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Jamming at World Horror Con, 2013
This is Mort Castle and Mason Bundschuh jamming together after the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards ceremony. Mort just walked away with two Stokers, one in the Superior Achievement in an Anthology category for Shadow Show, and Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection for New Moon on the Water.
In D minor, the saddest of all keys.
The photograph was taken by Stacy Scranton-Morgan.
Posted in Blog, Con Reports, Miscellaneous, Music
Tagged Harmonica, Jamming, Mason Bundschuh, Mort Castle. Mason Bundschuh, Stacy Scranton-Morgan, The Bram Stoker Awards, Ukelele, WHC, World Horror Con 2013
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Sunday Digs: On Optical Illusions, Insulting Women Who Kick Ass, and Getting It Done by Joss Whedon
Here are a handful of goodies from around the Internet that we found interesting this past week.
We'll start off this Sunday Digs with something a little more whimsical: buildings sporting optical illusions. After looking at that, here are some rather emotional pictures of suitcases left behind by New York asylum residents.
Here's a horrifying read of some bad feelings that went down on the "Women Who Kick Ass" panel at this year's ComicCon. Quite frankly, these are women I'd choose not to insult.
And finally, we have some advice on getting it done by Joss Whedon. His secret weapon? Chocolate. No joke.
Posted in Blog, Con Reports, Miscellaneous, Recommended Reading
Tagged Comic-Con, ComicCon, Danai Gurira, Joss Whedon, Katee Sackhoff, Maggie Q, Michelle Rodriguez, New York Asylum, Optical Illusions, Tatiana Maslany, Women Who Kick Ass
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Sign Up for the The Bram Stoker Weekend and WHC Pitch Session
Why? Because you want to pitch your stuff. And you won't be able to sign up at the convention. You have to do so now.
The Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend and World Horror Convention are combined this year in New Orleans. Pitches to several publishers and one agent will be held on Saturday, June 15. The editors and agent are:
Alec Shane – Agent, Writers House
Blood Bound Books – Geoff Hyatt
Cycatrix Press – Jason V Brock
Dark Regions Press – RJ Cavender
Hydra, Random House – Sarah Peed
JournalStone – Chris C. Payne
Nightscape Press – Mark Scioneaux
Samhain Publishing – Don D'Auria
Tor – Liz Gorinski
To secure your slot, email RJ Cavender at email@example.com with your top three pitch choices. In the subject of your email, please write Pitch Sessions – (Author's Last Name).
All authors will be signed up for two pitch sessions, available on a first come, first serve basis.
Not sure what each publisher and agent are looking for? There's a website where they straight up tell you. Read it. See if you have anything that fits. Then sign up, and don't be nervous.
There will be a dark-haired Shock Totem girl in stilettos who will be helping out. Taking you to your pitch session, letting you know when your time is almost up. Straightening your collar and letting you know if there's lipstick on your teeth. Join me! It will be fun!
But sign up ASAP. Slots are limited and they started filling up immediately.
Posted in Blog, Con Reports, Miscellaneous, Publishing
Tagged Agents, Alec Shane, Blood Bound Books, Bram Stoker Award, Bram Stoker Awards, Chris C. Payne, Cycatrix Press, Dark Regions Press, Don D' Auria, Geoff Hyatt, Getting an Agent, Hydra/Random House, Jason V Brock, JournalStone, Liz Gorinski, Mark Scioneaux, Nightscape Press, Pitch Bitch, Pitch Session, Publishers, RJ Cavender, Samhain Publishing, Sarah Peed, Shock Totem Magazine, Stoker Award, The Bram Stoker Award Weekend, Tor, World Horror Convention, World Horror Convention 2013, Writers House
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The Post-Anthocon Blues
The second annual Anthology conference (AnthoCon) has come and gone…
One of the best parts of all conventions is seeing old friends, making new ones, and interacting with fans (like to the two women from Maine who can never remember which issues of Shock Totem they own, but always buy something—thank you!).
This time we shared space with Robert J. Duperre and Jesse David Young of T.R.O. Publishing, and we had an absolute blast. We've known them both online for a long time now, but it was great to finally meet in person. Lots of laughs were had.
Robert, Ken, Sarah, and Jesse.
Robert sold copies of The Gate: 13 Dark and Odd Tales, The Gate 2: 13 Tales of Isolation and Despair—which contains my story "The Candle Eaters"—plus his standalone novel Silas and his four Rift-series novels: The Fall, Dead of Winter, Death Springs Eternal, and The Summer Son. All of which come highly recommended. Jesse, artist of The Wicked and all T.R.O. Publishing releases, sold prints and ate obscene amounts of barely-cooked animals.
Sarah and I sold copies of Beautiful Sorrows, The Wicked, and Shock Totem, 33 in all, which we consider to be quite a success. Sarah also sold a few of her horror-themed tag blankets. We'll be selling the blankets soon through our store.
As previously mentioned, Shroud Publishing/The Four Horsemen, LLC., released their debut anthology, appropriately titled Anthology: Year One. My story "She Cries" is featured.
A is for Awesome.
The anthology is now available in print through Amazon for $14.95. It looks to be a great one.
Special thanks and mucho respect goes out to the Four Horsemen—Tim Deal, Mark Wholley, jOhnny Morse, and Danny Evarts—for all their hard work in putting on such a great convention. For only its second year, I was impressed. Many of the (minor) complaints I had with last year's convention were non-issues this year. So I applaud them.
In closing, I'd like to give a nod to Gary Braunbeck who, in his keynote speech, referenced and read his favorite poem, which just so happens to be my favorite poem. It's by Stephen Crane, whose poetry—indeed the bulk of his fiction—is criminally underrated…
I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed at this;
I accosted the man.
"It is futile," I said,
"You can never—"
"You lie," he cried,
And ran on.
So I tip my hat to Mr. Braunbeck. And we'll see everyone next year!
Posted in Blog, Con Reports, Shock Totem News, Staff News
Tagged AnthoCon, Anthology Conference, Anthology: Year One, Gary A. Braunbeck, Jesse David Young, NEHW, New England Horror Writers, Robert J. Duperre, Shroud Publishing, Stephen Crane, T.R.O. Publishing, The Four Horsemen, The Rift Series
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AnthoCon Here We Come!
