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Obamacare website designers should have researched AOL: Guest Opinion
December 09, 2013, 3:57PM
By Paul Newman The recent debacle with the U.S. government's attempts to implement "Obamacare" through an on-line website shows how quickly we forget the mistakes of the past and continue to repeat them. In 2003, the Internet service provider America Online (AOL) decided to pursue a radical new approach to Internet service. Up to that point, Internet service was billed... Full story »
Prevent gun violence by targeting its disease-like transmission: Washington Post opinion
December 07, 2013, 4:00PM
In the way gun violence is transmitted, it bears striking similarities to public health epidemics such as cholera in Haiti or HIV/AIDS in the United States. Full story »
Why families need a tax break for second earners: Bloomberg opinion
December 07, 2013, 4:00PM
If we care about encouraging work incentives, high marginal tax rates for low-income families deserve as much, if not more, attention than the rates for the biggest earners. Full story »
The Legislature created the Lottery, now it can chart its next course: Guest opinion
December 07, 2013, 4:00PM
Lottery leaders don't dispute that some people get into trouble when playing lottery games. We do not target problem gamblers. Our goal is to have a lot of people playing a little. But we also have a job to do for the state of Oregon, a job assigned to us in the state Constitution and demanded of us each year by the Legislature and the Governor. That job is to raise money. Full story »
Fix regulatory framework for GE foods: Guest opinion
December 07, 2013, 2:00PM
By David Beavers Last year, California voted "no" on Proposition 37. Last month, Washington followed suit on Initiative 522. As Oregon prepares its own ballot initiative calling for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods, what lessons can be learned from its neighbors? First and foremost, expect an expensive and public battle. Proponents and opponents of the two states' initiatives... Full story »
Four Oregon women for Portland bridge consideration: Guest opinion
December 07, 2013, 11:02AM
There are 11 bridges in the Portland metropolitan area, earning the city's nickname "Bridgetown." And while each is unique, all have one thing in common: None is named for a woman. Full story »
Nelson Mandela's legacy: Guest opinion
December 06, 2013, 11:28AM
By Vandy Kanyeko I was saddened when news of the demise of Nelson Mandela filtered through on Thursday. The announcement jolted me like lightning, bringing back a flood of memories. I was a teenager in Sierra Leone, West Africa, when Madiba (the father) was released from prison in February 1990 after 27 years of incarceration. I do remember that day... Full story »
Brendan Monaghan: Oregon needs spending reform, not tax reform
December 05, 2013, 4:00PM
Last week, the deadline came and went for Oregon's lawmakers to submit new ideas for next year's short legislative session. As it turns out, many submissions, like Sen. Lee Beyer's clean fuels mandate and Sen. Jeff Kruse's Native American mascot bill, have more in common with Thanksgiving's leftovers than anything new. These resuscitations are referred to as "zombie bills," ready... Full story »
Undermining Oregon's public trust doctrine: Guest opinion
December 05, 2013, 2:00PM
By Michael C. Blumm and Mary Christina Wood An important duty of the state attorney general (AG) is to vindicate public property rights in state trust resources. But AG Ellen Rosenblum's recent position in a couple of pending high-profile cases completely undermines the state's 150-year-old trust obligation owed to its citizens. The public trust doctrine (PTD) imposes limits on governments... Full story »
Tim Nesbitt: Finding the balance between optimal teaching and maximal learning in PPS
December 03, 2013, 5:00PM
Parents concerned about burgeoning class sizes may view workload protection for teachers as a protection for students as well. But class size is only one measure of teacher workload and educational effectiveness. The length of the school year is another. Full story »
Tax reform effort should avoid making tax code less progressive: Guest opinion
December 03, 2013, 12:15PM
By Joe Rodriguez The Nov. 30 Oregonian editorial "Tax-reform Democrats should fight soak-the-rich message" correctly posits that Phil Knight does not have any "ilk" in Oregon because "he's that rich." But many Oregonians also invest in stocks and bonds, including Nike shares, as he does. Currently, the stock market is one of the few places where investors are significantly increasing... Full story »
Time to end sequester cuts to research and education: Guest opinion
November 30, 2013, 11:00AM
If drastic budget measures continue, federal student aid programs may be cut at a time when students who are challenged financially need them most. Full story »
Name light-rail bridge for bridge builders Nohad and Dirce Toulan: Guest opinion
November 30, 2013, 8:01AM
The Toulans, instremental in the evolution of Portland urban planned, died recently in a car accident. Full story »
Five myths about health care's 'young invincibles': Washington Post opinion
November 28, 2013, 2:00PM
By Sarah Kliff Coined by the health insurance industry, the term "young invincibles" has come to describe 18- to 34-year-olds who go without coverage because they expect to remain healthy. But young invincibles are crucial to making the Affordable Care Act work: The White House is counting on them to buy coverage under the new law, helping to... Full story »
Chinese should beg Gary Locke to stay on: Bloomberg opinion
November 28, 2013, 10:00AM
By Willie Pesek TOKYO -- The Communist Party can't wait to see the back of Gary Locke, the outgoing U.S. ambassador who ruffled many a feather during his two-plus years in Beijing. The 1.2 billion Chinese who aren't party members should be begging him to stay. After Locke's Nov. 20 resignation announcement, online commentators claimed Beijing's toxic... Full story »
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Thank you today marked the beginning of president Obama's effort to allow younger illegal immigrants.
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My squiddy monsters, I don't even know what I was going for myself so they look all over the place.
My squiddy monsters, I don't even know what I was going for myself so they look all over the place.
Blah, quick 'n dirty...
EDIT: funny you can see the quicker and shittier they got as time went on. If there were any more faces to do they'd probably just be scribbles
Hello Again,
I hope I can still make it, here are my ten female faces.
And finally, here are my ten alien faces...
Hi Ilaekae! I spent some time goofing off with some of my coworkers and some sculpy yesterday, and I used your assignment as a starting point. It sure was fun.
