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I've read through some of the past Helenium postings, so I have a basic idea of what people like, but let's try this again just in case there are any updates. I have one last plant order to get in - to Forestfarm. They have a decent selection of Helenium at good prices, so I want to order as many as possible. Here's what they have: Dancing Flames Any experience? Suggestions? Kevin |
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- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 13, 13 at 11:24
I have Rubinzwerg and Double Trouble. I like both. Double Trouble has small blooms though. I have another one called 'Tiny Dancer' that is nice too. These have all been great and bloom a long time. I want Dancing Flames and Red Jewel. I'd definitely get those if I saw them! |
- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Wed, Feb 13, 13 at 14:00
I also LOVE 'Mardi Gras'- it is one of the most floriferous plants I grow as a matter of fact. Got 'Rubinzwerg' a couple years ago. It's in a bit too much shade, so hasn't done much yet. Think it may need to be in more sun for the flowers to "pop" anyway... I've had 'Coppelia' several years now (5? 6? your guess is as good as mine, LOL). Have to say I have become less than impressed with this one. The flowers are nice, but the plant hasn't bulked up much. Not sure if everyone has had the same experience with it or not. Anyhoo, if I had known I would have gone with one more vigorous! Darn! Now you have me wanting to try out more Helenium now ;-D I have been wanting Helenium 'Tie Dye' sooooo bad since seeing it a couple months ago online!! |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 13, 13 at 15:38
I have Mardi Gras too. I think its's my favorite! |
It appears 'Tiny Dancer' is a cultivar of Helenium flexuosum, so I wonder if there are major differences between the two? I really have to stop looking for these and make the most of what Forest Farms has to offer as long as I'm placing an order with them anyway. I really hate paying shipping charges on 1 or 2 plants from a whole bunch of nurseries. But I must say, after last seasons success with 'Mardi Gras', I'm really excited about trying as many new varieties of Helenium as possible. Kevin |
- Posted by echinaceamaniac 7 (My Page) on Wed, Feb 13, 13 at 21:49
Tiny Dancer is a compact version of flexuosum. It is the shortest Helenium I have. Plants Nouveau has a new series of compact varieties called Mariachi in several colors. Be on the look out for these too. Check out one at the link below. You can look at the rest on their site too. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Mariachi Heleniums
Those are beautiful, but what's this statement all about: "These plants come from the lab POTY virus free, so please replace your stock each year." "replace your stock each year"? That isn't a very good selling point. Is there a problem in the helenium world too? A new virus or something? Kevin |
Anyone had good experiences with growing Helenium hybrids from seed? I was unimpressed with the Red/Gold hybrids, and the offspring from the Helena mix I grew last year have so far bloomed yellow (I am hoping another color will emerge this season - if not, they have a date with the shovel). |
I only tried these from seed once - a mix from T&M. Of the ones that germinated, I probably planted out something like a dozen plants because that's all the room I had. They all bloomed yellow and not even variations of yellow - just all the same yellow. Maybe if you have tons of room to plant dozens and dozens of seedlings in the hopes of getting something good it might be worth the effort, but I don't have that kind of room. Kevin |
- Posted by christinmk z5b eastern WA (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 15:28
-Eric, link below is a thread I found here where someone suggests 'Red Shades' has a few seedlings close to the original. Sorry, don't know any others... You never know unless you try! MOBOT says 'Mardi Gras' was a chance seedling between two(?) unknown cultivars. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Helenium seedlings...
- Posted by hostaholic2 zone 4 MN (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 23:18
I have Double Trouble and like it. I also have two other un-named seedlings from a seed pkt from T & M many years ago. I only stated a bout a half dozen, kept two for myself. One is a tall 4 1/2 to 5 ft yellow, the other is a reddish with yellow tipped petals. I can't complain for the years of blooms they've given me. |
I am going to get the new intro Ruby Tuesday this year. The perfect color to compliment my shutters! :) The reviews on this one are really good and they say 150 blooms a season. I'll take that any day! Looking forward to trying it out. |
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THE Barangay Lapu-Lapu and Barangay Sasa clinched the titles of their respective divisions at the close of the Summerfest 3-on-3 Basketball Challenge Barangames at the NCCC Mall of Davao Kadayawan Hall Sunday.
The Buddi Belches-coached Barangay Lapu-Lapu defeated Barangay 22-C, 21-17, as Van Tarranza sank the game-winning basket behind the arc.
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Barangay Lapu-Lapu, went home with P10,000 and a trophy for the feat while Barangay 22-C received P7,000. Third-placer Barangay San Antonio Agdao got P5,000 and fourth-placer Barangay Matina Crossing went home with P3,000.
The Jun Rosique-mentored Barangay Sasa, meanwhile, defeated Barangay Talomo, 16-14, in girls U16 final.
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Barangay 21-C, for its part, annexed the boys and girls U12 crowns. The boys team, a 21-19 winner over, Barangay 1-A, was bannered by Seiya Taga, Rafael Cambonoga, Ricky Saja and Merlito Enhambre. Barangays 1-A, 19-B and Sto. Niño Mintal wounded up in the next three spots.
The Barangay 21-C girl dribblers subdued Barangay 40-D, 10-8, as the latter placed second and Barangay Matina Aplaya landed third.
The champions in the girls and boys U12 categories took home P8,000 and a trophy while the next three placers got P5,000, P3,000 and P2,000.
The cagefest was organized by the Duaw Dabaw Foundation, City Tourism Investment Promotions, Inc. and the Sports Development Division of the City Mayor's Office as part of the Davao Summerfest 2012.
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Laboratory testing aides us in diagnosing and monitoring your pet's condition. In addition to diagnosing and monitoring illness and disease, Manhattan veterinary diagnostic testing can also provide the veterinarian with additional information about your pet that is often undetectable during your pet's physical exam.
