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Death-row prisoners with nightmare pasts and no future…. Until they were selected for a secret experiment….to create something more than human.
Now they are the future and humanity's worst nightmare has begun. The Twelve is the epic sequel to The Passage. Read by Scott Brick. Actor and writer Scott Brick has performed on film, television and radio. His stage appearances throughout the U.S. include Cyrano, Hamlet, and Macbeth.
In the audio industry, Scott has won over thirty Earphone Awards, as well as the 2003 Audie Award in the Best Science Fiction category. Having recorded over 300 books to date, AudioFile Magazine named Scott "one of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxy" and proclaimed him one of their Golden Voices.
©2012 Justin Cronin (P)2012 Random House Audio
"'Viral' post-apocalyptic adventure #2."
At the end of reading 'The Passage', part one of Justin Cronin's triology, there was no doubt that I would immediately buy 'The Twelve' and I was not disappointed. The Twelve picks up where The Passage left of and continues the adventure at the same pace and excitement as the first book. This time the story is brought to a satisfying conclusion, or more accurately, a satisfying resting point, while setting the scene for the finale, 'The City of Mirrors'. I'm waiting impatiently...
"A quality writer and a great plot!"
I was a huge fan of The Passage so was awaiting the release of the next installment with great enthusiasm. The Twelve did not dissapoint, it delivered with regards to both plot and character development. The writing was magnificent and the performance was excellent, which only enhanced the story and made this one of the most pleasurable experiences I have had with an audio book.
I am an Australian woman who enjoys reading many different styles of books, from history to sci fi and mystery to poetry.
"Not especially surprising end to this series"
This book really added very little to the first. It wasn't full of surprises, rather it just rounded out what we thought would happen after the first book ended.
Narrator - The narrator did quite well with no serious inconsistencies with accents and so forth. I felt that the narrator did nothing to add to the story but did nothing to detract from it either.
Story - Fairly mundane to tell the truth. It sometimes felt like the author got a little lost with his characters. Some of the characters appeared to behave in ways that did not ring true. Having said that I am glad that I finished the series.
"An Awesome Continuation!!!"
Great continuation to the story. There is no way to know where the story is going to take you which is wonderful. I simply can not wait for the third and final book of the trilogy.
"Still doesn't know what it wants to be"
I reviewed the first book in this series and my conclusion was that it didn't know what it wanted to be. It started out as a mystery thriller with suspense, action and well developed characters. It was interesting. Then it turned into a Mad Max with zombie vampires, and shallow characters. This books goes even further. It has flash-backs to the 'present day' of the first book. Here characters start to get interesting again, and it's like Justin Cronin is back on his own turf. But then you are taken forward to the time period of the second half of the first book. However, now it starts to become more of a fantasy setting, with super humans and sorceresses and fairy tale loyal horses and what have you. At the same time it's a 1984 Big Brother setting with a V for Vendetta coating, or perhaps it is a concentration camp story. The characters that seemed interesting have become caricatures of despotic leaders and their actions and motifs are very much a cliché. Again ther rule change. Suddenly humans can assimilate some of the vampire powers, and become dictators. The vampires are not that much of a threat really and they can all be easily wiped out. Humans are the true threat to humanity. Whaaat?
In this book Scott Brick's over-dramatic narration felt more at home, or perhaps the constant change of story line made me oversee the narration.
Why did I listen to the second book of a series I apparently do not like very much. Well, there is still something to it, so I have to give it a pass with three out of five.
"A worthy follow up to The Passage"
Scott Brick brings life to each of the characters so you can just lose yourself in them and the story.
A great follow on from the 1st book.
He's Mr Audiobook. No other narrarter seems to bring the depth of narration to books that he does.
All of it
Book Two
Amy, but cant say why, it may ruin the read for someone
"so slow"
i was really looking forward to this book counting down days. it was slow confusing and jumpy, you would start to relate then it would jump to someone new. i put it down pick it back up put it down again. i like my books to keep me guessing and wanting more, to consume my thoughts. this was painfull i only gave it the chance because i loved the first one so much..
"How wrong was I?"
This is amazing. When I reviewed The Passage I had lost faith with it about a third of the way through. I did go back to it and fell in love with it.....and then The Twelve. Justin Cronin has done something amazing - weaves a story which reflects and reviews the Passage whilst moving the story forward. I needed to read both to totally appreciate the writing, the story, and the premiss. If you love Stephen King 'end of the world tales' like the stand and under the dome, you will adore this end of the world survivors story. The characters are amazing and well written, the story is interwoven between the Passage and the Twelve and I am awaiting with glee part 3 of the trilogy. This is not the glittery romantic vampire tales you may be used to - it is deeper, darker and so much much more. Move over Frannie Goldmsith and Katniss Everdean there is a new girl in town, and she is my new virtual best friend ....... Amy Bellafonte.
"Superb novel"
Before listening to this book I would recommend "The Passage", which is the prequel. Both books are long and a little long winded at times, but well worth the effort. I love these books.
"Like The Passage? This is even better."
My complaints about The Passage were few and far between, I did love the book, although it took a while to get going after the first part of the book when it jumped 92 years in the future with a whole new cast, as it took a while to get going again after it did this having to spend a lot of time introducing us to many new characters in a vastly different world. The Twelve avoids this and nearly every single page is edge of your seat listening.
The book opens up with a quick reminder of the events of The Passage and picks up 5 years later. Then the author throws us back 97 years to year 0 of the viral outbreak and the war with a mostly new group of characters, an old face from the first part of the passage as well as one or two others that we know a little about from the first book. This part of the book is incredible; it really does not waste its time in ramping up the action. The next part of the book brings us back to year 97AV with Peter and the gang. Again this last half of the book is brilliant.
The only niggle really is a brief section adding to the back-story for the man who was to become General Voorhees. It does end up being worthwhile but this small section does take a short while to get going.
The year 0 war has some stunning sections. The viral hordes wiping out cities, the air force bombing back the charging viral forms. Really incredible writing excellently performed.
His narration is amazing, he brings a lot of life to these characters and does not overdo the female roles. However, there is one character that he overdoes the accent for. The character is immortal, but if one person with an accent was around only other people with an American accent for a century, their own accent would eventually fade. There was no reason to do this. This is really nit picking though as the character in question only has a few lines. It just stands out more as the rest of the narration is so flawless by comparison
50% world war viral, 50% mad max with vampires. 100% awesome.
Or something like that.
