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The Johannesburg Founder Institute will be led by Keith Jones, and Odette Jones. Keith has started and run a number of businesses within the tech-sector since 1997, most recently listing on AIM in London 2009. His strong understanding of a wide variety of business sectors across Europe and Africa married to his technology expertise and his ability to solution architect has enabled him to successfully bring new product to markets within and outside of South Africa. Odette brings her experience of performance management, coaching and developing senior executives within global listed businesses to the entrepreneurial space assisting Founders with navigating the unique challenges that starting a business brings on both a business and personal level.
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- Adeo Ressi, Founder & CEO of the Founder Institute
- Alan Burger, Founder & CEO of Infoslips
- Anthony Stonefield, Managing Director of Gramercy Venture Advisors
- Christoph Sollich, The Pitch Doctor
- Elton Bondi, Founder of the Cyest Corporation
- Geoff Garrett, CEO of SalesRehab
- Jonathan Crisp, CEO of IDI Technology Holdings
- Justin Spratt, CEO of Quirk
- Michael Prentice, CEO of Silica Holdings
- Rob Sussman, Founder and Co-CEO of Integr8it Group and Zunguz
- Warren Van Wyk, Founder of Payspace
- and many more to be announced
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Baseball is a game between two teams of nine players each, under direction of a manager, played on an enclosed field in accordance with these rules, under jurisdiction of one or more umpires.
The objective of each team is to win by scoring more runs than the opponent.
The winner of the game shall be that team which shall have scored, in accordance with these rules, the greater number of runs at the conclusion of a regulation game.
THE PLAYING FIELD. The field shall be laid out according to the instructions below, supplemented by Diagrams No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 on adjoining pages. The infield shall be a 90-foot square. The outfield shall be the area between two foul lines formed by extending two sides of the square, as in Diagram 1. The distance from home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on fair territory shall be 250 feet or more. A distance of 320 feet or more along the foul lines, and 400 feet or more to center field is preferable. The infield shall be graded so that the base lines and home plate are level. The pitcher's plate shall be 10 inches above the level of home plate. The degree of slope from a point 6 inches in front of the pitcher's plate to a point 6 feet toward home plate shall be 1 inch to 1 foot, and such degree of slope shall be uniform. The infield and outfield, including the boundary lines, are fair territory and all other area is foul territory. It is desirable that the line from home base through the pitchers plate to second base shall run East-Northeast. It is recommended that the distance from home base to the backstop, and from the base lines to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on foul territory shall be 60 feet or more. See Diagram 1. When location of home base is determined, with a steel tape measure 127 feet, 338 inches in desired direction to establish second base. From home base, measure 90 feet toward first base; from second base, measure 90 feet toward first base; the intersection of these lines establishes first base. From home base, measure 90 feet toward third base; from second base, measure 90 feet toward third base; the intersection of these lines establishes third base. The distance between first base and third base is 127 feet, 338 inches. All measurements from home base shall be taken from the point where the first and third base lines intersect. The catcher's box, the batters' boxes, the coaches' boxes, the three-foot first base lines and the next batter's boxes shall be laid out as shown in Diagrams 1 and 2. The foul lines and all other playing lines indicated in the diagrams by solid black lines shall be marked with wet, unslaked lime, chalk or other white material. The grass lines and dimensions shown on the diagrams are those used in many fields, but they are not mandatory and each club shall determine the size and shape of the grassed and bare areas of its playing field. NOTE (a) Any Playing Field constructed by a professional club after June 1, 1958, shall provide a minimum distance of 325 feet from home base to the nearest fence, stand or other obstruction on the right and left field foul lines, and a minimum distance of 400 feet to the center field fence. (b) No existing playing field shall be remodeled after June 1, 1958, in such manner as to reduce the distance from home base to the foul poles and to the center field fence below the minimum specified in paragraph (a) above.
Home base shall be marked by a five-sided slab of whitened rubber. It shall be a 17-inch square with two of the corners removed so that one edge is 17 inches long, two adjacent sides are 81/2 inches and the remaining two sides are 12 inches and set at an angle to make a point. It shall be set in the ground with the point at the intersection of the lines extending from home base to first base and to third base; with the 17-inch edge facing the pitchers plate, and the two 12-inch edges coinciding with the first and third base lines. The top edges of home base shall be beveled and the base shall be fixed in the ground level with the ground surface. (See drawing D in Diagram 2.)
First, second and third bases shall be marked by white canvas bags, securely attached to the ground as indicated in Diagram 2. The first and third base bags shall be entirely within the infield. The second base bag shall be centered on second base. The bags shall be 15 inches square, not less than three nor more than five inches thick, and filled with soft material.
The pitchers plate shall be a rectangular slab of whitened rubber, 24 inches by 6 inches. It shall be set in the ground as shown in Diagrams 1 and 2, so that the distance between the pitchers plate and home base (the rear point of home plate) shall be 60 feet, 6 inches.
The home club shall furnish players benches, one each for the home and visiting teams. Such benches shall not be less than 25 feet from the base lines. They shall be roofed and shall be enclosed at the back and ends.
The ball shall be a sphere formed by yarn wound around a small core of cork, rubber or similar material, covered with two stripes of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It shall weigh not less than five nor more than 5 1/4 ounces avoirdupois and measure not less than nine nor more than 9 1/4 inches in circumference.
