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Thanks to Bloomsbury for an ARC copy of After Obsession and for putting together another awesome blog tour!
Title: After Obsession
Authors: Carrie Jones & Steven E. Wedel
Release Day: September 13th
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Summary: (goodreads) Aimee and Alan have secrets. Both teens have unusual pasts and abilities they prefer to keep hidden. But when they meet each other, in a cold Maine town, they can't stop their secrets from spilling out. Strange things have
been happening lately, and they both feel that something-or someone- is haunting them. They're wrong. Despite their unusual history and powers, it's neither Aimee nor Alan who is truly haunted. It's Alan's cousin Courtney who, in a desperate plea to find her missing father, has invited a demon into her life-and into her body. Only together can Aimee and Alan exorcise the ghost. And they have to move quickly, before it devours not just Courtney but everything around her.
Review: Spooky. Cool-cat characters. Whirlwind. Those words do a pretty good job of portraying the book from where I'm standing. Although short, (the ARC had 307 pages...well I guess it wasn't that short, but it felt like 100!) it was a tense action-packed story weaved together with a careful romance to create an exciting paranormal read.
So for the characters: Finally! Something I have been waiting for and didn't know I was. A super hot male lead that ADMITS HE IS SCARED OF THE MONSTER. Is it just me? Maybe? That it seems like the hot guy is always "brave" and the calm, unfazed pillar while the girl is just scared FOR him, because he is all powerful? I love Alan. He can still be hot and amazing while allowing for the fact that any human being would be scared by the demon they are fighting.
What about Aimee, do you ask? I liked her! She wasn't the strongest character out there, but she was dealing with some pretty deep stuff. You know, right? Fear of going crazy? Or already being insane? Yeah well Aimee was pretty realistic under the circumstances. The alternating points of view made it so Aimee's inner turmoil is very out in the open for the reader, but I also saw how she was viewed by others. Mostly Alan. And because it is a two-way street, both characters were fairly well developed. And that is awesome!
As for the story line, it rocked keeping me on my toes wondering what the demon was going to through their way once again and again. And it was scary at times too, because this story used the aspect that the unknown is more frightening to humans to some extent. This was simply a great read. I really liked it and definitely recommend it to fans of ghost stories, electric romances, and the paranormal in general.
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So yeah, Star Trek into Darkness.
Spoilers ahead, Kids!
And we're back.
There's a lot to like in the new "Star Trek" film. The acting is top-notch. The visual effects are outstanding, and the set pieces and dialog all have the same clever, pop-corn selling flair they had in the last movie. But they all add up to a film that is less than the sum of its parts.
Let me put it to you this way: if you hired a Philharmonic Orchestra to make a Ramones tribute album, and recorded it in high-definition surround sound, it would sound better. The music would be clearer. The musicians would have more craft. But it would miss the point entirely. "Star Trek Into Darkness" is the Boston Pops playing "I Want to be Sedated."
Most of the films problems lie with the overall plot structure of the film, which sets up conflict and complete forgets about them rather than using it to further any character growth. Case in point: The opening scene of the movie is the crew engaging in a dangerous heist to stop a volcano from blowing up a planet. Which is maybe a thing that could happen, I guess. For reasons that aren't really well explained The Enterprise is submerged in the planet's oceans rather than in orbit. Something bad happens, and Kirk is forced to choose between saving Spock's life, and breaking the Prime Directive. If you aren't a big Star Trek fan, the Prime Directive is the rule that says you don't fuck with a developing culture. Cut to being back on Earth, and we see Kirk being woken by his alarm after a night with a full on PAIR of ACTUAL CAT-GIRLS! He's excited, because he assumes that he did SUCH A GOOD JOB, that Star Fleet is going to give him a big promotion. It turns out he lied about breaking the Prime Directive, and he's being fired and sent back to the academy. Now, all this would be reasonable, and a good set up if the movie were in any way, shape or form about Kirk growing up and learning to lead rather than just kicking the shit out of your problems.
But this is about where Space-terrorist Benedict Cumberbatch shows up, and Kirk is called back up to help deal with one guy on the other side of the planet, because there are twelve people in Starfleet, apparently. Inside of ten minutes, Kirk's mentor is dead, he's got a burning thirst for revenge, and he's back in the captain's chair having learned nothing. The Prime Directive, or the fact that Kirk RUINED A CIVILIZATION is not discussed for the rest of the film.
This is a mistake that is repeated throughout the movie. A problem is brought up, not really confronted, and forgotten about to make room for another contrived reference and action sequence. And while the action sequences are all pretty good, nostalgia is not nearly so good at holding a movie together as a logical plot structure. The fixation on references is so blatant, it has nostalgia for the 2009 Star Trek movie! There is literally a scene in which two characters are talking in a bar, and one of them says 'Remember that awesome bar fight from the last movie?'
Most of the references are to Khan, of course. If you haven't already heard, Cumberbatch is really Khan. This has the affect of not only being problematic from the standpoint of, well, racism, but completely derailing the movie. The last glimmer of hope that J. J. Abrams is making a serious film that questions Starfleet's role as a military force in a Utopian society is swallowed up by Wrath of Khan II: Lens Flare Remix.
The movie goes so far as to do the tragic death of Spock from the original movie, but in THIS TIMELINE, it's KIRK that dies! Cue dramatic sound effect here. And of course, since it is Kirk fixing the warp core, the solution to the problem is for him to, wait for it, kick the living shit out of it. That's right. Kirk beats up the warp core until it comes back online. And then he dies, sending Spock into a screaming rage where he runs Khan down and beats him up on a flying car or something. That's right. This wasn't a movie about Kirk learning to step back and lead. It's a movie about SPOCK LEARNING TO KICK THE SHIT OUT OF STUFF!
The lights dim, the orchestra prepares, and the first strands of "Blitzkrieg Bop" drift over the audience.


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Running from the Rain, Maternity
"Take a break and smell the flowers."
It was a beautiful summer day, and ten minutes before meeting up with Haylie, the rain started pouring...and it didn't stop. So what did we do? Instead of heading to the places we had arranged to take her maternity shoot, we decided to be adventurous, and drive randomly around to see where the rain was not. Every ten minutes we had to flee the raindrops coming, but I think we got some amazing shots none-the-less. It was a pleasure to see the joy and liveliness pour out of Haylie. She will the most fun, hard working, beautiful, and wonderful mother!


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Meet The Man Making $250,000 Impersonating Alan From 'The Hangover'
Thaddeus Kalinoski was just some normal guy living a normal life. Then it all started to snowball downhill, he lost his job as a hotel manager and his wife left him. Thaddeus, most likely feeling a little down about the way things were going, gained 20 pounds and grew a huge beard.
It was then that he discovered he bore striking resemblance to Zach Galifianakis' character from "The Hangover" films.
