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It's been a while since I did a Venus update, Venus has been travelling now faster than the Sun for a few months, yet still has not caught up with it. At tis stage of her cycke Venus is invisible o us as she inhabits the heavenly plane, the one furthest form us, on the otherside of the Sun form Earth. I see this as her time delivering her mission.
In the ancient baylonian world and the myths realted tio Queen Innana, at this part of her cycle she enters the underworld is exposed naked and hung on a hook for 3 days, the trial. In the ancient myth this trial is about empowerement, confornting tyour most fears, dying and being reborn, of which the transformation onmakes you stronerg and more confodent to get on with life and emerge as the evening star to regain, your light and your glory.
For most of us this part of the Venus cyel may not be so intense, yet sit back and reflect, and look at wher Venus has moved in your chart since the last retrograde in Capricorn, when our values were realigned, the mission since has been all about visting theis next pahse and delivering someting tho the world to your higher self to your gods.
This netxt outer conjuntion occurs at 2 scoprio just after an eclipse at 0 socrio, the sun venus and Moon come together to encouarge us to deal with what is most ant the hear of what we do
In Scorpio this next poisnt is full of intensity and passion, the part fo teh cycel is exposing to yourself your higher sefl evn to those ywho think jusge you, what you are made of, naked at the core nothing to hide, hard in scorpio, but necesaary. the
June 9th 2014
Venus in Taurus trine Pluto in Capricorn.
Venus in Taurus, can hold her ground, dig in and not be swayed by stronger or bigger forces, so with a trine to Pluto today Venus is not about to lose something or has to give in to stronger forces, but instead is strengthened and empowered by this magnetic combination. Pluto and Venus bring up issues of devotion and trust today.
As relationship Goddess Venus seeks to strengthen our relationships and push them to the next level, encouraging the next steps, helping us take the plunge, finally make the commitment, dare to do it. If your relationships have been somewhat dull of late, they need a plutonic fix, deepening and strengthening what is already there. We all crave intimacy and what is at the core of a deep, loving and trusting relationship. Discomfort arises as boundaries are pushed and trust is lost.
So the difference between a trine with Venus and Pluto and a more challenging one like a square or an opposition, is that we can work with a trine in more positive and beneficial ways. A Venus/Pluto combination raises issues like – betrayal, obsession, sexual domination, power games, control and doing whatever it takes for material gain. None of the above need to play out today for all that you need, the resources to make things stronger and deeper are already there, what you need is to access and make stronger the bond, the commitment, the love, or devotion.
This combination the trine between Pluto and Venus is where we can show the ones we love how much they mean to us, how our world would be shallow without them. It could also be a realisation that the ones we are with do not indeed bring us what we crave and need, or share our passion. As Venus does not only relate to relating, but also to our wants our desires and how we get what we want, this could be a great day, to create a wish list, the story board, in your head, or on paper, or on a vision board, with some of the things we still would like to have happen in our lives. Mercury is retrograde and in feeling Cancer adding to the good timing for doing something like this.
A work, love, life balance, the harmony of life is Venus' domain and Pluto today draws out what we maybe hiding away from, that which we are not accessing for fear of ridicule or non-conformity or feeling like there is too much risk involved. Remembering Pluto in Capricorn is demolishing the old model of conformity and the old ways(with help from Uranus) and as we push through to the new paradigms shaping our world, a world built on renewed values, what is most important in living our lives on earth is accessed by Venus and Pluto today, making sure we strengthen the bonds with who and what is most important and dear to us.
At 2:00am UT May 29th,
Venus leaves Aries for comfortable Taurus.
In Taurus Venus is on home ground, in her element strong and confident. Taurus is stubborn, unyielding, earthy, and Venus here goes for what is wanted, needed and desired. Her motives are natural, instinctive, uncomplicated.
At this stage of her synodic cycle Venus is moving fast, still a morning star, eager and on a mission.
Enjoy this quick spell whilst the goddess has her own horns on!
Venus in Taurus May 29th – June 24th
Update May 22nd- 23rd
Venus conjunct Eris -As the goddess of peace and harmony meets the goddess of discord – Now we really want to do something radical!
Eris a most interesting new arrival in our planetary pantheon, discovered only in 2005 and due to her size and orbit, was the "Apple of Discord" that began the demotion of Pluto as soon after Eris' discovery , Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status. To many astrologers Pluto's demotion was a welcomed symbol, as the rise of more feminine archetypes in our planetary Pantheon came into being. Asteroid Ceres was promoted also to a dwarf planet along with Haumea and Make-Make dwarf planets even beyond the orbit of Eris. As we know Pluto remains as archetypically powerful as ever yet Ceres, goddess of grain, agriculture, production and resources was a welcomed symbol in a world ruled by money, power and the plutocrats. A few years later the GFC shook our world and it hasn't stopped shaking since.
Eris, sister of Ares(Mars) and discovered in Aries, did indeed throw her apple of discord upon our world. Not only that, for all of us born between 1945 to 1984, we all have Eris between 6 and 15 degrees of Aries in our natal chart. Eris is a slow mover orbiting our Sun in 557 years, therefore her influence goes way beyond depicting astrological generations, but epochs of time of 100 years of so. Eris entered Aries in 1926 and leaves for Taurus in 2050, and is defining an era, of much discord, frenzy, war, the rise and rights for the equality of women, relationships in general and more. Interestingly, Eris has played a major role in being directly involved in the current Pluto and Uranus squares which have been occurring between 6 and 15 degrees of Cardinal signs since 2010 and which continue till 2015(and beyond). The Pluto and Uranus squares and the recent Cardinal Cross have been targeting these natives born with Eris between 6- 15 degrees of Aries. Eris has activated and awoken vast generations of individuals from 30 to 70 yr olds, by transiting Uranus and squaring Pluto, activating us to speak up, be heard, raise our voices and create change in the world around us. We all feel the discord, the disharmony and strong urges to symbolically throw our Golden Apple somewhere, to help make a change, make a difference, change a dynamic. The old, tired and worn out ways of tradition, a strong influence of Pluto also now in Capricorn.
