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NYS Department of Financial Services
The NYS Department of Financial Services will be sending representatives to Levittown Tuesday to answer insurance questions relating to Superstorm Sandy.
A mobile command center will be located in the Levittown Mews Shopping Center (3335 Hempstead Turnpike, Levittown) on Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ocean Parkway Reopens
The entirety of the Ocean Parkway reopened for traffic for the first time in nearly a month along its full length Monday morning with several lane and speed restrictions in place.
$27M Grant to Help Unemployed Recovering from Sandy
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that the state has secured a $27 million federal grant that will help put more than 5,000 unemployed New Yorkers to work helping clean-up communities still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
The funding -- provided by a National Emergency Grant -- will be provided to communities hit hard by the storm so they can quickly hire young people and the unemployed to help with clean-up efforts in affected counties, including the Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester. The State Department of Labor, which is administering the funds, will work with communities to identify cleanup areas and deploy workers to job sites.
"As New York State begins to rebuild and clean-up after the incredible destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, the enormous amount of work to be done gives us a chance to provide young and unemployed New Yorkers with job opportunities cleaning up their communities," Cuomo said. "This funding will not only provide young people and the unemployed with the opportunity to participate in cleaning up and rebuilding communities devastated by the storm, but it will provide valuable work experience and on-the-job training that can be useful in future careers."
In addition, Cuomo announced that the state has partnered with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to launch a local hire program to replace FEMA employees, often from out of state, with New Yorkers. The goal is to hire upwards of 700 New Yorkers.
"One of the ways we can help New York recover is to engage New Yorkers themselves in rebuilding their communities," Federal Coordinating Officer Michael F. Byrne said. "We will have a stronger recovery by having employees who are personally vested in its success."
The Department of Labor will assist local communities to identify and hire workers. Individuals who are interested in applying for a job under this grant are encouraged to contact the Department of Labor at 1-888-4-NYSDOL (1-888-469-7365) or by visiting www.labor.ny.gov/sandyjobs. Individuals can also visit their local Disaster Recovery Center or One-Stop Career Center.
All individuals must be unemployed to be eligible. Once hired, workers will earn approximately $15 per hour to work on short and long-term projects. The work will include cleaning and repairing damaged public structures and property in each of the nine counties declared disaster areas.
In addition to offering benefits and on-the-job experience, each worker will be given assistance in finding their next job. Eligible youth will also be certified in the Governor's New York Youth Works program.
Individuals interested in applying for a job with FEMA should visit Governor Cuomo's Jobs Express website at http://www.labor.ny.gov/jobs/regional.shtm
The full-time, temporary positions range from Community Relations Specialists providing outreach to the disaster-stricken communities, to administrative assistants.
Governor Cuomo has directed the Department of Labor to immediately contact local public officials in affected localities to identify areas in need and dispatch cleanup and rebuilding crews. Local public officials may also submit information on projects and project sites to the Department of Labor by emailing: email@example.com.
The State Department of Labor with its reemployment services and one-stop career centers throughout the impacted areas will work aggressively to connect unemployed New Yorkers to additional jobs. Following Hurricane Sandy, storm related unemployment insurance claims have risen to nearly 50,000.


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I think there should be some close scrutiny of the state Attorney General's Office. The attorney general got plenty of media coverage and attention for his decision to jump in on the suit that challenges the Affordable Care Law, but what is that department doing for people in the state?
I have received a number of counterfeit checks in response to for-sale ads I've posted online. Those checks, made out for substantial sums higher than my selling price, come along with the scam that asks that I cash the check and send the difference back to a shipper who will come and pick up the item.
When I notified the Attorney General's Office of the crime, personnel there told me to take it to my Post Office and it would go to the postal inspectors. That, despite the fact that those things do not come by regular mail; they are sent through UPS or FedEx.
I had the same issue last year and was told by the Attorney General's Office that it was too busy to investigate.
Too busy to investigate a real crime in the state? That's a real crime, in my opinion.
Terry Donald, Litchfield

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In the wake of the Newtown tragedy, the gun control advocates are calling for restrictions on firearms and some on the pro-gun side are citing the Second Amendment's right to bear arms.
So here's the thing: Let's go with the constitutional framers original intent and allow every American to own a musket.
But first, let's stop pretending that the Bill of Rights grants rights – including gun ownership -- that are absolute. We have free speech, but you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater. We have freedom of assembly but you're not allowed to riot.
So when gun advocates say they have the right to bear arms, all but the most extreme will acknowledge that like all freedoms in the Bill of Rights, it comes with caveats. For a fascinating look at the history of gun control, read this story in Atlantic magazine.
When we have the national discussion on how to stem the numbers of mass shootings, every serious solution should be part of the conversation, including possible firearms restrictions and changes in the mental health system.
And the two questions we should ask ourselves about any potential action: Is there evidence it would succeed in stemming the killing? And, if it does, is it worth the loss of freedom?
Here are some ideas that are worth discussing:
-- New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof pointed out that Canada requires a 28-day waiting period to purchase a handgun and requires that gun buyers have two people vouch for them.
-- Kristof and Will Oremus of Slate.com wrote about Australia's restrictions on semi-automatic shotguns and rifles put in place after a gunman killed 35 people and injured 23 more at a resort in Tasmania. Since then Australia has seen a huge drop in gun-related suicides and homicides with "no corresponding increase in non-firearm-related homicides," according to Oremus.
"In the decade before the Port Arthur massacre, there had been 11 mass shootings in the country," Oremus said. "There hasn't been a single one in Australia since."
-- Writer Jane Smiley talks about the high cost of gun violence – some $4.7 billion for deaths and injuries – and suggests that we should treat gun ownership like car ownership.
"Every gun needs to be like every car -- you can't use it unless you have liability insurance," she writes. "Attached to every gun, there must be a policy that the purchaser has to sign, acknowledging the dangers of his purchase and paying for them up front. I suggest the same for high volume clips."
I don't know whether any of these ideas would work in this country or whether they could pass constitutional muster. But if we don't have serious, civil debates about such policies, we are acquiescing to the acts of madmen.
As for the families of these little Newtown children, I pray they can find the strength to keep from sinking into a black hole of despair. As Bruce Springsteen sang after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks: "Tell me how do you live broken-hearted?"
There are no words. There are no words.


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By Bill Robinson
Register Editor
These are anxious times for Eastern Kentucky University, even if one key piece of the puzzle that is its future fell into place Friday.
Now that the next president has been selected, the university community can focus on what EKU will look like after a restructuring trims $23 million from the school's budget and reduces the number of faculty and staff.
Such changes are not unique to Eastern. Last year, the University of Kentucky laid off more than 100 employees, and five years ago, Berea College went through a round of budget cutting.
Big changes are a cause for anxiety for individuals as well as institutions, but Eastern can take pride, and some hope, in the fact that a large number of well-qualified candidates believe enough in its future to want to take the helm.
All three finalists for EKU president were enthusiastic about the school's assets, including an excellent faculty, a beautiful campus and an illustrious history. Each believed he was the right leader to take Eastern into a promising future.
