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Friday, June 17, 2011 - Marcel Juras
Marcel Juras
Marcel Juras is aged 36 and comes from Most. He is currently unemployed and enjoys going to the gym. What a very handsome guy Marcel is, and with a very nice build too. But what really stands out, in my mind, is his ever present smile. He seemed to be really enjoying himself posing for the camera. He looks great while doing it too,with a beautifully upstanding...
... more about Marcel Juras further in this newsletter
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It's another very hot day in Prague. The weather is supposed to change to rainy for the weekend. Fooy! Aida will be going to the farm tonight for a three day weekend. I'll have a vacation.
Yesterday, we had a national transportation strike in the Czech Republic. It was like a holiday, no traffic on the streets. No, or very few, trams running. But the stores and restaurants were open. Pavel Nikos our Production Manager said, 'there should be more strikes. But they should be on Friday or Monday, where we can have tree day weekends." I am sure it was a coincidence that the strike occurred on Thursday, the same day that President Klaus was scheduled to have his 70th birthday party at the castle. Some say, the strikers wanted to disrupt 'Mr. President's' Birthday bash (for some reason, Czechs always refer to the President in the third person 'Mr. President,' instead of 'the President.' There was no love lost between Mr. President and the strikers, and if their intention was to rain on his party, they succeeded. He cancelled the party on Wednesday. Thursday morning saw a march by 2,000 strikers to the transportation ministry, just down the road from me. They had also planned to march on and possibly blockade the castle. However, as Mr. Klause, prudently perhaps, had cancelled his birth soirée the strikers saw no need to march on the castle. The march started at 09:00, by the time Aida and I went to lunch at the restaurant apparently reserved for us, as there were no other customers, there were police everywhere and black helecopters (I kid you not) were circling overhead. I sent a Skype IM to Mr. Geoff in the UK saying, 'If you don't hear from me after three hours, I've been machine gunned by Mr. President's black helicopters. Notify the US Embassy." Obviously I made it back home. I told Pavel, "You know in France, they have a special police induce of around 60,000 members just to fight the strikers. The strikers always win."
Mr. Miro is still nursing his broken finger from a volleyball match in Tunisia. I just finished filming a lovely Broke Czech Guys with the 'Singer' as a top. He's kind of good as a top. This one went very well. Miro asked me, 'do you know what the singer's job is?' I answered, 'no.' Miro said, 'He's a house burglar and he's asking where your apartment is.' 'Easy,' I responded, 'about 2 kilometers thataway.' I never know how much of what Miro says is a joke. It was a very good romantic shoot. I had Danek sing to his partner. Somehow it worked because while singing, Danek stripped the other guy and they both came out of their pants with raging hardons.
A few comments on today's releases: Marcel Juras, whose stills shoot we present is 26, not 36. He's been on the site before, if memory serves. He'd just gotten out of the French Foreign Legion when he did that shoot about two years ago. He came back for this shoot and was on disability leave from the Czech Army. Wait until you see the video on this shoot.
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"People who think SD was 'perfect' were simply ignoring reality," Linus Torvalds began in a succinct explanation as to why he chose the CFS scheduler written by Ingo Molnar instead of the SD scheduler written by Con Kolivas. He continued, "sadly, that seemed to include Con too, which was one of the main reasons that I never [entertained] the notion of merging SD for very long at all: Con ended up arguing against people who reported problems, rather than trying to work with them." He went on to stress the importance of working toward a solution that is good for everyone, "that was where the SD patches fell down. They didn't have a maintainer that I could trust to actually care about any other issues than his own." Update: OSNews user superstoned pointed us to the other side of the story.

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Here are the steps necessary to become an atheist:
One: don't believe in any gods.
That's it
there are no steps two, three, or four. All you have to do is not believe in the existence of any gods. None of the following are steps in becoming an atheist:
Austine Cline, an American atheists tells us how to be an atheists. Your comments. Do you feel these steps are correct, adequate or incorrect and incorrect?
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It looks very simple, but in fact there is a problem in the word "believe." If we say that not believing is enough, then not denying the existence of gods can easily appear to be ignoring the evidence or dismissing opposing views out of hand. It looks as though one is doing exactly what atheists accuse theists of doing, which is to deny rational argument by an appeal to "belief." I know that the atheist's lack of belief is justified, and that belief in this sense is not the same as faith, but too many theists are not that subtle with these words.
I have selected this piece for discussion because I myself found it a bit confusing. I will now await a few comments from atheists here before I do some more thinking of my own.
interesting topic of conversation
Madhukar - you would perhaps gain insight from reading the Naturalism website:
Let me know your thoughts about determinism, the causal web and contra-casual free will.
Well if you're going to bring all this up, you may want to examine Pen Teller's theory. He calls himself a "hard core atheist", as in he doesn't believe others believe in god either.
He starts off his book, "God No!", by asking the question "If god (however you perceive him/her/it) told you to kill your child-would you do it? If your answer is no, in my book, you're an atheist."
He goes on to explain his position in chapter 3. I won't get into it farther as I most likely won't be able to summarize properly, but he makes some interesting points. Btw, if you decide to read his book, be forewarned; it's not for everyone...his language may be considered harsh to some and he tells "colourful" stories. I myself, don't agree with everything he says, but he does make some interesting points.
very interesting - thanks for the book review.
Madhukar, thank you for the list of references about atheists. I had thought there were steps to atheism and someone on Atheist Nexus clarified for me that the word simply means no belief in any god/s. Given that I understand that, and you have clearly made known your atheism, then why do we seem to keep getting into tangles?
From my perspective, I am an angry, vindictive, retaliatory atheist. So, is it wrong to have such feelings? Of course not! I am angry and for very good reasons. Am I willing to be nice about it? Absolutely not! Now that our government is being taken over by some individuals who believe in god, want to impose their beliefs of me, desire to criminalize things that do not belong in the public domain, such as abortion, and who want to chisel their beliefs in public buildings paid for by believers and non-believers, insist their deity be represented on our paper and metal money, require an oath to god when testifying in court, then I am going to squawk. Loudly, I hope, decisively, and as powerfully as possible.
As to how you perceive me, without a doubt you read my anger, and correctly so. I realize it is unpleasant to read rants every day from some little old lady whose glory days are behind her, and this little old lady speaks for all those young ones who are confused about what they believe and for the old ones who have suffered under the yoke of dogmatic beliefs as if those beliefs are true.