From Greek myth we have the most famous tale of Eris, as she was the initiator of the Trojan War by causing the Judgement of Paris. The story goes like this -"The goddesses Hera, Athena and Aphrodite had been invited along with the rest of Olympus to the forced wedding of Peleus and Thetis, who would become the parents of Achilles, but Eris had been snubbed because of her troublemaking inclinations. She therefore tossed into the party theApple of Discord, a golden apple inscribed "For the most beautiful one", or "To the Fairest One" – provoking the goddesses to begin quarrelling about the appropriate recipient. Paris, Prince of Troy, was appointed to select the fairest by Zeus. The goddesses stripped naked to try to win Paris' decision, and also attempted to bribe him. Hera offered political power; Athena promised infinite wisdom; and Aphrodite tempted him with the most beautiful woman in the world: Helen, wife of Menelaus of Sparta. While Greek culture placed a greater emphasis on prowess and power, Paris chose to award the apple to Aphrodite, thereby dooming his city, which was destroyed in the war that ensued". from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eris_(mythology)
With Venus meeting Eris over the next few days and peaking when Venus meets Eris at 22-54 Aries on 23rd May, we will feel a strong pull, to do something provoking, life changing, make some strong decisions to speak, out, to do and motivate ourselves. What will we inscribe on our Apple and where shall we throw it? This is very much a cause and effect combination, for our actions today have far reaching consequences and maybe larger and more powerful than you think.
In March 2012 the female Russian feminist Punk band "Pussy Riot" staged a performance on an altar in a church in Moscow and made a music video entitled "Punk Prayer – Mother of God, Chase Putin Away!". In August 2012, they were charged with "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred", and each was sentenced to two years imprisonment. During these antics, Saturn in Libra was opposite Eris,
Eris was discovered with the Sun at 15 Capricorn, herself at 19 Aries and an Ascendant of 11 Aries. Pluto and Uranus will activate the Eris Sun over the next year, and as we strive for peace and harmony in our lives and the world around us, there seems to be quite a bit more chaos and discord before we can get there. Just remember your role in all of this and where you will toss the Golden Apple!?
Steve Jobs founder of Apple corporation has his Moon at 7 Aries conjunct Eris! Isaac Newton scientist and , alchemist born Jan 4 1643, well known for the popular story of sitting under an apple tree, when an apple fell on his head,and he suddenly thought of the Universal Law of Gravitation.(or something like that) . Newton has his Moon at 2 Cancer also conjunct Eris. Interesting correlations to Apples and Eris in these 2 examples.
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Update May 8
Just when we thought the cardinal cross was over, Venus now taps into the left over cross as she aspects all big players one after the other. Remembering Venus represents our hearts desire, love, creativity, personal taste and take on things. Here is the sequence:
May 10 – Venus opposite Mars – a confronting time where we need to open up and be receptive to what others are showing us. Mars is now close to changing direction to move direct and has more to offer than we may expect. Mars of late during this retrograde has been urging us all to change our way of operation, and the way we go for what we want. You may be surprised of the outcomes if you give, yet also open up to receive.
May 14 – Venus squares Pluto – Power packed and feisty, there is no bowing down to stronger forces yet, quite the opposite. Desires are strengthened and frustration needs release. Strengthen the mission as any forces that threaten it's survival inner or outer show up today.
May 15 – Venus conjunct with Uranus – It could be like a shock to the heart, or a strike of invigorating energy, that makes you jump out of your seat with excitement, anxiety or distaste. The best part of this connection is that however you experience this, Uranus is other worldly and Venus is earthy, so together it's like a hit of lightning rejuvenating all that may be stale and need some livening up. Think love life, creative projects and even time to yourself. At the same time Venus and Uranus create a sesquisquare 135degree aspect to asteroid Pallas adding a dose for a well needed push for liberation from emotional hang ups in order to keep on top of it all.
May 17 – Venus opposite Vesta – With Vesta we are encouraged to focus on what we are devoted to right now, like a vestal virgin dedicated to keeping the flame alive. Keeping the flame alive in our own hearts needs some attention.
May- 17- 24 – Venus square Black Moon Lilith -as the lunar apogee Lilith moves around quite radically, this aspect lasts for a few days in and out of intensity. The vengeful symbolism of the Black Moon, ensures that we don't settle for any type of repression and take note of anywhere in our lives this may be happening, however surreptitiously.
May 18 – Venus squares Jupiter – Usually a blessed connection, yet today as a square this connection works another way, making mountains out of molehills, blocking opportunities, or a loss of faith that tests our priorities. Squares are always a test !! Overconfidence, overzealousness, over exaggeration, over the top, over(everything) can get us on the wrong side of things, yet with a generosity of spirit and the humbling of our motivations we can and will get a lot further.
May 19 – Venus opposite Ceres – On the same day as Mars stops in his tracks stations, standstill for 48 hrs before moving direct again after an 80 day retrograde period, Venus and Ceres also make a stand. Ceres the great earth mother and Venus love goddess, may not see eye to eye. Curbing our passions to "grow up" "mature" somewhat is the lesson of the day. Mother always knows best – right!
May 22 – Venus conjunct Eris – Now we really want to do something radical! Eris known for being the catalyst in starting the Trojan war, for her antics for not being invited to a wedding feast, sister of Ares wouldn't stand for being left out and had to do something about it.
May 26 – Venus conjunct South Node - time to consider the past, reassess your current situation and respond to what may not have changed or moved as you expected. Be very conscious of what and where you need to move towards, to move forward.
May 29th – Venus moves into Taurus .
May 3rd 2014
Venus in Aries- The Mission is on!
Venus in Aries, a new beginning, a fresh new moment, a starting again that wasn't so easy a few weeks ago has come ,with Venus activating the zero point of Aries and the beginning of the zodiac.
