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Re: Knight#14
If there is something better i would like to see
Post and solve chess problems here!
robert_tonkov wrote:1Rg7 Kg7 2.Qf6 Kf8 3. Kg1 and white wins with ease , pin is broken .
If there is something better i would like to see
mrlobster wrote:I. Rxg7+, Kxg7
2.Qf6+, Kg8
3.Rg3+, Kf8
knightattack wrote:Answer:-
1.Rg7 Kg7 2. Qf6 Kf8 3. Qd8 Kg7 4. d5!![4....Qd5 5. Qf6 Kg8 6. Qf7 Kh8 7.Qf8# 1:0]
kscogg wrote:why not Qh6? black's rook can't move, you are threatening mate and the black Queen can't stop it.
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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
In this section, you will watch Dr. Paratore's lecture on using assessment to guide instruction.
Print Dr. Paratore's Assessment Lecture Poster (PDF). Use the poster to take notes on the lecture.
In this video segment, Dr. Paratore presents the principles of effective classroom assessment. The lecture emphasizes the importance of ongoing assessment to plan instruction and to address the needs of all students. The workshop participants develop a semantic map that relates the assessment principles to their own practices.
An accompanying lecture transcript (PDF) is also available.
After watching the lecture, review your notes and consider these questions:
Now return to your Assessment Semantic Map and add any new ideas that have come from watching the video segment.
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The IPL is the game's most high-profile domestic Twenty20 competition and highly lucrative for the players who take part in it, but as things stand, the ECB will not allow any of its England-contracted players to play longer than half a season in India owing to Test commitments.
Such obligations mean some England players are not considered to be stellar names in the big-money player auctions, with Prior having been unsold for the last two years.
While the 30-year-old is happy to follow the orders of the ECB, he does concede that problems may arise in the future if flexibility does not come into play.
"I know for a fact that players want to play in the IPL - you can't get away from the fact that there is an enormous amount of money at stake," he told BBC Sport.
"I'm employed by the ECB, so I do what the ECB says right now.
"If that's when the Test matches are, then that's when the Test matches are. My priority is playing Test cricket for England and when I am needed to play Test cricket for England I will play.
"The one thing, however, is that the IPL and these Twenty20 competitions are not going away.
"People love them and the players enjoy playing in them, so there are going to be more and more people getting frustrated at the lack of opportunity to play in the IPL. So things may have to change in time."
The sixth IPL starts on April 3 and runs to May 26, with England the only Test-playing nation to be in action during that period. They face New Zealand in the build-up to the Ashes series later in the summer.
The first game with the Black Caps is on May 16 and as things stand, Eoin Morgan and Kevin Pietersen are the only players involved in the IPL.
Prior played for the Sydney Thunder in Australia's Big Bash league in January and, despite the lasting attraction of Test cricket, is worried that some may turn their back on it.
"If you ask any Englishman or Australian, 'would you rather score a T20 hundred or an Ashes hundred?' I know which one most people would go with, but guys are going to start looking at it," he added.


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Best Shots Rapid Reviews: KNIGHT & SQUIRE, THOR, More
Greetings, Rama readers, your friendly neighborhood David Pepose here! Team Best Shots is loaded for bear this week, with a ton of new yesterday's releases from Marvel, DC, Top Cow and BOOM! Studios! Whether its the British Batman and Robin or a Spielberg-esque trip through superheroic fantasy, Best Shots has your back -- and if you're interested in more reviews, you can check us out at the Best Shots Topic Page! And now, let's let Teresa kick off the column, with a trip across the pond to look at Knight & Squire...
Knight & Squire #1 (Published by DC Comics; Review by Teresa Jusino; Click here for preview): Whoa! That was the most British thing I've experienced since Guy Ritchie adapted that Charles Dickens novel that was a retelling of Jane Austen into a movie with a soundtrack by The Sex Pistols! I've seen Knight and Squire in issues of Batman, and enjoyed them immensely, so I'm happy that they now have their own title. Writer Paul Cornell is clearly reveling in the Britishness of it all, and it's awesome to see how these characters work in their natural habitat. There is a lot of British slang being bandied about, but what you don't get from context, you will get from the handy-dandy glossary in the back of the issue (which I didn't need for nearly as much as I thought I would! It pays to have been an anglophile from an early age!). However, the real Britishness is in the story – a hero who is upset about the neutrality of a superhero/villain pub protected by "truce magic" attempts to thwart it – in which the moral is the importance of moderation. Jimmy Broxton's art is charming, despite him working his name into EVERYTHING! (I started to think "Brox" was a brand!) Knight & Squire #1 is a fun and funny beginning to a series I'm very much looking forward to reading!
Thor #616 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Brendan McGuirk; Click here for preview): To be "Kirby-like," is probably an over-cited characteristic in comics. When we say this, we often mean that characters are portrayed with exaggerated mass or bulk, or we refer to a choreographic philosophy, or maybe just a predilection towards silly space dots. Almost always, "Kirbyism," comes in reference to literal artistic styles. Ferry and Fraction's Thor has begun exhibiting Kirby Karacteristics of a different sort; ones that speak not to the literal representations on the page, but in the loft and ambition of their ideas. It begins with the very concept of space gods. For a long while, creators have seemingly made a decision as to whether Thor should be a fantasy book or a celestial one. Do we anchor these characters to the past, where they began, or to the skies, where they have yet to be imagined? The blend of these disparate elements were definitional to Stan and Jack's early work, and were never better exhibited than by the creation of Beta Ray Bill in Walter Simonson's very first ongoing issue. The concept behind the World Eaters, a rival species of space-deities antithetical to the Asgardians, is not so revolutionary, but the contrast between these destroyers and the Norse gods, visually, by their lettering, or in their actions, offers a new interpretation of Thor's immortal brethren. And while the heroes and adversaries are heavenly, the story as a whole is still bound to Earth and those who walk it. The warrior gods, even Thor himself, are as flawed and fallible as they were in the legends. There is melodrama on the ground and astral threats in the skies. Cosmic energies crackle from the pen of Pasqual Ferry, who is doing the work of his life on this book in balancing beauty, fake space science, and elements of the fantastic in this vibrantly new kind of Thor story. Like Volstagg says of the scientist who seeks to explain the pending threat to Earth and Asgard, "This small man has big thoughts!" That is Kirbyism. That is what we need from the clergy of our space gods.
Green Lantern #58 (Published by DC Comics; Review by Vanessa Gabriel; Click here for preview): I'll give it to Johns; the dialogue in this book is really good. Sinestro and Atrocitus, Carol and Hal, and Larfleeze. These characters are so well defined, and there are some truly memorable moments: Sinestro talking smack to Atrocitus, Adara choosing a host in a touching, save-the-day kind of way, and Larfleeze being, of course, hilarious. But my favorite would have to be Carol FINALLY telling Hal to go home to his Cowgirl. That bit of backbone was long overdue. Her costume is a travesty; therefore, displays of dignity are imperative for the character. Thank you, Johns, for giving Carol a purpose other than being in love with Hal Jordan. There are several hints in Green Lantern #58 that there will be some game-changers for a few of the major players. This was a good read with solid characterization and story development. Mr. Mahnke, your art is splendid, as usual.
Superior #1 (Published by Icon; Review by Teresa Jusino; Click here for preview): I've been excited about Superior ever since they decided to use a photo I took as part of their marketing campaign (so I'm bragging. So, sue me!). I was already a huge Mark Millar fan – loved Kick-Ass, War Heroes, American Jesus, Old Man Logan – so I had a feeling I'd love Superior. But I wasn't expecting this book to be so…earnest. Superior tells the story of a boy named Simon who has Multiple Sclerosis. When a mysterious monkey in a spacesuit takes him out of his room (yes, that's right. A monkey in a spacesuit! What?!) in the middle of the night, he grants Simon one magic wish – to be Superior, the superhero he admires from movies. After all the stories about children and superheroes that Millar has told in the past, all full of irony and cynicism, Superior is a much-needed breath of fresh air. In his letter to fans at the end of the book, Millar says he's going for something Spielbergian. To me, this issue seemed more like Superman: The Movie meets Big. It's a wonderful story from an unexpected point of view complimented beautifully by Leinil Yu's gorgeous artwork, which has an innocent, nostalgic quality about it. Superior is going to be an amazing series, and I really like the softer side of Millar!
