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Year Up
40 Fountain St, 7th Floor
Providence, RI
Year Up's mission is to close the Opportunity Divide in our country by providing urban young adults with the skills, experience, and support that will empower them to reach their potential through professional careers and higher education.
We achieve this through a high-support, high-expectation model that combines marketable job skills, stipends, corporate apprenticeships, college-level coursework, a behavior guidance system and several levels of support to place these young adults on a viable path to economic self-sufficiency. Our intensive training and education program serves urban young adults, ages 18-24, in Boston, New York City, Providence and Washington, D.C. We have achieved excellent results to date: 100% placement of qualified students into apprenticeships, 90% of apprentices meet or exceed partner expectations, 87% of graduates placed in full or part-time positions, and a $14/hr average wage at placement.
Year Up has received numerous awards, including Fast Company Magazine's Social Capitalist Awards in 2005, 2006, and 2007, recognizing Year Up's innovative model and social impact. For more information, please visit www.yearup.org.
The Social Work Intern is responsible for supporting the Student Services department for the Providence site. Working collaboratively with the department manager and director, the Social Work Intern will assist in meeting with and recruiting a robust, diverse pool of young professionals for each class. S/he will also assist with coordinating community resources. The successful candidate for this position is detail oriented and extremely organized. S/he must also be flexible enough to work in a fast-paced, growing environment. In keeping with Year Up's values, the Social Work Intern will also interact with students as an advocate, participating in creating and sustaining a positive educational environment, with trust among students, faculty and worksite leaders.
This is a part-time Social Work intern position, reporting to the Student Services Manager of Year Up – Providence.
Key Responsibilities:
• Help evaluate prospective students during the initial intake process.
• Assist in documenting social work interactions using the organizational database.
• Participate in one on one meetings with students.
• Research and identify local high quality resources.
• Develop successful and trusting relationships with the students and create
and sustain an environment at Year Up that supports these relationships.
• Participation in all team and community activities.
• May be called on to support other functional areas of program, as needed
For more information, please contact Katie Rose at email@example.com
• Professional and positive customer service-driven approach
• Outstanding writing, verbal and interpersonal communication skills – with an ability to connect with people from a variety of backgrounds
• A creative, resourceful, responsive style with a strong attention to detail and follow-through and the ability to work independently and as a team player
• Demonstrated success building, managing and growing meaningful, confidential relationships with a wide range of constituents in the greater Rhode Island community
• Highly developed project and time management skills
• Ability to learn new tasks quickly and juggle multiple priorities
• High level of proficiency in Microsoft Word required; experience with PowerPoint, Outlook and database software preferred
• A passion for working with urban youth and an unshakable belief in their potential
• A strong work ethic and positive attitude, with a willingness to be flexible and do whatever it takes to get the job done
• Prior admissions experience helpful, but not required
• 1 – 3 years professional work experience required


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First Annual Holiday Throwdown!
Reebok CrossFit ONE is excited to announce its First Annual Holiday Throwdown!
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Dear Reebok CrossFit ONE Community, On Wednesday July 10th, Reebok CrossFit One will be participating in CrossFit for Hope WOD entitled "Hope for Cures." Through Hope for Cures, "the CrossFit community can be a driving force in the fight against catastrophic children's cancer and illnesses." At Reebok CrossFit ONE, we will lead the charge in this great undertaking. Our goal is to raise $50,000 for these Cures. However, we will need the help of each and everyone of you to make this a reality. All you have to do is register and sign up for the Reebok CrossFit ONE team and set a fundraising...
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Hey Gang!!! On Saturday June 29 and Sunday June 30 we are hosting the Nor'Easter Master's Competition presented by Reebok and TJ's Gym. We still need judges and volunteers for the event and it would be great to show Reeb0k CrossFit ONE's commitment to the CrossFit community by coming out in force for this!!! From the event website: "Judges will receive a shirt, a cash bonus for a full day's work, plus a meal. You do not have to be Level One certified in order to judge, but we do ask that you are an experienced CrossFit athlete. Volunteers will receive a shirt...
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A Very Merry Unbirthday: A Trip Report (A VERY OVERDUE UPDATE 3/12)
Im Erin and I am addicted to Disney.
Im Erin and Im also addicted to shoes, books, chocolate and French Fries. But that is beside the point. So back to the point, Im a Disney addict, as so many of you are, too. And since Im writing this under Disneyland Trip Reports, it can be assumed that I went to Disneyland and that Im writing a Trip Report about my trip to Disneyland. But we all know what happens when one assumes. Fortunately, this time you all are right and Im in the right place. I did go to Disneyland and I am here to write a Trip Report about my trip to Disneyland for all of you fellow Disney addicts to immerse yourself in. For some of you, this may mean vacationing vicariously through me, which is totally fine by me because I do that more often than I would like to admit. For others, this may mean that youre procrastinating from work, or homework, or even picking your kids up from various locations. I understand! I, too, do this when Im procrastinating (just not from picking up my kids. Because I dont have kids). So, as stated before, Im Erin. And this is my Trip Report. I have been known to write in fragments. With lots of random and misused parentheses (what can I say, I like parentheses). I also like semi-colons; that is what you get when you are in college writing classes (strange affinities for punctuation). So, if any of these things bother you, I suggest continuing reading, because hey, youre procrastinating, right? Anyway, youre here to read about my trip and read about my trip you will (you see, Im just not sure how to start this thing so Im procrastinating). So I may as well just dive into it before I continue to ramble on and on. Ive written a Trip Report before (you can read it here) and it got a fair number of responders and readers (whom I greatly enjoyed!). Last time I tried to go into great detail, and dont get me wrong, I LOVE detail, but this time I thought Id try it again, with maybe a little less detail on some things (like the minuscule details. For example, how long it took to walk from the exit of BTMRR to Conestoga Wagons for McDonalds French Fries which I just found out isnt there anymore!). My last trip to Disneyland was in May of 2007 for the Pirate of the Caribbean 3 Premiere (completely awesome!) with an amazing group of people, most affectionately called (by me) The Sarcastics. Actually I take that back, I went to Grad Night a week after that, but that was different. So in 2007 I was a senior in high school and a lot has changed since then, but not my addiction to everything Disney. Ive been pining to go and for my 19th birthday this last September I got from my parents a trip for 2 to Disneyland for 3 days with a 2 night stay in a hotel. Naturally I was ecstatic! I immediately knew what I wanted to do. I wanted to go on another trip with The Sarcastics. But this time, since my gift was for me and one other person, I was told by my mom that I could take a friend (the other person) and she would pay for herself. There was no question in my mind who I was going to take Jess of course! At this point, you all are sitting in front of your computers with complete confusion on your faces. Who the HECK are these people she is referring to? The Sarcastics? Jess? Shoot, who is SHE? MEET THE SARCASTICS! *Please note: this picture was taken two years ago!