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South Jersey's Ishod Wair is like an assassin. He'll roll into your consciousness all stealth and nonchalant and then blow your mind with his casual yet controlled precision and consistency.
My job here is not to blow smoke up your ass, it's to alert you to what's hot and I assure you Ishod is piping hot. Just take a gander at his earth rattling part in Real's Since Day One (April 2011) and countless other clips he's put out since, namely Sabotage 3. The kid seems to be a machine. We recently linked up with Real's hired gun Ishod Wair for a little rapid fire Internet Q & A. Read on:
First off what does the name Ishod mean?
Well my full name is Ishod Kadal Baroody Wair. Ishod Kadal means man of glory and Baroody means teacher.
I finished watching your clips in Sabotage 3, your given name definitely sums you up, your folks definitely got it right. So what have you been up to?
Nothing I've been hurt. My back's been hurt. It's not very serious, have been trying to take it easy.
Where are you living at the moment?
I'm in Philly.
Chinese food or Italian food?
Italian food.
Would you rather travel or stay at home?
What is your favorite place to travel?
Spain. Barcelona and Europe in general.
What video part has had the biggest influence on you?
I can't say just one specific video, I like pretty much everything.
Sketchiest thing you've ever seen at LOVE Park?
I haven't seen too many sketchy things just some fights. I seem to always miss the crazy sh*t. Once there was this big fight between skaters and a wedding party.
What motivates you?
Just skateboarding motivates me there is always something new to learn. I try to learn as many tricks as I can and have fun. Also skating new spots motivates me. No two spots are ever the same, even if it is a replica.
What Street League stop was your favorite?
Kansas City, Barcelona and New Jersey.
What has been your heaviest Fan experience? Have you ever had to sign any boobies yet?
Nah that would be cool though.
What is your warm up trick?
I usually just do a kickflip or an Ollie or a Tre-flip.
It takes way more than just incredible skateboard talent to maintain a career as a top pro. You've got to manage the pressure of video releases, contests, demos, tours and product launches?and do it all with a smile. Few pro skateboarders are able to balance this act better than Paul Rodriguez. CCS pinned down the man himself this month to discuss his thoughts on the summer contest circuit, the upcoming Plan B video and his newest shoe with Nike SB?the P.Rod 7. Here's what he had to say.
Some pros talk about being in "contest mode" as soon as the big summer contests roll around. What does that mean to you? Where's your head at when you're out there on the floor? It has to be a mental game, right?
Contest mode pretty much means you're skating skateparks all the time and trying to work on being consistent rather than working on new tricks to film and take to the streets. And yeah, for sure, I would say it's mostly mental. I try as best I can to shut my brain off. That's really the mental part. I want no thoughts. And, of course, I get butterflies. Fortunately for me, I've been skating contests for long enough to where I've learned how to deal with it. You just try to focus on what's going on in the moment, keep your head focused on your game plan, the tricks you want to do and try to not let your mind wander and start thinking negative thoughts.
How do you think the mentality towards big contests has changed overall for skaters? Where do you see this heading in the future? Is skateboarding headed toward traditional athletics or is it already there?
Unfortunately, it kind of is. With all these contests and all the opportunity they bring, my mentality has switched towards them. I remember when there was only one contest or so a year. I didn't even think about contests. I didn't care or worry about them. For me it was only Tampa and X-Games. I didn't even think about getting into contest mode. When a contest came around, I went and whatever happened happened. Now there's much more opportunity there.
You said, "unfortunately" about skateboarding heading towards traditional sport. Is there something sacred about skating that gets lost there?
I don't think it'll ever be fully lost, but it's definitely different than when I grew up. I didn't fall in love with skateboarding for competitions. I fell in love watching guys do cool, new and innovative tricks?street skating, watching videos, good style and all the nuances?the art side of it. Now with all the contests it's just a different era. I'm fine with it and I enjoy skating contests, but there's a part of me that definitely has that nostalgia for what I first fell in love with.
Are there things about skateboarding that won't be able to be captured by traditional sports?
