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December 14, 2009
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There are a lot of awards out there that target high school seniors and college freshman, one justification being that in order for those student populations to even consider going to college, they may need more help getting a start and funding that difficult first year. This week's Scholarship of the Week, however, targets college sophomores who have spent that first year proving themselves on their college campuses.
The Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship is given to college sophomores who are making a difference on their campuses as leaders and have taken a stand against ideological conformity. The award is given annually by The Phillips Foundation, a nonprofit that looks to advance constitutional principles, free enterprise, and a democratic society. This scholarship program was launched in 1999 to provide renewable awards to undergraduates demonstrating leadership on behalf of the cause of freedom, American values, and constitutional principles. The foundation awarded more than $200,000 in new and renewed scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Prize: Up to two $10,000 awards will be awarded, but scholarship renewals will also be given in the amounts of $7,500, $5,000, $2,500, and $1,000 for the 2010–2011 academic year.
Eligibility: Applicants must be college sophomores enrolled full-time and in good standing at any accredited, four-year degree-granting institution in the United States or its territories. Third-year students are eligible to have their awards renewed to help in the costs of their senior years on campus.
Deadline: January 15, 2010
Required Material: Applicants must complete an online application that will ask for proof of good standing at their accredited colleges, a short essay highlighting their personal background and scope of activities consistent with the reasons for the award, any documentation proving the students' leadership abilities, and at least two letters of recommendation.
Further details about the application process can be found by conducting a free college scholarship search on Scholarships.com. Once the search is completed, students eligible for this scholarship award will find it in their search results.
December 28, 2009
Derrius Quarles
After you have created your list of scholarships and or colleges and identified the people you want to write your recommendations it is time to tackle the most important part of the application. The reason writing skills are apart of the foundation of the application is because they build up to the personal statement. The personal statement is just that; writing that makes a statement about who you are as a person. It does something that a grade point average, test score, or award cannot: it gives you the opportunity to creatively tell the scholarship or admissions review board (the people who will read and judge your application) how high school has affected you. It also provides the opportunity for the review board to gain an understanding of who you are when you leave school. The review board will be looking for students who are well rounded and that understand that school is more than just acquiring accolades and gaining a high GPA or test score. School is about growth and progression and the people who read your application will enjoy applicants who show that they understand this concept. The personal statement is your chance to show the review board that you understand, and in many instances it will be used to evaluate everything else included in your application.
Now that you see why the personal statement is so important, it's time to start writing. However, before you start writing, please check out my Top Five Don'ts When Writing a Personal Statement:
Now that you have read the "Top Five Don'ts When Writing a Personal Statement", you should be more than ready to write a great personal statement for any college or scholarship. Just remember that the personal statement is about illustrating who you are as a person in and, more importantly, outside of school. You want to find something that other parts of your application do not say, start early, be concise, be creative, and revise, revise, revise. If you keep these points in mind you will definitely set yourself apart.
About the Author: Derrius L. Quarles is a 19-year-old freshman at Morehouse College. He hopes to go to medical school after he graduates with a degree in psychology and biology and a minor in public health, and to one day work on the public health policies of his hometown, Chicago, and beyond. To help him achieve those academic and career ambitions, Derrius has won more than $1.1 million in scholarships, including a full scholarship to attend Morehouse, since graduating from Chicago's Kenwood Academy High School with a 4.2 GPA. Derrius was awarded a Gates Millennium scholarship and won a number of other highly competitive awards, many of which he found while searching for scholarships at Scholarships.com. He is the first in his family to attend college, and spent his childhood in the foster care system before becoming the "Million Dollar Scholar." This is the third in a series of posts Derrius is writing for Scholarships.com on how he was able to fund his education, along with advice about the scholarship application process.
December 30, 2009
For the most part, holiday festivities are over, but most college students, as well as some high school students, still have weeks left of their winter breaks. Gifts have been opened, food has been eaten, and relatives and old friends have been visited. As boredom and cabin fever set in, you may even find yourself longing for campus. But even going back to college comes with a catch: that giant spring semester tuition bill awaiting you when you return.
Here's a strategy to both combat boredom and tackle that tuition statement: use your winter break to apply for scholarships. Your brain is recovered enough from fall finals and the multi-day holiday food coma, but hasn't yet sunken into a daytime TV-induced daze. You're at home with your family and they're probably all too eager to help you find new ways to pay for college (your mom might even stop hinting about helping more around the house while you're home).
On top of the good timing in your life, it's also a good time in the award cycle for most scholarships. The majority of awards have scholarship application deadlines in the next few months, many of which are likely to fall right after a major test or right in the middle of that big spring break trip you're planning. To avoid dashing off a half-hearted scholarship application at the last minute when you don't have time, it's a good idea to start the application process now, submitting application early in the application period and showing your high level of interest in the award. Some scholarship contests cut off applications early if they've reached a maximum number of applicants, so that's another reason to apply earlier, rather than later.
In addition to a clear head, more time to work on your scholarship application, and the best chance of getting your application considered, you may also find you have more resources available to you in January than you will in April or May. You probably have friends or siblings, or possibly even a favorite English teacher from high school with enough free time to give feedback on your applications, and if you can contact teachers or professors, they can probably find time in the next few weeks to write you a glowing letter of recommendation. When you head back to campus, you might even be able to run your scholarship essay past the university writing center--typically traffic there is relatively sparse until the first paper of the semester is assigned. Even printing and mailing may be easier, as you either have a freshly reset campus printing budget or a little extra change in your pocket from break.
So what are you waiting for? Go forth and start your scholarship search. By taking your time to write scholarship-worthy essays now, you can spend your spring semester kicking back and waiting for the scholarship money to arrive.
January 26, 2010
Humans give off carbon dioxide for plants to use and plants give off oxygen for humans to survive. Water is constantly converted into a gas through heat where it then rises and cools to fall as rain, snow, etc. These processes have occurred for thousands of years and they are also some of the most efficient processes known to man. Why are these natural processes so efficient? It is because they use a process known as recycling. Recycling is a process observed in many natural systems, and it may be the most important concept for you to understand when completing the scholarship process. You have written your personal statements (essays), gotten your recommendations, created your resume, and made a scholarship list. However, if you do not learn how to recycle these items, you will soon find that it is difficult and vey time-consuming to apply for the 15 or more scholarships on your list. If you learn how to take a paragraph from your college application essay and insert it there, take a paragraph from your past scholarship essay on adversity and insert it here, you will soon have an entirely new essay that you can use for a different scholarship.
Recycling application sections sounds like a fairly simple idea, right? Not necessarily. Recycling when doing scholarship applications is a great idea, but it's not exactly simple. It can be an effective tool if used properly. If used incorrectly, however, it can have disastrous effects and can be a quick way to lose potential financial aid. "So, how do I recycle effectively?" you may ask. The answer is that you have to ensure that while recycling application sections such as a personal statement (essay) or recommendation that you tailor the personal statement or recommendation to each specific application. If you are applying to a scholarship that awards money based on academic achievement, it is not the best idea to recycle and use a recommendation previously written by a community service organizer because they cannot speak first hand about your abilities in the classroom the way a teacher can. You also may want to go through your essays and ask your recommenders to make the small or large changes in order to tailor your applications. If your essay states that "I feel I deserve the Dell Scholarship because…" yet you are applying to the Wal-Mart scholarship, you probably just lost that scholarship. An application package is somewhat like a suit, it needs to tailored in order to look its best; although it may look okay without tailoring, it will look great with it.