Calm? NO! Peaceful? Why should I be! Tolerant? How can someone be tolerant of intolerable behaviors!
I do find comfort in my garden and share it with everyone and all the critters who are interested in beauty and abundance. Tranquility? No, there is no tranquility here; the hawks swoop in and carry off tiny little birds and squirrels, cats from all over the neighborhood come for an easy meal of birds and mice, birds dig worms from my worm farm. This little patch of earth is red in tooth and claw; it is what it is.
Obviouly, there is much anger in your mind and most of your thinking agrees with my own. I have no reasons to carry permanent anger, but I do face circumstances where I feel anger and then my feelings are like your's are. I have not seen you here replying with any anger. How do you manage this?
Madhukar, you wrote, "I have not seen you here replying with any anger. How do you manage this?"
I am surprised at your statement and question. Yes, I have shown my anger and sometimes it discomforts you. My intention is to cause you discomfort when you hold so tightly to the notion that I "paint with too wide a brush" about religion, I want you and everyone to know what I know about the harmful effects some people experienced and some principles held and imposed on others to the point of harm.
As to "how do I manage this?" Silence in the face of family violence has never served me or anyone well. What happens behind closed doors remains unknown and maintains and perpetuates the crimes of assault on loved ones. I am aware women assault men and sometimes use lethal force. This is no more acceptable than men assaulting women. Children carry the scars for life, whether they experience physical beatings or emotional scars.
I am surprised at your statement and question. Yes, I have shown my anger and sometimes it discomforts you. My intention is to cause you discomfort when you hold so tightly to the notion that I "paint with too wide a brush" about religion,
I have never felt any discomfort because of your answers. Besides, I have never said anything about a wide brush. We may occasionally have small differences, but both of us are matured enogh to get ovr them and still be good to each other. That is how we are doing.
Madhukar, good, I enjoy the conversations.
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Craven County Board of Commissioners will hold its 7 p.m. Monday meeting at Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary School as part of recognizing Craven County�s 300th anniversary in 2012.
Craven County Board of Commissioners will hold its 7 p.m. Monday meeting at Vanceboro Farm Life Elementary School as part of recognizing Craven County�s 300th anniversary in 2012.
Citizens who have asked to speak include Bill Harper on �Proud and American,� Ray Griffin and Sam Laughinghouse on prayer, and Hal James on the county�s 300th celebration and North Carolina Eastern Region.
The board�s agenda schedules three resolutions for consideration including one recognizing the week of Oct. 28 to Nov.3 as Farm-City Week in Craven County. Farm-City Day will be held Nov. 3 at the fairgrounds as part of Craven County�s 300th anniversary celebration.
Commissioners will also consider a resolution requested by Wayne County to opposed Eastern North Carolina wind power projects near low-level military flight training areas.
Changes to the Craven-Pamlico-Carteret Regional Library system contract previously discussed by the board including changes in board member term length and method of system funding are scheduled to be considered.
County Manager Jack Veit brought this matter before the board at the last meeting and now proposes that the six-year terms be changed to four years with current members serving in existing six-year terms be grandfathered to allow them to complete their terms. New appointments and re-appointments would be for four years.
He also proposes a clarification of the dissolution clause to reflect that library assets would be distributed on a per capita basis should the regional system dissolve.
The board will hear a request from Jesse Pittman of Craven County Sheriff�s Office to apply for a $16,435 grant from the Governor�s Highway Safety Program to spend on programs to improve enforcement of seat belt use and speeding and driving while impaired violations.
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Fundraisers planned for Hansen family
BLACKFOOT — Friends and family of Brent and Emilie Hansen are working together with local Modern Woodmen of America Youth Service Clubs to raise funds to support the Hansen family.
Brent was killed in a recent motorcycle accident.
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When Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) first introduced the Phenom II line of processors, we were still stuck in the days of the AM2+ socket. The processor that the Phenom II launched with was the AMD Phenom II X4 940 back in 2009. The Phenom II X4 940 is a quad core processor that cruised along at 3.0GHz and proved to be a very capable processor. Here we are though, a little more than two years later, looking at the latest variation of the original Phenom II X4 940, the AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition. It's been over two years since the original AMD Phenom II X4 processor was released using the 'Deneb' core architecture and, believe it or not, the core architecture remains exactly the same. The clock frequency has increased from 3.0GHz to 3.7GHz over the past two years, though, and that is good news for those that don't overclock. If you overclock your processor then you are likely going to yawn right about now as we were able to hit 3.8GHz on the AMD Phenom II X4 940 processor way back in 2008 when we overclocked the first Phenom II X4 that we laid our hands on.
There are a couple of serious differences between the two processors. We will touch on those differences in a bit, though. Though I'm betting you're familiar with them already, or at least some of them.
We aren't going to go into a great level of detail on the architecture of the Phenom II X4's, though we will touch on it. The AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition processor is based off the same 45nm 'Deneb' core that the previous Phenom II processors use, but just a bit faster. If you haven't been keeping up with the latest technology but are thinking about dropping in a new, faster processor, we have some good news! The Socket AM3 processors are 100% backwards compatible with motherboards using AM2+ sockets, which means you do not have to run out and buy a brand new Socket AM3 motherboard and a DDR3 memory kit to upgrade to one of these processors.
The AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition processor brings a new level of speed to the Phenom II X4 series. Like all of the AMD Phenom II processors, the Phenom II 980 Black Edition uses a front side bus of 200MHz; this particular processor, meaning the Phenom II 980 Black Edition, uses a multiplier of x18.5. This combination of 200MHz bus and x18.5 multiplier gives the AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition an impressive speed of 3.7GHz! If we look back at the original Phenom II 940 Black Edition we can see that it came to the party at only 3.0GHz. In the last 2+ years AMD has increased the speed of the Phenom II X4 processors 700MHz which is nearly 25%!
