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The Sixth House
by Dana Gerhardt
Anna Lee was one of my first clients. I gasped when I saw her chart. She had five planets in the 6th house: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, Pluto and Uranus. What's more, they were all in Virgo, the natural sign of this house. To my novice mind this information jumped from the page with exclamation points. But what did it mean? At the time, I had no idea. I looked forward to the day when I could look at charts and instantly "know." But frankly, that day has never arrived.
I'm alternately envious and suspicious of those who can make instant analyses of a chart with no knowledge of the person who's living it. But there's enough disagreement about the right and wrong ways to practice astrology. I don't want to add to that here. I'll just make a confession: I'm lousy with maps. I have to touch into the territory before the map becomes sensible. Even something apparently simple, like a cluster of planets in the same house and sign, will keep me guessing. For some individuals it does indeed mean an intense and focused life. For others, like Anna Lee, the stellium acts more like a confusing tangle of wires, criss-crossing, by way of rulership, the entire chart. I remember thinking if anyone could teach me about 6th house mysteries, it would be Anna Lee. Saturn was about to oppose her 6th house Sun. I watched the effects of this transit with interest.
Work or health problems often appear during transits to the 6th. It was a good bet that for Anna Lee, one or both areas would be affected. What actually happened, in the months of Saturn's applying orb, was that Anna Lee's boss Jerry suffered work and health problems. He was asked to leave the company and had a heart bypass operation. Sometimes close associates will do our transits for us, but rarely do we escape untouched. Anna Lee was concerned about her boss' health. But his leaving the firm turned her own world upside-down. She was afraid of two possibilities: upper management would ask her to leave next, or possibly worse, to stay and take his place.
Over the next few months, at Saturn's grueling pace, Anna Lee struggled with her situation. Initially she panicked. Then she interviewed. She got two offers and turned both down. When rumors surfaced that she was leaving, she went straight to the company president and made it clear that she wasn't. It took her boss Jerry months to find a new position, and the company even longer to name his replacement. But as the Saturn opposition became exact, Jerry finally left, and an archenemy was put in his place. Anna Lee was miserable.
" So why didn't you leave?"
Her eyes flickered. She took a breath, "I don't know, I guess I like it there." Moments earlier she'd described her workplace as an intense time-pressured environment that rarely gave her a full lunch hour; upper management never appreciated how hard she, her boss, the whole department worked. She considered her department the nerve center of the company. On the days when Jerry was out, she felt she was holding the whole company together. A Saturn transit sometimes rewards past efforts and brings a promotion: "So why didn't you apply for your boss's position?"
" Oh, I don't think I could do it. It's a lot of pressure..." Her voice trailed off. Her eyes moved to a spot in the distance, then came back. "I just like to work. I don't mind working hard. But I don't want to run things. I'm not ambitious, really."
Victimization, insecurity, a loss of options, plus the willingness to work like a steamroller—I checked these qualities against other 6th house Suns that I knew. There was a similarity in their stories. Not all 6th house Suns are hard-working insecure victims. Yet often enough their voices have the same tentative tone when discussing their jobs or their futures. It's not unusual to hear them complain about being overworked or under appreciated. Their resident inner 6th house critic doesn't help. "Do better, work harder" are common 6th house strategies. But they don't always make the best life solutions. Perhaps this is the downside to the 6th's upside of service—6th house Suns tend to wait on others. When the others don't come through, these Suns are stuck.
Ancient astrologers considered the 6th a malefic house—not a happy place for a planet to be. John Frawley, a contemporary practitioner of traditional principles, writes about the 6th: "This is the house of the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune: of all the things that the harsh, cruel world and that odd bunch of people who inhabit it conspire to inflict upon us."1 Planets in this house are weakened and can harm the other houses that they rule. This is not the house of health, Frawley contends, but the house of illness. The 1st house indicates one's health or vitality; the 6th describes what undermines it. Nor is it the house of work or service, says Frawley. This is a modern invention, loosely based on the 6th ruling servants and tradespeople—those who work for us. Our own work is still described by the 10th. Contemporary interpretations of the 6th, says Frawley, are simply wrong. They derive from the happy-talk tendency of modern astrologers to whitewash any bad celestial news.
Frawley's views sound harsh to anyone raised on modern interpretations. Yet they fill in a missing note: planets here are often mysteriously under stress. If you're a counseling astrologer, however, it's pretty unproductive to tell someone "You're screwed." Perhaps more useful is Dane Rudhyar's perspective. He describes the 6th as territory in crisis—requiring reorientation and adjustment. Following the 5th house of creativity, children, and romance, the 6th describes what happens when our 5th house dreams collide with the real world. We realize our creative expressions don't sing with immortality. We notice our romantic life has lost its radiance. Despite our best efforts, our children grumble and disappoint. In the 6th we notice life isn't all it's cracked up to be. We can drown in our failure. Or we can do something about it. We can change our approach, acquire new techniques. We can either suffer or grow.
" Because the sixth house represents fundamentally everything that deals with personal crises and the way to meet them," writes Rudhyar, "it shows, more than any other factor in the whole of the astrological field, how an individual can grow and become transformed."2 To a traditional astrologer, this might sound like happy talk. It depends on whether you side more with fate or free will. Where traditionalists and moderns can agree is that the 6th often brings the test of suffering. Planets here require patience, endurance, faith, and above all, the effort to learn from one's experience. Anyone with an emphasized natal 6th house, says Rudhyar, cannot escape the call to transform.
As Mars was crossing Anna Lee's 6th house cusp, I received a surprising phone message. Anna Lee had accepted a new position with another company. I was thrilled about the burst of confidence that had brought this change. As I listened to her news, I couldn't help but note the ironies. She was taking a management position—the very thing she'd resisted before. She would be heading a whole new department, in fact, building it from the ground up. It was funny she was leaving now, she related, because she'd discovered that her new boss at the old company was much better than she'd feared. Upper management was finally making the positive changes she'd longed for.
I wondered at her leaving the old company just as things were finally getting better. But I remembered the 6th house's association with illness. As Frawley reminds, illness is a temporary crisis meant to restore one's system to balance. Anna Lee's unhappiness with her work was perhaps a useful fever. It allowed her to burn through her passivity and meet life at a higher level. Once this fever passed, she was free to move on. The ancients linked the 6th with alchemy. Perhaps this supports Rudhyar's view that the 6th is a transformational house, where one is meant to turn life's lead into gold. As for Anna Lee, the last I heard she was doing very well.
Both ancient and modern astrologers agree that the planet which naturally rules the 6th is Mercury. Mercury is associated with the mind, in particular the ability to reason. If the 6th brings crises, it's the logic of Mercury that helps us respond appropriately. Through Mercury we analyze and organize our experience. We divide our time into useful units of activity. We conjure proactive strategies to keep both crises and illness at bay. Sometimes astrologers talk about the 6th as though they were nagging mothers, reminding us to make our beds and hang up our clothes. When this house is emphasized by transit, progression or solar return, modern astrologers advise: "Eat your vegetables, take your vitamins, exercise, quit smoking; streamline work routines, reduce your stress, get organized."
A few astrologers speak of the 6th in metaphysically trendier terms, a nod perhaps to its alchemical roots. They advise activities like "spiritual centering," "sacred ritual," "discovering magic in mundane details." An emphasized 6th house by transit might prompt a need to bind the sacred to the ordinary. No doubt such statements would make Frawley squirm. But they do address a common 6th house problem. Mercury rules machines. In the 6th, we often act like one. When my progressed Moon entered the 6th, I suffered no monumental crises. My life revolved around work; my days were dull. If I suffered from anything, it was a lack of imagination. I hungered for a more magical perception of my days.
The 6th refers to daily time and how we spend it. Here most of us defer to the cultural norm—which is to do time mechanically. We fill it with productive activity: We work. Most of us have no choice. This could indeed be the "bad fortune" the ancients were talking about! However, most of us would admit that working is not entirely bad. There is something in us that likes a regular structure in our days. Studies have shown that the most depressed individuals are not the ones who have nine-to-five jobs, but the ones who don't—the unemployed, the infirm, the retired—those who have nowhere to go and nothing to do. The ancients said that action-oriented Mars "joys" in this house. Our 6th house likes to be in motion. But does it carry the potential for magic too?
More and more, I find myself taking my cues from children. They are, of course, the undisputed masters of ordinary magic. Initially I laughed when my friend told me the following story about his three-year-old Zack. Now I see it as a koan of 6th house wisdom. Zack has two toothbrushes: a blue one for bedtime, a green one for mornings. One morning Zack's dad inadvertently squeezed the toothpaste onto the blue toothbrush. Zack was undone. Thinking this was a good time to teach Zack flexibility, Dad tried to cajole him into brushing with the blue one. Zack threw such a fit, his father had to carry him down to the breakfast table, stiff and screaming, teeth unbrushed. The tantrum continued until Dad gave in. He carried Zack back up the stairs. They reeled the day back and started it over again, with the green toothbrush this time.
