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405Re: [pittscomicon] Re: Artist Sketching.....What Is The Best Way To Obtain One?
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- Apr 19, 2006yes gene is a must but he emailed me the other day to say he isnt gonna make the con!i was gettin 3 pieces done from him but he says his work schedule is too full right now and has to back out of the con.too bad gene is fantastic!
R Howard <thezeppo1138@...> wrote:I wouldn't count on too many artists wanting the responsibility of keeping your sketchbook after you leave and sending it to you later. Too much risk of it getting lost that way. I've commissioned artists to do sketches on a loose sheet of paper for me after the con, but if that gets lost or damaged, it's only one sketch, and they can replace it.As Matt said, many artists will do a quick sketch for you at the table, or hold onto your book for a few hours or even overnight to do a more elaborate sketch, if they know you're going to be back for it later or the next day.A couple of points of sketch ettiquette:1) Don't get angry if an artist declines to do a sketch. These guys draw for a living and sometimes they either just don't feel like sketching, or they are too busy to sketch. Also, believe it or not soem artists don't like to do sketches because they are perfectionists and don't feel they are good at quick sketches.2) Don't hold up the line. If there are a ton of people behind you, either leave your book with the artist or wait until his/her line is shorter. You may want to consider getting two books for this very reason. There is a Borders right near the convention center and they usually have sketchbooks on clearance for like $5.00-$7.00. At least mine always does.3) Find out what, if anything, the artist charges ahead of time. Some artists will do a quick little head sketch for free, but if you want a full figure, they'll want to be paid. Drawing is after all how they make their living. Some artists will have sketch prices on their tables, but if they don't, just ask if A) they are doing sketches and B) how much they are charging. If you just want a simple little sketch for free, ask. All they can do is say no. If they say yes though, be happy with what you got, no matter how simple it is.4) Not really etiquitte, but a good tip - hit the hot artists first. Don't wait until the end of the day Saturday to ask Adam Hughes for a full sketch of Wonder Woman; in all likelihood his sketch list will be filled up by midway through Friday.5) Another tip - get a sketch from Gene Gonzales, and don't be afraid to pay for one. Gene is one of the best underpublished artists at the con.
Matt Plantilla <shady64@...> wrote:11" X 14" is a good size for a sketchbook. Easy to carry around in a bag. I suggest wirebound, especially if you're leaving the book with artists as it's easier to manage for them. You don't necessarily have to leave your book with them; they'll often crank it out for you while you watch and talk. If you're going for something more elaborate, then you could either leave the book or just tear out a page. Most artists will be able to finish the sketch before you leave, especially if you have to leave by a certain time or day. If they can't, then you can arrange with the particular artist to have it sent once it's done.- matt
On 4/18/06, marveldc1 <marveldc1@...> wrote:I am gearing up for this weekend's Pittsburgh Comicon and I am going
to take the suggestion that was offered to me last year, by picking
up a sketchbook.
My follow-up question's would be, "What is the perfect Sketch Book
size to buy? Are there certain sizes that artist's don't like?
Obviously, you have to leave your sketch book with the artist...How
do you reclaim it? That weekend? Send it to your address via a Self-
Adressed Pre-paid envelope?
Thanks for any help with these additional questions!
--- In firstname.lastname@example.com , R Howard <thezeppo1138@...>
> It totally depends on the artist and the convention. As Chad
pointed out, your best bet is to get to a more popular artist (like
Perez, Linsner, Adam Hughes, etc.) as early as possible. You're
also more likely to get a sketch from these artists if you're at the
con for more than one day as between signing books and personal
time, they can probably only do a few sketches each day. I know
George Perez does a lot of his at night.
> Fees also very depending on the popularity of the artist and what
you want sketched. The more popular the artist, the more you'll
probably pay and the more elaborate the sketch, the more you'll
probably pay. I paid $100 for Adam Hughes to do a full-figure
marker sketch at a convention a few years ago. Some aspiring
artists will do a pencil sketch for you for as little as $15 though.
> Your best bet to get inexpensive, and sometimes even free,
sketches is to get yourself a sketch book. If you're happy with a
small, simple sketch from an artist, they'll often do one for free
in your sketch book because A) they assume you're not going to rip
up your sketch book to sell a relatively simple sketch and B) even
if you do, you're not going to make much. A couple years ago at San
Diego Dave Stevens sketched a simple little Rocketeer head in my
sketch book for free. I don't think he was doing any eleborate
sketches though.
> Which brings me to my final point - it depends on the convention.
At a convention where the artist expects to have long lines, or
where they go to do business, they often won't do sketches at all.
Pittsburgh is just the right size convention though - they attract
some really good artists, but the crowds aren't so huge that the
artists don't have time to sketch.
> I hope that helps.
> marveldc1 <marveldc1@...> wrote:
> Hello All!
> I am new to this whole convention thing, with this past
> Pittsburgh convention being my first. As I understand it, some
> will do some sketching for a nominal fee. It is understandable
> the more popular the artist, the higher the demand, and therefore
> more difficult to obtain.
> For example, I would have liked to get a sketch of either the
> Beast or Jericho as rendered by George Perez. While I was standing
> line waiting to get his autograph, I overheard him say to a fan
> he was all booked up (and this was around 12:00 PM Saturday.) So
> question is what does one have to do to get a sketch by their
> artist? How does one sign up? What is the fee? Thanks in advance
> any and all advice!
