We have been going Pop Art crazy in the Art Room! With a focus on the wonderful Mr Andy Warhol. The children have made Artwork, clay tiles and sculptures inspired by the POP Art Movement.
Year 6 studied the American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe and created these beautiful wire and tissue paper sculptures, inspired by her work.
Year 5 created these dancing ballerina sculptures, inspired by Edgar Degas' 'Little Dancer', using pipe cleaners, foil and mod roc.
Year 2 used oil pastels and paint to create their own versions of Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'.
We have been very busy in the Art room, learning about artists and styles and making everything from Diva for Diwali to Nativity sets for the Year 3 production. Here are just some of the highlights.
The whole school from reception to Year have been making Christmas cards and decorations!
Year 6 have been learning about the work of William Morris as part of their Victorian topic.
Year 5 created a spacescape inspired by images from the Hubble telescope, as part of their Science topic. They using lots of different art materials and techniques to achieve their images.
As part of their 'Romans' topic, the children in Year 4 had a go at reconstructing some of the most famous Roman architecture. They used lots of different materials from junk modelling and lollipop sticks to clay.
What could you make out of a match box? This is what Year 4 made with theirs!
Year 4 made this display to celebrate the qualities that made Gandhi a great man.
Year 3 made sarcophagus' as part of their studies into the life and times of the Egyptians.
Year 3 also had great fun learning all about the American artist Keith Haring. They produced their own work in his style and the collaborative piece, above using scrunched up tissue paper & glue.
Year 2 studied Claude Monet's Water Lilies before producing their own work with oil pastels, soft pastels and tissue paper.
Year 2 made little paper house and painted and cut fire as part of their 'Great Fire of London' project.
Year 1 were making poppies to remember all the people who have died fighting for their country. They also made clay Divas for celebrate Diwali.
And winter pictures using oil pastel and watercolours.
The Art department was busy making sets for the Christmas production.
As part of our 'World of Work' theme, we focused on at the growing creative Animation industry.
The children from Year 3 to Year 5 had brilliant fun making their own Stop Motion Animations. They story boarded ideas, shot the frames, uploaded their images to Movie Maker and added audio.
Year 1 learnt how to mix flesh tones to create their wonderful self portraits.
Year 2's photographic self-portraits in the style of Rene Magritte.
Year 3 studied POP Art and designed a portrait influenced by Andy Warhol's 'Mick Jagger' portraits.
And tempting us with their POP Art food!
Year 4 transformed themselves into Manga Characters!
Year 5 drew portraits inspired by Frida Kahlo using oil pastels.
Year 6 made this great art piece, that we called 'One Man's Trash..' using items that would otherwise be thrown away.
Year 5 made this impressive plastic bottle chandelier in the style of artist Dale Chahuly.
Year 3 were having a lovely calm half term learning how to Zen Doodle. They then applied their new skill to a different surface.
Year 2 were learning about water and we had great fun using everything from melted crayons, cotton wool, and glitter to watercolours to create our pictures.
Year 1 were learning about texture and made this great texture wall using recycled materials.
Year 5 were reading JK Rowling's 'The Philosopher's Stone' so they drew oils using charcoal and oil pastel owls.
Year 3 imaged and described beautiful settings. We then used pointillism technique to make these wonderfully bright landscapes.
Year 2 used their knowledge of symmetry to make these great Fantastic Mr Fox wanted posters.
Year 1 used oil pastels and water colours to draw characters from their chosen author, Julia Donaldson.
Year 4 made these portraits using ink, paint and tissue paper collage.
Working together, the children produced this artwork in response to a poem written by a child in a concentration camp.
Year 1 produced artworks to reflect the colours and textures of the different seasons.
Year 2 learnt how to weave as part of their 'Back in Time' Project.
Inspired by Vincent van Gogh, Year 3 made these beautiful chairs using wooden pegs.
Year 4 learnt how to make and weave a Radial Loom as part of their 'Back in Time' theme.
In the style of Henri Matisse, Year 5 created these fabric collage canvas' and paper collage vases.
Year 6 learnt the language and techniques of drawing with perspective.
Meet our new school T-Rex, designed by Zainab in Mint class and painted by some of our Year 6 students.
Year 1 mixed colours and painted rocks to show their understanding of primary colours and secondary colours. Then they transformed them into these very cute ROCK Monsters!
Year 3 looked at some of Paul Cezanne's fruit still lives. Looking closely at the fruit the children had to identify all the colours and then locate them for their collages. They worked brilliantly together to produce these clever pictures that show great observational skills.
Year 4 studied the American artist, Georgia O'Keeffe. Using a glue and paint solution the children drew a section of a flower in the style of the artist. They thought about which colours worked together, blending them from dark to light to create these beautiful flowers.
Year 5 examined the work of artist, Edgar Degas. They read 'Degas and the Little Dancer' and practiced drawing wooden artist mannequins in ballerina poses.
The children then modelled wire and masking tape to complete the skeleton of their sculptures. Next they wrapped plaster of Paris bandage onto the skeleton and secured it in a base of clay.
Year 6 worked collaboratively to produce this beautiful artwork inspired by Gustav Klimt. The children used watercolours and gold paint on calico fabric.
Our lunchtime Year 6 Art Club made these brilliant pictures by melting crayons down a canvas and sticking confetti.
Summer Term 1 was all about faces, lots of different faces and personalities.
Each Year group produced self-portraits using a variety of art materials and inspired by different artists and themes. The work was then displayed in 'Sudbury's Portrait Gallery'. I think you will agree that they all look fantastic!
YEAR 3 self-portraits in the style of Gustav Glimt.
YEAR 4 self-portraits inspired by Pablo Picasso Cubism Movement.
YEAR 5 self-portraits inspired by Amedeo Modigliani.
YEAR 6 photographic collage self-portraits.
Another great half term in the Art room…..
Year 1 were learning about the Seasons. The children discussed the colours and textures of each seasons before creating these beautiful pictures using poster paint, tissue paper, oil pastels and water colours.
Year 2 were learning about the author Roald Dahl, so naturally we looked at the work of the fabulous illustrator, Quentin Blake as inspiration.
The children first made a tissue paper collage for the background to their pictures before drawing characters in the style of Quentin Blake. The result really brightens up the Year 2 corridor.
Year 3 were focusing on colour. They looked at the life and works of Pop artists, including Andy Warhol.
Then, using clay and poster paints, the children made these impressive pop art self-portrait tiles.
Year 4 were learning about pattern. They discussed, What is a pattern? Where do we see patterns? The children then sourced and studied patterns before they designed and printed their own using block printing ink.
