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Companies in just about every industry have found success integrating social media into their business strategies. Ford Motor Co., Starbucks, Lands' End and the Dutch airline KLM all have used social media to enhance branding and marketing, bolster sales and meet customer service needs.
Ford is recognized by most who track social business as an innovator in the space. All of its social media efforts are aggregated at social.ford.com, which is prominently linked from the Ford home page. Ford has active and engaged profiles on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+ and Flickr, as well as an active company blog.
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But it's not just the existence of the profiles that makes Ford a model social media player. It's the company's innovative social media efforts. In the Fiesta Movement campaign, Ford gave new Fiestas to 100 influential bloggers and tweeters for six months, requiring only that they each create and publish one video a month relating to the car. The campaign generated 7 million YouTube views and 40 million Twitter impressions. More important, 83 percent of the customers engaged by the campaign were new Ford buyers.
In 2010, Ford revealed the new 2011 Explorer live on Facebook. The campaign resulted in more than 500,000 Explorer website visits, in contrast to the average daily traffic of 7,000 for the 2010 Explorer.
Other companies use social media to support customer service efforts. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, which uses its Twitter account quite successfully throughout the day to answer customer questions and respond to passenger problems, recently executed a creative one-day social media customer service via YouTube and Twitter. While the campaign was running, tweets sent to the @KLM Twitter account received a "KLM Live Reply" — KLM employees at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport holding letters to become a "living alphabet" 140-character response. This was essentially a high-profile way to draw attention to the airline's everyday social media customer-care efforts.

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The mention of renewing an old one-on-one rivalry makes DeMarcus Ware smile.
When trying to catch the attention of NFL scouts as a college pass-rusher at Troy almost a decade ago, Ware was matched several times against another aspiring pro from a lower-level Division I program (Utah State) who was hoping to impress at left tackle. Once again, Ware will square off against Donald Penn on Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys host Tampa Bay (1 p.m. ET, FOX).
It dawned on Ware how far both had come when he and Penn were selected to the NFC's 2010 Pro Bowl squad.
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"It was just weird to see a guy who started at the same place as me," Ware told FOXSports.com after Thursday's Cowboys practice. "We started at small schools and made it to the league."
Penn said he and Ware became friends at the Pro Bowl because of that shared experience and respect built through college and NFL matchups.
"I used to love to battle against him," Penn told FOXSports.com in a telephone interview. "It's funny how we still continue to battle. He's such a great guy, too."
Penn, though, realizes such niceties will be set aside during Sunday's matchup.
"Some guys are just speed or just power. He's a combination of both," Penn said. "It's a tough week for me getting ready, but I enjoy playing against him."
Ware's 93.5 sacks since 2006 are the most by any NFL player. Ware had eight tackles in last Sunday's 27-7 loss to Seattle, which was his highest single-game total since Week 8 of last season. But the outside linebacker was held without a sack by Seahawks left tackle Frank Omiyale, who was replacing injured starter Russell Okung (leg).
Standing at 6-foot-4 and 254 pounds, Ware knows that the 6-foot-5, 340-pound Penn enjoys a significant size advantage.
"He's a big guy, but he can hunker down and anchor really well," Ware said. "He's very quick for his size and has very good strength."
Compared to Week Three of last season, Penn is Tampa Bay's lone remaining offensive line starter. The latest change has come at right tackle where Demar Dotson is set to make his second start in place of the demoted Jeremy Trueblood.
Although the unit is still trying to build continuity with so much juggling, Penn does now enjoy the luxury of starting next to one of the NFL's top left guards in Carl Nicks, who was signed away from New Orleans as a free agent during the offseason.
"He helps us out so much because he's so powerful and physical," Penn said. "We're still working to get things right, but it's an honor to play with him. I'm trying to get some of the prestige that he gets."
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Stoweflake Hot Air Balloon Festival
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When are we likely to see this update on Desura? Looks like a lot of nice improvements. :)
Alien Arena is an open sourced game that combines a sci-fi atmosphere with the tournament style deathmatch of Q3A and UT2k4. Major graphical features such as GLSL per-pixel lighting, ragdoll physics, light blooms, real time lights and shadows, textured particles, shaders, and reflective water, create a colorful and immersive deathmatch atmosphere. The game also includes mutators, adjustable effects, bot skill settings, and fully configurable deathmatch, team deathmatch, CTF, All Out Assault, Team Core Assault, Cattle Prod, and Deathball games. The game features original artwork, with a dark, sinister atmosphere combined with an off-the-wall campiness, and trippy, techno type music. There are currently over 60 maps, loaded with weapons(each having an alternate firing mode) and powerups. Alien Arena has fast, smooth gameplay, & players can play online against one another or against the bots. Please post all support issues in the forums for the game.
Version 7.53 of Alien Arena has been released with some signifigant performance increases, new content, improved bot AI, and much more!
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Alien Arena version 7.53 is now released!
Some of the new general features for this release include:
Version 7.53 features some very signifigant performance gains for people who like to run the game on higher settings, as well as some very nice improvements/bugfixes to the bot AI. We have also added two new maps, as well as the entity definition files which now allow for custom reconfiguration of a map's entities, plus a number of other updates and bugfixes. For a complete changelog see Icculus.org
Alien Arena also has some new 3rd party content portals where you can grab the latest and greatest 3rd party levels as well as some of the "retired" classics!
When are we likely to see this update on Desura? Looks like a lot of nice improvements. :)
It's already available in Debian unstable
I just got Desura, and I was dissapointed that ver7.51 was installed. Is there an update button?
Bit disappointed Desura only has version 7.51 for download. Would have thought Desura would have jumped up to version 7.52 by now. Getdeb.net has version 7.52, and the Fedora repositories have 7.53. Hopefully 7.53 will hit Desura soon.


