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Jimmy Butler and the Bulls relied on their hustle to keep their streak alive against the Detroit Pistons. Luol Deng scored 28 points, Butler and Nate Robinson each added 16, and the Bulls beat Detroit 95-94 to extend their winning streak to 18 straight against the Pistons. The Bulls rallied from a 13-point deficit to tie the score 78-all with 9:27 remaining on Butler's dunk after a steal. Robinson then fed Deng for a layup and an 80-78 lead, their first advantage since 1-0. The Bulls came up with four of their 10 steals in the fourth quarter, including three by Butler.
"We dodged a bullet," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "We were fortunate, got out of a hole. … We were just trying to find a way in the end. I thought it was the hustle plays."
Rodney Stuckey scored 25 points and Greg Monroe added 18 points for the Pistons, who have not beaten the Bulls since Dec. 23, 2008.Deng and Robinson each hit 3-pointers to extend the Bulls' lead to 91-84. Stuckey's layup cut the lead to one with 1:27 left before Deng had a layup for a 94-91 lead. Charlie Villanueva missed a 3 with 5.9 seconds left and Daequan Cook made a free throw. Stuckey made a 3 before the buzzer for the final margin. Butler bounced back from a disappointing game after he scored four points on 1-of-8 shooting in Saturday's 100-98 loss to Dallas.
"It was tough. After 2 to 3 hours of sleep, I got here super early to shoot some free throws and some jumpers," Butler said. "I don't want to play like that. Nobody wants to play like that."
The Bulls also rallied from 17-point deficits in each of its two previous games against Detroit this season. The Pistons last defeated the Bulls at the United Center on Feb. 24, 2006.
"We haven't won too many against them," Monroe said. "You want to end that streak. But we want to get any win right now versus any team."
Detroit shot 50 percent (36 for 72) from the field while the Bulls shot 40 percent (30 for 76).
"We had some possessions on both ends you'd like to have back," Pistons coach Lawrence Frank said. "But if we'll give ourselves a chance, it's a whole different spirit and intent compared to the way we played against Minnesota and Toronto. We have eight more opportunities to grow as a group."
The Pistons jumped out to leads of 9-1 and 18-5, and led 24-20 after the first quarter. Cook hit a 3-pointer and a free throw with 15.5 seconds left before halftime to cut Detroit's lead to 55-53.
Stuckey made a running jumper with 2.8 seconds left to put the Pistons up four at the break.
Detroit shot 60 percent from the field in the first half, while the Bulls were at 43 percent. Stuckey led the Pistons with 16 points and Deng led the Bulls with 12.The Bulls also struggled with free throws, missing 13 of 40. Carlos Boozer and Taj Gibson each added 11 points for the Bulls and Cook finished with 10. Villanueva had 14 and Jose Calderon added 11 for the Pistons, who went 1-13 in March.
"We definitely got better as far as not having a big lapse that pretty much cost us a game," Monroe said. "We have to take tonight — there were a lot of good things even though we lost — and build up and get ready for Toronto tomorrow."
Robinson and Pistons forward Kyle Singler each received technical fouls and Pistons guard Brandon Knight was called for a flagrant foul with 2:32 remaining in the first quarter after Knight was called for a travel and raised his arm, hitting Butler in the face. Robinson then appeared to push Knight, and Singler and other players joined the fray before the players were separated. Butler made both free throws to cut Detroit's lead to 24-15. Butler said he thought Knight's contact was unintentional. Robinson said he'll stick up for his teammates.
"I got my guy's back regardless," Robinson said. "I'm not really worried about technical or whatever."
Joakim Noah and Marco Belinelli again sat out for the Bulls. Noah has missed five straight games for plantar fasciitis in his right foot, and Belinelli has sat out four games with a strained abdominal muscle. Thibodeau said both players are day to day. Noah had career highs of 30 points and 23 rebounds against Detroit on Dec. 7.Will Bynum (hand) and Jason Maxiell (eye) were out for the Pistons. Maxiell remained in Detroit to get his eye examined.The Bulls went 7-7 in March.
NOTES—The NBA upgraded Gibson's shooting foul against LeBron James in the Bulls' 101-97 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday to a flagrant foul, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The victory snapped Miami's 27-game winning streak, the second longest in NBA history. "I guess we have to call the league and get clarification," Thibodeau said. "I didn't see it that way. I still don't have a good understanding of what a flagrant foul is. I thought I got some clarity last year, but apparently I didn't." ….Calderon has a tendon problem in his arm that flared up, affecting his shooting, Frank said…..Knight returned for the Pistons from an ankle injury he suffered Friday.


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Of course you had Davi Millsaps at the top of your "Who is going to win Anaheim 1" list. Who didn't? And how did the Rockstar Energy Racing rider pull off his big win? We asked him.
Racer X: Go through that race. It was an exciting race.
Davi Millsaps: It was fun, for sure. But I don't like that lap sign being right there after the finish line, because I could see it every lap! I looked down for a couple laps and then I looked back up and I saw lap eight and I'm like, 'You've got to be kidding me!' But it was definitely a fun race. Me and Trey [Canard] were right there the entire time. I didn't pull away, and he didn't let me. And then when he passed me I was like, dang it! But I stuck right there. I found a couple good lines that I wasn't taking before and that's how I made the pass back on him. It was definitely a good one.
Talk a little more about that pass.
There were two main ruts before the double before the whoops and those ruts were ridiculously deep. And to the very, very inside there was a nice one. And he went in the main one and messed up a little bit and I had more drive from the nice rut and just pinned it through the whoops as fast as I could go. That's pretty much it.
After leading Muscle Milk Honda's Trey Canard (rear) almost the entire race, Millsaps (front) had to use a last lap pass to claim victory in Anaheim.
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Often when a pass is made for the lead, it's kind of over. Were you planning on getting him back. Did you have a little extra in the tank?
Yeah. I was riding a little tight from halfway on, just being in the lead that long. It's been a while. I was just a little nervous, especially getting the holeshot and leading almost every lap. I had a little more in my tank and I just had to calm myself down and find better lines and try to make a pass again.
Can you talk us through that holeshot?
I just took off the gate and actually got a good start. We've been working and working and working on my starts because the bike was so fast I couldn't keep my front end down. So Jamie, our engine guy, got it figured out and we lowered the front end a little bit and just let it rip.
