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I am really liking what you have made lately. The technique is cool too
Great work on the mountains man! Like your brush work.
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Thanks Colt Seavers, i will do more "progress shoots" images
Thanks J, glad you like it
Thanks Morgado, yeah i will do them more, definetly
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Yeah sweet demon design. Hope you finish it soon, can't wait for it
Rushlord here is update, and thanks
Was wondering what happened to you!
That guy is really cool, who is it?
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excellent work, Mateja! very informative for me. I will watch for updates
The ice vagine is ace! as are your life paintings =) all is well
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I loooved seeing the step by step of the bum painting. Especially the fact you threw together a whole bunch of old speedpaintings to come up with the canvas.
Thx for showing the progress on this one!!! I first wasn't quite sure if this is digital painting or a real one, but judging after the final picture I guess it is a real painting. What kind of color is that, oil, acryl...???
The character is a really ugly bastard, very well done!!!
Greets, Colt!!!
I'm sure it is a digital painting
Thanks people for critics, glad you like it
Morgado, i am busy these days allot, but i will try to update this sketchbook.
This guy, just some kind of monster, mutant, it's actually a commissioned work
Milu, glad you like this wip, i will try to make them as often as possible
Aberzheim, ha ha, yes ice vagina is ace ha ha
Ra Havok, yeah that technique is used by many artist, some famous one
Colt Seavers, ha ha ha, ugly motherfucker. But this is digital(pscs3), some custom brushes, smudge tool with custom brush as well, and you can get that painterly feel.
Rushlord, and you are right.
Great SB man!
This last beast portait is cool!
Have you thought about putting some extra space it the bottom? I think it could help the compo.
I´m waiting to see the evolution
The stuffs good, my favorite so far, is the one in 201#
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Thanks Ricardo Robles, you are right, but client wanted like this, maybe i will change that, will see. hm
Thanks Incinirated, will be more of that
update and final, i think
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It looks like a crazy fucked up yoda. Way cool! Loving it, you have some nice textures in this one. Reads perfectly from a far aswell. Good job.
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Good one, Mateja!
Woa! How did I miss this book before! Kickass work, very dynamic and fluid.
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you got them purty lips, boy
Thanks FracerMtc, he does look a bit like yoda
Thanks Blexano
Thanks SirGreenSock
new speedy, 1h aprox, ref used
beautiful uncle! in my opinion is to add a dramatic flare and small - will become more alive (well, I think so)
Nice work and soooo fast
Thanks Milu and rushlord,
here is something i am doing for real painting, probably oils.
Technique is a bit different then my ussual works, but i wanted to try this aproach.
I have started it in ps for now, once it is finished i will transfer it onto canvas
here is wip
Nice man! I like how you are using the canvas texture to help bring out this traditional look to those latest pieces.
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Canvas texture is a dang great idea, last paints are awesome. I am excited to see this WIP move along. Ill be back!
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I like progress on the monster portrait - great work!
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President Barack Obama has won Wisconsin's ten electoral votes, the seventh time in a row the state has voted Democratic for president.
Obama's victory came despite the presence of homegrown Janesville congressman Paul Ryan on the GOP ticket and despite the Republican Party's recent string of success in the state.
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Florida is a November surprise. I thought it would go to Romney.Hide replies
Still too close to call. But I think Obama will win it.
I am so elated I can't tell you! Finally, all the lies, voter suppression, kick to women, or no defense for women has made this all happen, and voter turnout. Obama is the true American, no more trying to beat him on lies, just on his great record! Senate races are showing up too. The reasonable true people have spoken and has overcome!Hide replies
Female you have not seen the true war on women....it is coming with Obamacare...no jobs they are going to vanish and the ue will be over 8%, Sorry my prediction it will be a long four years and at the end nothing will be done....Senate is still Reid controled the true do nothing person...enjoy for tonight Jan 1st is coming.
Justanidiot, get over the paranoia. If you don't like, pack your bags and find a better country to live in.
Blogger please clarify which lies you are referring to... these from Obama or something else:
- I'll cut the defeict in half (oops)
- I'll stimulate the ecomony with government investments in things like Cash for Clunkers and Solindra (oops)
- I'll balance the budget (oops)
- I'll close Gitmo (oops)
- My administration will be more transparent (oops)
- The stimulus package will hold unemployment under 8% (oops)
- Raising the Debt Ceiling is unpatriotic, as he claimed under Bush Admin. (oops)
- I'll introduce comprehensive immigration legislation (oops)
The list is virtually endless and your ignorance is obvious.
Grover Norquist is out of a job.
NBC calls it. President Obama has won.
Paul Ryan is so incredibly committed to being our next vice president that he's still actively campaigning for his congressional seat. Which is a bit like getting married but keeping your match.com profile, you know, just in case.