"Harder to listen to."
I finished the Passage and hit the play button again to listen a second time. I never listen or read a book twice but I was that impressed with the passage I couldn't help myself!
I counted down the days to the release of The Twelve. I have to say I'm disappointed. I had to work hard to stay focused and tended to switch off. I had visions of devouring the story like one of the creatures in the story but I found it quite the chore to stay. Shame.
"Not as good as The Passage"
The Passage was just stunning, couldn't wait for the opportunity to put it on in the car orl whilst out on a walk - any excuse! Having waited so long for the sequel I already feared it just couldn't live up to the original and I was right. Don't get me wrong - the story is good, just not incredible as the first was. Also, without giving anything away, it somehow sits at odds with the first. Not a flowing storyline and not a picking up where the last left off. Took a while to get into it and now I have I am enjoying it more. Will I listen to the third instalment? Yes, but I won't be counting down the days til it's written. The reader is superb though.
"Flawless performance of a fantastic book"
Flyers! Where to start with my review? Firstly, Scott Brick is an excellent narrator. He brings characters to life, he creates images in my mind that I wouldn't particularly get from reading the book.
Secondly, I have never cried over a book before... until now. I feel a deep connection with the characters and even on my second read through I cried at the second to last chapter of The Twelve.
In preparation for the third and final book (which has been released today) I have listened back through The Passage and The Twelve and both have been just as good, if not better than the first time I listened to them.
Definitely my favourite book trilogy of all time.
An excellent sequel to a superb first novel. If you enjoyed the first and are considering continuing the adventure, then I highly recommend it. If you have not read either book and like the Zombie/Action genre, then you are missing out and you should use your credits accordingly now!
"What a waste of time!"
The Passage was one of my absolute favorite books. I found that the story was fresh, well written and totally engrossing - and the narration by Scot Brick was excellent. Therefore, I had eagerly awaited the release of The Twelve and downloaded it on its first day of release on Audible. To say that I was bitterly disappointed by The Twelve would be a criminal understatement!
The great narration by Scot Brick is still there, but the quality in the writing and story that was present in The Passage is gone. It's like the book has been written by a different author.
The characters that I Ioved in Book 1 are totally unrecognisable and the story drags on without purpose. I lost interest and didn't care what happened to the characters, as they were really getting on my nerves!
It's quite sad that it seems the author wanted to turn the brilliant story that he started in The Passage into a trilogy just for the sake of it. I will most definitely not be getting Book 3 when it comes out.
Let me start by saying that I loved The Passage, the audio version was splendid, great characters, exciting narrative and brilliant writing. I have been looking forward to listening to The Twelve since I finished The Passage 2.5yrs ago, I downloaded it the day it came out. Boy was I in for a sugar crash.
Same great narration by Scott Brick and some great sections of writing but the book has been written so self consiously in the knowledge that it will be translated to the big screen it started to become annoying. There is character cliche after character cliche and no end of bad one liners. The narrative really didn't flow and I started to switch off and really not care what happened to the characters i had loved so much in The Passage. Such a shame that money and hype have some how taken away the soul of what this trilogy could have been.
"Not As Gripping As The Passage"
I absolutely loved the story telling of The Passage and the characters. I have listened to it 4 times since its release and in the run up to the 2nd book's release. So, The Twelve; The narration by Scott Brick is still outstanding. However, I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. This book I found VERY confusing. The story didn't flow as well as The Passage and it was unnecessarily darker, gory and disturbing than the first book.At times it reminded me of gory parts of The Stand and Swan Song. Some of the plot just didn't make sense and I was left feeling quite frustrated at times. I will give it a listen again in the future, maybe before the third instalment comes out. The story was good, but the flow and writing wasn't on parr with The Passage.
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TV show's prize: one kidney for transplant
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - A Dutch reality show that claims to be trying to draw attention to a shortage of organ donors said Tuesday it would go ahead with a program in which a terminally ill woman will choose a contestant to receive one of her kidneys.
The program, Big Donor Show, has been attacked as unethical and tasteless. One member of the Dutch Parliament suggested the government should block Friday's broadcast.
"We know that this program is super controversial, and some people will think it's tasteless, but we think the reality is even more shocking and tasteless: Waiting for an organ is just like playing the lottery, " Laurens Drillich, chairman of the BNN network, said in a statement.
He said that waiting lists in the Netherlands are more than four years long and that 200 patients die annually for lack of a donor.
The network identified the donor as "Lisa, " a 37-year-old woman with an inoperable brain tumor.
During the show, she will hear interviews with the three candidates, their families and friends before choosing who will get her kidney.
A spokeswoman for BNN said that there could be no guarantees the donation would actually be made, "but the intention is" Lisa's donation would be carried out before she died.
That is because her wish to donate to a particular candidate "wouldn't be valid anymore after her death" under Dutch donation rules, Marieke Saly said.
If Lisa does donate one kidney while living, the other kidney may still be awarded to someone else on a national donation waiting list under the country's organ allotment system.
Viewers will be able to vote for the candidate they feel is most deserving, but "Lisa will determine who the happy one is, " BNN said in a statement.
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Sequester cuts and the view
The dreaded budget sequester has apparently struck North Dakota again. Consider this posting on the National Park Service's web site:
"Painted Canyon Visitor Center is closed for the winter and will remain closed until further notice due to across the board budget cuts."
That means visitors to the popular scenic viewpoint located east of Medora won't be able to access the visitors center to use the bathroom or buy a snack. But the main attraction at the Painted Canyon Overlook, the fabulous view of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, obviously isn't going anywhere. You can't, after all, close the view (but don't give Congress any ideas).
The overlook attracted some 290,000 visitors last year, as travelers stopped to gaze at the wonder of the Badlands from the site, which offers a spectacular vantage point to view part of the park. Of those visitors, 71,000 people actually went inside the small visitor's center during the seven months the building is open.
Park spokeswoman Eileen Andes said the park budget was cut by 5 percent because of the sequestration that triggered automatic budget cuts, which were in addition to budget cuts in the past three years. That means some facilities won't be staffed this year, leading to the closure of the overlook's visitors center.
There seems to be no end to the budget sequester silliness. White House tours have stopped. The Easter Egg hunt at the White House was in danger. Now the Painted Canyon Overlook visitor's center is closed until further notice. Whatever. Theodore Roosevelt National Park will be just as beautiful without using the bathroom or buying a T-shirt at the visitors center. Take that, Washington.