Pilot Season: Forever #1 (Published by Top Cow Productions; Review by Erika D. Peterman): Longevity, a biotech company that adds years to people's lives, is simply too good to be true. Its motto, "We ensure tomorrow," is the kind of faux cheerful marketing line that belies the dirty work life extension entails. Young employee and everyman Ryan Chambers is about to find out just how unsavory Longevity is, and how it's connected to his orphan past. It's a mind-blowing trip for Ryan, and his tour guide is a scary, scruffy character known only as Kane. Though we don't learn much about Ryan in this issue, writer Brad Inglesby makes him so relatable and likable that the reader is immediately invested in the collapse of his world. Thomas Nachlik's illustrations are vibrant, and the deep, dark lines make the characters practically tangible, as if they'd been carved. Most of the action seems to take place either before sunrise or in the dead of night, and Nathan Fairbairn's understated colors are suitably ominous. Forever's fate is ultimately up to Top Cow Pilot Season voters, but by the cliff-hanging end of this satisfying book, many a reader will be clamoring for the next chapter.
Dark Wolverine #2 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by David Pepose; Click here for preview): Bravo, Daniel Way and Marjorie Liu -- bravo. This is what I want to see when I see Daken, better known to comics fans as Dark Wolverine. Giving our manipulative hero his own playmate -- the shapeshifting Mystique -- is just what this book needed, as there's so much sexual tension between the two that you could cut it with an adamantium claw. While I think the subplot about Wolverine being sent to Hell -- particularly, the ones who sent him there -- could be a little more defined, I'm having a good enough time on the ride there that I don't need the answers right away. And I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Guiseppe Camuncoli, whose use of fire is absolutely stunning -- this guy has really cranked up the intensity of his composition, aided by some really striking colorwork by Frank D'Armata. Seriously, Wolverine in Hell never looked better than when Camuncoli drew it. I'll be honest, I've always been a little skeptical of Dark Wolverine, after it jogged in place throughout Siege, but it's issues like this that make me seriously eat my words. Call him the Comeback Kid: With some real intensity to the artwork and a great foil for Daken, this is one issue of Dark Wolverine that hits way above its weight class.
Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #3 (Published by DC Comics; Review by David Pepose): I have to give Peter Tomasi a lot of credit -- while the other Green Lantern titles sometimes strain a little under the weight of its exponentially-increasing mythos, Emerald Warriors takes that continuity and masters it, making for a really satisfying set-up chapter for this book. For the beginning of the book, it's nice to see the various Lantern corps -- Green, Red and Blue, for those keeping score at home -- get a chance to strut their stuff, power-wise: Whether its Guy giving a bit of sass as he blasts his Red Lantern escort, or seeing the Red Lantern burst a plasma bubble from within, there's a lot of fireworks for readers to enjoy. A lot of that comes from Fernando Pasarin, who seems like a much cleaner version of Doug Mahnke, with Mahnke's hard shadows giving way to some real expressiveness. I also like that the plot threads from earlier issues are starting to get a little bit more clarity, giving the Lanterns a tangible threat that they will eventually have to face. Is everything the most reader-friendly? Maybe not -- if you don't know who Sodam Yat is, then likely some of the weight is going to be lost here. Still, this book is finally putting the pedal to the metal, and if it can give some payoffs next issue, these Emerald Warriors might be all that they can be.
Strange Tales II #1 (Marvel Comics; Review by Brendan McGuirk; Click here for preview): The last Strange Tales series proved to be Marvel's most nuanced and varied assemblage of character interpretations in memory. Cartoonists whose talents and priorities usually kept them segregated from comics' "mainstream," proved themselves to be fully capable of repurposing both their own work and stalwart House of Ideas characters in the creation of original, subversive Marvel comix. The reloaded round two begins here, and the stuff proves just as powerful. Rafael Grampá, whose granular and dynamic work suggests that given the chance he could be the greatest Wolverine artist in a decade, sinks to an unexplored depth in Logan's pathos, one that reveals fetishism on both planes of the page. Jeff Lemire's Canadian tale of horror exhibits the deafening quiet that has become his trademark. Gene Yang's Frog-Man embraces his feet of clay with humor and grace. Shannon Wheeler inverts the Captain America/ Red Skull paradigm in a way that is hilarious if not blindly patriotic. That every creator involved brings a different artistic style and approach is immediately apparent, but what ultimately keeps Strange Tales so apart from the rest of Marvel's catalog is that the artistic intent of each story is so apart from serial fiction. Like the alternative work of its creators, the ambition of these stories begin with the human experience, and the array of perspectives it offers us, and merely uses these fantastic and familiar characters as props to get there. This expressive diversity might not be a sufficient fit when convincing readers to buy Spider-Man a few times a month, but it does remind those of us that live by a pledge to genre fiction that there is truly nothing comics (or comix) can't be, look like, or do.
Superman #703 (Published by DC Comics; Review by David Pepose): This is kind of the quintessential good news/bad news book for me at this point: The good news is, it's much better than the previous issues. The bad news, there's still some major, major flaws to the characterization and plotting that really cuts down on the sympathy and enjoyment level for our hero. Superman comes off as -- well, the best word I can use to describe him is "cranky." Police officers get some lip, dudes harrassing waitresses are threatened with being dropped from high altitudes, and he even cops an attitude with perennial nice guy Dick Grayson (although the latter part may have some tweaking from editorial, since Bruce is still technically "dead" and not available for Superman to clash with): "We play bad cop/psycho cop," Superman tells the new Dark Knight. "Guess which one you get to play." But -- but -- I have to give J. Michael Straczynski and Eddy Barrows some credit here, because they also give Superman a chance to really flex his superpowered muscles. To be honest, it's that physical edge -- not the emotional one -- that Superman's really been needing, so seeing Clark body-tackle a possessed strongman into a lamppost at super-speed, that's pretty darn cool. Still, even with the well-drawn action beats, this book feels just a little too preachy and sanctimonious for my tastes. Moody Superman may be the strongest one there is, but I can't say that he's my hero.
Farscape: Scorpius #6 (Published by BOOM! Studios; Review by David Pepose): As I've said in previous columns, I love trickster characters, manipulative buggers who hit harder with a well-crafted turn of phrase than a laser beam or a punch. So imagine my surprise when, on a whim, I started devouring the adventures of Scorpius in BOOM! Studios' Farscape spinoff. Well, this sixth issue certainly is a bit more decompressed than the previous issues, but at the same time, there's just something fascinating about watching Scorpius work. David Alan Mack, working off a story from Farscape creator Rockne S. O'Bannon, gives Scorpius a worthy foe -- it's not just someone who can outshoot him, but someone who can outthink him. It gives some real stakes for our character, and also makes us root for this hot-blooded hybrid in spite of ourselves, only because we realize there's someone worse out there than Scorpius himself. I will say that Gordon Purcell's artwork is a little bit too cartoony for my tastes -- that's not to say that he doesn't give some expressiveness to the characters, but with the number of splash pages that Mack gives this book, there isn't quite as much horror or even mood as I think this book deserves. It's not the fastest issue -- you should definitely pick up the previous issues, however -- but there's still a lot to like about Farscape: Scorpius.What are your picks so far this week?


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X2: X-Men United (2003)
William Drake: What exactly are you a professor *of*, "Professor Logan?"
Wolverine: [Rogue, Bobby, and Pyro look at Logan, none of the kids knowing what to say]
Wolverine: Art.
Wolverine: Got any beer?
Bobby: This is a school.
Wolverine: So that's a "no"?
Bobby: Yeah, that's a "no."
Wolverine: Got anything other than chocolate milk?
Nightcrawler: Excuse me? They say you can imitate anybody, even their voice.
Mystique: [as Nightcrawler] Even their voice.
Nightcrawler: Then why not stay in disguise all the time? You know, look like everyone else.
Mystique: Because we shouldn't have to.
Professor X: Logan, my tolerance for your smoking in the mansion notwithstanding, continue smoking that in here, and you'll spend the rest of your days under the belief that you're a six-year-old girl.
Wolverine: You'd do that?
Professor X: I'd have Jean braid your hair.
Policeman: Put the knives down!
Wolverine: I can't.
Pyro: [grunts] I don't like uncomfortable silences.
Rogue: What are you doing?
[radio turns on and "Bye Bye Bye" by N'Sync Plays]
Wolverine: Who's this guy?
Rogue: This is Bobby, he's my...
Bobby: I'm her boyfriend.
[shakes Logan's hand and freezes it]
Bobby: Call me Iceman.
Wolverine: Boyfriend? So how do you guys...?
Bobby: Well, we're still working on that.
Wolverine: You picked the wrong house, bub.
Mitchell Laurio: Have a nice sleep, Lensherr?
Magneto: There's something different about you today, Mr. Laurio.
Mitchell Laurio: Yeah, I *was* having a good day.