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Event: Dine About Town Launch Party
I get plenty of press releases about $100+ dinners. But really good deals are hard to find when it comes to dining and more desirable now than ever. For the next couple of months I'm going to try to focus on events under $40. We'll see how it goes…
Dine About Town, the annual dining promotion sponsored by the San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau is back! In a traditionally slow restaurant season it offers a good way to try a pricey restaurant for less than you might normally pay. Three course lunches are $21.95 and three course dinners are $34.95. Just a few of the restaurants on the list I highly recommend include Foreign Cinema, Luella, Anchor & Hope, RNM, Absinthe, Ducca and 1550 Hyde. But make your reservations now, because popular restaurants get very busy during this promotion, especially on the weekends.
A particularly good deal is Macy's Dine About Town launch party. Your $20 donation to Meals on Wheels gets you 10 tasting tickets which you can use to sample offerings from some of the Dine About Town participating restaurants, namely Café Andree, Campton Place Restaurant, Chez Papa Resto, Colibri Mexican Bistro, Daffodil, Fish & Farm, First Crush, Level III, Market Street Grill, Roots, and XYZ.
What: Dine About Town launch party
Where: The Cellar @ Macy's Union Square, 170 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
When: January 14, 2009 at 6 p.m.
How: Purchase tickets. Note that tickets must be purchased in advance; bring your printed confirmation to exchange for tasting tickets at the event. Space is limited.
Why: At the party you will meet Dine About Town featured chefs, enjoy a cooking demonstration by Jake des Voignes, executive chef at Fish & Farm, moderated by "the tablehopper" Marcia Gagliardi and taste Napa Valley wines and receive a keepsake "Only in San Francisco" wine glass.
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Amy Sherman began blogging in 2003, because all her friends and family were constantly asking her where and what to eat. Three months after it launched, Forbes chose her blog, Cooking with Amy, as one of the top five best food blogs, praising her writing as "smart, cozy and witty". Since then her blog has been featured and recipes reprinted in many newspapers and magazines in the U.S. and the world. In addition to regularly updating her blog, Amy is a guest contributor to the Epicurious.com blog, and Contributing Editor of Glam Dish. She also writes restaurant reviews for SF Station. Her focus on Bay Area Bites is primarily cookbook reviews along with some interviews and current events. Amy is a recipe developer and freelance food writer. She is author of WinePassport: Portugal and wrote the new introduction to the classic cookbook, Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book, published by the University of Nebraska Press. She recently completed 45 recipes for a Williams-Sonoma cookbook and wrote her first piece for VIA magazine. She is currently serving on the board of the San Francisco Professional Food Society and is a member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Amy lives in San Francisco with her husband, tech journalist Lee Sherman.-


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My cricket guru David Frith had told me some years back that it was tougher to deal with too much rather than too little material when writing a book. That was the dilemma faced by me when I got down to writing the first major biography of Sachin Tendulkar in September 2001. What loomed in front of me was a mountain of material.
Eventually, the book took up around 125,000 words at a time when Tendulkar had 12 years of international cricket behind him. Two updates followed in 2010 and 2012, the second to mark his 100th international century.
Controversies? Just a tinge. It was a big letdown back in 2000 when Tendulkar did not take a more proactive role against the scourge of match-fixing that broke out that year with the revelation of the Hansie Cronje tapes. A couple of years later came the business of import duty on his prized Ferrari gift. And that was about all.
Not for Tendulkar the shenanigans of two of his most famous contemporaries and friends, Aussie Shane Warne and West Indian Brian Lara who for all their dazzling cricket achievements, made as many headlines in the gossip section as the sports pages. Matrimony and fatherhood came early to SRT. The responsibility of a young family and his solid middle class values meant that despite the deluge of riches, fame and adulation, the boy from Bandra was always firmly focused on cricket.
His story is well known by now and the stuff of legends (and maybe the subject of a movie somewhere down the line). The child prodigy, son of a Marathi professor and poet, guided by his elder brother Ajit, coached by the legendary Ramakant Achrekar who never changed his natural style, breaker of records while still a teenager. And nearly a quarter of a century later holder of all the major batting records both in Test cricket and ODIs, something that will never even be approached as international cricket is rapidly being sidelined by the mushrooming of 20/20 leagues across the world.
And yet, the lingering feeling is that he jumped before he was pushed. The last two years had been bleak, the runs had dried up. The shoehorning of the series against the West Indies at home by the BCCI in order to allow him to play his 200th Test match at home - assuming he avoids another of his numerous injuries - gave the first hint. Was this a stage managed swansong, a not-too-subtle hint that at 40 and with no more worlds to conquer, it was time to bow out?
The perfect farewell should have been at his beloved Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011 as his long cherished dream of being part of a World Cup winning India was finally fulfilled.
The cricket world was at his feet, the nation in ecstasy as MS Dhoni followed in the footsteps of Kapil Dev 28 years earlier. The long wait was finally over and what a glorious occasion it would have been for Tendulkar to announce the end of his international career that heady night.
But it was not to be. For at the end of the final against Sri Lanka, the great man was stuck on 99 international centuries. And what followed in England, Australia, India and finally Bangladesh was an agonizing wait for that elusive ton that was to place him in a club of one ? another feat that will never be matched.
It had been 33 innings and over a year without a century in Tests or ODIs until the landmark was finally achieved in painful fashion at Mirpur in the Asia Cup on March 16 last year. The unfortunate fact that India lost the match to Bangladesh was almost a sidenote as Tendulkar's sigh of relief on reaching three figures was echoed by millions of his fans.
West Indies bowlers should provide easy meat for Tendulkar next month, a stage-mannered farewell hardly befitting his saintly stature. Almost three years and 22 Test matches without a century - his leanest trot - just goes to show that not even the greatest can fight Father Time.
Though his last couple of years have been bleak, it would be harsh to judge such a glorious career by such a narrow yardstick. For Tendulkar was the one great unifier who brought the nation together like no other figure post Independence. No film star - certainly no political leader - has quite had that ability. He was left untainted even by the petty parochialism stoked by the Indian Premier League. Wherever in India the Mumbai Indians played, the crowds wanted to see Tendulkar succeed.
His arrival on the international scene in 1989 was a freak of timing. For within a year cable television had come to India. And in 1991, the then Finance Minister Dr. Manhoman Singh opened up India?s markets to the world.
