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I remember when I discovered music as a child, thanks to my parents who constantly played the likes of Fela, Ebenezer Obey, Lagbaja. Koko-below is one song that could never be overlooked, the lyrics and beat got to me every time. I feel the lyrics have a story to tell, bringing the audience closer so they can connect from an emotional standpoint. Emotions are what drive great songs; they give you that feeling to hear more. A day without music to me is a day wasted, but there is something about the song that grabs me like a hook on guitar or a catchy melodic bass line or a groove that sets it up.
Sometime between the late 90s and now, the content of songs in the Nigerian industry has changed. You rarely concentrate on the lyrics and we promote this because they're hits that we can vibe to, beats became more important that lyrics. Rappers are forced to change their style just to suit the popular demands, Lyrics matter. I shouldn't even have to say this but I've had this chip on my shoulder for a while. It gets heavier every time I get a promo without lyrics which is 99% of the time now. It gets heavier every time I hear someone say, "Lyrics don't matter to blow". This chip has become very heavy and it's time to cast it off, at least for today.
Nowadays, I often hear these counter-arguments: "the vocals are just another instrument or texture" or "the music is really what's important". Well, vocals are always another instrument and texture. Lyrics, when presented in a rhythmic and sometimes melodic manner, are part of the music. It's not enough just to sound good.
Meaningless lyrics often get a free pass because of the underlying music. Ideally, both parts are good. Hip-hop faces this problem often. The radio is riddled with "great beats, awful MC" (hello, Kelly Handsome). And, to be honest, I can put up with that more than "awful beats, great MC" (hello, D'banj). But the pleasures of "great beats, awful MC" are temporary. What lasts longest and means the most is "great beats, great MC". This applies to all music with vocals. The best things in life are great total packages and the best things in life should be the only things we seek.
I've been privileged to meet some of the pioneer artists, songwriters and producers in the Nigerian industry and I noticed these guys don't really put as much effort into lyrics as they used to in the past, a good beat, couple of rhyming hooks an you're good to go with that "hit". Most artists in the Nigerian industry don't realise how important lyrics are. People draw emotion, strength and most of all, happiness from music. Lyrics can mean one thing to one person, and something completely different to another. Just like no two people are the same, neither is they're taste in music. Lyrics make people feel like they belong, and that others feel the same as they do. For others music is simply an escape form they're world. For me, it's both a feeling of belonging and an escape. There is nothing I love more than escaping into the rhythm and lyrics of a great song.
Just as you shouldn't watch a foreign film without subtitles, you shouldn't listen to music with words without knowing what they are. One should not pass judgment on something without perceiving it in its entirety but since everyone's a critic now, and reading music critics is a great way not to enjoy music, this priority is just as important for listeners.
So we should not volunteer to be ignorant in music, which, if you're reading this, is probably important to you. Music feeds the soul, it saves lives, it is a source of power and it should be the last place where people don't have the full picture. Listening to music without knowing the lyrics is like eating food without knowing its ingredients. It's irresponsible; if music is important to you, take the time to embrace it fully. Know what that guy screaming at you is saying.
What grabs you first the music or lyrics? Why?
I normally don't do this buh this article is quite nice and almost all true.. the very first tin dat endears you to a music is the melody and the feeling of knowing it speaks to you even when you can't understand the language being said…kelly handsome..
I normally don't do this buh this article is quite nice and almost all true.. the very first tin dat endears you to a music is the melody and the feeling of knowing it speaks to you even when you can't understand the language being said…kelly handsome..
#know. #correction of Gbagaun in previous comment
Mr. Writer, edit this article as soon as posible and replace D'banji's name with that of Kelly Handsome and put up another Artiste's name(like yourself, if u're an MC). You must've had a problem or an aversion for Kelly Handsome, an artiste with a very handsome and wonderful vocal ability. A nice article, but on d names; that's where u got it wrong. That makes u a human, they're not always perfect in uttering words.
Mr. Writer, edit this article as soon as posible and replace D'banji's name with that of Kelly Handsome and put up another Artiste's name(like yourself, if u're an MC). ??????????????????? must've had a problem or an aversion f????????????? Kelly Handsome, an artiste with a very handsome and wonderful vocal ability. A nice article, but on d names; that's where u got it wrong. That makes u a human, they're not always perfect in uttering words.
BLOGGERs can't promote. Upcoming artiste striving to bbe heard for free and you're complaining abt the ones that pay you to promote rubbish please!
One thing I find faulty in this article is how much the writer understands music?…You wrote that kelly hansome as Great beats and not good mc(hello writer)….Dbanj as wack beats and is a great MC…Excuse me even a 10months old know dbanj is not in top3.
I agree with you but your writing is horrible. An example is in the fifth paragraph. You wrote, "Just like no two people are the same, neither is they're taste in music." That line is just horrible and I never expected that. Nigerians please go to school.
Upcoming artistes,send your artiste profile to email@example.com,for online and radio promotion.
This would have been a nice write-up if those artistes names were not mentioned,Kelly hansome is a wonderful hip-hop artiste,not just as lucky as his contemporaries,D'banj is nothing better than him but blessed and I think that's what matteres.Moreso, they sing different genre of music.still a nice article though.
Well said… I'm an up and coming music producer so I'm pretty much at d centre of this topic. You see, talking about content in nigerian music now is like wishing kids will leave this PS3 days and go back to flying Kites. There are many artists out there who would not bulge to the pressure and still do great music but who buys them. These days you pay to get radio play and even internet hype. You perform a song with a good message and people can't wait for you to get off stage so some "Terry G like" artist can come make em dance. Plus, An alaba distributor wouldn't buy your album if its not the dance all day type. I've personally had a distributor tell me to go n feature people like Terry G and Timaya on a dance track then come back to negotiate… So its basically not these artists fault cos even if u wana do music at its best u've goto make money from it. And the fastest way to get off the streets still seems to be joining the pointless music wagon. The day Nigerians start appreciating and buying good music, you will be surprised at how creative Nigerian artists can be!!!!!!
One more thing… In my opinion,kelly hansome is more talented than d'banj.he has better vocals,he raps & has better lyrics. I doubt if u(d writer of dis article) knows much abt music.
errrm why are you trying to hit on kellyhansome.. the dude makes good music and his voice is dope. if not for packaging d'banj aint that better than him.. good point though but would have been better without mentioning names. Plus your website has a lot of the so called trash music on it. The sanitation should start here.
