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Cloud storage provider Box.net added 1 million new users in October after a huge marketing stunt.
Since October 12, it has been giving away 50 gigabytes of free online storage. This drove is registered users to 8 million, up from 7 million previously reported at the end of September, CEO Aaron Levie told Business Insider last night.
Previously we reported Box.net was burning $18 million annually with $40-$80 million in revenue.
It's burning cash and giving away its storage right now because it's fighting in a super competitive space. There's hot storage startup Dropbox, which had 25 million users as of April, and just raised $250 and a $4 billion valuation.
Then there's Apple with iCloud, and Google which is supposed to come out with GDrive. Not to mention Microsoft and a number of other players.
Box.net says it's going after a different market because it's targeting the enterprise, but by giving away 50 gigs in online storage it's clearly making a play for the consumer.
Right now, it looks like it's working. But at some point it will have to cut the burn rate.


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Soft skills are an integral part of your personality. These skills cannot be measured but can be learnt while on or off the job. Various personality development classes impart training on development of soft skills. In this article, we are identifying those 'softies' that will help land you a job. Communication skills- Communication does not … Continue reading 6 soft skills that will land you a job
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On July 26, 2018, the world lost a true Matriarch. Michelle Jeanne Starr, 71, formally of Acton, MA, passed away at her home in Tyngsborough, MA after a three year battle with cancer. A caring wife, mother, sister, aunt and most loving 'Nani' to her grandchildren.
Our mom had incredible strength. She will be remembered most for her infectious personality and passion for helping others. The impact and positive influence she had on her family, friends, students and colleagues is immeasurable and will live on in the hearts of all those whose lives she touched.
Michelle was proud, selfless, feisty and stubborn. Always able to maintain her sense of humor in the toughest of times. Mom will be remembered for many things including her love of education, children, music and the holidays but her compassion for all people, especially those who were struggling, will be her legacy. Michelle passed away peacefully in the comfort of her own home surrounded by her children.
Michelle is survived by her second husband David Starr, and her four children: Kimberley McDonald of Dunstable, MA, Kristin Coyne and spouse Scott Coyne of Billerica, MA, Jessica Winders and spouse Jonathan Winders of Boylston, MA and Nicholas Gould and spouse Kelly Gould of Raleigh, NC, her seven grandchildren Chloe McDonald, Kyleigh McDonald, Olivia Coyne, Aiden Coyne, Samantha Gould, Harry Winders and Emerson Gould, and her two sisters, Karen Butler of Northbridge, MA and Betsy Parke of Westford, MA and many nieces and nephews from her large extended family. Michelle is preceded in death by her first husband Harry P. Gould, her parents Raymond and Jeanne St. Martin, and her three brothers: Gary St. Martin, Mark St. Martin, and Scott St. Martin.
We wear the genes you gave us with pride – we love you, Mom.
In honor of Michelle's wishes, memorial services will be private. Friends and family are invited to make a donation to one of the following organizations:
Acton-Boxborough Special Education Department: Checks should be written to ABRSD (Acton-Boxborough Regional School District) and mailed to the Treasurer, Margaret Dennehy, ABRSD, 16 Charter Road, Acton, MA 01720: please write "Michelle Starr Memorial Fund" in the subject line.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Checks should be written to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, ATTN: Tribute Department, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN, 38105: please write the memorial ID #11353610 in the subject line, or by calling 800-822-6344 (reference the memorial ID #11353610).


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Assalamualaikum kak shila. kena check dengan Kown tu. takut tersimpan rahsia ke. hihi. sheila harap aiman sihat sentiasa. and so his brother too :)ReplyDelete
ohh no not kena sampuk hantu Batu Caves.. heheh ur mum kelaka ok ;)ReplyDelete
i suke aiman gitu.. cute! sentiasa ada je keje dia nk buat..
ohmai..I just brought up issue about my hyperactive boys tooo..I simply used word hyperactive , tak pernah plak tahu about ADHD. Kena check out all the symptoms. Tapi betul, mesti susah nak bezakan normal active and energetic boys with the ADHD one. Mesti u pun tak boleh kluar shopping with 2 boys alone without any assistant kan? For time being, I just doa bila dah masuk school ni, diorang belajar how to control themselves. Understand bout rules and boundaries. Apapun u, rasenya Aiman tu, sampai masa nanti, he will behave well. InsyaAllah.ReplyDelete
alamak, my boy is having same symptoms just like yours! Ramai dah i dengar org label my son as hyper. Even his teachers at nursery. Nak kena observe jugak ni. Thanx for the brought up this issue.ReplyDelete
salam..tq shila for brought up this ADHD issue..never knw bout dis..tot all dis while my son umar ni hyper:/ReplyDelete
all the symptoms sama mcm aiman except for tido malam..umar wud go to bed only whn the clock strike 12midnite..and now he is 2y+..mumy umar pun dh 2thn p opis mcm zombie..huhu..
Hai Shila,ReplyDelete
Actually one of the method that u can try in order to detect whether your son is suffering ADHD or not is simple - just by giving him iPad or you can observe while he's watching tv! Kalau dia boleh focus and stay still perhaps 3-5 minutes thsn he should be normal. Then you can go back to "biasala budak" mind...hehe.
Previously my son was like that too, masa umur dia lebih kurang Aiman (1 half-2 years plus) and people around me pun keep on saying "hypernya budak ni". Agak tersentuh jugalah jiwa raga, maklumlah mak kan. But when I went for early childhood development courses conducted by UM then only I got to know the difference between active and ADHD. And from my observasion I think your son is normal just that dia ada banyak idea dlm kepala and he's doing exploration on his own way. Mak pak dia lah kena sabaq lebih nooo...
By the way, I saw you at Kem Wardieburn than day, during wedding anak Cik Jah but nsk tegur macam malu pulak. Perhaps u can jengah2 my blog so that we can share our experience in raising these amazing children :)


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There is a lot of months to go before AMC's zombievaganza The Walking Dead returns, but the Bad Lip Reading crew has a little something to tide you over. And, as is often the case with their work, a lot of what is being said suddenly makes a lot more sense. Also: once you've heard the governor sing, you'll never fear him again.
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Couple Updates Their Facebook At The Alter
Facebook and Twitter always seem to bring plenty of amusement to people. Be it because of their social networking benefits or laughing at the stupid things people have done through the websites. One couple is so amused by their own Facebook and Twitter accounts that they decided to update their relationship status….at the alter. Therefore giving the rest of us something to keep us entertained for at least a few minutes of the day.
Just after the minister has had a chance to announce that they are officially married, the groom pulls out his phone. He then sends out a tweet announcing that he's officially married as well as updates his Facebook relationship status. All the while handing over his new wife's phone to her so that she can do the same. Thankfully, on the video you can tell they weren't exactly serious about the whole affair. That is the updating of the Facebook status. I'm pretty sure they were serious about the wedding.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Are You a Mule or a Slave in this Day and Age?
What about a slave? The average African American person born in this country, with a history of several generations born here, usually has some aspect of a slave legacy in their ancestral line. Breaking that down to basics, I am saying that if you are black in America and can trace your heritage back 5-6 generations in America, you will find that somebody in your family was most likely a slave at one time.
