Jennifer Whalen and Reyne Pierce are employees of Pathfinder and fundraising volunteer for Fulton Block Builders. They are seen with Linda Eagan after presenting the Fulton Block Builder donation.
FULTON, NY – Pathfinder Bank has donated $32,500 to the Fulton Block Builders making Pathfinder the largest corporate sponsor of FBB for the third year in a row.
What's more, Pathfinder embraced FBB's new fundraising goal of $75,000 by increasing its donation over past years.
The increase is indispensable in helping us to meet this lofty goal.
The goal increase is due to the large number of applicants in 2018.
Fulton Block Builders is a volunteer grass roots organization dedicated to community revitalization one block at a time.
If FBB is successful in raising the full amount the Richard S. Shineman Foundation has committed $150,000 to the Fulton Block Builder program.
Pathfinder Bank has been serving the Central New York Community since 1859.
It is both their customer focused approach to providing financial services and its innovative philosophy that have made it what it is today.
Pathfinder Bank's aim is to provide all the advanced conveniences the national banks have to offer, without the hassles.
At Pathfinder Bank, the decision makers are dedicated local people and eager to serve the communities in which they live, work, and play.
"Our success is intertwined with the success of the communities we serve. For that reason, and because it is the right thing to do, we invest our resources, time, and talents in those communities. We want to serve our local communities for another 150 years; therefore, we must earn the trust of our customers every day. We do that by being ethical, capable, honest, reliable, and responsive. Pathfinder Bank is proud to be the largest corporate sponsor of the highly impactful, community driven Fulton Block Builders program" said Tom Schneider, Pathfinder Bank president.
FBB is extremely grateful to the Pathfinder Bank and the Richard S. Shineman Foundation for its support of this program and encourages others to follow its lead. Whether you are an individual, a business or a community group FBB asks that you help support this energizing program by donating today.
Every dollar helps FBB reach this goal.
Other Fulton businesses are donating to the FBB initiative.
Mark Southwick, Huhtamaki Plant Manager and Joe McConnell Operations Manager are seen here with Linda Eagan, Fulton Block Builders (FBB) Administrative Director.
Mark Southwick and Joe McConnell from Huhtamaki-Fulton recently presented Linda Eagan with a check for $1,000.00 to support the Fulton Block Builder matching grant program.
Last year, Southwick and McConnell spent time learning about the program from Eagan and brainstormed more ways that Huhtamaki could lend support to this program. One of the most exciting ideas to come out of the session was Huhtamaki's suggestion to help FBB advertise during the period that FBB applications are being accepted.
Huhtamaki proudly bears the name of its founder, Mr. Heikki Huhtamäki. Young Heikki, a village baker's son, established Huhtamäki Industries in 1920 in Kokkola, Finland.
Its purpose is to help great products reach more people, more easily.
Today Huhtamaki operates around the world, manufacturing in six continents. Making it well placed to serve both global and local customers.
Community Bank N.A once again donated $5,000.00 to the Fulton Block Builders program.
Community Bank supports the Fulton Block Builder program and encourages others to do so.
"FBB is thrilled to have the continued support of Community Bank N.A. This year, the fundraising committee has a greater fundraising goal, we seek to raise $75,000 in order to realize the Richard S. Shineman Foundation $150,000.00 grant. Community Bank's support of this program is greatly appreciated. FBB has now raised $60,000.00 toward our goal. This is a program that is making significant differences in our community" said Eagan.
In 2018, there was nearly a half of a million dollars invested in Fulton's participating properties! For every dollar invested by Fulton Block Builders- property owners invested 3.5 times that amount.
"Operation Oswego County Inc. has increased its Fulton Block Builders donation from $2,500 to $3,000 putting FBB closer to our fundraising goal!" said Eagan.
In addition to OOC, FBB recently was notified of support from Ace Northern, Burke's Home Supply, Ontario Orchards, Lakeside Roofing and Siding, and Waldron's Furniture.
Residents participating in the Block Challenges will be happy to know that all of these businesses will be offering discounts to approved FBB grant recipients," Eagan said.
From the left are Operation Oswego County staff, Kevin LaMontagne, Business Finance Director; Austin Wheelock, Deputy Director; Karen Perwitz, Administrative Secretary; Evelyn LiVoti, Marketing Manager and Mike Treadwell, Executive Director.
"Key to our mission is the creation and retention of job opportunities, diversification and strengthening of our economic base, and developing the local economy in a planned, organized and environmentally friendly atmosphere. We think the Fulton Block Builder project fits into this mission perfectly. OOC is particularly proud to see the increase in residents purchasing from our local businesses. This is a win-win for everyone in the county" said Michael Treadwell, executive director.


Home Heroin Addiction Who Abuses Heroin?
There have been big efforts on the part of local, state and federal governments to make steps toward reducing the heroin and opioid epidemic impacting states around the nation, and it's something that's had a lot of media attention in recent years. What people often find out as they learn more about heroin and its use is that who abuses heroin isn't necessarily who they might expect.
A few decades ago, the idea of heroin abuse was one that was primarily reserved for inner cities. Now, it's clear that heroin is not a drug that just impacts the inner city, nor is it reserved to just one particular demographic. It affects every demographic in a big way.
One of the theories linked to the widespread use of heroin across communities and demographics is believed to be related to the rise in prescription drug abuse. Prescription opioids have become so widely available, and people often start abusing them and then move to heroin because it's cheaper and easier to get.
The following outlines some interesting facts about who abuses heroin.
Heroin and Opioid Use in the U.S.
Before looking at who abuses heroin most prevalently, first take a look at the scope of heroin and opioid use throughout the country.
So, in the general sense, who abuses heroin? It boils down to everyone, but the biggest groups that are abusing heroin are white men and women who are in their 20s and don't live in large urban areas. Heroin has moved from the inner cities to suburbs and also rural areas, particularly in recent years.
What was once thought of as being something that was predominantly done in low-income urban areas has taken a tremendous toll on middle-class suburbs and rural areas, and at the same time, heroin abuse remains a problem among low-income inner-city men as well.
Along with shifts in race and locations where people are abusing heroin, there's also a move in age. Recent research has shown that people who first try the drug are getting older. In the 1960s, the average age the first time someone tried heroin was 16, and in 2013, it was 24.5.
Other studies show that around 80 percent of people who use heroin started with prescription drugs, which is vastly different than the 1960s when the overwhelming majority of people said heroin was the first opioid drug they tried.
Where Are People Abusing Heroin?
Along with looking at who abuses heroin, where is heroin abuse most rampant? While every region of the U.S. is affected and has seen rises in heroin abuse and deaths, the Midwest has seen the most dramatic increases.
States where people are abusing heroin at the highest rates include Virginia, Illinois and California.
Understanding who abuses heroin and how the face of heroin addiction is changing can be helpful from a policy level, but it can also be helpful for people to understand that it can impact their children or loved ones, and it's no longer only a problem of inner cities. It's a problem everywhere.