Pls and pls this syndrome is not only in nigeria its the world in general eminem said it it not about the lyrics anymore its about a good beat most musicians don't have lyrics because they don't have a story to tell all we want is to party and get high and carry women its hard to get a new hit that is not foucused on women if you can't beat them join them is what I would suggest as a dejay u don expect me to play songs that people wudnt want to hear we gat no choice people mode 9 try am tire even till now e no still work oya turn up baddo (what a song)
Please i dint like the '(hello d'banj)', '(hello kelly handsome)' thing u wrote. Like u said music means diff tinz 2 ppl. Kelly handsome is one of my favorite musicians Of all time. He makes good music pls go back and listen. Dont get it wrong. Nice points u made tho. Really nice.
the Nigerian culture places Beats to lyrics. even the best Nigerian musicians in the old days played instruments take a look at KSA,FELA,Lagbaja etc. a human mind is attracted to the beats first before the lyrics. lets take for example Oliver Twist and Bi
2face Idibia is 1 dude dat has been a able blend nice beat & great lyrics. Even in love songs he uses deep words. That said….. How many of u agree with me dat X-Factor is shit?
Bloggers are the cause. ?? promote trash music while the classics lie under d carpet. Y'all piss me. Tooxclusive refused to upload my songs since 2011 maybe cos I didn't feature ?ou??r "favorite artistes" who happen to drop trash music. Blame it on bloggers.
Has kelly handsome drop somfin new @aikay
I love this piece! I really do. Big ups swaggednerd, u actually took words outta my mouth.
We all should also know this is a global case not just a Nigerian case. Lyrics and beats of course, the beats is sort of the fuel to any music but the lyrics is what burns out the real flavour. As far as am concern Nigerian market is not all about the lyrics, just pure party vibes and that's that. But to be honest with u I like what some of the artist who started from Jos are doing to Nigerian music, pips like Bez, Asa, Jesse jagz, kahli abdu et al. A good artist is one who tries to harmonize a dope lyrics on great beats. Sometimes I feel dz artist communicate to me via their music, shit sinks deep into my soul. So generally its lyrics and beats that make a great song but as we all knw u either be a real emcee and end up broke or be a wack emcee and make the guapp (kheengz).
aikay u are a fool 4 saying olamide is talking rubbish, olamide is nt only rapper bt entertainer, if u like follow rhythm or lyrics, dnt abuse musician pick ur choice, olamide rep d street,
the best rapper whom ?o?u refusing 2 host his song in yõu??r godam site ?o?u A??r???? Dope lyrically,?o?u said ????t all….where do we get †?h?????? trash from if not from †?h?????? internet.?o?u wud never find upcoming artist track on †?h?????? blog;i a
u'v got it all figured out bro.. nice analysis but, a little contribution here. the first thing that connects an audience to a music is the melody in that given music. remember, music is a universal language…. thats why u can listen to an Indian song and get goose pimples without understanding the lyrics. Am Ibo, but i've come across lots of Yoruba songs, Arabic, spanish, even Hausa Songs that give me goose pimples just because of the melody in the given music.
However, I might not be able to relate with the artist or his subject matter cus of the SEMANTIC NOISE as Linguists may call it but am enjoying his melody. LYRICS is only a SECONDARY ish that audience may consider after considering the MELODY *Bitter truth*. A lot of Dope rap Musics get less attention because of little or no MELODY atleast in their choruses or the song as a whole. bottom line, MELODY in Music comes first before the Lyrics…
dats 4 dose who listen 2 dose kind of shit!
This article is stright up trash bcos it aint gon stp ya'l 4rm promoting al diz trash music..Bloggers are responsible 4 al trash music being put out 2day cos everyone is on d internet nw n the blogs hav been kinda empowerd wif jorneying these sngs 2 listeners ears.Ya'll jst collet money 4rm pple and host their sngs weda dey gud or nt.Ask urslf diz question…'wen last av u hosted a random sng wif an unknown artiste wif great lyrics on ur site?'..d question u r posing at d end of d article shld also b posed 2 urslf!…jst take a gud luk @ d SA music industry…dey accomodate al genres of music bt here we jst gat afro beat nd evn rappers r on dat shii nw evn mode…Ogbeni na una dey fuck up! Im an artiste whose sng has been hosted on dis site b4 nd i paid hugely 4 it despite d fact dat it wz classic material.I stil dnt undastnd al d forming in uploadin d sng of an artiste 'who hasnt blown yet'..Ya'll r d fuckin cause nd if u reali luv music dat mch den ur conscience shld b killin ya'll…wen gud sngs pop up in ur mail,upload dem…im particularly bittered cos i hd sngs whre i wz reali spittin real ish nd ya'l refused 2 upload em despite d pleading bt oda top blogs lyk urs hosted dem n gave it mad reviews..4k ya'll mehn..Ya'll caused dis shit!
how would you call d banj a great mc
Maybe that's why some songs I listen to aren't cliche. I would confess that I sometimes like to listen to what's in vogue; but really what you wrote is nice. Some suggestions: Asa, Nneka, Emeli Sande, Bez, etc.
For me, its the l.yrics…and the flow on a nice beat…these days everyone wants an instant classic and end up singing the same noisy thing…truth be told Kelly Hansome is the only one I repeat only one still saying something meaningful in his songs, just that not everyone hears igbo, but yall wld be happy to hear Olamide talk rubbish on a nice beat by pheelz, cmon its time we appreciate nice music
pls how can i get a music page for upcoming artiste on tooxclusive thanks help me out.


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Genre/Vorm: | Patterns |
Soort document: | Boek |
Alle auteurs / medewerkers: |
Courtney Kelley; Kate Gagnon Osborn |
OCLC-nummer: | 645889524 |
Opmerkingen: | Includes index. |
Beschrijving: | 159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 23 cm. |
Inhoud: | Machine generated contents note: Rustic Weekend -- Brigid Jacket -- Madeleine Shawl -- Bramble Beret -- Maple Bay Cardigan -- Whitby Stockings -- Cady Twisted-Stitch Mittens -- Margarethe Lace Shawl -- Vintage Feminine -- Ginger Lace Cardigan -- Yvette Roositud Hat -- Adelaide Yoke Pullover -- Abigail Hand Warmers -- Yangtze Cardigan -- Baltic Mittens and Beret -- Innsbruck Mittens and Leg Warmers -- Winter Harbor -- Rhodes Point Gansey -- Telemark Leg Warmers -- Erin Cardigan -- Tilghman Island Pullover -- Vorderrhein Hat -- Ajiro Scarf. |
Verantwoordelijkheid: | Courtney Kelley & Kate Gagnon Osborn. |
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Blending contemporary designs with classic techniques, this book of 20 women's designs takes the knitter on a journey around the world. Along with the familiar Aran and Fair Isle styles are patterns which take their lead from sources such as Cowichan tradition, Sweding twined knitting and Bohus design, Faroese shawls, Estonian roositud colourwork, Icelandic yoked knitting, Selbu motifs and more. The result is a collection of beautiful, elegant designs that will also help you to develop your skills.-The Knitter Chances are you'll find many projects in this book to tempt you. The yoked sweater on the cover is a case in point. There's plenty for beginners and intermediates to enjoy, including Fair Isle and cable projects. Some of the projects are worked straight from top to bottom, but they're simple patterns that are easy to adapt and shape. Some of the recommended yarns and USA-only, but you'll find that equivalent weights for UK yarns are also given.-Knit Today Reviewing a book is a responsibility not to be taken lightly, so I asked several people including wool shop owners and knitting pattern designers for their thoughts, and the response was as diverse as the patterns in the book. A hip young thing assured me that many of the patterns are very New Style Miss Marple, which I believe is 'in'. My mum selected one cardigan she would knit, whilst a textile designer cooed at almost all of the 22 patterns. You will need to be more than an enthusiastic beginner to knit any of the patterns as most include Fair Isle or Aran techniques. A good stitch guide with diagrams is given at the back. Advice from a knitting shop on wool and needle size choices would be sensible, unless you know American knitting patterns already. I knitted one of the old style shawls, and I do suggest you flick through this book as you may well adore it.-Journal for Weavers Spinners & Dyers Meer lezen...