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Kenyans leave the city mortuary in Nairobi on September 23, 2013.... News PhotoCity,Conflict,Funeral Parlor,Kenya,Killing,Leaving,Mass Murder,Nairobi,Nairobi Mall Shooting,Terrorism,Vertical,ViolencePhotographer CARL DE SOUZACollection: AFP 2013 AFPKenyans leave the city mortuary in Nairobi on September 23, 2013. Dead bodies from the September 21, 2013 Westgate Mall siege have been taken to the Nairobi city mortuary, where relatives have gone to identify the victims. Kenyan Defence troops remain inside the Westgate mall, in a standoff with Somali militants after they laid siege to the shopping centre shooting and throwing grenades as they entered. AFP PHOTO/Carl de Souza (Photo credit should read CARL DE SOUZA/AFP/Getty Images)


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GSK is hated by analysts - wrongly in my opinion. its business has changed completely over the last few years with asset swaps etc. GSK is now a much longer business cycle OTC drugs play with a number 1 HIV business (soon to be IPOd which will realise value) and decent and recovering respiratory business. it has underperformed peers pays a 5% plus div and is inexpensive.
More people have been forced to have insurance and will use it to buy more meds.
Looks oversold for little reasom
Big Pharma and low P/E...
Div long hold.
Solid company with a history of rising dividends. PE of 13 is reasonable; stock is on sale today at prices not seen since March 2013.
I see no shortage of elderly people needing meds in the future. nice big company with a nice big dividend.
Buy at the bottom!
Whilst the failure of another cancer vaccine is undoubtedly a setback this is entirely to be expected - this proves they are investing and working on new drugs which has to be a good thing for any company. Unless GSK and other Pharmaceutical companies invest in this type of research no progress or growth will be made. GSK WILL eventually succeed in developing new drugs to treat an ageing population (not just cancer) and there WILL be massive demand for drugs.
Led big pharma in most drugs approved in 2013 with 5 of the ~27. Second to JNJ in approvals over the past 5 years. Solid footing.
Div. (Yield) $3.00 (4.4%)
Current Yield . . . . . . .7.35%
Drugs are promising and pay dividends. Will slightly outperform.
Biotech stocks are here to stay as one of the best areas to invest in right now.
diversified healthcare company with good product pipeline
For reference point and to allow for comments by others. As of the end of March, 2013.
Trailing PE 19.36
Div yield 4.20%
Any kind of breaktrhough in cancer research or possible cure in HIV will make GSK success.
Good year for health care
Good company with a good pipeline of drugs. Strong management team. Strong dividend payment. Good long term bet
Health care industry, 5.28% dividend, low dividend payout percent, history of growing dividend, pharmaceutical with a reasonable pipeline. Depressed earnings due to European crisis and a couple drugs coming off patent protection. Prognosticators are expecting flat earnings for the next two years. With a dividend reinvest position, flat earnings are fine by me. Can yo say cash cow? Share acquisition time people.


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Every 6 months, when I look back I have the feeling that I have improved. But I never feel ashamed of, because it was one important step into the "current" state I currently am. In 6 months into the future I hope I will have the same feeling, it will be a good sign.
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Hey everyone,
I was wondering, does everyone get the feeling now and then that they actually suck? I mean, sometimes, I get back at my designs and say "Gee, how come people actually purchase this?". I find the colours wrong, the spacing out of control, typography all over the place, etc.Is this a unviversal kind of thing? I feel tired and overwhelmed…
Is just you.
I'm awesome.
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Is just you. I'm awesome.
Doru you make me laugh more than anyone
It's only human to feel down on yourself every now and then. I remember when Flash was dying thinking how I went from a halfway-decent developer to a complete noob almost overnight. But time heals all.
I'd say that anyone who isn't appalled by their earlier work either is a prodigy and has been writing flawless code since they first sat at a keyboard, or they aren't learning anything. In the unlikely case that the former is true… I'm jealous. In the infinitely more likely latter case, they probably shouldn't be trying to sell their work until they learn to… well… learn. Someone who is satisfied with mediocre work isn't likely someone I want to buy a product from.
Being self-critical is usually a good thing, especially in graphics designing or creative industries in general.
Yeah, but it's a bit more complicated. I think once you reach a certain point and realize what you can accomplish, you are always striving to reach a certain level of quality in what you do. Sometimes you don't, and you feel like you suck.
But really a better perspective to have would be to look back on all your old work and say, "look how much I've grown."
It's also good to look up to the Giants and Masters of your craft, so that no matter how good you get, you will always realize that you suck compared to them, because everyone needs a humbling.
Look back? I don't need to look back.
I currently suffer through every tiny design decision, slog and stumble through every technical advancement. I always feel that…ok…this is it. This is the job that will finally expose me for the hack that I am. I have got to stop trying to be good at illustration/graphic design/etc because I have lost my eye and ability for it. Everyone else is so damn talented and I f**kin' suck. But then, I make a breakthrough. I feel proud of myself for a short time, and then the process starts all over again.
This is actually a studied and very real, socio-psychological behavior.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect
@dvhughes very true
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SCO, owner of several key copyrights related to the Unix operating system, has been aggressively defending its intellectual property holdings connected to the software and filed a $3 billion lawsuit against IBM earlier this year. The suit claims that IBM has committed trade secret theft and breach of contract for allegedly copying proprietary Unix source code into its Linux-based products.
The company reported that it terminated Sequent's Unix contract for improper transfer of source code and development methods into Linux. Based on the move, SCO claims that IBM no longer has the right to use or license Dynix/ptx and said that customers should not be able to acquire a license for the software.
