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By: Mediasaurus Rex
VALHALLA RISING is a brooding Danish film that is downright mesmerizing to behold. Few words are spoken, religious symbols such a crosses and the full immersion into water are heavily used, and raw, vibrant hand to hand combat is reveled in. If VALHALLA RISING were packaged and sent back in time 30 or 40 years, it would have fit in perfectly alongside the works of Werner Herzog and Alejandro Jodorowski. In fact, VALHALLA RISING owes the bulk of its ruminating spirit to AGUIRRE THE WRATH OF GOD and EL TOPO. Sergio Leone's meandering spaghetti westerns also figure into this pot of moody gumbo as well. The film is lean on time and dialogue and extremely heavy with ambiguous symbolic messages wide open to all sorts of interpretation.
Imagine my surprise when I settled in to watch VALHALLA RISING, expecting to see some more quirky BRONSON-esque antics courtesy of director Nicolas Winding Refn. However, VALHALLA RISING is about as far from BRONSON as possible. The differences are innumerable. The tone, era, and message of the films are in serious contrast. But both films demonstrate a deep comprehension of flesh on flesh violence. The opening words onscreen read, "In the beginning there was only man and nature. Men came bearing crosses and drove the heathen to the fringes of the earth." The operative word here is "fringes" which also references the caliber of person that this film is concerned with.
Mads Mikkelson is One-Eye, a mute, tribal-tattooed, one-eyed prisoner who has spent the last five years of his life as a neck-chained combatant in some first century blood matches. He is the prisoner of a pack of gambling, multi-god worshipping pagans. One-Eye is brutal. With a reverse question-mark scar on the right side of his face and some hacked-up, gnarly scar-tissue over his left eye socket, he dispatches his victims with his bare hands or any blunt object he can find. "He is driven by hate, that's how he survives, why he never loses," muses one of One-Eye's captors.
One-Eye manages a neck-breaking scene that is so horrific, barbaric, and original that it forces the viewer to consider how writers Nicolas Winding Refn and Ray Jacobsen came up with such a method of dispatch. The scenes of violence in this film display brain matter, disembowelment, and all sorts of splatter. The foley work is top-notch, and the fleshy impact an axe blade makes sounds so full and wet that those without intestinal fortitude, despite covering their eyes, are not spared.
Through a sequence of extreme bloodletting, One-Eye secures his freedom. Pulling on a leather vest that looks straight out of a Renaissance festival, he throws his lot in with a band of Christian Vikings who are off to find "New Jerusalem" and establish God's rule there. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect of this film is that these Christian Vikings are just as vicious as the pagans. For a film lacking in dialogue, these guys really do bring the f-bomb. It is rather clear that wherever these bloodthirsty missionaries go, the theme is going to be much more like a BLACK ROBE remix than anything that Jesus was talking about in the New Testament. They speak of women and murder, yet pray fervently for God to work with them. The mood is reminiscent of THE MISSION starring a war-mongering Robert DeNiro. When this band of men finally lands on the shores of North America, there are different gods afoot, and these Christians really aren't up to the task.
VALHALLA RISING starts in what appears to be the first or second century Scotland. One-Eye is fed and tended by a young boy (Maarten Stevenson) who soon becomes One-Eye's voice. The first thing he tells the Christians that One-Eye was brought up from hell. The relationship between One-Eye and the boy continues to become more and more intimate as the film progresses. The film is broken into chapters with names like "Wrath," "The Holy Land," "The Men of God," and "Hell." Such obvious, angsty religious posturing is left wide open for interpretation. As the chapters progress, the similarities of VALHALLA RISING to APOCALYPSE NOW are driven home with over-distorted guitar effects straight out of a '70s acid trip. One-Eye is on a definite mission, but we are left to interpret it through his barbarism and the directions he moves in. Mads Mikkelson completely pulls off this role which is a silent, dangerous yet possibly even more thoughtful beast than his Le Chiffre character in THE QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
VALHALLA RISING is absolutely beautiful. When a defeated foe's head is hoisted and skewered on a spear, the landscape surrounding the shot is simply fantastic. The atmosphere is constantly cold and overcast, yet there are moments of heat and passionate red backgrounds as well. Vicious sequences enter and exit slow-motion to accentuate the on-screen savagery. Even the most banal scenes of walking, sitting or pondering are deeply saturated with a stunning natural beauty that makes every shot postcard-worthy. The only time the surrounding beauty is muted is during the boat ride to New Jerusalem, where fog and soundstage lighting take over. The message behind the atmosphere of the boat ride is obviously purgatorius, and once the boat lands, the lush, greenery is again everywhere. There is also a psychedelic nature to the narration of the film, with inexplicable foreshadowing and a general lack of coherent "real-time" information, thereby keeping the viewer constantly off-balance.
This is not a mainstream "action-film" by any stretch. VALHALLA RISING is an introspective journey that leaves the viewer perplexed and haunted. People are going to go and see this movie because the word on the street is that it is violent. The film does have some wincingly violent scenes, but such sequences are actually rather sparse. VALHALLA RISING is comparable to a heavy dirge. It is a poem that ponders existence and its purpose. It also ponders whatever higher power is out there and presents religion as the unmasterable puzzle that it is, fraught with misinterpretations. The philosopher Desiderius Erasmus once said, "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king." One-Eye is not only king, but he also beats some serious ass.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
What follows is an interview with Chris Blundell, director of the upcoming pixilated film THE HIT SQUAD.
Q. What gave you the idea to make an entire film pixilated like the video games we all remember?
A. First of all, it started as a matter of need. My artistic skills are a little limited, so doing them in low resolution seemed like a logical step. The lower the resolution, the less mistakes I can make. If I shot in HD then it would be a completely different project.
Secondly, as a kid I loved all of these pixilated stories of Monkey Island, Beneath a Steel Sky, Sam and Max; they had such character and charm that can only come across in very low resolution. As soon as Monkey Island got to game 3, it just felt different. With all the higher resolution graphics, it suddenly seemed strange that Guybrush wasn't smiling when happy or frowning when sad. Our imaginations were used less, and we became a little too distanced from the characters. That's why games are still being made in pixel graphics, even film licensed games like Scott Pilgrim Versus the World. They have a certain character that can't be done in any other medium.
