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reappointment of Mahela Jayawardene to lead the team, first to the
Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series in Australia starting early next month
which also features Australia and India, has been applauded and welcomed
by the discerning and the connossieurs of the game.
As usual there will be those who have not handled a bat or a ball,
who will want to show their heroics and went their spleen on the
reappointment of Jayawardene and would want to tease him and upset him
with their hollow brickbats.
Before going on to further comment on the recalling of Jayawardene, I
would be remiss if I did not congratulate the new selecton committee
headed by the former dashing all rounder Ashantha de Mel and his other
team members - Don Anurasiri, Amal Silva and Hemantha Wickremaratne for
their bold and courageous step.
The selectors have not only done right by reappointing Jayawardene,
but they have also picked the best squad possible, who if they play and
perform to ability, should fly back proudly holding aloft the
Commonwealth Bank Trophy.
As usual the selectors too will have their frustrated critics. Who
does not? But that should not unduly worry them. By now they should all
be weather beaten individuals with thick hides and like they did when
playing, should let these innocuous bouncers just pass over.
They will do well to understand that critics too have their hidden
agendas and will blindly swing, because most of them haven't played the
game. And as the saying goes Jayawardene and the selectors, must take it
all on the bump.
The new selectors have been brought in at a time when Sri Lanka
cricket is in a very poor state. Never before as the game suffered such
ignominy. Four series defeats to Australia, England, Pakistan and South
Africa are unimaginable and unacceptable.
The defeats can be attributed to several reasons. The chief reason
being that there was no team spirit, not playing as a team. How can one
function as a team when we have a situation where captain Tillakaratne
Dilshan not receiving the support of many players; players not talking
to each other; and some of the coaches too not talking to players.
In that polluted atmosphere and conditions how could a team be
expected to perform? There is not much time left to sort out these
problems before taking wing to kangaroo land. But we are sure that with
Jayawardene taking over, peace and harmony will prevail and the team
will focus and perform.
Jayawardene has been in the saddle before. He must be admired for
taking over this onerous job once again. When he was leading, he did a
magnificent job and many were the successes and trophies that came the
Sri Lanka way.
With others wanting and craving to lead the country a vicious
campaign was started to oust him from the captaincy and when he began
failing in a one-day series against India, his critics took to the
streets, as it were, which led to his ousting.
It was the selectors and those running the game at that time who
should be held responsible for Jayawardene having to abdicate when he
was riding a crest of a wave of success. When he was struggling, they
all deserted him.
It was a sacrilege and from the moment Jayawardene said enough is
enough. And so Sri Lanka cricket moved to Skid Street and still remains
there. Thankfully Jayawardene has been called in again to steer the
cricketing jet from turbulence to safety. Jayawardene would not have
been faulted had he turned his back on the offer. But being the patriot
and the gentleman that he is, he realized the plight that the game and
the good name of the country is in and was quick to accept the offer.
Instead of admiring the selectors and Jayawardene for their bold act
in their endeavour to resurrect the game and its dwindling fortunes,
frustrated critics have begun name calling and trying to belittle
Jayawardene and upset the apple cart.
Our advice to Jayawardene is to be wary of wolves in sheep clothing.
He will also do well to ponder on that famous adage - I know where I
stand with my enemies. But not with my friends! What's striking in the
15-man squad to Australia is the comeback of allrounder Farveez Maharoof.
Maharoof as a schoolboy showed immense talent and it did not take long
for the national call to come his way. But surprisingly injury and
sudden dip in form saw him off the selectors radar.
He was recalled to the team in England and one expected him to grab
the opportunity, perform and cement his place. But again failed to find
the form with both bat and ball that he was renowned for.
But he has been performing well for his club the Nondescripts in the
domestic game which prompted the new selectors to give him another go.
Its refreshing that cricketers feel that not all is lost when one's
performance dips temporarily.
In today's game allrounders don't come dime a dozen. A quick study of
the international scene will find that not many allrounders are
dominating. When one is gifted as an allrounder, then that gift must not
be allowed to go into waste.
The one-day game required allrounders of the calibre of Farveez
Maharoof. This probably would be Maharoof's last chance. So let him be
determined to perform like a true allrounder.
All in all, the squad to Australia looks the best available. On paper
it is a formidable side with players with the right temperament and
ability to deliver. They need is to believe in themselves and in each
other and then the pieces will begin to fit together.
We will be in Australia describing the action on and off field. Stay
with the Sunday Observer and the Daily News for regular analysis and
insights of the games.
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Genre: Modern Suspense, Mystery
Episodes: 20
Filming: July – August, 2009
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Rachel Audi was a three-sport standout at Hudson Valley, excelling
in basketball, softball and cross country. A floor general
with a good outside shot, Audi scored 676 points in her career
and averaged 17.7 points per game. She was named to the All-Region
III team in 1985. Audi was an infielder on the softball team
and was one of the top five cross country runners in the Mountain
Valley Conference.
Captain of the Hudson Valley wrestling team in 1970-71, Edward
Barber established an individual dual-meet career record with
a 35-5 mark. He twice placed at the Region III tournament,
taking home a second- and third-place finish. Barber was a
two-time Collar City Classic Tournament champion and was voted
Hudson Valley's Most Outstanding Athlete as a senior.
An outstanding student as well, Barber graduated with a 3.5
GPA and was a member of the 1969-70 wrestling team that was
named National Academic Co-Champions.
A three-sport athlete at Hudson Valley, Pamela Barth-Cunningham
excelled at basketball, softball and volleyball. Without the
assistance of the three-point arc, Barth-Cunningham is among
the school's all-time leading scorers with 868 points.
She twice earned All-Region III honors and in 1986-87, averaged
23.3 points per game. In addition to basketball, Barth-Cunningham
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known for great quickness and a good bat.
One of the greatest distance runners in Hudson Valley history,
James Bowles captained the cross country team and track and
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accolades. He also garnered All-Region honors in track and
field and established a new 10K and marathon record at Hudson
Valley. He finished third in the marathon at the NJCAA national
championship. Bowles was named an Academic All-American in
1975 and won the 1975 President's Award for Hustle.
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in 1974. His cross country team was a Region III powerhouse
from 1974 to 1977, never finishing lower than third in the
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All-Americans. Brown also served as assistant athletic director
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Russell Hilton earned All-American honors in 1984 and 1985
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goals in a game with 10 against Onondaga Community College.
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John's University where he garnered NCAA Honorable Mention
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selected to play in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse
Association North-South game.
William "Ducey" Hughes earned All-Region III honors
and was named an NJCAA All-American after averaging 27 points
per game for the men's basketball team in 1979. He also
averaged 22 points per game in the 1977-78 season. Hughes earned
a basketball scholarship to Manhattan College after graduating
from Hudson Valley.