This coming Friday through Sunday, Shock Totem Publications (Sarah and I ) will be heading up to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the second annual Anthology conference (AnthoCon).
"The Anthology 2012 conference, presented by The Four Horsemen and Shroud Publishing, will showcase the imaginative talent in speculative fiction and art, with an additional focus on the convergence of images and literature. The conference will feature a number of engaging panel discussions and workshops helmed by bestselling authors, award-winning artists, and other creative and industry professionals. Also, Anthology 2012 will host a comprehensive dealer room that will include rare books, comics, art, games, and a number of other valuable creative products."
We will have a table in the vendor room, which access to is FREE to the public! So stop on by. We'd love to meet you.
Also in the vendor room will be T.R.O. Publishing, the fine ladies of Broad Universe, the New England Horror Writers group (of which I am a proud member), and many more. Honored guests include authors Gary A. Braunbeck, Lucy Snyder, Rick Hautala and Holly Newstein, as well as artist Malcolm McClinton. There will be an art show and film festival, and…
The mighty Voltaire will be on hand performing songs and reading from his new novel, Call of the Jersey Devil. (Seriously, folks, this guy named an album Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of an Erupting Volcano While Drinking from a Chalice Filled with the Laughter of Small Children. Easily the greatest album title of all time.)
Typical convention stuff will also ensue—panels, reading, pitch sessions, debauchery, etc. And on a personal note, The Four Horsemen will be unleashing their very first anthology, aptly titled Anthology: Year One.
I am particularly excited about this because I have a story included called "She Cries." The official release will be on Saturday at 6 PM. Many of the other authors will also be present for signings, maybe readings.
So if you're in the neighborhood, or looking for something to do this weekend, come to AnthoCon! And if you're already planning to attend, we'll see you there.
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Tagged AnthoCon, Anthology Conference, Anthology: Year One, Broad Universe, Call of the Jersey Devil, Gary A. Braunbeck, Holly Newstein, Lucy Snyder, Malcolm McClinton, NEHW, New England Horror Writers, Rick Hautala, Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of an Erupting Volcano While Drinking from a Chalice Filled with the Laughter of Small Children, T.R.O. Publishing, Voltaire
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Beautiful Sorrows—Selling Fast!
A special paperback pre-release of Beautiful Sorrows was available this past weekend in Las Vegas, at the fourth annual Killercon convention. The entire Shock Totem team was on hand for this event and we sold out of all 50 copies we had.
[ The Shock Totem Five together for the first time ever! ]
If you did not attend the event, Beautiful Sorrows will officially be released next month in paperback and digital formats. You can pre-order it now through our new webstore.
The limited edition hardcover is scheduled for release in November. It is strictly limited to 50 case-bound copies signed by the author, P. Gardner Goldsmith (foreword), and Yannick Bouchard (artist). It is priced at $34.99, and also comes with the exclusive chapbook Star-Eaten Soul.
And it's nearly sold out!
There are only 19 copies of the hardcover left, so if you want to secure a copy, order now. We expect it to sell out in the next few days.
[ Both covers created by Yannick Bouchard ]
Posted in Alumni News, Con Reports, New Releases, Shock Totem Digital, Shock Totem News, Staff News
Tagged Beautiful Sorrows, Chapbook, KillerCon, Limited Edition Hardcover, Mercedes M. Yardley, P. Gardner Goldsmith, Star-Eaten Soul, Yannick Bouchard
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Beautiful Sorrows Now Available for Preorder
As previously mentioned, we will be offering to those attending this weekend's Killercon convention a special paperback pre-release of Beautiful Sorrows, by Mercedes M. Yardley.
But for those unable to attend or interested in the limited edition hardcover, it is now up for preorder. The case-bound hardcover is strictly limited to 50 copies, priced at $34.99, and comes with the exclusive chapbook Star-Eaten Soul.
[ Both covers created by Yannick Bouchard ]
The official release date for the paperback and e-book is October, while the hardcover should be available in November, if not sooner. You can preorder either the paperback or hardcover here.
If you have any questions, please let us know. And if you are attending Killercon this year, please stop by our table and say hello.
Posted in Alumni News, Con Reports, New Releases, Shock Totem Digital, Shock Totem News, Signings, Staff News
Tagged Beautiful Sorrows, Chapbook, KillerCon, Limited Edition Hardcover, Mercedes M. Yardley, Star-Eaten Soul
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Shock Totem Invades Killercon
This coming weekend, at the fourth annual Killercon convention in Las Vegas, joining the likes of F. Paul Wilson, Wrath James White, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, Adam Cesare, and more, the Shock Totem Five will be meeting in person for the first time ever. We will have a vendor table all weekend long. If you're attending, we'd love to meet you.
We are hosting a party Friday night as well. I say party, but since everyone shot down all my great ideas–bouncy castle, Sumo wrestler outfits/matches, Andrew WK karaoke battles–I'm not sure how much of a party it'll be, but it'll be fun…because when it's time to party we will always party hard!
Yeah, I went there.
In addition, we will be doing a special pre-release of our upcoming collection, Beautiful Sorrows, by Mercedes M. Yardley. Own it weeks before its official release. We'll have fifty paperback copies available (there will also be a limited edition hardcover release) at a special discount price. Mercedes will gladly autograph your copy. She'll be doing a reading from the book as well.
For more info, click here. Preorders for the official paperback and hardcover release will go up later today and tomorrow. If you have any questions, please let us know.
Hope to see you there!
Posted in Con Reports, New Releases, Shock Totem News, Signings, Staff News
Tagged Beautiful Sorrows, Conventions, F. Paul Wilson, Jack Ketchum, John Boden, John Skipp, K. Allen Wood, KillerCon, Las Vegas, Mercedes M. Yardley, Nick Contor, Releases, Sarah Gomes, Wrath James White
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Frank 'N' Con Report – First Strike
Living in the middle of nowhere, you get used to the idea that you'll have to travel if you want to see much of anything, particularly when that something is a specialized interest, like a horror convention. Cons are on the list of things we just don't get around here, along with fresh seafood and people who know how to use turn signals. So I was thrilled to hear about the first annual Frank 'N' Con, a horror convention that was held Halloween weekend in El Paso, Texas, which is "only" a three hour drive for me. That's as local as it gets when you're homesteading out here in the badlands.
