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Guess who this player is:
He's 6-6, 283 pounds. Had 13 sacks as a junior, 24 in his career. Left school. Ran a 4.65-40 at combine. Benched 225 pounds, 35 times. Tagged with a rep of taking some plays off.
Now, guess who this player is:
He's 6-7, 266 pounds. Had nine sacks as a senior, his first season starting full-time. Also played on several special teams units. Ran a 4.69-40, benched 225 pounds 28 times. Tagged with a rep of taking some plays off. Could fall to the third round, according to some mock drafts.
The first player is Mario Williams, whom the Texans selected No. 1 in the 2006 draft. He's gone on to have 30.5 sacks in Houston, and is considered one of the best defensive ends in the NFL.
The second player is…..you guessed it, Michael Johnson.
So, why did Williams go No. 1, while Johnson could fall as low as the 70s in tomorrow's draft?
Williams is obviously bigger, and stronger, but does 20 pounds and eight reps make that much of a difference?
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock has blistered Johnson over and over, but many people were saying the same thing about Williams.
Could Johnson be the sleeper in the draft?
April 24th, 2009
2:12 pm
If the Falcons trade down out of their first round pick (if their DT or LB isn't there) Johnson may be worth one of their picks in the second round. Give them another chance to go after a hometown guy named Johnson. I wish they had a chance at Calvin…
April 24th, 2009
2:19 pm
I would like to see him fall just a little bit just so that the Falcons could pick him up in the 2nd round. I think that would make us GT fans happy and also cause MJ to have a bit of a chip on his shoulder to show what other teams missed out on. I know him personally and he is a great guy with tons of energy. I think this whole 'taking plays off' stuff analysts are saying is just a bunch of hot air that is completely untrue.
April 24th, 2009
2:21 pm
If MJ drops into the 3rd, somebody's getting a helluva bargain.
Relieved to see this was a football topic, Doug. I read the title and was expecting stories recounting your experiences with British hookers.
April 24th, 2009
2:34 pm
Insightful post. You're off to a good start!
April 24th, 2009
2:53 pm
That was a weak blog……
April 24th, 2009
2:59 pm
If the NFL awarded a "best body award" Michael would definitely get it. That man is ripped! I think I could do my laundry on his abs lol!
April 24th, 2009
3:31 pm
TC = turd chat
Interesting. While their 40 times were similar, I think that Williams had a much quicker first step than MJ. And the scouts love that.
April 24th, 2009
3:32 pm
I won the best body award two years ago. I worked out a lot.
April 24th, 2009
3:58 pm
I think Maycook is a contrarian because it gets her noticed. (I misspelled her name on purpose, because the filter won't let his real name through). Johnson is no Aundray Bruce. He will be a good player in the NFL.
April 24th, 2009
4:34 pm
Tom…awesome post.
Funny that north ave. says "good start" and TC says "weak" in back to back posts.
I would be very happy if MJ drops down to the FAlcons in the 2nd or 3rd round. I think he has a lot of upside and will be a fierce edge rusher. Reminds me of the great Ted Hendricks in his athleticism and wing span. Let's start calling him the Black Stork!!
Doug, some of my best friends are UGA grads. They are not woofin Dawgs and prove that UGA grads can have class. I also know several woofin Dawgs that may or may not be UGA grads, and they are jerks. I will give you the benefit of the doubt for now. Good luck in the changing world of journalism.
April 24th, 2009
4:37 pm
That's Georgia Math for you folks: 35 – 28 = 7 reps, not 8.
April 24th, 2009
5:29 pm
Tech has a great coach when a player looks like MJ and goes in the third round because the experts have decided he has little talent. Calvin goes as the second player and played on a team that never beat Georgia. I think the draft points out a lot of holes in the theories of college football. One I am sure of is a bad coach doesn't win with bad talent after that it is wide open.
April 24th, 2009
5:56 pm
Sorry about the math error. Was typing fast so that I could get out and meet tennis and softball coaches.
I do love parts of England, especially footie, specifically Liverpool, and Newcastle beer. Mmmmm…..beer.
April 24th, 2009
6:20 pm
Mayock is an IDIOT! Micheal Johnson will shine in the NFL! I look forwar to seeing him playing on Sunday. Ramblin Wreck!
April 24th, 2009
6:21 pm
Foward, sorry for the typo!
April 24th, 2009
7:49 pm
MJ was double teamed a lot, as are most good pass rushers. Perhaps it would help if analysts watched a few games.
April 24th, 2009
9:55 pm
Ok, ok, I can deal with a Dawg grad as the beat writer for Tech – I'm a Dawg grad and a fan myself – but now it turns out your a Liverpool supporter too! Cripes. I think you need to stop the honesty. It's not working.
Essien > Gerrard
In all seriousness, good start and good luck!
April 24th, 2009
10:10 pm
Good (insightful) topic.
It seems like Mike Mayock has a personal vendetta against Michael Johnson. His comments do not properly reflect MJ's performance on the football field. I would really like to see the Falcons draft MJ. MJ will be a very good NFL player (maybe a Patrick Kerney type with the pontential to be even better depending on the players on the D-line he ends up playing with).
Good luck to Michael Johnson.
Mr. Mayock should be ashamed and try to be more fair and less vendictive; he has negatively affected the draft status of MJ rather than simply providing his analysis!
April 25th, 2009
3:03 am
Lol, just kidding about the typo. Just giving you a hard time. You're absolutely right about the draft though and I'm sure some idiot GMs out there would take into account Mayock's comments while putting together their draft boards. I was born in New Orleans (raised in Atlanta) and I sure hope the Saints draft Johnson, I know they would get a super quality End (a position we sort of need more depth at) and from Chris Reis' play, they know they would get a quality person as well that doesn't necessarily take plays off.
April 25th, 2009
7:20 am
Now I'm sure I'm gonna like Doug. He got me with the 'mmmm…beer'. And apparently he likes the 'good' beer – English stingo. None of this Bud-crud. Perhaps he was cleansed in NC after that horrid time in Athens.
April 25th, 2009
8:55 am
should be titled "how an analyst can make or break your draft"
April 25th, 2009
10:11 am
I don't think analysts make or break anyone's draft. I'm pretty sure that Bill Parcells and Bill Belichik know more about football than Mayock and don't look to him for insight. All this "draft status" junk usually goes by the wayside by about the 20th pick, when seemingly random picks come in.
The truth of the matter is that this year's crop of tweeners (LB/DE) is really strong. It might actually be a good thing for MJ to get picked up in the third round with lower expectations. In the NFL, almost no-one ever lives up to expectations. Here's proof? How many winning rookie QBs have there been in the history of the NFL?