(a) The bat shall be a smooth, round stick not more than 23/4 inches in diameter at the thickest part and not more than 42 inches in length. The bat shall be one piece of solid wood.
NOTE: No laminated or experimental bats shall be used in a professional game (either championship season or exhibition games) until the manufacturer has secured approval from the Rules Committee of his design and methods of manufacture.
(b) Cupped Bats. An indentation in the end of the bat up to one inch in depth is permitted and may be no wider than two inches and no less than one inch in diameter. The indentation must be curved with no foreign substance added.
(c) The bat handle, for not more than 18 inches from its end, may be covered or treated with any material or substance to improve the grip. Any such material or substance, which extends past the 18 inch limitation, shall cause the bat to be removed from the game.
NOTE: If the umpire discovers that the bat does not conform to (c) above until a time during or after which the bat has been used in play, it shall not be grounds for declaring the batter out, or ejected from the game.
(d) No colored bat may be used in a professional game unless approved by the Rules Committee.
(a) (1) All players on a team shall wear uniforms identical in color, trim and style, and all players uniforms shall include minimal sixinch numbers on their backs. (2) Any part of an undershirt exposed to view shall be of a uniform solid color for all players on a team. Any player other than the pitcher may have numbers, letters, insignia attached to the sleeve of the undershirt. (3) No player whose uniform does not conform to that of his teammates shall be permitted to participate in a game.
(b) A league may provide that (1) each team shall wear a distinctive uniform at all times, or (2) that each team shall have two sets of uniforms, white for home games and a different color for road games.
(c) (1) Sleeve lengths may vary for individual players, but the sleeves of each individual player shall be approximately the same length. (2) No player shall wear ragged, frayed or slit sleeves.
(d) No player shall attach to his uniform tape or other material of a different color from his uniform.
(e) No part of the uniform shall include a pattern that imitates or suggests the shape of a baseball.
(f) Glass buttons and polished metal shall not be used on a uniform.
(g) No player shall attach anything to the heel or toe of his shoe other than the ordinary shoe plate or toe plate. Shoes with pointed spikes similar to golf or track shoes shall not be worn.
(h) No part of the uniform shall include patches or designs relating to commercial advertisements.
(i) A league may provide that the uniforms of its member teams include the names of its players on their backs. Any name other than the last name of the player must be approved by the League President. If adopted, all uniforms for a team must have the names of its players.
The catcher may wear a leather mitt not more than 38 inches in circumference, nor more than 151/2 inches from top to bottom. Such limits shall include all lacing and any leather band or facing attached to the outer edge of the mitt. The space between the thumb section and the finger section of the mitt shall not exceed six inches at the top of the mitt and four inches at the base of the thumb crotch. The web shall measure not more than seven inches across the top or more than six inches from its top to the base of the thumb crotch. The web may be either a lacing or lacing through leather tunnels, or a center piece of leather which may be an extension of the palm, connected to the mitt with lacing and constructed so that it will not exceed any of the above mentioned measurements.
The first baseman may wear a leather glove or mitt not more than twelve inches long from top to bottom and not more than eight inches wide across the palm, measured from the base of the thumb crotch to the outer edge of the mitt. The space between the thumb section and the finger section of the mitt shall not exceed four inches at the top of the mitt and 31/2 inches at the base of the thumb crotch. The mitt shall be constructed so that this space is permanently fixed and cannot be enlarged, extended, widened, or deepened by the use of any materials or process whatever. The web of the mitt shall measure not more than five inches from its top to the base of the thumb crotch. The web may be either a lacing, lacing through leather tunnels, or a center piece of leather which may be an extension of the palm connected to the mitt with lacing and constructed so that it will not exceed the above mentioned measurements. The webbing shall not be constructed of wound or wrapped lacing
Each fielder, other than the first baseman or catcher, may use or wear a leather glove. The measurements covering size of glove shall be made by measuring front side or ball receiving side of glove. The tool or measuring tape shall be placed to contact the surface or feature of item being measured and follow all contours in the process. The glove shall not measure more than 12 inches from the tip of any one of the four fingers, through the ball pocket to the bottom edge or heel of glove. The glove shall not measure more than 73/4 inches wide, measured from the inside seam at base of first finger, along base of other fingers, to the outside edge of little finger edge of glove. The space or area between the thumb and first finger, called crotch, may be filled with leather webbing or back stop. The webbing may be constructed of two plies of standard leather to close the crotch area entirely, or it may be constructed of a series of tunnels made of leather, or a series of panels of leather, or of lacing leather thongs. The webbing may not be constructed of wound or wrapped lacing to make a net type of trap. When webbing is made to cover entire crotch area, the webbing can be constructed so as to be flexible. When constructed of a series of sections, they must be joined together. These sections may not be so constructed to allow depression to be developed by curvatures in the section sides. The webbing shall be made to control the size of the crotch opening. The crotch opening shall measure not more than 41/2 inches at the top, not more than 53/4 inches deep, and shall be 31/2 inches wide at its bottom. The opening of crotch shall not be more than 41/2 inches at any point below its top. The webbing shall be secured at each side, and at top and bottom of crotch. The attachment is to be made with leather lacing, these connections to be secured. If they stretch or become loose, they shall be adjusted to their proper condition. The glove can be of any weight.
