 turnovers, that still was better than the 22 against the less steal-happy Crookston.
Fort Lewis shot 43 percent from the floor and 43 percent from beyond the arc on 56 total attempts.
Our shooting percentages were better because we took care of the ball and played within our system, and that leads to better shots, Flores said.
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Ashley Kuchar led the team with 17 points, Katerina Garcia had 13 and Erika Richards 12.
We were pretty balanced, which, you know, is what we have to be, Flores said.
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They were much bigger and more athletic, Flores said. Being technically better at rebounding is something we have to get better at.
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Eyes 2: Eyes, Eyelids and Eyebrow Theories
Eyelids need to wrap around the eyes from the direction we see the eyes; in this case, we are looking up at them. Kelly has drawn them as if we are looking down on them. The curve is upside down. It's a misinterpretation of my scribble that has extra rough lines that are accidents or mistakes and don't mean anything.
The trick for a layout artist to tighten up storyboard drawings is to be able to tell what is essential in the rough and reinforce that, but also be able to see what are just scribbly extra accidental lines that mean nothing.
Eyebrows should never be just single thin lines. They are shapes that border an area of hair above your eyes, so make those shapes distinct and make sure you use them to reinforce the expression.
Eyelashes. I like to take the top line of the eyes and make it thicker in the middle. This suggests eyelashes using simplified cartoon license. This is an old Disney trick that helps draw your attention to the eyes, and thus the expression. It is also appealing.
Everything to do with the eyes needs to follow the same physics of the eyes, not contradict their position. If they don't, they distract from the expression.
I'll go over the whole drawing, bit by bit in different posts. (If Kelly doesn't mind)
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- Forbidden Hippo said...
Thanks for all of this. I have been doodling since I was a child. But that was it. Doodling. I have recently been inspired, mostly by you, to learn how to actually draw good looking cartoons. I am trying to absorb all of this great info you keep posting, but is their any websites or posts you recommend for beginners? I took your advice and started copying images of Elmer Fudd using simple techniques, and although my drawings were extremely rough and amateurish, I kind of surprised myself, it sort of looked like a cartoon! So I will continue to practice and look for inspiration in real life and others drawings, but if you know of a great website of blog or book with the beginner in mind, I would greatly appreciate it if you filled me on on it.
Thanks a ton,
This is an amazing website
- Kelly Toon said...
I don't mind at all!! Thanks for the critique!
- Niki said...
Wow so her only mistake was your mistake? That's a weird way to say good if I've never heard it!
- afdumin said...
In terms of character poses (which I know you haven't covered yet), they don't seem extreem enough. I'd give Spacely a heavy forward lean and have him bearing down on Jetson even more and much closer, nearly toupling over onto him. In turn, George should be forced to bend backwards in a comicly exagerated manner just to keep from being engulfed by Spacely's "towering" form. Also, Spacely's right arm looks too stiff. Perhaps give it more of a rubbery backward bend to suggest some motion.
- Raff said...
This is really good; no book I've seen talks about this.
I'd try it but my whole place is in turmoil right now and I don't wish to discuss the hell I'm going through.


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The Electromagnetic Wave Equations
Maxwell's equations give us a collection of differential equations to describe the behavior of the electric and magnetic fields. Juggling them, we can come up with other differential equations that give us more insight into how these fields interact. And, in particular, we come up with a familiar equation that describes waves.
Specifically, let's consider Maxwell's equations in a vacuum, where there are no charges and no currents:
Now let's take the curl of both of the curl equations:
We also have an identity for the double curl:
But for both of our fields we have , meaning we can rewrite our equations as
which are the wave equations we were looking for.