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Demong, U.S. team make history
Anchored by four-time Olympian Billy Demong, the United States Nordic Combined Ski Team notched a historic first Saturday in Schonach, Germany.
The U.S. won its first-ever World Cup team relay medal, placing third with a foursome that included Demong, Todd Lodwick and brothers Bryan and Taylor Fletcher.
The Americans earned the bronze in 53 minutes, 3.1 seconds, which was a little more than minutes behind the winning team from Norway. Germany placed second in the race. Skiers on each team raced 5 kilometers in the event.
"Today was a one of those days where you don't have too many expectations, but as a team we knew we could break up the podium if we focused on the process and all did what we could," Demong said. "It was super exciting and tactical as we moved through the field. It was never clear that we would podium until it was over but each guy picked up time and places and did the job necessary. It is a historic first relay podium for the U.S. in a World Cup and a great way to get a first podium for the year."
After taking bronze with his team on Saturday, Demong failed to qualify for Sunday's 10k race, which was won by France's Jason Lamy Chappuis in 26 minutes.
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As schools start back up, avoid contracting lice from your child with these tips.
Every parent dreads getting a notice from school that their child has head lice and has to be treated. �It�s time-consuming, and it�s often very costly for families,� says family nurse practitioner Wendy Wright, who serves on a head lice advice panel called Headfirst! for Sanofi Pasteur. Chances are, you�ll probably find yourself scratching your own head while you figure out what to do, worrying that the lice may have found their way onto your scalp, too. But don�t panic. �Most head lice occurs in school-age children, and the most common age is 3 to 11,� says Wright. �Certainly it�s possible for the parents to get it, or the older siblings, but it�s a lot less common.� RELATED: Pest Protection� Lice feed on human blood, and they move by crawling. �And they only can live off the human body for a day or so, says Wright. So the key to keeping head lice away from your own head is avoiding head-to-head contact with someone who has lice. But if your child is a snuggler who loves to cuddle up close to you in bed in the morning, it may be too late! It takes two to three weeks after the initial infestation for the child to start to scratch, so you won�t know you�ve been exposed until it�s too late. �The battle is probably already lost,� says Dr. Barbara Frankowski, professor of pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine and the co-author of the American Academy of Pediatrics� most recent clinical report on head lice. Even so, you�ll want to be vigilant about getting your own head checked out. You might not need to be treated, but it�s worth asking your spouse or another trusted person to regularly check your head, particularly behind your ears and the hairline on your neck. �Just in case. �I hate to say, across the board, yes, if the kid shares the bed with the parent, then both parents should be treated,� says Dr. Frankowski. �You might want to be judicious about your decision.� It�s also a good idea to avoid sharing caps, hats, brushes and combs with someone who�s had lice until you�re sure the lice are gone, even though the direct head-to-head contact is the vector for transmission. If your best prevention efforts fail, what should you do? Should you treat yourself, or should you head to a head lice salon? Wright says salons are more of a convenience than anything else. �All it is is that you�re paying someone to do the treatment for you and to comb out the nits for you,� she says, cautioning, �To use some of these salons, it�s incredibly cost-prohibitive for some families.� �It depends on your level of patience,� agrees Frankowski. �Those salons charge a lot of money.� Plus, you have a number of possible home treatment options, including prescription treatments like benzyl alcohol lotion, which is sold under the name Ulesfia, or the topical suspension spinosad sold under the name Natroba. �Lice haven�t yet developed any resistance to those newer treatments, so they might be worth a try if your insurance covers them, Frankowski says. Brought to you by: Spry Living


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Once you discover in which part of the world wheat originated, Norma, you'd realize the article you linked to is complete and utter baloney... LOL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat
wow it's a relief to know that all those scientists are just wasting their time. lol Patrick
Pete,And to think I trusted was what on PMQ news. Norma
2) Global warming stopped 16 years ago.
Where they hollering about GW back in the 30's?
Have you heard of the Dust Bowl? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl
Mankind is a powerful influence upon the world, but mankind is also the most adaptable of all the animals. We are damaging the Earth, but the Earth does not care. When the environment changes, we adapt.
The data points between 16 years ago and now are equal. That doesn't necessarily mean global climate change stopped. If you look at data back further, like 100 years, there are several instances where the temp went down, but the general trend is up. Climatologists look at long term trends, not recent.But I wouldn't be too worried about wheat. Someone will engineer some variant that will grow in the desert if it will make a profit.
There are a couple big problems with that theory:1) Wheat (and corn) crop yields increased steadily though the period of "global warming" (~1975-1997).2) Global warming stopped 16 years ago.
Yep, the general trend for the past 100 years is up and it's very steady. Case closed. Man was not doing anything between 100 and 50 years ago that the alarmists can blame for warming back then - it's a recovery from the little ice age. There are three groups of people heavily vested in the idea of global warming: 1) "scientists" who see an endless string of grants, 2) politicians who see an limitless source of power - if you can regulate CO2, you can regulate all aspects of life, and 3) third world countries who see cash from the first world for global warming related "damages." Global warming is the biggest scam in the history of the world, IMHO.


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Union members often concede to solve problems but get little acknowledgement and are then bombarded with such proposed legislation as Rep. Rapp is fostering in HB 1507 dues deductions restrictions.
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U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin denounced the Senate's failure to approve more background checks for gun buyers Wednesday, while U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley unsuccessfully pushed a plan he said would improve enforcement of firearms laws while preserving Second Amendment rights.
"After Sandy Hook, we hoped that Congress, at long last, would be able to come together to pass sensible legislation to prevent future gun massacres," said Harkin, a Democrat. "Instead, a majority of senators once again has blocked even the most common sense gun safety measures. Expanding background checks for gun purchasers was the very least we could do to honor the memory of those 20 children and six educators killed at Sandy Hook."
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Obesity is on the rise, and it can have a disastrous impact on health. Lifestyle is one of the key reasons for the trend. What is the EU doing to help?
Sleep is essential for health and wellbeing. But if you have trouble falling asleep or regularly wake up tired, have a look at these tips.
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Hall, Joseph
Joseph Hall 1574-1656
English satirist, poet, philosopher, and religious essay writer.