(a) The pitchers glove may not, exclusive of piping, be white, gray, nor, in the judgment of an umpire, distracting in any manner.
(b) No pitcher shall attach to his glove any foreign material of a color different from the glove.
(c) The umpire-in-chief shall cause a glove that violates Rules 1.15(a) or 1.15(b) to be removed from the game, either on his own initiative, at the recommendation of another umpire or upon complaint of the opposing manager that the umpire-in-chief agrees has merit.
A Professional League shall adopt the following rule pertaining to the use of helmets:
(a) All players shall use some type of protective helmet while at bat.
(b) All players in National Association Leagues shall wear a double ear-flap helmet while at bat.
(c) All players entering the Major Leagues commencing with the 1983 championship season and every succeeding season thereafter must wear a single ear-flap helmet (or at the players option, a double ear-flap helmet), except those players who were in the Major League during the 1982 season, and who, as recorded in that season, objected to wearing a single ear-flap helmet.
(d) All catchers shall wear a catchers protective helmet, while fielding their position.
(e) All bat/ball boys or girls shall wear a protective helmet while performing their duties.
Rule 1.16 Comment: If the umpire observes any violation of these rules, he shall direct the violation to be corrected. If the violation is not corrected within a reasonable time, in the umpires judgment, the umpire shall eject the offender from the game, and disciplinary action, as appropriate, will be recommended.
Playing equipment including but not limited to the bases, pitchers plate, baseball, bats, uniforms, catchers mitts, first basemans gloves, infielders and outfielders gloves and protective helmets, as detailed in the provisions of this rule, shall not contain any undue commercialization of the product. Designations by the manufacturer on any such equipment must be in good taste as to the size and content of the manufacturers logo or the brand name of the item. The provisions of this Section 1.17 shall apply to professional leagues only.
NOTE: Manufacturers who plan innovative changes in baseball equipment for professional baseball leagues should submit same to the Official Playing Rules Committee prior to production.
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The Disability Evaluation Unit (DEU) determines permanent disability ratings by evaluating medical descriptions of physical and mental impairment. The determinations are used by workers' compensation administrative law judges, injured workers and insurance claims administrators to determine permanent disability benefits. The DEU prepares three types of ratings:
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Disability Rating Determinations describe your percentage of disability. This percentage is based on a physician report and on the type of work you were doing at the time of your injury. If the rating indicates that you have some permanent disability, you should receive permanent disability payments, less any permanent disability payments made to you prior to the rating.
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This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after Jan. 1, 2005. This schedule will also be used to rate permanent disability in injuries that occurred before Jan. 1, 2005 when there has been either no comprehensive medical-legal report, or no report by a treating physician indicating the existence of permanent disability, or when the employer is not required to provide a notice to the injured worker under Labor Code section 4061.
Answers to practitioners' questions about applying the permanent disability rating schedule
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This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after April 1, 1997
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This schedule is effective for dates of injury on or after July, 1988
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Templates and instructions to facilitate the calculation of life pension and permanent disability benefit commutations. When properly used, the templates assure that calculations are done in accordance with commutation calculation methods and tables that went into effect Jan. 17, 2001. The regulations and tables can be found in section 10169 and 10169.1 of Title 8, California Code of Regulations.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- We've had a really nice winter with warm temperatures, but some of our friends up North were not so lucky this week.
States like Massachusetts, New York and Connecticut reported at least 2 feet of snow. More than 630,000 customers are without power and six states have declared a state of emergency and all this is happening as a group of college kids from USC Aiken visited Boston.
Now, they are ready to get out of the cold.
"I'm done with this cold," said Ahmed Samaha, who works for the University.
Samaha is currently in Boston with a group of college students participating in a college exchange program. The group of 15 arrived Thursday night before the storm hit, but when the snow started falling Friday, Samaha started getting worried.
"It was a little nerve-wracking Friday night, trying to make sure all the students were in the right places," Samaha said.
But not everyone in the group got scared when the snow started falling.
"It wasn't anything new to me. I'm really used to snow," said Tomas Greizinger, an international student from Slovakia.
He says the winter months are filled with snow in his hometown, but one thing did rattle his cage.
"The wind made it more scary than the usual snow fall," Greizinger said.
The wind was blowing at speeds as high as 75 miles per hour. Massachusetts banned all unnecessary driving and the governor even sent out help.
"The State Police and the National Guard have been out in force and working in tandem. Helping 50 people stuck on ramps last night. They even delivered a baby in Wochester," said Gov. Patrick.
Another student with the group who visited to Boston last year says he never imagined this.
"Not anything like that. I've been up north skiing before, but this is something else. To go from no snow to over 2 feet of snow in less than 24 hours was absolutely crazy," said the student.
Even though all the snow blew in, they're just glad things didn't turn out worse. They said they were grateful to be coming home and didn't have to be one of the half million flights that were canceled in airports like New York, Boston and elsewhere.
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Living at Mikanjuni location, Donge Village in Tanga city, Ashura Omari, 37, has three children, Rama, Kassim and Mwantumu.
Apart from Rama – the first born, Ashura's other two children were delivered by traditional midwives.
When the young woman, married to Choyo Salimu, a fisherman, felt labour pangs for her first child eight years ago, she requested her husband to take her to hospital.
She packed a pair of kanga and a kitenge in a bag and took with her 2,000/- which was all she had saved from fish sales.