Like in all good stories, Vegas paved the way for wholesale change. Thaddeus said,
"Then one day after not shaving for several weeks I looked at myself in the mirror and thought 'wait a minute – you look like Alan.' People started telling me when I was out at night that I looked like him. So for kicks I decided to see if there was some money in doing this as a part time job to earn some extra cash.
I moved to Atlantic City to see what people thought and I had some fun, but then me and my buddy went to Vegas for a weekend away — and it all changed."
"Groups often ask me to join them for dinner or a night at a club. It felt strange to be with strangers at first, but what was easy for me was that acting like Alan meant it wasn't awkward. As long as I acted like him, most of the groups would just make jokes and have fun. It is a fantastic experience dipping into people's lives like that."
Alan, sorry, Thaddeus, gets paid up to $1,000 to attend events in Vegas and is earning around $250,000 a year. His job is basically to pretend to be someone else and party hard. We're not sure on the perks of hotel management, but this change of career seems to be working out for him.
Thaddeus was even cast in "The Hangover Part III" as Galifianakis' double because of his resemblance.
Along the wild ride he has met Mike Tyson (the real one)
Gene Simmons
Bradley Cooper
And a host of party animals….
Here's what he used to look like…
H/T: The Daily Mail, Elite Daily


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–As FG Warns Public To Beware Of Fake News
The Presidency has dismissed recent allegations of bias, favouritism and nepotism leveled against the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo.
A faceless Social Media contributor using the name, Ismaila Farouk, from Zamfara State, had alleged that
Osinbajo's recent outings and appointments made into some federal agencies, his office were sectional and not in the interest of the north.
But the Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Legal Matters, Dr Bilkisu Saidu, who spoke on "Shirin Safe'', an interview programme on BBC Hausa Radio on Sunday, described the nepotism charges as simply laughable, untrue, unfair and should not be taken seriously.
This is even as the Federal Government, through the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, has warned the public to beware of fake news being circulated, most especially through the social media.
The most recent fake news, he cited was that of bomb blasts news at the weekend, which had suggested of occurrence of bomb explosions in Lagos and Abuja, with back up pictures of bomb blasts which occurred some years back.
Dr. Said said that contrary to Mr Farouk's conclusions, most senior positions on the Vice President's office are held by Muslims including by individuals who are from the north.
She said, "If you are talking about religion, the most senior official or position in the Office of the Vice President apart from the Vice President himself, is the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President and the name of the person occupying that office is Abdulrahman Ipaye and he is a Muslim.
"The positions following the Chief of Staff's in the order of hierarchy are the Special Advisers in the office of the Vice President. Here there are three Special Advisers and two out of the three Special Advisers are Muslims, Senator Babafemi Ojudu and Barrister Mariam Uwais from Kano State,'' she added.
Dr Saidu said that a cursory look at the other senior positions in the Vice President's office indicate that religious consideration was never a factor in the appointment of the officers, noting that "If you look at the remaining senior positions in that office, most of them are in the hands of Muslims from the north.''
She said: "For instance the person in charge of Protocol (i.e. the Director of Protocol) is Ambassador Abdullahi Gwary from Yobe State; those in charge of welfare and health in the office of the Vice President are mostly Muslims and from the north.
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Dr Saidu concluded that when non-progressive minded people fail to win public support on their personal agenda they often resort to the use of religion given its sensitivity among Nigerians.
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- Edition: Hamlet
Saxo Grammaticus, Historiae Danicae (Selection)
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16Book IV
AMLETH, when he had accomplished the slaughter of his stepfather, feared to expose his deed to the fickle judgment of his countrymen, and thought it well to lie in hiding till he had learnt what way the mob of the uncouth populace was tending. So the whole neighbourhood, who had watched the blaze during the night, and in the morning desired to know the cause of the fire they had seen, perceived the royal palace fallen in ashes; and, on searching through its ruins, which were yet warm, found only some shapeless remains of burnt corpses. For the devouring flame had consumed everything so utterly, that not a single token was left to inform them of the cause of such a disaster. Also they saw the body of Feng lying pierced by the sword, amid his blood-stained raiment. Some were seized with open anger, others with grief, and some with secret delight. One party bewailed the death of their leader, the other gave thanks that the tyranny of the fratricide was now laid at rest. Thus the occurrence of the king's slaughter was greeted by the beholders with diverse minds.
17Amleth, finding the people so quiet, made bold to leave his hiding. Summoning those in whom he knew the memory of his father to be fast-rooted, he went to the assembly and there made a speech after this manner:
18'Nobles! Let not any who are troubled by the piteous end of Horwendil be troubled by the sight of this disaster before you: be not ye, I say, troubled, who have remained loyal to your king and duteous to your father. Behold the corpse, not of a prince, but of a fratricide. Indeed, it was a sorrier sight when ye saw our prince lying lamentably butchered by a most infamous fratricide — brother, let me not call him. With your own compassionating eyes ye have beheld the mangled limbs of Horwendil; they have seen his body done to death with many wounds. Surely that most abominable butcher only deprived his king of life that he might despoil his country of freedom! The hand that slew him made you slaves. Who then so mad as to choose Feng the cruel before Horwendil the righteous? Remember how benignantly Horwendil fostered you, how justly he dealt with you, how kindly he loved you. Remember how you lost the mildest of princes and the justest of fathers, while in his place was put a tyrant and an assassin set up; how your rights were confiscated; how everything was plague-stricken; how the country was stained with infamies; how the yoke was planted on your necks, and how your free will was forfeited! And now all this is over; for ye see the criminal stifled in his own crimes, the slayer of his kin punished for his misdoings. What man of but ordinary wit, beholding it, would account this kindness a wrong? What sane man could be sorry that the crime has recoiled upon the culprit? Who could lament the killing of a most savage executioner? or bewail the righteous death of a most cruel despot? Ye behold the doer of the deed; he is before you. Yea, I own that I have taken vengeance for my country and my father. Your hands were equally bound to the task which mine fulfilled. What it would have beseemed you to accomplish with me, I achieved alone. Nor had I any partner in so glorious a deed, or the service of any man to help me. Not that I forget that you would have helped this work, had I asked you; for doubtless you have remained loyal to your king and loving to your prince. But I chose that the wicked should be punished without imperilling you; I thought that others need not set their shoulders to their burden when I deemed mine strong enough to bear it. Therefore I consumed all the others to ashes, and left only the trunk of Feng for your hands to burn, so that on this at least you may wreak all your longing for a righteous vengeance. Now haste up speedily, heap the pyre, burn up the body of the wicked, consume away his guilty limbs, scatter his sinful ashes, strew broadcast his ruthless dust: let no urn or barrow enclose the abominable remnants of his bones. Let no trace of his fratricide remain; let there be no spot in his own land for his tainted limbs; let no neighbourhood suck infection from him; let not sea nor soil be defiled by harbouring his accursed carcase. I have done the rest; this one loyal duty is left for you. These must be the tyrant's obsequies, this the funeral procession of the fratricide. It is not seemly that he who stripped his country of her freedom should have his ashes covered by his country's earth.