A prominent Anglican bishop, Hall is chiefly remembered as a moderate arbitrator in the bitterly divisive ecclesiastical battles between the conservative Puritan and liberal Episcopal factions of the Church of England in the decades preceding the English Civil War. His pioneering secular and religious literary output includes satires, moral epistles, didactic character sketches modeled after the Greek philosopher Theophratsus, meditative verse, and religious essays detailing his moral and theological philosophy. Styled by his contemporaries as "our English Seneca," Hall was a significant contributor to the neo-stoic movement in England in which the pagan classics, especially Seneca's stoic philosophy, were reconsidered and enhanced within the context of Christian values and ideals.
Biographical Information
Hall was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, to John and Winifride Hall on July 1, 1574. His father was a bailiff for Henry Hastings, the Earl of Huntingdon; his mother was a devout Calvinist whose spiritual mentor was the noted Puritan minister, Anthony Gilby. Hall studied at the Ashby Grammar School, founded by Huntingdon with a curriculum set by Gilby. His aptitude as a student convinced his parents to send him to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, at the age of fifteen, where he studied under Gilby's son, Nathaniel. Hall entered Emmanuel College in 1589, received his Bachelor of Arts in 1592 or 1593, and became a Fellow of the college in 1595. He took Holy Orders in 1600, though he continued to study through the decade to come, earning a Bachelor of Divinity in 1603 and a Doctor of Divinity in 1610. During his years at Emmanuel, Hall began experimenting with verse satire, which ultimately comprised the six books of Virgidemiarum (1597-08). He published the first three books in 1597 under the subtitle "Tooth-less Satires"; a year later, he released the remaining books under the subtitle "Biting Satires." During this time, he probably also began work on a prose satire entitled Mundus Alter et Idem (1605). After taking orders, Hall accepted the rectorship of Hawstead, Suffolk, claiming the patronage of Sir Robert and Lady Anne Drury, who may have provided his connection to John Donne. When the Drurys' daughter Elizabeth died in 1610, Donne composed poems for the first and second anniversaries of her death—the famous Anniversaries of 1611 and 1612. Hall provided a preface for each of these poems and also helped Donne with the publication of the second when Donne was abroad with Drury. In the meantime, Hall married Elizabeth Winiffe in 1603; their union produced six sons and two daughters. He also began writing manuals for Protestant meditation and other works of Christian thought, including Meditations and Vowes (1605-06) Heaven upon Earth (1606), and The Arte of Divine Meditation (1606). Further, he wrote essays which infused classical literary models with his own brand of Christian morality. These essays and sketches were collected in his Epistles (1606-08) and Characters of Vertues and Vices (1608). In 1606, Prince Henry was in attendance during one of Hall's sermons at Richmond Palace. The prince was so moved by the sermon that he offered Hall a position as an occasional chaplain at court. Soon thereafter, Hall's career in the church began to flourish: he assumed the rectorship of Waltham, Norwich, in 1608; he was named Archdeacon of Nottingham in 1611; he was appointed Dean of Worcester in 1616; and he became a representative of the Anglican church accompanying James to Scotland for the Perth Conference of 1617. Early on in his career, Hall had earned a reputation for having a moderate stand on controversial ecclesiastical matters and for attempting to negotiate with religious opponents, especially Catholics. To dispel growing concerns about his beliefs, Hall published his first self-defense in A Common Apologie of the Church of England (1610) to assure James I and the Church of England of his unwavering support of the episcopacy. Nevertheless, he continued to find himself in the middle of numerous heated ecclesiastical controversies between the extremist factions of Anglicans, Puritans, and Catholic sympathizers all trying to gain political and religious advantage in an intensely conflicted time. Despite his involvement in these myriad controversies or perhaps because of his abilities as a mediator, Hall was promoted to the prestigious position of Bishop of Exeter in 1627. His generally futile attempts to steer all parties to common ground are reflected in his major works of this period: The Olde Religion (1628), The Reconciler (1629), and Episcopacie by Divine Right (1640). But it was his An Humble Remonstrance to the High Court of Parliament (1640) which ensnared Hall in the most sensational and bitter war of words in his lifetime. In this work, Hall took exception to a Puritan-supported plan to abolish the episcopal hierarchy of the Anglican church. In response, a group of Puritan clergymen who styled themselves the "Smectymnuus" engaged Hall in a pamphlet war challenging the various theological points of the issue. Before long, John Milton joined the fray on the side of the Smectymnuuans and effectively wore down Hall with infamous and vicious attacks which ultimately cast aspersions on his character rather than addressing his points of argument. Hall's misfortunes increased as the monarchy under Charles I—James's successor—began to weaken under pressure from the Puritan-dominated parliament. By December 1641, Hall was imprisoned in the Tower of London, charged, along with twelve other bishops, with high treason. He was eventually released and assigned the bishopric of Norwich in 1642, but his time there was brief. With the passage of the Ordinance of Sequestration in 1643, Hall lost his position and any income associated with it. He continued living at Norwich until 1648, when he was evicted from his home. He moved his family to Higham, where he continued to write and to deliver occasional sermons until his death on September 8, 1656.
Major Works
Hall's major writings can be classified into three groups: satires and moral essays, meditations, and ecclesiastical treatises. In his Virgidemiarum, Hall boldly declared himself England's first satirist. While the claim does not necessarily stand up to scrutiny—indeed, other writers had already introduced a colloquial brand of satire—Hall does deserve credit for applying the fundamental rules of classical verse satire to the English language. Modeled after Seneca, a significant characteristic of Hall's poetic style was the employment of terse, aphoristic verse to convey his satirical sentiments. Such a device was a radical departure from the verbose, ornate Ciceronian style which had been favored by Continental and English writers throughout the sixteenth century. Further, Hall adhered to classical sources which employed satire as a vehicle for moral instruction and for the advocacy of social improvement. Indeed, Hall enhanced the aesthetic philosophy of his sources, demonstrating how morality and social responsibility can be achieved through a devotion to Christian ideals. These fundamental concepts inform many of Hall's early works, including Mundus Alter et Idem, Characters of Vertues and Vices, and the Epistles. Hall also influenced the development of meditational verse and instruction. In his seminal The Arte of Divine Meditation, he espoused a departure from the traditional Catholic method of relying on the imagination to initiate mediation. In contrast, he advocated that one should read and meditate on biblical verses to achieve inspiration. To that end, Hall wrote a number of works on mediation, including Meditations and Vowes, Heaven Upon Earth, and Occasionall Meditations (1631). As a leading figure in the Anglican church during a tumultuous period for English politics and religion, Hall contributed a vast array of ecclesiastical treatises detailing his moderate solutions to resolving many divisive issues. An advocate for the "via media," or the middle road, Hall challenged all groups at every point of the religious spectrum to identify and compromise on key theological and episcopal points in an effort to stabilize the Church of England. Nevertheless, Hall's attempts to establish an atmosphere of moderation and understanding among his fellow clergymen often succeeded in only stirring up more controversy within the church. Hall's treatises addressing ecclesiastical policy and interpretation include A Common Apologie of the Church of England, The Olde Religion, Episcopacie by Divine Right, and An Humble Remonstrance to the High Court of Parliament.