Judging by the look in his eyes Friday, EKU Regents chair Craig Turner clearly believes Dr. Michael T. Benson is the person who can do that.
Every time he talks with Benson, Turner told me, Eastern's next president is bursting with excitement and new ideas.
He also said the regents will give Benson all the tools he needs and expressed confidence the new president would stay at EKU "until the job is done."
Benson will hit the ground running, the regents chair said, "and we will all have to get some new track shoes to keep up with him."
While EKU's next campus leader will be asking everyone to shoulder a heavier burden and probably make some sacrifices, Benson has the personal charisma and leadership style that will inspire people to follow him. That's what he has done for the other two schools where he has been president, and Turner said he is confident Benson also can do that at Eastern.
Another part of Benson's record that should bode well for Eastern, and was no doubt a big reason he was the successful candidate, is his success in fundraising.
In just six years as president of Southern Utah University, Benson led it in raising $85 million toward a $100 million goal. The campaign for a performing arts center raised $28 million. He also persuaded the Utah legislature to appropriate $20 million for a science center.
Benson will find some familiar challenges at EKU, where the second phase of the New Science Building awaits funding and the performing arts center will need private operating funds when it no longer enjoys state or university subsidies.
During a forum, Benson promised to boost EKU's graduation rate, something he said state legislators will expect before the university asks for more money.
Global competition, competition from online schools, taxpayers weary of their burden and students deterred by the enormous debts they must incur to stay in school are just a few reasons why state universities like Eastern are under stress.
Without Eastern, the Blue Grass Army Depot and Interstate 75, Madison County would likely be just another pleasant rural Kentucky community.
After the big infusion of money to destroy the chemical weapons stored there, the depot may well wither away.
And, without a thriving EKU, the county's future will be even more challenging than it would be without the depot.
That's why everyone, on and off campus, should support Eastern's next president.
Based on his record and the energy he exhibited during his campus visit, I don't think anyone will work harder than Dr. Benson to create a bright future for EKU.
Because so much of our future is tied up with EKU's, we all need to be just as motivated and creative as I expect he will be. Everyone's future depends on it.


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NORMAN — Editor, The Transcript:
I appreciated having an opportunity to read Rep. Doug Cox's article in the Transcript. He has my endorsement for his wanting Oklahoma to expand Medicaid here and his thought that Gov. Fallin's refusal being perhaps for her politically good but cold-hearted for so many Oklahomans without basic health care.
However, these bad decisions about health care here started back when she refused the $54 million to develop an Oklahoma insurance exchange.
She first had accepted this money but when the rabble in the legislature geared up, she sent the money back. The same rabble helped her to make the decision to refuse the expansion program.
The consequences will be that at best only a very small segment of the possible 200,000 plus Oklahomans that would have been covered by the expansion will be covered in whatever is done by Gov. Fallin and the current legislature. Covering these people with Medicare would keep them from using the most inefficient medical care at an ER for their only care. We will still be paying for that as we do currently through our healthcare insurance premiums.
This is not the only dumb fiscal decision made here.
At the same time that Gov. Fallin is promoting another tax cut that will reduce revenue needed for restoring various agencies, she is considering increasing money for education and for medical health treatment for the mentally troubled.
She will not attempt to make up for the lost revenue by reforming our tax credit and exemptions despite Rep. Dank having shown them to provide no worthwhile benefit to Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has one of the worst records among states for giving away a larger share of taxpayer money through such credits and exemptions. Now along comes Rep. Josh Cockroft wanting to eliminate funding for Oklahoma Arts Council which would be a trifle compared to funds given away in any number of those worthless credits listed by Rep. Dank.
This Oklahoma lunacy continues at the national level as evidenced by Rep. Lankford recently blaming gun violence on welfare moms.
Oklahoma desperately needs better leadership.
Chadwick Cox
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Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Harry to the Rescue! (My Readers Level 2)
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Story by Thea Feldman; Illustrated by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov; Inspired by George Selden and Garth Williams
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Harry Cat and Tucker Mouse: Harry to the Rescue!
The Times Square subway station was busy.
Tucker Mouse watched from his home in the drainpipe.
He watched busy people hurrying by.
Tucker watched and waited.
Tucker waited for people to drop things.
A button from a coat.
Sprinkles from an ice cream cone.
A wrapper from a stick of gum.
Tucker collected all these things—and more!
Tucker loved his collection.
Most of all, he loved coins.
Pennies. Nickels. Dimes. Quarters.
Tucker had a stack of coins in his drainpipe.
It was a tidy little life savings for a mouse.
Tucker knew that sound.
It was a coin hitting the floor.
A man in the shoeshine store had dropped a penny.
The penny swirled and rolled, and rolled and swirled, before it landed behind the shoeshine booth.
The man could not reach the penny.
It was in a space that was too small for a human hand.
But Tucker knew the space was
just the right size for him.
Tucker waited until the station and the store got less busy.
Then he ran across the way, slipped behind the shoeshine booth, and grabbed the shiny penny.
Suddenly, it was very dark.
The shoeshine store had closed!
Tucker looked for a way out.
There was just a thin crack under the door.
There were no holes in the walls.
There were no holes in the ceiling.
Tucker was trapped!
Tucker waited for his friend Harry Cat to come home.
When he saw Harry,
Tucker shouted,
"Help me, Harry!"
Harry was surprised to see Tucker across the way in the store.
"Tucker, why are you in the shoeshine store?" asked Harry.
"It's closed."
"I know that!" shouted Tucker.
He held up the penny.
"Ah," said Harry. "I understand."
Harry jumped up to see if he could open the door, but the door was locked tight.
Harry saw a sign on the door. The sign read:
Harry came up with a plan. "Tucker?" asked Harry.
"Yes, Harry?" said Tucker.
"Do you see any food in there?" asked Harry.
"Not a crumb," said Tucker,
"and I am getting hungry."
"I'll be back in a minute," said Harry.
Harry found thin pieces of a sandwich and slid them under the door.
Once Tucker's belly was full, Harry told him what the sign said.
"TWO WEEKS?" shouted Tucker.
"I'll die of hunger!"
"No, you won't'" said Harry.
"I can feed you every night when the station gets quiet."
"But I'll die from boredom'" cried Tucker.
"And I'll be lonely'" he said softly.
"Don't worry, I am going to get you out'" said Harry as he ran off to get help.
It felt like a very long time to Tucker, but Harry was only gone for a little while.
He came back with their friends, Lulu Pigeon and Ned Squirrel.
Lulu tried, but she couldn't pick the lock with her beak.
"Ooo ooo ooo'" said Lulu.
"That's quite a mousetrap."
Harry, Ned, and Lulu PUSHED against the door.
It didn't budge.
"We'll have to think of something else," said Harry.
It was late.
Everyone was too tired to think.
Tucker looked at Harry in the drainpipe.
Harry looked at Tucker in the store.
"Don't worry," said Harry.
"I am going to get you out."
The next day, Harry still didn't know what to do.
He watched as Mr. Smedley stopped by the Bellinis' newsstand.