Seedling ! you did just 9 of them !! you are a bad role model for your students.
lol, just kidding. They look very nice, very Zorbatikish......
Hem! They looked so good, I ate one.....
Gah, didn't get any time these past few days to work on much, still going to work on it on my own though
The Epic No-Name Sketch Group!
Spaztastic's World
Me, Myself, and Me Again's Sketchbook
Shannanigan's Sketchbook
Vehkt's Book of Doom
And my Sketchbook
gah, i had to work a lot this week... dont have many of the heads done... but ill finish them... but should i post them?
Seriously... lets all go to Denny's and order some Waffles!!!!!
Eeek, I didn't get to do my females and aliens by deadline either. Is it ok if I post them later today?
Post them. I'm slowly going through everybody's stuff and writing comments, so you have time. Better late than never. They only shoot people for being late in the Challenge area...
No position or belief, whether religious, political or social, is valid if one has to lie to support it.--Alj Mary
Ironically, the concept of SIMPLICITY is most often misunderstood by simple-minded people. --Alj Mary
Alas I could not finish. My Christmas trip has snuck up on me and I am in full panic mode trying to get everything taken care of. Alas that I wont have access to a scanner until the 30th.
If you could still comment on my stuff Ilaekae, I would appreciate it and I look forward to participating full time come 2008.
I finished my 10 females but halfway my men... I don't think I will have enough time for the aliens. Anyway, will post what I had done.
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Whoa ! those are just so cool, Jonz. I would sure like to see your alien/monster piece too !
My regrets is I did not went too much to my own drawing style, I mean those face were real and quite easy... But when creating my own faces like those marked by X, it was awful...
I'd like to have more time for the aliens :/ Will do maybe one or two but I will certainly not encounter the difficulty of the 7th or the 8th face :/
EDIT: well I did it, I took the aliens from Halo, and tried to do something with it...
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This is a general note I'm posting in my Mentoring thread, and the two classrooms...
My sincere apologies for seeming to disappear for the last week. I expected a lot of problems popping up at the end of the year because of changes that are happening in my personal life right now, and they did--in spades. They've all resolved smoothly more or less, but at the worst possible time as far as my time on the forum is concerned.
I had a lot of research to do to set up the POW! challenge in time for our deadline, my social security and retirement had some problems that had to be resolved by repeated trips into the city, some final details on legally dissolving a 40-year business before the end of the year, and of course, the usual shit that occurs with the holidays. Now I'm playing catch-up with comments on everybody's work posted in the last week. I should be caught up finally today (Monday) and back on a normal schedule this week.
I'd like to thank you all for being so patient. 99% of my annoyances are over, and now I get to annoy all of you again...heeheehee...
BTW...I've been checking in to see what you guys have been up to and I have to say, I'm very impressed.
No position or belief, whether religious, political or social, is valid if one has to lie to support it.--Alj Mary
Ironically, the concept of SIMPLICITY is most often misunderstood by simple-minded people. --Alj Mary
Again, truly sorry for the delay, everyone, but it shouldn't happen again any time soon...
Males--actually not a bad range, but I'm guessing you did the top four from memory because they all have a strong family resemblance, especially around the mouth and nose. That particular mouth continues on the guy with the glasses and the guy next to him with the short hair. The two at center row right and the one lower left are particularly nice in their obvious differences from the others, but you still have that little problem of working uphill to your right, which affects mostly the lower left's left eye. This uphill thing is really obvious at the upper right guy, so this is something you'll have to continue to watch for. I'm not sure if you noticed this, but top third, center two on right, and bottom left, are all very expressive with minimal pencil work, and they didn't require a lot of shading to convey the feeling of volume to the faces. These four are particularly effective.
Females--Actually, with only one exception (the "hooker" in line two and to some degree, the dark=haired girl right above her), you have a very strong familial resemblance with all the faces here--they're all "round" or as wide as they are high. This is a very strong "typecast." In real life, the face proportions (height vs width) would fall all over the place. One thing...you lost your "uphill-to-the-right" slant here, and you've got some nice expressions captured (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9). The baby is delightful, but maybe could have used a tiny bit bigger eyes to be perfect. Again, 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 to some degree, and 9) have all achieved a nice presence with minimal line work and shading clutter.
Creatures--Okay, so you're not into creatures. My first wife wasn't either, which is why she was my "first" wife... In spite of that, you've actually made your creatures more different within their species without losing that species identity than you did your human equivalents. Amazing what you're capable of when you're not afraid to exaggerate, isn't it? I mentioned this before in a post to either Rabbi' or JonZ...the human face is remarkably consistent within the "racial" types, and even the difference between the sexes within these groups isn't as great as most people believe. It's all a matter of extremely fine and subtle differences for the most part, with most visually memorable people being so because the have an element extremely exaggerated beyond the norm--big nose, big chin, "perfect features," very thin or thick lips, etc.
Because of this, you felt more comfortable pushing the facial elements on your creatures than you did on you humans, maybe possibly because you didn't want to "get ugly" or exaggerate the features too much.
Good try. Good job.
Males--good group with a lot of facial separation (and not a bad likeness of Eastwood). I'm fairly certain you did some from ref and some without, and I think I can pick out the ones that are each. You need a good bit of practice with the anatomy of the face, especially the way the bone structure affects it. The guy at center right, grinning, has a believable skull under that smirk. You can almost feel it. The circle of guys at the upper left, and the one to the lower right I'm fairly certain are not from reference. The reason I think so is because you don't seem to be quite sure where their skull is underneath all that skin, so their features are "drifting" around a bit. Do you notice on most of this little group that you have the mouth closer to the edge of the chin than to the end of the nose? It should be the other way around in most cases, even though it works well as an aid to the expression on the lower left-most face. He looks...chagrined, for want of a better word, and this placement exaggerates that feeling, though his mouth probably should have been just a bit higher without taking away from the effect.