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I know that today is Ronald Reagan's birthday and that's it's Super Bowl Sunday (GO STEELERS!), but what really matters today is it's the birthday of someone very special to me. Number 1 son was born 27 years ago today. He weighed 9 lbs and 4 oz. Thanks to him, his brother and sister have perfectly round heads. Can you say c-section?
Those first several months were brutal. That child screamed non-stop and no matter what we did or what the doctor recommended he continued to scream. By the time #1 son quieted down, I was pregnant with #2 son. My husband warily asked, "Do you think #2 will scream like #1?" "No," I said. "God wouldn't do that to us twice." And He didn't.
Those early years have gotten a bit blurry, but I remember the blonde toddler with the mega-watt smile climbing up a ladder to help his dad or taking my wedding ring off my finger and running with determination into the kitchen to throw it between the wall and the sink! I remember when his brother was a little baby, I was trying to open a window. It fell on both my hands and I was trapped! I screamed, but no one heard me. The only thing #1 son could think of doing was getting his blanket! I finally managed to get free, but I still see the fear in that little round face.
I had watched Challenger's horrific crash live 25 years ago. And apparently, so did #1 son. My mother-in-law and I were shopping with both my boys in a clothing store when a woman came up to me and said, "Your son is talking about the space shuttle that exploded!" I thought she might be a bit odd, but I asked my two year old what he was talking about and he told me all about how the space ship went up and exploded and never came down. I was pretty much speechless. He would tell anyone who would ask him all about it.
When #1 son was around 3 or 4 years old he swallowed a small lego. I instructed my husband to take him across the street to the pediatrician while I watched #2 son. As they headed out the door, I heard #1 say, "Am I going to die daddy?" Fortunately he didn't and things "came out" okay.
Grammar school went smoothly. #1 got interested in karate for awhile, but then lost interest. In high school, he hit a rough patch and my husband and I were really worried. One day I watched him walk to school and my heart broke. I didn't know what to do for him or how to reach him and I was so scared!
In #1 son's early 20's he discovered Classic Rock - and the guitar (thank God!). He's outplayed me from the moment he picked it up. I was so thrilled. My dad, who was my first guitar teacher, would've been over the moon!
#1 son had been out of work for a while, but when he got a job he surprised me with a Barnes & Noble nook this past summer. I had wanted one for a long time and when I opened the box, my hands shook. I was so moved that he would think to buy his mother a gift like that, not for my birthday or a special occasion, but because he knew I wanted one and he finally had the money.
#1 son seems to be on track. He has a good job though my husband and I wish he would go back to school. When I go on a rant, #1 is my philosopher and sets me straight and back on course.
Happy Birthday #1, I love you!
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12 Ways to Deal With A Toxic Family/Family Member.
Breaking up with a friend, boyfriend or girlfriend is one thing and there's a lot of advice out there for doing it, but what about a family break-up?
Most of us are not in a position to "just leave" nor do we feel we want to, or that it's the right thing to do. So what do we do when a toxic family member (or members) is literally ruining our lives? How do we deal with the feeling of obligation, guilt, confusion and heartache?
It is important to note that not everyone's family is there for them to lean on, to call on or to go home to. Not every family is built on the premise of interconnectedness, support and stability. Sometimes family simply means that you share a bloodline. That's all. Some families build you up and some suck your energy dry.
There are relationships and friendships that just aren't fixable—this includes family. There are situations that you can endure for only so long before you've outgrown them. There may come a crucial time when you have to separate yourself from your family in order to do what is best for you and possibly for them.
In many respects, the way we were treated by our family ends up being the same treatment we offer the world.
Often times the signal and energy we put out into the world is similar to or exactly what we have experienced by others. And for most of us, this influential force has been our family. Think about it. Think about just how much the interaction, or lack there of, from our family, sets the tone for the quality of energy we give off during our lifetime.
What is unacceptable treatment?
Rejection, abandonment, not taking the time to get to know you or to be in your life, making you feel unwelcome, someone being competitive or hypercritical of you, pressuring or forcing you to be someone you are not, blaming, ostracizing, manipulating, belittling, neglecting and abusing you…the list goes on and on and on. These types of experiences can make a deep imprint on our hearts and inhibit our ability to react without them being present in the back of our mind's. Our reactions to life become skeptical, doubtful, fearful and we more often see the dark instead of the light in both people and situations.
These negative experiences can jade us for a lifetime, unless we learn to do whatever it takes to get ourselves into a positive nurturing environment and replace negatively influenced reactions with positive ones.
What are the signs indicating that you could use a break or change?
-Your own health and mental well-being is damaged
-You feel emotionally, physically and/or spiritually injured
-The relationships with your immediate family/spouse/partner is suffering
-There is violence, physical and/or emotional abuse
-There is substance abuse
-There are constant struggles for power
-There is unnecessary distrust and disrespect
What to do, how to get out…
1. Get group help. If it's possible and your family/family member is up for it, get counselling.
2. If it's possible move out. Move in with a friend, your partner, an extended family member. Get to a place where people want to be with you, try to move into a nurturing environment.
3. Accept your parents or family member's limitations. Know that you don't have to repeat their behaviour. You are not them.
4. Allow yourself to get angry. Use it productively. Exercise. Do sports. Use art and creative expression. Write in a journal. Don't withhold your emotions.
5. Seek guidance for yourself. Talk to someone, a counsellor, a life coach, your yoga teacher—anyone who will listen, someone you feel comfortable with. Ask for help with change and with taking risks.
6. Limit your time. Do whatever it takes to limit the amount of time you have to spend with the toxic family/family member. Limit visits, holidays, do what you can to prevent as much conflict as possible.
7. Â Set healthy boundaries. Try to not allow yourself to get sucked back in. You can love and wish them the best from a distance.
8. Â Learn ways to protect yourself. Practice meditation. Learn to be patient with yourself and others.
9. Â Become aware of yourself. Observe your reactions. Become more self-aware in order to break negative patterns as much as you can.
10. Practice doing good things for yourself. Do things that build self-esteem. Do things you enjoy. Invite others that love you along.