Coming into the season, a lot of the hype was on other guys…
That's a good thing. Coming in here I wasn't on any polls, I wasn't up there talking in the press conference, even though I got second last year. I wasn't in anything. I was pushed aside. I think that maybe because everyone thinks that me going to the team I'm on now, they think it's all a B team, but I think our team is definitely an A team and is just as good as any team out there, if not better.
You haven't won a race in almost three years. Talk about that time in-between there?
It's been a rough time, getting hurt as much as I did. I lost my kidney in 2010 and then in 2011 I blew my knee out a couple times and had to have surgery twice in the off-season. So I come into those seasons, both seasons, unprepared. Rockstar Energy Racing picked me up early on in the outdoor season last summer and they had a bike ready for me when I wanted to ride and every single day I just rode and rode and rode. They gave me my program. Every day I woke up and, I'll tell you, I'd be pissed at the program [laughs] but it's paying off.
How did your confidence build after such a solid performance in qualifying and your heat races?
I just tried to keep myself to one step at a time. In practice I went out and just made sure I just rode the track and rode like me. I just took my time and wasn't really stressing about the bike or the dirt or the ruts or people out there. And then going out in the heat race and winning it was definitely a confidence booster but also made me a little nervous because I was like, 'Dang it, now I can do it.' It was good. It was an emotional night, especially me never finishing in the top ten at Anaheim 1 ever in my career and the only time I do, I win.
Millsaps and Rockstar Energy Racing team manager Dave Gowland (right) celebrate the teams first 450SX victory.
Simon Cudby photo
Well, now you can't sneak up on them next week. You have to prove it again.
Proving it again is going to be probably the hardest one. But I'm going to go back and do the same thing -- put my head down, train really hard. This makes for even more motivation, knowing that I want to go out there and work harder and train harder and eat healthier and get back up here on the podium.
From the very start of practice, you looked so confident and aggressive. Is it the bike, is it you, is it your health, is it your team? What's the mix?
All of the above. The team is awesome. Scott from Showa has been doing my suspension and I can't thank him enough. He's been working super hard. He built me a shock yesterday, actually. I went and tested it yesterday, and I was like, 'Dude, where did you come up with this setting?' It was awesome. And the team, they have been super supportive and super confident and positive towards me and pushing me in the direction I need to go. Same with Yogi [Coach Ezra Lusk]. He believed in me the whole time and never gave up on me. It was cool. Not only was it cool to have all those guys here for my first win but it was cool that Dane, my little guy, was here and when he sees pictures hanging up later on he's going to be like, "What's that?" And I'll tell him, 'You were at my first win. It's our first win on the new team, 2013.'"
First supercross he went to, right?
Right. The first supercross he went to, I won.
Do you think there's room for even improvement? I mean, it's really the first race for this team in this class.
There's room for improvement on both sides -- my end, but honestly their end is pretty good. But there's always improvement for me, especially ... I only had two and half months of the off-season to train really hard and it takes more than two months to get 100 percent into shape. With this program, there's still more to come, and I'm getting there.
R-E-S-P-E-C-T between Millsaps (left) and Canard (right).
Simon Cudby photo
Last year there was a lot of talk about you losing weight before the season, and you look even leaner now. What's going on?
Just eating right, training right. Pete, my trainer, has been helping me out. He got me on the good program for eating and stuff. And just getting my butt kicked from Ezra. Every day I get down to the track and he's like, "You'd better get your ass on that bicycle." Just hearing it from everyone makes you want to be motivated and do something for myself. That's why I look the way I do.
Does it feel really good to get this smile back on your face at a race we haven't probably seen in a little while?
It's been quite a while since I had a smile. Even when I almost won Salt Lake last year I still didn't have a smile like this. I think it's pretty awesome that a new team for the 450 class and myself on the new bike and coming out and winning the opener is a big accomplishment for everyone. I think we're all going to go home, put our heads together and figure out how we can get better. Even if we're the best we can be we can still be better.


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Today one of my favorite brands, Normann Copenhagen came out with some new products with which I am smitten. You probably know by now we have the Tablo table in our living room from two Christmas's ago and the drop hooks in our room. Now they come in different colorways including all black and all white, which I love. But I think it's the bed linens that are on my list now! See the rest here.
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Washington put police on 12-hour shifts Friday and New York began searching vehicles approaching the city's bridges amid unconfirmed intelligence of a terror attack to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
At the same time officials asked members of the public to keep their eyes open for anything unusual, a reminder of the "see something, say something" campaign that has existed for years.
The heightened antiterrorism efforts in New York and Washington followed word Thursday of the unconfirmed plot, which was described as specific and "credible."
"This is from a single source right now," says Frank Cilluffo, director of George Washington University's Homeland Security Policy Institute in Washington. "But, at the end of the day you have to take it seriously."
On Friday, New York police had taken additional measures such as blocking off some of the approaches to Grand Central Station, stopping trucks and vans to search their contents, and increasing patrols. In Washington, police began working 12-hour shifts and said unattended vehicles near bridges and monuments would be towed.
One of the major reasons why law enforcement officials are taking no chances is because of intelligence gleaned from computers and notebooks found in the Pakistan compound where Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by US forces on May 2.
"When you see how fixated Osama bin Laden was on the 10th anniversary, it makes sense to have extra precautions during significant dates and events," says Mr. Cilluffo.
On Sunday, President Obama plans to visit each of the sites hit on Sept. 11, 2001, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and the field in Shanksville, Pa., where hijacked flight 93 crashed. The White House says the potential security threat will not change his schedule.
Both New York and Washington have wide experience with ramping up for potential security threats.
"Every year there is an anniversary, that's the time when you would think that we should heighten our security, and we do," said New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, at a briefing Thursday evening. "The risks are greater then, we imagine, but nobody is really sure."
In the past during heightened security levels, the NYPD has set up roadblocks outside the city's bridges and tunnels and pulled over trucks, vans and other vehicles. On Friday, they started those efforts again, pulling over vehicles.
In New York's hot and steamy subway stops, police set up tables to search backpacks. Underneath Grand Central Station, four police officers eyed travelers as they entered the subway. Travelers using Amtrak reported an increased number of police and canine units as well.
