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Verizon May Launch Z-Wave Remote Monitoring and Control System from 4Home
A document discovered by CE Pro details a Verizon Home Monitoring Gateway with Z-Wave, and a Home Monitor Service that uses an automation and surveillance platform from 4Home.
The online Verizon document included images like this one from the 4Home booth at CES 2009.
CE Pro discovered a document on an FCC Web site that describes the Verizon Home Monitoring Gateway and Home Monitor Service, referring to the service as "4Home."
Neither Verizon nor 4Home would comment on the system described in the FCC document.
The hub of the Verizon system is a Westell-branded gateway device called Control Point, which features Internet connectivity and automation capabilities via on-board Z-Wave wireless technology. Two USB ports are "reserved for your future USB devices," according to the document. "The USB ports can be used for external, local storage such as memory sticks."
Z-Wave devices such as motion sensors, lights, thermostats, garage-door openers, door locks and other compatible products can be monitored and controlled through the system.
Certain IP-based surveillance cameras also can be integrated.
Users can access these devices through any Web browser, or directly from their Verizon mobile phones. They simply click on the "4Home" button on the phone to check in on the home, change the temperature, unlock the doors and perform other home automation feats.
Self Configuration
According to the document, users can customize their home page by simply adding and sizing widgets available through the configuration tool.
For example, a "Camera" widget would display live feeds from the home's surveillance cameras, a "Scenes" widget would provide easy access to modes such as "Home," "Away" or "Movie Time." A "Rooms" widget would let you peer into any room of the house at the press of a button.
Just as they can customize their own home pages, users can configure alerts through a seemingly easy-to-use application.
For instance, users can program the system to take a 15-second video when the living room motion sensor is tripped, and then send that video to their cell phones.
Users can also put their home automation functions on a schedule.
Can Verizon Pull it Off?
Let's just say, hypothetically, that Verizon does indeed plan to launch the service described in the online document.
How would they fare?
If they succeed, they will be the first. Service providers have long toyed with remote home monitoring and control, but none has really pulled it off.
Nokia demonstrated late last year the Nokia Home Control Center, a Z-Wave-enabled solution not unlike Verizon's. The service (not based on 4Home) currently is only being offered in Europe.
4Home's platform is a good one -- Digeo, for example, is using it in its Moxi digital video recorders – but the technology has been around for quite some time.
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Z-Wave is definitely becoming the preferred and dominant home automation platform. The key to popular adoption is easy of use and leading in that department is Z-Command http://www.z-command.com/index.php/introduction/z-command-real-demo
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The dawn of of the solar power station
Engineers are working to bring large-scale solar power to the forefront of the energy sector.
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There's nothing new under the sun. Mankind has been trying to harness solar power for centuries. There are legends of Archimedes defending ancient Greek cities by focusing the sun's rays onto enemy ships. Leonardo da Vinci designed a system to heat water using solar power for renaissance Florence.
But now it seems that solar thermal power might be back, on a large scale. Engineers in Australia, the US and Spain are building plants that use the sun to generate electricity; not by photovoltaic (PV) reactions in semiconductors, but by simply focusing the sun to heat water, like Leonardo planned five centuries ago. And while Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is likely to face the fierce competition of the commodity energy sector, it might even form part of the electricity supply in overcast Britain, thanks to an ambitious plan to 'sell sunlight' from the sunbaked plains of North Africa into Europe.
there's been industrial interest in CSP for as long as there's been industry
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes
It's even making waves in the mainstream energy sector. Areva, the French nuclear industry conglomerate, last month bought Australian CSP start-up Ausra, adding the technology to its renewables portfolio. Areva's acquisition follows predictions of a large expansion of CSP, with installed capacity projected to grow rapidly from around 680MW today. 2GW of capacity is under construction in Spain, with plants also being built in the US, Australia, North Africa and China. The International Energy Authority predicts a global CSP capacity of up to 20GW by 2020.
Nicholas Ekins-Daukes, a solar energy specialist at London's Imperial College, said: 'The problem's always been cost, but there's been industrial interest in CSP for as long as there's been industry. During the Industrial Revolution, people realised that the only reason there had been a revolution was the availability of coal, and they started thinking about what would happen if there weren't any. People began building what were effectively CSP systems, but none were successful because it was cheaper to dig up coal and stick it in a steam engine. Effectively, that's where we were until very recently.'
The change has mainly been due to concern over carbon emissions and to an impending shortage in fossil fuels. Government incentives for research into non-carbon power generation have fuelled its development, with feed-in tariffs in Spain and Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPFs) in the US, which fulfil a similar function, albeit to a lesser degree. 'RPFs don't really come close to feed-in tariffs – they provide about a third of the money that feed-ins give,' said Tom Mancini, project director of the National Solar Thermal Test Facility at Sandia National Laboratory in New Mexico. 'But they did send the message to utility companies here that many states wanted them to be a little more environmentally conscious. And they were prepared to pay a little for that.'
Sandia's research is ambitious – it aims to reduce the cost of CSP electricity until it can compete with coal-fired power stations. 'If you take a conventional pulverised coal plant, the price of electricity is about eight cents per kWhr,' said Mancini. 'Look at a parabolic trough CSP plant, which is the most established form of the technology [see side bar at bottom of page] and the one we can estimate the cost of most easily, and it's currently 14-16 cents. But that changes with a number of things.'
Much of the cost of a CSP plant is due to financing arrangements, Mancini explained. It is seen as a new technology with the associated risks, and so financiers charge a premium. Similarly, contractors have little experience of building the plants, and so also charge a premium. 'We expect costs to come down with experience of the systems and the learning curves in building and operating them,' Mancini added.
There's no denying that the equipment is expensive; glass mirrors are complex to make at the tolerances needed, especially if they need to be curved. 'The collectors are 55-60 per cent of the cost of a CSP plant, but you're basically buying what amounts to the fuel for the entire lifetime of the plant upfront,' Mancini said. 'After that, the maintenance and running costs are relatively low. We think we can bring the cost of CSP
Ekins-Daukes has his doubts. He said: 'It's going to be difficult for CSP to compete with coal on cost terms. Even if you look at other forms of solar power, such as thin-film PV, the lowest-cost sheets are now coming down to about $1 per watt, and you'd be hard pushed to get the same price for mirror. Looking at competing against PV, there's an advantage for CSP in the installation and land preparation costs; PV needs land that's been flattened by a bulldozer, and CSP needs a series of posts to mount collectors on. But there's one huge advantage that CSP has – you can store heat. That means that you've got despatchable power, unlike every other form of renewable energy where you can only generate at certain times.'