On a bicycle, Choyo pedalled to Makorora Health Centre. He immediately went to the reception to open up an admission file.
Having been in possession of the document, he was ordered to take the expectant mother to the maternity ward.
Though Ashura was cordially received by nurses, Choyo was surprised to hear from one of the shift nurses who demanded for maternity equipment - gloves, bandages, syringes, razor blade etc.
Choyo told the nurse that he did not have the equipment and that he did not know that such items would be required.
"What do you think we shall use during the delivery process of your wife? These are the essential items which you should have prepared even before you left home," quipped the nurse.
He was told to go for the items at a nearby pharmacy with emphasis that he should not delay, for they were urgently required.
At the pharmacy, Choyo discovered that the total charge was 10,000/-, an amount he could not afford.
After he had humbly explained his case, the pharmacist delivered the items on condition that Choyo repays the amount after his wife delivers.
Having delivered her baby at the centre safely, Ashura vowed not to go to any health facility for delivery all her life.
Ashura is one of millions of Tanzanian women from poor families, especially in villages, who undergo similar ordeals in the hands of bully health providers.
It was for such reasons, and others, which compelled the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) - the largest Social Health Insurance Scheme in the country, to come up with a programme aimed at providing quality health care to expectant mothers with poor financial resources.
In essence, it is an alternative financial option in the health sector-primarily aimed at implementing health sector reforms launched in 1993.
Under the programme, the pilot project, financed by the German government through the German Community Bank (KfW) and technical assistance from some international organizations GFA, MEDA and IGES, would initially cover two regions- Tanga and Mbeya.
Launching the mother and child insurance fund in Tanga recently, Emmanuel Humba, NHIF Director General, said the exercise was a three-year project covering the period 2011-2014.
Humba told stakeholders here that the main objective of coming up with the idea was to enable expectant mothers who cannot afford maternity costs to access health facilities.
"All an expectant mother is required to do is to register for the comprehensive medical insurance cover with NHIF," said Humba.
According to the programme, expectant mothers qualify for membership from the day they are registered with the fund. The membership shall be valid for a consecutive period of three months after delivery.
Membership shall also cover the mother's children whose validity is also three months.
According to the arrangement, health centres will be appointed specifically to cater for the expectant mothers. Those will be places where registration will be made and health services offered.
In Tanga, Pangani and Korogwe district, a total of 214 members have been registered while those registered in llege and Rungwe in Mbeya region are 280 members.
"I urge government leadership in Mbeya and Tanga regions to integrate the programme in their development plans to enable success of the programme," said Humba.
"It is my hope that as many expectant mothers as possible shall turn up in big numbers to be registered," stressed Humba.
It is anticipated that depending on the success of the programme, more districts in the two regions shall be covered, with emphasis put in villages. Later, the programme shall be extended countrywide.
Said Humba, "We appeal to leaders at all levels, including members of parliament, to sensitize wananchi sufficiently enough in a bid to reduce their suffering."
"At present, various equipment are being assembled, soon they will be distributed. Let us all take care of the items and ensure that expectant mothers benefit from the insurance cover."
"We are very serious about the programme whose ultimate aim is to relieve expectant mothers from the hardship they face in delivery services," stressed the health insurance boss.
The procedure of registration shall be similar to that used by NHIF which has so far covered 5. 6 percent of the country's total population.
Expectant mothers shall provide passport size photographs which shall be sent to the fund's headquarters for issuance of identity cards," said Humba.
On her part, Chiku Gallawa, Tanga Regional Commissioner, hailed the fund for its timely action considering the country's population growth.
"It is obvious that when population increases, needs for health services also increase" said Gallawa, who was chief guest at the ceremony.
She said; "It is unfortunate that maternal deaths are still on the rise. This is frightening".
"Presently, in every 100,000 expectant mothers, 454 die during delivery, against Millennium Development Goal's (2015) standard which is set at 265", she said.
"On our part, we shall strive to ensure that barriers which prevented expectant mothers from using delivery health services are removed".
She said; "We realise that some of our health providers discourage expectant mothers from accessing to safe delivery through their unbecoming behaviours. This tendency shall be contained."


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Home List of Titles Aboriginals, colonists and multiculturalism: the dialectic of recognition and social exclusion in Australian history
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- Developing Hegel's ideas on the dialectic of recognition and its role in the evolution of civilization, Charles Taylor in a seminal work, Multiculturalism and the "Politics of Recognition" (since translated into Italian, French and German), characterized multiculturalism, in which different cultures within a country are recognized and respected, as a new phase in ethical and political development (Taylor and Gutmann, 1992; Taylor, 1994). Australia is unique in modern history in the extent to which it embraced multiculturalism and abandoned nationalism the commitment to a territorial community the membership of which is defined first and foremost in terms of place of birth. It appears to be a post-nationalist, multicultural society that celebrates its cultural diversity. Far from being social outcastes, immigrants, who are selected for their level of education, have a higher average income than native born Australians. Australia, therefore, might seem to provide a vision of the future for those countries striving to overcome the exclusionary tendencies of their nationalist heritage. [Introduction]
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Complaints from hundreds of condominium owners have prompted state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to ask the General Assembly to provide more legal protection for those who have been abused by condo managers and associations.
