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A parent-teacher conference is a common occurrence in the typical school, a chance for a teacher to meet the parent or parents of a pupil and discuss any possible issues.
But in "Gidion's Knot" at none too fragile theater in Akron, this routine meeting takes a stark twist, in a scheduled meeting between mother Corryn (played by Jen Klika) and teacher Heather (played by Alanna Romansky). Heather had initially requested a conference after sending Corryn's fifth-grade son Gidion home with a notice that he had been suspended from school for five days. However, Heather is shocked when Corryn actually shows up because Gidion had committed suicide. Their discussion, needless to say, ranges from strained to heated, with occasional moments of (appropriately) awkward humor.
Romansky and Klika do a phenomenal job bringing all the nuances of their characters to the stage. Klika's Corryn is trying to be rational while seeking answers in an indescribably difficult situation. She tries to put Heather at ease at times, but occasionally needles the relatively new educator, particularly with Heather's change of career. Romansky's Heather, who has been teaching for two years and is going through her own grief process, is in a difficult spot to say the least, trying to provide answers to a murky situation. The ending leaves the members of the audience to draw his or her own conclusions. Was Gidion bullied or a bully? Did the school try to tamp down on the right to free speech or was it acting on a legitimate concern?
"It's the most challenging and most rewarding show I've ever done," Klika said. "It was great to work with Alanna again, this time on the stage. Her intensity and her honesty allowed me to be very vulnerable in the process, and I don't think I could do the character without feeling vulnerable."
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"Gidion's Knot" runs through April 19. The shows start at 8 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased through www.nonetoofragile.com at $20, or are $20, or pay as you can, cash only, at the door. The theater is at 1835 Merriman Road, within Pub Bricco, in Akron. Complimentary valet parking is available on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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None too fragile will next bring the world premiere of "Possum Dreams" by Ed Falco June 13 through 28.


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Episode 9: "Wish Someone Would Care" (June 13, 2010)
Davis (Steve Zahn) concocts a remedy for the post-Mardi Gras blues; Annie makes a decision that Sonny takes personally; Janette's (Kim Dickens) latest chef's gig gets bogged down; Antoine (Wendell Pierce) becomes LaDonna's unexpected benefactor; Colson (David Morse) warns Albert to avoid trouble on St. Joseph's night; Creighton is inspired by a classic novel set in old New Orleans.
Story by David Simon & George Pelecanos; teleplay by George Pelecanos; directed by Dan Attias.
Debut: SUNDAY, JUNE 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: June 13 (midnight), 15 (midnight), 16 (2:30 a.m.) and 17 (10:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: June 14 (11:00 p.m.), 18 (10:00 p.m.), 19 (9:00 p.m.), 20 (1:30 p.m.) and 26 (8:00 p.m.), and July 9 (10:00 p.m.)

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Police are investigating a road rage incident in which a female driver was assaulted through her car window in Gisborne South on Wednesday.
Investigators have been told an altercation broke out between the occupants of a dark blue Hyundai sedan and a motorcyclist on Kilmore Road about 4.30pm.
The circumstances of the road rage remain unclear to police at the moment but they report a second motorcyclist became involved and that the female driver, aged in her 20s, was assaulted through the window. She was not injured.
One of the motorcyclists is assisting police with their inquiries.
The motorcycles have been described as black Harley Davidsons, each with a male rider and female pillion passenger.
Police want any witnesses or anyone with information to phone Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.