> -marveldc1
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Just what are they smelling?
Here's what I want: a device on the end of a long stick that detects scents on the ground, displaying on a smart phone-like screen in my hand what the scent is, breaking it down like a dog's brain does. In other words, I want to know what my dogs' noses know, without using my own nose to figure it out.
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Here's what happened on that walk. First, I take Maia and Meadow, my two Malamutes on what I call The Old Ladies Stroll through my neighborhood. After passing a man near a bank— "Whoa! Awesome dogs!" he says after being startled by us—both dogs pull me toward a shrub in the bank's parking lot landscaping. Earlier on this walk, I marveled how these two dogs will put their noses side by side to smell something interesting. Normally, they rarely invade each other's personal space (it's a Malamute thing), but when there's a scent to detect, those rules go out the door and they'll literally go nose-to-nose to get to the richest source of a scent.
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I observe this much detail because I'm aware that the man in front of the bank is watching us closely. I want the girls to keep moving, but this particular scent source is just too compelling.
After thoroughly inhaling all important scents on or near the shrub, the girls—as one—lift their heads and take a few steps along the sidewalk. Then Maia steps back onto the dirt and pees.
This sort of behavior fascinates me. I always wonder what the scents they're attracted to are telling them about the world. Surely there's information I might also be interested in, if only I could discover and interpret it as they do.
An hour later, I'm walking my Aussie Finn along the same route. We pass the bank (the man is gone), and Finn pulls me over to the same shrub, almost as forcefully as the girls did. He gives it an identical work over—first high up, closely scrutinizing the leaves, then moving down to the trunk, really inhaling deeply, finally coming to the spot on the dirt where the cigarette butts are. Finn doesn't live by his nose to the same extent that the girls always have, so I realize that this particular shrub has some very interesting scent stories to tell. I'm really feeling left out.
Finn finishes collecting data and steps away from the shrub. A couple of strides down the sidewalk, he stops, briefly sniffs the adjacent dirt, and pees—right where Maia had.
I don't want to actually smell everything my dogs find olfactorily fascinating. I have no interest in the scent of canine hind ends. Sometimes I'm aghast at the scents my dogs find so appealing that they smear them on their cheek or shoulder like a slimy version of dog perfume: dead and decomposing animals or fish are perennial favorites. (Why, oh why do they like having those particular scents – that are so awful to our sensibilities—on their coat? Depending on locale of application, the freshly applied perfume can make for an excruciatingly long and odiferous car ride home!) In other instances, the girls follow their noses to deer or elk bones strewn in the forest by scavengers, the bones clean enough to be odorless to me but sufficiently smelly to them to be prized treasure hunt discoveries they delight in showing off.
And I will be forever grateful that Maia can detect the scent of bears in the woods wafting through the air, warning me with her body language to change direction so that we see them only from afar.
No, what I would really love to know is what my dogs are detecting and discerning when they stop to smell an interesting scent on the ground in our neighborhood, something I can't see or smell but tells a local story. Imagine how much richer our own experience of life would be if we could obtain the same information our dogs do on our walks—the gender, health and mood of neighborhood dogs and people and how recently they came this way; whether a cat, raccoon, coyote or other critter has recently been through; how long that road kill squirrel has been dead—simply by hovering a small electronic smelling device over a spot on the ground and reading an interpretation of the information on a screen in our hand. Of course, unless my fantasy scent sensible device works like a metal detector, pinging as it gets near certain odors, we'll still need our canine companions to lead the way, showing us with their own noses where the good stuff lays.
What interesting smells—good, neutral, or horrible—have your dogs led you toward recently?
Good Dog: Behavior & Training
New product reacts to your mood
Tail envy may not be the talk of many psychiatric conversations, but there's a new product to deal with it, anyway. The company Neurowear has created a tail that responds to a person's emotional state. This clip on tail is called "Shippo" and moves as your mood dictates. If you are happy or excited, it will wag, but if you are calm and contemplative, the tail simply hangs down.
Shippo uses the same technology that medical equipment utilizes in the measurement of brain activity, including the patterns that indicate seizures. With a sensor on the forehead to measure electricity, a clip on the ear to detect the pulse, a motor in the tail itself, and communication between the sensors and the tail via Bluetooth, it's a pretty complex toy.
They may not make important medical devices that save lives, but Neurowear's creative use of technology can do a lot for our quality of life. Who among the dog-loving population has not wished to have a tail, at least every once in a while? If I had the choice, I would love to have a Great Dane's type of tail. I have such fond memories of childhood when the otherwise gentle Danes I loved would clear a coffee table of everything with one casual wag. It always made me laugh.
What kind of tail would you choose?
Wellness: Health Care
Part 3 in 4 part guide
Welcome back for part three in our four-part DIY physical exam! This week we are going to move down to the chest area, known as the thorax.
The skin is one of the body's major organs and it is an important indicator of overall health. The first things to do are to simply look at, smell, and feel your dog's skin and haircoat.
The skin turgor test is one of the most helpful ways to determine whether your pet is well hydrated; although this test can be affected by several factors other than hydration status, such as weight loss, age and general skin condition, it can help you to make a rough determination of the hydration status. To perform this test, pull up the skin over the neck or back into "a tent" and release it quickly: it should return quickly to its resting position. If the skin returns slowly to position, or if remains slightly tented, then this is a good indication that your pet is dehydrated.