Absolutely. There are a lot of things about it. The real sacred part of it is the freedom and the creativity. There's no rules in skateboarding. If I want to skate around in a handstand all day, I can. There's no right or wrong. Some people may not like it, but there's no wrong. If you have fun doing what you're doing then it doesn't matter what other people think. In baseball or basketball they have rules. You can't go passed a certain line, there's out of bounds or in Soccer you can't touch the ball with your hands. There's boundaries in traditional sports, but in skateboarding there's none of that. If you think you can do it, then do it because you can. There's also style. That's key in skateboarding. Guys like Gino Iannucci, Tom Penny or Kenny Anderson?these guys have immaculate style. In traditional sports as long as you score all the time you're considered good and it doesn't matter if you look funny doing it or if you have a weird shot. As long as it's effective you're considered to be a good player. In skateboarding, you could do every trick in the world, but if you look ridiculous doing it nobody really cares. You can also do a lot of basic tricks, but if you do them really smooth and gracefully everybody loves it. Skateboarding has an art side to it.
On the topic of traditional athletics, it seems like so many skaters are fans of other sports. Do you have favorite athletes outside of skating that inspire you? Who are they and what is it about them?
Absolutely. You better believe I watch every boxing match that comes on and every Laker game. These days pretty much all my inspiration comes from outside of skateboarding? whether it's music, sports or books. Guys like Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, Kobe, Mayweather and Tiger?there's a ton of guys that inspire me. For me it's the mental aspect. All these guys are masters of their own mind. They play under the highest pressure and still perform at a high level consistently. That's motivating. I want to learn how to do that.
The whole world is wondering about the Plan B video. Where are you with your part? Is it going to be a juggling act to finish while you're in contest mode this summer?
There's a lot of talk around the video right now, but really we're still just working on it. We've been working on it diligently and we're not going to put it out till it's right. I have some stuff that I'm really excited about and I definitely need more stuff, but right now I'm in the middle of all these contests and it's not really my first priority. As soon as they're over, I can switch back to street mode and put all my focus on filming. That's how I'm approaching it. Torey has a serious part, Sheckler has serious part and Trevor McClung has all kinds of good stuff. Danny and Colin have been in Hawaii filming a lot at Danny's compound. We realize the legacy the original Plan B left and how heavy we have to come through with this video.
Primitive has come a long way in a short time. What are your thoughts on how the brand has grown over the years? What have been some of your favorite recent projects?
That has been a blessing for us. We didn't even know it was going to come to this level. Obviously we had big dreams and wanted it to be a cool brand, but we didn't know it was going to be embraced like this. We just wanted to open a sneaker store and print a couple T-shirts, now it's its own machine. We've done a bunch of cool projects with Nike, Oakley, The Hundreds, DVS and guys like Van Styles. They're all my favorites because these brands were down to work with us. Everyone has been excited to partner with us and that's the best thing that we could ever want.
Let's talk Nike a bit. How does the process of coming out with new shoe models work for you? What's the story behind the P.Rod 7?
It's difficult to do something different or better when you find a shoe that you really like, but every year Nike wants a new shoe out and I'm happy to join in and work with the designers to work it out. That's one of my favorite parts. With the P.Rod 7, we've switched up the look. The P.Rod 5 and the P.Rod 6 were kind of a play off of each. We wanted the Six to look like the older brother to the Five, but the Seven is a brand new shoe from top to bottom. It's almost like an original Jordan mixed with a Dunk. It's a lower shoe with a low profile. I've been skating in them for a while and I'm really excited about it.
Do you feel that Nike's technology makes a major difference in your skate game? Any specific things you notice?
It helps improve your performance in the way of keeping your feet healthy. These days there's a much higher level of impact and abuse your body and your feet take. Now it's about preserving your feet, protecting those toes and protecting yourself from heel bruises. It's about making the skating experience more enjoyable, but also about prolonging the skate experience so you can skate longer, more hours a day and for more years of your life.
Our long awaited Koston issue is finally in the mail and if you've seen it (below) you'll see Eric cresting a nice frontside ollie on an indoor quarter pipe. It's definitely a rad cover shot, but that cover you see wasn't exactly the cover we were aiming for.
Obviously we put a good deal of planning and thought into the covers of our catalogs here at CCS, but sometimes things don't always go as planned?and the Koston cover you're seeing now is a perfect example of that.
It all started with Eric being in Australia for an Oakley shoot. It was hard to pin him down, but luckily our new staff photographer Arto Saari was on hand down in Aus and was able to get a few portrait shots of Eric as potential cover images for us to use.
They came out great, but what we were really looking was a skate shot?it is Koston, after-all. So with just a few days before our print date, we linked up with Eric in LA at a local school to try to shoot a wall ride down a stair set. Everyone showed up, the camera gear was out, flashes were in place, but right before Eric's first attempt the cops rolled up and we got the boot.