Every Sunday, Mr. Smedley leaned over the counter to tell Papa Bellini about the latest opera he had seen.
Mr. Smedley and Papa Bellini loved opera.
They loved it the way
Tucker loved coins.
Harry noticed that one of Mr. Smedley's shoes was untied.
He thought about this.
Without a shoelace,
Mr. Smedley might trip.
Would a missing shoelace be an "emergency"?
Would it get Papa Bellini to open the shoeshine store? Harry decided to see.
On quiet cat paws, Harry crept up to the newsstand.
With one curved claw, Harry tugged gently.
He looked up.
Mr. Smedley hadn't noticed a thing.
Harry gave another little tug.
And another. And another.
Harry kept tugging until the shoelace was free!
Harry grabbed the shoelace and raced back to the drainpipe.
As Mr. Smedley said good-bye to Papa Bellini, he turned and … walked right out of his shoe!
Papa Bellini and Mr. Smedley scratched their heads.
"Don't worry'" said Papa Bellini.
"I have the key to the shoeshine store. You can pay me for a new pair of shoelaces."
Papa opened the shoeshine store to get Mr. Smedley a new pair of shoelaces.
No one but Harry saw a little mouse with a penny scurry in a hurry across the station.
No one but Harry got the biggest hug a little mouse could possibly give.
"You got me out!" shouted Tucker.
"I told you I would!" said Harry.
Mr. Smedley and Papa Bellini never knew what happened to Mr. Smedley's shoelace.
They never knew that it became part of a collection in a drainpipe.
And Mr. Smedley never knew how a penny got into his shoe the next time he visited the Bellinis' newsstand.
He never knew that it was one little mouse's big
"Thank You."
Text copyright © 2011 by Thea Feldman. Illustrations copyright © 2011 by Olga and Aleksey Ivanov.
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I research, consult and speak on the future workplace.
For proof that recruiting has entered a new era, one need look no further than an exceptionally novel internship application submitted this summer by Shawn McTigue. This playful 2:50 video by Shawn was a response to Mastercard's call for applicants to creatively promote the benefits of a "cashless society." It was his take on the "something creative" all interns were required to link to as part of the application. The rest of the process involved engaging on MasterCard's Facebook page, uploading a resume via LinkedIn, and following MasterCard on Twitter for further directions. The campaign represents the future of recruiting, where the process demands that applicants showcase their skills –and in the process makes them stronger candidates.
Forget the resume; today, employers pay more attention to candidates' web presence, like their top Google search results, their Klout scores, their number of Twitter followers or the number and quality of recommendations they have on LinkedIn. Companies are looking at how individuals build their personal brand and contribute to that brand on a daily basis. And when it comes to job candidates, the ability to leverage YouTube and Twitter is just the beginning. Applicants are increasingly required to demonstrate creativity and innovation while addressing a company's business challenge posed during the recruiting process.
Today, most companies have managed to integrate social media into their recruiting function. A recent survey conducted by recruiting platform Jobvite found that 92 percent of U.S. companies are using social networks and media to find new talent in 2012. But this has become the bare minimum expectation for competitive employers. To stand out, recruiters and Chief Human Resource Officers must go beyond simply leveraging social media to recruit talent; they must build a process that creates a more professional candidate; a process where candidates have an opportunity to showcase their innovation and creativity.
In considering the best ways to re-imagine recruiting, I used Spigit's new crowdsourcing innovation platform, ICON, to do some crowdsourcing of my own. I asked users how they thought companies should build innovation into the recruiting process. Many responses suggested posing business challenges to candidates and asking them to compete on finding solutions.
So how can your company re-invent recruiting in a way that demonstrates openness, transparency, fun, collaboration and innovation?
1. Democratize the talent pool
Use contests and games to allow applicants to set themselves apart by way of their ideas and contributions rather than the standard, one-dimensional credentials presented on a resume. Performance in these contests reveals aptitude rather than education or experience, and that's where the job market is going. After all, as profiled in my book, The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today, a study by University of California at Berkeley estimates that knowledge doubles every two years and in some fields every six months.
Contest-driven hiring makes for smarter candidates, not only because the brightest applicants will come out on top. Just as importantly, those applicants will have received an education in the company's priorities, goals, and mission during the recruiting process.
2. Run Time-Bound Business Challenges
MasterCard's "Cashless Society" campaign yielded over 350 qualified applicants this year, compared to the 20-30 applications the company has traditionally received upon advertising a job.
Applicants were asked to use a third party social media site to explain what a "cashless society," meant to them, and given four weeks to complete this challenge. Some, like Shawn, created videos; one successful campaign came in the form of a Tumblr blog, called "Cashless 'til May."
The application process itself is becoming part of the interview as forward-looking companies see the opportunity of creating a more professional candidate. Social recruiting is now morphing into social interviewing, as companies require candidates to showcase their skills, knowledge and competencies in a public manner.
3. Recruit for Impact
In addition to cultivating a workplace family, companies must build a strong employer brand that resonates with potential employees. In the same way that social media now throws a spotlight on candidates' personal brands, it forces companies to be vigilant about developing their employer brand as a way to attract top talent. They must use social media not only to gain and maintain a following, but also to cultivate a brand that resonates with what young workers (Millennials and beyond) are looking for in an employer.
The research on this may surprise you. In a survey of 1,726 college students conducted by the firm Net Impact, researchers found that 58% of the student population would take a 15% pay cut to work for a organization whose values matched my own
This is giving more organizations the incentive to build their commitment to corporate social responsibility into the recruiting process.
4. Make innovation a requirement
In a business environment fraught with uncertainty, a survey of 1,500 chief executives conducted by IBM's Institute for Business Value (IBM), identified "creativity" and "innovation" as critical leadership competencies for the enterprise of the future.
But companies are not waiting until an employee's start date to begin training for innovation. Instead, they are building innovation aptitude into the recruiting process.
Increasingly we will see companies during the recruiting process ask applicants to solve a business challenge, provide input design on a new product or service, pitch an idea, or defend their analysis of an obstacle the company faces. These types of challenges are created to identify candidates who can demonstrate both innovative thinking, as well as T shaped skills, meaning a depth of knowledge in one area combined with as the ability to collaborate across disciplines.
For Shawn McTigue, Mastercard's #InternsWanted challenge was the motivation he needed to get the creative juices flowing. "It told me that MasterCard was not looking for the same old thing," Shawn said. "They were looking for exactly what they asked for, which was creativity and someone that would go outside the boundaries." As a result of the contest, MasterCard selected Shawn for an in-person interview – however, he had in the meantime landed a full-time summer job elsewhere.
5. Build Gamification Into The Recruiting
Professional service firms like Deloitte, Accenture and PwC are the earliest adopters to re-thinking recruiting, and PwC is now building competitive games into the recruiting process in order to train applicants in critical thinking, teamwork and communication – key skills needed for success at the firm. The company's platform, xTREME Games, is designed to build a range of business skills needed for success among undergraduate accounting students.
So readers, what are you experimenting with in your company to source talent in new and innovative ways?