Did you know that you can be a mule and a slave today, right now, during YOUR lifetime? If you are a slave, it is very likely that it is a path that YOU have chosen for yourself.
What do I mean? If you work just to pay the bills, you are a slave. If you have a job that you hate and you are miserable on your job, you are a slave. If you are in a relationship and you are pretending to be someone you are not, for the sake of 'maintaining' the relationship, you are a slave.
If you lie to yourself to make it through the day, you are a slave. Lying to yourself takes on many forms such as promiscuity, alcoholism and drug addiction just to name a few. People use sex, alcohol and drugs as smoke and mirrors to give themselves the illusion that everything is alright, when it is not. These things are distractions and keep you from dealing with what's really going on inside of you.
You don't need shackles on your feet to be enslaved. Don't just be another brick in the wall or a cog in the wheel of the whirring, de-humanized machine because that's what you are supposed to do. Wake up! Seek out who you are and follow your passion.
You don't have to dump your significant other, quit your job, or drop your pants and turn and show your behind to your boss to free yourself. Everyday reaffirm what you believe your purpose to be. Everyday, try to do one action or activity to get yourself closer to freedom.
All jobs are not bad. Carrying somebody's burden every once and while is expected and can bring you joy. But looking in the mirror and seeing a grey donkey with a pack or an unkempt person burdened by shackles, is not what you were meant to do or be.
Being introspective for the purpose of knowing who you are, understanding your purpose and pursuing your passion are not easy tasks to undertake. They take time to pursue. Many times they take a life time. You always run the risk that you may go down the wrong path and not know it until you reach your final destination.
But the converse is even worse, in my opinion. To follow the current just because you choose not to swim against it because you fear it too hard or that you might fail, always leaves one with the bitter, aftertaste of regret.
No matter which road you choose to take, make sure that it is a conscious choice on YOUR part. Don't travel down the path because you think it is wrought with less resistance and thus, easier. Because in the end, you will face obstacles, trials and tribulations and be forced to undertake battles in order to continue on your path, no matter which path you undertake.
I think it is far better to exert this effort to pursue purposes and passions of which one is cognizant and aware and desiring to have come to fruition. At the end of the day, or the end of your days, life will judge you just like the law. If you commit a crime or make a poor choice, it is not acceptable to say, "I didn't know." You have to deal with it, no matter what. Sometimes, because of one action or decision, your life can be irrevocably changed. Why not let it be changed for the best!
Thus, gear up so that you do know. Know who you are, be accountable for you and your dreams. Don't be a mule or a slave because you didn't know. If you are going to be those things, choose them knowingly and accept your path. I hope you choose to unburden yourself by throwing off the packs and the shackles at once.
Mules and slaves build structures. Masters orquestrate the creation of wonders of the world. Be a master of your fate and yourself. You don't have to be a mule or a slave in this day and age. To free yourself is not an entitlement. It is a risk that you must undertake and address on a daily basis. The rewards can be quite satisfying.
Before you step out and onto the pathway of independence and freedom, please check your packs and shackles at the door. Packs are to be placed to your left, shackles are to be piled neatly to your right, just before you exit. See you on the path, everybody!
Until you are free, your beauty will never be your own. Beautify bit by bit.
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As in any other area of Kindergarten math, picture books are a great connection and a natural lead-in to concepts. Here's a selection of books to use – please share ones you've read to the class
|2D Shapes
|3D Shapes
|Goldilocks and The Three Bears
– students can act out the story while stating their positional language.
|The Wing On A Flea by Ed Emberley
– a book full of pictures that have been created using shapes. Students can look at the pictures and see if they can find all the shapes.
|Up, Up Down by Robert Munsch
– a follow up activity can involve students joining into repeating patterns in the story as you read the book.
|Three Pigs, One Wolf, And Seven Magic Shapes by Grace Maccarone – this book can be used to introduce students to decomposing or composing of other shapes.
|Rosie's Walk
– this book can be used to spatial location and language. You can use the book or watch the video. As a follow up, try taking your kids on a walk of the school playground. The teacher or a students can lead the walk. Have the students describe their location using positional language. It can be lots of fun!
|Eye Spy Shapes by Debbie MacKinnon
– follow up activity might include students drawing a picture with hidden shapes in it. These pictures can then be laminated and put in the math center for students to use.
|Over, Under and Through by Tana Hoban
|Shapes At The Mall (Nelson)
|The Map by L. Harcourt
|The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss
– a book with illustrations that are made up of 2D shapes.
|Inside, Outside, Upside Down by Jan Barenstain
|Colour Zoo by Lois Ehlert
|I Went to Grandma's House (Gage)
|Grandfather Tang's Story by Ann Tompert
|Curious George Shapes by Margret and H.A. Rey
|What Is Square?
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Angelo Comastri was born 17 September 1943 in Sorano, Italy. He was ordained a priest 11 March 1967, and on 25 July 1990 appointed Bishop of Massa Marattima-Piombino, Italy, to which office he was ordained on 12 September 1990. He resigned as Bishop of Massa Marattima-Piombino 3 March 1994 and was appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Loreto, Italy in 9 November 1996. He retired as Archbishop of Loreto on 5 February 2005, when he was appointed President of the Fabric of St. Peter. On the same date, 5 February 2005, he was appointed Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica of St. Peter, in the Vatican, becoming Archpriest of St. Peter's on 31 October 2006. He was elevated to Cardinal, 24 November 2007, by Pope Benedict XVI.
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After talking about Nacoral's Chiqui-Cars and their 1:32's, I will use this entry to talk about, what is probably the most popular series made by this company from Zaragoza.
Inter-Cars or Intercars is the replacement line for Chiqui-Cars. Chiqui-Cars were made in some plastic compound (maybe butirate) similarly to Norev's from the 60s.
Those Chiqui-Cars were quite successful in the late 60s, but by the end of the decade, metal casting was already common for most toy car manufacturers. If Nacoral wanted to keep its market shares, it would also have to adapt to modern types.
There was a first metal-casted series made that was sold under the name "Chiqui Cars Serie Metal" in 1970. The numbering system that was used to identify the models was a continuation of the ordinary Chiqui-Cars catalogue. They just added an "M" (from Metal) to the number.
For example, the Ford GT LeMans in the plastic series was reference number 2014, while in the new "Chiqui Cars Serie Metal" it was 2014M.
The cardboard box had a similar design, but it included for the first time a "window" as well as a flap on the back of the box with a hook to allow the box to be hanged in some kind of stand. From this series there were 11 different models, two of them with more than one version.
The Inter-Cars line officially starts two years later, in 1972, with new car models and new package design. That first year were 10 cars released, one of them (the Porsche 911 Targa Roadster) in Cabrio and Hardtop versions.
One year later, in 1973, there were more new models. Those were given a new numbering system, starting with Ref. 100, 101, 102… The Camaro shown in the pictures is number 103 and belong to this series. On the card of this series, there were references from 100 to 123 (ref. 119 is missing) and then a mysterious reference 1112 "Mini 1000 Rally", whose difference is basically a plastic roof rack.
In the following years, that catalogue was expanded with new models. The higher reference number for cars was 130. Additionally, other lines of vehicles were released:
Refs. between 201 and 212 Trucks and Trailers
Refs. between 302 and 309 Prototype Cars, Dragsters…
Refs. between 501 and 506 Formula 1s
Refs. between 500 and 507 Military Vehicles
Why references between 501 and 506 were doubled is unknown to me.