The guest list was impressive. A fairly comprehensive reunion for the cast of the 1985 classic Return of the Living Dead, including a live performance by legendary punk band 45 Grave, was the big draw for me; but they also had Ernie Hudson, Margo Kidder, Dee Wallace, Belinda Balaski, and a slew of other stars.
So I got up early on Saturday morning and made the trek down with my sister Julie, who knows a whole lot more about horror films than I do. Being a novice at the con scene, I'm a poor judge of the success of such an event, but it seemed like a decent turnout to me, especially for the first year. It was pretty busy both days, but not so packed that you couldn't get around. Lines for each table were rarely more than two or three people deep and frequently there was no wait at all, so there was a lot of opportunity to interact with the booth operators.
[ we also got the chance to meet chicks! ]
The Return of the Living Dead cast was set up in their own special side room, which is a good idea in theory. In actual practice, I think it segregated them a little and led to a lower turnout for the actors. That was good for us, as we got to hang out with them a bit more, but I hope they did well with their merch sales. We spent a lot of time talking to Linnea Quigley, and also interacted quite a bit with Miguel Núñez, Beverly Randolph, John Philbin, Don Calfa, Brian Peck, Thom Matthews, Allan Trautman, William Stout, and Michael Perez who is the executive producer for the new Return of the Living Dead documentary, More Brains.
It was a fun, relaxed atmosphere. Miguel Núñez in particular was hilarious. At one point he freaked out Linnea Quigley by swiping her money pouch and sending a fan over to tell her that someone had made off with it. He let her sweat a little before coming over and handing it back. Michael Perez encouraged us to try to prank Beverly Randolph, but she was just too nice for me to go through with it. It was also the first time that Dinah Cancer from 45 Grave had met Linnea Quigley, so we had a lot of fun watching the stars have their own fan moments. The only sad note was the absence of Jewel Shepard, who was scheduled to appear but is undergoing treatment for breast cancer and had to bow out on the advice of her doctors. There is an opportunity to donate to her medical expenses on the Frank 'N' Con homepage.
Another interesting booth was a local El Paso group called Guerilla Graphics. They were promoting artwork for a planned animated horror project called the Zygomatics. Good stuff! I was impressed with their artwork, and intend to keep up with what they are doing.
The main area was open until six. Then it was time for a night of horror set to music. I think blog posts are best if they are only so long, though, so I'll leave that story for another day. Stay tuned…
Tagged 45 Grave, Allan Trautman, Belinda Balaski, Beverly Randolph, Brian Peck, Con Reports, Conventions, Dee Wallace, Dinah Cancer, Don Calfa, Ernie Hudson, Frank 'N' Con, Guerilla Graphics, Jewel Shepard, John Philbin, Linnea Quigley, Margo Kidder, Michael Perez, Miguel Núñez, More Brains, Return of the Living Dead, Thom Matthews, William Stout, Zygomatics
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Dear Mr Rudd, can I just say this that while there are no silver bullets to the problem could you take some decisive action, when it comes to your use of cliché; as working families would prefer you take whatever action is necessary to end your use of the phrase "course of action"?
Phew – the top seven Rudd clichés all in one sentence. I think I might just need a drink, in due season…
As parliament resumes today, The Punch decided it might be worthwhile to use the Parliamentary Hansard take a look at Prime Minister's favourite parliamentary clichés of 2009.
The results are somewhat surprising and make for an excellent drinking game.
Our Prime Minister has long been criticised for his frequent reliance on cliché. Since 2006, Kevin Rudd has ensured that phrases such as "in due season", "everyone needs to take a cold shower" and "fair shake of the sauce bottle" have entered the lexicon of annoying clichés.
But which cliché is the Prime Ministerial favourite?
In 2009, Kevin Rudd's most frequently used clichés were:
1. Course of Action – used 70 times
2. When it comes to – used 49 times
3. Can I just say this – used 40 times
4. Decisive action– used 24 times
5. Working families – used 25 times
6. Everything in our power – used 16 times
7. Whatever action is necessary – used 12 times
8. We're not out of the woods yet – used 12 times
9. No magic wand/silver bullet – used 11 times
10. Will no stand/sit idly by – used 11 times
This list was complied by The Punch through the use Google to draw together a list of the 30 or so, most frequently mentioned clichés in Rudd speeches and media reports.
Then using the Adobe search the list of Rudd clichés was then cross-referenced with 2009 Hansard. You can see the link to the full results at bottom of the page.
The search of the 2009 Parliamentary Hansard tolled 14,294 pages or some 7 million words but represented the simplest way of getting into the world of Rudd cliché.
And while there are some obvious flaws (with Rudd mainly speaking in and around question time and obviously being subject to the rules of parliamentary language, thus preventing any mention of "political shitstorms"), the list clearly proves that Kevin Rudd is responsible for many of our worst political clichés.
Last weekend, The Sunday Telegraph drew together a list of the 10 most annoying political clichés.
Their list corresponds with many Rudd favourites on The Punch list such as:
- Working families
- No Magic Bullet
- Can I just say
It's no surprise that "working families" is the most annoying political cliché.
And it's unfair to blame Rudd personally for this given that politicians of both persuasions have grasped on to the cliché with a vengeance not seen since "Howard Battlers". That said, in 2009 it's Rudd fifth favourite cliché so the PM must take some responsibility…
Working families is closely followed by the reference to there being no magic bullet, which was the third least popular political cliche for most Australians.
This too is a much over-loved Rudd phrase, with many variations, such as there being no magic wand, magic medicine or silver bullet…
Of the clichés that annoy Australians the most the phrase "can I just say" is one cliché that Kevin Rudd must take personal responsibility for. He appears to use the cliché for emphasis, when he has an important point to make.
But you have wonder why the Prime Minister of Australia feels the need to ask permission… part of me can't help picture Wilson Tuckey sitting expectantly in the back benches waiting to heckle the PM with the simple response "no"…
As with many hated clichés, these phrase highlight the meaningless nature of many Kevin Rudd's favourite pieces of language, for example:
If you take a "course of action" isn't this merely what the rest of us mere morals refer to as a "PLAN". [link plan - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/course_of_action]
It is also worth noting, that this cliché was used 70 times – nearly twice as much as any other cliché, making you wonder if the PM thinks using the word 'plan' is just not Prime Ministerial…
"When it comes to" is a similarly grandiose Rudd placeholder, much like it's evil twin brother "can I just say". They are both entirely redundant and utterly annoying.