These three seemingly disparate moments in time came together to elevate Indian cricket to where it stands today, the cash-rich beast that seeks to devour everything before it. Who would have imagined 25 years ago?
A massive number of Indian cricket fans have no idea of what cricket is without Tendulkar since 60 per cent of the population is under the age of 30.
What life will be for them without Tendulkar is hard to imagine. What Indian cricket will be without him is even harder to envisage. But what life will be for Tendulkar without cricket is the most perplexing question of all. The nation wishes him well.
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Major difference between the two is that Clarke will at least warn you before breaking your ****ing
Micheal Clarke does strike me as the kind of person who would run on the pitch, come to think of it.
Except interfere with freedom of association, if they really are blocking the formation of a playe
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I mean the only thing that can even possibly keep the BCCI in check are the players, and there's no
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Have you ever thought about how you would like your affairs to be left in the event of your sudden death?
I have been working with expatriates around the world for the past 11 years. Having done so, I have found that it is common for important documents to be scattered across different locations.
Some are with us, wherever we are. Some are in our office. We keep some with our parents. Some may be in a safe deposit box somewhere.
Sound familiar?
The trouble with this is that in the event of sudden death it creates huge problems for those that survive us at a time when they really need things to be as simple as possible.
That is why having a "death folder" with all of your important documents in it is so important.
With that in mind, here is a list of 25 documents that you should collect in order to make things easier for those you leave behind.
Birth, Marriage and Divorce
1. Personal birth certificate
2. Marriage licence
3. Divorce papers
4. Birth certificate/adoption papers for minor children
Life Insurance and Retirement
5. Life insurance policy documents (including beneficiary nominations)
6. Personal pension documents
7. Employer pension details
8. Annuity documents
9. Details of any entitlement to state pensions
Bank Accounts
10. List of bank accounts
11. Details of safe deposit boxes
Proof of Ownership
12. Property, land and cemetery deeds
13. Mortgage details
14. Proof of loans made
15. Proof of debts owed
16. Vehicle ownership documents
17. Stock certificates, brokerage accounts, investment platform details
18. Details of premium bonds, government bonds, investment bonds
19. Partnership and corporate operating/ownership agreements (including offshore companies)
20. Tax returns
21. Will
22. Instruction letter
23. Trust documents
24. Burial/cremation wishes
25. List of names and contact numbers for: Financial adviser, doctor, lawyer/solicitor, accountant, insurance broker.
Don't Forget
Don't forget to somehow collect details of your on-line life. As more and more of our lives move on-line, these need to be kept together.
You should keep a list of your usernames/passwords for your e-mail accounts, online bank accounts and social media accounts (so that someone can close them down).
Isn't keeping all of this stuff together risky?
If these documents were to fall into the wrong hands, yes. Identity theft is a serious issue and you should do all that is in your power to keep these documents safe.
However, having everything in one place should make keeping your documents secure easier as opposed to having to track them if they scattered around the world.


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Don Garber, Major League Soccer commissioner, was in Seattle on Wednesday to discuss possible expansion to the city, an MLS spokesman confirmed yesterday. Garber met with Adrian Hanauer, Seattle Sounders general manager, and MLS press officer Simon Borg characterized the conversation as another in a series of meetings between the two. Hanauer is considered the lead official hoping to bring a top-tier professional soccer franchise to Seattle. Garber and Hanauer had most recently discussed expansion May 27 at the MLS offices in New York. MLS currently has 10 teams and is looking to expand to 14 by the 2006 season. Chivas USA, the American version of the popular Mexican club, is already confirmed as one of the new franchises to begin play in 2005. It will play out of Chicago or Los Angeles, two cities that already have MLS teams but also have large Mexican and Mexican-American populations. MLS is expected to announce the home of Chivas USA later this month. The other new team for 2005 will be from Seattle, Houston, Philadelphia or Salt Lake City. MLS will name that franchise at either the end of this month or in early July. If Seattle does not get a 2005 team, it will be considered for 2006, when MLS will name two more expansion teams. Hanauer seeks an ownership partner to take on part of the financial responsibility of owning an MLS team. Copyright © 2004 The Seattle Times Company
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No, she is not Despara because of Skeletor's mind wiping spell, altough it would make sense since Hordak was instructing him. They said they were in Despondos so I think they told her story about being Despara and everything but that's past Despara. The Despara we see now is Adora turned back into Despara, after the Horde reclaimed Etheria.
Just got it today... didn't like the family death scene; especially after the sadness of Boston. But other than that I am in. I know a lot of people have design problems, but we already have a lot of comics with those designs and stories... I like reading something new. I don't take one canon over any other... These "characters" were toys first, most of them. So I created my own mythos 30 years ago... it's fun to see what others have come up with... and Despara is one of the BEST re-designs and most certainly should be a new figure.
I will NEVER believe that Mermista beheaded Mer-Man! You sit on a throne of lies.... and smell of beef and cheese, bio writer!!!!
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I have to say...I don't like all the comedy during The Sorceress' funeral. That's salt in a wound, for sure. Lop her head off like she's nothing, break fans' hearts and then make it a joke?! Also, Teela HATED The Sorceress? WTH is that about? She always had GREAT respect for her. Teela stripping in front of everyone? Double WTH is that about? I guess this will be known as Teela's exploitation scene. Evil-Lyn had hers, naked on Nolar and The Sorceress' was her severed head being held by Skeletor. Flutterina was savagely murdered and tossed aside like garbage without her NAME even being spoken! I wonder when Despera, Adora or She-Ra will get her exploitation scene? Will it be an up-skirt shot? /horrible sarcasm about DC's treatment of women in comics.
I have to say...I really like when Despera blasted Teela off the balcony and said "Servants should know their place." Teela's kind of a spoiled, bratty ***** in the new comics.