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I travelled to Corfu with my family in October 2014. The airport is just outside Corfu town, next to the sea, and we got a wonderful view through the window of a gorgeous Greek sunset over the sea as we came in to land. When getting off the plane we were all directed onto buses to be transported to the airport entrance. It was quite amusing as it was only about a hundred yards, which we could have actually walked quicker than all climbing onto the bus, but this is probably for safety reasons really. The carousel was fairly quick delivering our luggage and after that we found our Thomson rep waiting to direct us to our transfer coach.
On the way back it wasn't quite so simple. We arrived at the airport about an hour and a half before our flight. It was hectic! It's a very small airport but a busy one. At security they were very particular about what gadgets we were carrying. Our Kindles had to be out of the bags and handed over separately. We'd already done this at Doncaster airport so knew we had to have them out. However, this turned out to be a problem at Corfu airport as one of my granddaughters had stuffed hers in the front pocket of her backpack and we thought we'd got all our Kindles out. As the bag went through the scanner the security staff detected the Kindle and got quite annoyed it was in there, rummaging through the bag to find it. Then the bag had to go through again. My granddaughter is only nine and felt she'd done something wrong, so it wasn't a very nice experience for her, especially as this was her first time flying abroad.
Once in the departure lounge, it was very busy, but we managed to get a few seats for our group and went off to spend our last few euros on something to eat and drink. There is a counter where you can get sandwiches and hot snacks, but they're quite expensive. You can also get last minute souvenirs, but they're more expensive than you can get in Corfu, so it's better to buy your souvenirs in advance and just save a few euros for essentials like drinks the airport. The toilets in the departure lounge are clean and presentable so no complaints there.
No sooner had we finished buying snacks and going to the loo, we found our plane was ready to board! We all boarded and the plane actually left about 25 minutes early. So it was really all quite a rush. Overall I think the staff were quite efficient and everything went smoothly, but we felt the whole incident with the Kindle was quite unnerving, so if you're travelling to Corfu I would recommend making absolutely sure all your gadgets are out of your bags and ready to be shown as they won't like it at all if they're not!
Corfu Airport is a very small airport on the island of Corfu, one of the beautiful Greek islands.
The airport is the only airport on the island so unless you travel by boat, you have no option but to use it and it's not the most passenger friendly airport in the world.
On arrival your plane parks away from the terminal building at what's called a "remote stand" basically meaning you get bused to/from the terminal and your plane. When they drop you off a small ramp you walk up and are greeted by a very small passport control check, think it had 2 or 3 little cabins and your passports are checked by local police. This was a very quick process only 2 UK flights were on the ground at the time and they processed us rather quickly.
Baggage reclaim is a very small area with 2 large baggage belts, luckily only 2 flights had landed so it was rather a quick process but if more than 2 flights land at the same time it is hectic and can take upto an hour to get your bags.
Then you get to arrivals a small area with lots of holiday company reps & peoples family/friends and taxi drivers waiting to collect people, there are a few desks with holiday & transport companies and a desk to get a taxi from. You'll also find a small gift shop which also sells cigs and domestic flights checkin (flights to other Greek airports) hid behind these checkin desks is a small café to get sandwichs, pastries & drinks. Buses stop outside but hardly ever taking you into Cofru town (capital of Corfu) where buses leave to the rest of the island.
Over in departures (at the other end of the very small building) you have a very small checkin area with just 16 checkin desks, 4 luggage xray machines where you got to take your own baggage after checking in and passport control. The queues are extreme when it's busy, the airport has 16 desks but they back onto each other so you can't queue up properly as you then have a large queue for passport control going down the middle of checkin where you'll find just 2 (when they work) metal detectors and tensa barriers managing the queue. It's normal to queue up outside before getting into checkin but they do this to manage the amount of people inside, it's a nightmare but I can see why they have to do it. But the airport is clean as the cleaners mop the floor at checkin every 10 minutes or so, you can't go anywhere without seeing a mop or brush with a cleaner attached.
Inside the departure lounge is a lot but not enough seats for the amount of passengers, a small duty free shop and a café.
The airport does have a restaurant but it's upstairs above checkin BEFORE going through passport control, usual high airport prices but it has a great view of the airport apron & runway.
In August this year, myself and my boyfriend travelled to Corfu, the holiday was amazing, the people were welcoming and lovely and we would definitely return. The airport however, what sort of place for tourists is this? On arrival at the airport to return home, there were five UK flights leaving in the space of an hour, Manchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Bristol, as well as inter-Greek flights to Kos and Kefalonia etc. As you can imagine it was sheer pandemonium, the Birmingham flight was instructed to stand outside and queue to even enter the airport building, which was our flight, and in scorching 38 degree heat, this is not acceptable. When we finally got into the terminal building, we had to queue up to get our boarding passes, with only one check in desk for the Birmingham flight, this is a slight under-staffing issue. We stood in this queue for another half an hour and then, you have to take your bags to be scanned seperately, which has to be the strangest airport proceedure I have ever seen in my life, this also generates another queue, although this one is slightly smaller, about a ten minute wait. You then have to transfer yourself to another queue for security, bearing in mind this has everyone for all five UK flights and Greek flights in it. This queue took about another half an hour to move. By this time, I was frustrated, agitated and just wanted to get home. Once you get through security you can go to the departure lounge, there are not enough seats even for half the amount of people waiting to get on the five flights scheduled all within about fifteen minutes of eachother. There is one shop to buy duty free, and one shop to buy food, safe to say I was not going to be joining anymore queues on this side of security. We luckily managed to find two seats and were able to sit down for our one hour wait until our flight. We were called and this part of the process was easy, and the staff were friendly enough, however I do think that the man who operated the bus to the plane, was aspiring to be Michael Schumacher and we were thrown around a bit, but he still delivered us to our plane and we were able to set off for home.
I do think that with some careful planning, some more staff, more check-in desks operating, less planes leaving within the one hour period, this airport would operate a lot better and provide a much better service.
However this is how the airport chooses to operate their systems and I do feel it is a bit of a shambles. This however did not ruin our holiday it was just a minor blip on one of the most fantastic holidays I have ever been on.
My review is mainly about Corfu airport, not the country.
I think the country is very good, the scenery fantastic and the locals are friendly always glad to say hello.
Due to fly out back to Manchester late on a Friday night, handed my passport into baggage area to get weighed and collect boarding pass.Made way to metal detector area (2 of) only one metal detector machine was being used to usher 300 people through for two flights (Manchester & Bristol).
I was asked to put small bag, coat, coins, keys, electricals, passport into tubs and collect other side.
Got frisked turned around to get belongings from tubs and 'UK passport' was gone (in the space of 6ft !!)
Basically it was a rush and a free for all of the other passengers going through the machine - no order or consistency.
They should have split the two flights between the 2 machines, I then could have then narrowed it down as to who may have taken my passport - Bristol or Manchester flight passenger at least?
Raised the alarm immediately, the police did nothing, the other airport staff processing the passengers accused me of leaving my passport at my hotel!!
Even with my boarding pass in my hand and my luggage tagged and on the way to the aircraft hold.
There was a shift change in personel on the metal detector area 5 minutes after I raised the alarm.
The police and other officials had just under 2 hours to find my passport before my flight took off - there attempts and actions were poor.
Disgusted by lack of help from police & easyjet staff and I was basically left at 23:45 Friday evening (flight had gone!) stranded in the airport, everywhere shut and most hotels full due to Greek Easter Holidays.
Easyjet would not accept any other form of UK identity other than a UK driving licence (which was back in the UK) - I did show them my UK military ID card, which proved useless, even though it has a colour photo of me on it, my date of birth, service number etc and organisation I work for!!
Beware if you use this airport, something fishy is going on, I'm under the impression my passport was either mistakingly taken by another UK traveller heading home or stolen on purpose to keep me in the country so I'd have to spend more money.
Easyjet made two feeble tannoy announcements to the UK travellers in the departure lounge to check if they had picked up a 2nd passport by mistake - no-one came forward!
I checked my personal bag many many times to make sure my passport wasn't in there and it wasn't!
The police did not step up passport checks and didn't seem too concerned about going into the deprarture lounge to get my passport!
Phoned both Bristol and Manchester airports the days that followed and no one handed anything in, I await to contact the UK passport agency to see if its been handed in annonymously.
Basically my pp was stolen whilst proceeding to the departrue lounge in Corfu airport, whether it be by the security firm operating the metal detector area or another passenger has picked it up, I had no help, there is no area to leave baggage temporarily in order to find a hotel, the police are reluctant to give any reports to help, there quite blazay about it, and without a passport or police report you don't get a hotel room - it's no fun sleeping rough.
Be warned - my advice is put / keep your passport in your bag zipped up at all times, foremost take out travel insurance before you travel!
The Corfu British Consolute follow the same Greek holiday pattern, so if you need help in an emergency - YOU WILL NOT GET IT - you get patched through to a LONDON duty advisor who tells you to wait!
It is quite costly if yours goes missing ie: Emergency passport from the British Consulate in corfu, Hotel costs, car parking in the UK,phone bills calling around, extra cost to airline to rebook flight,food costs etc
Flights to the UK from Corfu are on a Moday and Friday only.
The airport at Corfu has a very small runway, which can worry some people.
The run way is surrounded by water it looks very pretty even tho taking off and landing can be scary when the weather is bad.
i have been to Corfu a few times and it is a very nice place.
The airport it fairly small, the toilets are not very nice, but then again most loos over there aren't as they cant flush loo paper.
The airport has a few little shops were you can buy hot and cold snacks as well as last Minuit gifts for yourself, family or friends.
There is a restaurant at the airport that over looks the check-in places which isn't very nice to see when you are eating but it is laid out all nice and the food is great.
If you are thinking of going on holiday to Corfu DONT let the airport put you off!
We have been to this airport on several occasions. it has not changed much since we have been going for three years . As you come into land it does not look much like an airport just a concrete mass. It has a very short run way which can be quite worrying if it is your first time to this airport. However once you have landed you only have a short walk into the airport. In arrivals it is tiny. It only has a couple of very tiny belts for your luggage to be collected from. As there are numourous flights arriving at the same time you are often sharing the belt with two plane loads which can be fun trying to get you case off without knocking someone over.
The departure part of the airport again is small a duty free shop a little newsagent and a small very overpriced snack bar. The good thing that when we went this year the airport had been made into a non smoking airport. it is rather cold in departures and many people sit shivering due to air con. On the plus side it is very clean and there are lots of cleaners about.
I am not in the habit of writing reviews on airports but I wanted to write something about my time in Corfu, I stayed in Kerkyra, and this was the first item on the list!
I travelled to Corfu (from Gatwick)for the first time in May this year to begin a 2 week holiday.
The first time I saw the airport (from the sky) I couldn't believe how tiny it appeared, and on closer inspection it wasn;t much bigger! The runway was so short I didn't think we were ever going to stop before it ran out!
Anyways, the journey from the plane to the terminal building appears to be about 20 feet and could be walked in about 10 secs but you all know the drill.... wait for the little buses in the heat and then they cram you on til the carriage is more than full. 5 seconds later you are asked to disembark. This is the same for any airport I have been to so is not unique to Kerkyra airport.
The arrivals hall itself is again rather small, there are 2 carousels bringing luggage round - (one was ours and the other was a flight from Glasgow), this I was impressed by as the bags were practically there before we were - must be the short distance between the plane and the terminal.
On arrival at the airport for the return trip I was very impressed with the efficiency with which we were guided through - English airports could learn a lesson. There were at least 4 flights going at a similiar time - Birmingham, another to gatwick and Glasgow that I saw and the staff there directed the crowds fantastically seeing as it is a small airport with hundreds of people descending on it in a short space of time. On the way home we were unfortunate enough to be delayed and believe me, once you go through passport control, there is not a lot to do. There were more people then there were seats for a start, apart from the usual duty free shop and a place where you could buy a coffee or (dry) sandwich, thats about it. I would advise people to spend as much time they can before going through security.
Oh, sorry about the title, it's just that I think ALL airports are hell on earth - this one isn't especially bad or anything. An airport is an airport right? You find the check-in desk, stick your luggage through and hang around bored until your flight is called. I have seen airport opinions in the past and never thought for a minute that I could ever write one, after all what can you really say about an airport?! But.. this is the first non-domestic airport I have been in since I started to write on dooyoo, and you know what? I actually found myself thinking "I'm going to review this when I get home". OK, stop sniggering at the back there - I *know* I'm sad! Kerkyra Airport is situated on the outskirts of Corfu Town and is the only airport on the island. Given that it is quite a small island though, the maximum transfer time to the most northerly resorts is only around an hour and a half. The airport itself is very small and ,err, airporty. There is nothing at all outstanding about this one. Arrivals, I won't dwell on too long. Transfer from the plane to the arrivals hall is by way of one of those ridiculous little bus things. I always fail to see the point in those things. You have to wait on the plane until one is available. You then wait until around one hundred people squeeze onto it. It shudders and judders all of 50 yards to the terminal, unloads the passengers then goes back for the next lot. Now I know people can't be left to wander around runways themselves, but when it is so close to the terminal why not let the passengers walk? Anyway, I digress. The arrivals hall consists of two luggage carousels, and to be fair the luggage started appearing pretty quickly (far quicker than at Glasgow). Passport control didn't even look at the passports, so it was straight through and onto our coach. There really isn't any more to say about arrivals. At this point you go and get on with your h
oliday, your husband gets bitten by a mosquito and takes an allergic reaction to it, you get the doctor out and he gets a big needle stuck in his bum (heehee), you finish your holiday and head back to the airport. Departures: This is the part where this opinion can actually help you to 'make a better decision' - really. The first better decision is to try to get to the airport early if possible, the check-in desks are bedlam. Believe me it is a good idea to try to get to the front of the queue. Failing that just be sneaky like I was. We were told to go to desks 12 and 13 to check-in, but that 13 was for pre-booked seats only - yeah right!! Two hundred people in the queue at desk twelve, and a dozen at desk thirteen. I just wired in at desk thirteen, no questions asked, and I even got the door seats with all the extra legroom - who says thirteen is an unlucky number?? The next better decision you can make, indeed the BEST decision you can make, is to go to the Italian Cafeteria which overlooks the check-in area (it's upstairs). The worst decision you can make is to go through the departure lounge any earlier than you have to. The cafeteria is expensive, as are all airports eateries, but it is comfortable. The departure lounge is NOT comfortable, and neither are the downstairs waiting areas. Both those areas have a severe lack of seating, and the seating they do have is those awful joined together metal seats. The cafeteria has padded seats, and if your flight is delayed at all you will be glad of that. As I said, the prices in the cafe are a bit steep, but there is an alternative if you are a bit skint after your holiday, or if you're just a tight wad. Downstairs there is a little snack bar situated in between the arrival and departure areas. They sell sandwiches and things like that much cheaper than the cafe does, so if you want a bite to eat you could have it from there then just buy a coffee upstairs. We h
ad lots of dosh left though so I had pizza and he had spag bol in the cafe and it was really rather good (just as well at over a tenner for a slice of pizza, a small bowl of spaghetti and two cokes!). Anyway, do sit in the cafe as long as possible. Even if you only buy a coffee they don't try to get you out. A couple we were chatting to had been delayed the previous year and had sat in there for six hours with one coffee each!! The last better decision you can make is not to take a blind bit of notice of the display boards. Listen out for the tannoy announcements because they are completely different to what it says on the boards, and apparently it has always been like that. The tannoy is right, the boards are wrong. I'm glad I discovered that or else I might have gone through to the departure lounge sooner than I needed to. All that remains to be said about this airport is that the shop in the departure lounge is similar in price to the shops in the towns. Cigarettes are the same price wherever you buy them since they have a pre-printed tax-paid thingy on them. The booze was cheap enough too, so I picked up a couple of decent bottles of malt at around £14 each. They also sell perfumes and such like (but who cares about that when a good malt is on offer!!). Err, and that's it, except I should mention that the air-conditioning in the airport is excellent and it certainly isn't one of those horrible sweaty places. I'm not going back to Corfu, so if you go there and things change please let me know - this opinion won't get updated otherwise ;)