The phrase "decisive action" has also become a favourite of both political parties as they seek to highlight that they are "taking decisive action" or that there has been a "lack of decisive action".
But surely the act of taking action is, by its nature, decisive. It's not like you can take an indecisive action…
Similarly, the idea that our PM will not idle his time is, in itself, fine but why is Rudd fixated with standing or sitting… Rudd loves to declare that he will not "stand/sit idly by" but when you've already taken a 'decisive' action, surely this too is redundant.
You see political cliché is in many respects one of the greatest sins that an orator can commit.
Used occasionally it is a helpful reference point, but when you personally become responsible for a third of the nation's most annoying political clichés it might be time to let go of a few favourite phrases…
However, knowing Kevin Rudd this "course of action" is somewhat unlikely.
So if you are planning on tuning into Question Time today, may I suggest you take our list of clichés and use it as a drinking game with the following rules.
RULES for the Kevin Rudd Drinking Game :
To be done during Question Time while attempting to see how many Rudd clichés you can coherently put in one sentence (try this one it's kinda fun… think of it as a game of political Sudoku)
Sip if the PM says "out of the woods", "tough times", or "not stand/sit idly by".
Half swig for "decisive action", "working families" or "magic/silver bullet".
One full swig for "course of action" (CAUTION: any more than that and you'll be drunk before the Bronwyn Bishop gets in her first point of order)
Two swigs for grandiose phrases "Whatever action is necessary", "When it comes to" or its brother "Can I just say".
And finish your drink if the PM says "programmatic specificity"…
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Mikko says:
Well now Nic, just let me say this, fair shake of the sauce bottle mate, can I just say that in 2010 our Rudd government will take decisive action, we'll do everything in our power, we will not sit idly by, there is no silver bullet mate, it's the greatest moral threat of our time, we'll declare war on, when it comes to pass, the Liberals don't have a plan blah blah
Old Clive says:
I don't bother watching the rigged show anymore, questions without notice, what a misnomer. Rudd is the most boring politician I have ever seen in my 54 years of voting. I even think he is worse than Swanny.
Pricey says:
Haha… Very clever….. Simple, yet eerily correct. Rudd is trying so hard raise his stature within society and on the world stage. Kinda weird considering that the political party he is the leader of was fathered by the union movement. A socialist system of bringing everybody down to a common level and excluding those that attempt to better themselves in career or personal aspirations…..
Bob Gray says:
You forgot the "Queen Mary turning in mid-stream"! Rudd is becoming progressively more irritating.
Tails says:
I'm horrified. Do you really mean to encourage binge drinking? You heard Kev and Swanny yesterday: we need to be more productive. Playing this game would surely just lead to more sickies.
CSallen says:
new addition- tough and unpopular decision.
apparently he's going to make a few this year.
they'll be the first.
Phillip West says:
There are couple more that spring to mind, how about "drawing a line in the sand" or "bringing to the table", these are just two more of the over-worn little Ruddeese type gems that keep on popping up from time to time.
Francis Forbes says:
But it works.
Rudd is a master of speaking with out saying anything its awesome to watch
steve says:
Heard a new one floated out the other day for a trial— "average worker" was used several times during one of his monologues.
That surely has to be in response to the chorus of dissaproval from the non family worker set, who took deep aversion to the term "working families" and asked "what about me, it is't fair, I've had enough and I want my share ..."
Watch this space, it'll become as nauseating as the rest of the Kevin Rudd verbal landscape.
Badger says:
All Politicians are masters at talking, even under water, most must have been Inoculated with a Gramophone Needle, and often get stuck in one groove and go on & on, over & over, repeating the same thing as though we are Idiots, or need Hearing Aids. give strengh !!
God help us, I have yet meet one that can tell me what the TRUTH is they are sprooking on about.
Most are Lawyers that could not make it in the real world, so turn to being a POLLIE, don't have to answer to anyone again. Lets face it, They Are are only My employee's, Public Servants when it come down to it.
CJ says:
Another one that seems to pop up is "truckload" to refer to any copious amount of something. You know he really just wants to say f*ckload.
And here here to fair SUCK of the sauce bottle. Why shake a sauce bottle when you can suck it.
DGB says:
Can I just say, that when it comes to it, the carefully orchastrated thrust of the semi clenched right fist to reinforce every statement made, employed tirelessly by Rudd and "aped" painfully by Gillard is the greatest cliche of all.
Barry says:
Most of these were also used by the Grey Man (JWH) in one form or another, i.e. "Can I just say this" was "let me say this" (immortalised in his spirited defense of that tireless Liberal Alan Jones - "but let me say this; I think Alan Jones is an outstanding broadcaster" - both things make you want to reach for the barf bag). John was also fond of "we will do everything in our power" , a phrase which he used to great effect in the Bali Memorial service speech 2002. Amazing what you can find with a brief google - and I'm not being paid as a journalist to do so.
D'oh says:
Nice, watching question time this year is going to be awesome especially with a shiny new game and Rudd v Abbott!!
Here are a few more:
"The science is settled….."
The classic deflection/misdirection:
"What I think [the Australian working families] are asking is…..."
Any references to "The Abyss"
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Wholesale carpeting and flooring
PURE LIVING The EdenPure Factory Outlet promotes greener, healthier homes that are equipped to aid in allergy relief. In addition to its regular stores, the company now sells goods at its factory outlet at Polaris. The main focus is air and water purifiers.
According to manager Kevin Foraker, PurATron Best Air is an air purification system that can eliminate unpleasant odors, toxins, particles or mold in minutes in an area of 3,000 square feet. Prices start at $597, compared with $1,200 elsewhere. You'll also find PurATron vacuums that kill germs and sanitize as they suck up dirt, water purification systems that produce fresh drinking water and portable heaters that use infrared heat to provide fast, even heat.
Other products at the outlet include EdenPure surgical steel cookware, a Ball Bike for $299 that offers cardio and core exercises and NuWave portable ovens that combine convection, conduction and infrared heat.
EdenPure Factory Outlet, 1249 Polaris Pkwy. (in Polaris Towne Center, in front of T.J. Maxx), 848-7873; edenpureoutlets.com. Open Mon-Sat 11 am-5 pm and Sun noon-6 pm through July; hours may change.
