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Barnes County Relay for Life co-chairs this year are Lisa McCulloch and Rad Nicholson of Valley City. The two have each been involved in the Relay separately in the past, and are heading this year's event, which has some changes in store.
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Faith Lutheran Church will rebuild after fire destroyed its Valley City home in October. The congregation has taken some of the first steps toward that end by starting the process of hiring an architect to start planning a new structure.
The congregation plans to rebuild on its current site and salvage what it can of the former building, said Tory Hart. While the building was virtually destroyed, some of the oldest stained-glass windows were salvageable, said Hart, and some of the old fellowship hall my be salvaged, if only the footings.
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United for D.C. raises $7,500 at Corporate Cup
On August 17, D.C. United and United for D.C., hosted the annual Corporate Cup. The event, which took place at Long Bridge Park in Arlington, Virginia, was attended by over 150 participants and spectators.
12 teams participated in the event, which raised $7,500 for D.C. United's charitable arm, United for D.C., and the winning team was recognized at halftime of D.C. United's match on August 24 at RFK.
Congratulations to Transparent BPO (pictured above) on your victory, and thank you to idegy and The Supply Room Companies for the support!
Yesterday, D.C. United staff, along with goalkeeper Joe Willis and defender James Riley volunteered at D.C. Central Kitchen (DDCK). Together with the kitchen staff, we made meals for thousands of people in need. DCCK Volunteer Coordinator, Casey Thomasson prepped the group and explained what DCCK does for the community.
A committed club, here to stay
Since its inception in 1996, D.C. United has maintained a firm commitment to serving its community. With news of a permanent home in the District of Columbia, the Black-and-Red remains as dedicated as ever to the city that it has called home for more than 17 seasons. Through various community programs, and alongside its charitable arm, United for D.C., the club makes a meaningful difference in the lives of thousands of people each year.
Below, read about several club- and foundation-led programs currently in place, and how they combine to have a positive effect on our hometown!
On Thursday, July 11, members of D.C. United's first team and front office staff visited the Children's National Medical Center in Washington, DC. The United Builds event, which D.C. United has participated in for a number of years, was met with bright and cheery smiles from the patients at the hospital.
Each season, MLS WORKS names Community MVPs from around the league who use soccer to help enhance their community. D.C. United's local MVP is Guy Perez of Richmond, Virginia.
Fans have the opportunity to vote to choose the Grand Prize winner. All votes must be submitted by July 12 at 5:00 p.m. ET and the winner is eligible for the below prize package:
United Drives to collect soccer equipment
D.C. United today announced, through United Drives, that the program will collect donations of gently used sports equipment for Leveling the Playing Field on Saturday, June 29 before United's match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Leveling the Playing Field is a charity that gives underprivileged children the chance to enjoy athletic involvement. The organization collects donations of sports equipment from colleges, county recreation departments, families and individual donors throughout the nation. The equipment will be collected when D.C. United hosts Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
On Saturday night, the Nicole Megaloudis Foundation held their annual scholarship presentation prior to the D.C. United vs. Toronto FC match. Congratulations to Manuel Hernandez and Luisa Martinez, this year's scholarship winners.
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Stafford prison inmate fell backwards and suffered a serious blow to the head which left him in a coma, inquest told
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A STAFFORD prisoner was left in a coma for three months after falling and suffering a major blow to the head, an inquest heard today.
Henry Drennan Stewart, 73, was being escorted from his cell in Stafford Prison in July last year when he suddenly went rigid and fell backwards, an inquest in Stafford was told.
Mr Stewart, who had suffered a number of medical complaints, later died in the University Hospital of North Staffordshire on October 1 last year.
The cause of death was given as bronchial pneumonia with severe traumatic brain injury as a contributing factor.
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On the day Mr Stewart collapsed prison officer Darren Wood said the inmate was being escorted from his cell for a hospital appointment and was walking unaided.
"Suddenly, he went rigid like a plank of wood, with his arms straight down the side of his body as if he was standing to attention," he said.
"Then he fell straight backwards onto the floor like a plank of wood. As he fell backwards the back of his head hit the floor with a tremendous noise, like a cricket bat hitting something. The whole thing went in slow motion. I remember him making a groaning noise constantly. He didn't hit anything as he fell as there was nothing behind him."
Mr Stewart's cell mate Anthony Lomax, 77, said in a statement they had shared the cell for 18 months and Mr Stewart slept on the bottom bunk.
He said he had never seen any victimisation or bullying and Mr Stewart was not the type to keep things to himself. His health had begun to decline and he often complained of aches and pains, particularly in his back, said Mr Lomax.
He added: "On the day of his collapse he got ready and waited for the escort to arrive to take him for his hospital appointment. The staff arrived and he left the cell. There was no warning for what followed."
