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JWC TO LADY ASHBURTON ; 12 June 1848; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18480612-JWC-LA-01; CL 23: 46-48
Monday [12 June? 1848]
My dear Lady Harriet
Since your note arrived at breakfast; I have enquired out, seen, and taken the particulars of two possible scullery-maids, and as it is now only twelve of the clock I may come on the traces of some more of them in the course of the day.
No 1 is a large, strapping young woman, with a physiognomy that hovers betwixt sense and softness—"will be three and twenty next September"—has lived three years with a family in Upper Cheyne Row—single servant there—not liable to colds—can have a good character from her present mistress who "has known her from a child"—"is not afraid of work"—"is leaving, of her own accord, for the heaviness of the work(?)—has in fact already left officially, another servant being come in her place; but her mistress "let her stay, doing needle-work till she find a place to suit her—" has no objection to live in the country all the year round or for any number of years round—"rather prefers the country"—had 12£ of wages where she is—would prefer the situation of scullery maid "in a high family" to any other situation being "desirous to get on into cook"—is not, I think, without promptings of ambition. Finally No 1 is, Irish and thinks no shame of herself for that.
No 2 is less in stature—considerably—upper half of her face cheery and intelligent—under half questionable; a mouthful of teeth slightly projecting to one side give it something of a shilly-shallying look— She is two and twenty—is single servant at No 10 of this street—went there in room of a Sister who fell sick, and her sister having died, had stayed on ten months without having intended it—is leaving now of her own accord having "strong inclinations for cooking" and her present mistress doing all the cooking herself—would like of all things the place of scullery-maid "in a good Family," where she could "learn something"—has had eight pounds a year of wages where she is; but would "expect a bit more if she went into a good family"—"can have a satisfactory character from her present Mistress and can assure me that she is very respectably connected"—no objections to the country, "Oh no indeed!"—"rather likes heat" (this taste was elicited by my question; if she were strong enough for hot kitchen-work?) No 2 has every drop of blood in her English
Both these Damsels will seek no further, till I have heard whether you would like either or both of them sent to Bath House for further investigation. If I hear of any other more promising I will write again.
I enclose a letter from India which contains some rather interesting details of English Life at Loodiana. The Writer is a beautiful little deaf Lady who bestowed herself and fortune on that Capt Mackenzie who was, after Lady Sale, our greatest Afghanistan Lion.1 I never saw such an instance of a woman loving a man "for the dangers he had passed"2— The moment Capt M. began his Tale, which he had to tell over at least once in every company; the little deaf wife, however occupied elsewhere, seemed to know by instinct, and would hasten towards him, and sit down with her ear within two inches of his mouth, and exhibit all the different phases of emotion which his narrative could possibly have excited in her at the first hearing—and all this without the least affectation in the world I really believe—she always struck me as a most sincere, natural little woman. I send too a note of female criticism on the Halfsisters which Lady Ashburton may perhaps like to read, as one small evidence that all my friends who think and write upon woman are not so entirely immoral after all! it is from a sister of Mrs Paulets, Emma Newton, who wrote a book in one volume called the Unbeliever.3
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"...do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out in the world." 1 John 4:1
John warns us that there are many false prophets and deceivers who will try to lead us astray. Jude warns too, that "certain men have secretly slipped in" among us, to steal the faith. They make so much noise, bombarding our senses trying to draw us toward their new idea. They demand our attention with a new melody, a clever lyric, an attractive model or a clever sales pitch. How can we discern the good messages from the bad?
We must be diligent, John warns, for the deceivers went out from the believers and they know the word of God. We must have a thorough biblical knowledge so we do not believe a lie or half truth. John reminds us that what we have heard from the beginning (from Christ himself) is the truth and only that word is true. Those who came after him who did not remain true to what Jesus taught. For personal gain they have spread false doctrine. These deceivers are the root of denominational splits within the body of Christ. Their confusion has driven many from the Church and contributed to the rise of atheism.
It is incumbent upon believer to understand the word of God and not substitute denominational doctrine for the truth found in Jesus Christ. We must walk daily with our Father and be filled with the Holy Spirit so that we are not fooled by the next new thing. There is coming a day when the deception will be more than a confessional booth or fast talking televangelist looking for a quick buck. If we can be deceived by religion or a feel-good preacher, we can certainly be fooled by Satan himself and his appointed messengers. Understanding the truth is a matter of eternal life or death, we must take it seriously!
My prayer. Father open our eyes that we be not deceived by things we want to hear. Open our hearts to your word and only your word as our source of strength and truth. Help us to be doers of your word and guard us against the deceivers that are trying to lead us astray. We ask this in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Amen!


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These are some of the people I have worked with in the past, and who I would recommend as references who can give you a reasonable picture of my performance in previous roles. If you would like to contact them, please let me know and I can provide appropriate contact details. These referees are all former colleagues from Ovum and were all in the senior leadership team there. All left shortly after the acquisition of Ovum by Datamonitor at the end of 2006.
- Chris Dines, former CEO of Ovum
- Fiona Glennon, former COO of Ovum
- Tony Lavender, former Chief Research Officer at Ovum and now Head of Research at Analysys
- Fash Darabi, former SVP at Ovum
Since it's not possible to link to these directly on LinkedIn, I've also pasted some recommendations which appear on my profile there below.