If you're interested in watching pictures of all those references, please visit this website.
Most Inter-Cars have practicable parts, and were built with great quality. The only weak point that these vehicles show are the wheels, made in some plastic compound that is, in many cases, deformed after 40 years. Note that the car in the picture has this problem.
- Name: CHEVROLET CAMARO (Ref. 103)
- Scale: 1:43
- Year: 1973
- Company: Nacoral/ Intercars (Spain)
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The recent teacher turnover in central Ohio districts is on par with national trends - except in Reynoldsburg, where the school board and teachers union are in the middle of a contentious contract battle. At almost 19 percent, the 7,000-student district had the highest teacher-turnover rate among area districts that reported last year's numbers to The Dispatch.
The recent teacher turnover in central Ohio districts is on par with national trends � except in Reynoldsburg, where the school board and teachers union are in the middle of a contentious contract battle.
At almost 19 percent, the 7,000-student district had the highest teacher-turnover rate among area districts that reported last year�s numbers to The Dispatch. The national average is 16 percent.
For a district with Reynoldsburg�s demographics, losing nearly 1 in 5 teachers is a lot, said Richard Ingersoll, an education professor at the University of Pennsylvania who studies teacher turnover. Urban districts typically have higher turnover rates, he said. But Columbus schools reported just 5.7 percent turnover last year, meaning slightly more than 1 in 20 teachers left.
�It�s very troubling,� said Tracey De Feyter, who has two kids enrolled in Reynoldsburg. �Some of our best teachers are leaving, and that�s in the face of the district saying they are trying to retain the best teachers.�
Sixty-six teachers left Reynoldsburg before the start of the school year � 54 of them through resignations. In the 2012-13 school year, 29 of the 39 teachers who left had resigned. The district employs about 350 teachers.
The school board�s initial contract proposal called for replacing the salary schedule with performance-based raises and getting rid of the health-insurance plan. The teachers union, however, wanted a limit on class sizes and �a fair compensation package� to retain and attract good educators.
Both sides have filed unfair-labor-practice charges against each other. Parents and community members have gathered more than 500 signatures in an online petition against the use of merit pay.
Union members gave their leaders the OK to file a 10-day strike notice, though none has been officially submitted to the State Employment Relations Board.
Union leaders and district officials acknowledge that the state of negotiations has been a factor in why teachers leave.
Teachers have various reasons for heading to the exits, experts say. Some educators, especially those in their first year, don�t feel supported and lack mentors to help induct them into the profession, Ingersoll said.
Educators also might struggle managing classrooms with unruly students. Schools that do a better job of dealing with student behavior have a far better teacher-retention rate, Ingersoll said.
Working conditions, not salary, play a greater role in teachers� decisions to leave. They might be hampered by a standardized curriculum, with no autonomy to teach their students. And they lack a voice in key decisions that affect their jobs � an area of concern for many teachers in Reynoldsburg.
�We don�t feel like we have that voice,� said Kathy Evans, spokeswoman for the Reynoldsburg Education Association.
The district has made curriculum decisions without listening to teacher input, Evans said, and, as a result, teachers are �weary of trying to keep up� with what the district is asking them to do.
At Baldwin Road Junior High, where Evans is a guidance counselor, 11 teachers left the school at the end of last year. Most of them found jobs in nearby districts. The board�s contract proposal, the high class sizes and the turnover in administration compelled them to seek other options, Evans said.
Baldwin Road has had four principals in the past four years. This year, the district has a new superintendent and five new principals.
Not all turnover is bad, Ingersoll said. Underperforming teachers tend to leave after struggling in their positions, giving districts an opportunity to find fresh faces. On the flip side, high-performing teachers are also likely to be cherry-picked by other districts.
�Those are the teachers you don�t want to lose,� Ingersoll said.
Reynoldsburg schools spokeswoman Tricia Moore acknowledges that contract negotiations have played a role in some teachers leaving, but it isn�t the sole reason, she said. Some teachers have moved to districts where they live. Some have been recruited by other districts. In some cases, the district hasn�t renewed contracts for teachers who haven�t met goals or student outcomes.
Although people have left, the district received 5,000 applications for available positions this year, Moore said.
French Run Elementary, for instance, welcomed six new teachers this year � two of whom are in new positions because of enrollment growth. One of the vacancies came when a teacher left for another district; the others were because of medical issues or a move out of the area.
Jennifer Spring, one of the new hires at French Run, moved from Lima to be closer to her family and was immediately attracted to Reynoldsburg for its blended learning initiatives, high student achievement and strong community support.
She was hired in June and spent the summer getting settled into her new school.
�This is a wonderful school with great leadership, a great team and great students,� she said. � I feel like it�s home already.�


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Kathleen Xavier Clarke
Time Period
Subject CategoriesBusiness, Charitable and Community Work, Education, Religion
Notable Facts
First woman to join the Burlington, Vermont Sisters of Mercy in 1879. Took the name Sister Mary Xavier. Established herself as a business professor at St. Michael's School in Montpelier.
Personal Information
Date of Birthc1860
Date of Death1934
Primary ResidenceBurlington
Historical Significance
Kathleen Clarke was the first young woman from Burlington, Vermont to join the Sisters of Mercy. She attended St. Mary's Hall and frequently assisted the Sisters of Mercy in their visitation and social work among the poor of Burlington.
In 1879, she took the name of Sister Mary Xavier. As a novice, she took charge of the garden and lawns, struggling with a scythe until her father presented her with a lawn mower.
Sister Xavier helped to establish Sisters of Mercy foundations in Montpelier, Barre and White River. She later taught business at St. Michael's School in Montpelier, offering girls an opportunity to gain real office skills. Many of her students were able to find openings in the Montpelier National Life Insurance Company after graduating from her classes.
Organizations or Movements
- Sisters of Mercy
- Sister of Mercy
- business teacher
Additional Information (Bibliography)
"The Face of Mercy; Vermont 1872-1991"
Sisters of Mercy: Vermont Link


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Chapter 1: The Body
I try to breathe
Memories overtaking me
I try to face them but…
The thought is too
Much to conceive
I only know that I can change
So now I step out of the darkness
That my life became....'Cause
I just needed someone to talk to
You were just too busy with yourself!
You were never there for me to
Express how I felt
-Staind, Fade
*Edited by JLB*
Chapter 1: The Body
"Hey wake up!"
"Huh?" Loki tried to focus his eyes. He saw the odd horns and the little balled ends of them. He smiled. "What is it Shori?"
"Loki there's something going on in the western part of the fields." Shori pointed to the dust cloud.
"Something is coming." Loki blinked. He shook his head and stretched.
In his ampharos form he walked out of the cave. He watched the distant dust cloud. He looked over his shoulder. He didn't see her around. He began to worry. Kanga was never too far away.
"Where's Kanga, Shori?" Loki turned about.
"I saw her right behind me when I came to get you." Shori turned about.
"Don't worry I know where she is." Loki smiled. It was something Kanga had waited for what seemed forever. "Let's go down there." Loki smiled and began to walk down the slope.
"Well?" Shori ran beside him and glared.
"Well what?" Loki took a step back.
"Are you going to tell me what's going on! Well!" She kept glaring.
