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The monsters still howl for him, months after he
fell. In the gloom, I can sometimes see one or the
other, sometimes both together, wolfish beasts
with leathery hides and dark bristles, and they
raise their grinning, shark-like mouths to the
black clouds above and utter their cries.
Impossible that such horrors could love a child
of man, and be faithful; impossible. Yet they do
not molest the body, nor even approach it.
My brother Polynices lies in plain view on the
baked black salt of the Night Land. The hollow
where he fell has a smoke-hole in it center, some
five yards beyond his motionless, outflung hand,
and the smolder from the hole casts a light across
his form.
He lies many miles below the armored windows of
our redoubt, but even so, the spy-glasses and
instruments of the Monstruwacans (those scholars
whose business it is to watch the horrors of the
Night) leaning from the balconies, can pick out
minute details.
The fingers of his gauntlet are stretched out, as
if he were reaching for the little warmth of the
smoke hole as he perished. He lays on a slight
incline, for a circle of salty mineral surrounds
the smoke hole and slopes toward it. His boots are
toward us. The smoke hole is to his left. His
helmet fell from his head, and rolled a yard down
the salty slope. The little trail the helmet made
as it fell is still visible. There has been no
wind, no earth tremors, to disturb the salt
crystals and erode the trail. The haft and great
wheel of his disk-ax weapon lay to his right, and
the shadow of his body falls across it, making
details difficult to make out, even under the
immense magnifications of the Great Spy Glass. The
hair I used to tousle has continued to grow as the
months have passed, and now falls across the
shoulder-plates of his armor and spills onto the
salt. I cannot see those wild locks without
wishing for my comb of nacre to put the tangles
right. He was always careless of his appearance.
Because of the angle of his fall, I cannot
make out his face. Did he die calmly? Or is a
rictus of hollow terror and despair frozen forever
on his features?
His right forearm is hidden under his body, as if
his teeth were seeking the lethal capsule buried
under the flesh of his forearm when he fell. Did
he fall too swiftly to bite the capsule, and slay
himself wholesomely, before his soul and spirit
were Destroyed?
There is no blood visible. There is no sign of
When we were young, my brother and I found a
long-deserted balcony lock, and from a previous
life he remembered the word to open it.
He and I would climb through the broken armor of
the window in one of the abandoned cities in the
base level of the Pyramid. With fearless hearts
and unsteady feet we would pick among the tilted
slabs of imperishable metal, and find a little
niche, about five hundred yards above the Night
Land, open to the thin air and stinking fumes. We
would sit with our lunch basket and spyglass on
the corroded lip of some ancient corbel, our legs
dangling and kicking above the smoke and darkness
of the Land, and we would hear the voices of
monsters muttering and hissing underfoot, see the
glinting eyes of remote and cyclopean faces, or
feel the dull throb of their malice beating
against the sheath of energized air surrounding
the Pyramid.
There was a series of irregular stairs leading
down and down from a little ways below that spot,
but we never dared to venture down.
I remember I wore short-pants then, like a boy's.
During my childhood, before I had a name, I was
called Païs or Meirax, or something of the sort;
the servants called me Annasa, of course.
Because my father was the Castellan, the nurses
and tutors had no credible threat to make when I
defied them, or tore my girlish pink bloomers to
shreds. Later, when I was old enough to know what
grief my antics caused my father, or what pleasure
my father's critics in the Opposition Seats, I
dressed more demurely outwardly, though inwardly,
I suppose, I was much the same.
From the steles we found on that hidden cleft, at
the top of those forbidden stairs, we knew this
place had been made by the Labdaciteans,
great-grandfather's people. The locks recognized
our life-patterns, and called us by his name.
We knew the tale. Before even grandfather was
born, Labdacus eroded the power of the Architects,
by making climbing-paths not shown on their
charts, to run from window to window between the
levels, that his loyal retainers might circumvent
the blockades, when Architects cut power to the
inter-municipal Doors, or grounded the great
Lifts. Grandfather Laius, when he came of age,
rose to preeminence on the promise that all such
unlawful paths and places would be destroyed, and
the Last Redoubt brought once more into honest
conformity with the Great Central Survey of the
Architectural Order.
As an adult, I know the horror of wondering if
there is some gallery, portal, or open window,
unwatched and unlocked against the subtle malice
of the enemy, a hole a spider could wriggle
through, or a crack to admit a weft. Even we,
young as we were, were scandalized to see the
breach of Labdacus. His crime was solid before our
eyes, as plain to touch as the smooth hole cut in
the armor. The massive, ill-made blocks of crooked
stair lead down from it as a blood trail leads
down from a wound. But it was a pleasing scandal,
and our fear made us grin sickly grins, for it was
our great-grandfather who had committed, not a
petty crime, but a great one.
We promised each other we would never do anything
so wicked as meddle with the walls and wards by
which Man lives.
But we were also pleased to have a secret known
to none, a place only those of the blood of
Labdacus could pass. We considered our promise
fulfilled by vowing to tell no one of our find.
The idea that we should have immediately sent for
the Architects, or the local Officer of the Watch,
never crossed our young minds.
We were the children of the Castellan, after all.
Not long after my age of majority, not long after
my father's death and the ascension of Creon to
power, I came to tread these same broken slabs of
ancient metal again.
This time, my footsteps were not as sure as a
thoughtless child's would have been, nor was my
costume as suited for the adventure. I wore
a skirt to my ankles and a blouse buttoned to my
throat, and my hair was pinned up and coiffed in a
fashion I envied when it was forbidden to me, but
which was now a bother to dress and maintain. My
gloves clutched the corroded wall as I inched in
my foolishly heeled shoes across the sloping face
of the armor, a dizzying drop to the lands of
darkness opening up behind and below my bustle.
The child I had been would not have known me.
Païs had been so unafraid, and I was so fearful
Once only I looked over my shoulder. In the light
of a recent volcano, I could glimpse the tall
shadows of two kiln-giants, their heads together
as if in consultation. One of them raised a heavy
hand and pointed at me, while its lamp-eyed
companion nodded. This unnerved me, so I
clutched the metal beneath my gloves more firmly,
and returned my eyes to the task.
I made it around the last turn and came with
relief to the sturdier footing and broader step of
the ancient and unused corbel.
Polynices was in his armor, standing where once
he'd lunched as a child. The long handle of his
disk-ax weapon was in his hand, and he leaned upon
it in an attitude of alertness, his head staring
down at the darkened Land.
He was listening.
Up from the gloom underfoot came the mournful,
haunting sound of a Night-Hound, baying.
Having found his hiding place, I did not wish to
speak, lest I startle him. I had the mental image
of him dropping his Diskos over the side, or,
worse, himself.