Magneto: [gets up] No, it's something else...
Mitchell Laurio: Sit down.
Magneto: No.
Mitchell Laurio: [draws his club] I said, sit your ass down!
[He starts for Magneto, who holds up his hand. Laurio stops forcibly]
Mitchell Laurio: [gasps] What are you doing?
Magneto: Ah, there it is...
[He lifts his hand, and Laurio lifts into the air]
Magneto: Too much iron in your blood!
[He draws a cloud of iron particles out through Laurio's skin, and squeezes them into a set of ball bearings. Laurio collapses to the floor, unmoving]
Magneto: Mr. Laurio, never trust a beautiful woman. Especially one who's interested in you.
Nightcrawler: You know, outside the circus, most people were afraid of me. But I didn't hate them. I pitied them. Do you know why? Because most people will never know anything beyond what they see with their own two eyes.
Storm: Well, I gave up on pity a long time ago.
Nightcrawler: Someone so beautiful should not be so angry.
Storm: Sometimes anger can help you survive.
Nightcrawler: So can faith.
Mrs. Madeline Drake: [to Bobby] Have you ever tried... not being a mutant?
William Stryker: The tricky thing about adamantium is, that if you ever manage to process its raw, liquid form, you got to keep it that way, keep it hot. Because once the metal cools, it's indestructible. But you already know that.
Dr. Jean Grey: Girls flirt with the dangerous guy, they don't bring him home; they marry the good guy.
Wolverine: I can be the good guy.
Dr. Jean Grey: Logan, the good guy sticks around.
Pyro: So, they say you're the bad guy.
Magneto: Is that what they say?
Pyro: That's a dorky looking helmet. What's it for?
Magneto: This "dorky looking helmet" is the only thing that's going to protect me from the REAL bad guys.
[magnetically takes Pyro's lighter and lights it]
Magneto: What's your name?
Pyro: [staring at his lighter in Magneto's hands] John.
Magneto: What's your *real* name, John?
Pyro: [summons lighter's flame to his hand] Pyro.
Magneto: Quite a talent you have there, Pyro.
Pyro: I can only manipulate the fire
[flame disappears into Pyro's hand]
Pyro: I can't create it.
Magneto: You are a god among insects. Never let anyone tell you different.
Nightcrawler: Guten tag.
Wolverine: [to Nightcrawler] Who the hell are you?
[to Jean and Storm]
Wolverine: Who the hell is this?
Nightcrawler: Kurt Wagner, but in the Munich circus, I was known as The Incredib...
Wolverine: Yeah, save it.
Madeline Drake: Bobby? Aren't you supposed to be in school?
William Drake: Do you know him?
[they look at Logan]
Bobby: That's Professor... Logan. Mom, Dad... there's something I need to tell you.
Madeline Drake: This is all my fault.
Pyro: Actually they discovered that it's the male who carries the mutant gene and passes it on, so it's his fault.
Madeline Drake: We still love you Bobby, it's just this mutant problem is a little...
Wolverine: [Interrupting] What Mutant problem?
Madeline Drake: ...complicated.
[in the X-Jet, being pursued by two fighter jets]
Storm: I gotta shake them!
[she does a roll with the plane and drops it sharply towards the ground, then levels off]
Pyro: [looking ill] Please don't do that again.
Wolverine: [looking ill] I agree.
[Deathstrike extends her claws]
Wolverine: Holy shit.
Wolverine: [tosses Cyclops the keys to his motorbike] Your bike needs gas.
Cyclops: [tosses back the keys] Then fill it up.
Magneto: Charles Xavier. Have you come to rescue me?
Professor X: Sorry, Eric. Not today.
Magneto: To what do I owe the pleasure?
Professor X: The assassination attempt on the president. What do you know about it?
Magneto: Nothing. Only what I read in the papers. You really shouldn't have to ask, Charles.
Professor X: What's happened to you?
Magneto: I've had frequent visits from William Stryker. You remember him, don't you?
Professor X: William Stryker.
Magneto: His son, Jason, was once a student of yours, wasn't he?
Professor X: Yes. Years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to help him... at least not in the way his father wanted.
Magneto: And now you think that taking in the Wolverine will make up for your failure with Stryker's son. You haven't told him about his past, have you?
Professor X: I've put him on the path. Logan's mind is still fragile.
Magneto: Is it? Or are you afraid of losing one of your precious X-men... old friend?
Professor X: Eric, what have you done?
Magneto: I'm sorry, Charles. I couldn't help it.
Professor X: What have you told Stryker?
Magneto: [sighs] Everything.
[gas emits]
Magneto: The war has begun.
Professor X: Scott!
Magneto: You should've killed me when you had the chance!
Wolverine: Who am I?
William Stryker: If you knew the kind of person you used to be, the work we did together... People don't change, Wolverine. You were an animal then and you're an animal now. I just gave you claws.
[Rogue sees Magneto and Mystique talking, then they notice her]
Magneto: We love what you've done with your hair.
Wolverine: [stabs Stryker] How does it feel, BUB?
Pyro: You know all those dangerous mutants you hear about in the news? I'm the worst one.
Storm: [about Nightcrawler's markings] So... What are they?
Nightcrawler: They're angelic symbols, passed on to mankind by the archangel Gabriel.
Storm: They're beautiful. How many do you have?
Nightcrawler: One for every sin. So quite a few.
Nightcrawler: The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of the death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me.
[Cyclops, under Stryker's mind control, attacks Jean, Magneto, and Mystique]
Dr. Jean Grey: Go! I'll handle him!
Magneto: [to Mystique] This is one lovers' quarrel we cannot get involved in, my dear.
Bobby: I found some of my Mom's old clothes. I think they're from before I was born.
Rogue: [pauses, looking over the clothes] Groovy.
Nightcrawler: [to Storm] You and Ms. Grey are schoolteachers?
Storm: Yes. At a school for people like us, where we can be safe.
Nightcrawler: Safe from what?
Storm: Everyone else.
William Stryker: [to Logan] I didn't realize Xavier was taking in animals, even animals as unique as you.
Magneto: His name is Colonel William Stryker, and he invaded your mansion for one purpose: he wanted Cerebro, or enough of it to build one of his own.
Dr. Jean Grey: But that doesn't make any sense. Stryker would need the Professor to operate it.
Magneto: Which I think is the only reason my old friend is still alive.
Storm: Oh my God...
[Storm, Jean Gray and Magneto exchange worried looks]
Wolverine: What are you all so afraid of?
Magneto: While Cerebro is working, Charles's mind is connected to every living person on the planet. If he were forced to concentrate hard enough on a particular group - let's say mutants, for example - he could kill us all!
Storm: Wait a minute, how would Stryker even know where to find Cerebro in the first place?
Magneto: ...Because I told him. I helped Charles build it, remember? Mr. Stryker has powerful methods of persuasion - even against a mutant as strong as Charles.
Magneto: [Magneto uses his power to stop the X-Jet from crashing] When will these people learn how to fly?
Bobby: This is Cyclops' car.
Wolverine: Oh, yeah?
[pops his middle claw, and uses it to turn the ignition]
Madeline Drake: You have to understand, we thought we were sending Bobby to a school for the gifted.
Rogue: Bobby is gifted. You should see what he can do.
[Bobby proceeds to freeze the tea his mother is drinking]
William Stryker: Sergeant, kill everyone that approaches; even if it is me.
[during the attack on the mansion]
Colossus: I can help you.
Wolverine: [Motioning to the children] Help them!
Professor X: William.
William Stryker: Please, Xavier, don't get up.
[electronic static]
William Stryker: I call it the neural inhibitor. It keeps you outta here.
Professor X: What have you done with Scott?
William Stryker: Don't worry. I'm just giving him a little reeducation. Of course, you know all about that, don't you?
Professor X: William, you wanted me to cure your son. But mutation is not a disease.
William Stryker: You're lying. You were more frightened of him than I was. You know, just one year after Jason returned from your school... my wife - you see he resented us. He blamed us for his condition. So he would toy with our minds... projecting visions and scenarios into our brains. Well, my wife, in the end... she took a power drill to her left temple in an attempt to bore the images out. My boy, the great illusionist.
Professor X: For someone who hates mutants... you certainly keep some strange company.
William Stryker: Oh, they serve their purpose... as long as they can be controlled.
Professor X: You arranged the attack on the president.
William Stryker: You didn't even have to read my mind. You know, I've been working with mutants as long as you have, Xavier... but the most frustrating thing I've learned is that nobody really knows how many even exist or how to find them - except you. Unfortunately this little potion won't work on you, will it? You're much too powerful for that. Instead we'll go right to the source. Allow me to introduce mutant 143. The fluid secreted by his brain acts as a mind-controlling agent.
