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Bahrain in the Trafficking in Persons Report 2012
June 2012
BAHRAIN (Tier 2 Watch List)
Bahrain is a destination country for men and women subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Men and women from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Ethiopia, and Eritrea migrate voluntarily to Bahrain to work as domestic workers or as unskilled laborers in the construction and service industries. Some, however, face conditions of forced labor after arriving in Bahrain, through the use of such practices as unlawful withholding of passports, restrictions on movement, contract substitution, nonpayment of wages, threats, and physical or sexual abuse. NGOs report that Bangladeshi unskilled workers are in particularly high demand in Bahrain and are considered exploitable since they do not typically protest difficult work conditions or low pay. Domestic workers are also considered to be highly vulnerable to forced labor and sexual exploitation because they are not protected under the labor law. Government and NGO officials report that abuse and sexual assault of domestic workers are significant problems in Bahrain; however, strict confinement to the household and intimidation by employers prevent these workers from reporting abuse. A study by the Bahrain government's Labor Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) found that 65 percent of migrant workers had not seen their employment contract and that 89 percent were unaware of their terms of employment upon arrival in Bahrain. Many labor recruitment agencies in Bahrain and source countries require workers to pay high recruitment fees – a practice that makes workers highly vulnerable to forced labor once in Bahrain. The LMRA study found that 70 percent of foreign workers borrowed money or sold property in their home countries in order to secure a job in Bahrain. Some Bahraini employers illegally charge workers exorbitant fees to remain in Bahrain working for third-party employers (under the "free visa" arrangement). In previous years, the LMRA has estimated that approximately 10 percent of migrant workers were in Bahrain under illegal "free visa" arrangements – a practice that can contribute to debt bondage – while the Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry puts the figure at 25 percent. Women from Thailand, the Philippines, Morocco, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Russia, Ukraine, China, Vietnam, and Eastern European states are subjected to forced prostitution in Bahrain.
The Government of Bahrain does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. Despite these efforts, the government did not show evidence of an overall increase in efforts to address human trafficking over the previous year, despite past commitments and pledges to proactively address and respond to human trafficking in Bahrain. The government did not reform the migrant worker sponsorship system, which continues to give employers inordinate power over foreign workers and contributes to forced labor and debt bondage. Indeed, rather than reforming this system, the government adopted a law that increases the minimum amount of time a worker must remain with an employer, thus expanding the length of time a worker could be held under conditions of forced labor. There was no indication that the Government of Bahrain took steps to institute a formal victim identification procedure, so few victims were assisted by the government. Nevertheless, the government continued to investigate and prosecute a few trafficking offenses during the reporting period. In addition, the government offered two amnesties for out-of-status foreign workers to return to their home countries with no fines or penalties against them.
Recommendations for Bahrain:
Continue to enforce the 2008 anti-trafficking law, and significantly increase the investigation and prosecution of trafficking offenses – particularly those involving forced labor – and convictions and punishment of trafficking offenders; reform the sponsorship system to eliminate obstacles to migrant workers' access to legal recourse for complaints of forced labor; vigorously investigate all credible trafficking tips secured through the anti-trafficking hotline; institute and apply formal procedures to identify victims of trafficking among vulnerable groups, such as domestic workers who have fled from abusive employers and women in prostitution; refer identified victims to protection services; expand the government-run shelter to protect all victims of trafficking, including victims of forced labor and male victims of trafficking; ensure that the shelter does not inappropriately restrict victims' movement and that shelter staff are qualified and speak the languages of expatriate workers; ensure that identified victims of trafficking are not punished for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked, such as illegal migration or prostitution; continue to publicly raise awareness of trafficking issues and the anti-trafficking hotline number in the media and other outlets for foreign migrants, and specifically, domestic workers, and extend labor law protections to domestic workers to ensure that they have the same protections under the law as other expatriate workers.
The Government of Bahrain made limited efforts to investigate, prosecute, and convict trafficking offenses during the reporting period, but made no efforts to conduct and fund anti-trafficking training for government and police officials. The 2008 Law to Combat Trafficking in Persons prohibits all forms of trafficking in persons and prescribes penalties ranging from three to 15 years' imprisonment, which are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with those prescribed for other serious crimes, such as rape. The Government of Bahrain investigated 18 trafficking cases, five of which resulted in convictions during the reporting period; however, given the government's conflation of people smuggling and human trafficking, it is not known how many of these convictions, if any, involved human trafficking offenses. The media reported possibly negligent deaths of foreign workers in labor camps due to carbon monoxide poisoning and electrical fires; it is unclear whether the government investigated these deaths. The government also did not report efforts to investigate government complicity in trafficking offenses. The government did not provide funding for or conduct anti-trafficking training for its officials during the reporting period; however, officials participated in two foreign government-sponsored anti-trafficking trainings. Bahraini government officials indicate there is a general lack of awareness of trafficking crimes among working-level police.
The Government of Bahrain made minimal progress in improving protection for victims of trafficking over the last year, although the government continued to lack systematic procedures to identify victims among vulnerable groups, such as migrant domestic workers who have left their employers or women arrested for prostitution. As a result, potential trafficking victims may have been charged with employment or immigration violations, detained, and deported without adequate protection. Most migrant workers who were able to flee their abusive employers were frequently charged as "runaways," sentenced to two weeks' detention, and deported. The government continued to fund a 120-bed NGO-run shelter called Dar al Aman, which is described as serving victims of family violence, but there is no evidence to suggest that this shelter served trafficking victims. NGOs reported knowledge of 128 victims of trafficking during the 2011 calendar year, some of which were referred by the government. The majority of victims continued to seek shelter at their embassies or at the shelter operated by an NGO. Many police officers remained unfamiliar with procedures for referring victims of labor abuse and human trafficking to these shelters. In previous years, an international NGO reported that the shelter restricted residents' freedom of movement, was not staffed with qualified personnel, and did not provide long-term shelter or housing benefits to victims; it was not known whether this was the case during 2011. There remained no shelters or other protection services provided by the government for male trafficking victims. Human Rights Watch documented seven cases of foreign residents prohibited from leaving Bahrain due to debts or contractual obligations with their employers; moreover, these workers were barred from working to pay off their creditors or even pay for basic needs such as housing and health care. However, to attempt to remedy this situation, the LMRA organized two major amnesties for out-of-status migrant workers to be repatriated to their home countries with no fines or charges against them. The Government of Bahrain encouraged victims to participate in the investigation and prosecution of traffickers; however, workers typically did not file court cases against employers due to fear or ignorance of the law, distrust of the legal system, inability to afford legal representation, lack of interpretation and translation provided by courts, fear of losing residency permits during legal proceedings, and to avoid additional maltreatment at the hands of the employer. The government did not provide foreign victims with legal alternatives for their removal to countries where they faced retribution or hardship. The Ministry of Interior continued to operate a toll-free hotline for trafficking victims, but officials noted a significant drop in the number of calls the hotline received in 2011. The LMRA also operates an abuse hotline during working hours and coordinates with NGOs who staff 24-hour information lines to provide legal advice to workers.
