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Posted 16 June 2011 - 02:00 PM
Posted 17 June 2011 - 08:10 PM
Gender: Female (18)
Class: Caster
Affinity: Wind
Weapon: Staff, mainly for self defense, never used for serious combat.
Nation of Origin: Lushira, Belenos city
Backstory: A priestess of the Goddess in title, she was born into a relatively wealthy family, filled with plenty of Anri slaves. She never questioned it, since she never saw them as objects nor did she see them openly disciplined by her parents, in fact, she saw many of them as friends, often playing with them in her free time. Her life was carefree for the most part, her parents sheltering her from the harshness of the real world, until she was 14 and caught her father torturing one of her best friends. She was quickly told to leave, her father warning her to just forget that she ever saw the deed, that it'd be better for her in the long run. She complied, running to her room, wanting to cry. All those marks, scars and bruises, and they were all happening underneath the very roof she was under, from her own father. Her brother, Arcen, caught her as she was running, wondering why she was crying so much, angry at the explanation. He wasn't to fond of the Anri, and he knew they were slaves, but his anger stemmed from how his father dealt with the whole thing. They both took a few days to cool off, Aiduen concocting a plan to set them all free, weeks after the incident. In the middle of the night, when her mother and father were asleep, she woke her brother, and told him what she was planning, hoping to set the slaves all free and run away from home. Arcen honestly had expected this and was actually already packed for the trip, gathering a large sum of money, plenty of food for the two of them and the slaves and a weapon on his person. Aiduen carried only her staff that night, not wanting to take more than was needed.
Crossing the border to Shuthra, she told the slaves to go, run as far away from the place as they could, A few tears flowing down her cheek due to parting with many of her friends, though she knew deep down it was the right thing to do. The slaves thanked her, and she gave them blessings. That day, she and her brother began wandering the continent, doing mercenary work where they could, and only if they felt it was for the right reasons.
Name: Arcen Willard
Gender: Male (21)
Class: Fighter
Affinity: Wind
Weapon: Agnol, a sword his father bought for him when he was 15. Said to have been used in a great war ages ago.
Nation of Origin: Lushira, Belenos City
Backstory: While Aiduen was a priestess, Arcen was merely going to school, learning everything his father had to learn in order to succeed him. He didn't particularly care to do so, but he wasn't against the idea of inheriting his dad's fortune either, so he went with it. He wasn't the brightest kid in his class, in fact, aside from basic combat training he was often given passing marks due to his name and heritage instead of earning them, and when he finally found that out, his respect for his dad dwindled. He never told him anything, always kept him in the dark, even the slavery going on in his very own household.
He watched his sister let the slaves go on that night, extremely proud of her determination and of her kindness, and he swore that day to always be there for her. Ever since, they've both been wandering the continent as mercenaries.
Oh man, IDK if these will be approved...
Edited by SlaveBlade, 17 June 2011 - 08:11 PM.
Posted 17 June 2011 - 08:15 PM
Posted 17 June 2011 - 08:52 PM
Gender: Male, aged 46
Class: Guard
Affinity: Thunder
Nation of Origin: Astarte
Backstory: Orphaned at a young age, Adano found himself fighting early on in his life. He fought for food and shelter, and for money. As he grew up on the streets he slowly lost hope of making a name for himself. At sixteen he attempted to kill himself for the first time by slitting his throat with a knife he found. He was stopped by an older swordsmith named Sevan, who gave him some coins, a sword, and some bread before heading on his way. Adano was touched by the man's kindness and followed him back to his home in Leticia. He became Sevan's apprentice, doing most of the manual labor the old man could no longer do for himself. Adano lived above the shop and used the sword Sevan gave him to train every day.
A few years later, a Myan woman came to town to challenge all of the swordsmen. Adano, excited to meet one of the mysterious women of Miyako, challenged her to a duel, which lasted over an hour. When both combatants realized they could not win, they began a mutual friendship. The woman in question's name was Anastasia, a young and beautiful swordswoman whose skill and pure battle focus was impressive. Adano found himself becoming more and more attracted to Anastasia by the day, eventually resulting in one night in which the two made love for the first time in the woods.
Adano was overjoyed with the news that Anastasia was pregnant with their child. He had always wanted to be a father, and prepared by selling his weapons and equipment in order to have some extra money to take care of the child. Anastasia always was hesitant about talking about the baby, and Adano could sense her hesitation in her voice. He tried to convince her of all of the benefits they would have from having a child, but it seemed Anastasia was unconvinced. She broke the news that she wanted to return to Miyako and give birth to their child and raise their child in her hometown. He wanted her to stay and argued with her for many days on the subject. All he wanted was to live with the woman he loved.
The night she planned on leaving he tried one final time to ask her to stay, even going as far as to propose marriage to her. When she was unmoved, he tried harder, tears forming in his eyes. She appeared to be moved, but suddenly he felt a sharp pain in his stomach. She had stabbed him and ran off into the night. As he fell, the memories of Anastasia flooded his head.
He awoke a year later in Sevan's smithery. The wound Anastasia inflicted was more damaging than first imagined. The best healers from around the continent were called in to try and heal him. Although they managed to heal the wound, he remained unconscious for a year. When he woke, he knew nothing about his time with Anastasia or their child.
He spent many years living as he did before meeting Anastasia; his life was as if Anastasia never existed. The injury from Anastasia had impeded his movement such that he could barely walk. Sevan forged him a special spear that he could use as a makeshift cane and also use in battle if necessary. During this time Sevan accidentally let slip about Anastasia. Intrigued about this mysterious woman, Adano pressed Sevan to tell him more. Sevan revealed everything that happened during the years he spent with Anastasia, as well as the time he spent unconscious.
Adano was shocked; he'd forgotten about Anastasia and their child. He became curious about the child's identity: Was it a boy or girl? What was their personality like? Would he ever see them?
Determined to know the truth, he left in the hopes of reconciling with Anastasia. However, unable to enter the female-dominated Miyako, he turned back and instead headed toward Sapphire, in the hopes that one day he would meet his child.
Posted 19 June 2011 - 09:37 AM
Posted 19 June 2011 - 07:43 PM
Gender: Male (22)
Class: Fighter
Affinity: Fire
Weapon: Axe
Personality: Blunt, somewhat lazy, and a bit of a complainer. Has a soft spot for very small children, but he finds the rest (6-13) annoying.
Appearance:This, but not in a school uniform. 6'2, 197 lbs.
