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MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE: PHEW! GIANT FLYING BALLOONS FLY - JUST NOT VERY HIGH

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MACY'S THANKSGIVING PARADE: PHEW! GIANT FLYING BALLOONS FLY - JUST NOT VERY HIGH

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Up close and personal with Astronaut Snoopy. Credit... Calla Kessler/The New York Times

A forecast of gusting winds threatened to ground the big balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade but they flew as planned on Thursday morning - in a manner of speaking.

Instead of soaring balloons, handlers kept them just feet from the ground, battling with buffeting winds at each intersection.

At points, the gusts tipped the balloons toward the packed bleachers on Central Park West, sending up shrieks from the crowd as Ronald McDonald or a Power Ranger lurched above, then cheers as soon as they were upright again.

"This is stressful!" a police officer stationed in front of Trump International Hotel at 61st Street said as Jett, an airplane character from the "Super Wings" cartoon, nose-dived into the pavement before being rescued by handlers hauling on its strings.

Forecasts of rough weather had cast a cloud over the parade this week, with some worried that the enormous character balloons could be grounded for only the second time since they became fixtures in the beloved holiday parade nearly a century ago.

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Crew members struggled to hold down the Red Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Credit... Calla Kessler/The New York Times

But just before the parade's 9 a.m. start, Astronaut Snoopy and his posse were given the all clear by the New York Police Department to float on down the parade route.

They certainly tried.

A hunk of ham and green eggs hovered just feet above its 90 handlers, who gamely paraded the new balloon on its inaugural flight even as it bopped some of their heads.

And the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger - at 77 feet long, the lengthiest balloon in the parade - grazed his knee on Central Park West, not so much flying as sliding down the parade route. A woman attempted to single-handedly prevent the knuckles of his right hand from dragging on the ground.

Even as the crowd cheered the handlers for their valor, the specter of dangerous mishaps dogged the parade.

New York has a strict and specific set of balloon-flight regulations that have been in place since 1997, when a windswept inflatable Cat in the Hat ran into a lamppost, injuring several people, including one woman who was in a coma for nearly a month.

Eugénie Coisne, 23, watches the parade from her home on Thursday. Credit... Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

"The balloons are the best part of the parade! They're so big!" said Ava Ortlieb, a 9-year-old visiting from Deer Park, Long Island, said. How did she handle her anxiety that they might not fly?

Her friend, Grace Muma, 7, from Babylon, chimed in: "I crossed my fingers!"

On Thursday, with the parade still underway, the only injury seemed to be to Ronald McDonald. Halfway down the route, which stretches from West 77th Street to 34th Street, his left leg fluttered deflated, his shoe in ribbons. Still he soldiered on.

At 75th Street, Pamela Stokes, 60, a first time Macy's parade-watcher, was perched on some scaffolding, craning over the crowd for a view. She had come from Indiana just to see the parade, she said.The chance that the balloons might not fly didn't matter.

"That wasn't going to deter me," she said. "That's just a side show."

According to city regulations, the balloons cannot fly if there are sustained winds above 23 miles per hour or if gusts exceed 34 miles per hour.

As a precaution, a police sergeant was assigned to each of the 16 giant balloons, according to Rodney Harrison, the Police Department's chief of patrol. Officers were checking seven wind-detection machines, known as anemometers, as the balloons proceeded down the route from West 77th Street and Central Park West to the grandstand at Herald Square.

The police officers handling the balloons were empowered to lower them to deal with gusts, or take them off the route and deflate them if necessary.

Cheerleaders from the Spirit of America squad stayed warm before the parade. Credit... Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

"At the end of the day, public safety is paramount," Chief Harrison said.

The Chrysler Building took his own precautions: a buddy system. A towering stilt-walker, Plu Sayampol, wearing the iconic top of the Chrysler Building on his head, gripped the hand of a friend tightly as he strode down the parade.

Was the wind intimidating? Mr. Sayampol said he'd never once been blown off his stilts.

He paused, and added: "Oh no. Now where is some wood for me to knock on?"

In 1997, balloon handlers were grappling with winds that reached speeds in excess of 40 m.p.h., when the gusts pushed the six-story Cat in the Hat balloon into the lamppost.

