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A new breed of inexpensive, photo-quality products are revolutionizing the photo industry, and Linux is there with the tools to put these products to use. In 1990, while editing my first digital image on a Mac SE, I had visions of one day having all the power of a high-end photo retouching workstation in my own digital studio. Several years later, I had the Mac studio I had dreamed of but still was dependent on an outside service bureau for scanning and printing. Around 1996, I saw an early version of The GIMP and was excited at the possibility of moving my digital studio to Linux. Fast-forward to the present: inexpensive photo scanners and printers are available that offer professional results at affordable prices, and the Linux drivers and tools are there to take advantage. A color management work flow is starting to take shape on Linux, and The GIMP is maturing at a steady pace.
I now can go from scanned transparency through digital retouching to final output, all in my own studio running Linux. This article explains the steps required for creating professional digital prints with Linux by following one of my images through the process. Rather than go into details about compiling and installing Linux packages, I try to give a bird's-eye view of how the different pieces fit together and provide links to more detailed information.
Not much separates the workstation I use for photo editing from a good Linux desktop. Certainly, the more memory you have the better; I recommend 512MB as a minimum, and a fast disk is a real time-saver as well. My photo workstation is a dual-head, 1.7GHz P4 machine with 1GB of RAM and three 36GB, 10K RPM SCSI hard drives. What truly separates a photo editing setup from a generic desktop are the peripherals. Excellent photo-quality scanners and printers are now available for under $1,000 US. Most of these are supported under Linux, but always check the Linux compatibility pages before you buy one of these specialized devices. When looking for a scanner, cross-check advice from dedicated on-line photo forums, such as Photo.net, with the Linux compatibility information found on the VueScan and SANE Web sites. Because I shoot large format, 4" × 5" film, my choice in desktop scanners is limited to flatbed scanners with transparency adapters. For 35mm film scanning, the dedicated film scanners offer better results than flatbeds. For photo printers, it's hard to beat the current generation of Epson inkjets. The LinuxPrinting.org site provides a great utility to find out whether a particular printer is supported under Linux, and it even suggests the best driver to use.
Communication is all about having a standard vocabulary that two parties understand, and in the world of color communication the International Color Consortium (ICC) provides this lingua franca. All color devices have their own color space, meaning they are able to reproduce only a certain range of colors. This type of color is known as device-dependent color. In order to convert between different color spaces, a device-independent color space is needed. ICC uses a color description known as the CIE 1931 standard colorimetric observer to describe accurately the color space of any color device. ICC profiles are files that contain the information needed to translate the color space of a particular device to this device-independent color space. A special type of color space, called the working color space, is a device-independent color space used when editing an image. By having one common language and a translator from each different language, complete communication is possible. Although it's helpful to know all about color theory, it is not required to make good color prints. All you do need to know is that ICC profiles are used to convert the colors from one device to the colors of another device accurately.
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Definitely makes it look easy. He just glides so easily through each trick like it's no big deal.
I agree that Rodney Mullen is good, however he is one of the older skaters with a very different style... I would say Nyjah Huston is the best, or if not yet, he has the most potential to be the best. It is hard to compare him to Rodney though because they very different styles.
You definitely know your stuff. That's a good video. You are right the two skaters are very different, but both are great. I love how easy they make it look.
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terrorism, the threat or use of violence, often against the civilian population, to achieve political or social ends, to intimidate opponents, or to publicize grievances. The term dates from the Reign of Terror (1793–94) in the French Revolution but has taken on additional meaning in the 20th cent. Terrorism involves activities such as assassinations, bombings, random killings, and hijackings. Used for political, not military, purposes, and most typically by groups too weak to mount open assaults, it is a modern tool of the alienated, and its psychological impact on the public has increased because of extensive coverage by the media. Political terrorism also may be part of a government campaign to eliminate the opposition, as under Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, and others, or may be part of a revolutionary effort to overthrow a regime. Terrorist attacks also are now a common tactic in guerrilla warfare. Governments find attacks by terrorist groups difficult to prevent; international agreements to tighten borders or return terrorists for trial may offer some deterrence.
Terrorism reaches back to ancient Greece and has occurred throughout history. Terrorism by radicals (of both the left and right) and by nationalists became widespread after World War II. Since the late 20th cent. acts of terrorism have been associated with the Italian Red Brigades, the Irish Republican Army, the Palestine Liberation Organization, Peru's Shining Path, Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the Weathermen and some members of U.S. "militia" organizations, among many groups. Religiously inspired terrrorism has also occurred, such as that of extremist Christian opponents of abortion in the United States; of extremist Muslims associated with Hamas, Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda, and other organizations; of extremist Sikhs in India; and of Japan's Aum Shinrikyo, who released nerve gas in Tokyo's subway system (1995).
In 1999 the UN Security Council unanimously called for better international cooperation in fighting terrorism and asked governments not to aid terrorists. The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks by Al Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon—the most devastating terrorist attacks in history—prompted calls by U.S. political leaders for a world "war on terrorism." Although the U.S. effort to destroy Al Qaeda and overthrow the Afghani government that hosted it was initially successful, terrorism is not a movement but a tactic used by a wide variety of groups, some of which are regarded (and supported) as "freedom fighters" in various countries or by various peoples. So-called state-sponsored terrorism, in which governments provide support or protection to terrorist groups that carry out proxy attacks against other countries, also complicates international efforts to end terror attacks, but financial sanctions have been placed by many countries on organizations that directly or indirectly support terrorists. The 2001 bioterror attacks in which anthrax spores were mailed to various U.S. media and government offices may not be linked to the events of September 11, but they raised specter of biological and chemical terrorism and revealed the difficulty of dealing with such attacks.