Here are some quick rules for recycling sections of your scholarship application:
Using and sticking to these rules will be an easy way to save time, reduce stress, and finish scholarship applications well before the deadline. Remember, if used properly, recycling is not only good for the environment; it's good for the scholarship application process as well.<,/p>
Derrius L Quarles is a 19-year-old freshman at Morehouse College. He hopes to go to medical school after he graduates with a degree in psychology and biology and a minor in public health, and to one day work on the public health policies of his hometown, Chicago, and beyond. To help him achieve those academic and career ambitions, Derrius has won more than $1.1 million in scholarships, including a full scholarship to attend Morehouse, since graduating from Chicago's Kenwood Academy High School with a 4.2 GPA. Derrius was awarded a Gates Millennium scholarship and won a number of other highly competitive awards, many of which he found while searching for scholarships at Scholarships.com. He is the first in his family to attend college, and spent his childhood in the foster care system before becoming the "Million Dollar Scholar." This is the fifth in a series of posts Derrius is writing for Scholarships.com on how he was able to fund his education, along with advice about the scholarship application process.
March 26, 2010
It would seem there are a substantial number of students in California that are relying on local community colleges to provide them with the education they need. Fortunately for them, nearly all of California's community colleges are willing to dip into their reserves to enroll these unfunded students. Still, though, many of these schools have waiting lists in the thousands as the price of higher education rises and there just aren't enough paid-for chairs to go around.
Of course, this also raises the issue of whether the number of students being added to the classrooms will have a detrimental impact on the quality of education students can expect to receive at one of these colleges. For example, College of the Sequoias has increased their average class size by about 20% (from 26 to 31 students per class) in addition to using almost $2 million from its reserves to accommodate some students who would probably have had to wait until next year (perhaps longer) to enter college otherwise and whose prospects of employment would not have been very good, either.
With unemployment as high as 18% in the surrounding region, College of the Sequoias' president Bill Scroggins feels it is his duty to do all he can to make sure as many of these folks as possible have the opportunity to receive a post-secondary education. In Mt. San Jacinto College's immediate surroundings the unemployment rate is at 15% and, consequently, more than 25% of its students are unfunded. While these schools have not yet furloughed faculty or cut their pay, many other budgetary cuts have been made, such as eliminating travel and conference budgets. Clearly these are short-term solutions and a more permanent solution will need to be found, but at least some of the unfunded students are being taken-in and given an opportunity to get the education they will need in order to work toward their desired career.
Apparently, while California's economy is running at a high deficit, there are these small bastions of efficient colleges who managed to put away some of their assets for a few years' worth of rainy days. Hopefully the economy that surrounds them will turn around before their reserves are depleted and the would-be students in the surrounding communities find themselves entirely dependent upon state and federal funding.
June 11, 2010
It can't be a good feeling to know that you could have been a contender for a generous scholarship but for the one piece of the application you failed to send to the award provider. Or that you were this close to winning an award to help pay for college but missed the deadline on providing supplementary materials. We can't stress enough how important it is to follow the rules on each scholarship you apply for exactly, because one small misstep will not only send you to the bottom of the pile, it will most certainly take you out of the running for an award.
Thanks to free scholarship searches like ours, it's easier than ever before to find scholarships. The harder part is obviously applying, but don't assume you're eligible for an award after a casual glance over the requirements. Take a close look at what each scholarship requires of you, and, if available, the official rules of each award, to make sure you meet all of the criteria. If you need to request an application through the mail, write a formal letter that you've proofread for any errors. Once you're ready to submit your scholarship application, take a look at everything again, or have a fresh pair of eyes look over your materials. Most scholarships have quite a few applicants vying for that same award you're applying for, so don't give the scholarship provider a reason to deny you your chance.
Your work's not quite over once you've submitted your application, even if you've followed the guidelines of that award to the letter. Your work may not even be over after you're told you've won a particular scholarship. Take our own Area of Study Scholarships as an example. If you're chosen as a winner of one of the 13 scholarships, based on the field of study you provide when you fill out a Scholarships.com profile, you're expected to follow through on a few steps to help us determine whether you're truly eligible to receive the award. Follow the rules we provide and respond by the deadline we give you, and we'll send you a check for $1,000 to help cover your college costs. If you fail to reply, we'll pick another lucky winner in your place. If you reply after we've already chosen another winner, you're out of luck.
It sounds simple, but there have been instances where scholarship winners forfeit their prizes because they fail to follow-up after an award is announced or miss important deadlines. Scholarship providers are in the business of helping you with your college costs, and the best thanks you could give is following directions and being timely with your responses. Good luck out there!
August 3, 2010
Many college students end their first year of college with a significant amount of loans and out-of-pocket cost, forcing them to make the decision of either finding another school for the subsequent year or pausing their college education altogether. However, a mistake that can be made by students receiving loans or that have out-of-pocket costs is believing that undergraduate scholarships are not available for those already in college.
What all college students should know is that there are a plethora of scholarships and financial aid available exclusively to undergraduate students. These funds can be awarded based on many things, including community service done in high school in college, family income, the amount of loans used for college, and your academic record while in college. The places you should start looking for scholarships are the financial aid office at your college, where most schools post flyers or have a simple handout that list scholarships that are available for students at the school. The next step is to go directly to your financial aid advisor and ask if he/she knows of any financial aid sources that are available for you.
If you are unsuccessful in finding any opportunities via flyers, handouts, or asking your financial aid advisor, you should schedule a meeting with the director of financial aid at your school and ask them about ways of lowering your loan amounts and out-of-pocket costs. During this meeting you must remember that many students come into the office every day in need of aid so you must stress how important it is for you to receive additional aid if you are going to continue your education. The director may be able to tell you about grants and scholarships that are available to you. The reason you should tap into your school's resources for financial aid first is because most of the money your school has in its budget for financial aid will be available at the beginning of the school year. The longer you wait to investigate, the smaller your chances of receiving additional funds. The key thing to remember is the earlier you inquire, the better.
After you have tapped into all of your school's resources, you should then start your personal search for scholarships. The best place to start this search is of course Scholarships.com. When using the Scholarships.com database you should narrow your search to scholarships and grants available to undergraduate students. After you have done this you should find all of the scholarships you meet the requirements for and you should start your scholarship list. Almost all of these scholarships or grants will require you to write personal statements and obtain one or more recommendations from professors. If you want more information about writing personal statements and essays or getting your recommendations for scholarship applications take a look at my previous entries, "So You Want To Set Yourself Apart Huh?" (personal statements) and "A Strong Foundation Means a Strong Application" (recommendations). These entries will go into deeper detail about how to get great recommendations and how to write personal statements that will set you apart from other applicants.
Besides personal statements and recommendations, any scholarship you apply for as an undergrad will rely heavily on your academic record. This means that doing well in your classes and having a strong GPA will greatly increase your chances of being awarded most scholarships and grants. Your search for financial aid while in college may be a rough one, but it is definitely a search worth making. If you utilize the information listed above you too will soon realize that scholarships are not just for high school students.