Members of the Morgan State University marching band stretching before the parade. Credit... Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

One part of the lamppost broke off and fell onto parade spectators, injuring four people, including a 33-year-old woman who suffered a serious head injury.

In 2005, there was a lesser episode: A giant M&M balloon smacked into a light pole in Times Square and pulled off a fixture that crashed to the ground, injuring two spectators. Since then, police and parade organizers have vowed to not have another accident.

The sole time that balloons did not fly because of weather since they were introduced was a wet and windy Thanksgiving in 1971. (They did not fly between 1942 and 1944 during World War II because helium and rubber were diverted to the war effort.)

That year, the parade was still as joyful as ever. "It was Thanksgiving Day in the city once more, and even though the giant balloons of Donald Duck et al. could not be flown," the Times reported, "it did not seem to matter very much."

Michael Gold, Melissa Guerrero and Sharon Otterman contributed reporting.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Phew! Giant Balloons Fly - Just Not Very High

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A forecast of gusting winds threatened to ground the big balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade but they flew as planned on Thursday morning - in a manner of speaking. Instead of soaring balloons, handlers kept them just feet from the ground, battling with buffeting winds at each intersection.

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How do ingredients penetrate your skin?
"It's a complex question! By nature, skin is meant to be a barrier that protects you internal organs from the outside world, so the average ingredient for the most part won't penetrate the skin all that well. But certain types of formulas can have slight advantages/ disadvantages when it comes to penetration ability dependent on: formula structure (emulsion type, emulsion structure), the support ingredients which can act as penetration enhancers (glycols, alcohol, etc.), the actual active itself and so on."

How do cannabinoids interact with your skin?
"The ECS (Endocannabinoid System) is your body's system for processing cannabinoids. In the skin, it seems to be related to a whole host of skin functions like proliferation and differentiation, but the how and why's are still not well understood. It's just the nature of a new field like topical CBD. There's simply not enough data to start trying to understand topical CBD's pathway and interaction with ECS, so the pathway itself and phytocannabinoids are only pieces of the complex topical CBD puzzle. This is why we try to look to clinical data on the net effect of CBD formulations on skin."

Why should I be hyped about weed CBD on my skin?
"Ok so to make sure there's no confusion, we're only going to focus on cannabidiol here since it's the main active from hemp that is being studied for various skin benefits. We're still on the fence in terms of how hyped we should be. There just isn't a lot of data out there confirming or denying CBD as a miracle skincare ingredient. We really hope to see clinicals on CBD so we can all understand if we should jump on the hype train or not. Currently you can only find CBD extracted from hemp."

Can it help with acne?
"Given that CBD has anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial properties, many believe that this makes a strong case for CBD as an acne fighter but the real story is that we still don't know. Botanix Pharmaceuticals in particular has an ongoing phase 2 clinical study with ~360 people featuring its proprietary synthetic CBD product BTX1503. But other than this results pending study, we wouldn't expect just random CBD skincare products you find on the shelves to really help with acne."

Can it help with rosacea?
"Currently, we do not see any data that indicates that it may help with rosacea."

Do CBD topical effects differ from edible effects?
"Absolutely. Different pathways of delivery equate to different mechanisms of activity which will result in different effects. Additionally with regulation being a mess for CBD in edibles (even more so than topicals), the claims and CBD ingredients are not well managed. Editors note: while claims for edible CBD are outrageous, skincare doesn't go through the same batch testing which will be required in brands that sell in states like NYC, so, while CBD skincare isn't as insane as those claiming to cure cancer, soon the edible market will outpace the skincare market in terms of regulations as Sephora isn't asking or providing batch testing on each product."

What is required for CBD to penetrate skin?
"Given that CBD is lipophilic (oil loving), it should penetrate to top layers easier than water loving molecules. However, there are still many ongoing studies lead by pharmaceutical companies that are gathering information on how to enhance target delivery. Theoretically, we would think it needs to get to the dermis where the actual ECS in your skin is found to work."