- Marco Lorenzo Gatti, Consultant, OVUM (former manager): "Jan was a key member of my team, he demostrated an excellent grasp of the subjects and had highly developed analytical and critical abilities. Jan was an outstanding compent analyst with a well structured expression of ideas." March 12, 2007
- Bonnie Tucker, Senior Account Executive, Ovum Inc (former colleague): "Jan is a wonderful analyst covering the telecommunications sector for Ovum. I worked closely with Jan over a two year period and many of Ovum's largest clients held him in high regard for his deep insights and thoughtful approach. Jan is one of Ovum's most sought after analysts for client strategy sessions and speaking engagements. It is standard course for Jan to go the "extra mile" in everything he does at Ovum both internally and externally. He is a consummate professional." May 29, 2008
- Joe Willcox, Conference Manager, Osney Media (business partner): "Jan was a trusted knowledge partner and advisor while I was setting up telecoms industry discussion/networking events in the USA, 2005-2006. Jan provided me with high-value insights into the activities of US carriers, enabling me to refine the content of the conference agenda. At each event, Jan was a highly effective chairman/moderator, stimulating discussions with his insightful questions and comments." March 2, 2008
- Fash Darabi, Managing Director, Telecoms Research, Ovum plc (former colleague): "Throughout his career at Ovum Jan has impressed me (and his clients and other colleagues) with his sharp intelligence, prolific output and his ability to grasp and tackle a diversity of topics. He shines in front of clients and commands the respect of his colleagues." March 5, 2008
- Andrea Chirasello, Global Senior Account Manager, Ovum Inc (former colleague): "Jan Dawson has a tremendous understanding of the key drivers for both the vendor and the service provider communities in the Telecoms vertical. During the time I worked with Jan, he was always very driven to stay ahead of the curve and have a strong pulse on what was going on in the market. By doing so, he was always very well respected by the clients he worked with and developed strong relationships with Senior Executives to provide strategic advice around their planning for growth opportunities. Jan always demonstrated the utmost in professionalism and would be a true asset to any organization he partnered with." March 8, 2008
- Victoria Gerus, Senior Analyst, Ovum Ltd (former colleague): "Jan has a collegiate and collabrative work style and a very strong work ethic. Being his colleague was a valuable and enjoyable experience." March 1, 2008
- Julian Hewett, CEO; Chief Analyst, Ovum (former colleague): "Jan was one of the most competent young people I have ever worked with. He was an excellent analyst, particularly in terms of perceptive comment, quick delivery, and rapid response to clients. Also, he was not afraid to provide constructive criticism of my analysis which I appreciated!" May 1, 2008


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The Pennsylvania State House is in Recess until September, and, thanks to the efforts of labor and its allies, votes on liquor and pension privatization, and paycheck protection, were left untaken.
State AFL-CIO President Rick Bloomingdale said, "Our slogan has always been 'your fight is our fight', and the solidarity demonstrated by the labor movement over this legislative session has embodied that mantra."
State AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Frank Snyder saw these victories as part of a larger and longer-term resistance:
"The fact that we have endured nearly four years of failed leadership from Tom Corbett without suffering the consequences of the worst legislative attacks that this administration brought upon us, is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our 800,000 rank and file members across the Commonwealth,"
In the last months of the Legislative Session, tens of thousands of phone calls, thousands of letters, and numerous e-mails and office vists were made in efforts to defeat anti-worker legislation.
There is still work to be done, when the House returns in September, efforts may be made to bring these bills to a vote.
The U.S Supreme Court dealt labor a blow, though, with it's ruling on Harris v Quinn. In that ruling, a 5-4 court ruled that non-union members cannot be required to reimburse unions who bargain on their behalf. The Majority opinion recognizes that a category of "partial public employees" exist. According to Think Progress, this ruling may become precedent for future legal decisions against unions.
An article in The Nation proposes a new direction for labor that in light of this decision may be worth exploring. I will review and expand on this article later this week.
This decision, and the upcoming elections are sure to be major topics at both the July 23 Community Service Institute in Pittsburgh, and the August 22-24 COPE Institute at Linden Hall.


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College Hockey:2009-10 Lake Superior State Season Preview
The good news for Lake Superior State is that the Lakers return seven of eight defensemen and three of five double-digit goal scorers from a season ago. The bad news for Lake Superior State is that the Lakers return seven of eight — oh, do I really have to say it?
"We have not been real happy obviously with the last couple of seasons here," said Lakers coach Jim Roque. "I thought a couple years back when we did get to Joe Louis we were turning a corner. I think we've kind of underachieved the last couple of seasons. We've had to look hard at everything we've done here the last couple of years here over the summer, where we can change and get better."
With 110 goals for and 115 against last season, the Lake Superior State Lakers were capable of finding the net … and of offering up opponent opportunities in nearly equal — sometimes spectacular — measure. The Lakers were utterly inconsistent, trading lopsided wins and losses with opponents in a single weekend yet recording eight ties for the year and a 1-12-0 record in games decided by a goal.
A 10th-place finish last season, tied for ninth in 2007-08 — and Roque said that he need look no further than himself for the reasons.
"I think if anything, we're a little disappointed in how maybe we've gotten a little bit passive the last two years with our game, and I think right now we're looking to going back to more of how we played a couple years back — a little more aggressive, a little more of in-your-face hockey," Roque said. "I thought maybe we got a little too conservative the last two seasons.
"I wouldn't blame that on the players. That's obviously a coaching decision; you want to be more conservative or you're trying to win games with a little different style and that's something that I've reevaluated this season and trying to get our guys to go again."
As the Lakers lost three of their top five goal scorers from a year ago, some of those guys are going to have to get going, in a hurry. Only senior Zac MacVoy and sophomore Fred Cassiani return from 10-plus goal seasons, although juniors Rick Schofield, Will Acton and Chad Nehring could perform this year.
"I think we're okay at the top," said Roque, "but we need a middle group core of guys — the Aubrys, the Scrymgeours, the Nehrings, the Hobbins, the Brad Coopers — guys that I think are good enough but need to take another step to really help our team move up in the standings and prove the coaches and media wrong."
That would be the Pat Aubrys, John Scrymgeours, and Tyson Hobbins (Hobbinses?) that need to improve, plurally.
One area that seems pretty solid for Lake Superior is goaltending. Junior Brian Mahoney-Wilson and senior Pat Inglis split time in the Laker net last year, giving the team a combined .909 save percentage. Yes, the Mahoney-Wilsons and Inglises seem perfectly capable of contributing to the Laker objective of disproving the theory that LSSU will finish no higher than 10th, as predicted by the CCHA media and coaches in the preseason.
"I have no issues with the poll," said Roque. "I think [10th is] where we belong right now. It's based on what we've done the last couple of seasons and it's certainly up to us to prove people wrong.
"Like every team, we have very high hopes to start the season."
That's hopes with an "s" — completely and perfectly plural when the season is entirely potential.