While I don't believe that Blumenthal's proposal should be adopted without some tinkering, his call for action needs to be heard by the legislators as our population ages and a larger percentage of our citizens downsize to live in condos and 55-and-older communities, which are simply another form of condominiums.
Most condo associations seem to be well run; the dozens of complaints that I have received have been limited to a few complexes. But there are associations out there whose board members operate in secrecy, give themselves and their friends preferential treatment, award maintenance contracts to their friends and hound unit owners who challenge them.
Unfortunately, short of mounting time-consuming election battles against the associations' old guard, aggrieved unit owners have few alternatives. They can hire lawyers, but win or lose they have to pay not only for their legal fees but their portion of the association's legal costs as well.
Often, first-time condo buyers have unreasonable expectations about what life is like in a complex - believing that everything will be taken care of by others at little cost to themselves.
And they are not educated about what to look for in buying a condo, naively thinking that less due diligence, instead of more, is required than buying a single-family home. Those thick condo association bylaws books are required reading.
Blumenthal, whose offices are one of the first places upset condo owners contact, responds to several of the problems in his proposal. In a hearing Wednesday before the legislature's judicial committee, Blumenthal made the following suggestions:
Form a state board where unit owners could turn if their associations are not following their bylaws and state laws.
Such a board, Blumenthal said, would mediate disputes, hold hearings and issue orders to resolve problems. It would have the power to refer issues to his office and ask the attorney general to file civil actions to enforce provisions of condo bylaws or state laws.
Require condo managers to get licenses from the state Department of Consumer Protection after they complete a course and pass a written test. Presently, managers are only registered by the agency.
Matthew N. Perlstein, whose Farmington law firm Perlstein, Sandler & McCracken represents more than 300 condo associations, agrees with Blumenthal that some boards do abuse their powers either because of ignorance or because they can.
But he says it is education - especially for condo managers - that is needed rather than more state involvement.
"There certainly are some associations that are not following their documents and the applicable laws. More often than not, this is a result of lack of knowledge or bad advice," he said, after reviewing Blumenthal's proposal at my request.
The most crucial point Perlstein makes is that Blumenthal's proposal is one-sided and can have the unintended consequence of limiting boards from disciplining unit owners who fail to follow the rules and make life miserable for neighbors.
Having owned and lived in condos off and on for the past 30 years, I think both Blumenthal and Perlstein make good suggestions.
Based on my own experience and on the complaints I have received I have some further recommendations for state officials:
Require real estate agents to be certified after passing tests before they can be involved in condo transactions.
Require home inspectors to be trained for condo inspections, assuring that not only the individual unit is checked but some kind of inspection is conducted of common areas.
Require condo associations to disclose to prospective buyers all major upgrades or maintenance projects anticipated in the next three years.
Require condo managers to report to state officials any violations of state laws or association bylaws by their boards.
Permit the state board suggested by Blumenthal to mediate complaints by associations against tenants, as well as tenants against associations. Require the losing side to pay for the cost of mediation.
And, finally, form a group appointed by Blumenthal's office and state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell that would draw up tips for condo buyers that real estate agents would be required to provide all potential buyers.


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[Nika Tang, Fashion Design, Academy of Art University] I think clothes can change a person. It's definitely a way of expression. It's also a way for you to really enjoy life. My name is Nika, I'm in the Academy of Art in San Francisco, and I'm studying fashion design. The macramé collection is about volume, shape, and form. Macramé is making knots, and it's very, very powerful. A lot of the garments emphasize how to take one stitch and make it look like fashion, look modern. In the fashion industry, Photoshop and Illustrator have been essential and always will be essential. It allows us to look at where we need to make corrections before actually making it, so it's kind of like a test run. Whatever will give us a few more hours sleep is definitely helpful. We're always in teams. There is the idealized concept of a designer being all powerful and doing everything in themselves but it's not reality. In the Creative Cloud there is the file sharing. We are able to share the information quickly in a very efficient way. That is definitely a very helpful tool. I'm excited that we're going to be at Fashion Week in New York. This is the biggest thing ever. I mean, New York is the top. We are in New York Fashion Week, and it is one hour countdown before it hits the runway. I feel amazing, exhausted, really looking forward to seeing it. There is not one final milestone you reach and you're done. You're learning all your life and you're continuing and you're trying to grow. [Nika Tang #madethis] [Make it with Creative Cloud.]
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Hope Solo Says Her "Dancing With the Stars" Partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy Slapped Her in the Face
MAKSIM CHMERKOVSKIY has a reputation of being the hard-ass on "Dancing With the Stars". And when he teamed up with Olympic soccer minx HOPE SOLO for Season 13, he showed just how hard he could be.
--In her new book "Solo: A Memoir of Hope", Hope says Maksim actually SLAPPED HER ACROSS THE FACE during rehearsals.
--She says, quote, "He wanted my head in a specific position. To achieve that, he slapped me across the face. Hard."
--And that's not all he did. Hope says, quote, "He manhandled me in rehearsals from the start, pushing me, whacking my stomach, bending my arms roughly. I thought that was just how it went . . . how dancers worked with each other.
--"But it kept getting worse . . . One day, Maks was trying to put me in a certain position and hit my stomach so hard with his open palm that I had a red handprint there for the rest of the day."
--Hope claims she never said anything because she didn't want to "end his career."
--Maksim hit up Twitter the other day and posted some messages that don't mention Hope by name . . . but they definitely seem to be his response to this chaos.