A small degree of my faith in the American people is restored.
Mitch McConnell can eat FOUR MORE YEARS!
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Yes we did! Obama then, Obama now.
Obvious troll is obvious.
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Democrat MANDATE! Force the rich to pay their fair share, single payer healthcare, green energy and climate change legislation! The progressive direction of this country has been set in stone! Get out of the way repukelicans, you are now completely irrelevant.
mandate? A close election...and something waiting...so now that the election is over can we get the real story on Benghazi? Since it has changed five times already....as for your mandate SEE previous post and get ready for no jobs...higher taxes and Obamacare....you are about to find out what was behind door number three....
Clearly a mandate! Wasn't that what Bush insisted when he had to have the Supreme Court give him the presidency?
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Hes had a huge year, Canes coach Kirk Muller said Saturday.
Tlusty, 25, had a seven-game point streak going into Saturdays game against Pittsburgh and a team-best plus-16 rating. He has become a fixture on the Canes top line. On Tuesday, he will leave for Sweden to compete for his native Czech Republic in the 2013 IIHF World Championship.
Last year was my first kind of breakout year, Tlusty said Saturday. Ive had the chance to play with Eric Staal and it definitely has been a good season for myself this year.
Tlusty said had forward Tuomo Ruutu not needed hip surgery in December, it may have been Ruutu and not Tlusty on Staals left side. But Ruutu was not able to play until last month and Tlusty quickly meshed with Staal and winger Alexander Semin.
I think I proved I can play with Eric on that line and put up the same points as I did last year and maybe even more, he said. We missed (Ruutu) a lot. But that gave me the opportunity to play with Eric at the start of the season.
One of Tlustys close friends, Czech defenseman Tomas Kaberle of the Montreal Canadiens, said earlier this season Tlusty was maturing as a player and could be capable of scoring 30 or more goals in an 82-game season.
(Maybe) if I keep playing with the best players, Tlusty said. It has been a long time now since I have been playing with Eric, a year and a half, so its easier now for me to know where he is and read off him. That definitely helps.
They were just making good plays this year and I was just getting open and it was going in, and that was building confidence. Im getting plenty of chances playing with those two big guys. The other team is always focusing on them and Im always flying under the radar there.
Tlusty may not be able to go unnoticed any longer, not after 23 goals. And talk about a bargain. He signed a two-year contract last year with the Canes that paid him $1.5 million this season and will pay $1.7 million next year.
I think its the way he prepares himself, Muller said. Hes a real pro and he comes to play every night. And when youre playing with the two guys hes played with and youre ready to play, youre going to get the chances. I give him credit for the way he was consistent all year. He really played well.
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NORMAN — The Norman Chamber of Commerce will host a city council meet and greet from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monday at its offices at 115 E. Gray St.
The mayor and city council have all been invited and all three new council members plan to be in attendance.
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3 days in Beijing (with halal food thrown in)
So cheap. Ridiculously cheap for transport. Everywhere on the underground only cost around 25 pence (one way) in UK money. Visit Mutianyu section of the wall - it was not crowded at all unlike other parts like Badaling I hear. Visit the thousand yr old mosque in NiuJie and eat muslim Chinese food. Naturally you will visit the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square - be prepared to have people ask to take photos with you if you are non Oriental! Expect weak scenery photos due to pollutio
Insider Tip:Visit the unknown thousand year old mosque at NiuJie where hit can also get amazing muslim Chinese cuisine nearby. Real treat for me. Here you will also see the non developed and poor part of Beijing with proper hutongs.


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A not-so-ordinary mature deer has been attracting attention for several weeks in east-central Iowa. The snow white deer has appeared for most evenings grazing in a hayfield.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says since the deer has no antlers it's presumed to be a doe. It has been seen grazing for only a few minutes or up to an hour west of Solon. On a few occasions, a regular colored fawn has been seen trotting a few steps behind the pink-eared, pink-nosed doe as well.
Wildlife biologists say the odds of an albino deer are 1 in 100,000 or more. Sightings are reported every few years in Iowa. Each parent must carry the recessive gene and pass it along to the fawn.
In the 1980's the Iowa Legislature made it illegal to hunt a predominantly white, white-tailed deer. So this one will get a "pass" come hunting season.


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Now that our resolve for our New Year's resolutions have come and gone. I thought I'd once again crack open the book that I was reading at the time. In 2009 Patrick Holford, a leading nutrition expert, wrote The 10 Secrets of 100% Healthy People based on his analysis of the UK's largest health and diet survey of more than 55,000 people. Holford's practical guide has ten "to-dos" if you want to become healthy like the healthiest people in the survey. It's neat and enlightening. Today, I'm presenting five of the ten in a different order than the book.