Editor's Note: the dermis is past the epidermis, oils will only sit on top layers therefore unlikely it reaches the ECS in a simple oil form. There would need to be clinical studies to confirm or deny this.

Can you find cannabinoids in other plants?
"Yes, a few plants like the purple cornflower but not a lot is known about CBD extraction from these alternative plants."

Are cannabis oil and / or other cannaibnoids safe for fungal acne?
"It's a lightweight oil high in PUFAs linoleic and linolenic acid - the type of profile often recommended for oily acneic skin individuals. It has antibacterial and anti-fungal properties as well. However, it has never been tested for fungal acne specifically so once again, we can't say for sure."

A lot of products have essential oils which I'm allergic to, is it a bad idea to use a CBD oil with essential oils?
"If you already know you're allergic to essential oils we definitely do not recommend a CBD with essential oils. Just to be clear, cannabidiol and hemp oil are not essential oils."

Is smoking weed harmful for skin?
"Generally, any smoke is an irritant irregardless of the compound. But in terms of specifically marijuana, nothing suggests that this particular compound if smoked causes premature aging."

Does it matter how it's formulated?
"Certain encapsulation technology like liposomes can help penetrate deeper. Your top layer of skin is mostly oily and waxes, but as you get deeper, the water content goes way up. So to help oil based ingredients go deeper, encapsulation can help a lot. With cosmetic brands, it's hard to know. Because technically by FDA definition, skincare should NOT penetrate into the dermis otherwise it should be more classified as a drug. If a skincare brand is telling you that their CBD oil goes to the dermis so therefore should be used first... is a... very strong stance... and they may or may not have any actual testing to back that up. Editors note: Translation? All those oils should be used last, if they're telling you to use it first... it's not a great pro tip."

And now... some Nice Paper wisdom; what should CBD beauty cost?
CBD prices crashed earlier this year, so a good rule of thumb is to look at a tincture brand/dosing and seeing if skincare is adding up. I.e. if you have a 300mg face oil that's retailing for $80+, why is that? CBD oils will always be the most expensive ingredient in skincare, so why are they charging more for lower doses? As little research has gone into most CBD face oils and brands, be wary of expensive luxury CBD skincare.

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How do ingredients penetrate your skin? "It's a complex question! By nature, skin is meant to be a barrier that protects you internal organs from the outside world, so the average ingredient for the most part won't penetrate the skin all that well.

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It's only a couple weeks into the 2020 and too much crazy shit has already gone down-not just in the realms of politics (and all the natural disasters happening around the globe) but in the stars, too! 2020 is a huge year. Right out the gate on January 12 we're experiencing the first Saturn/Pluto conjunction in Capricorn in about five centuries which is bringing the end of a 38 year long cycle revolving around the transformation of societal structures and the 'status quo.' The Saturn/Pluto conjunction was building up for all of 2019 and its effects will continue to be felt until the end of October this year.

Every 13 years, Jupiter, planet of abundance and growth, joins up with tiny Pluto, the planet of destruction and rebirth. While the Saturn/Pluto conjunction is tearing down societal pillars and restructuring governments and cultures around the globe, they're making quite the mess. Luckily, Jupiter is arriving just in time to sweep up the clutter and help us create a world where all its inhabitants can achieve equality and equity-as long as we're willing to work for it (AKA, get your ass out there and vote this year, dammit). The effects of this transit are felt year-round, but the height of the action occurs April 4, June 30, and November 12.

At the very end of the year, on December 21, Jupiter and Saturn, planet of structure, team up just a few days after they both enter Aquarius, the most humanitarian, progressive sign. This is helping to galvanize all of the positive changes on the worldwide scale this year, and it's also helping lay a sturdy foundation so that these positive changes stick around for a long time. It bears repeating that we as a collective have to work for these changes. The planets aren't waving a magic wand and *poof* making everything magically better. All of this action is happening in the sign of Capricorn, the sign of dedication and labor, or involves serious Saturn, the zodiac's taskmaster, or both.