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Extended Certificate in RSL Music Practitioners - Level 2 - Full-time (North Devon)
Brannams Campus
Financial support may be available for any additional costs. Please enquire.
This qualification aims to offer practical structured learning with the flexibility to specialise in different disciplines directly relevant to employment in the music industry and will have two pathways of Music Technology and Music Performance.
A brilliant introduction to productions which have a music or music technology emphasis. You will also have the opportunity to take part in performance events at the 800 capacity venue 'The Factory'.
What is the course content?
This Music Practitioners course is a one year study programme that will focus on practical skills that relate directly to industry standard environments in both music and music technology. The programme is very much project-led and caters for both musicians and technicians.
You will have the opportunity to undertake work experience in our 800 capacity venue, (the biggest classroom/venue in the South West!). The First Extended Certificate is equivalent to three GCSEs.
Areas that will you be covering:
For the Music pathway:
Live Music Performance
The purpose of the unit is to provide you with an opportunity to undertake a performance that will be be performed in the Factory music venue. This unit aims to further develop your abilities in the area of live performance.
Music Rehearsal skills
The purpose of the unit is to begin to enable the development of the skills required to function effectively in a rehearsal environment with the aim of rehearsing for a specific performance event. This unit aims to develop your ability to engage with the processes of effective rehearsal.
For the Music Technology pathway:
Live Sound Recording
This unit aims to introduce you to the live sound recording process. The purpose of this unit is to enable you to develop a plan and undertake the recording of a piece of music within the Factory music venue.
Music Sequencing and Production
The purpose of this unit is to develop skills in using music sequencing software. The aim of the unit is to produce a two minute piece of music, following the set criteria using Logic on a Digital Audio Workstation.
For both pathways you will take part in sessions that will include:
Musical style development
The purpose of this unit is to generate an illustration and description of a chosen genre of music, including an exploration of its sub-genres in an historical, cultural, social and economic context, with reference to key exponents within the genre.
Listening to Music
This unit aims to develop active listening skills to provide a platform for a greater understanding of the processes behind creating mood and feel for your own compositions and performances and of the structural elements and devices which can be employed to enable a range of audience emotional responses to the music.
Contextualising Music
This unit aims to provide you with an understanding of the origins, characteristics and key players in the development of a musical style.
How will it be assessed?
The study programme is assessed through assignments, externally assessed exams, observations and course work.
For the music pathway Live Music Performance will be externally assessed.
For the Music Technology pathway Live Sound Recording will be externally assessed.
You will be encouraged to take responsibility for your own learning and achievement, taking account of the industry standards for behaviour and performance.
All entrants must hold 4 GCSEs at grade 3 or equivalent or above, to preferably include GCSE Maths and English at grade 3 or above.
Entrants who do not have a GCSE grade 4 in Maths and/or English will continue studying these subjects.
At the end of the year, you are expected to have completed and achieved all the components of your Level 2 Study Programme and improved your Maths and English skills before progressing to your next course.
A minimum of four GCSEs at Grade D or above, or equivalent, ideally to include Maths and English. At interview, we will ask you all about your music or music technology experience and interests.
On successful completion of this study programme, you can progress onto the level 3 Extended Diploma in either Music Performance or Music Technology
Facilities & Resources
You will be working from the Brannams Campus and you will have access to Digital Audio Workstations, recording facilities, rehearsal facilities and the Factory, an 800 capacity performance venue.
First Day Requirements
You will need to show your GCSE qualifications and have USB storage with you at all times.
Music Technology students will need to invest in some good headphones (not in-ear headphones supplied with phones).
There will be a £90 a year studio fee.
Please contact the Advice & Guidance Centre on 01271 852422 for more information.
Q: What sort of shows can I do?
A: There will be opportunities for work experience within the Factory on shows that include touring bands and musicians and there will be lots of opportunities in meeting with other like minded musicians and performing your own shows within North Devon.
Extended Certificate in Performing Arts - Level 2 - Full-time (North Devon) (FTB093)
Location North Devon Campus | Level Level 2 | Duration One year