The government made some efforts to prevent trafficking in persons during the reporting period. In 2011, the government instituted an interagency committee to monitor and identify human trafficking issues. The LMRA disseminates trafficking-related information to vulnerable workers through media outlets, including through local and satellite television channels; it also conducts radio shows in Hindi and English to educate workers on their rights and how they can resolve issues. While Bahrain's Ministry of Labor has pledged for several years to end the sponsorship (kafala) system – which contributes greatly to forced labor and debt bondage – it has not abolished this structure to meaningfully prevent trafficking in persons. Earlier reforms of the sponsorship system to regulate labor recruitment and expand worker mobility continue to exclude Bahrain's approximately 70,000 domestic workers, the group that is most vulnerable to trafficking. In addition, the 2010 labor law does not afford basic protections to domestic workers. Moreover, the law against withholding workers' passports – a common practice that restricts the mobility of migrant workers and contributes to forced labor – was not enforced effectively. In June 2011, the government issued Law 15, which mandates a foreign worker must complete a minimum of one year of work with an employer before transferring to a different employer. This law lengthens the minimum amount of time a worker must remain with an employer, which also expands the length of time a worker could be held under conditions of forced labor. The government reported no efforts to reduce the demand for commercial sex.


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ROME -- Pope Francis named 19 new cardinals Sunday, including a bishop from Haiti and an archbishop from Burkina Faso, a choice the Vatican said showed Francis' determination to focus on the poor.
Overall, the pope's first batch of appointments to the College of Cardinals contained 10 men from Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa, reflecting his bid to give the Catholic Church a more global outlook.
Just four of the choices hail from inside the Curia — the Vatican's governing body — and no churchmen from the U.S. were given the nod for a "red hat."
"This reflects Francis' desire to make the Church more universal and to correct imbalances," said Gerard O'Connell, a Rome-based contributor to the online publication Vatican Insider.
"A different logic is at work here. The rules are no longer operative. The U.S., for example, is already disproportionately represented."
Sixteen of the nominations, which will be formalized at a Vatican consistory Feb. 22, are under 80 years old, meaning they qualify to enter the conclaves held to elect new popes.
The Argentine pope named six cardinals from Latin America and the Caribbean, including Brazil, Nicaragua, Haiti, Chile and the island of Saint Lucia. The Latin Americans also include Mario Aurelio Poli, Francis' successor as archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina after he was elected pope in March.
Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso represent Africa, while archbishops were also nominated from the Philippines (Orlando B. Quevedo, archbishop of Cotabato) and South Korea (Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, archbishop of Seoul).
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Vincent Nichols, was selected, as was Gérald Cyprien Lacroix from Quebec.
Curia appointments included newly appointed secretary of state Pietro Parolin, an Italian, and German Gerhard Ludwig Muller, the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Vatican's doctrinal watchdog.
"The total of four Curia appointments is less than normal and shows the pope wants to put an end to careerism and the idea of automatic appointments," said O'Connell.
O'Connell noted that although three of the four Curia nominees were Italian, only two other Italians made the list. "Some 28 of the 115 cardinals at the last conclave were Italians and many cardinals said that was over the top," he said. "Francis is breaking with the tradition of automatically making the archbishops of major Italian cities cardinals."
The new appointments boost the number of Central and South American cardinal electors to 19 in the 122 strong college of cardinals, no match for the 61 electors from Europe — including 29 Italians — but more than the 15 North Americans, of whom 11 are from the United States and four from Canada.
Africa and Asia now have 13 cardinal electors apiece.
Among the three new cardinals over 80 who will not vote at the next conclave is Monsignor Loris Francesco Capovilla, 98. He served as personal secretary to Pope John XXIII, who is due to be canonized in April along with Pope John Paul II.
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Using Accordance to Teach a Bible Study
For a while now, I've been attending a Wednesday night Bible study which uses a DVD series showing sites in Israel and discussing the Biblical events which happened there. This past Wednesday, the normal teacher was out of town and I was asked to fill in. Rather than using the DVD series, I chose to teach a lesson of my own, but to maintain consistency I focused on explaining a Biblical passage with reference to its location. I chose for my text 1 Kings 18: the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel.
I wanted to bring out a number of interesting aspects of this story, such as why Mount Carmel was the perfect location for this showdown (see my blog post, Why Mount Carmel?) and how the name of Elijah is used as a motif throughout this story (see my post, "What's in a Name?"). Explaining the importance of Mount Carmel required giving some background information about the Canaanite deity Baal and the fact that Mount Carmel is the rainiest location in that part of Israel. I wanted to be able to show images of Mount Carmel and Baal, as well as a map of Israel, so I decided to use Accordance's Slide Show mode.
If you're unfamiliar with Accordance's Slide Show feature, it turns each tab in a workspace window into a separate "slide," expanding the content to fill the entire screen and hiding interface elements such as the search entry box, the various palettes, etc. You can activate it by choosing Slide Show from the Window menu.
The first step to creating a slide show is simply setting up the various tabs you want to display. The one thing to keep in mind when setting up your workspace is that Accordance's Slide Show feature does not yet support workspaces with more than one zone. So as you open maps, images, and various resources, they may open in additional zones, but you'll need to combine all those tabs into one zone before you start a slide show. This is most easily done by dragging the title bar of one zone into the tab area of another. When you release the mouse button, all the tabs from the dragged zone will be added to the destination zone.
I started with a tab containing my default Bible and navigated to 1 Kings 18. Realizing that I would need to explain the background of King Ahab's idolatry, I scrolled back until I found the passage on his accession to the throne: 1 Kings 16:29-33. Because I didn't want to scroll back to this passage during the Bible study, I decided to put it in a separate tab. That way, I would have another "slide" I could easily switch to. The easiest way to create a new tab with this passage was to select the verses I wanted and then click the Context button on the Resource palette. This opened a Text window showing the verses I selected in the context of the entire Bible. But I didn't want the surrounding context, so I just unchecked the Show all text checkbox. That left me with a tab showing just 1 Kings 16:29-33.