UNDER FOOT America's Floor Source is a commercial/wholesale operation that supplies first-quality flooring to builders, Realtors, designers, property managers and the public, so it's got plenty of bulk buying power. That gives customers an opportunity to buy flooring at up to 75 percent off by shopping at the outlet and showroom on Trabue Road, where owner Jason Goldberg says prices are lower than competitors'.
You'll find well-known brands such as Shaw, Mohawk and Armstrong. Carpeting and all other flooring is first quality, not irregular or discontinued—the outlet pulls stock from its store locations in Columbus and three other cities. When I was there, I saw three boxes of Shaw laminate flooring priced at $10 per box. They would cover 45 square feet, which would complete a 9-by-5-foot bathroom for $30. I also saw mosaic tile at $15 a box.
The outlet and the regular America's Floor Source on the city's east side also have a Mobile Floor Source—a van that can come to your home or office with thousands of samples to make shopping easier.
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Sometimes, there are films -cinema films, TV films, B-grade films, films that are films but don't really fit into any of the 3 previously mentioned categories but are still films nonetheless- that have plot holes are wide as a bus and plot lines that look like they've been written by the roadrunner in action while high on alcohol, or even plots that go "How did that happen??" but in the end, the grip you. You look past all the mistakes, all the flaws, all the somewhat illogical, improbable, sequences and as the film does that any good film is supposed to do : speak directly into your soul.
Captain Abu Raed, a 2008 Jordanian film is definitely one of these films. It definitely does not have the near-perfection in story telling of Taiwan's 2008′s Cape No. 7 or the non-stop-action packed sequences Thailand's 2008 offering Chocolate. There are happenings in the film that are not only improbable (if you really look) but also the uneven pace (mostly slow) and distribution of characters in the film can sometimes be unsettling.
Despite all this, the film is mostly carried by Captain Abu Raed (played by Nadim Sawalha). One can certainly feel the world through his eyes and this makes the imperfections (of the film) somewhat fade away. Not that it fades away entirely. I'm still not too happy with the fact that the character Tareq isn't given out a proper storyline or that Captain Nour (Rana Sultan) has the habit of popping in and out of the film at irregular intervals.
One of my favourite scenes is the shot at the terrace above Captain Abu Raed's home. Looking at the aeriel view of Amman with the seemingly endless rows of buildings, I can almost feel the wind blowing through my fair.
Please do watch this film, it's on Youtube. You'll never regret it. Despite it's serious flaws, Captain Abu Raed is certainly very much appealing and that very much deserves a second viewing.
Missing the forest for the trees…
The so-called "325 Rally" at the New Era College in Kajang, Selangor on Sunday organized by Chinese educationist group Dong Zong (aka the United Chinese Schools Committee Association) has become famous. Or maybe infamous.
For the turnout? No.
For the memorable or perhaps rousing speeches? No.
For the dedication of the members of the public to come from afar to voice their opinion? Yet again no.
Instead, it has become well known due to the attempted attack on Deputy Education Minister Datuk Wee Ka Siong. Long story short, he was heckled and booed by the crowd and someone even tried to punch him (which he mostly avoided, by the way).
The rally was depicted by the mainstream media as being Pakatan Rakyat-friendly, a point which I don't really dispute since it's a generally known fact that Pakatan Rakyat currently has the lion's share of the Malaysian Chinese votes in the country now.
But I think the point here is not really to talk about the Barisan Nasional or the Pakatan Rakyat. The real "tragedy" – if you could put it that way – of this whole episode was that what was eventually highlighted was actually the Wee Ka Siong incident and everybody seemed to miss the more important issue that was drowned in the din : The demands of the Dong Zong itself.
They are :
- For the Education Ministry to immediately transfer out all teachers who do not have the required SPM Chinese language qualification from Chinese primary schools
- To conduct special courses for Chinese language teachers who have taught Bahasa Malaysia or English for at least three years so that they are qualified to teach all three languages
- To reform the teachers training syllabus so that more qualified Chinese-speaking teachers can be trained to fulfil needs of Chinese schools
- To review the Education Act to ensure vernacular schools are accorded equal status and safeguarded as an integral part of national education system
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From the list of demands, and especially from Demand 01, the Dong Zong is unable to comprehend that they live in a country that has various races.
"Transfer out all teachers that don't have the required SPM Chinese qualifications"? Hello brother, how many non-Chinese teachers would have that? Sure, I'm pretty certain that there are Malay and Indian teachers who can speak and teach in Mandarin Chinese but they're pretty much a minority within a minority.
And when read with Demand 02 and Demand 03, it's clear that Dong Zong wishes to virtually ethnically cleanse (and I make no apologies for this statement) all vernacular schools of teachers of other races (and I mean not just Malays but Indians and theothers too).
And to make it worse, I have not seen any poltician (yet) either from BN or PR publically opposing those racist demands.
Before anyone starts to jump and accuse me of having a racist agenda, let me tell you all, I am no racist at all. I'm Malay but at least 45% of my friends are Chinese and when I go to the cinema to watch a Chinese movie, I usually find myself the only Malay in the hall. Plus, I have dated a Chinese (and China girl at that) before. And I'm a big fan of China and East Asian culture. I do kendo, download Girls Generation and have the words 狮子 as my identity tag everywhere. No Chinese-hating racist in the world would do that.
Malaysians of all races must oppose these racist demands. In fact, I feel that either BN or PR should show leadership and merge all school streams into one single stream. Make Mandarin and Tamil be compulsory subjects in school but under one school system.
Dong Zong should realize that this is Malaysia, not China or Taiwan. A Chinese-only solution will not work. This is South East Asia, Nusantara. The lingua franca in these parts is Bahasa Malaysia and they have to co-exist with other races. They should not go one making racist demands that only worsen the problem of segregation between the races.
This istheproblem in Malaysia. That both sides of the political divide don't have what it takes to properly solve this racial issue that plagues us. All they are thinking is of short term gains in terms of votes. I feel that we've come to a point where all sides, the Malays, the Chinese, the Indians and basically everybody else does not know what to and what not to demand. It's just a free for all.
This has to stop. Why do you think I really detest politicians now?
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Sometimes it just needs to be done.
I'll still be me, you can be assured of that. Just that I'm not into saying I support (politically) BN or PR. Truth is, both of them suck.
