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One of the most popular items on The Courier and Daily Comet's websites this week has been the photo of a 6-foot alligator sunning himself Sunday on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Houma.
One of the most popular items on The Courier and Daily Comet's websites this week has been the photo of a 6-foot alligator sunning himself Sunday on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Houma.
The photo, submitted by a reader, was a beautiful capture of a piece of the wild, right beside the bustling traffic of Houma's retail center.
In a follow-up story, the newspaper described how the warm weather is making local alligators more active than they were just a few short weeks ago.
We have grown accustomed to seeing these wild animals in our picturesque waterways and alongside our roads. But that clearly doesn't change the fact that they are wild and potentially dangerous to people.
If you run across a gator in the wild or even in town, call the experts and let them take care of the situation.
"We are actually in their territory," said Terrebonne nuisance alligator hunter Jacob "Gator Man" Lirette. "The more we build up, the less space they have."
And as the weather continues to heat up this spring, sightings will become more frequent.
Please do not tamper with these animals.
While their natural inclination is to flee from the unknown, such as people who are venturing into their territory, they can mean danger.
"As long as you leave them alone, they will leave you alone," Lirette said. "Unless there is a nest there. If people are walking by, they are going to jump in the water and run away."
However, small household pets might not be as fearsome to the gators. Rather than turning tail and running, the gators might be bold enough to harm a pet.
If your dogs or cats go outside, make sure you stay vigilant of your surroundings.
Alligators have been known to attack domesticated animals, and this is the time of year when those attacks begin to happen.
Unfortunately, we have continued to encroach into more and more of the wild areas where alligators have traditionally lived and hunted. That means they have had to cross our paths more often just to survive.
The common sight of alligators in the wild is one of the things that makes our region so special and beautiful and close to nature.
Just make sure you leave nature alone and don't pose an unnecessary danger to yourself or these creatures.
If you think an alligator is in danger or posing a danger, call the nuisance alligator hotline at 800-442-2511 to let the experts know.
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Pocono Mountain West had a weak running game, so Jeff Krisiak controlled the game with his arm. Jordan Hardy also had an interception.
Where game was played: Pocono Mountain School District Stadium in Swiftwater.
Records: Overall and League PMW, 2-5, 0-4; Crestwood, 6-1, 3-1
Leading rushers: Crestwood, Frank Aigeldinger, 20 rushes for 105 yards; PMW, Amir Blair, 3 rushes for 2 yards
Leading receivers: Crestwood, Kota Kishel, 4 catches, 67 yards, 1 TD; PMW, Jordan Hardy, 8 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD
Leading passers: Crestwood, Jay Popson, 7 for 10, 121 yards, 0 INT, 2 TD; PMW, Jeff Krisiak, 15 for 25, 232 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT.
Key play of the game: Crestwood's last TD, Frank Aigeldinger had 5-yard TD run that put the game out of reach for Pocono West. The play came with 4:25 left in the game.
Key statistic: PMW had a weak running game, so Jeff Krisiak controlled the game with his arm. Jordan Hardy also had an interception.
Notes: It was Pocono Mountain West's homecoming, PMW finished the game with -15 rush yards; For Crestwood, Aigeldinger was a 100-yard rusher. Evan Callahan also had 97 rush yards for Crestwood.
What's next?: Dieruff at Pocono Mountain West; Crestwood hosting Dallas on Saturday.

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..............when you compare prices with the FA 645 120/4 Macro I think it is fair to do so with NEW lenses not used one. And one such lens NEW costs almost 2000 Euro.
I understand Radu, but it's still quite a jump from 2000 euro to $5000 USD. I don't think anyone would complain with lenses in the $2-3,000 range. Regards,Tom
Fred:Have you handled a 645D? I can't speak to the other MFDBs, but the handling and interface of the 645D is much like a 35mm - not surprisingly much like a K-5. As for reliablity, I've had mine for almost two years without any problems. It has not been hellishly expensive - so far, hence the concern with the new lens prices.An old VW camper would be my choice Tom
Radu,Any news on the 645D II?
I agree with you, Radu. In terms of technology development, Pentax looks good, especially at this Photokina, with Phase, Hasselblad, Leica, and Rollei/DHW presenting only minor updates. I am personally very happy with the new Hy6 as an improved platform for the Leaf backs. Hasselblad certainly managed to embarrass themselves big time with the Lunatic. After some reflection I am still not sure whether the 90mm is for me, mostly because of its odd focal length. But it shows Pentax' commitment to technology development and excellence. In a few years, they may well become the leader of the medium format pack.
......................... In a few years, they may well become the leader of the medium format pack.
......Who is the Pentax using equivalent of Steve McCurry, or a Charles Cramer for fine art landscape ? People who have been published extensively or have success with gallery sales ?........
Larkis:Some who come immediately to mind: Nick Brandt and Robet Glenn Ketchum who may still use Pentax film cameras; James Kay, who I know now uses a 645D. I'm sure there are others as well.Remember too that the 645D was intended only for the Japanese market; I have been told that in Japan the medium format landscape camera is, and has been, a Pentax.


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September 25, 2008
East Carolina University's College of Nursing has been designated a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing.
Acting Dean Sylvia Brown accepted the award for the college Sept. 20 during the National League for Nursing's Education Summit in San Antonio. ECU was one of six schools to receive the prestigious designation for 2008-2011. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro also received distinction.
The ECU College of Nursing was lauded for creating environments that promote student learning and professional development, one of several criteria used to evaluate candidates.
"In everything we do, through all interactions with patients and in our endeavors to contribute to health care quality, East Carolina University College of Nursing seeks to exceed expectations and achieve excellence not just for the accolade of a job well done, but because the health of our constituents depends on our steadfast dedication to excellence," said Brown.
ECU faculty and staff serving on a task force to obtain designation was chair Mary Holland, Robin Webb Corbett, Frances Eason, Laurie Evans, Laura Gantt, Mary K. Kirkpatrick, Therese Lawler, Linda Mayne, Diane Marshburn, Maura S. McAuliffe and Annette Peery.
Since 2004, the National League for Nursing has invited nursing schools and colleges to apply based on their ability to demonstrate sustained excellence in faculty development, nursing education research or student learning and professional development. Schools must show a commitment to continuous quality improvement.
"The NLN is proud to recognize those schools whose faculty is doing the outstanding work that sets them apart from others," said Dr. Beverly Malone, NLN chief executive officer. "By publicly acknowledging these best academic practices, we hope to set the bar higher in nursing programs across the board so that those entering the profession will have the best tools available to meet the challenges of a diverse, ever-changing health care environment."
As a designee, ECU will help mentor other schools seeking distinction. "Through the Centers of Excellence designation, nursing's most exciting programs are made known to the entire academic community and thus able to inspire other schools to strive for excellence," said Dr. Elaine Tagliareni, NLN president.