* Erin (me) Im a 19 year old student at a university in San Diego, which is an amazing city! I love it! Anyway, last time you read about moi, I was a 17 year old high school senior with braces and a lower jaw that stuck out and frizzy/curly-hair-that-I-forced-to-be-straight that I was always battling with. Shortly after my last Trip Report, things happened and the braces are now gone, as is the sticky-outy jaw, due to some amazingly fun jaw surgery! Woohoo!! (That was sarcasm, people. Get used to it. We ARE The Sarcastics. Anyway, jaw surgery changed me for the better and that sounds lame but its true). The hair is still the same, but Ive managed to come to some understanding of how it works (against me, usually). Im a Disney addict all the way and just finished reading the Disneyland Encyclopedia for fun. I love princesses and Pirates and dream to be Cinderella one day. Since this is MY report, I get two pictures: Carol my mom. She is a preschool teacher and swim coach (for my rival high school of ALL the places ). She is fun and energetic and a morning person. On every trip, she makes sure we learn something. She is the Mom everyone wants to have and I love her for it. Were very close and I cant imagine going to Disneyland without her. From out last trip in 2007: Lisa my moms friend (actually shes a family friend). She is the source of my Disney obsession. Without her, you wouldnt be reading this today. She is the Disney Queen Extraordinaire. If you have a question about anything Disney, ask her. She always makes a minute by minute Plan for our trips and I dont know what wed do without her. Shes sarcastic and smart and a kind person. She may be joining us in this little conversation well see. Also from our last trip: Kailyn Lisas 12 year old daughter, who is not the little girl she was two years ago. Shes a teenager now. Shes into drama (theater drama, I mean. Although teenager drama works too) and is a pleasure to be around (to me at least, Lisa might argue differently). Kailyn is smart and sarcastic like her mother and a nice girl. I used to coach her in swimming and she was always one of my favorites (shh! Dont tell anyone else I had a favorite!) because she was nice and funny and smart and could carry on an intelligent conversation. Ive known Kailyn since she was five or six and I cannot believe she is twelve already! Where does the time go?? Then: Now: So, there are The Sarcastics for you. NOW, youre going, okay, she explained who The Sarcastics are, but who is Jess? Im still confused! Not to worry, not to worry. The fifth person on this trip is my best friend, Jess. Ive known Jess for almost 13 years now. We met when we were seven on the swim team, instantly clicked, and have been friends ever since. We never went to school together and still dont, but every single opportunity we get, we see each other or talk to each other or communicate in some way. Jess is the sweetest, nicest person youll ever meet. We are polar opposites, but identical. You know how sometimes even the best of friends have their issues? Yeah, that is not us. We just get each other. Shes hard to explain simply because there is so much good stuff to say that I cant fit it all in without everyone who reading this right now leaving me for some other Trip Report that is less boring and less Jess-worshiping than mine. This picture was actually taken in 2007, but it is the only picture I have of her on my computer!!! A sixth person was recently added to this trip and that person would be Megan. Megan is Kailyns friend and I really dont know her from a hole in the ground. Kailyn had asked if she could bring a friend, since I was, and she picked Megan, who is also 12. So that is pretty much all I know about her. Im SURE Ill get to know more during the trip. (Please see the "NOW" picture of Kailyn, above, to see Megan - she's the blond one) So, to recap: 1. I got a trip to Disneyland for my birthday 2. I invited Jess to go with me 3. The Sarcastics are also going so there will be 6 of us, including two 12 year olds. *A look back on being 12: I remember the days of being 12 you think you are so cool yet not cool enough because you arent a teenager yet. Youre moody and sassy and have an attitude and nothing in the world is happy because youre 12. Nobody is nearly as smart as you are, especially your mother. And youre right smack dab in the middle of a clothing trend (it is apparently currently Hollister/Abercrombie/American Eagle but back when I was 12 it was Hurley/Roxy/Billabong/etc.). Apparently these days 12 year olds have cell phones and theyre constantly texting (wait, that isnt so different from a 19 year old ). Your phone is glued to your hand, fingers frantically typing away so you can keep in contact with your peeps. And youre completely incapable of functioning whatsoever without your phone. You are also hyper and annoying and grumpy and move between these as fast as lightning. Basically youre crazy, due to all the hormones raging inside. *sigh* I have fond memories of being 12. Moving on! Now, the issue we had was when to go. None of us could miss things (My mom and Lisa had some silly little thing called work, and Jess, Kailyn and I had school, which sucks all the fun out of everything). Our first projected date was over New Years. Yeah, that didnt happen. Too crowded or something. Jury duty for some of us may have had some affect on it too. Next was over Martin Luther King, Jr. day in January. Nah, I happened to have 3 midterms that week after. What about Spring Break (MY Spring Break, that is, because the world revolves around me, right?)? Um, no. This is getting very disappointing to be honest; getting my hopes up and then letting them fall to the ground like a brick. Okay, so during my spring break (when we WERENT at Disneyland), The Sarcastics had a little pow-wow (Jess was MIA as she was still at school in LA and Megan hadnt been invited yet) and we decided on the end of May (the weekend after Memorial Day weekend to be exact, May 29-31). I text messaged Jess (because teenagers these days avoid talking on the phone at all costs) and by golly, it worked for her! WOO HOO!!!! Were going to DISNEYLAND!!!!
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Further to previous reports that Apple was looking to implement voice recognition technology in iOS 5, a new article from TechCrunch suggests that Apple is looking to license speech recognition technology from Nuance Communications, the company behind the popular Dragon Dictation app for iOS devices. This had previously been rumored when it was suggested by Steve Wozniak that Apple had purchased Nuance, a comment that was later retracted, but the new report states that Apple is indeed looking to reach an agreement with the company.
Many have commented that Wozniak was actually referring to the agreement with Siri, the popular personal organizer app for iOS, which Apple purchased in April 2010. However, a partnership with Nuance would likely suggest that voice control and speech recognition would form a key component of the new iOS 5 operating system, due to be previewed at the WWDC meeting in early June this year.
While the new story suggests that Apple is not looking to acquire Nuance, rather license and incorporate the technology into forthcoming devices, it backs up previous reports that Apple has been hiring speech recognition technology specialists and is looking to make big steps forward in the area.
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A Beginner's Guide to Dota 2: Part 2.5 – The Heroes (Continued)
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MassBio announced program series in Intellectual Property
MassBio will host a series of programs around issues and opportunities in the Intellectual Property space throughout 2011, the organization announced today.
Programs will focus on topics like:
- Innovation programs: how different companies stimulate innovation and encourage employees to record and submit ideas for potential IP protection.
- Prosecution: fast track, compact prosecution, inequitable conduct
- Preparing to be the target of due diligence
- Licensing: nuts and bolts, IP valuation, patent pools
- Understanding other types of protection: trademarks, trade secret, data exclusivity
The first workshop, Making Strides in Patent Reform: Making Sense of the Impact on Your Business, will be held June 17th. More information is online.
The programs are being organized by a steering committee including Lauren Foster, Assistant Director of Biotechnology at the MIT Technology Licensing Office, Rebecca M. McNeill, Attorney at Law at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, and Patrick Waller, Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield.


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Editorials and Blogs: Texas court is right to study the system
Posted: June 10, 2008 2:55 pm
Two major editorials in recent days have praised the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals for launching a Criminal Justice Integrity Unit. The announcement of the new group comes on the heels of a major Summit on Wrongful Convictions in Austin last month, and also got the attention of more than a dozen blogs.
The Dallas Morning News said on Sunday that the court was taking a step in the right direction, but lasting change needed to come from legislative action. Read the full DMN editorial here.