"You'll see. It'll be a pleasant surprise I promise." Loki chuckled as he walked ahead.
He was so glad to see her happy. The Kangaskhans stood about hugging one another. Loki grinned watching the biggest one, the black one with red eyes smile widely and embrace the others. A little flaaffy was running towards them. Loki's smile faded a little. He had a great deal of love and affection for all those that dwelled in his "kingdom" and the little flaffy ram wasn't any exception to that but…there was a gap between him and Dori since Kanga had chosen him.
"Good morning Dori!" He smiled and waved to his friend.
"Morning to you as well Uncle Chari!" Dori smiled as he ran over to him. "And what brings kangis does into our valley?"
"Family." Loki smiled as he looked toward Kanga.
She was so happy that day. Her sisters found her at last and they all stood about crying and laughing, hugging and sharing stories. Loki knew she had waited for this for so long and she above all other pokémon deserved some happiness.
"Amphion! Phion!" Something tugged at his flipper.
Loki was broken from his trance, he looked down to find Kanga's child giggling softly and staring at him. Amphion the little kangis and ampharos hybrid smiled at him. He was Kanga's son. He looked up and stared at Kanga. Had he been smarter a long time ago he would have told Kanga he loved her. He could have but, he hadn't! He was younger then, and in love with an preevee. And she left him.
And during that time he had met Kanga, he had strange feelings stir within which he hadn't been able to understand till it had been too late. The doe had mated with that ampharos and now she had his child and Loki was alone. He was glad she was happy, she deserved to be happy. He looked at Dori as the little ram walked over to the gathering. Kanga laughed loudly and hugged him close and told her sisters that he was her chosen mate.
Dori was a sweet kid and he was perfect for Kanga. Loki sighed. He knelt down and faced Amphion. The little mareepiskhan giggled as Loki made a funny face. Loki himself laughed. The little hybrid wasn't Dori's son either. Loki picked him up and tickled him. Amphion laughed and squirmed about. Loki wished he was his son. He was so close to little Amphion. Even though there where times he saw the mareepis resemble his father in some ways. Loki didn't exactly hate the child's father but, there was bitterness there.
He walked with the baby clutched in his grasp. He grinned and went to push his way into the crowd. He got odd glances from the does. They looked at him then to Kanga and to the baby in his arms. He just gave them his most charming smile and began to speak.
"Good morning ladies. I hope you are all in good health and spirits. Welcome to my valley! Welcome to the Realm of Light." Loki smiled. "I am Charivari and this little fellow here is Amphion."
"Amphion-suh! Me-suh little baby-suh!" Kanga took the child from Loki. "Thisen is yose nephew."
Loki felt so out of place as the herd gathered about cuddling the baby and speaking with Kanga and Dori. There were so many questions about who the father was if it wasn't Dori's. Loki Charivari had enough! He listened to her speak of his former friend and he felt a pang of jealousy and self loathing. Why couldn't she speak about him like that! And why was Dori standing there listening to that without any sort of jealousy!
Loki sat on a boulder watching the sheep graze the eastern portion of the field. He heard someone coming up behind him. He turned to find Norrie there. He smiled and turned back to the scene before him.
"What is wrong King Charivari?" Norrie asked playfully, the mareep laid down next to him and stared.
"Norrie! How many times must I tell you not to call me that!" Loki laughed, he was more amused that this lamb called him that.
"Not sure…a lot of times?" The look on her face made Loki laugh some more.
"You know when I need to be cheered up." He sighed and watched the "kingdom" below.
"I do?" The little lamb raised her head and had a thoughtful look. Then she gave him one of her huge smiles and head butted him in the side. "Beep! Beep! I'm mareep!"
Loki burst into laughter. How long had it been since he uttered those words? It had been sometime since he taught Norrie that little game. The gengar in his ampharos guise returned the lambs affection with his own gentle bump.
"Beep! Beep! I'm mareep!" He found himself giggling as he played with the lamb.
"Chari? Are you up there again?" Shori came up. The girafarig saw him and grinned to Norrie. "Playing again huh?"
"You bet!" Loki laughed and tickled little Norrie who squealed with delight.
"I hate to interrupt but, there are some matters of importance you must attend to Loki." Shori looked him in the eye.
Sighing he let the mareep go. Something was wrong. Shori would not be looking for him if there wasn't something seriously wrong in the kingdom. He motioned for the lamb to go back down to the fields. Norrie ran off to join the sheep.
"What happened?" Loki knew something was wrong from the way she looked at her hooves.
"Lupaul found something rather disturbing Loki." She looked up at him. "The smeargle found a dead lamb."
"Dead?" Lambs died from time to time Loki knew that and so did Shori and Lupaul so why was it disturbing? Unless… "Dead by what?"
"Predator." Shori answered.
"But, we have been here for months and have yet to see one single hunter. Besides the ones we've allowed here." Loki had nothing to say, he was shocked and stumped. Then the question that burned and bit the hardest came out. "Could it be one of them? Duff is rather large for an eevee. Cronk is just a baby...."
"Cronk isn't very big. Whatever did it was large Loki." Shori looked rather pale.
Ray-ray the raichu leapt over to the dead body. He studied it. He turned to Lupaul.
"When did yose find dis?" The deep riachu's voice broke the silence.
"Early this morning. This is a real ugly matter you know." The smeargle sighed, the lamb was too young to be torn apart like this.
"Geez! Dis is like…you know…Shit! Dis is like…scary!" Ray-ray fought down the urge to puke.
Ray-ray may have been tough and built like a tauros but, his stomach wasn't! He ran behind a rock and the gags followed.
Lupaul heard the raichu hurling. He grimaced. The smeargle had almost barfed himself. He motioned for one of the younger scouts to come over. The little pidgey stood awaiting orders.
"Go find our defenders. Shori has gone to tell Charivari." Lupaul stood and watched as the bird flew off.
Ray-ray hurled again and Lupaul rolled his eyes. The guy should be a defender not a scout if such sights made him barf up a lung! The smeargle was disturbed by it. The lamb was so young. He guessed no more than a day or two. He began to think, where was the mother? Lupaul looked about he sniffed the air, something had been through here last night or the day before. The mother had been as well. He saw it now a trail of dried blood leading up the slope. He almost went alone to see what was up there but, felt it would be wiser to wait for the defenders.
Devlin snoozed quietly in a patch of long grass. He wasn't expecting it when the little pidgey fell upon him and woke him up.
"What!?" He growled angrily, his blue flames sparked from his back.
"Sorry Devlin but someone has been murdered, you must come!" The little pidgey sped off back to the dead body with Devlin following behind.
Devlin approached the dead lamb short of breath but he quickly gained his breath when he saw it. being a predator by nature allowed him to get over the blood quickly but the pure fact that something had ripped the poor thing into pieces scared him.
"What's happening?" He called to Lupaul. He could hear someone throwing up behind a nearby rock.
"Trouble!" The smeargle leaped over to the cyndaquil. "I was taking a scouting pass about the valley and when I came to about right over there at that pile of stones I thought I saw something odd. So I climbed the slope and I smelled the blood and found the lamb."
"And then I went and found Ray-ray and Shori." Lupaul stared over to the rocks. "There is a trail up there. Hate to say it but, looks like whatever killed the lamb did it for fun. I think whatever did it had killed the lamb's mother and dragged the body up there."