There are two pieces of information that are key to this processor. First, the Phenom II X4 980 is a Black Edition processor! Not familiar with Black Edition processors? Well, the separating detail between Black Editions and the vanilla Phenom II processors is the unlocked multiplier! If you can keep the processor cold enough and enough juice pumping through it, you can darn near run any speed you want to. Back in November 2009 we saw the Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition surpassed the 7GHz barrier! If you missed that you can see it here. Another point of the Phenom II 980 Black Edition is price! Since the AMD Phenom II 980 Black Edition is faster than the Phenom II X4 975 you might expect the price to be higher. Guess again! AMD doesn't increase the price with faster processors, they lower the price of the previous processors! In this case AMD has stuck with the $195.00 that the Phenom II X4 975 is sitting pretty at. This maintains the sub-$200 price point of the AMD Phenom II Quad Cores!
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MPPA – Michigan Plastic Processors Association
Nitrile Gaskets
Nitrile gaskets are only used when specified by an engineer. They are commonly used in applications where soil conditions are poor and the ground is saturated with petroleum based products. In this type of environment there is a possibility that contaminated soil could leach down into the sewer systems and eat away at the gaskets. Examples of such environments might be an airport, dump, refinery or landfill. Nitrile gaskets are resistant to solvents, oils and greases and are suitable for this type of application. The Nitrile gaskets are made by the same manufacturer that makes Royal Building Products' standard SDR 35 gaskets. They have the same internal retainer. Royal Building Products can supply any of their STI™ fittings with these special gaskets.
NSF – National Sanitation Foundation
Nationally recognized testing laboratory that certifies plumbing products to meet the standard to which they were created. Many of Royal Building Products' products are NSF certified.
NUCA – National Utility Contractors Association
NUCA is the largest trade association working solely for the underground utility construction industry. NUCA represents contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers involved in water, sewer, gas, electric, telecommunications, site work, and other segments of the industry across the country.
Royal Building Products does not manufacture or stock pipe but Royal Pipe Systems in Woodbridge does.
Hub – typically refers to a solvent weld joint that will fit over pipe or the spigot of another fitting. Can be sewer or schedule 40 DWV. Can be a pipe end or a fitting end.
Bell – typically refers to a gasketed joint that will fit over pipe or the spigot of another fitting. Can be sewer SDR35, sewer SDR26, Profile, or C900. Can be a pipe end or a fitting end.
PPFA – Plastic Pipe and Fittings Association
Trade association consisting of all types of plastic pipe and/or fittings' manufacturers. Created to promote the use of plastic in lieu of traditional materials such as concrete, cast iron, clay, etc. Royal Building Products is a member of this association.
PVC – Polyvinyl Chloride
The base plastic out of which Royal Building Products products are manufactured. This includes both pipe fittings and electrical fittings.
SBR - Styrene-butadiene rubber.
The most widely used elastomer for pipe and fitting gaskets worldwide.
SDR or DR – Standard Dimension Ratio or Dimension Ratio
A sewer pipe term that is used to determine the minimum wall thickness of pipe and fittings. SDR = Average Outside Diameter divided by the Minimum Wall Thickness. SDR = OD ÷ T. For example, Royal Building Products' H306 is a 6" SDR 26 fitting. The minimum wall thickness of that fitting is 6.275 (sewer pipe dia.)/26 = .241 minimum wall. ASTM D3034 (the sewer pipe standard) lists SDRs 41, 35, 26 and 23.5. SDRs 35 and 26 are the predominant SDRs. The lower the SDR, the thicker the wall and thus the stronger the fitting. Royal Building Products is the only manufacture to offer a fitting with a wall thickness of SDR 14 through the body.
IPS Gasketed and Solvent Weld Series 200 Pressure fittings. Available in sizes 10" through 24" and in white PVC. Meets ASTM D2241 and CSA B137.3.
See Gasketed Heavy Wall Sewer SDR 26.
Street 90
A Spigot by Hub or Spigot by Gasket 90 degree bend.
TPE – Thermal Plastic Elastomer.
Also called santoprene. It's a rubber replacement.
UL – Underwriter's Laboratories
UL is a nationally recognized testing laboratory that certifies consumer products for standard compliance and safety. Royal Building Products' electrical parts are UL certified.
ULC – Underwriter's Laboratories Canada
Canadian branch of Underwriter's Laboratories. Royal Building Products' electrical products for use in Canada are certified by ULC.
Uni-bell PVC Pipe Association
An association that consists of PVC pipe and fittings' manufacturers. Created to promote and provide technical support in the use of PVC pipe and fittings. They write installation guidelines and are therefore used as a reference on product failures supporting improper installation. Royal Building Products is a member of this association.
UPC – Uniform Plumbing Code
The handbook for plumbing installation used by IAPMO.
UPC – Uniform Product Code
The governing body for bar code implementation. No relation to the Uniform Plumbing Code organization.
Vent Tee
Is another name for a straight tee.
VCP – Verified Clay Pipe
Warnock Hersey
Canadian lab that is universally recognized in Canada. They certify products to CSA standards. This certification is an alternative to certification by CSA. Royal Building Products has CSA certification, not Warnock Hersey, at this time.
WASDA – The Water and Sewer Distributors of America
WASDA is comprised of over 100 distributors and manufacturers of waterworks and wastewater products. Formed in 1979, WASDA's promotes the waterworks/wastewater products distribution industry, while improving the image and professionalism of WASDA and its member companies. Royal Building Products is a member of WASDA.
WEF – Water Environmental Federation
WEF is similar to AWWA. Consists of people associated with water waste including all types of materials.
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Smartphone Apps Quietly Using Phone Microphones And Cameras To Gather Data
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Color uses your iPhone's or Android phone's microphone to detect when people are in the same room. The data on ambient noise is combined with color and lighting information from the camera to figure out who's inside, who's outside, who's in one room, and who's in another, so the app can auto-generate spontaneous temporary social networks of people who are sharing the same experience.Another app discussed is, Shopkick, which gives people rewards for walking into certain stores. While you might think it could accomplish what it needs with GPS, apparently the stores in question have special devices that emit sounds that you can't hear, the microphone on your phone can pick up, thus "confirming" that you really entered the store.
While the reasoning behind these may be benign, my guess is that most people would feel pretty creeped out about apps turning on either the microphone or camera, without explicitly warning the user and making it clear what's going on (or letting them choose to turn on those features directly). Mike Elgan, who wrote the article linked above, notes (obviously) that surreptitiously turning on your microphone can provide marketers with all sorts of useful data (ya think?), so we should expect it to happen more and more often. Of course, all this is making me think that my Android phone needs an app that warns me whenever the microphone is turned on and lets me block it... Anyone writing that app?