19'Besides, why tell again my own sorrows? Why count over my troubles? Why weave the thread of my miseries anew? Ye know them more fully than I myself. I, pursued to the death by my stepfather, scorned by my mother, spat upon by friends, have passed my years in pitiable wise, and my days in adversity; and my insecure life has teemed with fear and perils. In fine, I passed every season of my age wretchedly and in extreme calamity. Often in your secret murmurings together you have sighed over my lack of wits: there was none (you said) to avenge the father, none to punish the fratricide. And in this I found a secret testimony of your love; for I saw that the memory of the King's murder had not yet faded from your minds.
20'Whose breast is so hard that it can be softened by no fellow-feeling for what I have felt? Who is so stiff and stony, that he is swayed by no compassion for my griefs? Ye whose hands are clean of the blood of Horwendil, pity your fosterling, be moved by my calamities. Pity also my stricken mother, and rejoice with me that the infamy of her who was once your queen is quenched. For this weak woman had to bear a two-fold weight of ignominy, embracing one who was her husband's brother and murderer. Therefore, to hide my purpose of revenge and to veil my wit, I counterfeited a listless bearing; I feigned dulness; I planned a stratagem; and now you can see with your own eyes whether it has succeeded, whether it has achieved its purpose to the full; I am content to have you to judge so great a matter. It is your turn: trample under foot the ashes of the murderer! Disdain the dust of him who slew his brother, and defiled his brother's queen with infamous desecration, who outraged his sovereign and treasonably assailed his majesty, who brought the sharpest tyranny upon you, stole your freedom, and crowned fratricide with incest. I have been the agent of this just vengeance; I have burned for this righteous retribution: uphold me with a high-born spirit; pay me the homage that you owe; warm me with your kindly looks. It is I who have wiped off my country's shame; I who have quenched my mother's dishonour; I who have beaten back oppression; I who have put to death the murderer; I who have baffled the artful hand of my uncle with retorted arts. Were he living, each new day would have multiplied his crimes. I resented the wrong done to father and to fatherland: I slew him who was governing you outrageously and more hardly than it beseemed men. Acknowledge my service, honour my wit, give me the throne if I have earned it; for you have in me one who has done you a mighty service, and who is no degenerate heir to his father's power; no fratricide, but the lawful successor to the throne; and a dutiful avenger of the crime of murder. You have me to thank for the recovery of the blessings of freedom, for release from the power of him who vexed you, for relief from the oppressor's yoke, for shaking off the sway of the murderer, for trampling the despot's sceptre under foot. It is I who have stripped you of slavery, and clothed you with freedom; I have restored your height of fortune, and given you your glory back; I have deposed the despot and triumphed over the butcher. In your hands is the reward: you know what I have done for you: and from your righteousness I ask my wage.'
21Every heart had been moved while the young man thus spoke; he affected some to compassion, and some even to tears. When the lamentation ceased, he was appointed king by prompt and general acclaim. For one and all rested the greatest hopes on his wisdom, since he had devised the whole of such an achievement with the deepest cunning, and accomplished it with the most astonishing contrivance. Many could have been seen marvelling how he had concealed so subtle a plan over so long a space of time.
22After these deeds in Denmark he equipped three vessels lavishly, and went back to Britain to see his wife and her father. He had also enrolled in his service the flower of the warriors, and arrayed them very choicely, wishing to have everything now magnificently appointed, even as of old he had always worn contemptible gear, and to change all his old devotion to poverty for outlay on luxury. He also had a shield made for him, whereon the whole series of his exploits, beginning with his earliest youth, was painted in exquisite designs. This he bore as a record of his deeds of prowess, and gained great increase of fame thereby. Here were to be seen depicted the slaying of Horwendil, the fratricide and incest of Feng; the infamous uncle, the whimsical nephew; the shapes of the hooked stakes; the stepfather suspecting, the stepson dissembling; the various temptations offered, and the woman brought to beguile him; the gaping wolf; the finding of the rudder; the passing of the sand; the entering of the wood; the putting of the straw through the gadfly; the warning of the youth by the tokens; and the privy dealings with the maiden after the escort was eluded. And likewise could be seen the picture of the palace; the queen there with her son; the slaying of the eavesdropper; and how, after being killed, he was boiled down, and so dropped into the sewer, and so thrown out to the swine; how his limbs were strewn in the mud, and so left for the beasts to finish. Also it could be seen how Amleth surprised the secret of his sleeping attendants, how he erased the letters, and put new characters in their places; how he disdained the banquet and scorned the drink; how he condemned the face of the king and taxed the queen with faulty behaviour. There was also represented the hanging of the envoys, and the young man's wedding; then the voyage back to Denmark; the festive celebration of the funeral rites; Amleth, in answer to questions, pointing to the sticks in place of his attendants, acting as cup-bearer, and purposely drawing his sword and pricking his fingers; the sword riveted through, the swelling cheers of the banquet, the dance growing fast and furious; the hangings flung upon the sleepers, then fastened with the interlacing crooks, and wrapped tightly round them as they slumbered; the brand set to the mansion, the burning of the guests, the royal palace consumed with fire and tottering down; the visit to the sleeping-room of Feng, the theft of his sword, the useless one set in its place; and the king slain with his own sword's point by his stepson's hand. All this was there, painted upon Amleth's battleshield by a careful craftsman in his choicest of handiwork; he copied truth in his figures, and embodied real deeds in his outlines. Moreover, Amleth's followers, to increase the splendour of their presence, wore shields which were gilt over.
23The King of Britain received them very graciously, and treated them with costly and royal pomp. During the feast he asked anxiously whether Feng was alive and prosperous. His son-in-law told him that the man of whose welfare he was vainly inquiring had perished by the sword. With a flood of questions he tried to find out who had slain Feng, and learnt that the messenger of his death was likewise its author. And when the king heard this, he was secretly aghast, because he found that an old promise to avenge Feng now devolved upon himself. For Feng and he had determined of old, by a mutual compact, that one of them should act as avenger of the other. Thus the king was drawn one way by his love for his daughter and his affection for his son-in-law, another way by his regard for his friend, and moreover by his strict oath and the sanctity of their mutual declarations, which it was impious to violate. At last he slighted the ties of kinship, and sworn faith prevailed. His heart turned to vengeance, and he put the sanctity of his oath before family bonds. But since it was thought sin to wrong the holy ties of hospitality, he preferred to execute his revenge by the hand of another, wishing to mask his secret crime with a show of innocence. So he veiled his treachery with attentions, and hid his intent to harm under a show of zealous goodwill. His queen having lately died of illness, he requested Amleth to underake the mission of making him a fresh match, saying that he was highly delighted with his extraordinary shrewdness. He declared that there was a certain queen reigning in Scotland, whom he vehemently desired to marry. Now he knew that she was not only unwedded by reason of her chastity, but that in the cruelty of her arrogance she had always loathed her wooers, and had inflicted on her lovers the uttermost punishment, so that not one out of all the multitude was to be found who had not paid for his insolence with his life.