Well, politicians, and I mean all politicians suck. PR was probably (truth is, I'm just speculating on that too) only good in 2008 but they've gone over to the dark side as well.
I'm not going to lower myself by saying I support one party/coalition over the other.
That said, I've got a million other things to do and I've got to spend the next few weeks/months preparing for Operation Gunsmoke and for BURN, Darus Story Studios' pioneer effort.
Although I'm still in a bit of a mess, I'm – and of course, Jeeja Yanin, my girl and every trusty Perodua Myvi - all ready and roaring for this kick-ass adrenaline-filled year. Bring it on!! XD
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The new epoch in American politics is accelerating in Texas and nationally -- the struggle for the growing Hispanic vote. The headliners are Republican Ted Cruz, running for U.S. Senate, and Democrat Julian Castro, mayor of San Antonio. Cruz and Castro are not opposite on the ballot this fall, but don't let that technicality fool you. The race is on between the contrasting futures they represent.
Cruz's GOP primary victory over David Dewhurst came the day Castro was selected to give the keynote at this year's Democratic National Convention. It's a big deal that these two new Texas national standard-bearers are both Hispanic. Our nation's Hispanic population grew 43 percent in the last decade; Texas is projected to be majority Hispanic by 2020.Both Castro and Cruz are Harvard-educated lawyers, and their competing speeches in Tampa and Charlotte showed that they're both gifted orators. But they offer astoundingly different visions about the priorities and values of our nation and the role of government in society: Is government an agent of the public good or an enemy of the free market?Cruz speaks of our "stark choice" and the belief that "government is not the answer" but fosters "dependency, destroying individual liberty." He pledges to "restore our constitution" and "return to the founding principles." Cruz sees the greatest steps forward over the last two years not in Republican gains against Democrats, but in Tea Party victories against established Republicans. He favors repealing Roe v. Wade; abolishing the federal Education, Energy and Commerce departments and the IRS; replacing Social Security with private accounts; and blocking nontraditional paths to citizenship.With 65 percent of Texas' Hispanics historically voting Democratic, and similar numbers nationally, can Cruz help make Republican inroads in our fastest-growing voting bloc? Failure to stem this tide may mean an inevitable "blue" shift in Texas. The choice of Castro to fill the same convention slot that launched Obama into the White House should be lost on no one. Castro speaks with a very different voice from Cruz: "The path is always forward," and, as individuals, we "recognize there are some things we cannot do alone."Castro is pro-choice and supports expanding college loans, providing healthcare for all, boosting preschool programs for children and enacting the Dream Act for immigrants. He sees government-built roads, schools and infrastructure as creating "opportunity today, prosperity tomorrow" and envisions government not giving handouts but assuring a chance for each American to succeed.Castro rejects the notion that "if we all just go our own way, our nation will be stronger for it," saying instead that "if we sever the threads that connect us, the only people who will go far are those who are already ahead."The narrative of what drew Castro to become a Democrat and what caused Cruz to become a Republican -- and which better attracts Hispanic and crossover voters -- probably will decide who leads Texas, and likely the nation, over the coming decades.Castro surely agrees with Cruz that voters have a "stark choice"-- between a view that government fosters dependency and a view that government can foster prosperity. Giving people a clear choice is what a political campaign should be about.Former state Rep. Jim Dunnam was House Democratic Leader and chaired the House Committee on Federal Economic Stabilization Funding. He is a senior fellow at the Texas First Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that focuses on state policy. www.jimdunnam.com.Have more to add? News tip? Tell us


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The October 20 sailing of the Disney Magic has been canceled. - Disney Cruise Line cancels 2 sailings for unplanned maintenance on the Wonder
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text: Eastern University official visits ETBU, shadows Provost Madysen Neathery ETBU hosted a distingushed guest this week. Polly Berol, an official from Eastern University in Philadelphia, shadowed Dr. Sherilyn Emberton as part of the Leadership Development Institute sponsored by the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities. Dr. Emberton shared with Berol the inner-workings of ETBU, and introduced her to several people that work in different departments on campus. The duo exploreddifferent aspects of the school and a variety of management and development strategies. Berol is employed at Eastern University, working primarily in finance and management. Throughout her 22 years at the school, she has held numerous positions, including the administration and monitoring of more than $40 million in budgets, managing and expanding facilities, and a number of other jobs. Berol was born in Schenectady, New York in 1961. Her family soon moved to the suburbs of Philadelphia where she grew up. She attended Gordon College and got her BA in Economics in 1983. Berol went back to school and got her MBA in Economic Development in 1990 from Eastern University. She has been married to her husband, Peter, for 18 years. The two live in Havertown, Pennsylvania with her three daughters. Her husband works as the Executive Director of Marketing and the Interim Director of Enrollment for the Campolo College of Eastern University. Her family has attended Hope Community Church in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania for almost eight years. Through the LDI, Berol has an opportunity to see what it is like to work different jobs in other colleges and universities around the nation.


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Eyebrows were raised when photos surfaced of highly anticipated Toronto Raptors rookie Jonas Valanciunas wearing a walking boot.
The team confirmed Monday morning that he has a strained left calf.
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Limited-Edition Beer Tasting: "The Pearl" Sake & Oak-conditioned Hefeweizen
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Made to honor legendary Portland Beer Scribe Fred Eckhart on his 86th Birthday, this unique cask-conditioned ale is made with a large percentage of top quality wheat malt and fermented with a special German ale yeast. Post fermentation, this beer is aged on French Oak that has been soaked in Momakawa Pearl Sake. It pours orangey-yellow and cloudy. The aroma is that of wheat, bananas, sake, and mild oak notes. The flavor is mildly sweet and refreshing with a hint of floral hoppiness.
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Susan Kare likes iOS 7's icons
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Macintosh icon designer talks about her work at Apple
Path has a nice interview with Susan Kare, a graphic designer and creator of the original Macintosh icons and typefaces that so many of us are familiar with. Kare reveals that she first came to work at Apple with the title "Macintosh Artist." She got the job through a high school friend, Andy ...
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In the Yin-Yang Symbol - also known as the Taiji Symbol - we see the colors white and black each containing the other. According to the principles of Taoist cosmology, the same is true for all pairs of opposites: right and wrong, good and bad, beautiful and ugly, friend and enemy, etc.