[machinery hissing]
William Stryker: But that's only where it begins.
Professor X: Jason. Oh, my God, William. This is your son. What have you done to him?
William Stryker: No, Charles! My son is dead... just like the rest of you.
[hissing continues, Xavier gasps]
Mystique: No one's left a scar quite like you.
Wolverine: What do you want - an apology?
Mystique: [bites him sexily on the ear] You know what I want.
[shifts into Storm, then Rogue]
Mystique: But what do you want?
[Wolverine pushes her off, then she transforms into Stryker]
Mystique: What do you *really* want?
Wolverine: I want you to leave.
[Mystique exits, glaring]
Wolverine: [under his breath] Jesus.
Bobby: Have you ever wanted to be with someone so badly, but you can't?
Bobby: I've seen how you look at Professor Grey.
Wolverine: Excuse me?
Bobby: Nothing.
President McKenna: What is that?
William Stryker: A jet.
President McKenna: What kind of jet?
William Stryker: We don't know-but it comes out of the basketball court.
[Stryker comes to interrogate Magneto]
Magneto: Ah, Mr. Stryker! Come to see that American tax dollars are keeping me comfortable?
Dr. Sebastian Shaw: Look, I think all this anti-mutant protesting underscored the genuine growing concern among most Americans. I think mutant registration...
Dr. Hank McCoy: But why stop there? Maybe it would be easier to round up mutants by the truckload. Or maybe you'd like all-out war, Mr. Shaw.
Dr. Sebastian Shaw: Oh, please.
[Wolverine approaches Stryker, chained to the outside of the dam, while carrying Artie in his arms]
William Stryker: Who has the answers, Wolverine? Those people? That creature in your arms? Huh? Huh?
[Wolverine looks at Artie, then takes off his "Wolverine" dog tag and throws it at Stryker's feet]
Wolverine: I'll take my chances with him.
[he turns and walks away]
William Stryker: One day, someone will finish what I've started, Wolverine!
[Artie looks over Wolverine's shoulder at Stryker, and sticks out his lizard tongue at him]
William Stryker: [shouts] One day!
[the X-Jet is pursued by a fleet of jets]
Storm: Somebody's pretty pissed.
Wolverine: [glares at Pyro] I wonder why!
[Pyro gets into a fight with some kids in the food court, and sets one's clothes on fire. Bobby puts it out with a jet of ice. Just as everyone is staring at them, they freeze. There is dead silence]
Rogue: Bobby, what did you do?
Bobby: I didn't do this.
Professor X: No, I did.
[Professor X. wheels up]
Professor X: And the next time you feel like showing off... don't.
[after watching Nightcrawler teleport around the room]
Dr. Jean Grey: You bored yet?
Storm: Yep.
[looking over Stryker's confidential papers]
President McKenna: How did you get these?
Professor X: Well, let's just say I know a little girl who can walk through walls.
Wolverine: If you want to shoot me, then shoot me!
Wolverine: She did make a choice, Scott. It was you.
[they're playing thumb war]
Bobby: You're so dead.
Rogue: No, you're dead.
[they get closer and Bobby leans in for a kiss]
Rogue: I don't want to hurt you.
Bobby: I'm not afraid.
Professor X: Mr President, we're here to stay. The next move is yours.
Wolverine: We'll be watching.
Cyclops: Everybody stand back.
Dr. Jean Grey: Scott no. His mind is connected to Cerebro. Opening the door, could kill him and everyone his mind is linked to.
Storm: Wait. Kurt, I need you to take me inside.
Cyclops: Storm, who is this guy? Who are you?
Nightcrawler: My name is Kurt Wagner, but in the Munich Circus...
Storm: [puts her hand over Kurt's mouth] He's a teleporter.
Nightcrawler: I told you, If I can't see where I'm going...
Storm: I have faith in you.
Dr. Jean Grey: Don't believe anything you see in there.
Nightcrawler: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done...
Nightcrawler: ... on Earth as it is in heaven.
Magneto: [approaching an incapacitated Xavier] How does it look from there Charles? Still fighting the good fight? From here it looks like they're not playing by your rules... Maybe it's time to play by theirs!
William Stryker: I have found evidence of a mutant training facility in upstate New York.
Senator Kelly: [Mystique in disguise] This facility is a school.
William Stryker: Sure it is.
Professor X: [connected to Cerebro] These lights represent every living person on the planet. These white lights are the humans... and these are the mutants. You see, Logan? We're not as alone as you think.
President McKenna: What do you need, William?
William Stryker: Just your authorization for a special operation.
President McKenna: And somehow I thought you were here to talk about school reform.
William Stryker: Funny you should say that, Mr. President.
William Stryker: I used to think you were one of a kind, Wolverine. I was wrong.
[Deathstrike appears]
[last lines]
Dr. Jean Grey: [voiceover] Mutation. It is the key to our evolution. It is how we have evolved from a single-cell organism into the dominant species on the planet. This process is slow, normally taking thousands and thousands of years. But every few millennia evolution leaps forward.
[first lines]
Professor X: [voiceover] Mutants. Since the discovery of their existence they have been regarded with fear, suspicion, often hatred. Across the planet, debate rages. Are mutants the next link in the evolutionary chain or simply a new species of humanity fighting for their share of the world? Either way it is a historical fact: Sharing the world has never been humanity's defining attribute.
Rogue: John, knock it off.
Bobby: Will you stop showing off?
Pyro: What, for her? It's not my fault if your girlfriend's getting excited.
Storm: Can you teleport inside?
Nightcrawler: No. I have to be able to see where I am going, otherwise I could wind up inside a wall.
Wolverine: Who are you?
William Stryker: Don't you remember?
William Stryker: If there's one thing I know more than anyone else, it's my own work. Seal the room. Shoot it.
[to Wolverine]
Magneto: The professor thought you would be able to figure it out on your own. He gives you more credit than I do.
Magneto: A war is brewing...
Nightcrawler: Please don't kill me, I didn't mean to harm anyone.
Storm: Now why would people have gotten that impression?
[to Stryker]
Wolverine: If we die, you die.
Bobby: [about to kiss Rogue] You won't hurt me.
Dr. Jean Grey: I keep feeling something bad is supposed to happen...
Magneto: Mr Stryker. Funny, we keep running into each other. Mark my words: it will never happen again.
[to Logan, about Cerebro]
Magneto: What do you intend to do, scratch it with your claws?
Pyro: That's it.
Bobby: Whoa. What do you think you're doing.
Pyro: I'm tired of this kid's-table shit, I'm going in there.
Rogue: John they told us to stay here.
Pyro: [looks back] You always do what you're told?
[leaves the jet]
Storm: Kurt, it's about to get very cold in here.
Nightcrawler: I'm not going anywhere.
Little Girl 143: Hello. Who are you?
Storm: Professor, we're in trouble! You have to stop Cerebro now!
Little Girl 143: Who are you talking to?
Storm: [halting Nightcrawler from advancing towards the child] Stop! Don't get close to her.
Nightcrawler: But she's just a little girl.
Storm: No, she's not.
Little Girl 143: [smiles] I see you.
Sgt. Lyman: Sir, the Cerebro device has been completed according to your specifications.
William Stryker: Good.
[Lyman looks at the monitor showing the room where the mutant children are being held prisoner]
Sgt. Lyman: If I may ask, sir, why are we keeping the children?
William Stryker: I'm a scientist, Sgt. Lyman. When I build a machine, I want to make sure it's working.
Wolverine: How long have you been here?
Bobby: Couple of years, it's not so bad.
Wolverine: What about your parents, they just shipped you off to mutant school?
Bobby: Actually, my parents think this is a prep school.
Wolverine: Well, I guess lots of prep schools have their own campus, dorms, kitchens...
Bobby: Jets?
Senator Kelly: [Mystique in disguise] Mr. Stryker, do you really want to turn this into some kind of war?
William Stryker: I was pilotin' Black Ops missions in the jungles of North Vietnam while you were suckin' on your mama's tit at Woodstock, Kelly. Don't lecture me about war. This already is a war.
Dr. Jean Grey: Why do you need us?
Magneto: Mystique has discovered plans of a base that Stryker's been operating out of for decades. Only we don't know where it is. We thought one of you might.
Wolverine: The professor already tried.
Magneto: [sighs] Once again, you think it's all about you.
[he looks up. They follow his gaze and see Nightcrawler perched in the trees above them]
Wolverine: I need you to read my mind again.