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Geology student and faculty members present papers at Geological Society of America meeting
A Muskingum College student and two faculty members have been selected to present their research findings at the 118th annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. The meeting will be held October 22 – 25 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
Jason Esselburn '07 and Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Stephen Van Horn will present their work "Survey of Ostracodes in lakes and streams in a reclaimed surface mine, The Wilds, southeastern Ohio." Ostracodes are a small aquatic crustacean belonging to the subclass Ostracoda, characterized by a bivalve shell and are known to be good indicators of environmental conditions.
Associate Professor of Geology Dr. Eric Law will present his work, "A model for the source of silica in the Pennsylvanian Vanport limestone of Ohio." The three-meter thick middle Pennsylvania Vanport limestone deposited in east central Ohio is famous for its inclusion of large chert nodules up to three meters in diameter.
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Glenn Hughes Releasing 'Live in Wolverhampton' on Feb. 12
Black Country Communion vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes is set to release 'Live in Wolverhampton' as a 2-CD set and as a digital download. Recorded in June of 2009 in his hometown of Bilston, Wolverhampton, the new project is slated to drop on Feb. 12 via earMusic and Armoury Records.
The hometown performance turned into a celebration of Hughes' entire musical history. On the first night, the musician reached back to his stint with Deep Purple for tracks like 'Crave,' 'Muscle & Blood,' 'Don't Let Me Bleed' and 'Mistreated.'
The second night in Bilston was very special for Hughes, who billed the show that evening as 'You Are The Music: An Evening Of Trapeze,' going back to his pre-Purple band Trapeze for songs including 'Touch My Life,' 'Black Cloud,' 'Coast To Coast' and 'You Are the Music.' The music that night resonated especially strongly for Hughes, as former Trapeze guitarist Mel Galley had just passed away. The once-in-a-lifetime performance served not only as a treat for Hughes' hometown fans, but as a testament to the music he and Galley had made together.
Track Listing for Glenn Hughes, 'Live in Wolverhampton'
1. 'Muscle & Blood'
2. 'You Got Soul'
3. 'Love Communion'
4. 'Don't Let Me Bleed'
5. 'What's Going On Here'
6. 'Mistreated'
7. 'Crave'
8. 'Hold Out Your Life'
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1. 'Way Back to the Bone'
2. 'Touch My Life'
3. 'Jury'
4. 'Coast to Coast'
5. 'Seafull'
6. 'Good Love'
7. 'Your Love Is Alright'
8. 'Medusa'
9. 'You Are the Music'
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Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 6:33 AM
Moment 4 Life
Last night was beyond words! I finally met Nicki and I must say she is just as beautiful in person as she is on television or in magazines. SB *licks lips* is a cutie ;-) lol no seriously he's very handsome and such a sweetheart. That is a night a will never forget! Big shoutout to Chrissy, KoutureBarb, Barbz_R_Us, MinajsLadyBug and NickiRomans....love you guys very much.....TM till the death of me (words to live by) :-)


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The proof is always in the paycheck, it doesn't matter what anyone (including me) thinks.....
first class people person?
RGIII starting the week after a concussion (Honestly think this is one of the dumbest calls I've ever seen a franchise make, but whatever), through the first quarter he's been hit twice, is 1/3 with a pick against MInnesota.
Why are they playing him this week? Why even risk it? I can't remember the last time someone on the Colts got knocked out cold like RGIII clearly was when he hit the ground last week and was back next Sunday, let alone doing this with your rookie franchise QB? Seems like they are asking for disaster IMO.
Talk to me when the Colts do the very same thing with Luck and I assure you that they will.....
He doesn't have a big S on his shirt.... It is only a matter of time...... Then, he will find that the Colts (Irsay) won't care any more about him than they did Peyton....
In case you are not watching, he is playing great and putting more distance between himself and Mr. Unlucky (to be a Colt, that is)....
I am sorry you do not find Luck as physically attractive as RGIII, but that is generally how my past girlfriends have picked their fantasy teams.
RGIII just ran for a 75 yard touchdown to ice the game against the Vikings. He adds even more to the legend and more distance from Mr. Unlucky....
Don't ask Marvin Harrison what he did during the bye week. "Batman never told where the Bat Cave is," he explained.
Hey, don't blame me. I thought he was the best prospect coming in and he has proven it although he has two tough games coming up. He can do so many things to help a team win. Luck, not so much. The Offensive Rookie of the Year race is over. RGIII! You are going to be hearing more and more about him as the Colts just keep on losing.....
Gratz to RG3. I still easily prefer Luck's game.
Blu, don't forget your hero was knocked out of a loss last week, while Luck was engineering a legendary comeback. One week does not a career make.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Well, if you prefer 50% passers with 50 QB ratings who this week threw for no TDs and two Ints, you can have him. And if the Colts had drafted him there would be several more 1st round and second round picks to build this team on. Oh, I forgot, we traded out next number two pick. Good luck with those free agents.... Albert Haynesworth and others should be a strong reminder about how expensive and how risky that can be....
Luck took his normal beating. The clock is ticking down on him....
No one blames you for anything other than being annoying. Don't even need to read to dismiss your opinion anymore. Just sucks that you troll here like its your fully time job.
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RG3 is a concussion waiting for a hit.
Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.
"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, thats teamwork."
-John Wooden
RG3 had a good game today and if I was like some people here I'll be claiming that RG3 is better than Luck because RG3 had a good game and Luck sucked, but I won't do that because I understand that rookies are meant to have bad games.
By the way, you're 65 years old. Grow up already. I cant imagine the embarressment your family would feel if they knew there 65 year old grandfather was acting like an ignorant *** on the internet.
I have no children or grandchildren or any relatives at all. so no on will care what I do. Where are you when so many people on here say that RGIII is sure to be knocked out for the season? What do you think got me started on that topic? Oh, I see, it is OK to hope that any player on another team gets hurt but not the Colts. Well, I hope Luck doesn't get hurt. I don't want to see that. I much prefer to see him be totally helpless playing on the field while RGIII is already a superstar.... You are welcome to ignore any of my posts or all of them if you don't like them.
Obviously rookies have their peaks and valleys, but I hope it doesn't take more games like this for ppl to realize that the gap between Luck and Griffin isn't as large as some line to claim.