The ECU College of Nursing was established in 1959, the oldest in the health sciences division, and has an enrollment of 1,202 students in baccalaureate, master's and doctoral nursing programs. It is the largest producer of new nursing graduates in the state and offers the only nurse midwifery plan of study and alternate entry MSN option for non-nursing bachelor degree holders in the state.
The college is known for innovative online outreach efforts designed to increase access to education in rural areas. It serves as a center of excellence for leadership in nursing, professional nursing education, research, service and faculty practice in eastern North Carolina. The college offers program options for registered nurses and post-master's students to advance their education.


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Safeway Produce Clerk Austin Bergstrom knew something was wrong with regular customer Penny Maier.
"She wasn't acting right, so I kept an eye on her," he said.
When he saw her collapse, he realized he was the only employee in the area. Fortunately, he knew what to do. As a Boy Scout, Bergstrom, 17, had been trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. He ran to the Customer Service desk and told them to call 911. Returning to Maier, he began CPR.
On March 19, Maier had a chance to formally thank Bergstrom for saving her life that day. At a packed meeting of the East Pierce Fire and Rescue Board of Fire Commissioners, Maier hugged Bergstrom and called him "my angel."
"God wanted him there for me," she said.
"It still gives me the chills to think of it," she told the commissioners and an audience that included Bergstrom's family, most of his Boy Scout troop and the emergency responders who were first to arrive on scene that day.
During the meeting, East Pierce Fire Chief Jerry E. Thorson presented Bergstrom with a Good Samaritan Award for his courage and composure under pressure.
"Your actions and ability to recognize an emergency, instruct others to call 911 and perform quality CPR, allowed emergency responders to make the most out of a difficult situation," Thorson said of Bergstrom. "Your selfless actions in providing comfort and life-saving medical assistance to a critically-ill patient in cardiac arrest reflect the true meaning of being a Good Samaritan."
Often, cardiac arrest survivability depends on citizens who know what to do in an emergency. Safeway Store Manager Kevin Jones notes that the people around Maier told Bergstrom not to touch her, suggesting he wait for help to arrive.
"But he knew enough to ignore them," he said.
Bergstrom agreed. "I knew time was of the essence," he said.
According to East Pierce Battalion Chief Jeff Moore, for every one minute of delay in starting CPR on someone in cardiac arrest, the chance of survival falls by 10 percent. "Bystander CPR doubles a victim's chance of survival," Moore said.
Fortunately for Maier, Bergstrom did everything right.
To help ensure that the public is trained in CPR, East Pierce Fire teaches training and certification classes to more than 2,000 people annually, including 1,500 eighth- and tenth-grade students throughout the district. This effort has resulted in a 50 percent bystander CPR rate for witnessed collapses.
"It's a remarkable rate compared to the rest of the country," Moore said. "In our area, a citizen trained in CPR responds to a person who collapses in cardiac arrest five out of ten times."
Bergstrom said the experience was life-changing for him. He plans to graduate as a junior from Todd Beamer High School this year, and then attend college to become a firefighter.
"Hopefully, I'll have my Eagle Scout by the end of the month," he said.
And what of his job at Safeway?
"I'm hoping for a promotion," he said.
East Pierce Fire and Rescue offers American Heart Association-approved CPR and first aid classes twice a month. Citizens who wish to learn CPR—but don't need a certification card for work—can take a free, one-hour "Hands-only CPR" course.
The course focuses on essential life-saving CPR skills for adult victims and recognition of heart attack and strokes.
Both classes are offered at the East Pierce Fire & Rescue headquarters station in Bonney Lake. A free, Hands-only CPR class can be scheduled for groups in the district, such as homeowners associations, church groups, or businesses that can assemble 10 or more citizens.
For more information about CPR classes, contact East Pierce Fire and Rescue at 253-863-1800, during business hours or go to the fire department's website at www.eastpiercefire.org.


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STOCKTON - Fun was had by all at a southeast Stockton carnival Thursday afternoon - all, that is, but Mayor Anthony Silva, promoter of the annual Boys & Girls Club summer event, when questions arose about having the proper city permit to close down a public street.
STOCKTON - Fun was had by all at a southeast Stockton carnival Thursday afternoon - all, that is, but Mayor Anthony Silva, promoter of the annual Boys & Girls Club summer event, when questions arose about having the proper city permit to close down a public street.
"I filed a permit," Silva said, running away to avoid further questions on the subject. Prior to that, he objected to being questioned. "It's a happy day. Don't spoil this. The gangs are quiet," Silva said, wanting to know if his answers would be on or off the record. He had no further comment.
Stockton spokeswoman Connie Cochran confirmed a permit had been filed, but not until 12:45 p.m. Wednesday, the day before the event. The city requires 45 days' notice.
"We try to accommodate any request ... even if they come in less than 45 days in advance," Cochran said.
But with such short notice, the city was unable to give motorists and neighbors 48 hours' notice of a street closure, as is required.
The city spells out these and other requirements online. Among them: organizers must submit a $500 refundable street-cleaning deposit, provide a detailed sketch and map of the street being closed, use proper barricades and determine at a pre-planning meeting if police presence is required for traffic safety.
"A successful event requires careful planning and adequate notice to your neighbors and impacted businesses," according to the city's website.
There is no indication that neighbors were notified prior to the event.
The city's Community Services Department denied this permit because there was not enough time to accomplish the specified requirements, according to Police Department spokesman Officer Joe Silva.
"I can confirm it was an unpermitted street closure," Officer Silva said.
In addition to being the city's elected mayor, Anthony Silva is president of the Boys and Girls Club of Stockton at 303 Olympic Circle. For many years, the club has sponsored a free carnival for neighborhood kids, closing down the public street in front of the club.
Officer Silva said that several years ago the Police Department responded to a similar circumstance concerning an unpermitted street closure by the Boys and Girls Club.
"To the best of my knowledge, the mayor should be aware of the ordinance due to our prior contact. The mayor should be aware of the appropriate process," Officer Silva said.
Once they were aware the event was going on, police assigned a patrol officer for traffic control "for the safety of the people in the area," Officer Silva said.
He also said they decided not to close down the event, despite the permit issues.
At one end of the street closure on Olympic Circle, small orange cones - the type used on soccer fields - crossed the pavement to delineate the carnival boundary. Sawhorses were used on the opposite end. The ordinance calls for barricades or K-rail, a concrete barrier that is typically rented for temporary closures.
Because of the inadequate barriers, a police car blocked one end of the street. The fact that police and community service officers were present did not go unnoticed by adults who have attended previous carnivals.
Estella Suarez-Garcia, who brought her nieces this year, said it was the first time she saw police at the carnival.
"It's safer. We have a mayor that cares. People try to put him down, but his actions speak louder than words. Everything he said he's gonna do, he's done it. Our crime rate went down," Suarez-Garcia said, unconcerned about whether the event was property permitted.
