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March for Marriage to Supreme Court: Don't Hand Us Another Roe

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Brian Brown defends event against those charging it's hate-filled.

Brian Brown will preside over the second March for Marriage on Thursday, hoping that increased attendance and a demonstration of broad support for marriage between one man and one woman will send a strong signal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

It was as the court was hearing arguments in two key marriage cases last year that Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage, led the first March for Marriage in March of 2013. After several thousand people walked from the National Mall to the steps of the Supreme Court, where they were met by crowds demonstrating in favor of same-sex “marriage,” participants returned to the Mall to hear a slate of speakers.

One of them was Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, who heads a committee of the U.S. Bishops Conference that was established in the face of growing popularity for same-sex “marriage.” Archbishop Cordileone, who had recently begun his tenure as archbishop of San Francisco, a city known for being “gay-friendly,” emphasized in his speech that he spoke out of love for fellow human beings, not out of any kind of hatred for people who hold different views.

“There are probably a lot of people watching us who disagree with us on this issue,” he said at the 2013 rally. “We say to you: ‘We love you. We are your neighbors and we want to be your friends, and we want you to be happy. … Please try to listen to us fairly and calmly.’”

Archbishop Cordileone plans to speak at the march again this year, in spite of calls from political and religious figures for him to boycott an event that they allege fosters hatred of homosexuals. Nancy Pelosi, the congresswoman from San Francisco, characterized the event as "venom masquerading as virtue."

Aleteia spoke to Brian Brown this week about the controversy and other issues related to the defense of marriage.

What do you think about Nancy Pelosi and others trying to talk Archbishop Cordileone out of speaking at your rally?

Standing up for the traditional definition of marriage is not hateful, and unfortunately politicians like Nancy Pelosi and [California Lt. Gov.] Gavin Newsom are now at a point of actually thinking that groups like NOM and the Family Research Council and anyone who stands up to defend traditional marriage, let alone speak about homosexuality, should somehow be banished from the public square, and it sort of proves our point that this movement is not really—at least for some—about having an open, fruitful dialogue or a public debate but it’s about shutting down one side of the debate.

So I think it’s unfortunate and I think that just factually, some of the claims that they’re making are simply untrue. We always worked to affirm the dignity of all human beings, but that does not mean that somehow supporting traditional marriage is against the dignity of all human beings, but that is what they are now trying to say, even going so far as to say that Catholic bishops shouldn’t stand together with people of other faiths to proclaim the truth about marriage.

But I have no doubt—it never crossed my mind that the archbishop won’t be there. Of course he’ll be there. He stands up for the truth, and we’ve gotten support from a number of bishops and archbishops around the country who are sending buses, sending out fliers in the dioceses. I’m very happy with the diverse ecumenical and interreligious support that we have. I don’t think anyone’s going to be scared out of standing up for what they know to be true.

This year it seems like every week there’s been a court overturning a state’s law restricting marriage to one man and one woman. Why has marriage been losing so much lately?

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30 Days of Thankfulness: Amelia & Kristina

I love sharing about my friends! I have been blessed with such a great group of ladies surrounding me and I love each one of them so dearly. Today, I get to tell you why I am thankful for my friends Amelia and Kristina.

I love this gal. She is one of those people who makes you feel so good just by being around her. Amelia and I were able to hang out one-on-one a few weeks ago, and I left that conversation completely uplifted. We sat at Starbucks chatting about all sorts of things: fun things, life transitions, hard questions. I think we were both sad that we couldn’t stay longer!

Amelia got married earlier this year, and when she did, she asked if my daughter could be a flower girl in her wedding. This kind of role is usually reserved for family members, so it was extra special that she wanted my little girl to participate. The truth is, Amelia and the rest of her family have always treated my daughter like she was a member of their family. I’m not sure if there is anything that speaks more to a momma’s heart than seeing someone else love her child.

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Yes, that is my daughter under the veil. Amelia looked like a princess on her wedding day, and I love that she had so much fun with my daughter!

Shortly after my second baby was born, my husband informed me that I needed to find someone to watch our girls for our anniversary. We were going to have a small getaway for 24 hours. My baby was only two months old, exclusively breastfeeding, and waking up multiple times a night. I was a little anxious about the idea, but Amelia happily agreed to watch them. She even practiced giving the baby a bottle beforehand! Amelia, I don’t believe you can fully understand this until you have children, but asking you to watch my infant says more about how I admire your character than anything else.

Amelia is also extremely talented and has a heart for worship. She sings for the worship team on Sundays and leads at Cultivate on Thursday evenings. She has developed a beautiful skill in calligraphy, and I believe she will be able to do great things with her talent. Amelia, you are a precious individual and I thank God that I am able to call you friend.

Kristina is one of those people who is fun and easy to hang out with. Have you ever felt like having conversations was hard work? Kristina is the opposite of that. It doesn’t matter who you are: if she just met you or if she has known you for years. Kristina has this amazing ability to carry on a conversation and make whoever she is talking to feel special.

I’m always impressed by Kristina’s ability to thrive on being involved in numerous activities. She is what my husband calls “high-capacity.” I am not this. Whatever Kristina does, she does well and with all of her heart. She puts time and energy into it. She has volunteered in various capacities at Daystar over the years, she is a full-time teacher who loves on her students, and is always connecting with people outside of work and church.

Kristina and her hubby, Pastor Ian, are going to be welcoming a baby boy into their family! Love this precious family!

One of my favorite memories, is the day I called Kristina to tell her I was pregnant. My husband was going to share our news of baby number two with the church staff, and since Kristina’s hubby is a campus pastor, I wanted her to hear the news directly from me. I happened to catch her on a lunch break, so I quickly told her about our excitement. Her response? “Seriously!? Me too!!” Turns out, Kristina was expecting her first child, and our due dates were only three days apart! We even ended up being neighbors at the hospital. Our daughters were born just 1 1/2 days apart. I love that we got to share something so special together.

Kristina, I love your passion for people and how natural you are as a mommy. It is such a joy that we get to walk the journey of ministry and motherhood together. I am so glad to have you in my life!

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Keep me Warm

Hello everyone! Just a quick outfit post today, I hope everyone had an incredible Thanksgiving! It’s been a little tough to get some good posts in with the weather we’ve been having lately. One day it’s humid and rainy, the next it’s frigid. I can’t keep up, all I can do is work with it I suppose. Anyway, I wanted to share one of the coziest outfits I have put together! It’s featuring a sweater my sister actually gave me (thanks, Natalie). Also, the scarf I’m wearing is probably the softest I’ve ever owned. I love infinity scarfs and this one has an array of earthy toned hues which makes me adore it even more. And let me just say boy did this outfit keep me warm. Hope you’re staying warm wherever you may be during this transition into winter. Time is moving so fast!
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Quick Answer: Does Sperm Make You Happy?

Does sperm help morning sickness?

Science says the best cure when it comes to treating and preventing morning sickness during a woman’s pregnancy is …

According to Gordon Gallup, a SUNY-Albany psychologist, the best way to cure and prevent morning sickness is to ingest some semen — either orally or vaginally..

What happens if a man release sperm daily?

What Happens If We Release Sperm Daily? There’s nothing to suggest that ejaculating daily is unhealthy. Frequent ejaculation has no physical side effects and, so long as it’s not associated with chronic masturbation or porn addiction, it can actually be beneficial to your emotional well-being.

How can you kill sperm when it’s in you?

Spermicides are birth control medicine that kill sperm. There are many kinds of spermicides: cream, foam, jelly, suppository or film. How do I use it? Spermicide (in any form) is placed deep inside the vagina and works by killing sperm that touches it before the sperm can reach an egg.

Can you feel sperm meets egg?

Cramping and other possible symptoms Some women experience mild implantation cramping several days after ovulation, while others do not. Why might you feel cramping? To achieve pregnancy, the fertilized egg must attach to the uterine lining.

