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Georgia's Gullickson Captures Women's Singles Title; Stanford Pairing Wins Doubles
May 31, 2010
By Andy Johnston
Special to NCAA.com
ATHENS, Ga. - When Georgia's Chelsey Gullickson saw the final shot hit the net, she could only double over in relief and disbelief.
It took a few moments before she fully realized that she had just won the 2010 NCAA Division I singles championship.
"I still can't believe it," Gullickson said. "When she hit that swinging volley into the net, I just kind of sat there and said, `Oh, my gosh. This isn't happening.' I'm so excited. It's just so amazing."
Gullickson became Georgia's first NCAA women's singles champion since 1994 when she defeated California's Jana Juricova 6-3, 7-6 (7) on Monday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
The victory capped a turbulent sophomore season that started with Gullickson ranked No. 2 in the nation before three early losses pushed her out of the Top 10.
She entered the tournament ranked 12th and defeated the Nos. 7, 4, 2 and 1 seeds in her final four matches for Georgia's third NCAA singles title, joining Lisa Spain (1984) and Angela Lettiere (1994).
Gullickson, who lost in the semifinals as a freshman in 2009, won all six of this year's matches in two sets and finished the season 30-8.
"It's nice to see her coming back in her second year here at home and beating all the best players in the country and capturing the national title," Georgia coach Jeff Wallace said. "I'm very proud of her. It's very exciting."
It appeared the championship match might go to three sets when Juricova grabbed a 4-2 lead in the second set, but Gullickson tied the match at 4-4. In the tiebreaker, Juricova tied it at 7-7 on a backhand winner before Gullickson won the final two points, first hitting a winner and then watching as Juricova sent what appeared to be a sure point into the net.
It was Juricova's first loss in 20 matches and she finished the season 44-7.
"She's a great player," said Juricova, who won the 2009 doubles title with Mari Andersson. "I'm just proud that I did my best. It's all I could do. I had a ton of fun. I had my chances, but I just couldn't complete it. Now I know what I need to work on next season."
Gullickson said she doesn't plan on turning pro this summer, but hopes to play in several pro tournaments. She'll also continue to train and prepare for Georgia's fall season.
"I feel like coming into this tournament I didn't have as much confidence that I hoped I could have had, but Jeff and [assistant coach] Frank [Polito] believed in me throughout this whole year," Gullickson said. "They gave me so much confidence, and after we lost in [the team tournament], I just came out and worked really hard and tried to stay positive each and every day through the singles tournament. I feel like the struggles I went through with the team this season definitely made me grow on and off the court. It made me stronger."
DOUBLES: The second-seeded team of Stanford's Hilary Barte and Lindsay Burdette defeated Tennessee's top-seeded Natalie Pluskota and Caitlin Whoriskey 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 after finishing second last year.
"It was pretty bitter being on the other end last year, so I think it makes this year sweeter," Barte said.
It was the ninth doubles match in 12 days for Barte and Burdette, who led Stanford to the team title on May 25, the night when Burdette became a YouTube sensation when she hit and tackled younger sister Mallory after match point.
There were no plans for a repeat performance, but Barte was prepared.
"I was ready to outrun her," she said.
It was the second victory in three meetings this season between the Stanford duo and Pluskota and Whoriskey.
"Stanford really buckled down in the third set," Whoriskey said. "They made us hit great shots and didn't give up many free points. We weren't able to hold our serve in response and couldn't keep up."


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The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind – Guides and FAQs
Character Creation FAQ by gritta
Version: 1.5 | Updated: 11/15/06
--- Game: The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind ---
--- Designer: Bethesda (Softworks) ---
--- Genre: Role Playing Game (RPG) ---
--- Platform: PC ---
--- FAQ Type: Character Creation FAQ ---
--- FAQ Version: 1.4 ---
--- By: gritta ---
--- My E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com ---
Section 1 - Version History
Section 2 - Races
Section 3 - Classes
Section 4 - Attributes
Section 5 - Skills
Section 6 - Starsigns
Section 7 - Legal Notes
Section 8 - Credit
Section 1 - Version History
Version 1.0 - 13,745 bytes
This is the first version of this FAQ. The *Skills* and *Star Signs* sections
are yet to be added. First version to be released.
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Corrected Version No. Added base points for female characters. Again, the
*Skills* and *Star Signs* sections are yet to be added.
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Added *Star Signs* section. *Skills* section still not added.
Version 1.3 - 28,776 bytes
Corrected some of the star sign comments and ratings. *Skills* section to be
completed in the next version. I've had some e-mails concerning skill
advancement, and that information will be added once I have completed the bulk
of the FAQ.
Version 1.4 - 34,876 bytes
Added several comments to the races section and various other small additions.
Will finish the rest in the very near future. Once that is done you can expect
the FAQ to have the bulk completed in the next update (1.6?). *Skills* section
to be done for version 1.5. Sorry for the huge gap (1 year+) in updates, I
really lost interest in morrowind but now I have an X-Box and Morrowind: Game
of the Year edition which has renewed my interest in Morrowind. Don't worry
though, this guide is still written for the PC version.
Version 1.5 - 34,942 bytes
Changed e-Mail address.
Section 2 - Races
There are 10 playable races in Morrowind, each has its own strengths, and in
some cases, weaknesses too. The 10 playable races are:
Dark Elf
High Elf
Wood Elf
Each race has a predefined set of attribute base points, skill bonuses and
specials. Each race gains a total of 310 attribute base points and 45 bonus
skill points. NOTE: Female character base points are different than male base
points. Refer to section 4 for more information on skills. There are two main
types of specials - constant effect (specials that are applied at all times and
are not activated) and activated (specials that are cast as powers (can only be
used once every 24 hours of in-game time)). These two types of specials are
indicated in the tables below.