About 300 children attended the carnival, some from the neighborhood and some bused in from churches and other summer youth programs. They enjoyed the Spiderman bounce house, a climbing wall, water slides and pony rides.
Dante Clark, 11, thoroughly enjoyed doing acrobatics on the Monkey Motion ride.
"It's fun, because it's easier to do back flips," Dante said. Asked what his favorite part of the carnival was, he said, "All of it!" Dante and the rest of the children were oblivious to any controversy surrounding the event.
Contact reporter Joe Goldeen at (209) 546-8278 or email@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/goldeenblog.


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ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Enrico Letta warned he will quit unless his coalition receives fresh pledges of unwavering support, and will seek a confidence vote in Parliament on his government, which risks collapses from escalating tension over ex-Premier Silvio Berlusconi's tax fraud conviction, a minister said after a tense Cabinet meeting Friday night.
Berlusconi's center-right People of Freedom Party partners with Letta's center-left Democratic Party in an unusual alliance of rival forces.
Letta summoned the Cabinet to determine if the media mogul's lawmakers still back the five-month-old government, which is struggling to pull Italy out of a stubborn recession. Nearly all of Berlusconi's senators have vowed to quit if a Senate committee votes next week to strip him of his seat because of the conviction, which was upheld Aug. 1 by Italy's top court.
"I am unwilling to go beyond this step of clarification" of support, Letta told the Cabinet, according to a statement from the premier's office. "Effective government action is clearly incompatible with mass resignations of a Parliamentary group which should be supporting this very government."
"Either (the government) is re-launched, and the country and the interests of the citizens come first, or we pull the plug" on the government, Letta was quoted as saying.
Regional Affairs Minister Graziano Delrio told reporters after leaving the 2 ½ hour Cabinet meeting that Letta will put his government to a confidence vote in Parliament after laying out his policies in a speech. If Letta loses the vote, he would have to resign. If a new government cannot be formed, perhaps with other partners, early elections could be called. No date was set for the confidence vote.
Italians voted in February in parliamentary elections, whose inconclusive results led to weeks of political haggling, before Letta's forces and Berlusconi's forces forged the tense coalition, which has failed to jump-start the economy amid near-constant bickering.
Before the meeting, Letta huddled with Italy's president, who has made plain he doesn't want to call early elections.
Letta told his Cabinet he would not put up with "threats and ultimatums." He said it was "unacceptable" that on Wednesday, while he was in New York representing Italy at the U.N. General Assembly, the pro-Berlusconi senators vowed to quit en masse.
Berlusconi's conviction carried a four-year prison sentence, although because of his age -- he turns 77 on Sunday -- and a law that shaves three years off sentences to ease jail overcrowding, the media mogul will only have to serve a year, and he can do so under house confinement.
A 2012 law says anyone convicted to more than two years in prison is ineligible to hold or run for office for six years. Berlusconi and his lawyers say the law shouldn't be applied to crimes before its passage, and contend he is the innocent victim of magistrates he claims side with the left. He is also appealing to European constitutional and human rights tribunals. Political allies also say the Senate shouldn't strip him of his seat while those challenges run their course.


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Was outstanding in S1, and has outperformed Sanga recently. Jayawardene/Clarke also in with a chance
Leading wicket-taker: Jimmy Anderson
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Italy's GTECH to Buy Casino-Equipment Maker IGT
Merged Companies Will Base in Tax-Friendly U.K.
Two of the gaming-equipment industry's biggest players—Italy's Gtech SpA and Las Vegas-based International Game Technology—are teaming up, but taking their game to tax-friendly Britain.
Lottery operator Gtech, facing slower growth at home, said Wednesday it has agreed to buy casino-equipment maker IGT for $4.7 billion in cash and stock. Gtech will also assume about $1.7 billion in debt as part of the deal.


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Spent the day getting my credentials from the Kongress Center (yes, that's with a 'K') and checking out our roof-top location which is between CNN's tent and Eurovision's.
You MUST join me LIVE at 11a.m. ET Wednesday for our first interview with a guy who rarely gives interviews. You very possibly don't know his name but you should.
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Oleg Deripaska bristles when you call him a Russian Oligarch -- he prefers "CEO of RUSAL," the world's largest aluminum company. He also has part ownership in other metals companies, including nickel giant Norilsk.
This man is low-key but a big thinker. I met him last year at one of the Davos parties and thought, "I've got to get him on the show" because just about every skyscraper being built in China has RUSAL aluminum in it. He's met with General Motors (NYSE:GM), and he's big in Guinea where RUSAL is building a bauxite plant. Deripaska is EVERYWHERE -- but the U.S. won't give him a visa.
Let's hear what he has to say about that, and about global industrial demand -- and why, according to a recent study, companies are still afraid to do business with the Russians.
There was a lot of chatter in town today about actress Charlize Theron speaking at the opening ceremony here tonight called The Crystal Awards. I was at a party for the Indian conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra because we've got CEO Anand Mahindra on Friday so I couldn't attend the opening ceremony, but the scoop is that Theron blasted out of the ceremony without meeting, greeting, or shaking hands. Not exactly the Davos way.
We'll see if Yankee great Derek Jeter is nicer. Yes, you read that correctly, MLB star Jeter is the main guest at the Pepsi (read: Gatorade) luncheon tomorrow in town. More Swiss probably know who Martin Brodeur or Anze Kopitar are than Jeter, but it's time to learn, people.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the nation should consider mobilizing behind a constitutional amendment process to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that loosened restrictions on money in politics.
Obama made the comment Wednesday in an online chat with the website Reddit. The 2010 Citizens United ruling paved the way for a flood of campaign cash from corporations, unions and wealthy interests.
The president says that even if the amendment process fell short, "it can shine a spotlight" on super PACs and, in his words, "help apply pressure for change."
Obama says that in the meantime there's a need for more disclosure of the large campaign contributions flowing into super PACs and that such contributions, quote, "fundamentally threaten to overwhelm the political process."


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Article Summary: This article addresses an issue with SQL Server failed login attempts
An error: "Login failed. The login is from an untrusted domain and cannot be used with Windows authentication." when connecting to a SQL Server from a server or client computer using ODBC Data Souce Administrator (64-bit) and ODBC Data Souce Administrator (32-bit) or when attempting to open SQL Server Management Studio.
1. Check the Login Properties for the Windows user account and ensure it has at least public access the the SQL Server.
a. Press Windows Logo+R, type ssms.exe to open SQL Server Management Studio.
b. Click the plus sign next to Security to expand it.
c. Click the plus sign next to Login to expand it.
d. Double-click on the account to open Login Properties and click the Server Roles under Select a page.
e. Under Server Roles ensure at least public is selected.
