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Which embattled QBs deserve a second chance and which ones should be relegated to the bench? In Audibles' latest Cover-Two, Chris Burke and Doug Farrar offer up their opinions on five quarterbacks on the hot seat.
Christian Ponder, QB, Minnesota Vikings
Chris Burke: Don't bench. I know … it's ugly. It's been ugly for awhile for Ponder, whose Vikings made the playoffs last season despite a pretty mediocre performance from him. Somehow, he's been worse to start 2013 — a 67 QB rating, twice as many INTs (4) as TDs (2), a completion percentage of 58.6. Unfortunately for the Vikings, they're not going to fix this overnight. Even if Matt Cassel provided a temporary jolt, he showed in his final two Chiefs seasons that he's hardly a star QB in this league. Ponder, if nothing else, still has time to develop at 25 years of age and in his third season as the starter. We haven't seen a lot of that progress, mind you, but he has more of a chance to find it than does Cassel.
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Doug Farrar: Bench. The Vikings won't likely do this long-term until next season, because admitting defeat on a 2011 first-round draft pick is a fairly damning organizational statement. Short-term? If the Vikings had a better second option than Matt Cassel, the decision might have been made already. Ponder struggles to match even the "game-manager" label at this point. He'll have small stretches of decent play, but his struggles in play action with Adrian Peterson as his running back are fairly inexcusable. If there had been development over his NFL career, it would be easier to chalk his 2013 start to an early slump, but the sample size is too large in the other direction.
Robert Griffin III, QB, Washington Redskins
CB: Don't bench. If the argument is that the Redskins' offense is stagnant because RGIII can't or won't run, then how does the plodding Cousins help? The immediate reaction to a struggling QB anywhere, with any team, is to give the backup a shot. And Cousins might earn a crack at a starting gig somewhere down the line — he's done everything asked of him so far. The truth, though, is that the Redskins don't win the division last season with Cousins at QB, and they are a team with a pretty limited ceiling should he take over this year. Griffin can elevate Washington to a higher level when he's on his game. The team needs to give him more of a chance to get there.
BANKS: Premature to call for benching of RGIII
DF: Don't bench. Tom Brady in his first two games of the 2009 season, when he returned from the knee injury that cost him most of the previous season: 62 completions in 100 attempts for 594 yards, two touchdowns and two picks. RGIII in the first two regular-season games since his knee surgery: 56-of-89 for 649 yards, five touchdowns and two picks. Yes, he's balky at times, and he's not running well yet, but the "Bench RGIII" talk is the ultimate in reactionary thinking. Quarterbacks need time under the gun to regain confidence in their physical condition.
Josh Freeman, QB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
CB: Bench. Trade. Release. Whatever. It is painfully obvious that Freeman has no future in Tampa Bay, even if Greg Schiano's problems force the coach out the door first. So what exactly are the Bucs doing here? They seem to have no faith that Freeman can do the job in the present, and Mike Glennon is there for the future. Freeman has 24 completions so far this season — nine against the Saints in a loss on Sunday. Glennon probably is not ready to step in and be successful as a starter in this league, but the offense is accomplishing nothing with Freeman under center.
DF: Don't bench … yet. Setting aside the talk about Freeman wanting a trade and Greg Schiano wanting Mike Glennon under center, it's clear through two games that Freeman isn't operating the Bucs' offense as it's set to operate. Through two games, he's completed 45.3 percent of his passes, and has not been consistent in an offense that requires deep passes to receivers who can win downfield matchups. If Freeman can't set this straight, the decision will be made sooner than later. It's the last year of Freeman's contract, and the 0-2 Bucs need to see what Glennon offers.
Brandon Weeden, QB, Cleveland Browns
CB: Don't bench. It will be interesting to see how much Weeden's game improves once he's back from injury, now that WR Josh Gordon has returned to the Browns' lineup. Gordon missed Weeks 1 and 2 while serving a suspension, robbing Weeden of his best downfield threat in an offense designed for hitting home runs. Gordon's presence might not matter one iota if the Browns' offensive line continues to slump as it has, but Weeden hardly had a ton of reliable options around him early. My answer to this might change by mid-October, but for now, Cleveland has to stick with its 2012 draft pick.
FARRAR: Hoyer to step in for injured Weeden
DF: Don't bench. Weeden will be out against the Vikings due to a thumb injury, and Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski has intimated that Weeden won't automatically take the job back from backup Brian Hoyer. We also know that Hoyer is a favorite of GM Michael Lombardi. I suspect that will change when Hoyer lines up behind an offensive line that has allowed a league-high 51 pressures, and finds himself throwing to an undefined receiver corps. Weeden isn't great by any stretch, but he's the best they have, by far.
Blaine Gabbert, QB, Jacksonville Jaguars
CB: Don't bench. Does it matter? Probably not. The Jaguars are in a multi-year rebuild, and won't really take any massive steps forward until the 2014 draft rolls around. Jacksonville's starter for next season is not on its roster right now. May as well ride out 2013 with Gabbert to see if he can be even a serviceable backup next season. The dream of him being the guy to turn around Jacksonville's fortunes has long passed.
DF: Bench. Gabbert won't play against the Seahawks' ridiculous defense this Sunday due to a hand injury, which may be the first bit of good news he's had in his NFL career. Like Ponder, he's a 2011 first-rounder from whom the franchise is trying to extract anything approaching greatness. And like Ponder, he's given his franchise very little to go on. Through two games with Gabbert and Chad Henne at quarterback, the Jags are averaging 3.6 net yards per attempt in the passing game. The NFL average is 6.4. After the season is done, we'll be talking about how nice Teddy Bridgewater will look in two-tone teal, and Gabbert will have moved along.
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It's time to fix the charitable deductionNovember 27, 2012: 5:00 AM ET
The tax break for giving is skewed toward the upper class and costs the government $40 billion a year. Here's how to reform it.