text: W.Va. investigators lauded for role in HSBC case By Paul J. Nyden December 12, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia investigators and prosecutors played a key role in the prosecution of giant British bank HSBC, the U.S. Attorney for the state's Northern District said Wednesday.William J. Ihlenfeld II praised the efforts of four federal investigators based in the Mountain State who he said helped uncover the inadequacy of HSBC's anti-money laundering program."Their efforts played a key role in the resolution of this case and helped to bring an end to illegal activity that was occurring in the United States and around the world," Ihlenfeld said.The four people cited by Ihlenfeld were Bryant Moravek, a special agent for the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Ryan Korner and Jason Gandee, special agents for the IRS Criminal Investigation Section; and Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Stein, based in Charleston."Without the dedication and commitment of these men, HSBC's violations would have continued unabated long into the future," Ihlenfeld said.The West Virginia investigation was first triggered by the activities of Dr. Barton Adams, a physician who laundered more than $2 million through HSBC as part of a health-care fraud scheme.Last month, Adams was convicted on federal charges of health-care fraud and tax evasion in federal court in Wheeling.Adams faces up to 15 years in federal prison. His wife, convicted on similar charges last year, also faces a federal prison sentence.HSBC agreed Tuesday to pay $1.9 billion in fines, the largest penalty ever imposed on a bank. Authorities said the bank helped Iran, Libya, Mexican drug traffickers and others under U.S. sanctions to move money around the world.No bank executives were charged, and critics of the deal said it raised questions about how willing U.S. authorities are to hold huge financial institutions accountable for their misdeeds. Prosecutors said the damage that indicting the bank might cause, including thousands of people who could lose their jobs if the bank collapsed, was a factor in not indicting the bank. For the government not to go a step further and prosecute was "beyond obscene," Bill Black, a former U.S. regulator for the Office of Thrift Supervision who now teaches at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, told The Associated Press."Regulators are telling us, 'Yes, they're felons, they're massive felons, they did it for years, they lied to us, and they made a lot of money ... and they got caught red-handed and they're gonna walk.'"Black disputed the government's concern that indicting HSBC could take down the financial system."That's the logic that we get stability by leaving felons in charge of our largest banks," he said. "This is insane."Under the settlement, the bank agreed to forfeit nearly $1.26 billion for violations of the federal laws, including the Bank Secrecy Act and Trading With the Enemy Act. HSBC Bank also agreed to pay $665 million in civil fines as a result of its misconduct. Penalties that will be paid under the "deferred prosecution agreement."On Tuesday, HSBC was charged with a four-count felony in federal court in the Eastern District of New York by: Ihlenfeld; Loretta Lynch, a U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn; and Jaikumar Ramaswamy, head of the Justice Department's Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section.According to the charges, HSBC Bank failed to maintain an effective money-laundering program at its U.S. operations.HSBC also conducted illegal financial transactions involving customers in Cuba, Iran, Libya, Sudan and Myanmar -- nations subject to sanctions under the federal Office of Foreign Assets Control.Reach Paul J. Nyden at email@example.com or 304-348-5164. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 5 Protester: 'Thanks for the danishes but we'd rather have health care' Repaving work done quickly on Interstate 77 Previous Story Tax credit story disputed Next Story


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Our occasional peek at business patterns ponders who is buying what among consumer brands.
SURFWEAR: Could Billabong, the Australian surfwear maker with U.S. headquarters in Irvine, end up married to Vans?
The latest bidder for Billabong is a consortium of VF Corp., the largest U.S. clothing company, and some private equity money. If successful, the deal would put Billabong under the same corporate umbrella as Vans, the surf/skate shoe maker from Orange County. At $555 million, the offer matches one bid made late last year by Billabong's U.S. chief, Paul Naude, backed by another private equity fund.
Now that surf is a global phenomenon, you wonder if the lifestyle look may have peaked in growth prospects. Billabong shares, for example, trade at less than 10 percent of their 2008 peak. (See story on Page 3)
GROCERS: Who'd want to jump into supermarkets – perhaps the most competitive consumer business around – where established chains now battle the likes of Walmart and Target?
A group headed by Cerberus Capital private equity is buying five chains from Supervalu – including locally significant Albertsons. The group already owns about 200 Albertsons.
Perhaps a telling sign of the industry's fiscal challenges: These chains cost only $100 million – plus the buyers assume $3.2 billion in debt.
WATCHES: Anybody who can afford a fancy timepiece already has a powerful computer in their pocket, so it's intriguing that luxury watches are marketable.
The world's biggest watchmaker, Switzerland's Swatch, is paying $1 billion to buy the Harry Winston watch and jewelry brand. Swatch is best known for its affordable, fun plastic watches. But it's also a major maker of watch components as well as several luxury watch lines like Omega.
It hurts me to ask: Is the timing right for this deal?
BAKERIES: The future of Hostess Brands' popular baked goods is in the spotlight after a bankruptcy sale followed a management-union stalemate.
Hostess hopes to sell off its bread brands – including Wonder Bread – to Georgia-based Flowers Foods, baker of a personal favorite – Tastykakes – as well as Nature's Own breads. Price tag: $390 million.
Next comes the higher-profile sale of Hostess' dessert lines: Twinkies, Ho Hos and the infamous Sno Balls.
Big question: How many Hostess workers will regain jobs after the epic union-management war forced this sell-off?
P.S.: Academic research tells us that mergers work out for the buyers roughly half he time. So, looking at these deals, "What do these sellers know?"


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Beth Paey
One year ago this month I was getting ready to attend transfer orientation at UNE, just like all of you are now. My first fear was, "What if there are only two or three other transfers?" I'd surely stick out like a sore thumb, as I confused Morgane Hall with Marcil Hall. I was so worried about making a fool out of myself by getting lost, and not knowing anyone.
Thankful, my first few weeks at UNE weren't filled with uncomfortable mistakes. For that I have to thank the Orientation team that was there to welcome the transfer students, and help make our transition as easy as possible. So the best piece of advice I can give you is to lose all of your expectations, don't worry about making mistakes, and just relax.
The transfer orientation process will provide all of you with an opportunity to explore the UNE campus, learn each building, meet with advisors, the registrar's office, the financial aid office and more. Not only will you have an opportunity to view the academic side of the school, but it will also be a place for you to meet peers and make friends.
My advice to all of you is to use this time to get all of your questions answered, to become comfortable on campus, and to make friends. Let UNE welcome you to your new community and I hope you feel at home! I look forward to seeing your new faces on campus! Good luck!


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Frequently Buddhism says "reborn" and not "reincarnation".
What does this mean?
Means that there is not life after death and the human ( or animal ) that will born after me will NOT me but another sentient ?
This means that after death in Buddhism there is not any life for ME ( death = end of ME ) ?


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Don't take any of that too seriously.
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Don't take any of that too seriously.
It's not really a problem of giving him the keys. It's more of riding into the momentum. I think Frank should give players more mins in a specific game where they are playing so well. If Lance is playing poorly, limit his limits. Otherwise, give him more in that game and let him finish it.
I'm not. I don't even necessarily think I'm right. I'm sure they want to win badly, but their actions when they're not playing well makes it seem that way.
Lance is the only active player on the team with that killer instinct, but there is another. Unfortunately he is out for several months with a knee injury...
Agreed. My concern though is that if mistakes are made he is kept out for too long. He has to be able to learn from poor play and how to properly adjust.
C'mon. You know you liked it.
If there's a Best Avatar award it goes to this man.
nice avatar


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How Many People Fail Background Checks?
Dear Screen Test:
There are no national or official governmental statistics on the number of applicants who fail pre-employment background tests. However, various background firms maintain their own numbers. In addition, various organizations publish their annual criminal "hit rates," showing how many applicants subject to background screening had criminal records or other discrepancies. Background firms obviously benefit by pointing out to employers the dangers and pitfalls of hiring without checking an applicant's background.
On the one hand, these figures confirm why background checks may be critical to certain employers. Without a system of pre-employment screening, it is almost a statistical certainty that an employer will at some point hire someone who brings serious baggage and the potential to create a legal and financial nightmare.
On the other hand, as with all statistics, these reports should be carefully reviewed. For example: One common statistic notes that a large percentage of applications contain material fraud, omissions or misrepresentations. However, it is usually a judgment call to decide where to draw the line between applicants putting themselves in the best possible light, as opposed to actual fraud.
Another area that requires a closer look is criminal hits. First, not all criminal records come as a surprise to employers. Many employers are still willing to hire someone for an appropriate position, providing the applicant was not dishonest during the application process. In fact, certain industries by nature of their workforce are more likely to draw upon a pool of potential applicants who may tend to have higher levels of past criminal conduct. Examples might be construction or firms that provide employment for entry-level workers.
As a result, employers need to carefully define what they mean by "failing" a background check. For example, just because a criminal record is found does not mean the applicant hid it or failed a background check. An applicant may well have self-revealed the criminal record already and the purpose of a background check is to merely confirm what the applicant reported.
In addition, not all criminal records are so serious that it would necessarily affect job consideration. Another issue is whether the "failure to pass" is, in fact, a failure. For example, a person may have been a victim of identity theft—thus, even though a crime is committed in the person's name, the person in fact did not have a criminal conviction.
The rate of failing background checks may also depend upon the industry as well. Certain industries may have a higher rate of "hits" on criminal searches than others, by virtue of the nature of the job, the pay scale and the available population to fill the job. If you are experiencing a 97 percent pass rate and suspect it is too good to be true, consider these possibilities:
- You could be utilizing a number of best practices that tend to discourage applicants with something to hide, such as a very well-thought-out pre-hiring process that eliminates potential applicants with problems. Employers who utilize certain best practices, such as a careful application review, good interview techniques and calling past employers, often find that they encounter fewer problems when performing background checks.
- Second, the particular workforce may statistically be less likely to encounter problems. For example, a biotech firm hiring those with doctorates may well find that it has a lower rate of criminal hits compared with a firm that hires a more general workforce.
- Third, you may need to examine if the screening process is effective at obtaining the necessary information and that you are not receiving "false negatives" (i.e., applicants with criminal records being reported as clear). If that is a concern, the best approach is to reinvestigate a random sample of applicants with another firm. As in any outsourced HR service, it can be useful to occasionally audit the efficiency of a service provider.
It is difficult to draw firm conclusions from the statistics without knowing the search methodology. Depending on how the searches were conducted, it is possible in fact that such annual statistics may even understate the number of criminal records applicants had. The most accurate criminal-record searches are done by accessing information directly from the county courthouse level, either by going to the court, or by use of the court computer system that is the functional equivalent of going to the courthouse. Databases on the other hand, although much wider in scope, are not nearly as accurate, do not have all courts or jurisdictions, may not be up to date or may contain insufficient identifiers. To the extent any searching was done by the use of databases, the numbers could potentially be understated.
The bottom line: Statistics on criminal "hits" and failed background checks are an excellent reminder that employers need to be careful in hiring. However, as with most statistics, there is more to the story.
SOURCE: Les Rosen, Employment Screening Resources, Novato, California
LEARN MORE: Employers are conducting fewer credit and criminal background checks on prospective employees now compared with two years ago, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.
The information contained in this article is intended to provide useful information on the topic covered, but should not be construed as legal advice or a legal opinion. Also remember that state laws may differ from the federal law.