The rest of the issue was good, but man, they're SO short! I was right about Despera putting the farmer and kids out of their misery. I really don't care for that scene, but it wasn't an act of evil. They happened to land there and mortally wound the family and Despera didn't want them to suffer. She's very cold, but you can tell that deep inside still lies Adora. I REALLY like how they are writing Despera. They're doing a fantastic job with her. Much better than Teela and He-Man, in my opinion. I can't wait for the next issue. Sister Act.
Hordak is SUPER creepy looking. I want to know what's up with the corpses that are like...part of his legs! I also can't wait to find out how Teela knows buzz-cut, tattoo faced Despera is Adora. I mean...she was kidnapped as a baby...when Teela would be a baby...and Adam didn't even recognize his sister!
Why does Teela hate all magic users? SOOO many questions.
I lol'ed at the Teela hair change scene. I think the funniest panel is when all three characters are looking at the reader. It was like Teela's saying "Thanks for making us change Teela's hair colour and ****** up our story!" The look on her face says it all. I truly believe they wanted to keep her blonde, but all the confusion early on if she was She-Ra (it was even questioned in interviews), made them change her hair colour. For the first few issues, people weren't sure if she WAS Teela or not when she was blonde, wielding a sword that looks like it could be the Sword of Protection.
Also, two blonde female leads...boring. I'm glad Teela is back to being a red-head, but they need to make her more likable. I have always loved Teela, but I don't care for her too much in this series. Some comedy is okay...but they're making her far too sarcastic too often...and blood thirsty. Her answer to everything seems to be to kill it...or swear. Teela was always fierce, classy, highly intelligent and SOMETIMES hot tempered. So far she doesn't seem to have any side to her that really cares about anything. She needs some humanizing, because she's less likable than Skeletor. HE's been given depth as Keldor in the origins story, which makes us understand him and feel bad for him.
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Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do. ― Apple Inc.
This isn't the other Teelas. The world of Yellow Cross He-Man is different, such as people knowing that Adam transforms into He-Man.
So what do we call the MOTU equivalent of Women in Refridgerators?Teela stripping in front of everyone? Double WTH is that about? I guess this will be known as Teela's exploitation scene. Evil-Lyn had hers, naked on Nolar and The Sorceress' was her severed head being held by Skeletor. Flutterina was savagely murdered and tossed aside like garbage without her NAME even being spoken! I wonder when Despera, Adora or She-Ra will get her exploitation scene? Will it be an up-skirt shot? /horrible sarcasm about DC's treatment of women in comics.
I think if it was She-Ra, she would have kept the winged tiara.I lol'ed at the Teela hair change scene. I think the funniest panel is when all three characters are looking at the reader. It was like Teela's saying "Thanks for making us change Teela's hair colour and ****** up our story!" The look on her face says it all. I truly believe they wanted to keep her blonde, but all the confusion early on if she was She-Ra (it was even questioned in interviews), made them change her hair colour. For the first few issues, people weren't sure if she WAS Teela or not when she was blonde, wielding a sword that looks like it could be the Sword of Protection.
But...Teela and She-Ra do have similar hair (if Teela is Blonde), similar clothing colors (white and gold), have similar weapons (jeweled 200X Sword and shield) and even similar steeds (Charger and Swiftwind are both unicorns, although Swiftwind has wings). If we had a creative team that was more..."reverent" of the history of MOTU like the MVCreations guys, then we could have had a nice little scene or issue leading up to the change. Blonde Teela is walking around and people call her She-Ra, while She-Ra is walking around and everyone calls her Teela. They fight a villain and then after a discussion and a laugh about their similarities, Teela decides to change her hair.
I believe that Giffen or better yet, DC editorial, probably never gave a reason for the change because they think that the change was so silly, so they never bothered to explain it. But they do have fun with it all issue. For that, I DO think the change might have been because of the fanbase preferring Teela to be redhaired. That must have been the #1 complaint about the new comic on our forums alone. The writing goes out of it's way to poke fun at the fact that she's a red head now and that it's strange, probably because Teela in that world was blonde up until this time.
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I loved it. I just wished that he-man was still a secret it kinda kills the point of having Adam. I'd always just be He-man......
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Yeah why is Adam not He- Man at all times now?
Maybe Adam does not likes to be an anabolyzed barbarian all the time.
The new designs are awful...I hope they dont make toys of they arent added to the subs...
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I'm thoroughly enjoying DC's MOTU comics. This was a great issue.
I suspect the story is setting up Teela to become the new Sorceress, possibly with the two of them merged into one body (which would be cool).
I want to smurf your smurf.
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It is spelled "Crita", not "Critta". Misspell her name and Crita will knock the "T" out of you!
Also...get her into the line!
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In the Val Staples canon - which I judge immensely superior in every way to this recent - offering - He-Man could not remain in his heroic form for too long, as the Power within him was potentially damaging to him - it was far too great for mortal hands (and minds) to wield for any great length of time and thus could do harm to its host and even corrupt him into abusing it - as MGMax so rightly points out (rather like Tolkien's rings of power - best used in moderation!) Nor was He-Man even the possessor of the WHOLE of the Power - only a part of it.
In that way Adam's persona protected He-Man from the harmful effects of the Power - and he had thus the actual requirement to revert to his less heroic format. This seems to me to be right; power IS damaging - and does corrupt - and isn't good for mortals in excess, so Adam's decency and humility really mattered as a safeguard against hubris and abuse - and the wearing effects of great power borne for too long.
Note, also, that under extreme physical and mental stress, He-Man could revert to being Adam whether he wished to or not - the external trauma forced the reverse transformation.
These nuances and subtleties have all been lost by the clumsy and ill-thought-out assertion that He-Man IS the Power. But, then, Giffen as a writer plainly lacks Staples' innate understanding - and, I fear, talent....
I can see no rationale for the change - but that goes for so much of this recent opus. Too many glaring flaws and too little shading - and, as a result, careless and unconvincing as stories.
Perhaps Adam being He-Man and He-Man (purportedly) BEING the Power explains why the prince is an unlikeable brat with no manners or feeling - and why He-Man is now a lumpen killer. He didn't used to be - because he served a true power - that gave him strength and skill sufficient to vanquish his foes and defend Eternia without needing to slaughter humans. And humility and decency too. And far better taste in the company he kept...