The police presence is expected to get tighter and tighter as the weekend progresses. By late Saturday or early Sunday, access to the area around Ground Zero is expected to be very tightly controlled in what officials are terming a "frozen zone." There will be quick-strike reaction forces buttressed with automatic weapons and heavy armor.
That's on top of an already significant antiterror effort. According to Mr. Bloomberg, there are radiation detectors and 3,000 cameras positioned around the city, police offers stationed in a dozen cities around the world, 100 more assigned to work with the FBI, and a budget of $8.5 billion to keep the city safe.
"And, a lot of what we do you don't see – the undercover people who are really the eyes and the ears," Bloomberg told CBS News on Friday. "The level of security in this city probably makes it the safest place to be."
According to Bloomberg, the city has broken up at least 13 terror plots in the past decade. "For all we know there were many others that, when terrorists want to attack us, took a look at what kind of precautions the NYPD and other agencies take here and said, 'We're not going to get away with it, so we're not going to do it.' "
Cilluffo says it's true that New York's efforts are at a high level. But, he points out, "No one is 100 percent – that's why they are taking it so seriously."


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Construction Supervisor Ed Buster and his Chevy "Big 10" hail from Rosebud, Texas. You voted him in as an alternate in the Truck Class this year. Buster's fullsize rig is big-block-powered with a list of proven components and even a trail-friendly narrowed nose.
Ed Buster, Team #15
- Most looking forward to: "The Tow Test. With the new big-block and the not-so-light rig, I think we have an awesome chance to make a great pull!"
- Not looking forward to: "Mud Pit. I'm just too lazy to want to clean the truck."
- Playing in his iPod/CD player: "Flatt and Scruggs."
- Buster says: "My grandparents are a big part of who I am today, and I love them with all my heart."
- Owner name/city: Ed Buster/Rosebud, Texas
- Occupation: Construction supervisor and owner of Dragoon Off-Road
- Vehicle model: 1978 Chevy "Big 10"
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- Engine/aspiration: 454ci GM V-8/dual TBI, Hedman headers
- Transmission: SM 465, Centerforce II clutch
- Transfer case: Atlas 4-spd
- Suspension (f/r): 56-in leaf springs, BBCS 15-in shocks/57-in Dodge leaf springs, BBCS 15-in shocks
- Axles (f/r): Dana 60, Detroit Locker/Dana 70HD, Detroit Locker
- Axle ratio: 4.56:1
- Wheels: 16.5x9 custom w/Stazworks H1 centers, Copperhead Fabrication rock rings
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Nationals 3-1 over Phils, top 5
Latos seems to be struggling a bit. He hangs a slider it is 4-0. Gomez got lucky it happens.
It was a good pitch to Gomez. Could've been a little higher but it wasn't bad. Gomez got lucky.
So, the M.O. of this team lately....get behind early and see if they can come back and scratch out a win.
Mes finally calls for the slider and gets the K
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good comeback after Ludwick's poor play, Latos' wildness and some bad luck to hold it to two
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A report from the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows the Arctic's melting ice is resulting in the lowest sea ice levels since satellites started tracking the measurements in 1979. NBC's Brian Williams reports.
The amount of summer sea ice in the Arctic has reached a record low in three decades of satellite data, scientists reported Tuesday, with one of them describing recent warm years there as creating a "less polar pole." The decline was expected to continue for at least several more days before cold weather sets in and creates new ice through fall and winter.
The area of Arctic waters covered by sea ice was measured at 1.58 million square miles on Sunday, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reported. That's below the previous record low of 1.61 million square miles set on Sept. 18, 2007, and in line with earlier expectations for the season.
"Including this year, the six lowest extents in the satellite record have occurred in the last six years," the center noted on its website.
"Parts of the Arctic have become like a giant Slushee this time of year" due to thinning ice, Walt Meier, a scientist at the center, told reporters.
That thinner ice also explains how a storm in early August made a significant impact in speeding up the decline this month, Meier said.
At NASA, which helps with the satellite data, scientist Claire Parkinson said the trend has been "strongly downward."
This visualization shows the extent of Arctic sea ice on Aug. 26, 2012, the smallest area in three decades of satellite records. The yellow line shows the average minimum summer ice coverage from 1979 to 2010.
The 2007 decrease "stunned" researchers since it was so large compared to previous years, she said, and "this year it's plummeting" further.
It's not just sea ice in summer that's been weakened, she added. "No matter what month you're in, it's less ice than it used to be decades ago," she said.
The researchers added that manmade emissions tied to global warming offer the best explanation for the decline.
Ted Scambos, a senior NSIDC researcher, told NBC News that no one weather pattern explains the downward trend. "Greenhouse gasses are the only consistent explanation for a persistently warming Arctic," he added.
"The Arctic was our refrigerator," he said, but the warmer weather of the last five or six years have meant "a less polar pole."
Scambos said the Arctic system is too variable to guarantee that each future year would show a decline, but over time he expects the decline to continue. "I think we can expect further declines to new records," he said, "and eventually, an ice-free North Pole."
Oct. 15, 2009: The Arctic Ocean will be an "open sea" almost entirely free from ice within just ten years. Thats the claim by a team of researchers. ITN's Tom Barton reports.
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- July 21, 2013 10:45 AM
Incorporating Scandinavian sound artist Leif Inge's mind-bending 9 Beet Stretch as the sound score (Beethoven's 9th symphony stretched to 24 hours with no pitch distortion), a series of special performance events will be scattered throughout the museum building and grounds, with contributing artists offering up works related to the ancient idea of the "Music of the Spheres." During the 24 hours of music, various dancers/companies/artists will come and go, presenting a variety of visual offerings to be surrounded by this extraordinary music.
Photo by Milton Adams.
Sunday, July 21
11:45 am: Introductory remarks, Richard Serra's Vortex sculpture on the front lawn
noon-1 pm: Richard Serra's Vortex sculpture on the front lawn
1–4 pm: Second-floor gallery
*For outdoor portions (Reflecting Pond Lawn and near the Serra "Vortex") audience members are welcome to bring blankets. (Lawn chairs are prohibited.)
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Rumor: Magic to trade Redick or Richardson for a center?
"We'll still find ways to get better in some spots," Magic President of Basketball Operations Otis Smith said. "Losing the backup center is big. So, you need a little size for about probably five teams. That's really what it comes down to, so we'll probably address that over the next month or so."