The Lufkin Daily News said that "with a history of dubious justice in Texas, the decision by a state appeals court to create an integrity unit is welcome." Read the full Lufkin editorial here.
Blog coverage of the new unit:
Capitol Annex: Signs the Court of Criminal Appeals Fears the Upcoming Election: An Integrity Unit
Grits for Breakfast: Hervey on innocence proposals: "We're past meet and discuss"
CrimProfBlog: State sets up watchdog unit for criminal justice system
Unfair Park: So, The State Will Have an Integrity Unit. Which Will Do What, Exactly?
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Separates and lengthens my lashes really well, but don't wear it if you plan to watch a sad movie...it will run away from you SO quickly! Packaging is great...the mascara doesn't cram itself near the opening.
My favorite mascara! Gives a really natural look and defines each and every lash. I love how there is just enough product on the brush when you pull it out, and there's no need for the usual wipe-down. I apply this in a zig-zag fashion from base to tip, building the lashes several times over while they're still wet, and I'm rewarded with seemingly multiplied, fluffy looking lashes and no flakes- Just lovely!
Ok, I realize my previous review (see the scrolling marquee below) wasn't very descriptive so I'll try and do Borghese Superiore State-Of-The-Art Mascara some justice now:It's gentle. It doesn't irritate my eyes one little bit. It lengthens beautifully. It thickens without clumping. I think it may even curl my lashes. It lasts all day yet it comes off easily with a good eye-makeup remover. THE PACKAGING IS GORGEOUS! And yes, if you purchase the two-for-one package at Costco, the price is very reasonable.Now do you understand? Best Mascara Ever. continued >>
This was great at first, but it gave me raccoon eyes after just a couple of hours of wear. It gives a pretty natural look but can probably be built up. I love the brush. It's very full and dense. Very easy to apply. The price all depends on where you get it. I think it's regularly about $18.50 at most stores, but you can get a 2 pack of it at costco for $20.00. I won't be buying this again though. I need something that can last beyond breakfst. I think I'll try it with my Urban Decay lingerie and galoshes to see if that helps at all.UPDATE: Using with lingerie and galoshes helps but it's a lot of steps for everyday wear.
I first bought this mascara on recommendation from my favorite newsgroup (alt.fashion). I adore this mascara-- I've tried many. Some people think it's *just* the packaging. And although it does have really nice packaging, it does an even better job with my lashes. I have really sparse lashes that don't curl so I need all the help I can get. This mascara does it all. It gives me volume, lengthens, thickens and it doesn't clump. I'm so happy that they have it at Costco where I can get 2 for the price of 1.. woohoo!! This mascara and the Prescriptives False Lashes Plush mascara are both winners in my book.
I don't know what the fuss about this one is, it doesn't stay on well, it leaves black under your eyes and does not add any length or volume to your lashes. yuck!!!
Disappointing. I found it didn't build and by mid-morning it looked like I hadn't applied mascara! I'm back to my old regulars, but hate to pitch it because the tube is so pretty.
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This is a pretty good mascara. The packaging is gorgeous. It's very "plush" in texture. It's also scented, which I found different, but pleasent in a mascara. It volumizes but not as much as I wanted it to. It didn't give me the false eyelash look I wanted. I probably wouldn't buy it again because I don't think it did anything that other mascaras don't, but if you like pretty packaging or hate chemical smelling mascaras, this is worth trying.
*EDIT* I've been using this more and the more I use it, the more I like it. It volumizes more that I originally thought. It doesn't clump on me and makes my lashes look great. I think I will buy again.
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Great mascara! Virtually no clumping! No weird smell, and the packaging is very luxurious. Easy to remove and it didn't make my lashes fall out! I would love it even more if it didn't flake after a few hours.
My mom gave me this mascara and at first I loved it. The application was smooth and it didn't clump, but it took out my curl. Because I didn't pay for it myself, I cant complain too much. EDIT: I decided to give this another chance and I love it! This is a great natural looking mascara. I tried it once w/o curling my lashes and it gave them a little lift. But when I curled my lashes, it was lovely. I have like three tubes of this all over my house (my mom bought them from Costco), I'm glad I gave this another chance!


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WTB's Silverado Pro saddle is designed as a XC race, performance orientated saddle with a steel rail and synthetic top. The unique shape features a long and somewhat narrow nose for mobility on the saddle while riding. The rear of the saddle is squared off to properly move your sit bones to the correct area of the seat. Two Comfort Zone cut-outs are directly under you sit bones for added relief. There is a third cut out in the prostate area, for again, more pressure relief. WTB's ever popular Love Channel depression in the center of the saddle is combined with DNA moldable padding for the utmost in comfort. Put all these elements together and you get a winning design.
In short, the Silverado is a light and comfortable 'racing type' saddle. Being able to move around the saddle essential for performance riding, and the Silverado meets this requirement. All of the WTB features loaded into the design make it a product to consider when looking for a new saddle.
Most comfortable saddle I've ever used, and I've tried many other brands/types. It simply disappears beneath me. I have one on my road, and cross bike, and a Rocket V on my mountain bike. I think the Silverado is the more comfortable of the two.I have ridden this saddle on the road up to 6 hour rides, with zero issues.
Pros: Flat, supportive, durable, no perineal pressure
Bought this saddle thinking it would be as comfortable as the Rocket V saddle in the WTB lineup, its not even close. It is just to wide in the mid section of the saddle and not curved down around the edges of the saddle near enough to be comfortable. Kind of like sitting on a padded 2X4. It does flex where it should and the cut outs work OK it is just to WIDE... in the middle...


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Welcome to nichola's WDW radio Forums Disney Quiz! I'm your host, nicholas! In this quiz there will be 3 rounds to play in this game. As we continue through the ROUNDS, players will earn points along the way. The top 5 players with the highest points will move on to the FINAL ROUND in which they will be playing for the satisisfaction of winning and being able to say nananana i beat you. FOR A WHOLE YEAR.
The rules work like this. Each time you choose to participate in a ROUND, you must answer each question (which will be worth 10 points) completly and correctly to earn those points. There will be 10 questions per ROUND for a total of 100 points per ROUND. In case of a tie after ROUND 3, all players will go on to the FINAL ROUND (If 2 people get a 100, 3 get a 90, and others get lower, those with a 100 and 90 go on only).
Do not message each other very helpful hints, and do not without a doubt tell them the answers. For answers you can look throughout the DOW wiki, or try googling for answers, unless you know them. If I find out you did any such thing I will have to unfortunately disqualify you from going on to the FINAL ROUND.
If you do not sign-up before ROUND 1 is over than you still have a chance of getting into the FINAL ROUND. In order to get each ROUND questions in on time, I highly suggest checking in every day you can, so you know when each ROUND questions will be due. If you have already signed-up, but do not turn in your answers for a ROUND, you do not lose any points, but you do not gain any either. With that in mind, sign ups shall now commence. Good luck to you all, please be fair, and most importantly: HAVE FUN! PS the 1st question will be next wensday so you have some time to sign up.


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I am already neutered and up to date with shots.
Morty is a sweetheart. He is very affectionate and very vocal when he wants attention. He would make any family a loving pet.