11. Create balance in your life. Take care of yourself physically and eat a balanced healthy diet. Be aware and be cautious of things you may do compulsively (eating, shopping, drinking, etc)
12. Take charge of your life and your happiness. Don't wait for others to give it to you.
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I so needed to read this today, over the last few months I've been dealing with a toxic member of my family and it has been tearing me apart little by little. Now I know what I must do I must move on and do better for myself. Thank you for this and it's so nice to know I'm not alone when dealing with something like this.
I am happy this posts exists!! Feels like I am not the only one
I have successfully and rightfully severed all ties with family members who have alienated and manipulated me for years, on top of breeding and spreading brutal lies about my character and my life (about which they know almost nothing, and never cared to know). Feels good to live in truth without such disgusting and immoral people constantly back-stabbing.
But there is an issue. They attempt to track me, to spy on me – either digitally or otherwise. They try to reach out, but not directly. Not sure if they are spending all kinds of money or what, but they seem to pop up and purposefully try to continue their malicious ways by contacting people in my life presently. It is embarrassing and I have had enough. It is hard enough to build trust again and then I must deal with an inability to just get rid of their lies and B.S. Please help me I cannot keep dealing with this, it is harassment and I cannot keep moving around, changing phone numbers and addresses. I am thinking about getting rid of all my electronics and living in the wilderness without human contact for the rest of my life. How do I get rid of this poison?
I have read this article several times (normally after I have yet another falling out with family members I shouldn't still be talking to or even trying to help but I feel obligated to) and I've finally worked up the courage to post. My mother, my brother, his ex wife, and his present wife are all very toxic and my father is just downright violent. My mother has been abusive since I was little and informed me it was my job to watch my younger siblings and I was punished when they made mistakes or did poorly in school. My brother quickly caught on to how "the game" worked and would actively blame me for his failings and get me in trouble. My mother told my husband and I this joke on our wedding day: What did the geek do with his first 25 cent piece? He married her. My own mother called me a whore, in so many words, on my wedding day. And, when my daughter died (my firstborn child), she informed me it was God's way of saying I wasn't meant to be a mother. These incidents are 20 years old and still sting like it was yesterday. I've been able to completely cut my ties with my brother (even though my mother intentionally brings him around when I am required to see her without telling me he's going to be there in some warped attempt to make us get along). However, I am finding it impossible to completely cut ties with her and she's much more poisonous than my brother.
I have also done most of the steps listed and they do work, but it's hard when the toxic people literally show up at your doorstep and accuse you of not "being there" when they needed you or accusing you of helping someone more than you've helped them. I'm one of those people who feels obligated to help anyone in need–especially family and it's tearing me up inside. I've already bailed my younger sister out (she was living with our mother) but now she's living on my husband's and my dime like a queen and refusing to find a new job. There are days I truly wish I could just walk away and not feel any guilt about them suffering, but it's not who I am. So, I'm torn between the knowledge of what I need to do and actually being able to do it.
I am so sorry to see so many other people here struggling with the same issues I am. To top everything else off, my extremely sweet and understanding In Laws are getting very old and sick and I have to spend time helping them out as I deal with the rest of this. I don't mind helping them. In fact, I enjoy spending time with them, but the added strain is starting to make my physically ill. I hate telling my father in law what's going on because he feels sorry for me and I break down in tears when he hugs me and tells me it will eventually be ok.
If anyone has suggestions on how to just stop caring or at least not feel obligated to help those who have hurt me my entire life, I would be appreciative. I don't know how much longer I can keep my sanity. We don't have the money for counselling (not included in our insurance) and paying my sister's rent is starting to drain us. I'm very sorry for the rant.
I thought my sister and i were almost alone about these kind of problems. My sister cutted all contact to our father around 1 year ago, and i am thinking about doing the same. I'm 20 and she's 15. I really don't know what to do.. The last time i was talking with him was before my graduation. I didn't wanted him to show up the day i finished my last exam, which i told him. I had invited him to show up at the graduation where everybody gets their certificate.
At first it was his girlfriend who asked what day i was finishing my last exam, but i didn't wanted to tell her and she reacted like i had slapped her in the face.. It had nothing to do with her first of all and for second of all, it wasn't towards her, but she understood it as was it personal. The day after, my father called me and we talked calmly to eachother for around 5 minutes until he asked the same question as his girlfriend had done the day before; What day do you finish your last exam? Again, i didn't wanted to give the date and he accepted it at first.. Then suddendly he went really angry and said it wasn't my decision, but i was my mom who had told me to say that. When i said to him, it was my own decision and had nothing to do with my mom he said to me we could talk some other day, where i would be able to talk with. (He blames my mom for everything that goes wrong when it's about my sister and i. It began after he got the girlfriend.) I was so frustrated because he just wouldn't listen. I know him well enough to know, that he doesn't trust me and therefore i haven't trusted him for.. I can't count how many years now… He hasn't really been there for me and he has rarely trusted me – it's a very long story. When i'm around him and his girlfriend, who btw. always has to be near him, it feels like being with strangers. I can't really be in the same room with my own dad anymore. It's so awkward; i don't know what i can say or how i can act. I'm scared of meeting him and when i'm waking up in the morning, i've begun to think "he might call today." It gives me stomachache. Last week i went over to my best girl-friend, who lives in the same city as my father. When we went down to the store to buy some food for dinner, i kept looking over my shoulder thinking; "Is he there..? If yes, did he see me?" It was horrible.. I can't really take this anymore.. This article and the comments below has helped me getting the strenght i need. Hopefully, within the end of this month, i no longer have to fear getting a phonecall from my father. -
I came from a history in which there was horrific physical, emotional and sexual abuse. At a certain point, you have to say to yourself, "This person will not change, cannot change, is unwilling to change." Then you disconnect from them. Their correspondence goes unopened into a paper shredder. Their calls are dodged with caller ID. If I get ambushed by them and discover them on the end of an active phone line, I hang up. I want to do NONE of these things. But I must foremost protect myself and my children. Face it, when the people around you are all damaged goods (to put it nicely), their pathology becomes and remains infectious. You can be left with no other choice than to shut them out.
If that's what it takes……DO IT. -
What made the biggest impression on me was how the vicious bunch of vampires I was born into reacted when I finally stopped appeasing them and reacted to their viciousness. I immediately became the monster, not them. And I became the one who needed to be rejected, shut out, rebuked, etc.
They distanced themselves from me. And I have concluded, despite overtures, that I would be out of my mind to let them back into my life. When it becomes necessary, I yank out two important words: "Restraining Order."