Nation of Origin: Lushira
Backstory: Gideon was the only child born to a poor farmer and his wife in Martel de Feal. A bright child, he was raised by his father to value diligence and the beauty of farming. Needless to say, Gideon wasn't impressed by his father's passion. It seemed mundane and pointless to him to do the same thing day in and day out, and so at the age of sixteen he left for Albion without a word to his family. It came as an unpleasant surprise to the boy that most work that would take a kid his age in Albion was just as mundane as farming. He worked odd jobs to sustain himself while he searched for something that seemed interesting; it was then that Gideon found banditry. At the time, it seemed incredibly glamorous to him: lots of traveling, apparent brotherhood, and best of all, no rules. Sure, you got your hands dirty once in a while, but you lived by the strength of your arms and the force of your will. Being a teenager, his naïveté was in full swing, and he was quick to insert himself into the underground of Albion, where he used his loud voice, blunt honesty and brute strength to catch the eye of a traveling mountain man who went simply by Fish. Within a month, he was on the road to Shuthra as a member of a wanted gang of criminals with Fish at the head.
At first, the brutal methods Gideon was ordered to use did not trouble him; the hype of being a free man with real power was enough to soften the impact of what he was doing. It was in Indolcure that he started to become aware of the type of man he was becoming. The eighteen-year-old Gideon was sent, alone, to torch the crops of a man who had insulted Fish in a tavern. As soon as Gideon saw the wheat and corn begin to burn, he felt a stab of regret, something he was wholly unfamiliar with - never had he held himself accountable for anything. But this was his work. Even if Fish had told him to do it, he had agreed, so he was responsible. He tossed a coin at the man's door and walked off, deciding then and there that he was a free man, and not anyone's lackey. At least then, he figured, he would never have to answer to anyone or do anyone's dirty work.
For the next four years, he traveled around Shuthra, working when he felt like it and surviving off of charity when he didn't. In those four years he never held a single job for more than two months - when he got tired of working a certain job, he stopped and moved on. His disdain for diligence and his refusal to work on a farm remain strong to this day. Prior to meeting Carrion, he was jobless, having just left his job as a lumberjack in Jalden.
Edited by Anti-Social Kitty, 25 August 2011 - 12:28 AM.
Posted 19 June 2011 - 08:03 PM
Posted 19 June 2011 - 11:02 PM
Posted 21 June 2011 - 01:50 PM
Name: Carrie Arthuria Leslie
Gender: Female (19)
Class: None. (As of yet.)
Affinity: Earth
Weapon: Carrie has no weapons. She is a regular girl who focuses rather on her own social universe and feelings, her enviroment and her life, rather then set out on adeventures to slay evils and drink ale and stuff.
Nation of Origin: Astarte, Gelhelva
Backstory: Carrie is just Carrie. She has no magical powers or super secret past. She was born to her mother, a happy and very intelligent market stall owner named Deseree Carlyle and her soon husband Clyde Leslie in the town of Gelhelva and grew up with a rather happy, if mundane existance. Her mother sold fish and foodstuff with gusto as she watched her haggle, threaten on ocassion, be fair, be a tightwad and give to those who easily couldn't afford it. So she gained a good grasp, from seeing people beg, cry, threaten, argue and thank her mom back, how to at least sustain a conversation with people, or cut it off when it became something she didn't like. She trusted her mom and her mom trusted her, somewhat, to mind the stall when she was sick or needed to run errands and so she grew up with some knowledge as well of retail enviroments. She does, admitedlly, find this a bit too exciting sometimes. Capatalisim Ho is not exactly her catachphrase, but it's growing on her.
Her father didn't teach her how to fight, his attitude a bit too old fashioned when it came to that. That and he was a watchmaker, so it was hard to teach fighting to his daughter when he didn't really know himself. So without this knowledge, she is basically a civilian in both combat and regular aspects. So she isn't exactly a positive in a fight. But she will not lie down without a fight and so will lash out with strikes, fists, bites, everything she has to her person, sticks, bits of furnitiue, blunt objects and sharp objects.
Carrie's journey begins with a day that is quite unlike most others. For Carrie has not watched the store, gone to hang out with the local teens her own age or simply tried another, small attempt at learning swordplay. Which she isn't doing too well with at the moment. No, she's bored. So she's began the day quite unusually. A satchel with a bottle of light medacine, some bread, cheese, a book which contains nothing as it's pages are blank, a diary that formulated as an idea, a purchase with some spare money her savings had offered her and finally, an ink bottle and quill. Quite fancy indeed. So, the point of this?
Carrie has left, her note to her parents reading:
To Mom and Dad.
I'm going to go exploring the world.
I know you don't think I'm up to it and to be honest, my heads having doubts too. It's an awful long way.
Still, it sounds interesting. So I thought I'd try. It's not like much can go wrong, with everything you both taught me.
I'll see you both again. And then again, when I get back, I might be a bona fide world explorer.
Or just me with a bit more knowledge. I'll see you then.
Your Carrie.
She is walking to the country of Shuthra, feet tired and her wobbles growing, yet the border isn't as far as most, her home on the border between nations. Yet it is with quiet ignorance and a belief that it's just a walk. Perhaps she'll turn back soon, she thinks. But what is about to follow isn't going to be as simple as that.
Posted 21 June 2011 - 02:11 PM
Posted 21 June 2011 - 02:12 PM
Posted 26 June 2011 - 02:39 AM
Gender: 19 (Female)
Class: Civvie
Affinity: Fire
Weapon: Frying pan, rolling pin, whip, and a small knife.
Appearance: Brown-haired, amber-eyed, busty, and average height. I WILL DOODLE THIS ASAP.
Nation of Origin: Talenor, Shuthra
Backstory: Giselle was the only child born to a pair of scholars in Shuthra. After her stage of infancy, she was neglected by them due to their pursuit of magic, going without food or water at times. As a child, she had to learn everything by herself through observation, and she taught herself how to read and write. Though clever, she grew to have a disdain for magic and refused to take it up, though she probably has much natural talent. Due to her parents' negligence, she did as she pleased and made friends easily with her natural charm and charisma. They would run around town playing stick ball or filching sweets from a stall and get into all sorts of mischief and get scolded by some old coot. At the end of the day, though, after their fun was over, her friends were called home by their parents, leaving Giselle rather bitter as she trudged back home. Even if a friend was abused, she still thought it better than being ignored and treated as if she didn't exist.
At the age of 12 she just upped and left home without a word to anyone, partly leaving because she wanted to start anew, the other part because she was sick of the place. All she carried with her were the clothes on her back, a small pouch of gold and jewels, and some rations. She wandered the country doing whatever she could to survive. She'd steal one day, beg the other. Eventually, she settled down in Lazarynth, making a living as a barmaid, and the work was mostly enjoyable. She was fed and clothed and had a roof over her head, which was all she really needed, and she even earned a bit or two on the side.