A two-sport star at Hudson Valley, Christina Kelly excelled
in basketball and volleyball. In basketball, she finished her
career with 502 points and 540 rebounds. Kelly could play any
position in volleyball. She earned All-Region III volleyball
honors in 1988. A standout student as well, Kelly graduated
with a 3.28 GPA and was named to Who's Who Among Students
in American Junior Colleges.
George Mardigan was a two-year captain of the basketball and
soccer teams. He led the Vikings to a Region III soccer championship
in 1962. Mardigan was named to the All-Conference and All-Region
III teams for basketball and was a Region III Tournament All
Star and the team's Most Valuable Player. He was given
the Thomas Cahill Award in 1963 as the college's most
outstanding male athlete. As a basketball player, he averaged
15 points and nine assists per game; established a school record
with 21 free throws in one game; and shot 88 percent from the
free throw line.
Joseph Purello coached football, baseball and golf at Hudson
Valley and was the college's athletic director from 1972
to 1984. He was the first football coach at Hudson Valley after
starting the program in 1969. He guided the baseball team to
Region III championships and NJCAA World Series berths in 1968
and 1982. Purello led the Vikings to Region III titles in 1975,
1979 and 1983. He also served as a professor in Hudson Valley's
Physical Education department.
The 1988-1989 women's basketball team compiled a 25-3
record. The Vikings won the Mountain Valley Conference with
a 12-0 mark. Hudson Valley finished first in the region and
fourth in the country in team defense, allowing only 49 points
per game. Five players finished the year on the all-time single
season scoring list and rebounding list. Four players earned
All-Region III honors.
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text: Family Activities Skating Rinks and Skate Parks in Southeast Michigan The best family-friendly skate parks and rinks in metro Detroit. Drop in and roller or inline skate inside, or grab the skateboards and shred it up outside. « Previous Next » Charnae Sanders • June 23, 2016 1 Comment Total: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 While it is enjoyable to gather around for a family board game or hit the beach, don't forget about the rush of excitement and thrill that comes with skating. Get your adrenaline pumping by heading out to one of your local skating rinks or skate parks throughout metro Detroit. Whether you're a beginner or pro, there's a park where you'll fit right in. Many places even offer lessons as well as family-friendly skate sessions. With locations in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties – and beyond – check out the fun rinks and parks near you. Roller Skating Rinks Note: Most hours indicate times for drop-in open skate. However, always check ahead, as times may vary seasonally. BonaVenture Family Skating Center Farmington Hills Address: 24505 Halsted Road, Farmington Hills Phone: 248-476-2200 Hours: 1-6 p.m. Sundays, 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Fridays, 1-5 p.m. and 4-9 p.m. Saturdays; times vary seasonally Cost: $8/admission, $4/skate rental, $5/kids skate trainer rental Skate along to the music whether it's coming from the rink's DJ or the huge jumbo vision video screen at BonaVenture. The skating center allows guests to host birthday parties or come down to skate with family and friends while also enjoying the laser light show featured in the facility. Rollerama Family Skating Center Brighton Address: 6995 Grand River Road, Brighton Phone: 810-227-2010 Hours: 1-4 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays, 7-11 p.m. Saturdays, noon-6 p.m. Sundays Cost: $8.50/open skate, $4/skate rental Similar to BonaVenture, you can head to Rollerama for loads of family fun! Outside of skating, your family can also enjoy roller hockey and roller derby at this location. Detroit Roller Wheels Address: 16611 Schoolcraft St., Detroit Phone: 313-837-7680 Hours: 7-10 p.m. family skate night ($7/admission) Fridays, 6:30-10 p.m. teen night family skate ($7/admission) Saturdays, 5:30-8 p.m. family skate Sundays ($6/admission); times vary, check weekly/monthly schedule on website Costs: $3-$7/admission, $3/skate rental Let the good times roll. The rink is a great spot for hosting birthday parties, family reunions and more with group rates and skating lessons available to give you the rundown on the basics of skating. Lincoln Park Skating Center Address: 1419 Southfield Road, Lincoln Park Phone: 313-381-7465 Hours: 6-8 p.m. ($2/admission, $1.50/skate rental and $2.50/inline rental) Mondays and Wednesdays, 8-11 p.m. ($6/admission plus skate rental) Fridays, 3-6 p.m. ($6/admission plus skate rental) and 7-10 p.m. ($7/admission plus skate rental) Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. ($6/admission, free/skate rental) Sundays; times vary daily Costs: $2-$7/admission $2.50/skate rental, $4.50/inline rental Get your roll on inside the 23,000-square-foot building while skating around to top 40 music. This skating rink offers special events and guests can make group reservations and host private parties. Northland Roller Rink Address: 22311 W. Eight Mile Road, Detroit Phone: 313-535-1666 Hours: 7-10 p.m. family skate night ($6/admission) Sundays, 7-10 p.m. family skate ($7/admission) Fridays, 7-10 p.m. teen skate night ($7/admission) Saturdays; times vary daily Cost: $3/skate rental, $6-$7/admission This family spot claims to be the largest and oldest skating rink in Detroit. With colorful scenery and music to jam out to, the skating rink is a great spot for a family outing. Riverside Arena Roller Skating Center Address: 36635 Plymouth Road, Livonia Phone: 734-421-3540 Hours: 10-11:30 a.m. preschool skate ($5/admission includes standard skate rental) and 6-8 p.m. open skate ($6/admission includes standard skate rental) Wednesdays, 8-10:30 p.m. ($7/admission) Thursdays, 8-11:30 p.m. ($8/admission) Fridays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ($6/admission includes standard skate rental) and 8-11 p.m. ($7/admission) Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. ($6/admission) Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. and 8-10:30 p.m. ($7/admission) Sundays; times vary daily Cost: $3/standard skate rental, $3/premium skate rental, $4/inline rental, admission varies daily Skate the night away at Riverside. Come out during special event nights or throw a birthday party for someone in your family. The skate shop has skating classes as well as a pro shop. Rolladium Skating Center Address: 4475 Highland Road, Waterford Phone: 248-674-3949 Hours: 1-4 pm. Tuesdays and Thursdays (begins June 21), 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-noon, 1-4:30 p.m. and 7:30-10 p.m. Saturdays; times vary daily and are subject to change without notice, times will change again in August Cost: $4-$8/admission including skate rental Exercise your leg muscles and enjoy quality time with your family while skating at Rolladium. If skating doesn't come naturally to you, take advantage of the center's skating lessons. Skate World of Troy Address: 2825 E. Maple Road, Troy Phone: 248-689-4100 Hours: 1-4 p.m. family afternoon skate ($6/admission plus skate rental) and 8-10:30 p.m. adult night for 18-plus ($8/admission plus skate rental) Sundays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Coffee and Cake skate for 18-plus ($7/covers admission, skate, coffee and cake) Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 