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No. 47 Red Raiders Fall To Broncos In Finals, 4-3
Raphael Pfister picked up a pair of wins on Sunday against Boise State.
March 17 , 2013
Montgomery, Ala. – Unseeded and unranked Boise State ran the gauntlet and won the chalice, as the Broncos defeated their third straight ranked team in No. 47 Texas Tech en route to the 65th Annual Blue Gray National Tennis Classic title, 4-3, on Sunday at Lagoon Park.
"This was a very tough loss for us," said Red Raider head coach Tim Siegel. "We had plenty of opportunities to win, but we just didn't play well enough in some areas to win."
Texas Tech was looking for its second Blue Gray title after winning the event in 2010. Boise State defeated No. 38 Nebraska, No. 22 Notre Dame and No. 47 Texas Tech to win the title.
The day began with doubles play, where Boise State's Garrett Patton and Scott Sears held off Tech's Jeff Bryan and Felipe Soares, 9-7, at No. 2 doubles. The Red Raiders answered with a win at No. 3, where Raphael Pfister teamed with Hugo Dojas, who broke Toby Mitchell and Flipp Pogostkin for a 9-7 win. Dojas replaced an injured Gabriel Wanderley, who went down on Saturday.
The point came down to a battle at No. 1 doubles, where the Tech tandem of Vitor Manzini won the tiebreaker over Andrew Bettles and Nathan Sereke, 9-8 (11-9), for the point and the team lead, 1-0.
Felipe Soares, the Red Raider hero in the quarterfinals of this event, gave Tech its second point with a 6-2, 6-4 dispatching of Sears at No. 3.
Boise quickly tied the match when Thomas Tenreiro defeated Zambon, 6-2, 7-5 at No. 5 and No. 25 Bettles notched a 6-3, 6-3 win over Manzini at No. 1.
Patton gave the Broncos their first lead of the day with a 6-3, 7-5 win at No. 6 over Hugo Dojas and now Boise needed just one point with two matches remaining.
Texas Tech's Raphael Pfister answered the BSU point with one of his own, as the Brazilian senior battled back from a first-set loss to Pogostkin to recover for a 0-6, 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 4 and tie the match at 3-3.
With the scored tied, it came down to Boise's Sereke and Tech's Dias. In the first set, Dias jumped out to a quick 4-2 lead, but could not hold on, as Sereke bounced back for the 6-4 win. Dias took the lead 4-2 again in the second set and again Sereke answered to win the set and the match, 6-4, 6-4, to give the Broncos the title.
Texas Tech returns to action on Saturday, March 23 as the Red Raiders host New Mexico State at the McLeod Tennis Center at 11 a.m. Admission is free.
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I can't get Low to go down into the crypt! I have done the following:
-I read all the displays, including the one with the response, "Could this be some sort of burial chamber?"
-I uncovered the lens.
-I made the moons eclipse.
-I got the lights on in the tomb.
-I stuck the rod in the loose floor panel.
-I destroyed the statue.
And yet he still says, "Pretty elaborate setup for a burial crypt. Something about this old relic must have been important." Could somebody please help? :confused:
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* Clean The dirt from the lenses outside the tomb?
* Align the moons at 2 o' clock?
* Use the blue cristal from the nexus to iluminate the tomb?
* Use the shovel with the rock on the tomb?
* See and/or watch all the displays at the library?
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Arizona (20-12, 10-10 Pac-12) vs. New Mexico State (22-10, 14-2 WAC)
Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 – 6:00 p.m. MST
Series Record: Arizona leads 13-0
Last Meeting: Arizona def. New Mexico State 3-0 in Tucson back on Sept. 18, 2010
Current Streak: Arizona has won all 13 in the series
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona volleyball team is set to take on New Mexico State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion on the campus of the University of San Diego. First serve is set for 6:00 p.m. MST.
In the other match of the night, the No. 9 national seed and host San Diego will host UC Santa Barbara at 8:00 p.m. MST. The winner of both matches will play on Saturday at 8 p.m. MST inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion for the right to advance to the Sweet 16.
Playing in her final regular season home match, senior Candace Nicholson recorded a career-high 36 digs to lift Arizona to a 3-1 (25-22, 16-25, 25-23, 25-21) victory over in-state rival Arizona State on Friday inside McKale Center.
Nicholson, who was recognized before the match for her senior recognition, has shattered just about every dig record in school history and she almost added another record to her name. She fell just one dig short of Katie Jackels' school record for digs in a match. Jackels recorded 37 digs in a five-set match against Saint Mary's on August 25, 2007. Nicholson was one of five Arizona players with double-figure digs on the night. For her efforts, Nicholson was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the first time in her career.
Arizona's defense was the story of the match as the Wildcats held ASU to just a .176 hitting percentage. Meanwhile, the Wildcats recorded a season-high 103 digs as a team on the night, which ranks seventh in school history. Ironically, five of the top-10 most digs in school history have come against Arizona State. Meanwhile, the Wildcats also out-blocked the Sun Devils, 9.0 – 5.0.
The Wildcats are making their 25th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, while advancing to the big dance in four of the last five seasons. Arizona owns a 26-24 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, which included a trip to the Final Four back in 2001.
Junior outside hitter Madi Kingdon proved to be one of the top all-around players in the league. She finished first in the Pac-12 in points (5.12 p/s), while ranking third in kills (4.38 p/s) and fifth in service aces (0.32 p/s). For her efforts, she was just named to the All-Pac-12 Team on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, freshman setter Penina Snuka's 17 double-doubles ranks second in the Pac-12 and are the second most nationally among freshmen. She also finished sixth in the conference in assists (10.15 p/s). She was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team on Tuesday.
The Wildcats have been one of the best defensive teams in the Pac-12 as their 17.34 digs per set led the league, while their .173 opponent hitting percentage ranked second in the Pac-12.
All of this week's NCAA Tournament matches at the Jenny Craig Pavilion will have a free live web stream in full High Definition. Click HERE to watch live.
Fans can purchase All-Session passes at the price of $15 for adults and $8 for children. Single-match tickets will go on sale Friday morning, and until then fans can purchase all-sessions passes through the USD Ticket office, or online by clicking HERE. On Friday when single-match tickets become available the cost will be $10 for adults and $5 for students and children.