I need to shut up. One last thought. When your family or a relative becomes so toxic your mental or physical health is being affected, you need to start distancing yourself from them. If the situation can't be repaired, distance yourself from them greatly. If they begin doing real damage to your mental health, finances, reputation, etc., break off the relationship completely. Whenever my siblings come to town and request contact, I meet them at IHOP. If that. They visit with me for an hour, and then they're gone. My phone, fax, and email work for me, and not the other way around. Restrict access whenever necessary, or use your delete button. I have found some of the attempts to "get at me" to be bizarre; there was a line of gossip for a time suggesting "my problem" was that I'd been molested as a child by another family member. It was all vicious lies, intended to provoke responses and create communication. I failed to respond to it. That was the correct course of action. Bottom line: most of these people aren't worth having as tenants in your head. Shove them out of your life, and let them feed on each other. Engage them, and you end up in an endless cycle of conflict, debate, and drama, none of which are worth your energy. LOSE THEM. If they earn their way back into your life later, that's a different matter. But be aware many people do the latter, in a cyclical manner, repeatedly entering and leaving your life. After a point, what's the point?
I'm late to the party, but I'll throw mine in. I need to break up with my mother. She has borderline personality disorder, but has refused to get treatment for it. Instead, she's hated from before I was born, blamed me for every problem that she's ever had, and purposefully destroyed my life, forcing me out of school at 13 and then basically holding me like a kidnap victim, not allowing me to leave the house or talk to anyone or do anything for years. Everyone knew what she did, and no one did a thing about it. Unfortunately, because I knew I'd never have a relationship with my father (addict, alcoholic, physical neglect) and the rest of my family was so bad (full of addicts and your general apathetic people), and that I heard all my life that everything was my fault (you believe that when you're young and it's your parents), I lived in denial with my mother until I was 20, and by then it was too late. I'd developed severe agoraphobia as a result of PTSD, had panic attacks every day, and couldn't function on a basic level. She knew I had agoraphobia and used it to her advantage to control me, would even scream at me until I would have a panic attack on purpose to show that she was the one in control, not me. On top of that, she remarried, and her husband also used me as a scapegoat, blaming me for his financial problems (when it was actually that he'd been having an affair for years and blew all of his money on his mistress), while also being a total pervert with me (had an affinity for going through my clothing and fondling my underthings). I've gotten better with the agoraphobia, somehow, and am trying to get together enough money to leave. I don't have any friends or family to stay with, and a shelter isn't really an option with my condition, so I have to grin and bear it.
What gets me through is the fact that I've already successfully broken up with the entire rest of my family, many years ago, and gotten past that. But the hardest is this last, and I turn 30 next year, and could not feel more pathetic.
Please don't feel pathetic. I am just now breaking up with my mother at 49. It's very confusing while she chipped away at me little by little, until she finally made it easier for me. It was her own toxic behavior without any help from me that finally gave me the "ah ha" moment. It still hurts though but not so much anymore. peace be with you…
Excellent article. I "broke up" with my family about 30 years ago. I stopped talking to them and seeing them. It was far from easy, but it was the smartest move I ever made. Once this negativity was removed from my life, I began to see other things, observe other ways of being in the world. I observed real love in families and love of children. The path has been very bumpy but so worth it. I have surrounded myself with people who care for me and who are happy to be my friends and I avoid toxic people at all costs. Life is too short.
I have a toxic sister who lies about me. It seems to be jealousy. I am 7 years older than her and I am not into family drama and she stirs up all she can.
Her business partner sent me a disturbing message on Facebook this week. I didn't know who she was until my Mother told me that she is a family member.
This is a copy and paste of the message:
"You should be ashamed. I'm going to pray for you. That you will find peace in your life and let go of all the bitterness. Good day."
I don't have a clue as to what this is about. She set the link so I could not respond back.
After this message, I found out that this person and my sister started a business. Apparently the health department received a call from someone and they probably think I'm the one who called. I did not know they were starting a business and if I did, I would not take the time out of my life to do such a thing. Also, my sister is telling people that my husband and I foreclosed on our home and that is why we moved back to our home state. I can not get my sister to respond to me as to why she would tell such a thing. I can not go on any longer with this between us. I would just like to know the reason for this.
My sister also has nothing to do with our Mother. It really doesn't matter about me not being invited, however they did not invite Mother which hurt her. They invited a former baby sitter and treated that person as as "grandmother of the bride". When one of my sister's daughters had a baby, they kept mother out of that too. Now all of this started before I moved back to my home state. The problem is, we live in a small town and word, truth or not, gets around very fast. I hope people will notice that I'm not the one spreading lies, and I know that will take time. Just hope I live to see it.
A true Christian would want people to know why they're mad at another person. -
i lived it for 45 years, all i can say is there are other ways if you haven't found them , thats a shame. i got out of being toxic, when one family member does that the rest get jealous and try to match or beat youth it, so i shared how i did it,,viola! massive release of family toxicity, not quite there yet but vastly improved. i just call weak ass bull shit on the duck and run method. face what makes you toxic and use it to detox, end of story.
This is good advice for anyone, even if they don't live in a toxic situation. While this is good advice, I'm witnessing a situation where an adult child is living in their parents home and is seemingly destroying the harmony in that family one day at a time. She needs to move out before her damage is irreversible (if it's not too late); however, how do you force your teenage/adult child to move out? The reality is that nobody else will take her in. She is aggressive, verbally abusive, depressed, and downright mean, keeping everyone on pins and needles when she is in the house. I've offered suggestions to the mother on how to get her child out, but it seems that if she does something that drastic, she's concerned that something even worse could happen. This child has put her whole family through the wringer for the past 5 years and is lucky that her mother has managed to keep her out of prison and alive. Any suggestions?
I feel better knowing I am not alone I am 52 my mother is 70 and I have cared for her most. Of my life. She's all about her an does not care who she walks over to get her way I have had a life time of this. But she all ways manages. To suck me back in. I an full of hurt and anger at the moment and I am walking away for good the last straw was I bought mums car off her for a 1000dollars it's just a little bomb for a to b paid her the cash in front of family and she came back and stole the car in the middle of the night.
And through much dullness and despair, this rock turned into a diamond. For times such as these it's bets to develop or[han psychology. Autonomous. Detached (does not mean uncaring I am caring just selective because I am a limited resource). I couldn't have done it with ought therapy though… so if you are in trouble get help asap. Psychoanalysis helped me the best. It helped me detect, and rewrite my responses. Bets of luck ppl send love to everyone stay strong, do what you must do and live. It is your life, you matter, what you do matters has importance and can make a difference so get the toxicity out.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!! I'm glad I found this article! I felt like it was me against the world and no one understood why I don't want to see or hear from my family again. My mother and adult kids have mentality drained me. My mother not only deliberately destroyed my relationship with my kids but she destroyed my relationship with my siblings. She is a control freak! If it doesn't go her way she destroys it with no remorse. She has breast cancer now and I feel no pity.
My family uses me as a "whipping person" many times, and are not very nice to me. So last Christmas, and last summer, we did not go up to be with everyone else when my sister from out of state came to visit my parents.. Three siblings, and their children, but not my husband and me. I really have no other family. What no one really goes into is, when you separate yourself, how to deal with the extreme sadness and loss of people that are your closest family. I'm in my 50's and I never expected to have no family at this age. The sadness is very hard to deal with. It is like they all died.