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As you read this I am speeding toward sunny Lake Tahoe, cranking the Beach Boys, with a big nasty redhead at my side (wait. Am I Randy Newman?). But already there's news from there in my absence. Trent Dilfer, perhaps the worst quarterback to ever earn a Super Bowl ring as a starter, announced on Wednesday that he is retiring. He tore an Achilles recently during a game of pickup basketball and decided enough was enough (and unlike Mr. Favre, he won't be back). Dilfer is a fixture at the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament — he owns a house at Tahoe — and actually seems more bummed about missing that event than he does about leaving football.
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The decision may have had something to do with the fact that he's a free agent this season, and no one had signed him. He played with the 49ers last year, appearing in seven games. Whatever you think about him as a quarterback, Dilfer has impressed me as a really good guy the few times I've met him, and has dedicated himself to raising money for a number of charities over the years. So there's that.
And so as we say goodbye to Mr. Dilfer, let me leave you with a look at the colorful golfing attire of another ex-quarterback, Mr. Jim McMahon. See you on the links.
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In an interview aired on August 19th, Akin claimed that "legitimate rape" does not usually lead to pregnancy. "First of all, from what I understand from doctors [pregnancy from rape] is really rare," Akin said to KTVI-TV. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. But let's assume maybe that didn't work or something. I think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be on the rapist and not attacking the child." [Emphasis added]
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"My friend down there, she was wondering: Are you alone?" -- random blonde to Don Draper
It was a somehow infuritatly quiet end to the season. Sorry to those who had Pete Campbell killing himself as a sure bet in your office pool. That didn't happen. Though he was punched again. Twice.
Still, there was a beauty in the understated season finale. Though I expected something a bit more major to happen (perhaps Don and Megan breaking up? Perhaps her revealing she's not really French or that she, in fact, really loves Howard Johnson), the finale did do one great thing: set up next season in a really ambiguous way.
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(Slightly offtopic) If that's going to be the case, then you're saying that with NASA almost neutered, Americans in reality will have to depend on private corporations for space travel. That's kind of sad, compared to other space programs elsewhere (methinks of my readings of Deception Point, which partly discussed about NASA's uncertain future).
On the account of today's bitter reality (along with exorbitant government expenditures), you must be correct, but some of us (being sentimental) back in the 80s used to be excited about watching the Shuttles go on liftoff (and at one point I contemplated about becoming an astronaut while in kindergarten).
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The biggest problem with NASA is that it takes longer than an election cycle for anything significant to be done. Each administration comes in and tears up the previous administration's blueprint. I've heard that even John F. Kennedy was having second thoughts about landing on the moon by the end of the 60s. If he hadn't been assassinated and Lyndon Johnson hadn't driven the program forward in the name of "fulfilling Kennedy's dream," we might not have gotten there.
But since then, look at the history... Nixon killed the final phases of the Kennedy/Johnson moon program, Carter revamped Nixon's space shuttle idea, Clinton overhauled Reagan's space station idea, and now Obama has axed Bush II's Constellation program. And when someone else takes over, regardless of whether it's next year or in 2017, that person will probably tear up Obama's plans and come up with something else.
I've been saying for years that the US wouldn't get serious about returning to the moon until there was a Chinese flag planted on it. And when that happens, the American politicians will all scream, "How could this have happened?" and point fingers at the opposing party for letting the US lead slip away.
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(OT) Given that the Chinese are balls-out with their space program, in a few decades it's not impossible to see those taikonauts walking all over.
On the other hand, any large-scale proposal NASA tries to bring on the table, it gets shot down easy in Congress or in the Oval Office, politicians worrying much about taxpayers' money... and legacies.
No surprises that China and Russia (and maybe India soon) are at full power with their respective programs.
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Dont get me wrong, I am not opposed to space programs.... quite the contrary in fact, since I am a sci-fi fan and the interest in all things spacey goes hand in hand with it. But with the economy strugling and all the badly needed reforms, they can find better ways to invest their money.
And China can only afford their upcoming space programs, because they are showing the stinky finger in terms of economy to the rest of the world and even though Chinas GDP output and export ratio are impressive, the development of the rural areas makes you want to cry and lets face it, the money would be better invested elsewhere in China as well.... but you know how it is, it is a question of priorities.