At 11:22am AEST, or 1:22am UT May 3rd 2014, Venus clicks over to Aries. No doubt we will feel the shift from the swooning of Venus in Pisces, a wonderland we may not wish to leave, the land of forgetting, dreaming and escaping reality, to a landscape of adventure and challenge and no more hiding out. With Venus in Pisces during the recent eclipses and cardinal square, it may seem like we've been living through a bit of set back, a tense and frustrating time. Instead of exploding, severing ties or completely giving up, we've been ever so much more tolerant, accepting, reviewing our situations from a more compassionate and loving perspective. Venus in Pisces during this intense period has been somewhat of a life saver.
With Mars also in well behaved Libra, and retrograde during this time and ruled by Venus, and Venus exalted in Pisces, it's been Venus in charge. We've been more tuned to keeping the peace and harmony, than fighting and conquering. The lessons have been to change our modus operandi giving us time to review life and its' challenges, more than activate them. We've been frustrated more than relieved, looked from afar instead of from the battlefront.
Now comes a time where we get to wear our heart on our sleeve, live it like it is, no hiding out, no more pretence and niceties, that's over. Now like a hero coming out of a cave after months of training and observation, he/she is ready to conquer any life battle that lies ahead. Venus in Pisces made sure our hearts were in it first, now we go and fight for what our hearts desire.
And just when we thought the cardinal cross was over, Venus taps into what is left of the grand cross by activation all of the cardinal cross players and more, one at a time during her stay in Aries. The sequence goes like this:
May 10 – Venus opposite Mars
May 14 – Venus squares Pluto
May 15 – Venus conjunct Uranus .
May 17 – Venus opposite Vesta
May- 17- 24 – Venus square Black Moon Lilith
May 18 – Venus squares Jupiter
May 19 – Venus opposite Ceres
May 22 – Venus conjunct Eris
May 26 – Venus conjunct South Node
May 29th – Venus moves into Taurus
At his stage of her cycle Venus is still a bright morning star, rising well before the Sun, yet slowly creeping down from her maximum elongation, moving back closer to the sun and further away from us night after night. Her motion is now stable and after the retrograde that started off our year of 2014 in Capricorn, she is now slowly speeding up and gets faster moving every day. As well as being in Aries, and activating the grand cross, we will feel this momentum, to get moving again, to activate all the projects that may have lost their spark, to freshen up and give them new life.
Whatever mission we are on there is a delivery date! The date is the next Venus Sun conjunction that takes place on October 26th at 2 Scorpio. These next 6 months are about the realisation and coming to fruition of something in your life that you are working on, not as a job although, it could be, but more in the sense of a life goal and purpose. Venus and Sun coming together are symbolic of the heart of a matter, and what matters most in life. Giving Venus meaning in our lives is about filling our lives with love, creativity and what we desire.
As Venus heads towards this next conjunction, she is already in the descent to the underworld as the myth of Babylonian goddess Innana (Venus' equivalent) reflects. This is a time where we gather up our courage, momentum builds, fears may arise, excitement unfolds, yet whatever may rise up ahead contains the very essence of our next stage of growth and personal evolution. Think back at the last time Venus was in this phase and moving toward the Sun, 19 months ago, she was heading to an outer conjunction at 8 Aries with Uranus in March 2013. How did that mission go? Think back also 8 years ago, when the conjunction coming up in early Scorpio occurred in October 2006, or when the retrograde conjunction happened in Scorpio on October 2010.
This current Venus cycle that started back with the last Venus Sun conjunction in January at 23 Capricorn (when Venus was retrograde) is now gaining momentum and as this current Venus mission continues, right now with Venus in Aries and Mars in Libra in mutual reception, we have a special moment to realigned the mission with that special Venus touch. Things cannot be accomplished the same old way.
Watch and follow Venus as she weaves her special magic in your life, no doubt a nucleus of evolution* connecting the past, present and future like no other planetary cycle.
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* From C*I*A FB Friend – Anthony Mark Venus my friends is likened in absolute terms to the mother of orgies, @ this moment she travels through her palace kissing all her suitors, coz they would never exist but for her sensuality , which is the dominant force or the orientals refer to it as "WA"it is this energy that draws all to her in the same way that humans react to pheromones, she is always in demand and is the nucleus of evolution. May U b blessed .
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Well, my new ISP (AEI) is working very good now, so it was time to cancel Rogers, I talked to a sales representative about canceling my line, I told her, "because of the bandwidth cap that was proposed to me 3 weeks ago". She says, "can I put you on hold?""Yeah, okay.."10 minutes later she come back on the line and says, "I'm so very sorry sir, I have a sales technician who would like to talk to you.""Yeah, alright"Then this guy came on the line and asked if I wanted to cancel my service, I said, "yeeeesss"He said, "is there any particular reason why?""Yeah, because of the bandwidth cap that was proposed in my area, I don't enjoy signing up for one service then having the sheets get pulled over my eyes as you 1/2 my service and continue charging me the same amount as the original bandwidth I was signed up for."He goes, "sir I assure you, Rogers will be introducing a higher speed service soon...""..Yeah, but I don't want to pay more"He continues, "Right now every Rogers customer is paying the same flat rate, when this new faster service is announced ..."Then I just cut him off, "Listen, I would like to go ahead and just cancel my service now""Sir, a assure you, you won't be disappointed with the faster service that will be announced in the future..""I told you already, I don't want to hear what you've been told to say, now let me cancel right now, or I'll personally give you the modem myself!"--Silence---He comes back, "When would you like us to cancel Rogers High Speed Internet?""As soon as possible""Could you give me a date?""What is the earliest you've got?"The tech, "Tomorrow between 8 and 11am, I can send a technician to pick up the modem""Is that the earliest you've got?""Yes""That good enough, fine, thank you.""Thank you for choosing Rogers High Speed Internet, have a good day""Bye"This guy would not quit on me, I told him that I already have a new service, I told him AEI. He was asking me so many questions, that are supposed to make a customer think, "Hmm, should I really cancel?"That was the most annoying phone call I had to make this year. Glad it's all over with now...*phew* [text was edited by author 2002-07-20 15:58:06]
LOL reminds me of a bug that would not die..
