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Gordon, G. B. (George Byron), 1870-1927
Extent: 12.5 linear feet
George Byron Gordon, explorer in Central America and Alaska, and first to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Anthropology at the University of Pennsylvania, was born in New Perth, Prince Edward Island, Canada on August 4,1870. Gordon attended the University of South Carolina for one year in 1888 then completed his degree at Harvard University. Selected as an assistant to John G. Owens in 1892, Gordon accompanied Owens on the Harvard-sponsored excavation at Copan, Honduras. When Owens died in the field, Gordon was given the leadership to close down that portion of the work and then continued as Director of the next six sessions in Copan, until 1900. While performing these duties, Gordon attained his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1894. Gordon joined the Free Museum of Science and Art(later the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology)in 1903 as Assistant Curator in the Section of General Ethnology. He led two expeditions to Alaska, in 1905 and 1907 with his brother MacLaren Gordon. Gordon was appointed Director of the Free Museum of Science and Art in 1910 and oversaw one of the largest periods of growth in its collection and prestige. The Director's Office records of George Byron Gordon consist of correspondence in folders and in bound volumes. The records are organized alphabetically in the folders and by date in the bound volumes.


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Show off [FEEDBACK NEEDED] Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Show off [FEEDBACK NEEDED]" Mashiajunior memberMember #Joined: 23 Jul 2013Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 7:29 am This is my second digital painting ever. Meaning I'm a total noob at this. It's not too ba, comparing to what I've seen, but still, very bad and I've got a really long way to go. Through, I'm looking forward to the day when I'll be able to redo this piece and will be actually proud of it. Please, come up with some suggestions, I'd love to know how to improve this piece and anything I will do in future. dA: Mashia Back to top durgldeepmemberMember #Joined: 14 Sep 2001Posts: 859 Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:17 pm Not too bad indeed - hope to see more. Back to top TinuschmemberMember #Joined: 25 Dec 1999Posts: 2757Location: Rhode Island, USA Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:03 pm good news, this isn't nearly as bad as you disclaim it. you seem to have a good eye and a good sense of design. i would narrow it down to two things: 1. the light/shadow situation is a bit wishy-washy with no clear direction or definition of form. the colors are too literal (yellow hair is yellow, blue towel is blue, beige skin is beige) - balance out your warm lights with some cool shadows and make the forms really pop. 2. paint holistically. you're really holding tightly to the linework - the razor-sharp edges around the body, the pants, the towel, etc. - making things feel a bit stiff and rendered piecemeal vs. as a unified composition. i suspect you painted the basic silhouette of each element and dodge/burned them individually, which makes the work feel cobbled-together. and i think that's largely a matter of experience and confidence - grab the paintbrush and just paint directly. use those hard edges sparingly to draw focus where necessary, and let there be some softer, less defined areas as the lighting would dictate. a quick search came up with this example: http://static2.artspan.com/member/fimam/500/105365.jpg the shoulders and the hand almost bleed into their surroundings with no edges at all, making the definition in her back speak volumes. it's about giving the eye a specific place to land, allowing certain areas to lead the composition and other areas to simply suggest themselves. otherwise, every part of the painting competes for attention. my eye is bouncing from the edges of his torso to the necklace to the waistline of his pants to the edges of the towel, and round and round - i'm looking at the painting, but i'm not drawn in. particularly the edges of the torso - if there was ever a time for soft edges, it's here. i have no formal training so i struggle to articulate these things, but essentially i would advise the following: don't be afraid to paint outside of the lines, create your forms and edges deliberately and in harmony with the composition of the whole. define your focal point(s), and let those areas lead the eye while the less important areas remain a little more vague - the viewers can fill in the blanks for themselves. and remember the interplay of warms/cools in your palette - you have a very warm lighting scheme here, push it further with some cool shadows. there was an incredible illustrator named bengal who posted here back in the day, who understood that dynamic and used it to maximum impact. here's an example: http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4002/4421034084_fc6f03acd0_o.jpg those blues and purples in the shadows complement the warmer highlights, and create a sense of dimension and form. finally, don't get caught up in details until you've established your basic framework and have your values in place. force yourself to use only large, soft brushes until you have a palpable foundation in place - then begin the rendering process. a wise man once said that your painting should be able to stand on its own at any given point - whether you've been at it for 10 minutes or 10 hours, a solid foundation is a solid foundation regardless of how much noodling detail you pile on top of it. you should be able to call your painting finished at any moment. but you have to start with a proper foundation of values. try converting this to grayscale, you'll see it lives largely in midtones. Back to top balisticmemberMember #Joined: 01 Jun 2000Posts: 2599Location: Reno, NV, USA Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:24 am That is some quality advice, Tinusch!_________________brian.prince|light.comp.paint 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

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Fab.com CEO on Data, Devices
Online shoppers are using different mobile devices to buy through the day, says Fab.com CEO Jason Goldberg.