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Why Adoption is a Great Option
Morty, a Carmel Domestic Shorthair cat was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Domestic Shorthair for sale in Carmel, or seeking a Domestic Shorthair cat from a breeder in Carmel.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Carmel already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Carmel breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Domestic Shorthair breeders who help with Domestic Shorthair rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Carmel paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Ismaili History 725 - ABUZAR ALI (902-915/1496-1509)
Muhammad Abuzar Shah, surnamed Abuzar, was also called Nuruddin. He is also known as Shah Nuruddin bin Gharib Shah in the Syrian works. Like his father, he also passed a darwish life in Anjudan. He had however advised his followers to exercise precautions in view of new religious tendency and political cataclysm in Iran.
The village of Anjudan considerably accelerated on account of ample water supply, therefore, the new protective walls with fortifications were built around it during the early time of Abuzar Ali's Imamate. It caused the old enclosure itself to play the part of a sort of citadel. Some craftmen, blacksmiths, potters tanners and dyers had come from outside, and possibly built their workshops on the outskirts.
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Truly, Truly, Truly Outrageous
By Noah Michelson
Nearly 25 years ago, Jem and the Holograms debuted in living rooms across America and instantly captured the hearts and imaginations of countless little girls -- and gay boys. The cartoon revolved around the adventures of record company owner Jerrica Benton and her rock star alter-ego, Jem, who was created by a supercomputer named Synergy that produced incredibly realistic lifelike holograms. When Jem and her band, the Holograms, weren't busy trying to top the charts, they hand their hands full running an orphanage, the Starlight House, and competing with their arch rivals, the Misfits, who were forever trying to muck up, maim, and even murder anything or anyone who stood in the way of success.
The series, a joint collaboration between Hasbro, Marvel Comics, and Sunbow Productions -- the same team responsible for G.I. Joe and Transformers -- was originally produced to promote a line of Barbie-like dolls. Though the show only ran for three years, it has remained a favorite for some children of the '80s, who to this day watch DVDs of the cartoon, attend Jem conventions around the country, and fondly remember all of the campy glamour and glitter, fashion and fame Jem and the Holograms brought to their lives.
Out tracked down the voice of Jem, Samantha Newark, to find out what she's been up to since the show went off the air, why the show was so appealing to gay fans, and whether she thinks Jerrica's boyfriend, Rio, was a raging two-timing creep or a misunderstood, severely manipulated sweetheart.
Out: How did you get cast for the role of Jem/Jerrica Benton?
Samantha Newark: I was with an agency and the woman who was my agent left to start a smaller boutique agency and she invited me to come with her. There weren't that many agents at the time doing voice-over -- it was kind of a niche-y, little group of people that did most of them. My dad always says I 'landed with my bum in butter,' [laughs] which is quite a British expression, because it was like the second voice-over I ever read for and I booked it and I got to work with the best voice-over people in the business. It was just such an awesome start to being part of the voice-over world.
You're British, but you grew up here?
I came to America when I was around 10 and I still talked funny -- I had my little British accent but I got rid of it pretty quickly.
Not only do you not have a British accent, but I was expecting to get on the phone with Jem/Jerrica and you don't sound anything like her. Did you manipulate your natural speaking voice in some way to do the character?
Not really. There was a slight difference between the voice of Jem and the voice of Jerrica. I think probably just because my voice has matured over the years -- I can still talk like that but I think my voice is a little lower now. I was just more animated and jovial and girlish than now.
How old were you when you first started doing the show?
I was in my teens.
What was the set up like when you were recording the voice-overs?
We were really fortunate as a cast that we recorded ensemble, which they don't do very often these days. Back then it was awesome. Let's say we had a session on a Friday, we'd all go in and sit around a huge table and everybody who was in the script for that episode would underline their parts and we'd do a table read together -- a rehearsal -- and we'd be given storyboards. Wally [Burr], the director, would say to us, 'When you're saying this line, you're climbing the mountain,' and we'd make notes in our scripts as to what our bodies would be doing with each line. Then we'd break for lunch and after that we'd go into the studio and we'd share microphones. They set it up so that whoever had the most dialogue would have their own microphone or they'd share with somebody who didn't have as much dialogue so there wouldn't be any issues. As you can imagine, it was really fun. We got in trouble for laughing a lot.
A lot of people don't know this, but you didn't perform the songs. That was Britta Phillips.
Right, that was Britta. When I auditioned for Jem I had already had a career as a singer since I was 7 years old and I thought Oh my gosh, this couldn't be a better fit. This is my job! And at the time they didn't have MP3s or the Internet so all the music and the production side of the music side of the show had already been cast and was already set up in New York. The voice actors were the last to be cast, so I didn't even get a shot at it. And at the time I was bummed and it would have just made sense, but Britta is great and I think she did an awesome job as Jem's singing voice.
The show was aimed at young girls, but it had -- and has -- a huge gay following. Why do you think it appealed to so many gays?
It just appealed to the little kid who had a creative soul and who wanted to have a life that was outside of the box and didn't necessarily want to be a doctor, lawyer, teacher, plumber -- some kid that was artistic. So many guys, especially in the gay community, are incredibly artistic -- they want to be the choreographers and the art directors -- and so I think that it spoke to those kids in a really beautiful way. I get lots and lots of fan mail from lots of gay people who say, 'The show rocked! And it helped me get through a really tough childhood.'
I think it had something to do with Jem having a secret identity too. Gay people can always relate to living double life -- the whole idea that there's something inside of you that you're not allowed to share --
Except with a few close people maybe, but not the rest of the world. That's really true. I never thought of it that way.
If you had to pick one of the characters that might have been gay, who would you choose?
I don't know if I can answer that. I'll have to go back and watch some of the episodes. Who do you think?
Synergy always gave off a majorly dykey vibe --
[Laughs.] I love it.
And I just read this really tender fan fiction story where Eric Raymond [the Misfits' manager] and Tech Rat [one of Raymond's henchmen] are up in a tree hiding from the Misfits and they share a sweet little kiss.
[Laughs.] Have you seen the Robot Chicken episode where Jem is standing at a urinal?


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Outside the Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac, Mich., the rain is coming down not in sheets but in blankets, as thunderheads grumble from above. It's October 2011, and a storm has sucked the color out of the world, turning the already gray morning almost black-and-white.
Then you step into Oz, and everything switches to Technicolor. About 150 feet of yellow brick road stretches from one end of the soundstage to the other, lined by wooden fences and cornstalks. The brickwork is cast in a buttery glow from a 180-kilowatt lighting rig set to a pre-dusk magic hour. It's exactly how you'd imagine Oz, inviting and warm. Maybe a little too warm. The rig, one of the biggest of its kind ever used for a movie, needs to be turned off periodically lest the set turn into a yellow brick oven.
James Franco, dressed in a top hat and waistcoat, is seated in a corner reading a paperback copy of Cormac McCarthy's Suttree between takes. In Oz the Great and Powerful (out March 8, rated PG), Disney's reported $200 million prequel to The Wizard of Oz, he plays the man who would be wizard. But he begins the film as a self-centered circus magician who's transported, via tornado, to the iconic realm of Munchkins and magic. Eventually, he meets three witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz), and Glinda (Michelle Williams) who set him on an adventure that will leave a lasting mark on the merry old land of Oz long before Dorothy ever gets out of Kansas.
