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'The Bride of Slush Head' is one of my favorites as well. To this day, I want a Tuxedo Skeletor!
The Bride of Slushhead is one of my top favorites. Even though it wouldn't make sense continuity-wise, this wedding episode should've been saved for the very last one. Too funny seeing the mutants all dressed up in tuxedos. Staghorn ruining the cake by jumping out of it. Oh and there's a part where Gepple (one of the scientists) gets slapped across the face and says something like: "WHY did you do that?!"
"I saw it in a movie."
Gepple: "This isn't a movie! This is a cartoon!"
Four Ways To Sundown and Final Invasion are also in the Top 5 for me.
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"My favorite Harry Potter movie is Troll."
'The Bride of Slush Head' is one of my favorites as well. To this day, I want a Tuxedo Skeletor!
After viewing a majority of the episodes, I'd have to say that The Final Invasion is my favorite episode. It was a nice way to end the season/series. The only thing I would have done a little differently is to send He-Man back to Eternia at the end. Mutiny on the Mothership might be my second favorite. I enjoy the Staghorn character, but hate his design with those antler things.
Hey All,
Anyone have a top ten list of the best New Adventures episodes?
Looking back over the scores when I Watched NA for the First Time Ever.
Personally it would seem that my top 10 based on my score out of 10 for each episode that I gave it after viewing were:
38. Four Ways to Sundown. (10/10)
15. The battle for Levitan (9.7/10)
12. Skeletors Victory (9.5/10)
13. He-man in Exile (9.5/10)
6. Sword and Staff (9/10)
10. Festival of Lights (9/10)
14. The Seeds of Resistance (9/10)
20. Fading Star (9/10)
21. Skeletors Revenge (9/10)
29. He-Caz (9/10)
31. The Galactic Guardians (9/10)
Which is eleven, but given that they have the same score, it's a top 11. The above ranking is based on score first, then lower episode number; so just because Festival of Lights is above The Galactic Guardians doesn't mean it's better, just a lower episode number.
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That's not a bad top ten/eleven, to be honest. Not watched my NA DVDs for more than a year but seeing as I had a hand in the materials for them I've watched them all, say, at least once or twice, enough to have an opinion...
"The Running of the Herd" is definitely the best episode.
The second five-parter, spanning episodes 11 through 15, is great as well, although I prefer the first five-parter (episodes 1 to 5).
I hated "Four Ways To Sundown" the first time I watched it and have loved every time I've watched it subsequently. I was only 8 when I first saw it and I just didn't get it. Age made the difference.
"Sword & Staff" is very well thought of and is a good coda to the first five-parter or a bridge between it and the rest of the series.
The other episodes on the list, "Skeletor's Revenge" aside, are good indicators of the quality of the series. I might maybe substitute them with "Juggernaut", "The Sheriff of Gorn City", "Glastnost Schmaznost" and/or "Escape From Gaolotia".
It's a good list and as the creator of the series and writer of thirty-seven of its episodes, I mostly concur...although I confess I thought after some of Pravus' frequently scathing reviews I didn't think he'd deign to find ten best episodes. I suppose one tends to see the assaults on one's work more than the praise. At least that's the case for me, and for that I'm grateful as I look more for constructive negative reviews since I learn more from them. And Pravus' reviews were mostly on target..if occasionally painfully so.
My two faves, btw, were Four Ways to Sundown and The Running of the Herd. When you're on a delivery schedule that requires you to go from writing story springboards to beat outlines to scripts and multiple revisions of thirty-seven episodes in seventeen weeks...well, every episode isn't going to be CITIZEN KANE. On balance, however, I'm pleased that some fans can pick ten excellent episodes out of the thirty-seven I wrote. Heck, if one's batting around .250 in baseball then one's pulling in a seven-figure salary.
As an aside for the film buffs here, can anyone guess what amazing -- and personal favorite -- director I was giving homage to with Four Ways to Sundown...and, for bonus points, what film of his it was loosely based upon?
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Also, in total honesty, I knew I'd have a top 10, I just wasn't sure how far down number 10 would have to be scorewise; when compiling the list initially I was taking everything that I scored above 8 to see how many episodes that was and if I'd have to dip further down. I was surprised when that left me with way too many episodes! (I had another two episodes between 8.1 and 8.9)
Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon, who I'll admit is a favorite filmaker of mine. Or were you instead referencing (based on those comments) Martin Ritt's The Outrage?
No. Actually I felt it was respectful, in recognition to the amount of work you put into the effort, for me to stay out of the thread until you completed your reviews. As most here know -- and as you show you're obviously aware by quoting my oft-used "elephant-thick skin" simile -- I always welcome comments and criticisms...especially when they're given in a civil and respectful manner as yours were.
No quarterback -- to use a sports analogy -- throws a perfect pass every time. But I will say, like most quarterbacks, I give my best effort every time.
I didn't note the 10/10 score as I ascribe to the concept of grading on the curve and throw out/ignore the top and bottom scores. You are, of course, correct about Kurosawa and I am correct in saying that your reviews were often incisive, sometimes in opposition to my own opinions but always entertaining. Thank you for your efforts...and thank heavens someone in the universe still knows who Akira Kurosawa is.
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I'm terrible at remembering episode names but the first six episodes, plus "The Galactic Guardians" and "The Running of the Herd" are some of my favourites.
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I just came across this thread again as it was recently referenced and it reminded me of another instance in which I did an homage to another director -- this time the great Orson Welles. While in this case it was an episode I wrote ages ago for Super Mario Brothers, I was astounded -- years later -- to find a reviewer actually figured out that I was doing a respectful, if tongue-in-cheek, spoof of CITIZEN KANE.
It's surely one of the nice benefits of being a writer that from time to time you are able to send a loving shout-out and wink-of-the-eye, through your own work, to writers and directors that you love and who influenced your work.
Here's the review. A lot of fun and very incisive, I think. I wrote many episodes for that show, but this one was far and away my favorite:
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About the Author: Aaron Snipe is a Foreign Service Officer with the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Muthanna, Iraq.
A few weeks ago I posted a blog entry entitled, "The Colors of Warka," in which I chronicled the United States Ambassador's trip to Muthanna. During that visit the Ambassador attended the first-ever exhibition for women artists in Muthanna. I wrote a bit about the artists in that blog but wanted to share an update.
In late 2008, when we learned that the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq was coming to Muthanna, we assembled a group of women artists from the province interested in working with the PRT on a cultural program. We asked them to contribute their paintings for a special gallery showing in honor of the Ambassador's visit. We put it together in a few weeks, and the event was splendid. But, there was much more to the event than just a special showing for the Ambassador. The PRT, in cooperation with a local Iraqi NGO, wanted to support art in Muthanna and planned to hold a major exhibit of close to 100 paintings – all by the women of the province. Each of the participating women received canvases, paints and an easel. We gave the forty women a month to paint, after which time, the exhibit would open in three of Muthanna's largest cities: Samawa, Rumaytha, and Khider.
After months of planning and preparation, the exhibit opened during March in Muthanna's capital city, Samawa. It was well attended...or so I was told. Much to my disappointment, I missed the opening, but one of our local Iraqi staff who was able to attend reported that the event was a success. Eight media organizations (print and television) covered the event and a broad cross-section of Muthanna's citizens came out to see this landmark exhibit.
