Thoughts on What Makes a Helpful (or unhelpful) Art Critique.
Lately an art teacher friend of mine sent out some questions to her fellow artists, asking "What makes a helpful art critique?" I was impressed by her willingness to get feedback, refusing to inflict her students with the average unbearable, eye-rolling art critique. Most art teachers would never ask this question. Most would just launch into critiques as they have always been done: Hang up your painting on the wall, watch as the teacher and five outspoken peers make comments like "I like the colors!" or "Maybe add more blue?" or "This is decoration/illustration! Not art!" ... and this goes on for four hours.
The only thing messier than painting is a critique session.
The questions below do not fall into the troll trap pattern of asking "What makes a good critique and a bad critique?"
Asking what is 'helpful' is much more practical, in that it is asking what moves us forward as artists.
Is it an art school's job to be helpful towards artists? I think anyone who answers 'No' to this question may have never been a student of art, never paid $1,000- $25,000 a semester for the chance to make paintings, drawings, or ceramics ... and after years of work .... not get any better as an artist. The classical art critique format can be so adverse, and art school/class/teachers can be so unhelpful, that not going to school at all may be better for artist growth. It's just that bad.
Here are my answers to the questions from the art teacher on what makes an art critique helpful or unhelpful, and how we can self-assess as artists.
Question 1: What kinds of critiques have been most helpful to you and what makes them helpful?
The critiques or feedback that I get from non-family, non-artist folks are usually the most helpful. From what I have seen, an artist's friends and family will either outrageously support them, or make them feel pretty bad about their art. Other artists are also not always the best source of critique because their own world of perspectives and goals absorb them. It's not you, it's them. This is the reason why I put my work on sites like Twitter and Instagram - I want to see what dentists, 14-year-olds, construction workers, and interns think about it.
The reason why this critique type is important and useful to me is because I want my art to appeal to all kinds of people, not just other artists. Hearing a voice about my art, where the voice emerges from somewhere completely beyond the art world, is incredibly valuable and helpful for building perspective.
To formally gather this kind of critique might be difficult, but I think you could do it easily with a social presence and encouragement from a teacher. The hardest part of art is having the confidence to "Get out there" and "Show your work." Public posting works well for this, or forcing yourself to get a show in a small venue. Sometimes comments from the untrained eye can be cruel and blunt, but they are objectively useful.
Question 2: What kinds of critiques have been least helpful to you and where did they go wrong/what effect did it have on you?
I had a critique in school that was systematically ineffective. The teacher had each student write 2-page critiques/show reviews of one other student. The student critiquing my work ended up writing a critique of an 'art show' of mine, only the 'art show' did not actually exist - it happened in the future, involving artwork that I hadn't even made yet.
It was a whimsical critique and creative in its own hopeful way, but, I felt this critique of the 'future show' was unhelpful because it didn't have the vocabulary to talk about the work I was making at the moment. But at the same time, the 'unhelpfulness' of the critique wasn't just under the student's ownership; the teacher should have had the sensibility to realize that artists in the class wanted to make art - they didn't want to comment or write at-length reviews of the work of others. In a way, the teacher's offloading of critique onto the students ended up in a disaster.
Overall, one lesson I gathered from this experience was that making any at-length critique is really hard, and sometimes, it is a job that nobody wants to do! Writing well about art and talking about it in a helpful way is a far cry from making art. A two-page dedicated critique, one that listens to the art and understands the artist, one that is organized, perceptive, and imbued with key takeaways is a lot more valuable than a couple words blurted by a fellow student ("I like the colors!). If only it weren't so hard for most of us to do.
Question 3: When were you hardest on yourself and was being hard on yourself helpful in your artistic growth?
I am consistently known for being hard on myself, and to be honest, as far as 'when I was hardest on myself' - I am extremely hard on myself right now!
Being hypercritical of my own output and having the ever-sinking feeling of "Never doing enough" has forced me to count up my paintings, assess their quality, and figure out, empirically, that I am doing okay most of the time.
If I don't do this, if I don't count my paintings and look back, I end up kicking myself all the time and generally thinking that I am the Worst Artist. I would be swathing myself in blankets, sipping ramen noodles, and seeing myself as a complete failure. So, I count the paintings to stay sane. I think the practice of art, at its best, is a balance of kicking yourself in order to do something, and celebrating when you have done it.
Just some of the paintings I have made this year, almost all of which I have sent away for sales.(I will probably never sell the Mr. Krabs painting.) It's important to keep track of progress even when you aren't surrounded by your work.
Question 4: How has your attitude towards your work or methods changed over time?
About ten years ago I used to make extremely abstract works, think 'color fields' and texture-based paintings. Many people loved these paintings, and I liked them as well. However, people who were deep in the more conceptual, heady side of the art world disliked them - some even hated them. They were just too simple and they didn't talk about anything like economics or politics - they were mere abstracts.
I made paintings like this because I was not interested in representing ugliness in art. My attitude was - and still is - that the world is ugly enough already, full of conflict, pain, and pointless suffering. Do we really need to add another ugly painting or shocking performative thing to the world?
However now as I am a bit older, I am more interested in storytelling, figuration, and other non-abstract aspects of painting. I'm deeply interested in relationships, transformation, and love.
An overall theme of my work though, in both the abstract forms and figurative work, seems to involve peace, the processes of understanding (i.e., relationships). So, despite being slightly embarrassed of the over-simplicity of my paintings from ten years ago, I can still appreciate them at this time, and the attitude that I had at the time still informs what I do today.
Question 5: What do you view as healthy in regards to self-assessment?
Time is the key here. To measure progress within oneself, we must involve remembering the past - documenting art and then looking at it six months or a year later will show an artist a lot about where they were, and where they are today. On a similar level, it is important to set goals. We have to understand and forecast what we are capable of in order to self-assess well.


Yesterday, we posted a note about Amanda Dawn Christie's upcoming transmissions from the HAARP facility in Alaska.
Amanda has just notified me that the frequencies and times of the experiments have been posted on the project's website: Ghosts In The Airglow.
As for Frequencies: Ghosts in the Air Glow has 10 movements, several of which are simultaneously on two different frequencies. In preparation, frequency selections had to be submitted in advance for tuning, so in order to allow for various conditions, three frequency options were prepared (a low, a mid, and a high). Only one will be used on the day of transmission, but it could be any of these three. I am listing them in the order of preference, with the most likely frequency first. All modes are AM.
Click here to view frequencies and times.
I would also suggest you follow Amanda's Twitter feed during the transmissions as she plans to post live updates. In addition, she has set up a live feed of the transmissions on her website.
No doubt, this will be a unique listening and receiving experiment for all!
This entry was posted in Art, News, Schedules and Frequencies, Shortwave Radio and tagged Amanda Dawn Christie, Ghosts In The Glow, HAARP, High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program on March 23, 2019 by Thomas.