''Okay, folks, back to it!'' yells director Sam Raimi, the man behind the curtain, as he bounds down the bricks. ''Let's get this show on the road.''
It's tempting too look at Oz the Great and Powerful as an attempt to cash in on a beloved pop culture property. After all, Disney had a megahit three years ago with Alice in Wonderland, another CG-heavy 3-D family fantasy based on a children's classic. ''After the fact on Alice, I kept thinking, 'Now, why did this movie make a billion dollars?''' says producer Joe Roth, who worked on both films. ''There was this idea that if you take a story that anybody knew any language, any generation and found a way to turn it on its ear and got it right, there was a giant built-in audience.'' Yet the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was itself a product of studio opportunism: MGM greenlit the project because of the massive success of Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In fact, the original designs for Margaret Hamilton's Wicked Witch of the West were inspired by Snow White's evil queen.
Raimi had many reasons to be hesitant about taking on a big-budget Oz prequel, but the biggest was that the 1939 classic is his favorite film. ''It's sacred material to a lot of people, and they don't want their memories messed with,'' says Raimi, who learned a few things about handling cherished characters when he made the Spider-Man trilogy. ''I tried to move forward with the utmost respect for the original and tell our story with as much passion and energy and truth and sense of humor as I could. That was the thinking I used to protect myself.''
Raimi wasn't the only one with a special connection to the material: Return to Oz was the first book Kunis read in English after moving to America from Ukraine at age 7. Franco read all the L. Frank Baum novels as a boy. A 5-year-old Weisz saw a rerelease of the Judy Garland classic in a movie theater. But who hasn't been shaped by the story of Dorothy's journey over the rainbow? ''I don't know if I've ever met a person who wasn't a fan of the original film,'' says Williams, adding, with Glinda's judgmental sense of goodness: ''Nor would I like to, I don't think.''
Franco, who also appears on screen this month as a cornrowed Svengali of sleaze in the indie Spring Breakers, isn't exactly the kind of actor you'd expect to see headlining an expensive family film. The star wasn't even Raimi's first choice to play the Wizard. Robert Downey Jr. had been attached at one point before dropping out. (Franco recounts a story about Raimi giving a bean plant to Downey and then seeing it withered and neglected at a later meeting, a sight Raimi took as an omen.) Then Raimi tried, in vain, to woo Johnny Depp. It was only after Franco expressed interest that the director considered him. ''I knew that James had a real heart inside of him,'' says the director. ''I think at first he was too close for me to see.''
With his cast in place, Raimi faced special challenges to ensure that his depiction of the land of Oz would be a horse of a slightly different color. While Baum's books are all in the public domain, Disney doesn't own the rights to the 1939 film (which belongs to Warner Bros.). As a result, certain elements that originated with the movie were off-limits, such as the specific design of the Emerald City and Dorothy's ruby slippers. (Weisz, for one, doesn't mourn their exclusion: ''Gemstone shoes aren't really my style,'' she says. ''I'm more of a black-leather kind of person.'') Disney lawyers were involved during the shoot to make sure nothing stepped too heavily on the bejeweled toes of the original. ''The legal department kept saying, 'No, that's too close. That's too close,''' says Raimi. ''And finally we came up with designs that were not too close, but not too far, either.''


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World of Fighter is Street Fighter rip off {WoW}
May 28th 2009 10:41AM This isn't the only big Capcom-related thing that a Chinese company is ripping off this year. There's also a company developing a ripoff of the very popular(in Japan) Monster Hunter series, called "Hunter's Blade." Kotaku just ran a story about it last week: http://kotaku.com/5263942/chinas-take-on-monster-hunter
World of Warcraft Patch 3.1.2 PTR Patch Notes {WoW}
May 1st 2009 11:01AM "Glyph of Penance: Now increases critical strike chance by 5% instead of its old effect."
D: Saaadnesss
I had finally gotten used to being able to use it frequently enough to jump between the two tanks in our 10-man raid(we only have two healers). I will really miss that 2 seconds. Oh well, guess I'll be going back to the Prayer of Healing glyph.
Free US character transfers {WoW}
Apr 15th 2009 11:13AM I don't know how feasible it would be, but wouldn't it be nice if certain free realm transfers were limited by faction? Proudmoore always shows up on these free transfers, but it is basically 4-to-1 Alliance-to-Horde. It's really hard to pick up people for raids as Horde as it is, and it always seems to get harder each time there's a free transfer off. Having an Alliance-only free transfer might alleviate the problem, though I couldn't say for sure.
Best. Bug. Ever. {WoW}
Feb 8th 2009 7:26PM Has anyone fallen through Northrend and ended up in the Barrens? It's happened to two of my guildies and is really weird. They will going along and suddenly be dead and their spirit will pop in The Barrens. Because the body is so far away they have to spirit res, which is a pain. It happened in two different zones(one was Zul'drak and the other time was in Dragonblight, I believe), so I'm not sure what causes it.
Mana regeneration changing dramatically in 3.1 {WoW}
Feb 5th 2009 3:55PM Not only just three classes, but only very specific talents within three classes. I've been raiding consistently for the past couple of months and I've never had Replenishment active(despite usually have a few pickup people to fill open slots). I'm a Disc priest and normally I don't have to worry about mana, but if things get really bad(an offtank dies or we get adds) I do occasionally run low or empty on mana. Does this mean that certain classes will HAVE to spec into a replenishment talent? Or that people might start losing raid spots for not having that particular talent?
Spiritual Guidance: Secondary stats and what to stack {WoW}
Feb 2nd 2009 11:28AM Now that they've finally fixed Rapture(yay!), Crit for Disc priests also translates to mana regen due to the mana returns you get for a Divine Aegis absorbing damage.
Ready Check: Guide to Naxxramas (Construct Quarter, part 2) {WoW}
Jan 11th 2009 11:44AM There is a really helpful video of this technique(dropping the mutagen clouds between the regular clouds) at tankspot: http://www.tankspot.com/forums/f206/41899-naxxramas-grobbulus.html
In practice, it's kind of tricky to get down just right, though with practice the main tank can figure out just how far to move between each cloud. Where it breaks down is toward the end of the fight, when the mutagen is coming so fast that there really isn't time or space to get everyone's in between the normal clouds.
The healer shortage and how to fix it {WoW}
Dec 18th 2008 2:41PM I like to heal. I wouldn't be comfortable doing dps or tanking or any of that. I switched to full Disc before going to Northrend to get practice for eventual raids. I usually would get a /tell every half hour or hour by someone looking for a healer, and eventually I had to start saying no because I never got anything else done. I've tried doing Heroics with pickup groups but they are always terrible, so I've switched to only running Heroics or raids with the guild.
It's just wayyy too stressful to heal pickup groups where half or more of the party is either undergeared or doesn't know how to play their class. I can usually keep people alive, but after one bad run I'm mentally exhausted and it makes the rest of the night less fun.
I still get frequent requests to join a pickup group, and whenever I join the LFG channel I will see a handful of group leaders giving the "need healer for Heroic _____ then gtg" for half an hour or more. I've known healers that switched to something else because they don't want to deal with the stress of raid or Heroic healing. If it's really down to an issue of certain personalities liking to heal while others do not, it's hard to point out any type of wide-reaching solution.