To make it easy to distinguish this tab during the course of the slide show, I right-clicked the tab itself and chose Active Tab Name… from the Set Tab submenu of the contextual menu. I then changed the name of that tab to "Ahab's Idolatry."
Next I knew I had to summarize Elijah's role in the three-and-a-half years of drought which preceded the episode in 1 Kings 18. So I repeated these same steps for 1 Kings 17:1-10, naming that tab "Elijah No Rain". Finally, I wanted to read Jesus' reference to Elijah and the widow of Zarephath in Luke 4:23-30, so again, I created a new tab containing this passage and renamed it "Jesus in Nazareth." My resulting workspace now looked like this:
I now had the passages I intended to use all ready to go. Next I needed a map and a number of images to show. I'll show you how I set that up in my next post.


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App Review: ColorSplash Adds a New Dimension to Photos
by Dorothy on
March 7, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Photography, Staff Favorites, Utility
When I downloaded ColorSplash, I had seen several sample photos in the iTunes App Store and on Hendrick Kueck's website. They looked pretty cool so I thought I would give it a try. What I didn't realize was how fun it would be to create by own black and white pictures with a splash of color here or there. The process turned out to be easier than I expected. When you launch the app, it prompts you to visit their help section before beginning work on your first picture. I would highly recommend doing so. The help section explains what the app is capable of and the controls. After reading the help, you can pull a picture from your photos on your iPod Touch or iPhone and set to work.
After you have a picture pulled up in ColorSplash, the app will automatically convert the picture to a black and white photo. Your job then is to add the color back in key spots. There are three buttons across the bottom of the screen. The first is a pan and zoom button. When this button is selected, you can move the picture around with a simple touch and zoom in or out using two fingers. It is amazing how far this app allows you to zoom on the picture. The zoom is essential to being able to color your picture just right. The second button is the color button. When this button is selected, you can add color to the screen by simply "coloring" with your finger. The third button is the gray button. It allows you to add gray back to the picture in any area that has color in just the same way you added the color. This feature is very helpful when you make a mistake or change you mind. At the top of the screen there is also a very handy undo button that will undo your previous brush strokes. That one is a must have, as I found myself often needing to correct a slip of the finger.
The tools used for adding color, your brushes, are limited to 4 types. Two of them produce opaque color or restore the ful color of the image all at once and the other two add back the color more gradually. Within each group of two the brushes either have a sharp or soft edge to them. These different brushes allow you to create different effects depending on whether the objects you are adding color to have sharp edges or less defined edges. I was able to achieve the effects I needed with the brushes that I had. Sometimes I had a hard time coloring in tiny spaces with these 4 brushes, even when I zoomed way in. Luckily, there is a way to change the size of your brush tip. ColorSplash places a couple of options in the Settings application of your device. One of these options allows you to change the brush tip size and choose to show the brush tip while you are working. These options can both be very helpful when working in a smal space of a photo. Also in this menu is an option turn off the auto rotate on your device. Sometimes it is hard to get the right angle between your painting finger and the photo on the screen. It is helpful to be able to turn the photo without have the iPhone/iPod automatically rotate it to orient it right side up.
Another very handy feature is the ability to change your view mode. The default mode is the black and white color mode. If you are having trouble seeing what you have colored and what you haven't, the second mode changes all of the colored sections to a bright red color. The red makes it much easier to see exactly where the color is and isn't. If you must leave the app before you finish your picture, the app simply saves your session just the way it is and you can pick it up again later. When you finish your work of art, you can easily save the picture to your Photos app. ColorSplash has a lot of options built into a very user friendly interface. It is a lot of fun to see what you can create.
ColorSplash is $1.99 in the iTunes App Store.


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As city archaeologist, Hindes scrutinizes excavations
Scanning a brushy field near known archaeological sites, Kay Hindes noticed the curled-up rattlesnake. But her heart rate barely picked up. Having grown up in a rural community south of San Antonio, she'd encountered plenty of rattlesnakes.
What got to her was being shot at.
That time, she peered across to the adjacent property, where a "very eccentric" elderly woman stood with a shotgun.
"She didn't want us around the property," laughs Hindes, recalling the scariest moment in her three decades as an archaeologist.
Hindes isn't usually up against danger. Rather, as San Antonio's city archaeologist, she confronts miles and miles of open land in search of artifacts the size of a quarter. She scrutinizes excavations, standing beside backhoes in her flannel lumberjack shirt and pink hard hat. And she faces developers seeking to, for example, tear down a 150-year-old rock wall or build subdivisions on 19th century farm and ranch complexes with some type of historic value.
"She can be 'friendly, jovial Kay' or she can be 'stern Kay,'" says Tom Hester, former director of the Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory and professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin, who has known Hindes for 30 years. "She works hard to make certain that city codes are followed by the developers."
In the case of the elderly lady with the shotgun, Hindes was "friendly, jovial Kay." She knocked on the woman's door and explained what she was doing. Although the work was not technically on the woman's property, Hindes told her she understood.
"I believe in private property rights," she told her.
After that, the woman stayed inside.
In a city that cherishes its physical connections to the past — and brings in millions of tourism dollars because of them — Hindes works behind the scenes to "preserve and protect." Her mission varies from day to day. One day she may be cataloging stone tool parts found in Brackenridge Park that date back 10,490 years to when Paleo-Indians made their life here. Another day she may be documenting the history of an 8-foot-tall mesquite gate found on a ranch that may have originally come from the Alamo.
Her job is an uncommon one. Most U.S. cities do not have a city archaeologist. But with San Antonio's rich history and strong preservation ordinance, city officials identified the need. Hindes, and two predecessors, had been doing the work of city archaeologist anyway; she took on the new title in 2008.
Any time there is a city project with possible archaeological implications, such as the renovation of Main Plaza, Hindes will step in.
In 2007, construction workers in the plaza stumbled upon a fortification entrenchment that made Hindes and others giddy. They believed it was dug by Mexican troops in 1835 during the siege of Bexar, the battle that led up to the Alamo. They swung into action, ordering crews to sift through 15 truckloads of dirt. Their hypothesis was confirmed: They uncovered more than 100,000 artifacts, including gun parts, buttons and a gold military insignia.