This is where the technology comes into its own. Using a power-tower plant configuration, where a field of angled mirrors focus heat to a single elevated point, solar energy can heat a mixture of molten salts to around 560°C, which can then be pumped to an insulated storage tank. From there, the salt runs through a heat exchanger where it generates steam, cooling to around 250°C, and ending up in another holding tank.
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Man's efforts to harness solar power using CSP can be traced as far back as the 16th century
- ca 1500 Leonardo da Vinci designs concentrating solar power (CSP) system for city of Florence. It is never built
- 1866 Auguste Mouchout invents the solar-powered steam engine, using a parabolic trough in place of a coal-fired boiler
- 1860s-1910s Development of CSP solutions for irrigation, refrigeration and locomotion
- 1913 Frank Shuman develops a 55hp solar thermal station for irrigation in Egypt
- 1984-1991 Luz Industries builds Solar Energy Generating Systems plants in Mojave Desert, with a total of 354MW capacity using parabolic troughs
- 2006-2008 Construction of PS10 and PS20 solar power towers near Seville, Europe's first commercial solar thermal stations. Construction to continue until 2013, when the whole facility will produce some 300MW of electricity
When it's sunny, you run the cold salt up the tower and heat it up again, but in the meantime you can generate electricity any time using the stored hot salt,' Mancini said. 'As you are siting the plant in an area with a lot of sunlight, sunny days aren't a problem.'
Using high temperatures increases the efficiency of heat transfer, and the hotter the steam is, the more efficient the generating turbines. 'We're looking long term for higher-capacity-factor plants,' Mancini said; the capacity factor being the proportion of the time that the plant can generate electricity. 'We think from our modelling that we can get a 60-70 per cent capacity factor, and apart from a nuclear plant, you're not going to get much higher than that.' This is particularly important because of the large land area needed; Mancini estimates that five acres need to be covered for every megawatt.
Molten salt energy storage technology is in use in Spain, at the Andasol Power Station in Granada, although at a relatively small scale. But these prove the principle, and could pave the way for an ambitious construction of CSP plants across the North African desert belt to generate electricity that can be traded with Europe via a 'ring main' grid running around the Mediterranean.
This scheme is being promoted via the Desertec Foundation, which has gathered 12 industrial partners, including ABB, Siemens, Schott Solar, E.On, RWE and Deutsche Bank. The goal is to cover around 6,000km2 of desert across North Africa with CSP plants using molten salt storage and air cooling for the electricity generation equipment (a technology yet to be developed elsewhere – CSP plants in Spain and the US use water cooling). The area sounds large, but Desertec points out that it's the same area as the Nasser Reservoir feeding the Aswan Dam in Egypt. This provides 3GW of hydro power; the CSP plants could potentially provide 100GW.
'In many ways, Desertec is beginning to happen, although not in a co-ordinated way,' Ekins-Daukes said. 'There are companies negotiating to build CSP plants in North Africa, and the French government is fostering a grouping of Mediterranean countries known as "Club Med", which is looking at connecting up the grids.' However, he believes the achievement of Desertec's goals will depend on an agreement linking the technology development and deployment with more economic development, and more involvement from the host countries.
A matter of focus
The focusing apparatus - known as the concentrator – is key to CSP technology Concentrating solar power (CSP) is a thermal technology; that is, it generates electricity by boiling water, then forcing the high-temperature, high-pressure steam through a series of turbines. In this sense, it is analogous to every baseline electricity generation technology. Rather than burning fossil fuel or tapping the heat of a nuclear reaction, it uses the heat of the sun as it hits the Earth's surface.
In order to do this, it has to focus the sun's rays. Rather than heating water directly, it focuses solar energy onto a working fluid with a high specific heat capacity. This runs in a circuit, with the hot fluid generating steam by passing its energy on to water in a heat exchanger to send steam to the turbines. The focusing apparatus – the concentrator – can be a mirror or a lens, although mirrors are generally preferred.
There are three types of concentrator arrangement. The most established is a linear trough with a parabolic cross-section; the working fluid runs in a pipe at the focus of the parabola. A variation on this uses a linear Fresnel lens – a flat sheet of glass etched with a pattern which focuses light passing through it as though it were a full-thickness converging lens – with the working fluid running below the lens. These linear concentrators have been in use for around 25 years.
The second-generation technology is a point-focused system, with a field of mirrors reflecting energy to the top of a 'power tower' where the working fluid is heated. The heat exchangers sit at the base of the tower, with the turbines sited adjacent. Several plants of this type are now in operation in southern Spain.
The third type of system is known as point-focused distributed. The concentrators are dishes, aiming the sun's heat at the focus of the parabolic dish. This raises the possibility of installing a Stirling engine – a simple closed-circuit heat engine, which converts heat directly into mechanical work and then electricity – at the focal point. Currently, only one dish-based installation is working on a commercial basis – a 500kW facility near Phoenix, Arizona. Several experimental installations are also operating in Spain and south-western US.
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This looks like very good news.
It is all very well Nicholas Ekins-Daukes saying that this will be expensive compared with coal. The point is that we are going to have to drastically cut back on coal and oil use to meet our 80% carbon reduction by 2050 (it is now a legal requirement that the UK do this) - and this type of solar power appears to be the only technology known to man that can do it.
"Clean Coal" (+ carbon sequestration) is no such thing - it is only expected to remove 2/3 of carbon at best - and this is simply not good enough. Furthermore, only minute scale tests have so far been carried out. It is a very immature technology.
Nuclear power will only provide 10% of electrical energy (1% of total energy) at best in the UK.
Roll on solar power!
I would be interested to know more about the interconnectors - the map shows connections running to Iceland in the north and the Sahara, Arabia and Iraq in the south.
I am disappointed that this technology is being completely overlooked by industry. For example, I worked at a food processing facility where farm crops such as corn and beans were frozen. Huge sums of money is required to heat water used in processing. Huge savings in energy costs could be achieved every season if solar-thermal technology were to be utilized.
Heat water to boiling point and create steam to turn turbines to generate electricity. Basic concept but perhaps in danger of becoming over designed and ending up as too expensive. This is a natural method of heating water and they seem to have cracked the storage of heat during the dark hours with the molten salt. I can see that a few companies will be involved and they will create vast fortunes for their companies just like the wind farm suppliers and all by massively over charging for the systems.