Death Knight's Death Grip as crowd control {WoW}
Dec 17th 2008 2:17PM It works the other way around also. As a healer I get targeted by 98% of the players in whatever Battleground I'm running, and it's always nice to get harassed by a rogue only to have a competent death knight ally yoink the rogue off me and lay down some hurt.
Oddly enough, I have to admit a death knight has never actually killed me without a lot of help. Being a disc priest probably has something to do with my general survivability(though I've never had to use Disc-only spells), but as long as I kept spamming Dispel and Abolish Disease on myself I could effectively kite a DK around while ranged allies killed him off. He couldn't mind freeze me because all I'd use are instants, and without diseases up a lot of their abilities aren't very good.
I also like it when a death knight Death Grips me right into the middle of his ranged/caster allies and I get to fear them all. I call that a LOLgrip.
Breakfast Topic: Don't you mean the *healer* shortage? {WoW}
Dec 9th 2008 10:13AM Three of five shaman healers available to our guild have, after a few rounds of Heroics, outright given up on healing and switched to Elemental for good. I play a Disc priest and have been taking my time getting through the content(maybe two levels a week at most), but now there is increasing pressure for me get to 80 so I can start running the nightly Heroics. I just want to fish.
The only frustration I've had in getting to the upper 70s is that nobody wants to do regular instances. Whenever I join LFG to try to run something like Occulus or Utgarde Pinnacle I get to watch hours of people saying 'lf healer for Heroic (insert instance name) then gtg.' I've run a lot of the lower-level instances and there have only been a couple of times that a group disbanded early on because we couldn't find a tank.


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Strawberry Fields Forever, Er… Well For, At Least, June
I definitely have spring fever — even if the weather isn't cooperating — so the old Beatles tune comes to mind. Except those strawberry fields won't be available for picking until the beginning of June. #)(*)$(#*@*!
Ok, I'll calm down and tell you about strawberries to come in Wisconsin instead. I didn't know this, but the U.S. is the world's largest producer of strawberries. And the USDA lists Wisconsin as 7th in the top 10 state producers. Makes you feel healthy just knowing that, right?
If you're like me, you either already have a favorite grower to pick from near you, or you delight in finding new places to pick. The Wisconsin Berry Growers Association (WBGA) has done the homework for you if you'd like to find a new place (for raspberries and blueberries, too). Just click on the Find A Grower section of their site, plug in your zipcode, and find where to pick.
If you live in central or southern Wisconsin, our season is roughly from June 1-July 10. They're a little behind in northern Wisconsin, with their picking season June 15-July 15.
I head to Skelly's Farm Market of Janesville annually. You can find them at the Janesville Farmer's Market or go directly to their farm for your own picking.
Both Skelly's and the WBGA sites offer tips about picking, handling, freezing, plus recipes. The best time to pick strawberries? Early in the morning or early in the evening when it's cooler. That timing is better for the strawberries and for you.
Skelly's is not only popular as a strawberry picking site – but also because of their jams, pies, turnovers and to-die-for strawberry donuts. Scott Skelly said he can't even estimate the amount of berries they use in all their products, but "it is a lot."
I asked Scott if Wisconsin Bites could have a version of Skelly's strawberry donut recipe, for readers to try at home. Unfortunately for us, Scott said their donut recipe actually involves a 50 lb. bag of commercial donut mix "plus a lot of other tasty ingredients that make them so good." That means no donuts for us.
So, I'm offering a strawberry recipe that my friend Pam McCarthy Kern and I were inspired to bake. It's a good one to make the night before. And I'm hoping if you get to Janesville, you'll just stop at Skelly's or the farmer's market and just buy — and enjoy — a strawberry donut!
Strawberry Chocolate Shortbread Bars
From: Pam McCarthy Kern and me
Inspired by Southern Living Magazine
Serves: 4 dozen
Time: 20 minutes to assemble; 1 hour for baking, 5 hours for cooling.
1 cup strawberry preserves (or more, if you like)
1 cup bittersweet chocolate
2 cups flour
1/2 c. powdered sugar
3/4 cup butter (cold)
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup slivered almonds
16 oz cream cheese
2 eggs
Garnish: whipped cream, strawberries and mint sprigs
Preheat the oven to 350. Grease 13 x 9 pan.
Stir flour and powdered sugar in bowl. Then use pastry blender to add butter until a crumbly consistency. Mix almonds in with your hands, then press into cake pan and bake for about 28 minutes.
Then melt chocolate in microwave and finely spread over shortbread. Let cool.
While base is cooling, whip together sugar and cream cheese. Add eggs and beat until smooth.
Once base has cooled, spread strawberry preserves over chocolate layer. I like a lot of jam. :)
Follow with cream cheese mixture. Bake 28-30 minutes more until set.
Let cool for an hour and then put into refrigerator for at least 4 hours.
To serve, add a dollop of whipped cream, a strawberry slice and a mint sprig to each piece.
The strawberries offer a refreshing spring taste, while the chocolate and mint are a nice surprise.
Speaking of mint…stay tuned for next week's recipe.
BITE THIS: Wisconsin Bites hit 1,000 followers yesterday! Yay! Thanks for getting WB off to a good start!!
3 Responses to "Strawberry Fields Forever, Er… Well For, At Least, June"
Cindy Great information!! Thanks Paula!
awhrmh12151997 Those strawberries like great. Strawberry shortcake sounds so good.
Connie F Recipe sounds & looks delicious. I will be making this soon.


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Averett Recognizes Faculty & Staff at Luncheon
May 17, 2011
Averett University recognized its faculty and staff during a special luncheon April 28. Following lunch, the University recognized members of the faculty and staff for their years of service and the Outstanding Faculty and Outstanding Staff members of the year. Those recognized for having worked at the University for 10 years were Head Football Coach Mike Dunlevy, Coordinator of Development Services Diane Gosney, Administrative Assistant to Director of Alumni Relations Sherry McDowell, Director of Admissions & International Counselor Joel Nester, Associate Professor of Education Dr. Lynn Wolf and Associate Professor of Graduate Business Administration Dr. Jeff Woo. For having worked 15 years at the University, those recognized include Theatre Professor Richard Breen, Payroll/Benefits Coordinator Faye Dix, Head Baseball Coach Ed Fulton and Academic Advisor for the Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) Program Erma Neveu. For having worked 20 years at the University, those recognized were Head Volleyball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director Danny Miller, Coordinator of Faculty Services Carter Neal and Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics Dr. Gary Tucker. For having worked 25 years at the University, those recognized were Assistant Professor of Equestrian Studies Jane Faulkner, Cashier/Coordinator of Supplies/Purchasing Rose Holley and Director of Study Abroad Dr. Larry Wilburn. For having worked 30 years at the University, those recognized were Psychology Professor Dr. Jean Hatten, English Professor Dr. Betty Heard, Associate Professor of Business Administration Vince Kania and Associate Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science Steve Lemery. For having worked 35 years at the University, Dr. Gail Allen, professor of music was recognized. Three people retired from the University this year including Dr. John Laughlin, religion professor, Heard and Dr. Charles "Chuck" Layne, director of graduate education for the GPS Program. Averett faculty, staff, students and alumni nominate faculty and staff members for the Outstanding Faculty and Outstanding Staff members of the year. Then a committee comprised of faculty, staff and students selects the recipient for each award. This year's Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year was Steve Lemery and the Outstanding Staff Member of the Year was Linda Lemery, circulation manager in the library.