Without Hindes, the city would have to hire consultants for such projects, studies and analyses.
"The reality is, we documented last year just having Kay involved in city projects saved several hundred thousand dollars," says Shanon Peterson, historic preservation officer for the city.
For her work over the years, Hindes will be honored in March with the Texas Preservation Hero award given by the San Antonio Conservation Society.
"She's a walking encyclopedia of the area," says Skipper Scott, a regulatory archaeologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, based in Fort Worth.
He calls on Hindes whenever the Corps is working on a flood-control project or a river improvement project such as the Museum Reach, requiring Corps involvement due to the Clean Water Act. "She is my fulltime reference in San Antonio," says Scott, who leads projects all over Texas.
To become that "walking encyclopedia," the 59-year-old Hindes took a nontraditional path.
Married at 17, she spent her early 20s at home with two young sons in her hometown of Charlotte, population about 1,100. But at age 27, with her younger son in kindergarten, she decided to follow her childhood passion of digging in the dirt.
She enrolled at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Three times a week, she drove 150 miles to take classes in anthropology, with a focus in archaeology.
One of her professors was Tom Hester. He knew the name "Hindes" because he had corresponded for years with Hindes' mother-in-law, Dorothy Lee Hindes, an amateur archaeologist who had amassed a large Indian artifact collection.
Hindes recalls of the influence of her late mother-in-law: "She would take me out on some of her excursions, and she would let me go 'hunting' with her — hunting for arrowheads. What that did was to really whet my appetite to know more. It wasn't just about that artifact, it was about who made it, how did they live, what was the story behind it.
"It confirmed all those childhood loves and desires. You just want to know more."
Hindes graduated in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in anthropology and continued to work at UTSA's Center for Archaeological Research. Over the years, she has worked as an independent consultant for Southern Methodist University, Texas A&M, UT-Austin and the Texas Historical Commission.
She continued to hone her interest in the early settlement of South Texas.
She is a "very, very good steward" in protecting both prehistoric and Spanish colonial sites in San Antonio, says Harry Shafer, professor emeritus at Texas A&M and a member of the San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission. "She's not someone that's easily moved off of center. If she feels she's right, she stands her ground. She's a real asset in the job that she does in historic preservation."
The missions are near to her heart.
Among her favorite projects over the years was finding the "missing mission of Texas." For nearly 100 years, history buffs had searched for the site of Santa Cruz de San Sabá, a mission that was burned down in 1757 by a coalition of Native American groups. While the mission's short history was well documented, its exact location was unknown.
Until 1993. That's when Hindes, working as a freelance archaeologist, helped coordinate a team using aerial infrared photography over farmland 150 miles northwest of San Antonio, east of Menard. To pinpoint the location, Hindes pored through documents and managed to connect a footnote from a 1905 report to details in deed records. Then, on foot, the team scanned a recently plowed alfalfa field, step-by-step, until Hindes picked up a ceramic fragment with a pale green glaze — that of a Spanish olive jar.
A three-month-long investigation confirmed the find.
"That was a major accomplishment," Hester says. "It was quite a find in terms of Texas history."
Another favorite for Hindes was recovering the thousands of artifacts in Main Plaza.
One day while she was working at that site, she got called to appear before the City Council.
"I was muddy. I was dirty. I had my hair in a ponytail," she says in her characteristic twang. She thought, "Oh my God, I have to go to council like this."
She was called in because of concern that crews could be disturbing human remains; the city's original Catholic cemetery had been in the vicinity. Hindes provided assurance that in 1806, the remains were exhumed and moved to what is today's Milam Park.
Next up for Hindes? She will oversee excavations in Acequia Park, where crews will be looking for Native American and mission-related artifacts. The UTSA-led effort, under contract with the San Antonio River Authority, is part of the local-federal Mission Reach project to restore native plants and wildlife along an eight-mile stretch of river that connects the four Spanish missions.
It is just the latest example of San Antonio's appreciation of its historic resources.
"That's what San Antonio is all about in a big way — the missions, the acequias, the Alamo, the King William district and all those kinds of places are what bring millions of tourists to San Antonio," says Mark Denton, an archaeologist with the Texas Historical Commission. He says that Hindes, when facing developers, is never afraid to speak up to ensure that historic preservation is part of the discussion.
"Kay has played a big role in the last 10 years or more in being able to talk one-to-one with developers and get them on board with that concept," he says.
Hindes helped push through a city ordinance that requires developers to carry out an archaeological survey. If any historically significant sites are found, she can work with the developer to either avoid the site or document it.
"By working with them and facilitating these things, it's a win for us as well," she says.
Questions from developers are one thing; questions from the general public something else.
The No. 1 question Hindes gets?
"Did you find any gold?"
She has always had to say no. Until the Main Plaza renovation.
Crews found latrines and wells that dated to the 1700s and 1800s. The latrines were chock-full of artifacts. Among them: a perfect gold coin.
The coin is worth around $50,000. A similar one was discovered nearby.
But when it comes to archaeology, finders most definitely are not keepers.
Hindes laughs. "They are in a lock box at Frost Bank."


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A central London branch of the Mexican restaurant.
The central London branch of this Mexican mini-chain has a mind-bogglingly massive menu. Any Latin American delight you can imagine, they've got it. Plus about 25 others that are, frankly, a bit bizarre – like, chicken Milanese in a Mexican bun. With pickled onions.
Everything's fairly basic, but there are a few lovely dishes: a crispy crab tostada had a nice hit of cayenne, the fish itself much like the filling in a pub crab mayo sandwich, but in a cosy way. 'Chicken tinga' quesadillas, too, were satisfyingly grainy little pockets of hot, sour meat, drizzled with cheese. Best of all, really, was a simple bowl of tortilla chips, which were golden brown and brilliantly savoury.
But there were also some real let-downs. Like the guacamole, which had clearly been made much earlier and was distinctly past its best. If you must order guac here, get the larger bowl, which they mix fresh at your table – but probably best to steer clear altogether. There were also some offensively bland refried beans, and a messy, dull plate of enchiladas.
Lupita does offer an express lunch menu for £9.95: order carefully and you might just have a good time. Though don't get your hopes up.
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Easily the best Mexican food in London. The food was fast and tasty, the staff very friendly. The selection was huge and authentic. I liked the music and fun atmosphere and simply the best margarita I've had anywhere. Try it!