Professor X: Logan, the mind isn't just a box that can be unlocked and opened, it's a beehive with many...
Wolverine: Spare me the lecture.
Little Girl 143: I've got my eyes on you.
[Jean and Storm are headed off to Boston to find Nightcrawler]
Professor X: I'm sending you the coordinates of his location right now
Storm: Lets just hope he cooperates...
Professor X: Yes, for his sake. Good luck.
Nightcrawler: There was so much shooting, such fear and then there was only pain. I could see it all happening, but I couldn't stop myself. It was like a bad dream. Perhaps he is testing me.
Storm: And before you were in the white house, what do you remember?
Nightcrawler: Nothing. I was here.
Storm: Jean?
[Invites Jean to read his mind]
Dr. Jean Grey: I'd rather get him back to the professor.


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The Waitangi Course not only provides and exciting and ever changing challenge to the golfer but also the most tremendous panorama of sea and island views over the Bay of Islands and Russell, river and estuary views over Waitangi and Opua and rolling bush and forest views inland over Mount Bledisloe and Puketona.
These views are complimented by well groomed greens and fairways surrounded by areas of flowering native trees which provide sanctuary for many varieties of native birds.
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One of the great things that has come from working on the project to preserve the St. Johns River Ferry is the stories we've heard from people for whom the ferry has been a very important part of their lives. There's been some discussion of a "Story Corps" type of booth to get more of these in an archive, but for now, it's kind of catch-as-catch can.
At the FlashCog Saturday, I was introduced to Uma Orr, who back in 1950 was one of the first people to ride the Ferry … a ride that took place on a cold December night at midnight.
Here's Uma's story …
The response to the efforts of the task force has been very positive. We're looking forward to another 50 years of this unique river crossing.


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Although these two teams had not met since 1981, in which the Lobos scored two victories over Trinity that season, there was speculation as to what the final result would be since Sul Ross was 0-2 after losing two close games to Division II opponents and Trinity had was 2-0 after wins over Howard Payne and Texas Lutheran.
In the first quarter, both defenses contained their rival's highly poignant offense as each team would score just once. The Lobos struck first and marched 75 yards on 10 plays with Springer finding Xaiver Jefferson in the endzone for a 7-yard score with 11:25 on the clock. Exactly five minutes later, Trinity scored to tie the game 7-7 with 6:25 to play.
In the second quarter, both offenses showed their dominance. The Tigers would take a 14-7 lead in the opening seconds of the second quarter after capping of a 12-play, 81-yard drive with 14:56 left in the half. Sul Ross answered on the following drive when a 4-yard run by Dominique Carson tied the game 14-14 with 13:02 remaining. Trinity then scored on their next posession to move ahead 21-14 with 13:02 to play in the half. The Lobos would answer again on the first play of their next drive when Springer connected with Carson for a 73-yard score to tie the game 21-21 with 9:31 on the clock. After Sul Ross's defense forced a three-and -out, Alex Lovan scored on a 4-yard run that sealed a 72-yard drive and allowed the Lobos to take 28-21 lead with 5:56 left to play in the half. The Lobos' defense would shine again, forcing Trinity to punt after just four plays. Sul Ross then added to their lead when Edward Mendez hit a 31-yard field goal moving the Lobos up 31-21 as the half ended.
The third quarted had not gone Sul Ross's way the past two games but the Lobos made sure this time would be different. Sul Ross continued where they left off in the first half scoring three touchdowns and allowing only one Tigers score to open up the game with a 52-28 lead. After a forced fumble by Kyle Alexander and fumble recovery by Casey Sonier ended Trinity's first drive of the half, Springer found Cordrick Mobley for a 36-yard score with 8:46 left in the third.The Tigers then turned the ball over again on the first play of their following drive when Job Mason snatched an interception. Sul Ross would not let up and scored again when Springer connected with Jerome Fellows for a 6-yard strike with 7:05 to play in the quarter. Trinity then found some momentum and scored cut the margin to 45-21 with 4:37 remaining. Springer would find Mobley again for 64-yard score with 3:11 on the clock.
After forcing another Trinity punt, Sul Ross would start with 1:16 left in the third quarter. They then drove 77 yards on 14 plays to increase the margin to 55-28 after a Mendez 24-yard field goal with 9:55 left in the fourth quarter. Trinity answered with a score on their next drive to trail 55-35 with 8:25 remaining. Both teams would then be stalled on their drives. The Lobos then added one more when Springer found Carson again for a15-yard score that put Sul Ross ahead 62-35 with 4:00 left in the game. Johnny Fowler-Stewart would get an interception to halt the Tigers on their following drive. After forcing Sul Ross to punt, the Tigers had one last chance but time would expire before the Tigers saw the endzone.
A.J. Springer finished the game going 32 of 41for 481 yards and 6 touchdowns. Carson led the Lobos' running attack with 128 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Three receivers had over 100 yards. Cordrick Mobley had 7 receptions for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Dominique Carson had 5 receptions for 119 yards and 2 touchdowns, and Calvon Henderson had 7 receptions for 102 yards. Xaiver Jefferson had 8 receptions for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Johnny Fowler-Stewart led the team with 13 tackles while also recording a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Kyle Alexander had 11 tackles and a forced fumble, while Casey Sonier had 10 tackles with 4 tackles for a loss of 23 yards, a fumble recovery, and 2 sacks for 11 yards.
The Lobos are now 1-2 on the season and will host University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in their ASC opener on September 29th at 1pm at Jackson Field.
Lobos Run Over Trinity with 62-35 Win
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Although these two teams had not met since 1981, in which the Lobos scored two victories over Trinity that season, there was speculation as to what the final result would be since Sul Ross was 0-2 after losing two close games to Division II opponents and Trinity had was 2-0 after wins over Howard Payne and Texas Lutheran.


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We are here at the take off for Amelia Earhart the first woman to fly a plane. It is a spectacular moment for her now at this very moment. We were able to get a few words from her before she is going to take off. She said ''I am very nervous about this take off um... I hope that nothing goes wrong with the plane we had some problems with it earlier''. Amelia also wanted to say this ''to the people that doubted my dream i will be laughing at you with the birds''!!so with that we will continue. She is getting in the plane, and their it goes it is a very spectacular momentright now, wait! is that smoke oh no the plane is spinning, its going down folks............ This just ended Amilia Earhart just died when she hit the ground.
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In 7th grade, Matt Nackers had a big reveal for the 12-year-old boys at the lunch table – whilst checking box scores in the paper the night before, he found an ad for free trial of Playboy television. All you had to do was call your cable company, mention the ad and Playboy would be yours during for 24 glorious hours starting TONIGHT.
The thought of scrambled TV on forbidden Channel 99 coming in crystal clear was a thought too amazing to fathom. (This was pre-Internet, people, so those born before 1987 might actually understand the reference.) And therefore, as immature middle-school boys, we geeked out for a good 2-3 minutes before re-conversing.
"This will NEVER work!" someone said.
"Oh, but it already HAS…," Matt reassured them. "I called last night and pretended to be my dad. They TOTALLY BOUGHT IT!"
Another milder, yet equally intense geek out. It was settled: each of us would follow in Matt's pioneering footsteps and have a childhood fantasy come true.
My conversation went something like: "Hello, I'm calling about this (sweet) deal for free Playboy I saw in the paper / Haha, of course I'm over 18! / Great, so it's all settled then? / You also have a nice day. / YES!"
I waited on pins and needs as my parents went to bed to sneak downstairs and turn on the TV. It fricken worked. Unreal. The only thing I could compare that initial moment to is this scene in Animal House:
OK, so the free trial turned out to be a much tamer/stranger version I what I was hoping for, including a rather lengthy, unexpected montage of LaToya Jackson dancing around and some weird interviews with a non-attractive swinger group. Even then, I was like, "Really?" It actually got boring and I went to bed. But STILL, I had gotten away with it and it's all we could talk about the next day at school. "Yeah, that one lady did look like Matt's mom!" LOLOLOLOL.
I know what you're saying: "Great anecdote, Robert. It was mildly amusing and perhaps little too long, but what the hell does this have to do with the Packers?" Well, kind reader, as the post title suggests, that was nice, but I believe this season will be much better.
Truth be told: I'm insanely optimistic heading into each season – this is true for most of my teams. Hell, I even thought the Bucks could put something together. But I see a lot that gives me reason to feel this way.
I see a secondary filled with competition and players ready to assume leadership roles.
I see a dynamic running game brewing unlike anything I can remember.
I see key guys on defense returning from injury and fresh talent that will get newfound pressure on the QB.
I see a three talented wideouts and a tight end who would not shock anyone by having Pro Bowl years.