That sums up the thorax region of our pets, including one of the other major organs—the skin. Keep practicing your physical exam skills—it's definitely a win/win for your dog! Not only does your pet get a good "once over" from you, he or she gets even more hands-on attention in the process. See you next week as we move to the last parts of the body which will include the abdomen and musculoskeletal system.
Check out DIY Physical Exam: Part 2 of this series if you missed it. Go on the next final part, DIY Physical Exam: Part 4.
Dog's Life: Lifestyle
Saving a shelter dog
I've always felt that the best way to remember a beloved dog is to rescue another dog in need. I was missing my previous rescued Doberman when a friend who knows that I have a soft spot for them sent me a photo. It was of a Doberman scheduled for euthanasia in a shelter in southern California, many hours away. The dog was a black female of maybe 3 or 4 years old. The sweet face appealed to me and I requested more information. I was told that she was friendly and had come in as a stray. She had a microchip going back to Oaxaca, Mexico and the unfortunate name of "Slash" but the owner never claimed her and no one came to adopt her.
I agreed to foster her and waited to hear back. On a Thursday I heard that she had to be pulled by the next day or she would be euthanized. I had no way to pick her up until Sunday as I had to work and there was no one to cover me. I offered to give the shelter a credit card or whatever it took to hold her. The response: "You don't understand. We want to help but there is no room. She will be euthanized Friday unless she's picked up by closing."
It was a sad reality to hear that this shelter was so overcrowded that friendly, healthy dogs were being euthanized. It was a frantic scramble to try and find a way to save the dog. I would have driven there after work but they would be closed. It was a long shot for a dog that I hadn't even been able to evaluate but I made a bunch of phone calls and fretted.
Finally one of the rescues got back to me with the news that a nearby kennel would board the dog for $10 a night and a rescue transport could bring her part way up to Northern California on Sunday. I was also asked to pick up a Pit Bull who had also been scheduled for euthanasia and had a foster home waiting. We met on interstate Hwy 5 at a gas station on a desolate stretch of barren freeway.
The rescue driver snapped a lead on "Slash" and brought her out. The dog greeted me eagerly, her stump of a tail wiggling with delight. I was thrilled with her sweet temperament and confident friendliness. Her coat was dull and she was thin but I knew that was easily remedied. The Pit Bull was a sweetheart as well and I walked them both before loading them into crates in my station wagon and starting the long drive back. As I glanced at the Dobie in the rear view mirror I decided to change her name to Breeze.
I dropped off the Pit with her foster family and when I got home I took Breeze out into my fenced pasture and let her loose. She began racing huge joyful circles around the field, darting back to give me kisses before she was off again. As the sun set over the trees I glanced at my watch and realized that she and the sweet little Pit Bull would have been dead by then if not for the combined efforts of a lot of people. My eyes filled with tears as I continued to watch her run.
I introduced Breeze to my complicated family of teens, husband, elderly house-mate and other dogs. She couldn't have been any sweeter with soft playful body language and a constantly wagging tail. She also had an endearing habit of carrying her stuffed toys, her "babies" everywhere she went. I was absolutely smitten.
The only snag was introducing Breeze to the cats. She had major cat issues and those took a lot of work to overcome and manage. She is such a truly wonderful dog in every other way though that it's been more than worth it and she became a permanent member of our family. Every time I watch her racing joyfully on the beach, playing with the other dogs or feel her sweet head on my lap, I'm thankful she's alive.
I'm so grateful to all the people who spent their valuable time making it happen. My friend who sent me Breeze's photo and made rescue arrangements, the overburdened shelter workers, the woman who agreed to board her for two nights and the people who transported her on their own time all had a hand in saving this wonderful girl's life. For those of us who think dogs are one of our greatest treasures on earth, it's time well spent.
News: Editors
We would like to extend a hearty, and non-expletive, congrats to Jon Stewart and the whole crew and cast of The Daily Show for snagging another Emmy last night. This latest award marks the tenth year in a row for this comedic "faux" news program, truly an amazing feat somewhere along the lines of DiMaggio's hitting streak. We happen to think that The Daily Show has discovered a secret formula for popular success that includes their wide open-door policy shown to their office pooches. So their 10th Emmy isn't the only award bestowed upon them this year, they also grabbed The Bark's Best Place to Work (in the World) Award. If you missed our behind-the-scenes look at this canine paradise, check out our article.
Dog's Life: Lifestyle
A Golden Retriever succumbs to heatstroke en route to S.F.
Maggie Rizer, best known for gracing the covers of Elle, Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar, has made it her mission to get the word out on the dangers of flying pets.
Two weeks ago, Maggie was traveling from New York to San Francisco with her two dogs. Tragically, Bea, her two-year old Golden Retriever, did not make it through the flight, despite Maggie taking every possible precaution. She chose United Airlines for their Pet Safe program, got the necessary pre-flight health clearances, bought special kennels, and even drove six hours from their vacation home to New York City so the dogs wouldn't have to make a connecting flight.