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DILTON Marsh eventer Zoe Symes admits she might struggle to top her storming victory at last week's Badminton BE90 Grassroots Championships.
The 23-year-old and her family-owned gelding Serendipity IV held their nerve to finish top of the pile at one of the country's biggest amateur competitions, which brings together winners from a host of regional qualifiers.
Symes, who lives in Southampton and works as an oil and gas recruitment consultant, earned a stunning dressage score of 18.3, 4.7 penalties lower than any other competitor, before rolling one pole in the showjumping phase to finish 5.2 penalties clear of her closest challenger with a final score of 22.3.
"I'm still in shock and I don't think that I was ready for just how big it was – when I won, I thought 'where do I go from here?'," said Symes, who also plays hockey for West Wilts "Last year, I had to go through a local qualifier and then a regional qualifier, which was in Broadway, in Worcestershire, to get there.
"My mum (Tania), who also rides, said to me before not to get my hopes up because everyone there would be good enough to win it.
"But I knew that (Serendipity's) dressage was really good. I think the hardest part was waiting overnight after the first phase and that was really nerve-wracking but we got there on the second day.
"I'm really proud. I think that I might try and do it all again next year but I've had my horse for seven-and-a-half years and he's getting older now, so I don't want to put him through too much."
The Grassroots Championships were a precursor to last week's Badminton Horse Trials showpiece and at their conclusion on Sunday, there was more cause for celebration for the Symes family following Australian Sam Griffiths' victory.
Symes' younger sister Alexis, 21, previously worked as a groom for the Badminton champion, who is based near Gillingham in Dorset.
The Grassroots winner added: "My sister worked with Sam Griffiths last year and she was so excited.
"She knows Imogen (Mercer), who was the winning groom, and she was so happy to say that she'd hacked out the horse that won Badminton."
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Look at this wonderful painting by Carl Gustaf Hellqvist, entitled "Valdemar Atterdag Holding Visby to Ransom, 1361". There are so many wonderful compositions going on within the confines of a single greater composition. I'm sure the original must be a sight to see, spanning more than 10 feet in width!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Schoolism Interview with Bobby Chiu
-by Eric Fortune
I recently had the honor of being interviewed by Bobby Chiu for Schoolism. Though I've been a fan of Bobby's work for years we met for the first time at Spectrum Live. He's a super nice guy and we had a great talk. Hopefully, there are some insightful nuggets you can glean from the conversation.
Listen to the interview Here
This painting is several years old now. But I thought I'd share a decent sized image of the painting I had pulled off the wall during the interview. The piece is titled "Divided by Time"
Guest blogger - Bill Carman
-By Petar Meseldzija
Bill Carman is an artist, a very fine Fine Artist. He is an illustrator, too, a very unique one. He is different, strange, sometimes a little weird; he is funny, but at the same time he can be deadly serious. No matter whether he is creating pictures for a gallery show, or for a children's book, he is always the same, whole, recognizable, himself and brilliant.
As far as I am concerned, his work stands for honesty and being yourself, for daring to openly and publically dream your dreams through your pictures. And although these "visual dreams" are reflecting Bill's personal mental and emotional landscape, they are in their essence yet another emanation of the same, hard to express symbolic language of the subconscious that we all share. This, perhaps more than any other quality of his work (and they are many), makes him a true artist.
I secretly (apparently not more) hope that this post, that contains a significant dose of Bill Carman's imagery, will help people, especially commercial illustrators among them, to awake to their own unique creative personality, instead of endlessly running after other people's ideas and depicting them…This "awakening", after all, might be bad for your finances, but on the longer run it will bring the always sought after internal satisfaction and contentment, for no money, or any other kind of external material compensation, can (permanently) fill the gap, the hole, in the troubled artist's soul. This is my personal conviction.
Gallery Stuff
-By Bill Carman
Being asked to contribute to Muddy Colors is a tremendous honor. Being asked to contribute to Muddy Colors twice in a lifetime means I should get paid. Seriously, I would like to thank the Muddies for their continuing wisdom and specifically Petar for inviting me again.
My immediate thought when I was asked, other than no time or no one wants to read what I write, was that I would write about humor in art. But I'm not very funny. Then came the suggestion comments a while ago. One arena in which I am pretty confident is the gallery stuff arena.
I have been in galleries pretty much since I graduated 8,124 years ago. After school, the recurring theme with my work seemed to be, "Oh, I love it but how can I use it." Hence galleries became the immediate default route. Because I had some ability I continued to do illustration but the gallery world always sucked me back in. The latest version of that sucking is the result of what I believe to be a natural development in the art world; the recognition of image based work (again) as a marketable commodity for wall space.
In the past 10-15 years there has been a major shift in the gallery world resulting in an exciting playground for not only the serious (no humor in art), all black wearing, philosopher quoters but for image-makers who like to tell stories and make things people like.
|Could have used a painting example much cooler than mine but this is my post after all
And there is certainly no way to cover all the possibilities of the gallery world in a single post, so thankfully I'll limit this post to one man's recent experience. I'll leave the exhaustive how to get into galleries list to someone good at such lists like Greg. (See how I did that whole shift of responsibility thing)
I was one of those kind of old school guys who plugged along doing illustration and the local gallery thing. With some reluctance I started to build an online presence. Getting in to certain annuals like Spectrum and Society of Illustrators helped my cause and scoring awards didn't hurt either. Now with the magic of the internet (still not quite sure how this happens), the result of this plugging away was that my stuff got passed around a little. When I was first contacted to be in a "theme show" I thought it was a scam.
My memory is a little foggy, I grew up in the 60s and 70s, so my memory is a little foggy but I believe the fist theme based show to which I was invited was "Rom". I had no idea what a Rom was. Turns out he's a comic book character of some renown in Rom circles. I answered the invitation by informing them that I am not a comic book artist. To which they replied, "That's even better we are looking for different takes." I was prepared to just ignore things from there but went to the site and saw work by very good artists whom I admire. When I saw Renee French's work, an online friend and acquaintance, I thought OK if she's in it I'll try something new.
|My take on Rom
The show that really turned up the heat was Terrible Yellow Eyes a Maurice Sendak tribute organized by Cory Godbey. It was held in conjunction with the movie release.
He-Man (How could one say no to this?)
Airships (Right up my alley)
Twilight Zone (Didn't need to think long about this)
A blockbuster Alice in Wonderland show coinciding with the Burton movie.
High profile pro bono and charity shows can garner great publicity. The first was for "Artblocks for Ghana" and the second for "Art Tails" benefitting the Japan disaster.
There were more, and more I had to turn down but the result was people in big cities and all over the cyber realm saw my work. Seeing my work led to buying my work, which is a good sign that someone will give you a show. They no longer say, "I love your work (well they thankfully still say this), but what do I do with it?" they just put me in a show and let the public decide. So now I get to sit in my wonderful studio, living much like an art hermit and paint things like this:
|"Amended: Albino Narwhal Synchronized Swimming Doping Law"
|"3 Wishes"
|"Batgirl and Batsquid Ride Batpug as Batbat Leads the Way"
Remember, this is one man's recent route to gallery fame and fortune. There are many ways to approach and work with a gallery. I said I would leave the lists to Greg, and I will, but I wanted to offer a couple of thoughts:
- Be honest, work hard and your unique voice will find you.
- Be ready if the opportunity comes.
- Find where you belong. (Personally my most difficult thing)
- Reward your viewers. Gallery work is about presence. The image should, of course, look great in print or on screen but when it arrives at the gallery people should gasp, swoon, and faint. Surface, presence, craft all work toward making not simply a picture but an object. So even if your work is digital how do you make it stand out among all the other prints on the wall as something that should be on a wall?
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
"The Cairn at Slater Woods" Progression
-By Eric Fortune
This piece just went live online so I thought I'd share some progress shots. As always I highly recommend getting decent photo ref for your art. The reference I had taken had some pretty interesting folds. But these didn't really reflect what I had in my head so I took what I liked and made up quite a bit. I hate it when fabric doesn't obey my wishes. I have to give props to Irene, the Art Director at Tor, for her direction on this one. Totally worth the extra effort :)
To see the art with copy click here.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
10 Things I Remember...About Portfolios
-Gregory Manchess
If you were drawn to this post, you're probably serious about developing your portfolio. Let's be honest. You're already thinking about how to sell your work, not stumbling over what many artists fear: that promoting one's work considered artistic prostitution.
Lighten up. This is about getting work and keeping clients. This is a fundamental part of any artist's career: their portfolio. The thing that says, 'this is what I do' and, 'I do it really, really well.'
Even today, when the classic black portfolio has been mostly replaced by the iPhone or iPad, your presentation, the promise of your work being a good experience for a client, is the underlying key principle.
There's no forgiveness in this business. You must think like a pro from Day One.
1. Convenient
It should be a seamless endeavor for the client to look through your book, no matter what form it takes. It should be easy for them to hold. Get rid of the clever faux cow skin covering and pop-up sparklers and surprise extras. They're never a surprise, and they're never extra.
You may find this odd, but the best thing I did at the beginning of my career was realize that I didn't want a portfolio that 'stood out.' I wanted it to blend in, become a part of the freelance landscape. I wanted my book to look like it had been used. Like it was a portfolio that people missed until they opened the thing and were surprised--at the quality. I let my book get beat up from multiple shippings and if it didn't look the part, I wasn't beyond giving it a little 'travel patina.'
Don't be clever. Be smart.
2. Start smart, end smart
Your best piece should smack them in the face on the first page. Each successive piece can be of less quality than the first, but then in the middle, your next best piece should strike there. After that, you can take them through other pieces, but you must end on one of the best possible pieces you've ever created. End on a high note. People remember beginnings and endings. Period. Not so much in the middle.
3. Best work only
Sounds simple, right? You can't imagine how many people put everything in their portfolio. Endless pages of drivel. Only show the very best work you can do. Nothing else. If you don't have it yet, then work to get it, and in the meantime, have a very short portfolio. Do not pad it with junk drawings. Ever.
4. Lose the figure studies
Unless you're applying at Disney for a studio job, your figure studies scream, "amateur!" "just graduated!"
5. Only show the work you want to get
If you want to get book cover work, do not show your flower paintings. If you want to impress TIME Magazine, don't fill your book with your conceptual paintings. They buy portraits. Going for gaming? Then don't show them your TIME portraits. Show them what they buy, for cryin' out loud.
Which leads me to...
6. Research the client