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L'institut d'études politiques de Paris (Science Po) | France
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Danube University Krems | Austria
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Leiden University | The Netherlands
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University of Ulster | Northern Ireland, UK
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Birmingham City University | UK
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The University of Sheffield | UK
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CHE Centre for Higher Education | Germany
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Sunday School, Sunday, June 14, 10am: This Sunday our 3-6 year old class will be learning about the apostle Paul and his journeys, while our 7-11 year old class will explore the calling of David the shepherd boy to be King of Israel. We'll also thank and celebrate our Sunday school teachers and helpers!
St. Dunstan's is recruiting a basketball team (or two) for Hoops for Housing! Members, friends, and family – all welcome, and players can be of all ages and skills. Each team will have 4 – 6 members, and is asked to raise at least $100 through pledges and donations for Briarpatch Youth Services. Hoops for Housing will take place on Saturday, August 8. It is a friendly community basketball tournament, sponsored by St. Dunstan's, to raise funds for Briarpatch, which serves homeless youth in the Madison area. Team pledge envelopes are available in the Gathering Area; sign up & start gathering a team! Questions? Talk with Rev. Miranda.
Church, Faith & Life Conversation, 12 – 1pm: When are you most conscious of yourself as a person of faith, in your daily life? Does your faith support you in hard times? Why do you belong to a church – in five words or less? Come share open-hearted conversation about these and similar questions, with Rev. Miranda and others from the St. Dunstan's community. This is the final opportunity to participate in a focus group (a loosely-structured, informal group interview) as part of Rev. Miranda's Missional Leadership Cohort inquiry process. Anyone who'd like to take part is welcome.
Younger Adults Meet-up at the Vintage, 7pm: The younger adults of St. Dunstan's are invited to join us for conversation and the beverage of your choice, at the Vintage Brewpub on South Whitney Way. Friends and partners welcome too.
Saint Dunstan T-Shirts, $5.00 – BYOS: Bring in a plain T-shirt (at least 60% cotton) that fits you, and the logo "Saint Dunstan: Annoying the Devil since 943" will be applied (in fuzzy blue iron-on vinyl) for $5. Funds raised will go towards purchasing new tubs for our Backpack Snack Pack ministry at Falk Elementary School. Talk to Rev. Miranda with questions. Checks can be placed in the offering plate with "T-shirt" on the memo line.
Vacation Bible School Team Signup: This year's Vacation Bible School will run from Sunday, August 2, through Thursday, August 6, from 5:30 – 7:30pm. We could use Kitchen Helpers, people to watch over the classrooms and groups, a Librarian, and several other roles — both on-site and ahead-of-time. Please see our Sign-Up in the Gathering Area, or talk with Rev. Miranda to learn more.
Calling an "Oikos Team" to Help St. Dunstan's Welcome Newcomers: The people of St. Dunstan's talk a lot about feeling that St. Dunstan's is their "church home," with a strong and welcoming community. The word "oikos", in the Greek New Testament, is the word for "household" – as in, "you are now members of the household of God" (Ephesians 2:19). Would you like to help visitors and newcomers feel a sense of welcome and belonging in this "oikos," this household of God? As a member of the Oikos Team, you'll be matched with a person or household new to the church, to help them connect and get to know our parish. We're not trying to manufacture friendship, but to be intentional about planting the seeds of community. You'd only be "matched" with one person or family at a time, and it won't be a major time commitment. If this sounds like something you'd enjoy, talk with Rev. Miranda at 238-2781. We hope to have all kinds of folks and families on our Oikos team.
Prayers for General Convention: Every three years, the Bishops and elected Deputies – both clergy and laypeople – of the Episcopal Church gather to consider issues and new directions in the life of the church, and through democratic process, to make decisions and set directions and priorities. This year we will also be electing a new Presiding Bishop, who is the public face of our denomination and helps run the national church office. Rev. Miranda is one of the elected clergy deputies from our diocese who will be attending General Convention, which takes place in Salt Lake City from June 23 through July 3. Please pray for the Convention, for all bishops and deputies, for the Presiding Bishop candidates, and for the mission of our church.
Game Night, Friday, June 19, 6pm: Join us for an evening of games for all ages. Friends, partners, kids – all are welcome. Bring a snack to share, or come as you are!
Liturgy & Music Committee Open Meeting, Sunday, June 21, 12pm: At this meeting we will check in with how our regular liturgical ministries and weekly liturgies are going, then spend some time on ideas and hopes for the seasons ahead. All interested folk are welcome to attend and participate.
Evening Eucharist, Sunday, June 21, 6pm: Join us for a simple service before the week begins.
Worshipping with Zion City Church, Sunday, June 28: The service is from noon to 2:00pm. Meet at St. Dunstan's at 11:30am to carpool, or meet at Zion City Church shortly before noon. They are located at 1317 Applegate Road in Madison. This is just south of the Beltline, off of Fish Hatchery Road. Share song, prayer, and friendship with these brothers and sisters in Christ!
Summer Evening Worship, Thursdays at 5:30pm: Our Thursday evening "Sandbox Worship" will take place outdoors whenever the weather permits. Come at 5:30pm for a shared meal (provided), simple evening worship, and then hanging out around a fire for conversation and s'mores. "Summer Sandbox" will begin on June 18. All ages are welcome.
Between Church, July 2015: Beginning July 5, you're invited to simple outdoor worship between our two regular services. "Between Church" will meet from 9:15 to 9:45am, every Sunday in July – and maybe August too. We'll gather at the stone altar to sing, discuss a short piece of Scripture, share blessings and concerns in prayer, and sing some more. Come as an enrichment to regular Sunday worship, or just enjoy this simple service as your summer worship.
Vacation Bible School, August 2 – 6, 5:30 – 7:30pm (with a 7pm pickup option for younger kids): We had a lot of fun with Vacation Bible School last summer, and plan to do the same this year! Our theme will be "Message Received: Hearing God's Call." Using drama, art, and games, we'll explore the stories of five people called by God, from the Old and New Testaments, and how we hear God's call today. Dinner is included.


Without spoken commentary, this film depicts both the life of the soil and the life within it. The parent rock weathers, and soil is born. It cracks under the Sun, then rain brings it back to life: seeds germinate, and animals burrow and bustle below and above the soil"s surface. To complete the chemical cycle, fungi, agents of decay, flourish, themselves to decay in turn. Scavenging insects pick a mouse corpse clean, and a new generation of shoots sprouts among the bones.
Photographic techniques reveal actions that our senses cannot otherwise register. Slow-motion anatomizes the impact of a water drop on sand; time-lapse photography eliminates transient details and emphasizes processes, such as the growth of roots and shoots and the removal of soft tissue from a dead animal. These processes, being slow, fail to catch our attention on a brief nature ramble, but they power the mechanism of the living soil. As the film"s introduction states: "the soil is both the source and the product of the cycle of life and decay".
For many people, soil is just `dirt". Yet through a fresh eye – that of the camera – they will see soil as the home of a vital community.
This film screened in Australia as a Theatrical short with the original release of Star Wars – The Empire Strikes Back.


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Doom II - Hell on Earth es un videojuego de disparos en primera persona para computadora publicado el 30 de septiembre de 1994 por la empresa desarrolladora ID  Software que marcó un hito en la historia de los videojuegos y fue reconocido, en su época, como el mejor de su género. Influyó notablemente en las siguientes generaciones de videojuegos en 3D.