According to Maggie, the United employees showed little compassion for Bea's death and even lied to her about the whereabouts of Bea's body while they figured out how to handle the liability. United's internal investigation claims that they did nothing wrong since none of the other pets on board died. Maggie's veterinarian claims otherwise. He performed an autopsy and concluded that Bea died of heatstroke—a horrible and preventable death.
Flying with pets makes me very nervous and hearing about Bea is heartbreaking. This story also comes at a time when many of my friends are flying with their dogs to agility nationals in Colorado. Some people are able to drive, but many live too far and can't take the days off from work to be able to do so.
Maggie took every precaution that I would have taken to ensure her pets' safety. I've heard good things about the Pet Safe program, which was adopted by United Airlines when they merged with Continental. This tragic story just shows that no matter how good an airline's pet program is, flying animals in cargo will never be 100 percent safe. It's a shame that there isn't a safer alternative to travel with pets on major airlines (specialized companies like Pet Airways don't cover all areas of the country). I know that there are challenges for accommodating pets on planes, but I hope one day that airlines will figure out a way where pets can fly safely.
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Do you remember how you felt when a new school year was starting? Were you excited for the new classroom? for the new teacher? for the new people you would meet? for the new learning that would occur? I know that school for the children has already been in...read more
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For so many of us, there is an old unconscious belief that if something good happens..."just wait, the other shoe will drop." With the horrific tragedies all over the globe in the past few weeks and actually, in our life times, I think we have come to expect the...read more
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For me, the concept of being both human and Divine is a basic truth. If you are reading this, I think it might be for you as well. At this time of year when so many ancient traditions celebrate their beliefs around resurrection of the earth and our body, I want to...read more
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It's not too late... There is still time to do whatever you hope to accomplish and amidst your busyness you really can be calm and centered. My Venerable Voices conversation with Dawn Morningstar will support you in doing 3 simple things that nourish your body, mind,...read more
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I received this intention from the Institute of Noetic Sciences. If it resonates with you, please join me in saying it every month in 2015.... I picture the world as it is today, knowing that I am a part of this planet's evolutionary design. I choose to live to my...read more
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The incredible growth of Kia in the US during the past five years has helped the KIA USA achieve 18 straight years of increased market share.
The sales leader for KMA continued to be the US-built Optima, which moved 12,008 units in December alone. That number helped make the Optima the first vehicle in the Kia lineup to crack the 150,000 annual sales mark.
When you add the Sorento CUV – another vehicle built at Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) – US-built vehicles accounted for more than 40% of the units sold during last year's record-breaking sales run.
Byung Mo Ahn, group president and CEO of KMA and KMMG, said that 2012 was a banner year for the company, as they hit a number of major markers, including surpassing 500,000 units for the first time, chalking up 18 straight years of market share increases, and selling the four millionth Kia vehicle in the US.
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When it comes to Xi, history makes the man
SHANGHAI Xi Jinping conducts politics and diplomacy like a man convinced this is a dog-eat-dog world. The bloody story of China's second president -- and Xi's own experience during the Cultural Revolution -- may offer insights as to why.
A 33-year-old Russian woman grabbed the spotlight in late September at a conference of Chinese and Russian business people in Harbin, in China's Heilongjiang Province. Margarita Fedotova was introduced as a member of China's "third red generation," causing a stir.
The offspring of the Chinese Communist Party leaders who founded the People's Republic in 1949 are known as the "second red generation." Later descendants are grouped into the third generation. Fedotova -- her Chinese name is Liu Lida -- is the great-granddaughter of Liu Shaoqi, who took over from revolutionary icon Mao Zedong as president in 1959.
SECRETS AND TIES Liu Shaoqi is not just any early leader. He was a high-profile victim of the Cultural Revolution that Mao launched in 1966 as part of a power struggle with his political foes. This painful legacy looms over Fedotova and her family to this day.
Fedotova is the granddaughter of one of Liu Shaoqi's sons and his Russian wife. It was not until she was 11 that she learned of her family's past from her father.
Liu Shaoqi was Mao's archrival. Thus, he was vilified, purged and imprisoned, where he died from illness in 1969.
Fedotova's grandfather was accused of being a spy for the Soviet Union. He killed himself by lying on train tracks.
How does all this connect with Xi?
The president has close relations with the Liu family. Retired Gen. Liu Yuan, one of Liu Shaoqi's sons, is a Xi ally and until recently played a leading role in the crackdown on corruption in the military.
Shared experience binds the families together. Both were losers in Mao's power struggle. Xi's father, Xi Zhongxun, was also purged.
When the Cultural Revolution erupted half a century ago, Xi endured bullying at junior high school. At age 15, he was one of the "intellectual youths" shuffled out of cities to do hard labor in the countryside. He spent seven years living in a cave in Shaanxi Province.
Those harsh years made an impression. "If you are weak, you will be bashed," Xi said soon after he became the Communist Party's top leader in autumn 2012.
In addition to bitter memories of his youth, Xi seems to have been influenced by foreign powers' conduct in China since the First Opium War in the mid-19th century, in which the country suffered a humiliating defeat. This history forms the background of his calls for realizing the "Chinese dream" and the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."
"TAKING ON THE U.S." Xi's quest for strength is playing out in dramatic fashion at home, as he works to consolidate his power before starting his second five-year term as party leader next fall. The same impulse clearly informs his approach to diplomacy.