Yeah, Rogers has always been very aggressive in trying to save the sale. For cable, internet and cellular.--I got my Sympatico HSE in a London box. Where did yours come from?
I checked out AEI, plus EVERY ADSL provider on canadianisp that's less than $50/month.... NONE are available in my area...I recently moved to one of those new areas, where everything's still under construction Anyone got a solution? I don't really care about speeds as long as it's 50kb/sec download, 10kb/sec upload, cheap, and no limits.
quote:Yeah, Rogers has always been very aggressive in trying to save the sale. For cable, internet and cellular.
Oh sure, Neeloy. Bell does what they can to try and save the sale, but they usually offer stuff the customer wants. Rogers has this annoying habit of ramming their service down your throat when you try to cancel. They don't give you any breaks, they just try to make you feel like a moron. At least that was my experience when I cancelled my cell service and cable with them.--I got my Sympatico HSE in a London box. Where did yours come from?
True, but by offering customers these ridiculously low offers, they have given all these expectations to people that they can't maintain. Bell has been offering a ridiculously cheap service to undercut Rogers and hoping that once they had won the sales, they would be able to up their prices and people would stay with them. Whether this strategy will work or not is still to be seen. I'm not saying that I agree with what Rogers has done, just that I can see it being necessary for them to take this step to maintain some margins in the present environment. As far as trying to convince customers to hold out on them? Well I think its a nice idea, but I doubt it will work.
I would of told them "fu*king cancel my account or i'll beat ur face in with a bat" lol...You dont want to know what i say to telemarketers, they piss me off so much :P
That's good. Take it out on people who are just trying to make a living. If you don't like it, hang up. There is absolutely no need ever to be rude to a telemarketer.--I got my Sympatico HSE in a London box. Where did yours come from?
hey, beatbox, im looking at AEI too... im plan to order it when i get a modem... i just wanted to know wut modem u got, how much and from where??? i know AEI sells them for 150-inter. 200-exter. is that where u got urz, and the price u paid??? and how good is it?... im lookin at a 3MBit line, if that wut u got...i want to lose my rogers ASAP... im getting sick of the service...oh, and like wut Ritz said... dont let a big corp push u around... with out u, they wouldnt have made ne money... when i cancel... i dont intend to let them try to talk me into some new service... im just going to say 'ether u come and get the CM and cancel, or im not paying...' its as simple as that... if they want, they will try to take u to court... and sue u if they dont come and get it... thou they will look stupid, and the judge will laugh in their faces... u asked for the service to be cancled, and dont want it, thou they will argue if u dont want it, y u still used it... but ether way, ull win, theyll lose...latz---AMD T-BIRD 1.2GHz -OCed to 1.344Ghz - 256Meg - 4x 32 AGP - 39.5Gig - ROGERS (*CRAP*) CABLE - XP PRO - 2000 PRO- I AM IMMORTAL, I HAVE INSIDE ME BLOOD OF KINGS, YEAH, I HAVE NO RIVAL, NO MAN CAN BE MY EQUAL
I will reply for him(hope he doesn't mind), I just wanted to answer your question quickly. He got the external Daewoo modem for $200.00, its amazing, seen with my own eyes, and he is at borderline for the service, and it is the 3.5 mbits/800 kilobits connection, the pings are a little lousey but he is working on getting that fixed, btw the modem looks really nice.--In the game of Broadband, you always loose when you go the Rogers route.I'm not Canadian :P
Thx green... i still want to know, is it the 1 they sell, or did he get it from some where else?thxlatz
He got it from them, sorry, I thought I stated that. he also had a problem with the modem they sent him, would only connect for 10 minutes then would loose sync, but they sent out purolator to give him a new one, and it works like a charm, he is tweaking like mad. Nice connection though, apart from the pings.
ight, thx, that wut i wanted to know... i think i saw a post of his, when he got it... its like a goldish colour or smthin???newayz thz greenlatz
Telemarketing should be freakin illegal, its invasion of privacy, persistent people trying to sell you sh*t over the phone, they should DIE along with their freakin employer....--Crunch for Team Discovery! Also visit www.ihaterogers.ca
HiVolt, they can't sell you anything if you would just hang up! It's just like pressing mute on your remote when the commercials come on. I guess door to door sales is out for you too. --I got my Sympatico HSE in a London box. Where did yours come from?
haha, if he hate telemarketers that much... id hate to be a door-to-door salesman!!!lol!!!... or even takin donations...lol...:):):)latz
HAHAHAHA!!!..Nice one Ferrari, thar she blows..LMAO!!Actually pings are getting better, »ny-monitor.dslreports.com/tweak/···a=normal[text was edited by author 2002-07-21 08:36:27]
in that test, ur connection type is normal, isnt it PPPoE??? or does it make that much of a diff???
Actually it's RASPPPoE. No it doesn't make a difference.
oh, ok, i didnt think there was ne diff...
I didn't have any problems canceling my Rogers Internet. I called them and they said it would be disconnected within 24hrs. They allowed me to return the modem at a Rogers Video/Cable store. Of course they asked why I was canceling and I did said to them it was because of the speed caps and the way they were quietly doing it hoping no one would notice. The first guy I talked to was shocked to hear my speed was cut in half. He then put me through to the accounting department. The accouning guy knew of the speed reductions and said a number of people had been calling the last few weeks to cancel their service as well. Typical of Rogers that only half their employees know what the heck is going on!
You know what's the worst, they just start babbling without giving you a chance to say "I'm not interested".... "Hi my name is Sherry and I'm calling to let you know that Toronto Star is having a special on blah blah blah for 5cents less than it is on the news stand....." and they go on and on.... Don't even get me started on door to door salesgeeks. When i had a dog, it sneaked out once and it bit one of those Jehova's Witnesses in the ankle when they were trying to "convert me". Them two ran away as fast as they could, lost half their evil propaganda on my yard.--Crunch for Team Discovery! Also visit www.ihaterogers.ca
Hahaha! Are you the unshaven guy in the coffee stained, wife-beater undershirt? Sorry, that's just the image that popped into my head, HiVolt. --I got my Sympatico HSE in a London box. Where did yours come from?