Q. Chris, as writer and director, do you have anyone else working on THE HIT SQUAD? If so, what do they contribute to the project?
A. The Hit Squad core team is mainly myself with additional animators. My colleague Laura Mulhern has taken on a big proportion of production tasks also. But to be truthful, so many people have helped in so many different ways from funding the film, to giving me an idea for a fictional brand of cola that it's difficult to describe! Also Facebook and Twitter have been godsends!
Q. How long have you been working on this film?
A. I came up with the original concept about 2 years ago. I wrote 10 scripts as a TV series, discussed it with TV companies, and nearly got it commissioned. But it got shelved. After that I decided to revisit it and get it released. Since I decided to revive the project it's been about 4 months, all of it screenwriting and pre-production.
Q. So is this an animated film? Or have you programmed all of the characters?
A. A bit of both! I use a piece of computer game making software to draw and animate all of the characters and backgrounds, but then I take all of the frames and run it through specialist animation software to be able to add certain effects and flourishes.
Q. How do you plan to distribute it?
A. We'll be taking The Hit Squad to film festivals throughout the next year, however we'll be releasing it online through various channels with a simultaneous DVD release which instantly means that we won't be accepted into Cannes and the like as they like to have the world premiere at their festivals. But it does mean that when it's out, it's out for everyone to enjoy!
Q. Video games are a part of the genesis of this film. Can you cite which games/systems really played into THE HIT SQUAD idea?
A. I'd have to say the Amiga 500 as well as both the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive and the Super Nintendo were the three consoles that the animation is inspired by. The Hit Squad are stuck in their ways, and their success stopped in the early 90s. So that's why their world is represented in this late 80s, early 90s style. For the geeks out there, we work with only 256 colors which makes us VGA and officially 8 bit.
Q. 80s music is also a major part of this film. What is the genesis for this idea?
A. I just love 80s music, so over-the-top, so theatrical and distinctive. I'm originally a musician and I just think the 80s had such character that no one has managed to replicate since. The invention of synthesizers, drum machines, and turntables was the equivalent of taking a child to a toy store and saying "go crazy." A bunch of coke-fueled musicians suddenly just went mental. The Hit Squad is about what happened when the world got bored of that sound.
Q. Supporters have the opportunity to be a part of this film. Can you elaborate on that aspect?
A. For £40 (go to http://the-hit-squad.com) people can buy themselves into the movie. They can literally be part of a scene whether they're drinking at a bar or knocked over by one of the characters. We're pixilating people and putting them in the film. They send me a photo of themselves, and I or my artists get them pixilated and animated as an extra. For their £40 people also get a free copy of the movie on DVD plus their name in the credits! This is why the cast list is not officially released yet. We're still waiting on some confirmations, and I want to release the cast list all at once. But it will be worth waiting for!
Q. Including supporters, how many roles are in this film?
A. I counted the other day. It's 76 so far.
Q. So originally, you pitched the idea of a pixilated television show. Can you elaborate on that experience?
A. It was a real learning curve. I emailed a lot of different people and got loads of good responses. That's how I knew the idea was good. Unfortunately my screenwriting, storytelling, and character design skills weren't up to scratch, so that's why the TV project died. I kinda knew it at the time; it felt really unfinished, and I think the TV companies knew it wasn't quite polished enough. Since then, I basically read everything I could about storytelling, screenwriting, directing, animation, and obviously, the 80s. It is only really these years later that I feel like THE HIT SQUAD has matured enough to be released.
Q. What is your next project after THE HIT SQUAD?
A. Funny, this is the second time I've been asked that question, and I haven't even released The Hit Squad yet! I do have another project in the planning stages. It will be something a little more sci-fi based, possibly a series. I'll be announcing my plans after The Hit Squad is released.
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I have setup the sonicwall ssl vpn 2000 and it works i am able to connect to using the virtual office and i have installed netextender. Once i connect to the network via the netextneder i am unable to browse to local shares ... i have even tried going to run and pinging no luck any idea what setting i am missing?
thank you for your time!
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:51 UTC
yeah i gotta add a rout in the core switch lol thanks for everyones help!
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May 31, 2010 at 11:12 UTC
I have had similar issues with our branch offices, and each time it had to do with Zonealarm firewall and a slow internet connection. it was inconsistant at best, was this weekend any different?
May 31, 2010 at 11:32 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
Sounds like you are passing all traffic over the VPN rather than splitting traffic to the local LAN and to the VPN.
May 31, 2010 at 11:58 UTC
The setup is with our pix and i have the sonicwall ssl vpn on our existing DMZ. What would be the proper way to split the traffic?
Thank you for your time!
May 31, 2010 at 5:51 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
So this is all hardware, no VPN clients on any machines?
May 31, 2010 at 8:51 UTC
yes after i log into the vpn using netextender thats the sonicwall ssl vpn client. See this sonicwall ssl vpn is accessed via a browser. You set up a virtual office inside the sonice wall and its a webpage you go to and log into. I have ours setup with Active directory so our employees can go there and log in using their windows creds. once you are logged in you have options to browse files etc... through the browser or you can run netextender the first time you run netextender it installs on your machine and then from there you can just click that from your start menu and just put in your creds and you are on the network. So once i do that i cant access any shares on our work network using the netextender client.
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:14 UTC
The Netextender gives your PC an IP address from the network that you are VPNing into. It depends what you are wanting to do/access via the Virtual Office, but my setup for a typical user is not to use Netextender. They log onto their virtual office which is an RDP connection into our terminal server and their network drives are connected via logon scripts. The only time I use Netextender is when I just need to connect to a server or PC via Radmin or VNC.
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:27 UTC
I know that you have to set up book marks/ policy for users to have access resources like network shares via the virtual office. That works fine. But for what i use it for is to actually vpn in using the netextender so i can access servers using rdp, vnc, browse local shares etc... But i am unable.
"The Netextender gives your PC an IP address from the network that you are VPNing into"
So do i need to change my Netextender Client address range to my internal network range of 10.13.x.x?
dmz is 192.168.x.x
internal network is 10.13.x.x
I have the traffic being forwarded in the pix to the dmz to the sonicwall. That should all be correct. or i wouldnt be able to get to the virtual office via the public ip.