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 40 / 40
Intelligence: 40 /**50**
Willpower: 30 / 40
Agility: **50**/ 40
Speed: **50**/ 40
Endurance: 30 / 30
Personality: 30 / 30
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Alchemy - 5 Points
Athletics - 15 Points
Illusion - 5 Points
Medium Armor - 5 Points
Mysticism - 5 Points
Spear - 5 Points
Unarmored - 5 Points
Resist Disease (Constant) -- Resist Common Disease 75%
Immune to Poison (Constant) -- Resist Poison 100%
Water Breathing (Activated) -- Water Breathing for 120 secs on Self
Comments: The Argonians are a "Beast Race" and as such they will not be able to
wear boots. On top of this they can only wear open-faced helms, which narrows
down the selection a bit. This is a major disadvantage, as they will not be
able to wear the "Blinding Boots of Speed", an item which increases the speed
of the wearer by 200 points. Because of this, they will travel around
Vvardenfell a lot slower than other races, a major time waster when travelling
for all of the missions in Morrowind.
Aside from the obvious disadvantage that is mentioned above we can see that
Argonians have a 15 points bonus to their Athletics skill. For the same reason
as above, other races are better because they can wear the Blinding Boots of
Speed to help them move faster, and as such will not need the athletics skill.
To compensate, the "Beast Race" disadvantage we have this bonus, and male
Argonians also start out with at least 50 points in the Speed attribute.
Being immune to poison can be useful, as can the resist disease, but these are
nothing special. The water breathing is certainly nothing to choose this race
The female Argonian starts with at least 50 intelligence and 40 willpower, so
she will make a good mage in any case. Argonians have a 5 points bonus to the
Unarmored skill. This can be useful for mages to, and with a female character
can make a very good combination. On top of all of this, Argonians have a 5
points bonus Illusion and Mysticism to make them even better spellcasters.
Summary: Argonians have several disadvantages as mentioned above, but also have
several advantages. The male Argonian can make an excellent thief, whilst the
female can be a brilliant mage. The sex you choose will be the ultimate decider
in what path you will take in Morrowind.
Rating: D - Not as good as other races, but they look cool!
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 40 / 30
Intelligence: **50**/**50**
Willpower: **50**/**50**
Agility: 30 / 30
Speed: 30 / 40
Endurance: 30 / 30
Personality: 40 / 40
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Alchemy - 5 Points
Alteration - 5 Points
Conjuration - 10 Points
Illusion - 5 Points
Mysticism - 10 Points
Restoration - 10 Points
Magicka Bonus (Constant) -- Fortify Maximum Magicka 0.5x INT
Resist Magicka (Constant) -- Resist Magicka 50%
Dragon Skin (Activated) -- Shield 50 pts for 60 secs on Self
Comments: Quite obviously, the breton is a mage. But that is all he is. The
male Breton can make a fairly good battle mage, but lacks the Endurance that is
needed to be a real battle mage. Bretons come along with a nice 50% resist
magicka, useful for anyone, especially for a mage. The fortify magicka isn't as
high a magnitude as the High Elven one, but Bretons don't have that horrible
magicka weakness, infact, Bretons have resistance to magicka! A 50% resistance
to magicka really is something to choose this race for, since you will need to
enchant a lot of clothing to get yourself up to that coveted magicka immunity
later on in the game.
The skill bonuses that Bretons have are quite nicely matched. They don't have
any pointless ones like athletics and acrobatics. If you are going to fault
anything, it would have to be that there isn't a skill there that has all 15
bonus points, so you won't be a master of any particular school of magic too
soon, but this does, however, give you a nice opportunity to decide for
yourself what you want to excel in early on.
Well, now we come to the special abilities. Aside from the two mentioned above,
there is only one other - Dragon Skin. Certainly not the most powerful special
ability, but could be useful in some situations nevertheless.
The female Breton starts off with more speed, but less strength than the male.
I would say that the speed advantage is better than the strength one for a
mage, but I wouldn't say it is anything too prominent.
Summary: Bretons are excellent all-round mages, but just don't cut it as
anything else. If you want to be a mage, then you should seriously consider
being a Breton, but otherwise, stay well clear.
Dark Elf
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 40 / 40
Intelligence: 40 / 40
Willpower: 30 / 30
Agility: 40 / 40
Speed: **50**/**50**
Endurance: 40 / 30
Personality: 30 / 40
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Athletics - 5 Points
Destruction - 10 Points
Light Armor - 5 Points
Long Blade - 5 Points
Marksman - 5 Points
Mysticism - 5 Points
Short Blade - 10 Points
Ancestor Guardian (Activated) -- Sanctuary 50 pts for 60 secs on Self
Resist Fire (Constant) -- Resist Fire 75%
Comments: At first glance, the Dark Elf appears to be a good mage, but I would
sat otherwise. Compared to the Bretons and High Elves they just don't seem very
appealing. A lot of the skills here, you should note are well suited to thieves
(for example the light armor and short blade skills), so that becomes a
prominent factor in determining whether or not you choose them.
Again, there aren't any 15 point skill bonuses, which is a shame, but the
skills in which there are bonuses are very useful. Since you will probably
be being a thief (with good spellcasting abilities as backup) these skills are
almost perfectly suited.
The Dark Elvish special abilities are very good. Constant effect resist fire
75% and a very strong sanctuary spell for 60 seconds. The latter could be life
saving in many situations as could the first. If you play as a Dark Elf for
very long, then these abilities will be missed.
The male Dark Elf gets more Endurance that the female, however the female gets
a higher personality rating. Personality is better suited to thieves, so that
would be useful, however, the aesthetic choice might sway your choice of
Summary: Dark Elves can be excellent in any area, provided you start with the
right array of skills. They are particularly adept at thievery, and don't lack
any magic skill. A wise choice in any case.
High Elf
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 30 / 30
Intelligence: **50**/**50**
Willpower: 40 / 40
Agility: 40 / 40
Speed: 30 / 40
Endurance: 40 / 30
Personality: 40 / 40
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Alchemy - 10 Points
Alteration - 5 Points
Conjuration - 5 Points
Destruction - 10 Points
Enchant - 10 Points
Illusion - 5 Points
Magicka Bonus (Constant) -- Fortify Maximum Magicka 1.5x INT
Weakness to Magicka (Constant) -- Weakness to Magicka 50%
Weakness to Fire (Constant) -- Weakness to Fire 50%
Weakness to Frost (Constant) -- Weakness to Frost 25%
Weakness to Shock (Constant) -- Weakness to Shock 25%
Resist Disease (Constant) -- Resist Common Disease 75%
Comments: Don't be put off by the ridiculous amount of weaknesses for this
race. You can cut those weaknesses in half for a start by using the Atronach as
your star sign (you'll absorb instead of taking the damage for all those
spells). Instead you should turn your eyes to the Magicka bonus - 150%!!! In
other words, if you would normally recieve 50 magicka points, you'll recieve
125 instead with this. Couple that with the atronach sign as mentioned above
and you'll start the game with no less than 225 magicka points. Choose
intelligence as a favourite attribute aswell and you should start off with an
enormous 270 magicka. Quite a bit I think you'll agree.