Back at base, I was eager to get to the exhibit. After a bit of negotiation to arrange transportation, my colleague Albert Hadi and I found our way to Samawa for the second day of the exhibit. The NGO that co-sponsored the event did a terrific job decorating the exhibit hall and lighting the room. Many of the artists were at the exhibit again on the second day, and it was great to see them. What struck me, though, was how many other people were present. A college art professor had brought his forty male students to see the exhibit. Writers, poets, and other members of the artistic community were viewing the paintings and chatting with one another. At one point, I looked over and saw the Director General of Veterinary Affairs, whom I remembered from a PRT-sponsored sheep-dipping event some months ago (that is another story for another day). He told me he saw the exhibit on the news last night and decided to come to see it himself. The atmosphere was so relaxed and reminded me of any number of art museums I had been to in other parts of the world. Patrons, both men and women, were leaning in to look at the artists' signatures, men sometimes disagreeing on the meaning and significance of this painting or that painting. For a moment, I forgot I was in Iraq.
For me, the exhibit was an example of public diplomacy. The fact that the United States was supporting art — its creation and exhibition — in Muthanna was a signal to the Iraqi people that the relationship between our two countries was normalizing. I was pleased to see that the artists had not shied away from portraying the difficulties facing Iraq. When we distributed the supplies a few months ago, I informed the women that they should feel free to paint whatever they liked. I made a special point of letting them know that I had no expectation that they should create art that was flattering to the United States. If there were negative feelings about the U.S. that these women wanted to express through their art, we supported that whole-heartedly. Negative feelings about the U.S. presence in Iraq expressed on a canvas were far more palatable to this diplomat than many of the alternatives.
My colleague Albert and I spent a great deal of time talking with all of the artists. What meant the most to me was the fact that many of the women had brought their families to meet us. This was a significant detail that couldn't be ignored. Married or single, it is considered highly inappropriate for a young Iraqi woman to speak about meeting and talking with an unmarried man. But, through our meetings and planning, we had established a foundation of mutual respect with these women. This respect had begun to break down and dispel the obvious cultural prohibitions. I had never shaken hands with any of these women, and we always kept a respectable distance from one another as we spoke, but there was a genuine respect and admiration that we all shared. One woman asked for my e-mail address. She told me that her brother wanted to write me a letter to thank me. He wanted to write "to the American who respected his sister." Respect.
One final thought on the exhibit before I conclude. The stories of these women shared one common thread: they were all taking risks by participating in this event. One of the women (not pictured above or in any photos related to this blog entry) told me a story that summed up the great risk involved in attempting to pull off the exhibit. She told us that she had watched the other women giving media interviews at the opening and wanted desperately to do so herself. Summoning up the courage to do so, she approached a reporter from a Muthanna-based television station. "I would like to be interviewed," she said. She told us that she stood before the camera and spoke of her art, what art meant to her, and how she felt she had expressed her voice, publicly, for the first time in her life. She said she felt a sense of triumph after the interview, but that soon after a sense of dread overtook her. Her husband would certainly beat her that evening. "It was worth it," she told us. "To have spoken to so many, to have said what I said before the people, it would be worth the punishment." She described the long ride home, dreading the beating, but confident in her decision to speak out. When she arrived home, her husband was waiting at the door with his cell phone, in hand. "Did you see yourself?" he said. "You looked great! Mash'allah! You were on television! My wife was on television! I called my family and everyone I know. Look at you! You've made our family famous! This is wonderful!" She told us that when she walked in, her children embraced her and her husband told her that he was so very proud of her. She told us that later that evening - after her husband had finished calling everyone he knew - that he told her, "I never looked at you as an artist, only as the woman who cleans the house and raises the children. But, today, I am so proud of you."
I needed tissues more than my Kevlar vest and helmet that day, and any day that happens in Iraq is a good day.
Read Aaron's previous entry about the Ambassador's visit to Muthanna or read more about and view several of the paintings featured in the exhibit.
Finola P. in Barbados writes:
Hoping you'll post some more pictures of their art so those of us who can't make it to see the exhibition, can still enjoy!
Brian in Canada writes:
I'm very interested in FS Officer Snipe's stories. And this article...j'aime beaucoup.
Wendy in California writes:
Well done everyone! And thanks for this wonderful entry. I cried. It is so important and daring and caring for women's deepest aspirations. I am so proud of everyone involved. Step by step by step. I'll always treasure the story of the Muthanna Art Exhibit.
Eric in New Mexico writes:
@ Aaron, After you posted your original entry, I had a dangerously hairbrained idea (chuckle).
Simply to get the art school my daughters attend to partner with State (co sponsor if you will) and hold a national art contest in Iraq, the winner to receive a full four year scholarship to the Kansas City Art Institute, all expenses paid.
Apparently it generated some interest on their end, so I'm posting their response here (partly edited with privacy in mind) so you can follow up from your end, if your superiors are willing and able to see the idea through to reality.
Dear Mr. J----,
Thank you for the information you provided. I will ask our Director of Admissions to look at the links you provided to us. I am happy to hear that you feel positive about the investment you and your daughters have made at KCAI.
P.S. Aaron, best investment this dad ever made was in a box of 64 crayola crayons and an industrial roll of art paper long ago, and who would have believed then where my kids ultimately took it?
They worked hard and earned their scholarships in national competition.
Let me know if this is doable, maybe it's not, but it can't hurt to try.
Keep up the good work,

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EYP Travel: Light Work, Syracuse, NY
Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting a small, non-profit, artist-run organization called Light Work (www.lightwork.org) in Syracuse, NY. Situated within the Robert B. Menschel Media Center at Syracuse University, this photographer's dream lab has been open since 1973 and its activities include hosting an artist-in-residence program, exhibiting various contemporary exhibitions throughout the year, as well as providing educational programs and other types of support through its Community Darkrooms facility, among many other functions.
Light Work is also the publisher of one of the world's longest-running art photography publications, Contact Sheet.
While in Light Work, I was given the opportunity to talk with several different people within the organization, including Mary Goodwin who is the Associate Director, and John Wesley Mannion, Manager of the Digital Lab of Community Darkrooms. I could tell that these two artists have a real passion for the photography and that this is what they love to do. I hope I did not disturb them too much, as they were working hard on the overall layout for the upcoming issue of Contact Sheet.
Another thing that I happened to catch at Light Work was literally the last few moments of Laura Heyman's work, Pa Bouje Ankò: Don't Move Again. She and several other artists, writers, and acedemics were invited to Haiti starting at the end of 2009 to participate in a project that would seek to tackle a series of questions about culture, class, and the globalization of art in the third world. Heyman's purpose was to explore whether an artist from a developed country could photograph subjects from the third world without objectifying or manipulating her subjects in a voyeuristic manner.
As we all know, early January 2010 is when a large destructive earthquake just about wiped out the entire nation of Haiti. Heyman returned to Haiti two more times in 2010 after the fact, and continued her questioning and work process with the project.
The portraits that were taken by Heyman were extremely telling of those subjects that were called forth. We wear a lot of our lives on our faces and our expressions, and these portraits of our brothers and sisters in Haiti show so much of the laughter, the joy, as well as the pain of the owners.
This exhibition reminded me of the George Eastman's current Portrait exhibition, one that can say a myraid amount of things about a person or persons just by photographing one still moment in time. It really makes you appreciate how purposeful and poignant the camera can be.