6:30-8:30 p.m. family night skate ($6/admission plus skate rental) Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m. summer skating (starting June 23, $6/admission plus skate rental) and 4:15-6:15 p.m. cheap skate ($4/admission plus skate rental) and 8:30-11 p.m. adult night for 18-plus ($7/admission plus skate rental) Wednesdays, noon-3 p.m. summer skating (starting June 23, $6/admission plus skate rental) Thursdays, 8-11 p.m. teen night (suggested age 11 plus, $8/admission plus skate rental) Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon morning skate ($5/admission plus skate rental), 1-4 p.m. family afternoon skate ($6/admission plus skate rental) and 8-11 p.m. teen night ($8/admission plus skate rental) Saturdays; schedules vary depending on season Cost: $3/regular skate rental, $5/premium skate rental With a variety of themed skating events from teen and adult nights to coffee and cake skate, Skate World has something for everyone. Don't miss the special events held each month as well as cheap skate for $4 on Wednesdays from 4:15 until 6:15 p.m. Skateland FunZone Address: 23911 Allen Road, Woodhaven Phone: 734-671-0222 Hours: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. adult skate, 1-4 p.m. daytime skate and 6:30-8:30 p.m. "dollar nite" Tuesdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. adult skate and 1-4 p.m. open skate Thursdays, 6-10 p.m. Fridays, 1-4 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. open skate Saturdays; times vary seasonally Cost: $4.50/adult skate (jam skates included), $5/all other sessions for all ages, $2/jam skate rental, $4/inline skate rental This family-friendly skating rink turns into a Zumba fitness studio on Mondays and Wednesdays. Admission on Tuesdays is only $1. Skating classes are also offered. Skateland West Address: 37550 Cherry Hill Road, Westland Phone: 734-326-2800 Hours: 7-10 p.m. Fridays, noon-3 p.m., 3:30-6:30 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Saturdays, noon-3 p.m. Sundays (subject to change) Cost: $7/admission Sunday, $10/admission Friday-Saturday night (skate rentals included with admission) Own the night as you own the rink among family and friends. If you're not interested in skating, check out the Zumba classes. Don't forget to rest your feet and take a break and satisfy your appetite at the snack bar. Skatin Station II Address: 8611 Ronda Drive, Canton Phone: 734-459-6400 Hours: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. adult organ music skate ($7/admission) and 1-4 p.m. summer open skate (begins June 20, $6/admission) Mondays, 1-4 p.m. summer open skate (begins June 22, $6/admission) Wednesdays, 1-4 p.m. summer open skate (begins June 22, $6/admission) and 8-11:30 p.m. night live skate ($8/admission) Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon rollers and strollers skate ages 7/under ($6/admission), 1-4 p.m. open skate ($6/admission) and 7-10 p.m. night skate ($7/admission) Saturdays, 2-5 p.m. matinee open skating ($6/admission) and 8-11 p.m. adult night skate ($6/admission) Sundays; hours are for Memorial Day-Labor Day Cost: $3/skate rental, $5/rollerblade/speed rental Roll out into skate paradise at the Skatin Station. Take advantage of the special events held such as "Adult Organ Music Skate," "Rollers and Strollers Skate" and "Friday Night Live Skate" as your family skates until you start to feel your legs ache. The Great Skate Address: 29100 Hayes, Roseville Phone: 586-777-4300 Hours: 1-4 p.m. open skating and 8-11 p.m. adult night for 21-plus Sundays, 10 a.m.-noon morning adult skate Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-noon animal cracker skate for ages 8 and under Wednesdays, 7 p.m.-midnight Fridays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. ages 10 and under and 1-4 p.m. Saturdays; hours vary daily, call ahead for open skate times Cost: Admission prices varies $6-$7.50 depending on time and day, skate rental varies from $2-$3 depending on time and day From "animal cracker skate" to "morning adult skate," there is something for everyone to enjoy. There are also opportunities to take skating lessons and host your own skating party. The New Rink Address: 50625 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township Phone: 586-731-5006 Hours: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. adult open skate ($6/admission) and 1-4 p.m. summer open skate (begins June 21, $7/admission) Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m. summer open skate ($7/admission) Wednesdays-Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. summer open skate, 7-11 p.m. night live skate ($9/admission) Fridays, 10 a.m.-noon rollers and strollers skate (ages 7 and under, $7/admission), 1-4 p.m. Saturday matinee skate ($7/admission) and 7-10 p.m. Saturday night skate ($7/admission) Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. matinee open skating ($7/admission) and 9 p.m.-midnight spun out Sundays (ages 18-plus, $7/admission); summer hours Memorial Day-Labor Day Cost: $3/roller skate rental, $5/rollerblade or speed skate rental Come roll and bounce the New Rink. With a bounce zone for children 12 and under as well as roller hockey, this spot is perfect for the kids. Parents can even join along in the fun with "Rollers and Strollers Skate." Skate Parks Ann Arbor Skate Park Address: 350 N. Maple Road, Ann Arbor Hours: 6 a.m.-10 p.m. daily year-round Email: email@example.com Cost: free Skaters can push it to the limit and test gravity at this 30,000-square-foot park open to the public. Remember to check out some of the special events held such as the "A2 Skate Park Art Fair Booth" in July and no bikes allowed. Auburn Hills Skate Park Address: 202 N. Squirrel Road, Auburn Hills Phone: 248-370-9400 Hours: 8 a.m.-dusk April-November; closed in winter Cost: Free Built for skateboards, in-line skates and BMX bikes, the skate park is open to the public – whether you're a beginner skater or advanced rider. The park is unsupervised so the use of protective gear such as helmets and pads are highly recommended. Concrete Jungle Address: 36651 Ford Road, Westland Phone: 734-713-3888 Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily Cost: Free This outdoor park is 17,000 square feet of rock-solid concrete for skaters to grind, ride and glide. Huntington Woods Skate Park Address: 11 Mile Road, east of Coolidge Highway, Huntington Woods Phone: 248-541-3030 Hours: 9 a.m.-dusk Cost: Free Throw on your skates and get ready to shred the big bowl at this rad park located in Huntington Woods. Livonia Community Center Skate Park Address: Livonia Community Recreation Center, 15100 Hubbard St. Phone: 734-466-2410 Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondays-Fridays, 10 a.m.-6 pm. Saturdays Cost: Free to the public This park is open to the public and in order to skate, helmets are required. Modern Skate and Surf Park Address: 1500 N. Stephenson Highway, Royal Oak Phone: 248-546-7275 Hours: noon-9 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays, noon-midnight (shop closes at 9 p.m.) Fridays, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. (shop closes at 8 p.m.) Saturdays-Sundays Cost: memberships available; $20/all day for nonmembers, $14/3-hour session for nonmembers, $10/last 2 hours of session for nonmembers, $7/last hour of session for nonmembers From skating to biking and skateboarding, you can roll out in style with your family and friends. The skate park also offers private lessons for those who are still brushing up on their skating skills. For ages 13-plus, helmets are required. Protective gear is available for rent. Ride It Sculpture Park Address: Found along the Davison expressway, Detroit Hours: dawn-dusk Cost: Free The community skate park is made up of four vacant commercial lots that combine public art and greenspace. Riley Skate Park Address: Founder's Sports Park, 35500 Eight Mile Road, Farmington Hills Phone: 248-473-1803 Hours: 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Monday-Sunday Cost: Free Designed by several skate park designers, the 29,000-square-foot community park is a great hotspot for skateboards as well as inline-skaters to enjoy. Troy Skate Park Address: 3179 Livernois Road, Troy Phone: 248-524-3300 Hours: 8 a.m.