Read more:
Top Executive Recruiters Agree There Are Only Three True Job Questions
Recruiting, Reinvented: How Companies Are Using Social Media In The Hiring Process
Social Media And The Job Hunt: Squeaky-Clean Profiles Need Not Apply
How LinkedIn Has Turned Your Resume Into A Cash Machine
By making the application process so long they have lost out on a top rated candidate because they can not move fast enough.
One man's second rated candidate is another's dynamic business changer.
I agree far too many companies have what I like to call the application black hole fat too many people who apply for positions never have their resume even looked at. Some of this is due in part to OFCCP rules that hinder the employers ability to even use their own application system effectively and other factors such as individual simply applying for anything and everything on a company site that internal recruiters simply pass them by.
I cannot pass this up. It has little to do with the essence of the article.
A cashless society would be a disaster added to a mess.
There was a time when the lowliest citizen had an idea as to the value of his product and the value of the legal tender with which he conducted parts of his life. Then, money began to be printed with no actual product to back it. Money had been a voucher for gold, silver, beans, salt, whatever at different times in different countries.
The new money subverted the the idea of value; value of labor, value of product, etc.
Now, plastic converted money into something intangible, and so abstract that most just know that somehow it gets me stuff and pays the bills.
Money must represent the product of work, the value, if you will.
Plastic and the notion of a cashless society appeal to the dishonest among us. The banks and many businesses have instituted practices that victimize hard-working businesses, white- and blue-collar workers as viciously as the nobles did their serfs.
Stock in trade: convoluted, undecipherable contracts and legal maneuvering have come to rule the banks, for instance. Many financial institutions no longer make much of their money by investing their customers' money and paying out interest on it. Today, most of their money comes from penalty fees, interest charged by them against their customers, late fees and worse.
Printing a few trillion dollars of near-valueless paper inflates the currency and we can now see clearly the trend of rising prices headed toward an exponential explosion that might well bring down the system. The fraud is so great that it is hard to grasp it. And, dear readers, cashlessness makes the fraud even harder to grasp. Entries in computers that could mean anything are not a substitute for legal tender that IS tied to value and can be held in one's hand. The abstraction of money can come to no good end.
You miss my point. I'm not looking for the most convenient way to make payments. I'm concerned about the level of abstraction of legal tender to the point that the average person has no connection to the money itself other than what is entered in a computer. Even larger, the level of fraud being perpetrated by the banks, in cahoots with the Fed, is astounding. To make part of it simpler, let me define inflation: Inflation is a government counterfeiting its own money. The vagueness and lack of physical connection to real money allows for crazed manipulations on the part of accountants, lawyers, the government and financila institutions. The public is getting screwed, even by those of you who do not realize what the 'game' has become, so immersed are you in it.
just take an interview! tats as simple as it gets!
As things get more and more complex, people at the talent acquisition teams are under pressure to be able to predict exact on-job behaviors and performances. More complex gets recruitment process thereby.
We have even heard of unstructured dinners, treks et al to evaluate a candidate. Despite all the criticism, there is pressure on the TA team and it is REAL. These techniques may not be yet universal, but we are going there for sure, the good old interview may soon RIP!!
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- Prepare outdoor grill for high heat.
- Trim the tail and fins off of the salmon. Make several shallow cuts across the salmon's skin. Place salmon on 3 large, slightly overlapping sheets of aluminum foil.
- In a bowl, stir together soy sauce, chile sauce, ginger, and garlic. Mix in lime juice, lime zest, and brown sugar. Spoon sauce over the salmon.
- Fold the foil over the salmon, and crimp the edges to seal.
- If using hot coals, move them to one side of the grill. Place the fish on the side of the grill that does not have coals directly underneath it, and close the lid. If using a gas grill, place the fish on one side, and turn off the flames directly underneath it; close the lid. Cook for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove to a serving platter, and pour any juices that may have collected in the foil over the top of the fish. Sprinkle with green onions.
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This recipe is fabulous! I cooked it in foil in the oven at 425 for 20 minutes and threw in slices of red pepper too, which were amazing with the sauce. I will make this again and again!
Christine M
I loved this, and I am very picky about salmon recipes. Like other reviewers, I thought the flavors would overpower the salmon, but the marinade really wasn't too strong at all! I used a 1 lb. salmon filet cut into 2" chunks but kept the other quantities the same, wrapped in foil and baked in the oven for about a half hour. The only thing I would do differently next time is use lite soy sauce (personal preference) and if baking like I did this time I would open the foil for the last 5 minutes to let the sauce carmelize a bit. Will definitely try this with a whole salmon some day as the recipe states!
Living in the Pacific NW, I don't like to add anything too fancy to salmon....my husband was worried that this dish would cover up the flavor of the salmon..and amazingly it enhanced the flavor of the salmon. This is a regular salmon dish in our family now...don't hesitate to try it if you love the real salmon flavor...this did NOT cover it up
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Amount Per Serving (6 total)
- Calories
- 438 cal
- 22%
- Fat
- 24.7 g
- 38%
- Carbs
- 5.3 g
- 2%
- Protein
- 46.2 g
- 92%
- Cholesterol
- 134 mg
- 45%
- Sodium
- 738 mg
- 30%
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HARRIS COUNTY — Despite common perceptions that pit bulls are aggressive and violent, experts committed to saving the animals said the breed is just misunderstood.
According to volunteers with Guardian Pit Bull Rescue based in The Woodlands, pit bulls are just like any other dog.
The rescue group is trying to educate the public and alter what they call drastic misconceptions.
"They're very good with kids," said volunteer Dylan Harris, who cares for several pit bulls. "Licking would be the biggest problem that I have with my herd."
Experts said about 90 percent of pit bulls that turn up in shelters in the Houston area each year are put to sleep.
According to KHOU 11 News' legal expert, even if a pit bull owner follows all the laws, they could still be held responsible for their dog's actions through the civil courts.


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By HANSON CRAFTTON
HENRYVILLE — The Providence Pioneers took home the Henryville Tipoff Tournament championship Saturday taking down the tournament host Hornets, 63-37.
Providence used a swarming defense and put constant pressure on the Hornet ball handlers and was chasing down loose balls and rebounds.
"Providence completely out-worked us the entire game." Henryville coach Josh Conrad said. "They were getting defections, offensive rebounds and wide open shots while we settled for lob passes and contested running jumpers."
The first half was a back and forth battle. The Pioneers kept a small lead for most of the half but were never able to distance themselvesfrom the Hornets.
Henryville stayed in the game with a couple of runs in timely situations.
At the end of the first half, Providence took a slim 24-22 lead to the half despite two big 3-pointes from Hornet sophomore Emily Hollis that appeared to give Henryville the momentum heading into the second half.
Hollis finished with a team-high 15 points and hit three 3-point baskets.
"We were trying extend our lead before the half," Pioneer coach Brad Burden said. "Hollis made some key shots right at the end of the half, so we were a little heated at halftime."
Providence came out and grabbed the momentum right at the start of the second half with defensive tenacity. The Pioneers' tempo appeared to wear down the Hornets.