I have also setup the sonicwall vpn ssl with our domain, dns, etc...
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:52 UTC
Can you setup Remote desktops? And access them remotely?
Jun 1, 2010 at 9:59 UTC
The only thing i can come up with is maybe i need to add host A record in dns with the sonicwall ip and host name?
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:02 UTC
Hi Ryan. It sounds like you're on the right track. So, it sounds like you've assigned the Sonicwall a DMZ IP of 192.168.x.x and you're NAT-ing your SSL traffic to it from a public IP for the virtual office connection. Now, you want to configure your netextender IP range as something OFF your LAN, probably another 192.168.x.x/24 subnet that's different than your DMZ subnet, and I'd recommend making it something high, like 192.168.20.0/24 as to prevent interference for home users that are using default LAN IP subnets like 192.168.1.0's and 192.168.0.0's. Now, you have to tell your PIX and your LAN how to get to that netextender client range (192.168.20.0 in this case). So, if your LAN's default gateway is your PIX, you'll just have to add a route in your PIX for the 192.168.20.0/24 subnet with a gateway IP of your SSL VPN appliance (192.168.x.x in your DMZ). If your LAN's default gateway is a core switch inside of your LAN, add a route there to send the traffic for the netextender's subnet to the PIX inside interface, then also add the route in the PIX to route it to the SSL VPN appliance in the DMZ. Now you're almost done... You still have to allow that netextender client subnet access to your LAN in your PIX rules. So, add the necessary rules, both on the INSIDE and DMZ interfaces to allow traffic to and from your LAN to and from the netextender client IP subnet.
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:04 UTC
Okay I seen you ask about the change the range on the net extender.
"So do i need to change my Netextender Client address range to my internal network range of 10.13.x.x?"
Did you do this? Cause I left mine defaulted to a 192.168.20 network which isn't a local network on our system
Our setup is
Outside IP -> Cisco routes outside IP to DMZ IP address -> Sonic wall X0 Interface 10.1.1. -> Sonic X1 interface Local IP Address.
Then in the routes table I have entered the corresponding IP's to the local addresses.
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:12 UTC
Everything in the pix and the sonicwall are setup correct thats why im stumped i cant fig out the missing piece, I think maybe the core switch needs to know about the sonicwall...
And yeah i left the netextender client ips alone
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:18 UTC
May have to call Sonic wall for further assitance.
They have a good tech team to assist in issues.
It sounds like everything is setup, but probably one thing missing.
Let us know what they come up with.
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:21 UTC
What is your LAN's default gateway?
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:23 UTC
yeah i called them first they said i need a wins server buahahaha
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:28 UTC
default gw is 10.13.0.5
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:29 UTC
Is that your core switch or your PIX?
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:42 UTC
core switch
Jun 1, 2010 at 10:51 UTC
yeah i gotta add a rout in the core switch lol thanks for everyones help!
Jun 1, 2010 at 12:52 UTC
You will need to give your SSL VPN zone access to the local network. From what I remember from SonicOS Enchanced, this doesn't happen automatically.
Jun 1, 2010 at 1:04 UTC
Jun 1, 2010 at 2:28 UTC
Under Network > Routes you have the network you are trying to get to?
Is your home network (or wherever you are trying to access from) using an IP range that is used within your network? I've had this as a cause for other things concerning our sonicwall vpn. (yes I realize that it shouldn't matter, but it did none the less).
Jun 1, 2010 at 3:11 UTC
File and printer enabled on machines and firewall? VPN dns issues perhaps?
Jun 2, 2010 at 7:42 UTC
KIT is an IT service provider.
Routing was my big problem with VPN and my various networks.
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In yet another week of the game, let's find something out about Donald Trump to complain about, crazy liberals have decided to pick at him over the food he chooses to eat on his airplane.
Donald Trump uses social media for personal and business purposes and has documented his campaign very well brought it. At times it has gotten him in trouble and ridiculed over. While other times were heartwarming when he can be seen reading books to his grand-kids.
On occasion he shows pictures of himself eating. His newest photo was uploaded via his social media Facebook page and it showed him eating some KFC food. Liberals are going nuts not over Hillary Clinton's blatant corruption but… wait… you got it, Trump eating friend chicken on his private airplane.
His Facebook post read,
"Great afternoon in Ohio & a great evening in Pennsylvania – departing now. See you tomorrow Virginia! #MakeAmericaGreatAgain."
Some could view this as good PR. Hillary Clinton is known to live extravagantly by staying at top tier hotels with catered food. Whereas Trump likes the more down to earth places that most people eat at like McDonald's, KFC, and Taco Bell. This is no doubt why some of the American people love him so much.
Most people can compare and relate to that dietary preference as opposed to presidential suits and catered events. Most people only dream of that kind of extravagance and Donald Trump could afford that but he doesn't do it.
Many comments on Trump's post cracked jokes about Hillary and the food calling her "extra crispy."
In the department of relatability, Hillary Clinton is certainly losing that popularity contest and it does not look like that is changing anytime soon.
However, I hardly doubt his eating choices will make or break the election either way.


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K-State Opens Big 12 Play on the Road at Oklahoma
K-State Opens Big 12 Play on the Road at Oklahoma
Sept. 17, 2012
K-State Notes vs. Oklahoma
Kansas State, ranked as high as 13th in this week's national rankings, will open Big 12 Conference play on the road Saturday as the Wildcats travel to No. 5 Oklahoma in one of the nation's top matchups this weekend. Following a 3-0 start, K-State will look to improve to 4-0 on the season and win for the first time in Norman since 1997 Saturday as the Wildcats and Sooners do battle at 6:50 p.m. in FOX College Football's Game of the Week. Calling the national broadcast from Norman will be Gus Johnson, Charles Davis and Julie Alexandria. A free live audio broadcast is also available on www.k-statesports.com and on SIRIUS satellite radio channel 92. Wyatt Thompson will call the action on the radio with Stan Weber providing color analysis and Matt Walters giving sideline updates. Live stats are also available through Gametracker, while Twitter updates @kstatesports and @kstate_gameday will also be a part of k-statesports.com's gameday coverage.