How many times should a man release sperm in a week?

Twenty-one times every month, right? It’s not that simple. There isn’t a specific number of times you need to ejaculate each day, week, or month to achieve any particular result. Read on to find out where that number came from, how ejaculation affects your prostate cancer risk, what happens to your sperm, and more.

Can a woman drink sperm and get pregnant?

There’s nothing unhealthy, wrong, or dirty about swallowing semen, as long as you’re comfortable with it. It’s not possible to get pregnant from oral sex, whether or not you swallow. (That’s because your mouth isn’t connected to your reproductive organs.)

Why is my sperm watery and clear?

Normally, semen is a thick, whitish liquid. However, several conditions can change the color and consistency of semen. Watery semen can be a sign of low sperm count, indicating possible fertility problems. Ejaculating thin, clear semen may also be a temporary condition with no serious health concerns.

What is sperm made of?

The rest of what a man ejaculates in his ejaculate, which is about a teaspoonful (5 ml), is made up of water, sugar, protein, vitamin C, zinc, and prostaglandins. Semen or seminal fluid is the mixture of sperm and the secretions of the seminal vesicles, prostate gland, and the bulbourethral glands.

Can a woman body reject a man’s sperm?

It appears some sperm fails to ‘communicate’ with the female reproductive tract and while a man can appear to be fertile, his semen can be rejected by a woman if it’s not compatible with her. This is more likely to happen if a woman has not previously been exposed to his sperm over a period of time.

Is sperm good for depression?

A recent study of college students at the State University of New York in Albany suggests that semen acts as an antidepressant. Females in the study who were having sex without condoms (see safe sex caution, above) had fewer signs of depression than women who used condoms or abstained from sex.

Does sperm make you gain weight?

Semen is made up of many things like enzymes, sugar, water, protein, zinc and sperm. It is very low in calories and has little nutritional value, and will not make a person gain weight if swallowed. You can get STIs from swallowing semen.

How does a man’s sperm affect a woman body?

THERE’S more to semen than sperm. In many animals, seminal fluid alters both the bodies and sometimes even the behaviour of females. Human semen, too, triggers changes in the uterus, and might have wider effects on women, aimed at just one goal.

Is sperm good for a woman body?

Researchers have found that exposure to semen is good for women’s health because of the mood-altering chemicals of this body fluid. Earlier research had shown that these chemicals not just elevate mood, increase affection and induce sleep, but also contain vitamins and anti-depressants.

Can sperm make a woman sick?

According to a presentation given today at an allergists conference, some women actually suffer from semen allergy and could die from it. WebMD reports: These women have powerful allergic responses to their partner’ssemen, says David J.

What is female sperm called?

In the human reproductive process, two kinds of sex cells, or gametes (GAH-meetz), are involved. The male gamete, or sperm, and the female gamete, the egg or ovum, meet in the female’s reproductive system. When sperm fertilizes (meets) an egg, this fertilized egg is called a zygote (ZYE-goat).

Is it healthy to eat sperm?

For the most part, yes, the components that make up semen are safe to ingest. Swallowed semen is digested in the same way as food. However, in very rare circumstances, some people might discover that they’re allergic to semen. This is also known as human seminal plasma hypersensitivity (HSP).


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i roamed the halls with all the other parents, looking dazed and lost. finally i found each and every room and most teachers. we talked, well, mainly i listened. what i really wanted to do was just meet them. i wanted to learn a name and a face, and hear a voice. a voice that tells me about my daughter, things i pretty much already knew about her. there are surely many things about my daughter that neither the teacher nor i will ever know. but, i met all but two of the teachers and they met me.

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Deputy Director of Development

Position Description

The Deputy Director of Development will build and execute all operational elements of a newly formed Development Department for the Alliance. Reporting to the Director of Strategic Relationships, this role will focus on the internal work and processes that drive philanthropic revenue for the Alliance and support the growth of the Development program over the long term. With emphasis on building operations and planning for growth, this role will work collaboratively with team members across the organization and manage a growing Development staff. As a major support to the Director of Strategic Relationships, this role will participate in strategy development for both the department and top level prospects. This role will also develop and manage a pipeline of foundation prospects.

  • Philanthropic Strategy and Culture
    • Serve as thought partner to Director of Strategic Relationships on building and executing the Alliance Development plan
    • Foster a culture of philanthropy, with focus on growing a pipeline of donors, giving levels, and mission alignment
    • Interface with Board members, donors, Advisory Council members, and other essential stakeholders to drive forward key Development initiatives
  • Operations and Infrastructure
    • Develop and implement best-practice policies and guide operations and growth of the Development program, including:
      • Donor privacy, gift acceptance, endowment, and public disclosures
      • Prospect and donor management across all Development initiatives, including gift recording, acknowledgements, and stewardship reporting
    • Oversee donor data with accuracy, confidentiality, and efficiency; ensure data management supports the needs of all aspects of the Development program
    • Effectively develop and put into practice the use of fundraising reports and metrics to drive accountability and fundraising success
    • Establish and oversee prospect research and scoring processes to support a robust major gifts pipeline
    • Maintain and enhance presence to maximize the Alliance’s profile on online websites evaluating philanthropic impact, policies, and processes (e.g. GuideStar, Charity Navigator)
    • Manage the oversight for compliance with applicable federal and state regulations and laws
    • Work with the Director of Strategic Relationships and the Executive Director on the development of a planned giving program; develop gift acceptance policies in accordance with regulatory guidelines for various giving vehicles that include, but are not limited to, real estate, trusts, annuities, and bequest intentions
  • Management
    • Directly manage Development team members, which currently includes a Development Associate
    • Work with the Director of Strategic Relationships as the Development staff grows to determine Development staffing needs, participate in recruitment, and manage appropriate staff
    • Support and promote a culture of professional development, growth, and learning for Development staff and all Alliance team members
  • Donor and Prospect Engagement
    • Work with the Director of Strategic Relationships to develop and activate engagement pathways for all Alliance constituents
    • Strengthen opportunities to leverage, influence, and ultimately solicit gifts, including developing a stewardship strategy to increase the support base and deepen commitment levels
    • Serve as the leader for all Development events from inception to execution; ensure the events are designed to support moves management strategies; manage team members (Development and other department staff) to successfully plan and execute events
    • Oversee the execution of all donor communications including mid-year and annual donor reports, cases for support, and related Development collateral; work with the Development Associate and Alliance team members to produce these communications pieces with a creative approach, within budget, and on time
  • Pipeline Development and Support
    • Develop and manage a foundation prospect pipeline aligned with the Alliance’s strategic priorities; work directly with the Director of Strategic Relationships to develop solicitation strategies and define leadership roles with key prospects
    • Oversee grant submission and reporting processes for foundations in the prospect pipeline; work with appropriate Alliance team members to prepare and submit all grant applications and reports
    • Interact and communicate with major donors, volunteers, prospects, VIPs, and Alliance partners in person, by phone, and by email; step in for the Director of Strategic Relationships on important prospect and donor related affairs, as needed; support and partner with the Executive Director as needed in such circumstances

The Alliance for Decision Education is seeking an experienced and talented Deputy Director of Development. Qualifications of an ideal candidate include:

  • At least 8-10 years of Development leadership experience with demonstrated outcomes in revenue growth, process improvement, and pipeline development
  • At least three years in a leadership development role (e.g. Director of Development, Assistant/Associate/Deputy Director of Development) with at least one institution

Experience in the following areas:

  • Building and growing Development infrastructure and operations for a small to midsize nonprofit organization
  • Managing Development staff to drive toward fundraising and organizational goals
  • Initiating, planning, and managing fundraising and donor engagement events to achieve revenue goals and moves management strategies
  • Implementing data-informed process improvement strategies to achieve goals
  • Writing, prioritizing, accounting, and managing donor funds
  • Working alongside senior leaders in the organization and serving as lead Development staff to support the Board and/or event committees
  • Managing a pipeline of major donors, preferably foundations, from identification through cultivation to solicitation

Skills and Attributes:

  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, including the ability to identify and resolve issues that impact institutional needs and priorities
  • Strong solicitation and stewardship writing skills (i.e., annual appeal letters, donor stewardship reports, grant proposals)
  • Open, transparent, and professional communication skills both internally and externally to potential donors, supporters, and key stakeholders
  • Demonstration of good judgment, professionalism, and the highest standards of ethical conduct
  • Energetic and results-oriented with the ability to pivot effectively between projects while remaining focused on priorities and goals
  • Positive presence in the office, great team builder
  • Ability and willingness to adapt and be flexible
  • Experience or interest in education and/or cognitive science is a plus

Application Process

Please email your resume, a cover letter (stating minimum salary requirements and where you learned about the job opportunity), and prior work samples (e.g. a grant or solicitation proposal, a stewardship report) to by November 30, 2020.