Looking at the skill bonuses for high elves, we can see that all of the skills
listed are for magic orientated. Have no doubts about it - high elves are
incredible mages, but all this specialisation (which you don't have a lot of
choice over) stops high elves from being much else. Starting off with 50
intelligence helps that magicka to be as high as it is, and with 40 willpower
to top it all off you have the perfect combination.
I would suggest choosing all of the magic skills for your chosen skills, except
perhaps 'Unarmoured', and instead choose a *real* armour type. Then, choose a
weapon. I prefer long blade, but the choice is yours. You may even prefer
marksman, but I find that my array of spells leaves me with quite enough
options to use from a range. It is only when I am at close range that I have
The difference between the male and female high elf is that the male has +10
endurance, and the female has +10 speed. I would go for the endurance, because
you need that extra health being a mage. Though if your chosen weapon, and/or
armour will be governed by speed, you may want to choose the female high elf.
Summary: High Elves are one of the best choices for magic, but they really
aren't good at much else. If you wish to be a mage you should strongly consider
choosing a High Elf as your race.
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 40 / 40
Intelligence: 40 / 40
Willpower: 30 / 40
Agility: 30 / 30
Speed: 40 / 30
Endurance: 40 / 40
Personality: **50**/**50**
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Blunt Weapon - 5 Points
Hand-to-hand - 5 Points
Light Armor - 5 Points
Long Blade - 10 Points
Mercantile - 10 Points
Speechcraft - 10 Points
Star of the West (Activated) -- Absorb Fatigue 200 pts on Target
Voice of the Emperor (Activated) -- Charm 25 to 50 pts for 15 secs on Target
Comments: Imperial's are only really suited to fighting. We can see from the
skill bonuses that there are several weapons that Imperial's can handle well. A
lot of persuasion skills have been thrown in here - we have a very high
personality rating, aswell as 10 points in each of speechcraft and mercantile.
You might to well in the thieves guild as an Imperial due to this, though you
would need to add a lot of thief orientated skills during character creation.
Turning to the skill bonuses we can see there are three weapons that Imperial's
are suited to. I personally only like to specialise in one weapon, which means
that two of those will go to waste. Blunt weapons are generally useless, and
hand to hand is only good if you have already beaten your opponent to the
ground and want to keep them there. Therefore, 10 skill points are wasted here
(out of 45). Mercantile is largely a pointless skill, since you can do just as
well by stealing and then selling things, also you don't save much from it.
For skill selection, you should definately choose heavy armour as your skill if
you plan to use your Imperial as a fighter. Other things you should consider
are restoration, conjuration, long blade and illusion seems to be well suited
to the high personality rating aswell. If you are looking for a thief, then you
can take advantage of the 5 additional skill points and choose light armour as
a major. Sneak and security are also obviously vital here, and marksman or
short blade would be good choices for a weapon.
The difference between the male and female imperial's is that males have +10
speed and females have +10 willpower. The male seems to be well suited to the
thief class, however if you are going to be a fighter then neither will help
Imperial's have two activated specials, neither of which should persuade you to
choose this race. 'Voice of the Emperor' seems to be a complete waste of an
ability largely because the skill would be very easy to cast as a spell. 'Star
of the West' does not fit this description and would be very useful for a
fighter class. It would also be very helpful if you are going for a boxer class
(you should only try this if you have mastered the game) because it can greatly
speed up the time it takes to start damaging an opponent.
Summary: Imperial's are bested in every field they aspire to by other races.
You may however want to use them as a boxer class (you should only try this if
you have mastered the game) due to several of the aspects of this class that
they are suited to. The best class choices that you can make with Imperial's
are Heavy Figher and Figher/Thief.
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 40 / 30
Intelligence: 40 / 40
Willpower: 30 / 30
Agility: **50**/**50**
Speed: 40 / 40
Endurance: 30 / 40
Personality: 40 / 40
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Acrobatics - 15 Points
Athletics - 5 Points
Hand-to-hand - 5 Points
Light Armor - 5 Points
Security - 5 Points
Short Blade - 5 Points
Sneak - 5 Points
Eye of Night (Activated) -- Night Eye 50 pts for 30 secs on Self
Eye of Fear (Activated) -- Demoralize Humanoid 100 pts for 30 secs on Target
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: **50**/**50**
Intelligence: 30 / 30
Willpower: 40 /**50**
Agility: 30 / 30
Speed: 40 / 40
Endurance: **50**/ 40
Personality: 30 / 30
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Axe - 10 Points
Blunt Weapon - 10 Points
Heavy Armor - 5 Points
Long Blade - 5 Points
Medium Armor - 10 Points
Spear - 5 Points
Immune to Frost (Constant) -- Resist Frost 100%
Resist Shock (Constant) -- Resist Shock 50%
Woad (Activated) -- Shield 30 pts for 60 secs on Self
Thunder Fist (Activated) -- Frost Damage 25 pts on Touch
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 45 / 45
Intelligence: 30 / 40
Willpower: **50**/ 45
Agility: 35 / 35
Speed: 30 / 30
Endurance: **50**/**50**
Personality: 30 / 25
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Armorer - 10 Points
Axe - 5 Points
Block - 10 Points
Heavy Armor - 10 Points
Medium Armor - 10 Points
Resist Magicka (Constant) -- Resist Magicka 25%
Beserk (Activated) -- Fortify Health 20 pts for 60 secs on Self
Fortify Fatigue 200 pts for 60 secs on Self
Fortify Attack 100 pts for 60 secs on Self
Drain Agility 100 pts for 60 secs on Self
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: **50**/ 40
Intelligence: 30 / 30
Willpower: 30 / 30
Agility: 40 / 40
Speed: 40 / 40
Endurance: **50**/**50**
Personality: 30 / 40
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Athletics - 5 Points
Axe - 5 Points
Blunt Weapon - 5 Points