By Mina Kimes
FORTUNE -- As elected officials in Washington struggle to find common ground on the deficit, it seems inevitable that tax breaks -- which, unlike tax rates, have been targeted by both parties -- will be on the chopping block. That includes the charitable deduction, which taxpayers can claim for donations to hospitals, colleges, churches, and other nonprofits. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the tax break will cost the government $246 billion between 2010 and 2014.
The threat that lawmakers might eliminate -- or even curtail -- the charitable deduction has sent non-profits into a panic. The Charitable Giving Coalition, whose members include the United Way and the American Red Cross, recently announced plans to gather in the nation's capital on December 4th for a campaign called "Protect Giving - DC Days." The Independent Sector, a trade group for nonprofits, set up a website asking people to entreat their representatives to leave the deduction alone.
"We're seeing talk that we've never seen before, which suggests that we have a real issue here," says Diana Aviv, the head of the Independent Sector. Aviv says the tax break for donors should be protected because of its unique attributes. "The charitable deduction is not the same as other deductions," she says. "It doesn't benefit the individual."
Aviv is partially correct: the charitable tax break is different from many other tax breaks in so far as it clearly contributes to the public good. But the deduction does benefit individuals -- especially those in the upper class. According to a report by the Congressional Budget Office, taxpayers who make more than $100,000 a year took in 76% of the total charitable tax subsidy in 2006, despite contributing 57% of all donations. When wealthy people give money to charity, they reap outsized rewards.
Why the current deduction is unfair
There are several reasons for this discrepancy. First, the tax break is a deduction, which means it can only be claimed by people who itemize their tax returns. That rules out the 70% of taxpayers who don't itemize. Second, because the expenditure is structured as a deduction, people in higher tax brackets can use it to net greater savings. Say a person in the 35% tax bracket donates $1000. If he or she deducts the contribution, his or her tax bill is reduced by 35% of $1000, or $350. Meanwhile, someone with a tax rate of 20% who donates the same amount of money will only save $200. As a result, it's cheaper for wealthy people to donate money.
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By giving the rich a bigger incentive to donate, the government is effectively granting them greater control over the country's charitable giving. The subsidy is funded by all taxpayers, but the causes favored by the wealthy do not necessarily benefit everyone. PIMCO chief Bill Gross, himself a prominent philanthropist, told the New York Timesin 2007 that he thought wealthy donors were over-compensated for giving money to "football stadiums and concert halls." Gross added: "I don't think the public would vote for spending tax dollars on those things."
While lower-income taxpayers give 10% of their total donations to "basic needs organizations," according to the CBO, millionaires divert just 4% to such groups, preferring to donate to the arts and education sectors. Some of those donations are used to pay for scholarships and charitable causes that benefit society at large, but other funds go to wealthy schools in high-income areas In those cases, the government is essentially paying the rich to donate to their own communities.
Of course, many donations do go to worthy causes, none of which deserve to be starved of funding. But there's reason to believe that the charitable sector may be overstating the threat of a reduced tax break. Take, for example, the Charitable Giving Coalition's recent letter to President Obama, who proposed a couple of years ago that taxpayer deductions be limited to a rate of 28%. The Coalition argued that "any cap or limitation on charitable deductions" would undermine giving, with "long-lasting negative consequences." The Tax Policy Center has estimated that Obama's proposal would reduce private giving by about 2%.
That figure looks even smaller when you put it in the broader context of charities' revenue. In 2010, the nonprofit sector derived just 13% of its intake from private contributions. If you exclude hospitals and higher education organizations, which make most of their money from private payments and government sources, then the proportion of funding from private contributions increases to 24%.
Because the deduction has experienced little disruption since it was created in 1917, we cannot be absolutely sure what would happen if it were eliminated or cut. But there's reason to believe the effects would be smaller than previously thought. In recent years, several economists who have studied the price elasticity of giving, which is the percentage by which donations would decrease if the cost of giving were to go up, have found that the ratio is less than -1 -- meaning that, if the price went up by 1%, the level of giving would decline by less than 1%. A 2010 report by the Congressional Research Service points out that, historically, giving has not changed very much in response to changes in tax rates.
Many wealthy taxpayers say they would continue to donate if the deduction was reduced. In response to a recent survey conducted by the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, 50% of high-net-worth households said that they would give the same amount of money if the tax break were completely eliminated. "People tend to forget that some of the most significant giving in the U.S. dates back hundreds of years," says Rob Reich, an associate professor of political science at Stanford. "The Rockefellers and the Carnegies created foundations in the absence of any incentive whatsoever."
How to fix it: A floor and a credit
The charitable deduction is inequitable, costly, and inefficient. And yet, it should not be abolished altogether. For one, although economists have attempted to gauge the impact that eliminating the tax break would have on giving, the outcome is still uncertain; no one really knows what would happen (and which charities would suffer the most). Meanwhile, it's possible to reform the tax break and cut the subsidy while minimizing the impact on charitable giving.
Several politicians and think tanks have suggested that the tax break could be limited through the addition of a cap. An absolute dollar cap on deductions -- an idea promoted by Mitt Romney during his presidential campaign -- has been gaining steam. Such a proposal would effectively wipe out the charitable deduction, though, because most people who itemize would first claim a deduction for their mortgage, which would consume most, if not all, of the allotted tax break. President Obama's proposal for a 28% deduction cap -- described earlier -- would improve the structure of the tax break without hurting giving too badly, but it wouldn't raise very much money for the government.
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A floor, which would force people to donate a certain amount of money to claim a tax break (and would exempt the money below the floor from the break, lowering the subsidy), offers a more elegant solution. The only people who would who would donate less as a result of a floor would be those who contribute small amounts; for others, there would be no reason to reduce giving at the margin. According to the Tax Policy Center, instituting a floor of 1.7% of adjusted gross income would raise $10-11 billion in annual revenue without affecting contributions at all. The CBO estimates that a floor of 2% of income would raise $15.7 billion while cutting donations by $3 billion.