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100 dollar bill dimensions are as follows: it is 157 mm x 66 mm (W x H). In inches that is 6.1 x 2.5 inches. In centimeters that is 6.6294 cm wide x 15.5956 cm long. Each bill is 0.010922 cm (0.004300000000004644 inches) thick. In the past there were large notes used measuring 7.4218 × 3.125 in / 189 × 79 mm.
The one hundred dollar bill features Benjamin Franklin on the obverse part. Franklin was a statesman, diplomat and inventor. At the review banknote is the Independence Hall. There is a clock showing a time of 4:10. This time can be changed to a date: April 10. It may have been chosen because April 10 is the one hundredth day of the year.
The clock's numeral four is depicted as IV. In fact the Independence Hall clock stares "IIII". The 100 dollar bill is one of two notes that do not depict US Presidents. The other is the $10 bill which features Alexander Hamilton. Since July 14, 1969, the 100 dollar bill has remained the biggest denomination available. The higher denominations like $10,000, $5,000, $1,000 and $500 were retired.
The typical lifespan of these 100 dollar bills is 89 months (7 years). After that time, the bill should be replaced. These bills are called Benjamins or C Notes. The term C notes refers to the Roman numeral equivalent of 100, which is C. Statistics show that almost 30% of bills produced in 2009 were Benjamins. The Series 2009 $100 bill was presented on April 21, 2010. Public issuance began on February 11, 2011. In spite of the redesign, 100 dollar bill dimensions have remained the same.
Two of the bills' most distinguishing elements are the color-changing bell and inkwell and 3D ribbon. These were included to make it harder to counterfeit. Here are other ways to spot a fake and a real one: one, the ribbon has to be woven into the bill; fake bills usually have the ribbon printed on top. Hold the bill and move it up and down. Make sure the bells are transformed into 100s. The real bill also has a security thread built in with USA 100.
100 dollar bill dimensions are easily copied by hoaxers. However, its features are hard to duplicate. If you are given a counterfeit 100 dollar bill, hand it over to a police officer immediately.
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« 17. Art Babbitt
15. Duncan Marjoribanks »
16. Marc Davis
Many people are great animators but that's the only thing they can do. They're experts at expressive poses, movement with meaning, and acting but they don't have a problem when given tasks such as story, character development, designing, and applying those principles to animation. However there are a handful of animators who can do all those things very well and can just deliver whatever you may ask of them. That would be a great way to describe Marc Davis, number 16 in the countdown and the honoree of today's post.
"All I have to do is tell him what I want and he'll do it he's my Renaissance man," said Walt Disney to Marc's wife Alice about the animator. Davis was a natural draftsman who really understood character consistency, narrative, staging, and what makes a great, entertaining performance. He was respected as both an artist and a man by all and even became best friends with the competitive, short-tempered Milt Kahl. "Marc is one hell of an artist, damned good," praised Kahl. Even though he had the capability to draw pretty much anything well Davis was stuck many doing realistic women throughout his career even though he did some phenomenal looser, caricatured performances such as a huge chunk of Flower in Bambi and all of Cruella de Vill in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. He also was very dedicated to the Disney studio and was very generous as well as resourceful to anyone who wanted to pursue a career in animation there.
Marc Davis was born on March 30, 1913 in Bakersfield, California. His parents were big time travelers and he moved around constantly growing up, attending 22 schools by the time he graduated from high school. To cope with the hardships of moving around and in finding friends in such a small time frame Davis turned to drawing as a way to express himself. "In a new town where I wasn't acquainted- I would amuse myself by drawing," he recalled in an interview. So even though he moved all around the country he had art to add a sense of stability and reliability. Marc didn't have a ton of money growing up so he found it too difficult to afford to go to college but he did take some classes at an art school in northern California. He found that there were two great places to work on his draftsmanship: the library and the zoo. "I got to know the assistant director of the zoo and they would let me in before they let the public in," remembers Davis. "They'd bring creatures out for me to draw. It was very exciting and sometimes a little scary. Although I was drawing them in motion I wasn't thinking in terms of animating them. I was interested in capturing their movements in art, in the tradition of Frederick Remington's sculptures." Indeed the life drawings done at the zoo are very impressive and really show masterful anatomy as well as posture. Later Marc realized this experience would be a major benefit to him when he started working in animation. Soon after his father passed away leaving him as the main source of income for his mother and himself. Around the same time he say Disney's short Who Killed Cock Robin and was blown away. Disney had been looking for jobs and everyone told Marc he better go try to get in. "I had a few contacts in the Los Angeles area and a sort of a half-promise of a job at the Hollywood Citizen, which no longer exists," he explains. "I hadn't been there too long when somebody said 'You know Walt Disney is hiring artists- whey don't you come see him?' So I did and was accepted immediately. Most of the applicants were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists who didn't know anatomy. I was a newspaper cartoonist with limited success but the experiences I had at the zoo and the library made a big difference."
When Marc Davis came to Disney he was put in the bullpen of inbetweeners but his draftsmanship got unanimous praise and pretty soon he wound up working as Grim Natwick's head assistant on Snow White. Natwick is one of the oldest great animators in Disney history and by the time he came to Disney in 1934 he already was in his mid-40s and had accomplished great success at other studios. Like Davis he was very sophisticated and had a more wordly approach to the world making the two mesh. However the young animator found out that there was a very intense situation that he would have to be a mediator in. Although Grim did a lot of scenes of Snow White he still was under supervising animator Ham Luske, a Disney loyalist who was rather suspicious of newcomers from the east like Natwick. The two didn't agree on the characterization and design of Snow White: Ham wanted a more charming, innocent, and youthful girl while Grim wanted a significantly more sexually-aware, colder girl. Even though Luske's version was the one consistent with Walt's vision the other animator wasn't willing to adjust and there was great tension between the two men. "Grim felt very strongly about corrections he was taking on the drawing of Snow White and I kind of went along with it because I was working for Grim not Ham," explained Marc to Michael Barrier. "I wasn't going to make a bubblehead of her, as they were doing in the other unit. However I had to change his drawings to get a kind of feeling of the character. Grim wanted her to have a vitality and that had to be tamed." Thanks to the hard work Davis did comprising the desires of the two men in the picture Snow White turns out consistent and true to Walt's vision.
After Snow White and denying Joe Grant's offer for him to join the newly-formed model department Marc Davis joined the story crew for Bambi and for three years he worked long and hard doing inspirational sketches, storyboards, and life drawing studies of different forest animals. Marc's boarded showed an unbelievable richness and understanding of character (among the scenes he animated are the ice-skating sequence and the Twitterpatted sequence) to the point Walt Disney told Milt Kahl and Frank Thomas to teach him to animate so the master could see those drawings up on screen. "His deer looked like deer, for they had lost none of their essential animal appearance or character but they could be understood as having human thoughts and emotions," wrote Thomas and Ollie Johnston. Davis's animation on the film was equally fantastic and he even animated my absolute favorite scene in the film, the one where Flower falls in love. There's just so much caricature, brilliant staging, and strong feelings of love and passion in that scene- it's contagious! "When the thing came on the screen there the theater almost burst with laughter," gladly remembers the animator. "I connected with the audience for the first time. That the first feeling only happens once. " After Bambi Marc returned to story and did great boards for Victory Through Airpower, including the eagle and octopus fight (the last scene Bill Tytla ever did for Disney.) He however was very disappointed to learn he didn't receive screen credit on the film.
In 1944 Marc Davis returned to animation by being the first animator assigned to the ambitious but controversial Song of the South, where his animation showed brilliant characterization and personality that evens transcends his success on Bambi. He did the first scenes with Briar Rabbit as well as the amazing scene where the fox and the bear build the tar baby. "They were great characters to work with and it was interesting since it was the first feature we'd done in a while," said Davis. After Song of the South he first did a little bit of animation on Fun and Fancy Free and then a big chunk of animation on the Wind and the Willows sequence in Ichabod and Mr. Toad including the scenes of the Toad and his horse Cyril going through the countryside and the intense scene where Mole removes a document from a sleeping villain. After that Marc was assigned to work with Eric Larson on the protagonist of Cinderella. However the two didn't see eye to eye about the character in many ways was a more controlled and less-intense reflection of the dispute between their mentors Ham Luske and Grim Natwick. Eric (who came on the film first and did more footage) wanted a sweet sixteen-year-old girl with a pug nose while Marc wanted what Eric called a "more exotic" female. Ultimately the two meshed very well together and the two visions bring out an interesting, dynamic character: Cinderella is sweet, homely, and compassionate but also is very intelligent and knows the way she's treated by her stepfamily is not right. I particularly like the scene Marc did where she is mopping and then receives the invitation from the prince. The gestures and posture she shows show her feelings and character very effectively. He also animated the girl in the Bibbity- Boppity-Boo sequence and in the heart-breaking scene where her stepsisters tear apart her dress.
Much to his dismay Davis wound up animating realistic women many more times that decade. "Moving a girl with rotoscope is a pretty rotten way to make a living," he once said. "One of the things Milt Kahl and I suffered from was that we both could draw so much better than some of the others. We both had a better understanding of the human figure and there simply weren't that many guys who could handle them"(Milt was even more frustrated and vocal about being typecast to realistic princes.) Marc did several scenes with Alice in Alice in Wonderland including her in the Mad Tea Party sequence. Then he moved on to Peter Pan where he received a more interesting, challenging assignment: to animate the majority of Tinker Bell in Peter Pan. She couldn't speak but Davis did a great job at using body posture, walks, and expressions to make her a big presence in the feature. I also think that now is time to correct a big Disney urban legend: Tinker Bell is NOT modeled off of Marilyn Monroe but is off of actress Margaret Kelly. Marc also did a little of Wendy as well. After Peter Pan he skipped Lady and the Tramp to move on to the long and exhausting production of Sleeping Beauty so he could animate two characters, the charming Aurora and the evil Maleficent. "Sleeping Beauty is a milestone of a certain type of feature that we never did again," Davis once explained when giving a lecture. "We did a lot more design with the characters than we had ever done before or would ever do again. Sleeping Beauty herself was more designed in two-dimensional shapes than any other character we've done. " While the animator was pretty used to doing princesses such as Aurora Maleficent proved to be a challenge. "She basically stood very and talked directly to the audience," reflected Marc. "She had very little interaction with the other characters. That's extremely difficult to bring across. She had to be large and dominant because she frightened everybody half to death." The problem worked out and the understated acting of Maleficent was very well done. Her reserved, creepy nature makes her a very effective villain and her devil-like design only adds to the fear she brings to audiences. That performance was particularly influential to Andreas Deja when he animated Jafar in Aladdin.
After Sleeping Beauty, Marc Davis had the ultimate assignment: he designed and animated every scene of the flamboyant Cruella de Vill in One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Cruella is only similar to Maleficent in that they're both villains: she's all but reserved, explosive, short-tempered, entertaining, and constantly interacts with the other characters. "Cruella was a rare opportunity," Davis told Michael Barrier. "We had some live action but I found you had to use it very loosely." "Cruella was comparatively simple," he said on another occasion. "She was always working with somebody-slamming them around or whatever. Lou Gerson's vocalization told me this character was bigger than life, high in energy, and like a shark, always moving. I really wanted to make her move like somebody you didn't like." She is very effective because she's caricatured, over the top, and has a great balance of being threatening but not being terrifying to the point she's not entertaining. My personal favorite scene Marc did of her is the one where she forcefully grabs the beer bottle from Jasper's hand, throws into the fireplace, and has a huge fit about how she'll punish her if they haven't killed the puppies by the next morning. That scene shows so much anger and you really see her explode and dominate Horace and Jasper when her frustration has been ticked to the highest possible amount. After Cruella Davis worked for a year developing a scrapped-film before leaving animation to work in WED, where he designed many theme park rides for the Disney parks. He retired in 1978 although he remained in active part of the Disney community until his death in 2000.
In terms of artistry and style what stands out about Marc Davis is his feel and understanding of character combined with his excellent, natural draftsmanship. "If you can't draw it you can't animate it," the animator proudly remarked. "The importance of knowing how to draw, how to think in terms of animating, was the key to my success." His drawings have great appeal and roundness but still have accurate anatomy and realistic movement. If you study any of his scenes you'll notice Marc uses very believable and sincere gestures, walks, and expressions in his animation. Two great examples of this include the scene where Tinker Bell is going through the Darling house and the scene where Aurora is telling the fairies about how she's in love. The second one is particularly brilliant in that it's very graceful and you totally recognize that's the way teenage girls act and talk about the feelings they have for guys they're in love with. "The one thing we have tried to do is to create a personality that has consistency," the great artist explained. "You know how this particular character is going to react in any given situation. You're not going to have a rabbit be inconsistent with being a rabbit. Their motivations are consistent as well- the rabbit hops, the fox slinks. We would put a character in different situations not knowing how he would behave, and his behavior would become as clear as we imagined ourselves to be him. In animation, you're creating a consistency between the character and the environment. I don't think anyone can do that as well as animation. It is anything your imagination will permit you to do." While Davis's drawings have complicated drawing the movement in them is pretty smooth and fluid. Unlike Kahl his poses flow into each other without going crooked and his assistants had a very easy time following him up (he usually animated on the easy 4s instead of the particular 3s Frank and Milt were notorious with assistants for using.) Also staging was something that Marc Davis was an absolute master at doing. A prime example is of the scene where Bambi meets Flower. Instead of doing it from the front, he animated Flower coming out of the flowers from the back making the fact the animal is a skunk clear and showing the interaction between him and Bambi. Last Marc Davis's creativity and versatility were vital to his success. He literally could do pretty much anything when it came to what he could draw and animate. For this to work Marc combined what he observed from life and put it together with what ideas he got from his imagination to stunning results. He sums it up perfectly, "The thing with creativity is that there's always something new to do out there. So why not give it a try?"
Coming to influence Marc Davis has left a massive imprint on the legacy of Disney animation. His creativity, versatility, understanding of character and story, breathtaking draftsmanship, and skills as an animator and designer have inspired animators for generations including Andreas Deja, Mark Henn, Bruce Smith, and many others. In his time period Davis was significant not only because of his abilities but also because he put the picture, story, and character first. For example who knows if Snow White as a character would've worked if he hadn't worked hard to comprise the differences Natwick and Luske had over the characters? Also would Bambi have turned out to be the wonderful picture it was if it weren't for Marc's story drawings that really showed everyone the picture and characters could work? Davis to this day is still one of the very best draftsman the Disney studio ever had and one of the best at making the human figure work. His work in story and character design also had a big impact on the pictures. Last Marc Davis brought great character consistency, brilliant performances, well-conceived and believable personalities, and beautiful animation to Disney animation that has changed the art form forever.
How do I even start in expressing how Marc Davis has influenced me. If there's one thing I've learned from him it's the importance of knowing how to draw the character and understanding their personality. Davis's work opened my eyes to how much having the character consistent and believable has on the feel of the picture and most importantly the way it impacts how the audiences feels about the character. Also his acting and performance skills are so inspiring and studying them is a great way to learn about character animation at its best. Last I feel that Marc Davis's versatility, hard work effort, and perfection of his draftsmanship is a great example and something that anyone who wants to do something important in animation should look up to. Thank you Marc Davis for the influence you've had on me and your contributions to Disney Animation!
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7 Responses to "16. Marc Davis"
Troy DeVolld Says:
Cruella De Vil is my favorite character is the history of Disney animation… so it's no small wonder that I'm a huge fan of Marc Davis. Great post, Grayson.
50mostinfluentialdisneyanimators Says:
Thanks Troy.
"in" the history, "in" the history… sheesh. Sorry! Fingers too excited to wait for my brain to catch up.
Steve Hartley Says:
I admit I've never been too much of a fan of Marc Davis, but he has animated some very great stuff. His animation on Cruella DeVille is his best animation he did at the Studio, in my opinion.
Eric Zimmer Says:
AND he animated every single scene of her! That's nice–to get to animate a character single-handedly–BRILLIANT!
I was lucky enough to meet Marc once in San Francisco a few years before he died. I asked him about how Frank and Milt "taught him how to animate" and he scoffed. He told me that Grim Natwick had taught him to animate and "don't believe anything that Frank and Ollie write". He seemed quite offended by the circulation of that story.
DISTRAKT Says:
Truly a superb draftsmen