But, then, red-cross He-Man was a true and enduring hero; I am far from sure that yellow-cross He-Man is anything of the kind. Already my sympathies lie with the Horde - and pre-Giffen, that could NEVER have happened - but the present characters are mostly so utterly dislikeable and brash and shallow that it's almost impossible not to want to see them put to the sword by Despera. What a sad reflection on this brave new world that - indeed - hath such (obnoxious) people in it.
And - Barezz? You are so VERY right!
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Giffen is more like a casual fan of MOTU, not some one so intertwined with He-Man like Val is. He most likely sees everything from that viewpoint --without any real reverence for the source material. I'm not saying he hates the source material, but he's far more likely to change things than a hardcore fan would.
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....and therein lies the entire problem with this series and it's "new direction". It is fine to take certain small artistic liberties with a franchise to make a more thoughtful or realistic story arc, but to blatantly change a well known and deeply defined character...or several...to a shallow and one dimensional killer with no morals is flat out wrong on a basic level. A good story writer should know that as a cardinal rule. That is why this is such a travesty.
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I have to admit that I liked this issue better than most, if not all, of the six issue mini. That being said, despite a couple of minor things coincidentally matching up with my personal canon, I'm still not entirely digging these DC books.
The entire mini seemed half-baked (both in art and writing), and while I feel the story has a little more direction in this issue (whether it's a good direction or not is debatable), the art still seemed rushed. I should not be able to see the pencil breakdowns in the final product after it's been inked and colored. Does no one have an eraser? (Look at the steps on the page left of Adam's transformation for an example of what I mean). It just seems rushed.
As for the story, we'll see. I have no issues with different interpretations of MOTU. We all have our own personal canon, in a lot of ways. However, I'm not so sure that this one is one I'll remain interested in over time. I like depth to my stories, and over the course of seven issues (plus one-shots, etc.), I've not seen much from DC as yet.
It just feels... hollow... for lack of a better term.
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I liked how epic the city of Eternos looked. I didn't get the impression the H-symbol represented Zoar, though I like that idea and Zoar being the name of God on Eternia. I didn't care for the death of the family part either, but I also read Despara's mercy killing as a set up for Adora's compassion and eventual redemption. Honestly this was more like 200x days and I especially enjoyed that. I get the criticisms of Teela, but she's also the most interesting character in the issue. Why's she so angry and blood thirsty? Why does she hate magic and the Sorceress? How is she going to react to the truth? How does she recognize Adora? I'm most intrigued to know more about her, and by extension MAA is more interesting because she's a mirror for him (according to Dekker). The only thing odder than Teela stripping down in the hallway is the act somehow reminding Dekker of a young Duncan.
Also, I didn't see Marlena again. Think she's dead or lost somehow?
The Horde Troopers look very cool--probably my favorite design from DC. Not so fond of Hordak's design--looked okay for Horde Prime but I hope it's on a temporary look for Hordak.
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1) Teela doesn't say she hates the Sorceress. She just doesn't like her very much.
2) Teela doesn't revel in killing. She just tries to get He-Man to fight a powerful enemy before she stops monologueing. She's just genre savvy.
3) Teela stripping down in front of Adam, Duncan and Dekker informs character! She just doesn't care what others think about her. Considering that her normal costume is probably more revealing than her underwear I doubt one can argue this is the exploitative scene.
Also: We do not know how much of the strange behaviour of Teela comes from the essence of the Sorcress being transferred into her body...
The Blonde Teela (Battleground and Alcala Teela) Thread
MegaGearMax's 200X/MYP Screen Grabs
Sagitar 200X Prince Adam 200X Sorceress Evilseed (MYP)
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Note: Repeat this entire set of exercises 2-3 times depending on your fitness levels
Run for five minutes at a steady pace to raise your heart rate and get your metabolism moving.
The hamstring stretch: sweep the floor while keeping one leg straight. Repeat 10 times with each leg.
Side lunges: bend your knee and touch your ankle, keeping the other leg straight. Repeat 10 times on each side.
Lunges: step forward and drop the other knee to the floor. Repeat 10 times with each leg.
With feet shoulder-width apart, squat until your bum touches the bench. Immediately stand up, keeping the chest high and pushing through the heels.
Top tip: sit your bum right back to really work the thighs. Knees shouldn't come in front of your shoes. Repeat 10 times.
Step one leg up onto a bench, and pushing through that heel lift the other knee up high. Repeat 10 times with each leg.
Top tip: Don't bounce off the ground, use the leg on the bench to do the work.
Place hands on the bench just wider than your shoulders. Keep your body straight with feet apart. Bend your arms and lower your chest towards the bench and back up again.
Top tip: Breathe out as you push to ease excess strain on the body.
Take a big stride back with one leg, lowering your knee near to the floor before standing again. Repeat 10 times with each leg.
Top tip: Keep your chest up as you lunge backwards.
Place hands on the bench, and with your body straight, bring knees into your chest one at a time. Repeat 20 times, 10 with each leg.
Top tip: draw your abs in at the same time to work the core.
Place hand on the edge of the bench, feet out in front. Bend your elbows to lower your body to the ground and push back up. Repeat 10 times.
Sprint for 30 seconds and walk or jog for one minute. Repeat until you've completed 10 minutes.
Stretch calves…
Stretch your back and glutes…
Stretch quads…
Stretch hamstrings.
Hold each position for 30 seconds. And relax!