Year 5 were focusing on space whilst learning how to successfully draw objects in a still life. Using modern day objects that interested the children, they picked their favourite still life and used the techniques learnt to produce these lovely pictures.
The children choose their materials from pencil, charcoal, oil pastels, water colours, felt tips and chalk.
Year 6's were focusing on line whilst learning how to create one-point perspective pictures. First we looked at the famous example, Leonardo di Vinci's 'The Last Supper'. Then we learnt the language and techniques used to create the illusion of depth.
The children chose their own pictures and materials to create these beautiful artworks.
Year 1 were focusing on colour, specifically Hot and Colour colours. They created these beautiful pictures using water colours and printing ink.
Year 2 were learning about the artist Vincent van Gogh. They used oil pastels and collage to create these beautiful pictures inspired by Vincent van Gogh's 'Sunflowers'.
And if that wasn't amazing enough they worked as a year group, collecting hundreds of bottle tops, as part of their focus on recycling and sustainability, and created this beautiful interpretation of Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry, Starry Night'.
Year 3 were focusing on line. They looked at the life and works of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe, before learning the skill of zen-doodling. They worked together to make these wonderful flowers using pen and ink and poster paints.
Year 4 were focusing on shape. They created fun life-sized Keith Haring paintings that are now scaling the KS2 corridors.
They also brought in recycled glass bottles as part of our whole school topic, recycling and sustainability and produced these beautiful ornamental painted bottles, decorated with colourful Keith Haring style figures.
Year 5 were focusing on form. They were learning about English artist L.S. Lowry. They used mono-line printing and watercolours to create their own Lowry inspired works of art. To further extend the idea of form, they used recycled boxes to make their own little houses before working together to make a village sculpture.
Year 6 focus was texture. They used charcoals to create the illusion of texture when sketching fish and fish scales. They then used recycled fabrics to sew fish and create this beautifully textured fabric river.
The children designed their own unique soft toys to take on their residential trip. The selected fabric, made patterns and cut the fabric before hand sewing and stuffing their toys. Lastly the gave their toy a face, accessories and created a personality. The results are wonderful!
The children having been learning about the different mechanisms in moving pictures, including the wheel, pivot and levers and the slider. They applied this knowledge when making their won moving pictures.
The children have been learning about where their food comes from and about different breads from around the world.They followed a recipe, carefully measured out their ingredients and made delicious bread rolls.
The children in Year 4 looked at Roman Architecture as part of their studies into Roman times. They looked at the Colosseum, Viaducts and temples. Using different materials the children built/made their own Roman structures.
The children have been learning how to hygienically and safely prepare a salad. They have been learning how to cut vegetable using the claw grip and the bridge hold and how to plan a nutritiously balanced meal. They definitely enjoyed the result.


One of the best golf lessons is not to change your normal routine when playing a round of golf.
Better than that, one of the best golf lessons is to experiment with different routines only on your practice range, if at all.
A standard and consistent pre-shot routine can significantly improve your golf game. It can help you hit your golf ball straighter and farther.
The challenge, however, is not to experiment with changing your routine during your play but during your pre-play practice, if at all.
If you are hitting straight golf shots and getting good distance with your irons and woods, why would you want to change your routine at all?
Sticking to a regular routine instills confidence in the swing. It promotes consistency so that you can hit your best golf shots.
There is no question about the importance of an overall routine, as alluded to in the article, such as practicing at the range prior to play just as do the pros.
However, when I speak of a consistent routine, it relates to the pre-swing routine while in play.
My pre-shot routine is simple and easy.
I first view the overall shot, including the precise distance from my ball to the target.
I check for any wind conditions, especially for cross winds and wind velocity.
I view my lie to determine whether my ball is sitting up or not. I also check to see if it is a slice, hook or an even lie.
In addition, I try to determine the slope of my target and the safest place to hit in relation to my target.
Once I have analyzed these conditions, I use one of my Locked-In Golf™ Techniques to lock-in either a draw, fade or straight golf ball flight alignment depending on whether I want to curve my ball or hit it dead straight to my target.
Many of my Locked-In Golf™ Techniques are available in books, DVDs and Special Reports at http://lockedingolf.com.
Once locked-in to the ball flight alignment of my choice, I then complete my pre-shot proceedings.
My pre-shot proceedings consist of assuming a comfortable stance and posture to the ball, centering the sweet spot of the club face as near to the back of the ball as possible and aligning my shoulders parallel with my target line.
Then it just becomes a matter of keeping my left heel planted, maintaining a steady head and executing a simple golf swing without any manipulation of the club to rotate my established alignment and swing path off course.
You too can hit your ball straighter and farther by establishing a consistent routine.
This may be one of the best golf lessons you will ever receive.
How To Hit A Golf Ball Straight: Does Visualization Really Work?
Some experts believe you can learn how to hit a golf ball straight by using visualization.
by seeing in the "mind's eye" precisely the pattern, direction and distance the ball will fly.
A recent golf article contends that a majority of professional golfers produce so many straight golf shots because they visualize their golf shots exceedingly well.
They all visualize their flight of the ball. Well they actually do more than just that.
Here is what I mean. They practice their golf swing until it feels right to them, then they get behind the ball and look for a spot in the fairway or golf course that they want their ball to land or go towards. At that point in time they see their golf swing and watch the flight of the ball until it lands. This is done without ever hitting the ball. This is how to swing in golf using visualization.
With the visualization over they then go to the ball and address it with their club.
I concede that many great golfers use the visualization golf method for their shot making, basically because they have honed their swing to near perfection by practicing so much.
However, I doubt the efficacy of this method when it comes to the recreational and weekend golfer. Here is why such golf swing instructions do not work well for average golfers.
The instant you grip a club with an interlocking, overlapping or baseball style of grip, your club face will rotate to an effective open alignment. In addition, your club will rotate to an out-to-in swing path across your shoulders, all of which will establish a slice ball flight.
However, this slice ball flight alignment is not permanent.
As a result, any body movement after initially gripping a club in such a conventional manner will cause the alignment and path of the club head to rotate to a different alignment.
Further, any additional body movement will cause the alignment and swing path of the club head to rotate to different alignments, with each subsequent body movement .
Therefore, just because a golfer is able to swing his or her club until it feels right to them during their practice swing does not mean the "feel right" sensation will exist when the club face is then transferred to behind the ball. The alignment and path of the club will change during the transfer of the club and, as a result, the anticipated ball flight will not occur.