Critical Reception
Despite that fact that he was a genuine literary innovator on several fronts, Hall has been chiefly remembered as the unfortunate recipient of Milton's attacks. However, as literary scholars have come to assess the full measure of Hall's literary and ecclesiastical accomplishments, his reputation as a pivotal figure in the Tudor and Jacobean periods has been assured. Many critics have examined Hall's early forays into satirical writing, particularly focusing on how Hall transformed Senecan satire into a vehicle to express his own Christian values. Indeed, Richard A. McCabe (1982) has maintained that Virgidemiarum is a seminal work in which Hall sets out to satirize Elizabethan social and moral attitudes from a Puritan perspective, demonstrating how the author masterfully employed a strict classical form of satire to protest social injustice and immorality. Many reviewers have also asserted that Virgidemiarum set the standard for how to write satire at a time when the English manifestation of the genre was not well defined, in a sense confirming Hall's bold claim that he was England's first satirist. Critics have also discussed Hall's literary and philosophical contributions to the field of religious meditation. Louis Martz (1962) has produced a landmark study of meditation poetry in which he has identified Hall's verse as having a significant influence on the later work of authors such as Donne and Richard Crashaw. Ronald J. Corthell (1978) has explored the Protestant undertones of Hall's method of meditation, particularly focusing on the relationship between Hall's Protestant ethos and his Senecan prose style. Corthell describes Hall's meditations as an example of his integrated approach to Protestant Christianity, merging strains of Puritan and Anglican thought. Indeed, the extent of Hall's devotion to stoicism has provided scholars with a topic for debate. Many early reviewers have classified Hall as a neo-stoic, who presaged the wider resurgence of stoicism in the eighteenth century. Audrey Chew (1950) was among the first scholars to question this classification, maintaining that Hall's stoicism actually reflected back to the Middle Ages. Chew has argued that while Hall's writings do emphasize the neo-stoic concern with individual reason, nevertheless he continued to underscore the importance of grace and revelation, unlike the modern school of stoicism. Geoffrey Aggeler (1990) has connected Calvinist thought with the revived interest in stoicism, as modeled in works such as Hall's Heaven Upon Earth. Aggeler concludes that the concepts of stoicism and Calvinism share similar concerns about the corruption of man and the importance of self-knowledge and suggests that stoic civic ideals—freedom from tyranny, the duties of man, and the duties of rulers—may have informed the political beliefs of seventeenth-century Calvinists. In recent years, critics have even attempted to redeem Hall's reputation tarnished by the Smectymnuus controversy. They have moved away from accepting the validity of Milton's ad hominem attacks, and instead have called attention to Hall's efforts at moderation and conciliation within the faction-riddled Anglican church.
Principal Works
Virgidemiarum conteyninge Sixe Bookes. First three Bookes, of Tooth-lesse Satyrs (satire) 1597
Vigidemiarum. The three last bookes. Of Byting Satyres (satire) 1598
Meditations and Vowes, Divine and Morall. Devided into two bookes (meditations) 1605
Mundus Alter et Idem (satire) 1605; translated as The Discovery of a New World 1609
The Arte of Divine Meditation (meditations) 1606
Heaven upon Earth: Or, Of True Peace and Tranquillitie of Minde (philosophy) 1606
Meditations and Vowes, Divine and Morall: A third century (meditations) 1606
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Audrey Chew (essay date December 1950)
SOURCE: Chew, Audrey. "Joseph Hall and Neo-Stoicism." PMLA 65, no. 6 (December 1950): 1130-45.
[In this essay, Chew discusses Hall's brand of neo-stoicism in relation to the evolving Christian stoic philosophy from the Middle Ages to the eighteenth century. Further, the critic analyzes the major philosophical points on which Hall agreed with and diverged from Seneca, particularly noting that Hall embraced Seneca's puritanical concept of placing virtue before pleasure.]
During his own lifetime Bishop Joseph Hall was nicknamed "our spiritual Seneca" by Henry Wotton and later called "our English Seneca" by Thomas Fuller; as a result it has recently become...
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U. Milo Kaufmann (essay date 1966)
SOURCE: Kaufmann, U. Milo "Two Divergent Traditions in Puritan Meditation." In The Pilgrim's Progress and Traditions in Puritan Meditation, pp. 118-50. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1966.
[In this essay, Kaufmann examines Hall as a founding father of a significant school of Puritan philosophical thought which advocated using biblical scripture rather than the imagination to initiate the state of mediation.]
The reader's first glimpse of Christian finds him in anguished meditation, standing in a field, with a book in his hand. The scene happily dramatizes a notable motif of Puritan discussions of meditation. The two Old Testament texts most often cited in...
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Ejner J. Jensen (essay date spring 1967)
SOURCE: Jensen, Ejner J. "Hall and Marston: The Role of the Satirist." Satire Newsletter 4, no. 2 (spring 1967): 72-83.
[In this essay, Jensen compares Hall's concept of satire with that of John Marston, observing that Hall has a stronger sense of the satirist's purpose. Jensen concludes that Hall's assurance carries over to his poetic technique as well, making his satire more effective and more readable than that of Marston.]
It is extremely difficult for a modern reader to approach the work of the verse satirists of the last decade of the sixteenth century with any assurance of his ability to read them properly. To a student who has based his conception of satire...
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Rudolf Kirk (essay date spring 1967)
SOURCE: Kirk, Rudolf. "A Seventeenth-Century Controversy: Extremism vs. Moderation." Texas Studies in Literature and Language 9, no. 1 (spring 1967): 5-35.
[In this essay, Kirk suggests that Hall's public battle with Henry Burton anticipated his confrontation with Milton and the writers of Smectymnuus. The critic emphasizes Hall's moderation in both conflicts, noting that while it did not serve Hall well in the short term, it may have benefited the Church of England in the end.]
The controversy over episcopacy between Bishop Joseph Hall and John Milton is well known to all students of the poet and to others concerned with the politics leading up to the English...