With just a few hours to spare the crew packed it up and headed to downtown LA attempting to hit another wallride stair spot before the sun went down. With just a few minutes before sunset, we arrived at the spot and the session was on to get the cover shot. Harsh ground on the landing made the ride away tough and the sun ended up going down before we could the photo, but Eric, being the champion that he is, carried on into the night and ended up with this epic wallride shot via the expert lensmanship of Arto.
O So you see.....things don't always work out as planned?but they always work out. Words to live by.
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Great post. I have said that if Gruden keeps us competitive THIS season, he earns the right to come back next season. But, if we go out and play poorly the rest of this year, regardless of strength of schedule, injuries, etc, then I think we should consider making a change before next season. To answer your question though, I think we need to go deep in the playoffs and make a serious run in the next two years in order for Jon to retain his job. We held Dungy to that standard, we need to hold Gruden to it as well. He will have cap heaven this off season to make player trades, a great draft, and many returning youth that look promising. Honestly, how many chances does anyone get to produce a winning team? How many excuses are we going to keep making? I cannot understand the logic behind that at all. You just don't go out and spend the money we did on a coach like Jon Gruden and put up with losing seasons forever do you?
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These things are great to be expected. Warm, great looking, and fit perfectly. One major flaw. The zippers on both boots are a pain. They open up and won't stay in the tracks. If I monkey with them, I can sometimes get them to work. The booties are only 2 months old. Note: I bought these from CC because I bought a new pair of other Assos booties and had the same problem on day one with the zippers. Put them on, look down and the boot is open. I AM NOT STRETCHING THESE. I have a size 12 shoes and have the size 11 as specified. I am returning to get another pair with hopefully more luck. They keep me warmer than my Castelli Duvios which are neoprene without the quality of these. But those damn zippers. They are finicky.
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First, these things look fabulously unique. The pictures don't really show this, but the little coverings on the front poke up into little points so it looks like you are wearing glamorous elf boots.
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this may be interesting to some http://cgi.ebay.com/SMALL-CAST-IRON-ANV ... otohosting
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I have never seen or heard of an IH anvil.
Anyone else ever seen one of these?
Probably a repo. What do you think.
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I copied this post from the cub vine at Gary's request. It should generate some interesting discussion.
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I have seen them before. You have to watch repos thats what I have been told. They are neat.
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I'm sure IH had different advertising gimmicks through out the years. $2,000.00 cookie cutters come to mind.
My guess is this was a souvenir paper weight that was available at one time.
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With 10 available, I would expect them to be reproductions.
This is likely an original if it came out of Carole's husband's collection
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For $255.00 you would think they would have taken a better picture of it.
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I surprises me too. Her stuff is pretty well presented. I gather that her husband had quite a serious collection of rare IH collectibles. I bought a planter plate from her that was used so show different seed cells all in one plate. There were 2 of them and now I am on the hunt for the other one. No bargains, that's for sure.
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I'm like the rest of you guys take better pictures. I sold this ice scraper on ebay for 129.02. It came from the Indy plant. Dad worked their for 41 years. Sorry for highjacking this site.
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The anvils were made by foundry workers during the years at louisville works. I know they were made right around 1974 for sure because I spoke with a foundry worker that used to make them and the cadets. The original he had in his possession was the kind pictured above with the large IH logo. These are the ones that are reproduced. The $255 one is the older style like the one I have. It says Louisville works in letters so small they'd be impossible to reproduce. It's safe to say most of the anvils you see on ebay are reproductions, they even reproduce a john deere version. An original anvil that says louisville works are on average $50-$75. Brandon.
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How many of them do you want for $255 a piece? Like Brandon said, there are a lot of reproductions out there (probably more than originals), but a lot of originals also. I have an original one that appears to be cast steel with the small letter "Louisville Works IH", some have a larger IH enblem, some have the emblem and a mans name. There are reproductions out there that are cast in brass, bronze, and cast iron. There was a cast "Liberty Bell" made in 1976. The bell has the frame or rocker (for lack of a better word) on the top, and on one side ot it are the words IH Louisville Plant, and on the same side of the bell it says 1776 above 1976. On the other side of the rocker it says IH Bi Centennial, one above the other. This lettering on the rocker sides is in raised letters, but they were raised by squeezing or pressing the rocker in a die. The originals I have or have seen were cast steel/iron. On the reproductions, the letters are cast, and are usually found in brass or bronze, and like the bears and cadets, the repops are smaller than the originals. You can sometimes get a good buy on a repop, as long as you know it is a repop and not buying it as an original, and if you like it and are willing to pay the asking price, buy it. Just be careful ,and know what you are buying. Click on the picture to enlarge it.