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1318.3 - Qld Stats, Mar 2008
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 20/03/2008
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Retail Trade
New Motor Vehicle Sales
Private New Capital Expenditure
The January 2008 trend estimate for Queensland's retail turnover was $4,154.9 million, a 9.2% increase since January 2007. Food retailing accounted for 40% of total retail turnover in January 2008 and Hospitality and service industries turnover contributed 18%.
In the twelve months to January 2008, the industry groups with the largest percentage increases in retail turnover (trend) were Recreational goods rising 23% to $167.3 million and Other retailing which increased 14% to $384.8 million. Clothing and soft goods retailing was the only group to show a decrease: -13% to $210.4 million.
Retail Turnover By Industry Group, Queensland, Trend - Percentage change over twelve months to January 2008
Further information about this topic can be accessed at Retail Trade, Australia (cat. no. 8501.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released monthly.
In trend terms, 10,981 new passenger vehicles and 20,577 vehicles in total were sold in January 2008 in Queensland. Corresponding sales for Australia were 54,359 and 91,958.
In January 1998, new passenger vehicle sales accounted for 67% of total new vehicle sales in Queensland. By January 2008, the proportion of new passenger vehicle sales had fallen to 53%.
Further information about new motor vehicle sales can be accessed from Sales of New Motor Vehicles, Australia (cat no. 9314.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released monthly.
Between the September 2007 and the December 2007 quarters, the Queensland chain volume trend estimate of private new capital expenditure increased marginally by less than 0.1% to $3,992 million.
During the same period, expenditure on Equipment, plant and machinery increased by 0.4% to $2,642 million while expenditure on Buildings and structures decreased by -0.7% to $1,350 million.
Comparing the December 2007 quarter with the December 2006 quarter, Queensland's total private new capital expenditure increased by 9.4%. Expenditure on Equipment, plant and machinery grew by 9.2% and expenditure on Buildings and structures increased by 9.7%.
Further information on this topic can be accessed at Private New Capital Expenditure and Expected Expenditure, Australia (cat. no. 5625.0) or ring the National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070. This publication is released quarterly.
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Toyota, teaming up with EDF Energy, begins road trials today of the first plug-in hybrid vehicle in the UK. The trials will give Toyota real-world driving test data on its PHEV, while EDF will get to test its public charging stations, 40 of which have already been installed throughout the country — as well as provide yet another marketing win for the automaker by making them the first major manufacturer to test plug-ins in the UK. Plug-in test cars will be given to EDF employees to drive in the company fleet, ensuring the vehicles will get the crap beaten out of them and that any major problems can be discreetly rectified by the partner organizations. Full release after the jump.
