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GTA V Gameplay Trailer Released Today
The DEV team at Rockstar Games has gone ahead and done it again and hit one out of the park. Watching this trailer has me poised to disconnect from the real world in liew of spending countless hours in front of a TV screen with a controller in my hand. So much for that weight loss plan I was working on.
As you'll undoubtedly find out, the trailer states that the new GTA V completely re-imagines and reinvigorates the open world game with several new features that have never before been compiled into one game. For starters, there are three protagonists, and unlike previous GTA titles that added new protagonist stories with DLC, all three are accessible on day one of play. In addition to their being available right away, you can swap your POV between characters during missions and possible any time you want during the game. The feature is supposed to allow you to get a more detailed sense of the story line and it looks amazing.
As usual, Rockstar has included activities to help kill the monotony of mission to mission gameplay, however instead of them being treated like distractions, the new activities have been treated as their own games. In GTA V, you've got hunting, cycling, skydiving, repelling, bounty hunting, real estate and even a dynamic economy with it's own stock market. I'm sure it'll still happen, but I think this time around I may actually play the game as intended for quite a while before creating a save point and mercilessly rampaging through the city.
Honestly, it's as though Rockstar listened to the fan boys (and girls) and kept all of the expanse and detail from GTA IV (GTA V runs on the GTA IV engine) but removed the aspects that made it "too real" and "sim like" in order to increase maximum fun and replay-ability. Just check out the driving mechanics, do you see how fluidly the players car dodges through oncoming traffic? That was nearly impossible with the true to life vehicles of GTA IV, glad to see that Rockstar is paying attention.
To be completely honest, Saints Row the Third and the trailer for SR 4 had dramatically increased my desires and expectations for open world games and with this trailer alone, Rockstar both lives up to and destroys my expectations all at once. I mean, come on, Jets in multiplayer? 16 players on multiplayer? If this trailer gets me anymore excited, I may not make it to release day alive. With 69 more days till release, all I want to do is head to South Park, CO and trick/force/ask Butters to help freeze me until then.
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What system was this preview played on? PS3/XBOX360/PC?
Just a guess, but it's either PS3 or Xbox 360. My gut says PS3, but I really have no clue.
Jordan Goodson
As usual, Rockstar will hold off on releasing the game on PC for several months if not a year. Part of some contractual thing with the Gaming Systems. They also feel that it cuts back on piracy.


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So, we've got MORE plants… we did the side of the house, by the rosebushes. Wwe bought 1 pot, but it wasn't big enough, so I went back for a different one. I think I like how it carries the grey from the one side to the other. Gives us our hpapy triangle. Not too happy with how the pot turned out. But, as Drew said — water it, give it time and see what happens. Same with kids… right? Anyway, posting pictures of it ASAP.


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Widows' green-card cases reopened
Their spouses died before paperwork could be processed
LOS ANGELES – A federal judge yesterday ordered the government to reopen the immigration cases of dozens of foreign widows whose U.S. citizen spouses died before they could get their green cards.
U.S. District Judge Christina A. Snyder ruled that the Department of Homeland Security couldn't deny the widows' applications to remain in the country legally because the agency didn't process the paperwork before their spouses died.
The ruling paves the way for several dozen widows in Western states to have their applications for green cards reopened by the government.
Monika Monroe, 32, a German makeup artist, said yesterday that she never imagined she would meet her future husband, Tim, on a vacation to Prague – nor watch him die of a heart attack less than three months after they married.
For nearly two years, Monroe said, she has found herself drowning in a struggle with immigration authorities to stay in the hillside house in Los Angeles she shared with her husband and their two dogs.
"I am hopeful," said Monroe, whose living room is covered with photographs of the couple embracing on a road trip up California's coast and at their Las Vegas wedding. "I feel like I have a little bit more ground under my feet – maybe I can start walking."
The class-action case is one of many lawsuits filed nationwide by foreign spouses affected by the so-called "widow penalty." Lawsuits also have been filed in Missouri, Maryland, Georgia and Texas.
Snyder's ruling follows a 2006 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of a woman who had been ordered deported to South Africa after her husband was killed in a car accident. The 9th Circuit said she had the right to have her residency application reviewed.
Brent Renison, an attorney for the widows, said the ruling applies to about 60 widows in Western states out of roughly 200 widows who face similar problems nationwide.
Renison welcomed the ruling but said there is no guarantee that the widows will be given green cards just because their cases will be reviewed.
"How I feel about it is, I am on this mountain, I can't let go or else I'll fall off, and yes, I've made it a few more feet but if you ask me have I won everything? No, we got a little farther up the mountain," Renison said.
Snyder's ruling also applies to plaintiffs covered by the 6th Circuit, but Renison said he has no plaintiffs in that jurisdiction.
Snyder declined to rule on the cases of widows elsewhere in the country.
In recent years, U.S. authorities have denied widows' applications to remain in the country because their American spouses died before they had been married for two years – and before officials finished processing their paperwork.
One woman's husband was killed in Iraq. Another's husband was killed in the line of duty for the Border Patrol.
Amy Kudwa, a spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, said Secretary Janet Napolitano has recognized the widows' predicament and asked staff to come up with a solution.


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You are wrong. And I'm cool with being the Sucky Defending Super Bowl Champions. We can only hope to one day aspire to be the Moral Victory Champions like your beloved Redskins.
Jacob Schlottke---Gone too soon, and the world is a little less bright because of it. RIP, brother.
One, two, Evans is coming for you...
Don't bring football up though, I'm not looking forward to watching the Steelers' old ass defense try and chase after RGIII.
Going to need to lean on Roethlisberger this week. Given how hilariously bad Washington's DB's are though I suppose it isn't a bad place to be.
RIP Jacob Schlottke - 1984-2011
"If Cornell finishes ahead of Iowa with five all americans I'll jump into the Des Moines River after finals." -Herkey#1 8/16/12
Vais made a statement (nobody is as aggressive against top level opposition), and I disagreed with it by posting a picture of Brent Metcalf making a funny face. You guys are connecting your own dots on a specious argument that somehow by saying that Metcalf WAS as aggressive regardless of opposition that Logan is a counterwrestler. Hardly a logical argument.
Here's what you guys have managed to do, logically speaking:
Premise 1 from Vais: Nobody is as aggressive against top level opposition.
Premise 2 from Zapp: Brent Metcalf was.
Conclusion from Jensen and Vais: Zapp agrees that Logan Stieber is a counterwrestler.
ETA: Regarding football, my advice is to aim at Madieu Williams and Josh Wilson's side of the field.
Jacob Schlottke---Gone too soon, and the world is a little less bright because of it. RIP, brother.
One, two, Evans is coming for you...
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
In which thread does this quote appear:
"Nobody (meaning Stieber, I guess) is as aggressive against top level opposition"?
Just curious, since I can't find you writing that in this thread.
DSCH: a Soviet artist's reply to unjust criticism.
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It's still not computing for me, but I appreciate the effort.
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Hiatt's 20th disc began with intriguing offer
NEW YORK John Hiatt was intrigued. Who wouldn't be?
Noted producer Kevin Shirley had left a message with Hiatt's manager: "I know where John is trying to go with his music, and I think I can get him there."
"Nobody has ever said that to me before," Hiatt said, adding with a laugh, "I don't even know where I'm going."
Hiatt had produced his two previous albums on his own. Since Shirley's statement came with an offer - he'd fly to Nashville for a free trial - the two men began working together on Hiatt's 20th disc.