-dusk Cost: Free This 10,000-square-foot outdoor site is compiled of 26 ramps, wedges, rails and grind boxes. Skateboards, inline skates and bikes are all welcome. The Troy Community Center nearby provides restrooms, a telephone and a snack shop. Safety gear is highly recommended. Woodall Skate Park Address: 4670 River Bends Drive, Shelby Township Phone: 586-731-5100 Hours: Skateboarding and inline skating 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. for ages 10 and under and 11:30 a.m.-7:30 pm. for all ages Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. BMX bike only Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays; April 1-Nov. 1 daily, weather permitting Cost: Free Open to the public, the skaters can ride skateboards, BMX bikes, and in-line skates in the park completed with jumps and rails. Helmets are required. There is no skating or skateboarding on BMX Bike days. Wyandotte Skate Park Address: Memorial Park, 20th and Grove streets, Wyandotte Phone: 734-324-4500 Hours: 9 a.m.-dusk daily weather permitting; open year-round Cost: Free Bring your skateboards, roller blades or bike and ride on at the park open to the public.


text: Friday night everyone was really pumped to go out because two of my friends had an exam during the day so celebrations were definitely in order. We were also really excited because the senior rugby boys were having a pregame for us. I don't know if Ive mentioned them before but we all are obsessed with pregaming with them because they buy us soooo much alcohol like bottles on bottles… And of nice alcohol too like three olives, soco, absolut which is a huge upgrade from our usual one or two handles of vlad or burnetts. They never make us pay, either, I think they just like doing it and being "men." It's funny because the junior boys in our grade get so salty when we pregame with them and they know they get us such better stuff too. Step your game up boys then! The guys apartment who we were at was Greg and Kevin and they had their usual friends over and we just got into taking shots and playing games, dancing. The pregame is always the most fun part of the night when we start with them and none of us ever want to leave. Greg got sooo drunk and for some reason because so obsessed with me and wouldn't leave me alone. I like him a lot but am not into him like that so it was really awkward and I just wanted to get away from it. We went to the juniors apartment and, especially compared to the pregame, was so boring and disappointing. I'm getting so sick of these boys, they're not fun anymore. I don't know what it is I can only think they just got comfortable with us and know us at a level where we can just sit and talk and catch up but I don't freaking wanna do that on weekend nights!!! I wanna party! I got so bored I just went home. I decided after that that I really want to branch out and change things up because I feel like I'm wasting my time with them. I don't have fun and there's no new people to meet obviously. Also, I'm not attracted to any of them so won't hook up with them so I won't be getting any guys by consistently hanging out with them either. It's just a complete lose lose. Things NEED to change around here, I want to have fun again. I know Peter when he comes back to school and is living with me (he has an internship in DC for the semester and he's moving in taking Ali's spot in the apartment when she studies abroad in Spain) wants to branch out too so I'm super excited for next semester. I need someone to be on the same page as me and I know he definitely is. So I'm hopeful for next semester and kind of have given up on this one. :/


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Both are as reliable as the other one. BUt, if size is not the issue, get the fullsize.
I used to have a fullsize 9mm USP, but the grip was rather big for me. I needed money for another gun purchase, so I sold it. I do have a USPc, though. And, the grip circumference is smaller on the compact. So, it fits my hands better.
But, while the grip is almost fullsize in length. the barrel is still a compact. I shoot it well, but not as well as I did the fullsize - especially at further distances.


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Jagan Reddy begins fast for united Andhra, blames Sonia for 'crisis'
Jagan also announced his party would challenge the Union Cabinet's decision to grant Telangana in Supreme Court.
Hyderabad: YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy on Saturday launched an indefinite hunger strike against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, holding Congress President Sonia Gandhi responsible for the "crisis" in the state and accusing her of exploiting sentiments of people to pave way for his son Rahul Gandhi to become prime minister.
Jagan also announced his party would challenge the Union Cabinet's decision to grant Telangana in Supreme Court.
"Sonia Gandhi is responsible for the crisis in the state and she has been playing with the sentiments of people with the singular motive of seeing to it that her son Rahul Gandhi is made prime minister," Jagan alleged.
Jagan, who began an indefinite fast at his Lotus Pond residence here at 11:30 am, appealed to Sonia to reconsider the decision, saying creation of new state would badly affect the future generations of one region.
"We are opposing the unilateral manner in which the Centre is functioning. How can it go ahead with bifurcation process without a resolution in the state Assembly," he questioned.
Jagan, who is out on bail in a corruption case said, "We have never heard of an instance of state bifurcation without a resolution in the Assembly. The division is arbitrary in nature and does not address all issues that are bound to crop up after the bifurcation".
Appealing to Centre to rollback its decision to carve out Telangana, Jagan said, "the motive of the division could be political, but Delhi cannot play with the sentiments of the people of one region".
The YSR Congress chief, who had triggered speculation of possible political alignments after he recently praised BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as an "administrator", asked the saffron party, which has always been in favour of the separate state, to support the cause of united Andhra Pradesh.
"Why the Centre couldn't change its decision when there is so much happening in the state? (and) when it could revoke the ordinance (aimed at protecting convicted lawmakers) on the intervention of Rahul Gandhi," Jagan said.
This is the second time that Jagan is undertaking an indefinite fast on the issue.
He went on an indefinite hunger-strike in the Chanchalguda jail, where he was lodged as an undertrial, last month but it was broken on the fifth day after he was administered intravenous fluids by doctors at NIMS.