I thought my friend was raising an unusual child. Then I had a toddler of my own. Branden taught me the importance of childhood rituals: the right activity, with the proper objects, at the right time. When he was two, Branden had breakfast in the green chair, watched TV with the checkered pillow. Mom had to drink her coffee out of the mug with the bird on it, and Dad had to drop his keys on the top (not middle!) shelf. One morning Branden and I left the house after giving the dog one cookie instead of two. The relentless sobs from the back seat "dog cookie, dog cookie" meant I had to drive two blocks back home and right the wrong. I was not happy about this (something the dog knew instantly, cowering in disbelief as I stormed in to toss another cookie her way). That morning was one of those "battles of wills" between parent and child that the old child-rearing books warn about. All is lost, they say, if the child "wins." Yet when I caught the look on Branden's face that morning, it wasn't triumph, but relief. His magic spell had been preserved. The day had started right.
This is the 6th house for a child, who has neither work nor health concerns, nor even a good grasp of time. Children experience the 6th through their organizing rituals. Adults have routines, but children have rituals. Rituals create energy; routines drain it. Rituals invite assistance from the invisible world. They serve a magical protective function—acting as the garlic and sacred cross that keeps the 6th house vampires at bay. What draws a child to certain objects and sequences is a mystery, but the power of this attachment can't be denied. To children what happens in the present matters. The 6th house holds the personal holy rituals that give meaning to their world.
When children enter school, these meaningful attachments are gradually severed. Their unique experience of time is relinquished to society's more efficient rhythms. Personal magic gives way to productivity and practicality. The older one gets, the worse this becomes. The year I had my Sun plus four more planets in the 6th house of my solar return, my daily duties were overwhelming. I was hopping with productive, efficiently scheduled activity. I kept waiting for the avalanche of responsibilities to disappear. They never did. Towards the end of that year I heard Ray Merriman speak about the solar return 6th house Sun. He nailed me when he said, "These people have only themselves to blame. They over-schedule themselves, not realizing they should do the opposite: relax, float, and flow."
Merriman was suggesting that to balance the 6th, we should look to its opposing house, the 12th. This is the house belonging to the invisible world. It is Neptune's territory. To keep Mercury's efficiency in proper measure, we can evoke more Neptune—imagination, spirituality, the unconsciousness of dream. Just as our dreams carry images from our days, we might allow our days to remember images from our dreams.
Jung teaches there are two roots to psychological disease: the gods we forget to honor and the gods we overdo. Too much of Mercury's "doing" without Neptune's "floating in the empty spaces" makes "stress" a common 6th house syndrome. When Neptune is forgotten, this uninvited and quietly vengeful guest lies in wait, to throw us under his spell. Driving the freeway home, we suffer brief comas, waking up just minutes before the off-ramp arrives. We forget why we opened the refrigerator or entered the bedroom. Our bodies working like efficient machines, we go numb to the day. When we lose touch with our present, we fall prey to addictions. It's dishonored Neptune who puts the drink, the cigarette, the remote control in our hands.
If the 6th is a dull or harried house, perhaps we have only ourselves to blame. We might buy books like the Goddess in the Office. We might wear red on a Mars day, burn incense at night, or mime a few spells. But it's not finding the "right" magic ritual that will save us. It's finding the ability to attach to it—to have what happens in the present matter again. I'm not suggesting we should throw tantrums like a child when our personal routines are disturbed. Rather let's balance Mercury with Neptune. Let's use our reason to preserve spiritual imagination. Like children, let's become the high priests and priestesses of our daily lives.
This is easy enough to say, but how is it really achieved? I don't think simple formulas will do, although Merriman was on to something. I've noticed that those who do the 6th house well tend to have a good relationship with the 12th. They enjoy floating in the empty spaces, as well as being alert and absorbed when the work of the moment calls. I've wondered if the sign on the 6th house cusp might prescribe one's optimum daily rhythm—and the best approach to 6th house crises. What I discovered was that most people move through the day in the style of their Ascendant. I've got Virgo rising, which means I adore planning, making schedules and lists. "An hour for Tibetan prayers, another for reading, then onto my work," I'll tell myself. But then there are phone calls, emails to answer, the electrician who doesn't come when he said he would. Aquarius is on my 6th house cusp. Aquarius more accurately describes the unpredictable rhythms that I meet. Despite my best intentions, my Virgo plans usually break down. If the chart describes one's daily rhythm, its formula goes more like this: The Ascendant shows how you want the day to happen. The 6th describes how it actually does.
In most charts, the sign on the 1st house is inconjunct the sign on the 6th. Inconjuncts are an aspect of disequilibrium. They keep us off balance and require constant adjustments. This natural tension between the Ascendant and the 6th house cusp is like a perpetual motion machine, constantly returning us to the primary work of this house: Reality knocks and we must transform. In the 6th we break down experience and absorb its feedback. We improve our techniques and skills, urged forward towards a perhaps unattainable perfection. This marks the difference between a human's work and a machine's. It's impossible to write perfect articles, give perfect readings, or be a perfect mom. But I keep trying. The awareness of how I fall short is often painful. Yet in the disequilibrium between my intent and its realization, I'm also urged forward again—toward new techniques, approaches, understandings. All of this is unlike my computer, who performs its tasks the same way each time, never caring how they're received.
The 6th is where we build mastery of our craft. We may want nothing less than consistent success, but disequilibrium is where the magic is. Creativity often springs from failure. We can learn from our 6th house crises. And isn't that the key to mastery of our life?
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Monday, February 15, 2010
131 comments:
Welcome everyone to our second annual Garden Party!ReplyDelete
Has anyone noticed how many of the favorites were beaten in the breed today?ReplyDelete
And....we're off!ReplyDelete
The current number one Hound, the Afghan, CH Genesis Silverado, was defeated in the breed today.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:09 PM
Retired from the show scene after 39 years..ReplyDelete
Isure enjoy your contribution to the sport Billie.Published the obedience newspaper Front & Finish with Bob Self and some great times with Ray and Ginger Scott when the were in the Midwest.