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Gerhard Müller-Schwefe (essay date summer 1972)
SOURCE: Müller-Schwefe, Gerhard. "Joseph Hall's Characters of Vertues and Vices: Notes Toward a Revaluation." Texas Studies in Literature and Language 14, no. 2 (summer 1972): 235-51.
[In this essay, Muller-Schwefe argues that Hall's opus can be viewed as "a document of his sober judgment of man." The critic then maintains that Hall's Characters of Vertues and Vices is not a mere exercise in abstract moralizing, but rather an astute examination of human nature.]
Much has been done during recent years to make the works of even minor seventeenth-century authors available in reliable editions. Most of Joseph Hall's works, however, have still to be...
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Leonard D. Tourney (essay date winter 1977)
SOURCE: Tourney, Leonard D. "Joseph Hall and the Anniversaries." Papers on Language and Literature 13, no. 1 (winter 1977): 25-34.
[In this essay, Tourney contends that Hall's prefaces to Donne's Anniversaries reveal that there was a contemporary critical understanding that Donne's eulogies were written to convey a didactic kind of meditation, to demonstrate praise of God, and to compose verse in the Petrarchan rhetorical tradition.]
The response of Donne's contemporaries to his two long and elaborate elegies on the death of Elizabeth Drury has been a recurrent issue among modern critics. Most have agreed with Sir Herbert Grierson that the poems were...
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Ronald J. Corthell (essay date fall 1978)
SOURCE: Corthell, Ronald J. "Joseph Hall and Protestant Meditation." Texas Studies in Literature and Language 20, no. 3 (fall 1978): 367-85.
[In this essay, Corthell explores the Protestant undertones of Hall's method of meditation, particularly focusing on the relationship between Hall's Protestant ethos and his Senecan prose style. Corthell describes Hall's meditations as an example of his integrated approach to Protestant Christianity, merging strains of Puritan and Anglican thought.]
Several recent studies in seventeenth-century literature have drawn attention to a distinctively Protestant theory and practice of formal meditation...
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Frank Livingstone Huntley (essay date 1979)
SOURCE: Huntley, Frank Livingstone. "The Bishop of Exeter, John Milton, and the 'Modest Confutant.'" In Bishop Joseph Hall, 1574-1656: A Biographical and Critical Study, pp. 115-34. Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1979.
[In this essay, Huntley focuses on a low point in Hall's career, during which he was at odds with other Anglican bishops and he was embroiled in a malicious public print war with John Milton and other writers. Huntley emphasizes Hall's moderation and consistency of character in the dispute, in contrast to the petty, ad hominem attacks of Milton.]
James I died on 27 March 1625. As late as the Humble Remonstrance to Parliament (1640), which played...
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Leonard D. Tourney (essay date 1979)
SOURCE: Tourney, Leonard D. "The Taxonomy of Morals." In Joseph Hall, pp. 43-65. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1979.
[In this essay, Tourney surveys Hall's polemical writings in the period between the satires of his early career and his later tracts on ecclesiastical policy. Discussing Heaven Upon Earth, Characters of Vertues and Vices, Epistles and Resolutions and Decisions of Divers Practical Cases of Conscience, Tourney finds Hall to be in the mainstream of moral philosophy for his time.]
Established at Hawstead, Hall turned moralist, a role for which he was well prepared by education and temperament. Yet his decision to give up the flail for the...
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Richard A. McCabe (essay date 1982)
SOURCE: McCabe, Richard A. "The Virgidemiarum." In Joseph Hall: A Study in Satire and Meditation, pp. 29-72. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982.
[In this essay, McCabe maintains that Virgidemiarum is a seminal work in which Hall sets out to satirize Elizabethan social and moral attitudes from a Puritan perspective. The critic further demonstrates that Hall masterfully employed a strict classical form of satire to protest social injustice and moral turpitude.]
I First adventure, with fool-hardie might To tread the steps of perilous despight: I first adventure: follow me who list, And be the second English Satyrist.(1)
The publication of the Martin...
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Ronald J. Corthell (essay date 1983)
SOURCE: Corthell, Ronald J. "Beginning as a Satirist: Joseph Hall's Virgidemiarum Sixe Bookes." Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 23 (winter 1983): 47-60.
[In this essay, Corthell discusses how the Virgidemiarum reveals Hall's early conception of himself as a writer in the Elizabethan era. Further, the critic argues that Hall's first satire represents the work of a young poet attempting to establish an original mode of writing in the shadow of great poets such as Edmund Spenser.]
In his compelling studies of the Elizabethan idea of the literary career, Richard Helgerson has encouraged a reading of Elizabethan literary history which attends...
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Geoffrey Aggeler (essay date summer 1990)
SOURCE: Aggeler, Geoffrey. "'Sparkes of Holy Things': Neostoicism and the English Protestant Conscience." Renaissance and Reformation/Renaissance et Réforme 26, no. 3 (summer 1990): 223-40.
[In this essay, Aggeler connects Calvinist thought with the revived interest in stoicism, as modeled in works such as Hall's Heaven Upon Earth. The critic concludes that stoicism and Calvinism shared similar concerns about the corruption of man and the importance of self-knowledge and suggests that stoic civic ideals—freedom from tyranny, the duties of man, and the duties of rulers—may have informed the political beliefs of seventeenth-century Calvinists.]
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Dan Steere (essay date fall 1996)
SOURCE: Steere, Dan. "'For the Peace of Both, For the Humour of Neither': Bishop Joseph Hall Defends the Via Media in an Age of Extremes, 1601-1656." Sixteenth Century Journal 27, no. 3 (fall 1996): 749-65.
[In this essay, Steere examines Hall's role as a mediator who attempted to reconcile disputing factions of the Anglican church. The critic suggests that Hall's career and writings reflect the thought of a sizable group of Calvinists who were generally supportive of the Episcopacy, contrary to the assumption that Calvinist theology was unconditionally linked to Presbyterianism.]
In 1645, toward the end of his illustrious career, Bishop Joseph Hall...
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Further Reading
Kinloch, T. F. The Life and Works of Joseph Hall, 1574-1656. London: Staples Press, 1951, 206 p.
Comprehensive survey of Hall's life and literary works.
Boyce, Benjamin. "Joseph Hall's Characters of Vertues and Vices." In The Theophrastan Character in England to 1642, pp. 122-35. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947.
Identifies Hall as the first significant character sketch writer in England and focuses on important features of the genre.