Meanwhile, referring to proposed indefinite fast by TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in New Delhi on October 7, Jagan said, "If he is sincere, he should be categorical about his support for a united state and send a letter afresh to that effect.
Scores of YSRC activists gathered at Lotus Pond to greet Jagan as he began the stir after paying homage at the bust of his late father and then chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy.
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What's so good about skiing in North America? If you asked around, British skiers would offer a variety of answers. Some would suggest the quiet slopes and the general lack of crowding. A fair point, but clearly not conclusive in itself: in January ski resorts everywhere are usually quiet, but UK tour operators have difficulty selling holidays then, even at bargain prices. Others would point to the plentiful "powder" snow in the Rockies. That's an argument, of course, but one which loses much of its force when you remember that the most popular ski resort in North America among the British is Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, whose proximity to the Pacific Ocean means that its snowfall is damp rather than powdery. The fact that everyone speaks English? Yes, but everyone speaks English in Méribel, too.
What's so good about skiing in North America? If you asked around, British skiers would offer a variety of answers. Some would suggest the quiet slopes and the general lack of crowding. A fair point, but clearly not conclusive in itself: in January ski resorts everywhere are usually quiet, but UK tour operators have difficulty selling holidays then, even at bargain prices. Others would point to the plentiful "powder" snow in the Rockies. That's an argument, of course, but one which loses much of its force when you remember that the most popular ski resort in North America among the British is Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, whose proximity to the Pacific Ocean means that its snowfall is damp rather than powdery. The fact that everyone speaks English? Yes, but everyone speaks English in Méribel, too.
Not many people would say that it is the trees that make North American skiing great: after all, what skiers mostly enjoy is those parts of the mountain where the trees have been cleared to create wide-open snowfields. Perhaps mine is a lonely voice. But to me, what distinguishes skiing across the Atlantic from elsewhere in the northern hemisphere - and what makes it irresistible - is the forestry. In particular, the fact that trees commonly grow at altitudes of up to 11,000ft, right at the top of the ski areas where the best snow is usually to be found and at least 4,000ft higher than in most skiable parts of the Alps.
You might regard this as a viewpoint relevant only to highly skilled skiers. But what distinguishes good skiers is that they can safely go faster than the rest of us. By taking things slowly and carefully, average intermediates can get down all but the steepest of wooded slopes. And why should they do that? What's so great about skiing in the trees that you should forsake the great white moonscape of Val d'Isère and travel thousands of miles to North America? I have a variety of answers.
It was in Park City, Utah, that I learnt to love the trees. What distinguishes its ski area from many others created in former mining towns in North America is not so much its skiing, rather the brilliant idea of leaving around the slopes much of the industrial archaeology - winding towers, slag heaps, a spoil hopper - to rust away or otherwise return to nature: the effect is like skiing through history.
The east side of the area, where it adjoins Deer Valley, is a gem: quiet and out of the way, with a handful of snowbowls and a whole sweep of glades. After skiing the big McConkey Bowl two or three times, some new challenge was needed. So I went into the glades.
My tree-skiing technique is something of a cross between chess and a thrill sport. If you can't change direction quickly and in a small space, you have to stop frequently and think carefully. You don't rush. After all, if you are moving slowly you can hit a tree without damage to you, the tree or your self-esteem.
For most of the afternoon I skied the steep glades. And I realised that unless I left a trail of cotton thread, it was inconceivable that I could ever repeat a route through the trees. Despite my aversion to skiing the same run twice, I could happily have spent days in this small wooded area.
Steamboat in northern Colorado is probably the US resort most celebrated for its tree skiing. The ski area rises to 10,500ft in the Medicine Bow/Routt National Forest; and the slopes are covered with elegant aspens (which thrive on the area's western aspect), virile Englemann spruce and subalpine fir, and Lodgepole pines in dense stands at the higher elevations. Just to ride a chairlift through the trees is wonderful; to ski among them, especially in the areas up above 9,000ft, is even better.
I dropped off Steamboat's Storm Peak into the Closet glades. I saw only one other skier on a vertical descent of 1,547ft. Yet this was a busy day at Steamboat, and the pistes were crowded. At times the voices of on-piste skiers penetrated the forest, and towards the bottom of Closet I could occasionally see flashes of bright skiwear through trees. But in the glades there was calm and quiet.
Down at a crowded lift base immediately after lunch, you can lose touch with the joys of skiing. But trees provide a screen; and once you get into the forest the unpleasantness melts away. There's no need to scale great heights. Most US ski areas are on Forest Service land, so the care and protection of trees is a key item on ski resorts' agendas; even in the base areas you can disappear.
Take Winter Park in the Arapaho National Forest, the closest resort to Denver. Near the bottom of the lifts is an area dedicated to children, the Snoasis centre. It is surrounded by a large, gently inclined slopes which extend even into the woods. There, hidden from view, is a gladed run called Moose Wallow which follows a winding path through the trees. It is a delight even for adult skiers, provided they don't mind a bit of poling.
Imagine if the ski area of Val d'Isère, Espace Killy, were - like the old London Bridge - sold to the Americans and shipped across the Atlantic. After only a few generations, the area, which rises from 6,000ft up to almost 11,000ft, would no longer be bald on top: in place of its pure, white scalp there would be a healthy green growth of trees. Instead of the existing ski playground, where the whole slope you are about to ski is visible even before you have tightened up your bootstraps, there could be vertical descents of almost 5,000ft of tree skiing, each descent a journey of surprises. The effect could be a bit like Wozzley's Way at Telluride, a "trail" (in North American terminology) which combines all types of intermediate terrain. A supreme example of the art of the trail-cutter, it hairpins off a 12,000ft wooded peak, runs down a steep pitch onto a short, sharp mogul field, and then circumnavigates a bowl before plunging down to the lift base.
Telluride, too, is in Colorado. But the pleasure of skiing among the trees is not confined to the western parts of North America. While at high, western altitudes the forests are a blessing, in the low-lying hills of the east they are a given: there, the blessing is weather usually cold enough to create and maintain snow cover. Despite climate change, resorts on the east coast can still survive - some even without artificial snowmaking - at altitudes where skiing is already impossible in Europe.
What keeps trees to the fore on the east coast is the fact that the trails are much narrower than elsewhere in the skiing world. This is partly an accident of history: many east-coast ski areas go back a long way, some to the Thirties when trails really were no more than trails. Elsewhere they have grown wider, partly because it makes grooming easier (and, recently, with bigger and faster ski lifts, because more space has to be provided for skiers on the slopes). But on the east coast, where there's a multitude of small ski areas, such improvements are difficult to fund. So many trails remain narrow, and trees fill much of the skier's view for the length of the winding descents.