Thanks, AJH
We also have one of our past top ten all breed dogs in the Hound Group, 2008 top ten dog, the Harrier, CH Downhome Family TraditionReplyDelete
Lola is the top winning 15" Beagle bitch in HistoryReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:16 PM
Did you guys see they missed up on the american foxhound. I said Basenji instead, I guess they were having tech. difficulties.ReplyDelete
Yeah, they had their papers shuffled, lolReplyDelete
Don't forget to hit your refresh button to see the latest commentsReplyDelete
Very nice DoxieReplyDelete
Who did you like in the first half?ReplyDelete
I'd pull the 15" Beagle, the Wirehaired Dachshund, and the BasenjiReplyDelete
This is the Greyhound that won the Group at the National ChampionshipReplyDelete
I try not to put to much emphasis on who was beat and rather the quality of dogs that were there. Sometimes the best dogs aren't number one for various reasons and this does not mean they are not the better dog on the day :)ReplyDelete
This is Coda, 2008 top ten dog all breedsReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:26 PM
LOVE LOVE LOVE this Harrier!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:27 PM
I've seen the wire doxie before and I really liked him, I hope he makes the cut.ReplyDelete
I gotta believe it's no coincidence that Coda came out of retirement for this showReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM
Maybe not. I'd love to see Coda do well tonight.ReplyDelete
This is CeeJay last year's top HoundReplyDelete
I do think the quality is a bit higher in the second half, I would cut the same dogs you mentioned and ad Tessy the Coonhound and the Longhaired Dach.ReplyDelete
Anyone watch the handler of the Plot pinching her dog in the breed this morning? It was "interesting"ReplyDelete
There sure were a lot oif nice Ridgebacks in the US last yearReplyDelete
I didn't see that. I wouldn't recommend it with my /Scottie. lolReplyDelete
This is my pick for the GroupReplyDelete
This Whippet came out of a tough Breed todayReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:37 PM
She's lovely.ReplyDelete
She also won one of the two huge Palm Springs shows.ReplyDelete
Last but not least, she looked beautiful and Lori looks amazing! Tough group overall.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:40 PM
I'm guessing the RR, Whippet, WD, and Harrier place not sure what order but those 4 our the big standouts to me, the PBGV could place too.ReplyDelete
I would have liked to see Coda out there.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:44 PM
Me too. This is a lovely line up of dogs.ReplyDelete
I can't quibble with thatReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:45 PM
hmm.... not exactly what I picked but still nice, Way to go Channel and Lori.ReplyDelete
Well, that give Lori some confidence. lolReplyDelete
My Cairn hates the Subaru dogs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 7:52 PM
I think the Whippet is beautiful, loved the beagle and dachshund too, thought they could have got a placement, tough groupReplyDelete
Don't forget to turn your TV to CNBC at 9:00 ESTReplyDelete
There were a number of upsets in the Toy breeds todayReplyDelete
However, 2009's number one Toy Poodle, CH Smash Jp Moon Walk, won the breed as did the hot new Shih Tzu, CH Jolei Hallmark Austin Powers.ReplyDelete
I showed a Maltese at my first WestminsterReplyDelete
This judge has put up a Pug at her last three Toy GroupsReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:03 PM
And of Course Taser is in there, I'm thinking the toy poodle is going to win, taser will place and I'm not sure about the rest, I'll decide after i watch.ReplyDelete
This is Taser's third year as a top ten dog all breedsReplyDelete
I take it the room does not have a lot of Toy fans?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM
no, I watch it and show some but I'm not a huge fan I'd rather have my gsds and pwcs anyday. Sorry toy people :)ReplyDelete
Who do you like?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:16 PM
Got me...I am a sporting dog lover. However, I do like Taser and the Brussels GriffonReplyDelete
I like Taser, the Griff, & the CavalierReplyDelete
Nice group of dogs...I am a toy person now but a Sporting person at heart....got a record breaking Group 2 with a Field Spaniel a few years ago :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:19 PM
I love Kim Pastella's Min Pin!ReplyDelete
Maybe I should post as anonymous :PReplyDelete
I like this Min PinReplyDelete
This is David's Peke from last year. He has a new Champion that is even betterReplyDelete
However, this dog could win the GroupReplyDelete
This dog beat last year's Group four winnerReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:22 PM
this is a nice pappion. nice to see different ones since I live in Tx and see a lot of the same ones win.ReplyDelete
but I'm predicting that the toy poodle is going to win and taser is going to get a group two. still not sure about the rest
Nice job for the PoodleReplyDelete
This Pug upset some heavy hittersReplyDelete
However he won the National SpecialtyReplyDelete
This Shih Tzu has been burning it up so far this yearReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:26 PM
I'll switch from anonymous thought it was my only option. Love Taser and the Min Pin. Can't deny Walker either. However, I would still have to pick the two eight month old vizslas curled up on the sofa with meReplyDelete
I was just teasing!ReplyDelete
The Poodle is hard to beat when he is on ans he was in tonight.ReplyDelete
I'm going with the PekeReplyDelete
The last Maltese Specialty I was at in 1978 Timothy was a 17 old Jr HandlerReplyDelete
Toy Poodle, Brussels, Peke ?ReplyDelete
Oops, forgot the Shih TzuReplyDelete
Can't argue with thatReplyDelete
Non-Sporting Group should be interesting. The Bulldog got great local press building up to the showReplyDelete
I'm tivoing the show so I can get ready for tomorrow's AKC inspection! However, Coonhound handlers normally show the dogs standing on a bench. They give little pinches to keep the dog standing perfectly in position. A little pinch on the belly makes the loin arch properly while a little pinch on the toe makes the dog move its feet into a correct position. Coonhounds are some of the best trained show dogs in the world.ReplyDelete
Bichon looked quite niceReplyDelete
He beat some very good dogs todayReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:51 PM
the bulldog will be hard to beatReplyDelete
Love that Bulldog!ReplyDelete
I had not seen the bulldog, (except in pictures) shes lovely.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:54 PM
I have seen her close up and she is all that!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 8:57 PM
I have seen the Bulldog many times - tonight is the first time her down and back looked sound. She looked better tonight than I have ever seen her look. She will be tough to beat but this is a nice group.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:01 PM
Sorry , didn't want to be anonymous. Sorry for coming in late Billy, just got home from a meeting and am just now joining the fun! Noticed that Kim's Min Pin Major didn't get a piece of the group, nor did Lola and Marcelo in the Hound Group - this is a tough competition year! Sue Bani (cannot figure out the signature thing!)ReplyDelete
It's going to be between this Poodle and the The BulldogReplyDelete
Standard was naughty...ReplyDelete
Picking thrree and four is going to be toughReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:09 PM
I agree with you Billy,ReplyDelete
I bet that the shar pie of Davids places too,
I'm not sure about the others.
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:09 PM
Tehre are some very nice dogs in this group - this Tibetan is a nice clean mover and has a nice go around. Again, tough competition but I think the Bulldog has been the one to beat from the start. Some of the best NS dogs didn't make it out of the breed - seems to be the theme for the day! Nice Whippet though - if I have to come into that late! Sue BaniReplyDelete
Nice, don't even let them all go around...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:12 PM
Wow different I love upsets!!!! :)ReplyDelete
Good Job Perry!
Wow, that was a surpriseReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:13 PM
WOW! Not at all what I would have thought and my best friend owns the number one/two (not sure at this point) French Bulldog Bitch in the country - oh well, hmm . . . another Westminster upset! Sue BaniReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:14 PM
Now time for the Best group :)!!ReplyDelete
I agree with you Sue, there were a lot of NS dogs that should have made it to the Group. I don't know the frenchie, but he beat some really good ones to get there.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:18 PM
He has not won a BIS that I know of. He beat MANY BIS Frenchies to get there and I just texted my friend (who is ringside) to see what she tells me! As always, Westminster is full of surprises! Sue BReplyDelete
I do think the Herding Group may be the toughestReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:21 PM
yes and jimmy is debuting a new gsd so that should be interesting.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:22 PM
It is FULL of quality dogs - it will be a lot of fun to watch! I love the Rough Collie - so there's my two cents before we get started! Sue B.ReplyDelete
I thought Jimmy got beat in the breed todayReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:24 PM
no he won with a new dog. saw on the gsd list.ReplyDelete
OK, not the same one he had at Eukanuba?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:27 PM
right, its very confusing. LOL!ReplyDelete
Roy, the Beardie, is one of my favoritesReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:35 PM
Very Nice Belgian Sheepdog! Sue B.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:37 PM
agree, I loved the Belgian sheepdog!ReplyDelete
Hmmm, not super impressed overall, did love the Beardie and the Border.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:42 PM
The Aussie has a wonderful expression, and is also very nice. The Briard moved very nice down and back and is overall well balanced - so far this group is the deepest in quality! Sue b.ReplyDelete
I missed the Briard...darnitReplyDelete
The judge is a Shelite breeder, I believeReplyDelete
This is a beautiful SmoothReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:43 PM
This is a GORGEOUS Collie! Very sound moving - geez this group just keeps getting better! You were right Billy - what depth in this group! Sue bReplyDelete
I wanna know how Bruce managed to go BIS here (Oregon) yesterday and make it there in time for breed today? Yikes!ReplyDelete
Both Collies were lovelyReplyDelete
How come Bill is handling this Corgi?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:49 PM
I think I heard it was because he is judging again.ReplyDelete
Conrad looks greatReplyDelete
I got photos of him showing in the breed ring todayReplyDelete
Must be a conflict with this judgeReplyDelete
I got the Puli, Rough Collie, Beardie, and.....ReplyDelete
Briard, maybeReplyDelete
Wow, I am surprised she left the Collie out.ReplyDelete
But I'm glad she found room for the BelgianReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 9:59 PM
cool, I liked her placings, kinda glad the rough collie didn't place since I'm a fan of Ivan the other rough collie who didn't go to west.ReplyDelete
Thanks everyone for coming. I always learn so muchReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 10:00 PM
ok let us folks know who won!!!ReplyDelete
Be sure to join us again tomorrowReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 10:09 PM
Who won the Herding Group?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 10:12 PM
Hi BillyReplyDelete
Not every one has TV to watch, please post placings for herding
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 10:25 PM
Jen Wornall will be showing the Corgi the rest of the year since Bill is going back to judging. Bill decided before the show if Molly won he would have Jen show her in the group.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2010 at 12:24 AM
Its all about Chanel this year!ReplyDelete


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Monday, September 21, 2009
Dil Bole 'Wah Wah'......!