I am extremely grateful that I was able to see these works right before they were taken down for the next exhibition.
The great thing about Light Work is that it is only 1 hour driving distance away (approximately) from our home here in Rochester. If you have family or friends in the Syracuse area, or are looking to get out of town on a day trip in the near future, I suggest you make a stop at the Light Work exhibitions in one of our closest sister cities.
Jason Schwingle's passions include travel, art and design, and our City of Rochester. He works for JetBlue Airways, is a Sr. Community Coordinator for www.Newdigs.com, and among other things is a member of the Eastman Young Professionals group at the George Eastman House. If you would like to learn more about the George Eastman House Museum and/or the Eastman Young Professionals and learn how you can help serve your community, friend us on Facebook, contact us at email@example.com, or visit us online at www.eastmanhouse.org.


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May 9, 2012
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Dear friends and neighbors,
I would like to bring to light an issue that has affected my family and me over the past four years, with the hope that you may avoid making the same mistakes we did. When I was a senior in high school we fell victim to the coercive practices of a cult, the repercussions of which have taken an enormous toll on our lives.
It all began when we received a letter in the mail advertising the organization and offering tours of its compound in West Harlem. The organization is already one of the largest holders of real estate in New York and continues to grow through massive construction projects across Manhattan. The brochure for the fanatical sect promised intellectual stimulation and open-mindedness, and my parents convinced me, a naïve 17-year-old, to complete one of their programs.
The brainwashing began from day one, exposing me to ideas that undermined some of the most basic premises of our society. For nearly 100 years the cult has indoctrinated its followers with the same list of toxic readings. The buildings of the compound even sport the names of the list's authors in an obsessive monument to their doctrine. And let me be clear when I say that these grand edifices are not the namesakes of role models of clear thinking to whom a young person ought to be exposed—Ayn Rand's name, for example, is engraved nowhere. Instead, the reading list is a catalog of the visions of ancient lunatics. Many devotees never recover from the propaganda, leaving the program with a completely warped worldview. Some become solipsists or revolutionaries, some mystics or bohemians, others homosexuals, and many even become atheists. To think—all of this in Upper Manhattan.
I observed many of my fellow believers consume alcohol and other mind-altering drugs during my time at the compound. Almost everyone exhibited a blatant disregard for the law of our land as a result of an unwavering conviction fueled by their dogmatic zeal. One coed under the influence of cannabis consumed an entire Philly cheesesteak and a tray of microwavable taquitos in a single sitting. Frequently, disciples would stay up well past midnight listening to strange electric thumps and squeals and desperately trying to find a temporary mate. Their practices were bizarre. On more than one occasion, I saw the tenants of an entire building open their windows simultaneously simply to shriek at the top of their lungs. And if that's not disturbing enough, it was common practice for students to camp out in libraries for days at a time, eyes glued to textbooks, fueled only by bad coffee, Chinese food, and the vain hope that someday they might find a job and a significant other. In retrospect, this kind of behavior is only explainable by the mania of religious fervor. There simply is no reasoning with those who are under the spell.
My family, too, yielded to the organization's crafty mental maneuvering. Lured by the promises of deeper understanding and the assurance of opportunity upon completion of the program, my parents paid upward of $60,000 per year—American dollars—for the "services" the rogue church offered me. Needless to say, I did not get my money's worth, especially considering that similar programs are offered around the world at a fraction of the cost. Now, four years later, I have finished the program penniless and bereft of the knowledge of even the simplest of trades. My peers and I have no discernible prospects except for the most menial jobs or entrance into another grift of a "program." The notion of finding a tolerable livelihood as was promised to us is but a distant dream. So friends, in my light may you see light: Stay away from Columbia University.
Jake Goldwasser
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"Estoy completamente aplatanado," I recently confessed to an audience of Dominican-Americans in New York. Aplatanado comes from the Spanish word for plantains, the staple of many a Dominican meal. But in Dominican parlance, aplatanado means "Dominican-ized," and is used to describe a foreigner who enjoys plantains, a cold Dominican-brewed Presidente beer, embraces this nation's terrific music, and uses words from the Dominican Republic's colorful slang. Guilty as charged.
I was in the midst of a recent speaking tour in support of Secretary Clinton's Global Diaspora Initiative, during which I met with leaders of the Dominican-American community in New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Only last May, Secretary Clinton launched the Global Diaspora Initiative, telling Americans with ties around the world that "You have the potential to be the most powerful people-to-people asset we can bring to the world's table…you are, frankly, our Peace Corps, our USAID, our OPIC, our State Department rolled into one." And as someone who has worked with immigrant groups in the United States for much of my life, I can tell you how frequently Americans get involved in helping their countries of origin. To use our version of the phrase aplatanado, it is "as American as apple pie."
The Dominican community in the United States is a growing success story. The week I was in the United States, Dominican baseball players Albert Pujols and Nelson Cruz were making headlines, leading their teams to post-season glory. But Dominican success stories in the United States are becoming more prominent off the field, too. Already making their mark are Dominican-American writers, artists, businessmen, activists, politicians, and academics.
I learned many things talking to Dominican-Americans in the United States, but two things stand out. First, the Dominican community wants to make a difference in the Dominican Republic. Their enthusiasm is impressive. To cite one example, the President of the National Supermarkets Association followed me down the sidewalk after one meeting to make sure I knew he was ready to get involved. It is clear that the success of Dominican-Americans in the United States has shown them things could be better "back home." Second, and equally important, Dominican-Americans are looking for hands-on involvement in the Dominican Republic that would allow them to be involved at the grassroots level. Time and again, people told me that they preferred to make a difference at the micro-level where they could see the difference they made; for instance, that they would like to adopt a school or a disadvantaged community.
Now that the Dominican diaspora has made their enthusiasm and commitment to involvement clear, the next step will be to link the diaspora community to concrete projects here in the Dominican Republic. Stay tuned for further developments.
Hannah S. in Washington, D.C. writes:
How encouraging to hear of the energy and passion of the Dominican diaspora to invest in the well-being of their homeland!
CitiHope International (CHI) maintains a field office in Puerto Plata, DR, and is engaged in a nationwide health and nutrition initiative, Sanar Una Nacion (Heal A Nation), with substantial local corporate partnership from Fundacion Rica, the largest dairy and juice producer on the island. CHI would welcome partnership from the Dominican diaspora in the Heal A Nation project - any suggestions on how we might connect with the Global Diaspora Initiative?


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What a price increase: Almost 4 USD, more than 13% since I ordered mine less than a month ago! This new price makes it unfeasible for all your Norwegian customers to purchase this product, since the order value must be less than 34 USD to avoid customs. I was going to reorder, but now I can't.
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I got hooked on by the good ratings!
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I ordered two jars of this honey in hope of getting some benefits from the honey. Well, you know. Manuka honey is supposed to be helpful for many alignments. However, it wasn't until i googled "Manuka honey fake" that I found this brand doesn't really belong to a part of the licensed companies of UMFHA. And in some tests their honey was even found to have contained almost none of the good stuff that you would expect to find in real UMF honey. People! Don't be fooled by the "Active 16+" written on the jar. Just simply google it and you will know what i mean.