24Perilous as this commission was, Amleth started, never shrinking to obey the duty imposed upon him, but trusting partly in his own servants, and partly in the attendants of the king. He entered Scotland, and, when quite close to the abode of the queen, he went into a meadow by the wayside to rest his horses. Pleased by the look of the spot, he thought of resting — the pleasant prattle of the stream exciting a desire to sleep — and posted men to keep watch some way off. The queen on hearing of this, sent out ten warriors to spy on the approach of the foreigners and their equipment. One of these, being quick-witted, slipped past the sentries, pertinaciously made his way up, and took away the shield, which Amleth had chanced to set at his head before he slept, so gently that he did not ruffle his slumbers, though he was lying upon it, nor awaken one man of all that troop; for he wished to assure his mistress not only by report but by some token. With equal address he filched the letter entrusted to Amleth from the coffer in which it was kept. When these things were brought to the queen, she scanned the shield narrowly, and from the notes appended made out the whole argument. Then she knew that here was the man who, trusting in his own nicely calculated scheme, had avenged on his uncle the murder of his father. She also looked at the letter containing the suit for her hand, and rubbed out all the writing; for wedlock with the old she utterly abhorred, and desired the embraces of young men. But she wrote in its place a commission purporting to be sent from the King of Britain to herself, signed like the other with his name and title, wherein she pretended that she was asked to marry the bearer. Moreover, she included an account of the deeds of which she had learnt from Amleth's shield, so that one would have thought the shield confirmed the letter, while the letter explained the shield. Then she told the same spies whom she had employed before to take the shield back, and put the letter in its place again; playing the very trick on Amleth which, as she had learnt, he had himself used in outwitting his companions.
25Amleth, meanwhile, who found that his shield had been filched from under his head, deliberately shut his eyes and cunningly feigned sleep, hoping to regain by pretended what he had lost by real slumbers. For he thought that the success of his one attempt would incline the spy to deceive him a second time. And he was not mistaken. For as the spy came up stealthily, and wanted to put back the shield and the writing in their old place, Amleth leapt up, seized him, and detained him in bonds. Then he roused his retinue, and went to the abode of the queen. As representing his father-in-law, he greeted her, and handed her the writing, sealed with the king's seal. The queen, who was named Hermutrude, took and read it, and spoke most warmly of Amleth's diligence and shrewdness, saying that Feng had deserved his punishment, and that the unfathomable wit of Amleth had accomplished a deed past all human estimation; seeing that not only had his impenetrable depth devised a mode of revenging his father's death and his mother's adultery, but it had further, by his notable deeds of prowess, seized the kingdom of the man whom he had found constantly plotting against him. She marvelled therefore that a man of such instructed mind could have made the one slip of a mistaken marriage; for though his renown almost rose above mortality, he seemed to have stumbled into an obscure and ignoble match. For the parents of his wife had been slaves, though good luck had graced them with the honours of royalty. Now (said she), when looking for a wife, a wise man must reckon the lustre of her birth and not of her beauty. Therefore, if he were to seek a match in a proper spirit, he should weigh the ancestry, and not be smitten by the looks; for though looks were a lure to temptation, yet their empty bedizenment had tarnished the white simplicity of many a man. Now there was a woman, as nobly born as herself, whom he could take. She herself, whose means were not poor nor her birth lowly, was worthy his embraces, since he did not surpass her in royal wealth nor outshine her in the honour of his ancestors. Indeed she was a queen, and but that her sex gainsaid it, might be deemed a king; nay (and this is yet truer), whomsoever she thought worthy of her bed was at once a king, and she yielded her kingdom with herself. Thus her sceptre and her hand went together. It was no mean favour for such a woman to offer her love, who in the case of other men had always followed her refusal with the sword. Therefore she pressed him to transfer his wooing, to make over to her his marriage vows, and to learn to prefer birth to beauty. So saying, she fell upon him with a close embrace.
26Amleth was overjoyed at the gracious speech of the maiden, fell to kissing back, and returned her close embrace, protesting that the maiden's wish was his own. Then a banquet was held, friends bidden, the chief nobles gathered, and the marriage rites performed. When they were accomplished, he went back to Britain with his bride, a strong band of Scots being told to follow close behind, that he might have its help against the diverse treacheries in his path. As he was returning, the daughter of the King of Britain, to whom he was still married, met him. Though she complained that she was slighted by the wrong of having a paramour put over her, yet, she said, it would be unworthy for her to hate him as an adulterer more than she loved him as a husband; nor would she so far shrink from her lord as to bring herself to hide in silence the guile which she knew was intended against him. For she had a son as a pledge of their marriage, and regard for him, if nothing else, must have inclined his mother to the affection of a wife. 'He', she said, 'may hate the supplanter of his mother, I will love her; no disaster shall put out my flame for thee; no ill-will shall quench it, or prevent me from exposing the malignant desions against thee, or from revealing the snares I have detected. Bethink thee, then, that thou must beware of thy father-in-law, for thou hast thyself reaped the harvest of thy mission, foiled the wishes of him who sent thee, and with wilful trespass seized over all the fruit for thyself.' By this speech she showed herself more inclined to love her husband than her father.
27While she thus spoke, the King of Britain came up and embraced his son-in-law closely, but with little love, and welcomed him with a banquet, to hide his intended guile under a show of generosity. But Amleth, having learnt the deceit, dissembled his fear, took a retinue of two hundred horsemen, put on an under-shirt [of mail], and complied with the invitation, preferring the peril of falling in with the king's deceit to the shame of hanging back. So much heed for honour did he think that he must take in all things. As he rode up close, the king attacked him just under the porch of the folding doors, and would have thrust him through with his javelin, but that the hard shirt of mail threw off the blade. Amleth received a slight wound, and went to the spot where he had bidden the Scottish warriors wait on duty. He then sent back to the king his new wife's spy, whom he had captured. This man was to bear witness that he had secretly taken from the coffer where it was kept the letter which was meant for his mistress, and thus was to make the whole blame recoil on Hermutrude, by this studied excuse absolving Amleth from the charge of treachery. The king without tarrying pursued Amleth hotly as he fled, and deprived him of most of his forces. So Amleth, on the morrow, wishing to fight for dear life, and utterly despairing of his powers of resistance, tried to increase his apparent numbers. He put stakes under some of the dead bodies of his comrades to prop them up, set others on horseback like living men, and tied others to neighbouring stones, not taking off any of their armour, and dressing them in due order of line and wedge, just as if they were about to engage. The wing composed of the dead was as thick as the troop of the living. It was an amazing spectacle this, of dead men dragged out to battle, and corpses mustered to fight. The plan served him well, for the very figures of the dead men showed like a vast array as the sunbeams struck them. For those dead and senseless shapes restored the original number of the army so well, that the mass might have been unthinned by the slaughter of yesterday. The Britons, terrified at the spectacle, fled before fighting, conquered by the dead men whom they had overcome in life. I cannot tell whether to think more of the cunning or of the good fortune of this victory. The Danes came down on the king as he was tardily making off, and killed him. Amleth, triumphant, made a great plundering, seized the spoils of Britain, and went back with his wives to his own land.