1. Get Your Past Out Of Your Present – Let Go And Learn From The Past
I interpreted this as, among other things, finding out how you feel today about what happened yesterday. Holford offers up some exercises to achieve this, but I think his explanation is just as important:
"Only recently, through developments in neuroscience, can we measure emotion to any extent, and see its effects on both mental and physical health. It is becoming increasingly clear that no thought occurs without an emotion, and that emotions, positive or negative, have a massive effect on our health and the way our bodies operate. The whole basis of our memory, which is how we hold the story of our lives, depends on emotion. Emotions are the basis of the subtlety of human relationships, and relationships are as important to us as water is to fish…
Positive emotions, such as love and joy, and the ability to resolve negative emotions is the ninth secret of being 100 percent healthy.
Our task, as healthy adults, is to flush out and let go of the emotional patterns from the past that mess up our lives and no longer serve us. As Fritz Perls, the founder of Gestalt therapy, often said, 'The only way out is through.' It's not easy, and the vast majority of people deny the symptoms or anesthetise themselves through work, TV, food alcohol or some kind of drug. By discharging negative emotions attached to past memories we become more able to respond spontaneously in any given moment, allowing us to be more present in our relationships and to the gifts of the world around us."
2. Finding Your Purpose – Becoming Clear On The Bigger Picture.
Holford emphasizes that we all need a purpose in life and for most of us it's serving others. Holford uses the example of meditating monks to connect to a higher purpose and stay focused on your goal:
"The Dalai Lama's religion, as such, is simply kindness. The practice of being kind to yourself, and to others – both those you like and those you don't – is another way to connect to spirit. The Buddhists have a simple meditation called the 'loving kindness meditation' to awaken the sense of connection to others. This is what was put to the test in the research at the University of Wisconsin. Its purpose is to awaken the feeling of compassion and kindness towards yourself, towards those you know well, to people you don't like, and even to a stranger…
As the research on meditating monks shows, we can literally hardwire our brains for connection and compassion. Your thoughts make your mind, while your food makes your body. By becoming the master of your thoughts and feelings, and eating good food, we literally become hardwired for health and happiness."
Perhaps our ideas of kindness differ but meditation seems to help no matter what.
Normally I wouldn't be surprised to see such a puff piece, but I'm genuinely disappointed to read this article in Forbes, since it's a source I've taken seriously and often linked to in the past.
Patrick Holford is a vitamin pill salesman with a long track record of bizarre claims misrepresenting scientific research. A cursory search on Google would have pulled these up, a couple of links are pasted below.
Jayne Jung must be aware of all this. I'd be interested to know whether she seriously defends Patrick Holford against these clear, properly referenced criticisms, or simply chose to brush over them.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Feb. 5, 2008) - Alix Klineman (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), an outside hitter on the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Training Team, has provided the following responses to questions posed to her as part of a "Getting to Know" feature.
What are the top songs in your iPod?"Rainbows" by Jack Johnson and G. Love, "Piece of Me" by Britney Spears, "Wreckless Love" by Alicia Keys, "Foundations" by Kate Nash, "Astair" by Matt Costa, "Desert Sunrise" by Brett Dennen, "G.O.D. (Gaining One's Definition)" by Common, "Pour Down the Sunshine" by Bob Marley, "Put Some Time" by Natural Vibrations, "Shy That Way" by Tristan Prettyman, "Serious Times" by Gyptian
Name three things that most people do not know about you.I skipped first grade. I want to take Portuguese and live in Brazil for a few years. I love dark chocolate
What do you like to do in your spare time?Sleep, eat, listen to music, go to the beach (if the beach is nearby), photography
What do you envision doing as a career after competing for the national team?Something that I can be creative with and involves a lot of travel
Who was your club coach prior to going to college?Joy McKienzie and JP Calderon
Where would you like to spend a week's vacation?Greece
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?Brazil (Rio)
What is your favorite room in your house and why?The kitchen, because of the food
What is the one luxury item that you could not do without?My laptop
Rank the following types of television programs in order you like best: Reality TV, crime dramas, game shows, sit-coms, music television, cable news, sports.Reality TV, sports, music television
What is your favorite television program?America's Next Top Model, Lakers, and Gossip Girl at the moment
What is your favorite movie?There's too many good ones to pick…but some of my favorites are Blow, The Godfather, Almost Famous, City of God.
Are you a morning person, afternoon person or night person?Night person, no doubt.
What is your pre-match ritual?Eating and listening to music.
On an airplane, would you rather, sleep, read, work on a computer or talk with the person sitting next to you?Usually sleep and listen to music.
What is the best thing about competing on the USA Women's National Team?Working with great coaches and being surrounded by amazing players.