He said, "Rightly or wrongly, the dogs are mine,
and I must feed them."
I said quietly, "They are monsters. They are
howling because they thirst for your blood, not
because they love you."
Polynices shook his head grimly, not bothering to
look back at me. "Draego saved my life from the
Abhumans. I fed him from my hand, and he knows not
how to eat from any other. See! Even now he will
not hunt among the crags and chasms of the Night
Land, or worry pale flesh of slug-things from
their lightless holes or blind fish from poisoned
lakes. He starves, and stands before the gates of
the Last Redoubt, and howls his love and sorrow
for me. Dracaina is often with him, and joins her
weeping voice to his."
"Monsters. Do you not understand the word?
Enemies of man."
"Not these. Love can break even the power of the
Night. My dogs are my friends."
"They are not dogs! They are Night-Hounds!"
He said nothing, but listened to the mournful
howling of the monsters far below.
On and on they wailed. Once, both Night-Hounds
fell silent, when the Great Laughter began to
issue from a buried country to the east, a deep
trench whose upper crumbling banks are visible
from the Last Redoubt. Another time, the Hounds
were silenced again when a deep and monstrous
Voice from a cold volcano cone called out in a
long-forgotten language, uttering a rough shout
that traveled and echoed across the Night Land
like a clap of thunder, traveling away to the
North. The Night-Hounds were hushed for a while,
perhaps cowering in terror, but then their howling
and lamenting began again.
"I had a dream that you would die." I told him.
He said, "I will find a way to smuggle food out
to them. I do not fear the law."
The Great Laughter issued from the eastern hills
and canyons at that moment, trembling across the
strange and barren landscapes of the Night, and
this seemed a fitter answer than anything I could
The chief tale of the House of Andros tells how a
woman who perished like Polynices, without a mark,
without a sound, in the Night Lands, by a singular
and peculiar miracle, was revived, and lived and
bore fifty sons and daughters who became the
ancestors of my house and phylum.
I should think the implications of this are
To watch over the body of my brother, I stand on
a high balcony, some five miles above the hills
and plains, glaciers and craters, volcanoes and
venom-lakes of the Night Land, and I look through
over my brother through one of the spy-glasses of
the Monstruwacan, the monster-watcher, of this
The Great Redoubt rises seven miles above the
cratered landscape, motionless waters, smoking
pits and dull fumes of the Night Land, and the
Tower of Observation a full mile beyond that. The
Night Land is not utterly dark, for strange flares
of light, burning torches hanging in the gloom, or
foetid burnings from smoke-holes will illume one
thing or another, and there are candles in the
windows of an Empty City to the Northeast. From
the embrasures of the Great Redoubt, as from a
mountainside, what little there is to be seen, can
be seen.
Haemon, my betrothed, stands near to me. He is
beautiful, with great dark eyes and long lashes,
but broad of shoulder and narrow of waist, with
strong hands and a ready smile. I wish he were not
so young. I wish I could love him as I ought,
enough to blot out other loves from my heart.
© John
C Wright 1 Aug 2005


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56 Named Academic All-UMAC
ST. PAUL - Martin Luther College had 56 student-athletes from the winter and fall sports seasons named Academic All-UMAC on Tuesday, while MLC also had the highest team grade point average (GPA) in six of the eight sports played during those seasons.
56 MLC student-athletes were named Academic All-UMAC, while six different teams finished with the highest team GPA in the conference in their respective sports
The Knights finished with the highest team GPA in women's basketball, baseball, men's tennis, men's track & field, softball and women's tennis.
The 56 individual honorees was second-most in the UMAC, behind only St. Scholastica's total of 64.
To receive academic all-conference honors, an athlete must finish with a GPA of 3.5 or better in the semester(s) of competition.
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If you're tired of seeing the same words pop up in TV show titles, you're not alone. Do the networks really expect us to remember the difference between The Road Home and Winnetka Road? Especially when both star St. Elsewhere alums (Home's Terence Knox and Ed Flanders, Winnetka's Ed Begley Jr.)? Maybe they should just combine these similar-sounding series:
PrimeTime Live and Live With Regis & Kathie Lee become...PrimeTime Live with Regis & Kathie Lee. The early birds stay up late to give split-screen sourpusses Sam Donaldson and Diane Sawyer a lesson in face-to-face chemistry.
Diagnosis Murder and Murder, She Wrote become...Diagnosis Murder, She Wrote. Dick Van Dyke and Angela Lansbury play a pair of sprightly sleuths who track down killers together and discover the joys of sex after 65.
In the Heat of the Night and Acapulco H.E.A.T. become In The Acapulco H.E.A.T. of the Night Sheriff Gillespie (Carroll O'Connor) relocates to a Mexican beachfront resort owned by a long-haired billionaire (Fabio) and oversees a team of bikini-clad secret agents.
Boy Meets World and Dave's World become...Boy Meets Dave's World. Humor columnist Dave Barry (Harry Anderson) discovers life isn't quite as funny as he thought it was, when he adopts an annoyingly precocious 12-year-old (Ben Savage).
Thunder Alley, Thunder in Paradise, and The Byrds of Paradise become... Thunderbyrds in Paradise Alley. A former Navy SEAL (Terry ''Hulk'' Hogan) recruits a most unlikely duo the mild-mannered headmaster of a Hawaiian school (Timothy Busfield) and an ornery retired race-car driver (Ed Asner) to help man his crime-busting powerboat.


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Production Begins on Brad Bird's TOMORROWLAND Starring George Clooney; Official Synopsis Released
by Adam Chitwood Posted 1 year, 115 days ago
Disney announced today that filming is officially underway in Vancouver on director Brad Bird's (Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) new film Tomorrowland. Bird co-wrote the screenplay for the secretive film with Damon Lindelof, based on an idea by Bird, Lindelof, and Jeff Jensen, and the official synopsis is as follows:
Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as "Tomorrowland."
George Clooney stars as the inventor and Britt Robertson (Under the Dome) is the teenager, while Hugh Laurie plays the film's antagonist. Bird has assembled an impressive filmmaking team to bring the project to life, including Oscar-winning Life of Pi and Oblivion cinematographer Claudio Miranda. Hit the jump to read the full press release. Tomorrowland opens in theaters on December 12, 2014.


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What is ichthyosis?
Ichthyosis is characterised by persistently dry, thickened, rough,
fish scale skin. There are at least 20 varieties of ichthyosis, including inherited and acquired forms.
Ichthyosis vulgaris, accounts for 95% of all ichthyosis cases. Inheritance is autosomal dominant i.e. it is passed from a parent to about half their children. Signs and symptoms of ichthyosis vulgaris usually become apparent within the first year of life.