I see the premier NFL quarterback at the top of his game who hears your lofty expectations and throws them back in your face, saying, "YOU KNOW NOT WHAT I EXPECT OF MYSELF!"
Most of all, I see a team with a collective chip on its shoulder and some unfinished business that it is more than capable of closing out with glorious proficiency.
Get on the wagon, Packer fans, because despite the doubters, I for one believe it's going to be one sweet ride in 2013. In fact, I'd go as far as saying this season will be at LEAST ten times better than a late 80's LaToya Jackson in a nightie.


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Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe: While a relatively simple device, web-cameras are still an area on Linux that can be problematic when it comes to compatibility and the device functioning properly. The level of Linux support for USB web-cameras has improved quite a bit in recent years, and for many devices it is now a plug-and-play experience, but that is not the case for all devices. In this article we are taking a brief look at the Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe. The QuickCam Communicate Deluxe has a 1.3 mega-pixel sensor with the capabilities to capture video up to a resolution of 1280 x 1024 at 30 frames per second.
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White House: We Can't Force Jimmy Kimmel Off the Air
The White House originally instituted a policy that it would respond to every petition that garnered more than 25,000 signatures. After responding to cute requests for Death Stars and the deportation of Piers Morgan, they raised the threshold to 100,000. But today they had to comment on Kimmel.
In October, Jimmy Kimmel aired a sketch where he asked little kids how they would solve America's debt to China. One kid said, "Kill everyone in China," and everyone laughed and moved on, until they didn't.
The comment blew up in China, Kimmel apologized, ABC's president apologized (twice), and someone started a petition on WhiteHouse.gov asking the White House to shut down the show and formally apologize for it. More than 100,000 people signed the letter, which compared the skit to the "rhetoric used in Nazi Germany."
The White House's response essentially points out that everyone involved has apologized, and America is great because anyone can say what they want to say.
The Federal government cannot force ABC to remove this show. The First Amendment of the Constitution protects free speech, even if individuals might personally find it offensive or distasteful. It may be upsetting when people say things we might personally disagree with, but the principle of protected free speech is an important part of who we are as a nation.
The letter also directs offended viewers to the FCC Complaints page, which are generally hilarious.
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The Den Chief works with the Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and Den Leaders in a Cub Scout pack. He helps Cub Scouts advance through Cub Scout ranks and encourages Cub Scouts to join a Boy Scout troop upon graduation.
|Serving as Den Chief can apply towards Positions of Responsibility requriements for Star, Life, and Eagle.
- Knows the purposes of Cub Scouting.
- Helps Cub Scouts advance through Cub Scout ranks.
- Encourages Cub Scouts to join a Boy Scout troop upon graduation.
- Assists with activities in the den meetings.
- Is a friend to the boys in the den.
- Helps out at weekly den meetings and monthly pack meetings.
- Meets with adult members of the den, pack, and troop as necessary.
- Sets the example.
- Wears the uniform correctly.
- Lives by the Scout Oath and Law.
- Shows Scout spirit
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Marsh Leads Monarchs To 73-51 Win Over Towson
By ODU Athletics
Feb. 15, 2003
TOWSON, Md. - Senior forward Ricardo Marsh (Orange H.S./Mebane, N.C.) posted his fifth double-double of the season with 11 points and 13 rebounds as Old Dominion University (11-11, 8-6) won its second game in a row, a 73-51 Colonial Athletic Association victory over Towson University (4-19, 1-13) in the Towson Center on Saturday afternoon.
Marsh was one of five Monarchs to score in double figures as he made 5 of 17 shots from the floor. He also had five assists and two blocked shots. For Marsh, it was his second straight double-double as he scored 22 points with 11 rebounds in a 72-69 win over UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday night.
After five lead changes in the first three minutes, Old Dominion took a lead it never relinquished when senior Rasheed Wright (Southern Guilford H.S./Greensboro, N.C.) hit a three-pointer with 17:03 left in the first half, giving ODU an 8-6 lead. Wright's three-pointer started a 12-2 run that gave the Monarchs a 17-8 lead with 13:19 left in the half.
A three-point basket by Marsh with 5:35 left in the half extended the Monarchs' lead to 29-12 before the Tigers responded. Towson cut the deficit to 32-23 at halftime by closing the half with an 11-3 spurt.
However, Old Dominion settled the issue in the first six minutes of the second half. Led by Marsh and Wright, the Monarchs outscored Towson by a 14-1 margin to take a 46-24 lead with 14 minutes left in the game. Towson never got closer than 19 points the rest of the game.
Freshman Alex Loughton (St. Stephen's H.S./Perth, Australia) led the Monarchs with 13 points and six rebounds. He shot 6-for-12 from the floor and scored nine points in the first half.
Marsh and Wright each scored 11 points while junior guards John Waller (Highland Springs H.S./Richmond, Va.) and Troy Nance (Cape Henry H.S./Virginia Beach, Va.) each scored 10 points as all five ODU starters scored in double figures. Nance also added four rebounds and a team high six assists.
After being held to 37.1 per cent shooting from the floor in the first half, the Monarchs heated up after intermission. Old Dominion made 16 of 33 shots in the second half as the Monarchs hit 48.5 per cent from the floor. The Monarchs scored 12 points on fast breaks in the second half.
Freshman guard Cilk McSweeney (St. Thomas More Prep/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) led the Tigers with 13 points as he nailed five of eight shots from the floor, including three of five three-pointers. He also had five rebounds and two assists. Senior guard Jamaal Gilchrist (Notre Dame H.S./Washington, D.C.) added nine points and six assists for the Tigers while freshman forward Lawrence Hamm (Harrisburg H.S./Harrisburg, Pa.), freshman guard Andrius Petkunas (Christian Faith H.S./Panevezys, Lithuania) and freshman forward Stephen Warner (Redan H.S./Stone Mountain, Ga.) each added eight points. Warner had a team high and a career high ten rebounds.
The loss was the Tigers' tenth in a row since a 61-54 win over Hofstra on January 15, 2003.
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The teenager Max Wade allegedly tried to kill in Mill Valley testified Tuesday that he "stared at the barrel" of his attacker's gun before ducking just in time to avoid the barrage of bullets blasting through his truck window.
Landon Wahlstrom, 19, of Mill Valley said the helmeted, black-clad gunman pulled up next to his truck on a black motorcycle, "frantically" struggled to pull a pistol from his pocket and fired at his head from a distance of about 3 feet.
"Glass was shattering everywhere," said Wahlstrom, a former classmate of Wade's at Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon and Redwood High School in Larkspur. "It was loud."
Eva Dedier, 18, took the witness stand after Wahlstrom, testifying that she was
in the passenger seat and also saw the attacker's handgun. Dedier, who was dating Wahlstrom at the time, said he held her down to protect her from the gunfire.
"My arm had glass in it," she said.
Wade, an 18-year-old San Rafael resident, sat impassively and weary-eyed next to his lawyer, Charles Dresow. Wade made little eye contact with Dedier, who testified that she knew Wade previously because he made fake IDs for her and her friends, sometimes delivering his counterfeit wares in a yellow Lamborghini.
Wahlstrom and Dedier were the first witnesses called by prosecutor Yvette Martinez-Shaw for the preliminary hearing of Wade, who is charged in both the shooting and the theft of a $200,000 yellow Lamborghini belonging to celebrity chef Guy Fieri.
After the hearing, which is scheduled to last several days, Judge Kelly Simmons will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to justify a trial.
Wade's mother, Leylla Beddiar-Wade, sobbed occasionally in the courtroom gallery but declined to comment on the case on the advice of her son's lawyer.
Wade has been in custody since April 28, when he was arrested by Marin County sheriff's detectives who were investigating a drive-by shooting by a motorcyclist in Mill Valley. Authorities suspect that Wade, angry over a romantic rejection by Dedier, tried to shoot her and Wahlstrom while they were sitting in a pickup truck on April 13.
Marin County sheriff's Detectives Michael Thompson and Greg Garrett testified Tuesday about how a trail of evidence — including several key tips from witnesses and video surveillance images — led them to identify Wade as the suspect.
Then investigators tailed him to a storage facility in Richmond, where they found an arsenal of assault weapons and ammunition, fake IDs for three states, equipment to jam radio and cell signals, a replica police uniform and writings about plans for more crime, authorities said.
Investigators also found Fieri's Lamborghini, which was stolen last year from British Motor Cars, a luxury car dealership in San Francisco. The car was stolen after someone entered the dealership through the roof and rappelled down to the car, police said.