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Stephen P. Becker schrieb: > Tomasz Chmielewski wrote: > >> I was wondering if gentoo-mips is a right distribution/tool for me. >> >> Here's the summary what I have and what I want to achieve. >> >> I am interested in porting apps for wrt54 and similar hardware (they >> have Broadcom CPUs). When I connect a 2 GB usb-stick to such a device >> (i.e., to ASUS WL-500g Deluxe or to any other device listed on >> http://wiki.openwrt.org/TableOfHardware), a small router could turn >> into a really useful, rock-stable (no moving parts like hard-disk, fan >> etc.), cheap, small, quiet, multi-purpose device (domain controller, >> print server, web server etc.). > > > A good idea...which is already facilitated by openwrt. Indeed. That's what I'm using on these routers. >> As compiling software on these devices directly isn't really a good >> idea, at first I thought I'd just cross-compile the software. >> However, very often, cross-compiling is not that easy (sometimes >> involves lots of patching, which in my case turned out to be >> duplicating someone's job). > > > Duplicating...you mean like the work openwrt has already done? Either openwrt or gentoo-mips folks. It seems to me that there is a chance that gentoo-mips will have more apps ported than openwrt (which doesn't really have many applications ported). >> So I searched the web a bit, and came to a conclusion: >> >> I have to run gentoo-mips in qemu on my x86 hardware, compile/port >> apps there, strip the binaries, and move them to these tiny routers. >> >> Is my thinking correct? > > > Theoretically, our mipsel uclibc stages would let you do that, except > that apparently qemu for mips still has problems with userland programs. Have you read qemu 0.8.0 changelog? It was released a couple of days ago. - MIPS and MIPSel User Linux emulation > That and I don't think qemu is particularly fast. Whatever slow it is, it will be faster than trying to compile anything natively on these tiny routers :) >> Will such compiled software compiled on gentoo-mips run on >> Broadcom-based routers? > > > If you use the mipsel uclibc stages, and optimize for -march=mips32, sure. So, this means, that if I build a whole gentoo-mips under qemu - sounds easy, doesn't it? :), with mipsel uclibc stages/-march=mips32, almost each and every binary copied from such a system should run on these tiny routers? I'm quite new to other architectures than x86. >> Or maybe I just should give up this idea, as it's totally wrong from >> the beginning? > > > This is really the smartest thing you have said thus far. Gentoo is > really not set up to run on these devices. It is far too heavy to > directly run on them (they don't have enough RAM, and typically not > enough disk space), and cross-compiling everything is a pain in the ass. > Folks behind distros like openwrt have already done a lot of hard work > porting apps and making them compile inside of their buildroot environment. I never intended to run gentoo on these tiny routers. I just thought that compiling/porting software for openwrt/mips on gentoo-mips would be easier than compiling software for mips on a x86 system (I'm really not a cross-compiling expert; and not everything is ported to openwrt). >> I could check it myself, but as I failed to run the gentoo-mips livecd >> in quemu, I'd like to know if I'm doing something reasonable before I >> invest some time in running gentoo-mips on qemu. > > > The gentoo-mips livecd is definitely not what you want. The userland on > the cd and included kernels are only for big endian SGI hardware. It > has no chance of working on anything else. If I recall, qemu emulates a > little endian, MIPS 4kc cpu. Now I see why it didn't even start. -- Tomek http://wpkg.org WPKG - software management with Samba -- email@example.com mailing list
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Making a surprise appearance at New York Fashion Week, Google Glass has again hit the tech headlines.
The models and the designer Diane von Furstenberg herself wore the glasses during the show and the resulting footage will be cut into a film that will be released later this week.
If you want to see some of the shots of the catwalk visit the DVF Google Plus Page.
Talking of the Google Glass catwalk NY Magazine said:
…we noticed one publicist wearing what looked like wire-rimmed bifocals with some sort of doodad attached to one lens. Well, she looks silly, we thought to ourselves.
…they're called Google Glasses; they have a built-in camera (the doodad we noticed) and can provide directions. In other words, they're an iPhone you can wear on your face.
The tech world, though, seemingly didn't notice this little event. Judging by the NY Mag and few tweets we've seen it appears that Google Glass isn't yet a hit in the fashion world. Further than this, reading into the comments of NY Mag, there is still much work to be done to move the fashion world from iPhone to Android.
What do you think? Are Google Glass as fad, a fashionable item or just a great gadget?
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Janitor's lottery win helps build his school a new track
A lottery millionaire kept his job as a school janitor and now has helped build a new track for the young athletes he coaches at the Evergreen Campus high schools in White Center.
Seattle Times staff reporter
Tyrone Curry used to tell his friends about the big plans he had for the lottery money he was sure he'd win one day.
One of the things he talked most about was the desire to build a real track — one that didn't get muddy in winter or hard as rock in summer — for the young athletes he coaches at Evergreen Campus high schools in White Center.
"He was always talking about how he wanted to do that," said his friend of 30 years, Frank Luckett. "He's the kind of guy that even when he was having hard times, he would somehow come up with money to help a kid who needed a uniform or a bag."
On Friday, Curry, 60, watched as crews painted white stripes around the brand-new track at the school where he's worked for 20 years as a janitor and a coach.
A King County parks grant paid for part of the $175,000 track. The rest, $40,000, came from Curry, out of the $3.4 million he won from a lottery ticket on June 6, 2006.
"I wanted to do something for the kids who are here now and for all the future kids," said Curry, who has five grown sons of his own.
The $40,000 he paid on the track — and the two new cars he bought for himself and his wife — well, that's about the only big money he's spent since he won, he said.
He lives in the same modest, three-bedroom Shorewood-area house he lived in before, though he has put in new siding, a new fence and a new driveway.
He still works the same jobs as a janitor and a coach for the Highline School District, where he's been working for 35 years. And he still works on the side as a seating host for Safeco Field and as assistant head usher at KeyArena.
He and his wife, Michele, still live on the income he brings in from his jobs. He still thinks of bowling night as his big night out, he still wears shoes older than some of the kids he coaches, and he still hangs out with his same old friends.
"He hasn't changed a bit," said his friend Luckett.
Curry, who was raised by a single mother with nine children, grew up in Seattle and attended Garfield High School before joining the Navy and then attending the University of Washington.
His mother worked two to three jobs to raise her children, and she taught them to live modestly and conservatively, he said.
"She kept us grounded," he said. "She taught us to work for what we got and to work with what we got," he said.
He had hoped to become a teacher, but kids and life interfered, he said, and he never earned his degree.