August 13, 2010
It's always scholarship season around here, and as a scholarship provider ourselves, we thought the weeks before high school and college students return to their respective schools and campuses would be an appropriate time to go over what to do—and not to do—when submitting a recommendation letter in support of your application for an award.
While it probably won't be expressly stated in any official scholarship rules, there are certain things you should avoid when considering what to do about that recommendation letter requirement, and certain things that will make one letter more impressive than another. This could mean the difference between you and another applicant, so make sure you put some thought into not only filling out the general scholarship application, but what you pass off as your recommendation letter. All recommendation letters are not created equal, and we've highlighted some tips for you below to make you a stronger applicant.
September 20, 2010
Alexis Mattera
Hey, you. The one with the sketchpad full of doodles, memory card filled with images and computer crammed with creations. Yes, YOU. Want to score a college scholarship and help out your school at the same time? Of course you do, because in addition to being wildly talented, you're also a good person. Here's what you need to do to make a difference in your life (a $1,000 scholarship) and the lives of others ($5,000 for your school's music program and 5 HP Pavilion dv6z laptops for your school's art program) with the Make Art. Save Art. Scholarship from DoSomething.org.
Like the award, the requirements are also in two parts. First, create a PC wallpaper using either your photographic, graphic design or traditional visual art skills and tell DoSomething.org why you think art education is important and why it should continue to be part of the curriculum. Next, upload your original work to Facebook and Twitter and see how many people share your design. Each time someone shares what you created, you're one step closer to victory so use any and all connections you have to ensure your art is seen. And if a scholarship and funds for the arts aren't enough, the winning designs will be available for download as PC wallpapers and featured on DoSomething.org.
There are many talented artists out there but only one entrant age 25 or younger will receive this excellent award. For more information, visit www.makeartsaveart.org and for other scholarships like it, conduct a free scholarship search at Scholarships.com.
September 27, 2010
Finding enough funding for college is hard but that task is made even more difficult when college scholarship committees require applicants to meet countless requirements, fill out stacks of forms and write lengthy essays to even be considered. Well, College Prowler isn't most scholarship committees and it's doing things a little differently with its $2,000 No Essay Scholarship.
The folks at College Prowler know students are busy and that times are pretty tough for a lot of people right now…but that's precisely why they've created an incredibly easy way to give back to those who need it. All applicants have to do is complete a brief profile, hit submit and voila, they could win $2,000 to put toward tuition, housing, meal plans, books, computers or any education-related expenses. To apply, please visit http://scholarships.com/scc.aspx?pid=703 or complete a scholarship search to find additional opportunities.
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Federal tax code 280E is the single largest hurdle for any entrepreneur attempting to create a sustainable Cannabis business. Although the sale of marijuana is legal in several states, it remains illegal under federal law, and Revenue Code 280E bans most deductions and tax credits given to businesses selling Schedule I and II controlled substances, which includes marijuana. Under current tax law, Section 280E allows marijuana businesses to deduct only their cost of goods sold all other normal and ordinary business expenses are rejected by the IRS, including marketing, training, transportation, etc., etc. So where does this leave you, as a legitimate business owner? Is it possible to succeed under these restrictions? The answer is yes, but it requires education and creativity.
The Coalition for Cannabis Standards and Ethics (CCSE), a 501(c)(6) nonprofit, will be hosting a panel discussion on financial issues affecting the Washington cannabis industry on Thursday, July 24th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm, followed by a one-hour mixer. The panel will be held at the Armory Loft #3, inside the Center House at the Seattle Center.
The panel includes some of the brightest minds tackling the 280E issue today in order to help you succeed and gain the knowledge required to overcome this daunting obstacle in the Cannabis industry. The discussion will focus on 280e and inventory accounting, best practices for managing the finances of a cannabis business, as well as access to banking. It will be sure to be a very interesting and lively discussion!
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Dean has over 26 years experience in the areas of taxation, accounting, and business consultation. In addition, he has become the leading expert in Washington state regarding the proper filing of tax returns for the cannabis industry. He regularly speaks to CPAs and industry leaders regarding IRC 280e and its impact on federal tax returns.
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John is the CEO of Northwest Patient Resource Center, serves as the Executive Director of the CCSE, and is also on the Board of Directors of both Seattle Hempfest and the National Cannabis Industry Association. John is a longtime entrepreneur and drug policy activist.
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Carmella is the Vice President of Business Services at Salal Credit Union, which is currently beta testing with licensed I-502 businesses in Western Washington. Carmella started the Business Banking division at Salal CU three years ago. Carmella has more than 20 years of banking experience including: regulatory oversight, commercial real estate lending, construction and business lending.
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Todd started Arkley Accounting Group in order to focus on small businesses and the cannabis industry. He has over 13 years experience in private industry, in roles ranging from controller to CFO. His current clients include both medical and 502-licensed businesses, as well as ancillary businesses supporting the cannabis industry. Todd currently serves as Treasurer on the CCSE Board of Directors.
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January 24th, 2009 #1
Making an Art Schedule? (Revised schedule post 16)
Alright, so I'm fortunate enough at the moment to be in a position where I don't have to work and can devote most of my time to art. I'm a lucky fucker, I know.
However, having not taken any form of art class since the second grade, I wanted to try and structure my time as if I were in an actual school, so I'm using time blocks like I had in college for my long Tuesday/Thursday courses.
I know concept artists need to be able to draw everything, so I wanted to mix in foundational concepts like color theory and cast drawing with things like creature designs and vehicle concepting. I have books on almost all of these topics that I can study from in combination with just drawing my ass off. Weekends would be for working on anything else that comes to mind, or for snowboarding. Or drinking. Whatever happens to sound good.
So I suppose my question is, am I forgetting anything? Are there any topics I'm not covering, or anything I'm devoting too much/too little time to? Any other ideas? I won't have a problem sticking to the schedule, I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.
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January 24th, 2009 #2
Just want to wish you good luck .
I wouldn't have a chance of sticking to something like that even though im in a similar situation to you for the next few weeks. I find that i can do the hours but i cant stick to a schedule, as my mind is constantly on different tangents.
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January 24th, 2009 #3
Hats off to you for being so focused as to put this sort of thing together. Personally I don't know if I'd want to change gears every hour and a half. I realize that that's comparable to a class schedule but classes are for Getting the information, Applying the information... the studio work... I don't know if I'd want to carve that up into small sessions as opposed to being able to sit down and grind through whatever project I'm on. If that works for you though, then again, Hats Off, and good luck to you!
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January 24th, 2009 #4
Yeah, that was my problem too. I kept skipping back and forth between projects and never got anything done. I figure this way I will at least be learning in a structured manner, and then I can devote extra weekend time to doing longer projects that put all of these smaller pieces together.
January 24th, 2009 #5
I really need to do something like this.
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January 24th, 2009 #6
you make it sound like such a chore..
you know sometimes you're going to be more inspired to draw characters than other days, or maybe one day you really just wanna do some still life...
I think you'd really be better off just to take it day by day, man...
This seems like kinda of a waste of inspiration and opportunity.
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January 24th, 2009 #9
I'm not sure about other schools, but at our university ALL art courses were 3 hours long 2x a week...partially because of clean-up time. XD
Maybe instead of making your fundamental work blocked into a specific chunk of time, you choose a fundamental theme to focus on across the subjects for the day? I.E. One/two days a week you focus on perspective, and everything drawn that day from gestures to vehicles should have pushing your perspective skills as the goal. Other "themes" could include Value, Line, Medium, Texture, Lighting, etc. Otherwise I'd suggest perhaps doing the fundamental work/exercises first as a warm-up, unless you feel that would discourage you from starting.