The 'Nautanki' dressing room resembles a Baz Lurhmann set from 'Moulin Rouge', or at least the dressing rooms of the ongoing Lakme India Fashion Week. Some nautanki company, this!! To justify it, Rakhi Sawant performs a sizzling item number that leaves Bipasha Basu's 'Bidi', in its packet... or at the gatepost. Rani as Veer Pratap, matches her step for step in this wonderfully choreographed number. As for Shahid's hot moves and his SRK take- off - the man struts his stuff with absolute panache. He could so easily replace ALL the Khans with his freshness in this role. Far more convincing here than in that embarrassingly gauche, stutter-lisp 'Kaminey' double dholki. His bod looks hot - all compact abs and strong tennis wrists. Let's hope success doesn't corrupt this young actor. He could be the 21st century Dilip Kumar.
As for Rani..... darling, you proved your point. You are the best. Now, will you just go off and get married, please?
And yes, leave those LBDs to the wannabes. Stick to patialas and mojris - nobody wears them better.
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(He could be the 21st century Dilip Kumar.)
And I faint.
- September 21, 2009 at 1:34 AM
- ek-ladki-anjaani-si said...
Somehow the movie reminded me of a Bunty Aur Babli + Chak De.... with the ending stolen from Lagaan! Nahi kya? Or was it Iqbaal?
Off I go to watch "Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs." Are you into animations De?
R {back to life! back to reality. twas great talking to you! do call me when you get here}
- September 21, 2009 at 1:40 AM
- zaki ahmed said...
We are tired of this Punjab fixation that Yash Raj and some of his peers have developed, presumably to strike a chord in the hearts of the Punjabi diaspora in the U.S., Canada, UK and elsewhere.
The same old fields, same old Bhangra and same old colorful inane song-dance routines, same old, same old.
- September 21, 2009 at 2:09 AM
- Vikas said...
You once said that you have a responsibility to your readers and it's only to them that your responsibility matters. But with all due respect you love this 'silly' sugar-coated doughnut of a movie and it's take on romance and comedy and you trash a masterpiece like 'kaminey'. Is this being self conscious, subjective or self-indulgent, refusal to change with times? You have a cult fan following, please do not disappoint fans like myself, that's my only request. A loyal fan!
- September 21, 2009 at 6:38 AM
- kala said...
This review is good and what you said about Rani and Shahid is too true. Shahid shines better with such restrained performances, not the Kaminey type loud performances. Thanks for your politically incorrect but honest reviews. Shahid is one cut above all the hyped Khans except Yousuf Khan.
- September 21, 2009 at 7:04 AM
- Pratap said...
I enjoyed the movie too.
The director (and Aditya Chopra?) need to be educated on the difference between US and UK slang - especially if they want to tug at the NRI heart (and purse!) strings.
Shahid's Rohan who is supposedly raised in the UK uses all typical American sports terms and even does the (in)famous Obama fist bump!
That was the major disappointment. The skimpily clad bimbette was over-the-top and an annoyance. The take off on Mandira Bedi was cool. And it was good to see Poonam Dhillon after ages.
- September 21, 2009 at 7:06 AM
- sonal said...
Havent seen the film, didint think it worth my time.The same old song and dance routine and visuals that seem a lift from so many other films.Nothing new and Ranishould quitely retire.
- September 21, 2009 at 7:33 AM
- ms said...
saw the original, "she's the man". need i say more?
- September 21, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- obssesor said...
You of all people liked it?
- September 21, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Sun said...
you didn't like kaminey, but u liked dil bole hadippa????
u just wanna be controversial I guess
only this has ended up becoming wayyyyyyyyyyy too funnyyy...
ok, so let me ask you again...
you didn't like kaminey, but u liked dil bole hadippa????
- September 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM
- Abhay Agarwal said...
Dear Maam, either I went to see a different film or you did not write this article or you wrote it but are being facetitous!
Why do you call it a family entertaniner? It is a family murderer. I took my wife and 2 children to see the movie and spent Rs.960 for 4 tickets at PVR. I might as well have given that money for charity to YRF chosen foundation.
My 7 year old son has seen enough 20-20 matches to be completely incredulous of what the movie showed.
Maam, this movie is a slap on the face of the intelligence that is developing in this country. The makers believe that any corny shit that they dole out will be accepted by the masses. Maybe the 60+ would but not the newer set Maam.
I felt like filing a criminal case against YRF for scamming me of my hard earned money. But that will be like throwing good money after bad so I let is pass.
Please Maam please tell me that you are being facetitous.
- September 21, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Gulshan said...
Hello Shobha,
Now wat do I do…. I read reviews and was sure that I will NOT waste my precious time… reading other comments I am not sure.. wat have u done nowwww…
Now I must watch as u liked it YOU…
Love Gulshan
- September 21, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- Gulshan said...
Or is it that u came back form ur trip n were nostalgic about India…naheeeeeeeeeeeeeee
- September 21, 2009 at 2:16 PM
Are you just trying to be the blonde bimbo - India's version of Sarah Palin? Or you seriously disliked Kaminey and liked this one?
Ok, I think I'm being too judgemental now.
- September 21, 2009 at 3:10 PM
- sourav said...
I have seen both the movie hadippa and kaminey.though hadippa is an inspired movie with all the masala that every YRF movie has but the film was "entertaining".Rani performed excellently and I believe kaminey was an absolutely boring movie. There was nothing called "masterpiece" in the movie.The director wanted to be like tarantino but the film was not "entertaining".I think for pseudo-intellectuals it is a master-piece.The only best thing about that movie was its dialouges,Amol Gupte and its music.
Hadippa doesnt bore you and kaminey in order to sound "different" went on to become a "wannabe tarantino" movie.
- September 21, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- nancy said...
script is king, really? Considering its a direct lift of the hilarious 'she's the man', i doubt it.
- September 21, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- Arjun said...
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- September 21, 2009 at 9:46 PM
- Shobhaa De said...
Gosh!!! Such rage! It's only a movie, guys! To each his own Kamineey. But it is disappointing to know this one( Dil Bole...) too was a lift!! I should have guessed. Thank God, we have made a sensible choice for a change by selecting Raja Harishchandra chi Factory ( have I got the title slightly wrong?)as our pick for the Oscar's. I mean... where's the comparison between Dilli-6 and a wonderfully thought through Marathi film??
- September 21, 2009 at 11:20 PM
- kala said...
But Oscars is a different ball game. We can someday hit the Oscar with some luck bychance.
Your not liking Kaminey burnt many hearts. There were 3 choices. You could have been a hypocrite and praised the movie inspite of not liking it much. Or you could have simply kept a politically correct silence. But you made the third choice and received many angry responses. On top of it, you gushed over DBH. What is one person's amrit is another person's poison. Pasand apni apni.
- September 22, 2009 at 1:35 AM
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- September 22, 2009 at 1:47 AM
- :: Pearly :: said...
dint like the original "shes the man" nor do did i like this one..
shahid was cute though.
rani danced well.
- September 22, 2009 at 3:02 AM
- Shreelaalit said...
good day Ma'am..
I am really surprised you liked the movie. I was expecting a different perspective from you..
But glad u liked it. I can watch Rani and Shahid in any role.
They have grown, from stars to be actors.
Keep writing.
- September 22, 2009 at 11:34 AM
- Latha said...
Hello Abhay,
It's not facetitous. It's facetious. Next time have a spell-check.
Nice day all....
- September 22, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- aniketh_375 said...
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- September 22, 2009 at 2:11 PM
- maglomaniac said...
To each his own.
Although I havent seen DBH,but I dont have much hopes from the same.Specially seeing Rani's desperate attempts to show some ahem ahem:)
But Kaminey WAS a masterpiece,well that's how I felt.
And for DBH that's how you felt Shobha.
To each his own.
- September 22, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- cmpershad said...
"Not that Aditya Chopra's girl does not deliver."
Well, well..... Rani delivered!!:)
- September 22, 2009 at 5:01 PM
- niv said...
i have gone to see KAMINEY JUST FOR SHAHID ........... rani ..ykkkkkkkkk kitni over age lag rahi hai .........rani ko bina dekhe pix dekheni ho jaya ja sakta hai nah .........
- September 22, 2009 at 7:33 PM
- Robin Walia said...
she's joking yaar....tongue in cheek...good one shobha ...ha ha ha..
- September 23, 2009 at 10:42 AM
- sarah said...
My o my, you really liked it?
I really don't think this is 'tongue in cheek' as Robin Walia is pointing out. Shobha is a woman who hated Kaminey, if she has to diss something, she won't gloss it over.
She loved Wanted as well which is not intellectual cinema either, they are both masala films in their respective categories. The thing common between the two is that both of them have hot men! I hope she is not being sarcastic towards Shahid coz I am seriously going to hate her. Shahid was damn hot, he has immense screen presence everytime he comes on screen you don't want to take your eyes off him!
