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The 2015 YMCA Golf Classic
The 12th Annual YMCA Golf Classic is scheduled for June 7-8, 2015 at Minnehaha Country Club.
The money raised by the YMCA Golf Classic supports the Sioux Falls Family YMCA After School Program (ASP) at five Sioux Falls middle schools. In eleven years, we have raised over $1.4 million for this essential program. If you have questions about the Golf Classic, the Middle School After School Program, or the Youth Golf Clinic, please call Katie at 605-336-3190 ext 17. The 11th annual YMCA Golf Classic was held June 8-9, 2014, at Minnehaha Country Club.

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So it'll be challenging, to say the least. But as Democrats discuss their strategy to defy history—which includes re-recruiting candidates who did well but still lost in 2012—the Republican response is quite bizarre:
Republicans argue that Democrats are going down the wrong path in trying to field candidates like Demings, a former Orlando police chief, and Mullen, an Army veteran and political neophyte, saying they have yet to demonstrate they can win a high-profile congressional race.What a weird, odd thing to say. Here's a list of Democrats elected in 2012 who have lost previous Congressional races:
"If voters are looking for a reincarnation of something from the past, they're better off watching the new 'Dallas,'" said Andrea Bozek, a National Republican Congressional Committee spokeswoman.
AZ-01, Ann Kirkpatrick. Third race (won in 2008, lost in 2010).
CA-07, Ami Bera. Second race (lost in 2010).
CA-41, Mark Takano. Third race (lost in 1992 & 1994).
FL-09, Alan Grayson. Fourth race (lost primary in 2006, won in 2008, lost in 2010).
FL-26, Joe Garcia. Third race (lost in 2008 & 2010).
IL-08, Tammy Duckworth. Second race (lost in 2006).
IL-11, Bill Foster. Fourth race (won special & general in 2008, lost in 2010).
MN-08, Rick Nolan. Fifth race (lost in 1972, won in 1974, 1976 & 1978).
NV-03, Dina Titus. Third race (won in 2008, lost in 2010).
NH-01, Carol Shea-Porter. Fourth race (won in 2006 & 2008, lost in 2010).
NH-02, Ann McLane Kuster. Second race (lost in 2010).
NY-24, Dan Maffei. Fourth race (lost in 2006, won in 2008, lost in 2010).
WA-10, Denny Heck. Second race (lost in 2010).
And of course, if losing a Congressional campaign was the end of everyone's political careers, then we wouldn't have a President Barack Obama, who got crushed 2-1 (62-31) in a 2000 primary against Rep. Bobby Rush in the Illinois 1st Congressional District.
1:52 PM PT (David Nir): Chas 981 adds one more: WA-01, Suzan DelBene (lost in 2010).


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County Welcomes GASP Attorney
By Allison M. Heinrichs, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Jul. 26–When Michael Parker thinks about the environment his two young children will inherit, his outlook isn't positive.
"I'm concerned what kind of world we're going to leave, what my children are going to have to deal with, what their children are going to deal with," said Parker, 32, an environmental attorney from Forest Hills. "It's not an optimistic view."
He hopes his jump from serving as a lawyer for the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), a Squirrel Hill-based environmental advocacy organization, to working for the Allegheny County Health Department will continue his quest to change that. He just finished his first week on the job at an agency that once was a frequent subject of his criticism.
Dr. Bruce Dixon, director of the department, said he doesn't see a conflict with hiring Parker and is confident his history as an environmentalist who questioned the department's actions will be an asset. Board of Health Chairman Paul King, director of environmental health and safety at Duquesne University, echoed Dixon.
"Philosophically, it doesn't trouble me whatsoever," said King, who taught law at the University of Pittsburgh while Parker earned his degree there. "I've had a chance to see him in a variety of capacities over the last six or seven years and have found him to be very grounded in law and policy. I'm delighted that he is joining the Health Department."
Parker will be responsible for preparing environmental regulations, bringing polluters into compliance and, occasionally, representing the department in court, Dixon said.
Spokesmen for some of the county's largest polluters, including Shenango Coke Works and U.S. Steel, declined to comment.
Parker's concern for the environment grew from his childhood in Johnstown.
"We lived along the Stonycreek River," Parker said. "It's getting better now, but when I was a kid it was pretty bad — the water was orange, the sand was orange along the riverbanks, we weren't allowed to swim in it, there were no fish there. As a kid, it was disappointing."
After earning a history degree at Pitt Johnstown and marrying his college sweetheart, Sarah, Parker enrolled in the Pittsburgh campus's environmental law program.
"I wanted to be a lawyer and I've always had a real connection to the environment," he said. "I didn't really consider any other course of law."
Throughout college, Parker was in the U.S. Army Reserves "for the adventure." Immediately after graduating from law school, and two months before his service with the Army was up, he was deployed to Iraq.
"I don't want to say it was a good experience, but it was a growth experience for me," he said. "I learned a lot about humanity. When you're in a war zone, you see all extremes, you see the best in people and you see the worst."
A few months after returning he became a staff attorney at Pitt's Environmental Law Clinic, but soon left to become GASP's first attorney with a background in environmental law.
"I loved working for GASP," Parker said. "It was the exact type of job I was looking for when I went to law school. I wanted to do public advocacy."
He experienced success helping "regular people deal with relatively small pollution issues in their neighborhoods" and disappointment when GASP admitted defeat in its legal challenge of a waste coal-fired power plant proposed for Greene County after a court appeal was rejected.
"GASP has always been a litigious organization that hasn't shied away from issues that require more legal expertise," said executive director Rachel Filippini. "Having a real environmental lawyer on staff was a tremendous asset and Michael is certainly going to be missed.
"He's a hard worker with a strong environmental ethic," she said. "I believe that he's going to remain true to it no matter where he ends up."
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For those of you who might not know, apparently Kaixa was to have a super-mode called Break Form! Assuming this is legit, which it seems to be, they actually made the suit but never used it. This looks like it'd be about equivalent to Faiz's Axel form: the Sol Blood lines are silver like Axel's, and Axel (unlike Blaster) also featured the visor changing its color. However, instead of chest panels rotating out, it seems like Kaixa's breastplate has literally been shattered!
I would have loved to have seen this in action even just a time or two! What do you guys think?


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February 18, 2015
What the Orange Jumpsuits Reminded Me Of.
I am not much of a news watcher. But I definitely watch enough to have seen the pictures of the 21 Christians who were slain on the Libyan beach by ISIS. The image of the men in orange jumpsuits lined up on their knees will always stay with me. Each day I have been leaning into God with that image close to mind. We are a nation of fixers...so in my mind I would wonder what "we" as a nation could have done to prevent this, or what "we" should do to make sure it never happens again, that is what the news is asking for sure. Putting blame. Media helps with this doesn't it? I am not going to list here but you can probably think of all sorts of blame being tossed around right now.
I had felt a stirring in my spirit for several days. Was I going to hate the men who beheaded the Christians. I wondered to myself...what would Jesus do? I want to do what Jesus would do...and then I realized we know exactly what Jesus would have done. He would have asked forgiveness for those that persecute, Jesus words from the dangerous cross that the evil men hate..."Father, forgive them they know not what they do." He would have loved.