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Location: UK
Age: 27
Just out of curiosity, does anyone else get major Chihayafuru vibes when they watch this show or is it just me? It's not just the music either. It's almost like the directing is the same, even though the two anime have completely different staff. Weird...
|2012-04-08, 04:51
|Link #108
Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
As a space nut (especially anything concerning manned spaceflight), I'd like to enjoy this show, but so far I haven't really found myself doing so. If episode two is anything to go by, it seems likely that the driving theme is going to be how our protagonist(s) does things differently, with plenty of exposition explaining how clever his way of thinking will turn out to be, which is basically taking a generic fighting shounen show and adapting that framework to an astronaut anime.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it can be done without dry exposition (Moonlight Mile is an in-genre example, for instance). Admittedly, we probably all have different opinions and the scope of both 'dry' and 'exposition'.
That said, we're only two episodes in, so there's certainly time for me to become pleasantly surprised.
|2012-04-08, 11:32
|Link #110
North American Haruhiist
Join Date: Oct 2010
Age: 37
I haven't seen Episode 2 yet, and I don't think I will be able to get to it today(I have to catch up with this weekend's episodes of Area no Kishi, Ozuma and Mouretsu Pirates) but I will say that I really did enjoy Episode 1, and I am really hoping that this is a year-long anime.
Mutta is shaping up to be one of my favorite protagonists of this season, and I look forward to seeing how he handles the competition in order to be an astronaut. With the way things are going these days with NASA, 2025 might be too optimistic for a return to the Moon to start colonization. Although I do hope that some nation's space program does make a serious goal of manned exploration of Mars, because there are limits to what a robot can do as opposed to a human being who can collect priceless archeological data on the history of Mars.
The OP is certainly one of the most bizarre that I've seen in a while, but I guess I like it. Maybe in a few weeks, I might be raving about how cool it is.
|2012-04-08, 12:42
|Link #112
Don't Call Me Bro
This show falls somewhere in between Planetes and Chihayafuru for me. The caustic nature of reality and resilience of the human spirit to obtain a goal versus the youthful zest of pre-teen years and the naivete therein. First episode did things I wanted to see done - major character relations set up, motivations explained, overall aim, reasons to care about them, conflict to juice things up, intriguing protagonist in Mutta, nice visuals, great OP. It's hard not to like this show. A-1 seem to be on the money thus far. Hope this keeps up.
|2012-04-08, 15:45
|Link #113
Swayin' to the beat
Join Date: Dec 2006
Love the show, now that we're seeing how the race to being a JAXA-naut goes between the now 3 protagonists.
|2012-04-08, 20:23
|Link #115
Seishu's Ace
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
Roughly one week into the season (and its been a hell of a week, considering that my top 4 picks going in havent even premièred yet) my top two new series have been Uchuu Kyoudai and Najo no Kanojo X. The weird part is, both of them are directed by the same guy Watanabe Ayumu. Thats interesting on so many levels, not least because the two series are so different, and its the first time Ive ever had two new shows with the same director atop my list. With anime directors as with movie directors (and actors) I think the great ones fall into two categories. Theres the ones who have a signature style thats very recognizable like Nagai Tatsuyuki and Omori Takahiro. And then there are the chameleons, who can seemingly do anything and do it well with Mochizuki Tomomi being the more prominent example in my mind. With these two starkly different series on his résumé, Watanabe-sensei is starting to make a case for himself as one of those great chameleons.