IBM again denied that SCO's actions had merit. "SCO has not shown us any evidence that we violated our agreements," spokeswoman Trink Guarino said. "IBM withdrew Dynix/ptx and the associated hardware long before the suit was filed. This seems to be another attempt by SCO to generate press coverage."
SCO said it gave Sequent/IBM two months written notice prior to the termination, as required by the terms of the contract. The company claims that Sequent/IBM chose not to address the purported breach of contract and did not offer any resolution to the disagreement.
The System V contract allowed Sequent to market derivative works and modifications of Unix software "provided the resulting materials were treated as part of the Original System V Software," according to SCO.
IBM acquired Sequent in 1999. The last new product to arrive was the short-lived 64-processor x430, though Sequent technology is used in IBM's current 16-processor x440 servers.
In its suit against IBM, SCO points to two Sequent technologies it says IBM moved from Dynix to Linux as part of the effort to make the operating system work better on large multiprocessor computers: read-copy update (RCU) and nonuniform memory access (NUMA).
Earlier this month, an IBM executive downplayed the threat of the pending SCO lawsuit, telling attendees at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo that the case would become a forgotten chapter in Linux history. However, IBM did file a countersuit rebutting SCO's claims.
Other Linux industry players have also responded to SCO's intellectual property suit aggressively. Red Hat, one of the two major distributors of Linux software, filed its own suit, demanding that SCO retract its copyright infringement claims.
IBM derides as "frivolous" in its countersuit SCO's claim that "SCO has ownership rights with respect to all of the code within AIX." The IBM countersuit doesn't address the Dynix/ptx software.


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Watermarking for Image Authentication ( Fragile Watermarking ) Information Technologies for IPR Protection Desirable Features 1. to be able to determine whether an image has been altered or not; 2. to be able to locate any alteration made on the image; 2 3. to be able to integrate authentication data with host image rather than as a separate data file ; 4. the embedded authentication data be invisible under normal viewing conditions; 5. to allow the watermarked image be stored in lossy-compression format. 3 Block Diagram of Embedding Process Original Lookup Table image (LUT) Marked Block Coeffs. Entropy Quant Embed Coding DCT Data to be embedded Marked JPEG Image (Watermark is embedded into the quantized DCT coeffs. via a look-up table) 4 1. Embedding Binary Bits Via Table Look-up A proprietary look-up table (LUT) is generated before hand by the owner of the image or the digital camera manufactures. The table maps every possible value of JPEG coeff. randomly to "1" or "0" with the constraint that runs of "1" and "0" are limited in length. 5 To embed a "1" in a coefficient, the coeff. is unchanged if the entry of the table corresponding to that coeff. is also a "1". If the entry of the table is a "0", than the coeff. is changed to its nearest neighboring values for which the entry is "1". The embedding of a "0" is similar. 6 Let νi denotes the original coeff. ν i′ denotes the marked coeff. bi is the bit to be embedded in LUT(.) is the mapping by look-up table : 7 Then, the embedding process can be represented as : ⎧ν i if LUT (ν i ) = bi ν i′ = ⎨ ⎩ν i + δ if LUT (ν i ) ≠ bi , and δ = min{d ∈ Z : LUT (ν i + d ) = bi } d The extraction of the signature is simply by : ∧ bi = LUT (ν i′ ) ∧ Where bi is the extracted bit. 8 Ex : -73 1 × 0 Embed "0" (changed) -74 36 -73 8 … 0 0 -74 24 5 0 24 5 … original embedded Marked 0 0 Embed "0" (unchanged) 24 0 0 24 LUT ‥‥‥ -75 -74 -73 -72 ‥‥ 23 24 25 ‥‥‥ ‥‥‥ 1 0 1 1 ‥‥ 0 0 1 ‥‥‥ 9 In this example, zeros are embedded into two AC coefficients with values "-73" and "24" of an 8×8 image block. The entry in LUT for coeff-value "-73" is "1". So to embed a "0", we go to its closest neighbor for which the entry is "0". In this case, "-73" is changed to "-74". Since the entry for coeff-value "24" is "0", it is unchanged. 10 2. Consideration for Minimizing Distortion To ensure the markings are invisible : • The run of "1" and "0" entries in the LUT is constrained to avoid excessive modification on the coeffs. • DC coeff. in each block is not changed to avoid blocky effect. • Small value coeffs are not modified to avoid high freq. distortion. 11 The above constraints make the number of bits that can be embedded varies significantly from block to block. Also extraction error may occur due to image format conversion and other causes. For these reasons, we choose to embed "one bit per 8×8 block" by embedding the same bit to all embeddable coeffs in the block and detecting that bit by "majority voting". 12 Remarks 1. The detection of an error in the embedded bit signals alteration of that block. 2. The constraint of leaving DC coeffs. and small valued AC coeffs unchanged makes it impossible to embed data in smooth blocks where all AC coeffs are very small and hence unembeddable. 13 3. Choice of Embedded Data for Authentication The authentication data we embed in an image consists of a "visually meaningful binary pattern" and some "content features". The visually meaningful pattern serves as a quick check for alteration and location of possible alteration. 14 A simple example of content feature is the "most significant bit" of macroblock mean intensity. Another example is the "sign" of intensity difference between macroblocks. The combination of these two types data is suitable for such applications as image authentication for "trustworthy" digital camera. 15 Original Image LUT Marked block Quant Embed coeff. Entropy Compressed DCT coding Marked Image features Binary pattern Test Image (decompressed) LUT Binary Pattern block Quant Extract visualize DCT Embedded Features compare Features Embedding and Extraction Procedures 16 4. Smooth Region Embedding Authentication data cannot be embedded in smooth blocks because the AC coeffs are small. This shortage can be solved by embedding data in blocks that are not smooth but whose location bears a "fixed relationship" to the smooth block in question ——backup embedding. 17 5. Color Image and Video For color images, one may work in YCrCb coordinates and use the proposed approach to mark luminance components while leaving chrominance components unchanged ; or one may apply the approach to chrominance components as well as to embed more data. One may also work in other color coordinates, such as RGB. For MPEG-video, one may mark the I-frames using the proposed scheme. The I-frame serial number can be used as part of embedded data to detect modification such as frame reordering and frame dropping. 18 References [1] Yeung & Mintzer, "Invisible Watermarking for Image Verification", J. of Electronic Imaging, pp.578-591, July 1998. [2] P.W.Wang, "A public Key Watermark for Image Verification and Authentication, " IEEE Inte'l conf. Image Processing, pp.455-459, Oct. 1998. 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As most people now know, by 2010 Governor Brown had made it a priority to shift tax increment funds previously allocated to redevelopment agencies, and which would typically remain under local control, to state functions such as education. The state is constitutionally mandated to make sure children throughout California receive a basic level of funding for their education, and given the budget deficits of the last decade, available funds were scarce. Tax increment funds in the cof- fers of redevelopment agencies were an inviting target, and the state viewed those funds as a way to satisfy unfunded state mandates. The redevelopment agencies resisted, of course, and in 2010 sponsored a successful statewide proposition (Proposition 22) amending the California Constitution to preclude such a money grab.