The government has a job to do to protect it's citizens in the USA. So I am not talking about government stance or action here. I am talking about me. My heart. In difficult times Satan loves nothing more than to turn people of peace into people of hate. We might not have been on that beach that day, but Satan is sure going to take every advantage..travel to and fro across the earth to try to infect us with fear, hatred and bitterness because of that beach. It would be a righteous hate, right? We have every right to hate them because of what they did? No. As easy as it is to be pulled into this way of thinking there is a more difficult road of love that Christians are called to. It is NOT for the faint of heart.
So I felt like God said to my heart, it is time to gird your loins, get ready, dive deeper into me because you do not possess the supernatural love that it will take to fight the infestation of hate that can come of this. I can not control any government, I can not control ISIS but I can submit my heart to The Way of the Cross. The men that died last weekend and the many men, women and children that have died for their faith through the centuries chose Jesus. They chose His way.
I don't think I am expected to like the persecutors, but I am expected to not give my heart to bitterness or hate. I am called to revisit Ephesians 10 and prepare for my own personal battle to keep my heart right before God. I must stand and be aware that fear can seep in almost unseen, but the feelings it brings are not.
I know I can't do this on most any subject without God: What fruits of the Spirit have I mastered that I can do on my own without God's supernatural power flowing through the Spirit to me?
None. If I am seeking God with all my heart these do flow naturally out of me. Some more readily than others. If I am not seeking God and thinking that I can be kind or full of God's peace without fully relying on Him for these things...I am desperately and wholeheartedly wrong.
Am I ready?
I am ready only if I am fully relied upon God. That picture of those 21 Christians, 21 souls that were murdered will remind me what it costs to be a servant of Jesus. If it is not costing me anything then I need to give that some thought and prayer and start asking some pretty tough questions.
Questions I ask myself:
Do I really trust God? The answer to this for me is...never enough. So I pray each day..."Father, I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief."
Have I given into fear, hate or bitterness....if so, ask God for forgiveness and send those evil spirits away. I would say this: "In the name of Jesus, the spirit of hate, must leave and go where Jesus sends it, Father fill me with fruit of your Spirit, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and self-control." See Paul in scripture for his example in casting out spirits. One does not need to be possessed by evil to be oppressed by evil.
Am I actively pursuing a relationship with God? Going to church on Sundays doesn't really count in this question. Yes, it is a good thing. But you would not develop a deep relationship with a friend or spouse in the middle of a church building with lots of people around. This is one on one time. Me and God.
Am I being silent before God?
Am I so scattered with busyness or thoughts that I can not even focus on God? Does it seem like God is distant? I can keep God at arms length by never stopping to be silent before Him. This is where the transformation of my heart is at it's greatest with God.
Prayer is such a gift. Praying for our enemies, praying to love those that hurt us or our family or friends, praying for the strength to make it through a storm of difficulties, praying for the light of Jesus to shine through you. Praying for the increase of the fruit of the Spirit. Praying to be released from _______.
Choose Love.
November 15, 2014
Staying in the Room with Difference
Thanks to a friend, Amy, my friend Denise and I found out about a presentation called the Jim and Casper show that was brought to Abilene by Hardin Simmons University.
I had never heard of Jim and Casper before.
So who is Jim? He is a Seattle pastor that isn't fond of "religion". He is about practicing faith and love through Christ.
Who is Casper? He is an atheist who was sought after by Jim to travel to different congregations through out the States with Jim. With Casper's perceptions and thoughts as an atheist Jim was able to see church through the eyes of the "other." Other not being a bad connotation, but just someone other than a Christian who doesn't know the church speak, theological references,...
Their talk wasn't long. Maybe 30 minutes.
The main point of Jim's presentation, which was basically an informal conversation with Casper and the audience, was how valuable it is for everyone, but especially for Christians to learn to stay in the room with difference. Not that we need to agree with difference, but that there is value in just listening, conversation, finding commonness with another.
This staying in the room with difference could even be practiced in two short weeks when families from far and wide come together to celebrate Thanksgiving.
Here are some points I wrote down:
"We don't need the 'other' to be the enemy."
How to learn to stay in the room with difference-
Practicing Otherliness: -Being unusually interested in others. (Out-listen people)
Practice staying in the room with difference. (Don't break up with people)
Stop comparing my best with another's worst.
Some basics for us Christians to be aware of that could be a problem:
Certainty has replaced faith. To me this means that our firmness of belief can be used as something that can wound people. Jim spoke of being humane with other humans.
Fixed ideology can be destructive.
A fundamentalist is someone who is mad and mean, not helpful. (side note: a fundamentalist does not necessarily limit itself to Christianity, it could be an atheist or politician...who is mad, mean and not helpful. However, as Jesus followers we are called to not be mean, mad and we are commanded to be helpful)
A test for yourself in this is are you building people up or tearing them down while living out your faith.
I was blessed through this conversation.
The other for me is generally not the sinner (as I am one, like Paul I am one of the worst), the homosexual, the poor, the homeless. Maybe there was a time that the fear of the unknown brought fear into the equation, and in those times I saw that fear was my driving force so I would serve the population that seemed unknown to me. I knew that I needed to look into the eyes, hold hands, give hugs, speak words of kindness and life to those that I did not know. God did not change them, but me. The one that needed the change.
Satan uses our fear against us and against our witness for Christ.
For me the other is the fundamentalist, the proof texters, the one's who looks are filled with arrows if you don't believe the way they do. So my challenge is to stay in the room with the differences and find commonness in life with those that make me uncomfortable.
Jim asked Casper to share with us how we should go about trying to "save" the lost. Casper shared that it is much easier to believe in God than to believe in the Bible when you don't believe in either. So it is not helpful to throw verses at people. It is helpful to live life alongside others so through our love and kindness we could be a witness to what a life looks life when following Christ.
It is love that saves.
I know many years ago before I came to know Christ that scripture pelted at me had no effect. But I can surely tell you the names and still see the faces of those who loved me in my mess. Just loved me, mess and all. It was the love of Christ that drew me in, and He used the kindness of His followers to melt my frozen heart.
Here is a link to Jim and Casper's first book: http://www.amazon.com/Jim-Casper-Church-Conversation-Well-Meaning/dp/141435858X
Their second book is called "Saving Casper." I haven't read either but have ordered used copies from Amazon and I anticipate reading them both.
I pray that we can practice staying in the room with difference and that when others see us they see kindness, love and interest in their lives. They are the children of God as we are.
January 23, 2014
No Master's...How about a Butter Braid Pastry instead?
What's with all the frozen storage inquiry? Why did I go to Iowa in the middle of winter?
The last four months have been somewhat cryptic if you are a friend of mine on Facebook. But, as of today I am the proud mama to a new company called RED BIRD FUNDRAISING.
I am an exclusive dealer for this part of Texas for Butter Braid Pastry. My territory has just over 500,000 people in it. So Abilene is my hub but I will travel a couple of hours in each direction to reach it's borders. What is a Butter Braid Pastry? You can click over here to see some up close and personal pictures...www.butterbraid.com
And can I say I am excited? Because I am,...really excited.
My weeks will be filled with baking Butter Braid Pastries and delivering these yummy braided and filled loaves to schools, non-profits, day cares,...you name it, if they do fundraisers they are going to get a free Butter Braid Pastry from me, and then helping the organization with their fundraisers. This is a full-time business that is perfect for me. I will be my own boss with lots of oversight from the makers of Butter Braid Pastry. I will have a job that will help people, help themselves. I get to visit with new people every day. It really is a dream come true for me. I have for years been keeping my open for a niche market that was needed in Abilene and thanks be to God I have found it.