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Our PsycBooks database added the 7 new titles below to its database in August. In addition, it added 20 classic titles. A full list is available here.
Cognitive Fatigue: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Current Research and Future Applications (2010) Edited by Phillip L. Ackerman, PhD.
A balance of theoretical and empirical research, reviewed from several different countries, makes this a truly multinational and interdisciplinary collection. Each chapter concludes with a lively discussion among authors, and the book itself concludes with a provocative open panel discussion regarding promising avenues for research and application.
Essential Ethics for Psychologists: A Primer for Understanding and Mastering Core Issues (2010) by Thomas F. Nagy, PhD
This one-of-a-kind book acculturates the reader into ethical practice in psychology by enhancing critical thinking skills. Rather than explain each of the 80+ standards of the APA Ethics Code, the book examines the code's underlying principles.
Ethical Practice in Operational Psychology: Military and National Intelligence Applications (2010) Edited by Carrie H. Kennedy, PhD, ABPP and Thomas J. Williams, PhD
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Narcissism and Machiavellianism in Youth: Implications for the Development of Adaptive and Maladaptive Behavior (2010) Edited by Christopher T. Barry, PhD; Patricia K. Kerig, PhD; Kurt K. Stellwagen, PhD; and Tammy D. Barry, PhD
This book highlights how knowledge of both narcissism and Machiavellianism may influence problematic youth social interactions as well as youth adaptation to developmental contexts such as peer relationships. The book brings together for the first time scholars who have empirically examined the emotional, social, and behavioral correlates of these constructs in youth.
Reproductive Trauma: Psychotherapy With Infertility and Pregnancy Loss Clients (2010) By Janet Jaffe, PhD and Martha O. Diamond, PhD
Written by specialists in the field of reproductive counseling, this volume will help clinicians to understand and effectively treat the unique needs of clients who have experienced adverse reproductive events, which include infertility, miscarriage, perinatal or newborn loss, and premature or other complicated births.
Short-Term Group Therapies for Complicated Grief: Two Research-Based Models (2010) By William E. Piper, PhD; John S. Ogrodniczuk, PhD; Anthony S. Joyce, PhD; and Rene Weideman, PhD
Although a certain amount of grief is expected and normal following the loss of a loved one, many people experience particularly intense and/or long-lasting grief, or complicated grief (CG). Up to 20% of acutely bereaved individuals and 33% of psychiatric outpatients suffer from CG. Furthermore, as the baby boom generation ages, the number of people experiencing CG will likely increase. This book begins with a meticulous, comprehensive review of research related to CG, including prevalence, risk factors, effects of patient characteristics and group composition on therapeutic outcome, and mechanisms of change in group therapies for CG. The chapters also describe how the two models were developed and tested. Finally, the book explains how to administer the models, including assessing patients, forming groups, preparing group members for treatment, and running and terminating the group.


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Explore Deckbuilding with a New Force Pack in STAR WARS (TM): The Card Game |
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Every Star Wars™: The Card Game player loves to receive new objective sets, and building new decks after the release of a new Force Pack can be a fun and rewarding activity. But is it better to modify your existing decks, or build completely new ones with every new Force Pack?
Today, guest writer Nathanael Tripp offers some deckbuilding advice, focused on a specific objective set from Heroes and Legends, the first Force Pack in the new Echoes of the Force cycle. For Nate's thoughts on deckbuilding and altering existing decks, read below.
Guest Writer Nathanael Tripp on Deckbuilding with The False Report
The long awaited release of the first Force Pack in the Echoes of the Force cycle is upon us! With this release, we face some important decisions regarding deck creation. With five new objective sets in each Force Pack, it's important to know where to start altering or creating decks. Some people jump in headfirst and throw every new set into a deck, but is this the most efficient way to do things?
Not really. In most cases, it's better to start where you're familiar. This means taking a deck you've played extensively and modifying it around newly released cards. Let's take a look at an example of how to do this with a new Force Pack by taking The False Report (Heroes and Legends, 505) objective set and seeing how it changes a well-known deck.
Character decks have some of the most iconic Star Wars characters of all time in them. For that reason, most new players tend to gravitate towards decks that include these characters. A great example of a Character-based deck runs the following objectives, or some slight variation:
Jedi Affiliation
2x A Hero's Journey
2x The Secret of Yavin 4
2x Questionable Contacts
2x Wookiee Life Debt
2x Asteroid Sanctuary
This is a very solid deck, based around Characters, such as Luke Skywalker (Core Set, 92), Han Solo (Core Set, 64), and Chewbacca (Edge of Darkness, 319), along with the Millennium Falcon (Edge of Darkness, 332) and protector units. Quite a few people played this deck at the 2013 Star Wars: The Card Game World Championship to great success. This deck forms a solid foundation, but what changes can we make to the deck to use some of the new objective sets from Heroes and Legends?
Changing the Core
The first question is what affiliation do we want the deck to focus on: Smugglers and Spies or Jedi? If we want to add The False Report to our deck, we need to keep in mind that it is Smugglers and Spies affiliation only. Thus, focusing on Smugglers and Spies objective sets seems like the logical way to go with the deck. By doing this, we lose some of the protection offered by the Jedi objective sets, but we gain the extra punch of being able to run some heavy-hitting Smuggler sets. At this point, the core of our deck looks like this:
Smuggler Affiliation
2x The False Report
2x Questionable Contacts
2x Wookiee Life Debt
2x Asteroid Sanctuary
Choosing the final two objective sets is tricky, because there are a multitude of ways we could take the deck, vastly changing how the deck will play. We have a few criteria we want our last two objectives to meet. They need to contain Characters to interact with the Millennium Falcon and Wookiee Life Debt. They should have extra resource cards. Lastly, if possible, they should get additional cards into your opponent's hand to reduce the cost of the Aquaris Freeholders (Heroes and Legends, 506).
Filling Out the Edges
Our first option is the tried and true Renegade Squadron Mobilization (The Search for Skywalker, 208). Echo Caverns (The Search for Skywalker, 212) comes in this set, bringing you all kinds of tricks and traps. Echo Caverns alone may make this objective set good enough to be a one-of in our deck. The rest of the cards in this objective set are decent to boot. This is a good set to keep as a forerunner for now, but we might find something even better.
Trust Me (Edge of Darkness, 327) is a front runner as it meets quite a few criteria for this deck. First and foremost, you get an objective with a great ability and two resources. You get a strong Character in Lando Calrissian (Edge of Darkness, 328) who can help you make the most of Han Solo's ability and protect you from bad combat situations. You receive another resource to help pay for tricks. The other cards in this objective set give you more ways to control the board, but they're situational. This set might seem like a natural fit, but our deck must run differently to make these cards function effectively. With Lando, we need to keep an open resource to use his ability, which can limit our options. Overall this set is good, but maybe not exactly what we're looking for.