EDF Energy and Toyota launch UK trials of Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle EDF Energy and Toyota have teamed up to road trial the first Plug-in Hybrid Vehicle (PHV) introduced by a car manufacturer to the UK (1). Trials start today and will continue for more than one year. Toyota's right-hand drive PHV will make its on-the-road debut as part of EDF Energy's company fleet and will be tested by employees under every-day driving conditions. The results are expected to play a pivotal role in the development of Toyota's PHV technology, which represents a further improvement on Toyota's hybrid technology, one of the world's most environmentally friendly mass-produced vehicle powertrain (2) technologies. The trial builds on the first European PHV testing programme launched by Toyota and EDF on French roads in September 2007. The UK partnership is designed to evaluate vehicle performance within an urban environment, vehicle infrastructure requirements, and driver behaviours and expectations. Toyota and EDF Energy are using an innovative charging and invoicing system which is incorporated into the PHV. This system is compatible with a new generation of public charging stations, which aim to make electric power more accessible on public roads and car parks, and will reduce the cost to the customer. EDF Energy has helped to install the first of 40 charging posts in the UK, with plans to help install more in the coming months. A PHV uses Toyota's hybrid technology with the added benefit that the vehicle's batteries can be fully recharged using a standard electrical plug or an electrical charging post to extend its driving range in electric mode. For short distances, PHV can be driven as an electric vehicle, resulting in a silent, zero emissions drive. For longer distances, PHV works as a conventional hybrid vehicle. Toyota's PHV is "the best of both worlds": it enhances the benefits of hybrid technology, while avoiding the constraints traditionally linked with electric vehicles. Toyota expects the PHV to bring unsurpassed fuel efficiency and therefore record low emissions. Early test results indicate that fuel efficiency is significantly higher than current Prius. For example, for trips up to 25km, PHV consumes roughly 60% less fuel than Toyota's hybrid Prius. One of the research objectives of the UK tests is to confirm such PHV performance. The tests also aim at understanding consumers' acceptance of the new technology, as a preparation to broader commercialisation in the future. Toyota has already confirmed that it will sell lithium-ion battery-equipped PHVs to fleet customers in Europe and other regions by the end of 2009. Rt Hon John Hutton MP, UK Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, speaking at a Toyota - EDF Energy event in London to launch PHV in the UK, said: 'I welcome the launch of this trial here in the UK. I am pleased to see industry pulling together to work on diversifying energy use and cutting global carbon emissions. We hope that this trial will provide an invaluable insight into the future development of UK electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. This, combined with the demonstration project announced by the prime minister (3), will lead us one step closer to making our ambition of becoming the number one location for low carbon vehicles a reality.' 'We are very excited to expand our PHV road testing programme to the UK in collaboration with EDF Energy,' said Koei Saga, Managing Officer in charge of hybrid system development at Toyota Motor Corporation. 'Today's announcement represents a step change towards acceptance of electricity in combination with hybrid technology as a viable and sustainable transport solution'. Vincent de Rivaz, EDF Energy Chief Executive said: 'I am delighted that EDF Energy will play a pivotal role with Toyota in trialling this innovative vehicle and technology as part of our ongoing work to make clean electric transport more accessible to everyone. We passionately believe in rising to the challenge of climate change by helping our customers reduce the carbon emissions from their energy use. Incorporating this vehicle into our fleet complements our work in developing electric charging posts for vehicles in the UK and in France. It supports Our Climate Commitments, in which we have committed to cutting our CO2 emissions from our transport by 20% by 2012.'


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The bogan's desire for glory manifests itself in many different ways. There's the uninformed gambling, the process of getting huge, the killing of things, and so much more. All of this glory-hunting takes up significant slices of the bogan's time, so the bogan is prone to taking shortcuts on other things to ensure that it can fit in the viewing of a Twenty/Twenty cricket game before going to the pub to watch a cover band butcher "Sex on Fire". One of the things that regularly get short-changed by the bogan is the adequate raising of its children.
Due to neglect, a massive can for breakfast each day, and impulsive and anti-intellectual parental role models, the bogan's children are quite likely to behave like uncontrollable morons. While the bogan parent is always eager to acquire cheap glory, it is vehemently unwilling to accept responsibility for the conduct of bogan junior, despite little Bilynda and Maxxx busily setting fire to the upholstery in the formal dining area. Using the same mental shortcut that caused it to decide that it had a gluten allergy, the bogan will loudly and arbitrarily declare that its recalcitrant offspring has ADHD. At this point, the bogan parent feels relieved and reassured that none of this mess is its fault.