2. Use SQL Server Management Studio to change the Server authentication in Server Properties.
a. Press Windows Logo+R, type ssms.exe to open SQL Server Management Studio.
b. Click Connect to connect to the correct SQL Server.
c. Right-click the name of the server in Object Explorer and select Properties.
d. Click on the Security page under Select a page.
e. Under Server authentication click SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode to enable SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode.
f. Click OK to save the changes.
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PC sales tank on fears of Meltdown, Part Deux
Gartner: 'Take two tablets and call me in 2012'
The prognosticators at Gartner have again taken out their box cutters and sliced off the top of their worldwide PC shipment forecasts – and this time they're slashing both this year and the next.
The company's models now project that the world will consume 364 million PCs in 2011 – a 3.8 per cent increase over 2010's shipments – and then grow by 10.9 per cent to 404 million units in 2012.
That's a substantial revision of their earlier projections that PC shipments were going to grow by 9.3 per cent this year to 400 million units, then do even better in 2012, rising by a further 12.8 per cent.
Maybe Gartner was using a Magic 8 Ball – Reply hazy, try again.
Ranjit Atwal, a Gartner research director who tracks the PC market, said in a statement that Western Europe has economic upheaval and an excess of machine inventories, and that US consumers started pulling back on PC spending in the second quarter, with back-to-school spending also low.
"An increasing pessimistic economic outlook is causing both consumer and business sentiment to deteriorate in both regions," Atwal said. "We're expecting consumer spending to tighten in response. Business spending will also tighten, but less than the consumer space."
Perhaps more ominously, Atwal says that Generation Y is not buying a PC as their main or even first device in many cases, and are falling back to smartphones or tablets. Current PCs are not compelling enough to get geezers to buy new machines, either.
Blame the media ... tablet
George Shiffler, another director who tracks the PC market at Gartner, was equally pessimistic.
"Media tablets have dramatically changed the dynamic of the PC market and HP's decision to rethink its PC strategy simply highlights the pressure that PC vendors are under to adapt to the new dynamic or abandon the market," said Shiffler. "Vendors' tried and true business models are failing as traditional PC functionality is extended to other devices, and users continue to lengthen PC lifetimes.
"Vendors only seem to be flailing as they look for quick fixes to their problems. Unfortunately, the resulting chaos is just creating more confusion across the entire PC supply chain, impacting sell-in."
It's a great time to be trying to spin out a PC business, eh, HP?
As El Reg previously reported, Foxconn, the Chinese maker of Apple's iPad fondleslabs, has said that it will ship 20 million iPad 2s in the current quarter. Motorola Xoom and RIM Playbooks together shipped under 1 million units in the second quarter of this year, a paltry showing compared to the iPad, indeed.
Every one of those tablets might have been a skinny notebook or a tiny netbook, and every tablet sold next year might have been an ultrabook. It will take a serious return to boom times before consumers and businesses feel rich enough to have a top-end smartphone, a snazzy tablet, and a costly PC all current at the same time.
As they always do in uncertain economic times, many people are deciding that their PC is good enough for now – and maybe for the next year or two, too.
PC makers should be thankful for the vast installed base of truly creaky PCs sitting out there in the dens and on the desktops of the world. Having already had their lifecycles lengthened by the Great Recession, these wheezing PCs are what keeps PC shipments growing at all in Western economies. ®


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The water in Beaumont might meet state and federal standards for clean water, but the city is fighting an expensive battle to keep it that way.
The latest series of multimillion-dollar purchases to improve the water in Beaumont will likely put more greenbacks in the city coffers, but only after a seven-year period where the city will raise water rates an average of 5 percent each year, according to water utilities director Dr. Hani Tohme.
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Disney has dropped an effort to trademark "Dia de los Muertos," the name of the traditional "Day of the Dead" holiday celebrated by millions in Mexico and the U.S.
The company announced Tuesday that it was withdrawing a trademark request it made on May 1 to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The application prompted online criticism and petitions.
"What were they thinking?" Genevieve Barrios Southgate, director of community programs at Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, told the Orange County Register (http://bit.ly/ZFGuq5 ).
"Disney obviously responded to public pressure," she said. "I guess that's what happens when you don't have culturally sensitive people as your advisers."
Many Mexicans and Mexican-Americans observe the November holiday, which honors deceased relatives and loved ones. Traditions include cleaning and decorating graves, leaving gift offerings for the dead and building elaborate shrines decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds.
Disney Enterprises Inc. hoped to secure name rights for merchandise such as snack foods and Christmas ornaments as it partners with Pixar Animation Studios Inc. to create an animated movie inspired by the holiday.
"Disney's trademark filing was intended to protect any potential title for our film and related activities," a company statement said. "It has since been determined that the title of the film will change and therefore we are withdrawing our trademark filing."
Disney was trying to infringe "on something that is so uniquely Mexican and Mexican-American," Alejandro Gradilla, chairman of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Department at California State University, Fullerton, told the Register. "I don't think this will be the last time we hear about a company trying to copyright a holiday."
Had Disney won the trademark, it might have given the company exclusive rights to use the name on merchandise, but it wouldn't necessarily have prevented holiday events, an attorney told the Arizona Republic (http://bit.ly/12g39v7 )
"It doesn't mean they can stop anyone else from putting on a Dia de los Muertos celebration or anything on those lines," Michael Campillo said. "They could stop someone from putting out a movie with the same name, or other merchandise."
However, Disney erred in trying to trademark a commonly used phrase, he said.
"It seems odd that they would go out of their way to upset the consuming public," Campillo said, "a large part of which they're trying to court for business."
Two years ago, Disney was fiercely criticized for attempting to trademark the name "SEAL Team 6" days after that elite U.S. Navy team killed Osama bin Laden. The company later withdrew the application.
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NEW YORK (AP) - A wrecking ball has hit Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth's relationship.
Representatives for both celebrities confirmed Monday that the couple have called off their engagement.
The 23-year-old Hemsworth proposed to 20-year-old Cyrus last year. They met on the set of the 2010 movie "The Last Song."
Cyrus, whose hits include "We Can't Stop" and "Wrecking Ball," will release a new album called "Bangerz" on Oct. 8. Australian-born Hemsworth was one of the stars of "The Hunger Games." He will appear in the sequel, "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," that will be in theaters on Nov. 22.
Their breakup was first reported by People magazine.
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The video from Nov. 25 is evidence in the case against 19-year-old Trevonnte Brown of Seattle. He pleaded not guilty on Monday to robbery charges and is jailed with bail set at $350,000.
The video shows the robber taking phones before pointing his gun in the face of one man who pushes it away and fights back. Other passengers jump in and subdue the man.
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The news that Jake Shields had been axed by the UFC on Tuesday was not taken lightly by MMA fans who had referred to the former Strikeforce champion as "Jake Shieldzzzz" for years prior. Days later, we are still trying to make sense of the decision to cut Shields following his first loss in two and a half years, but it was an easy one to make in the eyes of Dana White, who basically told reporters that Shields was released because he didn't "WAR!!" enough.