If the club is un-gripped after the practice swing, and then re-gripped for the actual swing, any body movement between the time it is re-gripped and the completion of the set up routine also will cause the alignment and swing path of the club to change and, the visualization of the golf shot during the practice swing can no longer be relied on.
On the other hand, if you lock-in a square alignment and an on line swing path of your club face during your set up routine and do not thereafter unlock your right-hand lifeline from your left thumb, there will be no further rotation.
Then, assuming you complete your set up proceedings properly, a non-manipulative swing will deliver the same alignment and swing path to the ball as existed at final address and you will produce the ball flight you intended.
This means if you lock-in a square alignment and an on line swing path during your set up routine, complete your pre-swing proceedings properly and execute a simple golf swing, you will experience precisely how to hit a golf ball straight.
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In terms of playing better golf and learning how to drive your golf ball straight it is critical that you practice sufficiently to know the average yardage for each club in your set.
The reason for knowing the average yardage for each club in your set when learning how to drive your golf ball straight is the tendency of many golfers to believe they can hit their ball the maximum yardage they have experienced with each club during their practice sessions.
The consequence of playing for the maximum distance you have experienced with each club is the likelihood of your ball falling short of your target more often than not.
If you truly want to improve your golf game and lower your golf scores, play for the average yardage for each club instead of the maximum.
Please keep in mind that the average yardage for each club in your set will be different with each change of season.
Typically, the average golfer will be able to hit a club 10 percent farther in the summer months than in the wintertime.
for example, you may be able to hit your sand wedge about 100 yards on the average in the summertime but if you check carefully you probably will find the average yardage for your sand wedge in the winter months will be approximately only 90 yards.
This of course depends on how far you reside from th equator.
For instance, if you reside in Southern Florida you are not likely to see much difference in the average yardage of each club from one season to the next. In Northern Michigan, you most definitely will.
Summer ot Fall– select the club that will carry the distance to the target on the average. This golf swing tip will help improve your golf and lower your scores.
By doing so, you should experience hitting the ball to your target more often than being short of it. It also should be beneficial in terms of learning how to drive your golf ball straight.
Probably the fastest way to learn how to hit a golf ball straight is to begin with the shorter clubs.
The reason why one should begin with the shorter clubs when learning how to hit a golf ball straight is that they have less dispersion associated with them.
The club face of shorter clubs remain square to the target line longer during the impact zone than less lofted clubs.
If you want to begin hitting some of the best golf shots of your life, you should start off with the most lofted club in your set–typically a wedge of some sort–and swing at different levels.
For example, begin your practice with your most lofted club with no more than a one-quarter swing.
Once you are able to hit consistentlystraight golf shotswith one-quarter swings, you should then move up to one-half swings with your most lofted club.
Then,once again, when you are able to hit consistently straight golf shots with a one-half swing, move on to a three-quarter swing and then on to a full swing.
Once you are able to hit straight golf shots with a one-quarter, one-half, three-quarter and a full swing with your most lofted club, then move up to the next most lofted club and repeat the process, continuing in this manner through your entire set.
It truly is a proven way to improve your golf swing and lower your golf scores.
It likewise is a proven way to learn how to hit a golf ball straight.
I am amused at some of the suggestions I read about how to drive a golf ball straight.
For example, I recently read an article that suggested you should place the ball off your left toe, grip only your left hand on your club and then simulate a golf swing with your right hand as a way to learn how to hit a golf ball straight.
Personally, I don't believe this practice routine is going to produce your best golf shots.
"For this drill you need your driver.
1. Take your driver in your left had (right hand for the left handed golfer).
2. Take your normal stance. Feet nice and wide as they would be if you were driving the ball.
3. Take your driver and place it in front of your right toe. In terms of distance away from your right toe, your left arm should be nice and straight.
4. From this position you need to hang your right hand down where it would be if you were gripping your club. Make a back swing with your right hand. Ensure that you make a full turn as you normally would if you were driving the ball. Now your left arm and club will move slightly but try to keep the club relatively straight.
5. Now this step is the most important. Make a down swing but you MUST keep the club straight. You will feel some tension in your shoulders as you do this. Rotate your hips as far as you can but keep the club straight. From this position it is near impossible to come from outside the line. This position will get your hips rotating before your shoulders which is a key component in fixing your slice.
You will find the complete article at http://golfswingjourney.com/how-to-fix-a-slice-right-toe-drill.html.
In all due respect to the author of this piece, swinging with only one hand does not accurately simulate an actual golf swing.
The instant a golf club is gripped with either an overlapping, interlocking or baseball style of grip, the club face will rotate to an efffective open alignment.
In addition, the instant such a conventional style of grip is formed on a club, the elbow line–the imaginary line running across the interior of the elbows-will rotate to create an out-to-in swing path of the club face.
This combination of an effective open alignment and an out-to-in swing path establishes a slice ball flight alignment.
To make matters worse, any subsequent movement of a body part or, a set of body parts, will rotate the club face to a different ball flight alignment.
Considering the reality there are typically several body part movements after the grip is formed on the club but, before the club is swung, the ball is likely to fly in any direction but straight, irrespective of how the right hand is swung.
When the golf swing instructions are followed to lock-in a straight ball flight alignment, the down swing will deliver a square club face to the ball at impact on a path that matches the target line and the ball will fly on a straight course to the target, without having to manipulate the right hand during the swing in any manner. It happens automatically.
For more information about learning how to hit a golf ball straight by using Locked-In Golf Techniques, visit http://lockedingolf.com.
A recent article suggests three golf swing tips to improve your golf game..
Although the article was directed more toward the beginning golfer, the three golf swing tips should be beneficial for all levels of golfers. They should help you to learn how to hit a golf ball straight.
In terms of the three guidelines mentioned in the article, the first may be the most significant: ensure you have a consistent and repeatable set up. As Ben Hogan once remarked, 90 percent of the swing is completed before it even begins.
"A terrific golf lesson to remember is to not try to copy or imitate any other golfer too closely. Every single golfer is exclusive in height, weight and flexibility so what functions for others may perhaps not function for you. Specific fundamentals may be copied like the grip, stance and posture but commonly most of the golf swing is an individual thing.
Listed here are my 3 most important golf swing guidelines for beginners that may get you off to a terrific commence inside your golfing life.
Just about every single professional golfer on tour has a set routine for hitting the golf ball that they do every single single time. You'll be able to choose up some useful golf swing guidelines just by watching them. They're all exclusive in their own way but they generally maintain it consistent.