What is your favorite volleyball drill?Anything competitive
What sport would you be competing in if not for volleyball?Realistically, basketball. Ideally, tennis.
Who is your favorite athlete?Kobe Bryant
What is your favorite food?Dark Chocolate, peanuts/peanut butter, seafood
What is your favorite restaurant to eat at?El Sombrero, Zao, Arigato, Riviera Grill
What is your hometown best known for?Volleyball
How many different languages can you converse in?One. I know a little bit of French, but I'm not sure I could actually communicate with someone.
What was your favorite class in school?English, Government and Appreciating the Arts
What is your fondest child-hood memory?Traveling every summer with my family.
If you could see any musical act or performer (dead or alive) in concert, who would it be?Jack Johnson and Bob Marley
If you won the lottery, what is the first thing that you would buy or pay for?Trip to Brazil
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three things would you take with you?My ipod, my camera, and my cell phone.
If you could live in another time period for a week, which one would you choose?The 70s.
If you could be on the cover of one magazine, which one would you choose?Sports Illustrated.
What is the most "embarrassing" song on your iPod?Anything by Spice Girls or Britney Spears
What three words would you use to describe yourself?Competitive, persistent, and easy going
What is your favorite holiday?Christmas
What is your favorite season – winter, spring, summer or fall?SUMMER
What reality show (American Idol, the Apprentice, the Real World, Survivor, Big Brother, etc.) would you be best on?Not American Idol!
What communication tool do you use most often – text messaging, talking on the cell phone or e-mail?Probably text messaging, but I use them all a lot.


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Three Pennsylvania lawmakers want to ban mental health care providers from engaging in anti-gay "conversion therapy" for minors.
State Reps. Brian Sims (D-Phila) and Gerald Mullery (D-Luzerne) announced this week that they plan to introduce a bipartisan bill to ban the therapy for minors.
State Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D-Phila./Delaware) recently introduced a similar bill (S.B. 872).
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a ban on conversion therapy for minors in his state last month.
California was the first state to enact such a ban, which was recently upheld in federal appeals court.
"Just last month, New Jersey's Republican governor and Democratic legislature worked together to ban this practice. The governor there cited 'a litany of potential ill effects of trying to change sexual orientation, including depression and suicide.' California has also passed a similar law. Pennsylvania children deserve the same protection," said Sims in a press release. Sims is a civil rights attorney and the first member of the Pennsylvania legislature elected as an out gay candidate.
Mullery said he equates the therapy to "medical and parental bullying."
"Children who were subjected to this so-called therapy suffer the same effects as children who were subjected to traditional bullying, including suicide, attempted suicide and low self esteem," he said.
Sims added, "It's been 40 years since the American Psychological Association excluded homosexuality from being classified as a mental disorder, and the APA has published studies showing that patients younger than 18 suffer from a multitude of harmful effects associated with this so-called therapy, including withdrawal and suicidal thoughts."
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Expertise, work-life balance, cases are pretty interesting (in 5 reviews)
Great people who I enjoyed working with for the most part (in 6 reviews)
Travels and sometimes bad work-life balance (in 5 reviews)
100% travel and very long hours (defined clearly going in) - just takes a toll on family life (in 6 reviews)
"Great business culture; suffering corporate culture..."
Pros – Very interesting and diverse people
Cons – Politics involved with the corporate department thus providing a higher than usual turnover rate.
Advice to Senior Management – Start actively paying attention to the wants and complaints of your employees.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Flexible, high-paying, and entrepreneurial firm that continues to grow."
Pros – Very flexible, informal and entrepreneurial work environment. Compensation is better than any comparable firm. The firm has really been growing in the last few years, and out-dated back office tools are being upgraded significantly.
Cons – Workload can be very slow at times. There are occasional internal squabbling over which group is going to be allocated a project.
Advice to Senior Management – Keep doing what you're doing. The firm could use additional directors and senior directors to provide a better allocation of work.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
"Great firm, but not easy to build a career"
Pros – Great brand in restructuring/turnaround/performance improvement
Cons – Poor resource management; many silos
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
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Pros – There are some smart people, and some interesting engagements. Lots of opportunity to work with former industry operators, some of whom are very good. Good work/life balance. Nice people for the most part.
Cons – Many senior resources are of very poor quality, lacking basic consulting skills. This can make projects very frustrating for those with a consulting background. I would advise undergrads and recent MBAs to go elsewhere, as you can't be guaranteed to learn a consulting skillset at A&M.
There is a very heavy sales culture, which leads to overselling and often to underdelivery. There's a lot of talk about putting clients first, but management cares exclusively about the top line. .
The senior-most leadership at A&M is extremely conservative. It is an old-boys club, and this seems to make meaningful career advancement difficult to impossible.