The round-faced guy at the center is actually pretty good at showing someone who likes cookies and lunchmeat a bit too much , but again, I would have moved his mouth up just a bit (which would actually accentuate his weight). As fat as his right cheek is, I'm thinking his left jaw line would fall a bit more to our right to actually allow enough room for a symmetrical set of cheeks.
The "strong-man" type right above the fat guy seems to have a jaw that lost its way--I'm thinking it would drop downward a bit more than you have it, then bounce an angle over to a slightly less-wide chin (sort of like the guy with the glasses).
The profile I have no problems with, but that ugly chick at the lower left should be in the creature set with the rest of its kind.
Females--You have a good range of attractive faces here, and most of them do have a definite separate identity. A few do look like sisters--upper left, high center and right center--with the same features, and you have the problem with the "low mouth" here, too, which is also on the girl behind the afro. You do have a decent variation in facial shapes overall, as well as hairstyles to a lessor degree. The woman smiling at low center looks a little strange because you paid too much attention to her teeth. In a smile like this, less is more--just indicate the presence of teeth instead of drawing each one. It allows for a cleaner look.
Creatures--considering that you went with something that actually doesn't have a face as such, you did remarkably well here. They definitely all belong together as a species, but the differences are positively exaggerated enough to allow an "outsider" to recognize them as individuals.
Overall, very nicely done. You need some work on anatomy, as i mentioned before, and a bit of care on the relationship of the features to each other.
Males--in the context of this assignment, there's not a whole lot here to find fault with. You've got a nice range of head shapes without any going to an extreme, and a wide enough range of features that i wouldn't have trouble identifying each individual. Well done.
Females--again, a good range of facial shapes and features, but I think you really had to work at this one. It's not easy to draw a bunch of stereotypically pretty women and have them look different, is it? In spite of that, I think you did rather well here.
Creatures--I'd buy this. They definitely look like the same species, and I don't think I'd have all that much trouble telling Fred from Aunt Tillie. Good work on caricaturing the features.
Overall, not badly done at all. I'm very happy with these. I think you ned a bit of work with eyes, though, because you have a tendency to repeat what you're comfortable with. Eyes (and the lower end of the nose) are the one of the things that most people assume they have down-pat, when in reality, most of us only THINK we know what the suckers actually look like. they all have different slants and shapes, and the various lid folds and socket skin folds really make for a lot of possible variation. Well done.
Welcome to the circus. Males--Good shape range. The faces are generally anatomically sound, and definitely have an identity of their own, but you really had to work at it, didn't you? Here's why...you're fudging the lower nose and eyes when you think you can get away with it. This means you have to work harder, because you removed two very important elements from your "playing." (See my note above to edgaronfo (under "Overall...) The first three noses are exactly the same, the two at the bottom plus the guy with the glasses are almost the same, and the two in the center are exactly identical. This kind of sameness forces you to think "family" rather than individual, and when you have a lot of people in a scene that is NOT family, you have problems.
A suggestion...look through a week's worth of newspapers and pay special attention to the faces of the people pictured. Politicians, sports types and your average Joe on the street aren't all that stereotypically "pretty" the way models are, so you'll get a better feel for how gross facial features can get without drifting into a bad drug trip. Models look alike. Movie stars look alike. You and me probably look like people from two different planets... We want more of "US" drawn, and less of "THEM."
Nicely done.
Frumious Me:
Males--Well done. Lovely range of shapes, types, and features. The only thing I have some (small) problem with is that many of the eyes are similar. this is a bit of a problem for most of the people who turned work in on this, and I'd be really stupid if I didn't think that part of the problem was the small sizes we're dealing with, but I can tell when someone might be in their "comfort zone," and this is why I'm mentioning it as a possibility.
Female--Again well done, though you don't have quite as much range in the overall facial shapes as you do for the males. I absolutely love the expressions on the top two at the far right and the top two at the far left. Again, I'm worried a bit about the eyes and noses, but with females, this is always a problem because of stereotypically "pretty" and make-up...
Creature--You surprisingly pulled this off without any real extremes, and I think part of that is you had the horns to play with. Good ploy. Ignoring the horns, the faces still hold up remarkably well as individuals, so I'd call this a successful solution.
Overall, very well done. I only have problems with little nits, and those are probably due to the size we're working, as I mentioned above.
Males--Very well done! You obviously have the drawing skills to pull off the subtle caricaturing needed for something like this. Nice range of types, shapes and features, and some very clean confident inking. I'm guessing you just started drawing for the first time...oh...maybe...the day before you did this assignment...
You have a knack for characters, so I'm hoping you get involved in the P.O.W.! Challenges. It seems like the kind of thing you'd have fun with...
Males--I know how hard you worked on this assignment, and it shows. You've got some good variation in the head shapes and features here, so we both know you can do it. Now it's just a matter of continuing to study your anatomy and practice. Well done.
Females--AND we all knew how hard this part was for you. In spite of all your worrying and struggling, you pulled off some rather nice variations here, and you've actually got all the important parts pretty much where they belong. I think you can see what I meant when I told you that it was really hard to differentiate between the sexes, let alone between the individuals within those two groups. At this point, you're having a bit of a fight to get down what you want, and we've all been there. It's just a matter of time and practice. Don't give up.
Creatures--You missed the point about the "same species," but you've got the start of some pretty decent creatures here. I think you should let this area sit for a while until you get your human details under control. That will make everything that comes after a hell of a lot easier.
Males--It's obvious you have some decent high-level drawing skills, and you definitely used 'em here. In the context of the assignment, there isn't a single thing here I can find fault with. Extremely well done.
Females--Again, a solid grasp on what had to be done. Very professional level. I would suggest reminding yourself when you go out to sketch to include some ladies who aren't necessarily all that "photogenic" to get a wider range of "types." I'm mentioning this because of the facial shapes I'm seeing here--they're just a bit stereotypically model-ish. You have a knack for expressions like Arish above. I'm hoping you follow through on your plans to enter the P.O.W.! because I think you could have some real fun with it.