"I'm so proud of the girls," Burden said. "Our defense plays with speed and intensity. We have so many bodies that it allows us to put a lot of pressure on teams and it wears them down."
Providence took control of the game when junior Michaela Hoke had four steals on consecutive Hornet positions ending a third quarter. Providence outscored Henryville 21-10 to jump out to a 45-32 lead.
The fourth was much of the same as Providence continued to attack and made it difficult for Henryville to shots off. Pioneer freshman Claire Rauck started to catch fire along with senior Taylor Smallwood to put the game out of reach.
Smallwood finished with a game-high 19 points to go along with seven rebounds and three assists. Rauck scored 14 and fellow-freshman Bayley Wade finished with nine.
Henryville sophomore Emma Hendricks led all players with 10 rebounds in the Hornets' first loss of the season.
Providence (4-0) will stay busy next week with it hosts Madison Shawe (1-3) on Tuesday and New Albany on Friday in the Bulldogs' opener before going to Eastern (2-0) on Saturday.
The 3-1 Hornets host New Washington on Friday in their Southern Athletic Conference opener. It is their only game in the next 12 days.
Providence 14 10 21 18—63
Henryville 7 15 10 5—37
Providence (4-0): Taylor Smallwood 19, Claire Rauck 14, Bayley Wade 9, Michaela Hoke 8, Olivia Jenkins 7, Lillian Hughes 6.
Henryville (3-1): Emily Hollis 15, Emma Hendricks 7, Haley Huddleston 6, Lesha Dallas 5, Abbi Robertson 2, Hannah Nunn 2.
3-point field goals: Providence 3 (Hollis 3); Henryville 8 (Hoke 2, Wade 2, Smallwood 2, Rauck 2).
Rebounds: Providence 26 (Smallwood 7); Henryville 25 (Hendricks 10).
Assists: Providence 14 (Jenkins 4); Henryville 6 (Spears 3).
Steals: Providence 12 (Hoke 5); Henryville 6 (Hollis 2, Robertson 2).
Blocks: Providence 1 (Rauck); Henryville 1 (Hendricks).


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By Ed Fite
Local view
In late February, media sources reported that Arkansas and Oklahoma had executed a new Second Statement of Joint Principles and Actions related to Oklahoma's Scenic Rivers. Since then many of you are asking, "What's the deal? We thought the two states had already dealt with this issue."
The answer is yes. In December 2003, both states executed an agreement memorializing a common goal for improving water quality in Oklahoma Scenic Rivers. In that agreement, Arkansas and Oklahoma committed to the bi-state partnership, through which we would work cooperatively to mitigate excess nutrients originating from point and non-point pollutant sources impacting these scenic rivers. Since 2003, this partnership led to $300 million being expended by NW Arkansas and NE Oklahoma cities to upgrade waste water treatment plants, along with poultry companies and contract growers developing a new market process that has achieved the removal of 75 percent of all poultry waste from these watersheds.
The synergy of efforts netted considerable reductions in phosphorus levels and much improved water quality in Oklahoma Scenic Rivers.
Despite the gains, some don't realize the first agreement, as it was written, was doomed not to achieve overall success for this reason: a one-line sentence inserted by Arkansas representatives "steadfastly insisted and maintained" Oklahoma's new phosphorus criterion for scenic rivers could never be attained. They argued openly it would cause dire ramifications to the growth of NW Arkansas and its economy.
And, as predicted, when the term of partnership was concluding, Arkansas representatives resurrected their concerns and made it known they were considering legal action to challenge implementation of Oklahoma's 0.037mg/L phosphorus criterion for scenic rivers.
At that point, Gary L. Sherrer, Oklahoma's secretary of the environment, convened a meeting with Arkansas officials to discuss their concerns and explore alternatives for the two states to continue building on the successes already achieved.
After several months of maneuvering on both sides of the border, Secretary Sherrer's efforts paid dividends. Working together, Randy Young, director of the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission and Teresa Marks, director of the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, along with Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel and Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, in consultation with their respective sister-state environmental agencies, developed a framework that the two states believe "is in the best interests to continue to work cooperatively to protect and improve water quality in Oklahoma Scenic Rivers and to avoid costly and protracted litigation and administrative proceedings which would further strain relationships between the two states and distract from those cooperative efforts."
What resulted was simply a three-year extension of the 2003 Agreement. Both states will continue work to mitigate impact from point and non-point pollutant sources. However, the most important aspect of the second agreement is that both states have committed to: 1) conduct a Joint Study to determine the Total Phosphorus threshold, at which level a significant shift occurs in algae production that results in undesirable water quality conditions; 2) agree to be bound by findings of the Joint Phosphorus Criteria Study; 3) in lieu of further litigation, that they will implement controls to achieve desired results of the Joint Study.
The Joint Study will be managed by a six-member committee — three appointed by Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe and three appointed by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. All six members shall be professionally qualified to design and conduct scientific water quality studies. During the course of the three-year study period, the Joint Study Committee will be required to conduct public hearing(s) each year to receive public comments and for dissemination of interim reports. At the end of the third year, a final report and all data collected or reviewed during the Joint Study shall be made publicly available. And, the new study will be paid for by the state of Arkansas with said funds placed with the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission which will disperse them at direction from the Joint Study Committee.
As was the case when the first agreement was executed, I've found that there are those scenic rivers stakeholders who criticize this second agreement. To them, and for that matter everyone, I would say that neither the state of Arkansas nor the state of Oklahoma has clean hands on the issues. Regardless, I would argue that the Illinois River, Flint Creek and Barren Fork are cleaner than they were ten years ago. The second agreement demonstrates our continued willingness to work together and as long as we're trying to get along, then Oklahoma Scenic Rivers benefit. If one of our two states should stop trying, then our scenic rivers will suffer; and, it's paramount that Oklahoma not push so hard that the state of Arkansas is no longer willing to work with us.
Ed Fite is the administrator for the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission administrator and Oklahoma Water Resources Board member.


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MANATEE -- A "person of interest" in the drive-by shooting that injured a 4-year-old Bradenton boy July 27 refused to give detectives a statement.
Horatio Papillion, 19, walked into the Manatee County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday afternoon, upset his brother had been named a second "person of interest" and questioning if there was a warrant out for his arrest.
"Horatio showed up with an attorney and did not provide a statement," said sheriff's Detective Darryl Davis.
Detectives searched for Papillion for nearly three weeks and believe he may have been in one of the vehicles in the shooting.
The Sheriff's Office said Tuesday morning it was searching for Davian Evans-Dufrene, 21, also believed to have also been in the car. The two men are half-brothers.
"It is frustrating. This kid is an innocent victim and someone should help," Davis said. "I know someone knows what happened."
Davien Martinez was shot in the head July 27 when a stray bullet entered his bedroom as people in two vehicles heading southbound on 26th Street West in Bradenton exchanged gunfire.
After three weeks of treatment at All Children's hospital in St. Petersburg, the boy came home Saturday to recuperate from his injuries. Doctors are unsure if Davien will regain vision in his right eye and partial hearing loss in one ear.