The government could save even more money by converting the deduction into a tax credit, which would allow donors to claim a flat percentage of their donations. The CBO found that, if the charitable deduction were changed into a 25% credit with a floor of 2% of income, the government would cut the total subsidy by $11.9 billion a year, while donations would shrink by a mere $1 billion. A 15% credit would raise $24.6 billion, with donations falling by an estimated $10 billion, according to the CBO.
In the long-term, the savings would be significant. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has estimated that changing the deduction to a 15% credit with a 2% floor would save the government $340 billion over the next decade, reducing the subsidy by 60%. Donations, meanwhile, would only decline by 4.9%. (The Bowles-Simpson commission proposed a similar, if slightly more draconian, 12% credit with a 2% floor.)
In addition to saving the government money, replacing the deduction with a credit would also make the system more equitable. All people would be equally compensated for giving to charity, regardless of their tax bracket. A credit would also reward the 70% of Americans who don't itemize their taxes, which might spur additional donations.
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Such changes would inevitably change the profile of giving in this country, or at least the composition of donations that are subsidized by the government. People who make under $100,000 a year currently allot 67% of their donations to religious organizations, according to the CBO. Expanding the tax break to lower-income citizens would inevitably skew the subsidy toward churches.
This is a bad result. Not because it would compel taxpayers to fund widespread religious donations -- though many people would surely oppose such a large subsidy -- but because it would be wasteful. Studies have shown that the price elasticity of giving for religious donations is relatively low, which means that people would be unlikely to cut their gifts in response to a lowered tax break. Indeed, many religious donors do not currently claim a deduction.
If the government is serious about saving money, then it should consider exempting religious donations from the charitable tax break. Most people give to churches because they want to, not because they get a tax break for their generosity.
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I've lived in Miami my whole life and I've never been denied to get into a place for a pool party at 3pm while on a guest list and been demanded the only way to get in was to buy a bottle...(keep in mind I'm a girl and I was with one other girl, no guys - plus we're not over 200lbs!!) In addition, we just walked up to the door and we stated who's list we were on and they told us the only way to get in was to buy a bottle, so we walked away. The people that work there were rude and fake and show special treatment to their friends, who walked in passed up as we were at the door. Very small place and NEVER a good crowd! The day and night time parties there SUCK!!! I've also been to a few of the parties that they have at night and it's the tiniest place, bad music, bad crowd. Just overall not a good place to go.
3rd time and i keep loving it – This was my 3rd time ad Delano, this time I Went as a couple, and it was incredible. Love the atmosphere, the food, the staff are AMAZING... It's a great hotel but if any of you are looking to save some $$ then book it at SweetHotelDeals.us They usually have some pretty good deals on there!
Horrible service – My husband and I recently were at the Delano for a business meeting. We came in separate cars on a Saturday night. My husband was told that we did not have to pay for the valet service because of our meeting that we had scheduled with our clients. The service at the bars lacked attention to response of any kind of service. They were either short staffed or did not care to serve drinks. Our clients were disappointed in the long waits for service. We were not impressed by the atmosphere. My husband and I turned in our valet tickets at the same time. We both had to pay $24.00 because the valet man wouldn't recognize that we had a business meeting there and was told that we wouldn't have to pay. He got his car in 20 minutes and left. They could not find my car after waiting 30 minutes. I went to the manager who came out and investigated. After another 10 minutes they finally brought me my car which had the wrong claim ticket number. They gave me a ticket number 019537 but my car had the ticket number 19579 so they totally screwed up that service which by the way cost $24.00. The manager did not even care that they had messed up on my ticket.
My advice: DON'T GO THERE!!!
heard this a good 5star hotel the staff is very nice and inside is really pretty look forward to trying out this hotel
Rude Rude Rude and YES THERE IS A DRESS CODE – I am staying at the Ritz Carlton and wanted to check out the Delano's restaurant and bar on my way back from dinner as a possible Friday night hang out and possible next stay. When my wife and I made our way up the steps the valet jumped on me and said "Excuse me sir are you a guest at the hotel?" I responded, "No, but I wanted to check out the bar and restaurant". He looked at me and said, " We have a dress code and do not allow shorts after 9:00 PM." and with no apology and an attitude as if I were low rent. I am an Executive and make great money, my wife is totally hot, and has a huge rock on her hand. My only infraction was wearing long white linen shorts and a designer T shirt when it was still 90 degress. Other groups of people were going into the hotel in shorts and not being accosted. Some of the valet and bell staff were in fact wearing shorts. In my opinion, this was totally unacceptable elitism. I have been eating at all the hot spots this week in South Beach but the Delano won't be one of them. Guess they feel the $350 I would have spent tonight is somehow beneath their standards. OY! This web site says there is no dress code. Whatever happened to honesty in advertising?
It's very beautyful there in the hotel at the rose bar. I was in miami for a few weeks and also at the rose bar. But i remember the bartender on small he's 30 I think. I would like to know his name. Maybe somebody knows it? It will be great when i know his name... thx*
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South Beach's undisputed destination for celebrities and those who want to be them, this towering art deco compound was transformed into a surreal retreat by quirky star designer Philippe Starck back in 1995--and it's still hauter than ever. The 250-foot-long lobby corridor is like an entryway to a fantasy world of stealth wealth, where sheer white drapes sway from the ceilings and insouciant rich types mingle among some of the world's most iconic and unusual "living room" pieces--nary a glance is made at the $9,000 Eames La Chaise or the priceless gold Salvador Dali chair featuring high-heeled shoes as feet. Contrasting the colorful exuberance of the public spaces, the 208 lofts, one-bedroom suites and pool bungalows are awash in breathtaking virginal white. To take the larger-than-life sensation even further, guests can head to Agua, the hotel's sprawling rooftop spa offering 360-degree views.
Hits: The design is unlike anything else in Miami and the Blue Door Restaurant, with its three distinct spaces, offers non-hotel guests an opportunity to experience the hotel's environment and globally-tinged menu of delights.