As several publications have noted, the firing of Shields has once again highlighted the UFC's ever-burgeoning "entertainment over sport" mindset when it comes to the legitimacy of their product. It's the reason guys like Leonard Garcia and Dan Hardy remained with the promotion after two, three, four losses in a row and why Ben Askren was never even given a shot in the first place despite being a top 10 welterweight on damn near everybody's list. Where just a few years ago, the Tank Abbotts of the world were ridiculed for their one-dimensional, bar brawler-esque approach to MMA, they are now being praised for their ability to entertain and absorb punishment over actually win a fight.
MMA is a sport. The UFC is a spectacle. White's belief that Gina Carano would deserve an immediate title shot should she sign with the promotion is proof of this. The signing of Brock Lesnar after one fight is proof of this. James Toney is proof of this. We are living in an era of the UFC where the "Just Bleed" guy has risen from psychotic fanboy to upper management, and unfortunately, the firing of Jake Shields was not the first of its kind…Read More DIGG THIS


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I've taken more than an hour to try to talk myself out of concluding that John Kerry won tonight's debate. I haven't succeeded. Senator Kerry, I think, edged President Bush on substance and, surprisingly, looked better throughout. Bush didn't do badly. He committed no gaffes and spoke compellingly at times. He also landed some great shots, especially when he wondered how Kerry was going to get allies to join "the wrong war in the wrong place at the wrong time." But Kerry was usually the aggressor without being too offensive, and he had more to say. Bush tended to repeat himself but, oddly, didn't repeat some of his best material, such as Kerry's vote against the $87 million.
I understand that the Bush campaign wanted to debate foreign policy first on the theory that this was the candidate's strength, and that people would watch only this debate. I don't think it worked out that way. Kerry gained ground in his weakest area and I think people will want to see at least one more debate. However, the sequencing may still help Bush. Tonight Kerry may have taken a real step towards convincing people that he can lead the war on terror and, possibly, even the war in Iraq. However, the Bush campaign has plenty of time to remind voters of Kerry's record and especially of his flip-flops. Once the glow of this debate fades, I think people will return to their core conviction that Bush is the stronger leader and, as I will discuss shortly, there was much just below the surface of what Kerry said that supports that conviction. However, Bush must hold his own in the next two debates, and the domestic policy debate, in particular, could be a challenge for him.
The key for Kerry tonight was to hide his long history of opposition to a strong, proactive defense. I think he did a pretty good job of this. However, there were tell-tale signs. His basic theme was that we should not have attacked Iraq without more allies. He couched this in terms of working longer and waiting longer to enlist allies. At best, however, he was walking a fine line, and one that didn't make him look like a decisive leader. Worse, Kerry referred a few times to the need to enlist more Arab help and to convince Arabs that we don't have designs on Iraq. I question how this will "play in Peoria."
Usually, candidates tend to reveal their true colors towards the end of a long debate. Tonight, Kerry did so at least three times. First, when asked to identify the most serious threat we face, he said it was nuclear proliferation, not terrorism. And he mentioned that he wrote a book about the subject, pre-9/11. This illustrates how, deep down, Kerry filters the war against terrorism through his lifelong "no nukes" leftist prism. Unfortunately, Bush didn't do much better in his response to the same question, broadening Kerry's answer to include all WMD in the hands of terrorists but not mentioning Islamofascism or Jihad. Kerry, who probably sensed his error, quickly endorsed Bush's view, with an assist from Jim Lehrer (who tossed Kerry more softballs than a batter practice pitcher at a church picnic). But soon thereafter, Kerry committed a more acute version of the same error when he argued that we were sending "mixed messages" by developing new nuclear weapons of our own, while talking about how to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists. This was leftist "moral equivalence" at its worse, but again the president didn't call him on it. Finally, let's not forget Kerry's insistence on passing the global test, and his claim that in order to regain the world's respect we have "a lot of earning back to do." If the debate had lasted another half hour, Kerry might have been speaking French. There, I've almost talked myself into thinking that Kerry didn't win.
So what bounce, if any, does Kerry get? I have to think he'll get some. Whether he gets a lot may depend on how much credibility he had left going into the debate. Kerry's basic pitch was that he'll do better on every front — kill more bad guys, win us more friends, win in Iraq through more effective training, etc. He sounded good saying this, but will swing voters believe these promises? To persuade them that they should, he referred several times to his service in Vietnam. But how much credibility does this give him, in light of the Swiftvet campaign? He kept saying he had only one position on Iraq, and Bush wasn't terribly effective in showing otherwise. But has the prior work of the Bush campaign already established this conclusively?
We'll have a good idea what the answers are after a few nerve-wracking days. My sense is that we have a horse race again.
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JPMorgan Chase & Co. led lending to commodities companies for a third consecutive year even as global financing to the industry fell to the lowest since 2010.
The biggest U.S. bank by assets arranged $44.1 billion of loans, giving the New York-based company a 7.8% market share, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Bank of America Corp. and Citigroup Inc. came next. Three Canadian banks were in the top 10, from one a year ago, as European lenders retreated.
Loans fell 23% to $568 billion last year after mergers and acquisitions diminished to the lowest annual total since 2010. Deals accelerated in the fourth quarter to the highest in five years, including OAO Rosneft's $55 billion purchase of oil producer TNK-BP, as economic growth improved. Stock markets are rising for a third consecutive month after U.S. lawmakers reached a budget agreement.
"Since there hasn't been much M&A for the past couple of years, there is some pent-up demand," said Thomas Cassin, co- head of investment-grade finance at JPMorgan in New York. "Having more clarity around the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling and just the direction of the economy in general will bring to bear a bit more confidence and willingness to go out and look at the M&A."
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Commodities stagnated in 2012, with the Standard & Poor's GSCI gauge of 24 raw materials rising 0.3%, the least in five years. The 140-member Bloomberg World Mining Index advanced 2.9 percent, lagging behind the 13% gain in the MSCI All-Country World Index of equities. Natural-resource and energy companies announced $610 billion of mergers and acquisitions, 8.3% less than in 2011, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Bank of America, the second-biggest U.S. lender by assets, arranged $30.8 billion of loans, and New York-based Citigroup $30.6 billion, giving them both a 5.4% market share. Combined lending by the top three banks fell 36% from a year ago.
Wells Fargo & Co. overtook BNP Paribas SA to take the fourth slot after buying $9.5 billion of the French bank's energy loans in February. The Paris-based lender retreated 10 places in the rankings, as rival Societe Generale dropped to 19th from 15th. The figures as of yesterday reflect transactions involving more than one bank and include credit lines, project or term loans and trade finance. Wells Fargo's total was $29.3 billion in loans, for a 5.2% share.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 2 (UPI) -- J.R. Smith put in seven 3-pointers en route to 25 points for the Knicks Saturday and New York used a 46-7 run to crush Sacramento 120-81.