Most professionals stand behind the golf ball before the shot and take a great appear down the target line and exactly where they want the ball to finish. What they're carrying out is visualizing their shot through the air and how it really is going to arrive in the destination.
Some take a good deal of practice swings and some only take several. They all have their own little quirks and habits that get them feeling comfortable before they hit the golf ball. The point here is to obtain your own routine that functions for you. Repeat it every time before your hit your golf shot.
This really is a prevalent challenge that I see beginner golfers make day in and day out. It truly is such an vital golf swing fundamental to grasp and fully grasp.
A lot of golfers move the golf club back way too rapid and commonly too far on the inside. This creates a smaller and inconsistent arc that reduces club head speed and thus power.
It's vital inside the take away to move the club back low to the ground and slow till your arms are extended ready to move up to the leading of the back swing. This creates a wider arc and assists you to generate far more power at the same time as keeping the club head on the right plane square to the target.
Having a complete, full follow through is critical. The perfect follow through is to end up with your hands high. This may only happen if your arms continue through the impact zone till they finish above your head.
Again this will result in far more distance inside your shots as a result of far better get in touch with as well as a greater release of the club head through the swing. It also assists to lessen the chances of any decelerating on your golf swing which can result in slices and shanks.
Give these golf swing tips a try and get your golf game off to a solid commence. Function on creating a solid, repeatable golf swing that may maintain you playing fantastic golf well into the future.
For a read of the complete article, log on to http://www.handgunsonsale.com/the-three-most-important-golf-swing-recommendations-for-beginners/.
The other two guidelines can be beneficial as well in terms of producing straight golf shots.
As the article suggests, you should take your club back very low and slow. All too many golfers rush their back swing and take the club too much to the inside of the target line which typically sets up a slice ball flight.
In terms of finishing with your hands high, this is a consequence of a good swing. It occurs naturally as a result of a quality golf swing.
Incorporate these three golf swing tips into your golf proceedings and watch your golf game improve.
When learning how to hit a golf ball straight, you must know how to adjust for wind conditions and elevation differences between your stance and your ball.
The reason why you need to adjust for wind conditions and elevation differences when learning how to hit a golf ball straight is that they will curve the ball off line even when you would otherwise hit the ball on a straight path.
It is not all that difficult to hit straight golf shots when you lock-in a straight ball flight alignment during your setup routine.
Because once you have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment all that remains is to complete your pre-swing proceedings and execute a balanced golf swing.
More specifically, once locked-in, this means you must assume a comfortable posture and stance to your ball, center the sweet spot of your club face as near as possible to the back of your ball, align your shoulders parallel with your target line, keep your left heel planted, maintain a steady head and execute a simple golf swing.
Discounting wind conditions and elevation differences between your stance and your ball, your ball will fly on a straight path in line with your target. This is an ideal golf method to produce straight ball flights.
Nonetheless, you must adjust for cross winds and elevation differences between your stance and ball in order to curve your ball to your target, even when you have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment during your setup routine and completed the remainder of your setup proceedings as described above.
Almost any wind can affect the flight of your ball, particularly head winds and cross winds.
There is not much you can do to prevent head winds from impacting the flight of your ball other than to keep its trajectory as low as possible and maintain your spine angle during your golf swing.
On the other hand, you must adjust the direction of your ball flight to offset the impact of cross winds. How much you should offset the direction of your ball flight will depend on the severity and velocity of such cross winds.
You also must adjust the direction of your ball flight when your ball is above or below your feet, even if you have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment and completed your pre-swing proceedings as described earlier.
How much you should adjust the direction of your ball flight when the ball is above you feet will depend on the degree of elevation differential between the two. The same proposition holds true when the ball is below your feet.
You can find more information about how to hit a golf ball straight-as-an-arrow at http://lockedingolf.com.
Just remember that you must adjust for wind conditions and elevation differences between your stance and your ball even when you have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment and completed the remainder of your setup proceedings as described earlier.
One of the best golf swing instructions is to understand the reason why it is so important to take dead aim if you want to hit a golf ball straight.
The reason why this is one of the best golf swing instructions is your swing will change and your clubface will bottom-out at a different angle if you do not take dead aim during your golf shot.
Instead of hitting a straight golf shot directly to your target, your clubface will contact your ball with an open or closed alignment on an out-to-in or in-to-out swing path and, consequently, you will mishit your shot.
Here is the secret behind the "take dead aim" golf method.
If you grip your club with either an overlapping, interlocking or baseball style of grip, complete your grip by locking the lifeline of your right hand squarely and securely on your left-hand thumb, center your clubface directly behind your ball and align your shoulders parallel with your target line, your clubface will be perfectly aligned at 90 degrees behind your ball in relation to your target.
If you then keep your left heel planted, your head held steadily and execute a simple golf swing without any intentional or inadvertent manipulation of your club from its pre-swing alignment, your downswing will deliver a square clubface to your ball on a swing path that matches your shoulder and target lines.
You then will hit your golf ball straight-as-an-arrow directly to your target, discounting wind conditions and elevation differences between your stance and your ball.
This assumes you do not unlock the lifeline of your right hand from your left-hand thumb once your grip is completed. This is an ideal golf method to hit straight golf shots.
Many golfers, including professional players, will unlock and relock their lifeline/thumb connections after completing their grip on the club.
Any such "milking the club handle" in such a manner will rotate the alignment and swing path during the setup proceedings to such an extent that the clubface will no longer be squarely aligned to the target, even when the clubface is centered directly behind the ball and the shoulders arte aligned parallel with the target line at the completion of the setup routine.
Any such unlocking and relocking the lifeline/thumb connection will destroy the secret.
So, if you want to take advantage of the secret behind the "take dead aim" golf method, do not unlock the lifeline of your right hand from your left-hand thumb after completing your grip.
So, once you grip your club, center your clubface directly behind your ball and align your shoulders parallel with your target line, simply keep your left heel planted, your head held steadily and execute a non-manipulative golf swing.
Then watch your ball fly straight to your target. This golf swing instruction will dramatically improve your golf and lower your handicap.
If you do, you then should agree the above discussion of the secret behind the "take dead aim" theory has to be some of the best golf swing instructions ever written.
The best way to perfect the swoosh sound and hit a golf ball straight is to lock in a straight ball flight alignment during your setup routine.
You often can observe other golfers, including professional players, practice their golf swings until they hear a swoosh sound at a specific level or degree of their practice swing. They know you must hear the swoosh sound to hit a golf ball straight.