See B. Hoffman, Inside Terrorism (1998); M. Carr, The Infernal Machine: A History of Terrorism (2007); S. Nathanson, Terrorism and the Ethics of War (2010); M. A. Miller, The Foundations of Modern Terrorism (2013).
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Truth, Unity, Honor
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Franklin High School seen from Cheasty Boulevard South.
Franklin High School is an inner-city public high school in Seattle, USA, administered by Seattle Public Schools.
History and facilities[edit]
Franklin High School was Seattle's second purpose-built high school after Seattle High School. It first opened its doors in September 1912. Designed by architect Edgar Blair in a neo-Classical style, it was constructed of reinforced concrete and sited on 2.2 acres. Expansions in 1925 by School District Architect Floyd Naramore saw the site expanded to 10.6 acres, in 1942 to 12.7 acres, and in 1958 with a major addition by architect John W. Maloney that obscured the front facade of the building.[2]
In 1986 the Seattle School Board voted to tear down the building, in part due to the cost of required seismic upgrades, which resulted in major protests by students, alumni, and the public. The Seattle's Landmarks Preservation Board designated the school as an official landmark which prevented its demolition.[2][3]
As part of a major renovation by Bassetti Architects in 1988-90, the 1958 addition was demolished, the school was seismically upgraded and historically restored. New additions and renovations included a new student commons, classrooms and science labs, art studios, vocational tech labs, an auditorium and stage, and a media center. Awards for this renovation included the 2001 Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, Award of Merit; 1991 AIA Seattle, Award of Commendation; and 1991 Association of King County Historical Organization, Project Award.[4]
Franklin High School's curriculum is divided into 5 academies, the 9th Grade Academy and four Small Learning Communities) for the 10-12th Grade students: Academy of Finance (AOF), and John Stanford Public Service Academy (PSA), Humanities, and CREATE Academy. Each academy specializes in a particular study with their own mission statement and required classes.[5]
The Academy of Finance is an integrated social studies and language arts program supported by the nationally recognized and represented National Academy Foundation. Students study world history and literature from the point of view of trade and economic development. By combining accounting, social studies, and language arts, the Academy of Finance develops skills needed in the business environment. Mastery of technology, knowledge of available resources, and good communication are prioritized.
The John Stanford Public Service and Political Science Academy (PSA), founded in 2000, is a college preparatory small learning community (SLC) that offers students a rigorous 3 year academic program that meets and exceeds state standards for Language Arts and Social Studies. State standards in LA and Social Studies are overlaid with an emphasis on the role of the public sector in societies, past and present. PSA students are challenged to develop their critical thinking skills and to develop their own vision of the role that they and their government should take in confronting the opportunities and problems of their local, national, and international communities. The PSA combines Public Service and Political Science (the study of law, government and NGOs, history, political systems, etc.).
The Humanities is also a college preparatory academy. The classes consist of integrated Language Arts and Social Studies classes with special emphasis on project-based learning, the history of art and culture, and rigorous skills and content development. The Humanities program covers history through the lens of humanism starting in the Italian Renaissance and following through to modern times.
The CREATE Academy focuses on three subject: math, language arts, and woodshop. The approach is to relate these subjects to the different aspects of the building trades to prepare students for both university studies and work in the trades.
Notable alumni[edit]
- Mario Bailey - Football standout at University of Washington and drafted by the Houston Oilers.
- Bruno Boin - College basketball player for the University of Washington
- Aaron Brooks - Point guard for the NBA's Chicago Bulls.
- Jesse Chatman - Current NFL running back who is a free agent.
- Corey Dillon - Former running back for the New England Patriots. An All-State pick and All-Metro player of the year in football.
- Fritz Greenlee - Former linebacker for the Chicago Bears. Drafted in the 1966 NFL Draft.
- James Hasty - Former professional American football cornerback who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders from 1988 to 2001.
- John Hoffman - Former MLB player (Houston Astros)
- Fred Hutchinson - MLB pitcher and manager who the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was named after, a year after his death from cancer.
- Bruce Jarvis - Former University of Washington and Buffalo Bills center. Drafted in the 1971 NFL Draft, Jarvis played four seasons for the Bills
- Trent Johnson - Head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs basketball team, formerly with LSU, Stanford and Nevada.
- Terry Metcalf - Former running back for the St. Louis Cardinals.
- Rick Noji - University of Washington track and field star, six-time All-American.
- Ryan Phillips - Current CFL defensive back of the BC Lions.
- Ron Santo - Former Chicago Cubs third baseman. He won five Gold Gloves and was named one of the all-time top ten athletes from Seattle by Sports Illustrated. He managed to achieve this while being diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 20.
- Brice Taylor - First All-American football player at USC. Taylor was born without a left hand and was orphaned at age 5, making his All-American pick most remarkable.
- Jason Terry - Shooting guard for the NBA's Houston Rockets. Terry also has his #31 retired from the school.
- Peyton Siva - Current Point Guard for the Orlando Magic.
- Kenji Yamada - Two-time U.S. National Judo champion.
- Tony Zackery - NFL cornerback who starred at the University of Washington.