El juego es la continuación directa del título Doom, también realizado por ID software. Aquí, la acción no se lleva a cabo en las lunas de Marte Fobos y Deimos, sino en el planeta Tierra invadido por criaturas del infierno debido a la apertura de un portal interdimensional; de ahí el subtítulo del juego, Hell on Earth.

El juego contaba con 30 niveles más dos secretos, ambos eran recreaciones de niveles del videojuego Wolfenstein 3D, creado también por ID Software en 1992, pero estas recreaciones incluían los enemigos propios de Doom además de los clásicos soldados de Wolfenstein 3D. Para superar el nivel 32 era necesario eliminar a cuatro Commander Keen, personaje protagonista de la saga homónima de juegos de plataformas 2D creada por ID Software.

El 4 de agosto de 2007, Doom II fue puesto a la venta a través de la plataforma de distribución digital de videojuegos Steam, junto con una colección de otros títulos clásicos de ID Software.

Diferencias entre Doom y Doom II
Doom II es diferente en cuanto al primer Doom por pocas cosas tales como la introducción de una nueva arma, la Super Shotgun, que es la escopeta de 2 cañones; la de un nuevo ítem, el Megasphere, que aumenta salud y armadura hasta el 200%; y la de nuevos enemigos como el Elementar del Dolor, Renacido, Mancubus, Caballero del Infierno, Arch-Vile, Tipo de Armas Pesadas y el Aracnotrón. Y en cuanto a la historia, Doom II sitúa la acción en un planeta Tierra devastado por los demonios y los espíritus malignos, a diferencia de Doom, cuya acción se situaba en los dos satélites marcianos, Fobos y Deimos, y en el infierno.

Otra diferencia es que el juego en vez de estar dividido en distintos episodios de nueve niveles, está constituido por 30 niveles consecutivos y 2 secretos.

Enemigos del juego

 Zombi/Antiguo Soldado Humano - Zombieman/Former Human Soldier: Es el primer enemigo que se verá en el juego (primer nivel, «Entryway») y representa a un soldado humano convertido en un zombi poseído por espíritus malignos. Es el enemigo más débil por su escasa resistencia y su arma es la más básica del juego: la pistola.

 Tipo con Escopeta/Antiguo Sargento Humano - Shotgun Guy/Shotgunner/Former Human Sergeant: Comparte las mismas características que Zombieman: es un soldado humano poseído, sin embargo es más peligroso en el ataque debido a que va armado con una escopeta. Aparece por primera vez en Doom 2 en el segundo nivel, «Underhalls», y su presencia es constante a lo largo de casi todos los niveles. Al morir libera una escopeta.

 Tipo de Armas Pesadas/Antiguo Comando Humano - Heavy Weapon Dude/Chaingun Guy/Chaingunner/Former Human Command: Es el tercer y último soldado humano poseído en el juego. Posee una ametralladora tipo minigun consigo y una armadura especial, cosa que lo hace más resistente y su ataque inflige daño considerable al jugador. Aparece por primera vez en el tercer nivel , «The Gantlet» (salvo en dificultades inferiores, donde aparece por primera vez en el nivel 4, «The Focus»), y su presencia es común en gran parte de los niveles. Al morir libera la ametralladora.

 Diablillo - Imp: Esta criatura es la más fácil de vencer de todos los demonios no-zombi del juego. Ataca mediante bolas de fuego cuando se encuentra a larga distancia y utiliza sus garras en el cuerpo a cuerpo. Es habitual su aparición en grupos numerosos para aumentar su efectividad. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 1, «Entryway».

 Demonio - Demon o «Pinky»: Este demonio de color rosa (de ahí su nombre) no posee ataque a distancia, pero produce gran daño cuerpo a cuerpo y se desplaza a mucha velocidad. Su resistencia es alta y, al igual que el Imp, aparece generalmente en grupos de dos o más. También se le puede encontrar solo en pasillos cerrados, donde es difícil evitar su ataque. Lo que se debe usar para causarle más daño es la escopeta. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 2, «Underhalls», pero en dificultades inferiores aparece por primera vez en el nivel 3, «The Gantlet».

 Espectro - Spectre: Es casi idéntico al 'Pinky', con la diferencia de que este es casi invisible, por lo que causará muchas dificultades al jugador, sobre todo en entornos oscuros. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 3, «The Gantlet».

 Alma Perdida - Lost Soul: Este demonio se presenta únicamente en grupos. Su apariencia es la de un cráneo con cuernos que se desplaza mediante el vuelo y ataca embistiendo al jugador. Su resistencia no es proporcional a su reducido tamaño pues se requieren mínimo dos disparos de escopeta para acabar con él. Su primera aparición es en el quinto nivel, «The Waste Tunnels».

 Cacodemonio - Cacodemon: Es uno de los enemigos más representativos del juego. Es resistente y ataca lanzando bolas azules de energía. Puede aparecer solo o acompañado. Su primera aparición es en el nivel 5, «The Waste Tunnels», donde aparecen unidades al final del mapa, una en dificultad fácil, dos en dificultad media, y tres en dificultad difícil.

 Caballero del Infierno - Hell Knight: Es un macho cabrío humanoide de color café claro del cual la cantidad grupal también varía. Ataca lanzando bolas de plasma verde difíciles de esquivar debido a su velocidad. Generalmente este enemigo requiere el uso de armas potentes para ser eliminado. Su primera aparición es en el nivel 6, «The Crusher», excepto en las dificultades superiores donde aparece por primera vez en el nivel 5, «The Waste Tunnels».

 Barón del Infierno - Baron of Hell: Es una versión más poderosa del Hell Knight, con las mismas características de ataque pero con una resistencia notablemente más elevada, también usa un potente ataque cuerpo a cuerpo que causa grandes daños. Físicamente se diferencia del Hell Knight al poseer un tono de piel rojizo. Su primera aparición es en el nivel 8, «Tricks and Traps».

 Aracnotrón - Arachnotron: Su apariencia es la de un cerebro sobre un cuerpo mecánico de cuatro patas que en conjunto recuerda a una araña, de ahí su nombre. Su resistencia es alta y su ataque consiste en bolas de plasma idénticas a las emitidas por la Plasma Gun (Pistola de plasma) pero de color verde. Es común encontrarla andando en grupos de dos y argumentalmente, se sugiere que fue creada para capitanear pequeños grupos de monstruos, tal como su versión de gran tamaño, la Spider Mastermind, que controla a hordas de demonios muy numerosas. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 7, «Dead simple».

 Elementar del Dolor - Pain Elemental: Es estéticamente muy parecido al Cacodemon, una esfera voladora de un solo ojo. Sin embargo tiene un ataque muy particular, pues se defiende lanzando Lost Souls por la boca y resguardándose tras ellos. Para hacerle frente, lo mejor es atacar al mismo Pain Elemental antes que a sus Lost Souls, pues este enemigo puede emitir nuevos monstruos ilimitadamente mientras siga vivo. Cuando se le derrota, el Pain Elemental deja tras de sí 2 o 3 nuevos Lost Souls. Aparece por primera vez en el octavo nivel, «Tricks and Traps».