Just like every year, we have a few Mercury retrogrades going on-all in water signs, by the way, which means that when the planet of communication is moonwalking backwards through the signs, the purpose is to help you rework the way you share your feelings with others. Mercury is retrograde from February 16 until March 9 in Pisces, June 18 until July 12 in Cancer, and October 13 until November 3 in Scorpio.

Also worth noting is Venus, planet of love, goes retrograde this year, too, from May 13 until June 25. Venus goes retrograde the least out of all the planets in the sky, and as it's shuffling backwards through the sign of Gemini this spring, you can anticipate a ton of relationship drama. When Venus is retrograde, it marks a time where you're meant to be observing your relationships, reworking the way you connect with others, and cutting off toxic or expired relationships. Since it's in Gemini ( the sign of communication) a huge focus in placed on the way you talk to your friend or partner. Gemini is infamous for being non-committal and this Venus Retrograde is also dedicated to teaching you the value of consistency and giving you the ability to look at relationships as a whole, not judge your friendship/partnership based on how you feel in the moment.

Another rare event, Mars Retrograde, occurs this year, too, from September 9 until November 13. Mars goes retrograde about once every two years, and this year it's all taking place in fiery Aries. Mars rules action, aggression, and libido, so when Mars is retrograde you're low on energy, grouchy, new projects don't go anywhere, and your sex drive is basically non-existent. Use this period to go back in time and look at old goals and personal projects that you were unable to complete, and determine whether or not they're worth finishing. Mars Retrograde is a tough time, not gonna lie, but this years' retrograde is a "best case scenario" type of deal because it's in its favorite sign, Aries.

There are several eclipses in 2020, too. The first was on January 10, a Lunar Eclipse in Cancer, which brought about sudden losses or disappointments that were meant to help you clear out space in your life for relationships, jobs, or personal goals that are more aligned with who you are on an inner level, not on an external, superficial, materialistic level.

The next eclipse is a Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius, on June 5. This is the first Sagittarius eclipse in about a decade, and this particular eclipse is initiating a new cycle that influences the way you communicate with others. Are you too preachy? Do you change your mind just to suit the opinions of those around you? How open are you to learning and accepting different ways of thinking from others? This eclipse will highlight the faults of your communication style, and pushes you to be more considerate of how your words and actions influence others.

On June 21, there's a Solar Eclipse in Cancer. This is a much happier eclipse than the previous two, because Solar Eclipses represent sudden opportunities and gains. You can anticipate the chance to reconnect with your family, improve your home life (or even move), and get in touch with your emotions on a much deeper level.

July 5's eclipse is a Lunar Eclipse in Capricorn, the final eclipse in the Cancer/Capricorn cycle for the next decade or so. Materialistic sensibilities or any work/home imbalances in your life have been major themes since Summer 2018, and this is your final chance to build a bridge and get over that shit. You can't achieve external success or reach your goals if you don't have a stable emotional foundation to support you first. You might lose a job that makes you work so hard that you have to ignore friends and family. If you invest all your time and energy into work or focusing on perfecting your public image/reputation, then many doors may close during this time while the eclipse pushes you to honor your inner, emotional needs. It'll be difficult, but as a result of these losses your life trajectory will shift so you can become the best version of yourself internally and externally.

November 30 is the day of the first Gemini eclipse in around a decade, and this one is a Lunar Eclipse too. Like the Sagittarius eclipse, your focus is pulled to the way you communicate with others. You're also becoming much more self-aware in regards to any part of you that might be considered shallow or superficial. It's nice to connect with a variety of people and have a huge network of acquaintances, but how many people in your life are truly close to you? This eclipse is urging you to think on that.

The final eclipse of 2020 is a Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius on December 14. This is your "aha!" moment-a massive lightbulb is going off with this eclipse. It's helping you to understand the ways that your words and actions influence other people, and how others' words and actions impact your life, too. You're being given the opportunity to shed mental barriers like prejudices, assumptions about the world, or any form of closed-mindedness, so that you can broaden your horizons and open your mind (and heart) to all varieties of other people.