April 25th, 2009
10:19 am
The answer to today's Aflac trivia question is up until somewhat recently it was only two: Dan Marino and Kerry Collins. Free agency has changed that a little bit. Now the list includes Rothlisburger and possibly Pennington, but not sure if he actually started in all of the Jets wins that year. Either way, the numbers are WAY low! They are all team savers in April and losers in December. If you get a guy in the third round with lower expectations, it lets him develop rather than being placed right away.
April 25th, 2009
4:46 pm
Doug could be the greatest sports writer of all time, but it is still the most boneheaded move the AUC could have ever made.
It's like the AUC editors sat down and said to themselves, "What can we do to run the most GT subscribers off?" "I know lets drop all coverage of GT athletics?"
"OK, we have to cover them, so what's the next way in which we can run off the most GT subscribers?" "Let's cut from 2 beatwriters to one beatwriter. Then let's get the biggest UGAy fan in the sports dept. (nicknamed 'Dawg' Roberson) to solely cover GT sports.
And you wonder why the AUC is going out of business. It'd be like Cynthia Tucker being the sole beatwriter for the Republicans. The most idiotic move I've ever seen…
April 25th, 2009
5:43 pm
My nickname is Dawg?
First I've heard of that.
And no, I'm not a UGA fan, can't be a fan of anyone (that you cover, may cover, supervise coverage of, and on and on) if you are a journalist. As I said before, just Liverpool. Can't imagine there would ever be a conflict of interest with me rooting for the Reds. They won today, by the way.
Softball is in extra innings, btw. Tech is battling UNC for first place in the ACC. Went to the new field yesterday. It's pretty nice, for sure.
April 25th, 2009
7:47 pm
Thanks for the update Doug, but you're still on PROBATION! Ramblin Wreck!
April 25th, 2009
10:47 pm
Seriously man, let's just deal with our new writer and try to support him. All newspapers are suffering, so these moves shouldn't surprise anyone. And you should give him credit for at least admitting he was a UGA grad before someone finding out. Seriously, just please show some support.
April 26th, 2009
6:46 am
The problem with MJ is not his 225 reps or his weight or his 40 time or his "energy". The reason he has fallen from a projected top 5 pick to a 3rd rounder is what we all saw this season – he could not beat good college level tackles one on one. Yes, he got double teamed SOME of the time, but there were many times when he got blocked by one tackle. Monroe (UVA) man handled MJ – it was no contest.
I don't know what happened to MJ from his junior season to his senior season, but he was not the same fearsome player this past season.
Here's hoping to him becoming the biggest steal of the draft. I'm still pulling for him as he seems to be a great young man and always represented GT very well.
Good Luck MJ and THWG!
April 26th, 2009
12:12 pm
Micheal Johnson went early in the 3rd round. Now, he can prove himself and let the nation see he is serious about the NFL. He will be find. Ramblin Wreck!!!!!
April 26th, 2009
1:44 pm
MJ got screwed by some jackass analysts. No team could take him without getting a huge black eye (and "I told you so") if he didn't work out so well and was a first round pick.
It a shame how it all works. MJ was a more valuable player for GT (and more pro potential) than #12 pick Moreno (who will prove to be a big bust) by light years.
April 26th, 2009
5:40 pm
A few pounds make a difference like inches at a Tickle Pile!!!
April 26th, 2009
6:57 pm
Hey, we have four players thus far to be drafted. It's a great day! Four real good players that can make an immediate impact at there prospective positions in the NFL. We may not approve of the draft order, but they have a chance to Shine. Ramblin Wreck!
April 26th, 2009
7:53 pm
FINALLY GOT THE CALL! yeap Doug is a uga fan!
April 26th, 2009
9:03 pm
Heck, we got 3 RB's better than Noshow, now. He'd be our #4 RB.
He'd have gotten 4-5 carries a game, for us this fall if he were at GT…
April 26th, 2009
9:49 pm
Hey gatech87, I guess those analysts saw MJ's dominant performance in the Ga game.He's a BUM! Our Frosh tackle kept him a spectator all game.He was drafted higher than most Tech players so shut your pecker puffer!!!
April 26th, 2009
9:52 pm
Hey Yellowblood, you Nerds are lucky ANYBODY will cover Tech. That's worse than being a weatherman in Upper Siberia.
April 26th, 2009
9:55 pm
45-42 with your finest Sr class EVER!
Get used to getting it handed to you if that's was the best you've got, pole smoker…
April 26th, 2009
10:48 pm
MJ goes in the third because his engine is questioned. Best thing that could have happened to next year's team. First of all this new coaching staff knows how to get these players motivated and secondly it becomes a selfish factor now that the players see such talent wasted, and start thinking what they need to be doing to impress the pros. I hope MJ earned that rep more from the Gailey days, when the whole team looked like flower pickers in quiet a few games but I noticed a lot of the old habits in that LSU game. I remember that FSU game at home being an old Tech hard nose barn burner which we still almost lost. Then we went up to North Carolina and look like Zombies. I remember in the Virginia game MJ got held the entire game and was not a factor in that loss because of it. They would hold him and run that back that got drafted right up the middle nobody could tackle him. They do a lot of holding and get away with it in the pros, so I hope that is not a problem with MJ, I really don't think it will be. Playing in Cincinnati if he does have an engine problem will only make it worse. I never heard mention of this being a problem till the draft's scouting was in its last few week. Like I said I noticed the whole team looking like it was a practice instead of a game almost the whole time Gailey was coaching. I hope that is it and we don't have an epidemic on this team. My guest is a few like Taylor who love to take your head off won't let it happen.
April 26th, 2009
11:38 pm
Guys, it appears that on my first blog, entitled "greetings," someone went on there, under my name, and posted a bunch of stuff about me being a UGA fan, and that I still pull for UGA, blah, blah, blah.
I don't pull for anyone, except Liverpool, as I said.
I don't pull for Georgia. All I want are fast games and good storylines.
Sorry about the confusion. When I get the gray box thing figured out, we won't have this problem anymore.
April 27th, 2009
5:02 am
Hey, SugarHillDawg- isn't there a leg you need to be humping? a car that needs chasing? a butt to sniff? Truly, how does a pup get on a Tech blog and talk smack AFTER having lost the last matchup? just asking….GO AWAY! GO TECH! AGAIN AND AGAIN!!! GO TECH!!!
April 27th, 2009
9:48 am
If you went to UGA, I expect you to be a Dawg fan. Why wouldn't you be? I'm okay with that. In fact you might even be more objective and not have the Gold colored glasses (like I sometimes wear) on when assessing GT football. All I expect is active and insightful coverage. Give me information about the team that I can't get anywhere else. Last I checked, GT does not have a school of journalism.
So…good luck to you and THWG!!


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Should Roy return this season, what an inside-outside threat him and LaMarcus will be. Teams will no longer be able to double on one or the other. They can be terrific at the two man game.