Why mirrors?? What about stainless steel or chromium plates shaped to appropriate angles. Easy to clean and virtually unbreakable whereas mirrors are expensive to produce and difficult to maintain but perhaps the profit margin is greater with mirrors. There is also the sale value of the electricity generated. Once again and as today, a small number of companies will hold sway over populations.
It is difficult to see how to use free energy to the betterment of the world's population as a whole without the profit margin control factors.
From an engineering standpoint a long overdue solution to energy needs. But I can't help but think that instead of unpleasant dictatorships being supported from oil revenue we'll have unpleasant dictatorships supported from sun revenue! From a security standpoint, a bit of a nightmare also!
UK needs to be self sufficent, for me this means tidal energy.
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For the next couple of weekends we will be on the road with our photo group in the quest of wildflowers in Southern California. Though we have enough rainfall, we need the ever powerful ☼ for the flowers to open and bring smiles to us.
This past Saturday, we traveled through the different Southern California State routes to check out the colors in lowlands and in highlands.
From Temecula
through the mountains towards Anza Borrego Desert Park
traversing around Borrego Springs
checking out the metal sculptures along the way
the end result?
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It's time for county and state officials to make the long-anticipated final decision regarding the fate of the Alaskan Way Viaduct and the downtown waterfront. Last Thursday, Governor Gregoire, Mayor Nickels and King County Executive Sims announced two final options for replacing the viaduct: the surface / transit / I-5 solution, and another elevated highway. Between now and the end of the year, the officials will be comparing costs and benefits of each option in order to make their decision.
This is an important moment in Seattle history, as what we choose to do now with the highway, the waterfront and the seawall will affect Seattle and Puget Sound for much of the next century. And there is much more than traffic at stake. To support the surface/transit option and to underline the key reasons for repairing and enhancing the seawall, Worldchanging Executive Editor Alex Steffen sent the following letter to King County Executive Ron Sims:
Dear Ron--
I hope that you will whole-heartedly support the surface option with transit improvements for the waterfront. I just can't imagine us being irresponsible enough to build an expensive, climate-hostile waterfront-blocking elevated freeway. I hope you'll help make sure that doesn't happen.
On a related note, I hope that you'll bring attention to the seawall and the latest information about sea level rise. The European Geosciences Union states in their recent paper that the sea level may rise by as much as 0.8 to 1.5 meters by the end of the twenty-first century. As you know this is much higher than the last IPCC report, which in turn was higher, as I understand it, than the figures used in the seawall study. And, of course, most of the science seems to indicate that climate change is accelerating more rapidly that we expected.
A 1.5 meter sea level rise would result in storm surges much, much higher than anything we're used to seeing now. If we're going to defend Seattle against rising waters, we need to make sure that our investments in the seawall now will support the kind of waterfront defenses we'll need in the coming decades.
Please consider pushing on state officials to submit a plan for a seawall that serves our needs now but also converts as easily as possible into the foundations for a seawall that can handle our rising oceans.


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Garage bands need not apply for Amante's popular Tribute Tuesdays
September 18, 2012
By David Hayes
Many venues in Issaquah offer live entertainment. Few, however, host standing-room-only events, and on a Tuesday night at that.
The second go-around for Tribute Tuesdays kicked off Sept. 11 at Amante Pizza & Pasta in downtown Issaquah.
The brainchild of Seattle musician Arny Bailey, Tribute Tuesdays features a weekly lineup of bands whose playlist is exclusive to one classic rock act. For Bailey, it began with Wings N Things, a tribute to the music of Paul McCartney and the Wings.
"We started in Issaquah at Field of Champions with Wings N Things Wednesdays," Bailey said. "The pitch had the house offering a sale on wings."
When the restaurant's ownership changed, Bailey needed a new venue. After a stint in Redmond, the lineups expanded — word was getting out and a following was building. Tribute bands to Styx, Bad Company and Linda Ronstadt, to name a few, were added to the lineup.
Come spring this year, Bailey was in need of another venue change. Amante owners Kezork and Monika Baklain, having heard of the growing popularity of the tribute series, offered their stage. Amante is now the place to be Tuesday nights, but you better have reservations.
If you go
Tribute Tuesdays
"It's been a really good response," Monika said. "It's built a good following, especially for a Tuesday night."
With tables to seat about 100, reservations are a must, she added.
"We're getting booked at least a week before the show," Monika said. "Since word's out the bands are so good, we usually overbook and have 15 to 20 people standing in the back in the bar area."
Bailey said the bands he's lined up to perform at Amante have loved the venue, the crowd response and the support from the owners.
"The biggest thing is the owners have been so nice," Bailey said. "It means a lot to the bands. The worst thing for bands is to perform somewhere and the owners say they hated it."
Based on the amount of community response, there's no chance of Tribute Tuesdays experiencing that at Amante.
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It's been several years since GENERAL HOSPITAL star Maurice Benard (Sonny) has made a public appearance outside of the GH Fan Club Weekend. But that's all about to change come January: Not only does the fan favorite have several events lined up, but the actor -- who has publicly confessed to a fear of flying as a result of his bipolar disorder -- is going all out by making his return to the East Coast! Soaps In Depth recently chatted with the multiple Emmy winner all about it!
Soaps In Depth: When was the last time you did a fan event on the East Coast?
Maurice Benard: It's been about eight years. I think the last time I flew was when I did THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW in 2004. I've had a problem flying, but I'm bringing my whole family and they're going to be seated with me. I think it's going to be much easier for me. I'm going to do an appearance in Hollywood, FL, and we're going to spend a couple of days in Disney World. And from there, we're going to go to New York, and I'll do my appearances there. We're going to see some Broadway plays while we're there. My daughters have a whole list!
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Benard: I used to love doing appearances. I love interacting with the fans. But then I couldn't fly for a long time, so I just can't wait to get back out there. I've got to be honest with you, I'm nervous to do it. I want to be great! I think I've got some nice surprises for the fans.
In Depth: Do you expect to get a lot of feedback from the fans, like you get at the GHFC Weekend?
Benard: At the weekend, right there, the fans tell me what they love about the show, what seems to be working for them and maybe what isn't. Usually some fans might like this, some others might like that. But I just like interacting with them. I get up there and do my own thing -- sometimes we're having fun, sometimes it's serious. I don't BS. I tell the truth. Well, as much as I can!