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Fred Carlson, Naples
A life is a life
How inconsistent we are.
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This fact should rather serve to elevate the value of the precious lives of those aborted. The difference between the 20 children killed at Newtown and 20 aborted children is not that their rights were somehow different. The difference is that the Newtown children were loved and wanted. Aborted children are not. Apparently they are only inconvenient.
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September 10th, 2009 #1
concept artist bad career choice???
i want to become a videogame concept artist and i heard about all the salary and stuff and know some schools i'd love to apply to, however, is a videogame concept artist a good job? because my art teacher makes it seem like i'll have to work for a different company everyday and look for work constantly with little pay. is this true? if you are a concept artist please give me your first person account of how schooling and work has been and can i technically work for one company forever and still have work and a steady pay?
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you dont need to be be a concept artist to answer this post just have a perspective of it, because, i would prefer to know what im getting into.
September 10th, 2009 #3
First off, let me say that I'm a bit peeved at your high school art teacher for raining down on your dream of becoming a video game artist. It's one thing to inform a student about the down side of any profession but where's the balance in speaking about the benefits of the field. It seriously sounds as though they are ill informed as to what it is we do for a career... and more importantly WHY we do this.
People who become artists don't go into it for the money. We do this because of a passion to create. This is more than just a job; it's a calling and it's set deep within us that we want to do this. We don't just clock out at the end of the day and forget about work. I'd be drawing non-stop even if I wasn't getting paid for it. Getting a healthy paycheck is just a bonus. In essence I'm getting paid to do my hobby.
As is with many professions, starting out you won't be making much money. You have to pay your dues in ANY profession. You have to earn the trust of the people who hired you and more importantly you have to earn the trust and respect of your team mates & peers. But with great work you'll also be rewarded handsomely as well.
One also has to understand that our field does not and should not foster a person staying there for their entire careers. Think about the stagnation that can set in from staying at one place for too long; that's the down side of being at one place forever. One should move from place to place, not just to stay refreshed with new challenges but to expand one's knowledge of the work force. With each move should also come some monetary rewards as well; think of them as promotions.
If you're looking for job security, it's a fallacy. You're only as secure at a job as you feel. What's more "secure"- a freelancer who never knows where they're getting work (but still gets work) or the person who works steady at a place (but could get axed at any moment)? So if you're looking for any sort of job security, you're only as secure as you want to be. Don't rely on someone else or a job to feel secure.
For me, schooling was extremely important in the sense it gave me my chops. I learned valuable skills there. I met amazingly talented and driven people there that are now my peers and industry leaders. School gave me the opportunity to experiment, fail (without much consequence), and it gave me the confidence to succeed. Seeing other creative approaches (not just within my concentration, but with craftspeople, fine artists, industrial designers, and other artists) also influenced my approach to art and it also taught me tolerance of art that I don't necessarily like (but still respect).
But as with school and the profession, it will always be based upon a passion and a drive to do it. It's never a job security thing nor should it ever be based solely on making a buck. It's more than just a job- it's a lifelong career, a calling and something I care deeply about. One of the things I'm often reminded of (and relate to my students now) is- how badly do you want it? If you truly and sincerely want to do this- pursue it relentlessly and passionately. Don't let some narrow minded, myopic high school instructor tell you that it's not worthwhile. For those of us that do it professionally, I can't think of any other field I'd rather be in.
Good luck!
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That being said, one also has to be honest with one's skills. You can work as hard as you'd like but there are only so many superstars out there that can command the top money. How many Michael Jordans of the world are out there compared to how many people can play basketball?
i seriously think that there is something to be said for God given talent. In our field, one can learn a lot of the technical aspects but to put it all together and truly be creative & innovative is something else. I would never tell you that you couldn't be that person at this stage of your development. But as you start looking into doing this for a career, study what the industry requires of you, see the level of skill required, look at how some people have acquired the knowledge, and don't do anything short of this if you truly want to be a part of it. Immerse yourself in this and let your passion fuel it.
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I was told very similar things in high school about art. "You'll work very hard for the rest of your life and never make much money unless you're a fine artist with rich parents and connections." I eventually turned away from an art career and now I wonder what would have happened had I stuck with it.