Space Brothers, really puts me in mind of the fact that there are so few anime about adults, and why that is. I think it boils down to the fact that there are things adults know that teenagers and even young adults in their 20s usually dont things that come only from experience. The best anime about adults tend to dwell on the fact that we build up regrets as we get older, and were always carrying them around with us like a feather-light backpack that grows and grows with the weight of regrets accumulated, becoming a heavier and heavier burden to carry. Theres no reason young people should know that and frankly, I dont blame them for not wanting to watch shows about it. But when the rare such series does appear (Mochizukis Sarai-ya Goyou, for example) its something to be treasured. Of course, even once you learn that hard lesson, if youre lucky you learn another one eventually most of the regrets in the heavy bag on our backs dont come from things weve done and wish we hadnt, but things we didnt do and wish we had. That seems to be the central theme of this first part of Uchuu Kyoudai, and it seems as if Hirata Hiroaki has become a sort of spokesman for this generation of men in anime.
Im not sure of the Sharon relationship here Sharons telescope is on top of what very much appears to be her house, yet its also a full-fledged observatory. Is she rich, and is she his biological Aunt or just a family friend? I also get the sense that Sharons colleague Tamura-san may also be her partner, but its nothing more than an implication.
Great to hear Ryuzanji Shou, who was so wonderful as Usui in Rurouni Kenshin, as Hoshika.
|2012-04-08, 21:49
|Link #117
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Toronto, Canada
Age: 29
I've been off from television anime for quite some time, but this show certainly piqued my interest, particularly as some of my favourite anime have been sci-fi related (particularly Planetes). The long running time is icing on the cake. I must admit, though, that I share some of the concern voiced by creb, but I remain optimistic in that regard.
|2012-04-08, 22:43
|Link #118
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
And another great episode
I really liked the interview scene because I've been in that situation before. I felt uncomfortable for Mutta.
I am also loving the number of adult female characters in the cast: the mom, the aunt, and the female astronaut recruit. All very different yet positive depictions of women.
And the ending with the picture of the Astronaut reminds me of the ending of Cross Game when they did little clips of female baseball teams.
|2012-04-09, 20:03
|Link #120
Join Date: Sep 2006
I think that was really well done.
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'your memoirs, Nap? Who on earth do you think would want to read them?'
So said Field Marshal Montgomery, when General Horatius Murray suggested writing his recollections of a lifetimes service. Indeed, military memoirs can be very hit or miss, usually the latter. Especially when written by a family member or close friend. I've got to be honest, I wasn't too excited about reading this book – the memoirs of a General I had never heard of. But in actual fact, Horatius Murray's memoirs made for a very interesting read, giving a great insight into the career of a pre-war officer, mid-level command in the Second World War, and then post-war command in Korea, Scottish Command and NATO's Northern Command in Scandinavia.
You would expect somebody called Horatius to have served in the Guards, a dashing Cavalry Regiment or perhaps the Rifles. In fact Murray came from a relatively modest family, and only just manged to afford to go to Sandhurst. Although he performed well there, without sufficient private means he was forced to join a relatively unglamorous unit, the Cameronian Rifles. It shows the differing pace of soldiering in peace and war that from when he was commissioned in 1923 it took Murray until 1938 to become a Major, yet by 1944 he was an acting Major-General. Some of his early years as an officer were spent serving in Egypt, India and China. Interestingly, he also spent several months on attachment with the Germany Army only a couple of years before the Second World War broke out.
Horatius Murray commanded a Gordon Highlanders Battalion at El Alamein, where he was seriously wounded, then recovered in time to resume command in the final days of the Tunisian Campaign. He was then given command of a Brigade in the invasion of Sicily. In late 1943 the 51st Highland Division returned to Britain to take part in Operation Overlord. A follow up Division, the Highlanders landed in Normandy on 7 June 1944. In Normandy the Division performed rather poorly, in Murray's opinion due to poor leadership and a lack of serious training. At one point Murray refused an order from the Divisional Commander, Major General Bullen-Smith, that he thought was needless and would waste mens lives. The Corps Commander ruled in Murray's favour, recommended Bullen-Smith's sacking, which Monty confirmed soon after. This undoubtedly showed great moral courage on Murray's part. Shortly after landing in Normandy Murray was transferred to Italy to take command of 6th Armoured Division, which he led until the end of the war.