The calmness and relief is shortlived, however, because parent-teacher interviews are very stressful for the bogan parent. Faced with professionally trained opinions on its child's behaviour, rage surges through the bogan's veins like fuel through a jet ski. It decides that because bogan junior can do no wrong, the teacher needs to be taken down a peg or two, in the process gaining much-needed exposure to the bogan's "real world". The teacher rudely suggests that the child might not have ADHD, and could perhaps benefit from better guidance and support. The teacher also suggests getting a medical opinion on the alleged ADHD, which is interpreted by the bogan parent as a statement of doubt that the bogan might not be a medical expert. This is unacceptable to the bogan. Amidst the screeching, the finger pointing, the feigned shock, and the threats of retribution, the bogan parent will variously assign blame to the other students, other parents, the teacher, or the fundamental concept of education. It will eventually storm out, vowing to itself that it will craft its child even more closely in its own image.
At a subsequent BBQ, the bogan will proudly regale all attending about the time they stuck it up the Headmaster. It will describe in vivid detail every unreasonable conclusion and every pathetic excuse that justified their spawn interrupting and assaulting 30 other innocent children stupidly focused on obtaining an education.


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What's the story?
The increase in child life expectancy is largely due to reductions of mortality by infectious diseases through the administration of vaccines. Early childhood immunization has been proven to be a safe and cost-effective means of controlling vaccine-preventable diseases. In the last 50 years, vaccinations have led to a 95% decrease in vaccine-preventable diseases. According to the 2012 National Immunization Survey (NIS), New Jersey's immunization coverage rates for the childhood primary series are above the national average for children 19 through 35 months of age.
By the Numbers
According to the National Immunization Survey (NIS), the estimated vaccination coverage among NJ children 19-35 months of age for the following vaccines are as follows: DTaP (90%), HBV (64%) and PCV (87%).
Our Strategy
The DOH strives to increase vaccination coverage rates among children ages 19 through 35 months to 90 percent. To do this, DOH has been collaborating with numerous stakeholders through a statewide coalition to promote age appropriate immunizations, as well as working with birthing hospitals to develop and update policies and procedures regarding the administration of the HBV birth dose. In addition, educational efforts continue to be directed toward healthcare providers, the public, and school officials to highlight the importance of timely, age-appropriate vaccination to protect the health of the individual and communities.
The DOH has developed and maintains the NJ Immunization Information System (NJIIS), the State's official web-based immunization registry designed to store immunization information for infants, children, adolescents and adults for a lifetime. NJIIS assists public health agencies with population assessments in the event of a preventable disease outbreak and helps communities assess their immunization coverage and identify pockets of need. In addition, the DOH promotes the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC) which was created to meet the vaccination needs of children from birth through 18 years of age. Patients eligible to receive VFC vaccines are children who are American Indian or Alaskan Native, enrolled in Medicaid or Medicaid Managed Care, enrolled in NJ Family Care (Plan A only), and are underinsured.
Did you know?
To summarize the impact of the U.S. immunization program on the health of all children who were born during a 20 year period from 1994 - 2013, CDC used information from NIS and a previously published cost-benefit model to estimate illnesses, hospitalizations, and premature deaths prevented and costs saved by routine childhood vaccination. Coverage for many childhood vaccine series was near or above 90% for much of the period. Modeling estimated that, among children born during 1994- 2013, vaccination will prevent an estimated 322 million illnesses, 21 million hospitalizations, and 732,000 deaths over the course of their lifetimes, at a net savings of $295 billion in direct costs and $1.38 trillion in total societal costs.
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For more information, please refer to these resources:
- NJ Immunization Requirements Frequently Asked Questions
- Information for Health Care Providers regarding Mandatory Participation in the NJ Immunization Information System (NJIIS)
- Childhood and Adolescent Recommended Vaccines
- For Parents: Vaccines for your Children
- Immunization Schedules
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Benefits from Immunization During the Vaccines for Children Program Era - United States, 1994-2013. MMWR 2014; 63(16): 352-355
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