The inquest hearing was told Mr Stewart suffered a mini stroke in June, a month before his collapse.
Prison nurse Linda Mooney said she was working on June 23 when she was called to Mr Stewart's cell and saw him on the floor, having a fit or seizure. She put pillows around him and used the hug hold to stop him hurting himself. Paramedics took him to hospital and he was later brought back.
He had had a gall bladder operation some years previously which caused ongoing health issues and in 2003 he had fallen and fractured his skull while in Belgium.
A verdict was expected later today.


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Dec 24, 2007, Vol. 13, No. 15 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES
The Bush administration is guilty of a "bunker mentality," said Huckabee. The war in Iraq has "distracted" the administration from pursuing al Qaeda. Although Iran wanted better relations with the United States, he averred, "when President Bush included Iran in the axis of evil, everything went downhill pretty fast." And according to Huckabee, it was not Saddam Hussein but "the U.S. occupation" that "destroyed Iraq politically, economically, and socially." (Huckabee's remarks won praise as "nuanced and comprehensive" from the host of the event, a senior adviser on Bill Clinton's National Security Council.)
In the 11 weeks since that speech, Huckabee has made several other statements about foreign policy in a Huckabee administration. He favors a comprehensive ban on the use of harsh interrogation techniques to extract information from terrorists, and he has urged the Bush administration to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay. And as the writers at the Powerline blog have pointed out, Huckabee seems to believe the best foreign policy is one guided by the Golden Rule--"you treat others the way you'd like to be treated"--and mutual respect, "showing the kind of respect that other nations would want and deserve."
In November, he told a producer for Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network that his religious background made him most qualified to lead the war on terror.
In fact I think I'm stronger than most people because I truly understand the nature of the war that we are in with Islamofascism. These are people that want to kill us. It's a theocratic war. And I don't know if anybody fully understands that. I'm the only guy on that stage with a theology degree.
Mike Huckabee says he begins every day by reading a chapter of Proverbs. But one day not long ago--coincidentally the day that Huckabee allowed Zev Chafets, a writer from the New York Times Magazine, to join him on the campaign trail--the former Arkansas governor did not have time for his daily reading. Nonetheless, he knew much of that day's assignment, Proverbs 3, by heart. He quoted for his companion: "Trust in the Lord, and lean not upon thine own understanding."
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Seventy-eight-year-old Vincent Asaro was named along with his son and three other defendants in wide-ranging indictment Thursday. The allegations include murder, robbery, extortion, arson and other crimes from the late 1960s through last year.
The indictment accuses Asaro of helping to direct the 1978 Lufthansa Airlines heist at Kennedy airport - one of the largest cash thefts in American history.
He and his son pleaded not guilty Thursday in Brooklyn federal court. They didn't ask for bail and are behind bars.
In addition to the heist, the elder Asaro is charged in the 1969 murder of Paul Katz. Prosecutors say Katz once owned a warehouse where mobsters stored stolen goods.
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wait for the follow-up to 2009's indie hit action RPG
is finally over today. Here at Ars, we got access to an early pre-release build of the game a few days ago. Needless to say, we haven't even come close to completing the game's epic-length quest in time for today's release. Rather than make you wait, associate writer Andrew Cunningham and I figured we'd give you our impressions of what we've seen so far. Here's our (somewhat meandering) discussion of what we liked and what we didn't.
All right, so we've put a few days of sporadic play on
Torchlight II
at this point. What did you think of the new online multiplayer implementation, Andrew?
It's good if you play with someone who's about as far in the game as you are. Each player is allowed to collect his or her own loot, so there isn't much fighting over who gets the best stuff, thankfully. That said, if you're playing with someone who's even one or two levels ahead of you, you'll often feel outmatched.
Yeah, I got a few levels ahead of you at one point and you were running into some problems with the enemies that were more tuned to my level.
"Some problems" meaning that I died. Many times.
It was nice having that level 46 dude drop into our game randomly at one point though. He was pretty good at clearing the way for us.
Ha! Divine intervention.
Part of the "dying all the time" issue was probably just the difficulty level we chose. "Veteran" seemed like a good balance for the most part, but there were a few enemies able to one-hit kill me even though I was just one level behind them.
Still, I really appreciate that the game allowed us to pick Veteran difficulty right from the start. Playing through the insultingly easy "Normal" mode in
Diablo III
just to unlock the more difficult game is a ridiculously unnecessary slog.
Absolutely. Playing in Veteran or Elite right from the start may result in frustration, but you're at least allowed to set your own pace. But that's the biggest problem with multiplayer, I think'pacing. If you're playing by yourself, you've got time to find every nook and cranny in which to gain those sweet, sweet experience points.
In multiplayer, you'll often find yourself waiting for someone to level up or rearrange his or her inventory. This isn't terrible in and of itself, but having to effectively pause your progress every time someone needs to equip new shoulder pads takes away from the fun of running-and-gunning. The more players in the game, the worse this problem becomes.
That's true. Sorting through your inventory for the good items periodically is still a chore that really should be at least semi-automated at this point.
Any game that requires you to make a choice between an armor piece that provides 11 defense and an armor piece that provides 12 defense obviously needs to get its house in order.
Well, sometimes the 11 defense armor has some cool secondary abilities. But I'd think the game could at least put the
junk into a special "sell ASAP" area in your inventory automatically.
I also found it a bit annoying that, if one player dies, the others have to move on without them or wait for them to trek back from at least the area entrance. Seems like kind of a pointless delay.
Yeah, if you're playing by yourself, the extra 30 seconds or so spent trekking from town to your previous gravestone won't be too onerous. In multiplayer, though, you'll just be boring your companions with the amount of time you're wasting.
The worst thing about
Torchlight II
, especially given its extended development time, might be its familiarity.
Yeah, this is still a game of click-on-the-enemies-then-look-for-better-loot.
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Even worse, the game's graphics engine and core mechanics are very, very similar to the first game. This means that virtually any computer from the last two years or so will be able to run it with all of the settings cranked, but that people with high-end graphics cards won't get much of a return from their investment.
Yeah, this isn't a game to show off your graphics card. It's more about style than pure polygon pushing. Still, I though the graphics look a tad more polished, myself. Just slightly more details on the characters and environments. And there's a good deal of variety in those environments this time around. Pretty stuff to look at as you click-click-click.
more variety in environments. The first game presented you with a series of ever-deeper mineshafts; this game opens things up a bit more. Caves, plains, mountainous regions, and snowy peaks are all present in the game's first few main quests, presenting the illusion of variety even if all of the environments play essentially the same way.
I was impressed with the enemy variety, too. I feel like I was seeing some new kind of beast every few minutes for a while there, which helps hold your interest well. The enemies aren't just redrawn versions of the same basic shambling monster, either. We had to deal with flying enemies, acid-spitters, charging attacks, ranged attacks, massive screen-filling magic spells... there was a lot of clicking to desperately run away from the telegraphed hints, as I recall.
Running in guns blazing is almost never a viable strategy, at least in Veteran mode. Judicious use of healing and mana restoration spells and potions will get you through, but if the enemies are even one or two levels ahead of you, battles become more about strategy than brute force.
Did you pay attention to the story at all? My eyes tended to glaze over at those walls of text where some random dude tells me he's looking for three weirdly named baubles, or wants me to help faction X clear faction Y out of some cave. Pretty ignorable stuff.
The story is there if you want to pay attention to it, I guess. But most of the game's emphasis is given to rapid clicking. All I wanted to know is what breeches he would give me, and how well those breeches would deflect fire.
There were a few small interface upgrades I liked over the first game. Being able to tap the Z or X keys to automatically use your best health and mana potions is a nice way to reduce the amount of mindless inventory management.
Would you agree that
Torchlight II
's main innovation is multiplayer support?
That seems fair. Everything else is kind of cleaning up things around the edges and adding more variety to the content. The multiplayer addition is kind of crucial, though. Always more fun clicking around with someone to chat with.
It's true, with some exceptions, like the pacing issues we talked about earlier.
We were both playing primarily as the Embermage class. I don't know about you, but I was impressed with the breadth and depth of the spell options available, and the quick pace of the character progression. By level 15 or so, I already had three or four different fireballs, a homing lightning bolt, an area effect ice rain spell, a teleporting freeze attack, and a cool fire hammer for melee attacks.
I LOVE THE FIRE HAMMER! Yeah, even in the early levels, you're able to distribute your skill and character points in a way that makes your character unique. Yes, most Embermages will end up playing largely the same, but individual players can choose to focus on individual abilities as needed (or desired).
Overall, I think Runic Games has done a good job of refining the click-and-collect-loot RPG genre. It's now a fine nub of addictiveness that makes it easy to just keep playing to see what's in the next dungeon.
Yes'there's definitely not anything here that will change a
-hater's mind, but fans of that particular genre will find all of the clicks they can stomach in Runic's latest.
There's a box quote in there somewhere.
Torchlight II
is a visceral, immersive gaming experience. It can be a bit of a mixed bag, but time will tell whether it can unseat
as the king of point-and-click games."
I think you hit all the cliches that time.
Exactly what I was going for.
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About 50 residents and community members gathered at a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the Hamptons on Monday at which representatives of the East Hampton and Southampton Town Trustees discussed their role in modern government.
The Trustees of both towns trace their authority to colonial-era patents and were once the local governing bodies when King James II was on the throne in England. They remain to this day, with a primary focus on protecting the East End's undeveloped common lands, including beaches and the bottomlands of ponds.
The forum took place at the Hampton Library in Bridgehampton.
"The Trustees were the governing board long before there was a town board, long before there was a supervisor, long before there was a United States of America, so our patents are recognized right up 'til now," explained Southampton Town Trustee Ed Warner Jr. "We had a lot of natural product that was here and was very important to England and that's why they made sure we had good management practices in the colonies."
Mr. Warner, a commercial fisherman, said this focus on protecting natural resources has led to his interest in educating the town board and others on the ways of the bays and oceans, particularly in terms of the town's Local Waterfront Revitalization Program.
"When I first became involved in this program they didn't even recognize sea level rise," Mr. Warner said of Southampton's LWRP. "One of the things that I brought to the Urban Harbor Institute is the understanding that we live on a barrier beach…that protects the mainland, and the town or the village is allowing people to build very big residences right close to the dunes…. Something that should be incorporated into this is a fallback plan. Basically, these houses should be moved back as the dunes and the beaches wash away slowly, which is inevitable."
He said such plans should focus on things like making sure hard structures like rock abatements and bulkheads are avoided or only temporary solutions, and said care should be given to dredging projects.
"You can only dig so much sand out of the ocean, and you're losing fish habitat," he said of the importance of doing environmental impact studies of dredging projects. "I'm a commercial fisherman and my son is a dragger and we work in these areas every year. It's one of the most productive squid fisheries on the East Coast. It's a multi-million dollar fishery, and if we take away the habitat for these squid, which is a bait for larger fish like striped bass, we're going to lose all the bigger fisheries out here."
East Hampton Town Trustee Diane McNally stressed the importance of establishing such plans when there is not an emergency.
"The LWRP was drafted at a time when everyone was…thinking about the resources on multiple levels as they need to be protected," she said. "When people see that water coming at them, they panic and that's when mistakes get made."
Southampton Town Trustee Scott Horowitz said he is interested in working respectfully alongside the town board when it comes to resolving such issues.
"I think it's important that there is a mutual understanding and a respect that each board has an authority and a jurisdiction and if there's a respect for that, I think we can get along and work together just fine," he said. "The press always likes to paint that there's a big rift or a problem. Sometimes we do disagree, but there's a lot of things we do have common ground on, that we do have respect for each other and we work hard on, but people don't want to write about the train running on time, they write about the train wrecks…I'm very, very happy to work with whatever department it is – federal, state, the town, the county whoever it is…. The only thing I require is a mutual respect back and forth to the fact that we're trying to solve a problem in the best interest of the people we represent."
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"Our coastal resources are our greatest assets, so we have to work closely with the Trustees who have so much experience," said Ms. Fleming. "They're out there on the bays every day, so I really admire the effort and the experience. I think it's always best for the community when two important decision making boards are working…with mutual understanding because we do sometimes have different points of view, different interests and different constituencies protecting different parts of our coastal assets and our resources, but if we have mutual respect we can learn from experience."


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Dovesfest takes place on Saturday, August 30, and will feature blues and soul virtuoso singer and guitarist JJ Rosa.
Joining her will be former Madchester hero and Inspiral Carpets singer Tom Hingley, at the top of the bill.
The huge community event, which is funded purely through grants, will also host a range of workshops, innovative food vendors and guest ales.
Children can enjoy rides, bouncy castles and jumbo inflatable assault courses during the event, which is held at Doveridge playing fields, in Sand Lane.
Fringe stage the Cavendish Acoustic Stage, at the Cavendish Arms, will play host to acoustic acts, while indie-rock bands will perform on the Downpage Stage in Doveridge Village Club.
And, for the first time, on-site camping will be available for those who want to enjoy the full festival experience.
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"She's fresh of tour with Stevie Wonder and that tells you what a coup it is for us to have got her to come back.
"Tom Hingley was a huge part of the Madchester scene and the front man of one of the movement's most iconic bands.
"Aside from the music, we'll also be providing workshops on skateboarding, African drumming, circus skills and crafts.
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Brazil coach Dunga is expecting a real "championship match" when his side tussle with Chile in their South American derby at the FIFA World Cup tonight. The Selecao have enjoyed plenty of success against their opponents over the years with their 65 meetings yielding 46 wins for the five-time world champions, while their rivals have come out on top just seven times.
With the latest winning sequence dating back nearly 10 years, Dunga believes there is plenty of motivation for their opponents to try to change the record. "I think that the motivation of any sportsman is to actually try to breach a pattern," he said. "We cannot spend our time comparing ourselves with our opponents. We have to try and improve as much as possible and that is exactly what Chile will do."
The Brazil boss is not expecting any motivation issues for his players. He continued: "My players always know that it's the next game that is the most important one. For now our next game is going to be against Chile, so we will prepare as we do against any other team. In the knockout stages it's all or nothing. Every game can be counted as a championship game.
In the knockout stages it's all or nothing. Every game can be counted as a championship game.
"Chile has been improving a lot with coach (Marcelo) Bielsa. Since he's taken over, it's a competitive team. It's a team that really fights until the very end and is able to get the best out of its players. So they are a difficult opponent and what's happened in the past is finished."
Dunga also felt that five teams from South America in the last 16 showed that football on the continent was in a healthy state. He added: "There are five South American teams playing in the round of 16. Uruguay are already in the quarter-finals which leads us to believe that South American football is extremely competitive and has great players."
Opposite number Bielsa felt there was no point for his side to sit back at Ellis Park, saying they would rather go out attacking against a team they have recently struggled against. "Our match tomorrow is an all or nothing match and we will do our very best to ensure the game is played in a manner that is convenient for us," he said. "We hope we can win. I think the psychological aspect is always very important in a competition. It's more of a factor of motivation for us in my point of view. We have the chance to reverse a historical negative trend for Chile."
Asked whether he was worried about the threat posed by Kaka, he added: "Of course, we have to be extremely careful with him. All the players in Brazil are very good and Kaka is an emblem for them. So no team playing against Brazil can ignore him, but I stress, Kaka has extremely talented team-mates playing with him."


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For a week now I go to work with a damn 100cc Chinese moped bike... (at least I still have a job in Greece... )
Long story short: Bike 37.000 km, a couple of weeks ago it starts turning on with the 2nd or 3rd effort. Clock turns off and then on again and resets doing the check from the start. I buy a new battery. It lasted ~ 200km. After some beers last Friday I had to walk home. Day after I started the bike with the old battery (that still had some life) and brought it home. With motor running I measured a pathetic 10,4V at the terminals.
Today I opened the stator case. This is what I found:
Does it look fried to you? For sure I have seen worse...
Here's what I measured with stator plug
from the R/R:
Continuity between the yellow stator wires (1-2, 1-3, 2-3)
- Engine off (battery connected)
All tree between 0.6 and 0.9 Ω
Continuity between the yellow stator wires and earth (engine casing)
- With battery disconnected:
Wire 1 - ground: 1.2 Ω
Wire 2 - ground: 1.3 Ω
Wire 3 - ground: 1.1 Ω
- With motor running (4.000 rpm):
Readings went crazy but sometimes they showed numbers from 2 to 3 (Ω or megaΩ? - it's a professional instrument but I guess I don't know how to use it and if I'm supposed to check for continuity with motor running)
- Motor running idle:
Wire 1 - 2: 27V~
Wire 1 - 3: 26V~
Wire 2 - 3: 25V~
- Motor running @ 4.000 rpm:
Wire 1 - 2: > 75 V~
Wire 1 - 3: > 80 V~
Wire 2 - 3: > 75 V~
Your opinion? Is it the stator or should I search for a rectifier?
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continued "As a person of Dutch decent living here, (reconciliation) is big in my heart," he said. "I sort of tuned into these issues during my life, and when I saw the opportunity arise to participate in this trip, I wanted to be involved."
The Millers have also kayaked for more than 20 years and felt this event was well suited for them.
The flotilla launched from Rensselaer and made its first stop for lunch at Henry Hudson Park in Selkirk.
Kevin Nephew, a member of the Seneca Nation's Wolf Clan, helped organize the event on behalf of the Capital District. He said more than 200 people were signed up for the first leg of the journey, with more people joining in or dropping out along the way.
"The wampum belt was meant to reflect two rows of canoes sharing the river of life," said the Menands resident. "Always having mutual respect and understanding, but never crossing each other's path. This trip is meant to symbolize that agreement."
Participants weren't able to stay in two rows as they made their way down the Hudson because of the weather and the different pace of the paddlers, but the sentiment was there as canoes and kayaks trickled into the park on Sunday.
Nephew said his children were among those on the trip. Others participants from western parts of the state had started their trip days before, paddling additional miles to make their way to Albany.
The trip will eventually end in New York City on Aug. 9 with a delegation making its way to the United Nations. There they plan to reenact the 1613 handshake and hold a discussion panel as par of Indigenous Peoples Day.
"Our goal is we want to renew and reenergize and re-educate," said Nephew. "I think over the year we lost the simplistic message of sharing, understanding and respect for earth."
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The end of 2014 will see the publication of a new edition of the Northern Limestone Rockfax. This version covers all of the limestone sport climbing and selected traditional climbing venues in Yorkshire, Cumbria and Lancashire (the Peak area has migrated to its own guidebook – Peak Limestone in 2012).
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Six months into the year and it is time for the second set of donations to the various Bolt Funds and the ACT that we support with online sales of Rockfax guidebooks. Once again the largest donation has gone to the North Wales Bolt Fund which received £436 making a total £1233 donated since the North Wales Climbs book was published in November 2013. The ACT received £281 which was boosted by some very generous Point of Sale donations and the success of the Peak Bouldering guide.
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We have been making great progress on the Dolomites guide and it is now booked in the printers in July, and should be published in the first week in August.
The book looks amazing and is going to be another bumper tome, not quite as big as Peak Bouldering but still over 500 pages. It is unlikely that we will do a joint launch with the forthcoming Rockfax App but we will have the App up and running later in the summer and the Dolomites Climbs and Via Ferrata will be included in that as well.
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The FUBR phase..
I believe I've hit the FUBR phase [fucked up beyond recognition]. None of my art pieces seem to turn out right, I've abadnoned 20+ sketches in a little over 30 hours. I'm a fast sketcher, but slow with details.
But no matter what I do, nothing seems to turn out right, I tried the 'look at a reference and draw it" bit but it just didn't work. I'm depressed lately so I know that has something to do with it, but that shouldn't be an excuse as to why my hands won't work right. x.x'
I'm having the problem where, I see something in my head and go to draw it down, then fuck it up so badly I just lose the image all togeather. Does anyone know how to pull yourself out of this stage? I already set up three art trades, one trade per week in hopes that will help. So far though I feel very uninspired.
An artist I looked up to, last night, told me my work was 'worthless crap'. I haven't really been able to look at a pencil since. My goal was to go to Ringling, but I'm afraid that I cannot get there.
Please help, I know all artists go through this, I did once before and forgot how to get out of it. Or maybe if someone who is reading this has this problem too, they can post and we could try to help eachother. I don't want to discriminate in this thread, it's for everyone. I merely stated -my- resoning, who knows, I think it'll help out more than just me. I hope.....
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberApril 25th, 2003 #2
first, kick this 'artist' in his arrogant butt.
Then, participate in the DSG.
There was no place where I made more improvements than there, ever.
What my problems were (and are, still) when drawing from refs:
I look once at the object, maybe a head, and think "Ah, eyes, ok, two eyes" and then I draw two eyes.
I always failed, because I never analyzed the true shapes of an eye or the position, size relation to other face features etc.
Maybe thats a problem, don't just look at the ref, analyze it.
How long is the nose in relation to the rest of the head? If it's four times smaller, then draw it four times smaller than the distance from the upper head limit to the chin, etc.
I hope I could help a bit
cu (dont give up)
April 25th, 2003 #3
Re: The FUBR phase..Originally posted by Tanika
An artist I looked up to, last night, told me my work was 'worthless crap'.
Yes what you're experiencing can happend to everyone.. I guess you could try to change subjects and do more observation drawings in order to get out of that frame of mind. People, objects, sceneries,.. whatchathink ?
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You gotta keep drawing. You're going to move in and out of ruts, it's the way of the world. Actually I fond it's a alot like working out; you'll draw and draw and draw and not improve for a long time and then one day you are exponentially better than you were before, and you improve a little and then plateau again. Really, you just have to keep at it, I garauntee you will eventually come to another rise, you just have to keep going, no matter how tired you are and how much it hurts Suck it up soldier!
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"that which does not kill you only makes you stronger"
good words of advice. i had android tell me my drawings weren't up to par and that basically i better sit down and draw and study my ass off. that is NOT a direct quote, but this is "I saw your sketches and you have years of work ahead of you until you reach the level you will need to be competative now, and the bad news is that the bar gets higher every year it not going to ever get easier to become a concept artist" while this comment hurt me deeply, i realized that this was the honest damn truth.... and i didn't put down my pencil. i picked it up... everyday, i got anatomy books, i frequent the reference section here on this site, i try to draw from life as much as possible, i try to draw at least 15 minutes a day. i told android i was gonna be better then him!!! hahahahahahahaa.... anyway the point is do not give up!!! keep pushing and i swear your art will improve, and you get over this hump or rut you're in. if you need an inspiration, check out MindCandy Man's post... this guy is giving it 150% everyday and it just boggles my mind and inspires me to do the same. hope this helps.
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cucaracha: Thanks, when I look at something, I see what is there, how it's placed, and can normally grasp some of the anatomy. but I NEED to look at something, I cannot draw blindly. But if I see something, I will draw what I see, for instance, if I see a girl sitting saddly by a window gazing out at the sun, I will se an angel, not a mere girl. That's most likely just my creativity sparking. I hope.....but yeah. I'll try more references and see if I can pull up anything. I'd kick the artists' butt, but his 'millions' of fans would go after me. x.x
egerie: Actually it wasn't crap, it was a synonym for that word that starts with an S and ends with an 'hit'. *sigh* I'm going to the mall today so I'll tug my sketchbook along and see if I can find something/someone to draw. It just seems that all the stuff I do comes out looking like total.....ickyness. Maybe it's just those words stuck in my head.
Nimrod: heh, I'm hardly a soldier but thanks, maybe this is the start of another plateau. I normally get blocks just before I improve. Nnn....I -really- wish my stuff didn't look so crummy right now. I hope I'll improve. I sketched like mad yesterday, but that only made me worse. x.x I was kind of going for an oposite effect. I just need my confidence back, I think....
Stickler: oops, sorry I almost forgot you, I was writing this when you posted. I've been drawing a few hours a day. Android is a nice fellow and he said it in a nice and mature way. When you hear "what is this worthless shit?" From another artist, it really does kind of hurt. x.x But I'll keep going. I've set a goal, don't know if I'll get there but I'll try. x.x It just seems so hard, like there is a weight or something on my shoulders keeping me down.
Thanks all, more help is welcome if anyone wishes to offer. I'm really stuck on this. x.x sorry to be such a bother.
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April 25th, 2003 #7
first step to do: that person who gave you that insulting comment - don't refer to him/her as an artist anymore. maybe he/she is a damn skilled painting a**hole but not an artist. artist got something to do with attitude as well, imho.
receiving comments like that from a**holes, be they as skilled as they want, isn't as bad as receiving them from artists
second step: just draw. i always come to the point that when i "just draw", the results come out far better than when i force myself to make something like this and that.
do whatever gets the job done. no sticking to rules that hinder you.
(my dad for example always told me to let my drawings be graphic works: line, dot, exact hatchure. working with the side of the pencil and smeang are wishy-washy and lower the quality of the drawing. i sticked to that too long, in fact until a few days ago. when i sharpened my pencils and came to the conclusion that these tools are capable of more than what i use them for. long story short: i abandoned the rule, now draw with whatever side of the pencil i think does the job best and my drawings have made a huge step forward and i am far more content with them.)
just hang in there.
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no, i never had anyone say my art is Shit, and yes android said it in a nice, helpful way but it still hurt so i can kind of relate to you as can many others. even if a drawing is getting to that FUBR point, finish it. i find myself getting really upset with a pic, but force myself to finish it and it turns out really good. oh and as far as not being able to draw from your mind and still needing to look at reference... foster put up that thread where he posted his progress... guess what? he used reference pics. of himself no less!! and this guy is like almost 40!!! (i think, if my guesstimation is right) anyway... i think all great artists will use reference. davinci did, bonnet, frazetta, rembrandt.... etc. don't get frustrated, don't get discouraged and just draw. put the pencil to the paper and don't think, just do. you may be surprised. and if your goal is to make it to ringling, you can do it.
April 25th, 2003 #9
Probably hit a no-draw-period. Usually they pass within 2 or 3 days. No-draw-periods are when you know that it is FUBR when you put the first line on the paper or even when you pickup the pencil.
IMO it's something that you have to sit through, usually your brain is figuring something out and a new insight follows.
Don't worry and take the frustration as it is dealt out ;-) It's all for the better.
Edit : oops sorry i didn;t read the post carefully. \
About that artist that plainly said worthless crap - that's just wat narrow minded people do. There are millions of those. Luckily you have CA.org where you'll get useful comments. He doesn't.
Well - everything is relative and remember you do art for yourself only. If it's ok to you then its good art - i'll trust anyone on this board that they;re hard enough on themselves as it is to try and get better every time. So what if it's not giant steps all the time sometimes you have to turn back a little before you can go forward. And i've never heard of an artist that was happy with their own stuff for more than 30 minutes or so most of the time.
Keep it up!
Good luck
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i am going to say this directly, bluntly, no fluff. you are young! any artist who tells you that your work is crap or shit, whatever, is missing the point. you are working! you draw, you like to draw you want to get better. when i was in college a professor told me i had to work very hard to get mediocre results and that others of my peers were just more naturally able to make good work. i was demolished! but i was also freed. somehow i let go of my worries and preconceptions of what was good and what was talent and just made art. i mean if i suck, then i suck, but at least i will have fun. and then presto i made a little leap forward. not leaps in skill but leaps in perspective and maturity. i still work hard to get mediocre results but i make sure i am having some fun along the way. there is always someone better, stronger, faster, meaner, prettier, that's just life, but they are not you and only you can make sure that you are comfortable in your own skin. when you are, and you are truly happy, then you are the best!
as for your work at this stage. i would like to see you move away from the furry stuff. i know that you have more interests visually than that. the furry stuff is a very short dead end. i am not saying don't do it, but learn to like the myriad of other art forms. there is some way cool stuff to learn and experiment with.