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January 25th, 2009 #10
I think being organised is a great skill to have, but here is my take - quality over quantity.
I think you should focus on ONE thing a day, spend the time to do it properly and right. I can't stress the last thing enough, you will learn so much if you put in the time it requires to really understand how something works.
With that in mind, noodling on something that is going no where is a bad pitfall too, but that comes with practice knowing when you need to move on or if you need to spend the time to fix it.
Don't forget to plan the time for actual living and enjoying life - your art is the reflection of you as a person and what you have experienced in life.
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February 4th, 2009 #11
i wish my uni time table looked like that. lol. x
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February 4th, 2009 #12
No human anatomy or art history?
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February 4th, 2009 #13
That's great you got free time for art. Good luck in your journey.
So I suppose my question is, am I forgetting anything? Are there any topics I'm not covering, or anything I'm devoting too much/too little time to? Any other ideas? I won't have a problem sticking to the schedule, I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.
I'm mostly self-taught and I take it day by day. The only way of organization that worked for me was TO DO list where I point out things that need to be improved at the moment. For example doing ten pages of gesture drawings or digital value studies for few days. When I feel like I have enough of some excercise, I remove it from the list even if I end up half way. It's important beacause when I feel bored, it's much harder to concentrate and whole drawing becomes too automatic.
After going through all points from my list I create new one according to my actual needs. Sometimes it changes before I go through all things if I feel later there are some ideas that became pointless.
Very loose system but it's constructed especially to keep it fun .
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February 4th, 2009 #14
i dont think an hour and 15 minutes is enough daily to be able to learn anything. if you really want to learn something, any one of those things is a (minimum) 3 hour session in my opinion. you need to spend some time concentrating and figuring shit out before you jump to the next lesson. otherwise you are going to just end up with a bunch of half baked thumbnails. art takes time. yes, even concept art.
my hope would be that if you're paying less attention to time, and just get into it, you will get faster at it, through repetition. i know thats how it worked for me. i commend you for being driven enough to make a regimented schedule, but you need to allow yourself time to absorb what you are trying to learn.
i know everyone learns at a different pace, but i think this moves a little too fast honestly.
take your time. just pay attention to what you're doing. thats really all you gotta do.
good luck!
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February 4th, 2009 #15
Good luck for your big project, I would like to add:
maybe take a day for one thing, or do a "theme week" - sometimes you get gripped by natural curiosity and this passion is one big drive to digg deeper and to really get those things in your brain. If you are not gripped, you will forget it much easier.
Or when doing poses and you feel that this day you have an excellent feeling for lines, go further with drawing the whole day, eventually you will do things that you have never done before and that will be important for your style.
take also time for doodling and experiments.
Fun art (doodling, non-sense pics) is the glue that hold everything together and makes you appreciate the things you just learned (what means: more passion and better learning).
Experiments are absolutely necessary to find a good style, shortcuts, to get a new, fresh view on things or to not get into a comfort zone by "just drawing and painting".
So, don't forget to also do things that seem to have no goal at all.
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February 4th, 2009 #16
You guys are awesome. I think you're right that I need to expand the time and loosen things up. I know that I want to work on some sort of schedule to help keep myself focused, but after trying that last one for a week.. yeah. You're right, Coro. With changing subjects that often it's hard to retain much. So instead I'm making longer time blocks, adding in a bit of Art History, and making the subjects more broad to allow myself to draw a bit more of what I'm into at the time.
I added a few more hours because, well, I can't get enough of drawing lately. I'm more inspired that ever with the workshop coming up, and I really want to push myself to try and get into the CA Atelier by the end of the year. Or at least improve my chances. =)
I think setting a weekly theme might be a good idea too. Maybe rotating between fantasy, sci-fi, etc. So I can work on things that are outside of my comfort zone.
I have a list of various topics I can pick from to help me get inspired for each subject. I want to spread my casts out over like 60 hours to really push myself and prepare for what I've heard the Atelier can be like, haha.
Anatomy: Human, animal, long pose, gestures
Value/Light/Color: Color studies, self-portraits in b/w, anatomy studies in b/w, color previous designs and sketches, day/night images of the same scene, color moods
Design/Concept: Vehicles, weapon, characters, robots, mechanical, creatures
Environment: Perspective, architecture, atmosphere
Sketch: Free sketch/brainstorming period, old master emulation, form and space
Thank you so much for the comments and help so far. Hopefully this will help me get some good stuff together for Dallas!
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That looks like a good time table, personally I take 10 minute *brain breaks* every hour, I find this helpful to digest.
I try to make something a theme for a day, but I think If I could really make a schedule like you I'd probably get a lot more done.
Although I also believe coro is Right in saying a minimum of 3 hours to really get into things.
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February 13th, 2009 #18
Wow. Thats A LOT of hours... Why do you start so early?
I think you should definetly theme each day. Monday, Fantasy. You could draw a troll for creature a trebuchet for vehicle/industrial, and a wizard for character, a sword or staff for weapon.
Tuesday: Sci-fi
Creature: Space whale
Weapon: Black hole cannon
Character: Comet chaser
Industrial/Vehicle: Lava ship
haha something like that. Or it could be more open. Maybe Monday: Industrial Tuesday: weapons
I don't know. I think you really are going to work yourself stupid lol. Its hard to motivate yourself when you can't see the goal because that goal is limitless in this case.
What you going to be doing all this digital? I think you should dedicate some of this time to another trade in arts. Maybe skinning or 3d modelling. Or something. It means dam BROAD horizons.
February 13th, 2009 #19
Good stuff, hen i get back to bristol I'm gonna have a bash at one of these.
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February 14th, 2009 #20
Setting out a mechanical system doesn't work for me. I'd rather do what I feel like at the time, and really spend the time, enjoy myself. Just to immerse myself in something.. mmm
February 14th, 2009 #21
I agree with Max - making a rigid schedule sounds like a chore. Why not decide "I am weak on environments" and spend a solid amount of time working on that, improving that one area, until you feel more solid in it. Then, pick something else. Also, spend part of each day sketching/working on studies always - putting pencil to paper is key, much more so than making a rigid schedule.
February 18th, 2009 #22
When does this "time off" and the "Schedule" start?
There is only 46 days left before Dallas.
This thread is over three weeks old.
How much actual drawing have you done in that time, and how close have you come to following any of your proposed schedules?
You're overplanning this. Make a schedule, and then try to follow it for one cycle, THEN make changes. Don't keep revising it without trying it.
You really need to get cranking to "get some good stuff together for Dallas..."
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Yesterday, the Supreme Court of India reinstated a law dating back to the 1860s which mandates that anyone who "voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal" be punished by up to 10 years in prison.
This decision outlawing consensual homosexual sex was predictably hailed by Bryan Fischer who rejoiced that the ruling demonstrates that making homosexuality illegal "can be done."
"This is entirely right and entirely appropriate," Fischer said of the law. "Same-sex behavior is unnatural, it is against the order of nature: you just look at the plumbing and you can tell that, what body parts are designed for what use and you can see right away that this is contrary to nature."