Posted 27 June 2011 - 01:10 AM
Posted 27 June 2011 - 04:06 PM
Edited by Ptolemy, 27 June 2011 - 06:40 PM.
Posted 04 July 2011 - 06:06 AM
Gender: Male, 28
Class: Castor
Affinity: Water
The staff Adonis received as his graduation "gift". Allows him to augment his magical powers to a much higher degree.
Only used in emergencies, Adonis uses his knife to defend himself if things get too out of hand.
Maybe a little older, with some light armour underneath.
Nation of Origin: Revaius, Astarte
Backstory: Adonis' grandfather, Illidan, was a professor in Krianri 50 years ago prior to the "experiment". Considered one of the best at controlling the powers of Ice in the world, Illidan was asked to join the team responsible in creating the experiment. Illidan was there when the experiment went wrong, when one of the other professors suddenly went mad, flipping the table containing the potion over. It's not known what happened after that, but Illidan was caught in the explosion. Severely injured and contaminated with the remains of whatever the explosion had produced, Illidan left Krianri with his students and his family.
Within two years, Illidan had settled down in Revaius with his wife, Miranda and their 7-year old daughter, Metis. Metis had not been contaiminated, being in Falanoon at the time, thus causing her to still be a normal human. Illidan, at this point, was near death, being unable to recover from the blast. Fearing he would not be able to teach his daughter in the magic arts, he asked his best student, Cyrus, to teach Metis in the ways of Ice magic.
Eighteen years later, with Illidan and Miranda long dead, Cyrus and Metis were married. They gave birth to Adonis two years after, and after Adonis, another boy and girl. Cyrus was a harsh father to Adonis, and once Adonis became six he was sent to Pravna to study. After 14 years, Adonis had graduated at the age of 20, and received a staff from the Academy. He then returned to Revaius, where he found that several years before, in a fit of rage, Cyrus had murdered Metis and his two other children, and had run away.
Adonis knew he couldn't find his father yet, instead deciding to work in Revaius for several years, honing his magical talents in the process. When he decided he was ready, he quit his job and decided to take up life as a solo mercenary.
His one goal is to find his father, and execute him. He will go to any reasonable lengths to achieve his goal.
Personality: He's not very talkative, but an extremely dangerous mage. He's also very blunt, and often resorts to violence and threats to solve problems.
Edited by JBCWKitty, 22 August 2011 - 08:36 AM.
Posted 04 July 2011 - 04:52 PM
1: It's changing continuity (They weren't making a potion to do what you said it did)
2: I'm sorry, that picture is a bit ridic.
Posted 04 July 2011 - 06:31 PM
Posted 05 July 2011 - 01:39 AM
Got it. I'll change it later.
Sorry I haven't been on much, but I'll work with ya on this if you want some pointers here. Honestly, this isn't too hard a fix for the character.
Posted 12 July 2011 - 05:05 PM
Gender: Male, Aged 18
Class: Fighter
Affinity: Wind
Weapon: Snake Sword
Nation of Origin: Lushira
Backstory: Much of his history is unknown to him even; he was born to average parents living in Lushira at the time. His mother had some distant link to the nobility, but his father was a common man originally from Astarte. At age three his father and mother both fled into the night, leaving the toddler Julius alone. In a ten-year time period he was shipped between homes and cities, which is why he doesn't remember much, because he was all over the place. At the age of thirteen he was sent to live with a distant uncle who was a high-ranking Lushiran noble. He grew up learning the various facets of the nobility: manners, eloquence, reverence of the goddess and her chosen, tactics, and swordplay. He certainly wasn't the best at any of these things, but he was competent enough to be accepted by his uncle and others into the nobility. He was a gentleman to a T, which quickly garnered him respect across the nation. At age sixteen Julius received a small manor with a number of servants and his own title.
He lived in modest luxury, attending benefits and events for the nobles and whatnot. Although he appreciated the respect and kindness he was treated to, he didn't feel fulfillment living in the way he did. He often thought of his parents. Were they alive? Were they dead? What were they doing? Why did they leave? Part of him was angry at them, part of him wanted to find them. When he approached his uncle with questions, his uncle refused to answer and instead berated the boy for even bothering. He reminded the boy that he gave him everything; was he so willing to throw it away?
He instead decided to search on his own, in secret. He learned of his mother's true heritage and the reasoning behind her leaving the nobility. She was slated to marry another noble whom she did not love, yet she wed him anyway. He mysteriously died not even a month later, causing many to believe he had been murdered. With her name at the top of the list of suspects, Julius' mother escaped to one of the more remote areas of Lushira, where she soon met and married Julius' father. The night before they both escaped, Julius' mother had received a mysterious package. The contents were unknown to Julius but they caused her to flee the next day.
When he confronted his uncle about the matter, Julius did not expect the next few moments. His uncle explained the package and its symbolism. Inside was a dead snake. The snake was his family's symbol, and a dead one meant that death was approaching. To protect herself she fled with her husband in tow, and, figuring they wouldn't kill her son, left Julius behind. Not too long afterward the pair were found and executed.
Julius' uncle revealed that he was the one who executed his parents. This prompted rage from Julius, who immediately attacked his uncle. The boy was weaponless against his uncle, who wielded one of the many trademark blades of the family, a sword with the ability to coil outward. The battle was tough, but Julius eventually was able to kill his uncle by thrusting his own blade into him. As his uncle's last breath escaped him, Julius took the blade and sheathed it, claiming it to be his. He then took enough gold to sustain himself and set fire to both his own and his uncle's homes to erase suspicion of himself.
His stoic face is almost unbreakable. It is the mark of his undying resolve to find himself and his own identity.
Edited by Ptolemy, 12 July 2011 - 06:59 PM.
Posted 19 July 2011 - 08:17 PM
Gender: male
Age: 24
Class: Fighter?
Affinity: Ice
Weapon: Daggers and shortswords. He has two of the former, one of the latter.
Nation of Origin: Galston, Astarte
Backstory: Horatio, unlike his namesake, is a greedy, filthy, charming, scheming rogue, who will do whatever he can to get his hands on some money, but can't help himself when someone is in serious need of aid. He thinks of himself mostly as said greedy, filthy rogue, and always denies the better part of himself whenever it surfaces.