Males--Nice range of shapes and features. (Good drawing skills, btw.) You've got a nice touch for subtle caricature and it's working well here. I'm especially happy you went for different ages and the rather "un-pretty" guy in the second row. Well done.
Jason Rainville:
Males--Very good range of shapes and features. Some of your eyes are a little repetitive, but we're working so small that it's not a big hassle for me. (The eye thing is actually more obvious on the females, but my comment still holds).
Females--You pulled off a wider selection of face shapes here than with the males. I'm specifically looking at the second one in both rows--tall and narrow. I think you pulled off both sexes beautifully without getting extreme. Nice job.
Creatures--Very nicely done. Making assumptions about the "crests" and "facial ornaments," and adding in the various shapes of the face/heads, you've pretty much pulled off a species style with a good deal of individuality. (The assumptions I'm talking about are the differences I see within the animal and bird kingdom WITHIN a species which can get pretty extreme for various reasons...)
Overall, Very nicely done.
Males(?)--Hahahahahahahahahahaha... Love these! Nice range of shapes and features. The only thing that thoroughly disturbs me is that they're ALL NEKKID! I may be scarred for life, but don't worry...I'll work it out with my $1,500-an-hour stable of shrinks...
(It's fun to play with clay, ain't it? I actually "draw better with a lump of something soft than I do with paper and pencil...)
No position or belief, whether religious, political or social, is valid if one has to lie to support it.--Alj Mary
Ironically, the concept of SIMPLICITY is most often misunderstood by simple-minded people. --Alj Mary
Thanks for the nice comments Ilaekae! I hope the rest of your holidays is more relaxing for you. And yea I'm really looking forward to P.O.W, as soon as I finish my art school application ... and *cough* LMS... *runs and hides*
I loved seeing everyone else's take on this, and I'll try to finish the assignment once things are a bit less chaotic. Happy new year to all!
can i still do and post my result? i had no idea about this task and i feel really up to it even if no one wants to reveiw the results.
My sketchbook
Gerbil, the "Late assignments" thread was made just for that, so go for it.
-> http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...d.php?t=114276
I'm sure someone will be willing to give you some crits, if not Ilaekae or Seedling themselves.
Er.... I'm new... When will there be an update on assignment?
I'm sorry... Did you need something?
I probably shouldn't post since I haven't done the assignment, though I think it's a brilliant one, but I was very interested by the problem that arose on the first page: "How do we make individuals of a different species look like individuals?"
I hope that this hasn't already been mentioned - I just skimmed for the most part. But I think that the simplest answer is that we make individuals of a different species look like individuals in exactly the same way the we make individual humans look like individuals. We play with the aspects that we, as people, instantly recognize, like distance between eyes, distance from mouth to eyes, eye size, face width versus height, forehead length, etc, even if our subject isn't human.
Even if the species doesn't feature some of these features we still have to manipulate the ones that it does feature. This is because people, not aliens, will be viewing your artwork, so if you make your aliens individuals in ways that they do not recognize, you're failing to communicate your ideas, and that just doesn't work in concept art.
The idea of manipulating human characteristics is most important when we consider that we might be trying to make the alien individual have character of a certain sort. What I mean is that if we give some alien a heroically sized chin structure, we are conveying to the viewer that the alien is heroic. You can't really use features that you invent (say you make a creature with vents on the bottom of its jaw) to convey emotions or character traits in a predictable way. You might use the vent size to distinguish between individuals, but that's all it's good for. Manipulating the vent size isn't going to convey rage or heroism unless you repeatedly visually associate it with your characters in that way.
It's also worth mentioning that alien features can be substituted for human features in this way. If an alien has antennae located above its eyes its probably possible to use the antennae as stand-ins for eyebrows, and can be expressive of emotion or character traits.
If the alien doesn't have to function intelligently at the human level - maybe it's the equivalent of a mindless alien farm animal, then the character conveyed by human aspects of eye distance and the rest are still important. You can make a whole alien race look stupid by giving them really wide spaces between their eyes and small foreheads, and manipulate the rest of their features to make them individual.
I guess I've been rambling for a while. I'll go mind my own business now.


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AN Indian-born Dallas doctor is appealing for more like-minded professionals in America to join his crusade to give impoverished children in his homeland a start in life.
A college reunion four years ago brought him back in contact with former classmate Dr Satya Prasad Koneru, founder of the UK charity HEAL (Health and Education for All), and since then Dr Chunduri hasn't looked back.
He took part in a gruelling event, Cycle India 2010, to raise funds for HEAL's projects and was so moved after meeting some of the children in the charity's care that he knew he had to do more to help.
"When I was young my father died and my two brothers took care of eight of us. I always felt so much in their debt," said Dr Chunduri.
"And when I first became involved with HEAL I saw this as a way of 'paying my dues', but after seeing the kids at the Children's Village in Guntur I knew that I was going to be involved forever.
"I also remember during Cycle India 2010 seeing these people from the UK, some of who were barely able to cycle for one reason or another, but they carried on regardless and I thought 'Why are these guys putting themselves through this?'.
"This, too, inspired me and left me feeling that my involvement with HEAL would be on-going, not just for the one time as I had imagined. I salute them for doing this for other human beings."
A family bereavement prevented Dr Chunduri from participating in Cycle India 2012, but he was determined to be involved and flew to India to make a personal donation to HEAL's ambitious new project, Paradise Village, which will soon become home to 1,000 orphaned and underprivileged children.
"I met up with the cyclists after their ride and I told Prasad that I would like to donate $100,000 towards a vocational centre for the Paradise Village and a further $20,000 to build a guest house cottage there, too.
"I saw this as my destiny – it was something I felt I had to do – and I hope I can do more in the future."
Now Dr Chunduri is hoping to reach out to other like-minded people in America to support HEAL's good work.
"The sad situation in India is that there are super-rich people, but others are so poor you cry when you see them. The rich people don't care about the poor people," he said.
"There are only a few of us in HEAL USA right now and we need to recruit more people. There are a huge number of people like myself who left India to come and work in the States.