How did I find this company? Out of desperation. Our fundraising options in Abilene are somewhat limited. I am not going to belittle the options at all, there is a place for all types. However, as a parent I was frustrated that my boys were unable to sell 1 item this year and it was not for lack of trying. It had to do with timing, and an item that once you have 1 you don't need any more. If you aren't the first school to get this item then your quite out of luck. I was feeling frustrated because I had two chorus trips to pay for fully. We had all tried our best with the fundraiser because it was going to make a difference of how much cold hard cash I had to cough up 2 weeks before Christmas time. No deal.
That same day my sister-in-law who lives in Arizona posted that my niece's dance company was doing a fundraiser and the amazing Butter Braid Pastries were back. Within a half an hour her feed blew up with all sorts of orders, and raves. "We have been waiting for this." Well I don't know about you but there are a couple of fundraisers that go on that I anticipate, but generally they have the words, "thin mint" in them. I was intrigued. I kept on checking back and the orders grew, and the excitement over the Butter Braid Pastry grew. So I decided then and there...I am getting this information and passing it on to my kids school.
But, there wasn't a dealer for this area.
I couldn't get the whole Butter Braid Dealer thing out of my head. It was with me when I went to sleep at night, and with me in the morning when I woke up.
I sent an inquiry about the dealership. They emailed me back. I sent another email. They emailed me back.
About 3 weeks into this 4 month process of acquiring a dealership I had some serious decisions to make. I had already applied for my Master's program at ACU in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program. I had been envisioning myself a therapist for 3 straight years. However, along with those thoughts there was always a back door. I always knew I was committed to get a Masters if it would be the right thing for not only myself but my family. I would take a fresh look at everyone's schedules and what their needs were this year and then pray A LOT and seek God's guidance on it. There was never peace. This program is particularly time consuming. No peace. To top that all off in our Bible Class at church two men were facilitating an Andy Stanley 6 week series on margins - margins in time, margins in money, margins in emotional life, margins in work, margins in relationships. One of the facilitators was a therapist and he spoke openly about how difficult it was for him to have margins in his life as far as time and work. When you are a therapist - people need you. Rob and I were in marriage therapy a couple of years ago and our therapist needed to skip a week because of a court case he was testifying in and I was panicked. How could he take a week off? I quickly envisioned me wanting to take a 2 week vacation with my husband and thought about all the people who would be let down because of it. Then I thought about my friend who recently became a grandma and was spending two weeks with her daughter and son in law to help as they were adjusting to new sleep schedules. I will be the first to tell you that God has got it all figured out and He does not need me to think the world weighs on my shoulders, but I also know myself well enough that it would be difficult for me to not be at my clients beck and call. Being a therapist all of a sudden began to feel very heavy. I do love to encourage people, I love to help people see and seek God in their walk, I love to see people with expectation, knowing that they are valued and loved. I wanted joy and I didn't want to have to climb out from a day of really difficult listening to find that each night. I wanted to come home and tell my husband about my day and all that happened, I couldn't do that.
I wanted something different. So God gave my lots of clarity. He has opened every door with this business. He has made it clear in every way that this has His blessing. I flew to Iowa last week for my final interview to be a Butter Braid Pastry dealer. In May I will finish school for good and walk across that stage as one happy camper. I will have accomplished just what I set out to. I learned more about myself and determination and worthiness than I ever dreamed I would. School was a true gift to me, not a minute wasted. And as of the end of February, Lord willing and if all goes as expected my pallet of Butter Braid Pastries will be in 5 chest freezers and I will be working full-time as a dealer for Butter Braid Pastry and be my boss in my Red Bird Fundraising company. I had worked out my schedule for school to be doable to also work full time.
So...that's my story and I am sticking with it. If you are someone who runs a fundraiser, has a kid who is going on a mission trip and needs to raise funds, knows of someone who might need a fundraiser. I am your gal!! Thanks to you all for your amazing support!
Did I mention they serve 11, (For my family about 6 or 7, we always have some left over), they come frozen, when you are ready to make one you set them out to rise at night and in the morning you put a sweet yeast pastry in your oven that makes your whole house smell divine, you frost it with the frosting that comes with...and serve. I will have 5 flavors. The price point is $14 each and if you are doing the fundraising you earn $6 per pastry...that's amazing!!
October 17, 2013
Jesus is more than enough.
God's word and love and truth is breath to me. I know what it means in my heart to believe. In the words of Peter to Jesus in the Gospel of John when Jesus asks Peter if he and the other disciples are going to leave along with the others because his teaching is hard, Peter responds to Jesus...we have no where else to go. That is how I feel about Christ and the Father. I know what I believe, I know what I feel, I know what it is to be lost and then to be found. I know how dark darkness is, to be separated from God. There is no where else for me now than to be with God.
But sometimes when I am using inadequate words to share Jesus and His immeasurable love and gifts to those who believe I feel like I don't know if I am even worthy to share the weight of His message. I know that God just calls me to show up and be willing, "be it to me as You will," "your servant is listening," and He does the rest. But, this inadequate vessel has been shocked into tears a couple of times lately by God's power and I just want to fall on the floor with my face to the ground, really it is all I can do, that can be my only response.
Recently, I was in a class where the peace of Christ was discussed. In this class their was someone, who in the world's eyes might have no peace due to her situation, but with Christ, she has peace. As I was posing the question, "do you think you can find peace through Jesus?" The weight of those words fell on me like bricks. The questions railed over me as I was waiting for her to think through her answer,..."is Jesus enough? are these words I am saying real? This road is so difficult for her, do I really believe that Jesus can bring peace?" The answers are yes, but sometimes I feel like I can just be non-challant when sharing Jesus, but when speaking to someone who so desperately needs Him and knows it, it seemed as though we were transported to holy ground. Will this young woman and so many like her, including myself, be changed and have hope and peace that passes all understanding? Her answer was yes, she did believe that Jesus was enough.
Jesus is more than enough. {face down on the ground}.
July 09, 2013
June 06, 2013
The Summer of Preparations
Here we are at the beginning of summer and I am thinking about balancing television, reading, video games, and how to bring some productivity and intentional quiet time with God into my teenagers days.
This summer is the "summer of preparation to be an adult." My "plan" is to teach my teenagers how to take care of a home from top to bottom. I have printed out some housekeeping lists and plan to work with them on taking care of a home in a more full way than just vacuuming or emptying the dishwasher. Then a fun addition is how to make some staple meals. I am going to let each of them pick two meals that are budget friendly and have them make them for us a couple of times through the summer so they will have 2 meals they can make easily.
Some of my resources on cleaning come from a site that uses flylady. I love flylady cleaning methods so am excited to integrate her into our routine.
And not only learning to take care of their home and meals, but their hearts through quiet time, study and prayer with God.
Preparations for when they spread their wings and fly the nest...in just a couple of years.
May 27, 2013
Robert Alton Gililland, Sr. Love, Love and Love.
Those beautiful poetic words that my Grandfather would speak, his beautiful thoughts, his gratefulness, his love are no longer in living and breathing form, but in their place stand memories; memories that do not do my Gran's presence justice, however, they simply must do.