He was born in Galston during one of the country's reformations, life was tough. He quickly took to thievery as a means of living, being the easiest thing for him to accomplish. Of course, the back of his mind would always yell at him, and he'd think about the lives of these people he was stealing from, wondering how harsh it would be for them with someone constantly stealing their food, weapons; their lively hood. It all bore down on him one day, as a young girl was accused of being the thief by a rather large and gruff town guard. His guilt got the better of him, not wanting this girl, the completely innocent girl, to have to suffer whatever the bloat was thinking of doing to her. It was an apple he'd stolen, and it made the perfect projectile to the man's head, yelling out, "Ya fat oaf! Can't even catch the right thief, can ye?!" He ran, and the girl was spared. Of course, he wasn't as lucky, one of the fat man's fellow soldiers actually quite the fit runner. He'd gotten a beating from it, and had to spend the night in their less than cleanly jail for his actions. He'd gotten off lucky, but more importantly, he'd saved that girl.
That had happened when he was still a teenager. He experienced more of the world with time, and has become jaded to most things. He will still help people, but for a price. He knows how well money speaks, and he has the skills to back up that speaking. Girls still tend to be his weak point, making him hesitate when they are brought into the equation, but for the most part, he does what he's paid for. He was last seen Jalden, Shuthra. At least, the rumors state.
Name: Anderson
Gender: male
Age: 17
Class: healer
Affinity: wind
Weapon: He has his staff.
Nation of Origin: Gerhelva, Astarte
Andy is a timid lad, quite anti social, and would rather spend his time speaking with his grandfather than interacting with anyone else. He's never really known how to make friends, even though he wonders what it would be like to have them. Cute girls make him feel awkward, because above everyone, he wants to get to know them the most, but doesn't know how to.
Backstory: A meek lad, despite his appearance, spending only a few years in his home of birth before being shipped off to Varthas, Shuthra by his parents. His grandfather, a powerful bishop, was asked to raise him during the troubles in his home country, and teach him how to use magic. He was raised, and he was taught, and Astarte's problems began to settle down over the years. Of course, seeing how well he was learning his magic, his parents asked him to stay with his grandfather. He was a kind gentleman, but he wasn't the healthiest of people. Anderson agreed to take care of his grandfather for room and board, beginning his work at a local church to make money, and continue to learn how to wield his staff to the highest.
Tryin' to play devil's advocate with Horatio, here. Help out Grant'n all.
Edited by seph1212, 19 July 2011 - 08:57 PM.
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Spencer: Rendell says government has gone soft
This just in … former Gov. Ed Rendell thinks you're a "wuss." Still!
Check that! He thinks the political leaders who run this country are "wusses" because they won't raise taxes on you high enough to pay for all the new infrastructure we need to keep America great.
Or something like that.
At least, that's what he suggested to an audience at Radnor Middle School the other day in a reprise of his ridiculously titled 2010 political memoir: "A Nation of Wusses."
"It is not the people of this country that are the wusses," he said. "It is the legislators and people in government that have become the wusses. That is why when discussing my book you have to add the subtitle with it — 'How America's Leaders Lost the Guts to Make Us Great.'"
Geez, who knew that was their job?
And who knew it would be as easy as throwing a few hundred billion dollars at our supposedly crumbling bridges, levees and highways to reclaim our greatness?
Here I thought it was the job of our elected officials to make sure that the sort of public services deemed reasonable and necessary by voters — like policing, the justice system and clearing the roads after a snow storm — were delivered to people in the most cost-effective way possible. Not that they come anywhere close at succeeding at this rather mundane job. But I thought that was the job. Silly me.
Their's is the job of making America great and suddenly they are failing at it.
Ed Rendell, of course, doesn't include himself as part of the new political class of gutless leaders. During his time as mayor of Philadelphia, he tells us in his memoir, he took on the city unions, got them to agree to more reasonable work rules and less-generous raises than they were used to. After restoring greatness to the city and leaving it in the capable hands of fellow Democrat John Street, he moved to Harrisburg. Continued...
Greatness followed. Or should have. But somehow, Pennsylvania's bridges, highways and other "infrastructure" continued to deteriorate, right along with the rest of the country's. Oh well, there is a limit to what any one man — no matter how courageous — can accomplish.
Still, as he told the folks in Radnor, it's too bad we Americans are not the same people we used to be.
We used to take risks, he said, and he mentioned the building of the Erie Canal. We used to build highways, and he mentioned Dwight D. Eisenhower spending the money to build the interstate highway system.
Funny though, when it comes to thinking about America's past greatness, mentioning it in the same breath with the name Eisenhower, I immediately think of World War II. The interstate highway system is nice, but what good would it be if the Thousand Year Reich was in its second century of world domination?
But it was in the context of lauding the big domestic spending plans of our past that Rendell dared to say the bravest of brave things:
"Our government should not be afraid to spend money."
Whether at that moment the crowd of 100 at RMS leapt to its feet and gave our former guv a standing ovation, I have no idea. But God would have blessed the seventh-grader who had the nerve to ask Mr. Rendell, "Doesn't our current government already spend a heckuva lot of dough?"
After all, America doesn't have a $16 trillion debt because our political leaders are "afraid" to blow through cash?
We have a $16 trillion debt because our elected officials like to spend money like there's no tomorrow. What these same officials don't like to do is ask voters to pay for all that spending.
Oh, they'll ask the top 2 percent of the richest voters to pay more in taxes, but they won't ask the great middle class to shell out for all these things they tell us we need and deserve. Continued...
How brave is that?
"There is no greater example of the wussification of America," Rendell says, "than the growing neglect of our nation's infrastructure."
Really, Ed? We're a bunch of wusses because a few bridges need repair and some potholes haven't been filled?
Rendell said, "Talk to a young man today and he'll marvel at the way his father's and grandfathers' generation knew how to make and fix things. That doesn't just mean oil changes and water heaters; that goes for bridges and roads, too."
But that's ridiculous. There are still plenty of young and old men who know how to build bridges and fix roads. Whether we do it or not has nothing to do with being a bunch of wusses. It all comes down to priorities.
And when you have a president who is more interested in promoting universal pre-K and protecting the entitlements of retired people, sometimes bridge repair will take a back seat.
When you have other elected officials who reward the members of public employee unions with lavish pensions and health care benefits to the point where cities and towns are actually going bankrupt paying them, the building of a new highway overpass often plays second fiddle.
But when it comes to taking money from the next generation to pay for entitlement benefits of today's senior citizens and retirees, no one has been braver than Ed Rendell and his fellow public servants.
Their names may go down in history as profligates and irresponsible spenders of other people's money. But they are brave enough to weather that possibility in the future because they aren't brave enough to stand up to the voters of today and tell them they're ain't no such thing as a free off-ramp.
A wuss is a wimp. But "A Nation of Wimps" was already taken as a title when Ed Rendell started writing his book in 2009. So he had to settle for his own clumsy alliteration. Continued...
If America is becoming a nation of wimps, it's because of an overweening and dependence-creating government of the sort Democrat Ed Rendell has championed his entire life.