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using MS.Win32;
using MS.Internal;
using System.Security;
using System.Security.Permissions;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Threading;
using System.Windows.Input;

using SR=MS.Internal.PresentationCore.SR;
using SRID=MS.Internal.PresentationCore.SRID;
using IComDataObject = System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComTypes.IDataObject;

namespace System.Windows
{
    //------------------------------------------------------
    //
    //  OleServicesContext class
    //
    //------------------------------------------------------

    /// <summary>
    /// This class manages Ole services for DragDrop and Clipboard.
    /// The instance of OleServicesContext class is created per Thread...Dispatcher.
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// </remarks>
    //

    internal class OleServicesContext
    {
        //------------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Constructors
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Constructors

        /// <summary>
        /// Instantiates a OleServicesContext.
        /// </summary>
        private OleServicesContext()
        {
            // We need to get the Dispatcher Thread in order to get OLE DragDrop and Clipboard services that
            // require STA.
            SetDispatcherThread();
        }

        #endregion Constructors

        //------------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Internal Properties
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Internal Properties

        /// <summary>
        /// Get the ole services context associated with the current Thread.
        /// </summary>
        internal static OleServicesContext CurrentOleServicesContext
        {
            get
            {
                OleServicesContext oleServicesContext;

                // Get the ole services context from the Thread data slot.
                oleServicesContext = (OleServicesContext)Thread.GetData(OleServicesContext._threadDataSlot);

                if (oleServicesContext == null)
                {
                    // Create OleSErvicesContext instance.
                    oleServicesContext = new OleServicesContext();

                    // Save the ole services context into the UIContext data slot.
                    Thread.SetData(OleServicesContext._threadDataSlot, oleServicesContext);
                }

                return oleServicesContext;
            }
        }

        #endregion Internal Properties

        //------------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Internal Methods
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Internal Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// OleSetClipboard - Call OLE Interopo OleSetClipboard()
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - calls unsafe methods, and passes native pointer to native code...
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical]
        internal int OleSetClipboard(IComDataObject dataObject)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            return UnsafeNativeMethods.OleSetClipboard(dataObject);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// OleGetClipboard - Call OLE Interop OleGetClipboard()
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - gets critical data from the clipboard... defense in depth, we still
        ///            protect the data (because you need to use COM interop to get to it)
        ///            but we want to track the people accessing this.
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical]
        internal int OleGetClipboard(ref IComDataObject dataObject)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            return UnsafeNativeMethods.OleGetClipboard(ref dataObject);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// OleFlushClipboard - Call OLE Interop OleFlushClipboard()
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - calls critical code, flushes data to clipboard
        /// TreatAsSafe - flushing the data is always acceptable to
        ///               do, only penalty would be performance.
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical, SecurityTreatAsSafe]
        internal int OleFlushClipboard()
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            return UnsafeNativeMethods.OleFlushClipboard();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// OleIsCurrentClipboard - OleIsCurrentClipboard only works for the data object
        /// used in the OleSetClipboard. This means that it can't be called by the consumer
        /// of the data object to determine if the object that was on the clipboard at the
        /// previous OleGetClipboard call is still on the Clipboard.
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - calls critical code: OleIsCurrentClipboard.
        /// TreatAsSafe - Determining if a data object is still on the clipboard does not pose a security risk.
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical, SecurityTreatAsSafe]
        internal int OleIsCurrentClipboard(IComDataObject dataObject)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            return UnsafeNativeMethods.OleIsCurrentClipboard(dataObject);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// OleDoDragDrop - Call OLE Interop DoDragDrop()
        /// Initiate OLE DragDrop
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        ///     Critical: Since it calls to Dispatcher.InputManager
        ///     TreatAsSafe: Since it does not expose the InputManager
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical,SecurityTreatAsSafe]
        internal void OleDoDragDrop(IComDataObject dataObject, UnsafeNativeMethods.IOleDropSource dropSource, int allowedEffects, int[] finalEffect)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            InputManager inputManager = (InputManager)Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.InputManager;
            if (inputManager != null)
            {
                inputManager.InDragDrop = true;
            }
            try
            {
                UnsafeNativeMethods.DoDragDrop(dataObject, dropSource, allowedEffects, finalEffect);
            }
            finally
            {
                if (inputManager != null)
                {
                    inputManager.InDragDrop = false;
                }
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// OleRegisterDragDrop - Call OLE Interop RegisterDragDrop()
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - pinvokes into native code with caller supplied COM object.
        ///            Also -- even if we did trust the dropTarget (which we don't) -- exposes the HWND
        ///            as a site for arbitrary drops/code injections.
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical]
        internal int OleRegisterDragDrop(HandleRef windowHandle, UnsafeNativeMethods.IOleDropTarget dropTarget)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            return UnsafeNativeMethods.RegisterDragDrop(windowHandle, dropTarget);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// OleRevokeDragDrop - Call OLE Interop RevokeDragDrop()
        /// </summary>
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - pinvokes into native code, disables drag/drop for an entire HWND.
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical]
        internal int OleRevokeDragDrop(HandleRef windowHandle)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            return UnsafeNativeMethods.RevokeDragDrop(windowHandle);
        }

        #endregion Internal Methods

        //------------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Private Methods
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Private Methods

        /// <summary>
        /// SetDispatcherThread - Initialize OleServicesContext that will call Ole initialize for ole services(DragDrop and Clipboard)
        /// and add the disposed event handler of Dispatcher to clean up resources and uninitalize Ole.
        /// </summary>
        private void SetDispatcherThread()
        {
            int hr;

            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            // Initialize Ole services.
            // Balanced with OleUninitialize call in OnDispatcherShutdown.
            hr = OleInitialize();

            if (!NativeMethods.Succeeded(hr))
            {
                throw new SystemException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_oleInitializeFailure, hr));
            }

            // Add Dispatcher.Shutdown event handler.
            // We will call ole Uninitialize and clean up the resource when UIContext is terminated.
            Dispatcher.CurrentDispatcher.ShutdownFinished += new EventHandler(OnDispatcherShutdown);
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// This is a callback when Dispatcher is shut down.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This method must be called before shutting down the application
        /// on the dispatcher thread.  It must be called by the same
        /// thread running the dispatcher and the thread must have its
        /// ApartmentState property set to ApartmentState.STA.
        /// </remarks>
        private void OnDispatcherShutdown(object sender, EventArgs args)
        {
            if (Thread.CurrentThread.GetApartmentState() != ApartmentState.STA)
            {
                throw new ThreadStateException(SR.Get(SRID.OleServicesContext_ThreadMustBeSTA));
            }

            // Uninitialize Ole services.
            // Balanced with OleInitialize call in SetDispatcherThread.
            OleUninitialize();
        }

        // Wrapper for UnsafeNativeMethods.OleInitialize, useful for debugging.
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - calls critical method (OleInitialize)
        /// TreatAsSafe - safe to call anytime (ref counting issues aside)
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical,SecurityTreatAsSafe]
        private int OleInitialize()
        {
#if DEBUG
            _debugOleInitializeRefCount++;
#endif // DEBUG
            return UnsafeNativeMethods.OleInitialize();
        }