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WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 19, 2003 - America 21 and the National Pro-Life Religious Council join forces this week asking pastors and religious leaders of America to minister, during Sanctity of Human Life Week, to members of their congregations who have suffered the abortion experience.
"Our first duty is to call people to repentance," said Father Frank Pavone, president of National Pro-Life Religious Council. "In doing so, we likewise heal the wounds that abortion inflicts on mothers, fathers, surviving siblings, and the entire family. Abortion springs from despair and can lead to despair. The Gospel we preach is one of hope, that leads to life."
The National Pro-Life Religious Council will forward the America 21 Sanctity of Human Life Week Action Alert to their membership of pastors and ministry leaders throughout the country and into virtually every major religious organization. The action alert points to the 30 year mark since Roe v. Wade, the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States legalizing abortion in America, to be a catalyst to bring these leaders to action.
"Sanctity of Human Life Week presents a special opportunity for pastors to minister to all women and men who have been profoundly hurt by their abortion experience," said Jennifer O'Neill, actress, former Cover Girl Model and a woman coerced into abortion. "I know some pastors might be reluctant to take a public stand in revealing the ravages of secret shames and lies for fear of opening old wounds, but let me assure you, as someone forgiven by God's incredible mercy, the blessings outweigh any such concerns."
According to America 21 President J. Thomas Smith, research confirms that as many as one third of a church's entire congregation has been impacted by abortion. In addition, Smith added, 43 percent of women 45 and under have had at least one abortion (Alan Guttmacher Institute).
America 21 is set to launch the Action Alert email with a special video-taped message from Jennifer O'Neill carrying a charge to pastors to become involved with the message of healing and restoration during Sanctity of Human Life week. O'Neill also shares her personal story of loss, guilt and the restoration she later experienced. O'Neill will also be involved in events surrounding this special week in Washington, D.C., including the Ninth Annual Memorial for the Preborn sponsored by the National Pro-Life Religious Council to be held on Jan. 22 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the U. S. Senate Dirksen Office Building, ground floor, room G-50 (Senate Auditorium) at Constitution Ave. and First St., N.E., on Capitol Hill, and a special women's gathering of The Silent No More Campaign, for which she is the national spokeswoman, on the Supreme Court steps that evening from 5-8 p.m. where O'Neill will give the personal story of her abortion experience.
"America 21 exists to inform, educate and activate pastors nationwide on issues of public policy that impact the church," said Smith. "The statistics so strongly point to the fact that an overwhelming number of our church goers have been or are currently affected by the pain of abortion, that to remain silent would be to neglect our own congregations. This is not a sin that resides outside of the church and we hope pastors and ministry leaders will offer hope and healing on this solemn observance."
America 21 is a 501©(4) not-for-profit organization whose mission is to inform, educate, and activate Christian conservatives and mobilize them to influence national policy. With offices in Nashville and Alexandria, Va., America 21 was founded in 1989 by a multi-denominational group of pastors and business people dedicated to being a catalyst for revival and reform. www.america21.us
The National Pro Life Religious Council is a Christian coalition which acknowledges Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and is called to affirm and witness to the Biblical standard of the value, dignity, and sanctity of human life. NPRC member groups include: Alpha Omega Life (Orthodox), CEC For Life (International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church), Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Lifewatch (Taskforce of United Methodists on Abortion and Sexuality), Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, Lutherans for Life International, National Clergy Council/Faith and Action, National Organization of Episcopalians for Life (NOEL)*, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., Presbyterians Pro-Life, Priests for Life, United Church of Christ Friends for Life. www.nprcouncil.org
Jennifer O'Neill is an internationally acclaimed actress, film and television star, successful spokeswoman, composer, author, artist, speaker, proud mother of three, and grandmother of four. Her entertainment industry career boasts 28 feature films, including the classic, Summer of '42, and a 30-year position as spokeswoman for Cover Girl Cosmetics. Additional biographical information: www.jenniferoneill.com.
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This was a truly well done movie. Best sequel you could ever want. Ford was brilliant and brought a smile to my face. Must see! Strong female characters, strong male characters, great actors, the failure of patriarchal society in addition to what it means to be sentient and human. phenomenal questions of our time.
The locations, the settings, the photography is absolutely gorgeous. The direction of the movie is also superb! But this is a movie you need to watch in the big screen... you'll lose all the beauty of it watching it in a small screen, so watch it before they take it down.
Movie was good except the sound was too loud.
Many dark scenes. The man who could not see was pure evil.
A decay society where people lost the meant of living. Cyber people were more humans than the humans
Took a long time to create the story before the first action scene... like almost an hour and I admit it that I dozed off a few times. The next 90 minutes though were super and I really enjoyed. In the end I am glad I saw it and would recommend a theatre view as a TV just wont do this epic justice.
Best science fiction movie of this year so far.
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Since she's still only 10 months, I wouldn't try to drop any feedings right now. Again, weaning from the breast isn't supposed to even begin until a year. If you were going to drop nursing sessions at this point, you'd need to replace dropped sessions with formula.
Is there a reason why you don't want to nurse at night? As you experienced, trying to soothe baby without nursing can be very challenging, especially when the baby is teething or sick or something.


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Life in Christian County, Kentucky... The Rural Life...
Hymn: Day is Dying In The West
I'll have some pix to post in a few days from our drive Saturday up to Russellville, KY. We drove there because (2) we wanted to enjoy a country drive and (2) to check out a butcher shop ("The Harvest") we found on the Web.
We were more than happy with what we purchased. Just $11 got us 8 lbs. of extremely fresh, locally-grown meat.
I hope this doesn't offend you (I don't remember if you're a vegetarian or not), but since we ventured into your home territory I thought I'd let you know of a local market nearby. You may already know about it.
Russellville is a neat town. It has some really beautiful old homes. And no, I'm not vegetarian, I promise. I'm the daughter of a cattle rancher -- we raised beef! ;)
CONTENTMENT: Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry, live simply, expect little, give much, sing often, pray always, forget self, think of others and their feelings, fill your heart with love, scatter sunshine. These are the tried links in the golden chain of contentment.
(Author unknown)
IT IS STILL BEST to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasure; and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong.