Wade, who was charged as an adult, has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, vehicle theft, burglary and other crimes. He could face up to 30 years in prison.
Wade remains in custody at the Marin County Jail in lieu of $2 million bail. The preliminary hearing resumes Thursday morning.
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o many Americans, the firing on Fort Sumter by Confederate troops on the morning of April 12, 1861, signaled the separation of the United States into two nations. Soon thereafter, both the North and the South began preparing for warenlisting armies, training troops, and raising rhetoric to a fevered pitch. At first, Americans viewed the conflict romantically, as a great adventure. To many, it was a crusade of sorts that would be decided quickly, and would return both the North and South to a peaceful way of life, either as one nation or two. Scarcely three months later, however, events near the small Virginia community of Manassas Junction shocked the nation into the realization that the war might prove longer and more costly than anyone could have imagined--not only to the armies, but to the nation as a whole. On July 21, 1861, the first major confrontation of the opposing armies took place here, coming to a climax on the fallow fields of the widow Judith Henry's family, and claiming almost 5,000 casualties. Among the victims were not only the dead and wounded of the opposing armies, but members of the civilian population, and, ultimately, the wide-eyed innocence of a nation that suddenly realized it had gone to war with itself.
The importance of the first battle of Manassas, or Bull Run as it was generally known in the North, lay not so much in the movement of the armies or the strategic territory gained or lost, but rather in the realization that the struggle was more an apocalyptic event than the romantic adventure earlier envisioned.
About This Lesson
Getting Started: Inquiry Question
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Locating the Site: Maps
Determining the Facts: Readings
Visual Evidence: Images
Putting It All Together: Activities
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Burton '16 Loves Home Games in Home Townby Derek Andre '16 • December 20, 2012 Share:
Freshman Austin Burton doesn't seem any different from any other Wabash Basketball player. The 5-foot, 10-inch guard has played significant minutes for the Little Giants as they continue to utilize the young players on their roster to fill holes I left by last year's graduating class. Burton has even started a game. What makes Burton unique, however, is that the home games take place in his hometown.
Burton is a 2012 graduate of Southmont High School and has grown up playing the game of basketball in and around Crawfordsville. Burton, who began playing basketball for his school in fifth grade, has always had the desire to compete and saw he would have an opportunity to do so at Wabash. And while some may think that staying so close to home would affect his college experience, Burton disagrees.
"I don't think it's a lot different because I stay on campus most of the time and I've only gone home maybe three times," Burton said. "I had never been on campus as far as living here so I still had to get used to that. But going into town is nice because I know my way around better than anybody else."
Despite beginning the season a week later than his teammates due to football, Burton stepped in and began making contributions almost immediately. In only his second game as a Little Giant Burton logged 18 minutes and scored five points. These efforts did not go unnoticed by Coach Antione Carpenter.
"Since joining the basketball program, Austin has done a tremendous job and has helped in multiple ways," Carpenter said. "First, we love his competitive spirit and toughness. He plays very aggressive on both ends, offensively, he can handle the ball, knock down the open jumper and has the ability to get to the rim and score."
Like all freshmen, Burton has had to go through the struggles of his first semester. Burton, who plans on being a biology major, has done "decently well" in his classes, which include the always-tough Biology 111. While Bio 111 has received a reputation as one of the more difficult classes at Wabash, Burton said it's not impossible. Burton is also considering a psychology or religion minor.
While Burton has had to make the transition from high school to college in the classroom, he has had to do the same on the basketball court.
"Obviously [college basketball] is a lot quicker [than high school basketball]," Burton said. "Guys are a lot taller and stronger so you just have to adjust your game. But to play at the collegiate level you obviously have some skills and talent, so once you get adjusted you should be fine."
The basketball future for Burton looks promising. "As with all of our players, we expect him to continue to improve every aspect of his game," Carpenter said. "I would say his basketball career looks bright as long as he puts time and effort to get better."


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Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad
She must be good then, considering they also recruited Phil Tufnell...
Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad
She must be good then, considering they also recruited Phil Tufnell...
Don't make me bring out the roll-eyes Bennett, becuase you know, if you push me hard enough I might, just might.Originally Posted by steds
Rest In Peace Craigos
I wouldn't say two examples(Connor and Symonds) are numerous. And if we stood for Connor - how come she disappeared so quick? I am convinced most people in Britain would agree with me but don't have the guts to say it - if you dare critisize women in sport you get slaughtered by the New Labour PC police (as the manager of Luton did for saying women shouldn't be assistant referees in men's soccer matches - ALL of my freinds agree with him). And if you think I'm sexist you haven't read my signature - one of my favourite sports stars is a female tennis player (and I'm a member of an internet forum about her -hardly the actions of a sexist person)
Ian Botham, Freddie Flintoff, Kevin Pietersen, Brian Laudrup, Gazza and Daniela Hantuchova....a fan of you all FOREVER!!!
Can't wait to see Australia field a crap leg-spinner like Hollland or Hohns again.....
Congratulations to Daniela Hantuchova on her 3rd career title....
Bob Woolmer 1948-2007..farewell to the best coach England never had...
Arise Sir Beefy....
Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb...
Haha. I'm not necessarily suggesting she will be good. I wasn't even all that fond of her during the World Cup, but 9 obviously think pretty highly of her, and she was quite popular.Originally Posted by TT Boy
It's cold on the outside they say
But the cold leaves you clear while the heat leaves a haze
Good enough for me. And good luck to her!Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad
What a surprise! I bet you if she looked ugly she wouldn't get the job. And at least Phil Tufnell has played Test cricket...and I see some of you don't even think she'll be good - as Mike Newell said "tokenism and PC nonsense"...couldn't have put it better myself...Originally Posted by FaaipDeOiad
Last edited by Poker Boy; 14-11-2006 at 08:44 AM.
I wouldn't say 3 summers presenting on Channel 4 is disappearing quickly.Originally Posted by Poker Boy
Probably not but Clare Balding does a lot of BBC's sport coverage and she's hardly attractive, the stereotypical lesbian but she's good at her job. Even though you could argue she got it through sheer nepotism.Originally Posted by Poker Boy
Actually I was talking about commentating on Test matches. The programme on Channel 4 was a magazine show. All i'll say is Sky don't employ any women in cricket so they agree with me....Originally Posted by steds
Haha. Yeah, the poor guy, getting called sexist for... openly admitting that he was sexist and saying women aren't capable of being referees. How dare people defame him so!Originally Posted by Poker Boy
In all seriousness, the suggestion that your remarks (or those of the Luton manager) aren't sexist is totally laughable. You're effectively saying that, no matter how qualified they are, no matter how popular and no matter how good at their job, women cannot be involved in any capacity with the presentation of sport. I'm sure it's fine for them to vaccum the room later, serve tea and do the makeup though, right? Just as long as you don't see them on camera.
You can delude yourself all you want, but most people in the world have progressed beyond the absurd attitudes you're supporting here. I'd not be too keen on having a token woman in the commentary box who didn't know anything about the game, but the suggestion that there's anything wrong with her being a presenter is merely petty, bigoted rubbish. The fact that you immediately assumed she was a "token bimbo" without even knowing who she was is indicative of your attitudes.
But men and women ride against each other in horse racing so that's a different case...horse racing is not a man's sport so I've no problem with her. Men's sport for men women's sport for women.Originally Posted by TT Boy
The article linked to in the first post says she won't be doing any commentary either, so what's the problem if your itch is with women commentating?Originally Posted by Poker Boy
And Sky employ Willis, which is worse.
About Mike Newell ..most of the letters on Skytext agreed with him and i reckon mostmale football fans do too. PS -This is the internet not Nazi Germany. Don't slag me ofdf for saying something the PC thought police don't agree with. Long live free speech!!!
Hey what's wrong with Willis. He knows what he's talking about...PS - its not just me. A Scottish soccer programme had a female host and there was an internet petition calling for her to be sacked. She was. She was Sarah O (or Sarah oh dear as we called her).Originally Posted by steds
Oi Poker Boy, so just to clarify so you can't weasel yourself out later, you're saying that no women should be allowed to have anything to do with anything cricket related 'on screen', presenting, interviewing, commentating regardless of their credentials or expertise.
Correct me if that is not your stance.
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Tom Karadza necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 30 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
We're putting together a simple webpage for our Rockstar clients. We already have a logo and colour scheme to use as a starting point. You can see the logo here:
And the color scheme here:
Rock Star Real Estate Inc.
It's a simple design with a banner across the top with a navigation bar along the side. We would like our logo incorporated into the banner acrosss the top:
We work with Real Estate clients who buy property for investment purposes and this site is used to sell a weekly Rockstar Report that is sent out to them.