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New Mexico State (22-10) earned the WAC's automatic bid by winning the WAC Tournament title last Wednesday with a sweep of Bakersfield. This is New Mexico State's seventh NCAA Tournament appearance and second in a row. The Aggies are led by WAC Player of the Year and WAC Tournament MVP Desiree Scott, who averages 2.62 kills on .372 hitting and 1.33 blocks per set. Scott also happens to be a Tucson native.
Arizona has faced New Mexico State 13 times in school history with the Wildcats winning all 13 matches. The two teams last faced each other twice in 2010. The Wildcats won 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 26-24) in Tucson and 3-1 (20-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-17) in Las Cruces. Arizona head coach Dave Rubio's brother Keith is an assistant coach at New Mexico State.
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Another excellent show, although the Arp preview was much too short. It was so refreshing to hear that other people could find the mix stage tedious at times. This may well have been Noneric's best show.
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It took me a minute for the words to sink in because I had forgotten that I had even entered a drawing with Landry Academy!
Two weeks ago I entered a contest here: Landry Academy Facebook page
Last week, before the most recent registration deadline ended, I completed the registration for a two workshop, called an Intensive, being held in our town this fall. I registered my daughter for the 2 Day College Writing Intensive, designed to prepare her for the ACT and SAT Writing Exam and more.
I had saved for this investment in her education. She and a friend are attending the same Intensive.
It was all set!
I had saved for this investment in her education. She and a friend are attending the same Intensive.
It was all set!
When I texted Ginger that she'd won a two day Intensive, she texted me back, "so can I take something more exciting than writing!"
You know, I thought it might just be a blessing that she could attend the Intensive free (they will refund my money since we won).
However, when a formerly half-hearted student asks to attend a two day science camp, maybe it is worth it to take the extra course. Maybe that is the blessing God intended for us. She "needs" to take the writing course -- she wants to take another one in science.
God meets wants and desires as well as needs, right?
God meets wants and desires as well as needs, right?
What should I do? What would you do in my place: stick with the single event plan or use the prize for an extra Intensive?
One thing I suggest YOU to is to look into these unique Intensives. The quality of the labs Landry Academy offers are exceptional; you would have a hard time doing them at home, or even in a co-op. Our experience with Landry Academy has been positive. The courses she's taken have challenged my daughter and I believe they deserve most of the credit in turning around her lackadaisical attitude toward school. Intensives are held all across the country. Check out the list here.
A couple of people have mentioned to me that they shy away from Landry programs due to the cost. I find that their prices are similar to other quality programs of a similar nature; but Landry is also very generous. If you think far ahead and plan, you can enroll in courses at substantial discounts. The discounts are systematically reduced through a series of deadlines. By paying attention to the deadlines, I've been able to register for up to half price for some courses.
It is the same for summer camp.
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When former magazine editor Christina Kelly wrote a piece about door-to-door solicitors for the "Complaint Box" section of the New York Times last spring and got an automated reply in return, she had a hunch it was never going to be published. So she resurrected her old blog, Fallen Princess—and posted the story herself. Since then, Fallen Princess has gained more than a thousand followers, who check in regularly to read Kelly's dry, witty take on topics as varied as G-strings ("Thongs make my skin crawl"), the politics of keeping her last name ("I never change my name when I get married"), the fact that 54 percent of women would rather be hit by a truck than be fat ("Sometimes I still do disparage my body with friends, even though I know better. I'm going to stop. You cut it out too."). And then there's the occasional "Demented Product of the Day," which is often pet-themed: cat potty, pet stroller—you get the idea.
"I like to complain," says Kelly, who has been an editor at a handful of now-defunct magazines, including YM and Ellegirl (she was editor in chief of each), Jane (where I worked with her) and Sassy (where she gained her own little cult following), and has recently written for Vice. She came up with the name Fallen Princess back in 1994, when Sassy folded and she had to start freelancing. "I had been at Sassy for so long, I was spoiled, being able to write whatever I wanted," Kelly says. "I had a hard time getting my career going. I would call my friend to complain, and he'd say, 'The fallen princess!'" Since then, besides working, she got married, had two children and moved to Montclair, New Jersey. Now she's back to freelancing—and blogging. "I thought, 'Well, I am the fallen princess again, so I guess I can just use that title and resume my complaining.'"
The kicker? She finally did hear back from the New York Times, and they're running a condensed version of her original piece this week. All I can say is that it's a good thing they took so long.
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Turmeric is well known for having health promoting effects. Doctors Health Press reported on March 24, 2014 that new research shows that the spice turmeric has age reversing properties. Turmeric is a warm, peppery spice that adds a delicious flavor to curries and which gives mustard its yellow color.
Turmeric has been used for a long time in ancient Chinese and Indian medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent and for other health properties. Curcumin is an antioxidant present in high amounts in turmeric which is the active ingredient that appears to provide turmeric with a number of potential healing abilities. A new study which has been published in the journal Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry has indicated that turmeric might provide therapeutic benefits for reversing age-related cerebrovascular dysfunction. In cerebrovascular dysfunction blood flow and circulation to the brain is impacted.
In this study rats were fed curcumin for a month. At 24 months of age male rodents were tested against a control group of younger, six-month-old rats in order to identify any impacts curcumin might exhibit. After the month of curcumin treatment an incredible restoration of the ability of blood vessels to naturally relax was noted in the aging rats. This resulted in easier blood flow and circulation to the brain. It was noted that in particular curcumin displayed the ability to increase nitrous oxide bioavailability, therefore allowing the inner blood vessels of the brain to dilate. This is associated with a lowering of cardiovascular risk and hypertension because blood can move freely through arteries.
WebMD reports turmeric is a plant which is the main spice in curry but the root of turmeric is also widely used to make medicine. Turmeric is widely used to treat inflammatory conditions such as arthritis. Turmeric is also used to treat depression and Alzheimer's disease. Turmeric certainly is a tasty spice with many valuable medicinal properties.