Performing arts[edit]
- Kenny G - Jazz musician, 25th-highest selling artist in America by the RIAA (as of 2003) and the 1994 recipient of a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for "Forever in Love". He jokes that it was in Franklin that he had his first sax solo and his first kiss and it is hard to decide which was more important.[6]
- Amy Hill - Actress
- John Keister - Comedian, writer, commentator and motivational speaker
- Dave Lewis - Key figure in the creation of the Northwest sound in the rock'n'roll years; popularized Louie Louie and played a key role in desegregating the Seattle music scene.
- Keye Luke[7] - Actor known for playing Lee Chan in the Charlie Chan films, the original Kato in the 1939-1941 Green Hornet film serials, and Master Po in the television series Kung Fu
- Mark Morris - Modern American dancer, choreographer and director, founder of the Mark Morris Dance Group; Director of Dance at Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, Belgium's national opera house; co-founder of the White Oak Dance Project. A Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation (1991), 2010 recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Lifetime Achievement Award for the Elevation of Music in Society, recipient of eleven honorary doctorates.
- Total Experience Gospel Choir - Founded at Franklin in 1973, still active as of 2008, probably Seattle's best-known gospel group
- Lewis Albanese - Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War.
- Royal Brougham - Journalist, news editor, and philanthropist. As an editor for the student paper in 1920, he suggested the school's teams be named "Quakers".
- Lynda Barry - Cartoonist and author.
- Ron Chew - Community organizer and historian.
- Larry Gossett - Politician. He was arrested for unlawful assembly during a March 29, 1968 sit-in at Franklin High School.[8]
- George Herbert Hitchings - American chemist. He shared the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering important principles in drug treatment leading to new drugs to treat diseases which include leukemia, malaria, herpes virus infections, and gout.
- Gary Locke - noteworthy Chinese American politician, 10th United States Ambassador to China since August 2011. U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President Obama, Governor of the State of Washington (1996–2003), King County's County Executive (from 1993), chairman of the Appropriations Committee in the Washington House of Representatives (from 1982).
- Scott Oki - Former senior vice-president of sales and marketing for Microsoft, founder of the non-profit Oki Foundation.
- Franklin Raines - Associate director for economics and government in the Office of Management and Budget and assistant director of the White House Domestic Policy Staff from 1977 to 1979, a partner at Lazard Freres and Co., former Vice Chairman and former CEO of Fannie Mae, Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget in the Clinton Administration.
- Mark Sidran, Former Seattle City Attorney
- Victor Steinbrueck - Architect who contributed to the design of the Space Needle and fought to preserve significant historical landmarks of Seattle, including the Pike Place Market. November 2 is Steinbrueck Day in Seattle.
- Edwin M. Lee - Mayor of San Francisco.
- ^ School athletics webpage, retrieved 2012-04-09
- ^ a b Seattle Schools historybook
- ^ Seattle Landmarks
- ^ Bassetti Architects, Franklin High School
- ^ School Academies webpage, retrieved 2012-04-09
- ^ FHS Alumni Association, retrieved 2014-06-16
- ^ Flint, Peter B. (January 16, 1991). "Keye Luke, Actor, Is Dead at 86; 'No. 1 Son' and 'Kung Fu' Master". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-17.
- ^ Alan J. Stein, College and high school students sit-in at Seattle's Franklin High on March 29, 1968, HistoryLink, June 14, 1999. Accessed online 27 April 2008.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franklin High School (Seattle).
- Franklin High School
- OSPI School Report Card, 2010-11
- GreatSchools.net
- "Franklin" in Thompson, Nile; Marr, Carolyn (2002), Building for learning - Seattle Public Schools Histories, 1862–2000, Seattle: Seattle Public Schools. Apparently no ISBN. Available online as a series of PDFs.
- List of landmarks in Seattle
- AIA Seattle Honor Awards
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What is a normal full blood count?
A full blood count is a test that measures the number of red cells, white cells and platelets in your blood.
Red cells carry oxygen around our bodies. Haemoglobin is the part of the red cell that carries the oxygen. If you have a low red cell count, your doctor may say you are anaemic (pronounced a-nee-mic).
White cells fight infections. There are several different types of white cells, including neutrophils and lymphocytes. You may hear your doctor talk about your neutrophil count when you are recovering from chemotherapy.
Platelets help clot the blood. If you have low platelets, you may have abnormal bleeding, such as bleeding gums and nosebleeds.
Your doctor does a full blood count to
- Check your general health
- Diagnose certain conditions such as infections or anaemia or as an early test for blood cancers such as leukaemia and lymphomas
- Check for treatment side effects, such as your white cell count when you are having chemotherapy
There isn't an exact range of normal for blood counts. The range of figures quoted as normal varies slightly and also differs between men and women.
|Adult woman
|Adult man
|Red blood cells
|3.8 to 5 x 10 12/l (3.8 to 5 million per cubic millimeter of blood)
|4.5 to 6.5 x 10 12/l (4.5 to 6.5 million per cubic millimeter of blood)
|Haemoglobin (Hb)
11.5 to 16.5 grams per 100ml of blood
(115 to 165 grams per litre of blood)
13 to 18 grams per 100ml of blood
(130 to 180 grams per litre of blood)
|White blood cells
|4 to 11 x 10 9/l (4,000 to 11,000 per cubic millimeter of blood)
|As for women
|2.0 to 7.5 x 10 9/l (2,000 to 7,500 per cubic millimeter of blood)
|As for women
|1.3 to 4.0 x 10 9/l (1,300 to 4,000 per cubic millimeter of blood)
|As for women
|Platelets (thrombocytes)
|150 to 440 x 10 9/l (150,000 to 440,000 per cubic millimeter of blood)
|As for women
Our figures are from the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine and Anatomy and Physiology in Health and Illness (Ross and Wilson).