        // Wrapper for UnsafeNativeMethods.OleUninitialize, useful for debugging.
        /// <SecurityNote>
        /// Critical - calls critical method (OleUninitialize)
        /// TreatAsSafe - safe to call OLeUninitialize
        /// </SecurityNote>
        [SecurityCritical, SecurityTreatAsSafe]
        private int OleUninitialize()
        {
            int hr;

            hr = UnsafeNativeMethods.OleUninitialize();
#if DEBUG
            _debugOleInitializeRefCount--;
            Invariant.Assert(_debugOleInitializeRefCount >= 0, "Unbalanced call to OleUnitialize!");
#endif // DEBUG

            return hr;
        }

        #endregion Private Methods

        //------------------------------------------------------
        //
        //  Private Fields
        //
        //------------------------------------------------------

        #region Private Fields

        // This is a slot to store OleServicesContext class per thread.
        private static readonly LocalDataStoreSlot _threadDataSlot = Thread.AllocateDataSlot();

#if DEBUG
        // Ref count of calls to OleInitialize/OleUnitialize.
        private int _debugOleInitializeRefCount;
#endif // DEBUG

        #endregion Private Fields
    }
}


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I believe the Tanzanian president has ordered a security fence to be erected around the tanzanite fields with only a single entrance/exit and high security.This is to prevent artisanal miners from doing any mining.Most of my tanzanite collection has come from such miners.Does anyone have any more information? If the government is involved, it could mean a shortage of tanzanite in the future if mining is curtailed.
DAR ES SALAAM - Tanzania's president on Friday ordered the military to build walls around its tanzanite mines and directed the central bank to buy the precious stone to boost reserves - the latest twist in a spat with mining firms over alleged tax evasion.
Think there is enough material in the market. We will see what will happen in the next years.
That, and the supposed mountains of rough stashed away in India, or so I am told .
yes, the above may all be true, but there are new rules to operate in Tanzania if you are a buyer of rough or cut goods.
Starting this past September, there is a new 1% fee for inspection of your goods, at what you actually paid.
Then, there is a 5% tax being levied immediately on the dealer making the sale. Payable before export. This is in addition to the existing 5% 'royalty' that has been in place for some time (for rough). Cut goods are still 1% royalty.
So, for rough, we are basically paying 11% of the sales price, significantly higher than previous years. And there is still an ongoing conversation to raise the royalty fee higher.
Very interesting. I guess if the original prices are right an additional 11% isn't terrible.
Thanks Roger-I didn't know all the details.Very helpful.


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Statesmen Journal: More gun retailers raising the age of firearm sales to 21 years old
More retailers across the nation are reacting to calls for gun reform by stopping firearm sales to anyone younger than 21. Eugene-based Bi-Mart was the latest to join the growing list of stores making the policy shift, which already includes Fred Meyer, Walmart and Dick's Sporting Goods.
Bearing Arms: Debbie Wasserman Shultz's ban on 'high capacity, rapid-fire magazines'
Democratic Representative and former DNC chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz wants to keep us from being able to buy "high capacity, rapid-fire magazines."
PassHR5112.com - FPC Supports New Bill to Repeal Age-Based Ban on Handgun Sales
PassHR5112.com - FPC has announced its strong support of H.R.5112, an important new bill introduced by Congressman Thomas Massie (R - Kentucky). The SAFER Voter Act would allow law-abiding, legal adults under the age of 21 to purchase handguns from licensed firearm dealers.
FPC Requests Veto of Washington "Bump-Stock" Ban Bill SB 5992
In FPC's veto request, Watson said that "Senate Bill 5992 would impinge on the fundamental rights of law-abiding Washingtonians," and that the bill "would enact vague and ambiguous new terms, impose a broad, confiscatory ban on a far-reaching class of currently-legal firearm devices, and subject law-abiding Washingtonians to serious criminal liability under arbitrary and capricious enforcement of the laws."
SFGate: California lawmakers push 10 new gun control bills
California lawmakers on Monday proposed 10 new gun control bills to the state's nation-leading gun restrictions in the wake of the latest mass shooting in Florida.
FPC slams corporate 'virtue signaling'; says Dick's, Wal-Mart, Kroger's age-based gun and ammo bans could be illegal
"If these corporations are going to put themselves on the wrong side of a bitter culture war over our Constitution and Second Amendment rights, then law-abiding Americans are going to take their business elsewhere," commented FPC Grassroots Director Richard Thomson. "Dick's, Wal-Mart, and Kroger are alienating millions of their customers and going out of their way to take troubling political positions."
Guns.com: Disappointment, disgust sweeps across gun industry after Dick's Sporting Goods ditches 'assault-style' rifles
Gun groups reacted with disappointment and disgust this week after Dick's Sporting Goods announced new policies banning firearm sales to customers under 21 and discontinuing its inventory of assault-style rifles.
The Sacramento Bee: Trump says he's open to Feinstein's assault weapons age limit - or even a ban
President Donald Trump raised the issue, unprompted, during a roughly hour-long televised meeting with Feinstein and other members of Congress Wednesday afternoon at the White House. "I think it's something you have to think about," Trump said at the gathering to discuss school safety. "It doesn't make sense that I have to wait until I'm 21 to get a handgun but I can get this weapon at 18," he added, referring to assault rifles.
Times-Herald: An 18-year-old can't buy a beer but can buy a rifle in California, should that change?
Dan Reeves, chief of staff for California state Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, said state lawmakers have "been focused on trying to make these rifles less lethal and haven't focused so much on the age of the person." But some gun-control advocates say it's time to reconsider that.
Civil Rights Advocates at FPC Rebuke Trump's Gun Control, Confiscation Plans
Trump expressed a strong preference for the confiscation of firearms without due process, and a willingness to set aside priority legislation to protect law-abiding American gun owners, like carry reciprocity.
Gun group urges gun owners to shop "where civil rights matter"
"Law-abiding gun owners need to show Dick's that we don't tolerate turncoats or traitors to our constitutional rights," Thomson continued. "We gun owners will be taking our business to local gun shops and retailers where our Second Amendment civil rights matter."
KARE11: Florida Shooting Rekindles Interest in Gun 'Protection Orders' in Minnesota
Bloomington Police Chief Jeff Potts put his name behind a bill already introduced in the Minnesota Legislature talking about gun violence protection orders.
President Trump Says He Will 'Write Out' Bump Stocks Without Congress; Two Second Amendment Groups Initiate Legal Action to Oppose Ban
"We will use every resource and remedy available to us in our ongoing defense of the Constitution, the rights it protects, and millions of law-abiding American people" said FPC President Brandon Combs.
Guns.com: Governors in 4 Northeast States Form Gun Control Bloc
Govs. Andrew Cuomo of New York, Dannel Malloy of Connecticut, Phil Murphy of New Jersey, and Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island announced on Thursday they had entered into a memo of understanding "in the face of repeated federal inaction" to take on the subject of gun control with a regional approach.
Sac Bee: 'I am not going to stop...until we get these AR-15s off of the streets,' Feinstein says
Sen. Dianne Feinstein told thousands of California Democratic delegates and elected officials Saturday that she will aggressively pursue legislation banning assault rifles in the wake of this month's Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead, including teenage students.
Guns.com: Dems Propose 'Assault Weapon' Ban, State-Run Gun Registry for Ohio
The proposal, SB 260, backed by state Sens. Mike Skindell and Charleta Tavares, would define an "assault weapon" as a semi-auto firearm with the capacity of accepting 10 or more rounds in the magazine, making it a felony to possess one.
Yahoo: Florida Shooting Survivor Says CNN Gave Him 'Scripted' Questions at Town Hall Event
Colton Haab told Miami's local WPLG-TV that the network refused to allow him to raise his idea that schools consider employing U.S. military veterans as armed security guards and instead offered him canned questions.
The Federalist: Gun Control Across The World Only Leads To Acid, Knifings, And Bombings
I wish that I could tell you that gun control worked in England, but there you have to watch out for acid. I wish that I could tell you that I was safe in the Middle East, but there you have to watch out for, well, pretty much everything.
KCRA: CA Assemblyman Introduces New Bill Expanding Gun Violence Restraining Orders
The Firearms Policy Coalition opposes the current gun violence restraining order, as well as its expansion, because the initial 21-day seizure of firearms does not allow the gun owner due process in court.
FPC Launches New Federal Push to "Save the Second Amendment"
"The right to keep and bear arms is just as normal and important as any other enshrined in our Bill of Rights," explained DeLuz. 'It's long past time that our laws, regulations, and the judicial system reflected that."
Fox News: Colorado State Rep, Columbine Survivor, Pushes to End Gun-Free Zones in Schools
Colorado House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, who was a Columbine High School sophomore at the time of the 1999 mass shooting, is pushing legislation that he says would protect students — by getting rid of gun restrictions in schools.
AZ Central: Tucson's gun fight with state will cost city taxpayers $100K
This is what happens when politicians who know nothing about firearms and even less about the law pass gun laws. The people pay the price!
Bring the Fight to the CA Gun Store Ban
If the government can ban gun stores, then it also has the power to choke off gun owners and limit your exercise of Second Amendment rights.
Guns.com: Florida Uber Driver Files Lawsuit to Protect Gun Rights
An Uber driver filed suit in federal court earlier this month arguing his right to bear arms trumps the ride service's policy banning users from carrying firearms.
Help Us Keep Beating CA DOJ!
We know there's a long, tough fight ahead of us. Just last week, anti-gun bureaucrats approved the same anti-gun "Bullet Button Assault Weapon" regulations that had been pulled back and totally rejected before… One more thing we have to challenge in court, and one more reason to continue fighting for justice and the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms -- whatever it takes.
FPC Vows Legal Action After California Office of Administrative Law Approves Dept. of Justice Assault Weapons Regulations
By approving these awful and unlawful regulations, the Office of Administrative Law and Department of Justice have collaborated, and perhaps conspired, to grossly exceed the statutory authority vested in the laws in order to advance their anti-gun agenda.
The Hill: Will D.C. Court's Decision on Concealed Guns Be the Tipping Point?
After a two-to-one federal Circuit court decision on Tuesday morning striking down D.C. 's current concealed handgun law, the district has a chance to become like the 42 states with right-to-carry laws.
SAF: D.C. Appeals Court Strikes Down 'Good Reason' CCW Law
The 2-1 ruling, written by Judge Thomas Beall Griffith, a 2005 George W. Bush appointee, declared that, "At the Second Amendment's core lies the right of responsible citizens to carry firearms for personal self-defense beyond the home, subject to longstanding restrictions…The District's good-reason law is necessarily a total ban on exercises of that constitutional right for most D.C. residents. That's enough to sink this law under (the 2008 U.S. Supreme Court's Heller ruling)."
BREAKING: Appeals Court Strikes Down D.C. "Good Cause" Handgun Carry Ban
In today's Wrenn v. District of Columbia decision (a related case, Grace v. District of Columbia, was consolidated with Wrenn on appeal), a lawsuit helmed by civil rights attorney Alan Gura and backed by the Second Amendment Foundation, the Court held in relevant part that D.C.'s "good-reason" handgun carry ban laws were unconstitutional.
Guns.com: Court Dismisses Texas Professors' Attempt to Block Campus Carry
A federal judge last week refused a lawsuit by three University of Texas professors who do not want legal concealed carry in their classes.
California DOJ Sued for Hiding "Assault Weapon" Regulations, Violating California Constitution and Public Records Act
"When the Department of Justice denied us access to their submitted regulations and told me that they were not available for public inspection, I was outraged and insulted," said Craig DeLuz, FPC's California lobbyist and a spokesperson for the organizations. "Those who claim to enforce the law should be expected to follow it."
Breitbart: 'Gunmageddon' in California With More Gun, Magazine Bans
"Not one of the laws that are being pushed today makes Californians safer," DeLuz said. "All they do is put restrictions — in many cases very unreasonable restrictions — on law-abiding citizens."
Demand the GunMeggedon Bills Are Moved To The Suspense File
We need to be proactive and start voicing our opposition to these bills and asking the committee to send them to the "Suspense File" and keep them there. (That essentially means they cost too much money to implement and keeping them on the Suspense File is their way of killing bills without actually having to vote "NO").
ALERT: FPC Led Coalition Kills AB 2459!
And AB 2459, the bill that we called the worst bill of the session that sought to put all gun dealers out of business and record everyone who pulled in to the parking lot of a gun store, was killed in the Privacy Committee today!
Bill to Invade Privacy of Gun Owners Going to New Committee
It's back already! After passing Assembly Public Safety earlier this week, AB 2459, authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), will be voted on next Tusday!
WATCH: Brady Campaign Puts Domestic Violence Victims At Greater Risk
In their opposition letter, the Brady Campaign essentially stated that if a domestic violence victim feels threatened enough to carry a gun, then they should stay at home with the doors locked. According to the Brady Campaign, domestic violence victims have no place in our society.
GunMegeddon Is Upon Us; Committees To Hear 9 Anti-Gun Bills
Next Tuesday, there will be 9 anti-gun bills heard in various committees; the most we have seen this year.
Second Amendment and Free Speech Silenced in Committee
The Chair went as far as to silence the voice of Assemblymember Grove when she tried to explain the merits of the bill. They literally turned off her microphone to shut her and the 2nd Amendment down!
WATCH: FPC Debunks the Mythical Ban on Federal Firearm Research
California State Senator Isadore Hall has introduced SJR 20 in order to ask Congress to lift their ban on federal firearms research. The only problem is that no such ban exists!
It's Already Back! Bill to Wipe Out Gun Stores Up For Vote
It's back! After being pulled last week, AB 2459, authored by Asm. Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), will wipe out every single gun dealer in the state of California and it will be voted on TOMORROW!