The other main forms of inherited ichthyosis include lamellar ichthyosis, epidermolytic hyperkeratosis, and X-linked ichthyosis.
Acquired ichthyosis is not inherited and occurs for the first time in adulthood. It is usually associated with some general systemic disease, such as underactive thyroid states, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, generalised cancer or HIV infection. It may be provoked by certain medications (such as kava, nicotinic acid and hydroxyurea).
What causes ichthyosis?
Inherited forms of ichthyosis occur as a result of a genetic mutation. The mutated gene is passed on from one generation to the next. However, within a family there may only be one person affected. This can happen if the gene is recessively inherited (you have inherited two recessive genes, one from each parent), or you are the
founder of a spontaneously mutated gene.
The mutated gene causes an abnormality in the normal lifecycle of skin. Whilst in most people, the growth, dying and shedding of skin happens unnoticed, people with ichthyosis reproduce new skin cells at a rate faster than they can shed it, or reproduce at a normal rate but the rate of shedding is too slow. Either way there is a build up of dry scaly skin.
The mutated gene in ichthyosis vulgaris is found on chromosome Iq21 and is related to a protein called filaggrin.
What are the signs and symptoms of ichthyosis?
Although the signs and symptoms may vary amongst the different types of ichthyosis, they all show the characteristic dry, rough, scaly skin. Key characteristics of the four main types of inherited ichthyosis are listed in the table below.
|Type of ichthyosis
|Clinical features
|Ichthyosis vulgaris
|Lamellar ichthyosis
|Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis (previously called 'Bullous ichthyosiform erythroderma')
|X-linked ichthyosis
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Kava ichthyosis
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Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
Epidermolytic hyperkeratosis
Syndromes that include ichthyosis
Ichthyosis may be part of a more widespread congenital abnormality (all very rare) as in the following syndromes:
- KID (keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness)
- CHIME (colobomas of the eye, heart defects, ichthyosiform dermatosis, mental retardation, and ear defects)
- Netherton sydrome (ichthyosis, erythroderma, hair shaft defects, atopic features)
- Sjögren-Larsson (ichthyosis, spastic diplegia, pigmentary retinopathy, and mental retardation)
- Refsum disease (ichthyosis and pigmentary retinopathy).
How common is ichthyosis and who gets it?
Apart from ichthyosis vulgaris all other forms of ichthyosis are very rare. Ichthyosis vulgaris affects about 1:250 individuals.
Ichthyosis occurs worldwide and affects people of all races.
What problems does ichthyosis cause?
People with ichthyosis have normal lifespan. However those with very severe ichthyosis may need to spend several hours each day caring for their skin so they can lead as much of a normal life as possible. At some point during their life people with severe ichthyosis may come against some of the following problems:
- Overheating: ichthyosis may affect normal temperature control by reducing the ability to sweat
- Limited movement: dry, scaly skin may make it too painful to move some parts of the body
- Secondary infection: cracking and splitting of the skin may lead to skin infections and sometimes systemic infections
- Impaired hearing or eyesight: skin may build up over the ears or eyes
What treatment is available?
There is no cure for ichthyosis. The main goal of treatment is to moisturise and exfoliate. This helps prevent dryness, scaling, cracking and build-up of skin.
People with ichthyosis need to bathe, moisturise and exfoliate their skin on a daily regular basis. Your dermatologist may prescribe or recommend moisturising creams and ointments to keep the condition under control. In severe cases they may prescribe oral retinoids such as acitretin or isotretinoin. This can help to reduce scaling. Oral antibiotics may be prescribed if secondary infection occurs.
The following skin care tips may help:
- Apply lotions and creams to wet skin to trap in the moisture (within 3 minutes of showering/bathing)
- Rub gently a pumice stone on wet skin to help remove thickened crusty skin
- Brush washed hair to remove scales from scalp
- Lanolin creams and products containing urea, lactic acid and other alpha hydroxy acids may help to exfoliate and moisturise skin
Related information
- OMIM – Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (search term Ichthyosis)
- Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis – GeneTests GeneReviews
- Refsum Disease – GeneTests GeneReviews
- Ichthyosis – emedicine, the online textbook
On DermNet NZ:
Other websites:
- Ichthyosis Support Group (UK)
- Foundation for Ichthyosis and Related Skin Types
- Ichthyosis Information
- Magyar Ichthyosis Hungarian Ichthyosis Site
- Ichthyosis – British Association of Dermatologists
- Keratinization Disorders – geneSkin


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Sunderland's masked goalkeeper Simon Mignolet says he is making good progress as he returns to full fitness following the facial injury he suffered against Aston Villa.
The 24-year-old suffered a fractured eye socket and broken nose in a collision with Emile Heskey in the 2-2 draw in October and has worn a distinctive protective mask since returning to action.
Mignolet played in the New Year's Day win over Manchester City when stand-in Keiren Westwood hurt himself in the build-up, and insists the mask does not bother him.
"The only way to get going again is by playing matches"
- Simon Mignolet
"I'm aware of it in the early stages of the warm-up, but once I get going it's fine," he said.
"When I went to have it fitted they put plaster over my face to create a mould and make sure it fits perfectly. I am very happy with the job the consultant did."
Mignolet said he felt he was back in his stride after returning to action.
"The first couple of games are always difficult after you come back and I only had four days' training before the Manchester City game," he said.
"I had to pick things up and I've been quite happy with my play. The only way to get going again is by playing matches.
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Given that only one person can read an ebook at any given time, I fail to see how lending an ebook is any different from lending a print book. I can only check out an ebook if it's available for checkout, the same as a print book. If I'm in a hurry, I can buy either form.
Growing numbers of authors are discovering that allowing FREE downloads on Kindle for a couple of days massively increases paid sales. Perhaps publishers should take note and GIVE books to libraries!
Another point to consider is that most of us who check out books in any form are unlikely to purchase any specific book if it were not available in the library. We augment our reading, and read far more than we could afford to if we had to pay retail prices for each copy. Nobody is losing any sales by making books available in the library, and in many cases, authors are getting exposure and buzz that would not happen with fewer readers.
Finally, quite sadly, ebooks cannot be resold or gifted the way print ones can. This alone is bound to inflate sales of any given title above the corresponding print version.
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I like all of his movies (except Avatar....that one puts me to sleep. I think he should have left my favorite cartoon television alone), but as far as the rest, I think they're masterpieces. Shoot, at least he's being ORIGINAL. All I really learned from the article is that everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
I See Bad Movies: Ranking M. Night Shyamalan's From Crappy To Crappiest
15-time Golden Raspberry nominee—and 6-time winner!—M. Night Shyamalan turns 44 years young today. Once considered to be in the running to become "the next Hitchcock," the Sixth Sense writer/director's career has taken a serious turn for the worse over the last 10 years after helming a series of critical and commercial misfires. Things got so bad for him that he spent a three-year stint locked up behind bars in Movie Jail™, only to turn around and make the Will & Jaden Smith stinker After Earth after being paroled. Talk about a twist ending!