It's far more important to have a career that you enjoy than having a career that everyone thinks is "secure." If you love what you do, then you will have no trouble putting in the effort required to be successful. I've seen enough oddball professions in my life that I'm convinced you can make a living doing ANYTHING, so you might as well do what you like.
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September 14th, 2009 #8
A big part of what i learned in high school was "don't listen to your teachers, they're talking out of their collective, unknowing asses" .
Seriously though. Any teacher older then 30 years finished school & education during an economic and social climate that's vastly different compared to how it is today. The introduction of digital medias like internet has revolutionized the job market and how an artist creates, something most art teachers would know very little about - unless they're the kind of open-minded people who keep up with technological development (which no art teacher i've ever learned under has ).
Bottom line though, don't aim to be a concept artist for the money .
- When you cannot win a large victory, learn to settle for a small one.
September 14th, 2009 #9
thanks guys im going to try now to get into concept art. first ill go to a normal college for the sake of my dad but next im going into concept art school and trying my hand at the career and worst comes to worst ill have something to fall back on.
September 14th, 2009 #10
Just because one can't go to one source to get information shouldn't stop anyone from seeking out the knowledge that they need in order to get into the field.
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September 15th, 2009 #11
observation number one. your attitude is good.
rule number two. never listen to any idiots who tell you that your dreams are not worth following.
you know that band Jimmy Eat World? I went to high school with those guys. The guitarist..tom something or other..he sat next to me in a couple of my classes and I told him that I was going to someday have an animation studio and work on cool stuff...maybe even work for Disney. Wanna know what his response was? "Man you are never gonna do that...everyone says shit like that...you arent gonna do any of that".
So much for his wisdom coming out of his suburban white boy dreadlocks.
Your art teacher is where he is because he either lacked the talent to make it as a professional or lacked the information and work ethic to make it happen. Always consider the source. In my case...the foolish person telling me such garbage had no clue what he was talking about. Same goes for your teacher.
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September 15th, 2009 #12
thats my inspiration right there i mean some of the most important people on this website have come to my aid and im set i was wondering if a drawing class a temple university would be a goos start because that seems the most likely place for me right now but im going to set up a sketch book on here and i hope you guysd can guide me to correct my errors.
September 15th, 2009 #13
From what I can see, you have everything it takes to succeed. You're passionate about it, you know that it takes work, and you're young on top of that. Discovering your passion at a young age is a phenomenal blessing. I went to a "parent approved" college for 4 years and got a degree in Biochemistry before really discovering my passion for art. When I told my adviser that I was rejecting my medical school acceptance to pursue art school, he actually laughed and told me that I "might as well be chasing the wind." In about a month I'll be attending the school of my dreams to pursue concept art as a career - he is still sitting there telling college students what they can and can't do, and likely will be for the rest of his life.
Point is; fuck the doubters, fuck the naysayers, and fuck anyone who tells you that you can't do it. What matters is what you think. How hard are you willing to work to make your dream come true? Cole Eastburn lived out of his car while trying to make his dream happen, and now he's working at Blizzard. A lot of successful concept artists have a story about the shit they endured to get where they are, because those are the people who never gave up.
If you are going to go to school for a few years just to make your father happy, at least make use of that time:
1. Section off some time for art; you can improve a hell of a lot in 4 years just working a few hours a day between classes and schoolwork. Don't let yourself stagnate just because you can't devote all of your time to it.
2. Don't consider whatever degree you get there a fallback. You will likely face a lot of obstacles and rejection on the way to becoming a concept artist; almost everyone does. If you have it in your head that you have a "safety" option, it's going to be that much easier to give up when things feel hopeless. Todd McFarlane (creator of Spawn) got around 700 rejection letters before making his dream a reality. Unless you think you can endure that much opposition without being tempted to fall back on the safety-career, then try not to think of it as an option. Use it as a dayjob if you have to, but never, ever, ever consider it a suitable replacement for your dream.
3. Start talking to people. Comment in other people's sketchbooks, go to workshops if you can. Being immersed in an artistic environment, be it online or in real life, will help you immensely.
4. Start a sketchbook here and get to posting in it. Even if you don't get a lot of comments at first, people notice hard work and progress. If you put in the time, people will take notice and they will take the time to post comments and help you.
If you can take a drawing class, great. However, you don't need to in order to succeed. Start with the Loomis books that are available for free online; they'll give you an excellent starting point.
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September 15th, 2009 #14
Hi im new at posting here but been around the forums for some time and i can tell you this!
If you love doing something then do it
this acidemic year just past i did my first year at collage studying automotive design which just like this industry is based on skill and stepping stones to work your way up to a high level within industry.
However i hated it honestly i had one of the most narrow minded lecturers ive ever met and this pretty much made me realise what i loved to do which is illustration which now i am doing at collage.
But im saying this to you becuase i dont want you to do something get into more debt (im talking from a uk perspective) than you need to, becuase at the end of the day it will be you sitting at that drawing board or desk for the rest or however long it may be adulthood. I wish you good luck and i hope you stick with something you love and not something you feel isnt a safe lifestyle.
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September 15th, 2009 #15
all of you guys have been so inspirational and i've received more posts than i could imagine in fact i feel one day when im down on my luck i'll get an employment email from one of you guys and i promise i wont ever let you down thank you and i've decided at this moment to start my sketchbook.
September 16th, 2009 #16
Falkyn...if there is ONE thing that I have learned in 38 years on this rock...it's this:
Never let anyone tell you that you can't do something. Anyone who tells you that can't do it themselves, and misery loves company.
But, do this for yourself. Remember the words. Write them down, and use them wisely...as 89 octane fuel for your passion and career. You'd be surprised at how far you can get when you use your internal love of art and that added kick of throwing the universe back into your teacher's face someday.