Then they try to swing at the same level during their actual swing, believing it will replicate the swoosh effect of their practice swing and, in turn, they will produce straight golf shots.
When you hear the swoosh sound during the impact zone of a practice swing, it will indicate that your clubface released perfectly during the impact zone to hit a golf ball straight.
That is to say, when you hear the swoosh sound during your practice swing it will indicate the arc of your swing bottomed-out perfectly during the impact zone.
This would suggest if you could swing your club at the same specific level during your actual golf swing, your clubface should contact your ball squarely on a swing path that should match your target line, and in turn your ball should fly on a straight path to your target..
However, this is not a reliable golf method.
It almost is impossible to replicate the swoosh effect of a practice swing during the actual swing unless you lock-in a square alignment and an on line swing path during your setup routine so that, irrespective of the level or degree of swing, the down swing will deliver a square clubface to the ball on a parallel path with the shoulders so that the ball will fly straight to the target.
Unless you lock-in a square alignment and an on line swing path of your clubface during your setup routine to lock-in a straight ball flight alignment, the alignment and swing path of your clubface will change in response to any body movement between the time you grip your club and the completion of your setup routine.
Consequently, the level at which the swoosh sound occurs during a practice swing will correspondingly change between the time you complete your grip and the time you complete your setup routine in response to any such body movement during the setup proceedings.
Therefore, golfers who try to swing at the same level during their actual swings as during their practice swing, when they experienced the swoosh effect, will mishit their golf shots.
The alignment and swing path of their clubface simply will rotate to a different alignment and swing path as a result of any such typical body movement during your detup routine.
Consequently, the only way that you can take advantage of the swoosh effect and improve your golf game is to lock in a straight ball flight alignment during your setup routine.
Then when you assume a comfortable stance to your ball, center the sweet spot of your clubface as near as possible to the back of your ball, align your shoulders parallel with your target line and execute a simple golf swing you will experience precisely how to hit a golf ball straight.


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"The risk would be that people would get involved with other spectators"
The CCCC has suggested that supporters could have caused trouble outside St Conleth's Park if the ill-fared Qualifier between Kildare and Mayo proceeded there.
As the Newbridge venue has a capacity of around 8,000 and demand for tickets for Saturday night's game is expected to more than double this, the CCCC opted to strip the Lilywhites of their home advantage on Health & Safety grounds and fix the game for Croke Park.
"People are eager to see their own county playing championship and it was a possibility that people would turn up seeking to get admission to try and buy tickets outside the ground despite knowing that tickets weren't available," CCCC chairman Ned Quinn told Off The Ball.
"The risk would be that people would get involved with other spectators, that's the risk.
"I wouldn't call it crowd trouble but there could be animosity shown to people who had tickets and they couldn't get them, claiming they were regular supporters of Kildare."


text:
Hometown: Plano, Texas
High School: Laurel Springs
Club: Dent Tennis Academy
Q&A with Jessica Aragon
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018; Spring 2019)
Nebraska Herman Team GPA Award (2019)
Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019)
No. 3 ranked player in Texas in Girls 18's (2018)
Girls 18's Texas Grandslam Tournament champion in doubles (2017)
Third place in Girls 18's Texas Grandslam Tournament in singles (2017)
Second place finisher at the Girls 18's Winter Nationals (2017)
Finished in first place at the Austin, Tex. ITA Tournament in doubles (2016)
Jessica Aragon finished 10-12 in spring singles play, including a 4-7 record in Big Ten play. She had her most success playing out of the No. 5 singles spot, where she was 9-9 on the year. She finished 13-10 (6-4 Big Ten) in doubles play with Vasanti Shinde and Claire Reifeis, including a 13-6 mark paired with Reifeis.
Aragon started off her first season at NU with a stellar performance at the Minnesota Invitational, Sept. 21-23. She went a perfect 3-0 in Singles Flight D, capping off her weekend with a victory in the championship over River Hart (MINN) 6-2, 6-4. Aragon and doubles partner Vasanti Shinde went 3-3 together in their first tournament playing together.
At the ITA Regionals in Iowa City, Iowa, Aragon won her first singles match in the 128-player bracket, defeating Riddhi Sharma (UMKC) 6-4, 2-6, (7-5). Aragon fell in the round of 64 to end her first fall season with a 4-1 singles record. In doubles play, Aragon and Shinde won their first three matches to advance to the quarterfinals in the 64-team doubles bracket. They lost to Martina Okalova/Vera Ploner (Tulsa) 8-2 in the quarterfinals.
"Jessica is a tremendous addition to our Husker family." Nebraska Coach Scott Jacobson said. "She is an incredible competitor with great balance to her game and has the passion to grow her game over the course of her career. In addition, we are receiving one of the best doubles players in the nation. Most importantly, she is a phenomenal human being, a high character individual and will fit in tremendously here at Nebraska. We are grateful she has chosen our Husker family."
Aragon, a five-star recruit out of Plano, Texas, was recruited by the Huskers during her time at Dent Tennis Academy. Located in Keller, Texas, Dent serves as a full-time boarding school and training facility for elite tennis players. Under the tutelage of Taylor, Phil and Jenny Dent, who were each ranked as top 50 players in the world at one point, Aragon became one of the most highly sought after players in Texas.
She placed third in the 2017 Texas Girls Grandslam 18's singles division and earned first in doubles. Aragon won the Austin ITF doubles division in 2016 and finished second at the 2017 Silver Ball Girls 18's Winter Nationals in doubles.
The daughter of Joseph and Judy Aragon, Jessica was born on June 13, 1999 in Plano, Texas. She has two brothers, Joseph and Jacob. She also has one sister, Amanda. Aragon is a business major and earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall and spring semesters of 2018-19. She was a member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2019. She elected to come to Nebraska over Colorado, SMU, Oklahoma and Baylor amongst others.
Why Aragon Chose Nebraska
"I really loved the team chemistry and coaching staff. I was also really impressed with the school and all the resources it has to offer."