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Emperor Palpatine demonstrates this trope at its UNLIMITED POWAH!

Megamind: Oh, you're a villain alright. Just not a super one.

Titan: Oh yeah? What's the difference?

In many conflicts between good and evil, who is going to be doing the lion's share of Chewing the Scenery? The villain(s) more likely than not. It's one way they are Obviously Evil and Drunk on the Dark Side.

As for why, it's not known for sure. Maybe it's a reflection of their total lack of inhibitions. Maybe they've decided that since they've already punted a few puppies, called down the lightning, and donned the Spikes of Villainy, they may as well have fun with it. And maybe the moral depravity of their act is balanced by how much fun they are to watch. Or this is used to indicate how Power and Evil feel Good. Whatever the reason, scenery is an important part of every villain's daily balanced breakfast.

That isn't to say the heroes never get to have such moments, but the villains will get the clear majority of them. Of course, when they both do, the awesomeness factor increases tenfold. A Genre Savvy Villain Protagonist will act hammy just because it's expected.

Also, when the villains are pretending to be good guys in some stories, they don't really act hammy, but when they show who they really are, they let loose, almost as if being a Large Ham is their true nature.

Often overlaps with Ham and Cheese.

Contrast Soft Spoken Sadist (the villain is the calmest one in the room).

But if a hero is a Large Ham, or there is a World of Ham, it's not this Trope (unless the villain manages to still out-ham everyone).

Examples of Evil Is Hammy include:

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  "Why won't you love me?!"

  • General rule in One Piece: The hammier the villain, the more likely they are to be curb-stomped by the Straw Hats. More difficult opponents aren't as hammy. Crocodile wasn't hammy at all (Evil Laugh aside), and was one of Luffy's hardest enemies. Subverted with Oars. Since, well, he was Luffy.
  • The Espada from Bleach were a mixed bag since some (Barragan, Grimmjow, Yammy, Nnoitra, Szayel, Drunk with Power!Aizen) were very hammy and others (Ulquiorra, Halibel, Stark) were much calmer. But once the Vandereich appeared, they started to put on the pork with total and unapologetic gusto.
  • Piedmon, in the dub of Digimon Adventure/

Fan Fiction

 Lois Lane: But millions of people will die!

Lex Luthor: BILLIONS! Once again, the press underestimates me.

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show: "I'm just a Sweet Transvestite from Transsexual, Transylvaniaaaaaaa..."
    • Come to think of it, 90% of Tim Curry's roles fall under this. If he's playing a villain, it's a good chance it'll be a an awesomely hammy performance. Tim Curry does not know any other way to act other than completely over the top, chewing every piece of scenery in sight. And we love him for it.

 "Excuse me, sir!! Do you have Prince Albert in a can?? YOU DO?? Well, ya better let the poor guy out!"

  God... is an absentee landlord!

 "You Fool!! You fail to realize that, with your armor gone, my ship will tear through yours like tissue papaer."

"Prepare a tear-harness! For the Female."

  • Visser Three in Animorphs. While thought-speak can be directed at one, several, or even everyone in range, the Visser is CONSTANTLY BROADCASTING HIS PRESENCE to all, including his enemies. In fact, in the whole series (when in an Andalite body), he speaks to one person at a time a grand total of ONCE.
  • Averted by Lily Weatherwax in Witches Abroad; she's actually somewhat menacingly toned down. What makes this instance notable, though, is the way her sister, Esmerelda "Granny" Weatherwax, reacts; the very fact that Lily isn't Chewing the Scenery enrages her as much as all the damage she's done to innocent lives over the years. Lily went off to be the bad sister, leaving Esme to be the good one, but Lily spent the whole time deluding herself that she was the good one, so even though there was no doubt which sister she was, she never took the opportunity to enjoy it. To Granny this is almost as bad as denying Esme the choice in the first place.
  • Venandakatra the Vile in the Belisarius Series. He is a devotee of every vice known to man, and some that haven't been discovered to this day. He loves hurting people, except when they fight back. He wages war by pitching an array of tents that are more ostentatious and less tasteful then the palaces of more Modest Royalty and then makes guarding his comfort a primary objective of his campaigns. He has the most expensive feasts constantly dumped into his mouth and he treats slave girls much like food, to be consumed and the husks discarded; and sex to him is no fun unless combined with torture. The book also makes a point of mentioning that he is called The Vile and not The Cruel because the latter might imply respect. In general, the chief pleasure a reader takes in his character is that it is almost impossible to imagine someone so extravagantly and flamboyantly evil - even if we know such people exist in Real Life.
  • Kerrigor in The Old Kingdom. "Blood for the breaking!"
  • Baron Vladimir Harkonnen in Dune.
    • Ian McNeice definitely shows it in his portrayal of the baron in the miniseries.
  • Invoked in The Tamuli when the normally restrained Sir Bevier goes undercover at the villain's camp as a mercenary. He attempts to appear "dangerously competent" but his stage training takes over, and as a result he ends up looking like a homicidal maniac and leaves the entire camp terrified of him.

Live-Action TV

  "I'm Captain Kirk! I'm Captain Kirk! IIIIII'M CAPTAIN KIRK!"

    • He does it again when we briefly see the evil Mirror Universe Kirk in "Mirror, Mirror".
    • Same goes for every character in the mirror universe episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise. Most of the actors were at near-Shatner levels of hamminess even during the normal episodes, but their evil counterparts take things Up to Eleven.
    • Mirror Universe episodes of Deep Space Nine were the same, and "Our Man Bashir", had Avery (Sisko) Brooks making a meal of the holographic scenery as a James Bond-style Super Villain.
  • Any Doctor Who villain worth his or her salt. But DAAALEKS ARE-SUPERIOR-HAMS-TO-THEM-AAALL!.
    • The Eighth Doctor, in the Big Finish audios, functions as almost a controlled experiment in this trope. When he's himself, he's quite soft-spoken (so you turn up the volume). Then if he gets turned evil, he has No Indoor Voice (and you scream and fling your mp3 player of choice as he assaults your ear drums when he turns up the volume too).