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Generalizing what age group bright people have stopped becoming relevant in their field is awfully cavalier. I know of plenty of people who are well into their forties & fifties and who are savvy enough to adapt to the times and very relevant digitally as well as within their market. I feel for you that you haven't been blessed with instructors that are up to date. I also talk with many high school instructors now that are very tech savvy and have no issues talking about it and/or bringing in examples or people to talk about what's going on in the industry today.
I hope that the school today is a bit different. I suppose what i wanted to say has already been said in better words then i have - consider the source of the information. You can do what you want to do, given that you have the right mindset and the discipline to see it through. I myself intend to become a living, breathing testament of this - eventually.
- When you cannot win a large victory, learn to settle for a small one.
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I'm not a concept artist but I just wanted to say, my 6th grade teacher told me to not be an artist because they don't make enough money and said I should be a nurse or something, sounds like these two should meet and talk about being angry.
Screw snotty teachers and do what makes you happy.
You can unequip that attitude.
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There was a time when choosing to be an artist or an animator was a very gutsy move. It really was a very difficult path and there wasn't much work. Speaking for myself, it was still the right move because it was and is the only possible path for me.
I would say ask yourself if you can look back when you hit 60 and live with your choices: any of the art fields have to be something you are compelled to do. At the same time, it helps to develop yourself, to have a flexible skill base.
We all know that right now there are jobs in sequential arts for people with strong skills. It's not as much of a risk as it once was, at least not if animation or video games is where your passion is taking you.
But how hard are you willing to work? How strong is your interest? Are you willing to work at the nuts and bolts stuff ? Do you have a realistic idea of the skills you need to develop and are you willing to do whatever it takes to develop them?
This will have to be the top priority, and not everyone is really willing to choose working at their craft over hanging out and partying.
In defense of teachers and parents, I would like to point out that many are well intentioned. They know artists who haven't been able to make a decent income and they also were conditioned to see these pursuits as high risk.
Parents and teachers are fearful about what their kids are getting into. Their intentions may be excellent, even though they are built on outdated information. You may not agree with them, but many of them have very good intentions. That doesn't mean you shouldn't pursue your dream!
Follow you heart and work very, very hard to develop yourself. Life may take turns that are unexpected, but if you have strong, decent core values and skills, in my experience you'll find your way and lead a productive life.
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I think now it is better to get it into ever because while maybe the traditional "get a job" kind of employment is hard in just about any field if you wanted to turn your stuff into web applications/games there is nothing stopping you from creating your own product and site that get take off if you have someone good with the computer programming end of things...
There's something that I wished I would have taken more seriously when I was making career choices and going into college and it was this: do what you love. If you love it, do it. If you don't love it, find what you do love. And once you're doing what you love, don't look back and don't listen to anybody else, lol.
January 4th, 2011 #28
hey everyone, its been a while and geuss what!? my dad is 100% behind me for concept art, i took an art class in temple and it taught me alot, thanks to a great teacher, and the use of charcoal, which i hated at first, has made didgital art much easier to do, in one semester i'll be trying to go to an new york art school! thanks and expect alot of art to hit my sketchbook soon!
January 5th, 2011 #29
thats awesome, glad to hear! I'll be watching out for you progress, man.
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Of the estimated 1.1 million trees that line Connecticut's streets and highways, as many as 620,000 are large enough to pose potential hazards to utility lines and roadways during future storms.
Of those 620,000, more than half are maple trees that, because of their growing habits, tend to have structural defects such as hollow cavities and split trunks with weak forks that are most vulnerable in high winds and heavy snows.
Pre-emptively removing all the large maples growing along state and municipal roadways would cost $185 million or more. Given the expense, state and municipal tree caretakers should instead consider evaluating the condition of all maples and other trees near power lines that have trunks one foot or wider in diameter - the size determined to be most susceptible to storm damage.
Those are some of the findings of a preliminary analysis of the state's urban forests done by Jeffrey Ward, chief scientist in the forestry and horticulture department at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.
It is the first report to quantify the risk posed statewide from large street trees as the state seeks ways to prevent the kind of prolonged power outages and extensive damage that resulted from trees felled during Tropical Storm Irene in August and the Oct. 29 nor'easter.
Completed this week, Ward's report was done at the request of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection as part of the post-storm analysis and response. The report has been sent to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's Two Storm Panel, which met Wednesday.
"Maples are fabulous shade trees because they're very fast growing," Ward said, explaining why maples became the dominant Connecticut street tree. "But because they grow so fast, they don't have the defenses. What grows fast dies fast."
For his analysis, Ward extrapolated tree data from 11 cities and towns that had conducted recent tree inventories to estimate the potential risk statewide of tree damage during extreme weather events. Among the towns were two in southeastern Connecticut: Colchester and Essex. In Colchester, there are 218 large-diameter trees of the 232 along town roadways, the report said. Essex has 1,371 large-diameter trees of the 1,415 along its roads.
To minimize future outages, Ward recommended that the state Department of Transportation and municipalities plant only varieties of trees with mature heights not exceeding 30 feet and keep trees no closer than eight feet from power lines.
He recommended against removing all street trees, calling this a "drastic solution" that would "inexorably alter the sense of place characteristic of Connecticut's towns and cities. The resulting cityscapes would be devoid of nature except for patches of grass and scattered flower beds."
Instead, planting smaller trees "would preserve the benefits of ... an urban tree canopy including reducing personal stress, cleaning air, reducing heating costs, reducing storm water runoff and sequestering carbon dioxide," he wrote.