as for seeing something in your head and wanting to draw it. that is also a tricky thing to do. we all think that if the picture is clear enough in hour heads then we can make it appear just like that on paper. but the fact is that images in hour head are constantly in flux. there is no composition yet, as it is not nailed down on paper. the color all works, because it is in your head and you imagine it working. start to learn composition and color theory and anatomy. these tools are what make your imagination real. and be prepared to change your vision on paper to make it work. it took me awhile not to be too attached to the vision of the piece and let the painting form on the paper or screen of it's own accord. practice seeing in the real world by scribbling on some paper, random marks, straight line, curves, loops, squiggles, then let yourself see what takes shape in these marks then go in and slowly pull them out while all along still looking for other marks that add in to the chorus. what is happening is that your experiences and knowledge are superimposed upon the abstract to find meaning in it, and as you get more experience in life the more you can find in the abstract.
as for the rest, just try to find a way to practice the fundamentals of art technique that are interesting. if you find you are not interested, then you are not trying hard enough to find the angle that does engage you.
there is a great big world of art and ideas out there, explore and have fun. do not narrow your search at this point. give yourself at least 10 more years before that!
April 25th, 2003 #11
This may sound strange, but how much caffeine are you consuming? Some of the symptoms you are suffering from sound like they may be physical. Let me explain.
Caffeine can disrupt your mental process immensely. Your mind will race and trying to focus on something for an extended period is nearly impossible. This sounds like the trouble you're having with your visualization. Plus caffeine depletes the body of water and this, in turn, often leads to headaches, another art roadblock. Rehydrating with Gatorade and then switching over to water should clear most of this up. You'll notice that your mind will 'slow down' and you'll find you're able to hold the same thought longer.
(Not all people are affected by caffeine the same way. Different body types can handle varying amounts. There are probably people here who could slam a gallon of coffee and build a three-story card house with no problem. But I just offered this up in the hope that it might provide an avenue you havent explored yet. Good luck!)
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gekitsu: I'm already trying the just draw thing, but when I fail it seems to lower my confidence.
stikler999: Thanks for the support about ringling. I have some reference pics I took, I was just showing off some amature modeling skills and stored them for reference, I don't have a digicam...yet. I'm waiting to earn 400$ to get a good one.
Erik: Aye, some are narrow minded. I can't improve in big steps, I tried once when I first started getting serious about drawing and I almost ruined myself emotionally over it.
foster: Nice long post :3 I'll go through it step by step, or try to. x.x Aye, I am young, for an artist. I've been at it hard core for....nnn! About five years now, though I keep saying four, I lost track of time. Five years is nothing in the art world, and I know that. Fortunately I've improved a little so it isn't a waste.
I do draw non-furre stuff but I don't normally post it online. I only do furres because well A) I play an RPG and get tons of requests from people to draw their characters. and B) I just find the little buggars cute. My art class is a little....low. Though, hell, we were practically fingerpainting a while ago. I tend to favor watercolor/prismacolor works. I put watercolor down on 100% cotton paper, add a texture, saran wrap is good, then I remove it when it is dry. You are left with dark shapes, then I use them to form into something. It's a beautiful style I like, but sometimes I'm too scared to 'waste paper' which is funny because with watercolor and cotton paper you can literally wash it off.
Furres are what you see of me online, People really judge me on that, I -really- don't care too much about that. My greatest work of art in my eyes was actually of a woman, drawn from a photograph of myself.
Anatomy seems to be my weekness, that is the hardest thing to visualize in my head, I love playing with colors though, I could do that for hours. :3
Beer Baron: I drean 16oz of Dr. Pepper a day. Well...normally less. I have a thing for milk so I'm normally drinking that when I'm at home. I tried a sports drink but I wasn't too fond of it. It was too sweet *makes a face* I can take a 12 pack of Dr. Pepper and not get a 'buzz' off of it. Though I am tiny. I've never gotten a headach after drinking a lot of Dr. Pepper. I think my body has adjusted to it. I really cut down on it two years ago when I found that it will actually dissolve your fingernails. x.x' so yeah, just a small bottle of day and milk/water in the evening. My hands are naturally a little shakey but you have to really look hard if you want to notice. Mostly my pinky finger, and I know that sounds really weird.
I have clear thoughts and can normally sort things out. I think that right now it is just the stress I'm under with exams comming up and a C mark looking ugly on my report card next to the A's and B's. X.x' I would meditate but I can hardly find the time anymore.
I really liked your thought though, I used to have that problem and I think I've adjusted to it, but yeah, not too much caffeine. Though I wish they had caffeine free Dr. Pepper. x.x
Thank you all very much for the help. I was kind of feeling bad about comming to these forums until now. This is helping in many ways.
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draw everyday and you will pass that artist you look up to now. Listen to foster he knows what's up.


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