Lupaul waited for Ray-ray to pull his stomach together so they could investigate further.
"Geeeeez! Whoa I think I like you know...feel a little better." He saw the body again and his stomach churned. Paw to his mouth he forced it down. "What are you two talking about?"
"About what I found in my investigation this morning." Lupaul answered.
"Okay...I like know that already. So what happens now?" He looked away from the body.
This guy was the scout leader! Lupaul wondered who was on what when that decision was made! He had a weak stomach, he seemed more confused about what he was doing rather than what he should be doing. But, what could Lupaul say? He just arrived in the valley two months ago. He didn't know this raichu all that well. For all Lupaul knew Ray-ray might prove him wrong today.
"I think we should see where that trail goes." Lupaul answered.
Devlin nodded.
"If we find this beast I'll have to fight!" He said to himself. "Won't that tell it we're coming?" Lupaul looked at the flames, Devlin nodded.
"It may do that but at least I'll be ready to freeze it!" Devlin grinned.
Devlin led forward following the blood with Ray-ray and Lupaul watching for any signs of the murderer.
Lupaul watched as Ray-ray lead. He sniffed about keeping a close eye on the rocky crags on either side of them. Lupaul didn't like the narrow passage they were following. If that pred came in here it had used this area to ambush the ewe.
He saw Ray-ray stop ahead.
"What is it?" Lupaul called out.
The smeargle turned to Devlin and signaled that the raichu found something. Then he heard the retching sounds. Lupaul knew this wasn't going to be a pleasant sight. He ready himself as he clambered over the ridge.
Lupaul noticed the larger splotches of blood up here. He saw the dead sheep then. The mareep had been eaten. He smelled the mess that the killer left and he smelled the mess Ray-ray was leaving behind another rock.
Devlin had to look away for a second. Although he was a Cyndaquil he couldn't picture himself ever killing another pokémon just for food. He turned back and studied the dead body. He sniffed around, trying to catch scent of whatever had eaten the Mareep but all he was getting was blood.
"Ray-ray are you ok?" Devlin called.
"I think the killer might have left, that, or it decided stay around here with the remains of its, dinner." Lupaul put effort on the last word.
"What could do this? When we came here we hadn't seen any preds at all!" Devlin examined the body. It almost looked like it had been ripped to pieces.
"Hey, where's Loki? Shouldn't he be here, after all, this is his kingdom, did someone go get him?"
"What....ever it was....was big..." Ray-ray tried to calm his stomach. "I didn't send for him exactly. Shori went to tell him what was found but, I don't want...hold on!"
Lupaul made a face as he heard the scout leader hurl again. Ray-ray tried to pull himself together. He knew that smeargle would think he was weak or something. He walked back to the body and forced his stomach to stop churning so much.
"I was saying I don't want Loki here because we have no idea what did this and...." He put a paw to his mouth. He felt it pass. "We can't have something attacking Loki...."
"I don't think what did this is around anymore." Lupaul sniffed around the scent was weak.
"We look around some more we meet up here and then we go back to the caves and report to Loki or not?" Lupaul sat on a stone waiting for them to decide.
"Hmm, as long as Loki knows..." Devlin sniffed about again. Nothing but blood.
"I think we should scout around some more to see if we can catch a scent of whatever did this, then we'd really have something to report!" Devlin turned to Ray-ray, a slight smirk playing on his face. "That is, if Ray-ray can keep his stomach at bay."
"Oh! ahahaha! Uhhhhh...." Ray ran and you don't have to be a genius to know what sound followed.
"You....think you ...are so....funny..." Ray-ray flopped down his ears. He was really thinking his career choice over again in his mind. "Let's just get this over with...."
He walked ahead looking for more clues. Lupaul felt Ray-ray was not right for his position. He had to smirk too when Devlin spoke.
"Alright guys wanna do some real work or are we gonna sit around while Mr. Ray-ray hurls up his belly?" Lupaul grinned widely.
He saw the raichu glare and a few sparks leap from his cheeks.
"If you got somethun to say to me you come right out and say it Lupaul! I don't like to beat around the bush yose know! Now you gots a problem wid me or not?" Now he was mad, Ray-ray never did take crap from anyone. "I know pokees like yose! You all think I can't do my job! You all want my job!"
Lupaul glared back. Ray-ray didn't like this young scout. He would watch him closely, he was trouble. The raichu stood tall and waited to see if he would come clean or not.
"I got no problem! Let's just do our jobs is all I'm sayin'" Lupaul stood up as well, he knew he could do a better job than that weak stomached rat. "Lead on."
He saw the raichu leer as he walked ahead scrambling over the ridge. Lupaul sniffed he only got the faintest hint of a scent trail.
"Good! Then let's just do our job." The raichu sniffed as well.
He found little evidence to what this thing had been. He leapt on a boulder and scanned around he thought he saw something in the distance. It was moving out of the valley.
"Whatever that thing is it's big and...black..." Lupaul tried to make out details but the thing had moved too far out. "No way the three of us could take it on and win....besides it's pretty far away too."
Devlin could barely make it out. He started naming off every black pokémon he could think off.
"Err, could be a houndour, or a houndoom, maybe a ghost type, though they dont kill to eat, oh maybe an umbreon. Oh you can never tell with dark types! well anyway its leaving, maybe it won't come back." Devlin couldn't believe that, he couldn't afford too. Not with the flock to protect.
"It's rather bulky. I think a ringuma or maybe...." Lupaul tried to see and make out more details but couldn't.
"We better get back and report, though i shouldn't even be here... One of you should stay, see if it comes back!"
"You shouldn't be here? What do you mean Devlin?" Lupaul was curious now.
"Well, err." Devlin fell silent. Should he tell them about the thing with the pidgeotto who was friends with one of the newer flock members...
"I'm just not on the top of the best defenders list right now. Come on lets go." He turned to leave. He hoped that would be that though he was sure it wouldn't be.
"Yeah we better get our report back." Lupaul nodded.
This was all giving him the creeps and if Devlin might get into any trouble or already was in some kind of trouble he wanted to get out of here.
"Yeah let's go. Since Ray-ray is here I have no one I need to report to after this. I assume you have to report back to old Bujordan eh? That old ivysaur! I don't know what holds that ancient thing together!" Lupaul laughed. "He's so old he probably craps dust!"
"Yeah, can't see why he hasn't handed over his position to someone else yet, 'snot as if he can chase after any preds is it?" Devlin knew he should have held his tongue after getting into so much trouble for attacking that pidegotto but he couldn't help but make fun of the of the old guy.
"Hey! Show old Bujordan some respect! There is a reason Loki Charivari gave him that post! And there is a reason I was given my position!" Ray-ray growled.
"I was merely trying to lift some of this whole doom and gloom out of the air. Lighten up some! Laughing at a joke or two ain't gonna hurt you know!" Lupaul shook his head.
Ray-ray took a second to calm down. He didn't like these runts to be dissing the elders of the flock.
"Okay the hard part." Ray took a deep breathe. He turned to the other two.
"Time to see who the victim is." Ray-ray settled his stomach before looking. "Anyone recognize her?"
"It's Juna I think!" Ray-ray looked at the ewe. "This will be very upsetting to Loki...."