After the war he served as commander of the 1st Division, Director of Personnel at the War Office and commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Division, a territorial unit based in Catterick. After leaving that post he was selected to command the Commonwealth Division in Korea. Although this came in 1953 after the ceasefire, Murray still commanded British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand troops in peacekeeping. Murray seems to have been a very modest General, to the point of not even mentioning in his memoirs his DSO and other brave acts – his Nephew added notes in when editing. He seems to have had no airs nor graces. Indeed, when he left command of the 50th Division based at Catterick, the local newspaper reported that he had given the camp a soldiers touch.
Also included are some very revealing ancedotes about King George VI, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Monty, Eisenhower, Bernard Freyberg VC and Maxwell Taylor. I cannot recall many other books that I picked up with such disinterest, yet finished with such an insight. I enjoyed reading them immsensely.
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MORE Ines pictures on Twitter
SOS I need Twitter lecons!
She's magnetic! Charismatic:) I can tell..and her legs?
How long are they?:)
Une vraie jolie fille....
I like Elnett..not stiff..:)
I envy you PH..
Looks quite gorgeous what you ate..
I found a very pretty cake roll adorned with macarons..since I seem to have gotten the trick..I may make one..
Love your palette..
Quels beaux roses...I love looking at paints and palettes and supplies..~
Ines is Very tall...I don't know why I was surprised and legs that go on and on...Delete
Oh, what a great way to spend a samedi! You have these wonderful adventures, and we get to read about them. Perfect!
Fantastically photogenic woman!! Why is it so easy to look at beautiful people and believe their lives are perfect?
Love you rosy washes!
Bonjour Carol.
I'm watercoloriste japanese who live in Paris.
It's good idea.I'd like to go chez Pierre Herme for only get this package.
Merci beaucoup. Bon week-end.
Merci Erieri for stopping by PB.
Your watercolors are lovely!
Cheers Carolg
Ines = adorb: emphatically yes!
Now as to the new waterglass holder: methinks you'll need one for each color of the macaron palette. ;-)
'Ebbullient' is the perfect word to describe Ines + sweet and genuineDelete
How wonderful!!!!ReplyDelete
Carol, there is something so lively about the lovely Ines. She seems so free of intent or posing. Her coiffure seems natural, no matter how many minutes her stylist took in touch up snipping.
I love the photo of the lippy application. Which brand do you think she uses?
Meanwhile, back at les kiosques...aren't they wonderful, and so well worth a tribute. And quite wonderful that you were there with your camera or tablet of whatever it was that allowed you to show us these photos.
Oh...the pastries look rather good, too.
It was a wand type..
Maybe just a gloss
I would love to know so I can run out and buy the same one!
The whole blog was just "YUMMY"!ReplyDelete
Lucky you - Ines is a natural beauty and fun to watch as she seems so comfortable in her skin.ReplyDelete
Absolutement 'Bein dans sa peau'!
Contagious joy
You see lots of gorgeous women who are famous but they look like they know how to smile and are just doing what they know. She looks like she knows how to live and is doing that -- and because of it, looks incandescent.
LOVE that last picture with the painting and verine and macaron. Love it most!
Beautiful pictures, Carol. Inès is a total class act, beautiful, gracious, with a great sense of humor and not full of herself. For me she incarnates "joie de vivre". And it looks like you've got a good dose of it yourself!
Harriet Welty Rochefort, author, "Joie de Vivre"
I love Ines!ReplyDelete
what an amazing sighting ....
she is one of my idols!!
Wow,Ines looks amazing in your pics. Did you really just run into her on the street?
Mimi Pompom PS: most jealous you have been eating caviar.