He vows that he will never again run for public office. Apparently, he's lost the ambition and guts to make the rest of us "great."
Thank heaven for small favors.
Gil Spencer's column appears Sunday, Wednesday and Friday. Check out his spencerblog every day at delcotimes.com.
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The main symptom of tonsillitis is a sore throat. The throat and tonsils usually look red and swollen. The tonsils may have spots on them or pus that covers them completely or in patches. Fever is also common.
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After three hours of invited testimony on whether to expand subsidized health coverage to more poor adults, Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxahachie, told his colleagues they have an "obligation to discuss" options for reforming the current Medicaid system.
"It's time leadership step up," said Rep. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock. "We don't have the solution today. The status quo is broken."
Although the House GOP caucus overwhelmingly voted on Monday to reject the version of the Medicaid expansion called for under the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers left the door open to discussing other possibilities for reforming Medicaid and drawing down dollars from the federal government to do it. Since that vote, House Speaker Joe Straus has put pressure on legislators to present a proposal for how Texas should reform Medicaid. He hasn't ruled out negotiations with the Obama administration that could lead to the expansion of the Medicaid program -- on Texas' terms.
Eight Republican governors have struck deals with the federal government to expand Medicaid, but Gov. Rick Perry has remained firm in his opposition. He has repeatedly said the federal government should grant Texas the flexibility to reform Medicaid as the state sees fit.
There are thousands of scenarios that the state could take to expand and reform Medicaid, Kyle Janek, executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, told the committee. But "we don't have something on paper," he said. Janek said he is awaiting further direction from the Legislature to craft a specific plan.
Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Houston, referenced a compromise Arkansas' Republican-led Legislature reached with the federal government, and said that if "the people in Arkansas are much more capable of designing a system than the people in the state of Texas, that has taken us to a different level." He called on his colleagues to stop being critical of the Medicaid expansion presented by the Affordable Care Act and to ask themselves "whether or not Texas has the ability to design something that works for Texas."
Requiring Medicaid patients to make co-payments for their care -- an option that has received support from Perry, Straus and other GOP members -- is allowed under the Affordable Care Act, Janek said. He said that if Texas took a different route and attempted to subsidize private health plans through an Orbitz-style health insurance exchange like Arkansas, the state would need to set up policies to ensure benefits offered by Medicaid that weren't covered by private plans didn't disappear.
"I think the public has a misconception that Medicaid expansion will get us the greatest bang for our buck," said Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, who chairs the House Public Health Committee. "For Texas, the bang for our buck is really in the exchange, the subsidy [for] people going into private insurance."
Kolkhorst said that without expanding Medicaid, other tenets of the Affordable Care Act would reduce Texas' uninsured rate from 24 percent -- the highest in the nation -- to 16 percent. Including the Medicaid expansion would drop the uninsured rate slightly more, down to 12 percent.
The Legislative Budget Board estimates that the direct cost to the state of expanding Medicaid as directed by the Affordable Care Act -- an option that is largely off the table -- would be $50 million in 2014, during which time the state would draw down $4 billion in federal financing.
The federal government would finance 100 percent of the health care costs for Medicaid expansion enrollees for the first three years, during which time Texas would be required to pay half of the program's administrative costs. After 2016, the federal share of financing would slowly be reduced until it reached 90 percent in 2020.
There is no deadline for Texas to decide whether to expand Medicaid, but the 100 percent federal matching rate is only available between 2014 and 2016. The federal government has indicated that partial expansion would not be allowed; therefore, Texas counties could not pursue Medicaid expansion without the rest of the state, an earlier option proposed by LBB staff.
"The common expectation would be that there would be less or fewer uncompensated costs," said Wayne Pulver, assistant director of the LBB, emphasizing that the nonpartisan body's estimates did not take into account secondary economic effects, such as the reduction of uncompensated care costs currently paid by hospitals and local government entities.
In total, unreimbursed charity care creates a $4.3 billion annual tax burden on local government entities and public hospitals, Billy Hamilton, the state's former chief budget estimator, told the committee. Overall, he said, there is enough local and state spending in the current system to cover the state's share of Medicaid expansion costs.
"I know this is a controversial issue ... but I don't really think you're going to see a more overwhelming fiscal opportunity during your service here," Hamilton said. "I served this Legislature for 30 years and I've never seen anything like it."
The committee also heard testimony from judges from Harris and Dallas counties who spoke in favor of expanding Medicaid, and from John Davidson, a policy analyst from the conservative Texas Public Policy Foundation, who spoke against Medicaid expansion.
Rep. John Zerwas, R-Simonton and an anesthesiologist, said Texas needs to ensure that any expansion of reform of Medicaid include ways to incentivize more health care providers to accept those patients. If it doesn't, those patients will end up in the highest-cost environments, emergency rooms. Zerwas pointed out that only 32 percent of doctors are willing to take Medicaid patients in the existing program, under current reimbursement rates.
Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, said the Legislature should be held responsible for this lack of Medicaid providers, because lawmakers set those reimbursement rates. "The provider capacity is a real issue for this system, whether we expand or not," she said.
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On the first day of the trip.....even before we leave port....there is a "Special Needs" meeting. I would suggest that you attend that meeting and explain your situation to the Special Needs Coordinators. There will be two for this trip. if they can, they will be the women to help you out with this.
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I have been assigned to the first show at 6pm. I am an insulin dependent diabetic and need to have the later show so that I can have an earlier dinner which is better for my condition. I am also traveling with 4 friends who have also been assigned 2nd dinner and the 1st show. So I'm looking for 5 people who have been assigned to the 2nd show who would want to swap wristbands with me to go to the 1st show. By the way, the first show is at 6 pm and the 2nd show is at 8 pm.
In case I confused you I need 5 wristbands for the 2nd show. My name is Sarah Gonzales and I will be in stateroom 5001.
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—(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), where any person is charged with an offence, any statement made by the person, whether it is oral or in writing, made at any time, whether before or after the person is charged and whether or not in the course of any investigation carried out by any law enforcement agency, is admissible in evidence at his trial; and if that person tenders himself as a witness, any such statement may be used in cross-examination and for the purpose of impeaching his credit.
(2) Where a statement referred to in subsection (1) is made by any person to a police officer, no such statement shall be used in evidence if it is made to a police officer below the rank of sergeant.
(3) The court shall refuse to admit the statement of an accused or allow it to be used in the manner referred to in subsection (1) if the making of the statement appears to the court to have been caused by any inducement, threat or promise having reference to the charge against the accused, proceeding from a person in authority and sufficient, in the opinion of the court, to give the accused grounds which would appear to him reasonable for supposing that by making the statement he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him.