People need to get over the older lot seriously and welcome new blood.
And the movie was a typical YRF full on masala flick, exactly as it promised.
- September 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
- sarah said...
I am still in double minds about this article, is it really Shobha De talking? Becasue the line 'script is king' does not sound right?
- September 23, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Peter Williams Amalraj said...
Twitter or Blogger.. It's better to play safe :)..Now that i read that 'twitter and be damned.." Never did i expect Shobha Ma'am to respond to the rage following "DBH" review.. Hmm.. 'Script is King'?? well..Then the original 'she's the man'reminds something from the Bard of Avon's..Shakespeare's "Twelfth night" .. any Viola <->Veera resemblences ???
- September 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM
- sarah said...
I don't understand why suddenly the Indian audience wants to act all intellectual. It is quite obvious to every tom dick and harry that DBH story is taken from a 'she's the man' or 'twelfth night' bla bla.....nobody is trying to hide that! Why can't people just get over it. Since when have Bollywood movies been original anyway! You watch Bollwyood because it is masala with lots of singing and dancing. And lately Bollywood is trying to be oh! so great ... by showing that we Indians live abroad and we dress up like the west and we are so accepted in the west, that is more cheesy than a DBH!
If you want to watch intellectual cinema which makes really think, you watch good English, European and Iranian etc. films or rare good Hindi so-called art films (with intellectual I don't mean Hollywood because that can be sometimes as cheesy as Bollywood). So, kudos to Shobha De for saying what she said, atleast she is being honest and not trying to show 'I am an intellectual' how can I not like a Kaminey or how can I like a DBH.
- September 23, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- *Aham* said...
aiyyo,, egjacktly! why such rage over a movie. I just told someone that kaminay was silly... and gory... and that shahid looked like a stuffed potato in kaminay, not at all sexy... and one of my friends severed all ties with me. Seriously!
But i was happy that Shahid has made a place for himself in this bad wild bollywood, even though he has celebrated and not celebrity parents and step parent.
We are a very "literal" nation! we love to take things literally and drag it perpetually until we finally find some new newzy item.
Hadippa! was a crazy film. A cute crazy film. But seriously, i feel Yash Raj should try serving some filter kaapi of rekha/sridevi era instead of the same sarson ka saag and khet khaliyaan of Punjab. Im sick and tired of Punjabified hindi.
Rani looked like a butch not masculine... Shahid looked yummy... (drool drool) Rakhis bustier would have just blasted with the molten silicon valley beneath it.
The Pakistan-India cricket was hilarious. Especially people hugging each other et al was so so filmy.
but after all thats said and done, I feel hadippa wasnt a movie to sit back and intellectualize... it was meant to sit back and yenjoy...
And yes, in that thought, I yenjoyed it.
The happiest I was to see that no one from SGPC community objected.
The film didnt thrive on controversy, but meaningful acting and a meaningless plot.
finding meaning in bollywood is the most demeaning thing to do.
especially in a YRF film.
did u notice, the previous 2 films of YRF "rabne bana di jodi" and "Dil bole Hadippa" both dealt with double identity...
- September 23, 2009 at 7:38 PM
- Babu said...
I too was bit disappointed to read such good words about DBH (Dil Bolle Hadippa)
Rani does not have Punjabi accent. zabardastti she is trying to speak some Punjabi words in between.
Six sixers in an over accha tha. I wish our Indian cricketers too cud learn something from Rani
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- September 24, 2009 at 11:58 AM
- rashmi said...
I usually rely on Shobha's reviews...but not any more!
DBH was a diappointment, to say the least!
Rani was there in every frame, and poor Shahid had very little to do!
Shahid is a very good actor/dancer, but with Adiya Chopra at the helm, what else can one expect?
It was Rani all the way.Sadly, she looked jaded and old..maybe it is time she retired a la Madhuri Dixit.
Wonder why our heriones reach "burnout" so fast?
Would appreciate Shobha's take on this...
- September 26, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- iamyuva said...
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- September 29, 2009 at 5:05 AM
- iamyuva said...
is this marketing post? i heard from trust source that movie is horrible and iam off same opinion
dil bole hadap pa
so I cant rely on your review anymore.
- September 29, 2009 at 5:05 AM
- sandy said...
Farah Khan was right. You clkearly don't understand films and do an awfully poor job when you try to judge them. When I read your piece, I thought you were being sarcastic and making fun of the movie, but then realised you actually like this piece of trash that has been recycled from the yash Raj factory for the nth time.
And are you serious when you say that this is the kind of entertainment that has been ignored for too long by our producers. I haven't laughed harder.
And yes, I don't think it's our business whether Rani chooses to marry or not. I'm wondering why you of all people should be bothered with it.
- October 3, 2009 at 8:31 AM
Yuck...you actually liked this sorry movie :O
- October 18, 2009 at 4:01 PM
You ACTUALLY preferred this to Kaminey!!
- October 18, 2009 at 4:03 PM
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nice review....
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More producers use social media to communicate with public
By Eric Mortenson
Capital Press
CANBY,Ore.— Willamette Egg Farms is "Big Ag" by any definition. Its long rows of hen houses, here and in Moses Lake, Wash., hold up to 40,000 chickens each, most of them caged. The company's Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds lay about 1.7 million eggs a day in highly automated settings, making Willamette the biggest egg producer in Oregon — and a sitting target for animal welfare critics.
But co-owner Greg Satrum is willing to talk to them, work with them and let them inside. He's betting that informed consumers and advocacy groups are smart enough to understand what he does and why he does it — especially if he shows he's listening to them, too.
The company's pivot to transparency is significant. Increasingly, producers and processors are realizing that if they don't tell their story, an opposing activist group will. It's now common for farms and ranches to have websites, Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, and use them to explain themselves or simply establish a social media presence when someone searches for them on Google.
Rural bloggers routinely counter the online arguments of environmental or animal rights groups. Companies such as Willamette Egg Farms have produced YouTube videos that take viewers on a tour of their operations. A handful of public relations firms, based in big cities, now specialize in representing farmers, ranchers, processors and commodity groups.
'Things have changed'
Willamette Egg Farms was once as reticent about attention as most other companies, and Satrum acknowledges some egg producers thought his company was "a little foolish" in opening itself to the public. Many people retain bucolic mental images of "chickens running around in a barnyard and the farmer throwing grain," he says, and taking them inside modern hen houses containing thousands of chickens seemed like inviting trouble.
"I guess in the past we kind of operated on the assumption that consumers don't understand what we do and therefore it's risky to show people what you do, because you may be misunderstood," says Satrum, the third generation of his family to run the business.
"I don't think that premise is correct," Satrum says. "I think people understand things have changed, and people are used to change today. The other thing we have to accept is that we're never going to make everyone happy. There are a percentage of people that we know don't like chickens in any sorts of cages.
"But you've still got that 80 percent who are rational people and will give us some consideration if you show them some respectful information and respect their intelligence," he says.
A couple of other factors are at play, Satrum and others say. First, many urban consumers are intensely interested in how their food is produced, but are at least two generations removed from having seen it or taken part in it themselves. Also, traditional print and broadcast media have shrunk to the point that they don't cover agriculture unless something goes wrong: food contamination, chemical or manure spills, fires, processing or harvest injuries. An information vacuum exists, and producers realize it's going to be filled one way or the other.
Most powerful story
Pearmine Farms in Oregon's Willamette Valley started a Facebook page last summer. Followers would have learned how rain delayed the farm's corn harvest, when the harvest resumed and that Molly Pearmine McCarger's husband got an elk during the fall hunt. Nothing earth-shattering or even political, but it didn't have to be, says Pearmine McCarger, who runs the farm with her brother, Ernie Pearmine.
"They see what it's like day to day or month to month, a day in the life of a family farm," she says. "The ups and downs, the struggles and the good stuff.
"That's exactly it," Pearmine McCarger says. "We are human. There's a face and a family behind the food that miraculously shows up in the grocery store."
Putting a face on farming is a national effort. The AgChat Foundation trains producers to use social media and connect with consumers on a personal level.
"One of things we've really seen is a big push to have a conversation around food as opposed to here's my facts and here's your facts," says Emily Zweber, AgChat's executive director and part of a Minnesota dairy family. The group's founding farmers "wanted to be the ones telling their story," Zweber says.
"That's the most powerful story to tell: your own."
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is among those urging producers to speak up. In a November 2013 talk at the University of Nebraska's Rural Futures Conference, Vilsack said people "don't quite get what's going on on the farm because we don't talk to them, so they get some pretty crazy ideas."
"Now is the time for us to re-emphasize, re-educate and remind America of the importance of rural America," Vilsack said, according to the university news service.