In Depth: Do you think you'll do more appearances in the future?
Benard: Yeah, if this goes well. I think I'll start doing more of them. I like doing them, and I miss doing them. I can't wait to get back in there and meet the fans.
In Depth: Maybe you can go on the road with Port Chuck next!
Benard: Uh... I think I'll pass on that one! I think it's great what they're doing, and they're having a great time. But no, no, no, no... I only sing at home!
Benard will be visiting Florida, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut from Thursday, January 6, through Sunday, January 9, 2011. While the NJ event is sold out, tickets are still available for his other appearances. For more information, visit www.mauricebenard.tv.
Thursday, January 6
Improv Comedy Club
5700 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL
(954) 981-5653
Showtime: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $100 VIP -- limited to 200 people, includes meet/greet, photo op; $65 show only includes Q&A
Friday, January 7
Treehouse Comedy Productions
Edmund Town Hall, Newtown, CT
(203) 268-5857
Showtime: 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $150.00 VIP ticket includes photo op; $75.00 show only
Saturday, January 8
Governor's Comedy Club
90 Division Avenue, Levittown, NY
(516) 731-3358
Showtime: 10:00 a.m.
Tickets: $167.00
Saturday, January 8
Uncle Vinnie's Comedy Club
520 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant, NJ
(732) 899-3900
Showtime: 5:00 p.m.
Tickets: $150 + tax SOLD OUT
Sunday, January 9
The Lane Theater
168 New Dorp Lane, Staten Island, NY
(718) 667-3500
Showtime: 10:00 a.m.
Tickets: $150.00 VIP -- includes photo op; $75.00 show only


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Coaches John Calipari, Del Harris denied Olympic spot as Nigeria beats Dominican Republic
From a local standpoint, good news and bad news came out of the Olympic basketball qualifying tournament in Venezuela.
The good news was that former Garland standout Ike Diogu had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Nigeria to an 88-73 victory in the third-place game. That means that for the first time ever, Africa will have two teams in the Olympics as the Nigerians will join Tunisia.
That's a great reflection on former Maverick executive Amadou Gallo Fall, who heads up the NBA's Africa offices and has been responsible for creating new programs to develop the sport on that continent.
As for the bad news, Nigeria beat the Dominican Republic in that game, which was a pressure game because the winner made the Olympics and the loser didn't. That means Dominican coaches John Calipari and Del Harris will not be returning to the Olympics.
"Nigeria played extremely hard and together, and earned the chance to go on,'' said Harris, the longtime Maverick and current coach of the Frisco-based Texas Legends of the NBDL. "We knew we had our hands full due to their energy and the fact they have good players.''


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The Chicago Blackhawks' bid for a third straight win will be televised across the United States and Canada on Monday night.
The Blackhawks (16-8-3), who made it two in a row with Saturday's 5-2 win against the St. Louis Blues, will host the Phoenix Coyotes on Monday at the United Center. Game time is slated for 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on VERSUS in the U.S. and TSN2 in Canada.
Phoenix (13-9-3) will be looking to avoid a third straight loss. The Coyotes, who are just points out of first place in the Pacific Division, suffered a 4-2 defeat against the Philadelphia Flyers at Jobing.com Arena on Saturday night.
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Good morning from Glendale, Arizona
Where it's supposed to be a balmy 93 degrees today.
Stars will get on the practice ice at Glendale Arena early and hopefully enjoy some bonding after that.
So as we get a couple of days off, what can we say about a team that is 6-2-0? Here are a few observations (feel free to add your own):
_ I really like the fact that the Stars seem to be able to learn from their mistakes and quickly address changes through practice (or even without). They have been having trouble playing an East-West game with too many fancy plays, and they came out Saturday and played a very solid North-South game. They funneled pucks to the net and they ended up with an advantage in attack zone time and in shots on goal. That's shows a nice relationship between the coaches and the players.
_ Hand in hand with that,it's interesting to hear some of the thoughts of coach Glen Gulutzan. He doesn't mind getting outshot as long as the shots are pushed to the outside and the scoring opportunities are not outlandish. He tells his players that it's OK to ice the puck as long as they are diffusing a hectic situation in the defensive zone. He does some things that normally coaches wouldn't like _ because you figure that the more time a team spends in your zone, the more chances something bad is going to happen. However, he used these same tenets with the Texas Stars, and they were very successful. It really is as if he coaches a team defense of "bend, but don't break."
_ Another interesting point about Gulutzan is he does not mind change. In fact, he embraces it. The new Stars coach is changing players in and out of the lineup on a daily basis, and he's doing that despite the fact some of the people he's taking out are having great performances. The reason is he's hoping to keep everyone involved on a daily basis and he's hoping to foster competition within the team. You have to say it's working. Mark Fistric and Adam Pardy have been two of the best defensemen in the past two games because they know they have to impress their coach. Eric Nystrom also has been great in the games he has played and is earning a bigger role on the team.
_ Sheldon Souray is the real deal. He's an experienced veteran who has played in three All-Star Games and is more than just a big shot from the point. He has the strange combination in that he makes wily plays and yet still plays with an edge to his game. He just looks like he simply understands the game. That said, his edgy game leads to some ill-timed penalties and it makes you think that his injury history might rear its ugly head at any given moment. I was worried at first, but now I kind of see him like Josh Hamilton. This is just the way he plays, and he really knows no other way.
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Nuking uranium worries
- From: Townsville Bulletin
- May 05, 2014
THE State Government has hit back at claims made during an anti-uranium forum in Townsville, saying any royalties could go towards building new hospitals, schools and roads.
Mines and Natural Resources Minister Andrew Cripps said uranium mining had the potential to generate significant economic growth and jobs for Queensland, particularly in regional areas, with government "still on track" to have regulatory framework for uranium mining in place by July.
"There are a number of factors that will influence the timing of commercial decisions by industry whether or not to apply for a mining lease," Mr Cripps said.
"Factors include the world commodity price for uranium, market supply and demand for uranium, and mining costs."
The State Government said any recommencement of uranium mining in Queensland would be conducted under the strictest environmental and safety regulatory frameworks.
Mr Cripps' statements come after an anti-uranium forum, attended by about 100 people, was held in Townsville on Monday night.
Audience members heard from Dr Bill Williams from the Medical Association for the Prevention of War, Australian Conservation Foundation nuclear-free campaigner Dave Sweeney and Townsville deputy mayor Vern Veitch.