Heavy Armor - 5 Points
Long Blade - 15 Points
Medium Armor - 5 Points
Short Blade - 5 Points
Resist Disease (Constant) -- Resist Common Disease 75%
Resist Poison (Constant) -- Resist Poison 75%
Adrenaline Rush (Activated) -- Fortify Agility 50 pts for 60 secs on Self
Fortify Strength 50 pts for 60 secs on Self
Fortify Speed 50 pts for 60 secs on Self
Fortify Endurance 50 pts for 60 secs on Self
Fortify Health 25 pts for 60 secs on Self
Wood Elf
Attribute Base Points:
Strength: 30 / 30
Intelligence: 40 / 40
Willpower: 30 / 30
Agility: **50**/**50**
Speed: **50**/**50**
Endurance: 30 / 30
Personality: 40 / 40
Luck: 40 / 40
Skill Bonuses
Acrobatics - 5 Points
Alchemy - 5 Points
Light Armor - 10 Points
Marksman - 15 Points
Sneak - 10 Points
Resist Disease (Constant) -- Resist Common Disease 75%
Beast Tongue (Activated) -- Command Creature 5 Levels for 600 secs on Target
Section 3 - Classes
There are three ways to choose your class in Morrowind. The first and most
interesting is by answering a set of prewritten questions to automatically
choose a class to suit your personality, the second is by choosing you class
from a list (you way wish to refer to"RBryant"s "Pre-Generated Character Class
List" (Hosted on GameFAQs) for further details on this), and the third, and
most decisive choice is to generate your own class by choosing a specialization
(from Combat, Magic or Stealth), two favourite attributes (from Strength,
Intelligence, Willpower, Agility, Speed, Endurance, Personality and Luck) and 5
Major and 5 Minor skills (see skills section for more details).
When creating a custom class (the third choice) you should remember the
following things:- Special Thanks to Z-Force for the following tips.
If you choose Acrobatics, Athletics or Sneak you will advance in levels too
quickly and this might make the game less enjoyable. So, don't!
You should choose skills with a mix of attributes (i.e. choose skills that are
governed by various attributes). This will give you an easier time getting
multipliers when you level up.
Choose at least 1 weapon skill, 1 armour skill and 2 magic skills (preferably
one offensive and one defensive).
Section 4 - Attributes
In the land of Morrowind there are 8 different attributes. The 2 attributes
that you choose to be your favourite attributes get a +10 points bonus. Each
attribute affects different aspects of the game. Some attributes govern skills,
while some do not. Attributes also affect your starting health, fatigue,
magicka, and the stat. bonuses that you acquire when you level up. One
attribute - luck - does none of these, however it effects some other things
within Morrowind. The various attributes in Morrowind are:-
Governs: (4) Block, Light Armour, Marksman, Sneak
Affects your ability to dodge and hit targets in melee as well as your maximum
Comments: Archers and thieves alike will use this skill well. Light armour is,
by far, the most useful armour specialisation early in the game. Sneak is an
essential skill for thieves as is Marksman for an archer.
Governs: (3) Heavy Armour, Medium Armour, Spear
Affects your starting Health, your Health gain per level, and your maximum
Comments: This skill is ideal for combat specialized characters. The extra
health gains and extra starting health can give you a kick start when playing
a combat orientated run-through of Morrowind.
Governs: (4) Alchemy, Conjuration, Enchant, Security
Determines your maximum amount of Magicka.
Comments: This skill can be very useful when you are a high level mage. This
skill makes it much easier to create enchantments and potions.
Governs: (0) NONE
Affects every action you do in a small way.
Comments: Luck affects things such as what you will find in randomly spawned
crates and the chances of finding items of value. This is a handy attribute,
but it is sometimes a waste because it does not really affect the game as much
as the other attributes. You can only ever increase luck by 1 point every level
so it will take you till at least level 60, (level 50 if you choose luck as a
favourite attribute) to max out luck.
Governs: (3) Illusion, Mercantile, Speechcraft
Affects your ability to deal with other characters and how much they like you.
Comments: Personality is one of the least useful attributes, Illusion, however,
can sometimes be useful when becoming a mage.
Governs: (4) Athletics, Hand-to-hand, Short Blade, Unarmored
Determines how fast you can move.
Comments: This attribute governs the Short Blade skill. The Short Blade is,
without doubt, the most common and easy-to-come-by weapon in Morrowind. Also,
the Unarmoured attribute is quite important for those who wish to become Mages.
The Blinding Boots of Speed will increase your speed by 200 points, which makes
choosing this attribute pointless.
Governs: (5) Acrobatics, Armorer, Axe, Blunt Weapon, Long Blade
Affects your starting Health, how much you carry, your maximum Fatigue, and how
much damage you do in melee.
Comments: This attribute is well-suited for those who wish to join the Fighters
Guild early on in the game. Strength governs 5 attributes, most importantly -
the Long Blade.
Governs: Alteration, Destruction, Mysticism, Restoration
Affects your ability to resist magic, and your maximum Fatigue.
Comments: This attribute governs only magic, so, unless you wish to join the
Mages Guild, I suggest that you do not choose this attribute. Likewise, this
attribute is very well suited for those who wish to join the Mages Guild so if
you wish to join the Mages Guild, you should choose this.
Section 5 - Skills
There are a total of 27 skills that each fall into one of three categories. The
categories are Combat, Magic and Stealth. When creating a custom class you must
choose one of these categories as a specialisation. Each skill that falls
within that category gets a +5 bonus. Here are the various skills, their
governing attributes, in game comments and some extra information:-
**To be added in a later version**
Section 6 - Star Signs
Every character you create must have a star sign. Each Star Sign has some
powerful advantages but also, in some cases, some strong disadvantages. It is
usually best to pick a Star Sign suited to your character, i.e. a mage should
choose Either "The Apprentice" or "The Mage" to give him some strong magicka
bonuses. For each star sign I have given a rating between A+ and E- and some
comments. An A+ grade is the best rating and E- is the worst.