"Many of them are already donating to other charities, or projects such as temples and colleges back home in India, but HEAL needs help to give these unfortunate children a future by putting them into education.
"The beauty of the charity is that they have no paid staff and no administrative offices, so the money raised and donated goes directly to where it is needed most and I have seen the difference it makes with my own eyes.
"We are already looking at the possibility of holding a Cycle India event in America to raise awareness of HEAL and will be actively seeking more sponsors to support the Paradise Village project."
After serving his internship in India, Dr Chunduri took up residency at the VA Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York and currently runs his own practise in Fort Worth.
Explaining his reasons for supporting a vocational centre, Dr Chunduri said that there was a need to encourage training in trades where skills were often learned on the job.
"There is an abundance of high-end technical people, but there is a need for mid-level technical people," he said. "Some people work as machinists with no training and only hands-on experience. They need proper training and this vocational centre will encourage that."
He added, "I talked to several kids separately at the HEAL Children's Village in Guntur and asked them what they want to be. Only one said 'engineer'. Almost all of them said, 'I want to help people like me here at the HEAL Village'.
Krishnababu Chunduri, a 61-year-old neurologist from Fort Worth, Texas, was born and brought up in southern India and took his medical training in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, during the 1970s.
"It gave me a lot of encouragement that many of the kids are going to help with HEAL in the future. It is definitely going to make a difference that these children are going to go on to help people, which means that HEAL's good work will be continued in the future."
Dr Chunduri's elder brother Dhanumjay is a GP based in Birmingham, England, and his family is sponsoring the creation of the Phanendra Chunduri Institute for the Blind at the Paradise Village in memory of his late son.
"Our own mother had zero education," said Dr Chunduri. "It was frustrating for her when she wanted to read or write letters and had to depend on other people. But she still encouraged us and was our inspiration to get a good education.
"My brothers went on to do well in life. My father died when I was small, but my mother was so instrumental in educating us. That is why the vocational centre will be named after her."


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AFC East Kingpin New England travels to Miami |
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The 8-3 New England Patriots, leaders of the AFC East travel to Miami to take on the 5-6 Dolphins in a 1:00 kickoff that will be televised to most of the nation on CBS. The Patriots come into the game off a 49-19 Thanksgiving Day thrashing of the New York Jets in New Jersey, while the Dolphins are coming off a much needed 24-21 win over a good Seattle team in Miami last Sunday. It was the 1st of hopefully many 4th quarter comeback wins for rookie QB Ryan Tannehill and broke a 3 game losing streak for the Dolphins. Let's take a look at how these teams matchup up in this key AFC East battle. Miami comes into the game ranked 26th in total yards generating 321.3 yards per game. They rank 22nd in passing at 212.4 yards a game, and come in 16th in rushing offense at 108.9 yards per game. Miami ranks 26th in points scored with 19.2. They face a New England defense that ranks 27th in total defense giving up 390.2 yards a game. They rank 28th in pass defense giving up 289.4 yards a game, and rank 10th in rush defense giving up 100.8 yards a game. They rank 13th in points allowed giving up 22.2. The Patriots do come into the game in the top 5 of the NFL in turnovers margin, as they have 14 interceptions and 18 fumbles recovered. The Dolphins finally got the run game going last week against the 11th ranked run defense from Seattle last week generating 187 yards against the Seahawks. They face the 10th ranked rush defense today in the Patriots, and once again the run game will be the key for Miami. Getting the run game going will allow the Dolphins to play action pass and attack a very suspect secondary. The Patriots are good at forcing turnovers, and this is a game that the Dolphins MUST protect the football if they are to have a chance of winning the football game. The Dolphins defense comes into the game ranked 21st in total defense giving up 358.5 yards per game. They rank 26th in pass defense giving up 261.7 yards per game and rank 7th in rush defense giving up 96.7 yards per game. Miami ranks 9th in points allowed, giving up 20.5 points a game. They face the most potent offense in the NFL in the New England Patriots, as they rank 1st in total yards generating 435.8 yards a game. They rank 4th in passing offense at 292.1 yards per game, and rank 6th in rush offense generating 143.7 yards per game. The Patriots are the highest scoring team in the NFL at 37.0 points a game. The Dolphins defense faces a very potent offensive team in New England, an offensive team that now has balance with a very solid running game to complement an always potent passing attack with QB Tom Brady. Still, nothing changes with what the Dolphins will need to do. Make New England one dimensional and take away the run game. If the Patriots are able to run the ball, the Dolphins will have NO chance to stop New England. Stop the run game and get pressure on Tom Brady. That means DC Kevin Coyle will need to be aggressive and bring the blitz to generate constant pass pressure on a QB that does very well against the blitz, but Miami has no choice. DE Cameron Wake is still the only DL player generating consistent pressure. This indeed would be a game were Jared Odrick would be a welcomed plus in regards to providing additional pass rush along with getting interior push from DT's Paul Soliai and Randy Starks. Miami faces a very tough task today against perhaps the best team in the AFC in New England. The Dolphins will have to play their best game of the year to have a chance to get a win today. That being said, the Patriots have been beaten 3 times this year, so they can be beaten. Bring your A game Miami. Go Dolphins........ |


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This past Saturday, Goose Island's Wrigleyville brewpub was packed to the gills for Day of the Living Ales. Beer enthusiasts eager to sample excellent examples of cask-conditioned real ale were treated to a wide range of 40+ inventive brews, most of them local, from Finch's curry-infused Mahatma IPA to Goose Island's cocktail-inspired Tonic the Hedgehog. Last week, we interviewed Day of the Living Ales cellarmaster Steve Hamburg about the finer points of real ale. We also checked in with Elliott Beier, above, Certified Cicerone™ and beverage director at Owen & Engine about his take on cask service, because he's doing it best year-round.
There's so much more complexity in a cask beer it's incredible. Cask ale is meant to show a beer for what it should really be, exactly what malt you're tasting, exactly what hops you're tasting and the symphony of all that complexity. – Elliott Beier
Check out the real ale feature at Chicagoist, and read on for the all-local Day of the Living Ales winners.