Chris Donnelly, urban forestry coordinator for DEEP, said Ward's report will help guide the Two Storm Panel as it develops recommendations about how the state can minimize its risk of future storm damage and outages.
Ward's findings will also be shared with state and municipal officials who make decisions about which trees to plant along roadways, Donnelly said.
Some small trees recommended for planting near or under utility lines:
• American arborvitae
• Autumn higan cherry
• Upright Japanese flowering cherry
• Weeping higan cherry
• Donald Wyman crabapple
• Indian magic crabapple
• Japanese crabapple
• Flowering dogwood
• Kousa dogwood
• Fringe tree
• Golden-rain tree
• Crimson cloud hawthorn
• Lavalle hawthorn
• Winterking hawthorn
• American hornbeam
• Japanese tree lilac
• Japanese maple
• Paperbark maple
• Chanticleer flowering pear
• Purple-leaved cherry plum
• Eastern redbud
• Eastern redcedar
• Sourwood
• Japanese stewartia
Source: "Trees and Shrubs for Your Community," 1999, Western Massachusetts Electric, The Northeast Utilities System
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Half-Life Episode Two begins exactly where Half-Life ended, after accepting the job agreement with Gman Gordon freeman is sent back to the Black Mesa Research Facility, why? Its up to you to find out.
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If Hunk is being programmer.....who's being Hunk? :D Man, it's been time since I've visited this site, but you guys, still abuse that GoldSrc as usual, keep up.
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Spend your vacation in Puerto Rico and stay at one of the islands best kept secrets. This ocean front condo exemplifies the home away from home that you look for when you travel abroad.
Apartment 301 located at Calle 1, Fortuna, is a 800 square foot, 2 bed, 2 bath condo sits on Fortuna beach with breath taking ocean views from the dining room and direct beach access.
The living room boasts a plasma TV, contemporary sleeper sofa, and chair. The kitchen is equipped with microwave, refrigerator, toaster oven, blender, and range top. It is equiped to to make and serve home cooked meals while on vacation so you can eat healthy and save money!
Both bedrooms have views of the El Yunque rain forest, air conditioners, a window to enjoy the ocean breeze, and great closet space.
The condo is centrally located to many popular destinations. Walk from Fortuna Beach through all five of Luquillo's famous beaches. Walk to the kioskos and eat at one of the many restaurants. Surf or paddle board at Luquillo's world famous La Pared Beach. The Apartment is minutes away from the El Yunque rain forest, horseback riding and a casino. It is also twenty minutes from the Fajardo Ferry to Vieques and Culebras Islands. It is 40 Minutes from the airport and 50 Minutes to Condado and Old San Juan.
Apartment 301 is the ideal condo for couples or families of up to 6 people for sleeping. Located just steps from the beach in a quiet, family oriented neighborhood, this condo will have you wondering what your life would be like if you moved down to Puerto Rico. It is a slice of paradise and it is yours for booking. From the Tommy Bahama sheets to the towels and the sofa, this immaculate beachfront condo is better than any hotel room on the island. Offers one off street parking space in a private and gated section for residents only.
There is a supermarket located just minutes away from the condo. There is also a Walgreens, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell and McDonald's in the same plaza. The nearest Walmart is just 15 minutes away.
Access to Fortuna Beach from the condo may be limited by high tides during certain seasons, phases of the moon, and times of the day. There are 5 other beaches within walking distance from the condo should this unfortunate situation occur.
This condo is AMAZING!! The view is to die for!! I slept in a hammock, on the balcony for 2 nights & the other 3 nights, we left the French doors open & fell asleep to the sounds of the ocean. Alana is fabulous! We had a small problem with our rental car after arriving at the airport, which caused us to run late & Alana was great about meeting us later than expected. The condo has everything you need. Towels, bedding, dishes, sunscreen, boogie boards...etc. Just bring your clothes! There's a washer & dryer in the unit even! The neighborhood is very quiet & the building is very secure. I cannot wait to go back to Puerto Rico & I would stay here again in a second! Thank you, Alana!
The condo was clean, a bit small and in need of some repairs. The lock on the balcony was broken, the lock on the front door broke and the key to the lower gate worked our upper gate. The couch was beat. The area seemed a bit sketchy and the beach this time of year is not accessible. On the positive side the view is beautiful and the breeze lovely. The kitchen was well equipped. Alana, the property manager, is wonderful. She had everything ready, dealt professionally with flight delays, was punctual and pleasant at check out and helped me get immediate and appropriate medical help when I had a bad reaction to an antibiotic. Thank you!
Thank you Maritza for making it a great stay! and for coming to get us the first nite. Yes! We got lost. But, Maritza got us to the condo, safely. She provided us with her contact numbers and brochures for various activities. The condo was also, very secure. And, it was very clean, and we had plenty of towels for the stay. It had all utensils, frig, microwave, toaster oven, stove. And, the beautiful view from the balcony/patio, was gorgeous, and the sound of the ocean was breathtaking. It was nice just being out on the patio. I will say that the owners should fix the door to the patio/balcony though, it did not work, and we had to prop a chair in front of the door to keep it shut. Especially, when we had a storm on NY's eve nite. Also, you should have some kind of universal remote to make watching TV a little easier. Switching between the 2 remotes wasn't the easiest way to watch TV. But, having the TV, Wifi and cable was a nice feature and amenity.