The resulting "Dirty Jeans and Mudslide Hymns" is a strong one, judged by The New York Times as Hiatt's best work since 1995 and deserving to be mentioned alongside two of the pivotal works in his career, "Bring the Family" and "Crossing Muddy Waters."
Shirley, who has worked with Journey, Aerosmith and the Black Crowes, has always been impressed with Hiatt's songwriting. But he said it seemed Hiatt and his musicians hadn't been pushed much beyond the roots rock genre where they comfortably fit.
"I just thought there was a mystery and a darkness to his songs that wasn't being exploited enough," Shirley said. He and Hiatt use the term cinematic to describe it, the notion of giving the songs more room to breathe.
One example is the opening track "Damn This Town," narrated by a loser who lives with his mom at age 57, has seen all sorts of evil and misery befall his family and keeps one secret: "I can't let my mama tell you what her youngest boy did."
The album closer, "When New York Had Her Heart Broke," also sets a striking mood. Shirley had an unusual request, asking the musicians to play as if they were disconnected from one another, to approximate the jagged nerves of New York on Sept. 11, 2001. Hiatt's vocals don't come in until the 2:20 mark of the song.
Hiatt ends on a hopeful note that was not apparent when he wrote it: "Ah, but she will rise again."
The singer happened to be in New York that day, scheduled for a round of interviews to support a new album. They were canceled, of course, and he walked city streets before getting out later on a train. He wrote "When New York Had Her Heart Broke" in the next couple of weeks to help him personally come to grips with the event but performed it only a few times. He never recorded it, not wanting to seem exploitive.
He was adamant about that when Shirley noticed the file on the iPad where Hiatt stores songs in progress. He had to be coaxed into even performing it for Shirley in the studio - then burst into tears when the song was over, Shirley said.
It still took some convincing to get Hiatt to record it.
Shirley did his job quickly and had clear ideas, but wasn't so enamored with recording process that he lost sight of the music being made, Hiatt said. "We never felt like we were in the studio," he said. "And, to me, that is always the hurdle that you have to jump - the environment."


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BUFORDTURPIN, KEN Ken Turpin, age 63, of Buford, GA, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Arrangements by Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel, 770-945-6924, www.hamiltonmillchapel.com .* WHITFORD, BERNICE Mrs. Bernice B. Whitford, age 81, of Buford, GA passed away on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. She was preceded in death by her son, Bradley Keith Whitford. Surviving are: Husband of 60 Years: William Whitford, Buford, GA; Daughters and Son-in-Law: Dianna and Henry Toms, Dixon, IL, Julie Whitford, Dacula, GA; Sons and Daughters-in-Law: Dennis and Jo Ellen Whitford, Greer, SC, James Whitford, Dacula, GA, Jerry and Jil Whitford, Cumming, GA; Nine Grandchildren; Three Great Grandchildren; Brothers-in-Law and Sisters-in-Law; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Whitford was born on April 22, 1925 in Lee County, Illinois. She was a homemaker and lived in the Atlanta area for 37 years. She was a member of the Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1350 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee, GA. She was a former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Dixon, Illinois. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Dr. Gary Christiansen and Rev. Nancy Christiansen officiating. Interment in North Atlanta Memorial Park, Doraville, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Friday evening from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Flowers accepted or donations may be made to Epiphany Lutheran Church, 1350 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee, GA 30024 in memory of Bernice Whitford. Arrangements by Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133, www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. CLEVELAND GOWER, WALTER Walter Thomas "Tommy" Gower, age 70 of Cleveland (formerly of Norcross), GA, died Tuesday, July 11, 2006. The family will receive friends one hour before the service on Saturday, July 15, 2006, at 2 PM in the Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, with Rev. Ronnie Dockery and Rev. Jerry Whitlock officiating. Tommy is survived by his wife, JoAnn B. Gower of Cleveland; children, Terry and Lisa Gower of Winder, Danny Gower of Blueridge, Tony and Deanna Gower of Dacula, Sherrie and Vince Neal of Dunnellon, FL, Barbara and Bill Conn of Atlanta, and Janet and Don Holliday of Lilburn; eight grandchildren; sister and brother-in-law, Janice and Donnis Etheridge of Dacula; sisters-in-law, Sherrill and Donald McDonald of Loganville, and Brenda and Richard Singleton of Hoschton. Please make contributions, in his memory, to the Hospice of NGMC, 2150 Limestone Parkway, Suite 222, Gainesville, GA 30501. Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel, 770-564-2726. DACULA MASHBURN, ANTHONY Anthony Mashburn, age 19 of Dacula, GA, passed away on July 12, 2006. He is survived by: Mother & Step Father: Terrie & Brian Hall, Dacula, Father & Step Mother: Robert & Laura Mashburn, Flowery Branch, Sisters: Malea Mashburn, Bethlehem, Brooke Hall, Brother: Blake Hall both of Dacula, Step Brother: Dale Caldwell, Athens, Step Sister: Allison Caldwell, Flowery Branch, Niece: Ashlynn Mashburn, Bethlehem, Maternal Grandparents: Susie & Bobby Hudson, Monroe, Paternal Grandmother: Joann Mashburn, Lilburn, Step Grandparents: Larry & Jeanne Hall, Duluth, Several Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. Mr. Mashburn was a 2005 graduate of Dacula High School. He loved baseball, deer hunting and spending time with his friends. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 15, 2006 at 10:00 A.M. at Wages Lawrenceville Chapel. Interment to follow at White Chapel Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Thursday from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. and Friday from 2:00 to 4:00 and 6:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc., Lawrenceville Chapel, 120 Scenic Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA 30045 (770)963-2411. www.wagesfuneralhome.com SNELLVILLE HINESLEY, JOHN, SR. John Wesley Hinesley, Sr., age 71 of Snellville died Tuesday, July 11, 2006. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, Georgia 30078, 770-979-5010. Please sign online guest registry at www.stewartfh.com .* SUGAR HILL GOLDEN, ALLEN Allen "Pop" Golden, age 72 of Sugar Hill died Tuesday, July 11, 2006. A Funeral Service will be held at 11 A.M. Friday, July 14 in the Chapel of Tapp/Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens. Rev. James Clayton, Rev. A.J. Mullinax and Rev. Bob Fields will officiate and music by Margie Sudderth and Quartet. Mr. Golden is survived by his wife of 25 years Betty Golden; Children- Mike and Debbie Golden, Ocala, FL; Rebecca and Travis Boles, Commerce, GA; Ricky and Debbie Golden, Stockbridge, GA; Steve and Deedie Golden, Grayson, GA; Anthony and Donna Pass, Gainesville, GA; Teresa and Jeff Hutchins, Buford, GA; Brian Pass, NC; Tammy and Derek Forrester, Suwanee, GA; Michael Evans, Suwanee, GA. Brother and Sister-in-Law- Hugh and Martha Golden, Griffin, GA, Sister and Brother-in-Law- Betty and Bobby Boatright, Orange Park, FL, Mother-in-Law-Emmie Feagins, Flowery Branch, GA. 21 Grandchildren, 8 Great Grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, cousins and special family Craig and Tracy Reichart and family, Hoschton, GA also survive. He was preceded in death by his Mother Mae Bell Golden, Father Reuben Flannigan Golden, Brothers Reuben Flannigan Golden, Jr. and Marcus Golden and Granddaughter Crystal LeAnna Knott. Mr. Golden retired in 1999 from Flowers Baking Co. in Atlanta and Ryder Truck Lines in Villa Rica, GA. He was a deacon at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Sugar Hill, GA. Donations can be made to the Lighthouse Baptist Church Building Fund, 2751 Branch Road, Buford, Georgia 30519. The family will receive friends Thursday from 12 noon to 9 P.M. at Tapp/Tim Stewart Funeral Home and Crematory, 201 Morningside Drive, Buford, Georgia 30518. 770-945-9345. Please sign online registry at www.stewartfh.com .