My Gran passed on at 12:45am on Tuesday, May 21st. Our last memory of him communicating to us would be Sunday morning when my sister, Becky and I had gone over to see him. My sister and her family had arrived in Abilene at about 4am that Sunday. We headed over at around 8:30am to check on him. He was SO glad to see her, and was so glad that they had made it in safely. Becky and I each took one of his hands and he would kiss our hands repeatedly and then ask Becky questions about her and her family.
We left briefly to go home and gather our families and then we headed back to have worship with Gran at about 1pm. He wasn't interacting much, but his breathing still seemed normal at that time. My cousin's family, aunt and uncle, my family and Becky's family stood and sat around my Grandfather's bed and worshiped with him. Several of the great-grandchildren stood by his bedside reading scriptures they chose, speaking loudly so he could hear. We sang his favorite song twice, "How Great Thou Art." It was just this last Christmas when our large family group was together that my grandfather requested that we all sing this song. This Sunday during the song he lifted his arms and moved them as though he was directing us. Then came time to take communion and I asked him if he would like to take the bread and he nodded, I put a piece of cracker in his mouth and he chewed it up. Then I asked him if he wanted the grape juice and he nodded so I put a straw into the grape juice for him to drink, it took him about 5 tries but he was able to get a good sip. Shortly after that we gathered around his bed and laid our hands on him and prayed over him. When we left late that afternoon he was sleeping and we assumed that when we came back in the morning he would be ready for conversation again.
I got an anxious feeling Monday morning when I woke up. I headed right over there and he was unresponsive (or sleeping) as the late afternoon before, but he hadn't been dosed any pain medication in over 12 hours. His breathing was more labored. My sister, aunt, uncle and I got busy texting and calling family to let them know what was happening. His Hospice aide was there when I arrived and she had given Gran a good bath. She told us to be sure to dose Gran his pain meds on a regular basis as he would not be able to tell us he was in pain. I knew when I saw Gran that morning that I wouldn't leave his side again. We all just camped out there with him holding his hands, kissing his hands, singing, playing his hymn cd's. My brother Rob caught a flight out of Phoenix and made it in at about 11pm. My sister, Tiffany, hopped in her car to make the 12 hour drive.
All that were there took turns sitting by his side and holding his hand. We would wet his lips and mouth with the mouth sponges that Hospice brought. We kept his hair combed and looking his dapper self. My brother, Rob, made it in to see my Grandfather. My husband, Rob, had picked him up at the airport. Before hubby Rob went on back home my cousin's David and Michael and my siblings, Rob, Becky and I gathered around his bed and prayed over my Gran again. Within about a half an hour of that prayer my Gran's breathing was beginning to slow down and before we knew it there were no more breaths. My cousins went to the other side of the house to get their mom and dad who had retired a couple of hours before to get some rest before my uncle's 7am dialysis appointment. Phil and Sue said their goodbyes and my Gran went on to Glory.
It was quite surreal.
The man who to all of us was larger than life, he really was our true north on earth, our earthly guiding presence was gone. He shone Jesus so bright in his life, it will be difficult to go on without him here with us. The grand patriarch has met up with our grand matriarch in heaven.
My Gran was a wonderful example of love to us. He loved fully. In my cousin, David's words at the memorial service, my Gran's love was "Fun, Pure and Holy."
I am remembering the mornings I would go over and give him his morning medicine and I would have his pills in my hand and he would take my hand and hold it. He would tell me that my hands were beautiful, soft and gentle, and how much he loved my hands that helped him. The last two months were a sacred gift to me. I think I saw my Gran every day but one in the last two months of his life. Most days I saw him more than once. I knew that his time was coming to an end, but had hoped selfishly that I had lots more mornings of his smile as I walked in the door. I wish I would have taken a picture of that first morning smile. Although selflessly I am so glad that He saw Jesus face to face, he is in no more pain, and is with my Nana again. He sought the Lord every day on this earth, now there is no more seeking, his journey is complete.
Thanks be to God.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - teach on retirement visa in ECUADOR? TEFL International Supports Dave's ESL Cafe Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in teach on retirement visa in ECUADOR? Goto page 1, 2 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> General Latin America Forum View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message jbrannanJoined: 13 Feb 2013Posts: 25Location: USA Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:34 am Post subject: teach on retirement visa in ECUADOR? Just wondering if it's legal to teach in Ecuador if one has a retirement visa? Or does possessing a retirement visa make any difference other than being in the country legally? I haven't seen this question answered probably because most of you are way under retirement age But I'm getting close and understand the difficulties with getting a work visa and.. I really don't want to teach illegally.. Thanks for any information anyone may have!! Back to top HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 970 Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 4:07 am Post subject: Yes it's fine. The retirement visa is a resident visa. Once it is processed you will get your cedula (ID card). Then you can apply for a RUC number and facturas (for tax). After that you are good to go. You may find schools are reluctant to hire you full time because of your age, but part time work and private students should be OK. Back to top jbrannanJoined: 13 Feb 2013Posts: 25Location: USA Posted: Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:04 pm Post subject: Thanks for the info! Back to top just_a_mirageJoined: 11 Nov 2008Posts: 163Location: ecuador Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:09 pm Post subject: Actually it is not legal to work on a pension visa (9-I). The purpose of that visa is to bring money into the country, not to pay it out. If you have a four year degree, the better option might be to get the Professional 9-V visa. You can get work on the Pension visa, because most employers dont realize that you are not supposed to be working, and immigration and SRI (the Ecuadorian version of the IRS) don`t necessarily cross check. But at some point, if they find out that you have been working, you can face penalties, up to and including the revocation of the visa. Back to top HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 970 Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:24 pm Post subject: That's odd J-A-M, I was told by the UK consulate, they said you can work on any 9 series visa, that as long as it's a resident visa, it entitles you to work. Back to top jbrannanJoined: 13 Feb 2013Posts: 25Location: USA Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:30 pm Post subject: Is it difficult to get the Professional Visa? I actually have a Master's Degree in Education and am a retired teacher in the US. Thanks for any information you can provide, Back to top jbrannanJoined: 13 Feb 2013Posts: 25Location: USA Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:32 pm Post subject: There is an Ecuadorian Consulate in my city. Maybe I should check it out with them to be sure. Thank you both for the information! Back to top just_a_mirageJoined: 11 Nov 2008Posts: 163Location: ecuador Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:35 pm Post subject: In all honesty, the consulates often give false information. A few of my clients have had some very expensive problems as a result. Rules change and they arent always kept up to date. I just asked that question this week at the Ministerio del Exterior which oversees visas, and their reply was that you cannot work on pension or investment visas such as the 9-II real estate or CD investment visas, as the objective for these types of visas, is to bring money into the country, not to pay wages out. Im aware of one current case in the region where I´m at, where the person is currently in the legal process of trying to retain their visa after Migracion found that they were working. Back to top jbrannanJoined: 13 Feb 2013Posts: 25Location: USA Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:35 pm Post subject: Thank you very much for the information.. In your opinion where can I find the latest, most accurate information on visas? I believe I would qualify also for the professional visa (not sure of the exact wording of this one) since I do have an advanced degree but am not sure how to go about attempting to obtain this. Thanks again Back to top HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 970 Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 1:08 am Post subject: Apologies for this misinformation JB. J-A-M even by Ecuadorian bureaucracy standards, that's really bad I was specifically asking about the investor vs professional visas for teaching (because of the long delays getting certs registered with SENECYT in Quito at the moment). They said they were both fine and that all the 9 series conferred equal rights to work once they were issued. Is this a new change? And do you know if it's documented anywhere? Thanks. Back to top naturegirl321Joined: 04 May 2003Posts: 9028Location: home sweet home Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 1:07 am Post subject: I have looked at retirement visas in a handful.of countries and I do not know of any that allow you to work. But if anyone knows of any please let me mnow. Back to top lagringalindissimaJoined: 20 Jun 2014Posts: 83Location: Tucson, Arizona Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 12:13 am Post subject: Can we now admit.. that in Ecuador the visa process is NOT straightforward or easy to understand..as has been claimed on this board? If a UK consulate does not even know what types of visas you can legally work on, then Ecuador has a real visa problem. Back to top HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 970 Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:14 am Post subject: Jbrannan, if you are still following this, I just got my professional visa issued. I did it myself, and although getting the paperwork in order was a slow process, once I had everything together it only took about 3 weeks to get the actual visa. It was fairly straight forward to do, and I'm happy to answer any questions by PM if you are thinking of going down that route. Also, I believe the situation in Ecuador has now changed (again) and you CAN work on a retirement visa now. Hopefully J-A-M can confirm? Back to top bexarwithmeJoined: 29 May 2010Posts: 13 Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 11:20 pm Post subject: HLJHLJ, Did you get your professional visa in Quito? Back to top HLJHLJJoined: 06 Oct 2009Posts: 970 Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:55 am Post subject: Yes, I applied in Quito. 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Building Trades Union Leader Extols Environmental Stewardship of Canadian Oil Sands Development
After Tour of Region, Sean McGarvey Denounces Anti-Keystone Zealots For Misinformation Campaign
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Upon returning from a tour of the Canadian oil sands region, Sean McGarvey, president of North America's Building Trades Unions, today chastised the radical environmental movement for perpetrating a deliberate misinformation campaign upon the American public with regard to oil sands development and the Keystone pipeline.