Any dealings you have with *ROGERS*.....have the persons employee number and also if possible have a micro cassette to record their comments.....A friend of mine is going thru a suit with them right now.....the reason he is winning is because of his evidence that he aquired with these items.It all started with the introduction of their Digital TV.....and has expanded to their Internet Service.He caught them in many lies and false promotions,and from what i understand he is about to gain a settlement from them......Stet --SOMETIMES YA FEEL LIKE A NUT......SOMETIMES YA DO'NT!!
said by HiVolt:When i had a dog, it sneaked out once and it bit one of those Jehova's Witnesses in the ankle when they were trying to "convert me". Them two ran away as fast as they could, lost half their evil propaganda on my yard.
said by shaner:Hahaha! Are you the unshaven guy in the coffee stained, wife-beater undershirt? Sorry, that's just the image that popped into my head, HiVolt.

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Oologah band earns gold in Chicago
The bands will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday night at the OHS auditorium
The Oologah High School band earned Superior ratings in Chicago last weekend at the Heritage Festival. The concert and jazz bands earned Superior or Gold ratings and the band won the Spirit of Chicago Award.
"I am proud to say that the OHS band represented our school, town and state very well," Oologah Band Director Jon Matthews said.
Concert band members performed their contest piece Pantheon by Michael Sweeney on Saturday and world-premiered the new piece Dark Cloud "Oologah" by composer Ryan Main. It was commissioned by the Oologah High School Band with assistance from the Claremore Symphony League. The concert band earned a Superior or Gold Rating and took first place in their class.
The Jazz band performed a set of tunes including Splanky by Neal Hefty, Gospel by Carl Strommen, Embraceable You by George & Ira Gershwin and Poco Loco by Carl Strommen. Soloists included Blake Hightower on alto sax and Charlene Hines and Kyla Wagoner on trumpet. Blake Hightower won the Maestro award for his solo in Embraceable You.
The jazz band also earned a Superior or Gold Rating. The Oologah Band was one of only four groups who earned gold ratings which qualified them for an invitation to the prestigious Festival of Gold for future trips.
In addition to all of these awards and achievements the band was also recognized with the Spirit of Chicago Award.
This award is presented to the school that best represents its student body, its community, its families and the ideals of citizenship, cooperation, and music education. Heritage Festival staff take notice of students who are being polite, supportive and representing everything they want a Heritage Festival to be. The Oologah High School band was chosen from all the other participating schools for this award.
The band traveled over 1,600 miles in five days. Band members spent the first two days of the trip taking in the sights and sounds of Chicago. The band visited the Museum of Science and Industry, the Art Institute of Chicago, Willis Tower, Millennium Park (the bean), as well as The Shedd Aquarium.
Students heard some fantastic authentic jazz music at Andy's Jazz Club as well as the awesome sights and sounds of the Blue Man Group and Medieval Times.
"I couldn't be more proud of our students. Thank you so much to the communities of Oologah and Talala for their continued support of the band," Matthews said. "Thank you to the parents, teachers and everyone in our extended families and community who bought the beef jerky, candy, flowers, attended the jazz dinner, gave donations, etc. You helped give the students a wonderful experience that they will never forget."
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Join me on a jazzy journey through Mister Rogers Neighborhood…
This morning I was reminded how much I love Mister Rogers (present tense), and how much that show influenced me as a kid. Fred made me the curious adult I am today. Well, Fred and Sesame Street, but I refuse to pick favorites.
I especially remember the above video, about how crayons are made. It must have had a hell of an impact to stick in my noggin after all these years, eh? But as awesome as the story of the classic Crayola 64-pack is (remember the built-in sharpener?), today I want to talk about the music.
I never realized it until now, but most of the "how it's made" segments on Mister Rogers had no sound. That makes sense, because factories are horribly loud places and are a nightmare to film in. But listen to how the iconic Mister Rogers jazz soundtrack takes the place of sound effects! The clicks and whirrs are really just the drummer using brushes or percussion blocks. And the piano runs match the action so well!
Reminds me of the Dutch filmmaker Bert Haanstra, whose 1958 film Glas won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short. Glas features a bunch of glass-blowers doing their glass-blowing thing, but instead of live sound their motions are blended perfectly with a peppy, beat-driven jazz soundtrack. Watch it below and compare to Mister Rogers:
See the similarities? I wonder if the influence was intentional. The virtuoso pianist behind Mister Rogers iconic jazz arrangements was Mr. Johnny Costa, whose trio recorded the music live as the show was videotaped! It's pretty progressive music for a children's show, but I think by pushing the boundaries Rogers and Costa were able to create some really special experiences, and prove that kids have no problem enjoying complex creativity.
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Would you bet against Newcastle United now?
Well, would you bet against Newcastle United now?
Despite a long barren run on the road, the Magpies ended it in real style today with a great all round team performance at Watford.
The scoreline may look slender but really the game should have been done and dusted long before the injury time strike from Will Hoskins.
Andy Carroll is on fire at the moment and after setting up the first for Fabricio Coloccini and then heading home a second, his 11th of the season, it was enough to seal the win.
And so as the Newcastle players went different directions after the game with some due on international duty next week.
All that was left to do was take a look at the league table.
With Newcastle EIGHT clear of Nottingham Forest with a game in hand and still to play the tricky Trees at home, automatic promotions should be assured in the final 13 games.
I do say should.....
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I WOULD bet against them! Then if the worst happens, I'd at least have some winnings to compensate for the disappointment and if they go up I won't care about losing a few quid. Anybody know if there are any odds on offer?
I nearly did it back in that Keegan season when we were top and still in 3 cups but couldn't find a bookie then who could quote - I'm sure it's different now.