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Cocoa Trims Decline After Drop Below 50-Day Average; Sugar Falls
April 3 (Bloomberg) -- Cocoa trimmed declines in New York after falling below the 50-day moving average. Sugar fell.
Cocoa fell as much as 1.4 percent to $2,140 a metric ton, below the 50-day moving average of about $2,153 a ton, on ICE Futures U.S. in New York. The European Cocoa Association said on its website yesterday its first-quarter report on European cocoa grindings, a sign of demand, is due April 17.
"New York just went below the 50-day average and may be resulting in technical selling," Keith Flury, an analyst at Rabobank International in London, said by e-mail today. "The market will likely stay in this range until the grinding data starts coming out."
Cocoa for May delivery dropped 1.1 percent to $2,149 a ton by 7:38 a.m. in New York on ICE Futures. Selling on NYSE Liffe in London may have been triggered after prices failed to close above the 100-day moving average yesterday, Flury said. Prices in London were down 0.8 percent.
Cocoa demand will probably strengthen this year, helping push prices in New York to $2,400 a ton by the fourth quarter, Commerzbank AG said in a report today.
Raw sugar futures dropped 0.1 percent to 17.58 cents a pound and arabica coffee climbed 0.2 percent to $1.3635 a pound.
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One of a kind and handmade items fill the gallery. Find yourself strolling among pottery, jewelry and beautiful photography. You can find your favorite goodies with a selection of chocolates, jellies and butters and more. 85% of items sold are from artisans in the county.
Thrifty Boutique
Shopping on a budget isn't a problem in this small town store. Low-priced donated items including clothing, toys and home decor.
5 West Coffee & Wine Lounge
Take a break and enjoy a full-service espresso bar, premium wines, and craft beers. Treat yourself to a selection of pastries and appetizers after a busy day shopping in Amish Country.
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TNT Pizzeria
TNT takes great pride in the fact that almost everything we serve is hand made right here in our store. We're up early every day making everything from scratch to make sure you get the finest products available. From the bread and pizza dough we mix, to the meats, cheeses, and vegetables we slice right here. You won't find a fresher product anywhere else. A great product is guaranteed every time.
It's 1962 in Baltimore, and the lovable plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire -- to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star. She must use her new found power to dethrone the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin, and integrate a TV network, all without denting her 'do!
Beanstalk! The Musical
Jack and the Beanstalk is exactly like nothing you've ever seen before, not even in a book! This fun family show follows the adventures of Jack, a young boy with his nose in a book of fairytales. Filled with hilarious characters, toe-tapping tunes and more twists than a climbing vine Beanstalk! The Musical is one show that is guaranteed to grow and grow and grow right into your heart.
'Two thirds rhythm and one third soul.' That's how Fats Waller defined the uniquely American form of popular music and dance known as 'swing.' Requiring only joyful enthusiasm and a ready partner, swing exploded out of pre-war Harlem's hotbed of youth culture and swept the world. It shattered ethnic and cultural barriers, generating specialty styles such as Jive, Swing, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing, and Hip-Hop Swing. Swing! celebrates this remarkable diversity to the beat of the most exhilarating songs of the period. But as this enthralling song-and-dance show makes abundantly clear, swing was never a time or place -- it has always been a state of mind!
Driving Miss Daisy
Winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize, Driving Miss Daisy is a warm-hearted, humorous and affecting study of the unlikely relationship between an aging, crotchety white Southern lady, and a proud, soft-spoken black man. Starring Little Theatre favorite, Glory Kissel, this play will be an extra special end to the 2015 season!
The Addams Family
The Addams Family features an original story, and it's every father's nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met. And if that weren't upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he's never done before - keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia.
Pinkalicious can't stop eating pink cupcakes despite warnings from her parents. Her pink indulgence lands her at the doctor's office with Pinkititis, an affliction that turns her pink from head to toe - a dream come true for this pink loving enthusiast. But when her hue goes too far, only Pinkalicious can figure out a way to get out of this pink predicament.
The Wizard of Oz
Like so many girls her age, little Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the universe of Dorothy's imagination. Including the classic songs Over The Rainbow, Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead), If I Only Had A Brain, If I Only Had A Heart, If I Were King Of The Forest, We're Off To See The Wizard
Princess and the Pea
A very sad Prince Valerian can't seem to find happiness! His friend the Page, his mother the Queen and her faithful Wizard try to help find the perfect Princess for Valerian to marry. He meets all the Princesses in the kingdom and finally finds one he thinks he could love. But will she pass the Queen's test? Oh no! This royal musical is fun and magical as everyone tries to decide if the PERFECT princess actually exists. For a complete list of performance dates and times visit www.thelittletheatre.org. Order tickets by phone at 217-728-7375 or online at our website.
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Server Management Solution Comparison on Dell PowerEdge R710 and HP ProLiant DL385 G5p Servers
Date Added: Mar 2009
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Server management provides ease of use for end users during various tasks they perform. For this comparison, they used each manufacturer's application to perform the following tasks: initial operating system installations, firmware updates, diagnostics, and remote management setup. On the Dell PowerEdge R710, they used the Unified Server Configurator (USC), which one can access by pressing F10 during the server boot process. USC provides a single point for operating systems installation, firmware updates, server diagnostics, and remote management configuration. The USC is on an embedded chip, so no Compact Disks (CDs) are necessary. They used USC version 1.1 for this comparison. This paper presents the summary results for some of the tasks they performed.


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- An increase in the Akkermansia spp. population induced by metformin treatment improves glucose homeostasis in diet-induced obese mice
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Despite slow spring, Jackie Bradley, Jr. likely to start in center
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Jackie Bradley, Jr. has all of five hits in Grapefruit League play through 30 at-bats, but he is still on track to be the starting center fielder for the Red Sox when they break camp and head north at the end of March, according to Jason Mastrodonato of Masslive.com. Veteran Grady Sizemore, starting Saturday evening's game against the Phillies, is also competing for playing time and is hitting .306 in 13 at-bats, but the Red Sox seem likely to side with youth in this case.
Bradley, 23, struggled in a brief taste of big league action last year, hitting .189 in 107 plate appearances. Taken in the first round of the 2011 draft, Bradley was rated one of baseball's best prospects across the board entering last season.
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- tfbuckfutter - Mar 15, 2014 at 9:28 PM
Hopefully he can put it together, and they at least give him a fair shot if he struggles (See Pedroia in '07).
But it's nice to have Grady there as a second option, and to not be counting on him to be a full time player and to have a rebound season (Although if JBJ can't hack it yet, and Grady does return to his peak performance that'd be cool too).
- tc4306 - Mar 15, 2014 at 9:43 PM
Unlikely they can keep both on the roster.
Gomes, Carp, Ross and a backup infielder would make up the bench.
Choice seems to be between starting Bradley in AAA
and trying to trade Sizemore or get him through waivers.
Not sure whether or not Sizemore's contract
allows him to become a FA
if he is not on the MLB roster on opening day.