So, which films from this much maligned director's ouevre are worth streaming, which earn "so bad they're good" status, and which should have the negatives permanently flushed down the toilet? Join us as we rank M. Night Shyamalan's films from Crappy to Crappiest!
'Unbreakable' (2000)
An authority no less than Quentin Tarantino labeled this 2000 superhero origin story Unbreakable as "one of the masterpieces of our time." We wouldn't go that far, exactly, but this film can certainly be considered as underrated without any fear of entering hyperbole territory. It's marred a bit by some pacing issues—it's a very slow burn—and the fact that the movie ends just as it is about to get really interesting, but there's little sense arguing that this is the least crappy of all of Manoj Night Shyamalan's efforts.
'The Sixth Sense' (1999)
We still have fond memories of the very first time we saw The Sixth Sense, which opened 15 years ago today (!). Of course, we're talking about THAT TWIST, which blew EVERYONE'S mind (don't say you saw it coming, because we know you didn't). However, much like a gallon of milk that's been left outside on a hot summer day, the film has not aged well. Once you know the twist, it's game over; the movie doesn't hold up under repeated viewings. If critics had a do-over, we suspect that the film's 85% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes would not hold up, either.
'Signs' (2002)
This is another film that hasn't aged well, but not because of any plot holes or flaws with its twist reveal. Rather, it's because it stars the now irreparably tarnished Mel Gibson (who, if we're being fair, is actually pretty terrific in his role as a grief-wracked father who experiences a crisis of belief). If you're able to look past the MEL-tdown, though (and also all of the fairly heavy-handed religious parables), there are some genuine scares (see above) and laughs (see above) in the film that make it a decent watch. Actually, now that we think about it, pretty much all you need to see is Joaquin Phoenix say "Vamanos!" over and over again. You can probs skip the rest of the movie.
'The Village' (2004)
Things really started to go pear-shaped for Manoj with The Village, a movie about a Quaker-like society who dared not venture too far out into the woods because MONSTERS. Or something. Adrien Brody and Bryce Dallas Howard each give laughable performances as the village idiot and a blind ginger, respectively, and you can see Joaquin Phoenix losing faith in his director with every passing scene. The "creatures" are pretty cool, though.
'The Happening' (2008)
Make no bones about it, this is a horrible, horrible movie. There's no other way to describe The Happening than to say that it is awful from start to finish. From a casting perspective, The Happening makes The Village look like King Arthur. However, if viewed under the proper circumstances, one could make the argument that it veers, wholly unintentionally, into "so bad it's good" territory. We only advise watching this film if you live in a state where marijuana is legal.
'Wide Awake' (1998)
Made in 1998 before he discovered The Twist, Wide Awake earned a 22% "Top Critics" Rotten Tomatoes rating. It's a clunky tale about a fifth grader who's looking for
love God in all the wrong places, and stars the likes of Rosie O'Donnell and Dana Delaney. You know, the same pair who starred in Exit To Eden? YIPES.
'The Last Airbender' (2010)
The Last Airbender, an adaptation of a Nickelodeon cartoon, is the film that rightly landed Manoj in Movie Jail™. Scoring a miserable 6% fresh rating from Rotten Tomatoes, this diarrhea-fest swept the 2010 Golden Raspberry Awards, and shouldn't be seen by anyone, regardless of age. One of a rare breed of Franchise Killers (see also: The Golden Compass), there's nothing redeeming we can say about this film except that no one can force us to ever watch it again.
'After Earth' (2013)
After being sentenced to Movie Jail™, Manoj was curiously granted parole and promptly given a $130 million budget to make a sci-fi epic called After Earth (starring arguably the world's biggest movie star, Will Smith) as a reward. That's like giving the keys to your brand new Porsche to your buddy who just got out of A.A. meeting and asking him to run up to the liquor store to pick you up a few fifths. Well, as Matt Patches argued over at Vulture, the movie was basically one long paean to Scientology, which wouldn't have been so bad if the acting, directing, script, and special effects weren't all atrocious. #BADIDEAJEANS
'The Lady In The Water' (2006)
There is nary a redeeming quality we can think of about The Lady In The Water. Among the myriad offenses this film offers are: multiple scenes of Paul Giamatti standing around in soaking wet clothes, casting Bryce Dallas Howard as your leading lady, a CGI dog made out of grass, and the tone deaf decision by M. Night to cast himself as a "film critic." But what's it about? Don't even ask. Here is a sentence from Wikipedia about it: "Reggie's gaze, capable of compelling the Scrunt to slowly retreat, is distracted by the cry of the Great Eatlon, a giant eagle who will ferry Story home. When Reggie breaks eye contact, the Scrunt leaps, but the Tartutic arrive and drag it away." UM SAY WHAT AGAIN OOPS I MEAN NO THANKS K PLEASE BAIIIII! And as if all that weren't bad enough, here's what Joey Fatone wore to the premiere…
There you go... How many movies have you ever directed...? Just a question...
Good movies with the worst endings
I really liked Sixth Sense and The Village. My husband liked those AND Unbreakable. And there is an audience for each one of his movies (from what I read in the comments), so... Not crappy. Just not for everyone, perhaps?
All his movies are
I really enjoy his movies.
never seen Wide Awake but did enjoy all the others and those first 2 are bloody good films
He really sucks
He's an excellent filmmaker, responsible for one of the best films of the 2000s.
The guy is brilliant...
The Six Sense also, I see dead people, Signs with Mel Gibson also was good.
M. Night Shama-lama-ding dong Lol.
Roosters in the hen house was a great movie by him.. And Easter eggs in sea shells was another box office hit
Those who can, make movies. Those who can't, critique those who can.
Whatever, I love this guys movies, old style Stephen King movies....great
He doesn't have as many crappy movies as Spike Lee.
There *is* ONE redeeming thing about The Last Airbender—the soundtrack is sublime. Best soundtrack ever written for a worthless movie! James Newton Howard did not go down with the ship. Just listen to "Flow Like Water" one time, you'll see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mTANle_IcQ
Love his movies.
He's original though
Signs unbreakable and Devil. The rest very forgettable even Sixth sense good first time round not one you can watch over and over.
21st Century Ed Wood
Nice white chic '
Agree this director either need go back to film school or start directing like a director!!!
I dont know why no one differed considering his " Signs". Ah yes he isn't white
I loved the village. Looking at it from a different perspective opens your mind.