Last week, K-State shrugged off a slow start to blow past North Texas, 35-21, in the squad's final non-conference tuneup of 2012. The Wildcats have shown balance on offense through three contests, averaging 251.7 yards per game on the ground and 203.0 through the air while also holding steady as the league's least-penalized unit at 14.0 yards per game - a figure that also ranks second nationally. Quarterback Collin Klein continues to put up terrific numbers both through the air and on the ground as the senior connected on 15-of-20 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns while also running for 85 yards and a score on 11 carries. Klein has completed 73-percent of his passes through three games this season, accounted for nine touchdowns and averaged 273.0 yards of total offense. The Wildcat defense has been salty against the run, yielding just 93 yards per game on the ground, while senior linebacker Arthur Brown continues to put up All-America numbers. Through three games, Brown has a Big 12-leading 28 tackles and is coming off a career-best 13-tackle performance against the Mean Green on Saturday. K-State continues to showcase one of the nation's top special teams units as the Cats lead the Big 12 in both kick and punt returns. The Wildcats have scored on each so far through three games.
K-State will hit the road for the first time in 2012 on Saturday and in doing so will also face its toughest opponent of the season in No. 5 Oklahoma. The Sooners, coming off a bye week, are 2-0 on the year after early wins on the road at UTEP and at home against Florida A&M. Oklahoma has been led so far by running back Damien Williams and quarterback Landry Jones. Williams currently leads the league in rushing at 129.5 yards per game, while Jones has thrown for 474 yards and four touchdowns in two games. Defensively, the Sooners have been stout against the pass, yielding just 110 yards per game. Oklahoma ranks fourth nationally in pass defense, third in pass efficiency defense and 10th in total defense heading into Saturday's matchup with the Wildcats.
Kansas State will make its first conference call of the 2012 season when the Wildcats travel to Oklahoma on Saturday. K-State, ranked third all-time with a 76-53 record in Big 12 play, is 8-8 overall in Big 12 openers since the conference's formation in 1996 and will be out to win its fifth in the last six seasons. The Wildcats have won three straight Big 12 openers after defeating Iowa State in 2009 and 2010 and No. 15 Baylor last season. The Wildcats, 7-6 in Big 12 openers under head coach Bill Snyder, will open Big 12 play against Oklahoma for the third time since 2001, all of which have been games in Norman. Since 1997, K-State has opened Big 12 play away from Bill Snyder Family Stadium a total of 13 times.
Fast starts have propelled the Wildcats to winning seasons under Bill Snyder. Since 1992 under Snyder, K-State is a combined 54-5 (.914) in games played during the month of September. Of the five losses, three came on the road, as the Cats are 43-2 in September home games during that stretch. The Wildcats have opened 3-0 under Snyder in each of the last two seasons and a total of 15 times since the 1991 season.
Head coach Bill Snyder picked up the 150th victory of his career in last year's season opener, joining Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech), Steve Spurrier (South Carolina), Mack Brown (Texas) and Gary Pinkel (Missouri) as active coaches with 150 wins at BCS schools. He picked up win No. 160 in the Cats' 51-9 season-opening win over Missouri State. After guiding K-State from 1989 to 2005, and again over the last three-plus seasons, Snyder is also one of the longest-tenured active coaches in the FBS. The Wildcat head coach ranks fourth among active coaches behind Nevada's Chris Ault (28th), Beamer (26th) and Troy's Larry Blakeney (22nd). Even more impressive is that Snyder is the lone BCS coach who has served at the same school for at least 20 years and has never held the same position at another school. Snyder has tallied the fourth-most victories among active coaches since 1990 with 160 despite a three-year hiatus from 2006-2008.
Kansas State has had success coming off bowl seasons, most notably under head coach Bill Snyder. The Wildcats had played in 14 bowl games in program history prior to last year, and Kansas State has followed a bowl season with another postseason berth on 11 occasions, each coming under Snyder. The only three times K-State had a losing season following a bowl trip occurred in 1983 (3-8) after the 1982 Independence Bowl, in 2004 after the Fiesta Bowl (4-7) and in 2007 after the Texas Bowl (5-7). K-State will be looking to make its third-straight bowl appearance since the end of an 11-year bowl stretch in 2003.
Kansas State's defense has done a masterful job of keeping its opponent out of the endzone through the first three weeks of the season. The Wildcats had a string of seven straight quarters of not allowing a touchdown until Miami scored late in K-State's 52-13 win. In fact, Miami's touchdown came with 3:51 left in the game on a 17-yard drive and was setup by a 77-yard kickoff return. The last time that a Wildcat defense opened a season with at least seven straight quarters of not allowing a touchdown was back in 2002. The 2002 squad opened the year with eight straight quarters of no touchdowns.
Following a slow start offensively in the season opener against Missouri State, K-State has picked up the pace considerable over the last nine quarters of play. Since the fourth quarter of the season opener, K-State has scored 122 points in the last nine quarters and has outscored its opponent, 122-34, over that period. The 138 points scored in the first two games are the most since the Wildcats scored 143 in the first three games of the 2008 season and marks just the second time under head coach Bill Snyder that K-State has eclipsed 50 points in the first two games of a season - the 1998 team scored 66 and 73 points.
Kansas State was on the positive side of the ledger in terms of time of possession in 2011, leading the Big 12 and finishing fourth nationally in that department. The Wildcats held the ball for an average of 33:55 per game. K-State is 10-3 dating back to last season when controlling the clock and possessing the ball more than its opponent, including doing so in two of three games so far this season. Ironically, North Texas held the ball for 37:04 of last week's 35-21 K-State win, marking the first time since 2002 that the Wildcats have won a game when their opponent has possessed the ball more than 37 minutes. Eastern Illinois had 37:45 of possession back in 2002 in a game that K-State won, 63-13.
Not only has Kansas State been able to possess the ball and sustain long drives over the course of the last two seasons, but the offense has managed to make the most of those opportunities once it has reached the red zone. Of K-State's last 77 trips inside its opponent's 20-yard line, the Wildcats have scored on 70 of those trips, with 54 of those being touchdowns. Over the course of the last 13 regular season games, the Wildcats are 62-of-66 in the red zone with 48 touchdowns. Additionally, the Cats are 26-for-28 in red zone chances with 21 touchdowns in their last six wins dating back to last season.