--He said, quote, "Always hated hypocrites and liars . . . but when someone is both AND an opportunist, I just feel bad for them. Can't win at someone's expense . . ."
--He added, quote, "Life's best lessons are the ones that you smile through . . . while they hurt you the most! I'm bullet proof....FIRE AWAY!"
Did Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel Get Married Over the Weekend?
We have no idea if this is true, but an Internet gossip columnist named Janet Charlton claims that JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and JESSICA BIEL got married this weekend in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
--That's literally all we've heard at this point. You may go about your business.
"Top Gun" Director Tony Scott Committed Suicide by Jumping Off a Bridge
"Top Gun" director TONY SCOTT committed suicide yesterday, by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in the Long Beach area of Los Angeles. He was 68.
--Witnesses say around 12:30 in the afternoon, he climbed a nine-foot fence and jumped, quote, "without hesitation." Police found a suicide note in his office, but there's no word what it said.
--It's not clear exactly where he jumped from, but the bridge is about 185 feet above the water. His body was retrieved by a diving team.
--Scott's other movies include "The Hunger", "Beverly Hills Cop 2", "Days of Thunder", "True Romance","Crimson Tide","Enemy of the State", and the recent DENZEL WASHINGTON movie "Unstoppable".
--There's also been talk of him directing TOM CRUISE in a "Top Gun" SEQUEL.
--Scott is the younger brother of director RIDLEY SCOTT. The two of them were co-producers of the TV shows "NUMB3RS" and"The Good Wife". They also produced the four-hour miniseries "Coma", which will air on A&E next month.
Is Kristen Stewart Living on Cigarettes, Red Bull and Potato Chips?
The "National Enquirer" claims that KRISTEN STEWART is living on a dangerous diet of ciigarettes, Red Bull and potato chips.
--A source says, quote, "Kristen is a nervous wreck and existing on a diet of cigarettes, sugar-free Red Bull and the occasional bag of potato chips. She's been hiding out at the L.A. home of a producer friend and is looking pale and worn-out.
--"Kristen is grief-stricken and has hit rock-bottom. In many ways, Kristen living off cigs and Red Bull is a way of punishing herself."
--She's also refusing any kind of help, including therapy, because, quote, "Part of her just doesn't want to feel better."
Russian Activists Have Sued Madonna for $10.5 Million for Promoting Gay Rights During a Recent Concert
Russian activists have sued MADONNA for supporting gay rights during a recent concert in St. Petersburg. They want nearly $10.5 MILLION in "moral damages."
--Russia is far from being gay-friendly. Earlier this year, a law was passed in St. Petersburg, which makes it illegal to "promote homosexuality to minors." There were minors at Madonna's show . . . including kids as young as 12.
--During the concert, Madonna "stomped on an Orthodox cross, and asked fans to raise their hands to show [off] pink armbands in support of gays and lesbians that were distributed among the audience."
--This happened during a long pro-gay speech . . . where Madonna said, quote, "It's in every holy book, 'Love thy neighbor, as thy self.' You cannot use religion to treat other people badly, you cannot use God's name to treat other people badly.
--"We all deserve love. So, let's all go out into the world, and spread this message of love, and live our life without fear. Amen."
Prince William Saved a Drowning Girl
PRINCE WILLIAM and his Royal Air Force Search and Rescue team saved a drowning girl off the coast of Wales this past Thursday.
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Is the ghost of CONAN O'BRIEN haunting NBC?
--"The Tonight Show" just went through a massive "downsizing." They fired 20 employees . . . and some sources say it might have been more.
--JAY LENO agreed to a, quote, "tremendous pay cut . . . to save as many people's jobs as he could."
--His rep says, quote, "Jay's foremost concern is for the wonderful people who work for 'The Tonight Show'. He did what was necessary to ensure their well-being."
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--There's no official explanation for the downsizing, but it probably has to do with ratings. The "Tonight Show" is still a top-rated late-night show, but it's been on the decline ever since he reclaimed the show from Conan in 2010.
--Also, the show isn't big with younger viewers in the coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" have beaten "The Tonight Show" in that category.


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Proper Camera To Photograph Artwork- *New Images
Posted 14 October 2009 - 04:58 AM
I have been allowing a friend to re-photograph all of my large pastel sketch work. It is amazing how much more accurate the colors come through to appear as closer to the original pastel art. Look at a side by side comparison. The new image is on the left; the old on the right. Due to site protocols I have diminished the screen size to fit the two together but I'll post successive windows to show the details in larger separate images for your examination. This was the early August 4th 2009 moonrise from Mount Tabor Portland through trees and golden smog. The new images seem to have an added dimension as the separate layers of chalk overlays show through to increase the true luminosity of the original art. I would welcome any thoughts, questions, and criticisms. Thanks, -Mark
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Posted 14 October 2009 - 09:10 AM
The camera does make a big difference in the brightness, balance and colors in the sketch. A remarkable improvement in appearance of a previously excellent sketch.
Posted 14 October 2009 - 12:11 PM
I read that you re-photographed some of your sketches in the other post. So when opened this post I knew that there was an old and a new image. Strange, but I thought - without reading the texte - that the right one was the new one....
Posted 14 October 2009 - 01:46 PM
Did you adjust the original to look more like your drawing? I found that a few minutes of tweaking could make the old look closer to the new, but again, without the subtleties.