In a January 2014 interview with Grower On-Line, Florida blueberry grower and labor manager Michael Hill said social media are "free marketing tools" that can be used to have "personal conversations with consumers, buyers and even environmental groups."
"From a social media perspective, it's unfortunate how far behind ag is as an industry," Hill said, according to Grower On-Line.
Oregon grass seed grower Marie Bowers Stagg makes the case on her blog, OregonGreen. In a 2012 post, she said she was tired of being "bullied" by organizations that lack sound science but want to dictate agriculture policy and regulations.
"There's one way to stop it," Bowers Stagg wrote. "With EVERY farmer, rancher and forester telling their story as much as possible. I don't care if you tweet it, Facebook it, blog it, email it, pen write it or speak it, just please tell your story and why you do what you do every day."
In mid-February, Bowers Stagg testified to the Oregon Legislature in opposition to a bill that would mandate labeling of food with genetically modified ingredients. She then posted her testimony on her blog.
Lauren Montgomery, communications officer with the Oregon Cattlemen's Association, says social media can be a "gift and a curse at the same time."
"Now our producers have additional modes where they can be their own storytellers, but it makes it that much more easy for adversaries to do the story telling," she says.
Nonetheless, she believes those involved in animal agriculture can benefit by establishing relations with consumers who want to be closer to food producers.
"It's a pro-active effort," she says. "So when an adversary group comes out and says (livestock producers) do horrible things to their animals, consumers will say, 'Well, not the guy I buy my beef from.'"
In the case of Willamette Egg Farms, Satrum says he wanted to get out in front of legislation or ballot measures that would impose cage-size regulations on his industry.
Unique partnership
"If you go on a Google search and put in chicken houses, all you see is very negative images and disturbing video," he says. "We really felt like it was not telling the whole story. We felt like we had to bring cameras in and actually show a balanced picture of what we did if we expected to win anyone over to our ideas."
Satrum struck what might seem like an unusual partnership. Working with the Oregon Humane Society, the company supported legislation in 2011 that increases cage sizes over a 15-year period, giving the industry time to phase in expensive infrastructure changes.
Sharon Harmon, OHS director, says she remains proud of the agency's working relationship with Willamette Egg Farms. A copy of the state legislation, she says, hangs on her office wall.
The next step was to take Willamette Egg Farms' story to the broader public. For that, the company teamed up with Harvest PR, a Portland public relations firm that has come to specialize in agricultural work. Its other clients include the Agri-Business Council of Oregon, USA Pears and Norpac Foods, the processing co-op in Salem.
Amy Wood, managing director of Harvest's Portland office and a partner in the company, says producers often are too busy or too humble to step into the limelight.
"The risk is always greater to not tell your story," Wood says. "In Willamette's case, they realized there were going to be other messages out there about hen welfare, and they had a chance to have dialog directly with consumers for the first time.
"Greg never hired PR firms to sell more eggs," Wood says.
Instead, the company worked to build relationships, including with the news media. One of the results was a 2013 article in which Satrum explained the features of two new "cage free" hen houses, each of which cost $1 million. The hens have nesting areas and perches that run the length of the buildings, and birds are free to hop down to the floor to socialize and scratch. Programmable LED lighting gradually simulates night and day, and the red hue calms the hens. A conveyor belt automatically removes most waste, and the feed, water and egg collection systems are automated as well.
Satrum believes the company is headed in the right direction in its public give-and-take.
"I've got to say, we were under a lot of pressure," he says. "We were reacting to a huge challenge; there was a little bit of desperation involved.
"We're pretty good at raising chickens and making eggs, but in terms of talking to the media, we've got a lot to learn," he says.
"So far, so good."


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Abundant Life Church is hosting their annual We Care Fair Saturday, Aug. 3, with registration set to begin Monday.
Brenda Johnson, We Care Fair organizer, said the registration is necessary for children to be guaranteed school supplies at the fair.
Those not registered are also welcome to show up to the We Care Fair, though they will have to select their supplies from what is remaining.
"We'll take as many as we can," Johnson said. "And the ones that pre-register are the ones that we'll have school supplies for. If they don't pre-register they aren't guaranteed to get school supplies, it's just whatever's left."
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In addition to school supplies, the fair will include jeans, coats, shoes, socks and books.
Students in attendance will also be able to get a free haircut, and vision, dental and hearing screenings.
The day also includes some fun for the children, with a petting zoo and bounce house planned, and vendors with snacks expected to set up as well.
Johnson said the We Care Fair was started by the church five years ago.
"We just saw that there was a need in the community and so we started it," Johnson said. "We served close to 1,200 last year."
School supplies offered at the event come from the Neosho Bright Futures Stuff the Bus event, held the Saturday before the fair, as well as from community donations.
Johnson said several community churches, businesses and organizations also help out with the event.
For more information, please contact Abundant Life Church at 451-1858.


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Situated in New York's Broadway - Times Square neighborhood, this hotel is close to the International Center of Photography, Rockefeller Center, and Grand Central Terminal.
Spa and fitness
In addition to the Lambs Club Bar, The Chatwal features an indoor jet stream lap pool, the full-service Red Door Spa offering signature services and enhanced specialty treatments, and a 24-hour fitness center, which includes aerobics, yoga, and Pilates.
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LCD televisions include premium digital channels. Guestrooms also feature beds with pillowtop mattresses, iPod docking stations, and complimentary wireless Internet access.
Languages Spoken
- English
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to a full-service spa, The Chatwal New York City features an indoor jet stream lap pool and a 24-hour fitness facility, as well as the Red Door Spa, with spa rooms, three private changing suites, and steam showers; other spa services include manicures and pedicures, skincare, massage, body treatments, nail care.
The Chatwal New York City offers a restaurant, and a bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary.
Business-related amenities at this 5-star, smoke-free property consist of secretarial services, limo/town car service, and audio-visual equipment. Event facilities measuring 1,500 square feet include small meeting rooms. This Art Deco hotel also offers valet parking (surcharge), spa services, and a concierge desk. Sunday afternoons and Tuesday and Wednesday evenings guests can enjoy live jass in the Mezzanine Bar. The property may provide extended parking privileges to guests after check-out (surcharge).
- Express check-in
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service spa
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 2
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1905
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Smoke-free property
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 139
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Conference space size (feet) - 1500
- Laundry facilities
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Total number of rooms - 76
- Number of floors - 10
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in lobby
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Languages Spoken
- English
- Chinese
- Filipino
- French
- German
- Hindi
- Japanese
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Slovak
- Spanish
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Free newspaper
- Soundproofed rooms
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free bottled water
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
- Private bathroom
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Bidet
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Microwave (on request)
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Number of bathrooms -
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- iPod docking station
- In-room massage available
- Free toiletries
- Rainfall showerhead
- Room service (24 hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Frette Italian sheets
- Pillowtop mattress
- Pillow menu
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Digital TV service
- First-run movies
Where to Eat
Lamb's Club Restaurant - Serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch. The Lamb's Club Bar offers an afternoon tea.
24-hour room service is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor jet stream lap pool, a steam room, and a 24-hour fitness facility that offers personal training.
Children under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Pilates classes on site
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Fitness classes on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
Spa Services
Red Door Spa at The Chatwal allows guests to escape the hustle and bustle of the city with 2,400 square feet of wellness, including 3 spa rooms, 3 private changing suites complete with steam showers, and a studio dedicated to manicures and pedicures. Services include massage and body treatments, skincare, nail care, wellness recommendations, special occasion hair and makeup, and Elizabeth Arden signature wax services. Specialty services include the Red Door Signature Facial, Oxygen Infusion Facial, and the Signature Stress Melter Ritual. After a day of spa treatments, guests can take a dip in the spa tub or the saltwater pool, visit the 24-hour fitness center, or stop by the relaxation lounge for refreshments.
The spa is open daily from morning until evening. Appointments may be required for services.
- Spa tub in spa
- Number of treatment rooms 3
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body treatments
- Body wraps
- Facial treatments
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 100.00 per day.
- Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 75.00 per night.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per pet, per stay
- Dogs only
- 1 per room (up to 25 lb)
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: USD 44 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 65.00 per day
- Pet fee: USD 100 per pet, per stay
- Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 75.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 100.00 per day
Hotel Name
- Chatwal
- Chatwal Luxury Collection
- Chatwal Luxury Collection Hotel
- Chatwal Luxury Collection Hotel New York
- Chatwal Luxury Collection New York
- The Chatwal Hotel New York City
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This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. This property offers transfers from the airport. Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).


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Last weekend's games at Chicago and at home against Grand Rapids were supposed to reveal a lot about the Rockford IceHogs.