28Meanwhile Rorik had died, and Wiglek, who had come to the throne, had harassed Amleth's mother with all manner of insolence and stripped her of her royal wealth, complaining that her son had usurped the kingdom of Jutland and defrauded the King of Leire, who had the sole privilege of giving and taking away the rights of high offices. This treatment Amleth took with such forbearance as apparently to return kindness for slander, for he presented Wiglek with the richest of his spoils. But afterwards he seized a chance of taking vengeance, attacked him, subdued him, and from a covert became an open foe. Fialler, the governor of Skaane, he drove into exile; and the tale is, that Fialler retired to a spot called Undensakre, which is unknown to our peoples. After this, Wiglek, recruited with the forces of Skaane and Zealand, sent envoys to challenge Amleth to a war. Amleth, with his marvellous shrewdness, saw that he was tossed between two difficulties, one of which involved disgrace and the other danger. For he knew that if he took up the challenge he was threatened with peril of his life, while to shrink from it would disgrace his reputation as a soldier. Yet in that spirit ever fixed on deeds of prowess the desire to save his honour won the day. Dread of disaster was blunted by more vehement thirst for glory; he would not tarnish the unblemished lustre of his fame by timidly skulking from his fate. Also he saw that there is almost as wide a gap between a mean life and a noble death as that which is acknowledged between honour and disgrace themselves. Yet he was enchained by such love for Hermutrude, that he was more deeply concerned in his mind about her future widowhood than about his own death, and cast about very zealously how he could decide on some second husband for her before the opening of the war. Hermutrude, therefore, declared that she had the courage of a man, and promised that she would not forsake him even on the field, saying that the woman who dreaded to be united with her lord in death was abominable. But she kept this rare promise ill; for when Amleth had been slain by Wiglek in battle in Jutland, she yielded herself up unasked to be the conqueror's spoil and bride. Thus all vows of women are loosed by change of fortune and melted by the shifting of time; the faith of their soul rests on a slippery foothold, and is weakened by casual chances; glib in promises, and as sluggish in performance, all manner of lustful promptings enslave it, and it bounds away with panting and precipitate desire, forgetful of old things, in the ever hot pursuit after something fresh. So ended Amleth. Had fortune been as kind to him as nature, he would have equalled the gods in glory, and surpassed the labours of Hercules by his deeds of prowess. A plain in Jutland is to be found, famous for his name and burial-place.


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Chickasaws fall short in showdown
When Jess Geerts walked into the Waverly-Shell Rock gym Tuesday, her team was already in the second set, after losing the first one 25-19.
As it turns out, there are more important things than volleyball.
Geerts had to fly to Colorado for a family emergency Sunday and when the family member — her mother — was out of the woods, Geerts flew back home, landed in Cedar Rapids and rushed to Waverly.
"Jade (Fye) was face-timing me the game, so I was able to listen and watch it somewhat," said Geerts, who, by the way, wasn't driving. "I had an idea coming in where we were sitting, what was working and what wasn't."
Even though the Chickasaws made attacks that would probably have gone for kills against many teams in their 3-0 loss, this was Waverly.
"I think there will always be this fear of Waverly-Shell Rock until we beat them, like we did Charles City. It felt like we were one step behind, we couldn't get into system. I feel like we can play better."


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Is your eyes in a constant state of wandering through travel magazines and your heart lusting for that next dream vacation? The feeling to get away and be in a different world from your own seems enchanting and mystical. I constantly hoard free travel magazines and advertisements promising luxurious and exotic for prices that will put me in debt forever. It's a horrible addiction but I love the rush of visiting a dream in person and going to see the world.
I recently wrote a poem detailing my love for traveling even though I have yet to discover the world around me. My poem may seem like a confusing concept at first but once I explain it, I hope it can shed some light on the meaning.
First, my poem represents the desire to travel and wander around. It's a desire to travel and lusting for a place you may never get to or can ever afford. In the first stanza, the speaker is "stopped" and bored with the scenery of Hollywood Boulevard. At one time, the rush of celebrities and fancy cars made her heart race in excitement. Over time, it begins to feel dull and typical of a suburban/ city atmosphere. She's bored and the city sounds horrible and noisy to her.
Next, she is envisioning her church and the real reason for praising Jesus on a Sunday. She needs to rest but her heart is in a constant state of lust. She's lusting for a place, a destination that is farther from her Catholic church.
She questions if she's committing a sin for lusting and keeping her attention away from God where she is supposed to be resting and focusing on her church activities. Instead of being occupied in the Word of God, she's fantasizing about different places and hoping to call a radio station for a chance to win a dream vacation.
Red lips shine neon
at the stop sign between
two streets sliding
parallel to the blacktop
cracked and bruised
from suburban beats
of boombox screeching
like nails on a chalkboard.
Does she remember how
her heart boomed with cars
racing down Hollywood boulevard?
Or how lust formed wonder
from radio shows selling
souls to the Bahamas
on a sun stroked Sunday?
Church bells ring
with the call of Jesus
baptizing white-laced
dresses and prayer beads
sliding with the words
of the priest declaring heaven
in the spirit of ecstasy of
gold powdered
on broken streets
stopping neon lips
from whispering more
in the heat of June.
Is it a sin
to lust for Cancun's
pearl shores?
Is it lust to travel
to the isles of Greece
or to seek redemption
in a place other than
my temple?
Holy is the place I lust,
wander-lust in the photos
of a travel magazine
with a sip of green tea
and dialing my phone
for a chance to win
a radio contest for
the Bahamas on
a Sunday.


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Stockton Church Crash
Stockton Church Crash
I'm Ed Smith, a Stockton Personal Injury Lawyer. A man crashed his vehicle into a south Stockton church after attempting to flee from Stockton Police.
What Happened?
There was a probable domestic disturbance that attracted police to the area of South San Joaquin Street and East Fifth Street at approximately 9:20 pm. As the police were investigating the area for any individuals that might have had involvement with the incident, they discovered a male sitting in his car. After authorities came into contact with the male, he drove away from the scene. The police began to chase after the male's vehicle while driving northbound on San Joaquin until they reached the cross street of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The male motorist lost control of his vehicle which caused him to crash into the gym of the St. Mark's United Methodist Church after coming into contact with a traffic light pole.
Stockton Police Department Reports
The motorist of the vehicle that was fleeing from Stockton Police was identified as 22-year-old Johnny Orlando. Orlando was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for major injuries that were later identified as non-life-threatening. Orlando was subsequently detained by police officers for resisting arrest, battery of an officer, and suspicion of felony evasion.