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Flower Tucci (2 de gener de 1981) és una actriu porno nord-americana nascuda a Burbank (Califòrnia).

Biografia

Inicis
Flower Tucci va competir en concursos de bellesa quan era jove, aconseguint els primers deu llocs en la competició "The Miss Preteen" de Los Angeles, anant a Florida per competir en categoria nacional. Ho va deixar a l'edat de 13 anys, principalment pel mal ambient provocat per les altres competidores del concurs.

Carrera en el porno
Tucci treballava com a decoradora de pastissos en una fleca quan va respondre a un anunci del LA Weekly. La seva primera escena va ser amb Lexington Steele a Balls Deep 6. Va començar a treballar amb l'àlies de "Flower", però més tard va afegir-hi "Tucci" per poder diferenciar-se d'una altra actriu asiàtica.

A més de realitzar pel·lícules pornogràfiques, Flower va rebre una proposta formal per dirigir un programa de radi anomenat "The Porn Hunnies Smut Top 20" a KSEX Radio, però ara s'encarrega d'un espectacle anomenat "Tushy Talk" a la mateixa emissora. A més Tucci és una portaveu i model per a l'empresa de roba de Los Angeles anomenada "Mofowear" i té un paper en les sèries de televisió familiars.

Flower ha estat nominada per l'Organització de Crítics del Cinema X XRCO el 2005 com a Actuació Femenina de l'Any 2005 i el 2006 l'AVN la va premiar en la seva Millor Aparició Estel·lar - Squirting per Flower's Squirt Shower 2.

Cal destacar un desacord en la informació sobre la seva data de naixement. El seu llistat en el IAFD diu que ella va néixer el 2 de gener de 1978 i en canvi AFDB dona 1977 com el seu any de naixement. No obstant això, a la seva pàgina de MySpace (segons sembla feta per la mateixa Flower Tucci) declara que va néixer el 1981. A més també ha dit que aquesta és la seva data de naixement en una entrevista amb Porn Valley News.

Actualment és representada per l'agència de models per a cinema adult Spiegler Girls.

Vida personal
S'ha declarat obertament bisexual en la seva vida personal i se l'ha relacionada sentimentalment amb la també actriu porno Olivia O'Lovely.

Referències

Flower Tucci
Actors californians
Persones de Burbank (Comtat de Los Angeles)
Premis AVN
Naixements del 1981

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The links below will direct you to short EA tv videos that introduce you to the resource and outline the purpose of each module and the additional resources which are available to ensure that implementing Healthy Places, Healthy Children is as straightforward as possible. There is also a case study video, in which the pupils of St Kevin's Primary School, Belfast tell you about the incredible impact using the resource has had on their school environment.