Brutal overrated movies
All his movies are \U0001f4a9\U0001f4a9\U0001f4a9
The Sixth Sense/ I See Dead People was pretty good. The rest sucked.
leave him alone
Most overrated film maker, besides Spike Lee, in Hollywood
Lady in the water was good
it begs the question. does he have any good movies???
Some of his movies were decent, some not.
sry but i like the village
August 6th is his birthday, 10 morons liked the post ^^^
I enjoy his movies
Air bender and lady in the water are good movies ... The writer of this story however is a crappy writer!
Elephant in the hospital was good
Who's the chick?
Unbreakable was terrible, sorry, but it was a great premise that went no where. Signs and the Village were decent but even that is a stretch.
I've found all this Punjab's movies to be disappointing. You think that there's going to be something there, but it never is.
I find most critics to be cruel insufferable jackasses that take their trade far too seriously. If you want to write something of interest, perhaps an article on the worst critics and why they are jackasses. I find this critic very intollerant in his picking on "Gingers" as someone to loathe. Although not the same critic, I have wondered how a gay man, in Rex Reed, could be so intollerant of Mellisa McCarthy's weight issues as to call her "tractor-sized" and a "hippo". What I have found to be true is that if you make a movie about making movies, that most critics will eat it up and be totally suckered into loving it.
LOL really? What was it about?
I like unbreakable. After that not so much.
Bryce Dallas Howard
@Ranger Dan Parsons Hi Ranger Dan. Thanks for commenting, I wanted to address your presumption that I feel like gingers are people to loathe. I most certainly do not feel that way! In fact, two redheads are employed as writers on Decider! Rather, I was just saying that M. Night's didn't write a good character for BDH to sink her teeth into in THE VILLAGE, and the performance she gave was a reflection of this.


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"Expect lots of craziness, lots of action, and a trip to Japan," says Redzepi. Also, there's an eight-month training period.
It gives rubbernecking visitors "the experience of Noma."
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Everything you ever wanted to know about fermentation in one convenient repository online.
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Sunburned and drunk Norwegian men don't always react well to eating live ants.
At more and more restaurants, cooks are encouraged to take leave of their stations in the kitchen in order to deliver food and interact with customers.
The threat proves how desperate kitchens are to keep an outdated labor system in place.
Suicide bombers have tried to destroy Jama's restaurant, but he is undeterred.
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Speaking before about 250 people Tuesday night at the University Marriott, Darcy Olsen said, "This is the only forum in the state in which all 10 candidates are participating at one time." Olsen is executive director of the Goldwater Institute-- a non-partisan research group out of Phoenix that teamed up with the Tucson Citizen to bring the forum here.
"You want to do that not just in big cities like Phoenix and Tucson," Olsen says. "But really, if at all possible, you want to get the candidates to visit all the state...and meet with people they'll be representing."
For a lot of folks, the race for governor begins here. Many people are unfamiliar with the names and faces behind this year's race. But that could change with the first ever debate right here in Tucson.
David Fossdal is one such example...he's a committee member for precinct 71. "I felt it was necessary to come down because really I don't know much about the people from Maricopa County other than Janet Napolitano," Fossdal says. "I'm here to learn."
Fossdal isn't alone...a lot of people know very little about the candidates, with the exception of the attorney general. But according to some, that doesn't necessarily mean an easy win for Napolitano come November. "Politics is kind of like horse racing," Olsen says. "You can say you think so and so's going to win, they're leading, it's nose to nose and in the end there can be a complete upset."
Fossdal agrees, saying, "I think they all have an equal chance in Pima County because they're not known and this is the perfect forum for them to address the issues, to answer questions, let us know their agendas and politics--and let the best person win."
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There's been a lot of speculation on dates, locations and meetings, as the owners and players work toward a new collective bargaining agreement.
But a real tangible sign of progress came today, when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell accepted an invitation from NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and addressed the incoming rookie class.
This doesn't mean a deal is necessarily imminent. But, it was a gesture of goodwill from both Smith and Goodell.
While lawyers are meeting in the Twin Cities, Smith and Goodell jetted to Florida, for the Business of Football Symposium for rookies. They were expected to fly back to the Twin Cities today to rejoin discussions toward a new deal.
"We're continuing to work hard," Smith told reporters today. "Both of us felt that it was important to come down for this event. Obviously, what we are doing on the business of football on a macro scale is about getting a fair deal done and trying to get back to the game and business of football as quickly as possible.
"This event was important to ensure that our young men appreciated how important we think these few days are. I'm thrilled that Roger could come down with us and talk to the rookies in a very good, direct way."
Goodell called it a "great opportunity" to visit with the rookies.
"They obviously have lots of questions. We answered the questions as best we could. But you all know that we're under certain restrictions," he said. "We're taking a break because we felt it was important to be down here with the players. We both have great respect, obviously, for the players. This is an important few days. We're going to get back to work."
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Volleyball swept Tennessee 3-0 on Wednesday, October 29, 2014, in Lexington's Memorial Coliseum.
Former University of Dayton standout Mandy Robbe begins her third season as the Director of Operations after joining the staff in March of 2012.
In Robbe's first season with the team the Wildcats earned a 22-11 overall record and hosted the First and Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament while advancing to the Sweet 16 for the second-straight season. The 2013 squad earned a 22-9 overall record and advanced to its ninth-straight NCAA Tournament. UK played host to both the First and Second Rounds and the NCAA Regionals.
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Real Madrid put on a show as they hammered Osasuna 5-1 to increase their hopes of title glory with a brace each for Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain and a stunner from Karim Benzema.
Benzema opened the scoring in spectacular fashion in the seventh minute as Ronaldo got to the byline and cut back a left-footed cross that Benzema brilliantly volleyed back across goal and into the far corner.
Ronaldo doubled his side's lead on 37 minutes with a thumping drive from 35 yards and the game was effectively over as a contest on 40 minutes when Higuain got in on the action, dinking the ball over the advancing Hernandez after breaking the offside trap.
Nino headed home at the far post from Roversio's cross to get one back after the break, but Ronaldo scored his second of the night on 70 minutes when he won a debatable free-kick on the edge of the area and then saw his shot deflect in off the heels of substitute Dejan Lekic.
The former Manchester United forward then set up Higuain on 77 minutes to complete the scoring with a simple close-range finish.
Barcelona kept up the pressure on Real at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao thanks to goals from Andres Iniesta and Lionel Messi.
Iniesta smashed home the opener into the roof of the net after Alexis Sanchez had won possession and fed Messi, who slotted a ball to his team-mate.
Young winger Christian Tello then gave Barcelona a chance to double the lead as he tricked his way past Javi Martinez in the box and was pushed over from behind by the Spanish international in the 57th minute.