Two of the projected toughest teams in the AHL's Western Conference were the foes. And Rockford took both down, even if an improbable finish was required in the latter.
Still, the 'Hogs played their strongest period of the year in the first 20 minutes at Chicago before winning 5-3. They then rallied from two goals down with a little more than a minute left to take care of the defending Calder Cup champion Griffins the next night.
The 'Hogs showed they could skate, could score, could goal-tend, etc., with those two squads. And that was just as important as the results.
"It's huge," forward Jeremy Morin said of the weekend sweep. "Getting four points and finally getting that first one at home, a 'W,' and getting the fans into it, that's a good way to start."
Try to top this
I simply can't recall a better regular-season IceHogs game than Saturday's unreal comeback against Grand Rapids. Opening Night, a packed place, renovated building, defending champs – and two goals in the final 70 seconds to tie it, then win it in a shootout.
Feel free to email me if a different game stands out.
Top line
Rockford ran with a top line of Jimmy Hayes, Jeremy Morin and Brad Mills at the home opener. They should keep it intact for now at least until other lines develop.
They can draw the attention of opponents, leaving the other lines alone to develop their own chemistry. The second, third and fourth lines could prove to be a constant juggling situation for coach Ted Dent and his staff.
Speaking of …
Any game in which both Hayes and Morin score, Rockford HAS to win.
So far, so good. Each tallied last Friday and Saturday, and the team can't afford to not take advantage of the nights their top two offensive stars are striking.
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I turned up another musical gem from the Book Fair Songbook. Internal evidence dates this to about 1992. It is set to the tune of a song you haven't heard, so don't worry about it.
Customer 1
Oh, a book or two by Guteneberg's the least that I expect
But I can't pay more than thirty, or my budget will be wrecked.
Now look: this page is folded down, you'd better change the price:
Just mark it down to fifty cents; I think that would suffice.
Oh, the Newberry! The Newberry! This book fair is a scream;
Don't try to tell me that it's work: it's peaches and it's cream.
I've seen a hundred book fairs, and this one is the best
(And if you'll knock this down ten bucks, I'll say so to the rest.)
Customer 2:
I hear you have a preview here where buyers pay to come:
I know you need the money, but why cater to that scum?
They take all of the special books and leave this trash to me:
A pity that your favors sell for such a paltry fee.
Oh, the Newberry! The Newberry! Just look at all the books!
I think it's sad the best ones get snatched up by early crooks.
I've seen two hundred book fairs, and this one is the best
(But you'd make much more money if that preview was suppressed.)
Customer 3:
I'm looking for a purple book–I don't recall the name–
I know you must have read it; that's the reason that I came.
The heroine's a redhead and the hero's name is John:
Can you show me a table I might find this classic on?
Oh, the Newberry! The Newberry! How beautiful it looks!
You must have so much fun all year, just reading all these books!
I've seen five hundred book fairs, and this one is the best
(You must recall the chapter where the downstairs maid confessed.)
Customer 4:
We seem to have a lot of books: let's stop here and take stock.
Just dump those on the floor, my dear; we'll build a small roadblock.
We've looked at all those tables so it doesn't matter much
If we shut down this section to those pushy folks and such.
Oh, the Newberry! The Newberry! The treasures that we find!
Just pile those records over there–I know they wouldn't mind.
I've seen a thousand book fairs, and this one is the best.
(Just leave those discards on the floor and carry off the rest.)
I smile a lot, I stand a lot, and then I smile some more
While wishing certain customerrs would drop right through the floor.
For three days out of all the year, I'm pleasant without pause
But if I run amuck one day, you'll know it is because
Of the Newberry! The Newberry! Just look at all the jerks
Who haggle for a quarter on a set of Irving's works;
I've worked at seven book fairs, and this one is the best
(You should have known I'd feel that way; I flunked the IQ test.)


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- 2 cups Potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 cups Zucchini, diced
- 1 can Green beans, diced
- 3 cups Savoy cabbage, shredded
- 6 cups Homemade chicken stock
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March Madness - the 2013 NCAA Tournament - is just over a month away. Here's a little something from the NCAA to help get you in the mood for the 75th anniversary.
Freshmen like Baylor's L.J. Rose are making the transition to college basketball.
Dennis Dodd of CBSSports.com writes that Kansas coach Charlie Weis is "all in" with a recruiting class dominated by junior-college players.
Oklahoma State's victory at Kansas Saturday stamps the Cowboys as a team to watch, says John Klein of the Tulsa World.
Jimmy Burch of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram writes that the creation of the Big 12 started with a scheduling alliance between the Big Eight Conference and Southwest Conference in the early 1990s.
Oklahoma State's Liz Donohoe is one of the nation's top free throw shooters and she's successful because she keeps it simple.
Kansas senior Elijah Johnson admits he "needs to grow up" in order to be the point guard the Jayhawks need.


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DURHAM, N.C. -- Sophomore Motin Yeung fired a three-under 69, while senior Yaroslav Merkulov posted a two-under 70 to pace Duke to the three-over 291 in the opening round of the United States Collegiate Championship. The Blue Devils are 10th overall as seven teams shot under par Friday at the Golf Club of Georgia.
Host Georgia Tech, No. 2 in the Golfstat rankings, leads the event after recording a nine-under 279 in the first round. No. 5 Oklahoma State is five shots back followed by No. 14 Virginia (-3, 285), No. 3 Texas A&M (-3, 285), Wake Forest (-2, 286), No. 17 UCLA (-2, 286), Iowa (-1, 297), No. 9 Stanford (E, 288), Southern Cal. (+2, 290) and Duke (+3, 291). No. 10 Washington (+6, 294), East Tennessee State (+6, 294), No. 19 Kent State (+8, 296), No. 25 Auburn (+9, 297) and Clemson (+11, 299) round out the loaded 15-team field.
Ben Rusch (Virginia) and Ollie Schniederjans (Georgia Tech) share the individual lead after collecting six-under 66s Friday. Yeung is among a group of seven players tied for third at three-under, while Merkulov is tied for 10th at two-under.
Yeung opened the tournament with a par before ripping off three straight birdies to move solidly into red figures. The Beijing, China, native suffered a bogey on No. 7 but quickly recovered with a birdie on the par 4 eighth hole. Yeung parred the next seven holes before dropping to two-under with a bogey on No. 16. He closed out the day with his fifth birdie on the par 5 18th hole to move into a tie for third.
Merkulov's two-under 70 marked his third consecutive under-par round of the fall. He birdied the par 4 second hole before dropping strokes with bogeys on No. 4 and No. 5. Merkulov recovered to play bogey-free golf over the remaining 13 holes with birdies on No. 6, No. 9 and No. 18.
Freshman Max Greyserman posted a three-over 75 and is tied for 48th overall. He carded eight pars and a bogey (No. 4) on the front nine before carding a double-bogey on the par 5 11th hole to slip to three-over. Greyserman recorded his first birdie of the day on No. 14 but suffered a double-bogey on No. 15. The Short Hills, N.J., native played the final three holes at one-under with a birdie on the par 3 17th hole.
Senior Michael Ricaurte and freshman Alexander Matlari each posted five-over 77s in the opening round and are tied for 66th.
Duke begins second round Saturday at 9 a.m. and will be paired with Wake Forest and Texas A&M. Live scoring for the USCC is available at www.golfstat.com.
The USCC live webcast will start at 3 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday and can be viewed on either the USCC website at www.TheUSCC.org or at new.livestream.com/2013uscc/webcast.


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Tom Gordon will be transitioning back into his old role of County Executive Tuesday, seven weeks earlier than planned.
Tom Gordon will be transitioning back into his old role of County Executive Tuesday, seven weeks earlier than planned.
On Nov. 6, Gordon beat Republican Mark Blake in the landslide New Castle County Executive election by nearly 65,000 votes.
In September, Gordon, who held the role from 1997 to 2004, beat incumbent Paul G. Clark in the Delaware primaries.
Clark will be leaving his post earlier than expected as Gordon re-enters his former office Tuesday morning.
County employees and union representatives will welcome Gordon back with banners and a small party at the Reeds Way County building that morning.
A ruling by the Delaware Office of the Attorney General that came down Wednesday determined that Gordon could assume office before the New Year because Clark was never actually elected to the position.
When now Sen. Chris Coons (D- Delaware) was elected to the U.S. Senate, leaving behind his former role as County Executive, then-County Council President Clark assumed the job.
As of Tuesday night, Gordon already anticipated the possibility of having only a week to prepare to take his old office back.
When he was elected County Executive in 1997, he had several months to prepare.