Year Spring Big Ten Fall Total
2018-19 10-12 4-7 4-1 14-13
Totals 10-12 4-7 4-1 14-13
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Medhelan - Fall Of The Horned Serpent (2016) - Review
Published on Saturday, 01 October 2016 19:37
Band: Medhelan
Album title: Fall of the Horned Serpent
Label: Deivlforst Records
01. Hail The High King
02. Land Of The Ancestors
03. A Dove Among Serpents
04. Wisdom And Fear
05. The Pyre Of Gods
06. Summon The Clans
07. The Chieftains' Last Ride
08. A Song For The Exiled
09. Bonus: Fall Of The Horned Serpent (seamless mix)
Medhelan is a name that has come up frequently over the last year. Starting out almost a decade ago, Medhelan moves fluidly between the styles of dark ambient and dungeon synth. Yet dungeon synth is surely his style of choice, and where he truly shines. I first found the works of Medhelan in fall '15 on the split with Elador, A Crown Of Ice And Stone. The attention to detail on the Medhelan half was inescapable. Searching back through his discography, I found many hidden treasures. Yet each of these albums seem to have been re-mastered and released in 2015. Some for the first time, even though they were around for years. Nocturnal Wanderings caught my attention for its darker, colder nature. Whereas, The Minstrel's Fireplace Tales seemed like the beginnings of a brilliant dungeon synth career.
Fall of the Horned Serpent is not only a journey for the protagonist, but it is a reflection of the journey of Medhelan himself. As he takes on the greats of the musical world, Medhelan seeks to distinguish himself as a front-runner in the dungeon synth genre. What better avenue to find his destiny than through Deivlforst Records. Deivlforst has become synonymous with quality. Fall Of The Horned Serpent fits squarely into the Deivlforst family. The quality is only surpassed by the vision here.
One of the main themes of Medhelan is adventure in a Celtic setting. Medhelan throughout his albums has focused on making a sound which is relatable to many people, and encompasses many interpretations. Medhelan does not seek to tell you a story, so much as he seeks to be the vessel through which your own story unfolds. Succeeding in the mission, he has made music which can be personal to a wide audience. Each fan and listener can take away from his albums what they please.
Now as part of the Deivlforst family Medhelan has surely been met with a level of constructive criticism which he hasn't faced in his past endeavors. Murgrind and Grimrik, no doubt, combed through the release in painstaking detail. Bringing boldly to the surface everything that previously made Medhelan shine. Grimrik is credited with the mastering, and it shows. Fall Of The Horned Serpent is a traditional yet brilliant addition to the annals of dungeon synth. As can be expected, the album art and packaging are spot-on. The album was released as an ultra-limited edition of 100 hand-numbered digipaks. Dan Capp re-designed the Medhelan logo, bringing it in line with the rest of the Deivlforst clan. Svart Snø contributed the album art, which at once conveys the tale, but leaves plenty of room for interpretation.
As previously stated, the album is open to interpretation, indeed this is encouraged. Each track gives the listener hints at overarching themes, but leaves the details up to one's own imagination. On "Land Of The Ancestors" there are many emotions and scenarios which seem to jump out of the music. This track seems to convey a nostalgia, not for the times of old. but for the times of youth. This is a reflection upon one's childhood, lost loves, and family honor. All the things that made the protagonist what he is, these are reflected upon here. As the track progresses, there is a feeling of adventure and hope which takes over the emotional output. As if the father has offered the family sword to his son, who is preparing to venture out in search of the Horned Serpent. These are reflections, a son looking fondly upon his lands and loved ones one final time. Maybe the last time ever, so he soaks it all in, slowly. This is of course my interpretation. You can take the title and sounds in whichever direction you please.
Other tracks like "Wisdom And Fear" focus on darker scenarios. This track is slower and more melancholic. A time of reflection, "Wisdom And Fear" seems to depict the protagonist learning the mysteries of the world. The benevolent as well as the evil forces which stir within nature and man. He must learn to use these to his own ends if he is to complete the journey and take control of his destiny.
Medhelan seems to have placed himself firmly into the spotlight with Fall Of The Horned Serpent. Deivlforst Records taking Medhelan under their wing only further secures his place among the greats of the genre. Fall Of The Horned Serpent seems to be the first serious and official release by Medhelan. Where, in the past, he tested various styles within his genres of choice, Fall Of The Horned Serpent has no ambiguity. It is a clearly defined project, which has been crafted and molded in painstaking detail to resonate among fans of the dungeon synth genre. With his focus on traditional dungeon synth and open interpretations, Medhelan has released an album which is a brilliant starting point for new-comers to dungeon synth. Yet the years of practice and preparation have helped to deliver an album which will stand tall even to the most critical of listeners. A clear high point in the career of Medhelan, and a sign of things to come.
Written by: Michael
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2016-12-01 - WOLCENSMEN - Release Debut Album On Deivlforst Records, Streaming In Full
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2017-02-08 - Wolcensmen - Songs Of The Fyrgen (2016) - Review
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Band: Au Champ Des Morts
Album title: Dans La Joie
Label: Debemur Morti Productions
Just to see which bands are cited as their main influences tells a lot, Bathory, The Sisters Of Mercy, And Also The Trees, Celtic Frost, Alcest, The Devil's Blood, pretty varied list of artists, isn't it? And to see a band that makes such flowing and vehement atmospheric sound which perfectly walks the borders between the blackgaze, post-rock, cold wave, dsbm, post-black metal and yet much more, is nothing but astonishing. This album is a healing journey for darkened souls who want to explore the beauty of darkness. Dans La Joie is one of the best albums from this specific sector that grabs your soul, heart and mind in an instant and enchains you with its multilayered atmospheric yet aggressive and powerful sound so much that is impossible to remain cold blooded. Dans La Joie has it all, it's dark, deeply personal but very vital record.


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Q: How to draw rectangle on original image after rotating image for tesseract? I have an image with some text in 90 deg, which I'm reading using tesseract and c#. Since the accuracy of reading rotated text is low in tesseract I'm creating an ROI around the text and rotating the roi to make the ROI part of image straight and then reading it with tesseract.
To summarize - There is a main image, within the main image I'm drawing and ROI around the text >> then I'm rotating the ROI 90 degree to make it straight >> then I'm reading the text >> then I draw the bounding rect around each character.
But the bounding box that I get is drawn like it was a straight image and not the original 90 deg ROI. I need the bounding boxes to be drawn on the original ROI. How do I do that?