(Laura Ingalls Wilder, 1867-1957)
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Police in the North have again come under attack from loyalist protesters after a Union flag demonstration turned ugly.
Officers were pelted with petrol bombs, fireworks and other missiles in the Rathcoole area of Newtownabbey in north Belfast on Friday evening. A bus was also set on fire during the disorder and police officers had to deploy water cannons in a bid to restore calm.
Earlier on Friday the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) submitted a formal complaint to Belfast City Council following their decision to restrict the flying of the Union flag, which could lead to legal action being taken.
The change to only hoisting the flag on designated days like royal birthdays was endorsed by nationalists and the cross-community Alliance Party at the start of December.
A Belfast City Council spokeswoman said: "The decision to introduce the policy of flying the Union flag at City Hall was taken democratically by elected members at the monthly meeting of Belfast City Council on December 3.
"The council has taken legal advice throughout this process and the decision is in keeping with the outcome of the equality impact assessment that was undertaken in line with the advice of the Equality Commission.
"The designated days agreed are in keeping with those notified by the UK Government's Department of Culture, Media and Sport."
After weeks of demonstrations which have sparked full scale-riots, sixty-six police officers have been injured during the trouble.
And it doesn't look like it's going to stop any time soon as a series of protests, dubbed Operation Standstill resulted in many roads being blocked off between 6pm and 8pm as loyalist protesters again took to the streets to voice their opposition to Belfast City Council's decision to limit the number of days the Union flag flies at City Hall, according to the Newsletter.
Rugby fans travelling to Ravenhill in east Belfast for Ulster's crunch Heineken Cup game against Glasgow faced major disruption due to the numerous flag demonstrations across Northern Ireland in co-ordinated action dubbed 'Operation Standstill' by organisers.
But the city centre was not as empty as might have been expected after an online campaign urged people to defy the protests and stage an "Operation sit-in" in cafes, pubs and restaurants to give businesses hit by the six-week campaign of street action a much-needed boost to trade.
In Carrickfergus police fired one baton round as serious disorder broke out following a protest.
A large crowd of rioters hurled bricks, bottles and fireworks at officers in the West Street area of the Co Antrim town.
Councillor John Hussey, secretary of the DUP group on Belfast city council,said the decision to only fly the flag on designated days is in breach of BCC's equality scheme and the complaint is the first step towards possible legal action.
"We believe that both in its processes and in its decision over the removal of the Union flag Belfast City Council made multiple breaches of its published and legally required equality scheme," said Mr Hussey.
"The DUP is committed to pursuing all political avenues to overturning the disastrous decision by Sinn Fein, SDLP and the Alliance party and to repairing the harm to good relations and a shared future it has caused."
"As with the launch of the Unionist Forum, through this initiative my party wishes to demonstrate that there are political alternatives to protests and most especially to violence."
Councillors in Craigavon have voted to review their flag policy, which could lead to the Union flag being displayed all year round rather than the current designated days. Meanwhile on Limavady council, nationalists defeated a unionist motion to start flying the flag there on designated days.
One protest is even scheduled for Liverpool, England on Friday at 6pm and a further demonstration in Bristol, England on Saturday.
The Alliance Party, which controls the balance of power on Belfast Council, has said the designated days option was in line with the recommendation from Northern Ireland's Equality Commission as an approach which would promote good relations between both sides.


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NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – Sophomore Siobhan Rigby (Richmond, Va.) scored two goals in leading the MIT field hockey team past Smith College, 3-1, in a NEWMAC game on Saturday. With the win, the No. 18 Engineers improved to 12-2 on the year and 5-0 in conference play.
MIT tallied four shots, three on goal, and two penalty corners during the first 13 minutes of action before the game became a back-and-forth affair. The Pioneers' second shot on goal was stopped by freshman Jane Coffrin (Cape Elizabeth, Maine), resulting in a defensive save. On the ensuing counterattack, a solo effort by junior Caitlin Mackey (San Diego, Calif.) put the Engineers on the board in the 26th minute. MIT quickly increased its lead when Rigby tipped a shot over the Smith goalie's shoulder almost four minutes later. The hosts responded by cutting their deficit in half with 1:52 to go before halftime.
Smith controlled the action coming out of the break as it earned seven penalty corners that yielded one shot. On the other end, the Engineers were successful on their second penalty corner of the frame as senior Maddy Wharton (Swarthmore, Pa.) found Rigby for an insurance goal in the 54th minute. The Pioneers continued to attack, generating five shots and three penalty corners; however, sophomore goalie Evie Kyritsis (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) turned away three bids during the last eight minutes to secure the victory.
Kyritsis finished with four saves as she registered her 12th victory of the season.
MIT continues its road trip on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at No. 13 Wellesley College in a battled undefeated NEWMAC rivals.


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In the book DeVore highlights the key governmental policy differences between Texas and other large states. DeVore explains how low taxes, limited government regulation, and a lawsuit climate that doesn't overly burden business have together acted to increase job creation and entrepreneurship in Texas.
"Understanding Texas' success is important to understanding the route to American revitalization," said Brooke Rollins, President and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, "Take the two biggest states, California and Texas—some 20 percent of America calls one of these two states home, yet, they couldn't be further apart in their governance. California is the prototype for America's future on its current course. It has high taxes and a burdensome government, yet now has America's highest poverty rate, 23.5 percent, while hosting a full third of America's welfare caseload. Texas offers a different model, one that shows that liberty is the only real solution to poverty."
Chuck DeVore noted that one of the important tasks of the book was to answer the liberal critique of Texas, "Texas' critics say we don't tax enough or spend enough. But, the results speak for themselves. Our economy is thriving. Texans value hard work and we don't see government as the answer to everything."
"I moved my family from California to Texas because of the lower regulation and tax climate that Texas offers," DeVore continued. "Millions of others are voting with their feet and moving to states where they can find work or more easily create jobs. According to the latest labor statistics, the unemployment rate in California is 9.8 percent, while in Texas it is 6.2 percent."
The Texas Model has been widely received and continues to gain praise.
Chuck DeVore's "…new book 'The Texas Model' …describes the key ingredients to Texas's economic success." – Wall Street Journal
"DeVore's statistical reply to the critics of Texas' economic model is devastating and convincing. If you want to get a panhandle on why Texas's 'Prosperity Model' works, buy Chuck DeVore's book." – Wayne Lusvardi, Cal Watchdog
The Texas Model is available on Amazon.com, both as print and digital versions.