HoopsVibe's Very Quick Call: The wheeling-and-dealing will continue.
On Saturday, the Orlando Magic overhauled their roster in separate trades with the Phoenix Suns and Washington Wizards.
The Magic dealt Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, and Mickael Pietrus to the Suns for Earl Clark, Jason Richardson, and Hedo Turkoglu. Then they sent Rashard Lewis to the Wizards for Gilbert Arenas.
The Magic improved on the wing, but – after dealing Gortat – need a five-man to relieve superstar Dwight Howard.
Howard, despite winning The Defensive Player of the Year award, is prone to foul trouble. Things were so bad last year teammates nicknamed him 'Foul On You'.
The Magic need a reserve center to bail Howard out when he's overzealous in the paint. A back-up for Howard will also help them compete with bigger contenders like the Boston Celtics, Dallas Mavericks, and Los Angeles Lakers.
Fortunately, the Magic have spare assets. Acquiring Arenas, Richardson, and Turkoglu has made wings J.J. Redick and 'Q' Richardson expendable.
A market exists for Redick, even though he's having an off year and is on the books for an additional two seasons at a combined $12 million.
Richardson can defend and hit the three. Best of all, the veteran is signed through 2014 at a reasonable $2.5 million per annum.
Last weekend was just the beginning for the Magic. More moves are coming. If they're serious about a championship, they'll trade a wing for a post.
–Oly Sandor.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
Ciao Paris!
I'm packing up my blog & moving south for the winter. I'm heading to Nice to storyboard on a top secret film project. Leaving wet & windy Paris behind for the beaches & palm trees of the Riviera. When I'm not drawing I'll be perfecting my Cary Grant impression in the casinos of Monte Carlo. Ciao for now.
22 comments:
- MikeS said...
Adieu, mon ami! Bon voyage!
Beauty of a sketch Matt, as always. Somehow, though; that McDonald's sign just doesn't belong on such a beautiful looking street.
- 7:08 pm
- Michael said...
Good Luck and have fun Matt!
All the best with your project!
- 12:55 am
- Perry Linton Joseph Osuna said...
Congrads Matt first off and secondly the pic is enchanting loving that scene you pencil can do no wrong hope all has been well. It's been so long that your already done the Paris job and moving on I can imagine all the wonderful art that I've missed out on well take care till the next one!!!
- 1:57 am
- Uli Meyer said...
Hey Matt,
Let me know your new address! Say Hi to my French twin.
- 8:37 am
- Unknown said...
Nice is not very Nice.
- 11:45 am
- Unknown said...
Good luck! Great drawing.
- 12:29 pm
- Dan Bob said...
Good luck Matt!
- 4:53 pm
- Oscar Grillo said...
The woman in the picture had very short legs and a rather large arse...Who was she?
- 11:22 pm
- Jampix said...
The way how you capture Paris... mon dieu, c'est magnifique.. even the females arse looks French ;p
How's things going dude?
- 1:43 am
- Boris Hiestand said...
AH Nice is NEEEES MON!
- 2:26 pm
- the doodlers said...
Great drawing! Have a blast on that new storyboarding gig. We hope that you actually have time to enjoy the outdoors in Nice and are not be too busy with work.
- 6:10 pm
- Unknown said...
Tres joli croquis, fais des croquis du Negresco a Nice.
- 9:56 am
- Abry84 said...
Congratulations Matt!
- 7:01 pm
- Matthew Cruickshank said...
Keep those bunk beds warm...................
- 10:06 am
- Knife and Onions said...
Ahhh... Pareee... city of luuurve, n'est pas?
Lovely drawing! I remember a long wet day in paris waiting for my connecting train back to the UK many years... wandering around looking at buildings and posters. having coffee etc... ahh bliss...
- 2:07 pm
- Jo Bling said...
Hey Matt
Lovely site, sir. I'm currently collaborating with the guys at Kayenta Studio/Quatre 21 in Paris - do you know them? Love their work.
V best and do pop by the blog sir
- 11:27 am
- Jeremy Macedo said...
trés chouette ton travail
- 5:43 pm
- Drazen said...
sounds wonderful
lovely sketch too
- 5:26 pm
- Unknown said...
Beautiful drawing, have a great trip. :)
- 10:18 pm
- Matt Jones said...
Hey, thanks for the comments & feedback everyone. I had a crazy, hectic summer in Paris & now I,m in Nice, things are a lot slower! It's still sunny here, I was swimming in the sea on November 1st!
We start work at the new studio next week so we'll be furiously drawing through the winter. It'll be like storyboard hibernation & we'll emerge in the spring bleary eyed but with the first cut of the movie.
Now I'm off to visit all your blogs before my 1 hour is up in this internet cafe. A plus!
- 9:30 am
- Fret said...
Very nice picture. I felt as if I were myself strolling along the street.
- 5:16 pm
- Massimo Montigiani said...
Hi Matt!
good stuff!
I'm a italian director/storyboard artist. very compliments for yours funny works!
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Grace Fellowship Church offers worship and Bible study each Sunday evening at 6 p.m. at the Nasson Community Center, 457 Main St. in Springvale. For details, contact Joel Littlefield either at 207-730-0535 or gracefellowshipsanfordhotmail.com.
First Baptist Church of Springvale at 429 Main St. offers Sunday School for all ages at 9 a.m. and holds its Sunday worship services at 10 a.m., with prelude and announcements starting at 9:50 a.m. The church also holds a Bible study on Tuesday mornings at 9 a.m. For more information, call 324-4918 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays or Fridays between 9 a.m. and noon.
God's House on the Hill holds Sunday worship services at 10 a.m. at Springvale Commons at 481 Main St. For more information, contact Peter or Raquel French at 651-5255 or folwgodaol.com.
Evergreen Covenant Church, at 1725 Main St. in the Airport Plaza, welcomes all to worship on Sundays at 10 a.m. Evergreen is a community-oriented, multigenerational church that seeks to blend the ancient and the modern in its worship. For more information, call 423-3342 or go to www.evergreencovchurch.org.
Saint Therese of Lisieux Parish holds weekend Roman Catholic Masses at 4 p.m. on Saturdays at Holy Family Church on North Avenue and on Sundays at 7:30 a.m. at Notre Dame Church on Payne Street and at 9 and 11 a.m. at Holy Family Church. For more information, call 324-2420.