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Only Kolkata will rule: Shahrukh Khan
Kolkata: The City of Joy accorded a grand welcome to Kolkata Knight Riders for their IPL triumph, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitating the players and co-owners Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in front of the Writers' Buildings here Tuesday.
"We have been waiting for this day so long. Thank you Didi. Thank You Kolkata. Thank you West Bengal on behalf of every member of the team. Only Kolkata will rule," SRK, who is also the brand ambassador of East Indian state of West Bengal, said at the reception amidst thunderous cheers from hundreds of people as confetti rained from above.
Captain Gautam Gambhir said, "Thank you Didi. It is a fantastic support that we have received from the people of Kolkata and Bengal."
Banerjee, dressed in a white sari with a purple border, the color of the team's jersey, said, "Bengal is proud. The victory of the Knight Riders is like a victory of the world."
Earlier, Kolkata turned purple and gold as thousands of people lined up the entire route from Hazra crossing, near the chief minister's Harish Chatterjee Street residence, to Writers Buildings, a distance of five kilometre, to witness the victory parade of the team aboard a flower-bedecked trailer.
There was chaos outside the Eden Gardens after an hour-long felicitation function of the IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders when a large crowd broke barricades and engaged in scuffles with the police in a bid to enter the grounds today. Nearly 30,000 people were waiting outside the Eden Gardens as they were not allowed entry into the grounds which were already packed to capacity. As the surging crowd made a determined bid to have a glimpse of the KKR team as well as its co-owners Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, chaos followed and several persons suffered injuries in the melee. The area was littered with shoes and other foot wears as the police made way for the KKR team members, Shah Rukh Khan and Tollywood actors for their departure. West Bengal Governor M K Narayanan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, some of her cabinet colleagues and Railway Minister Mukul Roy were present at the felicitation programme, organised jointly by the state government and the Kolkata Municipal Corporation. When contacted, the police denied that there was any lathicharge or any injury outside the stadium.


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Surfer Savior Keeps Getting Sexier
The mysterious surfer who saved the life of a Brooklynite in the choppy waters off of Coney Island has been identified.
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The mysterious surfer who saved the life of a Brooklynite in the choppy waters off of Coney Island has been identified.
And we are PISSED.
G-train riders protesting in Fort Greene! Eighth-graders protesting in the South Bronx! Party poopers protesting on Park Avenue! What will you choose to protest? Read our daily boroughs report and decide.
Wrap up your week wetly, with a dead raccoon on the Upper East Side, a tiny woman on Coney, David Byrne way downtown, and some big breasts in the meatpacking district. All in today's boroughs report!
What's more dangerous, crossing the street to the park in Prospect Lefferts, having pot smoke blown in your face in Crown Heights, or living amid a bunch of rich bankers on Central Park West? You decide … in our daily boroughs report!
Pesky squirrels in Astoria, a not-dead-yet beaver in the Bronx, and a baby born in the Port Authority. Furry little creatures abound in our daily boroughs report!
Plus, boos drowning out a Harlem rezone vote and Grand Theft Auto's uncanny recreation of a certain famous, fun-oriented island ("Johnson's Famous Hot Dogs"?). All that with mustard and sauerkraut in today's boroughs report.
A hot former fireman might save 125th Street, a townhouse on 75th may break records, and an ancient bunion-pressing machine could save your sole.
Tyra and Bloomie pretend to plant trees in Chelsea, the broken playground in Union Square Park is creepy, and lesbian sightings are scarce in the Slope these days. That and more in our daily boroughs report.
They're downing coat hangers in Coney, resenting the gentry in Fort Greene, and freezing the teardowns in Prospect Heights. That and more in our daily borough news report.
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So, today is a day I hope to inspire radio producers NOT to post on social media the latest meme doing the rounds or an anonymous image from the web and instead concentrate on their own station content. After all, this is what makes you unique! What you post on Facebook, Twitter etc. will of course depend on your social media strategy (if you don't know what yours is, stop reading NOW and speak to your boss) but here is a selection of posts from the last 48 hours or so that I like, in no particular order:
On the UK's BBC Radio 2, Anneka Rice has been covering overnighs for Alex "The Dark Lord" Lester and here's her new nickname courtesy of listener Wilma. Search through the pictures and videos your listeners send you. The best can provide unique content and you reward listeners by sharing what they've sent in (facebook.com/BBCR2).
@AbsoluteRadio00 is a digital music station in the UK which shows off its anarchic and witty personality through its Twitter account.
Above it pulls one of its sister stations into the conversation. A very clever way of marketing two radio stations and positioning the brands. Its an interesting question to ask yourself, what IS the voice of your station? How does it speak? What language does it use? What's its personality? Does this come through in all your posts?
Here are two examples. Firstly, I like the idea behind what London's Magic 105.4 and DJ Neil Fox are doing here.
Capitalising on the trend for selfies, you can see this shot from two different angles. Its a bit different. You've also got the branding for the show and station. (@NeilDoctorFox)
And, at a local UK station Sun FM in Sunderland this image was created for Facebook, capitalising on the fierce rivalry between the city and neighbours, Newcastle.
This proved to be popular amongst local listeners and not only do I like Sun FM's attempt to create its own visual content but it engages with Facebook users throughout the conversation that follows. This is one of the elements of social media content I see very rarely, stations reacting to comments. Many post questions and then disappear. Not very social.(https://www.facebook.com/1034SunFM)
Social media should have people at the heart of it, just as radio does. I worry when there are no faces to be seen in the cover and profile pictures of Facebook. Elvis Duran from New York's Z100 has it covered here.
I like the crew's Twitter names are included too although I have to figure out who's who. Perhaps not a problem for fans.
There's a lot to engage with on this page. I liked the next post about the appearance of a mysterious clown on Staten Island. Firstly, users are referred to Elvis' website for a collection of pictures and a simple question is posted on Facebook which can feedback into the discussion on air.
In the Netherlands, NOS Op 3 provides news for the younger end of the audience. In a glimpse behind the scenes of the newsroom and in an attempt to get auidence feedback, a picture of its planning white board is tweeted out. The question to the audience, have we missed any stories? I love this. So simple but potentially achieving a lot.
Back to Absolute Radio where breakfast presenter Christian O Connell uses his own Twitter account to tell the story of his life off air too.
And fans can even evesdrop on conversations between the show's production crew. Here, the producer is alarmed his working hours may be longer than he expected.
Following both accounts gives real added value to fans.
I hope you've been inspired by one or more of these examples. Please feel very welcome to post examples of your own social media content below and, please, #mutethememe
Re-discovered these slides about the growth of the UK's London based talk station LBC, written 3+ years ago but I think the points still stand.