Through polarity processing techniques, we encourage rigid oppositions to begin to "dance" - to re-member their inter-relatedness. Our idea of "self" (as opposed to "others") begins then to flow freely in the space between existence and non-existence.


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Smartphones have become an effective way for criminals to distribute malware because it's harder to recognize on a smartphone than it is on a PC. "Screen real estate is very limited on these devices," he says. "The visual cues we're used to on PCs [when we download a virus] are not available in a mobile environment. Even to sophisticated users, it's not entirely clear what's happening behind the scenes."
Faster connectivity and more powerful devices further complicate security. Schmidt says both factors make it easier to download malware more quickly, without the user knowing. "That makes a compromised device more valuable to a bad guy," he adds.
It also makes smartphones more susceptible to drive-by downloads.
How Drive-By Downloads Work on Your Smartphone
Attackers are adapting the popular and effective drive-by download method, popularized on PCs, for mobile devices, says Kevin Johnson, founder of information security consultancy Secure Ideas and author of Security 542: Web Application Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking.
Drive-by downloads work by exploiting vulnerabilities in Web browsers, plug-ins or other components that work within browsers. Through a browser vulnerability, drive-by downloads dump an application onto the user's computer, such as fake anti-virus software--malware that's masked as anti-virus software.
On a smartphone, drive-by downloads work differently, says Johnson, who is also a senior instructor with the SANS Technology Institute. "With an iPhone, I can't browse to a Website and have it install an app on my iPhone. The iPhone is not capable of doing that, which is good," he says. "The problem is that the drive-by download model has changed to take that into account."
So instead of dumping an app onto your smartphone's OS, the infected Website exploits a vulnerability in, say, the Safari browser and runs commands or packages within the phone's operating system to change the way it works, says Johnson.
"It's not installing the software, but it's still doing bad stuff to the phone," he adds. "It's considered jail-breaking or rooting the device."
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I had been trying desperately to lower my homocysteine with a high dose of ordinary folate. It had worked in 2004, but not any more. Then I read about 5-MTHF and thought that 1 mg should do it. Disappointment again. Then I made a mistake and ordered 5-MTHF in the 5 mg strength. That did it. My number is 8.5 where I want it to be. I may have to toggle back and forth between the two strengths because it can be unwise to lower homocysteine too much.
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So far so good. Men have to be careful with iron. This seems to be very good.
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Coca-Cola's CEO has suggested that he will continue to lead the soft drinks company after he turns 65 next year, according to reports.
In a report in the Financial Times today (14 September), Neville Isdell was cited as saying: "There is no set date (for retiring). I don't think age is a factor. Look at the age of the people who are running today for president.
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Isdell replaced Doug Daft as CEO in May 2004, having joined the Coca-Cola system in 1966. He left the company in 1998 to serve as chairman of Coca-Cola Beverages, a company that went public the same year. In 2000, he negotiated a merger with Hellenic Bottling Company to form Coca-Cola HBC and became its chief executive officer. He left CCHBC at the end of 2001.
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Jane and Jim are in the prime of their careers. They both work hard and are successful. But only one of them leaves breadcrumbs.
Jane writes code. She's been writing ruby the last 8 months, and she has joined Coursera, Codecademy, and RailsTutors to help her further her knowledge of ruby/rails while broadening her horizons to the world of backbone.js, a deeper grasp of jQuery, and even dipping her toes in iOS work. She blazes through lessons, and even though she has no particular use for them right now, she will in the future.
Jane meditates every night, and in the mornings she does yoga. She prides herself on her superb health, and has a strict regime she created for her body style. Her collection of teas, herbs, and natural spices are formidible to anyone who might enter her kitchen unawares. Others ask how she maintains her beautiful womanly figure while working in a seditary lifestyle, and when she answers, she often forgets some of her major points.
Jane recently went to Spain, which was to her delight because she can speak Spanish fluently. She was able to haggle shopkeepers, and find her way around, quenching her thirst for an exploratory vacation. All those nights of studying Spanish paid off. But her knowledge of languages doesn't end there, as Jane can speak 7 languages, and 5 of those fluently. Jane loves travel because it makes her feel accomplished. It makes her feel like her love for studying languages is worth her while.
Kind of an expensive way to feel accomplished.
Jim has worked in a startup the last four years. It is the single most gratifying thing he's done in his whole life. The last four years have been coding, coding, and more coding. He loves it, but it's hard. While he pushes himself to learn more every day, it is easy to forget what else life has to offer, but Jim had the foresight to leave breadcrumbs.
A photograph can capture a moment, and while Jim doesn't have the time to always go through his photos, he certainly took the time to set up photosharing between all his devices, and sometimes his iPad will show him a photo that he has forgotten, and for an infinitesimal moment, Jim pulls his eyes away from work and takes the photo in, faint smile on his lips.
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Experts in Florida worry that the fear of buying a home containing Chinese drywall may hurt the real estate market, The Tampa Tribune reports.
Home buyers are wary of purchasing a house with Chinese drywall. Prospective buyers are being advised to add a clause in the sales contract which would allow the agreement to be cancelled if Chinese drywall is discovered before closing. Potential buyers are also urges to hire a professional inspector if the house was built between 2004 and 2007 and to watch for corroded or black electrical wiring, tarnished metal or silver and the smell of rotten eggs.
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Now that the jet stream has moved to its customary position
Isn't in nice to have some sunshine back in Blighty Seems like the jet stream has been AWOL from its usual position, bringing us loads of rain and the US a drought in some parts. It seems to have returned to its usual position for the moment. No doubt we'll be grizzling about having to irrigate before long, but it was time to seize the moment
The main car park near Orford quay gets well crowded but the castle grounds further back into the village are big enough to avoid getting overrun. English Heritage charge for entrance to the castle but not the grounds. The grounds are a pretty good place to laze and have a picnic, and close enough to Richardson's smokehouse and Pinney's shop on the quay. Pinney's apparently have their own oysterbeds and DW tells me oysters are apparently really good value, though I can't abide them myself
It sounded like there were a fair few Londoners escaping the Smoke and the Olympics prep this weekend. Orford's well set up for weekend visitors – I was tickled by the incitement to bend the parking regulations at the Crown and Castle
I haven't seen any traffic wardens either, but I'd be hesitant to generalise that there aren't any at all. Maybe the landlord knows mroe baout the council spending cuts than I'm aware of. Either way, I admire his chutzpah in getting a sign all painted up professionally, it's a state of affairs he anticipates staying for a long time.