The Salvation Army at 871 Main St. holds its Holiness Meeting every Sunday at 10:45 a.m. Sunday School is at 9:30 a.m. For more information, please call 324-3134.
The Church of the Prince of Peace, located in the lower level of the Midtown Mall in Sanford, holds Sunday eucharistic liturgies at 10 a.m. with child care and Sunday School available. A brief worship service followed by Bible study is offered on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. The church is a parish of the Charismatic Episcopal Church (cechome.com; not affiliated with either the Episcopal or Anglican traditions) and offers charismatic, evangelical and liturgical/sacramental worship that is joy-filled and praise-centered. The church also sponsors a K-12 day school and homeschool enrichment classes at its Midtown Mall location. For more information, call Fr. John Clifton at 432-0295 or the church/school office at 490-0930.
St. George's Episcopal Church, on Emerson St. in Sanford, is holding summer services at 4 p.m. on Saturdays and at 9 a.m. on Sundays. Nursery care is available for the Sunday services. The Rev. Canon Susan Murphy will lead the services. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call 324-8119.
The Sanford Unitarian Universalist Church, located on the corner of Main and Lebanon streets in Sanford, is celebrating its summer Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. in the parlor. Child care and religious education classes are not provided over the summer months. Please call 324-3191 for more information or check out the website at www.sanforduuchurch.org
The North Parish Congregational Church, United Church of Christ at 893 Main St. in Sanford holds Sunday service at 9:30 a.m. during the summertime. Everyone is welcome — no need to be a church member. Child care is always provided. For more information, please call 324-3163 or visit online at www.northparishucc.org. The church also is on Facebook at North Parish Congregational Church UCC.
Pleasant Street Free Baptist Church at 10 Pleasant St. holds summer Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. with a fellowship coffee time following at 10:45 a.m. The church offers a "cry room," a sound-treated area in the back of the sanctuary for families with young children. There is also a nursery, where services may be heard through a loudspeaker. This is a Southern Baptist Church and all are welcome. For more information, please call 324-6602 or visit online at www.pleasantstreetfbc.org.
Christian Science Church at 35 School St. welcomes all to Sunday service at 10 a.m. Children are invited to attend Sunday school at the same hour. Contact the church at 324-5262. During the summer, testimony meetings are held at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays. Visitors are lovingly invited to attend. For more information, visit online at www.christianscience.com.
Sanford First Baptist Church at 905 Main St. welcomes everyone to join in worship Sunday morning at 10 a.m. During the worship hour, there is also a dynamic children's ministry for children in grades K through 5 that provides music, snacks, Bible stories and lessons, crafts and games. Children may be checked in by a parent or guardian from 9:45 to 10 a.m. For details, call the church office at 324-5456.
The Joyful Harvest Pentecostal Church holds its service and Sunday School at the Trafton Senior Center at 19 Elm St. at 10:30 a.m. every Sunday. For more information, please call the Rev. George Little Jr. at 490-6506.
Crossroads United Methodist Church, at the corner of Grammar Road and Route 202, holds Sunday worship services at 9 a.m. followed by coffee and fellowship. On the first Sunday each month the church celebrates "First Sunday," an inter-generational service with communion, song and prayers inspired by and for all ages. The church is accessible and has plenty of parking. All are welcome. Questions? Please call Pastor Mimi at 324-4750.
River of Life Church at 23 Washington St. holds its prayer service at 9 a.m. on Sundays, with a gathering afterward at 10 a.m.
The Sanford-Springvale Vineyard at 77 Emery St. holds weekly services at 10 a.m. on Sundays. For more information, please call 324-7776.
The Calvary Baptist Church at 68 High St. holds services and events throughout the week. Sunday School for children ages 3 through 18 and Adult Bible Study are held at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. Worship services are Sundays at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The church also offers Christian education at the Sanford Christian Academy, with a full Abeka curriculum, for children in preschool through grade 12. For more information, call 324-0777 or visit the church's website at www.calvaryofsanford.org.
Acton Congregational Church, located at the corner of H Road and Route 109, holds Sunday morning worship services at 10 a.m. Sunday school classes and child care are available during the school year. For more information, call 636-3430 or visit online at www.actonucc.org.
The Alfred Parish Church UCC holds its worship service and Sunday School on Sundays at 9:30 a.m. Child care is available and everyone is welcome.
West Newfield Congregational Church at 1078 Maplewood Road has its services at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings.
The Newfield Methodist Church at 639 Water St. has its services at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings.
The Church of Faith and Fellowship at 639 Water St. holds its services in the Methodist Church at 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings.
PARSONSFIELD — The South Parsonsfield Baptist Church, a Bible-believing and Bible-preaching church at 1 Maplewood Road, holds Sunday School at 9:45 a.m. and holds worship services at 11 a.m. on Sundays. The church also holds prayer meetings at a parishioner's home every Wednesday at 6 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, please call Pastor Jerrold Root at 1-207-625-8226.
The Shapleigh Baptist Church, 600 Shapleigh Corner Road, holds summer Sunday services at 9:30 a.m. The church's children's program, Awana, is held every Sunday night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for ages 3 through the sixth grade. Youth group, for grades 7 through 12, meets on Sunday evenings from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Contact the church at 636-1662 or visit online for more information at www.shapleighbaptistchurch.org.
The members of Ross Corner Free Will Baptist Church at 1312 West Road in Shapleigh extend an invitation for all to join them in worship. Sunday services are held at 10:30 a.m., with Bible Study and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. A prayer meeting is held on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. Members also participate in "Singspiration Services," held on the second Sunday evening of each month, in rotation with several area churches. If you would like further information, please call Pastor David Dickinson at 490-5620 or 324-8687.
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Baby Claire Celebrates Her First Birthday
'You see the fingerprints of God all over that little girl.'
There aren't many winners who hit the jackpot in Vegas. But last February, baby Claire beat the highest of odds stacked against her. This Feb. 24, she smiled and laughed all the way through her first birthday.
Her mother, Jamie Stout, couldn't be happier. Neither could her big sister Vanessa nor her grandparents Jim and Cindy Stout, not to mention Pam Caylor and Marina Cortopassi of First Choice Pregnancy Services in Las Vegas.
"It's amazing she's having her birthday," says an elated Caylor, the executive director of First Choice. "This could have had such a different meaning."