Clausen, Wendell. "The Beginnings of English Character-Writing in the Early Seventeenth...
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March 10, 2008 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: Microcuvette Delivery
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- Microcuvette Delivery: Thank you for completing the Microcuvette survey so quickly. The Microcuvettes have been ordered from HemoCue. Those who needed a supply of Microcuvettes should expect to receive a shipment the week of March 3rd. Upon receiving your shipment of Microcuvettes, please sign and date the packing slip. Please fax the signed, packing slip to Paula Caywood at 573-526-1470 by March 15th. If the number of Microcuvettes listed on the packing slip does not agree with the boxes you received, please call Paula Caywood at 573-526-4622 or e-mail her at firstname.lastname@example.com. We will order again in September.
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It's hard to find work as a doctor when using your real name will get you killed. So hard that when a reclusive billionaire offers Dr. Peter Brown, aka Pietro Brnwa, a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive paleontologist on the world's worst field assignment, Brown has no real choice but to say yes. Even if it means that an army of murderers, mobsters, and international drug dealers - not to mention the occasional lake monster - are about to have a serious Pietro Brnwa problem.
Facing new and old monsters alike, Dr. Brnwa's story continues in this darkly funny and lightning-paced follow up to Josh Bazell's best-selling debut.
Also listen to the first book, Beat the Reaper.
©2012 Josh Bazell (P)2012 Hachette
"[Bazell's books] are hard-boiled thrillers, written in one of the most distinctively entertaining new fictional voices I've run across in years, in any genre. There is a massive density of information in [Wild Thing]...but Bazell wields it with wonderful lightness. Reading him is like being able to monopolize the attention of the most interesting person at a party...It's so rare that you see a really brilliant writer who is committed, 100%, in every sentence, to giving you a good time. Bazell is, and he does." (Lev Grossman, Time)
"Carl Hiaasen fans will relish Bazell's frenetic sequel to 2009's Beat the Reaper...Bazell expertly blends action, farce, and political satire, and his wide-ranging imagination bodes well for the future of the series." (Publishers Weekly, Starred Review)
"The book is composed in Bazell's propulsive, profanity-laden style, peppering startling violence with detailed footnotes that cover subjects like tooth reinsertions and human cryogenics...Props to Bazell for not cranking out an idle retread of Beat the Reaper. A funny, unexpected journey for our hero that sets up the next installment with finesse." (Kirkus)
Get rid of the Scooby Doo plot and overt political opinions. The violent, morally ambivalent Pietro from Beat the Reaper was way more interesting than the main character (allegedly the same guy) of this book. The rural setting was wrong. Pietro is an urban hero.
Them or Us by David Moody
The performance was good.
The banter was occasionally amusing.
Hopefully just a poor sophomore attempt.
"A Lot Like Cotton Candy"
It is a trite cliche, but comparing Wild Thing to cotton candy is very fitting: it is so tasty, it melts in your mouth, but you know its not good for you and when its gone, it has left you with nothing. I loved "Beat the Reaper" - without doubt, one of the best audio books I have listened to. I couldn't wait for the sequel. Wild Thing has some things in common - the main character, of course, but also the snappy dialog and fast pace that keeps things moving. Even though it is immediately apparent that this is the stupidest plot/story line imaginable, I dove in and thoroughly enjoyed myself - right up to the end. By the end, however, the story is so stupid and implausible, I felt like I had just eaten cotton candy again - knowing all along I would regret it.
This is a fun listen and will keep you engaged - especially if you have already listened to Beat the Reaper. If you have not listened to Beat the Reaper, do not like gratuitous violence, lots of vulgarity, or attacks on Republicans, do not listen to this book. If you still want to try it, be sure you have listened to Beat the Reaper first. Not only is it a far superior story, it will allow you to follow all of the references that pepper this story.
The narration is very good - hence the performance gets 4 stars.
I'm an Audible editor, and I think this quote sums it up: "A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character." - Daniel Day-Lewis
"Sophomore slump?"
That must be it, because we know what Josh Bazell can do. He can write the most kickass thriller ever with the most kickass, anti-hero protagonist ever (See "Beat the Reaper"). This book is not that book. At all. Not even close. (Robert Petkoff, You are not responsible for this. You are a great narrator. You did the best you could with what you had.) There's a weak lake monster subplot along with a useless love interest, and it's all wrapped up with the most Scooby-Doo of endings.
It's clear throughout that Bazell used this book as a pulpit to forward his views on politics and religion. You can agree or disagree with him, but you'll have a hard time speaking clearly because he's been beating you over the head with it. Unnecessary.
"Such a disappointment"
Let me start by saying that Josh Bazell's first book, Beat The Reaper, is one of the most enjoyable audio books I have ever listened to. Great story, very well acted, incredible action and surprisingly funny in many spots. Essentially, everything that this second work was not.
The story is slow and ponderous with only a tiny fraction of the incredible action sequences that made Beat The Reaper such a dynamic listen. In fact, the main character seems to be an entirely different person, more involved with voicing flights of sexual and romantic frustration than driving the plot in any meaningful way. He might not be completely to blame however since 'the plot' consists of little more than a reed-thin stage from which Bazell spouts his political, environmental, and evolutionary beliefs, up to and including some sort of progressive/liberal/enviro-whacko laundry list monologue at the conclusion of the story.
Overally, a complete and utter let-down. If you're a fan of Bazell, don't waste your time on this one.
Addicted to Audible since 2009
"So much for the sequel"
I really enjoyed Beat the Reaper so I gave this a listen but to my dismay, this book wasn't nearly as good as the first part, which was much more clever and thought out. The sequel was definitely missing that creative format, which was so present in Beat the Reaper. With that said, Wild Thing isn't bad, just not as good and I will say this, Josh Bazell is clearly a really smart guy and some of the subjects discussed in the book such as evolution and science and communism are right on the money. TAlso to note: the narrator also does a very good job too.
"What a disappointment"
I really enjoyed "Beat the Reaper." Rushed to download this one...and found it idiotic. Were it not for the reader, who is terrific, I probably would not have finished it. Yes, the first novel was crazy and did not even attempt to be believable -- but it was FUN. This one was not.
José M. Batista
"Rotten Thing"
The previous novel of Bazell although not great was okay. This supposed sequel alternates being flat boring with being exasperatingly ridiculous.
This is obviously a contract driven book, the author has no story to tell.