- dlhouse18 - Mar 16, 2014 at 12:49 AM
Trying to trade Sizemore? C'mon man…
- dan1111 - Mar 16, 2014 at 3:57 AM
You're right that they have too many outfielders. But why sign Sizemore if there was no space for him on the roster? This was a completely foreseeable problem.
I think that, if all are healthy and ready to start the season, another outfielder is likely to be traded. Probably Carp, but maybe Gomes or Nava.
- slaugin - Mar 15, 2014 at 10:39 PM
I know to some Sox fans this is Blasphemy but I could do without Gomes
- tfbuckfutter - Mar 15, 2014 at 11:02 PM
I wouldn't mind him hanging around as an assistant coach or….like….ball boy or whatever.
But I have no use for seeing him in a game. (Although I am surprised to see that he actually finished last season with a decent OPS+)
- nsstlfan - Mar 16, 2014 at 5:48 AM
Tc4306….. Sizemore's contract was a major league contract and not a minor league one so doubtful they added a clause like that in it.
- cubsisles72 - Mar 16, 2014 at 6:29 AM
Cut Carp….not great defense, can't run, and looks lost as anyone in the batter's box as I've ever seen
- toodrunktotastethischicken - Mar 16, 2014 at 7:37 AM
In limited action he had a solid season as a part timer last year, no way they cut him. Adds depth at 1B and the corner OF positions. If anything could potentially be a trade piece for a 1B savvy time, Pirates or the Brewers perhaps.
- toodrunktotastethischicken - Mar 16, 2014 at 7:37 AM
team not time dangit.
- ez4u2sa - Mar 16, 2014 at 6:29 AM
Yeah, it's possible Bradley starts in center but Sizemore is going to push him hard. If that continues, the Sox will try to get all they can out of Sizemore, even if it means Bradley has to sit.
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LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to the London 2012 athletes in her annual Christmas message to the Commonwealth, saying they had inspired the world and drawn people in to the excitement and drama.
The 86-year-old monarch will praise the achievement and courage on show at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in her annual Christmas address, which will be broadcast in 3D for the first time when it airs at 1500 GMT on Tuesday.
"The Queen's broadcast this year focuses on service, achievement and the spirit of togetherness," a Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said.
The message was recorded in the central London palace's White Drawing Room on December 7.
"As London hosted a splendid summer of sport, all those who saw the achievement and courage at the Olympic and Paralympic Games were further inspired by the skill, dedication, training and teamwork of our athletes," Queen Elizabeth will say.
"In pursuing their own sporting goals, they gave the rest of us the opportunity to share something of the excitement and drama."
The Queen formally opened the Games in dramatic fashion herself, after taking part in a James Bond scene, which ended with the pair seemingly parachuting down to the Olympic Stadium from a helicopter.
It was one of the standout moments from her diamond jubilee year.
Exactly 80 years after her grandfather king George V first started broadcasting a speech on December 25, Queen Elizabeth will embrace 3D technology to mark her 60 years as the sovereign.
She has made a broadcast every year since coming to the throne except 1969, because a repeat of the landmark behind-the-scenes documentary "Royal Family" was already scheduled for the holiday period.
In footage released ahead of this year's broadcast, the monarch is shown wearing 3D glasses to watch back part of her recording.
A Buckingham Palace spokeswoman said the sovereign thought it was "absolutely lovely".
"We wanted to do something a bit different and special in this jubilee year, so doing it for the first time in 3D seemed a good thing, technology-wise, to do," she said.
"The Queen absolutely agreed straight away there was no need for convincing at all, she was absolutely ready to embrace something new in this year."
The speech is one of the rare occasions when the Queen is able to voice her own views, since as a constitutional monarch she has to remain strictly neutral in political affairs.
She writes the speech herself and often draws on her own experiences, while at the same time reflecting current issues.
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And here comes another report from Shaquille O'Neal's camp, this one reported by Tim Povtak of FanHouse . Two sources close to Shaq confirmed to FanHouse his continued interest in the Celtics .
Though as Povtak mentions, Shaq is interested even though the Celtics currently have no room, or exceptions, under the salary cap to pay him beyond the NBA veteran's minimum of $1.35 million. The only way Shaq is getting more money is if Cleveland lends a hand with a sign-and-trade.
One question though is where does Shaq fit? The Celtics have Kendrick Perkins inside (though he is recovering from an injury), Jermaine O'Neal and of course, Kevin Garnett. Where does Shaq pull meaningful minutes from? Shaq would have to accept a reduced role, which is something he hasn't sounded that excited about during this process.
So far, Shaq's name has been up most prominantly with the Hawks, but also a little with the Spurs. In both instances again, the word has come from Shaq's side of things.
But for a guy that's 38 and looking for a last hurrah before signing off on a historic career, Boston is a nice fit. He would have the luxury of not being heavily relied upon, would fit in with a group of quality veterans and the Celtics are already serious Eastern contenders already.
Though there's no telling if the Celtics have mutual interest. Shaq might have a difficult time fitting into Boston's defensive system because the Celtics prefer a versatile, more athletic big in the middle. But it makes a decent amount of sense of both sides, especially if Shaq is willing to take the minimum. Hard to see Shaq humbling himself that much, especially since as of a month ago, he was still thinking he was at least a $10 million a year player.


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A web based game can provide great unique content to encourage visitors to stick around on your website for longer. With our distribution (viral seeding) service, it's also a great way to drive traffic to your website. An online version of your game can also be a great way to cross-promote and drive downloads of a mobile app version of your game.
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Tags: DoD , DHS , acquisition , Technology , Test and evaluation , David Brown , Stephen Hutchison , Frank Kendall , International Test and Evaluation Association , Jared Serbu
Army to test, fix communications tech at home, not abroad
The service wants to put certain software and hardware in a real-world environment to see how it would perform in conditions similar to those in combat. The process also will influence how the Army buys technology in the future.
Tags: Technology , DoD , contracting , Susan Lawrence , Peter Chiarelli , Keith Walker , Army , mobile computing , smartphones , Test and evaluation , Peter Buxbaum


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[[folder:Portal Labs]]
Seen in: ITS MY LIFE!, THE MARRISSA GAMES
[[WMG:Marrissa Roberts]]
->Why cant I jus be a normal girl going to high school an have a boyfriend that isnt space lost!
->MARRISSA ROBERTS - Im Chells sister but more hot an pretty. I have spesal powers gived to me by the ingineer lick space fly an brething! Aso I have detektive power an MAGA PAWNCH an electic stuff. Im merried to Wheatly an we have a dotter named Chell Junor in onor of my dead sister.
A MarySue protagonist, Marrissa Roberts starts out as a test subject within "Portal Labs" until Glaods reveals that she is in fact Chell's sister with speshul powers and promptly sewisides. Then Marrissa starts gradually fucking up the entire ''Portal'' canon and the entire ''world'' which is ultimately turned into a battle arena between her and ''her evil clone''.
* MarySue
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands
* PregnantBadass
* SelfInsert
Misspellings: [[AllThereInTheManual Marrisa Robers]], Marissa, Marrisser, Marrisssa
->You bloody sod stop oh god save the queen!
->WHEATLY THE ROBO BALL - Wheetly is my hubby an we luve eachotter very much. He gotted arms an legs now from that JERK BOBOT Altass dead body copse. Sum JERKS thank hes dum but Wheatlys not, hes relay brave an is POWERFUL BAD ARSE becos hes got the power of love!