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Griffith Observatory and the Solar Eclipse
Solar Eclipses are a rare event, and of course, when we found out about the eclipse on May 20th, 2012 we just had to photograph it. But while we have photographed many night skies with very little light, how do you photograph day skies with an abundance of light? For instance, the light needed to be reduced to less than .001% of the existing light, just to be able to look at it without going partially blind. (I have some very dark glasses, and they still let 3% of the light through, meaning they let 3,000 times more light though than what is safe. With a number 4 neutral density filter, this is the darkest I could get my camera to shoot.
Obviously, we were going to need something very dark to put in front of the lens. I hastily dug out a welding filter that I had in the garage, combined with a ND4 filter provided enough attenuation to the sun to allow for photography. Originally, Vanessa and I were planning to hike Mount San Jacinto for this special viewing, but upon realizing that the mountain would be close to 100 degrees on Sunday, we opted to head up to Griffith Observatory instead.
The observatory turned out to be packed, and we had to park at the bottom of the hill and walk up. No worries though, because I had my pack I was planning to use for the our previously cancelled hike. It really is cool to see so many people interested in seeing this event!
Of course, my goal for was to learn more about taking a time lapse of the sun. Moral of the story: Taking photos of the sun is HARD. I had imagined it to be like night sky photos, just select your composition, and let the camera do the rest. Boy was I wrong. Since you can only let a tiny little bit of light into the camera, everything else is just black. As it turns out even the cool features of the sun are too dim to just see without special filters. Despite not really having the best filter for the job, we did manage to take a few decent photos, and we really learned a lot about solar photography.
The best part, however, was being able to share this experience with others. It turned out that our hastily rigged up welding mask on camera set still attracted those who otherwise could not see the eclipse. Griffith had run out of solar glasses, and despite the multitude of people using various devices to see the astronomical event, there was no shortage of onlookers wanting a chance to look through our funny contraption.
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Employees with 10 years or more of tenure with the same employer
September 22, 2004
Nearly 31 percent of workers age 25 and over had 10 or more years of tenure with their current employer in January 2004.
Thirty-two percent of male wage and salary workers age 25 and over had been with their current employer for 10 years or more in January 2004, compared to 29 percent of women. Since January 1983, when the proportions were 38 percent for men and 25 percent for women, the gap between them has narrowed considerably.
In all age categories below age 60 the percentage of men who had 10 years or more of tenure with their current employer is higher than that of women. In the categories age 60 to 64 and age 65 and over, women are more likely than men to have had 10 or more years of tenure.
These data on employee tenure are from the Current Population Survey. To learn more, see "Employee Tenure in 2004" (PDF) (TXT), news release USDL 04-1829.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employees with 10 years or more of tenure with the same employer on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2004/sept/wk3/art03.htm (visited June 26, 2016).
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September 17, 2015
By Jacob Marx
Why Don't DOE and NNSA Have Enough Money?
When a government watchdog reports that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) isn't repairing its buildings, or is using obsolete fire safety equipment, or has broken security sensors "safeguarding" radioactive stockpiles, the NNSA's answer i
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May 29, 2015
By Joe Newman
POGO Senior Investigator Peter Stockton Retires
Peter Stockton, a senior investigator at the Project On Government Oversight whose investigations into safety and security shortcomings and mismanagement at the nation's nuclear laboratories and facilities helped spur many important reforms, has retired.
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March 23, 2015
SANE Act Reintroduced; Would Save Taxpayers Tens of Billions
The reintroduced SANE Act, if passed, would save taxpayers an estimated $100 billion dollars over the next 10 years, in part by implementing reforms that POGO has been advocating for years.
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July 28, 2014
This is Terrifying: Why Isn't Anyone Worried?
Sometimes, the federal government's failures are so extreme that the situation becomes laughable. Last night, comedian John Oliver listed case after case of mismanagement in the U.S. nuclear program on his television show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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July 22, 2014
New Analysis on Old Reports of Nuclear Risk
The risk of a catastrophe from nuclear weapons is far above any acceptable level, according to the analysis of a previously-unreleased report from 1957.
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EJBs and SSL
By carlasblog on Apr 10, 2006
Shin Wai has posted a blog on how to configure SSL for use with EJBs. He describes the two kinds of authentications for SSL/TLS and how to specify each for EJBs. Also includes information for using SSL in a standalone client or within the application client container.
Looking for an overview of SSL? There's a pointer in an earlier post on TheAquarium as well as a pointer to a blog on using SSL in GlassFish.


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Detroit Red Wings prospect, Marek Tvrdon, who leads the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League in scoring, will miss the remainder of the season due to a medical issue.
"It's a tough day," Vancouver Giants coach Don Hay told the Vancouver Sun. "Marek's health is the most important thing and I've been told he won't be able to play again this season."
The team would not confirm the injury, but the Sun is reporting the issue is a blood clot in the 19-year-old forward's arm. According to the Sun, Tvrdon took the pregame warm-up against the Prince George Cougars, but was seen at the bench talking to a trainer and points to his arm. He was scratched from the lineup and after the game Hay told reporters that Tvrdon had an infection in his arm.
Tvrdon, a 2011 fourth-round pick of the Red Wings, has eight goals and 14 assists in 22 games. A native of Nitra, Slovakia, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound right wing is in his third season with the Giants. He had 31 goals and 74 points in 60 games last season. He signed an entry-level contract with the Red Wings in July.
"He's a big, strong, power forward-type of player with a real heavy body and good offensive skills," Red Wings assistant GM Jim Nill told the team's website the day of the signing. "He's got to work on his quickness, but that's coming. The real big thing is that he's got a real big, heavy body."
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John made it to Maryland on Saturday and the movers arrived yesterday! We don't get internet until today, so I'll update you as soon as possible about how this weekend played out! Until then, Sara is back with another informative post today! She taught us last week how to keep our site healthy with ... read more
Making Your Site Healthy – PART I
The movers arrive in Cleveland today! While John and I are trekking to Maryland and getting ourselves organized, I've arranged for some great guest posters over the next few weeks. I'll be stopping by with baby updates on Tuesday's and life updates on the weekends. Our first guest poster is ... read more


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Signs of separation in Lions QB derby
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David Branigan started off the new year in the worst possible way: with the police at his door telling him his 22-year-old son, Joshua, had fallen off a cliff and was now in the hospital in critical condition. "Before the … Continue reading
HOC Revisited: Class of 2002's Dan Mezheritsky drives home the virtues of the fitness lifestyle
VANCOUVER — Dan Mezheritsky didn't know it at the time, but his youthful days spent specializing in the discipline that is often called sport's ultimate test of endurance, was almost like getting a jump start on an advanced degree in … Continue reading
Head of the Class ideals celebrated with every student-athlete we profile in The Province's pages
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Fatal Fort Worth Crash Investigated As DWIOne man was killed and another critically injured in a two-vehicle accident on State Highway 360 early Friday morning.