I have been thinking the same thing. After closing ties with my family, whom I always adored, and would (did) do anything for, the feeling that they have all died and the feeling of being completely alone is challenging. I personally feel as though I am an orphan…
in those moments, I remind myself that we all (even our family members that we have disconnected from) have a divine beauty within. That we are deserving of love, and I try to remember to ground myself and feel my energy rooting through the soles of my feet to the top of my head. That my love will never stop for any of them, but to honor my body, mind, and spirit, they cannot be in my life right now. I remember that it is a choice that ** I ** have made.
As it is thanksgiving and being without family around the holidays sometimes is more difficult, (although in all of our cases, probably a blessing), I am so thankful for everyone who has shared. It reminds me that it isn't just happening to me, and that we have virtual families, and that we are very able and deserving to create families that our not blood related but choosen, because they are loving, supportive, those that are happy and willing to see our divine light and see the dark but love us to pieces either way.
Oriah Mountain Dreamer wrote the Invitation, one of my favorite poems- a quick and powerful read, that may bring hope and strength for all of us who make these hard decisions to release from our blood related families.
After 44 years of trying to fit in with my crazy, conservative, overly religious family, they completely disregarded my children by not inviting them to 2 of their cousins weddings(within 2 months of each other) while all the other 12 cousins over 13 were invited- even the ones who lived so far away there was no way they would attend- I cut them off. My 3 brothers and their wives and their kids could not find it in their heart- if they had one- to stick up for me and my kids and say that this was wrong. Apparently money is more important than family. I'm glad though that this happened now so my kids don't fall for any of their lies and fake care and concern. This has actually liberated me from having to keep trying to have a relationship with any of them. It feels like a a huge weight lifted but it's also a heavy sadness because all those years I trusted people who didn't really care as much for us.
My mother physically and emotionally abused me and my younger sister for years. I got it worst. I didn't tell my Dad until second year of university.
He cried. But he doesn't talk about it. She is vile to him- he's lost his spirit.
I started having panic attacks two months ago. I told my dad I'm being tested for a disorder of the mind similar to what we expect my mother has. I also told my sister.
No response.
So last week I contacted them again, said I wasn't coming home for Christmas, and that I was done pretending I havenr suffered enormously at the hands of my mum. I said she needed professional help and until they do something about that, I'm not bothering with them. I'd rather have no family than continue suffering like I have all this time.
Still no response.
It doesn't matter. They were never there-only my youngest sister trusts and acknowledges me. The middle one is cold and competitive, also pretending none of it happened. And my Dad has always responded to the things mum has done by saying 'So? She does worse to me.'
Where's the adult here?
In order to release my youngest sister from the guilt, shame and self hate I have endured, I've ended my relationship with them. She needs someone to set an example- to show her this is wrong. And I need to get well again so I can continue with the rest of my life.
Food for the soul- LIVING your TRUTH.
The hardest thing about dealing with a family "break-up" for me was dealing with the guilt. I viewed myself as "the bad one", the problem. Then I had my AH HA Moment – I wasn't being difficult or bad – I was protecting myself by refusing to live in a denial system that no longer held things together for me. It wasn't ME who didn't invite family members to weddings – it was my family members not inviting me. It wasn't me who forgot to send birthday wishes to his twin brother – it was my twin brother who didn't send them to me. And it wasn't me seeking to continue living out my life ignoring abuse, neglect, and pain – in fact, there was no abuse or neglect because my family said there wasn't any. My advice: Trust in your truth. Decide what the groundrules are going to be with your family members. And, if they cannot deal with those groundrules, remind yourself that it is YOU that needs protection; they are a colossal ball of dysfunction that you no longer play along with,
I have been trying to hold on to the myth that my family comprises of normal genuine people with human flaws,but the truth is that I come from a dysfunctional family. It has been too much, to hold on and to cope with so far, in every possible way, when you are buried in miserable emotions of those around you, self pity, demotivating talks and communication, not to miss the unbearable dose of sadness n emotional drama… have tried so hard to be there help, give solution, but am tired, i give up and all i want is a way out- quietly with minimum damage..
I have a toxic sis who uses her son to do whatever she want an get away with it whether it be stealing from me an my husband destroying our property an lieing about doing . just recent she got pregent 3 month or so she say an she said she lost it with a guy older then our dad choice the guy over her son an family..but keep on her about coming back an she did an I made her take a pregnancy test came back negative.. The same day she left the guy older then my dad she got with another guy an I told her to get on birth control she didn't an know is pregent again ..tired an feed up with her she hasn't spent one night here with her son an only come back when he working an this boyfriend tried to tell me how I should treat my sis an get Into our family buissnes . So when I move she will not be moving with me an will not talk to her for a while because from all the things she has done over the years I am done with her an also our other sidling don't talk to her either because of what she has done to them over the years.
I stopped everything this morning while reading the article when I started reading the comments. I went through approximately 50 comments. All so sad, yet enlightening. I marvel at those who have been able to work through the difficulties of separating themselves from toxic family members. Especially at this time of year when it is almost a sure thing some families continue to get together even though the burden of toxic people come with it. I too have toxic family members, close and extended family. It's very hard to disengage from the need to smooth things over for the sake of the holiday, yet harder still to stuff it all down when there are children involved in the mess of the toxic family. I have 3 people in my life I choose not to see or contact this Christmas. My choice. One is by her choice, a sister who completely cut herself off from me and my family over a year ago. Another is an extended family member who is a Narcissist and is completely and totally a person whom I cannot repair a relationship with. Married to my son, who is a drug addict, she enables. I cannot enable him any longer, or her. This year I am thankful for my youngest sister who is now 2 years + clean and sober. We have been able to repair our relationship and that makes up for those I cannot help or even consider "family" at this time. It will be a good Christmas season, I have chosen to take away all the drama of these family members who I would always suffer anxiety attacks over if they were to appear on Christmas day (only to get their gifts and leave in 10 minutes). This year I am unburdened from them. They will never understand why I disengaged, they are toxic people, family or not. This article helped me so much this morning to realize I have not lost anything but gained everything by putting my faith in God to help me focus on doing good for those who truly care.
I'd like an advice to pass on to a friend who had a toxic sister (verbal/emotional abuse) who wouldn't hesitate to use her children to 'punish' my friend. My friend is hurting because she loves her nieces and nephew to pieces but it's the toxic sister that's creating a wedge. How does she go about this?
Your friend probably needs to see a counsellor I'd suggest which is a quicker way of dealing with it rather than trying to sort it out in her own head. I tried that for 12yrs with my sister who also power played me with my nieces and nephews and it was a massive struggle.
MY girlfriend is going through this and I am supporting her every way I can. Her family are abusing us and we're trying to get by. She sent me this article and I am so Glad she stumbled upon it. I am so happy there are a lot of people this way, and people overcoming it. It gives me hope. I love her so much and I wish I could just take her away from all of this.