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It's time to step up and be counted
News Editor Jonathan Scott has filled out – and mailed back – his 2010 Census form and he notes only one change from the census' sloan of "Take 10." He'd say "Take Nine" since it didn't take him but nine minutes. Scott tells us the importance of returning the forms and gives us a look at how well we're doing locally. (April 1, 2010, Page 4)
Friday brought back memories of 1994
When the frozen precipitation starting collecting on tree limbs and branches and just about any other spot it could freeze last Friday, how many of you started having flashbacks of 1994 when Oxford was shut down by "the ice storm"? (February 1, 2010, Page 4A)


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This article is part of the supplement: The International Conference on Intelligent Biology and Medicine (ICIBM) Genomics
Differential combinatorial regulatory network analysis related to venous metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma
1 School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, P.R.China
2 Shanghai Center for Bioinformation Technology, Shanghai 200235, P.R.China
3 Key Lab of Systems Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, P.R.China
4 Liver Cancer Institute and Zhongshan Hospital, Institutes of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, P.R.China
BMC Genomics 2012, 13(Suppl 8):S14 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-S8-S14Published: 17 December 2012
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The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes animated series has been loosely based on the Marvel comics. We wouldn't expect a brand new series to follow close to fifty years of comic book continuity to the letter. Throughout the current first season, there have been some surprising twists.
If you saw the brand-new episode of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes this Sunday up to the end, you watched the major spoiler in the end... oh that's right: all of this article is under SPOILER ALERT!!!!
Now that you're aware of the spoilers here, I can proceed by saying that the HYDRA's leader, Baron Von Strucker, righthand woman, Viper is a SKRULL. She was discovered by Nick Fury and Bobbi Morse (Mockingbird), at the end of the episode, in a style very similar to the way the New Avengers found out Elektra was a Skrull back in New Avengers vol.1 #36-37.
If you've been following the animated series, you know the writers have inspired themselves in recent storylines, as seen in the first couple episodes, adapting the New Avengers origin into the Avengers' in the cartoon, with the mass supervillain breakout.
Now the inspiration comes from the Secret Invasion story arc by Brian Michael Bendis. The extent of this event on the small screen is yet to be seen but I hope it will be as fun to follow as the amazing comics by Marvel.


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The characters of the manga series ''Manga/ImHere'':
!Hikage Sumino
A girl with zero presence, ShrinkingViolet Hikage seriously desires to make friends.
* CharacterDevelopment
** ShrinkingViolet -> PluckyGirl
* ExtremeDoormat
* FriendlessBackground
* HeroicSelfDeprecation
* IJustWantToHaveFriends
* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: Hinata and Hikage.]]
!Hinata Mutou
One of the most popular guys in school who is the first to notice Hikage and reveals that he's been watching her all this time.
* BettyAndVeronica: The Veronica to ''Black Rabbit'''s Betty, [[spoiler:but it can be interchangable once ''Black Rabbit'' is revealed to be Teru; Hinata can be considered the Betty.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* DoggedNiceGuy
* GreenEyedMonster: Gets jealous of ''Black Rabbit'', Hikage's first friend, [[spoiler:who turns out to be Teru.]]
* HeterosexualLifepartners: With Teru.
* {{Keet}}
* NiceGuy
* [[spoiler:OfficialCouple: Hinata and Hikage.]]
* [[spoiler:RedHerring: Hinata is not ''Black Rabbit''.]]
* SchoolIdol
* ShrinkingViolet: As a child.
!Teru Mikami
Hinata's best friend and an equally popular guy in school. Teru is more serious than Hinata, but he somewhat tries to help Hikage.
* [[spoiler:BettyAndVeronica: ''Black Rabbit''[=/=]Teru is the Betty to Hinata's Veronica, but it can be interchangable once ''Black Rabbit'' is revealed to be Teru; ''Black Rabbit''[=/=]Teru can be considered the Veronica, given Teru's jerk-like personality.]]
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow
* [[spoiler:DidNotGetTheGirl]]
* [[spoiler:DoggedNiceGuy]]
* HairDecorations: A ''male'' example. Teru wears two X-shaped clips on each side of his head.
* [[spoiler:[[FirstGirlWins First Guy Wins]]: Played with, but ultimately subverted.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Hinata.
* [[spoiler:IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy]]
* JerkassFacade: The reason for his KickTheDog moments towards Hikage were actually to protect her, [[spoiler:especially when she tries to fide ''Black Rabbit'', who ''turns out'' to be Teru.]]
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* {{Keet}}
* MysteriousProtector: Is somewhat one to Hikage, but he wavers between protecting her and letting her fight her own battles. [[spoiler:He continues to protect her as ''Black Rabbit'' as well.]]
* [[spoiler:TheReveal: Teru is ''Black Rabbit''.]]
* SchoolIdol
* TroubledButCute
* {{Tsundere}}: Often goes back and forth between helping Hikage and acting like a jerk to her. He was also a bit of one towards Hinata when they were children, insulting him and then complimenting him afterwards.