Misses: The pool area--visible from Blue Door's outdoor patio--is enticing but inaccessible to non-hotel guests. Also, prices can be as absurd as some of the furnishings ($62 per person for Sunday brunch? Chairs in the form of a Moroccan woman?). Yes, that's right.
Worth your time! – I have been here 4 times and each time it's gotten a bit better. The first time was awful so that isn't saying a lot! I agree with the last review..Prices are reasonable for food and excellent service but the drinks are overpriced. Crowd was very mixed, mostly late 20's to early 30's. The space is quite impressive and its always fun to check out the rest of the hotel on a nice buzz from the booze.
Love, love, love this hotel! – Being from L.A., it's not easy for a hotel to impress me. But I have to say, none of them compare to the Delano. I absolutely love this place! Every time I'm in Miami, you can find me here. One of the main reasons is that I simply love the decor -- I'm a huge Philippe Starck fan and the design in this place is so quirky, so eclectic, it's design heaven! From the big bear bench in the lobby and Eames rocker to the gyspy-lady chairs and hanging silks that lead to the hotel restaurant, this place is the absolute coolest. Some might say it's already had its heyday, but I say it's become a modern classic. What's more, the bar's mojitos are yummy and the food at the restaurant is consistently good. The little shop is also a hidden gem with all the fashion/culture mags and small selection of edgy fashion.
wasnt impressed – After staying at the Delano's sister hotel, ShoreClub I was very disappointed in this hotel. Yes, the decor is nice and the pool area is nice but the customer service in my opinion was horrible and it did not compliment the amount of money that I spend in staying there. Me and a couple of my girlfriends stayed for 4 nights around a holiday weekend. Besides the front desk, concierge, bell men and housekeeping the other employees did not make you feel welcome or important, and a few of them were rather rude. It was impossible to get service in a timely fashion around the pool or on the beach. I repeatedly asked for items that were never brought. At the end of my stay I vowed to never come back, I dont believe in spending alot of money and not receiving superior customer service. I would recommend ShoreClub, I loved it! They were very accomodating and I definitely got my money's worth!
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Easter is upon and while some of us take time out to remember a fairly significant bloke in history getting crucified, we thought it would be an opportune time to mourn for some of the great rock songs in history that were ALSO crucified by artists and bands who were either poorly advised or were simply clueless in trying to cover them.
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AC/DC have released the following statement on their website, stating rhythm guitarist and founding member Malcolm Young for health reasons is taking a break from the band, but they will continue to make music.
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Johnson told Jake Wallis Simons of the Telegraph that rumours that the band are about to split up following concerns for the health of Malcolm Young are not true
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"I wouldn't like to say anything either way about the future," he said. "I'm not ruling anything out. One of the boys has a debilitating illness, but I don't want to say too much about it. He is very proud and private, a wonderful chap.We've been pals for 35 years and I look up to him very much."
Reports claim AC/DC are planning a tour to mark their 40th anniversary, which would involve 40 concerts in 40 different venues. "That would be a wonderful way to say bye bye," said Johnson. "We would love to do it. But it's all up in the air at the moment."
"AC/DC is such a tight family. We've stuck to our guns through the Eighties and Nineties when people were saying we should change our clothes and our style. But we didn't and people got it that we are the real deal."
Triple M did not get drawn into the wild speculation and rumour that has dominated the music world in the last day or so. We report the facts for music fans.
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#9 A Chuck Berry cover, AC/DC recorded a version of School Days for their second album, T.N.T.
#8 Released in 1985 on their Fly on the Wall album, Shake Your Foundations.
#7 From their 1986 album Who Made Who album, Chase The Ace.
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#4 Yup, Danger was yet unheralded track from the Fly on the Wall album.
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#1 From album of the same name, Who Made Who is one of the band's most under-appreciated works.
Their first appearance on Aussie TV in 1975.
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In 1977, they would play their last live TV performance for 20 years. We're blaming Leo Sayer.
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This shouldn't be their last gig ever.... in Bilbao, Spain. More to come, they say.
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Karnivool are playing live dates alongside their appearances at the Groovin The Moo festivals around Australia.
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The rescheduled Australia/ New Zealand tour dates will take place between 25 October to 22 November 2014.
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An amazing cover of Chrissy Amphlett's I Touch Myself is set to become an anthem for a breast cancer awareness campaign.
The Aussie's dying wish has been realised in an emotive video featuring some of Australia's greatest female singers. The video includes cancer survivor Olivia Newton-John.
The performances in the video will give you goosebumps. It's shot in the black-and-white and also features Deborah Conway, Connie Mitchell, Suze DeMarchi, Sarah Blasko, Sarah McLeod, Kate Ceberano, Megan Washington and Katie Noonan.
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In case you needed confirmation that very little talent is required in playing crap music, then here's your proof.
Take a look at these three turkeys pretending they're actually doing something while supposed 'music' is blasting through the speakers at this live gig.
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Stoner rock veterans Tumbleweed playing in Sydney this week Photo: Triple M
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The rumour mill is rampant and not without justification.
The remaining Nirvana members will perform at the their Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony and it seems Joan Jett will be joining them.
The Foo Fighters shared the below image to their instagram and the inclusion of Jett's guitar has got music fans talking.
Jett's guitar is there for a reason, eh?
And in 2011, the Foo Fighters appeared with the singer on the The Late Show With David Letterman.
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hey man your work is truly amazing, you have shown huge progress really impressed.
I have to say your moleskin is looking good, got a great style with your linework :)
anyways keep drawing i'll be back soon.
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hey man your work is truly amazing, you have shown huge progress really impressed.
I have to say your moleskin is looking good, got a great style with your linework :)
anyways keep drawing i'll be back soon.
Fun landscapes, man. Very clean contour work in some of them. Cheers. :)
MattGamer - Thanks!