During the forum, Dr Williams warned uranium "hangs around for a long time" and is "not like mining other minerals", and any contamination could have long-lasting effects on the environment and health.
Mr Cripps argued Queensland had effective mining regulations to minimise and manage the environmental risks associated with uranium.
"These regulations include the ability for government to hold a financial assurance to ensure rehabilitation is carried out at the completion of mining, and a 'residual risk payment' to address any residual environmental risks following rehabilitation," he said.
Mr Sweeney told the forum the region's high rainfall events were a risk to tailings dams.
Mr Cripps hit back, saying the state had strict construction and monitoring conditions in place for tailings dams.
Responding to Cr Veitch's concerns about overflows from tailings dams during big rainfall events, Mr Cripps said the dams were designed and operated to prevent discharges.
"The standards used for the design, construction, operation, modification and decommissioning of regulated structures mitigate the consequences arising from potential failure or collapse of those structures," he said.
The Ben Lomond uranium deposit, 50km west of Townsville, was discovered in 1975.
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WadeH Posted at 9:30 AM May 07, 2014
Yes, and we all know how "strict construction and monitoring" works in reality don't we. We have one site already here in Townsville were the owner blatantly ignores rules and regulations. As for royalties staying in our local region, I see the pigs flying past my window already.
Rationalist of The Real World Reality Posted at 2:13 PM May 05, 2014
Any group that has a problem with yellowcake in drums on the back of a landcruiser has no credibility with anyone with a smattering of education.
Concerned Voter of Townsville Posted at 1:54 PM May 05, 2014
In a reply I got from the Chief of Staff for Mr Andrew Cripps, Minister for Natural Resources and Mines (to an email I sent to the Premier expressing my opposition to mining uranium), he said and I quote "uranium mining is similar to other metalliferous mining operations and many of the environmental and safety matters are similar in nature." This shows the cavalier attitude of our state government in allowing uranium to be mined and we can only imagine how they will manage a catastrophic rainfall event, not unknown in this area. This cannot be allowed to go ahead anywhere in the vicinity of the Burdekin River/Dam and the Great Artesian Basin. Remember too that this problem may not have arisen if not for our current Federal Government handing over responsibility for this matter to the State Government.


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Rendition of proposed street sign for proposed Walmart store on Broadway in Green Bay. Provided by Walmart.
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Walmart ... It is a hot topic still. People have written from all over expressing their opinion. Some good opinions, some lame, and some from out-of-state people. When will they ever shop at Walmart there or any of the shops on Broadway? Walmart will create jobs for Green Bay and the area. If you don't like Walmart go down the street to one of the other shops. That is your right. But your right should not stop projects, that by doing so will stagnate the area and not create jobs and not bring business to Green Bay. Half the people want it, half the people don't, and the mayor and City Council just play politics with the issue.
I think everyone should demand that the City Council put this on the ballot, and let everyone in Green Bay vote on it. That will be the only fair way to bring an end to the issue once and for all.
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|Self-report questionnaires in five rheumatic diseases: comparisons of health status constructs and associations with formal education level.
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|Self-report questionnaire scales to assess various constructs of health status were compared in 602 patients with five rheumatic diseases, including 134 rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 216 osteoarthritis (OA), 84 fibromyalgia, 124 systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and 43 scleroderma patients. RA patients showed significantly higher degrees of difficulty, dissatisfaction, and pain in performing eight activities of daily living (ADL) compared to patients with the other four diseases (P less than 0.01), while SLE patients reported the least difficulty, dissatisfaction and pain. Fibromyalgia patients showed significantly higher scores on a visual analog pain scale than patients with the other four diseases (P less than 0.05), followed by OA patients. Fibromyalgia patients reported significantly higher levels of learned helplessness, assessed according to a rheumatology attitudes index (RAI), than patients with all other diseases, and scleroderma patients showed significantly lower RAI scores (P less than 0.05). Patients with all five diseases who had not completed high school showed poorer clinical status than patients who had completed high school on all six scales. Significant differences in questionnaire scores were seen for 24 of 30 comparisons (five diseases and six scales) according to formal education level, versus only two according to age, and none according to duration of disease.
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Thanks Mark for the book titles...I will give them a look and see if I can find them online or at Amazon. My ancestor was in Company C of the 10th Alabama. From what I've read online he had a really exciting Civil War that is for sure.
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Big South Places Two in NCAA Men's Soccer Tourney
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com)- For the third time in Big South History, the Big South Conference placed two squads in the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament. Liberty claimed the League's automatic bid with its run through the Big South Men's Soccer Championship, while Coastal Carolina earned an at-large bid to the championship. The Flames will travel to Norfolk, Va. to take on Old Dominion, with the Chanticleers hosting Elon. Both matches will played on Thursday, Nov. 17. Full stories appear below...
Big South Champion Liberty Draws Old Dominion for NCAA Championship
Lynchburg, Va. - The 2011 Big South Champion Liberty Flames will square off against the Old Dominion Monarchs in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, the NCAA selection committee announced earlier this afternoon.
The Flames, who enter the championship with an 11-6-2 mark, will travel to Norfolk, Va., Thursday to face the Monarchs, 12-5-1, at the ODU Soccer Complex. A time for the match has yet to be determined. The winner of the contest will face the tournament's No. 16 seed, the Indiana Hoosiers, Sunday at Armstrong Stadium in Bloomington, Ind.
Liberty earned the Big South's automatic bid with a 3-1 victory over Gardner-Webb in the conference championship game, yesterday at Greene-Harbison Stadium in Boiling Springs, N.C. The Flames will enter the NCAA Tournament unbeaten in five straight (4-0-1) contests. During their run to the Big South title, Liberty halted a 13-game winning streak by No. 9 ranked Coastal Carolina, who also made the NCAA field.
It will be the second trip to the NCAA Men's Soccer Championship for the Flames. In 2007, Liberty captured its first Big South title, earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Flames have posted a double-digit win total for the fifth consecutive season, outscoring their opponents, 38-19, on the year. Liberty posted a Big South-high eight shutouts on the seasons.
Old Dominion, ranked 18th in the country, earned an at-large berth to the tournament. The Monarchs fell to Delaware in the Colonial Athletic Association Championship game, 2-1, yesterday. Old Dominion will enter the contest unbeaten at home (7-0-1) this season.
The contest will be the first meeting between the two squads in soccer since 2001 and is one of 16 first round matches to be played on Thursday. The 2011 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship will culminate with the College Cup, December 9 and 11, at Regions Stadium in Hoover, Ala.