Indeed. Finding herself in a desperate situation, Stout had started the first step of a three-day late-term abortion. That's when Cortopassi, First Choice's ultrasonographer, and Caylor spoke with Stout — then raced against time to reverse a procedure that few realize can be reversed. (See original story here).
If that hadn't happened, Claire wouldn't already have three baby teeth, happily share her Cheerios with her mom, or turn the heads of everyone she meets with her bright smile.
"She's got the most beautiful brown eyes, like she came straight down from heaven from the Lord," says Stout. "Out of the clear blue she puts her arms straight up like she's praising God. We all love to see her do that."
"Claire is loved immensely," says Cortopassi, who is thrilled for the baby and the family. "You look at Claire, and you see the fingerprints of God all over that little girl."
Caylor says instead of having a memory of I would have had a baby who would have been turning 1 — as she has seen happen many times with other women — for Stout, it's I do have a baby turning 1!
"It's been truly remarkable to see hope, life, joy and blessings of the Lord overtake Jamie and her family this past year," Caylor says. "Every few weeks there's another blessing Jamie tells me about that God has done."
Caylor recognizes "a ripple effect in the pro-life community — so it's not just Claire's life we celebrate, but the other babies' lives we celebrate who have also been saved after an abortion has been started because of the publicity of what happened with Claire. Another center has intervened on three (babies) now. But even if nobody ever heard of Claire again, her name would go down in the books of heaven because of her mommy's decision to save her life."
"I always think God's will for us is not just for us," Caylor adds. "It will always impact others' lives. It's so clear with Jamie and Claire because of other babies' lives being saved in an abortion culture."
Cortopassi has witnessed the turnaround there has been for the family.
"How much this demonstrates the abortionists' lie," she explains, pointing to those who say the baby is better off not being born to a family in a bad situation, as was the case with Stout, who had been living on the streets and was on drugs. But Claire "just makes that lie so untrue."
Stout relates how "we were pretty torn up a year and a half ago, hurting and suffering all because of my drug addiction. But the Lord has completely freed me from my addiction. I've been completely clean and sober since Oct. 31, 2009."
Cortopassi adds, "Claire is so beautiful. She has a beautiful home and family that adores her. The worst of situations turned into the best of scenarios."
People like Cortopassi and Caylor don't always see the outcomes of their pro-life efforts.
But Cortopassi sees the story of Claire and the Stout family as significant. "This is a wonderful example of God saying, 'Good work!' to everybody who was involved," she says. "We see, firsthand, miracles of God being performed. There's not one negative thing that came out of this" — even with some bumps along the way.
Claire's 11-year-old sister was rocking her one day and noticed that she didn't look right. At the hospital, Claire was diagnosed with RSV (a respiratory virus) and ended up in the infants' ICU.
Stout pleaded with the Lord not to take Claire away.
She marvels how God "took a family that was almost destroyed," and "he's been blessing us left and right. This whole past year my whole family is so closely knit and totally repaired. Claire and Vanessa are the center of our life. We're like a whole new family. We often pray together, just thanking the Lord for watching over us, taking care of us and blessing us. I'm so proud and thankful for the love and support my parents give me every day and never gave up on me."
(For more of the Stouts' story tune in to the Emmy-award winning pro-life show Facing Life Head On on March 13 and 20.)
Register staff writer Joseph Pronechen is based in Trumbull, Connecticut.


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News & Notes: Game 136
Monday, August 29, 2011 (7:05 p.m.) – Coca-Cola Field
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Buffalo Bisons (59-76, 5th(-17.5), North)
RHP Chris Schwinden (7-7, 3.86)
Rochester Red Wings (50-87, 6th(-27.5), North)
RHP Eric Hacker (7-12, 5.74)
TODAY'S GAME: Tonight, the Buffalo Bisons host the Rochester Red Wings in the second game of a two-game series at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.). The Herd is looking for the sweep after defeating its rival last night, 3-1. The Bisons have won two straight and are an even 13-13 for the month of August. Buffalo has just three home games left in the 2011 season.
VS. THE WINGS: The Bisons clinched the season-series victory over the Red Wings with their win last night. Buffalo is 9-6 against Rochester this season. Last night's victory was the Herd's fifth straight over the Wings at Coca-Cola Field. The Bisons are 20-11 against Rochester since the start of 2010.
SCHWING AND MISS: RHP CHRIS SCHWINDEN takes the ball for his team-high 25th start of the season. He is the 16th Bisons pitcher in the modern era to make 25 starts for the team in one season. The Triple-A rookie has 123 strikeouts on the year, the fourth most by a Bisons pitcher. Schwinden can pull into the top three with seven more punchouts, trailing RHP Mike York's 130 strikeouts in 1990. Schwinden also leads the Bisons with a 3.86ERA.
Mr. VP: INF VALENTINO PASCUCCI slugged his 21st homer of the season last night. He now has 91RBI on the season, tied with Gwinnett's Stefan Gartrell for the most in the IL. The last Bisons player to lead a league in RBI was OF Nigel Wilson, who led the American Association with 95 in 1996. Pascucci's 91RBI this year are already the 6th most for a Bisons player in the modern era.
SPIN CONTROL: INF JORDANY VALDESPIN brings a seven-game hit streak into tonight's game. Since August 22, the Triple-A rookie has averaged .429 (12-28) with four doubles, three RBI and three runs scored. He has also stolen two bases during the streak.
BISONS BITS: OF JESUS FELICIANO has become the first Bisons player in the modern era to collect three consecutive 100 hit seasons. The outfielder is now 10 hits shy of Bill Selby's modern era record total of 378…RHP DALE THAYER earned his 20th save last night. He's the fifth Bisons pitcher in the modern era to reach that single-season milestone…LHP MIKE O'CONNOR is 3-0 with nine strikeouts and 10.1 scoreless innings against Rochester this year.
METS UPDATE: The Mets (63-68) hope they'll get back to baseball this evening. New York will host Florida with a 7:10 p.m. first pitch from Citi Field. The Mets were postponed both games this weekend because of Hurricane Irene.


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Another person who is smarter than me…
Of course the first thought of people how know me is, "Okay Scott we'll bite, who isn't smarter than you"
One of the most important websites I frequent is by Ken Rockwell, but be warned, it has soooo much information that you can only stay for a short period of time, if you stay too long you run the risk of having your head explode from overfilling.