It'll be quick, and more difficult, he said.
With the one week between being elected and taking office, Gordon said that he will have to tackle issues he sees in several county departments while running the government.
"I would love to have [Clark's] assistance," he said Tuesday.
One of the things Gordon wants to do is bring the citizens back into the government.
Gordon received 64 percent of the votes in Tuesday's election and Blake received 36 percent.


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Bruce Springsteen has written a children's book.
He obviously needs the money.
The New York Times reports Springsteen has written "Outlaw Pete," which is based on his 2009 song of the same name from the album "Working on a Dream." Cartoonist and author Frank Caruso handled the illustrations.
"Outlaw Pete" is about a boy who starts robbing banks at a very young age, but eventually comes to regret his criminal ways.
Sounds like the book I'm working on -- "Outlaw Beebs," about a young Canadian boy who robs the American public blind.
But back to "Outlaw Pete" ...
"It's a book for anybody who loves a good western," said Simon & Schuster president Jonathan Karp, whose company is publishing it. "It's for readers of all ages."
Translation: Springsteen's fans are so devoted, we're counting on them to force it on their children and make us millions.
"Outlaw Pete is a quintessentially Springsteen character, brought to life here, and like the song, it's a meditation on fate," Karp added. "Pete is robbing banks at a very young age, and he does a lot of things he regrets, but as the lyric says, you can't undo the things you've done."
"Outlaw Pete" will be available Nov. 4.
Contact Tony Hicks at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/tonyhicks67.


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To me, there seems to be a massive hole atop this list where some kind of singular, monolithic "film of the year" should be (do those even exist any more?). Regardless, here are eleven wonders:
1. The Headless Woman (Lucretia Martel) Put down by some as vacant formalism, Martel's third effort is a spiral of heightened perception, numbed hallucination, and atmospheric terror. The sound design only deepens the dizziness.
2. RR (James Benning) Elegant art object, conceptual knockout, mesmerizing miniature, and concrete experience, Benning's farewell to film stock is a clear-eyed remembrance of trains past.
3. Flight of the Red Balloon (Hou Hsiao-hsien) The year's best French film, courtesy of Taiwan's master of light and movement. It's like watching memories being formed.
4. Still Life (Jia Zhang-ke) Exceedingly prolific (he's made four films of varying length in the time it took Still Life to be released here), Zhang-ke remains the indefatigably observant chronicler of our dim future.
5. Liverpool (Lisandro Alonso) Starkly precise and meticulously executed, this second Argentine entry (along with Martel) makes me marvel as a worried Carioca: wither Brazilian art cinema?
6. Paranoid Park (Gus Van Sant) Milk may have all the heart, but Van Sant's earlier 08 effort is a fluid blend of the bravura techniques from his Tarr-inspired reboot and the textures of earlier dreamscapes.
7. California Company Town (Lee Anne Schmitt) Another CalArts 16mm instant artifact (see #2), this one more deliberately essayistic.
8. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas) If only for its audacious opening shot and rhyming final take, but also all the earthy, bizarro splendor in-between.
9. In the City of Sylvia (Jose-Luis Guerin) and Alexandra (Alexander Sokurov) Two Eurydices, two waking dreams, two Europes, two voids.
10. Synecdoche, New York (Charlie Kaufman) Why did the partisans of Southland Tales pan this one? Its complex bitterness nicely counters Kelly's tart incoherence.


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R. Kelly's 13-year-old son, Jay, who was born biologically female, announced this week on social media that he's transgender and wants to be male.
Make your "Trapped in the Closet" joke and let's move on.
According to the Independent, the teenager also spoke about his somewhat strained relationship with his father.
During a question-and-answer session on his Ask.fm account, Jay said that he has identified as a boy since he was "six or seven" and shared his experiences with other users.
Jay said he has already informed his mother, Andrea Kelly -- but not his father -- about being transgender and that she has given him her full support.
"I came out through a text to my mum and then I told her when I got more comfortable," he said. "I told her because I knew she would love me no matter what, she has not once judged me in life. She always told me that she loved me and to be who I truly am."
Examiner.com reports that Jay wants to have gender reassignment surgery. The website also suggests that R. Kelly isn't exactly aware of his son's situation.
Tony Hicks provides celebrity commentary for the Bay Area News Group. Contact him at Facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks or Twitter.com/insertfoot.


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Preparation time: 6 minutes
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A good balance of flavor for grilling or smoking meat ,chicken or fish. Can also be used in recipes that call for a "blackening' rub.
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Risotto with Porcini Mushrooms
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Serves 4
Preparation time: 35 minutes; Cook time: 40 minutes
Source: Vito De Carolis
Earthy porcini and excellent rice combine for a fine risotto.
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- 1 1/2 cups Carnaroli rice* by Cascina Belvedere *
- 1/3 cup Dry white wine
- 4 cups Hot beef broth
- 1 cup Mushroom water; strained
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- Then add rice, stirring constantly let it stick and caramelize.
- Stir in the white wine, and continue stirring until it has evaporated completely.
- Then stir in a cup of beef broth; stir in chopped mushrooms and their strained liquid.
- Then continue adding beef broth a cup at a time, stirring occasionally.
- About five minutes before the rice is done, check seasoning.
- As soon as the rice is "al dente", turn off the heat, stir in butter, half Parmesan cheese, heavy cream, a little bit of ground peppercorn, parsley, and cover the risotto for two minutes.
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Here's one that gibby made for me. Thanks stinky.......
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Romeo... bah! He's a pathetic fool who was lamely obsessed with the impressionable Juliet.
Werd! Your hopper is ghetto style.
LOL!! If only she had her RTP at the time.Originally posted by Riotz
Werd! Your hopper is ghetto style.
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Those are cool.
.....Hey I need one
Clare's Card.
I know the front picture is kinda blury, best I could find. Clare did the cool paint thing and took a picture.
Front and Back:
VERY nice work Riotz... Most impressive!
WOW!!! These cards are HOT!! More, more!!
Ask and ye shall receive!Originally posted by The Frymarker
Those are cool.
.....Hey I need one
And the back!
Originally posted by AGD
WOW!!! These cards are HOT!! More, more!!
I can see Tom, Jon and JJ trading these around the office... hehe
I love it!!!!!!
That is the soo cute!!!!!!
Your the best!!!!!
DRE, do you have that picture you posted for the front of your card without the text or image? I wanna use it as my desk top. Thats a pretty good action shot.
Dayspring - "We've had Clare at Shatnerball." "I'm confident that she can take 20 guys."
"I'd trade my cocker for some steady pu**y"
Im hoping it to be a collectable
AGD E-mag, Freak Kit, 45/4500 Raptor Rex, HALO B, System X Drop with on/off, roller trigger, level 10
Attached is a zip file with that little AO Collectable icon if anyone wants to use it on their card.
Oh btw, it's in Photoshop 7 format. May work with 6, not sure.
I plan on making some more cards when I get sometime. Probally after I finish the Black Cell website.
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TheEmagGuy... i see you live in Canada, ontario... wheres canada, ontario located?
It works on Photoshop 5, although it's not as nice as the one on Capo's card (no gradient gold). Otherwise, it pretty much works.
Originally posted by Riotz
Attached is a zip file with that little AO Collectable icon if anyone wants to use it on their card.
Oh btw, it's in Photoshop 7 format. May work with 6, not sure.
I plan on making some more cards when I get sometime. Probally after I finish the Black Cell website.
Ahh, well that must be the parts that are missing. I will flatten it and post a new file.
Here you go, should work with most versions of Photoshop
That one works much better. Thanks! BTW- I'm freaking bored tonight. I want a beer! Whatcha doin Riotz?
Ah I saw that too late. =|
I'm just getting some work done. Yea I know it's Saturday night... But I don't get it done any other time.
Hmm, no one has met me yet therfore I don't have a pic of me to make a card .
hopefully someone will get a few good pictures that I can play with on AO day SC!!!
I may be losing,
But I'm not lost!!
i cant get it to work right in PS 6
its probably just me and my computer though
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MagMark says: TheEmagGuy... i see you live in Canada, ontario... wheres canada, ontario located?
haha Canada, Ontario.
If the first one doesn't work right, try the second one.Originally posted by zvanut
[B]i cant get it to work right in PS 6
This is going to turn into one of those collectable card games...
Player 1:Ok, my Capo card has a toughness of 5 and your Gunga card has a cramp factor of 7.
Player 2: I'm playing the Emag Exrtreme on Gunga, so he can shoot twice this round.
Player 1: But I am playing the Warp Feed card on Capo, so she can prevent 3 bunkerings...