Next time you are on a mountain where high winds are blowing away the snow, consider this: in North America, trees often provide a windbreak, even on the peak. And the next time you are feeling your way in bad visibility to the lower slopes, consider this: in North America, trees would be helping you to navigate. There's a lot to be said for trees.
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Green Day to take a break (again?)
Green Day lead man Billie Jo Armstrong told BBC Radio 2 this weekend that the band is getting ready to take an extended break. They will do Soundwave 2014 in Australia in February and March 2014, then take the break to '"recharge the batteries" said Armstrong.
My question: didn't they just have a long break after Billie Jo had his infamous meltdown at the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival? Remember that he went off to rehab for an extended stay then? Now more time off? Must be great to be a rockstar, huh?


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From The Artists Studio
Running until October 9, a very interesting exhibit is to be seen at the Zabriskie Gallery, 41 East 57 street in Manhattan. The exhibit consists of the posters and two books published by Zabriskie Editions and some of the original artworks they reproduce. The posters are from shows at both Zabriskie Gallery in New York and Galerie Zabriskie Paris, held in the 1970s and 1980s. When not possible in this exhibit to display the original work reproduced in the poster, another work by the same artist is displayed. All the artists are photographers, with the exception of Mary Frank, whose pieces consist of monoprints and sculptures.
What is so fascinating about this show is that one is able to explore the individual artwork itself and, in addition, one is able to explore how it works as an element of design within the larger context of a poster. We get, as it were, "two for the price of one." Why might this particular work have been chosen for the poster; how is the work placed in the design; how does its effect differ in a poster context from that in its own individual context? How do the various elements of the poster compliment each other, how do they work together and how are they woven together to serve the task of "hooking" the viewer visually while giving him/her the information necessary to get him/her to the right place at the right time to see an entire exhibit of this artist's work? Equally, these served as beautiful and accessible momentos of the experience of seeing a collection of work by a particular artist or artists. The present exhibition therefore affords the opportunity to examine "poster" as "work of art." Made by some of the world's finest printers such as Stamperia Valdonegra of Verona and Custom Color of New Jersey, these posters were created in luxurious mechanical reproduction processes such as collotype and ceipitone.
Artists in the exhibit include, among others, Ansel Adams, Mary Frank, Eugene Atget, Man Ray, Paul Caponigro, Harry Callahan, Mark Feldstein and Alfred Stieglitz. In almost every case the posters feature one image by one artist, marking his or her solo show. Most of the posters are of shows by American photographers having solo exhibitions in Paris for the first time. This was work, therefore, people in Europe hadn't seen but of which they had perhaps heard, giving these posters an even greater significance.
"Brancusi: Photographer" and "Theodore Roszak: Photograms" are the two books featured. The Brancusi book, alone, makes it worth visiting this exhibit. The plates were printed from Brancusi's original negatives. The artist photographs his own works in his own atelier. This photographic interpretation by the sculptor himself adds an extra layer of artistry and of meaning to experiencing the book. He defines the work and the space by how he chooses to compose and light the pieces in the setting of and in relation to the space that surrounds them. Even the air standing between the sculptures becomes a defining element. Often stunningly lit, the works come breathtakingly to life. One feels their truth has somehow finally been revealed. "Oh," one thinks, "so this is how this form was meant to move through space." "Ah, that is how that body of wood vibrates."
While you're in the gallery ask to see a very unique set of "paintings" by twin sisters, Maria and Natalya Pechatnikov. Created not from paint but from pieces of sheer transparent color fabric called tulle, the meticulously made "paintings" imitate glazing in the layering of fabric to create subtlety of image. The sisters, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, weave together and manipulate the tulle in various ways, exploring a variety of effects.
Zabriskie Gallery is located in one of those wonderful buildings where you can ride up and down on the elevator to visit galleries on various floors. Spend a nice summer's day doing exactly that.
Due to the proverbial "cir-cumstances beyond our control", RAA's "Movie Weekend" must be postponed. Scheduled for August 27 and 28, the event will probably take place in the spring. Watch this column for details and keep those beach chairs oiled. We hope to make this a special treat for you.
Return here next week and we will have more of interest, for both the mind and the eye.


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Rage Against the Vending Machine: Soda Companies to Post Calorie Counts
Sugary soda, your number is up.
Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper—the nation's big three soft-drink makers—are introducing new vending machines that prominently display calorie counts, reports the Associated Press. The machines will start appearing in city buildings in Chicago and San Antonio next year before being hauled out nationwide.
The beverage industry is spinning the move as a response to consumer demand. "We have market research that says consumers really like this—they like choice, they like the ability to make choices," Susan Neely, president of the American Beverage Association, tells AP.
MORE: Mountain Dew AM Soda: It's What's For Breakfast!
Whether the American public really has a burning desire to know just how many calories they're guzzling is open to debate. Industry watchers and public health advocates say this probably isn't a shining example of corporate altruism.
"They're seeing the writing on the wall and want to say that it's corporate responsibility," Mike Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, tells AP, though he applauds the effort nevertheless.
Writing on the wall, indeed. McDonald's already announced it will start posting calorie information on its menus.
The new number crunch comes in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Obama's healthcare law, which will require restaurant chains with more than 20 locations and vending machine operators with more than 20 machines to post calorie information, reports AP.
Soda may be America's unofficial national beverage, but all in all, the soda industry has been taking a beating of late as concerns about the mass consumption of empty calories and the rise in the nation's obesity rate swell. New York has now banned the sale of soda and other sugar-saturated drinks over 16 ounces. Soda sales are slumping. And just last month, a trio of studies in the New England Journal of Medicine all linked the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages to weight gain, including a massive Harvard study that found a particularly troubling correlation between drinking soda and weight for those already genetically predisposed to obesity.
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When it comes to choosing the perfect Christmas gift, kitchen items have never been so popular as more and more householders spend more time at the kitchen sink and oven, thanks to the increase in interest in celebrity chefs. Popular stocking stuffers include microplane lemon zesters, kitchen tongs (admittedly not very sexy but practical) and celebrity cookbooks. The keen cook might also appreciate a kitchen twine dispenser, a fish spatula, a butter boat or silicone oven mitts.


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A second representative hockey tournament will run parallel to next year's international women's hockey competition, with Australian, New Zealand and Hawke's Bay representative teams attending.
Titled the Festival of Hockey, the event will take place in April with a six nations international women's tournament already announced that will feature the Black Sticks, Australia, Argentina, Korea, China and one other team.
Yesterday plans were announced for a six-team men's and women's tournament which will feature representative squads from Australia, New Zealand and Hawke's Bay. There will also be a Hawke's Bay women's secondary schools tournament, teams yet to be confirmed.