Messi stepped up to slot the penalty home – his 56th goal of the season – to give Barca the win and move to within one goal of Ronaldo in the goalscoring table.
Malaga's bid for a Champions League spot suffered a blow as they slumped to a 2-0 home defeat to Andalusian rivals Real Betis.
Ruben Castro and Jose Dorado netted the goals in the final five minutes of the first half as Malaga, who could have moved three poitns clear in third place with a victory, suffered a rare defeat after winning five and drawing the other of their previous six matches.
Angel Lafita scored a stoppage-time winner as Real Zaragoza continued their Primera Division revival with a 2-1 victory over Sporting Gijon at El Molinon.
After a nervy opening, Helder Postiga gave the visitors the lead as he raced onto David Mateos' flick-on to slot past Juan Pablo.
Sebastian Eguren equalised for Sporting three minutes into the second half, taking advantage of poor marking to head home at the back post, but in a dramatic finish Lafita handed Zaragoza their third straight win by sweeping home Franco Zuculini's cross.
Guilherme Siqueira's 89th-minute penalty was enough to secure Granada a deserved 1-0 win over Racing Santander in the Primera Division.
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Racing improved after the break but still failed to provide any threat in the final third and were finally undone when Bernardo upended Ikechukwu Uche in the final minute and Siqueira calmly sent Mario the wrong way from the spot to ensure Granada move nine points clear of their opponents in the fight for survival.
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The video is shot in a Gonzo style, but has a military theme to it, which you will find very interesting. The video has, also mixed dirty south hip-hop music with southern girls, and a music video as a bonus.
Dartagnan commented on the newest release, "I think that this video will raise the bar for amateur and black adult videos for the viewing couples, men and women, that love women of color." the video is a tribute to our military, with scenes that shows what it is like when a soldier returns home from war.
This South Carolina based company is going to set the adult world on fire. The company has partnership with 4play of 4Lubes.com, which provides all the lubrications used in their videos and an inclusive store deal with This is it Video of Columbia, SC, that will be the only store in Columbia to sale their videos. You can get in touch with Ebony Kittens for order information at, (803)467-8511 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Babolat RPM Blast An excellent choice for big hitters looking for extra spin. Octagonal (8-sided) cross-section adds the extra bite on the ball for added topspin and slice. New high density co-polymer polyester (PET) monofilament combined with a new cross-linked silicone coating provides even more spin and greater ball control.
Babolat VS Gut is the premium standard for natural gut tennis strings. Utilizing first grade Babolat materials, VS Gut is a modern natural gut with Thermogut Technology that resists moisture and humidity. The benchmark for tension holding and comfort. Great new black color.
I also agree that it is a great string for anyone with arm problems and likes to feel of gut without the cost. As a 4.0 senior player, I have been using this string for 2 plus years.
I really like this string. coming from a poly this is almost as good and is very easy on my arm and shoulder. I also like the softer feel. I have used the gut in the mains and have used it on the crosses the way they recommend and it definitely plays better with the gut in the crosses. I only give it 4 stars because it is the first gut strings I have used
Used on a Wilson Kfactor Three Racquet with the VS Gut set at 57 pounds and RPM at 55. Play about 4 times a week. Fantastic string. Bites into the ball. Generates loads of power. Easy on the arm and shoulder. The gut lasted longer than I expected. Holds up well.
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Pakistan blocks Facebook over "Everbody Draw Mohammed Day"May 19, 2010 @ 8:06 am (Updated: 2:21 pm - 3/28/11 )
Pakistan's government ordered Internet service providers to block Facebook on Wednesday amid anger over a page that encourages users to post images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad.
The page on the social networking site has generated criticism in Pakistan and elsewhere because Islam prohibits any images of the prophet. The government took action after a group of Islamic lawyers won a court order Wednesday requiring officials to block Facebook until May 31.
By Wednesday evening, access to the site was sporadic, apparently because Internet providers were implementing the order.
The Facebook page at the center of the dispute, "Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!" encourages users to post images of the prophet on May 20 to protest threats made by a radical Muslim group against the creators of "South Park" for depicting Muhammad in a bear suit during an episode earlier this year.
The Seattle artist whose cartoon gained national attention and sparked the campaign told KIRO Radio's Dave Ross Tuesday, she's keeping her distance.
"I'm against my own concept becoming a reality," said cartoonist Molly Norris. "If I had wanted to be taken seriously, I would be thrilled, but now I'm horrified because people did take it as an actual day. The one-off cartoon is not good as a long term plan because it's offensive."
In the southern city of Karachi, about 2,000 female students rallied demanding that Facebook be banned for tolerating the page. Several dozen male students held a rally nearby, with some holding signs urging Islamic holy war against those who blaspheme the prophet.
"We are not trying to slander the average Muslim," said the information section of the Facebook page, which was still accessible Wednesday morning. "We simply want to show the extremists that threaten to harm people because of their Mohammad depictions that we're not afraid of them. That they can't take away our right to freedom of speech by trying to scare us into silence."
A series of cartoons of the prophet published in a Danish newspaper in 2005 sparked violent protests by Muslims around the world, including Pakistan, and death threats against the cartoonists.
In an attempt to respond to public anger over the Facebook controversy, the Pakistani government ordered Internet service providers in the country to block the page Tuesday, said Khurram Ali, a spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority.
But the Islamic Lawyers' Forum asked the Lahore High Court on Wednesday to order the government to fully block Facebook because it allowed the page to be posted in the first place, said the deputy attorney general of Punjab province, Naveed Inayat Malik.
The court complied with the request and ordered the government to block the site until the end of May, Malik said.
Lawyers outside the courtroom hailed the ruling, chanting "Down with Facebook."
Later in the day, the telecommunications authority ordered all Internet service providers to block Facebook, it said in a statement.
It remains to be seen how successful the move will be at keeping people in Pakistan from accessing the site. Some countries, such as China, permanently ban Facebook. But citizens often have little trouble working their way around the ban using proxy servers and other means.
Pakistan's minister of religious affairs, Hamid Saeed Kazmi, said the ban was only a temporary solution and suggested the government organize a conference of Muslim countries to figure out ways to prevent the publication of images of the prophet.
Associated Press writers BABAR DOGAR, Munir Ahmed in Islamabad, and Ashraf Khan in Karachi contributed to this report.