Explanation 1—If a statement is obtained from an accused by a person in authority who had acted in such a manner that his acts tend to sap and have in fact sapped the free will of the maker of the statement, and the court is of the opinion that such acts gave the accused grounds which would appear to the accused reasonable for supposing that by making the statement, he would gain any advantage or avoid any evil of a temporal nature in reference to the proceedings against him, such acts will amount to a threat, an inducement or a promise, as the case may be, which will render the statement inadmissible.
Explanations 2—If a statement is otherwise admissible, it will not be rendered inadmissible merely because it was made in any of the following circumstances:
under a promise of secrecy, or in consequence of a deception practised on the accused for the purpose of obtaining it;
when the accused was intoxicated;
in answer to questions which the accused need not have answered whatever may have been the form of those questions;
where the accused was not warned that he was not bound to make the statement and that evidence of it might be given against him; or
where the recording officer or the interpreter of an accused's statement recorded under section 22 or 23 did not fully comply with that section.
(4) If the statement referred to in subsection (3) is made after the impression caused by any such inducement, threat or promise referred to in that subsection has, in the opinion of the court, been fully removed, it shall be admissible.
(5) When more persons than one are being tried jointly for the same offence, and a confession made by one of such persons affecting himself and some other of such persons is proved, the court may take into consideration the confession as against the other person as well as against the person who makes the confession.
Explanation— —"Offence" as used in this section includes the abetment of or attempt to commit the offence.
A and B are jointly tried for the murder of C. It is proved that A said "B and I murdered C". The court may consider the effect of this confession as against B.
A is on trial for the murder of C. There is evidence to show that C was murdered by A and B and that B said " A and I murdered C". This statement may not be taken into consideration by the court against A as B is not being jointly tried.
(6) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section —
where a person is charged with any offence in relation to the making or contents of any statement made by him to any officer of a law enforcement agency in the course of any investigation carried out by the agency, that statement may be used as evidence in the prosecution;
any statement made by the accused in the course of an identification parade may be used as evidence; and
when any fact or thing is discovered in consequence of information received from a person accused of any offence in the custody of any officer of a law enforcement agency, so much of such information as relates distinctly to the fact or thing thereby discovered may be proved.
(7) In this section, "confession", in relation to any person who is tried for an offence, means any statement made at any time by him stating or suggesting the inference that he committed that offence.
—(1) Any statement made by a person other than the accused in the course of any investigation by any law enforcement agency is inadmissible in evidence, except where the statement —
is admitted under section 147 of the Evidence Act (Cap. 97);
is used for the purpose of impeaching his credit in the manner provided in section 157 of the Evidence Act;
is made admissible as evidence in any criminal proceeding by virtue of any other provisions in this Code or the Evidence Act or any other written law;
is made in the course of an identification parade; or
falls within section 32(1)(a) of the Evidence Act.
(2) Where any person is charged with any offence in relation to the making or contents of any statement made by him to an officer of a law enforcement agency in the course of an investigation carried out by that officer, that statement may be used as evidence in the prosecution.
Admissibility of report on first information made under section 14 or 15
—(1) In any proceeding under this Code, if a police officer of or above the rank of inspector certifies as a true copy a copy of a report received or recorded under section 14(2) or (3) or 15(1), or of a note made under section 14(5), the certified copy is admissible as evidence of the original information and of the date, time and place at which it was given.
(2) A court may require to be shown the original report or note.
—(1) Where in any criminal proceeding evidence is given that the accused on being charged with an offence, or informed by a police officer or any other person charged with the duty of investigating offences that he may be prosecuted for an offence, failed to mention any fact which he subsequently relies on in his defence, being a fact which in the circumstances existing at the time he could reasonably have been expected to mention when so questioned, charged or informed, as the case may be, the court may in determining —
whether to commit the accused for trial;
whether there is a case to answer; and
whether the accused is guilty of the offence charged,
draw such inferences from the failure as appear proper; and the failure may, on the basis of those inferences, be treated as, or as capable of amounting to, corroboration of any evidence given against the accused in relation to which the failure is material.
(2) Subsection (1) does not —
prejudice the admissibility in criminal proceedings of evidence of the silence or other reaction of the accused in the face of anything said in his presence relating to the conduct for which he is charged, in so far as evidence of this would be admissible apart from that subsection; or
preclude the drawing of any inference from any such silence or other reaction of the accused which could be drawn apart from that subsection.
—(1) Any affidavit made by a witness may be used in any criminal court, if it is sworn —
in Singapore, before any Judge, District Judge, Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Magistrate or before any commissioner for oaths appointed or deemed to have been appointed under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap. 322);
elsewhere in the Commonwealth before any judge, court, notary public or person lawfully authorised to administer oaths; or
in any other place, before any consul or vice-consul of Singapore, Malaysia or the United Kingdom.
(2) The court shall take judicial notice of the seal or signature, as the case may be, of any judge, court, notary public, person, consul or vice-consul appended or subscribed to any affidavit.
—(1) A document, including any exhibits and annexures identified in the document, which is presented as the report of a qualified person concerning a matter or thing duly submitted to him for examination, analysis or report, may be used as evidence in any criminal proceeding under this Code, and the qualified person need not be called as a witness unless the court or any of the parties requires that person to be examined orally or cross-examined on the report.
(2) Qualified persons are by this Code bound to state the truth in their reports.
(3) A report of a qualified person is admissible as prima facie evidence of the facts stated in it.
(4) In this section, "qualified person" means a person specified by the Minister by notification in the Gazette for the purposes of this section.
—(1) Notwithstanding anything in this Code or in any other written law, a written statement made by any person is admissible as evidence in any criminal proceeding (other than a committal hearing held under Division 2 of Part X), to the same extent and to the same effect as oral evidence given by the person, if the following conditions are satisfied:
the statement appears to be signed by the person who made it;
the statement contains a declaration by the person to the effect that it is true to the best of his knowledge and belief and that he made the statement knowing that, if it were given in evidence, he would be liable to prosecution if he stated in it anything he knew to be false or did not believe to be true;
before the hearing at which the statement is given in evidence, a copy of the statement is served, by or on behalf of the party proposing to give it, on each of the other parties to the proceedings;
before or during the hearing, the parties agree to the statement being tendered in evidence under this section; and
the court is satisfied that the accused is aware of this section or is represented by an advocate during the criminal proceeding.
(2) The following provisions also apply to any written statement given in evidence under this section:
if the statement is by a person below the age of 21 years, it must state his age;
if it is made by a person who cannot read it, it must be read to him before he signs it and must be accompanied by a declaration by the person who read the statement to him, stating that it was so read; and
if it refers to any other document as an exhibit, the copy of the written statement must be accompanied by a copy of that document or by information that will enable the party on whom it is served to inspect that document or a copy of it.