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Need to buy tires
I am in the office at the moment and a few of my peers are ordering up some tires for their John Deere projects. They asked me if I needed any tires for my Cub project and if so to add them to their order since shipping will be better with more tires in the order.
Can someone tell me what size I need for front and back? I have a 57 year model standard Cub.
Hi Aviator, First off welcome to the board. I have not seen a Cub question asked here yet that someone didn`t have the correct answer to. I personally would not order tires until you check your Cub tire size with your own eyes. Unless you bought your tractor new or know its complete history someone could have changed tire sizes from what was original.
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Fifth - determine what type of tires you require - AG or Turf. Confirm the current tire size on your tractor now. Determine if these are sufficient for your needs or do you want to go up or down in size. Then you should be ready to order new ones.
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Aviator, one more note. Before you blindly order tires, check Tucker tires prices on ebay. They are imports, but several people have bought them, and the quality is good. rear 8.3x24 is 235.00 for 2 tires and tubes including shipping. front 4.0 x 12 tri rib is 60.10 per pair and tubes including shipping.
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I forgot to ask if Miller tire is more costly, I know some folks on here have got them from Miller. Some got new rear rims with them cause thier rims were in tuff shape, some from being loaded. PAUL K. in N.H.
Assuming you don't have a high-wide option, a '57 Cub would have had 8-24 (now 8.3) rear tires for standard equipment. Optional sizes were 7-24 (I think 7.2 now) and 9-24 (now 9.5). You should check the width of your rims to see what tire size might have been on it originally. The 8-24 and 9-24 tires were on 7 inch rims. The 7-24 tires might have been on a narrower rim.
The front was 4-12.
9-24 tires from Tucker http://users.vnet.net/jamhudson/pics/Finished%20Cub/PB190045.JPG Cost was not much more. Don't remember what total are diffrence was.
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I wish my 61 looked as good as the photo you posted. If that is your tractor, could you please tell me what you used for white paint on the four bar grille, looks great as does the whole tractor. Is it a 61 ? Paul K. in N.H.
Spray can of antique white from Lowes. It started out as a 1948. I just fixed it like I wanted it. http://users.vnet.net/jamhudson/pics/Finished%20Cub/
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I know the question was directed at the Jim that already answered, but I'll throw in my comment anyway. I have a '61 that doesn't look at all like his. In fact, about the only good looking part is the grill. I used Antique White as well. Mine was done with Krylon and I think the match is about as close to the original as you will find. There is so little white on the tractor that one rattle can is way more than enough.
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Perhaps the governor's comments about Jackson were meant to get a rise out of the Allagash Democrat and start a brawl between legislative Republicans and Democrats.
If that was the goal, Jackson wasn't taking the bait. In a conference call Thursday afternoon, the homespun Jackson seemed philosophic, explaining that he had been called worse.
He described the governor as an "upper-management" person, and himself as a "working guy," looking out for other working people and his constituents.
The governor, of course, has been rude and crude before, and he will likely be so again.
His comments will likely get national publicity, stir up more contempt and further divide people who are working toward a common purpose.
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WASHINGTON — Bren Bataclan watched from behind a tree as a young couple approached the fountain and studied a small square object leaning against the base of the monument. From his hiding spot, he could see the woman reach down with empty hands, then stand back up clasping a canvas. The duo held a brief conference, their words too faint for Bataclan to hear. Finally, they reached an agreement that pleased him: The woman walked off with the artwork, grinning broadly.
The painting was Bataclan's eighth giveaway of the day and the 114th since he set out this summer on a cross-country expedition supporting his SmileyB project. More important, with this canvas, he released two more smiles into the world.
"I like to help others, and in my own small way, I'm doing that," the 44-year-old Boston-based artist said last month. "When I'm leaving paintings around, for 90 percent of the people, it's an enhancement to their day. For the other 10 percent, it's an intense, more direct easing of pain."