When he left college, he found a job as a teaching assistant at a Highline School District middle school, but when funding for that position was cut, he accepted a job in maintenance and moved over to the Evergreen Campus, he said.
He and his family were on the verge of bankruptcy when he won the lottery, he said.
Luckett said he told Curry that while $2.5 million, the amount he received after taxes, might sound like a lot, he'd have to be careful, as it wouldn't stretch very far for very long.
"He was always giving his all away, especially to his family. I told him before, 'You got to stop that. That's why you're always broke,' " said Luckett. "After he won, I told him, 'You didn't win $50 million, you won $3.4 million. It's not that much.' "
Of course, Curry and his wife couldn't resist giving money to their kids and their parents; and Curry is developing a piece of property in Oklahoma for his siblings to live on.
He said he told his wife she "could get anything she wanted, but she said she had all she needs," said Curry. His wife also reminds him, he said, that they need that money for retirement.
"We really don't think about it," he said. "I'm the same average Joe Citizen I always was."
Even so, Curry said he still makes his plans.
Curry said he knew the very first time he bought a lottery ticket years ago that he would win one day.
"I just knew," he said. "And I know that I'm going to win it again."
When he does, he said, his next project is a new tennis court for the school.
"I want to put in things that can be useful to people, that can be used by the kids, by neighbors and other people. It's not about me, it's about other people and what I can do for them."
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February 1, 2005, 12:00 AM
By John Korpics
As I write this, there are more than nine thousand people across America who've anted up a grand apiece to secure their spot on the waiting list for the new Lexus RX Hybrid luxury sport-ute. So who gets to be the first one to test-drive the most advanced family car on the planet? Well, that would be me. A hardened liberal who once poured motor oil into his radiator. A guy who takes his car to the Mt. Maya Car Wash because he gets a kick out of the plastic snakes, fake monkeys, and soap machines. I'm your man.
For the last several years, the term "hybrid technology" has equaled "losermobile." During this same period, the gas-powered Lexus RX 330 has become the highest-selling luxury SUV in America, because of its relatively low price ($36,675) and packed amenities (cushy leather seats and the best navigation system in the biz). Now they've made the RX into a hybrid, combining the latest in fuel-efficient technology and premium comfort. It sounds like a juicy combo. But is it?
Field Test No. 1: Alone with My Machine
Parked in my driveway is a four-year-old Honda armed with a four-cylinder that couldn't pass a handicapped school bus going downhill. So I push the RX's pedal to the floor and hold it. Boooooom! I'm gone, baby! The electric motor kicks in silently for the first few seconds, then the ubercharged V-6 engine takes over and rockets me forward. This is a fast car. A really fast car that gets more than thirty miles per gallon. Yet all thoughts of saving the planet have been left pancaked on the back window as I push past ninety. I have power and fuel efficiency, but mostly I have power! There are no discernible hitches as it climbs north through the gears. Nothing. Yeahbaaabeeee! Back up, friend. Hybrid man comin' through.
Field Test No. 2: Let the Little Ones Be the Judge
The problem with today's hybrids? Try fitting five members of your daughter's soccer team in a Prius. No can do. But with the RX, I'm driving half the starters from SpongeBob SoccerPants to practice. And it goes something like this:
Daughter No. 1: My dad says this is the only car in the whole world like this, and he gets to drive it first! Isn't that right?
Me: It sure is, Daughter No. 1.
Daughter No. 1: That is soooo cool! This is a cool car!
Friend: Whoa, dude!
Daughter No. 2 (looking out window): Dad, that car over there looks just like this one. I thought you said . . .
Me: Well, it's mostly a different kind of engine. (Blank looks all around.) And the front end is a little different . . . and it has a little h after the logo that means--
Daughter No. 1: So the only difference is the h?
Me: No, well, I mean it looks like other--
Daughter No. 2: Look, there goes another one.
Me: Hey, girls, look at this--it has a camera for backing up!
My ego deflated, we arrive safely. For the next three days, my daughters enjoy saying "Bring the Lexus" whenever I'm picking them up at a friend's house. Overall, it's a success.
Field Test No. 3: The Jealous Neighbor
Even the Lexus dealers haven't driven this car yet, something they as a group are not too happy about. So my final move, of course, is to gloat. I call my neighbor, who happens to be a Lexus dealer, and, like a ten-year-old on the playground, say, "Guess what I'm sitting in right now?" He comes over to have a look. Circles the car once, peeks inside, then walkie-talkies his buddy, Lexus Dealer No. 2. "Dude, guess what I'm sitting in right now?" Five minutes later, the three of us are off.
Lexus Dealer No. 1: Hmmm. Front grille's a little new. Hey, it's really quiet. I like this brushed-metal look.
Lexus Dealer No. 2: That tachometer's completely new. The backseats are up a little higher.
Me (bored): Yeah. Okay. Guys, check this out . . . (Boooooom! Fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety. Boooooom!)
Lexus Dealer No. 1: Whoa! Holy shit! Oh, man. We will not be able to keep these in the showroom. Jeez, that is fast!
Lexus Dealer No. 2: Amazing. I didn't feel any hesitation. Nothing. Amazing. That's unbelievable!
The Lexus guys are excited. Finally, a green machine that doesn't make you look like Ed Begley Jr. behind the wheel. Now, guys, about that waiting list . . .
Under the hood: A 270-horse-power amped-up motor
Projected price: $46k to 50k
Gears: 5-speed auto
Coolest trick: When you're braking, energy is transferred from the discs to the electric motor, where it's stored for future use.
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After last fall's gargantuan success of "The Lion King 3D" (which topped the domestic box office its opening weekend and went on to make over $175 million worldwide), Disney naturally lunged at the chance to convert more of its classic titles to 3D.
Before makeovers of "Monster's Inc." and "The Little Mermaid" arrive within the next year, "Finding Nemo 3D" swims into theaters this weekend. While the extra dimension is hardly worth the ticket up-charge, the chance to revisit one of Disney-Pixar's most charming movies is one you won't want to miss.