  • Most incarnations of The Master serve up large slices of ham, notably John Simm, Anthony Ainley, and (in spoof "The Curse of Fatal Death") Jonathan Pryce.
      • Although he only plays The Master for a few minutes, Derek Jacobi manages to be pretty hammy himself. Quite the change from the mild mannered Professor Yana.
    • The Racnoss Empress in "The Runaway Bride" is truly one of the largest hams the series has ever seen. Catherine Tate, in her first appearance as companion Donna Noble, counters with Ham-to-Ham Combat.
    • The Beast, when he possessed human form in particular, was hammy beyond belief.
    • A villain called Androvax from a species whose hat is Grand Theft Me pays our heroes a visit on The Sarah Jane Adventures. Elisabeth Sladen was clearly having a lot of fun as a possessed Sarah Jane.
    • She's always been brassy, sassy, and flirty, but Brainwashed and Crazy River Song from "Let's Kill Hitler" could stock a deli counter all by her lonesome.
    • Soldeed from The Horn's of Nimon is infamously campy. So much so that his confrontation with Romana has a dance remix. "MY DREAMS OF CON-QUEST!"
  • The Goa'uld of Stargate SG-1 pretty much had hammy-ness as a species trait. This was justified because all the Goa'uld were egotistical, bought into their own act of playing gods, and based their entire civilization on ruling through fear. Their Cool but Impractical technology, their outfits, and their behavior all went along with this trope. Nothing like a booming "KNEEL BEFORE YOUR GOD!" accompanied with some Glowing Eyes of Doom to get the peasants in line.
    • A Goa'uld could tone it down if it ever needed to pretend to be human, but the hammy-ness returned the instant its true nature got discovered.
    • Case in point:

 Anubis: I am Anubis. Humans of the Tau'ri! Your End Of Days finally approaches! There will be no mercy!

Jack O'Neill: Aw, c'mon. Who talks like that?!

    • The Priors could also ham it up occasionally, especially when quoting the Book of Origin.
  • Invoked in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Duet". A Cardassian assumed the identity of another Cardassian who ran a death camp to make Cardassia admit to the crime. He acted hammy when pretending to be that man, but acted normally when the ruse was revealed.
    • Also, an early episode where Dr. Bashir came down with a bad case of Grand Theft Me thanks to a dying evil space criminal gave Alexander Siddig the chance to let his ham flag fly.
    • And let's not even get started on the holodeck Bond villain played by Captain Sisko, which allowed Avery Brooks to chew up every bit of scenery around him in ways taken Up to Eleven (and obviously had the time of his life doing it.)
  • Invoked in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, where Kimberly is kidnapped, by Zed's minions. They try a failed Hypnotize the Princess spell on her, but she fakes it working by acting like Rita, in all her scenery chewing glory.
    • And let's not forget Rita herself, as her line in the opening of the show proves it:

  Rita Repulsa: AAAAHHH!! After 10,000 years, I'm FREE! It's time to CONQUER EARTH!

      • It's basically required for any Power Rangers villain to be hammy enough to reach Camp status.
    • In addition, Tokusatsu villains in general tend to be like this.
  • Nevel on ICarly.
  • In the 2006 BBC production of Robin Hood, NO ONE chews more scenery than the Sheriff of Nottingham. NO ONE.
  • In Red Dwarf, any of the characters from WaxWorld's "Villain World" qualify. Among the villains are the particularly hammy Caligula and Napoleon.
  • Russell Edgington, Vampire King of Louisiana, in the third season of True Blood. *rips news anchor's spinal cord out, waves it around* "We! Will EAT YOU. AFTER we eat your children! [[[Beat]]] And now for the weather. Tiffany?"
  • In the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Master had moments of incredible ham.

  Yes, shake, Earth! This is a sign! We are in the final days! My time is come! Glory! GLORY! *pause* What do you think? 5.1?"

    • And Glory was just made of ham. Seriously, she might not have had a single scene that wasn't gloriously hammy. Overcompensating for your lost hell-empire will do that to you.
  • Babylon 5 invokes this in the Season 4 finale. A future propagandist is using holographic versions of several main characters to engage in some historical revisionism. When Evil Capitan Sheridan is making a speech in front of a group of about-to-be-executed prisoners, Bruce Boxleitner hams it up for all he's worth.
  • In CSI, Nate Haskell hams it up no end at his trial for stabbing Langston. It's clearly the character being hammy, as the actor can do a very good subtly creepy when he wants to.
  • In Kamen Rider OOO, Kougami (an extremely Large Ham as is) makes a Kamen Rider movie in-universe. Everyone playing a villain in the film suddenly becomes a gigantic ham, especially Ankh as the Big Bad, who gives Kougami a run for his money. Of course this might be because he's still kind of a villain anyway.
  • In Smallville Clark would become far hammier whenever he was under the influence of Red K, or switched out for an evil doppelganger. And that's without getting into the series' villains. Between John Glover as Lionel Luthor, James Marsters' terrifyingly cold performance as Brainiac, Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor, Steve Byers' as the ungodly slimy Desaad, and Callum Blue's scenery chewing as the horrifically unstable Major Zod, the show had this trope covered.

  "Unlike you I will lead from a throne, not from the shadows. Everyone on Earth, including the woman you love, will Kneel Before Zod!"

  • Dexter seems to be rather fond of this one for the seasonal Big Bad. Season 3 had Jimmy Smits, season 4 had John Lithgow, and season 6 has Edward James Olmos AND Colin Hanks.
  • Sherlock's Moriarty, to a certain extent. He's very hammy when he feels like it, but is just as good at being calm and creepy when that suits him better.
  • Mister Hyde in Jekyll.

  • Any Pantomime villain worth his salt.
  • The Wolf from The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf requires a Large Ham, to contrast with his lethargic attorney.
  • Cora in Anyone Can Whistle is a first-class scene stealer.

Video Games

  • Arius from Devil May Cry. "OH! NO! I was going to be KING of this world!"
    • Arkham and his devil trigger Jester also is a rich source of Ham. With the latter it's intentional, as he tried to act like a fool in order to effectively play the sons of Sparda and Lady against each other. And it could also be a way of unleashing his inner goofball beneath that serious facade.
  • Flemeth in Dragon Age is very hammy when she isn't pretending to be simply a batty old lady, and gets much more so in Dragon Age 2. Being voiced by Captain Janeway really helps.
    • Loghain becomes much hammier after his Face Heel Turn.
    • Though averted for the most part in the first game, since the Darkspawn can't, you know, talk. Until Awakening, when they can talk and get their full opportunity to be hammy.
      • Special mention goes to the ham-tastic Mother.
    • Knight-Commander Meredith in Dragon Age 2 is one of the best examples in the entire series.
      • Not to mention Well-Intentioned Extremist teammate Anders; while he's only hammy in combat (actually, he's usually soft-spoken otherwise), his combat taunts (and screaming) are a bountiful platter of ham.
  • Liquid Snake manages to do this every chance he gets in Metal Gear Solid.
  • Xenosaga gives us Albedo Piazzolla, an incurable muncher, complete with rampant evil laughs at any given opportunity.
  • Vice President RIICHAAARD!! Hawk in Metal Wolf Chaos opened his every appearance with an Evil Laugh and gleefully delivered lines such as...

 RICHARD: "This wild dog of war is on the move, Michael! It'll bite you if you don't move it! It's time for my afternoon tea. There's nothing like sipping some delicious Darjeeling tea...and watching you getting your clock cleaned!"