I read some of the reviews and am shocked. This place is very good, although pricey. The meat is tender and juicy, salsas all homemade and I found a lot of creative taco dishes on the menu. The Gorbenador (spelling?) With prawns and a spicy chipotle-esque sauce is amazing. Margaritas are perfect too made with real juice...not cheap mixes. Tables are small and the food takes time, but it's worth it.
I could find no fault with the food or drinks here. As soon as I saw Horchata and Flor de Jamaica on the menu I knew I was in good hands! The meal didn't disappoint (we tried a burrito and enchiladas) and staff really knew the menu. Although we didn't order much (or so we thought) the meal was filling and kept me satiated for many hours. I thoroughly enjoyed my meal and have every intention of visiting again.
Went to this Mexican place by charing cross the other night for a party with friends, most who had been here before and always talk about how great the food and drinks are. Mi can't believe I waited so long to finally try it! Spicy dishes, lots of choices and a everything was very tasty and fresh. Cristina our waitress was very nice and friendly as well!
FINALLY authentic mexican food, by far the best mexican restaurant I've tried in London!!!!!!!!
Myself and a few friends thought that it's been such a gratefull experience find a restaurant where the food taste like home. Mexico is a country with a contrast on flavours and with such a rich cuisine. Definitely Lupita tick all the boxes. A few Mexican friends told me about it and I could not believe that tacos al pastor where available out of Mexico!!! Wow! And the salsas served for the tacos where so yummi!! Just like grandmother did. We had guacamole artesanal prepared on our table. That is such a plus I'd you are looking for fresh food. We tried Chicharron de queso, costras, alambres and it was just like in the taco shops in Mexico!! We wonder how they managed to have all this together in central London. A real taco shop where we as Mexicans can hang out for a taco like if we were in our country. The carnitas where super and we tried the Sopa de verduras, and all of us Agreed that tasted like home again. The restaurant was packed in a few minutes and the Mexican music loud and vibrant made out night as all of us end up singing and having out favourites tequilas. We had chance to chat with the waitress who was from Mexico aswell and we want to thanks her for such a great time!!! Not only to her but to who ever is behind of such a cool restaurant. We definitely advise to any one feeling home sick to visit this venue!!!
Had a great meal out with a friend. The guacamole was good, especially with the chipotle sauce. The tuna Tostada and pork tacos were both amazing. Highly recommend.
Had an amazing time at this place the other night. The staff is friendly, the food is as real mexican as you can get in London! The Pastor tasted just like it does in Mexico City. The Chicarron was great as well and also the ceviche is fresh and served on an avocado. It you want to eat real mexican you got to check this place out. Great margaritas too. Will be a regular here now that I found it.
This is definitely the best mexican food in London by far. My partner and I shared the Totopas Clasicos which was delicious. I had the prawn tacos which were recommended by the waitress which were amazing. I also had Aguacate Relleno, which was half an avocado stuffed with ceviche. It was fresh and tasteful. My partner had the Chicharron with guacamole which was a crispy fried cheese and then the arrachera steak quesadillas which he raved about all night long. The restaurant was lively and all the staff friendly and helpful. I liked how everyone seemed to be taking care of all of the customers in the restaurant and delivering the food quickly to the tables after it was prepared. The music was great as well and really added to the atmosphere of the place. Great job Lupita! Can't wait to go back again!
I honestly can't rate Lupita high enough. The staff are friendly and attentive and the food is fresh and delicious. It was my second visit and will definitely keep going back. The Guacamole was made freshly in front of us (it's worth paying extra for), the Nopales and Smoked Chicken Burrito equally delicious. Go crazy with the different salsas and chilli sauces they provide and squeeze lime to your taste. This is fresh Mexican eating at it's best, not greasy Tex-Mex! Definitely check it out!
I celebrated my birthday yesterday at Lupita and was very impressed by the customer service and the extent to which the staff went to make our night special, so wanted to express my gratitude online by way of a good review. We had a great night and felt very comfortable. The food was amazing with very interesting flavours, and different to what we were used to, ie Tex Mex. I especially enjoyed the margaritas! Therefore I was really surprised to come across some of these comments. Given the choice, for me Lupita would win every time, especially on authenticity compared to alot of other restaurants. For anyone reading these reviews, I would recommend trying Lupita for yourself and making your own opinion.
Great food and margaritas. Had the mezcal one which was better than any margarita I've ever had in mexico! The food was tasty and different than the usual stuff at other places. Interesting menu and great for sharing and trying new things. My new favorite mexican place in London.
Tasty mushroom quesadillas, but would've been very plain without the sauces. And I did think I've made better at home, but that's not to say it was unpleasant. Friendly waitress and some of the best nachos I've had. Good place for a lunchtime pit-stop or a tasty drunken snack.
Best margaritas in london and queso fundido with chorizo was amazing
perhaps the best tacos in london (i am mexican)
We went with some collegues to dinner at this place, waiters very slow, they even didn't know the ingredients of some quesadillas, we ordered some margaritas and a main each, the portions we're really small and the food seems microwaved, not tasty and hot as it should be. We were 6 people and we spent 250 £ without the tips, overpricy and totally not worth. In the end you pay just for the location. Shameful.
The food is bad...I mean very very bad. It most definitely is not fresh and tastes very bland and microwaved. Heard of the place from Timeout and though we'd check it out, turned out to be the worst meal I had in 8 years. The waiter didn't even bother asking how our food was, because he probably knows himself it isn't great.
I am a big fan of Lupita where I go on a regular basis since last autumn. I think the quality of the food and drinks are excellent, the service friendly, the atmosphere relaxed and fresh and the prices very good. It has become one of my favourite retaurants in Londonand certainly my favourite Mexican restaurant (which food I know very well for having been to Mexico many times and having tried all Mexican restaurants in London).
I went last night and I have to say I was relatively disappointed. The food was tasty but we waited for an hour and a half for our food. It wasn't even busy when we were there. This was utterly ridiculous as we only ordered taco's each which you would expect to be cooked in a less then half of this time. I would be willing to try this place again as the food was intriguiging, although they seriously have to up their game on the service.