I truly wish all of you the best . Keep the kindness and love in your life. Release the poison.
This is all well and good, but how does one handle a toxic family member who's out to get you by spreading lies and rumour such that it can affect your respect in society, damage career prospects and relationships with clients etc. How can I get them to stop the abuse? I just want to be left alone.
Thanks girl!


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The internet was terrible. I called for a spoon and they wanted to charge me 10 pounds for it . I have never stayed at a hotel that charges for cutlery
October 30, 2012
Rated 4 out of 5 by frankie99 mr ag knowles
a good hotel one of this standered falls a little bit short in that the guest most inform the hotel to put tea makeing in the room
April 21, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by alex1 Dire need of Upgrade
The old brown carpeting in the rooms are in dire need of update. Old, stained, brown - gives the impression of a depressing hotel in financial trouble
December 5, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by Atlanta311 Very dated
Elevators were jarring, stopped unevenly on floors. Plugs in the room did not work well. The lights in the gym shut off in the middle of my workout.
September 25, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Scott1966 Breakfast
It was all very good apart from the breakfast experience. Very poor directions and a little soul less. Needs better planning if a long term refurb
January 5, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by airporttravel Excellent Service
Second visit to this Hotel. Excellent staff and very nice Studio Suite. Nice selection for breakfast. All staff very courteous and professional.
October 13, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Dalmike Awful
There was no water bottle in the room even though I had gold standard. The Internet was AWFUL. The price was rdiculous and the staff was rude.
September 14, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 Shaving kit - concierge
I needed a shaving kit. You supplied one to me, but it was horrible. Very painful shaving oneself with it.
Concierge people were very helpful
September 4, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by macaroon tHE SERVICE NAS THE ROOM ARE IN VERY POOR CONDITIONS
cONSTRUCTION WORKING- MANAGEMENT DO NOT MAKE CUSTOMERS AWARE, ZERO HELPFUL.
June 21, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by NCmd Great location with great service.
The Park Lane is located just across from Green Park with ready access to the Underground and Tour Buses. Great room with outstanding service.
June 20, 2012
Rated 2 out of 5 by diegoem This hotel has poor rooms
Rooms were not meeting expectations. Air conditioner was useless. Bathroom was tiny and pleasent to take a shower. Bed and room size were ok.
July 21, 2013
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kags02 Excellent
Lovely period features, very comfortable hotel in a great location. Would have no hesitation in recommending, we had a very enjoyable stay.
March 4, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by WM1000 Great Location
Great location, very good sized room and friendly staff.
June 15, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by panther77 March at the Park Lane
Another excellent stay at the Park Lane. As usual, the staff was very helpful, especially the resourceful, thoughtful concierge gentlemen.
March 25, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by Gouvorni Good hotel
The hotel is quite charming and the location is almost perfect. Nonetheless, in my opinion, the service does not live to the expectations.
July 24, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by VIVA2013 Perfection
Everything from the start to the finish of our stay in your hotel was perfect....thankyou.
And so say my two daughters, aged 10 and 12.
January 8, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by AlCal "Green" Program
After leaving the "Green" sign out on my first night....it took three days of calls & complaints to get my room cleaned and serviced.
July 13, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Asj111 Bad hotel
Poor room maintenance. Shower, room temperature and outlets did not function properly. Tiny room. Didn't appear clean. Very musty.
October 14, 2012
Rated 3 out of 5 by drneuro poor room ventillation
Room i stayed in was small and had no central aircondition with stuffy hot at night.
Facilities such as water and tea were hidden
November 28, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by firbat Worse Hotel Ever
I slept with Instincts in my bed
I called room service and showed them the instincts on the bed and in the bathroom
March 30, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by mamerst sheraton park hotel manager
Excellent concierge desk. great staff at bar,reception this time no respect but thanks any way ,and this time i felt not secure.
November 12, 2012
Rated 5 out of 5 by jogb great location with a british style
Excellent place for a business or holiday stay. Rooms with park view are awesome and stilish.
Staff will always meet your needs.
April 20, 2013
Rated 2 out of 5 by Mandji Good Staff of people
Graeat Staff, but hotel needs urgently restoration or good refurbishment.
Curtains, carpets, minibars, etc, are falling apart
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It was fine as usual. The hotel is always prepared for my visits. See full review
It was fine as usual. The hotel is always prepared for my visits.
Easy check in, clean and restful. See full review
Easy check in, clean and restful.
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I was traveling through and stayed only one night. The hotel was quiet and clean, the staff friendly, but the hallways smelled of smoke. It did not linger into the room as much as I expected, but was quite strong in the common areas.
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It was an ok hotel. I would probably stay there again. I would have enjoyed the restroom being a bit more clean because there was a spotted towel hanging on the rack. My remote control didn't work. Even though I was in a non-smoking room, I was told I was the last to arrive and there were neighbors who had their doors open partying and smoking. It filtered down the hallway and staff did nothing to control the noise. I don't normally eat breakfast but went down at checkout to simply grab a banana, and there was no fruit; simply donuts and cereal.
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1 Fire the current Dev Staff for thier unparalleled destruction of what a game used to be.
2 Crafting is rediculous with this uneccesary fee of dilithium that should go with the old dev team
3 Skills need to become sensable currently they are not you no longer have enough points to have a proper ship let alone do anything on the ground
I would say fire the management staff, lol, devs are the worker bees, they design what they are told to. I doubt the final decision is devs'. Maybe don't go that far to fire them, but at least re-organize them so that we see a more star trek-like universe, not people doing stf-s dressed in suit and tie and things like that. At least make those a holodeck mission where we can get tommy guns and fight gangsters. lol. Really, you go on esd and see people dressed in all kind of crazy, non-star trek clothings. I understand the nature of the business, to have lots of customizations (many you can buy), but at least filter all those through a star trek net. And all those funny looking signs, Thank God qo'nos looks a little better...
With skills, I tend to agree and as I said on a prior post, I think a fix would be to split the space and ground specs. Because the way it is forces you to either spec like crazy for space if you do pvp space, either ground for pvp ground. Then if you play an stf/fleet action, either ground or space will suck. If you try to have a ballanced toon, then definitely you are at a disadvantage in both pvp space and ground. We'll see, maybe in season 25 (if it gets that far) we will see those changes (that hopefully won't mess up everything else). lol.


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When he was first elected, I believe Mr. Berger was there for a good reason. Unfortunately, he joined a group of "good ole boys" and he became a thorn in their side. Now, because of his behavior and no shows, he has lost his credibility he needs to step aside. The people deserve no less. Too bad - he can't take Jason and Jonathan with him - both of them have become so arrogant that they are ineffective also. But, I guess that is another story. Perhaps someone should look into his girlfriend, Heather. Something is not right with her either. She is either just looking for publicity or perhaps getting enough on him, that when she decides to hurt him or kill him, she will have a valid defense. Just saying! »
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One thing that Members of Parliament cannot complain about today when they gather to choose the next Speaker of the House of Commons is a lack of choice. The 10 candidates run the gamut of backgrounds and outlooks.