It's nice to have the richness right off the bat! - j
Posted 14 October 2009 - 06:30 PM
Posted 15 October 2009 - 04:05 AM
Thanks for your interest and input. Yes, as many of you are aware, there are many things going on that open up a wide variety of what we [see] in an online image. Without mentioning of course, we are not looking at the original hand sketched artwork in an online screen; as it is merely an electronic anomaly.
You have all put up with my obsessive interest in why we do this [or why I do] and why the electronic images are not the same as seeing the original pastel sketches, so I must thank you for allowing my long winded art psychology responses. Some will argue that it is a moot argument, but this is my very concern, that many assume they are seeing the original in an online screen. The process behind what we do is much more than that. Look at Jay's beautiful Jupiter image for example. Until he revealed all of his Photoshop work, many probably assumed that he only did all this with a couple clicks of the mouse in Photoshop. He actually put in much of the preliminary hand sketched artwork into the beginning image that his wife especially seems to appreciate as she probably watched him in this long arduous process outside at the eyepiece. Then he exercised great efforts through the Photoshop artwork. I would still like to hear why his wife likes the original before the Photoshop work.
My style is different and probably best described as 'old world'. I do very little if nothing to my images in Photoshop aside from maybe a little brightness/contrast adjustments to compensate for exposure at the camera. I used to clean up smudges but just leave them now or try to avoid smudging by carefully keeping the art covered with a clean paper sheet while I rest my hand on the work surface.
Although my old Sony Cybershot 5 mgpxl camera does an amazing compromise to photographic images, it can only do so much. I was always bothered by how rough and lacking my pastel images looked in the photographs online. That is why I choose to save and show the originals in lectures. The new Sigma 35mm digital camera my friend is using has a lens alone that goes for about $1,000. This must make some difference in showing the details in my sketches.
To answer your questions, I never use the sharpening option in Photoshop for my art as I believe it adds an artifact of noise, not really there in the original sketch. I have used it in my photographic work only, albeit only a little at times if it brings out details, but if it adds a false image, especially in artwork, I would never use the 'shapen' control. I do nothing if only to adjust to compensate the camera exposure by slightly tweaking the brightness and sharpness in Photoshop to the best to show closest to the original art. I did however notice that my friends photo studio tungsten lights were filtered with a blue Wratten film. I believe it is to duplicate the proper Kelvin Temperature of north daylight. I think it is a little too blue. So I slightly tweaked the blue down in the final photo images as a last touch in Photoshop. One of you still made the comment about the blues in the art being predominant in the new images.
Some of you commented that the old original image looks sharper in line detail. I am not sure why it appears that way. I think it is pixelation noise that you are seeing. Perhaps the accurate color in the new images takes over in the perception of the simple line image. I suppose you could take several different digital camera images of artwork and compare them side by side, that goes for scanners too, or any electronic recording device; you will probably see every image to vary slightly. As a fun experiment, just take a look in any large art history pictorial of familiar masterpieces; say Monet's Impression Sunrise or Van Gogh's Café Terrace at Night. You will notice in some of the book prints that there are reflections on the canvas photos in places as the photographers had rights to light the artwork when photographing for publishers; other images are way off in color, some look faded, some prints are dark, muddy and colorless, some are even blurred as possibly reproduced as multiple generations allowed by copyright. Have you ever looked at an original Van Gogh? You would not believe the experience! I watched dozens of people in tears, crying in a large exhibit a few years ago at the LA County Museum as they stood in front of the large origial self portraits of Van Gogh. This is the true power of real traditional hand done art.
Now go to the internet. There are really no copyright rules. Anyone can put up anything beyond control 24/7! Then manipulate it electronically to the n'th degree. How do we know what we really see in the Internet? Some of my friends see my originals after only seeing them online earlier. Some of them are pleased, some disappointed that the original pastel paper does not shimmer and shine like Darmar varnish on an oil painting canvas. So the internet renders the pastels with a further glimmer in the screen, mimicking an oil painting that is not really there on the original pastel paper. Others just say, wow! Can I have that one for my home? I cannot sell them, so I guess I'll be giving them away to relatives and friends soon.
I think I've said enough.. .
Posted 15 October 2009 - 06:29 AM
Years ago, I was trying to find an image of Monet's "Impression: Sunrise" to use as a comp. I couldn't find two sources that looked the same! Check it out in Google Images. It's absurd!
When I was in art school, I was envious of those very few with the innate talent of drawing or painting. It's a beautiful and wondrous thing to watch someone who has the ability to make their images sing, seemingly without effort. I've known three people like that in the past 25 years. It's so inborn that they take it for granted. I'm not even sure if they still work in the art field.
Though my degree was in Illustration, I'm more of a problem solver who has some design sense. I'm comfortable with my limitations and work around them in ways that make up for my lack of raw talent.
Seeing "real" work like yours, so energetic and fresh, just makes me smile and shake my head at the fact I just don't get how you guys do it. Thanks for sharing! - j
(even if it IS just sharing a digital copy)
Posted 15 October 2009 - 02:52 PM
Your new image of the Full Moon does exhibit better contrast, sharpness, and a richer color than the original image. It is interesting how re-imaging a piece of art brings out different aspects of the work. Using whatever camera or scanner available to you your renderings are always first rate.