Advice to Senior Management – Focus on client value, not sales. Cash-oriented compensation model based on restructuring legacy is illogical. Improve overall quality at SD/MD level, it can't just be about their rolodex. Revise career path model.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
2 people found this helpful
"Depends who you work for"
Pros – Free soft drinks and snacks.
Cons – - Contract-to-perm is really just contract: I was told during interviews my position was new, only to find out I was replacing the previous contract person. At first I was given almost nothing to do for two months despite repeated requests to help or for projects. I wanted to tear my hair out, the days were so slow. Two months in, HR tried to recruit me via my personal email FOR THE SAME POSITION I WAS CURRENTLY IN. Whoops. Two days later I was told my contract would not be renewed, with no explanation for why. Then (without my having to ask) I was given plenty to do, and told I was doing a great job, until the end of my contract.
- Although I faithfully and honestly recorded my hours the entire time I worked there, when I received my final check, it was inexplicably six hours shy of the actual time I worked the last half-week. If anybody felt I was being in any way dishonest with my timesheet, I wish we could have had a conversation about it before they changed my timesheet, because I worked every one of those hours.
- They pay monthly, not bi-weekly, which is a real drag.
Advice to Senior Management – Your "no #%@!" policy is a good one, now make it happen. I had the impression my colleagues were as miserable as I was there.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
"Arthur Andersen recreated?"
Pros – well known player in restructuring and PE
Cons – insider and family dominated more than you would expect
Advice to Senior Management – bring in more outsiders
"Work in consulting, not in corporate"
Pros – If you're a consultant, you're probably working with bright, talented people who have come from all over to work with other bright, talented people.
Cons – The loyal and lazy are treated with impunity. The loyal and hard-working aren't rewarded as they should be. Getting buy-in for corporate projects can be a nightmare.
Advice to Senior Management – Let the visionaries be visionary. Don't settle for mediocrity.
– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
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"Great Experience and $$, Bad Attitude and Work/Life Balance"
Pros – Great Compensation
Smart co-workers and bosses
Projects can be interesting
Can learn a lot, be exposed to a lot
Project teams vary, so you get to work with different people and styles
Travel, if you like it
Cons – Hours can be unreasonable for long periods of time (depending on project & team)
Work can be tedious and boring (depending on project & team)
Travel, it gets old being away from home more days than not
Management has an attitude, important to be part of the good old boys club
As time goes on, there is more and more deceit - with the client, with the clients advisors and amongst ourselves, etc - it's tough to keep the story straight when working with people, and it makes for an uncomfortable environment
Cut-throat atmosphere amongst peers, a culture where putting others down can help you get promoted
The culture and values they say they believe in (family first, not pumping hours...) are not actually there in practice
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend
"Self Managed and Disciplined"
Pros – Staff are expected to be fully self-managed and able to conduct the firm's business in front of client's at all levels. Being "technical" is not frowned upon, but embraced at all levels in the firm.
Cons – The compensation model doesn't accomdate for years where billable collections do not exceed the salary threshold to qualify for bonus.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Good work environment, highly competitive"
Pros – Good staff, highly trained and competent. Business was up and down when I was there, but could be very busy at times. Potential to advance and make good money if you do a great job.
Cons – Highly competitive environment for staff and employees. Could see potential for people trying to be too competitive over getting jobs and credit.
Advice to Senior Management – Understand the thoughts of employees and work to maintain a positive environment. Offer more and better opportunities to grow through more training/classes.
– I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company


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Today, July 11, is National Collector Car Appreciation Day across the U.S. That means...
'Father of the iPod' Tony Fadell joins Autoweek Design Forum
Event includes guided auto show tour and top industry designers
Join Autoweek as we present top designers from inside and outside the auto industry during the 2012 Autoweek Design Forum. This year's event, themed "Designing for Today's Consumer," features presentations by:
-- Max Wolff, Design Director, Lincoln
-- Clay Dean, Director, North America Advanced Design, and Cadillac Brand Champion, Cadillac
-- Peter Schreyer, Chief Design Officer, Kia
-- Peter Horbury, Senior Vice President, Design, Geely Group
-- Tony Fadell, Founder and CEO, Nest, and "Father of the iPod"
The Design Forum will be held at the College for Creative Studies A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education in Detroit.
Attracting automotive and design enthusiasts from varied backgrounds--students, car-industry professionals and designers allied to the field--the Autoweek Design Forum recognizes and celebrates design as the ultimate differentiating factor that drives consumers' interest and purchase decisions.
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"He's asked me, so depending on what my schedule is and where I have to be ... we'll see," he said.
Scott had the low round of the tournament with eight birdies in his round of 64.
That's what McDowell, Mickelson and Stricker would have needed to have any chance of catching Woods. As he did early in third round, McDowell gave it his best shot, only to have Woods answer on every occasion.