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I was saving this like some precious cure for serious ailments.... Well, my husband caught this nasty flu celebrating New Years up North in our cold weather. He ended up with this really bad dry cough, so I decided to try this precious purchase. I mixed a teaspoonful in a Swiss herbal tea, and made a cup for myself too. He said it helped, he felt much better after one cup. I myself noticed how it affected breathing. The taste is soft and sweet, seems to cure cough and has a definite effect on breathing. It really opens up your lungs somehow. I'll definitely order again.
works great for acid reflux!
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I put a little of this magic honey onto a piece of rice cake 3x a day, about 20 minutes before meals, and it helps heal my esophagus from acid reflux damage. Tastes great, too. Wish it wasn't so expensive, but it does the job.
Manuka honey really does its job!
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I have been using Manuka now for 3 weeks and i feel like it really boosts my health and resistance to get cold and tummy aches. The taste is divine - so it's a shame that the amount of honey in the jar is way too little compared to the amount i would like to enjoy it! Tried this once in a sauna as well, spread it on to skin with impurities and skin felt healed and soft afterwards. I recommend this to everybody!
Immediate Effects
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I had the beginnings of mild indigestion for the past few months, mainly a burning sensation. Tried mastic gum and that was beneficial, however, manuka honey provided full and immediate relief from the first time I took it. Usually herbal remedies take a few weeks or months to come into their full effects, but not manuka honey. Be sure you put the honey on a piece of bread or rice cake to get it down into your stomach, although taking the honey directly from a spoon might have positive effects if you have throat or esophageal problems. Highly recommended!


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Iron Maiden -- Raleigh, NC -- September 3rd, 2013
A little late but oh well.
This was the closest to me that Maiden has played since 1988 when they actually played in my area. This show was still just under three hours away so it wasnt exactly in my backyard either but it wasnt a bad drive at all. Ive never been to this venue before but the staff all seemed really cool and the grounds of this place were huge. I got there around 3:45 or so and got paper tickets from the box office easily as I was instructed to do for first to the barrier. I couldnt believe how easy it was, most of the time things to do with paperless tickets and the box office staff is a huge mess. I got to park my car in one of the lots before it was officially supposed to be open too which was nice cause lots had a ridiculous official opening time of like 5 or 5:30. FTTB was run by the venue staff and not a Maiden employee which was different but it actually ran smoother than all the other times Ive won. The staff let us in but made us stay in line and walk with them down to the pit. I was maybe the 8th or 9th person in and I got the exact spot I wanted. Dead center on the rail. Ive never been to the center before at a Maiden show so I wanted to give it a try and see what the perspective is like from there.
The wait for Megadeth to come on went by pretty fast as I had a lot of people to talk to including the security guards who were really nice. Megadeth came on at 7:30 and thankfully they did not open with Trust. Their set was pretty standard except for the nice surprise that was Tornado of Souls but the band sounded good and looked like they were putting a lot into it. I thought they sounded surprisingly heavy for some reason. I made eye contact with David and Chris a few times and they seemed glad that someone in the front was pretty into it. They played movie clips in between a couple songs where the actors mention Megadeth. Those clips were from Silver Linings Playbook, the second Waynes World movie, and one other that I didnt recognize. Dave held off on mentioning politics until the very end haha. I got a pick from Chris after the set which was cool.
As Maiden was setting up I noticed a lot of dirt buildup on the drapes and the monitors, touring seemed to be taking its toll on the equipment. The intro to Moonchild is such an awesome moment; its a really great opening song, especially with the pyro blast as the guys run on stage. The bass was pretty high in the mix where I was but thats not all bad as its cool to hear Steves parts so well. Bruce was up on the ramp for that one but things really got interesting when he came down right in front of me for Can I Play With Madness and The Prisoner. Later on in the set he was looking at me and the people right next to me in the front row and mouthing something but I really couldnt tell what it was. The Trooper was the highlight of this show for sure. Being right there as the four of them charge the front at the same times was so awesome. Steve was staring me in the eyes and yelling the words to entire lines of the song without breaking eye contact. I had a whole lot of interaction with him throughout the night, probably more than Ive ever had before. Even when he was over near his mic or on the right side of the stage I felt like I kept getting looks from him.
2 Minutes was particularly good at this show and Bruce was really animated during Strangers so it was cool to be right in front of him for that. He mentioned that this was the first time theyd played Raleigh-Durham as he called it (I guess he paid attention to the airport name). I did a lot of jumping to the various songs and that was fun. Wasted Years seemed sort of slow for some reason. During Seventh Son Bruce held out that ending note for what seemed like forever, it was very impressive. One other thing I remember about this show was that it was quite a sweaty one, even if it wasnt terribly hot. Steve and Bruce were especially soaked.
After Iron Maiden had finished and the band were throwing out some things and leaving the stage I saw Steve take off his wristband and get ready to throw it into the crowd. I held up my hand and wrapped my other one around my wrist hoping to get his attention and try and snag one of those coveted, ever-elusive Steve Harris wristbands. He caught my gaze and threw his wristband directly at me and I (easily, although very thankfully) grabbed onto it with both hands and looked back up at him and started yelling out thanks with a huge smile. I finally had a wristband from my hero; its been the one piece of concert memorabilia that Ive been dying to get over the years. I have pics from people like Dave Murray, Lemmy, and Tony Iommi, and I even have Alice Coopers cane, but none of those things mean as much to me as finally getting one of these wristbands. What makes it even greater is that I didnt just get it from security guys after it fell in the photo pit or snag it in a scrum after it was thrown haphazardly into the crowd, Steve meant for me to have this one. And to top it off, it was the one he had been wearing for the whole show up to the encore and it was soaked in sweat from a hard night of performing. Im not gonna lie, the sweatiness of it made it even better.
They came back to do the encore and I was totally worn-out but electrified by my catch and managed to keep the energy high till the end. Bruce did some talking to Yorick (aka: his hat) before The Evil That Men Do and they finished up with Running Free. Now Im sick of that song on paper but it works pretty well as a closer (not nearly as well as Hallowed though). Nicko came out and was throwing his drumheads and must have nailed somebody with one because he had quite a concerned look on his face and covered his mouth with his hands a few moments after he threw one, it was funny. I had already gotten plenty for the night but he threw out a handful of wristbands right above me and one bounced off my hand and right next to a security guard I had chatted with a bit before the show. He picked it up and went to hand it into the crowd and, as expected, there were a bunch of people all reaching to get to it but he circumvented them all and handed it right to me which was very awesome of him. It was a great show and I left with more things than Ive ever caught at any other Maiden show before, including my now-prized Steve wristband. I always said that if I ever was lucky enough to catch one that Id want to be buried in it, now at least whenever I kick the bucket I can be properly accessorized.
You know the set by now.
But Megadeth did She-Wolf in addition to the 9 other songs they've been playing at other dates on this tour.
2/15 - Mayhem
4/19 - Testament
4/26 - Alice Cooper
5/21 - Iron Maiden - Birmingham
5/24 - Iron Maiden - Cardiff
5/27-28 - Iron Maiden - London
Excellent review! I tried to get approved through the band to do a live review of Nashville since they avoid Ohio frequently....and got denied. Glad you had a good time....Seventh Son last year in Indy was the highlight for me at that show!
I definitely like that the past few U.S. tours have had real solid supporting acts like Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, and now Megadeth. That's the way it should be...I remember when Bullet For My Valentine opened and it was awful.
Cheers !