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Iligan Open 2017
Iligan City, Philippines
Robinsons Place Iligan
Macapagal Ave, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte
James Alvin Baruc and Renz Alexander Lumban
Edrian Oralde Tepait and James Benedict Cañares
Registration fee(Inclusion: certificate of participation and raffle entry) starts at Php 250.00 for the first 3 events and Php 50.00 additional fee for each additional event. Payment-first system shall be implemented before WCA registrations can be approved and included on the official list of registered participants. Registration closes on December 17, 2017 so please pre-register and settle your payments on or before that date. Strictly no refund and no walk-in registrations on the day of the event.
The base registration fee for this competition is ₱250 (Philippine Peso).
Mark Allen Baruc won with an average of 8.60 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Edrian Miguel Capistrano finished second (10.89) and Renz Alexander Lumban finished third (11.23).
3x3x3 Cube Mark Allen Baruc 6.41 8.60 Philippines 8.67 9.57 9.40 7.74 6.41
4x4x4 Cube Mark Allen Baruc 47.59 50.67 Philippines 55.20 52.75 47.59 49.55 49.70
3x3x3 Blindfolded James Alvin Baruc 4:48.54 DNF Philippines DNF DNF 4:48.54
3x3x3 One-Handed Renz Alexander Lumban 12.58 16.05 Philippines 17.92 19.08 12.58 16.67 13.56
Pyraminx Edrian Miguel Capistrano 5.91 7.97 Philippines 5.91 8.75 8.21 6.96 10.68
3x3x3 One-Handed Final Ao5 10:00.00
RCBC Deposit Account Number:4215 8581 0051 0019 Account Name: James Alvin D. Baruc
Please send a SCREEN SHOT or SCANNED COPY of your DEPOSIT SLIP and any VALID ID to jamesbaruc@gmail.com RCBC (not RCBC Savings)
M Lhuillier, Palawan Express and LBC, just email one of the organizers if you will select this option so that we can provide you with the contact details
You can also pay through Cubemeets which are announced on the Northern Mindanao Cubers group on facebook [https://www.facebook.com/groups/129226890534774]. For Cagayan de Oro City cubemeets please contact Renz Lumban: 0975 234 6476. For Iligan City cubemeets please contact James Baruc: 0956 551 4566
For the latest news and updates regarding the event, please visit the official PCA page.
9:00 - 9:30 AM Opening/Briefing
9:30 - 10:00 AM 2x2x2 First Average of 5
10:00 - 11:00 AM 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube First Average of 5
11:00 - 12:00 NN 3x3x3 Blindfold Final Best of 3
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch Break
1:00 - 2:00 PM 4x4x4 First Average of 5
2:00 - 3:00 PM 3x3x3 One-Hand Final Average of 5
3:00 - 4:00 PM 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube Second Average of 5
4:00 - 4:30 PM Pyraminx Final Average of 5
4:30 - 5:30 PM 4x4x4 Final Average of 5
6:00 - 7:00 PM 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube Final Average of 5
7:00 - 8:00 PM Awarding


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Nothing say's Valentine's Day better than pink velvet! I always like to have a dress that I can wear all day, which means it has to be versatile. I love that this pink velvet can we worn with boots and a leather jacket for a slightly edgy and more casual feel. It would also be super easy to dress up with heels and some sparkly jewelry for a nice dinner out. I always love pairing soft velvet's with a contrasting material, like leather. I find that the contrast really accentuates the softness of the velvet. These are always two of my favorite materials to pair together. If you are still looking for your perfect Valentine's Day outfit definitely check this out! I also found designer dupes for these Chloe boots and bag. Make sure you check out the links! Hope you have a fabulous Valentine's Day!
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A market place is like a maze – an international one – full of thousands of people, thousands of booths, and thousands of products. To describe it in one word : overwhelming!
Buyers, bloggers, designers and more travel to the fabulous Las Vegas twice a year to attend the MAGIC market place. Trends are analyzed, street style shots are snapped, and orders are written. Buyers browse aisle upon aisle of the latest offerings from the world's favorite brands, selecting what they want to order for their stores, which ultimately determines what we, the beloved consumer, will be seeing at retail in coming seasons. Many of the orders are handwritten and done face to face – this has been the way the fashion industry has done business for years – until now!
SHOP THE FLOOR is a new online marketplace connecting brands and buyers from every fashion segment for discovery, collaboration and commerce. SHOP THE FLOOR extends face-to-face relationships online and provides brands with access to thousands of global buyers before, during and after MAGIC Market Week. Imagine that?! If a buyer sees something great on the floor but wants to continue to shop around but doesn't have time, he or she can simply log in to SHOP THE FLOOR and have access to the entire trade show right at their finger tips!
With more than 60,000 buyers who attend MAGIC, 6,500 exhibiting brands and 78 years of experience uniting the two, SHOP THE FLOOR already has the greatest depth and breadth of engaged buyers and brands. In other words : it's genius.
Each private digital showroom will be highly curated for the brand and optimized for commerce, and will feature the brand's lookbooks, line sheets, brand campaign artwork, company description, logo, linkable contact information, product images and descriptions.
All buyers on the platform have undergone a rigorous qualification process to ensure and update their retailing status.
SHOP THE FLOOR also empowers buyers to connect with brands through visual directory searchable by show, category, or brand. Buyers enter private virtual showrooms and preview product lines and merchandising ideas.
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We had a chance to chat with one of the four fabulous minds behind SHOP THE FLOOR, Allison Lombardo, the VP Director of Marketing, and she let us know that the platform is a combination of brands from all of the shows under the Advanstar Fashion Group's umbrella, including the newly acquired ENK. "It's the largest breath and depth of brands and buyers in one place," she said, this includes the participants in MAGIC, which was split between two venues, the Las Vegas Convention Center—which housed WWD MAGIC, FN Platform and Sourcing at MAGIC —and the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, which housed PROJECT, Mens/Wear, POOLTRADESHOW and MVMNT, MAGIC's new street and skate section.
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These tips make text-selection on iPhone and iPad far less frustrating
By Charlie Sorrel • 11:00 am, January 13, 2020
Text-selection on the iPad can feel pretty clunky.
Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac
iOS 13 (and iPadOS) fixed the frustrating text-selection tools on the iPhone and iPad, but only if you know how to use them. Selecting a single word or sentence is still way easier on a Mac, because you have a mouse and keyboard permanently attached. On the iPad, though, you can still find the text selection slipping and jumping like an oiled fish.
Use these iPhone and iPad text-selection tips to highlight words and paragraphs the easy way in iOS.
The best Mac apps of 2018 [Year in Review]
By Charlie Sorrel • 10:00 am, December 26, 2018
Make Mac great again with one (or all!) of these top apps.
Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
The Mac may be way older than the iPhone and iPad, but it still has some tricks. 2018 saw some fine updates to some of our favorite Mac apps, as well as some amazing new apps that migrated across from iOS.
Also, Apple injected so much new life into a tired old macOS staple in Mojave that it's made our top 5 list this year. Can you guess which one it is?
The best iOS apps of 2018 [Year in Review]
By Killian Bell • 10:00 am, December 24, 2018
Don't miss out on these awesome iOS apps.
There are almost 2 million apps available on iOS today, and yet in 2018, 10 years after the App Store opened its doors, developers continue to deliver new and unique titles that blow us away.
We've rounded up the very best from the past year right here. We have terrific text editors, fantastic photography apps, amazing utilities, and lots more.
Premiere Rush, Drafts, BestPhoto and other amazing apps of the week
By Charlie Sorrel • 10:00 am, October 21, 2018
'Appy weekend.
This week we shoot and edit video with Adobe's new Premier Rush, get into the long-awaited Drafts for Mac beta, and clean up our Photo Library with BestPhotos.
The Drafts for Mac beta is finally here
With Drafts for Mac, you'll never have to do this again.
Drafts, the most useful app on iOS, is finally available for the Mac — in beta form at least. The beta can be downloaded right now, but you can only use it if you are already a Drafts Pro subscription. The Mac version of this text-wrangling masterpiece is already super-useful, and will sync perfectly with your existing iPhone and iPad versions.
Day One, Hello Weather and other awesome apps of the week
By Charlie Sorrel • 10:00 am, August 26, 2018
This week we check the weather with two great updates to old favorites, and record our thoughts on the never-ending 2018 summer in Day One's great new voice notes feature.
Drafts is finally coming to the Mac
Drafts is on its way to the Mac.
Photo: Agile Tortoise
Drafts, the best text notes/writing/wrangling app on iOS, is coming soon to the Mac. Drafts, for those who haven't tried it, is a kind of universal inbox for text. Whenever you want to write something — a note, an email, a blog post or an essay — you launch Drafts and start typing.
It's always ready with a blank page. Then, when you're done, you can use Drafts' many, many actions to send that text elsewhere — beautifully formatted for the Notes app, as a list to the Reminders app, as a post to Twitter, a task in Things, etc. The list is almost endless thanks to a shared directory of new actions that can be installed with one click.
Until now, Drafts has been iOS-only. But soon, probably later this year, it's coming to the Mac.
Capture notes quickly with Drafts [50 Essential iOS Apps #5]
By Ian Fuchs • 9:00 am, April 25, 2018
Drafts is where writing starts, before moving on to its final destination.
Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac
While there are dozens of note-taking and writing apps available on iOS, few strike the balance of rich features and simple design the way Drafts does. Whether you're looking for a quick way to digitally jot down a passing thought, take notes in a meeting, or store an address or phone number, the Drafts app makes it easy to quickly capture text before taking action.
How to delete multiple contacts and manage groups on iPhone and iPad
By The App Factor • 12:30 pm, January 28, 2016
iOS isn't great at managing contacts by default, but as always, there's an app for that.
Photo: Ally Kazmucha/The App Factor
Interact is a brand new contact-management app by Agile Tortoise, maker of popular notes app Drafts. It's no secret that contact management on iPhone and iPad is lacking. Interact solves a lot of iOS' shortcomings, adding the ability to edit and manage groups, send messages and attachments to entire groups, and even delete multiple contacts from iPhone and iPad at the same time. Here's how:
Drafts, iOS's best note-taking app, will be even better on the Apple Watch
By John Brownlee • 6:20 am, April 14, 2015
Drafts is coming to Apple Watch. Photo: Agile Tortoise
Agile Tortoise's Drafts is, without a doubt, the single best note-taking app on the iOS App Store. It's not only the easiest app to jump right into and start typing before you lose your train of thought, it's the easiest app to export your notes from: It plugs into pretty much everything, from Dropbox to Evernote.
And coming soon? Drafts will plug into the Apple Watch, too.