  • Blaz Blue: Hazama/Yuuki Terumi. Part of the reason he's so Laughably Evil is because his voice actors are clearly having a hell of a time.
  • Sir Richard Hawksmoor in Ghost Hunter. Sir Michael Gambon practically introduces himself with "I want FLESH." An incredible contrast with his role of Dumbledore in the movies.
  • Nergal from the 2003 game Fire Emblem Elibe wasn't THAT hammy until we got to see his disfiguring scar by the end of the game. Then, he unleashed his inner ham and let it run wild.
  • In Starcraft, the Zerg Overmind's first line is: "Awaken, my child, and embrace the glory that is your birthright." Every one of its subsequent lines is equally epic and pompous.
    • "Know that I am the Overmind, the eternal will of the Swarm, and that you have been created to serve me..."
  • Dan Green as Mephiles the Dark is one of the very few good points of Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 for precisely this reason.
    • Eggman has always showed spades of this, but in more recent games (especially in Sonic Colors and Sonic Generations) he's been invoking this full-on.
  • In Portal, once you escape the fire pit, GLaDOS starts along this path. She really goes to town once you you incinerate her morality core.
    • In Portal 2 Wheatley gains several levels in ham when you yank G La DOS out and plug him in. Apparently, a certain amount of hamminess is literally hardwired into the system.
  • The Sengoku Basara versions of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Ishida Mitsunari. The first is absolutely, baby-eatingly, skull-cup-usingly Obviously Evil, and even has ominous background music and Dramatic Thunder to back him up. And he's voiced by Norio Wakamoto. Hideyoshi is the type to surround three armies at war, and demand ALL of their surrenders at once in a loud voice and with an even louder fist. He then goes ahead and obliges some hotblooded heroes. He also parts the seas. Mitsunari really likes shouting about what he is going to do to his enemies, specifically those who side with Ieyasu. Mitsunari does not say "Ieyasu!" He says, "IEEEYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASU!!!!!!!!"
  • The X-Men arcade game introduces us to MAGNETO, MASTER OF MAGNET! Who wants those X-CHICKEN to know that THEY ARE NOTHING and would like to welcome them TO DIE!!
  • Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: If Cesare wants to live, he lives. If he wants to take, he takes. If he wants you to die, you die, and if he wants to ham, he HAAAAAAAAAMS!
  • The cruelest and evilest of all Suikoden villains, Luca Blight, is also the hammiest, with lots of exclamation marks, distinctive Evil Laugh of "HOO HOO HOO HA HA HA HA HA!!!" and of course his famous last words "It took hundreds to kill me, but I KILLED BY THOUSANDS! LOOK AT ME!!! I AM SUBLIME!!! I AM THE TRUE FACE OF EVIL!!!!! *Evil Laughs to death*"
  • Jegran in Crystal Bearers, after he drops pretending to be good.
  • Barlowe in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia normally speaks with a very neutral and verbose tone. However, once his true colours are revealed, he goes nuts with wild abandon, laughing manically the whole time.
    • And Dracula. In pretty much every game with voice acting.
    • Death from Castlevania: Lords of Shadow simply never shuts up in his 5 minutes hammy speech even though he has been quite normal when he stayed as Zobek, your ally.
  • Lord Ghirahim in The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword, aka Mr. Furious! OUTRAGED! SICK WITH ANGER!! Zant from The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess is similarly hammy, especially during his Villainous Breakdown. Ganon is also somewhat hammy (literally, in certain situations), but he's rather restrained compared to the other two.
  • Geldoblame, of Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean, is far and away the hammiest character in the game, and (unintentionally) probably the best-voiced character, just because it's so amusing.
  • The Professor Layton series isn't exactly a World of Ham, often going with one hammed line per game, but it is ALWAYS said by a villain.

 Don Paolo: Heeere I come.... READY OR NOT!

Clive: This isn't happening... It can't end this way... IT WON'T END THIS WAAAY!!

  • Impales helpless bandit*

Web Comics

Web Original

 O'Malley: We want something from you, but we're not going to tell you what it is, until we need it! Huhuhuhuahahahaha!

Church: No way! I'm not agreeing to something without knowing what it is!

O'Malley: Huhuhuhuhuhuh Oh yes you will. You will or your little friend Tucker will die, die a most horrible death. And you know his blood will be on your hands. Years from now, you'll drive yourself mad wondering if there was anything you could have done to save him, so you will agree to what I want. You will agree even though what I want is something mysterious, what I want is something frightening, what I want is something PUUUUUUUUUURE EEEEEEEEEEVIL, AAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!

 Dark Chaos: Dark Chaos? My power has become far greater than you can imagine. I am Dark Mayhem now!

Chris: A nut by any other name is just as lame.

  • Pathetic from the french Kingdom Heart saga mp3 parody Kingdom Paf is basically the incarnation of this trope. She acts hammy even when washing her hands, preparing her lunch or playing video games.

Western Animation

Other/Real Life

  1. The Doctor is never too evil and hammy to make highbrow references.
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Lurid, Autumn’s Gold

The morning mist enveloped autumn’s shades
And auburn, crimson, scarlet –
They all paled
And blended into lurid,
The yellow pale.
Beneath the nascent sky.

Lurid, Autumn’s Gold

If lurid mushrooms come your way,
They’re good and healthy and they should stay
For supper, if they may.
But bright ones, picked in Autumn…
Stay away!
Or you own skin will turn lurid…
One day.

Lurid Autumn's Gold

I let them fly,
Between the Autumn’s wings,
My dreams,
Like lurid ghosts amid the yellow leaves.

Lurid Autumn's Gold

Some words carry an emotional burden, like lurid. Used in 17th century to describe stages of bruising and corpses, lurid sipped into nature: lifeless, pale, yellowish leaves of Autumn… Then it floated to ghastly light… And, finally, made the shocking news.

Taliban destroyig the Bamiyan Buddhas. Lurid, Autumn's Gold

The ghastly, lurid light that covered the Afghan earth when Taliban destroyed the Bamiyan Buddhas in March 2001. You can read about this in my latest book, Silent Heroes, When Love and Values Are Worth Fighting for.

I hope you enjoyed Lurid, Autumn’s Gold . You might also like to read:

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  1. Thank you so much for your kind words, Diana, and for stopping by. Between the colors of autumn, I think that lurid, that life-less yellow, always made me a bit sad. Now I understand why.

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Golden Bear “Dear Texas” (C-Side Records, 2020)

Golden Bear want to take you on a journey across the band’s home state of Texas. As implied by the title, the album is declared as a love letter to the lone star state. Recorded during lockdown, with all band members contributing their individual parts from home, the theme of wanting to be out on the road and travelling through the great wide-open spaces of their homeland is ever present.

A glance at the song listings on the album reads as a travel guide might, introducing the visitor to one of the great drives of the USA. Starting on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico with ‘Port Aransas’, moving on to ‘Mustang Island Mile’, ‘Texas Highway’, ‘Roadtrippin’, ‘CB Working’ and finally, the journey’s end at ‘Fort Davis Sky’. There is no ambiguity where this road trip is heading.

As for the music itself, there are jangly guitars and the upbeat licks that you might expect from an album designed to take the listener for a long ride in their pick up. And the intended audience for this journey is made clear, if it hadn’t been already, on ‘Roadtrippin’. “Well we’ve got the Doobie Brothers and the Eagles too, ain’t nothin’ better than being alone with you.”  ‘Take It Easy’ also gets a mention here just in case you still hadn’t quite got the message.

The album has, alas, few real highlights with many of the tracks decent but unremarkable. There is some tight guitar work along the way but, with one exception, nothing to make you reach for the ‘replay’ button. That exception is the closing track, journey’s end, ‘Fort Davis Sky’. Here, frustratingly, is a hint at the heights the album could have reached. This is the closest thing to an early Eagles track that the band have produced here. With a lovely rhythm and mix of both acoustic and electric twang this is such a cracking track that it stands head and shoulders above anything that has gone before.

An album written during lockdown with a theme of escape and travel was probably a hugely cathartic process for Golden Bear. Let’s face it, we can all relate to those desires during this surreal year. But, whilst this project may have worked for the band, the resulting breakout album may have limited appeal beyond their beloved Texas.

Golden Bear take you on a lockdown busting Texas roadtrip

Author: Peter Churchill

Lover of intelligent singer-songwriters; a little bit country; a little bit folk; a little bit Americana. Perfect Day - early morning round of golf, afternoon at Dean Court watching AFC Bournemouth, evening gig at a cosy smallish venue with a pint and a packet of scratchings.