Ray-ray didn't know her too well but, he knew her older lamb played around a lot with Loki. What was her name? Lorrie? Torrie?
"Juna? Didn't know her." Devlin tried to look at her face, though, it was difficult with the blood covering everything. "Was she new?"
"She came here sometime back. She was a close friend to Chari wasn't she?" Lupaul looked over at Ray-ray. "I know her daughter is. Little Norrie is always running about under our feet and playing with Chari and Amphion."
"Juna was a respected member. She was the one who told stories sometimes. She sang on some nights. Poor Juna....her lamb gone before it even had a chance to meet the others." Ray-ray made a silent prayer before he moved on. "We...should be getting back. We should report back..."
Ray-ray thought a second.
"Now I know! You are the kid who went off attacking some pidgey or was it a pidgeot? Bujordan's been complaining about you quite a bit! I think he said you were too hot tempered or impatient!"
"I heard about that too. It was a pidgeotto I recall. Something about that and all but, when isn't old Bujordan not complaining?" Lupaul smirked. Just a tiny joke he thought to himself.
"Hey! How was i supposed to know it was friendly? I'm only supposed to protect the flock from preds. If I went around askin' if each pokémon was friends the mean ones would kill me!" Devlin said defensively.
"That's why the scouts exist. We do the askin' yose do the defendin'." Ray-ray dipped his paws into a small trickling stream, he rubbed some water over his head and shook. It would be a hot day and that sure helped.
"You're damned if you do and damned if you don't! Don't sweat! After today I don't think anyone will be talking about your mistake." Lupaul walked on. "In time everyone will forget about it."
"Next time let a scout ask before you go and try to make a name for yourself." Ray-ray yawned and drank a little bit of water. "Let's head back."
"We have a lot of bad news to report." He sighed.
"Yeah well." Devlin gave on last look at the bloodied mess that had been a ewe and followed the others on their way back to report.
Loki sat watching the fields. He wondered why now had a predator decided to move in on his peaceful community here. He sat pondering his mind filled with all sorts of thoughts and solutions and the only one he came to each time was the culprit had to be found and dealt with. His orange eyes began to glow red.
Loki knew how to deal with such a killer for he too had been a killer once. What price would he pay for defending his people? A heavy one he felt.
"Loki? Uncle Loki you around?" His eyes stopped glowing as he heard Dori.
"Up here Dori." He answered. He watched as the flaffy ram climbed up to greet him.
"I heard the news....who's lamb was it?" Dori asked.
"Don't know. Shori is making the rounds to find out who's missing. I know there was four or five ewes ready to give birth any day. It could be any one of them." Loki hated to have lost any part of this flock for they had all been brought together here and made almost into a family. "You and me will take a pack of defenders once we have more details and we will handle this."
"I agree." Dori nodded. "You haven't told Kanga have you?"
"No, I don't want to upset her so soon. Let her enjoy a little more time with her sisters before we break such news to everyone. I know she has many friends among the ewes and this will upset her very much." Loki was sad today, two less lights in this valley, one he knew and one he didn't get the chance to meet.
Loki had so much on his mind again. He sat with Dori and just tried to think. Where was this all leading him too? Why had he come here and why had he begun to protect and invite pokémon here. Before he just wanted to be left alone. Then he began to make friends.
The more friends he made the more they came here. He wondered if the valley would be safe. He would protect this flock for it was his flock and in his heart he cared for them deeply.
"Get the defenders ready. I want them ready to handle anything at a moments notice. We will begin plans once the scouting party returns and we know more details." Loki turned to Dori.
"Yes, Uncle Loki I will do just that." The ram went to find the defender leader. "I will let Bujordan know of your wishes."
Dori set off. It was time they showed some action! The flaffy ram was more than ready to go deal with this predator. If the valley was to stay safe stern action was required. They had to find and kill this pred!
"After all the blah, blah blah from the leaders is all over I'm gonna go relax in a mud bath or something! All this mess leaves one needing some rest! Or maybe go get some berries. Could even sneak a few of Kanga's remedies that stuff makes you feel great after you drink it!" Lupaul whispered to Devlin. "Anything to get my mind off this!"
Lupaul grinned he might even just have one hell of a time at the Moon Hall! That was one fun place to be! Berries heaped about, a large hole in the cave roof letting in the moonlight, dancing, food! Now that sounded like what he needed!
"Tonight at the Moon Hall ought to be fun!" He smirked thinking of the fun he....."No....there won't be....the news...no one will want to party."
Devlin couldn't help but think the Moon Hall would be nice right now but Lupaul was right, it would be canceled after this. All parties were bound to be canceled after this.
"That's right! Yose thinking only about yourself Lupaul! Dat's what's wrong with you youths today!" Ray-ray shook his head as he lead them on. "Lupaul! thinking of a party after what we just saw!"
He himself had to wonder if the Moon Hall was going to be canceled. Thinking about it Lupaul might be right. He could use a little of the fermented juices and berries the smeargles made.
"Hate to admit it but, I do need somethun to get my mind off dis."
"Me too. This whole mess was unexpected to say the least. They may still have a party if the news doesn't travel far but that's unlikely..." Devlin sighed and nodded. "And smeargles make such nice food."
Lupaul looked about. They had crossed most of the plains to the south eastern corner of the valley. He saw the open central lands. He stood on a rock watching.
"Everyone is still grazing about. The news hasn't gotten past us or Charivari." Lupaul turned to the other two. "I guess he didn't want to break the news till he got all the info."
"We better go find him quick. If that thing comes back another flock member might be attack." Devlin said. "If the whole flock knows they might keep together and then the defenders can keep them safer."
"Hey! You! Who are you!" Ray-ray shouted to an ewe.
"I am Sera you jiork! Who yose goin and callin me Hey You!" The big ewe turned about glaring at Ray.
"I happen to be Ray-ray!" He shouted.
"Well Ray-ra.....Ray-ray? Sorry! Sir! Didn't recognize yose!" She lowered her head. "I'm so sorry how can I help yose?"
"Yose can start by lettin dem sheep friends of your's know that they all need to go back to the caves." Ray-ray turned to Lupaul and Devlin. He watched as they stopped grazing. They seemed to know there was some kind of danger as they began to walk back towards home. "Loki oughta be in the main hall we'll check there first."
"Right." Devlin nodded, although that was often easier said than done with Charivari wandering around alot. "Where should we look?" Devlin looked around. The grazers were pretty much moved now. some entered the moon hall, they were keeping together, that was good. Danger could come at any time.
"Ray-ray! Lupaul!" Shori trotted over to them. "You're back! I will let Chari know at once."
Lupaul watched her walk off.
"Some day! Trouble left and right." Lupaul grabbed an apple off a nearby table. He ate looking about as the sheep began to whisper to one another. "Rumors are already spreading." Lupaul whispered to the others.
"Bujordan! Bujordan! Are you here?" Dori looked about the waterfall.
The Moon Hall was deserted except for a smeargle here and there setting out food. Dori watched a few minutes before he went back to his search.
"Dori. I believe Bujordan is in the west corridor. I know he was training with the new defenders there awhile ago." A smeargle spoke.
"Uhhh... thank you." Dori didn't know his name. He turned about and headed for the west corridor. As he did so he nearly knocked Shori over.
