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  1. Late Sunday night I lost complete control of my right leg and arm.After alot of falling and injuring myself I made it to the phone to call 911.

    I been in hospital up until tonight. No permanent damage and I have regained use of my extremeties again.

    Close call but I survived.

     

    Follow up ! what type of stroke Ischemic or hemorrhagic? get checked out monitor your blood presure frequently (go to a pharmacy they usually have one self test unit) Do you smoke? if yes this is a major wakeup call!!! how much caffine do you intake? what is your blood presure? ask the doctor if you should be on a blood thinner. cholesteral level? and lots more to find out

     

    Sorry just the nursing student in me

  2. wowzers! They must think very highly of you. I hope you are a non-smoker, I think it's ironic when you drive by a hospital's back door to see all the nurse's and health care professionals out having a ciggy.

     

    Thanks for sharing... sounds like you are not getting much time to 'spline'...?

     

    I wonder about the high percentage of smokers as well. It's a stressful profession with allot of demands some of my co-students have not faired well not because of the high academics requirements but the stress and pressure of the academics and working environment gets to you.

     

    My wife bought me a Gibson SG for X-mas and I trying to keep working with that as well as my studies to relieve stress. Hopefylly I can post something some time to show you guys. So no time for splining or animation :(

     

    It was the first time these people meet me the surgen really likes to teach and they watched me. If you do not show signs of passing out they ramp it up after 4 hours I felt as if I was working there. I was very lucky to have that surgen and that team. I surprised myself I have trouble watching this stuff on TV but I meet the patient and got to know him and maybe that was what helped me I did not want to leave him.

  3. Wow, great model, is she an astronaut?

    What do you plan with her?

     

    Maybe you are wrong here and this belongs to the jiggle thread?

     

    Making a space epic adventure with her comedy/sci-fi

    think stripperilla in space!

     

    But honestly right my hands are full, my mom has cancer and the doc says she has 3 more month. That's why I haven't been around much.

     

    My thoughts are with you spend as much time with her as you can.

  4. Ok. We are all aware of how hard it is to make models that stand out as exemplary in any genre of technology. Just about everyone should be familiar with the "Hunter" model - I think created by Joe Williamson? By far the Most exquisite model ever created by any A:M user. However, that model has been almost abandoned by the creator? What gives is my point in question. A super talented creator of the Model left it laid waste to his own imagination and talent to time gone by. Forgotten to the history of any A:M Fame and Respected reputation of this software as abandoned. Don't get me wrong, I love A:M and am loyal for what is says it is: Simple and easy to use Animation/modeling software which has a Long and unique history and format(patches rather than polys). But moreover I am disappointed year after year from not seeing any truly unique presentations of what this software can do beyond that One particular model? Yes, there were a handful of Intriguing models of animation besides "Hunter". The "Hunter" model, however, was by far the most superbly documented Power of A:M - left abandoned? I have previously implored that this model be given to the A:M community. It would make a HUGE impact to any and ALL inspiring Modelers to be able to dissect and analyze such a magnificent structure of modeling "How To". However, it's dead? Wasted on some hard drive lost to a non ambitious future. I cant believe that I have to bring this to a point or rather to an OUTCRY of the community. I do believe that it has Hurt A:M significantly as far as possibilities due to a creators abandoned software use. It's my opinion that A:M should either BUY the rights tot he model and give to it's community or convince the creator to give it to the community. Face it, it is abandoned. The most intriguing and beautifully represented model of A:M - gone? A:M is a great software, however, the community has nothing "stellar" in which it brings to showcase it's True power of eye-candy. Sure, there have been some Very good works done with A:M. But nothing as Legendary as the "Hunter" model. It is by far A:M's most Influential example of the software franchise. But it's gone and forgotten and by all intents and purposes just a dust covered CD of the creator. At least A:M should contact the creator and ask Him to make it available even for a price to the A:M community. That's the least that should be done if not for free. I know I'm right on this topic. Everyone of A:M knows what I'm saying regarding that One particular model. It took absolute talent to create it - we can all agree on that. Something which obviously none of us have the talent to replicate. If we are honest we can all agree to that assumption. I do appreciate the efforts of "newbies" and more skilled modelers who make models to represent A:M, but face it... A:M NEEDS that model to propel it into the likes of competing software to propel stature beyond a community of so-so character models which have not done much for A:M and it's prestige. This is just an honest overview. I personally have seen very few models (character specific) that have in any way captured the awe inspiring possibilities as in the "Hunter" model. It's one thing to be "superb" and another to be well just so-so. I could go on and on knowing full well that there are heads shaking in agreement about this one particular model and it's influence and inspiration of what could be.