Watch as anchors Bob DeCastro, Araksya Karapetyan and Tony McEwing react in real time as the earthquake strikes at FOX 11 News in Los Angeles.
Ladies and gentlemen, I declare Friday March 28th 2014, "Mute the Meme Day"!
I want to encourage radio producers to stop copying and pasting easy to find funnies and images from the net and think again about valuable social media content.
Copyright violation aside, this is about thinking about how to truly engage with listeners (and potential listeners) on sites like Facebook by uploading radio stations' own unique content.
The social spaces on-line should be a shop window of a station's best stuff - content to compel users on-line, content they won't find elsewhere and content they will want to share with their friends. I can't understand why, on some days, I see the same memes on different stations' accounts. It's such a waste.
I hope the day will encourage radio people (and others) using social media to think creativity and experiment with new forms of content.
Let me know if you're on board with #mutethememe and on the day itself I will attempt to share some of the best examples of work.


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Enotria has celebrated three grand re-openings by our count. The Del Paso Boulevard restaurant with a vaunted wine cellar closed in 2009 to undergo a $1.5 million remodel, and underwent a number of chef changes following the renovation. Enotria closed once again in January following a stint with Pajo Bruich leading the kitchen and aiming for Michelin recognition. But the restaurant was resurrected in March, with a re-tooled concept that focuses on hosting events and a limited hours for the general public.
But an e-mail came through last week touting a re-opening of Enotria, which was held Wednesday night with a Carnivale Spectacular theme. Gabriel Glasier, formerly of Maranello and Slocum House, oversees Enotrias food program and created plates of prawn corn dogs at Wednesdays soiree. He said Enotrias basically been in a soft opening since March, and spent a lengthy spring vacation traveling to Southeast Asia and learning new recipes.
Now, its time to blow up, said Glasier.
Much wine was poured Wednesday night, and Enotria owner David Hardie was among those filling glasses for guests. He said Enotria will continue to focus on events, but keep the wine bar open to the public on Thursdays and Fridays. Glasier has teamed up with his girlfriend, pastry chef Kristel Flores, to oversee the food and use Enotria as a homebase for their catering company. Enotria will also host high-end wine dinners, including a successful series run by former Enotria wine director Matthew Lewis.
Thats to say, Enotria, once considered a great hope for bringing increased national recognition to Sacramentos culinary scene, is taking a low key approach for destination dining. Well have more on Enotria and its latest moves in an upcoming dispatch of The Nosh Pit.
* Enotria makes a surprising return to the Sacramento dining scene
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On February 6, Comcast began to offer unrestricted access to thousands of Xfinity WiFi hotspots in Utah.
The hotspots include high-traffic locations such as shopping districts, parks, train platforms and in small businesses for the duration of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Now through February 24, in Xfinity WiFi-launched areas, Xfinity customers and non-customers will have access to Xfinity WiFi by selecting "xfinitywifi" on their wireless device and following the prompts to begin their WiFi session.
The Xfinity WiFi hotspots may be found by visiting www.hotspots.wifi.comcast.com.
Popular locations in Salt Lake City surrounded by hotspots include:
- Liberty Park
- Trolley Square
- Energy Solutions Arena
- Pioneer Park
Comcast, for the first time, will offer all new Xfinity TV Customers the ability to enjoy all of the Olympics programming prior to the installation of service in their home. Customers will have access to exclusive online Olympics HD content as well as NBCUniversal's streaming, live coverage of all 98 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics events at NBCOlympics.com or through NBC Sports Live Extra app on their mobile devices. New Customers can create a Comcast ID and password immediately after completing their order at Comcast.com/GetStarted.
For Sochi Olympics details, including events and schedules, please visit Xfinity.com/NBCOlympics or go to Experience the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics with Xfinity.


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Pixelplus Reports Financial Results for Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2007 and Fiscal First Quarter 2008
SEOUL, South Korea , June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pixelplus Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: PXPL), a fabless semiconductor company in Korea that designs, develops, and markets CMOS image sensors for various consumer electronics applications, today...
Pixelplus is a South Korea -based developer of high-performance, high-resolution, and cost-effective CMOS image sensors for use primarily in mobile camera phones. In addition to mobile phones, Pixelplus provides CMOS image sensors and SoC solutions for use in webcams and notebook embedded cameras, toys and games, and security and surveillance system applications.
As a fabless semiconductor company, Pixelplus is focused on creating proprietary design technologies to develop CMOS image sensors with sharp, colorful and enhanced image quality, size efficiency, and low power consumption.
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This press release contains certain statements that are not historical in nature but are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "may," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "project," or "continue" or the negative of such words or other similar words. Pixelplus cautions readers that forward-looking statements are based on the Company's current expectations, estimates and assumptions about our company and our industry, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Investors are directed to Pixelplus' reports and documents filed from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a description of various factors that should be considered before investing in Pixelplus' securities. These factors may cause Pixelplus' results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made in this release. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and Pixelplus assumes no duty or obligation to update them to reflect new, changing, or unanticipated events or circumstances. The financial results for the fourth quarter of 2007, fiscal year 2007, and first quarter of 2008 contained in this document have not been audited by Pixelplus' independent registered public accountants.
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Dude's a total slimeball, but his job is to make money, not put out good games. I see nothing of merit to link this guy's money lust to a crummy patch. Bad patches happen. Suck it up for a week til things get weeded out. Heck, if the dude can get Blizz to start releasing stuff outside WoW expansions more often than once a decade, more power to him.


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If you miss your ex boyfriend and want him back, here are some of the first steps to help you find answers to your statement "I want to know how to win my boyfriend back." With Valentine's Day around the corner, you may be missing him even more than usual. No one likes to be alone on Valentine's and this day may remind you even more about the good times you shared with him and cause you to want to get him back.
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The first thing to do is that you must avoid contacting your ex boyfriend after a breakup. You will seem too needy and desperate which is not attractive if you constantly call him, text him, email him or stalk him begging him to take you back.
This is not attractive behavior and he will only end up pushing you even further away. You do not want him to change his phone number, his address or get a restraining order against you just to get you to stop. Let him miss you and wonder what you are up to when he does not here from you shortly after the breakup.
Avoid behaviors that will weaken you and cause you to call him or otherwise reach out to him such as drinking. Drunk calling and crying to him about your broken heart and how much you miss him will be detrimental to your goal.
If you are serious about helpful guidance to your statement "how to win my boyfriend back", you want to ensure that you start by clearing your head first and not letting your emotions cause you to do things that you will not only later regret, but that will push him away. If you need a good cry, let yourself cry either on your own or on a good friend's shoulder but there has to be an end to all this crying. Even your good friend will get tired of your constant crying.