"So that shows," he continued, speaking of the court ruling,"ladies and gentlemen that it can be done. It shows that this cultural trend that we're dealing with can be reversed, because for four years it was open season for homosexuals in India and now that drift away from cultural norms and moral norms, that's been reversed in the country of India ... Good law in India upheld by the Supreme Court":
Outraged that Time Magazine has named a Marxist like Pope Francis as its "Person of the Year," Glenn Beck responded on his radio program today by declaring that Sen. Ted Cruz was The Blaze's "Man of the Year."
Claiming that Time snubbed Cruz by not giving him the honor because "they don't want to give him any more power," Beck proclaimed that "progressives are fascists," which is why Time has named people like Hitler and Mussolini as the "Man of the Year" (for the record, Mussolini was never named "Man of the Year.")
Even though Cruz was among the finalists for the "Person of the Year," Beck is positive that he never had an actual chance of winning, even though "he's the guy who is going to affect our life, your life, much more than anybody else."
As such, Beck unilaterally decided that Cruz was the "Blaze Man of the Year":
On several recent "Prophetic Perspective on Current Events" programs, host Rick Joyner has gone on and on about the amazing prophetic gifts possessed by his close ally and friend, Bob Jones. This is not the Bob Jones of the infamous Bob Jones University, but rather a modern day prophet who met the Arch Angel Gabriel when he was only seven years old.
Jones appeared on Joyner's program just last week and on Monday's broadcast, Joyner spent the bulk of the program marveling about what a "legend" Jones is, calling him "one of the most remarkable prophetic voices ... in our times."
Joyner's relentless fawning over Jones reminded us of this short excerpt from John MacArthur's recent book "Strange Fire: The Danger of Offending the Holy Spirit with Counterfeit Worship," which presents a rather different view of Jones and the entire movement of self-proclaimed modern day prophets and apostles that he, Joyner and their ilk inhabit :
Perhaps the most bizarre admission of modern prophetic error came during an extended interchange between self-proclaimed prophets Mike Bickle and Bob Jones—two of the most well-known figures associated with the Kansas City Prophets. While discussing the topic of "visions and revelations," Bickle asked Jones to talk about the numerous times his prophecies have been wrong. Here is a transcript of their conversation:
Mike Bickle: "Tell them about the error in your life; the measure of error that you have and the measure of accuracy, 'cause I want people to understand a little bit about that?"
Bob Jones: "Well, I've had a lot of measure of error in my life. I remember once that I got into pride. Every time I get into pride, boy, Papa [God] sure knows how to pop my bubble. And I got into pride and called a church into a three-day fast and told them that certain things was going to happen, and they went into a three-day fast. It was terrible. And after that three-day fast—it was terrible, and the Spirit didn't even show up that night ...."
Mike Bickle: "You called people to a fast?"
Bob Jones: "I sure did, and it wasn't of the Lord; it was of my pride. I thought you could force the Lord to do something through fasting—boy, I found out real quick you couldn't. So there's a bunch of old saints that was ready to stone me, and so I was ready to get out of there and I went home like any good prophet, and I resigned. And I bawled and I squalled and I finally went to sleep and when I went to sleep the Lord come and took hold of my hand. And [in my vision] I was about like this little girl right here ... only I was in a lot worse shape because I had a Pamper [diaper] on and I had really messed it good. It was running down both of my legs. And the Lord had a hold of my hand and I was a bawlin' and a squallin'. . . . And I heard a voice sort of speak, puzzled I can say, 'What happened to Bob?' And my [heavenly] counselor spoke up and said, 'He had an accident."
Mike Bickle: "Spoke some wrong words."
Bob Jones: "'Yeah. He had an accident. He messed his Pamper real bad: And I think, 'Oh boy, here it comes.' And then I really got a surprise. A gentle, tender voice said, That boy needs more insurance. Let him know we've got him covered from them accidents. Give him a higher insurance policy.' That wasn't what I was looking for because I just resigned. 'Clean him up—tell him to go back into the body and prophesy twice as much. This time, he'll do what I'll tell him to: The next thing I knew I was back in bed, and boy, I come awake and man, I mean sweat was rolling down." ...
Mike Bickle: "So there has been errors; there's been a number of errors."
Bob Jones: "Oh, hundreds of them."
Jones's comments illustrate two of the primary problems with modern prophecy: it is chock-full of errors and inaccuracies, and it abounds with a level of sacrilegious lunacy that certainly does not find its source in God. Jones may have chosen just the right analogy in comparing his prophetic errors to a dirty diaper, but he is wrong about everything else. His claims to be a true prophet are obviously bogus. He does not have true visions of heaven. And God has certainly not given him "insurance" that allows him to get away with hundreds of errors as if it's no big deal.
Fewer than three years after that interview, Bob Jones was temporarily removed from public ministry by the Metro Vineyard Fellowship of Kansas City in Olathe, Kansas, whose senior pastor was none other than Mike Bickle. It had come to light that Jones was using false "prophecies" as a means of gaining trust from women whom he then abused sexually. "The sins for which [he was] removed from ministry include[d] using his gifts to manipulate people for his personal desires, sexual misconduct, rebelling against pastoral authority, slandering leaders and the promotion of bitterness within the body of Christ." He nevertheless returned to the charismatic limelight after a short hiatus, and as of this writing, he is still speaking in charismatic churches, presenting himself as an anointed prophet of God, and making prophecies that are demonstrably false and often patently ridiculous.' Thousands of gullible charismatics still hang on his every word—as if all the scandal and false prophesying never happened. The fact that Jones's online biography compares his ministry to that of the prophet Daniel only heightens the blasphemous nature of the whole fiasco.
We are used to Religious Right leaders like David Barton saying that the Bible has a clear and unequivocal position on every single political issue from the minimum wage to net neutrality. Of course, in most cases the Good Book just so happens to support the same view held by right-wing activists.
For example, take the controversy over a bridge construction project in North Carolina's Outer Banks, where two environmental groups challenged a proposal to replace the 50-year-old Bonner Bridge. Christian Action League head Mark Creech claims he knows exactly where God and the Bible stand on the matter of rebuilding Bonner Bridge.
Obviously, God agrees with Creech that the environmentalists are wrong to oppose the project:
Fiery state Senator Bill Cook at a recent press conference called upon the environmentalists to give up their legal shenanigans. Cook said they were to blame for the situation getting to this point. He said, "Today, I would like to call for the Southern Environmental Law Center to give it up….You've done enough damage." He further stated, "Here we have a beautiful place, an island, and we're letting overly zealous environmental folks shut down a bridge effectively. They delayed a bridge for what, 20 years? It's insane."
Indeed it is insane. It's as insane as when farmers just a few years ago in California's San Joaquin Valley had to have the water they used for crops diverted to the Pacific just to save a three inch fish known as the delta smelt. The action driven by radical environmentalists caused a 40% unemployment rate in the region, also causing food shortages, higher prices, and situations that made it more difficult for the poor.
What precipitates such nonsense? It is one's worldview.
Most people in North Carolina and the nation have been deeply impacted by a cultural Christian worldview, even though they may not know or acknowledge it. The Book of Genesis teaches that mankind is to '[b]e fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion…over every living thing that moves on the earth" (Gen. 1:28). Jesus taught that human beings, made in the image of God, are of much more value than animals. On one occasion the Savior said, "Look at the birds of the air…Are you not of more value than they?" (Mt. 6:26). On another occasion, He demonstrably stated, "Of how much more value is a man than a sheep! (Mt. 12:12). The biblical worldview on the environment is that we should responsibly "subdue" (subjugate, restrain, control) and develop the earth and its natural resources in a way that best benefits the human race.