I don't make a single lens purchase without seeing what Ken has to say about it. Not only will he tell you his likes and dislikes about a given lens, Ken reinforces his review with photographic examples that demonstrates the point he is trying to drive home.
Before finding Ken's site I made more than one bad lens purchase (I see some of you out there nodding your head in agreement, yourselves having bought "bad glass"), since reading his reviews I have purchased two lenses based on his recommendation (Nikon 18-200mm VR and a Nikon 80-200 f/2.8), that's a lot of money, errr, I mean trust to put in the hands of a stranger, and I could not be happier that I did!
Ken also provides his reviews and recommendations on cameras and flashes as well.
Two areas you will want to be sure to visit are his "highly recommended photography books and magazines" (my wife walked by while I was going through the list and said "stop drooling and close your mouth") as well as "how to do anything photographic".
And lastly, if you read nothing else, be sure to read his article "Why your wife wants you to get a new camera", not only will you learn how to approach the boss and get her on your side when it comes to filling your camera bag with gear, in this article it is revealed for the very first time - WHAT WOMEN WANT!
Bottom line, be sure to pay Ken a visit.
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I needed a little pick-me-up today and so I made this Valentine Heart Art. Here is how you make one:
Art Canvas
Fabric scraps - I used only red and aqua
Deco Page (Mod Podge)
Sponge Brush
Let's get started!!
Begin cutting out random heart shapes in a variety of sizes. I didn't use a pattern and every heart is different!Now start deco paging. With your sponge brush paint the glue under the heart, then over the heart, making sure to coat well. (nice cereal bowl in the background...I was eating breakfast and crafting!)


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For the month of June, poet Kelly Norman Ellis, author of Tougaloo Blues and longtime P&W-supported writer and presenter of literary events, will spotlight Chicago's literary landscape.
I love what I do. I get to talk to smart, talented people about words. I am the director of creative writing at Chicago State University (CSU). But the nature of directing a creative writing program at an underfunded state university tests my creative endurance and that of my colleagues each year. Our MFA program's sister institution, the Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Black Literature and Creative Writing (GBC), has been the saving grace of our program. The GBC, named in honor of the esteemed Pulitzer Prize winner and Illinois poet laureate, serves as the home of the MFA program, a meeting place for creative writing students, both graduate and undergraduate, and provides literary readings and workshops, mostly famously the Gwendolyn Brooks Conference.
Because of financial constraints, our writing program does not have a formal writers series, but the GBC's programming and physical space have kept our creative writing program thriving. The center and its directors both past and present (Professor Haki R Madhubuti, Dr. Joyce E Joyce, the late Dr. B.J. Bolden and Professor Quraysh Ali Lansana) have provided an important literary environment for the university and Chicago's south side communities. The center is a world within a world.
This world includes a video archive of literary readings by Sonia Sanchez, Toni Cade Bambara, John Edgar Wideman, bell hooks, Edward P. Jones, Amiri Baraka, Saul Williams, and Lucille Clifton and scholars Houston Baker, Maryemma Graham, Joanne Gabbin, and Cheryl Clarke, among others. The center's dedication to social justice through the HYPE program, which works to educate young people about AIDS/HIV, has produced two anthologies (Fingernails Across the Chalkboard and Spaces Between Us), co-edited by graduates of our writing program (ML Hunter and Randall Horton).
Centers like the GBC are a cultural and artistic lifeline for a community of black and brown people struggling against oppressive forces. In this small space, contemporary writers have shared their words and expertise with the students of CSU and the surrounding communities with workshops and readings; Martin Espada, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Honoree Fannon Jeffers, Crystal Wilkerson, Frank X Walker, Roger Bonair-Agard, Jessica Care Moore, and Achy Obejas have done this work for little or no financial reward. They serve the community because of their commitment to writing and the right of every person to own her own stories and to craft those stories with the attention they deserve.
It is possible to make a world with what you have. Even though we do not have vast financial resources, we have the commitment of writers around the country who believe in the necessity of art in the lives of every person. Every day I enter our small space and am greeted by the portraits of Lorraine Hansberry, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, and, of course, Gwendolyn Brooks. I walk into the space where Ms. Brooks taught poetry and where she made a world fashioned from poems... And what a world it is.
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We love to sit at the bar and watch the magic. The teamwork is impressive and professional. You can order your heart's desire, watch them carefully and skillfully put it together, present it to you beautifully, then do it all again! The staff there is incredibly knowledgeable as well. I know nothing about Spanish wines, but each waiter and waitress can describe in great detail the subtle nuances of each of their wines, and it's an extensive list. When I asked why they were cutting slits in the bottoms of plastic cups I got a fascinating explanation of how they make individual servings of their pound cake by injecting gas into the batter in the cups rather than using yeast, necessitating the slits for the steam to escape. I had heard that the Executive Chef/Co-owner, Katie Button, had interned at the renowned elBulli in Spain. Arguably the most famous restaurant on the planet, elBulli is associated with molecular gastronomy. While the cuisine at Curate is strictly traditional Spanish, you can see the influences from her impressive background.
The restaurant is a family affair, with her husband Felix Meana, formerly the "Chef de Rang" of elBulli, is the Director of Front of House Operations, her mother Elizabeth Button, a successful caterer with impressive credentials of her own, is the General Manager and co-owner, and her father Ted Button is the Financial Manager and co-owner.
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To be awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) trainees must compile evidence to demonstrate that they have achieved all of the National Standards for Teachers.
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Interviews will be held at regular intervals starting in early November. This will include a number of activities such as a small teaching task, an assessment of literacy and numeracy skills, a self-reflection task and a formal interview with senior staff and subject leaders.
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We have more than 30 secondary and primary partnership schools across Wiltshire, Swindon and beyond that offer placements to our trainees. When placing our trainees, we look at their subject, location and the capacity within our partnership schools to support our trainees. Where possible we aim to place you within a 30 minute commute of your home.
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Degree : A UK degree or an approved equivalent qualification. For secondary trainees this must be in, or closely related to, your proposed teaching subject. We would expect that at least 50% of your degree is in the subject you wish to teach. We typically look for a degree classification of 2:2 or higher. You must also have Grade C/Level 4 or above in both GCSE English Language and Mathematics or an approved equivalent qualification.