Coastal Carolina Hosts Opening Round of NCAA Tournament
CONWAY - The Coastal Carolina men's soccer team and members of the media gathered at Adkins Field House Monday afternoon to learn with the rest of the nation its first round opponent to the NCAA Championships by watching the NCAA.com webcast. The verdict was the Elon Phoenix with the match being played Thursday, Nov. 17, at 7:00 p.m. on Coastal Carolina's campus.
Tickets for the NCAA First Round are available by calling the CCU Athletics Ticket Office at 1-877-4-CHANTS or by clicking here. Ticket prices are set for $7 for adults and $5 for youth (High School age and below) and students with a valid ID. All tickets are general admission, bleachers are first come, first serve.
Coastal Carolina and Elon have met once this season with the Chants claiming a 2-1 victory over the Southern Conference tournament champion Phoenix. The winner will go on to play on Sunday, Nov. 20, at North Carolina, which is the tournament's top seed. Coastal also faced the Tar Heels this season, losing 2-0 to UNC in an exhibition match at the CCU Soccer Field to start the 2011 season.
The Chanticleers, who had 17 wins this season, earned a berth to the 2011 NCAA Championship by winning its 10th Big South regular season title since 1986. This will make Coastal's ninth NCAA berth and the seventh under head coach Shaun Docking, who led the Chants to the NCAA postseason in 2001, '02, '03, '04, '05 and '10. It will mark the second time Coastal has hosted an NCAA Men's Soccer Championship match, joining the 2003 team that went on to reach the NCAA Sweet 16.
Coastal Carolina swept the Big South all-conference awards and had a total of seven make the all-conference team. Docking was named Big South Coach of the Year, Ashton Bennett received Attacking Player of the Year, the Defensive Player of the Year went to Cyprian Hedrick and Kjartan Sigurdsson as named Freshman of the Year. Joining Bennett, Hedrick and Sigurdsson on the first team were Pedro Ribeiro, Luis Faz, Justin Portillo and Scott Angevine. In addition to Sigurdsson, Ricky Garbanzo and Henrik Robstad were named to the All-Freshman team.
This marked the sixth time in his 16 years of coaching in the Big South that Docking has won the Coach of the Year award. Docking became the all-time wins leader at Coastal Carolina with 172 total wins. With a 9-0-0 Big South record, Docking improved to 73-21-7 (.757) during his 14 years as the Chanticleers head coach.
The Chanticleers, who finished the regular season leading the NCAA in scoring, were paced this season by National Player of the Year candidate Bennett. Bennett finished the regular season as a top four NCAA statistical categories including: goals (21), goals per game (1.17), total points (48) and points per game (2.67). Bennett has posted seven multi-goal games during the 2011 campaign, including hat tricks against Richmond and Liberty. He was named the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Week Oct. 24 in addition to being named to its National Team of the Week on three occasions. He was also named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week twice this season. Bennett has notched eight game-winning goals on the year and was named the MVP of the Virginia Commonwealth and Coastal Carolina Tournaments. He has also won Big South Attacking Player of the Week honors three times this season.


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Hong Kong could be suffering from a serious case of IPO fatigue, if the response of retail investors this year is anything to go by, writes Dow Jones Investment Banker. An analysis of the listings in 2011 shows that retail demand has been tepid, suggesting that investors could be increasingly looking to M&A as an exit option.
By Philippe Espinasse
Despite all the hype and the almost weekly announcements of planned billion-dollar deals, retail investors in Hong Kong have largely shunned IPOs since the start of the year.
An analysis of public offer tranches for IPOs there shows that, apart from MGM China Holdings Ltd. and a handful of smaller deals, retail offerings have been lowly subscribed as far as the larger transactions are concerned.
Prada SpA has chosen a bad day for investors in Hong Kong to start shopping for its stock .
On top of renewed concerns of tightening in China and sluggish recovery in the U.S., markets are also reacting to freshmeasures by the Hong Kong government over the weekend to cool property prices. The Hang Seng Index is down less than 1% on Monday morning, driven mainly by the property sector. The Hang Seng Properties Index is down about 1.5%, and Hong Kong banks are also broadly lower. Not boding well for Prada, another European consumer brand, L'Occitane International SA, is down more than 5%.
The latest fashion in the fashion world has been to list your company in Hong Kong, leveraging the story of all those brand-conscious Chinese consumers nearby. First there was cosmetics maker L'Occitane International. And more recently, fashionistas Prada SpA has announced its intention to list in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong bankers were hoping to make it a trend with a third fashionable name. But shoe maven Salvatore Ferragamo SpA has officially decided to stick to the catwalks of old Milan with a request to list in Milan, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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Fragonard's playful paintingsVisual games in rococo art
Jennifer Milam
Series: Critical Perspectives in Art History
Subject Area: Art History
BIC Category: History of art / art & design styles
Published: February 2007
240 x 170 mm
208 pages
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Fragonard's playful paintings is the first critical analysis of the function of play as an artistic concept and visual experience in Rococo art. The art of Jean-Honoré Fragonard embodies the pervasive culture of play in eighteenth-century France. His interactive paintings and drawings invite beholders to engage in a visual game of interpretation through subject, form and theme. This book not only examines Fragonard's art through close analyses of individual works, but also considers the role of the viewer within a variety of contexts related to social behaviour, philosophy, literature and aesthetics. More than any other artist from the period, Fragonard produced images of play that evidence the ludic impulses of ancien-régime thought and expose the underlying significance of eighteenth-century frivolity.
Focused on bringing students and specialists closer to works of art, the book addresses what we see in order to understand better how paintings about play can stimulate playful ideas through dynamic exchanges between artist, image and beholder.
List of illustrations
1. The interpretive challenges of a blindman's game
2. Visual vertigo and the swinging scenes
3. Picturing creativity and the imagination in children's play
4. Interpreting play between pendants
5. Decoration and the playful space
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In the short term, Obama hopes to nudge public attention away from his own previous strategy with a pile of specificity.
It was another of the nudge, nudge, wink, wink jokes that summed up the entire enterprise.
He has since urged A.I.G. to join the case, a move that could nudge the government into settlement talks.
Cultural conservatives will put up with a certain amount of pandering to more modern mores with a nudge and a wink.
Its informal name is "the nudge Unit" and its formal name is the "Behavioural Insights Team."