Contrast the Christian worldview with the viewpoint of militant environmentalists and you'll see there's a divide wider than the Bonner Bridge. Many believe in "untouched nature" as their ideal. Thus they subvert building projects via lawsuits to protect some species of animal, bird, and even insect life. Some go so far as to argue the human population should be drastically scaled back to save the earth.
The Bonner Bridge closing is a case in point as to how our worldview affects us for either good or bad. Moreover, it demonstrates that when some point of view other than a biblical worldview is granted supremacy in public-policy, it inevitably results in harm to God's crowning and most beloved creative achievement – man.
Sen. Cook is right; the environmentalists in this case need to get out of the way. But they might consider an even greater reason for getting out of the way than the trouble they've caused the people of Hatteras Island. Much of the philosophy behind what they do stands as an obstruction to the purposes of God.
The Tea Party biker group 2 Million Bikers To DC, which drew praise from Fox News for its protest against a tiny 9/11 truther rally, is definitely not racist…so not racist that it posted this image to its Facebook page today:
Most recently, the biker group's leader Belinda Bee spoke at Larry Klayman's rally for a second American revolution, where she denounced Sharia law, homosexuality and the amendments to the Constitution which followed the Bill of Rights.
Today on the 700 Club, televangelist Pat Robertson railed against President Obama as both an incompetent leader "who never ran anything" and an ideologue who is imposing his radical agenda.
"He doesn't understand what these things are, he's never been in the military, he doesn't understand it, he doesn't understand geopolitics," Robertson said. "But he has a prism on the world that was shaped by his radical father and he has a prism that was shaped by some of his friends who were radical leftists and his spiritual mentor who at one time hated America; that's who is running our country."
"We are waiting like, are we ever going to get delivered from this thing?" he said.
Robertson compared the state of the nation to Gulliver's Travels: "This is a great nation, it's like Gulliver and the little Lilliputians. Here's a giant who is held down by all these pygmies and we're a giant, America is a giant, being held down by these pygmies. It's time to pray, lots of prayer, and some action maybe in these next elections."
In a column today, WorldNetDaily editor Joseph Farah claims that the late Nelson Mandela was "an unrepentant terrorist" who should not be mourned. Farah takes issue with the federal government's decision to lower flags to half-staff in honor of Mandela. Americans should "mourn instead for the tens of millions of innocent victims of Communism and other forms of totalitarianism Mandela promoted," he writes.
Last week, Farah argued that Mandela was an advocate of white genocide.
Should the U.S. be lowering its government flags to half-staff for a Communist Party leader?
Should the U.S. be lowering its government flags to half-staff for a liar and a deceiver?
Should the U.S. be lowering its government flags to half-staff for an unrepentant terrorist?
Should the U.S. be lowering its government flags to half-staff for a friend of Arafat, Gadhafi and Castro?
Mandela was not a freedom fighter – any more than his loathsome buddy Yasser Arafat was.
Forgive me if I don't mourn for Mandela. I mourn instead for his victims. I mourn instead for those martyrs being persecuted, tortured and killed every day around the world for their faith in God. I mourn instead for the tens of millions of innocent victims of Communism and other forms of totalitarianism Mandela promoted.
Sen. Mark Pryor of Arkansas, a centrist Democrat facing a tough re-election campaign, launched a new political ad this month, and both the ad and the responses to it have highlighted the challenges of mixing religion and politics in ways that respect religious freedom, pluralism, and the spirit of the Constitution.
In Pryor's new ad, he doesn't talk about political issues or his opponent; he just talks about the Bible.
"I'm not ashamed to say that I believe in God and I believe in His word. The Bible teaches us no one has all the answers. Only God does. And neither political party is always right. This is my compass, my north star. It gives me comfort and guidance to do what's best for Arkansas. I'm Mark Pryor, and I approve this message because this is who I am and what I believe."
The centrality of faith in Pryor's life is well-known. But the ad was slammed by Brad Dayspring at the National Republican Senatorial Committee, who mockingly suggested the ad contradicted comments Pryor had made last year: "The Bible is really not a rule book for political issues. Everybody can see it differently." But I don't see the contradiction. In both, Pryor seems to be acknowledging that even people who look to the Bible for guidance can disagree on particular policy positions. Dayspring's attack drew a surprising rebuke from Pryor's Republican opponent, Rep. Tom Cotton, who called the NRSC response "bizarre and offensive."
The ad has drawn a mixed response from progressive commentators. Ed Kilgore at the Washington Monthly praises Pryor for "basically saying the Bible teaches some humility and reserves wisdom and final judgment to Gold Almighty, not to his self-appointed representatives on earth." But Paul Waldman at the American Prospect takes issue with Pryor's "I'm not ashamed" line, suggesting it is a dog-whistle for those who believe the Religious Right's charge that Christianity is under attack in America.
Waldman notes, however, that the ad could have been a lot worse, reminding us of this notorious Rick Perry ad from 2012 which starts with very similar "I'm not ashamed" language but then gets "much more vulgar."
A more recent example of the "a lot worse" school of religion and politics came from Rep. Paul Broun of Georgia, who is currently running for the Senate. In a six-minute speech from the floor of the House of Representatives in September, he mixed personal religious testimony with Christian-nation claims that the government should be run according to his interpretation of the Bible.
Broun's remarks start with a core Christian Reconstructionist principle: that God ordained family, church and government and gave each a specific area of authority. But, he says, because of "this mistaken idea that we're supposed to have a separation of church and state, the family and the church have abdicated a lot of its duties over to government." (Reconstructionists believe that God did not authorize government to be involved, for example, in education or the reduction of poverty; that role is meant for family and church.)
Broun calls the Bible "the basis of our nation," and says the fact that we aren't running society accordingly will mean the death of our Republic. The founding fathers, he says, were "Bible-believing Christians" who believed that "every aspect of life should follow the dictates of God's inerrant word. That's what I believe in. That's what we should all believe in."
This message is not new for Broun. Last year Kilgore wrote about a Broun speech in which he said that evolutionary science is "from the pit of hell" and that the Bible is a "manufacturer's handbook" that "teaches us how to run all of public policy and everything in society," as well as our lives as individuals. "That's the reason as your Congressman I hold the Holy Bible as being the major directions to me of how I vote in Washington, D.C."
There are important distinctions between Pryor's ad and Broun's speeches. It is helpful to look at them through the prism of People For the American Way Foundation's 12 Rules for Mixing Religion and Politics. These "rules of the road" are meant to generate a broader conversation about how we can create and sustain a civic space that reflects the principles of the Constitution and the values of respectful civic discourse, one that welcomes the participation of people of all faiths and people of none. Consider this passage from the 12 Rules:
Public officials are free to talk about their faith, the role it plays in their lives, and how it influences their approach to issues, but must not use the power of their office to proselytize or impose particular religious beliefs or practices on others.
Pryor's ad seems to be intended to keep to the appropriate side of this rule, where Broun clearly violates the rule by proselytizing from the floor of the House.