There is the Conservative John Bercow who has made a remarkable journey from the hard right of his party to the progressive left. There is the young Labour MP Parmjit Dhanda, who, though little known before he threw his hat into the ring, has impressed many. There is a selection of experienced backbenchers, Sir Patrick Cormack, Sir George Young, Sir Alan Beith and Ann Widdecombe. The veteran former minister Margaret Beckett is in the race too and performing strongly.
Questions, of varying degrees of seriousness, have been raised about the expenses claims of some of these candidates. MPs will also need to weigh up the fact that several candidates served on the Commons Commission, the authority which tried to block the publication of MPs' expenses, when making their choice.
But, expenses aside, there are certain things that all MPs need to keep in the forefront of their minds today. There are certain attributes that the new Speaker simply must have to be a success. He or she must, first, be capable of restoring the authority of the office. Second, he or she needs to understand that the Speaker cannot behave like a shop steward for MPs, but must be prepared to discipline members when necessary. Finally, the new Speaker must be a reformer, prepared to overhaul the rules and customs that have been found lacking. Without these abilities, there is little hope that the new Speaker will restore the public trust in Parliament which has been so disastrously undermined in recent weeks.
The unrepentant tone adopted by Michael Martin in an interview at the weekend shows why he was such an inadequate Speaker. MPs should look for a candidate who seems to have thoroughly learnt the lessons of Mr Martin's failure.
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Obozo needs to schette or get off the pot!!!!
Send that big mouth jerk back to Mexaco. America doesn't need his negative input.
We already have 2 other antagonists, Sharpton and Jackson.
There's nothing here folks, just another crooked dumborat taking advantage of the system.
Nazi Pukelosi needs to be put out to pasture. She has screwed things up enough.
Obozo needs to get off his dead butt and send bombers over there and turn the area into a sheet of glass.....
Republicans need to pull out all the stops and send dirty Harry packing. Fight dirty if they have to. The dumborats won't stop at anything.
The poor reporter didn't remember the rules. A woman cannot speak directly to a muslim man without first being recognized by that muslim.
Another Librat loser!! She needs to be flushed along with ALL the rest of the Librats...
As long as the Muslim HNIC is in office, nothing will be done about all the corruption in the sewer called Washington DC.....This includes the Benghazi issue.....
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'Scorpia Rising' is a rousing coda to Alex Rider teen-spy series
Kids' books: Anthony Horowitz ends his popular Alex Rider novel series with the just-published, action-packed "Scorpia Rising" (Philomel, $17.99, ages 10 up).
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For the millions of fans of teenage spy Alex Rider, there's both bad news and good news.
The bad news: Anthony Horowitz, author of the Alex Rider novels, says the just-published "Scorpia Rising" (Philomel, $17.99, ages 10 up) is the final volume in the best-selling series. On the good-news side, however, Horowitz ends the series with a rip-roaring yarn, packed with the kind of fast-paced action and gee-whiz gadgetry that has helped the eight previous Rider books sell more than 12 million copies.
In a recent telephone interview from his New York City hotel, Horowitz said that, while he felt a bit sad to conclude the series, it was time.
"I wanted to end it on a high note, and I think I did that," Horowitz said.
Horowitz also said he felt pressure from Alex's "ticking" biological clock because of his decision to keep his hero's adventures within a single year of his life — age 14. In "Stormbreaker," the first volume of the series published in 2001, Alex is just a couple of months past his 14th birthday and, in "Scorpia Rising," Alex has just turned 15.
So, as he wrote the Rider books over the past decade, Horowitz said he knew that there would be a finite amount of adventures for his hero.
"There's only a certain amount of times that Alex can be shot at and escape, only a certain number of adventures he could have in that one year, without straining credulity," Horowitz said.
As the series has developed, Alex also has become a more complex character. In "Stormbreaker," he first learns that his father and uncle were both killed during their work as spies, and reluctantly takes on his own first mission for MI6, the British equivalent of the CIA.
The officials who head MI6 are thrilled to have a teenage spy. Not only is Alex highly intelligent, physically fit and courageous, but he also has the advantage of surprising his enemies, who aren't expecting such a young secret agent.
Unlike James Bond, however, Alex isn't at all happy about being a spy, and each successive book in the series shows Alex becoming more reluctant about taking on yet another MI6 mission. There's a good reason: The bad guys don't care that Alex is just a teenager, and they do their best to kill him. With skill, some very cool gadgets and a huge dose of luck, Alex manages to outsmart his enemies, but at an ever-increasing emotional cost.
"The whole key to the success of the series is that Alex is not a willing hero," orowitz said. "If you look at 'Stormbreaker' and then 'Scorpia Rising,' you'll see that everything has changed. The language has changed, Alex has changed. | But that is a good thing, I think. When you're writing a series, if everyone is the same from start to finish, what's the point? It's got to be a journey." |
Horowitz's decision to open "Scorpia Rising" this way is a bit of a gamble, since Alex himself doesn't appear until Chapter 7. But it definitely builds tension as readers understand how hard Scorpia is working to both reclaim its role as the world's premier terrorist organization and to destroy Alex Rider.
Alex, meanwhile, had been hoping that his spying days were behind him. He's settled back into Brookland School and his life with Jack Starbright, the young woman who became his guardian in "Stormbreaker." But this normal life is upended once again when a sniper fires on Alex at school, and MI6 persuades him that it can guarantee his safety if he undertakes one more mission by becoming a student at an international school in Cairo.
Little does Alex — or MI6 — know that it's all a trap to get the teenager into the hands of the reconstituted Scorpia. Alex and Jack, who has accompanied him to Egypt, are eventually taken prisoner and find themselves face-to-face with a villain who is as brilliant as he is evil. Alex also meets again with an old nemesis, Julian Grieff. Before "Scorpia Rising" concludes, Alex will use a gun to kill — for the first time — and his life will be forever changed.
While Alex is now "older and sadder," Horowitz tried not to dwell on that too much in "Scorpia Rising."
"I didn't want to write a sad or painful book; I wanted to write a fun book," he said. "These books are meant to be fun adventures, after all."
Although he's concluded the series, Horowitz still has plenty of writing to do. He's just finished the first new Sherlock Holmes novel for adults ever authorized by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate; the book will be released in November. (The estate authorized a new series created by British author Andrew Lane that is focused on Holmes' teenage years. The first in the series, "Death Cloud," was released last month.)
Horowitz is now working on writing the script for a film featuring another prominent literary character, the boy detective named Tintin. And Horowitz also plans to wrap up his other two series for children, "The Power of Five" and "The Diamond Brothers."
Overall, Horowitz says that he feels truly fortunate to have a job that he loves so much.
"I write with passion ... and I still take the same joy in that as I did when I first began writing years ago."
Karen MacPherson, the children's/teen librarian at the Takoma Park, Md., Library, can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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