Brooke L. Rollins is President and CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Chuck DeVore is Vice President and Senior Fellow for Fiscal Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is a non-profit, free-market research institute based in Austin. For more, go to www.texaspolicy.com .


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'Dancing With the Stars': Gilles flies, Bristol cries
Co-host Brooke Burke-Charvet opened Dancing With the Stars' Week 3 performance show Monday promising "two major bombshell announcements."
And she wasn't talking about Sarah Palin in the audience sporting a sexy little black dress. Nor was she talking about the donkey that was mentioned on Twitter as being in the ballroom, but was never seen on TV.
One of the "bombshells" was that next Monday, Paula Abdul will be a guest judge, helping to score the dances. And the second was that on Tuesday's show, the celebs will be picking dance styles for each other for next week. (That's a bombshell?)
As for this week, the 11 all-stars were tasked with acting as creative directors of the routines for Iconic Dance Week, which meant each celeb picked a dance from a season in the past and had to update and re-work it. They were all feeling extra pressure because two celebs will be sent home on Tuesday's results show.
Here's how they fared with judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Len Goodman:
Kelly Monaco opted to re-create a paso doble done by Maks Chmerkovskiy and Laila Ali in Season 4. Why? Because, Kelly told partner Val Chmerkovskiy: "I think you can do it better than your brother." With a traditional matador theme, Kelly twirled and marched around the floor, waving her skirt. The crowd loved it. Bruno said, "I'm tingling with pleasure." When it was Carrie Ann's turn, the camera cut away. Did she say something naughty or was there a wardrobe malfunction? If so, host Tom Bergeron didn't mention it. When the camera cut back to her, Carrie Ann said, "Val and Kelly, you are the couple to watch." Len cited their "focus." Scores: 9, 9, 9 = 27.
Melissa Rycroft worried about not playing it safe for her samba, done to Conga. (J.R. Martinez danced it last year.) And her fancy footwork paid off. Carrie Ann raved that it was "stellar." Len said she had "great technique." Bruno praised her complicated steps and difficult choreography. Scores: 9, 9, 9 = 27.
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough picked a quickstep performed by Helio Castroneves in Season 5 and decided to break some rules by adding tricks and jumps. "We're definitely taking a risk," said Shawn during rehearsals. They performed last and blew the place away with flips, splits and high V-jumps and a fall into the orchestra pit at the end. "Wow," said Tom Bergeron. Carrie Ann was on her feet. Bruno said, "One of the best dances, if not THE best dance I've seen in 15 seasons." Carrie Ann shook her feet in the air. "That was by far the best dance we've ever seen," but she did say she had to slam them for breaking the rules. Len said it was fantastic but he said "in fairness" he was going to have to drop a point because they broke the rules. Scores: 9, 8, 9.5 = 26.5.
Gilles Marini resisted the whole idea of re-doing someone's dance. He wound up choosing Erin Andrews' tango from Season 10. But he wanted to do something that had never been done on the show before. "I want to fly." He added, "I want this dance to be iconic in its own right." So up he went, in a harness, flying — more like dangling in a dream state — above the stage to start his sexy tango with Peta Murgatroyd to Sweet Dreams. The audience loved it. Bruno: "That was strong, dominant, powerful — Fifty Shades of Gilles!" But he thought he "lost it" a couple of times. Carrie Ann said, "Wow. You are so good at the drama." But they were out of sync, she said. Len criticized his hold and his footwork, but loved his performance. Scores: 8, 8.5, 8.5 = 25.
Apolo Anton Ohno picked Gilles' foxtrot from Season 8 in 2009. "I'm trying to emulate Gilles' sexiness without taking my shirt off or showing my manboobs." Wearing a suit and tie, he was sure-footed and fluid, pulling partner Karina Smirnoff to him. Len loved his "musicality," but quibbled a bit about hold and footwork. Bruno thought it was "sensual and classic," but quibbled about his hands. Carrie Ann said it was a dance "we'll never forget." Scores: 9, 8, 8.5 = 25.5.
Sabrina Bryan, last week's top performer, picked Mel Brown's paso doble from Season 5. It was sharp, ending with a fling onto the floor that caused her strap to fall down (but we didn't see anything). Len loved her technique. Bruno said, "You're such a good dancer, my darling." Carrie Ann didn't think she "brought anything new" that we hadn't seen before, but acknowledged it was "outstanding dancing." Scores: 8.5, 8.5, 8.5 = 25.5.
Helio Castroneves decided to re-create Apolo Anton Ohno's quickstep in Season 4. Wearing a zoot suit, he zoomed around the floor, but he got caught in partner Chelsie Hightower's dress at one point causing a minor flub. Carrie Ann said he was the "quickstep king," nonetheless. Bruno said it was "absolutely brilliant," but noted that Helio "lost it" a little after the dress problem. Scores: 8.5, 8.5, 8.5 = 25.5.
Emmitt Smith chose a paso doble Mario Lopez did in Season 3. The NFL star turned on the charm, stomping around the floor, and ended the dance with a dramatic running slide move. Bruno: "You were so tough!" He criticized his shoulders. Carrie Ann called him "the human torpedo." Len loved his "attack," but would have liked "a tad more finesse." Scores: 8.5, 8, 8.5 = 25.
Drew Lachey decided to re-do Joey McIntyre's Cha-cha from Season 1 in 2005. Drew wanted to "completely make the entire number like a concert." Sporting a sleeveless hoodie, which was torn open by partner Anna Trebunskaya, he rocked his Cha-cha as brother Nick Lachey and wife Vanessa cheered him on from the audience. Len liked the "concept" and "content." Bruno said it was like "rock God goes Magic Mike." Carrie Ann said the "creative direction was great." Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24.
Kirstie Alley picked Carson Kressley's Moves Like Jagger Cha-cha from Season 13. Her plan: Maks would be Mick Jagger, popping out of a Mini Cooper in tight pants and no shirt (just a vest). And a bad shaggy wig. Their fun routine ended with him kissing her until she fainted. Carrie Ann said, "That was the most fun I've had all night." Len said she had "nice timing, good foot placement, the whole package." Bruno said Maks was "like an extra from Boogie Nights." Scores: 8, 8, 8 = 24.