K-State opened the season with 324 yards rushing in its 51-9 win over Missouri State which included 152 by junior running back John Hubert. The 324 rushing yards were the most by a Wildcat team since gaining 373 against North Texas in 2010 and marked the third time since Bill Snyder's return in 2009 that K-State has eclipsed 300 yards on the ground in a game. Through three games, K-State ranks 18th nationally in rushing, averaging 251.7 yards per game. In fact, over the last nine quarters of play, the Wildcats have rushed for 608 yards and 11 touchdowns while outscoring their opponents, 122-34.
K-State's biggest improvement on defense over the course of the last two seasons has come against the run. Dating back to last season, K-State has yielded just 124.1 yards per game on the ground, which includes giving up 95 to Missouri State in the 2012 opener, 40 to Miami and 145 to North Texas.
K-State has made tremendous strides at the line of scrimmage in the first three weeks of the season. After not collecting a sack and just two tackles for loss in the 2012 season opener, the Wildcats have turned things around and head into this weekend's game ranked first in the league in sacks. Against Miami, K-State had 5.0 sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss and then followed that up with 3.0 more sacks and 10.0 tackles for loss against North Texas. The last time a K-State team had back-to-back games with 10.0 or more tackles for loss was back in 2006 against Illinois State (10.0) and Florida Atlantic (12.0).
Kansas State extended one of the nation's longest scoring streaks against North Texas as the Wildcats have now tallied points in 193 consecutive games. The 193-game stretch is the 10th-longest in the nation and the longest in the Big 12. The Wildcats have not been kept off the scoreboard since Colorado shut out K-State, 12-0, on Nov. 16, 1996. The streak includes 124 conference games, 69 true road games and 17 neutral-site contests.
Scoring first has been a big sign of good things to come for the Wildcats. Since 1990, K-State's record when scoring first is very impressive as the Wildcats have gone 135-26 (84-percent) when drawing first blood. Dating back to last season, K-State is a perfect 8-0 when scoring the game's first points.
There is no better indicator of a Wildcat victory than when K-State leads or is tied at the half. Since 1990, the Cats have protected a halftime lead 97-percent of the time, going 152-5 when leading at the half. Last season, Kansas State went 6-0 when leading at the half and is 3-0 so far this season.
The rise of K-State football over the last two decades has much to do with the emphasis on special teams. Since 1990, Kansas State is 47-15 when scoring on special teams and 17-1 when scoring on special teams and on defense, including a 15-0 mark under Bill Snyder. And, in non-offensive touchdowns, the Cats have ranked among the nation's best over the past 14 seasons. Since 1999, the Wildcats are tied with Virginia Tech for the national lead in non-offensive touchdowns at 83. The schools were tied for first going into last week at 82 before the Hokies returned a punt 94 yards for a touchdown, while K-State's Tyler Lockett returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score against North Texas. K-State had five non-offensive touchdowns last season and has two already in 2012. Tyler Lockett led the way with a pair of kickoff-return scores last season, while David Garrett (Kent State), Nigel Malone (Texas Tech) and Allen Chapman (Oklahoma State) each returned interceptions for touchdowns. In the 2012 season opener, Tramaine Thompson took a punt and raced 89 yards to the house for a fourth-quarter score before Lockett's 96-yard kickoff return last week.
A big part of K-State's success over the past two seasons has been attributed to the discipline and fundamentals that head coach Bill Snyder and his coaching staff have instilled in the program. During the Cats' 10-3 season, K-State managed to limit penalties (led the Big 12), possess the ball (ranked fourth nationally), limit turnovers (led the Big 12 in turnovers lost with 15), create turnovers (ranked second in the Big 12 in turnover margin) and make the most of their possessions (30 scoring drives of 60-plus yards and led the nation during the regular season converting touchdowns on first and goal-to-go). In 2012, K-State currently leads the Big 12 in fewest penalties (14.0 ypg) and ranks among the league's best in time of possession (30:39) and turnover margin (+3).
K-State broke open a 16-9 contest with Missouri State by erupting for a school-record 35 fourth-quarter points en route to a big win. While the fourth-quarter point total may have been something new for the Cats, the ability to finish strong is something Bill Snyder teams have done consistently. In K-State's last 16 games, the Cats have outscored their opponents, 159-97, in the final 15 minutes and also 161-113 closing out the first half of games. In K-State's last 13 wins, the Wildcats have outscored their opponents, 145-62, in the fourth quarter.
Much has been made about the Wildcats' success last year in the clutch as eight of K-State's 10 wins were decided by seven points or less. It was the most of any school in the country, while the Wildcats eight victories by one score or less were the most ever among BCS AQ schools, topping Washington (2000), Penn State (1985) and Purdue (1979) that had years with seven wins by seven points or less. Although many don't expect K-State to duplicate the crunch-time success of last year, the 2011 late-game heroics weren't anything new as the Cats are 13-4 in games decided by seven points or less since Bill Snyder's return in 2009. K-State was 3-1 in 2009 and 2-2 in 2010 before going 8-1 in said games last year.
Following the 2012 spring game, head coach Bill Snyder named four captains for the 2012 season as Arthur Brown, B.J. Finney, Collin Klein and Ty Zimmerman earned the nod. Additionally, reserve linebacker Jared Loomis was elected the special teams' captain prior to the season. Klein is a three-time team captain, the first offensive player to be selected three times in the 117-year history of K-State football. Brown is a second-year captain after transferring from Miami prior to the 2010 season. Finney, the youngest offensive player and first non-senior offensive lineman captain since 2002, along with Zimmerman are first-time captains.
Collin Klein used his legs to lead K-State down the field last year, but he was also able to push the Wildcats into the end zone on a consistent basis, and that trend has continued in 2012. During his breakout season of 2011, Klein finished fifth in touchdown responsibility, while he ranks 16th in that department this season. In terms of only rushing touchdowns, Klein is one of the best among active quarterbacks as he is second in career multi-touchdown games with 10, just two behind Michigan's Denard Robinson, while he ranks tops among quarterbacks and second among all players nationally in total rushing touchdowns since last season with 31.