Watched the match on Middle East TV yesterday, and it was a very workmanlike, professional approcah to the game by CH and the team. Yes, they're not exciting to watch away from home, but are set up to score a goal or two and then hold on to that lead. I was particularly impressed with the teams discipline after a card happy ref was dishing out cards unnecessarily early on which had the likes of Nolan and Williamson treading on eggshells. But they kept they're composure, and were happy to let Watford have as much possession as they wanted in the centre thrid of the pitch as they new the back 4, Harps and Smudge had the beating of them in our last third (not to mention Carroll and Jonas who grafted back all afternoon). With the players coming back from injury and our free flowing home form that terrifies opposing teams and solid away set up, we have set ourselves up nicely for what will still be a tough run in with teams scrapping for their lives at the bottom and teams fighting for a pay off place still to play. All in all, full credit to CH and the team for keeping their heads the last few weeks when all around them people were starting to lose theirs after a couple of unconvincing away peformances (just 1 defeat). And full credit to the supporters who continue to turn up en-mass at home and away to lift the team. .....Is it too much to hope for the Mackems coming back down under the stewardship of Mrs Doubtfire in May as well????? Come on Fulham :)....HWTL!!
I know you can only have eleven on the pitch and the manager has to get the right balance in every match, but I bet other teams would love to have four of the best players in the Championship just about ready to come back: Jose Enrique, Lovenkrands, Routledge, Barton.
I know you can only have eleven on the pitch and the manager has to get the right balance in every match, but I bet other teams would love to have four of the best players in the Championship just about ready to come back: Jose Enrique, Lovenkrands, Routledge, Barton.
I suggest you go to the betfair site where you can 'lay' newcastle to get promotion at 2/13. In other words if you put ã20 on them not to get promotion, and they do, then you would only lose about ã3. If they fail to get promotion then you would win ã20.
Sometimes they have offers for new customers so , if you aren't one already, you may even be able to get a free bet.
On this occasion I won't wish you the best of luck
well in the last 15-20mins we seemed to give up, so if that happens over the last stage of the season i wouldn't bet that they will defo be promoted.
nothing has been said about the back four almost coming to blows or the way they just seemed to stop playing for each other, including the subs who looked like the weren't even warmed up!?
however watford were poor, they may of had plenty of the posession but it was in their own half and they couldn't do anything with it. if we hadn't of stopped playing after 70mins they might as well not have bothered turning up for the second half.
no i would never bet against the toon, but if i didn't support them i might...


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Today the Boston Bruins home office announced the last of their contract extensions. Milan Lucic, Bruins forward and argueably the most popular Bruin on the squad, was signed to stay with the Bruins. The extension will keep Looch the Gooch in the black and gold sweater until the end of the 2015-2016 season. It was honestly hard to tell who was happier with the signing, Lucic or general manager Peter Chiarelli.
Here is Lucic's take on the extension. "As a player I've always believed in Peter and Claude [Coach Julien] and what they were trying to build. Obviously, spending most of time with Claude, him being my coach, his system is something that I got used to in juniors and it works well with me. This is a place where I've always wanted to be," Lucic said. "Obviously, a big thanks to all the fans here."I think in Boston we have some of the best sports fans in the world, and they've embraced me, and without them I don't think I'd be here either."
Lucic also repeated what other recent re-signs like Brad Marchand and Tyler Seguin have said. "We love the city, we love the fans, we love being Boston Bruins," Lucic said. "I speak for everyone here as [saying] we couldn't be happier to be in this spot." Any good sports fan cheers for their team. A really good player loves their fans.
I still remember the response the Bruins got when they won the Stanley Cup in 2011. The Vancouver fans were rather lukewarm with the Bruins passing around the Cup till it came to Lucic. Lucic is one of those players that seems to exemplify hockey. He's like Gordie Howe, or Wayne Gretzky, and even Bobby Orr. People who do not know hockey still know who these men are. I feel that one day Lucic will be one of those players that non-hockey people will say "Lucic? He was a really good hockey player, right?"
"It's just part of us trying to extend our core players and keep this group together," Chiarelli told BostonBruins.com. "Obviously a big strong kid like Milan is—I know he's a crowd favorite—and a very important part of this team. We've got him for four more years now. This coming year, and then three more after that." Lucic's strength isn't just scoring goals and being a physical presence for his team. Milan is one of those players that other players respect for being a hockey player that can fight. I've seen four of his fights live, and 'wow.' is all I can say.
Chiarelli has his core, Lucic has his security, and Bruins Nation has a team. A team that has an excellent chance to add 2013 Stanley Cup Champions to their resume. Now all we need is a season for them to prove it.
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Irritating books, first reads of Adulthood and Alistair McGowan's passion for Heathcliff: November 2003
Between The Stacks: November 2003
Debate from the Book Club
Debate from the Book Club
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- Updated Saturday 1st November 2003
- Introductory level
- Posted under Literature
This week the 'Big Read' programme focused on 'Winnie the Pooh', 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' and 'The Catcher in the Rye'.
Did you enjoy the presentations by Phil Jupitus, Clare Short and Ruby Wax? Would you prefer to hear longer extracts from the texts themselves? Do you think that the presentations would encourage those who had not read the books before to take a look at them? Do let us know your views about these or other issues arising from the programmes, along with any comments you may have about the 'Big Read' final 100.
I thought this was the big 'READ' not the big 'how-well-does-it-shape-up-in-20-minute-TV-slot'. I watched the first episode and was a bit bemused as to the objective: Is the assumption you've read them all and this helps cast your vote, or is it a taster if you haven't? I haven't read them all and the only encouragement I needed was that they are on the list. The last thing I want is something visual before I had chance to draw my own mental picture.
Good points. Do you feel the same way about film versions of famous novels?
You're confused? I switched on late and wondered why Ruby Wax was encouraging us to vote for her in the Big Read poll - then it turned out that she was meant to be talking about Catcher in the Rye, rather than herself for twenty minutes...
I felt much as you did. It also seemed rather intrusive to have the presenter's political views hammered home, when I wanted to know about the author and the novel itself. I don't know what instructions guest presenters were given about their task. Perhaps they were asked to make the texts as relevant as possible to modern readers, and that may explain why some of them feel the urge to weave political comments into the presentations!