In addition, Broun, like David Barton and other Religious Right leaders, claims that the right-wing position on every political issue finds some grounding or justification in the Bible, which should be the final word on every policy matter. Broun's insistence that every aspect of law and society should fit his interpretation of the Bible also violates another rule, "It is appropriate to discuss the moral and religious dimensions of policy issues, but religious doctrine alone is not an acceptable basis for public policy." In contrast, Pryor's ad explicitly says that he doesn't claim to have all the answers, even though he uses the Bible as his moral compass.
A Religious Right critic of Pryor's ad broke another of PFAW Foundation's rules: "Religion should not be used as a political club." As blogger Jeremy Hooper noted, Andrea Lafferty of the Traditional Values Coalition was "outraged" by Pryor's ad. She said his claim to be guided by the Bible "the furthest thing from the truth" because he had voted for the Employment Non Discrimination Act, which protects people from being discriminated at work based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. Lafferty is of course free to believe that fairness is not a biblical value; but she shouldn't denigrate the sincerity of Pryor's faith because he disagrees.
Still, Pryor's ad is a cautionary tale about the fact that, as he himself has said, the intersection of faith and politics can be difficult to navigate. It can come across as saying, "vote for me because I'm a Christian," a message that fails to respect America's constitutional ideals and growing religious pluralism. And it could be seen as uncomfortably close to the message of Mike Huckabee's 2008 primary campaign against Mitt Romney in Iowa, which essentially boiled down to, "vote for me because I'm the right kind of Christian." Candidates or campaigns that suggest only Christians, or certain kinds of Christians, are worthy of public office violate the spirit if not the letter of the Constitution's prohibition on a religious test for public office.
With Christian-nation advocates like David Lane organizing all over the country for the 2014 and 2016 elections, there's little doubt that the months ahead will bring some downright toxic mixing of religion and politics.
Even after a Texas school district refuted an erroneous report from Fox News reporter Todd Starnes alleging that the district is banning Christmas trees and the colors red and green, Ralph Reed's Faith and Freedom Coalition yesterday decided to run with the story anyway in order to scare its members about the "War on Christmas."
In August, TX Gov. Rick Perry signed into law the "Merry Christmas Bill," which legally permits students and teacher to use traditional holiday greetings such as "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Hanukkah" and also protects traditional holiday symbols. Lawmakers in the state hoped it would put an end to the "War on Christmas" scandals that plague us each winter. Unfortunately, officials at Nichols Elementary School in Waco, TX have already violated the new law, banning all reference to Christmas, from Christmas trees to the colors red and green, in their upcoming "Winter Party."
Contact Principal Courtney Murphy & school board president Renee Ehmke and tell them that the parents and students at Nichols Elementary are guaranteed the right to celebrate Christmas. Call Nichols Elementary at (469)-633-3950 or contact them via email at email@example.com and contact Emke at (469)633-6000.
Of course, if the FFC had simply contacted the school district (as it advises its members to do) or just did a Google search, it would have found out that the school district's "War on Christmas" is nothing but a Fox News-generated myth:
An unfortunate misunderstanding regarding an email that was sent by a room mom has unfairly portrayed a school and the Frisco ISD as having violated the "Merry Christmas Law." This is simply incorrect.
The email being referenced was not an official PTA email nor was the school aware of it being sent. The email that was sent by the room mom was sent two weeks before the party planning meeting had even been held. At the party planning meeting held on November 19, prior to any knowledge of the email, the school leaders went over the new law as part of the meeting. Please understand, there has never been a ban on what is worn, what is said, or what is brought to the party (as long as they do not violate the "Limitations on Content" prohibited by policy FNAA -obscene, vulgar, inappropriate for the age, etc.). The new law is consistent with the manner in which holiday parties have been handled by the District in the past and in line with state and federal law.
When the email was forwarded to Mr. Fallon stating no red or green or Christmas trees and no reference to Christmas or another religious holiday, he sent a letter to our Superintendent regarding the law. Our Superintendent called him and assured him these were not our rules. We are still unsure of why the campus and District's position was misunderstood and why there is the feeling that there is some sort of ban of items or greetings regarding the winter holiday parties at that school.
When in our schools and offices, you will see a variety of decorations – you will see Christmas Trees at some, you will see a winter wonderland theme at others, you may even see staff wearing Santa hats. Yesterday the District hosted a senior citizens luncheon and students performed a lovely concert with Christmas and holiday tunes.


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This book first appeared in 1963 and quickly become quite popular. As its title claims, it is intended as an introduction and is appropriate for undergraduate students with some knowledge of abstract topology. It is completely self-contained. To achieve that, some chapters are dedicated to introduce from scratch certain topics in algebraic topology (e.g. fundamental groups) or algebra (e.g. presentations of groups). This makes the book very accessible. Nevertheless each chapter contains detailed proofs as well as a set of exercises, some of which may be challenging for the beginner.
Probably the best review of this book was written by R. Crowell himself, in his preface to the 1977 edition: "the book could be certainly be rewritten by including more material and also by introducing topics in a more elegant and up-to-date style. […] this book achieves qualities of effectiveness, brevity, elementary character, and unity. These characteristics would be jeopardized, if not lost, in a major revision".
This search for simplicity has some drawbacks. For instance, the Alexander polynomials are introduced in a way that, while it is perfectly suitable for computations, make them a bit mysterious; where do they come from? In order to motivate their construction, one should ultimately go further and introduce homology groups of covering spaces. One would lose the elementary character, but would gain a deeper understanding.
Summing up, I think this is a great book for the beginner who is looking for a quick overview and who wants to taste the flavour of the theory. Afterwards, the no-more beginner will turn to more advanced and complete textbooks (for example, Lickorish's Introduction to Knot Theory, Springer, Graduate Texts in Mathematics 175).
Fabio Mainardi earned a PhD in Mathematics at the University of Paris 13. His research interests are mainly Iwasawa theory, p-adic L-functions and the arithmetic of automorphic forms. At present, he works in a "classe préparatoire" in Geneva. He may be reached at email@example.com.
Chapter 1. Knots and Knot Types
Chapter 2. The Fundamental Group
Chapter 3. The Free Groups
Chapter 4. Presentation of Groups
Chapter 5. Calculation of Fundamental Groups
Chapter 6. Presentation of a Knot Group
Chapter 7. The Free Calculus and the Elementary Ideals
Chapter 8. The Knot Polynomials
Chapter 9. Characteristic Properties of the Knot Polynomials
Appendix I. Differentiable Knots are Tame
Appendix II. Categories and groupoids
Appendix III. Proof of the van Kampen theorem
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Wilson Bogan wrote to say he appreciates receiving my free newsletter but wonders why it goes directly into his Deleted Items box when he tries to open it. Well, this is one of the many options Outlook Express has available to help you filter incoming messages.
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Beyond this, an image can be Copied and Pasted into a blank word processing document, where it can be resized by moving any of its corner "handles." If the image is bigger than the word processor's page there will usually be at least one of its corners showing. When a corner handle is moved towards the center of a graphic, the image shrinks in size and tends to move toward the center of page.
In MSWord an image can be located anywhere on a page if it's enclosed in a "text box." Create this box first by going to Insert, Text Box. Your cursor will change to a small cross which will let you draw a rectangle of the approximate size and shape you want. Right-click inside the box and choose Paste. The box and image can both be resized if necessary. Double-clicking the image and/or frame will bring up a menu with all kinds of editing options, including various "border" schemes that might enhance the picture.