Have a good cry and then when done, try to clear your head so that you are not constantly focused on him and ways to get him back. Go out with your friends to clear your mind. Try a new hobby. Focus on your health. Do anything that will get your mind off your relationship problems.
The next thing to do after your mind is clear is to determine what went wrong and what caused the breakup. This will enable you to evaluate the relationship's strengths and weaknesses and see clearly whether there is any hope for you and him. You also need to come up with reasons why you want him back. Do you simply want your boyfriend back because you are afraid of being alone? Is he the right man for you based on how he was and what he did in the relationship? Did he meet your requirements for what you desire in a relationship? What caused the breakup? Is this something that you would both be willing to work on?
These and more are important questions that you need to ask yourself before rushing into attempts to get your man back. You need to evaluate your reasons for wanting him back. You should not want him back simply because you are afraid of being alone. You want to ensure that you want your ex boyfriend back for the right reasons.
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Well, it's over. The 2012 Baltic Expedition has come to a close, the gear has been off-loaded in Copenhagen and the on-board team is (hopefully) getting a bit of rest. For those of us unlucky enough to miss out on the experience of participating in this type of expedition, it's hard to imagine what the day to day life on the Hanse Explorer is like.
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Gosselin will throw her two cents into the coffee klatch Sept. 14 and 15, when she sits in for Elisabeth Hasselbeck, on maternity leave until October. She joins the already announced LaToya Jackson and Meghan McCain at the table.
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The findings around clickthrough rates in the mobile space say that they are are quite good. A recent study by MediaMind confirms that (as reported by eMarketer) idea. Take a look.
While the numbers tell a story of greater performance for these ads there are those that are not buying.
Mobile ads have been noted for their higher engagement compared to display ads viewed on the desktop, and many industry-watchers chalk that engagement up to novelty. Internet users have been inundated with display ads for years, but on mobile, the thinking goes, viewing and clicking on ads is a newer, and perhaps more exciting, activity.
I don't know about you but no ad is a novelty for me. You can't have enough bells and whistles on an ad to make me clickthrough unless it is about something I care deeply about. Since I don't see a lot of those I find that a clickthrough on my mobile is the result of an accident thus creating a fair level of agida.
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The world offers a lot of things for us, and most of these hidden wonders are actually found off the track. Thus, for those who love the thrill of exploring places in different countries, an overseas mountain bike tour is the perfect option. If you are interested in embarking on this adventure, you also need to know that it entails a lot of responsibility on your part, especially if you are doing this in an unfamiliar location. So to help you ensure a successful journey, here are some great ideas to kick start your preparation.
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The next administration's environmental team is falling into place.
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Steven Chu will head the Energy Department, Lisa Jackson will take the
helm at EPA and Carol Browner, former EPA administrator under President
Bill Clinton, will fill a new post overseeing energy, environmental and
climate policies.
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This past weekend, I noticed a video about a dog rescue in L.A. popping up over and over again in my Facebook news feed, and I finally decided to click on it to see what it was all about. And then about three minutes later, I found myself sitting at my kitchen island with tears in my eyes over the incredible act of kindness that one couple showed a lost dog who happened to be living in a pile of trash.
The poor little thing was blind in both eyes and totally infested with fleas, and after getting a tip that she was in dire need of help, this couple went and rescued her -- and gave her the most amazing gift.
Watch the video clip below from beginning to end to hear the story of the rescue of "Fiona" -- and make sure you have a box of tissues nearby. You're going to need them.
Ok, are you done crying yet? Did that video not give you the biggest warm fuzzy you've ever had?!? I get more and more inspired every single time I watch it, and it makes me want to go out and do something good and selfless for someone else, whether animal or human.
By far, my favorite part of this video was after Fiona had surgery to restore sight in one of her eyes, and she climbed up on the woman who rescued her and her little tail started wagging. It was almost like she was thanking her for bringing her back from the brink of death and giving her a chance at a happy life.
It's amazing just how far a small act of kindness goes. This story is such an important reminder to us all that we should never hesitate to reach out and offer a helping hand when we see that it's needed. Fiona's story would've had a much different ending if it weren't for the goodness of strangers, which just goes to show that no gesture is too small when it comes to being kind.
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Dammit, you made me cry! What a beautiful perseverance of humanity, though. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I cried. That was truely a remarkable story. I support my local dog pound. i cannot afford much but I will be making a donation to Fiona's charity. Hopefully they will be able to help other animals that need it.
OMG. Bawled like a baby. So sweet and a sweet sweet baby girl! So sad she was just abandoned like this.
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AU on how the X-men came to be. Major Scott/Jean and Kurt/Kitty. Scott, Jean, Kurt, Kitty, Evan, and Rogue have all had horrible lives. See how they ban together and become the future X-men with th...
Chapter 4: Kurt Wagner
AN: This takes coincides directly with the last chapter. So the ages are the same as explained in the last chapter. Scott and Jean are both 16 years old in this part and Kitty is 13 and Kurt is 14.
Also...Please don't hurt me! I adore the fuzzy dude, but this chapter isn't very good to him. Sorry, but it just kinda works in to the story I guess.
In the dead of night...A young teenage boy sat in his bedroom and looked in to the mirror. His name was Kurt Wagner and he was different...Very different than other people. They called him a demon. However, he couldn't blame them. In all honesty he did look like one. He had a tail, pointed teeth, and a strange physical disposition. In addition to all that his body was completely covered with blue fur.
"No Vunder people think I'm a demon," he said to himself as he looked away from the mirror.
His appearance wasn't the only thing different about him. He had another special ability...One just as strange as his appearance. Kurt had the unnatural ability to disappear from one place and end up in the other, teleportation in other words. Since he was 8 he had struggled to understand this ability and he also tried to control it. However, his lack of knowledge on how gave him limited success. This was because he didn't know what he was...He didn't know why...He didn't know how.
Even though he was only 14 years old, Kurt had already had a very difficult life. He never knew who his real parents were. He did know, however, that a kind family in the heart of rural Germany adopted and raised him. He lived on a small farm for the early years of his life and for the most part his adopted family accepted him. However, others in the area were not so understanding. Some of his earliest memories were of angry mobs coming up to his house and chanting things like "KILL THE DEMON! KILL THE DEMON!" However, he tried not to let that get to him. The only way he could ever go out in public was through the use of a holographic image inducer that was given to him by his adopted grandfather just before he died. While it did allow him to function in public, young Kurt still felt very isolated.
When Kurt was 6, tragedy struck. His foster dad suffered a lethal stroke and died. The small farm that he lived on then went under as debts ultimately cost them everything. Kurt's foster mother died soon afterwards of a heart attack, leaving Kurt orphaned once again. However, it wasn't long before he was taken in by one of the Wagners' family friends. This was an act that Kurt soon came to loath.