Thanks to a career-best 254.0 passing efficiency rating against Miami and another solid game last week against North Texas, Collin Klein ranks ninth nationally in that department at 180.77. Additionally, his career pass efficiency mark of 136.2 is currently third in school history as he trails K-State greats Matt Miller (152.6) and Michael Bishop (157.3). Klein's passer rating against the Hurricanes was given a huge boost due to the fact he averaged 23.3 yards per completion, the fifth highest under head coach Bill Snyder by a quarterback that completed at least nine passes for at least 200 yards. Coupled with his three rushing scores against Miami, Klein picked up Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week honors. Against the Mean Green, Klein completed 15-of-20 passes for 230 yards and two more scores.
Collin Klein is known for his toughness running the football, but the Loveland, Colo., product rapidly progressed in the passing game over the final few games of 2011, and he has extended that progression into 2012. In the first eight games of 2011, Klein averaged 124 passing yards per game with eight touchdowns, but he's upped his production to 191.9 yards with 10 touchdowns over his last eight contests.
Although much was made about his 27 rushing touchdowns last year to tie a FBS quarterback record, the tough and determined Collin Klein topped the school record chart in another rushing category - attempts. Klein finished third nationally in rushing attempts, while he was the top quarterback and finished with an astonishing 75 more attempts than the player in second. Additionally, his 317 rushing attempts last season were the most by a quarterback since at least 1999, while he was just the second signal caller since 1999 to top 300 carries (Ricky Dobbs, Navy, 315, 2009). In his career, Klein has rushed at least 20 times on 13 occasions, including a career-high 35 carries in a four-overtime victory over Texas A&M in 2011.
With his stellar 2011 campaign, Collin Klein can lay claim to a feat that had only been accomplished by former Heisman Trophy winners. The Wildcat signal caller is one of just four players from all BCS AQ schools in the BCS era to record 20 rushing touchdowns and 10 passing scores the same season. The other three were Cam Newton (Auburn, 2010), Tim Tebow (Florida, 2007) and Eric Crouch (Nebraska, 2000).
Tyler Lockett may have taken teams by surprise last season with his kickoff-return abilities, but the speedy sophomore continues to excel in that aspect of the game as he ranks second nationally with a 43.25 average in the first three games this season, while he currently holds the Big 12 record for career return yardage at 36.8 yards per return. If Lockett keeps on his current pace, he will end the season holding the conference record, a mark currently held by a former Wildcat in Brandon Banks (28.5 yards). Lockett's average was given a huge boost last week against North Texas when he returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown, his third career return for a score. He is now in sole possession of second place in K-State history with his three scores, while he also ranks second nationally among active players. For his efforts against the Mean Green, Lockett earned Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
Despite playing just three years at K-State, wide receiver Chris Harper is eight yards away from becoming the Wildcats 25th career 1,000-yard receiver. A former high school quarterback that played his freshman season at Oregon, Harper led the Wildcats last season in receptions (40), yards (547) and touchdowns (5).
If the first three games of the season are any indication, junior running back John Hubert is going to make sure he won't narrowly miss on a 1,000-yard season after falling 30 yards short last year. In his first two games, Hubert has topped the 100-yard mark twice, including a 152-yard performance in the season opener. Through three games, the Waco, Texas, product ranks second in the Big 12 in total rushing yardage, while he already has three touchdowns after three all of last year. One of his touchdowns was a 95-yard scamper against Missouri State, which was the second-longest in school history, the longest in Bill Snyder Family Stadium history and the longest in the Big 12 this season.
After leading the Wildcats with 101 tackles last season, senior linebacker Arthur Brown has not let up in his second season in Manhattan as he leads the Big 12 with 28 total tackles, thanks to a career-high 13 last week against North Texas despite missing an entire defensive series. The 2011 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year and a First Team All-Big 12 performer, Brown preceded his game against the Mean Green with a 10-tackle effort against his former team, Miami, the week prior.
Adam Davis has shown a penchant for getting to the quarterback this season as he is tied for the Big 12 lead with three sacks. Even more impressive is the fact that each of those sacks have led to fumbles as he leads the conference and is tied for second nationally in forced fumbles. His three forced fumbles are already the most by a Wildcat since 2009 (Jeffrey Fitzgerald), while he is halfway to Darren Howard's school record for six in 1999.
A former community-college walk-on, Jarard Milo has earned starts in each of the first three games this season, and he has been one of K-State's most consistent defenders. The Olathe, Kan., product is second on the squad with 22 tackles, which he is second in the Big 12 among defensive backs.


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I'm making a softball field cake for my daughters team awards dinner and their mascot is a bulldog. I'm would like to make a fiercy bulldog out of fondant to put on the cake..
Anyone have directions on how to sculpt one with fondant? Thanks for your help.
I found this... http://www.ehow.com/how_8430080_make-georgia-bulldog-out-fondant.html
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After over a decade abroad, I returned to the UK and times had changed. So time for a new consultant rheumatologist, who has been very good, knowledgeable with a pleasant manner. It's sad that a short stay at Wrightington hospital seems to have become a thing of the past, nothing helped more to get you going again after a flare up than a fortnight there. The Blackburn hydrotherapy pool arrangements are a nightmare to attend when you are a working person, they don't know one day to the next if they can keep an appointment, the staff are lovely and do their best, but there is some sort of staffing/funding issue which makes the whole thing look unprofessional and unimportant. The NHS is a thing of beauty, greatest healthcare in the world. We need to protect it at all costs.
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He has a mystery series set at Notre Dame University, starring a professor named Roger Knight. These are very entertaining and full of detail about modern university life. He also wrote the "Father Dowling" series.
One of the joys of his books is that he knew how to write correct English. (I was observing the same thing about another mystery writer, Lawrence Block, just recently.) One gets so used to tolerating Homophone Howlers, dangling modifiers, and pronouns flapping in the breeze that it's a great relief to find writing done right! Mr. Block is about 70, so perhaps it's a characteristic of their generation.


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IN the hit US drama Breaking Bad, a chemistry teacher stricken with cancer turns to crime, selling drugs to provide for his family.