* TheUnfavorite: Teru towards his parents during their divorce -- his mother even telling Teru that [[YouShouldHaveDiedInstead without him]], their marriage would have been easier -- which led him to believe that their divorce was his fault.
* [[spoiler:UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Teru and Hikage weren't technically childhood friends, but he knew her longer than Hinata and had been talking to her as ''Black Rabbit'' since at least elementary school.]]
!''Black Rabbit'' ([[spoiler:Teru Mikami]]) and ''Mega[=PIG=]'' (Aoi Nanjō)
Hikage's two online friends who have always supported her.
* BettyAndVeronica: ''Black Rabbit'' is the Betty to Hinata's Veronica, [[spoiler:but it can be interchangable once ''Black Rabbit'' is revealed to be Teru; ''Black Rabbit''[=/=]Teru can be considered the Veronica, given Teru's jerk-like personality.]]
* ADarkerMe[=/=]{{GIFT}}: ''Mega[=PIG=]''. He acts aggressive and rude online, but is really [[spoiler:shy and has difficulty with talking to others]] in real life.
* AnimalMotifs
* JerkassFacade: ''Mega[=PIG=]''. See ADarkerMe[=/=]{{GIFT}}.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Both of them.
* [[spoiler:{{Megane}}: ''Mega[=PIG=]'' in real life.]]
* MysteriousProtector
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Teru is ''Black Rabbit''.]]
* TheShepherd
* [[spoiler:ShrinkingViolet: ''Mega[=PIG=]'' in real life.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Both of them towards Hikage -- ''Black Rabbit'' by giving Hikage tough love advice which is ultimately for her benefit, and ''Mega[=PIG=]'' by his apparent rudeness and interpretative niceness.
!Arisa Takani
A classmate of Hikage's that she befriends.
* GenkiGirl
* GirlishPigtails
* [[TechnicolorEyes Pink Eyes]]
A girl who often bullies Hikage in an attempt to get her away from Hinata.
* AlphaBitch
* BlondesAreEvil: Subverted. [[spoiler:See FreudianExcuse.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl
* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler:Aya started out just like Hikage -- alone and desiring friends. When Aya started liking Hinata, many girls befriended her out of their mutual affections for Hinata and made Aya feel like she belonged. And everyone defended Hikage from her, Aya lost both her friends and her reputation -- leading to her WomanScorned revenge on Hikage. She gets better.]]
* [[spoiler:FriendlessBackground]]
* GreenEyedMonster
* [[spoiler:HeelFaceTurn: After Hikage gives her a CoolDownHug and apologizes to her.]]
* [[spoiler:IJustWantToHaveFriends: Before she made friends out of their mutual affections for Hinata, and then after she is shunned by everyone.]]
* KickTheDog: Is a constant offender to Hikage via MaliciousSlander. [[spoiler:Her last attempts on Hikage involves trying to ruin Hikage's relationships with Hinata, Teru, and their class, and destroying Hikage's sunflower.]]
* ManipulativeBitch
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On Tap for Today: Walk the plank or visit Shank
The Elf on the Shelf says you have to be good only a few days longer. The best advice: Stay busy so the time will pass quickly.
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Ridge mesmerizing in Chamber Theatre's 'Underneath the Lintel'
Midway through his extraordinary solo performance in Glen Berger's "Underneath the Lintel" - being staged by the Milwaukee Chamber Theatre under C. Michael Wright's direction - James Ridge asks the audience whether we'd recognize a miracle if we saw one.
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From the PublisherBiological computing, the three-billion-year-old goldmine of information processing concepts, is ready for our educational mainstream. This beautiful undergraduate text by Lamm and Unger may be the first step. This book expertly presents fundamental concepts of molecular biology in its first chapter, and then goes on to develop many computing classics from biology. … I enjoyed reading this text. The exercises flex the imagination, the definitions are clear and precise, and the explanations are unusually powerful. I have been searching for a text like this for years, and now I look forward to using it.
—Computing Reviews, August 2011
I read this book in one breath—it opens vistas on how the fields of computation and biology can inspire each other. I particularly enjoyed the analogies between immune systems and software that fights computer viruses.
—Uri Alon, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, and author of An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits
The book by Lamm and Unger methodically covers exciting developments in biological computation, offering for the first time a broad perspective of this important cutting-edge field of research.
—Ehud Shapiro, The Harry Weinrebe Professorial Chair of Computer Science and Biology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
This is a wonderful treatise on bio-inspired computation, written from a computer science perspective. The authors are extremely knowledgeable about their subject, and the material they cover is both broad and deep. The book should benefit anyone interested in the connection between computer science and biology, a connection that is poised to become dramatically central to the science of the 21st century.
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The study concluded that exposure to new technology diesel exhaust does not cause any increase in the risk of lung cancer or other significant adverse health effects in study animals.
Company officials at Petrobras say this is the first pre-industrial scale FCCU to use oxy-combustion technology to capture CO2 released by industrial processes in refineries.
With these accidents, has refining internationally fallen sub-standard in terms of safety? Such a question is likely best addressed by examining the existing HPI standard.
Especially when handling hydrogen, reciprocating compressors must provide ruggedness, operating flexibility and energy efficiency at pressures up to 3,000 psi (200 bar).
EPA announced both its approval of the state implementation plan (SIP) and the rescinding of the federal implementation plan, making the TCEQ the primary GHG permitting authority in Texas.