"Sir! The party has returned." Shori reported. "Where is Chari?"
"Right here." Loki entered the Grand Hall with Bujordan next to him. "Bring them here."
He sat, he awaited the worse possible news. He knew he should have kept a better patrol on the valley. He would increase the scouting. He sat thinking about all the solutions he could use.
"Uncle Chari? Are we going to kill this thing?" Dori posed the question.
"Yes, if we have to." Loki didn't like the idea but, it was necessary.
Shori made her way back to the three.
"Charivari will see you now. This way please gentlemen." The girafarig lead the way to the Grand Hall.
They followed Shori as she led them to the awaiting leaders. Devlin almost fell over when he saw Bujordan. He didn't expect to see him just yet.
"Sir." He saluted.
No point in allowing more reasons than one for the old Ivysaur to hate him. Bujordan eyed him over and waited for the report.
Loki Charivari sat watching them. He had many questions, he needed many answers and he had no idea where to start. He sighed and shut his eyes. He then looked on the party that returned.
"Who was it?" To him it was the most important question.
"Juna sir." Ray-ray answered.
"Juna..." Charivari sat silent.
"Who did it!" Dori shouted.
"Dori! Please! Now is not the time." Loki held a flipper out to his adopted son. "Now is the time for mourning. I...don't want to hear the rest but....I have to. Continue your findings."
Lupaul saw the hurt in the ram's eyes. He wondered how important Juna had been to them all. He started to regret not getting to know her. She must have been something special.
"Lupaul sir found the lamb first. He waited for me to show up. He then noticed a bloody trail leading up the slope. We waited for defender back up before investigating further." Ray-ray gestured to Devlin. "Once he showed up we proceeded up the slope and found Juna's body. We saw in the distance a large black animal. I could not make it out what it was sir."
"You Lupaul, could you see what it was?" Bujordan glowered at the smeargle.
"No sir." Lupaul answered.
"Devlin?" The old ivysuar had a hint of spite in his voice.
Devlin shook his head.
"It was too far away to see what it was sir, it was leaving the valley." Devlin said, he didn't want any trouble or any reason for Bujordan to start on him again. It would have been better if they had managed to see it but if Lupaul couldn't see it with smeargle eyes how could a cyndaquil see it?
Ray-ray heard it as the ivysuar spoke. There was always a little unrest between scouts and defenders. It was amazing how Ray-ray and Bujordan showed each other such respect in public while deep down they disliked each other.
Loki sat silent listening. Ray-ray knew this was hurting the ram. He was very close to Juna and her older daughter. Ray-ray knew Charivari would give the news to Norrie in person. It was his way.
"If it is leaving then we must gather the defenders now! We must go after it!" Bujordan snarled.
"Yes! We have to kill this thing!" Dori shouted.
"We must move fast to catch this thing off guard. Gather the defenders!" Bujordan sat up tall, the spark of war in his elder eyes.
"No!" Loki stood his hoof smashing on the floor. "No!"
Though he wasn't a real ram he looked like a tired old goat. He shut his eyes. It wore down on him. The pressure of leading them, the constant wants and needs of the flock. He was expected to fix everything, expected to be there and to tell them things would be alright even if they weren't going to be.
Kanga drawn by the shouting made her way into the hall. Her eyes went to Loki as soon as he began to holler at Dori and that old ivysuar. She stood unsure if she should interrupt.
"What isen wrong-suh Chari?" She stood by Dori.
His eyes fell on them, standing there, holding one another's hand. Had he been braver in the past that should've been him there next to Kanga. He sat on the rock formation that was the seat of power in this flock. He would give it all away if it meant he was no longer alone.
"I....there is some disturbing news my dear friend. I will have no more blood shed today. Today is a day of mourning. I take my leave of you to grieve with my family. There will be a vigil tonight. Please everyone let us be very careful and aware of any strange activity in the valley. Ray-ray, I want more scouting parties to patrol the valley." He took Kanga's free paw.
"Tell the flock what has happened and to let them know we have a predator problem. We shall meet again tomorrow...we will then speak of the action we must take to ensure the flock's safety. For now...we must tell them of the deaths..."
"Death-suhs!" Kanga was horrified, what happened? Her mind reeled with many ideas. She held her son close to her.
"Ammmmphiooon?" The little baby looked at her as she held tight. He then giggled and hugged her back.
"Oh, Loki what hasen happened?" She looked at him.
"Let us go see Norrie, I will tell you both together...." He felt the darkness creep into his soul. He was tempted to go kill the predator. To torture it till it was through. To kill it slowly and painfully! But, he had left that life behind in that land he grew up in. He was older and wiser now.
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The latest incarnation of Vince Carter sees him arrive in Toronto more supporting actor than leading man, a role player – a tremendously skilled role player, but a role player nonetheless – who is now the other guy on his team.
"I'm okay with that," he said.
As well he should be.
The former Raptor and ex-New Jersey Net has been recast not exactly as an afterthought with the Orlando Magic, but not the guy many first think of when they start contemplating the reigning NBA Eastern Conference champions.
That place in the spotlight belongs to Dwight Howard and Carter's just along for a ride that includes his debut with his new team against the Raptors on Sunday afternoon.
"He's played with other all-stars, but not a guy who's probably going to take a lot more of the attention away from him, where he can be – I wouldn't say a role player – but another co-star," Toronto coach Jay Triano said of Carter.
"A lot of times when we were playing him before, he was the focus of our defence. It's pretty tough to make him the focus of your defence now and when you don't do that, that's when he can explode on you."
It would seem to be a perfect fit for the 32-year-old Carter, who was traded along with Ryan Anderson from New Jersey to Orlando for Courtney Lee and Rafer Alston in what was little more than a summer salary dump by the Nets.
While still uniquely talented – Carter hasn't lost much of the skill that's made him an eight-time NBA all-star – he is able now to operate on his own rather than against multiple defenders.
Teams will always begin their game planning for Orlando by deciding how to handle Howard; Carter is secondary. And thriving, so far.
"The attention that Dwight draws just makes things easier on everyone," said Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy after the Magic worked out at the Air Canada Centre on Saturday. "The first play of the game (in Orlando's win at New Jersey on Friday), he came off a pick-and-roll and Brook Lopez (New Jersey's centre) was so worried about getting back to Dwight, Vince goes in and dunks the ball.
"That doesn't happen to Vince a lot. It's usually both guys coming to him."
Carter seems more at ease now in this role than he did in either starring stints in Toronto or New Jersey. He's willing to cede responsibility to Howard and thrive on the lack of attention he gets and he's quite happy playing in his hometown.
Some players loathe playing where they live because of incessant demands on their time, but Carter's the opposite.
"I don't have that problem," he said. "I've never had a problem with people tugging and wanting this or that. In Year 1, I kind of nipped it in the bud. Sometimes I'd have 12 people at the most (at games in Orlando as a visitor), I was never big into that.
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Oh bother! What one TV character's death can mean for all of us! We have seen such an uproar over the recent death of a main character on Good Wife. (Spoiler Alert: If you DVR everything and don't want to know what happens in some shows, you might want to stop reading at this point. If you don't care, please keep reading!) In today's television landscape, there is no such thing as "Oh they will never kill that character, they wouldn't have a show without him/her/it." Characters die all the time in television land. The Good Wife character, Will Gardner, has been one of several killed this season alone. In the recent past, even shows like Once Upon a Time kill fan favorites (at least this fan). Who knew tears could come over such a cheesy show?