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Return Of The Original Dancefreaks Part 1
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GENRE : Cut & Paste
2011-10-17 | JTP027 | Jack To Phono
2011-10-17 | JTP027 | Jack To Phono
Don't say Boca's back; he's never been away. Scott "Boca 45" Hendy is the Bristol UK beatsmith who's been at the forefront of funky breakbeat music for well over a decade. With three solo artist albums in the bag, Pitch Sounds, Vertigo Sounds and Bombonera Sounds for labels Jalapeno, Grand Central and Unique, dancefloor devastating collabos with DJ Andy Smith as "Dynamo Productions", and the "Beekeepers" project with rising star Parker, now has never been a better time to catch a Boca 45 fever. "Return Of The Original Dance Freaks" parts 1 & 2 sees Boca's debut on Jack To Phono Recordings. Boca here pays homage to legendary Japaneese label Major Force (with artwork to match : ) and supplies a Disco/Hip Hop/Cut and Shut/Dancefloor monster which will keep floors shaking into 2012 and way beyond. His love of disco, soul, funk and hip-hop jumps out of anything he touches, and it's easy to make comparisons to fellow sample-slayers like Cut Chemist, RJD2, DJ Format and DJ Shadow.
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The current Milton Fire Station is plagued with many issues that effect our ability to respond to emergencies in our community. Thank you for taking the time to learn about the some of the problems with our facility which make construction of a new station so important. We encourage you to visit our station to see some of these issues first hand.
Ambulance Access Issues
Ambulance 1 located in the basement of the fire station. Members of the department must open the garage door to access the driver's side of the vehicle. The compartments on the ambulance cannot be opened inside the station without hitting walls or pipes. This makes apparatus checks very difficult. There is also a severe moisture and drainage issue in the basement of the building.
Water and Rusting Issues
The concrete block foundation continues to deteriorate allowing water to seep through and run across the floors. Fire Equipment and Maintenance supplies are stored in various cabinets in the damp basement. Equipment is often found rusted and in need of replacement.
Scattered Storage Issues
Medical supplies are stored in various locations around the station. Equipment is stored in the basement, the attic, and on the main apparatus floor. This makes for very inefficient restocking of the ambulance after incidents.
Undersized Apparatus and Vehicle Garage
The main apparatus bay is extremely tight and does not allow for proper space for the firefighters to put their emergency gear. Firefighters gear should not be exposed to sunlight while it is being stored, in Milton it is constantly hit by sunlight as well as exhaust from the responding apparatus. Additionally the tight quarters and lack of drainage do not allow for washing of apparatus in the station during the winter months thus allowing salt to build up and corrode the apparatus at a much fast rate.
Administration Space Issues
The administrative portion of the current fire station consists of many areas with in a small 15×20 space. In this area are a small dispatch desk, single bathroom, report writing desk, lunch table, kitchenette, and a meeting space. The fulltime Fire Prevention Captain, the part-time Fire Chief, as well as all other full time and part time members working EMS shifts at the fire station currently share the singular office in the fire station.


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In the school's first international field seminar for ILR undergraduates, Professor Maria Cook led a small group of students to the US-Mexico border in Spring '07 where, as Professor Cook and her students observed first-hand, all of the immigration issues are being played out daily.
Students agreed it was an educational experience that they will treasure for the rest of their lives--one that could not have been captured in the pages of a book. Our hope is to develop more international service learning and field experiences for ILR students. Hear from students, in their own words, how important this trip turned out to be to their understanding of issues around immigration and to their overall education.
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If you're a regular reader of The RunDown, you've learned a lot about our fantastic 2011 KeyBank Vermont City Marathon pace team already, thanks to the introductory post each pacer submitted. Now we're excited to bring you more detailed posts from each leader.
We have a great team of leaders; we hope you enjoy getting to know them. In May we will post detailed information about where and when to meet your pace leader on Race Day (as well as an opportunity to run with them on Saturday, May 28.)
Rowly Brucken (3:30) :: Introduction post :: email
Drawing Inspiration and Lessons from Unexpected Places
I vividly remember training for my first marathon in 1990 as a senior at the College of Wooster in Ohio. I had never run more than eight miles at a time, and being totally ignorant of long-distance training, I ran a 15-mile race and won a brick (provided by the race sponsor) for placing. That was an event I entered on faith–faith in my ability to push myself and define a new personal "art of the possible." It seemed only natural to me to enter a marathon a month later. Most of the Columbus Marathon is a blur to me now, both because of my nervousness and my goal simply being to cross the finish line with enough consciousness and energy to smile for the camera. Pacing was unfathomable over such an unknown distance, as was the concept of tracking mile splits. My goal was four hours, and it was not until mile 25 when I looked at the race clock and almost fell over…I would finish in under 3:15!
Since those twin introductions to long distance running, I have had many sources of inspiration to provide me with First Principles of running. Here are some snapshots: My close friend, training partner, and race nemesis Todd, who taught me to compete with abandon and have much fun afterward. An unknown ultra runner who corrected me at the 50-mile mark of my first 100-mile race when I said, "Half way done!" "No," he said gently, "about ten percent." Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi, who once told a rookie who celebrated after scoring a touchdown, "Son, act like you've been there before." Lesson taken to heart about triumph, grace, and class. Running the 2004 Vermont 50-miler in mud over my shoes, horizontal sleet, and slippery trails made me laugh and cry at the same time, but I had to believe that each step brought me closer to the finish line. Dropping out of the Pinhoti 100-miler last fall, my first ever "did not finish" at any distance, forced me to reckon with notions of failure and giving up. And soon…if not already…knowing that age will slow me down inevitably, and to accept that reality with a positive attitude and a sense of peace. And running around my little town of Northfield and hearing Girls on the Run participants whom I have coached call out smiling, "Hey, Coach Crazy Legs!" The sound makes me pick up my step a little as I wave back.
Running has opened the door to such insights while also giving me the gift of solitary quiet time. I cannot repay it for the mental and physical gifts it has provided a once shy, awkward and skinny kid who was often picked last for teams on the elementary school playground. But I can try to help others achieve their own running mysteries and goals, including at Vermont City. So I dedicate this column to all of you, whether in my pacing group or not. I want to know your stories, your aspirations, and your challenges. That way, I can find additional inspiration and insight, to add to the list that others have provided to me over the years.
I know I am also supposed to provide training tips, although I usually hesitate to do without knowing more about the person who is asking. But I want to share my three commandments of marathon running: 1. Drink at every aid station; 2. Aim to pass the person ahead of you, so that if he or she still beats you, it will take no small amount of effort; 3. Be grateful for your presence at the starting line. The ability to stand with your fellow runners in that quiet, solitary time before the gun goes off requires weeks of hard training, pure luck, good health, the support of family and friends, and an internal fire that fuels your body for an activity that evolution has prepared it to do over tens of thousands of years. Run well, my friends, and enjoy the journey.
Bob Sullivan :: email
(Introductory post and second post all-in-one!)