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After Bashing Trump’s Secretary of State for Days, China Congratulates Biden

While most media outlets intentionally focus on how China’s congratulations on Thursday to Joe Biden for his supposed presidential win were “belated,” the fact is all the countries who have done so already have been premature. As I have noted, Biden is not president-elect – yet.

Nevertheless, Beijing is clearly happy with a possible Biden win, having Chinese state media bashing President Trump’s Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for days. This was a prelude to show Biden their difference in approaches to Team Trump and Team Biden.

And now China has officially congratulated Biden for winning, despite, notes CNN, China’s foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin admitting that: “At the same time, we understand that the outcome of this U.S. election will be ascertained in accordance with US laws and procedures.”

It was a curious translation to use the term “ascertain” since that is the term used by the 1963 Presidential Transition Act when referring to the requirement that the federal General Services Administration (GSA) designate a winner before a transition can begin. This is something, which I pointed out earlier, has not yet been done.

Why their supposed caution in celebrating Biden’s win more prominently?  CNN notes:

Chinese state-run media has so far been cautious in its handling of Biden’s win in comparison to its increasingly strident tone towards the Trump administration, amid an ongoing deterioration in bilateral relations.

While some outlets have published profiles of Biden or highlighted a popular Beijing restaurant he visited in 2011, most Chinese media has focused their post-US election coverage on alleged fraud and ensuing turmoil.

Experts have suggested that Beijing might have been reluctant to do anything that risked antagonizing the outgoing US administration in its final months in power.

Still, Joe Biden’s close and questionable business and other ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime – via his son Hunter Biden during his time as vice president – and beyond – and Joe Biden’s inability to call China even something as innocuous as an “opponent,” surely makes Chinese leaders hopeful of a confirmed Biden win.

The U.S. Office of Director of National Intelligence  (ODNI) also confirmed in an earlier Election Threat statement that the Intelligence Community (IC) assesses that China’s regime wanted President Trump to lose, and hence favored a Biden win.

President Trump is the first president to forcefully respond to the expanding China threat. He has made it clear that the U.S. stands with its allies in the Pacific such as Taiwan, and others threatened by China’s maritime bullying and expansion.

Trump has extended U.S. naval forces further into areas in the South China Sea claimed by China, rapidly built up U.S. missiles and other forces to face China, and also bulked up the “Quad” – the informal coalition of India, Australia, Japan, and the U.S., to counter Chinese expansionism.

The Trump administration has also pushed back hard on the massive and unprecedented Chinese espionage effort in the U.S., IP theft, and technology. With Trump, China faces an opponent more like Ronald Reagan countering the U.S.S.R. than any other they have faced.

With Biden potentially compromised by the CCP to the point he can’t even call China an “opponent,” the CCP hopes with him in the White House to return to decades of business as usual, essentially appeasement and engagement.

Beijing is probably celebrating a Biden win much more loudly privately, inside the Forbidden City.

Paul Crespo

Paul Crespo is the Managing Editor of American Defense News. A defense and national security expert, he served as a Marine Corps officer and as a military attaché with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) at US embassies worldwide. Paul holds degrees from Georgetown, London, and Cambridge Universities. He is also CEO of SPECTRE Global Risk, a security advisory firm, and President of the Center for American Defense Studies, a national security think tank.

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Why am I not surprised?

Floyd Hardee
10 days ago

They are dancing in the streets. The BEAST has won. The BEAST has won. Bow down to the BEAST. That is what they would like for us to do. But God will deliver us when all appears to be lost. Trust in God and stand your ground. All this morning they rivaled in a Judges decision to deny Trump a chance to verify the REAL vote. That means at least part of our Judges are in Satan’s pocket or the Democrat’s, same difference! We will soon know if more Judges deny Trump, us, and God! And there will be no Justice until Christ appears with his mighty Army!

4 days ago

It would be stupid to give a traitor like biden an intelligence briefing before his election has been verified as legal. It has been proven that he is a chinese puppet and will sell out the U.S.

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Trump Buys ALL Youtube Ads For Election Day

( – It doesn’t matter how much advertising Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg buys for the primaries, because the fact remains that he does not know if he’ll be up against President Donald Trump in November.

President Trump, however, knows he will be the Republican candidate and for that reason, he can get a head start buying up ad space for the election. And buy ad space he did!

The YouTube homepage, in the days running up to the election and even on the day of the election, will be completely overrun with Keep America Great campaign material.

Honestly, the most surprising thing about the news is that Google is even allowing Trump to purchase ad space!

Ironically, Bloomberg reported on Thursday that YouTube’s masthead ad space is completely booked up for early November, in a move designed to remind people the election is taking place, win over swing voters, and get some Democrats on board last minute.

Trump has done this before. Unlike Bloomberg, who has spent hundreds of millions on ads that still haven’t made him a frontrunner, the president was more effectively able to spend his campaign dollars. Ad space like this can cost around $1 million per day, making it highly sought-after. In the 2019 elections, the Trump campaign spent between $500,000 and $1 million on similar ad space, but this time they appear to be spending significantly more.

YouTube has known large spends on ads like this were coming, particularly with the primary contests taking place, and introduced the “Instant Reserve” tool for big campaigns back in October 2019. The tool allows buyers to reserve ad space for specific days in given regions. Bloomberg is no stranger to Instant Reserve, but Trump’s tactical advantage of knowing he’s definitely running in November means the Republicans own this hugely important online space in some of the most crucial campaigning days.

If Bloomberg becomes the Democratic nominee, then he’ll no doubt match the spending (or spend significantly more) than the Trump campaign in an effort to reverse Republican efforts. The billionaire former Mayor of New York City has already burned through half a million dollars on his campaign, and is showing no signs of cutting back on that spending.

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The ALIAGA surname in the USA

Frequency Comparisons
Total Rank Frequency % Per million people
United States
United States (Current snapshot) 648 33248 0.000 2
United States (1880 census) -1 113913 0.000 0
Change since 1880 +649 +80665 0 N/A
Other Countries
Australia 19 53814 0.000 1
United Kingdom 0 0
Top States for ALIAGA by Total
State Total Rank in State Frequency % Per million people
Florida 132 12327 0.001 8
California 110 19469 0.000 3
New Jersey 76 11677 0.001 9
New York 61 26792 0.000 3
Virginia 42 12971 0.001 6
Top States for ALIAGA by Frequency
State Total Rank in State Frequency % Per million people
Connecticut 31 13597 0.001 9
New Jersey 76 11677 0.001 9
Florida 132 12327 0.001 8
Virginia 42 12971 0.001 6
Maryland 19 23182 0.000 4

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Ethnic distribution of ALIAGA in the USA

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White (Hispanic) 601 92.75
White (Caucasian) 41 6.33
Asian/Pacific Less than 100 Insignificant
Black/African American Less than 100 Insignificant
Mixed Race Less than 100 Insignificant
Native American/Alaskan Less than 100 0

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How to train the Hero amiibo in Smash Ultimate

by CadenLisa, Guest Contributor, and Founder of the Smash Ultimate Amiibo League (SUAL).

Hello everyone, I’m CadenLisa, Founder of SUAL, and Lead Editor for SUAL content. As of right now, my Hero, Anti Virus, is currently the best ranked Hero in season 8 (the current season among competitive amiibo servers), as well as claiming the first 2 ever ranked Hero wins, and a third afterwards. Winning a 32 man, 8 man, and 16 man, respectively.

AI Issues

From my time with messing with Hero, I have found out 2 main AI Flaws. One is that he cannot use menu properly. He will still whip it out on occasion. However, besides a few built in presets, the moves selected are random.
The second AI Flaw being that Hero does not know how much MP he has. So, for example, if Hero is taught to only to fully charge Side B, then he will be able to do it about twice, then fully charge an empty hitbox, making him extremely vulnerable.