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1st place: Half Acre Baume, a chocolate rye stout
2nd place: Goose Island Tonic the Hedgehog, a barrel-aged raspberry saison with Brettanomyces, dry-hopped with Amarillo, blended with tonic water and gin-inspired botanicals
3rd place: Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Coffee Stout, an imperial coffee stout aged in bourbon barrels
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Summary: At press time, Nycomed ASA (Oslo, Norway) and Amersham International plc (Buckinghamshire, UK) expected to finalize their proposed merger in October, 1997. This merger would add a radiopharmaceutical product line to the world's leading supplier of contrast media for x-ray. The new company, to be called Nycome
At press time, Nycomed ASA (Oslo, Norway) and Amersham International plc (Buckinghamshire, UK) expected to finalize their proposed merger in October, 1997. This merger would add a radiopharmaceutical product line to the world's leading supplier of contrast media for x-ray.
The new company, to be called Nycomed Amersham plc, will locate its corporate and worldwide headquarters in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, with its pharmaceuticals and European headquarters in Oslo, Norway. The U.S. base of Nycomed Amersham will be located at Nycomed Inc.'s current headquarters in Princeton, New Jersey.
Covering four modalities
"The merged group will be uniquely placed as the only provider of all four forms of diagnostic imaging to an established global market franchise," said Johan Fredrik Odfjell, chairman of Nycomed and chairman-designate of Nycomed Amersham. According to Nycomed, the new combined company will be "No. 1 in x-ray, No. 1 in nuclear medicine, No. 2 and growing in MRI [magnetic resonance imaging], and it will be excellently positioned to compete in the up-and-coming growth area, ultrasound." Nycomed has an ultrasound contrast medium in late-stage clinical development.
The merger combines "Nycomed's proven skills in chemistry with Amersham's leading reputation in biology" to provide stronger research capabilities, said Richard Lapthorne, Amersham's current chairman. Lapthorne is expected to be named deputy chairman of Nycomed Amersham.
The merger of Amersham's Life Sciences Division with Pharmacia Biotech (Uppsala, Sweden), part of the Pharmacia & Upjohn group, created the world's largest research-
based biotechnology supplier. Life sciences will be the second-largest business area for Nycomed Amersham, with the genomics market expected to grow substantially over the next 10 years. Last year's merger of Amersham with Nihon Medi-Physics will strengthen Nycomed Amersham's presence in Japan.
Ultrasound contrast: top priority
With 11 imaging products in development, Nycomed's top priority is a third-generation contrast agent for ultrasound. Phase II cardiac clinical trials have been completed for this agent; liver imaging trials are now under way.
In its collaboration with Diatide (Londonderry, NH), Nycomed plans in the future to provide nuclear medicine imaging agents for cancer, deep-vein thrombosis, and infectious diseases.
The Board of Directors of Nycomed Amersham will comprise 14 members, half from Nycomed and half from Amersham. Nycomed Amersham will follow the Norwegian practice of allowing Nycomed and Amersham each to nominate one employee representative to the Board.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the new drug application (NDA) for AcuTectTM (technetium-99m apticide) as a "priority drug," meaning that the agency will attempt to complete its review within 6 months, reported Diatide, Inc. (Londonderry, NH), the biopharmaceutical company that develops radiolabeled peptide-based imaging agents for nuclear medicine. Under the standard FDA review process, most new drugs take approximately 12 months in review. The company submitted its NDA for technetium-99m apticide, formerly known as P280, in August 1997.
According to Diatide, the FDA reserves priority status for drugs that "would be a significant improvement in the safety or effectiveness of the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of a serious or life-threatening disease" compared with available therapies.
Binds to platelets, detects/localizes deep-vein thrombosis
Designed to detect and localize acute venous thrombosis, technetium-99m apticide binds to receptors on platelets. Based on phase III clinical trial data, apticide appears to provide more accurate results than ultrasound for diagnosing acute deep-vein thrombosis in patients with recurrent symptoms, said a Diatide representative. The company also believes that nuclear medicine imaging with technetium-99m apticide will be safer than venography and will provide comparable or better accuracy.
Diatide was issued a U.S. patent in July 1997 for its radiolabeled thrombus imaging compounds. The company now holds 9 U.S. patents and 20 foreign patents.
Partnership with Nycomed
AcuTect is licensed to Nycomed ASA for regulatory approval and distribution in Europe, South Africa, and some regions of the Middle East. In the United States, Nycomed and Diatide have an agreement for joint marketing of technetium-99m apticide. Diatide has five other products, for seven indications, all currently in phase II and III clinical trials.


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Anne, like the others, finds it difficult hiding in the Secret Annex. They can never go outside, and always have to be careful. It's very tense. Anne uses her diary to get her frustrations off her chest.
There are four other Jews in the Secret Annex besides the Frank family: Hermann and Auguste van Pels with their son Peter, and Fritz Pfeffer. Four of Otto's employees help them. Everyone lives in constant fear of discovery. And it's certainly not easy for eight people to live in such close quarters.
Not being able to go outside upsets me more than I can say, and I'm terrified our hiding place will be discovered and that…
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Eight people, living in extremely cramped quarters, in a stifling Secret Annex… the tension is unbearable...
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People chose a wide variety of places to go into hiding.
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"The sun is shining, the sky is deep blue, there's a magnificent breeze, and I'm longing - really longing– for everything: conversation, freedom, friends, being alone."
Otto sets up a business in the Netherlands. After that, his family can come over too.
Edith has trouble settling down in the Netherlands.
Peter is a quiet boy who likes to work with his hands.
Fritz is a handsome, charming man.
Bep is a secretary for Otto's company Pectacon.
Wow, I'm touched. I never thought a book as such could exist in such a tragedy.
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I am the same age as Anne when she wrote the diary (15) and I am not nearly as strong as her. I can't imagine what it must've been like. I'm reading her diary now for my English class.