Bristol Palin was stinging from being in last place last week, and now she's there again. During rehearsals, she told her partner, USA TODAY blogger Mark Ballas, "I know you're bummed that you don't have Sabrina or Shawn." Chewing her gum and getting upset, she said, "I feel like you're bummed that you have me as a partner." Ballas defended himself, saying, "I've never not once stuck up for you." She accused him of not showing up for rehearsals, and then she started crying. "I feel like you want to go home. It's so weird." He said, "Don't be like that." And she walked out.
But they took the floor to dance a paso doble to re-create a 2009 dance done by Derek Hough and Joanna Krupa in a chess board motif. Len said the dance was Bristol's "best." Bruno said he "liked the concept" and agreed it was her "best dance." Carrie Ann thought her movements were "nice and fine and clean," but she needed to work on her expressions. "That was our first fight that we've ever had, so I'm glad that's out of the way," Bristol told Brooke Burke-Charvet. Ballas added that they "have gone past it." Scores 7.5, 7.5, 7.5 = 22.5.


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*Chris Brown is the media's favorite target to beat up on, but he's put himself in that position time and time again.
On the other hand, in a recent interview with Jet Magazine, the trouble prone singer/dancer raises a point about him and Jay Z, who's seen as devoted husband and family man and an acclaimed artist . At least that's his image now.
But not too long ago, that wasn't the case. You see, when Jay Z raps about dealin' cocaine, he wasn't just making it up. Also, back in 2001 he pleaded guilty to stabbing a record executive two years earlier (Hova blamed the producer, Lance "Un" Rivera, for bootlegging his "Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter").
So maybe you should cut Breezy some slack when he points out the perceived double standard.
"No disrespect, because I'm a fan, but nobody brings up the fact that (Jay Z) stabbed somebody and sold drugs. He gets a pass."
Brown also addresses his own anger-management problem.
"You have to go through the struggle before you can get to the good part. I don't try to lash out at people, or be as mad or impulsive as I used to be."
"I got to the point where it's only so much you can take from the master, you feel me? I've taken my fair share of lashings."
And not too surprisingly Brown compares himself Trayvon Martin.
"I identify with Trayvon 100% as far as living in 2013 and still dealing with blatant racism. This generation is so used to racism that it's normal; we don't care. We aren't on drugs or catching AIDS, but they still look at us as (n-word)."
The new edition of Jet with Chris Brown on the cover is on newsstands starting Monday, Sept. 23.


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The Roper Mountain Science Center's Holiday Lights has been a tradition in Greenville and the Upstate for the past 21 years. This year it starts on Thanksgiving, kicking off the Christmas season, and continues until Dec. 30.
The Roper Mountain Science Center's Holiday Lights has been a tradition in Greenville and the Upstate for the past 21 years.
This year it starts on Thanksgiving, kicking off the Christmas season, and continues until Dec. 30.
More than 63,792 bulbs will be illuminated, canvassed across 72 displays.
"This is a family tradition," said John Jilek, marketing committee chairman.
The main attraction is the slow drive through the holiday displays, which if done at a leisurely pace in order to be appreciated should take around 15 minutes. It is estimated that 20,737 vehicles passed through the Holiday Lights display, with almost 83,000 people, in 2011. The most famous aspect of the display is the The Buck Mickel Star, which can be seen from miles away as it stands 97.5 feet tall and has more than 2,500 lights.
If patrons stop, they can visit the Winter Wonderland, which has two primary options: the park and Santa's village. The park features a fire pit, concessions, and a gift shop where marshmallows and S'mores kits can be purchased for roasting.
Santa will be at the North Pole Trading Post in Winter Wonderland from 6 to 9 p.m. every night. His workshop is, in fact, a part of the 4,080-square-foot warehouse where the lights are stored in the off-season. When the photographer, Melvin Rodriguez Jr., is present there is a charge for photos but when he's not, specifically on Nov. 26-27, and Dec. 3, personal photos can be taken.
Santa will be in an authentic, fully restored late 1800s Portland Cutter sleigh, lending any pictures with children a bit of history. When Santa has to leave, there's still a mailbox for letters from children.
Rodriguez Jr., who has been the photographer for the Holiday Lights for years, also took the photos for the green screen, which "allows people," said Jilek, "to show up in different wintery backgrounds."
There's also lighted walking trails, a balloon artist, and giant holiday greeting cards. These greeting cards were actually created by art classes from 25 elementary schools across Greenville County, and then strung up with lights, adding a personal touch from the community. There's also a drawing at the post office for two Southwest Airlines tickets that could take the winner anywhere they choose, within reason.
Along with Santa, several other notable characters will be showing up in the Winter Wonderland. There's Cocky from the University of South Carolina who will be there Dec. 4, the Clemson Tiger will be there Dec. 5, and Reedy Ribbit of the Greenville Roadwarriors appearance is still to be announced.
This all wouldn't be possible without the hard work of local citizens.
"This is a primarily volunteer driven," said Jilek, pointing out the 4,000 hours a year that are spent setting up the event. The volunteers are composed of 20 committees, of which each committee has a different number, adding up to about 600 people. It is known that they started the laborious job of laying out the displays in September.
Admission fees and sponsor donations contribute to funds for multiple charities and educational programming for the Science Center. The 2011 event generated $150,000 which was distributed to Rotary Charities and the Science Center Association. Over the last 20 years these earnings have added up to $1,816,000. Jilek, therefore, invites people to "see the lights, feel the joy," as it's for a good cause.
The Holiday Lights accepts cash and checks only. Car, minivan or SUVs are $10, activity vans $20, and buses are $40. For more information, go to ropermountainholidaylights.com.


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Two-sport college athlete Jamal Nixon is preparing to accept a big award on Friday.
Nixon, a former Ellender High product who plays college football and basketball at the University of Arkansas-Monticello, will receive an award for being named the Little Rock Touchdown Club's most valuable player for the 2012 season.
Two-sport college athlete Jamal Nixon is preparing to accept a big award on Friday.
Nixon, a former Ellender High product who plays college football and basketball at the University of Arkansas-Monticello, will receive an award for being named the Little Rock Touchdown Club's most valuable player for the 2012 season.