I stumbled upon this place at the weekend, a fairly large sized group-16 people. They sat us down straight away and even gave us our own section downstairs which we appreciated. I was quite excited by the menu and my mouth was watering after reading the drinks menu. However, once our orders were put through things went downhill straight away! In such a large group we lost track of time and didnt realise our drinks hadnt arrived even after an hour. Our waiter was frazzled and didn't communicate with us. We each got our drinks seperately and that took another 45 minutes. He did not apologise for the delay or give us a reason. Finally a plate of food came out, but the relief was short lived as it took another 20 minutes for another plate to come out. After everyone had got there food I was still left without a dish, when he came out he brought the wrong dish and told me I must've forgotten my order!!!the cheek! I think I know the difference between chorizo and beef! We spent 2 and a half hours in this restaurant and it was a complete nightmare I honestly regret stepping into this place. The food was good when it actually arrived but I was seething after the treatment my friends and I endured! Our waiter was rude, confrontational and unapologetic. The manager was understanding and apologised, but that waiter should not be in the hospitality industry especially with that attitude.
Went last night and had a dreadful time. Arrived, and the place smelled faintly like a toilet. Stood in the doorway for a minute or two before asking a passing waiter if I could sit down. Sat in the window, by the door, and lost my iPod down the back of the bench. Spent ten minutes with my partner trying to fish it out - no help offered from the staff until we asked, at which point they offered to hoover it out at the end of the meal. Ordered two beers, only one arrived, five minutes later. Ordered two chicken burritos (surely the staple, plain vanilla of any Mexican restaurant) and were served two, just-warm and very flat wraps filled mostly with cream and strong tasting cheddar, along with the second beer. Ate those very quickly, so ordered some Nachos Classicos, at £6.95, to fill ourselves up. The resulting bowl was generously proportioned, but tasted mostly of ingredients made by Doritos. In general, Lupito feels like a place recently put under new management: it's grubby, the staff have little direction from a young manager, and the food has been value-engineered into using cheaper ingredients. My partner had to pass two waitresses arguing with each other on the way to the ladies - which sort of says it all. At £33 for two beers, two very disappointing wraps and a bowl of nachos, I shan't be returning.
Lupita is the worst Mexican restaurant in central London. 10 years ago, it would have been novel, and would have gained some points, but Taqueria, Wahaca, Pacific (yes, it is tex mex), and even some of the burrito upstarts like Chipotle, And Mas Burrito (but not Benitos Hat, unless you want grissle instead of meat) will give you a better meal. Lupita will always bring images of tasteless slop wrapped in corn products to my mind. Sorry guys, I was excited when you opened a back in 2010, but I think you need a serious rethink.
Overpriced and very bland food! A real disappointment as I was looking forward to this place. The burritos are practically tasteless and almost double the price of those at Chipotle! We constantly had to ask for sour cream and chilli sauces so the food was cold by the time we had enough flavourings to improve it
I went to Lupita on Villiers Street with my mates from work. We have been seated in the basement next to the toilet. The smell in the basement was terrible. The seats were very uncomfortable. We ordered a range of tacos, which were surprisingly small if you take in consideration the price we paid for them! Food looked boring and disappointing. In the middle of our visit in Lupita suddenly one of my friends started to scream, as she just seen a MOUSE running just next to our table!!! Disgusting!!! I don't even want to think how the kitchen looks like in this restaurant if mice are running around in the restaurant. Do not go there if you don't want to catch some disease! The place is dirty and overpriced I wouldn't advise it to anyone to eat there!


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I am new to this forum...so hi guys. I am a 38 year old mother of 3 teenagers, married and live in Australia. I wasn't sure where to post this thread, so here it is.
To make my story shortish...I injured my back at work in Jan 2004. For 2 years I was shoved around from doctor to specialist to another specialist etc. I have heard it all...go home and go to the gym and it will resolve itself...you need a fusion or disc replacement to get pain relief...epidural cortisone injections will cure you etc etc.
I had epidural cortisone injections, discograms (with contrast), myelograms (with Isovue contrast) and eventually a double Laminectomy at L4/L5 and L5/S1 in Feb 2006. I had started having bladder problems with extreme urgency...getting horrible UTI's and simply running to the toilet all day and night and that was the reason for the surgery (that is what my Orthopaedic surgeon said).
So...I had my surgery. I woke up from the anaesthetics and needed to urinate preety bad. I got myself to the toilet, but couldn't initiate urination. They had to put a catheter in (which I told them to take out the day after). I started being able to (with great difficulty) to urinate, but it was trickling out. It would take ages to initiate urination and when it finally came out...I could feel I was doing it. I also had no control of my bowel movements and would be standing in the shower with it running out (sorry for the graphic mental picture here).
I went home and still had problems with urination. I couldn't feel my right buttocks, my genital area and top of my right thigh. I was suffering terribly from myoclonic jerks in all of my body (they settled down a bit but I still have them to this day). The surgeon said the numbness was normal, so I continued trying to get better. 3 months post surgery I went for a follow-up with the Orthopaedic surgeon. I told her about the terrible vibration/shaking sensation I was getting in my legs and feet...that it would feel like I had wasps stinging me and my back, legs, feet and buttocks felt like they were on fire. She ordered a new MRI and told me everything looked good (yeah right!).
I had to move to a different town and that meant getting new doctors. I saw a new Neurologist (medico-legal called in by workers comp insurance company) and his exact words were "It is impossible for you to have the CES symptoms with an L4-S1 injury"...he was also so kind to tell me it was all in my head and my bladder/bowel/sexual dysfunction problems were just normal woman problems (he at this point viewed the MRI taken 3 months post surgery). I saw other specialists (some were medico-legal doctor). Eventually I saw my current Pain Management doctor. He is by profession an Anaesthetist and have been a pain management doctor for a long time and deal with a lot of people with pain like mine and see a lot of MRI's every day from people with pain like mine. I told him my story and he asked to see the MRI taken 3 months post surgery (that was the one my surgeon told me looked good and the one the Neurologist had looked at but couldn't find anything wrong with me). He looked at it for about 30 seconds...turned to me and said the dreaded words "You have Arachnoiditis. The nerve damage is evident from about L2/L3 and down. You have typical "empty thecal sac" syndrome and from what I can see...you are pretty much stuffed". Needless to say...I was devastated, because I knew exactly what Arachnoiditis was. I...of course...broke down, because even though he had said the dreaded A word to me...I think I knew all along I had it, but nobody wanted to listen to me and furthermore...refused to put the A word in my files (because in my case it is medically acquired). Somewhere along the line I have acquired this condition. It could be the cortisone that was injected into my spinal column...the contrast used during the discogram...the Isovue contrast used during the Myelogram...from the surgery or a combanition of all of them. My nerves from L2/L3 and down are sticking together like they were glued and are encased with scar tissue and inflamed. On the MRI it is quite clear (even my 13 year old would have been able to see it if he knew what to look for) that my spinal nerves are stuck to the the edge of my spinal column and that is why it is called "empty thecal sac" syndrome. It is extremely painful and will more than likely get worse. My nerves are damaged beyond repair and at this point in my life I am dealing with:
My anger comes from the fact that NOBODY told me about the risks of getting Arachnoiditis when having cortisone and contrast injected into my spine. My surgeon didn't tell me either about the risks before my surgery, so I at least could have made an informed decision based on facts. My Pain Management doctor says I will more than likely end up with a Spinal Cord Stimulator...an intrathecal morphine pump and maybe even wheelchair
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The kettlebell, cannonbell or girya (Russian: гиря) is a cast iron weight somewhat resembling a cannonball with a handle. This particular weight is one of the world's best weights, though only poor gyms have tend to have it, mainly due to wealthier ones being able to afford more gizmos and more expensive protein shakes. Unlike other weights, it is not only used for its health benefits, but also because it looks amusing when someone is using them.