Bataclan arrived in Washington July 20, stop No. 39 on his 50-state tour that marked the 10-year anniversary of his creative endeavor. His mission: Deposit art around the country with the return promise that the recipient will crack a smile more often. In the off-chance that the image of a whimsical worm or a cuddlesome panda doesn't turn that frown upside down, he attaches a note to each 8-by-10-inch canvas that reads, "This painting is yours if you agree to smile at random people more often."
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Rachel Padilla, who is black, said law enforcement officials were prejudiced against her brother and the third defendant, Chancey Allen Luna, because they are youths of color and were charged with first-degree murder while Jones was charged with the lesser crime of being an accessory to murder after the fact and use of a motor vehicle in the discharge of a weapon.
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Two days ago, he went on a date for the first time in three years. Having come to terms with his sexuality when he was a 5th year, it was difficult to find other like-minded individuals during a time where you were ridiculed for not performing a proper transfiguration. Now, he had no need to hide or worry - as he found University lifestyle was much more laid back and there were many others that were just like him.
Last night, he and his friends went to a pub in London and filled their night with alcohol consumption, laughter, good times, and tom-foolery. It had been a long time coming, but for the first time he felt his age, he felt alive, and normal. Well - as normal as a 19 year old wizard goes.
Perhaps he regretted the actions he partook in the night prior as he was having a hard time functioning in this very moment. This very�dire moment that he should have been in full control of all of his faculties. He didn�t see the dark figure that swept so fluidly from the shadows as he made his way through Diagon Alley. Nor did he detect that he was being followed as he visited Scrivenshaft�s to purchase a new quill and ink set for Uni.
It was quite possibly his interest in the darker aspects of the wizarding world that sealed his fate as he took a turn down Knockturne Alley to visit Borgin & Burkes. That was where he said he would be to Quentin Embres who had accompanied him to Diagon Alley on this shopping trip, but when Quentin walked into Borgin & Burke�s, the shop keeper had no account of his friend.
When he opened his eyes, Alessandro Darko found himself in the dark and wandless - no, as he groped around in the dark, his hands fumbled upon a familiar texture of the design wrapping itself around the shaft of his wand, only, now there were two halves that remained attached by the dragon heartstring core. Panic erupted inside of him as he brought himself upright and was greeted with unbearable pain - everywhere. He felt as if he had been beaten by bludgers repeatedly. As his eyes began to adjust to the darkness he was only able to make out a dull metal grate that seemed to be hovering in mid-air. No - as he limped closer with his hands outstretched, he felt the coarse, splintery wood of a thick door with a small grate. The only reason the grate was visible was due to some far, far off light source that was probably reflecting off a puddle to cast the marginal light to reflect off the dull metal of the grate.
More panic now as he realized he was a prisoner - but of whom? It had been three years since he had been involved in clandestine activities so dark and unpleasant that he would find himself in this predicament - but the problem had been resolved�So who would take him prisoner? He began to call out into the void for help, but the only response was his echo, and then a noise that he didn�t realize was coming from him until after several moments of despondency - the sound of his own sobs. Then he heard it.
They were ominous portents analogous to a death knell. He felt it in his bones - just by hearing the pace at which they moved - no hurry, yet no time to waste. No these footsteps did not belong to his savior but to his condemner.
The door flung open with such force it knocked him on his backside and the enshrouded figure rose his wand and fired off some strange sounding spell that made everything feel light and he felt like he was flying and then just as abruptly as the experience happened, he was halted. The momentum he seemed to carry lurched him forward, but his arms were bound tightly stretched out at either side, so his body kind of slumped forward and down as the strength from his legs seemed to be completely exhausted. He didn�t have to worry about standing on his own anyway, because from that point on he would have the unfortunate discomfort of being the subject of some very ancient magic.
�Heralds of the Queen, we have acquired our first key to unlocking our mistresses prison.� Said an ugly, wretched voice coming from the shrouded figure in front of him. As he picked up his gaze, he noticed that there were 11 other shrouded figures surrounding him and they seemed to be standing at even intervals as designated by a large, complex circular glyph that he seemed to be in the center of�
�Harvesting this key will begin our journey and open one of the locks in the Caelestes Carcerum. We do not know which lock it will open, but we have identified that this�boy�harbors a celestial key.�
�What?! No�I don�t have your key�please�let me go�� He pleaded, tired, beaten, and frightened.