China and India are growing increasingly energy-hungry as their populations and transport infrastructures expand. At the same time, the two countries are seeking to reduce air pollution levels. In response, China and India are eyeing greater LNG imports and deeper emissions cuts.
Generating N2 on-demand is a sustainable and energy-efficient approach.
A searchable database of project activity in the global hydrocarbon processing industry
Engineers and designers are highly skilled individuals. Forcing them to enter design changes using tables, forms and spreadsheets is unproductive and uneconomical, and it increases the likelihood of human error—this is the way that most instrumentation software systems currently work. For too long, software vendors have denied engineers and designers the simple practicality of a graphical visual engineering interface with "drag and drop" capability and inbuilt intelligence, ensuring changes are automatically replicated into all the associated data and databases.
Will previously-planned downstream investments be cut back in 2015 due to lower global oil prices?
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Maybe you missed Grand Archives' show-stealing set at the Entry in March. Forgivable. And maybe, while you dig Band of Horses plenty, you've never checked out the prior band from which it rose, Seattle's dour indie-darlings Carissa's Wierd. Fair enough. But you are in danger of utter failure if you, a fan of alt-country, dream-pop, and whatever other hyphenated genres have gotten their own Wikipedia entries this week, a lover of four-part harmonies and blissful sing-alongs, were to miss Grand Archives playing their first headlining show in the Twin Cities. Fronted by Mat Brooke, Grand Archives splits the difference between its singer's earlier projects. Their songs are full of lush instrumentation (pedal steel and horns are common), the aforementioned harmonies, intricate acoustic and electric guitar lines, and lyrics worth suspending your mid-show banter to pay attention. So this time, don't miss them. 18+. $12. 7 p.m. 1308 Fourth St. SE, Minneapolis; 612.604.0222. —Desiree Weber
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Consumer Compliance Outlook
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Consumer Compliance Outlook: Third Quarter 2008
By Jason Lew, Examiner, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Declining home values are becoming an increasingly important issue for both financial institutions and consumers. With home values falling across many markets in the country, many homeowners are experiencing significant declines in the equity in their homes. According to Moody's Economy.com, nearly 8.5 million homeowners have negative or no equity in their homes,1 representing more than 16 percent of all homeowners with a mortgage. To counter the effects of declining home equity in their loan portfolios, many financial institutions have begun freezing or reducing credit limits on existing home equity lines of credit (HELOCs).
This article will review certain federal regulatory limitations and requirements related to this practice and highlight some consumer compliance concerns that institutions should consider as they contemplate taking this action.
When freezing or reducing credit limits on HELOCs, lenders should be cognizant of relevant regulatory limitations and considerations. For example, Regulation Z (Truth in Lending Act) provides specific criteria related to modifying home equity plans. In addition, both Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act outline general fair lending and other technical requirements that lenders should consider.
Regulation Z2 allows creditors to freeze or reduce limits on home equity plans in certain circumstances when property values decline. Specifically, the regulation provides that lenders may freeze or reduce the limits of home equity plans when the value of the property that secures the plan declines significantly below the dwelling's appraised value. The commentary to the regulation offers an example of "significant decline": a decrease by 50 percent or more of the difference between the credit limit and the available equity (based on the property's appraised value for purposes of the plan).
For example, assume a home that was originally appraised at $100,000 has a first mortgage balance of $50,000 and a HELOC with a credit limit of $30,000. The difference between the appraised value ($100,000) and the amount of credit outstanding ($50,000 first mortgage and $30,000 HELOC) is $20,000, half of which is $10,000. A lender could prohibit further advances or reduce the credit limit if the value of the property declines from $100,000 to $90,000. While this provision does not require a creditor to obtain an appraisal before suspending credit privileges, a significant decline in value must occur before suspension can take place. Therefore, if a lender plans to restrict home equity lines, it should ensure that justification for restricting the accounts is adequately documented.
The commentary also indicates that the restrictions on home equity plans are only temporary in nature and that credit privileges must be restored as soon as reasonably possible after the condition that permitted the creditor's action ceases to exist.3 This latter limitation places an onus on financial institutions to monitor property values on an ongoing basis to ensure that the market conditions that permitted the freeze or reduction still exist. Alternatively, a lender may require the consumer to request reinstatement of the line before it investigates such conditions.4
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Inquirer Read-Along features tales of love
Ms Universe third runner-up Shamcey Supsup joins the Inquirer read-along program and reads a book to students from Optimus Center for Development, Virlanie Foundation, S. Benitez Elementary School at the Philippine Daily Inquirer Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Video by INQUIRER.net's Matikas Santos
Tales about different kinds of love regaled more than 100 children on Feb. 15 in the special Inquirer Read-Along session that featured Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up Shamcey Supsup, Sophia School principal Ann Abacan and students from Optimus Center for Development.
Supsup read "Putot," a story written by Mike Bigornia about a dog that eventually realized how special its short tail was.
Abacan read "Magnificent Benito and His Two Front Teeth" by Augie and Mike Rivera, which tells of a young boy who realized the value of his two extraordinary front teeth.
Twenty-one students from Optimus Center for Development in Binangonan, Rizal, performed Robert Magnuson's "Mister Beetle's Many Rooms," a story about a bug who learned the value of loving his neighbors.
The speech choir was accompanied by their coach, Lorna Matienzo, an English and Filipino teacher. "We were inspired to do this piece after attending the Inquirer Read-Along Festival last year," Matienzo said.