The unique kettlebell technique follows a kind of "Ultimate Workout" which forces an average user to vomit after doing too many repetitions. According to the hard bastards that use them regularly, this means they are "weaklings."
It has been commented by many that only a masochist would subject themselves to so brutal an exercise with this arguably archaic implement of self-torture. However, the results are anything but mediocre; the world famous "Mad Monk," Grigory Rasputin famously commented that, "Abuse is the joy of the soul." It is with this sentiment that the budding fitness enthusiast should approach the use of kettlebells.
Russian Sensibility and Stinginess
The modern kettlebell was developed by Russian author Alexander Pushkin, who wanted to increase his fitness levels whilst saving money, as no one wished to buy his critically panned poetry. He also wanted to cheat in pistol duels with unruly suitors to his wife and mistresses.
He found kettlebells to have very pleasing applications in the field of pistol duelling, and after much toil between duels Pushkin found that a midget flinging a kettlebell through the duel whilst he was firing at his opponent was quite useful as well as difficult to penalize. The nature of the scam was that Pushkin would shoot the flying kettlebell in mid-air as it passed between them, instead of his opponent, and this would result in a molten spray of hot water/lead to fly over his fellow dueller, along with iron shrapnel. In most cases, this would inflict horrific injuries or very slow deaths for these opponents, which pleased the vindictive part-moor Russian no end.
In his most famous book Eugene Onegin, Pushkin has his protagonist Onegin comment on the madness of and unequal rulings of fate on our emotions. In this selection from one of Eugene Onegin's Sonnets, Pushkin expresses this in relation to losing his kettlebells under his bed:
- My Kettlebells! Where are you banished?
- Lend ears to my lugubrious tone:
- Have other maidens checked me out, since you vanished,
- Taken your place, though not your throne?
- Your grunting and swinging, is it dead for ever?
- In Russia's Terpsichore, shall never
- Again I see your soulful flight in my arms?[1]
Of course, the midget not only had to be trained to fling the kettlebell at precisely the right time while avoiding hurting himself, but also avoiding the injury which he would imminently face were his throw to be spotted by the referee. Therefore Pushkin, being the world's greatest scam artist and polymath, made him a specific kettle with a weight to train his throw. The rest, they say, is history and kettlebells have endured to the present day thanks to the "genius" of Alexander Pushkin.
In Russian Literature
Kettlebells can also be found in the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He is thought to have used them himself and mentions kettlebells in many of his novels; they appear in Crime and Punishment and can also be inferred by references in Notes from the Underground, where the protagonist is typically depressed - most likely from not using kettlebells, but the most notable appearance in Dostoyevsky's literature is in The Devils. Here, the character Nicholas Stavrogin tells his acquaintance Shukov that he's going to get plugged for talking to much about the "Nihilist Revolutionary Conspiracy":
- "I'm off to work out after pumping half this highly dysfunctional town before moving back to Moscow where my nonce behaviour caused a bit of stir. You understand that my weasel priggish friend Peter Verkovensky wants you dead and if you're not careful you'll be on the gallows of his madness..."
Stavrogin then goes onto say,
- "That's why I'm recommending that you leave and do not return even though your wife is about to have a baby, that being said you could go for an intensive training regime with kettlebells to halt your imminent death at the hands of these insane revolutionaries. In no way do I agree that our conversations seem awkward and bizarre. You're a pathetic worm, but somehow the ignobility of saving you appeals to my suicidal temperament."[2]
Of course, in the end Shuckov gets plugged, and his wife ends up popping out Stavrogin's sprog. What Dostoyevsky does show, however, is that kettlebells have a part to play in a spiritual effort which does not necessarily guarantee redemption. He also uses kettlebells as a symbol of strength for the characters, especially Stavrogin, who, even when not shagging or chewing people's ears off, is often depicted as using kettlebells.
Among other famous references, there exists a version of Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich[3] which includes a brutal 'alternative ending', titled by Tolstoy himself as the "Knockout End". In it, the terminally ill Ilyich is taken outside in the snow, instead of repenting of his sins on his deathbed for his ultimately superficial existence. Then all of the characters gather together with kettlebells, including his dead parents, and slowly and brutally beat Ivan Ilyich to death. This highly allegorical alternative ending was thought to be too confusing for the Russian intelligentsia who would have seen the end as being a sell-out for a just another violent and emotionally heart rending ending to a novel.
Amusing Techniques
Kettlebell techniques are well known throughout Russia, where using kettlebells is compulsory education after the Russian authorities slashed the education budget to its lowest since the early 1990s. The techniques themselves, however, span hundreds of years when men would show their prowess with them and also intimidate foreigners with them. This is done today throughout Russia mostly towards western journalists wanting to show the 'real' side to Russia. More the better with kettlebells for the Russian government and society, and the entire population is hooked on kettlebells... and Vodka.
The four most famous for producing fits of laughter and vomiting are as follows:
- The Halo: Involves rolling it around your head slowly, which is great for your shoulder muscles. It's also useful for keeping your spiritual Halo rotation at a good speed and level. If you do it wrong, you might dislocate your shoulders, which won't be much fun. This would be quite amusing for onlookers if that did happen, though. It was also one of Leo Tolstoy's favourite kettlebell moves.[4]
- The Turkish Get Up: It is actually a martial arts move, in which a fat greasy Turkish man in a sauna sits on a person. This move was initially intended for lifting the Turk up by the scruff of the neck, using only the core and arm muscles. Then the legs come into play when you smack that honky down. You can practice your technique with this using kettlebells before heading to your local Turkish/foreign-owned corner shop where you received terrible customer service and had to pay exorbitant prices for your groceries.