Without a beat, the shrouded figure in front of him turned and began to walk to his position in the circle, a direct line from where he was standing right in front of Alessandro. �You are not aware that you have it - as are the rest. The flaw in the design by the Grand Ones.� he said with something that sounded like a snicker, but interspersed with wheezes and horrible guttural noises. When he arrived to his position he turned and raised his hands. �Heralds, for the Queen! Begin your incantations!� He croaked. In that moment several voices rang out through the air speaking a language that Alessandro couldn't readily identify in his state of mind.
�You should be honored, boy, to be the first to bring about the revival of Our Queen, the Pernicious One, Lady of Calamity�� He was cut off. �Please! I don�t have your key! I don�t have what you need!� Alessandro cried feeling absolutely helpless as he felt his body rise up into the air, his feet now hovering above the floor, and a searing sensation begin to grow in his chest.
�It is your HEART - Your HEART is the key and it glows with the power of a celestial that would see our demise. Libera nos! Libera nos cor clave de caelestes.�
Bright lights began to appear inside of him all over his exposed flesh and through his clothes as they began to create luminous networks of veins, shooting pulses of light down them straight to his chest where a mass of light began to pool and grow bigger and brighter as the Heralds continued their incantations.
The pain was intense as each pulse of light added itself to the collective, the burning sensation intensifying greatly - it was as if his insides were on fire and he chest felt as if it were to burst open at any time. He struggled against his restraints holding his arms out, and his feet weren�t touching the floor so there wasn�t much he could do; he threw his head back and screamed. The sound would have shocked him under normal circumstances as it sounded as if two people were crying out instead of one, and the room shook with such violence it brought down chunks of stone from the walls and ceilings.
�Maintain your incantations! It�s fighting us!�
As he screamed and they continued to chant, the lights just grew more aggressive and moved faster now adding to the huge glowing, burning mass that was encapsulating his heart - which was now quite visible in the midst of the sphere of violently glowing light, beating profusely. With such radiance emitting from him the darkness kept no secret of what his surroundings looked like now as Alessandro could see they were in a stone room - a basement of some sort and on one of the far walls a circular, very intricate, sinister looking door with 12 slots arranged evenly around it, and a very complex and strange locking mechanism at the center.
That was the last thing he saw before he felt a horrible wrenching, ripping feeling in his chest and then all the shaking and screaming stopped. He stopped. His body ceased to glow as all of the light began to dim into the object floating now two feet in front of him: His heart. It was different though - not fleshy, moist, and bloody as one would expect, but now it looked as if it had crystallized, and from within a vague sigil could be seen; two parallel jagged lines.
There was audible panting in the room as they moved about to light torches and gain their bearings while the Herald that seemed to have been their leader approached the floating crystal heart. He was not looking at the heart, though, he was looking behind it, staring at what had become of its previous owner. What the Herald was now looking at was the form of Alessandro, but he had become crystallized as well- glittering like a diamond in the torchlight completely transparent, except for a black, smokey, scorch mark suspended inside the middle of his chest where his heart used to be.
�I didn�t foresee this�get rid of it.� The lead Herald commanded, his gaze lingering maliciously on the crystalline nineteen year old, his face frozen in agony. Now, turning his eyes on the glowing chunk of red ice that was the boy's heart, he snatched it up in his hand and inspected the sigil.
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A Giant on-off switch
Tom Danyluk says the Tom Coughlin-Eli Manning Giants have a confirmed "On-Off" switch — and when it's on, look out.
Week Six Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Aaron Rodgers, Antrel Rolle and Jacoby Jones as its Players of the Week.
NFC East Spin cycle: Giants, Redskins on collision course
Although the Cowboys and Eagles missed on late-game opportunities, the Giants and Redskins turned in statement victories.
Giants win NFC title rematch, shut down 49ers
The Giants shut down San Francisco in a 26-3 victory over the 49ers on Sunday in a rematch of last season's NFC championship game.
Week Six primer: How deep are the Packers' problems?
Eric Edholm provides a sneak peek into Week Six, including what to watch for in the big Packers-Texans matchup on Sunday night.
Week Five Players of the Week
This week, PFW selects Reggie Wayne, Richard Quinn and Will Hill as its Players of the Week.
Giants S Hill suspended for use of Adderall
The NFL suspended Giants S Will Hill for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.
NFC East Spin Cycle: Week Five
The Giants gained ground in the NFC East race as the Redskins (who lost a QB) and Eagles (who might change QBs) fell in close games.