Eugie - Haha, thanks man. It was a really fun project...probably had as much fun planning it with my friends than actually drawing it :p
Bagg - I really appreciate the kind words, its nice to hear that I am infact improving. At times I worry I'm at a standstill, but hopefully this thread will continue to transform into something better.
Jason - Thanks man, the first few landscapes I was trying to do something that was pretty much a fail. They look much better once I stopped trying to shade them. Actually if they were rendered properly instead of so simply it might have worked...once again another perfect example of me rushing :P
Soo, I have some more landscape sketches from when I was driving, and a color study I just finished up. It is better, but still far from where I need to be. I the improvement I noticed was more in the technique and how I painted rather than the final thing, which is off. But it will all come in time, I have to keep reminding myself of that.
I honestly think the biggest struggle for me in art is defeating my own preconceptions. I think so many wierd things that just frustrate me while I do art, and they are mostly not true. Just stupid stuff like since I can't draw, paint, see value, color, etc. perfectly from the first time I pick up my pencil, or whatever, then I'm not good. I think once I can get around these mental blocks I'll free myself up to actually enjoy, even more, the process and the stage that I'm at right now. Then my rushing problemo will disapear!....hopefully :P
Hm....I talked to much nonsense, i'm gonna shutup and post art! Thanks again for stopping by my thread guys. Feel free to comment and crit away!
Oh about the color study, I think another major thing is the values of the colors themselves. Next study I'm going to focus on the colors as well as seeing the colors as values...
Some more recent stuff from my sketchbook... I've been working on rendering more lately, I'll most likely be doing just that for a while because I really need practice with it.
Did this instead of liberal arts! Woohoo!
I realized something very important. My values are horrible when I start using color, so I started to desaturate it to check it and I think it helped out alot. This one got rushed a bit because I have to go back to class, but the next one should be better....hopefully.
Another color study, I'm pretty happy with this one. At first I was struggling but once I laid all the color and value in it started to click. Learning alot from these, and they're fairly quick to do which is nice. I love when you can learn alot from quick studies, makes me think I'm improving faster :D
I'm home for the weekend, so most likely I'll be painting on here alot more than normal...and not doing school work :P
Here's the color study, and some more stuff from the good ol' sketchbook! Please critique this color study, any help with these would be amazing :)
Another quick attempt. This one had more temperature shifts than drastic value changes. Overall I'm not to happy with it...came out a bit dark and I don't think my temperature shifts are right. if anyone can help me out with crits on that, that would be great! I might head back into it soon to see if I can fix it up some.
I think this is a bit better....didn't change all to much, just simplified areas like the forehead and cheeks some more.
Am I still getting to caught up with details/specific colors? Should I simplify even more so that I am using 3-4 colors instead of 6-7?
Here's a few more things from my sketchbook. I was working on trying to make a priest character. I'm going to work some more on this once I get better at Photoshop and also when I have more time :P
The scans ruined these pictures...they're a bit washed out because of it. :/
Hahahaha. How does anyone have time to crit or comment on anything with all the work you post? Crazy work ethic, man.
Um, in short, I like the updates. Haha. The color study with the dude in the hat really shines in particular. The value of the underside of the hat seems too bright to me by first impressions, but I haven't seen the reference, so it's hard to say. You're definitely improving quite quickly, though. Now if only we could be on at the same times again, like a few weeks ago... we could blaze through some of these together. Do you have MSN up and running on your computer yet?
And those figure sketches. Are they from life? A lot of them look really structurally sound. One thing I would try on the twisting figure on the bottom left of the first page is adding a line on her waist, above the hip, to suggest the tilt (her front shoulder is lower than the background shoulder, which compresses the skin on her hip, you know?). I see the angle of the shadow shape, but shadow shapes aren't overlaps, and overlaps are what create depth. This is what I mean:
And on the page after that, the breasts on the central figure look like they're stuck on the front of her chest. In this pose, gravity typically pulls them down over the side of the rib cage like this:
Also, sweet work on the priest character. Great stuff coming in, dude. Cheers.
Thanks Jason! Really good points you have there. Adding those lines made a huge difference when defining those fold points. All of those drawings were from a book, unfortunately they weren't from life :(
I'm trying to get msn to work on this computer at home, but it's working on my laptop so I'll get on once my brother gets off it :P Maybe we could do a painting tonight?
On a side note...kind of random actually...I've been thinking alot about college and where I stand with it. I enjoy being around other artists, I know this for a fact that I'll learn alot, it is just a few things that make me question whether I should be there or not. First off is that while I enjoy Industrial Design, I'm not sure I'll be completely happy spending 3 more years and getting into plenty of debt learning something I may or may not enjoy at the end. If I was in the entertainment design program I think this whole thing would be different. But I've been considering lately ending this year and apply at some game design studios to pay off debt and just spend time preparing for Art Center. I would be able to dedicate my time to learning concept art based stuff, while I am making money. Instead of getting more in debt here at the school I'm at and not really learning what I would like to be learning. I understand I would be drawing and learning alot of ID stuff but it wouldn't really be stuff I could put in to get into Art Centers ED program. The thing is I'm young enough that I could go to school in a year or so and still be in good shape...it's just that taking the self taught route is a bit more riskier. I'm not afraid of not learning...just of not getting a job in 2D. But at the same time there are pros that never finished or went to school and their very very good. The biggest thing here is the amount of debt I'll be getting into. If I was in ED at Art Center I don't think it'd be a problem at all... I dunno its very confusing and the decision would have to be made soon...just wondering if you guys have any suggestions or experience with this decision. Hopefully how I explained it made some sense.
Hmm, sorry for the lenght of that up there ^^ Anyway, here's some more stuff from my sketchbook, I was trying to get a hold of rendering, which I don't do enough of. Some are more succesful than others but I've learned alot from them.
Nice renders! Definitely something I should be doing more of... Maybe I will because of you. :)
We're talking about the school stuff on MSN, so no need to go into that here...