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Love of home life, the intimate moments a family peacefully enjoyed in seclusion, had long been considered a hallmark of English character even before the Victorian era. But the Victorians attached unprecedented importance to domesticity, romanticizing the family in every medium from novels to government reports, to the point where actual families felt anxious and the public developed a fierce appetite for scandal. Here Karen Chase and Michael Levenson explore how intimacy became a spectacle and how this paradox energized Victorian culture between 1835 and 1865. They tell a story of a society continually perfecting the forms of private pleasure and yet forever finding its secrets exposed to view. The friction between the two conditions sparks insightful discussions of authority and sentiment, empire and middle-class politics.
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17 the Bowling Green is our own holiday home that we regularly use. The house is tucked away at the end of a cul-de-sac in St-Just-in-Roseland. The village is conveniently situated between St Mawes and the King Harry Ferry, a short-cut to Truro and well known for its church set on the waters edge amongst exotic sub-tropical plants. The house and garden are ideal for guests with children or dogs as the gardens are enclosed. There is a lovely sitting room with open fire, TV , wireless broadband, dining room, new kitchen, new bathroom with powerful shower, one double (super-king size bed), one twin and one en-suite single bedroom. The single room also has a TV. The kitchen is equipped with an oven, hob and extractor, microwave, fridge and a freezer. Adjacent to it is a small utility room with access to a large kennel. Behind the house is a lovely sheltered patio and private garden. There is ample parking space for 2 cars. Well-behaved children and dogs are very welcome. No smoking.
Why you should visit: A visit to the Roseland Peninsular in Cornwall is like a time trip to Britain in the 60's. Things move in a much slower and relaxed pace and the public toilets stay open all night without vandalism. Leaning against the harbour wall of St Mawes with a pasty or a clotted cream ice cream in your hand watching various types of
boats moving in and out, you will feel all the stress going as well. Or enjoy walking miles and miles of unspoilt beaches with your family or dogs. And yet, if you hop across to Falmouth or Truro via a short but scenic ferry ride, you will be spoil for choice with wonderful shops and tempting eateries. Or, if you would like to make a pleasant day out to Padstow for Rick Stein's sea food restaurant, gallery visits in St Ives,the Eden Project, wind-surfing in Newquay or St. Michael's Mount, 17 the Bowling Green is an ideal base. You can reach most of the destinations in Cornwall within one hour.
A beautiful house in a peaceful close. We thought it was luxurious, warm and cosy, lovely rooms layout and everything that you could want or need was catered for. House was wonderfully clean and maintained.
It was a real pleasure dealing with the owner, who was always so helpful.
The area is very stunning, would like to have done more walking, but the weather was very poor.
Would love to go again sometime.
This was a very comfortable house. Well-equipped and very clean. It's in a good location, near St. Mawes, and a half-hour drive to Truro. There are pleasant walks nearby. Atsuko was very easy to deal with, and available to answer our questions. We would stay again.
Everything was described as well as: the house, the equipment, the surroundings. The kitchen was equipped super-duper and the baths was really nice and very clean. We have felt very well and It was more than one can expect.
In addition still a very nice written contact with Atsuko which answered all mails fast and reliably and well organised everything.
Brigitte and Hans
We can only recommend the house and his renters.
The ease with which the property was leased was only an indication of how lovely a destination this property is. The owners have furnished and equipped the house to a very high standard, even down to soaps etc. It is most certainly a home from home. We rented it because our son was being married at St Mawes Castle and it turned out to be the perfect place for us to stay and our son to leave from to get married.
The location is perfectly placed for touring, walking etc.
We would recommend this to any and all future interested holidaymakers.
This really was a great find and exceeded all expectations. The house was spotless and had so many extras not found in others we had visited over the years. Our main concern was making sure we kept it as tidy and clean as it was left for us!
The dogs were completely at home and were so exhausted after each days walk that they hardly moved each evening. The weather could not have been better and we did not see a single cloud until a day before having to leave. Each day we tried a different walk and there are many nearby, from the doorstep or a short drive away and with the added bonus of an internet connection at the house, this made mapping out the next days activities very easy - especially when looking for pubs at the end of a coastal walk which served good food and welcomed dogs!
All in all it was a fantastic place to stay in and the owner could not have been more of a pleasure to deal with. If anyone is looking for a home from home with all the facilities and in a good location then I cannot recommend this place more highly.
A fabulous house in a beautiful, peaceful location.
Everything one could want in a rental property was provided.
The house is located only 5 minutes drive from delightful St Mawes, from where you can take the ferry over to Falmouth. Highly recommended, as is the King Harry Ferry.
Would certainly recommend this property to anyone looking for a great place to stay.
St-Just-in-Roseland is a little village 2 miles north of St. Mawes on the Roseland Peninsular. A quiet, little village but also well known for its picturesque church which stands on the waterfront amongst exotic sub-tropical plants. Roseland is a haven for those interested in sailing and it is full of nice beaches; some small, some long and some hidden waiting to be discovered by those who seek a relatively quiet and relaxing holiday. Most of its coastline is part of the Southwest coastal path and/or protected by the National Trust. The garden lovers will be spoil for choice with Trelissick, Trewithen, Lost Gardens of Heligan and the Eden Project. The village is also conveniently situated with access to Falmouth and Truro, where there is an abundant choice for shopping and restaurants. Both can be reached within 20min. Yet, if you prefer to stay on the Roseland, there is a good choice of grocery/farm shops/restaurants.
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FRHSD Students Attend 2014 FCCLA Conference
Each year, Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) students and advisors are among hundreds who attend the annual New Jersey Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference.
MNHS Students Earn FCCLA Recognitions
Nineteen Manalapan High School students were recently honored for outstanding skills during the 2014 New Jersey Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America's (FCCLA) State Leadership Conference.
MNHS Students Earns Caring Award
Halle Proper is a recipient of the 2014 Caring Award!
FRHSD Students Succeed in Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition
Manalapan High School (MNHS) sophomores Thomas Colen, Tarung Bhimnatwala, Krishna Gotur, and John Klich are winners in the 2014 Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision competition! ExploraVision is one of the world's largest K-12 science competitions and is a cornerstone of Toshiba's efforts to inspire youth in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
MNHS Student Among 2013 Siemens Math, Science & Technology Competition Semi-Finalists
Steven Xu, a senior at Manalapan High School, was named a semi-finalist in the 2013-2014 Siemens Competition for Math, Science, and Technology. This is nation's premier research competition for high school students.
New Mobile App Offers Easy Access to FRHSD Information
The 2013 - 2014 school year brings a new and exciting technique for the entire Freehold Regional High School District school community and the general public to get information pertaining to the district's six high schools.
Manalapan Student Attends FCCLA Leadership Conference
Julia Farhat, a proud student at Manalapan High School, recently returned from the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America's (FCCLA) Capitol Leadership, held September 29th through October 2nd in Washington D.C.
MNHS Hosts Character Development Program Series
The Manalapan High School is hosting a character development program series during the months of October and November in observance of the "Week of Respect" and "School Violence Awareness Week".
MNHS Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
The Manalapan High School is proud to announce the names of MNHS Semi-finalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program.


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