The tournaments will use the hockey facilities at Park Island as well as the Hawke's Bay Regional Sports Park turf, currently under construction, and will be managed by Hawke's Bay Sports Events and Education Consortium.
Bruce Mactaggart of the consortium said: "When you look at the three and a half turfs holistically, it allows us to run a festival of hockey. If you're a young person who is passionate about your sport and you get to play at the same time as an elite international competition ... if I was a young person and it was my sport, then I'd be pretty excited to get that opportunity.
"All day, every day, there's going to be hockey players across Hawke's Bay so it now truly is a festival that embraces all of Hawke's Bay."
Chairman of the Hawke's Bay Hockey Association, Iain Taylor said hockey was a significant beneficiary of the vision of consortium and it would be a "wonderful catalyst" for showcasing the sport.
Businessman and Hawke's Bay senior representative hockey player David Nancarrow will be the events co-ordinator for the festival.
Hawke's Bay secured the 10-year international women's hockey tournament in a sporting coup praised as "one of the most significant days in Hawke's Bay's history".
Underwritten by the consortium, the tournament will feature six nations next year before growing to an eight-nation tournament in following years.
With a contract in place for 10 years, it required co-operation from the International Hockey Federation and it's hoped to be a women's tournament comparable to the men's Sultan Azlan Shah Cup tournament, which is held in Malaysia each year.
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Simply put, the Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft by Raven Grimassi is the most complete reference on ancient and modern Witchcraft and associated fields ever published, covering everything from "Adept" to "Zell-Ravenheart." Each entry is carefully researched, well thought-out, and surprisingly thorough. If you want to do any research on the "Craft of the Wise," this is now the place to start.
The book is filled with 300 photos and illustrations. The topics are wide and varied:
Theology: You'll find a listing of many pantheons and groups. For example, Starhawk's "Reclaiming" tradition is fully described. You'll also learn about the New Wiccan Church International, and many others.
History: Throughout this book you'll learn about the founders and predecessors of the Craft. You'll also see how it developed in many different directions simultaneously.
Sites: Real places in modern times, such as Mother Rest Sacred Grove, and important places in ancient times such as Lake Nemi are fully described.
Herbs: Numerous herbs are described according to their traditional lore. Of great value to you will be the herbal code, which reveals the true names of herbs used in spells. "Brains" was the congealed gum from a cherry tree. "Bat's Wing" was the holly leaf.
Verses: Including the Charge of the Goddess, the Myth of the Descent of the Goddess, Drawing Down the Moon, the Great Rite Invocation, and more.
Ritual Objects: Everything from Altars to the Witches' Ladder is described.
Personalities: Biographies of some of the most famous people involved with the history of Wicca are included. You'll not only enjoy discovering their history, but many have photos so you can see what they look like. You'll enjoy reading about Margo Adler, Herman Slater, Kathryn Campbell, Scott Cunningham, Gerald Gardner, Sybil Leek, Margaret Murray, and others.
Not enough for you? Also included is a list of 175 publications oriented toward Witchcraft. Still not enough? You will also find a listing of more than thirty Pagan organizations. More? How about twenty shops and mail-order merchants so you can get your supplies no matter where you live. And a bibliography of over 170 important references.
So why would you want this Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft when there are a few other books that claim to cover the same material? There is one main reason: This is the only book of its type written by a person who has been practicing for over 25 years. He has known or communicated with many of the important people of Wicca during its most explosive period of growth, the last quarter century. In this book you will find more accurate information on such things as magickal alphabets, runes, correspondences, and symbols than in any other book.
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text: Trip-hop, Europe's alternative of choice in the second half of the '90s, can, perhaps, be defined as the merging of hip-hop and electronica until neither genre is recognizable. DJ Shadow's Endtroducing…, however, so constantly changes pace that such a definition is rendered insufficient. Tracks like "Changeling" prove that sampling can be art, not just commerce (a murky line America's mainstream Hip-Hop acts continue to walk). And DJ Shadow is indeed an accomplished changeling, shifting from jazz aficionado to film composer to magnum turntablist in a matter of moments. "Building Steam with a Grain of Salt" is constructed with a collage of stuttering beats, organ riffs and bits of sampled narration while "What Does Your Soul Look Like" and "Midnight in a Perfect World" blend smooth, loungy jazz into seemingly fluid original pieces. Similarly, the cinematic "Stem/Long Stem" builds several classically-arranged movements around a sample of Nirvana's "Love Suite," creating an ominous and multi-textured masterpiece of hip-hop postmodernism. According to Shadow, the album "reflects a lifetime of vinyl culture." Tracks like "Mutual Slump," which features a sample of Björk's "Possibly Maybe" and a young girl's naïve confession ("Came to America, saw Xanadu, that's all I wanted to, rollerskate"), insist it reflects a whole lot more.


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I vividly recall our former president standing at the site of 9/11 with a mike in his hand and promising the American people and the world that we would get Osama bin Laden, dead of alive. Gee, that was about nine years ago. Of course, US forces had Osama bin Laden trapped in the Tora Bora area, but the president had other things in his mind such as finding the ever elusive WMD which were aimed at Miami Beach and threatened to wipe out the tourist season as well as incinerate a few hundred thousand Jews. George is currently cutting wood in Texas. If George, and his buddies Don and Dick, really want to capture Osama bin Laden, dead or alive, all they have to do is get on a plane, fly to Pakistan, and walk a few miles to the house where the ever elusive Osama currently resides.
A senior official told CNN rthat Osama and Afghan leader Mullah Omar are presently living comfortably, not in caves, but in houses in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan. I wonder if George could persuade some Texas Rangers to get on that plane and go up to the houses, politely knock on the doors, and ask Osama and Mullah if they would mind returning with them to the USA? It would sure please George. At least he could deliver on one promise he made to America.


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Ring Road to the South Coast. We saw the geothermal power plant, the ski slopes (which was first thought to be the sun rising, but these were just lights so that you can ski while the sun was down), a dairy farm town, and a town that had many greenhouses. The dairy town produces most of Reykjavik's milk, cheese, and skyr. Skyr comes in what looks like a yogurt container. It tastes very much like yogurt as well, but we later found out that it was some sort of cheese concoction (high in protein, low in fat, and comes in many flavors that we would expect yogurt to come in). The greenhouses in Iceland produce almost all the vegetables that are consumed within the country. It is amazing what they can grow in that climate. Most of the fruits are imported though. However, there is one farmer who grows bananas and exported 5 of them so that he can say that Iceland is the only European country to export bananas.
