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Smallville - Episode 10.05: "Isis"

Oliver ( Justin Hartley ) prepares for an exhibit opening at the Metropolis Museum relating to Isis.   The show part does sound schmaltzy.   It wasn't going to be so much a show, but a spectacle.  The curator finds Isis' amulet is missing.  How did it end up in Lois' ( Erica Durance ) bag? Not like she smuggled it out of Egypt or anything.  Ha.   The amulet carries a curse as anything associated with ancient Egypt does - anyone who wears it will have their soul condemned to hell for an eternity.   Thus containing Isis' soul inside it.   Lois goes over several scenarios as to how she'll break the news to Clark ( Tom Welling ) that she's aware of his secret ID as the Blur.   Surprise, surprise, Clarkie has has decided to come clean about his secret too.   Seeing the future and how happy they were when Lois knew has made him change his mind.   Almost telling Oliver this as if he's looking for justification or approval it's okay for him to do this.   Oliver mentions Lois left him when this she found out he was Green Arrow, Clark uses The Word "dumped" and Oliver corrects him, they "broke up."  It's not the same thing cos Lois loves Clark and they're meant to be.

Kat Grant (Keri Lyn Pratt) returns (loud groan!) and wants to be Clark's partner again in the Bull Pen, but Lois won't hear of it and neither will Clark.   They'll meet on the roof in 5.   Though that was a little more than 5 minutes for Clark, seems Lois was over-eager and arrived early.   She wears the amulet, causing her to be possessed by Isis.   (Notice the change to Lois' hair, in the Talon it was quite curly and bouncy, then it was much flatter when she was on the roof and when she transformed into Isis, it was more fuller and bouncy again, it was a wig.   Come on, how could Clarkie not tell she wasn't Lois, the way she was speaking and all that make-up too.   She has to find the treasure from Egypt and more particularly, Osiris's heart.   She steps onto the ledge uttering, "This vessel may once have been called Lois but it now serves Isis."    (In usual Smallville fashion, someone is almost always taken over by another spirit.)  She flies away in a flash of fire and Clark can only stand around and watch; wishing he could fly right this minute.

Sportsmanship: U.S. women performed with great skill, character

Yesterday could have been it for the U.S Women's Soccer Team. They were down a goal to Brazil in the second minute of stoppage time of extra time in the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women's World Cup. All Brazil had to do was play 'keep away.' Everyone thought the run was over. Well, everyone except the Americans themselves. The match could have been called at any time, but they kept playing. And in the second minute of stoppage time of extra time, Abby Wambach literally got her head in the game and tied the match 2-2. The U.S. would go on to win on penalty kicks and advance to the semifinals. Have a look at the post-match interview with Abby Wambach and Hope Solo in the video below (email subscribers click here ). People will obviously laud the skill and determination of the American team. They showed plenty of both, but their tremendous character and sportsmanship should not be overlooked either. If you watched the match, you know there was a referee who interjected herself in the contest quite often. There were some controversial calls made that went against the U.S. However, you never saw the Americans lose their cool. Hope Solo didn't stomp around the goal line like somebody stole her bike. The coach didn't run on the field and shout expletives at the officials. No one threw a tantrum when it became clear that Brazil was doing a lot of flopping to waste time toward the end. They conducted themselves like champions and continued to play hard until the match was over. This is a great lesson for our kids. You don't have to perform to have a great performance. Just continue to work hard and play like you practice. While you may not coach an Abby Wambach or Hope Solo yet, make sure you give your kids the tools to be successful. First, RSVP for the Coach It Right! Soccer Clinic on Tuesday, August 2. We will begin at 6 p.m. at St. Rose Philippine Duchesne School in Florissant. Admission is free and every coach who attends and completes the course will receive their "F" license from the Missouri Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) free of charge. Just click on the following link for the Coach It Right! Soccer Clinic to register. Until next time...

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