Davien was in bed with his mother, Diana Lopez, at the time of the shooting and she quickly rolled him off when she heard the shots. To her shock, however, her little boy had been shot in the head.
Doctors removed part of his skull under his forehead to ease the swelling and then replaced it using metal plates and screws.
Lopez has been at Davien's side since the shooting and is optimistic there will be a break in the case.
"I have faith that something is going to happen," Lopez said.
Anyone with information about the shooting and/or whereabouts of Evans-Dufrene can call Detective Darryl Davis at 941-747-3011, ext. 2535, or CrimeStoppers at 866-634-TIPS.
Jessica De Leon, law enforcement reporter, can be reached at 941-745-7049.


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The chefs at Mirchi Indian Cuisine pull sizzling meats from their tandoor clay oven, ladle up simmered servings of flavorful curries, and fold veggies into doses with South Indian spices. They serve up platters of rice biryani in the Hyderabad style and dragon boats full of noodles in the Indo-Chinese style. Domestic and Indian beers wash down mild and spicy bites and authentic Indian desserts seal the meal.
Named one of Detroit CityVoters' top five finalists for Best Indian Restaurant in 2012, Priya Indian Cuisine serves a vast menu of dishes crafted from beloved recipes from across India. Skilled chefs prepare each signature regional dish according to centuries-long traditions, showcasing the smoky, tandoor-cooked meats and unleavened breads of Northern Indian tradition as well as Southern India's distinctive blends of spices and flavorful sauces. The culinary crew can also be found fueling the kebab-filled clay tandoor oven with charcoal and wood or whipping up rice-based pulaos and biryanis native to the southern city of Hyderabad. To complement the meat-focused dishes, the chefs forge a variety of meatless dishes featuring fresh, housemade paneer to sate the appetites of vegetarians. Eaters can chow down amid the regal dining room's rich-purple linens, palm trees, and Indian statues or break bread.
Chef Das gladly carries on the tradition of crafting fine food and sharing trade secrets with an accessible teaching-style. Students of her classes gain a greater understanding of the culinary traditions that infuse the Indian subcontinent, from making paneer masala with freshly-pressed cheeses to comprehending the difference between currying favor and favoring curry.
Manu and Ila Patel decided to share their recipes with others inside Krishna Catering & Restaurant. They stuff dosas (thin crepes) with cheese and vegetables and toss onions and jalapeños into uttapam (thick pancake) mix, creating dishes that helped the eatery earn the Best Vegetarian Restaurant award on the 2012 Detroit A List. Ila also blends Indian and Chinese flavors, dousing cheese cubes in Chinese sauce and sprinkling chili and soy sauces over veggies. Manu and Ila also cart their myriad dishes off site, catering weddings and celebrations held after passing court-mandated polygraph tests.
Lauded by Detroit News columnist Molly Abraham as an authentic Indian-cuisine outpost and a cozy, elegant spot to politely dismantle food with your mouth, Mazza Indian Cuisine offers diners dual menus of adventurously flavored fare. Inaugurate a yacht-sized feast with a shattered masala dosa, a south indian crepe crammed with savory potato curry ($7.95). Then tuck into an entrée like the tandoori mixed grill, packed with a menagerie of clay-oven offerings ($16.95), or the karai lamb, dressed in an edible tracksuit of tomatoes and onions ($13.95). Lunch fare includes the savory vegetarian baingan bartha, an oven-baked eggplant steeped in subtle spices ($5.95), and the shrimp bhuna, wallowing in a thick curry with green peppers and tomatoes ($9.95).
Though there are dozens of authentic Indian dishes on the menu at New Delhi Indian Cuisine, the most important food is arguably the naan. With this buttery bread, diners scoop up fiery lamb curries and mop up lingering drops of creamy fish korma sauce. As guests rip off strips of naan in the dining room, chefs whip up second batches in the kitchen, turning their attention to other dishes once breads are safely baking in the special oven. The team simmers seafood, chicken, and lamb in homemade sauces, flavorful herbs, and exotic spices such as saffron imported from the East or garlic harvested on the rings of Saturn. They also stir pots of bubbling biryani rice, and stuff samosas with spiced potatoes and green peas. Come lunchtime, the chefs build a sumptuous lunch buffet with an assortment of freshly made soups, breads, and entrees.


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"A penny for their thoughts!" Maybe that's crossed your own mind once or twice when dealing with examiners and their search reports and communications?
How EPO examiners go about their searches – on functional features, for example – how they handle Asian patent documents, use the internet, or decide when to stop searching – find out all that and more at the EPO's traditional annual Search Matters event.
The 2014 conference will be held in April, when about 40 EPO examiners from a wide range of technical fields will be describing their search strategies and techniques at 26 workshops held over two days. One half-day is available for participants to put questions – including queries about searches in specific technical areas – directly to individual examiners, one on one.
Plenary presentations on searching, classification and documentation issues will round off the workshops.
Patent search professionals from business, academia and IP firms.
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By Natalie Conrad
Herald Staff Writer
FULTON, Ill. —
Early American Crafters will be celebrating the holiday spirit this weekend with their annual Christmas Walk at Heritage Canyon.
The special event that has been going on for more than 25 years celebrates Christmas memories of years past and the traditions instilled by Heritage Canyon founder Harold Wierenga.
"Harold always said this was a time to give back and we like to keep that going," Early American Crafter Linda Dykstra said.
Heritage Canyon, 515 N. Fifth St., will hold its annual Christmas walk and illuminated walk this Saturday. Early American Crafters will don their traditional costumes for the walk from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the illuminated walk from 6 to 8 p.m.
Each crafter will reflect on their favorite Christmas memories during the memorial illuminated walk for this year's theme. At night, the canyon is completely lighted with lanterns. The only thing missing is a certain Christmas accessory.
"It would be nice to have a dusting of snow, but we would be happy either way," Dykstra said.
This year the city of Fulton and Unity Christian School will provide a free shuttle service for the illuminated walk at Heritage Canyon. The shuttle will run every 15 minutes from 6 to 8 p.m. The last pickup from Heritage Canyon will be at 8 p.m. Those wishing to use the shuttle may park near the windmill area at the corner of First Street and 10th Avenue.
Visitors can enjoy the fully decorated town, listen to music in the beautiful village Church and hear carolers throughout the Canyon. Complimentary cookies and drinks and the chance to win Canyon ornaments will all be offered at the Town Hall. The General Store will be serving lunch and warm drinks. Also at the store, annual ornaments, cookbooks, sweatshirts and more will be sold.
Santa will be staying at Heritage Canyon throughout the festivities during the day and at night at Town Hall. The event is free, but donations are welcome. This holiday festival is as much fun for visitors as it is for the generations of crafters.
"It's exciting for the kids and they get to learn new things," Crafter Donna Smith said. "They learn all the different uses for things that they never knew existed."
Crafters are restructuring after the first of the year, making it a good time for new members to join the group. Meetings are held once a month and the crafters put on events each year. Currently the group is in need of a blacksmith, singers and a shoemaker. All are welcome to join and costumes are provided.