Amare Stoudemire added 21 points, going 10-for-10 from the field, and Steve Novak converted 5-of-7 from long range for 15 points as New York was true on 19-of-43 overall from 3-point range.
The Knicks earned the victory despite getting just nine points from Carmelo Anthony, whose streak of scoring at least 20 was snapped at 31 games.
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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced today the availability of data on 1999 mortgage lending transactions at individual lenders in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) throughout the nation. These data, in the form of disclosure statements, are available from the 7,833 lenders covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
The FFIEC prepares and distributes the HMDA statements for individual lenders on behalf of its member agencies - the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Office of Thrift Supervision - and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. A lender must make its statement available to the public at its home office within three business days of receiving the statement. In addition, if a lender has branch offices in other MSAs, it must either make a copy of the statement available at one branch per MSA or provide a copy upon written request.
The disclosure statements report home purchase and home improvement loans and refinancings of these loans. The statements present data about loan originations, loan purchases, and applications that did not result in a loan, as well as about three characteristics of applicants or borrowers: race or national origin, sex, and annual income. For loans relating to property located in MSAs, as well as some loans relating to property located outside of MSAs, the statements identify the geographic location, usually by census tract.
The 1999 data include 22.9 million reported loans and applications, a decrease of about 7 percent from 1998. This decrease is largely attributable to decreased refinancing activity partially offset by increased home purchase lending.
The FFIEC also prepares aggregate reports that include data for all lenders in an MSA. By early August, the FFIEC will send these aggregate reports and individual lenders' disclosure statements to a central depository in each MSA for public inspection. The locations of these central depositories can be obtained by calling the FFIEC (202/872-7500) or by visiting the FFIEC's Web site at this page: www.ffiec.gov/hmdacf/centdep/main.cfm.
In addition, the FFIEC makes HMDA data directly available to the public in various formats, including cartridge tape, CD-ROM, and at the FFIEC Web site. Some data are available in paper form (tables for 1999 showing the nationwide aggregates and key demographic information for MSAs, for instance). An order form can be obtained by calling 202/452-2016 (an automated response system) and selecting menu options 4 and then 1, or by faxing a request for an order form to 202/452-6497. The order form is also available at the FFIEC Web site at this page: www.ffiec.gov/hmda/orderform.htm. The order form gives descriptions of the various reports, prices, and formats. Advance orders may be placed to be filled when data become available.
The FFIEC also provides data from seven major private mortgage insurance (PMI) companies. The 1999 PMI data include information on approximately 1.8 million applications for mortgage insurance, about 1.3 million of which were to insure home purchase mortgages, while about 0.5 million were to insure mortgages to refinance existing obligations. These data will be available at individual PMI companies; the data will also be available, by early August, at the central depository in each MSA and from the FFIEC, in the same types of reports and in the same formats as the HMDA data.
Questions about a HMDA report for a specific lender should be directed to the lender's supervisory agency at the number listed below:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, HMDA Assistance Line - 202/452-2016
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - 800/934-3342
National Credit Union Administration, Office of Examination - 703/518-6392
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Community and Consumer Policy - 202/874-4446
Office of Thrift Supervision, Reports Division - 972/281-2411
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The Sugoi Icon bib shorts deliver on all fronts in a fit-and-forget way. For long hours in the saddle, that's just what you want.
Most of the fabric used on the Icon bibs is Sugoi's so-called 'Mobil Mesh' fabric, a lightweight and relatively open lycra-spandex mix. This openness makes them very airy indeed, great for hot summer days of the sort that leave you covered in salt marks. The fabric also lends the Icons a sort of silvery sheen when worn, which looks great. The bib straps themselves are made from a more traditional mesh material to further improve ventilation.
Fit wise, the Icons manage to find the perfect balance between compression and suppleness such that you simply forget that you're even wearing them at all. A full strip of silicon round the bottom of each leg keeps them firmly locked in place with no movement whatsoever. Those with hairy legs might find the tacky silicon a little much, but I had no issues with irritation during the test period.
The strength of the leg grippers allows Sugoi to be a bit more generous with the fit around the tops of the thighs and the glutes. By no means are they baggy, but you don't feel constricted at all as can sometimes happen with more compressive shorts. In use, the result is a pair of bibs that feel just as good at mile 60 as when they were first put on.
The Formula FX pad used in the Icons is a superb multi-density number, with perforations to improve ventilation and a distinct lack of potentially chaffing seams. But a good pad is useless if it's incorrectly positioned or if it moves around on the bike. Here again, the Sugoi fit is spot on with the denser portions positioned right where they are needed – under your sit bones. The inherent stretch in the pad material allows it to conform to your body and move with you instead of against you.
The Sugoi sizing itself seems to be quite standard, as I usually take a medium and these fit me well in that size (the Sugoi website does feature a sizing guide). I found the legs to be on the long side which was a plus point for me as I usually struggle to find bibs long enough due to my lanky physique (climber's legs I keep telling myself). The only small bugbear I had with these was the high cut of the front panel (it reaches over my belly button) which made relieving oneself on the bike more difficult than it needed to be.
Fit is spot on, ensuring plenty of niggle free, comfortable miles.
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Make and model: Sugoi Icon bib shorts
Size tested: Medium
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
A summer bib short for those looking for comfort on long rides.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
-Mobil Mesh upper bib is highly breathable, lightweight and designed to stay in place
-No inseam to reduce under-chamois bulk
-Sublimated Graphic
-10 panel body contour fit
-Flat seams for increased comfort
-Formula FX pad
From the moment you pick them up, you know that these are quality bibs. The stitching is all perfect and the fabric feels suitably lightweight and techy.
The stand out aspect of these bibs is their excellent fit. Everything stays put during the course of a ride making the last miles just as comfortable as the first.
All the flatlock stitches have remained intact despite plenty of use and washing maching cycles. The colour hasn't faded either.
Yes, these are proper summer bibs.
With regards bibshorts, comfort is performance and in that, these Icons excel.
For the performance the Icons off good value for money even if they're not cheap in absolute terms.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Dialled fit.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
High cut at the front makes quick toilet stops a little trickier.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes.
Would you consider buying the product? Yes.
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes.
About the tester
Age: 21 Height: 190cm Weight: 69kg
I usually ride: Canondale EVO Red My best bike is:
I've been riding for: 5-10 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Semi pro
I regularly do the following types of riding: road racing, time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, mtb,
For 5 years, racing was my life and I went all the way from a newbie bonking after 40 miles, to a full-timer plying my trade on the Belgian kermesse scene. Unfortunately, the pro dream wasn't meant to be and these days, you're more likely to find me bimbling about country lanes and sleeping in a bush on the side of the road.


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The Rural Development Advisory Corp. in Walden has stopped taking new clients for mortgage foreclosure counseling after losing a bid for continued state aid.
The Rural Development Advisory Corp. in Walden has stopped taking new clients for mortgage foreclosure counseling after losing a bid for continued state aid.