- The Windmill: Old time suicide technique; bend down looking take the Kettle bell directly above you and should you wish to end it, just let the 24kg bell fall on you. Otherwise, watch your core strength increase as you repeat it. Endlessly.
There are many other techniques to be found on Wikipedia or on other websites across the Internet; the sheer amount of slow talking Americans with health tips is amazing. It's a pity more Brazilians don't speak English, or any other nationality for that matter, to counterbalance the Americans. Of course, you could just make up your own moves instead of sensibly learning from health professionals!
Kettlebells can also be used as a running aid, and many Russian peasants can be seen running with kettlebells - one kettlebell is held in each arm and one is forcefully attached to the scrotum. Although the traditional peasant runs are only 5km, their fitness levels go through the f**king roof. It is not a technique to be attempted in many municipal areas, however; most of Western Europe will section such individuals trying this under their respective mental health acts.[citation needed]
No need to worry about being a flabby bastard now; you're smashed on the vodka and have started to notice your superior core strength during that brutal bar fight that spilled out into snow and poverty that surrounds your local tavern. You will also discover you have much stronger pelvic muscles for Pumping animals and Hairy Russian prostitutes. No wonder you're smiling. Life is finally going your way, thanks to kettlebells.
You'll also find that you look cooler than guys who are just using dumbbells or barbells. They're just making it easy for themselves, and nobody really digs that, especially not Russians. A bit of the cold and a brutal session with kettlebells is what the doctor ordered. You could also spend some time committing crimes or hanging out with the lowest echelons of society, now. Most Russian authors do this and it gets them jacked up for some novel writing and also lures cougars and heiresses to pay off their debts, thanks to their big guns and 'artistic talent'.
Health Warnings
You may also end up looking like a complete twat. A twat with amazing muscles, though. This might not, however, persuade a user to consider their safety. It should be known that many Russian secret police also place cameras in kettlebells in the hope of getting some bathroom shots of naked people, or that kettlebells are often thrown and have subsequently landed on many a Russian's head; they however have much thicker skulls than most, so while this is fine for them, it should not be emulated by Non-Russians.[5]
- ^ P.55, Sonnet XXXIX, Eugene Onegin, Alexander Pushkin, 2003, Penguin
- ^ P.500, The Devils, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1953, Penguin
- ^ The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories, Leo Tolstoy, 1960, Penguin
- ^ An amusing account of this can be found in the quasi-historical novel I bought in a charity shop, Pythagoras, Tolstoy and Avoiding Beans and Angry Mobs Through Better Fitness Training, 1987, Random House
- ^ Several accounts of terrible injuries have been found in Extreme Fighter Monthly/Extreme Hardcore/Then More Hardcore, Various Copies, 2005/08, MMA Worldwide
See also
- The Gym - Where kettlebells can be found
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Don't adjust those dials, your monitor is just fine! And you're not hallucinating either- its just Paras! And before anyone says, no, my little friend here is not under the influence! I mean, yeah he's got mushrooms on his back and part of that aspect of the design is why I decided to go all trippy, but he's sensitive and hates when people say such things about him, mmkay?! And besides, he looks so sad and defeated...He could use positive reinforcement before his soul is taken by his parasitic overlords :(
Let's begin! Paras is pretty cute for a parasitic bug thingamajigger. When I was younger, I thought he was a crab or something, what with him crawling about with those legs and having these pincer like appendages that are quite similar to those of the crustaceans. Apparently, they're based on the "nymph stage of the cicada" with mushrooms chilling on its back. In the anime, you can see that it can remove the "tochukaso" as they are known.
These mushrooms are parasitic, and drain poor Paras of his energy and nutrients, and to some degree command it to do its bidding...Which is the focus of this illustration. I built up the work as usual with an outline and began to color it with flat bases before beginning the rendering process. Then, after having read a message via Tumblr over the weekend about a specific brush I used for drawing and coloring these pieces, I realized I should start exploring more kinds of brushes and explore new visual concepts. So, thank you for that question, "waitforthestars"! I found a "natural brush" and started to use it, and at first it wasn't very appealing to me but I realized that over time it built up quite well, really delivering a nice feel of realism of real brush strokes.
After a while, the work began to look too safe so I used photoshop magic to over saturate the work and began to throw in some more colors in areas that needed more lighting and shading. This helped me launch the direction of creating a twisted hallucination like effect that I would imagine poor Paras going through as he nears itself to evolution. As we'll see tomorrow, Parasect is freakin' crazy cool with his background...We talkin' zombies homie.
Paras eventually came to be finished and I soon made duplicate layers and altered their colors and began to change the opacities of those layers to help create a stacked effect. I then went over the work with a sharpening tool and threw in some extra brush strokes to unify it all together and voila - one hallucinogenic twisted neony not under the influence even though you think it because shrooms and shiz Paras at your beck and call! I purposely went to make him blurry while having a certain sharpness to him at the same time.
Thanks all for reading and viewing! I had a lot of fun with this one, and stoked to discuss and draw Parasect...A grim subject which is perfect for Halloween coming up very soon! See you tomorrow!
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Marlins hope to create consistent buzz at home
MIAMI -- If they win, the Marlins believe the fans will show up.
Opening Night is always special, and a given for all clubs to play in front of packed stadiums. To get the Marlins to draw consistently at Marlins Park, the formula is simple -- win.
"We've got to win. Winning is going to draw a crowd," catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said. "Winning is going to bring that back to Miami. But it's not our job to focus on that. We're not going to go out there and look in the stands and say, 'All right, we don't have to play tonight because no one is here.' That's not our job. Our job is to go out there and play."
Saltalamacchia, Miami's biggest offseason signing, brings championship experience after being with the Red Sox last year. From what the catcher sees, the Marlins have the pieces to put together a strong season.
"I see a bunch of guys in here who want to win," Saltalamacchia said. "You get hungry for more. I think we're trying to have that atmosphere in here, and losing is not an option."
Giancarlo Stanton, one of the faces of the franchise, says big crowds help energize a club at home.
"That's what fuels us," Stanton said. "That's what gets us going. We don't need too much help to fuel Day One, but sometimes in maybe, game 120-something, and you have some long road trip, a big, strong crowd helps energize you, and it's fun."