The Apprentice
Rating: B+
Comments: This star sign is well suited for experienced mages who can defeat
opponents quickly and effectively. With the huge Magicka bonus an experienced
player can kill their opponent without suffering any considerable damage, and
hence, the disadvantage is not so bad. The Apprentice is a very nice sign for
Bretons, but not so for High Elves. Picture a high elf with 100% magicka
weakness. That means that if hit with a paralyzation spell or a damage strength
spell, that it will have up to twice the normal duration or magnitude. It would
make bonewalkers and jinksblades a nightmare to fight.
Ability == Elfborn -- Fortify Maximum Magicka 1.5x INT
Weakness to Magicka 50%
The Atronach
Rating: A+
Comments: You get a massive magicka bonus from this sign, but you also have
stunted magicka. This means that you cannot regain your magicka from resting,
so instead, you must regain your magicka through spell absorbtion. The
Atronach, most people agree, is the best sign in the game. The 50% spell
absorption is crazy, you take no damage from traps/spells half of the time!
That's an effect you CANNOT constant effect enchant yourself in the game. The
huge magicka bonus is great, and the stunted magicka can be overcome with
Summon Ancestral Ghost for quick refill with spell absorption, or just use
alchemy. If you choose Conjuration as a Major skill, then you get "Summon
Ancestral Ghost" as a spell when you start the game.
NOTE: For those who wonder how you can use Summon Ancestral Ghost for refilling
magicka, the answer is simple if you think about it. Attack the ancestral ghost
and it will attack you back by casting spells. As long as you are strong enough
to survive the damage when and if you may take it, you will gain a lot of
magicka points back. You have a 50% chance of absorbing 50% of a spell, 0%
chance of absorbing 100% of a spell, 90% chance of absorbing 10% of a spell and
so on. You can use constant effect charms to increase your spell absorption.
Ability == Wombburn -- Spell Absorption 50 pts
Fortify Maximum Magicka 2.0x INT
Stunted Magicka
The Lady
Rating: B+
Comments: You get a 25 pts bonus for both personality and endurance, that's 2.5
times bigger bonus than you get from choosing either of these as favourite
attributes. This is, overall, quite an unbalanced sign and the resulting
endurance and personality bonuses can be more than helpful for any character,
giving increased health and better mercantile and speechcraft skills
respectively. The Lady, to the newbie, is a great sign. However, it's really
easy to train your endurance up to 100 by level 12 / 13 from 40 at level 1.
That early in the game, you'd have already lost any benefit from the lady Star
Sign. Anyone who can manage their levelling multipliers should stay away from
Attribute raising signs.
Ability == Lady's Favor -- Fortify Personality 25 pts
Ability == Lady's Grace -- Fortify Endurance 25 pts
The Lord
Rating: D
Comments: Firstly, the weakness to fire makes you take twice as much damage
from any fire spells or weapons, and the spell you get in return for this
disadvantage is far from brilliant. The Blood of the North is not such a great
spell when your dead from fire damage! Plus, you can just buy yourself a spell
of this magnitude for a reasonable price.
Ability == Trollkin -- Weakness to Fire 100%
Spell == Blood of the North -- Restore Health 2 pts for 30 secs on Self
The Lover
Rating: B-
Comments: This sign can give your Wood Elf 85 pts Agility and a 50 marksman
skill, (achieved by choosing Marskman as a Major skill and specialisation in
Stealth) thus creating an extremely powerful marksman. The power "Lover's Kiss"
is far from brilliant, but can be very useful in some situations. A good choice
for all stealth orientated players. For the same reasons as with The Lady, you
can easily train your agility skill up to 100 so the agility bonus is lost when
you get a little way through the game. When there are ample paralyzation weapons
in the game and it's easier to just enchant a weapon with damage strength
(permanent paralyzation).
Ability == Mooncalf -- Fortify Agility 25 pts
Power == Lover's Kiss -- Paralyze for 60 secs on Target
Damage Fatigue 200 pts on Self
The Mage
Rating: B+
Comments: Gives a fairly good and straight-forward bonus to magicka. Quite good,
but I'd rather choose a more powerful sign such as "The Apprentice". This is a
good choice for less experienced players as you suffer no disadvantages.
Ability == Fay -- Fortify Maximum Magicka 0.5x INT
The Ritual
Rating: B-
Comments: Mara's Gift is a very strong power to have, especially for fighters.
But as for Blessed Word and Blessed Touch it, they can't be used very often,
only on undead creatures, and the effects still aren't too great even on undead
creatures. I'd prefer choosing a magicka bonus sign, and buying a strong heal
spell from a spell-maker, that way, you can cast the spell as many times as you
like in a day.
Spell == Blessed Word -- Turn Undead 100 pts for 30 secs on Target
Spell == Blessed Touch -- Turn Undead 100 pts for 30 secs on Touch
Power == Mara's Gift -- Restore Health 100 pts on Self
The Serpent
Rating: E-
Comments: Quite simply, you do 90 pts damage and you take 30 pts of damage in
30 seconds. You could much easier kill your opponent with a good weapon, or buy
a spell that does this much damage to your opponent. There are better signs
than this for any character. I strongly advise you not to choose this star sign.
Spell == Star-Curse -- Poison 3 pts for 30 secs on Touch
Damage Health 1 pt for 30 secs on Self
The Shadow
Rating: D-
Comments: Well, this sign would probably get a C if it was a spell instead of a
power. But invisibility isn't that great, you become visible again as soon as
you touch/steal/attack anything.
Power == Moonshadow -- Invisibility for 60 secs on Self
The Steed
Rating: C+
Comments: This can come in quite handy when you want to flee from a battle, and
you get a nifty little bonus to your Short Blade and Unarmoured skills. All in
all, this is a pretty good star sign.
Ability == Charioteer -- Fortify Speed 25 pts
The Thief
Rating: C+
Comments: Basically, you've just got 10 pts added onto your chance-to-dodge
ratings. You can, however, enchant an with an equal magnitude constant effect
on something. Better suited for mages and thieves.
Ability == Akaviri Danger-Sense -- Sanctuary 10 pts
The Tower
Rating: D-
Comments: You can buy Ondusi's Open Door in Balmora Mages Guild right at the
beginning of the game, and if you start with Alteration of around 40 or 45,
then you have a 81% chance at 15 magicka cost to open any 50pt lock in the game.