More than 3,500 Orange County homeowners have been aided by the organization since 2009, said Executive Director Faith Piatt.
Staff will continue to work with 310 open cases. "We will not leave any of them unassisted," Piatt said.
The lost aid, though, will cost two of eight agency employees their jobs.
Orange County residents can seek assistance from other organizations, including Hudson River Housing in Poughkeepsie. It averages 10 new appointments for foreclosure services each week from residents throughout the region, including Orange County.
"We have always taken customers from Orange if they called us, but it looks like more will be coming," said Elizabeth Celaya, director of organizational development.
Since 2009, the Rural Development Advisory Corp received $699,412 from New York State Homes and Community Renewal. The group's application for continued aid scored lower than those submitted by other applicants, Piatt said.
Other groups offering foreclosure-related counseling include the Rural Ulster Preservation Company in Kingston and the Rockland Housing Action Coalition in New City.
The agency's website will continue to include educational videos, including one about foreclosure issues. Other services also will continue as usual.


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Search continues for missing Apopka boater
Man last seen Wednesday
Search continues for missing Apopka boater
Man last seen Wednesday
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. —
The search continues for a missing Apopka boater who hasn't been seen since he left home to go fishing in New Smyrna Beach early Wednesday morning.
Bernardo Hernandez' family actually put a boat in the water to help in the search.
The 49-year-old launched his boat and never returned.
His truck and boat trailer were found in the parking lot near 170 North Causeway.
Fish and Wildlife has searched the Intracoastal for two days while the Coast Guard searches the ocean in the event Hernandez got pulled out of the inlet during outgoing tide.
Hernandez is a former boxer, so the family said he's in great shape. They're counting on that for his survival.
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We have in our labs the Silencer Mk III 750W (PPC MK3S750) power supply unit from PC Power & Cooling, an OCZ Group company. The 750W version was added to the company's Silencer Mk III Power Supply Series at CES in January.
The power supply has been designed to meet the power demands of professional and enthusiast users, by providing a 750 wattage along with high efficiency and convenience and flexibility through a modular cable design.
The Silencer Mk III 750W meets the stringent 80 Plus Gold certification for energy-efficiency ratings and support over 90 percent efficiency under typical workloads. Featuring its popular Dual Thermal Control System (an operation that allows either PSU model to be switched between normal and silent modes), the Silencer Mk III works in conjunction with the load and temperature controlled fan for quiet operation. Additionally, the PSU combines a single +12V rail, premium components (including 100 percent Japanese 105°C capacitors), protection circuitries, continuous stable output at a 50°C ambient temperature, and heavy-duty chrome finish metallic cable connectors to provide excellent conductivity and lower resistance.
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Style # 214323
A playful mix of sheer mesh and diagonal stripes are sure give way to spring-to-summer casual cool. This bebe top features a high-low hemline, soft fabric with a beautiful drape and twisted back cutout. Pair yours with anything from a pair of skinny jeans to mini skirts.
- 85% viscose, 15% polyester
- Center back to hem: 28" (71 cm)
- Hand wash
- Made in USA with imported materials
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Cutout Stripe & Mesh Top is rated out of 5 by 1.
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President Barack Obama, reapplying his re-election campaign theme of protecting the middle class, heads to Pennsylvania on Friday suggesting that Republicans could spoil Christmas by driving the country over the "fiscal cliff."
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The president's road trip, visiting a factory that makes Tinkertoys, is infuriating Republicans, with House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner calling it a "victory lap" Thursday as he rejected Obama's proposals to avoid the cliff, which is a combination of tax increases and spending cuts set to start taking effect in January.
But Boehner confronts challenges not only from Democrats but increasingly from other Republicans, some of whom have advocated greater flexibility than their leadership on Obama's demand that Congress approve tax increases for the wealthy as well as extend tax cuts for the middle class as part of a deal to avoid the cliff. Most Republicans oppose raising any tax rates.
While Republicans are unhappy with the Obama's opening bid of deficit reduction measures, drawn mostly from previous presidential budget proposals, they are nervously eyeing the markets as well as polls indicating that the public is likely to blame Republicans if there is no deal at year's end to avoid the tax increases and severe spending cuts that economists say could tip the economy into a recession.
What the president is doing, Republican Representative Lee Terry of Nebraska told MSNBC on Thursday, "is setting us up to be the fall people for going over the fiscal cliff. And, frankly, going over the fiscal cliff is a win for the president. So either way, we're going to get it."
Obama will visit a manufacturing facility in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, operated by The Rodon Group, a plastic-injection molding company that supplies, among other things, Tinkertoys and Angry Birds building sets for children.
"As we move into holiday season, Democrats and Republicans should come together to renew middle class tax cuts so families have more certainty at this critical time for our economy," the White House said in announcing Friday's trip.
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text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Speed Painting Critique needed Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Gallery/Finished Work View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Speed Painting Critique needed" rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:30 am HI this a new speed sketch I made... need critique for the same the painting is called Weak Foundations q1 by smritirocks, on Flickr [img][/img] Back to top Quintus DiasmemberMember #Joined: 11 Sep 2010Posts: 387 Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 6:45 am It's not bad I like it. I rather give some tips. Some things that comes to my mind, maybe make the wires thinner and add a person somewhere, or something that could suggest scale to the objects in the background. I like the atmosphere. Back to top bananojunior memberMember #Joined: 31 Aug 2005Posts: 13 Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 2:32 pm hey rockstar30! I was thinking about starting an overpaint thread, but in the meantime, and if you dont´mind, here´s a few things I think could help make your image stronger. I´m no expert but here you go I hope you don´t take this the wrong way. Try to avoid tangents, you´ll create a better sense of depth if you do. and a quick overpaint think about values this is your painting in B&W I´ll post the link, for some reason I can´t embed it http://germancasado.com/overpaint/001_values_B&W.jpg can you see how you could push it further? There are many options and many choices to make when painting. Try tackling one problem at a time (perspective/values/color etc). I find it many times overwhelming to worry about color, values, atmosphere, anatomy all at once! this is a quick greyscale version. One possibility When you create a layer, if you press ctrl+alt+G it will only affect the layer below. That comes in handy when you want to keep a silhouette. You could have your shapes in a flat color in one layer, and then the light/shadow on another on top. or you could have it all in one layer with a mask. Hope this makes some sense! Back to top rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 5:27 pm HI Banano and Quintus, Thanks so much for your suggestions... I have never come across the tangent theory I just looked it up now. Wow... something i will definitely avoid My first picture looks actually bland when made into black and white... and also has scale issues . I have tried to fix them and make the image much more dynamic. q1v1 by smritirocks, on Flickr [img][/img] The black and white version q1v1bnw by smritirocks, on Flickr [img][/img] Your comments helps me a lot. and you dont know to what extent... I am currently pursuing to be a concept artist and I want be really good at it. Hopefully I reach to a good level with this. thanks so much for the