The big focus of 2020 is recalibrating the balance between your head and your heart. 2019's vibes were extremely polarized. We saw the rise of the ultra-right wing conservative political figures, a variety of propaganda, and the evolution of "call-out culture," and people on all sides of the political/ideological spectrum were just spewing their opinions, acting on emotional urges, and refusing to budge. The astrology of 2020 is encouraging you to honor your emotions without recklessly acting on them, consider others before you say/do something, and learn how to compromise. All of the Saturn/Pluto drama of 2019 made you feel like the sky was falling (and shit, you still probably feel that way) but now we're entering a new period. People aren't so extreme about everything. We're developing the skills to pick our words thoughtfully before speaking, clearly communicate our opinions and feelings without ramming them down others' throats, and learning how to become active listeners, too. Once Jupiter and Saturn team up in Aquarius at the very end of the year, multiple major changes will have taken place on a global scale. 2020 might be the literal "Dawning of the Age of Aquarius," but (and it bears repeating again) you have to put in the work to make these positive changes happen.

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Cooking can be intimidating. Adding weed can spiral any culinary endeavor into chaos. While I've mis-dosed edibles in the past, there were three obvious reasons it happened;

1. I was a teenager. Teenagers make bad choices.

2. 15 years ago weed came in Ziploc bags, not state-controlled potency-tested vacuum sealed packages with a cannabinoid and terp breakdown.

3. Measuring cups felt more like a suggestion than a necessity (they're a necessity).

I'm here to tell you cooking with weed makes it nicer. It's cheaper, fresher and you can use better quality weed to make edibles that taste the way you want them to taste. 4 dozen of these cute heart shaped shortbreads at 2.8mg THC per cookie cost under $50 to make and I had a lot of weed butter left over.

Before we get into this particular recipe, a few hacks before making any edible;

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How Long Edibles Last & A Recipe You Can't Mess Up - Nice Paper

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Cooking can be intimidating. Adding weed can spiral any culinary endeavor into chaos. While I've mis-dosed edibles in the past, there were three obvious reasons it happened; I was a teenager. Teenagers make bad choices. 15 years ago weed came in Ziploc bags, not state-controlled potency-tested vacuum sealed packages with a cannabinoid and terp breakdown.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CAcrD3BALhF/

this is one of the spots illustrations she made for an article and I think it reminds me a lot about astrology. she brings a lot of mystic elements to her compositions and this is something I love doing. the portal, the sun, the stairs are elements that represents something altogether even though it means other things separatedly.

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CAcrD3BALhF/

what I most like about her works is the simple use of forms with a lot of texture and gradient.

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spot illustration
http://wylesol.com/#/hightime/

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spot illustration
http://wylesol.com/#/hightime/

Wylesol has a series on illustrations for editorials talking about weed. this is one of the spots I believe. I like how we can make use of the blank space and not necessarily use a panel.

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https://www.instagram.com/thegeminibake/

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for Herbivore Botanical
https://www.instagram.com/p/B58XIqIH_zq/

image that was a reference for the spot "The Truth About CBD Skincare". the idea was to use advantage of the liquid oil to create forms.

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visual artist for Herbivore Botanical
https://www.instagram.com/herbivorebotanicals/

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for Herbivore Botanical
https://www.instagram.com/p/B58XIqIH_zq/

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CBD oil company campaign

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''photo here by @yungbludlau as part of our our digital weed food collab from Issue 05 with @healthy_ish."

one of the ideas I had for the spot for the article "Already HIgh? Make This" from Broccoli Mag. the weed butter is the star ingredient on this cookie recipe and also the star of the article since it tells how to perfectly make it. I think it makes sense if the open illustration would be cookies and the spot the butter.

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surrealist artist from the XX century.

I love how Maruja plays with the composition of sea elements like seashells and flowers. the paintings are very romantic and feminine and this is something I'm trying to bring to my creations now. this style matches to my ideas with the articles I chose to make the spots.

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campaign for Heretic Parfum

I thought this was an interesting composition to inspire me with the spot of the article "The Truth About CBD Skincare".

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Broccoli Magazine
photo by Carl Ostberg

this photographer inspires me with her vintage contemporary style she has in her artwork. there is a very romantic palette too and in this photo the silk fabric gives a feminine and seductive vibe to it. the flower itself is already a very feminine symbol and it works perfectly to the magazine that is directed specially to the feminine public that cannabis is part of their lifestyle.