- We would like our logo used in the banner across the top: http://www.rockstarbrokerage.com/im…r_Logo.jpg
- We would like the words "Rockstar Inner Circle" in larger font somewhere across the top and our names "Tom & Nick Karadza" in smaller font next to or above those words ... so it would read "Tom & Nick Karadza's Rockstar Inner Circle"
- We would like to have our URL included in the banner somewhere: http://www.YourRockStarLife.com
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- Please use the color scheme that is on: http://www.RockStarBrokerage.com
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- We would like these buttons on the nav bar along the side: Home, FAQ, Affiliates, Contact Us, Join Now
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Posted On Tuesday, May 03, 2016 By Kim Senatore
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My first pregnancy I had gestational diabetes. My second pregnancy I had pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome. It was the scariest time of my life. I didn't know I had it until I was admitted to hospital and transferred to a hospital with a level III NICU. My baby was born six weeks early and we had to leave her in the NICU when I was discharged. My pressure didn't go down after delivery and I was in and out of the hospital for several weeks. Finally I was put on some blood pressure meds that worked. I've been on medication for eight years and probably will be for the rest of my life. I still have strong emotions when I see pre-eclampsia on tv shows or when I see... Read More
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As we get close to Mother's Day, it's sad to say that as I should be celebrating that I am still a mother to an Angel in Heaven. I can't say I can celebrate that day without having my daughter with me. On Feb 16, 2016, I had my doctors appointment. My blood pressure was high at 164/96, after checking it three times the doctor stated I had to be admitted for 24 hours for a protein urine test. I had no idea of what preeclampsia could be or lead to. As the 24 hours passed by, they had given me the steroid injections for my baby's lungs. On February 18, 2016, the doctor stated I had to have an emergency c-section as my protein in my urine was at 11,000 and the only way to get rid of my... Read More
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Neither of my pregnancies have been easy. I wasn't one of those woman that enjoyed being pregnant. I actually never could understand how anyone could possibly say they liked it. Both times I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Both times I was constantly achy and tired. I was nauseated all throughout my second pregnancy and with Ethan I had a lot of swelling. We had a huge scare when we went in for our 20 week ultrasound with Audrey. After hearing the wonderful news that I was carrying a baby girl, we were told that there were signs of Down syndrome on my ultrasound. We spent the next month having more ultrasounds and more blood work done, to finally be told that our... Read More
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Sunday, August 9th, my husband Kirk and I went for a walk on the bike path. It was a warm summer day, but as the sun was setting the cooler air felt like a relief. I was 36 weeks pregnant. As soon as we hit the meadow I started seeing gold stars. Little fireflies dancing in the sky, except I knew I wasn't seeing fireflies. This was a dreaded symptom of preeclampsia my doctor warned me about. On Saturday the 8th I had a scheduled stress test because my blood pressure was creeping up. I starting doing these tests twice a week when I was 35 weeks pregnant. Two straps hugged my 9-month pregnant belly and the sound of a speeding heartbeat eased my mine. Josephine was doing... Read More
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I was 28 weeks pregnanat and started feeling very yucky. I had a good bit of swelling my whole second trimester but my hands and face began to swell drastically. I started taking my blood pressure at home. It was getting higher and higher. Finally one day after work I checked it and it was 150/98. I called my doctor and they wanted me to come in. They kept me over night for observations and I did the 24 hour urine test. When it came back my proteins were very high. They were able to control my blood pressure with me laying on my left side and they diagnosed me with Pre-Eclampsia and sent me home on strict bed rest. Two days... Read More
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When I found out I was pregnant, it was the happiest moment in my life. It's crazy how you can never think about starting a family and then that pregnancy test pops up positive and then thats the only thing you can imagine for your future. I was due on August 1, 2016. We found out I was having a baby girl. I feel like that's every mother's dream come true, a little princess to call my own. I started going to my OB at 8 weeks. Every appointment was wonderful, my sweet Olivia was growing big and strong and I was healthy. I hit 23 weeks and I started to experience "heartburn" or so I thought. In fact the second day I had it, it got so severe I was rushed to the ER. That night is still such... Read More
Posted On Thursday, April 21, 2016 By Kaely
In October of 2015, I became a wife. Something I had wanted for so long. Our wedding day was perfect, despite the coldest day of the season thus far falling on that day. It was the perfect day. The best day of my life. That was until the next month, the day before Thanksgiving when I learned that I would be extending my portfolio to mother. I was so shocked because I didn't think it would happen so soon for us. But it was the best thing ever. I just remember crying after finding out, because I was so excited. For so many years, the one thing that I was so excited for was becoming a mother. It's the one thing that I always felt would complete my life. That... Read More
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My second son was born a few days before Christmas. The delivery itself went smoothly and our son was healthy. We were home in time for Christmas Eve. That night I tried to go to sleep, but every time I would lie down I had a pounding headache. When I stood up again, it would subside. I figured it was just from the stress of being in a hospital and because our newborn was waking up every few hours. ... Read More
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Sutton resident Wendy Kendrick has been running for 25 years, and she had no plans of stopping after narrowly missing the explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Wendy, a Project Manager at Framingham-based LFB USA, a sister company of rEVO Biologics, ran her best time that year (3 hours, 28 minutes), crossing the finish line shortly before the bombings occurred and close enough to hear the explosion. With her family on the sidelines, the danger hit very close to home. But she ran again in 2014 and 2015, with her 2015 performance earning her a qualification in this year's marathon. ... Read More
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Scott and I were in our first prenatal class and they gave us the tour of the Labor & Delivery Ward half way through class. As we walked pass the NICU, Scott leaned over and asked me what that was, as he didn't hear the instructor. I replied "Oh that's the NICU for premature babies…you don't need to worry about that." And it was like a jolt that rocked my world after that, apparently we were going to know what the NICU was, and know it very well. I was 32 weeks and started to not feel well. I even began throwing up. Thinking it was from something I ate, maybe food poisoning, I called my doctor to check in. The nurse said that as long as I stay hydrated and... Read More
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My first pregnancy was going so smoothly for the first and second trimester. I rarely felt any nausea, had incredible energy and felt as if everything was going along as it should. Right around 26 weeks, I started to notice my feet swelling and didn't think anything of it, or I guess I thought it was normal. At 27 weeks I started to feel a pain in my upper abdomen. I struggled with it for 2 days before I told my husband something was wrong. When I got to the doctor, they told me about my high blood pressure and large amount of protein in my urine so I was admitted right away to the hospital where I was told that the baby would need... Read More
Posted On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 By Morgan
My HELLP Syndrome went undiagnosed for 2 weeks along with 2 misdiagnoses. When I hit 31 weeks I couldn't take the excruciating stomach (URQ) and back pain. It was like my whole body was on fire. I was first misdiagnosed with bronchitis and sent home with a demorral shot with no blood work. A week later I went in and they tried to tell me I had gallbladder disease and tried to give me a shot for it and I refused. They finally did blood work after an hour of no one coming in, a nurse from OB (no I was never sent to maternity either visits) ran in and said I needed... Read More
Posted On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 By Bianca Montalvo
When I found out I was pregnant I was the happiest woman in the world. I immediately went up to my husband and told him the wonderful news. The next day I scheduled an appointment with an OB GYN for my first check up. Everything went smooth up until I reached 3 months. I was throwing up every day, got migraines, and felt very fatigue. However, when I reached my second trimester, it was the happiest time during my pregnancy not only because I didn't have any pregnancy symptoms but because I also felt very energized. During an OB visit one day, they informed me that my blood pressure was 'very' high and asked me if it was ever high before. A red flag went up, and I immediately knew... Read More
Posted On Wednesday, February 03, 2016 By siobhan
I have had my baby boy.
When I was pregnant I had no signs of the pre-eclampsia I was due on the 7th of January but my waters broke on the 12th the hospital left me for 3 days in labour. So when I had the seizure they gave me an emergency c section and that's when my baby boy was born 15 January. The hardest part was I didn't get to see him when he was 1st born and for 1 week I wasn't able to be a mum and it breaks my heart everyday when I hold him I cherish every moment with him.
Faces of Preeclampsia
Our 28 year old daughter Sara was 7.5 months along with her 2nd child. Sara had one older daughter... Read More


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With the goal of being transparent to the membership, the IGDA's Board of Directors archives board meeting minutes publicly (starting with the minutes from the commencement of the 2005-06 board term). Minutes of the Executive Committee are marked with (EC).
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(IGDA) today announced a relaunch with a new mission statement and changes to its member benefits, as well as the newest additions to the board of directors.