Stockton Church Crash Aftermath
A spokesperson from the church stated that the gym of the St. Mark's United Church sustained cosmetic damage but did not report any structural damage. The gym is used weekly for basketball games and practices. The Western Farm Workers Association occupies the upper level of the gym. They have not reported any damage.
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I'm Ed Smith, a Stockton Personal Injury Lawyer. If you or your loved one has been hurt by an accident caused by someone else, please give me a call at (209) 227-1931 for free, friendly advice. You may also reach me free of toll at (800) 404-5400 if you are calling outside of the Stockton area.
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I spent my first 3 months at Karongwe as a volunteer intern learning the in's and out's of how base is run and all that is involved with running a successful volunteer wildlife research project. After the 3 month volunteer phase interns were selected to join various projects around South Africa, I was lucky enough to be selected to stay at base as the Karongwe staff intern.
This responsibility came with a lot more freedom and a lot more work. As the base intern you are constantly working and helping out where ever you can. I am getting used to the 15 hour work days. There are multiple projects going on from camera traps to social media and creating activities for volunteers. I get to enjoy driving the vehicles around the reserve on my own to check on camera traps or do simple things like turning off the water pump.
The best is being able to drive to the reserve gate and go outside the reserve for my always amazing morning runs, I mean come on running in Africa is awesome!
It is very rewarding being apart of the staff team now, all the research and work being done feels like it's going towards wildlife conservation and it's a great feeling to know that your hard work is going towards something progressive. Being able to work closer to the rest of the staff team has also taught me a lot of things such as fixing tires and being more mechanical and understanding new methods of wildlife research. I enjoy learning new things everyday and everyday is different from the last. My imagination and innovation is being pushed constantly. New volunteers are full of questions and its great being able to help them knowing I was in their shoes just a few months ago.
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During their walking tour around the center of Vladivostok with staff from the Arsenev Museum, ILS students learned that among those visiting the city at different times were famous writers such as Chekhov, Balmont, Fadeev, Khlebnikov, Burlyuk and Solzhenitsyn and that the first time a film was shown here was in 1897 in a cinema on the site of today's GUM shopping center.
Our 9th graders discovered many interesting facts while visiting the Millionka labyrinth, for example, that long ago Vladivostok had Porto-Franco status, which enabled the small port town to quickly grow into a thriving city.
"To walk down streets where life was bustling more than a century ago is very interesting," says ILS 9th grader Ilona Khlyustova. "It turns out that Chinese people played a very important part in the life of Vladivostok. For example, they worked as water carriers when the city had no water pipelines, bringing water into the city from Sedanka. At that time, it was probably hard for any family in the city to imagine life without a morning visit from Chinese with fresh vegetables or fish."
Over the course of their 90-minute tour, the 9th-12th grade students absorbed a great deal of new information and exchanged impressions of the fascinating life of Old Vladivostok.
"Expanding our students' knowledge of the city we live in is no less important than the academic program," says ILS Principal Olga Shevchenko. "There is still much more that they can learn, but each of our students took away something valuable from this visit, something we hope can serve them well in their future life."


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Recently I bought the Xiaomi Mi TV box 3 (International version). From the specifications and description, it seemed perfect for me as it is cheap and supports Netflix 4K, Chromecast, Kodi and running Android TV which gives access to many useful apps from PlayStore. To cut long story short, from day one I noticed problems with video and audio being out of sync in video streaming apps like Netflix and YouTube. I searched through forums to find a solution but nobody, not even Xiaomi official responses have given a proper solution. For all you frustrated folks out there, this is the solution you have been waiting for: Settings -> About -> tap on Build until developer options enabled. Then go to Settings -> Developer options -> General -> HDMI optimization and set it to Best frame rate. Restart the device and hopefully everything will be working as...Read More
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Welcome to the Strelets Forum.
Please feel free to discuss any aspect of 1/72 scale plastic figures, not simply Strelets.
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Didn't Waterloo do a box of "Highland Infantry In Square"?
Yes they did it is nice set but many soldiers are engaged in quarrel but not good enough for making basic square not good enough.
No mention has been made of Naval operatives.
Yes there was the HaT set with a few marines but it was over spread with gunners and sailors (no officers or petty officers). Amphibious operations were a specialty of the Royal Navy during this period.
This would be also of use for the American phase of the War of 1812 (post Invasion of Canada) as
amphibious were quite common. Imagine being able to model your own 'burning of the presidential palace in Washington'.
Like their land counterparts their uniforms changed during this period. Taking it a step further, you could also have American Marines ( green uniforms) to reenact Bernard Cornwell's 'the Fort'
However, you would need more Scots (without kilts this time) and that might upset those out there who object to Scots figures.
Highlanders (as opposed to Scots) in trews and Hummel bonnets would make a refreshing change, and would certainly add to the range.
I still want to se Napoleon's carriage. Been waiting since 1977 when I got the Airfix Battle of Waterloo.
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Griffith University A-Level Scholarships
Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian studies.
It has over 44,000 students and offers a full suite of undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees in the areas of business and government, criminology and law, education, engineering and information technology, environment, planning and architecture, health, humanities and languages, music, science and aviation, and visual and creative arts. Griffith is a verdant university and a member of the IRU.
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UN discusses power of Sport with Inter Campus as panellist
On 30th of January, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs organised an event focused on "Sport as a catalyst for building prosperous and resilient societies" in the framework of the 56th Commission of Social Development. The event was also attended by Inter Campus. Inter Campus has been in partnership with NGO's and businesses, using football as a means of development and giving children in difficult circumstances the right to play sport in 29 countries across the globe.
There were also a number of top UN officials present at the conference.
Eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development resolves to free the human race from the tyranny of poverty and to heal and secure our planet. The upcoming 56th session of the Commission for Social Development will discuss strategies to achieve that overarching Global Goal by 2030.
Ending poverty for inclusive, resilient and sustainable societies
"The Commission for Social Development represents an excellent opportunity for key stakeholders to engage in a substantive dialogue on policy options to eradicate poverty to achieve sustainable development for all," said Nikulás Hannigan, Chair of the Commission's 56th Session.
In line with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals
"The Commission, as a multi-stakeholder platform, will facilitate the exchange of policies and strategies that have proven to be effective in reducing poverty, including through ensuring policy coherence and enhanced coordination across sectors in line with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."
This year's Commission will feature four high-level panel discussions on: strategies for eradicating poverty; innovation and interconnectivity for social development; the Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing and mainstreaming of disability in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.
"Delegations are encouraged to come prepared to interact, propose new and innovative ideas, and share their experiences," said Mr. Hannigan. To prepare civil society participants for the Commission, the NGO Committee on Social Development will host a Civil Society Forum on 2 February 2018, under the theme of "Social Protection, Including Floors".
The future to the role of sport as a catalyst for sustainable development
The Commission will also see over 50 side events, organized by organizations accredited to the UN Economic and Social Council and by UN Permanent Missions with the support of UN DESA's Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD). The variety of topics covered by these events reflects the multi-dimensional, complex nature of poverty. The subjects will include everything from social responsibility, social enterprises, families, digital skills for older persons, farmers of the future to the role of sport as a catalyst for sustainable development.