Rendar's Wrath (Balance of the Force, 425) is an objective I've found myself using a lot recently. The objective itself is good, as it often forces your opponent into suboptimal blocks to avoid taking extra damage. Dash Rendar (Balance of the Force, 426) is a great attacker since you can leave resources open to give him the unit damage to take out defenders. Arcona Rumor Mongers (Balance of the Force, 427) are nasty little units too. They often sneak in for unopposed damage, since your opponent rarely wants to commit two blockers to stopping them. Smuggling Shipment (Balance of the Force, 428) also acts as pseudo resource as it can be used at any time to free up a single resource. Overall, this set, although limited to one per objective deck, seems to be a sure fit for how the deck is being shaped.
After considering our options my final decklist is:
Smuggler Affiliation
2x The False Report
2x Questionable Contact
2x Wookiee Life Debt
2x Asteroid Sanctuary
1x Rendar's Wrath
1x Renegade Squadron Mobilization
We gain all the benefits of the Millennium Falcon and the protection of Wookiee Life Debt as well as a slew of combat tricks to keep the opponent guessing. The Arcona Rumor Mongers give us lots of openings for free attacks, where we can use Echo Cavern to grab extra objective damage or tactics icons. You even have the Aquaris Freeholders waiting to pounce on the unwary opponent who loads up their hand for edge battles, giving you a monster unit for cheap.
Hopefully this brief overview of how to go about tweaking a deck once a new Force Pack comes out has shown that you don't need to reinvent the wheel every time. Stick with what you know and your deck will emerge much stronger. Until next time, thanks for reading and may the Force be with you!
Thanks, Nathanael!
Nathanael Tripp is an avid player of Star Wars: The Card Game, who enjoys playing the game casually and competitively. Look for more Star Wars guest articles from Nathanael and other writers in coming months!
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Book: Afterlife (Evernight #4) by Claudia Gray Published by: HarperTeen, March 8, 2011 Genre: Young Adult Format/pages: Hardcover 368 pages Format read/Source: ARC courtesy of NetGalley Date read: October 11 2010 Rating: 4 / 5 Stars Synopsis from the author's website (includes spoilers for books 1-3) Bianca and Lucas have… Read more »
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THE IJ'S front page story on Sept. 16, "Marin City: Residents say sheriff's department too hostile," did not tell the half of it.
Most of the 50 African American adults who turned out to the Marin City Community Services District Board meeting three days before spoke out against the indignities and harassment they had endured from sheriff's deputies, who have a substation in their community.
One of the board members said that the turn-out was the biggest in memory. Most were mothers and older men. There were no juveniles, although it was the abuse of them that their mothers often complained about.
One mother said that whenever her son left the house, she warned him, "Watch out for the deputies."
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Residents conceded that Marin City has crime problems, requiring veteran deputies.
What came through was a culture of bullying.
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Marin deputies are responsible for the admissions of 31 percent of jail inmates, which is 63 percent higher per capita than the ratio of arrests of municipal police forces taken together.
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Remember how excited I was about growing these? I rue the day I planted them. lol.
I do have the other kind growing, the more "feathery" one's with pink flowers. I'll definitely plant them again. Here's 2 pictures of the yellow Cosmos. In the beginning they were full of blooms, now they're mostly green bushy monsters in the garden. I don't fertilize as was told, I don't over water them either. I let them dry out as much as I can. No clue what's wrong. If I cut them back will they start over and bloom for me? One side of the garden: The other side of the garden: |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Fri, Jun 25, 10 at 12:05
There are all different types of cosmos. Some have grown to 10' tall for me! Do you know what kind you planted? |
I have no idea of the specific name except that these Cosmos only come in yellow or orange. No other colors. You can tell by the thickness of the leaves they're different from the "lighter" cosmos...the one's that are more fernlike, which is what I thought I was growing! This is what I get from buying a plant that's not specifically labeled! grrrr. Don't get me wrong, they were really nice a few weeks ago, now they're just an ugly bush with very few flowers. And I religiously deadhead them too. |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Fri, Jun 25, 10 at 12:32
Yours are most likely Cosmos sulphureus. The pink/white/red combo is Cosmos bipinnatus. This article suggests cutting back to 12-18 inches. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cosmos sulphureus
Annie, they were planted in regular soil, no potting soil added. We also have a ton of these growing near our road in our wildflower plot, so I won't need any seed for years. lol. Oh Annie, you should see our tall Blanket flowers! They're beautiful and growing almost as tall as the Cosmos! Next year I'll plant the "common cosmo" though. Orange is just not a good color for me for some reason. Natal, that's funny, the first link you gave me is one I have in my Fave places and read it again today, but I overlooked the part that said to cut them back! lol. They'll be getting a whacking tonight if I don't see many buds. There's still a few but not much to make a difference. |
- Posted by krycek1984 6a/Cleveland (My Page) on Fri, Jun 25, 10 at 14:45
It's funny, I think I planted the same exact cosmos!!!!! And I also planted the more traditional, feathery leaved ones. And I, as well, will not plant these orange/thicker leaved ones again. It just showed the flowers on the seed packet so I didn't know I'd end up with these huge leafed things. I much prefer the traditional feathery ones myself. It's just funny because I have the same exact situation. |
- Posted by cindysunshine 5b (My Page) on Fri, Jun 25, 10 at 21:50
You know, I love them both and always grow them both - the pink/white ones go in my butterfly garden and front borders and I use the 'Bright Lights' orange/yellow ones in the hot color beds out back. Mine look rather like the pics you post this year as well - but when it gets hot and dry and they stress some they will really bloom their hearts out - and I find the seeds drop and I get a whole new crop of fresh blooming plants by late summer. Love them. :) |
- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Fri, Jun 25, 10 at 22:36
cindysunshine (what a cute ID), Maybe that's why mine is blooming so well - everything gets stressed out in my garden. It's always dry. :( |
- Posted by roper2008 virginia 7a-8 (email@example.com) on Sat, Jun 26, 10 at 10:02
Sometimes your doing something right without knowing it. My sister planted some mixed Cosmos seeds where I had a pool filled in. I'm too busy with my flowers and vegetables, that I hardly ever water her flowers. The Cosmos are doing great in all different colors. There's another yellow flower seed she threw in there. It's very pretty, but I don't know what the flower is. I'll take a picture of it today, so you can identify it. I believe it's a wild flower. Will try to save seeds from it. |
Kry, that's funny! I was SOOOO looking forward to growing my first Cosmos this year. I ended up cutting them back about 18 inches and they look a lot nicer. These Cosmos are better grown near a fence as a backdrop. But the other Cosmos, the more delicate one's you and I like, I'll be planting a lot of them next Spring! These orange Cosmos I planted as plants. The other Cosmos I planted as seed (not a lot, darn it!), they came up so fast, and they're so pretty. I'll be growing a lot more of them next year for sure. I usually hate planting seeds for fear they won't come up, but the "common" Cosmos did great! Roper, definitely send a picture! |
- Posted by krycek1984 6a/Cleveland (My Page) on Sat, Jun 26, 10 at 23:46
That's so funny because that's the same exact reason I hate planting seeds...I have this fear they won't come up and THEN what will i do???????? I have found though that cosmos are incredibly easy from seed...I literally throw them on the ground and don't even cover them and up they go!!!!!!! I also love them because you don't have to fuss too much with spacing...just throw them down and they'll grow, 1 mm apart or an inch apart! |
Thank you, unknown people! I'm a-goin' out to get whacking! :D |
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