So it's a complete mystery where the bozos behind EastEnders came up with their latest whacko storyline.
Only instead of Walter White, it's cafe waitress Carol Jackson considering desperate measures to protect her kids from the bailiffs.
And rather than crystal meth, it's cannabis, with Tina, the lesbian, in the role of Aaron Paul's Jesse Pinkman.
When I say this was the most convincing plot of the week in Walford, you'll have some idea how stir-fry loopy this soap has become.
Not that it hasn't enjoyed a mini resurgence under new showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins.
He's introduced Danny Dyer's Mick Carter and his Timothy West father Stan, both among my top 10 characters to have emerged from E20.
Sadly, though, at the expense of Shane Richie's Alfie Moon who's been shunted, like Wayne Rooney to England's left wing, to cover Fatboy's alleged "comedy" role during actor Ricky Norwood's two-month suspension for a dodgy video.
EastEnders may have its plaudits but you can pull apart its make-no-sense plots for fun.
The Jackson household got its first final-demand letter four days after financially flash patriarch David Wicks departed.
In June, Ronnie upped and left, Johnny upped and left (then returned), Honey returned then upped and left, and for all I care, Bonnie, Connie, Donny and Yasmin Le Bonny upped and left, too.
And for every Mick and Stan there's an Aleks (the man of a thousand accents, none of them Latvian), Tamwar the IT genius who's settled for assistant market inspector, Martin the no-show poltergeist, Max who's irresistible to women (latterly the Beales' police family liaison officer) and some spectacular overacting by Dean(o).
It's the World Cup, though, that's catapulted this show out of reality's orbit.
England's final group match wasn't shown in the Vic because of Linda's karaoke night, with not a squeak of complaint in a pub that, for the BBC's all-embracing politically correct mantra, has every country's flag as bar bunting.
Then on Monday Tina/Jesse Pinkman asked landlord Mick: "Are there some spare shifts going? There must be some, what with the football."
Yes, Tina. It's crammed in the Vic. That Greece v Costa Rica game, so dull even the ref started booking subs sat on the bench, really pulled in the punters.
As if that failure to acknowledge England's premature exit wasn't laughable enough, the track playing on the jukebox at that moment was Another Star by Stevie Wonder – the BBC's World Cup theme.
Now, it could be that the entire Songs in the Key of Life double album is on the playlist.
Personally, I'd lean towards another possible explanation.
The producers actually thought Danny Welbeck would lead England to World Cup glory and, even more astonishingly, everyone would be la-la-la'ing Stevie Wonder instead of ITV's vastly superior title song.
That's EastEnders, though. In la-la land.
This week's Couch Potato Spudulikes...
BBC2's epic The Honourable Woman.
Belgium's enthralling World Cup victory over USA.
Aussie kid Nick Kyrgios's through-the-legs winner in dumping Rafael Nadal out of Wimbledon.
C5's publicity material for The Trial of Gillian Taylforth re-enactment: "Newspapers were printing blow-by-blow accounts."
Big Brother's Mark on being up for eviction: "I've been made an escape goat."
The Jeremy Kyle Show host telling a waste-of-oxygen guest: "When the lie-detector test was being taken in your hotel room you actually wrestled with the examiner."
John Barrowman revealing on The One Show husband Scott's reaction to his MBE: "Yeah, Massively Big Ego."
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TV adverts failing to ditch England's football flops.
The BBC treating Sherlock's next series as "breaking news".
Auntie's army of 300 Glastonbury staff achieving the pitiful return of 2.6 million peak viewers.
John Barrowman telling This Morning: "There are lots of things I do for charity that I don't talk about," before talking about the lots of things he does for charity.
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To mark their 15th Anniversary, we were commissioned by Fight For Peace to overhaul their brand, communications and website ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games, where they will also be one of the charity partners of Team GB. As a non-governmental organisation based in Rio de Janeiro, the new brand needed to have sufficient gravitas and appeal for supporters across the globe – from the favelas of Rio to the estates of suburban London and the townships of South Africa, whilst also allowing it to grow into a world renowned charity that their partners would be proud to be associated with.
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Fight For Peace (Luta Pela Paz in Portuguese) uses boxing and martial arts as a platform to give young people in communities affected by crime and violence the opportunities to realise their full potential. The 'Fight for Peace' name is a juxtaposition, much like the boxer that can show aggression in the ring that is completely removed from their everyday demeanour. After a hugely successful 15 years, it was clear that Fight For Peace needed to evolve, rather than completely revolutionise, their brand.
We had a great understanding and working relationship with the founder – Luke Dowdney MBE. Having grown the charity from humble origins into an organisation that operates across 25 countries with over 140 people worldwide, we knew that it was vital to embrace Luke's insight, passion and vision for the future of Fight For Peace. In 15 years, Fight for Peace has transformed dramatically – from a project with just 15 young people in Complexo da Maré, Rio de Janeiro to a group of international NGOs with a methodology that expands across four continents – supporting almost 3,000 young people each year.
The original identity was greatly loved by supporters of the charity. Having never changed the logo since its inception in 2000, we were aware of the sensitivities surrounding any sort of rebrand – so we set about embracing all that was good about it, whilst carefully redesigning everything else from scratch. The central icon needed to work for all of the Fight For Peace sports – Boxing, MMA, Muai Thai, Wrestling, Judo, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Taekwondo and Capoeira – whilst also appealing as much to girls as to the boys that they support. The logotype needed to read equally well in Portuguese as it did in English – and particularly at smaller sizes and on screen. With all of these things in mind, we worked through a number of options and iterations – constantly refining the shapes so that the finished logo was one befitting a truly global charity. Its circular shape enables it to communicate bilingually – with two versions that switch prominence of the language depending on its location, and with a central character that is at once inspiring, uplifting and universally appealing.
We then set about creating a style for key brand assets like hero imagery, iconography, messaging and colour palette. This was all detailed in a comprehensive brand guidelines that allowed us to consistently roll out the new brand across all channels – from sub-brand identities, exterior signage, through to advertising and apparel. The Fight for Peace website has also been completely revamped – making it more modern, innovative and informative. With our design and build of a bi-lingual, fully responsive website and blog portal, visitors to the site can find out about the Fight for Peace methodology, programmes offered, results achieved, and testimonials from the young people who have helped the growth of Fight for Peace over the years. There is also an area for individual and corporate donations.