Here is how it looks :

Here is how I want it to look :

This is the code I use to draw rectangle around each character:
rotatedimg = mainimg.Clone();

for (int i = 0; i <roiincrement; i++)
{
    rotatedimg.ROI = ROIRect[i];
    rotatedimg.Rotate(90.0, new McvScalar(255,255,255); // rotating the image 0 deg to make it straight for tesseract to read

    ///....reading part of tesseract.
    var page = tesseract.Process(rotatedimg, PageSegMode.Auto)
    using (var iter = page.GetIterator()) //this parts draw the rect for each character
    {
        iter.Begin();
        Rect symbolBounds;
        do
        {
            if (iter.TryGetBoundingBox(PageIteratorLevel.Symbol, out symbolBounds))
            {
                CvInvoke.cvRectangle(resultimg, new System.Drawing.Point(ROIRect[i].X + symbolBounds.X1, ROIRect[i].Y + symbolBounds.Y1), new System.Drawing.Point(ROIRect[i].X + symbolBounds.X2, ROIRect[i].Y + symbolBounds.Y2), new MCvScalar(0, 255, 0), 1, LINE_TYPE.FOUR_CONNECTED, 0);
            }
        } while (iter.Next(PageIteratorLevel.Symbol));
    }
}

A: Well I couldn't find any reasonable answers to this question so I took a shortcut. I simply took the ROI of the image before it is rotated for tesseract to read, then found the contours and draw rectangles around those contours. By doing this I get the required bounding boxes. It does add a couple of ms to the processing time, but not much.
This is the result I get now :

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Northern Ireland commits to extend HPV vaccination as pressure from dentists pays off
The BDA has welcomed official confirmation that the authorities in Northern Ireland will extend the (HPV) vaccination programme to school-aged boys.
The move finally brings Northern Ireland into line with the rest of the UK. From September the HPV vaccine will be offered to all boys in year nine at school - around 12,000 in total. The vaccine was originally offered as protection from cervical cancer.
BDA Northern Ireland has lead calls for a gender-neutral approach to the vaccinations, has been a leading partner in the UK-wide HPV Action coalition, and has worked closely with charity Cancer Focus NI to lobby the Stormont authorities.
HPV has emerged as the leading cause of throat cancer, especially among young people. As one of the most rapidly rising cancers, oral (mouth and throat) cancer rates are set to double by 2035, and they are increasing more rapidly among men than women. The condition is linked to 5% of all cancers worldwide, including some that affect only men.
The BDA is now seeking clarity on whether the NI government will offer a catch-up programme to older school boys, in line with the approach that was followed across the UK when the vaccine was first rolled out to girls in 2008. Over 45,000 boys could miss out on coverage without a catch-up programme, at a time when uptake among girls is falling, further jeopardising the chance of 'herd protection'. Westminster has thus far refused to give ground, leaving 1.2 million older boys without cover in England.
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Join us in Jackson, Mississippi - June 25th-29th, 2014, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
Jews across the country are thinking about Freedom Summer and the legacy of Jewish volunteers who traveled to Mississippi 50 years ago in order to promote social justice. The Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life would like to invite you to spend time in Mississippi to be part of the next national movement.
June 25-29, at Tougaloo College in Jackson, Mississippi, 3,000 activists, elected officials, students, scholars, and veterans of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer will gather to mark Freedom Summer's 50th anniversary. Events will commemorate the achievements – and shortcomings -- of Freedom Summer, but as activists, Freedom Summer volunteers are people who generally look forward, not backward. This will not be a typical commemoration, but a launching pad for social action focused on four closely-related issue areas: Education, Workers Rights, Healthcare, and Voting Rights within Mississippi and the nation. You can read more about the conference, registration information, and find a draft of their schedule on their site Mississippi Freedom Summer 50th.
We believe that this summit presents an opportunity for Jewish social justice organizations to:
Honor the legacy of volunteers with a contemporary Jewish presence.
Take part in an authentic experience in the state in which the campaign occurred.
Exchange ideas with local and national activists.
Show that Jewish activism is still alive and well, not just a story from 50 years ago.
We believe that this event presents an incredible opportunity for Jewish social justice advocates to learn from veterans of the Civil Rights Movement and fellow advocates about the work that lies ahead. The Institute of Southern Jewish Life (ISJL) is collaborating with Jewish organizations to offer programming that will provide the space for people to learn about Jewish activism during Freedom Summer and the work of Southern Jewish communities today. We anticipate that the experience will include learning, networking and collective action. We may ask for a nominal fee from participants to cover transportation and program costs.
Check out our list of programs on our Freedom Summer 50th Schedule of Events
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Special accomodations are being offered at area hotels, and dorm rooms are also available at Jackson State University rated at $40 per night. Transport will be provided between JSU and Tougaloo. The ISJL will arrange transportation between our programs for a nominal fee.
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Yes, I'm a breathing society-contributing adult with a 9-to-5, hobbies and other normal stuff including a fondness for comics. Okay, some of my hobbies are odd: writing, gaming, anime… nothing dangerous (except possibly to my reputation).
Okay, so what's got me whining? Check this, I recently did a nerve wracking presentation at the Mensa AG 2016. It was my first serious public speaking gig EVER. Three hundred really SMART people show up. I was — well I'll spare you the cliche, but it goes something like: beating swullets.
Comic books. She wasn't the right audience for a rant, and I had to clean up before the next presenter. I patiently told her that comics inspired the multiverse idea of my novels. I quickly added that kids are only half of the target demographic and they've been that way for decades. What I wanted to scream was the WHOLE DARN PRESENTATION HAD BEEN ABOUT TROPES… and that comics are about finding gratification in the pursuit of tropes. Egads! I seethed for an hour. How are we STILL thinking of comics as being for kids? What KID can afford 4+ dollars per title? What other medium encompasses stories portrayed graphically across dozens of characters in a shared universe / continuity? Manga and anime (sort of)… and manga is just the Japanese flavor of serialized graphic stories.
Now, I became hooked on comics when they were in their heyday in the 80's. I drooled over John Byrne and Chris Claremont's X-Men and I was sad in issue #137 when Jim Shooter (damn you, Red Baron!) ordered the team to have the Phoenix die. I remember the Days of Future Past. I remember a lot of stupid comic book trivia… because the stories were F'ing fantastic. Yes, the dialogue was trite… they're FRICKIN' COMIC BOOKS… you want Wolverine spouting Shakespeare or something? While we're on the subject of Wolverine– really popular character. Pop culture, big time movie huge. He's not stolen from a book or a play, or a knock off, he was created by Len Wein who is ANOTHER great comics writer. He was created as an opponent for the Hulk. His backstory was tweaked by Frank Miller and Chris Claremont. Are we seeing a pattern? If you don't know, Frank Miller is another comics icon, he did a little stint on a character you might know from the Netflix miniseries– Daredevil, you might also know him from Batman: The Dark Knight Returns. If you haven't gotten it already… these people have created (and recreated) influential character icons. Comics is a medium, it's an art, it has its own tropes. They are written by devoted professionals who give them WAY more thought than dismal dismissers can possibly imagine.