And that's not once a day. Better suited for thieves and possibly mages.
Spell == Beggar's Nose -- Detect Animal 200 ft for 60 secs on Self
Detect Enchantment 200 ft for 60 secs on Self
Detect Key 200 ft for 60 secs on Self
Power == Tower Key -- Open 50 pts on Touch
The Warrior
Rating: c
Comments: This means that your attacks have a 10% higher chance of hitting your
opponent. This is, really, the opposite of The Thief. Pointless for those who
do not wish to use many weapon (instead of magic). An average sign for a
fighter. A bad sign for anyone else.
Ability == Waywyrd -- Fortify Attack 10 pts
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Anneice (Spann) Hogue
Anneice (Spann) Hogue, 82, of Benton, died Feb. 25, at her home in Benton. Born July 14, 1929 in Bauxite, she was the only daughter of Melvin and Euldene Spann. She attended school in Bauxite until 1945. After moving to Benton, she graduated from Benton High School in 1947. She married Fred (Tony) Hogue on September 13, 1947. Mrs. Hogue was a longstanding member of the First United Methodist Church in Benton.
She was a member and past president of the Benton Businessmen and Professional Women's Club, a member and past president of Trace Creek Country Club's Women's Golf Association and a past member of the Senior Women's Arkansas Golf Association. Mrs. Hogue retired after working more than 30 years at Alcoa, where she was a 25 Year Club member until her death. She loved to travel, especially taking cruises (24 in all). Mrs. Hogue also spent vacation time in Europe and Hawaii.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 65 years, Tony; her parents, Melvin and Euldene (Cole) Spann; her baby brother, Clarence Spann, Jr.; her eldest brother, Clyde Spann and two sisters-in-law, Lorece Spann and Alta Lee Spann, all of Benton.
She is survived by her brother, Hubert Spann of Benton; two nephews, Dr. Ron Spann and wife, Debbie of Hot Springs and Rev. Greg Spann and wife, Frances of Benton; one niece, Carol Susan Spann of Texarkana, Texas and a host of great nieces and nephews, cousins, godchildren and other close friends and relatives.
Pallbearers will be Sam Sample, Jason Finley, Derek McGrew, Tim Harris, Harold Woodard and Andrew Woodard. Honorary pallbearers will be Cole Spann and Drew Finley.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012 at Ashby Funeral Home
Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 at First United Methodist Church in Benton. The service will be officiated by Rev. Victor Green of Benton, Rev. Bert Spann of Saline, Michigan and Rev. Greg Spann of Benton. Internment will be at Lee Cemetery in Benton.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church @ 200 North Market St, Benton, Arkansas 72015; Fellowship Baptist Church @ 1045 Bemis, Saline, Michigan 48176; Cross Bar C Cowboy Church @ 427 River Rd, Benton, Arkansas 72015 or the Bauxite Museum @ 6707 Benton St., Bauxite, Arkansas 72011.
Online guest book: www.ashbyfuneralhome.com.


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Nancy Pelosi Will Be a Part of 30 Rock's Finale
"I would do almost anything Tina Fey asks me to do," she says.
Nancy Pelosi will make her scripted TV debut on 30 Rock's hourlong series finale on Jan. 31. We have no idea what the House minority leader is doing in the mix unless it has something to do with Jack Donaghy. Although we wouldn't have been able to guess what Al Gore, Condoleezza Rice, and Michael Bloomberg would do on 30 Rock, either. Pelosi at least knows why she's there, saying, "I would do almost anything Tina Fey asks me to do." Ice-T will also be in the finale.


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Americans need a grown-up Christmas list
The senseless death of Wal-Mart security guard Jdimytai Damour by a group of savage holiday shoppers who stampeded that store last week brings to mind another incident that highlighted the abysmal level of human sensitivity to life. Decades ago, a young woman by the name of Kitty Genovese, was stabbed near her home in New York City.
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I admit that after spending damn near close to what I think a new vagina might cost me on a variety of tampons and other personal purse accessories last week, I was almost looking forward to trying the Diva Cup.
Maybe it was because I too wanted to be a member of this secret society of divas, where together we could proclaim in solidarity "I've got a cup up my whacker. Word to your menstruatin' mamas" and engage in our secret society handshake.
Or really a fold and shove, vigorous handwashing, and then handshake.
I wanted to sing the tampon freedom song of Divas Across the World (thanks to Clare from Alaska on their website for this anthem):
Because of this Diva I don,
I am no longer a slave to the 'pon
It fills me with glee,
To know that I'm free,
And saving this world we live on.
I go through my day with ease,
There is no string there to tease,
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Before it does fall,
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So now when I go to the John,
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Diva must have come from the gods,
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To have made something great,
That seems so innate,
And all who know share applause!
And I want to wear my fucking Diva pin like all the other divas out there.
But then I saw the actual cup that I would have to stick up my vah-hoo-hoo, along with the directions that involved me folding it strategically and then "not putting it up too far because it might get stuck but it probably won't but if it does don't panic just push down on your stomach muscles [huh?] and then call our toll-free 1800 number [because you know you want to talk to some random operator about a cup stuck up your vagina]," I didn't have the balls to actually try it.
Or is it vulvas? or labia majoras?
See. I don't even know my own body parts. I cannot be trusted to shove a silicone cup correctly into my vagina.
So, I did what any real
sorority sister drunk diva out there would do (so not to totally lose my diva pin privileges), and I gave the diva cup the real test.
So for alcohol, the Diva Cup gets a thumbs up.
Plus, if you can follow the lengthy directions and actually insert the Diva Cup in it's rightful place, it's sort of like a personal flask (at least the other 23 days out of the month).
(There are an enormous outpouring of positive reviews of The Diva Cup and if you're one with your vagina in an "insert a silicone cup that catches your blood" sort of way, then this might be the invention for you).
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It seems the team has learned from that 7 second sheet-soiling and has been keeping the pedal-to-the-metal while closing out games they lead.Hockey Widow wrote:Luongo is one behind Roy, that one he should have had with 7 seconds stings when looking at that number!