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Week 6 Recap: Getting What They Deserve
Nobody panic. Antonio Brown caught seven passes to keep his reception streak record alive.
Under the Mike Tomlin regime, it's only the truly important things that count!
In less important news, the Pittsburgh Steelers lost 31-10 to the Cleveland Browns. Actually, they didn't so much "lose" as get their asses handed to them. After a sluggish first quarter where both teams seemed determined to out-suck each other, the Browns kicked it into gear and never looked back. It was by far the easiest win they've had this season and oh by the way it was their easiest win over the Steelers since a 49 point shellacking they gave us way back in 1989.
And you know what? Nothing that happened yesterday surprised me in the least.
The Steelers are a terrible team. Awful. Horrible. Pathetic. Insert whatever adjective you'd like. Continue reading »
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Ryan Clark spent last season auditioning for a job at ESPN. As Chuck Noll would say, it appears to be time for him to get on with his life's work. The Pittsburgh Steelers have already found his replacement.
Mike Mitchell of the Carolina Panthers became the Steelers first significant free agent signing in nearly ten years. By "significant" I mean rather than their usual method of dumpster diving for back-ups and role players, Mitchell represents a first day signee who will be expected to start. Not only start but be an upgrade for a defense that has fallen off considerably the past couple seasons. Why else would they give him 5 years at $25 million ($10 million guaranteed)? Continue reading »
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The Pittsburgh Steelers had a bye last week. I'm sure most of them put the time to good use, resting some nagging injuries, catching up with their families… Perhaps a few even indulged in their favorite hobbies. For safety Ryan Clark that means finding the nearest video camera and blabbering away.
Clark appeared on his home away from home, ESPN's First Take, where he had a chance to catch up with his old buddy Skip Bayliss. Of course the first question they asked was about the Black and Gold's wretched 0-4 start. Not surprisingly, Clark downplayed the team's woes, maintaining the team would rebound to make the playoffs. Shockingly, Dallas-based Bayliss agreed with him. Continue reading »
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On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers meet the Minnesota Vikings in London, England in what has become the NFL's annual version of an "international friendly." Technically, the Vikings are the home team – the team's owner agreed to sacrifice one of their eight home games as a combination veiled threat/silent protest over their decrepit stadium – but in reality the Steelers should enjoy the majority of crowd support.
Londoners are used to cheering for Big Ben, after all.
Besides, Steeler Nation extends not only from coast to coast but around the globe. If my google analytics are to be believed, my visitors span the globe from Mexico to China and from Norway to South Africa. Actually, if the Vikes wanted a home game, they probably should've played the game in Oslo. Despite the fact good seats are still available, the crowd should be a bunch of Terrible Towel waving hooligans.
Unless they've heard of Ryan Clark. Continue reading »
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Steelers Vets Tell Youngsters: No Ping Pong For You!
To paraphrase Niemöller's famous quote:
First the Steelers came for the pool table,
and I didn't speak out because I didn't play pool.
Then the Steelers came for the shuffleboard,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't seventy years old.
Then the Steelers came for the ping-pong paddles,
and I didn't speak out because I didn't play ping-pong.
Then the Steelers came for me,
and there were no games left to play. Continue reading »
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have elected their team captains for the upcoming season. The four captains are Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Clark, Brett Keisel, and Maurkice Pouncey. Ben and Pouncer obviously represent the offense while Clark and Keis stand for the D. The Steelers usuallly have a special teams representative but for whatever reason it appears they won't this season. Perhaps when they play less shitty they'll be granted a seat at the big boy table. Continue reading »
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Over the off-season, Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Antonio Brown made news when he told ESPN that last year's team featured a fractured locker room. Hines Ward, who wasn't even with the team, echoed that opinion. I have no doubt last year's team wasn't overflowing with happy shiny people. Losing does that to you.
Well, Ryan Clark and safety partner Troy Polamalu are here to tell you this year's Steelers are different. This year's training camp should've been held in Woodstock, New York rather than Latrobe, Pennsylvania because it has been nothing but one great big lovefest. Continue reading »
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Here I was hoping for a nice quiet off-season for the Pittsburgh Steelers…
Then again, I guess the off-season hasn't truly started until Ryan Clark shoots his big mouth off about something. I'd really like to know how and when that assclown became the official spokesman for the Steelers' players. Granted football players tend to have IQs somewhere north of a turnip and, as we saw during the lockout, aren't really that particular about picking their leaders. Still, one would think there is at least one level-headed guy in that locker room who can step forward and talk to the media without being a divisive influence.
Let's rewind back to Sunday. Ron Cook wrote a piece for the Post-Gazette that was highly critical of linebacker LaMarr Woodley. Cook used a bunch of words to point out what all of us fans already knew; since signing his big money contract extension in 2011, Woodley's level of play has fallen off the map. What got people's attention was a quote about Woodley attributed to an anonymous teammate. "He tells us he works out, but we didn't see it. He wasn't in shape. That has to be a reason why he was always hurt."
Clark, who never met a microphone he wouldn't talk into, immediately decried the comments as "cowardly." Again, that's not really shocking as pro athletes love to invoke this code of silence gimmick like they're a team of Navy SEALS charged with conducting a raid on an al-Qaeda compound. I have no desire to see the Steelers turn into a back-stabbing circus like the Eagles or Cowboys but the feigned outrage whenever somebody criticizes a member of their own locker room is total bullshit.
The ironic part of Clark's comments were after decrying a player for criticizing the brotherhood, he proceeded to criticize the brotherhood. Even more shockingly, what Clark said was actually pretty smart.