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it helped me a lot :-)
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Anywho...today I would like to share a new challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs Shining the Light Challenge.
This week's Challenge:
This week the team is challenging you to use punches or dies on your creation. Now isn't that just easy peasy!!
While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them.
Now on to my creation:
Light from the Full of Grace collection from Our Daily Bread Designs. The sunflower image I did not cut out by hand!! I actually used a die now available at Our Daily bread Designs. It made it so much easier and less labor intensive!! The image is nested in the Labels 11 Spellbinder die
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Jimmy Edgar goes Majenta
cheesechokerwroteTue, 16 Oct 2012So I dig that sleazy Detroit-lite electrofunk vibe that Jimmy Edgar's got going on. And every release of his has a few great instrumental tracks. But the lyrics are so consistently, awkwardly bad that I'm always skipping the first 2 or 3 tracks on all his recent work to bypass the vocals.
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pishposh86wroteWed, 18 Jul 2012This is both something that he loves and something that sells. You should hear his EP's, remixes, and especially some of the more experimental stuff he puts up on soundcloud; you may change your opinion of him. The guy IS quite brilliant.
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RisingsonwroteSat, 19 May 2012Very funky, very 80's and he does not need to be Prince: there's a lot of 80s music that drank from the same influences that Prince had, and this is where Jimmy Edgar comes from.
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"Patang" plunges head-first into a family based in Ahmedabad, where India's largest annual kite festival is celebrated. It reflects the way Indians live in one another's pockets. Homes and businesses, temples and roadways, are all crowded close together, neighbors know one another, and it's all held together by a network of the world's most baffling traffic.
This film is joyous, but more than that: It's lovely in its construction. The director, Prashant Bhargava, born and raised on Chicago's South Side, knows what his basic story line is, but reveals it subtly. The story in outline would be simple enough for a made-for-TV movie. But there is nothing simple about "Patang."
An affluent uncle from Delhi named Jayesh (Mukund Shukla) pays a much-delayed visit back home to his family in Ahmedabad, bringing along his daughter, Priya (Sugandha Garg), who hasn't seen these relatives in years. He meets his mother Ba (Pannaben Soni), sister-in-law (Seema Biswas) and his nephew — the son of his brother, who died of a heart attack. The nephew, Chakku (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), resents the way this distant man descends grandly on his relatives and feels he has the right to make suggestions and changes.
The story line becomes fully clear only toward the end. In form, "Patang" looks almost like a cinema-verite documentary of this family, surrounded by the city and the kite festival. Many key shots were obtained during the festival itself, and we see the skies over the city filled with thousands of dancing, dueling kites, as every single rooftop is occupied by people. Below in the streets, bands, fireworks and food vendors create a tumult.
There is a little romantic subplot, involving the daughter from Delhi and Bobby (Aakash Maherya), who begin a flirtation on the rooftop and continue it during a motorbike ride. On a bridge, Priya and Bobby begin a flirtation. Her eyes dance with merriness. They've been together a few hours. In a lesser film, this would be a love story with a happy ending. "But Bobby," she says, "we hardly know each other. Do you expect me to leave behind thousands of friends in Delhi?"
He does. Their flirtatious conversation is filmed in close-ups and closer-ups. The effect is intimate and sensual. In one shot only, cigarette smoke coils from her mouth. We never otherwise see her smoking. This establishes in a moment that she is more worldly than the boy. She kisses him, but that will be that: This is only a few days' visit.
The family house itself is a character, and there are a few extended shots of its graceful, playful architecture and happy colors. Many interiors involve a photograph of the dead brother, whose soul seems to inhabit it. Meals are prepared and shared on a table in the street. The food looks delicious; fingers are often used. People are teased to perform songs. Gossip and chatter run wild. We are immersed in the life and sort it out for ourselves. The effect is curiously like being invited into this home and learning while we stay.
Prashant Bhargava went to grade school and the Kenwood Academy in Chicago. How did his background produce such a lovely and successful indie film in India? He told me, "The seeds for the movie were based on the memories of my uncles' dueling kites," he said. "In India, kite flying transcends boundaries. Rich or poor, Hindu or Muslim, young or old — together they look toward the sky with wonder, thoughts and doubts forgotten. Kite flying is meditation in its simplest form.
"In 2005, I visited Ahmedabad to experience their annual kite festival, the largest in India. When I first witnessed the entire city on their rooftops, staring up at the sky, their kites dueling ferociously, dancing without inhibition, I knew I had to make this film in Ahmedabad."
And that's what happened. His film took three years of research, was seven years in the making, stars mostly non-actors and the cast improvised its takes based on the script. It flies as free and colorfully as a kite.
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Stack Exchange is a fast-growing, VC-funded startup with over 35 million monthly visitors. We're looking for a talented designer to join our tight-knit team of designers, developers, and product managers. The work you do here will directly affect millions of users around the world.
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Context Evidence for symptomatic convergence of schizophrenia and N -methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptor (NMDA-R) encephalitis highlights the need for an assessment of antibody prevalence and specificity for distinct disease mechanisms in patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia among glutamatergic pathophysiologic abnormalities in psychiatric disorders.
Objectives To compare the specificity and prevalence of NMDA-R antibodies in schizophrenia (DSM-IV criteria) with those of other psychiatric diagnoses and to determine whether antibody subtypes characterize overlap with and distinction from those in NMDA-R encephalitis.
Design Serum from 459 patients admitted with acute schizophrenia, major depression (MD), and borderline personality disorder (BLPD) or individuals serving as matched controls was obtained from our scientific blood bank. To explore epitope specificity and antibody subtype, IgA/IgG/IgM NMDA-R (NR1a or NR1a/NR2b) and α-amino-3-hydroxyl-5-methyl-4-isoxazole-propionate receptors (AMPA-R) (GluR1/GluR2) serum antibodies were determined.
Participants Two hundred thirty matched healthy controls were compared with patients (unmedicated for at least 6 weeks) with schizophrenia (n = 121), MD (n = 70), or BLPD (n = 38).