 Renacido - Revenant: Es un demonio con la apariencia de un esqueleto que está equipado con una armadura pesada apoyada por dos cañones. Posee dos formas de ataque: por una parte dispara misiles a larga y media distancia de los cuales algunos persiguen al objetivo y por otra utiliza los puños cuerpo a cuerpo. Su resistencia es notablemente elevada. Aparece por primera vez en el sexto nivel, «The Crusher».

 Mancubus: El aspecto de este enemigo es el de un enorme y pesado ser antropomorfo que se mueve con dificultad y carga con dos grandes cañones en cada brazo. Sus armas lanzan misiles con una alta cadencia de disparo. Las apariciones en grupo de este monstruo varían, pero se los encuentra muy a menudo acompañados de otros tipos de enemigos. Su nombre proviene de la unión del inglés man (hombre) con el latín incubus y argumentalmente, se sugiere que este demonio es resultado de la unión entre un Íncubo y un Súcubo. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 7, «Dead Simple».

 Arch-Vile: Su aspecto es el de un ser humanoide de apariencia frágil, pero realmente es un enemigo muy rápido, de resistencia alta y de un ataque muy peculiar: se defiende usando una especie de conjuro que envuelve al jugador en llamas y lo hace explotar en el aire; el daño que provoca es muy elevado y en algunas ocasiones puede matar en un único ataque, no obstante esto se puede evitar apartándose de su campo visual. Es muy recomendable hacerle frente a este enemigo mediante las armas más potentes. Otra habilidad que posee es la de resucitar a los demonios muertos que se encuentran a su alrededor mediante otro conjuro. Todo ello hace al Arch-Vile un enemigo muy desafiante y su presencia a lo largo de los niveles es bastante moderada. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 11, «Circle of Death».

 Mente-Maestra Arácnida - Spider Mastermind/Spiderdemon: Es el segundo demonio más fuerte del juego y consiste en un enorme cerebro con rostro, montado sobre un cuerpo mecánico de cuatro patas. Es el demonio comandante de las arachnotrons, por lo que en muchas ocasiones se le encontrará acompañado por ellas. Este demonio posee una resistencia increíble y se defiende con una ametralladora gigante en la parte central de su maquinaria, provoca grandes daños al jugador pues una vez que este demonio empieza a disparar no se detiene hasta matar su objetivo a menos que este consiga ocultarse o le dispare varias veces seguidas. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 20, «Gotcha!», sin embargo, en las dificultades superiores, aparece por primera vez en el nivel 6, «The Crusher».

 Ciberdemonio - Cyberdemon: Es el enemigo principal y el más fuerte de todos. Su resistencia es incluso mayor que la de Spider Mastermind y su ataque es mucho más devastador. Su arma consiste en un lanzacohetes que lanza ráfagas de tres cohetes, usa el mismo tipo de munición que el lanzacohetes del jugador, por ello, un solo impacto basta casi siempre para acabar con el enemigo. Su apariencia es la de un macho cabrío gigante con implantes cibernéticos (de ahí su nombre). Al ser un macho cabrío se le puede encontrar acompañado de subordinados como los Barons of Hell o Hell Knights. Aparece por primera vez en el nivel 8, «Tricks and Traps».

 Icon of Sin: Es el jefe final del juego. Este se encuentra únicamente en el último nivel del juego (el nivel 30, homónimo), consiste en una enorme cabeza de cabra acoplada a una pared. Su ataque consiste en lanzar monstruos desde una abertura en su cráneo. Los monstruos son lanzados en una especie de cubo con calaveras en sus aristas, los cuales, al hacer contacto con algo, liberan al monstruo. Estos cubos también podrían ser considerados un ataque, ya que si impactan al jugador, lo matarán instantáneamente, aunque tenga activado el modo dios. Para eliminarlo, el jugador debe emplear el lanzacohetes y disparar al orificio de la gran cabeza haciendo uso de una plataforma levadiza. El Icon of Sin no es técnicamente un enemigo ya que consiste simplemente en textura inmóvil sobre la pared. No obstante, el Icon of Sin se compone también de una unidad sprite como los enemigos verdaderos, la cual se encuentra oculta y es la responsable tanto de lanzar el ataque como de recibir el daño que le permite ser derrotada por el jugador. El jugador puede acceder a dicha unidad sprite al activar el código para traspasar paredes, el cual se activa tecleando las letras IDCLIP, con lo cual se puede ver que el enemigo real consiste en la cabeza empalada de John Romero, uno de los principales responsables del juego. Ese secreto es considerado un huevo de pascua al igual que el sonido que emite el monstruo al empezar el combate, que es ni más ni menos que un mensaje con el audio invertido que dice «To win the game you must kill me, John Romero» («Para ganar el juego, debes matarme a mí, John Romero»).

 Nazi: Son los soldados azules de la SS que aparecen originalmente en Wolfenstein 3D, armados con un MP40. Aparecen únicamente en los dos niveles secretos y lanzan su voz clásica de «schutzstaffel!» al ver al jugador. Al morir dejan un cargador de balas. Se les puede ubicar en los niveles 31 «Wolfenstein» y en el nivel 32 «Grosse». Estos niveles, junto con los enemigos nazis, no aparecen en la versión alemana.

Versiones de Doom para videoconsolas
 Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 1995 Publicado por Williams Entertainment Inc.
 PlayStation, 1995 Publicado por Williams Entertainment Inc.
 Nintendo 64, 1997 Publicado por Midway.
 Sega Saturn, (1997) Publicado por Williams Entertainment Inc.
 Game Boy Advance, (2001) Publicado por Activision.
 Xbox, (2004) Publicado por ID Software y llamado Doom 3.
 Xbox, (2005) Publicado por Nerve Software y llamado Doom 3: La Resurrección del Mal.
 Xbox 360 Live Arcade, 2006, DOOM publicado por ID Software.
 Xbox 360 Live Arcade, 2010, DOOM 2 publicado por ID Software.
 Nintendo Switch, 2019 Publicado por Bethesda.
 Android, 2019 Publicado por Bethesda.
 iOS, 2019 Publicado por Bethesda.

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Videojuegos para Atari Jaguar cancelados
Videojuegos de disparos en primera persona
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Q: Simple CSS layout - how can I achieve this layout, and make it scale easily? hey guys, how can I just achieve this simple layout? I'm hoping the answer will help me understand the basics of css layout and floats.

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Ok, so, as the "id"s suggest, I'd like the vertical elements to sit one on top of each other.
inside the top element, I'd like the 2 horizontal elements to sit next to each other.
I want to achieve this without applying "inline" to any elements.
Also, I don't want to use absolute positioning, unless its relative to some element, and scales nicely.
I'd like to achieve all this with very clean and scalable CSS, in such a way that i can add and remove elements, without having to change style values. Everything should be done by just applying the appropriate classes to certain elements, something like this:

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I've tried applying floats but everything goes crazy....help!
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A: Your vertical containers should simply be displayed as block, which is what div tags are by default. Their inner contents can be either both floated left, or one left and one right. You may also want to set widths on your horizontal elements to ensure that they actually both end up on the same line.
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css can look like this:
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also, you must remember to clear all your containers that contain floats:
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display: block;
height: 0;
clear: both;
visibility: hidden;
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of course, you would want to name your divs something more semantically correct, like "content" or "wrapper" or something like that that actually describes their purpose rather than how they are supposed to look on the page, ie name something "content" instead of "left-column"

A: To achieve the Horizontal Elements, you will want to float:left; them, and they will stack against each other.
The Vertical elements can sit ontop of each other simply by declaring either display:block, or width:100%. That will make sure they take up the entire horizontal space, making them stack ontop of each other.