Posted 15 October 2009 - 03:03 PM
Posted 15 October 2009 - 03:19 PM
I never tire of your beautiful astro artwork. To see it in higher quality reproduction is even better!
Posted 15 October 2009 - 07:53 PM
Seeing "real" work like yours, so energetic and fresh, just makes me smile and shake my head at the fact I just don't get how you guys do it. Thanks for sharing! - j
(even if it IS just sharing a digital copy)
Jay again, Shannon, Frank, Carlos, Mike
Thanks to all of you,
In response to Jay's comment about how we do it or that it is raw talent, I am one of those you mentioned earlier that is not satisfied with what I do. I am actually very frustrated about this art work. Imagine that people send emails wanting to have it yet they do not want to pay for it? If you know of any work I can take as a paid artist that is in need these days, I'd like to hear from you. Everyone in Portland is losing their jobs at the same time everyone is moving here from all over!
I have people asking me to lecture about it; then there are no honorariums or stipends. That is fine, as I enjoy the talking and providing the presentations because there is always someone in the lecture hall that will learn from it, but I think many misunderstand what artists are really doing. It is really a simple slow intuitive process that takes time in our fast paced world which has lost the appreciation for time. Yet others will sit in front of a TV for hours of totally wasted and unproductive time.
As for talent? I think anyone can do what I do. I feel that part of it is cheating and breaking the rules so to speak. Many people are stifled into thinking that they need classes or degrees or to follow some sacrosanct laws or rules to do this. It is actually just the freedom to do it! It takes unconscionable amounts of free time unrestrained by other obligations intrusions. Of course the process appears to bore some people as it is easier to just turn on a TV and seemingly be entertained. Note that the greatest artists, musicians, writers, etc. have created their greatest works while alone and not intruded upon by normal life's obligations. I believe that if anyone can concentrate enough, undisturbed, they can create great art.
I'd still like to hear why Jay's wife likes the rough unrefined sketching rather than Photoshopped. There are many discussions these days about Kindle Books, i-pods, Wi-Fi's oh my! And did I forget the over text messaged and twittered world today and why the younger generation is losing something very critical to our existence.
Posted 15 October 2009 - 09:24 PM
I have to restate yet again that I always find your work thought provoking, creative, engaging and enlightening. I can see something in the picture different, a new detail, a highlighted area, or an interpretation that I had not considered before. A great example was your Apollo and the Moon piece from a while back. Your work challenges my mind to think, and for that I thank you.
Posted 16 October 2009 - 05:19 AM
Thank you and I'm glad I could challenge you to think. God knows I am not doing the thinking sometimes as I expend all my useful energy on producing all of the visual image at hand
As you mentioned that Apollo 40 Yr Anniversary piece I produced last July, I decided to compare the old image of that one too with the new photos, so here it is (a small rendition) with added close-up detail of what was actually observed in the eyepiece, Plato. This Italian paper was an accidental mistake of use as it has an extremely rough texture.
Posted 16 October 2009 - 06:40 AM
The old camera image is on the left; the newer camera on right; both with inset detail showing close-up chalk strokes.
I can imagine that some may not especially like the newer images, being less contrasty but with finer detail and truer color. Blame it on a camera costing over five times as much as the original? -Mark
Posted 16 October 2009 - 09:15 AM
Posted 16 October 2009 - 04:16 PM
As I looked at both photographs for nearly an hour last night; adjusting these photos in Photoshop slightly for what I thought was the best compromise for the web, I was not satisfied as to how each camera recorded this particular pastel rendering. As you mentioned earlier seeing Monet's Impression Sunrise in the web and how much each reproduction varied 'absurdly'.
So here again today, I sit looking at the original sketch in daylight. In your question, you got me to pull out the original and yet again photograph it with the older Sony consumer-grade camera just to make a quick test example, with the color setting on the camera at 'Auto' which Sony seems to have a very good sensor for lighting color. I turned the studio light with Blue Wratten Filter for simiulated daylight onto it and aimed the camera from an angle, *note the perspective viewing from the left. I have always been bothered by straight photography lighting as this is not really the way we see things in real life. (Hence why I have always tried to phoptograph my art in north daylight) In these photographs, they are seen from angles; and light is from 'angle of incidence' in many scenes in life. Imagine how much an image can vary when telescopic optics come into the play!? Furthermore this particular image was done in haste as it was the last sheet of paper I had available that night. The ridgeline textured paper, I found objectionable and would not prefer to use it again. I later received questions from people who saw the online image and thought that I photographed a live image of the moon from a TV screen, believe or not.
So I think your question is a good one. The dark side shadow of the moon, I actually rendered quite dark as it should be at gibbous phase; nearly percetable to the eye when observing as oppsed to a younger crescent phase. In the original photo I probably contrasted it up a bit to show the brighter details but that also caused the shadow side to look unrealistically brighter than the original artwork. I guess we should confirm that all artwork was photographed with some International Standards in the Internet. I cannot imagine how an 'Art Law' like this would be adhered to. So much for artistic license!
*See several candid photo images taken moments ago below to render the shadow in close to what I am trying to show as its true original rendering.
with studio lighting *Note other recent Lunar Impact sketch that is too close to the studio lighting to the left and thus is overexposed- [Lighting placement is critical when photographing art] >
with natural daylight >
*In next window below >
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