Ending poverty in all its forms, including extreme poverty, will require structural transformation, creating adequate and decent jobs, ensuring food security and nutrition, securing peace and forging stronger partnerships.
This year, the Commission aims to ensure that the international community develops coherent and integrated strategies for promoting social inclusion, full participation, progressive realization of universal social protection and health coverage for all, in particular for people living in poverty and other vulnerable groups.
In reference to Inter Campus, Ambassador Cardi said: "With its values and rules, sport can be an important tool in the processes of reconciliation, social inclusion and development, particularly with countries that are fragile both on a social and economic level […] The Italian examples of Inter Campus and Ferrero demonstrate that the partnership between sport and business can offer young people a chance to build a better future. With today's event, it follows the United Nations' commitment to promote our objective of Sustainable Development, paying special attention to the protection of human rights and the fight against poverty."


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I really love the sound of the Roland DDR-30 Digital Drum module as is. Overall it has a hell of a dirty bite to it, and the super deep snare and tom sounds have turned up in several of my compositions through the years. However, since the module itself has no internal effects or sequencing, it is pretty useless once you sample it. I strongly considering selling it recently until I read that it might be a good candidate for circuit bending.
There is a ton of information online about circuit bending, so I won't try to rehash it here. Suffice it to say that the point of circuit bending is to short circuit existing hardware in musically interesting ways. This is not without its risks, and you should be willing to loose your hardware in the process of modifying it. Also, extra care should be used when modifying a 120V powered circuit like this one. ALWAYS check the voltage of the points you're working with before messing with them, and NEVER fool with the power supply section of the board. There is some great information here on what to look for when circuit bending.
Disclaimer: proceed at your own risk. I take no responsibility if you damage your hardware or body doing this.
Inside the DDR-30, the chips of interest are the three large ROMs on the main (lower) circuit board. One handles the toms, one the snares, and one the kicks.
I decided early on that I wanted a patch bay so that no bends were hard wired. After some experimenting, I determined that most of the pins on the chip change the sound in some way. Instead of agonizing over which to use, I just ran wires to each of the chips' pins. This took awhile, as there were 28×3 pins and I was trying to keep each wire tagged with its respective pin number.
After wiring all the ROMs I attached a 1/8 inch jack to each end. 84 jacks. Thank you eBay and China.
I drilled a grid of holes on a blank patch panel (another eBay purchase). 84 jacks is a tight fit, so I used a drill template to lay out the holes. For some reason a number of holes were still off, so I had to flip a few jacks to make everything fit.
And the first test run:
Stay tuned for more! I have an Akai S01 and Kawai R50e waiting for the same treatment…


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The adidas Stan Smith trainer, the king of kicks, made its big return to shelves today. We flagged up this cool comeback a couple of weeks ago but today is the big launch date… And we're just a teeny bit excited for this epic shoe to step back into the limelight after a two-year hiatus.
The simple white leather shoe was born over 40 years ago and is named after a '70s American tennis icon. Stan Smith rocked the court with the world's first ever leather tennis shoes before they were rechristened in his honour in 1972. Yep, it's Stan's scruffy hair and smiley face that grace the tongues of every pair of the kicks today. We heart this cult classic for its mix of street-wear vibes with high-end style.
If you still need convincing just look at the stats – these bad boys are the best-selling shoes of all time with over 40 million pairs shifted. Who can argue with that kind of popularity? Not us, we're officially wooed, these iconic kicks more than deserve a spot in our shoe-drobe. New trainer smell anyone? Ahhh.
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What is an Athlete??
March 9, 2008
Filed under Athletes, Dictionary, Dictionary.com, Figure Skating, football players, golf, Hockey, hockey players, runners, soccer, Uncategorized
Can anyone give an accurate, acceptable definition of what an athlete is?? or what includes a person to be an athlete?? We all think that it is very simple….we all know what an athlete is…right?? But if someone walks up to you on the street and asks you to define it…you won't be able to. It is much more complicated than it looks, and what is even harder is categorizing who is an athlete and who isn't.
Dictionary.com defines an athlete as (even though they have 6 different/similar definitions):
"a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill."
Well this is all well and good….but how do we go and define what each of these is? Is a figure skater an athlete?? are they more of an athlete than a hockey player? if so, why? I think that in a sense, the both are equal. They each have different strengths and weaknesses, but when looking at them overall, they are both sports, and the people who are involved in these are athletes.
And just because a particular sport doesn't use all the terms that are defined in the definition of an athlete doesn't make it not a sport. Race car drivers are athletes, figure skaters, ringette players, soccer, runners, football players, and I could go on and on, and yes I'll even include the ever so boring golf as well.
All I want people to do is just to think about who they consider an athlete, and what they consider a sport…and then try looking up on-line what specifically these 'athletes' have to do for them to be where they are today.
My Top 10 Funniest/Great Figure Skating Moments.
1. Figure Skating Cowboys – this is a fun one to watch 😉
2. Evgeni Plushenko performs at the Gala….after the World Figure Skating Championships
3. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier at 2002 Winter Olympics…long program
4. Brasseur And Eisler – 2003 Salute To American Music EX
5. 1999 Improv on Ice Kurt Browning Meditation
6. Kurt Browning 2000
7. 1999 Stars On Ice Clowns
8. Kurt Browning – Singin' In The Rain
9. Brasseur & Eisler: Patricia The Stripper
10. 2002 Stars On Ice Scott Hamilton Figaro
What is Synchronized Skating?
February 28, 2008
Filed under Competitive Synchronized Skating, Figure Skating, Haydenetts, Synchronized Figure Skating, Synchronized Skating
Anyone and everyone knows what figure skating is….but not everyone knows what synchronized skating is, so I'm going to try and explain it. In a way its similar to synchronized swimming….but on ice instead of in the water.
Instead of skating by your self or with a partner, imagine skating with 12-16, or 20-24 girls or guys. And the system is similar to that of the singles/pairs skating. There is competitive strand….which goes to worlds, and then there is non-competitive route..which only goes to Nationals.
The competitive strand, has 20 girls that skate at competitions, and allows for 4 alternate skaters, in-case one gets hurt or sick or something. The team, trains together, has a regular competitive season, just like the singles and pairs skaters. They practice and compete a short and a long program, with around 2:30 minutes for the short, and around 4:30 minutes for the long. The scoring system is exactly the same, but what they are marked on is different. In the competitive strand they are allowed to do some jumps, bust just a select few. They do footwork throughout the whole program, while attached in various ways to each other, different arm and hand holds, and they perform maneuvers like a circle, a line, wheels (pin wheel, four pin wheel, parallel wheel….), a block, an open block, lifts, moves in the field….and so forth. It is very interesting to watch, because even though these teams are doing the similar things, they all have a different take on them…..so no two are the same.