"KURT! Kurt I'm home! Where the hell are you, ya little bastard!" came a voice.
Kurt shuddered upon hearing the voice, for he knew who it was. It was her...His foster Aunt Grendel. She was a big, strong German woman with a short temper who grew big from working on farms half her life. She immigrated with Kurt to the United States when he was 7 and they had been living in a small, rickety house outside of Albany, New York. It grew to become a truly miserable existence. Grendel never had much money and for good reason at that. She was a delusional schizophrenic and she hadn't really taken anything in the form of medicine. Kurt knew this because of the way she acted. She was often irrational, paranoid, and violent. And unfortunately, Kurt suffered a great deal because of this.
Suddenly, he heard footsteps near his door.
"Kurt! I know you're in there...Open up!" yelled his Aunt as she started to bang on the door.
He didn't want to let her in. He was afraid of what she would do to him. Over the years her irrational behavior made Kurt the victim of a lot of abuse. She would hit him, insult him for hours, and force him to perform sexual acts that humiliated and hurt him deeply. Day by day it only got worse; it never got better. Grendel wouldn't see a doctor or listen to reason. Kurt tried so many times and failed, now it looked like it was going to happen again.
The knob on the door began to shake...Grendel was picking the lock. Before Kurt could react he heard a sound...The door had been unlocked. Kurt's anxiety grew as he watched the door swing open.
"You know better than to lock me out!" said Grendel in a slurred voice.
"Aunt Grendel...You've been drinking again haven't you?" said Kurt as he smelled the alcohol on her breath.
"Don't tell me what I can and cannot do!" she said in a drunken tone.
Kurt tried to hide his fear as the oversized German lady, whose strength greatly outmatched his, approached.
"Come here!" she bellowed as she grabbed his tail and dragged him out in to the hall.
"No Grendel! Don't..." said Kurt as he struggled to overcome her brute strength, but to no avail.
"SHUT UP!" yelled Grendel in return as she gave Kurt a hard punch in the face.
Kurt's head wouldn't stop spinning after that blow. He became dizzy as Grendel dragged him to her bedroom. There was no reasoning with her anymore. Her sanity had been gone for years since she never sought treatment for her condition. Alcohol made things much worse as it caused her to do violent acts that made Kurt the victim. Kurt had grown weak from constant beatings, neglect, and deprivation so he didn't have a chance against the strong German woman. He briefly considered teleporting, but he couldn't concentrate and since she was holding on to him he would just bring her with him.
Kurt tried to break free from her grasp, but was hit over the head with an empty beer bottle. He stayed conscious, but he wished he hadn't.
"You know the drill Kurt...You know the punishment for locking me out!" said Grendel in her slurred voice.
"Please..." managed Kurt who couldn't fight the throbbing pain in his head from the blow by the bottle. He felt blood trickle down his forehead and soak in to his fur.
"SHUT UP!" said Grendel as she slammed him on the head again with another bottle.
That last blow finally immobilized Kurt and he felt he was no longer able to fight back at the incoherent woman. However, Kurt was still able to make out the blurry images before him. He immediately wished he hadn't as he saw what was happening. Grendel aggressively began to rip Kurt's clothes off in a drunken fit. She then began to touch and prod his private parts. She took a sick pleasure in it and began to run her nails through the young boy's fur. This caused numerous scratches and caused Kurt to bleed. Grendel went on to lick his blood up with her tongue in a sick masochistic manner. The taste of his blood only made her scratch at Kurt more. As more wounds formed, she kept on drinking the blood like a vampire. On and on she went, using the helpless young boy in any perverted way she chose. In Grendel's mind, she was too incoherent and delusional to know what was happening. Part of this only fueled her anger as she continued to take it out on Kurt.
Groggily, Kurt came to after what seemed like an hour. His head still throbbed, his wounds still hurt, and much of his fur was stained with blood. He still lay on the floor naked, which confirmed his fear about what happened. It wasn't a nightmare like he had hoped; it was real. Tears formed in the young boy's eyes as the events that had just unfolded played back in his head. It was only made worse when he considered that this wasn't the first time something like this had happened. In fact, Grendel had done far worse in the past. But this didn't help one bit.
Slowly, Kurt made his way back to his room. He found some new clothes, for Grendel had ripped the other ones. Kurt then looked in the mirror at the scars left behind. Even though his fur could cover them, he still knew they were there. Once again he couldn't fight back his tears. Soar and out of strength, Kurt Wagner collapsed on his bed...Crying.
"Vhat kind of life is this...Vhy must everything be so painful to deal vith? Vhy?" said Kurt to himself as he tried to shut everything out of his mind.
Suddenly, he heard a knock on his window.
"Kurt...Kurt I need your help. Please open up," said a voice.
Kurt's ears perked up as he instantly recognized it. It was the only thing that kept him alive. It was the only person who knew his darkest secrets. It was his best friend and only friend, Kitty Pryde.
"Kitty? Kitty vhat's wrong?" asked Kurt as he opened up his window, allowing her to crawl in. After she was in he immediately noticed a large black and blue mark on the side of her face. "Mien gott! Vhat happened to you?"
Kitty hesitated. She realized that the blow to the face her father had given her must have left a bruise. She cringed at the memory of it that was still fresh in her mind and soon embraced Kurt tightly for comfort.
"Kurt I...I ran away," said Kitty in a weak voice. "My father he..."
But Kurt didn't let her finish.
"Vait Kitty...I understand," said Kurt who had known all too well the cruelty of Kitty's father. He could only hold her close to him tightly, giving her as much solstice as he could.
More than once, Kitty had come to Kurt after savage beatings from her dad. And more than once, Kurt had come to Kitty after being attacked by Grendel. This occasion was no different, except this time Kitty had done something extreme. Both teens had contemplated running away many times before, but had always talked each other out of it. Now, however, they had both reached their breaking point in terms of abuse. Now, there seemed to be no other option.
"Kurt I...Oh my God your bleeding..." said Kitty after a prolonged silence. She had finally noticed the wounds along his torso. No doubt, this was Grendel's doing. Kitty had known about her treatment of him for years now, but she didn't tell anybody. This was because Kurt never told anybody about her father. It was an unspoken agreement between the two that they faithfully upheld despite the repeated abuse.
"I'll be okay," reassured Kurt.
Kitty softly ran her hand along Kurt's wounds to find that they weren't severe, but they did look painful. He grabbed a shirt as Kitty continued to express worry about his injuries. Suddenly, they heard a loud voice from across the hall.
"Oh no...Grendel!" said Kurt in a worried voice. "Ve have to leave!"