Learn what they buy. Come on, how hard is that in today's market? So, a publisher prints books on gardening. Then put that kind of work in your book, not your "Death Drives A Pale VW" pulp fiction covers. They. won't. get. it. And if you are going for gaming, then that's the time to add your drawings of figure work, costumes, etc. That's what those guys are looking for.
7. Multiple books
Still fascinates me that many potential illustrators have not figured out that if they have a range of different styles, they shouldn't put them all in one portfolio. Separate those different styles into several portfolios and only show a particular portfolio to a client that buys that look.
One look per book. If you do watercolor and oil and pastel and pen&ink and mixed media and digital, ("wow! you do so many things!!"--not what you want to hear) separate them as much as possible so that each book makes logical visual sense of what you are showing. Oil with oil, digital with digital, cartoons with cartoons, editorial, advertising, etc.
Not very hard to grasp, hmm? You'd be surprised how many ignore this. If they're impressed with your book and want to see more, that's when you pull out your watercolor book.
8. Show, don't tell--no excuses
I don't care if Godzilla burst through your bathroom window and caused your printer to "mess up the color" of your prints, or your dog was raptured during The Second Coming. DO NOT make excuses to any potential client. If your book should look better, then make it look better, before you show anyone.
And being 'new to the business' is no excuse. If you are already making excuses for the portfolio, guess who's thinking you'll be doing the same on their job? Uh huh.
9. Perfect reproductions
Get quality reproductions into your portfolio. I don't care what it costs. Neither does the client. You can carry just a handful of examples of your work if you are still putting a killer portfolio together. That's ok, explain that, and then show the potential client a few samples of that killer work.
10. Flexible uses
After you've researched the client and know what they buy, go through your work and rearrange your pieces into another book or another presentation that will focus toward that particular client. If they buy both portraits and fairy paintings, then adjust your book to reflect that. Leave your horse and motorcycle paintings out.
Think of your portfolio as flexible. Use smart ways to show off your work, certainly, but your work must look professional and succinct.
Clients remember a presentation because it's a reflection of your potential job performance.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Billy Bones Character Design Process
-By Justin Gerard
|Pencil Drawing, Watercolor, and then Watercolor and Digital
This was a brief experiment in working more opaquely than I usually do. (Both in the watercolor and in the digital.)
The digital work is very minimal. In CS5 it is just one Color Balance layer and a few normal layers.
Usually I will use hundreds, nay thousands, of multiply and screen layers to finish even a simple character when I am working over a much lighter watercolor.
As for the brushes themselves, they were mostly Photoshop standards and a few pencil brushes of my own. Nothing fancy since the traditional watercolor does most of the texture work.
I didn't do very well getting bright colors in the original watercolor. But if I ever need to paint something so that it looks like a complete mess, then I am pretty confident that I will knock it out of the park.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Pictogram Mystery
A few days ago, I watched an Indonesian action film called 'The Raid' (which was excellent, btw). Prior to the film starting, what I assume is a warning screen popped up. Normally, I wouldn't have made much note of it. But on it were a series pictograms, including a depiction of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream', which immediately caught my eye.
Upon closer inspection, I came to the conclusion that these pictograms were ratings devices, indicating the film's inclusion of sex, violence, horror, etc. I found them really intriguing.
I expect I guessed most of them accurately, but a few of these pictograms are really weird, especially the last one. What kind of warning could that possibly be?! 'Beware, may cause dangerous levels of existential introspection'?
I'm hoping some of our readers can help me figure them out!
I'm afraid to say too much, for fear of confirming my ignorance, but the language does not look Indonesian to me. If I had to guess, I would say it's Korean. Does anyone know why the warnings would be in Korean on an Indonesian film?
Upon closer inspection, I came to the conclusion that these pictograms were ratings devices, indicating the film's inclusion of sex, violence, horror, etc. I found them really intriguing.
I expect I guessed most of them accurately, but a few of these pictograms are really weird, especially the last one. What kind of warning could that possibly be?! 'Beware, may cause dangerous levels of existential introspection'?
I'm hoping some of our readers can help me figure them out!
I'm afraid to say too much, for fear of confirming my ignorance, but the language does not look Indonesian to me. If I had to guess, I would say it's Korean. Does anyone know why the warnings would be in Korean on an Indonesian film?
Spectrum Fantastic Art Live - IAIN MCCAIG
Dwight and Swain, the Podmasters at SideBar Nation are at it again with a presentation and interview starring the energetic creator Iain McCaig.
Another power packed event at Spectrum Art Live 2012.
Listen to it HERE!
Another power packed event at Spectrum Art Live 2012.
Listen to it HERE!
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Disney, Brother Bear and the "Bear Necessities"
-Terryl Whitlatch
One of the major divisions of Creature Design is that of depicting real animals, as opposed to imaginary ones. In fact this is altogether much more challenging; on an intrinsic level we are all familiar with living species—we either own them or have ready access to them via farms, riding stables, zoos, museums, or video. We've seen, fed, and touched them. This, as opposed to imaginary creatures, where no one is able to stand up and tell you what is wrong.
One of the tasks I've had throughout my career as a concept artist is to supply studies of living animals as reference for various film projects. A case in point is Disney's 2003 animated feature Brother Bear. This was a film whose overriding sensibility and design was one of extreme naturalism—its closest aesthetic comparison was Bambi, a sublime production produced nearly 63 years earlier.
I was hired to provide the Disney Art Department assigned to that production with as many anatomical analyses and breakdowns of actual bears (as well as moose and other animals) in all sorts of poses—in particular showing how the muscles performed under the heavy fur, and then, breakdowns of the fur itself, showing the blocks, directions, and tracts, for ease in stylizing down for animation.
Fur has weight, direction, and heft, and in healthy Kodiak bears this is multiplied beyond that of most mammals, except perhaps for yaks, musk-oxen, and on a much smaller scale, Persian cats. It takes some in-depth study to understand this, and thus it was my task to supply the production artists and animators with this knowledge in a readily digestible form.
I estimate that close to a hundred of these drawings were produced—from bears fighting, sitting, roaring, hunting, you name it. From there, I went on to do many narrative illustrations, lip-syncing studies (making a moose talk) and further stylizing down to the Brand character. I must say, that is was one of the most satisfying gigs that I've worked on, and I was privileged to meet some of the most artistically gifted people that I have ever known, and I'm convinced, ever will know.
Friday, June 22, 2012
The Daisy , Step 2 : Painting
-By Serge Birault
First step here :
I'm not a specialist of grayscale. I don't use it very often. I came from traditional painting and this technique is not very « natural » for me. But let's try, I will try to avoid the « washed » effect.
I put the sketch on a « multiply » type layer and I start to work under it. I choose my basic tones and my ambient light, it will be green. Of course, the saturation is not very good.
For the painting-like effect, I don't use airbrush but different Ditlev brushes (once again). You can download the pack here: http://cghub.com/scripts/view/85/
I have to paint over the sketch now. I don't want to change the contrast and the luminosity too much so I create only « overlay », « linear burn », « linear dodge » and « difference » layers.<
The amount of layers is quite ridiculous but I add the tones one by one. I often decrease the opacity of the layers to 0-10%.
The choice of colors is logical … Green and orange. I think you know the complementary tones.
Here's the result. It's not perfect but I'm on the good way.
I merge all the layers.
I add the bag full of daisies. It changes a bit the meaning of the picture but my composition is better now. The « hole » on the bottom-right now longer exists.
I add details and I change the contrast and the saturation a little bit.
I can't if tell I'm totally satisfied by this technique. My palette is very close of the one I used for an old picture, « Sashimi's revenge » but the result is not as good. By the way, I spent 80 hours on that pin up and « The daisy » was done in only 8 hours. I think I can work faster with a bit of training but I'm not sure I will use grayscale again. I go back into the one's old ways now.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Career Education Choices
-By Donato
I just graduated from high school and I'm wondering about college and such. Is it worth attending an expensive university or should I just go to a smaller school? I'm very serious about my art and I'm very dedicated... I want to be an illustrator. I want to do everything from magazine covers and book covers to concept art for games or movies. Is it possible to be in debt and be an illustrator?
|college works, 1988-90
Every artist has to seek their individual path to success, no two are the same. It has taken many long years of practice, patience, and devotion to craft to attain the level of quality now exhibited within my work. I am sure this advice sounds similar to others before, but it is the truth, practice, and plenty of it, makes for perfection. Pursuing the arts is an admirable and challenging goal, but you have to be willing to make great sacrifices along the way to achieve those ends.
|Creative Impulse, 198
The paths I took to become a successful artist are unique and cannot be duplicated - like losing detailed sight permanently out off one eye two weeks before I was to move to New York City to begin my career as a visual artist, or moving to New York City and finding work at the Society of Illustrators as a coat-check boy (ok., maybe not impossibly unique on that last one!). All of these events, and much more, contributed to the drive and insights I developed to become a successful creative individual. Each of these experiences challenged my assumptions about who I was and what direction I was determined to take as an artist.
I can tell you I am very happy with my career and would not trade it for another. I make a comfortable living in New York City, being able to support my family and travel and vacation when I wish to do so. But on the other side, if I had know how few artists actually make a living at this, I might of had second thoughts about pursuing this career. The burdens of financial debt weigh heavier on this new generation than they did on mine. I teach at schools in New York, hold annual seminars and lecture at a dozen others across the country. Throughout all these presentations I stress how the love of your craft must be the one driving force compelling the artist to create their work, for if they are pursuing this purely for financial gain, it will end in abject failure. The visual arts is a highly competitive field with only the most driven and studious surviving to make a career of it.
|Joan of Arc, 2011
Learning a specific technical skill to become an illustrator now is like learning to use a whip and spurs to get around town; the needs of the industry will be different by the time you graduate and in the decades after, change is constant in the freelance marketplace. What you want are classes and teachers that open your mind to another way of seeing and interpreting the world, these skills can be used across media and fields, not limited to illustration. Major Universities have programs and offer classes far outside the traditional arts fields and supply your mind with a well rounded and stimulated education. The art I create stands out because I attempt to bring a different voice to the genre, a new view on the characters or places involved in the stories, a sample from my life experiences, something not typically found in science fiction nor fantasy.
I love what I do and I wish all of you luck in the pursuit of your dreams. Finally, my studio door is always open to those who wish to visit and learn if you make it to New York (just call first!).
Donato Giancola
|Studio in Brooklyn, 2012