Despite international condemnation, China continues to play hardball in the South China Sea. As one Chinese military source put it, this is about "taking on the U.S."
Washington and Tokyo are now puzzling over Beijing's next move. In particular, security officials wonder whether China will reclaim land at Scarborough Shoal and build military infrastructure, as it has done elsewhere.
The shoal is a strategic point claimed by China and the Philippines. If China were to build, say, an airstrip and a radar facility on the disputed reef, it could severely limit the U.S. military's movements.
The Group of 20 summit in Hangzhou in early September offered Xi an opportunity to assert himself as the leader of a great power -- and to bolster that image with a domestic audience. There was a certain symbolism in his five-minute walk to the venue with his American and Russian counterparts, Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin.
On the second day of the summit, Xi flexed his muscle in a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The state-run Xinhua News Agency quoted him as telling Abe: Japan should "exercise caution in its words and deeds" on the South China Sea issue.
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ased on true events and long-circulating urban legend in Taiwan. Wei is nowhere to be found one day before his grandma returns from her own strange missing incident. Wei's girlfriend desperately searches for his whereabouts and finds that it is the horrifying mystery of the little girl in red that has followed and haunted them all along.Resumen IMDb.com
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U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama's announcement that all remaining U.S. troops would be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year:
"I commend President Obama for meeting his stated commitment to get U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of this year. The fact is, it is long since time that we left Iraq, a war I voted against at the outset. We entered it with assurances that it would be easy and inexpensive, myths that were exploded over 4,000 combat deaths and one trillion dollars ago. It has been a further testament to the heroism and professionalism of the men and women of our military who, with their families, have made extreme sacrifices in service to their country, sacrifices the rest of us were never asked to make. It is now up to the Iraqi people to forge their own future, and for us to remain faithful to our veterans as they return home. There are many lessons to be learned here, and I hope we take the time as a nation to think critically about this war as we consider our foreign policy in years to come."
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Sorted out the problem for https. Those files should all be the same now.
If anyone notices other problems, let me know. Most browsers I tested in work nicely now.
IE6 is functional, though some things don't quite look as nice. Those round buttons on the slideshow becoming square is an obvious one. I think we'll have to live with that since the number of people on IE6 is really quite tiny these days (thank the heavens!!).
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Ulmus pumila, the Siberian Elm, is native to Central Asia, eastern Siberia, Mongolia, Xizang (Tibet), northern China, India (northern Kashmir) and Korea . It is also known as the Asiatic Elm, Dwarf Elm and (erroneously) Chinese Elm. The Siberian Elm is usually a small to medium-sized, often bushy, tree growing to 10 20 m tall, with a trunk up to 80 cm. The leaves are deciduous in cold areas, but semi-evergreen in warmer climates, changing from dark green to yellow in autumn.


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Regadenoson and Adenosine
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van Nunen LX, Lenders GD, Schampaert S, van 't Veer M, Wijnbergen I, Brueren GR, Tonino PA, Pijls NH. Single bolus intravenous regadenoson injection versus central venous infusion of adenosine for maximum coronary hyperaemia in fractional flow reserve measurement. EuroIntervention. 2015 Dec;11(8):905-13. doi: 10.4244/EIJY14M08_10.


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Hi guys….. I am a big fan of Shawn Mendes and Harry Potter
how's life?…so I am new to writing ff but I got so inspired by seeing all your ffs that I thought why not try it out
So it's an ff about shivika mainly but other characters are also involved …this is gonna be kinda different as I am going to mix a bit of Harry Potter into it
For people who don't know about Harry Potter here are some key words:
Muggles:people who do not know magic and don't believe in it
Hog warts:wizard ins school
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Anika :she is a student at hogwarts ..but she her parents were muggles…they died in an accident…she was adopted by the weasleys ,a wizard family
Shivaay:a muggle …does not believe in magic…stubborn and arrogant ..love his family
Rudra and omkara are his bros
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Positive Thinking: How To Train Your Mind
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Train Your Mind For Thinking Positive
Our lives have become a tad difficult which makes staying positive most of the time next to impossible. We are forever chasing one goal or another and in that non-stop chase we are losing out on our inner peace, which makes us negative or unhappy. However, it doesn't mean we cannot be happy or stay positive. Honestly, we can most of the time. How? By shifting our thoughts from negatives to positive ones. If you are struggling with harboring positive thoughts, we have jotted down few important aspects which can make your mind bend more towards positivity.
Without wasting your time, here are they:
Monitor your thoughts: To being with, you need to monitor your thoughts. Check what thoughts predominantly occupies your conscious mind. It can be anger, sadness, negative, happy or positive thoughts. If you find your thoughts does not fall in the happy, constructive or positive category, you will need to make some conscious efforts to shift towards positive thoughts. This will start as a slow process but you must learn to shift your thoughts to positive ones every single day, until it becomes a habit.
Negative self-talk: This is a big 'No'. Don't allow yourself to indulge in negative monologues. What it will do to you? You will start wasting a lot of energy and time. Plus, you are training your brain into thinking negative about yourself. If you don't like something about yourself, talk to yourself as if you an expert. Sooner than later, you will start thinking and taking life in a more positive way.
Let people think whatever they like: It should be none of your business what people think about you. First of all, you don't hold any control on what people may think about you. So there is no point in worrying. Rather try to focus on good things and things you need to do, so that you feel more accomplished and happy about your life.