Other interesting facts about the country that we learned (if you are not interested, skip past the bullets):
- Icelandic horses are the size of ponies (they are just the tiniest little buggers), but are still very strong and can easily carry the weight of man. Also, to prevent diseases, no other horses are allowed to be imported into Iceland. Icelandic horses are allowed to be sold to other countries, but once they leave, they are not allowed to come back. Reckna told us that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was going to be filmed in Iceland, but they wanted to use bigger horses and were not allowed to bring any into the country.
- Crime in Iceland is almost non-existent. We passed a very small house that was once a woman's prison. However, since there were only 5 women prisoners, the small house was too big, and the women were shipped out. There are only 100 male prisoners in the entire country (Iceland has 350,000 people). Most of the criminals were drug dealers. But since it is such a small, tight knit country, they were ratted out.
We entered one more small town before our tour really started. We stopped at a gas station here to use the WC and pick up some sandwiches for a 'picnic'. The sandwich names were quite interesting. There was a beef taco sandwich and a pepperoni pizza sandwich. Amy and I shared a grilled chicken sandwich, and also picked up some snacks. I noticed that they had one of my favorite flavors of pringles that you don't find in the States, paprika flavored. They taste similar to bbq flavored, but not as sweet. Iceland is now the 15th country I have enjoyed pringles in. We also met Reckna's son at the rest stop. He is 18 and has a super jeep of his own that he is taking 3 of his friends on the trip.
Seljalandsfoss (a waterfall) on the left side. We turned down the street, but kept going past the waterfall. At this point, the road was no longer paved but was made up of lava rocks, and Reckna said in the winter, there is no maintenance on this road. We continued further down the road until we came to a river. I just assumed this was the end as we had come to a stop. But that was only momentarily as Reckna changed gears and through the river we went. The road got worse, and we passed many more rivers until we finally arrived at a glacier called Eyjafjallajokull. This is certainly a site to see. There was a river in front of it flowing with glacier water. The glacier is melting more every year thanks to global warming. Around the glacier were black volcanic rocks as well. We hiked around, took a few pictures, and hopped back in the Jeep.
Reckna brought us back to our hotel and we could hear loud drums beating. There was a demonstration going on in front of the Parliament Building, which just happened to be right down the street from us. Apparently the people are not happy with the government officials after the collapse of the economy that caused a 40% unemployment rate. I wanted to check it out, but the opportunity to take a quick nap before the evening won. So we all went our own ways to refresh for a few hours.
Sea Barron (S�greifinn) (the website is one of the best I have ever seen) and happens to look like a shack (we almost didn't go in as it was empty). There is no menu, as you walk in there is a refrigerated area on the left that has different fish kabobs that they grill for you, and of course there is the lobster soup. We start with 4 lobster soups and 4 Viking Lights. When they say light beer, they mean it at 2.25% alcohol. The lobster soup came with a huge basket of bread. The lobsters in Iceland are smaller than we are used to with Maine lobsters, but have much more flavor, and the soup was fantastic. As we were eating, the restaurant, which had 3 long picnic tables, started filling up quickly. I noticed they had whale kabobs, so I decided to order one for the table. The whale looked and had the consistency of steak, but tasted like it had been brined in sea water for a few years (makes sense). It was actually very good (although Amy did not like it). The woman behind the counter decided to bring by some freebies of local cuisine. There was a trio of putrified shark, sheep's head, and sheep's "balls". I wouldn't say any of them were good, but the shark was the best. It tasted similar to a small block of cheese (with a rancid smell). I tried the sheep's head as well, which tasted like a gelatin. It was tough to keep down. After a lot of peer pressure, I finally tried the sheep's testicles. Again not a fan, but Amy certainly loved it. I say that because when Amy went to the ladies' room we told some of the other tourists there to try the sheep's balls because it was Amy's favorite. She heard us from the restroom, and came tearing out to set the record straight. It was a running joke the rest of the night.
It was getting a little late, close to 10pm at this point. Still too early for the locals to go out, but we figured we wanted to get a head start on exploring the nightlife in Reykjavik. The Icelandic people certainly know how to party hard, even when the economy is down and there is only sunlight for 5 hours a day. We weren't able to witness it yesterday as we went to bed too early, but Saturdays are supposed to be the big party nights. Bars typically start to get crowded around midnight and last till 4, 5, even 6 in the morning. After wandering around for a while to find a local joint, we ended up back near our hotel at a sports bar. On the tele was the Barcelona v Numancia Empanadas. Ken thought he saw the word Emapanadas somewhere on the screen, so we decided that was their team name. This was your typical grungy sports bar and was not suited for everyone in the party, so we decided to move to attached bar next door that had live music playing. We sat down at a table and lucked out by finding one of the best cover bands in all of Reykjavik. You name a rock song and this band could play it. They had a terrific 3 consecutive song set of Born to Be Wild, Times Like These (by the foo fighters), and a remake of Baby Hit Me One More Time. We captured a video that can be found above, just click 'show all photos and videos'.
We left after an hour and a half to try to find another bar. As we walked down the street we decided to go into a club. We couldn't see a name of the place but decided to take a chance. The music and women were certainly hot in this place. There was Flo Rider as we first walked in, but as we stayed longer, the music got more recent. Once the song Single Ladies by Beyonce came on, we had to run on the dance floor to show off our moves. We stayed for a while, but decided to leave when I saw Jon being followed by a strange looking, drunk Icelandic fellow. We went looking for an Ice Bar (which was close to our hotel), but unfortunately it was closed. So of course we decided to head back to the English Pub. The place was packed tonight and there was another band playing. This band was 2 guys playing acoustic guitar, and they were fantastic as well. We found our Norwegian friends hanging out in the same spot they were at yesterday (I wonder if they ever left). After talking to them for a while, we decided to move closer to the door where there was more room and it was a little cooler. We had great conversations with a group of Icelandic girls and another group of British girls. It's funny how everyone we spoke to all weekend long thought that Barrack Obama is going to save their country as well as ours in the next few months. Apparently they are as delusional as we are. One of the Icelandic chicas tried to convince me she was from Austin, Texas and at that point I decided it was time to go. It was also 3:30 in the morning.
B�jarins Bestu and all they sell is hot dogs. But it kind of reminds me of In-N-Out Burger as the menu is small, but there is an extensive secret menu. We saw one guy with 3 dogs on one bun. The hot dogs were very good, had quite a snap to it as if they were fried. I like my hot dogs plain (I know weird). Jon and Amy tried it with the "special sauce." Jon and I decided that one wasn't enough, and at this point I started to smell a strong odor from onions. Not sure how I missed that before, so I got fried onions on the second round. The onions were crushed up and heavily layered on the dog. Let's just say I am happy there is not one of these stands closer to where I live. We headed home and decided to call it a night.
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