As last week, I had read two of the books. I had not read any of the "Winnie the Pooh" stories and was not brought up on them as a child. I enjoyed "Captain Corelli's Mandarin" as a story of love and war but did not feel it had any great literary merit. I never really understood exactly what Salinger was getting at in "Catcher in the Rye" and in that sense, found it a dull and difficult book.
I thought Clare Short's presentation of "Captain Correlli's Mandarin" was rather flat and that it did not do justice to the book.
Ruby Wax did a good presentation of a book which must have been difficult to get over in an interesting way.For me she did make it more understandable in the context of American 50's youth and of her own growing-up in the 60's.
However, I do not consider either presentation to have been of sufficient attraction to encourage new readers.
Phil Jupitus had put together an amazing and exciting presentation which I feel was an achievement in its own right irrespective of the book's merits.He regarded the Pooh stories as "the stuff of childhood" and of "universal appeal".He said that Milne had written in Winnie the Pooh, the "most beautifull prose in the English language" and he sounded convincing.I found The interplay between the stories and the actual relationships between AA Milne and his son and broher,Ken very effective. This is clearly a lovely book for children and I hope this presentation will commend it to parents and children to give it a try in the 21st Century.
I agree with your comments about the presentation by Phil Jupitus - it was just right. The re-enactment of scenes from the stories was fun. The background information about A.A. Milne's own life, including his experience of fighting in the Somme, was enlightening rather than distracting. It's wonderful to think that there have been over thirty foreign language interpretations of the 'Winnie the Pooh' stories. Apparently he is very big in Japan!
Stephanie, I doubt whether longer extracts from the texts would really encourage viewers. They would not help those already aquainted with the book for whom they would be unnecessary and a waste of space.For others, out of context extracts might be confusing and give the wrong or distorted impression of the central themes of the book, even boring.Perhaps just a taste of striking passages is best to fit in with the total presentation and to enthuse the viewer to read more.
In choosing a book,I try first to discover the theme, get an idea of any historical or other factual background, and then the way in which the author is going to approach and interpret the theme.I am quite happy with the presentations so far;it is their individual quality that counts in the end.
I am more concerned by the absence from the Top 100 of the work of many distinguished writers or their relegation well down the list.I am thinking, for example, of Anthony Trollope and Virginia Woolf and many more. Why has Graham Greene fallen from favour? His books rank high in my personal list. My favourites are "The Power and the Glory" and "The End of the Affair". What do others think?
John, your points are very fair ones. You have also raised an interesting angle by commenting that a number of famous writers were missing from the top 100 list. Like you, I was surprised that there was nothing by Virginia Woolf. As a D.H. Lawrence fan I was disappointed that there weren't any of his novels there. [I had actually voted for 'Sons and Lovers'].
How I agree with Timtamtom. This was a real ego trip for Ruby Wax and I thought she was by far the most inferior of the three presenters. She was of course explaining why The Catcher in the Rye appealed so much to her with her background but I felt this really did intrude too much. However, the gist of the story was put over well. I had read it so many years ago and couldn't remember the details. A definite must for a re-read when time permits. Incidentally does anyone know the origins of the title other than the explanation given? I've been told there is a nursery rhyme including this phrase but I can't place it.
I liked the filming of Captain Corelli. I had loved the book but found the initial historical detail rather tedious though necessary to understand the plot. Clare Short's presentation was fine but, as John says, rather low key. It was wise not to reveal the ending of the book as I'm sure people will be drawn by this introduction to read it.
The real hero of the hour was undoubtedly Phil Jupitus, a Pooh look-alike if ever there was one and so enthusiastic in a less over the top way than Ruby. Presentation excellent, background info most interesting and filming a delight. Had read this as a child and will certainly be reading it to my granddaughter as the stories all have a universal "all human life is here" appeal though this can only really be appreciated when reading Pooh as an adult.
Favourite book this week - Captain Corelli. Jury still out on final choice.
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'Mad Max' Brings Cinematic Action to Upcoming Game
Back in the late 70's and early 80's, "Mad Max" dominated movie screens with crazy violence. Now, he's doing it again for video games.
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Over 20 years ago, Warner Bros. brought us a trilogy revolving around Mel Gibson's "Mad Max," a police officer in a post-apocalyptic world who did justice his way — justified, but with no shortage of violence. Movies like "The Road Warrior" and "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome" entertained action fans for years, and that's the vibe Warner is bringing to its new "Mad Max" video game experience.
Shown off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), this new take on "Max" introduces a new build of the character — a younger version that doesn't resemble Gibson in the least. But that doesn't make him any less effective. He's still fighting bad guys his way, whether he's doing it on foot with the help of his knife and trusty shotgun, or hopping behind the wheel of a customized charger and ramming cars off the road.
The game, developed by Avalanche Software (the same team behind the popular free-roaming "Just Cause" games), features an open-world environment to explore, with indicators pointing to available missions. These can vary, ranging from chasing down a convoy of vehicles (including a "big boss" that needs to be taken out in a fiery wreck) to infiltrating an enemy stronghold with the help of a sniper rifle. The game matches the same visceral style of action found in the films. (At one point, Max takes out a straggler sitting atop his vehicle by leaning his shotgun out the window and blasting his head off.)
Avalanche has focused carefully on how cars perform in the game. For instance, you're able to customize your Charger throughout, adding new tires, bumpers and other parts to make it more effective. In its stripped down form, the Charger can do significant damage. If you add an armored bumper to the front, you slow down a bit, but can send enemies reeling in a fiery explosion when you ram into them.
Designed as a new experience for next-generation consoles (namely the Xbox One and PlayStation 4), "Mad Max" definitely looks the part. The visual effects, especially fire, are astounding thus far. When you make a car explode, it continues to burn, even as Max walks up to it in order to pull the driver out to loot him. The ability to look through a spyglass also showcases the game's exquisite detail, and lets you see things that are normally out of plain sight — such as explosive barrels that can make taking over a stronghold quite easy for you. [See also: The 10 Most Stunning Video Games]
Though "Mad Max" looks different from the movies, the experience definitely resembles the action we've come to know from the character, and the fact you have an open world to play around in certainly doesn't hurt either. You'd be, ahem, mad to turn it away.