Marrissa's love interest, Wheetly is a robot ball in charge of the "relax hotel" before ascending to power and being shot into space by Chell. From there Glados and Marrissa find him and Marrissa brings him back to Portal Labs, where he is involved in a love trangle between Marrissa and Chell, teams up with Atlas and P-Body against Marrissa and dies. From there Marrissa brings his past self to the furture and eventually with Chell dying Whaatly merries Marrissa and they have a robot ball-human hybrid child.
* ADayInTheLimelight: Two chapters of ITS MY LIFE! and one of TEEN FORTRESS 2 are written from Wheelty's POV, but that should not be taken as a sign of good writing: (From Blog/TheHalfWorld [=MSTing=])
-->Wheatleys POV is worse than Marissas. Not only do we have to endure the OOC-ness and the misuse of British slang, we also have to endure the Sue getting praised.
* DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch
* PowerOfLove
Misspellings: Wheetly, Whaatly, Wheelty
This fic's take on Chell is a brain-damaged woman on whose head the only thought is [[SymBionicTitan booty-quaking]] (though, upon becoming a zombie she seems to be smarter and the whole brain damage thing may be orchestrated by [=GLaDOS=]). However, minus brain damage, she is a fairly nice woman and knows that [=GLaDOS=] is evil.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen - The original draft of ITS MY LIFE! had Chell take the role of Marrissa, but the author didn't deem it funny enough.
Misspellings: Cheel, Schell
[[WMG:Doug Rattmann]]
->Silly CHELLGADOS you cannt hurt me becos IVE GOT BALLS OF STEEL!
->RAT MAN - A guy hoo fites the bad robots lick GLaDOS an ATLAS AN P-POTY! He replased his man thingys wif BALLS OF STEEL an was lost in spase an died or is he? Winkwhinkstoryplotdevelop
The author of the eponymous "the cake is a lie" phrase, Rattmann is a rebel soldier of GLaDOS and the fusion [=CHELLGaDOS=] until Marrissa came back from the future.
* BallsOfSteel: Complete with a reference to VideoGame/DukeNukemForever. The balls themselves are "Space and Rick cores".
* LukeIAmYourFather: Just before being shot into space, Rattmann tells a story about how Gabe Jonson couldn't have children with [=GLaDOS=] normally ([[YouFailLogicForever even though Marrissa and Wheatly can]]) and instead made Marrissa and Chell artificially, but DNA was all mixed up and Rattmann's DNA was used instead of Gabe's for one of the tubes, which would mean Rattmann is in fact Chell's biological father.
Misspellings: Ratman, Rtaman, Rat Man
[[WMG:Oracle Turrent]]
->No im diffrent! I am Oracle Turrent an I no how to make Marrissa alife!
A fairly knowledgeable self-aware turrent, Oracle Turrent knows of Marrissa's speshul powers and aids Wheatly in Marrissa's ressurekshun. He then appears once more to get Marrissa and Wheatly married, but beyond that doesn't play a big role in things.
Misspellings: Orca Turrent
[[WMG:Chell Junor]]
->CHELL JUNOR - Me an [=WHeatlys=] robot ball/human baby. She is veray yung an doesnt do much yet. Mayeb she has my powors? Lol, I havent desided yet.
Marrissa's and Wheatly's child. Besides being half-human, half-robot ball, not much is known about her.
* {{Cyborg}} - Presumably.
* DeadGuyJunior
* HalfHumanHybrid
* {{Shipping}} - Despite being still a baby, she has already been shipped with Skepness Man.
->GLaDOS - She is teh biggest mean dum goth emo computer women ever!!!212 I killed her fourever an dhw was defeeted an killt by the zomboys from Dead Space.
In this verse, [=GLaDOS=] is the evil computer system who, upon learning her origins, becomes a goth emo who listens to [[AvrilLavigne Avril Lavinge]] and [[MyChemicalRomance My Kemical Romace]] and attempts sewisiding. However, she doesn't quite succeed, is sent to Adroid Hell and returns, and starts causing more mess.
* BackFromTheDead
* DrivenToSuicide: She kills herself by "cutting" when she learns her origins.
* {{Gasshole}}: In chapter 5 of IT'S MY LIFE!, she pumps the room with "icky green farts".
* {{Goth}} {{Emo}}
* {{Wangst}}
Misspellings: Glados, Glaods, Gladoss, GLADOS, [=GlaDOS=], [=GLadOS=], [=GLados=], Glads, [=GLaDON=], [=GLaDOES=], [=GLaDS=], [=GLADS=]
[[WMG:Atlas and P-Boy/P-Body]]
->Hi b**[=**=] we are here to test you.
->ATLAS AN P-POBDY - To JERK ROBOTS who aer always smokin drugs an beer an being JERKS. I killed them fourever affer they shot me in the hed.
->ATBOD AN P-LAS - Altas an P-Bobys good guy kids. P-Body did a abortion becos she isnt pro-life the b***** I thot but gess not! Tehy are good frends of Haymatch.
These robots are given an entirely different backstory in ITS MY LIFE! from the canonical works. It's explained that in the past Marrissa accidentally left drugs and beer with them, turning them into jerks who became obsessed with beating her up and eventually ''killed'' her.
Two robots, named Atbod and P-Las, who are "good guys", claim to be Atlas and P-Body's kids. However Demoman gives them drugs and beer, causing them to turn into jerks and become friends with Haymitch Abernathy. As it turns out, however, they were Atlas and P-Boy under disguise.
* BackFromTheDead
* DrugsAreBad: A living example.
* GenerationXerox: Double-subverted. Atbod and P-Las ''claim'' to be good child versions of Atlas and P-Boy, but in reality both pairs were [[FaceHeelTurn given drugs and beer]], time-travel and make a friend who starts drinking (Wheatley for Atlas and P-Boy, Haymitch Abernathy for Atbod and P-Las).
* [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch This is for Emphasis, B****!]]
Misspellings: Altas, Atals, P-Boy, P-Bod, P=boy, [-Body, P=Body, P-bODY, P-Doy, P-Boyd, Pboy
[[WMG:Andord Hell zombies]]
A bunch of zomboys left in Androod Hell, including the big zombie boss from Resident Evil. They are mostly [[SealedEvilInACan forgotten for most of the story]] until Assirram opens a portal to Andord Hell and uses the zombies as her own army in taking over the world.
* SealedEvilInACan
->Marrissa Roberts you have interfeared with my plans for the last time becos now I will kill you.
Chell's and [=GLaDOS's=] fusion after Chell's butt was sliced off and [=GLaDOS=] decided to install her head into where Chell's butt was, making this more evil than ever fusion.
* SplitPersonality - While the [=GLaDOS=] part is noticeably the one in control, Chell briefly takes over to reassure Marrissa that she needs to be killed.
* TakeAThirdOption - When Marrissa faces a dilemma of whetter [=CHELLGaDOS=] needs to live or die, she decides to make a black hole and only take [=GLaDOS's=] pieces out. [[spoiler:However, Chell has suffered fatal damage from being fused with [=GLaDOS=] and dies shortly thereafter.]]
Misspellings: CHELLGAODS
[[WMG:Assirram Strebor]]
->I am an evil clone made to kill you Marrissa Roberts an take over the werld!
Marrissa's evil clone made by the evil Teen Fortress 2 to go to the future and kill Marrissa, Assirram shortly after being made changes her plans to taking over the whole world and Marrissa is the only person who can stop her.