The session also featured a special awarding segment for the winners of last year's Inquirer Read-Along Festival Essay and Photo competition.
Greeted with shrieks
Upon entering the venue, Supsup was greeted with shrieks by the audience, which included special children from Virlanie Foundation. She said it was her first time to read to children.
"The experience was fun because the children were very attentive. They interacted with me as I read, and they were very excited to hear my story," she said.
Supsup said the book was inspiring. "I feel that there are many kids who go through that feeling of comparing themselves with others and finding fault about what they have or do not have."
"You have to be contented with what is given to you and to think that you are always blessed," she said. "We should embrace what's positive with [ourselves] and focus on [them]."
Frederick Manuel Fronda, the winner of the essay writing competition, said he had not been fond of writing before joining the contest.
"I just wanted to try it because I enjoy joining extracurricular activities and because I was encouraged by my teacher. I found writing the essay challenging at first, but eventually I started to really enjoy what I was doing," he said.
His mother, Mavy, said her son was the top student in his class. "He is really good in academics but I also encourage him to pursue his other interests. When he told me that he would be joining the essay-writing competition, I just wanted him to do his best. I was so happy when I found out that he actually won," she said.
Given citations for their participation in the festival photo competition were Andrea Lopez and Juliana Ysabel Victor. They said that while they were interested in photography, the Inquirer contest was their first photography-related competition.
Lopez's mother, Jeannette, said her daughter's entry was shot with an iPad. "I was not aware that she was into photography. I thought the photos that she took were really good," she said.
Lopez said she was "not expecting anything" when she joined the contest, especially since she was not that confident of her skills. "I just wanted to try it. I was so excited when I found out that I was to be given a special citation."
Victor was "inspired" by her father, Joboy, who owns a photography studio. "I joined because of my dad and also because I wanted to see if I have a talent for it," she said.
Joboy said he was "so proud" when he found that she was given a special citation.
Essay contest
Judges in the essay contest were Junior Inquirer editor Ruth Navarra, Libre editor in chief Chito de la Vega and Inquirer Metro editor Volt Contreras.
Navarra and De la Vega were joined by the acting chief of the Inquirer photo section, Edwin Bacasmas, in the photo contest.
"I love the story of Putot because it teaches us how one should be thankful and content with what you have," said Janika Cadiz, an 11-year-old pupil of F. Benitez Elementary School.
For Optimus student James Cenido, 11, "Mister Beetle's Many Rooms" was a favorite because it taught him to be generous and to not be selfish.
"I learned the importance of accepting what you have through Putot," said Errol Chen of Optimus, 10.
Asked about their favorite part of the program, the children from Virlanie responded with wide grins.
Proud of his students
Jaime Naval, president of Optimus Center for Development, said he was proud of his students. "I'm happy that the Inquirer is able to provide an activity like this. I think it is great that children are exposed to different facets of learning," he said.
"We gauge the standards of our school through how our students perform in competitions, and I'm happy to know that we are at par with other schools," said Evelyn Naval, the school's directress.
Children were treated to snacks courtesy of Pizza Hut's Book It! program. Backpacks and shirts, also courtesy of the fast-food chain, were given away as prizes during the question-and-answer segments.
Pizza Hut's Book It! is a six-month reading incentive program designed to motivate children to read more. In partnership with 112 schools nationwide, the company gives a free Buddy Pan Pizza every month to a child who completes his reading goal.
Currently, the program serves over 6,000 children.
Friday's session was hosted by Inquirer researcher Kate Pedroso and Abacan.
The next read-along session will be held at the Inquirer main office on March 9 at 10 a.m. Interested parties may contact Ellen Caparros at 897-8808 loc. 329.—Reports from Kate Pedroso, Schatzi Quodala and Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research; and Odeng Orolaza, Jackieh Cobrador and Roxanne Abad, Inquirer Library
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artistic process?
This is an attempt to articulate my question so it's more than a "just practice" answer.
I really want to get into concept art, but it takes me soo long to develop how a character will look and how they'll pose. A lot of it is accidental - it's a stumbling, shambling process with no real method or technique. And when I think I have something, it's really not developed. I don't know what to add. Here's an example of one that I actually liked, but I still feel like I made it plain looking:
Maybe I need to think of the mood or something more...the more I type, the more I feel like this really is just a "go practice" answer... so lets try to receive something more constructive from people:
What's your artistic process especially for character development? Of course every time will vary, but lets hear some examples.
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I dont do many characters, but I do a lot of cars, like 2 a week
process is usually
Sketching, simple 3d models
Tighter, bigger more detailed sketches
Sketching individual details
Sketch renderings
Glamour Renderings/ models
Upgrade/power up variations
i might need to repeat steps till the AD is happy, so try and be really fast and loose at the start to maximise ideas while minimising time and cost to you.
also I dont do the modelling I let someone else take over but you might also need to do that.
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April 20th, 2012 #3
I always have a separate sketch or at least a clear idea of the basic design of the character(s). That way I can consider the pose, mood etc later without having to think all of it at the same time. After that its thumbnails and so on.
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One thing NOT to do is just start your final piece and make adjustments to it as you go along. It will take you forever as you keep backtracking.
1) What is your goal? Write down at the top of an empty page what you are trying to achieve with this character. Eg: A monster which lives underwater and preys on fish, or a warrior from a tiny Japanese-style village, etc. Then brainstorm the kind of things this character will need. How old are they? What do they eat? What is their environment? What clothing will they wear or what evolutionary features will they need to survive in that environment? What kind of house do they live in? What kind of people/creatures are around them? You need to know your character inside out or they are going to remain two-dimensional and uninteresting. Get down as much information as you can. This probably only takes ten minutes but is incredibly helpful.