McDowell two-putted for birdie on the par-5 opening hole as Woods blasted a shot from a buried lie at the back of the green well past the pin and off the green. He had to chip close just to save par. McDowell hit his approach on the second hole to 7 feet and looked as if he might pick up another shot.
In what might have been the most significant putt Woods made, he buried an 18-footer for birdie.
That's how it went all weekend. Woods never gave anyone a chance, and he didn't give anyone much hope. His lead was back to four shots, he hit an 8-iron to 4 feet on the par-3 fourth hole, and no one seriously challenged him the rest of the way.
Mickelson hit a 200-yard shot into the breeze and over the water to a foot for a tap-in birdie on the par-5 eighth to get within four shots with 10 holes to play. He missed far too many short putts, however, making bogey on the ninth and 11th holes to fall too far back to matter.
That allowed another easy walk up the 18th hole for Woods to collect another WGC title, another seven-figure check, and offer another reminder that he is closer than ever to getting back to the top of golf.
Woods now has won over $24 million in the WGCs alone since the series began in 1999, winning 43 percent of the tournaments. This was his 76th career win on tour, leaving him six short of the record 82 wins by Sam Snead.


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As of today, there are 698 households eligable to use the Northfield Township Food Pantry. This time last year, the pantry served 679 families.
The pantry staff say they're grateful for the surrounding community that generously provides food and funds that help the organization meet its demands, but food goes out about as quickly as it comes in and the store room remains less than full.
Right now, the most needed items by the pantry are cereal, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pasta, sauce and beverages. They also accept monetary donations used to purchacse additional food items and grocery gift cards.
Food can be dropped off at the pantry at 3801 West Lake Ave. in Glenview from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.


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At the Invention Convention, judges say one of the things they like to look for is the invention's usefulness.
The event featured items both kids and parents could use.
For example, while playing outside, Madison Brandt, a Seton Catholic School student, noticed it was so cold, even her hat wasn't enough protection. So she ironed Velcro to the inside of a bright orange stocking cap, then used a piece of cloth to make pockets. The two pockets held activated handwarmers.
The inventor tested the product on her little brother. And it was a success.
The experimental portion is important. There's more to the requirements than just having an idea or even putting it into practice. Judges want kids to do the work in a scientific manner.
One inventor documented her scientific method during the course of developing an idea that could be popular with kids.
While there are almost certainly moms and dads who enjoy hopping on the trampoline with their friends and coworkers, that tends to be a younger person's pasttime.
Ashlyn Ware, a sixth-grader at Evans Middle School, did what the rules call for. First, she discovered a problem she wanted to address.
Trampoline jumping with friends when it starts getting late can be dangerous, a little scary and somewhat inconvenient. Fellow jumpers may not notice each other in the dark and collide. Plus there are animal noises in the country location where the trampoline is set up.
Next, judges want kids to come up with ideas. Ashlyn thought of different types of lights that could be strung outside, and that would easily wrap around parts of the equipment.
During the process, students are required to document their work. For example, back at the Hot Heads display, Madison had pictures of her putting the hat on her little brother.
After writing up an "inventor's log" of their process, students are then able to display their ideas at the Invention Convention. But the job isn't over at that point.
Judges carried clipboards, and asked questions of young inventors at Ottumwa's Invention Convention. The dozens of tables had young people around them — and the judges.
Other inventions Tuesday included a light-up dog leash good for safety and fashion, a warming hat that could also conceal lunch money, a comfort sled with padding that allows kids stay out longer and a three-pocket plastic bag so if you have to have leftovers, the green beans won't mix with the mashed potatoes or the meat loaf.


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Harbor, Starring Bobby Steggert and Paul Anthony Stewart, Premieres at Westport Aug. 28
By Adam Hetrick
Tony Award nominee Bobby Steggert and Emmy Award nominee Paul Anthony Stewart co-star in the world premiere of Tony nominee Chad Beguelin's Harbor, beginning Aug. 28 at the Westport Country Playhouse.
Westport artistic director Mark Lamos directs the comedy about a gay couple whose idyllic life in Sag Harbor is interrupted when family comes to visit. It runs through Sept. 15.
Beguelin is a Tony nominee for authoring book and lyrics to The Wedding Singer. He also penned the lyrics to the Broadway musical Elf, as well as the book for a new stage adaptation of Disney's Aladdin.
Joining Steggert (Ragtime, The Nightingale, The Grand Manner) and Stewart (The People in the Picture, "Guiding Light") are Kate Nowlin (Anthony and Cleopatra) and Alexis Molnar ("The Next Big Thing").