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Digital painting, simplified.
This is the Library, where you'll find all of the free Ctrl+Paint videos. If you're a total beginner, try watching the videos in the order they're listed! I've ordered these videos to ease you from traditional techniques into digital ones. If you're looking for a specific topic, or want to build your own curriculum, I invite you to watch them in any order you like! Scroll down to see the whole list, and have fun painting! And if you're looking for the most in-depth material available, make sure to visit the Ctrl+Paint Store.
Feeling overwhelmed? Learning to paint is a lot of work, and it's important to have the right mindset. There's an entire category of videos addressing this at the bottom of the page - click here to see them!
1) Digital Painting 101
First, let's start off with an overview of the whole digital painting process in a quick 5 part series.
Now that you've seen the overview, where should you start?
Before you can paint, you need to know how to draw. At art school they call this "foundation studies", and all students must take these basic subjects before proceeding into their concentration.
2) Traditional Drawing
- Ctrl+Paint Unplugged Road-Map
- Unplugged: Pencils and Erasers
- The Pencil
- Visual Measuring
- Visual Measuring: Proportion
- Drawing spoons
- Drawing shape: Contour Lines
- Drawing shape : Linear Block-in
- Crosshatching
- Negative Space
- Constructive Form pt. 1
- Constructive Form pt. 1 and 1/2
- Constructive Form pt. 2
- Simple Still Life
4) Composition Basics
- Principles of Design: Intro
- Principles of Design: Scale and Proportion
- Principles of Design: Repetition
- Principles of Design: Emphasis
- Principles of Design: Balance
- Principles of Design: Movement
- Principles of Design: Unity
- Visual Simplification
- Visual Tangents
- Compositional Framing Elements
- Shadow Shape
- Using Text in a Composition
- Critique
A Note about sections 5, 6, and 7: These offer a deeper look into improving your drawing skills, though are not strictly necessary before moving onto digital painting. At this point you can skip ahead to section 8 if you're itching to work digitally, though don't forget to swing back and watch these later!
They're here for a reason, though: digital art always sits best on a strong traditional foundation. It's worth your while to hone those pencil skills before diving into Photoshop.
5) Using Reference Materials
- How to Draw Anything in 3 Steps
- Using Reference Materials
- Designing with reference
- Drawing reference
- Costume Reference
- The "Tiny Study"
- Film Studies: Capturing Stills
- Film Studies: Gesture
- Film Studies: Foreground, Middleground, Background
- Film Studies: Color
6) Anatomy
- Anatomy introduction
- Quick Pose Gesture Sketching
- Why Warm Up With Gesture?
- Simplify the Head
- 3 Major Masses
- Why Draw Skulls?
7) Perspective
- Perspective Drills
- Perspective 101 pt. 1
- Horizon Line
- Perspective Sketching (Preview)
- Perspective Grid Tool
Making the Switch to Digital Tools
Once you have a nice foundation of traditional drawing and composition skills, it's time to get your feet wet with Photoshop!
8) The Brush Tool
- Basic Brush Stroke Types
- Brush Control Basics
- Brush Control pt. 1
- Brush Control pt. 2
- Opacity vs. Flow
- Brush Technique: Blending
- Paint Blending Practice
- Straight Lines
- Clean Lines pt. 1
- Clean Lines pt. 2
- Ellipse Control
- Brush Tool Efficiency Shortcuts
- Brush Agility
- Stylus "tip feel"
- Brush Troubleshooting
- Quick Pencil Texture
- Custom Brushes: Workflow pt.1
- Custom Brush Workflow pt. 2
- Custom Brush Design
- The Smudge Tool
- Brush Series: Block-In
- Brush Series: Diffuser
- Free Brush Pack: Machine Gun
9) Basic Painting Techniques
- Form, Value, and Light
- Sketching with Values
- Why practice in Grayscale?
- Hard and Soft Shadow Edges
- Brush Technique, Soft & Hard
- Lost Edges
- How Many Layers?
- Painting Backwards
- Shadow Properties
- Line Removal pt. 1
- Line Removal Pt. 2
- Edges & Bevels
- Using a Toned Canvas
- Basic Rendering (Preview)
10) Adding Surface Details
- Material Spheres
- Applying Decals Using the Warp Tool
- Studying Glossiness pt 1
- Studying Glossiness pt 2
- Studying Glossiness pt 3
- Selective Blending for Overlays
- Texture Library
- Tiling Textures
- Using a Textured Canvas
- Creating Realistic Surfaces
11) Painting With Color
- Color Relativity
- Intro to Color Schemes
- Color Contrast
- Basic Color Schemes Pt. 2
- Vibrant Colors
- Unify Your Palette
- Guess That Color
- Color Pickers
- Alternative Color Control
- Skin Tone Gradient pt. 1
- Skin tone Gradient pt. 2
- Remix Your Color
- Colored Lineart
- Grayscale to Color (Preview)
12) Masking & Selections
- Working with Solid Color Backgrounds
- Selection Layer
- Masking 101 pt. 1
- Masking 101 pt. 2
- Masking 101 pt. 3
- Pen Tool Selection pt 1
- Pen Tool Selection pt 2
- Alternative Masking pt 1
- Alternative Masking pt 2
- Nested Masking pt 1
- Nested Masking pt 2
- Nested Masking pt 3
Fully Digital
If you've been watching these videos in order, you're starting to see how fundamentally different digital painting can be from traditional media. These videos dig even deeper.
13) The User Interface
- Document presets
- Scanning Your Lineart
- Image Resolution
- Creating a Reminder Layer
- Painting With Two Windows
- Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
- Making your life easier: Actions
- Workspaces
- Using The Histogram
- Staying Inspired & Organized with Adobe Brigde
14) Uniquely Digital Techniques
- Adjustment Layers
- Edge Control Using the Paint Bucket Tool
- Puppet Warp
- Eyedropper Tool in Depth
- Eye Dropper Technique Pt.2
- Chop and Warp
- Chop up Your Paintings
- Chop Up Your Paintings pt. 2
- Tool presets
- Mirror Action
- Gradient Map
15) Efficiency Through Repetition
16) Hardware
- Ergonomics and Hardware
- USB Tablet Drawing Angle
- How to Hold a Stylus
- Selecting Hardware
- Tablet Surface Feel
- My Custom keyboard
17) 3D Software
- Intro to Google Sketchup
- Sketchup for Thumbnailing
- Google Sketchup, Digital Parts Bin
- Modular thinking with google Sketchup
- Sketchup components in action
- Sketchup for Complex Backgrounds (1 of 1)
- Sketchup for Backgrounds (2 of 3)
- Sketchup for Backgrounds (3 of 3)
- Why, and How, to 'Paint Over'
- Sketchup for Complex Backgrounds (4 of 3)
Your Brain: the Most Important tool
The final two sections explore your mental approach to making artwork. It's easy to forget what an important role your attitude can play when improving as an artist!
If you're going to spend your life as an artist, it needs to be a healthy relationship.
19) Study Habits
- Targeted Learning pt.1
- Targeted Learning pt.2
- What is a "study"?