Main Outcome Measures The primary outcome was the overall number of seropositive cases for NMDA-R and AMPA-R antibodies; the secondary outcome was disease specificity of IgA/IgG/IgM antibodies and epitope specificity for clinical subgroups.
Results Diverse NMDA-R antibodies were identified in 15 subjects, primarily those with an initial schizophrenia diagnosis (9.9%), opposed to MD (2.8%), BLPD (0), and controls (0.4%). Retrospectively, 2 patients initially classified as having catatonic or disorganized schizophrenia were reclassified as having misdiagnosed NMDA-R encephalitis (presence of specific serum and cerebrospinal fluid IgG NR1a antibodies). In all other seropositive cases, the antibodies consisted of classes IgA and/or IgM or were directed against NR1a/NR2b (not against NR1a alone). None of the patients or controls had antibodies against AMPA-R.
Conclusions Acutely ill patients with an initial schizophrenia diagnosis show an increased prevalence of NMDA-R antibodies. The repertoire of antibody subtypes in schizophrenia and MD is different from that with NMDA-R encephalitis. The latter disorder should be considered as a differential diagnosis, particularly in young females with acute disorganized behavior or catatonia.
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Yes, it certainly does happen. And for good reason: both diseases can be transmitted by the same ticks.
In fact, patients who test positive for Lyme disease are often tested not only for babesiosis, but anaplasmosis too. That's because all three are tick-borne diseases that my infect people at the same time.
Here are the main features of each illness:
Antibiotic treatment can cure all three diseases. Doxycycline is a good choice to treat both Lyme disease and anaplasmosis. The standard treatment for babesiosis includes two other antibiotics, atovaquone and azithromycin.
For severe cases, intravenous antibiotics may be needed.
Fortunately, there are tests to help diagnose each of these disorders. Treatment for one or more of them can be chosen by knowing what infections are common where your husband lives or travels, his symptoms, physical exam findings and test results.
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I'll be in Bangkok next week and wondered if anyone could recommend a fruit market in Bangkok, where I can buy good quality organic fruit, please?
Thank you.
Kind regards,
Hi Peter,
Please see the link below which myself and wife made about fruit & veg avaliability in Bangkok:
Siam Paragon is a big shopping complex with lots of organic fruits and veg as well though a little pricey!
Hi Paul,
Thank you for your reply.
I'm in China at the moment and unfortunately, youtube is banned here, so I won't be able to watch the video that you and your wife made but thanks for the message anyway...
All the best,
No problem! By-the-way you might want to check out a raw vegan restaurant called 'Rasayana Retreat' which is both a restaurant and a retreat centre. Very nice quiet place.
If you let them know your exact requirements 2-3 days before you visit they can cater to your needs. Just email them for a full menu!
Heres their Bangkok link: http://www.rasayanaretreat.com/gallery-location/pataya-branch/
Hi Paul,
That place looks brilliant, thank you!
I'll definitely go there next week and try out the food...
Are there any other vegetarian/vegan restaurants in Bangkok, that you'd highly recommend?
By the way, if you're ever in Budapest, be sure to check out the Napfenyes vegan restaurant in district VII, it's fantastic there and the bean goulash soup, is a masterpiece!
Al the best, Peter
Hi Paul,
I'm in Bangkok now and just wanted to thank you for the link that you kindly provided, for the video which you and your wife made, which is excellent, well done!
I'll be taking the time, whilst here, to visit both restaurants you you recommended...
All the best,
Hi Peter,
Glad you enjoyed the video!
I love snooker and have been playing it for many years.
Have a great time in Bangkok!
Hi Paul,
I went to the Bonita vegan cafe in Bangkok tonight and had a wonderful meal there, including trying datorade for the very first time!
Wow! What an incredible drink that is!
I can't believe that I've been missing out on that!
I got chatting to the owner, a really nice vegan chap from Japan and was amazed to discover (I know your wife mentioned it in the video that you made) that he is an ultra-marathon runner, who runs up to 100 miles in a race!!!
I must admit, that I had absolutely know idea that people trained for and ran over such extreme distances.
Anyway, he and his wife seem like really nice people and following your example, I would highly recommend the Bonita Cafe and Social Club in Bangkok, not only for vegans but anyone else, that is looking for excellent food, at very reasonable prices.
I think that I'll just have to head back there tomorrow afternoon too, as 2 datorades, was nowhere near enough today!
Many thanks, once again...
All the best,
Hi Peter,
Glad you are enjoying the restaurants. The owner of Bonita is a great guy and we use to run around Lumphini Park with him from time to time. Funny enough we met with another ultra marathon runner while we were there in Bangkok from OZ whos 811.
If you think datorade is realy good you must try the Durian fruit while you are there! If you can get a nice ripe one its heaven.....
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Title text: His books were kinda intimidating; rappelling down through his skylight seemed like the best option. |
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Donald Knuth is a computer science Professor Emeritus at Stanford University who is famous for writing The Art of Computer Programming and developing the TeX computerized typesetting system.
An "array" in computer science is a structure that holds multiple values, and is "indexed" by a number. In Pascal, for instance, one writes array[1] to access the first element in the array. Most "modern" (read: descended from C) languages use 0 as the index for the first element in the array, but it is possible (if one is careful about it) to ignore the 0th element and use 1 as the first index. Cueball is complaining that Black Hat was not consistent in his choice of where to start his arrays.
Black Hat's citation of Donald Knuth implies that, in order to ask him about it, he broke into the professor's house, and has nothing to do with the argument over array indexes.
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- [Black Hat and Cueball are sitting back to back at two separate desks, typing.]
- Cueball: Man, you're being inconsistent with your array indices. Some are from one, some are from zero.
- Black Hat: Different tasks call for different conventions. To quote Stanford algorithm's expert Donald Knuth, "Who are you? How did you get in my house?"
- Cueball: Wait, what?
- Black Hat: Well, that's what he said when I asked him about it.