According to Westport, "Harbor opens with Ted and Kevin, who have been together for 10 years, in their picture perfect house in Sag Harbor. When Kevin's ne'er-do-well sister Donna, whom he hasn't seen in years, and her 15-year-old daughter arrive out of the blue, the pair's idyllic life changes and tensions quickly bubble to the surface. The bonds between kith and kin are tested in this alternately biting, touching and hilarious new comedy about the constantly shifting nature of the meaning of family."
The design team includes Andrew Jackness (scenic design), Candice Donnelly (costume design), Japhy Weideman (lighting design) and John Gromada (sound design).
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Ankeny — October 12, 2011
According to today's United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop report, soybean production is forecast at 3.06 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the September estimate of 3.09 billion bushels and down 8 percent from last year. The average soybean yield for the United States is now estimated at 41.5 bushels per acre, down from the 41.8 bushels per acre predicted last month.
For Iowa, production is estimated at 467.6 million bushels, compared to 464.6 million bushels forecast in September. Iowa yield estimates are for an average of 50.5 bushels per acre, down from the September prediction of 51 bushels per acre.
USDA estimates for corn production are for a total of 12.4 billion bushels, down 1 percent from the September estimate of 12.5 billion bushels and down slightly from 2010. U.S. average corn yield is estimated at 148.1 bushels per acre, unchanged from the September forecast.
For Iowa, total corn production is estimated at 2.3 billion bushels, unchanged from the September report. Iowa's average expected yield is estimated at 169 bushels per acres, compared to the September estimate of 167 bushels per acre.
Regarding the slightly lower soybean yield estimate, ISA President Dean Coleman, a soybean farmer from Humboldt, says, "As one Iowa producer, I saw better than expected yields in early varieties, but lower than expected yields in later varieties, possibly due to the early frost, but also because of the rapid dry down."
While the USDA estimates a slight increase in soybean world ending stocks, ISA Director of Market Development Grant Kimberley says, "We expect demand for soybeans will pick up at the lower prices we've seen recently. Some experts continue to write off China's demand growth, but after visiting China for the past four years, we have seen that demand is not going away. There may be an ebb and flow through the year, but in the end, we will still see continued increases in demand for corn and soybeans as their livestock industry grows and their growing population has a growing appetite for meat."


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This place was recommended and totally hit the mark. We are new to the hood and trying to find a new fave Chinese delivery joint, this is it. Super fast, everything was there and the food tasted awesome. Best soup dumplings I have had in NYC and the General Tso Shrimp killed it!
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The pork dumplings are amazing as is the entire cooked fish...We've been there a number of times and the food is always delicious and the service very quick and pleasant. Fun too.
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What were a bunch of guys from the Millstadt area doing wandering around the back country near Farmington, Mo.?
They were looking for Camp Hope, a handicapped hunting and fishing retreat for veterans where they wanted to volunteer. They also were lost.
After seeing a lot more of Missouri than they intended, they eventually found the camp and then went back several more times, building a pavilion.
Ron Schaefer, chairman of fundraising for the project, sponsored by VFW Post 805 in O'Fallon, said the camp is pretty hard to find.
"We went to see what it was about", he said. "It was a gorgeous place in a spectacular setting. But we thought what it needed was a focal point where everyone could gather before or after a day of hunting and fishing."
That's where the pavilion came in.
The camp is dedicated to Christopher White, son of William "Mike" and Galia White, who was killed in action in Iraq in 2006. The family opened the nonprofit camp in 2007 to provide a handicapped accessible retreat for combat-wounded soldiers.
Ron's brother, Glenn Schaefer, and Harold Hughes designed the new addition, called the Sandy Bereitschaft Memorial Pavilion in honor of volunteer Jim Bereitschaft's wife who was very active in helping veterans before she died.
Rich Weygandt, Dan Blue, Kevin Schilling, Bill Chitty, Dan Cushman, Bob Dohrman, Jim Touchette and Butch Bertelsman from the Millstadt area, along with Jerry Wells from Bonne Terre, Mo., all helped build it.
"Nobody would take a dime to help," Schaefer said. "But there was such great camaraderie. It was a great experience. We had a lot of fun."
The O'Fallon VFW pitched in with a fundraiser. The men made an initial survey trip and completed a layout. There were a couple of workdays to pour concrete and a couple more for building.
Schaefer said the pavilion shell was finished in August and the roof went on a week or so ago.
On Sunday, the post will sponsor an open house for supporters. Twenty-five people who bought space on plaques to go on the pavilion will go down by bus to visit the camp.
Schaefer said the project was part of a grassroots program at the O'Fallon VFW called the Veterans Integration Program or VIP.
"We help veterans with about anything," he said.
He said they figured that anyone coming out of the service might find some difficult.
The program gets furniture which didn't sell at auction from a local auctioneer and distributes it to needy veterans. It also came up with the money to provide an expensive outdoor equipped wheelchair for a veteran.