In the old days, we were all safe. Characters found themselves in tight situations, but we knew the good guys, or gals, would persevere to get out of the high drama jam. Happily ever after occurred at the end of each show. Now, television has taken on a darker tone, one that is more realistic, but not nearly as heartfelt to watch. In many ways, the pendulum has swung all the way to the other side. Most viewers today expect death of a main character, even if it might be one of the favorites. Of course, there is only one reason this happens. It creates buzz! Buzz promulgated by social media sites like Twitter. One could even deduce that Twitter is the main reason so many characters die today. It creates a viral trend that skyrockets the show into the limelight.
Despite what you might think about this analysis, there has been an untold number of lists in the last month of the most shocking TV deaths. We have taken five of them to find out which characters appear the most. We have looked at lists from a wide variety of sources including Entertainment tonight, E Online, TV Guide, Time (yes this is still around) and Perezhilton.com. We require a time frame to narrow down the list so we select only TV deaths since the dawn of Twitter. Read on because you are going to be surprised by some of the ones making the list.
9 Walter White, Breaking Bad
One of the most highly acclaimed and watched shows in Television, no one argued that the death of Walter White was a shock. There was always the chance he would go the way of pearly gates, but one could always hope that the teacher turned drug dealer would save the day and still be able to live. He was able to do a few things before dying including saving Jesse and getting the money back to his family. He was a true anti-hero, which are always the easiest to watch go. You loved to hate the guy, but you are still sorry to see the character's demise.
8 Matthew Crawley, Downton Abbey
Who will be the first to admit that some tears fell into a tea cup as you watched Matthew die on Downton Abbey? It was a surprise twist to kill this character. No one expected it. It was so devastating that Perez Hilton voted it the most shocking death in Television, EVER! And talk about cruel, it happened while the guy was driving the car of his dreams going home to his sexy, beautiful wife. Facebook was abuzz as was Twitter. No one wanted to believe it happened. Oh, the horror of the life at Downton Abbey without Matthew, many were heard to exclaim as they put away their tea sets for the season.
7 Jimmy Darmody, Boardwalk Empire
Jimmy should have known better. His rush to power was his ultimate demise. If you were going to assassinate someone, you better have gotten it right, especially with someone like Enoch "Nucky" Thompson. Nucky did not miss with his attempt as he killed Jimmy at the end of season two. A fan favorite, social media went crazy with cries of foul play. Jimmy should have been spared!
6 Lawrence Kutner, House
Kal Pen got a job in the White House. Why else would they kill off this character on House? He was the only normal one in the bunch. Nobody expected such a traumatic event leading to his exit from the show. Suicide was not expected by anyone. House needed the boost in the ratings and Kutner's death created quite a buzz for the House fandom. One has to wonder what would have happened if they would have kept him alive because his gig in DC was short lived.
5 Sun-Hwa Kwon and Jin-Soo Kwon, Lost
Viewers had been treated to the up and downs of this couple through the Lost years. In the last season, they were killed off together so you can't keep them apart in this list (or any of the other lists). Drowning in a sunken sub was not the way anyone expected them to go. It seemed so anticlimactic to die so peacefully while holding hands. Was anyone really surprised, however? Lost had been killing off characters left and right through the life of the show, creating a buzz that few other shows experienced.
4 Nicholas Brody, Homeland
Male lead, award winner Damien Lewis was a shoe-in to be on the never-get-killed list. Right? Many believed this true although the show runners said from the beginning it was their intention to hang the guy out to dry (literally!). No show shattered the myth of untouchable character like this one did. It made you want to go embrace all your current leads to ensure they didn't get killed off. We all needed hugs from someone.
3 Sayid Jarrah, Lost
Like it has already been written, Lost characters were killed off so regularly that none of them really came as too much of a surprise. However, the way Sayid was killed, no one expected. Saving himself for the sake of the others was commendable for someone you had to dislike almost as much as you liked (the guy tortured people for a living!). Of course, wasn't he brought back later on? Oh wait, that was the next guy on our list.
2 John Locke, Lost
John Locke was almost like a God in Lost. He was the center of everything in the show and no one had a bigger impact. When he died in the next to last season, we were sure it was all a mistake. How else were they going to explain some of the mystery behind the character? Oh, that's right, they did that in the finale. Or did they? Does anyone really understand what happened in this show?
Why didn't someone tell us what would happen at the Red Wedding? To watch the central characters meet their demise at a wedding was harsh and shocking. Four of the five lists agreed(What happened, TV Guide?). Of course, we were told that everyone knew it was coming because it was in the books, but how many of us really have read them(Have you seen how thick those books are?)
1 Rita, Dexter
Four out of the five lists ranked Rita as one of the most shocking deaths in TV history (TV Guide again?) She was number one in Entertainment Weekly and E Online. As far as deaths go, this one was the shock to put all the other shocks to shame. Trinty got to Rita in that last moment. When Dexter found her, the scene leaped off the screen, Rita in the bathtub, the baby on the floor...Why, oh, why her? It was cruel event in an amazing show! It made all of us want to go back for more.


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Their drawings were so detailed that experts say the attackers could have used them and other leaked details to knock out electricity flowing to millions of homes.
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Mobile learning, also called m-learning, is learning accomplished with the use of small, portable handheld computing devices.
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The story of Steve Donahue, the desert adventurer, is one that I still refer to. His analogy of life being like the Sahara that he crossed is probably still one of the best that I have heard. He relates how life, like the desert, doesn't have a map because of its shifting landscape, how we should seek the advice of those who have gone before to gauge what lies ahead and that no-one does it alone. Unlike the desert though, some journeys don't have a destination but a compass heading.
Consider another, bigger journey for which there is no map - crossing the Atlantic or Pacific oceans. Put yourself in the place of those early adventurers who set out with a mariner's astrolabe or sextant. Imagine the difference that one degree makes to that journey. In sport, a one degree change in stance changes the direction of the ball in golf or tennis.
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For the last three years I've been working on a novel called MIDNIGHT (formerly known as WAKE UP and then A SKY FULL OF STARS). I've shared bits and pieces of this love story between two ghosts. I've written it for fun, much in the way I wrote SKY BLUE over a decade ago. Somehow I have 83,000 words of this introspective and experimental tale.
I'll share two little bits/chapters on my blog. There's a bigger story here–one of loss and longing and questions. This is, after all, a story narrated by a man who has died and is still wandering around as a ghost. Spooky? Not at all. Melancholy? Certainly. These two nuggets don't really say anything. But as I said, the story is experimental. I'm playing with language and just riffing with words while writing late night. I wrote these two after spending two hours on the phone interviewing a comedian.
Hopefully next year this tale will see light of day.
Maybe this time.
Maybe this month.
Maybe this moment.
Maybe the mystery will be over and will dissipate like the morning fog. Soft, sudden, and sweeping with a brilliant gust of light and color and form.
And maybe the mention of all those possibilities will stir and sweep you up into something more.
Maybe you'll think about it.
Maybe you'll remember me.
Maybe I'll never be forgotten.
And possibly all these maybes drifting toward you with their uncertainties will stop and be scooped up and be set all right.