(3) Where in any criminal proceeding a written statement made by any person is admitted in evidence under this section —
the party by whom or on whose behalf a copy of the statement was served may call the person to give evidence; and
the court may, of its own motion or on the application of any party to the proceeding, require the person to attend before the court and give evidence.
(4) So much of any statement as is admitted in evidence under this section must, unless the court otherwise directs, be read aloud at the hearing and where the court so directs an account shall be given orally of so much of any statement as is not read aloud.
(5) A document or an object referred to as an exhibit and identified in a written statement given in evidence under this section must be treated as if it had been produced as an exhibit and identified in court by the maker of the statement.
265. Where proceedings are taken against a person for having received goods knowing them to be stolen or for having in his possession stolen property, evidence may be given at any stage of the proceedings that there was found in his possession other property stolen within the preceding 12 months; and such evidence may be taken into consideration when proving that the person knew that the property which is the subject of the proceedings was stolen.
—(1) Where —
proceedings are taken against a person for having received goods knowing them to be stolen or for having in his possession stolen property; and
evidence is given that the stolen property was found in his possession,
then, if he has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty within the 5 years immediately preceding, evidence of that previous conviction may be given and may be taken into consideration when proving that the accused knew that the property in his possession was stolen.
(2) The accused must be given at least 7 days' written notice that proof will be given of the previous conviction under subsection (1).
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the previous conviction of the accused need not be entered in the charge.
—(1) Subject to this section, any fact of which oral evidence may be given in any criminal proceedings may be admitted for the purpose of those proceedings by or on behalf of the Public Prosecutor or the accused, and the admission by any party of any such fact under this section shall as against that party be conclusive evidence in those proceedings of the fact admitted.
(2) An admission under this section —
may be made before or at the proceedings;
if made otherwise than in court, must be in writing;
if made in writing by an individual, must purport to be signed by the person making it and, if so made by a body corporate, limited liability partnership, partnership or unincorporated association, must purport to be signed by a duly authorised representative of that body corporate, limited liability partnership, partnership or unincorporated association, as the case may be;
if made on behalf of an accused who is an individual, must be made by his advocate; and
if made before the trial by an accused who is an individual, must be approved by his advocate before or at the proceedings in question.
(3) An admission under this section for the purpose of proceedings relating to any matter shall be treated as an admission for the purpose of any subsequent criminal proceedings relating to that matter, including any appeal or retrial.
(4) An admission under this section may with the leave of the court be withdrawn in the proceedings for which it is made or any subsequent criminal proceedings relating to the same matter.
268. In any criminal proceedings, a statement is admissible as evidence of any fact stated therein to the extent that it is so admissible by this Code, the Evidence Act (Cap. 97), or any other written law.
—(1) In any trial, the accused may not, without the leave of the court, offer evidence in support of an alibi unless he gives notice of particulars of the alibi.
(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1), the accused may not call a witness to give such evidence without the leave of the court unless the following conditions apply:
the notice under subsection (1) includes the name and address of the witness or, if the accused does not know the name or address at the time he gives the notice, any information he has that might help find the witness;
if the name or the address is not included in that notice, the court is satisfied that the accused, before giving the notice, took and continued taking all reasonable steps to find out the name or address;
if the name or the address is not included in that notice, but the accused later discovers the name or address or receives other information that might help to find the witness, he immediately gives notice of the name, address or other information, as the case may be; and
if the accused is notified by, or on behalf of, the Public Prosecutor that the witness has not been traced by the name or at the address given, the accused gives notice immediately of the information he has or later receives.
(3) Subject to any directions by the court as to the time it is to be given, evidence to disprove an alibi may be given before or after evidence in support of the alibi.
(4) Unless the contrary is proved, a notice offered under this section on behalf of the accused by his advocate is regarded as having been given with the accused's authority.
(5) A notice under subsection (1) must either be given —
to the court when the accused is first charged in court in relation to the offence for which he is raising the defence of an alibi; or
in writing to the Public Prosecutor, or to the officer in charge of the prison where the accused is kept for him to forward to the Public Prosecutor, within 14 days from the date he is charged in court for the first time with the offence for which he is raising the defence of an alibi.
(6) A notice under subsection (2)(c) or (d) must be given in writing to the Public Prosecutor.
(7) A notice required by this section to be given to the Public Prosecutor may be delivered to him, or left at his office, or sent in a registered letter addressed to him at his office.
(8) If the Public Prosecutor or any officer of a law enforcement agency interviews any witness who is named in a notice given under this section, the accused or his advocate is entitled to be present at the interview.
(9) The court may not refuse leave under this section if no advocate appears to have been instructed to act for the accused at any time before his trial and if it is satisfied that the accused was unaware of the provisions of this section.
(10) In this section, "evidence in support of an alibi" means evidence tending to show that because the accused was present at a place or in an area at a certain time he was not, or was unlikely to have been, at the place where the offence was committed at the relevant time.


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twilight vs interview with the vampire/harry potter
im really kind of sick of the whole twilight craze, i read all the books and i know how bad they were. alot of people will say that it was greatbut it wasnt, i mean really, it was an ok romance novel, but a horrible vampire story. so i am going to compare it to my favorite book and the "rival" book series. first is interveiw with the vampire, this is the best vampire series ever written, everything about it is better than twilight, the mood the setting the char. the language they use. it is better written, i havent even finished all of the iwtv series(there are 8) and im so hooked. next ill compare it to the "rival" books, harry potter was so much better than twilight, in terms of story you can see the difference in writting style, in twilight it was just to unrealistic, im talking about the human side of the story, in HP they all act like real people do, in twilight bella acts nothing like i teenager her age acts. the whole time i was reading the books i wanted to punch her in the face, all she did was whine. as a sidenote i would like to say that the eragon series was also better than twilight.
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04-17-2009 | #2 |
Interview with the Vampire beats twishit and Harry Potter by a long shot.
I don't understand this whole twishit craze. There are better books/movies out there.
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Couldn't agree more.
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I second that. Interview with a Vampire will always be one of the best vampire movies out there besides Dracula. Twilight was over rated and crap! I dont understand what the hell girls are going crazy for, me personal as a chick prefer Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise as blood sucking vamps over Patterson.. and Harry Potter has nothing on Interview, not even close.
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Interview with a Vampire was awesome as a book and good as a movie. That was one of the few movies I actually enjoyed watching Tom Cruise play in. He did well as Lestat, Brad Pitt brought out Louis' character very well, but having Antonio Banderas play Armand was a big no no.