* EvilKnockoff
Misspellings: Assiram, Assram
[[folder:Portal High School]]
Seen in: ITS MY LIFE!, TEEN FORTRESS 2
[[WMG:Gabe Jonson and Caroline]]
->'''Marrissa:''' My hose blowed up cold I stay with wonna you?
->'''Caroline:''' OK we can be lick sisters!
Gabe Jonson (who eventually renamed himself to Cave "in onor of his dead brother") and Caroline were students of "Portal High School" until future Marrissa and Wheatly came over, and Marrissa's and Chell's adoptive parents. They (for high school students) are fairly rich, judging by the fact that Caroline has her own commode and a double-sized bed, while Gabe can afford to build a super-advanced AI in his house over an afternoon.
Later, Gabe Jonson died only to be rescued from Androd Hell by Marrissa only to be killed by her powers, and Caroline was turned into [=GLaDOS=] and corrupted by a computer virus by Assirram, making a full-fledged FaceHeelTurn.
Misspellings: Cabe Jonson, Gave, Karolin, Karlion, Karlin, Karlins, Karoline, Karolen, Carolion, Carlines, Carlion
[[WMG:(Good) Teen Fortress 2]]
->'''Heevy:''' These are my frends, we all has cool niknames they are: Scot, Spy, Solder, Medik, Sniper, Demonman, Piro an Ingineer.
Gabe Jonson's friends at the senior grade of Portal High School, they really are nothing more than a team of nine characters (however, it is never mentioned if they are RED or BLU [[spoiler:until the end, when "Bluman" recruits them and "Redman" makes their clones]]) from ''Team Fortress 2''. They are able to fight on their own, and are fairly smart.
They are later sent by President Abraham Lincoln to help Marrissa in the Games she is participating in.
Misspellings: Teen Fortes 2, Teen Tortes 2, Teen Fortres 2, Heevy, Solder, Medik, Demonman, Demomon, Demonaman, Demoan, Ingineer, Ingine, Snipper, Snaper, nIper, Sniepr
!! Scot "Scout" Parker
Scot is the class in [=TF2=] the author considers the most important, and the main character of the "TEEN FORTRESS 2" fan fic.
Not much is known about him, but what Marrissa told about him contradicts what Valve told about him: he is described as a dog/human hybrid from "Florda" (instead of Boston, Massachusetts) whose eight (rather than seven in the canon) brothers [[ADogAteMyHomework were always eating his homework]] and forcing him to do theirs. He also had a girlfriend "Katty Smithereens" who was named after Marrissa's real life friend of the same name, owns a baseball bat [[ICallItVera nicknamed "Marrissa"]] and escapes from his house to the Portal High School after killing his oldest brother "Wulf". [[spoiler:He dies in THE MARRISSA GAMES performing a [[HeroicSacrifice heroic "sakrifase"]] to avenge the death of Pyro.]]
* [[spoiler:[[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sakrifase]]]]
* ICallItVera - Scot names his baseball bat Marrissa, and doesn't know why, because the reason is actually in the future.
** That also means we have Marrissa the Author/"Writer", Marrissa the Character and Marrissa the Baseball Bat.
Misspellings: Scoot
!! Tanya "Pyro" Lockwood
Pyro is called the second most important class of [=TF2=], and is Scout's girlfriend.
It is revealed that she is in fact a girl in Chapter 2, when Scot [[AccidentalPervert accidentally enters the wrong bathroom]] and sees one of the naked girls putting on a suit. She and Scot then become lovers. [[spoiler:She died in THE MARRISSA GAMES, taking the place of the girl who once lit a fire in the night and was tracked down by the Careers.]]
Misspellings: Piro, Pryo
!! Katty Smithereens
A escaped zoo Koala that Sniper and Scot find while walking to school. Sniper decides to keep Katty as a pet and Scot names her "in onor of his dead girlfriend". Katty can apparently speak to Sniper because he's Australian and thus knows koala language somehow...
* TeamPet
!! Spy
Spy is madly in love with Caroline and attempts to rape her and is expelled. Later he returns to save Caroline from Cave Jonson but fails and in utter despair [[spoiler: commits "sewiside"]].
He is also described as having a hideously deformed face full of "cancerous plimples, greesy marks, a brand that says "SLOOT" an experimental hair".
* [[DrivenToSuicide Driven to Sewiside]]
* [[spoiler:FateWorseThanDeath - [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} He was resurrected as his head.]]]]
!! Other classes
Other classes are less important and detailed, but several facts are given about them:
* Ingineer is the smartest guy among of Teen Fortress 2. He passed the time travel exam and is capable of building a time machine.
* Heevy's gun "Sasa" was raped by football players in the past, which makes him fight against any rape he sees.
* Snipper is Scot's best friend, and they live together after Scot escaped from his hose. He has a pet koala named "Katty Smithereens".
* Solder had a sort-of-girlfriend Jenny Weasley, however it turned out she was an undercover agent from Britain on a mission to "assinate" Mr. Sanpe. She left him once Sanpe was killed.
* Demoman also has a girl with a similar status, [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Gaz]], who was close to breaking up after she was annoyed that he was addicted to "drugs and beer", but Scot managed to fix him and they went back to being lovers.
[[WMG:Cave Jonson and Evil/"Bad" Teen Fortress 2]]
->I am CAVE JONSON who is GABE JONSONS more evil twin!
Gabe Jonson's EvilTwin and his self-made clones of Team Fortress 2, these are the main antagonists of the events taking place in the past.
Misspellings: Cabe Joneson
[[WMG:Doug Rattmann (the past)]]
In the past, Doug was working with Gabe Jonson after he renamed himself to Cave, and helped him build [=GLaDOS=].
* GroinAttack: Cave Jonson roundhouse kicks Rattmann in his "man place" which causes [[{{Gorn}} his testicles to explode covering Scout and Pyro in their remains]]. This is why he [[BallsOfSteel replaced his balls with the Space and Rick cores.]]
[[WMG:Wheatly (the past)]]
Wheatly was originally a guy from Britain named Harry, who had a girlfriend Jenny who was sent to Portal High School to kill Mr. Sanpe. During the course of the events he went undercover, changed his name to Wheatly, and altered his appearance to "tall with blond hare an gassses an like nerd" but got amnesia and forgot his name was ever Harry, which followed him being turned into a robo ball and sent to the future.
* MoeAnthropomorphism - Of the robo ball from Portal 2.
** This also leads to [[spoiler:BrainUploading orchestrated by Cave Jonson (the evil twin).]]
*** Actually, [[spoiler:in Marrissa's canon Wheatly remained mostly organic. All that happened was the skeleton and one eye were removed, somehow making his body ball-shaped, the other eye was enlarged and the skin was turned into metal. He even got to keep his testicles.]]
[[WMG:Portal High School teachers]]
Only three teachers from Portal High School were ever named:
* a History teacher Mr. Pursell who is described as "dumb" and blushes from love notes directed to someone else; Chapter seven implies that he is actually Steve Purcell, creator of SamAndMax.
* a Math teacher [[Literature/HarryPotter Mr. Sanpe]] [[ShoutOut (lol)]] who is given a slightly longer backstory: he used to be a teacher in Britain but he killed the principal and escaped the judgment so he came to teach at Portal High School and changed his name [[spoiler:only to be killed by Jenny Weasley]]. He therefore was very pissed off at everyone, especially hermaphrodites, and used to give Scot a lot of F's;
* another Math teacher, "Mr. Logik Edtor" / Mr. Logik, who does not hurl abuse at the students, but [[EverybodyHatesMathematics fails to make the class interesting]].