- Choosing Study Reference
- Give Yourself Assignments
- learning to learn to draw
- Importance of Editing
- Learning Outside of School
- The Danger of Painting Silhouettes
- What Should I Draw Today?
- Generating Ideas
- Constructing a Portfolio
- Your Concept Art Portfolio
- The Gnomon Workshop


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Serve up some tricks with a truly revolting twist using the Drumond Park Gross Magic Set.
Old school magic is all about rabbits in hats and card tricks, but this devilish set is all about turning your friends green with disgust as well as envy.
The props in this magic set include pretend snot, dandruff, toenail clippings, cockroaches, slime and even squashed eyeballs!
Pull brown slime from an empty toilet, clean a snotty rag with the flick of a wrist or magically fill an empty dustbin with rubbish. Liquidize eyeballs into red slime, hatch cockroaches' eggs or even create green slime!
It all guarantees horrified hilarity from your audience and is the perfect party set for Halloween or for any budding conjurer to practice some very original skills!
Useful info:
- Drumond Park Gross Magic Set
- Amaze and horrify your friends with ghastly tricks
- Props include fake snot and cockroaches
- Suitable for age 8 and above
Warning: Not suitable for children under 3 years.
The exciting word and picture game for eagle-eyed early readers. It's a race to find a picture and read the word beside it. Helps kids get ready to read.
Age from 4 years.
It's tense, it's thrilling, it's hilarious - Pig Goes Pop is an action kids game that's bursting with fun.
Each player takes a turn to pick a burger and feed the pig as his tummy steadily grows until he's ready to burst - if his growing guts pop open his coat on your turn, you lose!
Pig Goes Pop steadily builds in excitement, fun and laughter, so kids will want to play again and again.
Useful info:
- For 2 to 4 players
- Age from 4 years
- Pig Goes Pop
Warning: Not suitable for children under three years.
The Magic Tooth Fairy Game 'magically' changes teeth into glittering gold coins... right in front of your child's eyes!
Kids will be amazed by Magic Tooth Fairy, the game where the object is to actually lose all your teeth. When you lose a tooth, you go to bed and store it under the pillow, where it will 'magically' turn to gold!
The first player to lose all their teeth will win, and the game comes complete with magic bed, tooth fairy wand, 'gold' coins, mouths with four teeth each, wobbly tooth cards, playing pieces and a game board.
For 2-4 players.
Useful info:
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Sisters Hannah and Heather Cain, former all stars and Northeastern Conference MVPs at Gloucester High School, could square off against one another this weekend on the hardwood at the Judges Classic.
Hannah's Brandeis squad will be hosting the tournament and Heather's Trinity team will also be participating.
Brandeis will be playing Mitchell in Saturday's opening round while Trinity will go up against Springfield. If both teams win or both teams lose, the Cain sisters will play against one another. This is the only point season that the two could meet as Brandeis and Trinity do not play in the regular season.
Hannah Cain is a sophomore point guard at Brandeis and a returning starter. Heather Cain will be making her collegiate debut on Saturday.
Miami fire-sale
We were due for a predictable and inevitable Marlins salary dump and on Tuesday we got it.
The Marlins shipped five established players to Toronto in shortstop Jose Reyes, starting pitchers Josh Johnson and Mark Buehrle, catcher John Buck and outfielder Emilio Bonafacio to the Blue Jays in exchange for several prospects.
The Marlins have become experts at the salary dump as they traded Miguel Cabrera to Detroit a few years ago for multiple players that no longer play in Miami.
Tuesday's move has drawn scrutiny because the Marlins just opened a brand new, tax payer funded stadium in 2012.
The good news is the Marlins got some strong prospects in return, the bad news is their fan base, or their poor excuse for a fan base, does not trust the team to keep any of those prospects in the long run.
The move also means the Red Sox are the worst team in the AL East on paper.
Hunter to Detroit
The World Series runner up Detroit Tigers have made a splash in the free agent market signing outfielder Tori Hunter to a two year $26 million deal.
The Red Sox had talks with Hunter's management team but ultimately he chose Detroit. Probably better that the Sox did not land him as he is 37 years old the Boston is trying to get younger.
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May the fourth be with you!
When you are up to your arse in alligators it is difficult to remember you were only meant to be draining the swamp.
There's a facebook group for this lol. I was inviting my friends to it.
hehehehe Whatever happened to that planned tv series anyway?
Our team boss calls me Princess Leia After he saw me once with my headset on at the office, he thought I reminded him of her.
I call him Chewbacca instead...he's not so excited about that
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Taste the Balkans
05 Dec 13
Michele Rumiz
Apart from mapping products in their home countries, a significant task for the ESSEDRA project partners will to work on the joint campaigns to be activated in the Balkan region and Turkey in the coming years. Organizing campaigns means on the one hand raising awareness, mobilizing citizens and influencing their everyday food choices, and on the other pushing the relevant authorities to promote sustainable rural development throughout the area.
To this end, with the aim of acquiring experience and skills, all the partners met in Sofia for "Taste the Balkans", an important chance to assess what has been done so far in the different countries.
For example, from Turkey, Burcu Gezeroglu brought news of the campaign to protect the lüfer, which has managed to unite very different figures—academics, chefs, politicians from different sides, civil society organizations, fishers and consumers—under the banner of one simple demand: to raise the minimum catch size for lüfer from 14 to 24 centimeters to save it from the risk of extinction. The clarity of this demand, along with the capacity and organization of a highly efficient network, that led to the success of the campaign and its gradual transformation into something even bigger and more ambitious: the first edition of Slow Fish Istanbul, held from October 17 to 20 this year.
Another story came from Albania, where, Pierpaolo Ambrosi explained, Vis Albania has started an important initiative integrating local development, tourism possibilities and food production into a single project to encourage the sustainable development of the country's rural, mountainous north.
More fascinating inspiration came from the other partner countries, working on campaigns to protect local breeds or promote raw-milk cheeses. This meeting served to introduce all the different actions put into practice by the ESSEDRA partners and the challenges they have faced so far, in order to build a critical mass for moving towards the shared sustainability objectives. The days in Sofia offered an important opportunity for comparison and discussion, helping the partners become more aware of their strengths, the initiative's significance and the main political and social challenges which must be faced together in the coming years.
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It's almost cliché within the technical communication field to mention that someone "falls" into technical writing. At first glance, it carries a negative connotation. That couldn't be further from the truth. Almost every technical professional you talk to is happy they didn't follow their initial career intentions. It is also almost unheard of to find incoming freshman that have their sights set on becoming a technical writer.
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Joseph Giusti, of South Dartmouth, Mass., and Longboat Key, died June 7. He was 97.
Mr. Giusti was born in New Bedford, Mass., and lived all of his life in that community, becoming president and chief executive officer of the Giusti Baking Company, a business established in the early 1900s by his father, Cesare Giusti, and John Giusti. Upon retiring, he sold the business to Nissen Bakeries, and Mr. Giusti and his wife, Vera, began their retirement, with many years spent between their homes in South Dartmouth and Longboat Key.
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