How lucky are you! It's still raining here in Kendal. Yes,I know the lakes are famous or infamous for it – but still……..
On the good side- I still wake up on a Monday morning and relish not having to get up for work and that's after 5 years 'early retirement'.
I have just found your blog and enjoying it immensely.
One question for you though- when you told friends and acquaintances you were retiring early, what was the common reaction from them?
I was really quite taken aback at some of the responses I got!
Enjoy the sun – please send some up here
Always nice to your photos! Some day I'll have to reciprocate and bring you scenery from Oregon.
Good to see you out and about enjoying the sunshine! And an immense relief to hear that the Gulf Stream has finally got its act together for a while. I was beginning to think that these islands have only two seasons; warmish monsoon, and chilly monsoon.
Glad you had a nice day in Orford. I remember the place from about 20 years ago. I recall that shoreline changes over the centuries have created an interesting topography.
For me, the nice weather means a spell of exterior painting. Hopefully, this won't be the last of the summer.
[...] Orford is a favourite haunt, which happens to be close to the mushroom hunting woods, and the particular delicacy we were after is available only from Richardson's Smokehouse there: their Smoked Cod Roe. Cod roe is very nutritious, and I like it from the big tins you sometimes find in supermarkets, though it seem to be getting hard to find. When I do find it I clear the shelf. The small tins that Tesco et al seem to favour these days are far more expensive by weight. [...]


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While my vote would have been for Skipper, I hate to see it turn out this way. I also don't believe Hashe was "bought out". I agree that his chances to win as an independent would not have been as good as his chances as a Republican. I understand, and respect his decision to drop out. My hope is maybe Skipper has heard some of the concerns of those who were going to vote for Hashe and considers their concerns in future decisions. (some of them were rational and reasonable concerns.) Hashe didn't have my vote, but he does have my respect for this decision, and I hate he didn't get a chance at a level playing field election process.
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"The fees apply to usage levels that are significantly higher than the average, which is 8,000 gallons a month for residential accounts, meaning the fees won't be charged to most users."
The above comment was from Hirschfeld. Then the article says: "Additional fees will be imposed for excess usage. For single-family residential accounts, the fee is $2.50 for every 1,000 gallons for all usage between 65,000 and 75,000 gallons during a billing cycle and $5 per 1,000 gallons for all usage over 75,000 gallons during a billing cycle."
Note that is says FOR ALL USAGE over 65,000 and 75,000 gallons.
So, which one is it? Under 8,000 no fee, or a fee of $2.50 from the get go? Where is Hirschfeld coming up with the 8,000 gallon figure?
If you re-read the article, this is not a quote from me.
However answering your question, the "additional fees" only kick in for those users that exceed 65,000 gallons usage in a billing cycle. The 8,000 stated was mentioned as an average user.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Freddie Prinze Jr. - Celebrity AstrologyWe offer interpretations of the birth charts of famous people and famous relationships in this section of the site. Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr. (Celebrity Relationship Astrology)
Some Astrological Notes about Sarah: Her Sun is in Aries, and she also has an Aries Venus. Her Moon is in Pisces, Mars is in Pisces, and Mercury is in Taurus. He has a Pisces Sun, Gemini Moon, with Mercury in Aquarius, Venus in Aquarius, and Mars in Gemini. He has a Libra Ascendant with Pluto rising. Sarah is a strong Aries with a soft touch--her Pisces Moon and Mars in Pisces add a vulnerable, dreamy side to her. She can come on strong, and sweet at the same time! Sarah can be bafflingly subtle and feminine, and headstrong and determined as well. Perhaps that's why she did such a standout job in her role as Erica Cane's daughter in All My Children, a character that was kind of wicked, but confused and vulnerable at the same time. With Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a show with cult status) and a few movies under her belt, we're sure to be seeing more of this young actress. Freddie Prinze Jr. is the son of the late Freddie Prinze, best known for his role in the '70s sitcom Chico and the Man.
Freddie has a Libra Ascendant, with Pluto conjunct the Ascendant--giving him a persona that is pleasant but intense. He possesses huge presence, and will hardly go unnoticed in life. Freddie has a T-square involving the Sun, Moon, Mars, and Neptune. This is a difficult aspect, suggesting a tendency to get "let down" by the people around him. This is likely due to inflated expectations. He has a dreamy quality--a strong imagination, and escapist tendencies. Difficult Sun-Neptune aspects are often associated with a weakened or debilitated father figure. In Freddie's case, his father shot himself when he was less than a year old. Freddie dealt with rumors of his father's drug activities in early life, and felt left out in high school. Sarah and Freddie: Synastry & Composite Chart Freddie and Sarah have a classic cross-contact: her Moon falls directly on his Sun, creating an immediate, and even primal, bond between them. Interestingly, Sarah's Moon-Mars conjunction falls on Freddie's Sun; and his Moon-Mars conjunction sextiles her Sun. It's no wonder they noticed each other and felt an immediate connection! Sarah's Sun falls on his seventh-house Jupiter--another pleasant and natural connection that builds trust and forgiveness. Furthermore, it sextiles his Venus, suggesting a mutual, easy affection between them. Their composite chart does reveal some challenges in their relationship. But first, the good stuff: their composite Sun is tightly conjunct Mercury, suggesting a relationship that features plenty of TALK. These two will want to share all sorts of details with each other, and will thrive on their intellectual rapport. They may just talk their way out of the more difficult aspects of their composite chart! The Sun and Mercury receive a helpful trine from Saturn, giving them staying power and an easy commitment to each other. Venus forms a wide trine to Uranus and a tight sextile to Jupiter, adding some spice to their love life and a pleasant camaraderie. The challenges come with Venus square to Neptune, Mars opposite Uranus, and Pluto opposing the Sun and Mercury. Their composite Moon and Mars are also square Saturn. These aspects reveal some problems with too-high expectations of the relationship, a tendency to go to extremes when it comes to activities they do together, and arguments that can be volatile. This latter energy can be stimulating and sexually charged, but challenging when the frustrations that Saturn brings to the relationship--namely, a tendency to criticize and blame during disagreements. More Celebrity Astrology |
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