Hi, my name is Bob Sullivan. I'm 47 years old, married, and a father of three boys. As a former touring tennis professional and coach, fitness has always been a way of life for me. At around the age of 32, I woke up one morning and found myself about 40lbs over weight…UGH! Disgusted with how slow I felt, I began running. I became quickly hooked! As much as I love other sports, the tranquility I feel when running is unique. Over these past 15 years I've run 22 marathons, running under three hours each of the last four years at Chicago, Philly, NYC, and Wineglass. Pacing has always been rewarding for me and I find it particularly easy. I've paced friends at many marathons over the years and I'm an official pacer at the New Jersey Marathon. I will again be running Boston this year before pacing the NJM on May 1st.
I am very excited about my first year as a pacer at the Vermont City Marathon! I talk a lot when I run, so I hope I don't bother you! Most of what I talk about has to do with staying focused, reminding you why you trained your butt off for this, and how we are going to meet our goal! The pacing strategy on this course will be to run by effort, meaning certain miles may have us running a bit faster than 8:00, while other miles will have running a bit slower. The course will dictate the effort. Piece of cake!!
I hope to meet some of you at the expo on Saturday. I will arrive early before the start Sunday and will jog an easy 10 to 15 minutes if anyone wishes to join me. For anyone who is interested, I like to get up about 3 hours before the start of my races. I'll eat a bowl of oatmeal, half a bagel with jelly, and drink a bottle of Gatorade. During races I usually take in a Gel every 35 minutes or so…I'll have some extras for those who need them!
One thing I try to pass on to many of my students that I coach is the importance of slowing down on most runs. I've found over the years that the most common mistake runners make is simply running too fast on most of their runs, particularly their long run. I've found that I've improved quite a bit once I learned to run easy on my easy day! This has allowed for me to run much higher quality speed sessions on my speed work day. Improving my marathon time from 3:58 to 2:58 has come from:
1. Staying injury free through adding some cross training.
2. Adding volume safely over the years.
3. Running easier on easy days and hard on hard days!
4. Losing weight.
6. Patience.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email me. I look forward to hearing from and meeting you this year. Let's get it done!


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Wind farms will inflate bills, claim MPs | The Times
Consumers are facing even higher energy bills to fund "extremely generous" incentives for companies to connect offshore wind farms to the electricity grid, MPs have warned.
The Public Accounts Committee has said in a report that new transmission licences have been designed "almost entirely to attract investors at the expense of securing a good deal for consumers".
Estimated returns for investors of between 10 per cent and 11 per cent are "extremely generous", the MPs' report said, given that their investment is low-risk.
Additionally, operators that do not provide transmission to the grid as required can be fined only up to 10 per cent of their expected annual income, which the report described as being too low.
The Government has to attract an estimated investment of £110 billion over the next decade to pay for new power stations and wind farms and to overhaul the electricity and gas networks. With other countries also need to revamp their energy infrastructure to keep the lights on and cut carbon emissions, governments are competing to attract the limited investment available by offering high returns.
But concerns are growing about the impact on households, which will have to pay for the investment through higher energy bills ..........
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Zack Philpot would be the first to tell you that he does not in fact possess any magical powers. However, as a facilitator of healing, Philpot works on a muscular, cellular, and spiritual level to help clients tap into to the healing powers of their own mind and body. The state-certified massage therapist helms Kinetic Synergy, where he aids patients with an array of alternative massage therapies and personal training. Philpot backs each session with decades of martial-arts and fitness-industry experience that lend him an increased understanding of the human body. Under his able hands, clients can receive the benefits of acupressure, a 5,000-year-old practice in which fingers press key points on the body to stimulate healing, or chi kung, which is aimed at alleviating hypertension, diabetes, and depression. Philpot also dishes out helpings of reflexology, craniosacral balancing, and vibrational healing massage—an amalgamation of multiple healing modalities and a large subwoofer.
Ninel Brodsky-Ladizhensky, a California board-certified aesthetician, draws upon 15 years as a cosmetologist and permanent-makeup artist to execute long-lasting cosmetic services. Known as Nelly to friends and clients, her extensive credentials include more than 350 hours of advanced permanent-makeup instruction as well as continuing education. She wields this expertise to intensify natural beauty and diminish the appearance of blemishes and scars through permanent eyebrow, eyeliner, and lip-liner treatments. Nelly applies hypoallergenic, iron-oxide-free, MRI-safe, and FDA-approved pigments to skin while matching colors to skin tone, features, and third-eye color.
In Nelly?s sterile and spotless spa, she follows OSHA standards and regulations, performing skincare treatments such as a pumpkin peels and back facials alongside waxing services that utilize Cirepil products.
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Clients can sip complimentary tea or browse the spa's expansive Aveda products boutique as they wait for their services. Each treatment is preceded both by a questionnaire and consultation with the aesthetician to customize treatments to individual needs and desires.
Hair removal can be a painful process—skin is left raw from harsh waxes and brows can be left almost bare after over-plucking. But at Paris Studio, clients can rest assured that a perfect arch won't come at the expense of their skin. An ancient Eastern depilation technique, threading offers tight control over target areas, eschews the use of chemicals, and won't stretch or peel the skin the way waxing does. Using a pure cotton string, the technicians loop around numerous hairs at once to quickly sweep unwanted strands before they have a chance to cry out and warn the others. Besides streamlining bulky brows, the technique can also be used to smooth larger areas including the upper lips, sideburns, and hairline.
Fresh off the heels of its one year anniversary, Water Lounge Spa pampers and soothes customers with massages, facials, and skincare services administered by a staff of certified massage therapists and aestheticians. Aches and pains recede as experienced hands administer neuromuscular therapy or massages accented with hot stones, focused on deep-seated knots, or tailored especially for expectant mothers. Relaxation deepens as clients soak in one of six private hot tub rooms with steam, which soothes skin and lungs while fogging up overworked eyeballs to give them a break. Aestheticians also tend to hair during waxing, tweezing, threading, and tinting appointments.


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Description: Great home located near Belleville`s Waterfront trail and Meyer`s Pier. Large eat-in kitchen with oak cabinets and updated counter tops. Single detached garage. Main floor laundry room and 3-piece bathroom. Full bathroom on second level with 2 bedrooms. Main floor master bedroom. New flooring in living room. Freshly painted.
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A reflection on the 30th anniversary of Gremlins, the summer of 1984 and the passing of a great composer.
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Jeff Johnson looks back at a horror classic from the '70s that turns 35 this month.
As Outland turns 30, Jeff Johnson reflects on seeing the film opening day with his dad.
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Popdose spoke with Michael Matessino regarding his work with legendary director Robert Wise on the "Director's Edition" DVD of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The Popdose Staff, along with noted film preservationist Michael Matessino, discuss the remarkable career of John Williams.
Popdose takes a look at the music of film composer Jerry Goldsmith, and features selections from his best-known scores.