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That is beyond awesome that you got a wristband; I feel like it's one thing to get a pick or a drum stick that you may or may not lose at some point but an article of clothing (yes, I'm considering a wristband a piece of clothing) is very cool, so good on you
07/02-Guns N Roses
How many picks/drumsticks and stuff do you have?
Killswitch Engage-10/24
Nice review. Glad you had a bomb-diggity-time.
8/31 - Sleep
11/10 - Judas Priest
11/14 - Slayer
Dave pic from 2012
Nicko wristband from this show
Steve wristband from this show
3 Dave pics from Nashville
That's all.
2/15 - Mayhem
4/19 - Testament
4/26 - Alice Cooper
5/21 - Iron Maiden - Birmingham
5/24 - Iron Maiden - Cardiff
5/27-28 - Iron Maiden - London
The first time he asked each one of us if we were all right. The next time he did it, (in the video), he looked at each one of us & said "Yeah?" like 'did we like it' & grinned really big after. I felt bad because I was getting a migraine & hated looking unenthused for him!? But the next night was a complete turnaround when some guy in the photo pit early on handed me a Murray pick & said "you take this for being just about the only female up here & singing every word with the guys!" Whatever, I'll take it!
Bruce didn't do as much of that interaction the second night, but I enjoyed being out of the humidity & loved both shows equally!
Nice to meet you & glad you scored all that loot--you deserved it!
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They deserve what they get. I can't feel bad for them, considering most of them make more in one season that probably all of us do in our lifetime.
I think part of the lack of union support is because a lot of fellow players don't support PED users, especially if proven guilty. You'd have quite a bit of in-house fighting between guys who want to support players no matter what and guys who have no sympathy for cheaters.
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Published August 2, 2007
CLEARWATER - By day, Evan Pedone can be found writing tickets for cars that are double parked or have expired parking meters. As a Clearwater parking enforcement specialist, he admits he might not be the most popular person in this beach city.
But by night, Pedone, 28, is an aspiring author.
The Palm Harbor resident recently wrote his first novel, Assassin's Mace, and he will be at Clearwater's Barnes & Noble from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday to discuss the 220-page science fiction/military thriller. Capitalizing on his military experience in the Air Force and the Army National Guard, where he worked as an intelligence analyst, Pedone explores what happens when an alliance of countries and a terrorist organization attacks the United States, prompting World War III.
"I'm an American and I love this country, so of course in the end, we win," Pedone said.
As a parking enforcement specialist, do you glean any characters or plot lines from your job?
No. Not for this particular book because it was pretty much finished before I started this position. The characters in the novel have all been influenced from when I was in the military.
Your book centers on the outbreak of World War III and the United States being attacked by China. Are you a conspiracy theorist?
I would say I am more of an independent intelligence analyst. I'm an intelligence guru and do a lot of research on my own about what's going on in the world today. The novel, Assassin's Mace, lets the reader know it is based on ... hours upon hours of research .
You were in the Air Force and the Army National Guard, though the book is fiction. How real is the fiction?
If someone asked me how real is Assassin's Mace, I would say it is as good as an educated guess as any intelligence analyst working in the NSA, the Pentagon or the CIA could actually make based on sound research.
When and how did you become interested in writing?
I became interested in writing because I have an imagination that runs wild. I became interested once I started realizing I had a given gift. My grandmother started reading me stories at a young age and sparked my imagination and my father would make me go to the library and read instead of playing video games. When I started reading and reading, my imagination started running more and more ... and I was like, I kind of want to write my own stories.
Your biggest influence as a writer?
My single biggest influence as a writer was my mother reading my stories. I wrote a script when I was 18 that was a follow to Jurassic Park. I was 18, had just moved to Clearwater just after graduation from high school and I had just watched Jurassic Park 2. I wrote it and she said "Honey, you have got to submit this."
Your favorite author, genre?
Michael Crichton. I love science fiction. I love the idea that you can take something and make it seem real. Whenever you can create something and make legitimate scientists scratch their head and say that could be possible, I love that.
How did you get to Clearwater?
I have family down here. Me and my wife Tana were living in Idaho and talked about it (moving to Clearwater) for a year. When I came out of high school in Connecticut, my mother was down here and I fell in love with the area.
Do you have plans for additional books? What's your next story?
I have three in the works. One is a fiction novel that deals with an expedition in a foreign country, up a very large mountain and there's a creature that hunts this expedition and it goes awry. I like to say it's a modern-day Jaws on land. Another book is a fiction pirate novel that deals with this local area and it's an adventure. The third is nonfiction and is a personal challenge to me. I like to do things that challenge me personally and it's based on all the problems facing our country today.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 9, 2012) – The current U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team Weekly update released on April 9 includes briefs on U.S. players competing overseas and other team news.
QUICK SET 1 – U.S. SETTERS IN CLUB TITLE HUNTS: Two U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team setters – Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) – are starting for their respective teams in the Italian Serie A1 best-of-five championship round. Berg, a two-time Olympian, is the starting setter for second-seed MC Carnaghi Villa Cortese. Lloyd, who just joined Team USA last summer, has helped Yamamay Busto Arsizio to the playoff championship round after leading the squad to the regular season title in her first professional club season. On March 27, U.S. setter Alisha Glass (Leland, Mich.) played a key role in her Polish club Atom Trefl Sopot winning the Plus Liga playoff title. Meanwhile, Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.) has led her Puerto Rico Super League team Catano into the playoff championship round with a 4-0 series sweep over Mayaguez in the semifinal round. Not to be out-done, U.S. setter Nelly Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) helped Rabita Baku win the Azerbaijan Super League regular season title and is currently 4-0 in the playoffs.
QUICK SET 2 - ON DECK THIS WEEK: Three Americans are embroiled in the best-of-five Italian Serie A1 championship round series. Setter Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and Makare Wilson (Gardena, Calif.) hope to lead MC Carnaghi Villa Cortese back from a 1-0 match deficit to setter Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) and her top-seeded Yamamay Busto Arsizio squad. The series resumes on April 9 and 11, with matches on April 13 and April 15 if necessary. U.S. opposite and FIVB Hero Destinee Hooker (San Antonio) and her Sollys/Nestle teammates will look to win the Brazil Super League title on April 14 against Unilever. In the Russia Super League, Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) and her Dinamo Kazan squad hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five championship series with Dinamo Moscow. The series resumes on April 9, followed by an April 12 contest. Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) and Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.) have led Catano into the Puerto Rico Super League Final Round against Caguas. The first two matches will be played on April 10 and April 12. The Azerbaijan Super League, with several Americans aiming for the playoff title, wraps up its second final round April 11-15 with Rabita Baku assisted by Americans Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and Nelly Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) in first place.
QUICK SET 3 - RETURNING TO ANAHEIM: As the club season winds down across the various continents, members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will have started to trickle into the American Sports Centers, which serves as the USA National Team Center in Anaheim, Calif. – the Official Host City of USA Men's and Women's National Volleyball Teams. It is expected that nearly all members of the U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team will arrive back by May 1 for the beginning of the summer training block in preparation for the Olympic Games. The U.S. Women, currently ranked No. 1 in the current FIVB world ranking and already qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games, opens their season at the FIVB World Grand Prix held June 8 to July 1 in various countries. Prior to the 2012 Olympic Games, the U.S. Women will compete in the 11th Annual Pan American Cup scheduled for July 11-21 in Mexico. The Olympic Games will take place July 27 to Aug. 12.
LLOYD WITH BUSTO ARSIZIO IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Carli Lloyd (Bonsall, Calif.) is playing for Yamamay Busto Arsizio of the Italian Serie A1 for the 2011-2012 season. After finishing the Italian Serie A1 regular season with a 19-1 record and 57 points to claim the regular season title, playoff-top-seed Busto Arsizio was forced into a deciding match in a best-of-three semifinal round series against fourth-seed Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza after falling 22-25, 25-19, 14-25, 25-20, 18-16 on April 2 only a day removed from winning the CEV Cup title. Lloyd led Busto Arsizio to a 37 kill percent for the match while adding five blocks and two kills in the loss. Busto Arsizio regained its focused to defeat Piacenza 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 on April 4 to advance to the best-of-five championship series against MC Carnaghi Villa Cortese. Lloyd set Busto Arsizio to a 46 kill percent in the win over Piacenza, along with providing three blocks, three kills on five attacks and an ace for seven points. In the best-of-five championship series opener against Villa Cortese, Busto Arsizio rallied for a 15-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-23 victory on April 7. Lloyd set Busto Arsizio to a 38 kill percent, despite only a 25 percent in the opening set loss. She added two kills on five attacks and an ace for three points. The two teams will meet again on April 9 and April 11, and if necessary, matches four and five will be played April 13 and April 15.
BERG, WILSON WITH VILLA CORTESE IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team setter Lindsey Berg (Honolulu) and past U.S. National Team player Makare Wilson (Gardena, Calif.) are playing for MC-Carnaghi Villa Cortese in the Italian Serie A1 in 2011-2012. Villa Cortese clinched a spot into the Italian Serie A1 playoff best-of-five championship series against top-seed Yamamay Busto Arsizio after defeating Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo 25-19, 26-24, 25-13 on April 4 in the deciding match of the best-of-three semifinal round. Villa Cortese, behind Berg's setting, converted 48 percent of its attacks into points with a .343 hitting efficiency. Wilson contributed six kills on 10 attacks, along with four blocks and an ace for 11 points. Canada's Sarah Pavan and Puerto Rico's Aury Cruz, both NCAA All-Americans while playing college, contributed 21 and 13 points, respectively. In the opening championship round match against Busto Arsizio, Villa Cortese opened strong with a 25-15 victory, but dropped the next three sets 25-17, 25-23, 25-23 to fall behind 1-0 in the best-of-five series. Berg set Villa Cortese to a 41 kill percent while adding three kills on three attacks and an ace for four points. Wilson chipped in seven kills on 19 errorless attacks and three blocks for 10 points. The two teams will meet again on April 9 and April 11, and if necessary, matches four and five will be played April 13 and April 15.
DAVIS, RICHARDS WITH PIACENZA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team libero Nicole Davis (Stockton, Calif.) and outside hitter Kristin Richards (Orem, Utah) are part of the Italian Serie A1 Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza squad in 2011-2012. After being idle for nearly a week, Piacenza resumed its best-of-three semifinal round series with top-seed Yamamay Busto Arsizio on April 2. Despite the layoff, Piacenza edged Busto Arsizio 22-25, 25-19, 14-25, 25-20, 18-16 to force a deciding third match in the series. Davis handled 16 receptions with a 56 positive percent, while Richards provided two kills on four errorless chances off the bench in the third set. In the rubber match of the semifinal series, Busto Arsizio came away with a 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 victory to end Piacenza's season. Davis provided a 73 positive reception percent on 11 chances in the loss, while Richards scored a kill as a sub in the first set.
PAOLINI WITH ICOS CREMA IN ITALY: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Lauren Paolini (Ann Arbor, Mich.) is playing for Icos Crema Volley in the Italian Serie A2 Division for 2011-2012. Icos Crema (20-6, 58 points) was upset by fourth-place Pomi Casalmaggiore (20-6, 60 points) 25-20, 25-23, 25-23 on April 7. Paolini converted 10 of 14 attacks into kills with only two errors while also adding a block for 11 points. Icos Crema, which dropped to fourth place following the loss while Casalmaggiore moved into a tie for second place, returns to action on April 15 against 11th-place Puntotel Sala Consilina (9-17, 28 points).
HOOKER WITH SOLLYS/NESTLE IN BRAZIL: Destinee Hooker (San Antonio, Texas) is competing for Sollys/Nestle in the Brazil Superliga during the 2011-2012 club season. Sollys/Nestle was idle all last week as it wrapped up its best-of-three semifinal round series in two matches. It will face second-seed Unilever in the championship round. Unilever reached the title round by defeating Volei Futuro in deciding match of its best-of-three semifinal round on April 6. The teams will fight for the title for the eighth consecutive time on April 14, which will be broadcast by TV Globo. Sollys/Nestle will enter the match having not played a match since wrapping up its semifinal series on March 30. To follow Hooker in social media platforms, visit destineehooker19.blogspot.com for her blog and click here for her Facebook athlete page.
SYKORA WITH VOLEI FUTURO IN BRAZIL: Stacy Sykora (Burleson, Texas) has returned to Brazil to compete with her club team Volei Futuro in the Brazil Superliga. Sykora returned to the court for her first official appearance on Jan. 20 after suffering serious injuries in an April 2011 bus accident as Volei Futuro was traveling to a post-season match in the Brazil Superliga. As the third seed in the Superliga playoffs, Volei Futuro lost its chance to win the title after falling to second-seed Unilever 25-23, 25-23, 25-22 on April 6 in the deciding match of its best-of-three semifinal round series. Sykora did not suit for the match.
LARSON WITH DINAMO KAZAN IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Jordan Larson (Hooper, Neb.) is competing for Dinamo Kazan of the Russia Super League. After ending the Russia Super League regular season in first place with a 17-5 record and 49 points, Kazan met Dinamo Moscow on April 8 to start its best-of-five championship series and came away with an impressive 25-20, 25-13, 25-17 victory to take a 1-0 lead. The second and third matches of the championship series are scheduled for April 9 and April 12. If necessary, matches four and five will be played with dates not announced. To read Larson's blog, visit usavolleyball.org/blogs/blog-for-jorndan-larson.
AKINRADEWO WITH DINAMO KRASNODAR IN RUSSIA: U.S. Women's National Team middle blocker Foluke Akinradewo (Plantation, Fla.) is competing for Dinamo Krasnodar of the Russia Super League in 2011-2012. Krasnodar, which finished the regular season in fifth place, completed its season in fifth place following the second final round for places five through eight. Krasnodar, which was 2-1 after the first final round, edged District-Odintsovo 23-25, 17-25, 25-20, 25-20, 15-13 on April 6. In the first final round, District-Odintsovo rallied from two sets down to win in five sets just as Krasnodar had in the second final round. However, Krasnodar could not come away with a victory on April 7 as Proton battled back to a 25-21, 21-25, 23-25, 27-25, 15-12 five-set victory. To close out the playoffs, Krasnodar topped Torch 12-25, 25-21, 30-28, 22-25, 15-12 to finish the playoffs in fifth place.
KIM GLASS, SPICER WITH RABITA BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Kim Glass (Lancaster, Pa.) and setter Nellie Spicer (Barrington, Ill.) are competing for Rabita Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League. Rabita Baku enters the Azerbaijan Super League playoffs as the top seed after finishing the regular season 11-0. Rabita opened the playoffs with a 25-10, 25-18, 25-16 victory over Lokomotiv on April 4. Rabita improved to 2-0 with a 25-16, 25-19, 25-15 victory over Igtisadchi on April 5. Neither Glass or Spicer played in the match. Rabita gained an impressive 25-16, 25-20, 25-23 victory over Baki on April 6 to climb to 3-0 with nine points. Rabita ended the playoff's first round with an 18-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 victory over Azerrail on April 8. Rabita is in first place after the first round with a 4-0 record and the maximum 12 points, six points better than second-place Lokomotiv. The second round of the playoffs takes place April 11-15.
METCALF, THOMAS WITH LOKOMOTIV BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Nancy Metcalf (Hull, Iowa) and middle blocker Elisha Thomas (Grass Valley, Calif.) are playing for Lokomotiv Baku of the Azerbaijan Super League in 2011-2012. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Lokomotiv finished fifth in the regular season with a 6-5 record and has advanced to the five-team, double-round round playoff. Lokomotive opened the playoffs on April 4 with a 25-10, 25-18, 25-16 loss to top-seed Rabita Baku. However, Lokomotiv regrouped to top Azerrail 25-23, 25-21, 30-28 on April 5 to even its record. Lokomotiv's playoff round continued to see-saw with a 25-17, 25-12, 26-24 loss to Baki on April 6. Lokomotiv swept Igtisadchi 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20 to move to 2-2 in the playoffs with six points, good for second place after the first round. The second round robin of the playoffs takes place April 11-15.
BOWN, TAMAS WITH AZERRAIL BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team middle blockers Heather Bown (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Jennifer Tamas (Milpitas, Calif.) are playing for Azerrail Baku in the Azerbaijan Super League in 2011-2012. In the Azerbaijan Super League, Azerrail finished the regular season with a 9-3 record and second-place finish. Azerrail opened the double-round robin playoffs with a 25-23, 25-16, 25-19 victory over Baki on April 4. Azerrail dropped its next match to Lokomotiv 25-23, 25-21, 30-28 on April 5. Azerrail rebounded with a 25-21, 20-25, 27-29, 25-13, 25-10 victory over Igtisadchi on April 6. Azerrail lost to top-seed Rabita 18-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 on April 8 to end the first round of the playoffs. Azerrail concluded the first round with a 2-2 record and in third place with five points. The second round-robin of the playoffs takes place April 11-15.
HANEEF-PARK WITH IGTISADCHI BAKU IN AZERBAIJAN: U.S. Women's National Team opposite Tayyiba Haneef-Park (Laguna Hills, Calif.) is playing in the Azerbaijan Super League with Igtisadchi Baku in 2011-2012. Igtisadchi finished the regular season with a 6-6 record and in fourth place. Igtisadchi dropped its playoff opener 25-16, 25-19, 25-15 to top-seed Rabita Baku on April 5. Haneef-Park scored 12 points with 11 kills on 27 attacks and an ace. Igtisadchi lost its second playoff match in heart-breaking fashion, a 25-21, 20-25, 27-29, 25-13, 15-10 loss to Azerrail on April 6. Igtisadchi dropped to 0-3 with a 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-20 loss to Lokomotiv on April 6. Igtisadchi concluded the first round of the playoffs with a 25-18, 25-23, 25-23 victory against Baki on April 8. Igtisadchi finishes the first round with a 1-3 record and four points for fourth place. The second round-robin of the playoffs takes place April 11-15.
TOM WITH FENERBAHCE UNIVERSAL IN TURKEY: U.S. Women's National Team outside hitter Logan Tom (Salt Lake City, Utah) is competing for Fenerbahce Universal of the Turkish League in 2011-2012. Fenerbahche defeated Yesilurt 25-13, 25-11, 25-20 on April 3 to start the Turkish playoffs as Tom notched 11 points via nine kills on 18 attacks, one ace and a block. She added a 61 positive reception percent on a team-high 18 chances. In the second match of the first round, Fenerbahce dispatched IBA Kimya TED Kolejliler 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 on April 4 as Tom did not play. Fenerbahce concluded the first round with a 21-25, 25-17, 29-27, 25-16 victory over Galatasaray on April 5 to advance to the semifinals. Tom provided 10 points, all on kills and a 55 positive reception percent on a team-high 33 chances. However, Fenerbahce's run in the Turkish playoffs ended with a heart-breaking 20-25, 25-22, 27-29, 25-17, 15-13 loss to VakifBank on April 7. Tom played as a reserve in only the fourth set.
FORSETT, THOMPSON, JONES, WITH CATANO IN PUERTO RICO: U.S. Women's National Team setter Courtney Thompson (Kent, Wash.), outside hitter Angie Forsett (Lake Mary, Fla.) and middle blocker Jessica Jones (Naperville, Ill.) are playing for Catano in the Puerto Rico Super League. Catano advanced to the Puerto Rico Super League final round with two victories last week to clinch its best-of-seven semifinal round series against Mayaguez in four matches. Catano stopped Mayaguez 25-17, 30-28, 25-22 on April 3 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series. Forsett scored 15 points with 16 digs, while Thompson provided 10 assists and 14 digs. Jones added nine points in the victory. Catano closed out the semifinal series with a 22-25, 25-21, 25-20, 25-17 victory over Mayaguez on April 4. Forsett collected 22 points, including five blocks, while Jones added 13 points with six blocks. Thompson provided 20 assists and 10 digs to go with three points. The first two matches will be played on April 10 and April 12. The entire Final Round will be televised on DirecTV 161 and on WAPA 2.
OTHER AMERICAN HIGHLIGHTS IN PUERTO RICO: Stephanie Niemer tallied 11 points and 15 digs in a semifinal loss to Catano on April 3. Erin Moore add nine points, while Sydney Anderson set 12 assists to go with 11 digs and three points… Kelly Murphy scored 18 points and nine assists in Guaynabo's three-set loss to Caguas on April 3. Kristy Jaeckel added 11 points in the loss…Niemer and Moore tallied 19 and 16 points, respectively in the semifinal loss to Catano on April 4. Anderson added 22 assists and 13 digs…Jaeckel scored seven points in Guaynabo's three-set loss to Caguas in the final match of the semifinal round on April 5. Morgan Beck added six points in the loss, while Murphy charted nine assists and two points.


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In a special opinion piece for CNN.com's Global Public Square, U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Ambassador Princeton Lyman addressed "South Sudan: Lessons Learned at the Negotiating Table." The text of his piece originally appeared here.
South Sudan: Lessons learned at the negotiating table
By Princeton N. Lyman -- Special to CNN
Tomorrow South Sudan will declare independence, joining the international community as the world's 195th independent state. This is a momentous occasion for the people of South Sudan, made all the more remarkable having seen the process from the inside.
Last summer, few expected that Sudan's peace process would make it this far. Many believed that a return to war was coming and that Sudan would return to the cycle of violent conflict that had marked two decades of its past and claimed two million lives.
When I joined the on-going negotiations last summer, I found it striking that despite the bitter divides and tensions between the parties, Khartoum and Juba's leaders were weary of war and had no desire to return to it. Negotiations over tough issues would be difficult and sometimes armed clashes did occur. But each time leaders pulled back from more widespread conflict and never walked away from the negotiating table.