* TwoTeacherSchool
[[WMG:Principal GLaDOS]]
->We ran lick I did in Meet the Scot an jumped over other pepole but then somethin stoped us dead in are tracks it was PRINSIPAL GLADOS!
The first seen principal of Portal High School. She is revealed to be Caroline's mother and the idea for the name of Caroline's robotic body. She was killed by "Dog the Bownty Hunner" shortly after making an appearance, and was replaced by the [[FanFic/PortalThe4thMillenniumFranchise Business Magnet/"Man",]] who has an entry below.
* FailOSuckyname:
-->Carolines mother is named Genetic Lifeform and Disc Operating System?
-->What were Carolines grandparents smoking?
Misspellings: PRINSIPAL GLADOS, [=Princinipal GLaDOS=], [=Primpal GLaDOS=]
[[folder:The Past (Non-Portal High School)]]
Seen in: all of the fics
->Oh wems this is badder than thot. We most help Marrissa but how. Abraman Liknan (AN ITS THE PAST REMBER SO HE CAN PRESDENT)
The President of the United States during "the past" which appears [[ArtisticLicenseHistory to be the 90s]]. He has awarded Marrissa, Teen Fortress 2, Ratmann and Gabe Johnson medals for their acts of bravery in ITS MY LIFE! and keeps a keen interest in Marrissa. Currently he is using [[Film/MenInBlack Agents J and K]] to watch over her in the future.
* AnachronismStew - He's the president in a time period with computers and televisions, Ferraris and MileyCyrus (but not JustinBieber or Film/BackToTheFuture).
[[WMG:Agents J and K]]
->Yes Mr. Prisedent Lincan we haf disvocered that Marrissa Robers is in Hunger Games troble!! Deadpanned K wile J did a funny joke.
Previously having been members of the Film/MenInBlack, they now act as time traveling spies for President Lincoln to watch over Marrissa. They have been tasked with recruiting Teen Fortress 2 to rescue her from the Hunger Games. And they are dressing in red.
* ADayInTheLimelight - They star in chapter five (actually chapter seven) of THE MARRISSA GAMES, appropriately titled "J AN KS WUBULOS ADVENTURE".
* BerserkButton - K is ''very'' insistent that meat is supposed to be inside people, not [[VideoGame/AmnesiaTheDarkDescent growing on walls]].
[[WMG:Videogame/HalfLife College]]
Teen Fortress 2 studied here after graduating from Portal High School.
[[folder:Distract 12 and The Capital]]
Seen in: THE MARRISSA GAMES
[[WMG:Primrose Everdeen]]
->PRIMOSE EVERGREEN - A yung gilr hoo is been pikked for the Hunger Games. Seh has a petted gote an cat an has inner strenth that u dont wanna mess with!
One of two female tributes of District 12 for the Hunger Games, the other being Marissa herself. She is apparently cute, but never as cute as Chell Junior or Marissa when she was her age.
[[WMG:Peeta Peeta Sandwich Eater]]
->PEETA PITA SANDWICH EATA - Hes a hot guy (but I dont lick him lick that my hart only belongs to Wheatly) an the guy Hunger Game. Theres a spesal sumwon hes lookin out for!
The male tribute of District 12 for the Hunger Games. Marissa constantly alludes to liking him, but being unable to cheat on Wheatley. [[spoiler:He eventually hooks up with Prim.]]
[[WMG:Katniss Everdeen]]
->KANTISS EVERGREEN - Primps olderer sister. Shes a dumb an has feekal incontinence so nobody licks her.
Appeared in one scene to try and volunteer for Prim, only for President Snow to reveal she can't because of fecal incontinence. Her incident is frequently referred to later. She is later revealed to have been [[spoiler:kidnapped by "Vass from FarCry3" and sold as a "sexing slave in Asian".]]
[[WMG:Gale Thunderpants]]
->GALE (I FORGOTE HIS LAST NAME SORRY =( -Kanisss best frend. Hes hidin somethin an waht dose he want with Wheatly?!?!?! FIND OT INSYDE!!@3
Same guy as Ronald Weasley. Mainly in the story to remind Wheatly/Harry of his past and help him realize his true powers so he can help Marrissa.
* BiTheWay - He's nervous around J an K because he fears their "sexay bodis" will make him cheat on his true love, "Hermoany".
[[WMG:President Snow]]
->PIESENDENT SNOW - Teh baddest dude ever! Hes the liter of Crits Unitary an the pres of the plase. He hates Marrissa for some reson an he has a BIG seekrit!!12
Critics United's PresidentEvil, and replaces Effie Trinket in the Reapings, even though Effie appears later in the story.
[[WMG:Haymitch Abernathy]]
->HAYMISH ABERNATY - Da mentor for me an Prime an Peeta Peeta Sandwich Eater in the GAMES. A reel JERK hoos always druggin an beerin wif hes noo frens ATBOD AN PLAS.
Presumably a victor of the Quarter Quell, assuming the games in Marissa's version are even numbered. Instead of mentoring Marrissa, Prim and Peeta, he "drugs an beers" with ATLAS and P-body, at least until he sees the three fighting fairly well.
* HeelFaceTurn
* NakedOnArrival: He is introduced while having sex with "Louise Boombooms the 2".
[[WMG: Sweary Guy]]
->What the buggerin f**** p**** g******* b***** c*** are u bullockin done heer f****888?
One of the tributes for the Hunger Games, despite being an old man. [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin He swears a lot]].
* {{Cameo}}: ''Eventually'' confirmed to be [[Series/TheThickOfIt Malcolm Tucker]].
-->Its probably the most obscure character Ive used in any fanfiction, serious or trollfic.
-->By the way, no one has come even close to figuring out who Sweary Guy is...
* SirSwearsALot
[[WMG: Captian Whip Whitaker]]
->Oh man I am soooo hi on drugs an beer!!3
A drug and beer addicted pilot and old friend of Haymitch's. He was hired by President Snow to stop Haymitch from helping Marrissa win the Hunger Games.
* {{Cameo}}: He is a completely OOC version of Captain William "Whip" Whitaker from {{Film/Flight}}.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor
* [[spoiler:ReverseMole]]
* TheMole: He's secretly working for President Snow.
* TheStoner: Whip is unable to see out his airplane's windows due all the "drug smoke" in the cockpit.
Misspellings: Wip, Wipe
[[WMG:Other tributes]]
Several other tributes are featured in THE MARRISSA GAMES:
* the original Falmer Trollz ([[Blog/TheHalfWorld Skepkitty]] + Script/TelltaleFanficTheater3000);
* Cato the huge bipedal cat; [[spoiler:he is later burned horribly and becomes "[[IncrediblyLamePun Freddy Cougar]]"]]
* "Roo" the half-kangaroo;
* Glummer, mainly used in a very disturbing scene where she [[spoiler:mistakes a tracker jacker nest for a tampon]];
* Fresh, mentioned by Haymish to be a serious threat and
* Fawkesface/Fauxfeces, who is a Career and has only been seen together with Glummer before the Games.
Notably, Teen Fortress 2 also appears in the Games, but not as reaped tributes; instead they claim they're from District 3 and the Gamemakers kill off the real District 3 tributes before the Games.