Dude, things are looking pretty awesome in here since the last time I checked in. Keep going man, you're getting there for sure.
you definitely have perseverance, but you must find a ballance between time-rendering. you still have some things to learn and at this time it's best to do 2..3 drawings in the time of one, in the last drawings you lost the volumes because of that rendering, have trust that in time you will get better results doing so. i hope you don't mind for my critics.
Jason, thanks! I need to do more of them too, they're alot harder than I thought, but they're actually really fun to do. And they're making me spend longer on each one, which is great.
Mike - Thanks dude, I really appreciate it. I hope to soon be able to do what you're doing over in your sketchbook! I actually just finished up a color study from one of your studies :P Hopefully thats ok!
a.paul - You're totally right, I'm hoping that doing these quick color studies in photoshop will translate over to my rendering with pencil. I think a major thing I struggle with is value of the face. It either gets to dark or to flat, both in pencil and PS...so hopefully I can work on both and sort it out. And I don't mind your crit at all, I really appreciate it actually! Thanks dude!
And here is that little color study from Mike's page...the original is ten times better :D
Haha that up there is one of those paintings you talked about before Jason. The kind you think looks ok, but then when you look at it after stepping away from it for a while....it looks like crap :P
Anyway here's another one, I'm pretty happy with this one, not great but not as horrendous as the previous one and the red face man :D
Alrighty...todays work in PS! They're not looking all that much better but I'm getting the hang of PS a bit more than earlier which is exciting :D
Just quick studies trying to learn this whole color thing still.
Ok so this is going to be somewhat embarrassing because of these first few drawings, but I want to post these up to see the progression. Oh yeah please remember that these are from back in February so don't judge me too much based on these few :P
The funniest thing is that they're supposed to be the same person *hangs head in shame*....The last one actually looks pretty close. I'm hoping to do some more once I get free time.
I think the main reason for the last one being the best is it clicked that I should slow down....I rush to much :frustrated:
This is not the same person :P
I think they all relatively look like the same dude. Just through different kinds of windows, maybe. Heheh.
Right so here is todays happy little guy...didn't get much time to paint. And now that I do have time I have to get things ready for school...grr never any time :(
Hopefully more to come this week though, I need to become more productive! Still trying to simplify...
Aha and some renderings I forgot about :D
Your sketchbook makes me smile every time I check it. You're taking your studies seriously, learning new stuff, experimenting, and all that is great for your skills. You're doing great man, so keep it up!
Thanks alot man, I really appreaciate your input and the kind words, it helps alot.
I think I'm going to start doing some more final projects, because I realized I'm scared of them. Even though I am not amazing at these studies, they're becoming my comfort zone, and I need to get out of there. So once I get more time, and a good idea I'm going to start a final piece.
I've also tried to paint last night...and as a friend put it, its photoshop in real life. :P So I'm going to try and do a longer one without using only those silly peachy colors. I really liked doing this too, so hopefully I'll keep working on it :D
Lastly, have a couple of sketches from last night. I had more but I can't scan anything in and the pictures keep turning out bad so I'll post em up later!
Here they are!
Silhouettes...I'm going to design a character from them. I really enjoy working with silhouettes/forms instead of only lines...i've gotta do it more.
Started another painting today....its still in progress of course. I'm failing at colors but learning something from it.
Yeah, that last study is a bit messy right now, but hey, it's oils. You can just paint over it. The pen sketches are looking swell, too, and the rendering of the dude in the bandanna is just peaches.
Thanks Jason :D That painting is really messy...I'm getting frustrated very quickly but I'll figure it out...I have to! It's actually acrylics, I feel like oils is to much of a hassle for the short amount of time I have. Although I've only done one oil painting so I don't know all to much. The plan is to use oils this summer...alot.
I think on the next one I am going to figure out an underlying color to paint the background. For example this painting would be the blue....and then paint over that. I think that might work out pretty good.
But yeah here are some sketches from yesterday.We went to the zoo for our next drawing assignment. We have to do a big render of an animal. I think I'm going to do these little Reed Titi things I saw. Not sure what medium I want to use though...I was thinking pencil and watercolor. So I'm gonna try and keep you guys updated on this project so I can have some input!
And now I'm going to go do some more sketches now! Crits and stuff would be awesome, especially on the paintings :D
Nice sketches! Those Titis are nuts, huh? Looking forward to that.
Um, the hand that you drew grasping a stick(?). Squeeze your hand into a fist. You see that little depression that occurs on your wrist? In your drawing you've actually got the hand overlapping the thumb, and if anything it should be the other way around, no? Because the fist is receding into the background. The thumb itself looks kind of long, but that's due in part to that fact that you've got it overlapping the wrist, which extends it another inch or so (in terms of if it was a real hand).
Anyways, the painting... What I've learned about that sort of reflected lighting you've got going on your last portrait is that it should be the opposite temperature of your main light source, otherwise it flattens the image. That doesn't apply precisely here, but both your light accents are the same color/temp, so while the cause is a little different, the effect it's having on your image is the same, you know what I mean?
I've gotta run. See you around!
The oil painting has me excited :D (is it oil? maybe not haha) Just be careful not to go too red. Mix cadmium yellow, cobalt blue for shadows, and cadmium red for young skin, alarzin crimson and yellow ochre for old skin. Thats what I reads in a painting book anyways :D
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If image is everything, NASCAR has a problem.
Or maybe not.
I'm as conflicted as anyone else trying to connect the dots to logic in the post-race aftermath of those shenanigans at Phoenix.
Why is Jeff Gordon still in the starting grid for the series finale at Homestead this weekend after the havoc he caused in Phoenix? Is it because he is a classy four-time champion with no record of retaliatory paybacks? Or is it because NASCAR wanted to set up the drama of Jeff Gordon-Clint Bowyer: Retribution Day, with or without the HANS device?