Wish I could have looked like she does when I was young!! She looks so natural. If I'd been photographed in a T/shirt & Jkt with my sleeves pushed up my arms, I'd look as if I was ready to wash dishes. I adore natural beauty. What a great day you had, only problem was you weren't close enough to get the manufacturers name if the lippy. Great post.ReplyDelete
I don't know who she is..at least I don't think I do.. but she looks fabulous and fun. I LOVE her hair.. what fun you are having. :)ReplyDelete
She looks delightful! Why don't we invite her to lunch? Wish I'd seen her, too. :(


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As a part of our Sports & Dating feature we'd love to share with you a success story that was made possible by the love of sports throughout the entire relationship. Check out Erin & Jude's success story below!
We emailed each other here on Match. Both of our Match.com profiles reflected our love of sports: Jude featured a picture of himself on television as his main profile pictures, and I stated in my profile text that her date "must love sports- even golf!" as my family loves to golf. Within days we started talking on the phone. We decided to go on our first date a week and a half later. On our first date, he picked me up at my house in Batavia, IL and we went out to dinner. Upon his arrival to my house, he didn't realize I still lived with my parents. So he came up to the door and actually met my parents first!!!! If things could not funnier, after dinner on the way back to my house he got pulled over!!!
Obviously Jude thought we were never going to see each other again, so he walked me up to the door and gave me a quick awkward kiss. I'm sure he thought…well I screwed that one up. Little did he know, I thought it was the funniest, best date of my life. I could not go without minutes after the date to text him. Since then we were inseparable. On our second date, we went bowling where our competitive sides really came out!
We spent the next year traveling over an hour to see each other. At the time, Jude worked as a sports anchor and field reporter in Illinois, and I (Erin) am a cheerleading coach and a P.E. major about an hour away. It was very hard to make time for each other! I spent EVERY weekend driving up to see him and watch him anchor his tv show while he spent EVERY day off coming down to see me after my school day 🙂 November 2011 Jude was offered a sports anchor job up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He asked me to come with and I knew I couldn't live without him. So I decided to leave my job and my family and move up to Green Bay with him. A month later we were engaged!!! 🙂 We were married Friday July 13th, 2012. I know, I know Friday the 13th….but our awkward funny start NEEDS to end with a hilarious ending. It was our lucky day 🙂 🙂
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Mike Parrish Named Football Director of Operations
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan head football coach Rich Rodriguez announced Tuesday (Aug. 3) during the media session of the 2010 Big Ten Kickoff Event that Mike Parrish has been promoted to Director of Football Operations. Parrish came to Michigan with Rodriguez in January of 2008, assuming the dual role of recruiting assistant/operations assistant for the past two-plus years.
"Mike understands our program," Rodriguez said. "I think he's an outstanding administrator. Mike has done a great job with everything we've given him to do."
Parrish joined the staff after a two-year stint as an administrative graduate assistant at West Virginia (2006-07). He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration at WVU in 2006 and his master's degree in sports management in 2008.
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5 Most Inportant Qualities of a Leader
Last week someone asked me what the five most important qualities of a leader are. So here is what I think:
- Vision, an idea of where he/ she is going. If they don't know where they are going how do they expect anyone to follow them?
- Communication, the leader needs to communicate the vision, to explain why. A leader doesn't just tell you where to go, he/she has to paint the passionate picture of the vision and then take you there (could be called people skills).
- Awareness. Self awareness, being aware of their impact on others around you as people judge behaviour not intent; and awareness of the skills and abilities of those around you. Linked with communication skills as if you don't communicate your vision then people can only judge you on actions which may be misconstrued.
- Decisiveness, people want a clear decision. They want you to listen to their points of view but ultimately that want to have confidence that you make the 'right' decision in a timely fashion. They want good judgement.
Innovation, people want you to be creative and to come up with ways of pushing the organisation forward. That doesn't mean the leader always has to be the idea man, but they have to be able to spot the potential in ideas and create a culture to nourish and support them.
Of course I could have also included other traits like:
- caring
- credit giving
- integrity
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Dec. 2, 2006
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - On the third and final day of the U.S. Open, the Yale women's swimming team had its third finalist. Freshman Susan Kim finished 5th in the 'C' final of the 200 meter breaststroke.