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Pictured L-R, top row: Sarah Morse; Kansas Riverkeeper Dawn Buehler, Margaret Fast, Program Manager Kim Bellemere;, Lisa Grossman
L-R Middle Row: Mike Butler, Amy Burgin, Sarah Hill-Nelson, Marcia Rozell, Rob Sheffield
L-R Bottom Row: Mark Dugan, Renee Whaley, Heidi Mehl
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President – Sarah Morse, Topeka
Sarah is a born-and-raised Kansan who is proud of the state's natural resources and is excited to have the opportunity to support the Kansas Riverkeeper and to protect and advocate for the Kansas River as a board member for Friends of the Kaw. Sarah was introduced to the important and impressive work of Riverkeepers when she was as a student attorney and Fellow for the Turner Environmental Law Clinic at Emory University's School of Law in Atlanta, GA. Sarah and the Turner Clinic provided legal support to the Savannah Riverkeeper, and when Sarah returned to Kansas after law school, she was thrilled at the opportunity to support the Kansas Riverkeeper. Sarah lives in Topeka with her husband, daughter, and black lab.
Vice President – Robert Sheffield, Fairway
Rob is serving his second year on the board. He grew up in New Jersey canoeing and camping on the Delaware River and in the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains. He moved to Washington, DC, for law school and spent ten years there exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains and the many rivers and streams flowing out of them. Rob moved to Kansas in 2012 and practices employment law in Kansas City. He loves exploring the Kansas countryside and getting out on the water when he can. Rob and his wife have a 3-year-old daughter and a 1-year-old son and live in Fairway, Kansas.
Secretary – Renée Whaley, Lawrence
Renée is serving her first year on the board. She's lived in Kansas longer than any other place, and her interest in water began in middle school when she received first place in a state-wide competition identifying water quality issues in freshwater systems. She initially went to Kansas State University for microbiology, but life had other plans and she graduated from the University of Kansas with her Bachelor's in philosophy. After graduation, she started a job with the City of Lawrence in administration until she was approached about applying for a position within water treatment plant operations. Seizing that opportunity, she has spent almost the past decade working in water treatment with a focus on wastewater treatment. She is a licensed Class IV Water and Wastewater Treatment Operator through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and serves on the leadership team for the Kansas Women's Environmental Network. Renée is passionate about educating the public on what happens to water once it goes down the drain and dispelling the ick factor of wastewater treatment. She lives in Lawrence with her two cats and in her free time she can be found singing in the barbershop chorus "Flint Hills Harmony," writing letters to her family and friends, or traveling around Kansas visiting post offices as a member of the Kansas Explorers Club. She's excited to join Friends of the Kaw and share her knowledge of how river towns like Lawrence "filter" the river through their communities.
Treasurer – Mike Scherrer, Olathe
Mike came to FOK as a retired CPA, having spent time at C&C Group. Mike holds a BSBA from Colorado State University and a MBA from the University of Kansas. Mike retired a few years back and wanted to reconnect with the outdoors, so he went to work for REI and bought a kayak, which led him to FOK. Mike enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Members at Large:
Amy Burgin, Lawrence
Amy is a proud native Midwesterner, originally hailing from Lacona, Iowa (population 361). Originally in college, she thought she wanted to go to medical school, but a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in NY (Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies) and NH got her hooked on aquatic ecology. She also completed a semester abroad in Costa Rica that further convinced her that ecology was a pretty great way to spend your working life. She graduated from Coe College with a B.A. in Biology and Environmental Science. She then started grad school at Michigan State Universityat the Kellogg Biological Station under the guidance of Dr. Steve Hamilton. While the REU experience got Amy's feet wet in streams, working with Steve Hamilton broadened her aquatic interests to wetland and lake ecosystems. After her Ph.D., she moved to the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in NY to complete postdoctoral work with Dr. Peter Groffman. Her project there focused on using sensors to measure environmental variables in riparian wetlands. She was an Assistant Professor in the School of Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2011-2015) and an Assistant Professor at Wright State University in Dayton, OH (2009-2011). She joined the University of Kansas (Kansas Biological Survey, Environmental Studies, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Depts.) in January 2016 as an Associate Professor.
Mike Butler, Topeka
After 39 years of working in ambient water quality at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Mike retired in March 2018. His career was protecting the waters of the State of Kansas through water quality modeling, sampling, data transfer, and data analysis. The love of water began during grade school in his hometown of Dubuque, Iowa, with countless hikes along Catfish Creek. The summer hikes always seemed to progress into wading and ultimately full immersion. Throughout high school and into college, his water trips evolved into canoeing and whitewater kayaking in Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin. Mike received his BS in biology from Loras College in Dubuqe, Iowa, and his water journey continued with a master's in water resources from Iowa State University. His assistantship was weekly sampling of the Des Moines River, Saylorville Lake and Red Rock Lake. His degree and experience led to his career with KDHE.
Mike brings his lifelong love of rivers and streams to the Friends of the Kaw. Ironically, during his first week of work, he was assigned the task of reviewing a report by a large consulting firm. The report was on the Kaw. Nowhere on any map could Mike find the "Kaw" and had to ask where the river was. His career did allow brief sojourns into the field–where waders were worn and full immersion avoided. The three projects he is most proud of during his career are the establishment of direct lab to EPA data transfer, the establishment of a comprehensive surface water register, and the incorporation of a geographic information system into the Division of Environment.
Mark Dugan, Overland Park
Mark is serving his fourth year on the Friends of the Kaw Board and his second year as President. His interest in the Kansas River and other waters arose from his time in Washington, D.C. litigating citizen suits under the Clean Water Act. He now practices law in Overland Park, doing mostly employment and wage law, but also keeping up an environmental law practice. He has also served on the boards of Mainstream Coalition's Political Action Committee, St. Andrew Christian Church, and the Kansas City Worker Justice Center. He loves to drive around beautiful eastern Kansas and feels just a little guilty about burning the gasoline. He has two sons and a mischievous beagle, and he lives in Overland Park.