For those unfamiliar with the Oscar-winning animated feature, "Finding Nemo" follows a clownfish named Marlin (Albert Brooks) as he sets out on a great adventure across the sea to find his son, Nemo (Alexander Gould), who is taken by a diver and put in a dentist office fish tank. With a scene-stealing turn from Ellen DeGeneres as dim-witted regal tang, Dory, the movie tells a heartwarming story that can be appreciated by children and adults alike.
Although I watched the film countless times as a youngster, "Nemo" feels just as fresh and entertaining as it did the first time I saw it in summer 2003. I still can't help but laugh when Dory attempts to speak whale, or when Marlin crashes and burns trying to land a joke (he's really not all that funny for a clownfish, you know). As is the case with most Pixar films, you pick up on subtle touches and humor with each viewing, and resonate with the more poignant moments as you get older. Pixar is the only animation studio that successfully takes risks and wanders into sentimental territory, which more than pays off for mature audiences.
So with a film this fantastic, it's probably worth checking out in 3D, right? Well, not exactly. The animation itself is magnificent…but it was just as so in 2003. The extra dimension hardly adds any depth to the picture, unless you are easily thrilled by bubbles or coral reefs that look ever-so-slightly enhanced. The 3D is even detrimental at some points, particularly in scenes set within sunken ships or at night, which become murky and sometimes difficult to see. The times when the 3D pops most are during action sequences, like a high-speed seagull chase through the sky and a ride along the East Australian Current with some laidback sea turtles, but these moments are far and few between.
If you've never seen the film before or would like to see it again in theaters, I recommend that you opt for a 2D screening and save yourself a few bucks. The only thing you're really missing from your DVD at home is a delightful new cartoon short that shows before the movie called "Partysaurus Rex," which is almost (the keyword being almost) worth the price of admission alone. Featuring classic "Toy Story" characters and a handful of new ones, "Partysaurus" follows clumsy dinosaur Rex as he tries to prove to the other toys that he's fun to be around. Let's just say, it's the Disney-Pixar homage to the current craze of rave and EDM culture: thumping bass, laser lights and all. If you even remotely know of or have experienced such an outrageous atmosphere, you'll surely be in stitches from start to finish.
Otherwise, it's a shame that Disney-Pixar was more concerned with readying the film for a December Blu-ray release than actually spending time on a high-quality conversion. Where "Finding Nemo" could have submerged the audience in breathtaking 3D, it merely permits us to tread water.
Grade in 2D: A
Grade in 3D: C-


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They will be releasing Kermit's Christmas Capers.
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The Muppet Show - 1st season came out on dvd earlier this year. I bought it, but have not had a chance to watch it yet. LOVE these guys!
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Sun, Mar 24, 13 at 22:18
How can I install open shelving without visible brackets, similar to the ones on the picture linked below, for example? http://www.houzz.com/photos/535368/Contemporary-Family-Kitchen-contemporary-kitchen-london I want both stainless and wooden shelves. TIA! |
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- Posted by KentWhitten (My Page) on Sun, Mar 24, 13 at 22:31
Those are done with steel or wood rods drilled into the studs. There are some holes on the back side of the shelves that accept the rods for the support. |
- Posted by mama_goose (My Page) on Mon, Mar 25, 13 at 0:07
eleena, here's an older thread with several different types of floating shelf supports, including the one that KentWhitten posted. |
Here is a link that might be useful: floating shelves
Thank you! That is exactly what I as looking for. Before posting, I Googled it but found mostly DIY recommendations that were not very useful to me. |
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Nothing spurs mutation like money. Still basking in the $155 million global opening for ''X2: X-Men United,'' Fox confirms that plans for a sequel are indeed in motion. But how exactly will it play out? ''X2'''s cliff-hanger ending saw the telekinetic Jean Grey (Famke Janssen) lay down her life for her friends. Or did she? Here, we present speculative answers to X-cruciating sequel questions.
What happens neXt? In the 1970s and '80s X-Men comics, Grey sacrifices herself to save her mutant comrades (as in ''X2''). She then rises, resurrected as Phoenix, a vessel of unlimited power. Eventually, she sacrifices herself again -- permanently -- to save the universe from an apocalypse of her own making.
Is this the blueprint for ''X3''? ''Wolverine's story is the fun one,'' says ''X2'' writer David Hayter, ''but the heart of the X-Men really revolves around what's happening to Jean and if we see her in the future.''
Here's the catch: For maximum impact, this story line requires all the X-ers. Janssen has signed on for another film. Which brings us to...
Who's coming back? ''Technically, I'm done,'' says Halle Berry, and boy, she sounds like she means it. The Oscar winner has made it no secret that she feels her character, Storm, has been marginalized; and with a career as busy as hers, she could easily afford to skip future ''X''s. The story might weather her departure, but could it afford to lose Hugh Jackman, whose Wolverine is in a love triangle with Grey and Cyclops (James Marsden, whose contract must also be renegotiated)? ''There's a lot to explore'' is all Jackman will say about ''X3.'' ''He's a very three-dimensional character.''
Ian McKellen (Magneto) also expresses guarded interest: ''If the script -- and my part in it -- were any good, and if I liked the director, and if, of course, I was asked, I should be happy to return.''
The X-kids -- Anna Paquin (Rogue), Aaron Stanford (Pyro), and Shawn Ashmore (Iceman) -- will return, but a ''Generation NeXt'' movie seems doubtful. Says director Bryan Singer: ''The two that are most essential would be Wolverine and Professor Xavier [Patrick Stewart].''
As for Singer, he's not actually signed, but he's assuming he'll be back. ''The only issue for me is, I'm desiring to do something in between. I had wanted to do something between the first two films and I didn't.'' He's already developing a Sci Fi Channel project with ''Independence Day'' producer Dean Devlin.
Will there be new mutants? Is Patrick Stewart bald? Singer can't tell us who or what will be in the next movie; but he's a big fan of the winged Angel, the azure-furred Beast, and the card-throwing Cajun Gambit -- who might present Iceman with some competition for the affections of Rogue, Singer hints.
When should I start standing in line? Right now, geek boy. And don't forget your glue-on muttonchops.