2) Research: If your designs don't seem interesting then you need to do this more thoroughly. Use everything you came up with above to find exactly what you need. If you are drawing a monster-type character, find images of monsters - dinosaurs, giant squid, elephants, even insects you can look at up close, as well as the kind of things well-known concept artists have created for films and games. If you're drawing a human character, look up period costume, interesting or unusual fashion, clothing from different cultures. The same with hairstyles, weapons, armour, accessories, etc, and even facial features. You may want to print out a "mood board" of all the best bits of research you have done for this character to draw from.
3) Development and thumbnails. Lots of small sketches, doesn't matter if they look terrible, you are just developing ideas. Borrow bits and pieces from all of your research items, try things out to see what works. Different combinations of all the above. Use photoshop or a fast traditional medium like markers or watercolour to add basic colour to these designs and find a good colour scheme. Then use the same process to test poses, compositions etc.
4) Choose the best poses/compositions and develop this into your final piece. If you have done the other steps correctly, you shouldn't be challenged by anything except correct anatomy at this stage, because everything else is already done - you know exactly how they look, what pose they are in and what composition and colour scheme you are using. You should still be all over your references like a rash.
You're right that you need more than "just practice" because there are good and bad ways to practice. ALWAYS collect and use references, they are your best friend.
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April 20th, 2012 #5
Lots and lots and lots of thumbnails, to start with...
My pro jobs are usually cartoony characters, and usually I'm the one who's going to be drawing/animating them during production, so my process is pretty simple.
1. Research if necessary (for instance if the character is from a specific historic period, or if I'm doing a cartoon version of a famous person...) This may include style research if the client wants a certain look, or if I'm trying to get a particular vibe (for instance, I had to design a cartoony Chinese dragon once, so before I started I soaked up a whole lot of traditional Chinese art to get the right cultural feel and to research traditional Chinese dragon designs.)
2. Pages and pages of thumbnails to figure out body type, costume, shapes of body and face, face & hair... (If I'm animating it, shapes are especially important, because I have to consider how I'll animate them.)
3. Depending on the scope of the project, I'll show a few possible designs to the client - either semi-tight sketches or finished drawings depending on the project (on really small projects, I'll go straight to one final sketch with potential revisions.)
4. Based on the client's feedback, I'll then do a final color drawing of the character. There may be another round or two of revisions on that version. Since I'm usually the one drawing/animating, one or two poses to show the client is generally sufficient for a final design. If other people will need to draw the character, I'll do turnarounds and expressions and all that after a final design is approved.
As for figuring out expressions and poses, it helps to get inside the character's head... Pretend you're the character, and see what they do. It's like acting on paper. (You'll probably make goofy faces while you draw, and people will look at you funny.)
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April 20th, 2012 #6
Besides that I second everything that was said already by doing necessary research and prelim work before sitting down to flesh out your character. A character is more than just a design; a character is a person (at least convincing characters are) who has a place in a defined world.
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April 20th, 2012 #7
Exploration of idea via thumbnails to determine best POV and composition to communicate idea
Value/lighting thumbnails (often just combined with above)
More detailed/accurate value studies
Variations on costume or creature anatomy and details
Color exploration roughs
Integration of characters into scene
Final detailed drawing and values
Research and reference is a given at various points in the development.
Sometimes modeling or sculpting and photoshoot has to happen along the way as well.
I find that any of those steps I leave out, or shortcut, results in less than I had hoped (and we all do it occasionally, but it costs).
Gurney's book, "Imaginitive Realism" is probably the best guide for understanding the process.
What would Caravaggio do?
Plein Air
Still Life
Sight Measuring
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April 20th, 2012 #8
When creating an image from a story. I read all I can about the character or scene. I copy pages that have pertinent information and highlight passages and make notes to myself about mood, time of day or angle of view. Then I start sketching ideas using the notes. Thumbnails, then comps, then color studies. Then I shoot my reference or model it in Max and light it. Then I refine my drawings and then paint either digitally or traditionally. A major piece takes me about a week of time even though that week may be broken up over a month of other work. If I'm doing a piece for a client then I can block out the time because I know I'm being paid. The actual painting time is usually done in one day but the process to get to that takes time.
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April 20th, 2012 #9
Just like writing.
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April 21st, 2012 #10
1. Decide what you are going to draw.
2. Do your research. Collect the information on the historical context, setting, characters, what have you.
3. Experiment with thumbnail sketches to test the ways to convey it in drawing.
4. Pick one composition and develop it into a rough sketch.
4a. If it does not work, go back to 3.
5. Gather reference if required.
5a. If your reference contradicts what you had been sketching, you have been lazy doing research. Bad artist. Go back to 2.
6. Make more sketches interpreting reference to match your rough, recording the tricky details, inventing characters and costumes and gadgets, lighting peculiarities, etc.
7. Make even more sketches calculating perspective, lighting details, what have you.
7a. Don't even think of shirking these stages. You'll fail at painting and will have to go back to 6, 5, 4 or even 3.
8. Produce a clean drawing to the size you want the final painting in, and transfer it to the final painting support.
9. Paint, going from big to small and from general to detail, while looking at all your sketches.
10. Repeat.
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