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The in-form striker was quick to play down the significance of his side's shock defeat by Real Sociedad, while Pedro attributed the loss to Gerard Pique's sending-off
Despite bagging a goal in his 10th straight league game in consecutive seasons, Philippe Montanier's men staged an incredible comeback to stun Messi and the Blaugrana.
But the newly-crowned Balon d'Or winner told reporters: "Losing a game had to come at some point.
"We have to pick ourselves up immediately because of the cup match coming up.
Meanwhile Pedro, who scored Barca's other goal, was quick to blame the defeat on the referee's decision to produce a second yellow-card for Gerard Pique.
"Pique's red card conditioned the match, because it was a [tackle] that wasn't dangerous. On Thursday, we simply cannot fail," he said.
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Photo By: Courtesy of Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church member and teacher Caroline Price explores the outdoors with preschoolers at the church's Ventana School, which encourages hands-on, investigative learning.
If you linger too long outside the church doors, the solid peal of the 1913 bell will nearly knock you off your feet. It signals the start of the main service Sundays at Christ Episcopal Church as it has for 100 years – minus a brief period in storage.
Except for the bell, little about the 1960s-era buildings on the hilly rise at 1040 Border Road suggests Christ Episcopal's prominence as the first church built Los Altos.
"Not only are we the first church, but from the beginning our parishioners have been deeply involved and committed to the community," said Lauren Arnold, a church member who has researched the topic.
It is a history that she has come to regard as dovetailing that of the town.
Early history
A small group of local residents began holding services in a building on Main Street in 1913.
Within a year, the congregation purchased two lots on Orange Avenue and built Los Altos' first church. Rose Shoup, wife of Paul Shoup, one of Los Altos' most prominent early figures, was an active member. She loaned her piano, brought by wagon, for the ceremony celebrating the laying of the cornerstone.
The original buildings, styled like an English country church, would later be sold (they now belong to Foothills Congregational Church), but not until the church had spent nearly 50 years near the village along the Peninsula Railway's "Blossom Line."
As the town grew, the church welcomed its first full-time priest in 1941. During World War II, the congregation became immersed in meeting local needs and reaching out to the larger world, sending care packages to war-torn Europe.
As orchards gave way to suburban housing in the 1950s, the church outgrew its original location and members raised funds to purchase 7 acres on Border Road. Services were held in the parish hall until the sanctuary was dedicated in 1968. They hung the original bell in the new location.
"At the same time members were building the new church, they were also involved in founding El Camino Hospital," Arnold said. "People very much involved with the church were also involved in leadership in the area."
Church members became leaders in the Community Services Agency and in the founding of Music for Minors and the Los Altos Hills Pathways System. They fostered a spirit of volunteerism that remains a part of Los Altos today.
Far from being isolated on the hill, the church saw itself as part of a world that extended far beyond – to a sister parish in Chile and an orphanage in Peru.
A sense of renewal
Called as rector in 2001, the Rev. Dr. Malcolm C. Young and his family brought a sense of youthful renewal.
In 2005, the church realized its long-held dream of sponsoring a school when it opened Ventana School, a progressive preschool now expanding to sixth grade. The church recently began a ministry to Fisher House and the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Unit at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital.
To celebrate 100 years, the church has scheduled a gala April 13 featuring special music, a sit-down dinner and a look back through the years.
One hundred years after the church's first worship service, Young characterized it as a moment to think of those who came before.
"We depend so much on those founders who created an extraordinary community," he said. "It is our joy to carry forward this vision into a new century."
For more information, visit www.ccla.us.