Margaret Fast, Ozawkie
Margaret Fast retired in 2017 after spending 39 years employed by the state of Kansas, most of the time with the Kansas water office as a water resource planner. Duties over the years included focus on water quantity and quality related issues in all the regions of the state. Most recently, she facilitated the development of the State Water Plan Action Plans for the Kansas Region in her role as staff to Kansas Regional Advisory Committee.
Margaret was raised in the Ohio River Basin in Cincinnati, Ohio and has a Bachelors degree in Biology from Thomas More College in northern Kentucky. She moved into the Kaw watershed to obtain a Masters in Environmental Health Science from the University of Kansas. She also has two 200-hour yoga teacher certifications and is actively teaching in Lawrence and Topeka in her retirement. Margaret and her husband live in the Delaware River Watershed just northwest of Lake Perry. They have 2 sons; one resides, works,and learns about life in Lawrence; the other is a student at Creighton University in Omaha, in the greater Missouri River basin.
She is an Aquarian (you know, the water bearer!); "Being by water and seeing birds makes me happy"!
Lisa Grossman, Lawrence
Lisa Grossman is a full-time painter and printmaker whose work focuses on the Tallgrass prairies and the Kansas River.
Originally from Pennsylvania, she moved to Kansas City in 1988 for a seven-year stint as an illustrator at Hallmark Cards. She has degrees from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, PA, and the University of Kansas. She's had over 30 shows around the country and her work is included in numerous public, private, university, and museum collections. Her work is represented by Haw/Contemporary in Kansas City, MO, Circa Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, and Strecker-Nelson West, in Manhattan, KS.
A Friends of the Kaw group float in 1996 inspired her to get a kayak and get involved, and she's served on their board since 2011, currently as secretary. Kayaking the Kaw is a passion, as well as hiking, birding, playing bass for contra dances, wild edible foraging, and ancestral skills. Grossman also works to apply her art to various conservation efforts and has served as an artist-in-residence in six national parks and recently, with the US Forest Service in Tracy Arm/Fords Terror Wilderness, Alaska.
She has made her home in Lawrence since 1996 with her wife, Kelly, and a couple of cats.
Sarah Hill-Nelson, Lawrence
Sarah Hill-Nelson is a native Kansan and avid outdoorsperson. She spent much of her childhood in Kansas outdoors in the Kansas landscape, hunting, fishing, hiking and boating with her family. She left Kansas at 18 and lived in many different places including Maine, Wyoming, Chile, California, Washington and Colorado. With a deep appreciation for many different landscapes, Sarah returned with her husband to Kansas in 2002 to raise their young family to help run The Bowersock Mills & Power Company (BMPC), which is the historic hydropower plant on the Kansas River. As the Owner/Operator of BMPC, which is a run of river, certified low-impact hydroelectric plant Sarah spends much of her work and play time on and around the Kaw. Her love of rivers and strong connection to the Kansas River led her to join Friends of the Kaw. Through her work and personal life Sarah has been actively engaged in issues pertaining to energy, the environment, and the Lawrence community. She has served as a board member for Friends of the Kaw, the Sustainability Advisory Board for the City of Lawrence, Douglas County CASA, and Landmark National Bank. During her absence from Kansas Sarah graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College in 1992, was a Kansas Truman Scholar, and earned a master's degree in history from the University of Washington in 1995, and a Master's in Teaching from Seattle University in 1997. She is currently serving as a member of the Kansas Regional Advisory Committee, which weighs in on issues of water quality and quantity in the Kansas River watershed. Ms. Hill-Nelson is married to Eric Nelson, and they have two children.
Heidi Mehl, Lawrence
Heidi Mehl has served on the board of Friends of the Kaw since 2008. Heidi is currently working for the Nature Conservancy, as director of the Beals Healthy Streams for Kansas Initiative. Heidi has been researching water issues in Kansas and abroad since her undergraduate years at the University of Kansas. After receiving her B.S. and M.A. from the University of Kansas, she went on to do her Ph.D. research in the Department of Geography at Kansas State University, with a focus on fluvial geomorphology, nutrient cycling in riparian zones, and cultural issues surrounding water resources. Her research has included a partnership with the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, as well as Gorno-Altaisk State University in Siberian Russia. Heidi also formerly worked on the Upper Wakarusa Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS), and for the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Heidi's favorite hobbies include kayaking on the Kansas River, hiking, and boating with her husband Martin on Clinton Lake.
Marcia Rozell, Manhattan
Marcia Rozell is an avid outdoor enthusiast. Her personal motto is "Life is precious and short, so get outside and do". She will try almost anything. In her professional life, she promotes Visit Manhattan to the visitor and loves connecting people in the Little Apple.
She and her husband, Tim, have called Manhattan, KS home for over twenty years.
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That's a lovely alliterative title, Björn. I like the idea of a 'nightshady voice of lethe' and imagine sinking into a hard, cold marble embrace. I'm not so keen on the 'chemical laxness' bit I like the phrase 'overdose fugues / and corpse blooming bliss'. I hope I never bump into her!
This is excellent! I love how the pale lady went from singing to stinging to stinking. Such is the truth of addiction.
There is just something weirdly soothing about an image that speaks of the "less of lethe". Masterfully done!!
Luckily I have never been attracted by those night-shadey sirens made so alluring in the 1920's or thereabout. I must have been a mummy's boy…my brother however!
You describe the drug so well.
A good path to avoid for sure. I think drug addiction and wars are the two most hellish existences.
Wow! I especially love the second stanza. there is something snake-like in that pose.
The pale lady sounds like a deadly drug.
Your poem is very much like a musical fugue … beautifully composed.
The seduction that leads to addiction, death… a powerful pale lady. Love your take on the image.
Such beauty and seduction – but there is definitely a very cold element to this image as well – I like where you took it! Her lips definitely are instrumental to this piece!
A perfect darkness for this pale lady.


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Advances in prenatal care have made birth injuries far less common than even a few decades ago. Fortunately, most that do occur heal on their own. However, sometimes babies suffer serious injuries as they make their way into the world. We'll look at a few that can result in death or problems that may require extensive medical treatment, rehabilitation and long-term care.
Nerve injuries often result when nerves are overstretched during delivery, perhaps because the baby is too large for the birth canal or abnormally positioned. Many resolve themselves within a few weeks or months, while more serious ones may require surgery or have long-term ramifications. If the spinal cord is injured, which is extremely rare, the child may be paralyzed.
Bleeding in the brain is another injury that usually heals on its own but on some occasions has serious consequences. If not enough blood is getting to the brain, the condition is called ischemia. If there isn't enough oxygen in the blood, it's called hypoxia. Bleeding is more prevalent in babies born prematurely.
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The WTO is an intergovernmental organization that regulates international trade. WTO does this by assisting member states on a daily basis to ensure that trade negotiations progress smoothly, that the rules of international trade are correctly applied and enforced, and that there's a level playing field for all, thus contributing to world`s economic growth and development. The division where I worked, ERSD, conducts economic research, collecting and disseminating trade data in support of the WTO's initiatives and activities.
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I also worked on the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) efforts at the WTO. I provided a gap analysis paper for WTO agreements on MSMEs as well as a policy recommendation paper on how to include MSMEs efforts under the Doha Development Agenda. These papers are used to advise and support the works of members in the group of Friends of MSMEs at WTO. Moreover, I worked on the meetings of Friends of MSMEs group and helped to prepare the first workshop on MSMEs at WTO, inviting MSME's experts from all around the world.
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I believe this internship will be valuable in the future, not only for me, but for any Ford School student who wants to have a career in international trade.
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MR. DOWNTOWN
by Jeffrey C. Billman
When history gets around to judging John H. "Buddy" Dyer's administration — probably the next time he runs for statewide office — the resurgence of downtown Orlando will be the big story. Forget about his short-lived indictment or the mini-scandals and faux pas that decorated his early years.
Downtown will either be the banister Buddy hangs onto as he climbs into the political stratosphere or an anchor tied to his neck. If it's the former, he should really send Frank Billingsley a thank-you note.
For the last four years, Billingsley, as executive director of the Downtown Development Board and Community Redevelopment Agency, has overseen downtown's overhaul. Every scrap of new construction you see along Orange Avenue, from Cameron Kuhn's Premiere Trade Plaza to the condominium complex at 55 W. Church Street, has Billingsley's thumbprint on it.
He's also been party to some of the city's more controversial dealings, like Lou Pearlman's lackluster renovation of Church Street Station and the generous incentive package the city gave Kuhn. And things haven't been all rosy: Despite decades of effort, Parramore is still one of the city's poorest and most dangerous neighborhoods.
After four years, Billingsley is being promoted. Following a July 10 city council meeting, Billingsley will take over as the city's economic development director, and the city will begin looking for his replacement. We talked with Billingsley about the challenges of the last four years, and the future he envisions.
When you took over the Community Redevelopment Agency/Downtown Development Board in 2002, what was your assessment of downtown's situation?
That was a time when Church Street Station and the businesses on Church Street had just closed, so the street had sort of shut down within a matter of months of that. I do recall that. I always felt that downtown had a lot of potential and good scale and had seen good growth over the years, but the opportunity to help bring downtown alive certainly was there. … We tried to build off of that and really accelerate that because every great city in the world, or every great neighborhood or place in the world, is alive with people living there as well, so that's important to downtown. … In the old days, the `CRA` used to go out and knock on retailers' doors trying to get retailers to come downtown, and our strategy sort of shifted away from that and focused really on bringing residential to downtown. Because the retailers will follow that, so it's sort of an indirect way of addressing retail as well. … There are a lot of other reasons to support downtown residential; it's responsible use of the existing infrastructure, it's a counter to urban sprawl, it builds a more dynamic community, it helps with retail. … It gives downtown character and personality too.
Less than a year after you took over, Glenda Hood left and Buddy Dyer was elected mayor. From your perspective, was there a philosophical change that came with that transition?
I wholeheartedly will say that Mayor Dyer is a downtown redevelopment professional's dream come true. He understands the importance to the entire region for a strong and healthy downtown, and he certainly provided the framework and the atmosphere and the support and the leadership to set the stage for all of what's happening in downtown. … We've got a couple of things unique here that I don't know the community understands. … I think our return to downtown residential is stronger than most southeastern cities, but two things set us apart. One is we have healthy, intact neighborhoods on three sides of downtown — one side of downtown we don't. … The other is with `The Esplanade at` 55 West coming out of the ground and the … Premiere Trade Plaza, very few downtowns — there are very few cities in America, with the exception of places like New York and Chicago, `that` have high-rise residential right in the very core of downtown dominating the city skyline, which we are about to have here.
Let's talk about the Church Street renovation. The city hasn't gotten exactly what it thought it would, right?
It has not fulfilled the complete vision there. Slowly but surely, steps have occurred that are getting us there, but we're still not quite there yet. … Church Street has been painful over the last couple years. But long-term, I'm convinced that street will be a stronger, better street than it ever was. Because even in its heyday, one could argue that Church Street Station was pretty one-dimensional, with a focus on entertainment and really, a heavy focus on tourism. At the end, Church Street will become a true, authentic urban street where people are working there, living there, eating there, bars are there. It's a real urban street as opposed to a themed street, which in the long term is unsustainable.
The city sees Kuhn's project at Orange and Church as a linchpin for downtown's revitalization. There were a lot of people — this newspaper included — who thought the city's incentive package was too generous. Do you think that the towers' completion will prove them wrong and the city right?
I think that's already happened. You can be in downtown, or outside of downtown, and look from any direction and I get excited about what that project does to our city skyline, but I think that the redevelopment of that block removed a psychological and an economic scar on downtown, and really set the stage and sort of announced to the region and beyond that there's a new downtown, and the future of downtown is bright and successful. So I think that's already happened. And five years from now, I'm not so sure `the controversy` won't be a distant memory for many people. I'm not going to discount that some people might be very concerned with that, but I think the vast majority of people in our community were relieved to see positive action happening in the core of our downtown, and you can feel and touch and see it.
When you took over, the CRA had a problem with dishing out incentives to companies and not getting a return on its investment. For instance, the Marriott owed the city a lot of back rent, and a few restaurants took money and then closed. Is the city being more careful?
We've worked very hard. When we are involved in an incentive agreement that involves helping the financial portion of a project, we look at it as an investment, and each of those investments repays back tax increments far greater than what the original investment was. But we've worked really hard to inject into the agreements with the parties that we're in partnership with benchmarks and payback clauses, and we've made it more towards a tax-increment rebate rather than fund a project up front. We provide rebates after the property is generating taxes, and it's a done project and we know that it's there. Any organization, any city, any professional staff and community learn as you go, and we've been able to build off the past and get to that point. Is it perfect? I don't know. But I think we've made a whole lot of progress.
Let's talk about Parramore. The mayor has made it a priority. The city has invested millions of dollars. And there are some signs of improvement, especially near I-4. Yet the neighborhood is still poor and dangerous. Basically, the city is walking a tightrope between redevelopment and gentrification. What is the city doing to get around that dilemma?
That, Jeff, might be one of the toughest issues. And there are case studies all across the country, and communities all across the country struggle with that issue. How do you balance redevelopment with the heritage of a neighborhood and the complete relocation, or dislocation, of a community? And we really are striving to figure out how to reach that balance. I think it can be accomplished, and there is no perfect formula for that. The downtown core needs to be revitalized. … I think the timing is right, now that we've stabilized the downtown core for the CRA … to really focus on redevelopment in the Parramore neighborhood.
Housing, and affordable housing, is one of the biggest challenges facing communities everywhere in Florida. I don't know that government, or city government in particular, can be the ultimate answer, but certainly we can play a role in that. I think we'll have more initiatives in the housing side of things in Parramore in the future. I'm proud of Johnson's Diner (a soul food restaurant that recently relocated to West Church Street). Although that was a really small financial contribution on our part, the results are big. I don't know if you've been there, but it's sort of exciting to see the restaurant in action, because it's become a real crossroads for the community. It's a gathering place, it reflects the heritage of the neighborhood. It's an icon and a destination for people who may never have been to Parramore before. So it's a nice blending there, and I think that is a good example of the ultimate goal of the atmosphere that can be created in Parramore. But it's not an easy process.
The city has started talking a lot about affordable housing lately. But even in Parramore, raw land prices have gone up dramatically in the last five years.
That's an ingredient that makes it even tougher, but that's when a government or the CRA can play a role: land, land purchases, assisting a developer to meet the gap, so to speak, when it comes to dealing with the higher cost of land. It's not just the higher cost of land, it's the higher cost of construction that is also a pressure point, not just for affordable housing but for all developments, housing in general. Commercial, too; everybody's feeling that pain.
The next big things will be the arena, performing arts center and Citrus Bowl. The last time the city tossed around the idea of a new arena, it became a political hot potato. This time, the city will be pitching all three at once. Do you think voters' reactions will be any different?
First, I think the community has come together. And it's been great leadership here at City Hall in terms of the vision. It's been great leadership at the county, I think community leaders are in place. There's a consensus among leaders at the various business communities. … These projects would primarily be funded by tourist-development tax dollars, and it's a wonderful community-building opportunity to help Orlando rise to the next level. Quite frankly, we're about the only city in the Southeast that has not gone through this exercise. Granted, other communities haven't done them simultaneously — some have, but not many — `but` it's an opportunity for us to invest in our future. It's a quality of life opportunity, and it's an economic development opportunity, too. But it's not just building a facility and being done with it. How do you integrate those facilities into downtown and leverage investment into the development so you're accomplishing other goals of revitalization of downtown too?
What about LYNX? Gov. Jeb Bush just vetoed a bill that would have allowed Central Florida to tax rental cars, and I know LYNX had planned to use that money for new buses. How important is it to make LYNX a first-class mass transit system?
Very important. Great cities have great community facilities or civic venues, they have people living in them and they have multiple ways of getting about downtown. Think about what downtown would be like if you could get about downtown without having to get in a car. There are few places in Florida or even the Southeast that have that atmosphere, so expanding something like Lymmo (the city's free downtown-area bus service) from Parramore to Thornton Park, from `Orlando Regional Medical Center` to `Florida Hospital`, even … linking it out even further, then linking it to commuter rail and then possibly to light rail. Then you're starting to build a system where you can be mobile without a car. I think the community is ready for that. Where I travel in the community, people are yearning for that.
What will downtown look like in 10 years?
I'd like to see the community venues open and alive with activity, and going back to transit I'd like to see an environment where our citizens and community are able to move around downtown without being totally dependent on the automobile. I'd like to see more green space, with a recreational trail paralleling the railroad tracks downtown. I would like to see more independent art venues sprinkled about our downtown. I would like to see a Parramore community that is rich with diversity and vibrant. That's it, sort of, in a nutshell, and I'd like to see some corporate headquarters or new corporate headquarters located downtown. And of course I'd like to see a bigger, stronger skyline, too.
jbillman@orlandoweekly.com
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SoftBank which controls 80% of Sprint is expressing optimism about the prospect for mergers in the U.S. wireless carrier industry under President Trump.
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525: Workflows with David Wain
mpubot March 1, 2020, 11:04pm #1
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Mac Power Users #525: Workflows with David Wain - Relay FM
Writer and director David Wain returns to the show to share how his creative process has changed over the years, and walks Stephen and David through the steps of making a show like *Medical Police.*
JWoolard March 2, 2020, 3:47am #2
Can you not take a MacBook Pro into the Apple Store and get a new battery anymore? I did that with my 2012 MacBook Air a few years ago and was in and out in less than an hour.
rqc March 2, 2020, 6:30am #3
You can manage your wireless networks on a Mac and it is actually helpful to order them because your Mac will search for these networks in the order you set.
Go to System Preferences --> Network --> WiFi (on the left list of network interfaces) --> click the Advanced… button on the right --> Wi-Fi tab / Preferred Networks. Delete old or unnecessary WiFi networks and click and drag to reorder them. Place your most preferred ones at the top of the list; your Mac will search this list in order from the top down. I believe this list syncs with your iOS devices as well.
KevinR March 2, 2020, 12:42pm #4
The State was so good. It's so weird that David Wain is on MPU…I love it.
rcannonp March 2, 2020, 12:51pm #5
I still quote bits from that show with the people who remember and get funny looks from everyone else.
TudorEynon March 2, 2020, 1:15pm #6
I didn't understand that either or I found it hard to accept, maybe somebody could clarify?
I had my battery replaced on my 2014 MacBook Pro a few months ago too. I thought it was just not user replaceable and was a fixed to some other component so it all had to be changed and could only be done by Apple. It would be a factor for me in buying a new one. I couldn't find anything to this effect online doing the usual cursory search… Any takers? @ismh ?
ismh March 2, 2020, 2:53pm #7
On any recent notebook, the battery is not user replaceable, but must be done by an Apple store or AASP. I meant to get back around to that in the interview but didn't get a chance.
galli March 2, 2020, 4:52pm #8
There is an application that allows collaborative editing on plain-text files: SubEthaEdit. Mac only, but it has different background colors for each collaborator
Wheeew, that was a panic though, I was hoping that was what was meant. I never tried replacing one myself anyway to be honest.
Fantastic show by the way. I use First Draft and… well yeah. I use the story board a lot but in an idiosyncratic way. It is 'bumpy' though and I have a lot of Keyboard Maestro macros to navigate it using keyboard.
JWoolard March 3, 2020, 2:37am #10
Yes, but the interview made it seem like he couldn't even get it repaired at the Apple Store. I wonder if he's just too busy to be without his Mac for any length of time. I was under the impression that it wasn't a service that required the computer to be sent out, but I haven't bought a Mac laptop since 2012.
chMohn March 3, 2020, 7:49am #11
David Wain talks about another app for drawing, other than Procreate. I can't hear what it is called, and I would like to check it out. Did anyone catch the name of that app?
scottwater March 3, 2020, 2:57pm #12
Was listening to the most recent episode.
ShortcutDetective (free, no personal affiliation at all) will show you which app is wired up to a particular shortcut: http://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/labs/
davidwain March 3, 2020, 6:36pm #13
My issue is that once you have over, say, 50 networks in there, you can't sort them alphabetically, or in any other way, so it becomes extremely difficult to manage that list or even locate the ones that you want to delete. And they are also stuck in that unnecessarily small scrolling window. It's an example of something that has been in the Mac system for many years that would be extremely easy to fix, but they never do it.
richtack March 3, 2020, 7:54pm #14
scottwater:
When David Wain brought up keyboard conflicts, I almost screamed in agreement. This has been a huge frustration for me for years.
@scottwater, I have tried ShortcutDetective in the past. Maybe it's been updated in the last year or so, but when I used it, it did not "detect" most hotkey commands from 3rd party apps like Fantastical, Keyboard Maestro, Moom, etc. It seems like something that has to be done at the system level, so I guess it has to be done by Apple. But there's no reason (that I can think of), that this could be a tab in the "Keyboard" System Preference.
chMohn March 3, 2020, 7:57pm #15
I listened to it again and sped down my podcast player.
And I think I heard the name of the app:
Camera Lucida
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I was interested to hear David talk about the beat of nvUltra. Has anyone here tried it? At this point, I wonder if it has a home for me. I'm loving Drafts for short-term text processing and I'm liking-but-not-loving Ulysses for long-term text storage.
Benjamin_D March 3, 2020, 9:47pm #17
The funniest part was David nearly saying "a couple of years" but switching to "some time" when talking about Apple implementing the new keyboards in the complete laptop line. Nearly spilled my coffee, haha:)
davidwain March 3, 2020, 11:21pm #18
What is First Draft? I will try it - can't find online.
That's correct chMohn!
bowline March 4, 2020, 12:32am #20
Perhaps he meant that he first uses Drafts; in the past he's written he uses Drafts and Ulysses.