suggestions and taking your time ... I appreciate it a lot <3 Back to top Quintus DiasmemberMember #Joined: 11 Sep 2010Posts: 387 Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:16 pm ok I made an overpaint aswell guess I got inspired by banano there, seems you rockstar want some tips aswell which makes it more appreciative if one is gonna do an overpaint. Btw banano I hope you will start that overpaint thread, awesome idea. I really don't like the concept of critique these days because there are so many directions to take an artwork and it is always up to the artist where it should be taken. So I am gonna tread softly here, hopefully. Some things that you wanna be careful of though, is repetitive spikes like those that you have in the mountain rocks. ...those consumes attention, especially when repeated, makes the eye focus at those parts. I can mark them in a separate picture if you want? The other one is saturation, rather start low key and then add colors in layers. That way you have control on the key colors, usually there's one or two vibrant colors in your painting if you wanna get depth. Color theory rules applied you should go from cold in the back up to warm colors in the front, this you have in your original sketch. If you look at old paintings you can see that they go from cold sky in the back then warmer ground up in the front, that is a good rule for depth. ok back to the overpaint, I changed the concept and not on purpose lol, guess I am a bad overpainter. Just wanted to show another angle perhaps. However it all depends on how and what you wanna display in your picture. Personally I prefer perspective in a painting, that way you can add more to the surrounding, and; atmosphere is probably the most important ingredient in a painting, if you can master that you gonna make masterpieces everytime. Back to top rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:33 pm Awww... so sweet of you do an overpaint... and that too a totally new concept ... wow... you re good Yeah I am planning to do aways with those rocks in the foreground... they do look really deliberate now rather than natural... I will also be making the windows a bit thinner as right now it looks really thick... I would like to know. Where exactly this picture goes wrong... concept wise, composition and perspective, color? I want to fix this one so that i can put it in my portfolio Looking at your concept I feel I am far far away in terms of good concept sketching btw all comments are appreciated and taken into account not just overpaints Back to top rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 4:08 pm I have also added some distant hills q1wip by smritirocks, on Flickr [img][/img] Back to top Quintus DiasmemberMember #Joined: 11 Sep 2010Posts: 387 Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 1:35 am Wow I think you are coming along real fine now, gets better and better, I like that you added the hills in the background, sure gives you depth. If you ask me where you loose depth at this moment is the perspective, incorporate more things to get a perspective, give the picture flow with a path. Foregrounds focus usually works for me, it could be small things like a pillar, people or other objects, this give you the feel that there is something behind it. Keep in mind to give depth early with tonal values in your sketching, three tones suffice in the initial stage. To break things down. Abou the structure of the towers, not clear to the viewer if they are metal or metal and rock. As they have the same color at the foundation and on top structure..... Some tips would be to make them differ or perhaps some eiffel tower structure. I made some overpaints again, quick ones so they are not that good lol. Added more perspective, however if the toweres were to be very tall I suggest a perspective where you look up on the towers, this in the second overpaint. Ellipses bend the other way. Hmm damn my english is bad. haha Find a happy place, wth? ok gotta go .. Back to top rockstar30junior memberMember #Joined: 04 Dec 2010Posts: 28Location: EUUK Posted: Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:53 pm Hi, I am back after a long break... hope you guys had an awesome christmas... taking some pointers into consideration and also suggestions from Quintus I made some changes to my sketch Let me know how is this q1vwithbeams wipjpg by smritirocks, on Flickr [img][/img] Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Gallery/Finished Work All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas doctors filed a lawsuit Friday in state court seeking to overturn a sweeping new anti-abortion law set to take effect in July, only a day after Planned Parenthood attacked portions of that law in a federal lawsuit.
Dr. Herbert Hodes and his daughter, Dr. Traci Nauser, contend in their lawsuit that the new law violates their rights to equal protection as guaranteed by the Kansas Constitution. The law blocks tax breaks for abortion providers and prohibits them from furnishing materials or instructors for public schools' human sexuality classes.
Hodes and Nauser perform abortions at their health center in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. They previously filed a lawsuit in 2011 over health and safety regulations imposed specifically for abortion providers, and that still-pending suit in Shawnee County is preventing the state from enforcing the rules.
This time, Hodes and Nauser also are challenging provisions of this year's law spelling out what information doctors must provide to women before terminating their pregnancies, including a statement that abortion ends the life of a "whole, separate, unique, living human being." They also object to a ban on sex-selection abortions, arguing there's no proof any are performed in Kansas and that the provision is designed to "chill the performance of abortions."
In addition, the doctors argue in their litigation in Shawnee County District Court that the new law defines medical emergencies so narrowly that no woman could forgo the state's 24-hour waiting period, even with a life-threatening condition.
"The law as a whole would impose such an incredible burden," said Stephanie Toti, an attorney for the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which is representing the doctors.
Officials with Kansans for Life, the most influential anti-abortion group at the Statehouse, said all of the regulations were drafted to withstand court scrutiny. Kathy Ostrowski, its legislative director, said the language on medical emergencies is not as narrow as described and only prevents abortion providers from avoiding restrictions by citing mental health reasons for an emergency, such as a suicide threat.
Mary Kay Culp, the group's executive director, said Hodes and Nauser are "out of the mainstream." Republican Gov. Sam Brownback is a strong abortion opponent, and the Legislature has big anti-abortion majorities in each chamber.
"They're basically out of options in a state where the governor and the Legislature are pro-life," she said. "Their only option is the courts."
The new law also declares that life begins "at fertilization." Supporters argue that it's merely a broad statement of principle, not an attempt to regulate abortion, and Hodes and Nauser are asking for a ruling to that effect.
Planned Parenthood's clinic in Overland Park and its medical director sued the state on Thursday, limiting its federal court challenge to "informed consent" provisions and a requirement that a provider's website link to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Planned Parenthood argues those provisions violate free speech rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Meanwhile, a Planned Parenthood lawsuit in 2011 against a state law denying the organization family-planning dollars for non-abortion services in Kansas is before the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office has paid outside lawyers more than $758,000 defending anti-abortion laws enacted since Brownback took office in January 2011.
Friday's lawsuit names Schmidt and Brownback's secretaries of revenue and health and environment as defendants.
Among the provisions that the suit attacks is one requiring abortion providers to post a sign on their premises noting that it is illegal for anyone to coerce someone into having an abortion. The lawsuit said the notice is so lengthy that the sign will have to be at least 6 square feet.
"At some point, it just becomes absurd," Toti said.
But Ostrowski said the sign would be the size of a small picture. Culp said the law's requirements are designed to ensure that women get adequate information from abortion providers.
"They want to call it 'choice' even when they control all of the information given to a woman," she said.
Shawnee County District Court: http://www.shawneecourt.org/
Hodes' and Nauser's health center: http://www.hodesnauser.com/
Kansans for Life: http://www.kfl.org
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