But, being close to the kiosks was great, we could walk from the condo to the Luquillo food stands and enjoy all kinds of cuisine. Awesome! We also did quite a bit of site-seeing..................went to the El Yunque Forest, Old San Juan(Ft. Morro and San Cristobal). Also, we swam and tried boogie boarding in the ocean, (Luquillo Beach)(Seven Seas Beach) and it was great. We did a little snorkeling behind Luquillo food stands at that beach. I think the snorkeling would have been better if we would have taken a tour. But this time of year the ocean isn't very calm. Still swimming in the ocean in Dec/Jan is priceless, and being out in the sun is awesome. The weather was in the mid 80's during the day and at nite in the low 70's. You can't get better than that. If it rained it didn't last long during the day. I would like to come back and explore the neighboring islands Culebra and Vieques, too. There is so much to see here, and this condo is conveniently located. You are far enough away from the big city of San Juan, so you have peace and quiet. Also, you are close to the Luquillo kiosks and beach access. Even though we were by the beach, we couldn't use the beach out in front of the condo. The water's were too rough and high, no beach, but that is the time of year, so remember that if you want to come to PRico. All in all a relaxing trip.
There are too many words to describe how impressed my spouse and I were when we rented this Condo. First off we didn't bring a map with us when we were coming here so we got lost. We called the property manager of the condo and they were more than happy to help us find our way. The property manager's husband went out of his way to find where we were and show us to the right place. After we found out the location of the condo, it is a very easy place to find.
There is a parking gate, activated with a switch, and then 2 more metal gates. It makes you feel very safe and the keys are clearly coded. When we arrived at the condo, we first got a full tour of the whole place from the property manager's husband. The only thing I can say is wow!!!
My spouse and I dropped our jaws when we walked into the room. It felt like we were already living at this place. There were plates set up very nicely at the table, water jugs were prepared for us in the fridge, a small snack and coffee basket greeted us at the kitchen counter. When the manager opened the balcony shutter, the wind was blowing cool air throughout the whole condo; the birds greeted us with song; it was more than what we could imagine!
This condo was very prepared for our stay. It included many everyday household kitchen appliances, a television with wifi and a dvd player. The cabinets included seran wrap, salt and pepper, and many more every day kitchen items.The bathrooms to these condos were perfect. They were properly maintained and cleaned, including extra bath and beach towels.
The part of the condo my spouse and I love the most is definitely the balcony. The condo first feels warm, but as soon as you open the shutter, a nice air fills the entire condo. A pair of chairs and table is set up for the convenience of sitting, and also in the corner are beach chairs, boogie boards and a Hammock. The Hammock is stretched across the balcony with the sun tanning on you when you lay in it.
Overall, I would more than recommend this condo to you. I would tell you to book now! It felt nice to come back and relax at the condo after being out and about in Puerto Rico. They provided us with a book that included important numbers to contact, and also a print out they made of their recommended places to visit. The condo is in a location where attractions are close by. We are absolutely going to stay here the next time we come back to Puerto Rico. I would definitely recommend this condo. You will not be let down!!
This has been the best vacationing spot. I love the intimacy and comfort of the Condo instead of being in an everyday, destitute hotel. When I walked into the condo, it was clean and everything was in order. It felt like I was coming home after a long trip. The second thing I noticed about the condo is that the view is not exaggerated. The condo is on the third floor and there is the beach that is not more than a few yards away from the building. The beach outside the condo is gorgeous and great for swimming on the few relaxing days that are not full of adventures from around the rest of Puerto Rico.
The Condo is close to just about everything we wanted to do during our vacation. Everything is within a half an hour distance including San Juan, the Ferry to Culebra, El Yunque Rainforest, and the Bio Bay adventure that we tried from Kayaking Puerto Rico. Not to mention all of the delicious food that is right around the condo. The Luquillo Kiosks are not farther than a five minute drive down the road and there are so many different options to choose from, I could have went to a different one every night.
Also, there is a Walmart and Walgreens about ten minutes down the road for any supplies needed. We stored a bunch of breakfast food in the fridge so we could stay in and relax in the beautiful Condo with all of the windows open and watch the sun rise into the sky. The breeze that comes off the sea from the ocean is a friendly reminder of the calming weather in Puerto Rico, and with the windows open it feels like the sea is greeting you with every gust of wind. And just in case it is too warm or muggy for anyone, there is Air Conditioning that is easily accessible for every room. There is plenty of room for a family, or even 7 adults, with two rooms and a pull out couch.
This was better than what I could have hoped for. I will definitely be renting from Karlene and Paul again. They both were wonderful with assisting us in any way. I would love to visit Puerto Rico, and more specifically The Playa Fortuna Condo, again.
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Watching the sunrise above the palm trees, on the porch with the french doors open, listening to the ocean waves, sipping coffee (with a splash of Don Q)- Every morning should start this way.
Last week was my fourth stay at this location and I look forward to staying here again. The beach right outside is great for boogie boarding and very private; but I also enjoy walking to the near by balneario for sun bathing. Along the way is the kioskos- cute little shops a some restaurants. If you stop to check them out, make sure to order a rum filled coconut from the local bar n grill. I like to take it to go on my beach stroll back to the condo.
In my opinion, this rental is the perfect location for so many adventures. The entrance to el Yunque rainforest is right down the street where you can hike trails and swim in a waterfall. Head into Fejardo to charter a boat and go snorkeling; or take the ferry to Culebra and swim with sea turtles.
It's evident that the owners take pride in this rental property by the new furniture, fresh paint, and a flat screen TV with cable. I love being able to enjoy the outdoors with all the comforts of home. Thanks to the WiFi, I also like to upload all of my vacation pictures for my friends to see.
I've been home less than a week and can't wait for trip # 5 !
This area of the island is very authentic. You will see many people riding horses to local restaurants. However, this area is also the home to many elite communities as well as tourism.
Located on 5000 acres of beach, Across the street from the Rain forest, 20 minutes from the Bio Luminescent Bay, 15 Minutes from the Marinas, 40 Minutes from the airport, 50 Minutes to Condado and Old San Juan.
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