"Looking for Dr Peter Brown"
If you were wanting more of Beat the Reaper it's not here! For a sequel this totally missed the mark - better luck next time Josh
"Disappointing Second Effort"
I loved Bazell's first novel, Beat the Reaper. It was wry, funny, unpredictable and gritty. Wild Thing is an attempt to continue the series, but not a very good one. It feels like he wrote it for Movie executives. I hope he'll be back with better stuff.
The production and narration were very good. It was the story that bugged me.
My favorite genres are absurdist humor, Sci-fi & modern fantasy, but, as you can see, I'll read just about anything. Don't mind the typos.
"What Happened?"
I LOVED Beat the Reaper. I bought extra copies for the nurses on my unit I enjoyed it so much. I wouldn't recommend Wild thing to anyone. What a disappointment. I'm not sure what was worse. The disconnected characters or the bizarre addition of Sarah Palin to the story. After the main character, Pietro complains, about Palin's fame I just kept thinking "Well, she might go away is you nitwits would stop writing about her." Ya think? Save your time and your money.
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dirk wrote:just fyi, cool tech demo, too bad log mods went out of style like 4 years ago.
Sparky wrote:Very useful, but there is the clipping factor in-game for log mods.
Sparky wrote:Can we adjust the duplication distance, so we can create hangar wall buildings, too?
dirk wrote:just fyi, cool tech demo, too bad log mods went out of style like 4 years ago.
Mgalekgolo wrote:move camera mode doesnt work.
Objective-C =)Mgalekgolo wrote:wow man. awesome job on wall tool!!!
very sexy (:
lol this will make scenery mods easier. good job man. also, what are you making the program with?
It's designed to only create the 3rd log when your dragging. Otherwise it's 3x as many logs....Modzy wrote:Kind of neat. Lag-o-matic, though.
When saving, I switched the function over to RebuildScenario222 function. It seems to work for me. What are your system specs?Sparky wrote:Move the camera by holding down the right mouse button or cntrl-click moving.
Saving is still broken. When I try to save the map, it "unexpectedly quits" and the map is not saved.
You use the right mouse button to move the camera (as it has been for ages =))Mgalekgolo wrote:move camera mode doesnt work.
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Skip to comments.Mystery 'alien' block of ice found in Milovice forest, Czech Republic
Posted on 07/24/2011 8:26:58 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
A mysterious ice ball has appeared in Milovice forest in the Czech Republic, with some reports suggesting it could be an 'alien' object.
The giant hailstone measures an impressive 2m in diameter, according to the Examiner, and a witness was able to take a video of the spectacle to pop up on YouTube.
This supposed 'alien' ice block was discovered in the Czech Republic (YouTube)
Judging by the shakiness of the film, the witness presumably believes it really could be some form of UFO, a view seemingly supported by the news provider, which received a tip-off about it from the UFO Global Reporting Center.
The as-yet-unidentified block of ice seems to be lying in the middle of a dirt track or pathway in the forest and it has horizontal and vertical lines scratched into it - making it resemble somewhat of an igloo.
Perhaps the biggest mystery, aside from where it hails from, is that there are no signs of ice or snow elsewhere in the forest, which some would probably say gives credence to the idea it really did come from outer space.
Just last month, a video posted on YouTube appeared to show an unidentified flying object high up in the sky above London.
A person near the BBC building in west London filmed the phenomenon and posted the video on YouTube, claiming it showed an alien mother ship and its fleet circling over the capital.
(Excerpt) Read more at metro.co.uk ...
airplane frozen urine
Now all I need is a giant crystal glass and a huge bottle of 18 year old Macallan and that ice cube will fit right in.
Then I can sit and sip in peace as I watch this debt saga
Look for an overflight from a plane with a freshly flushed toilet.
Flown by aliens to be sure.
Before I clicked, I knew it would be "blue ice".
UFOs spotted in massive Phoenix dust storm?
Google Earth captures UFO over South Africa
UFO Claimed to Be Seen Over Studio City on July 4
High-Speed UFO Filmed in Minnesota (Video)
UFO Spotted in Darkest Hour 'Ball Lightning' Clip
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New Information to be Revealed at UFO Conference in K.C.
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Wait, it's hot summer over there, then it must of come from outta space!
landed just a little south of Moline...
Is this how people "think" nowadays?
You have a big ice ball on a dirt road so naturally it's form outer space, and after all someone says they saw a UFO over London. Sure that makes sense.
Do they freeze the shiite in airplanes? Who knew? But then, it makes perfect sense!
One of the prices you pay for being directly under ROUTE 2!
Looks like the mystery iceberg has some regular structure to it, looks like blocks assembled.
The answer is quite clear, this is a hoax and not a very good one.
should read as crater
2 meters across... if its solid, it probably weighs something like 8800 lbs. Even if you assemble it out of blocks, that's a lot of work for a hoax!
You're right. No human would stack books like this.
Silly Season is upon us.
While this AIB (Alien Ice Ball) is purportedly from a UFO, it is probably a safe bet that the hypothetical FO is not U to EASA and the EU NAAs, and/or NATO's SACEUR's AACS; BBC & UFOGRC notwithstanding....
If it be from Moose-limb Airways, you can be sure it is a rubber Czech in the mail.
Styrofoam or crap from an airplane...
UFO, indeed!
Unidentified Floating Object: it was washed there, rather than 'dropped'.
I think that's Martina Naviritalova.
Blue sky poo. Possibly from the Blue Man Group.
Or as Jerry Lee Lewis would sing, "Goodness, gracious, greats balls of poop."
ufo's dump their blue ice?
OMG, is that ... matted hair?
(shudders in horror)
I'm sure the first people to find it said, "what in the hail is that?"
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Wait… I'm already crazy.
I have a lot of stuff to do. It's sort of the usual holiday season times twenty.
Baking. Cards. Wine. Edits. Proofing. A very special ARC to review. A blog tour thingy. My dad. My kids. Hubby's birthday 12/12/12 – good fortune or the approaching end of the world according to the Mayan calendar? Rainageddon is coming – so my planned drive back up to Oregon will have to wait until I've turned into a real masochist like Anastasia Steele, cuz maybe then I'll be all hot for flying trees and flipping semi-trucks.
So my Nazi aesthetician was scraping my skin off today (damn, maybe I am Anastasia Steele!) – she plays music while she's torturing me – and this song came on. My brain did a double take. It wasn't the kind of soothing song one expects to accompany a skin-scraping. Bad idea to laugh when your epidermis is being removed~