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Broccoli Magazine issue 08's smoking flowers were shot & styled by @carl.ostberg.

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photo from The New York Times article by Calla Kessler

this photo gave me the idea of drawing people pulling the balloons in one of the panels of the illustration. my main difficulty was to find a way to draw people in an minimalist way because I struggle with drawing people in Illustrator.

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the original article

with images that helped me visualise the happening better and also for the task of highlighting key words from the text to give ideas of what to illustrate.

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Up close and personal with Astronaut Snoopy. Credit... Calla Kessler/The New York Times

A forecast of gusting winds threatened to ground the big balloons of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade but they flew as planned on Thursday morning - in a manner of speaking.

Instead of soaring balloons, handlers kept them just feet from the ground, battling with buffeting winds at each intersection.

At points, the gusts tipped the balloons toward the packed bleachers on Central Park West, sending up shrieks from the crowd as Ronald McDonald or a Power Ranger lurched above, then cheers as soon as they were upright again.

"This is stressful!" a police officer stationed in front of Trump International Hotel at 61st Street said as Jett, an airplane character from the "Super Wings" cartoon, nose-dived into the pavement before being rescued by handlers hauling on its strings.

Forecasts of rough weather had cast a cloud over the parade this week, with some worried that the enormous character balloons could be grounded for only the second time since they became fixtures in the beloved holiday parade nearly a century ago.

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Crew members struggled to hold down the Red Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Credit... Calla Kessler/The New York Times

But just before the parade's 9 a.m. start, Astronaut Snoopy and his posse were given the all clear by the New York Police Department to float on down the parade route.

They certainly tried.

A hunk of ham and green eggs hovered just feet above its 90 handlers, who gamely paraded the new balloon on its inaugural flight even as it bopped some of their heads.

And the Red Mighty Morphin Power Ranger - at 77 feet long, the lengthiest balloon in the parade - grazed his knee on Central Park West, not so much flying as sliding down the parade route. A woman attempted to single-handedly prevent the knuckles of his right hand from dragging on the ground.

Even as the crowd cheered the handlers for their valor, the specter of dangerous mishaps dogged the parade.

New York has a strict and specific set of balloon-flight regulations that have been in place since 1997, when a windswept inflatable Cat in the Hat ran into a lamppost, injuring several people, including one woman who was in a coma for nearly a month.

Eugénie Coisne, 23, watches the parade from her home on Thursday. Credit... Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

"The balloons are the best part of the parade! They're so big!" said Ava Ortlieb, a 9-year-old visiting from Deer Park, Long Island, said. How did she handle her anxiety that they might not fly?

Her friend, Grace Muma, 7, from Babylon, chimed in: "I crossed my fingers!"

On Thursday, with the parade still underway, the only injury seemed to be to Ronald McDonald. Halfway down the route, which stretches from West 77th Street to 34th Street, his left leg fluttered deflated, his shoe in ribbons. Still he soldiered on.

At 75th Street, Pamela Stokes, 60, a first time Macy's parade-watcher, was perched on some scaffolding, craning over the crowd for a view. She had come from Indiana just to see the parade, she said.The chance that the balloons might not fly didn't matter.

"That wasn't going to deter me," she said. "That's just a side show."

According to city regulations, the balloons cannot fly if there are sustained winds above 23 miles per hour or if gusts exceed 34 miles per hour.

As a precaution, a police sergeant was assigned to each of the 16 giant balloons, according to Rodney Harrison, the Police Department's chief of patrol. Officers were checking seven wind-detection machines, known as anemometers, as the balloons proceeded down the route from West 77th Street and Central Park West to the grandstand at Herald Square.

The police officers handling the balloons were empowered to lower them to deal with gusts, or take them off the route and deflate them if necessary.

Cheerleaders from the Spirit of America squad stayed warm before the parade. Credit... Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

"At the end of the day, public safety is paramount," Chief Harrison said.

The Chrysler Building took his own precautions: a buddy system. A towering stilt-walker, Plu Sayampol, wearing the iconic top of the Chrysler Building on his head, gripped the hand of a friend tightly as he strode down the parade.