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It's Homecoming in Brandon this weekend and the university is adding to its growing wall of honour for athletes and builders as part of the festivities.
The Dick and Verda McDonald Sports Wall of Fame, itself just a year old, will grow with the enshrinement of eight athletes and three teams at Homecoming Weekend in the Wheat City.
- Sandra Hamilton Athlete, Women's Basketball (1990-93)
- David Dominique Athlete, Men's Basketball (1986-89)
- Larry Rodenbush Athlete, Football/Men's Basketball (1968-74)
- Bob Simmons Athlete, Football/Men's Basketball/Track and Field (1955-60)
- Shannon Larkins Community Leader, Women's Basketball (1987-92)
- Jerry Hemmings Builder, Men's Basketball (1974-2014)
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- Men's Basketball CIAU National Championship teams (1987-89)
The wall of fame was granted its home in the new Healthy Living Centre and named in honour of a pair of Brandon boosters who are eminently worthy of having their names attached to such a high honour. Dick McDonald passed away last month and that was a shaking bit of news for anyone who'd ever had the pleasure of dealing with him. McDonald was one of the most loyal and committed supporters of BU athletics, a diehard basketball backer who regularly accompanied the teams to Halifax for what used to be regular national championship tournament appearances. His courtside seat was always occupied at the old BU Gym and he never turned down a chance to talk sports with the locals. He was a tremendously kind, unfailingly genuine man whose presence around games at BU will be sorely missed. This weekend will be much different without him there.
Yes the last name of one of the inductees is the same as mine. My sister played for BU for five seasons starting in the late 80s after being recruited out of Kelvin in 1987. Her time there happened to coincide with the finest years of the Bobcats men's basketball team, though on-court success for the BU women was few and far between. Still, she is part of the last Brandon women's basketball team to be ranked in the national top 10 — when the Cats were No. 10 for a couple of weeks following an upset of powerful Manitoba that still stands as one of the best wins in program history.
Tangentially then, because of my sister's history at the school, I've had loose connections to BU and Brandon for parts of three decades. I grew up as an impressionable young hoops fanatic kid watching those great BU men's teams, while bragging that my sibling played university ball. I wore BU practice jerseys in my own school gym; rocked anything she'd hand me down with a Bobcat on it through the halls of River Heights Junior High and Kelvin; and was surely always linked to Brandon by my teammates who'd shake their head at my Brandon loyalties.
When I later cut my teeth as a full-time sports reporter there from 2003-2011, covering the Bobcats, it was always a bit surreal to me that I was covering the teams I was watching when I was 12 years old.
Brandon being a tight-knit community, and it's sporting community even more so, you easily foster relationships with the people who have spent much of their lives building the foundations of sport in the community. Whether it's BU or the Brandon Wheat Kings, there is a discernible lineage from one generation to the next and the names listed above represent that.
I can say great things about each of the people in that list that I encountered over the years. I never met Mr. Birger or Mr. Simmons, but everyone else in that list I have some personal recollection.
Sandra Hamilton was the best female basketball player I've ever watched in person. And I've watched a lot of basketball. She shied away from no one and, to this day, I wonder what on earth she was doing in Brandon, Manitoba. You could make a case for her being the top five pound-for-pound athletes to ever suit up at Brandon.
David Dominque was a special type of basketball player who, truthfully, had no business playing in Canada based on his skill level. A Division I talent, Dominique came to Brandon through some unbecoming circumstances, but boy could he play. A physical freak, as far as CIAU basketball was concerned. And watching those Brandon teams that won three national championships in a row was some of the most joy I've ever had watching the game I love the most. Watching them was what really, really hooked me on the game.
Larry Rodenbush was teaching at Vincent Massey High School by the time I got to Brandon. He raised a family there with kids who were each as likeable and kind as he is. He was one of the first contacts I had when I began reporting in Brandon and instantly became one of my favourites.
I've never met anyone who absorbs basketball like Jerry Hemmings. He has his detractors, but even they will acknowledge the longtime head coach who lead BU to four national championships was among the hardest workers and best Xs and Os coaches in Canada. Every chance he had to be around the game, he took it. And he's a big reason why anyone had ever heard of Brandon University in the 80s and 90s.
Doug Steeves was just a beautiful human being. A gracious, giving and committed man who was the face of football in Brandon for decades — the patriarch of all three high school programs in the city, and the man who was on the sideline of every game he could be at until his final days.
Finally, my sister was to me the hardest working player on the floor at all times. I played every sport I could growing up, but it was basketball I clung to largely because of her. From the moments dribbling a ball in the basement with her cajoling me to work on my left hand, to back-lane one-on-ones to getting invites to practice with her high school team, I fell in love with the sport at an early age and now, as I look at one of her young daughters growing up with a twinkle in her eye for the sport, I can't wait to see the passion grow in her the way it did in me.
There's no doubt she"ll have the right teacher.
Congratulations to all the inductees. See you soon, Brandon.
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Through the Aftermath's 50th episode podcast talks with Brian Fargo and Wasteland 2 writer Nathan Long. It's a really information-dense interview and well worth the listen, but also has some spoilers. They talk inspirations, writing post-apocalyptic stories, differences between Wasteland and Wasteland 2, carry-overs from Wasteland and nods fans will recognize. Nathan describes the story transition from Wasteland to Wasteland 2, Brian reveals one of LA's cults and talks about playing around with the endgame depending on what you do in the game. Brian also talks about the beta and how inXile will gather feedback from it.
Brian Fargo is the original founder of Interplay and creator of such classic games as Bard's Tale, Neuromancer, and our favorite: Wasteland.
Nathan Long is an author and screenwriter probably most famous for his series of novels based on the Warhammer universe. He's currently the lead writer on Wasteland 2.
With the sequel in the works, we figured it would be a great time to sit down with Brian and Nathan and discuss their post-apoc influences and the game itself. Not only that, but Brian also throws down an exclusive for us relating to W2's end-game, or at least Brian's version of an end-game.
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