Read motivational stuffs: There are hundreds of inspiring stories out there where real people have made real success overcoming obstacles in life. Read that stuff, when you read success stories of people who have managed to do amazing things even in difficult times and situations. This will motivate you to create something good in your life and stay positive.
Start your day with a smile: Who doesn't love a smiling face? We all do. So when you wake up from bed every morning, smile at yourself looking at the mirror. When you see yourself happy every day it is going to create a positive impact on your mind to think and stay positive in your life.
Befriend with positive people: Life is short, make the most out of it. Surround yourself with great positive people. When you spend good amount of your time with positive people, you will be happier and stay positive. It's better to avoid people who are mostly sad and negative, because it will impact your mind in a negative way.
Learn from your mistakes: Change is key to happiness, often the right changes. If you don't like something in you, put some efforts and change that. When you start replacing unwanted traits to beautiful traits, you will feel happy about yourself. Happiness starts from a happy mind and the key lies within you.
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- We are forever chasing one goal or another and in that non-stop chase we are losing out on our inner peace, which makes us negative or unhappy.
- By shifting our thoughts from negative to positive, we can stay positive and happy.
- Learn from your mistakes, hang around friendly and positive people, read motivational literature, say positive things to yourself, and stop caring what people think about you.
- Happiness starts from a happy mind and the key lies within you.


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One of the users of our company is having very slow logon and access problem. But this same user have no problem in other work stations. Other users also have no issues with this work station. So to conclude, this user has a very slow connection to domain and cannot access network drives only in that work station. Please help
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Aug 30, 2011 at 11:47 UTC
Any errors in the event log?
I do get this same issue every now and then. sometimes its a simple fix by removing the workstation from the domain, restarting and rejoining the domain.
Aug 31, 2011 at 12:45 UTC
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Agree with samuel ( try it )
also see if you can remove this profile , by going my computer , properties , advance and click settings ..
if all this fail try running tfc ( i use this tool for this sort of issues to clean system very quickly
make sure u save all documents for this clients before you take any steps
Aug 31, 2011 at 12:46 UTC
I have seen in the past where any persistantly mapped network shares to non-existant shares or dead shares can cause this or login scripts to bad shares can do this. Try disconnecting all mapped drives and seeing if he logs in quickly. If he does login fine then re-map the shares he needs, or if using login script have them map that way.
Aug 31, 2011 at 1:42 UTC
Thanks heaps for all the replies. Fortunately, everything worked fine without changing anything when I went back to the work station. Thanks again.
Aug 31, 2011 at 2:56 UTC
I was going to suggest reinstalling Windows :)
on that logic il suggest a new computer :)
Aug 31, 2011 at 3:17 UTC
Are you using local or roaming profile? - try profile issues firstly, if they are roaming, if they are just local users, try disablinng startup programs, it might be they have something running which initiates on startup....
Aug 31, 2011 at 3:18 UTC
Also, to mapped network drives, make sure they dont have any shortcuts in the root of the drives, this can cause massive issues also...
Aug 31, 2011 at 3:43 UTC
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Aug 31, 2011 at 6:51 UTC
local profile could be munged - remove it and let the system create a new one.
Aug 31, 2011 at 7:12 UTC
Spidersoft is an IT service provider.
I think there is some DNS problem in workstation
Pls check NSLOOKUP and resolve the server
Aug 31, 2011 at 8:00 UTC
Sometimes it can be a corrupt profile. You can try deleting the profile and have them log back in to create a new one.
Martin beat me to the punch :)
Aug 31, 2011 at 8:40 UTC
I have had cases, especially with Windows XP, when all other conventional methods don't work, to delete the NIC driver in Device Manager and let it scan for new hardware to reload it.
I first tried this years ago when a Dell laptop could not find the domain yet the NIC LED activity lights were perfectly fine. I've had other cases where it sped up the network shares. Just a feather in one's hat if you ever come across odd cases.
Aug 31, 2011 at 3:35 UTC
So you did nothing, it corrected itself, and that is satisfactory?
Sounds like some end-user advice may have been enough....
"Reboot and call us back" :Þ
Aug 31, 2011 at 3:44 UTC
Are you using local or roaming profile? - try profile issues firstly, if they are roaming, if they are just local users, try disablinng startup programs, it might be they have something running which initiates on startup....
Agree with MisLL. I'd be shocked if this wasn't a borked up profile.
Sep 1, 2011 at 1:55 UTC
OnSite IT Pros is an IT service provider.
Delete the local user profile and recreate it.
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so me and my fiance are lacking that spark in our relationship our toddler loves our bed and we have no our space and i have a hard time having people watch our daughter. we can not figure out how to get her to stay in her bed and we also lack the spark that made us happen in the first place. Im feeling angry and neglected in the love and emotion department i feel that this shouldn't be this hard already it will be our three year anniversary in may. we broke up when i was sixteen and we were together for a year prior we just needed our space to date others and grow then we got back together when i was eighteen and now being 21 and him being 23 should still have that spark that magic and romance, intimacy. i just cant figure it out is it just me or i don't really know........
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Los Angeles: Actor Chris Hemsworth's wife, Elsa Pataky, shared a precious photo of her husband giving their twin boys, Tristan and Sasha, a massive bear hug.