Over his career with the Canucks I have lost track of how many SH he has lost in the final 2 minutes. His numbers would be even more spectacular than they are.
How long it lasts????
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Playing hunches does not get a coach into the Hall of Fame. It certainly didn't get Rick Pitino to the threshold.
Looking after every detail does. So does recruiting NBA-caliber talent, then slotting those players into a system, conditioning and teaching them and, finally, making them believe that winning is the by-product of relentless defense.
That's been Pitino's M.O. everywhere he's been, first at Boston University, then at Providence, Kentucky and now Louisville, and even through the two NBA stints at New York and Boston sandwiched in between. That's why he'll walk into the hall when the vote becomes official Monday morning with 850-something wins on his resume and after a 72-68 win over Wichita State in the national semifinal — with maybe a second NCAA title to come later that night in the championship game against Michigan.
But on Saturday, in one of the biggest games of Pitino's storied career, the 60-year-old Louisville coach cracked his own mold wide open with a scheme born partly out of necessity but mostly out of desperation.
The biggest story of the week leading up to the game against Wichita State was about a kid from Louisville who wasn't even going to play. Kevin Ware, the first guard off the Cardinals' bench all season, broke his leg in a freak on-court accident last weekend, leaving a gaping hole in Pitino's planned rotation. Much of the Louisville press and its pressure defense rely on starting guards Peyton Siva and Russ Smith to bring the heat, and the longer the game stretched out and the fouls piled up, the less that pair looked up to the task.
Trailing Wichita State 47-35 with 13:36 left to play, Pitino finally turned to a walk-on, Tim Henderson, and told him to start shooting. The junior hadn't played more than seven minutes during the tourney and only 63 minutes the entire season. One 3-pointer from Henderson a half-minute later, then a second 3 some 40 seconds after that and suddenly the Cardinals were back in the game.
"I told y'all about Tim before the camera was in my face," Ware laughed afterward. "I kind of felt like Tim was doing enough on defense to stay in the game, just doing the little things, you know. But he's a great player, honestly. We go at it against Russ and Peyton all day in practice, so I really wasn't surprised, honestly."
Easy for him to say.
"The players said they weren't surprised about him making those back-to-back threes," Pitino said. "They're being very kind. I was shocked."
Yet Pitino's hunch-playing didn't stop there. The second one, though, was more like a premonition.
Luke Hancock, another junior who fell into his lap after transferring from George Mason, wasn't a big part of Louisville's plans when the season began. Pitino was so impressed with his toughness that he made Hancock a co-captain and brought him off the bench, mostly as a 3-point specialist. When his shots didn't fall early, there was plenty of grumbling about how many minutes Hancock was getting at the expense of Wayne Blackshear and others.
But Pitino wouldn't be deterred. And he was rewarded not just with 3-pointers from Hancock — who finished with 20 points, 14 in the second half — but with a couple of slashing drives to the basket that rocked the Shockers defense back onto their heels.
"If you said to me, 'Is Luke a top three player on the team?' I would say, 'Without question.' Then you may say, 'Why doesn't he start?'" Pitino said, without waiting for an answer. "We don't want to get him in foul trouble."
And once the Cardinals got their noses in front, 56-55 at the 6:30 mark on a 3-pointer from Hancock, all that preparation Pitino excels at turned out to be enough to keep Louisville there at the final buzzer.
For the Louisville press to succeed it has to start on the in-bounds play, and once the Cardinals started making baskets, it took its toll. The Shockers went more than 26 minutes — from late in the first half until the 6:21 mark of the second — without turning the ball over once. But over the next minute and a half, the Cardinals forced three, two from Shockers freshman guard Fred VanVleet, and suddenly Louisville looked more like the No. 1 overall seed again coming into the tournament.
"I felt really, really good until we had that flurry of turnovers," Shockers coach Greg Marshall said. "I didn't realize it was five in seven possessions, which is certainly big.
"You know, they do that to everyone," he added glumly. "We were looking really good there for 32 minutes or whatever it was."
It was almost long enough.
"We're one of the better pressing teams in the country. They had four turnovers. We were giving them everything but the kitchen sink, and they wouldn't turn it over," Pitino recalled.
"What happens in the press, if you play an extremely well-coached team, you may have one run per game. If you're going against guys that are freshman, not great ball-handlers," he added, "then you may have three or four runs."
What Louisville had, to be fair, were more like surges. A 3-pointer from Hancock nudged the Cardinals ahead to 65-60 with 2:06 left and they made just enough free throws to hold off Wichita State.
"You're elated when you win, so excited to be in a championship game," Pitino said finally. "But there's always a part of you that looks at the other team and says, 'They played their hearts out.' There's always a part of you that really wants to win, but you appreciate your opponent."
Enough in this case to force Pitino way out of his comfort zone, anyway.
Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jlitke(at)ap.org and follow him at Twitter.com/JimLitke.


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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Rise & Shine - Baked eggs with spinach
I love eggs. I especially love them soft boiled, and served in an egg cup. That's a very German way of doing things, and that's how my mother...and her mother...and... well, it's just a very traditional breakfast. I love the beautiful yellow of egg yolk, cooked perfectly--not too runny, not too hard. I've perfected that, just like my "Mutti" taught me to.
I made a couple of minor tweaks, in my effort to trim down a few calories. I love heavy cream, and there are some recipes where nothing else will do. I won't use margarine-- ever. For me, it's butter, all or nothin'. But, I do buy a shredded Mexican Lite cheese from Trader Joe's that pretty decent. (I store it right next to my quality gruyere, feta and other varietals of cheese.) I love cheese! Where was I? Oh, calories. So, I grabbed some fresh spinach, the Lite shredded cheese and half and half. I also took one little shortcut-- I bought a jar of chopped garlic from Trader Joe's. The ingredients were harmless, so I thought I'd try it. It's a fast shortcut when I'm in a hurry. When it comes to breakfast, I'm in a hurry!
What I liked about this recipe was how fast it came together. While breakfast was baking, I tidied up the kitchen and enjoyed breakfast with a glass of Trader Joe's fresh squeezed OJ. I'm glad that I decided on two eggs per serving. It was just the right amount of breakfast.