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8. Page 8 | Confidential and Proprietary Information  Strategic Planning o Embrace growth; narrow your focus and develop a niche strategy; grow in strength not size; grow from inside out; develop and follow business models.  Refinement: o Build your business around the right technologies and processes. Growth through refinement, a prerequisite for success.  Technology: o Address security and privacy concerns; adapt traditional services; utilize state-of-the- art tools to reach out to new markets.  Education: o Balance judgment with technical skills; teach soft skills; stay ahead of the curve on regulations and standards.  Globalization: o Understand international issues, trends, standards and regulations; identify new markets; explore new job opportunities. Embracing the Future – How Do We Do It?
11. Page 11 | Confidential and Proprietary Information Guide to Practice Management for SMPs  Organized into eight stand-alone modules 1) Planning for Your Firm o Business and strategic planning processes & policies for development and implementation. 2) Practice Models and Networks o Structural considerations and models, profit sharing, and use of networks. 3) Building and Growing Your Firm o Building a business advisory practice, coping with regulation, and developing a firm culture.
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Hints & Tips for First-time visitors. - Primrose Villa.
The Orlando area of Florida hosts more holiday visitors than any other place on Earth. Whether on your first vacation, or a return visit, you can be assured there's something new you haven't seen. Development of the major theme parks - Disney (4 parks), Universal (2 parks), Sea World (now 3 parks) and Busch Gardens to name but a few - continues with the arrival (at Universal) of "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter" and the proposed building of Legoland. A major new shopping mall, 'The Mall at Millenia' has recently opened to rival The Florida Mall, The Mercado & Premium outlets (formally Belz).
The Florida climate is described as 'sub-tropical' which means in layman's terms a temperate, slightly humid atmosphere all year round, being cooler during the spring / autumn / winter months (between 70 - 80°f) but usually dry. Hotter in the summer months (between 80 - 100°f) with frequent - usually daily - brief but heavy showers often with lightning. The showers tend to be of short duration & are warm ! Easily avoided by nipping into the nearest shop.....(there's always a shop !) All the theme parks sell suitably logo-encrusted cheap plastic ponchos which work well & are highly recommended for use on any water-rides you may encounter !
The 192 has a series of "Mile Markers" - purple diamond signs which run from near the I27 in the west starting at MM4 (near our villa), through MM7 at Disney World Drive to MM15 in Kissimmee old town. They are very useful guides & are mentioned frequently. The 192, being Disney's "front door", has received some major tidying in the last few years & is now a 3 lane road boasting elegant street lighting, many palm trees & multiple bus shelters with seating & drinking fountains. There is a 'bus stop at the junction of Lindfields Boulevard & the 192 (route 55).
First time out, collect as many different coupon or discount booklets as you can find (everywhere) & use them ! You really will save money if you do.... Anywhere you go usually has a matching discount offer of some sort. There's loads of info. about theme parks available, we found 'unofficial' guides better than 'official' ones, they tend to be less biased & present good & bad points equally.
* Switching... Park rides allow one, then the other carer to ride without re-queuing & meet up at the ride exit using 'secret passages' between entrance & exit.
Be warned that nearly every ride has it's associated 'Souvenir Shoppe' engineered so you have to exit the ride through it ! Visit the Character Warehouse in Premium Outlets (top of International Drive) for savings on Disney themed T's & stuff - the in-park shops tend to be expensive. When you visit a park, be prepared for a very long day, typically from 8am 'till 10pm (or later) You'll want to stay for the fireworks - 'Illuminations' at Epcot, 'Wishes' at the Magic Kingdom or 'Fantasmic' at Disney's Hollywood Studios (Really not to be missed). Use the strollers (pushchairs) available & take reseal-able mineral water bottles (freeze them overnight). All the parks have chilled water fountains, refill your bottles as necessary.... Keep drinking !! Some guide books rubbish the fast-food available in the parks. Although slightly more expensive than 'outside', we found the choice more than adequate with fresh fruit available as well as the usual fries, the speed of delivery excellent & the cleanliness of everything outstanding. All the parks take pride in appearance & are immaculate !


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Mass Shooting At Buffalo NY Supermarket Was Live Streamed, Said To Be Racially Motivated
by emily1phone
in Culture, News Stories
According to USA TODAY At least 10 people have lost their lives after a gunman opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, the Associated Press reported, citing law enforcement officials.
The shooting happened at a Tops Friendly Market in a crowded suburban area in the western New York city and the alleged gunman was taken into custody after the attack, Buffalo police said.
Ten people were killed, two law enforcement officials told the AP.
They were not permitted to speak publicly on the matter and did so on the condition of anonymity.
Further details on the number of people shot and their conditions weren't immediately available.
The gunman entered the supermarket with a rifle and opened fire, one of the officials told the AP.
Investigators believe the man may have been livestreaming the shooting and were looking into whether he had posted a manifesto online, the official said.
The official cautioned the investigation was in its preliminary stages and that authorities hadn't yet discerned a clear motive, but they were investigating whether the shooting was racially motivated.
The supermarket is in a predominately Black neighborhood, about 3 miles north of downtown Buffalo.
The surrounding area is primarily residential and is surrounded by homes, along with a Family Dollar store, laundromat and fire station.
Witnesses reported the gunman was wearing military-style clothing and body armor, one of the officials said.
Braedyn Kephart and Shane Hill, both 20, said they'd just pulled into the parking lot of the store when they saw the alleged gunman leaving.
The white male, who they estimate was in his late teens or early 20s, was wearing camo clothing and a black helmet and was carrying a rifle.
"He was standing there with the gun to his chin. We were like what the heck is going on? Why does this kid have a gun to his face?" Kephart said. He dropped to his knees.
"He ripped off his helmet, dropped his gun, and was tackled by the police."
Police closed off the block, lined by spectators, and yellow police taped surrounded the full parking lot.
Mayor Byron Brown and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz were at the scene late Saturday afternoon, gathered in a parking lot across the street from the Tops store and expected to address the media.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she is "closely monitoring" the shooting and that she has offered assistance to those in Buffalo, her hometown, according to her Twitter account.
Mark Poloncarz also tweeted Saturday afternoon alerting residents.
"I have been advised of an active multiple shooting event at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Street… Please stay away from the area," he tweeted.
Buffalo is New York's second-largest city, with a population of more than 278,000 people.
The shooting came little more than a year after a March 2021 attack at a King Soopers grocery in Boulder, Colorado, that killed 10 people.
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These adorable Castagnole Italian mini-doughnuts are easy to make and perfect for tea time.
Pour the milk into a pan with margarine, palm oil, sugar, salt, vanilla extract and lemon zest and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and mix in flour and baking powder. Stir vigorously and transfer the mixture into a bowl. Add the eggs slowly, stirring carefully, until the mixture is smooth but not liquid.
Heat palm oil in a frying pan, place walnut-sized scoopfuls of batter into the hot oil. Fry till golden, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain off excess oil on paper towels. Sprinkle with sugar to taste.
Can't wait to try! Looks yummy!