McGarvey visited the region April 22-24 with:
Terry O'Sullivan, General President; LiUNA
Ed Hill -International President; IBEW
Bill Hite – General President; United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
Joe Nigro – General President; SMART (International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers)
Eric Dean – General Secretary; International Association of Ironworkers
Mike Pleasant – Administrative Assistant to the General President; United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters
Terry Healy- Vice President and Special Assistant to the President; LiUNA
"I've just spent several days with other building trades union leaders visiting the oil sands region and meeting with officials from the Canadian government as well as industry representatives and contractors," said McGarvey. "And what we heard, and more importantly what we saw with our own eyes, is nowhere near what the American public is being told by the radical environmental movement."
What McGarvey and other labor leaders discovered includes the following:
-- The development of the oil sands accounts for only 7.8% of Canada's annual overall GHG emissions; and only 1/640th of global GHG emissions. -- The government of Alberta implemented stringent GHG regulations in 2007, becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to do so. Since 2007, these regulations have resulted in GHG reductions of 23 million tons, the equivalent of taking 4.8 million cars off the road for one year. -- Since 1990 GHG emissions from oil sands development have been reduced by 26%. -- The Royal Society in Canada has studied water quality impacts and its conclusions suggest that oil sands development are not a current threat to aquatic ecosystem viability. -- Alberta law requires all lands disturbed by oil sands operations be reclaimed. All companies are required to develop a reclamation plan that spans the life of the project.
"We've seen firsthand," said McGarvey, "the fruits of the tremendous work being done through a collaboration of government, industry, labor and the stewards of Canada's natural resources to balance the incredible economic potential from responsible oil sands development with protection of the environment. I was up here 6 years ago and I've seen the results of the on-going reclamation efforts. It is tremendous. Whole swaths of land that were once part of a mining operation are now populated with burgeoning forests, along with herds of bison, fish, waterfowl and other wildlife that are flourishing in great numbers."
"What we desire for America is what Canada and Alberta have achieved for their citizens," McGarvey explained. "Economic security, energy security and a thriving and growing middle class based upon responsible development of domestic energy resources. It's long past time for American politicians to start putting America first."
North America's Building Trades Unions are an alliance of 14 national and international unions that collectively represent over 3 million skilled craft professionals in the United States and Canada
SOURCE North America's Building Trades Unions


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July 6th, 2013 #1
Ringling College of Art and Design 2014 Hopefuls
Hey guys, so I'm not sure if it's considered too soon for me to start up this thread, but I just couldn't help myself! I'm so excited to be a hopeful for the 2014-2015 year, and decided "alright, let's just get this thread rolling!"
So, here is a link to the previous 2013 Hopefuls thread: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=249040
If you don't know about Ringling College of Art and Design you can visit their website over here: http://www.ringling.edu/
So, yeah! Any hopefuls around here?
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Hello there!
It's not too soon to start thinking about your Porfolio, so work on it!
I was goona apply to CA last year but i ended not applying due to i'm graduating from college(Multimedia engineering) at the end of this year, so yeah, i'm applying for CA for next fall semester (2014)!!
July 11th, 2013 #3
Ohh, nice!
And yeah, working super hard on my portfolio! I'm gonna be applying for CA as well.
July 18th, 2013 #4
Greetings guys, i was starting to wonder anyone would start this soon. I was a CA 2013 hopeful and unfortunately i didnt get in. But im willing to give it one more try before i give up lol im planning to re-work the entire portfolio. how are your portfolios?
July 18th, 2013 #5
Hello there! Yeah, it definitely wouldn't hurt to give it another try and apply again.
I only have two pieces in my portfolio so far that I'm happy with. Of course I gotta come up with some more work.
I've been drawing every day, and am starting to get the hang of oil painting.
I've been debating on whether or not I should take a life drawing class again. I took one in the fall of 2012 at my community college. I was thinking of taking it again this fall, and explained this to my previous life drawing teacher since I wanted to take his class again. And he said he thought it would be a waste of time since I've already taken it. He of course didn't mind if I took it with him again, he was completely okay with it. (it's also the only place in my area where I can work with nude models) I was just thinking maybe it'd be great to take the class again and maybe I can get some great nude pieces to add to my portfolio. xD So, idk. Still thinking about it.
July 18th, 2013 #6
July 21st, 2013 #7
Hey guys! Glad to see this thread now up and running... I guess the one last year kind of died off towards the end. Anyways, as I've done the last few years (jeez it's going too fast!) I'm now a rising junior in CA, so let me know if you guys have any questions
July 26th, 2013 #8
Glad to see the Ringling Hopefuls thread tradition is still going 8) I'm a rising senior in Game Art & Design (aka GAD), but I know a lot about all the majors and the school in general for anyone who has questions. Since I'm a senior, you guys will be the first incoming class that I won't be at Ringling for 8C So sad. I goes by fast, so take advantage of your years here while you can!
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Hello everyone ! Thanks for starting this thread ! I was really glad I found it after pre college. I am applying for illustration . I only have a couple pieces in my portfolio so far . I plan on going to figure drawing classes , cafe drawing , and the zoo for my life drawing pieces.
August 6th, 2013 #10
HEY! I was on last years hopefuls thread, and I got in!
so yeah, this fall I start the process of becoming a Game Art and design Major with a business of art and design minor.