They realized that whatever issues divided them, their respective territories were inextricably linked by economic, social and political ties. Even when the south Sudanese voted in January 9 to secede from Sudan and create a new nation, the people on both sides of the border continued to trade, move back and forth and depend on what would come to be called "soft borders" to maintain their livelihoods.
I also learned that the weight of world opinion mattered. When in September 2010 President Obama assembled the leaders of nations from around the world at the United Nations in New York to discuss Sudan, the Vice Presidents from both north and south Sudan sat on the dais for hours to hear that peace was not only their own concern but that of their neighbors, their friends, their donors and their commercial partners. In many other ways and many times over the next year, this message was sent clearly to Sudan. Many countries and organizations contributed more directly to the peace process.
The United States remained deeply involved. Like my predecessors, I have traveled to Sudan and neighboring countries more than half my time -- at least a dozen trips since last August. I have participated in the negotiations, worked with each side individually, offered solutions to knotty problems and held out the prospect of a brighter future for both north and south Sudan once peace was achieved making the land open to investment, assistance and greater trade. President Obama, Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Clinton, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Susan Rice and many other officials lent their voices and political influence to this cause.
In the end, it comes down to what people want. Sudan's people have suffered decades of war. Their economic prospects are dim unless the two sides can come to agreement on how to share precious resources, cooperate in other economic areas and together promote the viability and stability of each other.
The overwhelming majority of Sudanese, north and south, want enough food to feed their families, education for their children and security for their loved ones. They want the freedom to be able to express their opinions, choose their leaders and become active participants in political and social life. These are the imperatives that in the end have driven the negotiation process and enabled negotiators to reach sufficient agreement to move ahead and avoid return to war.
I also learned that individuals matter. Through months of meetings and shuttle diplomacy between Washington, New York, Khartoum, Juba, and Addis Ababa, I came to appreciate the deeply personal connection between Sudan's negotiators. Many went to school together before war drove them apart. They know each other's families, have shared innumerable cups of tea and would often take a break from long hours fighting at the negotiating table to share quiet dinners together. They have a profound and deeply personal understanding of each other that outsiders will never fully comprehend.
Yet, often enough, the deep well of bitterness, recrimination, and hurt would rise to the surface and sharp exchanges would replace the diplomatic niceties of a few minutes before, reminding us that peace is not easily attained, memories not easily assuaged and suspicions not readily removed. To their credit, they nevertheless returned once again, indeed time and time again, to the task at hand, to their commitment to the needs of their people for peace.
The peaceful transition to independence for South Sudan is thus no coincidence. It is the culmination of six years of dialogue and reflection, of choosing peace over war and of pursuing a brighter future in lieu of a return to a darker past. It is the result also of the commitment of people from all over the world, through their governments, their advocacy groups and their religious organizations on behalf of peace and justice.
Even as much work remains, I am proud that the United States has been in the forefront of this commitment. It will serve us well if there is peace in this part of Africa, if turmoil and human crises no longer dominate the scene and if we welcome a new partner in the search for a more stable and prosperous world.
Related Content: U.S. Support to Peace and Security in South Sudan


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Back from 4 days on Hazel
I wish that I was a writer or a poet to try to represent the four days we had on Hazel Creek. We arrived at Fontana Lodge the night of Thursday April third. I was told that the lodge had been renovated in 2006 and its sure was as nice stay. It has been several years since my brother and myself have been to Hazel and so much had changed. The Marina was under new owners and they have really made this a nice place as well. When we called the guys at the Marina they recommended not showing up until Friday April fourth until 9:00am because of the fog and also to give them some time to open the shop and have there coffee. This gave me and my brother plenty of time to look around the lodge and go the to the restaurant and have our last really good breakfast. At the Marina there was a TVA/Forestry station that had the back country permit there and made it easy to register. We paid our fees for the boat and signed our dates to be picked up and we were off across the lake in no time at all. It took us about a 20 min. boat ride and were let off at about 9:30am. The first part of the trail was pretty level up to camp site 83. The biggest issue we had with this part of the trail was all the gavels and rocks on the road made it hard to walk. From 83 to Camp site 82 the road was dirt and covered with leaves. Let me make one point very clear here, the surface was the only easy part from 83 to 82. Being an old guy and trying to keep up with my 5 year younger bother about killed me. This part of the trail seemed like a long distance from camp site 83 to 82 and mostly UP hill, well that what it seemed to me anyway. We made it to campsite 82 and had our tent set up by 3:00PM. Yes I had plenty of stops along the way and some of you younger guys will be able to make it in less time but keep in mind its almost all up hill from 83 to 82. By 4:00PM we had both already caught our first brook trout on Hazel and with rain likely we started dinner soon after. We were both in the tent asleep by 7:00. We did not get any rain during the day even though the guys at the Marina told us that the forecast was for Heavy Severe rain. The rain started about 7:30 but had completely stopped by the time we got up the next morning. Saturday morning was overcast all day but the fishing was incredible. Saturday was the first time that both my brother and myself caught all three species of trout in one day. I was really surprised to see brown trout this height up. The trout were behind every rock that you came to and some had two or three. I was really surprised at the size of the fish that we were catching. My guess the biggest reason that we did so good is that we were probably the first people to fish Hazel this far up this early in the year. I will tell you that we did educate quite a few fish during our stay. With all the rain we have been having I do feel that being this far up was the right choice. In my opinion farther down stream would have been a lot of water to deal with. If we have a dry and hot summer you might want to choose a different site, but for this weekend it was the pace to be. We fished Saturday from about 8:30 until 6:00. Since the entire day was overcast we mostly used BH. The water temp from Camp Site 82 up to Proctor was between 48 to 50. Sunday the sun started to come out and this was the second time that my brother and myself have ever caught all three species in one day. It was another magical day. We were able to use dry flies during the day when the sun was on the water and caught just as many fish. I think some of my brothers biggest fish were caught that day on dries. After the sun went down a little we had to go back to BH but we never stopped catching fish. We got up pretty early Monday and spent the day taking it easy and stopping all long the way back. I will have to say that this time of year and this trip was the best trip I can remember in a long time and it is always great to be able to spend such a time with someone you enjoy spending time with like I do with my brother.
Sounds like a great trip, glad to hear you had such a good time with family. I'm making my way up there in may sometime and hope to mirror your results. I bet you're planning a trip back, huh?
We are already planning a trip for the fall. I think it will all depend on the water level on where we stay.
Sure am jealous. Do you have any pics?
Yes, I need to download them from the Camera. I would be glad to post a few. Can you just attach the Photos to the Message segment.
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"I wish that I was a writer or a poet to try to represent the four days we had on Hazel Creek...."
Take this constructively, please. Reading of trips is one of the delights of the forum, particularly for those of us too far to make it to the Park often. PICTURES always improve the stories. As they say, they are worth a thousand words.
But another thing that greatly helps readability is using a new paragraph now and then. If you pause to think of what you are going to say next, consider hitting the return button twice.
Great story, though, and thanks for sharing.
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Thanks for the great report on the upper Hazel Mac. I hope to be fishing and camping on the Hazel in a month. Nice to hear to you caught a grand slam. I haven't acheived that one yet, and the Hazel would be a cool place to do it. Look forward to you posting pics on your trip.
Thanks for the information on the attachments. I have read the information about attachment. I am not allow to add attachments at this time but I have requested permission to do so.
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