Why on earth did Brad Keselowski get docked 25 grand for tweeting a picture form Phoenix when he has sent out tweets from races three other times without repercussions? Was it because it was finally sticking to Rule 20-6.7A, which bans drivers from keeping electronics of any sort in the car? Or was it because of his profane post-race rant addressing the nonsense between Gordon and Bowyer?
You can say this controversy is good for business because there's not much drama left in the Chase unless Keselowski makes a mistake or gets popped. The championship is his if he finishes 15th or higher, even if Johnson leads the race and leads the most laps.
The Gordon-Bowyer mayhem — started by Bowyer bumping into Gordon's car and followed by Gordon's deliberate retaliation — is certainly part of the old-school business model. Dale Earnhardt rose to iconic status by wrecking anybody who got in his way.
NASCAR has evolved since then, and some would say not in a good way. Attendance is down at many tracks, as fans have been turned off by the homogenous spin of things. The Gordon-Bowyer scuffle certainly perked up considerable interest, even from casual fans, and that is good.
Is this why NASCAR looked the other way? You have to ask the question because there are a bunch of people out there wondering how the heck Gordon got a free pass this Sunday.
"The image and integrity of the sport has to be protected and NASCAR has the responsibility to do that," FOX analyst Darrell Waltrip said.
I know Waltrip's credibility on this issue may appear shaky because his brother Michael is Bowyer's team owner. But the point is valid, and echoed elsewhere.
"Some lines were crossed that cannot be tolerated," Terry Blount wrote on ESPN.com. "NASCAR can't allow a mob mentality where an angry pit crew attacks another team's driver, as Bowyer's crew did on Gordon."
And so mob mentality and pitchforks it is, race fans.
NASCAR's business model now skews toward WWE as all the heroes and villains roll into South Florida for the final showdown.
As one fan wrote me in an email: "Maybe NASCAR is being light on the punishment for a reason. Bad publicity will get more people tuning in next week to see what happens. Maybe it's just all staged drama like pro wrestling."
I've got Gordon over Bowyer by a body-slam, and an upset victory for Johnson after NASCAR disqualifies Keselowski for having a rotary phone in his car.
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Kevin Harvick and Richard Childress are sharing an awkward moment for a while. Think of them as an estranged couple: The divorce papers have been filed, but nobody has packed up and left just yet. The thing is, the awkward moment will last an entire year.
That's how long it will take Harvick to move from Richard Childress Racing to Stewart-Haas Racing. Nothing is quite official yet, but the comments from the two parties involved eliminates any guesswork.


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Day two of Southern Miss' search for a men's basketball coach came and went Wednesday without much in the way of official news.
The pairings for the high school baseball playoffs in the Mississippi High School Activities Association have finally been set and postseason action is ready to begin.
On more than one occasion in the past several years, Southern Miss has found itself smack in the middle of a classic Catch 22.
Now more than ever, the key to success in the Southeastern Conference is pitching.
William Carey at Bethel (Tenn.), 2 p.m.
8 p.m.: ESPN2 Junior welterweights, Josesito Lopez (31-6-0) vs. Aron Martinez (19-2-1), at Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Greenville-Weston (8-8) at Hernando (14-13)
Southern Miss sophomore quarterback Nick Mullens went from the shy backup to captain of the offense in less than a season. This spring, he's adapted to his role even further.
Bill McGillis met with the Southern Miss men's basketball team at 6:15 a.m. on Tuesday.
Mason Robbins homered and drove in four runs to lead Southern Miss to a 6-3 win at No. 8 Alabama Tuesday at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Larry Mixon had a plan for Tuesday night's regular-season finale, and he wasn't going to deviate from it, win or lose.
The news of Donnie Tyndall's departure from Southern Miss reached the Golden Eagle players around 9:30 p.m. Monday.
Losing four seniors, all of whom were critical pieces to the Southern Miss men's basketball puzzle the past two seasons, hurts.
The Southern Miss women's golf team had a record-setting day during the second round of the 2014 Conference USA Championship, which is being played at the par 72, 6,145-yard Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club.
Today Juco baseball Hinds at Pearl River, 4 p.m. DH Gulf Coast at Jones, 4 p.m. DH Thursday College baseball William Carey at Bethel (Tenn.), 2 p.m. Prep baseball playoffs Play-In Round Class 6A Hancock at Petal, 6 p.m.
6 p.m.: FSS South Carolina-Upstate at South Carolina
Less than a week after his name was connected to the head coaching vacancy at Tennessee, Southern Miss men's basketball coach Donnie Tyndall reportedly became the Volunteers' No. 1 target.
Luke Lowery enjoyed moderate success in his first season at Southern Miss. So the former Sumrall star, who helped lead the Bobcats to four consecutive Class 3A State Championships in his high school career, spent the offseason working on his craft in an effort to improve his game with the hope of becoming a more integral part of the Golden Eagle bullpen in 2014.
Amory 8, Itawamba AHS 0
Evan Gattis hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, leading the Atlanta Braves past the Miami Marlins 4-2 on Monday night.
Southern Miss, fresh off a three-game Conference USA sweep of the season, returns to action today at No. 12 Alabama. First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m.
Southern Miss at Alabama, 6:05 p.m.
It took all afternoon before Curtis Granderson finally generated some goodwill at Citi Field.
Conor Fisk did it Friday. Christian Talley did it Saturday. On Sunday, it was Cody Carroll's turn.
Nene dominated with 24 points, Trevor Ariza scored 18, and the Washington Wizards rallied from 13 down to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-93 in their playoff opener on Sunday night.
Matt Kuchar overcame a four-stroke deficit to finally finish on top, when his stunning chip-in on the 18th hole gave him a 64 and a victory at the RBC Heritage on Sunday.
Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter never surrendered hope of regaining his freedom, not even after he was convicted of a triple murder, then convicted again and abandoned by many prominent supporters.
Luke Schenn scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and backup Ray Emery made 31 saves for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Sunday to even the first-round playoff series.
Today Prep baseball NE Jones at Richton, 7 p.m.
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Five weeks ago, Southern Miss football coach Todd Monken set out on a mission.