Was the wind intimidating? Mr. Sayampol said he'd never once been blown off his stilts.

He paused, and added: "Oh no. Now where is some wood for me to knock on?"

In 1997, balloon handlers were grappling with winds that reached speeds in excess of 40 m.p.h., when the gusts pushed the six-story Cat in the Hat balloon into the lamppost.

Members of the Morgan State University marching band stretching before the parade. Credit... Brittainy Newman/The New York Times

One part of the lamppost broke off and fell onto parade spectators, injuring four people, including a 33-year-old woman who suffered a serious head injury.

In 2005, there was a lesser episode: A giant M&M balloon smacked into a light pole in Times Square and pulled off a fixture that crashed to the ground, injuring two spectators. Since then, police and parade organizers have vowed to not have another accident.

The sole time that balloons did not fly because of weather since they were introduced was a wet and windy Thanksgiving in 1971. (They did not fly between 1942 and 1944 during World War II because helium and rubber were diverted to the war effort.)

That year, the parade was still as joyful as ever. "It was Thanksgiving Day in the city once more, and even though the giant balloons of Donald Duck et al. could not be flown," the Times reported, "it did not seem to matter very much."

Michael Gold, Melissa Guerrero and Sharon Otterman contributed reporting.

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Macy's Thanksgiving Parade: Phew! Giant Balloons Fly - Just Not Very High

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I like how the elements from inside the panel interacts with the outside background.

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reference for the "Every Retrograde in 2020" spot. I wanted to make a sky falling down and I imagined the sky as a big fabric falling down along the planets. this illustration is the ocean being dragged up. I was concerned it would be difficult to make it not look too much fabric rather than the sky.

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reference for the spot for the article "Every Retrograde in 2020" from NICE PAPER magazine.
I like the simplicity of the forms and flat colours with only an item in gradient - I want to use this colouring tool in my work.

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A symbolic depiction of a relationship — his and hers — for the Couples issue of the Push Pin Graphic.

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GRAPHIS magazine, 175 edition.

unfortunately I didn't get the name of the artist that made this artwork, but it sure helped me to make the winds with face without looking too cartoonish.
the shadows of the clouds on the ground forming skull shapes gives me a sense of duality of something that apparently looks so sutil and bright together with the sun filling up the whole brackground and the chaos under it all.

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love the way this artist adds textures to the clouds with stippling - I tried this techinique on the sketches I made for the winds

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http://wylesol.com/#/editorialcovers
another ill. that helped me to think of how to create the composition for my open illustration

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http://wylesol.com/esquire/qgwkvawi3rrshytvwqhoywnqry4v0p
open illustration for an article

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http://wylesol.com/hightime/my60iw4njsmthqs3t6t312vkt50dz1
this work is very successfull in my opinion due to the use of many different elements to illustrate and texts inserted in them

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http://wylesol.com/font-facehelvetica-neuethe-new-yorkerfont/ese6de501hkho8vqiw8plqhypcl84c
here is an illustration that inspired me with the grid/layout used

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http://wylesol.com/font-facehelvetica-neuethe-new-yorkerfont/ese6de501hkho8vqiw8plqhypcl84c
my main references I got for using panels in my illustrations were from this artist and also from Christina Daura

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GUIDE TO THE FLU

selections from a large editorial package on medium / elemental about the history of the flu, flu remedies, and flu prevention in kids

full project here: http://wylesol.com/#/guide-to-the-flufont/
I like the way he reports the process of the flu in all stages, focusing on the main elements, objects... there is a lot more objects and cenarios than human presence which is something I'm used to doing and I think represents situations very well - it doesn't imply the situation straight but it tells the story

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love how he tells the story with panels on top of the big picture -- showing what's happening inside the building

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something I like to do is using round panels with symbols or to emphasize small details - but important - from the story

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Graphic Content When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. For the graphic novelist Chris Ware, God is in the details. In 2004, he edited a special comics issue of McSweeney's Quarterly, and as with his own titles, even the unfoldable dust jacket teemed with extra texts and gags.