I nudge Wurpz and Zahooli as the Neofeuhrer goes over to converse with his crew.
Giving Jean, who was beside him, a nudge with his elbow, he asked what they were to do there.
I felt a nudge from Waterford and turned the gas full on, while he quietly closed the door and turned the key.
At a nudge from his captors, Dr. Bird took his place in the craft.
A nudge from the other's elbow stopped him and I saw them both cast half-lowering, half-inquisitive glances in my direction.
"to push slightly with the elbow," 1670s, perhaps from Scandinavian (cf. Norwegian nugge, nyggje "to jostle, rub;" Icelandic nugga "to rub, massage"). Related: Nudged; nudging.
"complainer, nagger," 1960s, from Yiddish, from Slavic words meaning "fret, ache," realted to the root of nudnik (q.v.).
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Yesterday I rode the road bike back on the cement path from the LBS,
2.2 miles away. On the way back I picked up two goatheads by the
underpass, but was able to get them out with no leaks.
Today I rode it back for a minor adjustment, and picked up three, one
of which started a leak. I had the LBS put a puncture tube in the
affected tire, and started home.
On the way back I decided to carry the bike through the underpass.
Just as I emerged on the other side and I rolled the bike about 1 wheel circumference, and before I could mount the bike, I got two more, and limped back home.
As I have had folks in the past claim that goatheads NEVER get in the sidewall of a tire, I snapped a
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I am now going to install a puncture tube in the other tire! I guess
it is the extreme dryness and continuous high winds that is causing
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Been rocking Dakines for years and about to drop for a new pair, but want some other ideas before I do. My Titans only lasted me a year last season. What do you wear for the cold days? (NOT pipe/spring gloves)
My Level Halfpipes should be here Wednesday
I had the same question a week or so ago. I went with the Celtek Aviators. They are super warm and perfect for a cold day. It got pretty cold this weekend with a little frostbite on the nose :laugh: but the fingers and hands were fine.
I have Foursquare Allen gloves. Super warm and 15k waterproof. I like Foursquare. :thumbsup:
I definatrly love the Hestra army leather short. Goretex and leather is a best combo.
POW stealh gloves are pretty nice
I'm checking out those POW gloves right now, the Tanto is looking pretty good. I hate to not grab the Dakines though because they are super warm and comfy. :mad:
Stupid question, I've been using gore-tex inserts for years, what's the difference between goretex and hipora? I see Dakine offering different inserts in different gloves of their line.
If you want a good top of the line glove.. go with Hestra. Level is also a great brand too. I've had those for now into its 3rd season and theyve been through a lot and are holding up well. Either way.. expect to pay at least $70-80+ for a decent glove.
This: X-Change II Mitt :: Performance Gloves :: SwanyAmerica
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text: Do a quick search on craigslist first to see if anyone else is selling, and match or go slightly below that? EW From: Discuss [mailto:com.eugenemakerspace.discuss-bounces at eugenemakerspace.com] On Behalf Of Rick Osgood Sent: Monday, February 3, 2014 10:55 AM To: Greg Norman Cc: discuss Subject: Re: [EMS Discuss] Let's sell the server rack I have no idea what the thing is worth to be honest. $150 sounds reasonable to me. I did remember to take photos when I was there on Saturday. If you would like them I can send them to you for the post. On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 9:00 PM, Greg Norman <normgr00 at yahoo.com <mailto:normgr00 at yahoo.com> > wrote: I'll put it up for $150. Is that appropriate? Greg _____ From: Rick Osgood <rick at richardosgood.com <mailto:rick at richardosgood.com> > To: discuss <discuss at eugenemakerspace.com <mailto:discuss at eugenemakerspace.com> > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 8:15 AM Subject: [EMS Discuss] Let's sell the server rack During our shop cleanup night we all decided we needed to get rid of the server rack. It was a good find at the time, but it has gotten pretty much zero use the entire time it's been at the shop. It takes up a ton of space. It's big and awkward. When we did actually use it for our web server, the server noise was so loud people complained and it was a detriment to the space. So let's just get rid of the damn thing already. We came to a consensus on this during shop cleanup night. I volunteered to take photos and put the thing on craigslist so we can raise some money for EMS. However, I totally forgot when I was there last night. I wanted to see if any member would be willing to take this on? Is someone able to take some good photos of the rack and stick it on craigslist? We just need to make sure people are aware that none of the actual networking gear comes with the rack. You get bonus points if you can store the rack somewhere else while it is listed for sale. Like in your garage or something. That way we can immediately take advantage of the newly available space while it's up for sale. If it doesn't sell we can always donate it to a member if any members want it or we can donate it to NextStep or something, so you won't be stuck holding onto it until it's sold. Rick _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss at eugenemakerspace.com <mailto:Discuss at eugenemakerspace.com> http://eugenemakerspace.com/mailman/listinfo/com.eugenemakerspace.discuss -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://eugenemakerspace.com/pipermail/com.eugenemakerspace.discuss/attachments/20140203/c29d4cbc/attachment.html>


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Some doodles!?
Some doodles!?
Figures. Working more on construction. Crits needed! 10-15 minute poses mostly.
dig 'n the doodles i like how the girls sitting down look heavey(as if sitting down if that makes sense
i got nothin, you are far more experienced at life drawing then i am =\
the figures are getting a lot better
Mr. Spect - Thanks man good to hear my feeble attempt at portraying weight is working
jdeegz- then do more life drawing!
Olddddddnooooobie - thanks!
Here are some knee studies and doodles. Oh and the digi I spent like 2 hours last night on and I hate it but I'll post it anyway.
a giant stone man, with a tree-mustache, giving a part of the forest a ride...
lol.. good stuff... how bout some feet? feet suck =\ haha
Huge improvements in the last few posts. Keep watching proportions, arms are a bit long in the second perspective drawing holding the gun, and a few of the models' legs are too short. Knee studies look good.
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You're an artist, not a meat camera. -Elwell
do horse people really need pants. GOOD SHOW OL CHUM 8)
nice work on the knee studies
jdeegz - lol. no feet for treeman
blue severin - thanks - definitely need to focus in on proportions more
mr spect - haha, they seem to think they do
oldnoobie - thanks!
Today's perspective work in progress.
Another day another layer. Sorry for the bad pic.
The arches look good...even though the pic is bad. I can see depth like really looking into the city. I'm really enjoying the man in the forest. I keep having to look back at him every time I stop by. Will you work on him any more? or perhaps another scene...