Picking up where Moira McCloskey had left off in Thursday's and Friday's backstroke events, Kim, swam a fast enough time in the morning's preliminary heats to qualify for the finals, held in the evening session. Kim tied for 18th overall in the heats by finishing 3rd in her heat with a time of 2:38.41, just 0.02 seconds behind Auburn's Nanou Amardeilh.
In the 'C' final, Kim improved on her time, finishing in 2:37.69. But once again she could not keep up with Amardeilh, who was 0.08 seconds faster. The Yale freshman finished 5th in the heat.
Also in action was Yale's captain Meg Gill. Gill was on double duty Saturday morning, swimming in both the 100 meter freestyle and the 200 meter butterfly. Gill performed well in both her heats but did not swim a fast enough time to qualify for the evening's finals.
In the 200 fly, Gill won her heat in a time of 2:21.81, finishing 41st overall. In the 100 free, she came second in her heat and 60th overall with a time of 59.37.
After a promising three days of competition at one of the biggest swim meets in the United States (over 1,000 swimmers competed), McCloskey, Gill and Kim will rejoin the rest of their team, who continue to compete in the Nutmeg Invitational.
Complete Results from all three days of the U.S. Open are available on the USA Swimming website.
Report filed by Jamie Cordes '07, Yale Sports Publicity


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When I put my name on the piece of paper ten years ago for Battle of the Books, I had no clue how it would come to change my life. I had always loved to read books, and that summer when I had the chance to enter into a contest that revolved around reading, I leapt at the chance. Over the next two years, I came to know Mrs. Forsberg, one of the librarians at Orchard Park. I had reached the age limit for doing Battle, but continued to spend y time devouring different books. Four years later, when I applied for a job at the Orchard Park Library, it was her who hired me because she remembered me from my time doing Battle. Working at Orchard Park was a wonderful experience that opened the door for me to work downtown in the bookstore. Last summer I wished to go back where it all began, and I decided to be an assistant coach to one of the teams from Orchard Park for Battle of the Books. I spent my Tuesday nights helping the students answer questions and understand the books. However, it was while I was working at Orchard Park that I came to realize that I wished to always work in a library. It was this realization that inspired me to apply to library school at the University at Buffalo. I am now currently finishing up my first semester of grad school, and when I look back, I realize that had I not signed up for Battle of the Books ten years ago. I would not be where I am today. ~ Sara
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Palit GeForce 8800 GT Review
When someone talks about a Palit, we automatically think of a square structure composed of wood that normally is used to keep items off the floor of a warehouse and aid in the ease of transport of those items by forklift to a trailer for delivery. The Palit I'm referring to is none of the above. Palit is actually a PC motherboard and video card manufacturer. Although they are little known in North America, they have been popular overseas for quite some time. Palit is now bringing their expertise in manufacturing both ATI and nVidia based solutions to the North American market. While we were at the launch of the new AMD Spider Platform, we (Raven and Ccokeman) met two of Palits representatives who had some of their ATI based products for display. In the future we will be reviewing some ATI based products from Palit, but today we will be focusing on an nVidia based video card.
The Palit GeForce 8800 GT is one of the newest Nvidia based graphics solutions available. This 8800 GT is unlike the others that I have seen. The heatsink on the Palit 8800 GT is not just a stock nVidia heatsink with the Palit logo on it. Palit ships its 8800GT with a unique heatsink and fan that almost reminds me of the Thermaltake ORB.
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The Palit GeForce 8800GT comes packed in what I would consider a seriously eye catching metallic green box with their mascot (a Frog) on the face of the box. I don't do much retail shopping and most packages that I receive are usually shipped in a plain box, so when I finally get to open it and see the actual product inside my initial reaction to the package sparks my interest even more about what is inside. This shiny box with its bright colors, enhanced my anticipation.
Well that's a tease, yet another box inside of a box.