Clark went on to tell NFL.com that the Steelers clearly have a "a fracture" within their ranks. "That shows that this team that is normally close, you had the Joey Porters, the Alan Fanecas, just down the line, leader after leader, this team was close-knit. It shows there is a fracture in that. I think that is the most disappointing thing about that coming out." said Clark. So by fracture he meant leadership void. We worried this might happened as the old guard retired and handed the team off to the young guys. Now for the first time there is concrete proof that something is amiss with the Black and Gold.
Hines Ward retired and the wide receiver corps became a group of me-first chest-thumping underachieving idiots. James Farrior retired and LaMarr Woodley went from one half of the best linebacking duo in Steelers history to overpaid and injury prone. Local radio host Stan Savran mentioned on his show this morning that he heard from team sources that Woodley got up to nearly 290 pounds last year. Some of that may be due to not being able to do cardio after suffering his hamstring injury. But as the anonymous Steelers points out, he's constantly coming down with strains and pulls which are telltale signs of a guy being out of shape.
Going into the final week of the season, rumor had it that James Harrison was playing his final game in Pittsburgh. When the Steelers gave Woodley the contract extension, I'm sure they envisioned him being the guy the defense reloaded around as Deebo faded off into the sunset. In reality, Harrison has been the more effective player by far the past couple seasons. Despite the team being in the salary cap danger zone, I don't see how the Steelers get rid of Harrison and not worry that a defense already struggling to generate turnovers and sacks gets even worse.
Run a lap, LaMarr.
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Week 10 Recap: What The F#%k Just Happened?
I don't even know where to begin with last night's debacle.
Might as well start with the positives I guess. The Pittsburgh Steelers pulled out a 16-13 win against the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday Night Football after Lawrence Timmons intercepted Matt Cassel's first pass in overtime. One play later, Stonecold Shaun Suisham booted a 23 yarder to end the misery. And that's about all the good things I have to say about what happened last night.
Ben Roethlisberger left the game in the third quarter with what preliminary reports are saying is a "sprained" throwing shoulder. I'm so glad we brought in Todd Haley's boring dink and dunk offense to protect him from getting injured. That's sarcasm by the way. Of course, Ben has been remarkably healthy all season so it totally makes sense he'd suffer a serious injury a week before the Steelers play the Baltimore Ravens.
Ben wasn't exactly lighting up the scoreboard before the injury. If not for a circus catch by Mike Wallace in the end zone, Ben would've departed with two FGs to show for his efforts. All week, fans and talking heads alike were calling this game Boss Todd's shot at revenge against the team that canned him last season. What we failed to take into account is that familiarity is a two way street. Teams practice against each other all week for months on end meaning the Chiefs defense probably has taken hundreds of snaps against Haley's offense during his tenure there. The result, as Max Starks later told reporters, was that KC's D recognized practically every play they called last night.
Let's not make excuses for the offense, though. The tone was set early when they went three and out on their first two possessions and Willie Colon was flagged for "cussing." Swearing is a crime? What the f#ck?
Any questions about Antonio Brown's worth to the team were answered as Manny Sanders repeatedly failed to step up in his absence. The running game was absolutely atrocious the entire game. Isaac Redman was pathetic, fumbling the ball to gift wrap a FG early then getting stoned on a crucial 4th and inches early in the second half. Jon Dwyer relieved him and only did slightly better, averaging 2.9 ypc to iRed's sad 2.6 ypc. Dwyer had a couple decent runs and he was running into a 7 man box after Ben got hurt but it still was far from an acceptable performance.
Let's talk about the post-Ben offense. For whatever reason, Steeler Nation seems to have turned on Charlie Batch, mocking him as a broke washed-up bum. Well, if you're comfortable with Byron Leftwich after what we saw last night then I don't know what say. The guy plays quarterback like he's trying to win a stuffed giraffe for his girlfriend at Kenneywood.
Okay, this was Lefty's first action in like three years. Back-ups are rusty enough since they only get a handful of snaps at practice. And when he gets a nice clean pocket and about five seconds to wind up, he does throw a pretty ball. At the same time, he looked even more immobile than the last time we saw him. Leave it to Mike Tomlin to sign the only immobile black quarterback in NFL history. Lefty took about four or five vicious shots in about a quarter and half of work. He's never going to survive if he has to play a significant stretch. What's more, his goofy throwing motion and lousy accuracy is all wrong for an offense that relies on timing and accuracy.
Gotta love that with Ben under center, Haley went deep twice all season, then Leftwich comes in and his first pass is a bomb to Wallace.
I haven't yet mentioned the Steelers defense. On paper, it looks like they had a good game. In reality, Kansas City's incompetence was the only thing which saved them from a horrible loss. While we're on the subject of terrible games, Ziggy Hood played like absolute shit. The Chiefs ran Jamaal Charles (23 carries 100 yards) right at him time after time for big chunks of yardage. Only when Dick LeBeau started switching up Hood and Bret Keisel did the bleeding stop. How bad does Ziggy have to play before Ironhead Junior gets more than a handful of snaps?
Did LaMarr Woodley play yesterday? How about James Harrison? You didn't hear either name at all. If KC had receivers who didn't fall into the fetal position when faced with contact and stopped shooting themselves in the foot with stupid penalties, this game wouldn't have been close. In fact, the key series of the game occurred early in the third when a 22 yard TD to Dwayne Bowe was wiped out on a ticky-tack holding penalty then the KC kicker missed the ensuing FG wide right.
Late in the quarter, the pitiful Steelers offense was going nowhere fast when pass interference and roughing the passer penalties let them drive for the game-tying FG. Even at the end of the game KC tried their damnedest to snatch defeat from the jaws of
victory mediocrity. Cassel hit Bowe for a nice gain but Bowe lost the ball when Ryan Clark concussed himself while dislodging the ball. Then TE Tony Moeki got flagged for offensive PI which took them out of FG range and left them with 4th and 15. Of course, Ike Taylor played it too loose and let them convert a 27 yard pass play.