She posted the photo to Instagram on March 18 when the boys officially turned two.
"Happy birthday my little boys," the 39-year-old actress captioned the snap, which she also wrote in Spanish.
"There's nothing that makes me happier in life, than being a mum and watch you growing up everyday!"
She added plenty of both perfect and delightful hashtags as well, including #mum, #boysbirthday, #bestlove, #party, #already2, and #loveyou.
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Zac Efron, Leslie Mann, Matthew Perry, Michelle Tractenberg
Mike O Donnell (Zac Efron) is the star of the high school basketball team who gives up his dream of playing on a college team, to marry his high school sweetheart, Scarlet, who is expecting a baby. Fast forward 20 years and Mike's (Matthew Perry) life is falling apart. His wife is divorcing him, he got passed over for a promotion at work, and his kids want nothing to do with him. Mike gets the chance to do it all over again and is magically transformed into his 17 year old self again.
Ebert: 3 stars
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There is nothing new with this movie. We've seen it all many times, however it's a fun, harmless way to spend a few hours at the movies. Zac Efron does a better job acting that I expected, however, Matthew Perry most certainly does NOT look like I imagine, or hope, a grown up Zac Efron will look.
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The World Wide Phone Guide features telephone standards throughout the world, intended for travelling modem users.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) is the global organisation responsible for telecommunications standards, including the assignment of telephone country codes. Their Operational Bulletin lists changes to national telephone numbering formats in the "Telephone Service" chapter. However, current editions of the Bulletin are only available on the paying service, and not available for general web access. There may be other generally accessible ITU information (press releases, E.164 country code lists, etc.).
ITU also has a series of International Country Codes lists.
Also see ITU's page of International Numbering Resources which is collecting numbering plan details for some nations.
Of course, when calling around the world, knowledge of the time zone of the called party can be helpful. Check the US Navy World Time Zones list and the ITU Legal Time list (1 March 2011, Annex to ITU Operational Bulletin #975)
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International numbering information is also available from numberplan.org.
For online telephone directories from various nations, check Yahoo! Reference.
IETF operates a Telephone Number Mapping (enum) working group, dealing with means of connecting the Internet with conventional telephone numbers. There is an associated mailing list.
There is also an International Numbering Plans site (link courtesy Richard de Koning).
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- Arrange the kisses on the graham cracker and melt but watch carefully so that they just begin to melt; if overdone, the caramel can ooze out and spill and burn.
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The much-maligned cash for clunkers program for cars required that the car dealer had to destroy the clunker, which reduced the inventory of existing cars and cleaned out inventories.
2. Congress allowed home builders to carry back losses from 2008 and 2009 five years that generated almost a billion dollars of tax refunds for the builders, even though they had cash on hand at the time in 2009 when the law was changed. How could it be that after the biggest housing bubble in the history of the country, no big national builder went bankrupt? Very few people complain about how the Congress bailed out the home builders with no strings attached. 3. Many home builders flush with cash have been selling homes below cost this year and generating losses or very tiny profits. 4. Real wages have been falling so people have less money to make payments. 5. Real estate taxes have not fallen in line with the decrease in value of a home in many places. 6. Insurance costs for a home have not fallen in line with the fall in the value of a home. 7. Employment has not picked up. 8. The robo-signing scandal, for which no one has been indicted or even fired from what I can see, set back the clearing out of homes that were to be foreclosed and has left a huge overhang of homes. In states like California where people do not have personal liability on a mortgage, the foreclosures took place quickly and the quick foreclosure process stabilized the market much sooner as opposed to Florida, Arizona, and Nevada. 9. The failure of Congress, the Fed, the GSEs and the FHA to come up with a workable program to let everyone refinance at super-low interest rates early on in the crisis before home values plummeted. 10. The debacle over the debt ceiling in July and August that lowered business and consumer confidence severely, set back employment gains and caused a spurt in new unemployment claims. 11. Mortgage delinquencies are starting to go back up. 12. New federal regulations or GSE regulations have made it very hard for people to qualify for a mortgage or to refinance a mortgage. The inability to refinance at the all-time low rates available has hurt overall demand and business activity. What can we do to help the situation? 1. The government could change the mortgage refinance regulations so people with good payment histories can refinance even if they are underwater. 2. Offer green cards to people who will buy homes in the USA for cash. 3. Have a Federal funding program for cities that will condemn vacant homes that are derelict and have them torn down. I prefer tearing them down to burning them as Alan Greenspan suggested because it puts more people to work to tear the house down than burn it. 4. Government needs to settle the robo-signing issue with the banks so that the final big wave of foreclosures can take place and clear the market. 5. Congress and the president could settle the Bush tax cut issue to reduce the tax uncertainty. The uncertainty over taxes will reduce the number of jobs the economy might otherwise create. 6. Make the home builders pay back the tax refunds they received for the amount they lose on any new home they sell. It is atrocious that builders keep building new homes and selling them at a loss in a home market like the one we have. The home builders are hurting all the people who own an existing home, the banks and our government that owns so many homes through GSEs. This is the least Congress could do after giving the home builders so many tax dollars in tax refunds and the Home Buyers Tax Credit. 7. Change our energy policy so that the USA uses natural gas as a bridge fuel for all surface transportation and for heating buildings in place of heating oil. The build out would create millions of new jobs and make our country cleaner than it is now. We would also slash our trade deficit and make our national security much stronger by having self-sufficiency in energy. We could then reduce defense spending. 8. Leverage the savings from defense spending into building a set amount of renewable energy every year so we build towards the day when we can reduce carbon fuels substantially.