Nixon will be honored at the club's awards banquet Friday in West Little Rock, Ark.
The junior receiver finished 2012 with 59 receptions for 771 yards and five touchdowns. His yards ranked second in the Great American Conference, 77.1 yards per game ranked third and 5.9 receptions ranked fourth.
Through his two years at UAM, Nixon has totaled 89 receptions for 1,227 yards and seven touchdowns. He averages 4.2 receptions and 58.4 yards per game through 21 games.
Nixon said it is an honor to be recognized for his football accomplishments. Honorees from all 11 football-playing colleges and universities from Arkansas, in addition to the top high school players and coaches from each classification will be recognized at the banquet.
"It's a tremendous feeling to be honored into the Little Rock Touchdown Club," he said. "It's a blessing that all of my hardwork is paying off in a great way. To be named MVP in such a big state who is real big on football is great. It's just showing that anything is possible if you work hard at it and believe. I greatly appreciate the support my hometown is showing me. I'm just a young man from a small town trying to make a dream come true."
Nixon is also a regular contributor on the Boll Weevils' basketball team, averaging 7.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and a team-high 2.3 steals per game. He grabbed four rebounds in a 60-52 win over Henderson State on Jan 26.
Arkansas-Monticello will play Northwestern Oklahoma State University at 7:30 tonight.
Here's a look how other local college products did in recent games.
-- LSU women's basketball player Theresa Plaisance, a former Vandebilt Catholic standout, scored 19 points with eight rebounds Jan. 27 in a 73-60 loss to Kentucky. The Lady Tigers (12-8 overall, 3-4 in SEC) will travel to Auburn at 6 tonight.
-- LSU men's basketball player Shavon Coleman, a Thibodaux High product, had eight points and four rebounds in a 75-70 loss at Kentucky on Jan. 26. He added nine points and four rebounds in a 73-70 win over Missouri on Wednesday. LSU (11-7, 2-5 in SEC) men will travel to play Mississippi State at 4:30 p.m. Saturday on Fox Sports Net.
-- McNeese State women's player Alaina Verdin, a former Terrebonne High standout, scored 13 points with three rebounds in a 72-71 win over Oral Roberts on Jan. 26. The Lady Cowgirls (11-9, 6-3 in SLC) host Northwestern State at 1:30 p.m. Sunday.
-- Louisiana-Lafayette women's basketball player Jasmin Mills had six points and seven rebounds in a 64-46 loss to North Texas on Wednesday.
The Lady Cajuns will travel to Troy at 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
-- Spring Hill College freshman Leah Washington, from Vandebilt, had eight points with five rebounds in a 92-82 loss to Faulkner University on Jan. 26. Spring Hill (9-12) plays the University of Mobile at 5:30 tonight.
-- Turtle Mountain Community College's Joseph Thompson, a South Terrebonne product, scored 11 points in a 93-64 loss to United Tribes College on Tuesday. Turtle Mountain (11-8) will play at Crossroads College on Friday and Saturday.


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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - My colored Wolvie Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "My colored Wolvie" Seph|rothmemberMember #Joined: 07 Sep 2000Posts: 261Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 1:26 pm Hey peeps, I did this a couple days back. Actually I had done the line work a couple months ago not thinking I would ever color it in, thats why I have a lot of dirty lines. I was kinda lazy and didnt really feel lke taking them all off... Anyways, im no coloring master i know that but I still wanted to give it a shot, and im aware that his uniform isnt exactly the same, I had messed up trying to draw him from memory Well here it is, its as finished as it'll ever be, I doubt ill retouch it but crits/comments/tips are very welcome ! ------------------ - Seph - Listen Without Prejudice Back to top galenmemberMember #Joined: 13 Nov 2000Posts: 172Location: a computer. Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 6:53 pm something tells me wolverine wouldn't be that dainty with his cigar, but good job nonetheless ------------------ My tea's gone cold,I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all the morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all And even if I could it'd all be grey, but your picture on my wall it reminds me that it's not so bad it's not so bad Back to top Seph|rothmemberMember #Joined: 07 Sep 2000Posts: 261Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 7:58 pm only 1 reply... Geez do I suck that bad... Back to top CollosimomemberMember #Joined: 30 Dec 2000Posts: 551Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 8:46 pm Nice Start. I can say that you are better than me, no one has actually seen any of my artworks. I'm new. I have no PS, no Wacom. All I can say is BOO HOO. I will however offer some constructive crit. 1. You are right, too many pencils. 2. In my opinion you need to develop a focal point in the pic. It seems to me that everything has been coloured and shaded with a simple light source and pallette. Perhaps you should vary the brightness/Darkness (Brighter highlights closer to light source). In particular I'd like to mention that his codpiece is a little bit too bright. It kinda stands out too much. Perhaps 'Cigars' were the theme? hehehe (Joking) In conclusion: Good proportions (as far as I can tell). Its a good pic. Keep on going and... Create, Create, Create... /COLLOSIMO Back to top jefferymemberMember #Joined: 02 Jan 2001Posts: 107Location: Toronto, ON, CA Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2001 10:50 pm not a bad pose. i like the dainty way he's holding the cigar. i think 2 things would help this image out in a big way: 1) cleaner lines. ink over top of the pencil lines so that they're solid black, and clean(ish). 2) get rid of the pencil shading, and intead of shading just black and white, use darker or lighter values of the same color. if you're going for a real comic-y look, try using some gradients for smooth colors. hope it all works out for ya! ------------------ Make your eyes smile Back to top Lar/gejunior memberMember #Joined: 07 Jan 2001Posts: 3Location: Torrance, CA, USA Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 12:34 am Yep! Seph: It's like Collosimo says, clean up your act, er...art, (the pencil marks)then do the shadows in the same colors only a darker shade, and you'll be on your way...It's a good drawing, that as you stated, you filled out in color...I do the same over my ink scribbles. It's . ------------------ Lar/ge Back to top ArtKeomemberMember #Joined: 29 Feb 2000Posts: 115 Posted: Mon Jan 08, 2001 4:53 pm My suggestions: Try to have three tones of color. For example, the yellow. Now, I see two tones. Light yellow, and yellow. I think it'll be nicer if a darker yellow color was added. Add also another tone of dark blue for the blue parts. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Gallery/Finished Work All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group