Here is the Haydenetts short program from this year….they are currently the US Synchronized Figure Skating Champions.
In the other strand of the synchronized skating, is the non-competitive. They only differ slightly by the number of skaters, 16 allowed to compete, the moves that they are allowed to perform, no lifts or jumps, and then they only compete one program instead of two, and the music lengths vary according to the level of the skaters.
American Women Too Young for worlds?
February 25, 2008
Filed under Emily Hughes, Figure Skating, Kimmie Meissner, Sasha Cohen, US Figure Skating Championships, USFSA
Kimmie Meissner
At the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating National Championships, the medalist in the women's even were not eligible for worlds because of their age. Seriously….I found this out and this is just plain stupid of the USFSA to allow women, not even women, girls, just girls, to compete at this level and then they aren't even eligible to compete for the U.S. on a world stage. Really!!?? They need to go back into their rules for the Senior women rules qualifications and change them!! I'm curious to know where
Emily Hughes was?? She did not compete….and as for Kimmie Meissner ….she might of throughout withdrawing, cause the World Champion finished 7th in the Women's Senior event.
If you want to check out the results and scores from the 2008 US National Figure Skating Championships…..click here. And I also hate how you have to find any information about the competitions in the US by going through a site called icenetworkd.com.
Canadian Championships: Men
So I was looking over the skates of Jeffrey Buttle and Patrick Chan, at the 2008 Canadian National Championships, and even though Chan had the cleaner skate, Buttle should of clearly been the winner. Although he did have the mistakes in the long program, his over all performance, artistry, and spin quality were far better than that of Chan. Chan is an young skater, new to the stage and still needs a little polishing, but Buttle has been here before, and just needs to work on his consistency, that has been said time and time again, so why does he still seem to cave under pressure?? Being a figure skater, I know what pressure can feel like, the trick to the whole thing is just being able to control it and being able to get into the groove on the competition ice, it may seem easy to say on paper, but in reality it is much more difficult.
But don't leave it up to me, here are both of their final skates, let me know who you think is better, overall. Don't just see who lands the most jumps, but look at the entire program as a whole, did one do better artistry, spins, emotion?? Let me know!!
Jeffrey Buttle
Patrick Chan
Johnny Weir vs. Evan Lysacek
January 30, 2008
Filed under Evan Lysacek, Figure Skating, Johnny Weir, Skate Canada, Uncategorized, US Figure Skating Championships, USFSA
Tags: Evan Lysacek, Figure Skating, Johnny Weir, US Figure Skating Championships, USFSA
The United Statues Figure Skating Championships have just concluded on Sunday January 27, 2008, with a very unusual situation in the Men's event in Saint Paul, Minnesota. At the top of the score board were Johnny Weir and Even Lysacek, who after the short were ranked 1st and 2nd. Because of flaws in the free skate, Johnny Weir had a lower free-skate score than that of Evan Lysacek, who was in second place going into the free-skate, and by 1.35 Evan had won the free-skate. But the interesting part of the event was the total scores for both men were equal. The deciding factor, and deemed by the ISU(International Skate Union) was that Evan had won the overall event due to a higher score in the free-skate.
I thought that the new system that has taken forever to get into play, as well as for people to learn and understand lets this happen?? Both of these skaters were thrown into a position that was clearly confusing and difficult to understand. But why lay the deciding factor on the Free-skate?? why not on the short, or the qualifying?? or have them skate again?? who made the rule that it was the free-skate that made the deciding factor??? I have to wonder about some of the people in the ISU as well as in the USFSA (US Figure Skating Association), cause they are not the brightest bulbs in the cab-net.
The only thing that is worse, is the way that Johnny Weir handled the situation, especially when he commented about Evan Lysacek. The New York Times coverage of this event was more than interesting to read, and provides one with a sense of who these men are down inside, to what type of person they are. Weir said when asked about Lysacek: "I respect Evan as an athlete, but as a person I don't really like him," Weir said in the interview. "There's nothing special about him to me. We would never be friends, and I wouldn't even know who he was if we weren't competing against each other." Who does that?? Johnny Weir is no pretty boy who is king of the world, especially when it comes to skating. He has a very odd, or unique style to be politically correct, that just is very very flamboyant. What's next?? Going back to the time to Tayna Harding and Nancy Kerrigan?? seriously people.
But when looking at Evan Lysacek, he is a true gentleman. When Evan Lysacek was asked about Weir, all he had to say was: "Oh that's nice. Thank you for sharing that with me." He refused to attack Weir, adding, "I'm not going to say anything bad about him, because I admire him." His skating style is also one that you cannot help watch. This is Lysacek's second US Men's title, and he deserves every bit of it.
Synchronized Skating vs. Singles/Pairs Skating
It always manages to astound me that the synchronized skaters of the world don't get near the recognition that the singles/pairs skaters get, and yet when watching them, its amazing. The moves and the abilities that these skaters require are just as important as those of the singles and pairs skaters. By having to be able to skate with 16-20 other girls all at the same time, doing all of the same intricate footwork, pass-throughs, lifts, arm-holds, and many other requirements, they bring something fresh to the sport, and is far more interesting to watch, even after 10 teams have already gone. Because they have so much more diversity and are able to be more creative with what they have to incorporate within their programs, it give new meaning to the sport.
This is a video from the 2006 Canadian National Championships. Nexxice , the team being shown, finished in 2nd place due to some falls in their long program, clearly should of been the winners, and by watching this program you can understand why. Even though synchronized skating doesn't mean that the skaters, coaches, and fans don't have to put up with the same bull that other figure skaters do, it just means that the world doesn't hear about it as quickly. This part of the sport needs to be more recognized because it is truly beautiful and requires so much more than just flapping your arms and making a pretty face.


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What is it?
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that is used in veterinary and doctoral practices. It makes the user feel not in control by distorting the users sense of sight and sound. It has hallucinogenic effects on the user. Ketamine has been used in cases of sexual assault. It is physicaly and phycologically addictive
How is it taken into the body?
Through injection in its liquid form. In its powdered form it can be snorted or smoked.
Street names for the drug
Cat Tranquilizer, Cat Valium, K, Kit Kat, Jet, Jet K, Special K, Purple, Special La Coke, Super K, Vitamin K, Super Acid, Ketanest S, Green, Ketalar
What are the effects?
Short Term: After taking it may cause an increased heart rate and blood pressure. The user may experience hallucinations, feeling disconnected and not in control. It is used to make patients feel detached from their pain. It induces a state of sedation.
Long Term: May cause the user to develope potentially fatal respiratory problems. Users may became addicted to the drug and begin to crave it.
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Involuntary rapid eye movement, dilated pupils, salivation, tear secretion, and nausea are signs you may notice if someone around you has taken Ketamine. Other signs that someone you may know is taking Ketamine are forgetting things that they said or did, a short attention span, confusion, loss of coordination, mood swings and dizziness.