Overall Playstyle

The Hero Amiibo is a wild card when it comes to its playstyle. There are many things you can do with Hero, but mostly, outside of going offstage, it is best to have a grounded playstyle. You can utilize his magic abilities to build up damage, or his sword moves. Hero also has a strong grab game, with the AI having some keen combos, such as:

~ Down Throw into Forward Aerial
~ Down Throw into Neutral Aerial
~ Up Throw into Up Air at early percents (even being able to sometimes squeeze more than one Up Air depending on the opponent’s percent)
~ Up Throw into Neutral Air at higher percents.

When it comes to Hero, I personally think that he has two optimal training methods, both resulting two completely different and unique hero amiibo, that are both viable for different reasons.

First lets discuss what I’ve used to make it to the top.

Training Methods

Melee Method

The Melee Method utilizes moves in Hero’s kit that prioritize his sword and/or limbs. So this includes,

~ All of his aerials except Back Aerial (Ill explain more later)
(Neutral Aerial, Forward Aerial, Up Aerial, and Down Aerial)
~ Forward Smash
~ Down Smash
~ Jab
~ Forward Tilt
~ Up Tilt

Neutral Aerial and Forward Aerial are good out of Grab Combos.
Up Aerial is good out of Grab Combos and for Juggling.
Back Aerial is a move I would not suggest that you use, due to the massive amounts of startup frames that the move has. If you want to use a deadly move offstage there’s a much better option.
Down Aerial is an immaculate tool offstage, often gimping opponents at absurdly low percents when connecting. Even if hits the sourspot, it still sets Hero up in advantage as it resets situation by keeping the opponent offstage.

Forward Tilt is a solid move thanks to it being a multihit move, great for neutral play.
Up Tilt is great for covering landings, as it covers alot of range with its hitbox.
Down Tilt is okay, its more of a niche in his kit compared to his stronger tools, and and it doesn’t really set up anything in my experience. I would try to prioritize other moves.
Jab is also more on the niche end, however its better than Down Tilt when fully using all three hits of the move. I would toss this in neutral occasionally, as it’s a good get-off-me tool.
Dash Attack is a move that has decent range, but has a slow start up. Solid get-off-me tool.

smash attacks

Forward Smash is his go to move for kill power while on stage. It does really good damage, has lots of range, and even can occasionally critical hit.
Down Smash is a good get-off-me tool that alternates between hitting forward and behind Hero. The move also does decent damage.
Up Smash is not a move you should use at all. The range on this move is criminally small. The only ever time you’d want to use an Up Smash is to kill up by hitting the opponent in front of you, or to catch landings, this move does none of these things. The hitbox is far to small catch any landings, and there is no front hitbox, only what’s above, so there’s no point to using Hero Up Smash. To catch landings, use Up Tilt.

Magic Method

The Magic Method utilizes Hero’s magical moves, his Specials. Hero can still make good use of his grab game and edgeguarding ability, but when it comes to neutral play, its all magic. (always has been)

In regards to Normals and Aerials, same rules apply here, this part of the guide will focus mainly on the Pros and Cons to Hero’s Special Moves.

Neutral special

Hero can surprisingly use his charging Neutral Special competently, unlike other amiibo that share similar moves with him. No charge and slight charge Neutral Special is good for zoning, while the fully charged Neutral Special is a large projectile that does a lot of damage and kills. However the MP cost is high.

Side Special

Hero can use his no charge and slight charge Side Special as a good zoning tool in neutral and even at ledge, slight charge covering slightly more range. His fully charged Side Special is both a blessing and a curse. Its a blessing in the sense that if connected, it does 40+ percent. However, it is critical that you do not spam it. The curse is the AI Flaw I mentioned earlier, Hero does not know when to stop going for fully charged Side Special If he doesn’t have enough mana to use a fully charged Side Special, he will still try to use it, making him extremely vulnerable to a free smash attack from the opponent.

Down Special (MENU)

Hero cannot use this move to his fullest potential, in the sense that he instantly knows which move to use in all situations. However, the move still leads to hilarious clips, plus, its built in to use it in very specific situations. So you cannot prevent Hero from using Menu, but you can make him use it more by using it during training.

Up Special

When able to be used fully, it has a lot of range, and the hitbox itself can lead to lots of reverse edgeguard scenarios.

Why It Works

The Melee Method works in part thanks to all the range that his swordplay gives, making it difficult for the opponents to avoid getting hit. While the Magic Method works in part thanks to the ludicrous damage output and zoning that his special moves have.

That is all for this training guide on the one and only Hero amiibo! Thanks for reading, and good luck with your training!

~ CadenLisa

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I fell asleep to “The Watchmen” the album “Live & in Stereo”

I exercised to “Royal Blood” the brand new album “When did we get so dark?”

Yay it’s Friday & I’ve been waiting for it!  Sure I’m at home all day, but I exercise, take care of Brewster, have breakfast, watch minimal TV, shower, have lunch, write portions of this blog, practice guitar, & then I’ll hit the couch & listen to some music.  Then it’s 3:00 pm or so unless the dishwasher or hand washed dishes need to be tended to, or I need more fruit & veggie juice or I need to clean up something.  I’m usually out of bed by 8:30 am at the latest, I tend to go to bed around 11:00 pm.  Once I’m up it’s go, go, go, until everything I wanted to accomplish is done.

500 leg lifts, 200 pushups, 5 minutes of planking, yoga, 500 crunches & 100 back flexes this past week.

That’s 100 leg lifts, 40 pushups, 20 back flexes, 25 minutes of planking, 100 crunches & yoga 5 days a week.  First thing I do when I leave the bedroom, then breakfast & a shower.

Yes, those are my current goals.  I think they’ll stay at that limit for quite a while.  You know me though, I’ll likely push to raise some of the numbers sooner.

I used to be a decent swimmer.  I never took swimming lessons as a child.  My dad grew up playing water polo & swimming in the morning before class at the University.  He taught me how to swim.  My grandparents’ old condo had a swimming pool.  He taught me there & in the summer at the lake/cabin. My grandparents’ owned, built by my great grandfather.  I used to swim with no problems at all.  Now I wouldn’t get into a pool or lake without a life jacket on.

If you’re here strictly for the cancer news, that’s all I have for you today.

Shooting at GOP gathering.

Queens of the Stone Age’s website!  They’re teasing us with new FANTASTIC music!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

“Villains” by Queens of the Stone Age out August 25th.  Pre-order now on iTunes

Ariana Grande is now an honorary citizen of Manchester.

Honestly I couldn’t give you a song of her’s.  I’m pretty sure a 37 year old, straight, white male isn’t in her demographic.

Jamie Foxx does LeBron James impression on Jimmy Kimmel

New video from ‘In Flames’

AWESOME SONG but “In Flames” didn’t cover it.

New studio video from ‘Stone Sour’

How old are you?  Have you ever head banged this hard to Metallica at a stop light?

Royal Blood’s Facebook page

“Pleased to announce we’ll be supporting Queens of the Stone Age in North America in September/October. Tickets on sale 22nd June.”

Only Canadian date is in Toronto in October.  I guess technically that makes it a North American tour.  Toronto, just over a 2 day drive away from Saskatchewan.  Musically, I should move to Toronto or Europe.  Many North American tours are 20+ shows in America w/ 3 Canadian dates, Montreal, Toronto, B.C., & sometimes Calgary depending on the popularity of the artist(s).  Although Tool, Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne, Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Blue Rodeo, Foo Fighters, In Flames, Trivium, Lamb of God, Megadeth etc.  Have at least played Saskatoon and a few of those have made their way to Regina.

TONS of great music for me being released this year.  I adore the new Big Wreck album. But the Paramore album “After Laughter” is on heavy rotation on our stereo & my iPod.  It’s much more of a pop album than previous albums that were the typical pop/punk/distorted guitars.