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The ninth annual Florida Supercon was definitely the place to be, if interested in reminiscing, people watching or embracing 'your' inner geekness.
The South Beach area, July 3-6, welcomed that embrace as Florida Supercon attracted upwards of 40,000 comic book, animation, science fiction, superhero, TV, video game and cosplay fanatics to the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Stars of the large and small screen were well represented during the crowd-pleasing convention. Whether into "Star Wars" or "Star Trek," "Game of Thrones" or "Walking Dead," "Power Rangers" or "Ninja Turtles," Big Bird or Goofy, Superman or Batman, you did not leave disappointed.
Stars felt just as excited as fans to be at this event. Take Stephen Dunlevy and Ellen Hollman of "Spartacus: War of the Damned;" they were thrilled to appear at their first Florida Supercon.
Dunlevy said: "It's amazing. When you're on a TV show, you're stuck in the studio all day, and you don't get feedback from the audience, and you don't get to meet the fans. Being able to meet people who love the show is awesome."
Dunlevy, Hollman, Anna Hutchison ("Spartacus: War of the Damned") and photobomb/videobomb specialist Nick Tarabay ("Spartacus") were four of more than 250 guests who filled the convention center halls.
Bill Farmer, the voice of two iconic Disney characters, Goofy and Pluto, was also there. The 61-year-old was happy to travel to Miami from his home -- close to Disney Studios in Hollywood, Calif.
"The fans are why we do this in the first place," he said. "Without their support, we wouldn't be working...People want to hear the voice of Goofy, not out of this body, but they close their eyes and imagine, and it becomes magical."
Caroll Spinney, 80, the puppeteer of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch of "Sesame Street" fame, was also a popular media guest at Florida Supercon.
He said: "I hear the nicest things from the people who like Big Bird and Oscar about what a difference these characters have made in their lives." He added that he is lucky to have the opportunity to "make the world a better place."
Speaking of a better place, Star Wars groupies felt right at home being entertained by the 501st Legion Everglades Star Wars troupe, personally endorsed by Star Wars creator George Lucas. This is a charitable costume organization that has been performing in South Florida for close to 20 years, appearing in character at Disney World, hospital pediatric wards, sporting events and even weddings.
In an area of Hall D at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Star Wars fans and other Florida Supercon attendees posed with their favorite Star Wars characters and perfect replications of the original Star Wars costumes and equipment thanks to the Everglades group.
Because of the significant rise in the number of Florida Supercon attendees, event organizers moved it from the Miami Airport Convention Center to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Plenty of parking outside and the added square footage inside gave patrons more room to walk through the aisles, the halls and the rooms, which were getting cramped at the MACC.
Miami's Jake Varquev, a cosplayer dressed as Miroku from "Inu-Yasha," and Miami's Jason Blanco, dressed as Kenny Ackerman from "Attack on Titan," agreed that "the difference was worth it, making the event greater than last year."
Florida Supercon at the Miami Beach Convention Center also allowed fans to surround themselves with even more people who share the same passions.
Along with Fort Lauderdale's Morgan LaRue (as Poison Ivy), Fort Lauderdale cosplayer Johan Amy, dressed as Gray Ghost, a superhero in Batman: The Animated Series, voiced by Batman TV show original Adam West, summed up the four-day event. "It's a great atmosphere here because nobody judges you."
YouTube videos of Florida Supercon at Miami Beach Convention Center
Part 1: David Sharp of 501st Legion Everglades Star Wars Group
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• Florida Supercon organizers are now gearing for the Magic City Comic Con in January in Miami.
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Idaho Republican Senator Larry Craig,(inset, left), the Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, was arrested on 'peeping' and disorderly conduct charges based on allegations from an undercover police officer who was "investigating allegations of sexual conduct in the public bathroom" at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport.
According to the charges, Senator Craig initially stood outside a bathroom stall occupied by the officer, and then "look[ed] through the crack between the stall door and its frame into the stall that Sergeant Karsnia was occupaying," repeatedly "gazing into the stall" over a period of roughly two minutes. Craig allegedly "peered long enough" that the officer could "observe that the Defendant had blue eyes."
After entering a bathroom stall next to the undercover officer's, Craig allegedly moved his right foot from his own stall into the officer's stall where he allegedly "touched Sergeant Karsnia's left foot" Next, the Idaho Senator was accused of swiping his hand under the bathroom stall divider three times with his palm up, moving it back and forth. The officer alleged that he "observed a gold ring" on the ring finder of Craig's left hand.
Approximately six (6) minutes after he first observed Craig allegedly peeping into his stall, followed by the bathroom stall encounter, the officer reported showed Senator Craig "his police identification under the stall," and Craig allegedly "exclaimed 'No!'"
As frequently happens in criminal cases, Senator Craig ultimately chose to plead guilty in order to settle the charges. He opted to represent himself (i.e., on a pro se basis), without the help of an experienced criminal defense attorney. In his plea, Craig admitted guilt only to the misdemeanor offense of disorderly conduct, paid $575, and was placed on probation.
In his defense, the Idaho Senator relatesed a statement contendng that "[a]t the time of this incident, I complained to the police that they were misconstruing my actions. I was not involved in any inappropriate conduct. I should have had the advice of counsel in resolving this matter. In hindsight, I should not have pled guilty."
In 1982 when he was a Republican U.S. Congressman representing Idaho, Larry Craig issued a public denial against having improprieties with Congressional Pages. According to an ABC News investigation by reporter Carol Simpson at the time, "the names of Congressman alleged to be involved in the scandal have remained secret, but Idaho Congressman Larry Craig, concerned that his name had been implicated, issued a public denial:"
As this YouTube video shows, Craig's public statements about the Congressional Page scandal included telling constituents that "persons who are unmarried as I am, by choice or by circumstance, have always been the subject of innuendos, gossip, and false accusations. I think this is despicable."
ABC's report followed the FBI's interview with a then 20-year-old former Congressional Page who disclosed that the FBI interviewed him for two hours about allegations that members of Congress shared sex and drugs with Congressional pages in 1979.
According to Craig's Senate website, he is now married to the former Suzanne Thompson, has three children, and nine grandchildren. Craig's office says that he is "one of America's foremost defenders of the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms."