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According to recent press releases and reports, the Washoe County School District's strategic plan — "Envision WCSD 2015 – Investing in Our Future" — calls for important reforms to the district's school calendar to ensure educators are meeting the needs of all students.
To meet this goal, a calendar focus group assembled months ago identified four goals that a new district-wide calendar must meet to best serve students:
• Add an intersession (break period) that will help struggling students make up credits or instructional time and provide higher achieving students with opportunities to enrich their learning.
• Shorten the summer break to reduce learning loss.
• End the fall semester before the winter break begins to reduce learning loss that occurs when finals are scheduled for January (like they are now).
• Maximize resources and support for schools by starting all schools on the same day.
An Incline focus group made up of parents, teachers and administrators from the three schools, as well as community representatives from both the Hyatt and IVGID, then was convened to align with the goals of the calendar committee.
As a result, according to the district, the following two calendar options were developed, both of which would meet the district's goals; both calendars add professional development for teachers in the first week of November:
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• Starts and ends just like the current calendar.
• Aligns the October break with the entire district to take advantage of resources.
• Additional instruction/credit recovery four weeks after the end of the first semester.
• Spring Break is the first full week of April.
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• Starts a week later in August/Ends a week later in June.
• Aligns the October break with the entire district to take advantage of resources.
• Additional instruction/credit recovery three weeks after the end of the first semester.
• Criterion Referenced Testing (CRTs) occur later in the year, allowing more instruction to take place prior to testing.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— Like a car with a front and back end, a steering mechanism and an engine to push it forward,
cancer cells propel themselves through normal tissues and organs to spread cancer throughout the body. Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida, however, have managed to turn these cells into shapes like a round fried egg and an exaggerated starfish that sticks out in many directions — both of which cannot now move.
In research published in the December issue of Molecular and Cellular Biology, investigators reveal how interplay of molecules keeps cancer cells moving forward, and how disturbing the balance of these proteins pushes their shape to change, stopping them in their tracks.
Investigators say they have already identified a number of agents — some already used in the clinic for different disorders — that may force shape-shifting in tumor cells.
"We are starting to understand mechanistically how cancer cells move and migrate, which gives us opportunities to manipulate these cells, alter their shape, and stop their spread," says the study's lead investigator, Panos Z. Anastasiadis, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Cancer Biology at Mayo Clinic in
"It is the spread — the metastasis — of cancer that is largely responsible for the death of cancer patients, so stopping these cells from migrating could potentially provide a treatment that saves lives," he says.
The study was conducted using tumor material from breast and brain (glioblastoma) cancer. Both of these tumors are generally lethal when they spread — breast to other organs, and brain cancer as it crawls throughout the brain.
The researchers found that a protein called Syx is key to determining how tumor cells migrate.
When researchers removed Syx from the cancer cells, they lost their polarity — their leading and trailing edges — and morphed into the fried egg shape. "They are now unable to sense direction, so they are not going anywhere," Dr. Anastasiadis says.
The team of scientists then identified the biological mechanism that caused this shape-shift. They found that two important molecules — ROCK and Dia — have to be in balance for tumor cells to establish polarity. Too much ROCK or too little Dia creates the fried egg shape. Too much Dia or too little ROCK creates a cancer cell with many front and back edges — like the starfish. And the researchers discovered that Syx works by regulating Dia.
Therapeutics that could induce shape-shifting in cancer cells may already be available, Dr. Anastasiadis says. ROCK inhibitors are being tested for pulmonary hypertension, among other conditions.
And, in previous research, Dr. Anastasiadis and his team discovered several other kinase inhibitors that can
turn off Syx.
"We plan to unravel the whole pathway that regulates how cancer cells sense their environment and move," he says. "If we can identify all the components — akin to the steering, transmission, gas pedal and brake of a moving car -- we can also pick the best way to halt its movement."
All of the study authors are from the Department of Cancer Biology at the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
in Florida. They include Justus C. Dachsel, Ph.D., Siu P. Ngok, Ph.D., Laura J. Lewis-Tuffin, Ph.D., Antonios Kourtidis, Ph.D., Rory Geyer, Ph.D., Lauren Johnston and Ryan Feathers.
The study was supported by National Institutes of Health grants R01 NS069753 and R21 NS070117.
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'What do we love about the university?'Posted Apr. 12, 2011
A conversation with husband-and-wife alumni Beth Brumbaugh, '79, and Greg Hackett, '75, reveals a deep and playful relationship that began when they were work colleagues more than two decades ago, and only later blossomed into romance.
In one moment, she reminds him about the '70s campus culture of streaking; in the next, he teases that her intense college experience was "no fun." She confesses that she selected Kent State for its highly ranked journalism program and because she was interested in a boy here. He on the other hand, admits attending was a compromise between his wish to join the Air Force and his father's insistence that he pursue a degree.
Both are effusive in their admiration for Kent State — but that wasn't always the case.
"Greg has always loved Kent State," Brumbaugh says. "It was always very near and dear to his heart. Whereas my love for it waned after graduation. I felt the value of a Kent State degree had gone downhill. But what I think Dr. [Lester] Lefton has brought to the party has raised the value."
Hackett and Brumbaugh didn't cross paths at the university. That changed in the late '80s when they were both employed at Booz Allen; he in management consulting, she in marketing. Their work relationship was strong — "he listened, which was different from other people," she says — but eventually he left to form his own firm: The Hackett Group.
"It was always a little fantasy of mine if he ever got big enough and needed a marketing director, he'd ask me to come over," Brumbaugh says. "And he did."
Joining as vice president, she helped Hackett develop a worldwide reputation for the company.
"We built it to the point that we had the largest database of knowledge-worker best practices in the world," he says. "More than 1,200 clients on every continent, including Antarctica."
By 1997, the firm was successful enough that Hackett sold it, allowing him to retire at age 45. But rather than resting on their laurels, the pair formed a new firm, MergerShop. They were married in 2004. Hackett also returned to Kent State as the Goodyear Executive Professor. For three years, he brought new ideas to the Exploring Business class, challenging students to think as they would in the real word and rewarding them with a "salary," rather than a grade.
"Everyone said the kids today aren't like they were," Hackett says. "And the answer is: You're right. They're a lot further along than I was at that time. I was encouraged about their future."
Reconnecting to the university brought the Centennial Campaign to their attention, and led to a discussion about how they could become involved.
"I love Kent State. It gave me a foundation and a start," Hackett says. "So why not contribute back? We sat down and asked: What do we love about the university?"
The first answer was obvious: Porthouse Theatre, the summer home for the School of Theatre and Dance, where the couple often brings friends for an evening at one of the "gems of Northeast Ohio." Their campaign gift is building a new entertainment pavilion, which will debut this summer.
The remainder of the $100,000 gift will support the construction of the health communications suite in the College of Communication and Information.
"Health care is one of the real economic engines of Northeast Ohio," Brumbaugh says. "It can be world-class and exported to help shore up the economy of the region. This positions Kent State to be leading the discussion on health communications worldwide."
This story originally appeared in the summer 2011 issue of the Kent State Magazine.


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The majority of people I've spoken with have pleaded for the original course to be reinstalled so that is what I've pushed for. I was able to walk through the course a few weeks ago and it is demolished. The ice storm was NOT nice to the course. The locals here are chomping at the bit to get back in there to work along with members of surrounding clubs. I'm confident that the course will be playable within weeks of getting the okay to start working.
I've already spoke with KFW about having sanctioned events at OC too. Within a month or so of the course opening I plan to have a tourney there to show them a disc golf presence at OC. They're very excited about this as it will bring them more revenue.
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2012: Led Miami with 74 receptions and was third with 681 receiving yards ... had eight catches for 123 yards and two touchdowns in the loss against Kent State ... against Buffalo he had six catches for 87 yards ... caught five balls for 24 yards in the win against Ohio ... against Bowling Green his two-yard touchdown catch was his fourth of the season... has also gained 163 yards receiving with two touchdowns ... had three catches for 13 yards against Massachusetts ... totaled six catches for 42 yards and a score at Boise State ... had career best 12 grabs for 60 yards vs. SIU, including a 10-yd TD in the first quarter ... had eight catches for 48 yards at Ohio State ... selected by his teammates as a 2012 co-captain along with Zac Dysert, Jaytee Swanson and Austin Brown.
SCOUTING REPORT: Enters his final season as the starter at the "X" wide receiver position, backed up by Jake Wurzelbacher ... coaches call him a big, physical "football player" who does a great job finishing plays after making the catch ... extremely smart player who quicly comprehends the plays that need to be made ... spectacular hands who does a great job of catching the ball outside of his body ... a great blocker .. creates havoc with the opposing defenses because of his intense competitive nature ... leads by example.
CAREER NOTES: Enters the 2012 season with 86 receptions for 981 yards ... needs just 14 catches to become the 19th Miami receiver to snatch at least 100 career receptions ... needs just 19 yards to become the 28th RedHawk to gather at least 1,000 career yards ... he's had catches of 25 or more yards five times ... has caught at least two passes in each of his last 12 games.
2011: Appeared in all 12 games, starting in all but one as a wide receiver ... had 43 receptions for 391 yards and four touchdowns ... caught at least two passes in every game, tallying a high of five vs. both Bowling Green and Western Michigan ... his longest catches were a 26-yarder vs. Buffalo and a 22-yarder vs. Akron ... ... Miami's passing game averaged 299 yards per contest, a figure that ranked 14th among 120 Division 1 teams.
2010: His Miami career highlight came at Central Michigan when he hauled in a 71-yard game-winning touchdown pass from Zac Dysert with just 19 seconds remaining in the game, giving the RedHawks a 27-20 victory. Altogether against CMU, he had eight receptions for 179 yards (22.4 ypr). Yardage-wise, Cruse's effort was then the sixth-best receiving day in Miami history. He also scored on a 10-yard pass against the Chippewas ... his next-best effort was vs. Colorado State when he grabbed five catches for 40 yards ... also had four catches for 28 yards in Miami's victory over Kent State ... for the season, he caught a career-best 25 passes for 342 yards, an average of 13.7 yards per catch.
2009: Appeared in 11 games, garnering seven consecutive starts late in the season ... he had 18 receptions for 248 yards, all coming in the last seven games of `09 ... recorded a team-high average of 13.8 yards per catch ... 13 of his 18 receptions for were for 10 yards or more, including a one-handed grab for 29 yards in Miami's victory over Toledo ... he also had a 10-yard touchdown reception against the Rockets.
2008: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: A standout athlete at Cincinnati's Turpin High, he captained the Spartans' football and basketball teams ... holds every receiving record at top-rated Turpin, grabbing 63 passes for 1,182 yards and 14 touchdowns last season, and 130 catches for 2,652 yards and 33 TDs over his career ... he and fellow Miami recruit Luke Kelly led the Spartans to a cumulative record of 24-3 their last two seasons ... earned all-conference, all-city, all-district and all-state honors ... prep coach was Rob Stoll.
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Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 | Freemasonry, Philalèthes | 6 Comments
We'll be mentioning this famous Lodge in Paris in forthcoming posts. What follows is a concise explanation of its operation and makeup (translated from a French Masonic Encyclopedia entry by Pierre François Pinaud).
Amis Réunis
From 1771 to 1791, this lodge was one of the most prestigious in Paris and was consecrated by the Keeper of the Royal Treasury Savalette de Langes. Initially formed abroad in Rumigny, a small town of Thiérache, by a magistrate of the Parliament of Paris (banished by Chancellor Maupeou), in 1773 the lodge settled permanently in Paris. Savalette de Langes had made the inner circle of the Amis Réunis the social center of modern Freemasonry and cosmopolitanism of the late Enlightenment. Here the elite and and the talented joined together. The orchestra of the Amis Réunis was composed of six musicians of renown, like the composer [Isidore] Bertheaume, the brothers Blasius, the King's violinists, Boutray of the l'Académie [Royale] de Musique, and either the brothers Breval or Louis Francoeur, the King's Superintendent of Music.
The Lodge utilized a large space in a house in the Rue Popincourt, built in 1708 by the architect Dulin for the supplier of arms [Nicholas?] Dunoyer. By the time of its dissolution in 1791, Les Amis Réunis counted some 300 members with a further 37 casual brothers and brother servants. It comprised about 12% foreigners, such as the Baron de Beutz, chancellor of Saxony; the Baron de Gleichen, Minister of Denmark in Madrid, Naples and Paris; and Count Stroganoff, a Russian subject. A hundred senior officers or generals decorate the pillars, and about fifteen of their regiment. Painters and sculptors are well represented with a dozen doctors, all members of the Academy of Medicine or professors at the University of Paris - Monge was an assiduous member of the lodge for some years. But the Amis Réunis' uniqueness is the significant number of its members who belonged to the world of finance: 37% of the Lodge in total, 84 people, were indeed financiers. We count no fewer than 15 bankers or speculators, 13 receiver generals, 7 tax collectors [fermiers généraux], 7 general treasurers including those of the Navy and War, 4 general paymasters, 19 members of the Courts of Finances of Paris, 7 senior officials of the Royal treasury and finally, 11 brothers who were occupied with public finance. On the eve of the Revolution, the lodge of the Amis Réunis had the highest concentration of financiers; a number of them met in groups, or independently, to engage in speculative ventures. We also find Lodge members as shareholders of the arms factory in Charleville, the Water Company in Paris, and the mines at Baïgorry, Decize or Rueil. Another group actively participated in speculation about the dollars held by the bank St. Charles de Madrid. Others are shareholders of the Hudson Bay Company that traded with Canada. Many specialize in international commerce, and others with India or the islands trading sugar and rum, but also the slave trade. At the famous East India Company, one finds Lodge members as shareholders or as administrators. A last group is actively involved in real estate speculation in Paris.
The success of the Amis Réunis in the financial world may be explained by the fact that, in the latter third of the 18th-century, in the absence of public credit, only powerful financiers could undertake large scale financial transactions. Everything is then prefaced upon trust. This leads to the membership of professional lobbyists, and familial networks which are found in the Lodge. The trustworthiness of Masonic affiliation may result in more business, which enables both administrators and profiteers. The Lodge therefore offered a discreet setting for financial conversations and the development of protective relationships; philosophical bonds are then the natural extension in the world of finance.
- Illuminati Conspiracy Archive
- Illuminati Conspiracy Part One: A Precise Exegesis on the Available Evidence
- Illuminati Conspiracy Part Two: Sniffing out Jesuits
- Jeva Singh-Anand's Illuminati Blog
- Marco Di Luchetti's "Illuminati of Bavaria"
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Au revoir, February.
From decadent chocolate confections to pursuing nocturnal rollercoasters at Disneyland, to succulent pyramids of Greek kabob and the embarkation of a rejuvunating retail therapy safari, my seventeenth birthday was a menagerie of euphoric memories!
Speaking of March, as the jovial spring wonderland dawns upon us, avenues are lacquered in pastel frocks and invading regiments of the seemingly unconquerable SATs. The current diabolical plan? Consume practice tests by day, blog by night. Oh, the tragic life of a procastinator.
Meanwhile, inside a couture-fueld labatory, I have concocted two future projects that shall be launched in the near future (Requesting a clue? Perhaps it shall be related to an empire christened as fashion...)
Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday! :)


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Good grief! So every atheist that doesn't except that "everything" is possible, is intolerant! If everything is possible then so is god and we wouldn't be atheists, we'd be something else, and we might as well be talking about souls and afterlives.
Your intolerance is not defined by your beliefs but your acceptance of the right of others to their beliefs. Your non-acceptance of the possibility of supernatural things better described as irrational.
I accept the possibility of the existence of the supernatural but that possibility is so small that it isn't worth my time in serious consideration. I'll wait for any evidence to surface and then I'll consider it. Until then there are more important things to do and think about.
Am I intolerant to others beliefs? No, they can waste their lives however they choose as long as they don't get in my way.
Seeing as how I have never (nor do I have the power to) denied anyone the right to their beliefs, I don't meet your definition of intolerance, at least at this point in time.


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Timely double plays and one inning was exactly what Western Alamance needed to take care of the Williams High School baseball team Thursday night by a 9-3 score.
Through two innings, neither team had a hit and Williams pitcher Scott Ellington was dealing. His fortunes changed in the third inning when the first-place Warriors (15-4 overall, 9-3 Mid-State 3-A Conference) got three runs on an error to start the inning.
"There were only 10 hits in the game," Western Alamance coach Lance Huff said. "It just shows how much walks and errors hurt in high school baseball."
An error to start the inning was followed by a ringing double by Trey Pierce to right-center field to drive in the first run of the game. After breezing through the two innings with 18 pitches, Ellington threw 28 in the frame that saw his walked batter score the third and final run of the inning.
Patrick Hinshaw was hit by Ellington with one out in the fourth inning to start a stretch of seven straight base runners reaching against the Williams starter. He was lifted by coach Jason Knapp having recorded one out in the frame and throwing eight straight balls to load the bases for the Warriors.
"The thing I told my guys was that he was keeping us off balance and our heads were coming off," Huff said. "I said we had to go up there and think backside and put better swings on the ball. We have to think backside and use the middle of the field and hit line drives. Once we started doing that, we were able to put a bit of pressure on their defense and managed to push some runs across."
"Ellington just had a hard time finding the strike zone and he wasn't getting his off speed stuff over consistently," Knapp said. "They did what they should do. They sat back and looked fastball when he got it across. They took advantage like a good team does."
Christian Mahaley relieved Ellington and had two strikes on Michael Olenoski, but the shortstop ripped a double under the diving glove of new third baseman Brandon Riley to score two. Following an error and a walk, Sam Foster knocked in the final run of the inning that saw the Warriors triple their run total and take a 9-2 lead.
Williams (11-9, 6-6) tried to battle back multiple times, specifically in the third inning when Riley found himself on second base with an RBI double over the head of center fielder Brock Deatherage. Riley was caught stealing third base for the second out. Ben Kelley followed with a walk, then Ellington doubled down the left-field line as the ball went under the glove of left fielder Kevin Burns to bring home Kelley from first to make it 3-2.
"Credit their defense," Knapp said. "Any time we threatened, they came up with a big play. Any time we threatened, they came up with a big double play to kill the inning."
With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the fifth, Western Alamance converted on one of the double plays Knapp was talking of.
Designated hitter Dylan Smith stepped to the plate against Warriors reliever Justin Garber. Garber got Smith to ground into an inning-ending 5-2-3 double play that took any momentum from the Bulldogs dugout to the visiting Warriors.
Breydan Gorham collected his sixth win of the season for the Warriors after going 4 1/3 innings, allowing three runs, all earned, on five hits while striking out four and walking five.
"My changeup was working real well and my cutter was working effectively," Gorham said. "It helped that I had my offense behind me. It wasn't the best of starts but we got some runs so I'm happy with it."
Ellington took the loss after allowing seven runs in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out two while walking three and hitting two more batters.


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PLYMOUTH, Mich.--With its best short program of the season, eclipsing its previous best score by nearly nine points, the Miami University senior synchronized skating team sits in second place among the nine-team field at the U.S. National Championships.
The RedHawks came out with a fierce skate to their Dance Macabre-themed short program and earned a mark of 65.74 with a technical element score of 32.26 and a program component score of 33.48. It was a clean skate for the Red and White, who bettered their previous season-high short program score of 56.81 by 8.93 points.
The Haydenettes notched a short program mark of 73.48 and lead the RedHawks by 7.73 points heading into Saturday's free skate event. The Crystallettes recorded a score of 62.98 to sit in third place after the short program and trail Miami by 2.76 points. ICE'Kateers are in fourth place with a short-program score of 51.74 and are followed by Skyliners (46.99), California Gold (45.97), Starlights (44.35), Western Michigan (35.84) and Team Excel (28.19), respectively.
The senior team concludes its stint at the U.S. National Championships on Saturday with the free skate event, which is scheduled to start at 8:39 p.m. Miami looks to finish among the top two and earn a trip to the World Championships in April.
The RedHawk collegiate team also will be in action on Saturday with their competition scheduled to start at 5:42 p.m., while the junior team wraps up their stint at the U.S. National championships later tonight with their free skate competition.


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Pope John Paul II
News about Pope John Paul II, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Chronology of Coverage
May. 4, 2014
Serge Schmemann Quick History column reflects on events of the week, including canonization of John XXIII and John Paul II, botched execution by Oklahoma of Clayton Lockett and effort by Ukraine to retake rebel-controlled city of Slovyansk. MORE
Apr. 28, 2014
Pope Francis elevates John XXIII and John Paul II, two of his papal predecessors, to sainthood in a ceremony bearing themes of hope and reconciliation for world's one billion Roman Catholics; never before had two popes been canonized at the same time, and pairing attracts large, joyous crowds to Vatican City. MORE
Apr. 28, 2014
Many New York City Catholics say watching the canonizations of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII made them look back on their lives and the historical milestones associated with the church's two newest saints. MORE
Apr. 27, 2014
Pope Francis will preside over first-of-its-kind joint canonization of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II, both iconic figures in 20th-century Roman Catholic Church; canonization is Francis's most public attempt to sew together the two men's different legacies as he pushes his own vision of a church under a big tent. MORE
Apr. 27, 2014
Ross Douthat Op-Ed column holds that the double canonization of liberal John XXIII and more conservative John Paul II symbolizes delicate synthesis that Francis has striven toward during his first year as pope; notes that Francis faces significant challenges and perils as expectations rise for doctrinal changes on subjects like divorce and communion. MORE
Apr. 23, 2014
Maureen Dowd Op-Ed column questions the canonization of Pope John Paul II; notes that John Paul presided over the Roman Catholic Church during nearly three decades of a gruesome pedophilia scandal and grotesque cover-up; contends John Paul was not a saint. MORE
Apr. 19, 2014
Alexis Soloski reviews Storm Theater and Blackfriars Repertory Theater production of play Our God's Brother, written by Pope John Paul II and translated by Boleslaw Taborksi, at Theater of the Church of Notre Dame; Peter Dobbins directs and Jed Peterson stars. MORE
Feb. 5, 2014
Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, who was secretary to John Paul II, has drawn criticism for defying pope's order in his will to destroy his notes, instead publishing them as a book entitled I Am Very Much in God's Hands. MORE
Oct. 1, 2013
Pope Francis says that he will canonize John Paul II and John XXIII, two of his most influential predecessors, on the same day next spring, highly unusual move that was taken as an effort to promote unity within the Roman Catholic Church. MORE
Jul. 6, 2013
Pope Francis approves sainthood for two predecessors--John Paul II, who guided the Roman Catholic Church during the end of the cold war, and John XXIII, who assembled the liberalizing Second Vatican Council in the 1960s--and also issues his first encyclical, co-written with Benedict XVI. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Vatican insider says commission of theologians approved miracle attributed to Pope John Paul II's intercession, moving him one step closer to sainthood. MORE
Mar. 8, 2013
Memo from Rome; cardinals who elect next pontiff of Roman Catholic Church appear to be looking for someone who combines charisma of Pope John Paul II with grit to tackle disarray and scandal in Vatican; focus on communication and good governance is in many ways acknowledgement of deficiencies of Pope Benedict XVI. MORE
Aug. 29, 2012
Vial containing the blood of Pope John Paul II is stolen from a priest aboard a train in Italy, but is recovered by authorities several hours later. MORE
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May 27, 2015, Wednesday
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December 24, 2014, Wednesday
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December 19, 2014, Friday
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In conversation with Father James Martin, and some related thoughts on intra-Catholic disputes.
November 18, 2014, Tuesday
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October 4, 2014, Saturday
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The Roman Catholic Church is seeking evidence of miracles linked to Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, who died in 1919.
September 30, 2014, Tuesday
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August 23, 2014, Saturday
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Double canonization celebrated from Sao Paolo to Manila
Around the world, Catholics celebrate the dual canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Gavino Garay reports.
Crowds rejoice after two popes turn saints
Crowds at the Vatican react to the unprecedented double canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II. Gavino Garay reports.
Thousands witness canonization of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II
Pope Francis proclaims his predecessors, John XXIII and John Paul II, saints in front of more than half a million pilgrims. Vanessa Johnston reports.
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Anticipation mounts ahead of the Vatican's double canonization
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Thread: Faxtar's Sketchbook
June 26th, 2007 #61
and here are some portrait paintings
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Faxtar. outstanding work. how many paintings do you do in a day? do you set time limits for any of your works?
well, very interesting pieces, well lit, and emotions well captured.
June 26th, 2007 #63
Great studies. Your digital portraits are full of emotion. Great work overall!
2011 Sketchbook
New Helzon's SB R.I.P. Mike
"I am obsessed with the process of creation" -Zdzislaw Beksinski
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I think your studies are really good. Very clear understanding of shape, form and lighting. However, I feel that you are very weak in constructing your own figures without reference. Try to practice building your heads from basic shapes as shown in Loomis' figure book. Also, Bridgeman's life drawing may be helpful as well for drawing the body using construction methods.
My sketchbook is here
October 12th, 2007 #65
Treks: Thanks, no real time limits, most of the oil portraits are 3hrs long just because thats how long the painting class was.
Lone Wolf: Thank you!
softocean: Thanks, drawing the figure from my head is something I have been working on. I have done some Bridgeman studies, I should probably do more though.
Heres some more stuff...
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November 2nd, 2007 #66
more stuff, wips, self portrait, watercolors, life drawings.
November 2nd, 2007 #67
impressive work on portraits!
my website ---> http://brushmyworld.canalblog.com/
my skectchbook ----> http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=107280
November 2nd, 2007 #68
Awesome sketchbook! I really like the figure studies, you a have strong sense for good value design. Keep posting!
March 15th, 2008 #69
Hey all, I just made a post in the CC section with some new art, check it out here, http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=121006
Also here is my entry for LMS. Its beauty and the beast, I illustrated this part from the the story "When Belle returns to the Beast's castle late, she finds him dying in his rose garden, his broken heart killing him." (from the wiki entry) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast I figured his castle should be dieing as well, breaking into small pieces that fly into the sky and being over run by fast growing plants. Beast is based on the mythical creature The Manticore http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manticore (Edit: Added a concept sketch I did for the beast)
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very good work on the life-drawings/paintings. Do some more and I think your concepts will become better, too.
March 16th, 2008 #71
Theres lots to see and lots to learn from this sb. The portraits are strong in you.
Great job.
March 16th, 2008 #72
I really love your oils, especially this one . The strokes on the forehead are just flawless. Also I love the way your eye looks in your self portrait. My crit for today would be that on a couple of these you should have spent a tiny bit more time getting the structure perfect before moving into rendering. this is a good example where the womans left eye is too low. Just keep up this pace and you'll fast improve. The LMS piece is excellent too.