Kurt ran to his closet and picked up an old travel bag and started throwing various clothing in it. Kitty soon helped, for she knew what would happen if Grendel found her. After packing what they could, Kurt grabbed his image inducer from his dresser and put it on. Then, a loud pounding on the door began to echo through the room. Both teens fell back in horror as they heard her picking the lock again.
"I'm coming Kurt! I'm not finished with you!" bellowed Grendel.
Then, Kurt gabbed on to Kitty and closed his eyes. As Grendel forced the door open, the only thing she found was a small cloud of smoke. Outside the house, the two teens appeared in a flash and they stood to catch their breath after the events that they had just witnessed. Kitty had known about Kurt's other 'ability,' but he had never used it with her. In a way, she was relieved. Now she was with somebody that mattered. Kurt felt the same relief as he heart rate finally slowed down. He looked over at Kitty, who had finally given him the strength to do what he should have done so long ago.
"Well, what happens now?" asked Kitty.
Kurt just sighed. "Ve get as far away from here as possible."
As midnight approached Kurt and Kitty had made their way in to downtown Albany. Neither of them spoke much, for they were both still trying to make sense of the events that had just unfolded. They had run away...They had left their homes. Going back wasn't an option; it would just lead to more suffering. They were both tired and hungry...But at least they were together. Kurt and Kitty stayed close to each other's side as they walked the streets of the city; neither one of them felt that they could go on without each other. It gave them a small sense of peace, knowing that they had each other in their darkest hour. Suddenly, they felt a presence following them.
"Well, well, well...What do we have here?" said a threatening voice.
Kurt and Kitty looked behind them to see an oversized street thug approaching them.
"Look...Ve don't vant any trouble," said Kurt.
"I don't think so kiddies. Isn't it a school night? Shouldn't you be at home?" mocked another voice.
Soon, they found out that more thugs surrounded them.
"I'm warning you!" said Kurt as he grew worried for Kitty's safety.
Kitty's concern grew as well. She didn't like where this situation was heading and she didn't want Kurt to hurt himself protecting her. He was all she had now...She couldn't loose him.
"Aww, look at the big wannabe hero! What's the matter? Afraid we'll break one of your girlfriends nails?" said one thug.
"Naw, she looks too dirty to be that fancy. She must be one of those cheap-ass hookers!"
As the rest of the thugs surrounding them laughed, Kurt's anger reached a boiling point.
"I warned you!" said Kurt as he touched the button on his inducer watch, "LEAVE US ALONE!"
Suddenly, Kurt's real image appeared before the bewildered thugs.
Most of them ran, but a few stayed behind. The two teens watched in horror as those that stayed drew guns and aimed it at them.
"RUN!" yelled Kitty as she grabbed Kurt's arm and fled in to a nearby alley. Shots rang out, but Kitty was able to use her abilities to make the bullets pass right through them. She didn't have time to figure out how, but she had to save Kurt.
"What the...I thought we hit em?" said one of the thugs.
"Guess not...AFTER THEM!" yelled another as they regained their composure and pursued the fleeing teens closely.
They ran and they ran through twisting, narrow alleys. Kurt was a little slow and Kitty could sense his ragged breathing from the pain of his wounds that he had suffered earlier.
"Come on Kurt...Come on we have to loose them!" urged Kitty as she tried to help Kurt regain his balance.
"Kitty..." he said through his exhausted voice, however he could get no more words out.
They could still hear the footsteps as they ran, but the two teens soon found themselves at a dead end.
"Oh no...Oh no," said Kitty through her ragged breath as she looked around at the dead end alley.
Kurt was leaning on her for support. She could tell he was dizzy from fatigue. She was too, but she didn't have to deal with bloody wounds like he did. They could hear the footsteps getting closer. They squeezed each other's hand as they awaited the approaching thugs. Suddenly, a door in front of them swung open.
"IN HERE! QUICK!" said an urgent male voice.
Not having any other options, Kurt and Kitty followed the voice and ran in to the door. As soon as they were in, the door was slammed shut. Inside, they were greeted with two unknown figures that signaled for them to be silent until the footsteps passed. For what seemed like an eternity, they waited for the thugs to leave. Finally, the sound of the footsteps faded and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Your safe now," said a female voice.
Kurt and Kitty then got their first look at their mysterious saviors. They turned out to be a teenage boy and girl that looked a couple of years older than they were. One was a tall redheaded girl who was wearing raggedy clothing that had definitely seen better days. The other was a boy about the same age who was a bit taller than the girl and had a mysterious white cloth wrapped around his head that completely covered his eyes. From what Kurt and Kitty could tell, they didn't look very threatening at all. They looked dirty and famished. They didn't appear to be very hostile, so the fear of the two younger teens gradually abated.
"Are you two okay? I heard gunshots," said the older boy.
"Yeah...Ve're fine. Thank you," said Kurt as he caught his breath.
"Are you sure...I smell blood," replied the boy.
Kurt and Kitty stood mildly amazed at the boy's acute sense of smell. But they said nothing, for they were still unsure whether or not they could trust these strangers.
"Come on, we'll see if we can help you. Follow me," said the girl.
She grabbed the blind boy's arm and appeared to guide him through a hallway. She briefly looked back at the two teens they had just saved and noticed they hadn't moved.
"Don't worry...We mean no harm," reassured the girl.
After a brief pause, Kurt finally broke the silence, "Aren't you afraid of how I look?"
They both just looked back with no real reaction. The boy didn't seem to be too worried, for he couldn't even see Kurt's appearance. To some extent, this relieved the young teen when he thought about it. There was at least one person now that could get past his physical disposition. It was the girl he was worried about. But she just gave him a reassuring look.
"Don't worry. It doesn't bother me. I promise," replied the girl. "Now come on...It looks like you two need some help."
After those words, Kurt and Kitty followed them. They noticed the girl and the boy standing very close to one another. They too stayed close. Maybe they had found other people that weren't so different from them. This was rare...They had never even known other people like that even existed. It bewildered the young teens to finally see it.
After a brief trek down the stairs of a rickety old office building, they came upon what looked like a living area. There were numerous boxes that appeared to have books in them and there were piles of old newspapers that were made in to makeshift beds. The boy walked over to the side of the room and picked up some small white bed sheets from a box. He then made his way back over to Kurt. It was strange because even though he appeared to be blind, he acted as if he could see perfectly fine.
"Here...You can use these to wrap up your wounds. If they start to get infected, we have some iodine handy," said the older boy as he handed the sheets to Kurt.
The blue mutant reluctantly accepted the sheets and began to wrap them around his torso. "Thank you sir. Ve both owe you big time. I'm Kurt Wagner by the way. And the girl next to me is my best friend, Kitty Pryde."
"Nice to meet you," said Kitty as she and Kurt shook the boy's hand.
Kurt grew nervous when he shook his hand because he knew he would feel his fur, but nothing happened. It was as if the boy knew how he looked all along. He and the girl just smiled back at them.
"I'm Scott...Scott Summers," said the boy.
"And I'm Jean Grey," said the girl as she walked up and sat down near them.
"Well, thanks again for what you did back there. I'd hate to think of what those thugs would have done to us if you hadn't come along," said Kitty who gradually felt a bit more comfortable around the two strangers.
"You're very welcome. And don't worry, we've been in situations like that before," said Jean.
An awkward silence descended over the group. There were still many questions to be answered.
"So...Do you two like, live here or something?" Kitty finally asked.
The expressions on Scott and Jean's faces grew solemn.
"Well kinda," responded Scott. "We...Really don't live anywhere. You see, Jean and I are both...Runaways."
A hint of understanding came over Kurt and Kitty.
"Oh...We're runaways too," responded Kitty.
"Really? Why?" asked Scott.
Neither of them said anything. They didn't want to dwell on the pain of their memories from back home. Scott and Jean were quick to recognize those looks.
"Vell, let's just say...Home became to much for us and..." Kurt paused again trying not to get too upset, "I really don't vant to talk about it."
"That's okay...We understand. That's why we ran away," said Jean.
"Home became too bad for us as well. Let me guess...Too many beatings, too many abuses?" said Scott.
Kurt and Kitty shook their heads as the painful memories started to show themselves again.
"Well...Welcome to the club," said Scott.
A slow smile spread across the two younger teens' face. As they looked at Scott and Jean the felt a little better knowing that they weren't alone.
As the night wore on Kurt and Kitty grew more comfortable around their new friends. They were kind and gave them what little food they had to help stave off their growling stomachs. They even helped with some of the bruises that they had sustained earlier. Even though they didn't have much, their friendship and hospitality was enough for the moment. As they continued to talk, the subject of their 'abilities' came up as Jean questioned Kurt's appearance. Despite some hesitation, Kurt felt that his new friends deserved to know.
"So...What's the deal with your appearance if you don't me asking?" said Jean.
"Vell...I vas born this vay. I don't know vhy, but I vas. And my appearance isn't the only thing..."
"What do you mean?" replied Scott curiously.
Then, Kurt used his power to teleport to the other side of the room and back.
"Whoa..." said a bewildered Jean.
Scott too had sensed something happen, but he didn't have a clear idea what.
"Although I'm not sure how...I have found out in recent years that I can make myself disappear from one place and reappear in another," explained Kurt.
"You mean teleportation?" asked Scott.
"Ja, I think that's vhat it is called," said Kurt.
The two older teens were mildly amazed by their new friends so far, but it wasn't over.
"I have a strange ability too," said Kitty.
"Really? What can you do?" asked Jean.
"I can pass through solid objects."
Kitty then closed her eyes and stuck her hand in to the floor beneath her as if it wasn't even there. Despite Scott and Jean's surprise, they weren't very afraid of them much to Kurt and Kitty's amazement. They were the first to not be scared as far as they were concerned.
"That's pretty neat," commented Jean.
"You're...You're not afraid of us?" asked Kitty still in disbelief at their friendly views towards them.
"Well...You're not the only one with strange powers," said Scott.
He could then sense feelings of confusion overcome their new friends. In response Scott decided to demonstrate. He took an empty can that was lying on the floor, threw it up in to the air, and shot it with the beams from his eyes in to a twisted array of smoldering metal.
Before Kurt and Kitty could respond, Jean started to show them her powers. She closed her eyes and began to concentrate. Suddenly, a small wooden box off to the side began to shake violently by some unseen force. Then, they watched in amazement as it floated off the ground...And slammed in to the wall behind them, shattering on impact.
"Vow, so ve all have strange abilities," said Kurt.
"Yeah," said Scott in a low voice, "That's why we haven't been able to find a home. Nobody has been willing to take care of kids they consider freaks."
His words didn't raise Kurt and Kitty's hopes very much.
"So...How long have you been, like, on the streets if you don't mind me asking?" said Kitty wearily.
"Four years," replied Jean, "Well...Six for Scott."
"Really? That long?" said a befuddled Kurt.
"Yeah..." replied Scott. "It's hard. Hunger, poverty, and drifting have become a way of life for us. It's a miserable existence...But it's better than going back to a broken home."
A heavy silence came over the four teens. Scott's words may not have been pretty, but they were the cold hard truth. There was no turning back for them now. They could not...And would not go back.
"Will things get better?" asked Kitty who was growing increasingly tired from the traumatic day she had just had.
"We can only hope that it will," replied Jean.
"And that's why we have to stick together," added Scott. "We know you don't know us very well, but if you want...You can stay with us. We can help you...If you just help us."
"But vhat could ve possibly help you vith?" asked Kurt.
Scott and Jean just looked back at the two exhausted teens. In them, they could see themselves in a sense. They were scared, alone, and full of despair.
"You could just help us not feel so alone..." replied Scott in a sincere tone.
A faint smile came upon the group's face.
"Thank you..." said Kurt.
"Yeah...Thank you for helping us," added Kitty.
Scott and Jean just smiled back as they lay back against the pile of newspapers behind them. Kitty leaned against Kurt for support and soon they both started to nod off to sleep. Scott and Jean soon followed, for they too had grown tired from the day they had just had. Now, they had new friends in their fight for constant survival. Even though the times ahead would only grow more difficult, the four teens knew they would have to stick together if they were to make it.
As the young group stirred restlessly in the darkness of the abandon building, Scott grabbed his guitar and started to play. He hoped to calm his new friends down. As Jean still lay against Scott's side already asleep, Scott began to play a soft tune. Kurt held Kitty closer and she just held him back. They had a new life now. It wasn't going to be an easy one, but it was better than any alternative. As Kurt and Kitty heard the song and its lyrics...They finally felt at peace...For the moment.
Yeah I'm fadin'
And I call out
No one hears me
Never been, never felt, never thought I'd say a wordY
Weighed down
Say it now...
You're naked inside your fear
Can't take back all those years
Shots in the dark from empty guns
Never heard by anyone
Never heard by anyone...
Yeah I'm hiding
In the fallout
Now I'm wasted
They don't need me, don't want me, don't hear a word I say...
Weighed down
Say it now
You're naked inside your fear
Can't take back all those years
Shots in the dark from empty guns
Never heard by anyone
Never heard by anyone...
Inside your head
No one's there
And I don't think I'll ever be
And I don't care
You're naked inside your fear
Can't take back all those years
Shots in the dark from empty guns
Never heard by anyone
Never heard by anyone...By anyone...By anyone
AN: Well, that's it for this part. Please don't forget to REVIEW! Post them on or send them to me at Stay tuned for the next chapter as I introduce Evan Daniels. Until next time, best wishes to you all.