Twilight wasn't all it was cracked up to be. The graphics weren't all that great and neither was the plot line. It did crack me up that the authoress (don't know her name) was pissed because they butchered her book. You would think she would have known that watching movies based on books. Last edited by SmokedBoo; 04-17-2009 at 04:22 AM.. |
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This isn't even a debate to have Interview with a Vampire and Twilight in the same thread.
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All I can do is laugh...... Comparing a book/movie written for shallow minded teeny boopers clones and a book/movie written for people that actually think for themselves..........
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Fantasy/vampire/romance fiction bores me. They can all drop off a cliff for all I care.
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I have to agree with BoneTosser.
Even though Interview and Twilight are both about vampires thats where the similarities end. It would be be like comparing Shakespeare to "Dick and Jane" (If you don't know the D&J books; Google it) |
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Fall 2012 Mariinsky U.S Tour (Ardani)Costa Mesa & Berkeley, CA + Wash, DC
Posted 23 January 2012 - 06:38 AM
Exact dates and ballets are on the Ardani Artists website:
Hmmm...I think that the Californians got the better deal here, especially if Ekaterina Kondaurova is one of the O/Os.
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Posted 23 January 2012 - 02:09 PM
Not on the CalPerfs site yet, though. I really, really, really can't wait for this; I don't care what they dance as long as they dance...
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 03:23 PM
Of course, this is all subject to change. Once it's released, the link above should show the casting for individual performances in Berkeley.
Performances back in St. Petersburg during the time of the tour (2-27 October) to CA are:
10 October-Romeo and Juliet
26 October-A Midsummer Night's Dream
According to the current schedule, the theaters are dark for the first 9 days of October, and its mostly opera for the last two weeks.
Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:09 AM
Odette-Odile will be danced by Tereshkina, Kondaurova, Matvienko, Somova and Skorik while Siegfried will be danced by Schkylarov, Korsuntsev, Ivanchenko and Askerov.
If any BT-ers attend, I'd love to read your review!
Posted 27 July 2012 - 08:16 AM
Posted 27 July 2012 - 08:32 AM
YID, on 27 July 2012 - 08:16 AM, said:
Agreed & agreed. This casting is a disaster and now I don't know if its worth the trip. I had been planning to go for a 3 day weekend & see 4 performances but nothing would get me to sit through Somova and Skorik. The Sat night performance is a double booby prize with Somova/Ivenchenko.
I/m not sure I can justify spending almost a thousand dollars and traveling 3000 miles each way to see 2 performances, not even for Tereshkina/Schlyarov and Kondaurova/Korsuntsev.
I hate current Mariinsky management, they should be ashamed at what they're trying to foist on us.
Posted 27 July 2012 - 10:35 AM
Tuesday, October 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Victoria Tereshkina as Odette-Odile
Vladimir Schklyarov as Prince Siegfried
Wednesday, October 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Anastasia Matvienko as Odette-Odile
Danila Korsuntsev as Prince Siegfried
Thursday, October 4 at 7:30 p.m.
Oxana Skorik as Odette-Odile
Timur Askerov as Prince Siegfried
Friday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Victoria Tereshkina as Odette-Odile
Vladimir Schklyarov as Prince Siegfried
Saturday, October 6 at 2 p.m.
Ekaterina Kondaurova as Odette-Odile
Danila Korsuntsev as Prince Siegfried
Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m.
Alina Somova as Odette-Odile
Evgeny Ivanchenko as Prince Siegfried
Sunday, October 7 at 2 p.m.
Oxana Skorik as Odette-Odile
Timur Askerov as Prince Siegfried
It's clever casting: people who are going to go on weekend will go on the weekend no matter who dances.
For West Coasters trying to see Tereshkina and Kondaurova, it may be possible to fly in in time for the Friday night performance and leave after the Saturday matinee. Also, by October, any of this could change.
Posted 27 July 2012 - 11:01 AM
Helene, on 27 July 2012 - 10:35 AM, said:
So true! I don't want to insult anybody, but I was astounded by the relatively ignorant Saturday night crowd at OCPAC when the Bolshoi performed in spring 2010. I was surrounded by lots of older couples who attended plenty of events at OCPAC, but mainly for socializing. I remember a strange conversation with one couple that was shocked that I was attending my third performance of Don Q that week and was coming back Sunday afternoon. The idea that anybody would want to see different casts of the same ballet was something that had never occurred to them. Still, those people buy tickets (and many probably donate money), so we should be glad they do attend. (And the cast that night was definitely third-string, as I remember, although those folks in the audience wouldn't have known the difference.)
Posted 27 July 2012 - 11:34 AM
Posted 27 July 2012 - 11:36 AM
Posted 27 July 2012 - 11:49 AM
Helene, on 27 July 2012 - 11:36 AM, said:
I'm sure that didn't escape their notice!
Is Skorik the dancer who was the subject of the crazed youtube video from russianballetvideo a month or so ago? The girl with the major technical issues? I can't find the video now, but if so, she really should not be dancing major tours with the problems she seems to regularly have.
Posted 27 July 2012 - 11:54 AM
California, on 27 July 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:
Something that intrigues me...When it comes to ballet, I actually think almost everyone does know the difference; they just don't know that they know the difference. That is, when they see a really great performance, they always get that something special has occurred. At least that has been my experience.
I never took someone to see Kirkland who was not blown away and suddenly more understanding of my passion--it's not that they became balletomanes, but they certainly 'knew the difference.' Similarly, when they see lesser dancers, they may not know how/why or even THAT it is lesser, but they indirectly register it: a less excited response, a willingness to just 'enjoy' whatever they saw (not always a bad trait either) & sometimes boredom is, I think, mostly how they register it.
(People who see Balanchine and find it 'boring' sometimes have only seen the very post-Balanchine performances that some of the older NYCB fans complain about bitterly. In a funny way, ignorance and expertise join hands.)
I do acknowledge that certain kinds of greatness are easier for someone unfamiliar w. ballet to 'get'--Nureyev on the whole more than Bruhn etc. And the traditional 'Kirov' style was always more austere than the Bolshoi.
Of course, with the Mariinsky even the least of their casts in a ballet like Swan Lake should be quality and it's depressing if/when that is not the case..
Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:01 PM
California, on 27 July 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:
I remember a strange conversation with one couple that was shocked that I was attending my third performance of Don Q that week and was coming back Sunday afternoon. The idea that anybody would want to see different casts of the same ballet was something that had never occurred to them.
That's why I never divulge how frequently I go to the ballet except to very few individuals who share my passion. That's what makes reading and particpating in these conversations on Ballet Alert so wonderful.
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