With a dynamic new brand firmly in place, and with the Academies in Rio and London, Fight For Peace is also celebrating the expansion of its methodology in other disadvantaged communities around the world. Through its Global Network the Fight for Peace methodology is now present and active across 25 countries, with 135 trained partner organisations and around 250,000 young people being reached.
"The growth of Fight for Peace demonstrates that we are on the right track. We started with just 15 young people in Complexo da Maré, Rio de Janeiro in 2000, and are now a global NGO with a methodology that expands four continents. Fight for Peace exists to support young people in communities affected by crime and violence by creating opportunities and helping them access existing ones. Our new brand and website will allow us to reach more people, more quickly – and we're now incredibly excited to continue our global fight with confidence that we have a brand that reflects our vision." Luke Dowdney MBE / Founder & Director of Fight for Peace


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A pro-childrens group at the United Nations is apparently anti-parent.
The newest report from UNICEF suggests that nations are bound by international law to provide sexually-related materials to children without their parents knowledge, explains Susan Yoshihara of C-FAM, the Catholic Families and Human Rights Institute.
UNICEF, a United Nations-related organization, is supposed to be looking out for the needs of children in Third World countries.
It's just the latest in disappointing stories coming from the organization that has fallen far below its original mandate of helping children to survive, Yoshihara tells OneNewsNow.
UNICEF cites the 1989 United Nations Treaty on the Rights of the Child and the 2008 treaty on the rights of the disabled. Yoshihara says U.N. staff is misinterpreting the treaties to include the supposed "right" to the information, unbeknownst to parents.
The report speaks really with two tongues, she says. It has extensive data on how important the family is, and yet it has chosen to adopt this very controversial position on international law.
The Vatican, which is a party to the treaty, has already objected. The hope is that countries with traditional values will voice loud disapproval to the extent that UNICEF will back off on the interpretation.
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UN Report Promotes Child Prostitution and Sexual Slavery
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A report by the United Nations Developments Programs Global Commission on HIV and the Law, funded in part by a grant from George Soros Open Society Foundation, has a peculiar prescription for combating AIDS.
It calls on governments around the world to legalize prostitution, including child prostitution, and drug use
World Congress of Families Managing Director Larry Jacobs observed: This is insane. The reasoning, if it can even be called that, is that by criminalizing prostitution, governments promote the spread of AIDS. The report actually claims that women make a rational choice to sell their bodies, based on economic considerations, and should not be discouraged from doing so. It also claims that age-of-consent laws violate the right of children to be similarly degraded and abused.
Dr. Janet Shaw Crouse, of Concerned Women for Americas Beverly LaHaye Institute (and a member of the World Congress of Families Management Committee), noted that, should the prescription of the UN report be followed: We can fully expect increased HIV and sex trafficking, more suffering and deaths, and more underground criminal activity as has been the case everywhere that prostitution has been legalized.
Brazil child sex trade alarm
May 31, 2014
Child sex trade in Indonesia brought them a huge tsunami which killed hundreds.
What will be GODs judgment on Brazil - and all who attend the world cup?
Child sex offenders are rarely prosecuted.
Brazil that has a terrible reputation and record for protecting its youth.
Its a popular destination and World Cup games will be played here summer 2014.
World Cup warning over child prostitution with girls as young as 11 forced to walk the streets of Brazil targeting foreign tourists for sex.
Brazil has up to half a million child prostitutes.
Many teenage girls are pimped out -
with the consent of their families.
Child prostitution is illegal but the rules are rarely enforced
Traffickers are recruiting young girls to work as prostitutes in the areas around the football stadiums in anticipation of a booming trade over the next few months.
Up to half a million children as young as 11 are abused with the consent of their families, and pimped out to tourists or lorry drivers.
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Button was only 13th this morning in FP1, but made the most of a small window of dry running at the start of the second session to bolt on a set of Pirelli's supersoft tyre and duly post the best time of the day.
Indeed he finished up as the only runner below the 1 minute 16 second bracket, his quickest a 1min 15.746 secs, almost four tenths up on his closest rival.
"The most important job today was to try and get a decent high-fuel long-run on the Supersoft tyre - which I don't think anyone managed," reflected the McLaren driver. "We've got to see how the tyre works because its performance will play a considerable role in the race.
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A few weeks ago I hit the waves on the beautiful island of O'ahu Hawaii, right off the famous Waikiki beach strip. In our July/August issue of the magazine I mentioned that surfing was a bucket list dream of mine, and something that I honestly never thought I'd do (just like our digital director Christie!), but the opportunity arose and I had to do this if I was going to be in Hawaii. For me, taking the first step and signing up for surf lessons was the most difficult part. As I've mentioned before, I'm terrified of sharks—my imagination runs wild when I'm in any type of body of water and I swear I can see those fins all around me (how I ever did two Olympic-distance triathlons in open water is beyond me, but when my competitive bug gets going, nothing stops me). And I was psyched when I met my instructors at the Ty Gurney Surf School (look them up, they're famous for their surfing dog Gracie—yep she really does surf!). Our instructors, Mike and Matt, had that amazing easygoing surfer vibe and the gave me and my husband, Dino, each one-on-one demonstrations. We found out all that we need to know to surf, which surprisingly wasn't really all that much! The instructions are pretty simple, it's practice that makes perfect in this sport.
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My nerves starting acting up, however, when I saw how far out into the ocean we'd be going to catch those waves. Had the water not been shallow, I probably would have ran from the scene! But my instructor was by my side the entire time and I was beyond exhilarated when I caught my first wave. Let's just say I totally get it now—I get why people like riding waves. Just like that runner's high after you finish a race, catching a wave makes you feel like you're on top of the world and really at one with the environment. Dino was so good at it too and didn't fall off the board nearly as many times as I did. We even caught a few waves together (how romantic, right?). Surfing was by far the highlight of my trip to Hawaii and I can't wait to try it again. Maybe Costa Rica next? If you're going surfing any time soon, follow these tips from surfing legend Ty Gurney.
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