Instead of dissing, find a comic nerd and get them to loan you something they know is good. Appreciate the art, recognize the collaborative effort, get a glimpse of the giant vistas of the shared universes of the big players. Climb down off your high horse and open your mind. You might even like it.
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RICH HALL - PART TWO
by L. Wayne Hicks
Hall was working at a club when a producer spotted him and offered him a writing job on "The David Letterman Show," an NBC morning program that would star the frequent "Tonight Show" guest host. The show ran for three months in 1980 before it was canceled. "I think we all kind of knew it was in the wrong time slot," Hall says. Hall's career chugged along after that, until the overwhelming popularity of sniglets triggered a self-imposed exile from the stage.
"After the Pizza Hut commercials - they gave me a lot of money - I went up to Montana for a while and didn't do anything," Hall says. "I didn't do anything for a while, just having a good time."
Hall returned to standup in 1994, this time on a different continent. He started over in the U.K., without sniglets hanging over his head. Hall also ventured to the month-long Edinburgh Festival Fringe in Scotland, the largest arts festival in the world.
"It's hard to describe the festival if you haven't been to it," Hall says. "The city of Edinburgh is just taken over by millions of people. They come in from the States. They come in from all over Europe, all over Britain and Ireland and they all just converge on this town. Practically every place you pass has been turned into a venue, so there are thousands and thousands of shows going on, from major productions to little tiny shoestring productions. There's comedy, theater, music, dance, opera, everything."
The best comedy show is singled out for the prestigious Perrier Award. Nominated for the award in 1996, Hall won it in 2000, the first American to do so.
"I know it doesn't mean a lot in America," Hall says, "but it certainly means a lot in the U.K. It's like the most prestigious comedy award you can win." Hall won the Perrier Award for his very American character of Otis Lee Crenshaw, an often-jailed, gravel-voiced singer of wretched country tunes that Hall created in 1998. To become Otis, Hall wraps a Confederate flag bandana around his head, slaps on a fake goatee and smokes. A lot.
"That gets my voice right where I want it," he says. "I don't recommend that as a process for preparing your singing voice to most people, but it works for me. It's not hard for me to be that character because it's really an amalgam of people I grew up with. I can go back home and see my folks who live in North Carolina and there's hundreds of Otises walking up and down the highways."
Hall taught himself to the play the piano and write songs. The rough nature of the Otis character explains away Hall's admittedly amateurish musical ability.
"I'd always wanted to write songs but I didn't really have any musical training so I decided to come up with a character that wasn't a very good musician," Hall says. "In the last 10 years or so, I've gotten to be a fairly adequate keyboard player. Enough to hold my own. Enough to play my own songs. I'm not good enough to play in a hotel lounge or anything, but I'm good enough to play my own songs, especially when you surround yourself with capable musicians."
Hall's songs reflect his character's storied past. Consider the lyrics of the uptempo song "Women Call It Stalking":
She said she'll see me in court.
Well, I can't wait.
She calls it a trial,
but I call it a date.
When the judge throws the book, I'm going to pretend it's a bouquet because I'm going to marry that woman someday.
You can tell the woman that you love her face to face,
or you can do it from a phone call that can't be traced.
"You occasionally get people who don't quite get that it's a character," Hall says. "So you get all kinds of reactions. I've had a few people come up to me going, 'I'm really proud of you. You've really done well for yourself,' thinking that I really have been in prison."
Hall grew up listening to his dad play Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash and Roger Miller records. He says the Otis character is as much a tribute to country music as it is mocking it.
"It's important that people hear all the lyrics," says Hall. "If they don't hear the lyrics, they're not going to laugh. That doesn't mean that some songs can't be more poignant than others, but it all sort of has to embellish the character of Otis."
As Otis, Hall has released two CDs, "London, Not Tennessee" (also available as a DVD) and "How Do We Do It? Volume!" and written a novel, "I Blame Society."
The novel provides a backstory to Otis Lee Crenshaw, telling the sad story of his many marriages to women all named Brenda, his struggles to learn to play the piano and his brushes with the law.
"It was fun to write this book because it sort of gave me insight into his past that I didn't know existed," Hall says.
In addition to "I Blame Society" and the sniglets books, Hall has written "Self-Help for the Bleak," "Vanishing America" and a collection of short stories, "Things Snowball." Except for "Vanishing America" and the sniglets books, Hall's books are available only in the United Kingdom.
"The great thing about Britain is they're very avid readers here," says Hall, who wants to write another collection of short stories. "If you're a standup comedian in America, it's not going to occur to most publishers to approach you about writing a book unless it's something trading off of your fame. Here, I'm able to write books that aren't just something that's a spin-off of my TV show or something like that. They stand on their own."
Hall's popularity in England has been rewarded. He starred in "Rich Hall's Fishing Show" on the BBC, a satirical look at issues of the day discussed while fishing. He also was given the task of explaining the American 2004 presidential election in "Rich Hall's Election Special." Hall has begun writing another BBC program to air in June, this one putting Hall in charge of a cattle drive.
"We're going to drive a herd of cattle from Wales to central London," he says. "It's almost impossible to actually do that. It's not like going from Texas to Montana. It's going from Wales to central London, so there's going to be all kinds of impediments along the way - animal rights activists, tree huggers and just the bureaucracy that you have to go through to actually get a herd of cattle across Britain."
"They really took a liking to him over there," says Robert Schimmel, a comedian who knows Hall and finds him hilarious. "I performed there twice and I could see if I kept going back, I could really develop a following there. He really did."
Hall says whether you perform your comedy in Los Angeles or London depends upon your goal. If you want to use standup comedy as a springboard to a situation comedy, then go to Los Angeles.
"But I'm not really a big fan of Los Angeles," Hall says. "Never have been. So I prefer London."
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i face exactly the same issue.
i got the code via ss ip tv app. on the TV and added it to playlist editor.
Then uploaded a channel link by using playlist editor in external playlist.
and go back to TV and refresh the page of SS ip tv app and saw the channel folder.
entered it and wait around 1 min then black display, restart and start the TV again.
since the link is still in the playlist, TV could not open SS ip tv application, restart itself again.
then i go to playlist editor and delete the channel, save and disconnect. then ss ip tv worked on smart hub again.
there was around 990 channels, is that too much for D series ? or how many pcs it should be you guys recommend?
I am using SSI PTV on my Samsung D series.
But since saturday (17 November 2018), I open SSIPTV, I am waiting for channels list. Loading appears.
After couple of minutes tv shut down itself. I can not open SS IPTV.
Is there any solution you may advise.