I'll try to update you guys on how everything goes as the year progresses. Orientation for us is in roughly two weeks. trust me guys the time is going to fly by like you wouldn't believe. obviously i don't know too much about the school yet, but if you have any questions, i'll be sure to try and help out if i can. First it's going to drag super slow, but before you know it, you'll be coming back to concept art telling the next group of hopefuls about the experience.
you are going to hear it a lot over the next few months- but draw from life- then try and tell a story with your pieces. draw all the time, everyday if you can- and you'll be well on your way!
Fudge this AWESOME place!!!
My SKETCHBOOK: please critique! i can take it!
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I got in last year for CA. I can't go but if anyone needs any help with portfolio or critique or anything, just ask. I'd be happy to help. I know how stressful it is applying to colleges.
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I know that 2014-2015 school year app starts on september the 1st.
August 15th, 2013 #13
I'm thinking of starting a sketchbook on this site, because I'd really like to get some critiques on my work so far.
Apart from that, I'm quite nervous about how my transcript will look.
I currently attend a community college, and MAYBE I'm just over thinking things and stressing myself out for no reason…but I wanted to know what you all think. Am I just stressing out for no reason, or could this hurt my chances with acceptance? Because I'm aware that grades play a huge role, obviously it shows how you're willing to work hard.
I'm just gonna make a list of how the transcript looks. I started classes on January 2012.
Jan 2012 (semester): A, B, and 2 withdrawls.
Summer 2012: F (in a math class)
Fall 2012: A, and a D (when I took the math class for a 2nd time)
January 2013: C, C (when I took math for a 3rd time, as you can tell, math is a big weakness of mine), and 1 withdrawl.
Summer: A
And my current GPA listed is a 3.4
And this fall, I am taking 4 classes. I have no intention of dropping any of them. If I'm being honest with myself, the reason why I never took many classes at a time and only stuck with 1 or 2 in the past was because of pure laziness. But I'm a little worried how this would look, especially with repeating that math class 3 times. And those withdrawls. I completely understand it's my fault for making it look like this. I DON'T KNOW, maybe I'm over thinking things, but this does bother me...I'm hoping any of you could share your thoughts?
August 23rd, 2013 #14
@Shybox, worry about your portfolio, not about your grades. You can't change the past anyways. Also, your GPA is actually quite high for Ringling incoming students. I knew a few people who had incoming GPA's of 2.0.... so, you're not doing too shabby. Just focus everything on your portfolio. Sure academics do help with scholarships, but they aren't really the deciding factor on acceptance. Also, creating a sketchbook for critique is an awesome idea. Get started as early as possible and don't put it off. If you can, try to go to a National Portfolio Day. Anyways, best of luck and let me know if you have any questions or need any help. Oh and if it helps, Ringling doesn't require a "math" class, at least not calculus or anything I wasn't good at math either, so I completely understand.
August 24th, 2013 #15
September 9th, 2013 #16
Don't worry too much about your GPA just work on your portfolio, last week i talked personally with some Ringling alumni Avner Geller and Alonzo Martinez (Both CA) ... some conferences around and they were there!!, they basically told me to work hard on my portfolio, do lots of cafe sketching and life drawing, do not stress and take the process relaxing, make it comfortable and enjoyable, show yourself in your work, that you have potential to go there.
So far i got one piece ready for my portfolio, keep practicing and thinking what i wanna show in my portfolio and how.
September 12th, 2013 #17
Nice! Yeah, I'm trying to not too stress too much and have a lot of fun with the process. I was hoping to post some pictures of some of the pieces I've been working on to get some critiques, I just can't find the charger to my camera...>___>;; But there are 3 pieces I would like to get some critiques on.
I also have a question about the application again, specifically for transfer students. I've emailed admissions about this last week but haven't gotten a response. I'm a little confused about the registrar report (on the common application). I'm not entirely sure what that is. I know for transfer students we are required to get a registrar report done, my question is: Is that how they receive our transcripts? Or it's something completely different and we send in the transcripts separately?
I don't know if I should ask a registrar to complete the report now since I am currently taking a set of classes this semester, and grades get put in this December. I don't know if I should just wait until December to get the registrar report done or ask to get it completed now - and send in my transcripts once my grades are in and hopefully they update that report with the set of credits I earned).
(I kinda want to get most of the application process out of the way so I don't have to worry too much about it.)
EDIT: I JUST FOUND MY CAMERA CHARGER! XD I'll post some of the works I want critiqued. One of them is complete, and the other two are works in progress, I just want to make sure I'm on the right track...
EDIT AGAIN: It won't let upload anything on the site...SO, I'll just link you to a page I just made to post some of my work. There are descriptions at the bottom of each post I made. Here is the link: http://kittywhy.tumblr.com/
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September 21st, 2013 #18
Ahh, Admissions finally got back to me! I tweeted the twitter for the school, and told me they'd forward my email to admissions again.
So, it turns out that the registrar report is not required. It's just something that comes up in the common application, and they can't change the format or anything, and they know it may confuse students. I'm glad we don't have to go through the trouble of getting that completed.
September 26th, 2013 #19
ringling's on my list as well, although their international scholarships are a bit low for what I'd need... but whatever.
I have a question, though: How important is traditional art for the portfolio? I'm much more confident in my digital skills and I'd rather avoid traditional where possible.
September 26th, 2013 #20
Hiya guys!
I was accepted last year for GAD but had to postpone my acceptance for a year. Needless to say, I'm in the middle of updating my portfolio to readmit for 2014 and am pretty eager to get going I'll try to be as helpful as I possibly can based on the stuff I've learned through the process~
Zandragon - Yes, all admissions except for CA are on a rolling basis. Although, I would recommend cutting yourself off around January because spaces for everything is limited, I believe.
Shybox92 - I'm glad they got back to you! As for your portfolio, your strongest pieces are definitely the last piece with the woman sitting and the guy with the violin, he's actually my favorite . I know these are wips so I'll keep that in mind and my biggest critique would be to consider the underlining anatomy before focusing on values (which you are not bad at, just remember to transition between dark light and not move quickly from one to the other). One way to improve in this area is to study bones and muscles and how they are all put together. Since you are on tumblr, here's one blog that I follow religiously for that reason: http://learninganatomy.tumblr.com/
Drawing from life is great, but you can also consider looking into anatomy books, or looking up references online, etc. Hopefully that's helpful and not just a paragraph of me rambling lol.
Darkrown - Your digital work is very impressive! To be honest, I have seen individuals get accepted doing JUST digital work in their portfolios. Your work is pretty strong as is, but you can always slip in some pencil work, sketches, or gestures - something to show your thought process and that you have a good sense of motion and weight. Really though, it's entirely up to you - I definitely don't think it would significantly hurt your chances to not include any traditional work.
September 27th, 2013 #21
Hello people,
I am interested in taking Computer Animation program at Ringling. If anyone of you is already at Ringling help me by telling me about your experience and how hard I should work to get into it. Right now I really suck at drawing...
September 27th, 2013 #22
Hey guys... gonna try to answer as many questions as I can if it helps:
@darkrown - Are you applying for illustration? Digital work will be fine, although you will be doing quite a bit of traditional work here your first year and down the line as well... so I would at least experiment in some different types of media. On that same note, for digital work, try to make most of your studies from life if possible. Avoid mechs/monsters/celebrities and do more of those portrait/environment based things (from life when you can or at least your own photos)... sometimes a personal piece or two is great to throw in, but try not to use anything from the internet to base it off of.