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Sweden prevails to Hungary in the farewell of Gábor Király
The Swedish squad was clear (0-2) thanks to the goals of Larsson and Thelin. Czech Republic and Denmark signed the tables (1-1).
Sweden beat Hungary clearly (0-2) in a friendly deputy in Budapest which signified the farewell to the Magyars of their legendary goalkeeper Gábor Király.
Although both teams played with experimental lineups, with many young players, the men headed by Jan Andersson were more organized and soon began to dominate the game.
In the first 25 minutes the Swedes created several scoring chances through Nyman, Thelin or Larsson, but were thwarted by the Hungarian defense.
Hungarian coach Bernd Storck lined up two players who said goodbye to the Magyar team, Roland Juhász and Király, a goalkeeper known for his long gray trousers, who have been absolute international in 107 games since 1998.
Király were substituted in 28 minutes for Megyeri, a change that became a tribute, because the public applauded the mythical goalkeeper for minutes and showed signs with messages of gratitude to the goalkeeper.
Megyeri scored a goal just seconds after entering the pitch after a free kick from 22 meters from Larsson, who scored the first goal for Sweden in the 29th minute.
After the break, Hungary tried to control the game with a more courageous tactic the match was balanced, but in the 66th minute Thelin scored the second Swedish goal with a shot from the right that reached the bottom of the Hungarian goal after passing between the legs of Several local players.
After the second Swedish goal the Hungarians gave way and made many mistakes against an opponent who only controlled the game to secure the win.
Czech Republic 1 – Denmark 1
Denmark drew a draw in Prague against a superior Czech Republic and wasted too many chances in a duel full of substitutes. The Czechs gave a better image and deserved to win, by intensity and opportunities, although they soon got ahead with a lucky move. A distant shot from Barak bounced on Kjr's head and ended in goal.
Skoda, in a frantic header, pardoned the 2-0. And three minutes later, Jorgensen knocked out Kjr's header in a corner by Wass, who played in an unprecedented midfield.
Ukraine 2 – Serbia
The Ukrainian national team has been far superior at home to a very weak Serbia that has barely offered resistance at Metalist Stadium. Shevchenko's pupils advanced in the half-scored marker in the first half of Skakhov. The both had no response from the rival and the Ukrainians relaxed. In the second half both technicians exhausted the six changes, but had to wait for the final stretch of the clash to see again a goal, in this case work by Yarmolenko on a penalty.
Austria 0 – Slovakia 0
A goalless draw with little game between Austria and Slovakia on Austrian soil. The best chances of the match came in the first half, first with a warning from the visitors that saved the Austrian goalkeeper, Lukse and later with the local replica, that could be advanced twice, one of them very clear, with Holubek saving on the Line a shot from Arnautovic. In the second half only a more remarkable action, in favor of Slovakia, that had the triumph in his hand but returned to encounter with the rival goalkeeper.


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- Horopter
- Horopter Ho*rop"ter, n. [Gr. ? boundary + ? one who looks.]
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Welcome to Irish Race Photography
Motorcycling has been the way of life for me ever since my late Father took me to watch the Cookstown 100, many moons ago!. I was only a toddler then, but it was enough to get me hooked on a sport that has made me many friends, not only at home here, but from far across the globe.
Of course, Road Racing is my main love, because there is something attached to this sport, that NO other sport is on the same parallel.
My childhood hero was a guy called Brian Steenson, who sadly lost his life during the 1970 Senior TT, And it was in the same year, that I first visited the Famous IOM TT Races, Thanks to a promise from my Dad, If I got the 11plus exam, he would take me to the TT!. Thanks Dad, Something I will never forget.
Looking back, this was to be the start of quite a long association with the TT, Because, since then, I think I have attended no less than 22 times!
As time went on, I started taking photos, just as a hobby, something that I still enjoy doing these days.
Only last year, did I manage to join the world of Digitial Photography, after purchasing a 2nd hand CanonD30., and a 200mm Canon Lens.
This opened a whole new horizion for me, and it is something I am really enjoying (and still learning!).
I do not profess to take a high standard photograph, however, I do try to capture the images of various moments of a race, which I find very satisfying!.
Due to having to work on a Saturday, it wasn?t later in life, that I got to attend all race events, and before I knew it, made my track debut!.
Since then, I have enjoyed racing, all over Ireland, few Endurance events on the mainland, and a few road races, my moto remains the same to day as it did when I started; To enjoy the race , and the craic that follows!
Highlights of my racing include; Winning the Irish ss400 Clubmans title in 1997, invited by Honda, to participate in their 40th Anniversary Lap of Honour at the IOM TT!, AND Winning Man of the Meeting at Dundalk Hillclimb in 1998.For some unknown reason, I have been christened; Irelands Fastest Photographer!, I Wonder Why? Anyway, I hope you enjoy looking through these pictures, any queries or comments, please let me have them, and like yourselves, I am looking forward to the 2006 season,
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