The Chiefs came in having never led during regulation all season. They led for almost half the game. The Chiefs came in leading the league in turnovers. Until Cassel threw the pick to Timmons in OT (which was tipped by the Diesel, btw), they had zero giveaways. Yeah, they were a desperate team. Yeah, maybe this was a trap game. Injuries, Haley, their Super Bowl, yadda yadda…
No excuses. Any good feelings from last week's game against the Giants are long gone. This was an abominable effort that would've resulted in a loss against any halfway competent team. And now an offense which has already been average at best needs to find a way to score points with their back-up QB. On top of all this, two of the next three games are against the Ravens. Suddenly this season isn't looking so promising.
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Yesterday, the Sporting News released their annual poll naming the NFL's Dirtiest Player. For the second year in a row, Detroit Lions thug Ndamukong Suh took the title as voted on by a sampling of his peers. Somewhat surprisingly, an offensive lineman took the second spot. The ironically named Richie Incognito was recognized by enough of his fellow players to earn that dubious honor.
As usual, the Pittsburgh Steelers were well represented.
The Steelers had a lock on top spot for quite a few years. First, there was Hines Ward, who had a nice run of three of four years in a row. For the record, Hines was not a dirty player. Guys just resented the fact he played every snap and he played them hard. If you ever watch NFL wide receivers on iso-cam, 90% of them jog leisurely down the field on running plays. Hines looked to block or hit somebody, which made a lot of defensive players mad. As a result, he was frequently called dirty when all he did was play every snap.
When Hines started slowing down, and the NFL started getting worried about vicious hits because a lawsuit was coming, James Harrison became the new whipping boy. I'm not going to lie, Harrison definitely deserved his rep as a head-hunter. At the same time, the vast majority of his "illegal" hits came between the whistles in the context of a football play. Guys like Suh, who stomp downed opponents or hit them late are a different case entirely.
With Hines retired and James sidelined most of the year, I thought perhaps the Steelers would finally disappear from the list. Or, if they did show up, they would be represented by one of two prime candidates. Ryan Clark is every bit the vicious hitter that Deebo is. For whatever reason, he doesn't receive the fines (or media scrutiny) but he definitely aims to annihilate rather than tackle. Then there's Willie Colon, who's an absolute maniac. When Giants DE Justin Tuck whined about the Steelers offensive line playing dirty a couple weeks back, I'm sure Colon was one of the guys he had in mind.
In the end, the Steelers were once again represented by two players. The Ginger Dictator's smear campaign has evidently been effective enough that Harrison came in 4th place despite only playing a handful of games. The other Steeler who was among those who garnered more than one vote was safety Ryan Mundy. Yes, Ryan Mundy. In a way, it's not that surprising because he also looks to spear guys instead of tackling them. And he was recently fined a cool $21,000 for knocking Oakland's Darrius Heyward-Bey out of the game.
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May 30th, 2014 #1
Mipllex - want to be artist
Hi, I'm kinda new here and this is my first sketchbook, well anywhere(for reals)
I'm 24y and desperately trying to break through the "I don't like my level of quality" barrier and get into the "I enjoy doing this, - brain please reward me with dopamine"
Suggestions what to do differently are wanted and appreciated.
experimenting with cool and warm colors
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberMay 30th, 2014 #2
hey man. That looks quite decent!
Im not painting yet so i cant really give you any advice.
I know that feel tho^^ when im drawing something i feel so stressed at the start and if i dont end up with a good result it really has quite an impact on my mood and my self esteem.
How long have you been doing this so far?
May 30th, 2014 #3
Hi Mipllex
keep doing stuff and you are going to be awesome!
so i doing a overpainting for you.
i would focus on proportion and volume.
the colors are really nice - i'm looking forward for more pictures
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May 31st, 2014 #4
Hey, thanks man.
I've been doing this for 2-3 years with small progress. I've advanced only in drawing from references and stuck in a hole with imaginative drawings. I blame it on not having a clear one style that I like, it's a mix of 3.4 artists and they tend to contradict each other a bit.
Why aren't you painting yet? What's your goal for drawing?
Thanks, I'll take up your advice and focus on volumes for an intense study session. I'm very bad with that it looks, think cause i'm too zoomed in when i do it.
The colors i'm trying to keep the values but go a bit wild with hues.
not happy with this at all. started off drawing from different monitors then put together for comparison, not happy at all.
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May 31st, 2014 #5
well at the moment im just drawing a lot, i feel like its a good basis.Im not so interested in the art aspect but more in designing stuff and creating things that dont exist.I try to get a lot of sci fi stuff on paper to paint on top of them when i start painting in a few month or so.I havent done any foundation exercises so far but i really should...
June 2nd, 2014 #6
I'm tearing myself up with Photoshop vs Painter. None are perfect, both have stuff that i like.
This one's just photo reference lines, and lighting and random color play. I like rendering a bit better with painter for obvious reasons.
June 3rd, 2014 #7
do you normally go in with colours or do you sketch it out first? I'm curious to see your steps in order to give you some advice on painting portraiture.
June 3rd, 2014 #8
i really like the last face
here is a good tutorial for face painting from sinix
good studies - keep practisingBlog
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June 3rd, 2014 #9
+ Wen-XiChen
It depends. But Mostly if I go for rendering I try to do minimal lines. I don't have any Line-art to speak of. Either it's too chicken scratchy or too clean to the point with no style or soul.
+ Zauselbart
Well guess what i did before i did that face He's one of the artist styles I adore, well part of it he's 1/3 or 1.5/3 of it
But I was battle-ing with the brush... if i did slow or normal strokes it went all jittery inside and weird... so i had to watch my every stroke.
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June 3rd, 2014 #10
Best to first understand what's happening in the picture; break it down into shapes and always determine the light source before you start.
1. Simplify! What are the basic lines and positions on this face?
2. Why are the shadows where they are?
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June 3rd, 2014 #11
I think you're starting out and really in the begining stage.
So I advice you to read art read books.
Andrew Loomis books are awesome. Because it's very easy to understand.
/Succesful drawing is good to start/
His books are available for download everywhere in internet.
Or you can buy it in amazon if you want to read real book.
so Goodluck!
September 8th, 2014 #12
Drawing practice i did.
Trying to do learn as simple as possible and build up complexity, style search in other words.
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