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La MaMa Presents Zagreb Youth Theatre of Croatia's A LETTER TO HEINER MÜLLER, 12/6-9
In the La MaMa return of Zagreb Youth Theatre of Croatia, a man plans and delivers a speech--a letter to the late activist playwright Heiner Müller--within the highly controlled and monitored space of Berlin's Tegel Airport.
The play, "A Letter to Heiner Müller" (Pismo Henieru Mülleru), reflects the discomfort of living in strictly controlled conditions, where locations like a hotel, metro, street or office are places of modern control and fear. Written by Goran Fercec (Croatia), directed by Bojan Djordjev (Serbia), the piece is performed by three actors, who roam from one control point to another in today's reality like Kafka's Josef K. Zagreb Youth Theatre is one of Europe's leading cutting-edge ensembles.
The hero of "A Letter to Heiner Müller" is returning to Berlin to take part in an East European writers' congress. In the first two thirds of the play, he goes through a series of simple instructions and tasks moving himself toward a sinister goal that is previously determined yet unknown to the audience. The atmosphere is suggestive; there is a sense of barely controlled fear and anxiety, but also of excitement about what is to come. One expects something radical; something that will put hero's very existence into question but will also liberate him. An act of murder or terrorism springs to mind. Ultimately, we learn that the goal is simply a guerrilla performance in a public space--the terminal of Berlin's Tegel Airport. Although the deed seems banal, in the context of highly controlled spaces, where established social choreography does not allow for any improvisation, even a harmless act creates social discomfort, if not panic. This 'artistic intervention' will be understood as a threat to order, therefore, a terrorist act.
The protagonist is played by three actors – Goran Bogdan, Danijel Ljuboja and Frano Maškovic – who represent the "modern man," cultivated, polite and submerged in the impersonal world of unlimited technical possibilities and ever more complicated rules. Edginess, fear and panic run through the entire performance. The hero is lost in the corridors of administrative bans and constantly monitored by unseen eyes. Danger from terrorist attack or the setting of a bomb in such a perfect system constantly hangs in the air, as well as the possibility that the system will respond by even more morbid control.
The set design is a waiting room, in which the audience is sitting along the auditorium walls as though they had accidentally found themselves there. There is a huge gray cube stuck like a bone in the throat in the middle of the visual experience, giving the play a tone of diabolical insecurity in a perfect world. There is also a breaking up of the action into small parts, not allowing the story to develop. This leaves the audience in an uncomfortable struggle to comprehend it in fragments, which is the basic intellectual motto and aesthetic charge of the play. The piece is designed by Siniša Ilic and Doris Kristic, with lighting by Marinko Maricic, choreography by Selma Banich and sound design by Nina Levkov.
This production is a NY and world premiere and will be performed mostly in English; the rest is subtitled. The translation is by Mima Simic.
Critic Vedrana Klepica described the production in the magazine Croatian Theatre, writing "A minimalist monochromatic stage design, intimately organized audience space and similarly designed lightning in a small space, all serve to shift the focus on Fercec's text and give the spectator/listener a feeling of certain voyeurism, as if they're witnessing something very intimate, a hacking of somebody's stream of consciousness, which gradually, and with breaks and repetitions, creates tension and dramaturgically moves towards a concrete goal and event, creating in this free form drama nevertheless a strong sense of tension and direction." The piece was deemed atypical for the Croatian theater scene and praiseworthy for the boldness and contemporaneity it exudes.
Playwright Goran Fercec writes that the play started out as a deconstruction of the myth of Heracles, explaining that his approach was not so much toward the narrative story of the myth, but toward the concepts of body, masculinity, strength, rage, fury and power that help form the cultural and social image of men in the Balkan region. He writes, "During the process I became aware that it is necessary to find an antipode to this myth, by antipode meaning a real person, a figure who recognizes leftovers of this mythical super-body in contemporaneity." Heinrich Müller came to mind because part of his writing tried to re-articulate parts of Greek mythology, detecting political questions and situations from the twentieth century. The text was conceived as a series of situations defining the "irritating field of existence" and someone who refuses to submit to them. It also acquired the name "A Letter to Heiner M."
In 2007, "A Letter to Heiner M" won a prize at the international competition Talking about Borders, sponsored by the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and Foreign Affairs and the Austrian PEN club. At the awards, a staged reading of the text was organized in the Red Bar of the Volkstheater in Vienna. Following this, Fercec re-contextualized the piece and did extensive work on the text. Over the last few years, there were several staged readings in the region, of which the more important ones were in Novi Sad as part of the Sterijino Pozorje Festival in 2008 and in Ljubljana as part of the Preglej Festival in 2010. The evolving text has been published in theatrical periodicals, including the magazines Scena (2008) in Novi Sad (Serbia) and Kazalište (2009) in Zagreb (Croatia). From 2008 until the staging in 2011, the play itself was a part of different projects in collaboration with other artists. Its untypical dramatic structure attracted the interest of Belgrade visual artist Siniša Ilic, who in 2009 started a long-term project at the artistic residence of KulturKontakt in Vienna based on the re-contextualization and deconstruction of the text, examining its performative characteristics in the field of visual arts. His projects, "A Letter to Heiner M versions 2, 3 and 4," were exhibited in Vienna, Belgrade, Istanbul and Novi Sad. Ilic and director Bojan Djordjev also adapted the piece into a hologram installation for Prague's 11th Quadrennial of Theatre Design in 2011. In the La MaMa production, which is the play's NY and World Premiere, the group of artists felt ready to demystify the "M." and decided to use Müller instead of the abbreviation in the title.
The director is Bojan Djordjev of Belgrade, one of the founders of the TkH: Walking Theory initiative, a platform for interdisciplinary projects and performances. The visual identity of the play was created by the renowned Belgrade artist, painter and set designer Siniša Ilic, who is also one of the TkH founders. The protagonist is played by three actors, all members of the Zagreb Youth Theatre ensemble: Frano Maškovic, Goran Bogdan and Danijel Ljuboja.
Over the last eight years, under the leadership of Dubravka Vrgoc, Zagreb Youth Theatre has been putting Croatian theater on the map of prestigious European festivals and prominent theater houses, becoming a leading representative of Croatian culture to the world. The company's search for new forms, its sense of democracy, its anticipation of new trends, its styles of acting, and above all, its courageous and fearless way of dealing with contemporary issues, have made it one of the most ambitious and most fascinating theaters in its part of Europe. In 2008 it became a member of the prestigious European Theatrical Convention. The company is one of the oldest theaters of its kind and is located at Teslina 7 in central Zagreb.
"Youth" in its name is partly an odd translation from Communist times. In this context, it means "young" art forms, i.e. innovative. But there is another meaning: the ensemble has had equal success with children's plays and highly artistic performances of Croatian and world literature. It is considered the cradle of Croatian theater, since many generations of Croatian theater artists and other cultural leaders have come through its Youth Studio, which is now known as Zagreb Youth Theatre College. The ensemble's major works include adaptations of such classics of world literature as "Anna Karenina," "Medea," "The Great Gatsby" and "Gulliver's Travels," all staged by Croatian directors. In the last six years, Zagreb Youth Theatre has received 50 awards in international theater festivals in Brussels, Berlin, Freiburg, Nitra, Moscow, Heidelberg, Wiesbaden, Pitzen, Varna, Helsinki, Beograd, Skopje, Ljubljana and more. Zagreb Youth Theatre collaborated with the theatre of Jan Fabre in "Requiem for a Metamorphosis," which was presented at the Salzburg Festival in 2007, and "Another Sleepy Dusty Delta Day," which opened the Avignon Festival in 2008. In 2010, ZYT participated in The Orient Express Theatre Project, which brings together theaters from Turkey, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Germany to create a traveling theater laboratory that questions identity and explores concepts of "the other" and "the different" in countries of southeastern Europe, where East meets West.
ZYT made an auspicious La MaMa debut in 2010 with "The Garage." In that play, a father guides his introverted 10-year old son into a successful career in gladiator fights to help the family escape the clutches of poverty. Time Out (Paul Menard) wrote, "Don't let the company name fool you: Zagreb Youth Theatre's brutally nihilistic 'The Garage' is anything but kid's stuff. The actors aren't the only ones getting smacked around in this viscerally assaultive Croatian import centered on extreme-fighting-style tournaments. By evening's end, audience members will also be reeling from this theatrical punch to the gut."
The company takes particular pride in having its plays now regularly staged at the legendary La Mama E.T.C.
"A Letter to Heiner Müller" is the culminating event of La MaMa's European Young Directors Forum, a series of productions, panels and workshops which begins November 29 to December 2 with "The Doll Ship" by Serbian National Theater, directed by Ana Tomovic and written by Milena Markovic, in La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre. Between the two productions, there will be a series of panels and workshops December 2 to 4 in La MaMa's rehearsal studios, 47 Great Jones Street. For more information and a calendar of events, visit www.lamama.org/forum.
The production plays December 6 to 9, 2012 at La Mama E.T.C.'s Ellen Stewart Theatre, 66 East Fourth Street, Thursday through Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 2:30. Performed in English and in Croatian with English subtitles. $25 general admission, $20 seniors and students. Box office (212) 475-7710, www.lamama.org. Runs :50. Critics are invited to all performances.
Pictured: The hero is played by three actors: (L-R) Frano Maškovic, Danijel Ljuboja and Goran Bogdan. Photos by Mara Bratoš/ZKM.


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Diet and Nutrition
Bile in Stomach.
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