Oh, an i got you up to 5 stars. It would be cool if you could check out my sb sometime also.
March 16th, 2008 #73
Great sketchbook so far! I really like the watercolors, you should do more of them. Imagine how this thread going to look like with 40 pages more. That allways keeps me going. Anyways, great studies, and keep it up!
May 27th, 2008 #74
Cepro:: Thanks, very true, you can never do enough life drawing.
DoctorPencil:: Thanks, I enjoy doing portraits.
Miles_:: For that peice with the strokes in the forehead I had a lot of help from EM Gist one of my teachers at Watts Atelier. I worked on that painting in one of his classes for two and a half hours and then he came in with a brush full of turp and made the peice ten times more awesome in about 10 minutes.
Frank:: Thanks, yep just got to keep plugging away.
Here is some more stuff, gray scale style. Hands and feet studies. A character I designed for a story I made up about a detective in a future where computers are capable of reading memories. And a post apocalypse wasteland type environment with and girl and a black cat.
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May 27th, 2008 #75
im envious of this sb thread. i dont think ive come across such diversity before.
June 25th, 2008 #76
Some old and new stuff from my portfolio, check out www.matthewstarbuck.com
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June 25th, 2008 #77
Awesome sketchbook. Love the figures and portraits.
Currently doing the Level Up course, so my SB is going to be lonely
June 25th, 2008 #78
Wow... The portraits and figures are just lovely. Really fucking splendid. Great job!
Also, wow, I didn't much care about the bad wolf in the earlier post, but this latest one has really won me over. Simple, but elegant.
February 20th, 2010 #79
Black Spot:: thanks! Rock on.
William b. Hand:: Thank you Mr. Hand, that means alot to me, I really love your stuff and thanks for keeping the DSG going back in the day when I used to enter.
February 21st, 2010 #80
All your art is so amazing!!!!!!!!
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February 21st, 2010 #81
LtPlissken:: Thanks!
one more...
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cool stuff dude, nice to see the improvement over the pages of ur sb.
that portrait of the older gent is amazing, really nice handle of values
Check out my sketchbook!! http://conceptart.org/forums/showthr...=703571&page=4
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March 24th, 2012 #84
More plz?? ♥♥
May 2nd, 2012 #85
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Bulls coach Frans Ludeke says his side need to improve exponentially if they are to win a "momentum generating" warm-up match against the Cheetahs on Friday.
The Bulls slumped to a 44-21 defeat to the Lions on Saturday, although admittedly having fielded a relatively inexperienced side. The Lions dominated most facets of play, particularly the collisions and breakdown, the latter an area the Cheetahs are highly effective in.
While he was reluctant to discuss the details of his squad for the match at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, Ludeke confirmed that they would field a side consisting of the majority of their Springboks. This should aid their desire to improve in the areas identified as a concern.
"We were not competitive in the collisions or at the breakdown and that needs to improve," Ludeke told keo.co.za. "That forced us to scramble in defence often which wasn't ideal. It was a real wake up call for us and we'll have to make big progress in those areas or risk the Cheetahs exposing us again."
Ludeke added that while he was disappointed in the result he was pleased that some fringe players had a decent hit out and that he had a better idea about the capabilities of certain if those players against quality opposition.
There is however concern about the fitness of prop Rayno Gerber, who'll is set to be sidelined for two to weeks with a groin injury. Jaco Engels and Pedrie Wannenberg will be out for between seven and 10 days with what Ludeke described as "soft tissue injuries".
"I'm not going to pretend that the result is of no importance for us," Ludeke said when asked about his goals for the match.
"Winning is important to any coach and I'm no different. We're looking for the overall result and that will come from getting results in facets of play like the collisions and breakdown. In warm-up matches getting your execution spot on is key. We'll be looking to achieve those things and generate some momentum ahead of the opener against the Reds."
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