Just checked the ol’ iPod for counts of play on it!

30 times listening to Big Wreck’s ‘Grace Street’ & Paramore’s ‘After Laughter’

12 times for The Watchmen’s ‘Live & in Stereo’

The odd thing is I listen to our stereo more than my iPod!  I think I have a problem?

I’d sing & play these 2 songs at the band practices with my brother’s group!  He really doesn’t like these songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mitch Fraser!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Because we know Gene Simmons needs more money????????????????

Wait for it………he’ll trademark air & water next at this rate!

Green Day albums ranked.  If it were me “American Idiot” would be a distant last place!

I’ve listened to the new Royal Blood album a few times this morning & WOW, no sophomore slump in sight.  I’d say it’s even better than their first album & it’s phenomenal also.

I went to a friend’s house last night to see his new place.  Pretty sweet place.  His condo looks great, could be that I haven’t scratched up, or demolished his walls with my wheelchair….yet!

New Walk Off The Earth video

Barak Obama gives Jay Z songwriters Hall of Fame award

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/barack-obama-honors-jay-z-with-songwriters-hall-speech-w488293   Video inside the link

Why did this become a music blog?  “Because music is a BIG @#!$%^*&( DEAL”-Dave Grohl

“I feel good about the good things, & bad about the bad things”-Dave Grohl

“Learn from your mistakes & don’t repeat them”-Chris

Stay safe out there,

“Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

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Nothing will instantly fix anything, my aunt wont come back as much as everyone would like her to. Everyone mourns differently. I shut off the outside world, put on headphones, cry my eyes out, & listen to music. Why? Because those stupid bands, artists, albums are always there for me, & that’s how I mourn. It’s Wednesday at the moment. I still can’t type this without sobbing. I’m sure my uncle & cousins are having a much tougher time than I am.

I can’t stay in this rut having a pity party. I will never forget my aunt. She was hilarious & always quick with a joke. She laughed & didn’t care who heard her! Many good memories of her. I’ll never forget the weekend the Gagnon family came to my parents house, one of many times, & I was living at my parents, maybe even still in high school? My parents had bought some type of raspberry cream liquor in a smallish 20 oz. bottle. It wasn’t cheap, but after 3 or 4 evenings my aunt polished it off. After the Gagnons left to go home my mother said “I can’t believe it! She finished it! Nobody else even tried it?!”, I replied “Sure, but it was a hilarious weekend!”

When I was released from my cancer rehabilitation program, my aunt was in town of course. Anybody needs anything, she’s there ASAP. I was released Thursday, July 26th 2012. Fridays at Boston Pizza are fish bowl Fridays, 3 shots of alcohol in whatever kind of beverage you like. We went to Boston Pizza that evening to celebrate. Fun times! I started shouting that my aunt was so dark from tanning she looked like an Indian. Everyone thought I was being racist about the aboriginal community, I wasn’t. What do you call a person from India? Indian! She would tan so much in the summer it was almost like she oiled up & basted herself like a turkey for Thanksgiving! A very dark roasted turkey! So yes I do have a lot of good memories of her.

How did she die? Very much loved.

She beat stage 2 breast cancer. It came back & went wherever it could, she was down to ½ of a lung & couldn’t breathe. The last time I saw her was in April for her birthday. She was hilarious! We were playing a game of dice, & she was joking about her cancer. “Hey his/her aunt/mother/sister has cancer, let them roll again”. We all knew she was scared, but of course she could joke about it!

My aunt was the 2nd child of 4. Her big brother Rick, her, my mother, & the youngest. Ken. My aunt was 59 in April, my mother will be 57 in August.

It’s been an emotional roller coaster of a week. Next week I’ll fire up my exercise routine & try to only focus on the good memories I have of my aunt! There’s quite a few of them. Thanks for keeping my family & I in your thoughts!

Yes, when I’m going through a tough time I fill my emotional hole with music. Not necessarily the music that reminds me of that individual, but stuff I like. So, here’s what I’ve been listening to this week…..

Alter Bridge shared it……

24 years ago on July 14th Megadeth released the album “Countdown to Extinction”

Article/review of Third Ion’s new album “Biolith”

Teaser from Opeth on the next album “Sorceress”

No release date for Opeth, The Agonist or Alter Bridge. Opeth & The Agonist both have teasers on their facebook page & Alter Bridge are hoping for a September release.

Ariana Grande’s snap chat video with Jimmy Fallon

Big Wreck shared this blast from the past….

Consequence of Sound’s review of the new “Ghostbusters”

New full time drummer for “Megadeth”

Thursday evening we went to my favourite pub for supper & hear not 1 but 2 Foo Fighters songs with a pop/country tune sandwiched between them. Weird music channel?

We’ll just let the human race die out or become an endangered species at this point? That sure seems where we are headed.

No matter how old you are, it’s WAY BEYOND time that we should all shut up & listen to each other instead of shooting someone for being different!

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Why did this turn into a music blog? Because “music is a BIG ^%$#@&*^* DEAL”-Dave Grohl

Learn something from your mistakes and don’t do them again”

I feel good about the good things and bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl

Chris “Be kind to one another”-Ellen Degeneres

I find the majority of pop music to be very disposable at the moment. Name a song post 2010 that is a well crafted pop gem? There are a few I can think of, are the musicians still popular/relevant? If I want to hear pop music there are a handful of things I’ll go to. Remember this is just my take on the subject.

Today’s workout was brought to you by the letter “S” for System of a Down!

OK, there’s people all over the world reading this. Subscribe if you like? I wont use your email or Facebook for anything. It’s safe, don’t worry about it.

Why am I not surprised by this? You knew someone was going to say something regarding Slayer?

How is Slayer attacking Jesus Christ? In Europe there are how many Church Burning black/satanic metal bands? Has Slayer or Iron Maiden ever burnt down a church? Not that I can think of. If you don’t like it, leave it alone. Slayer thanks you for the advertisement! I can listen to Slayer, but after a ½ hour it sounds a little repetitive? I get tired of a guy yelling at me, yelling not growling death metal vocals you can’t understand.

Def Leppard release info on new album.

Cool video from “Swedish House Mafia’s” Steve Angello. I’ve never heard of this person or group, but I do like it. Not rock or metal.

“Run the Jewels” with “TV on the Radio” team up on Stephen Colbert

Jimmy Fallon with CappafrappalappamochaAriana Grande. Wheel of Musical impressions!

I haven’t really paid much attention to “Radiohead” or singer “Thom Yorke” since the release of their 4th album “Kid A” that was released October 2nd 2000.

A Metallica fan was murdered?

I like the new album by Finger Eleven. $45+ is quite a bit to see them in a bar though? The Saskatoon show in O’Brians Event Center for that amount is respectable. Great venue, boring drive!

Sorry, this popped up as a suggestion on www.youtube.com Hahahahaha!

I wish I could go to this show, but it’s tomorrow, Thursday, I don’t go out unless it’s a weekend usually.

The Rolling Stones aren’t done yet! Personally I think they should stop recording & just tour their 500 albums they already have?

Behind the scene look at Muse’s 2016 tour

In Flames have invaded the NHL. Check out this goalie’s mask.

New Order’s new song. I’ve never heard music by them, just the name!

Limp Bizkit’s guitarist Wes Borland lands DIY renovation show. I just think it’s weird they’ve made a career out of the music they play.

If you’re getting this through Facebook, feel invited to like & share this! Facebook or the actual website give this a second to load all of the links. Some days youtube.com is a little wonky?

Songs I like. “The Proclaimers” bring it on haters!

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Why did this turn into a music blog? Because “music is a BIG ^%$#@&*^* DEAL”-Dave Grohl

“Learn something from your mistakes and don’t do them again”

“I feel good about the good things and bad about the bad things”-David Eric Grohl