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Our successful applicants should be able to show flexibility, initiative and resilience. We want inspirational trainees who are commited to education. You will need to be a confident communicator. A passion for our subject and time management are essential. You will need to be able to remain calm and focused under pressure and join in as a team player.
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Whilst not a requirement of the course, it is wise to have done some school experience prior to starting your training.
You need to demonstrate a proficiency in numeracy and literacy.
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North Wiltshire SCITT is an Outstanding Provider (Ofsted 2017). Our vision is to produce outstanding teachers who will ensure their students, whatever their starting point, thrive in all aspects of education. Our trainee teachers will value developing the whole person equally to the achievement of academic success.
North Wiltshire SCITT provides Initial Teaching Training (ITT) for the North Wiltshire area and beyond. We are based at the Teacher Education Centre in Royal Wootton Bassett. We offer ITT programmes leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with 60 masters credits, in both the Primary and Secondary fields of education. We recommend for QTS qualification and our accrediting Higher Education Institute for PGCE is Bath Spa University.
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I'm one of these weird people who doesn't read up on content before it's released. I like a surprise. So the Ruby Sanctum's got me thinking: is it going to be a patch on my favourite bosses from Wrath? What are my favourite bosses?
After all, I am looking forward to the Sanctum. In about the same way one might look forward to a shopping centre opening up nearby.
I'm vaguely aware it'll open sometime in the near future and when it does I'll probably make plans to go trundle round it immediately. But I'm expecting it to be just like any other local Sanctum/raid shopping centre. There'll be modern lighting trying to hide the fact that the decor is all too familiar. The staff will breath smoke at you as soon as look at you, and their uniforms will look like they've been stolen from another shopping centre and dyed a different colour. Oh, and the wares will be updates of last month's fashion, alluring only inasmuch as being on buy-one-get-one-free and so must be good offers.
The Sanctum's got a lot to live up to compared to my favourite bosses in Wrath – let me show you.
5. Thaddius. For those who met him when TBC wasn't yet a distant memory, Thaddius was a well-timed and comforting reassurance that it wasn't all Big Change. That some fight mechanics had been passed down through the expansion; Mechano Lord Capacitus' polarity charges could be a fun challenge back in TBC days and here they were again. Better yet, with a twist that put an emphasis on teamwork and introduced raiders to the idea that no, bosses now really do have that much health – and by the way: if you get it wrong you kill your group. Besides, it's a good sign for a fight mechanic when PUGers regularly spend half a raid session arguing that their nigh-identical method of doing it is better. I was grateful that this wasn't one of the many tactics dragged out time and again through Wrath – it gave me memories of a unique fight in Naxx.
4. Sapphiron. Bones rising from the floor to amass into a huge nitwibble-off dragon in your way. What better start to showing players the shape of future mechanics? Sapphiron was a really well constructed fight, and well placed within Naxx's structure. He effectively compiled individual basics which raiders had encountered in earlier bosses in Naxx. Tactics such as moving to the correct place when targeted, a'la Grobbulus, or moving out of the nasty AoE, like Anub's Insect Swarm. Back when it was a new encounter, moving around – for a long, endurance fight – was quite refreshing to me. I also have fond memories attached to Sapphiron: the first time my guild raided was at our first HerdMoot when we headed into Naxx. It was Sapphiron we found ourselves wiping on at 5 AM.
3. Mimiron. When we hit Mimiron he had a reputation which preceded him, and he didn't let us down. He was the first four-phase fight in Wrath in which everyone had multiple roles, or at least different tasks to do. He also shared the responsibilities out a bit more evenly. Suddenly tanks had different things to tank at different times. Melee had responsibility past stabbing and kicking things. For many raid groups, he gave a ranged DPS the chance to prove that they're not all paper (so long as they have a good healer behind them). And for us healers, he gave us the chance to prove we can be flexible. For better or worse, Mimiron was one of the first fights in which healing on the run with twitch-reflexes was showcased. Its originality made it fun.
2. Valithria. I'd not considered as a healer that I rarely had a direct combat role with a boss, nor how this affected my fulfilment as a raider. I'm a healer – therefore my fulfilment should come from making sure other people stay alive so they can do the dirty work, right? So I thought. Until my healers and I were lumped with the responsibility of dealing with Valithria's health – even if that was to make it go up rather than down. It's a long deserved fight mechanic and is balanced perfectly: no-one feels left out, as the tanks and DPS have an increasingly manic (and as I understand it, fun) time of keeping the adds in control, and the healer roles are not only varied but accessible for any healing class.
1. Yogg Saron. Tentacles. Many-eyed blob in the floor. Sanity loss. Need I say more? This is the most unique fight in WoW. Yes, in terms of fight mechanics, it's a "this is your final test, what have you learnt up to now?" There were fires clouds to not stand in, there were adds to control in a certain way, there were target priorities for DPS. But it didn't feel like a final test: every wipe felt like a few minutes of unbridled, chaotic fun. Even going into the brain room and coming out before going mad, while a 'do this before X time' mechanic, wasn't as annoying if someone failed; it was almost funny for people to miss the chance to come out of the brain room and so go mad. No other fight has had my Herd raiding to the sound of "Tentacles!" and "If I were a Deep One". A pure stroke of genius to incorporate Cthulhu mythos into WoW without it feeling forced or misplaced.
My main metric here was how much fun I had in a fight, regardless of how long it took to best. But most of these also did something unique or at least were the first of their type. The Ruby Sanctum has a tall order. We'll see! Perhaps I'll have a pleasant surprise when I'm panicking that the fire's getting away and I should be standing in it or be lost in time and space.
I am amused that those bosses aren't a fair representation of all of Wrath – I've left the bosses from Trial of the Crusader out in the cold, and there they can stay. While I was whittling this list down I was also compiling a list of the worst bosses. I have a feeling those will be harder to choose between … though I certainly know which luridly-lit fight tops that list. Perhaps I'll share that list at a future date!
What do you think? What fights in Wrath have you particularly enjoyed – and why? They don't have to be raid bosses, any encounter you remember having fun whilst redecorating the walls with your character's innards – let us know. Do you agree with my choices – or are you sitting there asking why on earth anyone enjoyed Mimiron? Which encounters would you like to see a variant of in Catacylsm?
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