@getbetter Drawing is very important. I know it's 'Computer' Animation, but you will honestly be drawing as much or more than you will even be animating. There is 1 year of foundations (3 drawing classes per semester), 1 year of traditional animation, then 2 years of storyboarding, and a year of another drawing/painting digitally class, oh and you'll also be drawing for animation classes as well (thumbnails and character designs and turnarounds)... so having a good foundation is very important. Work hard, it's not impossible to improve a ton in a year. It's not even impossible to improve amazingly in the years that you are here. As long as you like drawing and want to improve, you will improve, but you need to start working now and then, if you're ready, you'll get in. If you're not ready yet, then wait a year, work hard, and reapply. It's no big deal, and you will be thankful that you have the drawing experience to get you through your classes. Ringling is hard to get in to, but also you want to have the drawing skills so that you can do well when you get here. Getting in is just step 1.
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escaphila- Thanks! Everyone keeps asking me if I applyied already ...It's making me nervous. Why do art school have to be different ? I defiantly want everything done by January since it's my birth month .
Shybot92- Finish the wip .I like the guy with the violin . I also struggle with shading with pencil. I have only now started to improve at it. I started to improve when I stoped using wooden pencils . Try using either clutch pencils or mechanical .. What also helped me was thinking of light and shadows as patterns. Also try using toned paper.it help working from midtones because it makes you work with just the lights and the darks.
For anatomy I've found these tutorials helpful http://foervraengd.deviantart.com/ar...rt-I-220251993.
Darkrown- I think you will be fine your digital paintings are amazing. Most of portfolio I've seen have a mix of digital and traditional. have a lot of drawings from life .Also it doesn't have to be finished pices. Also what major are you applying for?
September 28th, 2013 #24
torn between game art and illustration. any thoughts on this, btw?
September 28th, 2013 #25
@Praemium: Thanks a lot for information! However I would like to ask you few more things, if you dont mind?
I am a Pixel Artist and here are few samples:
Do you think such things will be acceptable as portfolio?
Now one more question; its related to salary/income. Do you think it's worth it? After all after investing huge amounts of money, how much do animators generally earn? Because I am considering money as a big factor as well
September 28th, 2013 #26
@Praemium: Thanks a lot for information! However I would like to ask you few more things, if you dont mind?
I am a Pixel Artist and here are few samples:
Do you think such things will be acceptable as portfolio?
Now one more question; its related to salary/income. Do you think it's worth it? After all after investing huge amounts of money, how much do animators generally earn? Because I am considering money
September 29th, 2013 #27
@escaphilia, thank you. I'll keep that in mind! (i gotta admit, i jump around a lot with the shading...due to getting impatient and wanting all areas covered.) also thank you for introducing me to that blog! ill be checking that out!
@zandragon, ill be putting an update on that guy with the violin. ive been pretty busy with college, so i haven't had the chance to finish those wips i had posted. ill look into using those pencils you've mentioned. ive never actually tried to shade with those before.
September 29th, 2013 #28
darkrown - Here's the curriculum for both GAD and illustration, just to give you an idea on what each focus on:
It also depends on what you want out of the school/your career goals. I'm assuming you have an interest in the game industry, so if you wanted to be a concept or visual development artist you may want to look into illustration, however if you want to focus on world building, animation, and game mechanics then GAD would be a great bet.
GetBetter - While pixel art is a viable artform in itself, I don't know that I would personally include it in my portfolio. If you want to, to show them what your interest is then I would include all your pixel art on one image, or limit it to two if you plan to include 8+ pieces. Then the rest of your portfolio should be art taken from life - still lives, gestures, portraits, etc.
As for it being worth it, in my opinion it depends on what you want out of Ringling and what you are going to do to get there (taking out massive loans vs. having the money to go, for instance). There's a blog that gives the bare bones of what to expect (it recommends not going) here : https://medium.com/i-m-h-o/138c5efd45e9 You can also go here: http://www1.salary.com/Arts-and-Ente...-Salaries.html and click on various jobs and the graphics/info on the bottom will show you base salaries for different jobs in the arts industry.
You can make a living off of your creativity and talent, I do so now without a degree. The reality is though, the U.S. economy is in a dark place right now and there is a lot of uncertainty in the creative industries. You can forge a career and make a decent living, sure, but you need to decide for yourself if it's worth the money (art school is so expensive omg), time and effort. Worst comes to worst, you can always take some time off and save up if you feel like you don't want to go solely off loans.
Shybox92 - You are very welcome! Yeah, I understand that. I tend to lay down base shading as well, just remember keep working at it until everything has the appropriate values. Usually when you are going to go absolutely nuts from a piece - that's when you are close to finishing xP
September 29th, 2013 #29
Hmm, still a tough choice. I am indeed aiming to break into concept art, so Illustration looks like the best match, although GA still looks interesting. Does the illustration major include any 3D classes? I'd really like to pick up some modelling skills.
edit: nevermind, should have properly read the curriculums. I'm dumb, thanks XD
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October 9th, 2013 #30
Hey guys I'm another hopeful here. I'm applying to RMCAD, SVA, Ringling, and SCAD all for Computer Animation. I'm wondering how important is it that I get some figure drawings into my portfolio, I'm trying to find someone to model for me or signup for a class but I'm having a difficult time with it. Also should I stick to traditional or throw in some digital stuff?
I'll try to upload a few pics of what I have now, which isn't much haha. I'm going to portfolio day this month and I'm trying to get a decent portfolio together for it.
Ah here's a few things that I'm thinking of putting in my portfolio. P.S all of these are really crappy pictures.
http://owlsbeingowls.tumblr.com/post/46725691321 - Not sure about this one since it's not a life drawing at all.
http://owlsbeingowls.tumblr.com/post...rt-and-i-chose - I'm not sure if they're ok with celebrity drawings but I really like how this looked.
http://owlsbeingowls.tumblr.com/post...of-something-i - I know I'm going to include this.
http://owlsbeingowls.tumblr.com/post...pic-of-my-self - Please just ignore how blurry this picture is, at the moment it's the only picture I have of my self-portrait. I know I'm including this one.
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Detective Shelley Caldwell believed LaTonya Sanford had been murdered—if only she had a body to prove it. But one minute the victim was lying in an alley, the next she was gone. Was the ace detective of the Violent Crimes Unit seeing things?Shelley was ready to turn in her badge, until another body was discovered—and lost. This time, the only witness was Shelley's eccentric twin sister. Donning her twin's identity, Shelley entered her sister's exotic world and encountered things no rational detective would ...
Detective Shelley Caldwell believed LaTonya Sanford had been murdered—if only she had a body to prove it. But one minute the victim was lying in an alley, the next she was gone. Was the ace detective of the Violent Crimes Unit seeing things?Shelley was ready to turn in her badge, until another body was discovered—and lost. This time, the only witness was Shelley's eccentric twin sister. Donning her twin's identity, Shelley entered her sister's exotic world and encountered things no rational detective would believe possible—and a man no earthly woman could resist. But could she trust her instincts and find the killer before she became the next victim?
I was totally exhausted after a long workday and what had felt like a longer family get-together with my mom and sister. Stifling a yawn, I tried to ignore my cell phone when it trilled and politely informed me, "You have an incoming call.... You have an incoming call.... You have an incoming ..."
I had a real love-hate relationship with technology.