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The cost to donate a plaque to the camp pavilion is $100. For more information you can email email@example.com or call Schaefer at the O'Fallon VFW, 624-6575.
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As Frederic from NewsGrange noted today, the Messenger app snuck up and overtook FarmVille this week as the second most popular app on Facebook in terms of daily active users.
We've actually been here before – back in November, Frederic wrote about Messenger holding the number two spot, just behind the ever so popular FarmVille. But Zynga released CityVille in December, and it quickly made it to the number one spot – it's not easy keeping up with them!
Messenger's consistently high ranking on the Facebook App Leaderboard for daily active users (DAU) reflects the growing popularity of connecting Facebook to Messenger amongst our customers. Over 22 million people have now connected Facebook to Messenger.
Facebook chat from Messenger and Hotmail is by far the most popular feature of our partnership with Facebook. The number of minutes spent on Facebook chat from Messenger has grown nearly 25% since we made this feature available worldwide in Messenger at the beginning of February (and a few weeks ago, Facebook chat came to Hotmail users worldwide, too). Messenger now powers nearly 4 billion minutes of Facebook chat per month.
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We're really excited people are seeing the value of connecting Messenger to Facebook.
Now, please excuse me while I go water my crops!
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P.S. In case you missed it, here's where you can connect Messenger to Facebook, with options to chat with Facebook friends on Messenger (and vice versa), share status messages between the two services, and more.
I don't have a Windows Phone but I am curious if Windows Live users get the Twitter integration that's coming to Windows Phone soon because it uses Windows Live services integration. I want Twitter!
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Cambridge, Mass. - February 14, 2011 - The Springfield College men's volleyball team's comeback fell short on Monday evening as it dropped a four-set match at Harvard in a non-conference tilt. The Crimson won by the scores of 25-22, 20-25, 29-27, 32-30.
The Pride has now lost four-straight matches and falls to 3-9 this season. The win is the fourth in a row for the Crimson and improved Harvard to 6-1, the best start to a season since 2000.
The Crimson had its best attacking set of the 2011 to open the match, converting 66.7 percent of its attack attempts in the first set. Junior Matt Jones accounted for six of Harvard's 12 kills in the opening set. Springfield, the AVCA Division III No. 1, also attacked well in the first set, converting 45.8 percent of its attempts. The quality hitting led to a tied score at 20, but the Crimson took over from there. Jones slammed home two kills, Chris Gibbons knocked in one of his own, Derek Jansma converted a service ace and Kyle Rehkemper hit home the winning kill to give Harvard a 25-22 set victory.
The stellar attacking cooled down in the second set, but much more for the Crimson. Harvard opened up an early 10-7 lead in the set after another Jones kill, but Springfield would not go away easily. Kills from Mike Pelletier and John Coen, along with multiple Crimson attack errors would give the Pride a 15-13 lead. Springfield held the momentum for the rest of the set and secured a 25-20 win following an Alberto Bravo kill. The Pride kept things going its direction in the beginning portion of the third set, opening up a four-point lead at 13-9. A kill from Nick Madden and a service ace from Michael Owen, paired with a couple of Springfield attack errors, knotted the score at 17. The lead would change four times through the final part of the set. At 27-27 though, Jones tallied his 12th kill of the match and Rehkemper and Rob Lothman blocked a Coen attack to give Harvard the set.
Harvard stormed out to a 17-9 lead in the fourth. The Pride mounted an enormous comeback though and following a Ryan Lilley kill, tied the match at 24. The teams each took turns grabbing the lead from that point, the Pride twice and the Crimson four times. It would be Harvard that would put two points together first though. Lothman set up Rehkemper for Harvard's 31st point before Rehkemper set up Gibbons for the match-winning kill.
Jones finished with a match-high 19 kills, followed by Gibbons with 14 and Rehkemper with 12. Rehkemper led all Crimson attackers with a 42.9 attacking percentage. Harvard finished the match with 17.5 blocks with Madden assisting on nine, while Rehkemper assisted on seven and knocked down one solo block. Lothman recorded 46 of Harvard's 53 assists. As for the Pride, Bravo posted 19 kills, while Pelletier notched a career-high 16 kills to go along with 11 digs. Cal Palumbo added 10 kills at a .421 clip and fellow middle Greg Falcone registered nine kills and six blocks. Nick Ferry chipped in with 11 digs, while the setting duties were split on the evening, with Mike Becker handing out 45 assists and two aces and Lilley adding 14 assists and four digs.
Next up for Springfield, the Pride will travel to Pennsylvania to square off against rival Juniata College for a 7:00 pm contest. Over the last decade, one of these schools has won the Molten Division III National Championship, with each program winning five times.
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