     

    So it's my hope that we can get a movement to incite a response to this subject in drawing out A:M to consider this matter for us all. A petition and plead to give to A:M the chance to see what all of the community can do with the knowledge behind such a great work of art. Make a Noise about it with me. Cause to tell you the Truth - HUNTER is a dead marvel of craftsmanship which we can revive and propel A:M to new heights within the field of technology and animation. And with all do respect, these community examples are just hurting A:M's reputation. And "no" I could not fathom myself creating anything of such brilliance in modeling myself - and neither could the community. For years nothing has come to represent A:M in such a way of a "Look at what I can do" example. The "Hunter" model is what A:M can do in an awe inspiring way, and with serious stature to the rest of the digital animation/modeling software.

     

    Help me bring this to light with responses to influencing A:M to bring this model to the forefront of A:M.

     

     

    Have you ever hear of TWO did you work on it? did you not use the models? the rig? the various other talents. Seriously I am puzzled by this post

  5. I had an amazing experience in an observation day in Surgery on

    friday. I witnesseed a thorcotomy lung resection. this is were they

    open the chest wall and removed a thrid of a patient right lung. this

    was because to a tumor. I was allowed to be within three feet of the

    patient and the surgen had me right behind him looking over his

    shoulder. They even gave me a stool so I could see better. The scrub

    nurse was a recent RPN graduate that took some upgrading and this was

    her 5th day on the job. The surgen stopped the surgery to show us both

    parts of the procedure up close with anatomy lessons one a living

    person. I was given some tasks that made me feel an actual part of the

    procedure. I was allowed to hold the resected lung in my hands. I

    followed my patient from him walking into the preoperative assessment

    to ICU after the surgery. It was an amazing life experience.

     

    Mark Allan

  6. An actual HDTV TV wont have more than 1080 pixels vertical res so your actual desk space won't really be much bigger.

     

     

    Ok so the screen will be bigger but I would not be able to open up more windows of AM and have more working space.

  7. I had a aging 21 inch monitor that was diying on me so I let it get taken to the dump along with my old house. I am still thinking of fixing my desktop system which the mother board had died on me. But I am looking at the prices of a 32" LCD TV with a PC input and wondering if that would be better than a daul monitior system which I had with the 21" and a 15". Has anyone tried this is there any draw backs to it?

  8. Ok My P4 mother board is died and I need to replace it. I have 3 Gigs of DDR 2 memory 2 gig and 2 512MG simms so a mother board with 4 slots Because I want at least 3 gigs. I have a good quality video card and sound card DVD burner.

     

    SO I thinking a ASUS board AMD or intel? single dual or quad CPU?

     

    Any thoughts?

  9. Update

     

    1st Semester is done I have my final marks and I have done well in all my classes (Dean's List!). I also made some new friends and have been very busy with school and Practicum. I am off on X-mas break and starting the 2nd semester Jan 11th.

     

    It seems that for me this has been the right choice for me. I often hear from persons that they feel it harder for adults to go back to school. Although this is something we need to consider, seeing we are all individuals. I like to encourage everyone to think this possibility when bored, frustrated, or even laid off from their current career. Try to look for opportunities in set backs. I am glad I did!

  10. ummm a rag doll
    that's getting warmer

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Another part of this concept will depend on a recognizable caricature (3d modeled of course) of a famous person.

     

    This is a study to try to distill out what it is that person IS. Trouble is, I'm not much of a caricaturist.

     

     

    Does this look like anyone to anyone???

     

    caricature02.png

     

     

    (it is not Ted Kennedy )

     

     

     

    Dean Martin?

  11. Please vote again today!

    one of the other competitors finds me a threat and hits me with 10 die votes every morning.

    Help me counter this please.

    Thank you.

    Gene

     

    So people are able to vote die multiple times? so how can this be a real contest if competiters can do this it should be that they vote once or maybe not at all. Hash uses email addresses for image contests maybe they should do hte same?

  12. Well I am waiting for school to start only 3 days left tell my frist day. I have all my books :o and there are alot of them! I got a call a couple of weeks ago that I got a new scholarship program (2nd Careers) awarded to me. That will help out alot, now I can concentrate on school more now. I think I am going to relax for the last couple of days I have been working hard to get myself here. I keep you guys posted!

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