I checked the caller ID and sighed wearily as I flipped open my phone. "It's after midnight. This had better be good, Junior." Junior Diaz was one of my most reliable informants and the only reason I'd bothered answering.
"Where you at?"
Nice opening. As if this was a social call or something. "I'm on my way home. What's up?"
"You gotta see for yourself, Detective."
"See what?"
"The body. This girl ... she ain't got no blood left. It's all been drained outta her."
"And you know this how?"
"I saw ..."
A muffled sound on the other end sounded like Junior heaving his guts.
"Where are you?"
It turned out he was maybe a half mile from mypresent location, west and north of the Loop.
"And don't you call for no backup," Junior gasped. "My deal's with you, no one else."
"I'll be right there. Alone," I promised. "Don't go anywhere."
In a little more than two minutes, I made the intersection in an area anchored to the expressway. Not really a neighborhood, just a couple of blocks of red bungalows and two-flats with little to recommend them. I turned down a side street, went a quarter of a block and turned again. Then I slammed on the brakes.
My headlights cut into the fog-shrouded alley. I flicked on the brights but still didn't see anything.
No Junior Diaz.
What was his game? I'd told him not to move.
Was he simply lying low until he was sure I was alone? I grabbed my cell and speed-dialed him.
"Hey," his recorded voice grunted. "Gimme reason to call you back."
Part of me really, really wanted to go home and forget he'd called at all. But another part of me - the cop who wouldn't let go of a lead - made me look hard enough to pierce the darkness and the blanket of fog.
Something lay in the middle of the alley. Junior or this girl supposedly with no blood?
Only one way to find out.
Cursing under my breath, I removed my weapon from its holster under my navy blazer, grabbed the combination lantern-flashlight from the floor in back and cautiously opened the door. This wasn't a particularly bad area, and I wasn't afraid, but it never paid to let down my guard.
"Junior?" I called out, turning and swinging the light around to make certain there were no nasty surprises waiting for me. "You there?"
No answer. My stomach knotting, I moved toward the lump in the middle of the alley. As if the fog decided to cooperate, it rolled off the body and framed it, giving me a picture I would never forget.
She was sprawled across the alley pavement, her skirt up around her waist, panties shredded, legs spread and bruised - she'd obviously been sexually assaulted. I moved closer, my eye caught by an intricate design high on her outer thigh - a winged gargoyle. A tattoo. Even in the dim light I could see how young she was. A teenager. Just a kid. Her jaw looked as if it had been dislocated, one of her eyes rolled partly out of its socket and an ear was half ripped off.
She'd fought her attacker like hell, I thought. She'd fought and lost.
Her caramel skin was ash-pale, and I knew a person's skin color came from the oxygen in the blood. Her body hadn't been oxygenated in a while. Even so, I set the lantern down next to her and felt for a pulse. Her flesh was icy against my fingertips. Nothing moved inside of her.
I looked for wounds and on the inside of her arm found a nasty slash that severed the median cubital vein - the primary site used to draw blood by medical personnel. Her arm was smeared with red and the gashed flesh lay open. If she were still alive, it would have been a gusher, but it wasn't bleeding because her heart wasn't beating and maintaining blood pressure. No other wounds that I could see. Only that gash, meaning she must have died of blood loss.
The problem was ... where had all the blood gone?
I flashed the light around through the fog, but there were only a few splotches on the ground near her arm. The short hairs at the back of my neck rose, and I tried to tell myself that this wasn't the primary site. That she had been killed elsewhere and dumped here. Only it didn't look that way.
Junior had said he'd seen her being drained of blood....
Where the hell was he?
I looked all around me again, but the only thing I spotted was a book bag tumbled on its side as if it had been tossed in the struggle. Fog rolled over it and swallowed it whole.
I heard a muffled noise, maybe a garbage can hitting a garage door.
"Junior, are you here?"
No response. No nothing.
Continuing to call out for him would be futile, so as the fog drifted over the body once more, I checked for my cell phone but couldn't find it. I raced back to my car where I'd left it. Since I was off duty, I didn't have a radio to call in to dispatch, so I dialed 911.
"This is Detective Shelley Caldwell, Area 4 Violent Crimes Unit," I said, squeezing my ears against a sudden weird, high-pitched noise. What the hell was wrong with the damn cell phone? I'd never heard anything like this before. I raised my voice as I settled back into the seat. The fog was too thick to see anything anyway. "Call Dispatch. I have a body ..."
Or I'd had a body.
By the time they arrived on scene a few minutes later - uniforms followed by a case supervisor and CSI - the fog had lifted, leaving me with a few bloodstains, a book bag and nothing else.
The dead girl's body had vanished.
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Following a tip Chicago Violent Crimes Unit Detective Shelley Caldwell finds the murdered body of LaTonya Sanford drained of blood. She calls it in, but a fog engulfs the corpse; when it clears there is neither body nor any blood at the scene.............. Shelley has been transferred to the police academy where she instructs new recruits as no one believed that she saw a body vanish into the air, but is considering quitting the force though that would hurt her mom, a district commander. However, when her twin sister Silke desperately calls Shelley insisting she found a corpse of a friend, she rushes tot he scene. Once again the body vanished. This time she knows she did not see things that were not there. Shelley gores undercover posing as Silke to gain entrance to the exotic e Goth club Heart of Darkness for there she feels is a link to some weird supernatural happening, but sinking her teeth into the case without backup or sanctioning could prove deadly............. Readers will enjoy this supernatural police procedural with a shade of romance. The story line grips the reader from the moment that Shelley ¿loses¿ her corpse and her informer is also missing. The tale never lets up until the climax as Shelley digs deep into a weird world that she knows should not exist. Besides a fantastic lead protagonist, the key to Patricia Rosemoor¿s super tale is that the paranormal feels bona fide due to the inquiries of the lead cop on the trail of a HOT CASE................ Harriet KlausnerWas this review helpful? Yes NoThank you for your feedback. Report this reviewThank you, this review has been flagged.


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Never mind that their stadium mates, the Giants, just won their second Super Bowl in four years. Or that Tebow, despite leading the Broncos to the AFC West title last season, completed fewer than half his passes and Denver wound up getting routed by the New England Patriots in the playoffs, 45-10.
For anyone who wondered why such a circus-sized event for a backup quarterback, Tebow had an answer: just following orders.
"I have bosses, too, and they wanted me to stand up here and talk to you all," he explained, "so I can blame it on them because they made me do it."
Tebow electrified the NFL last year by taking a 1-4 Denver team on an incredible run - seven wins in eight games, including three in overtime and another two won in the waning moments of regulation. Suddenly, the league was gripped by Tebowmania. Never mind the bad passing mechanics and Tebow's tendency to tuck the ball and run.
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Coach Rex Ryan and general manager Mike Tannenbaum have insisted for days that Sanchez is the unquestioned No. 1 quarterback. The two, along with owner Woody Johnson, missed Tebow's news conference because they were attending league meetings in Palm Beach, Fla. No teammates were there, either, although Tebow said he has spoken with several of them already.
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Tebow said that, first and foremost, he's a quarterback and that's the position he wants to play. But "however I can help the team, I am open to it."
Tebow also briefly spoke about his strong Christian beliefs, something that has made him much more than just a football star. He said his faith is the most important thing to him, but he didn't want that to be the focus Monday. The quarterback did think it's funny so much has been made of "Tebowing" in the last year.
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