Somedai - Thanks - i want to work on him more some time... we'll see if i get around to it.
nice feeling of depth in this one and you're getting a good grip on figure drawing, just remember to use what you learn on the stuff from the mind.
the city pic rocks so do the gestures how long does it take fo the life draw'ns
oldnoobie - thanks, yeah thats the hard part
mr spect - thanks man, the last batch was all 10-15 min poses.
Updates on my paintings + a new one.
your figures look good. Proportions are very good and anatomy seems right. Some of them have small hands and feet so watch that. I would also like to see you focus more on volume of forms rather then just outline. Throw in some core shadows and things just to show how the forms turn in space.
Only other thing i can see is faces. Think more about the planes of the face not the features. Again how forms turn in space. Draw the eye sockets and cheek bones and muzzle and temples then go in and throw in the eyes and nose and mouth.
Keep it up man you aer getting better and better.
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guess i am a little late.. but your death of marat.. take alook at http://www.vidarholen.net/contents/j...t_by_David.jpg
check out the faces >< hope you see what im talkin about, i'm not going to say it! haha.
i think maybe making the three smaller doors on the building straight infront of you darker, or throw a big pot infront of one or somthing, and maybe make the sky right behind the building darker becuase the colors are blending together so it is hard to tell the difference ><
sweetoblivion - thanks for dropping in! volumes volumes volumes! I agree, thanks for the advice
jdeegz - yeah his face is messed up bigtime but the teacher mostly cares about me refining the values and planes at this point. Gonna do a lot more work on the arches too. Thanks
Fig. I think i'm making progress! Critttts??
Very nice. I'm gonna have to work pretty hard to beat you.
Great work man, I'm going to have to get some more figure done.
I really like the way you are using the bones and muscles to form the figure rather than just shapes. It seems to be helping you to get the proportions better. She has feet and ankles and toes and hands and fingers as well as a head and body. The faces are also showing shape, hers, not just general. Gestures are always fun...Good job
Tenshi89 - Good to see you here man! Glad to have the competition
Somedai - thanks!
Another perspective drawing finished and another started. Fun with gargoyles!
All these things are kinda boring to look at, i know its a necessary part of practice but i would really like tro see something interesting looking. I know i dont comment much but i do visit your page daily, but it always looks the same with minor improvements. Dont you draw anything just for you anymore? I would like to see some more original work sometime.
you know what, I kind of agree with arvalis >< I believe you're going to get stuck into this place where all you can draw are people standing or sitting on a log with two lights pointed at them haha, I think you should create some new characters. It seems like when you do this they look a bit wonky, so if you do this, we can critique them and you can get better at creating from yur imagination. i love the perspective pieces, it's good junk to learn, but yeah, in the first perspective piece, your character looks like he is either floating or is weightless. I feel like you didn't incorporate anything you learned from figure drawing into him =\ lovely dragon though
arvalis - yeah i have been focusing a lot on schoolwork, i'll try to get some more stuff from imagination done
jdeegz - thanks, trying to put my knowledge into stuff from my head, guess it takes some time...
Here's a speedy from my head. Hour and a halfish.
Another 4 hour drawing. I think its better than the last one. Input welcome
Nice man. I like pieces of the last one better, but this one is definitely better overall.
face, hands, and feet are always some of the focal points of figurative work. Her abs look like they have more development than those others. I'd definitely work on seeing the face as a series of shapes and values. You drew the eye but there's not much info for the shading around it. Foot's a bit short too. Hope this stuff helps.
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Hey dude, it's Dan here.
Since you're in animation like me, I'd love to see you push gesture more. Use Walter Stanchfield (www.animationmeat.com) and Vanderpoel for help there, though there are lots of good artists that make great use of gesture. (Mike Matessi's "force" book being one of them.)
At some point when you get comfortable enough with life drawing, it'll even help you to find ways of during quicksketch, cartooning the figure or as Andreas Deja said to us at the lecture yesterday, taking the life model and injecting your character into it. The integrity of your animation drawing will shoot up once you can combine all the little jigsaw pieces of all an intuitive knowledge of the technical things you're learning together with some good feeling and gesture. Don't worry though - it's a natural part of the learning process for drawings to look stiff as you're learning about rules like anatomy, perspective, proportion, etc. Gesture, weight, rhythm, exagerrating and balance also have rules, but gesture/exagerration in particular tends to allow for some more leeway as far as going outside what's up there in front of you. It's these things that will give your drawings the 'juice' they need to inject good feeling in your animation.
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KOKOMO - William Scott Ash was born in Jefferson County, Arkansas on March 30, 1931 to the late Scott and Lee Annie (Jolly) Ash.
He was the second of four children born to this union. His two brothers, Wilbur and Leroy and his sister, Leola, all preceded him in death. His grandson, Brandon Scott Ash, along with his parents also preceded him in death.
During his childhood William's family relocated from Arkansas to Muncie, Indiana. William graduated from Muncie Central High School. After finishing high school he joined the Marine Corps and served during the Korean War. On April 27, 1957 William married Gladys E. Brewer. To this union were born four children, Alvin, L'Tanya, Kendra and Scott.
William spent most of his work career at Westinghouse. He also worked as a reserve police officer in Muncie for almost fifteen years. He attended Christ Temple Apostolic Church in Anderson for many years. In 1986 William and Gladys moved to Kokomo, Indiana. In 1995 William retired from ABB (formerly Westinghouse) in Muncie after thirty-three years of faithful service.
William loved going to McCullough Park in Muncie with his family. He also enjoyed watching sports on television, especially basketball. He loved listening to jazz music. And he loved his grandchildren. William often chauffeured them around and attended their sporting events.
William leaves to cherish his memory his wife of fifty-seven years, Gladys; his children, Alvin Duane Ash, L'Tanya Joyce Pritchard, Kendra Yvonne Ash, Scott Tyler (Rolanda) Ash; nine grandchildren, Jason, Jerome and Jamee Pritchard; Britnee, Briana, William, Andrew, Kija and Alessandra Ash; and one great-granddaughter, Azin Pritchard.
Funeral services will be at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Ellers Mortuary Webster Street Chapel, 3400 South Webster Street with Pastor Eddie Robinson officiating. Burial will follow at Crown Point Cemetery with full military honors conducted by United States Marine Corp. and Kokomo VFW military rites team.
Friends may visit with the family from 11:00 a.m. to the time of the service on Saturday at the mortuary.
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