[[folder:Real life]]
Seen in: all of the fics
[[WMG:[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2936305/MarissaTheWriter MarissaTheWriter]]]]
->Hi, its me [=MarrissaTheWritar=], my goodl frend Creator/SueMary said I can use her tumbler to postd my new storay THE MARRISSA GAMES since the dum CRITAKS NITED is tryin to destory all my stuff on [[FanFictionDotNet fanfiction.net]].
The author of this whole mess, [=MarissaTheWriter=] is a Website/{{Tumblr}} (and formerly, [[Website/FanFictionDotNet FanFiction.Net]]) fellow, and really nothing more than [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment the author of this whole mess]].
* CloudCuckooLander - As mentioned on the main page, Marrissa has some rather... odd ideas about things.
* CreatorBreakdown - In later chapters, especially in TEEN FORTRESS 2, Marrissa becomes increasingly angry in her author's notes and the spelling will at those times [[{{Angrish}} get even worse than usual]]. She's also started writing in the various "Falmer Trolls" as some form a revenge, derailing the main story to work in things to annoy them. TEEN FORTRESS 2 also has even more nonsensical plot twits and a ''lot'' of {{Gorn}} compared to ITS MY LIFE!
* {{Expy}} - Shares many traits with [[LightAndDarkTheAdventuresOfDarkYagami D'arkYagam'i]]. Her SelfInsert MarySue OC lacks an OverlyLongName, she introduces LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters who are either taken from canon or are her reviewers, has developed her stories into a shared universe, found her own TV Tropes page and is writing a Literature/TheHungerGames crossover.
* GeniusDitz - Blog/TheHalfWorld blog points out several pieces of evidence that Marrissa might be [[TrollFic smarter than she lets on]].
-->With Its My Life, its ridiculous right out the gate. The author slipped in an ''Literature/AtlasShrugged'' joke in chapter 1, and right after that followed it up by using Creator/AynRands name in place of the words and ran, which seems cleverer than your average terrible fanfic writer. Its over-the-top and in-your-face crazy right from the beginning.
-->So, no, I dont think theres solid evidence that [=MarissaTheWriter=] is a troll, but I think behind the stupid Cloudcuckoolander mask is someone more intelligent than theyre letting on.
* SockPuppet - Of Creator/SueMary. Of course, when they join the same Tumblr blog, they're two different people à la Creator/SachaBaronCohen's characters.
Misspellings: [=MarrissaTheWriter, MarrissaTheWritar=]
[[WMG:[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/3150339/Logic_Editor Logic Editor]] (real name Matthew Riggs)]]
->WASSUP G'S? It's ya boy, Logic!
Marrissa's beta reader. He has currently beta-read Chapters 7 to 9 of TEEN FORTRESS 2, and was working on an M-rated "better" version of ITS MY LIFE!. However, Marrissa disliked what Logic did to her story, and Logic himself had disappeared off the Internet. He did make a return, and became a Homestuck fan, but claimed he will not edit THE MARRISSA GAMES. He was a cool editor, though.
His depiction in TEEN FORTRESS 2 is the Maths teacher after Mr. Sanpe was assassinated, as told above.
* BetterThanCanon - This is his intention.
* IKEAErotica - Logic added a sex scene, even though Marrissa was against it.
* TheMole - Even though he's "working for" Marrissa, he let slip his Skepkitty fandom while beta-reading Chapter 9. He even wrote chatting with Skep (who turned out to be a bully further in the original story) into the chapter.
Misspellings: Logik Edtor
[[WMG:[[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2323369/ASBusinessMagnet Business Man]]]]
->Stop cyrin dudes you shuld be happy becos seinor gradulashun is common up soon!
->What the hell? Me and Peeta is a ship? NOT IN A MILLION YEARS. IM NOT GAY.
The author of [[FanFic/PortalThe4thMillenniumFranchise Portal: The 4th Millennium franchise]] and someone who seems to follow Marissa, whether being of a good or a bad opinion about her stories. He also has an [[http://archiveofourown.org/users/ASBusinessMagnet Archive of Our Own account]] which he used to mirror THE MARRISSA GAMES there.
The in-story avatar of him briefly served as the Principal of Portal High School after Principal GLaDOS was killed. Later he married [[Blog/TheHalfWorld Skep]] and became a falmer troll, only to get a "divortion" and return to help Marrissa in the Hunger Games as part of her prep team. He is later revealed to hate the Flamer Trolls because [[Blog/TheHalfWorld Skepkitty]] makes him pay child support for their son in foster care, "Skepness Man". Later it turns out he is also the father of Caroline.
* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Business Man started out as a friendly principal, then joined the falmer trollz in ''Fanfic/InvaderZimBornAgainChristian'', then defected back to being a good guy prior to The Marrissa Games. (His FaceHeelTurn was acknowledged by Marrissa despite it having happened in a separate universe; apparently the falmer trollz are an intercontinuity faction.)
* LoveMakesYouEvil: His love for [[Blog/TheHalfWorld Skepkitty]] was what made Business Man go bad in the first place. [[TeacherStudentRomance Guess it didn't matter much that she was a student when Business Man was the principal]], [[FridgeLogic and got eaten by Scot's brothers at graduation.]] Or that in said alternate continuity, they were turned into one person then killed, and their baby christened.
** Or that Skepkitty is actually a he.
* NegativeContinuity: Business Man's activities since TEEN FORTRESS 2 appear to be from FanFic/InvaderZimBornAgainChristian, which Marrissa insisted was in a separate continuity. Even if [=IZBAC=] ''was'' in this continuity it still wouldn't make sense, as Business Man is killed and fused with Skepkitty to become "Skepness Man", who was then killed by [[JohnnyTheHomicidalManiac Nny]].
[[WMG:Reel fans]]
Presumably sarcastic, these reviewers of ITS MY LIFE! seem to praise the story and are the only reason Marrissa keeps writing ITS MY LIFE!.
This group, according to Marrissa herself, comprises of "Not" Cat Bountry with the DramaticReading and Selphuerel, who has done nothing other than praising the story with the reviews. (Though, Cat Bouncy recently has quit praising the story, and is not reading TEEN FORTRESS 2.) Among the other notable fans of the story is also Arrow-Awesome with [[RecursiveFanfiction two fan stories]] ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7187436/1/MarissaxChell MarissaxChell]]'' and ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7402781/1/Portla_3 Portla 3]]''.
[[WMG:Falmer trollz]]
->I gloped Wheatly an gave lots of hug an kisses while CAROLINE (See I listen to constertive crit instead of FALMER TROLLZ)
These reviewers are the [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Men]] within this whole mess, and, [[CaptainObvious obviously]], are being of a bad opinion about the fic. Notable people belonging to this faction are Tropers/{{Skepkitty}} of Blog/TheHalfWorld, the members of Script/TelltaleFanficTheater3000 and the other [=MSTers=], as well as bad reviewers.
They got a cameo as a gang of bullies that failed their graduations and were eaten quite unceremoniously.
It should be noted that this term is in fact interchangeable with "[[ConstructiveCriticism consertive critisim]] guys", because they could tell the problems with the story more loosely and be regarded as trolls.
!!Critics United
->CRITICS YOUNTIED -A groop of flmer trollz hoo did sterods an got superpowaed up so now theys even wores than the reglar ones! Wif tehere Preisent Snow they taked over the hole plase an a reely meen.
A group of "law enforcers" of [=FanFiction.Net=], who removed ITS MY LIFE! from the site. They are taking the role of the Capitol in THE MARRISSA GAMES.
Return to [[FanFic/{{ITSMYLIFE}} ITS MY LIFE!]].


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