Christian Talley isn't picky. Tuesday. Friday. Saturday. Give the Southern Miss starting pitcher an assignment, and he won't bat an eye.
There were more than a few instances, as I watched the annual Black and Gold Spring Game at Southern Miss Saturday afternoon, where I almost didn't recognize what was happening right before my eyes.
Jackie Parker, a Jones County Junior College athletic star from 1950-1952, has been selected for induction into the Mississippi Community College Sports Hall of Fame.
In three games and 22 1/3 innings, Ole Miss' starting pitchers allowed a total of three earned runs.
Ross Mitchell returned to his Saturday role in the starting rotation, and Mississippi State reaped the rewards.
The University of Southern Mississippi softball team dropped a 7-0 decision to Louisiana Tech in the series finale Saturday afternoon at the Lady Techsters Softball Complex.
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss, 1 p.m.
11 a.m.: BTN Illinois at Penn State
Scott Berry refers to them as back-breakers. Sometimes, he'll call them momentum-killers.
They say no news is good news.
With time growing short in the regular season, William Carey University needed its ace to come up, well, aces.
As a child growing up in Southern California, Jennie Finch dreamed of wearing Dodger blue.
Mark Montgomery thought his softball team had escaped the errors that were responsible for a 16-25 start to the season.
A lot of Atlanta Braves fans probably thought their team was in trouble on the mound at the start of the 2014 season.
A 10-run second inning keyed the top-ranked Jones County Junior College Bobcats to a 13-2, seven-inning victory over Hinds Community College in game one Friday afternoon.
Louisiana Tech at Southern Miss, 4 p.m.
7 p.m.: CBSSN Los Angeles at Iowa
Southern Miss will put the finishing touches on spring camp Saturday with the annual Black and Gold Spring Game.
It was entirely fitting that just minutes after the final pitch Thursday night, a light rain started to fall on Panther Field.
Southern Miss will look to separate themselves this weekend from the crowded pack that currently sits just outside of first place within the Conference USA baseball standings.
Never mind that April, 2014, has been the coldest in probably 64 years, barely missing a record low by one degree for April 15 set back in 1950.
The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has released the sites for the second annual NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round, and William Carey University was named as a host site.
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Is it too soon to pronounce Obama an economic failure? A different take on The Escape Artists.
The sophisticated political observer doesn't need public opinion polls to weigh the odds of President Obama's re-election. Economic indicators drive voters, and if the president and his party come up short in November, the recriminations won't be aimed at campaign headquarters in Chicago but at the staffers and wonks tasked with turning around the American economy.
The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery, provides just that opportunity. Noam Scheiber, an editor at The New Republic, susses out the Obama administration's most important internal debates to find exactly where the supposed dream team of economic wonks failed.
A rising crop of Democrats looks to the middle.
After last fall's electoral defeats, a shaken Democratic Congress returned to Washington to assess its political position and leadership, during what would turn out to be a surprisingly productive lame-duck session. Following a close look at the roster, both the House and the Senate Democratic caucuses elected the same leadership slates that oversaw punishing losses in 2010.
Yet with so many veterans culled in November -- 63 in the House and six in the Senate -- a new generation of leaders needs to step up inside the Democratic Caucus to regain electoral ground and continue pushing their party's priorities in the face of an increasingly conservative Republican Party.
What's missing from this Politico story, and indeed from Republican rhetoric around the health-care reform bill, is any evidence that the Affordable Care Act will increase the deficit. Republicans have exempted their ACA repeal bill from scoring by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office because the CBO's analysis is that ACA will save the government $143 billion over 10 years, and repealing it will increase the deficit. Sure, some of those savings depend on Congress behaving responsibly, but it's the best estimate of the bill's budgetary effects out there.
Despite what you hear, It's not necessarily true that Republicans want to cut the budget. Or rather, that they want to face the consequences of doing so.
Key indicators suggest we may have a more positive economic-growth picture for 2011.
The new year is a time for optimism, regardless of the circumstances in which we find ourselves. Economically speaking, 2010 was a year spent in the doldrums of a recovery. Unemployment held steady at just under 10 percent, and growth was positive but anemic -- each new piece of data tantalized us with the potential for improvement without reducing the scale of our problems.


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Halstad begins process of re-certifying leveesHalstad, MN (WDAY TV) - Several small cities in Norman County are going to have to get their flood protection re-certified by FEMA because the county is redoing its flood maps. Halstad, Minnesota is beginning the process.
Halstad, MN (WDAY TV) -- Several small cities in Norman County are going to have to get their flood protection re-certified by FEMA because the county is redoing its flood maps. Halstad, Minnesota is beginning the process.
It's a picturesque scene on the west side of Halstad, Minnesota - a big difference form the spring of 2011. In recent floods Halstad has faired well, it's levee protecting the city to 44 feet.
John Hinkley - Owner Valley Hardware: "We have had some people move in from the country to town because they know hey we haven't gotten wet in the past forever."
Now, that levee that has served so well for nearly 40 years needs to be re-certified by FEMA.
Kevin Ruud - Wild Rice Watershed District: "If it isn't certified and you have federally backed loans which is pretty much all loans on houses and so forth, you are required to carry the flood insurance."
John Hinkley is taking an inventory at Valley Hardware, and he's hoping the certification will lead to more customers.
John Hinkley: "We have free lots in town where we want to bring people, but if you've got to buy flood insurance then you're not any more attractive than the next town."
A couple of people that we talked to in town that didn't want to go on camera said that they were concerned about the quality of the dike. So much so that they said that if the dike is re-certified they're still going to buy flood insurance.
Kevin Ruud: "That's been a good dike. It's been there since the late 70's, it was constructed for the second time to its current height. They do a fine job of maintaining it to the corps' standards."
John Hinkley: "They're hoping it's just a formality. You've got a pretty good strong base. Do we need to change it? Hopefully we'll go with what we've got."
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